>> the flames went busting out the windows. it was ridiculous. >> the plan to relocate hundreds of students. >> action the state is taking now. >> i have the tuesday timeline and why therere >> the surprise visitor spotted in a local neighborhood. >> thein mass. >> from boston's news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 7 p.m. ed: remember this play last night and that hit, we know how badly hed how much he will miss because of it. maria: all the information just

newsroom. mike: here is what has been reported. it came via tweet, reading, rob gronkowski suffered what is believed to be a punctured lung on sunday. he could miss one game. he was hit hard and this came just before halftime from the front side, and he went to the bench, he only sent out five plays. it l -- he came back after five plays. he caught that long pass and then down to the two yard line which sent the patriots up from the two yard line. this information it has just command in the last 10 or 15 minutes but gronkowski did prefer to this hit. -- refer to the hit. >> that was a big one for sure. probably the hardest i got hit a make career for sure i good

nothing against it. just took it and knocked the wind out of me a little bit. that is all. >> he had a punctured lung when he was giving that interview. patriots are off and they resume practice on wednesday. ed: all this damage means there will be no classes tomorrow. stevens were rushed out of classrooms when flames broke out. school was in session. >> more than 10 windows behind me boarded up. it happened after hundreds of students were rushed out as flames erected inside a classroom. -- flames broke out inside a classroom. >> it was crazy. >> a stunning site on butler

inside a second for clot -- classroom. >> we did not see the kids, we did not know was going on with the students. >> students, more than 500 had already been evacuated. thanks to the quick actions of school staff after a faculty member smelled smoke. >> they notified school safety and we disbursed the children out of the building. >> no kids were inside the classroom where the fire started . as firefighters -- the flames all the children and staff were sake -- it's a fairly evacuated a few blocks away. >> all the kids and teachers are safe. and we will figure out how to fix it and get back in class when we can. >> it was amazing how they moved them out so quickly to another school. >> we know right now no school here tomorrow, parents will still need to be notified on

of the fire although investigators are looking at a possible faulty power strip. and: what are we worried about? >> the tides are high and the peak tomorrow and wednesday. now he had a little bit of a storm. that is why there is some concern. th places like rivera and boston, the usual areas, marcie boulevard is going to get flooded during the time of high tide before during and shortly thereafter. the advisory is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this is the storm and the moisture that is coming up. let's talk about the rain aspect of this. you week up tomorrow morning, it will be overcast, rain will be moving into connecticut and

of the morning commute it looks like it will be raining everywhere and then the rain becomes heavy at times right on into the afternoon and still expected to be damp or wet through the evening commute. we will you know what will follow. maria: the massachusetts attorney general taking action after multiple reports of hate crimes all over the country after the election. she will launch a hotline to report harassment. newscenter 5's diane cho is live in natick where one neighborhood is speaking out. received here contained profanity and racial slurs and the letters are being investigated as a possible hate crime. the post has been shared thousands of times on facebook after a natick man said he received threatening letters in his mailbox. one said "we just cleared the white house of blank. do not bring blank in our neighborhood adding we will kill them." it also says that the area is

happened and this is not representative of our values are street. >> the representatives found a second letter, it was typed and said "this is a serious warning, natick has a sir -- a zero tolerance for black able. please make sure to get rid of those trash before a third warning." >> this kind of shook us and we are feeling insecure, we are feeling heartbroken that there is even people that it is hard to imagine that people announced a new hotne for reporting. >> after what has been a pretty divisive election, there was a lot of emotion in the wake of the results of that election. it might have happened to matter which way the election may have gone. we see what is happening out on the streets. >> police released a statement

behavior is not indicative of the values in the town and will not be tolerated in our community. and: here we are nearly a week after the presidential election new hampshire has been called for hillary clinton. she won the state by about 2700 votes less than 1% of the ballots cast. the trump campaign had until 5:00 p.m. today to ask for a recount, and didn't. president-elect trump's edge in the electoral college now stands at 290 to 232. officially called for either candidate but trump leads by about 13,000 votes. a recount is automatically triggered in michigan if less than 2000 votes separate two candidates. president obama to questions for the first time and he had some advice for the man who will be taking over for him in the oval

when asked about trump's temperament obama says he still has concerns. but went on to say he will do everything he can to help trump transition into the white house. president obama there are : certain things that make for good soundbites but dont translate into good policy. >> urging unity as the country remains divided. president obama: i am encouraged by his statement on election night about unity, w staffs, the first steps he takes, the first impressions he makes, the reset that can happen after an election. all those things are important and should be thought about. >> but those staff picks, also controversial. stephen bannon as a top white house adviser. bannon former head of brietbart known to cater to white nationalists. president obama: the people have spoken. donald trump will be the next

him to set up a team that he thinks wilson from well and reflect his policies. >> in his last foreign trip obama will head to greece germany and peru. hoping to reassure foreign leaders. president obama: one of the messages i will deliver is his commitment to nato and the transatlantic alliance. >> also today the kremlin says trump spoke with vladmir putin today signaling the future >> a cause of a roof collapses under investigation. this man was working on a house on christmas tree lane when he was seriously hurt. he was flown to a boston hospital. not clear why the roof gave way. facing manslaughter charges, stephen brewer vong crashed into that hampton inn airport shuttle

area two people from el paso, texas were both -- were both killed. police say he was under the influence of alcohol and he was speeding, now charged with two counts each of manslaughter and motor vehicle homicide. at: the man charged in connection with the shooting death of a man found last week in easton is refusing to return to massachusetts. michael noguera was arrested in south carolina. he charged with accessory to murder after the fact, armed robbery, and larceny all connected to the shooting death of daniel smith. prosecutors say they will get a warrant to force h a billerica man in custody tonight accused of brutally beating his newlywed wife. court documents reveal jesse fillerup himself called and reported the abuse. the 24-year-old told police that after having drinks with friends, the couple went to their billerica home and began arguing. police say fillerup told them he has crazy anger issues and became very frustrated turning his rage on his wife. lindsay ferraro remains in a

maria: recreational marijuana will soon be legal in massachusetts, but that doesn't mean your boss will let you light up. individual companies will determine practices by december 15, when the law officially takes effect. attorneys say employers can prohibit marijuana use for employees in positions like contracting where workers handle heavy machinery and safety is a concern. for private sector employees sweeping bans like that are unlikely. premises. as far as off-duty use, very difficult for them to ban it and not invite an invasion of privacy claim. maria: they can and on or off duty use. in: the death of several birds

harvey: from the beauty of today to the wet weather of tuesday. some concerns along the coast. ed: it is hard cider with a flavor twist made in mass. how wine influenced this homegrown brew. most banks are all the same... capital one isn't most banks. ? it's a relaxed place with helpful people focused on you, not trying to sell you things you don't want. and free checking accounts that are actually free. no minimums. no fees. no nonsense. capital one even has a top-rated app that lets you bank wherever you are. that's banking reimagined.

mystery. grackles another birds were seen falling out of the sky. the state lab was unable to figure it out. the michigan state university toxicology lab did more tests and still tonight they have no answers. maria: tonight's made in mass is putting a new twist on one of the essential flavors of fall. ed doug meehan found a hard : cider that's a new kind of brew. even as it holds to tradition, you know the phrase the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. we like the idea of thinking we're that apple that did fall far from the tree. doug and boy, have they, : with names like purple people eater. ectoplasm. and beetlejuice. at far from the tree cider company in salem, they're tantalizing taste buds right out of the entire orchard. >> even though we're doing it the way it was done 100 years ago, it's very different from most cider out there. doug al snape is owner and head : cider maker. these apples for us have higher

doug the hopkinton native and : westfield state graduate began brewing his craft cider business 3 years ago. but it's where he started that might surprise you. >> i got into cider cause i was originally a wine guy. doug: after college, snape spent years traveling and working the vineyards of europe. when he returned home he realized the perfect fruit for fermenting was practicly in his -- practically in his own backyard. >> we get all of our apples from massachusetts. we ferment it slowly over the as it is fermenting it turns , into alcohol. we age it either in a barrel or in a tank and then it's a hard cider. and that's just the doug beginning. : this building, that once housed the first gas station in salem now serves as a tasting room. so the public can sample his concoctions and get that all important feedback. >> not eveyone is an all star. some are. people say that's really interesting thank you but no thanks in the future. some people say wow, i didn't

: company is rooted in tradition they are unique to the core. >> nothing is wrong, we're learning every time we do something. so that's really satisfying part of it most of all. >> it is very popular with fans of the north shore but it is not limited to just there. you can find this in close to 400 different restaurants and liquor stores throughout new england. the list is posted on their website. ed: that was nice. harvey: it will be different than today. it looks like a rainy day. a medium chance and we expect the morning to -- the rain to

evening. some of the heavier rain may have lifted north but we still have wet weather for the evening. this is where it is coming from, this system as it starts to rise northward but early this morning , 18 in orange, 27 and plymouth. look at these high temperatures, some places them -- wanted more than 40 degrees, spectacular from midmorning through the midafternoon. 56 in boston. still mild with a southwest wind and an easterly wind tomorrow. that will make it a ballgame. the outlying areas are one of the coolest. where the clouds are thinnest is where it has cooled into the 30's. temperatures a not falling that quickly. you can see the clouds are over us. these will be the temperatures overnight tonight. tomorrow the storm starts to make its move in our direction. that is how we wind up with a wet day. we could use significant rain and it looks like this will produce it.

even more than an inch. this is by seven. there is rain near the mass-rhode island border. and overspreads the area and the heavier bands of rain shortly follow. it does look like it will be a good deal of rain during the course of the day tomorrow into the evening. leftover showers until later. wednesday feature leftover clouds but not wet weather. i will get nice for the late weather about. the other thing is we have a coastal flood advisory along the massachusetts [inaudible] the tides are high when the moon is closer to the earth and the king tides are tomorrow and wednesday 11 a.m. to noon time on wednesday. we had a little bit of a storm so places like revere, quincy,

phone world places like marcy boulevard. we're not looking for real powerful winds or wave action. even the slightest winds will occur after the high tide. we will keep an i on that for you. here is your slight improvement on wednesday. thursday we get some clearing, nice weather into the weekend and then it looks like a pattern change that is up late next weekend into thanksgiving week which will shift things around in a much pattern. and so maybe one more warm-up, late week into the start of this weekend and then there are signs that a somewhat cooler weather pattern will take hold. sooner or later they have to do that. and: long-term -- longtime journalist gwen eiffel has died.

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maria: respected journalist gwen ifill has died. she worked for several newspapers including the new york times and washington post

moving onto television. she must recently co-anchored the pbs newshour and hosted washington week. she was 61 years old. she is used to fighting for the goal at the olympics. tonight needham's aly raisman is doing her part in the fight against cancer. ed: the gold-medal-winning gymnast presented a check for $10,000 to dana farber cancer institute today. the money was given in partnership with bridgestone tires, and will go to support lung cancer research. raisman's grandmother was treated at dana farber before she died from lung cancer. maria: an unwelcome visitor in tyngsborough. beware of the bear. one of our viewers spotted him on constantine drive and sent us this picture. you can see him trying to get a peek into the window. that is not the only sighting. we will hear from the woman who stumbled upon this based on her front lawn.

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maria: five for good. ashland police are giving old bikes a new purpose. ed: the department donated 28 bicycles to bikes not bombs.

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