>> good morning to you. it is thursday, october 20. i'm antoinette antonio. >> i'm doug meehan. randy is off this morning. emily is in las vegas to cover the debate for us. a final showdown that got heated quickly. >> that's because he'd rather have a puppet as president. >> no puppet. >> it's pretty clear -- >> you're >> the fiery exchanging between the candidates, as well as the impact on the debate on voters. >> also, a stray bullet striking a teenager in chelsea. the fight outside that found its way into his bedroom. >> honoring two police officers shot in east boston. the effort getting under way in just a matter of hours. >> all of the stories are coming up. first, we want to check in with cindy. man, did we enjoy the warm temperatures yesterday.

the record. look how much cooler it is. 10, 15, 20 degrees in some areas. quite a change. 40s and 50s right now. 53 in worcester. 56 in boston. and it is clear in most areas. you can see a little bit of cloud cover starting to stream in from the west. there's a frontal boundary that's lifting in our direction. for now, high pressure is hanging on. so we are going to see some sunshine for the first part of the day. the sun is up at 7:03. temperatures will climb to about 60 lunchtime. the clouds begin to increase and with the wind off the water, the temperatures aren't going to climb too much. so it's mostly in the lower 60s, a few mid and upper 60s. brightest skies through lunchtime. looks like steady rain tonight. and the rain ramps up towards friday and especially friday night. we'll have the timeline just

>> a live look outside. zakim bridge. the southbound so far so good. the construction during the overnight hours is gone. let's go to the maps. a little bit of road work in place as you travel into boston. the expressway northbound construction clear near morisee. north of town, so far we're in good shape here as well. expecting trains and buses on schedule. i'm olessa stepanova. that's a look at your traffic. >> i will tell you at the time -- i'll keep you in suspense. >> donald trump making clear he will not commit to accepting the results of the looming election. >> overnight, the head of the gop trying to reassure voters that his party's nominee will concede if he loses on november 8. as for the final showdown, a new poll giving hillary clinton the win. the cnn survey of debate

the political rivals clashed on a number of topics, including immigration. >> we have some bad hombres here and we're going to get them out. i want to build a wall. >> you're right, i don't want to rip families apart. he started his campaign calling mexican immigrants rapists. >> this time, there was no handshake before or after the heated the past, punctuated by a number of insults and one-liners. >> well, one of the insults sparking backlash, trump calling clinton a, quote, a nasty woman. >> no american can accept what donald trump said, that he would not concede the race when you add his unwillingness to condemn putin, opposing abortion and what he called hillary clinton

>> in a night of many bad moments for trump, he lost the debate. this was the heavy weight fight and trump proved to be a featherweight. he could not wake enough coherent points against hillary clinton. -- >> vice president joe biden going one-on-one with ed harding about what he predicts for november. >> i assume you think democrats will take the white house. >> i think so, yes. >> do you think the democrats >> i think you'll see a win in new hampshire. >> do you think the democrats can take the house? >> i think we're going to gain seats. i think it requires a real blowout to take the house. >> biden was in town to speak about the "cancer moonshot" initiative. the goal to double the rate of progress in cancer research and treatment. he'll be campaigning in new hampshire today, rallying

nashua. emily riemer >> one person suffering life-threatening injuries after a shooting in boston on nazing street in dorchester at about 11:00 last night. no word on arrests at this hour. this comes amid more violence. a teenager hit by a stray bullet while in his bedroom in chelsea. that's where we find the eyeopener's sera congi live with new inat sera? >> we're live on bellingham street where chelsea police cruiser sits outside the home where the shooting took place. a 13-year-old boy recovering this morning from being struck by a bullet. look at video of him being treated by first responders. this happened just before 8:30 last night. police say a fight between young people led to the gunfire. the boy is telling firefighters he was in his bedroom when a bullet came through, striking him in the shoulder.

house on his own. he was taken to mass general hospital for treatment. as for the suspects, police are looking for two men, but the description is limited. the suspects reportedly wearing dark hooded sweatshirts who left the scene in a dark-colored s.u.v., possibly a ford explorer. police looking for any information the public may have. live in chelsea, sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. >> a blood drive will be held today in honor of two police officers wounded in a shootout in east boon last week is out of the hospital. the officers were responding to a domestic disturbance call. the boston police patrolmen's association is hosting today's blood drive from 8:00 this morning to 3:00 in the afternoon in dorchester. >> two arrests in this explosion in salem.

charges don't go far enough. explosives were placed inside the "rainbow times" box in lappin park back in august. the crime caught on camera. weeks later, john richard and lawrence gilman of new hampshire are facing charges. those do not, though, include hate crime charges because police say there's not enough solid evidence to support the boxes targeted for carrying lgbt publication. >> something that i thinkha it just didn't happen. >> people are seen in the surveillance video before the blast. the pair will be arraigned tomorrow. 4:37 on this thursday morning. a battle under way in iraq to overtake a city from isis. >> also, new recommendations for the h.p.v. vaccine.

at the doctor's office. >> speaking of changes, antoinette, after a case of summer yesterday, we are back to normal temperatures today. my timeline on some wet weather heading our way in front of your weekend. >> a deadly uh, first of all, i plan to vote for donald trump. ayotte buddied up to trump, even calling him a role model. would you tell a child to aspire to be like donald trump? oh absolutely, i would do that. but she kept playing politics and flip flopping around. ayotte is running away from trump as quickly as she can. and what she values is her seat. and she's trying - to keep something she values. - i know. kelly ayotte. the politician.

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and i approved this message. >> the battle to evict isis from the city of mosul is under way. massachusetts congressman and iraq war veteran seth moulton is raising concern about the president's plan to help. the plan calls for 615 u.s. troops to support iraq security force. moulton says he told president obama what iraq really needs is

iraq's military, but weak political system which allows isis to -- allowed isis to form. >> what do we do the day after we defeat them? they don't go home. they are going to melt back into population and attack us from behind the next week. >> mosul has been under isis control for two years now. >> changes in the works for airlines. the push to help give passengers a brea

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. which means real cuts to our kids - in arts, technology, ap classes, pre-school, bus service and more. that's why question two's opposed by the massachusetts pta and school committees all across the state.

50 degrees outside. >> 50? >> there won't those 80s. [laughter] >> my gosh, yesterday. >> that's it, though, isn't it? >> i think again in april. just a few more months down the line. >> you got it. yesterday we hit 80 in a lot of spots. we hit 81 in the city. that is the latest we have hit the 80-degree mark in boston since 1979. so talk about unusual.

beverly over 80 degrees. plymouth all touching that 80-degree mark. that was yesterday. that is not happening again today. 40s and 50s this morning. all that warmth that we had yesterday has been kind of squashed down to the south. it's in the lower 70s around d. c. the frontal boundary is to our south. it was the high pressure overhead this morning. so for now, the skies are clear. you can see to the west this is generally lifting up into the northeast. but it's taking its time as it runs into that area of high pressure. so clear for now. we will see clouds increase from west to east over the course of the morning. also notice the winds. they are light and they are going to be onshore pretty much all day long. so that will keep the temperatures down. but through about noontime, a decent amount of sunshine before the clouds take over this afternoon. so the temperatures try and come

they set a record high there yesterday. along the coastline, lower 60s the best we do, mid 60s on cape cod. sunshine through about noontime. the clouds start to fill in. through your evening commute, it's mostly dry. not expecting much wet weather until this evening when a couple of showers, areas of drizzle start to break on out with that easterly flow -- you can see around 11:00 tonight patchy areas of rain, drizzle, so murky to start your friday. temperatures during the overnight hours fall only into the 50s. during the day tomorrow we warm up a little bit. we'll be either side of 70 degrees tomorrow. the wind shifts to the south and east as this front starts to lift northward again. there's going to be some humidity in the air tomorrow as well. notice tomorrow morning there's a lot of rain lined up to our west and then during the day we're going to feed in tropical moisture. so it will get wetter as the day

this is an elongated broad area of low pressure from the bahamas and caribbean. the bulk stays offshore. we'll see if we can pull in some of that tropical moisture friday. friday into saturday, just patchy drizzle in the morning. as we go into the afternoon, notice how the rain fills in and during the overnight hours as well. a lot of it starts to lift on saturday morning. but still a lot of clouds on saturday. it doesn't really brighten that much. the potential is there with this rainfall, totals between half an inch and an inch across the area. here come the winds over the weekend as we dry things out. winds could gust 30 and 40 miles per hour. temperatures don't get out of the 50s this weekend through next week. it's ahead of the charles this weekend. so the rowers will be battling the wind as well. >> couldn't have a few more days of warmth.

the pike, by allston/brighton, you can see the roads there wide open. let's get to the maps and check out the rest of your ride. so far no problems. traveling into boston along the expressway, we have overnight construction wrapping up. no problems on 24 out of brockton. a quiet start on 95 from sharon. the pike looks good. north of town, so far no issues. we're expecting trains and >> right now we have a warning for pet owners. a deadly virus taking aim at cats. >> live in mattapan this morning where experts are trying to track this outbreak. >> that's right. most of those cats diagnosed have been traced to this neighborhood near the corner of harvard and walk hill streets. the animal rescue league first

as feline distemper. it is highly infectious. neighbors are concerned because there are so many colonies of stray cats that live in this neighborhood. >> i think they are mostly related. they cluster. they live under people's porches, in backyards. people are feeding them. they tend to stay. >> all it would take is for one of them to get sick. >> exactly. >> experts say the outbreak mostly affects young cat and kittens. there is a vaccine and it is highly effective. the rescue league is offering a free vaccine clinic this saturday. we're live in mattapan, wcvb newscenter 5. >> a new push in the fight against the zika virus. health experts say all pregnant women who recently visited miami-dade county in florida should be tested. miami-dade county is the only area in the continental united states where mosquitos have been

spreading the virus since the summer. >> a government panel for the c.d.c. says preteens need only two doses of the h.p.v. vaccine instead of the previously recommend three. the panel points to studies that show two doses is just as effective in preventing cervical cancer as three. experts hope this revelation will result in more the shots since it will take less time. >> a possible break for airline passengers is in the works. listen to this. the obama administration wants airlines to refund baggage fees when luggage is substantially delayed. there's no definition of what's a substantial delay. airlines will change in how they report the bags mishandled or

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>> coming up on 4:56. time for your early "news to go." >> a fiery final debate ahead of the presidential election and a new poll gives hillary clinton the edge. the cnn survey of debate watchers put her up over donald trump by 13 points following last night's showdown. the candidates sparring on a number of topics, including immigration and social security. it was cold on stage. the candidates avoiding shaking hands both before and after the debate. our emily rie vegas this morning. she'll have much more on the debate ahead at 5:00. >> three people are under arrest in a violent home invasion in new hampshire. epping police say three men broke into a house on lamprey village drive. they demanded money and hit the victim with a gun before running off. the two were caught later. a third got away. people were told to stay in their homes and a school was on lockdown until the third suspect was caught. >> today is a key day in the fight to save a beloved garden

vote on the $1 billion hospital expansion which calls for a building to replace the green space. today friends of prouty garden will rally in support of saving it. they plan to march to the meeting on washington street in hopes that they can influence the vote. boston's most famous sign may have to be moved. boston university selling the building that the citgo sign sits on top of. the o areas. the land mark commission is trying to come up with a list of rules. the herald reports the commission has ideas on how to preserve the sign and will seek comments from the public. >> the indians defeated the toronto blue jays last night in game five. they are one step closer to ending a title drought dating back to 1948, baseball's

>> back to the world series. they are both underdogs. >> they really are. that would be two for cleveland. >> yeah. >> i don't feel so bad about the red sox losing to them. >> true. >> actually, i feel pretty bad about it. boston 81 degrees yesterday. don't expect 80-degree weather today. it's going to be much, much cooler. look at the change too much. we're in the upper 50s now. afternoon high is 60. we're barely climbing above that today. we'll have a wind off the water and that will keep the temperatures down, especially along the coastline. high pressure is basically right overhead. this is slowing down the next system and you can see the rain approaching from the west. we are getting into some of this. it looks like a wet end to the week, especially friday evening and friday night.

80-degree temperatures. they are going to get them in the d.c. area. 70s in new york city. notice we'll have sunshine at least for a while. temperatures in the lower 60s, especially along the coastline. off to the west you can see that rain is working up in our direction. and there's this little area of moisture right here down near the bahamas. some of that may enhance the wet weather. by 5:00 this evening, most rain is to our the clouds are increasing. it's going to turn milder tomorrow, more humid as well. deeper into the day on friday, we'll add some tropical moisture in. it gets wetter towards friday evening and especially friday night. that's when the heaviest rain may fall. potential is there for half an inch to an inch of rain. winding down saturday morning. saturday the winds may gusting

in fact, sunday afternoon those winds could be gusting over 30 miles per hour. it looks windy for the charles. we're breaking it down as the eyeopener >> now on newscenter 5 eyeopener. >> fireworks at the presidential debate. the points that could sway voter and the one comment that has both sides concerned. >> a 13-year-old shot in chelsea, but he wasn't supposed to be in the line of fire. what he was doinen boston. the steps to take now to protect your pet from a deadly virus. it's on the eye for this thursday morning. >> good morning. it is 5:00. thank you for joining us. i'm antoinette antonio. >> i'm doug meehan. randy is off and emily riemer is live in las vegas with the