strong message to the courts. janet wu is live with more on the response. janet. >> reporter: their message is in their actions, they are not leaving. the initially after this sex abuse crisis the archdiocese moved to close or consolidate a number of churches in part to pay for the staggering legal bills. this church is the last holdout and there has been a vigil continuously since 2004. despite the upheld ruling they're trespassing as of right now, tonight that vigil continues. the people who love this 55-year-old church are not leaving. >> this is about all the churches. this is about our ability to fend our spiritual home against the people that would destroy it. >> reporter: they lead their own services. sleep, eat, pray and even do puzzles here.

demanding, exhilarating. >> this is the last church standing in the reconfiguration crisis. that is very hard to say. we want to make sure that it does stand. >> reporter: next step she has 14 days to file simultaneous appeals to both the appeals and supreme judicial court. october 26th will mark the 11th tull year of the vig -- fuller yao of the vigil. they take turns among a core group of 100 control tiers. they pass their time exercising. >> actually walk. >> reporter: you would walk laps? >> laps reference and quilting, one for each year of the vigil. some of them are political. >> everybody in this parish community has stitched somewhere on this quilt. >> we claim the churches and by doing so stript strengthen your faith. >> reporter: parishoners wouldn't say how much this 11-year legal battle cost them.

theaves are raised a lot of then and have appealed to other churches for spiritual and financial help. as they vow to continue this fight all the way to the u.s. supreme court. reporting live from scituate, janet wu, 7 news. >> governor charlie baker continuing to tackle the war on drugs with a policy change. he unveiled a new bill aimed at reducing the alarming rate of opioid abuse. jonathan hall has more. >> reporter: hi, governor baker acknowledges controversial measures but he says they're very much needed. he says over the past few years, opioid deaths in massachusetts have tripled. governor baker believes some doctors are handing out pain killers like candy. >> this has got to stop. >> reporter: he is hoping to pass a bill which would prevent physicians and the dentists if supplying

patients with more than a 72 hour supply of oxycontin and -- >> i said many times i had never seen anything with the kind of negative momentum that this particular issue has. >> reporter: the bill would give doctors the. u power to -- -- right now only judges can do that. >> nothing to be embarrassed about. these drugs are too dangerous for the human brain. >> reporter: other provisions pain management training for doctors who provide opioids. substance abuse training for students athletes and expanded access to treatment beds. >> i went to emergency rooms tons of times and i got turned away because there was nothing they could do. >> reporter: we spoke to some recovering addicts. >> kids todays have no idea. >> reporter: baker would end the practice of sending

female addicts to m.c.i.framingham treatment. >> when i was there i was so sick they give me no help and it was' horrible. >> reporter: the practice started in 1987 and governor baker apologized at the news conference here today saying 28 years is way too long. he says this will change. funding will be in place to get the treatment facilities on-line for these women rather than going to a prison. at the statehouse, jan jonathan hall, 7 news. >> officers took a total of 15 guns off the streets. haverhill police and several other agencies are investigates. a woman is arrested in new hampshire after police say she overdosed in front of her 4-year-old. the man with her at the time treated her with nar can and was able to revive her. >> brockton police want your help as they try to find a

this is the composite sketch of the person that police are looking for. police say the man is connected to self rapes that happened between 2013 and 2014. if you have any information go ahead and contact brockton police. a westwood woman is missing after conservation officers in new hampshire say she was hiking in a local forest. a family reported 64-year-old clair marie cohogu missing but show didn't return after a 26 mile hike she planned from october 5th to the 10th. if you have any information call the new hampshire fish and game department. >> families and members of community paying their respects for the victim from the missing el faro cargo ship. memorials were held in south florida. el far oh, was lost at see after hurricane joaquin struck. the boat had sunk to the bottom of the ocean. loved ones pay their respects.

members and we really do believe that the nature of this work is so intricately entwined. everybody has known somebody else. >> with such a tight knit community services like this are going on. the coast guard continues to look for the ship. >> randy quaid and his wife have been released from a vermont jail and are headed home. quaid appeared in court. he and his wife agreed to address felony charges from five years ago when they were' found squatting in a koll guest house. the couple was ordered to stay in vermont. the two were arrested when they tried to cross into the u.s. from canada. the f.b.i. is investigating fantasy sports sites draft kings and fan duel. employees at the sites used insider information to win big money.

employees from playing those sports. >> the players are suspended from sports for the rest of the year. the assistant coach is suspended for one year. the players and coaches claim the referee made racist comments. the coach said he said angry things but didn't order the hit. >> i'm -- a coach does not hesitate to say things to properly motivate my players. a said a lot of things to the players on the sideline to keep them motivated because they are letting off first yateing getting to them. i also made comments allowed to no one in particular. i cannot remember everything that i said at the game. >> the players claim the assistant coach told them the referee needed to pay. the referee denies he made any racist comments. >> oscar pistorius is ready for release after killing his girl friend from 2015. the parole board says he will be under house arrest for the next four years.

pistorius long claimed he mistook his girl friend for an intruder when he shot him. >> dennis hastert is changing his plea in a hush money case. the lawyers said that the former -- he will plead guilty. he is charged with lying to investigators about paying hush money. officials say he paid off -- >> all eyes are on vice president biden as the run for the nomination is heating up. others say for biden it's all about timing. if vice president biden is going to run for president he is still not letting on. after skipping the first democratic debate biden had a typical day at the white house. lunch with itself president and a round table discussion where he ignored a question about his future plans amend praised the debaters. >> i was proud of -- i

thought they all did well. >> reporter: his silence is a stark contrast to hillary clinton who spent the day in idaho. is she hoping biden doesn't get in? >> i'm not hoping anything about that. i spent and admire the vice president. he has been a friend and colleague for a long time. >> reporter: clinton's campaign chairman says it's time for biden to decide. >> vice president biden wants to enter and compete for the presidency, then it's time he make that decision. >> reporter: sources close to biden say a decision is likely coming soon and the debate may not be the deciding factor but whether biden thinks he can win. on that even republican insiders agree. >> there has to be a consenious within the democratic party she can't win a general election in order for biden to enter the race comfortably. that doesn't exist today. >> reporter: still some of biden's supporters aren't giving up. >> i'm very confident that he decides to get in it will not only be the money and

staff needed to compete in the states. >> reporter: as for the democratic candidates who are definitely running their next debate will happen on november 14. >> bad news for social security recipient. millions will not see an increase in their benefits in 2016. there has been no increase only twice back in 2010 and 2011679 thed a just is based on a government measure of inflation which is being dragged down by lower gas prices. >> turning the tables on the restaurant industry. one owner is doing away with tipping. what does this mean for diners and workers? >> a car fire under investigation in everett. afire official is trying to figure out what happened here. >> a trial on hold for a teen accused of raping and killing his teacher. why proceedings could be suspended for almost a month. >> announcer: tonight a baby give registry gone wrong. >> my fear was in fact confirmed. >> announcer: it was

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comes to course economic. it is could be a growing trend. the company will stop takes tips. >> this could mean your overall tab is going up. kim khazei has the story. >> reporter: danny myers restaurants, some of the finest and the well known in new york city are tossing outs tipping, no matter the waiter, no matter the service, the customer no longer has control. mier made the announcement today. by eliminating tipping our employees who want to grow financially and professionally will be able to earn those students based on the merit of their work. the concept is new but gaining traction with some other big names in the business. the top chef star and food correspondent. >> it's a bad day of paying someone. it's not fair if there is bad service purchase the restaurant -- purchase me. don't come. >> reporter: in this case

that increase goes to the staff. their hourly rate goes up. >> no one has quit so far. >> is that a good sign. >> reporter: the tip-free model is being rolled out slowly. right now a hand full of restaurants in eight states are using it. what happens to service? >> it is a service based industry and the, your compensation should reflect the level of service that you are providing. >> reporter: even the man sees the idea spreading. >> i think it should change the industry and i think it will. >> reporter: i'm kim khazei, 7 news. >> >> coming up a big surprise during an interview with a skunk. the prank that caused the it. v.anchors to freak out on-air. >> holding in those 60s, but we see the surge of really cold air for the weekend coming up. >> at 6:00 who can forgot last winter when we're bury under more than 100 inches of snow. >> patriots putsings their

finishing touches on the game plan for their goal but what the pats say about

>> this just seems like a bad idea in the first place. news anchors in nebraska got the surprise during an interview with a skunk. >> they get scared, they can shoot about. >> oh, -- oh! >> as bad as that looks don't worry. little did the anchors know the animal handler placed a water gun in his hands fooling off the ultimate -- pulling off the ult malon on-air plank. maybe not everybody knows something like that couldn't happen.

even if you did know that for the split second you might forget. when something -- >> run. at you. >> a few years ago i was knocking on the door, a real skunk was there, sprayed us and we had to -- >> did you take a bath in tomato juice. >> did you, no. >> have you heard of that. >> my grandmother used to say that and i never sprayed by a skunk but i chased a few around. stay away from the back end. 60 in b dew point reading about 37 degrees, wind out of the southwest at 13 miles per hour, already our temperatures today not bad. i mean you know for mid-act, -- mid october. 61 in beverly, boston, 56 worcester. what a deep blue sky today. too. with the backdrop or the foreground ablaze with the colors of fall.

about 56 i hyannis and about 58 bedford. 56 worcester. the clouds are moving quickly. a swift moving weather system riding the jet stream rolls through first thing in the morning would a couple of showers or a sprinkle. that's about it. that is not a big ground wetting coming up although models would like to say there is a chance for a couple of downpours. i see a weak front. i don't know where they're getting all this heavy rain but we just have a fleeting shower first thing up until about 11:00 tomorrow morning this then snipes and clouds will vie for attention in the sky. temperatures tomorrow milder than today. we saw the low 60s, we could push it to 63 or 64 easily tomorrow. even up through southern new hampshire and ep across southeast mass. a chunk of chilly air up up across parts of western and northwestern ontario, that is on the move. that will put a dent in our temperatures this weekend. the head of the charles is a

chilly one for spectate outside and athletes. 55 and 48 with a northwest wind making it feel colder. saturday, that 55 is going to feel cold and sunday that speaks for itself. our temperature trend is staying that way with a normal high temperature of 62 we're no where near that with wind in the 30s on both sunday and monday. hire is the peek of highs on sunday. 47 in lawrence. billerica and through fitchburg, too. boston should peak around 50 and that is how i come one my average of 48 by the way. mix of the suburbs and city. also by monday morning we have a chance to be at least near a frost in the city but in the suburbs a killing freeze coming up. just about right on schedule. the freeze is where you are several hours below freezing. the frost where you put the white coating on the lawns

or on the car tops. almost forgot what that was. clear start then clouds late. the sprinkle in the morning otherwise a partly sunny sky. breezy in the 60s but we'll get back there in the seven-day forecast, you can see it racing back to us by tuesday, huge turn around. after a pretty chilly start. we have a couple of cold mornings come up. sunday morning, monday and tuesday morning, where we're wipe out the mosquitoes no problem. all across the commonwealth. see you at 6:00. >> we'll be ready for that. not much time to let your fantasy line up. >> with all the matchups this week many of you are trying to figure out who to start and who to sit. jadiann thompson and trey daerr have pointers for you in this fantasy fixer. >> welcome to fantasy fixer, we're excite about this sunday night football became, that is the deflate-gate rematch between the pats and colts. a couple of players to watch on the pats glide there is

around the quarterback matchup. ed elman is unstoppable. you have to like patriots receivers against anybody in the league, r. you got either of the pats two top receivers. >> colts rebounding and andrew luck may not be back but if he is how much of a boost could that bring? >> i don't know. the colts have won three straight but the offense is not putting fear into anybody. two straight wins with hassleback luck probably going to be back but i'm not look are liking the matchup. johnson had a big game back in his home town. i don't think there is any chance he could do that depend. >> talk about the surprise win of the browns against baltimore. are you going to put your money on the browns. >> that is a big nope. josh is benched for manziel. the broncos the best defense

>> go set your line-up. >> a very good evening to you. i'm adam williams with a look at some of the stories we're working on. someone sets fire to a car in everett and pours gas around a home. we're live with the disturbing investigation no an alarming attack. the patriots getting ready for a sunday showdown with the colts right here on news, when the players are stay -- what the players are staying today about the team who got the ball rolling on deflate-gate. better or worse? we break down new predictionings for this year's winter weather. think about it. those stories and much more

>> topping the buzz today -- >> america's next top model is leaving the runway. it'll end in december. host and executive producer time. seasons. >> exactly. it's a long run for any show >> i'm elizabeth norieka. >> i'm ryan schulteis, 7 news at 6:00 starts now. >> announcer: a disturbing up in flames. >> grabbed the phone, let the fire department know the house is on fire. >> announcer: that was just the start of an alarming attack. plus a high-profile murder trial on hold.

philip chism trading the courtroom nor a hospital visit then waiting on winter. we break down new predictions. >> colder temperatures ahead. >> and the patriots gearing up for a sunday showdown. >> this week it's the colts. putting everything in the bag just preparing as hard as we can. >> reporter: rematch of the afc championship game with lots on the line. 7 news at 6:00 starts now. >> first at 6:00 the charred wreckage of a car in everett leading to danger on the doorstep of someone's home. was set. >> the car wasn't the only target. steve cooper live in everett with a look at this steve. >> reporter: nervous neighbors are anxious for answers and so too are arson investigators who spend hours here today. they say someone torched a car here then tried to burn