adam sexton, wmur news 9. jean: a plaistow man accused of abusing his girlfriend' s two-year-old son is asking for a reduced sentence. roland dow is serving up to 67 years in prison on 11 charges. of telling who caused the injuries and is asking for a five to 10 year sentence. prosecutors say testimony proves roland dow in foot the relentless cruelty on the boy and while his mother, jessica linscott, was there prosecutors say her actions paled in comparison. >> disturbing. this was a three-year-old boy who could not defend himself. a child, old enough to understand what was happening but not to defend himself. >> i would never harm a child. i did not assault james. i do not think the jury thinks i assaulted james. i think i should be sentenced accordingly. jean: jessica linscott testified against dow and was sentenced to 2.5 to five years and was released in march. the prosecutor asked for the minimum sentence to be increased to 30 years. the panel has yet to make a tom: coming up in commitment 2016, the repub

reporting live in dover, adams -- adam sexton, wmur news 9. erin: thank you, adam. for a man wanted for a series of robberies in multiple states including new hampshire. u.s. marshals are searching for 31-year-old matthew martin. he is considered armed and wmur' s heather hamel has been tracking this story and is live heather: matthew martin is wanted for armed bank robberies , quite a few here in new hampshire as well as vermont as recently as monday where he is suspected of holding up the heritage credit union, and all of that was caught on camera. here is the video where the man draws a black handgun. he demands money and tells the teller not to push any buttons. 30 seconds. authorities believe matthew martin is responsible for not only this robbery but at least three others this month. the first in charlestown and three days later in loudon when the td bank was hit. there is a warrant out for his arrest in that particular bank robbery. he is from rhode island, and he has the quinces in vermont. the u.s. marshal is looking for him. david car

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adam sexton is there live. adam, what did the front runner have to say? adam: it might seem counterintuitive for republican to go to war with the state newspaper, but donald trump is in a cycle that defies explanation. it' s the equivalent of republican blasphemy in the , doesn' t play by the rules. in nashua today he launched a verbal barrage at the paper after it published an editorial calling him of bully whose intelligence of the voters. >> you have a very dishonest newspaper up here. it is also a failing newspaper. it' s going down the tubes. i remember when this was a big paper. look at the size of this thing. if they cut it down anymore, you won' t be able to find it. it looks like the things when you go to the store and they give you the little handout. what do they call that, coupons? adam: he also called joe mcquaid a low life, a loser, and the lapdog of chris christie. lavished attention on new hampshire and donald trump through some shots at him also. >> the people in new jersey want to throw him out of office. adam: the campaign chairman said

wmur political reporter adam sexton tells us how the campaigns are preparing for the adam: saturday night' s democratic debate featured plenty of back and forth. back on the campaign trail sunday, candidates were looking ahead to the final weeks of the campaign. at a town hall in hopkinton, martin o' malley said he' s hoping to catch some of the first in the nation primary' s latebreaking momentum. >> people make up their own mind, and history is full of example of candidates who are victorious in iowa and new hampshire being at the same place that i am at this point. adam: to do that, he will need to pierce the wall of excitement being generated by candidates at the top, like hillary clinton, who charged up her supporters with a surprise appearance post-debate by her husband. >> behind the scenes, you can' t ask for a better political mind, someone more familiar with voters. adam: bernie sanders who offered an onstage apology saturday night after one of his staffers improperly accessed clinton campaign data says he is ready >> i think we are winning iowa, winning new hampshire. i think w

adam sexton, wmur news 9. jennifer: tonight it's back to prison for a man who witnessed the killing of an epsom police officer and then fired shots at police during the get away. kevin paul was released in may but his parole has just been revoked. wmurs andy hershberger live now with these new developments. reporter: kevin paul is going back to prison for two years, just seven months after he was granted parole. paul went before the parole board this morning, facing a total of 13 violations. paul was with gordon perry back in 1997 when perry shot and killed epsom police officer jeremy sharon. paul pleaded guilty to several charges related to that crime and was sentenced to 16 to 50 years in prison. perry is serving life without parole. the board found today that paul violated 10 of the 13 complaint filed against him that include a drug offense and failing to report to his parole officer. paul is also still facing have been bound over to superior court. >> it clear that you can't take him at his word. his words

adam sexton joins us live now from the woodberry school where the former secretary of state spoke. adam: hilary clinton took fewer than a dozen questions tonight, many of them from non-voting kids. but early on, all the talk was about donald trump. speaking before a packed town hall meeting in salem hillary clinton wasted no time jumping all over donald trump' s proposal to stop muslims from entering the united states. hillary clinton: this is both a shameless and a dangerous idea. adam: clinton says trump is turning his back on deeply held american ideals and playing right into the hands of the terrorists. she also contends that as the republican front-runner he' s destabilizing the gop. hillary clinton: >> we' re dealing with a party at danger have stood for. go back and read what george washington said about how we must resist bigotry. read about what religious freedom means, how our constitution enshrines it. as far as addressing the threat from isis against its homeland, in a one-on-one interview with news 9, clinton said the government must do more. >> we have to do everything

adam sexton, wmur news 9. josh: thanks very much. a sandown woman whose son died unexpectedly this october is now losing her animals after being charged with animal cruelty. sharon melanson says she and her son christopher were taking in animals whose owners could no longer care for them. as heather hamel reports, she says they just wanted to help, not hurt them, and for anyone to think otherwise makes her sick to her stomach. reporter: sharon melanson says she was devastated, first she lost her son and now her animals, and despite the charges she still feels she's innocent. >> i feel as though it's a dishonor to my son, considering we worked so hard every day to everything they needed. reporter: but despite what melanson says, she is charged with five misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty. more than three dozen animals including horses, goats and al pack as were taken from her property. this comes just two months after melanson's 9-year-old son christopher died from a congestive heart failure, collapsing as he walked to a neighbor's

adam sexton, debbie in you are news 9. -- wmur news 9. jean: here' s a look at the conditions a little further north this is a live picture from i-93 in hooksett. josh: for a look at the rest of the state right now, here' s 95.7 wzi-d' s peggy james. katie: 93 has had some issues coming up from massachusetts. an early accident by exit for back up to exit three and it exit seven at the 101 split, also reports of a spin out by exit nine. the way up to concord. the everett turnpike has had a lot of issues. northbound very heavy between exits eight and 11. a new accident at exit two on the everett. i' m peggy james for 95.7. josh: for the ski areas across the state, this is the day they have been waiting for. jean: john -- suzanne roantree joins us live. suzanne: conditions here from concord north up into the lakes region inherent limits in plymouth have been a lot easier folks up here from plymouth north have been praying for snow. their prayers were answered, more than six inches fell here in plymouth and further north, mother nature dumped

adam sexton joins us live to explain what this means for the republican campaign. adam: it' s never a bad thing to get more campaign boots on the ground in new hampshire, but when a candidate does that they automatically raise the stakes for themselves, making it imperative they do well here. jeb bush may not have the most impressive poll numbers, but his team in the granite state is confident knowing they' re doing the kind of blocking and tackling work that tends to pay off on election day. on the republican side this primary cycle has been a tug of war between national and local. that tension summed up earlier this week with the image of republican front-runner donald trump at a rally in nashua casting aside a copy of the new hampshire union leader newspaper after its publisher criticized >> that' s all it' s worth. piece of garbage. adam: while team trump attempts to convert its passionate grassroots support into votes, other campaigns are looking to ambush the front-runner by organizing their way to victory on february 9. >> forty days out from the new hampshir

adam sexton has the story. adam this is just the leading : edge of what could be a number of new regulations issued in regard to drone use. but in this case airport officials say they just wanted to be proactive before all of those drones out there under christmas trees end up in the air. the rise of drone photography has given everyone a fresh look s natural to be able to fly and photograph from 60, 70 feet off the ground, it' s a wonderful perspective. you can see things in a way you haven' t seen them before. adam joseph st. pierre owns js : photography in concord and uses a drone to capture stunning images. but in this new frontier of videography, there are unknowns. st. pierre recently wanted to send up his drone within 5 miles of the pease tradeport but called off the shoot because he could not contact the air traffic control tower. >> i tried to reach out to the tower but there was no way to communicate with them. there' t s just at manchester-boston regional re aiming to : solve that communication proble

adam sexton, wmur news 9. shelley: the superintendent of exeter schools calls the owen labrie case the tipping point that prompted the cancellation of nearly all dances at the high school. the high school principal says dances are cancelled indefinitely, with the exception of junior and senior prom, because quote respectful behavior has not been present. students were notified today. labrie was found guilty of sexually assaulting another student at saint paul' s school in concord. the morning commute could be a little messy for some drivers. the rain we' re seeing overnight part of the state by morning. meteorologist josh judge is here with a timeline. josh: it is dry out there right we' overnight especially as we get closer to dawn. they are below the 32 degree freezing mark in areas of the north country. from about central new hampshire on southward still above 32, but look at the seacoast a bit of an exception. manchester at 36 degrees and staying in the 30' s. but you get closer to the seacoast and it is a

let' s go live to adam sexton for a look at some of today' s travel problems. adam: not a great day to be out on the roads and not a great night to be out on the roads either. the snow stopped a long time ago in this region but ever since drizzle, and sleet making the first storm of the season was not much fun to deal with. road conditions improved tuesday night and the state lifted that snowy 45 mph speed limit but drivers were still taking it slow and riding their breaks, and state police were still dealing with problems on 93. by last tally around 8:00 pm they dealt with close to 250 spin-outs and crashes statewide. surface streets weren' t much better. the snow piled up in downtown derry, icy and slick, forcing walkers to go slow. >> i was in my shorts and t-shirt on saturday, out with my dog. here i am again. but it can' t be as bad as last winter, let' s just keep our fingers crossed. others just trying to keep things in perspective. >> could always be worse. adam: the cleanup was slow going, the snow water-logged and weighty. >> it' s pretty heavy, pretty

let' s go to adam sexton who is outside the debate hall with a recap. adam: only three candidates on the stage. in contrast to the republicans who have more time for interaction, although they did not go down the road of conflict too often. they saved their harshest criticisms for the republican front-runner. off the bat, bernie sanders address the campaign data breach. mr. sanders: it was a breach because the dnc vendor screwed up. information came to our campaign . our staff to the wrong thing. they looked at that information. >> he fired one staffer and said he was sorry. ms. clinton: obviously we were distressed when we learned of it . now that we have resolved your data, we have agreed on an move on. >> they took turns using donald trump as a punching bag. martin o' malley relaying a story mr. o' malley: his boy said to him, dad, what happens if donald out of our home? great capacity to use bigotry to inflame people and to make them think there are easy answers to complex questions. mr. sanders: all of the mexicans are criminals. we should hate the

in belmont, adam sexton, wmur news 9. jean: police in ceylon arrested salem arrested a man on the run from police in massachusetts for more than a year. 23-year-old joshua chevez appeared via videolink in court this morning. investigators got a tip last night that he was staying at a hotel in salem. chevez is wanted for a 2014 fatal shooting in lawrence, massachusetts. police say this arrest unfolded quickly and without incident. >> mr. chevez actually exited the room, forcing our hand to make the arrest faster than we probably would have wanted to, but with the information we had at the time and the scenario we took immediate action and took him into custody. jean: police say they found drugs scattered inside the hotel room, along with a loaded 38 caliber handgun stuffed under the bed. josh: as winter weather settles in, fire officials are reminding people about the dangers of carbon monoxide. crews in nashua alone say they' ve reponded to more than a dozen calls this month, including some that came close to being fatal.

good evening, i' m adam sexton. stephanie: and i' m stephanie woods. police say they were able to nab the suspects thanks to teamwork and calls from neighbors. but it is a case with an interesting twist. wmur' s jennifer crompton joins us with that story tonight. >> the initial call to franklin police wasn' t about a home invasion. it was about a suspicious man seen stumbling around a neighborhood. turns out, he was a victim. residence on nelson street where a disheveled man had collapsed on a porch. he' d jumped from the second story balcony of an apartment up the hill to avoid two men who had burst in with shotguns. based on what he told them, along with information from two others in the unit, franklin put out a description of the men and their vehicle. state police spotted the suspects' after. >> trooper first class shirley called for backup. other troopers and franklin police responded, and we apprehended three suspects in a vehicle that had been stolen out of boscawen, so they obtained that vehicle. >> 18-year-olds dominic ferrari and trent mcdon

adam sexton, wmur news 9. josh: the man suspected of causing a crash that injured several secret service agents did not have a valid driver' s license. that driver did not survive. tonight, we' re learning more about the moments leading up to the crash itself. wmur' s jennifer crompton is live at the wakefield police reporter: bruce dansforth died at the scene. his passengers, a girlfriend and family friend, were hospitalized. as for the four secret service agents, a spokesperson tells us that three have been treated and released from the hospital. one remains hospitalized in serious condition with non-life-threatening injuries. their names will not be released in this case. police confirmed that danforth was driving northbound on route 16 last night when his mercury sable hit the taurus sedan the agents working in head-on. his license has been suspended. police are looking for witnesses to help in the investigation. >> the preliminary investigation indicates the vehicle driven by pass a northbound vehicle. th

adam: and i' m adam sexton. the suspect is now waiting to face a judge as the family of the victim speaks. reid lamberty with our sister station wcvb has the story. tree. >> he was run down the street across from the christmas tree business he owned for more than four decades and in front of his wife of 25 years. >> i see my husband bleeding and i cannot touch him. he is lifeless. >> the 71 euro man later died at the hospital. the man accused of hitting him police say has been charged with being on drugs behind the will. >> they took a father, grandfather, and husband. >> he owned a dealership and was inducted into the new england hall of fame for antique racers. a gentle man, describes his widow, who does not mince words for the man accused in his death. >> i will curse that man the rest of my life. >> comforted by a large family, they shared four children, 14 grandchildren, and three great grand children. but for her, there was only one joe. he is gone. i have nothing. i have my family. think offer that. but h

adam: and i' m adam sexton. it happened at a church in attleboro, but the damage couldn' t stop services. frank holland from our sister station wcvb has the story. >> a house of worship, damaged in a hit-and-run. >> sounded like a big crash -- boom. >> eric martin was walking his dog dexter just after 1:00 on saturday morning when he saw a pickup truck speeding down richardson avenue. he says it did not appear the driver even slowed down before the stop sign at the intersection of pleasant street right in front of faith alliance church. x when he went across the street and hit the curb, there were sparks everywhere. went airborne three feet in the air, landed, went down the hill, and then hit the church. >> a special holiday service this sunday despite the damage. pictures of the aftermath before it was patched up. pastor jeff white counting his blessings the damage was not more severe. >> the major part, they missed the gas meter and all of that. if there had been an ignition or a spark in that, we would have h

good evening, i' m adam sexton. stephanie: and i' m stephanie woods. earlier today, the vermont senator held another town hall at a different school. about 1100 people packed the redfern arts center at keene state college this afternoon. sanders spoke about a political revolution, doing away with the establishment economy, politics, and media, and reviving democracy. income inequality and threats to social security a major problems facing our country according to the democratic hopeful. sanders said that he spoke in keene because he' s running for president and wants students' support, but he also wants more. >> what the political revolution is about is that i need you, up to the election. we need you the day after the election. [applause] >> and the reason for that is that the powers that be in this country, a nation which is increasingly moving toward an oligarchic form of society both economically and politically, the reason we need a political revolution is we cannot bring about the kinds of fundamental changes we need unless millions of people are

wmur's adam sexton joins us live now from the newsroom with more. adam? reporter: typically during these victim impact statements it's common for the guilty party to stare straight ahead or kind of zone out, but that did not happen here. in this case the father of the victim asked to speak directly to tristan wolusky and then got his full attention. >> you murdered my son. that's our story, and that's your story. the three of you showed up there that night, the three of you you drove away with his dying body. it's a tough story, but that's your story. reporter: could you have heard a pin drop in strafford superior court wednesday, as the father of murder victim aaron wilkinson spoke directly to dries tan wolusky, reiterating the facts a senseless crime to a convict who still maintains he is not a killer. >> i did not hurt aaron wilkinson. report that defiance in the face of the evidence and a guilty verdict leaves prosecutors shaking their heads. >> his comments were insulting to the jurors who actually sat on his case and listened intently both to his te

wmur' s adam sexton is live in salem with an update on the conditions. adam: they have lifted that limit but as you can see the traffic out here is still going pretty slow and there is a reason why. this is an access road for this park and right. underneath the snow. they have done two or three but once you get beneath all this note there is just a hard layer of ice and that is what drivers are watching out for. morning commute was much worse than this drive home. a lot of slick roads out there this morning and people wondering what is going on in terms of treatment of the roads. this storm had a lot of water content in the snow and ice falling on top of it so it was hard to keep up with. the drivers we talked to were still talking about this morning when we talked to them. there weren' i' m on the road at 4:30 in the morning so it was really sloppy. adam: the concern heading into the evening and overnight is re-freeze. because there is so much water in this, you had freezing rain a lot of eyes out there and mixed in with the snow underneath. tom: the fir

adam sexton, wmur news 9. jean: new hampshire is also getting a federal grant as part of a pilot program for sexual assault cases. state. this program is designed to strengthen the justice system's response in cases of of sexual violence and offer more support for victims through collaboration between law enforcement and support providers. josh: tonight a community is coming together to help a family in hampstead devastated by a fire that destroyed their home. john ward lost his wife who was also the mother to their three children. wmur's suzanne roantree with support. reporter: yes, just hours after the devastating fire destroyed the wards' home, renee mcdonald and her husband set up a gofundme account to help a community member in need. within minutes renee's computer started dinging with notifications of people already donating to the fund. she says the power of social media spread the word quickly. even the patriots, julian help the and retweeted the link out to a half million followers. renee says the com

adam sexton, wmur news 9. stephanie: thank you. a different picture in the south tonight, at least eleven people are confirmed dead after tornadoes ripped through seven states. as elizabeth hur reports, mississippi and tennessee have declared states of emergency. reporter: oh the tornadoes so powerful homes were demolished, tractor trailers flipped and debris tossed for miles. >> just rumbling thunder and then with lightning striking and then you see it, that's when it was really, really intense. mississippi -- >> we heard this great big, like a train, and then it was gone. reporter: at least two dozen reported tornadoes touched down, cutting a path of destruction and leaving many homeless. >> it's devastating, it crushes you here at christmas. >> it's very heartbreaking. i don't even have the words to explain it. reporter: the damages are so widespread, a state of emergency has been declared in tennessee and mississippi. state officials vowing to help everyone now beginning the process of recovering and rebuilding. >> this was a w

i am adam sexton. stephanie: i am stephanie woods. the crash happened just after 3:00 this afternoon in hudson. that is where we find mike cronin live tonight. mike: highland street has been closed for hours. this remains an active seen what police try to figure out how the 14-year-old boy was hit by a car. the teen was crossing highland street when he was hit by 2007 tucson driving west. police say the boy suffered injuries and was airlifted to a boston hospital. a factor in the accident. but in general, neighbors say they have seen accidents before and cars drive fast on this road. >> the cars fly down this road day long. i walk them back-and-forth to the bus stop. >> about 20 years ago when we moved here, it was like a back road. now people use it like a highway. they cut across from hudson to nashua. it is crazy. together what led up to the accident. as we learn more, we will bring you that information. mike cronin, wmur news 9. stephanie: thank you. state police have identified the people killed in a head-on crash on route 101 in

good afternoon, i' m adam sexton. the countdown to christmas is on. right now, santa claus is just passing new delhi and has delivered over a billion presents. and it looks like when he flies over the granite state, he' ll be josh, tell us more about the weather record broken that was set in 1871? josh: we are poised to break a record for sure as temperatures are insanely warm this time of year. it is warm out now, but not as zooming in on areas just to our west. springfield, 61, orange, red on 63. 63 in jaffrey, and all of this look at where the front is struggling with low clouds and fog, but we are still in the upper 40' s and lower 50' s and headed or the 60' s as we go through the rest of the afternoon. we will take a closer look at how that arise and how long it lasts, and your christmas forecast in a few minutes. adam: josh, thank you. at least seven people are confirmed dead, including a 7-year-old boy, after severe storms hit the southeast. 24 possible tornadoes were reported last night across six states. abc' s elizabeth hur has more. >> sti

reporting in manchester, adam sexton, wmur news 9. amy: thank you this morning, findings from a new reported at least 241 near collisions between drones and manned aircraft. in 28 of those incidents, pilots had to veer out of the way. accord to go analysis, new york and new jersey have the highest number of incidents. boston ranked fourth. 921 incidents between drones and aircraft have been recorded since september of 2013. sports. >> hey, everyone, granite state bragging rights on the line in durham last night as unh and dartmouth men's hockey teams skated against each other. the final game for both team before their holiday break. poturalski had himself another great game. here he scores on the doorstep. his 15th of the season made it 2-0 new hampshire. unh all over dartmouth early on. drives one off the post and poturalski there for his 16th. 16 goals in 16 games for poturalski, made it 3-0. before they got it on the goal, keeping the pressure on. taps in a rebound and they've got a 4-2 game after one. and maxime beaubreaux skate i

i' m adam sexton. wmur' s kristen carosa is live in concord where we just learned a sad development. kristen: adam, this search started yesterday at around 3:00 p.m., and as of 11:00 this morning, crews had found the body. let' s show you some video that took place here in concord earlier today. crews started their search wednesday afternoon after they received a report of a missing kayaker on turkey pond in concord. the kayak was located a short time later. it belonged to 68-year-old john stapler. the kayak was found by an employee working at st. paul' s school, which is close by. crews suspended their search last night and resumed this morning just before 9:00 a.m. sgt. hawkes: they went out at 8:40 this morning, we located mr. stapler at around 10:40, so it took about two hours. the new hampshire fish and game dive team located him on the second dive of the day. obviously, they are distraught as anyone would be. our department, all of our hearts goes out to them. we cannot imagine what they are going

adam: i am adam sexton. we will keep you updated as more information comes in. stephanie: turning to commitment 2016, today senator bernie sanders called for changes to democracy and the economy in town hall meetings in new hampshire. you are taking a live look at the town hall in plymouth. mike cronin is live for the presidential hopeful is speaking at his second town hall of the day. mike: right now, senator bernie sanders is still speaking to an university. this is the second of two town hall visits for the democratic presidential hopeful. earlier, sanders spoke at the redfern arts center. at plymouth university, he talked about raising the minimum wage, improving infrastructure, and performing the criminal justice system. in a message well received by this audience, he reinforced his pledge to make every public college and university tuition free. >> making public colleges and universities tuition free and substantially lowering interest rates on student debt is an inexpensive piece of legislation. you know how we are going to pay for it? we are going to pay

wmur's adam sexton joins us now with the emotional statements made by the victim's family in court. reporter: there were some intense moments as wolusky turned to face the father of aaron wilkinson during victim impact statements, with wolusky continuing to deny that he murdered wilkinson, paul carroll reiterated the facts, but even after that wolusky denied it. the defense team contend the two codefendants are the real killers. wilkinson's father says the family welcomes the end of this part of the process. >> i'm happy it's over with, moving forward. we talked about the appeal but so that's on the horizon. reporter: the defense team says there will be an appeal filed within 30 days of wolusky is also being ordered to pay $5,000 in restitution to the family for funeral and future counseling costs. tom: tonight the aclu of new hampshire is suing the state department of corrections after it put a ban on inmates receiving greeting cards. suzanne roantree has the story. reporter: the aclu of new hampshire says cards and hand made drawings not only violate someone's constitutional right

political reporter adam sexton joins us now with reaction. adam: shelley, a lot of people shaking their heads tonight at this one. in particular, a young manchester real estate investor, the son of a muslim immigrant, who says he saw trump as an icon and business role model until now. when the primary season began manchester real estate investor adeel tahir planned on going all-in for one candidate. >> i was 100% donald trump. adam: but things changed quickly when trump began making incendiary statements about muslims culminating monday afternoon, when his campaign released a statement saying, donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of s representatives can figure out what is going on. >> i think it' s the most ridiculous thing i' ve ever heard in my life. adam: tahir' s father saghir, known as saggy, emigrated from pakistan in the 70' s, worked multiple jobs, achieved success in manchester, and served 10 years in the state legislature. the family still owns property overseas, and adeel says if he left the country to check

political reporter adam sexton begins our commitment 2016 coverage. >> this was a pretty bitter contest with the spotlight on one topic. a lot of debts and a number of chances to highlight differences. jeb bush finally turning the tables a bit on the candidate who has storm into him in previous debates. after flailing at front runner donald trump to little effect in previous debates, jeb bush landed some punches tuesday night, slamming trump' s policy he' he would not be the keep our country safe. i' m unhinged. he said that very simply because he has failed in his campaign. it has been a total disaster. nobody cares, and, frankly, i' m the most solid person of here. i have built a tremendous company, and ollie want to do is make america great again. >> the squabbles did not stop there as candidates took shots at marco rubio, who is rising in the polls. >> he wants to have it both ways. he' s the weakest of all the candidates on immigration. he is the one for an open border . if we want to defend the country, we have to defend against those who are coming in, and he has more allegiance

adam sexton, wmur news 9. tom: the returning winter new hampshire just in time for school vacation. many ski resorts opened more trails today and as jean mackin reports they say they' re getting back on track. jean this is just what the ski : resorts have been waiting for here at pat' s peak in henniker. less than week ago, this was all grass. it took some time this year, but the winter wonderland is back well, we' re really digging it, 4 >> or 5 days ago it was 62 degrees on christmas day and at pat' s peak we were skiiing 4 trails just two days ago and today we are going to be skiing 12. jean a fresh coating brought : skiers and boarders right back to the hills. some admitting they' re a little i fell. >> you fell? >> i fell. >> it was awesome, it was so much fun. i' ve been missing it a lot. >> we were so happy to finally be able to get out on our vacation. conditions are better than we thought they' d be. skiers are anxious to test jean mother' s nature' s holiday : helping of snow. skiers from across the east coast are taking runs at loon mountain. >> because i like snow. we do

adam: and i' m adam sexton. the boston official in charge stopped in himself for lunch today. juli mcdonald from our sister station wcvb is at the restaurant with more. why not? reporter: while customers are slowly trickling back into the now open location, the restaurant had been closed since earlier this month one 140 became sick with norovirus after eating there. after passing inspection wednesday, a water leak delete the reopening until yesterday. >> one of the servers was ill. chipotle has good policies in place for maintenance, cleaning, and the management of food. reporter: the restaurant seemed quite. some seemed sure whether it was reopened. >> we have been here a bunch of time spread we have never had a problem. our theory is it is probably cleaner now than it will ever be. reporter: the inspector is looking to prove just that tomorrow. >> i will go there tomorrow and have lunch to let everybody know i have faith in our system to make sure all the citizens of boston are safe eating at these restaurants. reporter: most restaurants are inspected once a year. this will

adam sexton is live with the latest on this crime and an attempted robbery that happened just four hours later. reporter: the first incident unfollowed just before 9:00 last night and it happened very quickly. the shawn's corner market was just standing reregister when the suspect ran in. he tries to intercept the criminal with a right cross and from there the two wrestle to the ground. you can see the suspect is holding a knife which appears to be gingerly avoided by both parties. a few hours later on queen city avenue a man walked in and demanded money. the clerk locked herself in an office and called 911 and the suspect left empty handed. it's not clear if there's a link between these two crimes. >> it's unknown if they are connected, but detectives are working on this. reporter: police are not yet sure if there's a connection anyone with information is urged to contact the manchester police department. jrm the an effort to stem the ongoing heroin problem in new hampshire, several bills have been proposed for fast tracking, aemergency the recommendations, enhanced criminal penalties f