>> good morning. it is wednesday, november 2. i'm emily riemer. >> i'm randy price. stories we're following on the eyeopener. right now, a mysterious death investigation in the city of lawrence. new details we're learning about the victim and what police are not ruling out here. >> a man and woman hit by a truck while crossing the street in woburn. the clues police into this morning. >> full-court press on the campaign trail. the big events around the country today as we count down to election day. >> we will get you all of those stories. first, though, want to check in with cindy for a look at your forecast as we start the day. much warmer than this time yesterday. >> big difference really from the past couple of mornings. it is near 50 degrees in boston. we have clouds around and the wind is from the south. it's light. that southerly component of the

up overnight. 50 degrees in lawrence, upper 40s through worcester county. so you get the idea. notice the clouds dropping through morning. but there's no moisture out of them. there has been rain in northern maine. around here we'll keep it dry. on the other side of this warm front, even warmer temperatures. temperatures near 60 through pittsburgh, 60s in chicago. so 15 miles per hour. sun is up at 7:19. the clouds thin out this afternoon. by noontime, lower 60s. maybe brown bag your lunch, head outside. temperatures, upper 60s, could even be near 70 in a few spots. let's get you to the roads. >> live look. the zakim bridge, lever connector. let's see the rest of your ride.

this accident involving one car in the final stages of clearing. 93 southbound by route 23. one lane partially blocked. construction wrapping up by highland avenue on 128. 93 looks good, 128 as well. we're expecting trains and buses on schedule. >> right now two people are fighting for their lives after being hit by a truck crossing the street in wo eyeopener's sera congi. she's live at the scene with what we know at this hour. >> emily and randy, the victims are friends. they were visiting this area near city hall near woburn city hall when they were hit. police say the crash happened around 7:00 last night on common street. the two friends, a 67-year-old woman and 71-year-old man, were hit by a septic tank truck.

happened just before the crash. >> they were here to visit people. they had errands to run and they were attempting to get the bus that leaves from the front of city hall. they are crossing in the crosswalk, it appears, in an effort to catch the bus. reporter: the driver of that tank truck did stay on the scene and is cooperating with police in this investigation. police are now looking at some surveillance video in the area that live in woburn, sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. >> other stories happening. police now know the identity of the victim in a suspicious death in lawrence. a woman's body was found outside an apartment complex yesterday on hampshire street. newscenter 5's jorge quiroga gave her description to a man who came to the scene. that man began crying, telling jorge his sister was missing all day. he tells us the car being towed

play. >> work will start in westford to get train cars back on the track. a freight train derailing about 8:30 last night in the area of broadville and graniteville street. the fire department tells us there are no concerns about environmental hazards here. >> commitment 2016 just six days until election day. both hillary clinton and donald trump are using their big political weapons on the trail here to set the political stage. >> emily, first to the republicans. the trump campaign has events today in new mexico, arizona, colorado, and florida. those events split between trump and his running mate governor mike pence. clinton herself in nevada and arizona. surrogates on the trail include bill clinton, president obama and the first lady and senators

sanders. >> the one state he has to win is pennsylvania. the fact is, trump either has to win florida, ohio, and florida together or he has to win wisconsin, ohio, michigan and pennsylvania. he's behind in these states. if he doesn't win pennsylvania, he'll never make it. >> i agree with mary ann he needs pennsylvania, but he could replace that with michigan and colorado. but trump has a much longer way to go. >> a clinton w would almost certainly deny trump a path to victory. polls show a tight race there. the latest poll giving clinton a one-point lead. >> a notorious murderer is back in court fighting for a new sentence. his initial death penalty punishment was thrown out. antoinette antonio is in boston. >> randy, it's been seven weeks

opening statements will begin today here in the gary sampson retrial that happens later here at federal court. sampson admitted to murdering three people in 2001. it was a week long rampage across massachusetts and new hampshire. he was sentenced to death in 2004 after pleading guilty to killing jonathan rizzo and philip mccloskey, two men he picked up while hitchhiking. that sentence was tossed out years later because of juror wrongdoing. th j background. sampson was sentenced separately in the new hampshire murder of robert "eli" whitney. he is again fighting the death penalty in this sentencing retrial. we of course will be here in the courtroom and will let you know what happens on air, online, and with our mobile app. antoinette antonio, newscenter 5. >> right now there's a manhunt after a terrifying home invasion in sterling. a woman was tied up with duct tape and threatened with a

this home on stephanie anne lane. three men wearing masks broke in, attacking that 70-year-old homeowner. >> they did hold a knife to her throat, were demanding money and the location of the safe. >> there were more than 20 minute -- they were there more than 20 minutes, leaving in the victim's car that was found seven miles away. investigators are looking at fingerprints in that car. police believe the men knew of the coupler that cul-de-sac prior to the home invasion. 4:37. dozens of people flooding state offices in boston fighting for disability rights. >> the charges they are facing. toys for military families destroyed in this fire. the new effort to make sure the toys get where they belong on time. >> it is on to get game 7. the key hit for the cubs as they force one more in this historic world series.

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anchor: wednesday morning. anchor: turn around the temperature from yesterday. >> past couple of mornings, been so cold. we've got two things working for us to make it warm. there's cloud cover out there. we also have this time of year when you get a warm wind direction, the temperatures can warm up. that's going to happen today. the direction is coming up from the south this morning. that's going to keep the temperatures up all day. you can see how warm it is to our south. new york city in the mid 50s right now. they are heading into the 70s today. notice towards chicago still warm in the lower 60s. this is the air mass working on in. our readings this morning are starting out pretty close to 50 degrees in most areas.

worcester 49. we've got upper 40s on the north shore in beverly. the cape in the 50s right now. notice the fair amount of clouds through the morning hours. as we get into the afternoon, the skies brighten up and the temperatures head into the low 60s as we go into the afternoon, even on cape cod. so a mild day for you. you can see the clouds. it's not a widespread thick blanket. there are breaks in them. the clouds will continue to break up as the morning wears on. these aren't producing wet weather. it's the warm front bringing in the warmer temperatures. it's this cold front to the west that's producing showers toward iowa right now, southern wisconsin. this is what's going to ride in our direction for tomorrow. so today is a dry day. tonight is dry. even tomorrow morning, not totally dry, but it's a low chance of rain. the best chance of rain is tomorrow afternoon and during

high temperatures well into the 60s. if we can get more sunshine earlier on, these numbers may be a little too conservative. someone today is going to hit 70 degrees. i think 67 in boston. mid 60s nashua. lower 60s on cape cod. you can see the clouds this morning and then they thin out. as we go into the evening hours, there will be clouds around. they will thicken overni degrees tonight as well. another mild night coming on up. notice tomorrow morning one or two showers, but really it's just the cloud cover. we're waiting for this area of rain to the west to push in. by 3:00 in the afternoon, it's getting closer to you in the worcester area and then it shifts eastward. so 5:00, 6:00, for that evening commute tomorrow there will be showers around. could be a downpour. can't rule out a rumble of thunder. this is shifting out and we're going to dry things out. temperatures tomorrow still

of about a quarter to half an an inch of rain. a dramatic drop in temperatures coming on friday. winds gusting over 20 miles per hour in the morning and the winds stay up right into the afternoon as well. so with a temperature near 50 and gusty wind, big difference in the way it feels right now. what's coming our way toward friday and even the upcoming, 49 on sunday. cool this weekend but mainly dry. anchor: it is november. >> the live look at the pike. let's get to the maps. we're watching one early-morning accident in the final stages in 93 southbound by route 128. west of town, so far so good along the pike. construction wrapping up on 128 by highland avenue. no problems route 3, 95 as well. no problems along 93 south out

connector. trains and buses expected on schedule. anchor: right now dozens of people are facing trespassing charges after this demonstration. more than 100 disability rights protesters gathered at the state offices at one ashburton place yesterday across from the state house. the group is upset about restrictions on the hours that personal care assistants can work. many people with disabilities rely on personal care assistants so they can live >> they either don't know they can live independently or they have been blocked from doing so. there's a lot of abuse happening and a lot of people are dying. they go in young teenagers, early 20s and they die in these institutions. anchor: police say many of the protesters ticketed yesterday. the same group organized a protest monday in canton outside a behavioral school. anchor: microsoft is now working

previously linked to the russian government used it to steal information. the flaw was detected by researchers at google. adobe systems put in a fix last week and microsoft says it's testing a patch and will release that next week. anchor: your economy this wednesday. general electric's new headquarters on boston's waterfront is closer to reality. yesterday the city's planning and development agency approved the g.e. is on track to break ground early next year and have part of the complex open in 2018. the campus will eventually house 800 employees. a megamerger deal could be announced as early as this week between two fantasy sport sites. boston-based draftkings and new york's fanduel are teaming up in an effort to fight costs. the sites have been fighting restrictive regulations in states across the country.

approved by federal regulators. to the markets. asian stocks tumble amid heightened anxiety ahead of the presidential election. u.s. stock futuring trending lower. the federal reserve is expected to leave interest rates alone. anchor: trending stories. staples is helping ease the cost of college a bit for some of its employees. the office supply chain will give an extra $100 performers. that's not much, they say the money will add up to help pay for tuition or pay off student loans. staples hopes to expand the program to more employees in the future. anchor: halloween is only just passed, but new york already thinking about christmas. the tree is chosen for the iconic rockefeller center display. they have chosen it. the spruce will be cut down next week before heading to

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monday's explosion. china's state administration of work safety is investigating how in happened and smaller mines have been shut down. iraqi troops face isis fighters in mosul. iraqi leaders say the troops have taken control of the state television building. it's the first time iraqi troops have been in mosul in more than two years. >> police in salem, new hampshire, have investigating after a deadly crash along route they shut down the highway last night. people are treated for serious injuries. a 69-year-old woman was killed. her name has not been released. several people are recovering after a fiery crash on route 44 in middleborough. the truck overturned. four people suffering serious, but nonlife-threatening injuries. traffic was tied up for mile last night.

to deal with a fuel spill. >> the driver of an s.u.v. involved in a crash has been cited for failing to stop for an emergency vehicle. four firefighters were hurt monday when the s.u.v. and fire truck collided at the intersection of comm. avenue and dartmouth street. the fire truck then crashed into several parked cars. the firefighters did have their lights and sirens on. >> comedian bill cosby back in court today fighting a felony ar with a temple university employee in 2004. in a separate case, the comedian admitted to having affairs with young women and sometimes gave them pills and alcohol before sexual encounters. the judge will decide if he will allow cosby's damaging testimony to be used at this criminal trial in june. >> parents are urged to check

these. this small bottle of apple vodka was dropped in a 6-year-old's bag monday night. anyone with information should call police. >> a legal under way at harvard university. the counsel will look at the 2012 soccer team. last week the harvard crimson reported the report rated women based on their appearance and sexual for the review, saying the derogatory remarks have no place at the university. >> 33 saves last night as they struggled to get shots off. brad lit it up with an early goal, then followed this one by dominic moore. bruins win 2-1. and winner takes all tonight in the world series after the cubs

the indians thanks to this grand slam in the third. that put the cubs up 7-0. the indians with runs in the fourth and fifth. 9-3 is the final. game 7 is tonight in cleveland at 8:00. what an incredible run the cubs have had. >> exciting. >> it's going to be amazing if they win. >> pretty interesting. did you notice in the background people were night? so mild. it is november. you look at the map right now and these are current temperatures. lower 60s in chicago. and that warmth goes all the way into ohio. that's pushing in our direction. so we're looking at above average temperatures locally the next couple of days. we should be about 56 this time of year for a high temperature. we're going to be running more than 10 degrees above that today and close to 10 degrees above that tomorrow. sharp drop in temperatures coming in on friday.

for the weekend. as these temperature fluctuations happen, we'll get clouds. it's dry, though. showers are to our north right now. the warm front is bringing in warmer temperatures today. eventually we'll get rain. showers lined up along the cold front. it's going to the second half of the day tomorrow before those get in here. today is a dry one. although we're in the 60s, look at new york hitting 70 today. lower 70s philadelphia. mid-to-upper 70s around d. c. see the stormy weather. that is what we're watching for tomorrow as we get showers late in the day, could even be a rumble of thunder tomorrow evening. that is with the cold front behind it. it turns cooler. low 50s on friday and only 50 on saturday. don't forget this is the weekend that we turn those clocks back one hour this weekend as daylight savings time ends.

we're breaking it down for you as the eyeopener continues. >> details on a suspicious death in lawrence. and the new timeline on this tragedy. >> people hit by a truck in woburn. what they were trying to do when they were badly hurt. >> crunch time in commitment 2016. the states donald trump has to slate to win this election. on the eye for this wednesday morning. announcer: y boston's news leader. good morning. this is newscenter 5 eyeopener. >> also on the eye this morning, new video in overnight from a freight train derailment. good morning. i'm emily riemer. >> i'm randy price. firefighters evacuated the neighborhood. the concern ahead. first cindy has the forecast. >> it is a mild start. we've got a few clouds around, temperatures 51 degrees in boston. this thanks to a southerly wind that has kept the temperatures up overnight.