project. >> safety is great. the idea that they will miss this deadline , it is not as if they are not spending money on systems. phil: installation of positive train control on the commuter dollars. s fiscal control and management board approved the contract monday. federal loans are expected to be part of the financing package. the project would likely require weekend shutdowns on the s completion date is expected to be 2020. j.c.: time to turn to weather. it is november 3 and it does not get better than today. harvey: i cannot agree with you more.

areas. temperatures reaching the mid-70' s . the skies are mainly clear around the region tonight. it will allow the temperature to fall 30' s and the families, 40' s elsewhere. tomorrow we do it again with another beautiful day. right along the coast, it may be around 60. we may not be done with near

interesting information about recent winters you' re going to want to hear about. phil: thank you. a man behind bars in new hampshire has to prove his identity before he can be released on bail. new hampshire state police say what started as an identity theft investigation led them to $50,000 in cash and $40,000 worth of drugs at the home of the suspect. valentin delo soto perez faced a judge today on a number of charges seven of them felonies. police say he has been using several names and now claims to be a citizen of the dominican republic. >> the subject has been living in the united states for over 20 years under a identity. an identity he knew had been stolen from a u.s. citizen living in puerto rico. phil: authorities say if he is able to post the $40,000 dollar cash bail there will be a hearing to determine the source of the money. jc: new at 5:30, governor charlie baker announces several improvements to the state' s decades-old supplier diversity program to better engage with small and diverse businesses. that includes disability and

first-in-the-nation lgbt-owned business certification partnership between the state and the national gay and lesbian chamber of commerce. >> creation of new categories that we believe are important players , and have the ability to step up and play. j.c.: the goal is to grow the number of diverse and small companies doing business with the state. a hefty cyber theft in marshfield. police investigating after $30,000 was taken from a town-owned bank account. the bank has restored the funds, but the investigation is still active. the account, held at rockland trust, was hacked into in july. the police chief does not believe any public employee or official was involved. l.l. bean will soon have a new ceo. who will be coming from outside the company for the first time. stephen smith works for a chinese online grocer right now, but will be taking over the job at l.l. bean in january.

who' s been ceo for 14 years. smith is taking over as the company is expanding, planning to reach 100 stores by 2020, including the first on the west coast. s a new look tonight time. shows many multi-task while doing their homework. half of teens said they watch tv or use social media while doing homework. in a new survey by the group common sense media. 76% said they listen to music while doing their work. the report also found despite all the media options available today tv and music are still more popular than social media. j.c.: robin williams widow talks about his death. phil: she is opening up for the first time in an abc news exclusive. >> i know we did everything we could. phil: hear more about their marriage from susan williams and what she blames for the comedian' s death. jc: profiting off of pot, why a former boy band member is offering up his support for

medical marijuana in ohio. phil: a plea to get a sneak peek at the new star wars movie from a man who says he may not make it to opening day. j.c.: and taking a look at first alert traffic. you can see traffic is moving on the southeast expressway in a direction. we look for the regiment we see it on 93 southbound. close to 40 minutes. those along the pike, expect a 16 minute drives. further west it is a slow drive.

phil: former boy-band and reality tv star nick lachey could make a pretty penny if ohio decides to legalize marijuana today. lachey is the face of a campaign ad urging voters to vote yes on legalization. he co-owns a 29-acre farm just outside of akron one of just 10 in the state. all 1100 state retailers would have to buy from the 10 farms. j.c.: robin williams widow is talking about his death for the first time in an abc news exlusive. the comedian took his own life more than a year ago, now susan williams says there was much more pain in his life than the public ever knew. heather unruh joins us with more

>> susan williams is opening up about their relationship and how they fell in love. she is also revealing details from the autopsy and why she says it wasn' t depression that killed him. on-screen, robin williams, the actor was brilliant, nats love, off-screen, as father and husband, susan williams says robin was extraordinary. >> it' s the best love i ever dreamed of. really based on just honor, love, respect. >> but their loving and very private 3-year marriage ended tragically on august 11 last year. >> i can' t even, i' m sorry, in . >> in an emotional interview with abc' s amy robach, susan says her husband was secretly fighting depression, anxiety and paranoia. robin was ultimately diagnosed with early stages of parkinson' s disease, and his autopsy later revealed, he was also suffering

from lewy body dementia, a debilitating brain disorder. >> lewy body dementia is a complex disorder with many different presentations. you can see very dramatic effects with thinking, emotions and behavior. >> lewy body dementia killed robin. it' s what took his life. >> turns out, the same week the 63-year-old took his own life, doctors wanted to check him into a facility for neuro-cognitive testing. >> was this robin' s way of taking control back? >> in my opinion, oh yeah. and, i think he was just saying, no. and i don' t blame him one bit. i don' t blame him one bit. >> susan says robin had been completely sober for 8 years when he died. tomorrow on good morning america, you can hear more from susan and her legal battle with robin' s children. jc: adele' s new single became a record breaker in its first week on the charts. hello is the first song to pass one million u.s. downloads in a week, it got one -- 1.1 million downloads. the previous record holder was flo rida' s right round with 636,000 downloads in a week. hello also debuted at number one on the billboard hot 100, it is the singer' s fourth number one.

phil: a discrimination decision to tell you about. the federal government says a school in chicago did treat a transgender teen unfairly. jc: this is the first ruling of it' s kind, now the high school is being told to make changes or face financial consequences. phil: the man who calls himself spiderman is living up to the name again this time climbing in paris. harvey: it is so nice out now it is hard to think that winter is not far away. some interesting information

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phil: several chicago churches are offering a reward in connection with the shooting death of a 9-year-old boy. tyshawn lee was shot in the head and back on monday. his body was found in an alley where an argument broke out among a group of people. police say it' s not clear if the child was targeted. the churches are offering $11,000 for information leading to the capture of the shooter. the u.s. department of education says a transgender teen was discriminated against by a chicago area school district. the student is on a girl' s sports team but was required to change and shower separately from her teammates. the student says the policy made her feel as if she were quote not a normal person. the school district now has 30 days to find a solution to the problem or risk losing federal funding. jc: a texas man dying from cancer has just one final wish , to see the new star wars movie before he dies. the star wars superfan is in

hospice dying from a rare form of connective tissue cancer. in july daniel fleetwood was given just two months to live but his family believes he' s hanging on to see the movie set to release on december 18. fleetwood is hoping walt disney studios will allow him to screen the film early. >> i really don' t think that i' m going to make it. please do what you can. help me. j.c.: the studio hasn' t publicly responded to fleetwood' s online campaign, but star wars actors mark hamill and peter mayhew have tweeted their support for the man. nasa is showing off this new picture of saturn' s largest moon. it shows two vast area of dunes made by hydrocarbon sands. the image was taken by cassini a probe that' s been exploring saturn and its moons for nearly a decade to better understand the geology and weather patterns.

for more details, it becomes exciting, and we learn more. we just got a much closer look at jupiter. harvey: and the we talk about whether plans and patterns of that nature. j.c.: but let' s focus on earth. phil: you are a down-to-earth guy. [laughter] harvey: it is beautiful. the last five winters were fascinating because it has been extraordinary. some really high numbers , look at this one back in 2012. some very large variability. 43.8 inches, the average snowfall in boston. it varies from that a lot. if you look at the last 10 years it turns out to have an average of 3.3. that is the highest 10 year

the last 10 winters have been the snowiest. it was aided by the all-time record. we also had a snowy winter in 2010 and 2011. is this just part of our normal pattern? i' m sure that has a lot to do with it. good climate change have something to do with it? the thinking is more weather extremes would be happening in a world that might be moving forward it is certainly numbers. what a start to the day. it started out so chilly in some of the suburbs, they thought there were going to move up into the mid-70'

only missed a record high by a few degrees. not quite as warm, but you will take it and you' ll accepted it . high pressure is in control and will stay in control tomorrow. late this week in the sense that it will be more begin your work. we may introduce a little bit more in the way of cloudiness. but we stay on the mild side of the jet stream. keep in mind that the wind will become a factor on friday. the next cold front. friday to sunday the concede record temperatures. another superb day.

thursday, another mile day. some cloudiness mixing it with the sun. friday, if we get caps on in the late morning to early afternoon then we can establish a record. even saturday, nice day. it turns colder during the day. it still makes the 60' s. we start to trend up again, and for some on tuesday of next week. we still have some days in our not-too-distant future that are going to be great to be outside in spite of that calendar. phil: harvard may be the home of the $60,000 a year tuition but the university does want to give you something free. jc: every thursday morning harvard'

s recycling and surplus center gives away all the items its students left behind. chronicle' s ted reinstein joined the crowd. >> we are first come first serve so people start lining up. what harvard surplus distribution. >> he lays out the rules for this weekly scavenger hunt. >> we will let them in tentative time. i hope you find something you need. >> the clock strikes 11, it is herself. >> would love to get event away landfill. discarded. >> everything here is free. no charge. price of free? shoppers pick through deep

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robert first scaled the tower in 2009. harvey: i watched him climb the new york times building in new york city. it. do that. best medicine for some of the littlest patients. phil: coming up next we' ll show helps and the program at one local hospital. >> then new at six, three young homeless man. throwing rocks and shooting bbs at him. and take a look the bb gun they used looks just the like real guns used by lowell police. of big money. -- it smells of big money. heather: paid patriotism? why some tributes to america'

heroes at professional sporting events are not what they seem. big bucks for one parking spot in boston. why the asking price is a stunning $650,000.

j.c.: it is never too early to start reading to a child. philin fact new research finds preterm babies can dramatically

benefit so much so brigham and women' s hospital is growing a new program in their nicu to ensure their littlest patients are read to every day. jc: newscenter 5' s erika tarantal with more on how they hope you will help them. >> goodnight bears goodnight chairs. >> for two long months lauren and maegan jerr have been waiting to bring their triplets home. conrad, teddy and middle sister charlie were born weighing just 1, 2 and 3 pounds. >> goodnight clocks and midnight socks. >> reading for them started in the womb. lauren using books as a way to connect. >> for me to you know bond with our babies, i wanted them to hear my voice, know who i was. >> neonatologist dr. carmina erdei is leading the charge to give every baby that gift of language, founding what she calls the brigham baby academy. turns out early reading is crucial. >> babies are in huge need of meaningful auditory stimulation. >> dr. erdei says more than half of babies born at very low birth weight have language delays. they show lower language skills

at age 2. in contrast those exposed to meaningful language show increased reading proficiency by 3rd grade. >> it promotes early brain development and it really sets up a child for success. >> her prescription, 15 to 20 minutes of reading daily for each tiny patient in brigham' s nicu, if not by a parent then by the staff. something that came naturally to the jerrs. >> goodnight noises everywhere . >> having the tradition fostered here was so appreciated. >> in a place that' s so chaotic at times as the nicu where you can' t do those things that parents usually do it' s nice to have something like reading where you can feel normal. >> one of the nurses brought over a book one day when i was sitting and it was a scary day truck and it' s now my new favorite book, it got us through some scary moments. >> dr. erdei says ultimately brigham and women' s would like to gift every baby in its nicu with a book or little collection

new books, or very gently used. to find out how you can donate go to wcvb.com. erika tarantal, wcvb, newscenter 5. j.c.: they are so cute. phil: so special. newscenter 5 at six starts right now. >> breaking video showing a frightening crash involving a pregnant woman. >> investigation into a death tonight. harvey: temperature changes you will experience this weekend. >> if you think working in -- parking in boston is pricey now, imagine this. this is newscenter 5 at sex.

s -- a white crash sent to people like monaco. more. >> get pregnant woman was a passenger in the car you saw slipping over several times. she and the crime for -- driver thrown onto the street. takes out a utility pole and then flips over. a pregnant woman and the driver thrown from that car. this is it after it flipped. the people inside or very hurt, not life-threatening. squeeze a bit too. they were going 50, 60 miles per hour. he kept swerving like he was going to so -- swore. the crash cut power to the

area, but that has since bee restored.