reporter: kathy curran, 5 investigates. ed: it was a cold start. it was in the 30s in someplaces. heather:we turned it on a smidgen. ed: i did too, i confess. heather:we could see the 70s. harvey's forecast. and stranded. we are hearing from a massachusetts student dealing >> you're watching newscenter 5 at 6:00. heather: that's a coyote taking a leisurely stroll in lawrence. they are warningwarning dents to keep their -- warning residents to keep thawl -- their small animals inside. ed exped a man taken away on a stretcher. they put a church on lock down and police say that the man threatened a woman, threatened to burn down the house and even fired a pellet gun at officers. officers eventually got uh hold of the suspect and they pulled him out of the house. he is facing a long list of charges. ed: two university of rhode island football players are facing assault charges after a fight at a campus fraternity house. both are from massachusetts. lyons and leblanc. they were arrested early sunday morning after an alleged fight. the victims were treated for broken noses, cuts, broken

hires kathy curran with the story. >> i was danger. reporter: armed with m4 assault rifle pale trolling the streets of pag dad during the iraq war and high on open yesterdays on active duty. >> pain kill canners, morphine, heroin, any opiate substance i could get high hands on, i would use it. reporter: brian once proud to wear the country's yawn form as a staff sergeant in the united soddier he had become. >> absolutely. >> that is filt and shame that i would live with for the rest of high life. today, cannot a lot of the consume pe. i look back now. i say like how could i have been irresponsible? i had multiple people i was in charge of took their lives main hands daily and a i was, i was a complete nightmare. complete mess. reporter: brian battled addicts for much of his life. in 2007 when the national guard regiment was sent to iraq, he found when it came to being addicted to drugs on active duty, he was not alone. >> it is a lot biger than people think. >> you want to feel fear all did a i long. you don't want the pest. if you fin

frank: investigative reporter kathy curran has details. kathy: talking about a company that was paid millions in tax dollars to drive people on mass health to medical appointments, but sources tell us that company rite-way is under investigation by multiple state agencies. the rite-way vehicles parked in this lot in avon aren't going anywhere any time soon. sources tell "5 investigates" the attorney general's office is looking into the way the company recruited clients and whether they billed for services not provided. rite-way abruptly stopped giving rides to thousands of clients statewide three weeks ago. laurie gregory: i was told to let my drivers know that we were closed until further notice. kathy: rite-way manager laurie gregory was shocked when she got the call at her cape cod office. she says as far as she knows, everything is on the up-and-up. laurie gregory: i knew that i was doing everything appropriately that needed to be done. i know some stuff was being said, but i knew none of that was true because i did my job the right way

frank: newscenter 5's kathy curran has more on his daily struggle with heroin and other drugs and his ongoing battle against addiction. brian: i was 100% a danger to everybody and everything around me. kathy: armed with an m4 assault rifle patrolling the streets of baghdad during the surge in the iraq war and high on opioids on active duty. brian: pain killers. morphine. heroin. any opiate substance i could get my hands on, i would use it. kathy: brian tivnan, once proud to wear his country's uniform as a staff sergeant in the united states army, became ashamed of the soldier he had become. brian: absolutely. that's guilt and shame that i'll life, but today i can't allow it to consume me. i look back now and i say, how could i have been so irresponsible? i had multiple people that i was in charge of, took their lives in my hands daily, and i was a complete nightmare. complete mess. kathy: brian has battled addiction for much of his life. in 2007 when his national guard regiment was sent to iraq, he found when it came to being addicted to drugs on active duty, he wasn't alone. brian: i

good afternoon i'm kathy curran. the president just announcing that 5,500 troops will stay in afghanistan until he leaves office in 2017. originally nearly all troops were slated to come home next year. president obama says that the change is needed. >> i'm absolutely confident that it is the right thing to do. not disappointed because my view has always been how do we achieve our goals while minimizing the strain and exposure on our men and women in uniform and make sure we are constantly encouraging and sending a message to afghan people this is their country and they've got to defend it. >> military leaders argue that afghans need assistance and support from the u.s. to beat the resurgence of the taliban. >>> the judge in the case, they want the 16-year-old murder suspect to undergo a psychiatric evaluation to see if he is competent stand trial. prosecutors say that he is faking to stall his trial. the jury selection just began last week. the process is on hold. he's charged with the murder and rape of his math te

those students got to spend some time with "5 investigates" kathy curran so you know they learned a lot. a lot about investigative journalism. erika: they're going to take our jobs one day. erika: and they deserve it, right. cindy, it's a cold start. cindy: it is on the chilly side out there. you can see behind me our hurricane joaquin safely off shore safely moving away from bermuda. no impacts here locally. we are talking about chilly temperatures though north and west of town. look at that down into the 30's up toward keene and new hampshire. 50 this morning in boston. morning. some breaks of sunshine this afternoon especially north and west of town but it's a breezy, cool day. only near 60. warming it up. brightening it up tomorrow. look at that. we're back in the lower 70's by wednesday. emily? emily: thank you, cindy. 5:24 this morning. time for a little eyepopping video. erika: and this one definitely fits the bill. getting scared on a ride is one thing, but this is pretty extreme. yes, that woman just passed out screaming on the aptly-named terror-dactyl ride in colorado. don't

erika: those students got to spend some time with "5 investigates" kathy curran so you know they learned a lot. cindy: hopefully you have the jacket with you. hits been a chilly month of october. no exception. we're near 50 in boston but it is cooler to the north and west. look at those temperatures and even in the 30's around keene. just 4 on the north shore in beverly. a chilly start. a lot of cloud cover this morning. some breaks this afternoon especially north and west of boston. we're only near 60 today. upper 60's brighter milder tomorrow. look at that. looking forward to wednesday. looks like we're back in the lower 70's. emily. emily: that sounds good. thank you, cindy. 6:24. time for a little eyepopping video. erika: and this one definitely fits the bill. getting scared on a ride is one thing, but this is pretty extreme. yes, that woman just passed out screaming on the aptly-named terror-dactyl ride in colorado. don't worry. she wakes right back up and keeps yelling. the ride sits on the edge of a 200-foot cliff in manitou springs and launches people right into the a canyon. i d