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

has heavy rain happened tonight, there could even be an embedded thunderstorm and high chance of getting strong wind. i will let you know what follows. anchor: an explosive new fiery crash under investigation. live at the scene. rescuers could n close. anchor: police believe the driver ended up in the opposite lanes of traffic. you can see from this fire how intense it was as officers pulled up to the scene. >> before officers got there patrick could see the flames from the toyota dealership

it was completely engulfed. saw somebody in there. the extinguisher went out. i tossed it to jerry. jerry threw it at the rear window to try and break it, to see if we could get an opening. it was too much fire. reporter: they got a call about an erratic driver were not able to get to the tribal. >> it is a very heavily traveled road. >> you always think what if we grabbed an extra fire extinguisher.

he is incredibly relieved no >> one was hurt during this scene on board. it shows the state needs to make big investments. we have just learned what the driver did wrong. >> the mbta says there was no burning trash motor on the train. the man at the controls did make one mistake. >> no one was seriously hurt. reporter: the operator of the

was already out of the station. >> the operator could not open up the doors because all six doors would have opened up. people would have gone out into the pit. >> they moved passengers into the second. before he could open the doors passengers started smashing out. he began the evacuation process. he was approaching the cars when customers began to self evacuate. >> we have a long way to go from an investment point of view. >> they do plan to build 300 new cars. coming up we give you a sneak

ben: a woman is recovering after she was struck by a green line trolley in brookline. her injuries are considered non-life-threatening. >> it's a very traumatic experience. everything reverted to my training. i went into autopilot. >> we are hearing from the officer credited with taking down a nice -- taking down an attacker. >> i can't even describe it. he had a strange look in his eyes. very serious. no emotion at all. reporter: he is standing with his wife and lawyer speaking publicly for the first time since he was found

rampage on may 10 that ended inside the building. >> he said we are both going to die today. >> he had attacked three women. he stabbed patricia. he opened fire when derosa was closing in on him wielding a knife. hero. he selfishly intervened without knowing what was going on. reporter: they have become close friends. >> jim was not there, if he was not there i would have been next. reporter: they are helping each other through the healing process, knowing their lives would never be the same.

we won't know the whole story if ever. prosecutors say he was talking about hearing the devil telling him to do horrible things. ben:clin on th -- both hillary trail. reporter: he broke a boycott of major networks hinting at possible loss. >> the media poisons the mind of the american voter. it is unfair. the american voter is really smart. i'm going to see how smart they are.

will be campaigning in the final days. >> she is actually going to make two or three speeches. she is amazing when she speaks. reporter: in springfield, ohio, donald trump used clinton of being too tough on bladder put in. >> how do you speak so bad if somebody? wouldn't actually got along with russia reporter:? hillary clinton is pulling ahead in north carolina. they were chummy and playful. clinton admitted she can't compete with michelle obama. >> among the many real voyages i have had is to see the president and first lady dance.

i can't hear you. are we going to do this? reporter: he accused the clintons of playing it fast and loose sense leaving the white house telling the crowd what they will do if they return. jc: police investigating a possible abduction. >> here is what we know right now. police are we have a person, no name attached. the prison on the right and the car on the left. it is a honda civic, not only the car itself. it is in londonderry.

anchor: there is the pike as you approach the headlights. it is jammed in both directions. it is pretty much jammed everywhere you go. let's go to the pike first. that is a long ride. down the 95 to the expressway from the tunnel. 48 minutes. we have seen interesting precipitation. it is a half-hour. you can see it is slow in places. still to come, caught on camera. and explosion, the dramatic images captured on a body

hundreds of pumpkins stolen and caught on camera. ben: the young red sox fan who cut his own field of dreams. reporter: open road tolling starts at 10:00 p.m..

anchor: dramatic footage of a

you are looking at the initial moments of the emergency response. oxygen tanks can be heard exploding inside of the home. flames quickly spreading. the homeowners inside at the time were hurt, but they did manage to escape. jc: an unusual crime caught on camera in new jersey -- watch as thieves steal almost 200 pumpkins from a farm. four people nabbed about 200 pumpkins worth more than $2,000. the thieves returning three different times to grab their the owner of the pumpkin stand says the gourds would have sold for between 2500 and 3,000 dollars. more aftershocks in italy following a pair of strong earthquakes that hit yesterday. the tremors rattled the same area rocked by a deadly quake in august. the first one, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake, struck last night just two hours before one 8 times more powerful hit.

the streets. incredibly, no one was killed or even seriously hurt. ben: it's an interesting weather day today. the rain arrives for most of us. we are seeing quite a bit of snow. >> springfield and westfield, even though they don't have elevation, they are far enough away. heavy rain tonight. there is a little bit of flooding likely at times. wind is not a problem now. 45 in boston. it will be east and gradually pick up deeper into this night.

temperature is 36 degrees. it is still snowing. all rain in all of connecticut. with another hour or two of snow there could be up to four inches of snow in parts of the berkshires. mountains of maine will be picking up the snow. still two miles in springfield. where it is still snowing. heavier rain coming in. this is going to be moving eastward. you still see some mixed snow to the west. we take you out in time. some cannot of snow still

through the night. some rain will be heavy. there is even the chance down here there could be an embedded thunderstorm. the heaviest rain is over by or during the morning commute. we have a blustery day. we will have a little bit of a backlash. the weather should improve saturday. clouds will sunday is a little trickier. a wave of low pressure may form. i did want to show you snowfall accumulation, right up in here in the mountains, that is where the most snow will fall. 6-12 occurs at the mountain

the wind advisory will go into effect later tonight and continue into tomorrow. wind out of the ease. tomorrow they switch around to the west. here is your high temperature for tomorrow. here is the deal. that can continue during the course of the day. around 5:00, 49 degrees by average. theithere will not be much wind.

>> animal handlers at sea world are getting clever to help a penguin who lost her feathers . jc: wonder twin as she's called was having a hard time naturally regulating her body temperatures, so the team came up with a novel solution. working with their costume department, they created a custom wetsuit for the little bird. she's able to eat sleep and swim in it and the suit keeps her warm, especially in the water. ben: i wonder what the of their twin is called. jc: activate. ben: yes, yes. jc: new research tonight finds in some careers women are under-represented. the field where there appears to be a major gap. ben: rodents leaks even human waste on the floor. 5 investigates, the conditions uncovered inside a home for veterans in massachusetts. new at 6: we're learning more about this crash, an uber

into a home in beacon hill. what we're learning about his driving record. 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. 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. sue martin: kelly is a powerful voice for new hampshire's working families. kelly ayotte: i'm kelly ayotte

ben: your health tonight, we want to tell young girls they can become anything they want when they grow up. but in some fields, does that advice add up? new research finds no. girls and math.

impact on their future. women remain on represented -- underrepresented. researchers looked at test results to see if recent changes had improved that still persist. they develop early in elementary school. at the center of the problem our teacher biases. even when grows and was have the same task, and similar behavior girls were still underrepresented.

evidence education would be failing girls. jc: a common type of antidepressant could lead to an increased risk of complications right after birth and years later. the drugs in question are known as ssri's. experts say babies exposed to ssri's in the womb are more likely to need intensive care. they may also be at an increased risk for speech and language disorders years later. ben: 530: unacceptable lead levels found in water fountains in another school district. jc: the concerns being addressed tonight in quincy. caught on camera, a brazen robbery at a jewelry store. masked thieves with hammers. it's all new at 530 stay with

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momentum, certain words have dominated. many partisans provoke major parties, accusing the media of being highest against them or their ideology. donald trump has been abused by the so-called media. it depends on which lends you view from. a new poll has the media at share a common perception that the media is a single monolithic entity. what really vexes us is figuring out who this mysterious media actually is. far from any sort of passive cooperation, all media outlets exist in a fierce 24/7

one-size-fits-all group that is the media. all of them carry credentials calling all of these outlets the media is as one writer observed analogous to calling all ocean life the fish. from distinct journalists we can all do better. with an array of media to choose from it is up to voterto follow the media that reinforces their world view or shop to find a allenstown diet -- to find a balanced diet. >> snow in some parts of massachusetts. rain for others. you see flakes falling in the springfield area, and moving east.

moving through right now. anchor: we have the rain. look at this on average, two inches around the berkshires. visibility has dropped. it has brought enough cold air to flip it to snow. springfield is now mixed. they have had quite a first of snow. that is where the temperatures are hovering wind is off of the water. have the your rain into worcester, northern rhode island into boston. it is only going to get wetter. then you see this snow to the north and west. heavier rain through the region. other episodes during the overnight. this is early tomorrow morning. not quite as wet to the south.