. >> newscenter 5's john atwater john: family tells me that nine-year-old has a deep cut on his forehead, a lot of pain in his leg. his grandmother was here this afternoon. she was waiting in her car on kittridge street. the bus pulling up -- down kittredge here. she saw her grandson hit by that car and then fly through the air. we have video from sky 5. she went over to her grandson. thankfully he was conscious, he was speaking. a deep cut to his head and complaining of severe pain in his leg. he was rushed to the hospital, where he is now being treated. police tell us the driver did stop and apparently a number people yelling for the driver to stop. no word on a possible ticket at this point. police have been out here investigating try to figure out survive. john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. >> police searching for this white minivan involved in a hit and run this morning. it happened at 4th and broadway just before 10:30. surveillance video shows the van hitting a woman in a crosswalk then speeding off. the 72-year-old victim was taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries

john atwater is live in manchester with tonight's final debate. john: ed, both of these candidates are vying for a seat that could well change the balance of power in the senate. > >if she can't call her out on this private email server, when is she going to call her out? john: the renewed fbi investigation of hillary clinton's emails became the focus early on as republican kelly ayotte hammered democrat maggie hassan for not directly answering whether clinton should be trusted. >> clinton said she made a mistake in way she has used emails, and she has appropriately apologized for that. john: as they debated the state's opioid crisis, gun control, military strategy in iraq, the candidates for this their party's presidential nominee. >> she called him a role model when winds changed she changed position. >> she has not stepped away from hillary clinton on one thing. >> polls show the race in a dead heat that could telephone the balance of the senate ensuring the bickering will continue up until all votes are casts. her support for supreme court bloc

newscenter 5's john atwater is live on the scene with the details, john? >> you see this hill, right as a boy was getting off the bus -- >> my grandson got off the bus as the other kids did, and started to come completely across the street and the guy came down metropolitan ave, and hit him smack on -- on. and came back down. reporter: thankfully, the boy was talking, he was conscious. his grandmother tells us he is in a lot of pain. >> he was talking to me and he just kept saying that his leg hurt, he had a big gash over his eye and a bump on his head. had already gotten himself up. reporter: police to tell us that driver pulled over to the side of the road, the driver stops and thankfully that boy is expected to recover. john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. >> breaking news from the patriots as feared, rob gronkowski will not play sunday. >> the team just left for san francisco without him. let's get to sportscenter 5's bob halloran at the breaking news desk. this is after that hit last week. bob: gronk his third straight practice today and was not on the pa

newscenter 5's john atwater is live in princeton with the details. john? john: this is significant neighbors also tell us that police went door-to-door last night looking for clues. >> they asked if we had seen anything that day. >> strange. john: more than three months killer, police returned to proc police returned to the station road last night with more they are looking for a dark suv that witnesses saw parked along the road right around the time vanessa marcotte disappeared august 7th. >> that is the part that is unnerving. no one has an answer. john: it has been a long wait some here were hoping for more clues to calm their fears. >> i don't feel like we had much information to make decisions about what risk we want to take or not. john: police received more than 1,000 tips and neighbors say detectives have gone door-to-door doing dna testing as they try to narrow the focus. >> trying to rule out as much as they could, i guess. john: the fy outside their home tonight, lingering hope that someone will come forward and bring their family justice. >> ab

newscenter 5's john atwater is live in boston with details on that meeting. john, good evening. john: an adviser says donald trump is open to working with former rivals. but for our former governor, it would be a total turnaround. mitt romney unloaded on donald trump during the bitter campaign fighting fiercely to keep him out of the white house. trump is a phony, a fraud, his promises are as worthless as a degree from trump university. reporter: the former governor was one of trump's most vocal critics. trump did not hesitate to return fire. >> he is absolute, i started hitting him so hard. people said "why did you hit him so hard?" we cannot take another one. we cannot take another one. reporter: it has been a roller cote >> i am honored and pleased to have his endorsement. reporter: trump supported romney in the 2012 calling him smart and sharp. now it could be those qualities trump is looking for and a sign he is taking a more measured approach as he fills the cabinet. >> donald trump admires vladimir putin. reporter: about its clear they have major differences on foreign po

john atwater is live in princeton with this latest information. john? >> this is really the first case in months and it is giving people in this town some hope that her killer will be found. police tonight are telling us that they are now looking for dark colored suv that was parked on brook station road near the spot where vanessa marcotte's body was found. they now want to hear from anyone who has access to a dark suv that man a injuries. the 27-year-old was here in august visiting her family from new york. the murder really rattled this rural community and the mystery sun settling for people here. >> hopeful. i think every lead, particularly ones that they are sending out to the public, i'm assuming, are very important and super indicative of progress. something comes of it. >> so again tonight, police tell us they are looking for a dark colored suv but beyond that, they really have very little information but they are hoping that that clue can potentially lead them to a killer. >> we're live in princeton, john atwater, newscenter 5. >> breaking news

john atwater joins us live outside federal court in south boston. >> they expressed their sympathies to the victims but they will not spend any time behind bars. instead a judge sentenced them to probation. they will also be paying some fines. doug and his wife karla spoke in court saying they regretted the humiliation this has brought he was a majority owner of the compound center which killed 76 people and sickened almost 800 others with contaminated steroids. they pled guilty to concealing cash withdrawals totaling more than a hundred thousand dollars. prosecutors point out they had no active role in the operations at the facility. doug was sentenced to two years probation and ordered to pay $55,000 in fines. his wife will be on probation for a year and have to pay $4,500. 10 others are scheduled to go to trial early next year. the charges against those people are more serious. we're live at the federal courthouse, john atwater, wcvb, newscenter 5. >> our commitment coverage continues tonight. >> as we move along 59:3 -- at 5:30, we take a closer look at -- analytics. >> getting s

our john atwater is live in boston with the steps being taken. john? john: maria, the attempt turns to safety on election day. it took longer. the long wait did not deter a million voters. >> i knew i had to work late on tuesday. i wouldn't get there in the morning. john: as early voting comes to a close, the attention turns to election day. growing concerns that russian hackers may try to influence the me, security and cybersecurity around the process run by state and local election officials. reporter: at the department, cyber command center, they are now monitoring multiple threats. they have detected the probing of state voter registration systems, though, there is no evidence of any tampering. >> the machines are offline. the paper ballots. verified that the electronic result matches to what was printed on the ballot. security threats are keeping local police on high alert in new york, texas and virginia after intercepted coer among al qaeda suggested those states could be targeted, but officials say it could be idol chatter. >> it is specific. >>

john atwater explains, there is now a new mission to replace them before it too late. >> people here on cape cod are really pulling together after this massive fire and the cooperative bank of cape cod is collecting toys to try to replace those that burned. >> it's probably the biggest punch in the gut i have ever taken. >> that painful blow came from this devastating fire, that on joint base cape cod. i in those trailers, toys and school supplies for the children of those who serve on the base. >> 41 days from today i've got 800 kids across the street in the gym. >> that christmas party is quickly approaching december 11. the cape cod military support foundation sponsors the annual event which helps to offset the high cost of living here. >> this is cape cod. the most expensive place to live in massachusetts. there is no cost of living increase for the military out here. >> with nothing left after the intense fire a massive effort is now under way to collect donations and ensure the families here have a merry christmas. >> come hell or high water there will be a christmas body for k

the eyeopener's john atwater explains. john: in the midst of anger and frustration -- >> are we here to make someone's day? john: there was an effort to calm nerves after one of the most surprising elections in history. about this whole mess. john: colorful post-it notes with messages of hope at park street station, an idea borrowed from an outpouring of support at a subway station in new york. >> even though a lot of things are going on, it seems like not what we were expecting as part of the election, that we can still change things and say what we want to say. john: above ground, thousands gathered expressing their concerns about the president-elect. >> i think it's important for people to come out and make their values clear. john: boston protests stand in sharp protest to others around the country that have turned violent. demonstrations have drawn thousands, but the effort here hopes to calm nerves by reaching thousands of others with messages of hope. >> we're here to just say it doesn't matter what i believe, what y

newscenter 5's john atwater at the scene with the investigation that may involve drugs. reporter: investigators tell us they have been taking pictures. they have a 911 call from this address, a man, woman and baby were all unresponsive. they were taken to the hospital. that is where the infant died area police are looking into what caused the death. neighbors are disturbed by the news. >> unnervingyo looks like. it was a sense of community that was shaken. >> this is video of detectives continuing their investigation. no word on the condition of those adults taken to the hospital. ed: sky 5 is in the air. we are live over boston. seen any. people will have their at downtown crossing tonight. thousands marched through the streets to protest the election results. a key step in the transition of power, donald trump met with president obama. the president-elect and milani a trump -- melania trump headed to the white house. they met in the oval office for 90 minutes. lot of different situations. some wonderful and some difficulties. i very much look forward to dealing with th

at children's hospital, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. doug: all right, john. thank you. chelsea police need your help to track down the driver of this white minivan on drove over an elderlma the 72-year-old victim received cuts on her head. she was taken to mass general hospital and is expected to believe. it may be a dodge caravan with a missing right side hub cab. rhondella: boston police looking for the person who phoned in a hoax. someone called the b.u. campus and claimed he was trapped inside the mugar library. the person called back to say he had shot a hostage. lockdown, sending students into a panic. >> right as i got to the door, i was yelled at and told not to go inside. i was like what's going on? >> this coming from the b.u. police station, it was an actual person answering questions. rhondella: eventually, the threat was determined to be a hoax. police are trying to trace the call. boston police make an arrest in a roxbury murder. 24-year-old anthony toombs was shot to death on nazing street earlier this mont helped investigators identify the shooter. antoi

let's get to john atwater. >> he did look thin as he came through the terminal. he says he is thankful to be home just in time for holiday and thankful to get the cancer treatment he says he needs. >> i want to say how happy i am. >> the former house speaker arrived in boston to hugs from his children. his wife says he lost 70 pounds he was convicted on corruption charges and sentenced to eight years behind bars. in his decision the judge said it was his health, not his political status that prompted the rare release. >> it is an emotional day for me. it has been a trying and difficult experience. i'm looking forward to regaining my health and being taken care of by my own doctors. 1 he did not take any questions. he is now confined to his home but he will be able to leave for specific appointments.

let's get right out to newscenter 5's john atwater. john, what have you learned? john: police say that they have one person in custody. the investigation underway at huntington avenue. they came to this address on the 400 block for domestic life-threatening injuries. not clear what led up to the violence tonight but please do have huntington shut down at river street. the entire block is shut down right now. one victim with life-threatening injuries after this domestic disturbance tonight. we are live in hyde park. ed: this is the suspect behind a one-man crime spree in quincy. he moves in and races away on a scoote several businesses have been hit over the past few weeks. maria newscenter 5's shaun : chaiyabhat is live in quincy with the video. shaun: this burglar appears to be a pro. when he broke into this mosque he wore gloves, avoided cameras, and covered his face. and keeps coming back for more. the distinctive look of a burglar on a scooter. security video from iman islamic center in late october shows him prying his way in then taking off, with the >> that

newscenter 5's john atwater is live in princeton with the new clues and the warning from police. spanned three months. people who live here are hoping this clue can lead to answers. a dark-colored suv was parked here along the road where vanessa marcotte's body was found. witnesses saw it the afternoon of august 7 right around the time the 27-year-old left her family's home for a run she was never seen again. for more than 3 months now, her family and this community have waited for answers. that is the part that is unnerving. no one has an answer. reporter: people who live here hope this clue can help lead to justice. police are asking to think back to that sunday afternoon and they are asking for a phone call if they know someone who may have had access to a dark suv, that man may have had visible injuries. marotte was here, visiting from new york, and tonight, outside her family's home on the same road she disappeared a lingering hope that someone will come >> absolutely hopeful especially . every lead, i'm assuming they are very important. reporter: police are looking for that

john atwater is here withe. mor they are trying desperately to navigate through the inferno thats osing in. burning embers are slapping their windshield. a roaring fire consuming cabins as thetried make their way off of the burning untain. >> and go, go. we don't need a flat right here. reporter: they run into fallen trees, praying they will find a path to safety. >> please lord let us get off journey one of so many. >> we covered our faces with wet towels got in caran into tree over road had to turn around. in the resort town of gatlinburg, it's estimated more than 14,000 people had to evacuateheir homes, even the mayor's home wasn't spared. >> i think i have lost my house. reporter: hundreds of homes and businesses have been lel by the fierce fires, the effort to halt their assault, made so much more difficult by winds described as hurricane force . 75 miles an hour. right now, firefighters are still working on hotspots. jc: the man charged in connection wita dead hit and run in brockton faces a judge for the

john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. ed: also breaking gronk, officially out for sunday's game against the 49ers. maria: sportscenter 5's bob halloran is at the breaking news desk. bob: not a surprise, but the patriots have made it official after gronk missed his third straight practice today and then was not on the patriots flight out to san francisco this afternoon. gronk was injured sunday night when he took this huge hit from seattle's earl thomas gronk -- earl thomas. gronk missed a few plays, but was ablefi the patriots have simply called it a chest injury. the patriots will also be without wide receiver chris hogan but running back dion lewis will make his season debut -- we'll have more later in sports. ed: also breaking, president-elect donald trump agreeing to a $25 million settlement to resolve three lawsuits over trump university. the suits alleged that trump university failed to deliver the quality real estate investing education it promised. the deal does not require trump to acknowledge wrongdoing. caught

our team coverage continues now with john atwater for a look at clinton's last-minute moves. john? polls show her with a slight lead nationally right now, so she is trying to shore up support in some key battleground states. here she is outside pittsburgh earlier this afternoon. and she's going back to the other side of that state tonight. bruce springsteen and bon jovi will perform at a rally in philadelphia. she's also making stops in michigan and north carolina. >> i'm here to ask you to vote for yourselves and your family and vote on the issues that clinton is not talking about the fbi's announcement yesterday that her emails will not prompt criminal charges. she wraps up her day with a midnight rally in north carolina, which analysts say is a tossup right now. newsroom trump's running mate mike pence will join the republican nominee at a rally in manchester later this evening. earlier today, pence met with voters in minnesota. he held a rally in duluth urging republican voters to come home saying if clinton were elected, she would bring outright corruption to the oval office.

the eye's john atwater has the protective john: it took longer to wait in these lines than it does at some polling locations on election day, but the long waits did not deter nearly a million voters. >> i knew i had to work late on tuesday, and i wasn't sure i'd be able to get there in time in the morning. john: as early voting comes to a close, the attention turns to election day and growing concerns that russian hackers may try to influence the outcome. >> have a lot of confidence in the security and cybersecurity and local election officials. john: at the department of homeland security cyber command center, officials are now monitoring multiple threats. they've already detected the probing of state voter registration systems though there's no evidence of any tampering. >> these machines are mostly offline. there's paper ballots that can be checked in most of these places and verified that the electronic results matches what was printed on the ballot. john: security threats are keeping local police on high alert in new york, texas and virginia after intercepted conversations among

at children's hospital, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. doug: all right, john. thank you. chelsea police need your help to track down the driver of this white minivan who drove over an it happened yesterday morning. the 72-year-old victim received cuts on her head. she was taken to mass general hospital and is expected to survive. police say that minivan may be a dodge caravan with a missing front right side hubcap. rhondella: boston police looking for the person who phoned in a hoax that caused a scare on the b.u. campus. someone called the b.u. campus claiming he was barricaded inside a booby-trapped room at h a few minutes later, the person called back to say he had shot a hostage. the whole area was put on lockdown, sending students into a panic. >> right as i got to the door, i was just yelled at and told not to go inside, and i was like, what's going on? >> this coming from the b.u. police station, it was not a robocall. it was an actual person on the other end of the line answering questions. rhondella: eventually, the threat was determined to be a hoax. police are

newscenter 5's john atwater is live in boston. john? john: maria, this is the largest protest in years. the flood of protesters really shut down the streets here to spread their message. [chanting] a flood of protesters flowed from the common to the state house. [chanting] taking over beacon street, as police guided the march. >> as long as it is peaceful protest, we're good with that. john: the massive crowd of several thousands gathered on the common before shutting down the street. anger and frustration over the president-elect grew them together. >> he is preparing to put forward a right-winged anti-immigrant agenda, and we want to challenge that. >> it hurts my heart that people that i love are now fearful of their lives and livelihood. reporter: these protester hope it's the beginning of a movement to make sure their voice is heard even though the candidate didn't win. >> more than half of the country, [chanting] john: as the march round down boylston street snaking through copely square. protesters wildly shouted their message, f

newscenter 5's john atwater continues our coverage tonight. he's live in boston with the yes on four voters. john? of course they are hoping for a win, and the volunteers were very busy working the phones and social media, answering questions and getting voters to the polls. if the question passes, it means if you are 21 you can have up to 10 ounces of marijuana in your home and up to announce in public. this goes well beyond medical marijuana. a you control commission would regulate the industry. >> there's a moderate approach that returns revenue to taxpayers and doesn't get adults put into jail for choosing a substance that is less toxic, likes addictive -- less addictive than alcohol. john: if the initiative passes, marijuana would become legal in over a month, but you wouldn't see the first stores open in the kazakiewich is live in tonight at the state house with the camp against legalizing marijuana. todd? todd: the no camp is a bipartisan coalition some members say they support legalization, but they oppose this ballot question because t

todd kazakiewich is covering the opposition and john atwater is with the supporters. john: supporters are joining here on boylston street. a couple of dozen people here, they're expecting a few hundred tonight. this is -- has been a lengthy they were working the phones to get people to the polls. supporters say that taxing marijuana could the state -- bring the state $100 million in revenue. it establishes a commission to regulate the industry and determine limits on potency. towns across the state would be able to vote to keep marijuana stores out of their communities even if it does pass. a passing vote means that after december 15, you would be able to have up to 10 ounces of marijuana inside your they would not be able to open for another year. wmaria: thank you. ed: a very different mode among question for opponents. -- question 4 opponents. >> there is no doubt that as individuals they will be gathering to watch the results that if question 4 passes, edibles will be marketed to young people and there will be more drugged driving and the tax revenue will be insuff

he was hit by a vehicle, and his grandmother watching the whole thing happen, newscenter 5's john atwater is live. where all of this took place. does every day.aiting as she she saw her grandson get off of that bus and just then, she witnessed the horrifying collision. >> my grdson got off the bus as the other kids did and started to come completely across the street. and the guy came down metropolitan ave and hit him. john the boy's grandmother says : the 9-year-old was thrown down the street, she ran over to keep him still as he lay in pain on the asphalt. >> i went right to himhe -- he was talking to me, he kept saying his leg hurt, he had a big -- over his eye and a bump on his head. >> lots of people screaming, it appeared to be a pedestrian had been hit by car. i just called 911. john a neighbor called for help : and then joined others to as and then joined oths to comfort the boy. his grandmother says the boy was crossing metropolitan avenue after the bus let him off on the cross street. there's a big hill here, which neighbors say makes this intersection especially treacherous. >>

taled: john atwater is following those in favor of it. he continues our team coverage. john: they poured a lot of money into this campaign. they are hoping for a big win. trying to get voters to the polls. they help younger voters turnout in big numbers. supporters say it can bring safety to a unregulated marketn. >> only have done in this entire campaign is telling voters exactly what is on our initiative and what it will do, exactly the problems it will address. the other side has been peddling fear. john: the total tax on marijuana could decide not to let them open. maria: millions of voters at polling places today and there are some problems. ed: along the lines, confusion, malfunctioning equipment. let's get to nichole berlie. nichole: computer malfunctions causing delays in some states, creatinges forced five precincts to switch to paper roll books. th board of electione recommends they extend voting by 90 minutes to account for the weight. -- the wait . some in houston were forced to diverge voters. others waited up to two and a half hours, even bringing folding c

newscenter 5 has you covered and we go to john atwater who is focusing on the clinton campaign. reporter: the margins are very narrow going into election day and hillary clinton is hitting the states that could help her secure a w hillary clinton is back in pennsylvania where her lead has slipped in the last few weeks. >> in pennsylvania it is all about election day. reporter: it is one of two visits she will make to the state where 20 electoral votes are on the line. she is also campaigning in michigan and north carolina. before voting begins she is suggesting a critical difference between her and the republican nominee. >> anger is not a plan, my friends. if we're going to harness our problems, then we have to start talking to each other again. reporter: clinton avoids any talk about the fbi that her e-mails will not prompt criminal charges. she is trying to look beyond the outcome tomorrow. >> tomorrow is the election, but that's just the beginning. we have to heal this country. we have to bring people together and listen and respect each other. >> rally with bruce springstee

john atwater is live tonight where the debate will take place. john? >> as you mentioned, six and final debate the outcome up here really is so important. a lot of eyes on new hampshire because the outcome of this race really could tip the balance in the senate. because of that, as i senate race. one of the most watched races in the country. this is the debate stage, all set to start in about an hour and a half now. of course, this has been a very negative race. presidential race has had a huge impact on the poll numbers here. both candidates have repeatedly tried to connect each other to their party's presidential nominee. right now, as you mentioned, republican kelly ayotte and also show 10% of the voters here have not yet made up their minds, and that last effort here tonight gets under way at 7:00. live in manchester, new hampshire, atwater. >> charges tonight for the driver involved in a deadly crash in salem, new hampshire. charged with negligent homicide and drunk driving. he failed to stop at a stop sign yesterday hitting another car head on at

newscenter 5's john atwater is live in boston. john: he spent five years in out-of-state prison. he is some tonight as you mentioned, looking much different than when we last saw him. the transformation was stunning as sal dimasi arrived at logan airport, the once powerful house speaker, now frail and 70 pounds lighter. his gratitude. >> i just want to say how happy and grateful and thankful that i am home in boston where i love with my family. john: dimasi's failing health brought him home, after a judge granted him compassionate release, not because of his political status, he said, but because of the cancer that has ravaged his body. >> i am a fighter. i'm going to fight this all the way. i'm looking forward to regaining being taken care of by my own doctors. john the 71-year-old has been : fighting neck, tongue, and prostate cancer in prison, and now says he looks forward to specialized treatment in boston. he was once one of the most powerful politicians in the state, toppled by charges of corruption which landed him an eight year prison term. but five years in, his fight fo

newscenter 5's john atwater is live with new details on this death investigation. john? got here, all three were unconscious. sources also tell us that a drug overdose may be to blame. investigators spent more than an hour tonight inside the harrison place home leaving with bags which could contain clues as they investigate how the baby died. a source tells 5 investigates that baby was just five weeks old and was in bed with two adults who were also found unconscious. that source says detectives are looking into the possibility one of the adults rolled over onto the child. could be true. >> neighbors are devastated hearing the news. they saw distraught family leaving the home as the three were rushed to the hospital. >> she walked up the street. she was weeping, and they got into a black car. >> police tape surrounded the home for much of the day. detectives snapped photos of the property, carefully combing over cars and searching through the home. being treated. >> a little unnerving on your small street, a little sense of community shaken on this small street. >> famil

necenter 5's john atwater is live at the scene, with a witness who rushed to help. john: the vtim has severe leg injuries. police wrapped up their investigation here the scene. us t man w draggedostd and tel two blocks tonight. neighbors tell us he was screing for help and could not move because othe extent of his injuries. some of his clothingas ripped off as he was the quiet residential street. investigators went uand down th stree following the trail of blood, searching for evidence. police are looking for a pickup truck that hit this man right around 8:45 p.m. tonight. the victim was able to give police some informatn about the driver. we spoke with the neighborhood did all she cod to come for the man. i went out and he was in the middle of the road. almost his whole lower body was exposed. >> help me. he was doing a lot of talking so people were trying to get him to keep talking. jo: police are looking for the the man who was hit has severe leg injuries but police say he is expected to survive. he is being treated at the hospital. >> kids. ed: he did save tm and

. >> we're live in princeton, john atwater, newscenter 5. >> breaking news at 6:00, a man is on the run after passing fake cash at two stores. burlington police say a fake $100 bill was used at the be thing happened an hour later. police tracked down four suspects. three are under arrest, and one managed to run off. >> right now newly released surveillance video, you see it here, it shows an armed robbery at a gas station, and this time we not only see it but we also hear what he says. david is live at the scene. the robber's surprising choice of words, david. >> good evening. loyalty side and tonight police are hoping his words lead to his arrest. >> the attendant at the gas station is looking down in writing just before the robber walks in with his face covered and a rifle. >> that's right. the robber says please. as he raises the gun to his shoulder. now listen to what he says next. >> open it. open the register. now. >> come on. >> hurry up. >> all of it. >> the roche reaches cash, and after 18 seconds, he's out the door and gone. >> thank god no one got hurt. >> the owner says duri

newscenter 5's john atwater spoke with the boy's grandmother . he's live at the scene in roslindale. reporter: the nine-year-old is being treated in the hospital for painful injuries. >> >> my grandson flew up in the air and then back down. reporter: that boy's grandmother watched in horror, helpless as her 9-year-old grandson was thrown in the violent collision. he had a gash over his eye and a bump over his head. reporter: the 4th grader was conscious and talking, but his grandmother and others who came to help kept him still until paramedics arrived. >> people tending to him making sure he didn't move too much. his eyes were open, he was looking around -- around a little bit. reporter: the boy says he was getting off the bus on kittredge street, and then crossing busy metropolitan avenue when he was hit. there's a steep hill on metropolitan which some say makes this bus stop dangerous. >> that is a horrible, horrible bus stop. horrible street to have a bus stop on. reporter: witnesses say that driver came right over this hill, down this hill.

newscenter 5's john atwater is live in portsmouth new hampshire to explain. john: he is just two pounds and he has a specialized diet. the owner here is very worried about his health. : the night at the little shop of pets. >> this is a bichon mix. but right next to this fluffy john: pup is a pen that's empty. >> as you can see he had a little dog house he hung out in when he wanted to get away from people. john but the tiny chihuahua that : used to call this pen home could not escape the grip of a greedy thief who acted very quickly. >> more than liky door, slipped in a jacket and out the door. john somehow, no one noticed. : owner paula burdick say the 900-dollar puppy must have disappeared last night before closing, or just after the store opened this morning. the biggest worry is that the little puppy isn't getting the specialized food it needs. >> we don't know what it's on, it could easily crash and turn into sick puppy. john the dog is micro chipped, : so any trip to the vet would raise red flags, but paula is most worried the thief will try to sell it

right now our john atwater is live at children's hospital where he spoke the family tonight. john. john: they are more concerned about the safety at the bus stop. >> he is sore. he is banged up. john: evidence is all over the bumps, cuts on the head, the gash on the hip. >> my grandson flew up in the air and flew back down. >> the grandmother watched in horror as the car slammed into the fourth after he got off the bus. thac he landed on the bag on the side and his bag kind of like, that is what basically like saved his life from being hurt. >> family says he was crossing metropolitan area at the street just as a car was coming over the hill. he just kept saying, that his he had a big gash over the eye and a bump on his head. >> people come down the street all the time. it is dangerous. john: neighbors along worried about the hill and now the parents think the crash could prompt a review of the bus stop. >> hopefully something gets above the bus stop situation. we want nothing to occur like this again. right now, they are investigating to see if the the boy's parents are pleading w

newscenter 5's john atwater is here following the clinton campaign. john she just wrapped up a rally : in philadelphia. she is now on her way to north carolina as the star-studded finale to her campaign continues late into the night. ?\ john: bruce springsteen along with bon jovi helped rally a crowd of thousands on independence mall in philadelphia. clinton's focus today was on pennsylvania and michigan, where polls indicate she has lost some ground. president obama: the chase best choi y more clear and could not be more serious. ms. clinton: you have voted for a inclusive, bighearted, future that we have -- that makes sure we all keep moving together because i do believe that we are stronger together. john: it will be a long night for the clinton campaign, a live look at north carolina. she is headed there for a rally battleground map look like, hours before polls open. several crucial state, including new hampshire, still toss-ups. but even without those, clinton is projected to have more than the 270 electoral votes needed to win. trump needs to sw

newscenter 5's john atwater is live in needham with the impact on local schools. john: as the needham varsity football team takes the field for practice, they are well aware of the rules. >> we do little hitting during the week. modified the practices over the year to prevent concussions the guidelines during the games are clear. a we keep our head out of it. you got to see what you are hitting. >> protecting young players is getting more attention after a boston university study confirms a connection between brain injuries and als. >> i think this is unacceptable. john: the critical evidence came from kevin turner who donated the brain to research. his life at age 46. >> it is not enough to make a difference. you need to be the difference. john: emotional family on hand as researches release the findings today. >> this is a very big concern. reporter: her son has suffered a concussion, the study confirms fears and changes the conversation if he is hurt again. >> yeah. no more. >> of course, football gets a lot of attention here. but doctors and coaches say there i

newscenter 5 has you covered and we go to john atwater who is focusing on the clinton campaign. reporter: the margins are very narrow going into election day and hillary clinton is hitting the states that could help her secure a w hillary clinton is back in pennsylvania where her lead has slipped in the last few weeks. >> in pennsylvania it is all about election day. reporter: it is one of two visits she will make to the state where 20 electoral votes are on the line. she is also campaigning in michigan and north carolina. before voting begins she is suggesting a critical difference between her and the republican nominee. >> anger is not a plan, my friends. if we're going to harness our

live on the common tonight, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. ed: breaking tonight: a 16-year old is recovering after being shot on a bike path in mattapan. it happened just before 5:30 behind the ryan playground off river street. the victim was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound and is expected to be ok. no arrests have been made. maria: lynn firefighters are keeping a close watch on a brush fire that flared-up quickly around nightfall. sky 5 was over the scene. dry conditions and strong winds whipping up the flames in the lynn woods reservation. that's a large recreation area. no homes were threatened. firefighters did go in to slow the spread, but much of the fire burned out on its own. stormteam five's harvey leonard with me now, harvey, are these meteorologist: that is indicative. a chilly air mass, right it doesn't stick around. maria: ok. >> meteorologist: you got to be ready tomorrow. all right. strongest winds have now passed but still impressive gusting to 30 at worcester. 37 in beverly. so going to be slowly winding down. not

rushed to the hospital after a silver lined bus trash that happened at herald and that's where john atwater joins us live. >> a total of eight people taken to the hospital after this crash. it happened at this intersection this afternoon. they were all taken to the hospital to get checked out. an suv pulled out of a parking lot here and hit the silver lined bus. traveling down washington street. there was some damage to the front of that car. the driver was give an ticket to oncoming traffic but thankfully this wasn't more serious and everyone on the bus should be okay. >> we're live on the south end, wcvb, newscenter 5. >> new at 5:00, a woman trapped in her car all night after a rollover crash. the conditions keeping the wreck hidn from rescuers for hours. live from epping, new hampshire. rhondella? >> the survivor is in stable condition at portsmouth regional right where you see those headlights, she had the rollover in the brush at the epping, new hampshire line. unnoticed until this morning. take a look at the car. it's amazing that she survived. the police identify her as janice and t

live tonight, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. maria: breaking tonight, a sixth young student has died from this horrific school bus crash in tennessee. the eight-year-old boy passed away earlier today. investigators say the bus driver but police say he was speeding when that bus tipped and slammed into a tree. 24-year-old johnthony walker is in jail facing vehicular homicide charges. five children are still in the hospital. ben: this is the damage from a wild scene in a supermarket parking lot. a mangled shopping cart. banged-up cars. it's left a worker in the hospital tonight. newscenter 5's jorge quiroga is live in waltham with how it happened. jorge: this parking lot of the souper market was filled with shoppers late this afternoon. a woman crosses the lan and hilt the worker collecting shopping carts. the beginning of the chaos. people doing their last-minute thanksgiving grocery shopping suddenly scrambling for their lives. >> a couple of people down one turned out to be a worker for the supermarket. knocked him down. one ve

we're live in the south end, john atwater, wcvb, newscenter 5. >> trapped in her crumbled car waiting to be rescued. a woman was trapped in this vehicle but wasn't discovered until this morning. it happened around 10:00 last night on route 27 in epping, new live. you just spoke to one of the firefighters who rescued that woman. reporter: that's right. we learned that this woman has quite a story to tell. she's ex-military. 70 years old, and knew she had to get into survival mode when her car crashed on the road behind me, rolling right down into all of that brush on the epping, new hampshire line. she crawled into the back of her new car, the car is just one day old, of clothe showing had in the car to keep warm. her tire gout caught in the soft shoulder before she rolled over near the new hampshire drag way. she was trapped for eight hours. spent all night in the car, which landed on the side with the driver's side door to the ground. >> it came in at about 75 fit off the road hitting several trees and rolled over and landed on the driver's side. into the brush. the battery popped ou

newscenter 5's john atwater at the scene with the investigation that may involve drugs. reporter: investigators tell us

newscenter 5's john atwater is live in princeton with the new clues and the warning from police.

the eye's john atwater explains. john: in the midst of anger and frustration, there is an effort underway to calm nerves after one of the most surprising elections in history. >> it's a way to bring everyone up a little bit from feeling sad about this whole mess. john: colorful notes with oring from subways in new york. >> we can still change things. john: above ground, thousands expressed concerned about the president-elect. boston protests stand in sharp protest to others around the country that ha t demonstrations have drawn thousands, but the effort here hopes to calm nerves by reaching thousands of others with messages of hope. >> we're here to just say it doesn't matter what i believe, what you believe. it doesn't matter. at the end of the day, it's just about what we all collectively want to share to make everybody believe in that one thing, which is being happy. john: another big day of doug: thank you. a 16-year-old is recovering after being shot on a bike path in mattapan. this happened yesterday behind the

a young man walking his dog : atwater is live in tyngsboro with the sightings. john: he was a couple feet when he came across the beer. he backed away slowly and ran home. curious neighbors trailed the big black bear as it scoured for snacks. >> he was silent. very silent. john justin gigliotti was just : steps away when he spotted the bear in his tyngsboro neighborhood, he was out for a walk with his dog. >> i was in a panic i was like is it going to come after me, is john it was around quarter to 4, : and justin's mom saw him run. >> i'm like justin are you all right? there's a bear, get in here. john thankfully, the bear wasn't : aggressive, and police think it's the same one a neighbor caught roaming around his yard a few miles away in chelmsford. >> a lot of people leave food out for animals. john it's not an unusual problem : in these parts as bears bulk up for hibernation. remains docile, they'll let him continue his winter prep. >> don't approach it. go back in house. get rid of food source and it won't come back. john: they had another sighting but they are