it all disappoints. >> really is. such a fantastic sport. i really love tennis, watching tennis. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with >> i managed to yell out, "avalanche." sean: a plymouth man describes what it was like getting caught in the avalanche on mount washington. erin: most snowmobile trails do not look like this yet. kevin: one of the coldest days of the winter so far. details when temperatures start to moderate head. sean: time is running out before voters start casting ballots in

the races are heating up with major showdowns in both parties. like we do. now, wmur news 9 daybreak. erin: good tuesday morning. i' m erin fehlau. sean: i' m sean mcdonald. you will notice the furnace working extra hard overnight. very cold out there. it is the wind. wind chills are likely either side of zero today. we start off at 11 degrees in the monadnock region. areas of light snow through southern canada are diving south. the big story will be the winds. they are gusting over 30-35 miles per hour. high temperatures this

s. forecast through the end of the week. let' morning ride. s deb davidson. good tuesday morning. deb: good tuesday morning. all major roads in new hampshire are moving well. if you are commuting on 93 southbound, it is a 21 minute ride to the state line. 293 is moving well through the mill yard. the everett turnpike is a good ride. if you are headed out to 101, 111, or the spalding, those roads are good, as well. from the wzid traffic network, i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. sean: hiking and climbing on mount washington can pose unique dangers anytime of year. erin: corey swartz got caught up

ravine on sunday and lived to tell about it. ray: officials from the white mountain national forest say a 100-foot-wide avalanche tour through tuckerman ravine on sunday. a pair of canadian climbers triggered the slide by climbing above the snow break line. corey swartz got caught and tumbled about 500 feet down the mountain. an avalanche education class was underway at the same time very close by. >> i had a lot of conscious thought of it stopping now. it was completely useless. >> it is a pretty intense experience. we were just below the chokepoint on the shoot -- ch ute.

it was loud. we can feel vibrations in the snow. ray: only two people were hurt in the avalanche. their injuries were minor. everyone should have a beacon, probe, and shovel when on the mountain in the winter. reporting in the studio, ray brewer. sean: a pair of snowmobile crashes highlight different winter problems. in webster, a man suffered a serious leg injury when he lost control of his sled and hit some trees. the man was testing his missing -- machine, but officials say there was very little snow. in sandown, a man went through the ice on a pond or trying to -- while trying to ride his machine across.

erin: the redevelopment plans for the balsams resort are moving ahead again. the general concept is been approved and now the plans will move forward to the specific elements. project leaders hope to break ground this spring. % lawmakers in vermont are holding a series of public hearings about legalizing small amounts of marijuana for personal use in the green mountain state. the senate judiciary committee will decide later this month whether any of the proposals will move forward. singer don mclean has been camden, maine. the 70-year-old "american pie" singer was charged on

it is not clear what led to the charges. sean: with the first ballot set to be cast in less than three weeks, it is crunch time on the presidential campaign trail. donald trump and ted cruz are locked in a war of words. sanders are starting to clash on the issues, with sanders making up ground. megan: at liberty university, trump made an appeal for evangelical voters. >> two corinthians 3:17. two corinthians. that' s the whole ballgame. megan: trump blasted crews on "this week." >> he' s a nasty guy. nobody likes him anywhere. megan: cruz tweeted a janet jackson video in response to

>> donald seems to be a little rattled. megan: cruz' s campaign has challenged trump again over his new york values. >> i lived in new york city and manhattan all my life. my views are little different than if i lived in iowa. megan: hillary clinton is not talking trump. sanders is standing by his attacks on clinton from this s debate. >> she has received $600,000 in goldman sachs. apologize. megan: sanders is going big in iowa today.

sean: still to come, if you bought cashews at trader joe' s recently, check your pantry. the nuts could be contaminated. aixa: jobs and the economy -- how those issues are playing on the campaign trail. erin: come and get help desk part of a police chief -- come and get there are two democratic visions for regulating wall street. one says it's okay to take millions from big banks and then tell them what to do. my plan -- break up the big banks, close the tax loopholes, and make them pay their fair share. then we can expand health care to all, and provide universal college education. will they like me? no. will they begin to play by the rules if i'm president? you better believe it. i'm bernie sanders

she's always stood strong... ...to get the job done. hillary clinton. she stood up to china... ...and spoke out on women's rights... ...went toe to toe with russia on human rights.

insurance companies spent millions against her... ...but hillary didn't quit until eight million children got health care. i've never been called a quitter and i won't quit on you. she's got what it takes to do the toughest job in the world. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. kevin: tuesday morning, january 19. single digits and teens is where we start. you are going to want to bundle up. the wind continues tonight and tomorrow. we will have the details coming up. erin: continuing our commitment coverage, we are using the eight weeks leading up to the new hampshire primary to focus on

sean: one priority for many voters -- jobs and the economy. aixa diaz takes a closer look. >> this is the big divide. aixa: polls show americans are split on how president obama is handling the economy. >> the unemployment rate is going down. the amount of growth has been slower than the past decades. aixa: economists say the slow recovery creates uncertainty for many americans. >> my worry is that they think this is a new normal we have to live with. i think most of the problem is that we haven' t achieved full recovery from the recession. aixa: there is one major area. >> everyone agrees we have a wage problem in the united states. the bottom 80% of workers should be doing better with increases.

on the campaign trail. >> the democrats will try to paint a more optimistic picture. republicans will say not enough jobs are being created. aixa: experts say economic growth will take more than just a presidential plan. >> if we continue to have divided government, the president is going to have a tough time. aixa: last year, employers added more than 2.6 million positions. that was the second-best jobs year since 1999. erin: we want to know what you think should be done to create jobs in this country. head over to our facebook page to answer our question. you can go to the politics section of wmur.com or our mobile app to see where all of the presidential candidates stand on this and other important issues. sean: it is coming up quick.

sean: gas prices continue to fall. now, an announcement from iran could drive prices lower. erin: police in canada are

erin: police in canada are trying to find the man seen on surveillance video who stole $1500 worth of chewing gum from a store. he filled two garbage bags with a gun before walking out the front door and taking off in a taxi. sean: sticky situation. erin: diagnosing and studying brain injuries could be getting a lot easier and a for. researchers at the university of illinois have implanted tiny computer chips about the size of the grain of rice on the brains of rats.

longer needed. scientists hope they can eventually do away with the bulky systems used to check brain injuries right now. sean: airport workers are protesting to rally support at logan airport to raise wages to $15 per hour. erin: school lunch menus could be getting another overhaul soon. a new bipartisan bill in the senate would revise the healthier meal standards that have been implemented in recent years to allow more flexibility in what they serve. they would also ease requirements on whole grains and give schools more time to reduce sodium content. many schools have complained that the standards supported by first lady michelle obama are

will not eat the options required. trader joe' s is recalling its raw cashew pieces because some may be contaminated with someone a lot. no illnesses have been reported. trader joe' s has pulled all raw cashew pieces from its shelves until they figure it out. sean: iran says that now certain sanctions have been lifted and it wants to increase its oil reduction by 500,000 barrels per day. experts say there is already an oversupply of oil. it is also driving gas prices lower. the national average for a gallon of regular gas is now down to $1.89. in new hampshire, we are paying $1.91 per gallon. we can expect prices to drop

m sure the plow trucks are enjoying the low gas prices. kevin: i sub dollar $.77. erin: wow. kevin: twice. [laughter] kevin: i topped off the tank. [laughter] sean: for the lawnmower next year, maybe? kevin: we do have partly cloudy skies across the area. the big story is going to be the wind. that adds the extra bike to his air -- bite to the air. wind chills are in the single digits above and below zero. some sunshine in central and southern areas. light snow will break out in the north country. very cold and windy today.

beyond that, the big story is the potential snowstorm for saturday or saturday evening. we highlight the word "potential." several maps keep it to ourselves. we will at least get across southern areas with snow across that. partly cloudy skies. the snow in canada slides south. the colder air continues to come there will be inches of accumulation through far northern parts of the state. temperatures are in the single digits. we are in the midteens. the wind is gusting over 30 miles per hour and that provides the extra chill we have this

mount washington gusting to exactly 100 miles per hour just recently. the colder air will be around tomorrow. we will fade back to the averages by thursday and friday. today, much colder with highs in the teens to lower range of the 20' s. that area of snow is mostly affecting the north country before giving way later tonight. the breeze will be gusting over 25 miles per hour before lightening up for thursday and friday. high temperatures today going up into the low 20' s. that is purely just a number. you have the wind chills in the single digits above and below zero. we drop back in the single digits with the breeze still gusting overnight. fair skies through friday. we are watching the potential storm for saturday. the maps are within 100 miles of

the odds on favorite for the snow will be pennsylvania, new jersey, the mid-atlantic states. how far that creeps into new england is the big question. erin: we will have to stay tuned. sean: i' m hoping for some snow. ray: we are hearing from a man who survived an avalanche sunday afternoon at tuckerman' s ravine on mount washington. it was a 100-foot-wide avalanche that swept six skiers and climbers down the mountain. a pair of canadian climbers triggered the slide by climbing above the snow break line. only two people were injured. sean: state fish and game officials are warning snowmobile riders that many trails are not safe and do not look like this file video right here. there is very little snow and

the redevelopment plans for the boston -- balsams resort are moving ahead. the coos county planning board approved the initial plans. erin: most five-year-olds are focused on snack time or making up games.

there are two democratic visions for regulating wall street. one says it's okay to take millions from big banks and then tell them what to do. my plan -- break up the big banks, close the tax loopholes, and make them pay their fair share. then we can expand health care to all, and provide universal college education. will they like me? no. will they begin to play by the rules if i'm president? you better believe it. i'm bernie sanders

sean: a new exhibit featuring artwork by dr. seuss just opened in florida. erin: it is not "one fish, two fish." the works include landscapes, seascapes, sculptures.

"midnight paintings." he created them at night to relieve the stress of creating those children books -- children' s books. sean: a little girl from louisiana has just accomplished something people work for their whole lives. >> the water freezes. we wear jackets. erin: that is five-year-old anna reading from her new book. the kindergartner wrote and published "seasons." s fine months. sean: j.k. rowling in the making? that is impressive. the music world has lost another legend. we will look back at the career

you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential seem to be dealing with americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, answer the call

>> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 daybreak. erin: good morning to you on this tuesday, january 19. 10 degrees out there in meredith. our weather department has our eyes kind of zoned in on this possible storm for saturday. sean: yesterday, the snow was so light and fluffy. it was easy to move around. let' s get to our top stories. an avalanche on mount washington -- a man was swept about 500

books it police are asking for your help in figuring out who fired a shot into a home on meadowcrest road. two women are planning to open a new treatment facility that helps pregnant women and mothers who are addicted to drugs. erin: fluffy snow this weekend? kevin: easy enough. we start off with light snow just to the north. that is diving south. the winds are already gusting near 30 miles per hour. wind chills are single digits above and below zero. those temperatures are purely just a number. the wind chills will be a solid

erin: we do want to check the roads for you. kevin: four look at the morning drive, we are joined live by 95.7 wzid' s deb davidson. good tuesday morning. deb: good tuesday morning. if you are starting your morning commute right now, all the roads are moving up to speed in new hampshire. do be aware of the gusty winds, especially if you are driving a high-profile vehicle. a reminder that the exit four on-ramp does remain closed for some construction. minor slowdowns, as well. that is due to road construction that has the left lane blocked on both sides of the highway. from the wzid traffic network, i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. speaking out after surviving an

sean: officials say a 100-foot-wide avalanche tour through tuckerman ravine sweeping away six skiers and climbers. ray brewer joins us live to tell us about the lessons one man learned. ray: corey swartz has been rockclimbing and ice climbing for nearly a decade. he says nothing could have prepared him for the avalanche that knocked him off his feet. >> it was quite an experience, pretty scary. hopefully, nothing i will ever experience again. ray: corey swartz and his two friends set out to climb the chute on mount washington. >> i made my first mistake -- it was early season, there was not a general avalanche bulletin, so t need my

my avalanche gear -- my probe, any of my avalanche gear. climbers stay below the crown, but a couple of canadian climbers climbed above the snow line. >> i managed to look up just in time to see them getting knocked off their feet. i managed to yell out avalanche. ray: he said snow filled his eyes and mouth as he tumbled 500 feet down tuckerman ravine. >> i had a lot of conscious thought. it could stop now, i will strike to -- try to straighten out. he finally stopped, slamming into his friend. once he saw his other friend was safe, he rushed to the aid of

as a member of the androscoggin snow rescue, he stabilized the skiers leg -- skier' s leg. erin: thank you. hooksett police are trying to figure out who fired a bullet into a home. a family on meadowcrest road found a bullet hole in one of their windows. no one was hurt. it appears to be a random act. counselor is on leave after exposure and lewdness. 44-year-old thomas mauzy of sunapee turned himself in. he is accused of exposing himself to someone on several occasions.

school officials say the conduct. erin: a couple of republican candidates will be hitting the hampshire today. ted cruz has events planned. john kasich will be attending events. republican front-runner donald hampshire yesterday. school. his daughter also made a brief appearance at the event. the presidential contenders trying to sway voters ahead of the new hampshire primary. >> you look at what happens to new england, you look at what new hampshire with bringing our job spec. -- jobs back. stupid people anymore.

erin: trump is also taking to naming tom brady in his speeches. sean: pregnant women and new mothers struggling with addiction could soon have a new place to turn to for help. a registered nurse and an ob/gyn came up with the idea for hope on haven hill. they plan to turn a farmhouse on haven hill into a treatment facility. they already have approval for eight women and their babies to move in hopefully by fall. >> we are going to have family meals, family meetings. we are going to run the home like a family and they are going to get the therapeutic care that they need and deserve. >> who wouldn' t want to help the baby? unfortunately, the brain has been taken over by the chemicals and it is every difficult.

hundreds of people would have to be put on a waiting list. erin: a police chief in passionate plea after emergency crews responded to four overdoses in 24 hours. the message he wrote said "you are important and worth it or go so far, the post has been shared by expelled in people. >> people have been caught up in this and they are at the point where they cannot make choices anymore, they have a disease and they need an intervention. erin: gloucester police started an amnesty program that allowed people to turn in drugs.

it may look like your average plant, but this flower is quite unique. it was grown in outer space. kevin: very cold air out of canada. this holds for the next couple of day. we will look at the next system

there are two democratic visions for regulating wall street. one says it's okay to take millions from big banks and then tell them what to do. my plan -- break up the big banks, close the tax loopholes, and make them pay their fair share. then we can expand health care to all, and provide universal college education. will they like me? no. will they begin to play by the rules if i'm president? you better believe it. i'm bernie sanders

marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and worked with liberal to co-author the path to citizenship bill. he threatened to vote against it. and then voted for it. he supported his own dream act and then he abandoned it. just another washington politician you can't trust. jeb bush. he's a leader, where he stands. is responsible for the

kevin: tuesday morning, january 19. the wind chill is down near zero this morning. the wind chills will stay down in the single digits above and below zero. developing story out of pakistan. 11 people were killed last night in a bombing that targeted a police checkpoint. the bombing happened on the outskirts of peshawar. erin: an elementary school employee in tennessee is facing charges after police down three children in the trunk of her car. a total of nine students were

car car at the time. the customer reported her to police when three kids got out of the trunk. she said it never happened. when police checked the it would happen. -- that it happened. s way like that. erin: james says she picks the kids up at a basketball game and was driving them home after they spent the night at her house. the schools that she will be placed on leave. sean: another music legend has passed away. glenn frey, the guitarist for

>> for eagles fans, a huge heart ache, as the band announced the passing of "our comrade." he cowrote some of their biggest hit, including "take it easy." he cowrote "desperado." he also cowrote "hotel california." frey was a transplant to california, arriving in the late 19th excuse from motown -- 1960' s from motown. "rest in peace, my brother." erin: he will be missed. a new study shows that catching up on your sleep over the weekend could reduce your risk

19 healthy young men were followed for the study. getting fewer than five hours of leap on four consecutive nights increased diabetes risk by 16%. sean: a new report from oxfam international shows that the rich are getting richer. the 62 richest people in the world have collectively as much wealth as the 3.6 billion people who make up the bottom half of the world' s population. back in 2010, it took 388 ultra rich individuals to own that portion of global wealth. the top 1% own more than everyone else combined. erin: a hotel in berlin is offering a unique experience. the hotel rooms are former cells for prisoners. the nazis used the prison -- the

one man says that the idea does not bother him one bit. >> buildings are not responsible for what people do. people are responsible for that. i don' t have a connection with those people. the building is mine to make as i wish. erin: one special feature about these hotel rooms is that everything is on wheels and can be moved around. the owners wanted to create a free atmosphere, opposite the confinement of the cells. s talk sports. the celtics entered last night' s streak. they would have to survive over time to keep it going. the celtics tied the game and forced it into overtime. but the mavericks and did up winning the game. erin: the patriots travel to and the broncos in the afc

it will be the 17th meeting between tom brady and peyton manning and the fifth time in the playoffs. manning did not play when the two teams played earlier this season. the patriots were handed their first loss of the season in that game. much has changed since that game. both teams are 13-4 overall. the patriots are the early favorites. game time is on sunday. sean: when it comes to the quarterbacks playing in the afc and nfc championship games, tom brady is the odd man out. carson palmer, cam newton, and peyton manning were all the first pick the year they were drafted. tom brady was picked number 199.

-- four super bowl rings. peyton manning has one. have none. erin: u.s. astronauts managed to grow flowers in space. scott kelly tweeted a photo of the blooming zinnias. this is not the first time plants have been sprouted in space. in 2014, a veggie plant system was installed at the space station to produce red romaine lettuce. sean: that is incredible. the gardens on the enterprise are very lush. [laughter] kevin: that would be a movie reference i' m unaware of. erin: tv. kevin: that' s who. sean: they did make movies. you saw those, right? kevin: maybe. kind of. [laughter]

the show on a daily basis to get m guessing. [laughter] kevin: there could be a few inches of accumulation up through the mountains today. the cold is now in place and the miles per hour at times. her tomorrow. friday. all eyes on the next storm system. a lot of time to track any sort of possibilities. it will be a matter of about 100 miles as to who sees the heaviest of the snow. partly cloudy skies out there early this morning. notice the clouds diving from

the could be an inch or two of accumulation and may be slightly more as you get up in elevation. the northern areas tend to see a little bit more when it comes out of the due north. in the north country, we are into the single digits in a fuse lots. the winds are sustained right now and are gusting over 35 miles per hour. i don' t suspect that these numbers are going to get much better. current readings going anywhere from 10-15 up north, we are in the 20' s in the lower area. with the wind gusting, it is

maybe a few western areas with flurries. otherwise, partly cloudy skies tonight. all eyes will be on the next system, which will start developing in the rockies and move across the gulf of mexico. it looks like the timeline for us would be saturday, saturday evening before ending early sunday if we were to get the main push from that snow as it comes through. if you have any sort of plans at all for saturday, we want to keep track of it over the next several days. we moderate thursday and friday. we should have a better read on where that system is going. temperatures from there actually moderate early next week. the weekend plans, fingers crossed. erin: we will stay tuned. sean: still to come, and unusual

now time for our u local hot shots. this is ruby and boomer helping little cameron do some sledding. you can train dogs to do that?

>> wmur news 9 daybreak with sean mcdonald, erin fehlau, and kevin skarupa. sean: a california couple had a very good reason to celebrate this weekend. they marked their 82nd wedding anniversary. the husband also turned 102 years old. they say their secret is respect, affection, and not sweating the small stuff. maybe a kiss every once in a while. right now, the record for longest marriage is 86 years and nine months. erin: wow. sean: congratulations.

erin: a bride to be turned her heartbreak into a night of joy. when the groom broke off the engagement, it was too late for them to get a refund, so the bride donated the party. 150 homeless families got to enjoy the band and the food. sean: when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. isn' t that what they say? [laughter] erin: an officer in florida made an unusual rescue yesterday. sean: he spotted a pelican in the bird had a fishing hook embedded in its schedule. kevin: a pelican rescue group came to save the bird. ok. erin: wonderful. sean: coming up, american pie singer don mclean is in hot water with the law. ray: you will hear from a climber from plymouth caught up

sean: the search is on for an apparent gum enthusiast in canada. police are looking for a man who stole $1500 worth of chewing gum. erin: it has a story that has a lot of people seeing red. a man was busted for more than a thousand dollars on him. here's the truth -- some have proposed to cut social security for the elderly and disabled vets. i disagree. in fact, not only should we not cut benefits -- we should expand them. my plan for social security increases benefits and cost of living adjustments and raises minimum payments

it will ensure that all seniors can retire with dignity and respect. i'm bernie sanders,