and a pregnant woman and several children struck by a car in the crosswalk. jc: todd kazakiewich is live to tell us how it all happened, todd. reporter: one car was stopped at the crosswalk and then the car behind that car rear-ended it. the second car then crashed into the mother and the children. >> my son was with his friend being pushed by a friend's mom. there was a terrifying crash in hopkinton. >> he has a scrape on his head and scrapes throughout his body. reporter: investigators are seen here recreating the crash determining what happened. police say two mothers and the five young children between them were heading to the park. one mother is pregnant. the stroller she was pushing was in the crosswalk.

being driven and rear-ended the car in front. forcing that car off the road. they crashed into the mother. >> i heard a collision while watching tv and immediately got up and ran outside. reporter: joe rushed across the street to help. he says he grew up here and he has seen a lot of accidents here. chris masters, the father of the injured 4-year-old says the problem is not the you pay attention will. >> it is an active investigationful we will figure out what happened here. we'll get to the bottom and if there needs to be charges we will certainly file them. reporter: the good news here is that everyone is expected to be okay. at this point police are not releasing the identity of the milford man, but the investigation is continuing. reporting live, todd kazakiewich, wcvb newscenter

both officers are doing much better. they are upgraded to stable condition and i will evans visited both at the hospital and said, quote, there is somebody up stares listening to all of our prayers. breaking news in nashua, new hampshire. a fixture fell in this restaurant and the fire officials say the fixture which is made of aluminum framing with sheet rock over two customers and a worker were taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries will. >> ben: a sex offender kept his face hidden in court. he will head back to rhode island accused of violating parole. police lost track of him until he was taken into custody on friday in boston. barred neither was released --

new at 5:00, we are learning more of a bizarre standoff in revere. in the end nobody was charged. shawn has more on the call. reporter: it started with a 9-1-1 call reported in the building. the 9-1-1 caller lived francis ave, but this is 22 francis street. >> 9-1-1, what is your emergency? >> i just ran out to the sidewalk and grabbed somebody's cell phone and i don't know who this is, but there are shots being fired in my building at 22 francis ave. i have to run back in because i have a kid in there. i will be right back and try to get my phone and call you back. reporter: but that man never called back and did not answer when police tried to reach him again. instead they came with this massive response at 4:30 on

officers said they smelled gun powder in the air. finally s.w.a.t pulled four people out of the home. two men stayed inside and they say out of fear. >> they tried to shoot me for no reason. i didn't know what was going on. i was sleeping. reporter: an hour's long standoff ending when police used loud speakers and teargas. but not one of the men handcuffed and taken into custody were arrested. no gun was found. police left behind a ransacked building offering no explanation. >> why you arrested me? he said stop talking. stop talking. that's all. >> no explanation? >> no explanation. i feel discrimination because we are arabic and muslim. reporter: all of the men in the building are moroccan and all naturalized citizens and all hard workers. one has since lost his job. he missed work while being

basically like animals. reporter: police released a statement detailing what happened and saying it is still under investigation, but offering no apology to anybody who lives here. live in revere, wcvb newscenter 5. jc: former president bill clinton is back on the campaign trail. he told the crowd they should be optimistic about the nation's future. new hampshire will reid? reporter: jc, two college visits as the clinton campaign is trying to extend a narrow lead in the polls by reaching out to young voters. many of whom supported bernie sanders. president clinton knew exactly to whom he was speaking, the majority of whom as you guessed it are in college. he spoke of a sanders campaign hallmark, free college tuition and lowering interest rates

as you can imagine it resonated well with this audience. former president addressed his wife's plan to fix the economy from the middle out. and tackling the opioid crisis that continues to playing new hampshire. 22 days are left in the election and clinton urging hillary backers to reach out a hand to the supporters of donald trump. >> do not treat them the way they have treated hillary and the way they the root is the people who have given up on america and believe america has given up on them. reporter: clinton quipped that donald trump would drive the nation off a cliff, but if you give his wife hillary the keys she will fit everyone in and go to the highest mountain top. wcvb newscenter 5. jc: a much different tone on the gop side. mike pence in ohio standing behind donald trump's

could be rigged against him. we have the republican ticket. reporter: there is no evidence to back the claim and that did not stop him and his running mate from planting more seeds today. >> it is no longer donald trump. >> the truth is there is a lot of talk about rigged elections. i have no doubt the national media is looking at the bias coverage in clinton's favor. mike pence who said this. >> we will expect the will of the people in this election. reporter: but they are laying the groundwork to not do that. keeping up a steady drum beat and reving up the fiery tweets like this. of course there is large scale voter fraud happening on and before election day will why do -- election day. why do they do. what is going on? so knife eve. we -- so naive. we can't have four more years of obama or worse.

state level. they are over seen by an elected official and in those 40 states 25 of the officials are republican and 15 are democrat. >> it is an insult to american voters and it is an insult to county registrars to say that america does not know how to run an election. reporter: he called trump's allegations about a rigged election irresponsible. going on to say, quote, our election system is one of the bedrocks of american democracy and we should not question it. jc: mary, both candidates are preparing for their final debate wednesday in las vegas. emily reamer will be there live with pre and post debate coverage on newscenter 5. >> ben: taking a look over the beautiful city of boston and looking at the charles this evening. it looks cloudy now, but make no mistake, a spectacular day. harvey, a lot of people are sending accolades your way, but tomorrow could be nicer. harvey: it could be even

today. before we get to that, a few showers are starting to pop up. this one is coming through marlborough. we are watching that one. a few more near fitchburg. as we widen out we can see a few showers and thunderstorms approaching new york state. it is possible in the neck few few -- in the next few hours, a remote chance of a thunderstorm passing through the area. a chance that could last in the wee hours of the morning. yes it may dawn cloudy, but as warm. up in the merrimack valley and southern new hampshire and southern maine it may take longer for the warm air to get there. for the rest of the region, wow, we could be talking toasty stuff , making a run at records with highs around 80 degrees. we'll talk about the changes that are going to follow and when they get here in a little while. jc? jc: thank you. the getting the green light to move forward with a civil

prixceo. karen anderson was in court today will karen? reporter: the judge rejected demotions from the former grand prix ceo, john kasey. he wanted the attorney general's lawsuit against him and boston grand prix delayed or thrown out. kasey was not at today's hearing, but the two attorneys representing him said it was a failed business venture and kasey didn't know the labor day races would never office has claimed john kasey sold tickets knowing he didn't have final approval for the event or even much needed environmental permits. they claimed that kasey used some of the money for gain. when the race was canceled $1.6 million was owed to ticket holders. we also learned today that kasey offered the attorney

help with refunds if they dropped the lawsuit. the attorney general rejected the offer. karen anderson, 5 investigates. jc: right now police in framingham are searching for the driver who crashed this mini-van into a home this morning. this happened just after 10:00 a.m. on kendal avenue. police say the driver took off. the mini-van has florida plates and anyone with information should contact police. >> ben: prices at the gas pump unchanged. they reported the average cost of a gallon of regular is $2.13 in massachusetts. that's 11 cents be lo the national average and 4 cents less than it was this time last year. >> ben: let's check the first alert traffic on a monday evening. the bridge is looking great. lets ay go to the map and see how things are moving around the region. as you head toward the braintree split you are looking at 31 minutes mass ave to route 3. heading out of town, not too bed.

directions although it slows down as you head down toward westwood and toward the split. further out on the pike from the western toll to 495, 8 minutes. northbound you are moving just fine up to 290 and it is just seven minutes. that's the first alert traffic. >> up next on newscenter 5 at 5:00, it happens once or twice a year, the king tide. how high the waters could rise this week. >> one of the defends what he is saying about governor chris christie's involvement. >> and a confrontation between a black man and white police officer. the video that is sparking

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nay you're watching -- you're watching newscenter 5 at 5:00. >> ben: schoolgirls held captive by boko haram are finally freed. they were reunited with their parents. this is the first release between the. jeer -- nigerian government and the group. 197 girls though remain in captivity. >> ben: one of the defendants on trial in the bridgegate case takes the stand. governor christie did not know about a plan to shutdown the george washington bridge until after it happened. he says he and christie believed the traffic study was taking place in the major 2012 traffic job. beroni telling the court he did not hear of a scheme to shutdown the lanes until his office received a letter accusing them of causing the

jc: jury selection in the case against rolling stone. the lawsuit is over a 2014 article of a woman claimed to have been raped by several men at a fraternity. the administrator claims the article portrayed her as only interested in the school's reputation. details in the article ultimately did not holdup to a police investigation and media scrutiny. she is seek $7.8 million from the magazine. jc: of the football coaches. he claimed he was mistreated and defamed after he reported jerry sandusky for sexually abusing the boy in 2001. he is now seeking $4 million from the school. sandusky, another penn state coach, is serving 30 years for child molestation. >> ben: the king tide is hitting the new hampshire seacoast sending water levels a few feet above normal. they captured the mooding that

expected to reach 11 or 12 feet along the shoreline from monday through wednesday during the lunch hour. a typical high tide is between eight and ten feet. jc: coming up another gorgeous weekend and gorgeous day. harvey: we want everybody to know you may get a shower or two and it will continue to be. >> you can see the clouds mi harvey: this afternoon, yes. with the warmth we were not worried about it. you can see a tau showers. one is showing up around harvard and fitchburg and we have a little one moving along the pike in route 9. you can see it here. a little bit of a shower is possible. there is a heavier band of showers and even thunder. what i am watching is right in here. this area developing shows a couple of computer models that

why are we getting them? maybe in the wee hours of the morning. as warm as today was there is even warmer air on the way. there will be a front riding along this. it is a warm front just like this. tomorrow's warmth depends on when this warm front comes through a given area. in the merrimack valley, you should get sun and warmth in the afternoon. it may take longer through portsmouth, new hampshire and maybe not even getting to evening. boston west and south it looks like the southwest winds take over and the temperatures will be very warm. and then a front comes through on wednesday. wednesday may be a few degrees cooler, but the air behind that front is not much cooler than the air we will have over us. wednesday will be a warm day. now check this out. 79 or so or 80 i think will be the high tomorrow in boston. there can be places like

tomorrow. wow. boston is warm now. 67 degrees degrees is even with the wind off the water. 75 in hartford and 70 in providence. last night was very mild. tonight will be very mild. the temperatures drop to a couple degrees on either side of 60 degrees. look at the temperatures right now and you can see the area of warmth. ok it includes detroit, chicago, saint louis, sense since -- cincinnati, charleston, west virginia, knoxville, tennessee and on and on it goes, raleighing north carolina. we will be right around that air mass. as we hit 79 the record is a -- is 85. you will find it unbelievably warm for this time of year. changes though late this

and there may be a tropical system that develops down here. i don't think it will bodily bring the storm up, but some of the tropical moisture may interact with a front on friday which could bring significant rains to parts of the area. and then behind that, much chilly air moves in for the weekend and will lapse into next week. the difference between that chilly air mass and some we have had so far is there will be somewhat gusty winds. it will be a legitimately cooler air mass. check it out and her over the next seven days. it is very mild to warm thursday and could turn will ad p -- urn it damp and cooler. friday has a possibility of rain and then looks like we dry out on saturday and sunday and getting progressively chillier with the chilly lasting into next week. ben and jc?

enough soon enough. jc: the impact of the hpv vaccine and the change it could make to a woman's yearly gynecological exam. >> ben: the nba is weighing in on how much basketball is too much for kids? jc: he dodged the questions last week, but now tom brady is talking about his friendship with donald trump.

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>> ben: your health tonight october is breast cancer awareness month, and it is important to get checked if you feel a mass or notice a change in the breast tissue. a lump is the most common symptom of breast cancer, but it does not always mean it is cancer. doctors say there are several things that may cause a lump, and if you notice a change you need to check with your doctor to be absolutely sure. >> 23 -- if there is been a an if there is something different than was there before it should be evaluated. >> ben: early detection of breast cancer leads to more successful outcome. jc: the hpv vaccine could limit the number of pap smears a woman has. reporter: every woman knows her guy gnaw kaw gongal health -- gynecological health is important, but you could

women should get a pap smear to detect cervical cancer every three to five years. now researchers are looking into whether getting the human pap loma vaccine could change that and decrease the screenings to once every 10 years for those who got the series of three, hpv shots in adolescents. the hpv vaccine is effective against 90% of the virus strains that cause cervical cancer. according to researchers at the harvard university school of public health, getting the series cannot only protect ag protect women's wallets by making the pap smears less frequent. jc: the hpv vaccine is recommended for boys and girls at age 12 and given at other ages as well. >> ben: our coverage continues looking at the battleground state of nevada. je cjc the critical -- jc: the critical role it can take.

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>> from boston's news leader this is wcvb muse center 5 -- newscenter 5 at 5:30. >> ben: two women and several children hit by a car in hopkinton while in a crosswalk. a car rear-ended another car stopped at the crosswalk and then hit the pedestrians. four people were taken to the hospital. thisy are are all expected to be okay luckily. jc: dramatic video from braintree where a fire. that fire is out and all lanes are now open. it is not clear if anyone was on board the bus at the time. >> ben: and improvement for the two police officers shot last week in east boston. commissioner bill evans says matt morris and richardson tolo are doing better. they have been moved from critical to stable condition. jc: it is like somebody up above is listening to our prayers. we go over to weather now and

>> ben: spectacular. i think we would like another, harvey. harvey: well, before we get to another we will have a few showers that are popping up. you can see some around fitchburg and another small one and then a little one around needham. we could get a quick shower or isolated thunderstorm. this is the leading edge of the really warm air making it approach. that threat should be over by morning. the stubborn in eastern mass, particularly the merrimack valley. it may take awhile for the warmth to get there. the rest of the region will break out with sun fairly early and all of us will be toasty by the time we get to tomorrow afternoon. we are talking about temperatures that are mild now and that will be even warmer tomorrow with the warmth moving in. we could be near record highs and we'll let you noy how long the warmth will last.