owns a home in shell born falls. todain the white house behind me, there was a hearing on this. >> reporter: bill cosby faces a federal lawsuit here in massachusetts and potentially devastating testimony about his past. now the elderly comedian fails to convince the court to seal all evidence in the case, but a magistrate engineers a compromise, some depositions may be secret. it will be decided on a case-by-case basis. >> any person who sits for a deposition, they can raise a praifd issue, confidentiality issue, and ask -- request if the questions will be kept confidential and then set up a procedure for the court to determine whether or not that particular question and answer should be kept confidential. >> reporter: cosby was not in court, as he had to be when arraigned on criminal charges late last month in pennsylvania and his lawyers would not talk to reporters about the secrecy deal. >> it was a compromise. i think it's fair. >> reporter: joseph camratto

suing cosby pore defamation because after they accused him of sexual assault, he said they were making things up to hurt them. cosby claims any sex was consensual. cosby's while camille has been ordered to answer questions february 22nd in springfield in a deposition. >> they're claiming that my clients are highers, but here again we have chosen a forum, a courtroom where the truth can be tried and the rules apply to equally and fairly to both sides. >> well, camille cosby claims spousal privilege and is appealing that order, that she give that deposition. meantime, bill cosby is suing the seven women who are suing him. we're live in worcester, jonathan hall, 7news. a judge hearing opening statements today in the trial of a man charged for a serious car crash in jamaica plain. prosecutors say nicholas pappadopolis was speeding when he allegedly caused that accident in 2013, charged with neglect operation of a motor vehicle.

a median and hit a truck on arbor way. five people, including the driver, were hurt, two them seriously. a jewel thief in foxboro stealing a large diamond in the middle of the day. police are asking for the public's help identify this man right here who say stole a 2 carat diamond from the store after looking at engagement rings earlier in the day. they say he was driving a white acura at the time of the robbery. a fire started at a family home on lowell last night. you can see the damage to the side of the house there. officials say that no one was hurt but people have been moved out of their units. a man is arrested in connection to an acid attack in connecticut. derrick rawles is accused of throwing a dangerous chemical at his neighbor who suffered third-degree burns. the victim tells police she dated rawles in the past but they were no longer together. rawles is being held on a half million dollars. new hampshire state police are searching for the driver who slammed into a trooper's cruiser and then drove off.

speeding on route 89 in warner and couldn't slow down in the slick conditions and slammed flight that cruiser. you can see the damage. the teacher was treated for minor injuries. >> we're following more news here today. a community in cincinnati shaken up after what investigators are calling a tragic mistake. police say a father thought his son was an interviewedder and that's when he shot and killed the 14-year-old boy. the father says his son was supposed to be in school. >> reporter: a teen boy guilty of skipping school but police say the noise the 14-year-old made sneak into the back basement door had his father go get his gun and shoot. >> i just shot my son by accident. >> where is he shot? >> in the chest. with a .45. he scared me. i thought he was in school. i heard noise and so i went downstairs looking, and he jumped out at me and scared me. oh, god. >> extremely tragic event. >> reporter: police say that's

to the basement, his son appeared behind it startling his father. >> he's shot in the neck? yes, ma'am. >> okay, can you get a clean dry cloth and apply pressure to his neck? >> is he still breathing, sir? >> he's trying to breathe. >> reporter: okay. oh, god, oh, god. >> they had a really close bond. his dad would do anything for him. >> reporter: news of the teen's death spread quickly online. friends say they'll always remember his smile. >> they were very close. they were very close. his guy actually a very good guy. >> but he always kept a smile. he was always smiling. like a real good i had kid, like never did nothing to nobody. i just send prayers to his family and everybody who suffer behind this. >> police are questioning the father but so far he is not facing any charges. notorious drug lord joaquin el chapo guzman returning to maximum security prison, the same facility he broke out of

mexican officials say guzman's jailers are taking extra steps to make sure el chapo stays put. he is being moved to a different cell more than once a day. guzman will be extradited to the u.s. possibly even by the end of enforcement. and former nfl running back lawrence phillips has been found prison. police are investigating the death as a suspected suicide. 40-year-old phillips was face murder charges for allegedly killing his former cellmate. phillips was a star running back in college winning two national championships at nebraska and joining the nfl as a first round draft pick. he was sentenced to 31 years in prison back in 2009. following news across the country now. a dramatic chase in oklahoma. speeds top more than 100 miles per hour, sparks flew as deputies ram the back of the truck after the driver started traveling the wrong way down an interstate there. deputies pushed the truck to the side of the road but the driver continued to gun the gas. you can see right here officers eventually jumped into the truck and made their way into the car.

reached for a weapon so they overpowered him and took him to jail. in texas, another person is under arrest after a police chase with a tractor/trailer. the 18-wheeler led the police on a 30 minute chase along a highway there. police were able to put stop sticks out on the road to bring that truck to a stop, you can see there. now, there's no word why the man was running from police. after the truck was stopped, an hour-long standoff between the driver and police then started. the suspect eventually got out of his cab and was taken to the ground just as an armored vehicle was moving into the of the truck there. officers tackled the man to the ground and placed him under arrest. a party city in florida is left with a huge mess. you you can see several aisles collapsed. officials say a shelf fell over causing a domino effect knocking down several or shelves. customers who were inside the store say it was a scary experience. >> i thought it was like the

>> sowbledzed like there was thunder, i heard a boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. >> three customers were hurt. the store will remain closed until the mess is all cleaned up. teacher turmoil forcing students to stay home in detroit. 24 schools in the city were closed as a result of a teacher staging a sick-out. those teachers are calling for change based on what they're calling disgusting work conditions. >> a representative from the detroit fed race of teachers and the american federation of teachers escorted detroit mayor mike duggan to three different schools on tuesday. the first stop was spain elementary school and the detroit medical center area. it could be can considered a poster child for why teachers have organized and staged 88 school sick-outs in the past two days. >> the water leaks through here and -- 21 rains in the worst way. but on a rainy day, have you water throughout this entire hallway. >> reporter: without question, there are big problems with some

but the district maintains keeping kids out of the classroom is not the answer. >> 64 buildings yesterday. 24 buildings today, is not legislature. >> reporter: both local and national teacher union reps say they're not condoning the teachers. while the absences are not being labeled a strike, those reps say it is still a possibility. >> is a possible strike in there? >> this is where we are. >> but that's a serious question, though. that's a serious question. >> ladies. >> it's a serious question and that's why i want to give it a really serious answer. we can't say that that's not ever a possibility. i can tell you that if we ever were to go on strike, it would be a democratic process. it would be voted by secret ballot by the membership. >> the sick-outs have affected tens of thousands of students but the number of closings is dwindling. the district reportedly had five closings today compared to about two dozen yesterday and more

nfl owners approved the season. they beat out a joint proposal san diego chargers. the rams are expected to play in the l.a. coliseum for about three years until a new stadium is built there in 20 then. the league is also giving the chargers a chance to share the stadium in l.a. or take a $100 million point to build a new stadium in san diego. still ahead on 7s in at 5:30, a businessman taking law into his own hands. yes says he jumped into action during a police foot chase. then ahead at 6:00, controversy surrounding patriots' defensive end chandler jones after a mysterious hospital visit on sunday. and a hit and run claiming the life of a man in dorchester. tonight the suspect behind bars and more. stay with us. ittle things in life that make me smile. spending the day with my niece. use super poligrip for hold, use my dentures fit well. little pieces would get in between my dentures and it was uncomfortable. tting dentures let

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ice with a tow truck. and the freeing winds covered the huge sheet of ice. yesterday i saw a interest ugg that got pull out from an icy parking lot and it left the grille in eyes free standing. >> yeah, the power of cold and windy conditions, right. you know, we've had our old problems around here, huh, jr. >> yes, we have. wind gusts this morning close to 60 miles per hour. right now it's gusting 20 to 25 miles per hour. boston gusts to 25. province, a gust of 26. it's not that i forgot finish my homework and not report these winds but fewer communities reporting a gusting wind and that is a sign we'll see continue happen as the wind will begin to fade away which will allow the windchill temperatures to back off. right now with the wind, it feels like it's in the single numbers, boston feels like 13. worcester norwood and bedford, feels like 6 to 9 degrees.

in the teens and 20s. 20s. storm up in the maritimes, high pressure trying to take over southern new england and that difference in air pressure eventually the storm gets farther away and then high pressure, the blue h, comes into new england. oddly enough with high pressure getting closer to us, we see an increase in clouds. cold with temps between 15 and 20. through the day tomorrow, less wind and not as cold, and it's throwback thursday, with a mix of clouds and sunshine. 29 to 30. these numbers pretty close to where we should be this time of year. tomorrow... mashpee 33, chatham at 34. friday it's the same, mix of clouds and sunshine. a little milder on friday, the numbers upper 30s to around 40

storm system, normally down south in new england it would put us on the cold side of the storm but there's no cold air in southern new england. it's leftover mild air from friday. so that means, once again, it's more about the rain than anything else and that's been the pattern of late where we have these cold shots in new england, like we saw today and we'll have tonight. but right now nothing is locking that cold air in place. and there are no signs of that happening with this storm. so the next one, even though it's gonna be off the coast, which would favor it, cold and snow, not the case and cold comes right back in early next week. the way i see the saturday storm, it's the first part of the day, by the way. in fact, i think we can speed it up and move it out of here early saturday afternoon. saturday morning, rainy. there may be some rain and wet snow that tries to end so somewhat snow and accumulating snow in the pink region here where you may pick up a slushy inch or two, especially in the higher elevations, northern worcester county. but i think for most of us in southern new england, it is

skiers forecast for the weekend, the holiday weekend, you will you have snow in ski country. you're doing fine now. and sunday some lingering flurries with temperatures in the lower to mid-30s. so skiers forecast over to a tropical forecast. say what? yeah, it's very unusual. some tropical storm alex just formed a couple of hours ago, very rare. last time we had a tropical storm in the month of january, you have to go back to 1978, and since, they have been keeping tabs on these bug-a-boos in 1851, it's only the fourth time that we've had a named storm in the month of january. 7 on 7 forecast. the remainder of your holiday weekend sunday features a lot of clouds, upper 30s. monday also with scattered snowshowers. and next week looks cold for much of next week, tuesday, wednesday only in the upper 20s. see you at 6:00. >> thanks, jeremy. we're just hours away from a record jackpot and one businessman is offering a powerball promotion. the owner of a thai restaurant in richfield, connecticut is handing out powerball tickets with every meal.

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the back of every ticket and even photographs them. up next, why facebook founder mark zuckerberg is facing some backlash after he thought was a cute and innocent pick tour of his baby girl. and good evening, everybody. i'm kim khazei. >> and i'm adam williams. coming up next at 6:00, chandler jones back on the field. the packs' defensive send keeping quiet though after he was rushed to the hospital over the weekend. and of course we're following powerball fever. that jackpot well over a billion dollars and growing. we'll have an update. and it was a dream come true for a special needs teen, take the ice. scoring big. there's a lot to that sorry. those stories and more ahead at 6:00. >> we hope you join us. stay right there. new details about the capture of the american sailors by iran. their brief time in captivity and behind-the-scenes efforts to free them. also ahead tonight, the response to the response. donald trump takes aim at a fast rising republican for her

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>> but he's facing serious backlash from opponents of vaccines. may seem like an innocent picture of his dad. the caption says doctor's visit, time for vaccines. but when the dad is facebook founder mark zuckerberg, those five words carry much more weight. zuckerberg posted the picture of him with his new daughter maximum ma. that prompted those against vaccines to post some harsh comments to the new dad, among them injecting newborns and infants with disease and neuro toxins is disgusting science that injures millions every year. and shame on all of you and your souls. many antivaccine advocates claim there's a link between vaccines and autism. however, that's now been widely discredited. others thanked new dad for making the statement. while it's not clear if mark zuckerberg planned to make a statement on vaccines, but in the past he has addressed the issue saying the science is completely clear, vaccines work and are important for the health of everyone in our community i'm adam williams, 7news.

7news ahead, everyone. thank you so much for watching. >> 7news at 6:00 starts right now. >> chandler jones and the patriots playing defense off the field. the pats star was rushed to the hospital over the weekend. then a deadly drive in dorchester, now an arrest was made after a pedestrian was hit and killed in the street. >> that nasty wind fades away and now clouds moving in. >> plus, big bucks up for grabs, as powerball mania gross, so does the billion and a half dollar prize. and he shoots, he scores. a candid teen getting the chance to live out his dream on the ice. chandler jones and patriots keeping a weekend hospital visit under wraps. the pats' defensive end was released from the hospital the same day, showed up to work on monday and every day since. >> and now some emergency dispatch calls are shedding some

dan hausle live at the foxboro public safety building with what >> well, you're gonna have to police are saying in the dispatch recordings because the police, the team and the players are saying little about what it all means. the. >> chandler jones back on the practice field but letting his teammates do the talking for him. >> we support him 100%. we love the guy. but that's all i'm gonna say >> reporter: but no one's talking about what the pro bowl defensive end did this past weekend that brought jones to the foxboro police station and then the hospital. >> he'll meet the police for an evaluation. >> dispatch recordings indicate jones showed up at the police department in a troubling state. >> in the front lobby area... >> reporter: police logs show police and firefighters gave jones a medical evaluation in the back parking lot, then the pats player was taken by ambulance to norwood hospital. dispatch records from an officer