there are no words at a time like this. >> one iowa woman was so moved by the tragedy she did the only thing she felt like she could do to help, comfort one of his colleagues. take a look. >> this is the only thing i know. to try to help. i want you guys to be hydrated. i want you to go home to your families because i want my dad to come home to me and my friends to come home to me. and i'm sorry. and >> you can see the officers sheds a tear. emotions overflowing as you can imagine. the woman went on to tell the officer how sorry she was, and that she's there for them. as simple as it is sometimes. >> shootings come as officers killed by guns in the line of duty have risen dramatically. up 48% this year. >> new at 6:00 we're hearing from a group of protestors in wheelchairs staging their third protest this week in the boston

it was at the statehouse. >> act now! >> those protestors shouting chants as they made their way late this afternoon. they are demanding a meeting with governor charlie baker to talk about the state access to more federal fuzzing for housing for people with disabilities. >> we want to talk about the first choice option which would ensure that people with disabilities here in massachusetts would be able to live independently in their own homes instead of being >> this is the same group of demonstrators who blocked entrances to state office buildings earlier this week and protested outside of an education and treatment facility. we don't have any word if the governor will agree to a meeting. >> painting a portrait of a killer as he fights being put to death. was gary sampson a brain damaged drifter or a merciless

who was proud of his grimes. >> his sentencing retrial gets under way and reid is live in south boston tonight. reid? >> gary, sampson spent who was majority of his life in prison before the 41-year-old hitch liker killed the two massachusetts men who offered him rides. his defense team now says a childhood injury could be to blame. >> new insight into why gary sampson went free in 2001 killing two men from massachusetts and a new hampshire man. his brain had been broken for a very long time, said his attorney, controlling his emotional response. >> it's not something i want to listen to. i have heard it before. it's very difficult. >> those words profoundly difficult for family members to listen to, who once again are back in court for the now 57-year-old sentencing retrial. sampson admitted to carjacking 19-year-old jonathan rizzo and a 69-year-old before stabbing them to death. hes will strangled robert whitney of new hampshire.

injuries starting at 4 when he fell down a flight of stairs, is why sampson lived a live of crime including murder. >> they are trying whatever they can try to generate some sympathy for the guy. >> prosecutors counter claiming the most powerful tool this defendant used to kill was right here in this courtroom. he went as far as to say he wore a murder outfit, wearing slacks, polo shirt and dress shoes to. convince his victims believe he would not kill them. he outsmarted them all. he deceived and manipulated them. >> i'm more sdwraded by the process and more objective but the words are still horrible to hear. >> the reason we have the sentence and retrial is because one of the jurors back in 2003 lied about her background. gear rir sampson facing life or death. 12 juries and six alternatives

hear from 300 witnesses. the trial expected to last well into december. south boston, reid lamberty. >> police have identified the woman as 62-year-old rosa, at first authorities say her death is suspicious but now the d.a.'s office confirms that she was not a victim of foul play. >> they were both in the hospital with critical injuries after they were hit bay septic truck. 67-year-old woman and 71-year-old man, they were in a crosswalk right near city hall when they were hit. the driver did stay at the scene. police are reviewing surveillance video to try and figure out how all of this happened. >> commitment 2016, as the clock to election day counts down. the focus is turning to new hampshire and today we did learn that donald trump will close out his presidential campaign there on monday. >> and president obama will also spend the final day before the election in the granite state as well. he'll be campaigning for hillary clinton.

more on the candidates. >> millions of americans have already cast their ballots but during these final six days, both campaigns crisscrossing the country fighting for every last vote. >> in this final stretch of the race for the white house it's a full-court press for the clinton campaign. hillary is leaning on her most powerful allies to win votes where she needs them most. >> i hate to put a little pressure on you, but the fate of the republic rests on your shoulders. [laughter] >> the fate of the world is teetering, and you, north carolina, are going to have to make sure that we push it in the right direction. >> florida is important for both campaigns, but experts say trump needs it more. the g.o.p. nominee urged voters to the polls at three events across the state today and missed no opportunity to take aim at his opponent. >> she is the crooked one. there is no question. crooked hillary clinton that term has really stuck.

clinton today? that's going to be a great term for a president, right? >> tonight the battle shifts to the west. he made his final pitch. >> six days away from a great victory all across the state of arizona and all across the united states of america. >> typically red state is showing some hues of blue which could make arizona a game changer for clinton. tonight -- >> the gap the latest abc news "washington post" poll shows trump and clinton locked in a tie at 46% each. in the studio, julie mcdonald, wcvb, newscenter 5. >> early voting here in massachusetts ends on friday. and it's already exceed expectations. roughly 700,000 votes have already been cast by noon. that's about 15% of the state's electorate. so he's now asking election officials to extend the voting

they will stay open later to accommodate any voters. you can check massearlyvote.com or call your city or town hall to verify friday voting hours. coming up at 6:00, later tonight, a closer look at what happens if ballot question four passes. that's the one about pot l. the state limit the poen thecy of marijuana products? >> and the wcvb mobile app has you covered wherever you are fo passes. on election night including re-time town by town of power in congress. it's easy. download it for free right now. >> new at 6:00, a local synagogue on the defensive over some controversial speakers invited to an event tonight. >> also new, his red sox career is over but the tributes to david ortiz are not. why sam adams is selling 541

and from 70 degrees tonight to a wet weather threat for tomorrow, changing temperatures to follow. i've got the timeline. >> follow me here. >> the patriots, as you know, you know the party line they are moving on from jamie collins the same way they moved on from talented questions. the same question what does tom

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i'm maggie hassan and i approve this message. >> a local synagogue is under fire by leaders of other faiths. >> the critics say three people invited to speak at an event tonight are anti-muslim hate group leaders. new at 6:00, rhondella richardson is live with some of the story. reporter: this has taken an emotional toll on the rabbi. critics calling the speakers an unholy trail of intolerance. a secret to prevent any threats. >> these are three speakers,

alongside neo-nazi groups or white supremacist groups. >> criticizing a rabbi saying his synagogue shouldn't be a local platform for pugh state. >> instead, he want to educate. >> former deputy secretary of defense in the reagan administration, so again, another fellow, with grav itar behind him. >> get in the fight. >> among tonight's topics, national security and defense. >> we have general boykins, you're talking mogadishu. a commanding office there. >> what does having him here do? >> it just inflames those tensions, during a time in which the muslim community is already feeling under attack.

saying he demonizes, saying the group has no place in this country. >> we have a bike, a baby stroller. >> and other works of helping and healing. >> i can't speak to what pie think of me but this is the full panoply of things we do here. >> critics plan to be out here passing out doughnuts, hugs rosses to downact what they believe to be a hate speech inside. >> it was spectacular day. >> the i'm line on when the rain moves in and the colder temperatures that will follow. >> what is the potency level in these products, can you tell? >> the potency of pot. if marijuana is legalized in

interviewer: what would stop you from voting this november? woman 1: working late. man 1: lines -- i hate long lines. woman 2: no babysitter. 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. learn more at massearlyvote.com what's kelly ayotte costing you? you're paying more for prescription medicines.

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>> there are 10 servings but it doesn't tell you what the potency is. this one is called chocolate chip cookie bites and it does tell you that the range of potency is anywh >> there are no standards for what's dangerous or unhealthy. marijuana is six times more potent than what it was in the 1970s. this is estimated to be around 15% purity but in no states where it's legal are this any limits on potency. regulators here are free to do things differently if approved. >> there will be potency restrictions under this initiative. >> however, in other states like colorado, washington, oregon,

and the industry has fought any attempt to limit the potencies. >> i would disagree with the statement that the industry has fought. >> this colorado lobbyists have killed a statewide ballot calling for a 16% potency limits finds if they are too stringent they will defeat the purpose of legalizing pot which is to wrestle business away from the black market. >> the black market will continue to exist. >> janet wu, retired red sox great ortiz. this friday, an extremely limited edition double ipa, it's called, appropriately, big papi, will be released at the brewery. 541 bottles available. >> there it is. that's why. the beer is infused with mango juice for some added flare. each 24 ounce bottle --

here's the good thing the proceeds will go to the david ortiz children's fund. >> actually, harvey, i would have made a slate adjustment. they do a great job, i would have charged $34. what number -- >> that's genius. >> the money would have gone to other things. >> wonderful. >> it's not too late. >> anchorman and marketing genius. >> no question about it. >> how about this morning. there were some spots that were in the upper 30s. the rest of us in the 40s. previous morning but it's what it went up to today. 70 in boston. springfield and hartford, 71. providence and norwood just a great day to be outside in early november. a mild evening. 59 degrees. wind is calm. you don't have to worry about that. we've dropped off to the 50s in southern new hampshire and at logan. otherwise, generally in the 60s except a few upper 50s around the cape and the islands. not a real chilly night by early october standards. most of us will be in the 50s.

notice the air, just a we'll bit cooler to the north and that may work down to about the mass pike. not cold or anything like that, real mild stuff will still be lingering along the south coast of new england and points south. tomorrow will be another mild day. from the pike northward, maybe a few degrees less warm than today. also, more cloudiness to deal with and eventually some rain. these showers look like they are headed to maybe southern new hampshire and southern maine late tonight and first thing tomorrow. it's these trailing approaching chicago, as that moves eastward, i do expect that to come through our region tomorrow afternoon and or evening. >> as the front approaches will low pressure, but once it goes by later tomorrow night, then breezy, windy, and chillier conditions will overspread the region so it will feel noticeably different come friday. also, clouds come in later on tonight. there is a shower threat to the north. for tomorrow morning's commute. otherwise, in the afternoon, we'll start watching to the

showers and thunderstorms. notice, however, where there is some sun south of the pike, it could once again go up into the 60s to around 70 while north of the pike with the clouds, in the 50s to around 60. and it's tomorrow evening's xhout that could feature a few showers or downpours in the boston area. that moves off and then the cooler, drier air will follow. clouds to start friday morning particularly along the coast but we should have increasing amounts of sunshine in the afternoon. the showers that come through rr to the south. a quarter of an inch, a third of an inch to the north. in a big rainmaker but enough to get you wet if you're out at the wrong time, wrong place or wrong time. here's friday afternoon with sunshine, breezy and chillier conditions and then saturday, a weak front approaches so we get increasing clouds. could be a spot shower later saturday or saturday night that doesn't look like much. and then we get reinforcing chillier air for saturday night and sunday. early look at election day around our area.

slight chance of a brief shower before election day is over. so there you have it. chillier weather, but really only about where it should be for this time of year and just a reminder that we do turn the clocks back this weekend so saturday before you go to sleep, turn the clocks back one hour. you'll be all set. early sunrise on sunday but also an earlier sunset. that's the tough part to take. seasonable weather into early next week. see you later on. i'm meteorologist harvey center 5 powered by xfinity. >> celtics and bulls at the garden but without al horford who is going through the nba's concussion protocol. he felt fine, was okay before practice yesterday. however, during practice yesterday, horford was showing symptoms of a concussion. so he was immediately removed from practice and evaluated. now he has to pass a series of tests before he's allowed to return to practice for a game.

began. the 0-8 browns are already felling more like a family than the patriots. collins didn't have much tolls say and as bob reports bill belichick didn't have much to say about collins. >> give the pillars a break. >> they used the bye week break for some bye week breaking news. monday's trade of jamie collins still a hot topic but not for bill belichick. >> i expressed my feelings. other coaches have expressed their feelings. i'm sure there are an opinion. >> talk to them. i don't care. i summed it up and that's the summary. >> we've already covered it. bottom line decision. >> a transcript is a transcript. it is what it is. i'm telling you the same thing i told you on month. >> the patriots have seen a lot of star players come and go and they have continued to excel.

there would be a lot of disthat is would be different. not just to a single individual. >> but what if the individual is the star player? you have to wonder if there could come a day when it's tom brady's turn to be jettisoned out of her and has tom considered the same thing. >> the world will keep spinning and the sun will come up tomorrow without you. that's just the way it goes. it can happen to anybody. you just do the best you can do every day. speak for itself. >> so far, and for the forea social future brady's perform performance is speaking loudly and clearly. -- foreseeable future brady's performance is speaking loudly and clearly. >> we go somewhere warm and get some sun. it always good to get some sun whenever you've got some time off. the season is a long season.

17 weeks total. couldn't ask for a better bye halfway through the season. eight weeks. >> they want toe know where gronk will go. nothing beats a game seven in any sport and tonight the baseball gods have given us a real tweet. cubs versus indians, winner take all. it's tough to get some sleep before game seven. >> i was having a nightmare that somebody was breaking my ribs. and that was kind -- w and my ribs hurt. like, kind of got scared. i felt -- it was like the tv remote was stuck in my rib cage. evidently i had slept on it for a couple of hours and i got up to go to the bathroom, and i

11:00. he's clearly affected by the be attention. >> he's so honest. >> love it. >> he's making a difference in his community and he's someone you should know. maria, the man about -- it's about giving back to others. >> new at 11:00, yes, one-on-one with that guy, tom brady. coming back from the suspension and life after football, every time a new chartns ools from students like mine. massachusetts schools already lose 400 million a year to charters and question two means we'll lose even more. we've got to stop taking from the 96 percent of kids who don't attend a charter school. if you believe every child deserves a great public

massachusetts has many great public schools, and we took it for granted that our kids would go to great public schools. but some kids aren't so lucky. where they live, they don't go to a great school, and they have no choice. imagine if your kids were trapped in a failing school. public charter schools give parents a choice

these kids. if you like your school, question 2 won't affect you. but question 2 will change the future for thousands of kids who need your help. please join me and vote yes on question 2. kate: my mom and i love shooting hoops. please join me and but you know what - she could still learn a few things from me - just like i've learned a lot from her. mom helps with homework... she helped dad start his business... and she even fought to put bad guys in jail. now, mom helps make laws that help people - i'm really proud of her. and she's taught me that with hard work - i can do... anything. kelly: i'm kelly ayotte, kate: and i'm kate. kelly & kate: and we approved

>> he was traded to the milwaukee bucks. >> joe a mountamontana. >> kansas city chiefs.

every time a new charter opens, it takes money away from the regular public schools from students like mine. massachusetts schools already lose 400 million a year to charters and question two means we'll lose even more. we've got to stop taking from the 96 percent of kids who don't attend a charter school. if you believe every child deserves a great public

tonight, breaking news. the new tracking poll. hillary clinton, donald trump, where this race stands next six days out. and are there new pathways for donald trump? he and his family make the case tonight. president obama, vice president biden, bernie sanders, arguing, there's just one choice. and the alarming image. the church set on fire. also tonight, the deadly ambush. two police officers targeted and killed in separate patrol cars, shot through the window. breaking late today, the new flash point over the pipeline in the west. demonstrators clashing with police. and the other pipeline, the explosion, the state of emergency. and now, worries over gas prices. new reporting tonight on the mystery illness in 33 states. the 6-year-old boy who has died. and we are on the verge of