victoria warren has more from westford. >> reporter: a freight train jumping the tracks in westford. the rails ripped apart and inside one of the cars, chloride solution. >> i didn't want to leave. >> reporter: neighbors originally told they might have to evacuate, but then good news. had no environmental impact at all. the tank that was in question is safe right now. except for the fact that it's off the tracks. >> reporter: fire officials watching things closely. pan am railways is in charge of the clean-up. >> i just live a few doors down. >> reporter: westford selectman says it is scary. especially because this is the second derailment in the last two years. >> over recent years, gone over this section of track to make sure this very thing constituents would like answers. i would, too. north one was hurt. the investigation continues. meanwhile, crews will work to make sure the dangerous chemicals don't spill as they right the train back on to the tracks. >> that's why we still have personnel on scene. we are here to protect pan am. as well as re the tank gets uprighted. >> report

on the tracks. >> take a live look in westford where six cars went off our the tracks. it is very close to the spot where a train went off the tracks just two years ago. fox25's michael henrich live in westford this morning and michael, since your last report at the top of the hour, you have spoken to a town official. what is the latest on the cleanup effort pan am railways is in charge of getting the train cars back on the track. show where you it stands right now. pretty much how this looked around 8:00 when the six train cars went off the rails right by broadway and river streets here in westford. this town selectman said he was actually at the town selectman the call that this has taken place. con tarry to what we learned earlier, his family that lives nearby, they live a couple blocks away, did get a reverse 911 call to put them on notice that they spotlight to evacuate. it was initially called out as a tier 1 hazmat situation which is the lowest level of hazmat situation. then they did discover that no hazardous materials had been spilled putting at ease. with all

a train carrying hazardous materials derails in westford. crews still working to clean 7's victoria warren is live on the scene with the latest. >> victoria: good morning, sarah. good news to report this morning because last night there was some concern that folks would have to evacuate, but we're told they're not. there's no spill involved in this train derailment. you can see the train still down here on the tracks in westford. this is at river and bridge streets. we have some video from last night shortly after this derailment happened. we're told by fire officials that six train cars derailed, there were no passengers on board. some of these cars, though, are carrying haus douse materials, so there were concerns last night that there might be some sort of leak, but they have checked everything out. there is no leak. they did, though, do a reverse 911 last night to warn residents that there might have to be an evacuation, but at this point fire officials say that is not necessary. so taking a live look out here, again, they've been monito

in westford. crews working to get it moving again. >> a 70-year-old tied up at home and 3 robbers on the loose. now police in sterling are on alert. >>> good wednesday morning everybody. thanks for joining us. it's can a.m. i'm sarah french. i'm christa delcamp. it's tough not to enjoy today's weather. it's pretty mild out there for november 2nd. lunch outside. why not? temperature from the 50s into the 60s this afternoon. 53 in afternoon. 55 in plymouth. much milder of a start today than what we saw yesterday. no frost on the windshields this sunshine mixing on in and look at the numbers this afternoon. mid to even upper 60s out there with the decent deal of sunshine amid some clouds that will occasionally mix on in. not that cold overnight tonight. the forecast features more mild air. however not for all of us. i would suspect across southern new hampshire northern mass the wind more from the north and tough to kick back to south. you may indeed be stuck in you get south of boston again we're ta

. >>> live in westford this morning where residents are being told to stay alert. >> reporter: chris, neighbors were ready to evacuate if locally sun, there were no -- lowell sun there were not any from any cars. you can see where they are derailed off of the tracks. 6 cars derailed around 8:30 last night. the cars were carrying a potentially flammable cleaning material prompting a hazmat response to the area. this was in the area of broadway and graniteville neighbors received a robo call telling them to prepare to evacuate. crews stabilized the cars and they will be getting the cars back on the tracks morning when there is more light. crews are down there working on them right now. there were no injuries involved in this incident, and the cause of the derail meant is under investigation. reporting live from westford ana miler wbz this morning. >>> police searching for three masked women in a invasion. >>nicole jacobs is live in sterling this morning with the latest. >> reporter: kate, i just checked inside sterling police to find out if there had been any arrests overnight and we're

. >>> and a freight train derails in westford. residents told to be ready to evacuate. >>> big change in the forecast. you can feel it outside this morning. good morning, danielle. >>20 degrees warmer than yesterday. 53 degrees in boston now, 50 in would be a ster, 51 in lawrence. we were in the 20s and 30s this time yesterday. we have scattered some today. 64 by lunchtime. it's going to be more like the end of september, beginning of october temperature-wise. 63 degrees with a sunset at 5:35. into the 60s again tomorrow but i am tracking rain. i'll have the hour-by-hour timeline coming up. let's get you on the road. >> reporter: we're starting to see a lot of slow-downs south of the side. brockton slow, traffic also heavy on 128 at the split and on the expressway. there's an accident in needham at exit 18. only 93 south traffic is building -- on 93 south traffic is building. it's close to 40 minutes right now to the o'neal tunnel. >>> breakingover night a driver the vehicle rolled onto the guardrail. the victim was taken to the h

. >>> sky 7 hd over the scene of a train that went off the rails in westford. officials say hazardous materials was on board. the good news, none of it has spillednd figure out how to safely move it. victoria warren has all the details. >> reporter: a freight train jumping the tracks and inside one of the cars, fairis. neighbors were originally told they might have to evacuate but then good news. >> we had no environmental impact at all. so the tank that was in question is safe right now, except for the fact that it's off the tracks. >> reporter: fire officials watching things closely, pan am clean-up. >> i just live a few doors down. >> reporter: westford selectman says it's scary especially because this is the second derailment in the last two years. >> over the recent years, gone over this section of track to make sure this very thing didn't happen again. >> i know my my, neighbors, constituents would like answers, i would too. >> based on the two tracks, some have spent quite a bit of time on the two >> reporter: no one was hurt, and the investigation into

. >>> more news in westford this morning, several cars went off the sun reports the train was carrying a material that could be flammable. a reverse 911 call went out to residents telling them to be prepared to evacuate but so mar none have been ordered. officials are expecting to work on it first thing morning. >>> a hunt is on for people who tied up a suspect inside her home. believe police they may have not gotten if unlocked door. they found the woman with dusk tape and threatened her. >>they held a knife to her throat, were demanding money and the location of a safe. >>the victim managed to free herself and call 911. the suspects got away with about $1,000 in cash and the victim's car. the car was found last night. >>> two friends in the hospital right now with critical wooburn. two were in a crosswalk when they were hit last night. the 67-year-old woman and 71-year-old man are both from boston and were visiting friends and running errands. the driver did stay at the scene. right now the driver is not facing charges. >>> police investigating the death of a 3-year-old in a curb net

. >> sara: trying to determine why train went off the tracks in westford. derailment sparked haz-mat as raised to determine if any of the chemicals leaked from the cars. michael henrich live at the scene right now where crews hoping to get better look at cars now that the sun is out, michael. >> michael: westford town firefighter just spoke with me about 15 minutes but pan ham railways very long day ahead of it because of what's happened here just down on overpass -- from the overpass, you could see there are six cars that derailed 8:30 last night. point attention to actual tanker there. that's what set off the severity of the initial scare and corrosive materials inside some sort of cleaning agent that is hazardous if it were to have spilled. thankfully he told us, and you will hear from him now, nothing ended up leaking out and off the tracks so pan am now has to work to get that uprighted on the track. >>> on notice after derailed around 8:30 they might have to evacuate. evacuation did not take place. the firefighter said it was not necessary but this is

a train carrying hazardous materials derails in westford. crews still working to clear everything up. >> sarah: two people are fighting for their lives after they were hit by a truck in woburn. police say the 71-year-old man and 67-year-old woman were crossing the street when they were hit. >> christa: it all comes down to this. the cubs forcing game seven of the world series with major win over the indians out in cleveland. a serious title drought set to it's 1908 or 1948. everybody was hoping for a game seven i think on this one. >> sarah: exciting either way, chris. >> chris: lots of fun to watch. heartbreak for one city. stay tuned to see who it is, right? we know that all too well for going through all those years with the sox. three championships since 2004, not too bad, right? 51 degrees in boston. wind is out of the south. that makes all the difference in the world. yesterday a frosty start to the day. much milder. that's going to be the trend throughout the day. temperatur the 60s into the afternoon. a few batches of clouds working

>> off the tracks for the second time since 2014, a pan am railways train derailed in westford. this time, the fire department tracks tuesday night around 8:30 p.m., including a tank filled with hazardous materials. setting off concerns from neighbors, woken up by a reverse 911 call, warning them of a possible evacuation. >> it's the second time. so don't you think they should do something about it. especially with the families around here and small children. that's my concern. >> the reporter: westford firefighters say thankfully, no evacuations was needed. the tank did not end up leaking. >> the fortunate thing was, we had no environmental impact at all. >> the reporter: from there, the focus turned to making sure the situation stayed that way. crews working for hours to safely clear the damaged tracks. the fire department tells fox 25, pan am railways will lead the investigation into what caused this latest derailment. but the cleanup will be more than physical. town selectman don seriani says he wants answers. don't ever want to get that call that says be prepared to leave y

that's my concern. >>> westford firefighters say thankfully, no evacuation was needed. the tank did not end up leaking. >> the fortunate thing was, we had no environmental impact at all. >> the reporter: from there, the focus turned to making sure the situation stayed that way. crews working for safely clear the damaged tracks. the fire department tells fox 25, pan am railways will lead the investigation into what caused this latest derailment. but the cleanup will be more than physical. town selectmen don seriani says he wants answers. >> it is intolerable, because in the middle of the night, you don't ever want to get that call that says, be prepared to leave your home. pan am has to respond and let my neighbors, my constituents know, why this happened and what they never happens again. >> the reporter: in westford, michael heinrich, fox 25 news. >> mark: the driver of a utility truck caused a fiery pileup on 495 in middleborough. the truck driver hit the car in front of him, causing that car to rollover and catch fire. three other cars were hit in the process. the dr

erika: doug meehan's live in westford. doug: this ski area is in prep mode for the upcoming ski season. as of this noon there is a great sense of loss and grief on the property. not a lot of information being released about what happened earlier this morning but the incident taking place further down into that property. sky 5 providing a view of the kept and maintained. in a statement from management they are confirming that westford police is on the premises investigating the death of an employee. we are being told the death was unwitnessed. the general manager saying the employees especially employee was "treasured by both his family and our staff" and that they are closely cooperating with the investigation. the name of that employee has at this point is not considered suspicious. emily: a tennessee community in mourning. at least five children killed in a school bus crash in chattanooga. jim: ran off the road and slammed into trees. the yellow bus on its side wrapped around a tree. >> we went outside to look and we saw

look in westford where six cars came off the track. went off the tracks just two years ago right there. michael henrich is live in westford and michael, initial legal was concern this could be a hazmat situation. >> reporter: as you can see from this overpass at broadway and river street, they are still examining the actual train cars that derailed. it was briefly considered a hazmat situation, but as you take a look at some pictures i want to show that you were sent in from comforting information from fire officials that is no longer an ongoing concern, the hazmat situation. it was initially called out as a tier one, which is the lowest level of possible hazmat situation. now this train derailed. this pan am rail train derailed a little after 8:30 last night. and when they were so concerned about the hazmat situation, residents but decided against 2 it as we are learning that none of the materials are actually spilled. so the investigation into why the train cars derailed is ongoing. i have reached out to pan am railways this morning

. >>> construction on 495 in westford has wrapped up so now just dealing with that major construction on the pike but we're on day 4 and it still isn't causing any the tolls. tunnel this morning as you can see it's a straight shot into the city. so i could get used to this. >> yeah, you could get used to it. thanks a lot. >>> this morning shaping the future of shopping with some high tech ideas. this will let you try out products in a sense before you buy them. >> and a mainly boston retailer is leading the way in virtual shopping. . >> wayfair wants it's products into our homes and here's how they're making virtual reality real. >> it's going to rotate take a picture and rotate again. >> the retailer is create ago whole new way to buy by turning thousands of tips into 3d images. >> you want to be confident that it's what you think it is. >> using the app allows users to drop a virtual product into any room and see if it fits. >> you get a sense of what physical space. >> the phone uses google's new tango technology. it digitally measures your room they aren't stopping with just one a

. >>> daniel: crews in westford looking to stabilize freight fox25 michael henrich live at the scene where residents received 911 call to alerted them of the potentially dangerous situation. good morning, michael. >> michael: good morning. reverse 911 was just to give everybody in the area a heads up that hazardous material situation was possible after this train derailment here just below us on overpass here and you can see them working. thankfully the fire department says no hazardous corosesive cleaning solution inside tank truck, crane right now, none of that early ended up leaking out and give people heads up that they might have to evacuate. this is the second pan am railways derailment since early 2014 according to the fire official and town selectmen who we spoke with and that is grave concern to one resident who we so don't you think they should do something about it, especially with the families around here and small children. that's my concern. >> concern for the safety of everyone that lives around here and shares that concern, pan am railway charge of why this happened.

it happened at nashoba valley in westford. there is no word yet on how this accident happened. following this story and bring you any new information as it continues to unfold. new this noon, the former massachusetts house speaker sal dimasi is now a free man. just a short time ago, dimasi was released from a north carolina prison and now he is heading back home to massachusetts. he was granted a compassionate release as he battles tongue and prostate cancer. dimasi was convicted of fraud, conspiracy and extortion in 2011 and served five years of the eight-year sentence. your tuesday forecast. just two days away before the thanksgiving holiday. no snowflakes like we saw yesterday morning. it's still chilly and the wind sticking around as well. meteorologist with a look at the forecast. >> reporter: it is chilly. you know what? we are seeing plenty of sunshine here. the lake-effect snow is still wrapped up. it is starting to die down, though, as low pressure continues to track further northward. that will be the trend throughout the day here. we are seeing plenty of sunshine. do

. >>> breaking news out of westford where a freight train has derailed our photographer sent these plantings into us the last 30 minutes. little information is being released right now but it appears the cars went off the tracks near broadway. fire crews are there, and we will of course keep you updated. >>> also breaking tonight, police have identified the woman found dead outside of an ap residence. her body was town this morning. the victim's id is being held at this time but police consider the death suspicious. >>> fox 25 investigates exclusive, a framingham police detective claims he became the target of the town at his own department after he looked at cases of corruption involving fellow officers. ted daniel has been pouring through the lawsuit we obtained all night and ted, the . >>> mark, there are four officers on paid leave right now. this lawsuit was filed by one of the suspended officers. in it he claims corruption and retaliation. >> reporter: more trouble for the framingham police department and it comes in the form of a new federal lawsuit filed by narcotics detective matthe

. >> reporter: westford fire fighters say thankfully no evacuation was needed. the tank did not end up leaking. >> the environmental impact at all. >> reporter: from there, the focus is making sure the situation stayed that way. crews working for hours to safely clear the damaged tracks. the fire department tells fox25 pan am railway also lead the investigation into what caused this latest derailment, but the cleanup will be more than physical. town selectmen don seriani says he wants answers. >> it is intolerable because in don't want to get that call that says be prepared to leave your home. pan am needs to respond and let my neighbors my constituents know and what to do to make sure it never happens again. >> reporter: in westford, michael henrich, fox25 news. >>> two people suffered serious injuries after being struck by a septic truck. a 71-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman was hit. they were rushing to catch a bus at the time. both in the crosswalk when they were hit. th police are looking at surveillance video before deciding if that driver will be cha

. >>> cleanup work is under way after a fre in westford. the scene near broadway. the lowell sun reports the six cars off the track were carrying a flammable cleaning material. a warning to residents there may need to be an evacuation but there was no sign of a leak and everybody plans to stay home. the rail company plans to get the cars back on track when it is light outside. it is two miles from one that happened two years ago. impression. he plans to leave his presidential ballot blank when he casts his vote on election day. he said he has voted for a president every election since 1980 but this year, he is discouraged by the nominees. >> i said a long time ago, months and months that i didn't that i donald trump had the temperament to be president. and hillary clinton have believable issues. nothing happened between now and then to change my mind. yesterday another governor john kasich wrote in arizona senator john mccain on his ballot. kasich dropped his bid for president, he vowed not to vote for trump. >>> hillary clinton worked up firing supporters in flori

. >>> also developing right now cleanup under way in westford where a train went off the tracks. one of the cars was carrying cleaning solution. anna joins us with details. >> reporter: kate crews have been here all morning using the large crane to try to turn the white tanker upright. that white tanker is full of chemicals so fi also standing by just to make sure none of the chemicals spill. hazmat crews responded to this neighborhood tuesday night after 6 freight cars derailed including a tanker carrying a potentially flammable solution. >>it was just a boom sound. >> reporter: neighbors received a robo call warning they may have to evacuate. >>i was getting concerned because you don't know what's in fortunately there was not a spill and neighbors were able to stay in their homes. >>there was no release to the environment. the tank is in tact which is very important. >> reporter: crews are using a crane to get the derailed cars back on the track. fire officials are standing by workers maneuver the tanker full of chemicals. this is the second derailment in this area in the last

. >>> a large crane came in to clean up this train derailment in westford. six freight cars went off the a hazmat crew rushed to the scene and a robocall alerted neighbors about a possible evacuation. there was no spill and no one had to evacuate. and this was the second derailment in two years, >> it's concerning in the middle of the night to get a phone call. we may need you to move out and move to shelter. they have to respond and let my neighbors and my constituents know why this happened. >> train's owner says safety is the first priority. they are now evaluating to figure out what caused the second derailment. >>> investigators hope a survivor of this horrific bus crash in baltimore will help them figure out what caused the accident. early yesterday morning a school bus slammed into a commuter bus killing drivers and four passengers on the transit bus. there were no children on the school bus, only the driver and who had minor injuries. and officers are waiting for an autopsy to determine if the school bus driver had a medical emergency. >>> bill cosby

. >> work will start in westford to get train cars back on the track. a freight train derailing about 8:30 last night in the area of broadville and graniteville street. the fire department tells us there are no concerns about environmental hazards here. >> commitment 2016 just six days until election day. both hillary clinton and donald trump are using their big political weapons on the trail here to set the political stage. >> emily, first to the republicans. the trump campaign has events today in new mexico, arizona, colorado, and florida. those events split between trump and his running mate governor mike pence. clinton herself in nevada and arizona. surrogates on the trail include bill clinton, president obama and the first lady and senators sanders. >> the one state he has to win is pennsylvania. the fact is, trump either has to win florida, ohio, and florida together or he has to win wisconsin, ohio, michigan and pennsylvania. he's behind in these states. if he doesn't win pennsylvania, he'll never make it. >> i agree with mary ann he needs pennsy

. >>> crews on the scene of a train derailment in westford. several cars are off the tracks there. it's all happening near >>> police have recovered the car stolen in a violent home invasion in sterling. and tonight there is an all-out search for three masked men who tied up a woman and ransacked her home. ken mccloud is live in sterling tonight. >> reporter: i'm at cul-de-sac of million dollar homes, named after the daughter of the he lives right there. and it was his house targeted by home invaders this morning. >> reporter: night fall brought some peace to this big house after a day that stunned the neighborhood. >> very unnerving. >> reporter: police say it was about 9:30 this morning when a frio of intruders slip -- trio of intruders slipped into the home, apparently through an unlocked door. >> three males, masked up, gloved up, all wearing black bedroom, bound her in duct taptd, and insisted they -- duct tape, and insist they'd wouldn't hurt her if she played ball. >> demanding money and the location of the safe. there was no safe. >> reporter: they grabbed about $1,000 in c

westford police responded to a report of a death at the ski area. police say when they arrived they found the body of a deceased townsend man who was employed by the ski area. the middlesex d.a.is sources say the man was working on a snow grooming machine when the machine ran over him. the d.a. says the death is not considered suspicious. we were told the man's family has been notified the terrible news coming two days before thanksgiving. no comment from anyone here at the nashoba valley ski area. i'm byron barnett, 7 news. >> jadiann: a piece of art causing controversy at salem state university. -- the piece is inspiring racist behavior. the school says it's using it to open a discussion. kelli o'hara is live for us in salem with more on the controversy that is brewing. >> reporter: controversy on campus, absolutely, you can see the sign in the door says it all. the display is locked for now and it's going to stay that way at least for a little while. >> very upsetting. i, it absolutely needs to me to deal with. >> reporter: students not happy abo

westford at 5 degrees with showers. salisbury 47 degrees. dry in boston and a couple of sprinkles i am keeping a close eye on. i wouldn't be surprised to see southeastern is dry. in the 50s right now kind of my hot spot, my brighter spot today. in boston, a potential for a passing shower at 6:00. at about 54 degrees. 57 here at noontime. a little bit of a dry break but we get into the afternoon and showers redevelop ending during the evening commute. i will time it out hour by hour with futurecast coming up. catherine is back now with live drive time traffic. >>> 4:31. the city. 24 doing fine. 93 you are doing okay. no major problems south of the city. the pike moving along smoothly as well. north of the city smooth sailing. live drive times for you. the pike 24 minutes. route 9, 18 minutes. route 16 will take you 9 minutes right now. >>> 4:32. celebrations break out in chicago as the cubs take out the world series in 108 years. two cities, two franchises starving for a disappoint going seven games and then some, an extra inning in game 7 to

. >>> westford police rescue an injured hawk. they believe the hawk injured its head while trying to catch a mouse. the officer took the bird to the wildlife center and still treating the hawk before it can be released back into the wild. pretty big when you see him upclose. >> six on the injury report. will gronk play this weekend? we're talking about it live at 6:00. >>> plus, a man is caught on camera breaking into the quincy building and getting away on a scooter. we've got the details. >>> and we continue to follow breaking news. a new clue in the case of a jogger found dead on the side of the road in princeton earlier >>> dozens of color offul floats will soon fill manhattan skyline for the annual macy's thanksgiving day parade. >> and today we're getting a little sneak peek at what to expect. 7's chris anderson has the details. >> it's amazing. seeing all the colors and all the artwork. >> reporter: the floats and the balloons are the stars of the of new additions this year. the aloha spirit featuring a working waterfall,

. >> gene: middle of the woods on ski mountain property in westford. investigators are not -- have not released man's name and osha tells us they have opened an investigation. >> sara: this week's cold snap has been officially hard for woman living in south boston. she says she has been without heat for 3 weeks. and tells us an electrical surge at apartment building. she says eversource crew was working outside building and offered to pay for new bridge and when get the heat back. >> everywhere and bring more heat into the house and with medical condition it is making it 10 times worse. >> sara: when called eversource they said the claim had not been processed yet and plumber was unable to fix the furnace because it is too old and offered to pay for a hotel while the situation is fixed. >> julie: 7:46. we track traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. morning lighter than usual as braintree split down to hingham will be jampacked later today. 24, 95, looking good. expressway nothing major going on there from the braintree split up to columbia roa

westford academy is sitting at a chel 24 degrees now. toro central school is sitting at 48. yes it's a cool or chilly start depending on where you are but we are going to re-mound afternoon. 23 in -- rebound this afternoon. 23 in norwood. the sun is going to be come up and we're tag rebound. if you grab a pick, tweet it out. temperatures climb to 60 by lunchtime, a mild breeze, a blend of sun and clouds and those clouds may increase for the second half of the day. no issues for your ride home. sunshine at 4:23 and temperatures still in the mid 50s. i'm tracking rain for tomorrow. i'll have the timeline coming up. let's get you on the roads. >>> danielle, lots of slow- downs south of the city. we have a exit 12 up to 128 and we have this accident in avon blocking the shoulder at exit 19 and there is heavy delays back through brock ton. we also have some heavy traffic north of boston. 93 south is slow. there's an accident block the left lane and more slow-downs through wilmington and in medford. >>> crews battling a fire in a vacant building on the mcclain hospital property. t

see westford, morris kind of getting just the northern fringe or southern fringe of boston, 55? and swing further inland out toward worcester, trying to pump out couple sprinkles right now, kind of falling apart as they come. so it is not going to cause any big travel delays there. going to see waves of showers pass over southern new hampshire really limiting the warm-up ther plymouth and falmouth right now and because you guys are dryer today, maybe catching couple more breaks in the clouds. temperatures there going to end up warmer. right in the middle we have boston and boston's forecast 57? next hour and 58 here at noon time today. we should get up close to 60? but notice 3:00 that's when kids are coming home from school and i have some rain showers around. wrapping up by 7:00 this evening, so particular you through to start time, end time to the showers where you live in drive time traffic. >> catherine: south of the city here you could see still on the expressway pretty jammed up there and accident on the map and a little bit of good news, shifting up and still really slow

. >> to westford where work will start today to get train cars back on the track. there was a derailment last night. we have new video from the scene. this is the area of broadway and graniteville street. no one was hurt. the fire department tells us there are no concerns about any environmental hazards and no word on what may have caused the train to derail. day, hillary clinton and donald trump using their big political weapons on the trail today. the eyeopener's erika tarantal here to set the political stage. >> emily, first to the republicans. donald trump and his campaign with events today in new mexico, arizona, colorado, and florida. those events split between trump and mike pence. and a sea of blue. hillary clinton in nevada and arizona today. heavy hitters campaigning for her, including president obama, elizabeth warren and bernie sanders and her husband, former president bill clinton. our political analysts weighing in on the road to 270 electoral votes. >> the one state he has to win is pennsylvania. the fact is, trump either has to win florida, ohio, an

and a freight train that was carrying hazardous materials derailed in westford, but nothing spilled. so residents here didn't have to evacuate. crews are cleaning up this morning and later they'll try to lift that train and get it back on track. right now investigators are trying to figure out how a young girl was crushed and kill by a vehicle in acushnet. police say the three-year-old's father was working on a vehicle at the time. that's when this accident happened tuesday. the child was pronounced dead at the her father was later taken to the hospital to be checked out. don't forget. ready to head out when others head home. at eversource, we prepare for ugly weather all year long... upgrading technology, managing vegetation, improving how we get information to you 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 be sure to follow us on facebook and twitter. ever new england. eversource. i'm maggie hassan, and new hampshire has a very clear choice: do we keep going with a senator who rep

over the scene this morning, it's near a barn, deep into the woods on the ski mountain's property on westford. investigators say his death is not suspicious. his name has not been released. osha confirms though that fox 25 that it has opened an investigation. >> vanessa: president-elect donald trump is weighing his options for his cabinet, an announcement for some key former massachusetts governor mitt romney is said to be high on trump's list. fox 25's blair miller live in our control room and blair, i understand you've been talking with some insiders about possible picks. >> the reporter: trump advisers tell me they expect some key decisions before trump goes to florida for the holiday. late today, the "wall street journal" is reporting that mitt romney leads the picks for secretary of state but in a meeting today with the "new york times," trump spoke briefly about possible cabinet roles. according to reporters in that senator kelly ayotte would love to be in this administration, but then he followed it with, no thank you. today, a democratic strategist told me these picks are key and some

. >> the woman reportedly spoke >> took the area of westford and stevens with a hit-and-run vehicle. >>> a witness followed her in less than 10 minutes later police moved in our wbz cameras captured this. >> can you stop recording me? i have my rights too. >> the woman is expected to be sited at this point police say alcohol and speed were not factors. >> that little boy was transimportanted to lowell general hospital, police say he was alert when they took nicole jacobs wbz this morning. >>> a bedford police sergeant hit by a dirt bike police stopped and arrested a group of people who they say were reckless ly, the people are due in court. >>> a hearing is set for later this morning to decide whether the former house speaker salvatore dimasi should be released from prison early. at the case, ana good morning. >>> good morning kate, federal prosecutors are recommending a reduced sentence for a 71-year- old because of his deteriorating health in 2011 the former house speaker was sentenced to 8 years in prison for corruption, he has nearly 5 years of that sentence is director of the u.

let's go to the maps, in addition to that, we have a couple other problems as well, westford, four-door south by boston road, overturned car involved, and we're watching a crash south by routed 3, and another as you travel through bedford, by route 62, and we're watching an accident on 128 north northbound. one iident 128 south, and as you travel route 2, there is the scene you just saw live and we'll keep youost and another incident, the last one here, 93 southbound by the carpool lane. >> tnk you. we are following more breaking news. >> and erika is tracking the overnight developments. >> and that breaking news is coming from st. louis. we're learning the suspect in the shooting of a police officer there is dead after an overnight shootout with police. the officer was shot in an ambushed style attack last night, officers in florida and texas were also targeted. it does not appear the attacks are related. and still no arrests after a mother was beaten to deatht an apartment complex in lowell. witnesses say the 44-yearld and they say her sonht after a witnessed that horrific attack. per

property in westford. they found the body of 70-year-old townsend man, but his death not considered suspicious. so far his name has not been released. osha confirms to fox 25, it has opened an investigation. >> police say the death of a rhode island man behind the local bj's store does not appear to be suspicious. 54-year-old thomas saying gar was discovered early this morning. rescue crews not able to revive him. investigating his death. >> the football field at lawrence high school is ready for the game against catholic. flew over the stadium as well to check out the new turf there. that turf was field was trashed last month. during a festival. shards of glass buried in the artificial turf leaving that field unusable. the city's insurance paid for most of those repairs. >> it could be a while before we know what sparked a house fire in manchester new hampshire. night. one victim taken to the hospital with serious burns. we're told that person is in critical condition. firefighters not yet sure how the fi

and 93 south. 10 minutes on the expressway. 21 minutes on 93 south. 11 minutes on 128 northbound from westford to the weston tolls. over to you. >>> the stump speeches and campaign stops are over now and finally time to head to the polls. >> sara: the candidates for president wrapping up their final speeches just a few hours ago and now the candidates will just have to watch and wait. fox25's chris flanagan live in new york city where donald trump and hillary clinton are both hoping to throw a giant party tonight. >> reporter: yeah, guys, good morning. they certainly are. donald trump, as a matter of fact, will hold his party a block behind me here at the hillary clinton will be at the javitz center in the west side of manhattan. they are back here after whirlwind final days of the campaign. trump in michigan. hillary clinton in raleigh, north carolina after 575 days on the campaign trail. >> and years from today when your kids and grandkids ask what do you in 2016 when everything was on the line, you will be able to say, you voted america. >> we don't need jay-z or beyonce. we don't need john

in boylston and grafton and 29 in westford and lexington, 28 in medway brockton 31? and austin right now a balmy 40 by comparison, everything is relative president vladimir putin julie grauert up now with live >> sara: headquarters not far away from where you're standing right now. >> not far at all. as a matter of fact, donald trump will be half block behind me at hilton hotel here in midtown, manhattan and both be here in new york city. last night making one mad dash final dash on the campaign trail. both of them holding midnight rallies. trump in michigan, clinton and campaign trail. >> and years from today when your kids and grandkids asked what you did in 2016 and you will be able to say you voted for a stronger fairer better america. >> we don't need jay-z or beyonce or need jon bon don't need lady gaga. all we need is great ideas. >> both candidates ready, security will be extremely tight. 5,000 police officers who work special detail here on election closed, first time in more than 70 years both presidential candidates will be in new york city on election nig

clouds in londonderry, new hampshire and temperatures in lower 30s, close to freezing in spots like westford right now and marlboro, boston 35, mansfield 31? and we got upper 30s here over a good chunk of the south shore, down to sandwich, falmouth and the showers for all. here is how it goes for boston. keep it mostly dry today and could be within here a little quick sprinkle or quick flurry, really not going to slow down any of your travel plans. i think the best bet for encountering anything that may be gives you a headache here is going to be later on this evening as we got rain moving back in. i'm timing that out when back with you in 10. >> fresh house in saugus. >> gene: fortunately for the man in the house 2 neighbors refused to give up. michael henrich is live in saugus this morning with more on that brave rescue. michael, good morning. >> michael: good morning, gene and sara. who knows what would have happened to the men if 2 neighbors had been persistent and boarded up window, debris melting siding, see remains of what happened to this house. the fire that started a little before

hampshire and the upper 20s right now, but some freezing temperatures continue in spots like tewksbury and westford this morning into boston and upper 30s currently. 33 walpole, down to mansfield. seeing a lot of sunshine this morning, just a couple lingering clouds over the cape and in particular middle and outer cape and a lot of them are high and thin and get filtered sun, temperatures in the 40s already. so here is the forecast for the boston area today. the day, just increasing clouds here once we hit the afternoon. temperatures this afternoon at 3:00 p.m., 53 back to the 40s by 7:00 this evening. but, of course, we are -- we have been talking about the cooldown that we are expecting for the weekend. don't go anywhere yet, check we track traffic and weather together every ten minutes every ten minutes. julie grauert has info you need to know before you hit the road. >> julie: sometime i think we need to check every 30 seconds because it happens quickly. >> michael: 4,000 people here in the boston common last night did wish the results of the election had been different. they are anti-trumpers

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