>> right now, police are searching for the person who set cars on fire in portsmouth. >> this is a crime of opportunity for the most part. >> nine cars broken into. some of them burned. police are warning people to lock their cars. >> flurries a pass by tonight, then milder air surges in on sunday and early next week. how long it sticks around and when we're expecting rain showers.

i'm in iowa where it is coming down to the wire for the presidential candidates, now less than two days away from the caucuses. >> and governor john kasich is hosting town hall meetings across the golden state. the endorsement he picked up today. and a suspect breaks into the common man store general store and leads police on a 30-mile chase. how police captured him. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 tonight. >> police are looking for the aaronist who broke into nine cars in less than 24 hours, setting some of them on fire. good evening and thangts for joining -- thanks for joining us. i'm stephanie woods. officers are stepping up patrols but also hoping the public can help find the suspect. our mike scroins us from the -- joins us from the portsmouth police department with more. reporter: police say that a half dozen of those cars were set on fire. police believe these were random

were targeted. >> this is one of the cars that portsmouth police say was the target of a car arsonist. in all, nine vehicles were either broken into, had items stolen or were lit on fire. >> some of the owners couldn't remember whether or not they locked their doors. it's highly like likely that they were unlocked. reporter: police say it started on chapel street. there was a fire inside a car and it was put out by police. about two hours later, they responded to melbourne street, where a vehicle was fully engulfed in flames. police received seven more calls in the morning and afternoon, throughout the city. investigators believe they're all connected. out. there are a few downtown. there was a handful on what we consider our south end. they venture out towards the center of the city. reporter: that lack of a particular location makes it difficult for police. >> we're ramping up our patrols. it's certainly difficult to do

pinpointed area of concern. but we're doing what we can. reporter: police ask the public to call them if they see any suspicious activity or people. authorities don't believe there was forced entry on any of the cars. they encourage people to lock their doors. >> this is a crime of opportunity for the most part. the people that are doing this, they're going up to the cars. if the car doors are unlocked, it's a target. if they're locked, they're moving on to the next car. so we urge people to lock your doors, in your vehicles, your garages, your sheds, houses. reporter: in the end, cars were vandalized on eight streets in the city. and if you noticed that someone went through your car, you are asked to call police. reporting live in portsmouth, mike cronin, news 9. >> it looks like january. usually the coldest month of the year will end on a mild note. temperatures above freezing. thawing out the big lakes. the warmth will stick around. >> it does look like that's

and we're going to get reinforcements coming in. much milder air surging our way tomorrow and also on monday. look at the temperatures now. 37 degrees in concord. 34 in laconia. 31, plymouth. we are below freezing in whitefield and the greet north woods as well. there have been a couple of light snow showers this evening. even some of these snow showers you see in southern new hampshire haven't been hitting the ground. so if you are out and about this evening, or even early tomorrow morning, you may notice a couple of light flakes. especially when you get out portsmouth. it's so warm there, there might even be a few raindrops. for the most part, this is just going to pass by and some of ground. tomorrow, temperatures warm up in a big way. look at that! close to 50 in nashua, salem and many of us will hit 50 degrees as we head into the workweek. i'll show you the full forecast, ahead.

in commitment 2016, most presidential candidates are in iowa today, campaigning ahead of the iowa caucuses on monday. our political director, josh mcelveen, is in iowa. he explains how the caucus works and what we can expect. reporter: after months of campaigning, the results will start coming in very soon, as in less than two days, iowans will begin their caucuses and the campaigns will move on to new hampshire, each hoping to have the wind at their backs. what is a caucus anyway? >> all this is gibber jabber, if reporter: while the candidates were using their remaining hours state -- toss-up. reporter: we figured we'd bring our question straight to iowans themselves. >> what is a caucus? >> a caucus is where you go to... >> what is a caucus? >> um... a caucus is a gathering of neighbors. >> basically, you're all in a room.

>> a caucus, they get together at night and have delegates speak on behalf of all the candidates. it's a little bit more of an engaged counties. >> they go to a big room and people say, i'm for hillary, i'm for somebody else. reporter: and for democrats, it's a big more complicated than it is for republicans. >> you have to have 15% of the people there. if you don't, those people have to align themselves until the -- everybody is in a group that's at least 15%. >> yeah, it's fun. >> is it more fun than the primary? >> yeah, because a primary, you just go vote, then you're done. but here you get to talk to your neighbors. reporter: fair enough. but do candidates themselves know the difference? >> they can't lecture me about this issue. reporter: marco rubio does. >> a caucus is a bunch of people show up in one place for an hour. they go in, hear different speeches from different candidates. then they write down a name. and those are counted.

the following people that come behind that. it's a unique process to iowa. it's obviously an important part of it. reporter: the outcome can still be very valuable, as the candidates who spend time in this state are hoping for a little cornfield ethanol bump head nothing the primary. in des moines, iowa, josh mcelveen, news 9. >> thanks so much. josh will have much more tomorrow and on monday. most hopefuls are in iowa. today, john kasich stumped into the granite state. he held town halls today. today, the new york times endorsed the ohio governor for the republican primary. >> when you get the endorsement like that, that means you're starting to develop wide appeal. and we have to win the election before we can govern with conservative principles. so i'm thrilled by it. >> between now and tuesday, kasich has eight more town hall new hampshire.

are kicking into high gear. today, boston mayor marty walsh made a stop in manchester at the montessori school. he told the crowd that hillary clinton will improve the lives of middle class families. that's what the democrat says granite staters should vote for her on february 9. >> hillary is the most qualified person, number one. number two, it's also about this is a primary and the primary gets you ready for the final. when you look at the final, if you're a strong democrat and you're thinking of signing, if you're stuck here, you want to make sure you vote for somebody you believe in and who can win. and hillary clinton can win. >> several grassroots events are scheduled for tomorrow as well. and today, former g.o.p. hopeful george pataki hit the campaign trail, campaigning for senator marco rubio. the former governor comes to the granite state after endorsing rubio. he also joined canvassers and nobd on doors for -- knocked on doors for the florida senator.

time for candidates to focus on politics. but that often doesn't leave time to learn about the candidates themselves. with that in mind, wmur held candidate cafe s, a chance for undecided voters to get to know the person behind the platform. >> what do you do to relax? >> good question. we've got seven beautiful grandchildren. they are the joy of my life. and there's a little guy. there's no stopping him. kid never stops. so we were in an event. we had all the media there. and so somebody from television goes, why would your grandfather be a good president? four years old. he says, well, he teaches me how to play baseball. [laughter] >> that's a good reason! join us tomorrow at 1:00, in the afternoon, for an encore presentation of candidate cafe right here on wmur. you can also stream it online and on our mobile app. right now, manchester police are searching for the thief who stole a drawing from the new hampshire institute of art.

drawing was stolen from a gallery on amherst street sometime between november 25 and december 12. the drawing is worth about $5,000. police say a teenage boy robbed the common man store at the hooksett rest stop at gunpoint. surveillance photos show the 17-year-old entering the store after midnight, early this morning. state police say he showed a handgun, demanded cash, and then ran away. a police dog was unable to track down the suspect but he was later taken into custody after a 30-mile chase on i-91 in vermont. >> we were notified that police were currently in pursuit of a vehicle registered out of new hampshire. they requested units from troop f. subsequently, he was taken into custody. >> state police say the teenage suspect lost control of the van and crashed but was not injured. the van was allegedly stolen.

arresting a man accused of robbing a bak when they -- bank when they discovered meth lab. they took jamie smith into custody at an apartment on wolf street yesterday. police had to evacuate nearby apartments because of unstable chemicals in meth. police also arrested samantha renehan of vermont on an active warrant. a two-alarm fire broke out in belmont this afternoon and shut down an intersection. belmont fire says the fire started around 1 o'clock at a house on elaine drive. police closed the road at elaine and tucker shore drives. three people suffered minor injuries trying to put out the flames. damages to the house is estimated at more than $100,000. today students from several states traveled to the queen city to compete in a college robotics contest. teams have been working for months to build their robots for this year's challenge, called "nothing but net." students faced off at manchester community college.

massachusetts, connecticut. new hampshire and vermont. and they're competing for a chance to go to a world championship. >> the engineering challenge required robots to gather and then shoot ball noose a series of nets to -- balls into a series of nets to gain points. it's designed to test engineering skills. a teenager in manchester got a big surprise today. the make-a-wish foundation granted 14-year-old kamarah's wish for a shopping spree in boston. a limb poa picked her -- a limb poa limb -- a limo picked her up. coming up on news 9 at 11, after more than a week on the run, two inmates have been recaptured. authorities are crediting a civilian with leading officers to the men. and above-average temperatures are causing problems for seasonal traditions in new hampshire. how the winter warmth is slowing down hockey players.

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>> welcome back to news 9. two inmates who escaped from a southern california jail are back in custody tonight.

authorities recaptured the remaining two violent fugitives. a man pointed officers to a van parked near golden gate park this morning. police recaptured the suspected mastermind behind the jail break after a short chase and found another fugitive hiding in the van. now authorities are trying to figure out how the inmates escaped. an english teacher at the jail is under arrest for suspicion of helping them. gunmen opened fire at a motorcycle expo in denver, killing one person, injuring seven others. officers say shots were fired and a person was stand. three people -- a person was stabbed. three people are in critical condition tonight. three others were injured in a fistfight. police are interviewing one person but they believe there were multiple gunmen. no arrests have been made. health officials are working on creating a vaccine for the zika virus. the first stage of testing on humans could start in august. if it is successful, the vaccine

earliest. an ice climber was injured when he fell 30 feet at frankenstein cliffs. this afternoon, 24-year-old kevin garcia was climbing near the top of route pegasus when he fell and lost consciousness. when he came to, his partners were able to lower him safely to the ground. several climbers helped him to the base, where he was transported by balance to memorial hospital in north conway. warmer weather is stubbornly sticking around. new hampshire. the annual black ice pond hockey tournament is under way in carbon monoxide and white park this weekend. but with different equipment. players have traded in their skates for boots, because of poor conditions. we're going to say the warm weather and bright sun is taking its toll on the ice, so they had to make a few adjustments. >> we're giving them the option of playing with five or six players out there, a little more than what they would do in a pond hockey tournament. we're just rollerring with the punches -- rolling with the

is enjoying themselves. >> because sunday is supposed to be on the warmer side, the last day, the tournament will take place inside. but fortunately, it was cold enough for hockey players to lace up their skates on purity lake in madison. the youth pond hockey festival started this morning and will continue until tomorrow. 23 teams of players from new england are competing. proceeds from the event go towards a foundation for autism and epilepsy. this weekend, granite state snowmobilers can ride an trails in maine and vermont for free. registered riders from new hampshire, maine and vermont can explore trails in any of the three states until sunday. there aren't as many trails open due to lack of snow. >> and now, your storm watch 9 forecast. >> everybody, i know it's been so tough for the snow lovers out there who want more snow, desperately want the cold. the rest of us, well, at least

but it still has been a very mild winter, hasn't it? there's a live look in clairemont. a quiet evening there. same thing is true in portsmouth, though there might be a couple of flurries flying through the sky in southeastern new hampshire at the moment. temperatures in the 30's all across the state. this is relatively mild, of course. we could be well below freezing if not in the teens or even single digits. so 30's, relatively warm. 38, manchester. 37 degrees in nashua. about 31 up in berlin. you notice off towards the south and west, there is a much milder air. louisville at 59. even indianapolis at 47. so we'll get a little taste of some of that more mild air as we days. even tomorrow, you'll notice a difference in the afternoon. temperatures will get a big boost, up near 46 for concord. and southern areas of the state,

salem, nashua, probably even towards seabrook, you'll likely hit 50 degrees tomorrow. and then some, on monday. look at that! 50 degrees, even in concord. it's a little short of the record high, which is in the upper 50's on monday, but still, that is very mild. a little bit of a break on tuesday. but then we get another warm surge on wednesday before temperatures finally cool down late in the week next week. winds have been very active, out of the southwest. that's carrying in the warmer air. about 12 miles per hour, the sustained wind in concord at the moment. we do have these scattered snow showers moving through but a lot of this actually hasn't been hitting the ground. travel should be okay throughout the rest of the evening here. but where there could be snow action, it's very light. but it would be toward rochester, maybe dover, where you see darker shades of the purple color and toward maybe new market, portsmouth. reporting -- looks like a couple of spits of rain and maybe even snowflakes from manchester up into concord.

some may not actually be hitting the ground. looking off toward the west and upstream, still a lot of clouds out here. tomorrow won't be perfectly sunny. we'll see some bright spots and the sun will be kind of faded behind the clouds. it certainly won't be a mostly sunny day with these clouds passing through. here's 7:00 tomorrow morning, waking up in the 30's already. so a mild start to the day. we'll have these passing clouds throughout the day. even into the afternoon, we'll be in and out of the clouds. but look at the temperatures, all across the state, getting into the 40's and maybe even approaching 50 in far southern new hampshire. then on monday we start out with temperatures in the mid- to upper 30's. here's where we really climb. look at these temperatures! in the 50's, low 50's at that, from manchester to nashua. you notice green on the map, indicating rainfall. we'll have scattered showers moving through on monday afternoon before some cooler air starts to work in for tuesday, which is just temporary. we warm back up midweek.

but we've had a couple of them even in southern areas. it will be mostly cloudy with temperatures in the upper 20's, low 30's. sunday, lots of clouds around but sun will peek through from time to time. 44 degrees while you're enjoying your sunday lunch or brunch. and then we'll crank it up to 50 degrees on monday. tuesday, partly sunny, in the hose. 48 for the high on wednesday. and then finally, we do have some flakes in the forecast, saturday. we might have a few flurries but the big storm we're watching for is on wednesday. but it is plain rain and it will be heavy rain at that. so sorry for the snow lovers! but i guess we're okay with not shaving. >> okay with that. but the first day of february is going to be 50 degrees. pretty hard. >> just goes right in line with this winter. it's been so mild! it keeps going. >> big apologizes to all the skiers and boarders.

away all the snow. jason? >> a couple good games today. a lot of games on the schedule, in fact. and concord, looking to stay unbeaten.

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>> now, jason king and news 9 sports. >> well, pat patrice bergeron is the only boston bruin in this week's all-star game. bergeron in the accuracy event. not a great showing. took him nine shots to hit the four targets.

than the winner, a former bruin. one of the best all-time, ray bourque won the accuracy competition eight times in his career. bergeron took two shots and scored both times for a better showing there. of of course, the all-star game is tomorrow. the rest of the bruins are off until tuesday, when they host the maple leaves. they have put together a nice stretch in which they have won five of their last seven games before the break. right now they are sixth in the eastern conference with just over two months left before the playoffs. >> we're good one game, the next game not so good. that's what i mean by consistency. we've got to hopefully learn thousand play a certain way and try and be as consistent as possible. but having said that, with the group that we have, and what we've had to put together this year, i'm not going to complain about where we are in the

to work to get there. >> the dartmouth hockey teams both in action tonight. the wildcats on the road in providence, while dartmouth stayed home to host princeton. good win for u.n.h. they knocked off the fourth-ranked friars, 3-1, the final. kyle smith scored twice for the wildcats. danny tirone made 31 saves. dartmouth also able to rebound. they shut out princeton tonight, 2-0. chaferls charles grant made 37 saves for the big green tonight. high school hockey. concord jumps out to an early lead. colin kastle collects the loose puck and scores with the backhand. that made it 1-0. still in the first, a nice centering pass and matt norris is there to finally knock it in. that made it 2-0, concord. second period, looking for more. but exeter's bryson desjardins

concord got all they needed in the first period. they win it 4-0. concord improves to 8-0 on the season. londonderry and central at the j.f.k. coliseum. first period. lancers in the dark sweaters. and bryan murphy, alone in front of the net. he flips it past the goalie. that made it 1-0. londonderry in front. second period now. central's nate knott knott is going -- nathan potvin is going to file a wrister. the little green would turn it on from there. they win 7-2. nashua south hosting saint thomas this afternoon. we'll pick this one up in the first period. nashua in the white. tyler goy scores with a wrister. less than 30 seconds later, the saints would answer. nice pass from will kaspari, keilty. that made it 1-1 after one. game went to overtime.

the celtics rising a season -- riding a season-long winning streak. the two teams will meet again tomorrow night in orlando. at home against pace. the grandchildren in the house today and they saw a good game. first half, devin galligan of amherst gets the bucket. penmen up 11 at halftime. second half, b.j. cardarelli left alone for three. he had 14. great look from adrian oliveira. alley-oop to chris walters. the big guy throws it down. walters finished with a game high 27. the penmen win 90-60. they improve to 13-8 overall. the australian open is down to the final weekend. the men's final is sunday. but a major upset on the women's

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