the are, gaps where there is either nothing or drizzle but we do have a slightly have your boston. there are a couple, one to the west southwest of boston and one is close to medford at this time. we also have a few showers that are fairly robust around carver following showers off to the west, this is the front that will come to later tonight. there could be one final band of showers little before midnight and then the air will dry out and the skies will clear. tomorrow temperatures will be well into the 40' s and cold will not be the problem, but eventually the wind will. we' ll talk at that and the weekend in a few minutes. phil: a crucial section of the doomed cargo ship el faro has been found. jc: it could lead investigators to the most important piece of evidence. more now from ed harding. ed: that is what they are hoping, directly to the data

recorder, what they have found is the bridge deck, which could go a long way to unlock the mystery of the shipwreck. information in the box could explain why the 790 foot cargo ship lost power just before drifting last month. all 33 people on board were of those people had ties to massachusetts. jc: right now, a malden man is on trial for the murder of this former army ranger shot and killed in 2013 just after returning home from overseas. newscenter 5' s sera congi was there for today' s emotional opening statements. >> a 27-year-old army veteran who served in afghanistan was shot and killed in snowden two years ago. prosecutors say he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. the trial of his alleged killer

got underway today. prosecutors say the victim was a bystander at a friends hall home when a drug deal turned violent. >> the consequences are one dead, one seriously wounded. >> the defense attorney said the prosecution' s case relies on witnesses with little credibility. >> the evidence will show he is not guilty of these charges that have been lodged against him. he' s not guilty of murder, not guilty of these crimes. >> jesse williams will also answer for the crime in what prosecutors are calling a joint venture in the killing. jc: more potential jurors in court in salem today in the philip chism murder trial. so far, eight jurors have been chosen. another eight are still needed. chism is accused of raping and murdering his math teacher,

school in 2013. prosecutors expect opening statements to get underway monday. phil: a chelsea woman and her dog attacked while walking down the street this morning. >> i was walking down saint rose and another dog just came up and attacked us. >> rosemary strassberg was also nicked in the attack by the large dog an unknown breed. police and animal control are still searching for it. jack russell, the singer at the microphone when the deadly rhode island nightclub fire broke out 12 years ago, is making a documentary on the tragedy. russell, who still leads the band great white, says he still feels survivor' s guilt. the fire started when the band' s pyrotechnics caught on foam inside the club. 100 people were killed. great white' s manager, who ignited the pyrotechnics, served over 2 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter. jc: right now this man is facing charges, accused of stealing thousands of dollars from a community fundraiser in westport.

police say patrick kane altered $5,000 in checks, then deposited them in his own account. they also say kane has been running other fundraisers around the area for several years under business names including community efforts. police are investigating whether others might have also been involved. nation' s growing waistline? working? >> coming up, a checkup growing obesity problem. >> plus how the battle against ebola is doing tonight. >> plus women who take the same birth-control end up pregnant. phil: and taking a look at first alert traffic. you' re looking live at the zakim bridge. we look to the red where there are delays, about a half hour and north looking the same. out west on the pike, almost a half hour in building from i-93

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british nurse who suffered a relapse of ebola is now getting better. dr. say nine months after her first recovery of ebola, the virus is still lingering in her system and caused meningitis. she has been moved to a hospital closer to her home in scotland. phil: after a decade of efforts to get people to watch their weight, obesity is still a top u.s.. a new report from the centers for disease control and prevention shows the situation

heather unruh joins us with more on this. heather the cdc says the obesity : rate is nearing 38% of adults in the united states up from 32% , a decade ago. for the first time the rate is significantly higher for women mostly for black and hispanic researchers don' t know why the rate is still rising. the report comes as americans choices. we drink less soda now and fast food chains serve healthier foods. one expert says to be cautious about the report this study was smaller than others like it. the report also looked at childhood obesity but didn' t see much of a change. that rate remains at about 17%. jc? jc: good news regarding americans and smoking, more are kicking the habit. federal health experts say cigarette smoking declined by a full percentage point from 2013 to 2014. and more good news, a decade ago, one in 5 americans smoked. now that' s down to one in six. there' s some bad news mixed in with the good, while younger

american smokers are giving up smoking faster than any other group, many are turning to electronic cigarettes for their nicotine fix. captured on video down south. jc: up next, the encounter after both drivers spun out on a busy road. phil: plus, the dream come true for a terminally ill springfield boy. >> and wind is not a factor right now, it will be tomorrow,

next both what -- volkswagen is making an offer for information from employees. the offer will only last until the end of the month and does not include managers. volkswagen also says they cannot get anyone out of criminal charges. the company has admitted it installed software on more than 11 million cars to evade emissions standards. a pricey crime caught on camera in orlando. this girl spotted snatching a $1300 puppy from a pet shop. the owner says one girl distracted him while the other took the 2-pound yorkie stuffing it in her bag. the store' s owner is offering a reward for information leading $250 to an arrest. jc: a case of road rage caught on camera in south carolina. dustin curtis was driving last week when he saw two suvs cutting each other off. he immediately grabbed his cell

phone recording this video. you can see the vehicles aggressively driving around each other. both end up spinning out before the drivers get out and confront each other. >> when i started filming, i figured it was going to get worse. they both looked like they were mad. this person will say was that person' s fault, but the video, here it is. >> no one was hurt. but curtis took the video to police. both drivers are now facing reckless driving charges. phil: a very special honor for a local boy battling a terminal illness. yesterday, he had his dream of being a police officer come true. more than 50 springfield police officers and firefighters and other personnel rolled out the red carpet for the 5-year-old. they did a meet and greet with with firefighters. a convoy of emergency vehicles also paraded around bay state medical center, giving the little boy hats, badges and other mementos. he even got a chance to meet the police department' s canines

before working the sirens and lights in a police cruiser. >> good for them, i know it was a truly special day. the picture behind you, not so what is that? ve had a couple of bad days way below -- but we are way below average in terms of rainfall in boston. it is still drive. this is an update of the drought monitor index. you can still see the yellow showing dry conditions of her must of the area -- over much of the area. we will continue to monitor that for you. one thing that has changed, a lot of texas that was in drought is no longer in drought because

7.7 degrees above normal so far this month. that is how we are averaging, in spite of the high temperatures the last couple of days being a little below the average, but the low temperatures were not that low. we do see a little and of rain out around worcester and spots of showers close to boston and a band of rain down your limit that is somewhat steady. this is the actual front that will be coming through later tonight so we will have often on showery weather and drizzle . tomorrow will be a windy day. not that cold, but we are waiting for this little trough to come through tomorrow night. the hind it will be decidedly colder. tomorrow and saturday will be windy. saturday afternoon midday will be about 15 degrees colder than the temperatures of tomorrow so you will certainly feel that different. lows tonight will not be that

the wind advisories in effect on nantucket, all the way until 4:00 a.m. saturday. i would not be surprised if it gusts to 40 across the south coast and around higher elevations for the day tomorrow with another windy day coming on saturday. also some strong wind gusts around the great lakes. here are your high temperatures tomorrow, we could touch 60 in boston. a windy 60 if it does. as we check out the next seven days, tomorrow is that blustery day but low 50' s out around worcester county. saturday very windy and colder. only about 45 degrees during the afternoon hours. there could be some snow flurries and snow showers in the highest terrain of western and northern new england. we started out chili on sunday but then we moderate to the low

s, and down in new jersey, the metal lines for the giants and the patriots looks like that will start out -- the meadowlands will drop back in the 50 range before the game is over. pretty good weather conditions this late into the football season. look at the mild weather next week. i would not be surprised if next thursday we are flirting with 70 degrees, so keep that in the back of your mind. jc: mom said eat your vegetables. but some people need a push. s anthony everett found a place where the typical steamed spinach and frozen peas. >> the owners are not vegans themselves, but feel the time is right to elevate veggies. and by elevate, they mean taking the time to roast vegetables, pickled them, chris and sear

likes of coconut curry, orange miso, or five other sauces. >> it is vietnamese style. then the peanut crumble as a lot of flavor and gives a nice punch to it. >> there' s also a section on the menu devoted to what they call street food. corn on the cobb with lime chili, a falafel dog, i have avocado stuffed with lentil and then there' s the crispy brussels sprouts. they challenge the stereotype that veggies are boring or bland. but it' s something that a lot of people don' t know they love yet, but they will love it when they try it. >> james and back are convinced that meat eaters will be back. they don' t call it vegan, instead they call it delicious food that is vegan friendly.

the most important take away, it is food that is hardy, healthy, and delivers a wow. we had a woman who did not like veggies, her daughter dragged her in here and then she came back with a friend because she loved it so much. jc: more food finds tonight on chronicle, including korean and japanese inspired dining, and comfort food at a restored train station and inside a brewery. what' s cooking? chronicle at seven thirty. >> a seven-year-old in hong kong privacy tools thanks to her billionaire tycoon father, who was recently convicted of corruption. yesterday, he dished out 77 million dollars for this 12-carat blue moon diamond and a 16-carat pink diamond sold at auction. the blue one is said to be among the largest known fancy vivid blue diamonds in the world. back in 2009, the same man bought a gem for another $9 million daughter.

several new world records today, but none as spectacular as otto, the skateboarding bulldog. passing through the legs of 30 people, he actually started himself off and maneuvered the board on his own. i' m sure he got a lot of treats when he was finished. he knows how to actually shift his weight while on the skateboard. >> everyone is upset with otto. there is an -- a major lawsuit over an apparent birth-control mix up. >> dozens of women say they got pregnant after taking mislabeled pills.

a mother into others charged in connection with the death of her teenage daughter. >> this guy clearly looked like he was going to hurt himself. >> a bus rider was holding a hatchet to his own neck. >> the new movie ben affleck' s shooting here in massachusetts.

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jc: kfc is launching home delivery. starting today, people in l.a. and san francisco can have food delivered right to them. kfc is teaming up with online delivery company door-dash to make it happen. it will cost the next or or $7, location. the fried chicken chain hopes to the year. more cities may come later. phil: big changes coming to walmart this black friday. it will offer most of its discounts online before they' re available in stores. those deals will be available on its website starting at 9:00 thanksgiving morning. stores that afternoon. walmart still expects to draw record crowds at its locations nationwide. apple is thinking of new ways it' u.s. banks to develop a payment service that would let people send each other cash from their phones. the plan is similar to paypal'

s app that lets people pitch-in on things like rent payments and restaurant checks. jc: a major legal battle is brewing over the mislabeling of birth control pills. more than 100 women across the u.s. have filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers claiming the error resulted in unwanted pregnancies. a birth-control pill packaging mixup has now led 113 women across 28 states to sue the companies that either made or packaged the pills, claiming they got pregnant. in the lawsuit, they say the pills were packaged in the wrong order, rotated 180 degrees , so the placebo pills were taken at the wrong time of the month, leaving women without adequate contraception. >> potentially that could result in two entire weeks of no hormonal suppression and

>> some are asking for the total cost of raising a child, including education. >> regrettably, the mislabeling of pharmaceuticals has happened repetitively over the years. >> the parent company also mentions in the suit says safety is a top priority. the voluntary recall occurred based on a small number of pill packets that were strongly -- externally manufactured by another company. >> when typically used, earth control pills have an 8% failure rate. >> dr. say this case is a reminder, not every pill is the same and it' s important they understand how their birth control works. >> david ortiz proving to be a big hit off the field. jc: newscenter 5 at six starts

hotel room. why her mother is a suspect. >> a simple message that led to a peaceful end. >> looking at the next couple of days, a very blustery forecast with big temperature changes. >> and the everett football team comes through for a teammate it' forget. >> from boston' s news leader, this is newscenter 5 at 6:00. >> a mother and two others charged in a teenager' s death. >> her death ruled and accidental drug overdose. >> it may have been accidental, but the rochester police chief says he' s going after anyone who death.

>> the 17-year-old was found dead in this rochester new hampshire motel october 17. prosecutors call it an accidental drug overdose but say is no accident that she had access to deadly drugs. three people are charged in the girls s, including the girls on mother. >> i hope the charges , if we have a trial, the result will demonstrate the significance of having these substances available to children or everyone. >> also charge, a massachusetts woman from salisbury. police say a student -- the student died of acute fentanyl intoxication. heroine. they are now facing drug charges