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disorder so maura is nonverbal in a wheelchair and a big part of the goffstown school system. >> they do adapt physical education, music, art, and she goes to science and social studies. jean: getting around is getting more difficult. this is the family van, 236,000 miles, nine years old, considered to will to modify for a wheelchair. her family and friends what to raise money for a wheelchair van. you can see why. >> come on, honey. clear her head. jean: pam finds the strength to get maura in the van and her wheelchair loaded in the back. >> this is about 50-plus pounds, that is what i have to do. jean: this single mother and full-time registered nurse says she cannot get hurt because she needs to care for her daughter. >> mommy needs to get a wheelchair-accessible van so we can go see the world. friends hope to raise some of the $30,000 to $40,000 that is needed. >> what she will and won' t do is yet to be seen, but we are always hopeful, aren' t we? jean: in goffstown, jean mackin, wmur news 9. tom: for more information on how you can help, log on to wmur.com. guess who is in with

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here in massachusetts, attorney general maura healey is reviewing the need for possible regulations. today the city of boston is recognizing a hockey player who changed lives, after his own took a drastic turn. twenty years ago today, travis roy became paralyzed after crashing into the boards. it happened just 11 seconds into the fbi and u.s. attorneys office are also investigating possible violations of federal gambling laws. here in massachusetts, attorney general maura healey is reviewing the need for possible regulations. member of boston university' s team. but he went on to become an his first time on the ice as a advocate for others with spinal cord injuries. today he' ll be honored with the declaration of travis roy day, documentary on his life. this massive fire rips through a building in manhattan. the big concern for firefighters right now. a marathon bombing survivor giving back. heather at the hostel numeral should than the woman now walking with new confidence. cindy: more temperature changes ahead. emily: stars wars mania reaching a fever pitch on social media. and the

amy: we're cheering for you, maura. for more on the wheels for maura fundraiser. head over to wmur.com. hooker er ker er ker er ker er ker hookert-- here is what's coming up. how a baby is doing this morning. will he or won't he? the clues that may indicate a live look at manchester. it is time to deal with skyrocketing out-of-pocket costs. commentator: the 32-year-old head of a pharmaceutical company raised the price of a life-saving drug overnight by 5,000%. i'm announcing a detailed plan to crack down on these abuses. commentator: he may be lowering it after hillary clinton blasted him out of the water. her plan would limit the out-of-pocket costs that consumers have to pay. clinton: nobody in america should have to choose between buying the medicine they need and paying their rent. i'm hillary clinton, and i approve this message. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 this morning. amy: good morning, it's 6:30, i'm amy coveno. look at the horizon along the seacoast. portsmouth, the colors in the sky spectacular. an amber alert for a missin

phil: attoney general maura healey so far won' t go any further than that, but the new york times is reporting new york' s ag is opening up an inquiry into the whole business. for it' s part, draft kings relaeased a statement denying any wrongdoing, saying "nothing is more important than the integrity of the games we offer." it is, though, getting increasingly harder to call this a game of skill rather than gambling. >> calvin johnson in the endzone and fumbles it. phil: on that bizarre play in last night' s gamem one lucky -- game one lucky fantasy , player went from winning $50,000 to $1.2 million. today, this from espn in response to haskel' s winnings. bob ley: espn today continued running commercials for the two main daily sports fantasy companies, but has removed sponsored elements from within shows. phil: fan duel claims there is no evidence insider information led to the haskel' s jackpot winnings. still, both companies have temporarily banned employees from playing on rival sites -- they are already banned from playing on their own sites. ed: candles burn in winthrop to hono

maura is non-verbal, in a wheelchair, and attends special classes in the goffstown school system. her mother is a single mom, working full-time as a nurse and struggling to get her daughter and the heavy wheelchair into the family' s old van. now friends hope to raise money to buy a wheelchair van. >> i don' t want to hurt her and i don' t want to hurt me, because i want to take care of her as long as i can. you know, because she' s -- she' s my daughter. sean: to learn more about the wheels for maura fundraiser coming up in november and how you can help, just log onto wmur.com. new from overnight, anheuser-busch inbev and sab miller have agreed in principal on a merger to create world' s largest beer company. a.b. inbev already has six of the world' s largest beer brands, including budweiser. if the deal with sab miller goes through, the united company would be the world' s largest controlling 31% of the , global beer market. coming up on daybreak, the stage is set for tonight' s democratic debate in las vegas. what the candidates can expect as they take the floor. and manchester

draft king has got to go or get an official gambling license, it says. >> maura healey is researching specifically how fantasy sports baystate. back here live right outside of the statehouse, lawmakers and governor baker are also waiting to hear exactly what attorney to her nick coe jacobs, wbz this -- nicole jacobs, wbz this morning. >>> jim webb is considering launching a bid for president. remember is having difficulty gaining traction in the democratic field. >>> we could know in the next few days whether joe biden is running for president. sources say biden is close to announcing his decision. he is under intense pressure to decide. >>> checking on the republican seed of things, a new poll has them neck and neck now. following close behind donald trump is dr. ben carson with 22%. in a distance third, mar cue rubio. carson and trump are now requesting secret service. >>> a young woman from walpole receives a life-changing fix. hillary cohen prepares for the new leg. thanks to marathon bombing survivor heather abbott. >> reporter: heather abbott lost a leg in the bombing that allow

at the same time, current massachusetts attorney general maura healey is looking into ways draftkings and fan duel baystate. she is expected to report her findings to the governor and to lawmakers at some point. i should also add as it relates to that draftkings employee who won $350,000, according to the "boston globe," an independent law firm found that he had no advantage over this whole situation and that he actually submitted his list of players before he had access to that list that's in question at this point. so an update for you as far as that goes. for now, we're live at the statehouse, nicole jacobs, wbz news this morning. >>> as many as 30 people left through a building in chinatown. the fire started on harrison avenue. it houses apartments, stars and restaurants. >>> the cia is not commenting on claims that someone hacked the director of the agency's personal e-mail. he claims to be a high schooler and posted e-mails online said to be from john brennan's account. j johnson's account was also allegedly hacked aboutp >>> a new poll shows donald trump's lead over the rest of

maura healey says fans have expectations. >> i think that those who play want to be and expect to be assured a level playing field. i think someone who cares about that is in place. >> reporter: as she said, fans should have expectations of the sites treating their fans fairly. draftkings and fan dual have yet to speak publicly on this issue. we're live in boston, susie steimle, wbz this morning. >>> it is 6:07 right now on your friday. the united states navy is taking over efforts to find a cargo ship that sank in hurricane joaquin. the el faro disappeared near the bahamas last week. the navy will use sonar to find the data recorder to determine why it went down. >>> trouble for a potential juror in the trial of a danvers teen accused of murdering his math teacher. juror 39 admitted he had case. his son goes to danvers high school and he attended at least one vigil for the victim colleen ritzer. he'd already been dismissed from the case but was still talking about it to other jurors. now he could face charges. jury selection continues. >>> a new chapter in a war of words in brooklin

. >> i tell maura, you know, a lot of people love you. a lot of really -- she smiles and starts shaking her head. and whether she really understands what i am saying, we don't know, but i think she does. i think that she gets it. >>reporter: wheels for maura, a spaghetti dinner with silent spaghetti dinner with silent auction is set for next month and pam is overwhelmed with the support they have seen. >> we are going to beat that guy. we are at 55 right now in boston. we have papy cloud cover. some scattered clouds that continue through the morning hours. this afternoon tends to turn a little bit brighter. temperature-wise, 55 in boston. let's go ahead and time out today's warm-up here and we start partly cloudy. we have 15-mile-per-hour winds. winds are something all this notice in the next couple of days especially if you are down across the cape or the island. winds will gust at times around 20 miles per hour. otherwise, we have got brighten otherwise, we have got brightening skies in boston. 52 at 11:00 this morning. afternoon highs

maura healey has been listening in on this since that came out. yesterday, a fan in kentucky filed a class action lawsuit claiming that draftkings employees have already made $6 million by unfairly using inside information. >> i think that those who play want to be and expect to be assured a level playing field, and i think that particularly somebody who feels about consumer protections, it's important to make sure that that is in place. >> reporter: the companies have yet to comment publicly since the class action suit has been filed. it's unclear how this might affect people who play the game other than hurting some trust of some fans. espn analysts assume that fewer people will be playing this week. live in posten, susie steimle, wbz this morning. >> -- live in boston, susie steimle, wbz this morning. >>> police are looking for two people who stabbed a man outside of the park street t station. the only description of the suspects is that they are a man and a woman. >>> trouble for a potential juror in the trial of a danvers teen accused of murd

in massachusetts, attorney general maura healey is reviewing possible regulations. former a.g. martha coakley is a newscenter5 legal analyst, and will not be part of any story about draftkings. randy: personal emails hacked in top government places. emily: the leaked information from the cia director' s account. and who' s taking responsibility. plus this. a dramatic rescue. the off-duty emergency responder who jumped into action, to save a boy' s life. randy: a marathon survivor helping others heal. how she' s giving back to those sharing her struggle. cindy: a lot of clouds this how long these temperatures will last. emily: forget star wars. how about star pats? the newly released poster, with that's amazing. it's amazing. this is amazing. that's amazing! real people are discovering surprising things at chevy. we're sold. it's so pretty. beautiful. it feels great. perfect. this is not what i would expect from a chevy at all. get more than you expect for less than you imagined. the 2015 models are going fast. find your tag and get cash back for 15% of the msrp on select 2015 v

massachusetts attorney general maura healey is looking into the sites. a boston college professor expects more regulations. >> it's going to come either from outside or from within. individual would have confidence in the game unless i can say i can trust there's no one cheating on me. >> there's no evidence any insider trading was used. new york officials have asked for documents to show how the site prevents fraud. for now, both companies have temporarily banned workers from playing on each other's sites. >>> the defense for philip chism is expected to argue he was insane when he murdered his teacher. chism was 14 at the time but will be tried as an adult. >>> the coast guard is still searching for any sign of >> reporter: the 41-year-old ship was due to arrive. it was there to prepare the engine room for a retrofitting. that engine lost power last thursday as it neared hurricane joaquin leaving the 33 crew members stranded at the worst possible time. the el faro's owners don't problem. the ntsb will take over. the coast guard located one body in a sur

massachusetts attorney general maura healey says she is keeping an eye on the situation. karen: dow jones is denying a report that it was hacked for 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. a fitting tribute for a retired malden firefighter laid to rest. frank: the ladder truck george hooper drove returning to malden 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. believe could get a ladder truck frank:

. >> maura healy is investigating draftkings businesses which follows information that may put -- healy is not pursuing a criminal investigation into the company. >>> coming up, a patient kicked out of hospital for ordering pizza. why he is now living in a car. >>> a dangerous slip. how this man wound up hanging 13 stories in the air. >>> still ahead, talk about a backup here. this will make your commute look like a breeze. the unbelievable traffic jam i feel too young to be this old. not her full-time job. i'm the boss of me, but sometimes i need a little help. if you or a loved one has masshealth, call commonwealth care alliance to find out about senior care options. aging happens. we make it easier. >>> welcome back. this is a risky rescue here, a texas contractor left dangling from the bottom of a bridge 13 stories up. catwalk and was left hanging for nearly an hour. rescue crews ran into problems getting him to safety because the truck letters were not tall enough to get to him. eventually rescuers used manholes to get to the catwalk and rescue the man. luckily he's expected to be

reporter massachusetts attorney : general maura healey concluded recently that fantasy sports sites are not directly addressed by current state laws, meaning there' s nothing illegal about playing and betting on fantasy sports. still, that legal opinion apparently does not settle the issue. >> in any industry there' s a , tipping point. you know, look at uber. uber was around for a while and then all of a sudden in the public consciousness. the tipping point, i think, was triggered by nfl football, which occasioned this mass advertising campaign, and this problem of this guy at draft kings who bet on fan duel. reporter: the gaming commission' s recommendations that we heard today here at the hynes convention center will be part of a white paper the commission will put together to advise the legislature and the governor. as of now, though, it' ' game-on' for fantasy sports in massachusetts. reporting in boston, todd kazakiewich, wcvb newscenter 5. ed: keeping secrets from your spouse can cost you. but it sure paid off for an raymond hazell' s been buying scratchies for years using money

massachusetts attorney general maura healey says she is keeping a close eye on the situation. 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. news. an overnight amber alert is over. an infant receiving emergency treatment at children's hospital. police say the child's

. >>> maura healey will not crack down on fantasy sports sites like draftkings. according to the "boston globe," right now, there is no state law specifically banning the game, healey says she will continue to review the consumer protection issues such as fair play and disclosure of risk. man they say attacked a student on the campus of bridgewater the 18-year-old freshman was when she was assaulted. the two were talking on the social networking app kick and person. >> my mom taught me not to talk to strangers, and now i know you can't trust anyone online. >> the suspect is a white man, 5' 10'' with a deep voice. he was pretending to be a college student but he's actually around 25. >>> a man and his wife are safe after a dramatic camper crash on 495 north. they say their love of nascar helped save their lives. peter and his wife carol were towing their camper down the highway when a tractor-trailer lost a tire and came flying straight at them. they say that they take their camper to nascar races all over the country. he says yesterday that paid off. the dies hav

new york' s attorney general is already investigating and now maura healey says she also has questions. >> we have reached out to the company to ask them to come in and talk about their practices and policies. erika: nfl commissioner roger goodell says he is most concerned that this billion dollar business not impact integrity of football. emily: five on the opioid crisis, with a new move to fight the epidemic. house unanimously passed a bill to make trafficking fentanyl, a powerful opioid, punishable by up to 20 years in prison. the drug is often added to heroin and contributes to the state' s overdose deaths. the bill now heads to the senate. some revealing numbers out of new hampshire. a new wmur granite state poll shows people feel heroin is the most important problem facing the granite state. it' s the first time in 8 years that jobs and the economy have not topped the list. this is why it' s such a concern. nearly half the people surveyed say they personally know someone who has used heroin in the last 5 years. that number, jumps even higher for those under age 35. overdose death

reporter: massachusetts attorney general maura healey, still learning of the details. she is weighing on whether or not this unregulated on-line business can continue to operate in the state. on a recent otr program, newcenter 5' s janet wu and ed harding pressed the attorney general on the legality of the issue. >> this is an industry that is growing. it is a new industry growing like gangbusters and we are just learning more about it. reporter: fan duel claims there is no evidence insider information led to the employee' s jackpot winnings. but it does beg the question of who at these daily fantasy companies has access to valuable data, and whether or not the industry can police itself. both companies have temporarily banned its employees of playing on rival sites. from playing on their own sites. back to espn pulling segments sponsored by draft kings and fan duel. the company says it is common practice to avoid any suggestion of influence uncovered. reid lamberty, wcvb newscenter 5. heather: a brockton man gunned down on his way to buy a new puppy. prosecutors say h

the former secretary of state sat down with boston mayor walsh and maura healy for a community forum on substance abuse. the former secretary of state said dealing with substance abuse and addiction is a priority. she wants to work on the issue at a federal level. >> i want to be a partner with states, with cities, mayor, with institutions, with community groups, with law enforcement, with everyone who has a role to play in prevention has a role to play in prevention, first and formost. >>daniel: mayor walsh commended kill willton for focusing on addiction issues but have not gone so far as endorsing her for president. >>> prosecutors in los angeles are going over evidence for criminal case against bill cosby criminal case against bill cosby. his office is reviewing allegations of a model's accusation that bill cosby assaulted her at the playboy mansion back in 2008. police turned over that evidence but no timetable when and if charges will be filed. cosby's lawyers have denied nose claims. >> the first time in three years >> the first time in three years, virginia has executed a pri

attorney general maura healey. he wants to know whether or not his fellow lawmakers even consider this to be gambling. >> i'm not sure if there's any comfort level amongst folks as to whether this is gambling. >> the reporter: he does say this is something that will need to be regulated and any bill would include consumer protection, but he wants to move on this carefully and when i asked about any kind of deadline, he told me, there isn't one. should this continue to be unregulated for years and years to come in massachusetts? >> i wouldn't say that. i think this is going to have to be something that does set forth, you know, some regulations. >> the reporter: the speaker said another question that would need to be answered is whether or not the state could tax the industry. we did try talking with the attorney general about this, but she would not make herself available. sharman sachetti, fox 25 news. >> heather: a wakefield first grader has one heck of a show and tell item, thank you to the white house. 7-year-o

campaign trail in boston hosting a substance abuse forum with mayor marty walsh and attorney general maura healy pro proing to make drug abuse and addiction a top priority if she is elected president. >>> i want substance abuse put on the same level as any other challenge to our mental or physical health. >> reporter: clinton later sat down with 7 news to discuss other issues including how she would respond to the russian air strikes in syria >>> i personally would be voting now for a no-fly zone and humanitarian corridors to try to stop the carnage on the ground and from the air. >> reporter: the follower secretary of state also talked about her sinking poll numbers and her tight race with bernie . >> reporter: why is this democratic race so close? >>> you know, races always get close. they are supposed to be close, they are supposed to be hard. i never expected anything else . >> reporter: the buzz around your campaign is about likability why don't you think more voters like you? >>> i think a lot of people do. i think it's just a question of people sort of pushing away the fog of all th

maura healy will not shut downdraft kings or its rival fan dual. other states have blocked the sites from operating state games. healy says no state law banning fantasy sports games. instead her office will make sure that the games are fair and customers are protected. >>> 4:09. new this morning toyota has issued a recall on millions of vehicles. it affects 6.5 million cars globally and 2.7 in north america. toyota says the power window master switch may short circuit and potential legal cause a fire. models effected are the corolla models effected are the corolla, camry and yarus made between january 2005 and december of 2010. >>> a judge in the case of the little girl once known as baby doe has allowed the defense to conduct a second autopsy. fox25 in court as bella bond's mccarthy went before a judge. new upd will be held before a third party. bail. they will be in court next month. >>> a new hampshire prep school graduate found guilty of attack graduate found guilty of attacking a classmate will face lifetime registration as a sex offender in a

but attorney general maura healy said it is being produced and trafficked on the streets. she and other leaders want to make that he will legal. phefynol is 50 times more dangerous than heroin and heroin is deadly enough. 20,000 people died from heroin and opioid last year. it is now being laced into heroin. a drug lab is detecting an increasing number of cases with phytenol. five. as of mid august 473 case this year. this is aj healy at a news conference over the summer announcing the legislation. >> it is killing people. it is hurting people. and we need to do all we can to get it off of our streets. >>reporter:if this bill passes anyone convicted of trafficking pheytonol will face up to 20 as soon as the house takes any action on this we will bring you the update. live at the statehouse, michael henrich, fox25 news. >>> the plan to inspect every apartment in boston is behind schedule. boston officials wanted to make sure all 16,000 apartments in the industry up to code. the "globe" said the the "globe" said the probe had for 60,000 inspections by the end of the year. so

. >> that's massachusetts attorney general maura healy. new york's ag wants information on the companies' rules for employees. both draftkings and fanduel have from betting on their own sites and now they have temporarily banned from rival sites. espn has also cut sponsored draftkings elements. emily: jim, thank you. holding out hope in winthrop. the community coming together to honor a massachusetts man feared lost at sea. all while search teams look for new clues. keith griffin was on board the el faro cargo ship when it disappeared in a hurricane last week. last night friends and family gathered just across the street from where the mass maritime grad grew up. his wife, katie, is expecting twins. she tells us she last spoke to her husband a week ago, and he told her the storm would likely keep him up. >> it's a tough situation. hope his family's ok. hope his wife's doing ok, you know? erika: two other crew members have massachusetts ties. mariette wright is from assonet, massachusetts. and a vigil will be held tonight for jeffrey matthi

the attorney general maura healey has asked the companies to come in and talk about their practices. this week it was revealed workers at the fantasy football sites used inside information to win hundreds of thousandses or dollars on the other site. healey says the accusations are concerning. >> this week's revelations about potential insider trading are concerning. particularly, from a consumer perspective. i think what is concerning to those who play is that there >> the companies announced today their employees are not allowed to play fantasy sports. up next, a local peewee team going viral. saved by a shark? a local man get attacked in the ocean saved his life. >> we will look into the weekend forecast ahead, too. >> how about a little girl who could not wait another minute to see her dad? next on 7 news at 11:00. it is time to deal with skyrocketing out-of-pocket costs. commentator: the 32-year-old head of a pharmaceutical company raised the price of a life-saving drug overnight by 5,000%. i'm announcing a detailed plan to crack down on these abuses. commentator: he may be lower

maura healy says daily fantasy sites need to be regulated to protect consumers. healy is conducting a review of draft king's operation. >>> new hearing of insurance coverage for long-term lyme disease treatments. in comes to as scientists at the university of massachusetts medical school are working on a drug to prevent the tick-borne illness. the "herald news" says mass biologics is creating a shot that people can get once a year to prevent them from getting the disease. clinical trials next year and the shot could be released to the public within three years. fox25 is learning from the victim of another illness transferred from insects to people. mark maynard was diagnosed with west nile virus in august. he was the first person in massachusetts diagnosed this year. the disease temporarily took his ability to that you and speak properly and has left the 41-year-old in a wheelchair. fox25 spoke with maynard at the national rehab where he was recovering. >> very sudden. next thing you are bed ridden and can't walk, and the doctors don't know what is wrong with you

attorney general maura healy tells "the globe" she will not shut downdraft kings or rival fan duel. other states blocked them were operating state games. there is no law banning fantasy sports games. she wants to make sure the games are fair and customers are protected. >>> a symbol of hate found in this school in sudbury is under investigation. police are investigating a swastika fountain drawn in a boy's bathroom at curtis middle school. a custodian found that simple late last week. since then school leaders and police have met with groups of 8th grade boys to discuss the seriousness of the event. police do not believe a specific student was targeted. >>> it is now 4:42. less than a year until the checkered flag comes to boston. new this morning the questions whether or not the city is ready for indy cars. >>> an ancient discovery on cape cod. how long archaeologists say these, a rowhead have been hiding here in massachutsetts. incredible. >>> absolutely. we will be talking about temperatures. much milder start this morning, much milder start this morning. however, as we head over

he has met with maura healy and asking if they consider the sites a form of gambling. >> i am not sure if there is any comfort level amonging folks that this is gambling or not. we will have some work to do on it. >>julie: next week the mass gaming commission will discuss the legality of online sites and whether they have the power to regulate them. >>> this morning president obama is joining the national fight against heroin as massachusetts death tolls continues to rise. 680 people in the state died of overdoses during the first six months of this year. that is a 7% increase from last year which already had the highest drug-related deaths on record. one of president obama's proposals is to require health care providers with training on prescribing painkillers. >>> this morning a friend of the danvers high school teacher across the state. friends and family are asking everyone to perform a random act of kindness to honor colleen ritzer. ritzer was murdered two years ago today. phillip chism is charged with her murder. organizers want people to share their random acts of kindness with

former secretary of state hillary clinton sat down with boston mayor marty walsh and attorney general maura healey for community forum on substance abuse and former secretary made it clear dealing with substance abuse and addiction is priority. controversial bill to fight drug overdose deaths uman -- unanimously to screen kids if they are at risk of substance abuse and why they have addictive pain killers and move to the statehouse for final approval. >>> local drug lord with ties to streets. federal prosecutors arrested 25 people as part of large scale heroin network and investigators say dead win crews rivera was the kingpin of the drug reign and accused of importing pentanol from mexico, mixing with heroin and selling it across southeastern massachusetts and mixture increases potency of heroin making it more deadly. >> we have been unable to get him in the past and tried many times. >> taunton has been hit hard by officials say there have been more than 150 overdosed deaths this year in that city alone. >>> teamsters accused of extodaying a reality tv show in boston and now the city is l

fentanyl was designed to simply provide pain relief but according to the attorney general maura healey she says it is now being produced in traffic on the streets and she and others want to make the trafficking of 10 grams of fentanyl or more illegal. it is 50 times more potent and dangerous than her went and her went is deadly enough. more than 1200 people in massachusetts died from heroin and opioids the last year. now more and more fentanyl actually being laced into the heroin. according to state police the drug lab detected an increasing number of cases with fentanyl going from five in 2013 to 170 last year and as of mid-august 473 cases and rising this year alone. >> it is killing people, it is hurting people and we need to do all we can to get fentanyl off of our streets. >> so what would this bill do? it would give anybody convicted of trafficking fentanyl. again, 10 grams of the substance or more invent years in prison, up to 20 years in a state prison as soon as the house takes action on this bill we will, of course, bring you that update. for now reporting live at the stateho

attorney general maura healey expected to address the commission and slow the growth of healthcare costs. it will also discuss ways to improve the quality of healthcare and lower prescription drug price. >>> former congressman patrick kennedy not backing away what he made in famous family in new book due out today and kennedy says his father, late senator ted kennedy had a drinking problem. he also says he believed the senator had undiagnosed case of post traumatic stress disorder following assassinations of his brother and patrick kennedy talks about own battle with addiction and calls inaccurate and unportrayal of family. >>> eye popping prices customers will be paying to get own mobile home out of the bank. >> developing at this hour historic flooding continues to ravage homes and highways in the south and still ahead warnings this morning as heavy rain continues throughout the day. >> checking traffic examine weather every ten minutes, take you 16 minutes, route 9 jammed up at 21 minute ride and on 93 from 495 to leverett connector 54 minutes. shiri? including ragweed until we i find

maura healy will be looking into this in massachusetts as well. if you are just keeping up, these work like any other fantasy football sites but instead of playing the entire season, you can make money on a week to week basis. a -- the allegation is that right now the employee had unfair advantage raising information. >> if they won at their own shady. questionable position. the integrity is of paramount importance. nobody wants to play if they think they are rigged. >> reporter: now in massachusetts this is launching an investigation by the ag's office and also acquiring interest as they might be able to make money off of it. they are talking about doingen a cider problems that these right now, this is just analyst ideal. >>> the signs let you know when the next train will arrive. they were already in place in kenmore. yesterday crews activated signs in copley and arlington. you'll see them eastbound at boylston, park street, hey market, north station and science park by the end of the week. >>> it's time for our "daily talker." there's a new way

attorney general maura healey says she will not fight to shut them down. >>> lawmakers on beacon hill are considering a bill that would crack down on animal abusers. it wouldn't require convicted animal abusers to be added to a database similar to the sex offender religion city. it would be available to shelters, breeders and pet stores making it difficult for abusers to get pets. >> people who abuse animals go on to abuse people. why should people abuse animals? my wife and i are always involved with other local shelter and animals become part of the family. abusing an animal is just so unfai. >> jadiann: if the bill becomes a law, convicted abusers will be forced to give the state all their information and pay $50 a year to be listed. if they fail to do so they could face jail time and fines. >> christa: a cat is okay after a scary ride, stuck in the engine of a stranger's car. christa mckinnon was driving from framingham to ashland about six miles. she stopped at mcdonald's donaldson and heard a meow coming from her car. after moving around some of the parts under the hood, animal

. >>> massachusetts attorney general maura healey will not crack down on fantasy sports sites like draftkings because right now there is no state law specifically banning the games. healy says she will continue to review the industry and consumer protection issues like fair play and disclosure of risk. >>> a frightening case of road rage in rehoboth. one driver threatening another with a hatchet. brian dighton faced a judge yesterday. he was driving erratically behind a car he thought was going too slowly. the victim sowed the suspect forced him to stop and got out of his car and began swinging a hatchet. >> i was literally flabbergasted. you think this doesn't happen in my town or doesn't happen to me. i didn't know what to do at first. i just picked up my phone. i was like, i will put my bin doe up and call -- window up and call 911. >> police haven't found the hatchet but the man is facing assault charges. >>> a couple says a love of peter and his wife were towing their camper down the load way when a -- roadway when a tire came at them. >> i watch what happens when these guys have a tire

last week did nothing to damage the new york' s attorney general is already investigating and now maura healey says she also has questions. >> we have reached out to the company. to ask them to come in and talk about their practices and policies. goodell says he is most concerned that this billion dollar business not impact integrity of football. erika: cubs fans in chicago elated this morning as the ball club prepares to head to st. louis. cubs starting pitcher jake arrieta tossed a complete shutout in last night' s national league wild card game. the pittsburgh pirates lost 4-0 setting up the cub' s division , series against the cardinals. it' s their first postseason win since 2003. fans in chicago pouring out into the streets to celebrate overnight. this was the scene near wrigley field. fans hopeful the team will go all the way this year -- this year. the cubs have not won a world series since 1908. emily: economic headlines this thursday, pessimistic investors pushed most asian stocks lower overnight, after indications the u.s. federal reserve is not moving to raise interest rates

here in massachusetts, attorney general maura healey is reviewing the need for possible regulations. randy: right now commuters are hoping for a smoother ride after the first really cold morning leads to trouble on the rails. the eye' s sera congi is live in framingham with the problems and the explanations. sera: after last winter, the t has promised a slew of improvements to help commuters. a spokesman for the commuter rail couldn' t confirm the exact but the twitter feed showed at least 25 on 10 lines. some of the delays ranged from 10 minutes to almost an hour. the t says among the problems yesterday, slippery rails signal issues. a spokesman tells the globe all weather. but there was a ripple effect because of some and the delays. randy: thank you. right now this man is facing charges accused of injuring three lowell police officers. the lowell sun reports one of the officers was thrown down the stairs of a concord street home while trying to arrest the man. two more officers who arrived as backup were also hurt fighting with the man. he' s now in custody. the officers were take

attorney general maura healey tells wbz she's studying the issue and will make recommendations to lawmakers. she also says draftkings hiring her former boss and predecessor martha coakley does not change a thing. >> reporter: is it at all awkward to havier predecessor on the other side? -- to have your predecessor on the other side? >> not at all. we haven't spoken at all. >> reporter: hailey says state ethics laws prevent her from taking a phone conversation from coakley as a consultant for draftkings. >>> today mark two's years since -- marks two years since danvers high schoolteacher colleen ritzer was killed. berger and ritzer were friends since kindergarten. she's calling for random acts of kindness all day. >> if we can bring a little bit of good out in a bad day, the world is a better place. >> reporter: berger is asking people to share their acts of kindness on facebook and twitter. >>> coming up, joe biden out of the race for the white house. >> why he says he doesn't want to run. >> plus, jon keller looks at what biden's decision says about the state of american politics. >> plus,

. >>> maura healey will not crack down on any online gaming sites like draftkings and fan duel. she will continue to look at fair play and disclosure of risk. >>> hillary clinton has reclaimed her lead over bernie sanders. the wbur poll finds clinton leading sanders 38-34% with vice president joe biden at just 9%. that's if he decides to run. the poll was conducted and shows a marked improvement from clinton for last month's numbers. >>> wisconsin congressman paul ryan says he will run for house speaker to replace outgoing speaker john boehner, but it's got to be on his terms. he says he will only run if he has endorsements from all of the republican groups including the freedom caucus, which drove speaker boehner to resign and scared kevin mccarthy out of the race to replace him. ryan says there's one thing he's not willing to do. >> i cannot and will not give up my family time. i may not be on the road as often as previous speakers, but i pledge to try to make up for it with more time communicating our vision, our message. >> the 45-year-old gaves had colleagues until friday t

from hillary clinton, former secretary of state sat down with mayor marty walsh and attorney general maura healo substance abuse and former secretary of state is making clear dealing with substance abuse on addiction as priority and work on issue as federal level. >> i want to be a partner with states, with cities, mayor, with institutions, with community groups, with law enforcement, with everyone that has a role to play in prevention first and foremost. >> mayor walsh commended clinton for focusing on addiction issues but he has not gone as far as endorsing her for president. >> big change on the auto mile ernie bach junior has sold everything and he suggests it was a long time coming. >> i have been stepping back over the last few years and good time and utmost confidence in the people that will be running the dealer. >> boch will retain maserati dealerships. >>> canton based company has reported slip in sales this year and stores closing all inside speedway gas stations and speedway represent very small percentage of sales. >> it is 9:26 right now, suspect now facing charge for murder

new york' s attorney general is already investigating and now maura healey says she also has questions. >> we have asked them to come in and talk about their practices and policies. emily: nfl commissioner roger goodell says he is most concerned that this billion dollar business not impact integrity of football. erika: cubs fans in chicago elated this morning as the ball club prepares to head to st. louis. s national league wild card game. the pittsburgh pirates lost 4-0, setting up the cub' s division series against the cardinals. it' s their first postseason win since 2003. erika: fans in chicago pouring out into the streets to celebrate overnight. this was the scene near wrigley field. fans hopeful the team will go all the way this year. the cubs have not won a world series since 1908. emily: new this morning, some snacks are not just unhealthy, they' re also draining your brain power. researchers say high fructose actually disrupts the creation of fresh pathways between brain cells. and some of the worst offenders might surprise you. first, ketchup. try an organic brand for less su