>> now on newscenter 5 -- reid: saluting big papi. the surprises revealed for his final regular season game at fenway. and the special honor from the team. mike: this cool, damp weather is sticking around. how long before the sun returns here. and the danger from a monster storm in the caribbean nichole: trump's taxes. his reaction to new questions about how much he's paid. and how his supporters are trying to spin it. >> from boston's news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 5:00. reid: bidding farewell to big papi. the red sox honoring david ortiz before his final regular season game at fenway. good evening. good to have you with us. i'm reid lamberty.

family, friends and former teammaters joined in the celebration of the 10-time all-star and 3-time world series champion. newscenter 5's mike lynch joins us from the newsroom, lynchie? mike: hi, nichole, everyone. big papi spread love throughout his career -- which is not over, by the way. charlie baker, the governor, david ortiz be, mayor marty walsh was there. two hall of famer's, tim rice and they also announced that number 34 will be retired this year. and then the red sox trotted out so many of his teammate, from 2004, 2007, 2013. we saw manny ramirez with a new coif.

from the man, big papi himself. >> for last -- for last, i want to thank all of you, the fans. thank you. thank you so much. thank you so much. all of you. yeah! mike: it was one of those it goes from moments in boston sports history. we will be back with more, including the patriots, and a little while. nichole: newscenter 5's diane cho continues our coverage of big papi's farewell from live outside fenway park. diane? diane: it's a day in history these red sox fans will never forget and had to be part of. >> can't miss it

it's a really big game. >> papi's last day. you have to be here. diane: the 3-time world series champion plays in his final regular season game of his career at fenway. >> he represents everything the city is about. : celebrations continue inside the stadium, fans who grew up watching the team say today is a day filled with mixed emotions. >> happy to have had seen him play for the sox as long as he has, but yeah, we're definitely going to miss him when he's gone. >> i went to the 100th anniversary game. one last time. diane: we're live at fenway tonight. i'm diane cho, wcvb newscenter 5 . nichole: we have a special graphic on our wcvb facebook page right now that you can share to say thanks to big papi. while you're there, tell us

reid: following breaking news out of foxboro, estate trooper -- a state trooper it by a wrong way driver near gillette stadium live images from the scene. he was hit by a motorcycle driving the wrong way. it's unclear how bad his injuries were. we will keep you updated. and of course, to gillette right now where, for different reasons, a much more depressing scene. first time in more than two decades at home falling to the , bills, 16-0. going to the highlights. tie finds lashawn mccoy. the bills have an early 7-0 lead. the patriots started jacoby brissett at quarterback with jimmy garoppolo being deactivated pregame. it was a long day for the patriots rookie as he was hit , and pressured all game. patriots shut out for the first

nichole: adding to the defeat the drizzly day we're having. ,the big question -- when will the sun finally return? mike wankum joins us with the answer. mike: it will be a slow process to get the sun in here. a lot of gray skies out here, but not much showing up on radar. the drizzle is too light and this cloud deck, by the way is just too low. we have high pressure that will keep the circulation damp. we will probably get some rain out of it. temperatures have gone nowhere today. it's pretty overcast. what you have seen the last couple of days, it will continue to go on tonight. this is a monstrous storm. still category four. it was a five friday night. drops down a little bit, but not

concerned with. 80 i think we will be aligned line with the cuba, coming in as a category three or category four storm. we are talking about this late into the day tuesday, heavy rain and wind your it we will talk about where we'll go after that and how it may impact the east coast in a few moments. reid: all right, commitment 2016: have we seen the october surprise in the race for the white house? a front page story in the new york times claiming donald trump could have transformed nearly a billion dollars in losses into huge tax benefits. nichole: the candidate himself trying avert attention from the report lobbing new attacks at , hillary clinton. abc's mary bruce has the latest from washington. mary: this morning, "the new york times" reporting donald trump could have avoided paying federal income taxes for years. records sent anonymously to "the

dollar loss, the result of the wreckage of his casino, airline business, and the new york plaza hotel. he could have avoided paying federal income taxes for at least 18 years. trump did not deny it. ms. clinton: they showed that he did not pay any federal income tax. now. his campaign saying that mr. trump is a highly skilled businessman who has the responsibility to pay no more tax than required. ms. clinton: if not paying taxes makes him smart, what does that make the rest of us? mary: trump has refused to release his taxes until a routine audit is completed.

will release it. there is no rush. why is there a rush? ms. clinton: it's probably true he has not paid a penny in taxes to support our military or that or schools. reid: 5 investigates has learned the superintendent of wilmington schools was recently arrested for driving under the influence. the state police arrested mary delai in august 25 in salem. delai has been the superintendent in wilmington since 2014. the wilmington school committee tells newscenter 5 they are aware of the situation and will address it at an executive dr. the cape where two people are dead from this crash in yarmouth. it happened around 10:30 last night on buck island road. police say two vehicles crashed head on. the victims have been identified as 22-year-old caroline liberty and 56-year-old thomas ardan. a third person is seriously hurt. anyone who may have witnessed the crash is asked to contact police.

woman stealing from a liquor store in wrentham. police are asking for your help to identify this woman. surveillance video shows her stealing from wampum corner liquors on south street. anyone who recognizes her is asked to contact wrentham police. two lowell men under arrest on drug charges. four children were in the home during the bust. police say they found a large amount of what's believe to be heroin during a search of an apartment on cross street. they say they also found cash and more than a dozen cellphones. 31-year-old frederic facing drug-trafficking charges. reid: a 5k to honor marathon bombing victim krystle campbell. 150 runners and walkers took off for the finish line this morning, at massbay community college. campbell was an alumna of the college, and proceeds from the race will go toward scholarships in her name. the race, now in its 4th year, started as a kids run. the school's president says now the grown-ups are doing their

help others. the scholarship money will help students attend college you might otherwise not be able to. reid: stoneham native jonathan principato won the race with a time of 18 minutes and 37 seconds. last year's race raised more than $14,000 for the krystle campbell scholarship fund. nichole: next on newscenter 5 at 5:00 -- the search for answers in that deadly train crash in new jersey. reid: the obstacle ntsb investigators are dealing with tonight and the progress that has been made. nichole: >> monday morning on the eye, we swipe plastic for everything. >> there are three things you should never put on credit

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reid: breaking news out of foxboro at this hour. a state trooper hit near gillette stadium. these are pictures sent to us from the scene. the trooper was hit by a motorcyclist driving the wrong way on route one. presumabea patriots game. there is no word on how bad his injuries are. nichole: at least 90 people are hurt in an explosion at this cafe in southern spain. this happened saturday night in the small town of malaga, a popular tourist destination. the impact collapsed walls and counters in the cafe hurting several people inside. five were seriously hurt. investigators believe gas leak may have caused the blast. reid: from a tonight in the investigation into the deadly train crash in new jersey

hurt. so far, one data recorder has been recovered. but the damage from that crash is so severe, it's still not safe to get another key clue. that would be the second recorder. while the ntsb waits to get access to more of the wreckage investigators are interviewing more witnesses and reviewing multiple videos. >> our objective is, as always, to not just find out what happened, but why it happened so we can prevent it from happening again. reid: christie spoke about the crash on the sunday political shows saying there were several , possible reasons as to what caused the crash such as engineer error, a medical emergency, or a mechanical failure. but he said people should let the ntsb do their work and not jump to conclusions. nichole: to central florida where flash flooding made for a dangerous situation on the roads. look at this. the scene in orlando overnight. you can see a parking lot near a shopping center quickly flooded stranding cars in the water. more rain forecasted there

and i guess this is completely separate from hurricane matthew? mike: completely separate. completely different things. very heavy rains, which brings up a good point. one of the big dangers my hurricane is heavy rain. i think we will be hearing about damage in that area. you see the center of it. this is very well-defined. a category four storm. winds are about 100 miles per hour. this is drifting across the west. it should begin a northerly current. here is the timeline. a category four storm with 130 mile per hour wins cutting across haiti and cuba. this is why i'm concerned about the heavy rain.

rain falling. in addition, very strong winds. where does it go after that? it makes its way into the bahamas. this is a category storm. friday, it is just off the coast of florida. that puts it in a position where we want to keep a very close eye on what is happening. we bring all of the computer track where it is going to go. you see consistency. we have a good handle on what is going to happen. after that the computer models begin to diverge. we call it a spaghetti plot. sometimes they go all over the place and it looks like a plate of spaghetti. here is the trends. it is pushing offshore little bit. it's a long way out there. keep in mind this is a possibility.

the computer models lean that direct him. not guarantee, but lean that way. there is a long duration event, a long way away. it could continue a long time. a long time for the sun to come out. last night we had that beautiful rain. that's the kind of rain that we need. soaking rain. now we look off to the west . it's wrapping round of big low-pressure system. that low pressure is continuing to circulate in the upper atmosphere. as you look over the harbor right now, gray skies and rain falling against night. watch for visibility to reduce later on tonight. mid-50's.

temperatures for today. very little movement going on. some of these temperatures down to the south near the ocean, why? the ocean is warmer than the area is right now. what does the forecast look like tonight? patchy drizzle, fog. tomorrow, looks like we will be dealing with mostly cloudy skies, perhaps an afternoon shower and that will probably be more in the afternoon and inland areas. in the afternoon. these -- the day starts gray. on tuesday, slow clearing taking place. it will take us mostly through the afternoon before the skies finally clear out of here and when they do, we get sunshine and when the sunshine comes up, look at that. temperatures warming to around 70 degrees. looking very nice. as far as matthew was concerned,

until next week. we will keep an eye on it as it moves toward the east coast. reid: thank you, mike. a royal road trip coming to an end in canada. will and kate are back in england today, after an 8-day trip. the duke and duchess of cambridge trekking to a remote island on their last day. it wasn't easy getting there . they needed a plane, bus and canoe to tour a newly built hospital. at the movies this weekend, tim burton's latest film takes the top spot. "miss peregrine's home for peculiar children" took in mor in its opening weekend. the 20th century fox film is adapted from ransom riggs' fantasy novel. "deepwater horizon" came in second place followed by the "magnificent seven." nichole: in germany, a scolding and a selfie for arnold schwarzenneger. -- arnold schwarzenegger.

breaking the rules at a train station in munich. a police officer stopped him and his body guard for riding bikes along the platform. police say he apologized, and then offered to take a picture with the officer. schwarzenegger then walked out of the station pushing his bike. reid: if it had been you or me,

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depression and antidepressant medication use. danish researches studied more than one million women ages 15 to 34. they found women who used contraceptives had an 80% increased risk for depression over those who did not use contraceptives. the numbers were higher for adolescent girls. now to a recall involving baby food. sammy's milk baby food could contain the deadly cronobacter bacteria. the company says products with expiration dates of november 2016 to august 2018 should not sometimes fatal blood infections, and meningitis. customers should return the product for a refund. reid: a major outage kept some netflix users from a saturday of binge-watching. that it claims why my kids were in such bad moods last night. video streaming service is fully restored. whew. netflix was shut down for several hours yesterday world

it was bad timing for netflix. the service had just released a batch of new movies. my gosh, what are you going to do? what can we do? what are we going to do? we could watch regular tv? nichole: next at 5:30 -- tracking hurricane matthew. reid: the preparations underway in jamaica as they prepare to get hit. then in your health, using small balloons to repair broken backs. how this outpatient procedure is helping people walk again. nichole: plus, a big break about to make these three local teens pop superstars. mike: if we have to deal with all of this cloud cover, i wish it would just rain instead of this body drizzle. i will show you you when it does

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>> this is an editorial by wcvb channel 5 president and general manager bill fine. mr. fine: last week, our region made it into the national news cycle with this disturbing video. a new hampshire mom lies passed out on the floor of a retail store in lawrence, massachusetts as her confused toddler tries to wake her. paramedics administer narcan to reverse the effects of a presumed opioid overdose. it is a shocking video, even for all of us well-aware of the tragedy of the opioid crisis. last week, 5 investigates kathy curran exposed how suboxone has become the drug of choice in bay state jails and prisons. small strips, easily passed, seen here in this security video are hidden in cards, letters,

in the past 18 months, more than 300 inmates tested positive for the drug. and months ago, karen anderson first showed us the in the open tragedy of drug addiction along the part of mass ave known as "methadone mile." she's returned to the front lines of the opioid battle, meeting new members of mayor walsh's neighborhood engagement team, whose goal is to help people find needed health services in an area the city has now renamed "recovery road". but it will take more than a new name to change the painful truth facing our state and nation. armed with narcan, first-responders are getting better and better at helping people survive opioid overdoses, yet the growing death-toll in the bay state, averaging 2000 this year, shows we're losing ground. wcvb has been proud to partner with the massachusetts department of public health in the struggle to end opioid addiction and battle the stigma that can keep people from seeking treatment. our parent company, hearst television, is joining broadcasters, lawmakers and drug abuse experts, nationwide, to

at stopping this epidemic which now claims 78 lives in the united states every single day. we will continue to chronicle the struggle. too much is at stake for us to lose this battle. the next generation is watching and they are depending on all of us. >> from boston's news leader- this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 5:30. of breaking news from foxboro, a state trooper hit by a wrong-way driver near gillette stadium. state police tell us the trooper was hit by a motorcycle driving the wrong way on route 1. the trooper is being taken to the hospital. it's unclear how bad the injuries are. nichole: also happening right now, david ortiz is playing his final regular season game at fenway. the red sox honored him with a ceremony before the game. they announced that big papi's number 34 will be retired next season.

trump's new tax questions. clinton appeared at a church in charlotte, north carolina today, two weeks after the police shooting of a black man sparked nights of violent protests. "the new york times" reports trump may have avoided paying federal income taxes for 18 years by claiming a 900 million dollar loss in 1995. nichole: mike wankum joins us now. a drizzly day today. when we break out of this? mike: before we break out. look the high temperature in the low temperature difference is just three degrees and are high temperature is nine degrees below where we should be. for those warm days, this is the payback. really welcome. our next batch of showers is out

be a slow process. it's not one of those days where you wake up and say, wow. we start the day with gray skies. and showers off to the west. we will talk more about the timeline of the showers, the sun shines, and the tropics in just a few moments. reid: mike, thank you. the big story in the caribbean, bracing for hurricane matthew. u.s. citizens are being told to get out of certain areas if they can. abc's ben kennedy reports, it's especially bad for o ben: the calm before the storm. the people of jamaica preparing for the arrival of hurricane matthew. for days now, this has been the sound in the street -- residents boarding up windows and stocking up on supplies. >> unbelievable. you name it. every imaginary thing.

: the government also preparing and watching the massive storm. right now, matthew has a track by several island nations, including haiti, which could take a direct hit. the u.s. is already advised americans to leave if possible. watches and warnings are in effect across the region. people in cuba are praying for the storm to move away and boarding up a church badly damaged a hurricane sandy in 2012. back in are struggling to keep shelves stocked. have you been selling out of water and bread? >> bread. ben: when the bread comes in, it's gone. >> unbelievable. ben: out on the water, the waves are already kicking up and the fisherman are in dock until the storm passes. while we wait in kingston, jamaica, it's still not clear

have directly on the u.s. officials just want to get the message out early to make sure americans are ready. ben kennedy, jamaica. reid: there's a new memorial to the crew of a cargo ship that was lost at sea. the tribute to the el faro has been unveiled in portland, maine. several crew members had ties to new england. right now, the ntsb is going over more than 26 hours of data recovered from the ship's data recorder. nichole: right now, authorities are investigating a suspicious destroyed after a one alarm fire at an abandoned water park. firefighters say one of it's buildings was engulfed in flames around midnight last night. no one was inside the building, and there were no injuries. witnesses saw the fire through the woods. >> i looked up the hill. the next thing you know, i was like, oh, my god, the woods are on fire. we called it in, watched everything escalate. nichole: firefighters it took hours to put out the flames. they say overgrown plants made

it's unclear just how the fire started but it is suspicious. to peabody now, where one person was hurt when a car crashed into a home early this morning. this happened on central avenue and tremont street. the extent of the person's injuries are not known. the building inspector was called to look at structural damage to the home. police are investigating. reid: all right, still out ahead -- three teenagers out of quincy the girl group hoping to become

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>> you are watching wcvb newscenter 5 at 5:30. >> ? we are we are still the best ? nichole: you may not know them now. but you probably soon will. the local group is called 3-d. reid: newscenter 5's mary who are poised to hit it big in hollywood. >> ? on the playground i can do what i wanna ? mary: they call themselves 3-d, three young solo artists who have merged their talents that are ready to hit the big time.

all part of the group. the ladies, aged 13 and 14, got along so well, the producer realized the young ladies might be the trio you was looking for. >> i want them to be like destiny's child or tlc. mary: that was months ago. for the girls, there was initial skepticism until they got together and recorded. >> ? ? >> we are like sisters, we're so close. it has been easy working together. >> we tried to give each other advice and critique each other. mary: making it in the music industry is much like training for the olympics. hours and hours of rehearsal six days a week. he knows what it means to make a hit. he has managed a lot of groups,

lfo. and after a recent trip to los angeles, he is convinced that 3-d is on the brink of their first big break. >> we showcased them for the president of disney. he just stopped halfway through the first song. he said, if you want a record deal, you have one. >> it makes you feel and we met such cool people and i feel like this is going to go big. i'm really excited. mary: going big is not just about a good voice. it's a whole package, from the look to choreography to original songs written specifically for them. >> i have two partners at a los angeles production company. they have written songs for justin bieber, beyonce.

ambassadors and he says the girls have a lot to say about how they look, what they think, and the image they want to project. shows what they are fun and upbeat. we keep it age-appropriate. mary: i mary saladna, wcvb newscenter 5. nichole: bright future. reid: we will be on the lookout. nichole: mike wankum has your work week forecast next. he's looking at when we'll see the sun again. reid: talking some sports. the pats should out for the first timefi the outside corporate interests bankrolling question two are trying to deceive you. here's the truth: every time a new charter school opens,

which means real cuts to our kids - in arts, technology, ap classes, pre-school, bus service and more. that's why question two's opposed by the massachusetts pta and school committees all across the state.

nichole: five kilometers to honor fallen police officers in new hampshire. reid: runners in manchester, paying tribute to officers killed in the line of duty. the 10th annual footrace for the fallen, starting outside the manchester police department this morning. today marking forty years since officer ralph miller died in the line of since officer michael briggs was killed on the job. the police chief, paying tribute to both families. >> it's a difficult month for manchester pd and i would assume law-enforcement as well. this is a perfect opportunity for us to remember those who have sacrificed and to never forget the families. reid: the proceeds from the race go right back into the community. the money raised each year is given to the manchester police athletic league, which offers sports programs to kids. nichole: everybody out there not letting this dreary weather stop

to warm up. because it's cold out there, mike. but at least it is dry. we will take drive. mike: we needed a change. we got the rain yesterday. the low temperatures close to the high temperatures. it did not get very warm. it did not get very cold. we have a big deck of clouds over top of us. just a few thousand feet. we will be into crystal those low clouds and maybe patchy fog as we talk about the overnight hours. there are showers to the west. this will be moving in tomorrow afternoon. tomorrow, you will start the day pretty much like today. there is a little bit of a chance -- opportunity we should say, of showers. tomorrow, a jacket might be a good idea. pretty cool out there. then as we had through the afternoon, there will be spot showers.

tomorrow will be a little bit warmer. maybe, just maybe there might be a little brightness in the sky. here's the way the map looks tomorrow morning. a lot of gray skies. by the time we get to late afternoon, we are starting to see some showers developed off to the west. these will try to develop eastward. i think the biggest concentration will be inside 495. we saw one to two inches of rain yesterday. it was all beneficial stuff. the skies tuesday. so, i about those high temperatures tomorrow? if we get a little sunshine, i think a few places will get close to the 70 degree mark. you see what is going to happen. we have the gray skies. when the sun comes out, it's warming nicely. the south shore, a little warmer

look for the slight possibility of an afternoon shower. as far as the cape is concerned, i think the chances for rain are pretty limited. there will be patchy drizzle going on for most of the day. how much rain are we talking about? not much. if we are lucky, we might get a third of an inch. it is an interesting weather set up. we did get rain yesterday. up 707 inch. we're keeping a very close eye on the tropics. hurricane matthew with maximum sustained winds of 145 miles per hour. looks like a category three or category for storm. right now, most of the models

this far out we have to he pay close i, but nothing will happen until next weekend. we will talk about the first part of this week. and tuesday, it is still clear, as we talked about. a lot of gray skies in the morning. we actually get a little blue sky moving in here and by evening, it is clearing away. with the clear skies and the cool overnight tempe as we head towards saturday, a good chance for showers, not associated with the hurricane, but sunday we are keeping a close eye just in case it starts to work up the coast. we will look at the possibilities of where it may be moving as it gets closer and closer to us. that is our forecast. i'm it meteorologist mike wankum. >> now mike lynch, with

throughout his career, big papi made many friends on and off the field, none more loyal are passionate than those on a nightly basis that fenway park. he was embraced and showered with love and distinction. members of his 2004, 2007, and 2015 championship teams came out. manny ramirez, always good to see him in a new do. of course, the man of the afternoon, the man of the entire weekend, the man of the season, big papi himself. >> i want to thank my mom. ok. i'm back. i want to thank you, mom, wherever you are. i love you so much and i miss you.

i want to thank all of you, the fans. [cheering] >> thank you. thank you so much. thank you very much. thank you. you guys are the best. yeah! mike l: and that was his dad, the bigger papi standing next to him. nothing going for them today. the last time -- the opening kickoff. watch. hesitation. oh, you've got to run. the patriots did complete a 90-yard pass. but that is pretty much the way things went. buffalo's first possession, they go to 65 yards.

remember, he sprained his thumb against the houston texans. jimmy grob not active today. a 14-0 game. the patriots crawl right back into it. all right, rob gronkowski. this is the first and only catchy had. i was people were wondering what is going on with gronk? they were activated, but they did not use them. the decision was made to not use jimmy today. >> [indiscernible] >> did you know yesterday if use going to play? >> he hit the inactives today. >> we hit ourselves. we've got to learn from this one and do better next game.

l: all right a jampacked sportscenter 5 og tonight. we will talk about the patriots and big papi and big papi's day and of course, a thrilling win i the united states team at the ryder cup. the passion and drama in that game. at that game's going, innings going, polls going. a lot of stuff going on here. nichole: all right, a lot to talk about. next in your health, using small balloons to repair broken backs.

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reid: to your health news tonight -- standing up after falling down. for older americans, it can be a painful challenge, especially if they've suffered a fracture in their back. nichole: newscenter 5's heather unruh tells us there is now an outpatient procedure using a small balloon to help some people get on their feet again. heather: john is up and months ago, spent every day in bed or this chair. >> he went from an eight to nine. it was very bad. heather: he hoped that time after a fall would help him heal. the pain only got worse. an x-ray revealed to broken bones in his back. >> he came and hunched over in a wheelchair. heather: he is a pain

like john with cracked bones in the vertebra that start to compressing collapse. the pain can be intense. >> it leads to people staying home, not doing things. they don't take deep breaths as well. it can be a rapid downward spiral, not just in pain, but their health. heather: dr. conway scheduled him for a minimally invasive outpatient procedure to repair the fracture in his spine. >> the concept loan the bone backup. heather: the balloon restores the height of the compressed bone and creates a space for bone-paste cement. >> we can see the height -- 50% higher than it was before. heather: the procedure it self takes only about 30 minutes. >> when i see them a week later,

it's not a big deal. heather: but for john, it is something he will never forget. >> i never thought i would go in crippled and in pain and walk out the same day with a cane and very relieved of pain. nichole: that was heather unruh reporting. dr. connelly says he's performed this low-risk procedure on about 800 patients. some had other complications like heart disease or supplemental oxygen. he says, medically-fragile patients often benefit the most from the procedure because it improves a person's overall health. reid: all right, speaking of arthritis pain, today may not be a good day for them. you feel it in your bones. mike: also, inside my house. 66 degrees. if it were summer, i would feel good. now i am saying, oh, cold. reid: might turn the heat on. mike: not at my house. [laughter]

thanks. reid: there's still more news to come tonight.

>> now on newscenter 5 -- nichole: breaking news outside gillette stadium. a state trooper hit by a motorcycle rushed to the hospital. the wrong way move police say the driver was making. reid: hong park. and the lasting tribute just announced. mike: this cool, damp weather is sticking around. how long before the sun returns here. and the danger from a monster storm in the caribbean. >> from boston's news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 6:00. nichole: we do begin with breaking his from foxborough, where a state trooper hit by a wrong-way driver near gillette stadium. reid: let's get to juli

juli: a really scary day here as people return to the cause of the game. witnesses say that it happened here on route 1. we want to show you photos we have. the trooper was directing northbound traffic. when he tried to stop an oncoming motorcyclist the wrong way, witnesses say that motorcyclist slipped off his bike. both the result a lot of blood. the trooper has been transported to boston medical center with potentially serious injuries. the good news is, he was conscious as he was transported in the ambulance. the motorcyclist was taken to beth israel. he is in state police custody and is expected to face charges. the severity of the motorcyclist's injuries are not