lower 30's. cold enough that we have a frost advisory for the cape and heading out towards area of rhode island. in effect until 10:00 this morning. it's not to say these areas are colder than others. it's just that all of us pretty much have seen that first frost already for the season. for the cape and areas of rhode island, it's going to see the first frost for them. this is what we're seeing temperaturewise. downtown boston, mid 30's at 36 degrees. moving inland, you can see teer the 20's. moving out toward worcester county, many lower 30's. even just sitting a tad below freezing in worcester and moving out toward springfield, even colder at 28 degrees. our satellite/radar imagery showing clouds moving through, but not much in the way of rainfall. i'll break down what's in store for the rest of the weekend coming up. doug: we're following breaking news this morning. this video just in from shooting. boston police called to the scene on bentham road near mount ida at 1:00. a large crime scene. the victim was taken to the hospital. their condition unknown at this hour. antoinette: right now billerica police are searching for this man. they say he's wanted in connection with an assault on an officer. it happened last night in a rite aid parking lot. police say eric oblenis struck and dragged a police officer who was responding to a call of suspicious activity. the officer is expected to be okay. police tells driving a green dodge mini van with a rhode island license place place place. -- iy888. not since the big dig have we seen a disruption this big. a busy section of route 128 is closed down. a detour taking drivers up and over the construction. doug: it's a mess. let's show you exactly what we're talking about. it's the stretch of 128 in needham that goes underneath highland avenue. it is in its final stages. crews are working to take down the new highland avenue bridge. the new one is in place. cars are being detoured off the new bridge and back onto the highway. crews are working on the northbound side. at switch to the southbound side where similar detours are in place until sunday night. highland avenue, by the way, is closed to local traffic. so local business owners are prepared. >> these are the busiest days of our week. i'm sure it will hurt. i hope people will find their way. doug: well, you're going to be finding your way for sure. the work is expected to be completed by rush hour monday antoinette: communities in new hampshire are mourning the loss of a decorated special forces soldier. staff sergeant david whitcher was taking part in a diving drill off the coast of key west, florida, when he was killed. whitcher was 30 years old and a native of bradford, new hampshire. new york city in mourning following the death of a veteran police officer. he was killed in a gunfight in the bronx. a second officer was also injured. police say an armed man attempted to break into his estranged wife's house. manuel rosales. >> we shot and killed while doing his job. while trying to keep the people of this great city safe. antoinette: 30-year-old sergeant arrests. the shooting remains under investigation. doug: to commitment 2016. heavy turnout for early voting in massachusetts. officials saying that one in four bay state voters have already cast their ballots. that's about a million voters. but as we head towards election day on tuesday, possible security threats are becoming a growing concern. the eye's john atwater has the protective steps being taken right now. john: it took longer to wait in these lines than it does at some polling locations on election day, but the long waits did not detear nearly a million voters. >> i knew i had to work late on tuesday, and i wasn't sure i'd be able to get there in time in the morning. john: as early voting comes to a close, the attention turns to election days and growing concerns russian hackers may try to influence the outcome. >> have a lot of confidence in the security and cybersecurity around the process run by state and local election officials. john: at the department of monitoring multiple threats. they've already detected the probing of state voter registration systems though there's no evidence of any tampering. >> these machines are mostly offline. there's paper ballots that can be checked in most of these places and verified that the electronic results matches what was printed on the ballot. john: security threats are keeping local police on high alert in new york, texas and virginia after intercepted conversations among al qaeda adherents suggested those states could be targeted. just be idle chatter. >> it's nonspecific. and right now we're assessing the credibility of it. we're geared up to go all the time. john: there is also growing concern this morning that more hacked emails targeting the campaigns could be released in the final days leading up to the election. in boston, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. antoinette: the governor and the mayor taking opposite sides on quebec 2. say no to the question. >> question 2 is a deeply misguided proposal that hurts the progress of school improvements and the principle of local control. question 2 make an already broken school funding system worse. antoinette: governor charlie baker cites nine communities that would be the most affected by this major. >> i think we should give those families the same opportunities at other communities in massachusetts have, which is access to the kind of education they think is going to work for their kids. antoinette: the governor says it will not take money from other boston public schools. zip car is trying to make sure all members will vote on election night. they'll have 7,000 vehicles available for free. to get a free ride, you do have to have an account. zip car says it wants to make transportation. newscenter 5's special coverage begins on election eve. newscenter 5 starts early on monday at 4:00 p.m., and at 7:00 there's a special edition of "on the record." then on election night, you should join newscenter 5 beginning at 4:00. we have a special hour of coverage at 7:00 as well. abc has the latest results starting at 8:00. and we will be here for newscenter 5 at 11:00 as well. a stabbing puts a college campus on lockdown. doug: t to rutgers university. also, tracking the evidence pointing to a potential serial killer. that after a woman was found locked up and chained in a storage container. the clues leading police to a body. antoinette: tackling prescription drug prices. some ideas to help you cut down on those high costs. kelly ann? kelly ann: it is a chilly start to your weekend. the warm-up, i'm tra kate: my mom and i love shooting hoops. but you know what - mom helps with homework... she helped dad start his business... and she even fought to put bad guys in jail. now, mom helps make laws that help people - especially when they need it most. i'm really proud of her. and she's taught me that with hard work - i can do... anything. kelly: i'm kelly ayotte, kate: and i'm kate. kelly & kate: and we approved this message. every time a new charter opens, from students like mine. massachusetts schools already lose 400 million a year to charters and question two means we'll lose even more. we've got to stop taking from the 96 percent of kids who don't attend a charter school. if you believe every child deserves a great public massachusetts' newspapers rarely agree, but they do on question 2. they agree opponents have run a "campaign of misinformation" to spread "fear through white, affluent neighborhoods." they agree in the suburbs question 2 will have "no impact on their schools and their children." they agree it will provide vital "choices for urban parents" ap." question 2 is "a kid's civil right." join leading newspapers and governor baker in voting yes on 2. and governor baker ? ? even hollywood's latest sweetheart needs to... punish the porcelain occasionally. but to avoid embarrassment... i give every bathroom the v.i.poo treatment. spray generously before taking your seat and v.i.poo forms a protective layer ont of your boss, hollywood's hottest director. even a vip needs to v.i.poo. antoinette: good morning. it's 5:12. prescription drug prices are on the rise and it's not just the epipen. sky high price tags on all sorts you don't have to take it. it's our first topic in a series called "ben has your back." ben: little pills, big price tags. >> from last year to this year, it went up roughly 30%. ben: jack relies on an inhaler to fight cpd but the medication goes up in price and his insurance keeps covering less. >> now i have a deductible. ben: it is possible to save a little money on prescriptions sounds obvious, but ask lots of questions like is there a generic. said owns a pharmacy. >> not every generic will work for every individual. for the most part, ask your doctor for a generic if there's one. ben: there's more. ask for a free sample. you might get two weeks' worth. ask your doctor if other similar medications might also work. very similar drugs might have very different prices. take stat ins. under my plans, crestor and zocor are.... shop around. different pharmacies can have different costs. ordering an epipen through mail order is about 20 bucks cheaper. often ordering a 90-day supply can save big. if you fill three 30-day prescriptions. >> it can be a deduction from $50 to $25 copay. ben: a great assess, this website. you can search by drug name or manufacturer and it tells you all the restrictions. out, giving him extra samples to ease the burden. saves you a lot of money. >> yes, and i thank them very much for that. ben: don't be afraid to shop around and haggle. if you have a story for "ben has your back," a product, a scam, email me. i'm ben simmoneau, wcvb newscenter 5. announcer: now your stormteam 5 forecast with meteorologist kelly ann cicalese. antoinette: just looked at the wow. kelly ann: frost advisories for some areas toward the cape. but you know what? this is the thing. we're starting off chilly. it will get milder. the sun is breaking out a bit, too, as we head into the afternoon. that's enough to bring us into the 50's in the height of the afternoon today. not too far off from where we should be for this time of year. our satellite and radar imagery showing some clouds that are moving through especially as we move just to our north. at not so much a cold front but what we call a weak surface trough. basically what this is doing, it's a little disturbance in the atmosphere that's producing some snowfall as we move into far northern parts of vermont and new hampshire and even through areas of canada. a very cool sprinkle and rain pushing through as well will likely be missing us, but we're watching that because there's going to be a shift in the winds because of this disturbance moving through into the forecast mainly tomorrow. and it's with that that we'll tomorrow's highs topping out in the 40's for many locations. right now we're seeing most spots in the 30's as we move out toward the coast, but there's a lot of 20's on the board. it's a very chilly start with springfield at 28 degrees. downtown boston not quite as chilly. we're sitting at 36 degrees. moving out toward plymouth, 28 for this morning. for the highs today, we will be crossing into the 50's. mid 50's high in downtown boston. moving out toward worcester, just about 50 degrees. not quite a we'll have a nice light breeze in place, a mix of sun and clouds until things cool down tomorrow. futurecast showing some of those clouds skirting through this morning. enough sun to warm temperatures up rather quickly. even though we're down to the 20's this early morning, by the late morning to afternoon, you'll see those temperatures start to spike rather quickly. by 1:00, there's that mix of sun and clouds. that will get temperatures into clouds will start to move back into the area. that's something that will likely stick in as we move into late tonight and sunday morning. we're keeping an eye on this. this is hinting at that shift in wind direction which could not only produce clouds especially along the coast. it could even produce a sprinkle or two. and that is something we're watching especially as we move out toward the cape as we see that northerly wind producing not only heavy clouds but sprinkles for your sunday afternoon. so we'll keep you updated on that. in seven-day forecast. so we move into sunday. we're talking about coastal clouds and chilly air as well as temperatures top out in the 40's for most spots. let's look at that chance of sprinkles. we have that northerly wind. there's those clouds building in overhead especially for the coast and moving on to the cape. notice as we shift toward the afternoon, there's that rotation of that sprinkle action. so that's something we're watching, especially for the coast onto the cape. not producing much, but it's are drying out. that will lead us into a warmer outlook as we inch toward tuesday for election day. a great day to head out and vote as temperatures actually inch toward 60 degrees. a nice warm-up just in time for the important holiday. antoinette: it is 5:18. taking a look at some of the stories happening right now -- doug: a suspect is behind bars this morning after a stabbing at rutgers university down in new jersey. police say a former student stabbed a current snt faculty member at the university's business school before turning the knife on himself. the campus was on lockdown after the attack on friday afternoon. the two victims and the suspect are being treated. no word on the severity of their injuries. antoinette: a possible serial killer investigation is underway in south carolina. the investigation set off when a woman was found chained by her neck inside a storage container. police found a body in the same area friday, and they believe there are more. missing for two months. right now still no signs of brown's boyfriend, who was with her at the time she disappeared. doug: we're learning more about why an engine on this american airlines 767 burst into flames last week as it was taking off from chicago. ntsb investigators say a disc in the engine showed signs of fatigue which led to cracks. those cracks led to it breaking apart and destroying the engine as that plane sped down the runway. one major concern -- the planea 2003. it's not very old. announcer: now here's bob halloran with sportscenter 5 powered by xfinity. bob: the manager in waiting is tired of waiting. red sox bench coach torey lovullo, basically a human safety net there in case john farrell failed, was hired yesterday as the new manager of the arizona diamondbacks. the diamondbacks, you'll recall, also made former red sox assistant general manager mike hazen their general manager last month. and hazen plucked lovullo off the red sox bench, where he sat for the past four years. when farrell underwent cancer treatment. lovullo is expected to be introduced at a news conference on monday. chicago, affectionately known as the windy city and that toddlin' town and less affectionately as hog butcher for the world, currently known as world series champions. seems like everyone wearing their cubs blues for the victory parade today. an estimated five million people showed up to celebrate their favorite team, many of them making plans to do it again in boston college football is home against louisville today. we've got the highlights for you later tonight. that's sports. antoinette: isn't it great to have bob back? doug: welcome back, bob. antoinette: a boston hospital is trying to unravel a mystery. doug: they're searching for the owner of this army ring. antoinette: 5 investigates environmental police officers at home but on the clock. of oversight. live look right now over downtown boston. it is dark. it will be even darker tomorrow morning, right? doug: it can't get darker, can it? antoinette: it will be darker earlier at night. don't forget, change your clocks. doug: that's right. and your batteries in your smoke detector. antoinette: you're such a good guy for reminding us. we'll be back. every time a new charter opens, from students like mine. massachusetts schools already lose 400 million a year to charters and question two means we'll lose even more. we've got to stop taking from the 96 percent of kids who don't attend a charter school. if you believe every child deserves a great public what's kelly ayotte costing you? you're paying more for prescription medicines. kelly ayotte blocked lower cost generic drugs. you're paying high interest rates on college loans. ayotte voted against letting you refinance at lower rates. and you're paying higher bank fees while ayotte voted for special breaks to wall street executives. kelly ayotte. she's siding with corporate special interests and that's costing you. cindy: a chilly start to your saturday morning, many of us dropping into the 20's. we have frost advisories heading out toward the cape. we're actually seeing many spots right now sitting below freezing. 28 degrees in plymouth. boston not as cold as we're sitting at 36 degrees. we're all looking ahead, though. here's what's in store. temperatures by 8:00 a.m. inching toward the upper 30's. a mix of temperatures eventually inching toward the low to mid 50's. doug and antoinette, that's right about normal this time of year. antoinette: okay, we'll take normal. veterans day just under a week away. doug: a boston hop is hoping to make it special for one particular soldier. check out this army ring lost at brigham and women's hospital more than 10 years ago. they're hoping to solve the the ring's identifying feature is this, the initial r.e.z. it's engraved inside the band. they're asking anybody with information to please give them a call. antoinette: so if you know anyone who's been missing this ring for the past 10 years -- doug: been in the army, went to brigham and women's. antoinette: that's a very identifying factor. doug: very specific. well, can you believe it? it's almost here. the countdown to election day is on. antoinette: big-name stars backing one state concert last night. police investigating a shooting at dorchester. live look outside. it's dark. it's early, and it is cold out there. 29 degrees right now. we're back in more of new england's eyeopener. announcer: this is an editorial by wcvb channel 5 president and general manager bill fine. >> where do you stand? vote early or on election day? wisdom of early voting, so far that question is being answered yes by an overwhelming record margin of 2-1 over 2012's presidential contest. elected officials and watchdog groups alike share the same complaint. america's voting process is broken. tuesdays are inconvenient and the number one difficulty and reason americans cite for not voting. tuesday elections have their origins during the agriculture-driven economy of the 1800's. weekends were eliminated for was a day of horse-and-buggy travel to the polls. it is beyond time to encourage some new thinking if not a complete overhaul of old standards. early voting allows more flexibility for those with inflexible work schedules, it also eliminates the need to stay in line for hours, sometimes during inclement weather, factors which also lower turnout. there is a risk early voting cuts short the vetting process and late developments in a do we really have a firm grasp on clinton and trump's views on the important issues or are we inundated to the very end on their personal failings? considering the record negatives dogging both candidates, any vote, early or on election day, is a considered risk for the majority of americans. record early voting is a strong indicator of acceptance for change. let's hope the discussion on increased reforms occurs before the first candidate announces a depends on steady leadership. donald trump: "knock the crap out of them, would you? seriously..."vo: clear thinking... donald trump: "i know more about isis than the generals do, believe me." vo: 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 announcer: now on newscenter 5 eyeopener -- cindy: some sun today, but it comes with a chilly breeze. the outlook for the rest of your weekend. antoinette: the search for a driver wanted in the hit and run of a police officer. the new information coming in overnight. doug: and a new poll on question 4. the legalization of recreational use of marijuana. which way voters are leaning. announcer: you're watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning. this is newscenter 5's eyeopener. doug: good saturday morning to you, everybody. i'm doug meehan. antoinette: and i'm antoinette antonio along with kelly ann cicalese this morning. we've got some chilly temperatures out there. cindy: it's starting to feel more like november this morning. antoinette: do we have to? cindy: yes, i know. it's like fall out there for sure. it's not too bad this afternoon, into the 50's, where we should be. this chill this morning won't kelly ann: it's where we should be. we were spoiled earlier this week. we did get above average. we're getting closer to normal, although it's a very chilly start for many of us as we're dropping into the 20's, cold enough that we have frost advisories in effect mainly heading toward the cape until 10:00 this morning. outside of that, we're talking about a relatively quiet start to your saturday. things are looking dry overhead, although we do have a few clouds passing through. you can see just to the north of our region, there's rain and even a rain/snow mix shower that's moving through for areas of new hampshire and also vermont. that's pushing through with a very weak front that's pushing through for this morning. chilly and breezy conditions especially as you push to the north. here locally, it will feel chilly especially as we head into tonight. heading out, 36 degrees in downtown boston. wind chill close to 31. doug and antoinette, i'll break down what's in store for us for the rest of the weekend. doug: kelly ann, thank you. 1:00 this morning. this happened on bentham road near mount ida in dorchester. there's a large crime scene. the victim was taken to the hospital by car. it's unclear right now how serious the injuries are. billerica police are searching for this man accused of hitting and dragging an officer with his minivan. it happened last night in a rite aid parking lot. police were investigation suspicious activity in the area. anyone with information on eric oblenis is asked to call shut down right now. crews are working to demolish the old highland avenue bridge. traffic is detoured up and over that new bridge. the detour remains in place through tomorrow. >> how are y'all feeling tonight? will you all help me sing? doug: that's a hat. beyonce performing at a get out the vote concert in ohio. it's now crunch time and the final weekend of the campaign is here. clinton has events today in florida and pennsylvania. trump is going to be in florida and then north carolina, nevada, and colorado. newscenter 5's ben simmoneau has the latest campaign maneuvers. ? ben: relying on star power with one weekend to go alongside beyonce and jay-z, her surrogates like president obama just days from becoming a lame duck also spanning the country. >> i need you to vote. america needs you to vote. because we have to finish what we started eight years ago. ben: clinton also making stops in the rust belt states of michigan and pennsylvania. up. >> that is 73 straight months of job growth. [cheers and applause] and i believe that our economy is poised to really take off and thrive. >> we're growing at an average of probably 1-2% -- nobody even knows and nobody believes the numbers anyway and the numbers they put out are phony as far as i'm concerned. ben: donald trump says the 4.9% unemployment rate isn't accurate because of people who stopped work, but that may have been overshadowed by this line from former governor ben: democrats are calling on chris sununu to ask his father new hampshire stumping for chris sununu. he's hoping baker can put him over the top. the two will be the in nashua. antoinette: question 4 is gaining positive ground according to a new poll by the western new england university polling stut support for marijuana legalization is that 61% among likely voters. a previous poll completed in early october had 52% supporting. the poll also found legalizing marijuana was the highest among democrats and unenrolled voters. newscenter 5 starts early on election night. be sure to join us starting at 4:00 p.m. and then we have a special hour of coverage at 7:00. abc news has the latest results starting at 8:00. and then newscenter 5 at 11:00 follows that. doug: new this morning, an investigation underway have a hidden key to an evidence room is discovered. the key allowed free access to the framingham police access to any evidence box. now all middlesex prosecutors are alerting attorneys with pending cases in that town, according to "the herald," and an ongoing investigation into money taken from the evidence room is also being conducted by the attorney general. a new hampshire man is fighting for his life after being hit by a box truck in haverhill. sky 5 was over the scene at river and beach streets. the 34-year-old victim was air lifted to a solar glare may have been a factor. antoinette: a falmouth man is charged with attempted murder after he allegedly threw drugs at two officers. russell pena's arrest went normally but things changed when he was taken to police headquarters for booking. when they began the booking process, pena pulled out a bag of heroin hidden in his pants and he threw it at the two arresting officers, hitting them in their eyes. this could have been much worse. more officers would have gone in. we could have had more officers in the hospital. i'm thankful it was only two and thankful and pleased they're doing well. antoinette: the two police officers were treated and are doing well this morning. pena is held on bail. doug: right now, an urgent recall related to an opioid reversal drug. the manufacturer of nalaxone, a generic version of narcan, is voluntarily recalling the nasal spray kit. they say the tip of the syringe that goes up the noseay because it may come out in a stream instead of a mist which can lead to serious injury or death. the kits are being replated. well, they're on the job but still at home. antoinette: all on the taxpayers' dime. we'll tell you what 5 investigates found some environmental police officers doing during our undercover investigation. a massive recall is nearly over. just how many replacements samsung has delivered to kelly ann? kelly ann: it's a cooler start to your saturday. i'll have the outlook for the rest of your weekend and when we could see a warm-up. olessa: watch out for major backups on 128 through needham, an area that sees about 5,000 vehicles an hour on weekends. there's a major construction project this weekend as crews dismantle the old highland avenue bridge and there will be delays. the new highland avenue bridge is already in place. this is one of the final steps the area of highway which any who drives here knows is frequently jammed. until this afternoon, northbound drivers will get off at 19-a and be detoured back onto the highway. starting this afternoon until sunday afternoon, southbound drivers will get off at 19-b and face similar detours. anyone just needing highland avenue itself will be detoured what's kelly ayotte costing you? you're paying more for prescription medicines. kelly ayotte blocked lower cost generic drugs. you're paying high interest rates on college loans. ayotte voted against letting you refinance at lower rates. and you're paying higher bank fees while ayotte voted for special breaks to wall street executives. she's siding with corporate special interests and that's costing you. she's not working for new hampshire. antoinette: the majority of those recalled samsung songs are out of consumer hands. good news there. samsung saying 85% of the galaxy the company also announcing that a patch that caps the phone's battery at 60% and notifies users of those recalls. they hope it encourages the return of the remaining devices. a recall was put in place last month after reports of several phones overheating and then catching fire. how about this? a stock market surprise for mark zuckerberg, the facebook founder losing $3 billion in just one day. the company's share price pe zuckerberg and management warned advertising revenue could start to meaningfully slow. even with the big loss, zuckerberg's shares in facebook are still worth a measly $50 billion. so no need to worry there, doug. doug: he went like this. antoinette: brush is off. doug: how much is your children's christmas list going to cost this year? an average of $422. get zuckerberg on the phone. more than 16% of parents say they'll take six months to pay off, some taking more drastic options. 11% dip into their retirement fund to pay for christmas presents. announcer: now your stormteam 5 forecast with meteorologist kelly ann cicalese. antoinette: i'll be paying for christmas for the kid until next christmas. doug: yeah, then there's college. so good luck with that. antoinette: oh, man. doug: it's starting to feel a little mli kelly ann: absolutely. we were getting a taste of late spring. now we're getting close to the fall and even christmas. antoinette: it just keeps teasing us. kelly ann: it's up and down. this afternoon we're in the 50's. later this week, we're talking about temperatures inching closer to 60 degrees. so really all over the place as far as these temperatures in the next seven days. right now we're dry over head. it's a nice dry and relatively mild start to your morning despite chilly conditions. we're not seeing much in the way of rainfall. just to our north, we do have a very small disturbance pushing through bringing that rain and even a very chilly snow to areas of new hampshire and also vermont. so that's pushing on through. mount washington reporting light snow this morning. not that it's going to impact us. as this pushes through, we get residual winds. going to bring us a bit of a chill forat especially as we head into the forecast sunday. temperatures are down into the 20's. moving into boston, 30 degrees. water temperature in the 50's. that's helping coastal locations sit a bit warmer. region-wide, we're feeling the chill. so we're looking ahead to this afternoon. mid 50's. that's the case through much of our northern extent. but as we head into the forecast ahead tomorrow, we're talking about some of those winds picking up. that's also going to help to get those temperatures down. so we're dropping about 5 degrees heading into your sunday. it's going to feel quite a bit cooler especially for your monday morning commute as we drop below freezing for most spots. heading into worcester county, we'll see temperatures in the upper 40's to lower 50's for today. so worcester sitting just about 50 degrees for that afternoon high, getting even colder as we head into the forecast today as we tomorrow. down into the 40's for those afternoon highs. moving southward, we have hansen 55 degrees. partly cloudy skies for today. heading into the forecast tomorrow, we will start to see those northerly winds bring cooler temperatures to the area. that's going to bring a chance for a few sprinkles. the forecast looking dry, but we're keeping an eye on some of those heavier clouds moving in. that could bring a sprinkle or southern extents and the cape as we head into the forecast tomorrow afternoon. partly cloudy for today. highs sitting just about 54 degrees as we head over into hyannis. for your seven-day, we do see coastal clouds and chilliness heading into your sunday. don't forget to get those clocks back overnight tonight and tomorrow morning. we get an hour of sleep. election day, temperatures just about 60 degrees. looking to be really nice day. we will start chilly at 40. but we quick 50's and 60's for the afternoon. we'll stay dry through much of the rest of your seven-day forecast, but that 60-degree high will fall back into the 50's for wednesday. doug and antoinette? antoinette: all right, kelly ann, thank you. 5 investigates a five-month undercover investigation into a state-funded police department, exposes cops on the clock while at home on the taxpayers' dime. doug: investigative reporter oversight. reporter: environmental police officer pat robert loads up a handful of fishing poles and is finally ready to respond for duty after staying at home on the clock for the first six hours of his shift. it's a troubling pattern 5 investigates discovered in our undercover investigation. some environmental cops at home on the taxpayers' dime, their takehome state trucks parked outside. >> it's a complete waste of taxpayer reporter: this person whose identity we're protecting is familiar with how the department works. >> there's no accountability. there's no supervision whatsoever. reporter: the mission of the environmental police is to protect the environment and natural resources. they enforce fishing, boating and hunting laws and relocate wayward animals. but we found pat robert at home for hours at a time on multiple days while on duty. our cameras also caught him emergency at all. his destination -- boston harbor, where he just sat in his truck. then he took a stroll around the north end and eventually landed at headquarters. other officers were also at home during several shifts for an hour or more instead of out on patrol. >> that's a complete absence of any kind of management oversight. reporter: tom nolan is a criminal justice expert and >> these are well-compensated, you know, people who are in a position of a lot of responsibility, and they bear the public trust ultimately, and this is violative of the public trust. reporter: our investigation found this perk. environmental cops are paid time and a half by another state agency to work details patrolling state pools and parks like this. they're even allowed to split their shifts to pick up those details in the middle. ice cream poolside. he's just one of the many officers laughing all the way to the bank, taking advantage of that detail perk. some guarding nearly empty pools or sitting in their trucks instead of making sure swimmers were safe. environmental police officers have been paid almost $1.4 million in overtime and state pool and park details during the past two years. >> these services are needed, but these performed during normal patrol time. reporter: during this sergeant's patrol, he hauled a boat from lakeville to hingham and spent the next few hours just hanging around. governor baker's former campaign driver is in charge. he did his best to avoid an interview. kathy curran from 5 investigates. but we caught up with him at the end of a workday. we have one of your officers at home for six hours. is that acceptable? reporter: but overall, mcguinn says he's okay with his officers working from home when they're writing reports or washing their cruisers. so what would you say is acceptable for hours at home? would you say three hours at home? are taxpayers really getting their money -- >> it all depends what type of report they're doing. they have to wash their cruisers. reporter: it took the department more than two months to give the timesheet records we requested under the state public ror we tracked, but the state said they were unavailable. kathy curran, 5 investigates. antoinette: time is 5:50. other stories we're following -- doug: video of a drone's eye view of mosul in northern iraq. it's at the end of the third week of the iraqi army's attempt. they set 19 oil wells on fire creating what locals call a smoke-filled hell. with little access to clean rights activists are concerned that hundreds could become sickened by the smoke. antoinette: a new jersey lawmaker is calling for further investigation into chris christie's role in bridgegate. two former allies are convicted of conspiring to shut down lanes ahead of the george washington bridge in order to punish a mayor for not endorsing christie's reelection. one lawmaker says christie's testimony raised questions about what he knew and when a sign of hope in france. nearly a year after the paris terror attacks, british musician sting is going to perform at the reopening of the bataclan. remember that one where 89 people were killed last november when three isis militants opened fire at the convert -- concert hall? proceeds will benefit the victims of the attack as well as their families. your time is 55:1. it right back where it belongs. but first we go live outside this morning. a look from the mass pike. traffic moving right along. if you've been there lately, it's very different without the toll plazas. cold as you head out this morning. ? ? even hollywood's latest sweetheart needs to... punish the porcelain occasionally. but to avoid embarrassment... i give every bathroom the v.i.poo treatment. spray generously before taking your seat and v.i.poo forms a protective layer trapping the icky smell of your devil's donuts. massachusetts' newspapers rarely agree, but they do on question 2. they agree opponents have run a "campaign of misinformation" to spread "fear through white, affluent neighborhoods." they agree in the suburbs question 2 will have "no impact on their schools and their children." they agree it will provide vital "choices for urban parents" and help reduce "the achievement gap." join leading newspapers and governor baker in voting yes on 2. kean frost advisories in effect for areas of our region. it's a chilly start to our weekend as we're seeing 27 degrees in plymouth. worcester at 21. downtown boston 36 degrees. our satellite/radar imagery looking relatively quiet. we have a disturbance to the north. we're missing out on that. things are looking relatively dry for much of your saturday. let's take a look at what's in store. although we have some of that sun breaking out for this morning, especially as that sun evening. winds generally blowing between 5 to 10 miles per hour. but, doug and antoinette, we will see those winds pick up tonight and into your sunday. antoinette: okay, kelly ann. thank you. a baby crocodile giving police in mexico a run for their money. doug: take a look at this. it ends up in the middle of a flooded four-lane highway. do you see it there? antoinette: where? there it is. doug: little guy. you can see the police working to try to capture it. they eventually did. and they used t alligator catching technique of using an umbrella. they returned it to a natural habitat overflooded by torrential rain. there they are using the umbrella. hey, fella. antoinette: hey, hey. it's a song. doug: there are kids watching. the battle over charter schools. antoinette: the new push to defeat question 2 and the opposition gearing up for a final fight. also, a police officer recovering after a hit-and-run. doug: a live look at our city cam this morning. this time tomorrow, i have a feeling it might be just a little bit brighter, maybe. antoinette: like an hour or something? doug: we fall back tonight. i don't know. you're just going to have to tune in tomorrow to find out. antoinette: if we make it to work on time. doug: we'll be around for the fios is not cable. we're wired differently. we guarantee to make switching easier. we'll show up on time. you're right on time. as promised, to install fios and set up the wi-fi that for all their new devices. you want a piece of cake? 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