that the system is rigged, and he's the only one who can bring real change. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. erin: now at noon, new details regarding one of the secret service agents seriously injured in that wakefield crash last week. what we are learning about his current condition. plus, the house is back in session. the big topics on the minds of state legislatures in the new year. the fallout around the world as north korea trumpets what it says is its first hydrogen bomb test. the emergency meeting called by the u.n. kevin: after another very cold start to the day, temperatures start turning milder. we will get changes by the weekend ahead. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> no one covers new hampshire like we do.

i' off the top this noon, new details about the condition and identity of one of the four secret service agents injured in that fatal wakefield crash last week. friends of agent garret gofundme page, which has collected near $90,000 to assist his rehabilitation. according to the fundraiser, agent fitzgerald sustained major injuries to his spinal cord. he had moved with his fiance e to boston in september and was adjusting to the new job. the driver who police say caused the crash on route 16 was killed in the accident. all of the agents survived. new this noon, a manchester man will appear in court to face a second degree assault charge.

court documents say mitchell sutter punched another man whose head hit the ground outside a club on maple street, causing serious injuries. documents a a witness a -- document say a witness accused the man of drugging his girlfriend. a new hampshire man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to unemployment compensation fraud. authorities say jason o' callaghan of sandown filed four weekly claims back in march for unemployment benefits while failing to report that he was employed. he was sentenced to nine months in the house of corrections with all but four days suspended for two years, and also has to pay more than $1500 in restitution community service. right now, officials are still sparked a fire in farmington yesterday that left one man dead. when the police chief arrived on 10 rod road, he says three

child, were standing outside. a man' s body was later found upstairs where it is believed the fire started. a close call this morning in massachusetts after three firefighters became trapped inside a burning home in saugus. officials say they were running out of oxygen and had to be dragged out by other firefighters. one firefighter lost his helmet as he jumped out of a first floor window to escape the flames. the three residents of the home made it out safely. the cause of the fire is under investigation. new this noon, the new hampshire legislature is back to work. the house began the 2016 session just after 10:00 this morning. ray brewer had the change to speak to legislative leaders including the governor before the session got underway. and ray, what are their expectations? rosie: ==

ray: well, house issues, social issues will be of the forefront, and they will look at ways to deal with expanded health care and the state' s heroin epidemic. legislators will tackle this session is medicaid expansion, something that the governor says comes to dealing with the opioid crisis. gov. hassan: so that we can continue to bring those federal funds into the state to provide primary and preventative care but also very importantly substance abuse and behavioral health coverage. ray: while that maybe controversial, three bills dealing with the opioid epidemic are expected to win swift approval. coming out of a special session, they would stiffen penalties for dealing fentanyl, look at expanded use of narcan, and expand drug and alcohol education in schools. rep. jasper: the house and the senate will have joint hearings on three of those bills next week, and we should have those bills on the governor' s desk no later than the 21st of this month. ray: between the senate and the house, there are more than a thousand bills for legislators to consider.

an election year. sen. morse: i think this month here with the presidential primary certainly impacts the time that senators have, so, ray: any time you' re in an even year, an election year, it more in the forefront, but i' s not a bad thing. ray: the right to carry a weapon also be discussed. news 9 at 5:00. ray brewer, wmur news 9. erin: all right, ray, thank you. a new hampshire woman will today bring her story to washington, heroin crisis in the granite state. will speak before congress. her stepdaughter, amber, died in 2014 after overdosing on heroin. leaders, presidential candidates, and treatment advocates in manchester to talk

hampshire. commitment 2016 news -- several republican presidential hopefuls are here in the granite state today. john kasich, jeb bush, chris christie, carly fiorina, marco all have stops planned today. for details on where they will all be, you can go to the politics page of wmur.com. we continue to follow a developing situation out of north korea. the country claims that it detonated a hydrogen bomb, an announcement that is causing tension around the world. the u.n. security council called an emergency meeting this morning, and abc' s marci gonzalez has the latest. ban ki-moon: this act is profoundly destabilizing for regional security and seriously undermines international nonproliferation efforts. i condemn it unequivocally .

condemnation today after this announcement from north korean state media. claiming that a 5.1 magnitude earthquake near the county' s nuclear testing facility yesterday was caused by north korea' s first successful test of a hydrogen bomb. the weapon can be about 10,000 times more powerful than atomic bombs like those dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki in world war ii. this would be the country' s fourth time testing a nuclear weapon since 2006, but the first time testing a thermo-nuclear weapon. the u.s. immediately launched so-called nuclear sniffer planes to determine whether north korea' s claims are true. the results could take months, but already many are skeptical. mr. nilsson-wright: the reported size of the detonation is relatively modest, comparable to the test that north korea carried out in 2013, which i think has led many experts to assume that this is in fact probably a much cruder device

hydrogen bomb. marci: of course, north korea has made false claims in the past. north korea' s ally china among the nations condemning these claims. marci gonzalez, abc news, at the u.n. headquarters in new york. erin: one month from today, a documentary is set to air about new hampshire journalist james foley, who was killed by isis. hbo has acquired tv rights to "jim: the james foley story." the documentary will make its world premiere in this year' s sundance film festival. there is still much more ahead on news 9 at noon. coming up, the mother of the girl introduced to the world as baby doe back in court. the reason why ahead. and a month later, questions still linger regarding san bernardino terrorist attack. why investigators are asking the public for answers. kevin: it certainly was another cold start today, but temperatures now moderating. how long that lasts and any approaching systems coming up. erin: plus, in today' s cook' s corner, we are bringing you an italian dish you don' t want to

erin: a big vote today on capitol hill. lawmakers are set to send the president a bill repealing his signature health care law. the vote would dismantle key parts of the affordable care

individuals to get insurance and businesses to offer coverage. it also includes a separate provision cutting federal funding to planned parenthood. the white house says the president will veto it. the search for clues continues this noon in the san bernardino terrorist attack that killed 14 people last month. investigators are seeking the public' s help in filling in the 18-minute gap of where the assailants were the day of the shooting. this all happening as a friend of one of the attackers is set to be arraigned today. enrique marquez is accused of giving rifles to syed farook and his wife and making false statements as well. he could face up to 50 years in prison if convicted. the mother of the little girl once known to the world as baby doe back is in court this morning for arraignment. rachelle bond has been charged with being an accessory after the fact to her daughter' s killing. her boyfriend, michael mccarthy, has been charged with first-degree murder and is scheduled to be arraigned monday. 2-year-old bella bond' s body

in june. if convicted, rachelle bond faces up to seven years in prison. mccarthy faces life in prison. chipotle is facing a criminal investigation over outbreaks of the norovirus at one of its california restaurants this past summer. by the fda and the u.s. s office. the fast food mexican restaurant says the subpoena requires them documents. the company says its fourth quarter sales dropped about 15%. kevin: we are recovering nicely now. there are a few spots at 40 degrees, which seems almost impossible. we will talk about larry go from here. erin: some places in the single digits this morning. coming up, we are bringing you a tasty italian dish that will have your mouth watering in today' s cook' s corner. and our u-local hot shot. afternoon visitors in canterbury. oh, deer.

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fundraising again in new orleans. over the last 3 years, rubio has missed important national security hearings and missed more total votes politics first: that's the rubio way. right to rise usa content of this message. 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,

skarupa with your stormwatch 9 forecast. kevin: yet another morning when above 0 and double digits. here and now, it is a completely differ situation. we have the sunshine, a breeze out of the west, southwest. that makes an enormous nicely. advertising time of year in concord between 30 and 32 degrees. we are already well above that at the noon hour. for the next several days, we are looking at temperatures in the 30' s, even up near 40 in a couple southern locations like we are already seeing play out in nashua. it is a very nice afternoon. one of those midwinter afternoons with a lot of sunshine across the area. a fairly light breeze, which is not adding any sort of bite to the air.

midsection of the country, a a stronger system is located farther to the southwest, that will likely make its presence known sometime here sunday. 20' s and parts of the north below 0 overnight. already as you can see in the southern part of the state, anywhere from the mid-30' nashua. in the lower valleys, temperatures near 0, keene early digits. it has been a longer climb for leveling off at least in the s as afternoon. helps. for open areas. a general 5 to 10 mall in our breeze. -- mile an hour breeze. which does not really get here until sometime saturday.

as you will notice, hardly a cloud in the sky. just a few high clouds. partly sunny skies on friday. once we get beyond that, we will increase friday evening. of the weekend with similar temperatures this afternoon, s. we cannot rule out a stray shower on saturday, but it outdoor plans that you have. sunshine. from there, the second system behind that makes a run at us. right now, if that arrives late morning into the afternoon, it will likely be mild enough that that will fall as mainly rainfall, though there could be a little bit of a mix going on farther north. we get rid of the arctic air for the time being, and you will single digits and teens.

afternoon in central and freezing mark. a little bit of melting of all the icy sidewalks and arches across the -- and porches across mainly rain before we cool off s corner. erin: all right, with the colder weather, we' re making an italian traditional soup. i' m joined by michael of the colosseum. tell me what you are making here. michael: i am making a pasta soupl . to warm you up. i put the onions in. you want to dehydrate the onions, let it cool, raise the temperature, then you mix the garlic and oil together. erin: and that goes in there. is this a favorite of your s?

winter months, we cook a lot of pasta fagioli soup. it cooks relatively quickly, so beans. these take a long time to cook, a long time. as you start doing this, as you know, i was talking to earlier, my father is in italy now, and when i called him, my aunt picked up the phone, i told him i would be on tv, and i asked what to cook, and she said pasta fagioli. we do not usually do soup on tv. erin: it is a good idea. michael: i put in salt, pepper, and then put a little bit of oregano. and then put some of our homemade tomato sauce, which we so if you have trouble making tomato sauce from scratch, come by the restaurant.

michael: family recipe, fresh tomatoes. erin: i know you make your own pasta as well. michael: we do. it is homemade pasta we make at the restaurant about three times a week, so it is nice and fresh. stock. as you see, it is a little more on the thicker side. it is a party or dish -- it is a heartier dish. it is a nice, good base, and you put the pasta right in like that, and it will cook with the soup. erin: that is wonderful. michael: absolutely. and i have got some fresh basil, parsley -- erin: finish it off there. michael, thank you so much for coming in. that look still issues. michael: no problem. it should be set in a couple of minutes. erin: wonderful here to think our crew is anxious for this soup. [laughter]

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the powerball jackpot has hit an estimated $450 million. the cash value is more than $275 million. this is the fourth largest powerball jackpot of all time. the odds of winning -- one in 300 million. we will have the winning numbers tonight on news 9 at 11:00. well, sox fans were given a bit of unexpected mascot news yesterday. turns out wally is a big brother. meet tessie. the adorable little green monster is moving from florida. she is going to make her boston debut during winter weekend at foxwoods resort casino on january 22. so two mascots now. thanks to the cold weather this week, mcintyre ski area in manchester is finally opening today. the mild temperatures in december forced them to push back opening day by more than a week. but they have been making snow, and the slopes will be open

kevin: kind of the best of all situations. you get temperatures very comfortable in the day, and in the evening, temperatures are: of each night. we will add clouds for the weekend, a stray shower saturday, a better chance of rain showers sunday. erin: starting tonight at 5:00, a man connected to the infamous gardner museum art heist wants charges in another case dismissed. he is expected in court today. and are you getting all you pay for at trader joe' s? the packaging that prompted a class-action lawsuit. that does it for us. thanks for joining us.

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