mike redmond joins us from exeter with the latest. mike: it was just about two hours ago the car was towed away from the accident scene that has been cleared after police investigated what happened. this was the aftermath of a violent crash that killed at least one person in exeter. the car flipped upside down. debris and clothing were scattered. the guardrails were smashed on the highway. >> we heard this huge crash sound. we looked out the window and we saw smoke. near the highway 16 years. just after 3:00 on saturday, she walked outside to see what happened. >> there was a body next to the car. we did not see too much. they were shielding it. mike: police shut down both sides of 101 for several hours, causing traffic delays in town. authorities are releasing limited information at this time. police say it was just the one car in the crash. >> it is bad enough that resulted in a fatality. s a lot of work to do. mike: while police figure out what caused the accident, this vehicles. >> that was a blessing that nobody else was injured.

visit ncicap.org] stephanie: we begin with breaking news out of exeter. route 101 east and west closed due to a crash. good evening, and thank you for joining us. i am stephanie woods. mike, what do we know so far? mike: route 101 between exits 11 and 12 has been closed and you can see the headaches what is causing in this area of exeter. cars are being diverted off of route 101 westbound and traffic is backed up in other directions. officials are not saying what the issue is and we are not allowed on the highway. take a look at this video sent to us from a viewer. cell phone video shows a car flipped upside down on the highway. it is unclear what led to the crash. each was have been set up at of route 101 remain closed for now. officials are not saying when it will reopen. leave yourself some extra time because traffic is moving slow. we are hoping for an update soon from police could stay with wmur and wmur.com as we were to be posted with the latest. mike london, wmur news 9. stephanie: it was a beautiful day with temperatures in the mid-50' s for part

this was all exeter. they pull away to the 73-39 win. it's their second queen city title in school history. a terrific finish in this semifinal game of the concord area holiday basketball tournament. merrimack valley down a point brady. abby grandmaison with a soccer throw in. the length of the floor it goes off a brady player and out of bounds. half a second on the clock after a timeout. valley with the winning play. sammi osborne inbounds to grandmaison, and her shot counts at the buzzer. merrimack valley goes to the championship with the dramatic 46-45 win. in the other semifinal concord and pembroke. concord is in red. katie lafond with a pass to bridgid weeden and she knocks down the jumper. for the spartans, morgan allen goes through the lane and dishes to madison allen and the senior had no problem knocking down the jumper. then its olivia langevin. she goes behind the screen and calmly nails the 3 pointer. pembroke wins 39-29. the championship game between merrimack valley and pembroke has been postponed from tomorrow until wedne

reporter: exeter will still have their junior and senior proms. this behavior at those formal events. josh: a 20-year-old from middleton is accused of sexually assaulting a teen-age girl. andy hershberger was in court when zachary garland faced those charges and joins us now with more. reporter: police say the assault happened this past summer but it took authorities some time to figure out exactly where it took place. 20-year-old zachary garland appeared in court by video on three counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault. that authorities say happened this past august. officials say the victim was a 13-year-old girl. >> the court rules prohibit us from disclosing the evidence or actually speaking about the evidence. but basically the allegations is forceful rape of a minor child. reporter: police say garland and the victim knew each other, court record say they drove from maine with two other people to a residence in middleton where garl and invited the girl into a room to talk and told her she wasn't going to leave until they had sex. those court records go onto say he did not.

exeter high school banning dances. he says he's doing this to protect his students. byron barnett live at exeter high with the high profile trial that pushed the principal to make this move. byron? >> that's right. you know, school officials here next terrible have been concerned about this for years now. they say there's a lot of inappropriate activity going on at school dances, so they wanted to take action before someone gets hurt. >> i think it's pretty outrageous. >> students at exeter new hampshire high school reacting to the news that most school dances have been school officials say the main reason is the inappropriate dancing such as grinding and mosh pits. >> 100 to 200 kids that get together and it gets into an unsafe situation when you have that many kids all in close like that. >> that's kind of what this world has come to. i feel like taste that's an acceptable way people are dancing now. >> school officials also cite the recent case of owen labrie, the former student at spawls school in new hampshire who was convicted of classmate. the superintendent s

paul's school was somewhat of a tipping point. >> exeter is not really like that. we respect our student body and stuff, and like we're like one big family. reporter: but the principal says the dance ban is a preventative measure that they feel is a responsible move. >> it doesn't make me proud to see the way that that behavior is going on, and i don't think it would make their families representative of our community. reporter: while student leaders were supportive of the changes, they are concerned about how this will affect fun raising since the dances bring in thousands of dollars for the senior class. and the junior and senior proms are the only dances not affected which this ban. tom: tonight new developments in the case of a camp counselor accused of sexually assaulting boys from two states. today david joe hanson was sentenced to four to six years for assaulting a child in meation. last week a judge issued the same sentence here in new hampshire for the sexual assault of a 15-year-old boy joehanson met in hillsboro. he will also have to register as a sex of

sean: exeter high school has canceled its dances. the principal said they are canceled indefinitely with the exception of the junior and erin: the man whose gun was used to go gregg smart has been denied a request to have his weapon returned. prosecutors say pamela smart continues to file appeals and they may need the gun in the future. sean: a woman is accused of lying to police about being kidnapped and held at knife point. lauryn mont was not even in town at the time of the reported incident and later admitted that it never happened. erin: the mother of 18 who died of an overdose in rochester may be free on bail. a judge decided that 41-year-old jazzmyn rood can get out of jail once she proves that she has a safe place to live with substance abuse counseling in place and degrees to gps monitoring. kevin: we continue on with the clouds out there this morning. a little bit of light precipitation. 39 in manchester out through the coast. you start to get into central and northern areas. a couple of snowflakes. erin: all right. coming

police in exeter are looking for the mass man -- masked man robbing a store in exeter just before 2:00. the clerk was not hurt. crews planned to make final repairs to the pavement at a today after a water main break created a six-foot sinkhole. a police cruiser was sitting in the starbucks drive-through lane when the road gave way. the water is now back on. you now have a new way to get to the manchester-boston regional airport. a new road connecting londonderry to the airport by penttengill road will open. it opened yesterday, rather. it will help accommodate growth in the area. >> this represents an opportunity economy. what we can try to achieve in perspective, to have job growth. senator kelly ayotte and governor maggie hassan attended the ribbon-cutting. police in augusta, maine have arrested a man accused of animal cruelty. he kicks a four-month-old golden retriever hard enough that it flew four feet in the air after telling a woman to shorten its leash even though it was not close enough to touch him. crews worked in massachusetts to clean up a crane that toppled over into a hou

exeter high school has decided to cancel all of its dances for the rest of the school year with the man whose gun was used to kill gregg smart back in 1990 has been denied a request to have his weapon returned. erin: we may be seeing some flakes out there. kevin: this is far northern areas of the state. little bit of mixed precipitation in some of the lower valleys. you will notice a wave of rainfall making it away in this afternoon and this evening. we are up into the 40' s this afternoon. erin: we do want to check the roads. here is a live look at 93 right now. kevin: for a look at the morning drive, we are joined live by 95.7 wzid' s deb davidson. deb: good morning. are looking good and moving well and are up to speed. we do need to be aware of those icy spots in the low lying areas. if you are commuting into massachusetts on 93 south, traffic is very slow and congested. this report is being brought to you by peters honda, nissan, and kia of nashua. from the wzid traffic network, i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. sean: thanks. the drug crisis continues to take a major toll on new hamp

. >> jadiann: strict new guidelines for students at exeter high. we are live with the details. >> reporter: yeah. the superintendent says they are canceling a school dance. a decision that he says wasn't easy to make. but he says a high-profile sexual assault case involving a student from another school played a big part in his decision. cancels all school dances. but some parents say they saw something like this coming. >> it is not the first time i have to tell you that there was an incident when my son was in high school where there was a bad outcome. >> reporter: it is the responsible thing to do, says the superintendent. they have had concerns for years over provocative behaviors at dances, as well as drugs and alcohol. he further said for him, the recent owen labrie case was a tipping point. labrie was a student at the prestigious st. paul school in concord and convicted of sexually assaulting a freshman in a sordid tradition called the senior salute. parents say they understand that the tough position school leaders are in. >> kids need to t

police in exeter are looking for this masked man robbing the exeter market on front street. officers say the man at a gun. they grabbed money from the register just before 2:00. crews plan to make final repairs to the pavement at a shopping plaza in manchester after a foot sinkhole yesterday. a police cruiser was sitting in the drive-through lane at starbucks when the ground gave way beneath him. nine businesses were forced to close for the day. we are told the water is back on. you have a new way to get to the manchester-boston regional airport. a new road connecting londonderry to the airport by penttengill road opened yesterday. officials say it will help accommodate growth in the area. >> this represents an opportunity economy. what we can try to achieve in londonderry and from a regional perspective. erin: senator kelly ayotte and governor maggie hassan also attended the ribbon cutting. plans took 10 years. police in augusta, maine have arrested the man accused of trail last month. he kicked a four-month-old golden retriever hard enough that it traveled four feet in the

here at exeter high school. live this morning in exeter, england. >>> a second suspect is still on the loose after a violent home invasion that happened in quincy. william maccin is the second suspect in that case. police say that maccin and kevin murphy forced their way into a home last week and tied murphy's already in custody, he's facing several charges, including armed assault. >>> a worcester doctor is denying the claim he took a picture of a woman while she was in a bathroom at umass medical center. police say he took a picture of a student while she was in a cell in october. he says he was e-mailing and texting when he entered the wrong bathroom by mistake. >>> crews working to clean, the house of squaller in jamaica plain. a woman reported that a relative may have a hoarding issue. officials arrived at the home last night and said they found a an elderly resident was taken to the hospital as well. >>> boston city council voting to end the ban on byob, otherwise known as bring your own bottle or beer. ac

we'll have the very latest on this accident in exeter, new hampshire, coming up in about half an hour. live in epping new hampshire, i'm john monahan, fox 25 news. >>> we're also following breaking news out of rine new hampshire tonight where the coast guard is trying to identify a possible missing paddle border. a report came in this afternoon from someone at the beach who say they thought they saw a paddle border waving their hands in distress in the water. a coast guard boat and helicopter searched the area but anyone with information is urged to contact the coast guard northern new england command center with information. >>> new at 10:00 a mother and two daughters are recovering tonight after they were hit by a can car in chelsea. police say the driver of the car backed into the mother on broadway and second street and drove off. the mom and her two daughters were checked out at mass general. they are okay. that vehicle. if you saw something, give officers a call. >> we hit the 60-degree mark today in boston. rob eicher, nothing to complain about at all today, it was perfect espe

this was the scene in exeter saturday following a deadly rollover crash on route 101 it happened after a high speed chase involving a 2007 crown victoria and a state police cruiser. >> around 3:00 yesterday a , trooper working route 101 in the town of exeter attempted to stop an older model crown victoria for several violations. christian jason: kristen: but instead of slowing down 33-year-old eric , williams of hampton went faster going over 100 miles an hour. kristen: guardrails were smashed on the eastbound and westbound sides of the highway. debris was scattered. williams was not wearing his seatbelt. >> the driver was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced deceased at the scene. kristen: police shut down both sides of route 101 between exits 11 and 12 for several hours. thankfully, no one else was involved in the crash. news 9 will be following this story closely. stay with wmur as we learn more about the investigation into this crash. live in the studio, kristen carosa, wmur news 9. stephanie: thank you. one person was killed when a car hit a pedestrian in manchester last ni

jennifer: exeter police looking for a suspect in an armed robbery at exeter market this afternoon. officers say a man with a handgun stole money around 1:45 today, you can see the suspect in these surveillance photos, he was wearing an orange ski mask and a black jacket. no one was injured. tom: we're set to break some records in the weather department this week. where it's a balmy 46 degrees for the middle of january. mike haddad tells us how warm it will be for the holidays. mike: here we go, christmas just about here, tom, hard to imagine when you look at not only the weather out there with the mild temperatures but a lack of snow. although we did get a little bit in spots over the weekend. take a look at radar, we see a couple of mixed showers in far northern reaches of the state. but on average mainly wet weather to our west. and those showers will tend to break up in time, so a slight chance of a rain shower as we go through the course of the evening. here's the reason why. lower to mid 40's lakes region to concord, upper 40's to the south. notice what's happening to our west

police were called to a house on exeter road yesterday for a report of an overdose. they say mark tracey appeared to be under the influence and made a threat involving a weapon. they left and tried to convince him to come out. he is charged with criminal threatening and breach of bail. police are searching for this man, who robbed the mascoma savings bank in charleston yesterday afternoon. investigators say he pulled a gun inside the main street branch and demanded money. if you recognize him, you are urged to call police. liquid planet water park in candia is being auctioned off today. the water park is being sold despite the current owner' s efforts to find investors to keep it running. last month, kevin dumont chained himself for 17 days to one of his water slides in a last ditch effort to save his business. he needed to pay off about $1 for the first time in the fight against isis, the u.s. is putting american combat troops on the ground in a more permanent role in iraq and syria. this news comes as british parliament votes today on whether to join the isis bombi

he also has events in exeter and manchester. shelley: south carolina senator lindsey graham spent the morning in concord. he talked to students at the high school before a roundtable with the chamber of commerce. in the afternoon, he toured a business in wolfeboro. this wraps up the republican' s latest two-day visit to new hampshire. republican presidential candidate carly fiorina wrapped up a three-day campaign trip in new hampshire today. she held events in manchester, nashua, and exeter. tom: a week from tomorrow the democratic presidential candidates for president will debate here in new hampshire. shelley: today, the chairwoman of the democratic national committee, debbie wasserman schultz, announced that the dnc will no longer include wmur in the debate due to on-going labor negotiations. in a joint statement, wasserman-schultz, and new hampshire democratic party chair, raymond buckley, said, in s unwillingness to move forward on scheduling negotiations between the hearst corporation and production department employees re

happened at the exeter market on front street. the suspect had a gun and got away cash. >>> the mbta is considering increasing fares by 10% every two years. last night the t's fiscal control board approved the hike saying it was illegal under current state law. now proposals are being drafted to present to the public. upping the increase to 10% will more than double the current increase which is 5% every two years and also transfer more of the cost to people who ride the rails instead of taxpayers in general. >> massachusetts taxpayers are paying nearly over a billion dollars a year toward the t and riders are paying 600 million a year toward the t. >> the mbta is planning a series of public meetings and a public hearing once the fair increase proposals have been >>> all metheun police officers will soon be equipped with body cameras. the city agreed to buy cameras and tasers for the department. million. how long the recordings are stored and the department policy are still being worked out. the boston and brewster police departme

lyce e there were called to house on exeter road for a report of an overdose. when they got inside, they say mark tracy who appeared to be under the influence made a threat involving a weapon. the officers left the house and a few hours later they convinced tracy to come out. he' s scheduled to be arraigned today. moultonborough police are trying to identify for people they say broke into castle in the clouds. officers say the suspects got inside the historic mansion on halloween and stole bottles of alcohol. police think that they may have left in a silver ford f-150. anyone who recognizes any of these people is urged to call multiple police. the man convicted of giving the boston marathon bombers the gun that was used to kill an mit police officer is scheduled to be sentenced today. tsarnaev the this that prosecutors say was used to murder mit police officer sean collier. silva is scheduled to be sent on charges including gun possession. meantime, hearing was held yesterday on tsarnaev' s appeal for a new trial. 15 of the 30 counts against their client fail t

it's shame whatever he ended up in death. >> in executor -- exeter, news. court proceedings were post owned on friday after the lead defense teacher fell ill. when a verdict has been returned fox 25 will broadcast that verdict live on the air and on the fox 25 news app. >>> we are getting our first look at the car that's believed to have been involved in a hit-and-run in chelsea a mother and her two daughters were hurt when the white car seen here backed into them saturday on broadway and second streets then took off. a witness says that mom noticed what was happening and tried to save her daughters from being hurt. the lady pushed the girls out of the way. >> reporter: the mother and daughter were taken to the hospital president they are expected to be okay. >> new at 11:00 police in guildford, new hampshire sharing photos of a botched bank test where the -- theft this morning. officers say the suspect attending a service in laconia. police then say the suspect backed the car into the amphetamine trying to steal money from the bank of new hampshire on coun

you can see the 115 you can see the 115-year-old building in exeter up in flames building in exeter up in flames. the woman, the children and pets all managed to escape the hospital with a cut on his leg. the heat was so intense it melted the siding on a neighbor melted the siding on a neighbor's home. >>> more u.s. troops are heading to iraq and syria to fight isis. defense secretary ash carter briefed lawmakers in congress about the move yesterday. pentagon sources tell fox25 that up to 150 special operations troops will be sent to the region. this is in addition to the 50 that were sent last month. they will be tasked with conducting raids, bringing hostages and capturing isis leaders. >>> after briefing congress, the defense secretary made a trip to massachusetts. delivered an address to harvard university's institute of politic. taking it to isis where the terror group feels safe. >> to make isil wond cert way i put it today was when they go to bed at night, who is going to be coming in the window. that takes advantage of the agility, the range, the intelligence that only we have.

exeter high school reportedly announcing strict new guidelines >> school officials say it's all about safety. 7's iron barrett joins us with the details. byron what's going on here. >> school officials next terrible new hampshire say this is something they've been concerned about for a long time. they say there's been a lot of inappropriate behavior at school dances so they wanted to take happened. >> i think it's pretty outrageous for him to just like cancel the dances. >> students at exeter, new hampshire, high schooling reacting to the news that school dances, including homecoming, the winter semi formal and the spring dance have been canceled indefinitely. school officials say the main reason is the inappropriate sexually explicit dancing. >> there's a lot of grinding. is there might be a group in the middle of 100 to 200 kids to get really close together and it just gets into an unsafe situation when you have that many kids all in close like that. >> it's just dancing, i think. nothing really ever came out of it i mean the dances -- we are young adults, it's going to happen inevi

the owen labrie case leads to a big change at one high school. cancelled indefinitely in exeter. s more rain on the way. we check futurecast to see when it arrives in new hampshire. shelley: for the first time in nine years the federal reserve is raising interest rates. financial analyst explains whether this will affect your budget. the newest star wars movie opens tomorrow but leave your lightsaber at home. the items banned from local movie theaters. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. shelley: with a little more than new hampshire is likely to finish 2015 having averaged at least one drug overdose death per day. good evening, i' m shelley walcott. the grim toll of heroin and fentanyl abuse currently stands at 292 lives in the state this year. adam sexton joins us now with a look inside the numbers and at new funding headed this way to help. adam: this started out being called the heroin epidemic but fentanyl is driving the overdose deaths this year having played a role in 177 fatalities. and those are just the confirmed numbers. there are still dozens of toxicology reports sti

nothing came out of it at 6:00 exeter high school. heather: junior and senior proms will be allowed. heather: open night for the new "star wars"! reporter: and we got reviews are the first bost joins to see it. ed: a runaway truck and the officer's risky move to stop it. meet e. meteorologist: timing the ed: an incredible moment caught on camera along a nebraska highway. that's sheriff's deputy running across traffic and leaping into a tractor-trailer to bring it to a stop. ed: the driver was unresponsive and the truck was closing in on a busy intersection. that's when the deputy made his move. taking another look at the critical moment. this happened along u.s. highway 81 near norfolk, nebraska. the deputy calm in the face of danger later talked about what happened. >> the driver was sitting there and responded later. was a die biettic. his blood sugar was le at the time. dangerously low. ed: the driver was taken to the hospital and is expected to be ok. heather: this is happen along the main highway. first responders spent three hou

shelley: no one was hurt in a fire at a 150-year-old home in exeter this evening. firefighters arrived at eight oak street and found the back of the house was fully involved. one firefighter did suffer minor injuries from cut glass. the assistant chief told us his crews moved quickly to keep the rest of the 3 story home from sustaining too much damage. >> heavy fire in the rear pretty much destroyed the rear section. we had crews do an aggressive interior attack and they were able to get to the scene of the fire and not down the fire. shelley: crews will be back on scene tomorrow to see what sparked the fire. tom: yet another fire this morning in barnstead. the person who made the emergency call live at the home on windsor way and said she was having trouble removing a disabled family member. barnstead police were first one the scene and were able to get the person to safety. there were no injuries, but the structure was damaged. >> the have -- the family will be displaced while repairs are made. tom authorities say the fire : appears to have started in an electric

the nashua, concord, and exeter. and he spoke about the recent shootings saying that the country needs to address this not gun control. >> everything the president wants they have in california. everything they want to propose in congress they have in california and didn't stop it. they purchased the gun legally. amy: and chris christie also in the state, a town hall at weare. donald trump sat down with voters in carolina. about attacks on a rival. gloria rivera has the latest. >> donald trump taking a new path on the campaign trail. no podium, no set speech. questions. >> can you hear now? ok. >> but that didn't stop the interruptions. one after another, protesters escorted out. many upset at the candidate's proposal to ban all muslims entering the country. >> we don't want people knocking down world trade centers and having happened last week in california with the two people, ma radical, crazy, horrible people and we don't want what happened in paris and what happens here. >> this morning, the g.o.p. front runner

and we're expected to learn more today about a deadly rollover crash in exeter. police tried to pullover williams for several driving violations. he lost control, smashed in to guardrails, and rolled his car several times. we did have a little bit of rain. kevin: we're seeing some drizzle and patchy fog. temperatures just cool enough in northern areas of the state. there could be a little bit of patchy, freezing drizzle. plenty of clouds. it arrives later on this evening. maybe a couple of rumbles of thunder during the evening and overnight hours. temperatures starting the day from the mid 30's to mid 40's. holding there as the rainfall approaches. a mild start before we start cooling off. erin: it's been unusual the weather for december. kevin: eight and a half degrees above normal. erin: here's a live look at 93 kevin: we're joined live by deb davidson. good monday morning, deb. deb: good monday morning. they are going to slow the roads down. give yourself extra time. traffic is moving well on 93 as you make your way through the hooksett tolls. from manchester

this is near exit 11 in exeter. again, police closing that stretch of highway for about six hours as they gathered evidence. and picked up debris that really just scattered that very large section of the highway right there. from what we saw, it does appear that only one car was involved and we have video, it landed on its roof, actually, and you can see it was just flattened by that crash. again, still waiting for police to confirm whether this was fatal. but according to people who were there, they told us that they did see a body there on the road. and one man says he was stuck in that traffic for hours. he described what he saw. >> it looked like a ford crown victorian, like an old cop car, it had a light on the side of it, a strobe light like a cop car would have on it. >> reporter: that's also something we're asking police about, any information about the light, whether this was an old police car and again who the driver is. as soon as we get an update, any information, we'll let you know. in new hampshire, st

we're expected to learn more about a fatal rollover crash in exeter. police tried to pullover eric williams were traffic violations just before that crash. kevin: clouds and a couple of light showers. temperatures are mild. mid 30's to lower half of the 40's. low and mid 50's tomorrow. we'll circle back to temperatures in the 40's on wednesday with sunshine. the next system looks like mostly rain as well later thursday afternoon, thursday night, and early friday. erin: this is crazy weather. year as well. eventually going to happen. erin: it will be with quite a shock after these temperatures. coming up next on "good morning america" this morning, we're getting closer and closer to the star wars premier and super fans are camped out ahead of the star studded premier. that. we'll see you back here in 25 minutes. take care and have a great morning. for lynn's family, the big stress is paying in medical and drug costs for aidan. for other families it's higher deductibles, premiums and co-pays that keep adding up. that's why we've got to crack down on pric

sean: exeter high school has canceled its dances for the rest of the school year. the superintendent says the own point in making this controversial decision. the high school principal says dances are canceled indefinitely with the exception of the junior "respectful behavior has not been present." dances were canceled at exeter high school back in 2013 after two students were arrested for drinking at a dance. tilton police say they busted a drug operation. detectives say they found drugs believed to be methamphetamine and heroin. this say a small child was inside the home and dcyf was notified. they plan to file charges against multiple suspects. the home is located close to several schools and that will be taken into consideration. some folks woke up to rain, some to snowfall and it looks like fog and mist. kevin: low clouds trying to wring out moisture in the air and will gradually become more successful. it has been cool enough in some of the sheltered valleys to see a few snowflakes or even frozen precipitation. for central and southern areas, mainly sprinkles

it happened yesterday at exeter market on front street. police say the suspect had a gun and got away with cash. >>> catherine: new hampshire company will have to pay $150,000 for hazardous waste violations that led to explosion 2014 fox25 reported 15 people were hurt when an explosion happened at ball bearing plant in peterborough. state claimed that the mixed with another chemical caused another explosion and $5,000 with the settlement money will go to local first responders and waste fun. >> julie: two medford police saving a mothers and newborn twins. paul gicordo and sheila quinn were first to arrive on scene of fire at home on main street and rushed into the burning building and found mother and five-month-old children. >> she was standing in panic on stairwell holding infant in arms and shocked and i said hand me the infant. >> julie: one firefighter suffered minor injury and cause still under investigation this morning. >> catherine: lowell family thanking 84-year-old neighbor for saving them it -- during early morning fire. called

the pursuit started saturday afternoon on the eastbound side of route 101 in exeter. williams didn' t stop and hit speeds over 100 miles per hour. he lost control and rolled his car over several times. guardrails were smashed on the eastbound and westbound sides of the highway. williams did not have his seatbelt on and was thrown from the car. he was pronounced dead at the police shut down both sides of route 101 between exits 11 and 12 for several hours. >> in the area just east of exit 11, the operator made a sudden movement in the vehicle which caused him to lose control and subsequently struck the guardrail on the high-speed side, rolled over several times in the median, and the vehicle came to rest. kristen: news 9 will be following this story closely. stay with wmur as we learn more about the investigation into this crash. live in studio, kristen carosa, wmur news 9. stephanie: thank you. an elderly woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries in film -- an elderly woman was injured in a one car crash this morning in epping. police say it happened around 105 mai

. >>> a frightening robbery caught on surveillance photos of this exeter, new hampshire, store. police say the suspect in the orange mask on the right came into the exeter market this afternoon armed with a handgun and demandsed cash. the man is about 5'6" was able to get away. no one was hurt. officers are still >> schools in nashua new hampshire back open tomorrow all 17 public schools were closed today after someone threatened students and staff at the district's two high schools. bomb sniffing dogs swept the schools today and doors and windows were hand checked. but in the end nothing was found. the superintendent says there were a few factors that caused such an aggressive response. >> one of them was the specificity of the threat which is highly unusual and i think the superintendents have been trained over time that the more specifics have you on a threat the greater the cause for concern. >> counsellors will be on hand tomorrow at schools to work with students who are nervous, and police will also have a more visible presence. >>> the mbta could consider a fare increase

. >> auto young family safe tonight in exeter, new hampshire. they escaped a fast-burning fire inside the historic home on oak street. flames were first spotted earlier tonight. there's major damage to the home and one firefighter was treated siding on a neighboring house melted from the heat, but the fire was contained to just the one home. >>> and we are learning more tonight about a massive house fire in bedford, new hampshire. the fire chief says the flames started in attic but grew quickly until parts of the roof had collapsed. no one was hurt. homeless including two children. at one point, 60 firefighters were on scene. they say it was a challenge to get water to the house. >> there's still no word on the cause of the fire. >> a local neighborhood shocked catch holiday-cookie cheer on the tip of your tongue with dunkin' donuts' holiday- cookie-flavored coffees. after 12:00 p.m., enjoy any medium latte or macchiato for $1.99. america runs on dunkin'. andrew: the one thing about soccer that i like the most is when i put my uniform on, the ag

. >> reporter: bob and mary were in their exeter, new hampshire, home when they heard the crash on route 101 saturday afternoon. >> i picked up the phone to already there. >> reporter: the highway was closed for six hours as crews cleaned up the road between exits 11 and 12 and investigated. >> just a mangled car and all this debris on the road. we've since learn that the driver 33-year-old eric williams of hampton was killed. state police say a trooper tried to stop him for several violations. but williams fled speeding down route 101 before swerving and losing control then flipping over and landing on the opposite side of the highway. >> i was so surprised to see a car on this side and then what looked like might be the remains of someone on another side. >> reporter: the new hampshire union leader reports that williams was impersonating a u.s. marshal, following a 2006 conviction sheriff. witnesses on saturday say a patrol car. >> it look like an old cop car with the light on the side of it. the strobe lied like a cop car would have. >> reporter: neighbors were grateful no one else wa

erin: investigators are going to be and exeter today trying to pinpoint what caused the fire in a 150-year-old home. when firefighters arrived on oak street, they found the back of the house and the garage engulfed in flames. crews were able to keep the fire from spreading. one firefighter was treated for minor cuts. donations are starting to pour in to help operation santa clause stole thousands of dollars worth of gifts. the program which is run by the state employees association kids at christmas. sometime during the thanksgiving break, somebody entered the operation santa claus warehouse and took toys and gift cards. they are still trying to figure out exactly what else is missing. organizers say many people who have come forward and step forward to replace what has been taken. >> that' s the part of the season that operation santa claus represents. that is this -- thefts cannot overshadow that. they are not going to dampen our enthusiasm. erin: police are working on pressing leads on tighter security measures are in place at the warehouse facility. state police say the man in the

a young monor mother and her two toddlers are able to escape from this fire in exeter. they were inside when the flames broke out and quickly engulfed a barn in the backyard and the 100-year-old home. the house is a total loss and investigators are working to figure out what sparked the fire. >> christa: adding firepower in the fight against isis. u.s. secretary of defense ash carter announcing tuesday that more u.s. troops are going overseas to help battle the terror group. harvard. let's go to 7's nancy chen with nancy? >> good morning, crystal. this was a homecoming to harvard for the secretary of defense who spent 20 years teaching there. air strikes alone are not stopping isis and the united states is now at war. last night while speaking to students who want to pursue careers with the military or in public service, he talked about the impact those troops wound have on terrorists. who will be coming in the window? the objective there will be to take out isil leadership, to capture isil leadership. to rescue hostages. >> christa: meantime this morning, nbc news has

. >>> a young family safe tonight in exeter, new hampshire. they change escaped a fast-spreading fire inside their historic home. flames were first spotted earlier tonight at 8 oak street. one firefighter received some minor cuts and the siding on a to that one home. >>> we're learning more tonight about the massive fire in new hampshire. the fire chief says the flames started in attic but grew collapsed. no one was hurt. but the fire left 17 people homes, including two children. at one point 60 firefighters were on the scene. they say it was a challenge to >>> there's still no word on the cause of the fire. >>> o o he. tsarnaev was sentenced to death bombings. today tsarnaev's lawyers told judge o'toole that a recent supreme court ruling calls into question 15 of the 30 counts against him. they argue those counties likely influenced jurors when they decided he deserved the death penalty. for that reason they say he deserves a new trial. the judge has not ruled on ." major deal in the works to make star pitcher david price a member of the red

exeter high school officials say the rape trial of an elite private school student as the reason. former softball student owen labrie was charged with three sexual assault charges of a female exeter student. inappropriate behavior at school dances and labrie's conviction officials conviction president bush them . >>> a safe images of a hashback >>> a safe images of a hashback, dark pickup truck and a man ride a man riding a four wheeler. now we are getting our first look at the damage. you can see the tracks from that four-wheeler. damage will cost the course 30,000. >>> happening now, the countdown is on for "star wars" fans. "star wars: the force awakens" opens across the country. many are settled into their seats watching a marathon of the series previous films. fox25's michael henrich is live at the revere theatre. we just talked to a fan between episode one and two. good morning, michael. >> reporter: oh, they are they are excited. people it not wait for the end of the phantom menace to come out before they refilled their unlimited bowls of popcorn. hundreds of people are her

this over to east this move along 101 exeter is what we're looking the at right now you are getting some moderate to heavy rains in parts of that town as well. here's future cast taking through midnight heavy rain in the south coast that pushes out of the boston area. but but cape cod getting out of the heaviest rain. a little while after that take this to 3:30. a few left overshowers behind that main body of rain. then we wait for the clouds meteorologist sarah meteorologist sarah wroblewski will be tracking the last of those showers. we're starting out warm already in the 50s in southeastern massachusetts. 40s to the north and west. but those temperatures will be rising through the 50s by the morning. more sun get the warmer you are going to be stands to reason, right? the sun will be coming from northwest to southeast developing that way the clouds will push off toward the southeast. so have a better chance of seeing more sunshine back here and therefore some warmer temperatures. clearing skies tomorrow night. as far as high temperatures tomorrow again go farther to the north and west

central takes on exeter for the title, they beat memorial last night, so it will be the little green winning for the third straight year, and the 8th time this century, or will it be the exeter blue hawks, winning for the second time. their only queen city title was in 2007. we'll have highlights tonight at 10:00 and 11:00. this afternoon we spent time at u.n.h. hockey practice, a great week for them upcoming, two about that at six. josh: you can still always go with tom brady. jean: always. we'll have a talk with coach belichick. coming up, an anonymous donor with a surprise for a rhode island girl on christmas day, the thankful message from her parents. tom: you don't want to go anywhere, we have more coming up at 6:00, granite staters are preparing for that first accumulating snow this winter. what road crews are doing right now before the storm starts. and republican frontrunner donald trump firing back at the union leader tonight, why the papers publisher is saying the candidate's campaign is an on a dairy farm. you have to get out there and do it yourself. bernie sanders is a w