closer to town it is 60 and worcester, plymouth that 58 and hyannis, nantucket i-57. temperatures will slowly have down into the 40's in boston, and skies will start to cloud over a little bit. the sunset just after 6:00 this evening. we will talk about the threat for rain and the latest on hurricane nicole, which is still a category b hampshire working to figure out if a toddler who died last week came in contact with fentanyl. the boy's stepfather faced a judge for the first time today on charges of endangering the welfare of a child and drug possession. police say leo witham found the 19-month-old unconscious last week in a hampton motel. he rushed the little boy right across the street to the fire department. police say they later found an open package of fentanyl and a bottle of prescription lorazapam in that room.

and we are contacting everyone we can. we are trying to go back at least 24 hours to find out who people had contact with. ed: police are still waiting on toxicology results for the little boy. family members were in court today, but did not speak. jc: new data shows substance abuse is the number one factor in child abuse and neglect cases in massachusetts. the herald reporting substance abuse was a factor in 30% of the nearly 48,000 reports of neglect investigated between march and september. it was in march that dcf started mandating social workers to track substance abuse in these specific cases. the data does not outline which specific substances were used. ed: hillary clinton campaigning in miami today and with 30 days left, she debuted a new supporter -- her husband's old running mate, al gore. newscenter 5's janet wu reports the former vice president

desperately needs voters to hear. janet: it's been a rocky relationship since they left the white house but now the stakes are too high for democrats. al gore came to miami to deliver two messages that hillary clinton believes will bring milennials to the polls for her next month. >> what i'm most excited is to be here with the foremost leaders in climate change, al gore janet: but the 2007 nobel peace prize winner had perhaps a more important message for those old enough to remember 2000 when hanging chads played a starring role. >> if you don't think your vote counts, does not matter, take it from me, your vote matters. you can use me as exhibit a of that truth. >> it came down to 500 vote difference between al gore and

election both in nh and florida either one could have given him the presidency and right now gary johnson is giving the clinton campaign fits janet: ralph nader's nearly 100,000 votes in florida and 10,000 votes in new hampshire still leave a bitter taste for democrats. but is libertarian gary johnson poised to play the same spoiler role for clinton? janet: as we get closer to election day, support for third parties drop off so johnson has been declining, and i expect him to continue to decline >> it's not only who do i want to be president, but who do i want to make sure is not president. janet: democrats are now worried too big of a gap between clinton and trump will be dangerous. with 28 days left, fringe supporters confident clinton will win could feel more comfortable gravitating towards johnson. ed: commitment 2016 coverage

hampshire between senator kelly ayotte and governor maggie hassan. both candidates on the economy. ed: he collected coins for years and tonight finally has what he saved for. a little vermont boy's incredible story of determination. jc: and a live look at first alert traffic -- a little bit slow building on the left side heading out of town. we are looking at mass pike tonight to 90 on looking at a slow ride, 30 minutes mass avenue to routes 3. it is still under a half hour to go from the upper deck to 128, and along the pike you can see the slowdown. further west it's more than a half-hour.

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continues for you right now on the wcvb app and wcvb.com. click on politics. juli: still to come, caught on camera -- a pickup truck hits protesters in nevada. ed: the demonstration that ended with a violent confrontation. aj: and we have quite weather going on right now. the latest on what's going on with nicole, and the next weather maker, which is causing

ed: caught on camera, a driver accused of plowing through a group of protesters in nevada, advocating for native american rights. some activists say the driver was racially motivated. a terrifying moment of the columbus protest, a truck plowing through a group of activists, reportedly hitting at least five, some demonstrators,: he racially motivated. the american rights against the observance of the columbus day holiday. as they marched on the street, a truck pulls up and you can hear the driver honking and revving the engine. #the crowd and people inside the vehicle appeared to argue and then you can hear words exchanged. in this video, some activists appear to be threatening the driver.

right through the crowd. witnesses say it appeared to be an intentional act. >> a very much arrived with an antagonistic behavior. ed: police report they have found the driver. >> he has been located, contacted, and we are doing an investigation as to what happened. ed: one woman had to be hospitalized, but will recover. the native american group involved in the rally is calling for police to file hate crime charges. jc: a new moo the government will soon be requiring new safety valves for apartment buildings and small businesses. the valves shut off the gas automatically when a line is ruptured. an associated press investigation found more than 270 accidents, dating back to 1968 that could have been prevented or made less dangerous by the valves. ed: the colors have gotten brilliant. aj: they really have.

he peak. harvey is getting his wish, loving the snow in north dakota. there's the storm system coming through and i will widen the view for you with some snow on the northern periphery of the system and there some trips over to the great lakes which is what we get tonight andou no precipitation from this first batch -- the second batch moves in on thursday -- no snow this time for us. mostly clear overhead right now and it's a beauty out there. let's talk about what's happening in the tropics --

miles per hour, still a category one but expected to intensify. the timeframe looks like the largest impact will be felt tomorrow afternoon through tomorrow evening and a good portion of wednesday night into thursday. by thursday afternoon, it looks like things are starting to live out slowly. most of the first half of thursday at all of wednesday looks like a serious situation down there as the very close to or just to the west of the island of bermuda. a westerly passive be the worst case because it not only brings in the wind but the forward speed. a hurricane warning has been posted for bermuda. these are water temperatures and you need 80 degrees are better for a storm to maintain or intensify. water temperatures are above that 80 degree mark for his trip to the review the area.

have through the next 24-36 hours. right now, easterly wind in a falling barometer with an area of low pressure in the form of clouds overnight. right now, after a chilly start we have recovered nicely. concord at 65, mel washington at 50 -- that sounds cool but it is milder air come. we have some pockets of 30's in colder areas but i don't think we will drop to near freezing at all as high pressure slowly starts to head out. we give way to the clouds on and off through tomorrow, no precipitation. the next storm system doesn't arrive until tuesday. as we take you through future

day, and then the clouds begin wednesday into thursday, mostly cloudy skies on thursday with a spec or two of drizzle but the lion's share of shower activity will be later in the day and it won't be a whole lot, maybe a 10th of an inch and that's about it. a nice day tomorrow, a bit milder and into the 60's, lower 70's on are back to sunshine for friday. the weekend right now looks beautiful -- we will hang onto the dry weather with the next chance for rainfall probably not until tuesday of next week. ed: this extremely rare blue diamond could be yours for an estimated $15 million to $25 million. the cartier ring has been named the blue sky diamond it holds an

sothebys auction house says it will go on sale in next month in geneva. jc: after decades of stops and starts, rising on the site of weymouth naval air station, shut down since the 90's. it's an ambitious development that will transform the area. >> this 1500 acre site has been the target of development 1997. >> it is finally happening. >> we made up with the head of the development company, which the navy once used to to build blimps. company has big plans, really big. almost 4000 homes, and entertainment district, a sports facility, thousand acres of open land, at 6 million square feet of commercial space.

have our own on-site commuter rail station and we are able to get to downtown boston and 20 minutes. >> now union point has landed his first major tenant, at dutch robotics firm, which will build a 300,000 square-foot complex over the next couple years with hundreds of jobs to follow. but some had already into the idea. >> i said i love this place. >> about 700 people live here already, pioneers in this new suburban frontier with more homes going up by the day. >> it's amazing, condos, houses, the over 55 community -- it's great. there's going to be a community within itself. jc: also tonight, shayna seymour learns why new kid jordan knight

playgrounds. recycled boston, chronicle at 7:30. ed: a happy ending tonight to a story we first brought to you this past spring. the vermont boy saving pennies to get a service dog finally has one tonight. 8-year-old aiden heath started saving when he was 4. he needed to come up with $15,000 to afford a service dog to help him monitor his type-one diabetes. after his story made national headlines, money came pouring in. a chocolate lab named angel was trained and for the first time yesterday the pair were united. aiden and angel are now getting to know each other and aiden's mom says he is over the moon. jc: how great is that? amazing that dogs can sense when sugar goes low.

ed: new research finds americans are changing. jc: and coming up at 6:00, i case dropped in the braintree police evidence scandal but a former drug suspect is facing new charges. what led to his arrest a couple weeks after being set free. jc: take a look. orange you curious about what's floating in fort point channel? what these humanoids are supposed to represent supposed to represent heather: and one local police department is not clowning

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and tell your health tonight, the u.n. health agency is taking aim at sugary drinks in an effort to fight obesity, diabetes and even tooth decay. the world health organization recommended today that countries start to tax sugary drinks like soft drinks, sports drinks and even 100% fruit juices. who's report also cites strong

can help improve diets. jc: for many of us, that morning vitamin may be a comforting ritual. now, new research shows american's attitudes towards these pills may be changing. here's heather unruh. heather: vitamins, probiotics, fish oil pills -- they fill the shelves and despite studies suggesting they aren't crac shell out for them. researchers write -- looked at data from a large national survey. they found 6% fewer americans reported using multivitamins since 2012 then in 1999. at the use of individual supplements like vitamin d and fish oil surged. as a result, the number of

just over 50%. supplements are often expensive and their benefits are sometimes unclear so why the interest,? many views supplements as insurance, with the view that if a bit is good, more might be better. but keep in mind, studies show getting too much of certain vitamins might be harmful. the best supplement is a healthy dose of skepticism. mind,ed: new research reveals n go turned into an unintentional fitness app for some, getting pe the microsoft study found frequent users took 26% more steps than they did before frequent users took 26% more steps than they did before playing on the popular app. researchers estimate pokemon go has added 144 billion steps to u.s. physical activity the most drastic changes in activity level were seen in sedentary users who moved around

we have breaking information on a deadly hit and run. jc: newscenter 5 at 6:00 starts right now. >> a sex offender freed from prison -- what he did in the library that has people angry. >> one local police department not clowning around. aj:: nice and warm days, and the next chance for scattered showers. >> >> from boston's news leader, mrs. wcvb newscenter 5 at 6:00. ed: we begin with breaking news. police are looking for this car in connection with a deadly hit and run in medford. the car hit a 41-year-old man near wellington circle on september 25. jc: there are several distinctive marks on the car, including a black scuff mark on the rear passenger's side. it's believed to be a grey honda civic, between the model years 2011 and 2015. there's a neon light around the

call state police. ed: also breaking, one person rushed to the hospital, a second still missing after a small plane crashes in east hartford, connecticut. it happened on main street the twin-engine piper bursting into flames. the hartford courant reports a student pilot and flight instructor were on board. police did not specify who the victim is. no one on the ground was hurt. jc: new concerns about a convicted child kidnapper and ra prison. we are learning that since his release he has already had a few run-ins with the law will stop ed: todd kazakiewich is live. todd: officially this is where he is living, his parents home in weymouth. tonight there is concern here and in quincy after an incident over the weekend. police say the level three sex offender was at the thomas crane

a library and called police. officers ushered him out and gave him a summons for violating a city ordinance prohibiting sex offenders from entering libraries, schools, and day care centers without prior permission. later that day, he showed up at a homeless shelter. he was ordered to leave and issued a trespass warning. >> i have to pick my neighbors kids up because no one wants to let their kids while come. >> despite the visit to official residents. it's a tightknit neighborhood of young families, posters hanging on telephone poles warning residents about the level three sex offender in their mid-. -- in their midst. he was just released after 30 years of incarceration or kidnapping and raping several young boys in the 80's, driving them around in this car.