heavy during the course of the night here. in terms of your timeline, there he height in terms of heavy rain tonight. brief localized street flooding. could be a thunderstorm that is high for strong wind, particularly along the coast. jc: police are investigating a fiery crash that left one person dead. ed: the flames so intense let's get to newscenter 5's diane cho live at the scene. reporter: police just reopened the stretch of the road after he driver went off of the road hitting a iron hydrant and telephone pole the floor it became engulfed in flames. police say they got a call about an erratic driver earlier today and as officers were heading that way, they found an suv on fire. the officers that pulled up to the scene here off fortune boulevard in milford described seeing a big black cloud of

only one person in the suv at the time but officers say the flames were too intense and they couldn't get to the driver. police tell us this is a busy road but there was no one coming in the opposite direction when the crash took place. we talked to two men who were at the toyota dealership nearby when they saw the flames and ran out with a fire extinguisher to try to help. >> the extinguisher went out so i tossed it to jerry. jerry tried if we can get an opening. it was just too much fire. >> they are getting ready to toe the suv from the scene. it is now investigating to determine how this happened. ed: transferring new calls for improved service. they are trying to figure out

driver did wrong. >> late today, the driver of the train here did everything right except one thing. he failed to notify passengers what was going on. that was the orange line just leaving the station when it's motor overheated causing the car to start filling with smoke. doors. some were over a live third rail. a few people were treated for smoke inhalation. >> we have a long way to go from an investment point of view and public transportation. if i could wave a magic wand to finish those new cars, i would.

of those parks being built. 284 new cars will be built with the first one scheduled to roll off the line. ed: a woman taken to the hospital after she was struck by a green line trolley. it happened this morning on beacon street in brookline. her injuries are considered non-life threatening. she was conscious and taken to brigham and women's for tm election, and it looks like the race is tightening back up. in the final stretch of this election hillary clinton and donald trump are pulling out all the stops as they try to mobilize voters in those key swing states. newscenter 5's ben simmoneau is here with more, ben? reporter: michelle obama joined hillary clinton for the first time on stage. as another round of wikileaks emails creates new controversy for the campaign. for the first time in this political campaign, two first ladies take the stage together

inspiring than michelle obama? >> many believe mrs. obama is clinton's strongest advocate. >> we have never had a more qualified and prepared candidate for president been our friend hillary clinton. >> this race is getting tighter. clinton is leading overnight a new issue with the clinton campaign, another batch of hacked e-mails, allegedly from one of bill clinton's longtime aides. abc news has not been able to validate the items. trauma hit the clintons on -- trump hit the clintons on that

russian officials trying to interfere on the election. >> imagine what they will do. we have had enough. i think we have enough of the clintons. >> early voting numbers are important swing states. democrats have submitted 46% of the ballot. that is x a good news for democrats because it took them much longer to catch up to republicans. jc: donald trump returns to new england. he will hold rallies in manchester new england, recent polls have trump trailing clinton in both states which, together, have 3 key electorates up for grabs. meanwhile, a new poll shows how americans feel the country is doing today. and more than half appear to be satisfied. 54% said they believe the

that's compared to 46% who say we're doing badly. americans have gotten more positive as the election nears. back in january, just 42% were happy with the direction of the country. ed: police in nashua investigating after a woman's body is found near a fire station on hudson street this morning. investigators say there's nothing suspicious about the discovery. an autopsy is planned for tomorrow to determine her cause of death. providence police are searching for 3 suspects who attacked a woman while wearing clown masks. the men allegedl the woman's home tuesday night calling her name. she was attacked as she opened the door and the men ran off after she fought back. a clown mask and baseball bat left at the scene are being analyzed for evidence. jc: a huge fire consumes a manhattan apartment building, leaving one person dead and at least 12 more injured. {vo} the flames erupted around 3-30 this morning in a building on east 93rd street in the yorkville neighborhood. residents ran for safety, but some were trapped inside.

rescues, but one person was killed in the smoke and flames. of the 12 injured people, seven are firefighters, 5 are tenants. it's not clear what started this fire. ed: amtrak has reached a massive settlement following last year's deadly crash in philadelphia. the company will pay 265 million dollars to at least 200 victims who survived the crash, and families of the 8 people who died. train 188 derailed in may of 20-15, when engineer brandon bostian rounded a curve going the ntsb is still investigating the accident. so far, no charges filed. lawyers say passengers should expect to receive their settlement money by next june. new jersey transit is hiring outside help as it tries to meet federal rail safety requirements following this deadly train crash in hoboken. a recent review found new jersey had more accidents than any other railroad in the entire country in the last 5 years. the consultant will review

and help with a positive train control system. jc: more aftershocks are striking central italy today, after two powerful quakes hit the region yesterday. {vo} the largest quake was a magnitude six-point-one. no serious injuries are reported, but buildings are damaged and electricity is out. some people lost their homes and were forced to spend the night in their cars, dealing with cold, mountain temperatures. yesterday's earthquakes hit close to where a quake in august ed: a daredevil stunt goes horribly wrong and it's all caught on camera. jc: still to come on newscenter 5, find out where this base jumper crash landed in a forest, and the condition he's in tonight. ed: plus a massive ford recall underway. why hundreds of thousands of vehicles have been labeled a fire risk, and which models are affected. reporter: in our viewing area it is raining. it is a whole different

rain and wind coming up. jc: and right now, police are investigating a fiery crash that left a driver dead in milford. more details as they come in. >> i'm wcvb traffic reporter olessa stepanova. open road tolling starts friday at 10:00. traffic patterns will changes as construction crews tear down toll booths. at first you'll be diverted to the left and right. just before thanksgiving, traffic flow will be directed to

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ed: incredible video of a daredevil stunt gone wrong. eric dossantos had his camera rolling as he base jumped off of a mountain in the french alps. but suddenly, he started to lose speed. dossantos crashed straight into a tree and woke up hours later in a hospital. he apparently fell so fast that he took out that tree and left a debris trail 300 feet long. dossantos says he's got some head injuries, but i look at his shadow. he says he is ok. >> we're learning about a tiger attacked. >> emily riemer has more. what witnesses say happened moments before the attack. >> a close call for a tiger trainer locked inside of an

to hold the animal back with her fist and some sort of stick. >> i was trying to get them away. at that point i really thought the tiger was going to tear her apart. >> her partner and fiance russian beating the tiger as hard as he can. her -- she needed surgery. she will live to tell the story. >> we are playing. >> the tiger reacted after he was prodded to perform a jump.

many are upset the animal was repeatedly beaten. >> just past 4:44. let's take a live look at traffic. look at the top of the screen. you see brake lights. we are going to begin down the split. the weather almost 40 minutes to get from the upper deck. you can almost throw a football. heading down into denim. 495 south. an 11 minute ride.

and the makes you see. you're going to have a slow commute. >> the rain is only going to intensify. it's not really bad but it has come down a little bit. rain is coming down. this time the air is still mild. where the visibility is lowest, that is where it has been. it is now raining in hartford. the tarmac actually got covered. the same thing i am sure is true at springfield where it was snowing heavily at 4:00.

little longer for that to happen in the berkshires. notice we put the temperatures here. 30's to worcester. north and west. the heavier rain bands working through the course of the evening. we are going to seat north where it is snowing. we will have rain through tonight. by tomorrow morning, the heaviest rain is north of us. still a few showers prevalent up north than in boston. you can expect a couple of blustery days.

-- three inches could occur. notice here, the mountains lined up in the most out of the storm. rainfall should be beneficial. could be spot that are above that. we have a wind advisory. it includes the cape and the island. the strongest may be down overall the storm for the heavy rain, very high for flooding. heavier bands of rain, you have leaves, a low chance of lightning. the strong wind becomes high for the coast line.

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ed: taking a look now at your economy this thursday, ford is recalling nearly 412,000 vehicles because of fuel leaks that could cause fires. jc: ed the company says a fuel supply part can develop a crack and leak gasoline. the recall covers certain ford escapes from 2010 to 2012. and mercury mariners from 2010 to 2011. ford says its not aware of any accidents or fires related to the problem. the social media giant is cutting 9% of it workforce worldwide. that's about 350 workers. twitter is struggling to compete with rivals like facebook, snapchat and instagram. it's also been looking for a buyer as it continues to lose millions of dollars. jc: walmart hopes to make your holiday shopping a little easier this year. the retail giant will have workers directing customers to the quickest checkout line, and even running to grab items they may have forgotten. these special helpers will be wearing yellow vests, making

options for customers to pay for items online, and then pick them up in the store. ed: holiday shopping. we are not done yet. jc: when we come back, a celebration of the year happening around the country. first a check of closing numbers

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>> stormy night ahead. which areas are getting snow? and the wind is picking up. >> the seconds before this officer stops a stabbing spree. >> the race to help. reporter: inside conditions >> this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 5:00. ben: stormteam 5 radar showing rain and snow for some making a big impact. good evening. jc: if you can see snow in the western part of the state is

light snow began falling. anchor: the milder ocean air is raining. there has been snow and the western part of the state. when you see it come down a lot like it has, that is the snow bands. temperatures around 32. in the 40's there is your snow area. this particular time moving eastward. heavier rain is about to move then. the rain is only going to get heavier. through the evening we could get may be another inch or so. then we will see the snow area lifted north. that is going to go on all night