it is here that scores of massachusetts visitors and hundreds of massachusetts letters, telegrams, andelephone calls are received each day. john delaney about the activity. she is talking to the senator's administrative assistant. pardon me, joan. >> won't you come in? >> how many visitors do you have? >> between 50 and 100 a day. sometimes for the senate, other times for his assistance. >> what about with all the mail? >> we receive up to 800 letters a day more than under senatorial office -- more than any other senatorial office. he never lets a letter go unanswered. some people write us legislative proposals or comments on bills pending in the senate. other people write to center on personal matters, however all of the mail is scarcely -- carefully examined. as a matter of fact, the center is in his office, going over the -- won't you go join him? >> thank you. as we enter the office, helen and gloria are rocking with the senator on his daily mail. senator kennedy, in his mere six years has introduce or cosponsored bills aimed at centering -- strengthening massachusetts. he was also

what is the political fallout for massachusetts? the majority of massachusetts voters did not support donald trump. i know you did. >> they didn't. but i think the lessons learned from that campaign are ones massachusetts republicans will be able to take. they like politicians to not be so inside the system. they want somebody who will reflect what they want their government to be. >> you think it hurt massachusetts? will it hurt us because we did >> absolutely not. we've never really gone except for 1984 for a republican president and hasn't won the state in the past. i want to say i'm excited because in massachusetts, the ballot we've done better than 1984, picking up seat and keeping our incumbents safe so we had a great night. >> what's the fallout for us? >> i think overall the fact 61% of the state voted for hillary clinton and that's a l every other politician that's where massachusetts is. if you want to run statewide or anything you have to take that in consideration. in terms of the congressional delegation, unfortunately

by tomorrow morning we're in the 50s, around 60 degrees in southeastern massachusetts. the last of the showers are swinging through around 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. for the commute it shouldn't be a big issue. we'll get a mild start to the month of december. tomorrow. and looking at 2 to 3 inches between what we saw yesterday and this evening. after this, a big cooldown is on the way for the weekend. we'll take a look at the wintry temps coming up. >>> a broken water main makes a mess on the edge of chinatown. first the streets filled with water and then several manholes caught fire before people had to evacuate because of a carbon monoxide scare. david robichaud boston tonight. david-- >> reporter: there's a water main break that's patched up. and plenty of activity going on. ever source is here to try to get power restored. the hazmat unit is on scene. and the biggest problem may be some businesses that could not be opened for several days. >> reporter: the forecast calls onslaught. millions of gallons poured into the streets of chinatown. >> we had a 20-inch water main that

. >> recreational marijuana approved in massachusetts. the reaction this morning after a tight race. >> now at 4:00 a.m., morning. thank you for joining us. i'm randy price. >> i'm emily riemer. we're covering a busy night in eyeopener. hillary clinton conceding to donald trump early this morning in a historic election. >> we'll have details just ahead on that. a lot to get through this morning. but we want to get a quick check of the weather. let's get over to cindy now. good morning, cindy. >> good morning. mid 40s in boston, 50 in worcester. some 30s on the cape where the clouds are moving in. a lot of cloud cover this morning. you see there are showers to the west. this is a cold front that is going to moveou day. initially that line kind of falls apart as it approaches the worcester area. we could see showers in new hampshire. toward midday, notice how a lot of that is drying up. the evening commute, the rain will fill back in. temperatures climb through the 50s. could see lower 60s in southeastern massachusetts. but there will be at

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 and use up to an ounce of marijuana. dispensaries wouldn't open until 2018. supporters argue it would take pot out opponents raise questions about how to information drunk driving as well as the regulation of edibles. one of five states deciding whether or not to legalize marijuana recreationally. >>> to watch tonight our political analyst jon keller is >> two early reporting states that close at 7:30 will tell us a lot about the race and our political future. ohio is not just the quintessential swing state but it's a test

skies mainly clear in eastern massachusetts. but we have some inland clouds and a couple out over the outer cape and islands as well. no weather-relate issues today. partly cloudy, cool and breezy. that northwest wind again may gust occasionally over 20 miles per hour. 53 by lunchtime. we'll top out in the mid-50s for manyf clear and quiet for the ride home. right around 50 with the sunset at 5:33. we've got a weekend to talk about it all. i'll have all the details straight ahead. hopefully it's a friday morning commute. >> it looks like that way so far. the expressway looking great. some light traffic by dorchester. the split is wide open doo. it's ten minutes from braintree up to the pike exit. there's also nothing to slow you down north of the city. 93 route one and route three are it's around 25 minuting to from methuen near the o'neill tunnel. 128 is clear top to bottom too. >>> we begin with a developing story this friday in waltham. a pedestrian hit and killed on 128 south. police say the vick -- victim was hit by several

massachusetts will legalize recreational marijuana. the eyeopener team bringing you all of the election results as some votes still being counted. first to cindy and the forecast. >> we've got a milder start this morning. temperatures about 10 degrees warmer than they were as you were heading out yesterday morning. we're running close to 50. boston into worcester. 30s showing up with increasing cloud cover towards you on the cape. elsewhere, a lot of clouds with showers to the west. these are associated with a cold front that's going to come through and bring a few showers through the day. so the morning commute should western massachusetts, southern vermont, and southwest new hampshire. a lot of these showers will fall apart toward midday, but there could be a spot shower around, especially from the pike on southward around lunchtime. toward that evening commute, that's when the rain may briefly fill in. so good idea to have that umbrella with you today. temperatures will climb, though, from near 50 this morning into the upper 50s to

the midday hours, it shifts into southeastern massachusetts. once the front moves through, the winds shift around bringing in the cooler air, clearing skies thursd i friday night. coldest air of the entire season. wind chills probably won't get out of the 30's all day long on saturday. olessa: so far this morning, no problems on the roads. expressway by the south bay mall looks good. northbound toward the bottom of the screen. let's see the rest of your ride. issue-free heading out the door right now. all the construction we are watching is gone. you're in good shape into boston and south, expressway road work up by route 24. no issues on 128. we had overnight construction. that's gone. the pike is a 15-minute ride. north of there, construction gone on route 3. trains and buses starting on schedule. emily: a georgetown police officer is recovering after a crash in rowley. that officer was working a detail on 95 north. that officer with nonlife-threatening injuries. the driver did stay on the scene and no charges have been announced. right now s

far eastern massachusetts across the cape. and then all of us are going to see those showers really around lunchtime. especially in eastern massachusetts as well as the cape. that continues until around the early evening hours. and then this really starts to tamer off as we head into tomorrow night. and then that frontal system moves eastward. some cloudy skies as we head into tomorrow. so again, soak up that sunshine today. we are really seeing nothing but sunshine. by tomorrow, in terms of rainfall totals, not a lot of moisture to work with. most of us looking at .02 to a tenth of an inch of rain. perhaps a little more as you head further to our southeast. up to a quarter of an inch there. most of us not seeing a ton of precipitation with the next system. mostly sunny today. mild conditions. a sea breeze going. winds very light out of the west. but that is going to usher in more moisture for us. dew points started out in the low 30's. we are looking at dew points in the upper 40's by tomorrow. almost a little bit muggy. very

in boston with a massachusetts democrat. >> this is where some of the massachusetts democrats will be gathering as the polls close and the numbers start to come in. and it was a busy day for clinton supporters, we visited some of them as volunteers were working the phones and canvassing. volunteers tell me just because the support is there for their candidate doesn't mean everyone will take the time to go out and fill out the ba among democrats that one vote might not be all that urgent. >> it is a little last minute but there's plenty of people that may not be thinking about voting and they need to get out there and do it. >> we look for the designated voters, and make sure they voted. if they have not, we call them and make sure that they are going to and ask them if they need a ride. vote out up until the end. >> reporter: that was a group of volunteers in newton. there are groups like that all over new england working even at the last minute. and they are sending busloads and carloads up to new hampshire with the idea that that state and its four votes could make a bigger impact o

. >>> it is happening here in massachusetts. and i think what we focus on is those crisis and those baby bella situations, but in fact there are over 100,000 reports every single year but we know we happens. we're very lucky, we have one program for first time parents, 21 and under and tufts university's evaluation shows they are less likely to engage in risky behavior, less likely to use corporal punishment and those young moms are going back to school, finishing college, they are able to move on and be successful parents. >> anchor: yvonne, have you kind of learned anything new that maybe yo have been aware of the organization but something that maybe has caused you to say, wo. >>> i certainly was surprised by the statistics and saddened by it. when children go through abuys not only it affects the kind and family members but it really impacts our entire community and when you think about a child who has been through such trauma, it impacts their ability to grow into great adults and impacts school. then from an economic persp

casino right on the massachusetts border. rhode island voters passed state bill to allow twin river to allow hotel casino in tiverton. less than 200 miles from the massachusetts border, another vote was held just in tiverton to approve the plan and unofficially it passed and they haven't counted absentee ballots yet and both slots and table games expect to open in 2018 before the wynn casino everett. >>> sara: when somerville residents went to polls yesterday, they fund the priciest building in massachusetts history. new high school slated to cost $257 million. that is 58 million more than the cost of newton high school. more than half of the building will be funded by the city's taxpayers. the massachusetts school building authority will vote in february on whether to approve the rest of the funding. and so widely scattered and put to timeline hour-by-hour look who says i shouldn't have a soda every day? my doctor. my dentist. definitely my wife. hey wait. we have better bubbles. and drink 43% more water every day. sodastrea

. >> marijuana, recreational marijuana has been legalized in massachusetts and maybe maine. what the new rule entails and when that takes effect. >> want to check in with cindy for a first look at your forecast. a little warmer today than the past couple of mornings. >> stepping outside this degrees less chilly than the last couple of morning. 50 worcester. 30s showing up. but most areas are above the freezing mark. the reason, we've got clouds moving in. to the west there are some showers and a spin here associated with an area of low pressure developing along this front. that's going to slow the front down and focus a lot of the moisture to our south. i'm not expecting a lot of wet weather. through the morning commute, i think we're dry inside of southern new hampshire, western massachusetts could see showers. a lot of these fall apart during the lunch hour. during the evening t showers will fill back in. so have an umbrella today, especially for the afternoon. highs mid 50s worcester, close to 60 in boston. we could sneak into the lower 60s in the cape. we've got wet weat

massachusetts' newspapers rarely agree, but they do on question 2. they agree opponents have run a "campaign of misinformation" to spread "fear through white, affluent neighborhoods." they agree in the suburbs question 2 will have "no impact on their schools and their children." they agree it will provide vital "choices for urban parents" and help reduce "the achievement gap." question 2 is "a kid's civil right." join leading newspapers and governor baker kate: my mom and i love shooting hoops. but you know what - she could still learn a few things from me - mom helps with homework... she helped dad start his business... and she even fought to put bad guys in jail. now, mom helps make laws that help people - especially when they need it most. i'm really proud of her. and she's taught me that with hard work - i can do... anything. kelly: i'm kelly ayotte, kate: and i'm kate. kelly & kate: and we approved fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. so in the 3.7 seconds it takes gary watson

by massachusetts voters. we are watching all of those questions for you and updating you on the latest numbers as they come into us on fox25boston.com. right now i'll send it back to you, mark and vanessa. >> heather, thank you. donald trump has maintained his lead in the race for president. and the dow features -- we understand the asian markets are way down and dow futures are down 600 points. so it continues to plummet. >> we'll continue to watch those numbers for you. we do want to check in now with robert ghoulston who just spoke with boston mayor marty walsh about voter turn-out. >> yeah, going into this election as we have been reporting, they had the heightest number of registered voters noor that 400,000. we've been watching here at city kelly ayotte was behind at one point, maggie hassen, the governor of new hampshire, the challenger here and had the lead at one point. but we've seen this switch the other way. and kelly ayotte now reporting a 46% lead with 43% of precincts reporting. i want to check

. >>> the question with big implications on the massachusetts ballot. the timeline for legal recreational marijuana in the commonwealth. >>> complete new england news coverage starts right now. this is the fox25 morning news. >> daniel: a stunning victory by donald trump. the republican candidate now declared the 45th president of the united states. good morning. it is 4 a.m. on this wednesday, >> julie: good morning, i am julie grauert. if you were with us about 2:50. unforgettable moment. powerful to see those images and hear the announcement. we will have full coverage of the election. first to meteorologist shiri spear in the stormtracker weather center. cloudy and wet today. >> shiri: wet because showers moving out of new york state and will be shifting toward us. i have to say that a lot of the moisture will break awchbd go to the north and a lot of it going to spotty rain showers. clouds on the increase. 50 in worcester. 45 in boston. best to check that fox25 weather app from the 30s to the 50s out there as you leave the house. the hour-by-hour f

massachusetts. by late in the morning and area and last in boston until about 2 or 3:00 this afternoon and then for the evening drive, we have the showers focused over southeastern massachusetts. so before lunch to the north and west. after lunch to the south and east tomorrow. but even at that, it is not going to be a drencher for most of you. scattered rain maybe a couple of a 10th of an inch. that's it. clear through midnight. lows in the 40s. wake up to 40s in the morning and from there highs in the mid- to upper 50s. i tough to squeeze out the 60-degree reading tomorrow and temperatures stay in the 50s through the end of the workweek. 60s today. 56 with scattered rain tomorrow. 52 and dry on thursday. upper 50s back by friday and tracking some late, again, some spotty rain showers. saturday, cold day, windy and 45 with some flurries. back over to you, gene. >> gene: 6:21. a local woman is accused of her neighbor's fault. massachusetts has many great public schools, and we took it for granted th

jun massachusetts are down. aaa northeast reports prices have dropped four cents to an average of $2.08 a gallon. that is lower than the national six cents average. experts say a lower-than average demand contributed to the decline in prices, which are expected to continue to inch lower. the traffic you see is moving slowly. it isn't as bad as it might be. from newton corner, a 16 minute ride. slow on the north side. a 21 minute ride -- not too bad for monday afternoon. a manhunt still underway for the killer of a police officer, {j}) : the latest on the search for that suspect, and several other attacks on police officers in just a matter of hours. harvey: we are not the only ones chilling out. it is pretty cold. ed: right now police are , searching for the person who fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. so in the 3.7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local sled jump record, fly, gary, fly. ...while his mom downloads how to set a disloc

it will save massachusetts $5 billion, but could it be revoked? >> i'm not sure but my expectation at this point is that the answer is no. >> one politically sensitive question with chris christie now sidelined from the trump transition team, will this hurt massachusetts? baker's close ties to christie go back years. the governor's answer, he's counting on vice-president elect pence, who has promised to work closely with all governors. >> about half of the schools tested in massachusetts have shown unsafe lead levels in officials say they need more money to complete the testing. the commonwealth started the testing last spring after news of the water crisis in flint, michigan. so far, about two million dollars has been spent to test 450 schools. the commissioner tells news center 5 that his department nears money to test more we were being told early on in this initiative that we might expect to see 12 to 15 fixtures in a school, in some cases we're finding 30 to 40. >> the water testing program is optional we were being told early for schools and

ronald reagan carried massachusetts in 1980 and 1984. and a protest vote for one of the two minor parties the greens or libratarians hope parties stay viable in the future. besides there are plenty of important choices to be made 5 of the 9 incumbent members of congress have challengers every state rep and senator is on the ballot should all become a free pass would want a look see from you? two of the four ballot questions express important issues school choice options for low income citizens in question two and legalizing marijuana in question four. are you really okay with letting others decide those? supporter of yes on two, and no on four. have you no interest in sending a message to him pro or con? if you don't put it off until after work you won't have a >>> coming up at 5:21 coming up next good news for two red sox stars. >> the patriots getting ready for a super 49 rematch what bill belichick says about prep pairing for seattle. >>> looking to get a win in the hometown crowd we have a look kate: my mom and i love shooting hoops.

of the massachusetts congressional delegation. their reaction to the election of donald trump. live at the state house, sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: new hampshire's u.s. senate race still too close to watched race, where it stands right now, antoinette? antoinette: all along this has been a tight race between kelly ayotte and governor maggie hassan. that continues through this morning with the votes still being counted. let's take a look at the latest results this morning. the candidates are pretty much tied, just about 1500 votes separating them. both candidates are coming out last night to thank their too close to call. >> we all knew that this would be close. while we're feeling good right now this race is still too close to call. >> senator ayotte also came out last night to thank her supporters. she talked to newscenter 5's david benick who questioned her if she can w >> of course, i can work with anyone, we are going to get things done. >> both candidates seemed very optimistic and upbeat hoping that they have good

but it won't be a situation that affects massachusetts only. it will be a broader landscape that is affected by the changes, complicated process for him to try to decouple some of the provisions versus others within the affordable care act. it is not as simple as he has made it sound. ed: you heard what candidate donald trump said about changes in immigration policy. now the question is what can you , tell undocumented immigrants in massachusetts to expect? not that it is president top. -- trump. rep. lynch: everybody up and throw them out, at least the bad ones, according to him. i think that is an oversimplification. i think there are rights that a lot of the immigrants who are in this country have as far as you process goes -- due process goes. i do understand, as far as anyone who has been convicted of from the country if they are here illegally. i also think that if we are going to come up with a comprehensive immigration system, then we have to construct one that you cannot go around. there has to be accountability there. ed: congressman

this will lead to an epic the news south of massachusetts. a federal judge ordered her to a disposition in texas because of her exposition of exxon mobil. is there any political impact in the long run? >> in massachusetts 4 of the last 4 attorney generals who have run for governor have lost. this is one of the pitfalls. this looks like a political the texas judge is calling her out. when judges get to political and antibusiness it hurts with voters. she is looking political on this. >> is there a greater truth? >> texas judge, exxon mobil. what a surprise. exxon mobil does not like lawsuits. they are the biggest bullies when it comes to lawsuits. governors races, why?

. >>> massachusetts environmental police tweeted out these pictures of new york and massachusetts state police dive teams searching a pond in beckett yesterday. state police say they are searching for the remains of a teen that disappeared 24 here's ago. he was 16 when he vanished in 1992. convicted killer lewis lent suggests his remains can be found in a pond. police searched it as part of a promise to his family. nothing was found during yesterday's search. >> detailed and graphic confession tape gary lee simpson gave to massachusetts state police right after his arrest. yesterday a jury heard sampson's chilling 911 call as the death penalty trial got under way. >> killed a couple of people. >> okay. when did you kill someone? >> i killed two people in massachusetts and another one in new hampshire the other day. >> daniel: he dueled turn at the time he just murdered three men as you heard after a week-long crime spree across new zealand. jurors decided he should be sentenced to death. for the first time showed video of him trying to stab a corrections officer with a sharp end of a br

pennsylvania as well, and, here in massachusetts. there are a total of 270 electoral votes at stake in these states combined. then by 9:00 p.m. eastern time, we'll have double the electoral votes and most of the country will be done voting. that being said, it could still take a while to see who wins the presidency. by 11:00 p.m., we'll just be other state, so we may have a very clear picture of how that election went. 270 electoral votes are needed to win the election. we'll monitor the situation throughout the night. we'll bring you the results live as each state is called. elizabeth hopkins. fox 25 news. >> vanessa: vote for donald trump and did bill belichick write that letter to the republican candidate? what our crews found out about the show of support for trump coming up in sports. >> kevin: a clear cool evening out there, but i'm tracking this. some showers and clouds moving our way. when you can expect some rain to come through tomorrow. >> mark: we want to get you caught up on some of the other news happening today, includ

trump's controversial choices and the criticism from a massachusetts senator. doug: a local mayor is fighting back. the threatening note sent to him and how he's responding this morning. announcer: you're watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning. this is newscenter 5's eyeopener. doug: good morning, everybody. 8:30 on this saturday morning. going out for a little ride. rhondella: get the saturday started. i'm rhondella richardson in for antoinette. kelly ann: we saw that beautiful sunshine out there. enjoy it while you can. doug: really? kelly ann: big changes. we're tracking it tonight into tomorrow. that's bringing rainfall and even some snow for some. i'm saying some. that doesn't mean we'll all see it. as we head to the mountains, that's where we could see some accumulating snowfall. heading out right now, w coast. heading through new hampshire and also through western portions of massachusetts, we're getting some reports of some very low fog. so watch for that with some of your morning travel. outside of that, things are looking relatively quiet a

congressional raises in massachusetts, not many surprises here. democrats held the seats like niki tsongas in district three and stephen lynch representing district eight and nine bill keating won with pix% of the vote. >> julie: less than 200 miles from the massachusetts border and another vote was just unofficially it passed and they haven't counted absentee ballots yet and slots and table games and 2018 before the wynn casino opens in everett. >> julie: somerville went to the polls they went to priciest history. new high school slated to cost $257 million. 58 million more than the cost of newton high school. taxpayers. massachusetts school building authority will vote in february on whether to approve the rest of the funding. >> shiri: rain chances going up and 40s% because incredibly patchy up there and hour-by-hour look at best timing for showers coming up fios is not cable. just in time for the holidays. hurry, freddy, you're gonna miss it. coming. i can't believe he's doing this. it's so fast that in the 3.7 seconds it takes gary watson to

janet: with good reason for massachusetts. our political leaders steered clear or had denounced trump up until last night. could there be retribution? >> massachusetts and boston are the economic engine for the unite states of america anyone who thinks he can't work. don't have to work with boston, they're mistaken. janet: do you share his concerns? >> i think it's way too soon to draw conclusions about any of that. the first thing the trump administration in waiting has to do is put a team together. janet: covering his bases however, baker said he put in a call to his old friend chris transition team. he hopes to hear back. financial markets also are watching for appointments with an eye on those closest to the president elect, like banker and fundraiser steven mnuchin. >> i think some people on wall street would derive some comfort from that. there was a former, senior goldman sachs was becoming treasury secretary. janet: cohan also fears wall street might have a strong reaction if trump initiates a deportation program. he s

and in massachusetts, the state treasurer is worried that tax and in massachusetts, the state treasurer is worried that tax of regulation. since the measure only allows a tax rate one tenth that of some other states. >> i've heard from the speaker and representatives of the governor that should this pass, everyone recognizes the limited amount of revenue streams that seem to be coming from the actual ballot. shelley: but mcneil says marijuana gets an unfair stigma that people must get past. >> there are a lot of people we will actually start to recognize that it's just a substance like anything else. shelley: supporters of the initiative say marijuana stores and grow operations could eventually bring in 50 to $100 million worth of revenue to massachusetts. tom: tonight, there have been 302 drug deaths in new hampshire this year. and according to the medical examiner's office, 214 of those are fentanyl related. another 98 cases are pending toxicology results. a state representative was arrested at the cawley school polling station in hooksett yesterday. after police say he had an electro

warmest southeastern massachusetts. coldest, off to the north and west and in the hill towns, out there in worcester county, so with precipitation sliding our way and temperatures dropping, that can be a precarious combination. the first thing for its morning is the frost advisory. many places have had frost. frost is most likely upper cape and mid cape. temperatures may stay close to 40 degrees. that wo growing. wouldn't risk it if you have something growing out on cape cod. overnight into the morning, you receive the clouds coming around the bend i told you about and there's the snow, flying in the mountains in vermont and in new hampshire. rain in the lower elevations around lake champlain for instance. as it slides southward, the shores like like they're going to be vigorous into southwestern, new hampshire, along the spine of the white mountains and look at this into the worcester hills. now, that's green on futurecast, but i have to tell you, 7:30 a.m. tomorrow morning, temperatures are in the 30's, we and we have

we will see stores that -- scores of self taught in massachusetts. mayor marty walsh from boston cardinal shawn o'mally all people came out were vocal can about this issue saying hey, we don't want this, especially with the edible but the people are speaking right now. hopefully in the next hour we'll have enough precincts in to determine if this thing is really a go. back to you. simply tying your candidates together. the people in new hampshire as you guys know are very particular folks. they like their politics the way they like their politics. they have coming up from knocks on their doors and tell them how they're going to do things i think that's really the point here that elizabeth warren goes up from massachusetts and to new hampshire and tells them you should vote for her because she's like me and her and i are going to be buddies in the senate. and i think that will be new hampshire who do like their politics. >>> the app has made it official that the ballot question number 1 to spam slot machine game has failed. handling this because it se

mainly almost entirely southeastern massachusetts. now there are currently no wind advisories in place. now the actual temperature not counting the wind still these will keep on falling through the night. i have seen plenty of snow here in the northeast. over two feet in parts of vermont over a foot in western massachusetts in some towns. this is going to be pushing away. but i also already have my eyes on another storm system that will be developing out to the west and looks to want to spread some snow and rain here in time for thanksgiving. latest information coming in right now. taking a look at it. i'll share my thoughts in just a few minutes. >> breaking tonight a tennessee school bus crash into a tree killing at least during our 6:00 newscast we have learned police are now investigating if the driver was speeding. >> reporter: a tree split a school bus almost in half. the bus carrying 35 kids on its side partially crushed. >> multiple children lost their lives today in this tragic incident. >> reporter: the children on the bus a

how a massachusetts ballot question could change communities of color if it passes. ? hello and welcome to cityline. she is the woman in the massachusetts bay -- statehouse with the longest history, serving since 1985 -- are presenting roxbury on beacon hill, in january. she received a lifetime activism. the departure of the only african-american woman serving on the state legislature points to a -- points to an alarming lack of diversity in the legislative body. we welcome her to our program. gloria: thank you for having me. karen: thank you for being here. let me start by asking you, you have been here for some time now, public service has a bad reputation in today's world. lived in -- i began organizing in whittier street, and then i was prodded by pat rainer to be one of the paid community organizers through the antipoverty program. i worked my way from an organizer to the director of the i stayed there until i was asked to run in 1984. i came in, in a special election in 1985, because -- name could not be taken off the ballot. i had to come in, in the spring of 19

mostly sunny skies throughout massachusetts now. we saw a mixture of clouds and we're starting to lose the cloud cover. that's the trend into the rest of your day here. few additional clouds by tomorrow. get outside and enjoy the friday sunshine. wind from the northwest here. cold front draped across the state. these wind gust actually at 22 miles per hour currently in boston. 22-mile-an-hour wind in medford. those will peek at 25 miles per hour. saturday our wind gust day down a hair between 15 25-mile-an-hour wind gust. those wind gust close to 30-mile-an-hour wind gust by sunday. prepare for breezy days here. a look at overall picture. we've seen the cold front drape across the state. cool canadian air pushing into new england. this continues to move further to southeast. this area of low pressure will move further southeast it's well. that's will bring us light chance for sprinkle. midmorning and midafternoon hours. and then the slight chance for you will notice much cooler air here through the next couple of day. highs in the m

police in grafton, massachusetts was stuck in the grate. police and firefighters were able to free the fox using some dish soap. i love that. they say the fox is ok and ran into the woods. sean: it begs the question -- how did it get in there? erin: i do not know. sean: not a very sly move by that fox. still to come on newsnine daybreak, an exciting moment for a little boy in massachusetts, who has been through a lot of hardships. he was just drafted by a college baseball team. shots. take a look at this cat hiding under a leaf. this cat is appropriately named peepers. checking you out. you can submit your pictures and video, and join the thousands of u-local members, by logging onto gland chevy dealers. sean: welcome back, everybody. a four-year-old boy in massachusetts has been drafted to a college baseball team. ari schulz signed the agreement with assumption college yesterday. failure and has undergone three open-heart surgeries, two of them before he was even born. erin: what he has been through. as he waits for a new heart, his love o

so much snow in western massachusetts. looks gorgeous. somebody thanked me for covering of icing in western new england. savoie, keep the foot of snow and otis six inches of snow, into the hanson, new hampshire and dracut, north chelmsford and mostly what we ended up getting was patchy coating of snow and western new england and berkshires and green mountains with more snow and here at home central eastern mass, society for christian activities, going to see future cast drawn mostly dry conditions across area and lots of wind, lots of unsettled out there i would not be shocked if we continue with come here and there flurries today, nothing much expected to stick around town and unless in berkshires and one to three additional inches of snow and wind 15 to 30 miles per hour, sustained and gusts up to 50 miles per hour already gusting 40 miles per hour here for nantucket and martha's vineyard and problem is we will see that across the area, trees because of the drought so we could end up with tree damage resulting in property damage and res

the factor making this granite state decision owe cr mean major changes in massachusetts. the questions on the ballot on the eye for this election day. announcer: you're watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning. this is newscenter 5's eyeopener. randy: the countdown is on. the polls open in just two hours here in massachusetts. good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm randy price. emily: i'm emily riemer. there is a lot on the line in today's election. we will get to all of it.

massachusetts voters divided on those questions. question was, 61% of voters said no when it came to slot machine gambling. >> sarah: on question two, 62% of massachusetts voters saying no to expanding charter schools in the state. 38% voting yes. >> christa:>> kris: and questioe has been approved by a large margin. 78% of people voting for better conditions for farm businesses in the state will not be allowed to sell farm products for animals not raised in spaces that meet that minimum-size requirement. >> sarah: of course, lots of racing still up in the air in new hampshire. >> christa: according the key race for senate. >> kris: it's a nail-biter. right now senator kelly ayotte leads governor maggie hassan by less than 2,000 votes. >> sarah: thanks for joining us this morning, everybody. the "today show" is straight ahead. i'm sarah french. >> christa: and i'm kris anderson. 7news "today in new england" returns with you latest news and fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the

improvements from south to north but downpours in eastern massachusetts for the next couple of hours. i want to mention that we do have that coastal flood advisory for the next high tide. we'll talk more about that as the winds are gusting to 31 miles per hour here in boston. >> we're also following some breaking news out of oklahoma city. the airport remaining shut down after a deadly shooting there. pretty dramatic police, guns drawn going car-to-car searching for a suspect and possibly a second victim here. newscenter 5 is here with the latest information. >> we now know the one victim has been identified, 52-year-old michael winchester. he's a southwest airlines employee. he's a former college football player for oklahoma. he's also the father of a member of the kansas city chiefs. the nfl team. still a very active investigation as police do not have a suspect in custody. but after a sweep of the airport and the parking lot officials now say it appears to be an isolated incident. they initially thought there might be a second victim but they haven't found one. at least not as of t

. >> there is a lot to package up, back here in massachusetts. voters decided on an official and critical ballot questions yesterday. >> one of the more contentious ones was the approval of recreational marijuana. here's how it works. anyone 21 and older allowed to possess, use and transfer marijuana. products containing marijuana concentrates like edibles. adults are allowed to possess up to 10 ounces of pot secured with plants in your own home. not just massachusetts, by the way. california, never voters also passing it last night. maine is in yellow, but by a very slim margin. >> that's one question. voters rejected the expansion of charter schools by a wide 52% of voters civil rice groups who worked to defeat the charter say they take too much money away from traditional schools. it says that while question two was not successful he's proud of the investment his administration made in public schools and new proposals to make college more affordable. question three, voters say yes and they say yes by a wide margin. 78 to 22. it deals animals o

. >>> today the sacrifice of another massachusetts soldier will be honored. the army specialist matthew bulle memorial park will be dedicated this afternoon in drake. his family says he was the first massachusetts resident to be killed as part of operation iraqi freedom. he died april 2nd, 2003. >>> we are getting a closer connection for an attempted kidnapping in boston that was obviously the wrong picture there. a 13-year-old girl claims a man grabbed her near a bus stop in roxbury last week and pulled her down an alley. she escaped unharmed. anyone with information is asked to please call police. we'll get that picture for you coming up. >>> the city of springfield will create a special police unit to focus just on the neighborhood surrounding the new mgm casino. the $1 billion casino is of 2018 and could bring up to 25,000 visitors a day. the special unit will patrol on foot, bike and motorcycles to curb crime. >>> well, cubs fans thought it couldn't get any better than wednesday night, but that was before this victory parade. we'll show you what you migh

massachusetts voting until 8:00 tonight. the polls have closed. let's go to jason law who is live in framingham. at the time before 8:00, you got to come in and cast injure vote. pretty much, wrapping it up down the state at 8:00. it wasn't maybe a minute after that everybody's cell phone starting about off. as expected, hillary clinton did carry the state of massachusetts. if you are stuck in line, you can get in there. you just had to be in line at 8:00 when everything enclosinged down so your vote will count. lines have not been an issue at all. no lines since the polling place opened up at 7:00 this morning. things have been running smoothly. a lot of that has early voting. there are 4.5 million registered voters in massachusetts, and more than 1 million took advantage of early voting and cast their ballots before today. that helped keep the traffic down at polling places all across the state. we talked were a lot of undecided voters today. but some voters told us they made up their minds months ago starting with this man month voted for donal

new hampshire may have a shower as well as northern massachusetts. the main area moving in a german -- moving in after lunchtime may bring a rumble showers. there will be a little bit of rain that will be with us until tomorrow evening. then we will dry out and then comes in the dryer and cooler air. -- drier air. >>> two men just walked out of the minimum-security facility. >>> a man hit a tree with his car before -- and got out just julie has more. >> reporter: lisa, this driver had just seconds to escape and yet somehow he managed to do just that. tonight police are reminding all of us to always drive defensively. >> a car just got into a car accident and it is on fire. >> reporter: hours later it was virtually pile of charge melted metal, it's driver a 38-year-old spencer man who managed to crawl out. >> he indicated a deer had run out in front of him. he swerved to avoid the deer and went off the road and struck a tree. >> reporter: the police will say that the driver was incredibly lucky, have been walking away from this -- having walked away f

early voting is a big success in massachusetts. it was the last chance to cast her ballot ahead of tuesday's election. >> i have to go to springfield for work on tuesday, so i want where we have had early voting. it's really great. reporter: more than 900,000 mass residents had voted early. that number should climb i the day's end. >> it looks like we will have a million people. that is encouraging, and not just because it was a good idea, but also it says the level of interest of people is so great in this election. mary: early voting in many cities and towns proved quick and convenient. about 3 million votes were cast in massachusetts in the last election, so early voting could easily make up one third of the total turnout. and they're still about 400 people i would guess in line at city hall and technically, early voting has ended as of 5 p.m., but if they were in line by the cut time, they get to vote tonight. light at city hall, a mary saladna, wcvb newscenter 5. both hillary clinton and donald trump are trying to pack in as m

both here and massachusetts and across the country. just last week we reported about onent in natick where rent reported receiving racist letters. all comes to the heels of the recent election as trump administration has come under fire amid is it concerns won't be inclusive and that was evidence this past weekend. that reaction came as vice president elect mike pence was member of the audience of the message to him from stage. >> hope it has inspired to our american values and work on all of us. >> when we arrive we heard few boos and we heard some cheers and nudged my kids and reminded them what freedom sounded like. >> president-elect trump took to twitter accusing the cast of being rude and harassing >> i'm very confident they are going to see president-elect donald trump be president for all the people. >> catherine: of course there has been concern racism and harassment and actually opened a >> gene: attorney general healy questioned as part of lawsuit involving exxon mobile homele and accused of hiding badged data about climate

massachusetts' newspapers rarely agree, but they do on question 2. they agree opponents have run a "campaign of misinformation" to spread "fear through white, affluent neighborhoods." suburbs question 2 will have "no impact on their schools and their children." they agree it will provide vital "choices for urban parents" and help reduce "the achievement gap." question 2 is "a kid's civil right." join leading newspapers and governor baker >>> welcome back. the city of springfield will create a special police unit to focus on the a neighborhoods surrounding the new mgm casino. the billion dollar casino is scheduled to open september 2018 and could bring 25,000 visitors a day. it will patrol on foot bike and motorcycle to curb crime. >>> sweet revenge for a college student in kansas. someone broke into his car and left his wallet and cell phone cup holder. the thief left an apology written on a napkin saying he couldn't resist. the student put it on social media and it made it to the higher ups at kit kat. they replaced it filling the student's car with

this is the first year of early voting in massachusetts. the justice department is sending federal election monitors to 28 states, including right here to massachusetts to enforce voting rights laws. the justice department says more than 500 monitors will be on the ground in nearly 70 jurisdictions across the country, among them quincy. however, there is no longer any federal power to mandate observers inside polling stations. local officials have the primary responsibility to respond to any issues of violence or intimidation at polling places. our special election coverage is far from over after world news tonight stay tuned for newscenter 5 at 7:00, followed by a live otr election special, right here on channel 5. we have a special hour of coverage at 7:00. abc has the latest results starting at 8:00. and we'll be here for newscenter 5 at 11:00. police make an arrest in a deadly shooting in everett and right now, the suspect is behind bars. the shooting happened yesterday afternoon, following reports of a carjacking in the area of ferry s

massachusetts has many great public schools, and we took it for granted that our kids would go to great public schools. but some kids aren't so lucky. where they live, they don't go to a great school, and they have no choice. imagine if your kids were trapped in a failing school. public charter schools give parents a choice and are a pathway to success for these kids. question 2 won't affect you. but question 2 will change the future for thousands of kids who need your help. please join me and . >>> massachusetts is home to a growing number of millionaires according to the boston business journal 13,000 residents reported earning at least a million dollars in most millionaires more than 2,000 of them, more than 1200, weston has the highest proportion of millionaires. >> not where we live not in your town, not in my town okay. >>> a couple of spots in massachusetts is bragging rites there on the list of america's cities. >>> they put milton at number 8 melrose, my hometown at 26. coming in at number 1 west on a lot of those wellsly and newton came with high on the millionaire mark good f

erika: early voting ends friday here in massachusetts. galvin is asking election officials to extend voting hours that day to at least 5:00 p.m.. many city and town offices for 5:00 on fridays. some have indicated they will stay open later to accommodate voters. you are urged to catch -- to check early vote.com or call your city or town hall to verify friday hours. police in new hampshire charged driver involved in a deadly crash in salem yesterday. todd gurley is charged with hitting another car head-on at an intersection pushing it into oncoming traffic. a 69-year-old woman from atkinson was killed. police say girl he was transporting heroin and faces additional charges. troubling details about a fight at a low house party were a team later died from his injuries. witnesses carried ethan costello from a barn on the property into the house thinking he was just drunk get out of the house -- get him out of the house saying he did not want to do with a drunk kid. costello was placed in a shower where partygoers argued about whether or not t