hayley: now at 5:00, cold and brisk as colder air settles in right now. and there's a few snow and rain showers continuing to fall. how chilly it will be for thanksgiving week. adam: plus, police have identified the man killed in the tilton head-on collision. what investigators believe led to the fatal crash that shutdown a major road for hours. cherise: then nearly 400 blood samples now undergoing pfoa testing. when the results could be in. adam: and a new hampshire dog struts his stuff on the national stage. how his this pooch is dealing -- soaking up the spotlight.

adam: rain and snow showers in new hampshire tonight as the winter blast that hammered areas out west moves east. light snow is expected to continue in parts of the granite state tonight. good evening. i'm adam sexton. cherise: and i'm cherise leclerc. cold temperatures and more wet weather will move through this week. meteorologist hayley lapoint is tracking all of the developments for the holiday week ahead. hayley: ground right now. in higher terrain, you know about this. the roads were slick today in some spots with cars off the road reported. what is going on is we have a low-pressure system twisting and turning on top of us. that means much colder air to the west. on the eastern side of the state, it is relatively mild. that is why there are showers

snow flying. don't be surprised this evening even in southern new hampshire into nashua, you could see a few flurries flying. in the upper valley, not much on radar. sometimes the radar is blocked in this area so i would not be surprised if the snow is ongoing from the new london area into the lebanon areas with light accumulation expected. this low-pressure system continuously rotating th 30's now and will continue to plummet overnight. in terms of snowfall accumulations, the higher amount will be in the western and northern halves of the state with a few inches expected especially in the higher terrain. i will show you exactly what we are looking at for the thanksgiving holiday and the days leading up to it. adam: thank you. new hampshire department of transportation has been treating roads and reduced speeds due to

gotten two to three inches of snow but there have not been serious accidents. cherise: we are learning more about it during what -- about a deadly crash in tilton that shutdown a busy road for hours. police are identifying the victim and wmur's siobhan lopez is live in tilton with the latest on the investigation. reporter: one person was killed, the other driver seriously injured. after believe they now what caused the crash. according to police, the driver killed is identified as 29-year-old robert arteaga of northfield. he was driving east up the hill when he allegedly crossed the double yellow line, hitting another driver head on. it happened right in front the greenside restaurant. people who work there tell us they heard the crash and ran out to offer any help they could. they say a nurse and a volunteer firefighter got out of their

small enough community where a lot of people are either part of the fire department maybe an , on-call responder and one of the nurses that did respond was a local nurse. reporter: the driver of the other vehicle is a 51-year-old woman from belmont. she remains in the hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries. we spoke to arteaga's fa off-camera. they tell us they are in shock over the loss. they tell us robert was a new father and their hearts go out to the other family affected by this crash. live in tilton, siobhan lopez, wmur news 9. adam: thank you. state health officials anticipate pfc blood testing results to be coming back in the weeks ahead. those living in pfoa contaminated areas like litchfield are eager for that information, but the state epidemiologist says they still won't be able to determine the

in litchfield, the work continues to bring public water to hundreds of homes with wells contaminated by pfo eia from the nearby saint-gobain performance plastics plant. >> they've been doing a good job, doing their best to keep traffic flowing. adam: at the linehan household on woodland drive, they're and, from the state, the results of pfc blood tests submitted in but they're not overly august. concerned. >> it's just my wife and i now. it's not like we've got little kids where we're really that worried about it. adam: health and human services says since the beginning of the year, they've received about 400 blood samples from people who may have been exposed to pfc's in southern new hampshire, and at the pease tradeport. >> there has been testing done in other populations, there's been testing that's been performed on a national level by the cdc, so we can compare people's blood levels and levels seen in the community to these

of exposure. adam: but state epidemiologist dr. benjamin chan says even after the results come in no one , will be able to say for sure what an elevated pfc level means. >> it's very difficult to look at blood levels and tell people what their risk of a health impact may be. adam: leo linehan says everyone in his family is in good health after more than 40 years on the same well. and he's satisfied with the handling of the pfoa crisis so far. >> havine value of the property goes up; we'll have fire hydrants, so we're very happy with that. adam: hhs is also in the process of conducting a community exposure assessment in the town of merrimack. because most of merrimack is on a public water system the state , is choosing 200 people at random to test.

son might stay put in nyc for a -- might not be heading to washington. mary bruce has the latest. reporter: the president-elect eager for another round of meetings. but a frustrated donald trump still venting about "hamilton." producers apologize for addressing vice president-elect mike pence after the saturday show. mike pence does not seem to agree. >> i was not offended. reporter: waving to the cameras, already his team forced to defend his headline picks like

who has called islam a cancer. >> phrasing can be done differently. clearly, there are some aspects of that faith that our problematic. reporter: and jeff sessions who was rejected 30 years ago for a federal judgeship. >> the only fair thing to do is to ask a lot of thoro falling on the much-tattered infrastructure plan. how will it be financed and who will be paid --how will be financed and who will pay? if you are a private company building a bridge, you might want to put a toll on it to monetize it. that will be a key question going forward. just two months until

his first conversation since the election with russian president vladimir putin. the white house says they spoke for about four minutes at an economic summit in peru today. the president is said to have discussed syria and ukraine during the brief conversation. adam: right now, a manhunt is underway in san antonio texas after an officer was shot and killed while writing a traffic ticket outside police headquarters. investigators say the suspected gunman pulled up behind the to the officer's driver-side window shooting him in the head. the officer was a 20-year veteran of the police force. wrecks this is everyone's worst nightmare. you never want to see anything like this happen. unfortunately, like dallas and baton rouge, it has happened here. adam: local departments are showing their support. nashua police tweeting another tragic loss for our country,

of duty today. cherise: nearly 500 workers have committed to walking off the job. they say they want a $15 an hour wage. o'hare says the strike might slow things down but will not close the airport completely during the travel rush. it is a thanksgiving favorite. man's best friend strutting their stuff on the national stage. adam: we will introduce you to a top dog. cherise: jason king will have sports. hayley: cool air over us now. even some snow showers starting to move through. how long these stick around and when the air starts to warm up, ahead. adam: a fishing boat sinks off

cherise: the national dog show presented by purina has become a thanksgiving tradition across the country, but it's not too often one of the participants is from the granite state. joining us live is hellion's ronin samurai, a miniature bull terrier, and his owners, kathy

it is so great to have you guys. congratulations. what a huge honor. you just got back. many may think this is live on thanksgiving, it is actually taped. tell me about the experience. he went yesterday to philadelphia. >> yes, we showed and went through all the things that happen at a dog show. they placed the dogs and everything will be aired on thanksgiving day right after the macy's parade. cherise: you are from nottingham, new hampshire. tell me about the kennel and this cool guy. he is adorable. >> i have a kennel, but it is not really a kennel. all of the dogs live in my house. i have runs so they get exercise. everybody lives in the house. i have been breeding terriers since 1992 when they were

they are a great therapy dog. they like to do the show because they like to be the center of attention. yesterday was a bench show which means the dogs had to stay in a particular area where they are crated all day long. people get to come and meet all of the different kinds of it is great fun for the dogs. you are tired by the end of the day. 5:00 seems to come very late in the day. but the participants, the people that come to visit, love it. lots of little kids. ronin had a great time with the little kids and was great at washing their hands.

of america clean yesterday. [laughter] cherise: he has been fun having him in the studio. these dogs get the top line treatment. he sleeps in bed with you guys. he can sense that he is special? >> absolutely. he is a showman 100%. he expects anybody who walks by to pay attention and pay their respects and stop and give him love. if you come back here. cherise: he is about a year old. he said he is 41 pounds. he is like a pack of steel. what goes into training him for a dog show like this? >> you have to teach them to walk nicely on a leash. you have to teach them to stand still so the judge can visually examine him and examine him with

confirmation to see what he is made up. you have to expect him to behave himself for an extended time depending on how many dogs are entered. you have to keep them in good shape and make sure they are happy. cherise: thank you both so much. we are so happy for you. congratulations. it has been fun having you in the studio. he has brought a lot o after the newscast on wmur.com. be sure to look for ronin on thanksgiving day. >> now, meteorologist hayley lapoint and your stormwatch 9 forecast. hayley: this is a time-lapse from conway. we began with drizzle and then we got a break midday in most locations before more snow showers began to move in.

temperature profile across the state. it depends on your location because of the low pressure system. on the eastern half of the state, we still have rain showers. that includes the mount washington valley. in central and southern new hampshire, it is colder because of the counterclockwise motion of the low-pressure system and the colder air getting dragged down behind it. especially in the higher elevations of the white mountains into berlin. still rain showers along the route 16 corridor. all of the rain has turned to white even in southern new hampshire. if you are looking out the window from manchester into salem, you might see flurries. not expecting anything to accumulate in these areas because the ground is too warm. because the ground is too warm. that is not the case in the

ongoing, especially north of jaffrey and the higher elevations. there have been a couple of inches that have already fallen and accumulated. low-pressure continues to pinwheel on top of us. behind it, the cold northwest air. today, temperatures plummeted through the afternoon. we are all in the 30's at the moment. of the state because of the low-pressure. overnight, temperatures will fall in the 20's north, low 30's concord and salem. most of us should fall below freezing overnight. any rain left over will change to snow. there will be continued snow showers, especially along these higher elevations east of the upper valley and in northern new

the ocean. tomorrow, it will be an elevation thing in the northern part of the state. southern areas might see sunshine. we will have snow shower action up north so the accumulation will grow in these areas throughout monday into tuesday. if you are traveling tuesday for the holiday, it looks great in central and southern new hampshire. northern areas, still ongoing snow happening. it is indicative of where your area is. in the higher elevations come you may get more than four inches. it totally depends on your elevation with this storm system. a trace to three inches from the lakes region into the monadnock region. only a few flurries from concord, manchester, and southward. tomorrow, temperatures will be very cool. 30's across the state.

wind out of the northwest. sun in southern new hampshire. right on tuesday. wednesday a perfect travel day across the entire northeast. on thanksgiving, may be some rain, snow showers moving through. i don't think it will be heavy or significant so travel even on thanksgiving day still looks fine. cherise: good. wednesday with the nice weather will be a good dayo adam: we can acclimate tonight and tomorrow. jason king, i heard an older gentleman was playing ncaa football this weekend. was it you? jason: it was not me. exciting times in durham. the unh football team back in

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cherise: the 55-year-old father of green bay packers linebacker joe thomas, jr., fulfilled his dream saturday. adam: he became the oldest player in division i football. yesterday he hit the field as a , walk on for south carolina state. his son says that he was a little concerned that his dad's body might give out. but running with pride he finished the 32-0 victory with four carries and was awarded the

he did gain some yards. cherise: really cool. >> now, jason king and news 9 sports. jason: the patriots are on the field in the bay area taking on chip kelly's 49ers, new england trying to bounce back from last week's loss to seattle, and probably a good team to do it against. the 9ers are just 2-7 going into the weekend. the score has just changed. late in the second quarter. almost half time. tom brady has two touchdown passes. patriots leading 13-10 never have. the unh football team is back in the playoffs for a 13th consecutive season. the announcement was made this morning on espn university, as the field of 24 teams was revealed for the fcs playoffs. at 7-4 overall new hampshire received an at-large bid, and

mountain hawks are 9-2. quite a scene in durham. the 13-year playoff streak is the longest active streak of any program. gametime saturday will be 2:00. >> pretty cool in the locker room when you see the name and hear the eruption. it never gets old. this year, there were a lot of questions. they really deserve it the way they played yesterday. >> is a credit to everybody here we have the opportunity. i think now the experience is going to be that much better with everything we have. it is for the whole state. coming back last night and seeing the high school football people here, it was awesome. hopefully, we can get the same support again this week. jason: congratulations again to all four of the state champions.

defeating exeter. plymouth rallied 27-24 scoring a touchdown with 15 seconds left in the game to win it. it is plymouth's first title since 2013. it was the first football title for stevens since 1968. the dartmouth soccer team lost in the second round of the ncaa tournament today to eight-ranked syracuse. more at 6:00. cherise: a fishing boat sinks

hayley: tracking snow showers on radar right now. how much some of us could get and the updated holiday week forecast, coming up. cherise: half a dozen people saved from a sinking boat in massachusetts. we hear from one of the rescuers who brought them safely back to shore.

which community says they've already been targeted by the grinch. cherise: and an exeter gold star mother opens up after the father of a fallen solider was booed on an airplane. her reaction to the incident tonight. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 at 5:30. cherise: a blast of winter in the granite state. some areas of new hampshire hav roads. good afternoon. i am cherise leclerc. adam: i am adam sexton. more snow is expected tonight. hayley lapoint tells us what to expect during this week of thanksgiving travel. hayley: a lot of us have plans this week to travel. i know you are wondering about the forecast. if you are traveling tonight, be careful.

state. that is where we have snow coming down. we have had reports of slow travels, particularly in the infield area and from new london to the lebanon areas along i-89. southern new hampshire, we have had reports of flurries in manchester and south. higher elevations is where we are seeing accumulating snow. southern new hampshire, maybe a few flurries not expected to accumulate on the ground. we are getting the cold air coming down out of the northwest and the warmer air on the eastern half is moving away. some of the coldest temperatures are on the western half of the state at 33 degrees in whitefield. 37 in laconia, 39 in concord and manchester. overnight, it will be chilly. most of us falling at least two freezing if not the 20's with snow showers continuing, particularly in the higher

of the week's forecast including when travel will be the best, coming up. adam: thank you. for the latest on the forecast, including an hour-by-hour analysis, go to wmur.com. you will find an interactive radar, extended forecast, and all the latest details on closures and delays. cherise: a timely warning from newton police. authorities are offering tips on how people can make sure that their packages aren't stolen this holiday season. police say they've already received reports of a grinch taking packages off of porches if you are unable to be home when a package is delivered, police advise leaving instructions for the delivery person, or having it sent to a neighbor if they're home, or your place of work. adam: tonight, six people are back on dry land after being rescued from a sinking boat. cherise: it happened just hours ago off the coast of massachusetts. rhondella richardson from our sister station wcvb has more on the daring rescue and the emergency call for help.

coast guard air station cape cod came out after the call for help. the boat was taking on water. >> they hit a rock and must have put a hold in the boat and were starting to take on water. reporter: drifting and sinking quickly five miles off of new bedford, the priority moved from salvage to rescue. five men and one woman were on board. >> about under the water. reporter: the captain says they had 5000 pounds of scallops. >> the captain seemed a little disorientated. i do not think he was hypothermic, but he did not seem normal. >> other than minor lacerations, they are all safe. >> they should not have been in that area. it must have been a navigational error.

choppy water and tough went. investigators decided to beach it as close to shore as possible and try to pump it out. the crew at a local hotel declined comment. >> they wanted to get back to land. everybody was somber on the boat. reporter: the captain and crew were from north carolina and virginia. they tell me they just need hot showers and warm clothing. tonight as the father of a soldier from california killed in afghanistan says he was booed on an airplane. sergeant john perry was killed in afghanistan by a suicide bomber on november 12. on the flight to meet his remains, perry's father, stewart , says the family was booed after they were let off the plane before first class passengers. news 9 spoke with natalie healy, a gold star mother from exeter. she says surprisingly, many people might not know what a

level. under the circumstances, it was so unkind and so unusual today. i hope people will learn from this experience. cherise: healy's son, dan, was a navy seal from exeter who was killed while serving in afghanistan. strategizing the right time to hit the road for thanksgiving. ahead the best and worst travel days of the season. adam: by 240%? we will tell you i had. cherise: where a free safety course is being held and why attendance is a must for some. hayley: some people might be able to do some snowmobiling by thanksgiving with snow showers.

americans are expected to travel this thanksgiving. when it comes to driving, not all the days are created equal. according to waze, the roads should not be that hectic on thanksgiving, black friday, or saturday. if you are planning to leave on sunday, you might want to rethink that strategy. wednesday will see a 20% increase in traffic jams. to increase by 240%. cherise: during the holiday, top skiers from around the world will be in new england. the skiing world cup will be held in vermont. it is the east coast's largest ski area that started making snow last month. the last time a world cup event was held in the northeast was in the early 1990's. there is still time to register

classes in kingston. two separate classes are being held the first weekend of december at the kingston community center. snow mobile enthusiasts 12 and older must have a safety certificate or a valid license to operate a snowmobile in the granite state. a safety certificate will be issued upon successful completion. for a quick look at the outdoor forecast, let's check in with meteorologist hayley lapoint. hayley: tomorrow, we will start out on the chilly side with temperatures in the 20's and 30's. winter bus stop tomorrow morning. we will slowly try to warm up into the mid and upper 30's later in the afternoon. we will have some sunshine in central and southern new hampshire. up north and in the mountains, cloudy with more snow showers and accumulation going on. chilly and breezy with temperatures in the mid-30's by the afternoon. i will show you more on the extended forecast, including thanksgiving day, coming up in a few minutes. adam: thank you.

>> now, meteorologist hayley lapoint and your stormwatch 9 forecast. hayley: good evening. we do have some snow showers across parts of the state. it is mainly in the higher elevations. there might be accumulating on the ground. in derry, showers. there have been flakes spotted but they will not accumulate because of the ground being warm. the winds out of the southwest at 15 miles per hour. we have a low-pressure system planted just off toward the south and east of us. you see this twisting and turning motion continuing right now. on the eastern half of the state, it is warmer than the

orientation of the low-pressure system and the winds around it coming down out of the northwest. there are some snow showers. they have been ongoing, particularly in the higher elevations. a few inches have accumulated in the higher elevations. even jaffrey, there have been reports of snow accumulating on grassy surfaces and rooftops. manchester and south. even where there is green indicating rain, i would not be surprised if there are flurries starting to mix in. this is the latest wide view. there is a lot of snow coming most of this is lake-effect snow because of the direction of the wind going over the warm lake water. the interaction of the cold air over the warm water is what makes the lake effect snow

york, they could be talking over one foot of snow from the system moving through. we will not see anything like that but there will be additional accumulation in the higher elevations overnight tonight and tomorrow. temperatures in the 30's across the state now. they have fallen dramatically. if you were shopping today and stepped outside, it was cold, especially with the winds picking showers. even in southern new hampshire, they are possible but no accumulation. accumulation would happen in the higher elevations, in the foothills in the western and northern halves of the state. tomorrow morning, snow showers continuing north. southern areas, probably sunshine. that will be the case throughout

sunshine south with snow showers north. the highest amounts will be in the higher elevations. maybe as much as six inches in some locations in the northern tier of the state on the higher summits. it will be brisk the next couple of days. only 39 for the high tomorrow. tuesday, we will get up to 41. mid 40's by wednesday. on thanksgiving, a mix of rain and snow showers. it does not look significantly heavy at this point. go for now. we will keep you up-to-date throughout the week. black friday should be good for shopping. temperatures in the low 40's. you will want to be inside. more showers on saturday possible. adam: you mentioned upstate new york. late november is always a wildcard.

exchange ideas two new hampshire , entrepreneurs have creative products that are getting global attention. adam: from a killer beard oil to a superior drum stick, wmur's sean mcdonald shows us these bright ideas. >> ? reporter: beards are back. men all over thera inner-lumbersexual sporting more hair on their chins. >> our product started from my partner and i growing our seasonal beards and shaving them off when they got unruly every year. probably two years ago, we decided to keep it going.

would help maintain it, cleanse it, hydrate it. when we went around to local shops, there was not anything on the market. reporter: they decided to put on their chemistry goggles and make their own. >> i think it is the quality. if you're putting something on your skin, on your face especially, you do not want it to be garbage. you want it to be top quality. that is what we are. reporter: rick is a walking billboard >> i use it every day. reporter: being one of the state's best barbers gives them plenty of guinea pigs. >> he is making the stuff. i am a barber. i can bring it into the field in a week. reporter: rick claims they do not skimp on the good stuff, making each bottle by hand was

difference. the biggest misconception is thinking you have to have a beard my size to use the beard oil. you can use it freshly shaven because it will hydrate and promote healthy growth. reporter: sales have rocketed for this relatively new company. already, it boasts sales in every state and overseas. >> guys and girls all over the world. guys. it makes a nice gift. >> ? reporter: if you like to march to the beat of your own drum, there's a small company in brentwood, new hampshire, that has you covered.

the quest for a better drumstick. reporter: they bang very different drums. josh favors marching band beats. fitz rock 'n roll. >> we started looking for a new set to play. we found this little company in new hampshire making drumsticks using a unique process, which is the same process we still use. product that we bought the company. reporter: it now has close to 100 endorsers from gospel to heavy metal, singing or banging the praises of their sticks. >> the advantage the small company is we can do custom work. i think that is the most unique thing about our sticks. reporter: another unique

shape each dowel. >> north american hickory dried to 10% moisture content. reporter: they tend to dent before chipping. >> typically when they try us for the first time, they will buy a couple of different payers in different sizes and check them out. nine times out of 10, we see that business come back to us difference right away. reporter: with sawdust flying downstairs around the clock, they take their love for percussion even further with their resident inventor upstairs coming up with the next best bright idea for drummers. >> i have three patents pending right now. reporter: shakers, even a bomber jacket, kevin's creativity is

that is part of being a drummer, being creative. reporter: it cannot compete with the manufacturing big guys, but they are lowering the custom market out of the water. shaping and stamping each set by hand. they say the biggest challenge is getting a pair of sticks into a drummer's hands. after that, they say the sticks speak for themselves. >> when you see a post from a looking for the perfect stick all my life and you gave it to me, there is nothing more satisfying. cherise: pretty cool stuff. next week, drinking away the apple a day. three granite state businesses making beverages with the abundant apple. i think you need to grow a beard and buy some beard oil. adam: it might take a while to

people. cherise: it turns out the same is true for pandas. how the animals are dealing with culture shock, ahead. adam: two rock climbers rescued. cherise: a manchester man recovering after he fell 25 feet

cherise: a pair of american-born giant pandas are experiencing culture shock after moving to china. 3-year-olds mei lun and mei huan were the first twin pandas born in the u.s. who survived infancy. adam: because their parents are on loan to the atlanta zoo from china, the twins had to head home earlier this month.

are not handling the transition very well as they are said to be demanding cookies and only responding to commands in english. they will have to become bilingual. cherise: demanding cookies, my favorite line. thanks for joining us for news 9 at 5:00. adam: we'll be right back with

hayley: now at 6:00 really , feeling the november chill and there's snow on radar right now. how long these snow showers continue and what to expect for travel weather this week. cherise: right now, a deadly head-on crash is under investigation in tilton. the victim a northfield man. tonight, we hear from his adam: a new picture tonight of the man police believe is a suspect in atm skimming cases in both hillsboro and manchester. cherise: that reaction from the unh football team as they learn they made the playoffs. who they will host next weekend. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 at 6:00.