TSA is stepping up security after an undercover probe revealed an alarming number of mock weapons make it through airport security checks without detection. 

This comes after a 2015 undercover audit found TSA failed to detect mock guns, explosives, and other contraband 95 percent of the time. Sources said the failure rate members of Congress heard in a classified briefing from Homeland Security officials is still unacceptably high. 

The new information comes to light just as millions of Americans prepare for what is traditionally the busiest travel season of the year. With Thanksgiving just two weeks away, Bradley International Airport estimates they will have 10,000 passengers daily. 

TSA spokesman Michael McCarthy said the agency takes audit results seriously and is enhancing their procedures. 

“We also know that our adversaries are determined and they are looking to conceal explosives in everyday items like electronics,” McCarthy said. 

The agency recently announced a new requirement for passengers carrying multiple electronics in their carry-on luggage. Any device larger than a smartphone, such as a tablet or e-reader, must be removed and placed in separate bins as they pass through scanners. 

Travelers at Bradley International Airport said the new requirements seem like a good idea. 

“Whatever they need to be doing to keep us safe, they should be doing,” said Shirley Fisher, who was traveling to Florida. 

The TSA is stressing it has a layered approach to security, which includes federal air marshals on flights and the use of canines, as well as the pre-screening program TSA pre-check. 

Ninety-one people in the U.S. die every day from opioid-related overdoses, but there’s a tool that can reverse the effects of an overdose that more and more law enforcement agencies and paramedics are now carrying with them as part of their standing operating protocol. It’s called Narcan, and here is what you need to know about what it is, how it works and how to use it.

He calls himself the “Chemistry Cowboy.”

And he doesn’t attend parties for fun. He attends parties to show recreational drug users the alphabet soup of psychoactive chemicals often lacing their pills and powders.

“No matter how good your dealer says it is, he doesn’t know,” he said.

Last month, the I-Team shadowed the Chemistry Cowboy -- who does not want to share his real name because of the controversial nature of his business -- as he approached partygoers at an underground masquerade in New York's Westchester County. He tested 11 different batches of drugs – from ecstasy, to cocaine, to amphetamines. More than half of the drugs turned out to have been mixed with some sort of unexpected chemical.

“This was quite a classy party in a 72-room mansion and there were still adulterated drugs everywhere,” he said. “It was actually worse than I’ve seen in some warehouse type events.”

The Chemistry Cowboy founded a company called “Bunk Police,” which sells drug purity testing kits. The kits are billed as a self-help tool for recreational drug users who want to analyze their illegal drugs to make sure they are ingesting what they think they’re ingesting.

In one instance, I-Team hidden cameras were rolling when a cocaine user asked for a Bunk Police analysis.

“My friend, bad news. There is meth in your coke,” said the Chemistry Cowboy.

“How much?” replied the party goer.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if there was much coke in there at all,” he answered.

In another example, a Bunk Police testing kit revealed a partyer’s MDMA pill, sometimes referred to as “Molly,” had also been cut with crystal meth.

“I might rethink your decision to take this,” the Chemistry Cowboy warned.

At that point, the drug user admitted, he already had his suspicions.

“I’ve actually heard someone died off of it, so that’s why I didn’t take the full pill,” he said.

Despite their potential to warn drug users of potentially deadly chemicals buried in their powder and pills, drug purity testing kits are illegal drug paraphernalia in some states.

Stefanie Jones, director of audience development for the Drug Policy Alliance, says New York criminal law appears to permit possession of drug purity testing kits, but New Jersey and Connecticut have more restrictive rules banning any products used to analyze or test illegal drugs.

“For most state laws, actually, there is language that’s included that describes ‘testing or analyzing’ a substance that would place them as included in the drug paraphernalia law,” Jones said.

The Drug Policy Alliance, which pushes governments to employ more harm reduction strategies to prevent overdose deaths, is currently lobbying state lawmakers across the country to exclude drug purity testing kits from criminal laws.

“We’re working on finding ways to change the policy so it is more definitively legal for people to use and sell these kits,” Jones said. “We think they are a really important tool to keep people safe who might be choosing to use drugs.”

But while the kits may prevent recreational drug users from ingesting a dangerous synthetic chemical, some worry the kits could also provide a false sense of security when test results show drugs are pure.

John Lieberman, Executive Director of the New York Center for Living, a drug treatment center that specializes in helping teens and young adults overcome addiction, said drug purity test kits may well serve a purpose at large parties, festivals, and concerts - but they could also warp people’s sense of risk.

“There are people out there that – for them – they’re going to have huge risk of having an addiction problem or substance abuse problem,” Lieberman said. “A drug purity test will not fix that. It will not overcome that.”

Dr. Marianne Chai, who serves as the Medical Director for the New York Center for Living, said another concern is that purity testing kits can appear to minimize the risk of overdose.

“A concern I have is that this might make people feel that they’re using things safely, and therefore they’re not thinking about their relationship with the substance,” Chai said.

The Chemistry Cowboy says Bunk Police tests aren’t intended to prevent addiction. But he does believe the tests can help keep determined drug users a little safer.

“You can use these tools to make better decisions. And if you’re doing this with your dealer when you’re purchasing it, then he will know that it’s adulterated.”

A 19-year-old Andover man has serious injuries after he was thrown from a car during a crash on Route 66 in Marlborough Friday morning.

State police said Andrew Nolette was driving a Nissan Altima and hit a pole just before 4:30 a.m., his car spun and he was thrown from the vehicle.

LifeStar medical transport helicopter was called, but could not respond because of the wind.

Nolette was taken to Hartford Hospital.

Route 66 was closed between Route 2 and Parker Road, but it has reopened. 

Police are investigating and ask anyone with information to call Troop K at 860-465-5400.

Parents across Connecticut made sure their children were bundled up before leaving for school because temperatures are going to plummet today, with the wind chill making it feel like it is in the teens or single digits by this evening.

Amy Fontaine, a mom and teacher who has the day off, had her first chance to walk her kids to school Friday. 

“I had to bundle them up and walk them for the first time ever. I was really excited about it,” Fontaine said. 

Despite the cold temperatures coming, it was sunny this morning. 

“Very deceiving. I think that they're in short sleeve shirts right now underneath their winter gear,” Fontaine said. 

The sun was also deceiving for Mark Fioravanti, a Florida transplant and Hurricane Irma survivor, who put his son in layers. 

“Nice and bright and not too bad, but when you get outside it's a bit of a surprise,” Fioravanti said.

“I put a lot of layers on him and make sure his scarves and mittens and things like that and his mom made him a hat so he should be pretty good for today.” 

Alisa Brochu, a mom of four boys, said bundling up her brood was not as much of a battle as she might have anticipated. 

“They are all supposed to have hats and gloves on, some of them are keeping their hoods pulled up some of them not so much,” Brochu said. “They were actually all really good today. There's one in middle school too, he was the easiest, but wanted to be driven to the bus stop this morning. He didn't want to walk, it’s a little too cold.” 

While parents try to brace their kids for the colder weather, they’re embracing moments with their kids, even if it means a very cold walk home from school.

“It was time. I'm not ready for it. I hate the winter,” Brochu said. 

“I never get to do it so it will be nice, rejuvenates you I guess,” Fontaine said. 

The quarter finals for the boys soccer tournament was set for tonight, but because of the weather, those games have now been postponed until Saturday.

The owner of a medical marijuana production company in Portland has been arrested on drug charges.

Portland police said the state Department of Consumer Protection reached out to them on June 30 with a complaint about Connecticut Pharmaceuticals in Portland.

Authorities said the owner, 54-year-old Andrew Bozzuto, of Northford, had entered the cure room at the facility the day before, removed marijuana from some bins, placed it in what looked like a paper towel, put in his pocket and left the room.

Soon after, Bozzuto left the facility and was backing through the parking lot when he appeared to pass something to an employee, police said.

The employee then went back into the facility, went to his locker, secured what Bozzuto gave him and notified his supervisor, police said.

The marijuana was then put in a quarantine room and the state Department of Consumer Protection was notified.

Bozzuto voluntarily turned himself in to police on Oct. 2 and has been charged with illegal manufacture, distribution, sale, prescription or dispensing; and illegal possession.

He was held on a $500 bond and is due in court.

Three people were injured after a car went off the road in Plainfield Friday morning, over a lawn and hit a rock wall and wooden shed before flipping on its roof.

Police responded to Starkweather Road at 1:12 a.m. Friday and found a green 1996 Lexus LS 400. The driver, a 32-year-old man, had been going north on Starkweather Road when it went off the road, police said.

The driver and a 27-year-old passenger were transported to Backus Hospital in Norwich for minor injuries and a 32-year-old passenger was transported to Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam for suspected minor injuries. A third passenger refused medical attention.

Police are investigating.

Devin Patrick Kelley, the shooter who killed 26 people in a Texas church on Sunday, was court-martialed in 2014 while in the Air Force for domestic assault after he beat and choked his wife and fractured his infant stepson’s skull. He also sent threatening text messages to his mother-in-law, authorities said.

He’s not the first mass shooter with links to domestic violence. 

"The majority of mass shootings are domestic or family violence events, where a mass shooter shoots (or) targets his intimate partner and/or family members," April M. Zeoli, an associate professor at the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University, said by email.

In more than half of mass shootings between 2009 and 2016 the perpetrator shot a current or former intimate partner or family member, according to a report by Everytown for Gun Safety, an organization working to end gun violence. That 54 percent does not account for those who, like Kelley, had a history of domestic violence and went on to kill strangers. Sixteen percent of attackers in the mass shootings studied had previously been charged with domestic violence.

Federal law bans firearm possession by domestic violence offenders in two ways: prohibiting an individual who is under a restraining order for domestic violence, and prohibiting someone who has been convicted of a misdemeanor domestic violence crime from purchasing or possessing firearms. But vaguely written laws, ineffective implementation and gaps such as private sales and the so-called  "boyfriend loophole" often allow domestic abusers who shouldn't be allowed to possess guns to have them anyway.

The federal law regarding domestic restraining orders has significant holes in it, Daniel Webster, who has studied the topic with Zeoli and serves as director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research in Baltimore, told NBC.

"It does not include temporary or emergency orders, and honestly that’s the most dangerous time for victims," Webster said. Furthermore, the law only applies to current restraining orders, most of which only last for one year. People often don't renew them.

"So you can have individuals who might have had several restraining orders for pretty serious acts of domestic violence, but all of those orders have expired," he said.

Then there is what is called "the boyfriend loophole," which means the law only applies if the victim and the perpetrator are married, formerly married, have lived together or have children together.

"In this day and age, the vast majority of domestic violence occurs in other kinds of contexts: dating partners, for example, and so this so-called boyfriend-girlfriend loophole is a very important gap in our federal laws," Webster said.

Another issue is that even when individuals are prohibited from buying or possessing a firearm, they can sometimes still keep a gun they already own.

"At the federal level and in many states – it sounds a little bit illogical, and it is –they will say someone is prohibited from possessing a firearm if you meet one of those conditions. But they won’t actually compel a person to hand over any gun that he possesses," Webster said.

Some states have passed their own laws to close loopholes in the federal laws, such as extending the definition of domestic violence to include dating partners.

Multiple studies have confirmed that state laws prohibiting those under domestic violence restraining orders from buying or possessing a gun is associated with lower homicide rates between domestic partners, Zeoli noted.

But these laws must be properly implemented and enforced to be effective, which Zeoli said is not always the case.

"In order to prevent purchase, the disqualifying record (whether a domestic violence misdemeanor conviction or domestic violence restraining order) must be in the background check system," she said. "If it isn't, the purchase will go forward. So, we clearly need to focus on implementation."

Kelley, the Texas church shooter, was able to buy a gun because the Air Force failed to enter his domestic violence conviction into a national database so that it would have showed up on a background check. When Kelly purchased the rifle he used to carry out Sunday's mass shooting, he checked the box indicating that he did not have a disqualifying criminal history, CNN reported.

House Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday that Kelley should not have been able to get a gun after being convicted of domestic abuse. More needs to be done to enforce the "laws on the books," Ryan said.

But even if an individual has a domestic violence conviction or a restraining order that would be revealed in a background check, he or she might still be able to purchase a gun.

Under federal law, licensed firearm dealers must conduct a background check to sell a gun. But private sales, including those on the internet and at gun shows, do not require this step. And while some states have legislation requiring background checks even in private sales, many do not.

"What this means, in practice, is that in many states, a person who can't pass a background check can buy a gun from a private seller without one," Zeoli said.

In more than one-third of mass shootings, the shooter was already prohibited from possessing firearms at the time of the shooting, according to Everytown.

In Webster and Zeoli's joint research on the nuances of policies that aim to keep guns out of the hands of domestic violence offenders, one of their main takeaways was that the way laws are written matters.

"Distinctions matter," Webster said. "We find in remarkably consistent ways that the broader and more robust the laws are to disarm domestic violence offenders, the greater effect we see in reductions in intimate partner homicide."

It is difficult to say whether keeping guns away from domestic violence offenders could reduce mass shootings, partly because up until recently mass shootings were much more rare events, Webster said.

But because even Republican-dominated states with many gun owners have been strengthening their laws regarding domestic violence offenders and firearm possession, he is somewhat optimistic that progress can be made in addressing the weaknesses in the current laws.

And depending on the strength of the laws, he guesses there will be an observable impact on mass shootings, he said.

While the nation is polarized on aspects of gun control such as bans on certain types of firearms and ammunition, it seems that people are more united about keeping guns away from domestic abusers.

Eighty-three percent of Americans support preventing sales of all firearms to people who have been convicted of violent misdemeanors, including domestic assaults, according to an internet survey of registered voters conducted by Morning Consult. 

Most Americans – 84 percent – also support criminal background checks for all gun purchases, according to recent polls. 

Gun rights groups take the opposing view on many of these issues.

When Rhode Island moved to pass its own law making it harder for convicted domestic abusers to buy guns and requiring that they give up guns they already own, the National Rifle Association called it a "gun confiscation bill masquerading as 'domestic violence'" and called for action from its members to try to stop the bill. The bill passed in September.

"As we have repeatedly stated, domestic violence is an abhorrent crime, but this bill doesn't protect domestic violence victims," the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action wrote on its website. "Current federal and state laws are in place to make sure convicted violent abusers cannot possess firearms, and this bill is as dangerous as it is unnecessary."

Erich Pratt, executive director of Gun Owners of America, a gun rights organization based in Virginia, said in an email to NBC that gun control costs lives and that women benefit from owning firearms to protect themselves in domestic violence situations.

Still, studies have shown that having firearms in a household increases the risk of homicide and suicide for both women and men. A Harvard study found that of more than 300 cases of sexual assault reported in a data sample from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) from 2007 to 2011, none were stopped by the use of a firearm.

Pratt noted that violent felons give up their rights to bear arms. But "federal law disarms both men and women for misdemeanor offenses –which means that couples who engage in shouting matches (where there is no actual violence) can suffer lifetime gun bans," he said.

The law, often called “the Lautenberg Amendment” after its sponsor, Sen. Frank Lautenberg, defines a misdemeanor domestic violence crime as involving “the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, committed by a current or former spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the victim as a spouse, parent, or guardian, or by a person similarly situated to a spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim."

The 1996 amendment extended the Federal Gun Control Act of 1968 to include misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence as well as felony domestic violence convictions, which were already covered. 

Gun Owners of America supports a repeal of the gun ban for all misdemeanor offenses, Pratt said. 

Misdemeanor convictions on a background check only prohibit gun possession if the crime is punishable by imprisonment of more than two years, according to the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System website. 

Many misdemeanor crimes are punished only with monetary fines, and the maximum jail time for most misdemeanors is one year.

Rob Jones lost both of his legs after an explosion in Afghanistan, but that hasn't stopped him from running marathons.

Friday, he's going to run his 30th marathon in 30 days.

And to celebrate Veterans Day on Saturday, you can join Jones on his 31st marathon on the National Mall.

Jones grew up in Lovettsville, Virginia, and attended Loudoun Valley High School and Virginia Tech before joining the Marine Corps.

He went to Iraq in 2008, and he was deployed to Afghanistan two years later, he says on his website.

Jones was tasked with clearing an area of explosive devices as his unit pushed into Taliban territory. A landmine detonated near Jones, and doctors had to amputate parts of his left and right leg.

He recovered at National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda and then Walter Reed Army Medical Center. By the next year, he was training as a rower and Paralympian, he said.

In 2013, Jones set out on his own to bike from Maine to California. Over 181 days and thousands of miles, his ride raised over $126,000 for charities that help wounded veterans.

His most recent journey began in London on Oct. 12. Since then, he's run 26.2 miles everyday, throughout the U.S.

Jones said his runs have been going really well and has seen improvement. 

"I've been getting a littler faster with my runs," he said in October. "I'm getting more in shape." 

However, running such long distances does not come without challenges. 

"It's tough to get out of bed every morning and do the exact same thing," he said. 

Now, Jones is heading home to finish his mission.

Friday, he'll run in Baltimore.

Saturday, Jones plans to run at the National Mall and invited the public to join him for his 812th mile. According to a Facebook event, he'll start near the Lincoln Memorial, loop around the Reflecting Pool and pass every war memorial over the course of 12 kilometers. Then, he'll repeat.

He calls the support he's received so far "awesome" and says anyone can join him at any time, only asking that tunners prepare their own water and snacks.

Jones undertakes these physical challenges to raise awareness and money for veterans causes.

"My purpose is to help out my brother veterans," he said. "If you do something greater than yourself, it'll bring out the best of you." 

If you would like to donate, check out his website.

NBC's Teddy Grant contributed to this story

The Hartford Yard Goats have captured a large fan base over the two seasons the minor league baseball team has been in existence and Ballpark Digest has chosen the local club as the “2017 Team of the Year.” 

The award comes after the team’s inaugural year at the new park, Dunkin’ Donuts Park, since construction delays kept the team from playing at home the season before.

Earlier this year, the ballpark won the fan vote for Ballpark Digest’s “Best Double-A Ballpark.”

The Yard Goats said the Team of the Year Award is given to “the club that made the biggest mark on the industry with improved operations, increased attendance and noticeable buzz.”

“This award really shows that our fans are the best in the business,” Yard Goats general manager Mike Abramson said in a statement. “To look around the ballpark and see the stands full each night says a lot about this community. We thank Ballpark Digest for this honor and we can’t wait to play ball in April of 2018.”

The Hartford Yard Goats are the Double-A Eastern League affiliate of the Colorado Rockies.

The Yard Goats will open the 2018 season on Thursday, April 5 at Dunkin’ Donuts Park, with a 7:05 p.m. start time, against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.

Federal investigators are examining whether former national security adviser Michael Flynn met with senior Turkish officials about a potential quid pro quo in which Flynn would be paid to carry out directives from Ankara secretly while in the White House, according to multiple people familiar with the investigation.

Investigators for special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election recently questioned witnesses about the alleged December 2016 meeting — just weeks before President Donald Trump's inauguration — between Flynn and senior Turkish officials, two people knowledgeable with the interviews said. The questions were part of a line of inquiry regarding Flynn's lobbying efforts on behalf of Turkey.

Possible deals under investigation include returning a chief rival of Turkish President Recep Erdogan who lives in Pennsylvania and freeing a Turkish-Iranian gold trader who is jailed in New York, sources said. Two sources familiar with the meeting said Flynn was offered upwards of $15 million, to be paid directly or indirectly, if he could complete the deal.

The elder Flynn's lawyer did not respond to requests for comment, and the lawyer for his son, Michael G. Flynn, declined comment — investigators are also looking at the younger Flynn's role in any possible deal while he worked at his father's lobbying firm.

Wind advisories are in place for parts of the state today due to strong winds up to 45 miles per hour and trees are down in several towns. 

A tree came down in the front yard of a home on Mountain Road in West Hartford around 10:30 a.m. and brought down branches from another tree and wires that were connected to a house. 

Colburn Road in Stafford was closed after a tree fell on wires around 7 a.m., knocking out power, and there were delays on Metro-North because of a fallen tree in New Canaan.

In Griswold, a tree limb came down on power lines. 

In all, Eversource is reporting 2,172 power outages across its coverage area. 

Kim Sibley, of Stafford, has a wood stove and a generator but gets more frustrated with every tree that falls. 

"Oh, it's terrible. Every couple of days we're losing power here. It's been probably four times in the last couple of weeks," she said. "I think they need to cut some more trees down. I mean, all the rain we just had, it is saturating old trees like that one there. That a windy day like we're expecting here, it's going to be horrible."   

Service is back to normal on Metro-North.

The wind advisory and power outages come as temperatures tumble today, with wind chills that feel like the teens or single digits later today. 

NBC Connecticut Meteorologists are forecasting the cold weather to continue into Veterans day.

Temperatures will continue to fall through the afternoon and into the evening with wind chill values in the single digits for parts of the state tonight.

Take a look at wind chill values this evening. This is the temperature it will feel like to exposed skin. 

The coldest of the weather arrives tomorrow morning.

Areas of the state will be flirting or exceeding record breaking cold temperatures.

The low temperature record for the Hartford area is 12 degrees set in 1956 we're forecasting a low of 13 degrees.

The low temperature record for the shoreline is 22 degrees set in 1956 we're expecting to set a new record with a forecasted low temperature of 17 degrees.

The good news is that the cold snap is rather short lived. Temperatures will be into the middle 40s for Sunday and Monday and flirting with 50 degrees by the middle of next week.

Check out the video forecast above the the "First Alert Exclusive 10 Day Forecast".

A Cheshire family is hoping for a miracle or Denada Rondos will soon be deported back to Albania, a country she hasn't been to in 15 years.

"I was shocked. I still don't believe it. I don't believe this is happening to me," said Denada.

At the age of 16, Denada escaped Albania, fearing for her life, she said.

Her attorney, Erin O'Neil-Baker, said she came to the United States in 2002 due to severe discrimination and harassment in Albania that was directed at her family for their political opinions.

Denada said she met her husband, Viron, in New York and they moved to Connecticut. They started several businesses with their latest being Viron Rondos Osteria, a restaurant that employs more than 50 people. And they're currently looking to expand.

"He bought a business that had gone dark. The restaurant was closed. There was nothing going on up here in terms of restaurant business, and he turned this place around," said Cheshire Mayor and Town Council Chairman Robert Oris. "If his wife isn't here to support him, I'm sure that this business is going to be put into jeopardy."

Denada's attorney said the mother of three has a removal order against her that was issued by the Immigration Court in New York in 2007. The attorney said Denada had received stays of removal but that her last stay was denied in September.

Denada was given an ankle monitor to keep an eye on her movements.

"We don't have criminal records," said Viron. "I am an American citizen. I pay my taxes. I have no criminal record. My wife doesn't. I don't know why this is happening."

Viron and Denada's three children were all born in the U.S. Niko is 7-years-old. Katerina is 5-years-old. Alxandra is 1 year old. If their mother is deported, the family said they're unsure if the children will go with her or stay behind.

"As a father, I feel I cannot do anything for my kids and my family right now," said Viron.

"I cannot imagine myself being split from my children and husband," said Denada.

Denada's attorney said they've filed a motion to reopen with the Board of Immigration Appeals in Virginia.

O'Neil-Baker said they want to reopen Denada's old removal order from 2007 and that they've also filed an emergency stay of removal with the board and DHS and ICE.

She said they've filed a waiver to excuse her removal order so that she can get permanent residency based on her marriage to a U.S. citizen. 

"In an exercise of discretion, ICE has allowed Mrs. Rondos to remain free from custody with periodic reporting requirements. The agency will continue to closely monitor her case to ensure her departure in compliance with her final order of removal," a statement from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says. 

U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty will meet with Rondos Friday afternoon. 

She said she wrote a letter to immigration authorities in support of Mrs. Rondos, urging them to grant “every consideration possible to remain in the United States and continue her pathway to citizenship.”

Lake Compounce will no longer offer free soda to all park guests.

For years, the Bristol amusement park has placed soda fountain machines around the grounds and allowed guests to simply pour themselves soft drinks.

According to a news release, Lake Compounce will only offer free soda to Diamond and Platinum season pass holders.

"In order to provide our guests with a superior beverage experience and to decrease on waste, we have decided to make changes to the free soda program," Lake Compounce Director of Marketing Sara Frias said.

The free soda program has been in place since 1999.  Park guests will still be able to get free water, Frias said.

The park is offering Black Friday deals on its season passes. The Diamond Season Pass is priced at $89.99 and the Platinum Season Pass is $59.99 during the sale.

Lake Compounce will be celebrating its 172nd season in 2018.

Hartford Sweat Yoga and Fitness Studio in Hartford has closed down.

“It brings me great sadness to announce that we must close the doors to Hartford Sweat at the end of the day today, Thursday, November 9th, 2017,” the statement on its Website says.

“Please know that I have done everything in my power to keep the studio alive – for the sake of all our beloved squad members and for the city of Hartford itself.,” the statement says.

See the full statement here.

Investigators for special counsel Robert Mueller are questioning witnesses about an alleged September 2016 meeting between Mike Flynn, who would become President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, and Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., who has pushed for a better relationship with Russia, two sources with knowledge of the investigation told NBC News.

The alleged meeting was arranged by Flynn's lobbying group for Sept. 20, while he was an adviser on Trump's campaign. Flynn's business partners and son were in attendance as well, according to the sources.

As part of his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election — which has focused in part on Flynn — Mueller is reviewing emails from the Flynn Intel Group thanking Rohrabacher's congressional staff for the meeting, one source said.

Rohrabacher's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The congressman has met with Russian officials in Moscow, advocated to overturn the bill freezing assets of Russian investigators and prosecutors and reportedly offered Trump a deal that would have protected the creator of WikiLeaks from legal peril.

A man believed to be the first known participant of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program deported under President Donald Trump's Administration was arrested for allegedly attempting to illegally cross the border from Mexico back into the United States.

Juan Manuel Montes, 23, was arrested around 11:50 p.m. Monday near the border town of Calexico in Imperial County, California, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials.

Agents at the Calexico Border Patrol Station were notified by Remote Video Surveillance Systems operators that someone had made an illegal entry across the U.S.-Mexico border.

Montes ran approximately 200 yards north of the international boundary fence and laid down on the ground. When agents approached him, he attempted to run away, CBP said.

He was arrested after a short foot chase and transported to the Calexico Station for processing.

Montes claims he was wrongfully deported to Mexico in February by Border Patrol agents and was arrested a day later while attempting to re-enter the U.S. illegally, CBP officials said.

"Our agents witnessed and arrested (Mr. Montes) making an illegal entry into the United States for the second time this year," said Assistant Chief Patrol Agent David S. Kim. "Border Patrol Agents will always stop, detain, and arrest anyone making an illegal entry into the country irrespective of their immigration or citizenship status."

Montes came to the U.S. when he was 9 years old and pursued a welding degree at a community college after his high school graduation.

According to his attorneys, he qualified for the DACA program in 2014 and renewed his status for two years in 2016, granting him protection through 2018.

On Feb. 18, according to his attorneys, Montes was on his way home from visiting a friend when he was stopped by CBP agents in Calexico. Agents asked him for identification but Montes did not have his wallet, California ID or EAD card on him.

Montes was driven to a port of entry near or in Calexico and was allegedly asked the sign documents written in English by CBP agents. He was then deported to Mexico.

On Feb. 19, he tried to cross back into the United States and was detained by CBP. He was again deported on Feb. 20.

In April, Montes filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration seeking information about his case. According to the complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, Montes sought an explanation on the legality of sending him back to Mexico despite his enrollment in DACA, which gave him protected status through 2018.

CBP told NBC News at the time that Montes' DACA permit expired in August 2015 and, according to the agency's records, was not renewed. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) later said that after a detailed records search, it was determined that Montes did have a valid status via DACA through Jan. 25, 2018.

However, the DHS refutes Montes’ account of his detainment by CBP on Feb. 18, saying that he was detained on Feb. 19 after illegally trying to enter the U.S. from Mexico. 

The DHS said Montes "lost his DACA status when he left the United States without advance parole on an unknown date prior to his arrest" by the border patrol on Feb. 19.

The National Immigration Law Center, which represented Montes in the lawsuit, stood by its account and sought records on why their client was deported, alleging that immigration officials violated the Freedom of Information Act for failure to respond to its request beyond acknowledging receipt.

A trial was set for Dec. 4, and the Justice Department agreed with a federal judge in San Diego to let Montes back into the country so he could testify on his own behalf.

But in October Montes asked his lawyers to drop the case, saying he wanted to remain in Mexico where he had been living with family for eight months, according to USA Today. On Oct. 19, U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel issued an order dismissing the case, USA Today reported.

Curiel was thrust onto the national stage when during the campaign by then-candidate Donald Trump, who questioned the the Indiana-born judge's impartiality due to his "Mexican heritage." At the time, Curiel presided over a case alleging the now-defunct Trump University misled customers. He approved a $25 million settlement to victims in the case.   

CBP officials said Montes was booked into the Imperial County Jail following his arrest this week on pending charges of re-entry after removal. No further details were released.

Sexual harassment not only have negative mental effects on victims and survivors, it can also have physical effects as well, experts tell NBC News Better.

Dr. Colleen Cullen, a licensed clinical psychologist, notes that for victims of sexual harassment, the most common diagnoses are depression, anxiety, and even post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

When the mental effects become too overwhelming, experts call it somatizing, "a long state can turn into physical symptoms," says Dr. Nekeshia Hammond, a licensed psychologist.

These physical symptoms can run the gamut, manifesting as muscle aches, headaches, or even chronic physical health problems such as high blood pressure and problems with blood sugar.

"In the long term, it could lead to heart issues," says Hammond.

The body of a mentally ill 37-year-old man who went missing and prompted a search at East Rock Mountain has been found.

Emanuel Ramos, of Hamden, was driving with his dad to East Rock on Wednesday around 8 a.m. when he bolted from the car into a wooded area, the man's mother told NBC Connecticut.

Police were called at 4 p.m. when Ramos' parents realized they were not going to find him on their own. 

A helicopter searched the wooded areas for an hour and a half but did not find Ramos on Wednesday night. Police remained on the pathways around the woods overnight until a daylight search can begin. 

At the time, police said it was too dark and dangerous for them to search on the ground due to downed trees, steep drops and loose rocks. 

On Friday, a New Haven detective found the body of a deceased man at 9:30 a.m. about 250 feet from Farnam Drive. Firefighters were called in to conduct a high-angle recovery of the body from the rock face, police said. 

The body was identified as Ramos and police said the investigation is ongoing, but no foul play is suspected.