in chinatown, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. ed: a plan to expand boston children's hospital has been approved but it means the removal of the hospital's prouty healing garden. it's a difficult enr families who fought to preserve the garden. newscenter 5's diane cho is live in boston with more on the decision. reporter: many that have been fighting the decision has been disappointed. elizabeth richter and her family have been going to the prouty garden for decades after her brother died at the age of 12. his ashes were buried in the garden at boston children's hospital. up the fact that it is just going to be erased. our family is not going to have a place to go to any longer to remember david and his life, his courage, and his bravery. reporter: today, the public health council voted to approve a $1 billion expansion project at boston children's hospital. it will create an 11-story building that will be built on top of the 1/2 acre patch of green space. >> everyday there are children that need to come there that we can't accomm

still of the night comes from san diego because super bowl 32 hero steve atwater is celebrating his 50th birthday. it's the smiling assassin in the still of the night. >> october 27th is the single greatest day in broncos history because two ring of steve atwater. >> two? >> shares a birthday with terrell davis. >> he's going through pubety right here on the air. >> hey, don't make fun. but he looks terrific. >> oh, yeah [ laughter ] >> i kind of like it. >> don't tell us about it [ laughter ] >>> how many guests on the tonight show tonight? >> two! >> actually there's three. steve martin, martin short, and music by common.

john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. ben: this level three sex offender is back behind bars tonight, accused of raping a teenage girl. charles lovejoy is being held on $1 million bail tonight. jc: newscenter 5's rhondella richardson joins us live from whitman. rhondella, we're learning more about how he met his alleged victim? and said the alleged victim was a cousin but then police learned he prayed on the 14-year-old girl after meeting her online. whitman police spotted 31-year-old charles lovejoy, a level three sex offender, 1:30 monday morning monday leaving st. james cemetery with a 14-year-old girl in the car. the girl told police he touched and fondled her inner thigh and she said no. the teen later told an officer there was sexual intercourse and according to these court documents, when the sex offender was arrested, he wasn't wearing underwear and the teen victim didn't have on any shoes. the lowell registered sex offender met the girl through kik, a popular online app. police say the man picked her up at her ho

john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. ben: john, thank you. also breaking, a topsfield woman pleading guilty this afternoon to kidnapping and assaulting a 2-year-old girl she babysat. police say abigail hanna snatched the toddler from her hamilton home last november. the child was found naked and bruised out in the cold several hours later with a shaved head.

newscenter 5's john atwater is live in arlington. john? john: divers are trying to pull the car from the water right now. her car was out on the circle into the water. thankfully it was a nice day. there were a lot of people and those people jumped in to help. >> i lost her. i lost her. john: some panic when that car goes down. then the driver pops up in the chilly water. moments before get the woman. the car quickly sinks. then somehow the woman swims out to the relief of her rescuers. >> it is a date to be thankful. we appreciate the citizens who helped to this woman. was taken to the hospital with mild hypothermia. they are still working to get that car out of the water here. john atwater. wcvb newscenter 5. ben: john, thank you. tita people appear in court after a horrifying crime. jc: nicholas yvonne is live in orange tonight. nicole? nicole: according to investigators, the suspects tortured this older couple for more than two hours, all for the car in the driveway. they appeared behind glass, the remic quick and pointed. what joshua

john atwater is live at the scene. john: batman was near his car in the parking lot the kids say the man exposed himself twice yesterday before noon. police are trying to see if police believe he is driving a black or silver car but parents at saint augustine elementary school say the school did notify them today and what -- and they have been talking with their kids about being cautious. >> we're in this little catholic school bubble and it goes to show that things happen everywhere. we have to be more vigilant and keep our eyes open. john: please tell us the man did about 50 way -- 50 feet away. police say two or three of them solid happened. john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. maria: thank you. a lowell man and registered sex offender being held on $1 million bail after he's accused of raping a 14-year-old girl. he x this girl up at home, drive exchanged fo -- in exchange for sex. she thought his name was peter. police say this is a good reminder to monitor your kids online. >> anything can be portrayed online, as far

john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. ben: right now, five people are recovering after this bus crash in quincy. newscenter 5's shaun chaiyabhat is live in quincy with an update. johnshaun: you can see that the school bus is still stuck in the side of the house. what caused the chain reaction crash is still being investigated. no one was inside when the bus clouds -- when the bus plowed through. the kids are still shaken up. hospital, and the woman in the bus and suv were also taken to the hospital. the school bus lost control and hit a telephone pole, hit the suv, then slammed into the side of the house. neighbors say they have been complaining about this curve, saying that drivers often speed and lose control. shaun: police do not know what caused the bus driver to lose control, but will test him for alcohol and drugs, normal procedure after a school bus accident. national grid is here waiting to fix the broken telephone pole, and as you can see, the area remains closed as police continue to investigate. shaun chaiyabha

john atwater joins us to explain what that means. john: official paperwork like a official summons or subpoenas. those background checks the date go through are not exhaustive. kirk firgueroa was sworn in as a police constable months ago, and legally the government cannot access the database for the fbi is part of that process. the post in hand. there is no license requirement. but he has no right in massachusetts for the guns that he had. >> police say that figueroa had a gun unlicensed shotgun when he began firing officers. he says he was in the army reserves and at one time was a corrections officer. have a committal record in massachusetts, but is now learning of crimes he is accused of out-of-state. >> i think there were several felony from what i understand, not in the states, but impersonating a police officer. i think there was one charge for arson, but nothing here. >> of course still plenty of questions. in about an hour, people in this neighborhood will gather for it prayer vigil at the police station 6:00. ve in east bost

newscenter 5's john atwater is live in salem with the breaking details, john? reporter: there's been a lot of relief here tonight that police found the suspects. they are accused of putting a bomb inside the newspaper box. this all happened in august. that explosion was caught on surveillance video. owned by the rainbow times, the lgbt newspaper. both suspects, from new hampshire, are facing charges. even though the box has been repeatedly targeted, police say there is not enough evidence to charge them with a hate crime. we just spoke to the editor of the paper, who is thankful someone will be held accountable. >> i think that they need to really start thinking about the impact that their actions have can affect groups that are already marginalized. reporter: no one was hurt when the bomb exploded, but as you can imagine, it certainly caused 20 of fear in salem -- plenty of fear in salem. the two suspects are facing charges in court friday. john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5 ben:. police just me three arrests after a violent home invasion. the men broke in, deman

still of the night comes from san diego because super bowl 32 hero steve atwater is celebrating his 50th birthday. it's the smiling assassin in >> october 27th is the single greatest day in broncos history because two ring of famers, steve atwater. >> two? >> shares a birthday with terrell davis. >> he's going through pubety right here on the air. >> hey, don't make fun. but he looks terrific. >> oh, yeah [ laughter ] >> i kind of like it. laughter ] >>> how many guests on the tonight show tonight? >> two! >> actually there's three. steve martin, martin short, and music by common. z25koz zvpz billionaire fianc?. what happened on the yacht in greece? >> now on "extra"! ? ? >> billion-dollar split. why the wedding is off for mariah and james packer. the new report, something bad went down in greece and will mariah get to keep the $10 million engagement ring? >> i love the ring, yes. $5 million raise? top-secret details leak out. >> what megyn told me about her future at fox news. >> one complaint i have about my current job is -- >>> the family trump. comes out swinging. >> you're still br

john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. ed: right now, a dedham man held without bail after a family tragedy. a son charged with killing his father. the victim had once taken out a restraining order against his son, but they had been living together recently. our todd kazakiewich is live in todd. todd: that restraining order shows a pattern that repeated itself overnight, but this time the assaults turned deadly. >> last night at 2:00 a.m., dedham police received a 911 call from 62 lower east street in dedham, massachusetts. todd: that 911 call coming from 25-year-old alexander anderson, seen here during his murder arraignment in dedham district court. anderson was calling to confess father, paul anderson. police arrived on scene and arrested him, who waives his miranda rights, says his father had been aggravating him, and confesses to attacking his father with a knife and a hammer. >> used the hammer to strike his father's head a number of times. and then, mr. anderson admitted that he then threw his father down the stairs

live tonight, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. >> more breaking news. a convicted sedges offender has been raced against richard went back last week. richard gardner moved back into his parent's home in weymouth last week after serving 30 years for kidnapping and raping neighbors feared he would offend again. he moved to a shelter in he moved to a shelter in boston, where he was arrested a fugitive from justice charge coming out of rhode island. no other details on that case tonight, but we're told gardner is due in a boston courtroom on monday. ben: also breaking, we now know that the person killed in this crash in hyde park earlier today was a high school student. a white sedan, ending up on its side on american legion highway this afternoon. one person was killed. boston public schools confirmg student at boston community leadership academy in hyde park. police are investigating the cause of the crash. jc: a walk for peace in east boston tonight. the community turning out to support two wounded police officers and each other. those officers are recov

live, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. maria: john, thank you. this time tomorrow, there will be no more cash take m you're getting a bit of a break. newscenter 5's mary saladna is live in weston with the extension of the grace period. reporter: for many, it will be painful at first. >> it has been a pain. i usual used to go through the cash lane. these drivers wondering why there are not extended hours the day before the digital switchover. they will be passing out the transponders to members? if you get a transponder at this point point, it won't be activated for five to seven days, the influx of applications for the transponder accounts has overwhelmed the system. the good news, giving people a six-month grace period. here is how it well work, if you don't have a transponder or yours is not working yet, you will get a play by play and bill in m you will pay the bill at full price. if it is activated, you will get a credit to the account for the e-z pass discount for every time you drove under and were charged the full rate. of course, they are

they are trying to determi w live in middleborough tonight, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. ed: police are searching for a man who exploits toms a woman tried to grab her in marblehead around 11:30 this morning along the well-traveled bike path. he yelled for help and dialed 91. he area where it happened is just steps from the the school. maria: commitment 2016 now. hillary clinton and donald trump this as trump spent the morning showcasing another one of his private businesses. >> many, many years of luck and happiness and everything else. ben: more business and politics for donald trump. cutting the ribbon to open his new trump hotel on pennsylvania avenue in washington, d.c. saying it's an example of what he'd bring to government. >> my theme today is five words: under budget and ahead of schedule, that's what we did. >> he relied on undocumented workers to make the project cheaper and most of the projects in the room were made overseas. ben: still in florida, campaigning on her birthday, hillary clinton hit donald trump for taking time off the campaign trail. >> you know

newscenter 5's john atwater is john: he faces a judge tomorrow. the 19-year-old accused shooter was on the run for less than 24 hours, hauled into the chelsea police department accused in the shooting of 13-year-old juan lopez delgado, who was in his bedroom when he was struck by a stray bullet. tonight, the eighth-grader arrived home from the hospital still shaken after the terrifying episode. >> he told her mom, i can't be safe in my own room. i cant go back. >> his mother tells us her son was in bed when that bullet came through the wall, striking him in the left shoulder last night around 8:30. >> he was rushed to the hospital where doctors treated him overnight. >> he's shaken up. sleeping in your bed, you don't expect anything and you're on the third floor. >> police say suspect christian garcia was tracked down on i-93 in andover tonight. he was driving this suv which they impounded as part of the fired outside the family's apartment on bellingham street. they are relieved the boy wasn't more seriously hurt. that suspect faces a charge of a

live at mass general, tonight, john atwater, newscenter 5. ed: thank you for that. a pan calling 11 im claing his roommate threatened whim a knife over a fighting about the thermostat. sources say when officer arrived, he was shot as many as three or four times, but those police and doctors say the care the injured officers got immediately after the shooting made all the difference. sources say officer richard cintolo was shot as many as three or four times, but those bullets somehow missed his vital organs. officer matt morris wasn't as lucky. he was hit in one of the main arteries in his leg, but fellow officers rushed in to apply pressure and put on a tourniquet. doctors say that probably saved his life. morris is grateful. >> he clearly said to me, i want to thank this particular officer. he saved my life. so he knows how close he was to death. ed: the officer who applied the tourniquet had just been trained in how to use it days before. jc: there is mystery surrounding the gunman tonight geared up, ready for battle. may have been missed over the last few months

live in salem tonight, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. breaking tonight, as the battle to evict isis from the iraqi city of mosul continues, massachusetts congressman seth moulton taking an active role in what comes next. congressman moulton, who is a veteran of the iraq war, raised president obama. he says he told the president we need a diplomatic surge because the problem is not the iraqi military, but rather the weak political system, which allowed isis to form in the first place. >> the problem is tot th system in that country which allowed isis to form in the first place. the administration, he says, must focus on creating political stability in iraq, a government that is capable of governing across. or u.s. troops will find themselves back there again soon. >> what do we do the day after we defeat them? because they don't just raise the white flag and go home. they will meld back to the population and attack us from so we got to have a long-term lan to ensure the peace and find ourselves back in rack again and again. the iraqi army

overcast and humid day.not your typical october...people still getting out and enjoying some time near atwater thanks for joining us on live at four.i'm courtny gerrish. and i'm steve chamraz. meteorologist scott steele october is domestic violence awareness month and today's tmj4 has partnered with several that provide help and resources for victims. our domestic violence awareness resource bank is going on right now .. and runs until 7 p.mon average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner. this equates to more than 10 million men and women a year. 1 in 7 women and 1 in 18 men have been stalked by an intimate partner during their lifetime to the point in which they felt very fearful. again our domestic violence awareness resource bank runs joins us now with milwaukee mayor tom barrett. in decision 20-16 coverage now...donald trump is back in the badger state tonight.this from green bay where the republican presidential nominee will speak at the k-i convention center in about an hour and a half.trump was also planning to hold an event today in west allis, but

john atwater is live in salem with reaction. >> there is some resolution. she does n the blast brought down salem. a destructive fireball that rattled nerves. >> everyone heard it. >> the bomb was placed in a newspaper box owned by the lgbt paper here. the editor of the paper is relieved. >> we need to start thinking their actions can do fact groups that are affected. reporter: it is not clear what police have found. they do not understand their motivations. >> we have no business doing anything like that. reporter: investigation does continue tonight. two suspects are due in court friday. anchor: the family of a murder teacher has filed a civil lawsuit against the school district. she was raped and killed by one of her students at danvers high school. they do not want money. live to explain the decision behind the family's loss. >> the lawsuit is rooted in the hal, though why could it happen again. they are still looking for those answers. the lawsuit not for financial gain but to seek answers that have arisen as a result of events. it names the school and

that was john atwater reporting. the woman was treated for hypothermia and released from the hospital today. t >> still supposed to inform, not influence. >> but a controversy all, about white people. >> plus, this driver just learned an important lesson. see why gasoline is a very bad idea when fox 8 news at josh tomlin shut down one of the besto offenses in baseball. what a show this fox 8 sports anchor pj ziegler with the latest and a great story to tell.gl >> the indians did this all season long and it continues to the postseason. twenty-five strikeouts for the indians pitching staff in two games against a red-hot toronto team that came into progressive field having won 4 straight josh tomlin had six strikeouts on the afternoon. he had his start moved up after trevor bauer injured his finger onis thursday night and only gae up three hits and one run. andrew miller through two innings of relief and struck out five batters. cody allen got to say with two strikeouts. this rotation, this bullpen has all the right stu

john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. maria: a student injured after school during afternoon dismissal. the student fell out of the rear door as it was pulling out of the driveway. the superintendent's office said the student was alert and responsive. the student did appear to be doing well. the incident is under investigation. a level three sex offender is back before a judge, accused of exposing himself on a school bus. investigators say darren ant pulled up alongside a more folk bus and exposed himself. volleyball players gave descriptions of the suspect. grant was arrested within minutes. ben: we are learning more about a boston teenager struck and killed riding his bike last night. matillo jalo was struck on main street. there is a memorial at the moved to brockton six years ago. he was about to be moved up to the next grade. >> he was in ninth grade. they were going to put him in 10th today. ben: the driver stayed on the scene and is cooperating. he is not facing criminal charges. the investigation is open. maria: the family of the high school teacher raped and by a student is sui

john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. antoinette: the convicted sex offender whose release sparked outrage has been arrested again. richard gardner moved back to raping several young boys in the late 1980's. neighbors feared he would offend again. he moved to a shelter in boston where he was arrested last night on a fugitive from justice charge coming out of rhode island. we're told gardner is due in a boston courtroom on monday. doug: school counselors will be available this morning at boston community leadership academy after a student was killed in a car crash. it happened in hyde park on american legion highway yesterday afternoon. the student's me released. counselors will be available on monday. the crash remains under investigation. antoinette: a walk for peace in east boston, the community turning out to support two wounded police officers and each other. those officers are recovering after they were shot while responding to a domestic call wednesday night. newscenter 5's nichole berlie reports from the peace walk

. >> he was followed by jeff atwater and put numb. all supported jeb bush and only adopted trump after the primary. >> do you have any second trump. i still support him. look, the revelations are disturbing, disgusting, but let's put it into perspective. the revelations about hillary clinton lying about her e- mails, about getting rich off of phony foundation based on selling access, that's disgusting. >> rick scott and adam put numb are both expected to seek another office, but the future is a little more murky when it comes to pam bondy and jeff atwater. reporting from the capitol. >>> and we are on your side with everything you need to know about voting. we have our complete election guide which includes early voting locations on or -- on ours, wfla.com. >>> still ahead -- >>> ignoring a recall. find out why honda is begging the car owners to bring their vehicles in for free repairs. >>> and then yes. look at that guy that is shaq. find out which doughnut chain just hired him as a global ambassador that is next on z25eiz z16fz i mo

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newscenter 5's john atwater is live in hyannis, where there's a vigil. reporter: the outpouring of support is absolutely incredible. still hundreds of people here to show their support. week here. this is early monday morning. they come to visit their families. their message to not take any >> we are not promised tomorrow. anchor: police began to investigate why that driver was going the wrong way. this vigil is wrapping up. there is so much love for this family, for these families in this community. maria: the bristol county da's office releasing its final report on that deadly rampage in taunton. arthur darosa killed two people including george heath and injured a pregnant waitress before he was shot inside the bertucci's at silver city galleria. he was shot by an off-duty plymouth county sheriff deputy. the da's office has found that deputy, james creed was justified and lawful in his actions. he fired a single shot that struck and eventually killed darosa. right now police are looking for a man who exposed himself to a woman in marblehead. live in ma

i was very disappointed about the lee atwater and the willie horton situation. that comes to my memory but i'm just wondering if, in your view, him is a decent manation. participating in that says something about the nature of our politics within the context of the american democracy that it encourages decent people to do the wrong thing in order to achieve their objectives, or is this just, maybe you don't see it is that important, but i didn't yet the sense from your comments today, i haven't read your book unfortunately so i don't want to say that you don's cover it but i didn't get a sense that you felt that was important. thank you. >> what i tried to say, i talk about the 88 campaign and were talking about the furlough ads, the horton ads although that was an independent expenditure group and we can spend the next three hours on that. you said something quite brilliant there which is, politics is not appear undertaking. if you want to amass power, toch try to be in a position of influence when the crazies of the age comes, you are going to cut some corners

>> that was the atwater's ghosts it takes time. this is the earliest possible point to do this both. my friend has a good rule to dictate 25 years to really get a sense of what the passion school. i think you're right. one term presidents have a hard time about my fellow tennessee and had a pretty good first term of a depending how you think about california, maybe not. so it is a tumultuous term. but i think when we look back on an existential nuclear struggle, it took reagan and bush to be honest it to democrats and republicans in the people themselves from truman forward in the cold war. i think we were fairly lucky because i think ronald reagan did things in the 80s that bush could not in terms of setting a rhetorical example of an also reagan is a great negotiator. remember, he was head of the screen actors guild. he used to say people think negotiating with gorbachev is tough, they should've met jack warner.s part of th bush was able to come in and do things that i don't think reagan would've been very good at. i think that n

the answer is the smiling assassin steve atwater. and he shares a birth with another, terrell davis is 44 tonight. >> that looks just like them. >> that is pretty crazy. >> that ring of fame looking 27th. >> cool. >> must have been a good day to be born. >> kathy, it is beautiful outside. >> it is. 83 today. broke a record. going to break another one tomorrow. 82 tomorrow on a friday. >> if the rockies had made the world series. >> i know. >> tomorrow night the next three nights would have been home, it would have been spectacular weather. >> i was a believer. next year. >>> tonight, money trail. a hacked memo raises new questions about how the clintons struck it rich as hillary clinton hits the trail with her not-so-secret weapon. >>> plus, the trump campaign's plan to win by making voters want to stay home. >>> the secret service agents protecting t c so why aren't they getting paid for the extra hours? calls for congress to fix it. >>> dramatic standoff. armed soldiers and police in riot gear clash with protesters at a tense pipel

john atwater is live in natick . today, but little frustration. it is down to the wire for these drivers, waiting until the very last minute to pick up the transponders they need to pay tolls in the state's new electronic tolling system. >> the people are very courteous. they move everything right along. when i first got here, the people were moving right through. john: the lines are long, but there are few options as the state embraces all electronic tolling. six-month break before imposing higher tolls for not using a transponder. >> they're going to take a month bill with regular rates on the road, so i feel better about it. john: but some drivers are here reluctantly feeling the state is going in the wrong direction with electronic tolls. >> absolutely forced into it. i have to going to boston once in a while and i can't use any other road but the pike. what can you do? will be open later this weekend. j.c.: a closer look at the new tolling. of the 35 states that have the system massachusetts becomes , only the third to go completely cashless.

it: there is still a lot of work to do along the pike and john atwater is there. for us. john: we are winding down at the tolls. we can show you what will be your last live look ever at a toll taker taking cash tolls on the pike. three hours left to pay cash and after that you will need a transponder if you do not want to wreck up at -- extra charges. the stable closed a long chapter, collecting the last cash toll and transitioning to an all e that are more convenient, safer, that allow them to drive faster and without interruption. john: new gantries will go live at 10 collecting tolls without slowing traffic. tomorrow, new traffic patterns debut to allow contractors to dismantle toll plaza. initially, drivers will pass in the outside of the plans and once the tollbooths come down, traffic will be funneled through the middle. it could be a rough month. >> think of this as a snowstorm. it is going to swing -- snow twice a day every day for 22 days during the morning and afternoon commutes. john: the big changes have prompted a rush at mass. customer service centers. drive

our john atwater reports from arlington where the news of that attack is spreading quickly. john: the park is a pretty draw for people who live in the there's really no secret there are coyotes living back there, but they are rarely this aggressive. leo was a playful pup. the 2-year-old westie was the family's first dog. friday morning at 6:45 as part of his routine, he went out in the backyard. >> seems like a coyote came down from a wooded area and took the dog right out of the yard. john: the family's home backs up to the park. the invisible fence around the perimeter of their yard could not thwart the hungry predator. and around dusk is when they want -- we really want people to pay attention to the surroundings. be aware of what's going on. john: leo's family said he stood no chance as the daring coyote darted into the yard. people who live here know that coyotes have been seen in the park and now police here are urging people to be even more cautious. >> oh, absolutely. nothing they could have done. it was just -- it just happened. and it's unfortunate. i felt horrible

john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. ben: john, thank you. also breaking, a topsfield woman pleading guilty this afternoon to kidnapping and assaulting a 2-year-old girl she babysat. police say abigail hanna snatched the toddler from her hamilton home last november. the child was found naked and bruised out in the cold several hours later with a shaved head. followed by 10 years of probation. jc: --heather: more surgery today for both of the officer shot in the line of duty wednesday night. david b nick -- david bienick is live at the scene. david: the crime tape has come down and members of the community criminal charges even though the shooter is dead. investigators removed at least eight evidence bags, including one that appeared to be a large hard sided rifle case. >> among the crime scenes, this is one of the most horrific i have been to. david: investigators are looking to learn what happened wednesday wounded. >> blood spattered, shell casings, bullet fragments -- you name it. it has all been collected and will be analyzed. david: it s

newscenter 5's john atwater is live in arlington. john? john: divers are trying to pull the car from the water right now. her car was out on the circle

john atwater with the new information. looks like they got there just in time. >> her husband is in the hospital with her mushy said that he said she is doing much better. she somehow mistook the gas pedal and the break pedal and went into the water. they are thankful for those strangers who went into rescue her. right now she is going in for some x-rays but she is expected to survive. >> you got to come out. >> the man who jumps in to save the woman pleads for her to get out but the car's sinking quickly. for a few moments, he fears the worst. >> i lost her. i lost her. >> somehow the woman emerges to the relief of the people watching. others jump in to save her and bring her to shore. police say the 60-year-old -- the edge of spy pond. >> she made a mistake and she jumped the curb and went through a small fence over here and the vehicle went into the water. >> thankfully, people witnessed the terrifying plugs not hesitating to help the woman who clearly could not get out on her own. >> ankle he they were here and no one

. >> reporter: after backing bush, atwater and putnam say they will vote trump, but neither working overtime in his election. >> if the occasion presents itself, we are committed to helping elect republicans acro from going to a trump event? >> no, i wouldn't. >> reporter: governor scott still heads trump's fund raising efforts but he will not be at trump'sal ha' rally tuesday night. >> we have the zika. are there things we can do better if we have another hurricane. that is my primary focus. >> reporter: rick scott appear to be running for another office. attorney general, their political future is murky. u.s. senator marco rubio calls trump the best alternative to hillary clinton but he has dodged appearances with the donald. in tallahassee, mike vasilinda, newschannel8. >> and, we have just learned tonight that former secretary of state colin powell is the latest republican to announce he is voting for hillary clinton. powell revealed his he has been critical of donald trump, but he has also been tough on clinton. he pushed back on reports suggesting he gave clinton the idea to use a priv

john atwater spoke with someone who worked alongside those two officers. john? reporter: well, for the first time, we are hearing from the captain of the east boston district here. you know, it's not very often we see police officers get emotional but this captain knows full well he could have easily lost two men last night. they are alive today, in large part, thanks to their fellow officers. >> so many other people stepped up. we want to make them. they've done the right thing by us. we have to do the right thing by them. >> you've got to be so proud. >> oh, yeah. god! ah... yeah. there's no words. no words for what these guys do every day, last night. so i just want to support them. get them back -- make their good. reporter: the captain here just so thankful. they held a prayer vigil with the police commissioner and mayor. both richard cintolo and matt morris still in critical condition but the commissioner says they are expected to survive. certainly a relief to their families, the department and, of course, this neighborhood. >> john, thanks so much for th

newscenter 5's john atwater live in roxbury with the frustration from police. >> they are not incorporating. >> they have been very uncooperative, it is very first rating. when a 2-year-old gets shot in no one wants to step up. >> this manhunt -- man may hold critical who they believe has gang ties was the intended target but the bullet hit her if she was sitting in a car and winslow street. her father is not talking. >> that was troubling. this was a cute little girl. seeing a young baby like that shot in no one wants to come to her rescue and tell us who it is. we have problems. john: he appears to have a beard these images prompt someone to come forward. >> fear is a factor in worrying about retribution but in this case it is his daughter and he needs to be more cooperative with the police department and with us. john: the 2-year-old was hit in the hand in the leg. police tell us she will be ok. jc a merrimack, new hampshire bail, accused of soliciting naked pictures from an underage student. robert wiley is facing child porn charges. police say he sent a 16-year-old student nude picture

newscenter 5's john atwater is live in salem with the breaking details, john? reporter: there's been a lot of relief here tonight that police found the suspects. they are accused of putting a bomb inside the newspaper box. this all happened in august. that explosion was caught on surveillance video. owned by the rainbow times, the lgbt newspaper. both suspects, from new hampshire, are facing charges. even though the box has been repeatedly targeted, police say there is not enough evidence to charge them with a hate crime. we just spoke to the editor of the paper, who is thankful someone will be held accountable. >> i think that they need to really start thinking about the impact that their actions have

live tonight, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. jackie: there you go. there's the latest on it moving northeast at 12 miles per hour. now down the nitty-gritty. a slight jogging to the west of the track would take the eastern eyewall over bermuda. you factor in the winds and the gusts and the forward speed. the windier side is to the right. chin overnight tonight. certainly all day tomorrow. especially during the first half of the day. mostly clear skies. low clouds developing now. let's take a look now. we have clear skies right now. but we'll start to notice some low clouds and patchy fog developing through the course of the overnight tonight, as kind of additional humidity works northward along with a south with wind and pump in additional amounts of low cloud cover and fog throughout. this is the area of rain we're connecticut was apparently no accident. tonight, the man who survived is telling investigators about a fight inside the cockpit right before impact. tonight, the fbi investigating this deadly plane crash on a city street in connecticut as

newscenter 5's john atwater is live in middleborough with new developments tonight. john: there are a number of warnings on this ramp. somehow police say this driver went up this ramp and slammed into a car full of college students. >> i was blessed to have a son like him. great kid. john it is a crushing loss for : kraig diggs' father, his son, along with 2 of the boy's cousins and a friend were killed when a wrong-way driver slammed into their car on 495 around midnight. >> they were 3 different unique personalities. i just feel like they can never be replaced. john tavian martin was related : to three of the young men and together with friends and family remembered them during a vigil tonight in harwich. >> he was a good kid i loved him x he was an only child. he was all we had. john jordan fisher was also : killed, the group of 4, on their way back to colleges in central mass after visiting their families on the cape for the weekend. >> such a nice young kid, only nine teen. we are just very devastated, it is shocking. >> police say a 31-year-old fall river woman

that's where we find newscenter 5's john atwater. john: police are in the process of towing the cars away but you can see the extensive damage to

newscenter 5's john atwater is live in weymouth. john: a couple of things when you drive into this neighborhood. they would never see again. jeffery gardner was supposed to spend the rest of his life in prison, connect -- convicted in the kidnapping and little rapes of young boys. >> he was supposed to be 190 years in jail. he is out in 30. john he appealed a lengthy : sentence and he's now back home, in a neighborhood full of families. police have plastered the neighborhood with posters, and flooded social media with warnings but parents worry about it's not good. >>it's not good. what's going to happen? is it going to happen again? >> we just make sure we keep an eye on everybody. keep the doors locked. even in the house, we keep them locked to be sure. john in the 80's, gardner faced : charges in both massachusetts and rhode island, the prosecutor who tried the case there can't believe he's out. >> he's a bad guy who did some very bad things. i remember it very well and i remember how strongly we felt about convicting him and : c

a bench near their home at shorewood's atwater park is in memory of her, a gift from her friends. >> abby had really an extraordinary group of friends. i am still, again, shocked that she would leave them. >> abby did leave them by taking her own life three years ago. e >> i think abby was struggling herself as to figure out what's wrong. why don't i feel like the other kids? >> as her father tells it, abby was a straight a student, an accomplished athlete, the youngest of three. but seventh grade began, life for abby changed. >> we started seeing signs of anxiousness. talking about not sleeping very much. she was not concentrating as well on school. herself throw up. >> is it my kid wants attention? or my kid has a mental illness? and you just don't know. >> so they sought professional help. >> after both of those experiences in the treatment center, she thought she was doing better. we thought she was doing better. we never really thought that she would take her life. >> people ask him how did they not know abby was suicidal? >> children will tell you what they want to tell you. th

and it's going to be a busy our john atwater is there with what you can expect. john? john. ed, is about construction efforts underway now. john: they are directing traffic. the cash only lane. it is dark now. the coworkers are gone. on the pipe right now, in front of the t getting ready to reroute traffic around the toll plaza, so a lot of construction equipment out here and state here and state officials are warning traffic is going to be pretty messy over the next few weeks. the cash option is gone. the last dollar bills collected at toll booths across the state just before 10 o'clock. now, the race to dismantle toll plazas. the way officials describe the process, the next month sounds we always ask the public's help but think of it as if it's going to snow twice a day every day for 22 days during your morning and afternoon commute new traffic patterns start tomorrow. drivers will be directed around the defunct toll plaza and once the toll booths are removed, traffic will flow through the middle. new gantries outfitted with special sensors will now collect tolls at severa

jc: newscenter 5's john atwater is now at the scene and joins us live with new information. john: this happened while kids were out at recess yesterday here at the school, a man about 50 feet away in this municipal parking lot. it happened yesterday around noon. two or three kids witnessed him expose himself twice -- they told their parents last night and then the school went to police this morning. sedan. they say he did not say anything to the children. >> the individual is facing these students. that's the information we received after speaking with the children. he turned away at one point, appeared to be on his cell phone. he turned back again and face the children.

in arlington, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. maria: october represents the beginning of the end for the mass pike toll plazas. demolishing the plaza. with president they are bone, they are replaced with new open rod roads which uses overhead that has easer, z pass. >> a new york mother is suing jetblue for flying the five-year-old boy to boston instead of morning. 2:00 martinez says her son ended up at local airport instead of jfk where he was supposed to be. there was different boy. both boys flying alone out of the same air are port when they were put on the wrong flight. jetblue not commending tonight. investigators are working to over there data record remember the wreckage of the hoboken new jersey train and the crash that killed a person and hurt more than 100 people. win this two box has been recovered and they hope the records will explain why the train slam hood the commuter station thursday morning. we're making progress. we have much more information to gather during the fact-gathering phase of tef investigation. the

it was all caught on camera in atwater take a look at this. >> you can see there, the truck's trailerwas just sitting on those tracks when that freight train came rushing down that officer who was there on the scene taking very quick steps backward and saying i have to get out of the way. >> good idea. >> that train just barreled into that trailer. no one was hurt in that crash. so that's fortunate. pretty dramatic video. >> and this is something you don't see every day. a deer with an arrow sticking out of its neck. it was wandering around a southern california neighborhood. poor thing, look at that. the deer's injury looks painful. but a fish and wildlife representative says the deer was actually in good shape. it was seen running around and jumping over fences. you just want to help it and get that out of its neck. wildlife officials think the arrow only pierced the deer's skin so they're just going to monitor it. >>> environment groups are hoping that two tunnels will make it safer for people and the like. for the 350 animals have been hit on highway 17 which of course goes throug

newscenter 5's john atwater is there with the dramatic rescue. john: an amazing rescue here tonight. this man was out in the chilly water for 40 hours. he's he is walking off the helicopter that had just rescued him from the water. he gets a big hug from his family, absolutely relieved. video of that rescue a quarter-mile off crane beach. this is a coast guard helicopter hovering above the water and a diver being lifted with that swimmer out of the water to safety. police say the man and his son-in-law went for a swim around 5:30 p.m., they are experienced swimmers, they do this a couple times a week police say there was zero visibility and there were very strong currents. the younger of the two made it to shore on his own but his father-in-law was out there and they are experienced swimmers and they did the right thing and did not panic. that assisted with our rescue. everyone did great job and things do not usually turn out this good. we are glad for that outcome. john: thickly, both of these swimmers are expected to be ok. head: also breaking,