roland dow is serving up to 67 years in prison on 11 charges. of telling who caused the injuries and is asking for a five to 10 year sentence. prosecutors say testimony proves roland dow in foot the relentless cruelty on the boy and while his mother, jessica linscott, was there prosecutors say her actions paled in comparison. >> disturbing. this was a three-year-old boy who could not defend himself. a child, old enough to understand what was happening but not to defend himself. >> i would never harm a child. i did not assault james. i do not think the jury thinks i assaulted james. i think i should be sentenced accordingly. jean: jessica linscott testified against dow and was sentenced to 2.5 to five years and was released in march. the prosecutor asked for the minimum sentence to be increased to 30 years. the panel has yet to make a tom: coming up in commitment 2016, the republican field is getting smaller. george pataki is the latest to drop out, following lindsey graham earlier this month. could a smaller field mean bad news for donald trump? wmur' s josh mcelveen joins us with mo

roland dow is serving 25.5-67 years in prison. he is asking for a 5-10-year sentence. >> disturbing. this was a three-year-old little boy. he could not defend himself. what was happening, but not old enough to defend himself. >> i would never harm a child. i did not assault james. i don' t think the jury thinks i assaulted james. i think i think it should be sentenced accordingly. erin: the prosecutor asked for his minimum sentenced to be increased to 30 years. still ahead, his heart stopped, but rescue crews brought him back to life. last night, a local man got to say thank you. filmmaker ken burns has won many awards, but he says nothing compares to the honor he will receive tomorrow. jeb bush is all in in new hampshire, doubling his campaign you got people working incredibly long hours. median family income today -- $4,000 less than it was in 1999. the bottom line of this economy is that it is rigged. what this campaign is about is to demand that we create an economy that works for all of us rather than a handful of billionaire

at three years old, he was the victim of physical abuse at the hands of roland dow, serving 67 years in prison for the assault. dow is asking for the sentence to be reduced. >> i would never harm a child. i did not assault james. i think i should be sentenced lighter. reporter: his attorney asked for is no way to tell if dow was convicted as a perpetrator or an accomplice, working with the boy' s mother, jessica linscott. >> what is the defendant entitled to? we say he is entitled to the benefit of the doubt. reporter: on that stand, linscott admitted to hitting her son, but says it was minor compared to dow. >> it was reckless and deliver it. reporter: to county attorney says a strong message needs to be sent that roland dow' s behavior is unacceptable, something his aunt echoed. >> this boy will be present -- imprisoned by his cruelty. reporter: the judge does not believe he can be rehabilitated. the sentence review board has jean: but stern to the traffic watch and see how things are moving. it has been slick all day long. josh: peggy shows us a live look at the road midweek. repor

roland dow was convicted on 11 counts and is serving 25.5-67 years in prison. his attorney says there is no injuries. prosecutors say testimony provides -- proves that dow inflicted relentless cruelty on the little boy. >> disturbing. this was a three-year-old little boy who could not defend himself. a child. old enough to understand what was happening, but not old enough to defend himself. >> i would never harm a child, i did not assault james. accordingly. erin: the prosecutor asked for his minimum sentence to be increased. we are now less than six weeks from the new hampshire primary. the balsams resort has close to the ballot room. voting at the middle of the night will take place at three other locations. but rescue crews brought him last night, a local man got to say thank you. filmmaker ken burns has won many awards, but he says nothing earn tomorrow. hampshire. presidential hopeful doubling announcer: 3 republican governors. but which governor won national praise for tough leadership handling nine hurricanes? which governor made his state number one in

a panel of judges will review the sentence for roland dow, the plaistow man accused of torturing his girlfriend' he is serving a in some spots. crews have been clearing and treating the roads. minutes to scrape the ice of your car if you did not do it last night. the weather is causing deadly problems across the central part of the country. the national guard has been called out in missouri and several rivers are at flood stage. megan: along the rising rivers, an army of volunteers armed with sandbags are fighting a tough foe. in union, a mcdonald' s nearly submerged. a gas station underwater. rising rivers causing a sewage treatment plant to exceed capacity. many rivers have not crested yet. water is touching the steel on route 66 bridge. the missouri governor is calling in the national guard. >> we are dealing with an incredible amount of water coming at you. you are talking about almost 10 more vertical feet of water. megan: flooding is being blamed for 18 deaths in the region. snowstorms are also proving deadly. in new york, this crash on slick roads killed a 22-year-old driver.

a panel of judges in concord will review the sentence of roland dow. he is the plaistow man accused of torturing his girlfriend' s three-month-old son. he appealed his case to the certain testimony should not have been allowed at his trial. yesterday' s storm is over, but the roads could still have slick spots. state police responded to more than 250 crashes and spinouts yesterday. walking around could be tough with layers of ice on steps and parking lots. it could take you a few minutes to scrape your ice off your car this morning. the weather is also causing serious and deadly problems across the central part of the country. several rivers are at flood stage. megan hughes reports. megan: army -- an army of volunteers are fighting a tough foe. part of towns near st. louis are already flooded. sewage treatment plant to exceed capacity. many rivers have not crested yet. water is touching steel on this bridge on historic route 66. the missouri governor is calling in the national guard. >> we are dealing with an incredible amount of water coming at you he

a panel of judges will review the sentence given to roland dow of 25 years after being convicted on eleven counts. he has asked to have a bore review that sentence, that's month. and the new hampshire man caught in an explosion at an overseas water park says he's moving steadily toward independence. alex haas can once again shower himself and is back to cooking and walking his family's dog. the explosion last year killed a dozen people and injured hundreds more. he was burned on 90% of his body and wasn't expected to survive, but he's made remarkable progress toward recovery and is now back home in new hampshire. later this month he'll have the first of several laser surgeries to treat the scars that remain on his skin. thousands of granite staters are pitching in for this weekend's spirit of giving toy drive. shelley: we've had a steady stream of people stopping by our dropoff site. tremendous generosity today. reporter: it's been so nice. newington. radio folks keeping it fun, you know how that is, i heart radio. lots of volunteers. and of course the u.s. marine corps. come on in, this i

. >> eric rasmussen: also new at 9, a new hampshire man appealing roland dow well was sentenced to 67 years for the abuse inflicted on his girlfriend's young son. the boy suffered a retinol hemorrhage and head injuries three years ago. now the union leader reports dow's lawyers want some of those dropped. a three judge panel will review the sentence at the end of this month. >> heather hegedus: world leaders one step closer now to reaching a landmark climate change deal. reuters is reporting united nations senior negotiators approved a draft text today. that draft came in just before a mid day deadline after a night of negotiations. there will be more discussion about the text of the whole plan this coming week. that could take a while, though, because there are still hundreds of points of disagreements in the text as well. >> eric rasmussen: everybody likes to share their engagement stories so check this out. a story out of iowa, sure to put a smile on your face this morning. a woman with a moment to remember. even when she thought it wasn't going to turn out that way. >> heather heg