kevin: moore showers out there this afternoon, lasting into the evening. we have the details on that with futurecast ahead. erin: now at noon, a guilty plea from a father accused of driving under the influence in a crash that killed his son. his final statement before sentencing. in bedford. state investigators are now on the scene trying to determine what sparked the five-alarm blaze. plus, it was a last ditch effort by the owner that drew national attention. but today, the liquid planet water park is up on the auction block. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> no one covers new hampshire like we do.

erin: good afternoon. i' m erin fehlau. we begin this noon with a look outside. we do have some live images from colebrook and manchester where but rain isn' t the only thing on the radar. we want to check in with meteorologist kevin skarupa. some areas could get snow tonight? kevin: yes. a lot of it will be in rain for m, but a clue -- but a couple of spots of north could pick up some accumulation. panning out, you' ll notice to our west, an upper-level system with cooler air eventually involved. eventually after temperatures get their way into the low and mid 40' s and will follow later this evening, there is an outlook of mostly what will occur during the daylight hours tomorrow. the potential north of the white mountains with a couple of mixed showers in the foothills. from there, we will talk about

forecast and the weekend coming just a bit. erin: all right, kevin, thank you. a father who killed his son in an automobile accident is on his way to state prison. the defendant pled guilty to a charge of negligent homicide. today he faced his sentence. ray brewer was live at the hearing, and ray, i understand the boy' s mother was in court, did she address the court? ray: no she did not, erin. t want to speak in part because it deal. the prosecution saying that she wanted two things today -- one, for the father to accept responsibility for his actions, process of putting this behind the day after what would have s 16th birthday, his father was sentenced to death. at the sentencing hearing for negligent homicide, nghia huynh talked about his loss. nghia huynh: the best gift that god ever gave to me was my son,

was when my son was born, and the saddest day and darkest day of my life was when my son was gone. ray: back in february of 2014, huynh lost control of his car on the everett turnpike in merrimack, striking the median and ending up on its roof. the crash killed his son, kobe, who was 14 at the time. huynh had also been drinking prior to the crash. under the plea deal, huynh will serve two years to seven years cassie devine: negligent homicide cases are some of the most difficult that we prosecute, but in this instance, the defendant killed his own the state can' t punish him any more than he' s going to punish himself for that. ray: but the prosecution added that the state needs to send a message that drinking and driving won' t be tolerated, especially as we are in the holiday season. the plea deal also spares the boy' s mother from having to testify. the defense says that' s one reason why huynh accepted the deal. susanne ketteridge: he didn' t want to put his son' s mother through a trial. this is kobe' s birthday week. he would have been 16. it was extraordinarily emotional

outcome. ray: in court, it was also mentioned that huynh has an immigration issue to deal with that he will have to deal with. reporting live in nashua, ray brewer, wmur news 9. erin: thank you, right. the state fire marshal' s office has joined the investigation into what caused a five-alarm fire that gutted a bedford house. crews from a dozen communities battled the blaze on burleigh terrace. firefighters say the fire was so massive, they poured up to 180,000 gallons of water on it. luckily no one was hurt, but five adults and two children were displaced. meanwhile in exeter, investigators are trying to figure out what caused a fire in a 150-year-old home there. when firefighters arrived on oak street, they found the back of the house and garage engulfed in flames. crews were able to keep the fire from spreading. one firefighter was treated for some minor cuts.

man involved in a standoff with police in hampton falls. police were called to a house on exeter road yesterday for a report of an overdose. they say mark tracey appeared to be under the influence and made a threat involving a weapon. they left and tried to convince him to come out. he is charged with criminal threatening and breach of bail. police are searching for this man, who robbed the mascoma savings bank in charleston yesterday afternoon. investigators say he pulled a gun inside the main street branch and demanded money. if you recognize him, you are urged to call police. liquid planet water park in candia is being auctioned off today. the water park is being sold despite the current owner' s efforts to find investors to keep it running. last month, kevin dumont chained himself for 17 days to one of his water slides in a last ditch effort to save his business. he needed to pay off about $1

for the first time in the fight against isis, the u.s. is putting american combat troops on the ground in a more permanent role in iraq and syria. this news comes as british parliament votes today on whether to join the isis bombing abc' s lana zak has more from washington. lana: two of the world' s biggest military forces are planning stepped-up action in the war against isis. here in the u.s., secretary of defense ash carter announcing a it will be based in iraq and intelligence, free hostages, and aim to capture isis leaders. carter telling a congressional right course. sec. carter: we' homeland, we' re working to defeat isil at its core in syria and iraq. lana: while in london, the british parliament debating today if they should launch syria. right now, british forces are only targeting isis in iraq.

these terrorists are plotting to kill us and to radicalize our children right now. they attack us because of who we are, not because of what we do. lana: british prime minister david cameron making the case while acknowledging the risks. pm cameron: the action we propose is legal, it is necessary, and it is the right thing to do to keep our country safe. lana: germany is also voting today on plans to contribute 1200 troops and resources to the fight. public support there has increased recently, now at 42%. lana zak, abc news, washington. erin: a new report shows that support for isis in america has reached an unprecedented level. the report by george washington university identified at least 300 americans as isis recruits or actively support isis on social media and spreading propaganda on the terror group' s behalf. the fbi previously said that they have 900 open investigations into homegrown

to isis. moving now to commitment 2016, a new national poll shows republican frontrunner donald trump with a strong lead. marco rubio has moved to second place. ben carson and ted cruz are now neck and neck for third. all the other gop candidates garnered 5% or less. polling numbers for democratic party showed hillary clinton continuing to lead over bernie sanders and martin o' malley. there is still much more ahead on news 9. coming up, the death of a man and police custody now going to trial. what could begin as early as today in the trial regarding the death of freddie gray? tensions continue to boil in chicago, even after the firing of the city' s top cop. kevin: rain this afternoon and evening, snow for some tomorrow,

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at the first world conference on climate change, the challenge seemed insurmountable. but today, as world leaders come together in paris, the solutions are clear. with a real commitment to clean energy, we can tackle the climate crisis, end our dependence on oil from foreign countries, and create millions of american jobs. but none of it will happen unless america leads. so, what are we waiting for? erin: welcome back. the man convicted of giving the boston marathon bombers the gun used to kill an m.i.t. police officer is scheduled to be sentenced today. stephen silva testified in court that he loaned dzhokar tsarnaev

collier. silva is scheduled to be sentenced on charges, including gun possession. today, a jury of 12 has been seated at the trial regarding the death of freddie gray. opening statements have begun. the case focuses on the actions of officer william porter. he is the first of six baltimore police officers charged in the case. back in april, gray died while being transported to jail. his death set off a series of protests. new developments this noon from chicago where protests were held overnight after the firing of the police superintendent. this all follows the release of video last week showing the death of a black teen shot by a white officer 16 times. abc' s elizabeth hur has more. elizabeth: could there be more shake-up in the works in chicago, with the community still demanding answers? alderman moore: was there a cover-up? elizabeth: even after the firing of police superintendent garry mccarthy, concerned residents

more than a year to release this now-infamous dash cam video. alderman moore: this administration has to answer what did they know and when. elizabeth: according to prosecutors, officer jason van dyke fired his weapon 16 times in 15 seconds, killing 17-year-old lacquan mcdonald last october. just last week, the video was released and van dyke charged with murder. he is maintaining he opened fired fearing for his life. this second dash cam video shows a police chase in a burger king parking lot moments before abc news obtaining these images of an officer inside the restaurant. the burger king district manager alleging officers deleted video, but investigators say a forensic review of the system found the video was not tampered with, but s leaders must go. mayor rahm emmanuel: i think i' m doing my job. i try to do it every day and do it in a professional way. anita alvarez: i have no intention of resigning. there is no reason for me to resign. elizabeth: in a statement, the

is clear trust in the chicago police department is broken, and without an independent review, that trust cannot be rebuilt." that is why she is asking the feds to investigate. elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. erin: yesterday, chicago' s mayor announced the creation of a new task force for police accountability. joining that task force is former massachusetts governor deval patrick, who is a chicago native. so we are see a rain out there right now, but some areas may see snowflakes later on. kevin: it is a rare thing we see this season, natural burst of snow during we will talk like that and a look at the ms for the weekend. erin: ok, your forecast after this break. mark zuckerberg and his wife welcomed the arrival of their daughter with a jaw dropping announcement. the pledge they made that people are liking a lot. now to our u-local hot shot. it is the most wonderful time of the year. these news 9 viewers say they had a ball picking out their own

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>> now, meteorologist kevin skarupa with your stormwatch 9 forecast. kevin: five degrees to six degrees making an enormous difference and traveling conditions this afternoon. patchy fog in areas along with rainfall. temperatures are again not marginal as far as near the freezing mark and backup in the upper 30' s and lower 40' s in a lot of cases. that will continue to work its way up to the lower half of the 40' s for most in the afternoon with the light wind come over and asked -- overcast skies, and the occasional rain, which at times will come down in a pretty good clip. we will continue on with more rain shower activity. i think mid-to-late evening tonight. we' ll see the more organized of the activity start to wind down. but you can see moderate rainfall, lowering the rainfall. that' ll looks to change as you can out here.

pennsylvania heading northeast. after that goes by, it will tap into cooler air, especially in the north country. it gives us a potential of light snow starting overnight and continuing through the day night -- the daylight hours. as you can see, we continue with the rain chances. factor in extra time if you are running areas. lower visibility is due to low clouds and patchy fog we have out there. completely different story of form, but that looks to change later on this evening. i will show you in futurecast. upper 30' s up north, upper 30' s and southern areas, a light breeze to go along with this this afternoon, but again, five degrees to seven degrees makes a huge difference between any patchy, freezing rain and that we have out there this afternoon. boys -- one burst of moisture rolls

one moves through over the evening, and then it quiets down overnight. the best chance picking up over an inch of occupation out of this, there could be a few last two inches to three inches depending on your exact elevation. while that is going on of north, winds start to pick up in central and southern areas, could be a few gusts over 10, 20 miles an hour. it sets of it better weather pattern as we work our way into friday and likely into the weekend and could be all the way week with their skies out there. temperatures each of those a strange warm-up, especially to the day on sunday. as i pulled away again, big area five pressure -- as that pulls away, a big area of high pressure beginning to settle in. we get later into tonight, the potential of a couple of inches of accumulation starting during the overnight hours and parts of the north country come on and

there could be a mixed shower or two. no travel problems out of that. sun and, still breezy after brisk winds on thursday, then the big area of high pressure. just in time for the weekend. low and mid 40' s saturday, 50' s on sunday. yeah, this has been a pretty big go of it. timing is good for the weekend. erin: all right, i am checking the calendar. it is december. we will take it while we can. mark zuckerberg is a new dad, but that' s not the announcement it' s the pledge the facebook father and his wife posted that people are liking a lot. abc' s cecilia vegahas more on this trending announcement. cecilia: her name is max chan parents beaming, announcing her to the world in a letter posted where else but on facebook. "max, we love you and feel a

the world a better place for you and all children. " and with that, a promise not just to their daughter but to facebook founder mark zuckerberg and his wife priscilla chan pledging to give away 99% of their facebook shares, the value -- a mind blowing $45 billion. mark zuckerberg: having this child has made us think about all of the things that should be improved in the world for her whole generation. priscilla: we need to make sure there are investments in progams that ensure that the future isn' t going to be like today. the future is going to be better than today. cecilia: the investments they' re promising? in education, medical research, internet access, community building. and the potential impact? life changing. >> whenever this kind of a gift

take note. they say if he did it, why can' t i. cecilia: the new parents hopeful for the future of their new little girl and the world she' ll grow up in, writing -- "we wish you a life filled with the same love, hope and joy you give us. we can' t wait to see what you bring to this world. love, mom and dad." erin: speaking of babies, the website baby center has released a new list of the most popular baby names of 2015. here is a look at the top five girl names. sophia, emma, olivia, ava, and mia. the top five boy names are -- jackson, aidan, liam, lucas, and noah. and we want to mention that our spirit of giving toy drive gets underway this friday. wmur, along with our partners z-107 and rock 101, will be collecting new, unwrapped toys throughout the weekend at the toys "r" us in manchester and at the crossings in newington. members of the wmur team will be live at both locations on friday to thank you for your generosity. all donations will go to toys

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and then dying off overnight. the exception is the north country. north of the white mountains could see a quick couple of inches of accumulation during the daylight hours. then we are set up with a nice weekend with a blend of sunshine. erin: i think some people are happy to let the snow hold off for a little bit. kevin: we hear both ends of that. erin: come christmas time, they will want more of it. starting tonight at 5:00, new poll numbers show dr. ben carson could be losing voter support as the primary fast approaches. we are going to break down what a new poll means. and the father of bella bond in court today facing charges that does it for us. have a great afternoon. you will not hear from our president: we are at war with radical islamic terrorism. it is the struggle that will determine the fate of

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