as police searched the tower school and brought students in off the playground and the school went into a brief lockdon u. eventually police suspended the search in the immediate area, but asked residents to remain vigilant. >> so, right now, you are looking at a playground that sits behind a school that is right along this trail. as we spoke to parents and grandparents they made sure they are on time to pick up their kids to i da, their reaction to this investigation happening right here, plus the latest for the search for the suspect in the next hour. cavanaugh, fox 25 news. >> kerry, thanks. now a a story we have been follow following since this time last night. police in roxbury have surveillance video showing a man who they believe tried to kidnap a young girl. and here within the last hour, we received the full surveillance video from a convenience store near blue hill avenue in brockford street. that is where the 13 year-old girl said the man grabbed herbie the arm on her way to school tuesday morning. the middle schooler fought off the stranger and ran away. police are still looking for him and fox 25's bob ward is working coming up at 5:30. >> developing now, a very happy ending. this woman missing for three days has been found alive. 75 year-old woman was found inside a boat this afternoon, in dracut. she was last seen on sunday on burr debt road off hilldreth road. this afternoon she was found off pleasant street, less that than a mile away. fox 25's cathrin burcham is live in dracut to show how she survived pfd behind this garage apartment there is an old boat with a tarp over today, a couple families here inside the boat, and family members think it was that boat and also the shelter of this camper here that helped protect luzzier from the rain and the cold temperatures. hundreds of dracut residents joined police officers, canine units and aerial teams to search for the 75 year-old after she disappeared from her home sunday. family members were especially concerned because liewsessier is a small woman, just 100 pounds rktdz and is battling dementia and parkinsons. this morning, a firefighter and room nurse spotted luzzier tucked in the boat in the backyard of a home off pleasant street. we are told she was conscious and speaking and she had some cuts, but other than that, appears in otherwise stable condition. afterwards, those who had been searching tirelessly for her gathered to celebrate her return. >> i have got so many message, people wanting to help out and it's just amazing. this week has proven to me the goodness in people. >> luzzier was taken to a tonight she is there surrounded by her family members. now, coming up at 5:00, hear from those family members, their message to the dracut community who never gave up searching for luzzier. for now we are live in dracut, i'm kathryn burcham, fox 25 news. >> a new hampshire homeowner opened fire on a burglar this morning and right now police there are searching for the suspect. it happened at a home on wood hill road in auburn. police say an unarmed man broke into the home around 8:30 this morning. the the owner did have a gun and fired several shots but the wooded area near a local lake. that suspect is described as a man in his 30s with gray hair and a beard. >> starting to day it was an ice cold wednesday, wasn't it? take a look at the video from boston i. looks summery but don't be field, it has been very cold outside, and in fact, some messy weather is on the way. chief meteorologist kevin lemanowicz is here and you are forecasting rain, even a few, dare i say it, snowflakes for some areas? >> you dared. there it was. 49 degrees. that's the high temperature much like what we saw yesterday. and right now, it is still chilly out there. temperatures are in the 40s, of course it's still chilly. you didn't expect it to warm up did you? 48 boston, 41, and when you factor in the wind, out there in worcester, where it's 41, it feels like 34, it feels like 39 even in bedford. you heard her mention it, there is rain and there is snow to the west. not over us now, but it is right here. you see the blue in here, that is in michigan, that is snow. rain moved north of cleveland by the way, won't have an issue part of the system that will move in later tonight and why the game is moved earlier. so what i'm going to be watching is for the whole system, and that's the cold front part of the system, so for the whole system to move our way, and this part of the front that's going to come on through, is going to give birth to a second storm as it is coming through our area. you see the movement of the storm coming at us. when this arrive, it will be some places that will be cold enough to have some snow or sleet mixed in. so what i'm doing is i'm analyzing exactly where the spots are right now. and i talk to you in a few expect today and through the day tomorrow. >> all right, kevin. just 13 days until we vote for the next president and knew at 4:00, a brand new poll to share with you tonight. a suffolk university u.s.a. today poll shows hillary clinton leading donald trump by 9 points, 47-38%. scott mcclane reports tonight on how both candidates spent their day in key battleground states. >> it is an unconventional campaign move, even for an 1600 pennsylvania avenue, this is the most coveted piece of real estate in washington, dc. >> donald trump spent the morning opening his brand new hotel, critics question the time off the trail so close to the election, but not his campaign. >> and we are excited to show america what this man actually does. he fixes things. he builds things. >> the grand opening speech had a clear political message. >> my theme, today, is five underbudget and ahead of schedule. we don't hear those words too often in government, but you will. >> trump's runningmate, mike pence, is also taking a detour. this one to reliably republican utah where trump is holding on to a less than comfortable lead. but trump's work in battleground states may be paying off. the latest new hampshire poll shows him closing the gap to 4 points and in florida a new poll shows him with a slight 2 point lead. both polls are within thenar gin >> hillary clinton is spending her 69th birthday fighting for support in florida. but she also took time tuesday to accept an endorsement from adele, who she can't win the british singer's vote. beyond the washington ribbon cutting trump focused on north carolina, new hampshire and florida, nationally he is slowly closing the gap with a new abc poll showing him still 9 points down, it is an uphill battle to win. in washington, i'm scott mcclane. >> all right. check out video from and pick ax destroyed donald trump's star on the walk of fame. the damage was so severe you can't make out trump's name anymore. police set up a tent near the star, while they investigate. the man claiming responsibility for that attack said he wanted to remove the star and sell it to raise money for women who have accused trump of sexual assault. in new hampshire, republican senator kelley ayotte is distancing herself from donald trump even further. she said she trusts the election process despite claims the republican nominee says it is general of new hampshire, and this morning she said she had the responsibility of investigating instances of voter fraud when they were reported. overall, in terms of our election system, she believes in the outcome. ayotte also said she will accept the outcome of the senate election. >> former massachusetts governor mitt romney is making fun of his decision to stay out of this year's presidential race. >> i get asked on a regular basis, boy, why aren't you running this year and i ask myself that now and then, too. >> romney washington. he also made light of the failed runs for president in 2008 and 2012. and told the crowd he is optimistic about the future of america. and there are now less than 2 weeks until election day, as we have been pointing out. stay with fox 25 and "fox25boston.com" for all the latest developments on these big races. >> a new hampshire native is the victim of a murder/suicide in north carolina. 23 year-old rebecca jones was killed monday in wilmington. police say her boyfriend, a killed jones and then took his own life at a shooting range. he left behind a suicide note which led police to her body. jones graduated from a high school in joffrey (^). >> right now we will get to breaking news happening on beacon hill. sky fox arrived to the scene on grove street at myrtle square. where you are about to see, if we show you the live pictures from sky fox, an suv that plowed into a brick wall. this is happening at the grownstone whe here are the pictures from sky, to. we don't know what caused the driver to lose control, but you can see the vehicle we are talking about, the suv. firefighters on the scene again, this is happening in the beacon hill naked right now. we are going to keep an eye on the situation for you all night long. >> well, now let's show you these pictures. a topsfield man survived after his screened in porch collapsed from under his feet. the concrete slab fell on top of him. this incident happened on hill street in topsfield. this afternoon, fox 25's crystal hanes is live there and, dangerous rescue operation there? >> elizabeth, they tell me that this collapse created such a situation where you had slabs of concrete roughly 4" thick actually inside of the 12-foot hole and dangling from the edges of the collapse. it created a precarious situation for both the homeowner and the rescue crew. >> topsfield fire captain jen collins brown has seen a lot in her department. but this rescue on hill street was a first. >> there initial thought is it might be a deck collapse, but what they arrived to find is a person who had fallen 12 feet into the ground from the floor of a porch in the house. >> the homeowner had noticed a sag in the floor of his screened-in porch, when he went to eck which it out just before 6 p.m. monday, it collapsed right under his feet. >> but the floor of the porch >> the rescue was a tricky one. >> put a collar on his neck, and secured him to a long board. >> captain collins brown walked me through it. >> they put him in this basket, and he was roped so this basket is really handy for carrying people in awkward situations like up a hill and things like that. >> she said it took nearly 10 emergency respontsr ponders and a lot of coordination. >> pieces of the concrete fell but also pieces of concrete didn't fall and they stayed hanging above him. so it's pretty precarious. >> the roughly 30 minutes. the homeowner, only suffered minor injuries. >> i'm sure that the homeowner didn't expect to have an empty room with no access underneath this room. really unsupported. >> now the homeowner, i'm told, actually had his cell phone on him, so he was able to call 911 right away and get the rescue crews to him as quickly as someone's allergic reaction in town actually helped rescuers just be minutes away. reporting in topsfield, i'm crystal hanes, fox 25 news. >> still ahead, how everyone made sure their neighbors escaped with their lives. >> then a toddler comes down with a mysterious illness that has made it difficult for him to walk and use his arms. later at 4:30, what doctors know and what parents should look out for. >> >> another batch of heavy rain heading our way to go along cold rain. there is also some snow with this system. where that will mix in new england as well straight ahead. there are reports of two strong earthquakes in italy, a tremor was felt in rome and an region. this m cos two months after a powerful effort quake killed nearly 300 people in the mountains northeast of rome. that quake devastated several villages. >> the streets of salem are busy as we approach halloween and this year will be difficult. police tell fox 25 they are stepping up police patrols in light of the recent crown craze. and because hall ho wean falls on a mopped, they are expect ag long weekend of people taking in this event at salem. we spent time with police and they told us they want people to be smart and be safe. >> you know, we have seen there of the clown costumes. >> yeah, as we have been talking about, some towns said no, no clown masks but salem is not going that far, and when we met police we asked about that. here is what the captain had to say. >> with we are not banning clown costumes or like that, we are just asking if anyone is dressed up they behave appropriately. >> here is the thing, i have been up there during halloween and there are thousan >> it is a huge week for business owner, we have more on what they are doing to get ready tonight in the report at 5:00. >> interesting. new at 4:00, boston's free community college program is in the spotlight in the nation's capitol today. mayor marty walsh was invited to talk on a panel alongside members of the investigation and how the roxbury and bunker hill he said it is being funded by federal grants and fees paid by developers. >> we decided to pour all of it in one pot. to make sure that we are using whatever pel grant that our students can access, we want to make suree that we use the linkage to pay for community college across the board. >> and he went further, walsh said his camp is exploring ways to expand the tuition free program to quincy college and mass bay community college. >> also new at 4:00, officers will now use speciallytr the tsa said the dogs can detect explosives especially ones that may be hidden on someone or in a carry on bag. >> what these dogs do is they are trained to pick up on a scent that you might leave behind when you walk through a room or in this case when you are walking through the pass sen jer cue up to the check point. >> the tsa said the dogs are not here for any specific threat to logan, but to add a different and more mobile form of >> i'm sure it's chilly, we have a bit of a wind, making it feel colder and some clouds drifted on in here. it will be clouds out this even and clear skies to allow temperatures to drop fairly quickly. this is the storm system and there is snow falling in michigan, right along the warm front. not quite in the warm air, but along the front, ahead of the warm air. that is where the snow is broken out. it is cleveland, now they will get into the dry weather for the game this evening. and it's all pushing toward us. then there is this part of the system, which is is the cold front as well. and every bit of it is moving right at new england, so some things have to happen to make wintry weather here, once we find out what they are. clear skies tonight, at least partly cloudy to clear, allowing the temperatures to drop through the morning hours. notice a little extra moisture along the coast denoted by green in the futurecast data, that is the on-shore flow, that is is coast by 6 a.m.. so to the west there are breaks in the clouds, more breaks you get the better chance you have for temperatures to settle in and that is problematic for the forecast. because off to the west, the clouds coming in during the morning, and then here comes the first precipitation, notice it's blue on futurecast. that's snow. it's also here in the berkshires. elevations. and west into the adirondacks. down south, you are saying what about connecticut. if you don't know blichfield county that bleed into fairfield, lot of high terrain where you can pick up a little accumulating snow before a change over to rain. however, watch how it comes toward the connecticut river valley, which is i-91, and never makes it over there. that's because you are going into the lower elevations temperatures are warmer and you are not going to get the snow. that said, there's also yellow showing up here. when you get that on futurecast, it can be heavy rain, but it is sleet, higher returns you get on radar, some ice mixing in. not enough to coat the ground, not enough to make things slippery, but enough that you are going to see some sleet pellets around the area in the worcester hills especially western worcester hills during the height of the storm. the snow though pushes northward into the green and white of vermont and new hampshire, as the heaviest part of the system moves in late tomorrow night, and into friday morning. through boston at 3 a.m., and then into the morning drive on friday. so it is going to there will be hefty toe l thats of rain coming through. the good news is it pushes out of here for the bulk of friday, while there is a risk for popup shower or two in the wake of this system, we will be clearing out and sunshine, to give you an idea of high temperature, low 40s eventually in worcester county so i do see any kind of wintry mix, any kind of sleet that falls, becoming just rain. you see that thursday into friday. now, on saturday, i expect a few showers in the afternoon, sunday that con concontinues into early next week. the problem areas are thursday and friday, how much rain to expect, how much total rain to expect from the system, and it comes on by this next couple days. >> into left, and it's good-bye! >> and there you have it. with that, the indians took game 1 of the world series, preres with the 3-run homer in the eighth and third john lester took the loss in cleveland. andrew miller was also brilliant relief for the indians and struck out 3 cubs batters and threw two scoreless innings last night. game 2 airs tonight on fox 25 and take ag look at the first pitch moved up to 7:08 because rain is expected in cleveland. so, be sure to watch a special late edition of fox 25 news after the game. >> getting the vote through social media. still ahead at 4:00, we will tell you how facebook got thousands of new voters to register. >> elizabeth right now the search is on for a man who may have tried to kidnap a girl on her way to school. our crime reporter bob ward is working the story all day and 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the largest auto recall of bigger. toyota is recalling another 5.8 million vehicles because of takata's exploding airbags that have been linked to 11 deaths in the u.s. and hundreds of injuries globally. these recalls bring the total number to more than 23 million. researchers are trying to use bacteria to stop the spread of the zika virus. british scientists are trying to infect mosquitoes with a type of bacteria that can prevent them from spreading zika as well as other dangerous diseases. brazil and columbia. billionaire bill gates is behind the research. in fact, he has given $18 million to the field test. >> after l may have underestimated demand in the 7 plus and the bot testimony line could take a hit as a result. the company said it is not sure it can make as many phones as consumers want in time for the holiday shopping rush. as a result, they issued a conservative profit outlook about 1% less than what was forecasted. >> isn't this what our producer said? >> he was upset. he was climbing walls >> yes, very much so we are less than a week from halloween and whether or not you are dressing up, google made a list of which costumes you are most likely to run into. topping the list, harley quinn from the movie "suicide squad" and the joker, and then another super hero, anyone will do, followed by a pirate and wonder woman making the the top five. google said these are the most searched costumes. you will be the bee, right? excited. i'm moderating a spelling bee. one of the least popular ones? sponge bob square pant, he has fallen down the ranks. >> you are devastated by that. >> you know, we recently introduced you to a local woman who found out she was pregnant, just hours before she gave birth. >> coming up how complete strangers are helping her and newborn after hearing their story. >> frost advisory issued for the coastline and includes the coastline all the way down to tonight, a freeze warning for other areas, i will show you how cold it will be but i'm tracking the storm moving in tomorrow, the timeline straight ahead. >> it is a very rare illness that leaves children paralyzed. coming up, my interview with a local family who said their toddler went from being toddler went from being uh, first of all, i plan to vote for donald trump. when it served her purpose, ayotte buddied up to trump, even calling him a role model. would you tell a child to aspire to be like donald trump? oh absolutely, i would do that. and what she values is her seat. and she's trying - to keep something she values. - i know. kelly ayotte. the politician. looking out for herself. seiu cope is responsible uh, first of all, i plan to vote for donald trump. when it served her purpose, ayotte buddied up to trump, even calling him a role model. would you tell a child to aspire to be like donald trump? oh absolutely, i would do that. and what she values is her seat. and she's trying - to keep something she values. - i know. kelly ayotte. the politician. looking out for herself. independence usa pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. right now marblehead police are searching for a man who they say exposed himself and tried to grab grab a woman trail, she was walking on the old rail trail when a masked man confronted her. she started yelling for help which appeared to scare the man off. that incident prompt add nearby school to go into lockdown. fox 25's kerry cavanaugh will have reaction from parents ahead at 5:00. >> and right now, we are staying on that breaking news story out of pea conhill tonight. sky fox over the scene on grove street, at myrtle square, you can see that suv plowed right into a brick wall. this is attached to a brown stone, where one person stayed in the hospital, we still don't lose control here. we do have a reporter working to get details from that scene right now for you and we will update you. >> a fire gut add home in everett. >> this was breaking last night, the good news is everyone made it out safely but firefighters had a tough time getting this out. fox 25's michael heinrich reports from everett, where we are getting a better look at the damage. >> the cleanup continues on floyd street in everett where several families are now without a this 3-story building. >> there is a fire. >> flames shot out from the rooftop of this triple decker. >> everyone got out safely. the kids. it could have been a lot worse than it was right now now. >> jodie lives next door on floyd street in everett. she was fast asleep when the fire broke out around 10:00 last night. until a neighbor pounded on her door to make sure she and her >> i was shocked and scared. i stood there for a second, because all i could see is flames in my bedroom window. >> the house is on fire, it was get dress and we came this way. >> richard richardson's sister-in-law lives in the multifamily home that burned. he is visiting from oklahoma and rushed over from another relative's house to offer their warm van to the nephews. the knock down the flames. richardson and sanity gay both say they are thankful everyone escaped without getting hurt. >> the only thing you have in life is your life. >> everyone go to sleep early, so, you know, it's just god is on our side, and somebody was on our side, because i'm glad everyone got out safe. >> the cause of the fire is still under investigation. reporting in everett, michael >> check out that boston skyline i. feels more like winter, the fall looks pretty. >> it is pretty. >> wow, you can feel it out there, can't you? >> definitely. i mean, this is definitely a time where you need to start considering bringing a coat. i hadn't even been on my find, fox 25's chief meengs kevin lemanowicz and some of us may see a trace of snow tomorrow. so, this business of me leaving my jacket at home really needs to -- >> you have to look to the elevation, we are talking vermont and new hampshire, maybe the lichfield hills connecticut. you know what the temperatures are bad for? bees. i'm deathly afraid of bees. i can't believe you are going to be a bee for halloween. let's talk weather, i have to get off that right you no. it's already scaring me. 45 is the scariest costume i could ever think of. 45 degrees in bedford, 48 in boston, 41 in worcester right now. so temperatures are already in the 40s, and falling tonight. going to be cold. in the 30s. so a frost advisory, you have a freeze warning up here, many towns didn't realize it last night. didn't get down cold enough. so you have a frost advisory tonight. but this is important. tall areas to the south, cape cod. this is brand you in. this is your first chance to get a killing frost this year. mid 30s. you get in the mid 30s, ground level temperature can be freeze and cause frost, be aware of that. a freeze warning in areas in purple, we will do that again, aside from some somes northwest of boston so closer to the coastline, middlesex county tonight. this gives you an idea, out in foxboro, southwest of boston, temperatures dropping to upper 20s. it will be 20s and 30s tonight and that is important to note because there is nothing happening right now that storm system we have been tracking is moving our way, has rain and snow with it, and as it gets here with the colder temperature, some of that mixing that elizabeth is you can tag about, that could happen. i will show you more specifically where you can expect that and the time when it moves in just ahead. >> kevin, thank you. today, family members boycott a memorial service for a connecticut woman lost at sea during a fishing trip with her son. no one has seen linda carmen since she and her son, nathan, set sail from rhode island last the coast of the vineyard, he spoke at a service but her relatives did not attend. police are investigating to see if nathan play add role in what caused the boat to sink. >> new at 4:30, students a at three local schools are need to drink bottled water for the new year. high levels of lead have been found in three schools in quincy school, the atlantic middle school and twoo the the mountains will be turned off until repair and replaced. high levels of lead have been found in school in boston and newton this year. news happening in winchester where a vehicle slammed into a home. some live pictures from sky fox that just arrived on the scene, you can see the fire department is there on the scene. that car hit a home, it looks like the car has been removed. but you can see significant damage to the garage area of the home. i looks like they are trying to check out the damage and see if the home is safe to, they can be there right now. but, the vehicle is no longer there. it's not clear if anyone has been hurt. this is happening on the road in winchester, sky fox arriving out more and if anyone was urt he, of course we will let you know. >> over the last four years, doctors have seen a spike in a rare illness that affects children leaving them paralyzed. they say it's very much like polio. today i met with a family who said it happened to their son. and now they want other parents to learn about a fast acting virus they unfortunately have had a crash course in. >> he is a curious. >> hi! smart. >> what does this tell me? >> moo! >> >> so it take as moment before you realize, that matthew is not like other kids his age. and that story is a source of heart break for his parents. >> you watch your child, and you can't help them. and it's if the like they are just sick. he is paralyzed, and i can't make it better. >> nashua's cassie o'brien said her son had been perfectly healthy but one day playing outside in june, something changed. >> all of a sudden, we both looked back and he was frozen. something. >> matthew's arm went limp. later, his leg. doctors eventually diagnosed him with acute that side myelitis believed to be from a virus that inflamed the spinal cord. neither had ever heard it before. it's described as a polio-like syndrome leaving children paralyzed. even doctors know little about it. >> they know what it is, but they don't know how to cure it. and that, that is tough to take as a parent. >> we went to mass. general hospital with questions. they tell us since 2012 mysterious cases break out across the country in children under the age of 12. this doctor said the phenomenon is so new, doctors are working to understand it. >> unfortunately, there is sometimes no perfect answer. >> she said scientists are working to eventually develop a vaccine. for now, the plans for matthew is regular theater. the plan for his parents is to hold onto hope. >> nobody knows when it will be better. very expensive. the family said they have had to battle their insurance company for coverage. they set up a go fund me account to help pay the bills and we linked it to our web site, "fox25boston.com." >> a new mother is overwhelmed by the support she received after a story we aired here last week. you might remember elena martinez, she had no idea she was 36 weeks pregnant when she gave birth to a healthy baby boy. she named jackson. she told the sun chronicle she got diaper, clothes, car seats, strangers, as far aaway as florida. it is one of the most popular stories right now town our web site. 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catholics around the world. the church said cremation is allowed, but the ashes need to be buried at a cemetery. that means catholics can't bring them home, december play urns or divide t t. vatican also is ruling out scattering ashes at sea. the church said remains must be kept in a sacred place. >> new england will soon be home to a new wild life refuge. the u.s. fish and wild life service is just approved the creation of the great thicket national wild life refuge. it will be a combination of different parcels of land and six states, stretching from new york to maine. the area is home to more than 2100 creatures including nearly 400 which are considered endangered. >> cubs fans are hoping one man's outrageous prediction message from 1993 that is now a pretty good sign of good luck. >> frost advisory and freeze warnings, they are in place tonight, closer and even at the coastline. all ahead of a storm system that is moving our way, we have rain sleet and snow could be a problem here in new england. >> a message in a bottle 50 years later. uh, first of all, i plan to vote for donald trump. when it served her purpose, ayotte buddied up to trump, even calling him a role model. would you tell a child to aspire to be like donald trump? oh absolutely, i would do that. but she kept playing politics and flip flopping around. ayotte is running away from trump as quickly as she can. and what she values is her seat. and she's trying - to keep something she values. - i know. looking out for herself. seiu cope is responsible for the content of this advertising. interviewer: what would stop you from voting this november? woman 1: working late. man 1: lines -- i hate long lines. woman 2: no babysitter. william f. galvin: for the first time ever we have early voting. if you're registered, you can vote any day between october 24th and november 4th. avoid election day lines -- vote on your schedule. man 1: wow, that helps! william f galvin: early voting is easy voting. william f. galvin: it's easier than ever for you to vote. learn more at massearlyvote.com right now we have an update to the breaking news in winchester. new information we are getting on this. the truck ran into the garage of the home on lorena road, the the owner of the company (^) told us no one lives in the house, and no one is in the truck either when it slipped out of park and ran into the side of the garage, but you can see the damage left behind. it is significant. that home apparently is for sale right now, and lots of damage now for the house. >> hey, were you seeing message in a bottle last night? him. 50 years later a message in a bottle made its way back home to new england. >> fox 25's erica ritchie jumped a the the chance to tell the story and sat down with the daughter of the person who penned the letter that traveled thousands of miles. >> >> look inside. >> the message is short. some words are not even legible. >> oh my god. it keeps popping out at me, there is a p. >> this single piece of paper opens the door to couldn'tless stories of paula pierce's family past as the owns of the beam >> we were really close. i spent a lot of years working that motel. >> shortly after willful parents, faultyna, bought the motel in 1960, her father launched this message in a bottle into the ocean across the street, as a joke on his wife. and only told paula's husband mark about it. >> and i kept it close to my heart. i kept my mouth shut. >> so the bottle was forgotten about. but not by the tide. south, to the caribbean island of tushes and caicos (^), where it washed ashore and 50 years later, in 2011, it was found by a man from utah on vacation. >> this is incredible to me. >> it took two months for clint to decode the message and track down the author but paula's parents had since passed so he got in touch with her. and five years later, was able to reunit her with this piece of her past. >> i kind of didn't know what to say. i just held it looked at it and how did it end up back in my hands? >> because one man traveled by plane, train, and bus, to get it there. >> he said i just can't mail it. i have to put this in your hands. >> i have to put this in your hands that's what he did. >> erica ritchie, fox 5 news. >> i can't ma gin what she wasshying when she got the call. >> i know. >> the motel was sold in 2014. a said it was hard to say good-bye. >> i imagine it would be. she actually told us receiving back a little piece of fall family. we are happy to give her that legacy. >> new at 4:30, apple said fewer people are buying the smart watches. sales have declined 72% since last year. apple is trying to improve the numbers by reducing the price of the watch. >> much to talk about in the forecast, first things first though it is chilly out there. wind chill is making it to colder than this but 41-48 cod right now. a frost advisory, for cape cod, the south shore coastline, even the city of boston and the north shore tonight. means you can have a killing frost, got to bring in the plants. a freeze warning in the area in purple, just northwest of boston, middlesex county, waltham and malden, for instance. southward, brockton, carver, new bedford, all in a freeze warning tonight, a killing freeze expected there. temperatures will be dropping again tonight like they did last night, into the 20s, and 30s just in time tomorrow. here is why. we have breaks in the clouds, allows the temperatures to drop and the clouds will melt away as the evening wears on and the sun goes down. but back here is the storm system. we have been watching this one closely this week. it has been developing coming out of the desert southwest through the ro kiss across the country, now hitting midwest, with lots of rain and, yes, even snow here in michigan. this system wants to move our way, it is going to girth birth to a second storm that will spin right through southern new england. so, tonight, with skies clearing temperatures will drop quickly. that is where your 20s and 30s are going to be. along the the coast, more clouds and the potential for some drizzle by first thing in the morning. rain drizzle. not flakes here. those are back here. and then moving toward western massachusetts, during the middle of the morning and into the afternoon, by lunchtime, some snow likely flying here in the berkshires, and then in the lichfield hills of connecticut back here to the adirondacks. notice we are still dry here in the central massachusetts and the hilly terrain in worcester county. there. but note this, futurecast shows a little bit of pink in here, pink and blue in here, what it is trying to tell us is, look, it is going to be cold in the morning. with the clouds rolling in the temperature can't rebound as quickly. therefore, there will be cold spots, there is the potential for little bit of mixing of sleet or snowflakes and western worcester hills. most of the snow stays out here. to the west of i-91, which is the connecticut river valley, go down to lower elevation, a little bit warmer. a little bit of it can get into the hills of worcester down few as snow or sleet, predominantly if not all rains in worcester and southern new hampshire and points eastward, the the snow will continue northward into vermont, and new hampshire, the ski areas once again, but look at this, heavy rain that comes in, especially late tomorrow night and into early friday morning. all the yellow, the orange, you are seeing in here, that is the heavy rain we are talking about. it spins out of here by friday. the seven-day forecast is showing up nicely and you will see what i'm talking about. the rain chances ramp up through we will go 90% friday, just in case it gets out of here quickly but very likely it is raining the the first part of friday and i probably should be looking at the potential for some heavy rain total, here is what we are talking about. hour-by-hour, this comes on and not much by 3:00 in the afternoon. it is all back here. and then by, well, midnight, a quarter inch in boston but look at this, midnight to 6 a.m., that is when the heaviest starts to roll in, in boston, getting up over an inch in many spots during the height of the storm. that is what we will be watching for. of the storm to see if the mixing will occurrence i will have updates through the evening. >> kevin, thank you. there are going to be 18 lucky winners for a new halloween themed state lottery promotion. >> in order to win this you have to use social media, through friday the mass lottery will poststruckst instructions on what is new on facebook, winners get a one year season ticket for the mega bucks double game. >> let's talk free taco, one of my free foods from favorite place. game 2 of the world series is tonight on fox. >> you can see the action right didn't have to wait long to become winners. the cleveland indians stole this base, and the bottom of the first inning. and that means taco bell has to offer a free taco to 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first here is vanessa welch with what we are working on for fox 25 news at 5:00. vanessa? >> blair coming up at 5:00, we continue to follow breaking news on beacon hill. a car slammed into a wall, attached to an expensive townhouse. right now that wall is in danger of collapsing. the steps being ke plus . . . >> a topsfield man is trapped under 4" of concrete, and fire crews are there the outside corporate interests bankrolling question two are trying to deceive you. it drains money from the existing public schools. that's 400 million just last year - according to the state's own data. which means real cuts to our kids - in arts, technology, ap classes, pre-school, bus service and more. that's why question two's opposed by the massachusetts pta and school committees all across the state. i asked my dentist if an electric toothbrush was going to clean better than a manual... he said sure, but don't just get any one. go pro with oral-b. oral-b's rounded brush head cups your teeth to 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the reporter: facebook believes more than two million voters were registered in the general and primary election this is year because of the new alert on your home beige. with a click, it linked to on-line registration and voter registration sites in every state. >> our platform has really become a new town hall. we're aware this conversation is happening. spike in on-line voter registration, with the facebook post. the day before, about 2,000 people registered to vote, the day facebook posted that alert, that jumped to more than 16,000. >> we are trying to get everyone out to vote, whether you're liberal, conservative, libertarian. >> the reporter: it was the first year they sent out the notices, but they've been reminding to vote since 2008. facebook says you'll see that notification on novemberth reporting in washington, justin gray. >> blair: a car and truck slamming into homes in both boston and winchester. >> elizabeth: fox 25 news at 5:00 p.m. starts right now. >> mark: first at 5:00 p.m., we are following breaking news from beacon hill. an s.u.v. plowed right into a brick wall. here you see right here. this is happening on grove street at myrtle square and you can see the bricks all over the road as well. we still don't know what caused the driver to lose control. the very latest for you as it comes in. >> vanessa: updating breaking news in winchester. a truck ran into the garage of this home in row lana road. the owner of the company tells us no one lives in the house and no one was in the truck either when it slipped out of park and ran into the side of the garage. this home is apparently for sale. >> mark: also breaking tonight an elderly woman missing for four days has been found alive. she was huddled in a boat in a neighbor's backyard. good evening everyone. i'm mark ockerbloom. >> vanessa: i'm vanessa spotted that 75-year-old woman during the third day of searching. she was last seen on sunday on burrdet road off hildreth road. this morning, she was found on pleasant street, less than a mile away. kathryn burcham is live for us in dracut where the family is expressing their thanks. >> the reporter: the family was found in the backyard and the homeowner tells me the family was here just a few hours ago, shelter herself in that camper you see there which may have aided her survival. >> lifted the tarp, there's a canvas on it. they took the canvas off. >> the reporter: this was quite literally, kathryn lucier's life boat. she was tucked in the tarp, so she was probably away from the wind and the cold a little bit. >> the reporter: after the 75-year-old walk away from her home on sunday, and disappeared, she was finally found here in the old boat in jen lauren's backyard. >> her family was all said my yard sheltered her. that's how it went down, it was a shelter for her. >> the reporter: search and police teams had scoured her property. her family had also joined in the search effort for lucier. police believe lucier may have kept moving over the last three days until she found shelter here. >> and i just broke down. it's just such a happy ending. >> the reporter: state rep colleen gary led a search party of hundreds, the community rallying around the well-known former teacher. today, gary read a text from lucier's daughter, who is now by