chim is accused of raping d murrerring his math teacher two years ago when chism was 14679 his minutessal state was called in question after a court psychologist said he claimed to be hearing voices in his head and she saw chism banging his head on the floor of his cell. on wednesday a court officer said chism refused to appear in the courtroom. he is facing life in prison if he is convicted. attorneys have suggested he was legally insane at the time of the killing. but the prosecution says chism's actions are simply an act. now the court order says during his stay at the worcester facility, chim must be held in a locked adult unit. and not allowed any where in secured. the latest live from salem, i'm byron barnett, 7 news. >> 7 news turning to the forecast. headed to a downward spiral. despite the sun, cooler

and we are looking at a drastic drop through the weekend. pete bouchard is tracking it all. >> we are. a couple of fronts will seal our fate for the weekend and bring us back to the 50s and even some 40s so braise yourself. it is a -- brace yourself. it's on its way. 60 in boston, not half bad today. tons of sunshine. a beautiful day across all of new england. clouds will be on the increase later tonight. now tomorrow, again, close to normal so, we're holding our breath before the shot of cold air but we'll have a front that moves through with a couple of sprinkles first thing in the morning then we'll change it up through the day and get ready for the won't shot of cold air. 57 turns to 40s clouds will come in and level off the temperature in the 40s. we might see a couple of sprinkles first thing in the morning on friday before we get back to some sunshine. maybe even a quick shower, too. we'll talk about the weekend forecast ahead of the charles, foliage, it's the season and the seven-day forecast, maybe another turn around coming. that's ahead.

>> also on. a southbridge teacher is accused of sending nude photos of himself to a teenager and that teacher is free on bail. judge. rhine rhine is heredown ryan schulteis with here. >> reporter: the man pleaded not guilty to sending nude pictures of student. he tried to hide his face this morning. police say the teacher sent pictures to the students through a private message on face book. today a judge ordered the man to have no unsupervised contact with children under is of. he was arrested after a school official overheard students talking about the incident and told police. >> the student had never communicated back to the teacher. never said anything, just reminded silent. when he got images there was never a response. >> tonight he is free on bail. the southbridge school district says he is no longer employed. officials have rescued a no trespassing order through police. >> a former dorchester

hockey coach is facing troubling new charges. robert richardson was in court today where he was faced with three counts of raping a child. the d.a.told the court that the abuse began back in 1991 when the youth coach took interest in the then 13-year-old victim. the victim told family and friends about the alleged abuse in the past but told police just last year. richardson returns to court next month. a lowell police officer has resigned after he was caught on camera sleeping on the job. the officer was originally placed on administrative leave while the department investigated. what had happened there. the police superintendent has called the photo embarrassing. >> now on 7 -- the president back tracking on a promise. >> afghan forces are still in the as strong as they need to be. >> announcer: u.s. troop withdrawal on hold porch u.s.' combat mission in afghanistan may be over our commitment to afghanistan and its people endures. >> announcer: the combat mission in afghanistan

continues. >> president obama being forced to change his strategy in afghanistan based on new reality on the ground. brandon gunnoe is in the newsroom with the details on the plan. >> reporter: this was supposed to be part of the president's legacy, his promise to pull troops out of afghanistan. it took a while to convince him but the president says staying is the right thing to do. he announced the drawdown of troops will be delayed. the afterman military is just not ready parents as i said before while america's combat mission in afghanistan may be other our commitment to afghanistan and its people endures. >> reporter: the new plan will bring down the number of troops to 5500 by early 2017. initially the plan was to do that bit end of this year. then have an embassy only presence by the end of next year. >> president obama: but maintaining our crept posture through most of next year rather than a more rapid draw down will allow us to sustain our efforts to train and the assist afghan

forces as they grow stronger. >> reporter: insurgent have spread through more of the country at any time since the post-9/11 invasion. >> president obama: as commander in chief i will not allow afghanistan to be used as a safe haven for nation again. >> reporter: the mission will not change according to the prosecutors train afghan al-qaeda. >> the afghan security forces at some point are going to step up and take the lead. >> reporter: the conflict in afghanistan has been our longest war in history, currently at 14 years. gunnoe, 7 news. >> new details on the u.s. afghanistan. american forces were gathering intelligence on the hospital days before the attack according to the associated press. officials believe it was being used to coordinate taliban activity. pentagon said the bombing was a mistake. israel is on high alert following more deadly palestinians.

off neighborhoods in an effort to stop stabbings. the palestinians have been glorifying on social media, police say palestinians have been calling for more attacks on-line. scottish prosecution have identified two new suspects in the 198 bombing of pap am flight 103. a scottish spokesman says the two unnamed libyans who were involved in the attack. the plane was flying from london to new york when it exploded above southern scotland 27 years ago, more than 270 people were killed. there only one suspect was ever convicted in connection with the attack. the system to screen airline passengers against terror watch lists is back up and running today after a glitch forced delays ats major airports last night. you might have been affected. the outage affected airplanes including logan airport. offices with customs and border protection used other passengers.

the outage lasted about 90 minutes but was fixed. >> bill cosby has another honorary degree revoked this time from a local school. the board of trust eyes at tufts university voted to take away cost de's honnary doctor of arts award and another award. the committeen has been accused of sexual abuse by multiwell women. >> lamb -- lambor odom is hanging on. the two-time nba champ suffered brain damage and at least one stroke. sources say medical personnel told them odom had multiple drugs in his system. employees found him in side his suite unconscious and they called 911. >> he has blood coming out of his nose, white stuff come out of his mouth. they can't get him to wake up.

>> odom's estranged wife chloe kardashian along with other family members are at his bet side. -- bed side. odom suffered from drug abuse in the past. >> we've all been praying. my thoughts are with him. my thoughts are with his family. and he is a strong guy. he has been through a lot. and he can get through this, too. >> there has been no change in his condition in the past two days. >> the patriots with no preparation is key when it comes to any opponents. the team working to finalize a game plan against the colts. they need to be ready for anything. luck has been out the last two games. >> so the team not leaving anything to chance preparing for all possible outcomes. joe amorosino kicks off our patriots coverage tonight. >> stability at the quarterback position can make or break a fran nation

no team knows that better than the patriots who have enjoyed the luxury of having one of the games all time greats under center for the last 16 years, so such luxury for the colts this season. indy forced to turn their offense over to hassleback who is filling in for the injured andrew luck. after leading his team to two wins the colts backup quarterback is expected to return to the beach with luck well enough to return. alex corddry reporting more on a pats defense that is prepared for whom ever gets to start on sunday night. >> reporter: joe, because of a shoulder injury andrew luck hasn't played since september 27. the colts are saying he is trending in the right direction. he is looking good but they're not telling us if he will play on sunday. we do know this. if he is good to g he better be ready for a patriots defense that is hungry and keeps getting better each week. >> i think the key is

tryings to make sure we do it on sunday. >> reporter: mccourty may not have all the answers why the patriots defense has had their way with luck. if he plays on sunday he will be facing a team he has never beaten. >> we get a friendly reminder what you did before doesn't matter so i don't think we even think about the last couple games. >> reporter: when the pats can focus on building on their impressive game against the cow boys. the first since 2010 the defense didn't allow a touchdown on the road. >> i think it's something we always talk about here each week going into the game. we're going to have to stop some of the key guys in the right area but it's going to be a tough matchup. >> reporter: between t. j.hilton, johnson and the colts continue to have a great passing game. >> our hands are going to be full on the secondary. we're going to compete and try to, you know, make every

play that they go out there and try to make it tough and not allow any easy catches. >> reporter: no question the colts have plenty of wide receiver speed which is going to be a great task for the patriots defense that is allowing an average of 19 points a game through the first quarter of season. live in foxboro, alex corddry. >> while the team is playing it up like this is any other game it's clear they want to won. today rob gronkowski talked about his desire to not just touchdowns. dan hausle is in foxboro. what are fans saying today? >> reporter: the fans are on board with this idea. you are not going to hear it from the patriots players themself directly. gronk can suggest point scoring is a good thing and the fans know they want to do more than just win this week. they want to win big. the last time the patriots

faced indy they laid a 45-7 whopping on the colts. with that team triggering deflate-gate, pats fans are looking for the team to run up the score even higher if they can. >> they started this stink so be good to see them give them a beating. >> do you want them to run up the score on the team? >> yes. i want them to beat them bad. >> reporter: the prayers would never call it revenge, the gronk calls it doing his job. >> you drop 50 points on the guys? >> how many points we put up we put up. we're trying to score every time we touch the ball. woe like to put up points. >> reporter: brady owes' fence seems to be in top form combined with an injured stumbling indy team and a blowout win could just happen regardless of whether the patriots want it. >> we're not going to scope scoring, our job is to win. we're going to score and win and that is what our goal is.

us, so if they can't stop us then that is their problem. >> reporter: some fans say a blow out won't be the ultimate payback. >> another super bowl would be better payback. >> reporter: in case you are wondering the top score by a patriots team in the past was 59 points. that was in 2009 against the tennessee titans. by the way that was also the largest margin of victory because that was a shut-out. fans will be using that one as a measuring stick. dan hausle, 7 news. >> excited for what? catch all the action right here sunday, be sure to join us for our "7 on the sidelines show at at a6:30. >> she is not up for the aunt of the year award. >> today the woman who sued her nephew over a hug is trying to set the record straight.

witch church. >> the policy changes he is overdoses. >> a car fire in everett sparking concern. investigators saying this was intentionally set and there may have been a bigger target. >> adam: last winter may have been one for the history books. we have to even look at the pictures, but this one is remember. the effects that el nino will have in the east. we're talking a couple of months from now. those stories and more. that will keep you around, right? we're whack -- back right

>> social media and it spun and spun and i suddenly was getting call don't look at the internet. don't turn on the television. >> she has been labeled the worst aunt ever. on social media. now the woman who sued her nephew for giving her a hug that ended in a broken wrist is speaking out explaining the lawsuit. she says she was' trying to get home other thans insurance to pay for her medical bills. >> but a technic ality required her to name names. there appears to be two sides to the story. >> jennifer connell briefly one of the most hated women

in country after suing her nephew for $127,000 for knocking her to the ground. she described it as a forceful greeting by the 8-year-old million social media described her as the worst aunt in the world. >> it was heart-breaking and painful but also like walking into a film of someone else's life and i hadn't been briefed. >> reporter: in an interview on the "today" show the two say there is another side to the story. >> she never would do anything to hurt the family or myself. and she loves us. >> reporter: she named her nephew in the lawsuit because as she understood it in connecticut an individual has to be the defendant in a home owners insurance case. >> because shawn and hi this fall together, i was informed we had, shaun had to be named. i was never comfortable with that. but it was explained to me that it's a technicality. >> reporter: in the aftermath people said things

they didn't know. >> i love her and she loves me. >> reporter: jurors took about 40 minutes to deliberate on tuesday before deciding in the child's favor. nancy chen, 7 news. >> okay next on 7 a guest making a stink on a live tv show. oh, brother. >> oh, man -- oh, -- >> you don't do that -- >> it's a skunk. >> waiting for something to happen. >> let me help with you that -- this? our forecast is cold. we'll take a look at that. >> oscar pistorius heading home from prison.

beautiful. and near 60 degrees, no complaints there. we're still mild tomorrow. peak foliage across a good part of new england. lots of color to be shown even in central marks our western suburbs beautiful, chilly weekend forecast to view it but what else? what would you expect for mid-october. 57 marshfield, 55 chatham and 60 up in portsmouth right now. clouds' holding them off but we go from clouds into the showers across parts of front orbs and back into detroit. too.

i still expect a lot of the showers to just fizzle out as they come into new england tonight and a front will be embedded in the middle of the greens and white that will cross through. now tomorrow is on odd day. we start chilly but we recover very nicely. in fact it may even be milder than today. as we head for the low and almost mid 60s. front crossing may charge up the atmosphere are a few showers. i know you just saw yellows and reds but i think we'll get a quick shower then it'll move on. downpours seem to be out of the equation, famous last words. the models get hung up on that but i'm hung up on the facts we've another day in the of 60s, 63 boston, 63 hudson, 64 out through wellesley. 65 close to that, whitensville, 63. mid 60s down through sandwich. the wind is brisk. starting to see some offed

cold air farm now over one of moy favorite place, big trout lake. they have a lot of sameon up there and bass but that is -- i've never been there. i'm joking but the front that comes down from that region will change out the weekend and brings in the cold air. it's directed straight down into new england. we get the core of the coldest air of the weather system. saturday, northwest winds for the head of the charles before 16-25. they don't back off all that much with such cold air around, in the up iratmosphere it'll stir that air something fierce. 55 on saturday and about 48 on sunday. for a high temperatures. it bottoms out in the upper 40s normal high of 62 then we rough quickly between monday and tuesday. clear start, clouds late. 43-50 then tomorrow brief morning sprinkle or shower then sunny and breezy. temperatures in the low 60s, last time we see the

hover in the 50s for wednesday and thursday. no big storms in sight. that absent. the. >> the newest ep sod of "homeland" facing hidden message. >> the show hired graffiti artists to write aa bib faces. they hode homeland is racist a and there is no homeland. the artists say the graffiti was meant to profest how homeland pore takes afghans, arabs and pakistanis. >> randy quaid and his wife released from jail in vermont pu they have -- but they've no plans to leave the state. >> a stonehill student facing serious charges. new details on the threats he is accused of making on

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