fix a problem. and that's when the train started moving, swiping the driver. there he is, 52-year-old david vasquez of canton. he was cut on the leg but not seriously hurt. the t eventually pulled the plug on the third rail, but only after the train drove right through several stations. it finally stopped between north quinncy and jfk. passengers say everything stopped and went dark. one woman says passengers in the first car knocked on the operator's door and realized no one was there. >> some people were trying to break the windows. most of the people were trying just to open the doors. and some other people were trying to call and see what's going on. i know people called the mbta to say what happened. but we really didn't hear anything. >> reporter: an estimated 50 passengers on that train. everybody is ok. again, the train's driver was treated for his injury but he's out of the hospital now. and the investigation continues. live in the news room i'm kim

>> also on 7 new developments in the philip chisholm trial. >> he's accused of raping and murdering his math teacher. >> reporter: well, basically all of this unfolding late this afternoon in the courtroom after weeks of the judge telling this jury that this would pretty much begin their deliberations by tomorrow afternoon. everything very much up in the air tonight with another delay by the defense. >> this issue got raised at a point, really, well into the trial. >> reporter: it was a last minute motion that threw the judge for a loop. lawyers for philip chisholm asking to call an additional witness to the stand to discuss brain scans trying to bol ster they are argument the teen was

>> this would be evidence that philip chisholm had legitimate severe mental health systems >>. the could not ken sus says you don't use these scans for diagnosis. >> reporter: it turns out the judge, who listened to the doctor in the trial, was not impressed with his opinions on brain scans >> the problem with the doctor is i don't believe him. i just don't believe him. >> reporter: by late in the afternoon it was motion denied which is just about when the judge learned chisholm's lead attorney had suddenly sum down with a stom ik bug and would be unavailable for closing arguments friday. a twist in the trial that insensed the prosecutor. >> there's a human cost to every delay in this case. that is all i will say. for once, i'm listening to the voice inside my head that tells me not to say everything i'm thinking. >> reporter: as of now everything in the trial is on hold until monday morning at 9:00.

arguments will be delivered by both sides and this case will go to the jury in the words of one court official late this afternoon, stay tuned. we're live in salem tonight, steve cooper, 7news. >> a house in heessex up in flames. firefighters responding to large house fire this morning. you can see flames cover the two-story home. and from the sky you see the smoke pouring all over the area. >> police in vermont are investigating a possible bomb plot. squads rushed ton -- to an apartment complex. one man's wife heard the blast. >> she was standing on the porch here, and she heard a large

she actually felt it. today. an officer charged in the death today. you can see office yer william porter walking into the protesters. he testified that he did not know gray was hurt until the end of his police ride. porter said he tried to help gray once he saw how seriously he was injured. porter is the first of six baltimore police officer dz charge -- officers charged in the death of gray in april. gray's deaths sparked riots. >> hundreds of protesters in san francisco carrying signs and chanting at city hall last night. they're calling for the city's police chief to resign and arm ofersers with tasers after police shot and killed a man last week. the family of mario woods says he should not have been shot. >> my friends and i should be for. n this commission and this

debate, but a time to decide. >> the family is asking for federal authorities to investigate that case. >> an associate of former subway samaritan jarod fogel sentenced today for producing child porn. a judge sentenced russell taylor, the former director of a charity started by fogel to 27 years in prison. he sent photos and videos to fogel who was sentenced for trading in child porn and having sex with underaged prostitutes. >> major changes are in store for yahoo. they are splitting into two companies. they've had trouble keeping up with competitors such as google and facebook. analysts say the ceo is not the only problem. >> yahoo's problems are much bigger than a handful of entrepreneurs could help solve. she wants to save core yahoo. her legacy will be tied to

job running the company. >> checking other news cross country now. an 18 wheeler carrying chemicals explodes on an alabama highway. look at that. wow. you can see that huge explosion. everyone within half a mile of the truck had to leave the area. the driver got out of the truck and called 9-1-1. a high speed chase on california freeways in leax. police were in hot pursuit of the car traveling close to 100 mierl miles an hour. thick fog made that chase difficult for police. eventually a cruiser rammed into the car forcing the driveer to stop. here you see the driver getting out of his car and police arresting him. >> new concerns over a red hot holiday gift this >> is video of a hoover board bursting into flames this week at a mall in washington state. this case just the latest. >> now they've not only . >> reporter: it happened at a a mall tuesday. just the latest fire involving one of this year's hottest

in houston the family won a board at a church raffle only to watch it catch fire the next day >> wasn't expecting it to blow up. >> get some water or something. >> reporter: it happened in alabama. >> it's on fire! >> the hover board exploded under my feet. >> reporter: in louisiana an entire house burned down after a hover board fire. nationwide at least six serious fires so far. >> hover board? >> reporter: it first captured the public's fascination in "back to the future." 26 yeardz later -- years later they're flying off store shelves >> you don't know how well they're designed or how they will function. >> reporter: the biggest fire danger the lithium batteries. they have a history of overheating and catching fire. even causing a ups cargo plane to crash five years ago. cause morgue than just fires, the u.s. safety commission says

of people falling off their boards. they are suffering broken bones and head wounds. >> fwlnd has been having well. the country recently confiscated 15,000 with dangerous batteries. >> right here on 7news we'll show you how a special group of kids got to go on a trip of a lifetime to meet san it claus. >> and donald trump in new hampshire tonight. his first visit since making

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>> the sky is the limit for a group of new york area kids who got to go on an amazing trip. their adventure was part of the fantasy flight program. >> airline employees took children who are fighting or recovering from deadly diseases on a pretend advice toyota heart of christmas. a trip of a lifetime. parents and kids got their boarding passes and passports heading north. united airlines hosted a fantasy flight. yes, an actual flight to the north pole for children from two new jersey hospitals. >> my son has leukemia. this is a wonderful, wonderful

the children. >> last year he spent christmas in the hospital. his dad says he's doing much better now. you can see it in his smile. >> there were reindeer out front. many of the children invite rd lifing with a serious illness or are in recovery. >> the organization, you know, planned this for them. it's very kind and very exciting. >> my question is i want -- i want to be good. and i want to be happy forever. >> with windows open they took off. after an hour in the air -- >> it looked like we were really at the north pole. >> i see santa claus, batman, the minnions, and mickey mouse. >> merry christmas >> merry christmas! >> santa was also there to greet the children. he says they all made the nice list. >> coming up this week's fant ti

who -- fantasy fixer. who you should start and who you should fix. >> mild air back in place. it stays with us for the weekend. but will it stay dry? >> and the red line under the microscope after a train took off with no one at the controls. >> hi, i'm christa delcamp in marlborough for this week's class act where we'll introduce

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the winter and go over the potholes. >> no salt or sand out there. no potholes yet so we're all good driving around. even throwing the top down here the last couple of days featuring milder temperatures. cooler side. recoverying to 58 this afternoon in boston. back down to 58 in the city. near 51 in norwood. cooler on route 2 and portions of southern new hampshire. you get north ever nashville where temperatures are in the upper 30s and lower 40s. and winds are calm. we've had locally dense fog form. but note the wind direction city of boston out of the south. that breeze helping to warm it up early they are afternoon and hold temperatures up above freezing overnight tonight. in fact, many towns above the 40-degree mark.

patchy fog has formed into orange. satellite and radar composite quiet through the afternoon. saw sunshine returning this afternoon. now seeing more clouds. patches of clouds mixed back in. with a little bit of low level moisture in place, not out of question to see that patchy fog and patches of low cowdz overnight tonight. but i do expect it to remain dry and that any low clouds we have early tomorrow morning breaking apart for a mixture of sun and clouds for the afternoon. temperatures back close to 60 for the afternoon. 40 to 46. with the wind overnight. patchy clouds around. and here are the numbers for your friday. 60 in boston. 62 in norwood. saturday's forecast temperature-wise a rinse and repeat forecast here. maybe a degree cooler in a couple of towns. that should be about it.

notice much a difference between friday and saturday. sunday, you could notice a difference. especially if you live along the coastline from boston points north. high pressure nosing in. here. if winds turn on shore i think across northeastern massachusetts we may hold into afternoon. the further south and west you go, the better chance of seeing temperatures well into the 50s. that's stale bof average for this time of year. the average high at 43 . pattern. here is the pacific. another monster tomorrow barrelling into the west coast. some of that energy will tra verse the country, dip down into the southern plains. this will create severe

from texas back into arkansas and portions of the mississippi valley. this storm system won't bring us any severe weather but it will bring us rain. the track to the north and west of us, it's a mild track for us in terms of the storm system. i don't see any snow? the seven-day forecast. this will be a rain in a gusty rain at that. but the time we get into monday and monday night, a couple of showers possible. the better chance to see the rain pick up. dry tuesday, wednesday. another shot of showers on thursday. but look at the numbers each and every day. well a boft average of 43 for this time of year. >> time for your week 14 fantasy fixer. it's playoff time in the fantasy football world. >> it may be slim pickings oon the waiver wire this time of year. so jadiann thompson have a quarterback can you grab and a nnd patriot -- new england patriot you should fix this weekend.

about fantasy time coming to an end. when we talk about the pats, probably didn't think it would end this way but not looking so great. >> if it ended now they'll be out of a first round bye. that's literally the receiver spot. >> reporter: scottchandler. better options on offense. >> reporter: let's talk about the texans. four straight wins in buffalo. still first in the south, though. what do they need to do? >> as we have side not letting a better player beat them. this falls on brian hoyer and deandre hopkins. i'm not sure if hoyer can do that. blues. and first in the east. are they in trouble?

it's the worst in football. eight wins might win it. the giant defense cannot stop anybody. 2-1 touchdown interception ratio. need to pick up a quarterback for the playoffs it's a good option start. >> all right. >> and good evening, everybody. glad you're with us. i'm kim khazei. we're following breaking news at 6:00. a run away train on the red line. and sources are telling 7 news is the man who was supposed to be at the controls but was not. what we're learning about his career. authorities say 50 passengers or so were riding on the unattended train for nearly 10 minutes. no one was hurt but tonight some are talking about the scare. plus big news for the patriots. bro -- gronx returns to practice. we're live in foxborough with that. we have that and more coming up straight ahead.

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>> the awards season moving into the high gear. the film which stars michael keaton is based on the true story of how the boston globe uncovered the massive child molestation scandal. matt damon is up for his role in "the martian." also unexpected johnny depp snubbed for his role in "blas mass."

living >> madonna with a performance in paris honoring the victims of november terror attacks accompanied by a guitarist. she performed several songs including "imagine" by john lennon. the statue by where she sang turned into a memorial. >> katy perry topping the forbes lists of highest paid musicians earning $135 million over the past year. according to forbes she made $2 million for each stiff her most recent tour rounding owp the top five are one direction, garth eagles >> "star wars" mania in full effect. guests are already lining up a week before the release of "the force awakens." >> i hope they have food and whenever else they need.

>> well, there's another 30 minutes of 7news ahead. i'm elizabeth norieka >> breaking news at 6:00. a run away train on the read line. cars cruising through stops with nobody at the controls. >> we were trying to open the doors and we couldn't. >> investigators on the tracks trying to find out what caused the trouble. manipulated. >> what sources said about a mistake made by the operator. we have team 7 coverage. plus big news ahead of sunday's patriots game. >> christmas may have come early for the pats. >> temperatures close to 60 this afternoon. but can we keep the mild air through the weekend? take a look at the forecast ahead. >> and he's the leader of the pack in the republican presidential polls. but recent comments are causing major controversy. we're live in new hampshire where donald trump arrives tonight. 7news at 6:00 starts now. >> and we begin with breaking

a run away train on the red line with dozens of passengers on board. cars went through several stations without stopping and investigators are focusing on operator error as the cause. sources telling 7 news that i 28-year veteran was supposed to be at the controls but was not. they say david vasquez got off the train with their ok. sources are saying he wanted to fix a red light. we thank you for joining us this evening. i'm kim khazei >> i'm ryan schulties in for adam williams. transportation officials say the t.d failed its riders. we have team 7 coverage. we start with dan hausle. >> reporter: operator error, equipment malfunction. the people on the ride don't care, they just know if was one wild right in this morning. >> reporter: t officials i

operatorless train this morning.