kevin landrigan is a reporter for the new hampshire union leader. john distaso is a political we're going to begin with the threat that is emerging at a very rapid pace, cyber terrorism . about 10 days ago, the new hampshire technology company dime -- dyne was attacked. the experts say could easily happen again. some people worry that attacks like these could disrupt the financial markets or knockout target. -- our power member of the security committee. is there anything we should do to stop that threat? sen. ayotte: it is great to be here with governor hassan nadal of the. my goal has been to keep new hampshire safe on my committees. this issue of cyber terrorism is are stronger agreements in place, including supporting legislation to allow the sharing of information between companies like -- companies and the government to make sure that we can take the steps we need. if it is a state actor, to be clear and take the steps we need, and to help we should be doing at the federal level to counter etc. terrorism? gov. hassan: thank you for moderating a

dan tuohy is a reporter for the new hampshire union leader. john distaso is a wmur political reporter. and josh rogers is a reporter for new hampshire public radio. first question, which goes to the question that needs to be asked. it is a revolving door. this year, voters sent a message for change when they voted for donald trump and bernie sanders in the primary. and every daily paper in the district that is endorsing is backing mr. o'connor. this office has been held by one of you for 10 years now. we will start with you congma but you have been mayor, congressman, how is that not the definition of a career politician? rep. guinta: we have a tradition of public service. that is what i have dedicated my life to. after i started my business i got involved in public service by being a state legislator. and then i was interested in for the city. and that took me to run for mayor where i focused on cutting spending and borrowing, making manchester one of the safest cities again in northern new england. and it was rated one of the best cities to l

hillary clinton: presented by the u new hampshire union. >> it would not be a good primary if it wasn't close. >> the contrasts are clear. >> it will help everyone. >> the issue is doing it the new hampshire way. >> there is a big test that he has failed. >> he doesn't want to talk about the issues.

now, a commitment 2016 special, presented by wmur and the new pension union leader -- the new hampshire union leader. the granite state debates. mr. mcelveen: the political as the nation are focused on new hampshire. >> the u.s. senate in play, the stakes couldn't be higher. >> i wake up everyday with a sense of purpose to make a difference in washington. >> i will put new hampshire first, and that will be what this campaign is about. >> each candidate is laying claim to the label of outsider. >> what we see is a system rigged by corporate interests. >> i see her being a rubberstamp the docents best the democrats and what -- in washington.

new hampshire union newspaper and johnathon swain national political reporter for the hill. donald trump is wrestling with a couple of competing images as he puts together the cabinet? >> on one hand there is talk about diversity and something that the media is is pressing and donald trump is one thing he hates, the idea that he needs to be forced a quota or political correctness and x number of women or minorities to his cabinet. on the other hand donald trump is a great performance artist and needs to project a image of unitty and so it is playing out for the movement in public. >> how important is diversity, trent, to trump supporters? >> thort. trump did better than mitt romney and mccain with white voters. a third of asian and hispanic people voted for donald trump. and so, he really was able to carry the election because of the strong showing of white men. that's a great question. how important will diversity be in the cabinet? i don't know for a trump voter that that is a major thing to carry about. >> he is diverse in approaching political enemies. mitt romney meetin

presented by the u new hampshire union. >> it would not be a good primary if it wasn't close. >> the contrasts are clear. >> it will help everyone. >> the issue is doing it the new hampshire way. >> there is a big test that he has failed. >> he doesn't want to talk about the issues. state moving forward. >> the candidates for governor. [applause] moderator: good evening and welcome to our debate serious. -- series. we will be discussing the top issues facing the state. colin van o stern the questions will come from the moderator. rebuttals will be at the moderators discretion. each candidate will have time for a closing statement. we have dave solomon. adam sexton. the state of new hampshire. 44% of adults in new hampshire see drug abuse, and addiction as the number one issue. twice those who cited jobs as the type issue. deaths are predicted to rise. we are talking when hundred 14 people killed in car accidents. and work done on this. what do you see is the most successful program implemented so far? mr. ostern: if the most urgent crisis facing our state. the way we will overcome the

scott brown tells the new hampshire union leader he's in the running for the va, as well. >>> as president-elect trump moves forward with his transition, he's moving fast allegations of fraud against him and trump university. eric schneiderman announced the $25 million deal on friday, calling it a major victory for more than 6,000 students of trump university. the settlement applies to three lawsuits, including two cases in california filed against his now-defunct for-profit education foundation. in a statement, schneiderman said in part, "donald trump fought us every step of the way, filing baseless charges and fruitless appeals and refusing to settle for even modest amounts of compensation for the victims of his phony university." trump tweeted about the decision saturday saying, "i settled the trump university lawsuit for a small fraction of the potential award, because as president i have to focus on our country. the only bad thing about winning the presidency is i did not have the time to go through a long but winning trial on trump u., too bad." trump will avoid being the first president-e

. >> now, a commitment 2016 special, presented by the new hampshire union leader. political lives of the nation are focused on new hampshire. >> this is going to be a very close race. >> with the balance of power in the u.s. senate at play, the stakes could not be higher. >> i wake up every day with a sense of purpose to make a difference in washington. >> i will put washington first. >> each candidate is laying claim to the title of outsider. >> in washington we see a system rigged. >> i see her as being a rubberstamp for those democrats in washington. >> it is the most expensive race in state history and both candidates are looking for an edge. working tong to be make sure people understand the choice in this election. >> i want to continue to serve the people in new hampshire. there is so much more work that needs to be done. >> tonight, the candidates for u.s. senate. >> good evening, everyone and welcome to our live wmur new hampshire state debate. i am josh mcelveen and tonight we will be discussing with kelly ayotte and democratic challenger maggie hassan. f

hampshire. that's a s again. union represent itches and first student officials will meet for another round of negotiations next friday, december 2. and that means there will be no bus service disruption before that time. reporter: the american red cross is honoring the dedication of everyone in law enforcement and it's all part of the law enforcement memorial blood drive. this is a critical time for the >> so we have asked people to come out today to give the gift of life, if you will. and a donation of blood in memory of those fallen heros. josh: he says it's important to give blood this time of year, especially with the increase of traffic accidents. so are you hitting the stores tomorrow? still to come at 5:30 -- jean: we have the best deals to look for and when you should shop. josh j.: there are changes on the rain the next few days. josh: plus making a comeback, how new hampshire's wild turkey population is doing years after the bird was overhunted and nearly eliminated altogether. jean: and a presidential pardo

starring gabrielle home for the holidays and almost christmas starring gabrielle union, monique i'm maggie hassan, and new hampshire has a very clear choice: do we keep going with a senator who repeatedly votes with the corporate special interests... or a new senator who sides with the people of new hampshire? my focus has always been more affordable. lowering prescription drug costs. and always protecting a woman's right to make her own health care decisions. these are my priorities, why i approve this message... and why i respectfully ask for your vote. massachusetts' newspapers rarely agree, but they do on question 2. they agree opponents have run a "campaign of misinformation" to spread "fear through white, affluent neighborhoods." they agree in the suburbs question 2 will have "no impact on their schools gree it will provide vital "choices for urban parents" and help reduce "the achievement gap." question 2 is "a kid's civil right." join leading newspapers and governor baker in voting yes on 2. >>> summer may be long gone, but star romances are still heating up. as a matter of fact, jennifer lawrence's full-bl

. >> to school districts in new hampshire go to court to try to prevent a bust robber strike. the teamsters union is negotiating with the student busing company right now. nonunion drivers have threatened to join a defensive strike. that's what prompted today's court action. a warning tonight in rhode island after a sewing need was found in some halloween candy. in the child had gone trick or treating on several streets in portsmouth and also attended a town gathering there. police are encouraging all parents to thoroughly double check all their remaining candy that their children received. >> traffic is moving along pretty well at this dark hour. let's look at the map and go around the region. 93 south down looks pretty backed up, more than a pretty well at 24 minutes along the pike. 128 usually a mess and even more so tonight. that will take you a half-hour. farther west on the pike, you're looking at a half-hour, the weston tolls little slow from an accident on i for a 95 southbound. that will take you about 25 minutes. so we do have some slowd o search for a missing connecticut man now a homi

hampshire office. officials associated with the deal under the union leader are plans to keep the manchester office open and growing. they made headlines last month after a hack on the company left popular web site unavailable for hours. >>> portsmouth police need help finding a pricey puppy. the 2-pound chihuahua worth $900 was taken sunday night from the little shop of pets. the pet shop owner says the dog has special health needs and the dog does have a microchip. if taken to a vet, they should be able to identify it. >>> coming up next, donald trump going off on twitter this morning. what he is saying about the "new york times," and plus the details he is refute being his meeting with the media yesterday. >>> convenient as a click of a button, but your home shopping new england's energy comes from a pool of energy producers. eversource buys it at a set price causing energy costs to go up and down. so we're working to increase the supply of clean, affordable energy across the region. because more energy means lower energy costs for you and the communities we serve. ?? ever new england. eversource. yo

and it says he lives in new hampshire but he works in massachusetts. at the mit credit union. he's loan rider police say he came to this neighborhood last night to target a young woman. thankfully her boyfriend was also at the home. >> 23-year-old gannon la blank in medford courtroom wear same black suit he was wear last night when police say he showed up arlington home f.b.i. hat on his head claiming to be a federal agent. police say he pulled out a poster of one f.b.i.'s most wanted fugitives. then he asked if he could come inside and use the bathroom. upstairs neighbor joe said it sounded completely bogus. i mean if somebody said that to me i'm with the f.b.i. can i use your bathroom i'd be like, audios. and a he found leblanc about a block from home at this bus stop on mass ave.. when police searched his backpack they say they found a stun gun, loaded 38 cali handgun, knife, black leather gloves, rope, duct tape, ski mask. the f.b.i. flier, and the f.b.i. hat. >> this guy had all of the equipment of a modern day police officer including a loaded handgun. and we're going to

union workers the like. he was in manchester, new hampshire, a state he would like to win. in fact he may not get the oval office without new hampshire. saying tom braid i did, four-time super bowl champion of the new england patriots, called him and said he voted for him. haven't been able to confirm that. also a letter sent to him by bill belichick, he reading that letter last night in new hampshire. >> you have proved to be ultimate competitive and fighter. your leadership is amazing. i have always had tremendous respect for you but toughness and perseverance you displayed over the past year is remarkable. hopefully tomorrow's election results will give opportunity to make america great again. [cheering] reporter: as we said, donald trump has been trying to expand the electoral map. don't know if he can do that in places like minnesota, virginia, and minnesota. he needs to win everything mitt romney won in 2012. he needs to add nevada, iowa, florida, new hampshire, and second congressional district in maine. he was leading into a lot of those states heading into the elec

and a court ruling is expected today as some new hampshire the timber lane and hamsted districts want to provide an early warning if the union plans to strike. the national union is engaged in talks over retirement planned funding. the first student provides service to salem and dairy, along with these two districts, affecting 4,000 students. >> the t is vowing this year's winter will not bring service interruptions. the changes they are making for riders. also a brawl unexpectedly broken up, stop to that violence, and mcdonald's shaking up service. the option coming to boston soon. erika. >> we're waiting to learn when the suspect in an overnight standoff with police will be in court. heath mullet was arrested in norton after a woman reported that she had a gun. that woman and a child ran out of the home. when police arrived mullet fired at officers before he was arrested. no one was hurt. we have a report gathering information right now. on tap today with sunshine and mild temperatures, but a colder pattern is going to be moving in, tracking is a storm that will be, bring rain and snow. the time line is coming up. clear sk

. >> daniel: new hampshire woman facing charges for allegedly driving at officer with her truck after a dispute in a verizon store. the union leader reports pamela reynolds began yelling at employees at store when denied a reportedly drove her truck at one of the officers giving her minor injury on his arm and reynolds expected in court this morning. >> julie: u.s. preventative task force recommending statins for patient over the age of 40. cholesterol reducing drugs can reduce heart attack or stroke and diabetes and other diseases. doctors say while taking the medication can reduce the risk of heart disease, it is not a substitute for exercise and >>> julie: new study shows fewer parents are spanking kids. discipline has been on decline since the '80s and come from nationwide studies from kindergarten age children. instead more parents are using timeout as way to get the message across. >> shiri: risk for rain going up this morning and this afternoon best bet for getting soaking rain showers and time out worst of it for next. >> julie: official are questioning mayor of brockton and city trying to track down expensive slab

manchester, new hampshire, police chief nick willard could be in line for a law enforcement position within trump's team. "the union leader" reporting willard and trump have engaged in conversation. the newspaper says willard could be asked to fill roles at the justice. antoinette: the president-elect also lashing out after friday night's hamilton performance. mike pence attended the show. video shows the v.p. elect arriving to a crowd cheering and booing. at the end of the show, the cast addressed pence directly, saying they hoped the show inspired him to uphold our american values. donald trump was not a fan of those words tweeting again this producers of hamilton, which i hear is highly overrated, should immediately apologize to mike pence for their terrible behavior." actor brandon dixon has a different view. >> i am so glad that he stated. he listened. i appreciate him doing that. antoinette: trump tweeted yesterday that the cast harrassed pence. somerville mayor joe curtatone making his thoughts on trump's reaction known. need to be better than this or our nation is in serious trouble. people are going to spe

. >> a new hampshire woman is facing charges after police say she was denied a phone upgrade then went on a tirade. the union leader reports pamela reynolds began yelling at upgrade. police were called to the store to remove her. she then reportedly drove her truck at one of the officers giving him a minor injury on his arm. >> a local mosque victimized by a crime twice in just weeks. fox 25 the first to obtain this surveillance video capturing the thief in action. fox 25's robert ghoulston is in quincy now where mosque leaders told him they're beefing up security. >> reporter: the man on his scooter, moments later he walks up to the mosque and jumps down screwdriver gets it open. >>> he breaks in and we were shocked to see how he did it. >> members telling us the quincy mosque was broken into two times within weeks. in one break-in, you can see the man going up the stairs after getting in and then coming back down with a large steel donation collection box. >> right away he noticed that the donation box, which is a big sealed donation box, was gone. $3,000 was also stolen. the intruder did not vandalize or

connection to trump's presidency, manchester, new hampshire, police chief nick willard could be in line for a law enforcement position within trump's team. the union leader reporting that willard and trump have engaged in conversation, the newspaper saying willard could be asked to fill roles at the office of national drugs policy or the u.s. department of justice. antoinette: the president-elect also lashing out after friday mike pence arrived at the show to a crowd cheering and booing. at the end of the show, the cast addressed pence directly, saying they hoped the show inspired him to uphold our american values. trump was not a fan of that, tweeting yesterday that the cast harassed his v.p. actor brandon dixon has a different view. >> i'm so glad that he stayed, because he stayed, and he listened. and i truly appreciate him doing that. antoinette: trump tweeted that the actor should pence. somerville mayor joe curtatone tweeted this at trump. quote, you need to be better than this or nation is in serious trouble. people are going to speak out. and your job is to listen. doug: two senior officials are asking president obama to replace the chief

union will force any department that tries to push anyone. make sure you know how it works. head over to our web site at regulations. >>> after a new hampshire mother lost her 18-year-old son to an opioid overdose, she is working to fight the state law. >> these are human lives. these are people. when do you not reach out to help people. if we can enact a section 35, why are we not doing it. >> section 35 is what the law calls in massachusetts to allow police and families to voluntarily commit addicts. new hampshire has one of the highest opioid close to 500 deaths a year compared to the state homicide rate of 20. tonight at 10:00, fox 25's stephanie coueignoux sits down with this mother and investigates the benefits and drawbacks of the law. >>> coming back to new england with another win under theirbelt. lewis back in action and brady got him involved early. lewis picking the down keeping the drive alive. brady looking nor julian the end zone. makes it look so easy. to the second -- -- edelman -- after they celebrate. to white. white to the pylons. patriots up. pouring rain kept the 3rd scoreless but pats got on the board in the first play

union leader". we are to begin with a threat that is emerging at a rapid pace. a new hampshire was the victim of repeated attacks and crippled in an attack to -- activity along the east coast. he could easily happen again, and some people worry it could disrupt financial markets or knockout our power grid. the committee on homeland security, what steps do you think should be taken? >> it is great to be here with you. my priority is to keep new hampshire and the country safe, sitting on the armed services committee and the homeland security committee. this is a great threat. i have worked to make sure there are stronger agreements in place to allow the sharing of information between companies like dyne and the government when things like that happen to make sure we can take the steps we need. if it is a state actor, to be clear, and to take affirmative steps to help private companies protect private information. we have to take seriously threats from nationstates like iran and russia. i have been one of the only members of our delegation to forget -- vote against automatic cuts

unions, and make sure that kids can go where their parents think is best. gov. hassan: what i would like senator ayotte to do and agree with me about is to stand for new hampshire constitution. the new hampshire constitution says that state dollars cannot be used to fund private schools. we have a court ruling that says we can't spend the money that way, and so, we can't spend the money that way. we will work with the people of croydon to make sure their children have access to a good quality education, something we worked to do throughout the state. moderator: moving forward to foreign policy. >> this is first you, senator ayotte. as iraqi forces continue to push into mosul to unseat isis, there are reports of how complicated it will be to defeat them considering how entrenched they are. if this is truly a stronghold for the terrorist group, should the u.s. be sending and a significant ground force to back up the iraqis and debilitate isis? sen. ayotte: this issue is so important. serving on the armed services committee and chairing the readiness subcommittee for the nation, keeping our country safe. we do have to destroy isis and radical islamist terrorists w

. >> and new hampshire woman is facing charges after police say she was denied a phone upgrade and went on tirade. >> the union leader reports pamela reynolds began yelling at employees in very rye son store when she was denied that up grate police were called to store she reportedly drove her truck one officers. giving them him minor injury on his arm. new zealand is now facing widespread flooding following yesterday's massive earthquake. heavy rains hit region today. that's causing river and streams to rise. >> thousands of residents are still stranded in towns cut off by monday's 7.8 magnitude tremor. emergency centers that were set up to help earthquake victims are now doubling shelters for flooding victims. >> absolutely double whammy waiting for coming next. >> for the plague. >> the damage billions that does not include the impact of today's flooding. a giant sinkhole force a family from their home. they heard odd noise coming from their backyard saturday night. they went to check it out moments later massive sinkhole opened up and swallowed their backyard stwiernls officials trying to determine if hous

hampshire school districts will head to federal court in an attempt to stop a possible bus strike. the timberlane and hampstead districts want to force the company first student to provide an early warning if the union plans to strike. funding. first student provides service to salem and derry, along with the timberlane and hampstead districts, affecting over 4,000 students. erika: right now, an intense search for this man, the suspect in a rash of bank robberies. he's been dubbed the spelling bee bandit. that's because the word robbery is misspelled on all of the notes he passes to tellers demanding cash. he's the suspect in at least four bank robberies in the area since halloween. the st the fbi says he has never shown a weapon but investigators say he has seemed more and more agitated with every heist he pulls off. >> this person has been leaning in over the teller counter to interact with the tellers, and the tone of his voice and the berliner interaction with the arrest. emily: your economy now -- massachusetts lost more than 5,000 jobs last month. this as fewer people looked for work during october. economic experts say the largest losses were in education and health services and leisure and h

hampshire. today workers from fast food canes in nearly 20 airport as cross the country joined together in a protest for higher pay. union rights and immigration reform. diswhrerp is the first such protest since donald trump won the presidential election provment testers in fork marched to newark airport to hold a workers are given a $15 minimum wage, just like workers at new york airports. tom: tonight airbus wants to cut jobs to compete with boeing. airbus group faces months of negotiations with unions after presenting a reorganization plan. the plan cuts would reportedly affect staff in germany, britain and spain. airbus has 136,000 employees worldwide, and hopes to make most of the departures. if you watch a l. shows on netflix or hulu, you could soon be taxed. the city council in pasadena, california announced a 9. 4% tax on streaming video, and it's not the first state to do so. they're calling it a utility, so it can be taxed like water and electricity. the so-called netflix taxis designed to make up for lost revenue from people canceling their cable tv. the biggest day of the year for amazon, this one fulfillment

. >> for those of you who saw the union leader article this sunday the front page article you saw that in new hampshire reversal back ground checks are not working. we had a homeless individual in manchester who had a criminal history was able to purchase a gun because it took too long to process the background check. he went on to shoot to police officers very tragically. i do support universal background checks. i think it should be instantaneous kids we have the technology to do that. in new hampshire the state has not chosen to take that on. we do need to close the gun show loophole in the online loophole. i find it ironic make that misshapen orders for gun control because during her last -- she voted against a bill that was supported by many gun control advocates that would have prevented children from risking their lives and houses in the district of columbia by overturning rules that the district of columbia wanted. >> thank you. a quick response. >> that was a court decision, as you know. i said that i would respect the court decision. so i did. i've always said i will respect the court decisio

teamsters union says districts should not expect any service disruption until monday november 28 at the earliest if at all. reporting live in brentwood, ray brewer, wmur news 9. erin: the new hampshire supreme court is upholding the sentence of a prison inmate convicted of second-degree murder. prosecutors say thomas milton was part of a white supremacist prison gang when he beat another inmate to death in 2010. in his appeal milton argued that an expert witness testified about incidents other gang members were involved in but the court ruled the testimony did not lead to milton being unfairly portrayed during his trial. sean: we still don't know what caused a fire at an apartment on amherst street in manchester thursday. when firefighters arrived they found heavy fire and smoke coming from the front of the building. they say the fire was contained to a first floor bedroom. the entire building was occupied at the time but everyone made it out safely. >> due to the construction, fire no firefighter injuries. sean: a man and a 5-year-old child were brought to the hospital for smoke inhalation. the fire caused about $50,000 in damage. erin: a medical emergency at nashua high south led

union says no bus drivers are expected to walk off the job before monday, november 28. cherise leclerc, wmur news 9. jennifer: tonight confirmation from climate experts that the drought we've experienced in new hampshire will last through the winter and that's even if we jennifer crompton has the story. reporter: this means there will will be no drought relief for at least three months and though it perhaps comes as no surprise, it reenforces the message to conserve, conserve, conserve. new hampshire's drought situation is about to be frozen in time. >> what we've been saying as this has progressed over the fall, kind of where we are once we hit winter, sort of where we're going, we're going to be until i spring. reporter: the map just released by the climate prediction center is not good news, confirming that the extreme drought this southern new hampshire and severe conditions in the central part of the state will persist until at least march. >> the drought is affecting the ground water system. and of course here in a cold climate, the precipitation during the winter is going to be sitting on the surface. we need that in the ground water system. reporter: recent drains are a freeze. conservation wi

o'connor: for those of you who saw the "union leader" article this sunday, the front-page article you saw that , in new hampshireiversal background checks are not working. we had a homeless individual in manchester who had a criminal history who was able to purchase a gun because it took too long to process the background check. and he went on to shoot two manchester police officers very tragically. i do support universal background checks. i think it should be instantaneous, because we have the technology to do that. a new hampshire, the state has not chosen to take that on. we have it at the federal level. close the need to gun show loophole and the online loophole. but i find it ironic ms. shea-porter is for gun control, her last term, she voted against a bill, that was supported by many gun control advocates, that would have prevented children from risking their lives and houses in the district of columbia by overturning rules that the district of columbia wanted. keke: thank you. ms. shea-porter, a quick response? ms. shea-porter: yes. that was a court decision, as you know. and i said that i would respect

. >> mister o'connor, >> to those of you saw the union leader article sunday on the front page article you saw that here in new hampshire, universal background checks are not working. we had a homeless individual in manchester have a criminal history who was able to purchase the gun because it took too long to process the background check and he went on to shoot you manchester police officers tragically. so i do support universal background checks. i think they should be instantaneous because we have the technology to do that in new hampshire. the state has not chosen to take that on but we have it on the federal level and we need to close as mister shea porter said, need to close the gun show loophole and the online loophole. i find it somewhat ironic that miss shea-porter is suddenly for gun control because during her last term and you can check this on our website on my check the facts page, she voted against the bill that was supported by many done control advocates that would have prevented children from risking their lives in houses in the district of columbia by overturning rules that the district of columbia wan

union. the president elect has officially won the state of arizona with its 11 electoral votes. a winner was not declared until thursday night because there be counted. that leaves michigan and new hampshire as too close to call. >>> in the middle of transitioning into his presidency, donald trump is facing a civil trial for fraud involving trump university. in about two weeks. but with so much on his plate, he's hoping to push it back. he's really trying to push this back. he's going to be so busy. >> correct. this is all happening at his attorney met with the judge with president obama. the trial is scheduled for november 28th. mr. trump's attorney says despite the fact his client wanted to be there in person, they really need to delay this federal fraud trial until after his oig august great lakes in january. now, his attorney says he will file a continuance for the trial by monday. daniel petrocelli says they want to get the trial delayed a few months so president trump can work on develop ago inauguration. he also questioned whether trump would be able to testify in court as a sitting president. he said never has there been a case in the history of the united states in which a presid

unions, and make sure that kids can go where their parents think is best. ms. hassan: what i would like senator ayotte to do and agree with me about is to stand for new hampshire constitution. the new hampshire constitution says that state dollars cannot be used to fund private schools. and so we have a court ruling that says we can't spend the money that way, and so we can't spend the money that way. we will work with the people of croydon to make sure their children have access to a good quality education, something we work to do throughout the state. moderator: moving forward to foreign policy. i apologize for my mistake earlier. next question. >> this is first you, senator ayotte. as iraqi forces continue to push into mosul to unseat isis, there are reports of how complicated it will be to defeat them considering how entrenched they are. if this is truly a stronghold for the terrorist group, should the u.s. be sending and a significant ground force to back up the iraqis and debilitate isis? ms. ayotte: well, this issue is so important. serving on the armed services committee, chairing the readiness subcommittee for our nation, keeping our country safe, we

hampshire between now and monday. let's bring in the "hardball" roundtable. cornell belcher is a pollster and covers politics for "the washington post." and matt schlapp is president of the american conservative unionright across the room here, what can you read from the geography of these guys as they two campaign feverishly in the next several days? >> i'm surprised by it, because we saw this head fake also in 2012, when i was tonight obama campai campaign. i'm surprised by how many times republicans go down the rabbit hole in pennsylvania? i really do. i think outside of pittsburgh and philadelphia, they see alabama, and they think, this state should be ours. right now, if i were in the trump campaign, i would be spending a lot more time in ohio and north carolina, than i would be falling for the rabbit hole -- >> that's what we did today. you see the big city numbers, they're awesome. >> right, and you see clinton spending a lot of time in pennsylvania and michigan. and i think it's not only about turning out african-american voters. i think it has a lot to do with the fact that these are game-day states. where people don't do early voting there. and 95% of people in pennsylvania voted on elect

here in new hampshire does not want to allow parents and local school boards to decide where it is best for our kids to go to school, i think that is perhaps because federal education unions have pumped millions of dollars into this race. they are supporting her campaign. i'm going to stand for the kids first, not unions, and make sure that kids can go where their parents think is best. gov. hassan: what i would like senator ayotte to do and agree with me about is to stand for the new hampshire constitution. the new hampshire constitution says that state dollars cannot be used to fund private schools. we have a court ruling that says we can't spend the money that way, and so, we can't spend the money that way. we will work with the people of croydon to make sure their children have access to a good quality education, something we worked to do throughout the state. moderator: moving forward to foreign policy. i apologize for my mistake, earlier. >> this is first you, senator ayotte. as iraqi forces continue to push into mosul to unseat isis, there are reports of how complicated it will be to defeat them considering how entrenched , they are. if this is truly a stronghold f

hampshire, sarah, independent line. go ahead, sarah. caller: good morning and thank you for taking this call. unionsike to say that help people negotiate pay. it is democracy in the workforce. without that, we have slave wages. we have no benefits. 30-20 hour a week government has to support people with food stamps. i hear a lot of lip service going on here. independent-moderate constitutionalist, ok? the reason that donald trump got in, people are sick and tired of the entrenched, corporate takeover of the united states government. but can they are looking for an alternative, an outsider. now we have as his right hand alt-rightt- racist. host: thanks, caller. guest: a couple of things. i certainly believe that american people should join unions, and people should ve a right not to join unions. that is a principle that most americans agree with and that is why i am a right to work, guy. people should have individual rights as well. i think this woman is talking about steve bannon. he is going to be one of the advisors to president trump. i know steve bannon a bit and he is an amazingly bright guy. h

union, even if they launch their missiles first. >> k-kilo chain on h.r. news hosted a debate for new hampshire where chris sununu is on the ballot against colin van ostern. they were asked about college costs, opioid addiction and health care. this is an hour. >> tonight, general election debate in new hampshire's crucial race for governor. in our studio, republican chris sununu and democratic colin van ostern battling to the medicaid expansion. >> he said he thinks many to a peer >> to score political points and apply them against medicaid is an absolute lie. >> to their high-profile bows. a lot of big issues in front of us at our next governor will have to tackle. chris and i have had different points of views. >> these two candidates don't see eye to eye. >> to compare my business background with collins is comical in s. >> are debate begins right now. it is debate night in new hampshire. we want to welcome the candidates and thank them for taking part in this important discussion of the issues that matter most to you, the voters. >> the candidates will each be given a question and they wil

union on penny lane. he was seen leaving in a silver colored subaru hatchback. no decision in the court battle over keeping bus drivers on the rob in two southern new hampshire school districts. timber lane and hampstead are fighting to keep their drivers on the job despite a strike being approved for first student federal court on friday. it's unclear what the next step will be. students in west high school were evacuated after several people reported feeling sick. about 950 people were evacuated to the athletic fields after fumes spread through the school. the fire officials determined the issue was a floor care product put on the gym floor that caused the problems. >> we have medical staff on scene, and checking if any students had any medical issues. we determined it was one student and broad to the hospital. amy: both the student and teacher taken to the hospital were treated for nonlife threatening injuries. fire crews will continue to work through the weekend to fully contain the covered bridge fire in the north country. right now, the u.s. forest service says it's about 70% contained and crews are mopping up and controlling the burned area to make sure ther