tv Newscenter 5 Eyeopener ABC October 17, 2015 8:00am-9:00am EDT
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>> now on newscenter 5's "eyeopener." karen: breaking overnight. an amber alert is over. a baby now receiving emergency medical treatment at boston children's hospital. the suspect in custody right now. frank: a state police trooper recovering after a tractor trailer rams into his cruiser. the crash under investigation right now. danielle: it's cold this morning and it's not going to warm up. my forecast for your chilly weekend. >> you're watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning! this is newscenter 5's "eyeopener." karen: good morning littler everyone. it's saturday, october 17. i'm karen anderson. frank: and i'm frank holland. antoinette is off today. more on that breaking news in just a moment. first we'll toss things over to danielle vollmar. right now we'll start with a
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look at the head of the charles. danielle, a beautiful but chilly start today. danielle: you see all those rowers out there? hopefully they are in their warm gear because temperatures are on the way down. today won't be as bad for them but tomorrow we're going to start out with temperatures in the 20's and 30's. this morning starting out at 41 degrees in worcester. 48 boston. 54 on nantucket. that's a mild spot. but take a look back to the north and west. you see all this cold air over canada. all of this is headed in our direction. through the day today. it's all by way of this cold front that is coming in. ushering in the coldest air we've seen thus far this season. so far this morning triggering snow showers through maine. rain showers even closer to home near us. a couple of downpours now moofing through the cape. they'll be pushing off shore. we can't rule out one or two showers through the afternoon. otherwise we're mainly dry. we'll talk about just how cold we get overnight tonight and when we'll finally get a break if the cold ahead. karen?
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breaking overnight. a seriously ill baby is safe this morning after an amber alert overnight, and hospital staff are being credited with helping to identify him. these are live pictures of children's hospital where the 2.5-month-old baby boy is being given emergency medical care. according to state police, an amber alert was activated after his mother tiffany cherry ignored directions to get him emergency help in pennsylvania for severe dehydration. instead of getting him help, police say she took off, was believed to be in the waltham area last night. we're told that hospital staff together and called boston police. the mother is now in custody. frank: right now a state trooper is recovering after his cruiser was hit by a tractor trailer. the trooper was working a construction detail when the tractor trailer crushed the trooper's s.u.v. on the eastbound side of the pike in newton. the trooper is being treated at no word on the condition of the truck driver. the crash is under investigation. in westport
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police are investigating a deadly two-car crash. it happened last night on route 6. investigators tell "the herald" news, the victim who is believed to be in her 70's was thrown from her car. witnesses tell police the other driver was driving reckelessly before he hit the victim's car. he was arrested on a drunk driving charge. the victim and suspect's names have not been released, right now an armed bank robber is on the run as police put out a sketch to help track him down. the broad daylight crime actually put some arlington schools in lockdown. karen: the fact that a gun was used has police very concerned. the eye's reid lamberty has more on the investigation, reid: an artist's sketch is how a woman who was gardening in front of her arlington home remembered the man who ran right by her this afternoon. chief ryan: the suspect came so close to her she was able to smell the odor of the dye pack. reid: but this is how cameras at the winchester savings bank first saw the man. dressed in black, his face partially covered and wielding a black hand gun as he demanded cash from a bank teller. chief: witnesses were able to tell us that the suspect fled
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behind the bank. reid: during which police say the man got rid of the outer layer of clothes he was wearing during the crime. given the violent and dangerous nature of the robbery, police issued a "shelter in place" at four nearby schools. chief: that "shelter in place" was implemented for about an hour as the manhunt went on with the aerial support of the state police helicopter. reid: on the ground, k-9 units searching the area hoping to find clues to lead them to a man police say displayed alarming behavior. chief: we were concerned about the violence in which this suspect displayed himself. reid: part of the clothing recovered is the hat the suspected bank robber was wearing. the amount of cash he took has not been disclosed. the good news is no one was hurt. in arlington, i'm reid lamberty, wcvb, newscenter 5. karen: right around the same time a separate bank robbery in cambridge. the suspect said he had a weapon but did not show it. as he ran off dye-packs from the
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stolen money exploded. police say the two incidents are not related. frank: a sad end to the search for a missing hiker from massachusetts. a body found in new hampshire's white mountains is believed to be 64-year-old claire marie cocuzzo. a tip today led searchers to an area called garfield ridge. there had been heavy rain in the area and conditions were treacherous. cocuzzo's neighbors in westwood are devastated. >> i considered her a very experienced hiker. oh, my god! frank: the new hampshire medical examiner will make a positive identification of the body. right now repair crews are still at work in manchester-by-the-sea. several customers are still without water after this major water main break yesterday afternoon. the entire town was without service for a short time yesterday. water service is expected to be fully restored later this morning. karen: burlington police announce plans for a series of prostitution sweeps over the
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next several months aimed at discouraging sex trafficking and sex crimes that use local hotels as meeting spots. >> hopefully we will have zero arrests because the word got out there and the clients will know enough, "i'm not going to go to burlington because there's a chance they're running a sting." karen: police say anyone who is arrested during the operation will be arraigned in woburn district court, and their names and photos will be distributed to the media. this morning the backlash continues against the two big fantasy sports sites fan duel and boston-based draftkings. frank: a class-action lawsuit filed here in the bay state against drafkings claims that the use of inside information by employees of the company cheated other players out of money and made the game unfair. draft-kings and fanduel have already been shut down in nevada where state officials there are calling them gambling sites. massachusetts attorney general maura healey says she is keeping a close eye on the situation.
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trading tips. bloomberg news reports russian hackers led a breach of the dow. dow jones says it is looking into the report. the f.b.i. also confirmed that new york investigators are looking into a data breach but says investigators have not found evidence that information was stolen to be used for insider trading. taking the "t" may soon cost you more. frank: new talks of a fare hike down the track. and that's not all that may anger riders. plus a cockatoo making himself at home and doing damage in a local neighborhood. why catching it is no easy task. karen: a 10-mile stretch of highway north of los angeles that is covered with mud several feet deep in some parts. just how long it could take residents to clean up the mess. danielle: waking up to a chill this morning. it does feel like fall and this cold spell is here to stay. your weekend forecast coming up.
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deep in some parts. >> we're going to have a geologist come out to inspect the hillside. to make sure they're stable and safe. obviously with a lot of rain you get a lot of saturation. sometimes the slides don't happen on that first day. they happen later. we have to make sure they're safe before we let people on the highway. karen: there have been no reported deaths or serious injuries from the mud slides. we are so lucky not to be dealing with that. around here, everyone is just talking about the temperatures. danielle: it feels more like a mid december day than a mid october today believe it or not. we have a big event going on behind it. it's is regatta, the head of the charles. frank: a little cold to be out there. danielle: it's going to be a lot cold. tomorrow temperatures start at 55 today but drop down to 47 tomorrow. we are looking for a mix of sun and clouds out there both days. the big player is going to be those winds. those poor rowers will have to
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that's at their back. not so bad. and so is the northwest wind but that northwest wind will make it feel like the 30's all day long tomorrow. that's that wind chill value which is what you dress for. again temperatures on the way down. yesterday we hit a high of 61. that's where we we should be for this time of year. now dropping back into the 40's over the weekend. all due to this area of low pressure and cold front ushering in the coldest air so far this season. also this morning it's triggering some snow showers back through northern maine. some rain showers closer to home. we've had a couple of isolated showers out there especially this one that moved through the cape as well as the vineyard. a little bit of a noisy one. lightning with it. heavy downpours. it also had small hail. now clearing the region though. we can't rule out one or two showers as we go through the day. we'll start out with a mostly cloudy sky but by lunchtime we'll see a lot of sunshine. notice one or two showers
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we can't rule out a couple of them maybe making it down through the interior of the massachusetts through the afternoon hours. we clear out. that will allow those temperatures to drop back overnight. so, for today, low 50's boston. upper 50's down along the south shore and cape. upper 40's through worcester. it's a chilly day. not as good as yesterday. then tonight look at these overnight lows dropping into 20's to the merrimack valley lieu the worcester hills. 34 in boston. even on cape, 36 degrees so getting close to freezing. whether it is going to turn to freezing level, we are talking about a freeze warning that's been issued for this area in light blue which means the growing season will probably be ended tonight into early tomorrow morning. northwestern massachusetts isn't in this because their growing season is already over. and then high temperatures tomorrow. look how warm we get. upper 40's in boston. these look like overnight lows. these are our highs for tomorrow. so, yes, i would grab that
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winter coat especially if you're headed outside. look at these wind chill values starting out sunday morning in the 20's is what it is going to feel like. by lunchtime, feeling like the 30's. that's where we stay through the afternoon and then through the overnight hours into first thing monday morning when the kids are getting ready for the bus stop you're going to feel like the 20's out there. i want to dress them in the winter gear. the next seven days unfortunately we have winter with us sunday as well as into monday but once we get towards tuesday and wednesday, a difference happens. the jetstream on tuesday will lift up to the north. it will kick back that cold air back into canada where it belongs and keep us nice and mild and seasonable, where we should be, for this time of year. we've talking low 60's tuesday, wednesday, it looks like into thursday and friday. we just have a couple days to get through and then it turns much warmer. frank and karen.
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checking some of the other stories happening right now. cost you more. consideration along with a possible spike in parking fees. the agency isn't getting into specifics yet on how much more you'd have to pay or when. other ideas to raise money include leasing property to private developers and selling more ad space. the "t" hopes to raise another $40 million before fiscal year 2017. frank: six construction workers in houston are suffering from serious injuries from this scaffolding collapse. the mangled metal came crashing down along the new seven-story luxury apartment building trapping workers beneath it. rescuers pulled dozens from the rubble. right now everyone is accounted for. investigators are working to determine what caused the collapse. karen: there's good news for former n.b.a. star lamar odom. he's said to be conscious and communicating. a family spokesperson say odom gave a thumbs-up at a las vegas hospital friday and spoke briefly with estranged wife khloe kardashian. odom was in a coma after being
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found unconscious at a nevada brothel on tuesday. frank: the search for a new home may lead the paw sox to fall river. the head of the city's chamber of commerce says the organization has started "poking around" to see if there's interest in bringing the boston red sox triple-a affiliate to the city. the team's new owners recently ended their pursuit of waterfront land in downtown providence for a new stadium. worcester and springfield have said they are exploring the possibility of landing the team. >> now sportscenter 5 with bob halloran. bob: well, with a little luck for the colts, there will be a whole lot of luck for the colts on sunday night. the colts' owner, not a doctor, says unless there's a setback, he expects andrew luck to start against the patriots tomorrow night. like that makes any difference. in the last four games against the patriots, luck's colts have been outscored by 116 points. like the horseshoe on their helmet has been turned upsidedown. >> the last time was the last time.
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we'll worry about 2015. it's a compleetly new team. we have a new team. it's just another part of the season where you have to continue to try to improve. >> both teams have to have conference every week and going out to practice, working hard, competing with your teammates, going out and making sure you're doing the little things right during the week so you're prepared and ready to go on sundays. bob: in preseason action last night at madison square garden, the celtics lost to the knicks 101-95. that's a look at sports. have a great day. karen: a fitting tribute for a retired malden firefighter laid to rest. frank: the ladder truck george hooper drove returning to malden
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to pay special tribute to the man known to his fellow firefighters as a legend. firefighter hooper served the city of malden for 40 years. he's one of the first and last to drive the malden firefighter bucket truck described as very difficult equipment by colleagues. the truck was sold to the ashby fire department but yesterday served as the flower cart in the procession. >> george played it like a piano. he could drive it around like a mini-cooper. put it in places you couldn't believe you could get a ladder truck of that size. frank: hooper served as a mentor to rookie firefighters taking them under his watch throughout his career. they were among the many to pay tribute to hooper yesterday. karen: runners are getting ready to raise money in the name of a new hampshire native and journalist kidnapped and killed by isis. the run gets underway in rochester this morning to benefit the james foley legacy foundation which supports american hostages, their families, freelance journalists, and disadvantaged children. if you can't be there, you can still take part virtually using the hashtag "i run for jim." frank: a cockatoo is ruffling some feathers in a brookline neighborhood. turns out this fluffy white bird is also a bit of a home wrecker. karen: they have a cage out
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there right now and he's still not going with it and if a change in the weather doesn't speed up a capture, a retired judge just might throw the book at him! here's mary saladna, mary: his name is dino because he screeches like a dinosaur. (screeching) mary gertner: i mean, it's a really horrible sound. we could live with that. it was really only the destruction that was the issue to us. mary: nancy gertner, a retired federal judge, has seen her share of tough cases, but dino the cockatoo has her stumped. mary gertner: apparently this is a bird that was loved by this family. so that's story number one. then there's the fact that the bird is not going to survive the winter. that's story number two. the fact that it makes a god-awful screech, i could live with that. then the other question-- was it being destructive? mary: destructive, as in pecking huge holes in gertner's brookline home and not just any home but the birth place of robert f. kennedy, the home president john f. kennedy grew up in for six years. mary gertner: this bird chewed out a part of the woodwork, and there were squirrels going into it. mary: neighbors on abbottsville road and the bird's owner have
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lure him back into his cage; but this cockatoo who speaks only one word used it-- no. mary gertner: we had lots of people coming by, but no one has figured out how to catch it. right now apparently she's still out there. mary: of course, the priority is to get this exotic bird into a warm, safe place before the freezing temperatures set in which doesn't give neighbors here very much time. in brookline, i'm mary saladna, wcvb, newscenter 5. frank: a scary encounter for a rhode island man attacked by a shark. karen: he's now talking about the scare. who he says saved his life. frank: and a live look right now at the head of the charles. this rower is braving cold conditions. only 45 degrees this morning. coming up, danielle vollmar has her forecast. that includes a warm-up next week.
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danielle: welcome back. i'm meteorologist danielle vollmar. starting out this morning temperatures are in the 40's. we have mostly cloudy skies across most of the area. we'll see more sunshine as we head through the afternoon. i want to show you pictures from heather from mansfield. the fall foliage is looking nice there as well as in groton. pleat continue to tweet and facebook me your pictures. if you are headed up north to do some leaf peeping, temperatures will start in the 40's today. 40's tomorrow. and sunshine finally returning on monday but still very cold. karen and frank. frank: thanks a lot, danielle.
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a rhode island native recounts his terrifying encounter with a shark. karen: collin cook says it happened so fast he didn't realize what was going on. the surfer was waiting for a wave in hawaii, where he moved three years ago, when he spotted the creature underwater. the tiger shark came at him full speed. cook says it felt like being hit by 18-wheeler. cook: i pushed off the shark with one hand and punched it with the other. just like that, it bit my left leg from the knee down. i felt my hand, you know, bandaged up. karen: despite the attack, cook says he still respects sharks and he will surf again. an inspirational story this morning. frank: former b.u. terrier travis roy's talks about his life-changing injury. karen: one that ended his career 11 seconds after it started. you'll hear how he's now helping
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injury. continuing to follow breaking an overnight amber alert is over. right now an infant is receiving emergency treatment at children's hospital. police say the child's mother tiffany cherry is in custody yesterday from pennsylvania. the pair was found just hours ago in boston. stay with the "eyeopener." come more coming up. >> this is an editorial by wcvb-tv channel 5 president and general manager bill fine. bill fine: boston's city councilors, without a raise since 2006, want a massive one. current laws allow the council themselves to recommend their own pay grade-- and they did, initially a boost of 29%. in a clever fashion, by potentially utilizing an anachronistic loophole, they found the path to a 14% raise by literally sitting on their hands or, to use a football metaphor, lining up in the v formation and
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how did they get there? a year ago, city council president bill linehan proposed increasing the councilors' salary by $25,000 to just over $112,000 annually, citing their lack of a raise for almost a decade. after significant pushback, the council voted themselves a lower increase to $107,500. but boston mayor marty walsh vetoed that idea and proposed a $99,500 compromise instead. now, thanks to that quirk in city law, if the councilors do nothing, the mayor's pay raise proposal becomes law next month. that's one way to increase your take-home pay, but it's the wrong way. and the entire process needs to change, eliminating the obvious conflict of interest. the council should never again be asked to analyze their own salaries, but this one last time must go on the record and vote. their constituents deserve to know who says yes and who says no. and then those voters can decide if they are getting their money's worth the next time they go to the polls. doing nothing reinforces the public's decidedly negative perception of the games sometimes played by incumbent
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>> now on newscenter 5's "eyeopener." frank: breaking overnight an amber alert is over. a baby safe now receiving emergency treatment at boston children's hospital the suspect in custody right now. karen: trump on the trail. republican front-runner donald trump holding a rally in tyngsborough last night. his message to voters here in the bay state. frank: flyers will bid farewell to u.s. airways today. the final flight as another airlines takes over. >> you're watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning! this is newscenter 5's "eyeopener." frank: we're taking a live look right now at the head of the charles. a beautiful but chilly start to this day. 46 degrees out there. 8:31 on this saturday morning. good morning to all of you. i'm frank holland. frank: and i'm karen anderson in for antoinette antonio today. and it looks like today is the day to get out there and watch the head of the charles. danielle: if you're going to go either day, i would choose today because temperatures will only be in the 50's but by tomorrow in the 40's, feeling like the 30's.
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winter is making a comeback at least for the weekend. we're starting out right now this morning at 48 in boston, 41 worcester. 39 though through the merrimack valley in keene. 37 concord. so temperatures are startling out on the cooler side. as we go through the day, they'll stay pretty cool. we do have a very strong westerly wind picking up especially in boston and worcester. up to 17 miles an hour in worcester. that is making it feel even colder. that's the wind chill value. it feels more like 32 degrees in worcester. it feels more like 42 degrees in boston. remember, dress for the wind chills and they are chilly out there. a couple of showers have been passing through parts of the cape. now we have a couple of showers here along the north shore near cape ann in boston. they're quickly exiting. once they do, we should see more sunshine by lunchtime. they're due to this cold front that is also ushering in the coldest air we've seen thus far this season. as we go through the next 12 hours in boston, temperatures warming into the low to mid 50's. we can't rule out one or two
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isolated showers from the afternoon. we'll talk about when the cold air will finally move out of here coming up. karen. karen: thanks, danielle. an overnight amber alert is over and a baby boy is safe. the baby boy is safe. the 2.5-month-old infant is receiving emergency treatment at morning. police say the child's mother tiffany cherry is in custody after taking off with the child yesterday from pennsylvania. child needed emergency medical care for severe dehydration. the pair was found just hours ago in boston in part thanks to vigilant hospital staff according to police. frank: right now investigators in arlington releasing this sketch of the man they believe held up a bank yesterday afternoon. winchester savings bank was robbed yesterday afternoon by a man with a gun. witnesses were able to describe the suspect to police. karen: and a state trooper is accident on the pike. the trooper was working a construction detail when a tractor trailer slammed into the the trooper is being treated at
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chapo" guzman has reportedly frank: commitment 2016. trump in tyngsborough. the republican presidential front-runner making a bay state stop within shouting distance of new hampshire. and trump certainly found a receptive crowd. our john atwater was there. donald trump: i love massachusetts. great people. john: he doesn't visit the state often but even in this democratic stronghold donald trump is boasting of his appeal. donald trump: i think we can win in massachusetts. absolutely. john: tyngsboro is about as close to new hampshire as you can get. donald trump: we have at least i guess 2,000 people outside, and hillary had 250 people. john: trump highlighted the momentum he says he's feeling here as his campaign continues to draw big support. curt bellavance: i think tyngsboro, i think the last time in the election it voted republican. obviously we're on the border of new hampshire, some of the rural areas up there, so i think it's fair country for him. john: it was a familiar speech to the overflow crowd of thousands-- donald trump: come here, fellows, come here. john: --and included praise for local police as he continued his
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illegal immigrants. donald trump: nobody is going to mess with these guys. that, i can tell you. john: he also defended the nearly $4 million his campaign recently raised even though he built his campaign by proclaiming it was self-funded. donald trump: if a woman sends in $19 with a three-page letter, there's no way you can send it back because she will be insulted. believe me. john: donald trump does get a lot of small contributions, under $200-- more than any other candidate except for bernie sanders. in tyngsboro, john atwater, wcvb, newscenter 5. karen: hillary clinton and bernie sanders in a statistical dead heat in new hampshire's democratic presidential primary. the boston globe/suffolk university poll puts clinton at 37% and sanders at 35%, well within the margin of error. and that is good news for clinton who had been trailing sanders for weeks. clinton is coming off a stop in nashua, new hampshire. she was at a town hall meeting
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in keene yesterday pushing the issue she thinks will separate her from sanders-- gun control. clinton said she will hold the n.r.a. accountable if elected president. frank: ad outrage. an anti-hillary clinton ad has some family members of benghazi victims fuming. this morning barbara doherty, whose son glen was killed in the attacks, tells our pam cross about seeing the ad for the first time. barbara doherty: tears. i cried. pam: she's talking about a tv commercial that included her dead son. barbara doherty: it's cruel. it's hurtful. pam: it aired during this week's democratic debate. hilary clinton--the target. ad announcer: dear hillary clinton, i'd like to ask why you ignored calls for help in benghazi. pam: it begins with the face of glen doherty, former navy seal and winchester native. actors speak for the four americans who were killed in the 2012 embassy strike at benghzi. his mother calls it shameful. barbara doherty: it blindsided me. pam: using him as a political pawn? barbara doherty: absolutely.
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to have him speaking from the grave, it's cruel, it's hurtful. >> ad announcer: i'd like to know why you lied. pam: tyrone woods' mother told newscenter 5 she is appalled saying, "this is not about politics. this is about respect for brave men who died fighting for their country and the american people. it is offensive to everyone." the mothers have teamed up, demanding cnn reform, and they want the "stop hillary" pac to pull the ads which ran in six cities. so far, no response from the pac. barbara doherty: it just makes you cry all over again. you weep enough tears. you don't need to go through that agony more than we have to. pam: relatives of at least two of the victims say making money or political points using the deceased, just plain wrong. i'm pam cross, wcvb, newscenter 5. karen: the prosecution will not be able to have their own mental health expert examine the danvers teen accused of killing his teacher. a judge has ordered 16-year-old philip chism to undergo an
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facility in worcester. that after the teen refused to enter the courtroom during jury selection saying he was hearing voices. prosecutors believe chism is faking his psychological issues. frank: the company that runs the commuter rail is in the red. keolis lost $19.4 million in the first half of the year. "the globe" reports that most of the losses stem from the record-breaking snowfall. they were forced to pay penalties for bad service along with overtime and higher repair costs. a special honor for police officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice. karen: the massachusetts law enforcement memorial foundation held its annual memorial ceremony in boston's ashburton park yesterday. nine officers were memorialized including boston patrolman dennis simmonds who suffered a head injury during the watertown shootout with the marathon bombers. he died a year later. governor charlie baker was among the attendees. a warning to kia drivers this morning. frank: the safety issue that has the automaker issuing a recall for one of its most popular
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s.u.v.'s. karen: binge drinking costing americans billions every year. the sobering new research. frank: a big change from the t.s.a. the distinction the agency will stop using toward some passengers. danielle: a chilly weekend and breezy as well. the chill is settling in just how cold it's going to get. karen: we are continuing to follow breaking news this morning. an amber alert over right now. the infant receiving emergency care at children's hospital. police say the child's mother tiffany cherry is in custody after taking off with the child yesterday from pennsylvania. she was arrested just hours ago.
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frank: to economic headlines now. it's time to say goodbye to u.s. airways. the 76-year-old airline is finishing up its final roundtrip journey flight 1939 named for the airline's founding year. a red-eye from san francisco to philadelphia this morning will mark the last flight for u.s. airways. all future flights will fly under american airlines. beginning this morning american airlines will formally take over the u.s. airways space at boston logan's terminal b. korean car maker kia is warning drivers about a safety issue with one of its most popular s.u.v.'s. kia is recalling hundreds of thousands of 2011 to 2013 sorentos.
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the company says a problem with a brake mechanism could shift the s.u.v. out of park. kia says it will make the fix for free. in the meantime the company recommends drivers use the car's parking brake and always make sure the gear shift is securely karen: drinking alcohol can be a new research reveals binge drinking costs the u.s. economy billions each year. the eyeopener's antoinette antoinette: out with friends after work. no harm in getting another. but the true price could be far more than you think. c.d.c. researchers measured the cost to the country due to drinking alcohol including health care expenses, criminal activity, and property damage. they found binge drinking alone costs the government more than $190 billion each year in health care and productivity. add in underaged drinking and drinking during pregnancy, and excessive alcohol consumption cost the country $250 billion in
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the message is clear. excessive alcohol consumption is expensive. these costs are often borne by tax payers. karen: the study also reports excessive drinking is blamed for 88,000 deaths each year. >> now your storm team 5 forecast with meterologist danielle vollmar. danielle: the big story here is the temperatures are about to tumble. yesterday's high was 61 in boston, 57 in worcester. by sunday looking at high areas. drop. and that is coming because of this cold front that is ushering in the coldest air we've seen thus far this season. also bringing in some snow showers up through northern new england right now. and for us, some rain showers, should i say, moving through parts of the north shore. we'll show you some of these. they are quickly exiting though.
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a couple of them along the south shore too pushing off into the atlantic ocean. we did have a good thunderstorm move through parts of the vineyard and the cape, now pushing out to sea. it did have with it some hail and also created great pictures. i wanted to share this one with kathleen. thank you for tweeting me this. you can see she heard rumbles of rainbow. wow. what a neat picture out there. crazy weather we've been having early in the morning. now as we go through the day, here is what is going to happen. we'll see sunshine by afternoon. and then a couple of more showers may fire up in southern new hampshire by, say, 2:00. and if they make it down, they could make it into worcester county through the interior by evening time or so. pretty quickly. we look for those skies to begin to clear overnight. night on tap. in terms of rain, we could use a shower or two. we're down over 6.5 inches for the year in boston.
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and for the month, down over or just about one inch-and-a-half. now for today, temperatures are going to climb into the low 50's in boston. mid 50's on the cape, upper 40's in worcester. maybe you're thinking about taking a drive up to the north to do some leaf peeping. temperatures there in the 40's all weekend. with the winds it's going to feel like the 30's. let me tell you something though. you should do some leap peeping because this picture from twitter, from keith, thank you for tweeting me this, gorgeous colors on the mountain. you want to take a trip up noter if you can. tonight temperatures dropping into the 20's. already freeze warnings in effect overnight. bring the plants inside or they may be killed. we continue to drop off. in fact, here are the temperatures overnight into first thing tomorrow. we're going to see them really cool. then through sunday what we're watching for is a lot of sunshine but we're also watching for a few ocean-effect rain showers. it looks like though they may stay far enough not to really influence the cape. a lot of sunshine on monday, too. still in the 40's.
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then we rebound quickly to the low 60's by tuesday and wednesday. karen? karen: thanks, danielle. an october tradition is underway. you are looking at live pictures of the 51st head of the charles regatta. the races start at 8:00 this morning. they'll continue all week end long. frank: thousands of spectators will be to banks of the river watching the races. if you need to drive through that area, olessa stepanova has what you need to know. olessa: good morning and here are the closures that you need to know about. the major roads will be shutting down. memorial grief from cambridge out to western avenue saturday and sunday. that will be closed from 10:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. also the heaviest traffic expected on memorial drive and also on soldiers field road. storrow might be your best option. the heaviest delays on saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. you are encouraged to use public transportation. shuttle buses will be available. uber is a good option for you. use the mbta for the harvard square station, the red line and the buses. boston university west station
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and the green line if you're planning on watching from the boston side. plan accordingly and budget in extra travel time. karen: nearly 20 years ago former b.u. terrier travis roy's life changed. his hockey career ended 11 seconds after it started. frank: bob halloran with how the lessons learned playing hockey have helped him help so many others with spinal chord injuries. travis roy: it challenges me. i thought i was tough. bob: yes, travis thought he was tough and learned he's a lot tougher. travis: i didn't think i could live this kind of life. one of the things i learned is i do believe all of us out there are capable of doing things that we couldn't have imagined. bob: when he was 20 years old travis imagined himself playing in the nhl and believed he had the skill to get there. he never imagined raising millions of dollars and helping thousands of people. travis: it's not easy but there's been a lot of value to it.
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20 years later, i'm proud of what we've all done. bob: travis doesn't expect to ever walk again. he is still struck by waves of sadness, but there is an ocean of happiness in his life these days thanks to his love of family, friends, food, and of course hockey. travis: i love this sport. i had a love for the game of hockey. and i am still broken hearted. i mean, i miss it. i miss it a lot. frank: a night for travis roy honoring the man and his foundation. a special event at agganis arena tuesday night. one night $1 million raised. that's the goal. head to travis roy foundation dot-org if you'd like to help. we are following breaking news overnight. karen: an amber alert ends safely. an infant is in the hospital; his mother in police custody. an alert staffer at children's pieces together and notify police.
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fulfilled. won. r leadership isn't given. t it's taken. who has the plan for jobs? jeb. tax cuts for the middle class. eliminates special loopholes. an explosion in growth and new jobs. jeb: cut taxes. grow america. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. frank: it's 8:52. welcome back. we are following breaking news. an overnight amber alert is over and a baby boy is safe.
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karen: the instant is receiving emergency treatment at children's hospital this morning. police say the child's mother tiffany cherry is in custody after taking off with the child yesterday from pennsylvania. police say she was told the child needed emergency medical care. she left instead. the pair was found early this morning in boston in part thanks to vigilant hospital staff according to police. frank: right now. a state trooper is recovering after his cruiser was hit by a tractor trailer, the trooper was working a construction detail when the tractor trailer crushed the trooper's s.u.v. on the eastbound side of the pike in newton. the trooper is being treated at mass general and is expected to be okay. no word on the condition of the truck driver. the crash is under investigation. karen: right now investigators in arlington are hoping this sketch will help them capture a bank robber. winchester savings was held up yesterday afternoon by a man with a gun. witnesses gave investigators a description of the suspect which they used to create the sketch. frank: this morning fantasy sports site draftkings is facing
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here in the bay state, the use of inside information by employees of the company cheated other players out of money and made the game unfair. draft-kings and fanduel have already been shut down in nevada where state officials are calling them gambling sites. massachusetts attorney general maura healey says she is keeping a close eye on the situation. fugitive drug lord joaquin "el chapo" guzman has reportedly escaped capture again and got hurt in the process. guzman broke out of prison through an underground tunnel in july and has been on the run ever since. mexican officials tracked the drug kingpin to the northeast section of the country. he managed to get away but suffered injuries to his face and leg. the government plans to require drone owners to register their devices. the department of transportation is expected to make the announcement on monday. registration would be required when the drone is purchased. new rules are also expected when it comes to the operation of drones. karen: the t.s.a. says it will stop using the word "anomaly" when describing transgender passengers. the change comes after a
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transgender woman complained online about her experience last month at an orlando airport. she says airport security held her for 40 minutes because of an "anomaly" detected when she walked through the full body scanner. the agency has agreed to stop using the term and has removed the word from its website. frank: a cockatoo is ruffling some feathers in a brookline neighborhood. the escapee is making a nuisance of himself at a retired judge's home. he's been damaging the historic home by pecking at the woodwork. dino has also been screeching like a dinosaur on a regular basis. neighbors, the bird's owner, and animal control have been trying to capture him before it gets too cold for the fair-weathered and feathered friend. karen: the word from the scene is he is still there and he doesn't want to go near the cage. danielle: if i were him, i would be flying inside right about now. temperatures are to plummet. we have some showers out there this morning. had a thunderstorm over the vineyard and the cape. now some showers along the south shore to talk about and the north shore.
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quickly but i thank you all on updates of the dark clouds you're seeing. we can't rule out one or two spot showers through the afternoon. there is a freeze warning tonight for all that area you see in blue. if you have the plants outside, bring 'em in because they will be killed overnight in that area. and then there is a freeze watch for sunday night into monday for the cape too. this will be really early to get a freeze there. as for temperatures, they're falling from the 50's today to the 40's tomorrow. with those winds it's going to foal more like the 30's. that's the wind chill value which you dress for. i would grab the winter coat. the wind dies down on monday but it's still very cold. temperatures starting in the 20's. the good news is we get a break from all the cold on tuesday. wednesday. we start to moderate through the workweek but we have to get through sunday and monday it n it will be a cold one. so is sunday night and monday. tonight. danielle:danielle: or cover them.
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frank: i don't know where my winter coat is or my hat or gloves. danielle: you better get digging. frank: i'll go shopping. watch the newscenter 5 newscast any time on the wcvb mobile apps. karen: and the eye will be here tomorrow at 5:00. we want to leave you with some pictures live from the banks of the charles river where you are watching the head of the charles regatta. a great day to go watch. enjoy it, p dunkin' donuts smoked sausage breakfast sandwich. savory...smoky... and unmistakably flavorful. r get your day going with one today.
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