>> people are passing away to quickly. kristen: now at noon, a warning in one new hampshire town about a possible bad batch of heroin. the message police are hoping to get out to save lives. a school bus driver charged in this deadly crash in tennessee. what investigators are zeroing in on as the cause. kevin: chilly breeze continues with flakes up north. 2 systems might affect us over the weekend, i had. kristen: and president-elect trump reveals his ambitious plans for his first 100-days in office, while launching another attack on the media. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 at noon. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy.

we begin with the weather. live pictures in meredith. partly sunny and windy today. temperatures will struggle to break the 40-degree mark in some spots. kevin, you are tracking the potential for snowflakes on thanksgiving. kevin: gusty winds bringing it much colder air from canada. in the southeastern parts of the state, sunshine pushing temperatures up into the lower ng even some light snow following. there is the next system making tracks towards us. the good news is for the busy travel day tomorrow, we will have is nice today as we will have all week. sunshine and much later wins. after the increasing clouds wednesday night, the next system starts to move in. the other feature we have been seeing lately have been the winds. winds. the colder air is not going

it is not just for system for thanksgiving. there are 2 systems we're tracking going forward all the way through the holiday weekend. much more in futurecast in a few minutes. kristen: kevin, thank you. we are having some technical difficulty that hang on for a brief moment. new this noon, and assault on a lowell mother beaten to death in front of her son. 23-year-old amiriles huertas-perez of worcester is due in court today in the death of 44-year-old gloribel orengo. police say orengo was assaulted outside an apartment complex over the weekend after leaving a party as her son watched. huertas-perez is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. also new, this nashua man has been charged with drug possession after a scuffle with manchester police. officers pulled over dwight bennett last night. they say they smelled marijuana and spotted what appeared to be a small bag of heroin, which, at one point, bennett tried to

when he resisted arrest. in manchester now, a woman smoking while she was on oxygen accidentally triggered a fire inside this apartment building. flames broke out in the multi-family unit on pine street last night. firefighters found the 59-year-old in the stairwell with severe burns. she's listed in critical condition at mass general hospital in boston. a warning possible bad batch of heroin after a spike in overdoses there. all of those overdoses happened over the last week and a half. police are trying to spread the word to save lives. wmur's ray brewer is live in pelham with that warning. ray: kristen, pelham police say they have definitely seen an increase in overdoses since this heroin hit the streets, and it

even more deadly. this is heroin and drug paraphernalia confiscated by pelham police in the past. but now they are dealing with something different. >> within 24 hours from sunday morning to mid-morning on monday we had three overdoses. one was a fatal. ray: police say there is definitely a new deadly batch of heroin in pelham. >> whatever people are putting in their system is stronger than a normal overdose that we've been dealing with in the past. ray: police say that the heroin is probably being combined with fentanyl ander and this new concoction has another side effect that is hampering the ability of first responders. >> they are using narcan on subjects and it's not working right away. ray: police say right now they have two major goals concerning this deadly batch of heroin. >> we are eager to figure out a, the source and b, how can we help these people.

comes in. 3 years ago founded the pelham community coalition. >> our original goal was to increase awareness among people about the issue of substance abuse. ray: in addition to awareness the coalition is working with schools to develop mentoring programs. but he says education must begin at home. >> we're trying to get to parents because parents are in my mind the first line of defense. ray: he also says new hampshire is lagging when it comes to support. and it's time for the state to step up. >> when you finally get down to the other end of the pipeline and somebody wants to get clean there's no beds in this state ray: one of the things pelham is considering to combat the problem is establishing a safe station program like the programs in manchester and nashua. the town manager says what they need to do is work out the logistics. reporting live in pelham, ray brewer, wmur news 9. kristen: ray, thank you. details about a deadly school bus crash in tennessee. the driver is now under arrest charged with vehicular homicide. five children were killed when that bus lost control and

and as jim ryan reports, authorities say excessive speed appears to be a factor. jim: the bus, filled with more than 30 elementary school children, ran off the road and slammed into trees. jim: picturee show the bus on its side, wrapped around a tree. >> we heard the crash. we went outside, and we saw that the bus had turned over. roof hatch. jim: as emergency crews struggled to free the children from the mangled bus, worried parents waited to hear what happened to their kids. craig harris's daughter, a stepson, and a niece were on the bus. >> i almost lost it and had to sit down and gain my composure. i had to calm my wife down and other family members that were also affected by this. and it just -- it was just --

face again. jim: five children died at the scene, one boy and four girls. three of them 4th graders, several children are still in the hospital, some in serious condition. residents stood in long lines to give blood. chattanooga police say they are looking at the speed of the bus as a factor in the crash. they have charged the bus driver, johnthony walker, with vehicular homicide and reckless driving. >> we executed a search warrant for his blood. the investigation as it proceeds, will let us know if there was any outside influees we don't know at this time. jim: authorities will review blackhawks data and -- black box data and video from the bus to figure out exactly what happened, kristen: in less than an hour from now, join us on the wmur facebook page for a special live session with sergeant tom grella, the commander of the new hampshire internet crimes against children task force. he'll be talking about what the task force does, and sharing tips on how you can keep your children safe on the internet

that's at 1:00 p.m. on the wmur facebook page. new details about the suspect in a fatal police shooting in texas. still ahead, in his own words, what that man says triggered the deadly ambush. donald trump lays out his ambitious plans for the first 100 days in office. his top priorities as he continues to interview potential cabinet members. kevin: yesterday's system continuing to wobble away with gusty winds for the time being time for the holiday weekend. kristen: then, in "grow it green," picking the perfect christmas tree. advice on what to look for as you look for want to decorate

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kristen: a troubling discovery in philadelphia. police say a package that exploded in a downtown apartment overnight contained an "actual device." a man got the package in the mail and opened it, thinking it was medicine. but it exploded, sending him to the hospital with hand and chest injuries. police say the victim was targeted, but it's unclear who sent it. the suspect in a fatal police

did it. >> society didn't let me see my son and i lashed out at someone who didn't deserve it. kristen: he said he was upset with the court system for not letting him see his son, so he took out his anger is -- anger on an innocent officer. the 31-year-old is charged with capital murder. now to the transition of power in the nation's capitol. in the nation's capitol. last night, president-elect first 100 days in office, and it's a long one. lana zak tells us he's also lashing out at "the new york times" after cancelling, then rebooking a meeting with its staff. president-elect trump: i want the next generation of production and innovation to happen right here. lana: president-elect donald trump outlining his agenda once

imposing a lobbying ban for all workers in the executive branch. that lobbying ban, intended to separate business interests from the public interest, an issue that with mr. trump's portfolio poses a challenge, says abc news contributor and former bush-cheyney strategist, matt dowd. matt dowd there is a -- matt dowd. >> you cannot take advantage or benefit from a foreign state or a foreign government. that's a huge problem for donald trump. lana: there have already been a few meetings that seem to blur the line between business and government, first with real estate developers in india, and now a british politician who, may have been lobbied about the trump golf course in scotland. now the first house republican is breaking ranks to criticize mr. trump's business entanglements, writing, "you rightly criticized hillary for clinton foundation. if you have contracts w/ foreign governments it's certainly a big , deal, too." meanwhile, supporter rudy guiliani said he could see the president-elect dropping his pledge to instigate an investigation into his former rival hillary clinton, but could go either way. >> there is a tradition in

win an election, you sort of put things behind you. i'd also be supportive of continuing the investigation. lana: regardless of what mr. trump decides, it is worth noting that in this country, the president does not decide who should or shouldn't be prosecuted. that is intended to be made by investigators based on evidence independent of politics. lana zak, abc news, washington. kristen: so we have a big holiday weekend coming up and snow in the forecast. snow in the forecast. kevin: the quiet travel date well-timed but there is a system so we have tracked before people head home on sunday. kristen: sounds good, kevin, thank you. it's not even thanksgiving, but christmas is right around the corner and cutting your own christmas tree is a tradition for many families. next, we've got tips on how to

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new england's energy comes from a pool of energy producers. eversource buys it at a set price and delivers it to you. but the pool is shrinking, causing energy costs to go up and down. so we're working to increase the supply of clean, affordable energy across the region. because more energy means lower energy costs for you and the communities we serve. ?? ever new england. eversource. kristen: it's official. bretton woods is open for the season. the ski resort opened today after firing up the snow guns and getting a fresh layer of snow over the last few days. it's just the first of several local resorts to open this week, including loon mountain tomorrow

cannon, and waterville valley friday. hard to believe winter is almost here. kevin: it looks beautiful. kristen: it does. kevin: we start officially our ski reports tomorrow. kristen: oh, gosh. kevin: we are getting there. it is getting real fast. you notice, 30 degrees. we are at midday and it is 30 degrees. couple of snowflakes flying around as you get down through warner. you have the wind to go along with it and it is adding extra bite to the airport quite a few clouds in a few breaks of the over cost -- overcast. wind chill to go along with it. how about up in pittsburgh? temperature is 22 degrees. 5, 6, 7 inches of snow. lightly snowing in that

and you see these waves in the satellite picture. it is creating bumps in the atmosphere. plenty windy out there right now. along with it we have colder temperatures. those in cahoots at this point to make it fairly uncomfortable afternoon outdoors. you need the jacket. something we need to get used to after the first 90 days this month all above normal. we are not expected to go anywhere else anytime soon. you notice we still have light portions of the great north woods and the light mountains. nothing terribly heavy. stray additional inch in a few spots. comes with strong winds. either set of 40 in southern areas. no one will tell you it feels like 40 outdoors. gusts still over 20 miles an hour. a few near 30 miles an hour. those atop mount washington at hurricane strength.

going to relent much. the colder, drier air continuing to feed injured last of the light snow through the evening in the light mountains and great north woods. setting up what should be an ideal day for traveling come not only in the granite state but across the entire northeast. clouds start increasing wednesday night after you get your holiday weekend destination. a little arm of moisture. is it a it bounce into marginally cold air and it could mean light snow , it could mean if it gets warm enough, light in southern areas, but we are not expecting a lot of precipitation out of this. if temperatures are just right, below freezing in some spots, that could be an issue thursday afternoon or evening. the main push of this area of low pressure approaches friday

temperatures may be cold enough again that it could be more snow than rain. that is something we will be tracking later friday night and into saturday. temperatures anywhere from the upper 30's to mid 40's. this air mass not going anywhere. you notice the upshot by sunday looking pretty good with partial sunshine. let's head to "grow it green." ray: welcome to today's "grow it green and we will help you find the perfect christmas tree good i need to bring in rachel from unh cooperative extension. first of all, what are we looking at? rachel: this is a balsam for good -- balsam fir. most popular for traditional christmas trees. this one is, i'd say, 7, 8 years

what room in the house you put it in. a lot of times when you cut your own, the trees are larger than what you have space for. ray: because they look so good in the field. rachel: exactly. got a high ceiling here. you measure the heart of the tree. they get to measure with you when you go to a north like this. ray: i think i need a letter to measure this. -- ladder to measure this. rachel: in this case, how tall is this one? nine feet here. 9-10 feet tall. ceiling, it is easier to take height off than it is to add it. it is about a half-foot, and you cut to size. ray: i see you are holding something in her hand.

see if the branches are nice and sturdy see if it stays where i wanted. ray: you are the only person in the world -- rachel: probably. also what you want to look for in the trees health. take a forefinger in your hand and pull the needles. if you have a handful of needles , you know the trees not as healthy as you want it to be. ray: and it is not like shucking corn. rachel: new hampshire, i gather you have a lot of places where you can get your own tree. rachel: quite a few. the new hampshire department of agriculture has on the website a harvest your own listing. ray: have a great family experience and come home with a

kristen: new hampshire's toys for tots campaign officially kicked off today at the mall of new hampshire in manchester. gov. maggie hassan and mayor ted gatsas among those in attendance. this is the 31'st year the mall has partnered with the marine corps to collect toys for thousands of children this holiday season.

are several drop-off locations around the state. we've posted a link on wmur.com and our mobile app. kevin: looking pretty good as we go through the next couple days. we will have the wind dying down, but relatively quiet otherwise. partial sunshine for your travel day tomorrow. kristen: thank you, kevin. starting tonight at 5:00, a scam warning from new hampshire fish and game.

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