in portsmouth, it is currently 44 degrees. hayley lapoint tells us when rain is moving in. to slide down. warm all weekend. tomorrow will be no different. look at what is happening now. we have clouds on the increase, where you got to see sunshine earlier today. showers headed for northern areas of the state. with cold temperatures of freezing rain. a freezing rain advisory has been posted for normal coos county until noon monday. there is the threat through the next couple of hours in the northern part of the state, temperatures already much colder compared to the 40' s in the southern part of the state. i will talk more about the rain ahead. stephanie: i know you are happy about this. rob gronkowski will be on the field tonight. initial reports are that gronk will see limited action but he will play against the texans in houston. jason king joins us now with what we can expect tonight. will probably see limited action. he practiced for the first time thursday after missing 11 days with a bad need injury against the giants a

for now, live in portsmouth, jennifer crompton. josh: we'll have a full wrapup on later newscasts. jean: still to come tonight, investigators discover where the fire started that burned a historic billion in portsmouth. josh: the new hampshire motor speedway is handing out checks to local charities today. mike: the mild air does continue into friday, but will we see any the forecast is coming up. >> a good sign in foxborough today, rob gronkowski back on the practice field. but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message because together, we can make a political revolution and create an economy and democracy that works for all people are working harder than ever, but the everyday cost of perscriptions, child care, or even just buying groceries can be a stretch for too many families. hillary's plan: raise th

shelley, now at 11:00, fire breaks out at a well-known portsmouth business. it does sound like there was a >>it does sound like there was a lot of damage so we are doing everything we can to help out. the support from other >>the support from other restaurants for the gas light' s employees. republican presidential candidate carly fiorina takes questions from granite state voters. and she didn' t shy away from strong opinions about either her opponents. mike: seasonably cool today, but the mild air makes a return soon. how much higher temps go over the next few days. the manchester-boston regional shelley airport is setting rules : for a popular gift. what you need to do if your drone will be taking off close by. a girl whose simple request has gone viral is being treated right in boston. the christmas wish from this arson survivor. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. shelley: clean up is underway inside a popular restaurant in downtown portsmouth after a four-alarm fire destroyed the building today. good evening, i' m shelley walcott. investigators ha

nashua and portsmouth under a freezing rain advisory. could get to freezing and if we get any drizzle could cause patchy conditions. look at that drizzle. a couple of spot sprinkles forming around 7:00 and continuing in a very widely scattered fashion through noon scattered fashion through noontime. still plenty of spots and the dry spots are filling through the afternoon. widespread drizzle at 3 p.m. kids coming home from school. make sure you are sending them with any rain gear because wet degrees during the afternoon hours and there are some of your steadier wind as you shift toward the evening commute. 44 to 54. much cooler to the north and west of boston. boston kind of smack-dab in the middle about 50 this afternoon. the steady, heavier rain this evening. we will show you how long it lasts coming up, but julie over to you for an early look at the roads. >> julie: we will be keeping a close tab on any icy spots that form. pike moving along nicely from framingham, wide open through brighton. 24 minutes on the strike 495 to mass avenu

concord or portsmouth that have those long standing records that go back a really long time, just didn't quite get there. you will notice for the here and now, still in the mid 60's in the monadnock region right now. the issue tonight will be for the areas that didn't clear out, where the patchy dense fog is going to develop. huge difference in temperature, we have cooled back into the 50's in the north country. still in the 60's in places like jaffrey, manchester and nashua. and at 46 out in portsmouth right now. 35 to 45 for overnight lows tonight, the fog will become an issue during the evening and overnight hours if you're headed out for midnight services tonight or early tomorrow morning. beyond that looks like another mild day with near records tomorrow. we'll talk about the huge changes we have for the weekend and beyond in your forecast, in a few minutes. josh: of course you can stay up to date on the latest forecast by using our storm watch weather app available for both apple and android devices. so people were out there enjoying these near record the warmth meant playgrounds i

for now, live in portsmouth, amy coveno, wmur news 9. jennifer: tonight a former camp counselor who admitted to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in august of 2012 has learned his sentence. david johansen pleaded guilty today in nashua to three felony counts. authorities say he faces more in another state. wmur's kristen carosa has the details. reporter: johansen will serve two to six years in prison for sexually soughting the 15-year-old boy, it happened when he spent the night at the boy's house. the to met at a christian camp in hillsboro where johansen was a counselor. during the course of the night johansen sexually assaulted the then 15-year-old boy. the victim did come forward and when police questioned johansen he admitted to what he had done. in court this morning, johansen pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated felonious sexual assault and two counts of felonious sexual assault. johansen is also accused of a similar crime in massachusetts. >> there are at least three other charges for similar conduct that are pending her

we have been in contact with the portsmouth fire department. no official word on a cause as of tonight. live in portsmouth, kristen carosa wmur news 9. ,shelley the father who somersworth over the summer has pleaded guilty to charges in maine. jeremiah grant took his 18-month-old son from the boy' s mother in july, and brought him to maine. he was arrested there, and the boy was returned home unharmed. grant waived extradition to new hampshire to face additional charges. the state supreme court will hear an appeal of a 1971 murder conviction. robert breest was found guilty of killing 18-year-old susan randall by beating her, then throwing her body onto the frozen merrimack river. breest says he was wrongly convicted. his lawyers say new dna test results could lead to reasonable doubt, meaning he could be found held. in boston, northeastern university police are being armed with new weapons. the department' s deputy chief says the tactical rifles will be sent out with officers only in the case of an emergency. the officers won' t be regularly ca

happening today protesters are expected to show up in full force at campaign event in portsmouth, new hampshire for donald trump. this is the latest backlash after trump called to ban muslims from entering the united states. fox25 jessica reyes is live in portsmouth this morning where jess, they are expecting plenty of extra security. >> jessica: they are and lots of protesters as well. this is trump's appearance in new hampshire since making protesters will be gathering outside the hotel where it is being held last night, and despite the intense backlash donald trump is getting from all angles, he refuses to apologize. >> are you racist. >> i've the least racest person that you have ever met. i'm the least racist person. >> jessica: donald trump sitting down with cnn wednesday despite calls to ban muslims from coming to the u.s., he is not islamaphobic. >> are you bigoted in any way? >> i don't think so. no, i don't think so. >> jessica: trump due in portsmouth with meeting with police union that may endorse him. supporters and protesters are expected but several state state gop woma

we'll have a live report on all of it from portsmouth at 6:00. meanwhile tonight one republican candidate in new hampshire with some harsh words about donald trump and the prospect of supporting him as a fellow republican. senator lindsey graham spoke in portsmouth today call trump's plan to ban muslims from entering the u.s. the worst possible idea an american political leader could ever come up with. jennifer crompton has more. delivered on his promise to respond to donald trump's position on muslims. he says what trump is suggesting puts our soldiers and diplomats in dire jeopardy. the south carolina senator told the portsmouth rotary club that donald trump's plan to ban all muslims from entering the united states is both counter productive and dangerous. >> he's trying to make us safer in a bizarre kind of way. if he understood anything about this war, he would know that he's putting us all at risk. reporter: the presidential hopeful says trump is playing off fear. >> you can't win this war without muslims helping you. and the way to victory

adam: great seafood in portsmouth. thanks for joining us. for more political coverage, visit us online at wmur.com/ politics. we have historical footage and interviews with insiders from previous campaigns. you might recognize this young congressman from ohio. that is governor john kasich testing the waters looking a tad worried about the haircut he is getting. >> now, meteorologist hayley lapoint and your forecast. hayley: there' s still snow on the ground in dublin, along with beautiful christmas decorations. it was much colder over the weekend. it felt and looked more like winter. in portsmouth, clear skies. on the way. look at the temperatures today. locations. laconia, 34. 38, concord. the average high for this time degrees. even with this colder air, we high. with this stretch. the only day we have had below average temperatures this month was december 1. many of these days where we were average in a big way. for the next couple of days, that is how it is going to remain as we get closer to christmas. here are the temperatures now. aub

why downtown portsmouth on new year' s eve? >> why not? i mean 25,000 seats, you' ve got to find the best restaurant. >> we' re gonna have dinner at 7:00, we figure that will take 3 hours, we' ll come back, we' ll keep us warm, and we' ll celebrate out in market square. >> they could break a record tonight. those first night buttons will serve as a ticket on buses that will travel between venues, and the city has opened an extra lot on market street. if you park there, they will shuttle you into downtown. and there is a school bus shuttle that runs between the varied entertainment venues a first night button is your ticket for that. we' re live in portsmouth, jennifer crompton, wmur news nine. tom: there' s a similar celebration happening right now in claremont. these are live pictures tonight as the festivities get going at the community center. the fun there includes live music, magic shows and fireworks at 10:00. this is a family friendly event and all are welcome. turning now to the crimewatch , investigation into a string of robberies

pro-portsmouth has been putting on first night for 30 years. from the ice sculpture downtown, to fireworks at 7:30, there' s also street dancing and arts and barbara massar: the whole idea of first night is that you purchase a button, and you travel between multiple indoor venues for lots of great music, dance, and theater. so its all about the arts, its is all about the community, and it is all about being out and about together in portsmouth on new year' s eve. erin: there will be a shuttle for parking outside of town on market street, and a shuttle between venues for button-wearers. the new year' s fun in claremont gets underway tonight at 6:00. the celebration includes live music, magic shows, marshmallow roasting, and fireworks at 10:00. this is a free community event and all are welcome. one million people are expected in times square tonight, and these are live pictures this noon. there' s an unprecedented effort to keep everyone safe and times square. new threats overseas are changing plans in some cities in europe. abc' s megan hughes

this is a live look from portsmouth, where temperatures are a little warmer today. meteorologist kevin skarupa has the latest. kevin, will conditions stay this way for the weekend? kevin: this time through, it is more of the same of what we have start of december. temperatures much closer to the average, but we are starting another warming trend across the area. a few breaks as some drier air now continuing to exit the area. while we run the risk of a passing shower tomorrow morning, a lot of the forecast should be dry heading into the weekend. from there, we are looking out warmer conditions all the way through monday. we will have a look at your weekend forecast coming up in just a few minutes. 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: tod

here' s a live look in portsmouth where we have clear skies. the other thing about saturday was we had some snow flying, some remnants of it on the grassy surfaces there. warm temperatures are on the way, and not only that, but also heavy rain as we get closer to midweek days. even christmas eve, it looks like we will have rain showers in the meantime, lots of clouds off to the west of us. these are going to continue to fill in. the longer we are in the clearing in some spots, the going to get overnight. out towards the west of us, systems at play. mainly, we have clouds to the west of us, and within this system, some mild there is going to help to usher it in. the winds will shift to be more southwesterly, and that is going next couple days. cold up north. berlin at 15. it' s 18 degrees in whitefield. 27 degrees in concord. 32 in manchester and in portsmouth. as we go through the next couple days, as this warm air surges in, we are going to be well above average. today, we were above 35. even today, we were above the since it has been so mild.

you can see the overcast skies in portsmouth. nice shot. past couple days. really, all of december so far has been quite warm, well above temperatures. nashua. the monadnock region, s. 50 degrees in rochester. it is well above the average highs you can have this time in december. here is the spread across the region tonight. we haven' t fallen off all that much. 44 in concord. 44, jeffrey. up north where it was clearer longer, the temperatures are colder, but with clouds we have in place, we aren' t going to see temperatures dip all that much. for the month of december, i don' t have to tell you this, that it has been incredibly mild. one day, the very first day of december, was the only day we have had temperatures below the average high. every other day has been so much warmer. yesterday, we had a high temperature of 57 in concord. i don' t know if it will be the warmest december on record, but if we keep this up, we will end up close to that. with that said, there is colder up to the north, and because of the system coming through, we do of freezing rain.

get fios. >>> live in portsmouth, new hamp >>> live in portsmouth, new hampshire this morning. it is quiet, but things here are about to get very busy. controversial candidate donald trump is on the way. it will be trump's first major public appearance since he said the united states should prevent muslims from entering the country. the extra security and the protesters we expect in portsmouth straight ahead in a live report. >>> good morning, everybody. it is thurboday, dstaember 10. i am sara underwood. >> gene: i am gene lavanchy. some clouds, some drizzle this morning. it is raining right now. fox25 storm tracker weather meteorologist sarah wroblewski showing us when the sun will return and when we will be warming up. >> sarah: yeah, that's right. a live look right there. rains starting to come down in worcester. looe knew the line of showers will push eastward and approach 495. darker shades of yellow indicating downpours in places like gardner. so you will need that umbrella early this morning because we have this line that will continue to push eastward toward boston wit

jim armstrong is live in portsmouth tonight with the story. jim? >> reporter: david, in many ways an unusual event for donald trump. first of all, it was relatively small. and there were very few trump supporters outside of the event. protesters, however, were well represented. [ music ] >> reporter: with music and signs their message was clear. >> i think he's unamerican in what he's calling for. >> reporter: hundreds of protesters lining the streets here united in opposition. >> there's a lot more people that disagree with his views than agree with them. >> reporter: focusing on donald trump's anti-muslim rhetoric. >> it's so contrary to the values we were founded on. >> reporter: tonight's event was closed to the public. only about 250 ticket holders could watch the gop front runner collect the endorsement of the police benevolent association. trump told this crowd people who disagree with him to his ban on muslims will come around to him on his point of view just as they have about his feelings on mexican immigrants. >> we can't afford anymore

wmur' s stephanie woods was there and joins us live from portsmouth. stephanie: here at the sheraton portsmouth, executives of a new england police union voted to support donald trump for president in 2016. he says he always has and always will support police officers and says he will sentence every cop killer to death. >> if they give me a bad vote i' m going to go crazy, right? stephanie: the new england police benevolent association endorsed donald trump for president at a private rally thursday night. the gop hopeful calls the endorsement a great honor. trump says too many officers are killed in the line of duty. and if he becomes president he will sign an executive order. >> anybody killing a police officer, death penalty. it' s going to happen, ok? we can' t let this go. comes just 3 days after the billionaire businessman called for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. trump claims that the press has now come around to the idea like he says pundits did after his controversial comments about mexican illegal immigran

tonight and the event sheraton hotel in downtown portsmouth. donald trump, the reason he is here is meet with a police union that may endorse him for president, but the bigger issue at hand here is, of course, his controversial comments thatmy made about muslims earlier this week. lots of security and lots of protesters are expected here tonight, state gop chairman she will not be joining them here. she spoke out earlier this week calling trump unamerican or plan to ban muslims from coming to the u.s. and call the proposal unconstitutional. trump, meanwhile, continues to defend the proposal. he spoke to cnn and says people calling him a racist is simply not true. >> does that bother you. >> if it were true it would bother me tremendously. if you were a racist you probably wouldn't care. it doesn't bother me. it is so false and honestly i don't hear it often. >> jessica: and new poll that trump up 20 points over ben carson and deeper into those numbers in the granite state here in 30 minutes. live here in portsmouth, jessica reyes, fox25 news. >

the podium has their name on it. portsmouth, wcvb newscenter 5. heather: the number of students who were reported sick after eating at chipotle jumping again. 53 students got sick, it including 13 who did not eat at the chipotle restaurant. it could be linked to an employee who got sick last week during a shift. inspectors are coming through the site. all employees must be tested for oravirus but before they are cleared to return to work. new at 6:00, one person is injured after a staging collapse in boston' s north end. it happened at 65 charter street. police say one worker on the staging fell 50 feet and was taken to mass general hospital. no word on his injuries tonight. ed: also new, closing arguments in the philip chism murder trial, scheduled to get underway after an attorney got sick. the last two prosecution witnesses, a neuro-psychologist and a clinical psychologist, they backed up the state' that chism was not insane when he murdered math teacher colleen ritzer two years ago. they say the teenager has faked symptoms of mental illness. a

jennifer crompton joins us from portsmouth' s market square with how that part of the state has fared. jennifer: it is definitely cold here and snowy. portsmouth has about three inches and now has snow banks dotting the area that will likely be here for months to con. first responders here, and further inland say this storm was rather uneventful but it started out with a bang. there were several reports of vehicles slipping and sliding as the commute started. rochester saw 4 to six inches, this morning. responding to several things at once but by mid-afternoon there cities like dover and somersworth even with schools closed, not many people there outside at all, perhaps hunkering down, to enjoy it, rather than fight it. >> this winter has been wonderful. green christmas, sad for the kids, but happy for us. and most adults, mother nature and here we are. >> the cleanup continues. force today and continuing portsmouth. of things to come. crompton, wmur newsnine. tom: a big ski weekend and they got some cooler temperatures. our team coverage takes us north to plymouth were suzanne roantr

it is all about community and being together on new year' s eve. >> why downtown portsmouth? >> why not? >> one button gets you into all of the activities and venues. it also gets you on the bus that can drive you between a venues. police want you to know there is parking outside the convention center and a shuttle that will bring you downtown. josh: thank you. boston' free of charge this year. that is a change from previous years when you had to buy a button to get access to the event. the city is not a running the celebration. that has been handed to another event. but don' t forget you can ride the t free after midnight. jean: we have live pictures of the big apple. extra layers of security are in place following the terror attacks in paris and san bernardino. abc' s marcy gonzales is in new york. >> on the other side of the globe, the new year' s eve celebrations are already underway. in dubai, the fireworks show went on despite this massive fire tearing through a high-rise hotel just across the street. in paris, the fireworks display the same in brussels after police arr

portsmouth with about one mile visibility. it doesn' t look that bad here but there are heavy fog banks within the area. we showed you manchester earlier , thick fog with only 1.5 balls visibility and manchester-boston regional airport. some thick locations over toward and in dublin the visibility is pretty low as you can see here. it' s not just ice but low visibility that can create lots northern new hampshire has snow still falling, central and southern new hampshire, nothing showing up on doppler but light drizzle does not usually show up on doppler radar. the snow continues through the nighttime hours, 4-7 inches has fallen in many parts of the north country. most of the nation is pretty quiet, this system right here just scams by us tomorrow night in gives us a few more mixed showers wednesday night into thursday. there could continue to be a few more scattered snow or mixed showers throughout the overnight hours. nothing major but it could happen at any time see you are not in the clear through the nighttime hours. by a

the gop front runner picked up an endorsement from a police union in portsmouth. this is days after he made comments about barring muslims from coming in to the country. the room was packed to waited outside. from trump's new hampshire headquarters this morning with more. ray: trump picked up the endorsement of the new england benevolent association. trump called that a great honor. he made a pledge that certainly has people talking. >> if they give me a bad vote, i'm going to go crazy. ray: they endorsed him at a rally friday night. he called it a great honor. too many officers are duty. he says if he becomes president, he will sign an executive order. >> anybody killing a penalty. it is going to happen. we can't let it go. ray: the endorsement comes days after they called for a total and complete shutdown for muslims entering the united states. has come around to the idea like he says pundits did after the comments about illegal mexican immigrants. >> when i talked about what i said the other day, all of the sudden i'm watching the shows this morning. i'm watchi

here comes arsenault for another goal for portsmouth newmarket. and the final score from the seacoast, this one goes to portsmouth newmarket by the final 4-1. nba fans, a double header on christmas day at 2:30, the chicago bulls at the oklahoma city thunder, then a great matchup at 5:00, a rematch of the nba finals, lebron james and the cleveland cavaliers, steph curry and the golden state warriors. if you're a basketball fan this is the place to have your tv tuned into on christmas day. tom: thank you. right now on wmur.com, do you remember the shark in katy perry's super bowl performance, how about that dress, take a look back at this year's quirky stories with our slide show. shelley: and tune in for "new hampshire chronicle" following "world news." we'll see you after" blackish." [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption 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 wor

more than $2 million in fire damage at the portsmouth gas polite restaurant. new hampshire fire investigators say the duct was attached to a wood fired oven and fire traveled up to the roof. firefighters say the fire wall helped to prevent the spread of flames to other buildings in the historic downtown section of the city. nobody was injured. >> vanessa: a new hampshire woman is accused of driving the turnpike for more than ten miles while she was drunk. police used stop sticks to stop 24-year-old chelsea courmier at the hooksett toll plaza this morning. police charged other with driving while intoxicated. >> mark: will hunt something coming back to m.i.t. matt damon has been selected to he damon who is also from cambridge said it was an honor to be named, the speaker at a school that i couldn't have gotten into into. m.i.t.'s class president says damon is an inspiration to students. he did get into harvard, so he did pretty well. salvation army held its annual lunch today and vanessa, you've been spending quite a bit of time down there. >> vanessa: toured th

sean: coming up, fire destroys a popular restaurant in portsmouth. why neighboring businesses are concerned for the employees of the gas light. ray: with recreational drones surging in popularity, we will those who want to fly in your the airport. down. a new study says grumpy people live just as long. >> you are so beautiful erin: a florida driver finds a clever way to get out of a traffic ticket. on the tip of your tongue with dunkin' donuts' holiday- cookie-flavored coffees. after 12:00 p.m., enjoy any medium latte or macchiato for $1.99. have you started shopping? just waiting for inspiration to strike. and there it is! done! genius. give the gift of dunkin' coffee. get 3 pounds for $19.99, only at dunkin' restaurants.

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we got to 46 degrees earlier today. 47 manchester, nashua, even 47 in portsmouth. here's where we're sitting right now, we have fallen into the 30's up north. 37 in whitefield. 40 in plymouth, 43 in the upper valley and lebanon. and it's now 44 manchester, light wind by the way. so at least it doesn't feel more chilly when you're stepping out due to the winds, they've basically died down. clouds have invaded, you saw that, later on this afternoon. earlier this afternoon it was all of a sudden, because we had nice sunshine and then they invaded and took over. these clouds will remain, especially in the northern part hours. there are even a couple snow showers in the higher elevations. but the includes are going to move out toward the east, and you sigh to the west of us a whole big area of clearing. so this weekend we are going to have some sunny skies ahead of us here. this is 9:00 tonight, a few snow showers in the higher elevations and the clouds remain north of the notches. clearing in central and southern new hampshire. that will be the case all day tomorrow an

reporting live from portsmouth new hampshire, kimberly bookman, news. >> former new york govern george pataki is dropping out of the race. he had trouble gaining traction in the polls and neff made the main stage at any point. >> reporter: kennedys welcoming an adorable addition to the family. joe kennedy announcing ta his wife gave birth to a baby girl elinor. she is the couple's first child. congratulations to them. she is adorable. >> what a way to start a new year or end a year going into new year. coming to them. what is the status on the storm. >> look you a warm am cozy, if you have to get outside we've seen a lot of the ice become more of a concern as slush and puddles refreeze. dealing with freezeever freezing drizzle in the what would you do with five minutes to kill, and a smart phone? check the scores. probably post a pic. text a friend. how about register to vote? really? you can. five minutes online and a massachusetts drivers license is all it takes to register so you can vote for our next president. go to registertovotema.com. it's that easy. done. i just registered. th

she joins us live in portsmouth, new hampshire. >> reporter: yes, you could say she took the high road. she didn't mention trump not even once. we took question from this people for about an hour. she addressed everything from gun control to college tuition. >> the decision that new hampshire makes is so >> reporter: with just 42 days to go until the new hampshire primary hillary clinton is back in the granite state making an appeal to voters. >> i need all of you. >> reporter: while she is the national democratic front runner she has fallen behind bernie sanders up here so come next week she is getting a little help on the trail from her husband former president bill clinton. that is giving donald trump to go after. >> there were a lot of abuse of women and you look at whether it's monika lewinski or paula jones, many of them and that will be father game. >> reporter: the former secretary of state never mentioned trump or his health when holding a town hall meeting in portsmouth. instead alongside a woman caring for a mother with alzheimer's and husband with early onset clinton wants

live in portsmouth, amy coveno, wmur news 9. josh: a former camp counselor who admitted to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in august of 2012 will serve time in prison after pleading guilty to three felony counts of sexual assault, and tonight officials say david johansen will also plead guilty to similar charges in massachusetts. kristen carosa joins us now with more. reporter: david johansen will serve two to six years the prison for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy. in front of the victim and his family, david johansen pleaded guilty for sexually assaulting the then 15-year-old boy in august of 2012 in nashua. according to prosecutors, the two met while at a christian camp in hillsboro, where johansen was a counselor. was coming through the area and wanted to see if he could stay at his place for the night. reporter: the victim told investigators johansen sexually assaulted him during the night. at the court hearing, he spoke about how that has affected him. >> i have a hard time trusting people. i do not believe in

this is merrimack and portsmouth, portsmouth in maroon . cody graham knocks down a three at the other end, mike dudash hits the pull-up jumper then nice drive to the hoop by . the clippers' christian peete, nice finish. zak kerr drains a three from merrimack, but portsmouth went on a run, the clippers win 56:39 londonderry had the late game with lebanon . the raiders in the dark uniforms. matt king feeds kj matte who hits the jumper. then matte uses the screen and knocks down the at the other three. end, j coleman buries a three ball. two more games on sunday. all the proceeds from the event benefit new horizons homeless shelter and food pantry in manchester. a saturday matinee for the bruins, boston played host to the florida panthers at the garden this afternoon. looking for their second straight win. no score. the panthers can' t clear the puck torey krug shoots from the point and ryan spooner redirects after still 1-0 boston bruins on one. the power play. spooner with the wrister, scores his 2nd goal of the game, 2-0 bruins. in the flor

portsmouth and claremont have first night festivities. wolfeboro and hampton beach will have fireworks. in boston, be prepared for added security. this epidemic of gun violence knows no boundaries. hillary clinton has what it takes to stand up to the republicans and the gun lobby. we need to close the loopholes and support universal background checks. how many people have to die before we actually act... before we come together as a nation? i'm hillary clinton and i approve erin: a teen from vermont has his own comic book thanks to make a wish. >> it feels really good. >> it has been a longtime wish of yours? >> i think like a year or something. pretty long. it is also to have it finally finished and have an actual copy. erin: here it is. 14-year-old eli got to visit marvel comics and they used his characters to create "teen super corps." kevin: this cancer now appears to be in remission. erin: a woman from new york city is searching for the owner of a wedding ring she found in her husband' s christmas present. jean remini ordered a pair

happening today protests are expected as presidential candidate donald trump arrives in portsmouth for a campaign event. trump will appear before a meeting of police officers around new england. demonstrators are upset over the billionaire's ban -- call to ban muslims into the united extra security at where trump will speak. a new news poll show him leading by 20% in north carolina. and polls showed him doubling the other candidates in new hampshire. trump defended his stance and took a shot at president obama took a shot at president obama. >> we can't allow radical killers into this country. we have a president -- i think he is a stupid president, because there is no way that a normal president can make the speech that he made the other night. >> daniel: protests in portsmouth will begin at 4:30 this afternoon. fox25's sharman sacchetti will be in new hampshire for trump's visit this afternoon. you can see her live reports on the fox25 news petition beginning at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> today a funeral for the terror attack in san bernandino, california. a 27-year-old woman who worked with

portsmouth, lawrence, new hampshire. some of the worst travel northeast massachusetts in southern new hampshire. boston itself doing a-okay and we have got a lot of other reporting stations saying they are doing just fine. this will linger until 7 or 40s in the burbs. look how to warms up into southeastern massachusetts. couple of sprinkles theft couple of sprinkles left. 54 in brewster. 50 in plymouth. 50 in bridgewater versus 42 degrees in worcester and fitchburg. 37 in am hurst, new hampshire. 36 in hillsboro, new hampshire 36 in hillsboro, new hampshire. a giant range in temperatures. keep the fox25 weather app handy to keep an eye on temperatures. and get your custom day planner and get your custom day planner. noontime 48 degrees and turns breezy with a couple of flurries into the afternoon and i will show you the prime locations coming up. >>> julie grauert with live drive time traffic. where are your problem spots. >> accident on 24 have cleared. a new accident 95 in foxborough near 140. delays stretching back in

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

the sheraton hotel in downtown portsmouth. later this afternoon he will be meeting with a police union union, but the focus, of course, will be on his controversial comments of banning muslims from coming to the u.s. several groups of protesters are expected to be here tonight and secured we know will be renight as well. although the outrage continues to grow over his comments about muslims, he is still leading the republican race in self-states. a poll of new hampshire voters conducted before he made those comments show him with an 18 comments show him with an 18-point lead here. he spoke with cnn last night and continues to insist that he is not a racist. >> reporter: are you a racist? >> i am the least racist person that you have ever met. the least racist person. >> reporter: are you bigoted in any way? >> no, i don't think so. i don't think. >> reporter: a new fox news poll that was released yesterday show trump with a 20 yesterday show trump with a 20-point lead over ben carson in south carolina. here in new hampshire, h

i know a few of you from exeter to dover to portsmouth were you didn't see any sun. you didn't get to crank up. remember 50's are even warm for christmas eve; right? here are the temperatures right now. 42 in rochester. 39 in portsmouth. 38 in manchester. it is 32 in concord. 36 in laconia. a little chilly this morning. it will be a mild one today. temperatures in the 50's across the area. even a couple of 60's again. nashua and in salem you'll likely get there. fog is thick. especially in the upper valley and the monadnock region. you can see down below a mile of visibility. be careful this morning. there are some spots where the fog is very thick. clouds on the way. especially in southern new hampshire. up toward the north there's a cold front that's kind of just stuck out toward the west of us. eventually it will slide through. that will give us extra cloud cover today. it will eventually kick out the mild air. this is it for the mild air today. mostly sunny skies. in the afternoon, probably some passing clouds. the winds will likely switch northwest and bringing

fog but shouldn't be too tough to navigate, 48 , 45 plymouth, 46 in beverly, still in the 30s in portsmouth, nashua and keene, new hampshire, those will be chillier spots today, worcester at 49 and hey, we got the vineyard and nantucket already in the lower 50s now, but by noon time today we are all going to be the lower 50s. lower 50s, no more fog but run mostly cloud and he look forward to seeing breaks of blue here and lunchtime and 4:00 p.m. it is all clouds, 50s ongoing but between four and seven you will see that we got rain developing. most of that will be light and fairly widely scattered as you're heading home from work the more intense stuff will hold back until you're sleeping highs today after this morning fog afternoon increasing clouds approaching rain and going to time out heaviest downpours and record highs and coming up in just a few and over to you for check on the roads. >> julie: besides fog things looking nice. route 193 south wide open, pike moving along nicely and a lot of space between the cars through brighton and here are live drive times, 495 to mass ave and 13 mi

as portsmouth. pockets of fog as well as a few showers and as we head into the afternoon, mostly cloudy skies. it will be mild and muggy with those temperatures in the 60s. if we do see some breaks in the sunshine with some expecting to the north and west, take a look at these, these are 70-degree readings. north and west of the city. very possible, but, again, we shower. i will show you the full timeline in just a few minutes. a check of your traffic now with julie grauert. >> julie: sarah, good morning. things looking good on the road. route 1, 93 south from the north shore, nothing slow you down. pike through familiar pike through familiar -- framingham from the tolls. roads are wet. a little foggy as well keep that in mind as you head out the door. here are the live drive times. 25 minutes on the pike from 495 to mass avenue. 13 minutes from the weston tolls to the ted williams tum. 9 minutes on the expressway from the split to the exit to the pike. back to you. >>> they are coming right at us.

we didn't break any records in concord or portsmouth. those were some of the lone communities that did not warm up. now let's look at what we're experiencing right now. 38 in manchester and in nashua. 36 in jaffrey. 37 in laconia. 42 in rochester. it was a little chilly this morning when you are getting up and getting going or maybe going to church services or going outside with the kids who maybe got a bike or something. temperatures this afternoon will be comfortable to be outside yet again. look at this. 61 in nashua. we'll make it in the 50's. con ordinary and manchester, and some communities like exeter and new market that didn't get as much warm as the rest of us. today you'll likely get in some warmer temperatures too in the upper 50's. the fog has been thick in some spots. about a mile and a half visibility in concord. a mile in lebanon. half a mile in keene. it really depends on where you are this morning. it is very patchy. be careful of that if you are out driving around. clouds on the way in. we'll have some filtered sunshine

look at this. 26 degrees in lawrence. 21 in portsmouth, new hampshire. there is a lot of low-level very dense cold air just to the north of us. some of this is draining back right now toward the merrimack valley. merrimack river is where that front is setting up. you go north of the new hampshire-massachusetts border, and it is in the low 20's. south of it into the mid-30's. the big question this afternoon is how fast does some of this cold air drain back down across northeastern

the support was offered during a private rally in portsmouth. trump says too many officers are killed in the line of duty. if he becomes president, he will sign an executive order mandates the death penalty for anyone that kills a cop. the president says trump's recent comments about muslims did not factor in to their vote. >> do you have any muslim -- >> i'm not going to get in to this. this is a religious -- i'm not going to get in the to the red -- rhetoric. we supported the candidate. we're on board. ray: hundreds of people did stage a peaceful protest outside many holding signs with messages like love your neighborhood. as far as the polls go, according to most, trump continues to hold a double-digit lead. live in manchester outside of trump headquarters, ray brewer, wmur news 9. erin: it is a busy day for republicans on the campaign trail. carly fiorina, rand paul, lindsey graham, john kasich, and chris christie have events planned for today. you can find details on wmur.com. >>> a windham woman is accused of driving on the wrong way on th

in portsmouth, you have wet roadways and some fog, as well. temperatures are dangerously close to freezing in a lot of locations. of locations. this is the visibility' s across the area. you can see a lot of us down below and mile visibility. 1.3 miles visibility in nashua. manchester reporting good visibility. i wouldn' t be surprised if there could be some spotty areas where the fog is particularly thick. if you are heading into work, give yourself annexed next her couple minutes. 31 degrees in concord. these areas up into tilton, the lakes region, there could be black ice, certainly on the secondary roadways. the careful with that. -- be careful with that. it is going to be a milder day today and more so tomorrow. clouds filling in. we have another system on the way. if you are sick of the doom and gloom of the rain and the drizzle, we will get most of the daylight hours where it will be dry. we will get more heavy rain overnight tonight and during the early part of christmas eve tomorrow. look at the temperatures. this is the big story tha

the celebrations in portsmouth tomorrow night. josh j.: advisory for driving conditions in effect now and when improvement moves in. this epidemic of gun violence knows no boundaries. hillary clinton has what it takes to stand up to the republicans and the gun lobby. we need to close the loopholes and support universal background checks. how many people have to die before we actually act... before we come together as a nation? i'm hillary clinton and i approve tom: tonight police are releasing new details about the christmas night break-in at the steeplegate mall. concord police say two teenage brothers smashed the exterior doors at the bon-ton store. jean: officers responded after someone spotted the boys inside the store stuffing clothes into bags. a perimeter was set up and a k-9 found the two hiding in a storage closet. investigators say they also stole money from the registers. tom: there has been a slight in robberies this week in manchester. goslin' s market on somerville street and the shell gas station on hanover were bot

david you have no idea that donald trump is the frontrunner by the looks of this crowd here in portsmouth, normally trumps protesters are out numbered bishop porters, not the case here tonight, a doss or so pro tump folks, i heard a count from one person close to 280 people here from all over the area, we met some folks up in here. they hope to show him that message when he shows up in about and hour or so seeking the endorsement of the police benevolent association. >> donald trump has been making voters mad since the day he general nouned for president, his most recent comments about keeping muslims out of the country are simply the final straw. >> to say that certain socio identities should not be allowed in the country is unamerican, unpatriotic. >> native of new hampshire what it says that he keeps coming up, double digit leads in your polls up here. >> i think polls are misleading. i think he is unamerican in with he is calling for and inciting people to very dangerous actions. >> just to think that trump has been cited to have really bothered me, hi to be here tonight. >> a lot mor

live in portsmouth, amy coveno, wmur news 9. josh: thank you for the update. not backing down about his controversial comments regarding muslims entering the u.s. residents in one country are fighting to keep him out. plus, they were in the running for "time" magazine' s person of the year. the winner was announced this morning. kevin: a lot of clouds out there, but milder temperatures making a return cured when that arise in a look toward the weekend coming up. kevin: -- josh: and in today' s cook' s corner,' tis the season for yummy and this is how it works. most new wealth flows to the top 1%. it's a system held in place by corrupt politics where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. my campaign is powered by over a million small contributions, people like you who want to fight back. the truth is you can't change a corrupt system by taking its money. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message. josh: tomorrow, donald trump hampshire. this is his first trip stents -- since sparking a lot of outreach on proposing a b