erin: now at noon, an emotionally charged morning in court as a rochester teen is sentenced to life without parole for the murder of a madbury teen. what the victim' s father said to him in court. hayley: another round of rain moving closer at this hour, then for christmas eve, we' to shatter some warm temperature records. erin: the u.s. marshal' searching an accused serial robber deemed armed and extremely dangerous. the recent holdups that police say he is wanted for. plus, flames destroy christmas for one milton family. but how the community is coming together to replace what was lost. [captioning performed by the which is responsible for its visit ncicap.org] like we do.

erin: off the top this noon, a man convicted in the stabbing death of a madbury teen has just been sentenced to life behind bars. good afternoon. i' m erin fehalu. tristan wolusky is the third person to learn his fate for the killing of aaron wilkinson. today, he faced the victim' s father in court. wmur' s adam sexton is live in dover with more on this hearing. erin: adam: well, erin, no surprises in court. an automatic sentence of life will spend the rest of his natural life in prison. wolusky address the court that he is sorry that aaron wilkinson is gone, but he is contending that he did not commit murder.

going to wilkinson' s home, stabbing him, and dumping his body along a roadside in maine. wilkinson' hold closely the memory of his son. paul: he really was a sweet kid. he was fun-loving, definitely a free spirit. adam: coming up at 5:00 and 6:00, reaction from both the prosecution and defense, including what prosecutors are saying what tristan wolusky said in court today was insulting. reporting live in dover, adams -- adam sexton, wmur news 9. erin: thank you, adam. for a man wanted for a series of robberies in multiple states including new hampshire. u.s. marshals are searching for 31-year-old matthew martin. he is considered armed and wmur' s heather hamel has been tracking this story and is live

heather: matthew martin is wanted for armed bank robberies , quite a few here in new hampshire as well as vermont as recently as monday where he is suspected of holding up the heritage credit union, and all of that was caught on camera. here is the video where the man draws a black handgun. he demands money and tells the teller not to push any buttons. 30 seconds. authorities believe matthew martin is responsible for not only this robbery but at least three others this month. the first in charlestown and three days later in loudon when the td bank was hit. there is a warrant out for his arrest in that particular bank robbery. he is from rhode island, and he has the quinces in vermont. the u.s. marshal is looking for him. david cargill: every time he' s done these robberies, he has shown a firearm. that' s what makes him so dangerous.

things, he may do others. the u.s. marshall service is like to offer a $5,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. heather: authorities say martin is suspected another armed bank robberies as well. if you have any information, call the u.s. marshals service, however, do not approach this man as he is considered to be very dangerous. reporting live, heather hamel, wmur news 9. you. breaking news this noon -- a man wanted in connection to an officer being dragged here in authorities in brooksville, lord is a michael -- brooksville, florida say michael hilber was shot after robbing a dollar general there. police believe the two may be

hilber and derek kelley are wanted in the granite state for allegedly dragging an officer as he tried to arrest them. we will have more on this breaking story starting at 5:00. new this noon, a serious head-on crash in henniker. this is the scene on bridge street near union. as you can see, it involved a tree truck and a car. one of the drivers suffered serious injuries. the accident is under investigation. the red cross is helping two people after flames destroyed a home in lyndeborough last night. this is viewer video showing the intense fire engulfing the home on old temple road. right now, there is no word as to what may have sparked the fire. a milton family is homeless after flames tore through a home last night. this is all that the family has left just days before christmas. the community is coming together to help the family, which includes a set of twins in kindergarten. wmur' s ray brewer has more on the outpouring of support in

everything in this fire, but at this table, the fire this is just a small number of things that they have collected. the christmas spirit is alive and well in milton. >> it is like a blessing. it is awful that bad things bring people together, but it ray: that' s not how most people destroyed their home. this was jenny and mike pelletier' s home just before 6:00 last night. fire ripping through 127 the pelletier' swere out christmas shopping at the time. jenny: our daughter had asked didn' t tell us about, so we had to go down and retrieve them. ray: the couple' s five-year-old twins were down the road with their grandparents, so fortunately no one was home. s dogs, but that was mike: we' we' ve got on as of last night pulled together.

fire department which alerted townspeople to the need. lt. biron: when i realized it was two twins that they were really going to need help, and that the family is going to need help, so i started a facebook post, and it really kind of went viral. ray: throughout the morning, people were dropping items off at the fire station. >> i just went down to the fire department, and it was overwhelming. an entire truck load of things from the community. ray: and also stopping by to deliver things in person. >> this is from newt high school and members of the community ok . we want you to know we' re here. ray: so many items have been collected, that the fire department says now the best thing to do for the family is gift cards. as for the pelletiers, they say thanks to their neighbors. jenny: it' s going to be one of the best christmas' s we' ve had i , i guarantee you that. ray: the pelletiers say they feel a little guilty about accepting all this aid, but they' re also extremely grateful . reporting live in milton, ray brewer, wmur news 9.

and people in newmarket are coming together to help a family there after they lost their christmas gifts in a fire. the fire started yesterday morning at a home on grant road. officials say it was likely caused by a kitchen appliance. the family' s dog was killed. still ahead on news 9, coming up, the woman who police say deliberately drove her car into pedestrians on the las vegas read this a thing a judge today or it plus, christmas is literally around the corner, and we are monitoring travel conditions nationwide. no problems here, but that is not the case in other parts of the country. hayley: traveling on the roads good right now, but later on in the day, probably some visibility issues due to the fog and more rain on the way to will talk about the rain in this record warmth coming up. erin: and two adorable little elves are in our news 9 kitchen. the simple holiday dish they are making with their news 9 anchor dad ahead in cook'

erin: the oregon woman accused dozens of people on the las vegas strip is about to make her first court appearance. 24-year-old lakeisha holloway faces multiple charges, including felony murder.

s crash. at least 35 others injured. three are still in critical condition. home. here' s video from our common man camera and went him. -- in when yndham. as you can see the roads aren' t s a different story for some drivers nationwide who are abc' elizabeth: at chicago' hare, but on this day. avni patel: i was not expecting this, and i didn' t come early enough. elizabeth: the rush was on bright and early, with more than 38 million flying this holiday season, and 3 and a half million traveling through o' hare. julie school: i think i' ve never seen a line like this in all of my years coming to o' hare airport. elizabeth: thanks in part to this, air fares are actually down this year, more than 4%, because of lower jet fuel prices. and you can also thank low gas prices for what could be the

. according to aaa the national , average price for gas dropped below $2 a gallon in six years. so with more crowds on the roads and at the airports, you know the drill, pack your patience. herbert judon: we had a ground delay program or ground stop today, so there were some a theater coming into or the harding that were delayed for a that were delayed for a period of time. elizabeth: especially with mother nature threatening to make travel a mess across much of the country, from thick fog california, strong enough pick up and toss nearly a dozen tractor trailers, it' s crazy, -- tractor-trailers. >> it' s crazy, man. it' s crazy, man. winds? elizabeth: driving conditions, also treacherous in colorado, and this the scene in utah, white out conditions, after parts of the state got 24 inches of snow in just 24 hours. meanwhile here in new york, christmas eve is supposed to be in the 70' s, but of course, weather conditions across the country can always affect travel plans anywhere, so experts say

york. erin: all right, for us, we are not dealing with any crazy there. s and the fog. some delays because of the fog. it has been so stubborn that tomorrow it will just blow your get. erin: all right, your forecast after the break. ' tis the season of holiday that' s a joy to make with your cook' s corner. and our u-local hot shot. check out the ugly sweaters on lola, itsy, and bitsy. those are great. seasons greetings. you can submit your pictures and video, and join the thousands of u-local members, by logging onto u-local.wmur.com. sanders: over 2 million

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i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. >> now, meteorologist hayley forecast. hayley: good afternoon. we have had some really stubborn there is a live look in meredith area at least we have warmed up a little bit, but you will not see much in the way of sunshine if anything today.

reduced in a lot of spots. you have got about a half-mile visibility or less in places like lebanon, down into keen and even concord, only two-mile visibility there. when you get into it, it is like driving into a wall, and you cannot see very far, so take it easy as you are driving around later on this afternoon. it looks i get a sticking around here we have light winds. it just does not move out of here. because of that, a dense fog pushed later in the day, it afternoon. but we will see. we might even have this fog the rest of the day. here are the temperatures. the fog will keep the quickly as probably expected at this time, but it is 40 in concord, 45 in manchester, 45 in nashua. we are already warmer than we were yesterday. check out jaffrey at 58. some southern communities will s

warm air searching in as well as thicker cloud cover. we do have rain on the horizon, too, so heavy downpours on the way as we get into the overnight hours tonight. you can see the leading edge of the range is getting into the big apple now, heavy tropical downpours stretch all the way the appellation chain here down even toward atlanta, georgia. way up and the warm air is just getting grabbed by the system. it is a conveyor belt of moisture and warmth. tomorrow is going to be incredibly warm. look at the records we are easily going to break. concord, we will reach 66, compared to the record, which was set to that, by the way, in the 1800' s. so this is a very old record. to give you an interesting stat here, look at this, we have a mix of of holidays this year. christmas eve, high temperatures six nine, july 4, we had a high temperature of 70 -- or

july 4, we had a high temperature of 70. christmas eve, it starts out a little dismal with clouds in the afternoon. we will break away from that and season sunshine. christmas as well looks right in century -- looks bright and sunny with high temperatures going into the upper 50' s, even on christmas day. a look like saturday and sunday, temperatures will be in the 40' s, a little bit cooler. sean: well, hello there, it is the holidays, that time of year where we get together with family and do a lot of eating, on cook' s corner today. it is an appetizer. it is are easy to do. i have two little helpers, i found them out in front of the building this morning with bags of cheese and great, so i figured that would come in handy, right, guys? this is finn. can you say hi?

sean: and this is fiona. quiet. what we making today? of food. sean: we have got green grants, red grapes, cheese, and ornament. remember, we took a basic cone. yu ou can buy it at your basic crafts store. we wrap it in saran wrap. we started with green grapes, red grapes, and we will do cheese next. any help me do that, finn? cheese. make sure it is fine. you can help. sick them right in there. in my household, it was my tradition on soc for all of the family members to get -- on christmas eve for all of the family members to get together and eat appetizers.

also had little cocktail weenies with barbecue sauce. when i was a kid, we had a cone that we made out of candy. wouldn' t that be nice? it was meant to leaves. that is where -- it was mint spearmint leaves. that is where i got the idea. you can put a lot of gumdrops, and as you can see, you can enlist the help of the kids. you doing ok over there? up. finn, what do you want for christmas? finn: um, a robot. sean: like, a $10 robot? finn: electric robot. sean: well, it is good to have electric robot. s. here. it is very easy to do. you wash the great in events -- obviously.

build each layer. you can make it like a garland if you want. this is an anti-poat version. -- antipasto version. there he visual, something to talk about fair you can bring that to a holiday party. just make sure you keep it up right because they can follow for. but it is very easy to make, easy to do. how easy was that, but? d? are you looking forward to christmas? eat at christmas? finn: uh -- sean: candy? finn: yeah. sean: folks, that is it. this is the grape version here you can also do a candy something to everybody? can we say happy holidays? all: happy holidays!

hayley: incredibly warm temperatures today. we will get into the upper 40' s, low 50'

heavy downpours overnight. it will be dreary and wet to start christmas eve, and with some sun in the afternoon, temperatures go above record highs. it will still be mild on christmas, too, with sunshine. erin: shattering those records. hayley: yeah, by 10 degrees or more. erin: it will almost feel like we' re saluting christmas down south. starting tonight at 5:00, with christmas, we' ve got great snow up to the north country for some and, judges in europe say no minimum alcohol prices in scotland. why europe' s high court k on average, it takes three hundred americans working for a solid year, to make as much money as one top ceo. it's called the wage gap. and the republicans will make it worse by lowering taxes for those at the top and letting corporations write their own rules. hillary clinton will work to equal pay for women to raise incomes for families, a higher minimum wage, lower taxes for the middle

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