diane cho, wcvb newscenter 5. reid: right now, president-elect donald trump continues his criticism of recount efforts. newscenter 5's todd kazakiewich is here with what kellyanne conway had to say. todd: secretary of state is the highest profile position yet to be filled by the president-elect, and it seems clear trump's advisors disagree over who he should nominate. top of his agenda tonight, though is fighting a recount effort that he says is led by "crybabies." kellyanne conway: governor romney the last 4 years, i mean, has he been around the globe doing something on behalf of the united states of which we're unaware? : president-elect questioning the qualifications of former governor mitt romney, who is being considered for secretary of state. the harsh criticism seems to show dissension within the trump transition team. trump's incoming chief of staff says the president-elect will pick the most qualified candidate. >> i think what president-elect trump has said is that, as he's said the entire campaign, he's

monahan, ed harding, wcvb newscenter 5 at 4:00, part of >> you are watching newscenter 5 at 6:00. ed: sky 5 over a fire on cross street in lowell that damaged a car and two homes. no injuries reports but 18 -- no injuries to report, but the cause of the fire is under maria: caught on camera. watch this. the car slamming right into a booth. david bieneck is live on the scene with what happened. david? david: maria, i am seated at the booth where it happened. you can the it is slightly askew next to white used to be a window. the car next to what used to be a window. you can see the car turning, rolling through a window. >> all of us tt in, i heard a huge sound like an explosion. a man -- david: and man in front of the window is slightly pushed by the car. the owner says the reason he thinks no one was hurt is he recently had shatterproof glass shards through the restaurant. >> a lot of people could have gotten hurt. david: even the driver, a woman in her 60's, appeared to be fine. she said her car had just been detailed and a floor mat got stuck under the brake pedal. she still got

wcvb, newscenter 5. >> thank you. so we're starting to get those results. quick look at where the electoral college stands now. abc news just calling west donald trump. in addition to kentucky and indiana. vermont right now has gone to hillary clinton. again, it takes 270 electoral votes to win it all. >> at 7:30, just a number of states closed. ohio and west virginia, north carolina as well. so these states are closing here just about every half an hour. ours closes a half an hour from now. there are minutes left to cast a ballot in massachusetts. the polls are set to close at 8:00. the long lines could singal record turnout with more than a million people who have already cast their ballots. there could be two million people actually showing up to vote today. that total would break the record for voting in the bear state. the polls are still open in many spots in. new hampshire, that state could swing the outcome of the presidential race. >> there has been record turnout in some towns in new hampshire. >> maria, less than half an hour before the polls her

wcvb newscenter 5. >> there is a precaution after a hazmat situation. is it boston fire says a small battery charger over -- over heated and it let off a vapor that made some people feel sick. jc: and now on the opioid crisis new data shows deaths from heroin are declining in the sta fentanyl deaths are rising. more than 1,000 people died from unintentional opioid over doses this year. but as many as 470 more deaths are expected by the end of the year. the number of opioids was updated to more than 1500 statewide. >> ben: gas prices continue to decline in mass -- massachusetts. it is 4 cents higher than this average. let's look at the drive times and see how prask -- how traffic is moving along. the pike is looking pretty good. let's go to the map and see how the drive times are around the boston region. you are looking at 32 miles per hour and 25 minutes upper deck to 128. there is the pike. 16 minutes from 93 to newton corner. it is 29 minutes from the toll to95 smoothly. seven minutes from the pike up to 290 and not a bad monday night drive home. >>

todd kazakiewich, wcvb newscenter 5. jc: the investigation continues unconscious at the home where that baby was discovered. newscenter 5's jorge quiroga spoke with first responders today, and he is live in marlborough. jorge? jorge: the ms. been little activity here at the home or that baby was found unconscious and later died. according to relatives, the newborn's mom and father continue being treated at the hospital tonight. a source tell 5 investigates the baby was just 5 weeks old, -- five weeks old. down. he went to high school with the baby from him, and he says her family originally from peru, is , very religious. >> a christian family, a really religious family. jorge: around noon thursday, firefighters responding to a 911 call found the baby's grandmother carrying the unconscious child outside. >> they were excited. first grandchild. jorge: a 19 year old woman and a 23-year-old man in bed unconscious. firefighters immediately grabbed a kit like this, and gave them narcan. >> i'm not sure what they might have fou

inned thattic, jorge quiroga, wcvb newscenter 5. >> next on wcvb newscenter 5: maria: truck torn apart bay speeding train. the split-second decision. maria: a police officer's close call. why that car came right after him. meteorologist: enjoy the mild times while they will be here coming. i have got the timeline. >> thursday morning on the eye, protecting your kids. >> expert advice from police including one thing your child should always have. maria: watch the video. a moving truck. a moving truck gets caught at a railroad crossing. the driver barely makes it out before the train's impact. ed: tonight, a family is facing the fact that nearly all of what they owned is destroyed. watch as a freight train tears through a moving truck like it's a piece of paper. the crash scattering a family's the truck got stuck on the tracks yesterday in georgia. >> i'm a little shaken up. i'm blessed that i'm here. >> truck driver eli mercado was in the cab with his wife. he says he followed gps to this crossing and did not see the no truck signs until it was too late. his truck got stuck with low gro

5, i'm ben simmoneau, wcvb newscenter 5. >> and ben and j.c. will be in new york covering the campaigns throughout the day today, and their live reports continue tonight on newscenter 5 starting at 4:00 p.m. >> we are live from the state house this morning where governor baker just reld donald trump, and here it is. take a look. the people of massachusetts deserve a federal government that works collaboratively to solve our nation's problems, and it is my hope that president-elect donald trump works quickly to unite our country after a divisive election. those words coming from governor baker who as you know over the course of this campaign, said that he did not support donald trump, and yesterday said that clinton's alma mater, a somber tone of disappointment as the election results rolled in. >> i don't think that any one of us in this room is going to lose any, any inkling of the pride that we feel, not just because of our famous alumma sister because of the people in this room. >> they are hoping to mark the, they were hoping to but breaking

wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning. this is newscenter 5 eyeopener. >> i pledge to every citizen of our land that i will be president for all americans. >> breaking overnight, donald trump is the next the united states. good morning. i'm emily riemer. battleground states needed to win the electoral college, despite what was a close popular vote. >> that's not the only breaking headline. republican chris sununu is new governor-elect of new hampshire. the senate race is less clear. currently, too close to call between senator kelly ayotte and governor maggie hassan. >> a hotly contested ballot question in the commonwealth is approved. 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 tow

reareid lamberty, wcvb newscenter 5. anchor: commitment 2016. just one week to go until election day. new polls are showing the presidential race is tighter than ever. newscenter 5's mary saladna joins us with the latest. mary? reporter: nearly 26 million americans have already voted, but with the race tightening, both candidates are stumping nonstop and trying to control the conversation. 11th hour surprises have translated into tighter polls going into the final week of the election. the daily abc news/"washington post" national tracking poll now shows a mere .7% of a difference separates the two candidates, a statistical deadheat. both sides know it's now about getting out the vote. >> we are going to pull it off the market so it stops burning up our wallets. reporter: republican vp candidate mike pence took the lead while the two campaigned in pennsylvania, again calling for republicans to come home before and we will do it and we will do it very, very quickly. it's a catastrophe. reporter: meanwhile, clinton triples down on the all-important

john, at water, wcvb newscenter 5. >> a patriots player suspended for drugs. defensive attack alan branch will miss four games after apparently testing positive for marijuana. the jets. he started nine of the patriots '10 games. -- 10 games. gusts sent tree limbs crashing down on oak street. the wire was also knocked down, but nobody was hurt. temperatures stuck in the 30s today. i went for a run outside. >> brutal. the wind really hurts. 'r the winds look like they stick around. >> they do. the superstrongest are still occurring. wind gusts 54. fall river to 50. salisbury to 40. worcester airport and boston over 30 nantucket. still going to be wind, but the wind advisories will come down after 6:00 p.m. in boston. cod. with the wind and temperatures, it feels like 16 at worcester airport. feels like it's 24 in boston. we have snow flurries in parts of the berkshires. some areas have had up to 20 inches of snow. there's still a winter storm warning out there until 7:00 tonight. all right, so more snow flurries and squalls. but it should be winding down and les

announcer: from boston's news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 6:00. >> we recognize it is indeed dark, but protesters are gathering following the win of donald trump. in that picture is there has not been any violence. we are seeing other cities across the union, chicago and new york, no reports of any violence. we stay on the ground and in the air above that. the continuing message of unity from leaders on both sides of the political aisle. maria: after president-elect donald trump set the tone with his acceptance speech, hillary clinton encouraged her backers to support him. newscenter 5's jc monahan and ben simmoneau are live in new wrapped up and now look forward. ben: what a day it has been. they watched these results come in only about a block apart. their path, their lives are taking different trajectories. jc: we have not seen him since he gave his victory speech. there is a lot happening behind closed doors. normally trump tower is closed to the public. outside a crowd of supporters and the press. we know he will go to washington to meet with president obama. and started

wcvb newscenter 5. both hillary clinton and donald trump are trying to pack in as much campaigning as they can. ben: they are both making last-minute trips to the granite state. donald trump was there today. david, what did he say? david: good afternoon. not only are the polls showing a close race in new hampshire, but unlike massachusetts, there is no early voting in new hampshire, so virtually every vote is up for grabs. hampshire country club, donald trump slammed the jaws report. mr. trump: these numbers are an absolute disaster. david: the numbers show unemployment down and wages up, but trump called them "from the." mr. drum: they want to work. they are not working -- mr. trump, they want to work, they when he talked about a safe zone, and the crowd shouted "ship hillary their." and the crowd cheered. mr. trump: that suggestion could only be made in new hampshire. david: campaign workers signed of volunteers to help with this final weekend. >> i have a lot to do, but i will get out and at least po

wcvb newscenter 5. maria: let's talk about hillary clinton now. she will be in new hampshire sunday. today, hillary clinton and her highest profile supporters crisscrossing battleground states, working hard for every vote. at nichole berlie continues our team coverage. nichole: clinton showing no signs of slowing down on the campaign trail, utilizing the support of some of her famous supporters. hillary clinton it in the campaign trail running today, making a stop in the battleground state of pennsylvania. ms. clinton: are you ready to vote, pittsburgh? nichole: leaning on celebrity backing. >> i believe she is going to tax-cut that is going to do one of two things -- raise the deficit by $9 trillion over 10 years or require cuts to 40% across the board. nichole: and former president bill clinton in colorado. mr. clinton: i believe she will be the first woman president, and i know she will be the best qualified president i have had a chance to vote for in my lifetime. but even those things are not as important as what it will mean for you. nichole

by the lawrence, nichole berlie, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: thank you. right now, investigators are trying to determine the cause of a huge overnight fire on the mclean hospital grounds in belmont. flames destroyed the vacant building that once housed patients. newscenter 5's doug meehan is live at that thing with the latest. doug? doug: emily, right now we are waiting on big, heavy equipment to knock down walls that have been deemed unsafe as firefighters continue to look for spots. this morning, they had their hands full. >> there was heavy fire on both the second and third floors and up through the roof. doug: it was just after 2 a.m. when an alert belmont police officer driving by, first smelled smoke. this is video from the a defensive operation for fire fighters arriving on scene. crews from cambridge, watertown and arlington assisting belmont , in battleing this massive blaze. the u-shaped wood and brick structure, some 100 feet by 75 and both 2 and 3 floors high. eight 10:11 10:18 -- >> it was occupied by patients doug: when was the last time it w

. >> live in hyde park, rhondella richardson, wcvb, newscenter 5. >> new it 5, one person is in custody suspected in the it happened near the corner of ash and lake streets. the pair suffered nonlife-threatening injuries in the incident. no word on a motive or if the victim and alleged shooter know each other. while president-elect donald trump remains mostly out of sight he's at some high-profile meetings. a familiar face walked through the doors of trump tower. maria is here with details. >> patriots owner bob kraft there he is. heading inside. that was right before 2:00. patriots not saying why he was there although he has a longstanding friendship with the president-elect. in the meantime trump's transition team says they are making excellent progress. >> the transition continues. joe biden sitting down with team leader mike pence in washington today, as pence deals with a critics say is clouded in confusion. one of trump's national security advisers reportedly forced to resign, governor chris christie ousted, carson declining consideration for a potential trump cabinet slot. democr

jorge quiroga, wcvb newscenter 5 . >> watch the bottom of your screen here. a 72-year-old woman struck in the crosswalk before a minivan drives off. this happened at 4th and broadway in chelsea just before 10:30 this morning. she is expected to be o.k.. here's the minivan police are looking for right now. it could be an older model dodge caravan, and it appears to be missing a right front hubcap, or >> look at this million-dollar view we will give you for free. >> beautiful. >> the sunset 35 minutes ago n ow. nice day, by mid-november, late november standards. can't last forever, can it? >> no, it can't. all we have to do is take a look at minnesota. where it is snowing. snow before this weekend is out. let's jump ahead to saturday evening. showers approaching new england with snow right behind it. by the time we get to sunday morning, those rain showers will be turning to snow squalls in thshires and that will extend up intoarts of vermont. that is read can expt some snowfall accumulation late this weekend. look how mild it was today. big change in a little

sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. >> thank you. new this morning, the town barnstable claims highly toxic chemicals made their way into water sources on cape cod, potentially endangering people $4 million to cover the cost of testing. the companies ceased production of the chemicals, but the suit claims there was no alert or no recall. >> right now a massachusetts liberal arts college is sending prayers to an alum injured. sofia is a recent graduate of williams college. she was in north dakota monday morning when an environmental protest over the pipeline turned violent. she was hit by a amputated. a prayer service was held last night. her father talking about his daughter's recovery. >> focused on the fact that it's not about her. it's about what we're doing for our country and the native people. >> the father says the grenade was thrown directly at her. that's a claim police deny. a police officer was also hurt in the overnight clash. new englanders want to know how winter. cindy has the long-term prediction from a guy whose trac

live in hyde park, rhondella richardson, wcvb, newscenter 5. >> president elect doomed trump staying mostly out of sight as he continues to work on his transition team but someone we did see at trump towers today is robert kraft. patriots owner heading in just before 2:00. left about a half an patriots not saying why he was even there, although he does have a longstanding relationship with the president-elect. mr. kraft did not answer any questions from reporters about why he was there to visit. >> what do we want? >> sanctuary. >> pushing administrators to become sanctuary campuses for undocumented students. that would mean limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities. wake of the election of donald trump who has said that deporting millions of undocumented immigrants is a top priority. there are two dozen undocumented students at tufrts including one young man who has lived in this country for 12 years. >> i have lived here my entire life. i don't know mexico. i'll fight for my place to stay in this country. >> they will explore what it means to be a sanctuary campus.

emily riemer, wcvb newscenter 5. anchor: all it takes is a little bit of mind-over-matter to avoid the post-halloween candy temptations around the office. doctors say out of sight, out of mind is one way to approach those mid-day cravings. but that can be difficult, so make sure you're prepared. they suggest eating a solid breakfast that's high in protein and healthy fats to reduce the cravings during the day. you can also try sipping on some cinnamon tea. cinnamon is known to help to reduce sugar cravings and can help regulate blood sugar. anchor: halloween on a plane? not ideal by any means for a 3-year-old, but one father going the extra mile to make it extra that father on a flight from boston to san francisco approached passengers during the flight last night, and handed them treats with a small note attached. he said he didn't want his daughter to miss out on the holiday, so he asked them to give out the candy as she came by. how sweet is that? then he took her down the aisle trick-or-treating. it was probably

live in concord, new hampshire, i'm reid lamberty, wcvb newscenter 5. j.c.: right now, a driver suspected in a deadly hit and run in brockton is being questioned by police. this as friends look for a way to heal. newscenter 5's rhondella reporter: the owner of the bar says they are grieving as a community for the hit-and-run victim who died. the victims transplant to remember the man who was struck on the street. they say to come friday and saturday, and bring a donation so they can send his buddy back to his native honduras. >> we are going to miss a good person. reporter: carmen figueroa and her mom inez, visited sergio licona vallecillo before he died. sergio's only local cousin volunteers with them at brockton's family center food bank. hit him, he flew. >> the brain damage is too severe for him to come out of it. >> he had a big bruise. reporter: the last goodbyes to the 25-year-old heartbreaking as his 3 small children phoned the hospital room. >> the kids were talking to him, saying wake up, daddy. wake up, wake up from sleeping. that was the sad

it cannot antonio, wcvb newscenter 5. -- antoinette antonio, wcvb newscenter 5. ed: an update to a story we brought you -- isle of man has died. the suspect in the shooting is also dead tonight. the other officer shot as well. injuries not life-threatening. jc: a vermont mother is facing charges today, after police say she left her children in the car while she went shoplifting. 34-year-old shanna jacobs was arrested yesterday at the university mall in colchester, police say jacobs never told them that she left her 2 sons, ages 4 and 2, in the back seat of her car with the door unlocked. a shopper called 911, after noticing the kids had been sitting there for close to an hour. >> i have seen kids left in cars. not a situation like this. it's upsetting area the children were young. upset. jc: jacobs now faces two counts of child cruelty, on top of the shoplifting charges. ed: a quarter of the clock in the afternoon. look at the shadow line. this is the camera by the bruins new patrick -- practice arena. you can see the pike them clearly wrapped in southern a coupl

wcvb newscenter 5. jc: phone scams seem real and target you and your family. >> ben: up next, one woman's terrifying story and i will tell you jc: and getting answers from the governor after our investigation found environmental police officers on duty, but at home. >> and we know it is chilly around our area for tonight, but it is not indicative the way it is around the rest of hillary clinton: i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. vo: in times of crisis america depends on steady leadership. donald trump: "knock the crap out of them, would you? seriously..."vo: clear thinking... donald trump: "i know and calm judgment. donald trump: "and you can tell them to go fu_k themselves." vo: because all it takes is one wrong move. donald trump audio only: "i would bomb the sh_t out of them." vo: just one. 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. ave no choice. imagine if your kids were trapped

reporting live from the statehouse, wcvb, newscenter 5. >> if you plan on traveling for thanksgiving next week you're going to have a lot of company as you usually do. triple-a says 48.7 million americans will take to the reds and skies. the most since 2007. lower gas prices cited as the main factors. triple-a expects one million more americans will travel 50 miles or more than they did last year. >> another airline getting in on the trend to offer a fare that's even lower than economy. united airlines will be offering what's called -- starting next year. you'll not be able to pick your seats ahead of time and baggage will be limited to one carry on that must fit under the seat. you will not have overhead storage space. will also be the last people to board that flight. this next story perfect. delta airlines is rolling out the first baggage tracking the app today. the it will allow them to track their bags with their smartphone using a chip that's embedded into luggage tags. scanners on each side will read the chip and indicate whether the luggage is loaded on the correct plane. >>

live in waltham, jorge quiroga, wcvb newscenter 5. maria: thank you. this lawyer right here, named one of the most eligible bachelor's. hauled into court again to face rape charges. newscenter 5's shaun chaiyabhat is live in boston with the new allegations against him. >> he was once, one of the country's most eligible bachelors. but the trail of rape allegations against him has now gone up to four. it's hard to tell gary zerloa. defendant from just another attorney. a one-time people magazine "most eligible bachelor". dressed in a suit, he came to to face rape charges before police even had time to arrest him. he came voluntarily to the court. zerola spent years in these courts as prosecutor then defense attorney. fellow attorneys tipped him to the boston police investigation. two counts of rape after a night out with another attorney and two girls ended at this beacon hill condo. november 10th. the victim reported the attack two days later. prosecutors say they have medical evidence, but tests are not complete. >> there's not going to be going to be p

live in waltham, sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: thank you. security in new york city is being stepped up ahead of the annual thanksgiving day parade there. millions are set to line the route to see the giant balloons and floats. traffic will be blocked off, barricades, including sanitation trucks full of sands in place. some 3,000 police officers will all of this to thwart any terror threat similar to what was carried out in nice, france, earlier this year. donald trump has a thanksgiving day message. a video calling for unity. erika is tracking that, as well as the trump transition. reporter: president-elect trump is working through the holiday from florida, delivering a new message to americans as sp appointments. >> this morning president-elect donald trump and his family are hunkered down at the luxury mar-a-lago resort in florida. wednesday he released this thanksgiving message. >> it's my prayer that on this thanksgiving we begin to heal our divisions and move forward as one country. reporter: while white men dominated

sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: thank you. donald trump also zeroing in on the granite state. erika: he heads back to new hampshire tonight after aggressively campaigning in several other key states, including florida. newscenter 5's doug meehan is here tracking the truck campaign. before the polls open donald trump is making his final plea to the american voter. and that includes those in new hampshire. he is expected in the granite state around 8:00 tonight. happening right now trump is , wrapping up a campaign event in sarasota, florida. he continues to rally his supporters while also trying to sway any undecided voters. trump's campaign manager saying the republican presidential candidate plans to keep up the breakneck campaign pace through election day tomorrow. and just moments ago, the gop hopeful aimed his focus at washington. if we win, the corrupt politicians and their daughters lose. if we win, the american people when big league. it will be over. doug: after trump votes tomorrow in new york, he is expected to travel to several more states. meanwhile in iowa yesterda

wcvb newscenter 5. jc: a live look at the city where we had a beautiful sunset after a fantastic november day. harv, what's going on? above average temps ? harvey: incredible. it hit 66 in boston. the clouds that are coming in are the first sign of a that's coming. still mild in boston. it is cooling off elsewhere. this will not be as chilly overnight as it was last night. sunset has already occurred. we are starting to see clouds come in. there is also rain on the way. i want to give you a time line on this. tomorrow morning as we go through the commute from south to north, the rain will over spread the area. if you are in boston northward and early in the commute you might just escape the rain. not forever, just the rain could be heavy at times and likely to last through the evening commute. we have super high tide, astronomically so it has created a coastal flood advisory. we will talk about that coming up. >> ben: thank you. a man in custody accused of brutally beating his wife he just married. toni

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 barricading themselves in. >> i ran into a bathroom luckily that

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. boston around 3/4 of an inch. over an inch in norwood and providence, very beneficial rains but, of course, timing of commute has been very challenging for many. you could almost draw a line right now through boston. heaviest rains from boston northward. it's still raining south of boston but in general it's somewhat lighter and getting a little more sporadic, but there are still a couple of developments going on here. just look at this, south of nantucket at the end of the loop. that's a downpour. maybe even a thunderstorm. next few hours. so yes, the steadiest rains will be lifting northward but a couple of embedded downpours in eastern mass, and western mass you've seen the heaviest rain you're going to see

nichole berlie, wcvb newscenter 5. the president-elect now paying $25 million to settle three fraud lawsuits against his defunct trump university. the class-action lawsuit charged that trump u failed to deliver on its promise to educate people about the real estate market. the settlement means the plaintiffs will get at least half of their money back. trump's lawyer says the settlements are not an admission of guilt. trump repeatedly said in the past he would not agree to a settlement. rhondella: a cape cod stunned by the arrest of a teen, the captain of a high school stop attack on a 14-year-old girl. his team taking the field without him. newscenter 5's diane cho with the story from bourne. doug: police say the teen girl was attacked while walking to her bus stop on puritan road when suddenly, they say, she was grabbed from behind. players from the upper cape cod regional technical school take the field friday night without one of their captains. that's because 18-year-old john including attempted aggravated kidnappi

john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. ed: also breaking gronk, officially out for sunday's game against the 49ers. maria: sportscenter 5's bob halloran is at the breaking news desk. bob: not a surprise, but the patriots have made it official after gronk missed his third straight practice today and then was not on the patriots flight out to san francisco this afternoon. gronk was injured sunday night when he took this huge hit from seattle's earl thomas gronk -- earl thomas. gronk missed a few plays, but was ablefi the patriots have simply called it a chest injury. the patriots will also be without wide receiver chris hogan but running back dion lewis will make his season debut -- we'll have more later in sports. ed: also breaking, president-elect donald trump agreeing to a $25 million settlement to resolve three lawsuits over trump university. the suits alleged that trump university failed to deliver the quality real estate investing education it promised. the deal does not require trump to acknowledge wrongdoing. caught

diane cho, wcvb newscenter 5. ed: boston police are looking for the person who phoned in a hoax that caused a scare on the bu campus. at about 8:30 this morning someone called campus to say he was barricaded inside a booby-trapped room at the mugar library. a few minutes later the person called back to say he had shot a hostage. the whole area was put on lockdown sending students into a panic. >> it was actually threat on the line. ed: eventually the threat was determined to be a hoax. police are trying to trace the call. maria: good news for drivers worried m roadwork might add to the congestion on thanksgiving eve. an about face. after originally saying construction crews would remain on the turnpike until noon next wednesday, the baker administration now says the crews will stop by 5:00 a.m. wednesday morning. nearly a million people in massachusetts are expected to hit the road to travel over thanksgiving. next on wcvb newscenter 5: maria: the threatening note sent to this local mayor and how he is fighting ba

tonight, we are live in foxboro, the state police headquarters, wcvb newscenter 5. j.c.: donald trump is spending thanks going in florida. he said he is still working, though, tweeting he is trying to keep the air-conditioner company choice for secretary of tate. top aide kellyanne conway tweeting -- top aide kelllyanne conway, taking to twitter, tweeting, quote: "receiving deluge of social media and private comments regarding romney. some trump loyalists warn against romney as secretary of state." conway says she's only tweeting the same message she's been relaying to trump in private. many trump loyalists are pushing for rudy guiliani to get the post. a tradition that's more than a century old is taking on added meaning this year. and hudson used their annual thanksgiving day football game to support the family of trooper thomas clardy, still coping with his death. newscenter 5's david bienick has this show of community gratitude. [applause] >> applause surrounded the clardy family as the six children and their mother walked onto the football field just before the

juli mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5 . reid: thank you. we have presidential candidates covered on election night. both will be in new york city, and so will newscenter 5. j.c. monahan will be at trump campaign headquarters and ben simmoneau will be with the clinton campaign. their live reports start tuesday afternoon. nichole: now to breaking news on a disturbing story out of south kidnapping and chaining a 30-year-old woman inside a storage container has now confessed to seven murders. spartanburg's sheriff says todd kohlhepp confessed that he killed four people at a motorcycle shop in 2003. he's been charged with kidnapping kala brown who was missing for two months. earlier today officials said they found the body of brown's boyfriend on kohlhepp's 95-acre property. he also admitted to two other killings. reid: closer to home, a deadly fire under investigation in flames ripping through this building on george street. neighbors ran door to door shouting to warn others about a massive fire tearing through a vacant house on george street. f

we're shutting it down. >> i am mary saladna, wcvb newscenter 5. it open on december 2 and showing nationwide. next on wcvb newscenter 5: >> the family of a kidnapped california mom speaking for the first time since her return >> we were just very excited to see one another. >> the new clues police are >> the worst traffic trouble areas in america. three notorious spots making the cut that boston drivers know all too well. >> geeing ready for sunshine but cool temperatures. i will show you when it warms >> the family of a kidnapped california mom speaking for the first time since her return >> we were just very excited to see one another. >> the new clues police are >> we were just very excited to see one another. >> they ton lo the motive and they don't think she knew the kidnappers. a handgun in a dark suv. they called them suspects. j.c.: we knew traffic was bad. massachusetts has three of the nation's top 50 worse bottlenecks according to a new report. the worst of them is on i-93 bridge to the mass pipe exit this came in number 15. noll surpri

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

we're live in revere, antoinette antonio, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: thank you. a new clue in the murder of a jogger in princeton. it has been more than three months since van body was found. todd kazakiewich is live with what investigates are searching for this morning. reporter: emily good morning. investigators are looking for a dark colored suv, and witnesses say it was seen near the area where vanessa marcotte's body was discovered. police returned to the area of brook station road interviewing people. witnesses say that the dark colored suv was along the road at the same time the 27-year-old disappeared. marcotte who lived in new york ever since people who live in this quiet community have been on edge. >> completely. completely. i think that that's the part of it that is unnerving. no one has an answer yet. i don't really feel like we have had much information on which to make clear decisions about what we want to -- how much risk we want to take or not. >> again the worcester county d.a.'s office says investigates are looking for a dark colored suv. inves

wcvb newscenter 5. nichole: right now, the search for two suspects accused of crashing a car into a home then running off. it happened in northborough. that's where newscenter 5's nicole estaphan is live. nicole: it smashed through the wall and into this home. went into the house. nicole: a wild wakeup call for an elderly couple safely snuggled in their northboro home sunday morning. >> my son yelling there was a crash. >> unless you know the quarter, you are going to hit something. nicole: that something knocking down the front door, causing a lot of damage to living room. >> it was almost into the house. the entire door was taken off. they damage the mailboxes. they damage to the house there. nicole: susan cone lives on one side of the duplex. her in-laws on the other. she says they are thankful that the only damage was to property not people. , police still looking for two men who jumped out of the car and fled. seemingly one of them with hesitation. >> they were back there arguing. one of them saying

sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. antoinette: thank you. a man on a bike has died after crashing into a truck in methue state police say both the tru and the bike were stopped at a red light on merrimack street yesterday near the exit ramp from 495. the man on the bike lost control when the light changed and hit the side of the truck. the victim is a 58-year-old man from methuen. no charges have been filed. >>> a driver accused in this police say the man turned himself in sunday afternoon. his lawyers said that he heard screaming at the scene, but he panicked and drove away. randy: right now police in laconia, new hampshire, are looking for this guy stealing from a vape shop. investigators say the suspect entered through the basement of the great northern woods vape shop yesterday morning. burglar got away with $5,000 worth of merchandise, including 40 vaporizers. antoinette: a new me blackstone mother accused of murdering her two infants. a motion recently filed calls for a suppression of any and all physical evidence that came from the ex

we're live in easton this wcvb newscenter 5. randy: thank you. and gd is looking at new ways to narrow the achievement gab in schools, this comes after voters shot down the ballot question which would have increased the number of charter schools. ideas being considered include extend, the school day and giving schools authority to make their own budgeting and curriculum decisions. governor baker was a supporter of question 2. and a boston woman is dead days after being hit by a septic truck in denise hirschel and a 71-year-old man were crossing the street earlier when they were hit. they were both taken to the hospital after the crash. police say that the man recovered but hirschel died from her injuries on sunday. the driver stayed at the scene. >> new fallout at a west port farm after animals were removed from they filthy conditions. the property owner has been ordered to stop housing the animals and remove them. however the order does not operator does not own. the town and legal experts are still reviewing the order ahead of a december 7 prel

live in lowell, i'm reid lamberty, wcvb newscenter 5. erika: attorney general mora healy says 300 calls have been made to a hotline a harassment. the hotline has been set up since the november 8 election. doug: the wind chill -- if you go out there, it feels a lot colder than it actually is, cindy fitzgibbon. cindy: it feels like winter. it feels like 15 degrees. that is it in worcester. the wind is gusting to 40 miles wind gusts. that cold air is wrapping around on the backside. we are looking at a lot of clouds. upper 30's boston. we may attack on another degree. some in clouds until the sun goes down. the winds ahead, coming up. erika: cindy, thank you so much. officers ambushed. a dangerous weekend for police, four separate shootings in three states. abc's elizabeth hur reports, right now a manhunt is underway in san antonio after the officer there died. elizabeth: four officers in four cities ambushed, one of the murder just outside police headquarters. >> officer down in front of year veteran of the san antonio police department, w

. >> from boston's news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 5:00. maria: newscenter 5's commitment 2016 coverage continues for you tonight at 5:00. americans across the country making their choice for president right now. ed: history will be made regardless of the outcome. first female to win the presidency. donald trump, the first to reject the washington establishment and heads of his own party. both will watch the results in new york city. maria: voter turnout nationwide is expected to be high. it is predicted many states will set new records. ed: the tight senate race in new hampshire among the ones being closely watched. it is one of a half dozen around the country that will determine which party controls the senate next year. ben simmoneau starts off. he's live in new york city with the clinton campaign. ben? ben: good evening. the first time since 1944 that both major party presidential candidates have been from new york, one of the largest spaces in new york city here. they are putting the finishing touches on the stage, the outline they are

live in the newsroom, nichole berlie, wcvb newscenter 5. ed: our election day coverage continues tonight with the ballot questions. there are four here in massachusetts. question two -- should the state expand the number of charter schools? we have both sides covered. newscenter 5's shaun chaiyabhat starts us off with the supporters live in the south shaun? shaun: the party hasn't started yet but the yes on two folks are hoping this will be their victory party. volunteers, mostly parents, fanned out across polling places hoping to change minds at the very last minute. supporters say they've seen that happening over the last few weeks. saying as people learn more about the charter school initiative its getting more support. the reason polling has it slipping. voting yes on question two would approve up to 12 new charter schools or increase enrollment the most notable supporters releasing a tv ad in the homestretch of this campaign. a fight mostly run by parents. its been a hard fight, and an expensive one. more than $25 million was raised to

live in framingham, sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: florence henderson passing away at the age of 82. henderson most notably known as carol brady, the loving mother on "the brady bunch." her manager says she died yesterday in los angeles surrounded by loved ones. randy: also breaking, a driver charged with oui after crashing into a massachusetts state 93, southeast expressway, the boston-milton line. the trooper was taken to the hospital. we're told that trooper has been treated and released. the man accused of running down four boston police officers will be in court today. vincent weaks faces charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, accused of mowing those officers down in dorchester. emily: a fire brokes out in a the calls to 9-1-1. this disabled couple was trapped in the bedroom of their second story apartment on elm street. crews moved through the smoke, found the couple and cleared the path to a backdoor to get them out. >> i was in the bedroom. i heard a loud sound in the living room. then all of a sudden a

antoinette antonio, wcvb newscenter 5. randy: thank you, and there are questions after a wild scene plays out in a parking lot of a supermarket. >> this was the scene last night at the hannahford in waltham. an employee hit by a car. the eyeopener's sera congi is at sera? >> emily and randy, as you can imagine on the day before thanksgiving, this parking lot was packed with holiday shoppers at the time of the crash. police say that a driver backing out of a parking spot hit an employee who was pushing shopping carts. the driver then smashed into a parked car, but it did not end there. that car hitting four more vehicles. all the while people walking around in this lot were jumping >> how did she not see them? >> the person that was putting the cart away was dragged, when the car came in but they are ok, thank god. >> a lot of people here, luckily, all the response team, came in super fast. >> that employee was conscious and alert when he was taken to the hospital as a precautions. the driver of the car was also taken to th

john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. >> police searching for this white minivan involved in a hit and run this morning. it happened at 4th and broadway just before 10:30. surveillance video shows the van hitting a woman in a crosswalk then speeding off. the 72-year-old victim was taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. the chelsea police chief says the van could be an older model dodge caravan, and it appears to be missing a right front hubcap, or using a spare tire. also breaking, more problems for a local mother whose public overdose has gained national attention. >> newscenter 5's david bienick is live in lawrence where the mother was supposed to appear in court today, david? david: mandy mcgowen from salem, new hampshire was scheduled to be at the district court this morning. as of a short time ago, she did not. apparently overdosed in a dollar store. her young daughter at her side frantically crying for help. police say they found drug paraphernalia in mcgowen's diaper bag. they charged her with child endangerment. she was scheduled to have a hearing on that charge

diane cho, wcvb newscenter 5. reid: a deadly rollover crash in westport, the driver thrown from the car and killed. five passengers rushed to the hospital. it happened early this morning on route 195. state police say the car hit a median barrier, then rolled over on the other side of the highway. the 5 passengers hurt in the crash are expected to be ok. the cause is under nichole: coming up on newscenter 5 at 6:00 we're hearing from the , protestor at the center of the scare that caused the secret service to rush donald trump off stage. he describes what unfolded in reno. reid: a little boy in brockton grazed by a stray bullet. the message from his mom to whoever had that gun. mike: take a look at your election day forecast and when we could see tim's back in the 60's. nichole: and making his debut with his new team. how did he do? find out later in the sports. >> a half-hour at news -- of news of the top of the hour. j.c. monahan, ed harding. ? our neighborhood public schools. they are the bedrock of our communi

doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. >> doug, thank you. right now two people are fighting for their lives after being hit by a truck let's get you to the scene. eyeopener's sera congi is there this morning with what we know. >> randy, those two victims are friends and they were visiting the woburn area near city hall when they were hit. woburn police say this happened around 7:00 last night on common street. 67-year-old woman and 71-year-old man hit by a septic tank truck. both remain in the hospital with critical injuries. happened just before the crash. >> they were here for a social visit, to visit people. they had errands to run. they were attempting to get the bus that leaves from the front of city hall. they are crossing in the crosswalk in an effort to catch the bus. >> the driver did stay on the scene and is cooperating with investigators. police are now looking at surveillance video from the area which likely captured that crash. sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. >> to westford where work will start today to get train cars back on th

juli mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5. anchor: sky 5 over brockton where police pulled a car out of the water. divers did go into the water but didn't find anyone in the car. crews cleaned up a small oil spill. it's not clear how the car ended up in the water. anchor: not when you expect to find in the trick-or-treat bag. police say a alcohol mixed in with their halloween candy. rhondella richardson as live where police are asking other parents to take a close look at your kid's k candy haul. reporter: the grandmother took the children trick-or-treating when the six-year-old found an apple on a bottle. the grandmother went straight to police when she realized it was alcohol. trick-or-treating last night. >> they were upset. it's very unnerving, and what they are really happy about is that they checked it. reporter: the scary find is potentially criminal. >> distributing liquor to a minor. reporter: police have a few leads. >> we are looking at people who could be around the neighborhood. it's upsetting, disturbing that som

live, jorge quiroga, wcvb newscenter 5. ed: a deadly confrontation inside a dorchester home. one man shot and killed. another being questioned right now. newscenter 5's mary saladna is live in dorchester with what we're learning tonight. mar? mary: police are still processing the crime scene at this hour, number 20 west cottage street. the shooting happened right inside that door. the 911 call came in around 4:20 as a homeowner who had shot an intruder on west cottage street. his late 20s or early 30s dead inside this house. but detectives quickly learned the two men involved in the shooting were no strangers. >> we have one dead. we have the other person in homicide at this time being interrogated. >> why they argued is still a mystery, but police say the shooting was not random. the public is not in danger. investigators did collect a gun as possible evidence d interviewing others who were home in the building at the time. none of this sits well with the none of this sits well with the commissione >> always talking about the violence and how many guns are out there. this is