right now in needham xx degrees. mike: we will warm things up back -- warm things back up next week in lebanon in the meantime you will need a jacket. the sky is clear and it feels like fall. we have a little rain out there. this is moving into a dry air mass and at as the -- as it moves in we will not see much of it. just sprinkle. the showers will try to move from west to east and develop. you will seamlessly clouds in the morning. an occasional shower will develop in the morning by 10:00 a.m. and then in the afternoon it is out of here. it will be windy and you will notice the cool air coming in, especially tomorrow night. all of that coming up in just a few minutes. ed: this fired southbridge teacher facing a judge today accused of sending a student nude photos on facebook twice. newscenter 5' s sera congi tells us, his family is standing by

sera: familymembers shield him from our cameras on his way into court. the now fired southbridge -- southbridge teacher was clearly seen before he went to a judge, accused of sending new photos of himself to a student , once in the student was 16 and again when the student was 17. he admitted he said the pictures investigators. the judge set bail at five hundred thousand dollars with certain conditions, including that he stay away from the high school. his seminal members had no comment -- his family members had no comment. the school district had -- have fired the knee got -- have fired him. today is his 25th birthday. heath: a woman who says she was raped by four men in her umass dorm room in 2012 has filed civil lawsuits against them and the university.

she accuses the defendants who were not students of sex assault, emotional distress and false imprisonment. she also requests unspecified damages against umass for failing to protect her. three of the 4 suspects are already serving time after being found guilty of criminal charges. the fourth goes on trial next month. heather: this salem, new hampshire mother is out on bail tonight, accused of overdosing on heroin in front of her young daughter. it happened at the la quinta hotel. kari houlne admits to shooting up in front of her 4-year-old before passing out. when police got to the hotel, no one was in the room but officers found needles, an empty narcan injector and kids' toys. they later found houlne and arrested her. her daughter is now with family members. ed: new at 530: the parishioners who have kept their closed church open for years are vowing to continuing the fight after their appeal was denied. newscenter 5' s rhondella richardson explains their next

rhondella: four parishioners, nothing changes. they say they are picking up for their rights and their fate. 84-year-old margie is trespassing and she says she does not mince words when it comes to that archdiocese. margie: dismayed and disrespected, but by golly, we will fight this. >> this is the last church standing in the reconfiguration crisis. that is very hard to say. rhondella: parishioners have stayed in the church 24-7 and vigils have held off closure for 11 years. that is more than 4000 days of defiance. yesterday was a legal blow, but today they are real feeling -- re-appealing and say the church sects crisis is fueling them. >> i wonder if the archdiocese knows how many were assigned to st. francis and were abusers. >> you do not get to steal our

>> we ask arch bishop cardinal o' malley -- we ask cardinal o' malley to show mercy. rhondella: they say until then they will continue to have mass without a priest and continue overnight stays. >> there is a mother with triplets and they have been here every friday night. rhondella: parishioners have come to one conclusion, saying the cardinal must not understand their pain and suffering. heather: a rare letter written by mozart sells for big money at a boston option. it at a friend to return three musical scores. it sold to another if identified -- two and and if identified --

ed: let' s look at traffic. that is the pike heading west and that is right after the tools as you heading to newton. that is going nowhere. let' s go through the drive times. there is still a lot of red to be aware of. 40 minutes or more mass ave to route three. you' ve got a 22 minute ride from i-93 to newton corner. this stretch is still about 40 minutes. the mass pike has gotten a little slower, 11 minutes right now. heather: a new warning tonight about vitamins and supplements. ed: on the health alert, the warning sparked by a closer connected to the pills. heather: you hear it at work, from your friends and feel it yourself. many of us not getting enough sleep. the study that finds the problem is not new. and little moves you can make to change that. ed: a shocking move in the kosovo parliament caught on camera.

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ed: there' s a new health alert from popular vitamins and dietary supplements, a new study showing that many people are sent to the hospital. adults choking on big pills, cardiac symptoms caused by weight loss and energy products. doctors warned that product' s marked as natural may not be what they seem. >> the industry rightly says that millions take them every year and they are generally proven safe, but they do not go through safety tests. ed: if you are thinking about taking weight loss or energy supplements, consult your doctor, and take steps to keep them away from young children. heather: when it comes to sleep, and no one really feels like to get enough of it. but new research says this is

>> an alarm clock, smartphones, binge watching reality tv, our modern lives are filled with conveniences seemingly designed to keep us away, or ruining our chances of getting as much sleep as we need. surprising new research suggests our ancient ancestors may not have fared so well either. a team of researchers from around the country writing in the journal says current biology says that the amount of sleep we get today is not that different from premodern societies in africa and south america, societies that are thought to live similarly to cultures thousands of years ago. they get about six or seven hours a night. the difference, the sleep we get may be less continuous, often interrupted by bouts of income -- bouts of insomnia. >>

what is known as good sleep hygiene. that means no screens in the bedroom -- guilty. keeping the bedroom at a comfortable temperature and setting aside enough time to get sleep. ed: the light that those things throws off his incredible. heather: we really shouldn' t have it in the bedroom. ed: a blow to the millions of americans who get social security benefits. heather: next on newscenter 5 at 530: why there won' t be a boost in benefits next year. ed: new developments tonight in that ref attack during a high school football game. punishments handed down. the claims against a coach that he is denying tonight. mike: we may see our first

heather: a dramatic scene in kosovo' s parliament. an opposition lawmaker is caught on camera releasing tear gas inside the chamber. she and her political allies are upset about a deal brokered by the european union that gives ethnic serbian parts of kosovo more autonomy. this is the second time this has happened in the past week. ed: cap news for millions of americans tonight, no cost of living increase for social security benefits next year, more killing the third time in four years that the payments will stay flat. it affect recipient, including retirees and disabled veterans and older americans could also

face higher medicare costs. experts are now blaming inflation as well as lower gas prices for the decision not to hike edited. heather: walmart is coming off of its worst day on wall street in 27 years, in part due to the competition with amazon. with shoppers only expected to spend slightly more this holiday season, walmart could be forced to cut prices just to get you in the door. >> i think we will see aggressive price cuts, 30% of the 40% off will be standard -- 30% up to 40% off will be standard. fewer people are signing up for netflix than the company had expected. netflix 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 on the site. netflix predicted 1.1 million new subscribers it added close

ed: punishments are being handed down in connection with two high school players who hit a referee in texas. the players were suspended from sports for the rest of the year. the coach, who denied the accusation that he ordered them to do it is suspended as well. right now a wildfire in texas is burning out of control. the fire in a county 50 miles east of austin has burned more than six square miles. homes are destroyed and flames are threatening many more. lauren lyster has more. lauren: fires exploded overnight, more than 10 times larger than earlier. smoky roads and commandos were signs of the big fight ahead for first responders. >> they have been stepping up around the clock to try to contain the fire. lauren: today, firefighting

the fire has destroyed at least nine homes and another 150 are in jeopardy. >> it is scary since i' m less than a quarter-mile away from this. lauren: flames prompting evacuations in several surrounding neighborhoods. >> i was able to get things out could not get replaced, because a lot of people do not have that opportunity. lauren: the governor had this to say. governor: keep in your hearts are affected by this. lauren: one of the challenges is the shifting wind and they are prepared for the fire to grow and spread. the fire was about 15% contained residents it is deja vu. there was a wildfire in this same county in 2011. that one destroyed at least 1500 homes and left two people dead. it is not just in the

mike: we got so much sunshine and lovely weather, but we are actually dealing with dry conditions. we are running below average. it has been a very dry time for boston and worcester and much of new england. but compare that to what is going on in texas. this is an extremely dry area and its were the wildfires are going on. and you' ve been hearing about california, and really the entire west coast has been tremendously dry. that is, until we get to winter. as well. the air is dry and the wind out of the southwest and a gorgeous son site -- gorgeous sunset with temperatures in the 50' s. there is a cold front coming at

air, so the showers use he will fall apart as they get to us. but the cloud cover will keep us a little bit warmer tonight. boston should hold on to about 50 degrees. most of the suburbs and areas to the west will be in the 40' s, but not as many 30' s as we saw this morning. as the front comes in we have a chance to seek -- to see some showers. some clouds are out here to the left and they will try pushing their way eastward through the overnight. but they run into such a dry air , all we see is a lot of cloud cover and the occasional squeak or two. tomorrow morning, -- and occasional sprinkle or two. tomorrow morning, it will be mostly dry. by afternoon the dry air takes over and the cool air flows in and across the region and we deal with clear to private cloudy skies.

plenty, but maybe a few what fairweather clouds -- a few fairweather clouds as well. tomorrow, 52 60' s, just like today, but maybe a few more clouds. -- in the 50' s to 60' s just like today, but maybe a few more clouds. tomorrow night it will be on the cool side. you might need the favorite sweater to wear to the game because it will be on the chilly side. speaking of games, how about the pats? i know they are in indianapolis, but let me show you what weather will be like. looking pretty good for the day and maybe they will even keep the dome open for the evening game. we will see. tomorrow, a chance of showers in the morning with clouds. a thought showers possible on saturday. -- and hear a spotty shower possible on saturday. later in the forecast heading toward wednesday, what happens

is we get a pattern change. we go from cool back to warm. although it will be chilly this weekend and there will be some frost and freezing temperatures, by next week we will warm back up and by the time we get to thursday, temperatures in the mid-60' s. overall not a bad forecast. ed: whatever you' re doing, put it down for just a second. you have to see this video. this is an epic baseball' s life by a modern day samurai in japan. the master swordsman is known for cutting things in half. it happened so fast, take a look at it again. he swings at a 100 mile per hour slices it right in half. there is the half he cut, right in half. he is a left-handed hitter, so maybe he can play some ball. remember when there was the army had and the goggles and everything for the post game

this is his celebrating the win with his daughter. he is swinging his daughter around and it was all fun and games until another little girl got taken out. that was a teenage daughter. she got up and was ok, -- it was his teammates daughter. she got up and was ok, but sometimes he can play a little rough. heather: an on-air print for two new acres. ed: the moment they brought a skunk. what could go wrong with that? heather: [laughter] coming your way, five investigates inside the prison where a addicted women are being sentenced without ever committing a crime. the new pledge to stop the practice and get real help. ed: police are asking for your help in finding the man in this gets. they want to question him in

heather: detectives believe he may have had as many as eight aliases. we are hearing from the alleged victims of the con artist mustang he cheated them out of -- con artist, saying he cheated them out of thousands. ed: r

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eventually triggering an apology. and now there is another development in the mac & cheese saga. >> [indiscernible] heather: boy, did he want that. the food worker involved in the confrontation with a student is accepting the students apology. it shows the student demanding mac & cheese and even shoved the manager who refused to serve him because he was carrying an open beer. in the student paper, phil mckay says he accesses the apology and says it' s time for the public to stop beating up on the young man. many still feel he should be expelled, though. ed: a newly discovered bug is revealing just how many people see your facebook posts. mobile users have reported seeing a counter displayed in the same spot where you would normally see how many people liked or commented on your post. the counters only appear under links that are shared or posted not photos. the feature is similar to one called reach that facebook offers for brand pages not for

individual users. it' s now working to fix the bug. so standby. an animal expert has caused quite a stink. heather: this is my favorite story of the week, maybe the month. ed: this all happened on an appearance on a news show. heather: the prank was caught on camera. >> could get scared and able shoot out a spray. >> [ screams] [laughter] >> you could see it. heather: news anchors in nebraska got that surprise on air. they were interviewing an animal handler when they were sprayed, but it turns out it was a prank. it was a water gun that was her tediously -- that was strategically placed. ed: did you see what he did? he bolted and left her there.

he didn' t protect her. heather: tell me something i don' t know. phil: newscenter 5 at six starts right now. >> 27 years after a passenger jet was blown up over lockerbie, two new suspects are identified. 13 people from massachusetts were among the 270 killed in the attack. so far, only one man has ever been held responsible. and it -- a boston weekend ahead, but what about the winter you know i will have an early look at what you can ask. >> from boston' 6:00. heather: passenger jet was blown up over lockerbie, two new suspects are identified. ed: 13 people from massachusetts were among the 270 killed in the so far, only one man has ever been held responsible.

newscenter 5' s jim lokay spoke to the family of one of the victims. he' s live in shrewsbury. jim: we know that the suspects have not been identified. we do know they have been interviewed by the authorities in scotland. one of them came up rather unexpectedly. >> it comes unexpected become oftentimes before you even know it. jim: janine hangs onto each new development, but says sometimes it is too easy to get frustrated at the slow pace of justice. >> whether or not there -- i think they are interested and passionate about it even 27 years later. jim: while libya paid out billions to the families, muammar gaddafi never took

direct responsibilit even up his death.