our phil lipof is live in portsmouth, new hampshire, phil? ed: radio was donald trump's i spoke to the head about 15 minutes ago. he told me said trump needed to come here to mu hampshire to earn that endorsement. country. >> a special quick trip to new hampshire land endorse. >> our candidate for the next president of the united states donald jay trum am. >> not the usual huge crowd, but pint maintain smaller gathering of police, although didn't speak of it directly, trump did make ref trence the call for a tem ry! on muslims come though united states. >> when i talked about what i said the other day, and all of the sudden, aim watching the shows this morning. i am watching the shows tonight and you mo, trump has a point. >> a plan not popular with many in the own party. phil: and those outside holding up soons but not holding back their disgust about the comments. >> they are everything. i don't know any other way to >> a lot of people, that is, creating a problem for our country. >> none of it seems to face trump her on in the polls. the l

karen: a gold star mom from new hampshire needs a kidney, and newscenter 5's phil lipof reports time is running out. phil: joanne clark has no problem asking people to help new hampshire's struggling veterans, but now she needs help and that's a different story. joanne: i've been way too independent all my life. it's hard for me. phil: a diabetic most of her life, joanne has stage 5 chronic kidney disease. she needs a new kidney from matching tissue. on a waiting list for a transplant, and that could take 4-6 years. husband: scary every minute of the day i'm scared for her. joanne: he is. he's a worrywart. phil: it's been a difficult year but a successful one for her organization. last christmas she cofounded "annnie's angels chris' pets" for vets. it raises awareness about post traumatic stress disorder and helps veterans find pets by paying some of the adoption fees. joanne: it's heartwarming and very rewarding for me to see that i'm helping to make a difference. phil: it was named after her son christopher, an army veteran who had ptsd and took his own life. joanne: that's honestly

phil: and i' m phil lipof. newscenter 5' s reid lamberty is at the breaking news desk. any word right now on what started the fire? reporter: not right now. that massive working fire ignited the final minutes of 2015. 20 floors of the high-rise hotel in the heart of the city. as you watch this, keep in mind, people have gathered in the city in anticipation of the new year' s celebration. at least 2 million people expected to pack the city. the fire started on the 20th floor of the luxury address hotel and was confined to the despite quickly floors, it was contained within 20 minutes. the celebration, known as the world' s largest, still went on as planned. >> so, right now, i was at the balcony. i had a photo of the building before the fire, and it was kind of what people said before, you could hear music playing, and then everyone was running. and right now, it is kind of silence out there. you do not hear anything. reid: truly incredible video. no major injuries. in the newsroom, i' m reid lamberty, wcvb newscenter 5. jc: is under arrest for planning to carry out an a

newscenter 5' s phil lipof is live in portsmouth with more, phil? phil: because trump is doing so well in new hampshire, you would before thousands of people, but not the case. this is a very intimate, tight gathering. donald trump himself is that the executive board meeting of the association. he desperately wants their endorsement. a lot of supporters happy about it. not everybody. as the sun went down, protesters organized in loud, just outside the sheridan and portsmouth. most upset about donald trump' s proposed ban on muslims. >> i hope it is doing bad things for donald trump. i think a response to it could be positive for our country. phil: on one side of the street, trump supporters, on the other side -- these are the folks who do not support trump, and right now they are being asked to move. as for the republican front-runner -- mr. trump: i am leaving every single poll. phil: and his lead is growing, senator ted cruz right behind him. senator marco rubio who is at 9% as trump still does not have a chance. s not going to be the nominee. let

newscenter 5' s phil lipof is in portsmouth where trump will take jc: this -- phil: this will not be your typical rally. after a meeting, donald trump will be talking to an entire room of police officers. tonight is a smaller, more intimate event. this room will be packed with police officers from across new england, trump looking for the new england police benevolent association front door smit. it would be a bump up in a week where even after calling for a ban on muslims entering the united states -- mr. trump: i' m leaving in every single poll. phil: he is polling at 35%, senator ted cruz closest to him at 16%. senator marco rubio at 9% says trump still does not have a chance. senator rubio: he' s not going to be the nominee. let' s continue forward with this campaign. let' chance in the general election. phil: he defended his band. mr. trump: this is not about religion. this is about security. we cannot allow people to come into this country with horrible things in their mind. now we are just a couple hours away from donald trump speaking to this entire room filled with police of

phil lipof is here and phil that includes hillary clinton in new hampshire tonight? phil: yes it does she was quick to take a shot at trump over his plan but she' s certainly not the only one even most members of his own party spoke out against him. >> i' m the worst thing that ever happened to isis. phil: in typical trump fashion the republican front runner is not backing off his muslims from coming into the country. >> they knocked down the world trade center, they tried doing it twice. other things have happened. they have a lot of there are people that have tremendously bad intentions. phil: while speaking in new hampshire hillary clinton pounced. >> donald trump, the republican front runner has made a name for himself in the last month by trafficking in prejudice and paranoia. this is both a shameless and a dangerous idea. the speaker of the house taking a stand in a controversy that has just about his entire party lined up against trump. >> what was proposed yesterday is not what this party stands for. s not -- stands for. >> challengers like jeb bush clashing

phil lipof is here with where phil. phil: they are piecing this thing together. together methodically, tonight, police are searching for those clues, anything to answer the question why. it took four hours but agenting on a tip, the police found the the scene. two people inside. aive exchange 6 gun fir. both suspects kill. >> one is a male. one is a female. they were dropped in assault-style clothing, i think, the best way to say it. they were both armed with assault rifles. they were both armed with handguns. >> i would say probably 100 to 200 rounds, and that got me in the house quick. phil: hearing there was third suspect, the whole neighborhood was locked down. police going door-to-door. >> there was third person that was seen running away. we do not know if they are we have that person detained. phil: both suspects dead. still armored vehicles, officers behind protective shields. >> there is also sensitive stuff around the vehicle they are not sure. they are talking a cautious approach to dealing with the vehicle i

frank: that was phil lipof reporting. while she waits, joanne focuses on her organization which has already helped 80 veterans with ptsd adopt pets. coming up, a very generous tip bringing holiday cheer to an ohio woman. karen: we'll tell you about the note attached to the receipt and the big difference it will make for one family. frank: don't forget newscenter 5 starts an hour earlier now on sunday evenings. get the latest breaking news and your storm team 5 forecast only 29 degrees. stay with us. karen: it will warm up. frank: danielle wil jeb bush: here's the truth you will not hear from our president: we are at war with radical islamic terrorism. r it is the struggle that will determine t the fate of the free world. r the united states should not delay t in leading a global coalition r to take out isis with overwhelming force. ttheir aim is our total destruction. p we can't withdraw from this we have but one choice: to defeat it. vo: right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. t music p my k-cup

i am phil lipof. erika: i am erika. our julie mcdn ailed live shirley. julie. reporter: well, erika, phil. they don't know who fired a single gun shot to afternoon. no one was hurt in all of the inmates are accounted for while the active search has ended, local routine patrols in the area still remin on alert. not any more. >> reporter: a strong police presence blocked both enness tras for hours today. the prison was placed on lockdown ever a correction officer reported hearing a single gunshot in the area of harvard avenue just before 3:30. >> this is more, more look the on down there. >> a lot of times we don't know what is going on down there because they put guards out here. reporter: they told wcvb newscenter 5, a white man wearing dark pants was seen reasoning the area. state police canine patrols and helicopter searched the woods suspects. because of the investigation, no one was allowed to enter the facility ty including family members who had trav ared for christmas eve visit. >> is frustrating but, it is out of our controls, so, nothing we can do. >> h

newscenter5's phil lipof is here with the calls for calm tonight. phil? philadelphia. the streets of baltimore are relatively quiet tonight. not so early in the day. [chanting] reaction was immediate to the hung jury and mistrial of officer william porter. sheriff's deputies moved in quickly, clearing the street and surrounding the baltimore >> immediately dispersed. philadelphia: abc's avila was there. >> officer potter has been leaving the building. phil: porter charged looping with five others baltimore police officersp connection to freddie gray's death after fatal ride in a police van last ving. the jury of seven black and five whites told the judge they could not reach a verdict. gry's family urged crime. >> we ask them to remain callp, patient, because he are confident there will be another trial with a different jury. phil: porter didn't make pred dy gry's arrest or drive the police van. prosecutors charmed him with manslaughter claiming he could have put a seat bell on gry or called a medic when gray asked for one. tonight, every police officer on the city on

phil: and i'm phil lipof. the morning commute will be a bit dicey in spots as well. let's get you to stormteam 5's harvey ren leonard. harv? meteorologist: this went into effect at 7:00 tonight. at first, it was for spotty mist. now the steady rains a been moving in and lasts until 3:00 a.m. in the morning. here is what we're dea dealing with. fog as well. poorest vissics. half mile orange. mile in boston. on top of the fog, now we have the precipitation coming in and the pink color, that means reezing rain. it is rain that is freezing upon contact with the ground. we put a lot of temperatures en here. notice logan airport is a little above freezing. norwood at freeze, but only 30 beverly. 30 degrees also being reported now in fitchburg. 29 in mash shoe with a, new hampshire. anything untreated could be very, very sloppy and icy. that is what we want you to be aware. walking, driving, the fog and the freezing rain. now we put everything into motion here. notice, when we get to 2:00 in the morning, we have the freezing rain. by 5:00, getting ready to exit. 8:00, off t

phil lipof is here with what he knew and what else they may have been planning. phil? phil: he persuaded to convert to islam and radicalized him by showing him online videos from al qaeda and the pair had planned a previous attack that never happened. after ten days of questioning at a secret location, enrique marquez was brought to federal court to face terror charges. within hours of the terror rampage, the fbi figured out two assault rifles were bought by called to tell them so. marquez placed the 911 call we are hear fog the first time told the dispatcher my neighbor he did the shooting. he was the shooter. farook, he used mice gn the shooting. charges revealed late t. the 24-year-old and his long-time friend syed farook planned to use the weapons to attack the cafeteria of a come in the college then later, rush hour terror take ob the california freeway in late 2011 and early 2012. the plan was for farook to throw pipe bombs on the freeway then agly planned to move among stopped vehicles shooting into them while marquez shot into vehicles in a position. after upda

newscenter 5's phillip chism is here with -- phil lipof is here with where this investigation goes. >> the investigation is turning to others, like the man who slid them with the high-powered rifles they used. the two future killers as they arrived in the united states for the first time as a married couple, july 2014, chicago's o'hare airport. the f.b.i. now trying to figure out if even then they were planning to go to war with america in we . >> we have learned and believed that both subject were radicalized. >> the f.b.i. today also revealed that the couple shot target practice at this gun attack. and overnight, agents finally were able to question enrique provided the couple with two a convert to islam, he and syed farook grew up next door to each other. >> they were very close friends. if anybody in this neighborhood, enrique was the closest. reporter: they are focusing on the wife's background and contacts in pakistan before she came to the u.s. malik's official photo shows her evolution from the young woman wearing makeup and a scarf to her arrival at o'hare in a conservative b

phil: and i'm phil lipof. right now, police are still hunting for whoever left it there. our john atwater is in pelham, new hampshire. john? john: and phil, this is a good-size rocket. about four feet long. >> at first grasp, it obviously looks intimidating and looks official. john: at four-feet long, it sure gave officers a scare when they responded to one of the more unusual calls they have ever gotten. dealerring with. you done know if this is alive round and that at any time could explode. john. police promptly called the bomb squad which determined the massive weapon was harmst. the man who dropped it off found it while doing renovation work at the home and apparently thought the gun store was he best equipped to handle it. >> when doubt, bring somebody item. he did. and the next best thing. they contacted the local end fosment agency. john. now police are trying to find that man who didn't leave his name. not clear how old the rocket may be. police sleeved they did not have to response to the deadly power. >> it was active maybe at one point and had the potential to

phil: and i'm phil lipof. investigators are frantically digging into the gunman's past right now. and it is who syed farook had flags. wcvb newscenter 5's john atwater is here with the breaking details. john? john: one potential clue, investigators believe he used social media to contact extremist, the fbi was watching. these are the assault rifles police say the killer used to in hecht the terror, spraying a conference room with as many as 75 wounds. officer was the first inside. >> it was unspeakable the carnage that we are seeing, the number of people who were injure, and unfortunately, already dead. john: police flooded the suv with bullets killing syed farook and his wife and the discovery the pair could have killed so many more with 1400 additional rounds of ammunition in their car. aisle will take the bullet before you do. john: in side of that office building, officers tried to calm survivors. this man walked to the restroom wall. >> when i finished the restroom, i am ready to leave. there is like a bomb that went off. and i turned back and looked at the mirror, i can see

i am phil lipof. the fbi admits the couple managed to fly under the radar. our mary saladna following breaking developments in the newsroom. mary? mary: the that is roit. the fb is calling it an act of terrorism appears the couple who cared out with more isis-inspired than directed. the instigator the young life. time the face of malik. the young mother who became a canner. you a hrs unrave listening the misriff how and why a 29 remember old mother of baby daughter turned in a cold blooded terrorist. a woman killing 16 people went on facebook to pledge hr allegience to the lead her of isis her husband's family says he are stunned. >> knowing that he was our brother, and he was so happy with her. how could he leave his only child, you know? how could the mother do this. reporter: malik was born in pakistan but moved to saudi arabia with her paren ares-he was if you are anded to pakistan to attend college. the marriage came after she met him on a web site. m leak give address in the pakistani town and apply for the american if he on say visa in discovered does

i' m phil lipof off. snow is expected by tomorrow night. let' s get you to mike wankum. in system. s after midnight that the then it' s the tuesday morning with, snow and ice, a very slippery morning commute. t look that impressive.