erika: i'm erika tarantal. emily is off today as is olessa. good morning. cindy, we're starting with cloud cover. cindy: the weather word of the past few days. we're starting that way today. i think we'll see slow improvements today as we do have sunshine. you can see the clouds and the murkiness out there. a little fog. not a big issue around town, but you run into it toward worcester county and new hampshire sea coast. visibility under 1/4 mile up in portsmouth. just a heads-up. you may run into that fog this morning. look at all the temperatures running in the 50's as they have been the past couple of days. you can see the radar trying to pick up on a couple of patchy areas of drizzle. i think overall, our focus is off to the west as we have this upper-level low sit spinning. a piece of energy will rotate in in the afternoon. the clouds may try to thin out a little bit this morning through lunchtime. thereafter, notice southern new hampshire, worcester county, a couple of showers popping up. because it is so cold aloft, can't rule out a thunderstorm that

erika: good tuesday morning. i'm erika tarantal. doug: i'm doug meehan. randy is off. emily's on her way to the presidential debate. a convicted sex offender facing new charges. the latest allegations involving a child. erika: a car in the backseat. a search for the thief. >> i was surprised. i don't know that person that would talk that way. doug: melania trump defending her husband and where she's pointing the blame. erika: we want to check in with cindy. wasn't expecting this much rain. cindy: we had heavy downpours. you can see the trend. everything is pushing toward the south and east to the cape. greater boston area. you can see we've got heavy rain south of the city of boston moving toward quincy and norwood. also a little bit of fog we're dealing with out there this morning. visibility is down to five miles. not a huge impact. it is out there and it is mild. temperatures mostly running in the low 60's right now. we've got this frontal boundary moving through. this has been the pathway for those showers to roll through this morning. this front may actually acros

erika: i'm erika tarantal. emily is off. news we're following right now on the eyeopener -- a man struck by a car in wareham. the search underway for that driver. randy: breaking overnight, a large water main break creating a snarl in the area boston police want you to avoid. erika: hurricane matthew making landfall. some areas feeling the impact. the worst for the caribbean. randy: it's slated to strike as a category four storm. let's get over for mike wankum in for cindy. mike: category four, as you mentioned. working its way up toward the north. there is haiti, dominican republic off to the right. between cuba and haiti. remember, it's not just the eye. it's the entire area we're talking about. a lot of tremendous wind with this. this is the positioning at 8:00 tonight. it will then work its way through the bahamas as we head through wednesday, thursday, and eventually on friday starting to work its way toward the southeastern part of the united states. where does it go after that? it's starting to look like it's going to

erika: i'm erika tarantal. emily is off. we've been tracking hurricane matthew, really strong powerful winds. >> it was up to a category five on friday night. anything above three is a major hurricane, and this is a very significant one now right cutting through the caribbean. let me show you where it's at,

erika? erika: thanks so much. caught on camera, an armed robbery in an alabama donut shop, the store owner fighting back. she saw the hooded man, he tried to hide his face, ordered two donuts. he pulled out a steel pipe. tried to fight him off. >> i need to fight him off. that's my money. i work hard every day. erika: despite her efforts, the robber got money, ran off. investigators still searching for that suspect. randy: an uncomfortable exchange at the presidential debate last night and the conditions ahead of what could be big papi's last game. and a clue in the shooting of a little girl in st underway for this monday morning, it is columbus day, and interviewer: what would you do with fand a smartphone?ll man: check the scores. woman 1 : uh, probably post a pic. woman 2: text a friend. interviewer: how about register to vote? man: really? galvin: you can. five minutes online and to register so you can vote for our next president. go to register to vote m-a dot com. it's that easy. woman 2: done. i just regist

erika? erika: really sweet story now. a teenager from lowell getting a new source of support, a service dog. 14-year-old jass trinidad lost his left leg while tin shortcut along train tracks in lowell. service dog trainer mike peretti heard his story and decided to donate this italian mastiff puppy, luna. the story it was inspired by celeste and sydney corcoran and their service dogs. >> it's been a challenge, but soon i'll be leak i used to be and be back to where i used to especially with this little beautiful dog in my life. emily: it is a beautiful dog. trinidad says he's grateful for what peretti is doing to help people get back in a good place. doug: that dog would put a smile on anybody's face. melania trump defending her husband's comments on women and why they weren't his fault. the deal the accident tried to make with the f.b.i. the potential animal. and it's been a rare sight. rain, but it's here. for how long? doug: the time is 5:44. news to go in roxbury, wellesley and boston. erika: first cindy has your fore

erika: i'm eric eric. erika tarantal. emily is on the road following the debate for us. the new numbers overnight showing who viewers came out top. randy: new arrests in orange. the questions about this this morning. erika: red sox nation ready for game three after the washout at fenway. the rain out of here, cindy. cindy: it sure is. good morning to you. a little chilly outside this morning, though. you'll feel it when you step out there. 45 degrees in town and that wind is active out of the north-northwest. sustained at 14, but it is gusting higher. look at this. we're gusting close to 40 miles noontime today. the potential is there for wind gusts close to 50 miles an hour. that's going to make it feel chillier. the 40's go back into worcester county, southern new hampshire. the rain is gone. the skies are actually clearing out. you can see there's a little patch, some cloud cover in the western part of the state. those will dissipate. it's all about gusty winds today. high pressure nosing in. lots of sunshine. we'll come out of the this afternoon despite sunshine. tha

erika? erika: thanks so much. new this morning, in commitment 2016, a new controversy for donald trump. more than 20 former crew and cast members from his reality show "the apprentice" telling repeatedly demeaned women with sexist language. a trump campaign spokesperson blasting the account saying, quote, these outlandish, unsubstantiated an false claims fabricated by publicity hungry disgruntled employees have no merit. this comes after the "new york times" to a $1 billion loss. we sat down with an accountant. >> it's not unusual. it applies to all businesses, whether an individual or corporation. as long as it's business-related, you get to carry forward or carry back those losses. erika: the deduction was so large, it could have had trump avoid federal income taxes for questions. rival hillary clinton will hold events in ohio. yesterday she spoke out against the recent police shootings at a predominantly black church in north carolina. >> our entire country should take a moment to really look at what's going on

erika: we begin with breaking news. devastating hurricane winds sustained at 145 mile per hour shaking haiti this noon. heather: hurricane matthew reached the vulnerable island nation as a category four storm. heavy rain causing flooding all over the island. erika: this is a huge system, very powerful. slow-moving. mike, you have been watching the track of matthew. hurricane watch has been posted for parts of florida. mike: this is an incredibly the entire caribbean, there is where we are focusing on. right near the island of espa?ol especially in the haiti area. cuba, just a little bit ways away is also going to be in line for more of that as we had through the afternoon. the eye of it is not as easy to find. you can see what it's doing now. because it is interacting with land you are hours earlier. it should be in guantanamo at about 8:00 tonight as a category four storm cuts to the bahamas. a very powerful storm. eventually toward the florida coast. this is thursday morning. this is friday morning. getting very close

erika: it is 6:09. the mbta wants to make a change to the way it operates, the idea that could make it easier for riders to get moving. new overnight, former mayor michael bloomberg giving boston a really big gift. the childhood memory lead to get a major donation, and new this tension a real problem? the red flags you should not ignore. cindy: and tracking rain this morning. some embedded downpours but it is moving out and the warmth is going to be moving in. the potentially record-breaking high temperatures could touch today, and when the cooler air arrives. take a look at the temperatures as you are heading out the door. it is a mild start but we have got fog in worcester and still rain in boston. 59 degrees as you are heading out the door interviewer: what would you do with fand a smartphone?ll man: check the scores. woman 1 : uh, probably post a pic. woman 2: text a friend. interviewer: how about register to vote? man: really? galvin: you can. five minutes online and a massachusetts driver's licens

erika: you don't see this every day. the navy joining the fight against rest cancer for awareness month. a fighter jet now painted pink on the uss lexington in texas. the 1950's. the first plane ever to be painted pink and displayed on the ship. it will be there until the end of the month before it is restored to the original finish. reid: a teenager getting a new source of support in the form of a service dog. just tried that lost his left leg will take the shortcut along the train tracks. mike perretti heard his story, decided to donate the italian survivor celeste and cindy corcoran. luna will provide physical and emotional support. something trinidad is looking forward to. >> it's been a challenge. soon i will be like i used to be. and be back to where i used to be in my life and happy again. reid: trend that says he's grateful for what perretti is doing to help people get back in a good place. this manatee rescued off the cape on her way to a new home. where she's headed and when she might get back into the wild. ke

erika: thank you. the driver charged in a deadly crash at a new restaurant is facing a new lawsuit from the family of one of the victims. sera congi is a noon with details. sera: you can see in new and that the restaurant sweet tomatoes is boarded up from the crash that took place in early march. the attorney for the husband of one of the victims says this lawsuit will help bring closure to that family as well as possibly bring make the community safer. eleanor mealy was one of two people killed in early march when an suv slammed into the sweet tomatoes restaurant. father and a ternary gregory morin was also killed and seven others injured. the man behind the wheel, bradford casler, pleaded not guilty to two counts of motor vehicle homicide. his negligent operation of the vehicle caused miele's death. her husband's attorney says it is our hope that our investigation into this case will answer the family's questions. for example, why and how did this happen. we hope that what we learned will make this a

erika. erika: thanks so much. your economy headlines this monday morning. samsung halting product of their troubled galaxy note 7 smart-phone, according to a south korean news agency. the replacement devices of the phone have caught fire. the company would only say they are changing their schedule to keep the customers safe. and this morning asian stocks the debate between hillary clinton and donald trump. stock futures at home are higher, banks are closed today in observance of columbus day. >> and it's certainly not a magic bullet but plenty of research has shown a healthy diet may prevent breast cancer. >> so which foods are the best? we'll try turmeric. in addition to cancer-fighting properties studies show the yellow spice may have an anti-inflammatory effect for overall health, maybe have it with some broccoli. research has longho adding that garlic but keep in mind most of these have been done on garlic supplements, which can cause bad reactions with medications and so check with your doctor first. but hey, one more broccoli wouldn't hurt anybody. ra

erika? erika: thanks, mike. hurricane matthew continues to move along the wind gusts over 100 miles per hour. marcy gonzales reports live from new smyrna, florida. marci: wind gusts surpassing 100 miles per hour, bringing down trees and power lines. leaving hundreds of thousands in the dark. the major concern -- flooding. starting in central florida with surge as high as 11 feet in some areas. president obama: i want to emphasize to everybody this is still a really dangerous hurricane. marci: already one hurricane related death in port saint lucie, florida, and the death toll rising in haiti. nearly 300 killed, entire communities level. matthew moving towards jacksonville. >> there is the potential for significant flooding. marci: aff evacuations in georgia and the carolinas, communities bracing for the destructive path of matthew next. >> that is a lot of water. >> i am banking on you to understand the seriousness all of this storm. marci: it is absolutely serious. the full impact is not clear because with all

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erika: thank you. these suspects wanted in a deadly home invasion in orange are prepared to face a judge in virginia. joshua hart and britney smith were arrested saturday on several charges including murder and attempted murder. they will face fugitives from justice charges today and expected to arrive back in massachusetts later tonight. a twist to this emily: deadly plane crash in connecticut a student pilot was killed when the plane burst into flames in east hartford yesterday. as elizabeth hur reports, the pilot who survived claimed it was not an accident. elizabeth: this morning investigators taking pictures and gathering evidence where the pilot who survived this plane crash is now allegedly telling authorities this was no accident. >> a fully involved aircraft on off from an airport in hartford, connecticut when just before or :00 tuesday afternoon eyewitnesses say they saw the plane plunging into a busy street and taking down utility poles and power lines. >> when it hit the last poll -- >> pow

erika: cindy, thanks. a north ando new prosthetic. 13-year-old tommy cox lost his leg in a bad boating accident in 2013. after the accident, donations poured in to help him buy a prosthetic leg including 5,000 dollars from boston marathon bombing survivors. yesterday, tommy returned to the field, playing in the last game of the season, celebrating with his teammates. a sweet moment caught on camera that's kai meeting his new service dog, tornado, for the first time. the 5-year-old has autism and struggles to connect with people. tornado is trained to help him feel safe when agitated. kai couldn't contain his excitement when he met his new companion last week. his mother says he seems more content now than he ever has before. erika: i love it. emily: lifelong friend. erika: he looks so happy. and tornado. still ahead, bill murray awarded the nation's top prize for comedy. emily: the tribute and who he thanked for helping him break uh, first of all, i plan to vote for donald trump. ayotte buddied up to trump

erika. >> thanks so much. new this wednesday morning, the mbta looking to outsource more jobs and services. the herald reports the transit agency has commissioned a last week the boston carmen union staged a protest over the plan to outsource dozens of jobs at the so-called money room. new options on the table include privatizing the driving and the maintenance work. doug: a stranger walks up to a baby in a grocery store, and picks her up right out of the cart and mom was right there to stop them. unbelievable. that incident hang at a store in houston, texas, look at that again, you can see mom shopping with her cart right next to her, and the man comes up and right for that 14-month-old, and the baby gets stuck in the shopping cart cover and can't get her all the way out. >> when i turned, it was -- she had picked up my baby full on out of the shopping basket, but she was attached to the shopping cart cover, and i think that if it weren't for that cover he would probably have just taken off

erika: three massachusetts doctors suing the fda. what they want the fence to do regarding cigarettes. >> the 10:00 news on metv boston with maria stephanos and ben simmoneau, on comcast channel 942, verizon 461 and over the the outside corporate interests bankrolling question two are trying to deceive you. here's the truth: every time a new charter school opens, it drains money from the existing public schools. that's 400 million just last year - according to the state's own data. which means real cuts to our kids - in arts, technology, ap classes, pre-school, bus service and more. join them in voting no on question two. kelly: you know me. nfalse, negative ads- but as your first female attorney general- equal pay and against workplace discrimination, to expand access to birth control, strengthen and preserve medicare, and i reached across the aisle to protect access to mammograms. i approve this message because after all the false, negative ads, i'm still the kelly ayotte you know- and i'm still fighting for you. erika: it is back

erika: breaking news just been. police investigating a report a woman sexually assaulted on a bike path in marblehead. salem police are helping in the investigation as we get new information we will bring it to found in south austin. the man's remains were discovered after 7:00 this morning in marine park. police say there's no obvious cause of death including if he may have been the victim of a crime. police have identified the school bus driver involved in yesterdays crash in quincy. they say mark woods was behind the wheel when the bus lost control hit a fire hydrant and poll, an suv and finally a house. children on the bus were brought to hospitals for minor injuries. the principal or assistant principal at bern is any elementary school will ride the bus each morning and afternoon until the students feel safe. erika: to everett or firefighters are investigating the cause of this fire at two multifamily homes. flames started before 11:00 last night on floyd street and fled -- and spread to a neighboring triple-de

sera: erika, the arraignment is underway. the motorcyclist facing charges after hitting a state trooper. wearing a hospital gown, jose perez rodriguez arrives to court after spending part of the night at beth israel, the 25-year-old from everett now under arrest . gillette stadium yesterday. >> the impact, the cop fall to the ground, saw the guy flip through the air like a rag doll. literally -- it was scary. sera: it happened on route 1, as the patriots game was letting out. state police say the captain initially tried to pull the motorcyclist over for erratic driving. that's when he took off against traffic. >> he's taking off the wrong way. he's going southbound in the northbound lane. sera: the state trooper who was hit is expected to be ok. hospital, facing a charge of reckless operation. the state police captain was not identified, but we are told he will be ok. he spent the night at the hospital for observation. he did suffer head and facial lacerations and contusions. sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. heather: a framingh

erika: sera, thank you. new at noon, patriots coach bill belichick today expressing his and the team's appreciation and support coach belichick: i can't imagine the stress that department has to deal with and their challenges every day and the difficulty of the situation they have been put in, so -- just want to let them know we are behind them and we appreciate them and what they do for us and how they protect us. we are therefore them. -- we are there for them. now, two suspects are about to be arraigned in the death of an elderly man. antoinette antonio is learning more about this case, described as a random attack. antoinette: i am told that everyone was asked to leave the courtroom for a security sweep. an interesting development. it was packed with family members of the victims and the suspects. obviously, emotions running high as the accused in this murder are arranged. i believe that is happening right now. they were brought back to massachusetts from virginia, where they were arrested earlier this w

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erika: i'm erika tarantal. we're following a number of stories right now. donald trump renews his revolt against gop leaders. the republican nominee tweeting today that his party is even worse than hillary clinton. emily: as rescue effort continue, north carolina governor says 3 more people have died in the aftermath of hurricane matthew. erika: a convicted child kidnapper and rapist whose release from prison sparked outrage will be issued a summons to court after he failed to offender. news center 5's nicole estaphan with the latest on richard gardner. >> police tell us he was at that library to use the computers. meantime in the neighborhood where these flyers on every corner, it remains unclear if gardner is still staying here. police circle template street with the safety of everyone. >> i was horrified, absolutely horrified. >> these flyers, a notification offender, released from prison. originally sentenced to nearly two centuries behind bars, he is out after thirty years for the kidnapping and brutal rapes of young boys in the 1980's >> he's a bad gu

erika: thanks for being with us. traffic light of the unusual but there's no guarantee tonight will be as light. sera congi live in weston for us. sera: at the weston toll plaza. overall math. says they have torn down 76 of the tollbooths of the 155 tollbooths that have to come down. for the drivers we talked with this morning say it was an easy commute this morning mostly because usually it gets pretty tied up at these toll plazas. a fretful commute was expected on the mass pike is halloween morning. more of a treat the trick. >> i was expecting it to be like during a snowstorm. is better than a normal monday. sera: mass. is turned down 23 toll plazas along the pike so drivers have to navigate around these construction zones. some plazas have already come down but in busier areas like weston, the center of the structure has been demolished and traffic rerouted to outside lanes. all the say this morning's maiden voyage went smoothly. >> two months and be done with it and be able to crews through, no traffic delays. s

the eyeopener's erika tarantal erika. erika: senator warren condemning trump's failure to release his tax returns. she was joined by bernie sanders last night in colorado. >> he and his billionaire friends are going to start paying their fair share of taxes. >> donald trump's words don't make me sick anymore. they make me furious! erika: hillary clinton has no events scheduled for today. her husband, former president bill clinton, will make two campaign stops in new hampir one in hanover, the other in keene. donald trump has a rally in green bay, wisconsin. tonight his running mate, governor mike pence, will campaign in the battleground state of ohio, pence going after democrats and the national media. >> the american people feel like in a very real sense that the democrat party and many of you in the media are working together to present -- prevent the kind of change the american people long to see of a stronger, more prosperous america, and we're going to fight oush way all the way to bombing at the republican party hea

erika: that's right. the latest poll puts hillary clinton 7 points ahead in that battleground state. both campaigns are in pennsylvania today. bill clinton has two rallies in the state. meantime, in ohio, donald trump targeting foreign policy with a shooting war in syria in conflict with a nuclear-armed russia which could very well lead to world war iii. i honestly think she's unstable. erika: new wikileaks emails appeared to tie the clinton family to the foundation. clinton campaigned with michelle obama. the first lady firing back at trs is rigged. >> they are trying to convince you that your vote doesn't matter. in this country, the united states of america, the voters decide our elections. they've always decided. voters decide who wins and who loses, period. erika: president obama will hit the campaign trail for clinton today in florida. randy? randy: congressman seth moulton and attorney general maura healey are hitting the campaign they will join clinton in orlando on saturday. healey will also tour

erika: updating our breaking news. two police officers out of surgery recovering after a shooting at an apartment in east boston last night. the suspect, kirk figeuroa, a sworn constable in the state. police say he was armed with a rifle wearing body armor and he shot those officers. hugh shot and killed and -- in an exchange of gunfire. through around 4:00 and 8:00 p.m. >> this is an editorial by wcvb channel 5 president and general manager, bill fine. bill: with two presidential debates now in the books in less than a month remaining to election day, it's time to take stock of what america has seen and heard. more to the point, not no points awarded for sheer originality as this race has charted new destructive territory. mudslinging seems like such a point term for the negative campaigning in 2016. sadly such originality makes many voters want to take a shower rather than becoming enlightened and inspired by these debates. the continued slide unimagined depth is yet another blow to the ideal of participatory cannot

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let's get right to meteorologist erika martin with the latest. erika? >> vai and tracy, it's all about hurricane mapping, what's going on in the southeast. hurricane matthew is expected to move across or parallel the georgiel the south carolina shoreline and eventually push offshore right around north carolina. as vai just mentioned, we're not seeing anything beginning on right now. we're tracking the potential for moisture and these clouds to continue to work their way northward. notice we're starting to see some greens starting to move into the mid-atlantic region. we're also tracking this cold front. these two will meet up around new jersey. i do think we'll see showers and possibly one or two isolated thunderstorms by later tomorrow. we do have your local neighborhood forecast at the bottom of your screen. a quick look at the next five days. temperatures topping out in the upper 70s and by tomorrow, seeing low 70s with showers in the forecast. 60s by sunday and monday, lots of sunshine at least to kick off the following workweek. francesca? >> erik

erika: i'm erika tarantal. emily is off. we've been tracking hurricane matthew, really strong powerful winds. >> it was up to a category five on friday night. anything above three is a major hurricane, and this is a very significant one now right cutting through the caribbean. let me show you where it's at, that's sustained of 145 miles per hour when you are right near the eye. it is moving to the north at nine miles per hour picking up speed -6789d what's going to happen with this? there are hurricane warnings out through the bahamas, and it will thread this area through the water. remember don't focus so much on the eye, there will be a lot of wind and a lot of rain, and in fact, two or three feet of rain could fall into haiti. so here's where it goes, it goes through the bahamas and off the coast of florida morning, as a category 3 storm, that means winds of 120 miles per hour sustained, and that is just off the shore. here's where we start to get a bit of an issue. as we go through charleston and north carolina and into

back it 0 i don't you guys. >> erika, thanks.ka has been talking about hurricane matthew, downgraded overnight to a category 3 storm. still, very dangerous. >> check out the scene early this morning, just north of west palm beach florida. powerful winds and heavy rains are socking the eastern side of that state.ç next, we take you live to florida for a look at conditions. >>> death and devastation is what we remain in hurricane matthew's wake. this is the grim scene in haiti. we take a closer look the toll the storm has taken on the caribbean. >>> quarter to 5:00 this friday morning. right now, hurricane matthew is churning off the south florida coast moving northward. rain should stop in palm beach county soon. so you can see the storm moving up here on the radar. it's a category 3 storm right now. that means 120 mile-per-hour sustained winds with a lot of rain. millions of people had to evacuate their homes ahead of hurricane matthew. >> first alert meteorologist erika martin tells us the storm could be making landfall today.

erika was not a bitter person. erika considered herself a very fortunate person. she considered -- she even considered prison to have given her a tremendous perspective on life, so she adored her parents, h her biological parents and her father unfortunately died during the war, but she and her mother were very close. she was a remarkable character, the story you generally encounter in fiction. thank you all very much and thank you larissa. [applause] indiana. >> book tv on c-span2. television for serious readers. here is a look at what's on prime time tonight. we kick off 8:30 eastern with c nicole mason who reports on poverty in america and recalls own experiences. on this wining's after words at 10:00 p.m. eastern former state department official mary thompson jones discusses leaked diplomatic cables. wrap up tv in prime time at 11:00, nobel prize economist on the future of the euro. that all happens tonight on c-span2's book tv.ve >> here is the cover of her book, becoming nicole. ms. nutt who is nicole?e? >> this is a child of age 2 and a half identified as a

erika? erika: big papi's career is over after that big loss to the indians. but there are moments like this one from october 2004, a walk cindy: chilly start this morning. frost advisories, freeze warnings in place, but it turns into a milder afternoon. the timeline on that is ahead. first take a look at these temperatures as you're heading out the door this morning. layer up. 39 as you're heading out in plymouth right now. and a little frost around nashua. look at that. just 33 degrees as you're interviewer: what would you do with fand a smartphone?ll man: check the scores. woman 1 : uh, probably post a pic. galvin: you can. five minutes online and a massachusetts driver's license is all it takes to register so you can vote for our next president. go to register to vote m-a dot com. it's that easy. woman 2: done. i just registered. man: that was easy. galvin: register by >> this is burncoat in worcester. good morning, eyeopener. randy: all right. good morning. you know, at burncoat, they say together everyone achieves more, and that is truly true. thank you

>> erika, i'm monitoring 95 right now. >> 5:09 and let's get a look at 95.t's a good time to get out the door. >> nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter francesca ruscio has that. >> tracy, vai, i'm looking at 95. traffic flow still pretty light. 5:09. you see more cars on the roadways, north and southbound lane, heading toward center city philadelphia. 95, camera around castor avenue. here's a quick mention. i am watching the northeast corridor line 3811. it has been canceled for new jersey transit. everything else seems to be running on time in the green. when i come back, we'll take a look at the rest the majors. >>> every vote counts. that's the message behind the get out the vote events happening this weekend in our a+ea. hear what organizers are planning to make sure your voice is heard in november. >>> we'll be tracking hurricane matthew's path all morning long, ahead, live team coverage reports here and in florida to help you keep track of what's happening. >>> we're here with the lleyton on hurricane matthew. new information came out 15 minutes ago. th

thanks. >>> good morning, i'm meteorologist erika martin.mington, delaware, it's gorgeous right now. hey-pressure system. look at all of that sunshine, and the only going to get better as the day improves. a little chillier north and west. otherwise, keep the jackets handy. currently in mt. pocono, 47 degrees. pottstown, 44, mt. holly 48. and we're trending warmer for today and warmer by friday. satellite radar image we have that dense fog advisory for berks county. hour-by-hour forecast, i do want to show you we're in the clear. now, by saturday, we're going to start to see the increase of clouds and potential for showers. possibly heavier for the southern area. i'd say southern delaware, shoreline as well. i'm going to pause this by saturday, 4:00 p.m. this is remnants, really some moisture working its way towards the north. there's your frontal boundary. saturday is not going to be a completely dry day. today and tomorrow, certainly will be. hurricane matthew, currently a category 3. wind speed, 125 miles per hour. forward movement, north

erika: patrice hunts for inventory. also many have been moved to donate items. >> this is a dress that one of your friends brought in. it's really sort of harnessed i would say the energy of people. erika: four carol, it comes down to making a difference and making sure her 4 kids see her for who she is. not a cancer patient. >> they just consider me their mom who's you know out there , good way. i think i want them to know me as that, as that person. erika: to find out more about carol's corner and this year's wellesley turkey trot go to wcvb.com. erika tarantal, wcvb newscenter 5. reid: made in mass. adapting to a changing industry, a local success story that all started with 20 cows. nichole: they've been churning out award-winning cheese for decades. see the process from start to finish. plus -- >> your inoperable. you said you can be treated, but in the end, the cancer will win. reid: another inspiring story. taking on cancer three times and inspiring others. this local woman's amazing story e it takes mr. wagner t

erika? erika: breaking overnight, police arrest a fugitive in fall river. 16-year-old jayden smith charged with murder. smith is expected to fac e you. here's the truth: every time a new charter school opens, it drains money from the existing public schools. that's 400 million just last year - according to the state's own data. which means real cuts to our kids - in arts, technology, ap classes, pre-school, bus service and more. that's why question two's opposed by the massachusetts pta and school committees all across the state. randy: a message in a bottle from new hampshire was found thousands of miles away. emily: 50 years later now, it is back with the family of the man who sent this. beach. it made its way to the caribbean landing on a beach in turks and caicos. clint buffington read the note that said return to this address and receive an award. buffington finally got the message back in person. >> it's incredible. yes, he wrote this. his hands were on this. it's been gone 26 years, a

reporter: erika here's what we , know. police had both joshua hart and brittany smith in custody just a few days before the murder for stealing a car. before the murder. last week 95-year-old thomas harty found dead in his home, his 75-year-old wife joanna fisher seriously injured. police tell us, as far as they know, the two arrested, who are both from athol, have of no connection to the couple, though they do know east river road well. smith's grandmother lives here, in fact, the car they stole just a few days before the murder belonged to her. we spoke with joanna fisher's son, a retired state trooper. he says he is thankful for all hart and smith are facing several charges, including -- >> we are happy to see the arrest may. we are sorry it went down the way it did. we would have given them the car or any money if they just asked. reporter: hart and smith are facing several charges, including murder, attempted murder, and home invasion. the big question remains why? we hope to learn more at the arraignemt. the two are

erika: to find out more, just go to wcvb.com. erika tarantal, wcvb, newscenter 5. qb tom brady getting ready for his first game of the season. antoinette: how much people are shelling out for a seat. pumpkins set to fly this weekend in one new england state. the elaborate machines designed for an orange crash in new hampshire. large ? square. frosted with chocolate and filled with reese's peanut butter buttercream. taste the fave you crave today. ? cozy up this fall with dunkin's coffee and espresso flavors. sip salty and sweet with our new salted caramel macchiato or drink in the season with the classic taste of pumpkin. cindy: good saturday morning. still looking at 30's on the map here although we've come up to 40 in worcester. 44 boston. some 40's on the cape. it was down near freezing early on. beautiful fall day ahead. sunshine all day long. we recover to near 60 this afternoon. look at your sunday. not going to be as cold tonight. it's up near 70 tomorrow afternoon. beautiful weekend to take in the foliage peaking across far northern new england and lots of

erika: there's is a forever friendship. john and nicholas have an eternal bond despite both being lost far too soon. >> nicholas loved what johnny did. john just loved the passion and determination nicholas did. erika: he worked at russell's garden center. it's where john worked, too, and where the connection started when john learned the then 5-year-old had been diagnosed with a rare fatal disorder. nicholas's grandmother, who's worked at russell's for 20 years, shared the awful news. >> we were all so distraught. going to do at that point. he said i'd like to run for him. erika: nicholas' mother says john was a bright spot. at age 4, nicholas started suffering seizures. a year later they found out why, batten disease. it would rob nicholas of his sight, his mobility, and with no cure, doctors didn't have much to say. >> just take him home and just love him. and so, of course, you know, we were devastated. for, like, you know six months. erika: then game resolve to help nicholas love every day and to fight batten disease w

erika tarantal wcvb nc5. -- wcvb newscenter 5. reid: that we did not get much growing this year because of lack of rain. now we are getting rain. but cool tomorrow. warming up wednesday. another chance of rain on thursday and then more cooler comes back in. that is what happens the sum of european. warm-up, cooler down pretty quickly. reid: mike, thanks. still much more news to come tonight. boston police say they had no came of them armed with a knife. >> now on newscenter 5 -- nichole: a knife wielding suspect, shot and killed by boston police. officers say they had no choice. why relatives aren't buying the claim. reid: the breaking new details, the center of the clinton email scandal. mike: rain is on the way. the timeline on when it gets here. and what you can expect to start the work week. nichole: smooth sailing so far for open tolling on the pike. but the warning for drivers, about what's coming down the road tomorrow. >> boston fell news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 6:00. nichole: right now investigators are looki

erika: it's absolutely a team effort. the owner of the farm giving his time and space. >> my role has become starting the seeds in the greenhouse, providing the land and doing the initial tillage of the land. erika: and food for free's staff army of volunteers giving their hard work. >> this particular model is fantastic. erika: this is just a small part of food for free. they do rescue and distribute food from stores and markets that would go to waste. they say about 40% of the food grown in the u.s. never gets eaten. erika tarantal, wcvb antoinette: 40%? shocking. doug: we're following several breaking stories. antoinette: including a deadly crash in westborough. the new information coming in right now. and we take a live look at the mass pike. open tolling is now in effect. what you need to know before you z25w7z zknz andrew crossley: new hampshire has a senator as hard as we do. gerardine ferlins: kelly ayotte believes in the potential of new hampshire, ron goguen: she's out there fighting for good-paying jobs. andrew

erika: then came resolve. to help nicholas love every day and to fight batten disease with our promise to nicholas. >> this is where i get all my stuff together. erika: their family foundation grew over the years as did that friendship between nicholas and john who devoted race after race to raising awareness. >> even when nicholas couldn't john, go john. erika: john died suddenly running a half marathon. >> he had an undetected heart disease that no one knew. erika: a year later on his 11th birthday, nicholas died. >> i hate that nicholas is not with me. we're lucky to be surrounded with the people we are. and that's how we're able to cope as well as we are. erika: that includes this extended family at russell's. shortly after losing john, they decided to start an annual run for him >> i was well aware of optn, our promise to nicholas. i said what if we do a race and all the funds go to optn. erika: it's a race that's a perfect tribute to a man who refused to say i can't, a boy whose inner strength continues

the eyeopener's erika tarantal is here to break down the new information out this morning. erika? erika: the new numbers go beyond who is ahead. the poll gives hillary clinton a 14-point lead among likely voters. perhaps more importantly the survey shows that she has the support of 90% of democrat voters and republicans. in an exclusive interview with abc news donald trump defended his decision to take time off the campaign trail yesterday to open his new hotel in washington >> i think it's so unfair because hillary clinton goes to see an adele concert last night, and everybody says oh, wasn't that nice, isn't that wonderful. >> both candidates will be in battleground states. today clinton making it clear that she is not taking anything for granted. >> with 13 days left in this no complacency here. erika: the camp is dealing with a new round of emails released by wikileaks showing frustration that some members of her inner circle did not address concerns about her private email server sooner. they say the leak is another attempt by russia to interfere with the election. randy: dam

the eyeopener's erika tarantal erika? erika: we're focusing on the battleground states, states that could go to either candidate. a new poll gives hillary clinton a six-point lead over donald trump. it was done both before and after the "access hollywood" video and the second debate. and a public policy polling survey done only after both events gives clinton and 11-point lead in the granite state. we should point out that poll was done for a democratic-leaning group. trump told a group in ohio the >> including giving the questions and answers to hillary clinton before a debate. i don't get them. i want them. i'm angry at the republicans. they don't get me the answers and the questions. erika: trump also called the growing number of allegations of sexual assault against him a coordinated attack between the media and the clinton campaign. clinton responded to the accusations for the first time kind of campaign that the other side has run is by defeating my opponent and what he stands for. erika: clinton will appear today o

back to you. >> thanks, erika.ing to about 10 minutes before 7:00 when the roads get a little thicker. >> and watching every morning watching for the traffic. >> yeah, i'm watching for the traffic but definitely to camden college towers, we had a great time and all the students were really sweet. starting at 95 along cottman avenue. starting to see the big delays here. southbound side. you can see the roads from the vine street expressway. that average speed there into the 20s now. we're seeing a 28-minute drive time specifically about a 12-minute trip. you can see an increase there. no real problems heading northbound. this is the freeway around creek road. up ahead near the 295 interchange, we have an accident scene. all traffic is approaching the philadelphia area. if you're headed towards 295 possibly to get to trenton there's an accident on the right and center lanes. big delays on the 42 freeway as well. expecting it to back up along whitemarsh and reports of that on melissa hill road and joshua road as well.

erika: to find out more, just go to wcvb.com. erika tarantal, wcvb, newscenter 5. antoinette: pumpkins set to fly this weekend in one new england state. doug: coming up, the elaborate machines designed for orange crush in new hampshire. plus, the larger items that are going to be tossed during the extreme challenge. antoinette: new details released after a major mistake at a worcester hospital. what investigators found after a kidney is removed from the wrong patient. doug: it's still chilly. cindy, what time does the sun hour before we get to see the sun. cindy's full forecast and you'll be able to see her next time right after the break. ? keep on smiling with dunkin's delicious reese's peanut butter doughnut square. frosted with chocolate and filled with reese's peanut butter buttercream. taste the fave you crave today. america runs on dunkin'. ? ? on social security and medicare, these are the facts. s in medicare and social security. here are the votes. she voted against protecting social security from the threat of privatization. and said she's open to raisin

erika: sarah gardner is the at gillette stadium came first. erika: it started after sarah son was born premature. for a time he was cared for at children's. for six years, money has gone to the hospital. they recently hit the million-dollar mark, and what a difference they've made. >> a lot of parents come in crying, and they leave feeling better. this is kind of addressing everything that's going on with me in this situation, which is very stressful and very, just, jarrinas in the middle of it. erika: parents and staff can take reiki training through this program to treat kids at their bedsides. it's a unique program. to find out more about it and yoga reaches out, go to wcvb.com. erika tarantal, wcvb newscenter 5. antoinette: 5:51 on your saturday morning. a surprising sight along an arizona highway. todd: caught on camera. the emu police spotted and how they managed to wrangle him to nicole: several streets in worcester remain closed as cleanup from flash floods what's worse? it's not alone. it comes with this, this, or this too. are you go

erika. erika: new at 5:30, a gum ball machine prize not meant for kids. the discovery making a mom call police. and a in newton. the demand for a man whose wife died while picking up pizza. and the man in this heartbreaking image tried to save the lives of two workers stuck in a trench. andrew crossley: new hampshire has a senator as hard as we do. gerardine ferlins: kelly ayotte believes in the potential of new hampshire, and wants to unleash that potential. ron goguen: she's out there fighting for good-paying jobs. andrew crossley: kelly introduced bipartisan training initiatives to make sure we have the skills for the 21st century. sue winter: she's fought against workplace discrimination - and for equal pay. claude poisson: she's working for the little guy - i'm the little guy. barb fredette: we need kelly fighting for good new hampshire jobs so our kids can raise their families here. sue martin: kelly is a powerful voice for new hampshire's working families. and i approved this message. defeat a.l.s. we are 82% within reaching of our goal of $410,000