>> it is not fair. >> a third cousin died too along with the wrong way driver. >> how can someone not realize they are driving on the wrong side of the highway and these poor innocent children drive them back to school. >> it is very upsetting. >> and state police are trying f the fourth victim, a college student identified as an 18-year-old from new york. wcvb newscenter 5. >> right now new steps are underway to make sure all storm drains are secure after the death of a 16-year-old. the city is now confirming that he did fall into an open storm drain on friday night during the heavy rain storm. his body was found yesterday in the merrimack river.

aluminum drain covers with stainless steel ones. >> maria: now a man who tried desperately to sal -- to save the people in boston. >> and now the firsthand account you will hear only on five. sean? reporter: steve smith's picture was taken by the herald. it captures the moment he tried to save men trapped in the trench and it was not. it is the haunting image, a look of helpless agony. steve smith remembers the moment. >> i never found that helpless in my life. >> on his knees screaming for help. >> i just knew there were two men in there and they needed help. >> two men trapped in a trench and water filling over their heads. it was lunchtime on friday and smith ran to help. he jumped in feeling with his hands and feet.

there. it was very, very emotional. >> he did learn their names. workers for atlantic drain services. >> when you close your eyes you can see them. send my love and prayers to the family. i'm sorry. >> smith says he has done underground work as well before he believes this could have been prevented. osha continues to investigate exactly what happened and why. live in the south end, >> hillary clinton and donald trump are focusing on two battleground states today. secretary clinton is campaigning in new hampshire in manchester with the massachusetts are no elizabeth warren. trump is making the rounds in florida where he insists he is blaming phony polls, his words, for trying to suppress the vote. a new national poll shows trump continuing to struggle

reporter: trump calls florida his second home, but hillary clinton has been gaining ground. with pennsylvania now swinging hillary clinton's way, donald trump intensified efforts in florida talking to first responders and promising farmers that iffy elected he will -- that if elected he will cut red tape. >> epa is a disasser and regulations are a disaster. the farmers will be able to are supposed to be in and not the business of filling out paperwork all day. reporter: trump is looking to for tau -- fort fi y his supporters. we are going to win. he went on to tweet, we are winning and the press is refusing to report it. don't let them fool you. get out and vote. # drain the swamp on november 8th. >> the best evidence our

that hillary clinton, despite her many crimes, was even allowed to run for president in the first place. >> trump took a swipe at the president who has his own record high job approval numbers campaigning for clinton. >> where are he and michelle campaigning today? where are they? wouldn't you rather see them in that white house figuring out how to knock the hell out of isis? >> trump laid out his agreement and one that may put off the newly established diplomatic regulations. >> ben: and we go to todd kazakiewich for more with the clinton campaign. >> i think this election is going to turn on who is motivated to vote. reporter: today hillary clinton rallying supporters in new hampshire and still talking about donald trump's

results. >> that is a direct threat to our democracy. reporter: also bashing trul p to avoiding losses. >> he lost a billion dollars running casinos. who does that? reporter: much of the half hour speech is promoting for policy. >> we are going to get the economy working for everybody and not just those at the top. we are going to make college affordable and we are going to lower prescription drug costs and we will do everything we said we would do. >> elizabeth warren is perhaps one of the biggest critic. >> she gets under his thin skin like nobody else. >> nasty women are tough. nasty women are smart. and nasty women vote. >> with just two weeks to go clinton is now making her closing arguments hoping that winning polls will turn into

election day. >> of course i want you to vote for all of us, but more than that i want you to vote for yourself. >> as you know new hampshire is a hotly contested swing state. she reminded residents they can register to vote right up to and even on election day. todd kazakiewich, wcvb newscenter 5. >> m massachusetts. residents can vote in person or you can get an early ballot to cast by mail. we have a link to the list of early voting locations on our website, wcvb.com and of course on our mobile app. ed: the wife of the state trooper that was killed is speaking out against a ballot question. jc is here with her plea to

>> prosecutors say the man charged with killing her husband back in march was under the influence of medical marijuana. she joined for a new ad on legalizing marijuana. >> with this bill i don't think we are seeing anything from it. there are going to be more accidents and fatalities and you will have families without their loved ones because we are putting people at >> her husband loved his job and he always put his family first. four states have legalized marijuana already. on election day five more including massachusetts will be voting. ed: coming up, traffic on the pike days away. >> and giving the department the highest award for bravery

claiming the life of one of their own. harvey: and chilly times ahead. a little winter type chill will be settling in. more on that coming up. ed: the patriots have taken care of pittsburgh. they have taken care of pretty much everybody this year

>> you're watching newscenter 5 at 6:00. ed: new at 6:00 tonight, a former boy scout leader in new hampshire is accused of sexual police have arrested eugene peralt. they did that today after getting multiple reports from multiple alleged victims. he was a supreme scout master in the 1990s through 2006. he is out on bail tonight and due back in court in december. >> we have been telling you this for months. the mass pike is days away from switching to that open following. that means cash will no long are be accepted. nicole estefan is live with

hi, mick coal. reporter: hi, maria. the message is be prepared and expect delays. the crews are preparing to say goodbye to the cash following system. >> think about this as you would a snowstorm and plan ahead. >> before things speed up they will slow down. in five days the toll booths will be a thing of the past. >> it will be a lot different atmosphere. reporter: october 28th, the all electronic following system switches over. october 29th, new traffic 30th demolition of the toll plaza begins. >> we don't want anyone thinking that they are going to be traveling at highway speeds on the first commute on monday, october 31st. >> to make the switch more than 200 state police will be on hand 24 hours a day. >> you need not be distracted and you need to follow the direction of the state troopers on the road. >> and there is no simple bulldozer fix.

the tunnel system will need to be filled. >> these tunnels act as access to and from the facility. you can only go a certain speed through the toll plaza. >> speaking of speed, project managers expect a smoother ride come october 22nd. mass dot stressing if you don't have one of these yet, a transponder, get one. if not keep your eyes open for bright orange envelopes. wcvb newscenter 5. ed: remember how the garden center sold garden chairs. wouldn't the backyard be cool if -- >> maria: if that's what you wanted, christmas is coming, ed harding. i'll write it down. still ahead, honoring several state police workers workers who put their own lives on the line. >> it was a hard day for everybody involved.

today andrew crossley: new hampshire has a senator as hard as we do. gerardine ferlins: kelly ayotte believes in the potential of new hampshire, and wants to unleash that potential. ron goguen: she's out there fighting for good-paying jobs. andrew crossley: kelly introduced bipartisan training initiatives to make sure we have the skills for the 21st century. sue winter: she's fought against workplace discrimination - and for equal pay. claude poisson: she's working for the little guy - i'm the little guy. barb fredette: we need kelly fighting for good new hampshire jobs so our kids can raise their families here.

kelly ayotte: i'm kelly ayotte and i approved this message. >> new at 6:00 honoring some of the state's bravest. several employees were awarded the department's highest honor for their response to a deadly shooting that claimed the life of one of their own. reid lamberty was there for this emotional ceremony. >> the meddle of honor is a test meant to the true medal.

>> troopers michael baker and scott mcdonald recognized for their role in a gun fight that killed a felon who hours earlier murdered officer tarantino. he shot back in may during a routine traffic stop. >> it is still hard. everybody misses him. he was our oldest. >> tarantino's parents on hand >> these state police officers did a great job and we want to partake in their recognition for the job they have done. reporter: hours after cowardly gunning down tarantino he was found hiding in a home in oxford. from a closet he opened fire hitting the trooper in the shoulder. >> true team concept.

>> it was a hard day for everybody involved. it continues to be difficult for the tarantinos. think about them every day. reporter: the trooper is recovering well from the gunshot wound. he will be back to work in about three weeks. in boston, wcvb newscenter 5. >> we transition from the state house to the reality of darkness at the end of october. >> maria: darkness, but a glimmer of a sunset. a glimmer. harvey: you are right about a glimmer. changing of the clocks. you are right about that. it is starting to feel different out there. it is 54 in boston, but the wind is steady at 17 miles an hour. and then we tack on the gusts which are running between 20 and 30 miles an hour and even higher out in the birkshires. these are the temperatures and what i want you to notice is 40s and 50s. it has been that way, but not

one of the ways you know that is going up in height. that's a cold air mass. look at the top of mount washington. that's 16 degrees. i know it is 6,288 feet up. look at worcester airport. look at pits field and that is 43. what i am trying to el it you is from the great lakes of eastern can -- canada it is getting chillier and tomorrow's temperatures will be noticeably chillier. temperatures, but you want to make sure the kids are dressed warm. there will be a wind on top of the temperatures in the 30s. tomorrow's high temperatures won't be around 60 in boston. they will be 10 degrees chillier and you will still have the gusty winds. that's why i say it will feel more like later november than later october over the next couple days. getting into parts of north

wednesday there is a freeze watch. these are the ears that could see temperatures 32 or below. that's whether there is a wind or not a wind. in fact there will be a wind chill which we will talk about in a moment. the only reasons they are not lested or shown in the area is because it has already happened. you have had your frost and your freeze. it is a chilly northwesterly wind and that's what it has been for a good 48 hours or so. no real chance of that not being the case. pacific northwest and one piece of moisture moving in toward the rockies. when we get to thursday morning there will be a system approaching the west and it will bump into chilly air for this time of year. later thursday morning and thursday afternoon snow or sleet will break out in the birkshires and then later in the day or night even in

there is room for this in the higher elevations. as far as we are concerned, chilly for the next couple days and the nights. notice it is mainly in the 20s. it is going to feel chilly at that particular time. and finally i wanted to show you that as we do get to thursday and thursday night and friday here is the set up. chilly high pressure to the north and low pressure bumps into it and maybe enough chilly air to start as a briefpe north. and there is snow accumulation in the higher elevations of northern new england. chilly weather is reinforced for friday and saturday. that's how things are shaping up. maria? >> maria: if you watch wcvb over the air we have good news. our broadcast signal was restored to full power just before 5:00, just a little more than an hour ago. the station was prod casting at reduced power as engineers

broadcast to you customer. >> and now here is mike lynch with sports center 5 powered by xfinity. >> mike: up next the bills. sunday at 1:00 the bills are the only team to beat the patriots, but they were without brady and garapolo. they gave up over 250 yards on the ground and they came into the game feeling good, but they are just a game behind the here is how the best teams are in the afc standings right now. the patriots are at the best mark at 6-2 and the oakland raiders, who would have th nu k it. the kansas city chiefs and the denver broncos. >> right now we are focused on buffalo. we have a lot of preparation to go through this week. a very good football team.

>> the first game had no bearing on this one. we look forward to playing against coach ryan and his tremendous looy coached -- tremendously coached football team. >> serld series game one tomorrow in cleveland. i can't remember the last time there was so much local interest in the series that does not involve the white sox. involnt let's start with the indians. terry francona who won here in 04 and 07. you have mike napoli that was walking bare chested waking down boylston street. you have andrew mill who was traded away by the red sox to get coco crisp who once patrolled center field. and then theo epstein and john lester who has never lost a world series game. 3-0 in world series starts.

lester starts tomorrow night. >> the guy is on like a curt schilling or josh beckett. seeing how they went about and prepared. they prepare the same way for this start as they would a regular start in the season. for me that's where i learned and bought into the routine thing. >> the bruins have a goalie suban . today coal julian -- cole julian was on the goal on the other end and they have the little target up there you can go for the one hole, two hole, three hole, five hole. going into tomorrow night they have called up suban on an emergency basis. not far from where the bruins practiced the celtics broke

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ed: you realize this is the last weekend in october heading toward us? >> maria: and you are voting in two weeks? ed: well, you can vote right now. mar mar you -- >> maria: we can vote right

chilly. it is a chillier week and a change in pattern, no question about it. and a chilly rain on thursday night and friday morning. there could be some sleet or snow with this system. ed: are you worried about the place kicker? >> he is money.

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this november? woman 1: working late. man 1: lines -- i hate long lines. woman 2: no babysitter. william f. galvin: for the first time ever we have early voting. if you're registered, you can vote any day between october 24th and november 4th. avoid election day lines -- vote on your schedule. man 1: wow, that helps! william f galvin: early voting is easy voting. interviewer: so what do you think? woman 2: it' a timesaver. i love it. william f. galvin: it's easier than ever for you to vote.

tonight, breaking news. the urgent hunt for a killer. two murders already. then, attacking two officers and several others. the suspect then posting this live on facebook. police now warning tonight, he is armed and dangerous. donald trump calling the polls phony tonight, telling supporters, we're winning. and now, and what senator elizabeth warren said today about, quote, nasty women. the plane crash, no survivors. the jet plunging from the sky just after takeoff. the ball of fire. the u.s. launching air strikes. the iraq kips moving closer to mos mosul. and martha raddatz revealing the new horror playing out in that city. inside the deadly bus crash. at least 13 people dead.