randy: good morning, it's tuesday, august 30. i'm randy price. emily: i'm emily riemer. stories we're following right now, new trouble for uber after a driver is charged with a disturbing crime. the push now for an emergency meeting. randy: a dramatic rescue in rhode island. the close call dangling over a bridge. emily: school bus cuts for one local district. their kids. randy: like length of his in for cindy. -- mike linktone is in for cindy. mike: many of you will be walking to the bus stop today and it will be pretty much into the 50's northwest of the city. 65 degrees right now, and look at that, not a cloud to show anywhere but if you really widen

this way. but they won't get here today or tomorrow -- it's tomorrow night where we talk about the chance of some showers. the next 12 hours looks like this -- temperatures ramp up nicely and because of that sea breeze the temperature will be held down however once you get inland it will be another one of those days where we see clouds around 80. sunrise at 8:08. when you look at a temperatures away from the holding into the 80's like yesterday. yesterday the humidity was high and i will show you when it comes out and will check on the tropics, coming up. now it is time to check on traffic. olessa: so far, so good. no problems along the pike,

in good shape with overnight construction in place heading into boston, 93 south bound by the zakim bridge and then again as you follow the expressway. roadwork is clearing by great plain avenue and then again southbound approaching the pike. so far we are expecting trains and buses to start on schedule. emily: stories we're following right now, a huge fire is under investigation in pittsfield. flames consumed the abandoned factory building on elmvale place last night. firefite years. it's not clear if anyone was inside when the flames started. randy: police are investigating the drowning of a man in new hampshire, who they say was trying to save children. the man went under at profile falls yesterday. others there were able to rescue four children, but didn't get to the man in time. an 8-year-old was resuscitated with cpr. all four kids were taken to the hospital. emily: the demand for new action after another uber driver is arrested.

randy: the eyeopener's sera congi is in everett right now where the rideshare company is under fire again. sera: this is the second arrest of an uber driver in everett in recent weeks. now the city's mayor wants an emergency meeting with the company over how drivers are being screened. paul griffin is being held on $10,000 bail, after his arrest sunday. the alleged victim told police he had exposed himself to her fo plate this time. just this past july, this man darnell booth was arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old in everett, that prosecutors say he met through uber. the mayor is now pushing for changes to a recently passed rideshare law demanding that it quote, immediately require thorough background checks for all drivers, and require fingerprinting. griffin has another exposure

a spokesperson for uber says he did pass a background check. he's now been banned from the service. sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: right now a holliston man is being held without bail accused in a chilling plot. the fbi says joseph gargiulo was stockpiling weapons planning attacks on muslims and targeting president obama. he was arrested after a tip on friday that he wanted to chain a mosque closed and burn it down. police stations and kill as many homeland security officers as he can before they kill him. gargiulo's lawyer says the allegations came as his client was due in court for a restraining order requested by his ex-wife. >> he has never spoken ill to meet of anyone like that. he has been through a lot and he

the dad trying to raise his children. emily: gargiulo wasn't allowed to have any weapons as a result of that restraining order. he'll be back in court tomorrow. randy: right now, investigators are trying to figure out how two workers ended up trapped in a bucket hanging helplessly over a rhode island river. the eye's erika tarantal is here with the scene that touched off a desperate rescue. erika: a truly scary situation for those workers. the crew was doing inspections under the bridge when their truck tipped. that bridge spans the saconet river in tiverton. investigators say the workers followed safety protocols patiently waiting until a worker in another bucket was able to make his way to them and make the rescue, an effort that took two hours. >> he is very carefully and slowly maneuvering that basket back up onto the bridge and all of them are safe and everyone was very pleased.

that needs to be commended. erika: the workers were taken to an ambulance to get checked out. the truck that tipped over was towed away for inspection. emily? emily: right now, maine governor paul lepage is facing new criticism after questionable comments aimed at two massachusetts cities. the eye's doug meehan is live in lawrence, with the latest in a string of controversies surrounding the governor. doug: he made some disparaging comments about the cities of lawrence and lowell during a regional governors confere governor lepage said drug dealers from the two cities are streaming into maine making the opioid crisis there worse. yesterday, he also reiterated his earlier comments that black and hispanic people made up the majority of heroin and fentanyl arrests in maine. his republican counterparts say the comments are troubling.

a way you should expect your elected officials to act. what the governor did last week is completely unacceptable. doug: lawrence mayor daniel rivera was quick to respond saying quote, the governor of maine is clearly at a loss on how to fix his state's drug problem. join the club, we are looking for solutions, not scapegoats. lawmakers in maine are considering censuring lepage for his comments. live in lawrence, doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. randy: new this morng, concern in boston about the possible closure of some public schools. the herald reports the contractor overseeing the city's 10-year education and facilities plan has delayed a $1.6 million study on enrollment. that has parents concerned that the city still wants to close some buildings. a bps spokesperson says the contractor is awaiting updated 2015 information to begin the study. emily: it's back to school today in malden. but some students won't have the

the city cancelled service to more than 100 families because of budget constraints. many parents are upset that officials waited until july 26 to notify them of the change. malden's superintendent tells the globe they have a right to be angry and that notifications should have gone out in june. promising new research in the fight against the zika virus. randy: the drugs that could prove vital to treatment. a billerica home destroyed in a fire. the common item that sparked the flames. and the warning have for everyone. emily: drought concerns are growing in massachusetts. why utility companies are now getting involved. mike? mike: a beautiful summer day on tap. the chance for some

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randy: this morning a new warning about a very common device. emily: a computer charger blamed for destroying a billerica family's home. firefighters say someone left their laptop charging inside this home on boston road. the family was away on vacation and had no idea what they would come back to. >> it heated up the rug in the computer so much that it burned a hole in the floor. of unplugging their chargers. emily: firefighters say it's an important reminder to always unplug your devices once they are done charging. and never charge something while you sleep. ahead on the eye, a new probe launched into the company that makes epipens. randy: the questions from the federal government about a dramatic price hike. a needham mcdonald's worker is sent off in style. the celebration for one woman who's been behind the counter

emily: extreme drought conditions are prompting concern for utility companies in massachusetts. randy: this morning eversource is taking steps to prevent trouble. they're checking trees weakened by the lack of water. eversource has hired arborists to spot dying trees before they >> they are briefed and trained to look for and spot the impact drought is having on trees. we are seeing some trees changing color much earlier than one would expect. they are losing leaves and branches. randy: eversource plans to invest $23 million in this year in the bay state to remove hazardous trees and trim around

we are in a serious situation. randy: even during the storms where we had the tornadoes, the trees came right down because there was nothing holding the roots. we need some rain. mike: but there is nothing out there right now. way out west there are some showers but thon us it will get eager. this is the one where i would really like to look, the pressure of the carolina coast. we could get a bit more rain on thursday but it does not look like a promising situation. keep that in the back of your mind as a possibility.

yesterday the humidity dropped off -- today it is very pleasant and friday we are back to really refreshing air. today, sunny, comfortable, a bit of the sea breeze. 80-84 for a high temperature. back to really refreshing air. tonight, partly cloudy skies. 62-68 for the overnight was. three systems to talk about, thisth to close anytime soon. tropical depression number eight and what it will do is work its way along the coast and you can see what happenstonight, partly. -- it will stay offshore. it doesn't look like anything will be happening but when you go to the south, why are we worried about this one? it looks like it is going to

the computer models are keeping it to the south of us. tropical systems coming close by and the ocean has turned up. we have some risk not only today that all the way through the holiday weekend -- keep that in mind if you are doing any beach things. low humidity today, 84 degrees. tomorrow the thunderstorms will carry into thursday -- then we clear things out heading into friday and a checkout this long holiday weekend. it stays well offshore and that will be churning off the ocean. upper 70's through the weekend

olessa: the roads are quiet this morning -- no problems along the expressway, southbound heading to the bottom of the screen. let's get to the map finish will show you where you are heading out. construction is clearing shortly and on the expressway by mass ave. south of bare, more construction clearing and along the pike it in place a little bit longer and southbound over by the pike. so far we are expecting trains and buses to start the morning of schedule. randy: commitment 2016, a new poll shows hillary clinton holding her lead over rival donald trump nationally. but the race is tightening. the new monmouth university poll has clinton up by seven points, 46 to 39%. that's down from a 13-point lead earlier this month, right after

tomorrow trump plans to deliver a major speech on immigration in arizona. emily: a possible breakthrough in the fight against zika. researchers say three existing drugs show promise against the virus in petri dishes. the drugs, normally used for cancer, hepatitis c, and parasitic infections, were used on lab-grown human cells infected with zika. some human cells fully recovered. scientists warn this is a preliminary step toward treatment. launching a third inquiry into the maker of epipen after a dramatic price hike for the life-saving device. the house oversight and government reform committee is demanding information from mylan's ceo. epipens jumped to $608 a pair, from just $94 in 2007. the company says it will start selling a generic version, at $300 a pair. last week, two senate committees pressed for more information

emily: your economy now, some iphone users are taking on apple over defective touch-screens on the 6 and 6s. they've filed a class-action lawsuit, accusing the tech giant of fraud. users say the touch-screen becomes unresponsive, which then makes the iphone unusable. the suit claims apple has known about the defect for a while, but refuses to fix it. the government is backing the mbta's green line extension plan, but has some concerns. the globe obtained a letter sent by the federal transit administration last week to the the agency says it still needs a lot of clarifying information before approving the project and $1 billion in funding. the planned expansion will take the green line into somerville and medford. randy: general electric is throwing financial support behind m.i.t.'s energy research program. g.e. will donate $7.5 million to the school's research effort which is focused on finding new

headquarters shift to boston. emily: a check of the markets, asian shares were mostly higher overnight. trading was still strong following the u.s. federal reserve's comments on a possible interest rate hike later this year. right now, stock futures here are lower. randy: trending stories, celebrities and fans take to social media to pay tribute to gene wilder. the frizzy-haired actor was best known for his clever comedy and neurotic roles. at his home in stamford, connecticut, after complications with alzheimer's disease. wilder was best known for his roles in movies like young frankenstein and willy wonka and the chocolate factory. emily: there was a blank space at the vma awards and now we know why. taylor swift skipped the awards because she had jury duty the next morning in tennessee. she was dismissed from jury duty yesterday, but still took some time to chat with potential

randy: a special day for a dedicated employee. a needham woman with down syndrome retires after more than decades at her job. three freia david has been a fixture at the needham mcdonald's for 32 years. now 52, she's done all kinds of work there. freia still plans to visit every saturday for lunch. some star power for the red sox at fenway. emily: the big plays leading boston to victory. that's ahead in news to go. then new on the eyeopener at 5:00, prep once pack twice save simple ways to speed up your lunch routine just in time for

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pittsfield is under investigation this morning. flames consumed the abandoned building on elmvale place last night. authorities say the building has been home to squatters for years. it's not clear if anyone was inside when the flames started. emily: no bail for the man police say confessed to killing two nuns in mississippi. one of the nuns, sister paula merrill, was originally from stoneham. a judge ordered rodney sanders held on no bond for the two charges of capital murder. in the beating death of her daughter. katlyn marin beat the 3-year-old girl, brielle gage, then lied about it. in court yesterday, the judge called marin an angry, manipulative, and deceitful killer, marin will be sentenced in december. randy: a boston university student is out on bail, charged in the crash that killed his best friend. prosecutors say 19-year-old joseph kapp had a blood alcohol level one and a half times the legal limit when he crashed his car into a tree in lunenburg

18-year-old austin a.j. robbins was killed. a third teenager suffered a minor arm injury. kapp is charged with motor vehicle homicide. the driver of the boston duck boat whose roof was partially torn off sunday is given a citation. the vehicle was damaged when it hit an overpass on storrow drive. the rookie driver, whose name hasn't been released, diverted from his usual route because of a detour. nobody was hurt. the driver has been ticketed for emily: the u.s. has admitted 10,000 syrian refugees a goal set by president obama that was reached faster than expected. millions of syrians have been forced to flee their homes, during the country's civil war. at least 106 refugees from the war-torn country have settled in massachusetts. randy: brazil president dilma rousseff defends herself ahead of a senate vote on her impeachment. rousseff yesterday warned senators that ousting her could

the streets yesterday during rousseff's hearing. opposition leaders have accused rousseff of breaking fiscal responsibility laws to hide holes in the budget. emily: the red sox try to regain their first place slot in the a.l. east. mookie betts kicked things off against the tampa bay rays at fenway. he had a solo homerun in the second and knocked in another run with a double in the fifth. rick porcello got his 18th win on the mound last night. that's more than anyone in major league baseball. randy: pete frates and his family in boston to mark als awareness month. the former bc baseball player is best known for starting the ice bucket challenge which raised millions to fight als. governor charlie baker also attended the fundraiser at strega waterfront last night. all money raised goes to the frates foundation. emily: the cast of abc's dancing with the stars will be revealed this morning.

12 and there have been a lot of rumors about who will perform. you can catch the big reveal live on good morning america. that starts at 7:00, right after the eyeopener. who do you think? randy: i have no idea but i am sure it's a good workout. [laughter] mike: this is embargoed until tomorrow. a beautiful and check out the temperatures. nice cool and comfortable, ripping up the humidity over the next couple days. if you are on the shoreline, because of that sea breeze, it will be a very comfortable day so keep in mind that the ocean is churned up, making the atlantic a little wishy-washy. temperatures into the 80's today

nothing going on this morning, so the only thing you have to watch out for is to the west as it makes its way here. this system down here to the south, what it wants is to lift its way out as this cold front pushes and. many times a tropical system, if it doesn't have the wind, it could give us some beneficial rain. if these t g rain. the cold front comes in and trigger showers and then it stays offshore. then we can keep the chances of rain going into thursday. it starts to look damp and then behind this front the weather changes dramatically. by the way, that's a major hurricane through the atlantic -- this is the little one that could give us some impact over the next couple days.

to roll in with showers and then some rain is possible on thursday. more on the timeline as the eyeopener continues. randy: accusations against an uber driver sparking outrage from one mayor. the change he's pushing, as he demands answers from the company. emily: a bucket truck topples, leaving workers dangling over a river. the delicate rescue, and the big question this morning. a holliston man, accused of stockpiling weapons. randy: what police say he planned to do with them, on the eye for this tuesday morning. >> you are watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning. this is newscenter 5's eyeopener. emily: also on the eye this morning, it looks like a pretty standard pick-up truck, at least from this angle. but there's a surprise making this the perfect truck for a plumber. you'll see it, in eyepoppers. good morning, i'm emily riemer. randy: and i'm randy price. happy first day of school to