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the sox need three straight wins or their season is over. heather: i don't want it to end. lynchy says it feels like wint ear out thering harv. harvey: it is breezy and the temperatures are in the 50s and it feels chully yes, -- feels chillier. we still have wind gusts and with each passing our -- hour it will ease a little bit. it could be down by the end of the game. that's close to in boston you can see it is in the 40s. with clear skies and once the winds diminish the out lying areas are chillier. we have freeze watches and frost advisories everywhere except the immediate shoreline. you want to protect your plants. some will get down to the 30s
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>> ben: new england is dealing with strong, gusty winds. one wind pulled down a trees and wires on to a car. the road was closed while the mess was cleaned up. heather:and the crisis to cranberries is one of the crisis in the top food crop. todd kazakiewich takes a closer look. reporter: the fall cranberry harvest is in full swing and the effects o obvious at boggs like mann farms and buzzard bay. >> right now we have emptied the reservoirs. during the season there were scald issues. >> today liz beth warren to see how it is for herself. there are broader concerns for
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>> i want to know what i can do to be a good partner. reporter: many are turning to what they call dry harvest which is much more labor intensive and not as effective. >> there are not enough picking to be done. >> in buzzard's bay, todd kazakiewich, wcvb news sen fear 5. >> ben: speed is the man was driving his suv over 100 miles an hour when he crashed it. the driver failed to stop for police. three other cars were hit along the way sending two people to the hospital. let's check your first alert track on this monday holiday evening. you can tell it is a holiday. smooth going on this monday night.
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this price is so low. me eat my greens? no, just trying to save you some green. whaaat?! thousands of blue tags. thousands of low prices. my stop & shop. you're watching newscenter 5 at 5:30. heather: a 4-year-old flu flaw girl at the center of an amber alert has been found in tennessee. authoritiesauthorities say rebecca lewis is safe and the man accused of taking her is in custody. police were called after wes hogs was recognized at the hospital. rebecca's parents had an
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res res -- rescue. >> i want to get my daughter and bring her home to her brothers and sisters. >> thank you to everybody who helped us along the way. media, the fbi, everybody. we are glad he -- she is safe. >> i want to thank the whole polk county sheriff's office for doing the best job. thank you polk county. >> they say hogs was a with rebecca's family two years ago. >> the man accused of killing two police officers in palm springs will be arraigned tomorrow. he was heavily armed when he was arrested yesterday after a 12-hour standoff. felix shot the officers during a domestic disturbance call. they were killed and hundreds attended a vigil last night honoring both victims.
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>> service after last month's deadly crash and eight of the track ease opened. the remaining nine still need work and remain closed. investigators say the train was going 20 miles an hour. that's twice the speed when a crash killed one woman and injured more than a hundred people. heather:still to come, two popular ice cream products are >> ben: more problems with the samsung will. harvey: we know it is going to be a chilly night. it is late afternoon and the temperatures are only in the 50s and the air is so dry.
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>> ben: verizon is cutting jobs. the company is not specifying how many employees are being laid off, but a union spokesman says there could be thousands. they dismiss the report calling it an exaggeration, but company stores will have fewer workers. >> ben: after years of struggles, the trump taj mahal
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its owner blames a worker strike that has dragged on now for weeks. donald trump is not involved anymore and hasn't been since 2009. the 26-year-old taj mahal will shutdown after labor day and it will be the fifth casino to close over the last two years. heather:turkey hill is recalling 48-ounce containers of the dutch premium ice is inside. instead of chocolate they may have rocky road ice cream and that has almonds and eggs. they have been sold in stores across the country including all six new england states. no illnesses reported. heather: listeria is forcing a recall of products. no illnesses linked to the ice cream, but you can find more
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app. >> ben: samsung is adjusting the phone. they start smoking and catch fire. the replacement phones are reportedly doing the same thing. reporter: from minnesota -- >> have i a small indentation from where it happened. reporter: to kentucky. >> look over and my phone is on fire. >> have you have you, texas and even on the tarmac. >> it pops and sizzles. owners are reporting their replacement. >> notice the smoke pouring out of my pocket. it continued to smoke. >> pulled it up and i threw it on the floor. >> just last month they started a nationwide recall a ever reports -- after reports of 100 catching fire. the case involves the
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the company is, in the process of adjusting the note seven production schedule. we are working diligently to resolve the situation. >> we are working to make sure we can get to the bottom of this. >> the consumer product safety commission is the agency that sanctioned the recall confirms all cases are under review. >> at&t and verizon and t-mobile and sprint say they are n device. heather:all right, skiers, eyes to the screen. this is snow making and it is underway in killington-vermont. it is the first mountain in the eastern united states to host a event in 25 years. the snow making should go quickly as long as it stays
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about that. the machine can cover 80 ache you ares with 12 inches of fresh snow in hours. they are having fun too. >> ben: isn't is risky to host a smoke event in october? heather: it is extraordinary. harvey: you can accomplish a lot. we are only in the 50s and the air is very d above 23. we are set for a chilly night. we have foos advisories and freeze watches. why is this area left out? you have had it. right along the shoreline the temperatures may stay warm enough to avoid the frost and freeze. matthew has come and gone, and
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it is a tropical storm. however, it may look like it gains strength in the next couple days and it could take a move not far from bermuda several days from now. we will be keeping an eye on that. the rainfall we had yesterday was certainly enhanced by matthew even though the center of matthew was hundreds of miles south. there was a tropical winds be enhanced around the cape and island. these are the prolific rainfall amounts. boston picking up over 1.8 inches of rain. the wettest day in over a year and we all needed the rain and it was a steady rain. temperatures are in the 50s around the region with the sky so clear.
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tomorrow a pleasant day. light winds. not like the gusty breezes of today. average high 65 away from the shore. high pressure will be right over us. the next change is this front behind me here, but it looks like it will by -- it will be one of these starved for moisture. then thursday some increasing clouds as the frontro until thursday night. then we clear again on friday. temperatures in the stretch will be near to a little above average and slightly chillier weather for friday, friday night and early on saturday will the only real threat is coming through overnight on thursday night. it could be a weak front by saturday night, but doesn't
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like anything that will produce precipitation. pretty nice looking seven-day forecast. heather? heather:there are thousands of women taking part in the tough health plan 10k for women today will they were thrilled for the weather. it was gorgeous. the start and finish line near boston common. this is the 39th year for the race always held on columbus day. and we have a record breaker. drake is grabbing the most nominations. that beats the record held by, who else? michael jackson. some of the categories are artist of the year and favorite male artist. he never won at the ama. rihanna scoring several nominations and adele and justin bieber picking up five. you can watch it here on
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is it like a picture in your head and then you think i have seen it before? i used the word before which -- i'm remembering something! >> "finding for re" hits another --" finding dory" has joined the ks 1 billion -- $1 billion mile marker. the movie racked up $485 million. it makes it the biggest movie of the year. the seventh of all time. speaking of the movies "the girl on the train" took the top spot. i want to read that book. it brought in nearly $25 million in ticket sales followed by "ms. paragrin peculiar children." and "deep water horizon." heather: it is cooling down outside and less activities.
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professors. >> ben: the celebration to the campuses. let's check out what is coming up on newscenter 5 at 6:00. ed: paul ryan is refusing to defend him and they are calling on governorbacker to, quote, stand up to trump. sky high prescription drug costs are not just confined to an epipen. lower the cost of drugs that would lengthen her little boy's life. new hampshire troopers saving the day, the wedding day.
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>> ben: you may use facebook at work and we do here. there was a separate version for businesses and nonprofits and others called workplace. it is ad free and much like the regular version group chats and video calls and live video and news feed. employers have to pay to sign up, but facebook is offering it to schools and nonprofits at no cost. heather:children and stress. stress can impact the little ones like adults and parents should be able to look out for negative changes in behavior. withdrawal from favorite activities, sudden change in appetite, abandoning friendships , how your child interacts with others outside the home can indicate if
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lives. a good way for parents to tap into their child's behavior is communicating with each other with teachers and with coaches as well. and listen to your child. key words like angry or annoyed can be stress indicators. >> a new threat from hurricane matthew and scientists say there is so much standing water from florida to the carolinas. it could be a new breeding ground for the zika virus. most adult mosquito s who not have survived the wind gusts and thelo those that did survive will lay new eggs mere standing water and it will hatch and grow over the next week. heather:a new boston university study shows pepsi and coca-cola funded a hundred health organizations over the last five years. among them, the american diabetes association and the diabetes research foundation. the news is surprising given the well-known link between sugary drinks drinks and
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fund from the soda giant subjecting they are hampering efforts from health and nutrition. >> ben: two honored with nobel prize for economics. it earns them the high honor. reid ham better tee spoke with both of them. >> talks of winning a nobel prize are routine conversations. >> one doesn't expect it in ways. >> mit and harvard's oliver heart won the 2016 nobel prize in economics. >> in the last sieks years -- in the last six years it has been vary warding. >> the pair won this reward for their contributions to contract theory that helped shape everything from salary skins sen tiffs to ceo's to whether or not public services
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better publicly or privately owned. >> we don't think much about the label. that is economics doesn't have an opinion on the level. we don't have a stand whether it is too high or too low. >> they suggest the founders of companies should give up cash incentives for whyer control. for greater control. >> it is terrible. with my baby i am no longer in charge of it. >> hart members to be awarded the nobel prize. he is the fifth to win while a member of mit's member of economics. bragging rights for both men and institutions. reid lamberty, wcvb newscenter 5. >> ben: congratulations to them. more on the breaking news we have been bringing you. newscenter 5 at 6:00 gets started right now. ed: two suspects under arrest
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reporter: the answer the family is waiting for. >> down to the freezing mark for some tonight. one of the chilliest nights so far. ed: a mom on a mission. how she is taking on the drug company that could save her son's life. >> from boston's news leader this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 6:00. >> breaking news and police are now investigating how a driver ended up going the wrong direction on the it is unclear exactly how it happened, but the car was found facing westbound on the eastbound side at the newton corner exit. >> you know how heavy that cask is and it appears at least one other car was hit. the driver of the wrong way car was taken out on a stretcher and the accident scene is clear at this hour, but traffic is still backed up affected in that area. it is a holiday, but it is still uh of coursed it -- affected. heather:now a man and woman
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home invasion. this as we hear from the son of the surviving victim. >> heather and ed, the two arrests are obviously bringing a sense of relief to many of the elderly neighbors near the crime scene. the family who loved those two victims still absolutely devastated as they plan thomas hardy's funeral and support his 77-year-old widow. >> 48 hours later and six states away two people they were parked in a u haul on saturday at a wal-mart in virginia. >> the families are happy to see the arrests made. >> they allegedly stole a car and credit card. they believe hart and smith broke into 95-year-old thomas hardy's home and killed him and badly hurt his wife joanne gnaw. joanne gnaw.
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father, grandfather and friend they are saying thank you to everyone who had a part in this investigation. >> the district attorney's office and the state police and the orange police department and also the virginia police down there, they did a great job throughout the whole thing. >> the investigators haven't revealed a motive and what may have lead smith to the couple's home. but those who love thomas and joanne gnaw now agonizing over why it turned deadly. >> it is a shame it went down like it d he him any money if they just asked. if wasn't like that. reporter: newscenter 5 showed you an image on friday of a car that was similar to the one stolen from the couple's home. the station wagon has since been found in virginia as well. they are scheduled for fugitive from justice arraignment tomorrow and then back here to massachusetts as early as thursday. live in orange tonight, julie mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5.
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