sean: now on "daybreak," a former belknap sheriffs deputy facing charges. people say he sexually assaulting inmates. erin: the safety violations facing the circus company after the tent collapse last year. kevin: three chances of snow in your forecast. all of the detail and an update on the weekend ahead. sean: thousands of people are expected to file past antonin scalia's casket today at the supreme court. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now wmur "news 9 daybreak."

it is pretty cold this morning. we're in for a warm up for the weekend. sean: for a lot of kids, one more day of school and school vacation. are we going to see any snow? kevin: i think there's a couple of chances. the first one sets us up well. warm front will be crossing the state overnight and early tomorrow morning. it could be a quick one to three inches of accumulation. we're going to start with sunshine. it is a chillier start to the day. we start off in the single digits to lower and mid teens. a good deal of sunshine will allow temperatures to rebound nicely. most locations up above the freezing mark. as high as the upper 30's. light snow tonight. joined live by deb davidson. good friday morning, deb. deb: good friday morning. right now -- volume is building on 93 southbound as you make your way at the 93 split

give yourself extra time through there. after that 293 is moving well with no major problems. looks great as you get on to the everett turnpike. the everett turnpike is moving well. we're seeing some minor slowdowns as you approach exit 13. 101 we're not seeing any delays either from bedford to portsmouth. some building volume right now at 114. this report is brought to you by autofair. from the traffic network, i'm deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. sean: thanks. a former sheriffs deputy is behind bars accused of sexually assaulting inmates. erin: 37-year-old ernest blanchett has been indicted on nine counts. because this is an indictment, there's no mug shot available for us to show. ray brewer join us from outside of the jail in laconia to explain why the alleged assaults

ray: prosecutors say the allegation involve a total of five inmates. now yesterday he was indicted on nine counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault. he is accused of sexually assaulting them while transporting them. he's accused of having intercourse with two female inmates. >> inmates are people too. some of them have been prosecuted by this office. but they are also victims and in this case very vulnerable victims. ray: blanchett was indicted in october for aggravated felonious sexual assault he was taking to the women's state prison. he faces a total of five separate trials. live in laconia, ray

thanks. a circus company faces a dozen violations after a lancaster. two people died and dozens were injured. according to a new report from osha, the circus operator, walker international events, failed to build the tent properly and ignored seven severe weather alerts. they cited violations that put employees at risk of electrical shock, burns, and cuts. >> no enforcement action that we take will bring back the victims to their families and the communities and that going forward we want to make sure that we send the message to the employer and other employers that they need to follow proper procedures. sean: walker international $33,000. we tried to contact the company, but we could not reach them. osha says it will meet with them next week. erin: a rochester man is due in

four homes in dover. he was accused of portsmouth. he broke in to homes in dover during the day looking for jewelry. they are still looking in to four other break ins. an amherst woman is accused of stealing more than $20,000 worth of clothing and electronics from sports authority in nashua while she worked there. 49-year-old carol koehler stole the items years and sold them online. officers also found several of the stolen items in koehler's home. sean: there will be extra police at the regional high school in kingston after a student made a threat directed at the winter carnival pep rally. as we reported earlier this week, district officials say the student is no longer in school. he is cooperating with police. the school also says any students that choose to stay home today because of concerns over the threat will be given an excused absence. a mother and five-month-old girl are in the hospital with life-threatening

hit by a car in boston. a neighbor ran to the scene and started cpr on the baby. the driver stopped immediately and tried to help. both victims suffered serious head injuries. the cause of the crash is under investigation. >> the next votes in the race for the presidency will be cast tomorrow. republican donald trump is now responding to comments made by pope francis. he's not in a fight with the pontiff. hillary clinton and bernie sanders took part in the town hall in las vegas last night. ray raimundi reports. reporter: good morning. it's been a full ten days since the new hampshire primaries. presidential hopefuls are fighting fir fir -- for their lives. the democrats are crisscrossing through the state of nevada. >> the eyes of america

tough questions on topics like immigration, privacy, and their records. >> maybe it is that senator sanders wasn't really a democrat until he decided to run for president. he doesn't know what the last two democratic presidents did. well, it is true. it is true. you know, it is true. ray: jeb bush and donald trump face to face with south carolina voters. at issue religion and comments the pope made criticizing donald trump. >> was there a moment when you first heard the pope had said something about you that you thought i'm going to have to ask for forgiveness? >> no, no. look. not really. i have a lot of respect for the pope. i would say that i think he was very much misinterpreted. reporter: going in to this weekend's contest, they show donald trump is ahead of the pack. in nevada, hillary

sanders are still at a statistical tie. erin: thousands of people, including president obama and the first lady, are expected to pay respects to the antonin scalia today. we have pictures of the supreme court building where his casket will arrive at 9:30. the casket will be on public's view from 10:30 this morning until 8:00 this evening. on the same platform on which president lincoln's coffin rested. the funeral is tomorrow. sean: of course we'll have full coverage over the next few days. still to come, are you ready to deal with an emergency at home? the red cross will hand out hundreds of kits to help out. erin: flipping and tumble her way to the top. sean: the mbta announced just a few minutes ago it has mixed signal problems that created

kevin: friday morning, february 19th. a beautiful sunrise. headed up in to the 30's with an increase in clouds later this afternoon ahead of the next system arriving tonight. it produces big changes for the weekend. all of the details with future cast coming up. erin: the red cross is teaming up to help people in manchester get ready for an emergency. sean: the groups will hand out 400 emergency preparedness kits across the city. each includes drinking water, light, poncho, and the red cross first aid guide. >> it is critical to be prepared before something happens. these kids will give people the tools and the skills to be prepared before a fire happens in their home or before

home because of some emergency. sean: the kits will be handed out this spring when red cross members help install smoke detectors in homes around the time we change our clocks. erin: this week's hometown hero says she surprised herself. tori sipes is a freshman at the derryfield school. she just won the all around title. she also won the bar and beam events. tori has been competed since she was seven. she's now a level nine gymnast, training four hours every night. >> i'm kind of surprised that i won. especially with all of the good gymnast competitors. it was just exciting. it means a lot. it is great to place on the individual events. just to know you won the overall is great. yeah. and see how consistent you are on all of the events. you were able to pull together a good enough score. erin: how about that? in addition to her gymnastic skills, she

has a 3.6 gpa. just to watch her, it is amazing. sean: how do they not get dizzy. they make it look so easy. 12 minutes past 6:00. it's been a tough couple of months who people who love winter time. now they are asking snowmobile clubs to stop grooming trails.

erin: several grass and brush fires broke out yesterday in kansas and missouri prompting evacuations and prompting the tire tornadoes. you can see them spinning up in the flames. there are no reports of any injuries in the fire. crews have been able to keep them from destroying any homes

the state senate has approved a bill that creates different marriage license forms for gay and straight couples. the primary goal of the legislation is to remove the names of county clerks from marriage licenses after a clerk refused to issue same-sex licenses last summer. critics say having two different forms is unequal treatment. the house is expected to pass its own version of the bill. sean: more than a million walmart employees are getting a raise tomorrow. the retail giant is raiding the minimum wage from $9 to $10. that applies to all of the company's hourly workers and supervisors. the higher wages will cost an extra $1.5 billion this year. mcdonald's is trying out a new menu option. it is a fried chicken patty served on a maple syrup bun. now it is available only at 11 locationing in ohio.

it could go national. we'll keep an eye on that. virgin galactic plans to unveil the new spaceship. it is flown by two pilots and can carry passengers up to 62 miles above the earth's surface. hundreds of people have put down deposits of 250,000 for a chance to fly. erin: wow. the lack of snow tonights to cause new problems for winter activities across the state. the mt. washington auto road stopped the snowmobile tours. the state spent out a request that all grooming across the state be stopped. >> we received notice from the bureau of trails they weren't going to reimburse us for grooming and we had to cease all of the operations that way. erin: poor conditions are taking a cut out of business for restaurants, hotels, rental properties, and those who work on the snowmobiles as well.

the greatest season. kevin: there are four factors that guide the winter season. for the last three years they have been clicking almost on all cylinders. this year they held back. the combination of all four of them holding back at the same time after been going for three years left us where we are. which is about two feet of snow below normal to the point in the season. start off with the chilly conditions. single digits and teens. certainly cold enough for snow. it will be later on tonight as the next system approaches. it will be a fairly weak system. it will have a warm front associated with it. it brings in the milder temperatures for the weekend itself. we start off with sunshine early this morning as it rises and a light wind. i think everyone will appreciate in to the afternoon. a lot of sunshine out there this morning with an increase in high clouds. you'll notice along the warm front light snow. that will start to push in. we could see a few flurries fly around in the western and northern areas. you'll notice the

single digits to mid teens. you'll notice the 12 on temperature of mt. washington. that's foreshadowing the air mass that the rest of us will see over the next 24 hours. still running a solid 10-15 degrees come ethan yesterday at this time. we're going to continue to watch the coldest of the air rotate through. you'll notice it is nothing but milder air thereafter all the way through the weekend. high temperatures today more most locations above the freezing mark could push in to the upper 30's in southern areas of the state through the afternoon with a fairly light wind. clouds will start increasing after 2:00 or 3:00 from west to east. might be a few flurryies around. the better chance is early tomorrow morning. looks like the main window will be midnight through about 8:00 or 9:00 tomorrow morning. if you get up early, still some light snow. a general one to three inches of accumulation a possibility with maybe a light coating to an inch. from there there may be a stray shower.

in to the 40's. should be a lot of drier hours from the snow leaving tomorrow morning versus any short of rain showers that fire up during the afternoon. from there, drier day. temperatures again up in to the 40's. we'll track the system number two which is a weak one that will be passing to the south as opposed to the south with the main energy passing to the north. it could overspread light snow for monday morning in to southern areas. this energy moving in to the west now will try to make a run at us sometime late tuesday in to wednesday. depends on the track whether it will be rain and/or snow. sunshine to high clouds. moderating temperatures. drop in to the 20's no most locations. the snow starts to top after midnight. it will be around for the first two hours. turning milder in the afternoon and milder for the remainder of the weekend. starting to cool off behind the next system that comes through early monday. a little bit of light

all eyes on wednesday which could be rain or snow or mix depending on that's out of the three, systems. erin: all right. that. we begin here with ray brewer. sean: a former belknap county sheriffs deputy is waking up behind bars after being indicted. 37-year-old ernest blanchett was indicted on nine counters of aggravated sexual assault and one count of felonious sexual assault. erin: the company that ran a circus faces more than a dozen safety violations in connection with a deadly tent collapse. they failed to build the tent and ignored seven severe weather alerts. there will be extra police at high school in kingston today after a student made a threat directed at the winter carnival pep rally.

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>> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now wmur "news 9 daybreak." erin: good morning to you on this friday, february 19th. we're seeing a pretty sunrise out there setting up in goffstown. 16 degrees though. we're waking up to temperatures in the teens in many areas around the state. the weekend looking a little bit warmer out there. sean: maybe a little bit of snow. kevin will talk about that in a moment. first let's get to the top stories. a former belknap county sheriffs deputy is accused of waking up behind bars after transports inmates to

pembroke claims a student was threatening to do something violent were unfounded. and an issue with amtrak signal caused major delays yesterday erin: all right. one sunrise. kevin: we go 6,000 feet. beautiful sunrise this morning. temperatures there early on around 12 degrees. that's an indication that some milder air is coming in ahead of the next system that arrives later on this evening. a lot of sunshine and light winds. temperatures today making their way up in to the lower to mid 30's. a little bit of light snow developing later on tonight. it will be around first thing tomorrow morning. erin: you mention the last half an hour we're two feet below where we would be. kevin: 22 to 23 inches. erin: wow. here's a live look from the common man camera in windham. kevin: we're joined live by deb

good friday morning. deb: good friday morning. as you can see 93 is moving well through the southern part of the state. we're starting to see traffic pick up just a bit as many commuters are now starting their morning commute. we're not seeing any major problems on 93 through hooksett. it is getting a bit congested on 293 at the upper split. once you get through that it is moving well through the mill yard. the everett turnpike has seen volume picking up in both directions. 111 is moving well across the state. if you are commuting to the upper valley, 89 is looking good from concord up to hanover and lebanon. this report is brought to you by autofair. from the wzid traffic network, i'm deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. erin: all right. thank you. this morning a former belknap county sheriff's deputy is facing nine counts. sean: prosecutors say all of the alleges victims were inmates. ray brewer live from the county jail with the

deputies indictment. good morning, ray. ray: good morning. 37-year-old ernest blanchett waking up behind bars after authorities say he was involved in alleged sexual assaults that involved at least five inmates. >> it is particularly disappointing when you have someone in the position of trust and authority. they are supposed to be protecting the public. ray: the former sheriffs deputy was indicted on nine counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault and one count of felonious sexual assault. the cases involve five victim. all of them inmates. blanchett is accuse the of assaulting those inmates while transporting them to or facilities. >> the allegation is during the time he was transporting the individuals, he engaged in sexual contact with two of them. specifically we're alleging that he engaged in sexual intercourse with two separate female

transports. ray: in three other cases, blanchett is accuse of the coercing and watching the inmates have sex with each other. he is now facing five different trials. >> inmates are people too. prosecuted by this office. they are also victims and in this case very vulnerable victims. ray: right now blanchett's bail isset at $100,000. because this was an indictment and not an arrest, authorities have not released blanchett's mug shot to the media. live in laconia, ray brewer, wmur news 9. sean: the superintendent says a supposed threat that prompted a petition was unfounded. some pembroke academy student and their parents signed alleging threatened to do something violent. they believe the same

stay in school. the superintendent says they did investigate. after numerous interviews with students, including the one in question, they rumor. >> we had about 100 students absent. it was very upsetting. it was upsetting to all of us. that's a superintendent's worst nightmare to hear a threat to the school and the safety of students. we called the police and thoroughly investigated. anything. >> the kids spoke up and talked to us. it is a good working relationship and environment. sean: an alert was sent to parents to let them know about the investigations and its findings. erin: the commuter rail in boston is running on its normal surgery after some major delays yesterday. an amtrak signal problem kept almost all of the trains out of south station. workers finally fixed the problem overnight. the issue caused long backups that left many

>> this is disgraceful. there are people up there screaming. there's no cops. this is absolutely disgusting. >> it is total chaos. i don't see many emergency personnel directing people. erin: a spokesperson is apologizing noting the equipment that is operated by amtrak. sean: they are proposing a create a registry for drug dealers similar to sex offenders. after three convictions, they will be put on the list. they hope it will create abuse. >> it needs to be a two-pronged approach. what do we do about the supply chain while we're reaching out and taking care of those caught up in the clutches of the monster? sean: the new hampshire aclu

published, it could make it more difficult for those people to rehabilitate and find gainful employment. erin: jeanne shaheen is hearing from people directly impacted by the drug crisis as she prepares to prevent a plan. yesterday she spoke with program leaders and recovering addicts. her plan would provide 6u million in emergency funding to first responders and treatment centers that handle drug overdoses. >> what that legislation would do is provide support to programs that we know have been working to help address treatment, to help law enforcement as they are trying to put pushers behind bars to help with drug courts with prescription drug monitoring so we can track what's going on. erin: the senate is scheduled to take up the bill next week. at the state house, a hearing is being held on the proposal to expand

it adds acts of terrorism and civil rites offenses to capital murder statute. it means a person convicted of causing death by using a weapon of mass destruction or causing a death of a person exercising certain civil acts could face the death penalty. sean: firefighters in berlin came to the rescue of deer that ran in to trouble. the deer was struggling to stay above water. the doe was suffering from hypothermia when they pulled it in to the rescue boat. after ten minutes, the deer perked up and was later released in to the water. they think the deer was stuck in the water for about an hour. thankfully rather man or beast firefighters will come rescue. erin: deer is on the way. a dramatic scene in hawaii. a helicopter caught on camera crashing at pearl harbor. everyone on board survived. sean: the french government is attempting to give workers a good excuse to leave their jobs at the office.

rule that gives employees the right to disconnect with their e-mails when they are not at work. kevin: chilly start with sunshine. the next system produces a big change for the weekend itself.

>> starting off friday morning with clear skies and a beautiful sunrise. single digits and teens for most as you walk out the door. in the 30's to finish by later on this afternoon. sunshine through mid afternoon with a light wind and then some light snow pushing in this evening which brings in milder air for the weekend. we'llics plain coming up. sean: we'll call it crisp and refreshing. maggie hassan will be in the nation's capitol to attend the winter meeting. nikole killion live in washington, d.c. with a preview of the event. good morning, nikole. nikole: good morning. president obama has said to address the democratic governor's association meeting later this afternoon. the vice president will also attend the event. new hampshire governor is among several governors who will be there. one of the topics is the ongoing drug epidemic. they are calling on the federal government to take quick action. just last month they signed two bills in to

and opioid problem in new hampshire. one strengthening the plenties were dealing and the other creates a committee to study the use of the drug narcan. the governor's association meeting continues here in washington on monday. back to you, sean. erin: a teenager is in critical condition after surviving a helicopter crash in pearl harbor. five people were in the helicopter. they rushed to help pull the victims to shore. it was flying erratically with white smoke coming from its tail before it went down. >> it was surreal. very scary. they fell down and hit the water 20 yards off shore. thank god he didn't hit shore. there was 150 people standing around. erin: an ntsb investigators is expected to arrive today.

to determine what caused the helicopter to crash. sean: a new study says the military is struggling to provide adequate care for active duty troops struggling. the rancore study revealed that many troops with ptsd are not getting the minimum number of sessions. the minimum number is four within eight weeks. officials blame the issue on a lack of mental health professionals. they say the military will turn to civilian therapist available through contracts. erin: authorities are investigating the disappearance of 100 people whose remains were found. they happened between 99 and 2001. authorities say the victims were inmates, visitors, and people who had nothing to do with the prison. they say there could be more remains in sewers underneath other jails across columbia.

is out of a job. a train nearly slammed in the back of the bus while it was full of high school students. the cell phone video shows how close the train was. the driver did not follow standard protocol. bus driver haves to stop at least 15 feet from the track, open the door, and look and cross. >> that was close. away. just coming that close would be life changing experience. >> we're all screaming and telling her to move forward. everyone was just really freaking out. really terrified at the moment. sean: after the incident the bus driver brought the bus back saying the students were so loud it couldn't be driven safely. after the incident the bus driver was fired. erin: people have been dealing with an annoying sound. no one knows what it is or when it is coming

>> it sounds like brakes. you need to change your brakes. erin: how annoying is that? neighbors say they've been hearing that noise for weeks. night. local officials have ruled out a water valve, gas leak, or wildlife. the nearest train track is rarely used. some residents say it sounds like the noise is coming from the middle of the street. it is kind of crazy. they haven't been able to find out where it is coming from. sean: to me it is ear piercing. why you can't locate it is bizarre. i feel bad for the cat. can't get any sleep. up all night. erin: the bruins took on the predators. sean: predators scored twice. that was it. nashville wins it 2-0. the bruins play at dallas tomorrow. erin: nascar drivers are gearing up for the daytona 500. the twin qualifying races to set the starting field were held last night. dale earnhardt jr. won

race on the 15th year anniversary of his father's death there at daytona. dale junior dominated for his 17th career win. he'll start third in the race. kyle busch won the second race. they crashed the cars in the accident. among those who wrecked weremy jimmie johnson and martin truex jr. and in france they are giving the employees a right to disconnect when they are not at the office. it is designed to make them more competitive and business friendly while protecting workers' interest. they have long pushed for the disconnect rule says it forces employees to work well beyond the 35 hours per week rule. that rule was put in place in 2000 as a way of encouraging companies to hire more people by limiting work hours. sean: [speaking french]

make it legal for residents to host pot lucks. a bill was put in place to make it illegal to host outside of the work plaits. it was supposed to be written so it was legal to host them at homes, churches, as well workplace. apparently my famous meatballs won't be served in other states. erin: until they change the law. sean: fair enough. kevin: pedal it elsewhere. stay away from arizona. interesting. we start off early this morning with a nice start to the day. live look from the mt. washington valley toward mt. washington. 12 degrees on top of mt. washington this morning. while for the rest of us in the lowing lying valley and areas below 6,000 feet ises in single digits to lower teen. mt. washington should be colder than that.

aloft first and then translates down. it will be a light wind today. most areas are up above the freezing mark in to the afternoon. most areas starting with sunshine before we start adding high clouds after 2:00 this afternoon. band of light snow will be along a warm front that will creep across the state. with that maybe a quick one to lee inches of accumulation. should wrap up after the first daylight hours tomorrow morning. temperatures single digits and teens this morning. light winds making this fairly reasonable as you head out. kind of a seasonally chilly start. a lot of locations within just a few degrees of the normal lows for this time of year. high temperatures in the afternoon getting up in to the low to mid 30's. with a light wind today and a good deal of sunshine through early to mid afternoon, this is about as representative as what a mid february day should be as far as the lows and highs are concerned through the afternoon. you'll notice the clouds start to creep in from west to east later this afternoon. a lot of high clouds by late in the day. no snow showers until at least after 9:00 or

then a band of light snow pushing through. you'll notice from manchester to the coast it will be a mixture of rain and snow. farther back to the north and west of concord, it could be a quick one to three inches of accumulation. there might be a stray rain shower early saturday evening. the drier of the two days looks to be sunday. partial sunshine. temperatures in most locations in the low to mid 40's. the next system is a quick mover to the south. which means southern areas could be scraped by a little bit of light snow on monday morning. then a much larger system coming on shore along the west coast. it would try to arrive late tuesday and wednesday. depending on the track could be rain or snow. temperatures starting the day cold. heading back in 30's. warmer weekend after a little bit of light snow early tomorrow morning. then we start to fade back from there. that will be ahead of the next system that comes up the coast on wednesday. maps as you would imagine five to six days away still very mixed as

that's a stay-tuned situation through the weekend. big thank you for fred c. underhill school in hooksett for invites me to speak to the first graders about weather. we talked about the water cycle, weather instruments, and it was the end of the weather unit. there were excellent questions. i think the teachers pawn that off on me. just wait until kevin gets here. a big thank you to them. that was visit of the 54th of the season. sean: you can do that. when you have a tough question, ask the weather man. kevin: i'm wondering if they do that. i get some tough question. the kids know what they are doing. erin: february and 50 visits. sean: racking them up. kevin: a lot of weather units. erin: which restaurant are the most vegetarian friendly. sean: tie for four, willows plant-based eat re, county life,

two tied for second laney and lu and the bistro in portsmouth. the number one is the susty's cafe. erin: so many people are vegetarian these days. a final check on your top stories, including serious accusations

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erin: 6:55. updating our top stories. sean: a former belknap county sheriff's deputy is waking up behind bars after being accused of sexually assaulting inmate. here's ray brewer. ray: the allegations against ernest blanchett involve nine counts of aggregated felonious sexual assault and one count of felonious sexual assault. he's accused of assaulting inmates while taking them to and from facilities. erin: the circus at the deadly tent collapse faces more than a

osha says they failed to build the tent properly and ignored alerts. sean: they are stepping up after a student made a threat directed rally. that student is no longer in class. erin: the superintendent of pembroke claims a student was threatening to do something violent on graduation day were unfounded. police investigated the claims but later determined that they were just rumors. sean: beautiful sunrise this morning. we're in the single digits and teens. high temperatures back in to the low to mid 30's. only system between us and our weekend is late tonight and the early tomorrow morning. we could see a quick one to three inches of temperatures warm up through the weekend with another weak system early on monday morning. sean: a lot of kids are on vacation after today. they are focused on the forecast. erin: coming up next, they will

terrifying helicopter crash in hawaii. all five people survived when the chopper went pearl harbor. that's amazing. sean: that's breathtaking. ginger zee has a special announcement. erin: i believe when she's coming back to work. sean: when is that? erin: stay tuned. sean: back here in 25 minutes.

good morning, america. heart-stopping crash caught on tape. a helicopter with five tourists harbor. new video of witnesses diving in to rescue the victims. cutting a 15-year-old free from the wreckage. those heroes are going to join us live only on "gma." donald trump versus the pope. those stunning remarks saying the gop front-runner is not christian. trump fires back all through the night. >> no leader, especially a religious leader, should have the right to question another man's religion or faith. >> and donald trump joining us live this morning. record heat. building across much of the