rubio -- josh: back to shelley walcott. shelley: new hampshire voters are notorious for making up their minds at the last minute and some members of our focus group still don't know who they'll vote for. bennett, why don't you know, even after tonight's arguments, who you're going to vote for? >> it comes down to one of the three governors and they're all very qualified candidates. each one of them did a great job demonstrating leadership a little bit, ability to make tough decisions and to be accountable which was not the case in some of the other, particularly marco, we saw how thin he really is compared to those three governors. shelley: do you feel marco rubio was exposed tonight? >> i think so. certainly for me he was. i sort of suspected it and i think the first four answers the same answers to different questions because that's really all he had. shelley: that's the view from here. we're going to send it to break. as john kasich has risen, rubio and bush have gone negative. doing "whatever it takes to win," is not pre

wmur's shelley walcott is live with the developments. shelley: jean, authorities are still trying to figure out what exactly led to this baby's death. the three-week old girl was found on october 30, 2015, officers were called to 341 kimball street in manchester, where the baby lived with her 30-year-old mother stephanie camalo. they found the baby's body inside a bedroom. investigators say day need more information. complete an autopsy as well as a toxicology report, but there are still more questions that need to be answered. so we're asking for anybody who was around 341 kimball street around october, november last year, to give the manchester police department a call. reporter: people can also leave an anonymous tip by calling the manchester crime line. 624-4040. and you can also leave an anonymous tip on the website, manchester crime line.org. i'm shelley walcott, wmur news 9. tom: tonight a farmington man facing felony charges after police say he held a gun to his girlfriend's head. farmington police say ivan gagne got into a fight

shelley walcott, wmur news 9. tom: right now lawmakers in concord are considering a new tool in the fight against heroin and fentanyl abuse in new hampshire. jennifer: today house reps took a leaser look at the idea of a trench industry for convicted drug dealers. adam sexton will explain. reporter: legislators rejected broader version of this bill in the past, given the public the idea of a drug dealer registry is getting a fresh look. at the state house in concord, dealing with new hampshire's heroin and fentanyl epidemic remains a pressing priority. >> not a day goes by without somebody saying to me, you know, my family member or my neighbor is affected, and it's not just kids. reporter: while the state looks for ways to expand treatment options, today the house criminal justice committee took up a bill targeting the people who sell drugs. >> it establishes the definition of habitual drug dealer, which is one that has been convicted for the third time in new hampshire, after this bill passes. reporter: house bi

shelley walcott live tonight with what she learned from investigators. shelley: well, tom, hooksett police say they need your help to find the people who burglarized a gun store. it happened just before 4:00 a.m. wednesday. police responded to an alarm at wicked weaponry. the store is located at 114 londonderry turnpike. the gun owner says they forced their way into the business and stole four firearms. >> for us security is paramount, the safety of the public is paramount, just like any gunshop owner. so it's even more troublesome for us when something like this happens, because you worry about people and the things that can happen when they're out there, so you try to mitigate this as much as possible. reporter: again, four firearms stolen. if you have any information, please contact the hooksett police. we're live at the hooksett police department, shelley walcott, wmur news 9. tom: okay, give yourself extra time tomorrow morning. mike: it's not a whole lot that it takes to make the roads slick, so big changes are coming in. some snow by early tomorrow

shelley walcott, wmur news 9. jennifer: happening right now, people are gathering at portsmouth city hall to remember former mayor eileen foley. jennifer crompton is in portsmouth tonight with how the eight-term mayor is being remembered. reporter: those calling hours started at 3:00, but people were lining up inside just after 2:00. the line winding through the halls of city hall at this hour. so many turning out to pay their respects to eileen foley, a true legend in this community. it was six former mayors who were among the first to arrive, calling hours at the chamber named in her honor. foley was 97 when she passed away, regarded as the ultimate public servant. she was mayor for an unprecedented 16 years, a state senator for 14. she served on the school board and is an ambassador to sister cities in retirement. she's remembered as a kind, compassionate leader who cared deeply about others. >> eileen had a great with her she was listening to you, and had had everything focused on you. >> very accessible to ev

@tonight wmur's shelley walcott @with the cruz campaign. @shelley: jen, thank you very @much. @senator ted cruz might take @issue with that indeed. @we're here at the alpine grove @convention center in hollis @where senator cruz is holding @his watch party tonight. @in fact not too long ago they @fired up the country music in @anticipation of the texas @senator's arrival later tonight. @earlier today we caught up with @cruz as he spoke to a huge crowd @of reporters in manchester, and @we asked him how he hopes to win @new hampshire tonight. @he won the iowa caucuses with @the help of evangelical voters, @but that's not a huge @constituency here. @cruz says he's counting on the @votes of libertarians and reagan @democrats tonight. @we also asked the senator about @a pretty vulgar term that donald @trump used last night in @cruz said he would not even @dignify that with a response. @for now, live the hollis, i'm @shelley walcott, wmur news 9. @back to you. @tom: thank you. @three republicans are trying to @why their leadership experience @as governors to set themselves @apart in

@shelley walcott is here now to @explain. @shelley: in just released a.g.'s @report says vor contributing @factors, she was depressed and @her condition may have been @aggravated by relationship @issues including possible @domestic violence. @the bodies of she and her @daughters were found on @march 28, 2015. @a state attorney general report @says they were discovered by @alexi, her estranged husband and @the children's father. @she had moved out and had gone @to the home with a work crew and @found his wife and daughters @dead. @witnesses told investigators it @looked like this mother had been @depressed for months. @p>> primary factors which may @could have been her mental @health issues, as well as @marital issues. @shelley: the report also find @that ubukof was in no way @responsible for the killing of @his wife and children. @shelley walcott, wmur news 9. @josh: troubling new statistics @about from nashua about opioid @overdoses. @amy coveno is live in nashua @with details. @reporter: good evening. @we're inside an ambulance here @at american medical re

shelley walcott arrive from circuit court where the suspect and before a judge today. shelley: in court today police testified that this is one of the most vicious attacks that they've ever seen. 22-year-old gedeon karasi faces several charges including attempted second degree murder. he savagely attackedded a clerk at a convenience store, police showed up while the suspect was running out. a k9 was deployed and caught up to him several minutes later. the attack was caught on surveillance. prosecutors say it is deeply disturbing. >> the attack in this case was almost eight minutes in duration, sir, it was one of the most brutal assaults that i've personally witnessed, judge. the clerk in this case was never even given an opportunity to comply with any of the demands, he was instantaneously attacked include fists, a bat. shelley: and karasi, bail was set at $750,000. the good news is the clerk is expected to survive his injuries. i'm shelley walcott, wmur news 9. jean: thanks. we do have new developments tonight in the investigation of a natural gas scare in keene. the r

shelley: i'm shelley walcott. even if you bundle up when you head outside, it may not be enough to fight off the chill this weekend, let's send it over to mike haddad. mike: we got a taste of it early this morning with the coldest air so far this season this morning. tonight not as cold, but then the real cold air builds in take a look at the morning lows from earlier today. 8 below in berlin and whitefield. well below zero in the upper valley and monadnock region. even concord down below zero for the first time since last march. and just a bit above that manchester towards the coast. four below in nashua. right now it's 21 in manchester. no major wind chill to contend with right now because those wind speeds are not that strong. but they really crank up tomorrow afternoon as temperatures start off seasonably chilly, but only get colder through the afternoon. so by later tomorrow into early on sunday, wind chills as low as 40 to 25 below zero. that means frostbite can occur in only 10 to 15 minutes during that tim

@jennifer: ted cruz held a rally @this afternoon, let's go out to @shelley walcott. @shelley: jen, it was standing @room only as people piled boo @this american legion to see and @hear ted cruz. @take a look at this video, it @was really jam packed in there. @people standing elbow to elbow. @earlier we caught up with the @senator from texas in raymond. @his campaign has received @support from strongly @conservative voters and @evangelicals. @but new hampshire doesn't have a @large evangelical community, so @i asked him if he thought that @tomorrow. @p>> we're seeing the old reagan @coalition coming together, so @evangelicals and libertarians @and young people all coming @together. @we saw that in iowa a week ago @where we had the largest turnout @in history of the iowa caucuses. @reporter: he says he's hopeful @for a strong showing tomorrow. @tom: happening now, set up for @an event with florida senator @marco rubio who made seven stops @today, starting and ending in @nashua. @that's where jennifer crompton @joins us from, live tonight. @jen? @reporter: tonight senato

shelley walcott is live with more from a very animated news conference the two held and what this means for trump's campaign. shelley: donald trump said this was the one endorsement he felt very strongly about, saying he and governor christie have been friend for years. christie is the first of trump's former rivals for the republican nomination to endorse him. trump has now won three out of four primaries and is viewed as the most likely candidate to become the g.o.p. nominee. christie says he thinks donald trump is the best person to beat hillary clinton in november. >> there is no one who is better prepared to provide america with the strong leadership that it needs, both at home and around >> a lot of republicans are realizing that there's day real chance that trump will be their nominee and if that's the case then when it means to be a republican changes. and i think this is christie trying to get in on the ground floor of that. shelley: it well-known that governor christie has national ambitions and could be positioning himself to be trump's running mate or perhaps some other cabi

shelley walcott is live with the other changes. shelley: big changes on the way and they go into effect on in addition to metal detectors, people coming to the arena may also be subject to patdowns. no large bags are allowed and that includes backpacks. purses and diaper bags will be allowed but they'll be searched. cell phones will be allowed unless banned by a particular performer. and of course no weapons of any kind are allowed. arena officials say they are trying to be pro-active with safety. >> we're just trying to stay ahead of it, so that people know that we take safety seriously here. but there are no credible threats against us, there have not been. but let's just be at the forefront of everyone's mind that safety is our priority and when they come to a show they'll enjoy it and be safe. shelley: if you're coming out to a show, you're asked to give yourself a little bit of extra time. walcott, wmur news 9. tom: something that had to happen eventually, i guess. word of cold air coming in? mike: no stopping it this time, we

shelley walcott, wmur news 9. jean: we have more breaking developments in marlborough, where power has just been restoried to hundreds of people after the driver of this seminar rowly missed hitting a home. andy? reporter: jean, power has been turned back onto everybody in this area. you can take a look behind me, they are still working to repair the cable service, and traffic this section of route 101 late this morning, but only after some major made aches and power problems for residents and businesses. police say the driver of this tractor trailer said he swerved to miss a dog in the middle of the road. when he took out two utility poles and a tree, along route 101 in marlborough. >> i heard a truck come down the road, sounded like it was coming pretty fast, i heard a boom and hit the transformer and the lights lit up the sky, and all i heard was a another boom when he hit the wall down here. >> i was asleep, it was around 4:30, 4:00 andive heard what sounded like a large crash or an explosion, there was a flas

shelley walcott is live from inside the school tonight. you' re outside the school now. >> i am. the cleanup is underway inside the school tonight after those frozen pipes burst and caused major flooding inside the building. this is what it looks like inside. monday afternoon two pipes burst. water rushed to the building causing eight first-floor rooms to be flooded. everything from instruments to computers have been damaged. administrators say they could really use some help in trying to clean things up. >> we did lose quite a few instruments. we will be replacing those you look at it as a simple silo phone or drum but each one is about $500 so it adds up quickly. >> it really does add up. she was telling me there are thousands of dollars worth of instruments and other materials that are damaged. you would like to help out you can find a link to their website on hours, wmur.com. >> on that note, we give them a plug to help out the school. >> help out if you can. things are now a little calmer out there, but how long will >> in tonight' s return of the weather wednesday, we are v

shelley: i' m shelley walcott. shelley: here are the latest republican numbers from iowa. ted cruz is the winner at 28% with nine precincts reporting in. marco rubio has 23% and in carson is at 9%. they are followed by rand paul, jeb bush, john kasich and carly fiorina. mike huckabee, chris christie, rick santorum and jim gilmore are at the bottom. tom cole it for the democrats with 93% of the precincts reporting, hillary clinton and bernie sanders are within just a few votes of each other. both hovering in at 50% apiece. shelley: wmur political director josh mcelveen has been reporting from iowa since saturday and joins us now live. josh: there' s no shortage of drama in iowa tonight. caucus-goers turned out in record numbers. it was thought to benefit both bernie sanders and donald trump. bernie sanders is given -- giving hillary clinton everything she can handle, but it' s ted cruz and not donald trump as the choice of iowans tonight. the reality is that this point, donald trump is in danger of finishing in third place here in iowa which would be a disaster for his camp

jennifer: we begin our team coverage with shelley walcott who is here with us live in the studio. shelley: this was bernie sanders' first public event since losing the iowa caucuses by the slimmest of margins to hillary clinton. he spoke to a large crowd at a get out the vote rally in keene this afternoon. the democratic presidential candidate addressed issues including the economy, health care and education. he told the crowd full of young voters that he wants to make public colleges and universities tuition-free. then sanders urged the crowd to keep the momentum of his campaign going with a win here in new hampshire. >> if we win here in new hampshire after a great showing in iowa, we're going to do well in nevada and south carolina. [cheers and applause] together not only are we going importantly we're going to transform our great country. shelley: bernie sanders still holds a double digit lead over oh hillary clinton here in new hampshire. i'm shelley walcott, wmur news 9. josh: thank you. after what is now an official win in iowa caucuses, hillary clinton made a wee line for t

@shelley walcott with the cruz @campaign tonight. @reporter: thank you very much, @jen, we're here at the alpine @grove convention center in @will be holding his primary @night watch party tonight. @this is what it looked like @earlier in manchester, just a @few hours ago we were crammed @together with a huge crowd of @reporters looking for cruz' @reaction to an insult by donald @trump last night. @trump referred to cruz by a vile @name that we actually can't use @on camera. @trump was actually repeating @something that one his @supporters said about cruz, but @today the senator from texas @decided to take the high road in @response to trump. @p>> i'm not going to insult @donald. @i think the people of new @hampshire deserve better, than @someone just throwing mud and @insulting the other candidates. @and my focus i going to be on @record. @listen, is there a reason donald @trump engages in profane @insults, because he can't defend @his own record. @reporter: cruz also responded to @questions about what he thinks @his chances are in

@shelley walcott is following the @cruz campaign and she's live in @the queen city for us tonight. @shelley: jen, it was a packed @house here at the american @legion sweeney post in @manchester, as the ted cruz @faithful came out out to see their @candidate. @people were elbow to elbow @inside as news media from around @the country and the world came @to hear the senator from texas @speak. @earlier in the day we attended @away tavern, that's where i had @the chance to speak one on one @with senator cruz and asked him @how he expects to win over new @england voters. @donald trump is so far ahead of @you here. @you beat him in iowa. @how can you beat him here in new @hampshire? @p>> listen, that's going to be a @question for the voters here in @new hampshire. @but i think the question that @every voter is asking is who can @i trust. @we've seen over and over again @campaign conservatives who talk @a good game, but they haven't @walked the walk. @and i believe what the american @people are looking for is a @consistent conservative, someone @who has been the same yesterday, @today and t

shelley walcott, wmur news 9. tom: tonight the salem finance director is oned aminute straight straightive leave after police say she was caught stealing from macey's and a town official tells us it allegedly happened during her lunch break. heather hamel is live tonight with this story for us. shocked by the news. jane savastano has worked as the finance director in salem for more than a decade, and just to be safe they are now taking a close look at their books. police say savastano walked out of the macy's friday with eleven items totaling just under $600, according to the town manager savastano has always been a good employee and she makes more than $118,000 a year. he says no one expected something like this and given her role as the town's finance director they will be doing a forensic audit just to be safe. >> we feel for her and her family, it's time, but again we need to do what's right for the organization and the community, the taxpayers. and we need to protect our trust. reporter: we stopped by savasta

@i'm shelley walcott, wmur news @9. @tom: new developments in the @search for answers in the murder @stewartstown girl, celina cass, @who vanished from her home in @2011, six days later her body @was recovered from the @connecticut river. @sources confirm that @hampshire state police major @crimes unit were at the home of @selena's stepfather, wendell @noyes on monday as part of this @ongoing investigation. @jennifer: to belmont now where @tonight police say a man escaped @from their custody. @officers arrested ryan @straightenberger for a fake @inspection sticker and misuse of @registration plates, but they @say they discovered much more @before he escaped from the @booking room. @suzanne roantree is live now @with more on this. @reporter: belmont police say @that the 35-year-old man of @laconia was arrested on route @106 for a routine traffic stop @and that was on tuesday night. @police say that straightenberger @who is a convicted felon was @taken into custody for false @plates. @in possession of a loaded 22 @caliber

shelley: i' m shelley walcott. federal safety agency osha revealed today that the circus did not build the tent

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pfrom here they are on to south pcarolina. m shelley walcott, wmur news9. pjennifer: marco rubio is padmitting his debate performance paffected how he did tonight. ptom: he is in fifth place right pnow. pjennifer crompton is at the prubio election night gathering pin manchester. p>> not only did he not get the pstrong finish he hoped for, he pblames himself for the middle of pthe pack showing. pthe first-term senator from pflorida talk to supporters psaying he called donald trump pand congratulated him, then for pthe first time since the debate psaturday he referenced his erformance, acknowledging it plikely made the difference in phis new hampshire primary run. p>> are disappointment tonight is pnot on you, it' s on me. pi did not do well on saturday pnight. p>> he promised to be back and psays he is off to south carolina pcharged up and ready to roll. pjennifer crompton, wmur news 9. ptom: chris christie said he will ptake -- head home to new jersey pto take stop of the future of phis presidential bid. p>> a sober tone tonight here at pheadquarters in nas

manchester teacher is charged with simple assault for an incident good evening, i' shelley: i' m shelley walcott. southside middle school teacher

shelley: i' m shelley walcott. southside middle school teacher anita lemay turned herself in today. wmur' s stephanie woods is live at the manchester police department with our top story. stephanie: tonight she is on paid leave and parents are sounding off after manchester police say the math teacher knocked candy out of the hand of a student during class and hurt his wrist. >> always kind of shocked. i never heard of such a thing out of southside middle school. stephanie: officers came to january 29. teacher 52-year-old anita lemay,and a 14-year-old boy. class while eating candy. manchester police say when he refused to listen to lemay, she knocked the candy out of his hand and left a mark on his to southside middle school where her son and daughter went to school. she says she' s never heard of anything like this. >> he was special education and they were really awesome with my son. they brought him out of his shell, made him integrate more than what he had been. stephanie: but other parents are not surprised. john anger' s two kids attended southside. >> it' s kind of a hard situ

shelley: and i' m shelley walcott. chief executives from all 50 states are endorsing a plan to boost prescription drug monitoring programs to prevent

good evening, i' m shelley walcott. tom: i' m tom griffith. we' re in the coldest stretch we' ve seen yet this season and temperatures will turn dangerous this weekend. let' s go to chief meteorologist mike haddad. mike: we are tracking those dangerously cold readings. right now, it is a little warmer than at this hour last night. these are the high temperatures for the day. right now, even though it is much colder, it is a little warmer than last night. subzero of north. from concord, south and east, between 10-20. twins very light out of the southwest. no major windchill to worry about. the windchill warning does kick we could see windchill as much as 40 below zero. frost i can occur in as quickly as 10 minutes. 20 below zero. hampshire. we will take a look at when it gets that cold and when we warm up again if we see snow. and massachusetts school s a popular time to hit the slopes. our stephanie woods is live at crotchet mountain where the ski resort is staying open until the early morning hours for midnight madness. stephanie: you have to

good, i am shelley walcott. tom cole in the winter like temperatures are not going to stick around --

good evening, i' m shelley walcott. tom: i' m tom griffith. the thermometer is going to keep dropping as we approach the weekend. chief meteorologist mike haddad is tracking the dangerously cold temperatures. mike: we talk about when wind chills get down to 15, 20, 30 below, frostbite can occur in about 15 or 20 minutes. we are not there just yet except in far northern parts of the state. 10 to 11 in manchester south and east. the wind still quite active, driving in a surge of arctic air but it will tend to retreat tomorrow afternoon before the real winter blast arrives this weekend. s what it feels like when you factor in the temperature in the wind. much colder air upstream moving in through the course of the next several days. tomorrow colder than today and weekend. teens to start off on saturday, which is not all that bad, but it only gets colder as the day goes on. any chance of snow over the weekend? all that straight ahead. shelley: tonight, a londonderry couple is charged with neglecting their pet dog. causing it to go deaf and blind.

good evening, i' m shelley walcott. tom: i' m tom griffith. utility companies have been on standby for power outages but

two people were killed and good evening, i' shelley: i' m shelley walcott. federal safety agency osha revealed today that the circus did not build the tent correctly, and ignored seven severe weather alerts. wmur' s stephanie woods has our top story from lancaster. stephanie 6 months after the : circus tent collapsed here on the lancaster fair grounds the community is still reeling. now osha has found that the tent say it' s no victory. it was very scary. stephanie: on august 3, -- joann rushed to the scene with her fire chief. there was still a little bit of unreal. it was like a movie. t happen in places like this. stephanie: osha released a report thursday saying that the circus operator, walker international events, failed to put up the tent properly and take it down amid warnings of 60 miles per hour winds. >> it was not properly staked. the stakes were not of the right size or design. they did not follow the professional engineer's design to specifically erect the tent. stephanie: osha also found that walker international events was guilty of other vio

wmur' s shelley walcott tells us, the republican spoke at a standing room only town hall in peterborough, and a meet and greet in keene. shelley: a huge crowd turned out to see ted cruz in peterborough, keene, as the senator tries to tuesday' s primary. ted cruz walked into to thunderous applause at the peterborough town house, to bring his vision for america >> my number one priority in the u.s. senate and as president is economic growth. why is that? economic growth is foundational to everything else. shelley: cruz took aim at the frontrunner in the democratic primary, bernie sanders. >> to all the young people who cannot get a job now, how bad do you think it will be doubling down on the path? as margaret thatcher said, the problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people' s money. shelley: cruz then moved from domestic issues to foreign policy, vowing to destroy isis. and he touched on a topic that came up during last nights debate, including women in the u.s. draft. >> we have had enough of especially in the military. the idea that we would draft our daughters,

shelley: and i' m shelley walcott. chief executives from all 50 states are endorsing a plan to boost prescription drug monitoring programs to prevent over-prescription. tom: that move getting a thumbs up tonight from local treatment providers. wmur political reporter adam sexton joins us now to explain. adam: at serenity place they estimate 70% of the people who come in the door seeking treatment started their path to addiction with a prescription from a doctor. they say it makes sense to focus more attention on that part of the problem. while first responders and the treatment community are working harder than ever to combat the heroin and fentanyl epidemic progress remains hard to come by. >> it' s getting worse here in new hampshire, more specifically right here in manchester. but stephanie bergeron of serenity place in manchester is encouraged by consensus coming association winter meetings in washington. that' s where the top leaders of the states are backing the adoption of national standards for the prescription

shelley: i' m shelley walcott. wmur political reporter adam sexton has a wrap up of tonight' s discussion. adam: one of the great things about this last week of campaigning here in new hampshire is that there are literally so many events for these candidates to squeeze into each day. by the time they get around to having a nationally televised town hall at 9:00 or 10:00 at night, the gloves are starting to come off. the get a little tired and the answers get very candid. the focus of the number -- democratic primary race turned to downtown dairy. -- downtown derry. >> of course we are an underdog. retaking on the most powerful political organization in the country. adam: he took questions on health care and homeless vets. >> to date, we have not heard from any democrats. have you seated the support of veterans to the republicans, and if your answer is no, what is your evidence? >> we' ve had some success, still have a way to go. i think if you check my record, it will tell you that i' ve received the highest award

pshelley: i' m shelley walcott. pwmur' s suzanne roantree explains phow police caught up with him pand why he was in custody in the pfirst place. psuzanne it was on tuesday night p: on route 106 in belmont when olice arrested p35-year-old-year-old ryan pstreitenberger of laconia. olice say they pulled pstreitenberger over for a false pinspection sticker and false ptemporary plates on the car he pwas driving. p>> when the officer was speaking pwith the gentlemen he determined pthere were some objects in the pcar he was concerned with. pit looks like drug paraphernalia pin the car. psuzanne that officer says he p: found a loaded .22 caliber phandgun, a double edged knife pand a substantial amount of pnarcotic drugs. ponce at the police station, an pofficer stepped out of the pbooking room to gather some parrest paperwork. pstreitenberger was all alone. pfidgeting and pacing the room. olice say streitenberger then pnoticed the door to the garage pwas not secured pand that' s when he tries to make phis getaway. p>> he e

good evening, i' m shelley walcott. tom: i' m tom griffith. utility companies have been on standby for power outages but right now, there are no major ones to report. let' s get started with chief meteorologist mike haddad. mike: that' s great news to the wind is beginning to weaken a little bit. still breezy out there, but gusts under 40 miles an hour. take a look at the official high temperatures. keep in mind, the average high this time of year 35 degrees. it started off a below that this morning, but bounce quickly into the low-to-mid 50' s in some spots and even some of the cooler spots upper 40' s. right now, beginning to cool down. notice the wind flow building in out of the west southwest. it is driving the temperatures down in that part of the state. over new hampshire that will happen overnight. a little bit of dam conditions on the road at this hour. more changes for tomorrow and the rest of the week yard we will look at those straight ahead. tom: the mild temperatures even reached mount washington. the observatory shared this pictu

shelley: and i' m shelley walcott. today. the warm up is causing problems with ice jams and flooding in

good evening, i' m shelley walcott. tom: i' m tom griffith. donald trump held his first post i what campaign event tonight. he was joined by former massachusetts senator scott brown. adam sexton begins our coverage live from milford. adam: tom and shelley, mr. trump and scott brown held a joint press conference but most of the questions turned out to be about iowa. the national media trying to provoke a response and get him express something about his second-place finish and donald trump trying to not go there. s clear from what he said portrayed is getting under his skin. coming off a second-place finish hampshire. tuesday night in milford, he picked up the endorsement of former massachusetts senator, scott brown. >> one person who has the independence and can be the change agent to get washington working again, it was clear to me that was donald trump. >> everybody wanted his endorsement, and i' m very honored that he' s giving it to me. adam: donald trump trying to put things in perspective. >> i didn' t expect to do so well. one poll came

pgood friday evening to you i' m p, shelley walcott. ptom: i' m tom griffith. pwe' ll get back to the campaign pin a couple of minutes. pfirst, let' s go to chief pmeteorologist mike haddad for a plook at the temperatures out pthere right now and some of the psnowfall totals. pmike: impressive snowfall ptotals. pfrom springlike temperatures pyesterday to this today. phere it came. pheavy snow, dover 10.5. pjust over half a foot in pmanchester. pjust under that in concord. pyou do knows the snow in the pearly to mid afternoon. pthe only problem right now, pslush on area roadways. palso some damp spots. ptemperatures below freezing and pwill continue to fall at least panother 5-10 degrees. psaturday. pgive yourself extra time if ptraveling during that time. pweekend? pand any more chances? pahead. ptom: plows have been out on the proads all day, trying to keep up pyou' re looking live at i-93 pnorth in hooksett now, where the proads are fairly quiet, but ptraffic is moving smoothly. pthat might not be the case on pside roads though. pwmur' s stephanie woods joins

shelley: and i' m shelley walcott. it was so unbelievably warm today. the warm up is causing problems with ice jams and flooding in parts of the state. right now in lisbon, u.s. 302 is closed due to flooding. these are pictures from earlier today, you can see the ice jam along the ammonoosuc river. state police say theres about 3 to 4 feet of water on the road. now let' s head over to chief meteorologist mike haddad for what we can expect next in the forecast. mike: retracting not only the warm temperatures moving out but showers in some spots. last night the most magic, where the warmth blasted in and about 30' s into 60' s. here are the record highs for today. concord 63, breaking the old 20 degrees colder right now in portsmouth but below freezing and white field and right at 30 degrees in berlin. there is an colder beginning to build on it at along with that cold air some snow showers. spring warmth earlier this evening right back to winter and then light accumulation in parts of northern new hampshire. what about more changes for friday and the wee

shelley: i' m shelley walcott. the timing of tomorrow morning' s snow is the most important here. let' chief meteorologist mike haddad. mike: the snow continues through the entire -- morning commute. hard to imagine near 60 today and now are seeing the cooldown already below freezing in keene, and it will take a few more hours for the roadways to go downhill in terms of the conditions. there is nothing falling out of the cloud cover and nothing will over the next couple of hours. steady rain, but i' the area right around new jersey and over toward norfolk, virginia. this batch of rain will move northeastward and spill right into the cold air for the morning commute. futurecast paints a snowy scenario, especially lakes region south. just when everyone is trying to head out to work or school. how much snow to expect, when it winds down at what follows for the weekend, straight ahead. shelley: if there are any cancellations or delays, you' ll see them here on wmur and on our app. tom: the democratic candidates for president are in new just wrapping up a debate at the university of ne

ptom: the texas republican won pthe iowa caucuses and spoke to pour shelley walcott about his pchances here. pshelley: the ted cruz faithful pbraved the snowy weather to see ptheir candidate, at the tuckaway ptavern in raymond. pthey along with reporters from paround the country listened pintently to the senator from ptexas, who' s polling third in pnew hampshire. pyou know donald trump is so far pand away ahead of you here. pyou beat him in iowa, how can pyou beat him here in new phampshire? p>> well listen, that' s going to pbe a question for the voters phere in new hampshire. pbut i think the question that pevery voter is asking, is who pcan i trust? pwe' ve see over and over again pcampaign conservatives, who talk pa good game. pbut they haven' t walked the pwalk. pand i believe what the american eople are looking for is a pconsistent conservative, someone pwho has been the same yesterday, ptoday and tomorrow. pshelley political pundits say p: cruz won iowa, with the help pof evangelical voters, not a phampshire. pbut he is counting on a pdifferent voting block to carry phim during

good, i am shelley walcott. tom cole in the winter like temperatures are not going to stick around -- stick around for long. mike: certainly much colder than yesterday. northwesterly flow, providing us a tranquil pattern for the weekend. great news for those who are going to be out and about. yes, it starts off chilly. it is colder. the cold air builds in. as for highs, they will top off in the upper 20' s. time of year. the average high, 39. afternoon. we will warm-up by next week. straight ahead. tom: despite lots of open water organizers say there' s plenty of safe ice in other spots. the great meredith rotary ice fishing derby is a statewide event going on until sunday. rain and warmer temperatures earlier this week the meredith rotary club met with state officials to figure out whether the derby should go on. but it says people need to know where they' re going, test the ice and take extra precautions this year. >> this year, it' s a little disappointing because we' re not going to have the same activity ri