>> from boston' s news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at noon. >> topping the news, donald trump appearing before a record crowd in new hampshire hours after declaring victory at last night' s republican presidential debate. the state and the nation pausing to honor our veterans today. events being held all across massachusetts to thank them for their sacrifices. >> first, rain hangs over much

>> cindy tracking it when it moves out and the strong winds that could linger. >> you can see the temperature behind you, just 47 degrees in boston. it is a raw, nasty november day out there. the winds could gust to 50 miles per hour. we have seen a gust over 50 miles per hour in rockport. hour. we have seen 38 miles per hour atop blue hill. the northerly wind is now coming in on the backside of our storm system, which is beginning to pull away. we are getting rain bands lingering on the backside of the system. one is coming down through the merrimack valley through northern worcester county. these bands of rain will continue to string -- shrink down. we have just some pockets of

mist and drizzle near the coast line by this evening. the temperatures holding in the 40' s right through this evening. we have another system where tracking tomorrow. >> thanks. now to our 5 on coverage, featuring stories from our military and the programs helping them heal. 6% of the people in massachusetts are veterans. the largest group served in the vietnam era. half of them are 65 years or older. they often need specialized help or care when returning from deployments or war zone. veterans coverage, featuring stories from our military and the programs helping them heal. ptsd and stress top the list , as well as substance abuse and homelessness. >> all across the state, ceremonies are being held. >> that is where we find antoinette antonio. antoinette: this ceremony statehouse. every year, it is just as

country and our freedom. antoinette: memorial hall in the statehouse. antoinette: a ceremony to honor those who have bravely serve their country, both past and present, including medal of honor recipient captain thomas hudner. >> he crash landed a perfectly good plane on a snowy mountain behind enemy lines. captain hudner stayed with the downed airmen providing comfort. >> my father has been my hero, not only for his selfless act in the mountains of north korea, but for his character as a person, father, family member, and friend. antoinette: military members and their families gathered for their emotional service, remembering their comrades who paid the ultimate price. retired commander timothy

gold star mothers, wives, and families also receiving a rose as a token of thanks for the sacrifices they have made. governor charlie baker among those in attendance. he talked about the importance of acknowledging and appreciating everything our veterans have done and continue to do for our country. >> thank you. thank you. for what you have done, the choice you made, and the commitment you made to all of us. antoinette: the governor also highlighting the importance of thanking our veterans not just today, but every day of the year. live at the statehouse, antoinette antonio. >> thank you. president obama also observing the day, laying a wreath at arlington national cemetery' s tomb of the unknown soldier after he delivered remarks at the 62nd annual national veterans day observers.

-- observance. >> coming up tonight at 5:00, personal stories of veterans from the greatest generation, those who fought in vietnam and that faced another battle at home, and post dramatic stress disorder. see the newest tools and medical and mental health and the research underway to help with treatment. coverage also continues on wcvb.com and on her mobile apps. we have posted a list of events, free meals, discounts, and deals available to veterans today. >> to commitment 2016.

these five candidates in new crowd this morning after >> donald trump! >> they are on their feet in the hampshire today after another these eight republican rivals centric debate. trump, the gop front-runner wowing a trump trumping his rise as a political rookie. >> we started off with 17 and one by one, they are disappearing. as they go out. >> he fielded questions from the group ranging from health care for veterans to the topic he claims gets the most support. >> people want borders. >> it was fresh off the fourth showdown between the gop candidates last night. >> 12 million illegal immigrants , to send them back, 500,000 per month, is just not possible . it is not embracing american values.

event seemed to embrace the trump message. >> the more i see him, the more i like him. >> i think he is right on. immigration. s popularity not just reflected in the polls. organizers say this morning' s event set a record. 5. >> new details about the driver police officers. he is a former uber driver with a long history of driving offenses. uber confirms that brian gilbert drove with the car sharing services for ip word of time, but not for several weeks now. the officers reached in the car when he refused to shut it off and that is when he allegedly officers. he is being held on $50,000 bail. after taxi as a getaway car.

bank yesterday before running to attack -- a tax i stopped in a nearby parking lot. the robber and the driver are charged with armed robbery and being fugitives from justice. >> boston-based draftkings is promising legal action after the new york attorney general said that the site is part of a multibillion-dollar scheme to evade the law. they hired former nasa no -- coakley. >> i think when either t understand how it works or what the idea is, they sometimes react to quickly and incorrectly to regulate or dismiss. >> draftkings says the game requires skill and, therefore, is not gambling. >>

right now, one person is injured in this powerful fire in new hampshire. flames broke out inside the historic armant inn in campton overnight. one person was inside a bedroom. the man refused treatment and is ok. the cause of the fire is under investigation. new details about a fiery plane crash in ohio that killed everyone on board. a prominent florida executive is among the deceased. elizabeth hur reports the aircraft was trying to land at another airport when something went wrong. >> there was some sort of explosion. elizabeth: a plane plunging into a neighborhood, erupting into flames. it sounded like an explosion that stunned eyewitnesses, including this woman video chatting at the time of the crash. >> oh my god. >> you just don' t think a plane would drop in a residential area like this. crazy.

elizabeth: police confirmed there were no survivors on the plane and this woman says her sister was one of nine people on board. >> between the siblings, we started doing some detective work and made some calls and checksum flight plans and put two and two together. elizabeth: the jet can carry up to 10 passengers and left dayton for akron. something went wrong less than a mile from its destination and the plane crashed into an apartment building. a woman would have been home if not for her son. >> if i don' t meet my son on there. >> shock, disbelief, we just want to know what happened. all. the pilot and copilot were killed. this morning , a real estate company based in florida said in a statement that they lost seven

elizabeth hur, abc news. >> a new jersey home leveled in a powerful explosion. what we are learning about the people inside at the time. >> i would not admit to anybody that i was a vietnam veteran. there was kind of a stigma back then. >> overcoming stigma projected on troops returning from vietnam. today' s storm bringing the wind and the rain. we are already watching another system coming our way. this storm brought denver its when it arrives here. vaccines?

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>> you are watching newscenter 5 at noon. >> one person is dead and two people severely burned after a house explosion in elizabeth, new jersey. the home was reduced to rubble. 11 other people were taken to the hospital. the town' s mayor is 90% sure it

>> people are under arrest for students at the university -- of missouri. police have increased patrols, suspect, who they say was not on were made. >> a possible new tool to help track passenger airplanes. a deal at a u.n. meeting overseas could pave the way for satellite tracking. right now, plain send radio frequencies to ground -- planes send radio frequencies to ground stations, but the deal could send frequencies to space, as well. it is motivated by the malaysian flight that disappeared. debris from the jetliner eventually washed ashore. back to our 5 on veterans coverage, the homecomings for the 129,000 baystaters who served in vietnam were much different than what we see

today. that unpopular war forced many troops to hide their service. jack harper found that even today vietnam veterans struggle to talk about the experience. >> my first 10-15 years out of it, i would not admit to anybody that i was a vietnam veteran. there was kind of a stigma back then. >> it went on for years. there was no 9/11, no clear threat to us, they were there with orders and without support of many americans. >> the young people don' t understand with the hippie movement was and the peace movement and all of this. to this day, we still can' t tell them why we were in vietnam. nobody really knows. >> most of the population in the dormitory is vietnam veterans. out of the 202 veterans, most of them are vietnam or vietnam-era. >> jim smith is convinced the poor reception gis got was more than some could stand.

>> we had a 4-6-hour layover before we could catch a flight and we were attacked. baby killer centrum and all that. the police actually took us. >> they wanted so much and they what you do for them. >> the vietnam veterans that have made this change, they wanted to make sure that this population was not treated the way they were when they came home. be applauded and treated like the others, like heroes. >> i don' t consider myself say -- myself a hero. i think the heroes names are on your wall. 5, chelsea. >> at the v.a. in bedford, groundbreaking research is underway. a brain bank dedicated to the study of post-traumatic stress.

the doctors are analyzing hundreds of brain samples, looking forces a call -- looking for physical simples that show signs of pts. their findings will help tailor treatments to veterans living with the condition now. >> there are certain treatments that reduce inflammation, certain treatments that he' ll blood vessels. if any of these structures are going haywire, then we can focus our treatment. researchers from around the world can apply to also study these brain samples. >> the hope is to learn as much as we can as quickly as we can about posttraumatic stress. we invite you to join us tonight for a special hour-long event hosted by randy price. it will give veterans a chance to share their stories and gives you a chance to help those who have given so much. that is tonight at 7:00 on channel 5 thing.

a strong storm system racing east. dozens of flights have been canceled out of denver after a foot fell in some spots. it could trigger tornadoes. more white out conditions in utah, new mexico, nebraska, and colorado. [laughter] >> my 10-year-old always place with me "would you rather?" [laughter] moving away from denver. tomorrow. we are on a fast pattern, but we are still dealing with today' s you can see raindrops on the lens on this veterans day. the 40' s all day long. look at that wind out of the due hour. it has been gusting higher. look at the rain totals.

massachusetts, in particular the cape and the island. we have had reports of two inches of rainfall from this island. boston just over a half-inch. look at worcester. some areas did not see as much as others. the rain itself is not going to continue, it will drizzle. some of the mist may linger near the coast line up until the evening hours. also along the coastline is where we are finding our the advisory continues through 7:00 this evening. the wind is still gusting over 30 in beverly. 37 miles per hour on nantucket right now. the storm center is starting to pull away. we are starting to get the winds on the backside coming more out of the north and northeast. we are getting these rain bands. the rain bands pivoting around the backside of the storm.

there is another potent one coming into northern worcester county. we are seeing some heavier downpours from marshfield to plymouth. outside of that, it is generally lighter rain. light to moderate rain upon toward manchester, new hampshire with pockets of some heavier rain embedded with that as well. temperatures only in the mid 40' s through the merrimack valley. worcester, 44. it does feel colder than that with the wind. we do have some lower 50' s out on the cape. temperatures hold where they are, if not fall a few degrees, through the afternoon. you can see that on future cast over the next couple of hours the aerial coverage of the rain continues to shrink up. along the coastline, you cannot rule out the pockets of mist and drizzle lingering into the early evening hours. the clouds to linger right through tomorrow morning. our low temperatures do not fall off too much tonight. lower 40' s right along the coast line.

s storm moves on out, the one from denver is coming in tomorrow. behind it, we will have another round of stronger when coming in on the backside of this system. we are in a fast pattern right now. it is a small break in the action. it happens for us tomorrow morning. we will have out with a fair amount of clouds tomorrow morning. shower start to approach from the west. they will start to move in during the afternoon hours. i expect the rain to be on the lighter side. overnight, we do dry it out. the winds do really pick up on friday. they may gust over 20 miles per hour. that westerly wind is going to push the temperature up a little bit on friday to up near 60 degrees. colder air comes in for the weekend. saturday, highs in the lower 50' s. near 50 on sunday. bright sunshine for your weekend. by tuesday of next week, we are back in the lower 60' s.

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