sean: now on daybreak, providing services for the homeless population -- and just in time with cold weather settling in. there are concerns about a new shelter in concord. kevin: for a lot of folks, it is the coldest start in the winter season. erin: a gilford woman is safe after she says her former boyfriend held her at gunpoint and change her to the floor. sean: the former girlfriend of mob boss whitey bulger is facing more jail time because she refuses to talk to a grand jury. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do.

erin: good morning, new hampshire. thanks for joining us. i' m erin fehlau. sean: good morning. i' m sean mcdonald. you are going to need extra layers this morning. it is bitterly cold as you head out. kevin: single digits above zero for southern areas. in the north country, it is single and double digits below zero. the monadnock region is still showing a little bit of a breeze out of the north, northwest this morning. the wind chills are down below zero in a lot of locations. that is what you want to dress for if you are standing outside for any length of time. much more on the moderating trend through the end of the week in just a bit. let' s take a look at your tuesday morning ride. we are joined live by 95.7 wzid' s deb davidson. good morning. deb: good morning, kevin.

hampshire remains a nice, quiet one. if you are heading to the upper valley, 89 is moving well. we are not seeing any delays on the southbound side at the bow junction with 93. 93 is a good ride from the hooksett tolls to the state line. some bridge construction in manchester later this morning will be causing significant delays. the construction will include some lane closures and motorists are strongly encouraged to seek an alternate route. if you are heading south of the border into massachusetts, 93 south is slowing. from the wzid traffic network, i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. sean: thanks. it is hard not to notice the cold weather that settled in overnight. those temperatures can be dangerous for people who don' t have a place to stay. erin: a new homeless shelter is

controversy. ray brewer joins us to discuss the controversy. ray: the shelter at st. peter' s church will open tonight and it will provide 60 beds for the local homeless population. it was back in december when the concord city council voted to invest $30,000 of surplus money in the operating cost of the shelter. they also held a public hearing at the meeting, but no one spoke up. we spoke with some neighbors who are concerned that the location might not be the next choice. they also had no idea the plan was in the works and they wanted more communication from the city. >> it is absolutely essential that there be a homeless shelter somewhere in concord. the facilities need to be somewhere. in that respect, this is not such a terrible choice. ray: however, there are other homeless services available in

hands resource center. the mayor was not available for comment, however, he has said in the past that the city would have to put up the homeless expensive. reporting live, ray brewer. sean: thanks. according to the state, there are nearly 1500 homeless people living in new hampshire. families with children. manchester police are stepping up to help. there is a collection box together items for the homeless. they are looking for hats, socks, gloves, toothbrushes, and toothpaste. the collection box will be available until next friday. erin: the cold caused problems for firefighters in hooksett as ice started to build up when crews arrived on arden drive.

spread to a kitchen. the people got out safely, but they do have to find somewhere new to stay. a fire broke out in derry after -- in the boiler room of an apartment building on linlew drive. firefighters had to ventilate carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide. the warming center was set up next-door because it took a couple of hours to get the heat turned back on. sean: a man accused of handcuffing and training a woman to the floor faces a list of charges this morning. 56-year-old russell holliday was arraigned on charges including kidnapping and criminal threatening. a woman showed up at the gilford police station on saturday morning, saying she had been held against her will at a home that she and holliday used to share.

>> very courageous victim. she did absolutely the right things and that is what brought a most peaceful resolution to this. sean: holliday is being held on $100,000 cash bail. erin: lawyers for the girlfriend of the former boston mob boss whitey bulger say that she will plead guilty to contempt. catherine greig refuses to talk to a federal grand jury about whether anyone else helped whitey bulger during his 16 years on the run. she is already serving an eight -year sentence. her sister got emotional after the hearing. >> yeah, i miss her. i had not just this time in jail, but the 16 years that she was gone. i did not know where she was. at one point, i told myself, i' m just going to have to say she' s dead because i can' t go on like this.

>> you want her to come home? >> yes, it wr home. ere she belongs. erin: whitey bulger is serving life in prison. relatives of some of his victims believe that catherine greig could help find some of the money he is suspected of hiding around the world. sean: a total of 32 students have been nominated by congressman frank guinta to attend one of the u.s. military academies. if accepted, they will each get a full, four-your scholarship and serve at least five years of active duty. >> going to the naval academy and being able to serve -- i want to be an engineer. >> i would like to be a navy seal. >> they represent the best of new hampshire. i wanted to honor them for their commitment to the united states. sean: the u.s. military academies include west point, the u.s. naval academy, and others. -- some very driven young

erin: still to come, a little boy found crying and alone on a school van in massachusetts and his mother' s demand answers. aixa: debating climate change -- how the two parties differ on the issues -- coming up. sean: there is an urgent warning and part of new hampshire about a specific batch of heroin killing people in western mass. is the economy rigged? well, the 15 richest americans acquired more wealth in two years than the bottom 100 million people combined. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultra-rich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people,

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kevin: it is tuesday morning, january 5. as cold as we have been, temperatures are single digits. in the teens below zero in some

we look ahead to a moderating trend for the end of the week. erin: there are a lot of issues facing our country right now. they are all playing a role in the presidential election. sean: democrats say climate change is one of the most important issues. republicans have a different take on the government' s role. aixa: among the major issues being debated on the campaign trail -- climate change is one of the most polarizing. >> for democrats, climate change is a top issue. aixa: in august, president obama unveiled a plan to reduce carbon pollution from power plants. three months later, he rejected the keystone pipeline. >> unchecked climate change can lead to extreme weather events. progress says the time for action is now. >> there are solutions available

>> these policies really won' t do anything to mitigate global temperatures. aixa: the heritage foundation argues that more regulations do little for the environment and hurt the economy. >> because energy is a necessary component for everything we make and do, you will be hit when you go to the grocery store, when you go to the home depot. aixa: the national journal says a candidate' s position could be a double-edged sword. >> the risk is that you don' t want to sound like you are not talking about science in a careful way. aixa: in december, 200 countries approved an accord to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. erin: we are taking an in-depth look at a different issue every week leading up to the new hampshire primary. you will find all those stories in the politics section of

sean: coming up, most people have smartphones. now, you could have a smart fridge. we will check out the features of this new appliance. erin: general motors is getting in on the ridesharing game. this epidemic of gun violence knows no boundaries. hillary clinton has what it takes to stand up to the

we need to close the loopholes and support universal background checks. how many people before we before we come together as a nation? and i approve

erin: a high school track team put the running skills to the test after their school bus burst into flames. the coach spotted the fire just before they were set to leave for a race. the bus was engulfed seconds after they got off the bus. an angry mother in massachusetts is demanding answers after her five-year-old son was left alone on an unlocked school band. >> i think it was a mother that saw him. a mother saw him in the car crying and went into the school

the door was unlocked and the engine was not on. erin: caryn mohan hartley said the driver was running about 40 minutes late and left her son in the van alone to escort another child inside. she says her son has a health problem and needs constant supervision. school officials are working with the bus company to figure out what went wrong. sean: all eyes are on wall street after a rough start to the new year. stocks tumbled yesterday as part of a global selloff and fears of a slowdown in china. the dow lost more than 275 points. markets in asia and europe suffered bigger losses. china stops trading altogether at one point. general motors is investigating a half $1 billion in lyft. the partnership could eventually lead to on demand self driving cars. for now, the company plans to

drivers can rent gm vehicles. erin: the former hilltop steakhouse in saugas, mass could reopen under new management. the owners of tuckaway tavern say they want to buy the venue. there is no actual offer on the table right now. it seems everything is going high-tech these days and that includes your refrigerator. samsung just introduced this four-door smart fridge. it includes a two-foot touch screen. you can see what is inside without opening up the door. there are speakers for playing music and you can surf the web on the door of the fridge. it is going to be the only thing you need in your home. sean: party around the fridge. crank up the tunes.

kevin: the only thing you cannot do is look at the international space station from your refrigerator. it is now going overhead if you want to run outside for a few minutes and come back inside for the extended forecast. it will be overhead in just about two minutes and then wrapping up at 6:22. we start off with the coldest start to the season. we have clear skies, but still a little bit of a breeze out there early this morning. eventually, that lightens up later tonight. single digits above and below zero. the next system really does not arrive for us until sometime around the weekend. we have some time to see temperatures moderating before we get there. we start off with the clearer skies. it will continue to rotate through through tomorrow morning before temperatures moderate tomorrow afternoon. the coldest readings are in the north country.

digits below zero. we had that little bit of a breeze. that does not set up ideal conditions. usually, you need the winds to be fairly light. without the radiation all cooling, temperatures are still a couple of degrees warmer than you would imagine. the breeze provides a little bit of a bite to the air. we are talking wind chills below zero early this morning. as we go out a little bit further, the cold air continues to rush in this morning. everything starts to moderate tomorrow afternoon. low and mid 20' s for most through the day. the winds will turn much lighter. lower range of the 20' s from the white mountains southward. we are in the single digits too

country after a very cold start to the day. a good deal of sunshine tomorrow and all the way through the end of the week. we don' t likely see an increase in clouds until friday evening. by the time we get there, we are talking highs in the 30' s. by the time we get there, we are looking at the next system trying to arrive. we could have a couple of showers. we could have rain showers or snow showers depending on the time that it arrives. on the light side, as far as that is concerned. i temperatures this afternoon in the teens to the lower range of the 20' s. we have a couple of light showers on saturday and a couple of rain showers by the time we get toward sunday afternoon or sunday night. it looks like we start to get into a little more active pattern. anything could be active considering the past eight weeks. [laughter] sean: everybody back from seeing

kevin: it has been getting brighter over the years because they are adding things to it. sean: let' s check our top stories. ray: as the cold air has moved in, a new homeless shelter is set to open at st. peter' s church in concord. last month, this city council will -- voted to invest $30,000 in the operating cost. some people in the neighborhood are concerned this is going to change the character of the neighborhood. sean: a man accused of handcuffing and chaining a woman to the floor and holding her at gunpoint in gilford faces a list of charges. 56-year-old russell holliday was arraigned yesterday on charges of kidnapping and criminal threatening. lawyers for the girlfriend of former boston mob boss whitey bulger say she will plead guilty to contempt. catherine greig refused to talk to a federal grand jury about whether anyone else help to whitey bulger during his 16 years on the run.

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kevin: it is tuesday morning, january 5. we start out with temperatures in the single digits in most below zero up north. we are shaping up to be a chilly night tonight. we will talk about the moderating trend that follows coming up. erin: the owner of a restaurant in pittsburgh sent 100 of its bills to say thank you. sean: was it really necessary?

sunday, it helped the steelers clinch a playoff berth. when that happened, the restaurant sent the sandwiches to the buffalo bills. they said they would gladly accept chicken wings in return. [laughter] erin: a man broke a record that many considered unbreakable. sean: ultra endurance cyclist kurt searvogel spent the last year riding over 200 miles per day. he broke the record setback in 1939 by a man from england. he said he set out to break the record because so many people said it would be impossible. i can only imagine the shape he is in now. erin: the previous record was set in 1939? sean: they took a while. nobody wanted to bike 200 miles per day. [laughter] erin: patriots fans are breathing a sigh of relief. we will have an update on brady' s ankle.

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>> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 daybreak. sean: welcome back, everybody. good morning on this tuesday, january 5. a live, beautiful look from goffstown out there. it is bitterly cold out there. erin: no clouds at all. beautiful sky. we will get to your forecast after the top stories. a new shelter for the homeless is opening in concord today, but some people living in the area are not pleased. a fire overnight in gorham was caused by the improper disposal of wood stove materials. keene police are issuing a

for several deaths in massachusetts. sean: i added a few layers onto my body over the holidays in preparation for this cold weather. erin: what are you going -- kevin: what are you going to do by spring? shed all of that? [laughter] kevin: we start in the single digits above and below zero. wind chills below zero statewide. from there, a moderating trend starts tomorrow afternoon. sean: let' s check out the roads. here is a live look at i-93. kevin: for a look at the morning drive, we are joined live like -- by 95.7 wzid' s deb davidson. deb: good morning. 93 does remain a good ride from concord down to the hooksett

salem. if you are starting your commute on 101, 1 hundred 11, the spalding, or the everett turnpike, everything is moving well. bridge construction does begin in manchester within the hour and that will include lane closures. detours will be in place and motorists are strongly route. i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. sean: as we mentioned, very cold outside. now that the cold weather has arrived, there are growing concerns for the homeless. erin: a new shelter is opening inside a church in concord. some people are not happy about it. ray brewer explains why some people are so upset. ray: most people say they are relieved that the homeless will have someplace warm to sleep at st. peter' s church in concord, however they are worried about

>> it is really a residential neighborhood with a little bit of light commercial. ray: most residents, like david greater man who has his law offices across the street, said they did not know that the plans were in place until after they took effect. public hearing and voted to contribute $30,000 of surplus s operating costs. >> it is absolutely essential that there be a homeless shelter facilities need to be somewhere. in that respect, this is not a terrible choice. ray: but he adds that residents notified. there was no information

it was just dropped on the community at the last minute. ray: the area is already home to the friendly kitchen and the homeless resource center. >> because all three of those facilities are so close to one another, the idea is that there might be a congregation of homeless people roaming around this neighborhood, essentially operating their entire day here. ray: we try to talk to concord' s mayor last night, but he was unavailable for comment. previously, he has said that they would have had to put the homeless up in hotel rooms without this shelter, which would be extremely costly. erin: we are following a developing story out of vermont. firefighters from new hampshire are helping to battle the fire at the putney paper company. the fire started shortly after 3:00 this morning.

injuries and no reports on the extent of damage. sean: fire officials in gorham say improper disposal of wood fire -- wood stove material is to blame for a fire that broke out on hitchcock drive. when crews arrived, they see they saw flames coming from a dent in the roof. the house sustained a lot of smoke damage. a family of three was home when the fire started. the family had just replaced the batteries in their smoke detector and was able to escape with their cat, but they are now homeless. erin: several presidential candidates continue to stop in new hampshire ahead of our first in the nation primary. jim gilmore, donald trump, john kasich, jeb bush, carly fiorina, chris christie, and rand paul will be in the granite state today. you can check out their schedules by heading to wmur.com . sean: we now know the name of

i-93 in sugar hill last week. 64-year-old ervin powell of littleton. he was driving south when he lost control, crossed the center median, and hit an suv on the northbound side. the other driver suffered nonlife threatening injuries. manchester police say a noise complaint at a hotel led to two people being arrested on drug charges. 31-year-old richard acker was arrested on two counts of possession of a controlled drug with intent to distribute. he had 19 grams of crack cocaine and 18 grams of heroin in his possession. his girlfriend was also arrested and charged with possession of a controlled drug. erin: keene police are issuing a warning about an extra potent batch of heroin that has already

it is called "hollywood heroin." it recently killed five people in 48 hours. it is coming into massachusetts from mexico. police in springfield seized 9000 bags of heroin with the hollywood stamp. drug overdoses reached record numbers in two of new hampshire' s biggest cities last year. most of the overdoses were attributed to heroin and other opioids. emergency crews responded to 722 overdoses in manchester. in nashua, authorities responded to 246 overdoses. about 400 people died from overdoses in 2015 in new hampshire. sean: top elected officials and presidential candidates will discuss the drug crisis in manchester. governor maggie hassan, senator jeanne shaheen, and senator kelly ayotte will also be cut

begins at 9:30 this morning. fish and game officials are asking people to be on the lookout for a coyote with a jar stuck on its head. conservation officers received calls about this coyote right here. this picture was taken in pembroke. officials are not sure if the coyote managed to take the jar off its head. erin: coming up, president obama is set to give a major speech regarding gun control. we will take a look at some of the moves he is expected to make. sean: a frightening situation for a car salesman in texas. how he managed to escape from being held at gunpoint during a test drive. kevin: a very cold start, but we

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kevin: starting off your tuesday morning with temperatures about as cold as we have been this winter. with as mild as it has been, it does not say that much this morning. highs this afternoon, teens to lower range of the 20' s.

we will look at a moderating trend that gets us back above the average is later this week. sean: later this morning, president obama will make a major announcement from the white house. he is expected to announce a series of executive actions on gun control. nikole killion is in washington with reaction. nikole: the president said he strongly believes that congress needs to address the problem, but insist everything he is announcing today is legal and within executive authority. >> happy new year, everybody. nikole: after a meeting with his attorney general, president obama is moving forward with a series of gun control measures. >> it is not going to keep every gun out of the hands of criminals. it will potentially save lives. nikole: in an attempt to close the gun show loophole, the president' s actions expand background checks, by requiring

selling guns at gun shows or online to obtain a license. >> the president cannot just go off and issue legislation on his own. we do see this as lawless activity that will be challenged in the courts. nikole: the white house says the president is calling for hiring 230 new fbi examiners and asked for $500 million in funding to improve mental health care. >> i' m so proud of what the president announced today. nikole: it was applauded by some on the campaign trail. >> i think what the president has done is wrong and unconstitutional. nikole: the president will continue to roll out his gun initiatives this week, including a townhall on thursday. sean: abc news will air a special report on the president' s gun control speech this morning at 11:40 on wmur. erin: maine state police are investigating a deadly crash

as five days. troopers noticed -- set a passerby noticed the wreckage on saturday in gardner. police believe the accident happened the previous monday. sean: a group of armed protesters continue to occupy a wildlife refuge in oregon. they want authorities to look into claims that local ranchers had been intimidated by authorities. ammon bundy, the son of cli ven bundy, told reporters that two ranchers who faced prison sentences for setting fire to federal land have been treated unfairly. those ranchers turned themselves in on monday, but the protesters are still refusing to leave. president obama said the fbi is monitoring the situation. erin: a car salesman in texas went through a terrifying ordeal after he was kidnapped at

two men shoved to the salesman into the trunk of a dodge challenger. when the car sale -- when the car came to a stop, he saw his opportunity to escape. >> he was able to open the trunk with the emergency latch. they tried to put him back into the trunk. he was able to get the pistol away from one of the suspects and shoot one of the suspects. when they found the stolen car, police said the suspects led them on a chase and crashed the car. they escaped on foot and are still on the loose. sean: the massachusetts supreme court said that the state welfare agency acted legally when they denied the request of a couple to become foster their own kids. they said they used corporal punishment in accordance with their christian faith, but they said they would not spank any foster children.

university of washington shows the plan to make school lunches healthier is working. the study looked at more than 7000 middle and high schoolers in washington state. researchers found that students are getting more vitamins and minerals in their meals and at school. meal participation did not change and researchers say there is no evidence that students are throwing away more food. sean: switching gears to sports, the celtics were in brooklyn, where they earned a series split with the nets. brooklyn won first game in boston on saturday. last night' s game was a big one for jae crowder. he finished with a career-high 25 points. boston went on to win the game. they host detroit tomorrow. erin: tom brady had an mri on his injured ankle and it turns out it is just a sprain.

in two weeks when the patriots will host a divisional playoff game. miami on sunday. the patriots are limping into the playoffs. >> we' ve just got to play well two weeks from now. that is all that really matters. ve got to play well. nothing over the last six weeks or the last 16 weeks is going to matter. what is going to matter is how well we play in two two weeks -- in two weeks. erin: the westgate las vegas super books says there are five teams that are co-favorites to win the super bowl. the patriots, the cardinals, and the carolina panthers are 9-2 favorites. the other two teams, the seattle seahawks and denver broncos, are just behind at 5-1. the company says this could be one of the most unpredictable playoff mixes in years. sean: are you trying to jinx the

sean: let' s not talk about any one game at a time. eliminated this weekend. that will leave eight, including the patriots. it is all about the science. days? kevin: they did their best against denver. [laughter] up north. with temperatures in the single-digits and below zero, it will be cold this morning. a much lighter breeze into the afternoon then what we experienced yesterday afternoon. we go into the afternoon with a breeze at 5-10 miles per hour and a good deal of sunshine through the end of the work week. you get into the weekend and we

you will notice fairly uniform conditions here. usually, we see numbers bounce around quite a bit, but in bulk, we are talking -27 across -- 2-7 across southern parts of the state. we have a light wind that have -- has allowed temperatures to fall. -18 is the coldest we have seen this morning -- that is in berlin. we are seeing wind chills into the double digits below zero. ranging anywhere between 12-25 from north to south. the northwesterly wind will start to lighten up into the afternoon. we go with sunshine today and with lighter winds tonight. temperatures will be starting off the late afternoon in the teens to lower 20' s and will not have far to fall to get back into the single digits above or

as far as tomorrow is concerned, s to s. we have sunshine through friday. the changes start to make their way in on saturday. there could be a couple of light rain or snow showers. the larger storm system, if we are going to see one, would be sometime early next week -- and it is an if right now. today, temperatures, low and mid 20' s. we will drop back tonight into the single digits above and below zero with a lighter wind that will allow temperatures to fall off. colder. moderating trend gets us through the end of the week. all of these days with sunshine. we will add clouds friday night. we are eventually talking temperatures in the 30' s with a rain or snow shower on saturday and a bigger snow system on sunday or monday.

invite them to talk to the residents yesterday. we talked about the biggest storms in new hampshire history and what it is like to be a meteorologist. that is bridget. we had a fun time talking about all things weather. about the anchors. sean: gossiping? erin: you shouldn' gossiping. stray slightly from the science. [laughter] t have enough to talk about with the weather? kevin: it has been fairly quiet. erin: it is a good time to go on these visits. kevin: be careful what you say about me. erin: four new elements will be added to the periodic table. elements 113, 115, 117, and 118 have been formally recognized by and applied chemistry. that is the us-based world authority on chemistry. the announcement means that the

table is now finally complete. they are going to have to learn. sean: kevin can finish the tattoo he started years ago. kevin: yes. over that we can fill in. sean: just fill it in. erin: oh my goodness. a final check on your top

erin: updating our top stories. sean: a new shelter for the homeless is opening in concord today. ray: most people are relieved that the new shelter is opening, calling it absolutely essential that the homeless have some place to stay warm.

two other services for the homeless in the neighborhood and they worry about the impact that the new shelter could have. they also say this city failed to adequately notify them of the plan. erin: keene police are issuing a warning about an extra-posted batch of hera when called "hollywood heroin," blamed for several recent deaths. sean: dozens of people were forced out of their homes after a fire broke out in the boiler room of their apartment building in derry. erin: a man accused of handcuffing a woman and holding her at gunpoint in gilford is facing a list of charges. 56-year-old russell holliday was arraigned yesterday on charges including kidnapping and criminal threatening. kevin: clear skies, a light breeze out there this morning, temperatures below zero north of

atop mount washington. it will be a chilly day today, another cold night tonight, and a moderating trend through the end of the week. erin: single digits. you really feel it. coming up next on good morning america, miss colombia is speaking out in her first interview since the major miss universe mishap. host steve harvey announced that she won the pageant when ms.

sean: 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,