guinta: i understand that. i don't understand on the 20th you said you didn't want to prejudice them and then four days later the 24th, which is the saturday over the weekend, you did a reverse course. so what happened between the 20th and the 24th for you to change your mind on that issue? mr. stumpf: i decided this was a good way to show a step, start to show my level of commitment. mr. guinta: why was that not important before the 20th? mr. stumpf: i was preparing for other things. i developed that thinking sometime over the weekend. mr. guinta: that's a pretty big compensation hit? mr. stumpf: again, it's what i thought was right for me to do to recommend to the board at that time, and they can do more. they have all the independence and i didn't believe that -- i thought that was the right thing for me to do. mr. guinta: what about the clawback of tolstead's pay, when did you make that recommendation? mr. stumpf: she does not report to me. that recommendation was made by her boss. mr. guinta: when were you

this fall we will see guinta-shea-porter, part four. jennifer: former congresswoman carol shea-porter will face off against guinta for the fourth election in a row. sp she says she is prepared for another rematch and is confident all the voters in the first district will deliver the rebuke to guinta that republicans could not. >> i believe that we are going to defeat him in november and i am going to be very proud to bring back integrity to the office. reporter: shea-porter has been the democratic nom fee in the first district either as a challenger or the incumbent in wasn't officially decidedded until today. the votes were so close that frank edelblut didn't concede until this afternoon, offering his full endorsement to chris sununu. as adam sexton tells us, this sets up a race that will be watched very closely. reporter: it's sununu versus van ostern, a contest patrioting a political dynasty against a savvy campaign operative. and it's a matchup some predicting for this cycle as far back as 2014. this afternoon frank edelblut concede

but ashooh says personal integrity is so important to him he might not back guinta if guinta wins the primary. >> if frank was to admit that he broke the law, admit that he lied about it, and apologize to the voters, then i'd consider supporting him. >> the bottom line is whoever wins this primary i will be endorsing and supporting because we cannot have carol shea-porter as the next member of the congress representing the 1st congressional district. as i said before, i'm a team player. >> we asked ashooh after the his unwillingness to promise to fully back guinta might hurt him with the republican activist base. he said that this is about trust, something bigger than party politics. adam sexton, wmur news 9. >> after the debate both candidates headed into the spin room and one thing they both agree on, each says he's very different from his opponent. >> there is a clear difference between my opponent and me in terms of our approach and in lobbyist for three decades. he has a problem admitting that, but that is what it is. >> there is a good contrast. my component indulged in some exa

we begin with shelley walcott who is covering the guinta campaign. shelley: well, jen, i'm actually here at murphy's tap room in manchester, they're setting up for what looks like will be a party tonight. this is campaign headquarters for frank guinta and he was looking pretty confident when i caught up with with with him earlier today. he was getting voters at hood middle school in derry. guinta is defending his seat representing new hampshire's last year the federal election commission found that he illegally accepted a $355,000 donation from his parents during his 2010 campaign. but guinta says he's been good working in congress and supported bipartisan legislation to fight the drug crisis and says he knows that voters will remember that this evening. for more on the man who is running against congressman guinta tonight, i'm going to send it over to my colleague, jennifer crompton who is live in manchester. reer feeling great and feels invigorated by getting out and seeing so many voters today. in fact, he started at 7:00 this morning, hitting the

tom: it's a tight race between frank guinta and rich ashooh. the two have been within a few points of one another all night. wmur's shelley walcott is live in manchester where guinta's supporters are anxiously awaiting. shelley: i am standing here with frank into. this has been a barn burner. kind? >> it has been a spirited campaign. we worked hard to talk to the people we represent. we are a grassroots organization. we feel strongly about where we are and we will continue to count the numbers. it has been a wonderful campaign. i appreciate support and help. we hope to have good news in the next couple hours. shelley: i spoke to you earlier do you think the controversy regarding campaign finance has dog you? people want me to focus on public policy issues which is what i have focused on. i think that is why i have had such a strong showing. shelley: i know you said you did great work regarding is that on people's minds? >> people know me, they know the dedication and passion and conviction i take to public service. people see that in the public

guinta: we're at a crossroads. we're at a crossroads here in the state of new hampsire, we're at a crossroads in our country. never have i been more concerned about the future of our country and the future of your kids and grandkids. ray: joining guinta in the congressional race will be current state representative jim lawrence, who will take on incumbent congresswoman annie kuster. rep. lawrence: she's been isn't it time that the voters in the second congressional district in new hampshire had a representative that would stand up for them? ray: republicans currently control the new hampshire house, senate, and executive council. republicans were told to make sure that doesn't change to move the straightforward. ray brewer, wmur news 9. amy:ve governor remains up in the air, democrats are wasting no time going on the attack. ray buckley and kathy sullivan held a news conference in manchester taking aim at likely nominee chris sununu. while he was one of the more moderate candidates in his primary, democrats say he

guinta from new hampshire. mr. guinta: thank you. mr. stumpf, i want to follow up on the regulators. o.c.c., how many did they have at the time? stumpf i didn't have. time. mr. guinta: o.c.c., how many examiners did they have at wells fargo at the time? mr. stumpf: i think i testified earlier, i think it's around 80. mr. guinta: how many do they have at wells fargo today? mr. stumpf: i don't have that number but i think it's about the same number. mr. guinta: how about the federal reserve? mr. stumpf: i don't know that number. mr. guinta: how about the cfpb? mr. stumpf: i don't know that number. mr. guinta: did anyone at the cfpb advise you or your team not to share numbers with congress? mr. stumpf: i have not spoken with the cfpb on that. mr. guinta: has anyone on your team to your knowledge? mr. stumpf: no one on my team has said not sharing any numbers. on that issue. mr. guinta: i ask that because it seems -- you seem very reluctant to share the information with us as to how many examiners from cfpb either were or are currently at w

rich ashooh conceded to incumbent frank guinta this morning. he says he will support the republican ticket without endorsing guinta.

and frank guinta, he is certainly very brazen in addressing the campaign finance scandal. i think he believes voters are not particularly interested in that. he was confronted with video clips of past statements that were found to be untruthful. he did not really address that. antiestablishment figure we will see how that goes. john: he blames the media, in a way, and his opponent. and yet, i agree with josh that he seems to have convinced himself that it is not an issue and he has nothing to explain. which is surprising, in some ways. i think his whole campaign has been exceeding expectations. underwater. josh: you say exceeding expectations -- john: i think people thought rich ashooh would walk away with this. josh: that brings me to my next point. a lot of people were wondering if rich ashooh would not meet expectations. making public trust the issue. did he do enough of that? kevin: i think he did well in this debate. i think he looked congressional. he did stumble on one point. that is frank guinta said "i cannotd disagrees with me." and there are issues where they di

frank guinta andh news 9 studios. adam sexton with a recap. >> congressman frank guinta started to get ahead of what he knew was coming, financial scandal that dogged him during the election cycles. >> my opponent a 20-year lobbyist will try to impugn my integrity and character. guinta broke the law disqualify him from office. and couldn't front the with the statements the worse of $350,000 campaign contributions, he tried to say it was last year's news. and turned into a lobbyist. >> i don't think a lobbyist would be a change agent particularly are'or i'm the guy the outsider trying to fight for families. >> everybody is paying attention to the fact that you have a 20-year career politician running as an outsider. >> i've been there for two terms. >> you've been a mayor and a state rep. >> the two are admittedly in agreement on a lot of matters, >> if he admits to supporters-- >> anybody who wins this, i'll be supporting because we cannot have carol shea-porter representing us in congress. as i said before, i'm a tea

josh: asked about a position change on frank guinta, and she didn't. pundits say -- the same kind of energy? are you confident the party has the energy? chairman buckley: absolutely. presidential turnout versus a state primary, there is no correlation. democrats have won nine out of the last 10 statewide races. in each residential election, we have swept the tickets. we anticipate to do that again. when you compare the record of donald trump, who is unfit to be president, with hillary clinton. when you compare colin van ostern to the failed person chris sununu is -- chris sununu's family customers that have gone. that is the real leadership there. josh: i have no many -- i have no idea of how many customers go there. chairman horn: are the top of the ticket, they have a president who has been running 30 years. and she is still unable to generate the kind of enthusiasm and unity and commitment from her own base that she needs to win. you want to talk about colin van ostern, he is a paid political operative who came to the state to work for ray buckley a

tom: frank guinta is holding onto a small lead. jennifer: colin van ostern be the democratic candidate on the governor's ballot. tom cole and jim lawrence feet jack flanagan to move on to the general election in the second congressional district. jennifer: kelly ayotte easily won her parties nomination. we have live team coverage. tom cole and first go to adam sununu campaign. going to be a story. he is the most moderate candidate nominated in years. lose, it is a defeat for one of the enduring political dynasties. it is close but very much looking like chris sununu might be able to pull this out. very few towns remaining out, in terms of big republican towns. litchfield still out. as far as picking up margins. he has done well on the seacoast. he has been cleaning up in hampton falls. dublin just came in for rank -- frank edelblut but it would make a lot of -- take a lot of dublin's to make up for the bigger towns. declare victory but think they have this one moving in the right direction, although nobody anticipated this would co

let's begin with shelley walcott, she's with frank guinta's campaign tonight. shelley: congressman frank guinta is feeling pretty confident on this primary day. he'll be meeting with supporters later this evening here at murphy's tap room in manchesr. with the congressman as he getted voters at the hood middle school in derry. he's hoping to hold onto his seat representing the first congressional district. he's being challenged by rich ashooh. last year guinta signed an agreement with the federal election commission, that was for accepting an illegal campaign contribution from his parents during his first campaign for congress. several republican leaders said he should resign over that, but representative guinta told me voters respect his work on the >> i got to work chairman of the bipartisan task foargs, worked across the aisle with with ann kuster with 80 members and we produced in a year the carroll legislation which is 18 bills all passed into law. that's the kind of leadership people want around our state and the country. reporter: congressman guinta said

adam: congressman frank guinta is an incumbent. ho y congress, incumbents, have lost primaries this year. it is a rare thing. to have an incumbent in somewhat jeopardy is a story. he has been working hard and kept his head down after the campaign finance violations. he stands a good chance of surviving. democrats will make it a story if he is the nominee, no candidates will have a hard time in the final months to get people to know who they are. >> that is especially true for the candidates for governor. whoever the nominees are, their name i.d. is going to pale in comparison to hillary clinton and donald trump as well as senator ayotte and governor hassan. those will dominate so much of little left over for the gubernatorial candidates. adam: one of the biggest questions is the down ticket effect. it is up in the air. >> it is a big question whether people who would not vote for donald trump would say i'm fine with the rest of the republicans. adam: thanks for your time. we appreciate it. for this interview and many /politics. >>

another race that kept everyone congressional district, rich ashooh concededded to incumbent frank guinta this morning. but a very narrow margin, after what was a somewhat contentious primary race between the two. the day after the election, republicans in new hampshire held their traditional unity breakfast. the goal was to smooth over any hard feelings that may linker from primary battles, but this year might have had extra scandal came to a head last year, many leading republicans calling than him to resign. he ignored those calls and pulledded out a narrow victory. >> we are a unified party, i'm looking forward to making sure that everyone on this ticket wins in new hampshire, starting

and carol shea-porter and frank guinta are doing a rerun. josh: it will be another dynamically or we will stay busy. thanks. ""matter of fact" coming up next to you until then, that will close this edition of "closeup new hampshire." otte stopped them. david goethel: and when red tape threatened to crush new hampshire's fishing communities, kelly fought to save us. cheryl coletti-lawson: kelly's legislation on the heroin epidemic will help save lives. jamey french: kelly reaches across the aisle to conserve our environment... becky stafford: kelly is so committed to our veterans and cares about our needs. marc baillargeon: kelly protected our jobs at the shipyard. kelly is one of us. veteran: she's not forgotten where she's come from. brenda willis: she cares. dean kamen: that's kelly - an independent leader, fighting for new hampshire. kelly: i'm kelly ayotte and i approved this message. sing heroin on and off for a year. i immediately thought not my son. i found him in his bathroom with a syringe still in his hand and that was the worst da

rich ashooh conceded to incumbent frank guinta this morning. he says he will support the republican ticket without endorsing guinta. guinta won by a mere 649 votes. he will face democratic challenger carol shea-porter in november. this will be the 4th time they shelley now to the state's drug : crisis. tonight, new hampshire senator jeanne shaheen is calling on congress to pass emergency funding to help fight the war on opioids. >> if congress can spend billions to fight and ebola outbreak on a distant continent, surely we can allocate $600 billion to combat a raging epidemic right here at home if we stayed here and worked together to get this done. shelley senator shaheen says wh addiction and recovery act is good legislation it doesn't provide one cent to fight the epidemic and congress's failure to act is having having quote tragic consequences. tom tonight, the daughter of : musician ray charles teamed up to address developing the substance use disorder and mental health work forces. sheila raye charles joined a panel of experts over at sou

incumbent frank guinta and rich ashooh. wmur's mike cronin live in manchester with more on mike c.: this race features a couple of familiar faces on the g.o.p. ballot. today they tried to win over last-minute votes before torrow's election. incumbent congressman republican frank guinta cald constituents this afternoon from his campaign headquarters in manchester. >> looking forward to a strong victory on tuesday and on to november. take it to carol shea porter and continue focusing on economic opportunity and freedom in the right direction. mike: guinta is confident voters will recognize his stances. >> people recognize the dedication i have to public service. while some people talk about what they want to do, i've done it. mike:bedford businessman rich ashooh shook hands with voters >> everyone has the reaction you hope, they want to see things done differently. and they think i'm the guy to do it. mike: the former bae systems executive is hoping for a different outcome after losing the republican primary for this seat six

people know who guinta is because he's been around for a long time. rich ashooh is a relatively new face on the political scene. josh: frank guinta has to raise up the favorables, he's under unknown. >> he's been in the business community for a long time, but in terms of reaching out to the average voters, three quarters of the average voters don't know who he is yet. josh: it will be an interesting debate, it's tonight at 7:00. and it should be very interesting. back to you. tom: again the republican contenders for the first district will face off tonight. you can catch up granite state debates and learn under about the candidates and issues in the politics section at wmur.com. jean: there is deep concern in washington tonight over north korea's latest nuclear test. its largest test to date has prompted an emergency meeting of the u. n. security council. sally kid has reaction from u.s. leaders. reporter: president obama has condemned it and says the u.s. will never accept north korea as nuclear test announced on state run television demonstrates it

jennifer: but this is not between the incumbent frank guinta and carol shea-porter. instead the democratic party is challenging the eligibility of former democratic candidate sean o'connor to run as an independent. wmur plul director josh mcelveen is here now with this. josh: the first time the democratic party filed its beef with the ballot law commission, the panel sided with o'connor sighting no language in state law that would disqualify him. so as the party asks for reconsideration of the matter, o'connor is questioning their motives of when he announced his intention to run as an independent on closeup this summer, o'connor probably didn't win a l. friends in the democratic party. when he said part of the reason he was doing it was because the party was playing favorites with shea-porter. >> i think the dick party needs the democratic party needs to be democratic. >> they said o'connor's name shouldn't be on the ballot because roughly two dozen of the signatures required to run as an independent should be thrown out since they signed the same nomination paperwo

josh: guinta has some problems with his favorability largely tied to the campaign finance problems. while rich ashooh is still so to speak, on terms of his career as a lobbyist. but even though he's known to the business community, the voters in general don't have any idea who he is, about three quarters in our poll said they do not know rich ashooh. josh: they are hoping this debate can change that on the ashooh side. you're on the panel tonight asking a lot of the questions, it's happening in less than an hour. so, tom, tune in. tom: we will do, and you can watch our previous granite state website, wmur news 9, and on our mobile app. you can also learn about the candidates in all the races. and still to come on tonight's news 9 at 6:00, running to remember, why these members of the navy say it's still important to honor those lost 15 years ago. jennifer: plus a new facility just opened at the new hampshire food bank, the plans to put it to use right away. >> gearing up for friday night football, we'll have a live i'm hillary clinton, and i approve this message. michael hayden: if

sean: turning now to the republican race for the first congressional district, incumbent frank guinta is facing a challenge from businessman rich ashooh. the winner will square off against democrat carol shea porter in november. guinta spent part of yesterday calling constituents from his campaign headquarters in manchester while ashooh shook hands at the puritan backroom. erin: in the second congressional district, two republicans are hoping to ce congresswoman annie kuster in november. state representative jack flanagan has served as a town selectman, school board member, and town finance committee member. he is currently in his third term in the new hampshire house. businessman jim lawrence currently owns a consulting firm in nashua. he served three terms in the new hampshire house and lives in hudson. sean: if you haven't registered the polls. just make sure to bring your id. or sign an affidavit, have your picture taken, and then verify your id with the secretary of state. remember, we have plenty of candidate information on the politics page of our website, wmur.com. find out wh

another race that kept everyone congressional district, rich ashooh concededded to incumbent frank guinta this morning. but a very narrow margin, after what was a somewhat contentious primary race between the two. the day after the election, republicans in new hampshire held their traditional unity breakfast. the goal was to smooth over any hard feelings that may linker from primary battles, but this year might have had extra scandal came to a head last year, many leading republicans calling than him to resign. he ignored those calls and pulledded out a narrow victory. >> we are a unified party, i'm looking forward to making sure that everyone on this ticket wins in new hampshire, starting with kelly ayotte. >> elections are about the people, they make the decisions, and it's the party's josh: guinta will now face democrat carol shea porter for a fourth time in the first district congressional election, going for the congressional seat there. the keynote speaker at the breakfast a familiar face, new jersey governor chris christie, he beliefs my political will relate to congressman guinta

representative guinta made phone call this is afternoon at his campaign headquarters. the congressman is hoping his constituents will elect him to a third term in the first congressional district, a seat he's held on and off their chances at the polls tomorrow. >> going back to my mayor days, i cut taxes, cut borrowing spend, people know the dedication i have to public service, and where some will talk about what they want to do, i've already done it. >> faith has been broken, and that's responsible for so much of the unusual behavior we've but in particular in my race people are tired of thing not getting done, and they're willing to try something new in order to change that. reporter: oh both candidates are optimistic about voter turnout tomorrow saying that people are paying attention now. live in manchester, mike cronin, wmur news 9. josh: thanks. stay with wmur for complete coverage of the primary election. join us tonight at 7:00 for a primary eve special. commitment 2016 election countdown, major issues, where the candidates stand on them. and we'll be live tomo

republican rich a shoe -- conceding the fit congressional district race against frank guinta. the federal election commission said he took illegal campaign donations from his parents. again till face carol shea-porter in november. the fourth time they will battle for that seat. erika: a massive car fire caught on camera. the device the driver thinks triggered the flames. emily: three police officers run over. from asia and frightening incident in phoenix. cindy: pretty quiet but that will change over the next few hours. the timeline on strong thunderstorms on the way and cooler air settling in. erika: we continue to follow breaking news in newton. life pictures of route 9 eastbound closed from parker >> the 10:00 news on metv boston with maria stephanos and ben simmoneau, on comcast channel 942, verizon 461 and over the air at 5.2. every time a new charter school opens in massachusetts, it takes funding away from regular public schools in that area. this year alone, charter schools will take more than instead of draining even more money from neighborhood public schools and giv

corporate interests, and carol shea porter says she's ready for her fourth straight matchup with frank guinta. >> what a ticket we have, look at this ticket, we are making history. jamie: also on the ballot, executive councilor colin van ostern is looking to become the youngest governor in 60 years. the importance of new hampshire in the presidential race is evident tonight. while vice-presidential nominee tim kaine is making his fourth visit. our live team coverage begins now, where kaine was earliereter today. reporter: senator kaine made two stops, here at the tow hall as well as in portsmouth, calling this race a dead heat. telling voters that with just 54 days to go, no one can take this election for granted. >> new hampshire is really important, granite state, you guysre this battle ground state, senator kim cane rallied supporters in -- holding up clinton's stronger together against trump's vision. >> this is a view that is a view out of the penthouse of the tall tower, right, looking down and looking at a nation and seeing a crippled america. i do not recognize this picture of our cou

let's begin by learning more about these candidates starting with congressman frank guinta.

incumbent representative frank guinta made phone call this is afternoon at his campaign headquarters. the congressman is hoping his constituents will elect him to another term. >> looking forward to a strong victory on tuesday and then onto november. and make sure that we continue to focus on economic the reaction you'd hope, that they want to see things done differently and i think i'm the guy to do it. jennifer: both candidates say they like their chances at the polls tomorrow. then over in the race for the second congressional district, we also caught up with republican candidates, state representative jack flanagan and businessman jim lawrence. we asked them what sets each apart from their opponent. >> i think just the fact that i've been the majority leader, town of brookline, school board chairman. actually dealt with the issues, got things done. >> the biggest thing is my experience. i'm the only veteran in this race, i was fortunate enough to graduate from the united states air force academy, also a small businessman. jennifer: who ever wins tomorrow will face the democratic i

congressman frank guinta holds a slim lead over rick shue in their republican primary. the republican primary remains too close to call. democrats carl van oster tex n won his party's primary. >>> drivers on the mass pike will have to pay more under the new proposed toll rates. as part of a plan, a toll will be added for trips from west newton to newton corner. the goal is to stop drivers from cutting through the city. transportation officials believe many people are driving through newton neighborhoods to avoid the current weston tolls. now trips each way. that is the largest increase under the new proposed rates. >>> a major milestone in the construction of boston's first new school in 15 years. mayor marty walsh and superintendent tommy chang the topping off of the new dearborn stem academy with the final beam in the frame of the building. the mayor helped those who live in their community for their support. the kids that live in this community, the kids that live in the communities in boston and i want to thank all the residents. >> julie: the state-of-the-art facil

in the first congressional district incumbent republican frank guinta trying to hold onto his seat. right now he's in a tight race with challenger richard eshoo with more than 80% of the vote in. the winner of this primary faces democrat carol shea porter in november. south end. damaging three buildings. the fire started on a roof deck of 73 rutland street. the building has 4 units, and the fire spread to the buildings on either side. investigators say a valve had been broken off a propane tank that may have played a role in what caused the fire. no one was hurt. maria sky 5 over large flames in : cohasset. a lot of smoke there. police say the fire started before this afternoon at a home 12:30 p.m. on rust way. everyone who lived in the home is accounted for, according to our media partners at the patriot ledger. but the family's black lab is missing after the fire. flames. ed new at 11:00, an emotional : battle over the future of a north end nursing home. tradition, and change, clashing. our mary saladna is live in the north end. mary. mary: after more than a decade, spaulding is c

from congressman guinta -- >> we got this president to sign into law the cara legislation. reporter: to a new ad by ayotte's re-election campaign. >> kelly coauthored the comprehensive addiction and recovery act. josh: but jeanne shaheen called car y a mirage. >> cara is an authorizing will bill. it doesn't provide one thing to fight the opioid epidemic. 'even if congress approves the funding neation for cara, it will be about two years before new hampshire and other states see that additional funding. reporter: to the contrary, senator ayotte's office says millions have been delivered to new hampshire to fight the drug crisis as a result of cara if not directly tieded to it, insisting the push for more resources is ongoing. >> i'm going to continue to fight for the money in cara with the government right now and i'll continue to push for that. josh: a $600 million amendment failed despite support from both shaheen and ray yot. follow a tour of the state police for forensic lab, they cn only wait on washington. >> passage is great, it the right direction. but until we have

congressman frank guinta now winner. assure conceded defeat over an hour ago and carol shay porter in november and republican senator kelly ayotte also survived her primary challenge last night. she is now ifablely running againsma expensive race to new hampshire's history. in the governor's race republican primary between chris sununu and state representative frank edel blat remains too close to call and face carl van osterminal evacuated. >> julie: 21 kids suing president and government agencies to climate change and say their generations right to life, liberty and property are flooding. the young plaintiff want to know if the government let climate change happen and if they willingly supported companies producing a large amount of fossil fuel. >> daniel: man inspired millions of people through the als ice bucket college. endicott college named newest dorm pete frates hall yesterday afternoon. school in beverly which is where pete is from. former boston college baseball player diagnosed with als in 2012 at age of 20. b

in the first congressional district, the gop candidates are frank guinta and rich ashooh. and in the second congressional district the republicans , contenders are jim lawrence and jack flanagan. in the senate race, incumbent senator kelly ayotte is being challenged by jim rubens. at the polls you will be asked to show an approved photo id, and you can still register to vote. for more information including how to find your polling wmur.com. the weather is not a factor for anyone headed to the polls. kevin: temperatures similar to yesterday morning where he dropped into the upper 30's up north. temperatures will be about five or six degrees warmer as the air mass overhead continues to moderate. our next system is out to the west and you may notice a little humidity in the air tomorrow. yesterday at this time, in the 40's to low 50's. highs this afternoon will be warmer as we go between 76 and 83 with a light southwest wind. mostly clear tonight, we will drop into the 50's and 60's. tomorrow, a cold front moves through in scattered fashion, highs only in the 60's to low 70's

. >> frank guinta and carol shea-porter, both took millions from special interests, both voted with their parties over 95% of the time and both got fired for failing new starting tonight in the boston and new hampshire television jean: breaking political news now, a federal appeals court has ruled that ballot selfies are legal. the boston court issued that ruling this afternoon, overturning a new hampshire law that banned people from taking pictures of completed ballots. the aclu challenged the law with the appeals making it up to the federal level. so far the state of new hampshire has not given task force is now helping manchester police track down a suspect considered armed and dangerous. billy maldonado is wanted in the september 14 shooting death of 23-year-old jonathan vasquez ojeda, near the intersection of merrimack and beech streets in manchester. police say his last known residencies manchester, but that he has strong ties to springfield, massachusetts. tonight a new twist in the rescue of a vermont man found the coast of massachusetts last weekend. court records reveal he was o

frank guinta holds a slim lead over businessman frank a schew. the winner will face former congresswoman carol porter and sunu and state rep deleblatt too close to call. >>> get ready for self-driving cars in the city of boston. to test those cars on local streets. the herald said the city will partner with the world economic forum to create policies for the use of self-driving cars. the year-long program will start in the next few months and those on a muss vehicle will be on some boston streets. there will be focus groups with local residents. >>> a local nurse is now helping a young woman reunite with her birth mother. we first toll you -- told but this story last month. kathleen o'shea stored the story on facebook. looking to track down her birth mom that left her at the hospital as an inmate. one of the people who saw the post was the nurse that helped take care of o'shea. >> i remember the situation and not only remember the situation, i remember the baby i took care of her. she talked to her on the phone and said she was studying to be a n

guinta small lead over assure in the primary and will face carol chris sununu and frank edel blot remains too close to call. carl van osattorney his party's primary. >> julie: we track traffic and weather together every ten minutes. waiting for accident to clear southbound in chelsey sullenberger area, residual delays around that that you would see reflected in the drive times. heavy steady volume on 93 south from woburn down through medford and into somerville. also want to highlight some heavier than usual 128 through canton. average speeds 15 miles per hour. here are those live drive times. 25 minutes on route 3 southbound from 495 to 128. 37 minutes on 93 south, that's just from the cloverleaf to the leverett connector. almost 40 minutes on route 1 from 128 to the tobin bridge. meteorologist shiri spear joining us now and, shiri, i know you're keeping an eye on thunderstorms that are moving you get to have sunshine experience, get to love it, maybe take the little picture, keep it with you because it is going to be fading this afternoon. so this afternoon we have the threat for lightn

guinta's point about the unprecedented consolidation that we've seen in community financial institutions wherere there are fewer and fewer of them and these smaller, these smaller institutions have fewerf assets over which to spread their ever-growing compliance costs. so, they often seek those economies then through mergers. and that's what leads to this conundrum now of situation where we've got fewer banks today than we did during the great depression. and are you worried about the consequences of consolidation for communities and for our economies and eventually for overleverage as you end up withc a now big institutions have so much --ll >> i think it is essential we a have vibrant set of community banks serving america's communities. they play a very special role in our financial system and it's important that they remain healthy. reducing regulatory burden, it is important, it is something it that we will seek to foster using every available tool that we have. community banks face an challenging environment though for reasons that go beyond regulation. the low level of interest ra