erin: now on "daybreak," developing while you are sleeping. a police standoff. one person is now in custody. >> lean forward. sean: dramatic video shows how dozens of people were rescued from the aerial tramway on cannon mountain on sunday. the tram remains closed today. kevin: we start off with the bitterly cold temperatures. temperatures climb for the next 36 hours. what that means as the next system approaches ahead. erin: a battle is taking shape on capitol hill following the death of antonin scalia. which should lawmakers start discussing the supreme court justice replacement? >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now wmur "news 9 daybreak." erin: it is brutally cold this morning. thanks for joining us. i'm erin fehlau. sean: good morning. i'm sean mcdonald.

several schools have delays. find them at the bottom of your screen at the wmur.com. it is so cold. they are going to wait for things to warm up. we have weather on the way. kevin: temperatures single and double digits. likely we're in the 40's and 50's. it is a huge difference and all of that coming and being dragged up by a storm system that approaches later on this evening. we start off in the single and double digits below zero this morning. a much lighter wind. there isn't as much of a wind chill this morning. clouds approaching later on this afternoon and eventually some light snow approaching late in the day and in to the evening. highs today upper teens north. mid 20's in southern areas. temperatures keep rising later tonight. that means a mix to rain and wind for the day tomorrow. much more on that with your forecast in a bit. let's look at your monday morning ride here. we're joined live by deb davidson. good morning, deb. deb: good morning. right now it is a nice, quiet ride throughout the state no matter

we have no major stints to slow you down. adding got nice, quiet volume is the fact that it is a holiday. many of the commuters are off. 93 is a great ride no matter where you are. 293 is also -- the everett turnpike and also 101 and 111 is smooth sailing. this report is brought to you by dunkin dunkin' donuts. from the traffic network, i'm deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. sean: we start with a developing story from farmington. an overnight police standoff has ended. erin: police were first called to the area of maple and high streets about 11:30 for a person barricaded inside and refusing to come outside. several roads were closed. police say the situation ended about 3:30 this morning. one person is now in custody.

details later on today. sean: the aerial tramway at cannon mountain will be closed as crews work to make repairs as dozens of people were trapped yesterday. erin: we have exclusive video inside the tram showing people repelling 40 feet to the ground. after mechanical problem left them stranded for hours. ray brewer is here now with more on what went wrong and that exclusive look at the rescues. ray: officials say it could take a couple of days to make all of the necessary repairs for the tramway at cannon mountain in franconia notch. it was just before 2:00 yesterday afternoon when two cars suddenly stopped. one near the top of the tramway, one near the bottom. cannon officials say there was a problem with the service rate. wmur has exclusive video showing the situation inside. there were 48 people on board the trams, including a family with an eight-month-old baby. blankets were provided for everyone. after a couple of hours,

feet down to the ground, including paula tracy, on the lower tram. >> it wasn't too bad at first. we thought it was going to be a quick fix. but it ended up taking an hour and a half to two hours. >> it was 40 feet. very frightening. they did a professional job. i was happy to be back on the ground. ray: no one was hurt. cannon provide hot food and drinks and each guest got a voucher to return another time. they are working with the state to figure out what went wrong and make sure it doesn't happen again. the tram is closed today. in the studio, ray brewer, wmur news 9. sean: all right. thanks. mbta crews in and around boston worked through the night to make sure all trains will be rolling this morning. several rails broke due to the extreme cold forcing some service to be halted for a couple of hours. there are temporary rails in place with permanent fixes coming soon.

orange lines were kept in tunnels to limit their exposure to the cold. erin: a man from northern vermont is dead after falling through the ice over the weekend. 23-year-old william fournier was fishing with friends near the canadian border when his truck hit a pressure crack on the ice and broke through. it appears fournier was able to climb out and started walking for help. search efforts failed. >> when he climbed out, he was wet. given those frigid conditions, that would explain why the heat -- the devices were not able to locate his body anywhere. at the time, he wasn't giving off any heat. erin: fournier's body was found on the ice about 100 yards from his truck. sean: we could learn new details about hazing that forced the school to cancel the last three games of the men's ice hockey season. the athletic director informed them of the

after franklin pierce completed an internal investigation. now in a statement, the university president said this incident is not who we are. i apologize for the scheduled to play and the hard working student athletes. erin: the body of antonin scalia is being flown to virginia after his death in texas. he died of natural causes. now a political battle is shaping up in washington surrounding picking a replacement for the bench. megan hughes reports. >> good morning. justice scalia's vacancy will continue to be a big point of discussion as candidates campaign in south carolina. here in washington we wait. within an hour of the supreme court confirming scalia's death, mitch mcconnell declared this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president. president obama made it clear he's ready to move. >> i plan to fulfill my constitutional

nominate a successor. reporter: both parties have reason to fight because of how it could shift the balance. without scalia is split 4-4. that adds a new dimension to this year's presidential race. >> it is outrageous that republicans in the senate and on the campaign trail have already pledged to block any replacement that president obama nominates. reporter: republicans backing up mcconnell in the saturday night's debate. >> it is called delay, delay, delay. reporter: ted cruz vowing to filibuster if necessary. >> we should not allow a lame duck president to capture the supreme court. reporter: who might the president nominate?

srisrinavasne. erin: senator kelly ayotte weighed in on the fight saying she does not think the senate should move forward until the american people have spoken by electing a new president. governor maggie hassan who is running for the seat responded by saying quote failing to take up a supreme court no, nomination is a complete abdication of the constitutional duty. the decision to put her party leaders ahead of the country is a sad reflection of how wrong her priorities are and how broken washington has become. sean: an indoor archery range is being named in honor of the 9-year-old boy from sandown. christopher chester was delivering cookies when he collapsed and died from a genetic heart

it will bear his name. nice tribute there. erin: it is. still ahead, this may not seem like prime golfing weather. these strokes are helping the next generation of firefighters get the training they need. sean: there are big plans in the work for a state beach in rye. you can weigh in on the proposal this week. erin: love was in the air certainly this valentine's day yesterday. some people chose to pucker up for a dog instead. that story is ahead in the next half an hou the new caramel macchiato from dunkin' donuts. let hand-crafted layers of espresso, milk, and a caramel-flavored swirl uplift your mood. indulge in a hot or iced macchiato today.

something delicious is happening at dunkin'. come in today to get any sandwich for $2.99 after 12:00 p.m. america runs on dunkin'. 15th. a beautiful sunrise. the sun is going to do temperatures to get back from the upper range of the teens to mid 20's by

that two below tieing the record low for the port city this morning. much more on the system approaching later on this evening coming up. erin: the dover community gathered for a fundraiser honoring lieutenant christopher dewolf, a firefighter who tied in an on-duty car crash in 2005. sean: the golfing event helped raise money for the scholarship fund that helps train the next generation of firefighters. the fund has given out $20,000 over the years. his son says the fund has helped their family they are always touched fundraising events. >> you know, it is minus five degrees and the wind chill is freezing. on. education was huge with him. you know, obviously with the increase in price of tuition it is not always easy. being able to help people kind of start that journey is nice.

web site at wmur.com. erin: plans are being made to redevelop starting this fall. you can get a look at the proposal this week. the $825,000 includes a new bathhouse that will be bigger with more bath fixtures. there will be site work and improvements done to the parking lot. the public is invited to a design and site planning meeting at the rye public library on wednesday at 6:00. sean: it is hard to believe we're thinking about summer time. 6:13 on monday. coming up child care year. one state has a new plan to help parents pay the bill.

sean: a man in oregon is recovering after getting pulled in to a woodchipper. his leg tripped the safety bar and shut the machine off just inches. he suffered a broken leg and some cuts. he is expected to be fine. a scary situation. a man says he survived by a week in a desert by drinking melted snow. phillip besanson was driving his truck. he stayed where he was and drank snow until a highway patrol officer happened to find him by accident. erin: search efforts are over in taiwan a week after a powerful earthquake caused a skyscraper to collapse. one person was pulled alive on saturday. the death toll is 116. 300 were saved and 96 were in the hospital. three executives with the company that built

professional negligence resulting in death. pope francis continues his trip to mexico today by visiting one of the poorest and least roman catholic parts of the country. yesterday he condemned the drug trade calling dealers merchants of death and urged them to shun the devil's lust for money. his trip includes a stop to highlight the problems facing migrants by the border. sean: super heros are back on top. "deadpool" is based on a marvel comic. it is a record breaking. easily passing "fifty shades of gray." i know you are interested. it was more than double that was predicted. "deadpool" cost $58 million to make. interesting. new york has a plan to help parents pay for day care. it would allow parents

help cover child care costs. they would get ten years to pay the deferred taxes once the child reaches school age. child care costs on average more than $10,000 a year in new york. a lot of kids have the day off today. many others have two-hour delays because it is so cold. kevin: temperatures in the single digits. second straight morning. it is only -- only four below on top of mt. washington. while that doesn't seem like much, for 6,000 feet it is warmer than yesterday morning. the trend occurs first and for the rest of us through the day today. we're going toaster off in the single and double digits below zero this morning. eventually at its warmest point tomorrow evening we're in the 40's to lower 50's. there's a huge change in our weather. all with the storm system coming in. it is doing to be precipitation. morning we have the clear skies. if anything, we'll start to see a few high clouds

it is the next system that arrives a couple of snow flakes late in the day, likely not producing any effects for the evening commute. it would likely start to accumulate after 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 tonight after it moves from south to northed as this push of the storm system makes its way toward us. until then we're talking the bitterly cold temperatures. teens below zero up north. now up to two below on top of mt. washington. we're in the teens below zero farther west through the monadnock region. not much of a wind chill. that certainly helps as you walk out the door. you can warm up the car as well. temperatures running anywhere between five degrees above where we were. i don't want to say warmer than yesterday. from there, we're going to look for temperatures to continue to moderate. by the time we get to tomorrow afternoon, highs in the 40's to up near 50. today we'll settle for temperatures in the teens to mid 20's. which is only about five or ten degrees colder

light winds and sunshine, that feels pretty good. here come the clouds ahead of the next storm system. there might be a couple of flurries late in the day. i think the evening commute in most locations away from southern new hampshire goes off without a hitch. any sort of flakes that we see flying shouldn't affect the evening commute. it starts to kick in and navigates northward. there may be a little bit of a break toward morning and maybe in time. you could notice the temperatures by early tomorrow morning. 30's elsewhere to maybe even near 40 in a couple of southern locations. only upward from there. what is the early snow or wintry mix likely goes over to rain. the rainfall could be heavy at times later tomorrow afternoon and evening before pulling away. kind of scours out the arctic air and keeps us at or above average for the end of the week. below zero this morning. low to mid 20's. quick burst of two to accumulation a possibility.

morning. it will be rainfall heavy at times later tomorrow afternoon and early tomorrow evening. from there just a blend of sunshine and clouds through the end of the week. a weak system friday and saturday could mean a couple of mixed showers. you notice the temperatures a lot milder than what we have lately. those numbers would have seemed imposing a couple of months ago, that's much better than what we had over the weekend. sean: it was cold out there. erin: we want to check our top an overnight standoff is officers were called to the area around maple and high streets about 11:30 for a person barricaded inside. they say they took one person in to custody morning. the aerial tramway in cannon mountain will be closed as crews work to make repairs after dozens of people got trapped in the tram yesterday. 48 people had to repel about 40 feet to safety. mbta crews in and around boston worked to make

trains will be rolling this morning. several rails broke yesterday due to the extreme cold. many trains were kept in tunnels overnight. sean: everybody feeling the affects. water hazards, usually it is for a ball or club that ends up in the

sean: for a moment push the cold temperatures out of your mind. for just a second. spring training starts for the red sox when pitchers and catchers report on thursday. an outfielder is already making headlines. erin: for this. mookie betts was golfing in florida when his golf cart somehow ended up completely under water. i don't know what that happened.

shaw tweeted this is what happens with mookie drives. betts said no more driving for me. he clarified he wasn't driving and the cart rolled away. sean: there's the tweet. the cart at least. this one provides a personal touch. erin: a lock of john lennon's hair is being sold in dallas later this week. the four-inch lock was collected by a hairdresser that cut his hair before he started shooting a movie. the hair is expected to fetch -- get this -- $10,000. sean: for that? erin: i guess if you are a big fan. sean: where do you draw the line? coming up, a massive drug bust in australia. where police say they found $900 million worth of meth.

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>> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now wmur "news 9 daybreak." erin: good morning to you. beautiful sunrise out there at the beach. also very chilly. if you can watch that out your window, that's the best way to do it. we're waking up to temperatures below zero. sean: the next 48 hours we'll have frigid temperatures, snow and rain mixed in there. let's talk about the top stories on monday. we're following a developing story in

a standoff came to an end when one person was take none to custody. cannon mountain is working to repair the tramway after 48 skiers were stranded. several schools are starting late this morning because of the frigid cold temperatures. you can see a list of the delays scrolling at the bottom of your screen or on the web site. erin: the cold is causing all kinds of problems. the rails in boston for the t were breaking yesterday. kevin: we're not equipped for temperatures running 20, 25 degrees below zero. you start off this morning with clear skies. there's a lighter wind and not much of a wind chill. we start to moderate in to the afternoon. upper teens to mid 20's today. with the southerly and southeasterly breeze over the next couple of days, temperatures only trend upward. even later tonight, temperatures will be rising. by tomorrow afternoon, we're talking temperatures in the ho's

erin: that's wild how we go from below zero to 50 degrees. kevin: there will be a 60 degree switch for some areas. erin: a live look at 93 from the hooksett camera. kevin: joined live by deb davidson. good monday morning, deb. deb: good monday morning. the holiday for today is making a nice travel morning if you need to head out. now if your commute is taking you up and heading to the upper valley from hanover to the lebanon, you shouldn't have any problems whatsoever. they are moving nicely heading in to the bow junction at the merge with 93. 93 is completely up to speed heading to the state line with massachusetts. the quiet ride is also found on 293 through manchester. 101 heading out to the seacoast, and the interstate 93 from massachusetts to maine. this report is brought to you by dunkin' donuts. from the traffic network, i'm deb davidson for 95.7wzik.

now back to the developing story in farmington. an hour's long standoff came to an end early this morning. sean: the situation started around 11:30 last night right near route 11. we're told the scene was cleared around 3:30 a.m. when one person was take none to custody. at this time, no further details. we'll keep you posted. more than four dozens skiers are home after being stranded on the tramway. erin: exclusive video shows the skiers 40 feet in the air. hours before rescuers were able to repel them to the ground. paula tracy was one of the people trapped inside one of those trams. >> no, she's fine. erin: you can see she made it down safely as did the rest of the 47 passengers on the tram. ray brewer live in our

do we know how that tram or both trams got stuck? ray: officials at cannon mountains are telling us that the mechanical problem caused the breakdown. they say there were some tense moments as they lowered all 48 people on board. there was never any panic. >> you want to detach from the white rope. ray: this shows the view from 40 feet aboveground. one by one people were lowered to safety. two cars on cannon mountain aerial tramway suddenly stopped. >> they swung hard and back. we knew there was a problem. >> it wasn't too bad at first. we thought it was going to be a quick fix. it ended up taking, like, an hour and a half to two hours. ray: seven people were rescued near the top of mountain. ski patrol and first responders evacuated 41 people from the bottom train. >> there was very -- it was frightening.

job. i was happy to get back on the ground. ray: wmur escape outside editor, she said a family was on board with their eight-month-old baby for a sight skiing trip. a mountain employee took off the coat. >> the baby went to sleep. that was great. ray: once they were safely on the ground, all 48 people were brought inside, given blankets, hot food, and drinks. no one was injured. >> this is my minute winter. first evac that we've done live. ray: it wasn't the cold temperatures, but it was a service brake issue. >> we run a tram inspection of every tower. all of the moving parts every single morning. regardless if they are going to operate for the public that way or not. ray: cannon notified the state. the tram is closed today and cannon says repairs

couple of days. in the studio, ray brewer, wmur news 9. sean: thanks. cold weather is taking a toll on airline passengers as well. stalled flights out of logan airport on sunday. the cold affected its ability to fuel the planes. officials at the manchester airport say they have not seen any delays due to the cold. here's a live look at the departure boards. couple of canceled flights. most flights are running on time this morning. erin: an investigation in to what sparked a fire that badly damaged a home in hillsborough. it broke out at a home on englewood drive. the agency says in new hampshire and vermont, the family is displayed about every 20 hours. sean: we could learn new details about a man with life threatening injuries. early the victim was brought to the franklin

at this time, there's no word on his condition. police say a suspect, 22-year-old hunter pest pescinski has been charged. more information is weekend. new englanders are being advised to stay away from seal pups and their mothers. they give birth to pups in new hampshire, maine, and massachusetts from december to february. noaa says the pups are while the mother is off feeding and the pup is not in any danger. the agency says people should keep 150 feet away from the seals. erin: movie moviegoers got a they brought three of the kissing boothing toes to o'neal cinemas. people who donated $1 got a chance to pet and play with the animals. >> we started this last

kissing booth dogs. they are bullet proof and kid proof. for anyone that doesn't have a date on valentine's day, it is a great way to come out and get a smooch. erin: no word on how much money the smooch a pooch event raised. sean: what a great idea. the new hampshire audubon held the backyard winter bird survey over the weekend. we're getting a look at some of the specieses spotted. it included the woodpecker and chickdee in chichester. an eastern bluebird was spotted. there it is. as well this beautiful owl. erin: cold for them. coming up, an investigation is underway in president clinton -- san francisco after two people were hit with blow darts. sean: a happy ending to the missing persons case. a man who vanished suddenly remembers his true identity. kevin: we're looking at a

different kinds of precipitation starting this evening and continuing through tomorrow. all of the details coming up. the new caramel macchiato from dunkin' donuts. let hand-crafted layers of espresso, milk, and a caramel-flavored swirl uplift your mood. indulge in a hot or iced macchiato today.

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lighter wind not reinforcing the colder air in place. it should help temperatures moderate. a lot of areas up in to the low to mid 20's. they will rise as the storm system approaches. that means a fairly messy day for us tomorrow. details coming up. sean: thanks. the sudden death of antonin scalia has kicked off a political battle in washington that's spilling over to the campaign trail. he passed away in texas on saturday. the presidential candidates turn their focus on discussing the supreme court after mitch mcconnell threatened to block any nominations. reporter: while the body of antonin scalia is transreported to washington, debate over his replacement dominates the campaign trail. ted cruz criticized his main rival on abc this week. >> anyone that writes

not compare about conservative justices on the court. reporter: trump struck back. >> he voted in favor of obamacare. he got there because ted cruz pushed him like wild. reporter: on cnn's state of the union, jeb bush took a more measured tone. >> i think president obama is going to submit a nominee. in all likelihood, the person will be out of the main street and rejected by the senate. reporter: marco rubio dismissed concerns about the supreme court working with eight justices. >> the court can function with eight justices. it does it all the time. reporter: candidates accused him of ignoring the constitution. >> i don't think that mitch mcconnell has it right. the constitution is pretty clear. it is the job of the president of the united states to appoint and nominate members to the supreme court and the senate confirms.

he would nominate someone to the bench and that's exactly what he should be doing. leader mcconnell should follow the constitutional process. reporter: kim hutchinson, wmur news 9. erin: a mississippi police officer is in critical condition after being shot during a robbery. he was shot point blank in the face while responding to a robbery at a convenience store on saturday night. the man believed to have shot him and a man suspected of helping the shooting suspect are now being questioned by police. sean: a major drug bust in australia. they seized about $900 million worth of meth that was snuggled in silicone bra inserts and art supplies. the drug, known as ice, is by far the most dangerous on the australia market. this is the largest liquid meth bust in australia history. four suspects have been arrested. erin: police in california are asking for the public's help in solving a disturbing crime.

on the golden gate bridge friday afternoon when they were hit with blow darts. they were not seriously hurt. the five-inch long darts are being tested to make sure they were not coated in any chemicals. sean: boston police are asking for your help finding a missing 22-year-old man, zachary marr. he was out with his family celebrating his birthday. h stepped outside the bar and could not get back inside. as the bar emptied out, zach is no were to be found. his father said it is out of character. he wants his son home, no questions asked. >> just come home. it is okay. it is going to be fine. just come back, buddy. that's it. just come back. please. sean: zach's dad says he works full time and is going to school. anyone with information is asked to call harvard

erin: a 30-year-old missing persons case has been solved by the person at the center of the investigation. a man in canada finally remembered who he is. three decades after he suffered head trauma and forgot his true identity. 51-year-old edward latulit was 22. last month he said he remembered his name. a couple of weeks ago, dna tests confirmed his identity. he is waiting to reunite with his family, including his mother, who says she's overwhelmed by the news. sean: bruins after the third straight win. they had to play without patrice bergeron. he suffered an injury and missed the last two games. a new franchise record eight seconds in. lou we ericsson with his 19th goal.

the bruins play at columbus tomorrow. erin: ladies and gentlemen, let the engines rev. nascar is back and qualifying for the daytona 500 was held on sunday. 20-year-old chase elliot will become the youngest driver to start out front at the great american race. elliot took over if the retired jeff gordon behind the wheel and drive it to his first career poll position. matt kenseth qualified second and the rest of the field is going to be set by thursday's qualifying races. sean: you might have trouble starting nascar in new hampshire. it is still very cold. change is on the way. kevin: it will with the start your engine thing. maybe we can get you in loudon. sean: put the checkered flag in her hand. she's ready. kevin: just don't put her in the race car. sean: she's ready. kevin: no, too dangerous.

that has allowed temperatures to fall back. the difference this morning from yesterday morning is five to ten degrees as far as the milder side if you want to call it that. at the same time, we have a much lighter wind. that's going to make it easier to take this morning. only two below. that number has continued to climb early this morning as the warmer air starts to move in first ahead of the next system. it will translate to where most of us live below 6,000 feet in to the afternoon. a lot of sunshine out there this morning. temperatures modifying back from the upper teens to mid 20's. a couple of snow flakes are a possibility pre 6:00 or 7:00 p.m. it doesn't look like it should have any affect on the evening commute. any sort of accumulation occurs after 7:00 tonight. that's when we should see a quick two to four inches of accumulation. single and double digits again. some of the lower valleys much colder than areas up in elevation

as the warmer air starts to come in first. not as many 20's below zero this morning. certainly not wind chill we had yesterday. as you pan out here, you'll notice the modifying trend. what the system does effectively is move the bitterly cold arctic air back up in to canada. we're not expecting its return behind the system through the middle or end of the week. upper range of the teens up north. going to be a quick climb. even though you start off to get back to the levels. it will be in the mid 20's. about a 30 degree jump for most locations. increasing clouds from southwest to northeast. there might be a couple of flakes around pre 6:00 or 7:00 p.m. i don't think it is going to impact the evening commute. it is the accumulation that develops rather quickly after 7:00 that will give us two to four inches. it may even lighten up overnight as a wintry mix. then tomorrow temperatures continue to climb. they should be rising

that tomorrow will be in the 40's to even lower 50's. wave of rainfall moves through late in the day after scattered showers during the day. there could be some wind. then the clearing skies sets up the chance of a couple of snow showers in the mountains. we're really not expecting a blast of arctic air behind the system. it does look like we eventually settle off in the 30's to near 40 degrees. temperatures in the low to mid 20's. watch what they do as the snow starts to develop. they start to rise. by this time tomorrow morning, a lot of areas will be above freezing. we'll continue to see the snow go over to a wintry mix and rain. that will limit amounts at a general two to four inches of accumulation. maybe a spot five inch amount. less closer to the shoreline with the southeast wind kicks in early. tomorrow the main mode of precipitation will be rain. there could be some wind involved with the front late tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night. fair skies through the end of the week and a

early on saturday. erin: what wild weather. kevin: you wouldn't think what we're seeing tomorrow would be in the form of rain. it has to do with tracking to the west. erin: crazy. jewelers in nashua celebrated with a splash of pink. they had argyle pink diamonds. they are extremely rare and expensive. they showcased various designs and styles. a total of $20 million worth of diamonds were on display there. beautiful. sean: they are. you need sunglasses to walk around the place. a lot of bling. still to come, a final check on your top stories. includes tense moments on cannon mountain after four dozens skiers got trapped. now time for the u local hot shots. check out the natural artwork. this is the shot of a window covered in frost. there's a lot of that going on this morning too. submit your pictures and video and join the

erin: well, welcome back. it is 6:55. updating the top stories. sean: cannon mountain is working to prepare the tramway after two cars got struck. here's ray brewer. ray: it was just before 2:00 yesterday afternoon when the cars got stuck. cannon officials say there was a problem with the service brake. there were 48 people on board. officials say it could take a couple of days to make all of the necessary repairs. erin: an hour's long standoff in farmington came to an end early this morning. the situation started at about 11:30. we're told the scene was

morning. sean: we could learn more details about an assault that left a man with life threatening injuries. it happened early saturday morning. there's no word on the victim's condition. police say a suspect, 22-year-old hunter pescinski, has been charged with first-degree assault. erin: several schools are starting late. you can see a list of the delays along the bottom of the screen or on the web site at wmur.com. kevin: it is another cold start to the day. that sunrising this temperatures back. they will rise later tonight and eventually tomorrow be up in to the 50 in a couple of southern locations. that means any light snow that develops goes over to a wintry mix and right over to rain which could be heavy at times later tomorrow with wind in to tomorrow evening. sean: we will lose a lot of our snow that's out there. okay. erin: coming up next, they are

sudden death of supreme court justice antonin scalia. the 79-year-old died over the weekend of natural causes. president obama says he does plan to nominate a replacement, but there's a move to try to stop that from happening. sean: the political battle has just begin on that. plus a spiderman comic forth $400,000. would you pay that? : i don't think so. someone right.

good morning, america. a battle brewing over the supreme court. the race to replace justice scalia is on. republicans fighting to keep president obama at bay. >> it's called delay, delay, delay. >> promising to block any nominee. >> the senate needs to stand strong and say we're not going to give up the supreme court. the president stands firm. >> i plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibilities. >> as we learn new details about justice scalia's final hours as millions honor his legacy. storm warning. winter weather moving in. deadly crashes.