that's what's making news this morning in america. >> anybody who goes to a rite aid pharmacy will be able to have narcan. erin: stepping up the efforts to fight the drug crisis in new hampshire. standing order. today. of rain out ahead of record warmth. we will have details on the rest of the week ahead. erin: the former chief of police in bartlett is in trouble with the law. the charges he now faces. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do.

erin: good morning, new hampshire. thanks for waking up with us m erin fehlau. we are in for a little bit of rain out there. we want to check in with kevin skarupa. kevin: two waves of rain eventually leading us to mildr temperatures. s on christmas eve. 50' s on christmas. we have heavy rain for a time this afternoon. on its heels will be another afternoon. right behind that come with a warm at the end of the week. -- right behind that, the warmth at the end of the week. deb: good morning, kevin. everything is looking great from

hooksett tolls. 293 is a good ride through the mill yard. we are not seeing any problems on 101, 111, the spalding, or 105. everything looks good heading into massachusetts. this report is being brought to you by minuteman health. affordable health insurance is here, new hampshire. join the revolution. from the wzid traffic network, i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. erin: hundreds of people have died from drug overdoses. countless more have been treated for overdoses. ray brewer joins us live in manchester to explain the new standing order from the governor. ray: the governor signed that

narcan will now be stocks that all right aids -- rite aids in the state. the governor signed the standing move and everyone can buy narcan. for $50, you get two doses with an atomizer and instructions. >> this is really for families and friends of people who are suffering from addiction. it is very important that while we are in the middle of this epidemic, we save as many lives as possible, which narcan helps us do. we still know we have much more work to do. ray: experts say the total number of drug overdose deaths in new hampshire could reach 400 this year.

department of health and human services made narcan available at the community health centers. you will now be able to find narcan at all 68 rite aid stores in the state. erin: thank you. police in moultonborough are launching a new addiction outreach and recovery program. the department is the first in new hampshire to partner with the police assisted addiction and recovery initiative. officers will help people find a treatment and recovery center. students in nashua are going back to class after a threat closed all the schools in that district. presence at the schools today. police checked every building that they are safe. police are not calling the

everything they can to bring those responsible to justice. the former police chief in bartlett has been arrested. timothy connifey faces several charges including witness tampering and perjury. while he was the chief, he improperly controlled the prosecution of kate putnam, with whom he had a relationship, and then tried to influence her testimony to a grand jury about their relationship. he is also accused of lying under oath about his relationship with her. putnam is charged with false swearing in connection with her grand jury testimony. police in exeter are looking for the mass man -- masked man robbing a store in exeter just before 2:00. the clerk was not hurt. crews planned to make final repairs to the pavement at a

today after a water main break created a six-foot sinkhole. a police cruiser was sitting in the starbucks drive-through lane when the road gave way. the water is now back on. you now have a new way to get to the manchester-boston regional airport. a new road connecting londonderry to the airport by penttengill road will open. it opened yesterday, rather. it will help accommodate growth in the area. >> this represents an opportunity economy. what we can try to achieve in perspective, to have job growth. senator kelly ayotte and governor maggie hassan attended the ribbon-cutting. police in augusta, maine have arrested a man accused of

animal cruelty. he kicks a four-month-old golden retriever hard enough that it flew four feet in the air after telling a woman to shorten its leash even though it was not close enough to touch him. crews worked in massachusetts to clean up a crane that toppled over into a house. home. three other cranes were brought in to remove the first crane. the work was unsafe, so they had to wait for the larger cranes to arrive overnight. still to come, lindsey graham has ended his campaign for the white house, but the senator could still play a key role in the race. immigration. the hot topic being debated candidates.

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kevin: it is tuesday morning, december 22. rainfall edging in starting around midmorning and it will continue heavy before winding down this evening. warmer temperatures round out the week. record warmth is a possibility. as part of our -- erin: we are highlighting eight issues for each of the eight weeks leading up to the new hampshire primary. one of the biggest issues this campaign season is immigration. more from our washington bureau. aixa: immigration continues to be a contentious topic in washington and on the campaign trail. with an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants living

immigration system is high on the priority list. >> the immigration fight could be one of the biggest issues of the campaign. >> if you meet the criteria, you can come out of the shadows. aixa: one year after president obama announced executive actions to protect 5 million undocumented immigrants, the plan is in legal limbo. the obama administration is appealing to the supreme court. >> people come here to survive and improve their lives and help their families. aixa: the afl-cio represents 50 labor unions nationwide. it says undocumented immigrants should be granted protection from deportation. >> we have seen families be devastated. children who are born here and their parents are taken away.

myopic choice between nothing or deport everybody. aixa: james harrison says amnesty undermines reform. >> we out to make government work first. we are to insist government do its job at the border. we are to insist the government enforced the laws on the books. aixa: what to do with children who arrive at the u.s.-mexico border by themselves? more than 10,500 unaccompanied minors crossed the border in october and november of 2015. erin: the race for the white house is shrinking. south carolina senator lindsey graham suspended his campaign for the republican nomination yesterday. he says he remains committed to achieving security for americans. his endorsement could become key, especially in his home

two other republican hopefuls are here in new hampshire today. chris christie will stop in portsmouth. marco rubio has town halls in burlington and middleton. coming up, the largest public school system in the country is facing a big problem this morning. officials in new york city have a month to come up with a fix. time is running out to finish

erin: a high school teacher in maine says she was forced to removed a small, hello kitty christmas tree from her classroom. she said she has displayed it for the last 10 years and there is nothing religious on it and it has never been a problem until now, when school -- the

cipal told her she had to take it down. a federal investigation has determined that the largest public school system in the americans with disabilities act. 83% of the public elementary schools in new york city are not with disabilities. schools that are fully accessible. the city has 30 days to come up with a plan to address the problem. the records keep on growing for "star wars: the force awakens." the movie actually pulled in $248 million in north america over its first weekend. that is $10 million more than originally reported. around the world, it scored a staggering $529 million. those numbers are all-time

in cheap the new chic? overall, americans are expected to shell out $630 billion for holiday spending. more and more people are looking for inexpensive gifts. the number of people who say they are willing to buy gifts for less than $10 has quadrupled from a year ago. fewer people say they will spend $25-30 five dollars. christmas is just three days away. there are many special traditions. for a lot of people, that includes watching christmas movies. what is your favorite christmas movie and why? let us know by heading to our facebook page. what is yours? kevin: i grew up watching "home alone" as a christmas movie. erin: really? kevin: the last 45 minutes of it

the end. [laughter] erin: i love "white christmas." kevin: you can' t beat "the charlie brown christmas." you don' t like benjamin franklin being tied into rudolph' s shiny -- that is a little law. i agree. i think they were running out of material. [laughter] kevin: we start off talking about the rainfall. the big story beyond the two waves of rain is the record high we will likely have on thursday and temperatures still in the 50' s for your christmas day. early this morning, we have the clouds continuing to fill in. the rain shower is poised -- showers are poised. it will be heavy at times before winding down this evening. temperatures ahead of that are

28 a top mount washington. the warmth continues to come in. this train of moisture along the southwest flow also continues. high temperatures will get back into the 40' s or near 50 thanks to a breeze. a lot of places will be stuck 43-44 with the rainfall. this is fairly progressive. by the time we get to the evening commute, we could start to see the winding down process of the rainfall. northern parts of the state are still in the rain by this evening. most of it has passed us by and that leaves us with patchy fog. we have a brief break ahead of the next wave of rain that moves in tomorrow afternoon.

this is another fast-moving area of rain that should be out of here on thursday. we will have a southwesterly wind, which will push temperatures up quickly. it will not be a son-filled -- sun-filled day on thursday, but temperatures will be in the 60' s. the bottom line is excellent traffic what will -- weather for us, as the warmth lasts all the way through friday. s today. rainfall moving in midmorning and then advancing northeastward from there. another area showers late night. after that, temperatures in the 60' s statewide on thursday. still some sunshine around for your christmas day.

that is 20 degrees above normal. we will go back to 10 degrees above normal over the weekend. it is not chilly sunshine until we get to monday or tuesday. erin: the mountains were wishing it was a little cooler. kevin: they could use some snow for the holiday weekend, but not much coming up. erin: we want to check in on our top stories. ray: governor maggie hassan has signed a standing order. as a result of the order, everyone will be able tobuy narcan at rite aid stores in the state for $50. you get a kit with two doses, two atomizers, and instructions. not every right it will have nor can on hand every day, but they will be able to tell you where you can get it immediately or order it. erin: students in nashua are going back to school after a threat prompted officials to close class yesterday.

police in exeter are looking for the masked man seen in these surveillance pictures robbing a store on front street yesterday afternoon. coming up, millions of americans are flying this week, but one airline has a special program to

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year can be very stressful. make it more comfortable. the united paws program is expanding with professionally trained comfort dogs walking the across the country. kevin: the jobs will be on the

erin: that is kind of cool. i' m sure it brightens everyone' s day at the airport. hundreds of families will have presents under the tree thanks to a local effort. the roca kids club handed out more than 20,000 gifts yesterday. the group was contacted by a woman with operation blessing in portsmouth, who had more donations than she needed. kevin: they gave all of the more than 100 families in need the toys. erin: so much generosity this time of year. coming up, wade boggs was one of the best third baseman in red sox history. the team is getting ready to retire his number. this video is sure to make you smile.

>> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 daybreak. erin: good morning to you. it is tuesday, december 22. christmas is just a couple days away now. . the 30' s. kevin will have the latest on the rain in his forecast. it will soon be easier for people across the state to get narcan. the government has signed an order to stock the overdose antidote at all right it pharmacies in new hampshire. classes resume this morning for

resort are moving along after final environmental permit. i was out doing a little shopping yesterday at target and at the door they had those big bins of rock salt waiting for when they need it. [laughter] kevin: yes, get it now while you can. we are kind of waiting on what we normally expect for this time of year. the system today is all in liquid form. temperatures will be mild enough in the 40' s for most into the afternoon. kind of a cooler day than we have become accustomed to recently. roads for you. here is a live look at 93 south camera. kevin: for a look at the morning drive, we' 95.7 wzid'

deb: good morning. 93 is moving well through the entire' s eight of new hampshire, as are all major roads this morning. if you are beginning you' re driving to massachusetts, we are already seeing delays on 495 southbound as you make your way into the 93 connector. this report is being brought to you by minuteman health. affordable health insurance is here, new hampshire. revolution. i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. erin: thank you so much. as new hampshire continues to battle a major drug epidemic, governor maggie hassan signed an order to stop narcan -- stock narcan at all rite aid locations in the state. ray brewer has the details.

died in new hampshire this year from opioid overdoses. governor maggie hassan is calling the stocking of narcan a life-saving move. >> i' m very grateful that rite aid stepped up and is leading the way for new hampshire pharmacies. we are losing almost a person a day to overdoses, especially to fentanyl right now. the narcan would allow somebody to administer a drug safely topull somebody out of an overdose. ray: with the standing order, anyone can now buy narcan at rite aids across new hampshire. the cost will be $50 in the kit and instructions. >> not every rite aid aid in new hampshire will necessarily have narcan that day, but they can all order it or they can tell you what rite aid store does have it.

fight the most pressing public health and safety challenge facing new hampshire. earlier this year, the governor signed legislation allowing doctors to prescribe narcan to the families and loved ones of addicts. health and human services may 4500 narcan kits available at community health centers across the state this year. >> the pharmacist will train people about how to administer it and what they need to do after they give a dose of narcan. ray: a spokesman for rite aid says the pharmacy chain is committed to helping reduce overdose deaths in the state. there are 68 rite aids in new hampshire. erin: thank you. students in nashua are headed back to school after officials closed all of the city schools

the e-mail threat was specific to nashua' s two high schools, monday' s date, and how students would be hurt. police are confident that the schools are now safe. they checked every school and did not find anything suspicious. nonetheless, the superintendent stands by the decision to cancel classes yesterday. >> had we help school in our other schools, we would have had a very high rate of absenteeism. erin: investigators are not calling the threat a hoax. there will be extra officers on hand at schools across the city this morning. an accident involving a police cruiser shut down an intersection in manchester. it happened at the intersection of valley and pine streets. three people were taken to the hospital, including an officer. the attorney general' s office is

two-year-old murder in keene. 48-year-old david wheelock was found shot to death inside his home on pearl street on december 20 1, 2014. detectives are hoping to find anyone who was driving on the street between 9:00 and 9:30 the night he died. a late model buick was seen speeding away from the area following the report of gunshots. anyone with information is urged to contact keene police. new hampshire ball bearings as agreed to pay $150,000 in penalties for a family -- an explosion that injured 15 people . the majority of the money will go to dedicated hazardous waste fund. the explosion happened when a tank containing acid was emptied into a drum that held an

police say a woman claimed that walton valentin took her into a sale of hotel against her will and repeatedly hit her with a the victim was able to escape. he now faces 10-20 years in prison. the balsams resort redevelopment project has hit another milestone. yesterday, it received a wetlands permit from the state. includes renovating the balsams and building a ski resort. more than 950 acres of dixville notch wilderness will be protected. >> we recognize that dixville notch is a special place and its natural beauty and splendor are balsams resort. erin: project leaders are hoping to break ground this spring.

suspected thief. he tumbled headfirst off an escalator while trying to flee police. a deputy in michigan gets a huge surprise after a wild chase. you won' t believe who was behind the wheel of the car he was pursuing. kevin: rainfall moving in this evening. what that sets up for christmas

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kevin: tuesday morning, december 22. we are looking at clouds continuing to thicken early. rainfall advancing and from southwest to northeast starting at midmorning before wrapping up tonight. it will be a quick 0.5-0.75 inches of rain with this system. erin: thank you so much. billionaire donald trump has his sights set on hillary clinton. overnight, he used a sexually derogatory remark against his democratic opponent and the clinton camp has strong words for trump. kenneth moton' s following the latest battle from washington. kenneth: hillary clinton versus donald trump, the top contenders' war of words got

>> she was favored to win and she got [onvia deleted] -- [audio deleted]. i know where she went. it is disgusting. kenneth: his latest attack sparked by this claim. >> he is becoming isis' s best recruiter. they are going to people, showing them video of donald trump insulting islam' s and muslims to recruit. kenneth: trump called that a lie and demanded an apology. clinton' s campaign said "hell no." >> these comments are being aired across the middle east. known isis sympathizers are linking to the remarks made by donald trump. it is farcical to suggest that

clinton got creative instead. she released a campaign video just in time for christmas featuring the quote "grinches in gopville." she has not responded to trump' s latest comments. kenneth moton, abc news. erin: we are learning new details about a suicide bombing in afghanistan that killed six u.s. troops. one of the americans who died in the attack was a new york city police detective. detective jospeh lemm was a 15-year-veteran of the department. the attack was the deadliest on u.s. troops in afghanistan since 2012. the televangelist claiming responsibility. the man accused of buying the assault rifles used in the deadly shooting in san bernardino is being held without

enrique marquez is facing terrorism-related charges. authorities say he couldn' t spire to provide -- conspired to provide material support for terrorist attacks. army sergeant bowe bergdahl is expected to make an appearance in military court today. he was held captive by the taliban for five years after allegedly deserting his unit. he was freed last year in a controversial prisoner exchange. in prison. concerned. recently. a former u.s. official says that iranian hackers infiltrated computer software that control the floodgates outside new york city.

a nation, to imagine that someone sitting on the other side of the world could hit a keystroke and water could start flooding through a dam. kevin: the department of homeland security is working through --' to protect the nations cyber security. kevin: -- erin: the deputy pursued a car on an erotic joy ride. road. when the two people jumped out, surprise. >> when he stepped out of the 13-year-old and an eight-year-old running from him. they were staying at the father' s house and the father and girlfriend were sleeping. erin: the girl was sent home with her mother and her brother was taken to a juvenile

a suspect in ohio ran into trouble while trying to escape a store. he jumped off an escalator and fell headfirst to the floor below. he was trying to go down the up escalator when he attempted to escape. >> the officer tried to catch him, got a hold of his legs. he kicks at the officer. and he fell. he landed on his head. erin: the suspect was not seriously hurt, but he was arrested on misdemeanor theft charges. a u.s. military base in alaska throughout hundreds of tubes of lip balm after discovering they contained trace amounts of hemp oil. the sexual assault and prevention officer had been distributing the lip balm. hemp seed oil is banned under u.s. army and air force regulations.

at home hosting the minnesota timberwolves. kevin garnett has not played in back-to-back games all season. a three-pointer put boston ahead by 10. another three-pointer in the third. in the fourth quarter, minnesota was in transition, but isaiah thomas got the steel admitted court. the celtics ended up winning this one. they play at charlotte tomorrow. the red sox will retire the number 20 61 by wade boggs for 11 seasons -- 26 worn by wade boggs for 11 seasons in boston. his batting average is second only to ted williams. the number 26 will be the 10th

the patriots are adding some experience to their backfield. running back stephen jackson patriots. he is 32 years old and has rushed for more than 11,000 yards in 11 seasons in the league. interesting way to spread christmas cheer in tokyo. joseph tame is dressing up as a through the streets. he previously gained attention in japan by running in marathons and cheering on other runners while wearing windmills on his head. kevin: i thought he was wearing the windmills because it makes them go faster. [laughter] erin: i love that. he is now all set for halloween, too. [laughter] kevin: i guess he is. erin: i like these decorations on the move.

lights. kevin: they are not just to be stationary. we start off with your weather headlines. it could be heavy rain today. we are not talking the walkie standards of late, but when you are in the 40' s, you are 5-10 degrees above normal for this time of year. we have some lower 30' s in the lower lying valleys. the second round of rainfall after this one pushes out will be late tomorrow afternoon or tomorrow evening. behind that, 60' s for your christmas eve. 50' s for christmas day. rainfall on the doorstep. it will be approaching as quickly as 8:00. it will navigate northeastward. this batch of rain will be fairly progressive. by late in the day, we will

temperatures range from the lower 40' s to the upper 40' s. these numbers are pretty close to our normal highs for this time of year. we are 10 degrees above normal for the month. we have just nine days to go. we are looking up north where temperatures are down near the freezing mark. high temperatures into the afternoon. a couple of upper 30' s in the sheltered valleys in central parts of the state. it will be from the mid-40' s to the lower 50' s thanks to a southeasterly wind sending the warmer air inland. you can see these pockets of heavier rainfall around through the afternoon before letting up quickly later on this evening. any clearing sets apache fog that will form overnight. we will start the day with some

the next system running around for southern areas during the commute. eventually, that will fizzle out early thursday morning. any clouds that we have out there on thursday trying to give way to a couple of sunny breaks. if that happens, we are talking temperatures into the 60' s on thursday. we will be in the 50' s on friday. back out to the west, a big storm system located in the desert southwest. that trough continues to send the milder air in our direction. even though it will be cooler behind that system, we are still above the average into the beginning and middle of next week. 40' s to near 50 degrees today. rainfall moving in late morning to the afternoon. either side of 50 tomorrow.

temperatures in the 60' s just about statewide on thursday. probably some 50' s in some sheltered valleys. christmas day, no travel issues whatsoever. a couple of showers by the time we get to the weekend. erin: this might be the first year when you are able to put up your lights and it was not cold out and you can take them down and it is not cold out. kevin: it looks like the warmer weather lasts at least until december 30. erin: this has been quite the stretch. ten rod farm is on a mission to help families. they are teaming up with the goodwill to distribute free christmas trees to those in need. customers can pick up a coupon for a free tree at the goodwill. the farm has about 80 trees left. that is wonderful. still ahead, some people in spain got a very big present for christmas. the drawing for one of the

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erin: a group of architects used canned goods to build a giant model of the carnival cruise ship tryouts. the ship features 18,000 cans and took 20 hours to build. it stands 10 feet high and 30 feet long. once the builders break they shipped down, they will use the canned food to serve 75,000 meals to the hungry. ? whole thing goes down? erin: let' s hope not. the winners of one of the biggest lotteries in the world is being announced. kevin: spain' s el gordo lottery is being selected. el gr ordo means "the fat one" in spanish.

about $218 each. the annual christmas lottery dates back to 1812. erin: pricey tickets, but you it is huge. they keep on picking more and more numbers. coming up, the former police with the law. faces. ray: we will tell you about an order signed by the governor aimed at cutting down on overdose deaths in new hampshire. erin: good news for those of you who ever dreamed of having x-ray vision. the fantasy is becoming a reality thanks to researchers at