adam: now at 5:00, the terror investigation in san bernardino forcing law enforcement to look at homegrown terror threats, prompting a rare oval office address by the president. stephanie: a new non-profit is offering a new transitional home for women. why this house is a first in the state. hayley: cold again tonight and freezing fog could form. what that means for your monday morning commute, coming up. adam: and our spirit of giving toy drive is almost a wrap. a look at the numbers as we make a final push. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 at 5:00. adam: the deadly attack in san bernardino now has federal authorities looking at the possibility of homegrown terror threats.

m adam sexton. stephanie: and i' m stephanie woods. tonight, president obama is addressing the country from the oval office about terrorism. abc' s elizbaeth hur is live in new york. elizabeth: good evening. white house officials say don' t expect major policy announcements tonight. but the president is aware the country is concerned so he will call on congress to take action. >> we have gunshots. elizabeth: the terror attack in san bernardino is forcing law enforcement officials and the intelligence community to wrestle with the possibility of new, unpredictable homegrown terror threats. threats that are prompting president obama to give a rare oval office address to a shaken nation. loretta lynch: i think he' ll talk about the actions we' ve taken, not just since 9/11 but since paris, to help keep the american people and american interests safe. elizabeth the president huddled : with his top national security advisers on saturday, as the f.b.i. is investigating computer

the two shooters reached out to isis or other radicals before the attack. james comey: we have hundreds of people running down leads all over the world on this, trying to understand the electronic record around these two killers. elizabeth: the f.b.i. also raided the home of enrique marquez, the man believed to have supplied syed farook with two high-powered rifles used in the attack that killed 14 people. >> i woke up to a loudspeaker phone saying, "residents of 3838, please come out with your hands up." >> that' s when i heard the windows crashing, the garage door being pulled, doors being broken down. elizabeth: officials have been unable to talk to marquez as he checked himself into a mental hospital shortly after the massacre. but an f.b.i. crime scene reconstruction team is using lasers to retrace every bullet fired in a room that bears horrible memories for survivors. regina kuruppu: it was scary. it was really, really scary.

floor in a puddle of blood. elizabeth: tonight, the president' s speech comes as hundreds of f.b.i. agents are fanned across the country and the world urgently searching for answers. elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. stephanie: thank you. we will carry the speech right here on wmur. you can also watch the president' s address on our website, wmur.com. all of tonight' s regular abc programming will run in its full entirety following the address. adam: authorities in britain are investigating a stabbing as a terrorist incident. police say the saturday stabbing at a london underground station was a violent unprovoked knife attack. the suspect reportedly was saying, "this is for syria" when he attacked the two people. one man was stabbed but is in stable condition. another only received minor injuries. witness video shows the alleged

after the break, we will speak in depth with a counterterrorism expert and former member of army special forces who will share his thoughts on the california attack and some ways the u.s. could stamp out the threat from isis. stephanie: we are following breaking news out of hudson. crews are on the scene of a crash involving a car and pedestrian. mike cronin is on the scene. what are police telling us now? mike: at this point, highland street in hudson remains closed. this is still an active scene while police try to figure out how a 14-year-old boy was hit by a car. at this time, details are limited. here is what we know. this afternoon, the tea was moving across highland street when he was hit by 27 -- a hyundai driving west. he suffered life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to the hospital. stay with wmur and we will keep you up-to-date with the latest

mike cronin, wmur news 9. stephanie: thank you. state police have identified the people killed in the head-on collision in wilton yesterday. troopers say 31-year-old marcus harmon of keene was driving east of when he crossed into the 101 westbound lane, hitting 67-year-old wendy davis of temple. both harmon and davis died on scene. the crash still remains under investigation. a manchester man is facing multiple charges tonight after officers chased him through the queen city early this morning. officers say shortly before 2:00 a.m. an officer saw 21-year-old todd bernatchez allegedly driving the wrong way on chestnut street. investigators say when the officer tried to pull over the driver, he ditched the car and ran away. the two passengers in his car were not charged. adam: a newly formed new hampshire non-profit organization has leased a home in manchester and plans to use it for transitional housing for women coming out of prison. it' s called "dismas home of new hampshire." there are other homes like it in other states, but it will be a

wmur' s kristen carosa joins us now live with more. kristen: this home is being created by jack and julie mccarthy, a couple who have worked in the prison system in new hampshire for 15 years. they say they want to help people stay out of the system for good by providing the support they need when they leave. the home is located on fourth street in manchester, which is privately funded. it will be called "dismas home of new hampshire" and will house women coming out of prison. similar homes have been used in more than 20 other states. jack and julie are fundraising right now to raise $150,000 to get the home open in 2016. it will create a family-like atmosphere that will rely on volunteers to help women put their feet back on the ground. >> we have seen people come back in not just once or twice but three times, and julie and i began to talk about what could be done to help some of these people from coming back in. >> they will have a group living

they will have a group dining room where they will share with the community in eating meals together such as a family would do. kristen: once this home is opened, julie and jack say they would like to open more homes for both men and women throughout new hampshire. if you would like to learn more about their mission, head to wmur.com. reporting live, kristen carosa, wmur news 9. stephanie: thank you. our spirit of giving toy drive is almost a wrap. the drive ends tonight at 6:00 at both locations, the toys "r" us in manchester and the crossings in newington. all the donations and proceeds from the drive will go to toys for tots, a cause that this marine says is important every year. >> one toy is enough. just that one little boy or girl that you made happy, it is great. that is why it is important. stephanie: we have collected a

we will have the total figures on news nine tonight. adam: if you haven' t decorated your house yet, the state' s largest utility provider says go for l.e.d. lights. eversource says the l.e.d. lights are safer because they are cool to the touch. l.e.d. lights are also cheaper to operate. one string of standard incandescent mini lights uses around 40 watts compared to the almost 8 watts the l.e.d. strings use. it was another warm and sunny s take a live look out on the seacoast where it is still 51 degrees. will the start of the work week be as nice? meteorologist hayley lapoint is here with a quick look at the forecast. hayley: not all of us saw the sunshine fully today. in the upper valley, the fog remained stubborn all day. temperatures have been much colder there. lebanon at 32. 38 in plymouth. you can see on the satellite the fog that was right along the

day with lots of sunshine. still some thick fog in lebanon. i' m expecting overnight for the it. the problem is some of this may freeze on contact and cause black ice. a big heads up for late-night travel after midnight or early tomorrow morning. there could be slick spots driving around. i will talk more about the forecast coming up. adam: in china, heavy snowfall is affecting thousands of farmers. local authorities say the snow in the northern inner mongolia region is causing issues for about 420,000 livestock and their 53,000 farmers. the area is having problems clearing highways and roads to the small villages. some parts have seen as much 59 inches of snow since last tuesday. stephanie: a connecticut man allegedly stole bones from a massachusetts cemetary, he says for religious reasons. hartford police say they found

medina' s home friday. investigators believe medina took the bones from hope cemetery in wooster, mass. police say medina told them he practices santeria and wanted the bones for religious ceremonies and healing. medina is charged with disinterment of bodies. a man aboard a flight heading to serbia has been arrested for allegedly threatening to open a plane door during the flight. the man is accused of banging on the cockpit door threatening to bring down the plane if crews t let him in. crew members and passengers were able to restrain the man for the rest of the flight. still to come on news 9 at 5:00 -- adam: in the wake of the recent terror attacks around the world, countries are now stepping up coming up, we' re joined by a counterterrorism expert live in the studio with an in-depth look at the attack in california. stephanie: the monarchs are playing their weekend finale at the verizon wireless arena. jason will have some early

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adam: welcome back. in the wake of the california attack, many are wondering where the suspects were radicalized and the best week to eliminate the threat from isis. joining us now is counterterrorism expert and retired army expert. how sophisticated do you think this couple was? did they have training? >> it does not appear they had formal training. they certainly had read enough sophistication. we have learned they destroyed their electronics when they left home, yet they circled back to their home because it appeared they left most of their behind. it certainly appears they had some level of sophistication. learning. and thank god, that may have been all it was.

adam: one of the more curious aspects is the wife. coming from overseas, some raised the question of a terrorist-arranged marriage. is is a soft spot for change? >> i think the jury is out on that with the information available to us. certainly, there have been reports she developed a more religious fervor, a more conservative bent. there are many conservative muslims. they don' t turn to terrorist activities. we also have evidence these assault rifles were purchased two or three years before he even met her, so i think there is still a lot that needs to be uncovered. i suspect it will be uncovered, that we will learn. but right now, i don' t think it is clear he radicalized her or she radicalized him. s. they got married. they had a baby. and yet, they were both motivated to undertake the acts

adam: something to a horrible wrong term, obviously. as far as mass shootings, there is terrorism, workplace violence. how do we sort this out? >> i think the day it happened, everybody was thinking this was workplace violence. as the evidence of pipe bombs and thousands of rounds of ammunition in storage and the ability to make more pipe bombs has been disclosed, this is clearly a terrorist act. but it seems from what we have seen about how quickly it unfolded, how they circled back to their home, how they left some armaments behind, this was not a suicide mission. it appears from early reports there was some antagonism directed at the husband, and he left. it appears he may have gone back to his apartment and said to his wife, i know we were planning on something at christmas, but they have me angry and let' s go now. that is what i think we will learn.

the catalyst came out of some antagonism at the workplace. and as a result, they decided to launch an attack that was probably not well-planned. but you don' something extraordinarily well when you have a lot of ammunition. adam: we don' t have a lot of time left, but what to do about isis? you are a former special forces member of the army. what can be effective? >> after 9/11, we sent 400 green berets into afghanistan. they were enormously successful working with the militia. there has been some criticism we are only sending 50 green berets into syria right now. i will tell you i think that is more than enough. i suspect we may ramp it up a little bit. but the key with russia, france, britain, saudi arabia, jordan, we have got to take away their safe haven. if we do that, they will shrivel up and die.

time and expertise. as we told you at the top of the newscast, president obama will be discussing this issue in a televised address from the oval office tonight at 8:00. for more political coverage, visit us online at wmur.com/ politics. take a look at the new hampshire primary vault. we have historical footage. hampshire put george h.w. bush in the white house. for more than two dozen previous campaigns. >> now, meteorologist hayley lapoint and your forecast. hayley: good evening. there is a live look at dublin where we have clear skies. it has been a chilly endf to the day as temperatures are quickly tumbling. there was a problem in the upper valley. that was fog. it kept temperatures cooler. you did not see as much sunshine. you can see that on the satellite. some thicker cloud cover and fog remaining over lebanon down into

outside of keene. co-us county. for the rest of the state, bright sunshine. now we have clear skies which will allow temperatures to cool couple of hours. fog is going to be an issue tonight. already it has been in lebanon. you can see visible of the below below a mile. thicken. i expect visibility to drop. there could be freezing fog when temperatures are cold enough. the droplets of water can form black ice on the roadways. that is something to keep in mind late tonight and early tomorrow morning. look at the high temperatures today. 55 in concord. 56, manchester. we were close to 60 in nashua and portsmouth. compare that to the average high of 40 for this time in december,

a big difference when you get into the upper valley and up north because of the fog and clouds in place. here is where we stand now. 45, manchester. 42 in concord. 30 in whitefield. with clear skies tonight, temperatures expected to drop quickly. cap behind got -- happy holidays -- happy holidays. the temperatures are cold. we are already falling that through the 40' s. it will be clear and cool tonight. by daybreak tomorrow, here is what you can expect. 20' s across much of the state. 26 in berlin. 26 in concord with patchy fog early in the morning. be aware of the threat of black ice. overnight, a few clouds. the fog will be forming. otherwise, clear skies and temperatures bottoming out in the 20' s across the state. with more sunshine tomorrow, temperatures will not be quite

tuesday is when things start to change. much cooler temperatures. 30' s with extra new hampshire. here is what you can expect tomorrow for the school day forecast. a mix of sun and clouds. temperature starting in the 20' s s, low 50' s. quiet. no big snowstorms on the horizon. no big temperature turn downs. going from 52 tomorrow to 40 on tuesday will be a change, but only a couple of chances for showers late week. the weather continues to be very quiet into december. adam: this is decent yard work weather. hayley: last year we had snow on the ground at this time. stephanie: a good week to get the lights up. adam: the patriots put some lights on the eagles.

but the patriots started to turn it on. a sunday escape for lynn's family, the big stress is paying four hundred dollars a month in medical and drug costs for aidan. for other families it's higher deductibles, premiums and co-pays that keep adding up. that's why we've got to crack down on price gouging, cap out-of-pocket costs, and fast track approval of less expensive generic drugs. because we've got to get health care costs under control for lynn's family and for yours. i'm hillary clinton and i

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lose to the giants. right now on the second quarter, a slow start to the game. 14-0 patriots. they just scored a late touchdown. it was 0-0 after the first quarter. but tom brady has two touchdown passes, one early in the second quarter and he just connected with danny amendola. 14-0 patriots. that first touchdown pass for brady moved him to third all-time for career touchdown passes, number 421. he' s only behind peyton manning and brett favre now. highlights tonight. the monarchs played the rubber match of their three-game weekend series with the reading monarchs turn it over. he makes them pay. 1-0 after one. of the season. that tied it at 1-1.

a great tradition, all the teddy bears go to charity. in the second, on the doorstep. he scored his seventh of the season. 2-1 manchester. reading would even it before the end of the period. 2-2 after two. manchester has taken a three-to leave. tukka rask stopped 17 shots for his third shutout of the season, as the bruins beat the vancouver canucks 4-0 last night. landon ferraro, brad marchand, torey krug, and tyler randell scored goals for the bruins. they host nashville on monday night. the san antonio spurs stayed unbeaten at home holding off the , boston celtics 108-105 last night. isaiah thomas led all scorers with 23 points. the celtics stay on the road tomorrow night and play in new orleans. a good start for the patriots. we will update you at 6:00. stephanie: we' re working on more for news 9 at 5:30. adam: a massachusetts church looking for answers tonight as police search for the driver

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stephanie: right now, they hit and run at a massachusetts church under investigation tonight. the search for the driver that did not stop worshippers. adam: a vermont national guard specialist is now the first-ever woman to become a certified combat engineer. find out how the college junior is connected to new hampshire. hayley: the careful on the roads tonight and early monday morning. black ice is again possible. how cold temperatures get overnight. stephanie: and tomorrow marks 74 years since the attack on pearl harbor. how granite state veterans are remembering the deadly attack. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 at 5:30. stephanie: we continue to follow breaking news from hudson. highland street remains shut down after a 14-year-old boy was hit by a car this afternoon. adam: details are limited, but police say the boy suffered possible life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to

mike cronin is at the scene gather new information. he will have a live update at 6:00. stephanie: police in massachusetts are searching for the driver who crashed into a church and took off. welcome back. i' m stephanie woods. adam: and i' m adam sexton. it happened at a church in attleboro, but the damage couldn' t stop services. frank holland from our sister station wcvb has the story. >> a house of worship, damaged in a hit-and-run. >> sounded like a big crash -- boom. >> eric martin was walking his dog dexter just after 1:00 on saturday morning when he saw a pickup truck speeding down richardson avenue. he says it did not appear the driver even slowed down before the stop sign at the intersection of pleasant street right in front of faith alliance church. x when he went across the street and hit the curb, there were sparks everywhere. went airborne three feet in the air, landed, went down the hill, and then hit the church. >> a special holiday service this sunday despite the damage.

pictures of the aftermath before it was patched up. pastor jeff white counting his blessings the damage was not more severe. >> the major part, they missed the gas meter and all of that. if there had been an ignition or a spark in that, we would have had a huge problem. >> police are now searching for a blue toyota pickup truck. they believe it is a tundra model. the pastor says members of faith alliance are praying for whoever committed the hit-and-run. >> i don' t know the person' s i don' intentional. for the driver who hit the church. to call police. in atteboro, massachusetts, frank holland, wmur news 9. adam: police in maine are looking for the driver who hit and killed a service dog. berwick police say it happened yesterday afternoon. police say sophia, a seven-year-old german shepherd, was hit on cemetery road around noon. officials say sophia' s owner was getting his mail when it happened.

to contact berwick police. stephanie: a vermont soldiers the first ever female combat engineer. the university of vermont junior grew up in new hampshire. she shares her story. >> did you know you were the first? >> i did not know. >> when skylar anderson got her combat the plum in august, it marked a milestone for her and the army. this 20-year-old from new hampshire was the first woman in a role that until recently was only open for men. her sergeant told her she would navigate rough terrain and explosives. >> i thought, why not try it? i gave myself a week and said sign me up. >> sign me up is also what she she, without telling her parents, joined the guard. she says she was inspired by her

classes you took? >> was that on? >> it was. it was 29 guys. it was very intimidating to look away and -- look around and be the only female person. driven. >> i am driven and independent. when you are trying to do something that has not been allowed before. >> i would say so. being determined, you have that drive to prove to everyone and yourself that you can do it. in vermont, it has been very eye-opening to what i can do. i never in general wanted to be not that safe. re doing what? >> combat engineer. and emotions.

there will always be a little bit of fear. >> she' s already paving way for other members of the guard. >> she is the first. we already have more females in our battalion that want to go. >> he is her battalion commander. this 24-year member of the guard and father of two girls says he is ready to see more women integrated into combat roles. >> i think whether she is my daughter or any female in the army or national guard, if they want to do something, they have got to go for it. there' s nothing holding them back now. >> do you see yourself as a role model for other women who might be following you? >> i hope so. i know i am a role model for my sisters. i hope it comes across that even being the first female, it is not that, but being proud of yourself and your job and feeling like you are safe and at home. >> as to what is next, she says

to be an enlisted sergeant or go the office around. she also wants to attend grad school. adam: tomorrow marks the 74th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. here in manchester, veterans held observances in arms park this morning. the japanese sneak attack on hawaii claimed 2400 american lives and brought the u.s. into world war ii. local vets say it' s especially important to keep memories of pearl harbor alive as the greatest generation begins to pass on. three young men from the queen city were killed on that day which will live in infamy in 1941. >> it wasn' t just a hit on pearl harbor. a lot of family members lived here in new hampshire, so it affected new hampshire as well. adam: in 2006 on the 65th anniversary of the attack, the pearl harbor survivors association had about 4600 members. it is unknown how many are still alive today. stephanie: family of former president jimmy carter say that he is cancer-free. carter' s grandson, jason carter,

last time the former president underwent a scan. he shared the news before giving a sunday school lesson at a church in georgia this morning. the news comes four months after the 91-year-old revealed that his melanoma had spread to his brain. that is really great news. coming up -- adam: the urgent push to save tax credits for wind products. stephanie: how the birthplace of inventor. t need anything to keep you warm. of days. temperatures will be taking a

stephanie: welcome back to news 9. in today' s "escape outside," a new hampshire environmental group is looking for new tax credits for wind energy and the mount washington valley is getting ready for the holiday cookie and candy tour. a new environment new hampshire research and policy center report shows that more than 37,000 granite state homes now use wind power. environment new hampshire is urging congress to act soon before production tax credits for wind turbines go away. the group believes if the credits disappear that could slow or halt the growth of wind projects. congress must reinstate the

the year on december 18. 11 inns in the mount washington valley are busy baking for the 19th annual inn to inn holiday cookie and candy tour. the event is next saturday and sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. it is known as the oldest, and original, cookie tour in new england. now tickets are only available through tomorrow. it costs $30 per person. you can find out how to buy tickets on our website. and you can find even more outdoors news on the "escape outside" section of our website, wmur.com. >> now reach up. that a girl. adam: in today' s "chronicle," we find out how this photographer

for lynn's family, the big stress is paying in medical and drug costs for aidan. for other families it's higher deductibles, premiums and co-pays that's why we've got to crack down on price gouging, cap out-of-pocket costs, and fast track approval of less expensive generic drugs. because we've got to get health care costs under control for lynn's family and for yours.

>> now, meteorologist hayley lapoint and your forecast. hayley: good evening. clear skies across much of the statement we had a lot of sunshine and temperatures warmed up again. the same thing is true in portsmouth. overnight, there will be issues with fog. last night, we had thick fog. again, that will be the case. we have high pressure starting to exit. that is why there are clouds moving through.

there is low-level moisture. when you have that along with temperatures below freezing, you can get some black ice on the roadways were even freezing fog. that is what we are expecting tonight. tomorrow morning, there could be slippery spots driving into work. a big heads up. in the meantime, lots of clear skies from central to southern new hampshire all day today. we have just a few fairweather clouds. see this line of clouds? it looks like it is fading over the last couple of hours. this is very thick valley fog that was stuck in place nearly all day, especially in places like lebanon, hanover, down to claremont. you barely saw any sunshine today because the fog was very stubborn. look at the visibility in lebanon, still below a mile. it will only get worse through the next few hours and certainly overnight. temperatures were much cooler sunshine. 34 was all you could get to in

compare that to 55 in concord, 56 manchester. close to 60 in nashua. december has started out very mild. the past five days, we have been at or above average. so far, the month trending just like november was, well above the average. here is where the temperatures have settled. 47 in rochester and portsmouth. 45 in manchester. 42 in concord. still cold in lebanon at 32. 34 in plymouth. all of us will see temperatures quickly to send -- dissent calm wind. overnight, there will be passing clouds. the rest of us, it will be patchy fog. that is what we will wake up to tomorrow morning. when the fog is away midmorning, bright sunshine again.

tuesday is where we will see clouds moving in. no wet weather until late in the week. tonight, freezing fog possible. cold, clear. there could be black ice. be careful of that. temperatures in the 20' s across much of the state. 30' s closer to the seacoast. here is what you can expect tomorrow. 50' s from derry. 52 in hillsboro. still mild for this time in december. 42 in berlin with a mix of sun and clouds. after the fog tomorrow morning, we will see a mix of sun and clouds. cloudy and cooler tuesday. there are your shower chances thursday and friday. those look scattered, nothing heavy and nothing white at this point. still very quiet weather. stephanie: looks like a nice, bright winter week without a lot of trouble on the roads. hayley: and still mild.

adam: for many families with very special. in a lot of homes, children look forward to huddling around a favorite book or fairy tale. stephanie: well, now a local photographer lets them step into the pages of the very own fairytale. >> reach out. >> the family is not here to get a picture for this christmas card print they have treasured keepsake. the photographer is snapping photos and setting up scene after scene to create a one-of-a-kind holiday storybook to come. >> what we are going to do today is the christmas theme we discussed. you will have your very own night before christmas idea. >> she photographed our wedding. they are amazing photos. t wait to see what this will look like.

bonnie has been bringing family traditions and the imaginations of her storybooks. thanks to some automatic -- photo-magic, these boys are the stars of their own and venture. and this girl, the fairy in her own fairytale. one wanted to transform into a mermaid so badly she decided to a big birthday party. >> she might be reading it to her child someday. maybe even the next generation. maybe her child will be reading it to her grandchild in saying that is grandma in the mermaid picture. i think i am where i am supposed to be, doing what i am supposed to be doing. >> along with the pictures, she writes a personalized story for each child. her family goes to the lake.

when they look at their images, they are looking at something that means something to them. it is something that ties that family into the story. >> she cameup with the storybook idea after 30 years in the photography business. >> i was doing so many engine -- images that told stories, but they were disjointed. the parent would be trying to decide and say i love them all, what can we do with them? we made collages, that kind of thing. one day, i thought i have the ability to make these really creative sets. why don' t we do a princess story? it was amazing, amazing. >> each book can be filled with personal touches. the ornament they are hanging on the trees in remembrance of their late grandfather who collected birdhouses. his suspenders are being placed on a teddy bear. >> he left the holidays. he wore red suspenders.

this gives them ir grandfather a presence in the images. i get choked up. >> can you see them? do you see them? >> thanks to special slides like this one showing santa, bonnie is able to make her photographs magical. >> it is part of the image when i hit the shutter. it is not done later. i might need to polish it. i might add wings or sparkles. what are they doing? >> looking for santa. >> did they find him? yes, they did. >> after the shots were taken, the whole family had to step up to the camera and take a look. >> is that amazing? magic.

book form like this, i don' t think it exists anywhere. i really don' t. i don' t think a studio this exists anywhere. i' m really pleased with what we have put together. i love what i am doing. i think my whole photography career has been moving towards becoming this kind of an illustrator rather than just portrait photographer. >> her mom always thought she would write a book and now she is with every family that walks into her and chanted forest of a studio. >> it is amazing. the stars are beautiful. the kids are at ease. it is great. >> she has all caps of costumes for children to choose from and rooms full of props. need this. you just never know. >> this a much more relaxing experience for kids under five. they don' camera. the gift with the storybook will

those hard to buy for. >> how are you? so nice to see you. can i have a hug? >> jolly old saint nick flew in for a special visit with the bacon girls during their photo session. >> that is my favorite color. >> it is red. >> just like me. >> their grandmother feels the story they are creating today is one they will read year after year. >> it will be a forever book we can carry on and have the family read from generation to generation. it will be wonderful. stephanie: coming up next week on "new hampshire chronicle," a behind the scenes look at the making of the nutcracker ballet at the palace theater. adam: it' s a celebration like no coming up --

maine community is honoring the man who invented the ear muffs. adam: and ahead at 6:00, a them -- the latest on the breaking news hudson. a 14-year-old has possible life-threatening injuries after he was hit by a car. we are live with new developments. stephanie: president obama addresses the nation to talk about terror. not everyone agrees on the right

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adam: even though you don' t need them right now a community in , maine is celebrating the invention of the earmuffs. stephanie: it is to honor chester greenwood. greenwood just so happens to be the person who invented the ear muffs in the late 19th century. the celebration of greenwood' s invention was highlighted by a parade through downtown farmington. those in town say they take a tremendous amount of pride and would wear ear muffs regardless of the weather. >> e-mail on a day like this when it is almost 50, people are still wearing ear muffs because? >> because it is chester greenwood day. there is no other explanation. if you look around, you will find a variety. we have had ear muff contests in the past with all kinds of things and people participate in different ways. >> it was a tradition for us growing up in farmington, so we wanted to bring her up for the tradition. this is our first one. she was excited to wear her ear muffs. stephanie: this marks the 39th

chester greenwood. thanks for joining us for news 9 at 5:00. adam: we' ll be right back with

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