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an employee for one of the two big fantasy companies, draft kings, based in boston won $350,000 on rival site fan duel. that happened the same week he inadvertently posted information on what nfl players were being picked the most in fantasy draft line-ups. that s esentially insider information. his name is ethan haskel, and he acknowledged as much in this blog post a week ago 100% my fault and i apologize for any issues. attorney general maura healey: this is an industry that s growing, it s new industry and it s growing like gang busters, and it s something we re all just leaning more about, and that s where we are with it. 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, t ....
picked the most in fantasy draft line-ups. that s esentially insider information. his name is ethan haskel, and he acknowledged as much in this blog post a week ago 100% my fault and i apologize for any issues. attorney general maura healey: this is an industry that s growing, it s new industry and it s growing like gang busters, and it s something we re all just leaning more about, and that s where we are with it. 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 ....
that bans texting while driving, and any cellphone use for those under 18. but that s where it ends. you can still dial and talk. four and a half years ago when i was six months pregnant, my dad was killed by a woman programming her g.p.s. emily stein who lost her father to a distracted driver testified the texts ban is unenforceable and wants lawmakers to update the law. bill banning hand-held cellphone use has been proposed for years on beacon hill, but so far nothing has passed and we found public support. going hands-free, it would be safer by everybody. talk, text, anything. it shouldn t be done during while you re driving. we asked the transportation committee chairman, senator tom mcgee, who told us technology has changed enough so that he believes this legislation could pass. it just makes sense to get this legislation done. and when that ban was first proposed, some five years ago, well, there were some concerns about costs and availability, of all ....
another is jeff mathias of kingston. jeff s family shared these images of jeff, a married father of three young children, ages 3, 5 and 7. in a statement released through mass maritime, jeff s family said this. the mathias family would like to thank everyone for their love and support during this difficult time. he is the center of our world. please, continue to pray with us for all members of the el faro and for their families. candlelight vigil begins at 6:30 p.m. katie told me that she s so appreciative of what people are doing for her husband, keeping him in their thoughts, and she said, it really goes to show everyone just what a great guy he was. this vigil is taking place right across the street from the home where keith grew up. live in winthrop, bob ward, fox 25 news. mark: again, we will bring you a live report from winthrop in our next half-hour. we are also expected to hear from federal investigators later tonight and for the latest on the search for survi ....
are arguing harbor punishment for drug dealer approximates. this is the fox25 morning news. gene: good morning, everybody. 5:00 on this wednesday morning, it is october 7. thanks for being with us this morning. sara: and i am sara underwood. you will want to warm up the car this morning and throw on a light jacket, but you won t long. here to explain. news. as far as the temperatures go which with mostly 40s from beverly to nashua. plymouth at 46 and the vineyard at 45. i know boston at 52. boston a little bit warmer there in the city. but because we do have partly cloudy skies this morning, it is actually going to prevent temperatures from really dropping off as we get into the sun to come up. temperatures steady through 7, 8:00 this morning. then we warm up like that. middle-60s are back by noontime today into the afternoon. ends up being a fairly bright day with sunshine and some scattered clouds. short sleeve weather my friends this afternoon and another chilly ....