charged in a violent home invasion. the key clue that left a to an arrest. a.j.: timing out the showers and the weekend. jc: family that says bruce springsteen's music helped them survive. >> from boston's news leader this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 5:00. jc: dangerous level three sex offender a violent home invasion and rape in the south end. ed: why police targeted his victims and the key clues to his arrest. reid lamberty is in the south end live. reid: that clue was left behind by the rapist himself, a prescription bottle with his name on it. that after he took steps to cover his tracks, including taking a shower after the alleged rape.

shielded his face from the camera, but no caps off in his actions. ronald round broke into a south and department, bound and gagged 2 women and raised one of them. >> i feel horrible for the girls. reid: the 52-year-old homeless man is a registered level three sex offender. brown entered through a near window, titled the victims by their hands and feet, even blindfolding the rape victim, telling her will kill you. i hate chinese people." the victim is asian and employed at a local hospital. they found -- officials found a prescription bottle with his name on it at the apartment. >> on a neighborhood that is well trafficked, i was surprised that could happen. reid: court documents integrates

comment, other than to say -->> this is a significant issue in court. reid: this area is known to be well-traveled, but some considering changes. >> if someone tries to go through a door when it is blocked, or go through a window, a huge loud alarm goes off. reid: ronald brown accused of taking the cell phones and laptops of the women in that apartment. all were found on wh live in the south end, reid lamberty, wcvb newscenter five. ed: halifaxed: man in custody after taking police on a chase through several towns. the suspect stole a car in halifax, and when officers tried to stop the car today, he took off. officers pursued him from halifax, through whitman. randolph police finally clocked

and then another suv police car hit him in the front to stop in. and he jumped out onto the sidewalk. and he got arrested. ed: randolph police say joyce lost tires and spun out near the end of the chase, damaging a police cruiser and other car. he faces several charges. heather: in east hartford connecticut it appears this deadly plane crash was intentional. report that terrorism is unlikely. todd kazakiewich is live in east hartford. todd: the wreckage of this intentional plane crash still on scene in main street in east hartford. take a look at video from moments earlier in the crash. you can see between engine aircraft in a ball of flame. it crashed near the whitner facility and brainard airport where the training flight took

there was a black box here. the instructor has been identified as having survived and in speaking with investigators. his student, a jordanian national says he deliberately --he says his student, a jordanian national liberally crashed the plane. he confirms this is no accident. >> the instructor confirms the ple but i want to be crystal clear -- the circumstances beyond that are being investigated. the pilot, what the circumstances were -- all windows are open at this point. there is no indication of motive or source. todd: the survivor is hospitalized and expected to recover. we believe that a mother and three children in a van near the

the past day, and are now out. the wreckage is still on scene. it is expected to be removed sometime later next night. reporting live in east hartford connecticut, todd kazakiewich, wcvb newscenter five. ed: hillary clinton keeping the focus on the divide in the publican party as donald trump intensifies attacks on gop leaders. shaun chaiyabhat is here following the campaigns. two stops southwest. telecom spending a lot of time in florida, as a judge extending voter registration. --donald trump spending a lot of time in florida. >> the republican nominee has a massive disadvantage. and especially when you have the leaders not putting their weight behind the people. >> donald trump unshackled from republican leadership, now back to familiar themes.

radical islamic terrorists the hell out of our country. [applause] shaun: turning from the headlines over his treatment of women, and focusing on the headlines that rally his face. from the wall, syrian remedies, and military spending. mr. trump: repeal and replace obamacare. [applause] shaun: trying to gain traction in florida, 2 presents as a federal judge education another six days after hurricane matthew. publican gov. rick scott had earlier vowed no registration changes. the extension is seen as a win for democrats. mrs. clinton: you do have to feel sorry for them. they have had a bad couple of weeks. shaun: hillary clinton making her way through colorado, hitting donald trump on his locker room, talk federal taxes, and tone.

better than what donald trump says and represents. [applause] shaun: tonight hillary clinton will head to nevada a week before the next debate in las vegas. trump will stay in florida with an event in west palm beach tomorrow. shaun chaiyabhat, wcvb newscenter five. heather: looking at boston, beautiful blue skies. but a chance of some rain ahead according to aj. a.j.: a little bit of rain ahead, but not the dense impact that we 62 in worcester. boston at 62. really nice evening right now. we take a look at the satellite loop and find just a few high wispy clouds moving across the canal towards the islands. everybody else has blue skies. the sun getting ready to set after 6:00 this evening. is the aforementioned rain.

-- it will dry up for the most part by the time it arrives. clouds increasing as well. i will time those out in a few minutes. ed: the recent rains may have helped your lawn. experts say it is little to ease the ongoing drought. david v neck is live in top field without the dry weather could to improve daily for some wildlife. david: there is water in the in switch river. -- in ipswich river, about but the water should be about at my waist this time of year. for some animals that can make all the difference. finally after 2 months water is again flowing over this dam on the ipswich river. but it is not very much. >> normally our feet would be like and we would be knee-deep. >> the river water association says the drought has killed off most of the fish, and now coming for the critters on land.

animals would stay the winter. >> cold-blooded animals like frogs, snakes, and turtles normally burrow deep into the mud along the river's edge, which acts like insulation. no water means no mud, which means animals left out in the cold. >> they are exposed to freezing temperature's and will not survive the winter. >> official who gave an update on the drought to a north business group says council on ipswich could be in trouble. reservoirs, they normally start pumping from the river, but only if water flow is at least 53 cubic feet per second. right now it is three. >> we should be able to pump normally in a normal fall and winter. if that continues, we could be at risk. david: subsystems along the switch river could tie into mr. boston, but that water is more

five. jc: there's a lot of buzz that tom brady could get one of the biggest ovations in town gillette stadium he makes his debut from suspension. the fans are pumped, and so is the quarterback. >> to return it to gillette as he returns from 26 time his career. the last time he played at gillette in again the county was against the kansas state chiefs against not step onto the field. plenty of noise and passion as brady is embraced since deflategate has been put in the rearview mirror. tom: i look forward to playing every week. it will be a fun game. you know, it is always pretty fun to be up there when you have a big crowd. we hope we can give them lots of

support here. it is just a great place to play. hopefully we can make plays and keep them out all game. >> brady is excited, what about his coach? ed: let's take a look at traffic. past 5:11, traffic through town looks pretty good. on the extreme right, traffic leaving town is just as slow. drive times around town -- if you're going in the through town that will take you 31 minutes. first leg of the flight to the tolls, 14 minutes. flow around the pikes, but then it moves again. 26 minutes from the tolls to 495. mass pike to 290 is a 90 minute ride. that is traffic at 5:11 in the afternoon. jc: the effects of hurricane matthew continue to impact the

power. the dangerous flooding that continue to force evacuations. jc: a change for the only surviving suspect for the attacks in paris. ed: the hamptons beach damage. you are system a boost. >> three things you can do right now before cold season ramps up. >> and the chance for a few showers, and a real temperature change on thursday morning starting at 4:30. i just want what's best for my kids. when i hear arguments that

ls? every new charter takes away more money from the existing public schools. that's 400 million dollars, just last year. we can't afford to drain even more money from our kids' schools because they're already losing so much. i'm not just standing up for my own kids; i'm fighting for yours, too. please join me in voting no on question 2. we heard this growling sound coming from our basement but we didn't worry about it, because our plan from homeserve covers costly repairs. a technician came to see if the problem was a loose blower belt or a faulty valve. he fixes all kinds of things like that. hey homeserve guy, was it a faulty valve? no ma'am, just a hairy snow beast. that was my second guess. you're right, honey. help protect your heating system with a repair plan and save 50% your first year.

jc: dramatic video from illinois. . this is the aftermath of an explosion in romeoville overnight. a gas leak likely triggered the blast.

injured, one seriously. a man accused of kidnapping a four-year-old girl will be extradited. the suspect agreed to be sent back to florida. the 31-year-old was arrested in a memphis hospital after workers recognized him and rebecca louis from an amber alert. bond is set at $500,000. ed: surviving suspect in the paris kerrick attack. his lawyers have quit, saying he plans to invoke his rights to silence. they say if he does not talk, they cannot defend him. they believe that adbeslam played a key role in planning the attacks that killed 130 people in paris. the name accused of planting two bombs into states will face a judge from his hospital bed.

rahami was behind the bomb that went off in new york's chelsea neighborhood last month. he is accused of also planting a bomb editing station in new jersey. will be arraigned via video feed on thursday. jc: evacuations ordered in parts of north carolina as the flooding situation gets worse. rivers continue to overflow in the wake of hurricane matthew. crews are going door-to-door in some neighborhoods, urging people to escape to higher nd floodwaters. >> we have nothing. no clothes, no shoes. >> we will get home one way or another. even if i have to walk home like jesus. jc: 31 deaths are blamed on hurricane matthew in the u.s. aj: still a category two, which is a strong working. i don't want to say there is such a thing as a week hurricane. put the windsor at 110 miles per

5:00 is that the central pressure of the storm has dropped considerably. netbeans the storm looks like it might be intensifying. we only have to get to 111 become a category three hurricane. likely to see hurricane nicole at some point this evening turn into a category three hurricane, which would be even worse news for the island of bermuda. here is hurricane warning. there is nicole moving north at 10 miles per hour. the storm is expected to take a track right over the island. 8:00 tomorrow morning, they are getting into hurricane force winds. this will pull out later tomorrow afternoon. the worst of this happens tomorrow morning all day tomorrow before things wind down. closer to home in boston we have an exquisite evening.

east-southeasterly breeze. it is gusting at times sustained at 13 miles per hour. the pressure is falling once again as we have another area of low pressure. this one a little stronger than the one in this morning. i think we will add a few spreckels to those clouds tomorrow. in the 60's all the way toward the lakes region in new hampshire. mild. 67. another day like this temperature wise tomorrow. the coldest spots will be on the south coast. lots of sun for at least another hour until sunset at 6:06 this evening. a band of clouds and scattered showers and embedded downpours. by the time this system gets here, most of this will pass to our north.

gets. way above average in cincinnati and detroit. there are changes coming with this frontal boundary. nighttime lows not as chilly. 40's and 50's with increasing clout. by morning you'll notice with a warm moist flow from the south. you will be dealing with patchy fog and clouds. otherwise maybe some hit or miss sunshine peeking through the cl then the frontal boundary comes through with a couple scattered showers especially into western massachusetts. schematically series about is what happened. the cold front tomorrow -- most of the showers in northern sections of new england. we may get a couple drips on the windshield tomorrow evening. more importantly tomorrow morning, patchy fog and drizzle.

you blink, you will probably miss them. scattered showers early friday night and friday morning. under 1/10 of an inch of rain on average. seven days ahead -- morning fog, little sunshine, late day showers and back to sunshine friday through sunday. it looks good for the patriot's return to foxborough. over to you. brady is back on the field? ed: it's always sunny when tom brady is on the field. [laughter] jc: samsung trying to make the return process easier for weary galaxy note 7 users. ed: his visit got them through the -- his music got them through some of the hardest times in the lives. the special relationship between bruce springsteen and his family. jc: two into the reason behind

special interests that oppose question 2 claim district schools lose money to charter schools. that's "absurd," says the boston herald.

charter schools "don't siphon off state dollars" from traditional schools, says the boston globe. in fact, public schools get more money. the truth is question 2 will give parents more choices and result in more funding for public education. please vote yes on question 2. for stronger public schools. ed: the embattled head of wells fargo is out. john stumpf is resigning immediately amid the storm over

warren was among several senators that was calling for a criminal investigation. so what do americans fear the most? apparently a lot of things. number one on the list, corruption of government officials, 61% fear that. behind at number two, terrorist attacks at 41%, that is followed by not having enough money for the future, being a victim of terror, and government restrictions on it is a chapman university survey you can read on our wcvb app. jc: samsung has stopped making the galaxy note 7 altogether after the revolution that it's replacement phones were catching fire as well. a move affecting millions of customers and the company's bottom line. samsung making the bombshell decision to abandon it flagship phone entirely after reports that even replacement galaxy

burn. jc: once boston on a southwest flight. samsung saying, returned the new phones immediately. the only direction to go is to get the 2.5 million recall phones back with another incident. >> forbidden for transport by aircraft. jc: the company sending customers a special prepaid shipping package to send back their note 7s. thermally insulated box with gloves? jc: samsung stating that a lithium-ion battery must be shipped in accordance with government relations, and these special boxes are required. >> it's like consumers are dealing with a hazmat scene. jc: and for the south korean giant, a business disaster. yesterday the company stock fell 8%, $20 billion.

a pr beat down of this magnitude. competitors moving in. >> android users would probably benefit from this. jc: samsung battling apple as the supreme court duking it out over the damages samsung will pay after infringing on apple' patenteds designs. ed: coming up at 5:30 maine's governor making headlines again. the project he displayed for the media while tryingo support for donald trump. jc: in your health, the value of mammograms are questioned.

the outside corporate interests bankrolling question two are trying to deceive you. here's the truth: every time a new charter school opens, it drains money from the existing public schools. that's 400 million just last year - according to the state's own data. which means real cuts to our kids -

's why question two's opposed by the massachusetts pta and school committees all across the state. join them in voting no on question two. hey how's it going, hotcakes? hotcakes.

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everything is not off of the table now. the student pilot was killed. the instructor survived. the student pilot was killed. the instructor survived and tells investigators he was not able to regain control of the plane. j.c.: also happening right now, no bail for a man charged in a home invasion and sexual assault. boston police say ronald brown broke into a clarendon street apartment yesterday morning. he's accused of tying-up and sexually assaulting the two women inside. brown is accused of threatening to kill the victims and telling . let's turn to the weather. it is gorgeous today. anchor: 62 in worcester. 64 in plymouth. we have relatively clear skies. there's a band working across the canal.