>> why this plane crash was no accident. a dangerous sex offender charged in a home invasion. >> the key clue left behind. tracking showers to our west. those. >> taking on cancer three times. the amazing fight and mission to inspire others. >> this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 7:00 ed:. breaking tonight investigators say it appears a fatal plane crash in connecticut was intentional. good evening. i'm ed harding. jc: i'm jc monahan. a student pilot died when the small plane came down but the flight instructor survived. newscenter 5's todd kazakiewich is live in east hartford with the new information revealed by

>> the scene is still active 24 hours after the crash. the crash was intentional. the fbi is part of the investigation. >> this fiery crash and intentional act. the student pilot, a man from jordan crashed the twin engine local police have been in a hartford apartment much of the day. the survivor flight instructor is telling investigators there was a fight in the cockpit. fry tech was disgruntled about learning to be a pilot. the instructor unable to regain

survive. >> he made it clear this was no accident. >> this plane crash was intentional. the circumstances be on that are being investigated. reporter: the flight instructor 's testimony is key. it does not. there was a black box on the aircraft. no bail for the man accused in a home invasion and sexual assault in boston's south end. police arrested him today for the attack early yesterday morning. newscenter 5's reid lamberty is live in the south end. reid? reporter: the suspect left behind this huge clue. he did try to cover his tracks including making the victim

cameras but that was no camouflaging his actions. ronald brown broke in and raped a woman. >> i feel horrible for the girl. reporter: three sex sex offender. he tied up both women, blindfolded the rapeti kill you. i hate chinese people. the victim is asian and is employed at an area hospital, police arrested brown at the pine street inn after finding a prescription medication bottle with his name on it at the apartment, 0002 -- at the apartment. >> in a neighborhood that's well lit and well trafficked i'm surprised that happened. reporter: court documents also indicate brown has a record for similar crimes of sexual assault and breaking and entering,he was

rape for which he served jail time. his attorney had no comment. >> this neighborhood is known to be well-traveled and say. some are considering making changes. >> if somebody tries to get into your apartment thru a door that's locked or go thru a window a huge really loud alarm goes off. reporter: he's accused of taking cell phones and laptops. until his next hearing on friday. ed: commitment 2016, donald trump is campaigning in florida today and getting more aggressive with his attacks on democrats. >> anything that goes wrong, the blame russia. and then they say donald trump is friends with putin. i don't know putin folks i promise.what the hell do i have to do wit putin. these people are professional con people, they're cons.

appoint a special prosecutor if elected and have that prosecutor investigate hillary clinton's email usage as secretary of state. meanwhile, hillary clinton is in colorado and riding momentum from a republican exodus from the trump campaign. >> the whole world has heard what donald trump thinks about women and how he treats women. reporter: clinton described trump's campaign strategy as scorched earth and says all he has left is ti the next presidential debate is one week from tonight. jc: legalizing marijuana will be question 4 on your ballot in november. and an unlikely group has formed to support the plan mothers who claim they want the drug out in the open. janet wu talks to both sides. reporter: they're mothers who want their children growing up in a world where government regulates, restricts and monitors the sale of marijuana. >> all parenting should come from a place of honesty. and not lie to our kids like the

bad, cannabis is bad. cannabis is not bad. >> this taking money that's going into the black market, an unregulated industry and taxing it, giving us money for our budget that we desperately need and could be used for education, law enforcement -- reporter: they call themselves mothers for regulation and taxation of marijuana. some have a financial interest in cannabis. some are medical marijuana users. all believe it is the parent's responsibility to keep it away from those under 21. .ju but this mother, a social worker, who works with families and children with addiction issues, argues it's not that simple. >> this is about a billion dollar industry coming into massachusetts who are going to promote drug use. they're going to do it through advertisements >> we already have regulations in place that keep edibles from looking like commercial products. also in the cannabis industry there's very strict advertising so you won't see a plethora of advertising. reporter: but if legalized, the advertisements will follow and question 4 only bans ads

accessibility to children even easier. >> we just don't have enough science to know how the cannabanode system of the brain and the opioid system of the brain are connected. we know there's a connection, we know's there's a brain cross, let's slow this freight train down. reporter: heilman also points to how long it took massachusetts to setup the medical marijuana system, saying she has little confidence the state will be any more efficient establishing an even bigger operation. jc: a and what a no or yes vote means go to wcvb.com or our app. ed: boston police are still looking for suspects involved in the sunday shooting of a 9-year-old girl.the child is possibly paralyzed. another shooting survivor paralyzed since age 3 is now reaching out to help the 9-year-old and her family. kai leigh harriott is now 16-years-old and in the 11th grade.

roxbury porch in 2003 says she knows what the 9-year-old is going thru. the 9-year-old visiting roxbury from east boston was shot while in a playground near annunciation road kai wants the 9-year-old to know she is here to help her in what ever she needs . >> being able to set these families out and give an extra pillar of support. >> they have started the new beginnings foundation to help with the long term rehab ofch ed: new at 7, a boston police officer killed in the line of duty in the 70's has now been recognized for his sacrifice. officer jose maceira was shot in the face in 1974 and died 2 years later as a result of his injuries. his name was added to the department's wall of honor. his widow and children were on hand for the ceremony. >> he laid out his life to make sure the city is what it is today.

officer maceira's death was not considered a line of duty homicide. the law has since changed, and today he was honored as being the first hispanic officer killed in the line of duty. jc: a driver leads police on a chase ending up crashing into a cruiser. ed: coming up on newscenter 5 at 7 sky 5 over the scene as police made the arrest. >> an incredible day today. tracking scattered showers. and unbelievable battle with cancer. her inspiring story. most banks are all the same... capital one isn't most banks.

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ed: a man in custody after taking police on a chase thru several towns. police say 41-year-old james joyce stole a car in halifax last night. today officers tried to stop him in east bridgewater, hanson, whitman, and brockton. he was finally arrested in randolph after he lost a tire and spun out damaging a police cruiser and another car.

jc: sometimes something you see on tv can save your life. it did for helen taylor. she watched katie couric get a colonoscopy on television and she thought she should get one too. and good thing she did. maria stephanos tells us helen is now a three time colon cancer survivor and someone you should know. >> helen taylor is the beyond the picture of health. a personal trainer and fitness instructor at the hockomock ymca in foxboro. a black belt in karate. when she decided to get a colonoscopy after she saw one on tv she never thought even for a second, she would hear the word cancer. the first time they removed a foot of her: -- her colon. she realized something was wrong. >> i had to run three runs.

call on halloween. my doctor said it is not good. the cancer has spread, it is on your liver. it is on your abdomen and ovaries. >> this statement fueled her. >> you are inoperable. i said can i be treated. he i'm going to beat it. reporter: her second surgery would come later. now she was going to run that race. >> i thought i don't have cancer today. i'm going to run the fastest i can. with my friends and family i did my fastest time reporter:. such a proud moment. after six months of chemotherapy

need chemo. reporter: she survived to cancer surgeries. it was not over. when she was diagnosed a third time her reaction will tell you everything about this amazing woman. >> i felt i could be viewed as a disappointment to people. everyone looks at me as a survivor. i can't let anybody know it has come back. reporter: the support she received hold her through. like some days i could barely walk down the street. you have to stay living. i don't know what my life holds. nobody does. i am just going to keep fighting. i want to get the word out to

men and women should get tested for: cancer at the age of the. she could not agree more. we did a story on this earlier this year. jc: and she looks amazing. like the picture of health. ed: cannot bring down. she is an iron woman absolutely. congratulations. money more years of good health to you. our latest radar, we have scattered showers starting to move through. we will keep an eye on those and see how they shake loose for us in terms of tomorrow.

a little fog and drizzle. 50 degrees. breaks of sunshine. 68 degrees on mostly cloudy skies. 50's right now, even at this hour. middle october right now. central maine today, it was amazingly mild and bright. a lot of sunshine earlier today. set up it is going to have some moisture with it. it will condense. you will be dealing with patchy fog and low clouds. we need to start tracking these scattered showers. it's much cooler. at head of it, very mild.

either side of 50 tonight. increasing low clouds, patchy fog first thing. high temperatures tomorrow getting close to 70 degrees in some cases. thatd way. the change to cooler air. let's take a look. as we time things out we will start to see rays of sunshine. toward the drive home, most of

we are back to sunshine. a sunny start to the weekend. all eyes on gillette stadium. an amazing day for some football. it stays quite mild. early middle portions of next week. that is how it looks. ed: if it rained, if it snowed it wouldn't matter. jc: tom brady is back on the field. ed: coming up, brady played 11

>> thursday morning on the eyeopener, giving your immune 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

anchor: tom brady returns to gillette stadium. the last time he played, january 16 against the kansas city chiefs. it will be nine months this

step on the field. there will be plenty of noise. deflategate has been put in the rearview mirror. >> i look forward to playing every week. it is fun to be out there. hopefully we give them a reason to cheer. play. hopefully we make enough plays. anchor: you can feel the ground radel. do not be alarmed. anchor: it's the tommy tremor.

that has an important mission. jc: a woman's ashes stolen from

ed: a familiar face pending talent to a fundraiser this weekend. jc: she lost part of her like in the boston marathon bombing but she has returned to one of her passions. this saturday she will perform at north shore music theatre. they are going to raise money for cancer research. tickets on our website. anchor: after a couple of little showers, back to some sunshine by friday. the weekend is looking like a sparkler.

jc: i'm heading over to chronicle. ed: you are going to love it tonight. he is here.

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