in maine they've got paul lepage. in new hampshire they recently had to deal with an influx of libertarian secessionists who are trying to move into new hampshire in sufficient numbers so that they could secede from the rest of the country and the rest of the state and create a new hampshire libertarian utopia. it hasn't happened yet but one of the unexpected ways the new hampshire free state movement has had ab impact in that state is in one new hampshire town the libertarians decided that they would stick it to the man, they would starve the beast of government by feeding everybody's parking meters all day long. so that nobody ever got a parking ticket in that town ever again. and the town would thereby be starved of parking ticket revenue. ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! next door in vermont we've been covering the very, very seedy story in that state of a long-time republican state senator who's about to go on trial on multiple lurid sexual assault charges. the state senator was arrested at the state capitol last year and the

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that was paul lepage earlier this morning. lawmakers in maine, democrats and independents, plan to move forward with the motion that could result in his impeachment. the motion concerns abuse of power allegations against the governor which are currently being investigated in the legislature. the impeach lepage notion has been floating around for months and it's up next weeks. in the middle of this, the impregnating white girls stuff. has he made this the new normal in his state or is this trouble for him? joining us is a columnist from the portland press herald who is going to incur the wrath of the governor simply by speaking to me. thank you for being here. >> well, welcome to the club, rachel. >> that was a very strange moment. but i want to kind of leave it there. is governor lepage so known for saying stuff that is offensive that other people would apologize for, that this essentially is something that will have no recourse for him? >> well, it's hard to tell. this one stood out i thought just of the nature of what he sai

paul lepage is paul lepage before donald trump was on the scene, right? >> indeed.didn't have quite the platform now, but i do think the whole idea of trump has unleeched people and made it feel safe to be, not just outrageous, but entirely offensive out there, all in the name of saying, well, i'm not into political correctness. >> but there is that. there's this political correctness thing being debated right now. you hear people say, smart people say, there are a lot of people in this country who feel that for some time right now that their views, the way they speak, the way they live or the way they think has been demeaned in some way. no, maybe they don't agree with everything donald trump or paul lepage says but they find being able to speak your mind liberating. >> i don't think they're necessarily talking about political correctness. that's become the catch-all for everything with which they disagree but there is a real segment of the populous that's older, white, rural, that feels they're being left behind right now in this economy. there's a lot of truth to

democrats and the leadership joined republicans to postpone the paul lepage impeachment effort indefinitelyffort fell apart, governor lepage called the whole thing "foolishness." but he also left an open question that's of significant consequence for his state. because in the days before the impeachment debate the governor had threatened that he would skip his annual state of the state address. he decided that if the legislature wanted to impeach him then he just wasn't going to do that thing this year. >> why am i going to go up and face people and talk to them in an audience that just a day -- you know, a week or two before they're trying to impeach me? that's just silliness. so why don't we just i'll go to work, keep working, i'll send them a letter and call it a day. >> governor paul lepage doesn't want to give the state of the state this year. not if it means talking in person to the legislature that just debated impeaching him. he raised the prospect that he might skip the whole speech this year, submit it in writing instead. but then the impeachment thing fell apart and now we're lef

paul lepage, r-maine: these are guys by the name, dmoney, smoothie, shifty. incidentally, half the time they impregnate a young, white girl before they leave. this morning, lepage held a news conference and he blamed the media. christie's rivals pounced, demanding he renounce the maine governor. as of this morning, no response from christie. kenneth moton, abc news washington. and donald trump will be at the reno ballroom on center street sunday afternoon. the rally starts at one in the afternoon. doors open at eleven in the morning. ohio governor john kasich will also be making a stop in he is holding a meet- and-greet at the washoe county g-o-p headquarters next tuesday at a quarter- to-two in the afternoon. both events are open to the public, but an r-s-v-p is requested. ### are you looking for a new job in the new year... newly released numbers show that employment is on the rise across the nation. and, good news for your gas tank in 2016 - get ready to road trip! "you're watching kolo 8 news now at 4:30 with sarah johns and weather with meteorologist jeff

maine's governor paul lepage and undercutting the leader. >> why do lepage and i get so much attentiony what we really think. >> reporter: so far, christie is keeping what he thinks about the comments to himself. one thing to point out in that relationship the christie campaign knew what they were getting when it came to paul lepage. obviously the two very close and christie crucial to lepage's re-election as share of the republicans governors association. the group dumped millions in the race and christie campaigning several times. pushing him to lepage the christie campaign wants than maybe the one they heard about this week. phil mattingly, cnn. washington. >>> so when we come back, hundreds of san fernando valley residents outraged today. a methane gas leak. complaints of asthma and bloody noses and we will talk to one of those affected. >>> b.a.r.t. station in oakland, one person is left dead. we will have the details when we come back. >>> there is a state of emergency in southern california. a damaged storage well is spewing methane gas at a rate of 100,000 pounds per hour. that

dream political controversy brewing involving chris christie and his supporter, maine governor paul lepage who said this about drug traffickers in his state. sot - gov. lepage: "these are guys by the name d-money, smoothie, shifty.""incidentally, half the time they impregnate a young, white girl before they leave." " jack/1shot: and n-b-c news is receiving some negative feedback after the network put out eligibility rules for the next democratic presidential debate. to qualify. candidates have to reach an average of 5 percent either nationally or in any of the early states in the 5 most recent polls this could pose a challenge for martin o'malley, who hovers around 3 to 4 percent. the debate is sunday, january 17th. stephanie:/ram: in more news on the democrats - bernie sanders is making more distinctions between himself and front- runner hillary clinton while on the campaign trail. today in iowa, he leave. " she has talked in vague and general terms about the need for paid family and medical leave. she has not described how she has how she will pay for it and she is not supportive of the

. >> reporter: paul lepage made those remarks on wednesday. the communications director defended the remarks saying lepage wasn't speaking about that drugs have on children. >>> "people" reports on what caused the death of singer natalie cole who passed away last week. her family said she died from idiopathic pulmonary hypertension which caused heart failure. the diagnosis came after she received a new kidney in 2009. >>> the "sun sentinel" in south florida reports manatees may soon lose their endangered status. the u.s. fish and wildlife service plans to reclassify the so-called sea cows from a danger to threatened. the agency says its population has rebounded and there are more than 6,300 manatees in the southeast. >>> still to come, two big tv returns. we give you a sneak peek at the "fuller house" cast all grown up. >>> and the drama "game of thrones" announces its season's premiere dates. mom knows it needs a big solution: an antiviral. don't kid around with the flu, call your doctor and ask about prescription tamiflu. attack the flu viru

add: the bid to impeach governor paul lepage fell short today. you' ll remember lepage drew national attention last week when he said drug dealers were coming to maine and getting white women pregnant. however, the call to impeach centered around an alleged abuse of power. a democrat in the house claims the republican governor pressured a charter school operator to rescind a job offer to the house speaker, who is a democrat. but, critics failed to get enough support to require a vote on an independent investigation that could have led to impeachment. lepage has called the attacks against him a political witch hunt that had absolutely no merit. phil: an employee at a health care facility in new hampshire has been arrested. he' s accused of sexually assaulting a patient. heather unruh has more on this developing story tonight. heather. heather: heather: police tell us 72-year-old charles bureau was arrested yesterday on two counts of misdemeanor sexual assault. bureau is accused of fondling a developmentally disabled woman independent services netw

tim: a group of maine lawmakers are calling for governor paul lepage to be impeached. their proposal was debated on the floor of the state house thursday. the representatives behind the move claim that lepage has shown a pattern of abuse this comes after last week... critics blasted racially-charged explain his state's lepage said that guys named "d- smoothie... and shifty" are bringing heroin into the state and they quote-- "impregnate a young, white girl before they leave." " i am no longer willing to let the chief executive get away with actions that some legal experts have said are not legal. enough is enough. the impeachment measure does not have the backing of house democratic leaders. jenna: it looks like many people tuned off president obama's final state of the union. the speech had its lowest t-v rating in 15 years. 31-point-3 million viewers watched the president speak about the future of the country tuesday night according to nielsen data. that number does not include those who watched it online. the speech however did create plenty of buzz on social media.

come up here, they sell they're heroin then they go young, white girl before they leave governor paul lepage was talking about the drug problem in his state - and he apologized today - saying he's not perfect abd he didn't ined for his comments toobe taken raciilly. an attack on a philadelphia police officer is now being investigated as an act of terror. the suspect captted quickly after shooting the officer multiple times is claiming allegiance to isis. brian moore has late details. amanda, police say this was an a lot more about the suspect and who he talked with before the officer sitting in his cruiser. and from the suspect ... a confession every bit as shocking. :sot: capt. james clark, homicide commander :10 - :16) "he stataed that he pledges his allegiance to islamic state, he follows allah and that is the reason he was called upon to do this." surveillance video captured the moment when the gunman openeddfire on officeejesse hartnett ... approaching until he was shooting point blank ... and unloading the last of eleven shots as he retreated . hartnett managed to return fire - even th

another political controversy brbring involving chris christie and his supporter, maine governor paul lepage who said this about drug traffickers in his state. sot - gov. lepage: "these are guys by the name d-money, smoothie, shifty.""incidentally, half the time they impregnate a young, white girl before they leave." (kenneth standup close) this morning, lepage held a news conference to say he's not perfect and he blamed the media. christie's rivals pounced...demanding he renounce the maine governor. as of this morning, no response from christie. kenneth moton, abc jenna: schools across iowa are looking for innovative ways to o lp students excel in for innovative waysyso help students excel in science, technology, engineering and math courses, commonly known as stem. in the north cedar school district in cedar rapids, students as young as middle-schl age are learning through 3-d virtual reality. students have what they call "z spaces" to work along with a teacher during the lesson. glasses, which make items pop out of the screen. the district says it wanted to thousands of dollars into the e

governor paul lepage is facing harsh criticism over racially-charged comments he made about out-of-state drug dealers and white women in his state. that was the latest in a string of controversial comments. this impeachment hearing, however, is focused on abuse of power in a totally different charge against lepage. discussions start in the house and would require a simple majority vote to launch an independent investigation. randy: a bill taking on opioid abuse is moving forward on beacon hill, but it does not include some controversial proposals. the house plan limits initial opiate prescriptions to a seven -day supply. it would not allow doctors drug treatment facilities for up to 72 hours if they' re considered an immediate danger to themselves. governor charlie baker wants to see that happen. the house and senate will now work to merge their two bills. emily: a vaccine warning for children in new hampshire. health officials say 800 kids were given vaccinations that may be no good. the vaccines for polio, hepatitis, measles and other diseases were administered at alice peck day memori

paul lepage had this to say about drug dealers in the city. >> these are guys with names like shifty, and half the time they impregnate a young white girl. leon: this morning, lepage held a news conference in he was not perfect and he also blamed the media. he said he meant to say maine girl not white girl. so far not getting a response from chris christie. madonna was out on the campaign trail -- dunham was on the campaign trail in support of hillary clinton. she was joined the by a u.s. women's soccer star, abby wambach. mazda is recalling cars with airbags made by takata. the effective models' air bags can inflate with too much force sending fragments flying in the vehicle. investors are hoping that stocks rebound next week after its worst week since 2011. the dow lost more than 167 points, the s&p 500 fell 21, the nasdaq dropped nearly 46 points the decline fueled by falling oil prices and concerns over china's economy. something you do not see every day -- thousands of shoes spilled on a roadway when a truck overturned this afternoon in miami gardens. this stretch of road was clo

emily: outspoken maine governor paul lepage is in hot water again for comments some are calling racist. the governor making claims against drug dealers from out of state. >> these are guys named shifty that come to connecticut and new york. they sell their heroine and go back home. half the time they impregnate a young,wh white girl before they leave. emily: a spokesman for lepage says the remarks were not about race, but about the emotional toll drugs have on children. in a statement, he said, "race is irrelevant. what is relevant is the cost to state taxpayers for welfare and the emotional costs for these kids who are born as a result of involvement with drug traffickers." the comments caused a lot of backlash. hillary clinton' s campaign released a statement saying they are offensive, hurtful, and randy: big shake-up in the boston television market. nbc is pulling the plug on its affiliation with whdh, channel 7. whdh has been the home of nbc programming in boston for more than 20 years. but nbc network wants to own and operate its own station, moving programming to wneu tv, a new h

another political controversy brewing involving chris christie and his supporter, maine governor paul lepage, who said this about drug gov. lepage: these are guys by the name d-money, smoothie, shifty. incidentally, half the time they impregnate a young, white girl before they leave. kenneth: this morning, lepage held a news conference to say he is not perfect, and he blamed the media. not care what the media thinks about me, but i do want the drug traffickers know i am after you. kenneth: christie' s rivals pounced demanding he renounce the maine governor. from christie. kenneth moton, abc news sean: republican presidential hopeful carly fiorina is wrapping up a five-day swing with stops in new london, john kasich is wrapping up a four-day visit to new hampshire today with town hall meetings planned in hampton and exeter. and marco rubio is also holding a town hall in concord. this year marks the 100th anniversary of the new hampshire primary. tonight, we' re taking an in-depth look at the future of the process, as well as a view s history, and what has made it so special. "first in the nat

jc: maine governor paul lepage is known for saying what he thinks and now he is under fire for racially tinged comments about drug dealers. >> these are guys with names like d-mon these guys, p, sell their harrowing, and go back home. incidentally, half of the time, they will impregnate a young white girl before they leave. jc: today, lepage backed off, but just a bit. >> i was going impromptu in my brain, and it did not catch up to my mouth. instead of sayingmaine women, i said "white women." jc: he says he will not apologize because, as he puts it ,maine is roughly 95% white. phil: commitment 2016 tonight, star power on the campaign trail as the presidential candidates march toward the iowa caucuses and new hampshire primary. newscenter 5' s sally kidd tells us some celebrities stumped today in new hampshire. reporter: abby one back and lena dunham rallied at a women for hillary event in new hampshire, while bernie sanders pressed for votes in iowa. america should be guaranteed at and medical leave. -- senator cruz: february 1 will be a cold iowa night. reporter: iowa could be ted cru

today, lawmakers in maine are expected to take up an attempt to impeach governor paul lepage. the impeachment order, sponsored lists eight counts of alleged misconduct by governor lepage, including refusing to sign off on voter-approved bonds, launching a secret investigation into the maine human rights withhold state funds from a private charter school if it opponents. the impeachment attempt comes comments saying that "young impregnated by out-of-state drug dealers. backers of the islamic state are now claiming responsibility for a deadly attack in indonesia. authorities say attackers set off explosions at a starbucks cafe in a shopping area and began gun battles with police. investigators say at least five attackers and at least two others were killed and 10 people were injured. police have say the area near the mall is now secure. police in italy say decisive dna evidence led them to arrest a man in connection with the strangulation death of a 35-year-old american woman. ashley olsen was found on her bed over the weekend. investigators say she was killed suffered a skull f

republican paul lepage spoke at a town meeting wednesday night. >> these are guys that are named d-money, smoothie, shifty, these type of guys that come from connecticut and new york. they come up here. they sell their heroin. then they go back home. incidentally, half the time they impregnate a young, white girl before they leave. >> rose: today lepage told reporters it was a slip of a tongue. he did not mean to inject race into the scurks but he also said this. >> instead of saying, maine women, i said white women. if you... i'm not going to apologize to the maine women for that because if you go to maine, you will see that we're essentially 9 a 5% white. >> rose: the head of the regional naacp called the give's comments terrible and divisive. released nearly 3,000 more pages clinton's personal account. one of these e-mails is receiving extra scrutiny. it contains an unusual request. here's nancy cordes. >> reporter: republicans argue the newly released e-mail proves that former secretary of state knowingly shared sensitive information on her private account. in an exchange from 2011,

maine governor paul lepage - a christie supporter -made racially charged comments about drug traffickers in his state, going as far as saying "they are impregnating young white girls" before heading back to new nd connecticut. this morning, lepage held a news conference to say he's not perfect anhe blamed the media. . "personally i don't really care what the press thinks about me. what i do care is i want the drug dealers to know i'm after them. and i want the maine people to know i may have a slip of the tongue, but my heart is to protect maine people." christie's fellow republicans are calling on him to denounce the comments snow is gone, here comes the cold! 2 lili super: fred h hom fhexom@kcautv.c om light flurries left on radar. our whole already. arctic air moves in with blustery wind chills below 0. nnw wind in place behind our front, frigid air from canada pushes south and it gets blustery tonight and tomorrow. tomorrow, clouds wiwi clear but temperatures will stay around 10 degrees for a high quickly falling to single digits. saturday night, with clear skies and this arctic air

republican paul lepage has apologized for saying that young white girls were being dealers. the democrat leading the impeachment calls says his request is set to be debated on the house floor thursday. as mass shootings become more common in the united states, schools across the country and in new hampshire are training the university of new hampshire spent the last three days training for an active shooter scenario. officers from unh and iran used the memorial union building on campus while school was on break. the training was funded by the department and is constantly evolving. >> we review every single shooting that happens anywhere in the united states, and we look at our plans. we look at how he would respond to those things. this is part of the planning process. stephanie: the unh police chief also offers a class for students and faculty and says each time a shooting takes place in real life, attendance increases. the boston police officer who was shot in the leg friday is home from the hospital. police say he tried to pull a versus back to drug dealer grant headley w

paul lepage has apologized for racially charged comments he made about out-of-state drug dealers. the impeachment request is set to be debated on the house floor on thursday. emily: the patriots prepare for a playoff challenge. the kansas city chiefs come to gillette this saturday. and they're on a roll winning their last 11 games. the patriots, on the other hand, have lost four of their last six. kick-off is saturday afternoon at 4:35. the celtics let the grizzles claw their way back from a 21-point deficit in memphis. the c's led by 18 at the end of the first period. but some sloppy play did them in. the grizzlies get it within a point with just 50 seconds to go. at the buzzer, but it doesn't count. 101-98 the final. randy: all eyes will turn to the powerball drawing this wednesday. the jackpot now soaring to $1.3 billion after nobody won saturday night's drawing. but the clarendon wine company on boylston street did sell a million-dollar winner. this is the biggest jackpot in u.s. history. you'll see the winning numbers wednesday night, right here during newscenter 5 at 11. emi

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you just heard the controversial comments that landed maine governor paul lepage in a lot of hot water tonight. the clip you just heard was from a town hall meeting on wednesday about drug trafficking. today lepage held a press conference to apologize for what he said... but not before clarifying it. "i get a report and they're saying their street names are d money, street name smoothy, i don't know where they're from, i know where they're from i don't know if they're white black wasn't intended to be race. it was intended to be maine. maine i am very passionate about maine." lepage went on to accuse the media in his state of attacking him... for what he called a simple slip up. back here in the tri-state... the coroner is now confirming that the owner of leach brothers auto repair in north college hill has died after he was shot in a robbery on tuesday. police say joe leach was shot in the back... with the suspect escaping on foot. if you have any information that could help police with the case... call crimestoppers at 513-352-3040. the driver accused of hitting and killing a partici

. >> reporter: today in maine's state house republican paul lepage accused reporters of twisting his words. >> instead of saying maine women i said white women. if you go to maine, you will see that we're essentially 95% white. am i perfect? no. do i want to be perfect? no. because if i was perfect i'd be a reporter. >> reporter: but then an apology of sorts. >> so if i slipped up and use a wrong word, i apologize to all the maine women. >> what about to the black community? they're upset. they think that you're singling out drug traffickers who have been black. >> i never said anything about white or black on traffickers. look, you're reading things into i didn't say. >> reporter: lepage vowing that this -- >> half the time they impregnate a young white girl -- >> reporter: -- had nothing to do with race at all. >> and cecilia with us at all. endorsed chris christie for president. he's one of christie's top supporters. have we heard from governor christie? >> so far no comment from christie. you'd better believe the democrats are pouncing. the dnc saying in a statement, "by remainin