rings, ayotte was mia... even missing a hearing the same day she went to a washington fundraiser. for ayotte, collecting campaign cash comes first. bob hillery: when it comes to fighting terrorism, fifty percent doesn't cut it. vo: votevets is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> christa: richard cintolo and matt morris undergoing more surgery today. we are also learning more details about what led up to the shooting of those two boston police officers. welcome to 7 news at noon, everybody. i'm christa delcamp. >> nancy: i'm nancy chen. investigators digging deeper into the background of the man who pulled the trigger while the community comes together in an emotional show of support for police. our team 7 coverage beginning with byron barnett. he is in east boston. >> reporter: well, the crime scene here on gladstone street is still cordoned off. you can see the house right down there. investigators were inside the

collecting evidence. while members of the community joined with police officers in an emotional vigil. >> let us pray. >> reporter: at the east boston precinct. prayers for their full recovery. >> he is a good man. >> just trying to make a living. >> when you shoot at our officers, you are shooting at our community. >> yeah. there is not words. no words for what these guys do every day. >> reporter: just before 11:00 wednesday night, a man inside this home on gladstone street in east boston exchanged gunfire. police were called to the address for reports of two roommates arguing over the thermostat. and one claimed the other pulled a knife. police commissioner william evans said when the officers went inside, 33-year-old kirk figueroa who was wearing a bulletproof vest opened fire. >> he quickly displayed a rifle and without provocation, basically, omd fire on our two

officers matt morris and richard cintolo were shot multiple times before they were rescued by fellow officers. figueroa was shot and killed by police. he was sworn in as a constable in boston in july. he wasn't licensed to carry a gun. he didn't have a criminal record in massachusetts. but he has been charged outside the state with impersonating a police officer. his black ford crown vic that resembles a police cruiser was towed from the scene yesterday morning. a search warrant to enter the home last night. to try to figure out why figueroa would open fire, shooting two officers who are now on the minds of so many. and commissioner evans visited with the two officers. the two injured officers earlier this morning. both still livesed in critical but stable condition. and both going back in for surgery today. commissioner evans thanks everyone for their continued prayers.

east boston, i'm byron barnett, 7 news. >> christa: all right, byron. thank you. today we are learning so much more about the lives, the background of these two men. let's head live to mass. general with victoria warren. vicky? >> reporter: both veteran police officers, christa. as byron just mentioned, they both have surgery scheduled yet again today. the boston police commissioner was here again at mass. general hospital visiting with these officers. encouraged at the brogue that they are making. that they have a long way to go to recovery. gunshot after gunshot, and at mass. general hospital, two critically wounded police officers know their survival is nothing short of fast miracle. >> he knows how close he was to death. his father knew how close he was to death. >> reporter: a 12-year veteran officer matt morris speaking from his hospital bedside, thanking the officer who put his hands into a bullet wound

severed artery and applied a life-saving tourniquet. morris who once received a bravery award was shot three times. the officer who applied that tourniquet literally was just trained on using it last week. >> you talk about a coincidence. really paying off for us. this officer was there to apply the pressure, to apply the tourniquet. >> reporter: in a nearby icu room, doctors worked on officer richard cintolo. he was shot four times. the 2 well-known and well-liked. >> i work with his dad. he has a brother on the job. you know, they have a big police family. they are recovering. which is really good news. >> reporter: and again, surgeries again today. for those two officers. the commissioner says that he has heard from people repeatedly asked him what they can do to help.

and second, he says, consider becoming a blood donor. live from mass. general hospital, investigater to yeah warren, 7 news. >> nancy: new details about the man police say opened fire on the officers. investigators are going over kirk figueroa's social media history, hoping to find a possible motive. now there are concerns why the city wasn't aware of his criminal pabst. our coverage continues now with nicole oliverio. >> reporter: we areea fig row wachlt the man who police say ambushed and shot two officers, nearly killing them. this picture of figueroa is posted on the web site for code blue protection services. he is listed as the company's founder. on facebook, he used the alias coco describing himself as a video rapper. figueroa also posted links to the satanic church along with

hail lucifer." the commissioner doesn't believe his officers were targeted. >> i don't think it was sort of an issue where the officers were drawn to the scene with the sole purpose of attacking the officers. no. i think think f it was a domestic call that is always unpredictable. >> reporter: boston police say in massachusetts, figueroa had no criminal history. now we are learning that in 2009, he was arrested in georgia for impersonating a privatees for possibly setting a car on fire. 7 news also learned about figueroa's violent past. in divorce papers filed in georgia last year, his ex-wife alleges figueroa "gave me black eyes, choked me, pulled my hair out, verbally humiliated me and abupzed me on several different occasions." investigators now trying to piece it all together. >> we have a general understanding of what happened. but in several months from now, we will have a full and better

as we as human beings can best figure it out. >> reporter: there is a vigil planned at the home where the shooting happened tonight at 6:00. people who attend are encouraged to wear blue for officers. in east boston, 7 news. >> christa: meantime, the new england patriots sending thoughts and prayers to the officers who are recovering. in fact, the head coach bill belichick spoke about it during a news conference earlier today. we have audio issues right there. stay with 7 news for the very latest on the story as it develops. you can get instant updates at whdh.com. or on the 7 news phone and tablet app. >> christa: 7 news now turning to your friday forecast. a live look outside. lotsle of sun. temperatures a bit cool.

so danielle, it seems like a typical fall day out there. >> danielle: yeah. it really is. quite a bit cooler today than yesterday. we have that wind. that is why it is feeling a little chilly out there. the sunshine is back, though. yesterday, we got all the way into the low 70's. so today, going to be quite a bit cooler. but much more of a typical fall day. current temperatures outside in the mid-50's. so probably need the sweater for today. the winds are back. they are out of the north. that is the reason we are starting to see some of the cooler air in highs today in the upper 50's. a breezy day. a cooler day. no shortage of sunshine. tomorrow, temperatures in the low 6's. so the weekend forecast really looking great. no rain. we are dry through the weekend. we could see some rain sunday night into monday. but just a 30% chance. we are not going to worry about that. temperature trend through the weekend, look at sunday. temperatures near 70. then heading into next week, above average, too. we will take a full look at

>> nancy: two murder suspects called to court in orange. 23-year-old joshua hart and 27-year-old brittany smith facing murder, home invasion, and robbery charges. the suspects were arrested in virginia earlier this week and brought back to massachusetts on wednesday. hart and smith are accused of murdering a 95-year-old thomas hardy and seriously injuring his wife, 77-year-old joanna fisher in a home invasion last week. the suspects broke into the couple's home and stole their car which was found in virginia over the weekend. >> christa: a woman who police say encouraged her boyfriend to commit suicide with text messages is back in court today. michelle carter's boyfriend conrad roy committed suicide at the age of 18. carter was 17 at the time. her attorney argued that statements she made to investigators should be thrown out, saying that carter was not fully aware of her constitutional rights at the time. >> nancy: now to our election countdown. just 25 days left in the campaign. donald trump on the attack. seriously denying allegations

michelle obama slams the republican nominee for his comments about women. donald trump continues to fight back against a flood of allegations. >> i gave a speechl earlier today on the lies, corruption, and false accusations of the crooked hillary clinton campaign. >> reporter: as trump spoke in ohio, jessica leads appeared on cnn saying trump groped her on a flight in 1979. >> he was grabbing my breasts. and tryinto and kissing me and then after a bit, that is when his hands started going... i was wearing a skirt. and his hands started going towards my knee and up my skirt. >> nancy: the president was also in ohio, wholing a rally and calling out republicans. >> when finally the guy they nominated and they endorsed and supported is caught on tape saying things that no

much less say, you can't wait until that finally happens and then say, oh that's too much. that is enough. >> nancy: in 24 hours, five women came forward claiming that trump went after them, groping, kissing or forcing himself on them. trump is blaming the media. >> this is a conspiracy against you, the american people, and we cannot let this happen or continue. >> nancy: going after the women. >> look at her. look at her words. >> nancy: michelle obama not having it. unloading on trump without even using his name in new hampshire. >> if all of this is painful to us as grown women, what do you think this is doing to our children? what messages are our little girls hearing about who they should look like, how they should act? >> nancy: that was manchester, new hampshire. new polls show trump is down five points in north carolina.

now focusing on to win. >> christa: coming up at noon, we have exclusive new polling numbers out of new hampshire. see how voters in the battleground state are reacting to recent events in the presidential campaign. >> nancy: tom brady and the patriots gearing up for sunday's home game against cincinnati. see how much a brady rookie card is selling for these days. >> danielle: we have some nice weekend weather on the way. it is cooler today. but the sunshine is back.

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>> nancy: a little more brisk than i thought it would be. i saw people wearing hats when i went out for coffee today, danielle. >> danielle: yeah. definitely chilly. it is feeling brisk out there. i want to talk about hurricane nicole, though. you saw that video. and it passed right over bermuda yesterday. now it's northeast of the island. but it is very rare to see a major hurricane like this for bermuda. within 40 nautical miles of bermuda since the hurricane center began keeping track in the 1800's. right now it is northeast of the island. it will continue to move northeast as we head into the weekend. and also weaken as it does so. not a concern anymore. good news there. here at home, though, it is nice outside: as you saw. current temperatures in the 50's. it is cooler than yesterday. in fact, temperatures down about 10-15 degrees from yesterday. and with that wind, too,

yesterday. temperatures getting into the low 70's in boston. our average temperature for the month, still slightly below normal. it is cooler today and tomorrow. but then as we head into sunday and into the weekend, things are going to warm up to well above average for this time of year. currently, outside, lots of sunshine. no shortage of sunshine today. tomorrow and even into the weekend. a little breezy this morning. throughout the day, though, those winds going to die down. they are out of the north and northwest. the reason for that, high pressure is parked back over us. we had a front pass by late last night. and now behind it, high pressure is building on in. so that is reason the sunshine is back. we are bringing in that northwest flow. that is bringing in some of the cool air as well. and because of that, the overnight temperatures tonight into tomorrow morning going to be very chilly. we have a freeze warning in effect. as well as a frost advisory. and in the bluish purple here, this is where temperatures overnight tonight into tomorrow morning could drop

and then we could see those low to mid-0's for those of you in the light blue areas here. probably going to want to bring the plants inside, not leave them out there. also, you will need the jackets late tonight into tomorrow morning. during the day for this weekend, it is going to be beautiful. a lot of those fall colors peaking. get outside and enjoy it. temperatures today, 3450id's into the low 60's. with those northwest winds. lots of sunshine. it is a nice day. it is a cooler day. chilly frist warnings. and advisories in effect. for tomorrow, mid-50's into the low 60's. we are warming things up. it is pretty average for tomorrow. nonetheless, a really nice fall day. sunday, though, we will bump the temperatures up into the upper 60's. lots of sunshine for the patriots game, too. anything you have planned for the weekend, it will shape up really nice. gradually, those temperatures are going to warm up as well. we could see some light showers sunday night into

those temperatures in the upper 70's. >> nancy: former pats tackle matt light is raffling off four tickets to the game. raffle tickets can be purchased for $10 at brady nation raffle.com. proceeds benefit the light foundation. get on it. a brady rookie card made one person quite a bit of money on ay 2000 sold for more than $24,000 on-line wednesday night. it is just one of 12 known versions of the card to still be in such good condition. of course, it would be 12. right? >> christa: we knew him when, right? ahead, a breath-taking sight for early risers in japan. look at this castle. almost seems to be flowing in the clouds there. >> nancy: up next, exclusive poll numbers from new

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up going both ways. democratic and republican on election day. hillary clinton is tightening her grip on the granite state. and our exclusive 7 news umass-lowell poll, she has 45% of likely voters. 6% more than donald trump at 39. gary johnson gets nine. jill stein, two. with just 4% still undecided. neither clinton nor trump is well-liked, more than 50% of voters unfavorably, clinton is considered more qualified to be president. with 61% saying she has the necessary qualifications, while 34% much less, say he does. >> trump is seen as temp rmently unfit and unqualified by a large majority of voters: and he still only trails by six. the democrats nominated a bad candidate. the republicans nominated a worse candidate. our data shows that.

standing on just his infamous bus tape. he was already losing support when it became public. >> republicans who left trump left him before this tape came out. only 7% of republicans said that tape affected their vote. >> reporter: in the new hampshire senate race, kelly ayotte has a precarious lead. at 45%, just one point ap head of maggie hassan's 44% of likely voters. as the race nears its end, ayotte is running awa now saying she won't vote for him because of his comments about women. >> trump is only getting 77% of the support among republicans. he has jumped the shark and down-ballot republicans are just trying to hang on. >> reporter: for many years no, one won the presidency without first winning the new hampshire primary. but not this year. the road to the white house won't be going through new hampshire. the road to controlling the

i'm andy hiller, 7 news. >> nancy: for more on this exclusive poll go, inside the numbers for an in-depth breakdown of the poll. all only our web site, whdh.com. >> christa: coming up on 7, take a look at. this a record-breaking gator weighing in at more than 900 pounds captured down in texas. >> nancy: up next, the bruins' big investment in brad marchand paying dividends in the season opener. ? at blue cross blue shield of massachusetts, we offer a variety of medicare plans to fit your budget and your lifestyle.

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before it was all over. the bruins won it with a final score of 6-3. >> nancy: a great way to start the season right there. all right. much more to come on 7 news. the zika virus spreading in south florida. the new neighborhood where the virus has been found. >> danielle: the sunshine is back today. the weekend forecast looks fall fabulous. we will take a look coming up. more on the boston police officers undergoing more surgery today they were shot in the line of

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cintolo and matt morris undergoing more surgery today. we are learning more about what led to the shooting of the two boston police officers. welcome back at 12:30 on this friday. i'm nancy chen. >> christa: i'm christa delcamp. right now, investigators are digging deep entire the background of the man who they say pulled the trigger in this case. meantime, the community is coming together. they are offering emotional words and support. here is byron barnett with more from east boston. >> let us pray. >> reporter: at the east boston precinct the two injured prayers for their full recovery. >> he is a good man. >> just trying to make a living. >> when you shoot at our officers, you are shooting at our community. >> yeah. there is not words. not words for what these guys do every day. >> reporter: just before 11:00 wednesday night, officers and a man inside this home on gladstone street in east boston exchanged gunfire. police were called to the address for report reports of two inmates arguing over the

one claimed the other pulled a knife. police commissioner william evans said when the officers went inside, 33-year-old kirk figueroa who was wearing a bull let proof vest opened fire. >> he quickly displayed a rifle. without provocation, basically, opened fire on our two officers. >> reporter: veteran police officers matt morris and rick cintolo were shot multiple times. figueroa was shot and killed by police. hes in boston in july. he wasn't licensed to carry a gun. he didn't have a criminal record in massachusetts. but has been charged outside the state with impersonating a police officer. his black ford crown vic that resembles a police cruiser was towed from the scene yesterday morning. investigators finally received a search warrant to enter the home last night. to try to figure out why figueroa would open fire, shooting two officers who are

commissioner evans visited with the two injured officers earlier today. both still listed in critical but stable condition. both going back in for more surgery. the commissioner says he thanks everyone for their continued prayers. in east boston, i'm byron barnett, 7 news. >> christa: all right, byron. thank you: as we mentioned, they are undergoing surgery today. we are hearing more about their lives, also their history with the police force. here is 7's victoria warren with the latest from mass. general. gunshot after gunshot. at mass. general hospital, two critically wounded police officers know their survival is nothing short of fast miracle. >> he knows how close he was to death. his father knew how close he was to death. >> reporter: the 12-year veteran aucheser maipt morris speaking from his hospital bedside, thanking the officer who put his hands into a bullet wound to stop the bleeding of his receivered artery and applied a

the officer who applied that tourniquet literally was just trained on using it last week. >> you talk about a coincidence really paying off for us. this officer was there to apply the pressure, to apply the tourniquet. >> reporter: in a nearby icu room, doctors worked on officer richard cintolo. he was shot four times. the 27-year police veteran is well-known and well-liked. >> officer cintolo, i work with his dad. he has a brother on the job. police family. >> reporter: boston police asked for continued prayers knowing the officers are not out of the woods yet. >> they are recovering which is really good news. >> reporter: more surgeries scheduled today for those two officers. they are still in the intensive care unit. they are stable but they are still critical. the police commissioner says that is he has been asked repeatedly what people can do to help. first, he says continue to pray. then he says consider becoming a blood donor.

victoria warren, 7 news. >> christa: meantime, the new england patriots sending their thoughts and their prayers to the two officers still recovering. in fact, head coach bill belichick spoke about it this morning during a news conference. >> we wanted to send our... expression our appreciation and support for the boston police department. what they have been going going thrgh the injured officers, their families: i can't imagine the stress that that department has to deal with and their challenges every day. the difficulty of the situation that they have been put in. i want to let them know we are behind them. >> nancy: investigators are learning new details about the man who opened fire on those

figueroa's social media history hoping to find a motive. there are concerns about why the city was not aware of his criminal past. >> reporter: we are learning more this morning about kirk figueroa. the man who police say ambushed and shot two officers nearly killing them. this picture of figueroa is posted on the web site for code blue protection services. he is listed as the company's founder. on facebook, he is he used an alias, social media rapper. just last friday, figueroa posted 16 videos of police-involved shootings of black men. figueroa also posted links to the satanic church, along with comments like "hail satan. hail lucifer." the commissioner doesn't believe his officers were targeted. >> i don't think it was sort of an issue where the officers were drawn to the scene with the sole purpose of attacking the officers. no i think it was... what

always unpredictable. >> reporter: in massachusetts, figueroa had no criminal history, boston police say. now we are learning that in 2009, he was arrested in georgia for impersonating a private investigator and arson for possibly setting a car on fire. 7 news also learned about figueroa's violent past. in divorce papers filed in georgia last year, his ex-wife alleges figueroa "gave me black eyes, choked me, pulled my hair out, humiliated me and abused me on several different occasions." investigators now trying to piece it all together. >> we have a general understanding of what happened. in several months from now, we will have a full and better understanding. as we as human beings can best figure it out. north east boston, nicole oliverio, 7 news.

teaming up with state and local leaders in an effort to cut down on gun violence. >> christa: this is partle of of her national bus tour. reaching out to americans. dan hausle is live on boston common with more on this effort. dan? >> reporter: well, christa, congressman giffords, the featured speaker and the leader of this cross-country tour calling for gun control. and giffords brought her cross-down fri bus tour to boston common. she calls it encouraging those who want gun control to be more of a vocal majority. giffords joined by local leaders, including marty walsh and attorney general mauer radiohealey. gifford and other speakers said tough gun control measures in massachusetts are less effective because guns used in violence come from other states with weaker gun laws. giffords spoke for a short time. her call to action did seem to

courage: if courage to do what's right. the courage of new ideas. i have seen great courage when my life was on the line. now is the time to come together. be responsible. democrats, republicans, everyone. we must never stop fighting! fight, fight, fight! (applause) >> brought up the shooting of the boston police officers, as you might suspect. one saying there is a 70% chance that the gun used in that was taken from out of state. boston's mayor telling me that is something they still don't know for sure yet. we are live on beacon hill, dan hausle, 7 news. >> christa: all right, dan. thank you. as this story continues to unfold, stick with 7 news on the air and on-line to get instant updates at our web site. or on our 7 news phone and

>> nancy: now turning to our friday forecast. a live look outside over the bridge in boston. cool, crisp day out there. lots of sunshine. danielle gersh here now with the latest on. that including will the sun stick around for the weekend? >> danielle: you know, it is hard to find a cloud on the satellite and radar out there. it is really a nice day. no shortage of sunshine. the good news, it is going to stay that way. as we head into the weekend. we have a great weekend on the way. current temperatures, though, are cooler than they were yesterday at this time. mid-50's, and we have some wind out there, too. so that north, breeze is even making it feel a little brisk. probably going to need the sweaters around for today. and into the weekend. and especially into the overnight hours. it is going to get really chilly as we head into tomorrow morning. high temperatures today near 60. it is cooler than yesterday. but more of an average fall day. tomorrow, we bump temperatures up a little bit. into the low 60's. by sunday, we are close to 70. more on the weekend forecast coming up. >> christa: also on 7: police make an arrest in a sexual assault case from mission hill.

now on $20,000 bail. police say he approached a woman near fitzgerald park over the weekend, pushed her to the ground, tried to sexually assault her and then took off. also, this hamilton teen accused of kidnapping a two-year-old girl last fall will be back in court today. abigail thanna will appear for a status hearing. officials are trying to figure out if she is even competent to stand trial. hanna is accused of breaking into the home and taking a little girl who was later found on the side of the road by a >> nancy: two drivers dubing it out at a red light in las vegas. both were armed. the argument started miles away. now thousands of people are weighing in on that chaotic clash on-line. the showdown viewed more than a million times. a fight at the red light between a man and a woman. the punches, the weapons, and that flip. on-line, thousands of shares and comments.

brutality. right here you see the woman smash the guy's window. with a tire iron in hand. you can seal her windshield is also broken. inside, there is shattered glass and that tire iron. the woman told witnesses this was the end of a clash that started three miles away. she claims the man honked at her, followed her, and unleashed racial slurs. right now, police are investigating to see who is the primary aggressor. after all that, the man got back into his car, drove off. it is unclear is facing charges. >> christa: officials in florida announcing new zika zones. the disease can be found in a one square mile zone inspect a residential area of miami dade, florida. five people tested positive for the virus. they say they plan on using more pesticides in that area because of it. in texas, a record-breaking alligator rangled and caught. coming in at 13 feet long.

captured in the state. big gator was found on a boat ramp and was taken to a wildlife park. officials say he will be much better off. >> nancy: at noon, the pats preparing to host the bengal this is sunday at gillette. bill belichick talking to the media earlier today. we will hear from the head coach about the game after the break. >> danielle: the weekend forecast looking great for any outdoor activities you have

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>> christa: looking beautiful outside. a little britk. a great weekend for looking at the leaves. of course, patriots football. >> nancy: yes. fantastic. tom brady's first game back at gillette since his suspension. a great weekend. >> danielle: it is. if you have anything planned. we all really need this fall fabulous weekend. we are going to get it, finally. current temperatures out there in the mid-50's. so it's cooler than yesterday. yesterday, we made it into the low 70's. in boston. 10-15 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago. and again, with that temperature klining into the low 70's yesterday, that was an above-average day. average temperatures for right now in the low 60's. by the end of the month, though, they are in the upper 50's. we are closer to that today and tomorrow. and then we will bump things up as we head into sunday and next week. so outside right now, really hard to find any cloud cover. lots of sunshine.

sunday as well. those winds a little breezy this morning out of the north and northwest. they will diminish gradually throughout the day. it will stay a little bit breezy. the reason for that, high pressure is parked back over us: it is bringing in that north, northwest wind. and that's also bringing in the cooler air you are feeling outside today. bringing us the clear skies as well. so overnight tonight, when we have high pressure over us, that is when we see those really cool overnight hours. so because of that, we have a freeze warning and frost advisory inff here under this freeze warning, this is where temperatures could drop into the upper 20's, low 30's. and you could see some below-freezing temperatures. under the frost advisory, that is where we are expecting temperatures in the low to mid-30's. if you have plans tomorrow morning, keep the jacket handy. you will need it out there. during day, though, nice and pleasant. check out the current fall foliage. a lot of it is starting to peak. get out there before we start to see it moving past peak

for today, temperatures, 55-60. lots of sunshine. and a little breezy. with that northwest wind. and then as we head into the overnight hours tonight, very chilly. under those clear skies. so temperatures could be below freezing for some of you. and then those low 40's really only boston going to see that. so for tomorrow, really anything you have planned for the weekend, you are in great shape. lots of sunshine. maybe apple-picking tomorrow. those temperatures in the upper 50's and into the low 60's. then as we head into sunday, we will get temperatures. here is the forecast. for sunday, we are getting close to 70 degrees. then the warming trend continuing into next weekend. we do have a chance to see some light showers sunday night into monday. really only a 30% chance, though. then look at. that tuesday and wednesday, upper 70's out from. >> christa: all right. bill belichick and the patriots back home this weekend, as we mentioned, against the bengals: the head coach telling reporters earlier today this will be a big challenge for his team.

season. belichick had praise for the players and coaches. he stressed it will take a good effort in all phases of the game in order to beat them. perform hopefully, we have a good day today. clean up a few loose ends. and kind of put the finishing touches on the preparation. and be ready to go here sunday afternoon. it is a good football team. going take a good effort all the way around to be competitive. we know that. >> christa: this will be tom brady's first home game of the season after mising the first four games because of suspension. >> nancy: coming up, a michigan man's life changed forever. how his daughter used social how his daughter used social media to h ? ? on social security and medicare, how his daughter used social media to h these are the facts. kelly ayotte voted for deep cuts in medicare and social security.

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donor for a kidney transplant could take years. >> christa: his daughter refused to take that for an answer. think went on facebook and tracked down the perfect match. >> scary. very scary. >> christa: scary not knowing if he would even wake up the next day. jeff's kidneys were failing. after months of dialysis three days a week, four hours a day. his family went with him finance as they learned about the agonizing process of getting a donor. and often three to five-year wait. his daughter kim >> i was like, i can find something. i can do something. i probably had 20-30 people messaging me, actually. and asking me how to go about the process and how to get tested. >> they just needed one perfect match. that was one of kim's classmates.

from vacation. and jeff can only describe it as a miracle. >> me and my wife just... we were crying. we hugged kim. >> christa: thank goodness. that kidney transplant was successful. and charters says because of the donation, he will be able to spend more time with his family and simply enjoy life. conditions just perfect for sight-seers in japan. take a look at the view they got early this morning. >> danielle: ooh, going to be perfect here, too. i'm not sure you are going to leave this weekend. a last look at the forecast

>> christa: two dogs suddenly became stuck in a drainage pipe. they were down 60 feet below crews were digging for more than five hours in order to reach them. in fact, eventually, the smaller of the two dogs was able to shake free. and crews were able to pull out the other. as you can see, they were very happy to be reunited back above the ground. a little puppy there as well. good ending. >> nancy: all right. a new exhibit opening today at the boston public library. in honor of the 400th anniversary of shakespeare's

first and early editions of some of his most popular plays. the last time the library displayed many of these materials was a hundred years ago. >> christa: wow. a cool field trip there. people in japan waking up to just a stunning sight here. a castle that seems to be floating above the clouds. cameras were rolling as people there were able to witness this famous castle. in fact, one man came from near tokyo, about 300 miles away to see it. locals say it only happens ten times a year. and twa this year. >> nancy: when i see a picture like that, i it a matcally think, >> danielle: you are into those artsy photos. she is the queen of them. it is going to be really nice. tough to find any clouds out there for today. tomorrow and into the weekend, lots of sunshine. a great weekend on the way. those current temperatures, though, are in the mid-50's. it is quite a bit cooler. than yesterday. and that's because of the

so for today, highs top out in the upper 50's. tomorrow, nice fall day. temperatures in the low 60's. and then as we head into sunday, we are going to continue the warming trend. near 70. and then monday, up to 72. average for this time of year is the low 60's. so we are going to be well above that. we do have a chance to see some light showers sunday night into monday. but the weekend going to shape up really nice. but tonight into tomorrow morning, temperatures. we have freeze warnings. and frost advisories in place. next week, though, upper 70's. tuesday and wednesday. >> christa: wow. enjoy your weekend and the nice weather. thank you for joining us. i'm christa delcamp. >> nancy: i'm nancy c the outside corporate interests bankrolling question two are trying to deceive you. here's the truth: every time a new charter school opens,

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