kristen carosa is live with the latest. kristen: we are on golden brook road where a tree fell this morning, knocking out power to residents here. things are cleed up. the good news, power wasac but it wasn't the same story for others around the state. golden brook road in windham was quiet sunday aftnoon after a fast-moving storm swept through early this morning. >> we were looking out the window. it took maybe five minutes of raining before we lost power. kristen: robert reinhart was one of many people living in this neighborhood that lost power. >> we saw firefighters, a few other emergency vehicles going down that way. front of 13 golden brook road causing damage that was quickly cleaned up. for them, power was back on in two hours. for others, the damage was more severe. here's a picture from bedford of a massive tree that fell on back river road. then to epsom, where trees came down at webster park. and also in epsom, a tree came crashing down in someone's backyard. that was a similar sight in weare. >> at first, i hea

kristen carosa, wmur news 9. tom: moving on to commitment 2016, in less than an hour, the two republican candidates for senate will debate at our studios. josh mcelveen and john distaso josh: in 60 minutes, kelly ayotte and jim rubens, her primary challenger, a long shot, will take to the debate stage. joining me now, john distaso. obviously, plenty to talk about tonight. especially when you talk about the record kelly ayotte has. >> one of the maine issues people are going to be listening for is what is the federal we have the zika virus being talked about. the list goes on. josh: supreme court. >> supreme court is ray much in the news and has been for several months. kelly ayotte, you are going to hear the phrase "i reach across the aisle" a lot. josh: and stay focused on the general election matchup? >> absolutely. she will try to ignore jim rubens as much as possible. for those of our viewers who have seen jim in the past, it is difficult to do. she will really be talking about maggie hassan. josh: interestin

kristen carosa, wmur news 9. josh: seems we will get sue rain this weekend, but not before a sunny saturday. hayley lapoint has a look at when the wet weather will move in. hayley: tomorrow will be very similar to today. sunshine, a few passing clouds, temperatures in the 70's. it just digs us deeper into this drought. can you see such rain showers way out to the west and that's this is an estimate as far as how much rain we could be looking at toward the end of the weekend, and you see here it's not a lot. again, some places may get maybe a half inch, maybe three quarters of an inch of rain. but to put this in perfect suspective, we need a good 10 to 20 inches of rainfall to get us anywhere closely out of this drought. so every little bit helps. some of us will get at least some beneficial rain on sunday into jean: new hampshire's health department has confirmed the west nile virus in a batch of mosquitoes in nashua. it's the state's first confirmation of a mosquito borne virus for 2016. there have not been any

wmur's kristen carosa spoke with both candidates. kristen: we caught up with the candidates in nashua early this afternoon. both tell me they're pleased with how their campaigns have gone so far. republican candidates for the second congressional district hard at work wrapping up another busy day on the campaign trail. >> we're just trying to reach out and get more people interested in our campaign. >> it's been a wonderful been received very well, all throughout the state. kristen: businessman jim lawrence is facing off against state representative jack flanagan in tuesday's primary. flanagan is in his third term in the new hampshire house and has served as a town selectman, school board member and town finance committee member. >> when pressed, we got things done. that's really what it is. we got business tax cuts. we got workers' compensation reform. consulting firm in nashua and served as state rep, as well as in the air force. >> the biggest thing is my experience. i'm the only veteran in this race. i was fortunate enough to grad

kristen carosa, wmur news 9. jennifer: the hot steamy weather today sending many people to the beach in homes of cooling off. that's are we fine jennifer crompton now with why the crowds are only getting larger tonight. reporter: between the incredible beach and now the boulevard have been absolutely packed. the water was the focus, though, earlier today. the surf has calmed down from hermine's effects earlier in the week, the water described as cool and refreshing on this 90-degree day. the sand has been filled with blankets and umbrellas, many people we spoke with inspired to make the trip because they're not sure how many more of these hot days we'll see before autumn descends. businesses are grateful as school and it's a beautiful day, doesn't feel like fall yet so why not. >> we'll see what september brings, we have a long way to go before columbus day and that's what we're here for. reporter: the crowds are expected to be huge again tomorrow, another beautiful day and of course the visitors to seafood festi

kristen carosa, wmur news 9. tom: right now federal investigators trying to figure out why a commuter train slammed into a new jersey station in hoe broken at the height of the one person killed. ray joins with us the latest developments. reporter: ntsb officials are now here at that train station, now they will begin the pain staking process of trying to determine how and why this fatal crash occurred. this video shows the moments just after a new jersey transit train crashed right into this hoboken station. passengers in a daze and in disbelief, a morning commute turning into a disaster. >> it's just collided, i saw a couple gentlemen bleeding and some people couldn't walk, some people were covered in debris. reporter: this passenger in the first car of the train that careened into the station just after 8:30 this morning. eyewitness essay the train was traveling at an incredible speed >> it went over the bumper block, basically through the air, traveled about another 40 feet, came to a rest when it hit the wal

kristen carosa, morning, a deadly shooting rampage in washington state. now, police say they have a suspect in custody. situated on america's front yard. narrator: over and over it's been their agenda: kelly ayotte and washington republicans voted 6 different times to defund planned parenthood. they're on a crusade to block services new hampshire women and families depend on: cancer screenings, birth control, basic women's healthcare. kelly ayotte and washington republicans have put defunding planned parenthood at the top of their agenda... and it's time for that to change. i'm maggie hassan and i approve this message. >> good morning. welcome back. here is a live look at the seacoast. the beautiful blue skies out there. it's chilly, in the 40's and 30's in the granite state this get tonight. as it gets colder in your forecast coming up. amy: just a little over 24 hours after a gunman went on a rampage in washington state, killing five. police have a suspect in custody. authorities say 20-year-old arcan cetin walked in a macy's and started shooting. offic

wmur's kristen carosa is live in windham with more. kristen: we are on golden brook road where a tree fell this morning knocking out power to residents here. as you can see, things are cleaned up. the good news is power was back on pretty quickly. it wasn't the same story for people living in other parts of the state. mount dearborn road which caused widespread outages. we are told 2600 homes were without power in weare. a person living there had a close call. a massive tree came down on his lawn. thankfully, no one was hurt. >> the silver lining is it did not hit the house. it could have. we are very was not worse than it was. >> it rained very hard for a while. we did not realize there was that much wind at the station. when we got to the area where the trains were down, there was substantial damage. kristen: there certainly was. eversource says more than 23,000 customers were without power this morning. most will be back online by the end of the day. live in windham, kristen carosa, over and the sun came out this afternoon. your taki

wmur's kristen carosa is live in claremont with what authorities are saying at this hour. reporter: one a lot has happened since i last saw you both at 5:00 but i will take a step aside. this portion of core be a thorough investigation into what happened here. according to the attorney generals office, an early morning 911 call to a home on congress street in claremont turned into a confrontation with police. >> a little before 5:00 i heard three gunshots. i didn't dare turn their lights on. 25-year-old cody lafont was killed. right now they are not commenting on what led up to the shooting. >> like every other case, there's an extensive investigation that just started. reporter: crime tape was put up around 53 congress street. where investigators could be seen taking pictures and collecting evidence. >> we provide detailed written reports that set forth all the information gathered as well as are legal conclusions as to what if any criminal matter should be brought. this case is no diffen office isn't saying if any video was recorded during the incident from either a dash

live in claremont, kristen carosa, wmur news 9. anchor: tightened security in charlotte tonight in wake of the deadly officer-involved shooting of keith lamont scott. yesterday police released anchor:yesterday police released dashcam and body cam video showing the moment shots were fired. country. this is video of demonstrators today outside the carolina panthers' home game in charlotte. additional patrols were placed onto the streets and officers were stationed about every 50 feet along the stadium in full gear. anchor: authorities continue to investigate what led to a 20-year-old man opening fire in a washington state mall, killing five people. this morning, authorities were searching the apartment of 20-year-old arcan chathin as well as interviewing relatives a 24 hour long manhunt led to his arrest in oak harbor last night. cetin is a u.s. citizen who emigrated here from turkey. he's expected to be in court tomorrow. anchor: tonight, baseball is mourning the death of miami marlins star pitcher jose fernandez. anchor: his teamma

assist us. >> kristen carosa, wmur news 9. amy: we are told that fire could continue to burn until november. fire officials are hoping the snow will eventually put it out. in the meantime, more crews from new hampshire could be called in to help. still to come, looking to plan some winter fun? we'll tell you how you can get a ride on the mount washington snowcat. plus it was all things alien in exeter over the weekend. we'll take you to this year's ufo festival. and in the next half hour, hear how josh: good morning, welcome back. we have fallen in the area that otherwise, a chilly start. we will talk about when temperatures are heading up and how high they go in a few staters can catch a ride up mount washington on the snowcat. the mount washington observatory just announced its 2017 winter day trip dates. visitors can take a snowcat ride to the top of the tallest peak in the northeast, while getting an inside look at mount washington's legendary weather from the scientists who live atop the mountain. for the more adventurous

wmur's kristen carosa explains. kristen: emergency crews have stationed the vehicles in the street, and roughly two acres have burned so far half a mile from here and fires are burning deep did you draft conditions. -- due emergency vehicles from several surrounding towns have flooded this neighborhood on the manchester-hooksett line. >> they know what they're are doing and have it under control. kristen: catherine raddatz lives near where the fire is burning which was spotted by a hunter saturday afternoon fire officials do say people living in the area are safe. >> we have multiple companies there working the fire. kristen: fire officials believe the fire has been burning for several days and could have been caused by an unpermitted camp fire or a lightening strike. that is still under investigation. conditions are making fighting this fire much worse. >> extremely labor-intensive to go through and physically take out the areas with foam and continue to go back and do the same thing over and over again. kristen: fi

kristen carosa, wmur news 9. josh: turning to commitment 2016 coverage, kelly ayotte is debating jim rubens here in studio b. i am joined by one of the distaso. kelly ayotte is the heavy favorite. what does jim rubens need to do tonight? >> he will do what he needs to do, which is a attack, attack, attack. he will cite vote she has made that he feels are not ideologically pure. jim rubens is portraying himself as a issues and government regulation. he has a steep hill decline. the people who will be enjoying this most of the democrats. he will apply pressure. there is no doubt about that. josh: he is a longtime activist and two-term state senator. is he the kind of candidate that can appeal to antiestablishment voters? >> the can. does not have the resources to put his name out there. our polling has shown he is very much unknown. for him tonight, it will be get to know me. this is why i am the better alternative. josh: they will be talking a lot about the issues, making the case about maggie hassan. good to see

kristen carosa, wmur news 9. josh j.: a very different day today, as our weather temperatures and our weather portions changed quite a bit. today with with temperatures mostly in the 50's in a good portion of the state and a little warmer farther to the north. there's your current temperatures in these lines, that is the wind direction and that's part of the reason we are so much cooler today with the the clouds and some sprinkles or drizzle that were around especially this morning. here's those winds through tonight and into the day tomorrow and look, they don't change a whole lot, still out of the northeast or the north northeast. and that's keeping cooler air coming in our direction tomorrow and that trend continues as we look ahead to friday as well. so the cooler weather trend for the most part will hold, with below average temperatures for the next several days, right into and probably through the weekend as although it won't be as cold as today was. today was certainly chilly and raw. but a different story

those contenders for that republican nomination, let's head up to meredith and my colleague, kristen carosa. >> we're live at church landing in meredith where state senator forester will spend the night waiting for election resultings to come in. we did catch morning at a polling location in derry where she said she was getting good feedback on had her run for governor. she's the only female in this race. senator forester has been at the state house more than six years, she's been a member of the most important committee in the legislature, the senate finance committee, which she now chairs. forester has also been a town administrator in tough on the bro and new dispeurm is a former executive director of main straight programs in meredith and plymouth and says she's reporter: thank you, kristen. frank edelblut is hoping for a political outsiders victory tonight at the yard restaurant in manchester. earlier today the business pan shook hand at bedford high school, he's an accountant and first-term legislator. edelblut describes himself is a staunch conservative on fiscal and social issues. o

state is urging everyone to use less, no matter where you live, as drought conditions wmur's kristen carosa has the story. >> manchester's water is dro dropping. >> our lake had an impressive 49 1/2 less inches. i've looked at data from the last 100 years. >>. kristen: stream flows are at all-time lows and conditions are getting worst. severe and moderate drought expanding and some areas are it's affecting private wells and community water systems. >> it's hard to say whether we'll see improvements or not, but i would say for people to plan. kristen: governor maggie hassan spoke with des, state and local agencies about the drought. des is urging all residents to conserve water whether there's a drought or not. short showers. >> leaking toilets and replacing washington machines if they're ten years or older to more efficient models. >> this is' a water restriction in place and the town is looking at implementing fines. the exeter one of the main water sources is down five feet. >> the first violation is a written violation. the second violation would be 100 fine and a third would be a fine a

kristen carosa, wmur news 9. jean: tonight the ntsb says witness reports could be crucial in figuring out what caused the deadly train crash in new with the train's engineer will provide some answers. ray is in hoboken with evidence just pulled from the train. reporter: ntsb investigators are trying to get to video recorders and the second data recorder located in the front of the train. but the terminal is so badly damaged it's making the recovery process extremely slow. one of the two data recorders from the train recovered attempt to get one step closer to answering why. at the center of the investigation, 48-year-old train engineer thomas gallagher. >> we'll be checking records, maintenance record, employee records. reporter: investigators also want to get that second data recorder located in the front car. two video recorders are also located there. but a destroyed canopy and mountains of debris is making it difficult for investigators to reach. that rush hour horror happening ri morning commute. the hundred

live in nashua, kristen carosa. josh: in the first congressional district race, two republicans vying for their party's nomination are also making their final push to win votes. wmur's mike cronin is live in manchester with more on that race. mike? reporter: josh, on the g.o.p. side, incumbent frank guinta used to be an alderman, and mayor here at manchester city run for this congressional seat before. both candidates were in the queen city today ashook shook hand at the puritan back room. he was an executive at b.a.e. systems for more than 20 years. representative guinta made phone call this is afternoon at his campaign headquarters. the congressman is hoping his constituents will elect him to a third term in the first congressional district, a seat he's held on and off their chances at the polls tomorrow. >> going back to my mayor days, i cut taxes, cut borrowing spend, people know the dedication i have to public service, and where some will talk about what they want to do, i've already done it. >> faith has been

live in the studio, kristen carosa, wmur news 9. tom: tonight a man capture on surveillance video beating a store clerk with a baseball bat and nearly killing him will be spending many years behind bars. wmur's desh desh was in court for today's sentencing and he a savage attack and the victim in this case is lucky that he's still alive. prosecutors say he went in to commit a robbery but it erupted into a brutal and bloody beating that almost cost the store clerk his life. carassi was convicted of several charges that included attempted murder for an attack that was captured on surveillance video in february of this year. physically beat a man he did not know, repeatedly. to the point where he left him in a pool of his own blood. and went and took a couple of dollars and ran out that store. reporter: prosecutors say the victim wasn't even a store employee. he was simply covering a shift for a friend when carassi jumped the counter. at this sentencing hearing prosecutors showed the tape and counted the blows. i'm in control now. two,

i'm kristen carosa. police took thomas ford into custody as he arrived for work this morning. ray brewer is live outside the scene of the robbery, and ray, is there an update on the victim's condition? however the clerk here at the , store says she spoke to the victim's life and the wife was very relieved to learn that an arrest had been made. when 20-year-old thomas ford of hooksett showed up for work thursday morning, at serv pro in hooksett, police officers were waiting for him. >> we were in an unmarked unit and apparently he didn't notice it. ray: according to police, ford was responsible for robbing han's food mart at the corner of maple street and lake avenue in manchester. during the robbery the 81-year-old store owner, young hun yun, was beaten. the injuries were significant and yun was taken to the hospital. >> it's such a violent attack. ray: at the time of the robbery police say ford was armed with a semi-automatic weapon. hooksett's police chief says that factored in when they made the arrest. >> we considered him armed and dangerous and when the officers approach

in dover, kristen carosa, wmur news 9. jean: city officials in charlotte, north carolina are bracing for another night of protests after a deadly police shooting. this as the family and attorneys of the unarmed man shot by a owes in tulsa, oklahoma are also demanding justice. ray has the latest. reporter: the city of charlotte now at the center of national now city officials preparing for more protest, and tonight we hear from witnesses of the deadly shooting. >> i know that gentleman was dead, when i walked up here, they startedded administering c.p.r. reporter: police now sifting through body cam and dash cam footage hoping it will give a clearer picture of what happened. keith lamont scott was shot by police. authorities say they were searching for another person with outstanding warrants. scott was appac his car armedded with a gun. >> the officers gave loud, clear verbal comndz to drop the weapon. as the officers continued to yell at him to drop it, he stepped out, posing a threat to the officers. reporter: as unrest

i'm kristen carosa. it is still very active scene there. at this hour, officials say at least one person has been killed. york city area. the crash also caused serious structural damage. abc's ray raimundi is live in hoboken. ray: behind me are a host of multiple law enforcement agencies and first responders. we also know there are multiple critical injuries. at least one person has died. a major train accident in hoboken, new jersey has left more than 100 people injured. officials say a new ey transit train crashed into the station platform leaving multiple passengers trapped and causing structural damage to the station. the accident happened just before 9:00 eastern, the heart of rush hour. authorities say the passenger train failed to stop at the hoboken terminal, continuing to crash through the platform. >> i observed them coming at a high rate of speed, when over the bumper block, through the ray: witnesses say the force of the crash took out a support beam, causing part of the roof that covers the train tracks to collapse. >> i look t

but let's bring in kristen carosa for the fan side of all this. you were outside the speedway today. reporter: i was. i love coming to this event every year, so much excitement inside the track, but there's so much excitement outside the people to see the races here in loudon, especially for families. it's the start of nascar weekend in new hampshire motor speedway and there's just as much to do off the track as there is on. fans can grab a bite to eat at the lobster lounge. >> we have lobster rolls and chicken wings and french fries, and steak and cheese. reporter: then take a walk through the fan zone. >> this is one of our favorite family events we get to come to, we have all the kid stuff to do, reporter: this area is packed with activities like road car racing. >> we always have people watching us and it's a lot of fun. reporter: there's a smaller frack for the little ones. >> they definitely love the race car, i love that they incorporated the smaller cars for the younger kids. report her two sons enjoyed some racing attraction,. >> because

i'm kristen carosa. 13 people with ties to new hampshire perished that day. today ceremonies were held to mark the solemn occasion. wmur's ray brewer is live outside trinity high school in manchester, where there is a growing memorial to the victims. ray: throughout the day here at trinity, school are placing flags in front of their school, a concrete reminder of what was friday was not a day like any other at trinity high school in manchester. >> ? whose broad stripes and bright stars ? ray: a solemn remembrance of what happened 15 years ago when america was attacked. bishop peter libasci says the way people helped each other in the aftermath gave reason for hope. >> the realization that people can do better that there's we can bring that back without tragedy but in the good times embrace each other, we've got a lot to be grateful for. ray: outside the school students placed flags each one bearing a , victim's name. >> it's our intent that each victim receives the thoughts, the reflections, the prayers of our students. ray: at smyth road elementary school th

kristen carosa, wmur news 9. cascade mountain. crews from the state and federal forest service are pumping water out of an old reservoir, to try to put out the flames. almost two acres of woods have burned. we're told the fire is under control. but firefighters are busy checking for hot spots. red cross is providing firefighters with treats and snacks to help out. jennifer: we need a lot of rain to improve the extreme drought conditions. hayley lapoint is here now, any relieve hayley: any little bit helps, but these cold fronts that pass through, they drop a minuscule amount of rain. we need a tropical system or low pressure system that parks itself over us for days on end. i don't see that happening. we also need a big pattern change, that doesn't seem to be happening. in the meantime we will get some showers, not tomorrow but on sunday and they'll be scattered. but look at those numbers, we need 10 inches or more of rain, and a quarter inch ain't going to do it. bit helps. i'll have the extended forecast ahead. josh: right now t

wmur's kristen carosa takes us inside the courtroom tonight. reporter: it was an emotional day in court as christopher loni pleaded guilty to the sexual assault charges, he will serve at least 25 years behind bars. the victim's family says they're glad this is over. 44-year-old christopher loni of assaulting a young girl he knew while living in rochester. >> she was about to relive her whole childhood, the worst parts of it, out loud, for hours. reporter: he pleaded guilty to five counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault and will serve at least 25 years behind bars. the victim's mother says her daughter came forward three years ago when she was 14. she says the assaults date back to 2003. >> she hasn't been able to attend school, she sleeps most of the doesn't have friends. reporter: the victim's mother says she hopes her daughter will now be able to move on, knowing justice will be served. >> i'm hoping that i see her grow, five inches in every direction, and finish her education and find some hobbies. reporter: now loni could face additi

wmur's kristen carosa was there for the first of their six planned matchups. reporter: the debate was roughly 90 minutes and covered several key issues, with just over four weeks away until the election polls have these two women at a dead heat. maggie hassan says this race is about whether n the state's priorities or one that will have her agenda shaped by corporate special interests. while ayotte says the election is about the future of the country and who can work together to get things done. several issues were covered including military spending, the affordable care act and the vacancy of the u.s. supreme court. the two candidates differed on several issues including balancing the budget and gun control, as well as the nuclear deal with iran. things she did when she got in the race is endorse this iron agreement which i think makes the country less safe. >> i have concluded that the imperfect iran deem is the best way to keep iran from having a nuclear weapon, something that must never happen. reporter: hassan and yea yot did agree on a few issues such as

kristen carosa has more. reporter: the sighting lasted for only a few second, but was long enough for many people across new hampshire to catch a glimpse, and it left many wondering was it a meteor or not. as soon as it happened the comments started rolling in on this one from franconia notch, and video from guarder in, massachusetts and here in northfield. >> i was just driving down park street and all of a sudden there's a big bright light in the sky in front of me, looked like a meteor streaking across the sky. reporter: the officer says it lasted roughly eight to nine second. >> it was a large bright whitish blue ball moving through the sky with a small tail behind it. reporter: then it was gone, but he was able to capture it through his dash cam. >> i hit the it showed up on the video. reporter: that video is shown here at plymouth state university during an astronomy class. several students here say they spotted it. and i was trying to think did that just, was that like -- it looked so closeful i realiz

wmur's kristen carosa tells us what the new hampshire crew faced. kristen: after 14 days of fighting a massive wildfire, these hard-working firefighters landed at manchester-boston regional airport sunday. >> it has been challenging. type of cell phone use to be able to call back to their families. kristen: the pioneer wildfire is burning in the boise national forest and started on july 18. new hampshire firefighters joined four other crews from new england for the trip to the west. >> the hardest, dirtiest job you will do in your life. kristen: crews were getting only five hours of sleep at night. and worked until 7:00 at night battling tough conditions. >> building line out in front. some days, they had us behind the fire. pulling out equipment to use in other places. kristen: high and your wildfire is only 55% contained and continues to grow. >> when we left, it was about 180,000 acres. continue to assist from all over the country. >> many firefighters have gone on well over 20 deployments and that has been throughout the country, as far away as a

kristen carosa, wmur news 9. jennifer: senator kelly ayotte was ao out this morning, talk tok voters at blake's ice cream in manchester, after she enjoyed a ride along with a u.p.s. driver. josh: she's in this primary e expleks said she's love to have the privilege of serving the state a second term in washington. >> it's an honor to serve and to be able to fight for the people of new hampshire every day in the senate, and there's so much work that needs to be done. josh: her challenger jim rubens says he's aware he's a long shot to pull off an upset tonight. and chalks that up -- special interests prefer open boarders, they prefer lower wages, nay preferred endless josh: ayotte cast her ballot in nashua. jennifer: coming up we'll check in with the democratic candidates for governor. and we'll see out candidates for both of new hampshire's congressional districts are faring so far. josh: our live coverage will continue all night long until the stay with us on air and online with special live coverage beginning at

as kristen carosa tells us, the v.f.w. was to give the thief a chance to return it, no questions asked. reporter: the statue was placed here two years ago and means a lot to the veterans that come to they're hoping the person who stole it brings it back. >> a soldier in uniform, wearing his helmet. report george mcclain was the one who fought to buy the statue to honor their fallen brothers and sisters and he picked the perfect location to place it. >> i thought that would be perfect for the v.f.w., it's a soldier on one knee in front of a crucifix. reporter: it stood on a pedestal on the walkway to the building's entrance so as people passed buy they could pay their respects. >> it all of a sudden last friday the statue is gone. reporter: the building does have surveillance cameras but the walkway is in a blind spot so there's no way of knowing who did it. now veterans belonging to the v.f.w. are confused as to why someone would steal it. >> how can anybody be that low to take something that's that valuable to us? >> we h

wmur's kristen carosa has the story. kristen: the manchester police commission letter, and set the record straight how the city is dealing with the heroin crisis. >> and they're showing manchester portrayed through the process. >> the letter says, it serves no one to make false claims about the problems or proposed solutions in the political arena. >> the commission itself is made up of republicans and democrats, it's not a political issue and they assured us of that. >> the letter references comments about the use of the analysts and says any representation that there's any street presence is, quote, patently false. the letter goes on to say, despite political claims that crime has risen 19% in manchester. the truth is that the latest statistics show crime has dropped from the latest statistics from a year ago. >> to here them say that you've lost the city or the city is lost, that's disappointing. >> the letter talks about the progress m success of the manchester's safe station program, which helps people struggling fro