live report from emily reimer and our team of am lists as well. harvey is joining us now. i like what i see. >> ben: a lot of people like what they see. it is reverse psychology. harvey: yes to an extent because we need more rain. if we look to the west we do see some rain. it is moving into tennessee and it is not a real wide area. it is it looks like it will coincide with the commute. you can see about 4:00 a.m., but by 6:00 a.m. you can see rain moving into metro west and 7:00, 8:00, and the latter morning even though it tends to come to the end north and west of boston. there is your rainfall in the overnight period. right now we are in the 60s

cool and we'll show you how chilly it was for the rest of the this week. all of that is coming up in a few minutes. >> ben: a lexington church is the scene of a break in. >> newscenter 5 is live on the scene. nicole, what do we know? unit i am a few blocks -- reporter: i am a few blocks away from lexington common. it is at myriam and oakland. story of what happened out here. lexington police are on the scene since late this morning. here is what we know. the call came in before 10:00 a.m. >> when i came in i noticed that there was a break in and i notified the authorities. reporter: they confirm a case of breaking and entering. he says it happened either late last night or early this

and crime scene markers dot the area. you can see the lower left window pane gone and the lower right still there, but displaced. let's take you to the side door on the eastside of the church. crime tape outside and inside more police tape and another crime scene marker. look at this, what appears to be tracks. look at the marks on the sidewalk. it almost looks like chalk, but it is not. they lead right out of the si the house across the street. and this is where the tracks end with the discarded safe in fronted of a neighbor's front yard. it looks to be unopened with a cloth draped around it. >> i hope and pray the person or persons involved -- pray for them. reporter: imagine coming out your front door and seeing that. the 400-pound safe still sits

for prints. they are asking anyone with information to give them a call. live in lexington, wcvb newscenter 5. >> thank you. 5 investigates learning an appeals board has recommended against the suspension of one of the state's top prescribers of medical marijuana. they say he did not violate the state regulation. 5 investigates reported in may the board of registration temporarily suspended him practitioners examine patients and issue marijuana certificates in his name. in one case the patient was the man charged with hitting and killing trooper thomas clarty in march. the state has two opposing sets of marijuana regulations and one does give authority to nurse practitioners. there is no word on what will happen with the suspension. >> ben: a man convicted in the

sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. sera congi was there when his family delivered powerful impact statements. >> the heart of our family was ripped out. reporter: through tears rebecca prowdy tells a packed courtroom about her brother, the army veteran shot and killed in 2012. >> he truly was the light of our lives. our hearts have per been darker. reporter: he served two tours of duty in afghanistan and was murdered i parking garage. >> he had protected our country and was on his way of protecting us further by becoming a policeman and keeping his community safe. reporter: castillo was convicted of first degree murder last week four years after the crime. he had fled to the dominican republic where he was captured. a judge imposed a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of

incident that occurred results with people going home with perhaps some black eyes and split lips. it is the introduction of a handgun which turns what would have been an unpleasant experience to a tragedy. reporter: castillo's family says they feel terrible and an appeal is in the works. they should have been able to argue the shooting was in heather: major change for boston school students. tommy chang is considering a reconfiguration of el men tree are -- elementary and high school. elementary through 6th grade and high school through seventh grade. it could help the decline in bps enrollment. >> we see a decline in boston public schools enrollment at the fifth grade level. fifth grade is where many

i'm sure it has a significant role to play. heather: the idea will be in the bps facility's master plan which will be submitted on october 5th. >> ben: no middle school? heather:interesting. >> ben: well, i disliked middle school strongly, but interesting. the latest on violent crime in the u.s. heather:the decrease that shows improvement over >> ben: and a confession of a gunman. the new information we learned from his family. and in your health -- heather:from broken back to standing straight. how this balloon is helping

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you're watching newscenter 5 at 5:30. >> ben: a big development in the mall masacre in washington state. the suspect now confessing to the murders and we are learning more from his family including possible warning

accused of killing five people in a washington mall appearing in court today. >> do you understand the charges? >> yes, your honor. reporter: facing five counts of first degree murder. the suspect's parents facing reporters outside of court. >> our son has had mental health issues that we have been trying to work on with him. reporter: according to charges documents the suspect confessed to gunning down four women and one man as they were shopping inside the macy's at the cascade mall an hour outside of seattle on friday night. >> i heard four shots, pop, pop, pop. reporter: she was hoping to identified her son from surveillance images. saturday evening when he was arrested after a near 24-hour manhunt police found him in plain sight near his home. >> he said nothing.

reporter: neighbors said she feared the alleged shooter seen here posing with firearms on his my space. >> we had no interring as when you talked to him he grunted or didn't say anything. reporter: they conducted search warrants on the property looking for more clues authorities are looking for a motive. the suspect's father said he recently had a falling out with his son and the two had an early dinner together the night of the shooting. heather: there is a rise in violent crime. nearly 45,000 more homicides were committed in 2015 than the year before. that amounts to a 4% increase nationally. the fbi says that is lower than the peak levels in the 1990s. in massachusetts the violent crime rate is down by 4%. heather:heavy rains in the

>> ben: several rivers and streams and spots being watched closely. that system is heading our way, right, harvey 1234. harvey: you can see it behind me and you can see showers in portions of new york and pennsylvania. i will let you know the time line and how it will affect

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issues. a cable broke loose, but it has broken down frequently. repair had are expected to be over this month, but they are taking longer than expected will . heather:out west a wildfire growing in california. this is called the sawmill fire and it has now spread over 1500 acres. the flames first broke out yesterday forcing dozens of people to evacuate their homes. right now the fire is about 20% contained. investigated. >> ben: thousands in iowa's second largest city have evacuated homes and businesses as they brace for severe flooding there. they ask people along the swollen cedar rapids to leave. the river is expected to crest sometime tomorrow morning. heather: meanwhile, we have rivers drying up around here. our severe drought continues. we need something to put a

buster on the way? harvey: eventually, but it will take multiple, multiple rain events for that to take place. i did want to breng you up-to-date on where we are at in the tropics. obviously i don't see us getting a tropical storm or hurricane. that's one of the ways these droughts do break. so far that's not in the cards. we are up to matthew if it becomes a tropical storm. there are chances it will develop into a tropical depressin it may affect a portion of the caribbean and the possible tracts it could take. we will see how well developed it is, and either a deep southern track or then may take a loop north late this week. if that happens it could take a track like that. we'll keep an eye on this one as it is likely to develop as we get deeper into this week. in the meantiming for us it is just the high, thin clouds that you are seeing.

yeah it was a chilly start, but they are the ones that will get us. it is not tonight. we are not talking until about 4:00 a.m. it will start to move into the worcester hills. it will last for a good few hours and then slide offshore. when we get to late morning or early afternoon it sends it to the south shore or the keap where it may linger there longer. yeng around toward southeastern mass and the cape is where they could be. then some improvement will come in from the northwest to the southeast, though it may not clear in southeastern mass and the cape. after that it will get more complicated as i will show you in a moment. the temperatures in the 60s around the region now. that's a far cry from the way it was early this morning. over the next 12 hours we will drop to the upper 50s in boston. look at this morning.

-- bedford. 34 on the vineyard. boston was 48 and the coldest it has been in over like four months. here is a look at boston and you are starting to see the high, thin cirrus clouds. tonight will not be as cool not only in boston, but surrounding areas. we are awaiting the arrival of this the chances are low and they increase in the wee hours of the morning. medium by midday and then low as we go through the afternoon hours. the sun will pop out and the temperatures can move into the 70s. it will be a very different feel to the today. wet in the morning tomorrow and then look at the string of days here where the winds are

northeast. it will keep clouds in eastern mass and risk of drizzle and intermittent rain. there could be a couple waves of low pressure that will try to move up. there will be a damp pattern, but not a wet weather. there is a better chance of getting steadier showers and then the pattern should start to break down later this be prepared for morning commute. >> a new rule will keep the ages of hollywood stars off the website. they are websites used by entertainment employers to remove the date of birth from profiles if requested to do so. the screen actors guild supports the law saying it will halt age discrimination.

prevent anything. >> ben: at the movies, star power. denzel washington is carrying the magnificent seven to the top. with $35 million in sales it comes in as one of the biggest openings forever. sully rounds it out to the top three. >> a lot of good movies in the theaters. need to start checking them off. to repair broken backs. >> ben: how this outpatient procedure is helping people. ed: it could be a game changer as hillary clinton and donald trump are getting ready to face-off. the five things you should be watching for in tonight's presidential debate. nearly two dozen cats removed from a home and now they say the house is unfit for cats or humans. and he thought it was so nice

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. heather:your health tonight, it is addictive and it is harmful to our health, but new research suggests nicotine could prevent beige -- brain aging. they gave the nicotine to mice, not humans, and reduced signs of neuro degeneration. but researchers say nicotine results in so many health problems. any possible benefits of nicotine would likely be canceled out. >> ben: it is time for your flu shots. a new vaccine is available for people 65 years and older. it has an added chemical to help it work better.

those with an egg allergy. there are vaccines against four strains of flu. previously it is three strains. doctors remind us to take the time to be vaccinated. >> it is really important for people to take the flu vaccine as early in the season as they can. it takes at least two weeks for anti--bodies to show up after the vaccine has been given. the sooner you take the vaccine the sooner you will be protected. >> if for some reason you cannot get vaccinated until later in the season, still make sure you g when you can as it is better late than never. heather: standing up after falling down. for some that can be a real challenge especially if they have suffered a fracture in their back. the outpatient procedure uses a small balloon to help some people get on their feet again. >> i can walk and there is no pain. reporter: john is up and about now and that is a miracle for a man who just a few months

it was very bad. >> he hopes time after a fall would help him heal, but the pain only got worse. the x ray revealed two broken bones in his back. >> he came in hunched over and in a wheelchair. >> dr. michael conley is a pain specialist. he has seen a lot of patients like john with cracked bones in the vertebrae that start to compress and collapse. the pain can be staying home and not doing things and they don't take deep breaths as well and it can be a rapid, downward spiral. >> dr. conley scheduled john for a minimally invasive outpatient procedure to repair the fracture in his spine. >> the concept of this procedure is to put a balloon inside to line the end plates back up. >> the balloon restores the

dr. conley to insert a toothpaste-like bone cement. >> it is 50% higher than it was before. >> the procedure itself can take just 30 minutes. >> the patients are only on their bell looy a short time. then i see them two weeks later and nobody is talking to me. >> but for john it is something he will never forget. >> it is unbelievable. i never thought i would go walk out the same day with a cane and very relieved of pain. >> what a breakthrough. he performed this low risk procedure on about 800 patients. some had complications like heart disease or supplemental oxygen. they say it improves a person's overall health. and it makes perfect sense.

>> ben: another celtics legend ready to hang them up and bruins star hanging armed for a longtime. >> now on newscenter 5. heather:the night is finally here. donald trump and hillary clinton one on one. reporter: the keys to victory for each candidate. and then new at 6:00. reporter: the mood in new hampshire is now key. >> no distress call and no sign of his mother. reporter: the growing mystery after a man is rescued at sea. harvey: nice now, but turning wet before too long and i reporter: and a school rocked by allegations of racism. >> from boston's news leader this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 6:00. reporter: the country is deeply divided along political lines, but people will bree coming together in three hours. the count down is now on to the first presidential debate. as many is a 100 million americans will tune in.

folks. ed: and the stakes couldn't be higher. newscenter 5's emily reimer has our team coverage and she is at hofstra university right now. reporter: ed and heather, that's where it will all play out, in that debate hall. donald trump and hillary clinton one on one. let's talk about what will happen. tonight's debate, 90 minutes long, no commercials. this debate will be divided into six 15-minuteeg direction, achieving prosperity and securing america. the moderator will begin each segment with a question and the candidates will each have two minutes to respond. they will also get 10 minutes of open debate and discussion. >> his biggest hurdle is do voters see him as the ex-president of the united states. that means two things. does he go after hillary clinton in a personal way and

nasty way that blows back on him and benefits her? number two, does he have the policy chop? believe me, trust me, big league is not going to cut it in this debate when you talk about national security and how to get people better jobs and bigger paychecks. he needs details. >> she needs to be authentic and not scripted. sometimes in these forums and in public appearances she comes off like a grandmother at a taylor swift concert. she is pretending she is comfortable and pretending she knows theds reporter: clinton won the coin toss and she gets the first question. here are five things to watch tonight. the first one is which donald trump shows up? during the primary debate he was unpredictable. he could be come pat tiff and quick with personal attacks and other times subdued and could i yet. keep -- and quiet. keep an eye on that. and will clinton be herself?