sean: now on "daybreak," a new report. one important trend coming to an end. erin: the first criminal charges have been filed in connection with the shooting rampage in california. president obama is preparing to meet with family members of the victims. kevin: a lot of lingering clouds. we'll talk snow flake chances ahead. >> amazing. it was worth every

sean: star wars is back. episode 7 hit the big screens. fans are leaving with big smiles on their faces. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now wmur "news 9 daybreak." erin: a bit of a washout yesterday. so much rain fell. people were wondering if it was snow, what would it be. sean: probably a foot of snow. maybe people will be complaining about that. ski country will be about that. kevin: we hear both sides all the time often daily. we can complain about it a lot. the weather is the weather. it is going to continue to do what it is going to do. we're going to try to keep up with it at times. you'll notice the patchy fog. plenty of clouds otherwise. the system will be passing off shore this morning. the clouds that are out there will try to break apart in to the afternoon. temperatures up in to the 40's before an air mass starts to build in overnight.

will mean 30's tomorrow. those will be around through sunday before another warming trend next week. much more coming up. let's look at your morning ride here. joined live by deb davidson. good morning, deb. deb: good morning. all major roads are moving well and up to speed. you just need to allow some extra time to compensate for the fog that is blanketing the area. on 93 southbound, we're seeing building volume through the londonderry and windham stretch down in to salem. also on 293 as you make your way through the mill yard and at the lane shifts between exit five and the turnpike. if you are going through to massachusetts right now, it is a tough ride. that's due to a disabled vehicle now blocking the center line at exit 42. you are stopping and pretty much gridlocked beginning at exit 46. this report is being brought to you by autofair. from the traffic network, i'm deb

erin: it seems the push to end homelessness in new hampshire has stalled a little based on new numbers in an annual report. sean: the overall number of homeless people in the state is unchanged from a year ago. there's a shift on who is homeless. ray brewer is live in concord this morning to break down the new numbers. good morning, ray. ray: good morning. the city of concord is investing $30,000 at the church in concord to help meet the need. the new numbers come courtesy of new hampshire coalition to end homelessness. a number of homeless people in the state holding steady at about 1,600. the number had been dropping every year since 2011. and the number of homeless families in new hampshire is up 8% from last year. the group says affordable housing remains a serious challenge. >> that, of course, is very concerning. because, you know, those are children and parents that are are living in

on the streets or in their cars sometimes. ray: now there's some good news in the homeless report. the number of homeless veterans down 21%. the number of people living in unsheltered is down by a third. there have also been several new initiative launched in the past year to help people try to find homes. reporting live in concord, ray brewer, wmur news 9. erin: thank you so much. the state fire marshal's office is investigating a fire that heavily damaged the masonic lodge headquarters in farming torn. a car parked next to the building caught fire. the flames spread to the attic. the first floor of the building is vacant. the masons used the upper floors. no one was inside at the time. one firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation. the car was parked there for the last two weeks. a man has admitted to taking an underraged girl from new hampshire to massachusetts several

in sexual activity. he will spent ten years behind bars. 35-year-old lawrence marks of tewksbury pled guilt. he was identified last year. marks will be sentenced in march. sean: president obama will be in california today to meet with family members of those killed in the deadly shooting rampage two weeks ago. meanwhile the neighbor accused of conspiring has been arrested and charged with providing material support to terrorists. reports. >> good morning of en row cay marquez is in jail.

by hind bars. arriving at the courthouse to face serious terror charges. authorities say four years ago he bought the two assault rifles used until the shooting. marquez himself called 11 after the shooting spree, identifying farook as the killer, using his gun. the fbi raided the home soon after farook and his wife, tashfeen malik, opened fire killing 14 people. investigators say the two friends initially planned attacking a southern california community college. then they wanted to target drivers stuck in rush hour traffic on a california business. >> he provided a lot of details about the weapons and attacks planned. reporter: president obama will meet with the families and victims. marquez is facing weapons charges and

a sham marriage with a member of farook's extended family. stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. sean: the white house says president obama's final state of the union address will a quote non-traditional speech. instead of providing a list of legislative priorities, it will focus on the vision for the country and challenges facing the nation. the state of the union is scheduled for january 12th. less than three weeks before the primary. erin: star wars fans are buzzing after "the force awakens" premiered. the reviews seem to be good. crowds lined up ready for the 7:00 showing. the seventh installment picked the yours "return of the jedi" left off. the movie theaters mark hamill, carrie fisher, and harrison ford. fans leaving the theater said it was the perfect

>> it was wonderful. we love it. >> yeah. it was really cool. >> amazing. they tied a lot together. so a lot of history was built in to the movie. so you would see bits and pieces of the old stuff. we remembered everything. it was really good. erin: that's good to hear. there are still tickets available for showings this weekend. many theaters are starting first thing in the morning. you have plenty of chances to see the movie. we want to know if and when you plan to see star wars. let us know on the web site, on facebook, on the number on your screen there. right now more than half say that you will see it no later than within the first week. there are also a lot of people who say they have no plans to see it at all. i wonder if those people how many times they are going to see it. sean: probably several. i wonder how you eat popcorn with the darth vader mask on. poor guy.

there are plenty of hampshire. they are stepping up. erin: help is pouring in for the mother that couldn't afford to make a birthday cake for her daughter.

people are working harder than ever, but the everyday cost of perscriptions, child care, or be a stretch for too many families. hillary's plan: raise the get equal pay for women, cut taxes for the middle class, and new incentives for business to share profits with employees instead of just rewarding ceos. those at the top are doing just it's your family that needs a raise. i'm hillary clinton, and i

kevin: friday morning, december 18th. those trying to break apart leading us to fair skies for a good part of the weekend across a good part of the state. the exception will be the fairly brisk winds, the colder temperatures, and eventually the chance of some light snow in spots.

details coming up. sean: thanks. the holidays will be brighter for hundreds of local families. erin: the group led a community effort in raymond to provide gift baskets for families in need. request for help are up this year. >> this year the need in raymond has grown. i'm up over 100 applications from last year. we have over 300 families have applied, filled out applications, for either food, gifts, or both. we have close to 350 kids who we are providing gifts for or having people provides gifts. they are all coming together. erin: organizers say they should be able to fill every wish thanks to the generous response from the community. sean: that's great. donations arriving from around the country for a local mother accused of shoplifting. earlier police were called to the ocean state job lot in portsmouth for a woman

to make a birthday cake. when an officer learned it was for a birthday, he paid for the items himself. he's getting a lot of praise for what he did. erin: definitely. the clock is ticking if you need to mail the christmas presents. sean: plus disney is steps up security.

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sean: rachel malanga, the hometown hero, is a state champion in basketball, volleyball, and basketball. she's a member of the

national honor society, and serving as a tutor for the homework help program. >> i would like to think i lead by action. hopefully being upbeat helps everybody else. it is good to see the attitudes stay up. sean: rachel plans to study business and continue her volleyball career. erin: disney world is stepping up security. they are installing metal detectors. more police will be on patrol. toy guns are no longer allowed. none will be sold in the gift shops. kids under 14 will be allowed costumes. they won't say if the changes are in response to anything specific. the city of boston is raising the minimum wage. the city's board of health voted to rage the age from 18-21. more than 85 communities have already raised the

lawmakers are considering a bill on a statewide change. the results -- the rules in boston take effect on february 15th. sean: as you know, winter is off to a bit of a slow and warm start. state tourism officials are predicting a strong season. more than 7.5 million are expected to visit the granite state. those visitors are expected to spend more than $1 billion in just three months. christmas is one week from today. you are running out of time to wrap up your shopping and get your packages mailed. ups says today is the deadline to send things at regular shipping rates and have them arrive in time for the christmas. the post office says tomorrow is the deadline for first class mail. you have until monday for priority to arrive on time. dozens of major retailers are offering free shipping today. most don't have a minimum purchase requirement. if you guys wanted to ship me something at my

erin: or to the station. sean: if you want to ship it to the house, do you want to throw out your address? kevin: yes, yes. i guess he doesn't want any shipping. plenty of clouds. temperatures starting the day in the 30's. a couple of lower and mid 40's out there. the fog takes just a couple of hours to burn off after sunrise this morning. it shapes up to be clouds giving way to a few sunny breaks in to one last day with temperatures in the 40's before slipping back in to the 30's for highways weekend. that's closer to the averages for this time of year. it doesn't factor in the wind. if you are going to be outdoors either day over factor. you can notice the lake effect snow going on to the west. it is just a sign that the much colder air starts to build in. temperatures starting off from the upper range of the 30's to lower and mid 40's. 45 at the coast early this morning.

you can notice the decline in temperatures here going back in to the northern plains. temperatures are back this morning. high temperatures in to the afternoon in to the 40's to near 50 degrees. light wind if anything out of the northwest later on this afternoon. the trend this morning after any fog burns off is clouds early trying to give way to a couple of sunny breaks. the afternoon. as you know, up north there's the chance that the clouds hang on through a good part of the day. like the system passing to the south this morning, once that goes by in to the gulf of maine, we'll start to get the return flow around that. that means some colder air builds in over the weekend. you are going to notice a steady stream of clouds moving northwest to southeast. along with that, lake effect snow going to the west. there's the chance later in to the day we go tomorrow and in to tomorrow evening after some sunshine early to partial sunshine in the afternoon that we could see a small accumulation up in the white mountains in the north woods, central and

questions to see a couple of passing snow showers or flurries tomorrow. not expecting any problems as far as travel is concerned. up north, you start to lower the visibilities with the occasional areas of light snow and snow showers. it likely goes through saturday night before withering away. still the breeze which picks up tomorrow gusts over 25 miles an hour. it remains for the day on sunday. it will lighten up sunday evening and set up lighter winds starting monday ahead of the next system which is just moving in to the pacific northwest right now. most areas in to the 40's today. clouds to a couple of sunny breaks. still fairly mild through the afternoon before dropping in to the 20's to lower 30's later on tonight. along with that, maybe a few flurries around tomorrow morning up north. most areas start with sunshine tomorrow. only to add clouds in the afternoon. eventually that chance of a couple of passing snow showers for central and southern areas. up north, it is the light accumulation. a brighter day for us on sunday. still breezy and cool.

maybe even only in the upper 20's up north. we turn it around again. without the snow on the ground, easy to get temperatures above the average and in the 40's to near 50 waiting on the next system. erin: we're nearing a record territory. kevin: we get to christmas without the first inch of snow. erin: interesting. stories. for that, we start with ray brewer. ray: after years of declining numbers, the fight to end homelessness has stalled. the non-profit coalition to end homelessness. the number of people in the state holding steady at 1,600. the number had been dropping. the number of homeless families in new hampshire is up 8% from last year. erin: investigators say a car fire spread to the headquarters

significant damage. the cause of the fire is under investigation. a man who has admitted to taking an underaged girl several times in order to engage in sexual activity and will spend at least ten years behind bars. 35-year-old lawrence marks of tewksbury, massachusetts pled guilty yesterday. sean: coming up, making a christmas wish come true.

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sean: a little girl from new york is getting a whole lot of holiday cheer. erin: sapphire had her house burned.

in all she received more than 200,000 cards. her wish definitely granted by so many people around the country and the world touched by her story. sean: the best reward? the smile on her face. the force is very strong with one family in massachusetts. erin: yeah. the baby boy was born yesterday. the same day that the new star wars movie opens. so they named him riker jedi grace. yes, his middle name is jedi. doctors say this is the first baby jedi they ever had the chance to meet. sean: what if he gets to a certain age and he says i'm not that in to the movies. of course, that would never happen. how many meals you provided during the spirit of giving food drive. erin: many companies offer bonuses. hundreds of employees are getting six figures

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bacon up. america runs on dunkin'. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now wmur "news 9 daybreak." sean: good morning to you on this friday, december 18th. one week from christmas now. 39 degrees out there. we had a lot of rain yesterday. we're going to have some clouds lingering this morning. erin: they are in the holiday spirit in the lakes region. lots of lights. we're going to get right to the top stories right now. a newly released report shows the number of home less people in new hampshire has not changed. also a deli in claremont will remain closed through the weekend. a drunk driver caused

it sent a beam crashing in to the building. salem police are on the lookout for they say held up a citizens bank inside a shaw's supermarket last night. sean: it hasn't felt like a traditional december. this weekend it will start to feel that way. kevin: it will. temperatures in the close to the averages. it will feel chill we. that's going to be typical. wind which will be gusting over 20 miles an hour. the storm system passing to the southeast this behind that it will open the door to much cooler air back out to our north and west. temperatures starting 40. with it. sean: all right. you have to bundle up. roads. we start with a live look at i-93 in windham. kevin: for a look at the morning drive, we're joined live by deb davidson. good morning, deb.

93 is hewing well. we're not seeing any problems or incidents on any of the major roadways. once again just allow extra time as fog remains in the area. if you are commuting in to massachusetts, we have an earlier problem that's literally just before cleared. 93 south there was a crash at exit 42 in andover that had the center lane blocked. that's been cleared. traffic is still jammed beginning at exit 46 and a lot of the onramps are jammed up as well. this report is brought to you by autofair. from the traffic network, i'm deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. thanks. the homeless head count has been reloosed. erin: the report has surprising numbers, including a change in some of the progress being made to eliminate homelessness. ray brewer is in concord. a new emergency shelter winter.

60-bed shelter here will open here in concord. it is sure to be a busy place once the cold weather sets in. now the newly released report says numbers of homelessness in new hampshire had been dropping since 2011. now they appear to have stalled. the annual count of new hampshire's homelessness population reveals the numbers haven't changed much between 2014 and 2015. the new hampshire coalition to end homelessness says it is disappointing to see the decline level off. >> the numbers remain fairly stagnant from last year to this year. there's not a big decrease in the numbers. ray: some of the factors point to improving conditions, like a 33% decrease in the number of people living unsheltered, buildings. fewer veterans are homeless. the coalition says there's an increase in

the working poor. up 24%. affordable housing remains a major challenge. the coalition is concerned about an 8% rise in homeless families. >> that, of course, is very concerning. because, you know, those are children and parents that are living in shelters or, you know, on the streets or in the cars sometimes. erin: there's some good news. several new initiatives they are hoping that will lead to a drop in the numbers of homeless state. live in concord, ray brewer, w00r news 9. sean: all right. a manchester man is accused of leading on a chase. an officer tried to pull the driver over for a traffic violation at the price rite. the man took off. car. they had to call off the concerns. they say they later located the driver at

arrested him without incident. erin: a deli in claire month will remain closed. the accident happened about 12:20 yesterday afternoon at farro's deli. it struck another vehicle and ran in to a concrete post. fortunately no one was hurt. >> i was making sandwiches. there's a loud explosion. glass shattered. seems like a car came over the medium and crashed. we just had a lunch rush. the second wave was coming in. it just happened at the right time. erin: no one was hurt. the driver of the jeep, 55-year-old patrick taylor of new york, was arrested on dwi and resisting arrest. filed. sean: salem police are asking for your help in tracking down

the man held up a citizens bank inside 7:00. employees say the robber claimed he had a gun. no weapon was shown. after threatening the employee, the robber undisclosed amount of cash. they have released a suspects. a woman told police she watched a motorcycle fall out of the back of a van. three hispanic men got out and pulled the motorcycle back in the police later determined that the van had been stolen from lancelot court. the motorcycle was stolen from tiffany road. anybody that recognizes the suspects is asked to call salem police. erin: the alstead woman who holds the only medical id car will receive the drug across the border in maine. linda horan is suffering from stage iv lung cancer. she sued to obtain the card. last month the judge

supporters plan to be at dispensary when she picks up her medical marijuana today. sean: the date for new hampshire's presidential primary has been announced. voters head to the polls. they made the announcement yesterday in concord. he unveiled a special poster to commemorate the primary. the iowa caucuses will take place eight days before the new hampshire primary. erin: we want to thank everyone who donated to the spirit of giving food drive. we raised $100,000 to receive a matching donation. $235 will benefit the new hampshire food bank. >> unfortunately the need is growing. last year we sent out about 11 million pounds. this year we'll probably do 12.5 million. the need is even greater. it is just based on what

erin: people also donated food to provide $154,000. this is the big push for the food bank. it is wonderful to see so many people. sean: coming up, shocking video out of texas. the man says he witnessed a van driving through with three people he believes are all kids riding on the roof. erin: a major mishap on the basketball court. the wife of a well known golf star was sent to the hospital after lebron james crashed in to her. kevin: back in to the 40's. temperatures start to cool down with a wind to

all of the details people are working harder than ever, but the everyday cost of perscriptions, child care, or even just buying groceries can be a stretch for too many families. hillary's plan: raise the minimum wage, get equal pay for women, cut taxes for the middle class, and new incentives for business to share profits with employees those at the top are doing just fine. it's your family that needs a raise. i'm hillary clinton, and i

kevin: patchy dense fog. other spots with the clouds giving way to sunshine in to the afternoon. we're talking another mild day with temperatures up in to the 40's to maybe even near 50 in a couple of southern spots. much colder air builds in on the stronger wind for the weekend. details are coming up. sean: thanks. the democratic candidates take the stage for the debate. live with a look ahead. good morning, nikole.

hillary clinton, bernie sanders, and martin o'malley have no public events, a sign they could be in prep mode. in an interview with "the union leader" sanders is tipping his hand he might challenge hillary clinton on foreign policy. some are pushing the candidates to push the drug epidemic. others question the timing. >> it really seems like a debate that was timed intentionally to get a low viewership as possible. chances are they are going to get what they wanted. nikole: they have denied charges about its debate scheduling. as for the polling in to tomorrow night's debate, hillary clinton continues to lead bernie sanders and martin o'malley. sanders continues to perform well in the granite state. sean? sean: let's switch to the republicans now. there's still fallout from their debate earlier this week. let's talk about that.

ted cruz and marco rubio continue to tango which was a flash point during the debate. they've taken that fight on to the campaign trail. mike huckabee may be running in to trouble with his campaign. there's reports he has slashed the salaries of several of his senior staffers. sean: thank you. remember you can watch the democratic debate right here on wmur. coverage starts at 8:00 saturday night. erin: the vatican made a big announcement. pope francis signed off on the miracle needed to saint. she's receiving the catholic church's decades after her death at the age of 87. no date has been set for canonization. it has been two

reynolds disappeared. police thinks the family knows more than they are revealing. they think she's dead. they found blood in their home. the case remains active and open. it is the largest criminal investigation in maine state police history. sean: a close call for a woman in massachusetts. a bullet flew in a home in a area she was standing seconds before. they think it may have come from a rifle club. moments after carl stepaneck hung up her phone, a bullet shattered a picture frame. >> i couldn't even think. i'm not kidding. i couldn't believe it was happening. >> i think i have a right to live without having to worry about my mother being shot in the guest quarters upstairs. sean: police are still trying to figure out where the bullet was

both clubs existed long before houses were built in the area. over the years, stray bullets have struck other homes as well. erin: a man in texas got a shock when he saw a minivan driving through the neighborhood. you have to see the video. three people, he thinks they were all kids, riding on the roof of the van looking at christmas lighteds. look at that. the minivan had its hazard lights on. he says the people on the roof look like they were kids, children between the ages of nine and ten. >> i can't believe someone would put their kids on the roof of the car and drive thru the neighborhood. that's insane. >> i think that's nuts. no responsible parent would ever put their child on top of a vehicle. absolutely not. erin: police say if the people on the roof for kids, several laws were broken. there's no way to tell for sure if they were children. sean: a woman in georgia is pushing for a law that would

while they are going through a divorce. april ross was left paralyzed when she was husband. she wants georgia lawmakers to pass a bill that prohibits spouses from buying a weapon judge's permission. if the law does not pass, ross would like to see them approval a law that would alert the spouse if the other spouse purchases a gun. erin: there's a common stereotype that british people have worse teeth. according to a study, there's no word that's true. this guy may need to see a dentist. the study published -- in some cases -- sean: she's got one tooth. erin: british's people oral health was better than their u.s. counterparts. the average number of missing teeth is higher in the u.s. than it is in the uk. sean: it is a goal of mine now not to become a vile photo.

sean: in sports, the wife of golfer, jason day, is recovering after lebron james fell on top of her in cleveland. james was chasing after a loose ball when the player crashed in to the crowd sending her tumbling backward. day spent the night in the hospital for observation. she is expected to be okay. you sit in those courtside seats. you never know what's going to happen; right? erin: she was hit pretty hard. the monarchs played yesterday. they forced the game in to overtime. manchester plays at fort wayne tonight. sean: a company has given its employees a huge end of the year bonus. nearly 1,400 employees

it amounts to more than $1 million. it is prorated based on hire date and was given after the company met its goal. $100,000 christmas bonus. i got that in my wallet. kevin: flows off of his tongue. erin: that's unbelievable. sean: i've had the handy car before. erin: a lot of people were thinking about applying for a job. sean: we start off with weather headlines. eventually developing in overcast in to the another day where temperatures are up in to the 40's. we are running ten degrees above normal for the month of december so far. while temperatures will get colder this weekend and the winds will be brisk knocking wind chills in to the 20's, the high temperatures still near normal for this time of year without the snow on the ground. flakes around tomorrow. a couple of areas of light snow. a small accumulation.

temperatures jump back in to the 40's and 50's. there's a storm system located off shore. it will stay off shore along with associated rainfall. the thicker cloud cover around should give way to a couple of breaks in the overcast with drier air later on this afternoon as it heads in to the gulf of maine. opening is much colder air out of canada. lake effects snow. cold enough for that out in that direction. temperatures starting mid 40's. without the snow on the ground, it is very easy for these numbers will be at or above normal. it continues when you have the overnight lows in the lower range of the 40's. the normal low, concord, is in the upper range of the teens. we're 30 degrees above that this morning. we continue on again to allow for those temperatures to continue to work their way upward. 40's for a lot of folks in to the afternoon. off to the proverbial runs start. thick fog in the areas

that should burn off rather quickly and leave us with temperatures in to the lower 40's. we're talking temperatures later on today climbing in to the mid to upper 40's.

inches. erin: 6:56. updates our top stories. sean: an annual report on homelessness. ray: homelessness is treading water. numbers had been declining since 2011. now it appears to hold steady at 1,600. it is up 8% from last year. erin: farro's deli in claremont will remain closed after a car accident sent a beam crashing through the building. a man was arrested on charges of dwi. sean: a car fire spread to the masonic headquarters. the car had been parked there for two weeks. the cause of the fire is under investigation. kevin: we start off with patchy dense fog in interior sections of the state. plenty of clouds otherwise and a couple

we're looking at temperatures over the weekend after highs in the 40's going back in to the 30's. looks like we'll have a good wind. that will around. that will be wind chills throughout the weekend in the 20's. erin: itcoming up next, an exclusive interview you do not want to miss. owen labrie is speaking out for the first time. sean: all right. we'll be back in 25 minutes. have a great weekend. stay paris: there's a lot to do on a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do it for you. you have to get out there and do it yourself. bernie sanders is a well-known

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