stephanie: right now on news 9, thousands attending the nashua holiday stroll tonight. why police are tightening security measures. and the toddler who became known as baby doe was laid to rest today. how the community is mourning the death of the 2-year-old found on deer island. mike: after a damp and cool saturday, bright skies return on tomorrow. i have a look at what follows for the week ahead. >> each of us can make a difference. together we can make a change. stephanie: and volunteers are honoring veterans by laying wreaths at five cemetaries. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do.

now, wmur news 9 at 6:00. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] stephanie: happening right now police are stepping up security , at the nashua holiday stroll. in the wake of recent terror attacks, officers are taking extra precautions to make sure everyone at the event is safe. good evening and bank for joining us. i' m stephanie woods. thousands are enjoying the ice sculptures and events tonight. wmur' s mike cronin joins us live in nashua with how people are enjoying the night. mike: several attractions downtown. one of the crowd favorites is the ice sculptures right behind city hall behind me. considering with the weather was like a earlier, people are mostly happy with mother nature' s cooperation tonight. holiday cheer filled the streets of nashua for the annual winter holiday stroll. the rain was an unwelcome sight earlier but it held off by the time the events started. tens of thousands of people packed downtown.

mike: santa claus led the march down main street with some kids already thinking of their christmas list. you know what you' re going to ask for christmas from santa? >> yeah. i want chubby puppies. mike: this is the stroll' s 22nd year in a nashua. >> tradition is the number one reason people come out. a whole host of musical outs on several stages. 75 fax downtown. -- 75 acts downtown. shopping is a mainstay here every day. mike: it is estimated 70,000 people will show up on saturday. great american downtown added 20 area. city hall. event. mike: officials increased everyone can enjoy the night without any problem. >> safety is a top priority.

>> we saw a couple and you just feel better. >> there has been a lot of police around and everyone is well beehive and seems to be having a good time. probably a good safety measure. mike: with the tree lighting, the holiday season is in full swing in nashua. >> merry christmas! mike: so these festivities will continue until 10:00 tonight and so far, police say there have been no incidents. mike cronin, wmur news 9. stephanie: thank you, mike. a brave boy battling brain cancer was the grand marshal in the rollinsford and south berwick christmas parade today. 10-year-old levi whitcomb from rollinsford was diagnosed in april. he underwent an 18-hour surgery , which left him with some challenges. he is currently receiving chemotherapy and speech therapy. levi says despite his treatments, the parade is giving him a reason to smile. >> i like to say thank you so

joy and seeing all my friends is really bringing me back to who i am. >> the surrounding communities, the outpouring of support has brought me to tears at some points because the generosity is just astounding. stephanie: levi also received a plaque for serving as this year' s grand marshal. tomorrow, you can check out dover' s holiday parade. this year' s theme is christmas through the eyes of a child. it starts at 2:45 on central avenue. and it looks like the weather will improve by then. chief meteorologist mike hadad tells us how much sun we are going to see. mike: we will get the bright skies fact and in the temperatures, big change from what we saw yesterday, thanks to the clouds, the rain, and the wind direction. the clouds are beginning to press him from the north and west, moving out to see as well. that means high pressure is

next week rate clear skies for many spots. notice how cool it is. not a big warm-up inside and the net effect temperatures will hold at or slightly below the norm as we go into tomorrow night and early on monday. the pattern starts to change a little but more as we go through the week, with one system to track. ahead. stephanie: thanks so much, mike. bella bond, the child who became known as baby doe, was laid to rest today. a private funeral was held for the two-year-old in winthrop, massachusetts. she will be buried next to her great grandmother. massachusetts house speaker robert deleo organized a special mass today so the community could mourn her death. >> some good feeling, that she rests, she can look down and say that she was loved, and she was loved by an awful lot of people. stephanie: the girl' s body was found on deer island in june. the mother'

charged with her murder, and her mother is charged with eating accessory -- being an accessory. spilling gas into the souhegan river. it happened friday night just before 6:00. according to the milford fire department, a substantial amount of gas spilled into a storm drain and entered the river. crews from milford, amherst, brookline, and wilton contained the spill. fortunately, no one was hurt, and firefighters cleared the scene by 1:30 this morning. the town of amherst is remembering veterans by laying holiday wreaths at their graves. s called wreaths across more than a dozen volunteers s five cemeteries this morning to distribute them starting at the meadow view cemetery on foundry street. s kristen carosa spoke to volunteers about this annual effort. kristen: this is a tradition in amherst. laying the recent takes just a minute but it means so much to veterans and your families. volunteers set out in the rain

to honor veterans who have died. those who gave everything they had. >> they sacrificed the ultimate come of giving their life to us, to give us our freedom. kristen: michael, veteran himself, was one of the volunteers who late holiday wreaths at great sites belonging to veterans across the state. >> gives me pleasure to do this. i know i contributed and did something for these people. kristen: the day is organized each year by marie, her father was also a veteran. she does this to honor him and in amherst. >> and chemistry of 500 some interest from totaling 470 veterans. it is all done by volunteers. kristen: she says the reasons-=- -- wreath are donated each year. it is a simple gesture but one that touches her heart. >> they will leave and i come back a little later.

kristen: among the group polishing was the sake can a small team and veterans advocates. >> i do a lot with veterans and for veterans and their one of the groups of people in this world who really need our help and our time. kristen: michael seltzer works for veterans come, an organization that helps raise money for emergency services. >> when marie mentioned this, i thought it was a wonderful thing she is doing, wonderful thing for amherst. another goodie templeton russia fund and i just sitting back and saying thank you but getting engaged. the shargh -- another good example of not just sitting back and saying thank you but getting engaged. kristen: it certainly was a special group of people out there today. they believe that together they can make a difference in the lives of veterans and their families. kristen carosa, wmur news 9, . stephanie: thank you. one day after shoppers packed the malls and stayed up all night for black friday deals,

some opted for a low-key saturday at smaller stores. small business saturday was created to encourage shoppers to support local businesses. downtown milford was busy with people looking for the best holiday gifts. the owners of pastiche boutique say the day drives holiday sales but also gets the word out on local shops and boutiques. >> there is a lot out there and a lot to offer, and we hope that people come and find us on this day, too. >> the most fun of the day is getting to see the people, because they come in and they are smiling, and they want to indulge and they want to be able to help us out and it is just encouraging. stephanie: the boutique rewarded customers for shopping local with many items on sale. still to come, a claremont pitbull is learning to walk, again after she was found with her mouth taped shut on the train tracks. next, an update on how hope is recovering. mike: a quiet stretch will take over beginning tomorrow, but for how long? if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages,

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stephanie: welcome back to news 9. hope, the pit bull found starving in claremont over 4 weeks ago, is putting one paw in front of the other on the road to recovery. cathy sullivan, the owner of lost my way animal shelter, said going on walks. and having fun meeting new people. sullivan says when someone found hope on the train tracks she was emaciated, weighed only 27 duct-taped shut. out who hope' s former owner is. hope still has a way to go before she can be adopted. this afternoon, more than 100 brave turkeys took the plunge into corcoran pond for the waterville valley cold turkey plunge. the plunge benefits the waterville valley adaptive sports program. the non-profit organization provides access to winter sports for disabled children and adults. they raised more than $37,000. well, good job to them. it was kind of a good day for that because the cold turkey plunge could be a lot colder than today. mike: compared to yesterday it was a lot colder but it could be

colder than that. when do we see it, that cold, and what about the next system that moves in? out. about playoff football in durham today. jason king will let us know how

>> now, mike haddad with your storm watch nine forecast. mike: today, weather-wise, the soup was in. the cooler temperatures and of course, the rain on and off. even in southern new hampshire, at least 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 this afternoon before drier air started to knows in. clearer skies are building it from that direction. as that prices in, it squashes the cloud any rain out to sea. the drying process has begun and in some areas. complete clearing for tonight into part of tuesday. the coldest in the next several days will come in tomorrow night into early on tuesday morning before it begins to warm up slightly. the next system will be rain once again. speaking of warming up, take a

as a whole can averaging in the top spot in terms of warmest november' s this month. it does cool down quite a bit on monday morning. we are talking about a chance to slip down to number two. we are talking about one of the, if not the warmest november' s on record. a bit of a different story compared yesterday. low 30s to around 40 south. compared to this our last evening, try about 30 degrees colder in the great north woods. 10-20 degrees colder in many spots. certainly the cold air has moved back in, bringing the temperatures right back to average for this time of year. overnight tonight, seasonably chilly. 20' s to around 30 in southern new hampshire. at least for now, in many spots from the great lakes points west to the rocky mountains states and still a little bit of spring warmth hanging around over the southeast. along monday night into tuesday, this will bubble back at new

hampshire. the cold air will retreat monday night into tuesday. that means that when the next system arrives, it will be on the mild side. rain as opposed to snow or ice. at least in the short term, dry air is building on in and that means clear skies take over tonight. plenty of sun for sunday and more as we go into monday. as you advance through time, clouds are moving out. you guessed it, more sunshine on monday. skies tomorrow may be in the northern mountains, where there could be a few extra clouds and scattered flurries. plenty of sunshine for sunday. monday. temperatures warm slightly, but just enough, so it is rain versus no. iskiers want to get the snow out there that will make tons of it later not -- tons of it later. hopefully it changes, but not in

off on the snow. what do you think? jason: absolutely. love skiing, don' t get me wrong. and for the 12th consecutive and for the 12th consecutive season, the unh wildcats took part. first possession of the game for connor, but o' and chris morgan recovers. 5 plays and 48 yards later, james holland takes it in from 6 yards out. touchdown, colgate. mr. the -- missed the pat so it was second quarter, 6-3, 4th 6-0. down for the raiders, jake melville tosses it up towards the endzone, john maddaluna comes down with it at the one, and that set up another holland touchdown. 12-6 third quarter, melville throws it right into the hands of lamar edmonds. that would have been huge, but

interception. so the drive continues, melville down to the one set up hollands third td of the game, 20-6 point conversion. james holland takes it in for touchdown of the day. but here comes new hampshire. goldrich finds rory donovan, the first career catch for the redshirt freshman is a touchdown. then goldrich scrambling, keeps it, and somehow stays in bounds hampshire. making it a seven-point game. unh had a shot, but the goldrich interception pretty much seeled it. colgate wins 27-20. they beat unh for the first time since 1986. they had lost 6 straight against the wildcats. >> part of the effort in the

>> how frustrating is that you walk up the field knowing you didn' t play your best for three quarters? >> very frustrating good you put it on the dot. we put so much effort and energy into what we are doing, and cannot come out and perform, especially in front of our home crowd, it is definitely a letdown. jason: top 10 between ohio state and michigan. 1st quarter, ezekiel elliott gets loose for 66 yards down. it set up an ohio state touchdown. elliott ran for 214 yards and 2 scores. ohio state wins big, 42-13. how about top ranked clemson at south carolina? fourth quarter, 28-25, clemson in front. clemson wins 37-32, finishing 12-0 for the first time since winning the national championship in 1981. good game for you on channel nine tonight.

a couple of 10-1 teams, here on wmur at 8:00. it looks like the patriots will be down another reciever when they play the broncos in denver tomorrow night. amendola did not travel with the team, and will not play. monday night' s win over buffalo. still to come tonight the unh . when they told me that i was diagnosed with cancer, all i could think of was my kids

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the wildcats enter the game with a 3-6-3 overall record and a in hockey east. 1-1-3highlights at 11:00. jared sullinger scored 18 points with 15 rebounds to lead the celtics to a 111-78 win over the avery bradley added 16 points, while isaiah thomas led the way with 21. sunday night. pats are in denver. stephanie: nice trade can we expect any days like yesterday? perfect day. mike: even the temperatures are not as warm as that come outside of monday it is at or slightly above the average, as we flip the calendar over, tuesday into december. instead of snow, it is rain tuesday night into wednesday. stephanie: thanks for watching. join us after the hey! this holiday, u.s. cellular's giving you 50% more data than verizon and at&t for the same price. but i wanted a pony.

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