chris tunnell, prosecutor: "there is no reason for people -- since the assassination -- of a popular florida-state university professor. now -- what some newly released video is revealing -- about who -- may have been behind the murder. plus -- an incredible stunt -- sends a man two-thousand feet into the air -- at four-hundred miles an hour. the amazing jump by one man -- that even tops the great evel knievl stabbed inside a mall. eight people went to the hospital with stab wounds. all but one were treated and released. the mall is currently on lockdown. no one allowed in or out. police say -- the man suspected of carrying out the stabbings -- is dead inside that mall. an odd manhunt -- underway today -- in jacksonville, fl. mobile home catches fire. but the man's wife -- is missing. police bring in search dogs -- to find the woman. but no sign of her. the cause of the fire is under investigation. now -- an abc exclusive --in a high-profile murder case. never- before-seen police video -- showing an under-cover officer -- posing as the brother of an accused hitman. he's trying to fin

authorities searching the property making a gruesome discovery chris tunnell, prosecutor: "police found two bodies in the house where the suspect was found." those two bodies?belonging to these women?stacy stanley and elizabeth griffith? stanley's son demanding answers? kurtis stanley, son: "i would like to know the reason why he took my mother's life." grate ?who did not enter a plea during the hearing?allegedly leading police to the remains burned down house more than an hour away? brad garret, abc news contributor: "the police need to continue to have a conversation with him//you're gonna have to go to every jurisdiction he lived in and look for any missing persons case in or around that area." chris tunnell, prosecutor: "there is no reason for people in this county to live in fear//their families want justice, i want justice." in los angeles county -- a man is arrested -- after stand-off it all began last night -- when 46-year-old darius palmer -- gets on the train -- and pulls out a gun. authorities evacuated the entire train. police-- using tear-gas -- to force palmer to surrender

at the map you can see you're going to sit in traffic all the way from somerville through the tunnel. chris. >> thanks very much. >>> it's 6:47. checking top stories for you on this friday morning a man will be in court today charged with attacking his 3-year-old nephew. >> police say the attack was so brutal 21-year-old taj mcdonald thought he killed the boy. the child sued his face and neck. mcdonald's facing a list of charges including attempted murder and indecent assault. the department of children and families is now working with investigators. >> the fbi join the investigation into the -- >>> the fbi joined the investigation into a disappearance of a mother on a fishing trip with her son. police served a search warrant in the home of linda carman herson was rescued after spending more than week in a person on boat which he said took on water and sank she is presumed dead. >>> police are investigating after two people were sit by -- sit by a tow truck -- hit by a tow truck. it happened at the intersection of beacon street and langley road after 7 last night. the driver stopped so far

christie's office used the agency that used the area's political tunnels to pressure politicians so they would endorse chris christie. >>> friday afternoon in center city, it's busy out there, here's the view from the kimmel center campus camera overlooking broad street. expect a big temperature drop the weekend, meteorologist erika martin has our first alert forecast. >> today temperatures were above normal, lots of 80s, the jet stream is dipping down so warmer air out, and cooler for the weekend, especially cooler for the second half of the weekend. dry air in control, so conditions will be sunny for most of the weekend, but certainly a lot cooler, so big changes to our temperatures, including temperatures diving from the 80s into the 70s, if you look at the bottom of your screen, you will see your neighborhood forecast. >>> fattah was back in court today, he's challenging his conviction of taking a $400 yochb loan. and his lawyers are now asking a federal court to overturn the conviction, they're relying on a supreme court ruling that vacated the sentence of former virginia governor, bob mcdonald. fattah

off with some wet weather. >> jadiann: a little extra time, as well. >> chris: roadways glistening with water. road spray and tunnels. boston and worcester raining. this batch of rain working on dry evening commute with temperatures warming up into the low to mid-70s this afternoon. s be north and west, clouds down through southeastern mass cooler pattern ahead. damp, too. temperatures only near 60 degrees. more on forecast coming up. >> christa: okay. on the fast track and kris anderson watching things for us this morning. >> kris: good morning, everybody. this is a live look south of traffic, you see the brake lights there heading into boston around the gas tank. north of the city, there are some problems to tell you about, as well. this is is the zakim bridge, leverett connector. things look good here. as we go to the maps, there are problems north on 93 we need to tell you about. a trio of accidents had traffic tied up around 495 in the northbound lanes and the southbound lanes. this accident right here at the rockingham park boulevard area. so be alert if you're around 93 and 495. more problems south of town. s

tunnels." >>> next question, what are the gun rules on national forest land? 9 news photo journalist, chris hansen wanted to know because he found a live round in his cam fire this morning in wyoming. yes, we occasionally let photographer s take time off too. his experience made us think, what about colorado? what are rules on live ammunition? is it legal to carry a firearm in colorado national forest? and grasslands, visitors can carry a firearm, you need to insure you are following state and federal regulations. if they are not yours and you come across something that is unsafe or suspicious, don't engage, report it. >> coolest class photo ever. lets make this simple, there are both state laws and federal regulations, everyone needs to double check before carrying a gun on to national forests a if you follow the rules. some are obvious, you need to be 150 yards away from homes, camp sites, buildingings, or occupied areas, you shouldn't shoot in a cave or across a road or body of water. there is a list and who to contact if you have questions on the next page. check with the forest service

tunnel. you see 12 minutes. 10 to 93, 19 minutes. 128 to the zakim. back to you, guys. >> christa: chris, thank you. getting a check of your top stories, a traffic officer in lexington hit overnight as he was directing traffic. he was the traffic detail on lexington street. lexington police say he was taken to the hospital and the driver has not been charged. shooter after a teen was shot inside the cvs store in stoughton. investigators say someone shot the 18-year-old in the shoulder in the afternoon yesterday. the victim is expected to recover. police say the shooting does not appear to be random. and right now officials are investigating after a pedestrian was struck in the street in haverhill. investigators say the victim was hit walking along hildale avenue and right now no word on the person's condition or the cause undefeated, 3-0, and having a ball with a rookie q.b., leading the team to a shutout victory over the texans. jacoby brissett scoring the first touchdown in his first nfl start. and on the national stage no less. >> christa: so exciting. 7's nicole oliverio live at gill

tunnel. northbound the two left rains are closed and -- lanes are closed. and those reopen at 5 a.m. chris and kate. >> thanks very much breana. >>> patriots giving houston a problem. jacoby brissett leading pats to a 27-0 win over the texans and running for his first career touchdown. and check out what he does next. he brings the touchdown ball over to the sideline and hands it to coach belichick after the game he gave it back to him. this picture tweeted by nascar driver kyle busch. what a win for the pats and game for the third string quarterback. >> texans shut out for the first time since 2003. wbz levan reid joins us this morning with the highlights and post game reaction. levan good morning. up this early. it's not just me and i am usually out running. no i am sleeping but apparently tonight i am out running here. it was a sign in the stands that said no brady no jimmy no problem apparently somebody knew houston had no chance. the texans put up a doughnut and jacoby brissett gets a win in the first nfl start. to the highlights and pats and texans thursday night under the lights. pa

tunnel. >> chain walls in place of the passes in grand junction today. that cooler change is headed our way in time for the weekend. >> chris spears is live at the scene of that wildfire in castle rock. >> reporter: sidely this system is probably more wind and temperature change than moisture. this fire was about a half acre, but behind me, within it would have taken off up that hill and up the other side. dozen was homes and a condo complex. we have a red flag warning that continues through 8:00 tonight. out here live in castle rock, you can see just how close these flames came to a couple of the homes here. the fire chief says this fire is suspicious. they find a lighter near the ignition point. two other fires were set to the area today, they believe. if anyone has information, contact police. jim and kirn, coming up in a moment, we'll have the forecast. and a weather watcher in loveland thinks the >>> new information on breaking news we brought you at 5:00 last night. the suspects arrested after a crime spree in three northern colorado cities appear in court. they are accused of stealing vehicles and shooting out the wi

tunnel. and 12 minutes 128 to the zakim. >> sarah: all right. thanks, chris. this morning a deadly danger that could be putting you and your family at risk. we're talkin you don't even know is there. >> christa: what is this hidden hazard, and what's causing it? here's 7's hank investigates. [chirping] >> warning. carbon monoxide. >> hank: with their basement carbon monoxide detector whaling last february, this couple rushed out of their west roxbury home. >> it's a terrifying situation. >> hank: as firefighters arrived, they found a basement filled with a dangerous amount deadly gas. >> we definitely could have been killed. [chirping] >> hank: what set off the basement alarm? sarah and paul were victims of a potentially lethal secret lurking beneath boston streets, underground electrical wires that were slowly burning and giving off poison gas. >> carbon monoxide can kill you. you fall asleep and you don't wake up again. >> hank: firefighters tell us the danger can start when aging underground utility wires are passing overhead or construction work nearby. wh

>> plus the man caught biking through the o'neill tunnel and he's not the only one taking that risk. good morning, kind of wet. >> timing the rain, chris, unfortunately for the morning commute. buff the wet weather is welcome news. we will rise to boston 70? boston. there will be a little rain that lingers on cape cod a bit longer. i'll take you through the timeline of the rain and outline the week ahead. new clients? let's go meet them soon. in person, we could read the room. on the phone, you're just a voice. yeah, i'm good. for fast rewards, let's book on choice. this trip could really help us grow. ? should i stay or should i go? ? when it's time to go for business, book on choicehotels.com times. . >>> well, talk about luck. a framingham man just won $1 million on a scratch ticket for the a year. this is howard ranken, he claimed his first wingings in november of 2005 and he bought both of his lucky tickets at the shop and shop in framingham. both times he chose the cash option of $650,000. obviously we need to hang out with howard. >> yep. >> at the stop and shop in framingham. >> maybe howard could pick some tickets for us. >> f

tunnel. it's building out there, but it's still moving and you can expect norm a.m. drive times. chris. >> thank you very much. >>> new details about the new york terrorist suspect this morning to tell you about the the man accused of setting off bombs in new york and new marathon bombers. a handwritten note found next to one of the bombs referenced ramble that's referenced previous terrorists. rahami is now charged in connection with his capture. he faces five counts of attempted murder of police officers. he's still in the hospital this morning recovering from a gunshot wound. law enforcement sources say he traveled to his native country of afghanistan multiple times. as standard procedure, he was questioned every time he here in massachusetts, security is being stepped up at regional transportation centers and public transit stations. state police say they also plan to increase at thursday night's patriots game just like they did for sunday's game. >>> police want to know more about the motives behind these attacks and whether others might have been involved. stay with wbz both on a

split to the tunnel, 26 minutes. 128 to the zakim going the take you 27 minutes. back to you, guys. >> nancy: chris, thank you. we're following breaking news, violence in the streets of charlotte, north carolina. protesters demonstrating into the early morning hours. >> sarah: they're already angry over this deadly police shooting. 7's jennifer eagan following breaking details. >> jennifer: sarah, 12 officers have been injured in the protests, including one officer who was hit in the face with a rock. protesters took to the streets after police fatally shot a after serving a warrant for someone else on tuesday. officers were dressed in tactical gear and appeared to release tear gas as they attempted to disperse the crowd. people kicked in a cruiser's windows. they looted tractor-trailers and started a fire on the highway. this began after man was shot on tuesday. investigators say officers were looking for a different person at an apartment complex when they say a black officer shot saw the man get out of a car with a gun and deemed him a threat fur some reason. the officer who shot the man has bee

chris christie appointee at this agency where he worked. this gigantic, two-state agency called the port authority. port authority runs roads, bridges and tunnels and marine facilities. it's giant. david wildstein testified he operated at that agency by what he called by his one constituent rule. meaning he had one constituent. meaning the only person that mattered to him and the only person his actions were designed to benefit was governor chris christie. david wildstein said under oath today that the port authority was used as an instrument of chris christie's re-election campaign. that he was expected as christie's appointee at the port authority to use the port authority's assets to reward or to punish people based on how they treated chris christie. the whole port authority was to be used as leverage to get chris christie endorsements from other elected officials for his re-election campaign. he said that order to use the port authority that way to get endorsements for the real act, he says that order came from governor christie himself and also from christie's aide, deputy chief of staff bridget ann kelly who is one of the defendants on t

want to go many places with chris christie but a concert -- >> the final low is not the way you want to start the football season. the hilltoppers ready to charge out of the tunnel onto the field to the roar of the home fans. and going down and now it turns into a long domino trick with stampede and dog pile. only slow motion really does this justice. let's enjoy this. the hilltoppers we can report did pick themselves up nicely blowing out rice, 46-14. you played a little college ball. >> that quickly became a footwork drill. up down. good training. >> paul, symone, adrian, thank you for joining us on labor day wednesday night. >>> next on "sunday today". >>> next on "sunday today". >>> john let's feed him to the sharks! squuuuack, let's feed him to the sharks! yay! and take all of his gold! and take all of his gold! ya! and hide it from the crew! ya...? squuuuack, they're all morons anyway! i never said that. they all smell bad too. no! you all smell wonderful! i smell bad! if you're a parrot, you repeat things. it's what you do. you switch to geico. it's what you do. squuuuack, it's what you do. what muscle pain? what headache? what arthritis pain? advil makes

tunnel. 70s on the coast. we aren't stopping there. we will talk about the heat advisory for the second half of the weekend and triple digits arriving tomorrow. chrisk you. developing news out of washington state where a gunman opened fire in a mall. the state patrol is on a massive manhunt this morning to find the shoot who are killed four women and one man. it happened just before 7:00 last night at the cascade mall in burlington.

chris christie appointee at this agency where he worked. this gigantic, two-state agency called the port authority. port authority runs roads, bridges and tunnels giant. david wildstein testified he operated at that agency by what he called by his one constituent rule. meaning he had one constituent. meaning the only person that mattered to him and the only person his actions were designed to benefit was governor chris christie. david wildstein said under oath today that the port authority was used as an instrument of chris christie's re-election campaign. that he was expected as christie's appointee at the port authority to use the port authority's assets to reward or to punish people based on how they treated chris christie. the whole port authority was to be used as leverage to get chris christie endorsements from other elected officials for his re-election campaign. he said that order to use the port authority that way to get endorsements for the real act, he says that order came from governor christie himself and also from christie's aide, deputy chief of staff bridget ann kelly who is one of the defendants on trial, and he said it mostly

times to show you what you're dealing with. 18-minute split to the tunnel. 128 to 93. 11 minutes 128 to the zakim bridge. >> christa: chris, thank you. a man will face a judge today after police say he beat his three-year-old nephew. officials say the 21-year-old called police and claimed that he had killed the little boy. officers later found him. he had face and neck injuries, but he is expected to recover. meantime the suspect has been charged with attempted murder. this morning federal investigators are sifting through the wreckage of a train crash in hoboken, new jersey, this morning, trying to figure out what happened right bef and crashed into a barrier. a young mother was killed by falling debris, 100 others were injured. investigators from the n.t.s.b. are trying to figure out how fast that commuter train was going. and police in braintree are searching for suspects after a night at the movies turned violent. two people are recovering this morning after getting stabbed outside the amc movie theater. both victims are from hingham. they were taken to south shore hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. armed an

tunnel. it won't stay this way >> denise: 70s never looked so good. it is gloomy out there >> jeff: looking good for the start of october. >> denise: thank you, jeff >> chris: coming up on cleveland 19 news at 5:00, remember dorothy, blanche, rose and sofia. the golden girls are coming back in a way. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. i'd look her right in that fat ugly face of hers. she's a slob. she ate like a pig. a person who's flat chested is very hard to be a 10. no. does she have a fat [expletive]? absolutely. do you treat women with respect? >> denise: all right. time for our eye on entertainment for the weekend. a popular 80s sitcom returns as action figures. plus a much-hyped movie hits theaters today. >> we begin with a gospel-singing favorite coming to cleveland. ? baby, baby, baby ? ? i am coming home.? >> chris: oh, man. got to love it. leon bridges, soulful tones. his viral track on spotify. he plays the masonic temple in cleveland tomorrow night. the show begins at 7:00. >> i assure you we are coming. >> denise: whoa. a scary-looking samuel l. jackson is coming to local theaters starring in miss peregrine's home for peculiar ch

chris christie appointee at the agency where he worked. this gigantic two-state agency called port authority. port authority runs roads and bridges and tunnelss giant. and david wildstein said heed operated by his one -- said he operated by his one-constituent rule meaning he only had one constituent. meaning the only person who mattered to him, the only person his actions were designed to benefit was governor christie. david wildstein said under oath that the port authority was used as an instrument of chris christie's re-election campaign. he was expected as christie's appointee at the port authority to use the assets to reward or punish people depending on how they treated chris christie. it was to be used as leverage to get christie endorsements for other officials for his re-election campaign. he said the order to use the port authority to get endorsements for the re-elect, he says that order came from governor christie himself. also from christie's aide, deputy chief of staff bridgette ann kelly, one of the defendants on trial. he said it mostly came from governor christie's campaign manager, bill steppan. bill steppan now, not inciden

tunnel. 70s on the coast. we aren't stopping there. we will talk about the heat advisory for the second half of the weekend and triple digits arriving tomorrow. chris. >> lisa, thank you. developing news out of washington state where a gunman opened fire in a mall. the state patrol is on a massive manhunt this morning to find the shoot who are killed four women and one man. it happened just before 7:00 last night at the cascade mall in burlington. bites halfway between seattle and the canadian border. troopers say the gunman was armed with a rifle when he shot the victims inside the macy's makeup department. this is a surveillance picture released of the suspected shooter. he ran from the mall toward interstate five. they say the area is rural and there are plenty of place force him to hide. >> still actively searching for the suspect. you have dozens of detectives behind me going absolutely over every tip, trying to determine where the suspect is at. >> the troopers say they do not know if this was a targeted shooting or random. the victims range in age from the mid-20s to elderly. police will have an update at 8:00 this morning. we sent out a pus

of the pike there's an accident at the prudential tunnel and the backup goes back to the allston brighton tolls and a car 24 for government center. chris. >>> thanks very much. checking top stories this morning jury selection is set to begin in the death penalty retrial for gary sampson. he pleaded if they to car jabbing and killing two massachusetts men during a week long crime spree back in 2001. the jury dave him the death penalty in 2003 which was overturned by a judge had found a juror lied about her narrator: new hampshire, think a minute about kelly ayotte the politician. ayotte claims she's independent, then goes to washington and votes with the koch brothers 90% of the time. she takes millions from wall street and big drug companies, and then votes to put their agenda before everyday families. are. so, think about it: new hampshire can choose the special interests' senator with kelly ayotte... or a people's senator, for a change. i'm maggie hassan narrator: "by almost every measure, public charter schools have been a success." "they are models of inspiration." with "impressive results" and "eye-catching educational gains." it'

split to the tunnel, again, 24 minutes, 12 minutes, 128 to 93 and another 12128 to the zakim bridge. back to you, guys. >> nancy: chris, thank you. we're now just 43 days away from the election. a new poll shows hillary clinton and donald trump locked in a dead heat. clinton ahead of trump by just two points. that is a statistical tie well within the margin of error. clinton is at 45% and trump stands at 43%. >> christa: we're 15 hours the debate floor undergoing last-minute touches ahead of tonight's debate. for donald trump, experts say tonight he needs the make the sale. with questions about his temperament swirl, he needs to address fears about his temperament. experts say it's time for clinton to convince voters she's trut worthy to hold the nation's highest office. expected the draw a super bowl-sized audience. >> nancy: dan hausle is live at hofstra university, the site of the big event. >> dan: the debate has been so widely anticipated. in matter of hours, we'll have answers to a lot of questions, answers not only from the can bates, but answers about the candidates. who will shine? who will stumble? well, don