that is the latest, live at manchester airport, mike cronin. tom: the storm that likely affected that flight is reaching new hampshire tonight. a live look outside in meredith, new hampshire where it' s about 16 degrees. looks like some snow coming down there but that' s going to , change. as the temperatures change so will the type of precipitation we' re seeing. chief meteorologist mike haddad is here. mike: the starting to change over just south of manchester. we will start to see that transition to sleep for a brief that pleasant at all. here' temperatures not only below freezing but below 20 in many spots. so we have a ways to go to get below that freezing point. now it' s still mainly snow bit of pink shading showing up in massachusetts. some sleet and now freezing rain and manchester' s just beginning to mix over with a touch of freezing sleet. that means freezing sleet. that means freezing rain is not too far away. after a two to three inch snowfall in many spots manchester in south that will cause slick going into early tomorrow mornin

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as for the property of this one, o' reilly auto parts plant of to that' s my cronin, wmur -- mike cronin, wmur news 9. erin: a candia man, charged with arson, is facing a judge. is accused of setting fire to his home on hook road in candia last week. he is being held on $50,000 cash bail, pending his arraignment. this just into our newsroom, the salem is currently on administrative leave. police say 48-year-old jane mall at rockingham park friday. she was allegedly caught shoplifting nearly $600 worth of s. to avoid any potential conflicts, the salem police deparmtnet is seeking assistance from outside prosecutors. two unh students charged in a stabbing will face a judge. durham police say the victim was stabbed twice, but is stable. matthew gibbons of salem is charged with first degree charged with second degree assault and criminal liability. to our nation' s capital we go now, where governor maggie hassan is meeting with president obama to discuss the drug and opioid crisis. today is the final day of the national governor' s association winter meetings, where drugs have been a major t

mike cronin, wmur news 9. tom: commitment 2016, and the day before super tuesday comes with brand-new wmur granite state poll numbers. jennifer: for the democrats, bernie sanders still reigns supreme here in new hampshire, and in head to head matchups easily defeats every republican come november. but that isn't the case for his rival, hillary clinton. josh mcelveen is here now with those numbers. josh: yes, clinton might be the frontrunner for her party's nomination, but she has some weaknesses in our granite state poll, shall e loses head to head to one republican you might not expect. the new hampshire primary loss clinton remains the national front runner to win the democratic nomination. while she did lose to bernie sanders here, clinton still defeats the top three national republicans head to head with an 8-point lead over trump, 11-point lead over cruz, even nipping marco rubio by a couple. while hillary clinton is still busy courting support -- >> i need your help to go and vote tomorrow. josh: the g.o

pkg mick cronin studying the bracketology. it says uc is in - but still in one of those play in games in dayton. bearcats up twelve at the half at e-c-u. octvaius ellis. another ho-hum double double. 10 points - 14 rebounds. off day for gary clark. mick cronin called it homecoming-itis. but... jacob evans is sick. i don't watch enough american conference basketball... but... jacob evans needs some kind of conference freshman award. career high 27 for troy caupain. but... we show you angry mick because his but... felt like they should beat these dudes down. eighteen for evans. his best game at uc. bearcats win 65-56. mick at the mic. court storming alert in nashville. and you know uk court storming alert in nashville. and you know uk fans don't storm the court... so let's watch this play out. jamal murray went for 33 points today... that's 8 straight games with 20 or more. but, vandy...going fishin' in the dark. fisher-davis couldn't miss. cats down 4 when murray hits another... he banged home 6 from deep. but vandy and matthew

mike cronin, in gilbert, news 9. amy: if you're planning on going to cannon mountain, the tram will likely be closed all weekend after it broke down last sunday. passengers in two trams had to rappel to the ground after the car became stuck. repairs are underway. when the cannon mountain tram reopens, that will be announced right on their website. if you're going skiing this weekend, you can look at the app, free for android devices. the fbi doubled its reward for a serial bank robber, dubbed the incognito bandit. since last september he robbed to show employees he is carrying a gun. >> he enters the bank, displays a weapon immediately and threatens the tellers and he started to put the weapon on the table in front of them and banging on the table and letting them know it's there. amy: the incognito bandit wears socks over his boots, possibly as a way to cover up boot prints. if you have any information, of course, please call police. and happening right now, a massive fire burning in fall river, massachusetts. the f

mike cronin, wmur news 9. adam: thank you. in commitment 2016 hillary clinton declaring victory in the nevada caucus. in south carolina, less than an hour to go before the polls close for republicans. a live look at hillary clinton nikole killion is in our washington bureau with breaking news. reporter: hillary is thanking her supporters on twitter telling them this is your win. we are waiting for hillary clinton to come to the stage any minute to say that thank you in person. there was a last-minute surge by bernie sanders. clinton won over voters who said experience and electability matter most. sanders did better with those who wanted a candidate who is caring and honest. south carolina still waiting on primary. donald trump and ted cruz are battling for the top spot while also looking for a strong showing. ohio governor john kasich left. he is campaigning in massachusetts today, looking that vote next month. adam: what else are we seeing in reporter: in nevada, about 2/3 of caucus-goers were caucusing for the first time, w

pthe state allowed the own place pto extend our spirit mike cronin pis live with more traffic ptrouble and what officials plan pto do in the future. pgood afternoon, mike. pmike: is visual business as usual pwas a traffic nightmare. pon tuesday to get to the polls. eople described a standstill at ptimes on route 3 throughout the pafternoon and evening. plauren: it was an hour and 10 pminutes to go to what five pmiles. ptiffany: this highway can get pcongested, but it was the worst pi have ever seen. pmike: tiffany klosek plans to pvote, but when she got out of pwork and solve the line of cars, pshe changed her mind. ptiffany: there was no way i was pgoing to sit in traffic that plong. pmike: in 2012, the town pconsolidated polling locations pto just 1 -- the high school. olice chief mark doyle said he pwith a traffic plan for primary pday. pchief doyle: we try to comment pthat traffic flux by redesigning pthe traffic around and within pall the arteries to the high pschool, and it became apparent pthat was becoming more of a roblem as well. pdiane: with the high interest, pyou have more

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cronin said the school's online finance data is enough to meet iowa code. the dubuque school district has a re- engagement program to help dozens of high school drop outs earn their diplomas. the program is a partnership between dubuque schools, northeast iowa community college, and project hope. students in the program take high school equivalent classes online. special coaches connect with the students who've dropped out and help them figure out how to reach their graduation goals the program's graduates often go on to college or join the workforce. was to be in an environment where i didn't feel oppressed and where i kind of got a sense of what the real world is like. " since the program started in in 2012, more than 95 students who had dropped out have earned their high school diplomas. the hawkeye basketball team is getting ready to take on the wisconsin badgers tonight. and u-n-i has a new athletic director. you'll hear from him coming up. source, kcrg-tv9. winds remain brisk both tonight still coming in at 15 to 30 mph from the northwest. we ought to

mike cronin, wmur news 9. tom: looking ahead to new hampshire tonight, jeb bush, the former florida governor, holding a town hall in manchester, that's where we find adam sexton live at the alpine club on the adam? reporter: well, tom, only a matter of hours now before the political world turns its attention from iowa to new hampshire. and governor jeb bush says he is ready for that race to the finish line. we spoke with the governor and wmur studioan hour ago, he says he's going to finish better than expected tonight in iowa and then turn his full attention to the granite state where he has invested heavily in a campaign ground game. with donald trump still maintaining a big lead in the polls, we asked governor bush what he would consider a victory here next tuesday. counter to trump. trump is not a conservative. leader. he's certainly a great personality, fills the space. reporter: but in the latest wmur-cnn poll, it does paint a fairly bleak picture for governor bush. it has him in sixth place with 6%. but

so let's get a live look at conditions, this is on 93, well check in with mike cronin now. reporter: cold and they've been replaced by warmer temperatures and rain. but so far no issues on 93 in salem. after the extreme cold and wintery mix of the past few days, the roads are now very wet. traffic has been fine on the highway though. the department of transportation didn't have any problems plowing today, but it is keeping an eye on drainage around catch basins and culverts. the d.o.t. says the rain can have an effect on salting the road. >> salting is what we're doing, but again if you're getting rain, that can dissolve and dissipate. so people really have to be aware of the region they're in and the local conditions at the time. reporter: is there a slight chance of refreezing in parts tonight, but it's not expected to be widespread, and it's best to check the conditions in your mike cronin, wmur news 9. tom: tonight a hired handy man client. jennifer: police say this husband and wife team are charged in connection to the theft of nearly $100,000 worth of jewelry and coin

mike cronin, wmur news 9. adam: thanks. temperatures did not play a part temperatures are dipping into the negatives again tonight. a live look in concord where it is just five degrees. meteorologist hayley lapoint tells us how cold it will feel with the wind chill. hayley: the good thing is the winds will start to diminish. we still have wind chills in the double digits below zero at the moment. overnight, it will not be as bad. you will not hear the wind whistling like last night. it is five in concord. one in laconia. plymouth already subzero. with the winds diminishing, it is going to be very cold tonight. last night was cold because we had the wind factored in. tonight it will be cold because it will be because the air temperatures dip so much. we still have sustained winds at 10 miles an hour in concord. it feels double digits below zero with the wind chill. clear skies now. look to the southwest. a storm system is moving in. that will bring us snow. look at the temperatures tonight. double digits. 20' s

mike cronin has the details. reporter: tom, the chief says it was hard to put out this fire on will will street because firefighters had to fight it through four ceilings, including a concrete roof. firefighters say that the owner of abbott machine company saw he had frozen pipes in his bathroom and tried to thaw them ought with an electric heat gun, but that caused the fire. the building's insulation caught fire and it spread to the roof. crews had it under control within about two hours. the chief cautions people to be recareful in these types of situations. plumber in instances like this. use extreme care. reporter: no one was injured in the fire, it's unclear exactly how much damage was done to the building. live in manchester, mike cronin, wmur news 9. jean: we've already receive a file closings and delays for tomorrow, for a complete list head over to our website, wmur.com. right now in franklin, parts of the city are without water after a water main break. police say west bow street from glen to central st

live in goffstown, mike cronin, wmur news 9. jennifer: governor hassan is calling the national governors meeting productive and constructive. and some of the discussion centered on the opioid epidemic we're battling here in new hampshire. president obama addressed the governors today as the meeting wrapped up. governor hassan says she had the chance to work with other new england governors to push for new protocols for doctors who >> we can't afford not to address this issue. we all as governors are faced with it, we are all very concerned about the impact it's having not only on our families, our, the individuals who are faced with addiction and their families, but it's having a significant impact on our work force and therefore on our economy. jennifer: the governors also discussed stopping the spread of the zika virus. tom: still to come tonight. >> she was compassionate and she was everywhere. tom: remembering a beloved figure in portsmouth politics. jennifer: and we look back at it a winter that wouldn't quit. mike: after a

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mike cronin is live in the newsroom with more on what he had to say. mike: former president clinton met with voters today. she told news 9 she was asked there to get a better idea of the issues the city is facing. she stopped by our studios this responded to bernie sanders' claim that she is the democratic hillary clinton: it is antiestablishment to elect the first woman president. we have had 44 men. i think there is a great opportunity to break that hardest glass ceiling for our daughters and sons. it is also a little amusing because he has been an elected office longer than i have. mike: it was a quick visit to flint. clinton is back campaigning in new hampshire tonight. mike cronin, wmur news 9. tom: republican candidates here now holding events in the granite state. jean mackin tells us where donald trump stopped today and what his message was. jean mackin: donald trump held a rally at plymouth state university this afternoon. several times, he asked the audience to vote for him on tuesday saying if they don' t plan to vote for him, don' t vote at

reporting live in manchester, mike cronin, wmur news 9. stephanie: mike looks cold out there. many people across the state are thankful or the cold temperatures. the bitter temperatures are helping several events today. including a hockey tournament in londonderry. that' s where wmur' carosa. kristen: organizers are grateful for the cold weather. take a look behind me. last week, the rink was a puddle but now the ice conditions are perfect. the ice conditions are perfect in this outdoor rink in londonderry just in time for roy' s cup. the 9th annual event is being held for dan smith' s daughter, samantha. she passed away in 2004 from a boating accident. money from the event will benefit her foundation. >> we have 12 different teams with 12 different sponsors and we have three different divisions. we have an over 50, we have a pink and purple which are samantha' s favorite colors, we will have three champions by this time tomorrow. kristen: people headed out on snowmobiles for a good cause. she organizes the pink ride in hollis each year, a fundraiser held to fight breast cance

. >>> mick cronin talked about the team's goals. we don't know how they are worded but it doesn't take a genius to know that being at the top of the conference and making mix. temple gained. uc riding a win streak with memphis. mike cronin probably wanted a foul there. tigers up by 15. he even knew that was nasty. caupain gets the roll. and then caupain with a hand in his face. 56-55. avery says yeah, that's gonna that be it. comes away with the 63-59 win. >>> indiana at penn state. nick, the three sees see ties ties up the game at 55. takes this from peyton banks. making it look like it's nothing. inbound to moore and penn state pulls out the win. 68-63. pat chambers gets his third win as penn state's head coach. >>> uk putting a beating on see who was outut -- - >>> kentucky beating up on florida. today's win gave the wildcats 33 straight wins. alex didn't play today. the coach said he found out that he tweaked his knee in warmup. minutes before tipoff. but uk, they didn't need him today. murray putting on a show for his parents.

have a goal of that was mike cronin reporting tonight. -- heather: that was mike cronin reporting. and one woman is convicted for withholding food from her friend' s son and holding him in a cage in her a smit. -- in her basement. it was argued that the jurors should not have received evidence of previous issues. ed : some attendees dressed in black face, and in fairfield, the president sent out an e-mail heather: the mbta employee who got the most overtime in one year was approving his own over time, more than 2600 hours of overtime. that inflated his salary to nearly $330,000 per year. the audit concluded that there was no inappropriate conduct but did call for more formal policies on overtime, and a looming high in fares. there is a meeting next monday with a vote for march. eight thousand happy dissipated in public forums, and most say they do not support raising fares because it does not justify it. -- 8000 have participated in public forums. they have also announced the budget has been trimmed to $95 ed: she beat ebola twice, and and new information regarding the last of the

mike cronin is in franconia notch with the latest. mike: between the two cars, there were almost 50 people on board, and they say while there were tense moments, there was never panic. >> detach from that white row. mike: this video shows the view from 40 feet above ground as one by one people were lowered to safety.just before 2:00 sunday afternoon, two cars on the aerial tramway suddenly stopped. >> i swung hard and swung back. we knew there was a problem. mike: seven people were rescued from the car near the top of the and first responders evacuated 40 people from the bottom tram. >> it was very frightening, actually. they did a professional job, and i was happy to get on the ground. mike: wmur' s paula tracy was on the tram. she said a family was on board with their eight-year-old baby -- eight-month-old baby. a mountain employee took off their court to warm the baby. >> they sat there like everybody else. mike: while they waited, passengers made light of the situation. >> everyone was laughing and having fun. mike: all 48 people

mike cronin, wmur news 9. stephanie: thank you. if you live in keene and smell your house immediately. a problem this morning with the liberty utilities gas system is triggering the warning. but tonight, the company is saying that the problem has been fixed. kristen carosa has more on what happened. kristen: this morning' s emergency lasted for 45 minutes, and only one customer was affected thanks to new safety procedures. a similar incident happened back in december. and since then, the utility company made some changes. a problem at this liberty utilities production plant caused an emergency response sunday morning. >> we believe there was a brief power outage at our production plant in keene and that caused one of our air blowers to shut kristen: the company says it affected the mix of propane and air flowing into the distribution system. on december 19, the same thing happened. more than 120 customers were affected. it took more than 17 hours to fix the problem. this time, it took just seven minutes. >> this time, the differenc

wmur's mike cronin joins us live from meredith. reporter: lots of winners this weekend, this is the price board behind me. about 3400 people fished in this weekend's derby. that number is down one-third from last year, but organizers are still happy with the turnout, just given what the ice conditions were this weekend. but the happiest person tonight is the winner of $15,000. take a look at this video, showing his reaction when his name was called. celebrating there with his buddies, joshua philbrick of kittery, maine is taking home the top prize. yesterday he and his friend were fishing in alton bay, he caught the names were put into pay bag and three grand prize winners were randomly drawn. philbrick couldn't believe he won. >> it's awesome, i was so scared they were going to cancel the derby, they pushed it back. and the funny part was the original weekend of the derby we had booked a weekend away in moosehead and weren't going to be able to fish. and the date changed and here we are, 15 grand. reporter: he says he'll put some

mick cronin studying the weekend version of bracketology. it says uc is in - but still in one of those play in games in dayton. bearcats up twelve at the half at e-c-u. octvaius ellis. another ho-hum rebounds. off day for gary clark. mick cronin called it homecoming-itis. but... jacob evans is sick. i don't watch enough american conference basketball... but... jacob evans needs some kind of conference freshman award. career high 27 for troy caupain. but... we show you angry mick because his team hit the brakes. they beat ecu... but... felt like they should beat these dudes down. eighteen for evans. his best game at uc. bearcats win 65-56. mick at the mic. mick cronin: "i get sick of hearing cincinnati plays hard, they're well-coached, they play hard - i want our guys to get credit. to do it, they have to put the ball in the basket. they've got to do what troy did today - go get 27 - do what jake did today. that's what i focus on because if that happens wins will come." more wins needed to get out of those play-in games. houston and smu are b

they will have extra patrol this is weekend, that's something mike cronin, wmur news 9. jennifer: thank you. thin ice is a concern even if you aren't participating the the derby. a u local user just shared this no to with us, can you see the bob house is falling right through the ice on this lake in brookline. remember to check out the ice conditions before you venture out onto them. tom: how to commitment 2016, a surprise endorsement for donald trump. he now has the backing of a former presidential race rival, christie. shelley walcott joins us live here in the studio with the latest developments from the campaign trail. shelley: what a development this is, tom. donald trump says he and chris christie have been friend for years, and that this is the him. christie showed up unannounced in texas today, surprising reporters. he called donald trump the best person to beat hillary clinton in a race for the white house. then trump and christie took turns sticking it to marco cnn debate last night. today the new york billionaire struck back by making fun of rubio. >> when they

mike cronin tells me what canvassers were doing this weekend. mike: even though most of the candidates were not in new hampshire this weekend, their volunteers are campaigning, making phone calls every night, trying to reach as many voters as possible. leaving his competitors in iowa, ohio governor john kasich continued campaigning in new hampshire as he approaches 100 town halls in the state. >> whether i win or not, i believe in this process. i believe the folks in new hampshire are the best screeners america can have. mike: add bow elementary school, tax rates, reduce spending, and address climate change if elected president. >> we don' t have to police the world, and we don' t want to control the world, but just like a good mom or dad, we have to lead as an adult country. that is our destiny is america. mike:mike: after dropping out of the race a month ago, south carolina senator lindsey graham is back supporting jeb bush. he talked to veterans in manchester. graham says bush is best prepared for the job and stands up to donald trump. >> eve

mike cronin, wmur news 9. stephanie: a sprinkler system quickly put out another unrelated fire in manchester. around 5:30, firefighters were a second-floor apartment caught home. the sprinkler put out most of the flames. >> the first company unseen -- on scene saw smoke in the second floor. t yet know how the fire started accidental. right now, a warning to keene residence, it out of your house liberty utility says a power outage at its propane plant affected the mix of propane and air flowing to customers' houses. a similar problem happened on december 19, creating elevated levels of carbon monoxide in some homes. it took more than 17 hours to fix the problem. this time, it took just seven minutes. >> this time, the difference was we had processes in place that prevented this from becoming a dangerous situation. stephanie: firefighters don' t know how the fire started -- public utilities commission is investigating the problem that occurred. governor maggie hassan is calling for the puc to investigate today'

mike cronin, wmur news 9. tom: thank you. sanders' opponent is tonight also in new hampshire, hillary clinton will hold a town hall in hampton tonight. and has spent the day refocusing on the granite state, trying to energize supporters and undecided voters alike. wmur political director josh mcelveen spoke to her one on one about her approach. josh: the primary is near with scenes like this one inside of market basket in manchester. the one earlier in nashua where hillary clinton also received a special introduction from a familiar face. >> i urge you to send a clear message to america and support the best change maker i ever met, hillary rodham clinton. >> i am so thrilled that i'm coming to new hampshire after winning iowa! [cheers and applause] reporter: it was a razor thin victory in iowa, though shed apits an important one. >> to be able to now come to the first in the nation primary with that behind me and knowing i'm going onto nevada, south carolina, states after that. reporter: trailing sanders badly in the polls, c

mike cronin, wmur news 9. jean: after recording setting warm n yesterday, we're back into the february temperatures, let's see what conditions will be like for the fishing derby this weekend. here's chief millions mike haddad. mike: right now the winter chill is back, temperatures across a good part of the state lining up including manchester, points west, north and northeast. just down to the south of us a little above that magic 32-degree mark. in the heart of the lakes region, mid 20's there's a lot of cold air building in out of the west northwest, so it will be a chilly start to the weekend across the lakes region tomorrow, but by the second half of the weekend it does begin to warm up even more, so you really have to watch it out there on the ice as we just mentioned, there are a lot of spots that are good, many other spots that are not. a cold start tomorrow with plenty of sun. extra clouds as we go into sunday, but still some bright spots and it will be a little warmer again with temperatures between 4

pwmur' s mike cronin was there, pall evening long. pverizon wireless arena. pmike: of course, clinton and psanders are competing for the arty nomination. pmost supporters worsening on popposite ends. psomething make all agree on, pkeeping the republicans out of pthe white house. pthe dinner were hillary clinton pand senator centers made one of ptheir final pitches to new phampshire. psenator sanders drew tears -- pcheers when he vowed to make psure the citizens united ruling pgot overturned. pmr. sanders: this country pbelongs to all of us, not pcampaign country bidders. pmike: he said he voted against pthe defense of marriage act and pwere not popular votes. pmr. sanders: leadership is about pstanding up and being counted pwhen the times are rough. pmike: hillary clinton asked pvoters to take another look. pms. clinton: i' m going to pcompete for every vote. pi will work my heart out to earn pyour support. pms. clinton: this is the biggest pjob interview in the world, my pfriends. pi am a progressive who likes to pget things done. pmike: though many voters r

mike cronin, wmur news 9. tom: senator sanders is back in new hampshire after heading to new york to appear on saturday night live. wmur' s adam sexton went to his adam: a big crowd and lots of enthusiasm here at great bay community college, energy reminiscent of what barack obama was able to bring in 2008, but bernie sanders is looking to win. >> we started this campaign at 3% in the polls. we were 30, 40 points down in new hampshire. well a lot has changed. adam: bernie sanders is in the homestretch of what could be a big victory in new hampshire but some of his closest granite state supporters say don' t believe the polls, it' s going to be close. >> oh, of course it' ll be closer . i think the other side is trying to raise expectations. the other side didn' t get many mentions by sanders at his lone event today in portsmouth, but he did draw a sharp contrast on the war in iraq. >> i was right on that issue and hillary clinton was wrong. adam: sanders also addressed persistent questions about how he promise

wmur' s mike cronin explains. mike: riding his momentum from iowa, senator bernie sanders rallied supporters in keene and here in claremont as he turns his attention back to the first in the nation primary. senator bernie sanders opened his speech at the claremont narrow defeat in iowa an important step in his campaign. >> we showed that working people and lower income people and young people are prepared to stand up and fight for fundamental changes in the way politics and economics is done t concede the iowa caucus. earlier at the colonial theater in keene, he said his campaign >> i don' here, but it may be the case that some delegates were selected based on a flip of a coin. not the best way to do democracy. mike: speaking to crowds, sanders kept to his talking points, including raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, equal pay for women, and making public colleges and universities tuition free, ideas he says are not radical. >> i will tell you how we are going to pay for all of these things. we are going to i

wmur' s mike cronin was there. from concord. mike bobcat hunting was outlawed : in new hampshire more than 20 years ago because the animals were nearly wiped out. but now the state says the population has rebounded. a state plan to establish a bobcat hunting and trapping season in new hampshire brought strong emotions to conquer. >> stop hunting for cats. mike: hundreds of people went to the statehouse monday night to voice their opinions on fish and game' s proposal to issue 50 bobcat permits through a lottery process. bobcat hunting hasn' t been legal in the granite state since 1989. opponents of the plan call it inhumane. >> they do not deserve to be trapped, set there for days, no shelter, no water, no food, and have other animals attacking them because they are vulnerable. >> i don' t think the time is we are premature in our efforts to try and manage a population that is just getting back on its feet. mike: supporters say there are enough bobcats to support a limited hunt. they also argue that neighboring states have bobca

mike cronin reports from manchester. reporter: it is so cold, it's difficult to stand outside even for a couple of minutes. that's a danger taken very seriously at new horizons, as they want people safe and warm. ron has been staying at new horizons in manchester for three weeks. on a frigid night like saturday, it's crucial to be inside. >> it would be the difference outside, or not, which is nice that this place is here and everything that's available for you here. between medical, food, and a place to sleep. reporter: donations have been pouring in to the shelter this weekend. jennifer and her family collected blankets, socks, hats and gloves. >> when it's this cold outside, i really feel it for these guys, i don't want anybody to be outside in this kind of cold weather, it's terrible. >> actually gives you a good outlook on things, and something to look forward to that there are people that are there to help you out, out of the kindness of their heart. and not for anything. reporter: the shelter has 80 beds, but not

in hollis, mike cronin. tom: tonight, the last remaining shoe peg mill in the world is burned to the ground. the kearsarge peg mill in bartlett went up in flames late this afternoon and it appears it could be the last chapter in its 139 year history. owner paul soares was working in the front of the 34,000 square that the back of the mill was on fire. then through the point and living room and that is when i noticed the fire above me. on the second floor and thats where the last few dryers of its kind in the world were running and they were running while the fire was going. tom: a mill that once employed dozens now had just 3 workers left. the building couldn' t be insured . in fact soares who has owned it since 2001, had just signed papers to sell. >> originally the peg mills made wooden pegs to hold the soles in heels. and then the tack came out in the early 1900' s and the peg business started to go downhill. there use to be 26 peg mills in new england. tom: there was a fire in 1910, and soares has put ou

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pmike cronin is following the presults for us this morning in pdowntown manchester. pmike: bernie sanders certainly pcelebrating after a huge win pover hillary clinton. pthe vermont senator pointed to pthe extremely high, possibly precord-breaking turnout as a key precord as to why he won the phe said democrats need to pcontinue to be inspired to keep pthe white house in november. pmike: what happened here in new phampshire in terms of an penthusiastic and aroused pin large numbers, that is what pcountry. pmike: it was a tough loss for phillary clinton, but it really pwas not much of a surprise. pshe was hoping to surge at the pend and take some momentum into psouth carolina. pshe signaled a shift in message pgoing forward to focus on some pof the similarities she has with psanders and thanks to the pindividual donors to her pcampaign. p>> people have every right to be pangry. pbut they are also hungry. pwhat are we going to do? pthat is the fight we are taking pto the country. pmike: hillary has a debate in pwisconsin on thursday before pheading to south carolina. p

p>> mike cronin, news 9. p>> state and democratic leaders pwere also in attendance, as well pas dnc debby wasserman schultz, pand rallying party members to pget out the vote on tuesday. pcoming up, a deadly earthquake pstrikes taiwan, the new pdevelopments in the search for psurvivors. the american people can't afford to wait for ideas that sound good on paper... but will never make it in the real world. the grandmother who has to paying for medicine and paying rent... can't wait. the single mom who desperately needs a raise... can't wait. the student with a mountain of debt can't wait. p we can make real progress, r right now for people p and families who need it. p i'm hillary clinton and i p>> good morning and welcome pback. phere are some live pictures of pmeredith. pit's chilly, it's in the teens pthis morning, we've got mainly pclear skies out there, some pslick spots with their cold ptemperatures and leftover snow. pwe'll talk about if there's any pmore snow in the forecast coming pup. perin: thank you

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mike cronin, wmur news 9. stephanie: thank you. if you' re heading out on the ice, take the forecast with you with our wmur app. it' s free for i-phone and android devices. the city of portsmouth said goodbye to former portsmouth mayor eileen foley today. the 8-term mayor died monday at the age of 97. a funeral service took place conception church. wmur' s kristen carosa has more on her final farewell. kristen: family and friends gathered at the immaculate conception church saturday to honor a beloved local leader, eileen foley, the place where she was baptized. foley led a lifetime of public service holding numerous terms on the city council and eight terms as mayor. she retired at the age of 79. >> she had the loyalty of the people in this city that i' m sure no one else had ever had, and i' m sure no one else will ever have. kristen: portsmouth city attorney bob sullivan gave the eulogy at foley' s funeral mass. >> although i respected her as my mayor, i loved her as my friend. kristen: he says he met foley in respected as a col

preporting live in manchester, pmike cronin. psean: thanks. pjeb bush is riding some momentum pnevada. perin: he thinks the people of pnew hampshire for resetting the prace and propelling him forward. phe also says he fell in love pwith the primary process through s that he pmove forward. resident of the united states? pwho do you want to leave -- lead pdo you want someone like hillary pclinton or donald trump that pwill pursue their ambitions at pthe expense of service to the eople that truly need the help? perin: after pulling in just psingle digits support, new pjersey governor chris christie psays he is going home to new pjersey today to think things pover and decide about the future pof his campaign. phe says he made many new friends pon the campaign trail in new phampshire and that he has no pregrets. phe said he hopes to make a pdecision by this afternoon. psean: the candidates have been pextremely breezy -- busy and so phas scott spradley. s talk about the huge pmargins of victory. olls are saying that sanders pand trump were going to

. >> coach cronin says they have improved leaps and bounds since the last meeting. >> we' re ready. working on the things we' re good at. i think we are striving for trying to get those guys , the four guys that average double figures to make sure they all play well on the same night. >> it is set for thursday night at 9 p.m.. cincinnati will be looking for their third straight win. mike: -- george: daytona will be revving the engine' s tonight. sheree: we are going to have nice weather. kevin: a warm-up kicking into high gear tomorrow. all of this is actually coming >>> developing news tonight. the pope versus trump. shock waves as pope francis weighs into the race for president. why he said donald trump is not a christian. donald firing back. >>> it's getting ugly as rubio and cruz have accusations. >>> sudden impact. a terrifying chopper crash caught on tape near pearl harbor. breaking news from hawaii. >>> a hospital hacked. its computers frozen, forced to pay ransom to gain back control.

cronin said the school's online finance data is enough to meet iowa code. the dubuque school district has a re- engagement program to help dozens of high school drop outstsarn their diplomas. the program is a partnership between dubuque schools, northeast iowa communi college and project hope. students take high school eqeqvalent classes online. special coaches connect with the students who've dropped out and help them figure out how to reach their graduation goals the program's graduates often go on to college or join the workforce. "i remember how refreshing it was to be in an environment where i didn't feel oppressed and where i kind of got a sense of what the real world is like. " more than 95 students have earned their diploma through the program since it the city of iowa city human resources office is holding a job fair today. the employment fair is today from 3:30 until 5:30 this afternoon at the mercer park aquatic center. this will give people the chance to check out about 40 spring and summer positions available in city departments. city staff wil

mike cronin has the latest. mike: for die-hard fishermen, this year hasn't been the same. >> it's tough. mike: holding the ice fishing derby, several others have sound safe spots on the lake. down the road at meredith bay, it's a different story. this was the scene last year, with dozens of bob houses on the today it's completely different. >> people still need to be safe. just use your head. mike: rain and warmer temperatures have weakened the ice. this week, the meredith rotary club met with fish and game and considered the weather forecast, ultimately choosing to hold the annual event. ade the decision that we could go forward based on the fact there is still in plenty of ice in other locations it's safe to fish as long as you know where you're going. >> without question this year we have greater safety concerns than we might have in any particular year. >> fish and game say people need to check the ice re frequently as conditions vary. >> some ponds may be good to support ice fish activity. portions of some