town of merrimack. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 at 5:00. josh: we begin with breaking health news, the first case of the zika virus has been confirmed in new hampshire. good evening, thank you for joining us. i'm josh mcelveen. jean: i'm jean mackin. the first zika patient contracted the virus through josh: shelley walcott just finished talking to investigators about this and joins us now live from concord. reporter: health officials really want to warn that the zika virus cannot be spread through casual contact, and this woman is not considered a health threat. now, she contracted zika through sex with her male partner, who traveled to a country where with mosquitoes are spreading the the virus. affected areas include south america, central america and the caribbean.

linked to micro sef ally -- cephaly, which causes birth defects. the woman in this case is not pregnant and has fully recovered. there are warnings for people traveling. >> anybody that travels should take strict precautions including using an e.p.a. registered repellent, wearing long sleeves and pants, staying indoors where there's screens and mosquito nets possibly. any woman that is pregnant should consider postponing travel to one of these areas because of the risk to ton born fetus. reporter: this woman is not pregnant and has fully recovered, not considered a officials are urging people who are traveling and are concerned provider. we're live in concord, i'm shelley walcott, wmur news 9. jean: a horrific crash on route 108 in kensington last night left two 21-year-old men dead, injured. now investigators are trying to

jennifer crompton is live in kensington tonight. reporter: two young men are gone, the life of a third hangs in the balance, and tonight the investigation is under way into what caused the accident along this stretch of 108 in kensington. while their loved ones, their home town and school community try to come to grips with it. scrams of a shattered mirror and the paint markings of an accident reconstruction team remain along route 108 in kensington where police say a toyota forerunner with three friends inside was headed south about 10:00 monday night. when the driver lost control, crossing into the shoulder of the northbound lane, clipping mailboxes and branches before hitting trees. >> told by the people investigating at the scene had rolled over moarn once and all three were ejected and two were determined to be deceased at the scene. reporter: mal akia davis and

their friend, jack perrault, medivacked to boston in critical condition. all three growing up in kingston where a worker remembers them from when they were little. all three also members of the exeter high school class of 2013. >> they were both members of our soccer program here, certainly active members of the exeter high school community, looked forward to bright futures for these young men, and jack was very involved with our ice hockey team here as well as active in our special olympics program, which we always look for that sort of positive here. reporter: what happened and why is still not clear. but the pain affecting so many lives is. >> it isn't just the highway school, it the elementary school, it siblings and teachers, we all know that teachers get so connected to reporter: police say it's too soon to know if speed, drugs or

we're live in kensington, jennifer crompton, wmur news 9. jean: thanks. law enforcement from across the country including from here in new hampshire paid their respects to a police officer who was shot and killed in virginia on her first shift on the job. officer ashley guindon was a merrimack high school graduate. heather hamel is live at the merrimack police station where some of the officers made the trip today. reporter: ashley guindon had just become a police officer, but her desire to serve and protect goes back years. today police officers that didn't even know her, including those here at the merrimack police department went out to virginia to pay their respects to a fallen hero. a long line of officers in full uniform waited to go into the church in woodridge, virginia joined by family and friends. she responded to a call along

the suspect is believed to have shot and killed his wife and then fired at the officers, killing guindon. it was her very first shift with the prince william county police department. she was a marine reservist and had a masters in forensic science. aas she did in life, her tragic death touched many. >> she was a member of our closer knit merrimack family, and we're representative of the community of merrimack coming down here for that purpose. it's a much more tragic thing for us to reconcile and get our arms rather than and we certainly want to be here for the family who is dealing with this in a much more difficult way. reporter: chief doyle says before they left for virginia this morning he and other officers were actually able to meet up with some classmates of ashley guindon, that was the class of 2005 at merrimack high school, he says they shared stories and he learned a lot more about this wonderful person.

josh: thanks very much. brand few numbers from our granite state poll, nothing to do with presidential politics. these have to do with the major issues facing the people of new hampshire right now. universal background checks for gun buyers, 84% of those surveyed favored that idea. 62% support legalizing marijuana for recreational use. and that's possibly ironic because by far the most pressing issue or problem you could call it now facing the state, according to new hampshire residents, drugs and the crisis of addiction. 40% of those polled called the null one problem facing new hampshire. >> that may be because 52%, more than half the state, knows someone who has abused heroin or similar deadly drugs and the same number think that the state should spend more to fight it. >> two close friend i had they overdosed and they're gone now, it's really sad. >> my generation, you know, is full of it.

people that don't do it, to be honest. >> i think this is a serious issue, it's going to be something that is going to continue, it's not going to go away. josh: in october polls also showed addiction is the top problem in the state. clearly the numbers are headed in the wrong direction. joining me to talk about it, manchester police chief nick willard. it's fair to ask this question. are we losing this war on drugs? >> yes. i don't think i've ever been as disheartened as a police officer professionally. because in january, february, we've had record high numbers of overdoses, fatals. and even though we're putting as much effort as we are into it, it doesn't seem as though we're making any head way or any ground. we're arresting people at record rates. we're getting more people in treatment than i can remember. we have more people now pitching

we're losing more people now than we did last year. josh: certainly lives are being lost. it's worth pointing out that a lives, though, have been saved narcan. but now a trouble l thing, a mix of drugs is rendering it ineffective? >> yes, i don't think the drug dealers actually know what they're sell at this point. so they'll go to lawrence, massachusetts, they'll get their supply and they put it on the streets. and that they may represent it as heroin, but it could be fentanyl or it could be heroin mixed with spice, which is something we've seen increasingly more. narcan is being used in more doses because they need to combat whatever it is that they're injecting into their bodies. josh: we've talked a lot about this. what about the crime overall? how much is directly tied or even indirectly tied to addiction? >> a lot of our property crimes are higher because people are

some of our burglaries, at one point it was 12% in one week where people were stealing only apartment. so i think it's a big factor in what we're seeing in our crime currently. josh: and quickly, any recommendation for anyone who has a problem or knows someone that has one? >> yes, now more than ever, if you are addicted on any level to anything, particularly anything that you're injecting, such as heroin or fentanyl or what you believe it to be, now is the time to get help. because the drugs that the drug dealers are putting on the street right now, they don't even know what's in it and right now it's deadly. now more than ever, i would encourage anybody who is currently addicted to anything to seek professional help. tell one. josh: chief, good to see you. our coverage of the drug crisis continues at 5:30 when governor studio. and we're going to hear from our

they push congress for more resources to fight this epidemic. jean: now we're going to see how the evening commute is shaping up. live pictures of 293 in manchester. peggy james is joining us live with a look at the rest of the evening commute. hi, peggy. >> good evening, jean. we do have an accident on interstate 89 southbound in enfeel by exit 16. the road was closed earlier, now we do have one left lane closed, so some traffic is getting by there. otherwise not a bad ride on 93 northbound making your way up from the border. 293 is good and things are good influence the bow junction and concord. 101 west is slow the usual spots. eastbound may have residual delays as well. no problems on 101 between manchester and the coast. spaulding turnpike is heavy and

i'm peggy james for 95.7, wzid. jean: thanks. the stakes are high on this super tuesday. hundreds of delegates are up for grabs. josh: when we come back, some candidates say they're staying in no matter what happens today. jean: also, a new warning about a popular type of birth control. what women need to know. mike: cooler today than yesterday tharyks leads to a wintery mix later tonight. josh: then a new push in concord to help abused children. jean: and at 6:00 he spend 20 years on the run, now behind bars, this convicted killer

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she helped dad start his business... and she even fought to put bad guys in jail. now, mom helps make laws that help people - especially when they need it most. i'm really proud of her. hard work - i can do... kelly: i'm kelly ayotte, kelly & kate: this message. jean: republican leaders are not backing off from their plan to block any supreme court nominee from president obama, even after their oval office meeting. mitch mcconnell and chuck mcgrassley met with the president and vice president democrats. it's the first time they've met in person since justice antonin

josh: 12 states, one u.s. territory, 1,015 delegates. a lot of number, but it's what's at stake right now as millions cast their ballots on this super tuesday. that includes the home states of candidates ted cruz and bernie sanders who got to head to the polls themselves today. let's begin with a look at the democratic side of things where 865 delegates are at stake tonight. as sally kidd records, this is expected to be a big night for hillary clinton. report josh, hillary clinton is hoping to rack up a significant number of delegate tonight, while bernie sanders is banking on a handful of state where he might be able to pull off an upset. hillary clinton making a last minute stop in minnesota. >> i'm happy to be back, i want to reach out to as many people as i can to convey what i want to do as president to encourage them to come to the caucuses tonight. reporter: clinton is hoping for a super sweep of southern states.

fire wall is holding. bernie sanders cast his ballot in burlington, today. he's the overwhelming favorite to win his home state of vermont and he's locked in a tie with clinton for oklahoma. the race is also tight in massachusetts. >> i am confident that if there is a large voter turnout today, across this country, we are going to do well. >> this isn't going to technically be bernie sanders' last stand. but effectively it will be. clinton is heavily favored to win most of the super tuesday states. reporter: but if things don't break his way today, sanders' team is eyeing several states that vote later this month. and he has plenty of money to keep going, raising more than $42 million last month alone. tonight clinton will hold an event in miami, florida. sanders is going to be in vermont. sally kidd, wmur news 9. josh: thanks. massachusetts is one state that is being watched very closely,

in that state democrats are vying for 91 delegates, there are 42 on the republican side of things. while in vermont there are 16 delegates up for grabs in each party, once again bernie sanders the clear favorite in his home state. much different kind of pressure for the republican candidates tonight. donald trump hopes to add more wins to his record, and as aixa diaz reports, the momentum on donald trump's side. reporter: that's right. after winning three contests in a row, donald trump is looking to rack up even more delegates tonight. skipping super tuesday states, donald trump campaigned in ohio instead. >> today is such a big day, and i shouldn't be here because i shouldn't be thinking about this, i should be thinking about tonight. reporter: according to recent polls trump leads the g.o.p. the most states voting today. for ted cruz it's all about winning his home state of texas. >> the only campaign that is in a position to beat donald trump

reporter: marco rubio who has yet to win a primary or caucus hopes to stay competitive in the delegate count. >> i must laugh when i read that donald trump says after tonight marco rubio should drop out. reporter: in virginia, john kasich predicted victory two weeks from today. >> we are going to win ohio, i've got news for you, so when we win ohio it will abe whole new day. reporter: ben carson who has the fewest number of delegates so far is throwing an election night party tonight in baltimore. aixa diaz, wmur news 9. josh: stay with wmur on air and online for complete coverage of super tuesday results. we'll have real time results on our website, mobile app as they are released, and on air updates as the ballots are counted. just off the polls close. mike: march 1st, hard to imagine we're already here. we haven't gone through a lot of crazy wintery weather, although last night gusty winds did wake

that cold front moved through, and that did drop temperatures today. up in conway, you can see mount washington of course, snow capped in the distance, but not a lot of snow in the valleys. we may add a little bit tonight, but not a whole lot because the next system back to our west is producing a bit of a wintery mix and even rain off to our west. that means when it moves in here tonight it latest be in the form of as to to the north, but a wintery mix and rain to the south. that's because of the storm track. instead of darting south of new hampshire and giving us all snow, it passes west and northwest of us and that allows the southerly win to take over, driving in warm air, so even though it has cooled down quite a bit from yesterday and is below freezing from the lakes region points north, we're still going to be talking about increasing temperatures tonight. so we do coast dawn into teens.

possibly as low as 31 or 32 for manchester, nashua and towards the coast. but during the overnight temperatures will actually rise. so this is a look at the projected temperatures by very late this evening, and notice by early in the morning they are rising back above freezing in many spots, especially from the lakes region and points south. so that means any very light accumulation a coating to an inch of snow and sleet, mainly concord into the lakes region, will tend to wash away in time for the morning commute. the real tricky travel tomorrow morning will be mainly from the white mountains in through the great north woods. so if you have travel plans this evening, no weather headaches whatsoever. it right around midnight, 1:00 a.m., that's when the snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain will develop. it's a quick mix over to rain, rapidly during the overnight in southern parts of the state. by the early part of the morning commute tomorrow, rain from the lakes region points south and even true the heart of the white mountains, rain and some sleet and snow and sleet in far northern reej onls of the state.

in the morning with rapid clearing for the afternoon, and gusty winds once again will take over. initially tonight the gusts out of the south, then tomorrow they dry us out out of the west and that may wring out a few snow showers later in the day in forth country. in terms of any snowfall, again, very, very light, a coating, possibly an inch north of concord into the lakes region. that will wash away by the morning commute. one to two inches in the upper valley and also through the mount washington valley. with the higher amounts in the higher terrain and possibly two to four plus in the highest elevations through the heart of the white mountains and great north woods. notice the winds really crank up out of the west behind this storm tomorrow. and you'll notice those winds blowing possibly over 35 miles per hour. could lead to more scattered power outages, like we had late last night, early, early this morning. notice temperatures tonight, 20 to 30, but that's around morning. tomorrow that 44 is reached

it actually cools considerably into the upper teens north and 20s and 30's south. could be a few flurries with the storm scooting south. it will mostly miss, but there could be a few flurries friday and the weekend is mainly dry and on the chilly side. jean: a serious health warning tonight about one type of birth control. josh: the change the f.d.a. is making to a certain kind of implant. jean: and a record setting space flight about to come to an end,

josh: welcome back. a college in vermont will soon stop selling energy drinks, saying that they promote troubling behavior. middlebury college says drinks like red bull and five hour energy are linked to high risk sexual activity, poor academic performance and elevated stress levels. students and staff can still have the drinks on campus, they just won't be sold at the school. and there's an f.d.a. warning tonight over one type of birth control. jean: the government says the essure implant brings serious risks including tearing of the uterus or fallopian tubes and allergic reaction from the device. the f.d.a. has stopped short of taking the device off the

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>> we see it all the time, and we see all throughout the kids and we find needles, in high school. jean: touching every generation, new hampshire's opioid crisis has eclipsed every other issue as the biggest issue facing granite staters. welcome back, i'm jean mackin. a new wmur granite state poll just released today shows 40% of

drug abuse is the state's most pressing problem. that's far and away number one. 26 points ahead of jobs and the economy. and well ahead of education and health care. to address the issue, news 9 invited governor maggie hassan to our studio live tonight, and josh is with her now. josh: thanks, jean, and thank you, governor hassan, for joining us. i know you're busy. no big surprise to you that this is a major issue. we had police chief will regard say we're losing the war on drugs. no assignment of blame. but from your assessment, how is the state doing? >> well, first of all, we know that this is touching lives throughout our state. we know it's impacting families, our communities, and it is tearing us apart. we know that our economy is suffering as a result. so we can't sit i'dly by. and we have been working on everything from medicaid expansion to increasing our efforts on prevention and treatment.

association just 10 days ago came together to recommend that we have a standard for prescribing of opioids that would be uniform so that we can really get at the root of the problem. we know that we've had some success, although chief willard is obviously rightly concerned about the number of overdoses we're continuing to see, but with operation granite hammer where the state is providing additional resources to manchester. we need to spread that effort throughout the state. there are a full of -- the most important thing we can do is to increase our treatment capacity to law enforcement resources to really continue our efforts. we all have to do this together. it is an ongoing war, we need more resourceses are we need them from the federal government too. and i'm glad that both parties are focusing on this issue in washington. we need to continue to do that.

we will stem this tide and then we'll reverse it. but it is going to take additional resources. it's going to take all of us working together on multiple levels. josh: the legislature has to get on board with medicaid expansion. what about the rainy day fund. can't solve everything, but it can help in terms of emergency treatment. >> right now our revenues are above plan for this fiscal year, so we have the money to devote to expanded drug courts, for instance, to getting another attorney in the attorney general's office who can help us dealers. and we should be able to have the resources to help with operation granite hammer as well. so from my point of view, the fact that we don't have a resources, there's a debate going on about whether we should spend this money. i've said repeat lid we can't afford not to. this is tearing the fabric of our families, our communities and our economy apart. we all have to continue to come together to fight this each and every day, and that's what i'm

the legislature took s some good steps after i called the special session this fall. we need to continue to pass additional legislation, the reauthorization of expansion drug courts, ex-padding our help to local law enforcement. we need to do that as quickly as we can. josh: organizing this fight, manchester mayor gatsas, you said why isn't the drug czar position filled. he that is a legitimate question, because this is a full-time job. >> i'm imreatful to our first drug czar for the recommendations he developed that really were the platform for the comprehensive plan that i presented to the legislature, some of which has been enacted, some of which is still needing enactment. for his work. he has gone from that position for just a month. i am aggressively interviewing people who have applied for the position. i need to find the right person.

to me is that it gets harder to find somebody to do the job when people politicize the issue or the job, and i think it's really important that we all continue to come together and work on this, i welcome, if mayor gatsas wants to become a constructive partner in in fight, i welcome his peamtion, if he'd like to help me advocate for the things i'm trying to get to the too. josh: you're in a senate race against incumbent kelly ayotte. but this does this issue transcend politics? >> it's very important that both talking about this. action. we need a commitment from the senate and the house for real funds to come help us wage this war here at home. but i am very glad that both parties are focused on it. josh: certainly new hampshire problem.

governor. meanwhile, the u.s. senate is considering a bill to help fight the addiction crisis. senator ayotte is one of the cosponsors of the bill and spoke about the need for the bill today on the senate floor. >> in the month of february alone there were 14, 14 suspected opioid overdose deaths just in the city of manchester. 14. just in one city in my state. that is a record high. in manchester, new hampshire. these are not just numbers that we're talking about here. behind every statistic is a life. a life that is taken from us far too soon and has been tragically lost. josh: senator shaheen is pushing to add more money to the bill for antidrug programs and law enforcement efforts. >> we can't accept that nine out

abuse disorders go without treatment. we can't ignore the fact that law enforcement officers in communities across this country are overwhelmed by aggressive drug traffickers and a rising tide of opioid related crimes. josh: this bill would create grants to help states' local governments expand prevention and treatment programmings. once again our thanks to the governor for joining us. jean: in concord a senate committee is considering three bills designed to cut down on child abuse and neglect. the proposals would keep record of alleged abecausers longer. extend the time frame for a custody hearing to be held, and allow for the freer sharing of medical records. several law enforcement agencies spoke in favor of these bills today. one of the bills' sponsors says it's important that someone speaks up for those who can't protect themselves. >> we've raised the awareness of the public that this is an important issue and that we do need to protect our most vulnerable, our children.

jean: officials are still working on legislation that would put child protection workers on call, and on the job in hours outside of the normal business day. a controversial new rule for fishermen is now in effect. as of today anyone who fishes for certain species must pay for fishing monitors, which can cost several hundred dollars a day. federal regulators say the monitors are needed to prevent overfishing, but many fishermen say the cost is too high and will likely push them out of the business. a lawsuit about the new rule is pending. josh: still to come at 5:30, a self driving car causes an accident with a city bus. what did it do? mike: a fast moving system brings a messy mix to the granite state tonight. a timeline ahead. >> and astronaut scott kelly is

jean: big, big day for the dow, picking up 348 points to 16,865. the s&p shot up 46. the nasdaq dropping 131 points to 4689.

as cross the country, it's 1.76, in new hampshire 1.70. for the first time one of google's self driving cars has been found at fault in an accident. josh: its kurred in california between a self driving lex us and a city bus. google says the car was changing lanes to avoid sand bags around a storm drain, but was sideswipe bid -- by the bus. the next time you buy a foot long it will really be a foot long, it's part a settlement from a class action lawsuit over the size of the sandwiches. the lawsuit didn't bring the plaintiff a lot of money though, one attorney admits it was tough to prove damages because everyone ate the evidence. and for the first time, china's monthly box office has beaten the u.s. last month the country sold about $250 million worth of tickets. that's above american theaters. analysts say could it become the largest movie market in the

one teen is still reeling from a tough lesson in time keeping. jean: just ahead, why their championship celebration turned out to be a little premature. josh: and in sports we'll hear from newest bruin, a former dartmouth star. jean: at 6:00 a story you'll only see on news 9, the family of a murder victim fighting his

josh: so you say you have a few bucks to spare? how about a few million bucks. this week bugati unveiled a car, which they say will be the world's fastest car. it's been capped at 260 miles per hour for road use. you want to bend the law on i-93 to test that out, in addition to ticketing, it would cost you $2.6 million for the car. jean: and a few nights in jail. nasa wants to bring back the super sonic jet. the space agency is giving lockheed martin $20 million to develop a passenger jet that can fly faster than the speed of sound. the jet would use new tech hold to create a soft thump instead of sonic booms following flight. the hatch is closed, the countdown to earth is on, astronaut scott kelly will begin his journey home less than three hours from now. josh: he spent 340 consecutive

140 million miles and has spent more time at the international space than any other u.s. astronaut. jean: lauren lyster has more. reporter: astronaut scott kelly this morning tweeting photos of his last sunrise from space. with that hatch closing on the russian soyuz capsule today, kelly heads back to earth, this after 340 days orbiting earth on the international space station. kelly is now the american who has spent the most time in space. >> i'm ready to come home. it's not like i'm climbing the walls or anything to get out of here. i recognize the importance of what we're doing. reporter: yesterday kelly handed over command of the i.s.s. to start the process of leaving. >> which of course is always bittersweet when you leave this incredible place. reporter: he said good night to earth one last time, posting this photo on twitter. last year this soyuz rocket launched from kazahkstan beginning kelly's journey. >> a year in space starts now.

mission, to figure out if humans could survive a trip to mars, that would require a year and a half in space. back here on earth, scott's twin brother, mark kelly, has been undergoing testing at the same time. scientists will compare the two men when scott returns. >> the easy part. reporter: after all this, do they think humans can make it that mars? >> i think absolutely. reporter: kelly should touch down in kazahkstan tonight and then testing begins to understand how the long time in space has affected his body. before this only four humans have spent a year or more in orbit on a single mission. mike: back to the winter chill in many parts of new hampshire today. much cooler tonight record highs that we hit yesterday. portsmouth.

norm a, in a couple of spots. plenty of open water closer to the shore as the mild air and gusty winds the past couple of days have allowed some of that ice to break up along the shore. right now we're noticing clouds pressing in from the west. all ahead of the next system that will produce a wintery mix. later on tonight and during early tomorrow morning, so that wintery mix arrives probably around midnight, 1:00 a.m. and continues through mid to late morning tomorrow, before it quickly wind down. it does turn bright but windy for the afternoon hours and then much colder by the end of the week. that cold air will help to suppress the next storm to our south on friday. but having said that we could get a light dusting, a half inch or so on friday with a few snow showers or flurries. nothing out there for this evening. later on tonight that's when things will begin to change a little, and you do notice with the snow to the north and the rain to the south that we will be going through all of that later on tonight. and the reason why, the storm track that moves on top of us or

the wind out of the south instead of the north and northeast. that drives in the warmer air later on tonight. but right now we're starting to see temperatures coasting down a little barks into the upper third to around 40. monadnock region on average lower to mid 30's, a couple spots a bit below that. same story in the lake sunapee zone. these are the areas that tomorrow more than at 6:00, 7:00 will be raining, but the temperatures right near the ground may be just cold enough for some freezing rain to continue. while farther to the north there is no question during the entire evening and the first part of the overnight it will be sub freezing for a little bit of snow accumulation before a changeover to some freezing rain and rain by daybreak. temperatures overnight again begin to drop, near freezing by around midnight, 1:00 a.m. when that precipitation begins, but then notice by the middle to end of the morning commute, well above freezing south of the lakes region, again it will be dicey on untreated surfaces to the north and west. in terms of the timeline again,

after about midnight, 1, 2:00 a.m. that's when we'll start to see light snow overspreading the state, mixing with freeze being rain, very little accumulation to the south of concord. and even to the north under an inch, because by four or five in the morning it's all rain. having said that, a few spots again to the north and west may be right around 32, so there could be additional freezing rain through the morning commute, especially to the north and through the white mountains and great north woods. quickly, it's out of here by 11 in the morning. some sun returning and temperatures actually falling from the 30's and 40's back into the 20's and even some teens to the north, and there's the next system beginning to creep close to us by later thursday night, early friday. could throw a few light snow showers our way later on thursday night into friday morning. in terms of any snow from this system, two to four far north, generally a coating to one elsewhere, except manchester

accumulation, again the roads could be dicey to the north and west of manchester early tomorrow morning. extended outlook, notice where temperatures go, yeah, well below the average, by late wednesday night through friday night, early saturday morning, right now a few flurries friday and then dry for the weekend. >> the newly acquired lee stepniak expected to play for the bruins tonight as they host the calgary flames. they haven't lost to them in regulation since the 2008-09 season. stepniak was leading in scoring before he was acquired yesterday in a trade for two draft picks. >> it's hard, now that i've got a family, it's hard to say good-bye to my daughters, pack up and move. you're very excited personally and professionally to be joining a playoff team, but that family part of it is hard.

the team in blue is winning, they throw the ball in the air to run out the clock and they start the celebration. the only problem, they celebrate toad early. the other team called time out before the clock expired, then they were able to inbound and score right off the glass, to win the championship. the chargers stunned the broncos at the buzzer. sport is life, just when you think you have it figured out, right? jean: ouch. it's not over till it's over. josh: we're hearing tonight of a woman who rode out a tornado. >> i said gotta what do i do, what do i do. jean: up neck, where she tried to take shelter and what she did when that was blown away. tom: then at 6:00, breaking news, natural's first confirmed case of the zika virus, what city health officials are saying about the patient and how she contracted the virus. and local police join law enforcement from across the country to honor a merrimack high school grad killed in the line of duty in virginia. inside the funeral services for

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jean: cameras were rolling when a tornado swept through a hardware store in louisiana. josh: you can see a woman trying to make her way inside the store

failing to do so, she braced herself right between an outside soda machine and the door. eventually the machine fell to the ground. what she did next might have saved her life. >> i said god what do i do, what do i do? and i heard the door just bam, and so i grabbed onto the door and that's where i was standing until it finally stopped. josh: she says she's lucky to be alive, remarkly she made it out without a scratch on her. good for her. jean: very lucky. josh: riding out a tornado, i guess you do whatever you can. jean: buy a lottery ticket. we hope you'll stay with us for news 9 at 6:00.

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tom: even more voters say the crisis is the number one issue facing our state. >> she accomplished more in 28 years than i think i could in 100. jennifer: plus from her home town to the people she had sworn to protect, hundreds say good-bye to fallen officer ashley guindon. tom: tonight what we're learning about the victims of this israelover crash. mike: clouds roll in this evening with a wintery mix to followover night. who gets what and when it moves through. tom: we start with breaking news right off the top tonight. state health officials have just announced the first confirmed case of the zika virs in new hampshire. i'm tom griffith. jennifer: i'm jennifer vaughn. officials say the victim did not travel to a country with the virus. shelley walcott is here to explain how she got it. shelley: well, guys, health officials say this woman has

virus, and she's not considered a health risk. she contracted zika through sex with her male partner who traveled to a country where mosquitoes are spreading the virus. affected areas include south america, central america, and the caribbean. the big concern is that zika is linked to micro cephaly which causes severe birth defects. the woman in this case is not pregnant. health officials do have this warning for women thinking about having kid who could be exposed to zika. >> any woman that is pregnant should consider postponing travel to one of these areas because of the risk to the unborn fetus. aadditionally, if a pregnant woman has a male partner that traveled, the recommendation from the centers for disease control and prevention is to either abstain from sex or to use a condom correctly and consistently every time a sexual encounter occurs to try and prevent the mother from getting