kate merrill, wbz news. >>> skiers could be hitting the slope. if the weather cooperates the resort can only one of the trails on monday. days. >>> it will be barely freezing and snow will be coming. evening. down to 46 in wooster and 46 inking and boston at 55 degrees and another tranquil night and clouds clearing out. we got a great thursday on tap. you will want a jacket in the door and sunrise at 57 and in the afternoon another chamber of commerce. low 60s and probably long sun. high temperatures, a couple of degrees cooler and lower 60s terrain of central hampshire. we skip ahead to friday and after sunshine, clouds will start to increase and starting to thicken up on thursday night and friday this next cold front will move through and that will bring with it scattered showers and a changeable weather day, in and out of the clouds and a few showers and not all day rain. and the winds start to pick up. the one front through with the cooler air and that next front on friday and getting progressively colder and the next front arrives on saturda

i'm kate merrill live. . >> the head of the charles regatta drives teams from around the world. one team making its debut tomorrow got its start closer to home. for the first time, the massachusetts state police will have its own team in the race. >> kate merrill met the troopers at a last-minute training session. i hope they are ready, kate. >> reporter: david, among those 11,000 world class athletes that will be out here this weekend will be a boat with four men who are usually spending their days protecting us out on the streets. instead, this weekend, they will be out on the charles living their dream. >> boat coming out! >> reporter: getting geared up for the head of the charles is truly a team effort from practices to training, racing on the charles river this weekend is a big deal for most of the racers here, but for this four-man team it is a total shock. >> a dream. absolute dream. i mean, i grew up in lexington. just watching all of the boats coming through. i never thought i'd be able to row in the head of the charles. >> reporter: this is the first ever state police

kate merrill, wbz news. >>> thank you. tonight the state gaming commission says lit take a look at whether the state should be making new laws for fantasy sports web sites like boston- based draft kings and fan deal, and they are studying the issue and will make recommendations to lawmakers as well. she also told me that draft kings hiring her former boss and prison seesor martha coakley doesn't change a thing in the case. is it at all awkward to have side? >> not at all. not at all. we haven't spoken about this. we won't speak about this. my focus is on the company and the company's conduct and that's what we're reviewing. that's what we're learning more about. >> heely told me state ethics phone call from coakley as she is now a consultant. >>> joe biden says he will not run for president, but he will keep working for the country. >> while i will not be a candidate,ly not be silenced. >>> jon keller is here with a look at the reason yes he won't run. jon? >> reporter: he ran unsuccessfully twice before, but he knew how t

. >> live in cambridge, kate merrill, wbz news. >>> police investigate a domestic violence claiming he strangle someone and threatened em thchlt 57-year-old james paige is put on administrative leave. the incident does not involve the student. >>> and it come just days before his disciplinary hearing. katie is live with more information tonight. >> reporter: david, detective steven resigned two days before his hearing where it could have been fired. the city's mayor has accepted that resignation and says the city is moving forward with >>> the republicans have five before then and have already held two. >> there is a podium ready for vice president joe biden in case he joined, but he did not. he watched it at home after hosting high school reunion. >>> new tonight, students and parents in brooklyn making another attempt to save the teachers' jobs. thant they tonight they were allowed to address the people. >> tonight we are learning details of the murder of the marsh fieldman. robert was not murdered. he died falling into the window trying to escape. he prosecutors say masor cortoli. >

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kate merrill, wbz news.>>> we have that update to bring you tonight. cian mcdonnell-lynch cava four- year-old from island with a rare disease, has passed away. he came to boston hoping for a double lung transplant. the hospital could not perform the surgery. the family said, our little boy is with the angels now. he fought so hard. heaven is lucky to have him. you can learn more you can learn more@cbsboston.com.>>> you will want to know about this before you make texas.>>> the unwanted visitor on the prowl in a local neighborhood.>>> local tourism officials promoting boston as a wintertime death -- okay. but must be candid about it.>>> >>> our state is spending millions encouraging people to buy electric cars. but a lot of that money is going to waste. the results of an investigation a few minutes.>>> a woman from salford -- suffolk county has been diagnosed with west nile virus. she is in the hospital. she is in her 90s and likely constructed -- contracted the virus --. >>> an unwelcome visitor is prowling the streets of lawrence. several residents ha

kate merrill, wbz news this morning. >>> 4:39 is the time. a united airlines co-pilot passed out in the cockpit one day after another pilot died mid-flight. the plane was heading from houston to san francisco yesterday when the co-pilot passed out. the plane diverted to albuquerque. he regained consciousness by the time the plane landed. on monday, michael johnston, a pilot for american airlines died of a heart attack during a flight. >>> coming up on wbz this morning, equal pay for equal work. gap for men and women. >>> a fitchburg man says a shark attack saved his life. you'll hear his story only on wbz. people of the coffee drinking world, dunkin' has a dark roast coffee that's deliciously roasted just right for a bold start and smooth finish that's never bitter. put down the dark roast you've been putting up with and reach for the one you deserve. [ female announcer ] when you're serious about fighting wrinkles, . one week, fine lines appear to fade. one month, deep wrinkles look smoother. after one year, skin looks ageless. >>> it's 4:42

i am kate merrill jim smith has been following this story and us live tonight in franklin. >> reporter: hate and kate, it has been a very long day and a long night at this condominium development in the town of franklin. take a look behind me. this was obviously, a terrible fire. you can see what is left of this condominium units. it was basically consumes by this fire. >> for the big room -- we heard a big boom about 10 minutes till four. >>> a condominium totally engulfed. a huge fire and in -- and explosion. a huge fire likely fed by propane. >> we looked out back and the building was completely engulfed. it was really quick. >> one brand-new unit was destroyed and the huntsman -- and a husband-and-wife living there were both killed. they walked every morning. just nice and mine grandpa. >> how sad is this. >> terribly sad? >> the two other units were the body's worth found close together. we are saddened by the tragedy. the cause of the explosion and fire still under investigation. the chief says there is no indication of a widespread problem that some people are an easy about the

good evening everyone, i am kate merrill. >> police arrested lavonne do is police dispatcher took tim smith is live at hard part -- hyde park. >> reporter: that is what boston police are telling us here tonight, there are still many unanswered questions. the biggest question, why was the suspect -- why would the suspect murder her uncle. >> boston police remained on guard outside saturday night. earlier in the day. investigators telling wbz news in the head and he later died. >> we have a male in his 40s chauffeuring -- suffering from it looks like it is clearly domestic in nature. >> frantic family members rushed to the home looking for answers from police. all day long, investigators look for the suspect. the 36- year-old. early saturday evening, she was arrested. lewis worked for boston police for nine years as a communications equipment operator before resigning in 2012. a source describing her as a problem employee. >> we consider her armed and dangerous. >> before the arrest, police launched a statewide search. they told neighbors to take cover. >> [ indiscernible ] one of them

live in boston, kate merrill, david. >>> mark cokely is taking a job. >> also, today a boston lawyer hired by draft kings to investigate cleared of employees using to win big on the information. 2 worker the worker did not get the information until 40 minutes. haskell wins $350, 000. >>> it could mean more prison time. kathryn greg pleaded not guilty. she refused to testify before a grand jury. >> prosecutors may want to know who may have helped him hide from the police during his 16 years of running. >>> now, someone who claims to be a high school kid. we are learning more of the hacker. >> christina is here with the latest. this hacker is threaten more attacks. >> any public officials using personal e-mail to conduct security business has a reason to be concerned. the anonymous hacker has been brooke thacker bragging and threatening sensitive information. sensitive cia information carried across personal e-mail. that's when the tweeter used the handle cwa hacking into the accounts of two of the officials. 1990 cia director, john bren don and jay johnson. >> you know we don't lie, w

spotlight the movie kate merrill is down there. watch for liam and paula on my tv 38. just in time for halloween we're taking a closer look at zombies and way they can teach us about -- we'll introduce you to the brains behind the lesson and how in the world he got started with that. >> they are used to dressing up in gold and black. >> so perhaps it's not too much of a stretch to dress up as mignons. bruins continued their halloween tradition today dressing up and visiting boston children's hospital. chara crevice a taller thinner version. as you know minions live to serve and the bruins served up a lot of smiles. >> kids love opinions. >> goodwin for them last night too. >> the rain will be out of here. >> the rain is moving in as we speak windy night and tomorrow morning in time for the commute. >> thanks for watching.

. >> that was kate merrill reporting. carrier took the car from a used car lot where she used to work. her family says the couple went on a robbing spree to fuel their drug habits. >>> the parents of 20 elementary school students are breathing a sigh of relief. the students had to be rescued from their bus after it became stranded on a flooded bridge yesterday. witnesses were shocked that the driver attempted to cross in the standing water. >> i couldn't believe it because no one has ever tried to drive through that water, especially not a school bus with kids on it. not as long as i've lived there. >> the bus driver says the engine stalled as he tried to get through the water. the driver did manage to escape. no one was hurt. >>> well, there it goes! oh! >> talk about a dangerous job. this is video of a tree trimmer being rescued from a 40 foot palm tree. witnesses say the man was trimming the tree when the entire group of palm fronds crashed down on him. he was under under the fronds for more than an hour. he is lucky h

. >> i'm kate merrill. the woman inside did escape in time. investigators are searching for the cause of that explosion. jim smith is live in taunton tonight with the story. reporter: this is being investigated as a possible gas explosion but the issue is the cause. what exactly went wrong. let me slow you the wreckage here. this is absolutely incredible. there's basically nothing left of this house yet the woman who lived here somehow escaped with her life. >> reports of the ground shaking explosion and on fire. reporter: a house destroyed and totally engulfed in flames. it was late afternoon when suddenly there was a huge explosion. neighbor paul saltalamacchia took this incredible video around the same time he saw a woman living inside the house scramble to safety. >> came running out saw the owner who had just run out of the house frantic come room down the street screaming for help. i recognized her. we called 911 and assisted her. the house went up in flames and really a matter of 3 minutes, and then within 40 minutes the roof caved in i

kate merril of our boston station wbz reports. >> reporter: liz cooper is a new mom and camden is 4 months tell you breast milk is best for the baby for the first six months. >> reporter: when this newton marketing and communication expert flew through dulles airport on monday, she needed a private place to pump. so assumed dulles had one too, because another airport had an area to bump milk. she inquired at the united counter. >> the director directed me toward the family restroom or the pet relief center. >> reporter: liz had no idea what a pet relief center was. when she arrived, this is what she found. >> the red fire hydrant in there for a dog to relieve themselves. that is, obviously, where i'm not going to pump my breast milk for my baby. >> reporter: open air for the dogs to go to the bathroom. liz took pictures tweeting these pictures and her disgust. the other option offered the family bathroom that was dirty with no area to pump and she asked again for a spot and no luck. >> i'm not looking for free drinks. i don't want a free meal. i don't want your wi-fi. i don't want anything