there isn't. >> couldn't he have emily: good morning. it' s thursday, january 21. i' m emily riemer. randy: i' m randy price. stories we' re following on the eyeopener right now. a one-year-old revived with narcan. the link this case has to the death of another toddler. emily: a new push for major changes on the road. the driving safety bill and the impact it would have on drivers. randy: a cab exploding in quincy. the close call for an elderly passenger. emily: we will get to all of those stories. winter preparations underway right now ahead of a major storm. that system working its way up and it' s headed for but it' how bad it' randy: let'

cindy now. s timeline and what we should watch for your cindy: we come in. here it is thursday morning. we' ve got 23 degrees in boston and enough wind to knock down -- to not back the wind chill. 20' s this afternoon. looking this, lots of sunshine. you can see what is happening. the skies are clearing out. it will move into the d.c. area overnight. the main storm is getting organized here. it is good to pick up moisture from the gulf of mexico today. but those storms making a run of the eastern seaboard. this is saturday morning to our south. we are still looking at the heaviest snow targeting areas of the mid-atlantic for parts of

the d.c. and metropolitan area. they could see one to two feet of snow. there could be some accumulation here. let' s get you out to the roads. good morning olessa. olessa: it is a quiet start. construction in place if you' re heading out on the expressway. let' s go to the maps. as you make your way to town, construction on 93 southbound. problem free start so far, south of town. as you travel the pike, no delays to report. we are expecting the trains and buses to start the morning on schedule. emily: stories we' re following right now a pedestrian is dead after trying to cross a busy street in framingham. the man was hit along route 9 last night. the driver was questioned by police. so far no charges have been filed. randy: today a lawyer for the woman charged in connection with in a house of horrors in blackstone will try to get charges dismissed.

they want murder charges dropped against erika murray after skeletal remains of three babies were found inside the filthy home where murray lived with her other children and her boyfriend. murray' s lawyer will also try to suppress evidence. emily: right now an investigation is underway after narcan is used to save a and that' s not the only alarming the eyeopener' s frank holland is in worcester this morning with what we know right now. frank tackle -- frank? frank: this morning we know that toddler is expected to survive. police are now looking for anything that could have contributed to the child' s apparent overdose. it happened last week in an apartment here on wellington street. the telegram reports that is the same apartment where 2-year-old gigi brown died. no charges were ever filed in that case and investigators have not said how the little girl died. the apartment where both incidents happened is leased by gigi brown' s grandmother. as we' ve reported city inspectors had expressed

concerns about conditions in the apartment. the child in this most recent case is recovering and is now in dcf custody. investigators say narcan is used in opioid overdoses but in this , case inspectors say a heart medication may have been involved. we' ll bring you more as we get it. frank holland, newscenter 5. randy: the opioid crisis in massachusetts is expected to be one of the issues governor baker talks about in his first state of the commonwealth address tonight. we have some numbers now epidemic. 57% of those who died of overdoses last year were 25 to 44 years old. 83% were white or non-hispanic. most of them, three quarters, were men. it' s the first time we' ve seen a real demographic breakdown of s state of the commonwealth tonight right here on channel 5 or streaming live on our wcvb

mobile news apps. our coverage begins at 7:30 right after newscenter 5 at 7:00. emily: a narrow escape in quincy as a taxi cab explodes in the street. this morning we' re hearing from the man who saw this all unfold. corrects some sort of damage i am assuming. emily: -- >> some sort of damage i am assuming. emily: that was one of six explosions john mcdonald heard and captured on his cell phone yesterday as he stood on his balcony along school street. the cab driver and passenger had already gotten out but were still too close to the flames. that' s when mcdonald says the taxi driver jumped into action to save them both. >> he picked her up and moved her away from the situation. she was quite thankful. emily: the cab driver and the woman in her 80' s are both doing ok this morning. it' s unclear what caused the explosion. randy: right now a new drive to make the roads safer. massachusetts lawmakers taking up a bill today to get cell

the eye' live in newton with what it means for drivers. i want to make it clear, that i am behind the wheel but this vehicle is not moving here it is for this new deal we are talking about, it would mean drivers could not touch their cellphones at all behind the wheel not even to make a phone call or use their gps. really alarming. distracted driving accounts for one in every four highway deaths. a 2010 law already bans texting that' s not enough. under a new hands-free bill a first offense carries a fine of $100. some supporters still say hands-free is not risk-free. >> there is no difference in the cognitive distraction of the phone call. todd: there' s no sign of a total ban yet. but road safety experts believe this is a step in the right direction. as for today' s debate state

senators will look to make amendments to the bill. life in newton, todd kazakiewich, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: commitment 2016, a new poll shows a big gap in the race for the white house. donald trump getting 34% in the latest wmur-cnn poll of new hampshire voters. ted cruz is 20 points behind him, followed by jeb bush and marco rubio. but it' s someone who' s not on that list heating things up this morning. the eye' s erika tarantal is here to explain. erika: of course we' about sarah palin. she made good on her endorsement in oklahoma. she also brought up her s arrest assaulting his girlfriend and threatening to shoot himself with an assault weapon. palin says her son a veteran is stress. she took aim at president obama. >> it is a shame that our military personnel have to

wonder if they are respected anymore. it starts from the top. the question that comes from our own president would have to look at him and wonder do we know -- do you know what we go through? emily: -- erika: palin' s resurgence prompting this plea from democrat hillary clinton' s campaign. it reads, "donate to make sure this is nothing more than a bad snl skit." emily? a patriots linebacker makes a big play off the field. randy: his quick action to save a trapped driver. >> lou gehrig has died and we have a treatment. why? randy: a new push to cure als. the hanover man behind a dynamic plan. cindy: i am tracking a storm as

randy: a hanover man on a mission to cure als. emily: after his own diagnosis kevin gosnell is helping launch a new partnership today. the father of three is looking to find a treatment for als in just four years. gosnell says despite the highly successful ice bucket challenge

and collaboration in the field. as a successful small business owner, he believes he can change that. >> i spent my entire life building teams, but more so bringing the best out of people. i know what happens when people come together as a team. emily: gosnell and his family founded the als knights forming a partnership with the best medical minds in the field. that partnership als one launches today. the buffalo bills welcome a new coach. randy: the latest hire that' s making nfl history. could it be a ninth planet? the unseen discovery in our

randy: a lot of us are breathing a little sigh of relief. it is still early. cindy: we are going to get some snow, but it is not going to be what they' re experiencing down in the mid-atlantic states. there has been a storm in the d.c. area that has produced 20 inches of snow over the past 100 years. it has been 94 years since that is happened.

there' s going to be a lot of wind. take a look. the d.c. area is under that blizzard watch. this is until sunday morning at 6:00 a.m. also blizzard watch out for long island. you get the idea. from the mid-atlantic up toward new york city, those strong winds, heavy snow will have a big impact. we are not involved in any of these winter storm watches at this point. the heaviest snows are going to target areas south of new york city. there will be a bull' s-eye of one to two feet, possibly even more. southern new england is going to remain on the edge of this. we' re still continuing to track. if you are traveling south along 95, you need to know about this storm. for us, it is going to move in saturday afternoon.

winds and coastal impacts. despite the amount of snow, the winds are going to be coming out of the coast line. we have that full moon on saturday and coastal flooding at a time of high tide, 11:00 on saturday night and sunday morning. winds out of the northwest are not as strong as the past several days. it does feel like it is eight in worcester. high temperatures upper 20' s, sunshine today. winds out of the west at 10 to 20 miles per hour. dress accordingly. quiet weather into tomorrow. here is that energy, spinning and dropping south. look at this, by tomorrow morning at 8:30, some ice through the carolinas. heavy snow on the backside of this. by saturday morning, at 8:00, notice the snow is up to new

the ec area. -- around the d.c. area. the snow to our south. south. notice what happens as we get to 4:00, that area of snow is creeping up. it is still south of the pike by 5:00 p.m.. look at this on the cape, there may be some mixing with rain with that strong easterly wind. it pulls away pretty quickly. this is an early estimate. if that storm comes for the north, these snow amounts, a little farther north as well. nothing too maybe an inch of snow for you. one to three inches, boston out to worcester. once you get south of boston,

to six inches. some of it mixing on the cape, i three inch range. i want to give you some idea of what to expect. storm late saturday and moves out late -- early sunday. 40' s will feel nice. little bit of a moderation. emily: not complaining. -- olessa: not complaining. the traffic is getting by without any problems. let' s go to the maps. that construction is in place as your traveling 93 south. some road work as you travel the expressway north. that will be clearing in the next 20 minutes. south of town, issue free ride. we are at nine, 128. the leverett connector we have a

i am a lesser, that is it -- i am olessa, that is a look at your traffic. emily: trapped inside a smoking car. a woman rescued by a member of the patriots. this morning we' re hearing from a driver who is pretty lucky thanks to a play off the field , by linebacker darius fleming. he was on route 1 in foxborough last week when he saw a three-car crash. a 25-year-old driver was trapped in her car. fleming didn' t hesitate. i was like i got to get her out of here some way. she was trying to kick the window. there was so much damage so i started kicking the window. it broke and i pulled her out. >> the entire front of the car was smashed. it was smoking a little bit. obviously, everything died inside of it, so i could not come out.

emily: kicking in the window got him 22 stitches but he suited up for the playoff win just two days later. randy: we' re learning about a new problem with the patriots' footballs. nothing to do with inflation or deflation. the nfl' s game crew forgot them at a hotel. the kicking balls and air gauges were left at logan airport hotel saturday. a hotel employee and a state police detective drove the equipment to foxboro an hour before kickoff. the league which is very concerned about the integrity of the footballs following deflategate says there were no issues with the balls used. let' s hope they make the trip to denver. we' ll be there to cover the patriots playoff game against the broncos. mike lynch and bob halloran will have live reports beginning saturday night. emily: a check of your economy this morning. asian stocks mostly in the red after surrendering early gains today. that' s following big swings on wall street yesterday. the dow plummeted 249 points to

close at 15,766. right now the dow futures are down. major airlines are preparing for that massive snowstorm that' s headed for the northeast and mid-atlantic. american, southwest and delta are among the top airlines to passengers flying this weekend. american includes customers flying today. the airlines will decide later today if flights will be canceled. randy: a pay boost for walmart employees. the retail giant says more than 1 million of its u.s. employees will receive a raise next month. anybody who started before january of this year will be paid $10 an hour. critics say the raise is just a publicity stunt. unions and workers are lobbying for $15 an hour. emily: your trending stories this morning. the buffalo bills make nfl history. the team has hired the league' s first ever full-time female coach. kathryn smith will serve as a special teams quality control coach. she' s been an nfl employee since 2003 and worked as an administrative assistant to bills head coach rex ryan last

season. last year jen welter became the first woman to hold an nfl coaching position but it was not full-time. randy: amazon is offering refunds for hoverboards. that' s as concerns grow over the safety of the products which have been deemed a fire hazard. the consumer product safety commission is investigating more than three dozen cases where hoverboards burst into flames or started smoking. despite the refund amazon is still selling the hoverboards on its site. emily: scientists say they now have solid evidence that a ninth planet does exist in our solar system. planet x is believed to be as big as neptune and far enough away to take 10,000 to 20,000 the planet hasn' t actually been seen yet. two scientists say they' ve used computer modeling and mathematics to determine that it is there. they expect a telescope sighting within five years. there you go.

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randy: a check of your early news to go. a worcester toddler saved by narcan. emily: she' s now in dcf custody expected to be ok. but police are looking for what caused the child' s apparent overdose. the telegram reports this happened on wellington street in the same apartment where 2-year-old gigi brown died in september. her cause of death hasn' t been determined. city inspectors have had concerns about the apartment which is leased by gigi' s

grandmother. randy: a gloucester man featured on the reality tv show wicked tuna has pleaded guilty to fraud charges. paul hebert admitted in federal court yesterday that he received government disability benefits while he was fishing on the show. he' ll have to pay more than $53,000 in restitution. hebert will be sentenced in may. emily: senate democrats have blocked a house-bill that would have banned syrian and iraqi refugees from coming into the u.s. that' s after republicans refused any democratic amendments to the bill. the house legislation would require new fbi background checks and individual sign-offs from high-ranking federal officials before the admittance of any refugee from syria or iraq. randy: icy conditions cripple traffic in washington, d.c., stalling the president' s motorcade. you can see the line of vehicles slipping along the street. at several points it even hit curbs. a 25-minute trip from joint base andrews to the white house turned into an hour.

emily: snowboarders in california trigger an avalanche. christian michael mares says he' s lucky he wasn' t buried under ice and snow. he could be prosecuted for triggering the slide after the ski resort says he and his friends entered a closed area. the snowboarders say they did not know it was closed. randy: this is quite the creative approach to dealing with lots of snow. an artist in wisconsin is well-known for his impressive winter sculptures. this year of course yoda it had to be. he' s not alone seems lots of people in that community like to sculpt their snow. looks like quite artful. emily: good work there. cindy: they were out in the yard yesterday trying to mold it. it is hard to do anything. are we going to get any more? that is the question. look at the map. you can see there is a. in right here.

be diving down into the gulf of mexico and picking up moisture. you can see by tomorrow morning, there will be severe weather out ahead of this. cold air coming up from the carolinas. that is when the snow gets involved. it is going to be quite heavy down in this area. this is the latest run of the european model. notice the bull' s-eye continues to be down through the mid-atlantic states. the american model trending in the same direction it notice there is some snow sneaking up into new england as well here it we are going to be riding -- as well. where can be riding into this. philadelphia as well. if you are traveling to new york city, you' re likely not to see as much snow. for us, this snow is going to be working north slowly during the day on saturday.