flurry of motions in advance of tomorrow's sentencing hearing for chism and here is one of them upsetting the family. it asks the judge to only allow statements from family members. people can give victim impacts statements. philip chim was just 14 when he attracted and strangled his teacher. the jury convicted him of murder, aggravated rape and armed robbery. he murdered koll even ridser in a danvers high school restroom in october of 2013. strangled her, used a box cutter. i speak briefly to chism's lawyer about her controversial motion which the judge denied this afternoon. why limit the victim impact statements? >> it's the law. >> reporter: so there you go. a very brief comment indeed. chism was not in court calling ridser's parents were. they left the court without saying a thing. they're expected to make a

sentencing and of course perhaps we believe afterwards as well. the state wants two consecutive sentences guaranteeing chism at least 50 years behind bars. we understand nine family members and friends will give their impact statement tomorrow. the judge says he will let them talk as long as they want but they have to speak directly to him and not to chism. i'm jonathan hall, 7 news. >> jadiann: wareham police making a robbery arrest. 16-year-old alvin fill bert faced armed robbery charges. he held up the gas station with a crowbar. he was arrested yesterday while walking in wareham. >> adam: a nurse at a v.a.hospital in pennsylvania is aus cooed of showing up to -- accused of showing up drunk. she was' called for an emergency surgery. police say there is video of him stumbling through the

in to help with an emergency apendictry. >> patient safety is paramount. we made sure there were no unsafe situations for the parents. >> adam: the nurse was responsible for preparing the patient. prepping the material in the o. r.and monitoring the patient's vitals according to court papers. the man said he had 4 or 5 beers at a casino before he was called in. >> jadiann: controversial happening in arizona. the state is one of eight that has a law in place to exclude homosexuality court study. teachers are in the allowed to discuss it at all. even in sex ed classes. students are saying it's just not right. >> makes you feel unequal. it doesn't make you feel like you are on the same playing field as your peers, you are opening up four lgbt youth, we're not giving them all their options to protect themselves. >> jadiann: supporters call this a giant gap in curriculum. one that comes with serious health consequences.

raising eyebrows with its gender neutral bathrooms. officials say it's part of an effort to make sure all students and staff members feel accepted. what once served as two separate restrooms can be used by anyone in the building. >> it shows another identity is legitimate. >> i was -- >> reporter: the idea came from zoe wagner who said students come from all walks of life. >> there is a transgender population and there is a population of student that don't adhere to the gent gender binary. >> reporter: the single unit restrooms are located in the library. >> this is not, you know if you are transgender you have to use this in any way possible. it's to asecond option. >> reporter: not everyone who uses the space is on board with this just yet. saying it'll tie time to get used to. >> a lot of people don't agree with this. so i feel like it's just different.

says if the change can make an impact on one person then it's worth it. >> we have a responsibility as the adults in this building to make sure that our students feel included, feel safe, feel accepted and i actually felt ashamed that before. >> jadiann: roosevelt high is the first public school in des moines to restrooms. >> adam: a young boy in missouri told that he can't attend his charter school because of the color of his skin. the boy has been at the school for three years and whether his family moved out of st. louis, sate law told them that african americans outside of the city can't attend city schools. the law was supposed to stop seg gauges but the boy's mom says it's discrimination if our neighbor had the same age kid they could come to the school if they were aany other race besides african american in and it doesn't sit feel. we teach our son about equality. that is not teaching our kids anything cause it's based off race.

mother created a petition asking state politicians to change the laws. >> jadiann: thieves in southeast texas stealing an store. video shows a white pickup smashing through the door. within seconds three men rushed out and dragged out an a.t.m. full of cash. it's not known how much money they got away it. they left the truck store. >> adam: a fedex employee driving like a maniac on a florida road. other drivers feared for their lives. they saw him driving like this. big truck, so they managed to get him to pull over to end the wild ride but they were' surprised by what happened after deputies got there. driving down a busy florida ride before noon onthanh noticed something that wasn't right. >> cars stopping, cars veering off the road. something is wrong. `>> reporter: he took out a cell phone and recorded what happened next: the driver

>> here you can't see him but his head is down. and he is driving very slow so i'm afraid he is going to veer over into the westbound lanes. >> reporter: simpkins yelled at the driver to get his attention. the driver speeds up and is totally out of control. >> i thought he was going to run head-on in a car coming westbound. >> reporter: he is able to talk the driver into pulling off. >> pull over, pull over. >> reporter: once into a parking lot he convinced the driver into giving up his keys for the safety of all. >> i think i saved lives that day. not only somebody else's life but i think i saved this guy's life. >> reporter: sheriff's deputies arrived but because the driver had taken the keys out of his ignition, hes wasn't charged with driving under the influence. >> we had some good citizens that were in the area and number one, didn't get hurt. but number two, were able to take steps to get this guy

>> adam: fedex says safety is the highest priority and will take action once there is a thorough investigation of that incident. >> jadiann: a man driving the wrong way down a florida highway. the man drove some six miles in the wrong direction before getting off on an entrance ramp. he is facing several charges including dui. his blood alcohol was four times the legal limit. >> adam: still ahead here on news at 4:30, a dog badly injured and left in the trash in korea. how he is getting a new life here in america. >> jadiann: scott kelly spent nearly a year in place. hear what he plans to do as soon as he gets home. >> adam: officers in canton nearly crushed in the aftermath of last night's wild storm. >> jadiann: cause for concern on the high sea, see the dramatic rescue of a

>> adam: a two-year-old dog near death tossed out like trash in korea but she is getting a new lease on life. >> jadiann: the dog was headed to the butcher until the good people stepped in to rescue her. they're working to heal her. sara french has the story. >> reporter: buried in a trash bag in korea a 2-year-old dog who had been raised for her meat. >> they consider it often a delicacy so they pay a lot of money for it and so there is a market for illegal dog meat. >> reporter: richard's family rescued several dogs from abusive backgrounds but this could be the saddest case. the butcher thought her meat would be rancid so he literally through her in the garbage. she couldn't move at first,

>> that is when we said she deserves a chance. >> reporter: rescuers named her chichi. vets padded her legs and she is able to walk again. >> she actually gets up on the stump and she walks and moves and she moves across the room with somewhat ease. >> reporter: chichi is being fitted for prosthetic legs and is learning to be a normal dog. >> there is a picture of her holding a ball in her mouth. >> reporter: a sign she will fit in well with her phoenix. hard to watch. chichi is reportedly set to move to the united states in a few weeks. >> adam: god. coming up on 7 news the man has spent nearly a year in space, what he plans to do once he gets back on earth. not a choiceburger, we'll tell you. >> reporter: milk shake.

>> jadiann: ahead at 5:00, tragedy in a community in berry, weather being blamed for a deadly crash that killed a teenager there. >> adam: patriots spreading good cheer. see how they're serving up smiles. there is julian for some lucky fans jackets if you have a story idea, we want to hear from you, give us a call on the 7 news tip line. the world a president has to

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>> jadiann: breaking news in boston, sky 7 is over the scene where a car has slammed into a parked van. a considerable amount of damage done to the front of

this is happening on mount pleasant avenue in roxbury. boston police are on the scene. we don't have any word of any injuries at this time or why this happened but we'll follow this as the story develops. >> adam: after nearly a year in space, astronaut scott kelly is a few days away from coming back to earth. he held his final news conference from the international space station. the i.s.s.today. the 52-year-old astronaut talked about what he plans to do when he gets back home. >> i'll go to the astronaut crew quarters at the johnson space center for several hours of medical tests that end at about 3:00 in the morning. and then i'm going home and jump in the pool. >> adam: he heads back to earth on tuesday to end nasa's longest space flight. he will land in kazakhstan then home to houston. we're debating what would you do if you were in space for a year and -- i said cheeseburger. >> jadiann: i find it interesting that he wants to get in water which has a

>> adam: it might help them acclimate back to the process the. >> reporter: i know they train in water to get ready would i do? out. watch a little tv. so we do have some showers up in the northern and the south shore. there is bun batch of down down on the south shore, abington,route 24, attleboro moving northeast. and this is tied to another cool front. comes through won't be like the one last night with the downpours, but what it'll coating. so it'll return us back to although i don't have snow in the forecast. here is this second cool front. that is the main event moving away and the seconds cool front swings through southern new england kinging the who 50s out of eastern new england. boston is 53. watertown at 32. albany at 42. there is the colder air.

winds gusting between 30-35. the occasional gust over 40 out on the cape and the islands. and that is the case for the next few hours. until the seconds cold front moves through. and then i think the winds will come down a little bit but we all still have a breezy night overnight. not a repeat of last night. and for the remainder of the afternoon and early this evening, still have the wind advisory in effect and out on to the cape. for tonight a few showers this evening otherwise mostly cloudy and a cold wind taking over later on tonight with temperatures in the middle 30s. with that wind it'll feel like the upper 20's tomorrow is a much colder day. with a mix of clouds and sunshine. temperatures 36-42 but with a northwest wind 10-20. wind chills for the better part of the day running in the upper 20s to around 30. boston around 40. lakeland 40, merrimack valley, numbers in the upper 30s, dracut 37. fitchburg at 35. out on the cape and the islands depend morning clouds and then developing sun in the afternoon. chatham around 40.

normal but it's a shock to the systems when one day you are in the 60s and tomorrow only in the upper 30s. saturday a lot of sunshine. a few clouds early on. chilly saturday morning. but temperatures by saturday afternoon to the upper 30s as the last weekend of meteorological winter. 23 days to go until the first day of spring. 45 days until the sox open up at home. the home owner. they open up on the road but their home own ser 45 days away. more good news in terms of spring weather. the sun is going down at 5:28. march 24th. daylight savings time kicking in at 7:02. forecast, quiet for a few days. a bit of a warming trend. sunday and monday. temperatures each of those days in the 50s. >> jadiann: time for traffic, get a check of the roads with joe stapleton. >> reporter: thank you. good afternoon to you as well. nub and southbound on the -- northbound an southbound on the expressway, mass avenue, a slow ride southbound

about a 44-minute split. moving easier but still a tight ride there heading for the o'neill tunnel. route 1 northbound seeing the rain drops but not too much of a traffic jam. headlights coming toward us along route 1 northbound. up around the lynn fells parkway in saugus. the ride from the spot up to 128 moving well. pike eastbound does bog down with traffic coming towards us eastbound heading down to the pru. and out to the ted williams tunnel. web moving well out by b.u. and heading over to the alsons tolls and brake lights for 128 both directions in burlington. along route 3 northbound through billerica. joe stapleton. 7 news. >> adam: today's health cast and new alzheimer's research could lead to a new diagnostic brain scan. >> jadiann: researchers are enrolling patients who are terminally ill. for the study patients undergo a brain scan while they are alive then after an autopsy, they'll do that after they pass away.

link between a build-up of the protein amyloid and alzheimer's. doctors are trying to confirm the protein towle is also tolerant. >> they think it's building up first but not look after that another protein is building up and it's when the other builds up is under starts to spread is what the memory loss starts to occur. >> jadiann: doctors are testing people with and without alzheimer's so they can compare the results. >> adam: seven brands of packaged raw macdamia nuts are being recalled contaminated with salmonella. so far no illnesses have been reported. a list of the brands included in the recall can be found on whdh.com. >> jadiann: good news to hear about this year's flu vaccine. the c.d.c.says people who got the vaccine are 59% less

those who have not been vaccinated. experts say flu activity is still on the upswing and is expected to continue for several more weeks. >> adam: a woman in washington state makes a rare find eating dinner out at a restaurant. she says she bit into something hard in a clam. all right. looked like a pearl. so she took it to a local gem expert who was skeptical but he came to the conclusion that it was a rare quahog purple pearl it's worth about $600. >> he thought i was joking. he thought it looked so round and perfect someone was playing a joke on me. >> adam: she says she plans to keep the pearl and she might even make a necklace out of it. good thing it didn't break her tooths. still ahead on 7 rolling out the red carpet for the oscars. why the winners in fashion may have to share the spotlight with something

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>> adam: they're rolling out the red carpet for hollywood's biggest night. the anged a me awards will be happening this sunday. >> jadiann: usually the focus is on the fashion and winners but this year the spotlight may be on diversity. as if chris rock needed material for his hosting gig -- >> let's do this.

oscars the white bet awards teased what may be to comes as the diversity controversy will be the elephant in the home. >> it's in the a new issue but it seems to have gained so. intensity. >> reporter: fueled by a second straight year without a person of color -- >> what you say you go -- >> reporter: the best picture snub for the critically acclaimed "straight out of compton." >> diversity is about the multiplicity of ethnicities and stories from all over the worlds. >> reporter: the academy responded by changing the men credit ear membership criteria. >> it comes from everyone understanding the situation. >> jadiann: circumstances are prompting will smith and his wife swells spike lee to skip this year's show but a broader boycott hasn't materialized. >> the facts there is a

>> jadiann: to ensure future dreams of gold are color blind. thank you for joining you, i'm jadiann thompson. >> adam: i'm adam williams, 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >> reporter: cloudy skies with a few isolated showers leading to cooler temperatures tomorrow. >> jadiann: a close call in canton. police officer forced to jump out of the way as a telephone pole comes crashing down. >> we heard the crack. we looked. we saw it and instinct kicked in. we ran the other way. >> adam: a rescue off the coast of new york. this time the coast guard in need of some help. >> jadiann: teen tragedy. a 17-year-old is killed in a crash on her way to school. >> adam: taking donald trump to task, why a former governor of massachusetts is criticizing the presidential candidate. >> jadiann: the patriots flipping up some fun in the offseason. >> announcer: 7 news at 5:00 starts now. >> jadiann: first here at

we got a nice dose of warm weather. feels a little bit like spring has sprung. >> adam: but it came after some wild weather overnight. no doubt. strong storms leaving behind a trail of damage across the area including this scene in cambridge. a car crushed by a tree. heavy rain, strong storms bringing down trees and power lines in many areas. >> jadiann: route 9 closed for most of the morning in both directions. power line feel near the natick mall. the thunder woke up a lot of people. it did me and it didn't just make me up gracefully. it was a jolt. >> adam: it led to some extensive cleanup efforts across the commonwealth. let's go to canton right now. close up led to a close call for a police officer. they had to jump out of the way when a telephone pole almost hit them. dan hausle live in canton with a look at what happened there, dan? >> reporter: a barrier blocks the street. it turns out for good reason. you can see one of the

a close cl when that pole now a new one replaced an old one that came crashing down and sent that officer and another running. officer good and canton sargent paul look over the telephone paul and transformer that came crashing down too -- close for comfort. >> we heard the crack. we turned an rack. >> you looked. you started -- it's like slow motion then you got out of the way. >> reporter: both of you at the same time. >> exactly. >> reporter: the officers were on detail watching cleanup after the storm blue down huge trees in the neighborhood. brought down power lines and brought down two power poles with them. hours later with the officers photoaway a third power pole came down when workers removed a line holding it up. >> i heard them running and yelling and it came down. >> reporter: thank god the power was dead to it. because i don't know what