air on pbs january 8th at 9:00 p.m. eastern and that's what's making news in america this emily: good morning, it' s thursday, october 15. i' m emily riemer. randy: i' m randy price. stories we' re following on the eyeopener right now. a troubling probe into the world of fantasy sports. the fbi investigation into a local company. emily: a southbridge teacher is expected in court today. the charges he' s facing over pictures given to a student. randy: new action in the battle against the opioid crisis. the steps governor baker is taking today to keep addicts out of prison. emily: we will get to those stories. first, danielle is here this morning. what a difference in temperatures. danielle: it is cold out there. looser, 39. orange, 32 degrees.

boston on the mild side. look at where i am pointing. temperatures in the 20' s and teens. this cold air mass is what is heading in our direction. the coldest air all season is coming in by way of a cold front. closer to home, for today, talking about clear skies to start out. temperatures will warm once the sun comes up. upper 50' s, worcester. 62 degrees through merrimack valley. it is cool, sun and clouds in the morning. alesse, how are the roads? olessa: so far we are in good shape.

let' s get to the map and check out the overnight construction. 93, -- by great plain avenue, both directions. the ramps are closed -- north of town, a problem-free trip. emily: right now, there' s new fallout for the multi million dollar fantasy sports business based right here in massachusetts. the fbi is reportedly now getting involved into the draftkings investigation. randy: the eye' s antoinette antonio is in boston right now with what we know this morning. antoinette. antoinette: the fbi and the u.s. attorney' s office here in boston. that' s according the wall street journal and the boston globe.

investigators want to know if draft kings, and other fantasy sports companies, are violating federal gambling laws. those sports websites have been under fire in recent weeks. new york' s attorney general launched an investigation after a draft kings employee won $350,000 on competing site fan duel. there' s also a class action but this is the first time the feds have gotten involved. draft kings issued a statement late last night saying quote, it is entirely predictable that the government would follow up on the misleading reports about our industry. we strongly disagree with any notion that our company has engaged in any illegal activities. but they said they were not the u.s. attorney' s office in boston would neither confirm nor deny that an investigation was

we will keep you posted. antoinette antonio, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: other stories we' re following right now. a fired southbridge teacher dodges our cameras before he faces a judge today. police say joseph zuniga sent 10 naked photos to a 17-year-old he taught at southbridge middle and high school. over the summer, a different southbridge teacher was arrested for allegedly trying to buy child sex shows online. randy: another mental health expert may be appointed today in the case of the danvers teen, accused of murdering his teacher, colleen ritzer. prosecutors say 16-year-old philip chism is faking mental health issues, as he hid behind a wall in court yesterday. he tells a psychologist he wants someone to shoot him, and is hearing voices in his head. jury selection is now on hold. emily: three people are charged in a disturbing case of animal cruelty in westport. this house littered with trash, feces and fleas. it' s being called a house of horrors as police try to figure out what went wrong.

police say 3 animals were found dead inside the home. three cats were rescued, but one of them died the next day. one of the dead animals was a dog that police initially thought was alive. >> it was the fleas over the animal. their movement was moving the hair, which made it appear that the animal was breathing, but it was dead. emily: nicole and stephen botelho are charged in the crime as is a 17-year-old. police say the couple abandoned their home after they split up. randy: five investigates uncovering what some call a barbaric practice. the eyeopener' s erika tarantal joins us with the plans governor it. erika? erika: the baker administration is planning to file a bill today as part of a larger fight against the opioid crisis. the measure would eventually bar not been charged with a crime. 5 investigates' found more than a thousand women have been sent to prison in the t

charged with a crime. they were held under section 35 of a state law that lets people be civilly committed if addiction puts them at risk of serious harm to themselves or others. women have been sent to the mci framingham prison when there isn' t a secure treatment bed. they get no services for addiction. >> it is scary. there were girls awaiting trial for murder, armed robbery. erika: past administrations have promised to fix the problem before. but so far, no solid action has been taken. today' s announcement will take place at 11:00 this morning. randy: new legislation governor baker has spoken about to 5 investigates. making massachusetts driver' s licenses compliant with the federal real-id act. a bill filed yesterday would toughen requirements to obtain a license, and make it more difficult for wanted criminals to get multiple id' s.

into a type of passport making travel and access to federal buildings and programs more accessible. emily: big costs, stemming from the big dig. randy: the shocking new numbers russia. the dramatic escape and the investigation into what happens next. learned at school. the training a boston surgeon is giving to school nurses. danielle: a gradual cool-down today.

randy: take a look at this video. a bear trapped in a russian mall barrels through to escape. surveillance video shows him roaming around after smashing a window to get inside. the bear eventually bursts through two sets of doors and makes a run for it. police officers eventually shot the bear. the russian government is investigating if police did the right thing. what are you going to do? in the wake of mass casualty events, a boston surgeon is giving life saving lessons to school nurses. emily: it' s a training movement they never hope to use. dr. david king is a surgeon at mass general and an active army

doctor. he ran and finished the boston marathon in 2013 before the explosions at the finish line. he helped treat the wounded. now, he is helping train school nurses in making inexpensive tourniquets. dr. king: they are the immediate responders to those incidents. >> violence is going to exist in our cities and towns. emily: dr. king says simple tourniquets save limbs and lives. a controversial gun law taking effect today. randy: the changes in maine that have gun control advocates concerned. a unique artist taking her unique talents on the road. her impressive artwork, and how she'

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service from miami to istanbul. randy: i think they are using some good glue there. danielle: we are not talking about sand castles and beach days anymore. temperature start to drop. that is the general trend. we are already in the 30' s and 40' s. right now, grab a coat. you will need it. through the afternoon, it will not be too bad. high temperatures in boston at 61 degrees. towards friday, 62 degrees. saturday, 56. sunday, 40 eight degrees. temperatures are dropping dramatically over the weekend. here' s what you can expect through october. temperatures running above average. we are in for the next couple of days to fall below the average mark. there will be showers around

early friday. saturday, we cannot rule out a spot shower or two. the weekend ahead is cold. there is definitely a lot of chances for frost in the morning hours. we will talk about that in a second. right now, it is mild. worcester, 39. 32 degrees, orange. it is a cold start out there. not much in the way of clouds. today is a sunny, bright day. do not let the sunshine for you. it is still cold. this cold front will usher in season long. we could see a couple of showers tomorrow. this. we are dry and cloud free

towards evening and into the overnight, watching the system. you see showers through parts of the great lakes and western new york. this will shift east. we will see showers overnight into first thing tomorrow. today, it is a dry day. 61, boston. tonight, not as cool. 40' s for the merrimack valley. 50, boston. a chance for showers overnight into tomorrow morning. tomorrow, some clouds and maybe sunshine by the later half of the day. the wind starts to pick up out of the west. it will be breezy through the morning. tomorrow, low 60' s, upper 50' s. we will watch the cold air sweep through. here is the future cast. cold air coming in. friday, drying out. saturday, there could these some

i hate to work that into the forecast, but it is turning cold enough to do so. saturday, here you notice there are a couple of showers working into the forecast. there are snow showers up in northern new england. closer to home, rain showers. we turn very windy and cold. sunday morning, overnight lows in the reason 20' s sunday and monday. emily: i am pretending not to hear you. i do not want to think about your must. -- about -- ear about ear muffs. construction. if you are traveling 93 this

northbound near sorrow, construction by route 138. to 128. morning. the entrance ramp to the pike construction by the supermarket overpass. trains and buses expected to start on schedule. glitch has been resolved after causing hours of delays. the problem involved a department of homeland security computer system that checks passengers against a terror watch list. logan airport was among the locations affected, but no major delays were reported last night. a different story at new york' s jfk where there were significant , delays. the system was back online around 9:00 last night. emily: secretary of state john kerry is heading to the middle east, as new violence erupts in the region. at least 8 israelis have died since last week, in a series of

more than two-dozen palestinians have been killed in clashes with israeli forces. the state department says kerry was planning to visit europe this weekend and the side-trip to the mid-east was added because of the attacks. randy: commitment 2016, candidates hitting the campaign trail in new hampshire today. republican contenders jeb bush, george pataki, and john kasich all have campaign events planned in the granite state. pressure is growing on vice he' s in or out of the race for the presidency. hillary clinton' s campaign manager says biden needs to make up his mind. this follows monday night' s debate in las vegas, which the clinton camp says was a victory for her. the next democrat debate is scheduled for november 14 in iowa. emily: democratic hopeful bernie sanders is wrapping up a swing on the west coast, attending a fundraiser last night in los hollywood.

degeneres. she peppered him with questions, including if he' s ever been in handcuffs. >> i take it you mean was i ever arrested. ellen: not necessarily. >> when i was young, i was involved in a civil rights demonstration and was arrested. emily: sanders campaign says it raised nearly $2 million just from the debate tuesday night. you can watch bernie sanders on ellen today at 4:00 p.m., right here on channel 5. a look at economic headlines this morning. randy: trouble sprouting up in boston seven years after the completion of the big dig. a herald review finds the central artery tunnels have had even bigger leaks, costing taxpayers up to $7 million a year. the review claims more than 16 million gallons of water were pumped out of the interstate 90 connector and the tip o' neill

and ted williams tunnels in 2013 and 2014. the state says the amount of water seeping into the tunnels does fall within federal guidelines. popular streaming service netflix seeing its new subscriber numbers in the u.s. falling below expectation in the third quarter. this morning, the company is blaming the transition to chip-based credit and debit cards for the low numbers. as u.s. banks transition to those cards, people have to re-enter their details. netflix predicted 1.1 million new subscribers. it added close to 900,000. emily: the wall street journal reports this morning the federal reserve interest hike is looking more and more unlikely. that causing asians stocks to rise overnight to a 2-month high. u.s. stock futures are higher this morning after the dow dropped 9 points on wednesday. a check of the stories trending on the eye right now. a controversial gun law takes effect in maine today. legal gun owners will now be

handgun without a permit. the new law applies to people 21 or older, or military members 18 or older. alaska, arizona, kansas, vermont and wyoming have similar laws in place. randy: an eventful night in a deciding game for the blue jays and rangers. the 7th inning lasting 53 minutes, all starting when the jays' catcher tossed the ball off a rangers' bat. that allowed a runner to steal home even though the umpire originally waved a dead ball. but the jays rallied after three errors by texas. the pressure forcing two bench-clearing arguments. the jays win 6-3. they' ll take on the royals in the a.l. championship. emily: an artist uses her rare talents to inspire others with physical disabilities. mariam pare is a quadriplegic. with therapy, mariam learned to use her mouth to write and figured she could do the same

she now travels to talk to students with physical disabilities, to help them rise above their own challenges. really impressive young lady. randy: an on-air prank for two anchors in nebraska. when they brought a skunk on set. producers. if you couldn' t prevent the get rid of it. foods to get you better faster, that's amazing. it's amazing. this is amazing. that's amazing! real people are discovering surprising things at chevy. we're sold. it's so pretty. beautiful. it feels great. perfect. this is not what i would expect from a chevy at all. get more than you expect for less than you imagined. the 2015 models are going fast. find your tag and get cash back for 15% of the msrp on select

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emily: time for your early news to go. randy: the fbi is now launching an investigating into draft kings. they want to know if the business follows federal law. the wall street journal and the boston globe report the boston fbi office has contacted customers of the local business. new york'

s attorney general launched an investigation after a draft kings employee won $350,000 on competing site fan duel. emily: new details on former nba star lamar odom, found unresponsive at a nevada brothel. investigators say a 911 caller told them odom had been using cocaine and taking an herbal form of viagra, before he was found unconscious. search warrants were issued for his los angeles home last night. he is now on life support. randy: protests at baltimore city hall, over the new police commissioner. at least six protesters were led away after an hours-long occupation. demonstrators rallied yesterday to stop the vote in favor of making interim commissioner kevin davis permanent. davis took over after an uprising in the city over the death of freddie gray, who died from injuries he sustained in

parishioners holding an 11 hour vigil to keep their scituate church open say they will respond today to a judge' s ruling evicting them. the group has been occupying st. frances cabrini church since the boston archdiocese tried to close it in 2004. the ruling yesterday says the parishioners are trespassing on property owned by the archdiocese. >> they get scared. they shoot out a stream, about 10 -- emily: television news anchors in nebraska get a big surprise on air. they were interviewing an animal handler who brought in a skunk, when they were sprayed. turns out, the spray was actually a prank. it was a water gun strategically placed.

i do not find that funny at all. danielle: the chance of frost is on the way up, especially sunday and monday. most areas will see it. we could have our first widespread freeze of the season. we are talking about temperatures in the 30' s. 48, boston. we are warming things up in boston. through the day, with some low 60' s around the north shore. 62, hudson. upper 50' s. we are watching our next system that is going to bring in the