he does. he's el-palled. >> new verb. >> he's el debt. >> my hope is that these guys get caught. erin: at least eight guns are missing after a pair of recent reagan' s -- break-ins at local gun shops. sean: guilty of federal charges. that is the verdict against a londonderry man who tracked his wife to maine and shot her. kevin: after huge temperature swings, we level loft a partial sunshine today. we will talk about more changes in time for the weekend. erin: there are just days left until the south carolina primary

>> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 daybreak. erin: good morning, new hampshire. i' m erin fehlau. sean: hi there. i' m sean mcdonald. it did not feel like february at all yesterday. we are settling back into a more normal pattern. kevin: yesterday, it was the snow and then the rain and the wind. temperatures continue to fall back to the freezing mark now. we are not expecting a lot in the way of precipitation today. there might be flurries in western and northern areas in the afternoon. mid-30' s north country to lower half of the 40' s in southern spots.

let' s take a look at your morning ride. we are joined by 95.7 wzid' s deb davidson. good morning. deb: good morning, kevin. compared to yesterday, the roads are nice and quiet as you start your morning commute. be aware of possible black ice depending on where you are on major highways, especially on on and off ramps. 93 is moving well and 293 is ok from the upper to the lower split. 101 is moving well. 95 is up to speed in both directions. from the wzid traffic network, i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. sean: topping our news, police are investigating a recent pair of gun shop break-ins in hooksett and tyngsboro,

erin: ray brewer is life in hooksett with a closer look at surveillance video. ray: police telling us they have not confirmed a link, but there are similarities. the surveillance video shows the two people forcing their way in which give weaponry in hooksett -- wicked weaponry in hooksett two weeks ago. this week, there was a similar crime at hitman firearms in tyngsboro, massachusetts. police say similar guns were taken and the method seems to be the same. >> it' s upsetting to hear that they are hitting more gun shops. that being said, and there is the potential for them to be caught. ray: the owner of wicked weaponry has posted all

recognize the crux -- crooks. eight weapons were taken from the store. reporting live, ray brewer. erin: a londonderry man faces up to life in prison after being convicted by a federal jury in maine. gregory ellis was convicted of interstate -- gregory owens was domestic violence. prosecutors say he drove from new hampshire to maine with the intent of killing his wife rachel. during a home invasion, he shot his wife and one of the homeowners. they did survive. >> any man that would try to get out of a relationship by shooting his wife in the head has serious problems. erin: owens did take to the stand in his own defense.

sean: new details are emerging about a deadly attack outside a bar in rochester. tyngsboro, mass w --41-year-old eric langlais wept in court yesterday. he is accused of landing the blow that ended the life of 44-year-old james unfonak outside gary sports bar. langlais delivered a sucker punch outside the bar that caused unfonak to die. >> they waited for him outside the bar and when they walked out , they attacked him. sean: he has previously served time for assaulting a four-month-old. he is being investigated for an altercation outside another bar that night. erin: franklin pierce officials say they cannot discuss

school officials did contact police last month after hearing about a student conversation. moving forward, the case will be canceled -- handled by franklin pierce, not police. sean: crews worked into the night preparing -- repairing a water main break in lebanon. it took a little while to track down the exact source of the issue. crews dug up a large source of the issue -- a large chunk of the road. a traffic flagger is being treated for serious injuries after he was hit in the head by a tree over the border in vermont. 77-year-old donald ferland was knocked unconscious as a tree was removed from the side of the road. he was not wearing a hard hat.

solid double-digit lead among likely voters in south carolina. republicans will vote this saturday with the democrats a week later. the attacks are heating up. megan: good morning. all six remaining gop candidatesalthough donald trump is bound to clean up his dirty language, that does not mean he is playing nice. >> for bush. -- poor bush. t care what donald the guys a complete loser. megan: jeb bush making news with

>> you cannot ignore the impact of what wall street greed has done to this country and no state has been hit harder by that greed and illegal behavior than the state of nevada. >> i have spent a lot of time in nevada. megan: bernie sanders and hillary clinton are battling for minority voters in both states. african-americans are expected to make up half of the democratic vote in south carolina. erin: it is going to be an interesting couple of weeks. the changes made to school lunch in manchester after kids spoke up. even the pizza is changing. sean: get to know your local officers and collect them all. the portsmouth police department is bringing back trading cards. erin: talk about travel nightmare. a flight diverted to manchester ended up getting diverted again

kevin: starting off your wednesday with temperatures easing back to the freezing mark. clouds and partial sunshine get us back into the lower 40' s in southern areas. we will look ahead to weather changes for the weekend coming up. sean: the new england revolution soccer team is stepping up to help a youth soccer league in manchester hit by vandals several times. erin: the manchester angels has been hit half a dozen times, including last fall. now, the revolution' s charitable foundation is holding an online auction, including jerseys worn by the players, to help the league. sean: if stores want to keep accepting food stamps, they must stock healthy options according

agriculture department. the number of required healthy options is doubling, including fruits, vegetables, meat, and bread. school lunch of parker varney elementary school is getting a bit of a makeover. last year, 76 or graders and a survey. they provided their findings to the school board. students want more fresh fruit, vegetables and triangle pizza instead of the traditional square cafeteria pizza. >> their voice matters and if they want to change something, they can do it, no matter where they live or how small or young or old they are. sean: students are eating more school lunches. because they asked for meals to be made on site, a local company helped construct a new kitchen at no cost to local taxpayers.

looking for captains, detectives, lieutenants, and officers. the portsmouth police department is bringing back department trading cards for the first time in 20 years. each card features the officer' s name, picture, biography, and a special message. any kid that collects all 28 cards can get a prize and will be entered to win a bigger prize at the end of each month. erin: this is cool for the kids in the officers. sean: after school, you can trade them. right now, it is 13 minutes past 5:00. not all maple syrup is the same or even maple at all. local producers say food labels need to change. erin: these could be the hot

sean: pope francis is wrapping up a five day trip to mexico with highly anticipated stops. he will visit a prison and will also visit the texas border to get a look at the plight of migrants and pray for those who have died crossing the border. the trip wraps of a mass that will be simulcast in el paso. erin: maple syrup producers are calling on the fda to crack down on food labeling. producers say many big manufacturers claim to use maple syrup in products, when they use corn syrup. they say there is not even any maple sugar, just chemical flavoring and color. they say the misbranding is having a negative effect on their industry and integrity. for comparison, they asked how apple would react if someone was selling fake iphones?

of new toys hitting the stores. hundreds of thousands are on display at the annual toy fair in new york city. options include a space explorer drone, pom-pom maker, a voice-activated barbie, a pedal cart, a go kart with parental controls, and a spooner. i love going on. while most of the toys will not be available until the end of summer, a lot of them look really fun. sean: we have a lot to discuss with that video. the academy awards will be handed out later this month and the oscar itself is getting a bit of a facelift. the features of the 1929 are being restored and will be hand cast in bronze before getting the 24 karat gold finish and the overall size will remain the same. it takes about three months to

erin: are you say that oscar is getting a facelift? sean: a bit of a facelift. kevin: oscar the grouch should be the one with the facelift. [laughter] kevin: it is a pretty classic look. erin: apparently, it is getting more classic. kevin: we start off with a look outside. you will notice a sheen to the area roadways. anywhere that has a little bit of leftover moisture, temperatures are down within a few degrees of 32. if you travel a distance across the state, you will notice that temperatures move around depending on elevation. the difference could make all the difference early this morning. factor in a couple of extra minutes. we are looking at a mix of sunshine. a lot more in southern areas.

partial sunshine expected not only today, but through friday. that will be a warm front that brings in milder temperatures. quite a few clouds build in and these move through mid-to-late morning. the day today for us. they will be a breeze that goes at around 5-50 miles per hour into the afternoon. a weak area of high pressure will continue to settle in. temperatures will start to slide back. the cooler air has not quite arrived yet. we are in the low to mid 30' s early on. temperatures still running above where we were running yesterday. we are going to continue to see these numbers slide through the

there is the coolest of the air and that starts to rotate overhead. highs will be from the mid-30' s to lower range of the 40' s. southeastern spots, we will call partly sunny. we have a very weak system gliding through. fair skies through friday afternoon. increasing clouds on friday evening. it does look like the main push of that energy will be to the north. we will provide a few areas of light snow early saturday morning. temperatures for central and southern areas likely on that are sunday will be in the low and mid 40' s. today, we will be in the low 40' s. there will be some snow showers

notice the cooler air diving in the next couple of days as temperatures slipped back closer to the average. then we warm-up for the weekend. a little bit of light snow early saturday and then mix skies on monday. erin: we' ve dodged a lot of the cold air this year. kevin: minus last weekend, yes. over the last two weeks, with all the weather, we are back to average. sean: let' s check out our top stories. ray: police are checking to see if the same people are responsible for breaking into two gunshots, one in hooksett and one in tyngsboro, massachusetts. surveillance video shows two people forcing their way into wicked weaponry. then a similar crime at hitman firearms in tyngsboro, massachusetts.

sean: a londonderry man faces life in prison after being convicted by a federal jury in maine. gregory allen' s tracked his wife -- owens to saco, where he shot her and a friend. both survived. this is the second water main break on the same road this winter. erin: cartoons are going live. homer simpson is preparing for

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erin: the westminster kennel dog show wrapped up at madison square garden last night. one of the dogs that didn' t win

sean: dario did not seem bothered by the crowds. he kept gnawing at his handlers pocket. it turns out the treats were in the other pocket, but he was looking for them. he was having a good time. erin: he was more interested in the treats than the dog show. sean: there was a lot of hair on that dog. erin: a german shorthaired pointer was the winner. homer simpson is soon going to broadcast live from springfield. sean: the iconic animated character will star in a live segment talking about the news of the day and may be questions from social media. the actor voicing homer will act out the character using motion capture technology. erin: we have seen sitcoms go live. this is going to be interesting. sean: homer is still going strong.

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>> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 daybreak. erin: good morning. it is wednesday, february 17. it was a rough ride out there yesterday morning. the roads are a lot better today. sean: full day of school for the kids out there. first, let' s get to our top stories. police into states are trying to determine if a pair of gun shop break-ins are related.

passengers are finally in new york after their flight from the dominican republic was diverted twice. fish and game officials will vote on a controversial proposal to relaunch a bobcat hunting season in new hampshire. erin: what wild weather yesterday to have snow and then all that rain yesterday. kevin: you went from a point on early sunday morning to sometime yesterday afternoon and temperatures jumped by 75 degrees in some locations. erin: wow. kevin: partial sunshine today, may be a few flurries. temperatures starting close to our normal highs. if anything, temperatures at or above normal. erin: kind of leveling off in. we do want to check the roads for you. there are a lot better than they were yesterday. kevin: for a look at the morning drive, we are joined by 95.7

s deb davidson. deb: good morning. it is a nice, quiet start to your morning commute. we are not seeing any troubles at all right now. if you are commuting on interstate 89, we are seeing some delays on the southbound side in huntington. once you clear that stretch, you are up to speed to the bow junction. 293 is ok right now. as you do head out, be aware of possible black ice throughout the state where temperatures are below freezing as the roads are still wet. from the wzid traffic network, i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. erin: thank you so much. a search is underway for a pair of thieves believed to be behind two gunshots break-ins. sean: the most recent break-in happened in tyngsboro,

the crime may be connected to another burglary in hooksett. good morning, ray. ray: good morning. police telling us there is no definitive link between the break-in here at wicked weapons in hooksett and the break-in down in tyngsborough, massachusetts. on february 3, two suspects were caught on surveillance forcing their way inside wicked weaponry in hooksett. once inside, they smashed a display case and took off with four guns. early monday morning, another gunshot was hit in tyngsborough , massachusetts. >> the police were here in minutes. apparently, these people are in

ray: while the surveillance system at hitman firearms was not working, the police say there are similarities to the break-in in hooksett. >> very similar mo. the same type of firearms were stolen. ray: wicked weaponry owner hopes that they could lead to more arrests. >> it is upsetting, but that being said, there is the potential for them to get caught . there is more evidence and more to go on. ray: he has posted every minute of his surveillance video on youtube in hopes that someone can identify the suspects. a total of four handguns were stolen from the shop in tyngsborough, meaning there were eight stolen weapons now on the street. reporting live, ray brewer. erin:/ / --

for dozensof delta passengers diverted twice. a flight bound for jfk in new york left the dominican republic, but was diverted to manchester because of poor weather. 150 passengers stayed overnight and were supposed to fly to new york on tuesday afternoon. that flight was diverted and hand to lend -- had to land in boston. >> i' m not usually a nervous flyer, but it really got to me. i had to take some dramamine. we had some stomach issues. than 12,000 skymiles. but that does not play -- pay for a flight to the dominican republic. erin: the victim of a deadly snowmobile crash was a hampton falls firefighter. he was snowmobiling with friends on monday when fish and game officials say he lost control

he was just 30 years old. we are also learning new details about a brutal assault in northfield. police say this man repeatedly punched charles eisenhower outside a house early saturday morning and then slammed his head into a sliding door. the victim is in critical, but stable condition. both men knew each other, but authorities are not commenting on a possible motive. sean: a manchester couple is accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars of jewelry from their 70 a rope neighbor. jacob and lauren stibs started stealing from the woman last summer. jacob did all jobs around the woman' s home. she called police after realizing she was missing cash. soon after, she realized what hundred thousand dollars worth

they eluded police until they were captured this week. the couple admitted they were drug addicts and sold the jewelry to buy drugs. erin: a nashua man is accused of exposing himself to students. 30-year-old jonathan nzali reported -- was reported as being naked in the bathroom for more than two hours and had exposed himself to students. he was previously convicted of indecent exposure. sean: a man fired a gun inside a crowded restaurant on valentine' s day. robinson diaz is accused of hitting another man in the head with the gun before it went off. new charges have been filed against two people involved in a big fight in hampton beach last month.

james restaurant. police sought casey walker actively fighting. she is facing additional charges. christopher walker is accused of assaulting a police officer and trying to run. he faces an additional charge. two other men were also arrested. dylan justus and caleb butts both face assault charges. erin: investigators are trying to figure out what caused a garbage truck to catch fire. it was the cab of the truck that caught fire. no one was injured. sean: the fish and game commission will vote on a controversial proposal to launch a bobcat hunt in new hampshire. they banned bobcat hunting in 1989. fish and game officials are proposing to issue 50 bobcat

permits. opponents say there is no need to kill the animals. we will keep you updated on that. erin: coming up, tense moments at a t station in boston. >> we had to kick the windows out to let people out. passengers were sent into a panic when smoke started to fill their train. sean: the could be a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer. a potential new treatment. kevin: a lot of extremes lately.

kevin: starting off wednesday morning with temperatures sliding back toward the freezing mark. we are expecting a pretty nice day out there. quite a few clouds in western and northern spots. we are looking at temperatures above the average for this time of year. details coming up.

after a situation led to major delays last night area the train started to fill with smoke. a piece of the third rail was damaged and caused the motors to overheat and start smoking. some panicked passengers kicked out windows to escape. >> it was kind of crazy. the train was full of smoke. >> all of a sudden, there is a big, brown bill of smoke and people were standing and sitting down. it was so big and so dark. we knew it was not something safe to be around. erin: the orange line station was shut down for two hours. it is now back open. sean: a thief in georgia had a change of heart after stealing a little girl' s birthday gifts. the thief ran off with a box full of the child' s gifts. the video was posted on the

the following day, the father got a big surprise. the thief returned the gifts and left the family an apology note with cash inside. >> specially now, your chances of getting away with rings are getting slimmer and slimmer. people are watching. sean: police have identified a suspect and are interviewing him about the theft. erin: there could be a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer. researchers in seattle announced a potential new treatment this week. in the treatment, doctors take white blood cells from cancer patients and genetically modify them. the cells are then put back in the patient to multiply. the research has not been reviewed by other scientists. but in one study, 94% of symptoms were removed. sean: one dollar bills could be

larry summers says the $100 bill should be scrapped to make life more difficult for tax cheats and other criminals who deal in cash. a newly published study argues that illuminating larger denomination bills would have little doubt i' d for the legitimate commerce, but with legs -- make life more difficult for people breaking the law. erin: the bruins faced off against the columbus blue jackets last night. columbus scored on a penalty shot in the first period. the bruins tied it up and then the game went into overtime. the bruins ended up winning this will -- one. they skate at the nashville predators tomorrow. erin: police and fire are gearing up for the battle of the badges hockey championship. this is the annual grudge match to benefit the children' s hospital.

fire out there. building a brotherhood already established. it is good to get to know these guys on a personal level. tomorrow. >> it went really well. together on the ice. we wanted to get guys familiar with the team. >> pick of any secrets? >> they' skaters, good talent. it is nice to see them and have a practice. sean: it is always a good game. it takes place at april 2 at the verizon wireless arena. for more information, visit chadhockey.org. erin: gerard mayo announced his retirement last night. he did not play in the afc

he played in six games in each of the previous two seasons because of injuries. sean: i plan to retire at 29. it did not work out so well. the red sox replay website will allow ticket sale prices to be handled by fans. fans will be able to buy and sell tickets digitally using a mobile app. erin: a young kart racer from washington, new hampshire is now a national finalist in the amateur category of the champion spark plug search for a champion contest. he won a $1000 sponsorship and is in the running for a grand prize of $10,000. he is just one of 25 finalists in the amateur category and is the only finalist from new england. part of the score will be based

find a link to his entry page -- let' s see if we can help them out. support our local kid. sean: i' m pretty sure that [laughter] you' ve overachieved. you. that is a really good sign it direction. a mixture of sunshine and clouds out there. still fairly mild into the afternoon. nothing like what we saw over the weekend anticipated anytime soon. the coolest of the days will be tomorrow. it comes with partial sunshine, which lasts through the day on friday. all the commutes look pretty quiet for us. from there, a weak system early saturday. a warm front coming behind that for the weekend itself. quite a few clouds filing and.

or northern areas. a weak area of high pressure that. we will be looking at partly cloudy or fair skies behind that. this is what we say about showing you the seven or eight airport temperatures across the region. bouncing around the freezing mark. you will want to factor in a few extra minutes. you could still have a couple of slick spots left over from the precipitation we have seen. temperatures will be on the uptick. we are talking 30' s to 40' s. there will be a bit of a breeze. by later on today, it is just

we will be pushing 40 and 43 in southern parts of the state. temperatures will ease back from there. tomorrow, not as much of a recovery. we are talking lower 20' s up north to 30' s in southern areas. you will notice sunshine on friday morning giving way to clouds in the afternoon. a lot of the energy from the next system passes to our north, but could provide some light snow on saturday morning. the endgame came of that is to push a warm front through. temperatures in the 30' s to afternoon. partly sunny skies. it does cool off a bit later evening. temperatures rebound from there and it takes the warm front coming through early on saturday morning to get temperatures back

only that one system comes through late friday night, early saturday. the seven-day forecast is otherwise about as quiet as you can get for this time of year. sean: we held onto a lot of our snow. kevin: that is true. there is a nice crunchy glaze. erin: there sure is. boston has made a new list of the coziest cities in america. honeywell portable heaters teamed up with an environmental health scientist to create this list based on the number of coffee shops and the annual snowfall. asheville, north carolina was named the coziest city. portland, maine came in fifth. sean: the somebody sit down and think what kind of lists can we come up with? erin: i love the criteria. [laughter]

we will to you about the big winner of this year' s westminster kennel club dog show. outside -- it looks like these two are having a whole lot of fun playing in the snow. a great picture. you can submit your pictures and

sean: congrats. a german shorthaired pointer s top dog. cj won best in show at the westminster kennel club dog show at madison square garden. in burrs away named lucy finished second. cj is the first german shorthaired pointer to win the competition since 1987. erin: we will probably be seeing

there could be more small drivers hitting the sidewalks. tesla is releasing models for kids. [laughter] erin: preorders are available now. the car has working headlights and is even equipped with a sound system. sean: alex is driving that thing. erin: young drivers can cruise through neighborhoods at a top speed of six miles per hour. kevin: who thought sound was a good idea for those things? erin: a woman in texas was forced to ask her doctor an unusual question. where is my belly button? >> what happened to it? did y' all throw it in the trash? [laughter] erin: lori jones says she underwent surgery, but when she was able to remove bandages, she realized that her belly button was gone.

never warned her about the risks of losing her belly button. the doctor said he can re-create one, but she will first have to heal. sean: i' ve never heard of that. they didn' t the the possibility of losing your belly button? erin: now she has to undergo surgery to get a belly button? sean: i' ve never heard of this. a first for daybreak. an exciting announcement for portsmouth police. they are bringing back their department trading cards. ray: police into states checking to see if reagan' s at gun shops -- break-ins at gun shops are connected. erin: attention bigfoot believers -- anyone? sean: yes, i' m listening.

>> my hope is that they get caught. erin: at least eight guns are missing after a pair of recent break-ins at local gun shops. police say there are definite similarities between the cases. sean: guilty of federal charges -- that is the verdict against a londonderry man. kevin: after huge temperature swings and various types of precipitation, we love off to partial sunshine today.