, i need you to get to durham now. denita has fell. they're tryin' she's unconscious. they're tryin' to revive her." so he said, "okay." 'cause i knew from greensboro to durham, he would be there before i would. >> could you tell whether he had any idea of this? >> he didn't let on like he was aware. >> reporter: word spread fast that something had happened at the apartment complex. edythe called to check on denita. >> and she wasn't answering. which was you know, after i call your phone several times as a best friend, you know, somebody's gonna call you back. so i was like, "that's strange." so my instinct just said, "call jermeir really quick just to touch bases with him." >> reporter: by now jermeir stroud had left work and was racing towards durham. >> i spoke to jermeir. and i'm like, "have you made contact with her?" but i felt like i didn't get a definite answer. it seemed like there was a little bit of confusion. >> what do you mean? >> like, when i said, "did you speak with her," and he didn't really give me a

we begin with ray brewer, reporting for us in durham. ray: brian thought he was returning to an empty house on saturday night, only to quickly relies that was not the case as he says he was confronted by three masked men armed with handguns. they ran up the basement steps pointing their guns at him and held him for 40 minutes while they ransacked the home. erin: lawyers for convicted boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev are due in court today, hoping to get their client a new trial. his lawyers say the trial should not have been held in boston. investigators are going to be back in hopkinton to figure out what sparked a fire in a home. crews were able to save a dog this may be the most viewed picture of santa this year. the little b wow, that is good delicious introducing milkwise original with 46% fewer 33% less sugar, and 50% more calcium than 2% milk it's great taste and better nutrition discover unexpected treasures, pfor the people who least expect it. find thoughtful gifts at amazing prices everyday erin: santa is already makin

ray brewer is live in durham with reaction from that victim. ray: good morning. bryan hoch berg thought the house was empty, instead he was confronted by three masked men with guns. he said they ran up the basement stairs pointing their guns at him. they held him for 45 minutes while they filled bags with everything they could find. he says it was terrifying. >> they started leading me through the house, door-to-door. they would kick in a door. one of them would stand in the doorway, put me on the ground, as the other two worse -- two ray: after they left, he ran to a nearby bar and called police because they also took his cell phone. the roommates say they will likely move out now. authorities say if you saw anything between 9:30 and 10:30 on saturday night, they would like to hear from you. erin: thank you. investigators will be back in hocking 10 today -- hopkinton today to figure out what started a fire. no one was home at the time and crews were able to save a dog. firefighters were called back to the scene last night after hotspots flared up. heavy snow is

road and durham street by the durham tavern.ham road is your alternate. more work in bensalem along street road. they'll be working eastbound at kingston way and kingston way itself is now closed in conjunction with that. that's a long term closure there. burlington bristol bridge getting set for an opening in just about five minutes so head for that turnpike connector bridge as your alternate. time for the commuter report brought to you by the waze app and if you're out and about in delaware this morning, trying to get from newark up into wilmington, waze says the best route is ogletown road to 95 northbound. get you there in about 20 minutes which isn't too bad at this hour. tam. >> okay, thank you, matt. >>> well, the war of words between donald trump and hillary clinton is getting nasty. he used app sexually derogatory remark against his opponent in reference to her 2008 loss to president obama. clinton has not responded to trump's latest comments made during a rally in michigan last night but on twitter her campaign claire

durham says flooding mountain area gets so bad, highway 51 has to close. he and other residents complain that part of the road should be >> go back. don't go through. it is going to be worse on the sides. >> the coroner says he is trying to notify their family members. >> a street race ends in tragedy. green county authorities say one of the drivers hit and killed three people including a toddler. police say the drivers of both cars fled t scene but were later arrested. a wild boat chase is caught on camera off the gulf coast of florida. the boat was reported stoebl from fort myers beach. three suspects were taken into custody. authorities say it is a growing concern. deputies were nearby at the time of the incident. >> violent clashes force a mall in louisville kentucky to close. that mall was filled with postchristmas shoppers and police say the teens caused a series of disturbances and fights. only minor injuries were reported from u pushing and shoving and reports of gun fire could not be verified. the mall reopened yesterday with extra security. >> a

same two teams and durham. brett patterson' s third period goal lifted dartmouth to a 2-1 win at rpi tonight. the big green are at union college on saturday. high scool hoops started for the girl' s night. opening night. this is campbel playing at bow, falcons in transition, taylor darrell gets it ahead to amanda murray, strong finish for a pair. campbell' s amber gibbons working the baseline at the other end. how about avery lacroix with the cross-over dribble, and she hits the jumper, but bow wins it 54-45. rachel hill, the junior forward for uconn soccer was named a first team all-american. rachel finished the season with 16 goals and 4 assists. milford' s morgan andrews was named to the second team. the red sox made it official today, signing veteran left-handed pitcher david price. it' s a seven-year contract worth $217 million, through the 2022 season with an opt-out clause after the 2018 season. price is a five-time all-star, a two-time american league era champion, and winner of the 2012 cy young award.

wmur' s suzanne roantree spoke to the victim and joins us live from the durham police department. suzanne: it was just before 10:30 on saturday night when brian hochberg returned to his madbury court rental house -his roommates were out for the evening, so he thought the house was empty, but once he got inside he realized that wasn' t the case. >> he was acosted by three men who were armed with hand guns they were wearing masks and dark clothing. hochberg found the 3 suspects running up the basement stairs with their guns pointed at him, and for the next forty minutes the 3 armed robbers kept hochberg close by as they filled their backs. >> they started leading me they' d kick in the door one of put me on the ground as the other two were just ransacking the rooms taking anything expensive, of value. suzanne five of the six bedrooms : in the house had their doors kicked in, the rooms left in chaos. >> all those dressers got pulled out, the bed was flipped up, the house was all torn apart. >> they brought me back into the living room and laid me down on my stomach and then they even

but there is a stall north 680 approaching durham.ack to you. >> thanks a lot, mike. >>> 5:30 right now. now to a developing story. human remains discovered in the middle of a san francisco neighborhood. has investigators digging for answers this morning. bones were unearthed sticking out of a planter box near alamo square. >> right in the heart of san francisco. "today in the bay" kris sanchez is tracking the latest on our investigatn from the newsroom. a neighbor made that grisly discover. she found that bone and took it to police and that's when they started this investigation. and if police know at this point whether those bones are those of a woman or a man and adult or a child, they are not officially saying that yet. but we can tell you that the process to identify bones could take weeks, sometime months. in fact, just confirming that the bones are human has taken weeks. the bones were discovered a few days before thanksgiving. a neighbor shared this video of detebtives sifting through the planter and the surrounding yare wru w

reiglesville they will be closing 611 between durham road and durham street by the tavern.ilton township, atlantic county. clone avenue will close at holy street. construction on the ac expressway at the tolls following the vehicle fire a few weeks ago. >> happening today, belgium authorities are expected to reveal more on a search of a house that may be involved in the paris attack. police are trying to establish what connection they may have had in connection with theris attack. >>> a plane crashed en route from san jose in california to las vegas, it was raining and cloudy when the plane went down. they have pulled five bodies from the wreckage. >> the eagles must win the last two games to make the playoffs. the eagles lost to the cardinals 40-17. they were within reach before the half. coach chip kelly talked about the meltdown. >> we didn't tackle well that's where i look at it, defensively we didn't tackle, offensively we turned the ball over. >> we have to have a short memory and get ready to learn for saturday, because it's coming quick and the next two games are im

headed farther south to raleigh, durham, or charlotte or 95 or up 95 to new york and new england. rain will be an issue by the afternoon and the evening. christmas cast. christmas eve and christmas day. 74 degrees. if we get 70 or higher that would be a record high for christmas eve. seems like a slam dunk. christmas day is cooler but 68 for a high. not a record for christmas day but quite warm. here are the records for christmas eve. we will be above that. nearly 30 degrees above average. these are forecast. if we're anywhere close to being right that is one for the record book christmas eve 2015. next seven days, 60% chance of showers in the morning. 90% of rainy day wednesday. up to 67. christmas eve. a chance for a shower. more importantly glimpses of sunshine. breezy and warm. 74 degrees. 68 on christmas day. 66 saturday and sunday. chance of showers and the temperatures still 12 to 13 degrees above average. leon and erin. leon: what is really cool is the skins are playing meaningful football this time of year. nobody would have predicted that. erin: i know. can you believe w

a little thunder and lightning, too, around the raleigh durham area.ooks like it will weaken as it tracks closer to us. you'll need a jacket. it will be hovering in the lower to mid 50s. have that umbrella as well. by 2:00 should be in the mid 50s. still the a little bit of sun around. some of the showers around passing through 5:00, 8:00 p.m. south and east of the metro area temperatures will begin to drop back by late this evening as the showers taper off by midnight tonight. >>> some of us already counting down to 2016 and if you're counting, we've got 36 hours and 26 minutes left. at times square police say they are prepared not only will there be thousands of officers, part of the increased security includes an antiterror squad with the nypd. the former executive director of the fbi told the "today" show police are especially ready for any lone wolves. >> that really is the largest concern, those that might be flying under the radar undetected who are inspired because they're online, social media, et cetera, and then get this call to arms. >> nbc'

the exception, anywhere from ossipee points south to just north of rochester, around milton and new durham getting a couple rain showers. just too warm to support snow accumulation in southern parts temperature wise mid 30's up north. 16 atop mount washington. yesterday at this hour, 36 degrees. so very cold upstairs in the atmosphere, and even though it's slightly above freezing in the valleys, the intensity has driven the snow down to ground level, anywhere from 40 to 45 right now in southeastern parts of new hampshire. those winds have been a factor all day long, blowing well over hurricane force atop mount washington, and 87 miles per hour. latest gusts from 15 to 30 elsewhere. so we'll still be on the gusty side this evening and that's driving the wind chills back into the 30's. so 40's feel like 30's from concord points south and east. and lower to mid 30's feel like around 30 degrees in parts of northern new hampshire. overnight tonight the winds will abate, skies will partially clear up north and completely clear in southern new hampshire. by morning about 27 up north and on averag

the players will return to durham the day after christmas to prepare for their meeting with maine in december 29, and till then, they all have one thing on their minds. >> being with family. i have not seen my parents and for five months. a lot of guys live locally. they get to see them once in a while. for me, a couple of guys -- spend some time with them is nice. we do not get a thanksgiving break. so getting home for christmas will be the best part. >> being with family. you get a chance to hang out with the grandchildren and my daughters. jason: while we' re talking unh, men' s soccer player chris wingate had his goal against binghamton university voted as the america east goal of the year. it was based on fan voting. he finished with 157 votes. his goal came in a loss against the bear cats. the celtics will try to snap a two-game losing streak when they host atlanta. tip off is 7:30. jennifer: sounds good. right now on wmur.com, if you have more holiday shopping to do, our wmur viewers have recommendations on where to go. you can check out the top choices for best toy store in f

the triangle, durham, chapel hill. fresh out of college, i drove my dodge stratus into the city and -- my dodge shadow with a hundred dollars in my pocket into the city and did not know a single soul. i had a young lady i had dated a little bit in college who lived 30 miles north and i said winston-salem is a great place to move and we started a life and career there. >> when you go back home, what are the issues you are hearing about? what inspired you to run to represent your community? rep. walker: i think part of it was to be able to talk about individual, talk about hope talk about liberty, something that people can identify with. i haven't built a bridge to be able to talk about the things that are important to me. if we can do that in a way that will resonate, i think it is very important. even on the republican side, we are very guilty of only preaching to the choir. i think the ultimate goal is to augment the base or broaden the audience. >> you are already looking ahead to your next reelection. you've got at

. >> the rain also drenched the durham area. residents in chapel hill were evacuated because of the high water. several homes were threatened. one resident living in a flood zone said it is just not safe. >> it is a disaster, more than we expected. my stomach is bowling. where do i go, how do i live? what about my closet, i don't understand why they can't condemn it. that's what they need to do. >> condemn this whole area. >> yeah, at least those buildings. they have to. people will have to expect to get rid of it. there is no way. >> firefighters went door to door getting people out of their apartments. officials closed a bridge over concerns it would be watched out. coming up in our health headlines, why some adults get acne even after their teenage tips to get some clearer skin. >> get your news on the go with our news 13 mobile app. it is your one source for news, weather and sports any time anywhere. you can also get real time traffic updates. search wlos >> fighting acne is not just a job for teenagers. adults often face t

unh won in durham the next night. >> they really came after us the first game. our team battle back in the third and i thought we played very well the next night. jamie collins don' t forget about the manchester monarchs game on new year' s eve. this year they host the greenville swap bats. monday night football was a good peyton manning inactive for a sixth straight game broncos one. hosting the denver broncos only 15 degrees out at kickoff a.j. mccarron hits a.j. green on the fade route with the 5 yard touchdown pass 7-0 denver was down in the second half,but then cj anderson takes off on a long touchdown run broncos go up 17-14 in overtime, denver wins 20-17, clinching a playoff spot. the patriots get home field advantage in the playoffs with a win at miami sunday otherwise, denver could take that top spot away from them. a big test for the unh womens basketball team today at north carolina and the wildcats gave them a big run for their money only a 5 point victory for the tarheels. elizabeth belanger scored 28 wildcats. unc is 9-5 this season unh is this was

. >> i am joined by a fifa specialist from durham university in the u.k..hat impact will this have on the careers of these men? >> it is the end for both sepp blatter and michel platini i would say. appeal, but sepp blatter is 80 now. he is trying to save his legacy. to michel platini is going appeal to late to have an impact on being able to run for the presidency. facell sepp blatter charges in the u.s.? >> it is a possibility. he is an old man now. i'm not sure how far they will go. you can see how much he has aged over the past four or five weeks during the suspension. i think people will probably feel mostly sorry for him. >> where does this leave fifa and all these organizations? how will they recover from the cell imaging allegations -- these damaging allegations? >> it is difficult to say. anothereded to have strongman, another power .roker in fifa sure where that leaves fifa. we do not even know what will happen during the fifa congress. have beennking fifa arrested, including the president of president and ecuador recently. it is not such a big pr

men's basketball team playing at hole tonight ready to take on the worcester state lancers in durham. let go live to the gym where the head coach joins us now. what do you get with the lancers tonight? >> well, jamie, i think it's all about us, we've got to get back on the winning track. we had a long trip to texas last week. we beat an abilen and took our lumps against smu on saturday. right now it's about getting back on the winning track and try to get a win tonight. jamie: you're playing a division three school, should be a win benefits of dipping down and playing d3? >> coaches never think it's going to be a win. i think what it is, jamie, it's hard for us to get home games. this is an opportunity for us to get a home game that we don't have to return on the road, so this is one of our two division three games this year. jamie: the record is 5-3, identical to last year and you had such a great run last year. do you feel like you're building the foundation for the same kind of success this year? >> i think so. i think what i really like about our team early this year is we're a be

unh and maine will play the back half of their home-and-home series tonight in durham. last night, the two teams played to a 3-3 overtime tie in orono. game time tonight at towse rink manchester' s chip kelly will be back in new england on sunday. his philadelphia eagles take on the 10-1 patriots at gillette stadium. it' s a 4:25 start. there is a chance danny amendola will be back in the patriots' lineup on sunday. he is listed as questionable, while rob gronkowski is definitely out. the pats can clinch the afc east division with a win and a jets loss. it would be their 12th title in 13 years. the last two quarterbacks to play the eagles threw five touchdown passes each. >> the crazy thing about it, we touchdown passes on film. we have been seeing all the turnovers, these guys making plays, the defensive line getting to the quarterback. touchdown passes. we have been seeing all the takeaways they have been having. jason: college basketball, division ii, saint anselm hosting merrimack. 4-3, he had a double-double. he is all alone underneath. he finished with 17. solano

potentially bombing the game, the 19-41 rose bowl between oregon state and duke university was moved to durham, nonoh carolina. tim: fast forward to 20-16, the hawkeyes got the news yesterday, they'll be playing stanford in the rose bowl on new year's day thousands of iowans will join them in pasedena, that is if they can get tickets travel agencies were absolutely slammed today. and although tickets don't go on sale until tomorrow on sites like ticketmaster. tickets on sites they're going for over 500 dollars a piece. but that's not the only place you can find them. participating in the allotted 22,000 for so those applications are online, we encourage fans to go online, fill out ththapplication, season ticket holders, a a then that deadline isn't until 5 p.m. on thursday, so between no and then everyone can go, apply online and then at that time everything will be sorted out." again, as you heard, if you register for ticket's on the hawkeyes website you have until thursday, and they'll be announcing who receives tickets next week. those ticket are between 150 and 185 dollars each. non-season

before it landed last night at about 3,000 feet 14-miles southwest of newark, 1550 out of raleigh-durham landed safety, it was one of thousands reported around the country this year. >>> a different kind of scare for passengers aboard a flight, flight 31 slid off the tarmac after a landing and got stuck in a grassy ditch, 130 passengers were hurt, one treated for chest pains and other for minorinjuries. >>> the much more ahead, stress test after a temporary bridge buckled under pressure, the city is putting it through its paces. >>> users say they are using their hair even the products are endorsed with hollywood celebrities with flowing locks. >>> that is so cute! all right we've got clouds creeping in what's it mean for your wednesday night and thursday morning? we'll take a look coming up. >>> and this is a message to my family out in new york, i love you guys and i miss you i can't wait to be home in the summer. 86 million americans have prediabetes. a serious condition that increases the risk for type 2 diabetes, you could be one of them. small lifestyle changes can help you avoid d

officer john durham worked alongside him. >> it's something that you do because you do believe in the cause of getting impaired drivers off of the road. and he did. >> reporte >> the state of maryland has some of the weakest penalties -- >> reporter: outrage poured from the police chief as he talked about the 47-year-old, the driver of the car that struck the young officer during a holiday alcohol enforcement patrol on december 3rd. >> he was killed by a man who had been arrested twice before for drunk driving. >> reporter: the circumstances of officer liotta's death are shockingly similar to a crash earlier this year also involving first responders in montgomery county. in february a suspected drunk driver plowed into an ambulance crew from the blgle,"t echo fi department as they treated victims of an earlier crash on the beltway. two paramedics were hospitalized for weeks with catastrophic injuries. court records show the driver charged also previous dui arrests. in a statement this evening, montgomery county state's attorney john mccarthy said, "i understand the chief's frustratio

it says that in total employment, 22% of raleigh-durham, north carolina, area for skilled workers is held by h-1b visa holders. it says that most of these folks come from india. you can see there that the vast majority of h-1b employees come from india, and then china is next in the line. and then who is employing them? and these are some groups that, you know, at the top that maybe we haven't heard of. and it begins with tata consultancy services limited and cognizant tech solutions u.s., the two biggest employers of these h-1b. and i want you to address that. we have, i think, one more chart? nope, that's it. yeah, we have one more chart, and this is jobs that the h-1b visa holders are holding; systems analyst, programming, computer-related, university, electrical, education. but tata consultancy, what is that? >> guest: tata consultancy a division of tata which is like india's mitsubishi. they're in the business of moving jobs out of the united states up to india. so what we see, what the h-1b program has done is creating the business of moving jobs overseas. so what tata will do

meet on the ice saturday night in durham, the bringing green and wildcats coming off a win in a tie over over maine. dartmouth would love to knock them off on the road. >> it will be our christmas gift hopefully, if we can do that we'll enjoy the holidays, knowing we're coming off a win as we go into the break. >> i think it's huge, we haven't had the best start, so any time you get a win and get the momentum going, unbeat then the last three here, go into christmas break all happy. >> the fans are great, they come out and support the wildcats. always awesome, so it will be a fun game for our guys to get on the big ice surface. >> it's an unbelievable building. it's a humongous rink. the offense being bigger and the corners wider. jamie: that game is always a good one. more high school seniors from new hampshire going to division one for college next year, both of these are new hampton prep students, carter dillon is a football player and he will go to brown. teddy beaudet a baseball player will compete for northeastern. so good luck to carter and teddy next year. >> thank you. right now

sanders jason: the unh and dartmouth hockey teams had granite state bragging rights on the line in durham tonight. the final game for both teams before the holiday break. plenty of action in the first . dan correale with a wrap around goal that deflects off a defender' s skate. that made it 1-0 new hampshire. then andrew poturalski nets his 2-0. matias cleland drives one off the post. 16 goals in 16 games, 3-0. on the board. power-play goal made it 4-1. rebound, 4-2. two goals for you and eight. wildcats win 6-3. tonight, 2-1 in a shootout. they will play at adirondack the undefeated golden state saturday. warriors were in boston tonight trying to extend their streak to 24-0. the spoiler. isaiah thomas kicks it out to avery bradley who hits the 3 his 15th point in the quarter. second quarter, steph curry catches fire. barry' s a three from the wing. warriors led 57-53 at halftime. isaiah thomas for 3 from the wing. but steph curry responds, hits 3 -- thomas wood tired again. nice drive to the who. type 2103. they would go to overtime. -- tight end at 103 -- tied it at 103. they would go t

they play friday night in orono, and saturday in durham. >> it' s a difficult place to play. you can forget about records when it comes to a matchup between these two schools. >> they' ve won four in a row. they will come out and be really good and be able to match it in be even better. >> two new hampshire teams are in the ncaa volleyball tournament. unh played at number 11 florida in the first round, but they lose 3-0. unh won the america two great seasons came to an end tonight. the 5' 5" inch speedster rushed for over 1500 yards and 26 touchdown. he also had 2 touchdown catches and 2 kick returns for touchdowns. he ran for 211 yards in the state title game against exeter. great season for him and the goffstown grizzlies overall. tom: still to come on news 9 tonight. it will still be almost two months until we know which teams will play in super bowl 50. shelley: but another big part of the game has just been announced ok, we're here. here's dad. mom. the twins. aunt alice... you didn't tell me aunt alice was coming. of course. don't forget grandpa. can the test drive be o

durham new hampshire at 33. if we get any drizzle here, temperatures are close enough to freezing that we could actually see lots of freezing and a couple of icy patches develop. boston, 41 degrees. reading, 39. walpole, 38. and right now hanover at 37 degrees. we have 40s on the cape. it is mostly just clouds right now, but do expect to get some mist and some drizzle as the morning goes on. likely in place here by 7:00 this morning at 38 degrees. we jump it up to 48 degrees. at noontime, some of you even in 50s. patchy fog turns into widespread drizzle by 3:00 this afternoon and by 7:00 this evening 50 degrees. heavier rain in spots. so we have the timeline on when to expect the heaviest and steadiest stuff coming up in a few. julie, back over to you for a check on the roads. >> julie: shiri, a great time to head out the door if you were getting ready for work or school. bright green and sprol is light. 93 route 1 looking good zakim bridge wide open. nine minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to th

dartmouth and unh hockey meet on the ice saturday night in durham. the big green and the wildcats. coming off a win and a tie against maine over the weekend, unh likes the way they played. if they can win over the green, unh will even their record at the christmas break. dartmouth would love to knock them off on the road. that should be a fun game to watch. shelley still to come on news 9 : tonight. a major change is coming to boston' s annual fourth of july fireworks show and concert. the event leader who is walking away after decades of ok, we're here. here's dad. mom. the twins. aunt alice... you didn't tell me aunt alice was coming. of course. don't forget grandpa. can the test drive be over now? maybe just head back to the dealership? don't you want to meet my family? yep, totally. it's practically yours, but we still need your signature. then drive event. r p r r ttt p shelley the spirit of giving : continues. and wmur is hoping you' ll help those in need once again. our annual spirit of giving food drive kicks off this friday. we' ll be collecting non-perishable food donatio

the hockey programs met up at the whitmore center in durham. the final game for both teams before their holiday breaks and all unh early. dan scores his 10th of the year on the wrap around. made it 1-0. andrew poturalski has 16 goals in 16 games so far this season and opperman and croft scored for dartmouth, but unh skate away with a 6-3 win. monarchs lost in a shootout at elmira 2-1. they play at adirondack tonight. the undefeated golden state warriors in bostons take on the celtics. and 15 points in the quarter, good. the three put the warriors up led 57-53 halftime. isaiah thomas put the celtics up five, but curry responds again, another three and they led 103-101, he had 38 points 11 rebounds. thomas would tie it, a nice drive to the basket for the finish, 18 points, 10 assists. tied at 103. they'd go to overtime and actually went to double overtime and warriors win it in double overtime and warriors improved to 24-0 to start the year. how about high school basketball in the lakes region. this is sunapee hosting woodsville. and lakers in th

>> i moved to durham, north carolina, in january of 2006 in preparation and i was listed on march 7thnd i received the call on march 13th. >> dr. callender, that would be a miracle. doesn't happen like that often. >> i don't know of instances where you only wait a week so that's wonderful. >> there's good news in the district regarding donors. you have worked in the trenches for decades now to raise awareness to spread the word to reorient people, to educate people. and finally, you are in a position where there were more african-americans donating organs than when you began. >> yeah. i'm happy to share with you the fact that when we looked at the -- you know, the donor list, african-americans were the number one ethnic donor in the united states of america with latino/hispanic number three. i live to see the work come to fruition and say that while we said at first no blacks would donate, now we are and we're leading the pack. >> so that's the good news. >> the great news. >> the not so good news is that the donation level has fallen in the other groups. >> yes. and that's why -- the

dartmouth and unh hockey meet on the ice saturday night in durham. the big green and the wildcats. coming off a win and a tie against maine over the weekend, unh likes the way they played. if they can win over the green, unh will even their record at the christmas break. dartmouth would love to knock them off on the road. that should be a fun game to watch. shelley still to come on news 9 : tonight. a major change is coming to boston' s annual fourth of july fireworks show and concert. the event leader who is walking away after decades of shelley the spirit of giving : continues. and wmur is hoping you' ll help those in need once again. our annual spirit of giving food drive kicks off this friday. we' ll be collecting non-perishable food donations including pre-packaged donations at all hannaford shaw' s and wal-mart locations in new hampshire through sunday. to the new hampshire food bank. next year will mark the end of an era for a boston tradition. the man who created the city' s july 4 fireworks extravaganza will retire as executive producer after the 2016 show. david mugar act

durham is that 33. 35, new boston. range, 34. 34, northfield. 32, new london. we will see a couple spots with slick areas. beyond that, scattered showers for the afternoon. rain becomes steady later on tonight. tomorrow, clouds early to partial sunshine. temperatures will be in the 40' s yet again. notice the flow after that friday night into saturday -- west. we may even have a few flurries in central and southern new hampshire. 30' s to start. 40' s to finish the day. steadier rainfall later this evening leading to partial clearing. from there, colder air builds in. within a few degrees of where we should be for this time of year, but wind chills will be in the 20' s. next system, wednesday or thursday. that will be christmas eve. it is looking like rain right now. erin: what is the windchill? [laughter] kevin: it has been a while since we discussed that. erin: for the first time in decades, the mount washington auto road will open for december guided tours. there is no snow. s are only to the tree line, which is halfway up the mountain. sean: a worker came t

jason: granite state bragging rights on the line in durham this afternoon, that' s where the unh and dartmouth men' s basketball teams met for the 66th time, very even series between the two programs, 33 wins for new hampshire 32 for dartmouth. first half, tanner leissner knocks down a three from the he had 19 points. at the other end, guillien smith uses the screen, and finds some room to shoot. he buries the three. he had 12 points. kick it out to a wide open pat mcnamara, that 3 pointer put new hampshire went up by how nine. about the spin move in the paint, evan boudreaux hits the floater for the big green . the wildcats were tough today, joe bramanti with a great look to jacoby armstrong on the baseline. he throws it down. he had unh pulled away in the 12. second half and the wildcats win by the snhu women home with 20. fisher today penmen in white, sara ryan, nice scores. nice look underneath to kylie lorenzen for an easy bucket . snhu in transition, erin doherty with good position on the block. she is going to score. 87-48 the final score. the bruins and celtics were both off

this area here from raleigh, durham and back and should pass south and east. a period of the six or seven hours of rain and drizzle and clearing skies will move in overnight. new year's eve will become partly cloudy. 42 in midnight. ring in the new year. cool night outside. then new year's day is a little breeze. 47 without the breeze. sunshine. sunday. this look like we will hang in 40's for next week. sooner or later, thursday, friday, wherever the temperatures will start to go back up again. alison: this is amazing. jonathan: are we going to have a winter this year? doug: this is the craziest winter i've seen. it wouldn't surprise me if we spend having warmer than more mall and just not get a cold snap. >> if we get a coastal storm we could still have a snowstorm. jonathan: you don't see it. doug: int could happen. jonathan: coming up at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- holy hovering! what happened to a previous who tried to shake things up at a holiday mass on a hooverboard. say it three times fast. alison: a serious story. >> new information on deadly plane crash i

had assaulted her and that's when 2004 -- when it happened. 2005 she had gone back to her home in durham, ontario, canada, that's where she filed the original charges, in canada. that went to philadelphia special victims' unit and cheltenham and that report was broken in january of 2005. back then, the district attorney at that time thought that there was not enough to move forward with in criminal charges but as you may know that did go forward in civil court and in civil court they reached a settlement. most importantly here, it was her deposition that when that deposition was released that gave the additional information mr. steele needed to go forward with the charge today. so what he's learned from that deposition and statements that the victim made at that time, that gave them the ammunition, so to speak, of what they needed to go forward with these charges. >> harry, is the time of this important as well? because there was a statute of limitations where they could bring these charges. that is 12 years. the incident was in 2004, here we are on the verge of 2016. was the timing impo

tomorrow hitting 70 in richmond. 71 in raleigh durham. in the 70's for christmas ease. more shower and storms in chicago and south. for phrasers an christmas day, this is the christmas cast. it will be warm. probably record-setter on christmas eve. a little bit of sunshine. breezy and warm. the weather high of 69. i think we will break that with no problems. 30% chance of showers and 74 degrees on christmas day. 69. warm sun and 40% chance of showers. now check out the next seven. we will start with the weekend forecast which will be cooler. but jeez, still way above average. 62 of saturday. there could be showers in the afternoon as well. getting through the next seven days the temperatures will continue to rise and drop off. early next week look at the temperatures cooling off briefly monday. stay with us. "abc7 news at 51# alison: most likely to visit jonathan: unless you are a dunkin' donuts fans or -- alison: or if yt drink coffee. jonathan: all right. coming up for us -- >> just like i do. jonathan: they don't do it every year. one family devotion to a tradition t

rising fears of potentially the 19-41 rose oregon state and was moved to durham, north carolina. and this year... it's the school's 6th rose bowl appearance. iowa is 2-3 all-time with its last win coming in 1959. third time kirk ferentz has coached in the though his first as a head coach. where he was an assistant coach, in the 1980s, iowa lost. jessica rae: it's fun for hawks fans to witness history. but it's definitely going to cost you. reporter lucas casey from our affiliate in des moines shows us just how much it will cost you. " i don't know about you, but since sunday afternoon, my social media feeds have been blowing up with my hawkeye fan friends making plans to head to the rose bowl in pasadena, california. i wouldn't be surprised if their excitement has turned to shock by now, shock because of the price it's going to cost them to get there and back. let's take a look, i went to travelocity this at some prices for round trip airfare. this is des moines to lax and round trip tickets, for the day before the game returning the day after, starting at 1145 dolloars - that's

durham is in the back. we're here to help you and be partners in this work. so god bless >> it is a great day in south carolina when doctors and laureates work together. example ofshining all of the positives that can result from gun violence. my greatest sympathies to the folks there at mother a manual. -- mother emmanuel. i can identify with dr. webster's comparing gun violence to an infectious disease epidemic, which it is. bashan --ank you incubation time that is getting -- to the the time point that many americans are using the term, terrorism, in reference to gun violence. i do not think that is inappropriate. as a physician we must first teach. of the word, dr., comes from the latin word, does very -- to teach, not heal. we must become teachers, and increased public education and awareness. discuss it openly. i quote from dr. sanjay group to , he saysad -- gupta this epidemic of as preventable deaths as an infection that can be diagnosed, treated, and perhaps cured, i feel more hopeful that i have been it in a long time. in looking at this crowd i to f

durham is in the back. we are here to help you and be partners in this work. god bless you and god speed. [applause] thank you dr. filer. it is an honor and privilege to be here with you. to paraphrase our governor, it is a great day and charleston, s.c. when lawyers and [laughter] doctors worked together on public health issues. [laughter] become charles that has a shining example of all of the positives that can result in gun violence. my greatest sympathies to the people at mother emmanuel and my greatest admiration to their standing up and doing the right thing. can identify with dr. webster's comparing gun violence to an infectious disease epidemic. with a defined incubation. , getting shorter and -- ter where many americans as a physician, we must first teach. the m ologies the word doctor comes from the latin -- comes from a latin word. we all must become teachers in gun violence. he must increase public education and awareness. discuss it openly. from a doctor who has had marvelous editorials, thinking of this epidemic as an infection that can be diagn

the evergreen ridge tree farm in durham and finnegan's in bethlehem. the rocks estate was third, miracle acres was second, and the number one place according to our viewers: mountain star farms in woodsville. >>> according to a new report, new hampshire is one of the most giving states in the nation. the granite state rankers fifth for the most crowd funding donations with an average donation size of just over $50. alaska tops the list of the most giving states, followed by washington, and massachusetts as well. >>> speaking of generosity and giving, still to come on "news 9 daybreak," we'll check in with erin fehlau. live in manchester as we kick off the spirit of giving toy drive. check out the typing pup, dylan the dog showing off his hat. you can submit the picture and video by sean: this morning we're kicking off the spirit of giving toy drive. sites. good morning, erin. erin: good morning to you. we've seen people be very generous. the store doesn't open until 8:00 a.m. people have been dropping by toys like sticks. they are looking for all kinds

good hockey game in durham tonight, unh and dartmouth face off at the whittemore center, gametime is 7:30. >> it' s always fun with a rivalry. we have a couple guys looking them down. s good to go back there. >> they are a good team. they are big, fast, always a good game. we are pretty excited. jason: we will hear from the coaches tonight at 6:00. the celtics host the undefeated golden state warriors tonight. they are 23-zero. that is also a 7:30 p.m. start, guys. s holiday. what was inside this notebook that meant so much to its owner. hampshire killed in a training exercise. received while serving. and unh students are creating a their proposal to stop praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. bernie sanders passed more amendments in a republican congress than any other member. cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen veterans' healthcare. bernie sanders. a consistent, principled, and effective leader. building a future to believe in. sanders: i'm bernie sanders josh: american airlines has a new option for people who cannot afford first class