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Transcripts For WCVB Newscenter 5 Eyeopener 20151022

Their blunders. Good morning, i m randy price. Emily i m emily riemer with cindy fitzgibbon. Maybe some fog. Cindy it will be tough on the kids. Wherever you see the white on the map, that is where we have the fog. Visibility half a mile in worcester. It is breezy and warm this afternoon. Right around 70 degrees. 53, worcester, right now. A few 40 s. Otherwise, a lot of clouds. Showers to the west. Nothing more than a spot shower. Breaks of sunshine. 70 by 5 00. Showers few and far between. Better chance of seeing one or two across the area. No impact for the morning. We are dealing with some fog. Olessa this is over in somerville. Stop and go from avon. Pike looks good. Some delays on 93 south out of methuen. Emily right now, a teenager is accused of threatening to shoot up methuen high school. And police say what they find inside his home, might be even more troubling. Randy the eye s Reid Lamberty reid . Reid officers tell us they found live ammunition inside the home of this 16yearold junior. They also found Tactical Gear. The weapons found were fake. The investigation started when another student came forward on monday. Police said she became concerned when the suspect started making threats verbally, in text messages, and on social media. They also say those threats referenced other School Shootings. What was really important is not what was said, but it was what we found. We had a child who came forward. An alert went out to parents to inform them of the situation. The teenager involved has already faced a judge and is undergoing a mental evaluation. Live this morning in methuen, reed lambert. Randy right now Hillary Clinton is getting ready to answer more questions about the deadly attack on an american compound in benghazi. That siege killed four americans including the u. S. Ambassador to libya and winchester native glen doherty. The eye s Erika Tarantal is here with what we already know about what will be a heated day in capitol hill. Erika it s testimony that will be a true test for clinton as it could have a huge impact on her president ial campaign. The former secretary of state will answer to the special House Committee investigating the 2012 attacks in benghazi. Clinton s use of a private email server may come up but the focus will likely be any involvement clinton had with security decisions in libya. Clinton testified before congress on this 3 years ago she has said she was unaware of requests for more security. We have learned that there were hundreds of mentions about security incidents, particularly in 2012. Emily republicans, criticized for taking so long with this process, argue officials have not been forthcoming with information, but democrats and even some republicans have suggested this is at least in part a political play to hurt Clinton S White house chances. The testimony begins at 10 this morning. Emily right now, an elderly woman is recovering after she fell onto the tracks, and under an orange line train. That woman slipped as the train pulled into haymarket station last night. The train then came to a screeching halt, jolting passengers. We are in the train. We did not know why. She started screaming. Emily the woman was trapped in a crawl space, untouched by the it took about a half hour to get her out. She was alert on her way to the hospital, and is expected to be ok. Inspectors are now reviewing Surveillance Video to find out exactly what happened. New this morning, the family of a toll worker killed on the job wants the state to do more to protect highway employees. Vasilios pappas was hit by a truck as he walked across a mass pike toll lane in auburn back in july. The driver is facing several charges including Motor Vehicle homicide in connection with the crash. This week the state announced new efforts to get drivers to slow down while passing through toll booths. But family members tell the telegram they want to see more , including rumble strips before all toll plazas. Randy breaking overnight, a suspect is now charged with murder in the roadrage killing of a 4yearold girl in new mexico. Tony torrez was arrested yesterday in albuquerque. Police say the victim was shot while riding in the back of her father s truck tuesday. The father says he was trying to exit the highway when a car forced him out of his lane. The drivers exchanged words, and shots were fired. The brookline firefighter charged with beating a man at a taco shop has been fired. S alleged actions egregious. He s accused of attacking a man at anna s taqueria, because he was taking too long to order. The firefighter s union says it will appeal the decision. Emily a former cheerleading coach is behind bars, accused of raping one of his students. Nicholas johnson worked at the full house all stars cheerleading gym in west bridgewater. Police say he started texting a 14yearold whom he coached privately, and eventually took her to his apartment in brockton. That s where they say he sexually assaulted her, then told her he loved her. You are at a higher power. You are supposed to guide the child. It is disappointing. Emily full house has released a statement, offering prayers to the girl involved. Johnson has pleaded not guilty to aggravated rape and is being held with bail set at 50,000. Campus police at bridegwater a student s rape claim unfounded. The Woman Told Police a man she met on a social networking app sexually assaulted her. Campus police added patrols and searched for an attacker, but say they have since closed the case and will not bring formal charges. Randy this morning it looks like paul ryan is poised to be the next speaker of the house. Last night, a caucus of hardline house conservatives s bid d demanded before , pursuing the job. Two other gop groups still have to vote by the end of the week. Those groups are largely credited with forcing current speaker, john boehner to resign. , the Massachusetts Gaming Commission will review embattled draftkings and fanduel. S casino operations will look at whether whether they should face regulation. Ll discuss the issue at their next Public Meeting one week from today. Emily newscenter5 on the opioid Governor Charlie Baker will meet today with Law Enforcement and Community Leaders on new opioid legislation in massachusetts. That s as the crisis grows. The department of Public Health estimates there were 683 opioidrelated deaths from january to june this year. That s a nearly 7 increase from the same period last year. In total, there were more than 1000 opioid deaths for all of 2014, a 63 increase from 2012. Randy the federal government with a new focus on faulty airbags. Emily the proposal that could ramp up repairs to millions of vehicles. And it is the firstofitskind research aimed at helping veterans with ptsd. The key brain samples may hold in finding answers. Randy his macncheese rampage went viral. The message from uconn now that this student is no longer enrolled at the university. Cindy . Cindy a big warm up today , but i am tracking some showers. We will talk about a cool down on the way. Look at the temperatures as you head out the door. We are panthers. Good morning, eyeopener. Randy good morning, holliston high. Cheer about. Emily you can find out why they are getting a high five with mike lynch. At 6 00. And you can always show your school pride with an eyeopener wakeup call. Just go to the front page of wcvb. Com and upload it in the cindy a nice morning out there. Visibility a mile and below. In some places, the fog is thicker than others. Reduced visibility, about half a mile. You have the fog, but it is going to be a breezy, warm day. Turning much colder. A frosty start to your weekend. Beverly and boston in the mid50 s. On the satellite imagery, clouds above the fog. Don t look for a lot of sunshine today. There will be a break after we burn off the fog. Most of your day is dry. Temperatures coming up, southwesterly wind 10 to 20 miles per hour. It is nothing more than a spot shower. Highs look like this. Will, 70 degrees. You. Pressing down towards the cake by 10 00 or 11 00 tonight. Clearing skies. Temperatures fall into the upper 30 s to mid 40 s. A cooler day tomorrow. The breeze will hold the temperatures down. We may not crack 50 degrees for a high. A nice sunny start to the weekend. If you have outdoor plans saturday morning, look at the temperatures. There might be a passing shower early in the day and early olessa not seeing accidents that are impacting your commute. Southbound side of building the delays. As you make your way south, watching one crash. 109, not causing any delays. Expressways, 30. The pike looks good this morning. 93 southbound, delays out of methuen. Randy new this morning, the student behind an infamous outburst at the university of connecticut, is no longer enrolled at the school. It s not clear if luke gatti was expelled or left on his own. But uconn confirms he s banned from all school property. The 19yearold became aggressive with food service t sell him an open container. New research being done in dealing with ptsd. It s happening inside this lab at the bedford v. A. Facility hundreds of brain samples they ve seen in other Brain Disorders hoping for better treatments. Certain treatments reduce inflammation. Emily this brain bank is dedicated to the study of ptsd and is the first of its kind. Randy some common foods can do they can also ease aches and for example, carrots. And Beta Carotenes fight inflammation. And that can ease arthritis. Omega3 fortified eggs also treat migraines. Beans will ease those headaches, they re loaded with magnesium. And magnesium deficiency has been linked to migraines. Topping economic headlines this morning, the most highly valued company in the bay state is slashing jobs. Yesterday biogen announced 880 cuts, 400 of them in massachusetts. It s also ending several Research Programs to due slow sales and a disappointing drug trial. Biogen is the world s largest maker of multiple sclerosis drugs. Federal regulators are thinking of speeding up recalls over faulty airbags. The government could put out a special directive ordering manufacturers to prioritize certain repairs and replacements of takata airbags. It would also increase the facilities. The airbags, which can release shrapnel, have been linked to 8 emily asian stocks are mostly lower this morning due to week earnings reports. Here in the u. S. , stock futures are higher despite finishing in the red yesterday. Investors will also be looking forward to new weekly jobless claims data. Cable giant comcast is getting ready to enter the cell phone business. Using verizon s network, comcast will offer both cellular and wifi service. And it could be up and running by this time next year. If it comes together the service could be capable of competing with at t, sprint, tmobile, and verizon. Randy people are sleeping a lot easier in a florida neighborhood. Emily the predator captured and the message from its owner. Erika . Erika new at 6 30, finding a parking space in some of boston s most congested areas just got a bit more challenging. The carsharing Companies Getting the spots and the reaction that is getting from drivers. Heightened concern centered on boston s big dig tunnels. The new number of damaged nuts and what massdot is saying this morning. The girl s Field Hockey Team at watertown high is making history. Its intelligent enough to warn of danger from virtually anywhere. Its been smashed, dropped and driven. Its perceptive enough to detect other vehicles on the road. Its been shaken, rattled and pummeled. Its innovative enough to brake by itself, park itself and help you steer. Its been in the rain. The cold. And dragged through the mud. Introducing the allnew mercedesbenz gle. Its where brains meet brawn. It is going to be a mild day. Waking up to a fair amount of fog. Wherever you see the whites, that is where we have fog. The fog burns off. A breezy, warm afternoon, in the low 70 s today. A late day hit or miss shower. 20 degrees colder with sunshine. A frosty start on saturday emily one more thing back to the future got wrong. The cubs will not win the world series. The Empire State Building lit up for the mets, after they knocked the cubs out of the playoffs last night with a 40 series sweep. The mets were off to an early start with a 3run homer in the first. And the hits just kept on coming. 83 the final. The world series kicks off on october 27. Randy time for eyepoppers. What do you have, olessa . Olessa a florida man is owning i really feel bad for causing the trouble to other people. Olessa he is sorry. This 8 foot long king cobra slithered out of his cage, and a garage, a month ago. It was found a half a mile away, under someone s clothes dryer. Now the owner could get his entire collection of venomous snakes taken away. He could only be so lucky. Stick to puppies and kittens. These are some bumbling burglars. Surveillance video shows them trying to steal the atm at a texas sports bar. But it won t budge, and one of the crooks falls down. Then they go for a 90inch t. V. Smile for the camera. Looking directly into a security camera. Plus, the tv s are too heavy for them, so they had to leave with absolutely nothing. Randy thank you, olessa. Emily a new move to get a powerful painkiller out of the hands of kids. The action happening today at the state house. Honoring Colleen Ritzer on the second anniversary of her murder. The message from friends and how you can take part. A live look here from boston. Minutes. A new concern for commuters. The discovery inside boston tunnels that lead to a massive review. Hillary clinton getting ready to face new lessons and a new benghazi hearing. One thing republicans may not taking winning to new heights. This has never happened before, not in massachusetts, not anywhere. Announcer you are watching wcvb, boston s news leader. Good morning, this is newscenter 5 eyeopener. Emily 6 30 on this thursday morning. Good morning. I am emily riemer. Fog in worcester, reducing visibility. Already 53, worcester. Cape, a mild start. Some break so sunshine. That will push the temperatures into the lower 70 s. Bridgewater. S to near 70 degrees. Late afternoon or evening shower. Let a few problems spots heading south. Getting into the canton area. 128 south, another accident. Into boston. 93 south delays out of methuen connector. Randy right now Bridgewater State police say the report of a rape on campus earlier this week was quote unfounded. The student told officers a man she met on a social networking app sexually assaulted her. Police say that case is now closed. Emily right now a teenager is facing charges accused of threatening to shoot up methuen high school. Police say the 16yearold junior referenced other School Shootings and had live ammunition and Tactical Gear in his home. The actual weapons were fake. Randy and right now Hillary Clinton is getting ready to face questions on the deadly attacks in benghazi. She ll testify before a special House Committee this morning. Four americans were killed in the 2012 attack including winchester native glen doherty. Emily right now the state is working to fix new problems discovered inside the tunnels boston commuters use every day. Randy the eye s Antoinette Antonio is live in the city with the repairs now being made. Antoinette repairs to hundreds of cracked or deteriorated nuts boston s big dig tunnels. And the bill for those repairs just keeps on growing. If you are concerned about this, massdot insists there are no safety concerns. But inspectors have found hundreds of faulty nuts on Lighting Fixtures inside the tunnels, so far, 878 damaged nuts have been discovered in the ted williams tunnel. And another 49 nuts also need to be replaced in the turnpike connector tunnel and the i93 tunnel. 100 to 130 pounds, but dot Officials Say the support system ensures the lights won t fall. That, however, was not the case 4 years ago when a corroded 100pound light fixture fell in the tip o neill tunnel. All of the light inspections are expected to be complete by november. It could take 6months to fix to make the report to make the repairs. No word on how much it will cost. Randy it s going to take even longer than expected to finish the t s green line extension. The next phase was supposed to start this fall but has now been pushed back to next spring. The reason . Soaring costs. The project s current price tag is 2 billion, but that may jump to 3 billion before the job is emily friends of a murdered danvers teacher want to honor her legacy and you can help. Erika s back with the new tribute to Colleen Ritzer. Erika today marks two years since Colleen Ritzer was killed at danvers high. But those who knew her want to make this day about life. So, friends have launched a social Media Campaign called kindness for colleen. People start posting things and do not follow it up. Colleen was that positive person. Erika philip chism, the student accused in ritzer s murder, is undergoing a Mental Health evaluation before jury selection for his trial continues. That could take a few more weeks. Randy . Randy a bill to ban doctors from writing oxycontin prescriptions for kids gets its first public hearing today. State representative Diana Dizoglio of methuen says the gateway drug to heroin. Her legislation would prevent anyone under the age of 17 from getting it. An fda decision from last august allows oxycontin prescriptions for children as young as 11 under certain medical circumstances. A teenager is accused of using a hatchet to vandalize a planned parenthood clinic in New Hampshire. Police in claremont say the damage is extensive. They tell us the teen broke in yesterday morning, destroyed computer and lab equipment, and cut phone lines. He s also accused of d

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