restrained her. there' s believed to be no link to terrorism. phil: he' official announcement tomorrow, which is his 30th birthday. jc: needham. vu. the way it felt early this morning is the way it will feel tomorrow morning. it' s already down to the 30' s in orange, approaching the freezing mark and the night is young. 20' thing tomorrow morning. and 34 degrees. patchy clouds. afternoon. a little that it was today.

we' ll keep our eyes on the wet weather in the middle of the country. i' ve got your timeline coming up in just a few minutes. phil: a beverly man is being ll, accused of wife. reporter: the victim as a lives here with her two she had to be resuscitated last the floor with the strings to her sweatshirt tight around her neck. her estranged husband is accused of strangulation and assault to murder. the beverly couple started divorce proceedings a year ago. the wife wanted to reconcile but they fought about money. the wife was concerned her husband was mentally ill and removed more than $200,000 from a joint account and refuse to

>> that is really unfortunate. i can' t believe something like that would happen. it is horrible. reporter: a friend dropped off flowers at the family home. it was about 24 hours ago the husband walked into the police department and said he killed his wife, adding it was no accident. in critical condition. jc: in new hampshire, hearings have begun in the case of a man accused of kidnapping a young months. the hearing focused on which evidence prosecutors can use when the case goes to trial. the man faces over 200 charges related to the kidnapping of a the defense says much of the evidence was seized illegally. the lawyers want to force an

assistant attorney general off the trial because he' s charged with threatening her in an unrelated case. >> you cannot be the lead prosecutor and victim at the same time and keep those two interests separate. reporter: the judge sided with prosecutors ruling all evidence and prosecutors will remain on the case. jc: revenue is falling at playing ridge park casino. new data shows tabling revenue down slightly from september to october. the venue is on track to generate $176 million in its first year, about $24 million less than expected. the owners had its normal for revenue to taper off and that profits will stabilize. new details about the russian passenger plane that exploded last month over egypt. phil: confirmation tonight that

jc: passengers on a spirit airlines flight removed. phil: the officers who helped lift a young boy with cancer' s spirits. but take a look at the mass pike around newton -- backed up in both directions. starting south of the city, just about 28 minutes. out west on the from 90 32 newton corner. 45 minutes 495. the stretch between the mass pike and 290 looks ok but backed

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to believe in. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. announcer: you are watching newscenter 5 at 5:30. phil: four passengers removed from a spirit airlines jet. it returned to the gay because of concerns about those passengers. the three men and one woman were

were removed. all the passengers left the plane as agents searched the plane. the plane was cleared for takeoff three hours after its scheduled up archer. jc: it was a bomb, a large one that took down the russian passenger plane over egypt. the head of the russian security service confirming it was a terrorist act. now russian president vladimir putin is taking action. reporter: after weeks of painstakingly coming through and analyzing the metrojet airliner that went down in the sinai peninsula, russian security chief saying today unequivocally that it was a that caused the plane to crash after traces of explosives were found on the planes debris and baggage. calling it a terrorist act, adding it was a large , homemade explosive device with more than two pounds of tnt that caused the plane to break up in the air.

secretary of state, john kerry, says the u.s. is still weighing other possibilities. mr. kerry: we have concluded an explosion brought it down but we are not ready to their investigative information. they have had some instinct about what might have happened, but it is not conclusive. reporter: 224 people were on board that plane. all of them were killed. isis quickly claimed responsibility, saying they destroyed the plane in revenge for the russian bombing campaign in syria. flat amir putin says those airstrikes will not only continue but intensify. already firing cruise missiles and vowing to hunt down those responsible for the attack, saying we are going to look for them anywhere they are hiding on earth and punish them. phil: a new jersey mall making a big change to get off the

jc: the high price they were charging phil: for a visit with old st. nick. phil:lower gas prices in time for the holiday season. what that means for your holiday travel. severe weather in parts of the country.

phil: the cdc says the number of american adults who smoke has

the study found just under 15% of americans currently smoke, the lowest percentage since the survey began in 1997 when nearly a quarter of u.s. adults were smokers. jc: gas prices are going down just before the holidays. we' ve got your thanksgiving travel forecast. reporter: the experts are saying cheaper gas prices and a stronger economy means that more people will be getting a road next week. aaa expects about 47 million americans to be driving to their thanks giving destination. and they will be finding cheaper gas prices. the average for a gallon is $.74 cheaper than this time last year. more americans are flying this time but prices for the flights are about the same as last year. fewer americans will be taking

phil: radioshack is offering up something new -- lack friday deals on wednesday, the day before thanksgiving. stores will feature nearly 100 different deals and they will open from 8:00 in the morning until 1:00 in the afternoon on inks giving day. radioshack on the comeback trail and has partnered with brands like amazon and apple to entice holiday shoppers. mcdonald' s is revamping its popular dollar menu. it will be launched in january and allow customers to pick two of the following items for two dollars. jc: some of the most popular banks in massachusetts have the least happy customers. people were asked about the quality of tellers and interest rates to mobile apps.

a second against, citizen, scored 70. wells fargo had the top national score of 75. phil: a victory for the christmas spirit and of all of new jersey charging to see santa visits are free again. they reversed a requirement that an outcry on social media. the mall said it was surprised by that reaction but shoppers were clear about their feelings. some even calling for a boycott. >> i don' t think people should s christmas. what' s the real meeting -- real meaning? what sense as part of a includes shrek. jc: everybody access to santa. list their? you can' t bribe santa.

harvey: i couldn' t agree more. you can' t ride ascent of. that is a law that was passed. today in boston, high of 45 is completely below average. we haven' this november. we are still six degrees warmer than average and only so far three days have come in under the average. a chilly morning early this morning, just a few patchy clouds offshore. skies are mainly clear and with these clear skies, it is going to be cold for sure. if you are up at midnight or eight early riser tomorrow, check out the skies and look east. if you don' t have any bright lights, you may see a few shooting stars.

about 15 per hour can be seen in ideal conditions. it' not much wind, but the temperatures compared to 24 hours ago are about 15 degrees colder. so certainly, the chill has settled in. these are the readings early tomorrow. boston freezing mark. we will bounce to about 50 on better than we made out today. the wind coming around to the south and that will lead to cloudiness and moisture. now we have to get into the timeline of our next rain event. the severe weather you have been hearing about across the middle

texas and oklahoma, we are seeing all of this move slowly to the east. we will not get severe weather, but we will probably get some meaningful rain. on thursday, the clouds are already in to the west and along the coast, there may be partial sun. the rain approaching from the west and the evening commute could be wet in the berkshires. boston and the coastline as you see the timeline here could take until the nighttime hours to get steady rain. but i can' t rule out a touch of drizzle or missed. heavier bands of rain coming through into friday morning and the rain may linger along the coast for part of friday. another beautiful looking wednesday with a chilly start and slightly milder afternoon.

night and there you are -- see how it waits until thursday night to move across the region? after that, we get some improvement on saturday or early sunday. the chilly weather comes sunday afternoon into monday and looks like it will be chilly after being in the 40' s. probably on the patriots game against buffalo, that is how things are shaping up there. temperatures will be trending colder overall, but tomorrow, just a few degrees milder in the afternoon. jc: today, the christmas tree that will be lit on boston commons was cut down in canada. you see the marathon trophy there -- the man donating the tree ran the boston marathon in 1996.

s a 49 foot tall white spruce. you can watch the lighting of the tree right here on december 3 at 7:00. phil: a missing case -- missing person case open in the 60' s is still open today. we have a look at two very different theories in the disappearance. >> it was a warm autumn day, october to put a fourth, 1961 when joan risch vanished. a former channel 5 reporter remembers the story well. reporter: from all appearances, but the a happy housewife with a happy marriage. and she disappeared. a little four-year-old girl was playing at a neighbors house and when she came home, she went back to the neighbors house and said mommy' s gun, the baby is in the crib crying and there' s red

>> with the only lead a single bloody fingerprint, detectives and state police canvassed the neighborhood. on the day of her disappearance, her husband was away on business. the case took an interesting turn into the lincoln library. detectives wanted to see her reading list. >> before her disappearance, she checked out 25 books on how to disappear without it trace, hoaxes and stuff like that. some people have said that' s what a lot of people were reading, but 25 books on the subject seems to me that she was concentrating on that. >> later, police reported seeing a woman in a dazed condition walking down 128 with what streaming down her legs. reporter: i think the woman scene was joan and i think the killer came back and got her. phil:

on chronicle tonight, a couple killed in andover and a mysterious murder on cape cod -- cases that keep investigators up at night. jc: a new bundle of joy times three for a family in iowa. the family welcomed identical triplets into the world on november 3. the mother said she was shocked when three babies appeared on her sonogram. her doctor says the occurrence of triplets without the use of fertility drugs is so rare that you can barely put a number on it. they went home after only three days in the hospital and now the family is adjusting to three times the care. >> it has been round-the-clock 24 hour care, just eating, changing and doing it over again. jc: dr. say a pregnancy like that comes with a lot of risk but everyone is happy and healthy. i' d don' t know how she does it with three.

phil: feed them -- congratulations. jc: for a little boy battling cancer. tech can in and let him join the ranks. jc: we continue to follow breaking news at the airport where police took an unruly passenger into custody. they say she tried to open an exit door midflight. we have an exclusive look inside the army building where testing of high-powered weapons happened. and the new leads police say could solve the mystery of four victims found in barrels. and more on the cancer battle for this beautiful baby boy. what the baby' s doctors telling us about the rare illness and

phil: porsche says the crash that took actor hall walker possible life was his own fault. the automaker made that claim in court documents. his teenage daughter filed a suit claiming the sports car he was riding in had multiple flaws. the car company said the car was abused and altered prior to the crash and walker put himself at risk. it was a special day in uniform for a little boy in pittsfield as he became an honorary officer.

the five-year-old has been diagnosed with a stage for malignant neoplastic. jc: he always dreamed of being a police officer and when the department found out, they stepped in. he was given a full tour of the station and spend the day with an officer. >> my whole go in wearing this uniform was to help those in need and that is what we are here for. it has taken over me emotionally and i' m almost at a loss for words. jc: he helped the police catch a pretend bad guy. looks like he' s making some radio calls. he' s got it down. phil: and he wears the uniform well. looks like he belongs in uniform. jc: newscenter 5 at 6:00 starts

phil: this woman let off of boston bound plane in handcuffs. the dangerous move that jc: forced the crew to take her down. jc:five investigates -- taking you inside the worcester robbery, robbed of weapons. phil: and when the red stocks -- red sox star is painted up for good. harvey: a timeline for the rain and how much you can expect. announcer: boston as news leader -- this is newscenter 5 at 6:00. jc: a big scare on a flight bound for logan. phil: police say this woman had to be restrained after trying to open it or midflight. the incident appears to be fueled not by terrorism -- jc: but by alcohol. janet wu spoke to some of the passengers. reporter: this is what we know -- the woman is a polish citizen. we are not sure about the sequence of events but it involved a vapor cigarette, too much alcohol and finally

most of the passengers said they were completely unaware of any incident until the crew announced the police would be boarding the plane to escort a passenger off the flight. then they saw a woman in handcuffs walking down the aisle from the back of the plane. >> she did have a weber state read and i think she was going into the bathroom trying to use it. that' s when everybody said you are doing something you are not allowed to do and she got violent about it. >> she tried to cross the aisle to get to the bathroom. the flight attendants noticed and said don' t do it and escorted her back. >> it was happening about three rows behind us. i heard she was trying to open the door at 38,000 feet. reporter: how were you aware that something was going on? >> when the crew asked the people around her to move away and they strapped her in.

>> they had to get handcuffs