>> i managed to yell out "avalanche." it' s roomy backwards. sean: a plymouth man describes what it was like getting caught in an avalanche. erin: most snowmobile trails do not look anything like this yet and a parrot crashes highlight two major issues. kevin: one of the coldest days of the winter so far. we will detail when temperatures start to moderate ahead. sean: time is running out before voters start casting ballots in the presidential primaries. major parties. like we do. now, wmur news 9 daybreak. erin: good morning, new hampshire.

sean: we got some new snow yesterday that is not going anywhere. they got the roads cleared very quickly. kevin: some of that was done by mother nature. the fluffy snow kind of blowing around. the wind is expected to gust to 35 miles per hour this afternoon. wind chill readings in the single digits above and below zero. much more coming up. we' re joined live by 95.7 wzid' s deb davidson. deb: good morning. all major roads look fine

incidents to slow you down. it is windy out there. just use caution if you are high-profile vehicle. 95 north is very heavy and slow due to road construction in the left lane. if you are beginning your slow into -- commute into massachusetts, 93 south is slow. m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. sean: hiking and climbing on mount washington can pose unique dangers at any time of year. a man from plymouth knows that all too well. erin: corey swartz got caught up in an avalanche and tuckerman ravine on sunday, but lived to tell about it. kevin: officials from the white mountain national forest say it was a 100-foot-wide avalanche

ravine, sweeping skiers and climbers down the mountain. corey swartz got caught up in the avalanche. an avalanche education class was underway at the same time and very close by. >> i had a lot of conscious thought of "it could stop now." it was completely useless. >> it is a pretty intense experience. we were just below the chokepoint on the chute, right where the avalanche was becoming quite violent. snow.

everyone should have a beacon, probe, and shovel on the mountain in the winter. you can get the latest information at the mount washington avalanche center. sean: a pair of snowmobile crashes -- a man in webster lost control when he was out testing his machine. there was very little snow and he suffered a serious leg injury. a man went through the ice on a pond in sandown while trying to write a snowmobile across. he was able to pull himself out of the water. alcohol does appear to be a contributing factor. the ice is not safe in many parts of the state right now. erin: the redevelopment plans for the balsams resort are moving forward again.

has allowed the plans to move forward to a specific review of the site plans. project leaders hope to break ground this spring. lawmakers in vermont are holding a series of public hearings concerning a proposal to legalize small amounts of marijuana for personal use in the green mountain state. there are several bills relating to marijuana up for discussion. the senate judiciary committee will decide whether any of the proposals will move forward. singer don mclean has been arrested in his hometown of camden, maine. the "american pie" singer was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence. sean: with the first ballot set to be cast in less than three weeks, it is crunch time on the

ted cruz and donald trump are locked in a war of words. hillary clinton and bernie sanders are starting to clash on the issues. megan hughes reports. megan: good morning. it is tight for both parties in iowa, but especially on the republican side between ted cruz and donald trump. at liberty university, trump made an appeal for evangelical voters. >> two corinthians 3:17. that is the whole ballgame. "where the spirit of the lord" -- right? megan: the spirit of campaign is a different story. >> he is a nasty guy, nobody likes them anywhere once they get to know him. megan: ted cruz tweeted a janet jackson video in response. megan: he says he is getting under trump' s skin. >> donald seems to be a little

megan: hillary clinton is not talking trump. asked on the campaign trail about whether he would divide the american people and destroy america, she dodged. >> that is a pretty good summary. megan: sanders is standing by his attacks this weekend. >> she has received $600,000 in speaking fees from goldman sachs in one year. if that is not true, i will apologize. megan: sanders is going big in iowa today with four events. trump has three in the all-important iowa state. sean: the number of media members and new hampshire grows exponentially the closer it gets. if you bought cashews from trader joe' s, the nets could be contaminated. aixa: jobs and the economy. how those issues are playing on the campaign trail. erin: come and get help. that is part of the plea and

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kevin: tuesday morning, january 19. we start off with temperatures in the single digits and teens. i think we are in the single digits above and below zero through the day in central and southern areas. we will have all the details in your forecast coming up. erin: continuing our commitment 2016 coverage, we are using the eight weeks leading up to the

sean: jobs and the economy continue to be big issues. >> this is the big divide. aixa: americans are split on how president obama is handling the economy. >> the unemployment rate is going down. the amount of growth has been slower. aixa: economists say that this creates uncertainty. >> my worry is that they think this is a new normal. aixa: there is one major area economists are watching. >> everyone agrees we have a wage problem in the united states and that we should be doing better for the bottom 80% of workers. what do policymakers do about it? aixa: candidates makes the case on the campaign trail.

republicans will say that people still don' t feel comfortable. aixa: experts say economic growth will take more than a presidential plan. >> if we continue to have divided government, the president is going to have a tough time doing a whole lot about jobs. aixa: employers added 2.6 million positions last year, making it the second-best year for job gains since 1999. erin: we want to know what you think should be done to create jobs in this country. you can go to the politics section of wmur.com or our mobile app to see where all the presidential candidates stand on this and other important issues. sean: time to start studying up. gas prices continue to fall. now, an announcement from iran could help drive prices lower. erin: police in canada are

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erin: police in canada are trying to track down the man seen in these surveillance videos trying to steal $1500 worth of chewing gum from this store. he filled garbage bags with a gun before walking out the door -- the gum before walking out the door and leaving in a taxi. sean: you need a gumshoe to figure out that one. [laughter] erin: studying brain injuries could get easier. tiny chips could eliminate the need for large, bulky systems currently used to monitor brain injuries that can sometimes cause other problems.

away. sean: airport employees across the country or calling on lawmakers to raise their minimum wage to $15 per hour, that includes at logan airport in boston, where 100 people staged a protest to rally support. six demonstrators were arrested of the terminals. erin: school lunch menus could be getting another overhaul. a new bipartisan bill would revise the healthier meal standards that have been to allow schools more flexibility in what they serve. on whole grains. many schools have complained that the standards supported by michelle obama are burden some and that students simply want eat the options required. trader joe' s is recalling its self branded raw cashew pieces because some of them could be

the product was distributed in two dozen states, including all of new england. trader joe' s has pulled the they figure out the problem. sanctions have been lifted, it wants to increase its oil production by 500,000 barrels per day. experts say there is already an oversupply of oil, which is driven prices below $20 per barrel. that is also driving gas prices lower. the national average for a gallon of regular is now down to $1.89. in new hampshire, we are paying $1.91 per gallon. we can expect prices to drop another $.10 to $.20. the news gets better. erin: it is on the slick arrays for some people who -- it is almost like a raise for some

kevin: then it will ramp up right around memorial day. [laughter] futurecast? kevin: i will search around. sean: that would be pretty cool. kevin: we start off with partly cloudy skies across the area. wind will be the big story. temperatures are running about 10 degrees below where we should be into the afternoon. you have the wind gusting over 35 miles per hour. wind chills in the single digits afternoon. partly cloudy skies out there this morning. the flow coming directly out of parts of southern canada. an area of snow will be diving in and you could see a quick intro to of snow. -- inch or two of snow. we will likely have the westerly wind through the day tomorrow before it starts to lighten up

we will keep our eye out for a couple inches of accumulation. hour. winds gusting over 20 miles per hour means the wind chills are below zero and double digits below zero up north. as temperatures ease their way up, you will have the wind picking up by another 5-10 miles per hour. the wind chills will remain the same through the afternoon. light snow up north. partial sunshine into the afternoon. you will notice a general increase in clouds. the wind will still be out there tonight. it does look like things start to improve. partial sunshine for thursday

the wind is coming out of the rockies thursday and friday. the huge effects from it possible nor' easter state to ourselves. or it rides just another 50-100 miles north. we get in on the action. the energy for that system is moving in. we should have a much better idea on the track over the next .4 hours. the nor' easter for the east coast is a matter of just how much farther north it wants to wander. either way, it would pull away early sunday. partly sunny skies through thursday and friday for all the

sean: the basecoat is not melting. kevin: it is going nowhere anytime soon. erin: it is too cold. ray: a climber from plymouth who got caught up in an avalanche at tuckerman ravine is speaking out about the experience. corey swartz tumbled about 500 feet down the mountain. he tried to stop himself, but it was completely useless. a total of six skiers and climbers were swept down the mountain. fortunately, only two were injured. sean: state fish and game officials are warning snowmobile riders that trails are not safe right now and they don' t look like this file video. there is very little snow in some areas and ice on local ponds and lakes are not safe. the balsams resort redevelopment project is moving forward again. the coos county development

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sean: a new exhibit just opened up in florida featuring artwork by dr. seuss. erin: the work includes landscapes, seascapes, sculptures. the pieces are known as his midnight paintings because he created them at night to help relieve the stress of creating books for children. i did not know it was so stressful. sean: you walk by something like this and you know it is dr. seuss.

has accomplished something many people worked their whole lives for. >> the water freezes. we wear jackets. erin: eat your heart out, dr. seuss. this is five-year-old anna reading from her new book called "seasons." she spent her saturdays for two months fine-tuning her book. she is a published author at the age of five. sean: what is she going to say in her 20' s and 30' s when she is a writer? coming up, the music world has lost another legend. we will look back at the career of eagles front man glenn frey. erin: it seems that catching up on a lack of sleep could provide benefits. it could also reduce your risk

>> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 daybreak. erin: good morning to you on this tuesday, january 19. a lot of kids and other folks are going to be headed back to school and work today. a beautiful sky over goffstown. sean: usually, what it is that clear -- when it is that clear, it is cold outside. a man survived an avalanche on mount washington and he is speaking out after he says he was swept 500 feet down tuckerman ravine. hooksett police are asking for your help to find who fired a shot into a home on meadow crest

two women are planning to open a treatment facility that caters to pregnant women and new moms struggling with drug addiction. erin: you are asking me to press buttons. i don' t want to touch anything. kevin: what could go wrong? we' ll only have to be half right. we start off with partly cloudy skies. temperatures are in the single digits in the north country. the winds are blowing atop mount washington. erin: we do want to check the roads for you this morning. here is a live look on 93. this is from our common man

kevin: we are joined live by 95.7 wzid' s deb davidson. good morning. deb: good morning. lots of commuters are heading back to work. there are no major incidents to slow things down in the state of new hampshire. we are seeing some delays at the open road tolling line. then it looks great to the state line. 95 north is a bit congested at 101 where the left lane is closed for some construction. if you are driving a high profile vehicle, be alert as we are expected to have windy conditions.

speaking out after surviving an avalanche. sean: a 100-foot-wide avalanche swept through. ray: corey swartz has been rock and ice climbing for nearly a decade. nothing could have prepared him for the avalanche that knocked him off his feet in tuckerman ravine. >> it was quite an experience. hopefully nothing i will ever experience again. ray: he left something behind. >> i made my first mistake. it was early season. there was not a general

ray: the snow was dangerously high above the crown line, or the spot where the snow last broke. he says a couple of canadians climbed above, triggering the avalanche. >> i looked up just enough to see them getting washed off their feet. i managed to yell out, "avalanche." it' i crashed into my climbing friend below me. -- it through me backward. i crashed into my climbing friend below me. ray: he traveled about 500 feet down tuckerman ravine. >> i had a lot of conscious thought about straightening out and writing myself. it was completely useless. ray: he finally stopped, slamming into his friend. he rushed to the aid of a skier from maine injured in the avalanche.

valley search-and-rescue, he stabilized the skier' s leg. >> knowledge is power. ray: there were students from an avalanche education class next to the chute and they used to their training to help the survivors. erin: books that police are trying to figure out who fired a bullet into a home. a family living on meadowcrest road found a bullet hole in their windows. the bullet was later found inside the house. no one was hurt. this appears to be a random act. to contact hooksett police. counselor is on leave after exposure and lewdness. 44-year-old thomas mauzy of sunapee is accused of exposing occasions. he is a guidance counselor at newport high school. children are involved in the

the allegations relate to off-campus conduct. candidates will be hitting the hampshire today. planned in north conway, freedom, sanbornville, rochester, and ride. john kasich will be attending events in hillsboro, henniker, concord, and huntington. -- hocking 10 -- hopkinton. donald trump' s. are made an appearance at -- daughter made an appearance at his event yesterday in new hampshire. his speeches are featuring more local references. >> we are bringing our jobs back. ultimately, that is going to be the most important thing. we are not going to be this

erin: trump has also taken to name dropping tom brady in his speeches, which gets big shears -- cheers from the audience is. sean: pregnant women and mothers may have a new place to turn to help if they are addicted to drugs. a registered nurse and an ob/gyn came up with the idea. they claim to turn a farmhouse on haven hill into a treatment facility. they all have room and approval for eight women to move in by fall. >> we are going to have family meals, family meetings, we are going to have therapeutic care. >> who would not want to do something to help their baby? their brain has been taken over by chemicals and it is really difficult. sean: if they open today, hundreds of people will be put

erin: a police chief in massachusetts is issuing a passionately after emergency crews responded to four overdoses in 24 hours. the gloucester police chief wrote a message on the department' s facebook page that said, "you are important and worth it. we are not ashamed of you. it is time. come and get the help." the post has been shared more than 6000 times. >> if people got caught up in this and they are at the point where they can' t make choices anymore, they have a disease and they need intervention. erin: back in may, gloucester launched an amnesty program, allowing drug users to turn over illegal drugs in exchange for treatment. and no criminal charges. 375 have accepted that help. one relapsed and died. sean: unfortunately, those numbers keep going up.

is facing charges after she was caught driving around with three kids in her trunk. erin: this flower is quite unique. it was actually grown in outer space. canada. hour.

kevin: starting off your tuesday morning with very cold temperatures and wins which are only going -- winds which are going to add to the chilliness. double digits below zero up north. a little bit of light snow in the north country. partial sunshine today. the potential storm system comes in our direction in just a bit. sean: we are following a developing story out of pakistan. a bombing targeted a police checkpoint and 11 people were killed. the bombing happened on the outskirts of cash warren -- peshwar. the taliban is claiming responsibility.

employee in tennessee is facing charges after three children were found in the trunk of her car. nine students were writing -- riding in andria james' car at that time. three students were writing in the trunk -- riding in the trunk. surveillance video at a gas station shows three kids climbing out of the trunk. >> it is very saddening and heart raking to think -- heartbreaking to think that an adult would put other people' s children in harm' s way like that. erin: james says that she picked up the kids at a basketball game and was driving them home after she spent the night -- they spent the night at her house. sean: another music legend has passed away. glenn frey, cofounder and guitarist of the eagles, passed

david wright has a look back. >> for eagles fans, a huge heart ache as the band and out the passing -- announced the passing of their front man. glenn frey cowrote and sang some of their biggest hits including "take it easy." he cowrote "desperado." they also cowrote the band' s most famous tune. >> s plenty of room at the hotel california! >> he was a transplant to california. s from motown. >> rest in peace, my brother. definitely. a new study shows that catching

of developing diabetes. 19 healthy young men were followed for the study. getting fewer than five hours of sleep on four consecutive nights after sleeping nine hours for two consecutive night, that risk returned to normal levels. has people outraged. fresno police say they arrested a man for aggressive panhandling and found $1800 on him. he had been offered help multiple times, but he will not take it. >> he likes to live his lifestyle this way. clearly, it is lucrative for him. $1800 is a lot of money. s a lot of money. people like that make it hard for guys like me who are just trying to get by. sean: he was cited for similar

erin: a hotel in berlin, germany is offering a unique experience. it used to be a jail during the the not sees once used to the building to hold people who were considered antisocial. sean: the celtic center last s game writing a three-game -- riding a three-game winning streak, but overtime to keep it going. the celtics tied the game and forced it into overtime, but the mavericks ended up winning. sean: the patriots travel to denver this weekend to take on peyton manning. it will be the 17th meeting between tom brady and peyton manning and the fifth in the

manning is back, but so too are a few of new england' players. both teams are 13-4 overall. the patriots are favored by 3.5 points. sunday. sean: tom brady is the odd man out. carson palmer and cam newton and peyton manning were all the first pick the year they were drafted. tom brady was picked 199. erin: the draft pick does not matter. sean: he has been surrounded by very good teams. astronauts have achieved a big accomplishment.

flowers in space. scott kelly tweeted a photo of the blooming zinnias. this is not the first time they have grown plants in space. in 2014, a veggie plants system on the space station produced red romaine lettuce. kevin: we are saying it is already spring in space? [laughter] kevin: good to know. eventually, that will translate for us. erin: i feel like we have not even really got to winter yet. kevin: nonetheless, it has been mild through november and december. we are below normal for the total snowfall this winter. could we be seeing something down the line that will try to put a dent into that?

the energy from that system will be an area of low pressure by thursday. we have time to track it. current wind chill with a visibility near zero at 64 below zero. some sunshine today, a little bit of light snow up north. the cold breeze continues there tomorrow. fair skies thursday and friday. partly cloudy skies this morning. areas of light snow diving south into the white mountains in the afternoon. the potential for a few inches of accumulation as it moved south through the afternoon. as of areas have wind chill' s

the actual temperatures themselves are in the single digits and teens across a good part of the state. it will be a very fluffy snow in the north country today. sustained winds at 10-20 miles per hour. guests are likely over 35 miles per hour. -- gusts are likely over 35 miles per hour. a blend of sunshine and clouds for southern areas. snow showers wither away and we are mainly fair skies otherwise. the breeze hangs on before lightning for thursday and friday. we finally have the area of low pressure we are going to be

most of the expected tracks keep it in the mid-atlantic states or south new england. it will pay -- play a huge role. that is what is at stake. the single digits and 20' s. wind chills will be below zero. we moderate a bit with lighter winds and partial sunshine. all eyes on saturday and saturday evening, whether we get in on the heavy snow band that will be somewhere between the mid-atlantic states and central and northern new england. it is a matter of those miles between the system. the nor' easter seems pretty likely at this point.

erin: an ancient city has been discovered in the jungles of honduras. archaeologists have been removing parts of the white city in order to study the civilization. experts estimate the materials date to the year 1000-1400. sean: it gives you an idea of how much work is involved to excavate. erin: still ahead, a final check

a climber 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

erin: it is now 6:55. sean: a climber from plymouth is speaking out after surviving an

ray: corey swartz tumbled about 500 feet down the mountain. he said he tried to stop himself by putting out his ice axe, but it was completely useless. six skiers and climbers got caught up in the avalanche at tuckerman ravine. fortunately, only two were injured and those injuries were minor. erin: a merrimack man is recovering after suffering a serious leg injury in a snowmobile accident in webster. officials say he lost control of his sled last night and hit some trees. there was very little snow on the trail. sean: hooksett police are trying into a home. a family on meadowcrest road found a bullet in one of their windows. this appears to be a random act. kevin: it is going to be a very cold day. the wind is not going to help.

temperatures are going to feel much colder through the day. we will still have the breeze tomorrow. starting tomorrow, temperatures will start to moderate and that sets up a quiet pattern through friday. a potential snowstorm if things break right. erin: we will stay tuned to see how much we may get. coming up next, dr. richard besser will talk about a story we told you about this morning on daybreak. catching up on sleep may cut your risk of developing diabetes.

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