senator jeanne shaheen toured the lab friday to get a look at the problem. currently, the lab is getting about 750 requests each month for analysis, but can only process about 500. senator shaheen is sponsoring legislation to get the lab additional funding. senator jeanne shaheen: it would take a certain percentage of grants and say those should go back to forensic labs to address this issue. ray: the lab director says they' ve dealt with drug epidemics in the past, like the crack cocaine binges in the late 1980' s and 1990' s, but this is different. timothy pifer: the difference here is that people are dying , and that' s what we really need to look at and focus our attentions on. ray: law enforcement says the amount of drugs flowing into new hampshire is unprecedented, and the lab director says it' s impossible to tell what you' re dealing with, with a glance. timothy pifer: this is an oxycodone tablet. if you look at it, it looks the same. but it turned out it was fentanyl. that' s why we need these complex instruments to drill down to find out exactly wha

sean: heroin is a serious issue and senator jeanne shaheen wants of money and prevention and treatment programs. like we do. until thanksgiving. almost here. sean: can you believe that? a lot of folks are heading out situations. skies across the area. temperatures dropping back into s. we will have a much lighter wind out there today. the exception will be -- one lonely degree atop not washington. highs today with the lighter wind, 30' s. let' tuesday morning ride. wzid' good morning. deb: good morning, kevin. commute on interstate 89, things are looking great up in the upper valley. if you are coming on the southbound side, we are not seeing any delays, as well. 93, 293, and the everett turnpike are all up to speed and incidents-free. if you are heading into boston, we are seeing increased volume. route 3 south is slow already. this report is being brought to you by minuteman health. affordable health insurance is here, new hampshire. minuteman health, join the revolution. from the wzid traffic network, i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. sean: thanks. speaking at hitting the road, trave

joining me now, jeanne shaheen from new hampshire. senator, thanks for taking a few minutes.ant to get to how this issue is playing out in your state in the primary. but first, let me just talk to you about the response you are proposing. you're looking for $250 million here focused on prevention, on treatment. tell us about what you would do. >> well, first of all, this is an emergency in new hampshire and throughout this country. it is a national emergency. and we need to respond on a national basis. we need to put in resources that states and communities need to combat drug abuse, to go after the pushers, to help with treatment, to deal with the prescriptions. right now, we're writing -- well, in 2012, doctors prescribed 259 million pills. that's just too many. we've got to do something about this. we've got to support prescription drug monitoring programs. and then we've got to do some research into what's going on with substance abuse in this country. >> it's interesting, though, to hear a lot of the rhetoric. i hear from republicans and from democrats, your bill address

senators jeanne shaheen and kelly ayotte, people here say accepting refugees is the american way. >> the values of our nation is at stake. shelley: but some lawmakers are urging president obama to reconsider how many syrian refugees are allowed to enter the u.s., following the terrorist attacks in paris. senator kelly ayotte released a statement to news 9 that reads in part, while our country has a long history of welcoming refugees, our first priority must be to ensure that any refugee who comes to the u.s does not present a threat to the american people. by contrast, senator jeanne shaheen released a statement that said while her priority is to keep americans safe. the united states must remain feeling persecution. >> we must not compromise our values and our morality for fear. and the terrorists are winning if we decide to change who we are. shelley: the u.s. senate is expected to vote on a similar measure on the syrian refugees today, canada announced it will resettle 10,000 syrian refugees by the end of the year. the government says another 15,000 will be resettled by the end of

by contrast, senator jeanne shaheen released a statement to keep americans safe. the united states must remain welcoming and inclusive to those feeling persecution. >> we must not compromise our values and our morality for fear. and the terrorists are winning if we decide to change who we are. expected to vote on a similar measure on the syrian refugees today, canada announced it will resettle 10,000 syrian refugees by the end of the year. the government says another 15,000 will be resettled by the end of february. the prime minister wanted to resettle all 25,000 refugees in some pushback following the paris terror attacks. officials promised robust security screenings before refugees arrive. tom: investigators in the paris terror attacks now say there were more people involved than originally thought. 130 people were killed in the attacks. and authorities say at least nine attackers were involved. belgium is still on heightened alert over threats of similar attacks in its capital. officials there say a fit person has now been arrested in shelley: today debbie m y

on monday, senator jeanne shaheen told news 9 that the u.s. has one of the most processes in the world. thorough than the european countries. i think that process needs to go forward. ray: a professor is calling her stance a political unforced error. >> i think they have the going into next year. ray: the governor' not released any additional comments or notes. reporting live outside the state house, ray brewer, wmur news 9. erin: a new hampshire woman says her family in syria struggled to escape isis and now they are struggling to find a safe zone. nora barre said her grandmother and her uncles are making the dangerous trek around isis to make it to turkey. their visa to travel to america was tonight at the u.s. embassy in turkey yesterday. she is disheartened there is no safe zone offered anywhere, even after escaping isis. >> if your hj jeans are too tight, if you do not appear to the ideologies, if you look to western, they will kill you. erin: nora launched a fundraising website to help her family. she says they can reapply for a visa in

sean: heroin is a serious issue facing new hampshire and the country and senator jeanne shaheen wants the government to invest a lot of money in prevention and treatment. erin: good tuesday morning. m erin fehlau. m sean mcdonald. i was taking the trash barrels out to the curb. that. it was cold. kevin: barely above 40. tonight again back into the s. a live look out there. we have light winds early this morning. beyond that, it is a blend of sunshine and fairweather clouds. with an increase in clouds and a few flurries up north, otherwise temperatures in the 30' s and 40' s in the afternoon. let' s take a look to your morning ride. we are joined live by 95.7 wzid' s deb davidson. good tuesday morning. deb: good tuesday morning, kevin. if you are starting your morning commute, it is a good one through the state of new hampshire. we are not seeing any delays on 93 all the way down to the hooksett tolls and from manchester to salem. 293 is moving well through the mill yard and the lane shifts. the exit 4 northbound on rant is closed for construction and detours are in place. 101, 111, an

on monday, senator jeanne shaheen told news 9 that the u.s. has one of the most the world. >> much longer and more thorough countries. ray: a professor is calling her stand a political unforced error. >> i think they have the potential to cause her headaches going into next year. ray: the governor' s office has noted that it cannot block the resettlement, but it is calling on the u.s. government to put the process on hold until those measures are in place. reporting live outside the state house, ray brewer, wmur news 9. erin: a new hampshire woman says her family in syria struggled to escape isis and they are struggling to find a safe zone. nora barre says her grandmother and her uncles and her familues ies left everything behind to make the dangerous track around isis to reach turkey. their visa to travel to america was denied. nora is disheartened there is no safe zone offered anywhere. >> if you' are too tight, if you don' t have a beard, if you don' t adhere to you. they will kill you. erin: nora launched a fundraising website to help her

sean: today senator jeanne shaheen announced emergency funding legislation to address the heroin and opioid abuse epidemic. if approved, it would provide $600 million in supplemental appropriation to programs at the department of justice and the department of health and human services. from 2002 to 2013, opioid-related deaths have quadrupled nationally. in new hampshire alone, there was a 76% increase in opioid deaths last year. now to a sad story out of massachusetts. dozens of homeless pets were tore through an animal shelter. the animal rescue shelter in paxton just outside worcester was engulfed in flames when crews arrived. firefighters and volunteers were able to save 5 dogs, but 7 others died along with 30 cats. it' s not clear how the fire started. coming up, controversial comments from donald trump. what he said about mosques and what a new poll shows about the heated presidential race. and new developments in the murder of a pastor' s pregnant wife. the arrest just made in the case. kevin: cooler air-conditioning to file in. looks like it is in place for the next couple of

sean: less than an hour ago senator jeanne shaheen released this statement saying, " today we have reason to believe that their executioner finally got the justice he deserved." we will continue to follow this story throughout day. for the latest developments. now to new details in the case of a rochester teen who was found dead of a fentanyl overdose in a motel room. this morning, her mother' s boyfriend appeared in court to answer to charges in connection to eve tarmey' s death. wmur' s ray brewer is live in rochester with details. ray: the arraignment for the mother just concluded outside circuit court in rochester. you may be able to see some family members gathered on the sidewalk behind me. she is facing charges in connection with the death of her 17-year-old daughter from an overdose in a rochester motel. she was arraigned this morning on three charges including a class a misdemeanor of and two class b felonies for conspiracy to commit and each charge carries a maximum of seven years in prison. prior to her arraignment, her boyfriend was appearing in court and we learned more from

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. >>> new hampshire senator anychabeen is pushing for -- jeanne shaheen is pushing for funding for openoid treatment. >> it's so important because this really becomes such an epidemic virt eye everyone knows someone who has been touched by this. >> throughout new england and across the country now. this fund willing hopefully get allotted and they'll be able to take care of people who need it. dozens of firefighters from across the state honored country and heroic actions. >> the 26th annual firefighters award were held today from m.i.t. several awards were given out to firefighters for not only going above and beyond at work but also for their work in their community. governor charlie baker also taking a moment to thank our local heroes for putting their lives on the line every shift they work. >> thank you all for knowing that every single day may come with a surprise that nobody anticipated and that that surprise in many cases will go way above and beyond what most of us think of as a hard day at the office. >> state fire marshal helped firefighters manage stress and the emotional tolls

on monday senator jeanne shaheen told newsnine the u.s. already has one of the most stringent refugee vetting processes in the world. >> much longer and much more thorough than many of the european countries, and i think that process needs to go forward. adam professor chris galdieri : calls hassan' s stand a political unforced error that could diminish excitement for her u.s. senate candidacy among more liberal democrats. >> i think they have the potential to cause her headaches going into next year. adam: governor hassan' s office did not release any additional statements tonight. the feds to address local concerns before moving forward. live in concord, adam sexton, wmur news 9. shelley: one new hampshire woman wants to bring her family from syria to the united states. she says they struggled to escaped isis, now they' re struggling to find a safe place to live. our jean mackin spoke to her and joins us live with the family' s story. jean: nora lives in grantham, new hampshire but her heart is also overseas with 14 family members. most

senator jeanne shaheen was instrumental in helping the recognition. sean: well-deserved. in manchester. volunteers tied dozens of park. they worked with the longmeadow congregational church on the warm today. we wanted to get them out before it gets cold. >> we figured there would be a lot of people that would be congregating in this park. distribute this year. those things come in handy. erin: what a sweet effort. coming up, reducing your energy cost at home does not have to be know what to focus on. that means starting at the top. sean: the president of the university of missouri system chancellor of the -- and the chancellor of the flagship campus have resigned. the situation came to a head over the weekend when three dozen black football players announced they would not play until wolfe left. erin: volkswagen is offering $1000 in gift cards and vouchers to car owners affected by a massive emissions scandal. nearly half a million owners of diesel powered cars will get $500 gift cards that will be spent anywhere. another $500 gift card for vw and au

amy: senator jeanne shaheen and kelly ayotte are offering thoughts and prayers. senator sha mean released a statement in part, much is still unknown about these attacks, but one thing is clear, the brutality of these terrorists will only strengthen our shared resolve to defeat violent extremism. senator ayotte said that details are emerging, but people of all faiths and nationalities, must reject the terrorist ideology that continues to have these evil acts of terror. when we're not on the air, wmur.com and the app for the latest developments in the situation. in the next half hour, we'll hear from the security expert on last night' attacks and how the investigation will play out in the coming days. we turn now to local news. we're expecting a windy and cold start to the weekend. meteorologist josh judge joins us in the weather center with a look at the weather. hi, josh. josh: yeah, partly cloudy skies to cloudy skies, depends where you are at the moment right now. chilly conditions in some parts, as you can see northern new hampshire in the lower 30's and that'

senator jeanne shaheen was instrumental in helping the veterans receive this recognition. sean: there is something new in manchester veterans park. volunteers tied 75 handmade scarves around trees in the park with notes attached said "this volunteers worked with members of the longmeadow congregational church after hearing about the idea in other places. coming up, reducing your energy costs at home does not have to be difficult, but you do need to know what to focus on. to customers in the automak sean: sean:look at this. dramatic video shows landslides in china. you can see the ground giving way and flowing across highways. no one was hurt. many roads are closed. officials say it could take a week to clear the dirt. there are concerns that the slides could continue. the president of the university of missouri system has signed, along with the chancellor of the flagship campus. president tom walsh took full responsibility for the frustration expressed by students. black student groups have complained that the president was unresponsive. the situation came to a head over t

erin: senator jeanne shaheen is urging the secretary of veterans affairs to use a database to identify world war ii vets exposed to mustard gas. she and richard blumenthal are asking the secretary to use the national public radio database, which identifies 3900 veterans v.a. data only identifies 610 veterans. sean: the merit of public library is holding a fun event just for adults this month. grown-ups are invited to take part in adult coloring night. the event is being held on tuesday, november 17. coloring books and colored pencils will be provided. all you have to do is show up with your creative mind. erin: this has become a big thing. very therapeutic, they say. sean: be a kid again. coming up on daybreak, a new study shows that you may be suffering from a condition called "digital amnesia." erin: they may look like standard pencils, but these writing utensils have a much bigger purpose -- claimed the bullpen so' s actually grow -- plantable pencils actually grow kevin: the loo tt2w`t3n`!$$ bt@q5\4 tt2w`t3n`!$$ "a@q%pp tt2w`t3n`!$$ bm@q.[\ tt4w`t3n`!$$" dztq (!@ tt4w`t3n`!$$" entq

jeanne shaheen will be honors three new hampshire veterans today. she will be awarding service medals to veterans that fought in world war ii, vietnam, and afghanistan. it gets underway at 9:30, about a half an hour from now. >>> a look at the big lake in meredith. a chilly start. kevin: the temperatures are going to jump quickly and eventually level off in the 50's. lower half of the 50's from the white mountains northward and mid to upper 50's in the weak area of high pressure and control for the time being. these clouds start to race in later tomorrow afternoon and a couple of showers around tomorrow night. we're in the 30's to lower 40's after we drop back into the 20's to lower 30's. as i mention, highs today in the 50's. we will start to cool off from here as we'll start to add clouds and more of a breeze tomorrow. today likely the brightest and warmest of the days. as we progress tomorrow, sunshine to high clouds in southern areas. a couple of showers a possibility later tomorrow night and maybe for the first few daylight hours. we get beyond

sean: jeanne shaheen will be honoring three veterans today that served in world war ii, vietnam, and afghanistan. the ceremony gets underway at 9:30 this morning. there will be many events going on throughout the week. erin: coming up, a mysterious light catches people on the west coast by surprise. >> this is scary. it looks like a ufo. erin: what do you think? we'll tell you what the coast guard says this strange light really was. sean: everybody was okay after this. our granite state made series continues. we'll take you to a company that's been making puzzles here in new hampshire for 30 years. week, temperatures closer to i owe about $68,000. i owe $44,000 in student loans. my plan, the new college compact, says you should not have to borrow money to pay tuition if you go to a public college or university. and you ought to be able to refinance student debt. and i don't believe the federal government should be making a profit off of lending to young people who are borrowing to be able to get their education. we have got to make college affordable. i'm hillary clinton and i kevin:

thank you to our nation's men and women in uniform and that includes governor hassan, senators jeanne shaheen and kelly ayotte along with congressman frank guinta. jean robinson was there to honor her husband of 48 years, a korean war veteran who died in 2006. >> i'm very patriotic. it's investor touching very touching, they did help us so we didn't have to do it. jean: the governor says we will never repay the debt owed to our veterans but promised to continue to try. today president obama is asking the country to do more to insure veterans receive health care and benefits. abc's brandi hitt has more on that and the other ceremonies held across the country. heroes, from new york to dallas and in los angeles. >> i love my country and they helped bring me to today. brandi: americans are honoring veterans with festivities and parades across the country. >> in my family, my dad served, i served. >> it's so show our support and we still remember them. brandi: president obama participated in a wreath laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknown soldier and said during a private white house breakfast

the medals were issued today at senator jeanne shaheen's office in manchester, the senator was instrumental in helping these veterans receive their recognition. josh: there are a lot of events happening around the state this week to mark veterans day, can you find details and information on places offering special discounts to service members, on wmur.com. jean: straight ahead on news 9, practical support for new hampshires drug courts, which st on average, women need to work an extra two hours each day, to earn the same paycheck as their male coworkers. join the fight for equal pay. and women everywhere. i'm hillary clinton, and i approve this message. >> they are could have been much worse than it was. jean: now at 5:30, a close call for a police officer who barely missed getting hit head on by a man accused of being high on drugs. josh: one approach to new hampshire's heroin crisis is getting extra help, how a nonprofit hopes to prop up the state's drug courts. mike: a nice start to the week, but changes are on the way, plus how mucher cooler it gets. jean: and a college president has re

joining me right now is new hampshire senator jeanne shaheen, a major supporter of hillary clinton forsident. thank you so much for joining us. let's go back to this thing about guns in new england. i always thought guns were a real challenge for democrats in pennsylvania, where there are so many gun owners. so many defeated, moderate, great old liberal senator joe clark on that issue was defeated. tom foley i think i had beaten on the issue. is it an issue that can hurt a democrat if hillary stays strong on it. can it hurt her up there? >> listen, new hampshire strongly believes in the second amendment, but i think people are also concerned about gun violence and they believe in common sense reforms. and so i voted for the manchin/toomey bill that would have provided background checks for guns. i got a lot of support in new hampshire for doing that. and i think that's what people want to see. they want to see support for the second amendment, for responsibility gun ownership, but they believe that there are things we can do to address gun violence. >> what about the -- what is the dif

veteran mark mark mcglinch, his injuries were not initially recorded and senator jeanne shaheen conferred six med has to the family of norman morin who fought in europe in world war ii. >> elizabeth: i'm show a video that may make you shiver, right? drivers had to use the defroster this morning and tonight, kevin is tracking some rain and some strong winds headed our way. kevin, people were making fun of me for using my automatic car starter, but it's time. >> kevin: i suppose. it's getting cold out there, elizabeth. i won't make fun of you for it. at least the cold air is not matching up with when the rain arrives. we have clouds rolling in this evening, but the rain is to our south, it's right around the middle part of our east coast, the mid land tech states, with some heavy batches of rain, the heaviest, off the carolina coast, where the center of the storm system is. this batch of rain that's connected to it, that's going to hit us and here's futurecast showing you the clouds that will thicken up during the morning tomorrow. clouds around tonight, thin clouds, but more sun the farthe

new hampshire senator jeanne shaheen is pushing for emergency funding to battle the opioid crisis, announce ago bill that would allow $600,000 to that issue, much in the form of state prevention, treatment and recovery programs. >> traffic on the zakim bridge is busy, you can imagine so, some people starting the holiday week early, getting on the roads. some just trying to get home from work. and fox 25 storm tracker chief meteorologist kevin lemanowicz, heat as well. it's chilly out. the windchill makes it colder out there. it's 29 in worcester right now hand 35 in boston, with the breeze out there and it's really not as strong as it was earlier but still enough to make it feel like 20 in worcester and 26 in boston. some cold stuff, no doubt about it. clear skies overhead, allowing the temperature to drone and acton, 31 marlboro. westin at 30 and live storm tracker can pinpoint some more towns that are even colder to the west of there. holden and auburn in worcester county, both 29. hampshire. colder in southeast vermont. strat tan mountain, 21. dover, 22. to the southwest of boston, findi

senator jeanne shaheen also conferred six medals to the family of norman morin who world war ii. >> elizabeth: city leaders will talk about expanding the city's smoking ban, regulating e-cigarettes like regular tobacco products. it would mrs. ban smoking at all city owned parks, athletic fields, beaches and bus stops. the fines for violating the ban would jump from 25 to $100. >> there's some controversy surrounding a new video game landmark. the game was funded by a $100,000 grant from the national endowment for the humanities, it allows players to take a walk around henry david thoreau's famous pond in concord. an oklahoma congressman says it's a waste of tax money but the neh says games like this help students learn. >> elizabeth: no pets, but a handful of animal collars apparently found in some local woods. all new later on the niece fox 25 at at 10:00 p.m., an owner says someone ran away with her pet. ahead on the news at 10:00 p.m. >> kevin: we have much to talk about, clouds streaming in here tonight. thin clouds for now, but there are thicker clouds and heavy rain down the coast. two

. >> mark: new hampshire senator jeanne shaheen is pushing for emergency funding to battle the opioid abuse crisis. allowing a -- pushing for a bill that would allow money for prevention treatment and recovery programs. >> kevin: it's a cold night out there. patriots fans are paying close attention to that. temperatures in the 20's in many towns. how cold it will be for the game when you wake up in the morning. >> elizabeth: all jammed up. one of our local highways is one of the worst in the country when it comes to traffic jams. away on the >> mark: one of the busiest travel weeks of the year. more than 42 million americans about to hit the roads for the thanksgiving holiday. some right here doing that very thing. a new study finds the boston highway will have some of the country,. >> elizabeth: those bottlenecks roadway. the boston roadway ranks day in and day out one of the worst and most crowded. >> the reporter: you don't need a scientific study to know traffic gets bad along 93 in boston. the stretch near the zakim bridge and another highway before pilgrim's highway are among th

e am so honored to have th support of your terrific senator jeanne shaheen. and your amazing governor and your next senator maggie hassan. they inspire me every day with their leadership, and i also want to thank congressman custer and carol shea-porter for your leadersand those of come aggressor organizers, volunteers who are doing so much across the state. with your help, we are going to elect democrats up and down the ballot next year. [applause] hampshireu know new has always been a special place for me and my family. foughtve bought for me -- for me, now i am pining for you. -- now i amart fighting are yofor you. the stress you feel when the bills pile up walking to the mailbox can seem like an act of courage. are also the right of finally getting that better job, feeling secure enough to put a little more away for your retirement. you have shared with me the feelings that you have when you are caring for an aging parent or a child suffering from substance abuse or a loved one with a mental illness. i listen to your stories and am humbled by the courage

jeanne shaheen. [applause] >> think he kirsten. what an amazing crowd.plause] i bring you frontline greetings from the frontline of the presidential campaign. the new hampshire primary. [applause] where last night we had our jefferson-jackson dinner. we had 1200 people which is a lot for new hampshire. and we had all of the presidential, democratic presidential candidates there so we had ernie, we had martin o'malley and we have hillary. and i'm here to tell you that hillary rocked the house last night. [applause] everybody had their -- and my favorite line was when hillary said i'm not running to make a point. i'm running to make a difference. and that is what her campaign is about, making a difference for america. i can tell you that hillary is going to win the new hampshire primary. [applause] i know that because even though the polls say it's close, the people who are running her campaign are the people who helped me beat scott brown. [applause] we sent him packing and i can tell you we are going to send the other candidates for president packing in

and jeanne shaheen took a tour and the director says they've dealt with drug epidemics in the past, this time people are dying. to help labs with their back logs. a big spite in deadly overdoses linked to fentanyl. they had fentanyl in their systems when they fatally overdosed. they're not sure if fentanyl was involved in all of the overdoses. some officers within the department will be driving unmarked vehicles this weekend. drivers are encouraged to call and ask if the plane car with the blue lights is actually a police car. they recalled five of the cars because of mechanical failure so officers are used unsmashed cars until the cruisers are repaired. the state approved a plan for c-3 to improve propane distribution on the sea coast. newington. the vice-president says the customers money. residents have expressed the agreement requires a fire safety analysis by the entire official by the fire marshall. no to keystone, president obama rejects the controversial pipeline that would have stretched from canada all the way to the gulf coast. abc's stephanie ramos has more. >> president obam