rifle. and without provocation, fired. >> i think we have an officer down. rhondella: richard cintolo both and matt moore's critical -- and matt morris critical. >> think goodness we were able to save the officers. >> it was a ferocious firefight. i saw the ballistics evidence, the massive amounts of blood. >> >> i want to commend the men and women of the boston police department. rhondella: police killed the gunman, 33-year-old kirk figueroa. he wore a ballistic vest. he's a sworn a city constable with an out of state criminal record. >> impersonalting an officer and arson, but nothing here to prohibit us from issuing him a constable license.

little bit of activity. the woman knocked on the door and police have been talking with her. they believe the gunman's body still in the house as they await a search warrant. wcvb newscenter 5 rhondella richardsonwcvb newscenter 5,. heather: the two officers who were shot are now out of surgery and recovering, but are still in critical condition. commissioner evans commended the heroic and fearless officers who rushed in to save their fallen brothers. newscenter 5's shaun chaiyabhat is live outside mass general shaun: as you mentioned, both of those officers out of surgery. those in critical condition, but the good news is that they are stable and recovering. that is a vast improvement over last night when they were considered extremely critical. officers say both officers, matt morris and richard cintolo, were shot multiple times. sources say officer cintolo was shot as many as 3 or 4 times. police say the bullets somehow avoided hitting any vital

officer morris very seriously injured after being shot in the leg. the bullet severed a main artery, and he lost a lot of blood. police commissioner william evans and mayor marty walsh met with the officers and their families today. from his hospital bed, morris wanted to thank a fellow officer who saved his life by putting their hands in the bullet wound and applying a tourniquet right there at the scene. >>e me, i want to thank this particular officer -- he saved my life. he and his father knew how close he was to. shaun: police are thanking everyone, from the doctors and nurses here at mass general, to the red cross, also tufts medical for caring for 9 officers who were treated there for minor injuries and shock. we are told these first 48 hours are crucial to the officer's

that they are likely to recover. heather: governor charlie baker is also closely following developments surrounding the shootings. he spoke of it briefly this afternoon. gov. baker: i and i am sure everyone else is pulling for officers cintolo and morris in what is this incredibly difficult time. heather: we will follow every shooting in the investigation. we posted images on wcvb.com on our mobile app. ed: breaking former house speaker sultan demoss he could be getting out of prison early. -- speaker sal dimasi could be getting out of prison early, having served five years of his eight year prison term for corruption. the early release recommendation will go to a judge or approval or rejection. mr. trump: it is reprehensible beyond description. totally corrupt.

responding to a flood of accusations of inappropriate contact with women. the gop nominate denying the mounting attacks against him, and planning to take action. heather: jason mannerheim with the legal -- jc monahan with the legal threats. jc: the clinton camp is responding with the help of first lady michelle obama. donald trump on the against his accuser. mr. trump: these vicious claims about me, of inappropriate conduct with women, are totally and absolutely false. jc: the gop nominee rallied in florida about allegations that he sexually assaulted women. >> when he started putting his hand up my skirt, that was it. that was it. i was out of there.

reported claims that donald trump groped jessica leed three decades ago on a plane. and in 2005 allegedly introduced himself to rachel croaks by kissing her on enough. both women are clinton supporters and did not report the alleged attacks at the time, but say they came forward after the recent release of donald trump's comments about breaking about grabbing women. about inappropriate behavior. mr. trump: these are outright lies. please offense never ever happened. jc: the accusations against t rump not so easily dismissed by clinton. mrs. clinton: we know who donald trump is. we have to prove who we are. jc: first lady michelle obama

blistering attack. mrs. obama: it is intolerable and to dismiss this as every day locker room talk is an insult to decent men everywhere. jc: you will hear more from the first lady ahead at 5:00. trump says there is evidence to prove that his accusers are lying. he says he will release that at a later time. >> i believe everything is at stake. fundamentally about our values. and we see that measure both in worth and in what is being fought for by my mother, and what is being fill in the verb, by her opponent. heather: that is chelsea clinton campaigning for her opponent -- for her mother at wellesley college. the younger clinton joined congressman joe kennedy the

college affordabability plan and encouraged voters. ed: this is hurricane nicole making landfall in the veto with winds over 140 miles per hour snapping trees. you can hear how it hits the window. harvey is tracking this storm. a, where is it, and b, what is it up to? harvey: it is in the open but if you take a look at this, this is called the super direct hit. literally right over bermuda. we have one report of study went at 100 mile per hour's with gusts of 128. we have reports that 90% of the island is without power. it is now in the open atlantic. you can again see what it did.

you can see the track over the shipping lanes. we have a band of showers moving into worcester county. we will track is for you and show you the temperature changes coming up. heather: new at 4:30, investigators in tyngsboro need help to solve several weekend arsons. they say 11 cars and partly homework damaged --and homes re two people charged in the murder of an elderly man in orange will go to court tomorrow. britney smith and joshua hart are accused of killing 95-year-old thomas harty and injuring his 77-year-old wife, who is still hospitalized tonight. heather: the man accused of

guilty. ahmad rahimi faced a judge via video from his hospital bed. he is accused of detonating a pipe bomb at eight marine corps jerry rice in new jersey, and a pressure cooker bomb in new york city, injuring 31 people. he's charged with five counts of attempted murder for firing at police officers who tried to arrest him along other crimes. ed: more than 100 others recently, and the ntsb says front end damage is hampering the investigation. the engineer hit the emergency brake a second before impact. she told investigators he has no memory of the crash itself. the safety problem on the t appears to be getting worse. several greenlight reinsurance

so far this year five have derailed, including one incident in may that forced riders to walk through the tunnels. a stay on it in 2015 found that the mbta was not adequately main retaining the tracks or the wheels for some green line cars. t leaders say they are doing everything they can to address the issues. dads stuck on diaper duty are getting help from the federal government. heather: the new law mandating changing tables around the country. ed: your heating bill is about to go up. one of the government says you will be paying more this year. heather: we are on top of all the breaking news all day and all night, two officers shot in east boston are expected to survive but remained in critical condition. officers are being credited with rushing into the danger to health save their lives.

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only fios can. heather: staying on top of the breaking news in east boston -- two officers shot in east boston undergoing surgery and are expected to survive. commissioner evans citing the heroics of several officers

cintolo and matthew morris. ed: about three: 44 in the afternoon, and very slow going into newton. checking your drive times, by the split -- a lot of traffic. about a half hour, mass ave to route 3. much worse as the evening goes on. first look at the pike, 60 slow. you get a bit at the polls. 495 is 25 minutes. the pike to 290 is a seven minute ride. that is what traffic looks like right now. heather: and there are some sprinkles for some people. harvey: and it is coincided with the evening commute.

everyone down. harvey: let's show it to you. you can see the show was just edging into the 495 belt. light showers, sprinkles in some cases. you see a few dark rings. continues to move eastward. by 6:00 it will be around the boston area. it will offshore, then the skies clear behind it. that is nice. there is a chillier air mass than what we have right now. in boston, still 70 degrees. a reliable today. southwest breeze 17 miles an hour. the barometer is falling as this front is in. chillier once you get behind the front, like field and albany.

readings in the 40's from ottawa west and sault ste. marie. it will be chillier tomorrow morning then it was this past morning. these are the temperatures to greet you. still blowing out of the north northwest. these temperatures will catch your attention a little bit in the morning. one of those sparkling bright and sunny days, just a bit cooler. temperatures in the 60's tomorrow. something right now in boston. 2:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. saturday, there is a freeze watch in effect essentially between the 128 and 495 belt. this area could get to freezing and below. to the west, you have already had the frost and priest -- the frost and freeze. let's check it out over the next seven days. we have clearing skies, just a

will be chilly, especially early in the day. i want to point this out about saturday. if you look at the high temperatures with sunshine all over the place, 50's as the average high temperature. but sunday, it's milder. looks like a nice weekend. there is some good color in our local area. sunday will be the milder of the two days. forecast of the patriots game. bengals will be here. low 60's and winds on the light side. you will see we have a chance of a few showers moving through on monday at this point. they will most likely clear out again on tuesday. no major weather system seems to be in the offing for this pattern. heather? heather: dads, you will have an easier time with diaper duty if

bathroom accessible in every situation asked, which requires both men and women's restrooms and federal buildings have baby changing tables. that makes sense, doesn't it? among those of the student, social security -- among those affected, social security offices, post offices -- ed: harvard will use a new study to study inequality. 25,000 students will collect information run state. officials of the results won't influence public policy. continuing at 4:30, another investigation into the exploding airbags. heather: the company accused of stonewalling. in the race to find the potential 8 million cars affected before a potential crash. but first let's see what's new at 5:00. >> we continue following the breaking news out of east boston, both officers shot out

to make a full recovery. heather: the new information about the man that opened fire on them. >> pew research hoping --new research that can benefit ms patients in the early stages of the disease. >> the navy sailor killed in pearl harbor returned home to new hampshire. it is all-new on wcvb newscenter

ed: at 4:30 some national grid customers will see a credit in their upcoming bills. the power company will pay back more than a million and a half dollars to about 4500 of its customers. national grid charged them at their higher non heating rate. the massachusetts attorney general's office negotiated the settlement with the company. you can expect to pay more to heat your home this winter than you spent last year. that's the message from

, forecasts for a colder winter and slightly higher energy prices. the energy department says that household bills from through march are likely to be higher for all 4 main heating fuels natural gas, electricity, heating oil, and propane. heather: there are new concerns about airbags that could be in some 8 million vehicles, as federal regulators accuse an american company of stonewalling their investigation into a deadly car crash. erika tarantal has a closer look at the cars that could be at risk. erika: some 8 million potentially exploding airbags on the road right now. the ntsb investigating several reported incidents of exploding airbags, including one that killed a woman in canada this summer. the ministrations has the company that manufactured those airbags and of tennessee has failed to report press information and test results. the agency posting a letter they

inflators. we reached out to arc automotive for comment but do not receive a response. more than one million takata airbags were recalled after the japanese airbags were linked to multiple injuries and deaths. the airbags investigated now are believed to be a older general motors fiat, hyundai and chrysler cars. officials the 2002 chrysler town and country, kia optima and 2900 and long-term. -- 2009 hyundai elantra. heather: admit it. ed: what? heather: as long as you are not a vegetarian, there is nothing like a good hamburger. ed: for example, like this one.

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taste like it too? i will have to see myself. >> violent gun battle. two boston officers wounded. the training that helped save their lives. >> and digging into the shooter's past. >> how he was able to be a constable in boston. harvey: timeline on showers and the chill that will follow. >> final homecoming. >> it's time to have the honor. >> killed in pearl harbor 70 years later. >> from boston's news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 5:00. ed: we continue following breaking news at 5:00, the two boston police officers shot and quickly wounded expected to make a full recovery. jc: they have been offered -- identified as officer richard cintolo and matt morris, a 12

saving their lives, running into the line of fire to drive them out to save their lives. the suspect kirk figuroa a former officer accused of shooting -- >> this neighborhood on lockdown when it all went down. credited with taking down the gunman with a tactical rifle. >> we have shots fired. i need every officer available. >> we have two officers shot. >> the resident in a . two officers entered the husband are critically wounded.