executive councilor chris sununu is running on the republican side. emily: a rhode island man who weighs 800 pounds has been kicked out of the hospital, for ordering a pizza. steven assanti says his eating addiction has left him in the back of his father' s suv, with nowhere to go. he had been getting help at rhode island hospital, where he did lose some weight. but he says he was told to leave when he violated his health care plan by ordering the pizza. erika: take a look at this a daring rescue in texas. two firefighters saving this man caught hanging from a bridge over the houston ship channel. the man was doing maintenance work under the bridge when he fell, dangling from 135 feet above the water for nearly an hour. firefighters dropped through a manhole in the bridge, attached a harness to the worker, then pulled him to safety. emily: right now, the faa is trying to figure out how this happened. a pilot was injured when his single-engine plane crash-landed in a backyard in california. officials say the plane experienced engine failure shortly aft

one candidate who is only in the counselor chris sununu. hampshire. for loo too long, you' re looking at our economy became stagnant. ray: he' ll need to emerge from what could be a tight republican field. ll blue is exploring a run and senate majority leader and also weighing his options. >> my focus has been how do you grow jobs in the state of new hampshire? i am focused on better workers compensation rates. ray: democratic senator andrew hosier is also considering running. >> we have to have a strong, robust economy, void we have to be willing to make investments in the people of the state to education and infrastructure. ray: colin van auster and is also in the mix. >> because it is so critical we create a brighter future for our state, i' m going to be making an announcement about my plans for the governor' s race in the coming days. ray: two other democratic names to keep in mind -- former state security chief mark conley and portsmouth executive counselor stephanie shaheen, the daughter of jeanne shaheen. ray brewer, wmur news nine. sean: for

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chris sununu has jumped into the race but will likely face a strong primary challenge. frank edelblut and jeb bradley are weighing their options. on the democratic side andrew hosmer and colin van ostern have announced plans. several others have also expressed interest. in the race for president, george pataki is in the granite state today having lunch with the chester county republicans before heading to scott brown' s no bs barbecue. marco rubio is also in new attend a house party. afghanistan. the head of u.s. forces -- what the u.s. -- what the head of u.s. forces says about the incident. kevin: milder afternoon as temperatures jump again. we will talk about the one shower chance coming up. sean: if you are looking to add who is it that's got the foreign policy experience to deal with what has become an increasingly complicated world at a time when america needs to emerge and restore its leadership? no one really has that experience, except for maybe one. john kasich's for us. new day independent media committee, inc. is responsible for the content of this it is tim

for republicans, only executive counselor chris sununu has declared his candidacy and he' s the most well-known, just ahead of former congressman and state senator jeb bradley. state representative frank edelblut is looking at a run, but still needs to introduce himself to 85% of new hampshire. for democrats, it' s all speculation at this point as maggie hassan just removed herself from the governor' s race. so out of the potential field of candidates, the name id award goes to portsmouth city counselor stephany shaheen, but not by a landslide. >> 67% of voters in the state have no idea who she is. 68% don' t know who chris pappas is. 76% don' t know who mark connolly is. 78% don' t know who colin van ostern is. josh: obviously, there is a long way to go before the field starts taking shape, but in a presidential election year that now also has a high-profile senate race built into it, candidates on both sides will have to work for attention. >> this one is going to fly under the radar for a long time and it' s going to be fascinating to see what happens. we have a late primary in se

fellow executive councilor chris sununu is also running for governor, on the republican side. emily: in economic headlines this morning, hopkinton-based emc corporation is in talks to merge with dell. the new york times reports the deal would involve mostly cash. but it could mean job losses people in the bay state. pessimistic investors pushed most asian stocks lower overnight after indications the u.s. federal reserve is not moving to raise interest rates. right now u.s. stock futures are lower after gains across the board on wednesday. today, investors will be watching for the weekly job snapshot. looking at the top trending stories this morning, lady gaga, showing off her acting chops. erika: she' s the new star of this season of "american horror story," which debuted last night. time magazine calls her role as the countess her greatest reinvention yet. emily: also getting some attention this morning, a bench-clearing brawl at the cubs-pirates wild card showdown. pittsburgh' s sean rodriguez threw a punch and got tossed. he takes his frustration out on the gatorade cooler.

reporter: it's a resume that will likely be examined by the fellow executive counselor, republican chris sununu, who on thursday welcomed him to the contest. >> it's important that we're out there talking about the issues that matter to people, whether it's education reform or how to get our stagnated business economy moving forward. reporter: the candidacies of sununu and van oh stren come with a historical footnote, the secretary of state can't recall a time that the two scared off in a race for governor. but it's a dynamic that the newest candidate thinks will offer a contrast. >> we'll have a debate next fall about the issues we've disagreed on on the council. josh: it's a safety bet more will get involved. we'll see what happens. josh mcelveen, wmur news 9. tom: straight ahead, the story rarely shared. >> i was in the truck driving, watching the water in my mirror and everything come behind me. jennifer: he outraced a wall of water 30 feet high to save lives in alstead. 10 years later he is sharing his heroic story of a day he and many here in the state will never forget. hayley: after ano

one candidate in the race, executive counselor chris sununu, a republican. >> my race isn' t about who i will face. it' s about a new direction for the state. you were looking at 10 or 20 years of democrats in the corner office where our economy has become stagnant. adam: before he can worry about democrats, he will have to representative frank eight oh blue is exploring a run. senate majority leader jeff bradley is also weighing his options. >> my focus has been, how do you grow jobs in the state? that is why i' ve focused on lower electric rates, better workers compensation rates. adam: one of his senate colleagues across the aisle on the democratic side is considering his own campaign, senator andrew house murder is in his second term representing the lakes region. >> we have to have a strong, robust economy. we have to be willing to make investments in the people of the state, education, infrastructure. adam: colin van o stern is also in the mix. >> because it is so critical we create a brighter future for our state, i will make a definitive announcement about my own plans in the c

josh: moving for, if you are the first democrat tju i chris sununu is also in this race. a recent poll suggests you have some work to do when it to na i it is a presidential election year and we now have a very high profile senate race between governor hassan d nar ke ayotte. how do you break through? mr. van ostern: the governor' s office affects a lot of people' s individual lives. over the course of the next year i will have the opportunity to talk to voters abo wre tta t state. i think that that presence of campaigning is iornt new hampshire has independent-minded voter who turn out at elections at higher rates th mt hestes when it comes to how we move our sothg erayots re abou sh: shaheen has been mentioned side, state senator hosmer chs papp as another executive counselor. shaheen caters it? mr. van te: there are multiple qualified candidates. this cannot be about us, it has to be about new hampshire citizens and their lives. a month ago i met a waitre in keene who is 10 months over, struggling with her reve from heroin. she' s spending her time counseling other wen

fellow executive councilor chris sununu is also running for governor on the republican side. republican presidential candidate marco rubio held a town hall in wolfeboro this evening, and talked about the importance of hard work and education. >> that' s why our safety net programs, our so-called anti-poverty programs that don' t cure poverty, actually cure poverty by encouraging work and education. by requiring everyone who' s on public assistance, if you' re not disabled and you' re receiving public assistance, you must either be working or going to school so you can find a job and never have to get from the government again. shelley the florida senator says : he believes the most important lessons and values are taught at home, and it' s the government' s responsibility not to do anything that makes it harder for families to succeed. new jersey governor chris christie was in raymond tonight for a town hall. the republican presidential candidate says this is his 25-th town hall in the granite state. christie held two others this he' ll be here through tomorrow, and has a 26t

he joins republican chris sununu. we'll hear from both of them tonight at 6:00. and new jersey governor chris christine continues to go full tilt on the campaign trail in new hampshire, he'll have a pair of events in manchester today and will be starting a town hall in belmont within the hour. this is day two of the three-day trip for christie. and christie was not the only republican in new hampshire today. lindsey graham is in the middle of a 10-day swing through the state, while jim gilmore meet with people in bedford and nashua today. jennifer: now getting a look at traffic, this is 293 north in rivers edge camera. 95.7's dick lutz joins us now. >> hello to everybody at home. it's been a tough ride this afternoon with a couple of accidents slowing you down on your thursday commute. let's go right to the map ask we'll start out on the everett turnpike where a two-car crash around exit 5 had you backed up all the way to exit 4 earlier, state police were on the scene and that should be cleared soon if it has not already. once you get past that you have the usual

executive counselor chris sununu is already jumping into the race. he will likely face some stiff competition. state representative frank able but -- adleblue is exploring a run and jeff bradley is weighing his options. on the democratic side, senator andrew hosmer thinking about a run for the corner office and nostrand says he will make an announcement about his plans in the coming days. a former state security chief mark conley and force city counselor stephanie shaheen, daughter of jeanne shaheen, expressing interest. a political analyst says it promises to be a busy season. >> open seats are very popular. each ability - -you typically have a lot of people in the wings of both parties waiting for a shot because you do not have the same kind of disadvantage might have with an incumbent who is popular. ray: bottom line -- come january 2017 there will be a new face in the corner office year in concord. coming up later today, we will take a look at the latest wmur poll to see how these various candidates stack up against each other. sean: thanks. vote

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