shelley: now at 11:00, the 3 democrats fighting to represent their party debate right here in new hampshire. the topics that caused hillary clinton, martin o' malley, and bernie sanders to clash. tom: sanders entered the debate in a major fight over data access with the dnc and clinton. >> does secretary clinton deserve an apology tonight? >> yes, i apologize. >> secretary clinton, do you accept? tom: the mistake he admitted his campaign made. kevin: more snowflakes flying in places tonight what the second half of the weekend brings with futurecast ahead. shelley: a serious warning in keene where more than 1200 homes were exposed to carbon monoxide. the problem that created the dangerous levels of the gas. >> no one covers new hampshire

wmur news 9 tonight. hillary clinton: guns in and of themselves, in my opinion, will not make americans safer. we lose 33, 000 people already a year to gun violence. tom: gun control was just one of the big issues tackled by the democratic presidential candidates in the debate you just saw right here on wmur. it' s the only time they will meet in new hampshire before the first in the nation primary. good evening, i' m tom griffith. shelley: i' m shelley walcott. right now we want to go to the spin room as journalists track down candidates and their surrogates for responses to the hottest moments in the debate. our team at saint anselm college , political director josh mcelveen and jennifer vaughn has a front row seat. josh: thanks very much. it has become the center of

this is where the action happens after the debate. we will check in with kristen malley. >> being able to give voice to hearts of young people in our country. you rarely find people that want to bash american immigrants or people that want to force us to have id cards according to our faith, like donald trump. i enjoyed tonight' s debate. in a way, even though this is the holiday season, even though i would prefer more debates on weekdays, i feel like tonight was the first debate as we enter into the decision-making window in new hampshire and also in iowa. anyway. that is my take.

josh: martin o' malley talking about his performance. let' s go to adam sexton who is outside the debate hall with a recap. adam: only three candidates on the stage. in contrast to the republicans who have more time for interaction, although they did not go down the road of conflict too often. they saved their harshest criticisms for the republican front-runner. off the bat, bernie sanders address the campaign data breach. mr. sanders: it was a breach because the dnc vendor screwed up. information came to our campaign . our staff to the wrong thing. they looked at that information. >> he fired one staffer and said he was sorry. ms. clinton: obviously we were distressed when we learned of it .

now that we have resolved your data, we have agreed on an move on. >> they took turns using donald trump as a punching bag. martin o' malley relaying a story mr. o' malley: his boy said to him, dad, what happens if donald out of our home? great capacity to use bigotry to inflame people and to make them think there are easy answers to complex questions. mr. sanders: all of the mexicans are criminals. we should hate the mexicans. we hate all the muslims because they are terrorists. meanwhile, the rich get richer. >> on syria, moderators brought up a pause until the vetting process checks out.

ms. clinton: we have to have the toughest screening -- >> a halt? ms. clinton: i don' t think it is necessary. mr. o' malley: we need to act like the great country we are. >> the biggest issue downs, likability put in a . >> should corporate america love hillary clinton? ms. clinton: everybody should. mr. sanders: no, i think they won' t. [applause] >> an interesting note, as abc was coming into the debate, some of the analysis from george stephanopoulos, describing how donald trump had not tweeted at all. that is rare for him. he likes to comment. tweeted something critical. let'

>> ok. important to note maggie hassan was mentioned in regards to the refugee issue and her suggestion it be put on pause. josh: she was put on the spot a little bit. she was asked if she would accept them here and she said no. we need to pause and weight and get the vetting system. hillary clinton and martin o' malley broke with her saying we don' t need to price. we need to be careful. bernie sanders was dying to weigh in on this one. they wound up skipping him. >> much more including analysis coming up. for now, back to you. shelley: eight undecided voters

opinions and jean mackin is live with the focus group and joins us live. jean: they came from all over the state with an important thing in common, they said they are undecided going into tonight' s debate. here they are here at wmur. how many people think they are closer to making a decision after tonight' s debate? all eight of you. made that decision? two people. clearly something very important. what struck you while you watched the debate? >> there is a range of issues out there. all of them, if they are not directly part of the economy, they are related to it. our economic problems are the first and foremost.

>> yes, particularly bernie sanders. >> what did you think about the topics discussed and what really helped you make up your mind? >> i found it difficult to avoid forming decisions because they were strongly presented. it was easily obvious to me that the person who had the best ideas was bernie sanders. the person who can achieve the ideas is hillary clinton. >> that is one of the conundrums who say they were impressed in some ways by all three candidates and we' ll hear more from our undecided voters coming up in a few minutes. shelley: very interesting. if you missed any parts of the debate, you can catch up on wmur.com. we'

debate, broken down by topic. we also have behind-the-scenes time lapse video of the stage setup for the debate. coming up on newsnine tonight at eleven. fire crews are going door to door in keene tonight as the city remains under a serious carbon monoxide warning. this after people were sickened from a propane problem. shelley: an auto center employee killed on the job this morning. the 9-1-1 call for the tire explosion. kevin: it felt like december. tonight it looks like it. details on what to expect ahead. tom: plus we' re just starting our coverage of the debate between the democratic presidential candidates, right here in new hampshire. coming up we have live reaction

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 because we've got to get health care costs under control for lynn's family i'm hillary clinton and i

across new hampshire and vermont are helping the city of keene. a malfunction at the liberty utilities gas plant this morning has affected more than 1200 customers. this comes after four people were sent to the hospital for carbon monoxide exposure. shelley: wmur' s stephanie woods is live in keene with the latest.

smelled the natural gas, the red cross that of an emergency center here and they have blankets and hot meals. so far no one has signed up. trucks going up and down the road. it' s alarming to see that many that often. stephanie: amanda was with her the saturday. it liberty utility shut off the propane to her apartment after high levels of carbon monoxide were detected next door. >> they wanted to be cautious about it. i have young children at home. it was a red flag for me. stephanie: live at her utilities says there was a malfunction at the gas plant where propane and air are mixed. propane was sent to 12050 customers, which can release

fire departments are helping knock on doors and check homes and shut off the gas to any house with a high co level. >> we have hot meals, warm place to stay if anybody needs it. stephanie: after fire fires responded, the red cross set up a shelter. the only people who showed up came for the christmas concert. she says she is lucky to have other plans. >> i' m probably going to stay at my parents house. they live down the road. especially for the kids. stephanie: the warming center here just closed at 11:00 and we spoke to the fire department and they are checking on all utility customers in the city. they are about halfway through and will not stop until everyone is safe.

tom: thank you. this been is in full speed right now in the aftermath of the big debate. where going to go back to josh and jennifer. josh: here in new hampshire, bernie sanders is up 10 points. he is the front runner in new hampshire. he joins us here tonight. good to see you, sir. you gave an explanation about had happened and how a staffer was fired. your campaign has been clear it feels a certain way. do you feel the committee has chosen its candidate? mr. sanders: look, everybody understands hillary clinton is the establishment candidate.

her. what bothered me, we did something wrong. there was a breach caused by the vendor hired by the dnc. we should have sent that information back. we are not going to use that information. that was wrong. i apologize. what the dnc did was shut down our flow of information. information we had put into their programming. information we had paid for. they said you can' t. that was unacceptable. over the last day or so, hundreds of thousands of people have said that is wrong. i hope that is behind us. josh: not the only democratic debate. a lot of people complaining that was the saturday before christmas. was that intentional?

in iowa, the debate was the night of the big football game. i hope a lot of people watched tonight. i think it was good. there is a desire on the part of the leadership of the dnc to protect secretary clinton. >> this is the final chance of voters have a chance to see all three democratic candidates before they vote. of course you have a objectives. do you feel like you hit yours? mr. sanders: as soon as you leave you say, why didn' t i say that? in terms of foreign policy, secretary clinton and i disagree in a significant way. she voted for the war in iraq. i think it was the worst lender in the history of america. she was involved in the situation in libya getting rid of qaddafi, opening up the space

in my view, the united states can' t do it alone. we need to have a broad coalition of major countries working with muslim countries to destroy isis. i don' t believe we can be asked to do it all. josh: if you re having one of those moments, have you identified what that is? mr. sanders: people should know, we need to be changing our of defense. we spent $600 billion, weigh less than 5% is going to fighting isis. we need to get rid of military programs and weapons systems designed to fight the cold war and focus on our major concern, international terrorism. >> you were in new hampshire

you mentioned you need this young block of voters to support you. how critical are they to your success? mr. sanders: in general democrats win when the voter turnout is high. i have been please not only here in new hampshire, as well as other polls all over the country, while we are losing to hillary clinton around the country, we are doing better among young people. i' m gratified by that. people say young people don' t care about politics. we are bringing them in. the reason we stand in chance to win in new hampshire and iowa is because there' s going to be a large turnout. a lot of people are saying enough is enough. we need a political revolution. billionaire class. that is the message we have been bringing forth which is resonating. josh: quickly, both candidates

s statement about refugees. you are disgruntled you did not get a chance to weigh in. mr. sanders: my dad came to this country at the age of 17. throughout our history what has made us great is we are the beacon of hope to many. can united states solve this terrible refugee crisis alone? of course not. it would be inconsistent with our values and history to say to people who are leaving syria and afghanistan with nothing more than the shirts on their backs that you can' t come to the united states. obviously that got to be screened. that goes without saying. i don' t think we can turn our backs on her own history. josh: you have been critical of the media. about not talking about the issues we should. climate change did not come up. energy.

mr. sanders: i am. i agree with pope francis we r&a suicidal direction if we don' t transform our energy system away from fossil fuels. that issue deserved a lot more discussion tonight. josh: best of luck to you. thank you. mr. sanders: and let me wish everybody a happy holiday season. josh: have a great night. >> the spin is underway the lowest. more coming up. kevin: watching the colder air. how long it will last as we go

praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. bernie sanders passed more amendments in a republican congress than any other member. cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen veterans' healthcare. bernie sanders. a consistent, principled, and effective leader. building a future to believe in. sanders: i'm bernie sanders

>> now your storm watch 9 forecast. kevin: all of the check mark says to true december weather. we had a light snow cover, and snow continues to go in far northern areas. it will continue along with some squalls through the evening here in could reduce visibility. if you are going to be traveling, taking notice as we work through overnight. we will have these continuing to slide out these. eventually drier air does win farther back, snow will reinforce the moisture in place for the time being. drier air winning out through by tomorrow morning and he should leave us to a brighter sky tomorrow.

a lot of areas it will be partly to mostly sunny. if you' re going to be traveling this evening, an additional 1-3 inches are possible through the higher terrain through the great north woods, pittsburgh, colebrook, and even farther south with a light coating as a possibility overnight. temperatures tonight will continue to ease back. some upper teens tomorrow morning with the winds continuing to go. windshields in some areas into the single digits by the time we start the day tomorrow. tomorrow the wind will be a factor through the afternoon with temperatures mainly in the s. some mid and upper 20' s and temperatures in the 30' s, you the 20' s. from there, the change for us will be another adding of clouds monday and the story otherwise will be the warmer temperatures

week. coming with it will be some showers from time to time. another chance later on wednesday into thursday. for tonight, temperatures in the 20' s. of course you have the brees. the mild there -- the mild air through christmas day as we start to cool off by the time we get toward the weekend. shelley: thanks very much. it there is much more ahead in the special edition of news 9. including supporters reacting at watch parties around the state. tom: several republican contenders also in new hampshire today.

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mr. sanders: the major priority right now in terms of our foreign and military policy should be the destruction of isis. mr. o' malley: this is the new type of threats we are facing as a nation and we need to lead in confronting it. ms. clinton: if the united

not another leader, there is a vacuum and we have to lead if we are going to be successful. shelley: thank you for staying with us for this special extended edition of news 9 tonight. i' m shelley walcott. tom: i' m tom griffith. the democratic candidates for president faced off before first-in-the-nation voters tonight and you saw it right here on wmur. wmur' s jennifer vaughn and political director josh mcelveen are live at saint anselm college in manchester, the site of the debate. take it away. josh: they covered a wide range of issues tonight, health care, education, national security and isis. jennifer: let' s go outside to adam sexton who his outside of the debate hall to take a look at one of those big moments. adam: we have been looking back through most of this. we did not hear the hit single tonight in this album, if you

nothing people will be talking about in the weeks and months ahead. in the beginning, martin o' malley, trailing by a lot, was definitely trying to insert himself, trying to discuss rings that -- discuss things. perhaps knowing this was one of his last chances to get in front of a large new hampshire audience. he is very low in the polls and trying to get into that sanders and clinton territory. one issue was gun control. mr. o' malley: there are profound differences here. senator sanders voted against the brady bill. he voted to give immunity to gun dealers. he voted against research dollars to look into this issue. secretary clinton changes her position every election year. one position in 2000 and

what we need on this issue is not more polls. we need principle. adam: governor o' malley very aggressive and then was told to dial it back, and he did. faded into the flow of the debate. we will see if it has any impact on the polls in the weeks and months to come. back to you. josh: we were talking about how governor hassan was used to show contrast between the candidates. another new hampshire issue crisis of addiction. new hampshire. difficult to get the candidates one. it seems as though the candidates have kind of retreated into a canned answer. they did uncover much ground

and talking about it shines a spotlight on this important issue for the state. jennifer: thank you. clinton, and o' malley are below is an they are highlighting the strong moments for each of their let' s go down to kristen carosa. >> we are joined by jennifer. let' s talk about the debate. what is your reaction? >> we thought it was a great debate. the candidates got to talk about issues. we believe, hillary was able to show once again she is the candidate that has, is best able to keep us safe. has a good plan to combat isis and specific plans to deal with economic problems families have

abuse, she' s heard from families here how much that has touched people' s lives. gun violence. not a lot of people have personal experience with this. it is something people are fearful of. it' s a good opportunity for new hampshire to see she has listened to what voters are concerned about. she has internalized that and put forward plans to combat those problems and make a difference. as good as she is on the national stage, she is just as focused on what she can do to improve your life and that is what motivates her. >> in regards to her performance, top moment? >> may the force be with you was good. her opening statement where she said i have a plan to keep us safe. what we need to focus on, driving as president, is the problems your family is facing. >> thank you for your time.

jennifer: thank you. something we never expected to hear in a presidential debate. josh: i' m sure they were wondering about the formula that she got to talk first and last. parties. mike cronin. mike: all three parties were held in manchester. clinton supporters were happy breach. dozens of hillary clinton supporters celebrated as their s debate. >> it gives an opportunity for the country to see how qualified next leader. watch party.

he struggles when it comes to foreign policy. secretary clinton has a solid grasp on every issue. mike: not far from the clinton gathering, a dozen martin o' malley supporters watched. they thought he was strong in his stance on gun control. >> talked about his record on gun control. he passed and safety legislation and talked about how the other candidates don' t have as strong of a record. >> he was going after the candidates. rightly so. they' ve got some wavering positions. mike: hundreds filled a room at the radisson to cheer on bernie sanders. they were pleased with his approach in the debate. >> he is not in it for the money or power. >> bernie sanders represents me. he represents my generation.

i think he realizes this is a tough battle for him. mike: volunteers say they will be focused on making phone calls, knocking on doors, and working hard for their candidate. josh: looking for winners and losers. see if there is going to -- so much to talk about. what do you think? >> we come out of this debate where we were going into it. if anybody benefited, it was probably hillary clinton. she wanted to make it through the debate without making a major gaffe. jennifer: what do the republicans use now? >> they will pull out a lot of little bits. mainly her saying the issues

the 27% increase in premiums, etc. josh: what do you make of the back-and-forth of the dnc controversy? he apologized. she sort of accepted it. what do you make of that? >> well, it was an opportunity for the sanders campaign to go back harder against the democratic party. they have to be dental. clinton was able to take the high ground on the issue of technology, which is unusual. jennifer: different tone from martin o' malley. he went into the debate looking for a dust up. did he get any traction? >> he might have been too aggressive when he was criticizing people for bickering after they were apologizing. that was not the right tone. he was trying to be too forceful.

rather than hit a home run. josh: he talked about gun control. >> he may have. the biggest problem is he is seen as a third wheel. the moderators were doing that as well. it makes it difficult for him to get into the race. jennifer: the issue of hair when -- heroin is something we talk about. did the candidates land any punches in terms of relating to the viewers who see this? >> they were sympathetic. sanders might have had the strongest talk about policy. o' malley referencing the fact he was a governor and he dealt with this was important to show experience. i don' t think anybody landed.

taken a hit was not on the stage, mackey hassan, talking about her paws on refugees. bernie sanders disagreed with her. >> if she does not have a challenge in the democratic primary, i think it will go away. i don' t think republicans will hit her. josh: good point. the democratic candidates are not the only ones in the state today. we had jeb bush and new jersey governor chris christie. jennifer: he was with his family, greeting supporters in manchester and exeter. christie focused most of his attention on national security touting himself as a tested, , seasoned leader. he also pointed to his upward movement in the latest polls saying that his momentum will only continue to grow. >> we spent more time in new hampshire meeting people, recruiting volunteers.

jennifer: in the latest poll, chris christie has moved into third place. donald trump continues to old onto that lead. josh: we will see what happens in the latest poll. i can' t remember the margin. some things taking place. jeb bush is continuing his attacks on donald trump, slamming the republican front-runner during a town hall in contoocook. jeb bush: i' ve gotta get this off my chest, donald trump is a jerk. josh: bush started his day at chez vachon in manchester. the former florida governor joined former mayor ray wiczorek discussing what he wanted to hear from democrats at tonight' s debate. >> i would like to hear proposals on restoring economic

jennifer: he went on to say "a candidates would overpromise tonight and under deliver. when asked if he would support trunk, bush said he intends to be the nominee adding new hampshire voters take their job here very seriously. also south carolina senator lindsey graham also in the state today. joining him on the campaign trail, arizona senator john mccain. the pair attended a house party in manchester where graham talked about the threat posed by isis. he said his dozens of trips to iraq and afghanistan have taught him most people there do not support the terror group. >> most people in islam do not by what isis is selling. it is up to us to help them say no. most fathers and mothers do not want to give their children to isil.

josh: heading to new hampshire tomorrow, gov. john kasich and dr. ben carson. over the next two days kasich will attend events in manchester, portsmouth and rochester. carson will make 5 stops including town hall meetings at , keene state college and nashua community college,along with a national security forum. jennifer: our coverage is not over yet.

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 instead of just rewarding ceos. those at the top are doing just fine. it's your family that needs a raise.

approve this message. jennifer: welcome back. we have a professor of politics here. we want to get your perspective on the debate. give us your overview. >> i thought it was a very civil debate. i thought that was surprising after the back-and-forth yesterday and this morning. i think that was handled early in the candidates moved on to talk about issues. josh: we like to point to winners and losers. not really any losers. >> each candidate gave a solid performance. hillary clinton may have gotten more good soundbites than anybody else. may the force be with you and

josh: what do you make of going alphabetically? >> there could have been another rule to keep that from happening. josh: back to the studio. shelley: debates are a crucial moment to speak to voters. tom: we have a group of eight undecided voters right here in our studio. they watched the debate closely. and our jean mackin has reaction from them now. jean: all of our undecided voters feel like they know the candidates better. mary, you said you felt like you got some insight tonight. >> i did. they spoke very well on the issues. they stayed away from throwing mud slings at each other and stuck to the topics. >> what did you think? >> i would echo the same

the level of discussion among the candidates was very good. i feel much more informed than when i came in to the meeting tonight. >> that really is the point of a presidential debate. interest and to point out of our eight undecided voters, two say they made up their minds tonight. shelley: a big political night and a big sports night. jason: granite state showdown in

highlights coming praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. bernie sanders passed more amendments in a republican congress than any other member. cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen veterans' healthcare. bernie sanders. a consistent, principled, and effective leader. building a future to believe in. sanders: i'm bernie sanders

>> now news nine sports. jason: granite state bragging rights on the line in durham this afternoon, that' s where the unh and dartmouth men' s basketball teams met for the 66th time, very even series between the two programs, 33 wins for new hampshire 32 for dartmouth. first half, tanner leissner knocks down a three from the he had 19 points. at the other end, guillien smith uses the screen, and finds some room to shoot. he buries the three. he had 12 points.

kick it out to a wide open pat mcnamara, that 3 pointer put new hampshire went up by how nine. about the spin move in the paint, evan boudreaux hits the floater for the big green . the wildcats were tough today, joe bramanti with a great look to jacoby armstrong on the baseline. he throws it down. he had unh pulled away in the 12. second half and the wildcats win by the snhu women home with 20. fisher today penmen in white, sara ryan, nice scores. nice look underneath to kylie lorenzen for an easy bucket . snhu in transition, erin doherty with good position on the block. she is going to score. 87-48 the final score. the bruins and celtics were both off today, the bees host the new jersey devils tomorrow afternoon at 5:00. timberwolves on monday night.

they are shut out. off now through christmas. high school hockey, beford and pinkerton at the ice den . second period,bedford in front 1-0, colin voloshin scores for . still in the second sean mcgadden with the backhand, the bedford bulldogs roll 7-0 beating the astros. bishop brady played host to londonderry at everett arena tonight. 1-0 in the first. patrick maloney forces the turnover and scores for the 1-1 tie. londonderry took a 4-2 lead in the second period, but leo avakovs with a great centering pass to max lamora who puts it in the back of the net, cut the lead to 4-3 . the game went to overtime. the giants win it 6-5. there you go. that is sports. >> next, we will have some final

shelley: this special edition of

jennifer: welcome back. there was a question that came up about the role of this first spouse, which would be something hillary clinton.

minutes ago. president. [applause] >> bill clinton in town with hillary clinton today. jennifer: she said she would probably still picked the for state dinners. josh: hopefully no real big pundits. up to the voters to decide. the primary. that is going to wrap things up for us. i' in studio. tom: nice job. our coverage of the primary debate continues on wmur.com. the debate, broken down by topic. learn more about the candidates by checking out their biographies or our candidate cafe and conversation with the candidate videos. shelley: we will have extended

beginning at 6:00 a.m. thanks for joining us for this