theouple may hav been radicalized but now there are so many unanswered questions. adam williams joins us with what we've learned so far. >> reporter: nbc news is reporting that the two suspects may have been in touch with people overseas that the u.s. was interested in and in the l.a.area with people expressing jihaddist views. the f.b.i. says farooq went to pakistan and brought back his pakistani fiance last july. he married her here in the u.s. police say farooq was a county restaurant inspector in california and yesterday he left the health department christmas party at the inland regional center then came back with officials say that is when the couple began firing inside with automatic weapons and left behind three remote control pipe bombs that never went off. eightack left 14 people dead and another 21 injured. dozens of first responders rushed to the scene setting up medical units in the injured. when police caught up with

later farooq and his wife fired 76 shots at police. officers fired back killing the couple inside the car. investigators found more than 1600 additional rounds of rifle and hand gun ammunition while investigators gather more evidence, the f.b.i. says the motive for the massacre is still not clear. >> there was obviously a mission here. we know that. we do not know why. we don't know if this was a, this was the intended target or if it was something that triggered him to do this immediately. that is going to take time answer. >> reporter: additionally investigators say farooq legally bought the two handguns the couple used. the rifles the couple fired were also legally purchased, but by someone else. at our breaking news desk adam williams, 7 news. >> ryan: the trial of philip chim continues today. he is accused of raping and

>> kim: the judge hearing from a psychologist about chim's mental state. steve coop ser live in salem with what happened in court. >> reporter: a lengthy hearing here today that went on for more than three hours this afternoon. the defense trying to build their case that their client was insane at the time of the murder introducing the word "schizophrenia" in the trial but prosecutors weren't buying it. >> i just frustrated at this point by the consistent back of professional courtesy. >> reporter: temper flares from the lead prosecutor saying the case aagainst accused philip chrisism. a hearing by video hook up. the defense is hoping the judge will allow two expert witnesses to psychiatrists to testify when the trial resumes on friday. both experts who studied m.r.i.'s done on chism recently testified

contribute to schizophrenia or at least suth a past head injury. >> we're not asking the court to admit evidence that because mr. chism has these abnormalities of the brain that he has schizophrenia but, but only that it's consistent. >> reporter: the prosecutor looking to block the testimony grilled thics pert and when asked if schizophrenia can be diagnosed with be a m.i.r.answered no. >> is there a real risk that either the defense in closing or this jury in deliberations will misuse this evidence as a doing sis of schizophrenia which appears no where else in this case. >> reporter: in the end the judge deciding late this afternoon siding with prosecutors here that those expert witnesses for the defense will not be allowed to take the stand in this case. testimony resumes in the morning and we're still told that jurors should be expected to get this case and begin their deliberations late next week. live in salem, steve cooper,

>> ryan: rookie gill ann okofor has been suspended after getting in a pair of fights. he faces a suspension after getting in a fight outside of a nightclub. it. m.z.posted this. the 19-year-old will face charges. >> kim: also on 7 threats of violence in cambridge leaving several schools on alert. police are taking e-mail threats seriously and have added security. victoria warren reports from cambridge with more on the new measures. >> reporter: bomb sniffing dogs searching cambridge public schools before the sun even came up. students and parents greeted with a heavy police presence after an. e-mail threatening that someone was going to shoot up the school. >> i received the message today. maybe the school was closed but it's open. >> reporter: this is the second e-mail threat this week, tuesday an anonymous e-mail threatened to bomb a school. >> scary. they're asking me if they could stay home, but i think they need to go to school.

in school? >> yes, sometimes. >> reporter: parents unsure if they should have closed the school. >> it's a stuff decision but i mean it's probably just a hoax but you never know in these times. >> clearly it's not a normal day. >> reporter: superintendent young says some parents choose to keep their kids home. he says the extra security went as smoothly as possible, and keeping school open was a difficult decision. >> this is the challenge here of how, do you give in and what do you invite by giving in? there is certainly palpable fear. on the other hand that is counterbalanced by a palpable sense of relief particularly thanks to the police. >> reporter: cambridge police will be on alert all kay. parents holding their children a little tighter before they say good-bye. >> i was like hey, where is my hug. >> i have trust in our police officers and everyone else keeps their kids safe. >> reporter: police say they not only believe these two e-mail threats this week are connected but they

chance they're connected to an e-mail threat received back in november. their investigation continues. in cambridge, victoria warren, 7 news. >> ryan: a roxbury home up in flames. crews on the scene putting out a housefire on east cotton street this morning. the fire started on the second floor and spread through the roof. fire officials are investigating how the fire start and say around a half million dollar of damage was done. no one was hurt. salem police making five ship listing a-- shop lifting arrests. three of them tried to leave a macy's with thousands of dollars of stolen items. the other two were waiting in the parking lot. police sate group was taking orders and running an on-line store with the stolen items. >> kim: an escaped prisoner is on the run out of ludlow. police are searching for this man, 23-year-old akeem gram. he was supposed to start a one-year sentence yesterday but police say he slipped

pretending he was a visitor. >> was placed if you will in our open booking area. and the fax that he was in a civilian clothes, was able to walk down, if you will, and follow, if you will our pedestrian traffic that was a perfect storm. >> kim: gram was kicked on felony young charges. he is from springfield and that is where police believe he may have been heading. >> ryan: agency in crisis that is the secret service. the agency has beenplace g -- has been plagued by many things. nbc's brian mooar has more on the report from our nation's capital. >> reporter: when a connecticut man vaulted over the white house fence on thanksgiving day it was the latest in a long series of embarrassments for the united states secret service and a now report out today finds the agency needs to be saved from itself.

the situation is getting worse, not better. >> reporter: the bipartisan report reveals previously undisclosed breaches in security lapses that could have endangered president obama. >> they had a lot of people with guns near the president that the secret service didn't know had guns. how does that happen. >> reporter: the report blames devastating budget cut for leaving the agency understaffed an overworks and calls for the president to push for urgent changes. the secret said our leadership has long ack knowledged -- >> does the press still have faith in director clancy? he does. >> reporter: this new report finds troubling evidence the secret service may not be up to a mission where failure could have

committee chairman chafe etc. says he is concerned the secret service sees its primary mission as protecting the nation against financial crimes. it's time to focus the agency on doing what it's supposed to do, protecting lives. >> ryan: a group of 5th graders floating to bomb a high school. five new jersey students have made plans but police are still investigating. >> kim: a dangerous drive on houston, texas. a car flying through the air and eventually crashes into a home there. the home owners say it's just one in a spring of incidents in their neighborhood. they say it happens so often they try to capture them on camera. home security cameras caught this terrifying moment from monday night. there is no audio but the video shows it all. >> it's frightening.

grandchildren to go outside and play in the front yard because of situations like this. they speed during the day time. it's worse at night case. this time melody and her family were lucky. the s.u.v. stopped just short of their home. robinson says drivers don't pay attention to the stop sign and just keep on driving. >> we had about two weeks that ran in my living room the cars came in the house and before that they actually came close to running into the house or either they have came and hit our vehicles or whatever. >> kim: the family spent several thousand installing concrete and wooden pillars to try to protect their home. then the city to install speed bumps to force people to slow down. >> they can kill one of us if not all of us. >> kim: the robinson family says they sleep on edge every night because they never know when a car is going to come crashing into their home. >> ryan: an alleged drunk

falling out of his car. the helicopter video shows the driver stumbling around laying there on the grouped. you can see the passenger trying to help but he feels down, too, the driver is charged with d. i.: property damage and hit-and-run. his blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit. christmas controversy. parents and students outraged after a tradition comes to an end. a judge banning a high school nativity performance. >> anchor: easing on down the road. "the wiz" takes to the road with an all--star cast. >> kim: os tar pistorius convicted of murder. the he was convicted again in the death of his model girl friend. we'll explain. >> ryan: we continue to follow breaking news as we learn more about the deadly attack in california that left 14 people dead as police piece together the gunmen's elabor rat plan. we'l jeb bush: here's the truth you will not hear

we are at war with radical islamic terrorism. it is the struggle that will determine the fate of the free world. the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. their aim is our total destruction. we can't withdraw from this threat or negotiate with it. we have but one choice: to defeat it. vo: right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. it's the holidays. and of course, everyone wants to get online at once. to watch things. buy things. but slow internet makes it hard. that's why it's time to get fios. it has the fastest internet and wifi available. 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 for your first year. 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.

>> kim: a christmas controversy in indiana, a high school's live nativity perform appears now banned. a federal judge made the ruling on their yearly performance. >> ryan: parents and students are facing an end to a beloved tradition. jadiann thompson reports. >> reporter: for years if you were at the christmas spectacular in indiana you would likely hear this. >> glory to the newborn king. >> reporter: but this year a judge says the live nativity has to go and that is devastating to many of the families in the area. >> part of, like, the tradition for years and all of a sudden, it's not allowed? >> reporter: people are foo easily offended. >> if it's offensive to you, i'm sorry but that is part of the christian religion. >> reporter: today when people stand up for christianity someone is always upset.

>> if the father and son feel offended by it they should just not participate and not be around it. >> reporter: some of the for the students who have been rehearsing their role for the nativity scene. >> they've already put so much time and everything able to do it. >> reporter: other people have also made their opinions known on-line. i cannot believe this is 2015 and a public school corporation is trying to do something like this. also on facebook jeff writes do it after school hours and offschool grounds. but for those against the injunction this means an unsetting last-minute change for their holiday spirit. >> it has been a tradition for decades. and right now it's broken. >> reporter: the lawsuit allegedly states the nativity violates the constitution since it presents and overtly religious program on public school property. jadiann thompson. >> pete: our forecast looks good over itself next

a lot of sunshine in store and slow warming going into the weekend. >> kim: then at 5:00 a suspect arrested. a man behind the shooting death of another man, this conductor, outside fenway park on thanksgiving morning. we'll have details. >> ryan: we're following the latest developments in the deadly shooting in california as police work to uncover the suspects' deadly

>> announcer: now 7 weather with chief meteorologist pete bouchard. >> pete: beautiful night. partly to mostly cloudy sky out. there the west wind is still going at 18 miles an hour. dew point is down to 28. that are it was in the 40s to near 50 last night. highs did make it to the 50s, we got there. don't you remember?

and new bedford. upper 50s down through cape cod. it was early, early this morning. pre-dawn in some cases. back down to the who's, reality -- 40s reality has set in. 44 melrose, 42 wayland. wellesley at 43. low 40s through boxford then lowell at 44. 42 tyngsboro. then out through western or parts of our metro west area, western massachusetts, heard it called that. it's technically central mass but 38 fitchburg million 41 shoesbury and the south shore randolph at 44 and 45 west chatham. so a cooling going on. we'll fall back to the 20s to lower 30s winds will ease even though they don't look like they're doing that now with gusts over 30 miles an hour, close to 40 miles an hour in worcester for a wind gust. 35 miles an hour in plymouth and 32 miles an hour in beverly. once the lou gets farther away, we get out of the wind zone. that and the fact skies will clear, what happens is the atmosphere cools and those

surface of the earth and they go into the mid levels of the atmosphere so it's windy up there. we ease winds down there. so, tomorrow won't be as windy and it will be bright. into the afternoon we immediate find ourselves with a few clouds that sneak in from western new england with a weather system but our high temperatures 46 in boston, 45 framingham. 47 sand winn and about 45 hyannis. 44 up through salisbury. now next two days feature a little bit milder air by saturday. we'll be milder but we'll only be near 50 at the coast thanks to a sea seize then we're going for broke. 60s on sunday then monday about 56. normal high temperature is 46 degrees. partly cloudy evening. clearing late. tomorrow mostly sunny with a couple of afternoon clouds. we'll go to partly cloudy sky, 44-48. there is your forecast. i love the look of the weekends. sunshinewise. we don't have a lot of sun now that we're in the soul

see you at 5:00. >> ryan: thank you so much. get a check of the ride home. >> thanks, looks a bit slow here. route 1 northbound up to the lynn fells parkway in saugus and it stays heavy up to the lynnfield tunnel. on our way to check on reports of a crash, take a look at it on the maps. route 128 southbound on the top of the screen to the right up in the beverly salem area. we have a truck and a car collision. there the car sunday the truck. we're on our way to check that out for you. down downboston, 93 northbound, the taillights and brake lights heading up to medford, pockets of traffic up to route 128. the headlights southbound on the expressway or down on badly. the expressway vied about a 40 minute commute down to the braintree split. holiday tradition that began two years ago continues tonight. nbc's live production of "the wiz."

the cast is coming together for a revival. nancy chen has a preview. >> reporter: michael jackson and die appeara ross gave the broadway musical a new audience. >> it moved me in such a positive way. it moved so much people in a positive way. >> reporter: giving the appeal. >> to see that thing story with characters that being looked more like me made it that much more painten for me -- poignant for me. >> reporter: neo is taking his spin as the tinman. this is the wiz, queen latifah has the title role. >> i'm here. >> reporter: david allen grier plays the business broadway show i ever saw. >> we're blown away, man. >> when i think of home -- >> reporter: but it's an unknown in the role of dor think.

>> the yellow brick road. whatever people talk about it to me you got to kill it. >> reporter: new englanders will have to keep an eye out for uso who plays glenda the good witch. she studied classical voice at b.u. and says she is looking forward to returning to her musical roots. >> it feels like coming home in a way. you know, there is no place like home. i'm so glad that i get to use my instruments. >> reporter: a star-studded group bound for a live journey down the yellow brick road tonight. in addition to the stars you saw, the story, the cast includes iledgia kelly and the woman who played dor think back in the 70s, stephanie mills. she is playing auntie e. >> ryan: watch the imagine when it airs at 8:00 on 7

the day's top stories. a lot of fun. >> kim: great people. crazy eyes. >> ryan: i love that. great voice case. the new dorothy. much more to come in the news department in the next 90 minutes, i'm kim khazei. >> ryan: i'm ryan schulteis. 7 news at 5:00 starts right

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grade explosives and a lot of ammo tonights we're learning more about the couple who killed 14 people in california and the weapons in their possession. the number of injured on the rise as the first victims are identified. investigators working to determine if there are ties to terrorism and whether radicalized believes led to this tragedy. 7 news with pig story coverage of the california shooting, also tonight an arrest in connection with a deadly shooting outside of a fenway bar. a man wounded now facing charges. military. women being welcomed into any role for which they're qualified. >> storms spinning over maine and colder air coming down for one day tomorrow. >> announcer: 7 news at 5:00 starts now tonight on 7, stunned and now searching for answers. >> it's possible that this was terrorist related, but we don't know. >> announcer: husband and wife's deadly ram page comes