in the north country, hundreds of rush fires are burning tonight. >> why police believe that people may be responsible for the biggest fires burning right now. >> bust r-arizona proves -- approve a strike in belmont. -- bus drivers of arizona prove -- a >> tonight at 11:00, a large fire is still burning in the white notion -- white mountain national forest where hundreds of acres have been destroyed. >> firefighters believe the people may have started the blaze. mike cronin has the very latest

conway. they will be back at it as they try to finish off a challenge in the woods. >> it started off over here and then started heading this way. >> what began as a five acre brush fire has grown to 325 acres. >> some of that we back burned so we created some of that so it will probably be about 350 acres by the time it is all done. >> saturday white mountain national forest burning around the perimeter of the fire. a crew of 45 has prevented it from threatening any buildings and hasn't it 50% contained. >> it is consuming the litter. >> the four service says it isn't an intense fire but the land has created issues. officials were planning to do a controlled burn to prevent this exact situation.

like this. >> several fires have broken out over the last few days including this afternoon in loudon where a four alarm wires scorched 45 acres. safety officials are warning of the fire danger and caution officials to be careful of outside flames. they believe that the fire may have been started by a person. >> just moldering away and it took off in the wind. >> the crews hope to havehe tomorrow with some help from expected rain. >> we now hear that there is rain headed our way. let's go to the chief meteorologist who is here with when the rain might start to fall. >> when you that rain because of the brush fire concern and this map. the drought update still at the extreme drought which means 30% below the average rainfall in

part of the white mountains which means 25% below the average rainfall since the first of the year. light showers will commence at the end of the morning commute and steadier downpour south of new england will begin to move in by midday and afternoon. some of that rain could fall at a heavy clip. that is what you want to see when you are in a drought. wednesday and when does it clear out again? all that plus a look to the rest of the week. >> bus drivers could authorize a strike but it is looking like thursday before any buses would stop running. union members who work out of the elmont location rejected the latest contract offer an

washington, d.c. in hopes of reaching an agreement. by districts are saying that they don't anticipate any disruptions before thursday. >> a1-toothed fugitive was arrested today during a traffic stop in tilton. he was wanted in connection to an officer involved shooting in investigators say that he drove off when an officer tried to arrest him. police say he gave a false name and had a stolen credit card and they were not sure if it was him. >> in the booking room he sat there for two hours and he had no social and said he was a foster child, not from around there. >> i'm glad she had a backup to give her a hand. anything could have happened.

warrants and is a fugitive. >> moon will be arraigned on several charges. >> people who visit the dartmouth medical center can expect to see an increased police presence after a young woman was assaulted while walking alone over the weekend. as siobhan lopez explains, the victim was able to fight off her attacker. >> police and hospital security making after a woman was attacked on one of these trails. police of the victim was walking alone on the dh mc trails when a man came up from behind and knocked her to the ground. the fact this happened in an area that is well traveled that has the hospital is certainly concerning. >> dartmouth hedgecock medical center is across the street. they informed the staff and increased security.

city are surprised and that they will be keeping an eye out. >> you get out of your car at night and sunday could be trying to rob you. >> i wish it was safe here. it used to be. i guess you could always say that but it hurts. >> police say the victim was able to fight off her attacker and only received minor injuries. the suspect is described as an 18 to 25-year-old white man with dirty hair and a hooded sweatshirt. this message for anyone who may use the trail. >> walking with a buddy or partner making sure you have your cell phone on you. daylight hours is the best time to watch and enjoy the trails. >> police they have reached out to surrounding communities to see if they have had similar attacks but say it does appear to be an isolated incident. reporting in lebanon siobhan

>> house fire in littleton leads to the discovery of an alleged meth lab. fire officials say that the fire started in the basement of a home on man's hill road. the flames were quickly put out but police said there was evidence of a suspected meth lab in the home. they were seven notice police and fire officials outside for nearly 12 hours. >> i walked by and i saw them take something out of the house. walk and i came back and the place was still there. >> the investigation is ongoing and we are told that the suspected meth lab is expected to be large. a rochester man is in the hospital with serious injuries after a car crashed into his motorcycle. police have a 74-year-old woman was driving down 7th avenue when

no word on whether charges will be filed. >> traffic troubles around the new mobile mark are causing headaches for those who live and work near the supercenter. the public had a chance tonight event their frustration. -- the south willow street by putting the traffic pattern back to what it was before walmart was opened.% xm think anybody is happy. we used to have a street that went down to businesses. i'm pretty sure it is public and it should be used. >> last month aldermen voted to connect traffic around the

headed west in the hopes of living -- lifting congestion. people say it is made their street too congested and local businesses civet gated streets are hurting their business. >> customers are calling every day trying to figure out how to get to our shop. >> the manchester committee on public safety is recommending all gates be open and president's road becomes two-way once again. tomorrow will come for a full vote. we will make a decision if they agree with the committee on public safety. >> tomorrow's full board meeting takes place at 7:00 p.m. at city hall. >> president obama urging americans to give his successor a chance. he refused to criticize donald

conferences since the election. >> my advice that i said to the president elect was that campaigning is different from governing. i think that he recognizes that. >> they released more details of their first meeting in the oval office and said he advised -- the president-elect has made two big hires. reince priebus has been nominated as his chief of staff and he announced steve thousands of cases filed every year in small claims court. >> what happens if you win and find out that you may never be able to collect. >> the hearing date finally came and never showed up. >> i was talking to a lawyer he told me this will be declared

and not know if you look at the money he is owed. >> when the heaviest rain arrives and the changes that we will see. >> the new report that says this

>> when a business transaction turns sour many turn to small claims court to reclaim money lost or owed. what happens when you win the case and the defendant never pays? >> amy coveno investigates the case of a customer who has been fighting to get his thousand dollars back for four years. guy who sued his company agree on about every aspect of this case. >> i put in $1000 deposit down on it motorcycle trailer which i decided against you to getting a layoff notice. >> both agree this is the

trailer sold. >> it sat here for like two years while i paid interest on it. curtailment's. i finally sold it at a loss. >> a city could not refund the deposit and instead offered to purchase a new trailer for the same cost. jicarilla said i will see you in court. >> registered for small claims. mailings went out ahe showed up. >> by then, was talking to a lawyer and he was telling me, this will be cleared up in bankruptcy. >> chicarello won. the massachusetts court entered judgment entering $1000 in damages and court costs. he was advised to get the judgment registered in a new hampshire court. >> the sheriff went out and handed him the notice to appear

hearing and told the judge that there had been a bankruptcy filing. court records showed he had filed for individual bankruptcy. >> when a bankruptcy petition is filed there is an order from a judge called the automatic stay. >> william guillen is a bankruptcy attorney. the case is not his but he agreed to talk to news 9 about how encrypts he section works. next the concept is to allow a debtor >> an individual who fires for -- files for protection is allowed to keep $240,000 in equity in the home, up to $1 million in iras or a 401(k), jewelry, even a life insurance policy. there are ways to stay in business which the defendant has been able to do. >> by duke u-haul rentals.

>> as to the trailer sales, the zone is the same and the address is the same. the difference is the man he rents to handles the car sales. he testified under both in a recorded interview to the trustee about the new is this arrangement. meanwhile, he is still on a crusade to get his money back. >> plan i would have been ok with that. >> his name is listed among his creditors and the public filing. according to this attorney not all hope is lost. >> many times a creditor can receive 50%. some cases they can get all of their money back. >> he has invested $500 in his quest to recoup 1000. he says he is mystified that he can win in two courts and still

continues to operate. >> what happens if the defendant refuses to pay a court order judgment out of small claims court? the court says he can file an emotion but the court admits that collecting on small claims judgment can be difficult. >> now, your stormch plenty of sunshine. it was crystal clear for a good part of the day before the clouds rest in late. filtering in that superman -- supermoon. that is much higher than the way we started the day.

some clouds dressing in from the south at the same time so that will cap the temperature fall at the same time. it is a low freezing up north but notice mount washington at 41. the air mass is wild meaning anything that falls in the day tomorrow will be in the form of rain. overnight tonight it drops below freezing up north and below freezing in central and southern hampshire. the appellation mountains into the ohio valley but the real cold stuff is locked up into canada through the rest of this week and they could part of the upcoming weekend. the clouds stretch all the way back through the portions of virginia and the northeast. a couple showers may scoot inn

be mainly dry through 9:00 or 10:00. after that it's begin -- continues to expand northward. some of these oranges indicate an even higher intensity rate. after all is said and done up to an inch and a half in some parts of new hampshire. lingering showers for the balance of the night wednesday morning. they will dry up which means plenty of sun as we go into thursday and friday. there is a coastal concern which means minor flooding. let means some splash over and minor flooding, a potential

up to an inch or an inch and a half in parts of southern new hampshire. if we get those numbers we will be dumped out of the top 10 driest years in new hampshire on that one system. the steady rain lifts out later tomorrow. back to dry for the rest of wednesday, thursday, friday. on sunday that may signal a pattern change to cooler weather starting monday. >> leading up to thanksgiving week. >> it will be a busy stretch. >> travel on wednesday, don't do anything to us we would not like. >> and would not anything on purpose. >> a big night for the unh bobcats. >> we knew they would be good

>> how big was this hit on rob gronkowski? ig suffered a punctured lung but a new report says it is a chest injury and is not considered overly serious. he missed five plays after the hit and later said that it was a clean hit and one of the hardest he has taken in his career. college basketball in philadelphia is what college hockey stick boston. it is a hotbed. villanova, temple, st. joe's, and pen.

test. unh went in thinking that they can win. i have a good team and they played like it. jordan reed, the transfer from rice this is only points of the game. unh led by six at the half. down the stretch, he tries and scores and unh goes up by six points. then watkins will drain his fifth three pointer of the game. shaving smith will drive and hit a tough layup. unh does not have a lot of big nonconference wins in program history but this is one for sure. college basketball nation will take notice of that victory for sure. it is not a pleasant start to the season for the uconn huskies.

the last time you can started a season 0-2 was 1968. the cds played the game with the worst record in the nba, the pelicans. al horford missing his seventh straight game with a concussion. jordan mickey getting some lame time. take points off the bench difficulties with our celtics video so the pelicans win 106-105. just the second victory of the season. dartmouth college is going to the ncaa tournament. dartmouth, the three-time ivy league champion clinched it with

the winner will play the syracuse orange. an incredible cats game. the seahawks ticket after stopping the patriots four times from inside the five yard line. the patriots lost but know that they played a good team and they will be back. >> hopefully games like that force director. we were in a tough battle against a good opponent and you learn a lot about how you compete as a football team. >> i feel i feel like we really didn't execute well. we just have to do a better job executing. we will probably pull off that victory. >> apologies for the celtics video but isaiah thomas scored 37 points but they lose by one to the new orleans, can's. >> still to come tonight.

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