sean: one person is dead after flames ripped through a historic church in grafton. kevin: after a little push of snow last evening, a cold wind for your wednesday. we will talk about how much of a break we get before the next system. erin: state police have an important reminders for drivers -- clear all the snow off your vehicle. expensive. >> the united states of america earth -- period. sean: president obama has delivered his final state of the union address and his late out his land for his last year -- plan for his last year in >> no one covers new hampshire

erin: good morning to you. thanks for waking up with us. sean: good morning, everybody. the plow crews were back out last night working as fast as they can. kevin: very fluffy snow away from the coast. any sort of when will have it -- wind will have a tendency to blow that around. the highest amounts we have heard of -- 4.5 inches in madison and somersworth. just over 3.5 inches in concord. just over three inches in nashua. temperatures holding in the 20' s through the day with those gusty winds. we will look ahead toward the weekend coming up. let' s take a look at your morning ride. we are joined live by 95.7 wzid'

deb: good morning, kevin. all major roadways are still a bit snow-covered and slushy. do allow ample time as you are heading out. the dot has reduced the speed limit to 45 miles per hour. the everett turnpike is heavy at the bedford tolls. some big backups southbound in nashua. that connector is also jammed up getting onto route 3. the spaulding turnpike is a slow go all the way up to rochester in both directions. do allow ample time as you head out this morning. from the wzid traffic network, i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. sean: a pedestrian is dead after a crash in hampstead last night. police are not releasing many

authorities spent time near cambridge and stage roads and it appears the victim was hit by an suv. with snow flying again, state police have an important reminder for drivers -- clear all of the ice and snow off of your vehicles. it can result in a fine of up to $1000 for a second offense. erin: investigators from the state fire marshal' s office will be back in grafton trying to figure out what caused a deadly fire in an historic church building. ray brewer is here now. do we know anything about the victim? ray: very little. authorities are saying they found the body of a man, but they are not releasing his name. the church has stood on the town

home to an active congregation. a new owner purchased the property in recent years with the goal of forming a new church called "peaceful assembly." neighbors say a man had been living in the back part of the church. >> he would be out in the yard all the time. messing with his stuff out there. he had displays and christmas things at christmas time and was a really nice guy. to tear down the building for the time being. they are trying to salvage some historical features, including the belltower. there will be a detour on route 4 in place this morning as investigators continue to look for a cause. sean: thanks, ray. 10 u.s. sailors held in iran overnight have been freed this morning. the revolutionary guard apprehended the sailors after

iranian waters. iran tried to prove that the sailors were snooping. the u.s. military has not confirmed the release, but says the two boats encountered mechanical problems during a training mission. that situation started unfolding hours before president obama' s final state of the union address . the president did not shy away from addressing the candidates hoping to replace him. stephanie rama' s reports. >> the president of the united states. stephanie: this was it. president obama' s last state of the union address. he ignore knowledge the 2016 election and the horse race in the early primary states. >> for this final one, i' m going to try to make it a little shorter. i know some of you are antsy to get back to iowa. [laughter]

bernie sanders sitting in the chamber. donald trump not invited, but going straight to twitter to down this speech. without mentioning republican candidates by name, the president took them on. stephanie: how can we make our politics reflect what is best in us and not our worst? i hope we can work together this year on some bipartisan priorities, like criminal justice reform. stephanie: highlighted past successes and the future. >> we want opportunity and security for our families, a rising standard of living, a our kids. all that is within our reach. stephanie: republicans challenge gop response. s record has often fall and fall short -- fallen far short of the soaring words.

siren call of the angriest voices. stephanie: president obama will kick off his post state of the union to her today. abc news, washington. erin: both new hampshire senators keyed in on one topic the president discussed during his speech last night, something killing hundreds of people in the granite state. >> i was actually very encouraged that he mentioned the opioid epidemic facing the country because this is something that is facing new hampshire and i' ve led the effort on bipartisan legislation called the comprehensive addiction and recovery act. i hope we will get that passed this year. >> i was pleased, as someone from new hampshire, where we are dealing with the prescription drug and heroin epidemic, to hear him start with that and talk about the importance of addressing that at a national level, which i think we' ve got to do.

from the entire congressional delegation at wmur.com. a barrington man has been sentenced to two years probation and ordered to pay back $13,000 he stole from a local labor union. 37-year-old gregory paradis pleaded guilty in federal court. he was the president and senior steward of the seabrook nuclear officers association in 2011 and 2012, when he used a union debit card to buy personal items totaling more than $13,000. sean: the man serving life in prison for raping and killing a unh student is appealing his conviction. seth mazzaglia was convicted in 2014. only a rejected version of the motion to appeal is available because it is being appealed under seal.

s drawing. many local stores are struggling to keep up with the demand. sean: there is a serious problem facing a popular pond along the new hampshire border. erin: head at six: 30, lawmakers are getting ready to take action on several bills to address the 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

you should not live in poverty. i'm bernie sanders,

kevin: starting off your wednesday morning shoveling away that little bit of snow that we saw. generally accumulation of three inches.

winds head of the next system arriving this weekend. erin: in just a matter of hours, someone could be a whole lot richer. the powerball drawing is tonight. the jackpot is up to $1.5 billion. sean: that is a cash value of $930 million. people are waiting in long lines to buy tickets. many stores are running out of the forms used by people who like to pick their own numbers. the new hampshire lottery ordered a half a million of the payslips and a lot of stores with the demand for powerball tickets. you can catch the winning numbers pop up live on wmur at 11:00. us a call. about you. erin: powerball fever is gripping most of the country. residents in six states are not getting caught up in it.

alaska is too sparsely populated. casinos in nevada do not want competition. religious beliefs stand in the way in utah, alabama, and mississippi. those are the states we don' t have to worry about. sean: check the border stores. [laughter] sean: coming up, homelessness is a big problem facing cities and states. lawmakers in hawaii are considering a new housing proposal. erin: the national guard has

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vermont to discuss dewey' s mills pond. it is being choked off by silt currently. officials are considering letting the pond simply become part of the nearby river again. the national guard has been activated in the city of flint, michigan to help deal with another water crisis. soldiers will be helping to hand out bottled water and filter is because the tap water is contaminated with lead. a public emergency was declared back in october, but people are being told not to drink the water at all until the system is cleaned. erin: lawmakers in hawaii are turning to a local tradition as a possible way to help the homeless. there is a proposal to build grass huts as homeless housing. they were a traditional style of

supporters say they are sturdy and environmentally friendly. opponents claim they are a fire hazard. new jersey is one step closer to becoming the second state to raise the smoking age to 21. lawmakers in the garden state have passed a bill that would find retailers up to $1000 if they sell cigarettes, tobacco products, or e-cigarettes 21 under 21. governor chris christie has yet to sign the bill. hawaii already raised the smoking age. sean: oil prices briefly dropped below $30 per barrel yesterday. prices are down 19% this year. it is a far cry from the nearly $108 per barrel last june. that is helping to keep gas prices low. parts of the country could see

that was a long time ago when we saw $.99 per gallon. you think? [laughter] kevin: wow. sean: remember when it was up around four dollars for a while? kevin: you see some of those closed down gas stations. we start off early this morning of accumulation. if you hire spots -- a few higher spots. 3.7 inches at the concord airport. the highest amounts we have seen -- 4.5 in somersworth and madison. the primary roads should be ok in most locations. it is the secondary roads, the untreated surfaces this morning. temperatures are in the 20' s and

we have been watching areas of light snow, which continue to go through the monadnock region. we are seeing light snow and additional accumulation up through the white mountains. fair skies continue. friday, highs in the lower and mid 30' s. right now, it looks like snow or a mixture of rain and snow. clouds and sun for central and southern areas. cold air starts to ride in tonight. if you are headed up north, the light snow continues with an additional light snow cover.

temperatures will be in the mid-to-upper 20' s. gusty westerly winds already gusting over 20 miles per hour. highs in the 20' s are going to feel more like the single-digit and teens into the afternoon. we drop into the single digits and teens. from there, we are looking at partly sunny skies with a very weak disturbance moving through tomorrow with partial sunshine. there may be flurries or a snow shower. a good deal of sunshine with highs in the upper 20' s or 30' s. the clouds start to move in later friday evening ahead of the next system that has not really gotten going now. that will pass to our southeast saturday afternoon. that would be our best chance

the timeline centers around sunrise to sunset on saturday, but who sees that mixture of rain and snow versus who sees plain snow is still up for debate depending on the track of the system that has not developed much yet. temperatures in the 20' s today, dropping into the teens later tonight. temperatures continue to cool off over the next couple of days with the gusty wind and then warming up a little bit ahead of the next system, which is slated for saturday. much colder for the beginning of next week. erin: we do want to check our top stories. ray: a church in grafton catches on fire -- leading to a grim a man' s body inside the church. the church was not home to an active congregation. a new owner purchased the the town started the process to dispute over unpaid taxes.

back part of the church. erin: a pedestrian is dead after a crash in hampstead, but the crash was near the intersection of cambridge and stage roads. state police are reminding drivers to clear all the ice and snow off their vehicles, including trucks. you can see in this video how dangerous it can be. failing to clear it off can result in a fine of up to $1000. sean: there is a new piece of equipment on the streets of

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>> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 daybreak. erin: good morning to you. beautiful color out there as the sun rises over goffstown. the roads are still snow-covered. highways are looking pretty good. sean: let' s get to our top investigators are trying to figure out what caused a fire at left one person dead. for a tractor-trailer that hit a trooper' s cruiser and fled the state police are investigating a

claimed the life of a 77-year-old man from bow. erin: you were talking to me about the snow totals yesterday. you made a prediction. kevin: i thought madison would have the most with around four inches of snow. erin: you were basically right on it. kevin: they had 4.5. we start off early this morning with light snow up north. still a few lingering flurries out west, as well. which will serve to blow and drift a little bit of that fluffy snow we accumulated overnight around today. sean: more snow chances in the forecast. kevin: it looks like saturday will be the day. erin: first, a look at traffic. things are definitely picking up on 93 from our hooksett camera. drive, we are joined live by

s deb davidson. good wednesday morning. deb: good wednesday morning. the road conditions are beginning to improve as the crews have been cleaning them up all night and into the morning. we do have spots of heavy congestion right now 89 southbound at the bow junction. it is heavier than it normally is at this time of the morning. 93 south is slow at the hooksett tolls and then at the split with 293 in hooksett. the spalding has been a very the way up to rochester. do allow extra time if you are commuting in that stretch of the state. we are seeing pockets of heavy congestion on interstate 95. from the wzid traffic network, i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid.

fire in grafton. erin: the fire broke out at an historic church yesterday. one man was killed yesterday in the blaze, but they are not time. ray brewer is live to explain. ray: fire fighters telling us they were not able to go inside the church until hours after arriving on the scene of the structural concerns. around 11:00 a.m. on tuesday, firefighters were called to this old church on grafton' s town green for the report of a fire. within a few hours, flames said severely damaged the church. inside, firefighters discovered the body of a man. >> we are not in a position to release any details about the victim at this point. it is a male victim.

ray: both of his cars are still on the property. >> he would be in the yard all the time messing with his stuff. he had displays and christmas things at christmas time. he was a really nice guy. ray: a new owner purchased the old building about five years ago and formed a board of directors to become a church called "peaceful assembly." just last week, the town made the first move to take back the building because of a dispute over unpaid taxes. fire investigators must figure out how the deadly fire started at this grafted landmark and what can be salvaged. >> the belltower is intact and there is an old, historic bell inside of it. holding the building together. sean: there will be a detour around the fire scene on route 4 around grafton.

erin: a search is underway for a truck driver who hit a police cruiser and took off from the scene on i-89. it happened in warner on the southbound side. a tractor-trailer going to fast for the conditions drove by a parked cruiser and hit it. the impact pushed the cruiser into the median. the trooper was inside at the time and was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. the truck driver initially pulled over, but then fled the scene. it is described as a white, box -type trailer with a canadian license plate. sean: a man from bow was killed in an accident yesterday. the victim, 77-year-old leonard chaisson, failed to negotiate a turn, went off the road, and slammed into a tree. erin: the state supreme court has denied an appeal by a plaistow man convicted of

roland dow claimed that a domestic violence expert should not have taken the stand and that his former girlfriend take the stand to testify about hands. >> the defendant is a very violent person and committed very violent acts, unspeakable child. erin: dow is serving 25.5-67 years in prison. sean: a package of bills to deal with the opioid crisis is on track to land on the governor' s desk next week. governor maggie hassan testified at a special joint public hearing in concord yesterday. the new measures called for fentanyl to be listed among the controlled drugs. the substance abuse epidemic

>> people have identified this as a problem, rolled up their sleeves, and figured out how to solve the problem. but i also have to caution -- no legislation is going to completely solve the problem. it is going to take time. sean: lawmakers will vote on the bills tomorrow. senator bradley plans to introduce legislation to add to the drug courts in new hampshire. erin: the new hampshire aclu says the panhandling practices in new hampshire are illegal. a lawsuit was filed over police practices of detaining, dispersing, or charging panhandlers. the lawsuit is being brought on behalf of a veteran who was cited for disorderly conduct after officers say she disrupted traffic by panhandling even though she was not in the road. sean: the latest full shows

point lead over hillary clinton. on the republican side, donald trump leads the field at 32%. three other gop candidates are fighting for second place. fellow republican contender chris christie is paying a visit to new hampshire today. bill clinton will also be here his wife. erin: coming up, it is a decision that is sparking a lot of controversy. a federal appeals court has ruled that wearing unearned military medals is part of the speech. sean: scary moments at a party store in florida. three people were injured when the shelves collapsed. kevin: a little bit of light snow out there still. the gusty winds bringing in

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: we have a little bit of light snow in the foothills up through the white mountains. we have snow showers in a few western spots.

we will detail the quieter stretch, how long it lasts, we will look at the next system arriving coming up. sean: president obama delivered his final state of the union address last night and the reviews are in. nikole killion is live to tell us where the president is heading today. nikole: president obama travels to omaha, nebraska where he will meet with a local family and speak to a larger crowd, touching on the same themes from last night. >> the state of our union is strong. [applause] nikole: it was vintage obama, delivering his final state of the union -- appearing at ease. >> for this final one, i' m going to try to make it a little shorter. [laughter] [applause] >> i know some of you are antsy to get back to iowa. nikole: a lighthearted president with an optimistic outlook.

is the most powerful nation on earth -- period. nikole: the commander-in-chief citing his record of accomplishments over the last seven years, from the economy to health reform. he also looked past his presidency. he took veiled shots at some of the republicans running for president. >> when politicians insult muslims, that is not telling them what -- telling it like it is. it is just wrong. nikole: trump called the president' s speech boring. >> america needs a real commander-in-chief. nikole: south carolina governor republican response. president' s record has often words. addressed some of the heated rhetoric in the campaign, calling on americans to resist

erin: house lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved legislation that aims to punish north korea for conducting its latest nuclear test. they voted last night to approve the north korea sanctions enforcement act to deny the country the hard currency it needs for developing nuclear warheads and the long range missiles needed to deliver them. sean: a federal appeals court has ruled that wearing unearned military medals is a part of free speech. alvin joe swisher was convicted in 2007 after wearing a purple heart he did not earn while testifying in a criminal case. on our facebook page, we are asking what you think and many people seem to be pretty upset.

timothy writes that it should be grounds for serious jail time. let us know what you think. erin: a barista in washington state died after suffering serious injuries when her coffee stand exploded. the blast happened so quickly that the victim, courtney campbell, never had a chance to escape. she leaves behind two young daughters. the propane tank may have played a role. they also found april -- portable heater inside the coffee stand. sean: three people suffered minor injuries when the shelves inside a party store in florida collapsed. witnesses say the shelves fell over like dominoes. >> it was just like boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. >> i saw one woman standing there very shaken up. all of the shelves were down.

there with my son. sean: it is not clear what caused the shelves to collapse. erin: the st. louis rams are going to a new home after nfl owners voted to allow them to move to a new stadium just outside los angeles. the move ends the nfl' s 21-year absence from the second-largest media market in the nation. the san diego chargers will have the option to share the new facility that will open in 2019. the oakland raiders were left out of the deal. the raiders could still move to l.a. if the chargers choose not to move. sean: the mystery surrounding chandler jones after he paid a visit to the hospital on sunday. a police log says a man identified as jones entered the department for a medical emergency sunday morning. it is unclear what his condition was, but he has since been released and reported to monday'

erin: patriots coach bill belichick showed up with a black eye at gillette yesterday, but he did not say how he got it. all he would say is, "i think i' ll live." a lot of speculation. sean: he was cutting the sleeves off a sweatshirt. [laughter] sean: the losing streak continues for the boston celtics. they had to do with carmelo anthony, who came out hot with a 3 -- he almost dumped. reminds me of myself and little bit. the next -- knicks went on to win, making it four straight losses for the celtics. >> now, your stormwatch 9 forecast. erin: here is a live look at hampton beach. beautiful skies. some snow fell overnight. kevin: not a clean break us the

still areas of light snow out west. we start off early this morning with partly cloudy skies in central and southern areas of the state. the big story into the afternoon is going to be the wind, which will be gusting over 30-35 miles per hour. temperatures are going to feel much colder than the 20' s. single-digit and teens into the afternoon. we have an additional inch of snow as a possibility from the white mountains through the great north woods. the wind will be breezy later tonight. we will start to take the edge off the wind. it is going to be a very cold start tomorrow. there will be a lot of areas with wind chills at or below zero. i think we continue to go through the day with very small additional accumulation.

southern half of the state. we are going to continue to see temperatures climb by just a couple of degrees with a little bit of sunshine. you are going to have that wind which continues to bring in the colder air and produce a pretty good windchill into the afternoon. these are the sustained winds. we will have the gusts through the day with temperatures middling around in the 20' s. the light snow starts to with a railway later this afternoon as the wind relaxes later this evening. we should not see much more in the way of any snow showers. tomorrow and friday, we are expecting a very weak area of high pressure coming through. otherwise, partly sunny with highs in the 20' s. beyond that system, we get back s. later today. the timing of the clouds looks

it looks like that system could either be a pretty decent accumulating snow or snow in central and northern areas and a wintry mix of rain and snow in southern areas of the state. that is what we will be tracking. it has not really gotten going in the gulf of mexico. once it develops, we will have a better idea of the exact track with the computer maps by then. temperatures are in the 20' s out there today. the winds will be gusting over 35 miles per hour. we have a little bounce above freezing for a few hours on friday. arrives. sunrise to sunset is a pretty saturday. i don' t think we are looking at in icing situation. that is the best scenario. involved in this.

a couple of lingering snowflakes. if you are wondering where winter was, we are kind of getting this from mother nature right here and we will have a bigger storm system to contend with at some point. it could be saturday. erin: a lot of people staying tuned for the big numbers that will be announced tonight. can you imagine being one number away from the winning powerball jackpot? that is what happened to a nashua couple. sean: they won $50,000 in saturday' s drawing. they say they will use the prize money to pay oil and other bills. five ticket holders in new hampshire won the prize. in case you forgot, the jackpot for tonight' s powerball drawing is at $1.5 billion.

it is now 6:51. still to come, a final check on your top stories, including investigation into a fire that broke out in an old church in grafton. your picture of the morning. look at this beautiful cardinal spotted in plymouth. you can summit your own pictures

erin: updating our top stories. sean: the state fire marshal' s office is investigating a deadly fire in a church in grafton. ray: officials are saying that they found a body inside the church whip has stood on the graft in town green since 1798. a new owner purchased the property in recent years, but last year the town started the property -- process to take back the property. erin: a pedestrian was killed in a crash last night. police expect to release more information on the crash later

sean: b a man fromow was killed yesterday -- a man from bow was killed yesterday on 93. 77-year-old leonard chaisson went off the road and slammed into a tree and was pronounced dead at the scene. erin: state police are on the lookout for a tractor-trailer that hit a cruiser last night and then fled the scene. the trooper' s cruiser ended up in the median and the trooper suffer minor injuries. kevin: light snow giving way to partly cloudy skies this morning. still some light snow in the mountains. the winds will gust over 35 miles per hour. it will feel more like the single-digit and teens. fair skies for friday and then friday night clouds increase as the next system looks to be accumulating snow for a good part of the state on saturday. we could have a mixture of rain and snow in southern areas. it is all about the old

the gulf of mexico. sean: all right. erin: all right. coming up next, more highlights from president obama' s final state of the union address and well. that is coming up next on "good morning america." sean: plus, those 10 u.s. sailors taken into custody by iran. that is the jackpot. erin: a lot of people dreaming about that money. sean: including me.