Thank god for everybody involved that it had organized out well. Reporter still tense moments as a t worker on the phone watched the powerless, diverless train cruise through north quincy station. We said is the train still moving because we thought we might have been able to stop it before north quincy he said its still moving and we were like, i was like, and then lee said to me eease do you want to kill b 15 and i said kill it all. Reporter crews put trigger on the tracks and guilty a switch to send the train off the main track into the plant fence quart in dorchester but finally the run away train did stop. Governor baker honored mcfeel and saunders today but mcfeels fiance say says she always knew he was special. He is my hero every day. I dont feel up a here i feel we did the best we could. We got dealt a bad hand and we just do the best you can with it and im just so thrilled that everybody was safe and it all worked out well. Didnt believe someone would set up that situation but the man accused of doing that just that faced a disciplinary hearing today. The Labor Relations council was expected to report out to the gm who says he will decide if discipline is called for. 7 news. Anchor also on 7, the fate a danvers teenager accused of newing his math teacher is now in the hands of the jury. This afternoon. 7s steve cooper was in that courtroom for closing arguments and he joins us now from salem superior court. Anchor kim a little over three hours of deliberations and no verdict so far from this 12 member jury. Now keep in mind t feds who clai their clients murdered his math teacher but was insane at the time. Its something that prosecutors say simply isnt true. How many cuts did it take to inflict wound d . Reporter clutching the box cutter prosecutors say Phillip Chism used to ilhis math teacher several years ago she down Police Department any suggestion by the defense that the then 14 14yearold was insane when he committed the savage attack. I am not going stand here and tell threw is nothing wrong with Phillip Chism. How could i . But i am going to submit that there is overwhelming evidence in this case beyond any reasonable doubt that Phillip Chism was not suffering from mental disease or defect. Reporter replaying Surveillance Video that shows his move before and after he followed ritzer into a girls bathroom prosecutors say he had a plan and he carried it out. Able open one man would sexually vie lit her in the woods and only one man is caught with his pants down. Reporter the defense said while chism did it according to tear expert witnesses the teen. The evidence is clear that Phillip Chism has suffered from a psychotic disorder most likely early onset schizophrenia from the time he was young. Reporter so on a trial that began with jury selection more that two months ago this jury has a lot to sift through including the testimony of 53 different witnesses in more than 140 pieces of evidence and so the deliberations will resume here first thing in the morning. Live in salem tonight, steve cooper, 7 news. Anchor tense moments in a worcester courtroom when a man accused in a deadly stabbing goes before a judge. Are you kidding me . Are you giving hmm a bail . For killing my child you are giving him bail . Reporter the mother of the victim ing out when she out the judge was giving lewis melendez bail but in fact he was ordered held without bail. He is accused of stabbing cheris cherise hill earlier this month she was attacked outside a worcester gas station. He is charged with murder. Hit hard than ever. The point is isil leaders cannot hide and our next message to them is simple. You are next. Anchor president obama send a message today that the u. S. Led coalition will not stop until the terror group is defeated. Today the commander in chief met with Top National Security and defense officials at the pentagon to talk about strategy. After meeting with his National Security team at the pentagon, president obama tried to reassure america and the world that isis is losing ground. In november we dropped more on isil targets than any other month since this campaign started. Were also taking out isil leaders, commanders and killers. Anchor despite freshure and i didnt sieve the president announced no new strategy. The u. S. Led coalition he says is decimating the terror army at its core in iraq and syria. Anchor as we squeeze its heart, well make it harder for isil to pump its terror and. Group claimed credit for bombing a russian passenger jet, the stunning coordinate adtax this paris and the isis inspired rampage in san bernadine o. The latest nbc news wall street journal poll shows neared a third of americans fear a loved. Terrorism is not the sort of thing that can be eliminated or eradicated. It will always be present whether its outside our borders. Anchor a war with the United States in the lead and looking for more support. And president obama added that he is sending u. S. Secretary of state john kerry to russia to talk about a team effort in the fight against isis. Anchor Army Sergeant beau bergdahl captured by the tap ban after disappearing from his base was court marshalled today. The u. S. Freed five taliban prisoners in exchange for his release. He will go to the military court endangering fellow soldiers heave could now face life prison if convicted. And the figures remembering sand anniversary of that tragedy. 20 first grade students and six Staff Members killed that that Connecticut School shooting. This is the first time students were in class for that anniversary. The past two have fallen on a weekend. A new school is set to open in the fall of 2016 at the site of the school that was torn down after that shooting. Anchor turning now to the race for the white house. The stage is set for the next republican president ial debate tomorrow night. Nine of the candidates will take the stage during prime time while the other four will take part in a preliminary debate earlier in the day. Authorities say National Security will be a major focus in light of the recent terror attacks. A new nbc news wall street journal poll has trump back in the lead for the republican nomination with 27 . There texas senator ted cruz. He has surged into second place with 22 followed by florida senator marco rubio with 15 and ben carson the frontrunner last months poll has slipped to fourth. Anchor patriots shaking off their losses last night as win over the texans putting new the tee ping a playoff spot last night down in houston. The team getting added support with a return of gronk. Anchor but really it was the Patriots Defense getting a lot of praise today. Joe amorsino here to look back at a great night. Reporter eights d stealing the spotlight from the texans celebrated defense in the return the Rob Grokowski made a world of difference on offense. The pats right back on top with gronk the star of the show. Did you know you would be playing the game tonight . I mean, just i dont know, never really thought about it. Anchor he is laughing about his one week absence now but Rob Gronkowskis return is no joke for the rest of the nfl. He is a huge just influence on what we do offensively and he really toughed it out so im proud of him. I had a big town down catch. He is obviously a big part of have him out there. Just felt good to be out there on the field. Putting pads on for the first time if two weeks a looking into getting back into it at first but it felt good to be back out there playing football again, being out there with the teammates and having a Great Team Win overall. Anchor a win that snapped a two game losing streak, punched their ticket to the post season and vaulted the pats become to the top of the afc. What a difference a week makes . We understand the way this league works as do you guys and everybody else so you have to stay the curse an realize there will be some values in the season, you have to persevere through them. Its cool we clinch a play playoff spot but we have tennessee next week and more games every season and thats all were focused upon is our opponent next weekend. A game up on cincinnati and ander did very for that number one see with just three games to go. Recording live in the newsroom, joe amorsino, 7 news. Reporter that, joe. Its as. A tornado tearing through leaving behind a trail of damage damage. Well hear from those who weather the storm. Anchor then at 5 30 police in quincy asking for the public publics help in tracking down the driver behind a deadly hit and run. Well also have the latest on their investigation. Anchor bill cosby firing back at his accusers. Anchor just one hour a bright spot this holiday season. Who stepped in to keep the smile shooping at this elaborate display in lester . Well have those stories and much more of the hope you stay anchor a texas town torn a apart about a twister. That tornado left behind a significant amount of damage as you can flynnly see. Today people who live there are cleaning up and they just have a lot of work to do. People who road out the to are talking about the man who helped keep them safe. Terrifying moments in willis, texas when a tornado tore through, strong winds picked up several tail trailers and ripped roofs off of homes. Im here this morning trying to salvage whatever i can. Reporter while his neighbors black dunn tree limbs poking through his vrv his home is thread shredded. If it went 100 yards that way it would have destroyed a whole lot of trailers. His neighbors rv picked up and flipped. Im glad nobody was hurt. Reporter martin wasnt there when it hit but his dog was. How he lived through it i dont know. The purpose rescued by another neighbor. When i came up this progress lady had him in her arms. She said she seen him looking out the window. As the storm ripped through this mobile home many people scattered and they ran right to this restaurant. The owner opened his doors and tried to keep everyone cap. We had no electricity. We had a lot of people still in here and all my help was in here taking care of him. Anchor they waited for the storm to pass. Residence say the storm was a surprise because there was warning issued by the National Weather service. Look a Freight Train coming toward me. Everything started happening all at once and scared me to death many just thankful everyone was okay. That tornado damaged several build and took down power lines and trees no. One was seriously hurt. Anchor next on 7, counting down the hours until the fours a awakens. Today a local fan gives us an incredible star wars. Anchor thats your Jeremy Reiner there, everybody. Our forecast is looking a little wet here overnight and then those temperatures actually rise rise. Well that a look at that ahead. Anchor at 5 30 a raccoon gets stuck up on top of a power line poll. Rescuers race in to help get. 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Unleash the power of dough. Give it a pop. That sound. Like nails on a chalkboard. But listen to this family talking thats a different kind of sound. The sound of the weekend. Unleash the power of dough. Anchor a little five week old polar bear with quite the another there. The columbus zoo released this video of the little cub taking a snooze and its quickly going viral. Zookeepers had been monitoring her seasons she was born last month. How adorable. Snoring. Ifeverybody snored that way, you. Anchor doesnt do that. Senator. Gusty winds in the wake of a weather system here. The warmth slowly fading from our forecast here in the short term and in the long are term too so well got a little bit of a drop here and major drop over the weekend but i tell you right now its not a pattern change so dont be getting it in your mind that winter is coming soon. 49 in boston right now, 48 in bedford and 49 or 47 rather in worcester where the following is very thick. Where you would think it would be thick with warmer air moving in its if the all thatted about across southeast mass. Visibility is generally around a mile but when you see zero its less then a mile or even near quarter mile and that is definitely out through worcester worcester. This fog is lifting. We do i have adense fog advisory out right now. Our dew point also running in the 40s for most but look at these 50s. Mid 50s when you start bringing the dew point in mid december to 57 degrees that is crazy. I mean, that is insane. But dense fog is still with us and an issue through this evening. A lot of sky cams in boston just skyline but that is just this evening. Later on tonight toward midnight a lot of that will be scoured out by wind and especially rain. The rain will be coming through overnight tonight and will finish it up in the morning it. Doesnt look like a lot of rain but there might be a couple of embedded downpours from time to time. Its fast moving enough that it doesnt look like t going to be a any juror issue at all for flooding so we dont have to worry about that and sun will greet us tomorrow amid clouds that will build into the afternoon as those temperatures slowly drop off. Your highs tomorrow oddly enough in the morning and then following through the afternoon. Temperatures now in the upper 50s low sixties across upstate new york so that air comes our way and then after the weather systems passes, job tell glide through the 50s and back into the mid and upper if i tease by evening evening. Wind y is up. Powerful storm in the sense of a pressure so that means the response will be a lot of wind. Out of the west tomorrow gusting to 30 or better from time to time, maybe even up to 40 to 45. There is portsmouth we stop it afternoon and 41 Miles Per Hour for the gust, vineyard and nantucket, no one spared this wind. There might be ice layed Power Outages just due to the fact that its been very quiet wind wise lately. I mean, its been like unheard of calm morning, calm afternoons amazing for december. Another milestone for us tomorrow or rather today too, er eriest sunset of the year 4 12. By january 7 were gaining time on that sunset although the sun rise we still lose time so technically were gaining but were baby steps after the solstice. Showers move in, brief downpours the fog lifts, rising temperatures and tomorrow gusty wind, peeks of sun. Temperatures fall slowly in the 50s to lower 60s. There is your 7 on 7 forecast. Next week, well, it may start a little chilly but christmas looks warm. In the meantime though that friday, saturday and sunday combo is a little chilly. Finally below freezing tonight which is another milestone. Anchor pete, see you then. So force fever isic tag over. For the highly anticipated star wars premiere are already sold out in a lot of place, not a surprise. Online auction sites are asking those seats. Anchor among those who cannot wait, 7 news meteorologist Jeremy Reiner. This week he is talking to people here in new england who know tickets arent the only thing in star wars universe that can be worth a lot of money he has a look at a collection thats out of this world. A big yoda and an ewok cocky jar to put them in. Reporter david was continue years old when the original star wars movie came out in 1977. As a lad living in london, star wars toys were not that easy to come by. The movie stopped in 83, they were making toys until 85. By then people were kind of done with it. Reporter he said when he moved to boston in 1990 he saw toys he always watched at shop when the movie out i was 7, years old. This was what i was collecting. You and lick a billion other people. Reporter kids could buy these figures for a buck back then. Today some of the toys have grown up too. So now for the green up collector instead of having 100 different toys on your desk, you can now just have one really great highly detailed han solo figure. Reporter that will cost you something extra. About 300. Lock checked enough he opened up a somerville store that sells star wars collectable and a whole lot more. But you will have to pay up bigtime for some of the rarest star wars collectibles like the 1979 male order rocket fir firing bobafett action figure a prototype recently sold tore more than 22000 at auction. Impressive, most impressive. Reporter for collectors at home who think they might sit of a gold mine. Where there is so much interest right now, you know, you may find the market is a that r 2 unit is this prime condition, a real bargain. Do your home wokment dont just assume its either worth a lot or worth nothing. Reporter the movie is set to break Box Office Records and we have a weeks would the of stories. Keep it here on 7 news. Anchor tomorrow the force is with. 7, are you ready for the force awhackens . I am. And tomorrow meet some local artists who design star wars art work for t hits, sneakers, with a packs, you name it. Learn their jedi secrets tomorrow at 6 00 a. M. Anchor thats great. Also ahead, chance for you to decide who did it better, Jadiann Thompson going head to head with the celtics star, see whose feeling good. Anchor then ahead at 6 00 a million day display brighter than ever this year. Be just plain cottage cheese. With hood, it can be. Peach on a bagel. Garden vegetable on a caprese salad. Pineapple on a waffle. Or cucumber and dill as a dip. With 8 delicious flavors of hood cottage cheese, the possibilities are endless. Anchor thank some for spending your monday afternoon with us. There is another 30 minutes of 7 news ahead. Anchor 7 news at 5 30 starts right now. Anchor accepting for answer answers after a deadly drive. Quincy police try to find the driver who hit and killed this woman. Anchor fierce flamesen gulf a worcester home killing an elderly couple inside. When investigators have discovered about the cause of the fire. Anchor the high wire act in berlin, power crews whatting tough during a difficult raccoon rescue. Anchor a new cloud hovering over hover boards. The major complaints pulling the popular gifts off shelves. Anchor first at 5 being 30 a passionate public plea to find the driver who killed this woman in quincy. Police say she was hit and killed by a car 11 days ago. Anchor the driver sped off and now officers are hoping that a witness comes forward to help Jonathan Hall live in quincy with the message from have thors thors. Anchor hey, kim, the message is we need help. Quincy police have been trying to follow leads but they really havent had much luck. They have been looking all over the place for Security Camera video from that intersection on the bother begin parkway, but havent found any. Anchor Quincy Police investigating a fatal hit and run crash juan the publics help as they look into the death of 7 78yearold woman. She died if the hospital sunday after a ten day fight for life. Thats just not human. You know if how could he live with himself . Anchor there were witnesses who stopped to help but they didnt get the license plate of the car described as a dark becomesy station wagon, maybe a volvo. Anchor today we focus on rendering aid and assistance to the victim and it allowed the person driving the vehicle to escape really unnoticed at that time. Anchor police say the gray haired driver who wore a plaid