is breaking news, a bomb squad taking a closer look at dynamite found in a building. and a wooer chester doctor called to court denying charges he snuck has a woman's bathroom and zapped a picture of a student. >> and dodging debt by a hair. a california driver describes the moment a metal beam crashed through his windshield. two breaking stories. the first one surrounding the red line train. mbta confirms the driver vasquez tied a cord around the train's throttle and did not set the brakes before stepping outside.

him inside and dozens of passengers were on board the train but no one was hurt. t workers cut the power. are after 9 minutes the train finally came to a rest after speeding by four stops. once again, the mbta tells 7news the driver of the runaway red line train no longer works for the mbta. also, an explosive discovery in foxboro. police sending us these pictures of boxes of unstable dynamite found in an old construction business. the cleaning company found the boxes and then called police. officers say the state police bomb squad took the dine night a safe location and detonated all of it. explosive experts say the dynamite was volatile and could have been dangerous. we'll bring you more information just as soon as we get it. also at 5:30, a doctor's denial in a worcester courtroom. police say he went into a woman's bathroom at u-mass medical school and took a picture of a student while she was still in the stall. >> and in khat today the doctor

what he says really happened. >> kelli o'hara joins us now with what the doctor said in comfort. >> yes. the doctor said he didn't do it but walked into the wrong bathroom by mistake and even gave police his cell phone but police didn't believe him, got a search warrant for the phone and still charged him with a crime. >> you can say anything at all to us about the charges. >> reporter: dr. marcus cooper quiet to our cameras, not saying anything about the charges he's facing or talking about an alleged 90 a woman's bathroom where prosecutors say he was taking a picture. >> camera lens, a phone pointing down towards her as she used the bathroom. prosecutors charged the frick-year-old with taking a photo of a woman partially naked in a stall. all this after the 26-year-old medical student says cooper took a photo of her while using the bathroom and took off. >> in a statement to police, cooper said he was, quote, chilling, emailing and texting

he says he left the woman's restroom and went into the mens room where the alleged victim followed him and confronted him. however, the young woman tells investigators that cooper admitted it was all a misunderstanding and told her, quote, you have no idea who i am, and if you didn't, you wouldn't be doing this right now. >> and a spokeswoman with u-mass tells us just a little while ago that he is no longer an employee with the school hospital at all. in worcester tonight, kelli o'hara, 7news. a firey crash in wakefield sending two people to the hospital. the car appears to have hit a guardrail on the side of route 128 this morning and burst into flames. two people were thrown from the car but expected to survive the crash. three suspects behind bars after being accused of stealing packages in south boston. witnesses say they saw the three men ripping boxes open and stuffing the items into shopping backs. police later identified them, all three men face larceny charges.

package and not gonna be home, don't let it sit at your doorstep. and the norfolk district attorney is offering narcan training. more than 80 are trained. they're essentially bringing that person back to life and the d.a. says he's identified a pattern of opiate use of people who suffer from sports injuries. >> this is a transfor us to deal with athletic training, school nurses. >> morrisey says the problem has been increasing dramatically over recent years and wants to help eliminate drug usage across the county. >> we are following more news today, two people are dead after a medical helicopter crashed in arizona last night. the chopper disappeared found about two hours later, fishes

terrain. the loan survivor flagged down rescuers with a flashlight and that person is in critical condition. 7news turning to a family tragedy in michigan. a new mother holding her baby boy talking for the first time about losing her husband and her mother-in-law as she was giving birth. >> i don't want him out of my sight, like i just want him here. >> jeramiah was born at 8:03 saturday night, healthy, a little more than 8 pounds, 22 inches long. >> he looks like his dad but he has my lips. >> reporter: he wasn't supposed to arrive this early but his mom's high blood pressure kept her in the hospital and on saturday doctors decided a c-section was best. the baby's father ameile spokane mother-in-law. >> that was our plan, he was going to stay at home, get things ready because of course happen. >> reporter: this would be her

>> that was her biggest thing, she was just excited. every day, you know, just checking in. >> reporter: on saturday from call. it was time. she remembers her fiance 's last words. >> said he would be here and >> reporter: headed to the bronson methodist hospital, her fiance lost control of a car in comstock township and hit a tree. they died in the crash four hours before jeramiah was born. mom was back in her room recovering before her dad and stepmom told her the news. >> i remember all their faces and i knew something was wrong. i just did know how bad it was. >> now she's torn between joy and grief. >> it's a hard balance that i've been trying, to you know -- that's why he keeps -- you know, it's just him. >> and crystal says she wants her son to remember his grandmother as a woman who would have done anything for him and his father as a man who just

>> a man lights an american flag on fire outside a store in idaho and then casually walks away. video shows the man look around and reach up with his lighter. the mangos back to try a second time, the store owner was inside but didn't realize the flight was lit until -- the flag was lit until the man walked away. >> we're lucky that's all it did burn and not transfer to the >> the owner plans to replace the flag outside of his shop. a district attorney is receiving praise after a stunning take-down in an oklahoma courthouse. the district attorney gets in his way and helps take him down. suspect up against the wall. been able to catch the suspect without the d.a.'s quick thinking. >> he saw someone come through that didn't look like he was doing what he was supposed to be doing so took the opportunity to help make the arrest. >> the suspect has been charged

>> convicted child moll lester jerry sandusky wins out his pension -- wins back his pension pay-out. >> the decision means the 71-year-old will resume collecting his monthly pension of $500. his the state says he's working to figure out how much he's owed in back-pay. a fisherman gets speared by the giant marlin he caught. some of these images are blurred because of the graphic injury here. friends were moving their catch when the fish slid out of their hands and went point first into his leg. they were still two hours from shore and ching says he was afraid of bleeding out. >> first the shock set in and it felt like somebody kicked me in the shin. >> i was always concerned about

this was dead and just the activity? weight pushed it flight my leg, which, i mean, i couldn't believe it, you know. >> he is now recovering and says he will probably keep the marlin's tip as a momento. >> a female general becoming the first woman ever to oversee cadets. diane holland is set to be the vickth kong if i daunt. she graduated from west point and served in iraq and afghanistan. >> still ahead at 5:30, a california driver describes his close call when a beam flies off the truck and right through his windshield. >> then at 6:00 local police taking a closer look at boxes of dynamite found inside of a building. >> and talk about a sidewalk scare. a mom and her son describe the fright when a wall suddenly

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a california man inches away from death now reflecting on this extremely close call, that huge metal beam slammed through his windshield but left him with only scratches. today the driver says he's glad he was paying attention or else he might not have been able to be hoar to tell this frightening story. take a listen. >> reporter: it's a miracle. >> don lee says he still can't believe he survived this. last friday as he was driving south on a know san jose, a huge beam flew off a truck ahead of him and headed straight for his he says that's when he felt the surprising sense of calm. >> i saw clearly everything copying through the window. that moment was maybe a millisecond. >> beam bear lie missed him. leaving a few scratches on his arm. >> i would have died. i keep looking at picture and it's hard to believe right now.

life and death right there. >> reporter: don used to build and drive race cars and credits his experience with keeping his calm behind the wheel. he says he never closed his eyes, even when the beam hit his bmw so hard it cut the engine. >> i think i have a second life. >> he says he's convinced a last friday god was actually his copilot. >> coming up, it's jr cooking up a delicious holiday helping. see his recipe for a sweet treat, apple dumplings. >> well, it will feel like christmas is around the corner next week. the forecast is ahead. and at 6:00, the driver of the runaway red line train no longer working for the mbta. >> a heartwarming moment from the guy who has broken the

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winds died down and also that brought down the temperatures a little bit,

cooler out there. a jacket kind of day. >> yesterday when you went outside, it was like, oh, i just need a light jacket and today going outside, a little more colder, feeling more like winter. >> but i guess that's not gonna last. >> no. >> december is actually back us with here. for a couple of days we had it in the forecast but it's not gonna last next week. warm once again, relative for the time of year. 39 degrees in boston. winds out of the east-southeast at 9 miles per hour. humidity at 70% in the city right now, and widespread. we're consistent, upper 30s to

i think north of the masspike will hold into the mid- to upper he. we're beginning to see the showers roll on through across western ohio and back down into the tennessee valley. this is gonna be the next rainmaker for us. it's gonna waste the travel though. east coast and i think the bulk of it holding off until tomorrow afternoon. i do expect a wet evening commute tomorrow. friday could have a few more showers around midday, low pressure going by, but look at saturday and sunday. we are dry. seasonably cold saturday and sunday and that's it for the seven-day forecast ahead. taking a look at service surface map tomorrow. you see a couple of spotty showers in and around southern new england. more like patchy drizzle later on tonight and through the

arrives tomorrow afternoon. late afternoon through the evening commute through the evening itself and overnight past midnight, we should dry out, including friday morning. i think it's a dry commute friday morning, aught, midday there may be another grazing shot with showers moving on in and then we're, finished as we go into the weekend. so in northern worcester county, you get out to fitchburg, orange, arbor ham and there may be a little freezing drizzle, very early tomorrow morning. otherwise, we're warmer in the afternoon, even thre i think we'll reach the low to mid-40s northern out on route 2. the city of boston, about 50 degrees. mid-50s south of the city. fog and rain to deal with in the afternoon. here comes a shot of cold weather for the weekend. one thing you haven't heard much of is lake-effect snow. you'll hear about it this weekend, especially on saturday, down wind off the great lakes. the air is cold enough, the water is plenty warm. you have that huge difference

water temperature and the lake down into the great lakes. weekend looking good. guys. >> all right, well, it's time for today's holiday helping. here at 7news, we're whipping up our favorite recipes all for a good cause. >> and today jr is making a quick and easy dessert that will >> hello. this is my wife and daughter and the holidays they can be a stressful time whether you're hosting a party or fending off a rebellion in a galaxy far, far away. we have a recipe that we think you'll enjoy. we love it. it's apple dumplings. first thing's first, we are going to peel this apple. we live out here in apple country so we love to find

this recipe, don't we. >> you can slice it up into eighths or use this device right here. super slick. now, we are going to take the crescent rolls, and this is where i need your help, lily, is we're gonna roll the apple up into the crescent rolls and put that apple to bed. tuck it up and put it in the greased pan. good night, apple. and next up we get the sugar and butter to get together and hang out for a little bit. drop that in there and let that melt. simmer down. so go ahead and just pour that in. in terms of stirring it in, it's just a brief stir. nowlet go ahead and take it home, right? right on top the apple dumplings and just spread it on there. we take the lemon lime soda and pour it on the edge. >> and last but not least we add

>> and in to the oven at 3-50. this is a super simple recipe that we absolutely love and hope you enjoy. have a great holiday season and thank you for supporting project bread. >> dig in. >> looks so good, especially this time of night. the perfect time to make that right now, right? and the ice cream. eat that before dinner. >> before dinner -- oh. >> or for dinner. >> okay. sounds good. if you want any of our holiday helping recipes, log on to whdh.com and click on project bread. and next up, christa delcamp is headed into the kitchen. she's got a spanish bar cake that will sweeten up your holiday meal. tune in tonight at 11:00 to check it out. and good evening, everybody. we're glad you're joining us this evening. i'm kim khazei. and i'm adam williams. we're following breaking news. coming up at 6:00, dynamite discovered at an old construction business in foxboro. officials moved in and blew it up. we're live with the latest. >> also breaking, developments about the man who was supposed to be operating the runaway red line train. >> and lebron james back in boston, how he honored a special

we've got those stories and a whole lot more straight ahead.

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on itunes. >> and the hamburger chain founded by the wahlberg family is set to open its sixth location in new york city. wahlberg says they plan to open 100 more hamburger joints over the next five years. the family has the agreement to open 20 locations in the middle east and plan to open 300 more overseas. >> well, the singing star wars theme song with the roots and some of the stars in the cast of the film, at one point they all dressed up as storm teachers. harrison ford and carrie fisher made cameos here at the end. pretty neat. >> and a lot of people looking forward to seeing that movie, too. >> yeah, camping out for weeks

ahead. >> 7news at 6:00 starting right now. >> we're live with the latest. >> also breaking, new information about the man who was supposed to be at the controls of a runaway red line train. then we hear from a mom and her son after they got caught under a construction collapse in malden. >> some people came out for me and my son. >> how a stroller helped avoid major injuries. >> a cool day but dry day at that and when the rain arrives coming up in the forecast.

explosive scare in foxboro. a cleaning crews found some stash and moved in to call police. >> susan tran with how they how they got it done. >> crews were cleaning out, they're getting it ready to be sold and that's when they found six boxes of sticks of dynamite, they had no idea what to do and how to get rid of it so they called police. >> that's the sound of six boxes of dynamite safely detonated at another construction sight happening out in foxboro. they're marked explosives and they did know how to get rid of them so they called police who -in turn called the state police bomb squad. officials say they are likely 25

nitroglycerin volatile and very dangerous.