underwater off the bahamas. jc: it was lost at seen when a hurricane hit. let's go to ed harding with the latest. reporter: sonar indicated the ship landed upright which could help crews recover the data recorder or as you know the black box in more familiar terms. the el faro that stands for "the beacon" was headed to pew puerto rico when it went missing. 32 crew members and three with ties to massachusetts were lost. a u.s. navy ship salvage team sent high-tech sonar equipment three miles under water to inspect the wreckage. >> they will attempt to determine whether the cargo shifted and fell before the ship rolled over. if the cargo shifted, that indicates the ship likely rolled over and sank. they will be looking for cracks in the hull and trying to determine whether they can find what they call the black box. phil: that box could contain

the ship's owner says the captain had a sound plan to avoid the hurricane, but the el faro lost power and stranded the crew. phil: volkswagen cheated on emissions tests for a second time. the environmental protection agency expanded the investigation. they say the software was designed to defeat the test on v6 engines. it involved the toureg, porche could i january and some aweds. on you des. they admitted this on 11 million cars around the world. phil: they call it a hate crime. thanks to an officer two suspects are under arrest. they just faced a judge. let's go to john atwater who is live. john? reporter:phil, it didn't take long to fine the teenagers

even though they were wearing masks, surveillance videos clearly showed their cars. an apology from one of the 18-year-olds charged with a crime as he leaves court this afternoon. no comment from the other suspect. in court cameron and daughter rick faced -- and derrick faced a judge after they vandalized the burlington islamic center spraying "usa" on all sides of the building. >> they had been drinking. it was halloween. you can put the numbers together. reporter: the video didn't show the crime itself, but the white crown victoria police say they were driving was clearly visible and an alert officer noticed a a spotlight on that car that he had seen before in town. >> one of the officers was watching it and saw the car and saw something particular on the vehicle to raise his attention to it. he thought it could be a vehicle he knew from town. reporter: police went to the home and made the arrest and the teens con -- confessed. there was a third person in

police are are looking into their involvement. and prosecutors are not charging this as a hate crime. instead they were charged with malicious destruction of property and tagging a property. john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. jc: a state trooper is recovering after a driver slammed into his patrol car this morning. the accident happened in somerset near route 6 and brayton avenue. the trooper's injuries are minor. the driver of the car that hit the cruiser was not hurt. jc: investigators want to know who stabbed an everett high school player. the quarterback was attacked hours after a big win. rhondella richardson has good news on his condition. rhondella? reporter: she improving according to mass general hospital. the coach met with the football team twice to keep them focused and the superintendent said the quarterback, the victim, was with other teammates when he

everett football is practicing without their star quarterback. he is out of surgery and improving and in fair twice. he lead the team to a victory over top seeded st. john's prep, a major upset. after midnight coming home from a party there was trouble. >> after having a great game and it is halloween night and they are walking home. there were some boy or men on the other side of the street and words were exchanged. that's when the trouble started. reporter: 16-year-old fedna and other teammates had knives thrown at them by another group of young people as they walked on broadway near chestnut street. most of his friends scattered and ran, but when one friend didn't get away the star quarterback returned to help him and was attacked. >> he won us the game, and it is bad that had to happen to him. everett high are all pulling for him. >> he's okay now. grades. not someone you would expect reporter: the mayor's office in a statement said everett is

a close knit strong community and any incident that endangers the life of one of our young residents will be swiftly and vigorously pursued. >> hopefully they will catch the kid who did this. reporter: the team is steel on the practice field behind me and the superren 10 dent said the high school junior will be in the hospital a couple more days and police have not made any arrests. wcvb newscenter 5. til phil the fbi is investigating the disappearance of a weymouth man. norman lee vanished in march while snorkeling with his wife off grand cayman. his body was never found. he worked on the avengers and spider-man and ironman and x men. phil: a mother accused of trying to kill her autistic son by withholding chemotherapy wants her case overturned. she is serving an eight h h ten year prison sentence. she asked the court to overturn her convictions for

battery and child endangerment. her attorney said prosecutors should have been required to prove labrie failed to kill her son in 2009 at the age of nine. jc: the temperatures are into the 60s and we do have a deck of clouds moving over boston. let's get to harvey leonard and we are talking about the days of unseasonable warmth, harv. harvey: it was a great, great day. you saw the edge of the clouds and we will show it to you again if a moment. there is room for it to be about 5 dries -- degrees warmer tomorrow. some spots about 70 degrees. i know it is november, but nice stuff. we are in the 50s and past sunset. look at that, same thing. do you see the edge of the clouds? clier to the north and cloudy to the south. the clouds will exit today and tomorrow. the temperatures will slide through the 50s and to the upper 40s in boston. as far as tomorrow is

that the 60s easily and as i mentioned i wouldn't be surprised if we get a couple of 70-degree readings around the area tomorrow. i'll let you know how long our luck will last. that's coming up. phil: new questions about a deadly crash of a russian airliner. they are working to see if the metro-jet was shot down and if a bomb was on board or a mechanical problem was to blame. now, contridicting togs is coming in from -- information is coming in from officials. reporter: mourners gather in russia where a metro-jet flight was headed carrying 224 people. russian investigators say the plane broke apart 23 minutes after shakeoff from a resort destination in egypt. >> the most important thing right now is to do the investigation with international standards and find out what is the reasons for all of this tragedy. reporter: the jet crashed in

egyptian troops are fighting islamic insurgency. isis claims it brought the plane down, but they don't think they have such equipment to target jets at such high altitude. >> we don't have any direct evidence of any terrorist involvement yet. reporter: russian government planes are flying the victims' bodies back home where families are identifying their loved ones. searchers recovered the flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the crash site. the u.s. is on stand by to help. >> we have offered assistance to the egyptians. at this stage we have not every every -- received a request to do that. reporter: jirm knee and brit -- germany and britain warned of the peninsula and advised not to fly below 26,000 feet. wcvb newscenter 5. jc: prices at the gas pump continues to fall. it is 7 cents less than last

month and they are teen cents less -- and 13 cents less than the national average. phil: i saw $1.97 i think. the traffic is burning some of the gas out there. out of boston. stretch. looks okay in both directions. let's look at the map to see what is happening. the red is where we see delays. 26 minutes from mass ave to route 3. 13 minutes from the upper deck to 128 is not bad at all. 15 minutes from i-93. 26 minutes from the western tolls to 495. once you hit 495 the mass pike is looking good in both directions. that's a look at first alert traffic. jc: police are investigating suspicious items handed out on halloween. we want to get to ed harding who is live in the newsroom. reporter: jc, we want to show you these pictures immediately so you can see what they are. they are actively investigating two reports of suspicious items being given

to children trick-or-treating on halloween night. two separate parents reported their children were given -- what that is is a picture of a toilet tank cleaning product. you are familiar with that. that's what that was and this is the wrapper. the children are 6 and 14 years old. they were wrapped and not consumed by the children. both were trick-or-treating in the downtown area. this is in hopkinton. they urge everyone to be vigilant and check any and all candy before you consume in. this is in hopkinton where they did not consume it, but they found those items. jc? jc: ed, thank you so much. a connecticut man accused of killing his own parents. phil: investigators say he did not act alone. the plan he hatched with his girlfriend and the ultimatum that sparked it. jc: she was out for a walk in manchester, but now there is new suspicions.

threatening to no show future made. jc: and a dentist's office is collecting the extra candy for a good cause and their plan to

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>> you're watching newscenter 5 at 5:00. phil: a medical problem may have caused a deadly halloween crash in new york city. police say no drugs or alcohol were found in the driver's system at the time of the crash. they think he may have had a seizure. the car jumped a curb toward trick-or-treaters in the bronx killing a 10-year-old girl and her grand freer. a 24-year-old man was also killed. the driver has not been charged. phil: a connecticut woman

accused of conspiring with her boyfriend to kill her parents appeared in court. jennifer valentine faces conspiracy to commit murder and hindering prosecution. they were found on friday night, nearly two months after they disappeared. their son kyle is charged with murdering his parents and dumping their bodies in an empty yard in a connecticut town. the victims planned to cut their son off financially. jc: president obama is talking prison reform. he will better integrate prisoners back into society. newark will be one of five new municipalities to partner with local colleges and employers to provide job training and placement to exoffenders. obama's uh nones meant comes after the decision to grant 6,000 federal prisoners' early release due to penalties and drug charges. jc: former president gem me

humanity. he is treating cancer and h's hard to talk about the cancer on his brain. he says his health has not forced him to cut back on his volunteer work. phil: an incredible image out of texas. it reminds us all how powerful lightning is. a technician caught this on camera. the lightning bolt striking tower. it fried sensitive equipment and knocked out power to radar data equipment. my goodness, harv. we often talk about how dangerous lightning can be and you can see it there. harvey: not many things more powerful than that, lightning the power of rushing water and flooding, those are some of the beg things in nature of course as we all know. but today -- phil: what a gorgeous day. harvey: how are you liking november so far? phil: best november i have seen in years. harvey: i agree.

you will booy -- be saying that tomorrow. it is offsetting the shock to our system of the earlier sunsets. last saturday it was 5:39 and today 4:37. of course the earliest sunset is december 7th and that's at 4:11. at least a mild day. look at the beautiful sky in boston toward sunset. you know the old expression, red sky at night, sailor's delight? this will be the case tonight because we will have a beautiful, beautiful day tomorrow. boston is looking great and feeling great considering the time of year. 57 degrees is the temperature. the breeze is gentle out of the south at 5 miles per hour. the barometer is rising. we don't have wind. a lot of times of the year it is blustery and chilly and we are talking windchill. not talking about any of that right now. 50s across the area. keep in mind the clouds thin and eventually departing it will allow the temperature to drop in the out lying areas. mass.

it is due to long nights and clear skies so the temperature will really jump a lot tomorrow. it is mainly in the 50s across the area. there are the high, thin clouds. if you look across vermont, new hampshire, maine and western massachusetts it is clear. this is definitely moving to the east. it is not really moving to the north. the rain stays south and the clouds will thin out and then disappear later tonight and tomorrow to set us up for a beautiful, beautiful day coming up tomorrow. these are your temperatures overnight lows and if you are thinking about a jog in the morning or if you have the opportunity and some time off to play some golf or tennis, what a day. 65 to 70 degrees will be the temperature from late morning and noontime right until midto late afternoon. breeze out of the southwest about 5 miles an hour early about 10 to 15 miles an hour during the afternoon hours. lots of mild air off to the west and south. chicago is 70 degrees right now. that's pretty nice. and it is 72 in sioux city,

so it is mild and even off to the north and west where it is not as mild, that's hardly chilly for this time of year. now perhaps the warmst day this week could be on friday. every day will be above average. the record on friday is 70 degrees in worcester setback in 1978. i'm forecasting a 66. the record in boston is 73. right now i am forecasting a 70. we'll see how that plays out as we get closer to it. there are the clear skies that take over. the clock is moving, but not much else is changing. skies stay clear into early on thursday. we get patchy clouds on thursday and friday and there will booy a front -- there will be a front approaching, but i don't see much happening there. 65 and 70 on thursday and friday. either one of those two days will be near record warmth. saturday it turns cooler and then chilly earlier on sunday, but really more fine weather is lining up as we check it out. no matter how you slice all of this, it is nice.

as i mentioned just want to show you one more time the records. there are different ways this can all play out. it is still possible we will challenge or perhaps tie a record late this week. either thursday or friday. meantime next couple days, plenty of sunshine. even though it is early, and it will be somewhat cooler, i think the weekend is looking okay at this time as well. i don't know what we did to deserve this, but let's enjoy it. jc: don't jinx it. phil: i think we are owed. jc: look at the candy you can see here. i bet you have a lot at your house. a dentist is now offering cash for the candy. kids who donate their loot to the lexington smiles studio this month will earn $1 for every pound of candy. the best part of all of this is the dentist's office will send the candy along with dental care packages to our troops serving overseas. phil: it is a buy back

today patriot safety mccordy showed his softer side. jc: he was at children's hospital and the visit was part of the tackle sickle cell campaign. it is to increase blood donors and raise awareness of sickle cell disease. mccordy and his twin brother who plays for the tennessee titans run the organization. phil: choughchipotle customers getting violently ill after an e-coli out bract. jc: the chain is taking action and where it is closing restaurants. the message for customers. phil: and taylor swift being sued for millions. who is accusing the pop star of stealing his lyrics?

jc: a health scare in the pacific northwest. sdozens sick in an e-coli outbreak at chough -- chipotle. they are are closing locations in oregon and washington state. chipotle customers in oregon and washington state are being turned away. the mexican fast-food chain is closing its doors after an e-coli outbreak has sickened people. >> the excruciating pain in my abdomen is something i never experienced. it feels like your guts are being ripped out. reporter: most of the victims say they had eaten at a chipotle in the portland area and western washington and experienced severe abdominal cramps and vomiting. >> it is overwhelming. like having all of the problems hit at once. reporter: out of an abundance of caution they shutdown all 43 locations in those two states saying in a statement, quote, the safety and well

always our highest priority even though the vast majority of these restaurants have no reported problems. >> people can still become ill even if the risk is no longer present because the incubation period can be up to 10 days. reporter: and health officials on scene are trying to pinpoint the exact source of the e-coli outbreak. >> when i did this it was almost always ground beef. there were outbreaks from lettuce and some outbreaks with salsa. salsa can be tough. jc: eight people have been hospitalized from the e-coli outbreak. the number of illnesses is expected to rise in the pacific northwest as they learn about it and see their doctor. phil: our kids are going mobile at an earlier age. researchers at a philadelphia clinic looked at 350 children and found 97% of them used mobile devices whether it is a smartphone or tablet. most started before the age of one. by four half of the children

had their own television. three out of four owned their own mobile device. most of the kids could turn on the device without help and use more than one screen at a time. the natural question, is any of that good? pediatricians say toddler screen time needs to be kept to moderate levels. jc: the tv thing i can't -- i don't -- phil: their own in their room is not a good idea. jc: but the fact that my 3-year-old is a whiz at the ipad is scary. republican candidates are teaming up after last week's widely criticized debate. the changes they are demanding. phil: and a local woman's major push to give foster kids the dignity they deserve.

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and police are urging parents anyone with information to please come forward. jc: and the navy confirms they faro. 33 people, several with massachusetts ties were on board when the ship went down during hurricane joaquin. phil: and two teenagers are charged with vandalism at a burlington vandalism center. they are accused of spraying "usa" all over the building and a third person is being questioned in the case. jc: police are looking into a murder. phil: ed has more on that case. reporter: the fbi is providing assistance to the manchester police department and the new hampshire attorney general's office, but they will give no more details about their investigation. denise robert died of a single gunshot wound. she was known to go for walks in a quiet neighborhood in the

city's north end.