erin: two u.n.h. students charged in connection with a stabbing are due in court today. twice over the weekend. he is now in stable condition. the suspects, matthew gibbons, and eric denning, are facing assault charges. sean: a man is facing attempted murder and robbery charges after he attacked a clerk with a baseball bat. gedeon karsai assaulted a clerk during a robbery yesterday. erin: dartmouth college is joining dozens of other schools in banning hover boards from campus. it is intended to be temporary. kevin: beautiful sunrise for most out there this morning. still some linger clouds in inland and northern areas. those should give way to sunshine. it will be a cooler day than what we've had lately. highs today in the 30's with a northwesterly breeze. we'll cool off tonight. temperatures in the single digits above and below zero. sunshine to clouds tomorrow. the next system comes at us in two parts. one will be a light mix or light snow wednesday. wednesday night and rainfall could be heavy at ti

erin: thank you. fire officials in dover are investigating a fire that left seven people the flames broke out at a home at 26 spruce lane. firefighters say a cat did die in the fire. police say drugses and alcohol may have been factors in a head-on crash in wolfeboro that left three people injured, including a child. the crash happened yesterday on route 28. police say 31-year-old sarah kelly was heading north when her vehicle collided head on with another car driven by 27-year-old tannah kurtis. they had to free both drivers from the wreckage. they as well curtis' daughter were taken to the hospital. no word on their conditions. sean: state health officials are releasing new numbers on the fatal overdoses. there were 120 overdoses. feint knell is flamed for 157 deaths. 32 deaths were caused by we're still waiting the results of 14 overdose deaths. erin: portsmouth police say they went on a crime spree that left several cars burned. adam carolyn and michael york are accused of setting fire to five car

erin: i don' t know. before the well-known hotel hosted pets, it hosted many celebrities and presidents. but now it has gone to the dogs. sean: if they have leftovers after their meal, do they take home a doggie bag? [laughter] kevin: maybe it is like the spaghetti, where they meet in the middle. [laughter] kevin: the humans can say it is not serious, but the dogs probably think it is. sean: it is a commitment. [laughter] erin: oh my goodness. sean: sweaty paws. kevin: we start off with 2-4 inches of snow -- it totaled up quickly. we are looking at the last of the snow in coos county now. temperatures are in the 20' s early this morning. we have temperatures continuing to go in the 20' s. we have a little bit of sleep or freezing rain early this morning. roadways are going to be slick. we climb back through the 30' s this morning. we get to the 40' s this afternoon. 40' s to near 50 later on this evening. you can see it back down through the mid-atlantic states right now. we have the best window of time f

erin: listen to this. the government says that if you were eating parmesan cheese, you could also be eating wood. companies that are using cheap fillers like would pulp. according to a new report, some brands contain no parmesan at all. instead, they are made with cellulose, a common food additive made from wood pulp and an extra brother cheeses. sean: turning to sports, the red sox begin their spring training today. xander bogaerts is already getting his swings in in fort myers, as her mookie betts and hanley ramirez. mookie -- pitchers and catchers are due to report today. erin: let' s talk about the great american race, the daytona 500. sprint cup racing season takes the flag of this weekend. joey logano won last year. plenty of other drivers are hoping for a win. >> our car has a lot of speed. you have to have speed to win these races. the backbone of any race team' s success is having a fast car. >> but we learned a lot about the cars especially. they are much different than an indycar. understanding

erin: good thursday morning. i' m erin fehlau. sean: good morning. i' m sean mcdonald. let' s talk about the weather out there. what do we have on tap? kevin: usually, the chilly air has temperatures closer to the average and today is a good example of that. it is going to feel a lot cooler than it has been over the last couple of days. clear skies in southern areas. the north country. temperatures into the afternoon only getting back up to the 20' s and 30' s. a breeze out of the northwest wil drive in colder air. we want to take a look at your thursday morning ride. s deb davidson. good morning. deb: good morning, kevin. police around the scene of a very serious crash in marlborough. 101 is closed in both directions due to downed power lines. the intersection of 101 and watertown is shut down. 293 is up to speed from the upper to the lower split. if you are heading out to the seacoast, 101 is a nice ride from bedford to portsmouth. from the wzid traffic network, i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. sean: thanks. a manchester teacher is off the job accused of assaulting a

erin: good morning, new hampshire. i' m erin fehlau. sean: hi there. i' m sean mcdonald. it did not feel like february at all yesterday. we are settling back into a more normal pattern. kevin: yesterday, it was the snow and then the rain and the wind. temperatures continue to fall back to the freezing mark now. we are not expecting a lot in the way of precipitation today. there might be flurries in western and northern areas in the afternoon. mid-30' s north country to lower half of the 40' s in southern spots. let' s take a look at your morning ride. we are joined by 95.7 wzid' s deb davidson. good morning. deb: good morning, kevin. compared to yesterday, the roads are nice and quiet as you start your morning commute. be aware of possible black ice depending on where you are on major highways, especially on on and off ramps. 93 is moving well and 293 is ok from the upper to the lower split. 101 is moving well. 95 is up to speed in both directions. from the wzid traffic network, i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. sean: topping our news, police are investigating a recent pai

erin: thank you. local drug treatment experts are applauding and moved by the nation' s governors to address the drug and opioid crisis in america. sean: the national governors association has endorsed a plan that monitors prescription drugs. joined chief executives from every other state in the country to sponsor national standards for the prescription of opioid painkillers. experts at serenity place in manchester estimate that 70% of the people who come in their doors started their path to addiction with prescription from a doctor. >> we know that this is probably one of the main sources of the epidemic we are seeing right now , the over prescription of opioids. expressed skepticism about limits for pain killer prescriptions, saying that problem. the senate could vote as soon as today to confirm a new nominee dr. robert k left -- califf has pledged to change how the government looks that opioids and painkillers. erin: the salem finance director was arrested for shoplifting. jane savastano is on paid

erin: he is the authority. [laughter] erin: a restaurant in china is offering diners a unique dining experience. the multi sensory ultraviolet restaurant has features that are meant to appeal to all the there are also smells and audio designed to enhance the eating experience, which consists of a 20 course meal. the cost to eat at this exclusive restaurant is $1000 per person. sean: is that it? erin: it is booked for the next three months. you get a little teeny thing on each plate. sean: hence the 20 courses. [laughter] erin: it is all about the experience. sean: i do know if i want to experience it and eat. erin: you might have to eat afterward. sean: yikes. a sheriff' s deputy shows off his fancy footwork. now time for our u local hotshots. jr runs on dunkins. congress doesn't regulate wall street... wall street regulates congress. it's a rigged economy that sends most new wealth to the top 1%. and it's held in place by a corrupt political system where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. my cam

erin: thank you for joining us. he is robert burton. i am erin hawksworth. robert: we start with college hoops, the ter after losing a couple in a row, and they had a chance today against michigan. maryland on the move, finding robert carter jr. with the finish. by five at the break. second half, melo trimble with the drive. stone, and diamond one. here is the thing, michigan hung around. marylandhe second, misses the three, but carter is there. and winop their skid 86-80 two. here is mark turgeon after the game. coach: the forget who we are and what we are about. a lot of coaches would love to be 23-5 and have the players that i have. >> we feel good about it. team getting better. times, but this is a really good win against a very good team. erin: the maryland women had no problem handling rutgers today. she kari walker-kimbrough had another big game, finishing with 29 points. terps win 73-56. from college to high school hoops, everybody was watching on the wcac final today. robert: four teams in action. scott abraham has more from american university. sco

erin: they it it. the deputies say they have a lot of experience with kids being fathers and uncles. sean: a lot of hats if you are a police officer; right? a woman in colorado says she saw a divine sign in the church that was she took this picture of the portrait in sits in the sanctuary after the electrical fire. at the top of the portrait, you can see a smudge of cash that resembles a crown. she believed it was a sign to show the church was under protection. i've got to tell you. erin: it does. sean: it does look like a crown. amazing. a heavy metal musician in oregon who lost his vest years ago found a picture 3,000 miles away. erin: the rocker says his vest was stolen after the battle of the bands. he gave up on ever seeing it again. that friend said he found a picture of the vest in new york city hanging in raff lauren's display at macy's. it was taken by a record company representative just because he liked it. >> supposedly there's a coming out that's cult that has a heavy metal theme. i would

erin: right. sean: still to come, one final check on your top stories, erin: updating our top stories. sean: a search is underway for a pair of thieves believed to be behind two gunshot break-ins. here is ray brewer. ray: the first break-in happened that wicked weaponry in hooksett. surveillance video shows two men breaking inside and smashing a and grabbing guns. there was a very similar crime at hitman firearms in tyngsborough. there are similarities between the crimes. erin: crews worked into the night repairing your water main break on heater road in lebanon. sean: more than 150 delta airlines passengers are finally in new york after their flight from the dominican republic was diverted twice, once to manchester and then to boston. erin: fish and game officials are scheduling a vote on a controversial proposal to relaunch a bobcat hunting and trapping season in new hampshire. kevin: hunt and trap bigfoot. sean: a hunting season for bigfoot. kevin: we are looking at temperatures continuing to m

erin: we haven't had much. kevin: "winter." erin: look at this. a photographer in maine captured this incredible sight. it shows a group of american bald eagles sitting in a tree in plymouth, maine. look at them. the photographer, laurie meagher, said she was overwhelmed by the sight. she said the most eagles in one photo before this was two. seven. what a shot, huh? sean: pretty social. maybe they want to hang out. a big honor for m.i.t. engineering students, they won a competition for the right to build a high speed hyperloop. it came from the co-founder of space x and tesla motors. it is a concept to move pods of 20 to 30 people through a tube at speeds roughly 700 miles per hour. more than 100 universities competed for the right to build a be tested at a special track in california. i suspect the students at m.i.t. can handle this. erin: wow. sean: wild stuff. erin: it is amazing what comes out of the school. sean: maybe we'll put you and kevin on the first one. erin: going to be on the test run. still ahead, attention travelers, one airline i

erin: all right, kevin. manchester police are looking for a man who robbed the 7-eleven store on webster street. night, approached the clerk, demanded cash, grabbed cash, and then fled on foot. officials say he got away with police say drugs and alcohol may have been factors in a head-on crash in wolfeboro injuring three people, including a child. heading north on route 28 yesterday afternoon when her vehicle collided head-on with another car, driven by tannah curtis. both drivers had to be cut from their cars. this noon, charges are pending against a school bus driver accused of crashing into the stark covered bridge and corners. police a 67-year-old alan henderson got lost trying to find windsor high school last -- windsor high school in vermont and cross the bridge while turning around. commitment 2016 now. are looking back out on the trail. in houston last night, ted cruz and marco through jobs at the front runner, donald trump, while john kasich and ben carson fought to stay in the pack. thing you have

erin: good morning to you on this friday. thanks for waking up with us. i'm erin fehlau. sean: good morning. i'm sean mcdonald. you probably noticed a little bite to the air. kevin: certainly temperatures are going to do the same thing this morning. single digits and lower teens this morning. we have a fairly light wind and a lot of sunshine to enjoy. eventually later on today and in to this evening, we're going to have a system approaching. it could bring light snow. temperatures in the single digits to lower teens. highs later on this afternoon up in to the 30's in most locations. by later on today with a light wind, the clouds up. much more with your forecast in a bit. we want to look at your good morning, deb. deb: good morning. we're going to start off with a nice quiet ride. no major problems from the northern part of the state to the state line with massachusetts. 293 is moving well from the upper to the lower split with 93. 101 and 111 is moving along with no delays. on 95 it looks good between exits two and one through the construction zone. it is moving well thr

erin: thank you. the massachusetts teen convicted of killing his math teacher is expected to learn his fate today. sean: phillip chism is expected he was 14 when he killed his teacher, colleen. nine people are expected to give impact statements, including the victim's parents. they are asking he be sentenced to at least 50 years in prison. erin: a second grader is being credited with helping police make a bust in vermont. the 8-year-old told school officials a story about helping his mother's boyfriend grow quote special head sin that can cure anything. they found $75,000 worth of marijuana plants. they also seized and cash. they found two grow rooms next to the boy's bedroom. the boy's mother and her girlfriend, stephen mann, are facing multiple charges, including cruelty to a child. sean: authorities are looking for a man who tried to kidnap a 10-year-old girl. the man tried to pull the girl out in the middle of the night by grabbing her legs. and manageed to get away. she went screaming in her pare

erin: good morning, new hampshire. i' m erin fehlau. sean: i' m sean mcdonald. our stretch of good weather is about to come to an end. kevin: after today' s system we don' t get arctic cold across the area quite yet. that waits until next week. it may be cool enough in western and northern areas to see a light, wintry mix. us. temperatures, upper 20' s. lasts and how much precipitation we will see ahead. good wednesday morning, deb. deb: all major roads are nice and quiet and moving up to speed. the dot boards are alerting commuters that there is possible black ice in the area once the system moves in. they are mainly concerned about areas north of bow on 93 and again in the northern sections of the spaulding turnpike. the everett turnpike is currently moving well and up to speed from bedford to nashua. from the wzid traffic network, i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. sean: the political full press is officially on in new erin: dozens of events are planned each day between now and tuesday. we start with ray brewer live in derry bang. -- derry. ray: originally, thi

erin: caucus day is here. after months of candidates will finally they make their voices in the presidential contest. sean: nikole killon is live with a preview. reporter: many of candidates are campaigning today. some are sitting it out and hoping for the best. countdown to caucus. >> we're getting close. reporter: the candidates pulling out all of the stops. from duck calls. >> i want to ask everyone here to vote for me ten times. reporter: to calls for support tonight. >> hello, des moines. reporter: it was a family affair for the clintons and the trumps. >> couldn't it be great if she had her baby in iowa. reporter: so much at stake as iowans make their voices heard. >> iowa essentially auditions. they are the first audition for these potential nominees. reporter: dennis goldford, political only analyst, on who will make the cut. real estate say the most important factors are location, location, location. in politics it is turnout, and turnout, and turnout. reporter: one wild card is mother nature. snow ex

erin: good morning, new hampshire. thanks for waking up with us. i' m erin fehlau. sean: i' m sean mcdonald. you know it is primary week when the lights of the national media are parked in your parking lot. they are going to see some bum nasty weather, right? kevin: there is going to be lower visibility, some spots will get over an inch of rain fall. we will watch for a light, wintry mix early today. as the day wears on, southerly temperatures. our high temperatures by 7:00 or s to 50' s. much more on your wet wednesday s take a look at your we' s deb davidson. good morning. deb: good morning, kevin. are moving well and up to speed. all things look great to the upper valley. 93 south is an easy ride heading from concord to the state line with massachusetts. if we are out on the everett turnpike, that is moving well. if your commute is taking you into boston, 93 south is seeing delays in andover. from the wzid traffic network, i' sean: the political press is on in new hampshire with days left before the first in the nation primary. erin: there are dozens of events pl

erin: okay. a prediction from albert einstein made 100 years ago has been confirmed. it is part of the theory of relative when masses collide sending waves of energy at the speed of light. astronomers set up twin observatories that have been listening to the universe for 28 years. and last fall they finally heard something. >> it sounds like a something up in frequency. this is a huge deal for us. up until this point, we hadn't been able to hear anything from the stars. with this we're able to actually listen to the stars. erin: how about that? the gravitational wave is the sound of two black holes merging 1.3 billion light years away. sean: how do they know that's not something else coming from space there? kevin: like? for instance? erin: who knows. sean: anything is possible out there. i'm just saying. how do they differentiate? erin: i don't know. sean: apparently they know. they are smarter. erin: they were both in sync. kevin: i don't like your inference. way too many star trek episodes. st

erin: thank you so much. we do want to check in on the roads with kristen carosa. she is monitoring conditions of this morning. sean: she joins us live along i-89 in springfield. good morning. kristen: good morning. we are live along route i-89 in springfield at this rest stop, where it is a chilly 25 degrees. since we' ve gotten here, the snow has already started to let up. there is a wintry mix coming down, which is sticking to the roads, but you can definitely see pavement. there were not too many people on the roads. it was definitely slow going this morning. to 45 miles per hour. in some spots, it is snowing. in others, it is freezing rain. be sure to leave plenty of room between you and other cars. for dot officials, the concern is ice area -- ice. even the rain can make for dangerous driving conditions. >> people do need to keep in mind that even with rain coming you could have ground temperatures below freezing. they' ve got to respond according to conditions. don' t use cruise control. take more time

erin: all right. thank you. this morning a former belknap county sheriff's deputy is facing nine counts. sean: prosecutors say all of the alleges victims were inmates. ray brewer live from the county jail with the deputies indictment. good morning, ray. ray: good morning. 37-year-old ernest blanchett waking up behind bars after authorities say he was involved in alleged sexual assaults that involved at least five inmates. >> it is particularly disappointing when you have someone in the position of trust and authority. they are supposed to be protecting the public. ray: the former sheriffs deputy was indicted on nine counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault and one count of felonious sexual assault. the cases involve five victim. all of them inmates. blanchett is accuse the of assaulting those inmates while transporting them to or facilities. >> the allegation is during the time he was transporting the individuals, he engaged in sexual contact with two of them. specifically we're alleging that he engaged in

i' m erin fehlau. m sean mcdonald. you can see hundreds of school closings and delays scrolling at the bottom of your screen or at our website, wmur.com. we have about 400 of them right now. kevin: initially, it was 2-4 inches of snow and now we are seeing warmer air and freezing rain and sleet mixing in. not much of a warm-up coming in the next couple of hours. for the morning commute, what we have is what we are going to get. temperatures will be up into the 40' we will have a possibility of strong winds late this afternoon and early this evening. let' s take a look at the morning ride. we are joined live i -- by 95.7 wzid' s deb davidson. deb: good morning, kevin. all the roads in the state of new hampshire are moving slow. the posted maximum speed limit is 45 miles per hour. in some spots, that is still a bit too fast. 93. 293 is slow from the upper to the lower split. on the everett turnpike, it is a slow go through the lane drop i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. sean: the theme of the morning -- it could be a pret

erin: erin: erin: i think a lot of people looked at it and said you know, something is wrong with my pizza. while many fans were tuning into the super bowl last night others were focused on a different game the annual kitten bowl. this year the home and family felines faced off against boomer' s bobcats. at one point, the bobcats released a mouse on the field to distract the felines and it sean: that doesn' t look like a real mouse. kevin: rob gron-cat-ski ended the game with a touchdown and broke out his touchdown dance, the felines ended winning the kitten bowl by a final score of 46-41. wow. a lot less turnovers and that game than the actual game. sean: coming up in the next hour of newsnine daybreak. a major mess in wisconsin. more than a dozen cars that were parked a frozen lake ended up falling through the ice. >> hours to go before the voters go to the polls to it appears

erin: an early morning house fire is finally out. now at noon, what officials they started the blaze. kevin: after huge changes lately, we start to spring back closer to the norm. ahead. erin: plus, a serious crash on interstate 293 causes major delays. at least one person is in the hospital. and apple pledges to fight a federal court order anything -- in the san bernardino shooting investigation. ordered to do. [captioning performed by the which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> no one covers new hampshire erin: new details this noon on a three alarm house fire in new ipswich. the fire chief says this serves when your pipes freeze. good afternoon. i am erin fehlau. the fire was sparked by the homeowner trying to fall pipes. now his home is a total loss. wmur' s ray brewer is live without top story. ray: the fire was just across the road down major road. not only was the homeowner using a blowtorch to fall the pipes, he was also using a metal paint the fire at 811 turnpike road in new ipswich w

erin: good morning, new hampshire. thanks for waking up with us. i'm erin fehlau. sean: i'm sean mcdonald. we're on the storm watch. you'll see 200 closings and delays. find them on our web site as well. it is the calm before the storm. some snowflakes are starting to fall. it hasn't picked up yet. kevin: we're going to continue to see the heaviest portion from about 7:00 to 11:00. in the south eastern half to third. starting to stick. you get out not quite yet with temperatures just a few degrees above the freezing mark in south eastern spots. up north just starting to get in on the light snow and snow shower activity. expecting the heaviest of this today to be mid to late morning before starting to taper off during the afternoon and the heaviest portion of this to be for south eastern areas of the state. locally you could see upwards of six inches of accumulation. a general three to five inches of snow for the south eastern half of the state. again we're looking at snowfall rates with the system with the possibility of over an inch per hour. the morning drive cou

erin: thank you. investigators are trying to identify the body of a hiker found dead on the trail between mt. adams and jefferson and figure out how he died. fish and game say that two hikers discovered the body of a white man weighing more than 200 pounds. rescue crews were not able to get the body off of the trail until early today. they didn't find anything suspicious at the scene. they will try to determine the cause of death sometime today. sean: turning to politics now and super tuesday is just 24 hours away. the biggest day in the race for the white house before the general election itself in november. hillary clinton and donald trump are poised to take control of their respective nominations. there's new controversy this morning. stephanie ramos reports from virginia. one of the states that will vote tomorrow. >> this could be it. super tuesday where 595 grabs and 1,015 for democrats. >> donald trump doesn't sweat because his pores are clogged from the spray tan he uses. >> if we nominate dona

erin: thank you. the town of salem plans to review its accounts after the town finance director was found shoplifting. jane savastano is on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. police say she stole nearly $600 worth of merchandise from macy' s at the mall at rockingham park during her lunch break on friday. >> we were all shocked. disappointed. we feel for her and her family at this time. we need to do what is right for the organization, the community, and the taxpayers. s finance director since 2005, but town. another employee is now serving sean: the state supreme court is set to rule on the appeal of a new durham woman accused of starving a little boy living in her home. christina thomas is serving 10-30 years in prison. prosecutors say she withheld food from the boy and sometimes forced him tuesday in a dog cage in her basement. he was later adopted by another family. erin: the nevada republican caucuses are today and donald trump is the heavy favorite to pick up a t

erin: thank you, deb. the man accused of shooting and killing a who attended high school in new hampshire is due in court today. sean: a 28-year-old ashley guindon was killed on saturday just one day after he was sworn in as a police officer. authorities say she was responding to a domestic incident on her first day on patrol when the suspect opened fire. fellow officers shut down the streets of wood bridge virginia as they held a procession for their fallen comrade. two other officers were wounded in saturday's shooting. they are expected to survive. >>> authorities say the alleged gunman, 32-year-old robert hamilton, is an army staff sergeant assigned to the pentagon. he's accused of shooting while their 11-year-old son was in the home. hamilton is facing one count of capital murder and one count of first-degree murder. he's due in court today. officer guindon was born massachusetts and graduated from merrimack high school in 2005. amy coveno is live this morning to tell us how remember the fallen office

erin: good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm erin fehlau. sean: good morning. once again we're waking up to cold temperatures. we have a number of school announcements and mostly delays. not only do we have cold weather, but another storm system. kevin: looks like we get just about everything. snow to wintry mix to rain and wind. all of that focused through tomorrow and tomorrow evening. for the here and now, another bitterly cold start. the two below that you are going to see in portsmouth tieing a record low for this date set back in 1987. we have the next storm system approaching. morning sunshine to afternoon clouds. a few flakes late in the day. this evening moving from south to north. one to three inches of accumulation. we transition to winter mix and rain and wind tomorrow. we want to look at your morning ride with deb davidson. good morning, deb. deb: good morning. we're seeing some light volume throughout the state due -- mainly due to the holiday. traffic is moving very well throughout the state with no major problems whatsoever to slow you down. all

erin: truex jr. finished the race second followed by kyle sean: got to get the sponsor in there; right? boston took on the nuggets. boston had lost two of the last three games. isaiah thomas lead with a double-double. avery helped boston build a lead. the nuggets made a run in the second half. they were able to pull away in the fourth quarter winning 121-101. boston plays in minnesota tonight. erin: the amount of money that you make can apparently impact how long you live. that's according to a new study by the brookings institute. studies says that men who earn in the bottom 10% of income can expect to die about 12 years earlier than men who earn in the top 10% of income. researchers say one reason for this is that people are retiring at a much later age. the longer a person works the more money they receive from social security which enables them to live a much longer life. sean: a woman in iowa wants her pet snakes to be considered a there's one major issue, the city she lives in bans people from

erin: thank you. sean: if you ever dreamed of owning your own amusement park ride, you are now getting your chance. a park in the u.k., called dreamland is auctioning off its log flume ride. it has a starting price of about $35,000. the carts are being sold separately for a starting bid of $324 each. hoping to sell the ride to raise money. erin: still ahead, a final check on your top stories, including another check of the road erin: updating our top stories. sean: people heading out on the roads this morning are urged to caution, due to those tricky driving conditions. here' s kristen carosa. kristen: a light snow continues to fall. you will be greeted by slick roads. dot officials asking you to slow down and leave room between other cars. the concern is ice. erin: a somersworth man, accused of breaking into a home in hudson and pulling a gun on the homeowners, is due in court today. police say 36-year-old matthew felton was arrested by a swat team is now charged with burglary and criminal threatenin

erin: now on daybreak, the race is on. the new hampshire primary is a week from today and the candidates are flocking to the granite state for the final push to the finish line. >> the state of iowa has spoken. >> breathing a big sigh of relief. >> iowa, thank you! sean: this comes after a very tight race in iowa with him surprising result -- some surprising results. kevin: not quite as warm out there today with a much lighter breeze. the next system approaches tonight. >> no one covers new hampshire erin: good morning, new hampshire. thanks for waking up with us. sean: good morning, everybody. long night, but a lot, we are starting -- buckle up, we are starting one of the most exciting weeks in new hampshire. erin: several candidates arrived overnight, all fresh off the iowa caucuses. we caught up with bernie sanders an hour ago. >> i' m very proud of the campaign that we ran and the thousands of volunteers that worked so hard. [cheers and applause] erin: he then went straight to bowe, where he briefly spoke to a crowd of

erin: now on daybreak, state of the state. the issues governor maggie hassan is expected to discuss during her address to a joint session of the legislature. sean: the clock is ticking to win over new hampshire voters in the presidential primary. candidates are crisscrossing the state. kevin: it is a mild start to the day across quite a few areas across the state. we will talk about the inevitable cooldown ahead. erin: a convicted sex offender says he is a changed man after 16 years behind bars. now, wmur news 9 daybreak.day, it will feel like winter again. kevin: we start off early this morning with clouds and a couple of light showers. temperatures are in the 40' s and 50' s. we will have a wind picking up today. that is going to clear skies out in central and southern spots. through the day. much more on what the fall brings for the weekend. let' s take a look at your thursday morning ride. we' s deb davidson. deb: good morning, kevin. that earlier crash on 93 north in sanbornton has been cleared and traffic is moving well.

erin: are you done? sean: for now. [laughter] kevin: we start off early this morning with a mild start to the day. it is pretty damp out there after the rainfall. s and 50' s. there are exceptions to this. we do have some lighter showers out there this morning. the chance lingers through about 10:00 this morning. there will be a weak area of lower pressure that develops along the front that moves along the shore. we look at temperatures in the low and mid 50' s. we had back to the west and we' re talking mid 40' s to lower ranges of the 50' s. as we get up into the lakes region, some of the valleys are still in the mid-30' s. a lot of 30' s across central parts of the state. we get into the north country colder. just about everyone will level loft within 10 degrees of each other. as that westerly wind starts to get going, that will start dragging in cooler air from the west. it will be with an increase in sunshine away from the mountains before more clouds move in later tonight. we will watch southeastern areas of the

erin: plus, snow and ice create more issues. this group more just to get their bob house off the ice. and another candidate announces he has suspending his campaign. lawrence: i am deeply and wholeheartedly sorry. erin: an apology for a man assaulting a child as he fights reduced. [captioning performed by the which is responsible for its visit ncicap.org] like we do. erin: right now, much of the state is seeing rain, but in some areas, it is fleeting. -- is sleeting. in some areas, snow is falling, and this is causing reduced speed, such as at i-89 and secondary good afternoon. i erin fehlau. we want to check in with meteorologist kevin skarupa. kevin: it is rain through a good part of the state as temperatures climb farther away from the freezing mark. it should continue as temperatures eventually through the afternoon are up into the 40' s and maybe even lower 50' s. you can see the white mountains of the great north wooods. it is all rainfall to our south and west, moving in through the afternoon. some will be locally heavy,

erin: for this. mookie betts was golfing in florida when his golf cart somehow ended up completely under water. i don't know what that happened. shaw tweeted this is what happens with mookie drives. betts said no more driving for me. he clarified he wasn't driving and the cart rolled away. sean: there's the tweet. the cart at least. this one provides a personal touch. erin: a lock of john lennon's hair is being sold in dallas later this week. the four-inch lock was collected by a hairdresser that cut his hair before he started shooting a movie. the hair is expected to fetch -- get this -- $10,000. sean: for that? erin: i guess if you are a big fan. sean: where do you draw the line? coming up, a massive drug bust in australia. where police say they found $900 million worth of meth. nascar is back. find out who will be on the poll for theday -- what is going on? today we're going to run a slalom course. not down the mountain, but up it... that's terrifying. ...in one of these. sweet the chevy silverado

erin: good morning, new hampshire. thanks for waking up with us. i'm erin fehlau. sean: good morning. this morning. there are a few snowflakes. this could make for a tricky morning commute. kevin: especially if you travel during the height of the morning commute. with several hours of could make travel difficult. freezing mark. even starting as rain the closer you get to the shoreline. it will continue to develop and turn heavier as we work our way through the morning. rain dropping going over to snow closer to the shoreline. we'll be look at the snowfall rates around an inch per hour. that could lead us to the potential of over six inches of snow in far south eastern parts of the state. elsewhere we're looking at a general three to five inches of accumulation. with less than the farther north you go. much more on the timeline coming up. your morning drive could be tricky. live pictures from the common ran in windham. let's take a check with good morning, deb. deb: good morning. right now all of the roads are looking decent. the crews are out. they are on the ready

erin: thank you. number of schools are dismissing students early today. you can find the list scrolling along the bottom of your screen or on our website. you also find interactive radar and forecast at wmur.com. sean: the countdown is on to the new hampshire primary. almost all of the major candidates are in the granite state trying to rally some last minute support. and according to our newly released poll, there are still a lot of new hampshire voters to sway. the wmur-cnn tracking poll shows that 39% of likely democratic voters have not yet decided how they will vote. 55% of likely republican voters remain undecided. ray brewer joins us live in manchester now to tell us what some of those voters are saying. ray: the voters we spoke to say even at this late hour, they are going back and worth, trying to >> wendy you think you' re are going to make your decision? >> by tuesday. >> he spent super bowl sunday at the sports bar in new hampshire. when it comes to new hampshire' s big game on tuesday he'

she became so popular with a nickname. >> she was nicknamed erin page. >> but erin's smiles vanished as her dad described the day she learned a peeping tom had

erin: and six lives lost in michigan. what we are learning about the random shooting spree, allegedly by an uber driver. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 at noon. national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] erin: right now this 22-year-old man is behind bars after police say he savagely beat a store clerk early sunday morning. good afternoon to you. i' m erin fehlau. police say the attack came during a robbery. and what shocked law enforcement was the brutality of the assault. wmur' s andy hershberger joins us now live from manchester with our top story this noon. andy: the prosecutor today said he has been in law enforcement for two decades and has rarely witnessed anything this violent good the 22-year-old faces several charges, including attended second-degree murder. police say it happened during a robbery at a store on maple street sunday morning. police say the clerk with savagely attacked, and assault reviewed by police on st

is this about erin? uh, that's right. wait, you must have-- oh, my brother treated me to that room for christmas so i could spend time in new york withheo and emily. please excuse us for not knowing. we're very sorry about your sister-in-law. but jonas and erin, they were okay? definitely. i would have known if there was a problem. can you think of any reason somebody would want to hurt erin? erin wrotend directed a short film it's called fire under the veil. she just found out that it got accepted to noho film festival. i can understand why some people might find that subject matter fensive. erin told me there were some powerful images in the film. i know she downplayed it to jonas. why would she do that? i think she was afraid that he'd make her pull it from theestival, that he'd be scared for her and the kids. can we see this film? ask her producers. woodmore films. erin became obsessed about the girls in saudi arabia who were beaten back into burning school because they weren't wearing proper islamic dress. she wrote

erin: now at noon -- crime ring investigation. the arrest just made in the case and what police say they found in the suspect' s vehicle. kevin: after an increase in clouds, we go from white to a wet storm system. erin: two police officers accused of excessive force. the ruling just handed down by a judge. bay. the new proposal from president obama. hampshire like we do. now, wmur news at 9 at noon. erin: good afternoon to you where you can see those clouds there. meteorologist kevin skarupa is here to tell us about a system making its way into the granite state right now. everything out of this one as it makes its way in. clouds. temperatures have jumped into the 30' s and 20' s in the north country with a bit of filtered sunshine left over. this approach is parts of southern new hampshire late this afternoon into this evening. any light accumulating snow occurring there. light coating to a few inches of acumen nationduring the evening and overnight hours. from there, we add in the warmer air with this system. that means a chance

it's not over for erin andrews. the perpetrator served his time, we'll tell you what erin wants now. >> oh, my god, i could totally take him out and nobody would know. >> o.j. feet away from her and kim goldman on her very tempting opportunity to avenge her brother, ron's, murder. >> did you know this was coming? >> darling, it's an engagement ring. we can't know when it's coming. >> first interview since her proposal and plans for the wedding. >> i'm most excited about the grandeur, darling. >>> day one of erin andrews' 7$75 million peeping tom trial. she was secretly roo recorded in the nude by her stalker. the video went viral. she's not just going after the man convicted of crime. >> nochlt she's also targeting where this invasion of privacy took place. >> calls the national marriott and asks, will erin andrews be staying there on september 4th? yes, he's told. first red flag. first violation of the standard of care. >> opening statement from erin's lawyer, attempted to establish the nashville hotel's wrong doin

erin: they were both good. robert: it is still not 1988 with the jordan -- erin: this was one of the best. robert: yeah, whatever. i give her being with us. we will see yo >>> malcolm-jamal warner finally opens up about on-screen dad bill cosby. >> have you spoken to him? >> yeah, yeah. >> why he's refusing to take sides. >>> lady gaga one on one. her touching tribute to david bowie. >> i would never be here without him. >>> and from gaga to brie larson, the oscar class of 2016 plans to take mystery dish questions. >> this is nerve-racking. >>> then a year after her cape catastrophe, madonna suffers a veil fail. >>> only on "extra," adam levine bleach blond revealing his new secret weapon. >> how does that make you feel?

hey, erin. erin: how is it going? bryce harper has a new nickname. find out what it is and who gave it to them erin: we are live here for nationals spring training where it appears that bryce harper has a new nickname. it's royce. dusty baker referred to bryce twice as "royce" saying i just don't know anyone named bryce. so he accidentally calls him "royce." but make no mistake, the nats new skipper knows exactly who the reigning m.v.p. is. what is it like for you having managed bonds and now you have bryce harper, two prolific players, two big personalities manager baker: i have been fortunate to have a number of personalities. and a number of the small players that were great from bonds to sosa to griffey to now bryce. my son is really excited about that. there is a chance to be around him and learn. i am excited to get to bryce at this point in time in his career. i got sammy sosa and ken griffey jr. toward the latter part of their careers. i got to barry at the peak. i am getting to bryce, he is still ascending. this guy is going to get better an

. - erin. - thank you. i'm so excited to make it to individuals, but it's nerve-racking because i have no one else - jacky. - thank you. - stephen. - it's a huge milestone. we've made it to singles, and i'm still here with my husband, which i think puts us in a bit of an advantage, but yet has a target on our back as well. - all season we've had one goal-- to get you ready to go back to the real world. now it's time to put it to the test. this week, that gym is closed... and i hope you had breakfast because the kitchen has been cleaned out. you're also probably wondering where your trainers are. well, you're still gonna have access to them, but it's not gonna be here on the ranch. that's because this week, you're gonna be losing weight in the real world. - what? for me, this is the ultimate test, because i am still not confident going home. we're probably gonna have to face temptations, and i'm extremely nervous to have to make those choices on my own. - roberto, luis, you had a taste of this last week. - n

erin andrews lawsuit against marriott hotel. she is suing for $75 million after video that later went room. andrews was emotional in the underway. >> erin andrews relieved the lawyer described the toll it has taken on her. her attorney showed the jury a was staying. he showed a record that says guest requests a room next to err run andrews. he did indeed get a room next to hers. the "dancing with the stars" cohost is suing the hotel where another guest shot video of her through the security peep hole as she got dressed. she teared up as she listened to her lawyers opening statement to the jury. >> when someone goes to a hotel to sleep, we trust that the hotel will protect us from harm. >> here is megan alexander.

erin's dad steven, a tv reporter from tampa, spoke about her childhood. andrews recalled the day erin decided she wanted to be a tv reporter. >> hannah storm was interviewing charles barkley, and she looked at me and said, dad, that's what i want to do. >> erin would go on to be a rising star at espn. she became so popular with

erin 1:01:53 we're going 8 months without having a seizure which is amazing. erin miller's three year old son, abrahm, has a rare gene mutation that causes seizures. he started taking hemp oil 8 months ago, shipped from colorado. erin 1:03:51 once you have the card, you don't have access to cross state lines or you order help oil which is working for him. she says the help oil is making a world of difference for her child. 1:02:45 he went from not being able to use fine motor grasp to doing a 9 peice puzzle. hemp oil also helps abrahm sleep through the night, interact with people, and generally make healthy progress. a new study bill in the statehouse will allow for growing and distributing medical marijuana in iowa. it already has bipartisan support. one of the iowa's highest profile christian conservatives speaks in favor of it. vanderplaats: his last bite at the podium family's who've benifitted from medical cannibis this law passes it would give them the access they need. erin 1:04:01 i want a broader cannabis bill because the only other family lost their

erin: i'm erin hawksworth. caps are back at work after a long weekend and super bowl 50 kicks off an interesting ad campaign. you have to hear to believe. oh, baby. you don't want to miss this. oh, baby. you don't want to miss this. when "abc7 you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seamericans work hard, witand pay into it.ity. so our next president needs a real plan to kp it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, answer the call already. maureen: an investigation underway after a police officer shot and killed a man who had a b.b. gun. it happened this morning along clay terrace. the third police-involved shooting in the area in six months. the suspect dropped the b.b. gun while police were chasing him for acting suspiciously. the officer thought it was a real gun and asked the man not to reach for it and shot him when he didn't comply. the officer is on administrative leave. the frederick police department made an arrest in 19-year-old cold