emily: it's friday, october 9. good morning. i'm emily riemer. erika: thanks for starting your day right here. i'm erika tarantal. here are the stories we're following on the eyeopener right now. uber in trouble this morning over passenger safety. the incidents that have two women taking the company to court. emily: new fallout.from the fantasy sports scandal. the accusations sparking a federal lawsuit against draftkings and fanduel. emily: new trouble for uber this morning over passenger safety. the eye's antoinette antonio is live in boston with the lawsuit the ride share company is now cindy: we're starting out this morning dry but have an umbrella with you as you're getting ready to head out the door.

40's and 50's out there now. clouds beginning to increase. but the rain, yes, still off to our north and west coming into parts of northern new york state now. boundary. once it lifts this morning, southerly wind also pick up. the winds sustained, 15-20 miles per hour. afternoon. despite cloud cover today, look at these high temperatures getting close to 70 degrees. that rain will be coming in it looks like after the morning commute. weths. during the afternoon, -- north and west. a thunderstorm could move on in and will likely impact the morning commute. olessa: no problems to report. ride. overnight construction in place

there is some work on the expressway by the south bay mall. still come work on the entrance ramp to the pike. trains and buses expected to start the day on schedule. emily: thank you. new trouble for uber over passenger safety. rorp >> reporter: this morning two women are taking on the company, accusing uber of neglect and fraud after they were allegedly sexually assaulted by drivers. the lawsuit focuses on two separate incidents: one in boston back in february where driver abderahim dakiri was charged with indecent assault after allegedly took a woman off her route and attacked her. the other incident happened in south carolina with similar allegations. the lawsuit calls on uber to create full-service customer support centers. mandate tamper-proof video

cameras in cars. give customers the option of choosing a female driver. and mandate fingerprint based background checks. uber, which is currently facing a regulation debate here in massachusetts, released a statement saying the company's thoughts are with the victims in these cases. we are live in boston. wcvb news center five. >> other stories we're following right now. investigators are trying to figure out what caused the fire that heavily damaged a popular brockton business. the flames broke out at the sunset cafe around 7:00 last night. one firefighter was injured in a fall during the fire, but he's expected to be ok. local leaders, including the mayor, said the cafe had done a lot to revitalize that brockton neighborhood. >> police are looking for a man and woman seen leaving the scene of a stabbing on boston common. one pulled out a knife and the fight turned bloody.

wounds described as nonlife threatening. >> investigators say this fast-moving fire at an oxford lumber yard was an accident. the fire chief says wednesday night's flames started near a make-shift kiln used to dry lumber. the telegram reports that kiln was built out of an old oil tank, which was not maintained and left unattended. the business owner says his son noticed the smoke, was on scene all night helping deal with the fire and its aftermath. >> right now there is new legal trouble at the trial of a teenager accused of killing his teacher. a father from danvers could be charged with contempt after violating a judge's orders and speaking to fellow potential jurors about why he wouldn't be picked. the man identified as "juror 39" admitted that he went on a rant about the fact that his son attends danvers high, the same school where philip chism allegedly raped and murdered math teacher colleen ritzer. the judge will meet with the trial teams this morning to decide if any other jurors were tainted by his comments. >> right now investigators are trying to figure out what caused

this raging marina fire in quincy. they're still waiting to raise the boat where the flames actually started. for some people, those boats were also homes. we brought this to you as breaking news yesterday morning. the fire started in a boat called the dry anchor with what witnesses describe as two big explosions. an abington woman on board barely escaped with her life. >> she came out of her bedroom and smelled and saw smoke. so she yelled to my dad and that point the smoke got worse. he yelled at her to get off the boat. she was scared to go from one side to the other because of what would happen. he went back and held her hand and pulled her back through. >> there were 11 boats involved in all. this morning former crew members are raising new concerns about the cargo ship lost at sea during hurricane joaquin. they say the el faro some rooms were constantly leaking. and that the drainage didn't work on the ship. the company that operated the ship denies those claims saying the vessel was

meanwhile, a new mission will be launched in finding the ship. the u,s, navy will send special equipment in hopes of locating el faro and its data recorder. that recorder may explain what happened as the ship went under. house speaker robert deleo knew winthrop native keith griffin, who went down with that ship. >> he would be the type who would just go through a wall, you know, to get something done. and my first reaction was i could just picture keith out in the ocean. you know, saying i'm going to save this one. i can do this. >> two other massachusetts natives were also aboard. investigators believe the ship is located close to three miles below the ocean's surface. >> right now a class action lawsuit spellling new trouble for the fantasy sports business. that includes allegations of insider-trading, fraud and false advertising by boston-based draftkings and rival site fan duel.

draftkings employee won $350,000 from fanduel, the same week he inadvertently posted information about the players being picked the most in nfl fantasy lineups. draftkings has denied any wrongdoing, but questions are growing. >> there is a reason to think if you're working for draftkings or fandual, you might be very good at this particular product. that said, maybe there is the possibility they are making this money at least in part because of misuse in information. >> new york's attorney general has the incident, and massachusetts to the two companies about their practices. >> new this morning, boston commuters are demanding changes to make getting around the city less painful. the gobe reports residents would like to see speed limits lowered to 25 miles per hour. more train stations that have

bus and shuttle service and help with transportation fees for low-income households. they plan to release a plan in 2016. emily: g.o.p. candidate ben carson in some hot water this morning. erika: the controversial comments that has the candidate fending off criticism right now. chaos on capitol hill. a candidate to replace house speaker john boehner pulls out of the race. the push now urging paul ryan to run. emily: going head to head. the dumpling recipe that has one local restaurant owner taking her former employee to court. cindy: some changes coming up weather-wise today. rain and wind moving in. maybe even a rumble of

new signs that vice president joe biden may be nearing a decision about entering the race. according to the new yorker, biden aides met with staff from the democratic national committee this week. they reportedly went over details like the primary calendar and filing deadlines. a d.n.c. spokesman would not confirm the meeting took place. meanwhile, a super pac that is urging biden to run now says it will not air a television ad draft biden released a 90-second video online wednesday. titled "redemption," if focuses on the vice president's personal story, recalling the death of his first wife and daughter in 1972. a friend of the vice president told the "l.a. times" yesterday that biden did not want the ad to air. the super pac says they will honor his wishes. right now republicans are still trying to sort out the chaos on

carson was pressed about earlier views he wrote in a book that gun confiscation in nazi germany made the holocaust worse. >> i think the likelihood of hitler being able to accomplish his goals would have been greatly diminished if the people had been armed. >> he suggested if he were in that oregon classroom when a gunman stormed in, he would have urged everyone to confront the shooter. erika: right now republicans are still trying to sort out the chaos on capitol hill. california congressman kevin mccarthy is out, abruptly pulling his name from consideration to replace house speaker john boehner. now there is a growing push to convince former vice presidential nominee paul ryan to throw his hat in the ring. ryan says he doesn't want it, but we're learning boehner and others have now made personal calls to get him to change his mind. a top advisor for the romney-ryan campaign says he understands why.

can bring together the young -- in the house caucus and put them together with the older establishment members m i think he would be a great pick. erika: representatives jason chaffetz and daniel webster are still vying for the job. erika: we've got a travel trip for you ahead in this morning's economic headlines. emily: when and where to look if you want the best deal on a holiday flight. also a local food fight is pitting one restaurant against another. the dumpling duel that's has both owners headed to court! erika: if you are heading out, you can watch the latest newscenter 5 newscast right now or anytime on the wcvb mobile

>> here we are. on a friday morning. cindy: we're going to change it up today. i want you to be prepared as you head out the door. make sure you have an umbrella or some wet weather gear with you. we're going to see some showers and some could be gusty and some of these storms, there could be a rumble thunder with some gusty winds as well. windy and warm this afternoon. despite that rain coming on in. showers, thunderstorms start up this afternoon. they are out here making for sunshine each and every day of the upcoming holiday weekend. showers and heavy downpours moving through new york state. not seeing any thunder and lightning with this batch. cold front back in the ohio valley.

this first batch of rain likely going to miss us to the north. all of it coming out with a push temperatures not that cool this morning. 40's and 50's as you're head ought the door. 39 in keen and 49 in beverley. worcester 50. nifert plymouth this morning -- 50's in plymouth this morning as well. upper 60's. a gusty belize. by 5:00 p.m. i think there will be some showers across the area. that threat for a thunderstorm. look at the temperature. it is around 70 degrees this afternoon. flooring a high in the lower 70's. places like marshfield and boston making it to 70 degrees. let me step you through the timeline. don't worry about any rain through the morning hours. the bulk of the activity going off to our north. by lunchtime, if you have plans around midday, i'm not seeing a whole lot of wet weather just yet. as we get toward 3:00 this

worcester county and south of new hampshire, that is where we will likely see showers. these yellows indicate embedded downpours. more thunder by 5:00 p.m. especially southern new hampshire. showers could make it all the way into the boston area. this will impact the evening commute in boston. wet weather from the city of boston on south. could be showers lingering on the cape. after 1178 this evening they are winding down -- after 11 this evening, they are winding down. behind the cool front much cooler air is settling in. the winds stay out of the northwest tomorrow and despite the sunshine, only about 55-60 degrees. much, much cooler for the holiday weekend. sunshine sunday on to columbus day temperatures warming up nicely.

you is the wind. this is the foliage. if you're traveling up north to check it out, your holiday weekend looks great. saturday the coolest day. the winds, could see some gusts to 40 miles per hour along the coastline this afternoon and evening. heads up. olessa: thank you, cindy. so far a quiet start on the road ways. let's get to the maps and check the rest of the trip. construction in place if you're traveling into boston on 93 southbound. also on the expressway by the south bay mall and road work picking up from 24-93. clearing construction on 128. if you travel pike on newton corner, closed for about 10

minute or so. so far the trains and buses expected to start the morning on schedule. erika: governor baker wants more charter schools in massachusetts. baker has filed legislation to add or expand a dozen charter schools each year, beyond the current cap. the bill is similar to a question that will appear on next year's statewide ballot. baker says it's about making a good education available to more children. >> in massachusetts we have 37,000 kids on waiting lists to get into charter schools which is a pretty big statement by a lot of families in underperforming school districts that they would like more options. we would like to give them those options. emily: opponents say raising the number of charter schools would undermine the state's public, non-charter schools. about 80 charter schools currently operate around the state. topping economic headlines this friday -- asian markets jumped overnight over expectations interest rates will stay at a record low here in the u.s. right now stock futures are lower. there were gains across the board thursday. erika: if you're looking to

year,the orbitz holiday insider index says tickets will be cheapest today. airfare may dip again around november 6 but will peak the week before christmas. you can save the most money, up to 30%, by flying on december 21, the monday before christmas or on christmas eve. emily: this morning a dumpling duel is pitting the owner of one local restaurant against her former employees. nadia liu spellman opened her weston restaurant a year ago. dumpling daughter got rave reviews. she's now suing a new millbury restaurant called dumpling girl for stealing trade secrets, unfair competition, false advertising. the lawsuit claims 41 of the items on dumpling girl's menu are direct copies from dumpling daughter, right down to the descriptions. spellman is quick to talk about her food, but not the lawsuit. >> the best part about this business is that we're a very passionate family about food and we love our food and we're serious about it. erika: the owners of dumpling girl

better before scattering. looking at what's trending this morning. selena gomez is opening up about her health issues. the singer says she was diagnosed with lupus and has undergone chemotherapy. gomez was forced to take a break deal with the autoimmune disease. about one and a half million americans have lupus, most commonly women between ages 15 and 44. emily: it's not a "dislike" button, but facebook is testing out new ways to express emotions. today, facebook users in ireland and spain will be able to use a set of new expressions and animated emojis. they include "love," "wow," and "yay!" along with happy and sad faces. facebook says the new "reactions" feature could become available to users here in the u.s. in a couple of weeks. erika: we know boston traffic can be bad. but just be glad it's nothing like this. that's a 50-lane highway in china. traffic backed up for miles. the jam happening where a new toll booth just opened, reducing the highway from 50 lanes down

millions of drivers are headed home after a week-long national holiday. the gridlock is expected to continue all week. i will never complain again. >> no. i will never go to that road ever. emily: good luck guys. it was another rough season for the red sox, so fans and the team are now looking ahead to 2016. erika: the sox already revealing ticket prices for the season. why they could cost you more, depending on when you buy them. then new on the eyeopener at

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time for your early news to go. this morning two women taking uber on, accusing them of agree governor-elect and fraud after they were allegedly sexually assaulted by drivers. it focus on two separate incidents. one in boston and the other in south carolina. emily: right now a potential juror in the chism murder trial could face contempt of court charges. the father admits he went on a rant about the fact that his son attends the same school where filip chism allegedly raped and murdered a teacher two years ago. erika: president obama is heading to roseburg, oregon today to meet privately with survivors and relatives of victims of the umpqua community college shooting. but, he'll be met by protesters angry over his renewed calls for tighter gun control laws just hours after last friday's shooting. the president said such violence had become routine.

a major settlement in south carolina on n the deadly shooting of an unformed black man. they will pay walter scott's family $6.5 million. it shows michael slager firing eight times at scott. he faces 30 years to life if convicted. emily: it is going to start costing a little more to use netflix. they are raising the cost of their standard plan from $9.99 a month to -- 8.99 a month to 9.99. current subscribers won't see their bill go up until next year. they will be able to add more tv shows and movies with that additional money. emily: if you're looking to buy sox tickets next season, you might want to act sooner than later. tickets purchased before december 31.

renewals and single game tickets. they go on sale december 12. erika: a rough night for the boston bruins opening the season at hemaagainst winnipeg. at home against winnipeg. they struggled to keep the puck out of their net. tuukka rassing with several saves but it wasn't enough. cindy: we have had so much sunshine all week. probably getting used to it. not the case today. our only chance of rain today as we go through the upcoming holiday weekend. we could use some moisture around here for the month. we have a deficit close to an inch and for the year, you know how dry it has been, over that six-inch mark in boston. the rain is not nearby this morning. it is moving to our north now.

this cold front way back hear, hear to the west is going to press in and at that time showers with a threat or a thunderstorm. much of the morning hours are going to be dry. the best chooverpbes showers are coming in after about 3:00 this afternoon. it turns cloudy and windy. we're either side of 70 this afternoon. showers moving in leaving behind about a quarter inch of rain for most of us. there could be more in the western part of the state and the timing is good there getting out of here for the holiday weekend. each day, saturday, sunday and monday of your holiday weekend feature a lot of sunshine, but it is going to be a cool start. only in the upper 60's. we could have a little bit of frost on sunday morning a chilly start. over overall a nice fall weekend on the way. we're going to break down the