newscenter 5's live election coverage continues right now at 4:30, live at jamaica plain as massachusetts voters head to the polls. lines like this have been steady and strong all day long. picking a new president and deciding on several critical ballot questions. they have been out since early this morning and have shown no signs of letting up. expect packed polling places until they close at 8:00 p.m. and if you get if line by 8:00 p.m., you will cast your vote. so let's get an update right now on the race for president. maria: nichole berlie is here with a look at how hillary clin nichole: many americans, of course, could not wait for this day to arrive. millions of voters at the polls today, including both the republican and democrat presidential candidates. both presidential candidates back in new york today, casting their ballot. secretary clinton: i'll do the best i can if i'm fortunate enough to win. nichole: hillary clinton with a first in u.s. politics, a woman most humbling feeling. i know how much responsibility goes with this and so many people are counting on the outcome of this electio

. >>> a lawsuit challenge massachusetts' voter regulation deadline heads to court today. the deadline was october 20th. the aclu wants a preliminary injunction in the case to allow three residents to vote tomorrow. they claim the disenfranchise voters. >>> don't forget wbzn-cbs news will will begin live could have -- will begin live coverage at 7:00 p.m. at 9:00 you can join us for a webcast. >>> developing news from oklahoma this morning emergency crews assessing the damage from oil hub. the 5.2 quake damaged buildings in a city housing a large oil terminal. the quake could be felt as far away as iowa, illinois, and texas. there have been 19 earthquakes in oklahoma in the past week. some scientists have linked the state's increase in earthquakes to underground disposal of wastewater production. >>> police are searching for the pictures who shot and killed a man in everett around -- for the person who shot and killed a man in everett. police investigated the scene while one witness described what she saw fright front of her. >>the guy that got shot ran out to the street, a

. >>> a lawsuit challenging massachusetts voter regulation deadline heads to court today. the deadline was 20 days an injunction in the case to allow three residents to vote tomorrow claiming the law disenfranchises voters. >>> wbz news and cbs news have you covered on election night. special live coverage about begin at 7:00 p.m. they'll stay on all night if necessary with the latest on the race for president. at 9:00 you can join facebook page for a special election webcast. >>> in oklahoma this morning emergency crews assessing the damage from an earthquake. the 5.0 magnitude earth quake damaged buildings in curbing. there are -- cushing. there are certains it may have damaged key infrastructure there. >>> the quake could be felt in iowa, illinois, in oklahoma in the past week. scientists say it could be linked to their disposal of wastewater from gal and oil production. >>> police are searching for a suspect from a shooting. police blocked off parts of ferry street and an apartment building parking lot as they investigated. one witness described what she saw as it all u

wants to encourage people to vote and get those to >>> a lawsuit challenging massachusetts' voter regulation deadline heads to court today. the deadline was october 20th, 20 days before the election. the aclu wants an injunction in the case to allow three residents to vote tomorrow. they claim the law disenfranchises voters including first-time voters, students, people in poorer communities, and the elderly. >>> 6:18 right now. another harvard sports team in trouble about female athletes. the cross country team created spreadsheets before the annual dance for the women's team. the documents include comments about physical appearance. the situation was reported by the cross country captain to the coach last week. harvard suspended the rest of the men's soccer season after discovering a similar report they had done. the president says the men's team had not been forth come when questioned. >>> pan mass. challenge riders le $47 million for dana farber this year. they presented the check yesterday. forn 6,000 participated raising money. 100% of the money raised goes to dana farber. >>i always knew it could be

. >> mark: first at 5:00 p.m., voters in massachusetts heading to the polls, many waiting in long lines, like this one right here, to cast their ballots ahead of election day. now, just five days away. late polling shows a race that is coming down to the wire, the candidates are pulling out the stops with big names and big money before tuesday. good evening everyone, i'm mark ockerbloom. >> vanessa: i'm vanessa welch. president obama and donald trump will both be in new hampshire in the coming days. crystal, we're seeing a very large early voter turnout. >> the reporter: yeah. we're seeing long lines in cities like boston, and in the suburbs. now, secretary galvin says they expected 15% of registered voters to come out and participate in early voting but now, that number is expected to be over 20%. 11:00 a.m. in framingham and the the length of the christa mcauliffe library. >> people have more time to spread out. >> the reporter: there are 40,000 register voters if town and nearly a third of them have railroad cast their ballots, way above expectations. boston city hall averaged over 2

he expects more than 3 million voter also come out by the end of the voting period here in massachusetts. that means there are still 2 million voters headed to the polls tomorrow. overall, voter turnout should be very similar to the last two though very few contested statewide races last year >> the level of have was high. four ballot questions that we have in particular of two them have been intensely campaigning over. we reinforce the turnout. >> reporter: those four ballot questions include measures to legalize recreational marijuana use, expanding the number of charter schools in the commonwealth. the city of boston released updated voter information. more than 4 15,000 registered voters in number in over 30 years. more than 11% of the city residents have already cast their votes during the early voting period. polls in massachusetts open at 7 a.m. they will close at 8 p.m. tomorrow. officials also say they are confident the voting system in massachusetts is secure. the list of voters is accurate. in the control room, mark ockerbloom, fox25 news. >>> one casino in everett could get more competition before it opens its doors. vote on a

voters head to the polls. in the newsroom, daniel miller, fox25 news. >>> here in massachusetts, state leaders are expecting a total of 3 million people to vote and voters are not only picking dandz, they are also deciding on four controversial questions on the ballot. fox 25's catherine parrotta is live at a polling place in framingham which is set to open in a little less than two hours, catherine. >> reporter: polls across massachusetts close at 7:00 and -- open at 7:00 8:00 tonight. in framingham, two precincts in the town vote here and interesting to see what voting turnout is like because the first election where massachusetts allowed early voting and quite a success in the communities. started october 24 and went through november 4. state has 4.5 registered voters and more than 1 million cast their mrots during that early voting period. in addition to the presidential race, voter also weigh in on four binding ballot questions. gaming commission should license an additional slots parlor. question two is a charter school question. if the state should allow 12 approval for new charter schools. and question

voter turnout in massachusetts. >> the milestone voters may have hit. >> breaking news at 5:30. a deadly night in boston. in mattapan. also, a salem police officer heading to court today. what he's accused of doing inside the police station. and an honor for a red sox star. >> it's 5:24 as we bring you continuing election coverage. protests in california after the election of donald trump. about 200 demonstrators ran onto a highway between oakland and berkeley. a 20-year-old protester was struck by an s.u.v., seriously. others chanted, not my president. that was in berkeley. >> we're from st. joseph's elementary school. we >> and good morning to you. you did learn about weather. this class -- i visited this class at st. joseph's elementary school. always a pleasure. what a smart group of kids. we had a fantastic time learning about weather. i did. hopefully they did as well. weather today, going to feature some showers in the afternoon. you can see them approaching from the west. morning. 30s and 40s, no 20s on the map. notice we're going to climb into the 50s in the back to sunshine tomorrow. it's a cooler day in the lower 50s with gusty winds coming f

massachusetts legalized it on tuesday. some groups say it could definitely happen here, especially if it's on a presidential election ballot when more young voters head to the polls. >>> politics and what's happening in our nation's capitol. a number of republicans in congress are embracing donald trump after months of keeping their distance. he is set to meek with house one of the top items on the list is the president's signature health law. >> it was the single worst piece of legislation among many bad pieces of legislation passed in the first two years of the obama presidency. the sooner we can go in a different direction, the better. >> other items on the republican's agenda passing comprehensive tax reform and confirming a conservative justice for the supreme court. >>> some major retailers are starting their black friday app you can get holiday december today. some deals include a $797-foot trampoline, a laptop under 400 bucks and a 65-inch tv. walmart says this is just the start of these deals, too. more discounts will become available after midnight on thanksgiving day. target will open at 6:00 thanksgiving night. they kicked off their black

heading into massachusetts. >> with triple team traffic reports throughout the day. i'm deb davidson. for 95.7 wzid. erin: in less than 24-hours. new hampshire voters will be heading to the polls to cast their ballots in the 20-16 election. sean: as the count-down begins. the presidential candidates, and their supporters, are keeping their focus on the granite state. today both donald trump and president obama will be campaigning in new hampshire. studio now with the details. ray: just one day before the election donald trump will be holding a rally here in new hampshire, while president obama campaigns on behalf of hillary clinton. trump's rally begins at eight tonight at the snhu arena on elm street in manchester. his running mate, mike pence, will also be at the rally. president obama will be speaking at the unh whittemore center in durham. doors open at 12:30 and the event starts at three. because of these high profile security around manchester and unh. >> we, state police, need to assist the secret service with in getting the high level dignitaries to where they need to be safely and while they're there. so it is an inconvenience to the publi

today voters across the country will head to the polls to decide who they want as president. >> massachusetts is represented by pocahontas. she's terrible. >> donald trump making comments about democratic elizabeth warren. >> anyone who see's women as objects, minorities and immigrants as inferior, other face as presumptively unamerican, cannot lead this diverse dynamic big hearted country we love. >> trump is on the offensive with both campaigning in the historic pennsylvania and michigan. >> thinking about holding that blue so-called off the wall which has traditionally voted democratic. >> hillary clinton ended her last campaign day in north carolina. >> although my name and the opponents name is on the ballot, every issue you care about is on that ballot. >> they have already cast their ballot in dictationxon and new hampshire. >> basically clinton can lose some of her key states and still win. >> tonight, the first polls will close around 7:00 p.m.. that's eastern time. back to you. >> thank you. >> happening right now hillary clinton is at her home place in new york. she's in the crowd

voters before heading to the polls. paul burton reports on the final big push. weekend before election day in massachusetts, and both clinton and trump supporters are not letting up. >> pretty nervous. this is the most stressful cycle. >> reporter: at the massachusetts head quaderrers for donald trump in hudson it was buzzing with volunteers and supporters making calls. >> we have gone through tens of stickers, and now rally signs. >> reporter: what we're having them do is talk, talk, talk. that's the motto over the 72 hours of get out the vote. >> reporter: tom and debbie casey came to pick up their yard signs today. as for the clinton campaign they're not wasting time on massachusetts. >> the chance of hillary clinton losing massachusett of the are almost nil. >> reporter: on sunday the clinton campaign focus is on maine and new hampshire. >> they want to do everything they can to get out the word about the fbi basically saying hey, there was nothing in that new batch of e-mails causing us to go forward because it certainly appears it's had an impact on undecided voters more than anything. >> reporter: i

heads to cleveland for a concert with jay-z tonight. she will close at campaign monday in pennsylvania. ed: nearly one in four registered voters in massachusetts has already cast their ballot. today is the last day for early voting. mary saladna is live at boston's city hall. is friday and people are still waiting to cast their ballots, huh? mary: they are, and if you were in line by the cut off of 5 p.m., you do get to cast your ballot. there are still about 150 people waiting. how popular is early voting? i think this speaks to the success in most people's minds. >> is probably going to be a zoo. mary: roughly one million mass residents jumped at the chance. that meant waiting in a line -- a long line. >> i was not sure i would get a chance. mary: early voting allowed many people the freedom to work voting into busy schedules and in many cities and towns, it was quick and convenient. >> i think a lot of it was of 4 p.m. friday, about 97,000 based aiders had voted early. another 176,000 had returned absentee ballots. all in all, 1.4 million have made their choices. and no major problems with early voting, although they will tweak the process

heads to washington this morning. >> the most expensive school ever in massachusetts getting the green light from voters, how much it will cost to build. >> and homeowners on alert the daylight break ins that have police concerned. l studios in boston this is wbz news this morning. >>> good morning. welcome back. >> and it is thursday, november 10th for many people the last day of the work week with veterans day tomorrow, last day of school for kids this week and a little chilly. >>> a little chilly. not a bad afternoon. temperatures running in the 20s, 30s and 40s out the door right now. we've dipped in boston and 40 right on the nose in taunton. mid to upper 40s on the cape and that's because we still have some low level clouds. the clouds will be on the decrease and push out of here by the time we get to late morning. bright breezy and cool around 50 degrees the wind shifts out of the southwest later on and will be about 10 to 20 miles peo going to be windy veterans day. we'll talk about that and the weekend coming up. >>> let's get you on the roads. >>> sky eye over the scene of this didn't in sharon. you can se

voters head to fox25 news. >> sara: polls now open in massachusetts and fox25 has team coverage all day long. chris flanagan will be joined tonight by blair miller and karry kavanagh in new york city. join us at 4:00 today and throughout the night and up-to-the-minute results as ballots are counted. >> gene: now at 7:38 local headlines this morning georgetown police officer recovering at home after the cruiser was hit in construction zone. video from the scene on 95 north before route 133 last night. police say the officers cruiser was parked with blue lights flashing when it was hit from behind. the officer was treated and released from the hospital. the driver of the other car was also treated for minor injuries. the crash. >> threw himself on top of matt when matt went down. >> awful and tell everything okay and wouldn't know. it is hard. just looked at me and get the guy. >> officers hard and he o'connor on full duty. >> gene: parents of amesbury newborn finding mystery child's life. saw baby was struggling to breathe and called 911 and ran outside and started running for help and neighbo

been a steady flow of people coming in since the doors opened, voters will head to the polls at 7:00 a.m., that's when it starts in massachusetts and we'll keep you covered right >> we are watching the 1r078, a 25-minute ride, braintree into boston and luckily no major issues, a couple of accidents that we had early this morning cleared, so we're hoping the rest of the commute is not too troublesome but it is chilly. >> it sure is, a lot of frost on the windshields. 38 in boston but 20s in the suburbs, and despite how cold it is, sunshine is going to warm us up today. it turns mid on this election day, as we head into the low 60s, from the mid 50s tomorrow but there will be showers moving t cooling down, turning colder by the weekend. randy: there was a special night to provide the help that they deserve for our military men and women coming home facing what we call the invisible wounds of war. we have a great crowd for the home base, and i was at the agganis arena, honored to be there with the beach boys providing music for this annual event. it's a benefit for home base. it is a unique organization here >> we fly them in. we

massachusetts. officials say one in four bay state voters have already cast their ballots. that's about a million voters. but as we head toward election day on this coming tuesday, possibly security threats are becoming a growing concern. the eye's john atwater has the protective steps being taken right now. john: it took longer to wait in these lines than it does at some 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 around the process run by state and local election officials. john: at the department of homeland security cyber command center, officials are now monitoring multiple threats. they've 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 electroni

>> nicole: christa, this is the only location in massachusetts where that's going to be happening. here in quincy, when voters head to the the u.s. department of justice has sent election monitors here. this is all part of a broad national effort to make sure that voter rights are protected. the justice department announced yesterday it's sending out more than 500 people to 67 different jurisdictions across the country to monitor polls during the general election. the department says that its poll watchers will gather information on whether voters are subject to different voting qualifications or procedures on the basis of race, color or minority group. the city clerk in kinsey told "the boston globe" she wasn't aware of any problems or complaints in quincy. she said that the visiting officials had asked about places where asian american residents actually vote. the polls open in a couple hours. the trump campaign has been saying they believe that this election is rigged, so, of course, these federal poll workers want to make sure everything goes as smoothly as possible. that's the latest live in quincy. nicole ol

head out and vote in massachusetts. >> after today these signs will mean absolutely nothing they'll start going away now you mention in less than an hour voters will star the polls 1 million have done so in massachusetts they've taken advantage of early voting that's a first for the state. >> we see this day every four years but this time massachusetts did it differently opening up early voting and voters turned out in groves. >> more than 1 million massachusetts voters cast ballot. >> 1 million stood in long lines wrapped around buildings galvin anticipates more. >> the weather is going to be good the level of interest is high. >> the preparation is in the books galvin says, security all accounted for. >> we do have private contractors that we hire on a regular basis to verify the security of our system to make sure there are fire walls on the system. >> with high voter turn out expected scenes like this will likely repeat itself with the election sure to go down in a book of s >> galvin says the presidential elections brought out 3 million voters and if trends continue for this year that means 2 million more voters are still set to cast the

but back home in massachusetts, voters were deciding on four key ballot questions, and for the latest on that, we'll head back to boston where we have sarah french and kris anderson standing by with that. guys? >> kris: christa, thanks so much for all of those updates. here in massachusetts a ballot to measure the legalization of recreational marijuana use in this state. >> sarah: it was question four on the ballot. it passed with 54% of the vote. 7's nicole oliverio is live in boston with more. nicole? >> nicole: sarah, if you're feeling stressed-out from the election, one way the relax, recreational marijuana has now passed in massachusetts. that will go into effect [cheering] massachusetts voters say yes to question four, making recreational marijuana use legal. >> a century-long mistake has been abolished. >> nicole: the ballot question passed with 53% of the vote. supporters say by taxing the drug, it will drive down the black market and create a safe, legal product. >> now we will actually control marijuana way that creates revenues for good programs, in a way that drives criminals out of the marke

massachusetts voters are making decisions today on four statewide ballot questions. and the eye's doug meehan is in boston with a closer look at what's at stake today as we head to the polls. doug: hey, randy, good morning. yes, as you mentioned, voters are considering four different dollars are being weighed when these ballots go forward. and a lot of the money coming from out of state. let's break them down. question 2, charter schools. question 3 deals with confining farm animals. a yes vote bans any practice from preventing them from standing up, question 4 will decide if recreational marijuana becomes legal. younger voters favor legalization which means voter turnout will have a big impact on the outcome. there's also question 1, a yes vote here would authorize the massachusetts gaming commission to award a second parlor, but it is very specific, an area near suffolk downs in revere is the only area that fits the newscenter 5. randy: thank you. our special coverage begins this afternoon at 4:00. we take you all the way through 6:30 when we join abc and a special hour of coverage at 7:00. abc has the latest results starting at 8:00 tonight followed by a full rec

massachusetts. >> the milestone voters it may have hit. >> and breaking news at 6:30, a deadly night in boston, the information just in on a shooting in mattapan. also a salem police officer heading to court today. what he's accused of doing inside of the policeta every single day, more than 8,000 men and women are working together to create a stronger, smarter, more resilient system... so the 3 1/2 million people we serve have the energy they need. ? we serve new england, and energy brings us together. ? . randy: this video overnight, just in, a student protesting after the election of donald trump. there were protest this is several states during the overnight hours >> i am have joseph's elementary school, and we learned about the weather. >> good morning eyeopener. >> and good morning right back in needham at st. joseph, learning a lot about weather, had a fantastic visit as always, so nice to say hello to you this morning. and on today's menu we have got some showers working in from the west, and these are going to move through as we get into the afternoon, so we're starting out, not as cold on either sides of 50 degrees around the boston area, and notice how the, at the mira

voters. allowed in massachusetts. stick with fox25 now through election you night. we will have results of all the big races as they roll in including a team heading to the clinton and trump headquarters in new york city. our special coverage begins with our 4 p.m. newscast and will continue throughout the night. >>> boston police are investigating a politically motivated threat in mission hill. graffiti that says kill your local trump supporter was found at the side of the school of the museum of fine arts. the tufts university building. school officials a h the graffiti has already been painted over. >>> new this morning, lowell police are investigating after a stabbing victim showed up in the city emergency room last night. according to the lowell sun, the man was flown to a regional trauma center. the officers were later seen searching market and central streets with flashlights but wouldn't say if their coach was related to the stabbing. that was the second stabbing reported in lowell yesterday. and police in everett, are searching for the gunman that this happened after 2 p.m. on busy ferry street. witnesses tell us they heard gunfire and he

voters. the first time that early voting was allowed in massachusetts. stick with fox25 now through election night. we will have results of all of the big races as they roll in. that includes the team heading to the clinton and trump headquarters in new york city. our special coverage begins with our 4 p.m. newscast and continue right through the evening. >>> new this morning, lowell police are investigating after a stabbing victim showed up in a city emergency room last night. according to the lowell sun, the man was flown to a regional officers were later seen searching market and central streets with flashlights but would not say if their search was related to the stabbing. the second stabbing reported in lowell yesterday. and police in everett searching for the gunman who shot a man in broad daylight. it happened just after 2:00 on busy ferry street. witnesses heard gunfire and heard a woman crying hysterically for someone to get help. >> he was screaming that he couldn't breathe. he couldn't breathe. get him to the and his eyes were rolling in the back of his head and it and he was -- >> sara: no word on the condition of that victim and we are working to get an update on a the middles