ben: the wcvb mobile app has you covered wherever you are on election night including real-time town by town results, updated electoral college counts, and any changes to the balance of power in congress. download it for free now. jc: right now police in lowell are investigating after a third grader brought a gun to school. investigators say he showed it to several students. in lowell with the latest. ,diane, was that gun loaded? reporter: police say they do not know. it is unclear if it was loaded or not when he brought it to school. the child's father is facing charges for improper storage and unlawful possession of a firearm. >> they told a parent about what happened to notified staff members. >> i do not know how a gun could be accessible to a child that age. reporter: it was not loaded when he gave it to police. police say it is not clear if the gun was loaded or not when he had it at school. the father the gun was in a box. parents we talked to say in light of what happened they've now had to talk to their children about guns. >> honestly i didnt think this was stuff you had to

customers should not eat t product.you careturn it for a ll fund you'll find more information on e wcvb app. ben: the deadly effects of smoking not a secret. but still more than 42 million people light up daily. and cigarettes arehe leading cause of preventable death inunr newscenter's emily riemer s proven to work. reporter: financial incentives might be your best bet if you arlooking to quit smoking. people who were motivated by money were able to quit successfully at least after 12 months. the program that worked best had money is not always a guarantee. another group got $800 if they refrained from smoking and did not have to put down a deposit. only 17% were able to be successful. skin patches and gums are another option. more than 150 different tests show a likelihood of quitting while using them to 70%. other methods that had results, prescription drugs and quitting with a partner. the jury is out on e-cigarettes. researchers if they are not sure if they help people quit or fuel another addiction. jc: following breaking news. sal dimasi back in boston. split tonight. a lot of headlig

app. emily riemer, wcvb newscenter 5. ben: wcvb is proud to partner with home base for tonight's veteran's day special. they're doing tremendous work shining a light on the invisible wounds of war. you can watch the event right here on channel 5 from 7:00 until 9:00 tonight. jc: still to come tonight, the search for a missing mother on the west coast. ben: she was last seen ten days ago when she went out for a run. what police have determined in their investigation. jc: more fallout in the water crisis in flint, michigan. what the state has now been ordered to do. >> what should veterans day me to all of us? ben: project fight for his country honored to be a marine. , but there is one thing he deserved from the military he hasn't gotten yet. this brush fire burning at the lynnwood -- reservation. firefighters say it is too dark and dangerous to fight those ben: let's follow back to linn following that breaking news. we have asked sky 5 to pull out. the lynn woods reservation -- we push and, you see the trees. the brush fi

continuing coverage of this morning america" and count on the wcvb app for the latest information. you can join us. longtime cuban leader fidel castro dead at the age of 90. antoinette: other stories, a serious crash in framingham sending a ped industrial -- pedestrian to the hospital. the eye's julie loncich has more on what happened. reporter: police say the 50-year-old woman had left the walgreens when she attempted to cross busyou just before 6:00. police say the framingham woman had an armful of groceries when she was hit by this honda accord. >> first thing i noticed. we were trying to figure out what was going. then i realized there was a person on the ground. reporter: the victim was conscious but rushed to u-mass memorial, where doctors determined she sustained a skull fractures. her injuries do not appear to be life-threatening. when it's red, a lot. it's sad. it's sad to hear. reporter: the driver remained on scene. he is cooperative. police saying it does not appear he will face charges. the victim's name is being withheld. antoinette: an investigation underway after a

continuing coverage all morning long for you on air, online, and on our wcvb mobile news app. antoinette: we have learned beloved tv mom florence henderson died of heart failure. he was 82 years old, best known at carol brady, the mother on the 1970's tv sitcom "the brady bunch." it's the question how much snow are we going to get this winter? our weather guru, judah cohen, sees the signs. he's the director of seasonal forecasting at atmospheric and environmental research in lexington. by studying the snow cover in siberia, he estimates we'll see 75 inches in boston this season. that's about 30 inches above normal. cohen says climate change could >> the warm arctic decreases the ice, but also makes more moisture available, and we get these snow blitzes across siberia. that's where we get these more severe winter weather episodes. i think it's all connected. antoinette: he also says we could see outbreaks of those severe cold snaps like when we set a record with 9 below in boston on valentine's day. doug: well, looking on a brighter side of that, we really do need antoinette: w

you'll find more information on the wcvb app. maria 5 investigates tonight ments across the state are handling key evidence. a scandal in braintree's evidence room has resulted in 100 crimin cases being dropped. tonight kathy curran talks to investigates takes you into the rooms of the chelsea police departme where they handle out 11,000 pieces of evidence every year. >> a large piece of heroin. >> it has eight or 10 different bags. kathy: each contain the keys to justice in corel cases -- crimil cases >> it is everything. the tegrity of evidence goes toward the integrity of the i think there has to be that constant check and balce. kathy: that is why he has made the proper handling of evidence here a prior there are separaece rooms for firearms,ysgs, evidence. the items are logged electronicly, labeled,nd audited three times a year. 100 criminal cases in norfolk county were dropd it found guns, cash, and dru were missing from the braintreepolic. at framingham pd, the is an going vestigation intomone and drugs disappeared. the ca

you'll find more information on the wcvb app. ed: on the cutting edge tonight, protecting your vote and your ballot. maria there's been a lot of talk : this campaign about rigged us a local company focused on keeping everything fair. mike: it is hard to forget the two thousand presidential election, a close vote in florida, all those hanging chads, leaving voters wondering and the white house in the balance. george bush became president but only after weeks of counting and recounting, all by hand. >> to show audit results very quickly and transparency is hugely important f officer. it quickly tabulates votes. if you can -- it can tell you if you mark to the ballot clearly. >> people have marked differently. they have made a number of different marks and now we can see all those instantly. mike: they can resorted. and seeing the intent and this is incredibly important to analyze it quickly. mike: they have to be counted by hand. but not with clear ballot. what if you wrote in david ortiz? >> they can go through and give the votes

updates all morning long onair, online, and on our wcvb mobile news app. we're live in east boston, doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: a charter plane crashes in colombia. 81 people onboard including members of a brazilian soccer team. just five people survived. declared an emergency due to an electric failure just before that crash in rio negro. randy: we're learning more about the man behind an attack at ohio state university. and there was a troubling warning sign just moments before the violence. erika with the red flag. erika: police and the f.b.i. have been searching for a motive, scouring the suspect's home. for now, a facebook post could be the biggest indicator. l driving into a crowd on campus, jumping out, slashing with a butcher knife. 11 people were hurt, one critically, before this campus police officer shot him dead. he was a somali immigrant. he complained saying he couldn't pray openly on campus. he posted on facebook calling on americans to stop interfering with muslim nation saying, run, hide or fight. some of them you can see barrica

reid: and we are live in manchester, new hampshire where our wcvb app and a recap of everything the former secretary of state had kate: my mom and i love shooting hoops. but you know what - 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 nichole: almost two hours and sunset. mike: yeah, i know, i know. people will really notice tomorrow. that commute home tomorrow is going to feel really cold and look at to say, election day. no excuse not to go to the polls because of the weather. whether you choose to vote or not is your decision. the weather is not going to be a problem. 50's, but by the end of the week, we are in the 40's. nichole: abc world news is next. reid: prescription medicines. kelly ayotte blocked lower cost generic drugs. you're paying high interest rates on college loans. ayott

randy: we invite you to check out the new wcvb app. it's designed to deliver emily: 4:45. we are following breaking news in your early news to go. randy: police are on the scene police cruiser. it happened on commonwealth avenue and berklee street in back bay around 2:30 this morning. nobody seriously hurt. we're bringing you more details. emily: four workers are hurt after a roof collapses in kingston. they were working on a house on christmas tree lane when the roof gave way. two victims have severe injuries. one of them was flown to a boston hospital. the other two workers are recovering. randy: at least 41 large fi southeast part of the country right now. they stretch across the appalachian mountains from alabama to virginia. in north carolina, one of the biggest fires has grown at least 20% since sunday. the smoke is creating serious health concerns in some areas, including the city of atlanta, where some people are wearing masks to help breathe. emily: the wrestling team at columbia university is suspended this season as leaders at the college investigate a series of

we have a link on the wcvb app. >> a 13-year-old from norton has been given an incredible gift. he's now studying math and science at some of the new england's most prestigious universities but as david tells us, he's also learning just to be a kid. >> to prevent himself from getting bored in eighth grade classes about the italian renaissance orgy only tri, chris sometimes stares out the window and in his mind solves problems in physics. daydreaming. >> at this rate chris will likely have his bachelor's degree before his driver's license and after that he would like to go to m.i.t. >> what do you want to be when you grow up? >> oh, boy, i don't really know yet. >> no matter how smrt a person is some questions can only be answered by time. wcvb, newscenter 5. >> the bottom line, just don't grow up. >> yet? >> you know me well enough to know the answer is no. >> a rhetorical question. >> that's why we love you. >> and i suspect i never will. >> let's talk about rain totals. they have become impressive. we have places up over average. some almost an inch. worcester up over an inch.

upload it to ulocal on our wcvb app. >> feels about 20 degrees warmer. >> the past few mornings, you've been you walk out this morning -- >> walked out with my winter jacket and boots. >> probably don't need those today. don't put them too far away, because it is november, right? this is the difference, about 15 to 20 degrees mild they are morning as you're stepping out compared to this time yesterday. so we're starting out pretty close to 50 degrees. in fact, it's 52 in boston right now. even out in worcester, typically one of our colder spots, it is 49. the next 12 hours we jump through the 50s into the 60s. and it's going to be a partly sunny day. 50s this morning. that is way above average for this time of year. high temperatures this time of year average in the mid 50s. we're going to be in the mid-to-upper 60s today, still a good 10 degrees above average tomorrow and then a sharp drop coming up on friday and into the weekend. that's why i say don't put that winter gear too far away. you can see the warmth is coming from the south and west where it's in the associated with clouds.

app. live in boston, sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: thank you. polls show it's an extremely tight race in new hampshire, and we've learned both donald trump and hillary clinton are planning stops in the granite state ahead of election day. trump will be in atkinson, then manchester monday. hillary clinton will be in manchester on sunday. exact details of that visit have not been released. monday, president obama will be campaigning for clinton at the university of new hampshire in durham. a new poll shows trump and clinton tied at 42%. no question, four days before the polls officially open on election day, it is about the battleground states. the eyeopener's erika tarantal is here with what to watch this morning. erika: democrats will go to federal court in new jersey to argue republicans are trying to intimidate voters. it's one of several legal challenges around the country on the trail today, campaign stops highly focus on battleground states. more than two dozen events are on the schedule. many focused on ohio and pennsylvania. last night bo

upload it using our wcvb app. good day for football? >> cindy: i'm feeling better about the forecast. you're probably prepping in the kitchen, doing something like that. i wouldn't be overly concerned with the weather. emily: great. cindy: there's a low risk for dry. low chance of showers this afternoon. it's this evening we get into a higher chance of some rain. so it's turning wetter by the end of the day. the middle of the country is dry. the storm system is shifting east. over the next two days, today and tomorrow, a lot of the snow potential is going to be focused across northern new england where we'll see a few inches, especially in the mountains. but here in southern new the exception is this morning because you can see the temperatures. we're running just 29 in worcester, 30 in bedford. 32 beverly. mid 30s boston. upper 30s on the cape. it's cold enough to support snow this morning. there's just not a lot out there. the radar is picking up on areas of light snow, even flurries in greenfield. that area is falling apart as it mov

shoot it on your phone and upload it to ulocal using our wcvb app. randy: happy thanksgiving. emily: right. cindy: ate a little too much. emily: you don't need to button those randy: let it all flow. cindy: a lot of folks probably going to -- if they're brave enough -- get out there this morning. if you are, just a heads-up. we have a little fog away from the coastline. so the fog may slow you down and the radar is picking up on some patchy areas of mist and drizzle. steadier showers right now up through parts of the merrimack valley, the new hampshire sea coast. as you get near and outside of 495, it is close to the freezing mark in spots, especially some of the higher elevations. there. worcester is 35 degrees. we're running about 36 nashua over to lawrence. boston, though, is 40. we're already in the lower 40's here and mid 40's on the cape. look at the temperatures coming up into the low 50's down this way. but we are locked in tight with the clouds all day long, and there will be some rain at times today. it's on the lighter side but have your wet weather gear with you if

upload it to ulocal using our wcvb app. cindy: all those kid waiting for a soda. they're going to be waiting around. it was a couple of weeks to go. it was so balmy. emily: it was a far away memory. cindy: look at last week. we had all these red days here in the 60's, in the 50's, and then what happened yesterday? didn't get out of the 30's. that is typical of the end of december. not the mid to late part of november. so we've been running below today. we have bright sunshine in the forecast today across southern new england, the mid-atlantic states. traveling in the northeast, overall, you're looking okay. traveling through the middle of the country, there is a storm around the chicago area with rain/snow north of there. thunderstorms down to the gulf coast. that's the area that we are watching today. the storm is pulling out of the rockies with some wintry weather, and there will be a wintry side up toward the northern great lakes. this is a storm we'll be watching for us on thanksgiving day. it's not a big st going to bring in light precipitation especially dur

ben: the wcvb mobile app has you covered wherever you are on election night including real-time town by town results, updated electoral college counts, and to the balance of power in congress. download it free right now in your app store. ben: an historic day for rhode island's state police, which have their first female commander. captain ann assumpico has been appointed to lead the agency. she becomes the 13th commander in the 91-year history of the rhode island state police. assumpico has been in law enforcement for nearly 40 years. she became a state trooper 24 years ago, and last year was appointed to the rank of cvs health is cutting about 600 jobs. the pink slips will start going out later this month and will affect corporate employees in rhode island, illinois and arizona. employees laid off will be offered a chance to apply for other jobs within the company. a cvs spokesman says the layoffs are being made to save money and serve customers better. next we look at the down ballot races. jc: the impact the rising and falling poll numbers of the presidential candidates. plus, th

upload it to ulocal using our wcvb app. randy: back to work, back to school. party's over, folks. we may have to scrape our car off. cindy: scraping the car off this morning, but you have a blister from raking. he said he would and he did. randy: four hours. now the neighbors' leaves are cindy: outdoor activities today look great, but middle of the week tuesday, wednesday, thursday, we have rain coming in. it's going to come with warmer temperatures. we've been running below average for eight days now, all of last week temperatures were chillier than normal, and we are going to change that up after today. today we're close to average. as we get toward tomorrow and wednesday and thursday, that is when we're going to see the temperatures get up into the 50's. we have warmer air coming in as we head toward the 20's from taunton to marshfield. boston 35. we'll jump quickly out of the 30's into the 40's. loads of sunshine. notice the temperatures in the afternoon. very similar to yesterday. the winds are going to be lighter. it feels very nice. 46 our high in town. mid 40's on cape. lo

there's a link right now on the wcvb mobile app. ed: right now, a man and woman from connecticut are in state custody after a stabbing, two carjackings and a chase. it all started in putnam, connecticut and eventually ended in worcester. police say the pair carjacked a vehicle in connecticut crashed that car people in a second car before driving off. they continued to worcester where police say the tried to ram two state police cruisers. the pair was eventually arrested after trying to turn around in a driveway. new at 4, a new hampshire man is accused of dressing up as an fbi agent, and trying to talk his way into an arlington home. newscenter 5's david bienick is live at the scene with what investigators think the man about what they know about this case so far. it started on a small side street. he was arraigned in court today. prosecutors say he showed up at the arlington house last night dressed all in black wearing an fbi cap, and asking about a fugitive. when he asked to come inside to use the bathroom, the couple got suspici

anchor: the wcvb mobile app has you covered wherever you are on election night, including real-time town by town results, updated electoral college download it free right now in your app store. anchor: of very unhappy halloween for one new hampshire teacher. why is video of her daur cked out of class. plus -- >> it's probably the biggest punch in the gut i have ever seen. anchor: christmas gifts for local military families up in flames. the pressure place them in time. back into the 40's it's in the, 70's from ptsburgh to cincinnati. how much of that warmth we will share, coming up. reporter: i'm back and ready for football. a bye week. we'll talk about tom brady's protests near the statehouse. organizers say there are nearly 200 people at the building. some are inside right now. they are trying to call attention to the need for more funding for the disabled. anchor: a teacher is off the job after a halloween performance was caught on camera new hampshire. a portsmouth high school teacher dressed up as donald trump for halloween. the teacher was seen on a student's cell phone video danci

you'll find more information on the wcvb app. doug: a stock market surprise from mark zuckerberg, the facebook founder the company's share price dropped 5.5% thursday. this happened after zuckerberg and management warned advertising revenue could start to, quote, meaningfully slow. even with the big loss, don't feel bad. shares are still worth more than $50 billion. antoinette: drop in the bucket. doug: what, three billion? i had that for lunch. list going to cost? an average of $422 for you regular joes according to a survey by t. rowe price. more than 6% of parents say they will pay for christmas presents on a credit card with 16% saying they're going to take six months to pay it off. some people take more drastic action, 11% of people dipping into their retirement fund to pay for christmas funds. i'm guessing that's not a good idea. lay back on christmas is this per child? kelly ann: that's what i'm wondering. antoinette: i'm not spending $422. i should call my dad. doug: tell him it's freezing in boston. kelly ann: we could u

the wcvb mobile app has you covered wherever you are on election night including real-time town by town results, updated electoral college counts, and any changes to the balance of power in congress. you can download it free right now in your app store. the fbi and new york police pa credibility of information they received of a possible al-qaeda terror attack against the u.s. on the eve of election day. officials say counter-terrorism investigators are reviewing the information that mentioned new york, texas, and virginia as potential targets. an nypd spokesman says the information lacks specific details. ben: all right, let's switch spectacular day actually. it warmed up really nicely. harvey: the average high is 55, so if you liked this, you like a typical november day. ben: we are like ac plus today? harvey: in that since you are right. i think it was a better day than that. all right, beauty definitely in the eyes of the beholder. no question. clouds earlier, most of those gone. it is running cooler than it was yesterday. this is boston overnight. it will keep up this evening. that

ed: the wcvb mobile app has you covered wherever you are on election night. including real-time town by town results, updated electoral college counts, and any changes to the balance of power in congress. your app store. maria: next at 5:00, relief for electric customers. the cost cuts just approved. caught on camera, a massive sinkhole. the city streets swallowed up. this young active mother suffered a heart attack, her advice for other healthy women ready to head out when others head home. at eversource, we prepare for ugly weather all year long... upgrading technology, managing vegetation, because we know you're counting on us. we're ready for winter, and we want to make sure you're ready, too. visit eversource.com to learn more and sign up for storm updates. and be sure to follow us on facebook and twitter. ever new england. eversource. ? our neighborhood public schools. they are the bedrock of our communities. the place where 96% of our kids are educated. but even now, these local schools are losing more than 400 million dollars a year to privately-run c

erika: the wcvb mobile app has you covered wherever you are on this election night including real-time town by town for some and any changes to the balance of power in congress. download it for free right now in your app store. emily: the city of orlando announcing a deal to purchase the pulse nightclub. the orlando sentinel reporting the site of the deadly mass shooting will be turned into a memorial. mayor buddy dyer says the club should remain as is for the next 12 to 18 months as it's become a gathering place for mourners and the city will reach out to the community for advice on how plans for that memia erika: turning to the weather on election day. not too many disturbances. a little rain but that's it. cindy: that one stripped from the gulf of mexico toward the great lakes. a few showers, nothing crazy. the weather can have huge impacts on election day. no big impacts today which is great. a little cold this morning. maybe went out to vote early on. look at these low temperatures this morning. as chilly as low 20's toward norwood, orange and pepperell. we were dealt a. 27 in ply

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antoinette: the wcvb mobile app has you covered wherever you are on election night including real-time town by town results, updated electoral college counts in changes to the balance of power in congress. you can download the app free in a discovery. a bundle of postcards from the cambridge election commission found in a trash bin at apartment complex on glassworks avenue. residents are concerned someone is tampering with the election information. cards were intended to help register voters find the right polling place. the postmaster in cambridge and the u.s. postal service are investigating how the postcards ended up in the trash. two u.s. service members were killed afghanistan. the members came under fire during a train advice and assist operation. 60 taliban fighters including two commanders were also killed. erika: a seven-year-old boy and his mother targeted in derry, new hampshire. over the last two weeks there been the victims of richly feel the vandalism and police have a clue that may help find those responsible -- of racially responsible. her car keyed with a racial slur,

>> and the wcvb mobile app has you covered wherever you are fo passes. on election night including re-time town by town of power in congress. it's easy. download it for free right now. >> new at 6:00, a local synagogue on the defensive over some controversial speakers invited to an event tonight. >> also new, his red sox career is over but the tributes to david ortiz are not. why sam adams is selling 541 and from 70 degrees tonight to a wet weather threat for tomorrow, changing temperatures to follow. i've got the timeline. >> follow me here. >> the patriots, as you know, you know the party line they are moving on from jamie collins the same way they moved on from talented questions. the same question what does tom ben hassan is my older brother. he is so funny, and so smart, and my best friend. all families have challenges, and my mom instilled in us very early on the importance of finding solutions to those challenges. and working really hard with your community to get things done. and she made it possible for ben and for me to have a family just like

wcvb mobile app has you covered wherever you are tonight including realtime results, updated electoral and the changes in the balance of congress. download it free. maria: warm election day. live look over boston where voters are packing the polls right now as we speak and they're going to be doing that for several more hours. boy, do they have a nice day to wait in those lines. harvey: incredible. it's been so clear all day. winds have been very light and temperatures really responded in lawrence, 65 in norwood. everybody's in the 50's and 60's. if you're thinking of voting and want to get there before 8:00 tonight, check it out, 7:00 to 8:00, 50 in wellesley, 49 in norwood. if you head, let's say, to the north, vill ricka about 50 degrees and worcester county, parts of metro west, about 51 degrees. south of boston, 49 in bridgewater and on the cape, temperatures in the upper 40's by 8:00 p.m. tonight. no weather problems whatsoever. that will change a little bit. there is boston in the overnight period, temperatures not as cold as last night. we'll talk about a shower threat coming u

you'll find a full list of this year's worst toys on the wcvb mobil app. >> welcome, by the way. >> thank yo >> mortgage rates spiking after the election. the impact on buyers and sellers. >> news in us -- newscenter 5 a starts right now. >> what we're learning from the chaotic scene. >> a rollover. spot the wreck and how the driver braved the elements. >> a very wet tuesday evening. when the drying out process will begin. >> middle school genius. >> when he makes up his mind he does it. >> the local boy who is such a fast learner he's already studying math at harvard. >> wcvb newscenter 5, at 6:00. >> tracking rain. some of sit pretty heavy out there ait moves through just in the ride home. >> this after the highest tide of the year, made a mess in many coastal areas. >> pictures from the south coast, look at that, water creeping up on lawns right towards people's homes. that right there tells the story. hi, everybody. >> obviously harvey leonard is here. good to see any more trouble tonight. >> it will. probably a little bit less but there is a coastal flood advisory for tonight's high

capital one even has a top-rated app >> wcvb at 7:00. it is engulfed in flames in leicester. police say the driver was swerving to avoid a deer in the road and ended up slamming into a tree. it happened on baldwin street this afternoon, the driver went to the hospital but is expected to be ok. a former new hampshire state rep in trouble with the law again. kyle tasker now accused of drunk driving. he's already facing felony charges for soliciting a minor for sex online, and drug charges as well. last night, the 31-year-old was arrested in rochester, after he allegedly caused a 3-car crash. tasker resigned in march. to revoke his bail after this arrest in rochester. maria: and there's a simply reason why. his positive message of giving back to the place he grew up in. hyannis. tonite jonathon thompson is someone you should know. >> the mayor of cape cod. reporter: it's like being with a rock star enough. >> i know. i can tell. >> just about everybody knows this guy. there is a good reason why. >> he is leading the charge showing people we need to love each other. >> you are th

app. live in dorchester, antoinette antonio, wcvb newscenter 5. >> antoinette, thank you. more breaking news now. two u.s. service members killed have been hurt. that's according to nato. the service members came under fire during a train, advise, and assist mission with afghanistan partners. >> a 7-year-old boy and his mom were targeted over the last two weeks. they have been the victims of racially-fueled vandalism. right now police have a new clue in finding those responsible. jacquelyn stimpson and her son have lived in derry, new hampshire, for three separate attacks, though, against them -- her car keyed with a racial slur recently, another incident -- eggs, fried chicken and watermelon smeared on the vehicle, thrown in the yard. stimpson says the message is clear. >> it's racial. it's racist. i was hurt. and i didn't realize that people >> stimpson has security camera images of a car that slowed down in front of her car. police want anyone with information on this car to come forward now. >> commitment 2016. just five days to go and there is a shift in the battlegro

you can watch that right here on channel 5 or on our wcvb mobile app. randy: tito jackson tellin it's critical we remain steadfast in ensuring immigrants who are undocumented actually have a path to citizenship. he wants boston to be a sanctuary city and not assist with mass deportation and doesn't think those who may have simply been currently there are five sanctuary cities in massachusetts now. reporter: an arrest in easton, michael noguera was arrested in south carolina yesterday. he will face a judge there this morning. he is charged with accessory to murder after the fact. armed robbery as well as larceny. all this in connection to the shooting of daniel smith found in the woods in easton last week. it is expected that the suspect will be extradited to massachusetts. nicole esta, newscenter 5. randy: a community in california is mourning the loss of a sheriff's deputy shot and killed while responding to a kill. dennis wallace, a 20-year veteran of the force, was gunned down sunday while checking on a reported stolen van near modesto. that's in cen

. >> it's on our website, wcvb mobile app. >> still ahead, the medal of freedom winners are pretty dignified, but they did have fun at the white house. the video getting attention this morning. it is in eyepoppers. >> new at 5:30, how much snow can we expect this winter? a weather guru makes his prediction for our storm team. information on the beating death of a lowell mother. the destruction that may have been caused by suspects escaping that scene. and we're still waiting to learn overnight. police still trying to find that driver and the car involved. >> it is 5:24. you want to bundle up this morning. you're dealing with windchills running in the teens and lower 20s. that's it. today, though, features sunshine. we head to 44 in the afternoon. in the afternoon. we start out in the morning with perhaps a little bit of a light dusting of snow. take a look. we could see a coating, dusting of snow along and north of the pike, a little bit more in northwestern massachusetts. that moves out in the morning. we warm it up in the afternoon. there will be rain on friday. the full timeline is ahead.

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erika: you can read the final pitches from trump and clinton right now on our wcvb mobile app. click on politics there. meantime, the fight over the big ballot questions in massachusetts heating up this morning. supporters and critics of question 2 both held rallies on the north shore yesterday. that question would allow the expansion of charter schools in the state. supporters say students deserve better options while critics say the plan would take millions of dollars from public schools. newscenter 5 starts at 4:00 p.m. at 7:00, a special edition of "on the record." then on election night, newscenter 5's j.c. monahan and ben simmoneau will be in new york city with the clinton and trump campaigns. our coverage starts at 4:00. randy: a deadly shooting under investigation. witnesses describing a frantic scene there. the eye's nicole estaphan in everett where there are still a lot of questions to be answered. nicole: certainly a lot of questions. police only someone was killed here yesterday. this morning we know a manhunt is underway for a gunman. police say it happened around

app. antoinette antonio, wcvb newscenter 5. >> it looked odd for it to be one piece, not delivering the mail. >> new this morning, questions after polling location postcards were trashed in cambridge. ahead of election day talking to newscenter 5. joe martins says he fears someone is tampering with election information. this morning the postmaster in cambridge and the u.s. postal service are taking action. martins says on monday he found the bundle of postcards in the trash of his building on glassworks avenue. the postcards from the cambridge election commission were intended for reader voters, helping them find the right polling place. martins says he did not receive his early voting infti incident has him concerned. >> it's not comforting in any way. i don't think most people are very -- i think it's a high anxiety election as it is, and then to find something like this -- it was just unsettling. >> the city of cambridge says the election commission has spoken to the postmaster in cambridge about this incident. it is a federal crime to tamper with mail. it should be noted the postcards ar

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app. click on politics. live this morning in boston, sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. >> speaking of that app, the app has you covered, and wherever you are on the election night, including real-time, town by town results, updated electoral college, and any changes to the ballots. you can download it free right now in your app store, and a new jersey woman is suing umass amherst in connection with her in october of 2013. he was a drug informant for the campus police, and his mother is seeking 5 million from the school saying that they did not inform her of his drug activity, and 1 million from the other student for wrongful death. the university says that it does not comment on pending cases. >> i am walking into my first event. never been in one in my life. >> right now the mbta is looking for answers after t shot underground comes to light. several people walking through abandoned green line tunnels. this video posted by exploring with josh, the group not hiding their faces, walking water-covered tracks through the long abandoned tunnels, and no vandalism is seen but the t is concerned. transit police say t

app. doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. >> thank you, ohio state students warned to run, hide, bike during yesterday's terrifying rampage. security experts say that those instructions were exactly the right message and everyone needs to be prepared to do the same in a mall classroom or anywhere. this is video from the department of homeland security website. it breaks down using an office as a backdrop, and so the first barricade yourself in a safe place and quiet and this is a former police superintendent who says attackers want easy targets. >> so if you have got good measures and good security programs and you have got good training and good personnel and good response policies, they are going to go some place else. >> boston university watched a coordinated response to a false report of a gunman earlier this month. experts say that that's what you want. they also encourage parents to ask about college safety plans while city council members want more information on how police might use monitoring equipment. the police department is considering buying more than a million dollars in software to trac

app. live at city hall, sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: no question, with four days before the polls open, it is about the battleground states. one skirmish will head to court. the eyeopener's erika tarantal with what to watch this morning. erika: in just hours, democrats trying to intimidate voters. it's one of several legal challenges around the country, all denied by the gop. on the trail today's campaign stops highly focus on battleground states. more than two dozen events are on the schedule. many focused on ohio and pennsylvania. last night both trump and clinton zeroed in on battleground north carolina. trump talking terrorism at fort bragg. >> we're going to get rid of isis. we're going to all we need is leadership. at the top level. erika: meantime, clinton hit trump over repeated comments about black voters. >> he has no idea, no idea about the strength of the black church, the vibrancy of black-owned businesses, the excellence of historically black colleges and universities. days now until the election. emily? emily: erik

. >> a reminder, the wcvb mobile app has you covered. wherever you are, we'll be on tv but you can find real-time town by town results. in power in congress, and one other thing we've been watching, the dow futures, the futures for the dow jones are down 600 points right now. down 600 points right now. >> we're watching, we'll see you >>> and we are back, election 2016. 10:30 here in the east coast. you see it right there, donald trump, we called it just before the break. donald trump projected the win the state of ohio and its 18 electoral votes there, and david muir, you see a big gender gap in that state. >> this is really fascinating in must-win for donald trump, and he's now pulled that off tonight. no republican wins the white house without ohio. the breakdown. 53% women voters, 47% men. but look when we break it out. who did they vote for? look at the men. 54% went with donald trump, 39% with clinton. that's 15 points right there. the gap there. and then look at women. she carries women, but only by nine points. and one more thing

wcvb, newscenter 5. >> our coverage continues all the time. right now on our mobile app full results plus you can go down by town and county by county. check the breakdown by clicking in for some tonight. >> yeah. in a lieutenant. that's for sure, as you check out the radar notice all the lightest colors we can show. this is very light rain if it's even reaching the ground. but it's working its way from northwest to southeast. there is somewhat more significant rain but it's closer to the low pressure area down around new york and new jersey and you can see that sinking southward. so just a couple of sprinkles might dampen the ground in a few communities this evening as it moving offshore and the skies skies will be clear by morning. keep in mind it will turn chillier as the cold air starts to filter in. boston will beheading down to the low 40s and up 30s around 6:00 or 7:00. even frost to start your day tomorrow. big changes late week and we'll talk about that coming up. >> the couple connected to the pharmacy involved in that deadly tainted steroid outbreak. pleading

app. live in dorchester this morning, antoinette antonio, wcvb newscenter 5. >> thank you. more breaking news now, two u.s. service members killed fighting the taliban in afghanistan. two other u.s. service members have been hurt according to nato. the service members came under fire during a train advice and a mission with partners. randy: a seven-year-old boy and his mom were targeted. they have been the victims of racially fueled vandalism. right now the police have a new clue in finding those responsible. jacqueline and her son have lived in derry, new hampshire for the last five years without any problems. three separate attacks against them. her car keyed with a racial slur. another incident, eggs, fried chicken andat yard. stimpson says the message is clear. >> it's racial. it's racist. i was hurt. i certainly didn't realize that people in derry thought that way. strongly enough to act on it. >> she now has security camera images of a car that slowed down in front of her house, and police want anyone with information on that car to come forward now. in the battlegrou