a local man is suing fontbonne academy. >> when the school found out he was gay his offer was rescinded. dan hausle live outside the court house. reporter: this is a case that pits the right of a school to practice and promote its religion against a man's right against sexual orientation discrimination. matthew barrett and his husband head to court to claim a milton catholic school shouldn't be able to pull a job offer simply was barrett is married to another man. >> i can remember sitting at the table, just sitting there, like what just happened to me. i couldn't believe it. >> i was brought up catholic. half the neighborhood went there and we all talked to -- everybody talked to us and said it will be fine. it's a great school and then this happened. reporter: barrett's lawyer says the school violated

the job offer. he answers the school is covered by exceptions not to hire people who might interfere with the school's religious message. >> it doesn't matter if it's food director or religious director. it's not necessarily mr. barrett's message we're talking about. it's the message of the school that's being interfered. reporter: barrett says he wants the school to change its policy for future hiring. >> what i want to do is see that this doesn't happen to the next guy, to the next man. that's what i want. reporter: the judge offered no timetable for a decision. he can decide for bun side or the other or decide this is a matter for a jury to decide. dan hausle, 7 news. a legal loop hole has the potential to lead for a new trial for boston marathon bomber. they are arguing the supreme court ruling on

eliminate after the death penalty convictions their prosecutors got under the old definition. they are now asking for a new trial. meanwhile prosecutors did ask the court to force tsarnaev to pay restitution to the victims in the marathon bombings. the judge said the department of prisons normally collects the money starting at $25 every three months. prosecutors want the right to attach money that might come to tsarnaev in the future. a dangerous drive, an mbta bus and tractor trailer collide in boston. the bus driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. no passengers were on a cambridge middle school receiving a threatening message saying someone planted a bomb. officers patrolling a cambridge middle school after police received an anonymous e-mail about a bomb.

keeping their students home today. >> it's probably a hoax but we decided it's not worth the risk of sending him there and we waited until we were told it was clear. >> my stomach is still in knots but i don't know, what do you do? >> the school did have extra security today and the district will decide if it will be necessary to keep more security there moving forward. rhode island's dancing cop is now off the job. he earns extra cash dancing in busy intersections for police departments. he began the controversial protests when a police officer was served a coffee with black lives matter written on the cup. >> once we realize what type of controversy like i said that it was causing, we turned around, decided to take it off the docket and move on to other things. this is a time of happiness, a time of cheer. we don't want any

>> he was supposed to direct traffic for the city's christmas tree lighting but was not there. we're following nor news today in baltimore. while in police custody outside the court house, protestors are promising there be there every single day. their joists could be heard outside the court. >> the goal is not to disrupt the court proceeding but just to remind them that we're out here on the streets. >> they will pay attention if we come down to the harbor where they make their money. police in las vegas are releasing video of a deadly shooting. police say the 32-year-old driver ran from officers and when they thought he held up a gun, he they fired at

>> he appeared to be stable, was able to hold a job. we learned recently he stopped taking his medication and started using illegal drugs. >> caught on camera, suspicious stranger accused arson, a family says the man came to them asking for help and they turned his request away, the man allegedly returned later and set their house on fire, now police are searching for that suspect. >> had no shoes, had no socks. shelby carr had only one thought. reporter: angry because sunday morning a neighbor is seen walk ago way from her home at 6:30 a.m. just a few minutes later her home erupted in flames. carr's father remembers out. >> my daughter, my wife, my nine month old granddaughter was spending the night. everybody got out.

fire claimed the family's beloved chocolate lab gracie. the family believe the man seen walking away is the same man who came to >> he's like can you give me a ride. no, i'll call 911 for you. that. >> this was the only house allegedly set on fire sunday morning. investigation by the fire marshal's office as an arson fire. >> investigators and the carrs hope the man caught on camera find them soon. >> we sure as hell didn't deserve this. we didn't do anything to anyone. reporter: officials are offering a $5,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest in that case. following some breaking news right now in california. you're looking live at a gas tanker that caught fire on the 15 freeway in lake elsinore.

reportedly carrying 9,000 gallons of fuel when a tire blew up. firefighters don't know when that fire will be out. as you see, it's going fleet strong right now. caught on camera, the holiday season doesn't just bring joy. it brings thieves too. check out this video of one man snagging a light-up snow man from a home in washington state. the homeowners say thieves took candy cane lights right from their yards. this is another thief going for packages that are delivered and left at door steps. checking news cross-country now. a louisiana home catches fire in a surprising fashion. the other plugged the hover board in to charge it and then it blue up. his mom said he only had it for a day. >> both wheels, it was like a firework like he just lit a firework. before i could yell the house is on fire, just the middle part of the

between your feet, poof, into flames. >> she says she's planning to sue the hover board company. a mega bus traveling from minnesota to chicago blows a tire leaving passengers stranded for seven hours with no heat. eventually a state trooper shuttled the passengers to a truck stop and another bus picked them up in the morning. >> finally three hours later somebody shows with a fire that did not fit. he said he had to go back to st. paul to get a tire that fit. >> they were awesome and they brought all hamilton our luggage too. that was a blessing. >> mega bus released a statement saying all of the passengers would get a refund. an abandoned newborn baby in los angeles is

police officers heard that baby crying in a hole underneath a pile of debris. now police are asking for the public to help identify that baby's mom. >> i know what i was hearing. as i was digging in the it. reporter: it helped that he's the father of two young daughters and knows the difference between a cry of hunger and pain. >> the cry that i heard as a father was more of a cry for help, i'm hungry but not like i'm injured. reporter: stlch's officials say the baby is doing well. their 911 call answered by deputies, colette and david perry, colette pulling her out of a two foot wide hole filled with debris. >> the hole was filled with dirt, vegetation and asphalt. >> they still don't know who the baby's mother is, where she gave birth and why she didn't take

that allows for the safe surrender of newborns. >> any hospital, in the in the parking lot. you have to cross the threshold. >> the blanket appeared to be a hospital blanket so detectives are checking air hospitals. the deputy says he's thankful the baby was not hurt. another hour or so, it would have been dark and no one thinks she could have survived the cold night. reporter: officials say this is the fourth newborn that has been abandoned in l.a. county this year. we're learning details about a former cancer. she remains cancer-free. leah is expected to return home this week. by millions after she was diagnosed with stage four cancer last year. she was given a 50-50 chance of survival. leah's father posted this statement on instagram, thank for all the support and prayers, just got the phone call

disease, hashtag leahstrong. >> that's great news. police officers spreading holiday cheer in memphis. the kind gesture that's going viral. friends and family of the suspect now taking the stand. and breaking news out of new hampshire. flames. firefighters called in from surrounding towns to battle that massive blaze. crews still on the scene

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police officers in memphis fighting crimes with an unique game plan this holiday season. the officers responded to a burglary where the little boy's x-box was stolen. >> something needed to be done to cheer up that little boy and now their actions are going viral. reporter: you see on the news what police often encounter while on the job. 11-year-old campbell is proof that have it's not all bad. officers replaced the x-box stolen sunday during a burglary at his family's home. >> when we asked the child if he's going to get a new x-box for

kind of money and all the money she makes goes to pay the bills. reporter: it wasn't viral thanks to this video. >> this house was burglarized not too long ago today while these folks was at church. reporter: they say he was more concerned about his mother than the stolen x-box which is what impressed them the most. >> just to be able to alleviate some of his stress just for that day and help their family in this time by christmas, it really was an overwhelming feeling. policing is really not just about going into dangerous situations. it's definitely about helping out the community as well. something one 11-year-old found out first hand. the officers bought him three games along with the x-box and the store donated an extra controller. the boy and his mother have reached out to police saying they were truly grateful for the officer's generosity. 7 news.

of rain in it through tomorrow and then a shot of some colder air as we head into the latter half of the workweek. details on that ahead. two local teenagers charged with shooting veteran. breaking news the red sox reportedly signing david price to a major contract. details and how long we can expect to see the pitcher in a sox uniform. which means a house full of people -- who all want to get online. so it's the perfect it has the fastest internet with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, you'll get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for 79.99 a month online and with a 2 year agreement, we'll give you all the premium movie channels for a year. plus, 400 dollars back. so go online or call now. get out of the past. get fios.

this moment for awhile. a moment other kids wouldn't think twice about. her first bowl of cheerios. because now that cheerios are gluten free, violet, and many others are enjoying their first

this is an amazing picture as an ice storm hits oklahoma. a frozen speed limit sign has pen shared thousands of times on social media. very cool picture but happy we're not dealing with that kind of weather around here today. >> i think that a lot of us can wait for that kind of weather to come around here.

direct copy of it. >> perfect imprint of that. nothing like that around here, pete. >> nothing like that. we had a few pockets of drizzle. 44 in boston. dew point reading about 36. a southeast breeze about six miles an hour. highs today, we just made it above freezing in nashua. thank goodness that precip was not steady. it was only spotty. otherwise i think we would have had some freezing issues and glazing on our roads. highs made it into the 40s up near nashua. still below normal, 48 in nantucket. 44 in boston. the current readings have not moved. we do expect them to be nudged a little bit higher into the mid 30s at least north and west of 595. this is one of those situations where that cold once its entrench add cross southern new england, it's really tough to erode. across southeast mass, just a change of the

temperatures may rise into the 50s tonight. right now it's all rain across the south shore and down in the islands too. moderate rain up to a quarter of an inch in nantucket with a couple waves of moderate rain going down through there and the vineyard. this is reaching out at least to mashpee and falmouth. steady rains through brockton and avon. it's still spotty north of boston and in the city too it hits and moves. i think it will get a little steadier through the course of this evening. that fog lifts up tonight and grows and after midnight it may be shut off. look at this at 3:00 in the morning. by morning at 8:00 or 9:00 it's still in a little bit of a lull and we start to break up some of the rain, but another wave coming into low pressure means we'll renew the rain for the evening and it could come down moderately as a new low pressure system starts to arise.

the map. it looks like it will intensify across northern new england. tap some cold and bring snow down to the mountains so it is more significant. for us on thursday it means falling temperatures and a lot of wind too. all told i'm still optimistic of about as close to an inch of rain. some places only get about a half an inch, an inch will be the top most limit on this weather system as we continue this relatively dry pattern. 49 for a high in boston, upper 40s for the north shore but bedford about 44ish and nashua 43 tomorrow and then on thursday a weird thing happens, our warmest the morning. then in the afternoon we see these drop back from the mid 50s and upper 50s across southeast mass and we struggle through the 40s in the afternoon and then drop once the sun sets into the 30s. again accompanied by quite a bit of wind. thursday's going to feel cold. occasional rain tonight,

tomorrow rain returns. about 46 to 56. there's your 7 on 7 forecast. warm up for the weekend. turned out okay i guess. see you at 6:00. a little boy takes a nap with santa claus at an indiana mall. the six month old dozed off in line with his parents so santa decided second as well. it's been liked by more than 500,000 people there on facebook. show me your man face. >> a one-year-old is also becoming an internet sensation. this video of the baby girl giving her mad face that's stolen the hearts of millions of people around the world. her family says they wouldn't be surprised if she becomes an actress some day. >> adorable there. adele is breaking records with album sales. >> good evening, everybody. i'm kim khazei. ahead at 9:00 we're following several

rob gronkowski releasing injured. why the pat's tight-end isn't rushing back. and a developing hampshire. a huge home going up in flames with firefighters rushing to that neighborhood. we have all that and more coming up in just a few minutes.

topping the buzz, one artist reigns supreme. the rapper's music has gotten the most plays on spotify this year. if you're reading this, it's too late and adele's record-breaking album 25 would have grabbed the top spot if the album was available to be streamed on-line. wanter brothers posted this teaser on-line monday. superman is seen taking off the mask of ben affleck's batman. the full trailer will be released tomorrow. it will be in theaters in march. >> you would think they would have been buddies. >> i know. 7 news at 6:00

cold rainy weather on the way. the soggy conditions leaving boston bogged down. a new hampshire home ignites. firefighters risking it all to contain this raging inferno. a vietnam veteran gunned down. two teenagers in custody and faceing a judge. >> i still believe there's going to be a chance that the truth will come out. >> and he was convicted of killing his friend's mom. now eddie o'brien is speaking publicly for the first time in nearly two decades. it's an interview you'll see on just one station. breaking news, the red sox paying a big price tonight. reports the team is bringing a big name tall don't boston. and we go begin with breaking news from fenway park. the red sox adding some serious star power to the mound. david price is coming to

the best pitchers in the game. >> tonight the sox front office landing the biggest pitching prize in free agency. director joe amorosino with all the details. reporter: the red sox need an ace in the worst way. the team's president of baseball operations went out and got the best one on the market landing david price, seven years, $217 million. that's $31 million per year and that is the going rate for a 30-year-old perennial cy young award contender whose proving he can get it done in the american league east. an opt-out in three years but that's down the road. he's locked up a guy who despite his post season struggles is a bona fide ace. it's clear that democrat -- dembrowski is not going to allow another last place summer. rob gronkowski