karen: >> now on newscenter 5's "eyeopener." frank: new arrests in the murder of a marshfield man. the break in this case that led police to the suspects. antoinette: disturbing charges. the accusations from teenagers against a man who worked as a private social worker. danielle: breezy day today. much cooler than yesterday. when we could see a warm-up. >> you're watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning! this is newscenter 5's

"eyeopener." frank: good morning. it's saturday, october 10. i'm frank holland. antoinette: i'm antoinette antonio. good to have you with us. a rough start to the holiday weekend in central massachusetts. powerful winds taking down trees in the town of monson. in some places, there was so much debris that roads had to be blocked off. this is the same town devastated by a tornado back in 2011. looks like most of that weather has moved out of area. that's right. the cold front that brought us the rain and the heavy winds pushing well to the south. high pressure building in. you notice around high pressure the winds go clockwise so we do developed. persistent out there. you're going to feel them when you step outside the door first thing this morning. clouds. still have a little bit around the cape and the islands but beginning to finally clear things out. we should see full sunshine once we get to the afternoon. starting out this morning, 50 degrees in boston.

42 degrees in worcester. 43 in keene. and 54 degrees on nantucket. but i did say that we do have a pretty strong wind, anywhere from 10-20 miles per hour sustained. 22-mile-per-hour winds actually sustained on nantucket. that's making its feel slightly cooler in spots like worcester. feeling more like 36 degrees so if you're headed out first thing, you definitely want to grab a coat. as we go through the day you'll probably still need a light jacket because temperatures only making it into the upper 50's and low 60's 679 we should be running in the lower to mid 60's this time of year so running below normal today. but big changes are coming. warmer air is to the south. we're going to shift the winds to the south and west. we'll talk about when we could see the low to even mid 70's in the seven-day forecast and when we could also see much-needed rain. frank and antoinette. frank: following breaking news here on the "eyeopener." waltham police are investigate ago fiery crash involving three cars and a house on newt and onfuller streets. officers say two cars coming down newton street missed the turn.

one car hit another vehicle. the second hit a house and then burst into flames. everyone managed to get out of that house safely. fortunately no one was hurt. antoinette: a quincy couple charged in connection with a south shore murder. stolen weapons seized in the bust. the arrests coming nearly a month after a grisly killing in a marshfield home. frank: the eyeopener's sera congi with new information just released in the case. chief philip tavares: we said it, and we meant it. we told them we were coming for them, and we did. sera: strong words from police after bringing in two suspects for a vicious crime. chief: this was a gruesome crime scene. sera: 45-year-old robert mckenna was killed in his marshfield home last month during a burglary. the weapon still not identified, but investigators say mckenna bled to death. chief: this has been an around-the-clock, exhaustive investigation. sera: today michael moscaritolo, a 32-year-old attorney, was arrested at his home in quincy. he's charged with murder and unarmed burglary. his girlfriend 31-year-old lauren kalil of quincy accused

of being an accessory after the fact. chief: she's being charged as a result of her actions in hiding evidence that would implicate moscaritolo. sera: last week 40-year-old james ferguson was arraigned on murder and burglary charges also in connection with mckenna's death. timothy cruz: attorney michael moscaritolo and james ferguson have ruined a lot of people's lives. now they've officially ruined their own. sera: police also recovered five firearms that were stolen from the victim's home. investigators are still looking for another suspect. chief: this case is ongoing. and the work is not over and will not be over until every person who is responsible is held accountable for their actions. sera: the pair arrested today will be arraigned in a plymouth courtroom on tuesday. the district attorney says we can expect to learn more about what happened. in marshfield, sera congi, wcvb, newscenter 5. frank: an everett man under arrest after an f.b.i. sting accused of offering to murder for money. federal investigators say joseph burke agreed to kill a man for

he was recorded by an undercover agent saying he'd break into the man's office and lie in wait to shoot him. agents raided his home yesterday as well as the home of his girlfriend in somerville. antoinette: we're learning more about a private social worker accused of human trafficking. the alleged victims, teenage girls. as newcenter 5's mary saladna explains, investigators believe there could be more victims. mary: 34-year-old rick hall of wakefield, a social worker, now behind bars on child porn charges. hall is accused of enticing three 15-year-old girls in oregon and paying them to e-mail him nude pictures of themselves. d.a. marion ryan: these allegations are very serious. they can be devastating to young people. and they're particularly concerning in this case. this is an individual with a professional obligation to report any suspicions of abuse against children. mary: reading police launched an investigation back in august after one of the oregon teens came forward. police here eventually seized computer evidence from his wakefield home and reading

office. hall is the owner of north shore recovery management. detective derek holmes: regarding this investigation, we have no information at this time that implicates anyone involved with the defendant's private practice. mary: hall's wakefield neighbors told us he kept to himself, but grace tavarez lives in the duplex unit right next door. she said she's been uneasy about hall's behavior for over two years particularly loud, late-night screaming matches between him and his female visitors that left her shaking and calling police. grace tavares: they fought so much i didn't pay much attention to it. now i think about it, i kept thinking pictures, money. it all came together. i was like wow. mary: the district attorney says it is too soon to know if there are other victims, but she calls this a good reminder to parents to talk to your teens about social media safety and to monitor their on-line and smart-phone activity. in reading, i'm mary saladna, wcvb, newscenter 5. frank: a boston man is found guilty in the first-degree

grandmother. prosecutors say timothy kostka was on a quest for drug money in 2012 when he broke into barbara coyne's home. when she walked in on him, he beat her and slit her throat taking off with winning lottery tickets that he cashed in for heroin. kostka faces life in prison without parole. police warning about a possible bad batch of heroin making the drug even more dangerous than usual. police and the d.a. in southbridge issuing the warning after two overdoses thursday night. in both cases the drug narcan was used to save the victims. police are worried that someone tampered with the heroin and is now selling it to unsuspecting users. antoinette: 5 on the opioid crisis. new hampshire lawmakers are proposing a new bill that could put a drug court in every county in the state. manchester police say the city has seen more than 500 overdoses in 2015, 60 of which were deadly. state senator david boutin is co-sponsoring a statewide grant program that would allow each superior court to apply for drug court. to be certified as a drug court, the county would have to have an

treatment center >> we'll be able to get them into the system, get them treatment, and hopefully reduce the use of drugs on the street and reduce the amount of repetitive crime. antoinette: boutin says 69 percent of those convicted of drug-related crimes wind up back in jail, but the recidivism rate after drug court is about 22 frank: one boston neighborhood and they are blaming it on the homeless. "the globe" reports violent crime in the newmarket area of the city is up 30 percent from last year, drug crimes are also up 55 percent. the uptick in crime coincided with the homeless shelter that opened in the neighborhood. police tell "the globe" they have been increasing patrols in the area. antoinette: this morning a peace march after a lowell high school senior becomes the target of a series of racist and hateful text messages. the incident started late last month after 18-year-old anye nkimbeng was elected senior

class president. a group of students exchanged the threatening texts and then someone posted the messages on social media. now some supporters of nkimbeng are protesting the way the school administration handled the situation and is calling for change. an olympics of a different sort kick off today at harvard stadium. frank: about a hundred different type of flying robotics will demonstrate their versatility and prowess. it's all part of hub week, a week-long festival, that debuted this week celebrating the latest inventions in art, technology, and science. at a time when drones are disrupting international soccer tournaments, invading no-drone zones and interfering with commercial airline routes, they're also guiding crisis managers. >> somebody is having a heart attack, a drone can get a defibrillator to that person much faster than anything else. if there is a national emergency, if there's an earthquake or a flood, searching for victims. frank: hub weekends today. right now a serious warning to residents in newton. antoinette: the sighting that has officials urging residents

flying for the holidays? the one thing that doctors say you should not forget before getting on that plane. frank: on alert right now. the threat that has muslim communities around the country taking precautions. danielle: it's going to feel like fall at least for the first half of the weekend, but there are some warmer temperatures on the way.

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our chocolate. antoinette: 6:13. welcome back. trying to hunt down a bear spotted in a backyard on rowe street. environmental police have been called in. they're trying to find the bear, tranquilize it, and then release it into the woods. the search is now underway in the area of rowe and wolcott streets. police are asking people there to stay inside and call them if they see the bear. frank: newton school officials taking precautionary steps this weekend after deadly levels of carbon monoxide were detected at franklin elementary school this

morning as a result, every boiler in newton public schools will be inspected before school resumes tuesday. the leak stemming from errors made in the boiler's installation process sent two to the hospital in stable condition. classed were quickly canceled. >> it was very clear that we could not open school as soon as i got the message. >> if those detectors weren't installed and in place, some really bad things could have happened. and the school-- we could have had students in the school. frank: all classrooms at franklin have been tested for carbon monoxide and deemed safe. antoinette: with holidays on the horizon, you may be booking flights now. thing travelers should not forget before getting on that plane. could be important not only for your health but for the health of those around you. phil: new people, new places, it's what international travel is all about. but along with such travel comes new risks including exposure to diseases not commonly found here in the u.s. and now infectious disease experts are warning travelers to get properly immunized before traveling or they could come home carrying more than just souvenirs. the warnings come out of a major

infectious disease meeting in san diego. researchers find that outbreaks at home are often tied to people who have been exposed overseas. for example, one study reveals how americans returning from spring break in mexico may have started a hepatitis outbreak in april. all 26 travelers had not been previously vaccinated. getting your shots is a simple yet too many travelers still don't do it. antoinette: phil adds that before you board that plane, see your doctor to learn what shots you should get and get them. frank: a marlborough hospital has a new policy for prospective workers. smokers need not apply. umass memorial hospital marlborough routinely tests all incoming employees for illegal narcotics. as of this week, they also began testing them for nicotine. those who test positive can look elsewhere for work. a hospital spokeswoman says it's hoped other hospitals will follow umass-marlborough's example. >> now your storm team 5

danielle vollmar. antoinette: for anyone whose lawn was getting a little brown, the rain was nice while it lasted. danielle: we need the rain. we really do. that rain has pushed out of here now. that's leading to a lot of sunshine for today, tomorrow. but then there is the chance for some rain as early as monday night. that's why i put a low impact there. more of a medium impact to probably high impact on tuesday for rain as another cold front comes through. and eventually drops our temperatures back. as i said before, we really need the rain. for boston down over six inches for the year. so we are looking for it. a lot of areas still under parts of a moderate drought. breezy and cooler today. we are warming things up as we go through the weekend. that rain chance is holding off until late monday night into first thing tuesday. starting out in the 40's in worcester. 46 degrees in orange. 47 in lawrence. 52 on the cape. 54 degrees on nantucket. the winds have been quite gusty. you can see wind gusts still

holding to 28 miles per hour now on the cape. nantucket. so again stronger winds and they are going to back down as we head towards the later half of the afternoon. we do see lots of sunshine, too. but that northwest wind going to keep our high temperatures only in the upper 50's, maybe even a few mid 50's by the south shore as well as the cape. 60 in taunton. providence. we do have or did have a couple off now. most of us waking up to a lot of sunshine. we're going to see more of that through the day. there's that cold front that did trigger the rain showers for us. high pressure now building in. around high pressure will then go clockwise. that's why we're pulling down cooler canadian air for today. eventually this will shift off shore. as it does, the winds turn to the south and west. that is a warming wind so the future cast for the day today not really a whole lot going on. we're just talking about maybe a

few clouds around lunchtime at the cape and a few clouds up through northern new england. otherwise, through the afternoon , the clouds clear out totally. we look for mostly sunny skies and mainly clear night tonight. now as the winds start to back down tonight and we clear out the skies that allows that heat to escape and temperatures bottom out in the 30's in concord and orange. low 40's in worcester. mid 40's in boston. we are concerned with some patchy fog developing. the national weather service has but put out frost advisories for the areas in blue outside of 495 but inside of 495. also out in western mass we're talking about the potential for some frost. bring the plants inside. remember the frost can harm them. and then tomorrow even though we start out cool, temperatures quickly warm up. so we're in the upper 60's in boston. mid to upper 60's on the cape. mid 60's even on nantucket. so it's a milder day and temperatures continue on that upward climb not only for sunday buttal as we get into monday.

could see a chance for some showers. again as i said before it's from a cold front. it really could be any time during the day i think good chances through the afternoon. we really could use that rain. behind that cold front though, we go from the 70's to the 60's wednesday and thursday and by friday we're back in the 50's. feeling a lot more like fall. antoinette and frank. antoinette: it really does. apple picking time, danielle. time now is 6:19. checking on some of the other stories happening right now. frank: police in texas questioning two people after a third case of deadly violence on or near a college campus this week. a student shot and killed outside a housing complex at texas southern university in houston. another person was wounded. a third person is wanted for questioning in the case. police are still searching for a motive for the shootings. the shooting follows deadly attacks on campuses in flagstaff, arizona, and roseberg, oregon. antoinette: islamic mosques around the country are on alert and bracing for protestors. an anti-muslim group is planning about 20 rallies in different

cities. a facebook group called "global rally for humanity" is planning the protests. the group is encouraging patriots to stand up against islam. today democratic front runner hillary clinton is planning what her campaign is calling a "day of action" on gun control. it will take place across new hampshire. she plans to send staffers door to door to talk to voters. monday, clinton spelled out her own gun control proposals including closing background check loopholes and allowing victims to sue gun makers. >> now sportscenter 5 with bob halloran. bob: john lester and john lackey who would go a combined seven games during the red sox 2013 world series run back in the play-offs and opposing each other last night in game 2 of the cubs and cards series. loser buys the chicken and beer. yes, we remember the good with the bad. this will be remembered as a terrific pitchers duel. lackey went 7.1 shutout innings only giving up a pair of

harmless singles. he walked one. lester gave up a run in the first and then dominated. nine k's for him. also 7.1 innings but it was in the 8th inning that he gives up the two-run pinch-hit homer to thomas mann and the cardinals win 4-0. the series is tied 1-1. the patriots and cowboys tomorrow in dallas. another huge advantage for the patriots at the quarterback position. tom brady with 163 regular season wins and 21 post-season wins. that's a total of 179 more wins than brandon weeden. >> i'm available to my team. i've always taken a lot of pride in that, trying to be out there and, you know, be a consistent, dependable player and certainly being available to those guys what my job is. it's fun. >> my goal honestly is i don't care if i'm 12-for-30. just give this team a chance to win. whatever that may be. just find a way to give this team a chance to win. that's my main focus. bob: the bruins are home against montreal tonight, and the boston college eagles are home against

wake forest this afternoon. that's sports. have a great day. frank: the newest member of the boston college men's basketball team, nine-year-old quinn amsler. the lexington boy battling cancer had a night to remember after being drafted by b.c. amsler, a b.c. sports fan, will have the opportunity to laugh and bond with the team this season thanks to boston based charity team impact. a pint-sized reporter scores big. her biggest interview yet. antoinette: ahead, how this little reporter getting all the scoops got gronk on the record before this weekend's road trip to dallas. frank: a live look outside right now. the sun just starting to come up, antoinette. looks like it will be a beautiful saturday. danielle has the forecast coming up.

frank: 6:25. welcome back. nasa releasing these new color images of pluto. the photos captured by the new horizons probe show a ring of blue surrounding the dwarf plant. nasa also revealing that the probe has spotted icy patches of water on the planet's surface. antoinette: it's cool to think about what is way, way out there, danielle. danielle: it is interesting, to say the least. i want to talk about what's happening closer to home though. we are talking about the fact that we could use some rain. look behind me. this is the u.s. monitor.

that is actually a case of a moderate drought. we do have that across most of southern new england. if not, we are abnormally dry. we are down over six inches in boston for the year. down over five inches in worcester. we could really use that rain. a lot of areas are actually under significant drought especially out in western california. i want to talk about what's happening here at home. we're in the 40's across the area. but our radar is dry. in fact, this is the forecast for the columbus day weekend. 59 today. cool and breezy especially in the morning hours. it's a chilly start on sunday. in fact, some areas under that frost advisory, but we quickly rebound into the upper 60's. by monday we're talking lower 70's. lots of sunshine. you notice the breeze kind of floating a bit. you could see leaf peeping this weekend. it looks pretty good as it's starting to peak especially in northern new england. frank: a lot people say that you

this little girl takes the cake. shayna rose, the eight-year old southborough school girl who lands big interviews, has done it again antoinette: this time, she got gronk! shayna sat down with the pats' tight end who told her basketball was his second-favorite sport growing up. gronk also gave shayna a scoop: he likes to have his back tickled. that wasn't all. shayna also got an interview with tom brady and pats owner robert kraft. shayna and her brother got a group picture with brady and kraft. besides the patriot sit-downs, shayna has landed interviews with governor baker, hillary clinton, and donald trump in her budding career as a reporter. "budding" is an understatement, i believe. frank: it's blossoming. we're past the budding. antoinette: a possible medical breakthrough at umass. frank: the research being done at the medical school that could prevent lyme disease. more heartbreak in flood-ravaged south carolina. the setbacks to the recovery efforts in neighborhoods buried under water.

the driver who lost control inside this auction house. frank: and a live look at our city cam. a great start to the day. danielle has the forecast coming up. make sure you stay right here on

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now. antoinette: caught on camera, a car auction thrown into chaos. antoinette: the freak accident that has nearly a dozen people recovering this morning. frank: is he or isn't he? the g.o.p. scrambling to fill a key leadership position right now. will paul ryan enter the race as the pressure mounts? >> you're watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning! this is newscenter 5's "eyeopener." frank: it's 6:31 on this saturday morning. i'm frank fran. antoinette: and i'm antoinette antonio along with danielle vollmar. ever since we mentioned it a few minutes ago, all i can think about is apple cider donuts, leaf peeping, apple picking. all the good fall things. danielle: you're making me really hungry at 6:30 in the morning. just saying. hungry? danielle: we're always hungry. let's be honest. when you get up in the middle of the night on this shift. a great weekend as antoinette mentioned for your apple picking. maybe you want to bust out the apple cider. whatever you want to do it's a great weekend for it because it will be sunny and dry.

now starting out this morning, we are in the mid 40's in bedford 42 degrees in worcester. 47 norwood. 48 already in new bedford. and as we go through the next 12 hours, here's what's going to happen near the cape and the islands. we're going to see temperatures warm up into the mid 50's through afternoon. now you may see a couple of clouds this morning but the later half of the day looks to be full of sunshine. we do have strong winds today out of the northwest. you will feel them as you step outside the door. still sustained at 18 miles per hour now on nantucket. and so for today temperatures warming into the mid 50's to low 60's. but a major warm-up is coming. we'll talk about we could see the 70's in the seven-day forecast. frank? frank: thanks a lot, danielle. following breaking news here on the "eyeopener." waltham police are investigate ago fiery crash involving three cars and a house on newton fuller streets. officers say two cars coming down newton missed the turn. one car hit another vehicle. the second car hit a house and then burst into flames.

safely and no one was hurt. antoinette: also happening right now. property owners are surveying the damage this morning in monson. powerful winds taking down trees in the town. in some places, there was so much debris that roads had to be blocked off. frank: a quincy attorney and his girlfriend are under arrest in connection with a gruesome killing inside a marshfield home. robert mckenna was found dead in hus damon's point road home late last month. michael moscaritolo is now facing a murder charge, and lauren kalil is being charged with accessory after the fact. both will be arraigned tuesday in plymouth district court. antoinette: a wakefield social worker is being held on high bail. he's accused of paying three 15-year-old girls to send him pornographic photos of themselves. 34-year-old rick hall is facing charges including human trafficking and child enticement. frank: a car auction thrown into chaos.

into a crowd in framingham. newscenter 5's reid lamberty has more on the victims and the man behind the wheel. reid: seconds of chaos followed by minutes of panic and fear. one man pulled from beneath crumbled concrete and an out-of-control s.u.v. >> i was scared for their life. >> i was running for my own life. reid: 11 people were hurt when the driver of this luxury b.m.w. abruptly accelerated across a warehouse floor smashing five cars before crashing through a cinder block wall leaving behind a path of destruction and stunned onlookers at adesa boston's weekly auction. larry proulx: all's i heard was noises, and the next thing i know is i kind of felt something hit me in the back of the legs and i fell down. reid: larry proulx was a car buyer connecticut. he was one of the 11 treated for minor injuries hit by debris from that collapsed wall. one person, however, was airlifted to a boston area hospital. lt. stephen cronin: one of the individuals was dragged beneath the car which then came in contact with an interior wall. reid: the 78-year-old driver was

displaying the car for potential buyers when it took off. unclear at this point as to why he was not hurt. ashot minasyan: suddenly everybody was screaming, saying stop, stop, but he was not reacting, just driving. reid: the auction house occupies a former g.m. facility. this is how it normally operates-- smooth and calm as featured on "chronicle." >> just a freak accident, you know. my heart goes out to all the people who were injured. reid: framingham police continue to review video from that crash. no charges have been filed. in framingham, i'm reid lamberty wcvb, newscenter 5. antoinette: a boston man is that killed a bicyclist. gregory mccoy is charged with manslaughter while operating under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident. prosecutors say mccoy was speeding through a residential neighborhood back in may when he slammed into a car stopped at a red light. both cars slid through the intersection hitting and killing 18-year-old fritz philogene. mccoy ran from the scene,

leaving a blood trail which led police to him. he is being held on $1000 bail. frank: attorney gloria allred will make a brief statement in boston today in connection with the bill cosby rape allegations. allred represents judy huth who says she was 15 years old in 1974 when cosby gave her alcohol at the playboy mansion and then sexually assaulted her. cosby was deposed in the case for the first time yesterday. >> the lawsuit is moving forward, as you can see. frank: huth is one of more than 50 women who have come forward accusing the 78-year-old of drugging or sexually assaulting them. cosby's deposition location was kept a secret, and the content will be sealed until at least december when a judge decides if any of it can be made public. and republicans in chaos on capitol hill. the g.o.p. is scrambling to fill a key leadership position after house speaker john boehner announced that he was stepping

house republicans are trying to convince a reluctant paul ryan to run for house speaker. >> paul is looking at it. it's his decision. antoinette: the wisconsin congressman and former vice presidential candidate has repeatedly turned the job down. >> i don't have anything to add antoinette: but some republicans say it's part of his appeal. >> he is more humble than most antoinette: house majority leader kevin mccarthy unexpectedly withdrew from the race thursday. >> i think i shocked some of you. antoinette: he said the party needs a fresh face to unify the conflicting factions of the g.o.p., and many republicans believe ryan is the person who can do that. >> if he decided to run, he would probably be elected unanimously or almost unanimously. antoinette: a source close to ryan tells abc news that the congressman is discussing the possibility of pursuing the job with members of his family. meanwhile another candidate for the job congressman daniel

shoes. >> am i running against anybody? am i running against a personality or a name? antoinette: also in the race jason chaffetz of utah, the chair of the powerful oversight and government reform committee who says he would back ryan if he runs. >> i'm a huge fan of paul ryan. i would support paul ryan. i would hope that he would do it. antoinette: on the campaign trail g.o.p. presidential candidates capitalizing on the political turmoil on capitol hill. >> i have urged every republican in the house say that the next speaker of the house should be a strong conservative. antoinette: house speaker john boehner is staying on the job for now. and that could improve the chances for a debt limit increase by early next month to avoid a market-shattering government default. frank: president obama is looking to tighten gun laws after a violent week of campus shootings. he met privately with the victims' grieving families in oregon yesterday. eight students and a teacher at a community college in roseburg were killed by a shooter who then turned the gun on himself.

obama had pledged immediately after the shooting to politicize the issue. president: we're gonna have to come together as a country to see how we can prevent these issues from taking place. frank: obama's renewed call for stricter gun laws did not go over well in roseburg. hundreds of supporters and protesters gathered near the local airport to greet him as he arrived. antoinette: new f.b.i. statistics show crime is down across the bay state. the number of violent crimes including murders, rapes, robberies, and aggravated assaults are down by 5 percent. property crimes fell by 9 percent. the statewide decrease is following a national trend. antoinette: ethnic food markets may get a break from the bay state's blue laws. that means they'll be allowed to open for business on thanksgiving and christmas. the blue laws date back to the 17th century. they call for all supermarkets and retailers to close for the holidays. only food markets that label more than half their inventory in a language other than english would be exempt according to a new bill under consideration on beacon hill. frank: in new hampshire lawmakers are considering a bill that would create a tax for

drivers of electric cars. the current gas tax funds highway maintenance throughout the state, some lawmakers argue drivers of hybrids and electric cars and electric cards aren't buying as much gas. so they should contribute to the highway maintenance some other way. >> so there'll be a bill recommending an alternate source. they'll probably pay some more money when they register the car which will go to the state to replace what they would pay for gas taxes. frank: lawmakers are still working out exactly what the tax would be. antoinette: an alarming backlog of drug cases in new hampshire's state police forensic lab. the backlog consists of more than 3,800 cases with 750 new cases coming in each month. the director says they can only process 500 cases a month, and the heroin and opioid epidemic is fueling the problem. he also says some drugs require a series of tests to determine what they are which highlights the risk users are taking. >> there's no quality control among drug dealers and users.

getting from packet to packet. the purity could be different purity from one week to the next. antoinette: a new $60,000 grant will allow for more overtime at the lab along with another full-time chemist. but the lab director says it still may not be enough to get through the backlog of cases. a possible medical breakthrough at umass. frank: the research being done at the medical school that could prevent lyme disease. struggling to recover after the warning to residents with even more rain on the way. r

frank: it's 6:44. welcome back. to the economy now. a popular social media site is reportedly planning layoffs. "the new york times" reports that twitter's c.e.o. and co-founder jack dorsey's first big plan includes a series of cost-cutting moves. twitter has more than 4,100 employees in more than 35 offices. the paper reports the layoffs could come as soon as tuesday. pot sales are playing off in oregon. an industry association says pot dispensaries made close to $11-million in the first six days of operation. recreational marijuana sales began in oregon on october 1. the state government says that given such a strong start, it

should get more than $20 million in extra tax revenue next year. oregon is the third state after colorado and washington to legalize recreational marijuana use. and taking a look at the week ahead. investors will be looking at quarterly earnings reports for big banks along with other big companies including intel, netflix, and general electric. wall street will also be watching for signs of inflation-- one of the conditions that factors in to the fed's decision on interest rates. antoinette: another wet weekend in flood-ravaged south carolina. heavy rain is already falling 84 dams in the state are being closely watched as another two fall in the flood zone. in georgetown county, whole streets, sidewalks, driveways, filthy floodwater with only rooftops to serve as landmarks. some people can only get to their homes by boat. sabrina johnson: a lot of people it's just heartbreaking for everybody out here.

antoinette: authorities are urging thousands of people to evacuate. we have danielle coming in to join us now when we're talking about this. danielle, it seems like that part of south carolina, it is relentless for them. never-ending for the rain. danielle: the only thing is is this weekend we actually have an area of low pressure coming to them. there's already a flash flood watch in effect until midnight tonight. we're looking at the latest models on them. it looks like they're going to get significant yet again today which is not good news for these folks. heavy bands yellows and reds moving in. there's a good line of thunderstorms right now over parts of central south carolina. and all that is shifting to the east. so not great for them. as for us, we're start to go dry out some of the rain we saw yesterday afternoon and evening. that cold front moving off shore. high pressure is building on in. and the winds around it going clockwise. we do have a northwest wind that is pretty persistent this morning.

it will back down or lessen as we head through the afternoon. clouds already beginning to lessen over the cape and the islands this morning. we will see a lot of sunshine. the big story though this weekend is the temperatures on the way up. today we actually are below normal at 59 degrees. we should be running around 63 degrees but by sunday back up to 68. by monday 72 and tuesday 70 degrees so enjoy this warmer temperature because they're not going to last, in fact, cooler air moves in by the end of the workweek. so far for the month of october, we've been running well below normal. we're actually down over two-and-a-half degrees right now. as you look over here, it looks like-- well, i wanted to show you the sunrise. continue to tweet and facebook me your pictures. you never know when you might see them on tv this morning. the winds out of the north and west at about 13.

gusting still up to 30 miles an hour on nantucket. so a bit on the breezy side this morning. you're going to feel them in high temperatures today. because of the northwest wind only warming into the upper 50's in worcester, boston. low 60's in taunton. mid 50's on the cape. upper 50's on nantucket. so the future cast look like this. even though we'll keep some clouds around at least this morning. by about lunchtime or so, most of us clearing out. the only exception is up through northern new england. we could have high, thin clouds. then everybody starts to see the sunshine later on today and through this evening. now, of course, with clear skies tonight and the winds backing down, that will allow the temperatures to drop a bit. so 36 in concord as well as in orange. 46 boston. 41 taunton. and even 42 in portsmouth. because of that, national weather service has issued frost advisory from basically 95 to 495. for tomorrow morning. until 8:00 a.m. also through western mass and

southern vermont. be aware of that. and if you do any plans outside, bring them in. the frost can really harm them. we start out cool tomorrow. look at these temperatures rebounding nicely. into the upper 60's pushing near 70 maybe in some spots. it's a mild start out there. in fact, this weekend is very mild so if you are headed up north to do some leaf peeping or maybe check out one of the apple orchards or something like that, it looks really good. temperatures in the 50's today. but 60's tomorrow and low 70's on monday. our next chance of rain holds off until pretty much early tuesday and then cools temperatures back into the 60's. by friday, we're back into the 50's. frank? frank: thanks a lot, danielle. over to sports. the patriots have a distinct advantage when it comes to quarterbacks. the last two they faced had a total of five nfl wins which is exactly how many this week's opposing quarterback brandon weeden has. that means tom brady has nearly as many super bowl wins as

team. that's something i've taken a lot of pride in. trying to be out there and be a consistent available player and certainly being available to those guy s is what my job is. so it's pretty fun. >> my goal honestly is i don't care if i'm 12-for-30. just give this team a chance to win. whatever that may be. just find a way to give this team a chance to win. that's my main focus. the pats take on the dallas cowboys at at&t stadium in arlington tomorrow afternoon. probably one of my favorite stories of the morning. a big honor--for one of our own-- wcvb reporter jorge quiroga. antoinette: jorge was given the lifetime achievement award at the hispanic heritage breakfast in boston. governor charlie baker and mayor marty walsh were on hand to honor jorge, who recalled his early days here at 5 when viewers had trouble pronouncing his name. >> somebody wrote in, dear "ask the globe."

young reporter, personable young reporter. by the way he pronounces his name at home we know him as oh-hickey yoga. antoinette: i've heard this o-hickey yoga story before. it was hilarious. jorge was also the cover boy of yesterday's edition of the spanish language daily "el mundo." he's been television in boston for more than 40 years. i have got to say you meet jorge for the first time. he is just the nicest guy. and always, always the sharpest dresser. frank: a skinny tie. looking great. you know, well deserved honor. he's a legend around here. antoinette: i love that guy. all right. on the way this morning, a potential breakthrough to prevent lyme disease. frank: and a fiery crash under investigation right now.

frank: 6:54. welcome back. breaking news overnight. waltham police are investigating a fiery crash involving three cars and a house on newton and fuller streets. officers say two cars coming down newton street missed the turn. one car hit another vehicle. the second hit a house and burst into flames. everyone managed to get out of the house safely. no one was hurt. antoinette: a quincy attorney

and his girlfriend are under arrest in connection with a gruesome killing inside a marshfield home. robert mckenna was found dead in his home on damon's point road late last month. michael moscaritolo is now facing a murder charge. his girlfriend lauren kalil is being charged with accessory after the fact. both will be arraigned in plymouth district court on tuesday. a wakefield social worker is being held on high bail. he's accused of paying three 15-year-old girls to send him pornographic photos of themselves. 34-year-old rick hall is facing charges including human trafficking and child enticement. frank: right now in newton police are trying to hunt down a bear spotted in a backyard on rowe street. environmental police have been called in. they're trying to find the bear, tranquilize it, and then release it into the woods. the search is now underway in the area of rowe and wolcott streets. police are asking people there to stay inside and call them if they see the bear. antoinette: right now 11 people are recovering after an s.u.v. plows into a crowd at a framingham car auction. the driver was showing the

it accidentally took off. the s.u.v. crashed through 55 cars before slamming into a cinder block wall. the driver is not hurt. the cause of the crash is under investigation. frank: researchers at umass medical school are working on what could be a medical breakthrough when it comes to the prevention of lyme disease, scientists have developed a new injection that targets the bacteria that causes the disease. right now there are no vaccines to prevent the tick-born illness. human trials of the annual injection are expected to begin next year. if it wins f.d.a. approval, it could be available in about three years. antoinette: 46 degrees outside. that rain has moved out of here. really feeling like one of those crisp fall weekends. frank: we need sound effects by the way. sunshine. temperatures are going to warm up today. only in the upper 50's though. morning. be aware of that. tomorrow it's a chilly start. frost advisories already posted for are between 95 and 495 and out in weston mass.

we warm up into the upper 60's, low 70's for columbus day officially. some rain coming into the forecast on tuesday. we really need the rain. it cools back off by the end of the week. but the weekend, we couldn't get a better holiday forecast. antoinette: especially for all of you heading up north to leaf peep. danielle: send us pictures, please. frank: you can watch wcvb any