louisa moller has more. >> reporter: 18-year-old john allen is facing very serious strangulation and assault and battery stemming from an incident last week. on the morning of november 10, bourne police say that a 14- year-old girl was walking to her bus stop when allen grabbed her and threw her to the ground. of the witness called out the victim's name and allen fled. police don't know that the victim and allen know each other. the

louisa moller, wbz news. >>> and also tonight, going free. massachusetts house speaker sal dimasi will be released early, serving 5 years of his 8-year sentence for corruption. >> and because of his rapidly declining health, he will get out. beth germano has more. beth? >> reporter: it's not granted often but the judge granted what is qoan as compassion at release. it was u.s. officials and the attorney who came together to help fighe and the illness made a different sentence. >> reporter: he battled tongue and prostate cancer serving time for corruption, and now, former house speaker sal dimasi can return home to tuesday. he told wbz radio's dan rea it was a difficult struggle. >> yes. there were days when you felt beaten down but you had to that dimasi can barely swallow and the prison jim cantore give him the care he needs. he will face home confinement but he will see a specialist. >> we can't wait to get him home and get him the health care he needs. he has been struggling. >> he is in remission, but he has lost a significant amount of w

. >> our team of reporters has you covered with louisa moller in new hampshire and jon jon kell louisa moller. >> reporter: you can see and hear the lights and the crowd, the kind of event meant to encourage every single donald trump supporter to get out there and vote tomorrow. and it's coming full circle for donald trump in new hampshire. he won the primary in february and is hoping that the granite donald trump's whirlwind tour of battle ground states began in florida where he jumped on the fbi announcement that there would still be no charges for hillary clinton on her e-mail handling. >> nobody in this room can believe what's going on in washington. nobody in this room can believe what's going on with the fbi and what's going on with the department of justice. >> reporter: the stakes, he told the crowd, are higher than ever. >> this is it, folks. opportunity, not in 4 years or 8 years. it will be over with supreme court justices and people powering into our country. this is it. this is it. >> reporter: from there, on to north carolina where a new poll has him tied. and then new ha

louisa moller, wbz news. >>> at the same time, the polls show that the senate race in new hampshire is virtually tied with the republican candidate campaigning 24 hours straight with 24 stops. and the incumbent is campaigning in 4 towns and meeting with local businesses. lisa? >>> david, as we prepare for results, many people have campaign. our political analyst jon keller is here with mores. >> i'll do my best. >> keith writes on facebook, do you think the election will be too close to call and we find out who won on wednesday? what are the odds of neither candidate getting the electoral votes? >> a lot of people are asking that question. no are the big prizes, so it could be a late might and in the unlikely event of a tie, the house chooses the president, 1 vote for every state delegation, republicans control 33 of the 50 states in terms of representation in the house so they would have a clear majority. >> that would be interesting. >> it would. >> from twitter, why do you suppose there was not much ballot question 1? >> it's about a slot parlor. it's written to fit the suffolk down

louisa moller, wbz news. >>> the judge heard the debate over a green space at boston children's hospital. a group is trying to stop the hospital from being destroyed during the expansion. the that as a get away from grueling treatment. no word on when the judge will rule. >>> a big issue with hundreds of thousands of minivans. >> coming up, toyota's big new recall. >>> and a fireball streaking across the sky. >>> and artificial sweetener stopping weight loss? the news every diet soda lover needs to hear. >>> and say hello to our weather watchers. temperatures are falling back in the 30s. from craig from weymouth. thank you for all the well wishes. a look at the thanksgiving forecast coming up. >>> tonight at 11:00, a must see story before you shop online. working with stations across the country, we researched and discovered that the price you see in an app is not necessarily what someone else might even if the product is the same. what you can do to make sure >>> on the money watch, a big recall from toyota, issues with more than 700,000 i 18 minivans. the latch could come loose causing

. >>> and louisa moller in the south end. supporters will be amassing soon. both sides spent hours at the polls today, trying to talk to voters to the very last second. a yes on question two would allow up to 12 new charter schools in massachusetts each year or an increase in enrollment in existing charter schools. governor charlie baker says it thousands on waiting lists already. and opponents like mayor marty walsh -- and charters schools underserve students with the highest needs. a recent poll put the yes vote and the no vote at a virtual tie. and the most recent vote showed points. >>> right off the bat -- we missed about the polling hours. most of the polls close at 7:00 and many stay open to 7:30 or 8:00. check with your local clerk. don't miss the opportunity to vote after hours here. >> the importance of this vote on what happens going forward? >> it could have a huge impact. it could shape the climate for question two allows more charter schools. this is a test of teacher union political clout. it's exposed rifts. and the state party formally opposi

louisa moller, wbz news. >>> the travel rush is underway. aaa ranks today and tomorrow the worst on the roads. here's a look at the mass pike where things are moving very moving a little better. if you're leaving, be prepared for a slow trip. >> these are the live traffic maps. you can see several advisories, christina hager is live tonight keeping an eye on all of the roads for us. christina-- >> reporter: we've got the best view here of what is not a very pretty picture. all of the areas' traffic right bank of screens you can see the expressway, the zakim bridge. and as you always see this time of year. massdot has an information sharing relationship with ways. and we were able to find out the worst places to be right now. >> reporter: so you think you've got this under control. have to fight the holiday traffic of course. >> this is one of the worst days to hit the roads for the thanksgiving day holiday. >> reporter: ways teamed up with boston to analyze the thanksgiving day traffic. here it is. the worst place to be in boston the tuesday

louisa moller has more. >> reporter: 18-year-old john allen is facing very serious

louisa moller, wbz news. >>> the travel rush is underway. aaa ranks today and tomorrow the worst on the roads. here's a look at the mass pike where things are moving very

mostly mostly is covering that -- louisa moller is covering that. >> reporter: that's the most expensive ballot initiative in the country. after a full day at the polls, supporters and opponents will be standing by. here's what this is all about. a yes on question two would increase in enrollment in existing charter schools. supporters say it's simple. the publicly funded, privately run schools will allow more choice. thousands of people are on waiting lists for schools already. opponents say lifting the cap would divert much needed funds from traditional public schools. due to the success of the charr massachusetts right now. this is sure to make waves and the waves could come nationally. >>> the other question is pot or not. question four decides whether or not to legalize marijuana for recreational use in massachusetts. supporters are hoping for a win. >> reporter: we're at -- downtown and supporters of question four will be gathering coming in and the polls have looked favorable all along despite opposition from heavy hitters. it would be legal for adults 21 years or older to possess

we're live in hampshire, louisa moller, wbz news. >>> democrats and republicans are both hitting the campaign trail hard. >> hillary clinton was in four states and using surrogates to get out the vote and sway the undecided. paul burton is live in durham, new hampshire where president obama is campaigning for clinton. paul? >> reporter: you can clearly see the excitement in the arena as president obama took center trickling out but they wanted to hear the message that, their vote really does matter. hello, new hampshire. >> reporter: inside a packed arena, this happens of students couldn't wait to hear president obama to speak and encourage everyone to get out to vote. >> let's go ban in we started and let's elect hillary clinton. >> this is really going to help students and get out to vote because students are super important this we could swing the election. >> reporter: students skipped their classes to line up early to get a place inside the arena to show support for hillary clinton. >> i like what she is doing especially in education and her teaming with bernie sanders, i think

as wbz' louisa moller reports, investigators are putting police on alert. >> reporter: as the holiday bustle picks up, so does law enforcement awareness. sources tell cbs news the fbi is alerting police across the country about a potential terrorist attack around thanksgiving. >> we're all paying attention to what's going on around us. >> reporter: it specifically warnings of home-broken shopping malls, special events, crowded venues, locations in washington, d.c. and virginia described as target-riff zone. isis magazine called macy's thanksgiving day parade an excellent target. a potential tactics could include guns, ieds or drones equipped with ieds. >> i i think i'm always thinking of where would i go. >> reporter: the mayor says there is no specific threat to the boston area, but it's good >> we'll have more in the street, people will see more police officer. even during the holiday season, just shopping, we usually try to put more visibility out there. >> reporter: the alert also warns of potential terror threats around the inauguration and as always, fbi boston asks the public t