erin: now one daybreak, a deadly crash in wakefield remains under investigation. police would like to speak with another driver who may have seen what happened. are you ready to ring in the new year? kevin: another slick start to the day out there for us. we will have details on more

erin: the plaistow man convicted of assaulting his girlfriend' s son wants his sentence reduced. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 daybreak. erin: happy new year in new zealand. this is a live look at auckland this morning. they are ringing in the new year with fireworks right now. quite a spectacular show going on in auckland. it is about 70 degrees there. quite a bit different for us. us. kevin: we continue to see that slick start again. showers out there. if you are headed out. time. we will start to clear things

areas. lingering snow showers will be possible further north. a big change over the holiday weekend. i will have all the details coming up in just a bit. let' s take a look at your morning ride. we are joined live i 95.7 wzid' s deb davidson. deb: thank you. right now, the roads will be treated by cruise this morning. the dot does have the road signs flashing. we are seeing volume 193 southbound through the hooksett tolls -- volume on 93 southbound through the hooksett tolls. we have a crash in londonderry. the right lane is closed and traffic is backing up significantly. there are on look at delays forming on the southbound side.

once you get through and over, everything looks great. this report is being brought to you by peters honda, nissan, and kia of nashua. from the wzid traffic network, i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. erin: state police want to hear from a driver who may have witnessed a deadly crash in wakefield. kristen carosa has the details that we are learning about the crash and the investigation. kristen: three of the four agents hurt in the crash on tuesday night were treated and released. the fourth remains in a boston hospital. 45 euros cruise danforth was driving the other car involved. -- 45-year-old bruce danforth was driving the other car involved. he was killed, leaving behind five children and seven grandchildren. he may have been trying to pass another car when he crashed into the agents'

investigators would like to hear from the driver of that third vehicle. the agents were working a detail s campaign. on the conditions of the s car. erin: thank you, kristin. state police say speed and use of a cell phone may have played a role in a deadly crash on route 101 in a sitter. 26-year-old janelle jordan was headed east yesterday afternoon when she hit a guardrail, went airborne, and hit another guardrail before coming to rest in the median. she died at the scene. no other vehicles were involved. firefighters rescued an

apartment in nashua yesterday after finding high levels of carbon monoxide in the building. officials say there were no co detectors in the building. the state fire marshal is helping to determine what caused the carbon monoxide levels to spike. there are several celebrations planned in new hampshire. portsmouth and claremont are holding first night festivities. claremont includes things like music come a laser tag, marshmallow roasting. both will wrap up with a fireworks show. wolfeboro is no longer holding first night, but they will have fireworks at 6:30. hampton beach will launch fireworks at 8:00 p.m. boston is gearing up for the 40th anniversary of its first night event. security will be tight. for the first time, it is not being run by the city, but will

company and focused on copley square. security is also a big concern around the world. megan: good morning. the fbi and other officials have been sifting through potential threats leading up to today. they have expressed concern about the safety of americans overseas. in paris, the holiday street party will go on, but the fireworks display has been called off. brussels authorities arrested two men in connection with a suspected holiday plot. recent threats overseas will not affect holiday celebrations at home. an estimated one million revelers will pack into 20 blocks around times square. the nypd is to applying 6000 heavily armed officers to

federal officials designated it a top security threat before the san bernardino attack. 700,000 people are expected to attend. the new york city mayor is also touting the 500 officers working full-time on counterterrorism. erin: back here in the granite state, the plaistow man convicted of abusing his girlfriend' s three-year-old son wants his sentence reduced. roland dow is serving 25.5-67 years in prison. he is asking for a 5-10-year sentence. >> disturbing. this was a three-year-old little boy. he could not defend himself.

what was happening, but not old enough to defend himself. >> i would never harm a child. i did not assault james. i don' t think the jury thinks i assaulted james. i think i think it should be sentenced accordingly. erin: the prosecutor asked for his minimum sentenced to be increased to 30 years. still ahead, his heart stopped, but rescue crews brought him back to life. last night, a local man got to say thank you. filmmaker ken burns has won many awards, but he says nothing compares to the honor he will receive tomorrow. jeb bush is all in in new hampshire, doubling his campaign

you got people working incredibly long hours. median family income today -- $4,000 less than it was in 1999. the bottom line of this economy is that it is rigged. what this campaign is about is to demand that we create an economy that works for all of us rather than a handful of billionaires. if you work 40 hours a week in america, you should not live in poverty. i'm bernie sanders,

kevin: it is thursday morning, the final morning of 2015. clouds and a couple of light, mixed showers left over. a little bit of patchy fog and slick highways out there. we will have the details on your forecast coming up. erin: first responders in visitors last night. kevin phelan and his family stopped by the fire station to think the firefighters and paramedics the saved his life before christmas. he dialed 911 when he was not feeling well. his heart stopped in the ambulance, but paramedics brought him back. >> i/o it to these guys. they brought me back to life. >> he died on the way to the

i told him that he just died and we brought him back and we were going to take good care of him. erin: his family said it was their best christmas ever. the 127th tournament of roses arrayed is tomorrow -- parade is tomorrow in pasadena, california. there will be a little bit of new hampshire there. filmmaker and new hampshire resident ken burns will service the grand marshal. m so excited. it' s such an unbelievable honor. i' m kind of pinching myself still. they were like, you are the grand marshal. i was like, i am? t think anything has compared to this. erin: he says that he has honored -- is honored to follow in the grand steps of grand

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erin: drunk driving charges have been charged -- dropped against a woman in western new york because a doctor says she was naturally drunk. after the woman was arrested, she discovered she has a rare condition called auto brewery system. it means that her day justice

-- digestive system converts ordinary food into alcohol. a company in new york says that it will soon offer the first certified kosher medical marijuana. the products have been certified by the orthodox union. the kosher pot program will start next month in new york state. the world' s largest mcdonald' s is closed, but not for long. the restaurant in orlando opened in 1976 and was designed to look like a box of french fries and offered things like bowling, slides, video games. an even bigger 19,000 square foot mcdonald' s is being built next door and is set to open in february. the u.s. postal service has unveiled a line of stamps for 2016. there will be four star trek stamps honoring the original tv

there is also one honoring pets. turning christmas trees into energy. the burlington plant is collecting them to burn them and their woodfired generating plant. nearly every parents knows the frustration of trying to figure out what your crying baby needs. researchers in taiwan say they can help. they have devised an app called the infant cries translator. it is 92% accurate for infants under two weeks old. it dips to 77% after that. it is all but useless after six weeks. it produces one of four results -- hungry, sleepy, in pain, or what diaper. i don' t know how this works.

is that the other 8%? erin: you need a new app for that. kevin: apparently. [laughter] kevin: we do have a little bit of glaze. a lot of moisture left over. we still have a couple of light, mixed showers out there. beyond that, we are looking ok early this morning. the secondary roads, the untreated surfaces, the area like your driveway, sidewalks, your back porch, those are the areas left untreated that will be an issue early this morning. that gradually improves through the day. there will be a lot of areas above the freezing mark today. anywhere from colebrook through hampton beach later on this afternoon. any lingering drizzle will give way to sunshine. 20' s to the mid-30' s tonight. partial sunshine is expected for

scattered snow showers on sunday will be the big change for the fourth and fifth. for the time being, a lot of clouds and a couple of big showers out there in places. a westerly wind will get going through the afternoon. enough to dry out central and southern areas. we will have the chance of a passing snow shower up north. temperatures will start working their way up after starting off near the freezing mark. bear in mind that these are close to our normal highs for this time of year. the little bit of patchy fog as well will burn off early this morning. nothing locally dense. a big step back temperature wise through the next couple of days. we will have highs in the teens through lower ranges of the 20' s. we kind of go steady as we go

evening. otherwise, all is quiet through its way in from the west. the colder air behind that will be right out of canada for monday and tuesday and it will produce scattered snow showers. out of that. things are fairly quiet until next wednesday or thursday. look for a westerly winds to become a little more noticeable into the afternoon. partly cloudy for your first night festivities. temperatures in the mid-30' s out of the port city. temperatures head backward the next five days. the peak of the cold will be monday afternoon with highs in te teens to lower 20' s. monday night, teens will be a bargain. inland section, single-digit' s.

we do want to check our top stories. kristen: police continue to investigate a deadly crash in wakefield. the head-on accident happened tuesday night on route 16 and involved four members of the secret service. a man from new hampshire was killed. investigators want to speak with a driver who may have seen what happened. erin: the plaistow man convicted of abusing his girlfriend' s son wants his sentence drastically reduced. roland dow says he never assaulted the child. new hampshire is getting ready to welcome in the new year. portsmouth and claremont have first night festivities. wolfeboro and hampton beach will have fireworks. in boston, be prepared for added security.

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erin: a teen from vermont has his own comic book thanks to make a wish. >> it feels really good. >> it has been a longtime wish of yours? >> i think like a year or something. pretty long. it is also to have it finally finished and have an actual copy. erin: here it is. 14-year-old eli got to visit marvel comics and they used his characters to create "teen super corps." kevin: this cancer now appears to be in remission. erin: a woman from new york city is searching for the owner of a wedding ring she found in her husband' s christmas present. jean remini ordered a pair of jeans online.

from a neiman marcus. she lost her engagement ring once. she found a wedding ring in the jeans. erin: coming up, the federal government is preparing relief efforts as st. louis faces some of its worst flooding ever. a college rivalry at the verizon. umaine faced off against you when but it was never really

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like we do. now, wmur news 9 daybreak. erin: good morning. it is thursday, december 31. the last day of 2015. some areas of the world already welcoming 2016. we are going to tell you all about first night festivities in our area after our top stories. we begin with state police looking for the driver who may have witnessed a crash on route 16 in wakefield that claimed the life of a new hampshire man and left six others injured, including four secret service agents. an investigation is underway in a deadly accident in sugar hill. investigators are trying to figure out what caused a fire in goffstown. we did see some drizzle out there.

still hovering around freezing. kevin: a lot of locations are right around 32 degrees this morning. we will have clouds and occasional light snow showers up north. sunshine into the afternoon climb above 40. erin: we do want to check the roads for you. it will be slick in some spots for you. this is a live look at 93. . kevin: we' re joined live by 95.7 wzid' s deb davidson. good morning. deb: good morning. we are not seeing too many traffic delays due to the wet

do be alert through those areas. the left lane is closed on 93 north in londonderry. we are seeing some slow traffic on 293 in both directions as you are making your way by the mall of new hampshire. traffic is below the speed limit through the bedford tolls and again through the lane drop. if you are commuting through massachusetts, all major roads are moving well around the boston area. from the wzid traffic network, i' m deb davidson. erin: thank you so much. police continue to investigate a deadly crash in wakefield involving for members of the secret service. all of the agents survived, but a new hampshire man was killed. authorities want to speak with another driver who may have witnessed the crash. kristen carosa joins us with the latest.

kristen: state police say bruce danforth was heading northbound on route 16 around 7:00 on tuesday night when he drove into the path of another car. troopers believe he may have been trying to pass another vehicle. >> at some point, the mercury sable crossed over the double yellow line and entered into the southbound lane, colliding with the ford taurus. kristen: a heavily damaged mercury sable sits at the state police barracks held as evidence in the death of bruce danforth, the driver. if all of five and the grandfather of seven, he died on the scene. his passengers, his 35-year-old girlfriend and her 21-year-old friend, were both injured in the crash. four secret service agents were riding in the ford taurus and were also injured. all the victims had to be cut out of their vehicles. three of the agents have been

at mass general. there is still no word on the conditions of the passengers in danforth' s car. he was driving on a suspended license. the agents had been working a detail for the hillary clinton campaign. clinton gave her condolences to the victims. again, state police say danforth may have been trying to pass another car. they are asking for the driver to come forward with additional information. erin: a deadly crash in sugar hill is also under investigation. that accident happened about 1:30 yesterday afternoon. a car was headed south when it lost control, crossed the center median, and went on to the northbound side. the driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene. the name of the victim is not

the driver of the jeep suffered nonlife threatening injuries. fire officials are trying to figure out what sparked a fire -- that badly damaged a home in goffstown. the home started -- the fire started in an attached garage and quickly spread into the house. the red cross is helping two adults and three children displaced. republican presidential candidate jeb bush is doubling his new hampshire campaign staff . the campaign spokesperson said that it is shifting staff from the miami headquarters to the granite state before the primary on february 9. they will soon add up to 20 new republican campaign. >> half the primary vote is going to decide this race in the last seven days.

have to talk to them constantly. a good ground game builds those relationships and does the follow-up necessary to help these people when they are in position to decide. erin: the bush campaign' s investment in new hampshire is not coming out of nowhere. the campaign is scaling back advertising in iowa and south carolina. a superior court judge has ruled that a convicted sex offender must remain on the state' s sex offender registry. the man was fighting to get his name removed from the registry so he could live in public housing in manchester. a state supreme court ruling unconstitutional. the new ruling says john doe needs to prove that he is not a name is removed. one of the four men convicted in

hampstead wants his sentence reduced. abraham depaula is serving 25-50 years in the home invasion. the homeowner was tortured and a family friend was sexually assaulted. abraham depaula was in the getaway car and his attorney asked that his sentence be reduced. prosecutors say his sentence would be increased if they had their way. two men are facing charges following a pot bust in portsmouth. investigators searched the car and found hydroponic marijuana. a man from massachusetts and a man from maine were arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance. coming up, a father takes action after running into a problem at s store. to change the diaper. erin: what he did to get the store to add diaper changing

a controversial drink themed after the movie "frozen" has been discontinued. kevin: clouds giving way to sunshine, but it is a big change coming out of canada over the

kevin: it is the final day of the calendar year and the final day of the month of december, which will wind up being the warmest in 155 years. we go back above the freezing mark in most locations. we will talk about the entire holiday weekend coming up. erin: historic flooding is inundating states in the midwest. one of the hardest hit areas is st. louis, missouri, where several highways are closed as the mississippi river rises. nikole killion has the latest on how the obama administration is getting involved. nikole: the white house says president obama interrupted his vacation to call missouri governor jay nixon and offer federal support. nixon toward hard-hit areas on wednesday.

worse than the big one of 1993. the u.s. army corps of engineers says the river has spilled over nine levees in the st. louis area. the strong current swept away homes and many people had to be rescued. the president thanked governor nixon for his efforts. the white house said the president has directed his staff to monitor the events and work with governor nixon to provide help. erin: comedian bill cosby has been arrested in connection with a decade-old sex crime. the 76-year-old is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home in pennsylvania in 2004. this morning, he is free on $1 million bail. this is the first time he has been charged despite years of allegations by dozens of women.

cosby did not enter a plea during his arraignment yesterday and is due back in court on january 14. the remains of a massachusetts man who disappeared on new year' s day in 2014 have been found. authorities are trying to figure out what happened to him. 37-year-old james robertson was kidnapped from his parents' home. four men are charged in connection to the kidnapping. it is too early to say whether homicide charges will be filed. an air canada flight had to be diverted after major turbulence injured 21 passengers, including three children. >> you see everything flying around. whoever did not put the seatbelt on, was flying around. >> it was just like in the roller coaster. the plane would just go down very straight. lots of screaming.

china -- from china to toronto when it had to make an emergency landing in calgary. passengers suffered neck and back injuries. a new drink is being discontinued after groups complained that it might encourage kids to experiment with alcohol. the nonalcoholic, sparkling grape juice comes in a bottle that looks like a champagne bottle and even has a cork. it was mainly sold by the u.k. retailer home bargains and has been removed from its website. a dog in missouri has a new family after it was abandoned by its previous owner. surveillance cameras captured the former owner pushing the dog out of an suv in a vacant lot. the animal was out in the cold before city employees found him. >> i just could not believe it. it was a beautiful little dog. he' s as sweet as he could be.

erin: the former owner is facing multiple charges and the dog has already been adopted. turning to sports, l.a. lakers star kobe bryant played his final game in boston last night. >> number 24, kobe bryant! erin: bryant is retiring after this season. during the second quarter, he scored, giving the lakers a lead . at the half, l.a. was leading 58-56. a great play by avery bradley down the stretch. he cut the lakers lead. bryant scored 15 points and the lakers went on to win 112-104. after the game, he reflected on his last time at the garden. >> this place has really meant a lot to my career. i can' t stress that enough. my kids and my family were here.

building to see this experience. erin: during his last stint in boston, he played 33 minutes and recorded his first double double of the season. in hockey games, each team is allowed just one timeout. when you are forced to take that , it is not a good sign. that happened to u maine when they played unh last night. the wildcats easily won by a final score of 7-0. 7-0. unh plays at vermont on saturday. old navy is coming under fire for a new series of t-shirts. the shirts read "young aspiring artist" with the word "artist" crossed out. old navy said that it never meant to offend anyone and the

about the clothing controversy. craig writes that people need to stop being hypersensitive. paul writes, it is tough to see this, but weirdly -- it really is just a reflection of how society. let us know what you think. a father in maryland got a macy' s store to make changes to a men' s bathroom after he could not make -- change his son' s diaper. >> i was stuck, because the baby is not going to be content without a dry diaper. erin: anthony dew had just walked into the store, when his three-month-old son started crying. he knew his son needed a diaper change, but he could not find a changing table in the men' s room. he ended up leaving without buying anything.

s on behalf of all fathers. much to his surprise, the manager quickly took action. the store does not want you to leave without making a purchase, so he did make a good point. kevin: yes, he did. now, if he goes back in there, he should just be so fine. the little guy is not going to need the changing table much longer. we start off with cloudiness across the area. still a couple of light, mixed showers across the area. we have some patchy fog early this morning. we are going to continue to see things scour away from the mountains early this morning. we will develop partial sunshine that will allow temperatures to get above 40 in southern parts of the state. we continue with the clouds

temperatures close to normal highs this time of year. back to our west, partial sunshine is the expectation over the next 3-4 days, with the exception of sunday, where we will have snow shower activity moving northwest to southeast across the area. as you will notice, temperatures within a few degrees of 32 degrees. that actual number of 32 is the most common number we are seeing through these 50 reporting stations this morning. bear that in mind. a lot of area roadways are treated. but then you get to the secondary roads or the shifts and elevations and the temperatures can move. we are looking at afternoon temperatures in the mid to upper 30' s to lower 40' s close to the shoreline.

sunshine. in the white mountains, we hang through the day. we cannot rule out a passing shower past midnight tonight. we will continue to see temperatures start cooling off. by midnight tonight, temperatures will range from 25 up north to mid 30' s closer to the shoreline. a blend of sunshine and clouds otherwise. partial sunshine for saturday. as i mentioned, it does look like later saturday evening and into sunday, a front approaches. we will see clouds diving south through the northern plains. that will bring in the colder air of the season. the coldest night of the season so far for monday night into tuesday. we get back into the mid-30' s to

each of the next five days, highs and lows step backward. by monday afternoon, highs will to south. on monday night, as the winds lighten up, we drop back into and even some areas up north below zero. weekend. the holiday weekend, sunday, the snow showers will be around. erin: looking wonderful. ski resorts will be ringing in the new year with special celebrations. pat' s peak expects hundreds of people to ride under the lights until 10:00 p.m. the gunstock in guilford is planning a night out with skiing, two, and a torchlight parade. they both have fireworks at midnight.

two-hour led light show. king pine will have a torch lit you can learn more about all of these celebrations on wmur.com. still ahead, a final check of your top stories, including the latest on the investigation into

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the investigation continues into a deadly crash in wakefield involving four secret of us agents. kristen: all four secret service agents had to be treated and one remains hospitalized in boston. a man from new hampshire was killed in the crash. investigators want to speak with what happened. erin: state police are investigating a deadly crash in yesterday afternoon on i-93. the victim' s name is not being a plaistow man convicted of abusing his girlfriend' s

sentence graseck lay -- drastically reduced. roland dow says he never assaulted the child. new hampshire is getting ready to ring in the new year. portsmouth and clermont have first night festivities. wolfeboro and hampton beach will have fireworks. ski resorts are also holding celebrations, as well. kevin: temperatures by midnight will be 25-35 from north to south. nothing too icy by this evening. through the afternoon should help area roadways throughout the day. erin: those mild temperatures s eve this evening. that is good news. kevin: definitely. erin: coming up next, "good morning america" will have a the historic flooding that is blamed for the death of at least 20 people. officials had to close a major

they will have the latest on the situation, as well as a look ahead to the new year' s eve celebrations in times square this evening. take care. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy.

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