>> from boston's news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at noon. emily: two police officers in critical condition but out of surgery after being shot in east boston. the officers gunned down as they responded to a domestic disturbance last night. erika: the suspect now identified as 33-year-old kirk figeuroa, a sworn constable in the state. police say he was wearing body armor and armed with an assault rifle when officers returned fire, killing him. antoinette antonio line for --

antoinette: it has been several hour since all of this happened and the area is still blocked off. we are kept very far away. the home of the investigation is happening is down this hail. originally it came as a call for a domestic situation then turning into a gunbattle when officers arrived. >> it was like a war zone for a few minutes. antoinette: resident still shaken up by the violence that unfolded just a few doors down. available to make their way. 136 gladstone street. >> top, pop, pop. antoinette: posting this video on facebook. >> i was in fear of my life and i don't want to experience that again. antoinette: just before 11:00 last night officers responded to the home and east boston. two roommates in some certified. officers were inside when one of

-- >> suddenly please came speeding down the street. antoinette: responding officers dragging -- while returning gunfire killing the suspect now identified as 33-year-old kirk figeuroa. police say figaro was armed with an assault rifle and wearing a ballistic vest during the shootout. he was a sworn constable in boston and also ran a private security firm. the police asking for prayers for the two officers and those who rushed to their aid. >> a firefight here. able to pull two of their officers out safely. unfortunately we had to take a life in doing. antoinette: on his security companies website kirk figeuroa describes himself as a former member of the army reserves. a former corrections officer as well as a bounty hunter in california.

confirming anything about his history. erika: as we mentioned, the two officers who were shot are out of surgery and recovering but still in critical condition. sera: mayor walsh and police commissioner evans returned to the hospital briefly this morning after spending much of the night with the officers families and in prayers at mgh. those recovery but still listed in critical condition. >> i asked the public to pray for them. sera: a tense night at mass general were two boston police officers underwent surgery after being shot in east boston. the pair entered a home for reports of a domestic disturbance.

injured men to safety, applying attorney get to their wounds. >> one officer had his hand in one of the wounds and i think that was a mental in getting the officer down to mass general. sera: entered officers were described as being in extremely critical condition requiring multiple blood transfusions and surgery. just before 8:00 this morning boston police tweeting our officers are out of surgery in recovering. they remain in critical condition at this time. prayers. one of the officers is a 28 year veteran of the force. the other with 12 years on the job. both are men but their names have not been released. >> all the officers exhibited extreme courage and bravery. sera: nine other officers were taken to tufts medical center for what has been described as minor injuries. commissioner evans saying they experienced enormous amount of

and released. erika: as we said we have learned the suspect was a constable in massachusetts. a couple can take custody of prisoners or property if a warrant for a person's arrest is directed to him. you must have at least three years of document experience a license constable or you must provide a certificate that shows he received comfortable training. emily: crime scene tape still up. dispatch calls describing a chaotic and dire scene. todd kazakiewich has a dramatic look at how all of this unfolded. >> we got shot for the shots fired. 136 gladstone street.

in east boston. the situation becomes even more dire. >> we have an officer down. todd: officers down. an urgent call for ambulances and heavily armed backup. listen to the urgency in the officer's voice and the gunshots in the background. >> can we get a gun car here? todd: to combat the heavily armed suspect. kirk protected by body armor. monsieur evans seen here running toward the scene says two officers were critically wounded during an incident that started as a domestic dispute. >> it was two male roommates type disturbance. domestic calls, as you know, are probably the most volatile. you never know what you are walking into and i think we see the dangers of our job.

we will continue to follow every development in the breaking story. we are expecting a news conference at 1:00 this afternoon and we will bring that live to you on the air and on the web. we have hosted video and images of the scene on lec vb.com and our mobile app. -- wcvb.com and our mobile app. erika: there is some good news here that we can -- a bit? cindy: the wins and one point were 130 miles for our sustained near the center now they are 120. the eye of this rushed bermuda earlier this morning. some incredible reports coming out of there. it is pretty rare to find hurricane this strong in bermuda. the strongest storm they have had since fabian back in 2003. since 1851 there have been seven major category three or higher hurricanes to come within 50

often but this strong is a rare thing. there is the eye kind of brushing the right hand side of bermuda. very strong here going just east of bermuda and right now the ways to the east of bermuda are over 30 feet and they have been getting a ton of rainfall. category three, now moving away from the island. a good distance by this evening. storm surge, 68 feet, eight inches plus of rain. res winds have been sustained 87 miles per hour. peak gust reported that 128 miles per hour. unfortunately a lot of destruction with powerful winds and this will continue to move to the north atlantic. we are watching a cold front off to the west. mild out ahead of it but we will see much cooler air coming in. big cold weekend. showers for this evening just

emily: human error being blamed for the release of the convicted level three sex offender. richard gardner served his time 30 years in prison for raping children in the 1980's and the district attorney is calling his release after that a clerical error. if prosecutors could have argued that because gardner's level three status he needed to be civilly committed and treated at a mental health institution. martha coakley says it is not clear that a review what if was committed for treatment after his prison term but it could have been. erika: donald trump firing back against accusations he groped several women. the republican presidential nominee demanded the new york times wrote tracked an article featuring claims from two women who say he assaulted them decades ago. cannon mountain reports hillary clinton is facing fallout of her own. kenneth: the gop nominee and the accusers. >> it was like he had six arms. he was all over the place. kenneth: in a new york times report jessica leads says donald trump groped her three decades

up my skirt. that was it. i was out of there. kenneth: a former trump tower secretary, rachel crookes, told the times trump introduced himself in the elevator one day by kissing her on the mouth. the trump campaign for to sue. for the new york times the loss of completely false coordinated character assassination against mr. trump on a topic like this is dangerous. to respect decades in an attempt to mr. trump trivializes sexual where the media is going to go to determine this election. the women say they came forward now because of those 2005 hot mike comments obtained by the washington post. >> when you're a star they will let you do it. anything you want. you can do anything. >> have respect for me and out

has become the focal point of the race. hillary clinton hit the stage after the report on trump. he cut >> -- he doled out on his excuse that it is locker room talk. kenneth: the clinton campaign called -- her caivis facing more fallout today from another wikileaks release of hacked e-mails. erika: first lady michelle obama is in new hampshire stumping for hillary clinton she's expect to speak any moment at a rally in southern new hampshire university in manchester urging granite stators to vote for clinton in tim kaine in november. clinton's daughter chelsea will be in massachusetts today. she will join joe kennedy the third and wellesley college to address affordability plans. emily: the suspect in bombings in new york and new jersey about the face of judge weeks after allegedly planting devices in both states.

temperature drop on the way. erika: our coverage of last night police shoot and east boston continues. the dead suspect identified as a constable here in the state. he will be right back. -- we will be right back. >> the 10:00 news on metv boston with maria stephanos and ben simmoneau, on comcast channel 942, verizon 461 and over the

emily: two police officers out of surgery at mass general after being shot in east boston last night. spun into a domestic disturbance

other officers were taken to tufts with stress-related issues but they have all been released. we've learned the suspect in the shooting is 33-year-old kirk figeuroa, sworn constable in the state. police say he was wearing body armor and was armed with an assault rifle with a exchanged fire. a press conference is expected at 1:00 p.m. and we will bring that to you live on the air and on wcvb.com and are mobile app. erika: the man accused of setting off bombs in new york and new jersey is scheduled to be arraigned on charges he tried to kill police officers. a mod rahami will appear from his hospital bed. accused of detonating a pipe bomb at a marine corps charity race in new jersey last month and also a pressure cooker bomb in new york city injuring 31 people. he's charged with five counts of attended murder for firing at police officers as they tried to arrest him. emily: the governor of north

far from over. of 18 inches of rain fell in eastern part of that state in the rain combined with runoff from area rivers is now rushing toward the coast. sections of interstate 95 and 40 are still closed for drivers and the damage from the hurricane now estimated at $10 billion in the u.s.. cindy: we are watching bermuda got to be suffering absolutely. i wind. up to 13 inches there. really a tough situation. the wind likely doing damage as well. it now moving away. we could use some rainfall around here. for the month running a little above average but our deficit for the year continues to be more than nine inches. they had 18 inches of rain in north carolina from hurricane matthew.

rain around here this entire year in the boston area so we need more around here. watching a narrow ribbon of showers to the west. this is moving in our direction and it's going to come through this evening and rainfall amounts look meager. 1/10 of an inch in some areas. some of us will see a drop especially in southeastern massachusetts. perhaps an upgrade to dampen the pavement. it's coming along with this cold frontal boundary and although it's not going to do much to produce a lot of is going to do is really change the temperature dramatically. a southerly wind out ahead of this front so temperatures are well into the 60's even though we have not had much sunshine today, we had a little with the clouds. these are the current temperatures. it is in the 40's right now, minneapolis down to sioux city iowa. it is only 50 degrees and the sun is out. that is coming our way for tomorrow and start weekend so

60 degrees in boston. the south southwesterly wind at 14. that has brought in milder air. upper 60's of the north shore, fitchburg up to 60 degrees already. worcester started out with a lot of fog this morning. now 61 degrees and you can see along the south coast, new bedford, 69. a lot of us will sneak up to 70 degrees in the next couple of hours before class started thicken and showers move in at least little bit of sunshine mixing with the clouds the next couple of hours. drive through about 4:00 this afternoon and from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at least around boston we could get into a shower. i think it's happening early for you throughout the worcester area and beyond 495 into southern new hampshire. i thought :00 this evening a couple showers coming through. as the line approaches the coast the kind of fall apart but i think the north shore has a good chance, seen a couple spot showers.

pushing offshore along with the clouds and the skies will clear out rapidly tonight. as the wind shifts to the west it brings colder air. 40's with a few 30's for overnight lows tonight. high temperatures tomorrow night getting out of the 50's despite bright sunshine. high-pressure is going to build in so we start out with a gusty breeze on friday. the wind settles down so friday night into saturday morning clear skies, light wind. temperature will drop. a for each watch come to protect plants friday night into saturday morning. temperatures will modify after that. tomorrow morning these are the wind gusts, gusting over 20 miles per hour. as the day wears on the did -- the wind will relax. augustine breeze making it feel much colder tomorrow. after today being up near 70 come only in the 50's. friday, saturday, looking beautiful with sunshine and moderating temperature should be in the 60's on sunday. good news if you're heading down

the weather looks fantastic. erika: another accolade for bob dylan. he's been awarded the nobel prize for literature. emily: the nobel committee recognized him for creating "new quote poetic -- new poetic expressions." the 75-year-old is now the first american to win the nobel prize for literature since toni morrison in 1993. breaking news we've been following. two police officers shot in east boston. the suspect killed in an

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erika: updating our breaking news. two police officers out of surgery recovering after a shooting at an apartment in east boston last night. the suspect, kirk figeuroa, a sworn constable in the state. police say he was armed with a rifle wearing body armor and he shot those officers. hugh shot and killed and -- in an exchange of gunfire.

through around 4:00 and 8:00 p.m. >> this is an editorial by wcvb channel 5 president and general manager, bill fine. bill: with two presidential debates now in the books in less than a month remaining to election day, it's time to take stock of what america has seen and heard. more to the point, not no points awarded for sheer originality as this race has charted new destructive territory. mudslinging seems like such a point term for the negative campaigning in 2016. sadly such originality makes many voters want to take a shower rather than becoming enlightened and inspired by these debates. the continued slide unimagined depth is yet another blow to the ideal of participatory

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