kevin: that's a good question. most likely, you will have a team of astronomers probably at the planetarium analyze the video and say this is probably this. at where the space junk was and say it's possible it could have been this. that's probably what they are checking on right now. to see if it is anything that might have been losing orbit are getting clued -- too close to the earth orbit. i think we will know something certainly by the later newscast if not within the next hour. jim: rosemary clark is on the phone. tell us what you saw. >> we are on the east side of time -- town. we had just pulled into our driveway and got an out of the car and we saw a huge fireball streaking across with a very long, white tail. toward the southeast going downward. then it was white as it went down and it looked like it was breaking up so we thought maybe it was an airplane and it probably wasn't. marie: we have clarification saying this was not a plane. kevin is finding out that it's perhaps a meteor or space debris. how long

kevin: let me know how it is. erin: i will. kevin: we start off with the rain shower activity. some spots, over 0.75 inches of rainfall. the leading edge of the windier conditions are located with the last line that you are seeing back over albany, new york. we will see some gusts over 45 miles per hour into the afternoon. we start off the day with some shower activity. it likely hangs on through the afternoon. central and southern areas likely clear out to partial sunshine into the afternoon. temperatures starting off in the low and mid 40' s. you will notice the cooler air that will eventually be editing in -- ebbing in. we are nine degrees above normal for the first couple weeks of this month. we will be cooling down over the next couple of days and getting back closer to the averages over the weekend. if we get to 58 in concord today, that is a record high. you can see how this plays out. by 1:00, still a few more showers up north. central and southern areas, a back-and-forth between clouds and sun. the wind will be gusting into the afternoon. the last of the showers up nor

deb: good morning, kevin. everything is looking great from hooksett tolls. 293 is a good ride through the mill yard. we are not seeing any problems on 101, 111, the spalding, or 105. everything looks good heading into massachusetts. this report is being brought to you by minuteman health. affordable health insurance is here, new hampshire. join the revolution. from the wzid traffic network, i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. erin: hundreds of people have died from drug overdoses. countless more have been treated for overdoses. ray brewer joins us live in manchester to explain the new standing order from the governor. ray: the governor signed that narcan will now be stocks that all right aids -- rite aids in the state. the governor signed the standing move and everyone can buy narcan. for $50, you get two doses with an atomizer and instructions. >> this is really for families and friends of people who are suffering from addiction. it is very important that while we are in the middle of this epidemic, we save as m

tuesday morning. kevin. interstate 89 north and southbound looks great from concord to hanover and lebanon. it looks great at the bow junction with 93. 93 is moving well through the entire state. we are seeing building volume through londonderry and down into salem. into massachusetts, it is a boston. route 3 south is also slow. this report is being brought to you by minuteman health. here, new hampshire. revolution. m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. erin: thank you so much. the race for the republican nomination for president will take to the stage tonight in las more than a month. it is the first since the california. stephanie: good morning, there is a new challenge for donald the polls. nine candidates will stand on the stage for the most critical event heading into the iowa caucuses. >> i expect to win iowa. stephanie: he took aim as some of his -- at some of his main sticking points at a rally last night. brand-new numbers show trumpeting 41% with republicans, the highest support he has had in a national p

kevin: i initially thought earthquake. erin: kind of wild. kevin: yeah. erin: there was no magician. kevin: hopefully, you don' t encounter something like that on your morning commute. erin: hopefully not. kevin: single digits, teens to lower 20' s early this morning. clear skies initially. that is going to change gradually as the next system edges in. it will mean some showers around this afternoon. the best chances will be in southwestern areas. with temperatures cool enough initially, there may be sheltered valleys that are not sufficiently above the freezing mark when it arrives, so there could be patchy areas that see a little bit of freezing rain. later tonight, temperatures may cool in extreme northern parts of the state. again, a good 80-90% of the precipitation from this system through thursday morning will likely be in the form of rain shower activity. it is as the system pulls away that the northern half or third of the state may see it go over to wet snowflakes before wrapping up. the warm spot, as we mentioned, is mount washington. last day o

kevin: the first of two batches of rain head of record warmth. we will have details on all the changes ahead. erin: the former chief of police in bartlett is in trouble with the law. the charges he now faces. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. erin: good morning to you on this tuesday. thanks for waking up with us. i' m erin fehlau. it looks like we are in for even more rain today. kevin: there are two quick-moving systems. each one could have a half-inch of rain with them. a lot of clouds continuing to thicken up early this morning. rainfall already starting to edge and through the berkshires. there may be a few spots where by the time we get to the evening commute. a quick half to two thirds of an inch of rain. much more on your forecast for your christmas eve and christmas day coming up. let' s take a look at your tuesday morning ride. we are joined live by 95.7 wzid' s deb davidson. deb: good morning, kevin. no delays to slow you down on 93, 201 -- 1 293, 101. route 3 south is very heavy right now. this report is being brought to you

kevin: yeah. sean: what else? kevin: copy of the "news 9 daybreak." sean: that too. on dvd. maybe a vhs tape. there we go. what do we have? kevin: we're looking at a blend of sunshine and clouds. we start off with patchy clouds and the occasional overcast. it should mix out to partial sunshine. breeze will be lighter today. what should be a nice start to the day in areas. kind of seasonally cool for this time of year. different story. few clouds advancing in from the west. up north it creates clouds. eventually there will be a risk of a couple more snow showers. fairly light. a big ridge of high otherwise. that's going to mean temperatures. somewhere between the mid 30's to mid 40's. tomorrow we should be in the 40's. there will be a lot of areas up above 50 degrees on sunday afternoon with sunshine. again there are a couple had. assuming any of those survive the trip over the green mountains, a few western areas and up north. temperatures starting the day in the 30's. just about statewide. you'll notice the difference by a couple of degrees from one town to the other. all i

kevin: this is far northern areas of the state. little bit of mixed precipitation in some of the lower valleys. you will notice a wave of rainfall making it away in this afternoon and this evening. we are up into the 40' s this afternoon. erin: we do want to check the roads. here is a live look at 93 right now. kevin: for a look at the morning drive, we are joined live by 95.7 wzid' s deb davidson. deb: good morning. are looking good and moving well and are up to speed. we do need to be aware of those icy spots in the low lying areas. if you are commuting into massachusetts on 93 south, traffic is very slow and congested. this report is being brought to you by peters honda, nissan, and kia of nashua. from the wzid traffic network, i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. sean: thanks. the drug crisis continues to take a major toll on new hampshire. the state is on track to finish with one overdose deaths per day. erin: heroin and fentanyl are two of the biggest problems. ray brewer joins us live with a closer look at the numbers. ray: this

deb: good morning, kevin. they are treating the roads due to icy spots on bridges, overpasses, secondary roads. we are seeing slowing through hawking 10 -- hopkinton. we are seeing slowing in hooksett, manchester, and heavy delays in the derry stretch. commuting into massachusetts, 93 south is heavy and congested in andover and woburn. this report is being brought to you by peter' s honda, nissan, and kia of nashua. from the wzid traffic network, i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. sean: we do stuck with a developing story out of wakefield, where one person is dead after a crash that involved four on duty secret service agents. they were driving south on route 16 at 7:00 last night when centerline and crashed head-on. amy coveno joins us live in wakefield. good morning. amy: good morning. wakefield police issued the press release at 1:44 this morning, deferring all questions about the secret service agents to their office. we are waiting to hear back from them. six people were injured in this collision just after

kevin: thank mayor. jim: next time we need an action corresponded out in the field, we will call me or hate them. jessica: if this politics thing doesn't work out, we could use him.when you see this next video , you will agree lucky is an understatement. jim: a bicyclist runs into a speeding train. how fast that thing is going. and believing it or not, he survived. you will be more surprised that he was not seriously hurt when we come back. no jim: if you think you missed your chance to get a flu shot, it's cool, there is still actually time. this is influenza national we want to let you know about a couple of free flu shots. what is at the clark county fire station 23 at alexander and lamb between noon and 3:00. also want at st. francis -- one at st. francis church at washington from 7:00 until noon. the shot is free, but if you have an insurance card, you are asked to bring that. it's a celebration of some kind. jessica: time is running out to sound out for health insurance -- sign up for health insura

hayley: good afternoon, kevin. the roads are getting better but it is kind of this globby snow. when i was in the station as this cookie dough consistency. here in a nashua been having these ice crystals, and that forms when you have a layer of atmosphere above our heads for snow. you get this transitioning as through this warmer air mass. and then it gets to the ground re-freezes again. looks like down here in a nashua we have a good intro to of this wet snow and the people have been taking their time on the roadways. we got this video earlier. i like people are just taking the time and heating the warnings and it is good this is a holiday week. a lot less people on the roads. in terms of how much of snow we have down here in nashville, and ensure to and you can still see the grass coming through. not a heavy dumping of snow but regardless of the amount, the precipitation going on. kevin, we will be back in a couple minutes with more on the forecast. i am a meteorologist hayley lapoint, live international, -- live

kevin: what about in ohio? gov.ng i have mentioned except the community service piece and the incentives for businesses. kevin: particularly, one of the things you talked about earlier parents and students with sexual assault on campus. i have not heard any other candidates talk about this. gov. kasich: when i go across the media and see things that jump out that seem to be a problem, i have my people look at many different things. this is an issue on college campuses. we want to make sure women are afforded thae opportunity, if they are assaulted, to bring about justice. sometimes it means you have to give them time to be able to be comfortable with pursuing any kind of legal challenge. we also want all of our universities to have a policy, a confidential policy where students can go and report violence of any type that can happen on campus or off-campus. it gives the student a place to go. we think these things are very important. kevin: how about in ohio? gov. kasich: we are in the early stages. we are asking our

kevin: any way to get the cookies. kevin: you are going to have a lot of impulse buys. sean: i need six boxes. kevin: we start early this morning with clear skies in southern and southeastern and if you central areas. farther north and west, clouds and overcast giving way to partial sunshine. a cooler day today. less wind, so temperatures will be about 10 degrees cooler. still about 10 degrees above normal for this time of year. clouds increase tonight, could be drizzle tomorrow morning. temperatures near freezing and there could be patchy freezing drizzle. rainfall tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night leading to cooler and brisk winds later friday. early this morning, northwest-southeast split with clear skies and down sloping for southeastern areas drying out. anything out west should give up north gets more dicey if the clouds break apart. an area of high pressure settles into night. more clouds run in, this is the rain we will see later tomorrow. we will gather moisture by the time it gets here. temperatures in the 30' s running about 10 degrees cooler than yesterd

kevin: which would make sense. we will be the warmest december, and so will they be in rhode island. temperatures are warming up. patchy, freezing rain. sean: all right. and starting tonight at 5:00, we' re expecting new information about that wakefield crash involving secret service agents. a news conference will be held later this afternoon. you can watch on wmur.com. and if you' re still making new year' s eve plans, we can help. john kasich's an impatient rascal. paces, pushes. but, unlike some, his state is now booming. unlike some, john kasich has proven he can do the job. brought back jobs from mexico and china. keep us safe, make us boom. because he's done it before. only an impatient rascal can

kevin: it has. we're going to drop the temperatures by a solid ten degrees tomorrow compared to today. still some fog. temperatures below freezing and the patchy fog, the extra moisture creating a couple of slick spots. high clouds giving way to sunshine. 40's to lower 50's for most out there today. a light breeze out of the west and northwest. we'll talk about the cooling trend and any precipitation chances coming you. let's look at your morning ride. we're joined live by deb good morning, deb. deb: good morning. right now if you are starting your early morning commute, we're not seeing any delays at all right now. from concord up to hanover and lebanon. coming on the southbound side, we're not seeing any delays either at the discipline bow. 93 is moving well from bow down to the stateline with massachusetts. if you are commuting in to massachusetts at this time, we are seeing some pretty heavy delays on 93 south from exit 46 in methuen down to exit 34. this report is brought to you by peter's hond

kevin skarupa with a look at the forecast. kevin: a quick reminder that last november and december were mild. we remember what january, february, in to so it doesn't necessarily sell us all the way through the winter. certainly it has been a fairly easy walk for us to this point. we have the patchy fog. a little bit of drizzle in spots. some of that could be freezing up in extreme northern parts of the state. that's the next system arriving later on this evening. ahead of that, 30's and 40's to start. 40's near 50 degrees. much more on the workweek ahead. let's look at your monday morning ride. joined live by deb davidson. good monday morning, deb. deb: good monday morning. if you are starting your commute and heading to the upper valley, 89 north is a good ride from concord through new london and from hanover to lebanon. south side side is moving well. 93 south is moving well through the state as is 293 and the everett turnpike. boston, 93 south is congested. then through the 95 stoneham. this report is brought to you by pete

adam: thanks, kevin. a warehouse in concord resembled the north pole today as thousands of gifts were sent on their way. it is delivery day for operation santa claus. what started 55 years ago as an effort to bring gifts to children in need in concord, now covers every corner of the state. wmur' s ray brewer was there as the trucks were loaded and began their runs. ray: today is the culmination of a year-long effort by state employees, and despite some well publicized setbacks, today they say makes it all worthwhile. elves wearing national guard uniforms and sporting state employee badges filled trucks with memories to come. linda farrell: every child that we received is going to get christmas presents, and that' s everybody. ray: throughout the year, case children in need. richard gulla: and we partner that up with members to volunteer to go out and agree to purchase gifts and clothing for these children. ray: every one of these packages comes with a story. for instance this one says "a new single mother

jim: we putting kevin to double duty. we will take a look at some of the amazing pictures coming in through social media right now. an object breaking up in the night sky generally toward the south end of town. heading from the west to the east. these are the clearest pictures we have. so many images from you at home. quite incredible sight. still waiting for hard answers. let's talk about sports. amber: the 8-4 runnin' rebels are taking on the south dakota coyotes. very high in the country in field goal percentage. where's las vegas is only 139th. they are going to haveo get out there and contest some of their shzimmerman is sitting out after re-aggravating an injury in saturday's loss at arizona. just three or 14 from the field. >> i think a big part of it is that he is played so well for us. a lot of the shots were good they just go in. in tonight's game. in the idaho potato ball, utah state is favored over akron. in the second quarter utah state trails by three. akron gets the scoop and hustles all the way down. utah

mark: kevin, thank you so much.60 seconds. ♪ ♪ mark: 2015 was every bit a big year as business as it was for politics. joining me is stephanie ruhle to talk to us about how the big financial developments and economic developments of 2015 will affect the presidential race. thank you. happy holidays. first one, what is something in the economy that will play big for politics? stephanie: you have think about the health of the economy. if i'm hillary clinton, what i need to do is have president obama pass the torch. it is tricky because you are following someone of the same party. president obama wants to say he has led a great recovery and the u.s. economy is doing strong. how does the past that torch to hillary clinton when you guys saying we are heading to a recession. the: where do people think gdp will be next fall? stephanie: people do not know specifically. job growth is still very slow. if you think about america, in , but in terms of the global economy, we are still the best. a 2% growth environment. if this is

kevin: we hear both ends of it. sean: people in rhode island a 50-foot humpback whale splashed around for 45 minutes. humpback whales are not supposed to be lingering around new england this time of year. they usually migrate to warmer climates once the temperatures start to drop. [laughter] sean: people in new york city are preparing to ring in the new year with a big celebration. we will take you to this year costs confetti test. that exists. victor the pomeranian has a new job. he is the official cookie tester. how do i get that job? sean: the confetti was flying in new york city yesterday. people were tossing paper from the top of the hard rock cafe as kevin: are these the same people that ring the ball decibel in wall street? to they kind of just move along? people have been writing their wishes on 25 million pieces of confetti that will fall from the sky. >> people from around the world come to celebrate and a think one of the things about new year' s eve is that it is about celebrating the people we love and

adam: thanks, kevin. temperatures, including those forecasted for next week, are having an impact on the start to the ski season. but you can take a look at this picture posted this morning by the folks at the mount washington auto road. the snow does exist. wmur' s kristen carosa has more on the tourism forecast for the season ahead. to a slow start, tourism officials are projecting a strong winter season, and they are making that announcement as they reopen three seasonal information and welcome centers. like this one in littleton. state and local leaders as well as members of the states tourism industry gathered in littleton at the welcome and information center to announce their tourism forecast for the upcoming months. they say more than 7.5 million people are expected to visit new hampshire this winter season, a 5% increase from last year and their spending is expected to be 7% higher than last year, during the event, state leaders also talked about its winter marketing campaign, which is created to

kevin: i love the look. erin: how much? kevin: we have been working together far too long. one inch of rain to one foot of snow. that's the conversion most of the people. a lot of clouds initially. we should break it apart to sunshine. a lot of areas in to the afternoon with the cooler air. that will start coming in later this evening. highs in the 40's to near 50. changes coming up. we're joined live by deb davidson. good friday morning, deb. deb: good friday morning. that fog will show you down in the concord area on interstate 393 eastbound and westbound then again on 93 south through concord and down to the hooksett tolls. it is okay on 293 with the split right there. as you make your way out to the everett turnpike. we're not seeing any problems on 101, 111, spaulding, or on 95. allow some extra time through the commute through the fog. if you are heading in to boston, it is completely trouble free. all major roads are up to speed. this report is being brought to you by autofair. from the traffic network, i'm deb davidson. erin: it seems that pushed and homelessness ha

kevin: what's the area code up there? sean: it is the call that has patriots fans shaking your why did the patriots kickoff to start overnight. and the latest item recovered after a devastating fire in paris: there's a lot to do on a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do it for you. you have to get out there and do it yourself. friend of family farms. bernie cannot be bought out by big money. bernie's opinion cannot be purchased. it's time for our next president to get in there, roll up his sleeves, take off the gloves, and take on wall street, take on big business, take on big money, and get the working class back to where they should be. he's a rock. sanders: i'm bernie sanders >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now wmur "news 9 daybreak." sean: good morning, everybody. it is monday, december 28th. the first monday of the school vacation week. 33 degrees. we have snow on the way. kevin will give us details in just a moment. first the top stories. we're following some breaking news out of claremont right now. police say

kevin: wait and see. chris: definitely. kevin: all right chris.thank you for taking time to talk to us. jonathan, that is the sentiment here. people like chris towns coming home from the barbershop, coming home from work wondering what is in store following this mistrial that we just learned about in the last hour. send it back to you. jonathan: kevin lewis, thank you for that. again, the city of baltimore on pins and needles. there is a very strong presence from the police department. it's not just baltimore police. they have resources and assets from neighboring police departments. they have been bracing and preparing for this day for some time. ever since the aftermath of freddie gray's death when we saw rioting in baltimore. the mayor was critical of how they handled and how the police department failed to handle what was happening in their city. it took a few days to get control, regain control of their city. they made a point this time around they have trained prepare and they will have a very strong presence. and a mobile presence at that.

kevin: it is. we start of early with clouds, eventually giving way to sunshine out of the white mountains -- south of the white mountains. we could total up to a few inches of accumulation there. temperatures will be in the mid to upper 30' s there today. everyone in on the wind today, which will be gusting out of the west later on this afternoon. still a little bit of a breeze out there tomorrow. brighter skies. ferrer skies into the weekend. rer skies into the weekend. you will notice that out to our west, quite a bit of shower activity. a lot of this will lean in across the northern part of the state. you can see the general swirl of an area of low pressure still left over. it does not mean central and southern areas may not see a stray shower moving through, but i think it will be warm enough in most locations that that will be in the form of rain showers. otherwise, it is quiet all the way to the west coast. that will leave a big area of high pressure in control as this system pulls away. in t

kevin skarupa joins us. kevin: we are eyeing another warming trend. when you don' t have the snow on the ground, it makes it very easy to see temperatures at the norms or above it. it is a fairly quiet start with an overcast sky. you will notice a few areas of clouds back to the west. s up north. mid-30' s in southern areas. clouds early giving way to at spots. we will talk about the warming in a bit. we are joined live by 95.7 s deb davidson. good morning. deb: good morning, kevin. we are getting word of a police are just getting on the scene and they will keep us updated as information becomes available. 93 north and south is a good ride through the entire state. right now, it looks good. this report is being brought to you by peter honda, nissan, and kia of nashua. i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. this morning in milton for a woman last monday evening. 39-year-old ann wade was last seen in the parking lot of the dollar general on white mountain highway and her family is worried about her safety. she is 5' 6", 140 pounds, with green eyes, and brown

jamie: ok, kevin. you know you can help put a smile on a child' s face this holiday season, by donating to wmur' s spirit of giving toy drive. along with our partners z-107 and rock 101, we willll be -- we will be collecting new, unwrapped toys this friday, saturday, and sunday at toys r us in manchester and at the crossings in newington. members of the wmur team will be live at both locations on friday all donations will go to toys for tots. there is still more ahead on news 9 at noon. pres. obama: mass shootings in this country have no parallel anywhere else in the world. jamie: the political response from yesterday' s fatal shooting rampage in california. and a new conviction for former olympian oscar pistorius. latest details ahead. years. healthcare system and it needs to be fixed. then, it was about health reform and getting eight million kids covered. now, it's about stopping republicans from repealing obamacare, and taking on insurance companies to bring down drug prices. i'm not going to let a

kevin: it is. we start off with quite a few clouds. that's kept temperatures up as opposed to the chilly temperatures that we've been seeing over the weekend. we're in the teens in the north country. 20's to lower 30's elsewhere this morning. a fairly quiet start to our short workweek. from here, we are looking at the clouds to maybe produce a quick passing shower in central and northern areas. that should be about it. a lot of hours to the day today. a building freeze out of the southwest. it is going to be a theme over the next several days as these disturbances coming from the southwest and continuing to feed in milder air eventually peaking on christmas eve. round of rain. here tomorrow afternoon. it will be around here tomorrow evening. temperatures not too bad to take. the normal lows in the we're right around the freezing mark. still some mid 20's as you get down in to some of the lower valleys. upper teens up north. looks like it will be a quick jump to about 20 degrees for most which places most in the north country in to the

kevin: no,normal high is 37. if we would have a day like that, everyone would feel cold. even normal weather, let alone you mix in a couple of below normal days with highs near freezing. erin: it is going to be a shock to the system. kevin: it will be when it gets here. we don't have a lot on the maps. plenty of clouds. a little bit of drizzle. maybe light rain shower. the main event comes in later on tonight. the line of rain located down to the south and west will be making its way in. looks like a couple of heavier downpours are going to be a possibility with that. ahead of that, as you'll notice clouds racing in. just cold enough in far northern areas, it could be freezing rain. there's the rain. along it, there could be a couple of rumbles of thunder. that's a possibility either side of midnight tonight. you get in to far northern areas, we have the freezing rain for the northern half of coos county early this morning through about 9:00. that's the best potential there. elsewhere temperatures besides drizzle

kevin, how long is the fog going to last? kevin: dense fog advisory until 9:00. they are reporting a visibility of 1/16th. we'll setting ourselves up for the fog early along with plenty of clouds to give way to the sunny breaks. it is going to be another mild day. temperatures near 30 up north. we're near 40 in southern areas. we'll look ahead to the weekend which has some changes and the milder bit. friday morning ride here in the granite state. we're joined live by deb happy friday, deb. deb: happy friday, kevin. the fog is causing slowdowns. if you are starting the commute, you are on the breaks north of the notch down to the stateline. 293 is a tough ride as well. we have the lane shifts in place between exit five and the everett tun pike. if you are commuting in to massachusetts, all of the major roads are up to speed and incident free. the fog is a factor. this report is being brought to you by autofair. from the wzid traffic network, i'm deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. erin: thank you so much. republican presidential hopeful, donald trump, is picking up more s

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kevin: a lighter wind out there sunshine. how it all changes with the next system approaching ahead. sean: and republican presidential candidates debate issues of immigration and fighting terrorism. a recap of the top moments in this year' s final gop debate. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. sean: the mother of a rochester teen who died of a drug overdose in court today. jazzmyn rood wants her bail lowered. good afternoon. i' m sean mcdonald. she may be released on a recognizance bail. wmur' s ray brewer is live outside of superior court in dover with what happened this morning. again, the mother was in court this morning asking for her bail to be lowered. we can tell you jazzmyn rood faces several charges in the overdose death of her daughter. she had been living in a hotel with rood and rood' s boyfriend you' re in court, the defense argued that rood is a grieving mother. the pro

sean: thanks, kevin. the memorial pow mia chair at the statehouse in concord has a permanent home this morning. erin: that chair has been on the third floor of the legislative office building, but yesterday, it was officially dedicated in its new home in the hall of flags. offering prisoners of war and those missing in action. >> all the schoolchildren will have an opportunity to read it and see the plaque. this is really appropriate. sooner. erin: lawmakers say it was appropriate to hold that celebration on pearl harbor day. sean: a stranger helped pay off this past weekend, she went to make a payment on the items and discover that someone had paid $150 toward her total. the presence home, and discovered a handwritten note. christmas, may your family be blessed, god is always watching, and have a very merry chris is. sean: she said she cried and would like to thank the very generous person who helped the family. a very generous elf. erin: coming up, more bad news for a new england fit -- for new england

kevin: a lot of clouds filing in. all of the details of kevin: starting off with a sunrise. not quite as chilly. we'll have a breeze. it is a helping breeze out of the southwest. the beginnings of a warming trend that builds through christmas eve and christmas day. the details coming up. erin: all right. 6:41. we continue to follow a developing story out of nashua. all schools are closed today due to a threat. the superintendent says that officials received that threat of violence on sunday directed toward nashua's high schools. the fbi says it is helping nashua police assess the threat. to be open tomorrow. in commitment 2016 news, there's no holiday break for the presidential candidates as they put in more time today on the campaign trail. democrats coming off another debate. the republicans are jockeying for positions. nikole killion is in washington. nikole: donald trump and ted cruz continue to solidify the leads. cruz leads in iowa. trump is ahead in new hampshire and south carolina. mr. rivals are now aiming their crews over his stance on immigration. democrats turn t

kevin: gusty west wins this afternoon. amy: plus fast tracking , legislation to combat our state' s heroin problem. the proposals being presented by the substance abuse task force. and, in our commitment to thousand 16 coverage what to , expect tonight as the republicans take to the debate stage for the final time this year. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. amy: breaking news off the top of this new. the second biggest school district in the country is closed after an unspecifed threat. all los angles schools are closed after administrators say the district received an electronic threat they' re calling credible. it involves backpacks and other packages. the fbi is investigating this threat the impact 640 students from kindergarten through twelth grade. >> we need the cooperation of the whole of los angeles today. we need families and neighbors to work together with our schools and with our employees to make sure our kids are safe throughout the day. we need employers to show the flexibility that a situation like

kevin? >> kevin: rain creeps inland southcoast it is going to be falling into area below freezing north and west of boston especially and going to have freezing rain or glaze of ice that's going to form, scene that happened in few locations already, and, of course, sleet out there as well and live storm tracker radar showing mostly rain boston and southward, but the mixing continuing off to the north and west. shiri and i are backtracking minute-by-minute coming up. >> daniel: still to come >> sara: announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on the bully... jeb bush: donald, you're not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. that's not going to happen. (applause) announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on isis. jeb will destroy isis... and keep america safe. jeb bush: the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. announcer: tested and proven leadership matters. jeb bush. right to rise usa is responsible >> k

kevin: wow. yeah. we are looking at one more fairly mild the day, back in the 30' s, partial sunshine into sunday when a strong cold front moves in. very cold for next week. erin: all right. starting tonight at 5:00, we will be live at new year' s eve festivities around new hampshire as the clock ticks down to 2016. and a new challenge for this year' s rose parade. an agriculture quarantine means that float designers had to stop using some of the most popular plants. we will tell you about that. that does it for us. announcer: 3 republican governors. but which governor won national praise for tough leadership handling nine hurricanes? which governor made his state number one in job creation? which governor led the fight to stop obamacare expansion in his state? and which governor laid out a tough plan to destroy isis months before the paris attacks? jeb bush. right to rise usa is responsible

kevin: another slick start to the day. clearing skies to ring in the new year. holiday weekend ahead. erin: the plaistow man convicted of assaulting the woman' s son wants his sentence reduced. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. erin: good morning to you on this last morning of 2015. we are seeing some pretty driving out in some spots. now. out there. will be ok. the secondary roads, untreated be trouble. bear that in mind. a little bit of drizzle in some spots, some shower activity. a lot of lingering clouds. we should get back into the mid-30' s to lower 40' s this afternoon with clearing skies for the new year tonight. we want to take a look at your morning ride. we are joined live by 95.7 wzid' s deb davidson. good morning. all the major roadways in new hampshire are wet. there are portions of black ice throughout the state, especially north of merrimack. we are seeing some slow-moving traffic in the concord area on 393 in both directions. 101 west is slow as you approach 293 in manchester. we are seeing pocket

kevin: certainly. sean: let' s check in with amy coveno again who is keeping an eye on the roads for us this morning. she is live along i-93 in windham. amy: good morning to you. we are definitely experiencing the switch-over to sleet. it is a pelting, loud precipitation. we have less than an inch here. this is not snowball snow. it is still coming down. commuter traffic is heavy. speeds are reduced all along i-93 to 45 miles per hour. we were not able to get above 40 miles from. there is a minivan pulled over here in a way station -- the weigh station. you will use a lot of washer fluid today, just trying to keep your windshield clean. this is the kind of precipitation that binds up the windshield wipers. keep that in mind as you head out. the plows are out in force. that is a good news/bad news situation. you get stuck behind the plows and you will drop your speed down to 20 miles per hour. take extra time. arrive safely. amy coveno, wmur news 9. sean: it could be an extra long ride to work today. co

kevin: definitely. erin: coming up next, "good morning america" will have a the historic flooding that is blamed for the death of at least 20 people. officials had to close a major they will have the latest on the situation, as well as a look ahead to the new year' s eve celebrations in times square this evening. take care. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. on average, it takes three hundred americans working for a solid year, to make as much money as one top ceo. it's called the wage gap. and the republicans will make it worse by lowering taxes for those at the top and letting corporations write their own rules. hillary clinton will work to close the wage gap. equal pay for women to raise incomes for families, a higher minimum wage, lower taxes for the middle class. she gets the job done for us. i'm hillary clinton and i

kevin skarupa joins us with a look at our forecast. kevin: fifth mildest november. yesterday, much closer to the averages. it looks like we will be within a few degrees of that today. an overcast sky has left temperatures in the low-end mid 30' s. s to lower half of the 40' s into the afternoon. westborough up north. look at your weekend coming up. wzid' s deb davidson. kevin. police are still at the side of in deerfield on nottingham road, detours are still in place. well. if you are commuting into boston, we are seeing slow traffic in the andover area. that is causing quite a backup through there. this report is being brought to kia of nashua. i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. erin: thank you so much. search efforts will resume in milton for a woman last seen monday evening. 39-year-old ann wade of milton was last seen in the parking lot of the dollar general on white her family is very worried about her safety. she is 5' green eyes, and brown hair. police and fish and game officials searched the area and up. police in franklin are looking for the man seen robbing

kevin: yes. a lot of it will be in rain for m, but a clue -- but a couple of spots of north could pick up some accumulation. panning out, you' ll notice to our west, an upper-level system with cooler air eventually involved. eventually after temperatures get their way into the low and mid 40' s and will follow later this evening, there is an outlook of mostly what will occur during the daylight hours tomorrow. the potential north of the white mountains with a couple of mixed showers in the foothills. from there, we will talk about forecast and the weekend coming just a bit. erin: all right, kevin, thank you. a father who killed his son in an automobile accident is on his way to state prison. the defendant pled guilty to a charge of negligent homicide. today he faced his sentence. ray brewer was live at the hearing, and ray, i understand the boy' s mother was in court, did she address the court? ray: no she did not, erin. t want to speak in part because it deal. the prosecution saying that she wan

kevin: i most certainly was. erin: the national christmas display outside the white house will include handmade ornaments that capture the spirit of new hampshire. the special olympics athletes from androscoggin crafted ornaments that will hang on the christmas tree. the christmas tree lighting will take place on thursday afternoon. still to come, a final check on your top stories, including the search for three men police say broke into a home in durham and while they robbed the place. the morning. josh created this scene in it is all to raise funds for the make-a-wish foundation. great effort area you consomm it mornings. wonderful, crazy mornings. we figure you probably don't have time to wait on hold. that's why at xfinity building new apps that lets you choose a time for us to call you. so instead of waiting on hold, we'll call you when things [phone rings] but a little less crazy. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. erin: it is now 6:

kevin brennan, it will actually imagine that. kevin: great! i don't think anybody is is complaining except for the skiers out there. hey, we've got a live shot here of route 1 in saugus. the southbound delays you already see get heavy here. that's because we have a crash a little bit further down right on the revere border. let's show you what i'm talking about. the crash itself right here by lynne street just before route 60 and delays are pushing back in to that saugus stretch early on this morning. upper end of 128 not too bad. 93 slowdowns by 128 down towards montvale avenue. dascomb road. in chelmsford. no troubles to the west. south of town route 3 getting busy. the expressway 30 minutes braintree to boston. erika, emily. emily: kevin, thanks. right now. ben carson with a message for erika: his promise ahead of flames rip through an apartment building is southbridge. what firefighters are crediting with preventing tragedy. emily: hoverboard concerns have amazon taking new steps to protect consumers. the new move from the retailer. erika:

kevin. >> kevin: taking the internet by storm with sassy dance moves. check this out. >> vanessa: a michigan mom posted this vote of -- video of her niece. this video has been seen more than 15 million times many her mom says the video is shaky because she was laughing so hard taking this video. >> mark: last time i did that was with the meteorologist oh, kevin. you do that between forecasts. >> kevin: check out our seven-day. there are showers out there right now. most of them are out of here, but weird still tracking a couple coming down harder, especially for you in cape cod. lets zoom don't to osterville. east bay road getting heavy rain. ships eagle getting heavy rain, as well as old mill road. martha's vineyard getting heavy oak bluffs behind there where it says doppler radar. to the north we have been seeing heaviest rain in new hampshire that's pushed off into maine rochester southward, right here there's route 108. there's still some rain out there. it's just winding down. outside we will get breaks from the clouds and they'll fill back in with

kevin: unbelievable. danielle: by next weekend again. kevin: it's new england. we did mention some of those cold areas out there. keep it easy especially up to the north. a little extra caution. we'll see how things play out early on this morning. a live shot of the expressway. we're looking pretty good. of course that volume is picking up. it's monday morning. things are heading northbound up past the gas tank. no heavy slowdowns yet. right now it will be about a ten-minute ride for you to get into the o'neill tunnel. that will change in about ten minutes. we'll go to the maps. further south you're looking pretty good. routes 3, 24, still in great shape as is the top of the 95 but further south, 95 north the road by 295. it may get minor slowdowns getting by that. no troubles out to the west. the mass pike 495 all the way into weston. take you about 16 minutes. up to the north routes 3, 93, 9 okay getting down towards 128. 128 real good shape this morning so far from lynnfield down to the lexington stretch. subway lines are all starting the morning on time. the

kevin: it is. we are kind of dancing at that point where it is all a matter of storm track as to what precipitation type we get. erin: thank you so much. we want to move on and check our top stories. ray:a new hampshire continues to be on pace to set a record for drug-related deaths. according to the latest numbers from the state medical examiner, there have been 295 confirmed deaths this year connected to open yards -- opiods. 183 of those involved fentanyl. 60 involved heroin. erin: investigators in exeter trying to pinpoint what caused the fire in a 150-year-old home last night. they found the back of the house and garage engulfed in flames. been collected by operation santa claus. the items were stolen from a warehouse in concord sometime over the thanksgiving weekend. coming up on daybreak, many people are setting up their christmas trees, but you probably do not have a crew like this to help you. there are no jedi knights in kevin: it is a wet start out there and more showers moving in from t

we begin with chief kevin lemanowicz. good morning, kevin. >> kevin: good morning, sara. a mess out there only because of the icy situation. considering what we saw last february, the no he is measly and looks nothing to you. getting on the walkways becomes a ditch problem. notice the different colors and the precipitation that is falling. first place you will zoom into live storm tracker. rain on nantucket. i had jim reporting to me on twitter. sleet to rain in cedarville in cape cod. a change over here. we have seen predominantly rain. we haven't seen much in the accumulation in the cape and islands. and going right to rain. a lot of reports from the south shore of mixing going on. holbrook and sleet. sleet and freezing rain mixing in around winthrop especially. out to worcester. news reports too, and also from tony that a lot of sleet is happening here in worcester. you can see that in the purple color. that is typically what sleet looks like on our live storm tracker radar and also snow in here too. going to be some mixing, but the predominant precipitation, the blue

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erin: kevin white died this week from a sudden illness. he inspired many people by running a marathon one year after being wounded in the bombing. his parents were also seriously injured. sean: the obama administration says the supreme court should reject a lawsuit that seeks to marijuana unconstitutional. oklahoma and nebraska say that their efforts to enforce anti-marijuana laws in there' s aids. erin: a restaurant in china can no longer charge customers a fee for clean air. the year filtration system was installed due to the smog. authorities made the business stop charging a $.15 clean-air fee saying that air cannot be sold as a commodity. sean: speaking of china, check out this video. the impact through the tractor driver right onto the curb. amazingly, he only suffered a broken hand and bruises. police say he should have yielded. erin: it does not even look like the truck stops. sean: wow. scary stuff. erin: yikes. good news for those of you who like to share your bed with your pet. many people sleep better with animals by their side