agents raid a somersworth business. computers are seized and forensic tests are done. the assistant u.s. attorney says it was all part of a five-year investigation that proved that employees at general linen service l.l.c. had been hacking into a massachusetts competitor's computer system. thursday that company pleaded guilty to a felony charge in federal court. >> they had downloaded about 1100 invoices which are the big invoices that the victim company had issued online to their own customers. and their competitor, the defendant here, took those intention to use those invoices to try to take customers from the victim company. reporter: the judge accepted the plea deal. the attorney representing the victim, also named general linen, says his chiebility is 10 times smaller tonight somersworth business. >> yet they intentionally hacked into my client's website and stole their most valuable as set, their customer information. and nay did that to gain a financial competitive advantage. reporter: he says fortunately they did not get any of the customers' private financial

his family lives in somersworth. he enlisted in the army in 2013 and served one tour in afghanistan. his battalion commander says, corporal aimesbury will always be a member of the 1st ranger battalion and his memory will make all of us better men. the army says his death is under investigation. >> we are mourning corporal aimesbury as just a great example of a fine new hampshire much for all of the rest of us. reporter: senators kelly ayotte and jeanne shaheen also offered their condolences tonight and praised corporal aimesbury for his service and bravery. reporting live in somersworth, mike cronin. shelley: in commitment 2016, new jersey governor chris christie is in the granite state tonight, holding a town hall meeting in wolfeboro and picking up another endorsement. it' s just the latest high-profile vote of support for the republican presidential candidate. suzanne: he addressed the standing room only crowd telling them the show was over. mr. christie: let me tell you, new hampshire, the rest of the country is

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 roantree has been all day long. suzanne: for the most part this snow was a welcome sight for those loving the outdoors in the winter and the businesses that depend on snow. people all over the region had to scrape the ice from the cars, shovel the walk ways and deal with the cold. >> is very wet and heavy and really cold out here. i did not expect it would be this much, honestly. >> the six inches that fell on plymouth and north was a welcome sight for skiers and boarders who headed out to loon mountain . >> it

his family lives in somersworth. his battalion commander says corporal aimesbury will always be a member of the first ranger battalion and his memory will make us all better men. the army says his death is under investigation. >> we are mourning corporal aimesbury as just a great example of a fine, fine new done so much for all the rest of us. >> senators kelly ayotte and jeanne shaheen praising corporal aimesbury for his service and bravery. mike cronin, wmur, news 9. >> a second person has been arrested in connection to a murder in manchester last month. adrien stillwell is charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the death of michael pittman. the other man appeared for a probable cause hearing. pittman's murder. defense lawyers say witnesses in the case gave conflicting happened and somebody else homicide. the lead investigator in the case say witnesses saw three people in the area before the gunfire. concord police are investigating whether two purse snatchings in two days are related. the first happened wedne

with the details. y' s family lives here in somersworth. he was described as an exceptional leader an extraordinary man. andrew was 21 years old. he died wednesday. he was seriously injured during a live fire exercise and died from his injuries. he was like to throughout his battalion and his death has affected all of his fellow he was born in manchester, graduated from dover senior high school, and lived in stratford. he enlisted in the army in 2013 and served in one tour and afghanistan. the army says his death is under investigation. coming up at 6:00, we will hear from governor hassan. wmur news 9. josh: marketing students at unh could play a role in fighting the spread of terror. the state department asked them, and students at other schools around the country, to develop anti-extremism media campaigns. jennifer crompton joins us from the seacoast bureau tonight to explain. jennifer: we know high school students are impressionable and susceptible and heavy users of social media. what better way to fight online recruitment than enlistin

mike: we are in somersworth, and this is where his family lives. he was described i his battalion commander as an exceptional leader and an extraordinary man. andrew was 21 years old. he died wednesday at fort stewart in georgia. the army says he was seriously wounded during a live fire exercise and later died from his injuries. he was liked throughout his battalion and his death has affected all of his fellow rangers. he was born in manchester, graduated from dover senior high school, and lived in stratford. he enlisted in the army and 2013 and served one sure and afghanistan. today governor hassan expressed her sympathy. governor hassan: my condolences to corp. -- corporal aimesbury' s family. man who gave his life to keep the rest of a safe and free. mike: the army says his death is under investigation. mike cronin, wmur news 9. shelley: the debate over the proposed kinder morgan pipeline continues. today hundreds gathered at the state house in protest. kinder morgan says the pipeline that would run through parts of southern new hampshire would

rochester police say 28-year-old trish far of somersworth was driving east on franklin street when she veered off the road mirror. the jogger was not hurt. suffered non-life threatening injuries. she was issued a summons for negligent driving. >> a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. shelley: those remarks by presidential candidate, republican donald trump are sending shock waves across the country. the front runner says the ban would only be temporary in order to get a handle on the situation. tonight, fellow republican, former florida governor jeb bush and democratic front runner hillary clinton are back in new hampshire criticizing his comments. we begin our team coverage with jean mackin, who has the reaction of the gop candidates. jean: republican candidates were donald trump' s proposal to keep muslims out of america temporarily. and more response from donald trump tonight when barbara walters asked trump if he is a bigot. jean: republican candidates jumped on donald trump' s proposal. >> i disagree with donald trump and his prescriptions on what to

the belmont red raiders at the somersworth hilltop. belmont in red. check out this play here. trevor hunt knocks down a free throw, and tennis was ready. throws the inbound pass. quick passing for the red raiders. sophomore hits the shot. he will not down a three-pointer here, good-looking player. baseline jumper coming up. only one senior on belmont. they are young. they are good. they win 50-or deep. there they are in the powder blue uniforms, took on the dover green wave north. goes around the perimeter. cordova splits the defense up watch the upper side, kept the up and scored. off the inbound pass, kirk with a no look pass, hits the baseline, three pointer. the titans go on the road and win 53-39. and wondering where superstar former new hampshire resident is out while she recovers from a torn knee ligament. she suffered the injury during a training run in sweden last week. to the verizon wireless arena now, gearing up for the battle of the badges. all the benefits to children' s hospital at dartmouth hitchcock. they are practicing very early. >> we got to get chemistry g

in portsmouth, kristen carosa wmur news 9. ,shelley the father who : triggered an amber alert in 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 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 not guilty if a new trial were 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 carrying the weapons around campus. the boston police department says it is concerned with the decision becaus

the man accused of prompting and amber alert in somersworth in july is due in court. jeremiah grant took his s mother. it is unclear when he will return. erin: we are learning new details about the couple who launched the deadly attack in san bernardino. the fbi says they had been radicalized long before they met and their marriage may have been a cover for jihad. lana: the fbi is investigating whether the marriage between the two san bernardino killers was just a cover-up for a long planned jihad. they' re also continuing their investigation into the role of >> the investigation indicates that they were radicalized before they started courting or dating each other online. lana: fbi director james comey said they were talking about jihad in 2013 before they were married, raising new fears about whether terrorist matchmakers that figured out a way to gain access to the u.s. the investigation is also looking at a san bernardino area high school. just how difficult is it to unravel those encrypted messages? the fbi says they are still trying to decipher messages from a t

a somersworth woman crashed her car in rochester. 28-year-old trish farr was driving on franklin street yesterday afternoon when she appeared off the road and clipped a jogger with the mirror of her car. she then crashed into a tree head-on. the jogger was not hurt. three kids were in the car. police in nashua say a case of road rage and it with a man being assaulted. the victim was trying to cross a macy' s parking lot when 51-year-old anthony curtis drove by and started to argue with him. at one point, curtis sprayed pepper spray into the victim' s eyes. he was arrested on monday. the family of a chesterfield man who disappeared july of last year says his body has been found. ronald cheever was reported his family said his body was found by hunters last week. an autopsy confirmed his identity. he was suffering from dementia at the time he disappeared. massachusetts health officials e. coli that made as many as 80 boston college students sick. they all ate at the chipotle restaurant in brighton. the location has been shut down while it is cleaned from top to bottom. >> upon entry to th

the first one happened shortly before midnight on rochester hill road and sent a somersworth woman to the hospital. police say the driver, 25-year-old ashley privett sparks to emerge from the vehicle and the pole. road closures were to the nearby apartments and sky haven airport due to the accident. it caused a severely damaged pole and power outage. privett was transported to the hospital for serious about you nonlife threatening injuries. a little over an hour later, rochester police responded to another single vehicle accident just a few miles away from the first. briarridge estates. police say they found a silver pickup truck on its side. debris scattered throughout both lanes of the roadway. police say antonneil banton lost control and later charged with driving. after a driver noticed a package addressed to the home of the shooters. lawyers for the families of one of the shooters asked people not to rush to judgment as they were investigating this as terrorism. brandi hitt has the latest on the continuing search for a motive. >> this is our first look -- at tashfeen malik, they

they recovers four somersworth and rollinsford. the suspect is being treated as a juvenile. coming up, a nationwide investigation in to the lottery. authorities trying to determine if a scheme may have extended to dozens of states. >>> and major mishap. steve harvey accidently announced the wrong winner. kevin: a lot of clouds filing in. all of the details of kevin: starting off with a sunrise. not quite as chilly. we'll have a breeze. it is a helping breeze out of the southwest. the beginnings of a warming trend that builds through christmas eve and christmas day. the details coming up. erin: all right. 6:41. we continue to follow a developing story out of nashua. all schools are closed today due to a threat. the superintendent says that officials received that threat of violence on sunday directed toward nashua's high schools. the fbi says it is helping nashua police assess the threat. to be open tomorrow. in commitment 2016 news, there's no holiday break for the presidential candidates as they put in more time today on the campaign trail. democrats coming off another deba

. >> but overall, things were very quiet in cities like dover and somersworth, partly because schools are closed. business as usual, except we' re dealing with a winter wonderland. >> other than those clearing driveways, not many people out at all, in fact many were ordering in. >> it' s been very busy, delivery-wise, lots of people ordering out for take-out. >> letting someone else deal with the reality that winter has finally arrived. >> how are the roads? >> this winter has been wonderful green christmas, sad for the kids, but happy for us and most adults. mother nature is showing is that she can bring it and here we are. >> mother nature has brought it and we are standing in it now and will be for months to come. a lot of credit goes to cleanup crews and communities being proactive who were ready to roll, especially after last season. live in portsmouth, jennifer crompton, wmur newsnine. josh: we do have some breaking news on the commitment 2016 campaign trail. george pataki is ending his run for the presidential bid. s board in the most recent cnn granite state poll. we will have

his family currently lives in somersworth. the u.s. army is investigating corporal aimesbury' s death. honor of corporal aimesbury. the democratic debate is happening now, the final preparations are underway where the 3 democrats vying for their party' s nomination will face off. it' s their only debate in the granite state and you can watch it live right here on wmur. we have live team coverage right now, including interviews with the moderators, analysis of what to expect and we' ll speak to undecided voters about what they want to hear tonight. political director josh mcelveen and jennifer vaughn are live from saint anselm to anchor our coverage. josh: thanks tom and shelley, we' re less than an hour away from the abc news democratic presidential debate. >> tonight right here on wmur you will see the 3 democratic candidates, former secretary of state hillary clinton vermont senator bernie sanders and former maryland governor martin o' it is all happening right here at saint anselm college. >> the candidates are starting to arrive. f

federal officials say general linen service in somersworth stole customer information. both companies go by general linen. there's no affiliation between the two. the fbi determined that the victims computer system was hacked 157 times between september of 2009 and april of 2010. >> they had downloaded about 1100 invoices which are the billing that the victim company had issued online to their own customers. those invoices. it is their intention to use the invoices to try to take customers from the victim company. sean: general linen has offered to pay them $100,000 in restitution. it faces up to five years probation and $500,000 in fines. >>> the new hampshire behavioral health summit continues in portsmouth today. it is an annual conference and training event. it is meant to highlight the conference of strengthening community-based mental health services and the role they play. the summit is being held at the chariton harborside hotel. >>> new research finds that mental health courts are working to reduce repeat offending. they are designed to send people to treatment

police recovered four stolen weapons in somersworth and rollinsford, the suspect being charged as a juvenile. a heroic rescue from a house fire in massachusetts, two police officers rush in to save twin babies and their mom. the fire started in the basement of this med ford home this morning. the home quickly filled with thick smoke, 5-month-old twins lauren and lewen were stuck inside with their mother, officers jumped into action. >> i ran upstairs to the second floor, a at the meam handed me two infants and there was smoke coming from the upstairs apartment. i ran downstairs. >> he came downstairs and had both the infants, one in one arm, one in the other. one firefighter was injured. jennifer: tonight we're highlighting it a issues for each of the eight weeks leading up to the new hampshire primary. one of the biggest issues this campaign season is immigration. so let's go to wmur's aixa dee now. reporter: immigration continues to be a contentious topic in washington and on the campaign trail. with an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the u.s., fixing a broken immigr

. >> reporter: and so as we sit at carl amesbury's dining room table in somersworth new hampshire he shares his son with me corporal andrew amesbury. >> he was humble he didn't draw attention to himself. he would probably hate this right now to be honest. >> reporter: but when you die a hero at 21 years old, you deserve the limelight, stepped out of it tonight asking that we don't show his face so the focus can remain on his son an army ranger who died wednesday after being shot during a live fire exercise at fort stewart, georgia. >> he told me he wanted to be in the military from the time he was 10 years old. he wanted to challenge himself he wanted to be the best. and rangers are the elite in the army. >> it doesn't even make sense? >>. no he wasn't in a war zone, he's with the elite in the army. >> but accidents happen. >> reporter: and he says that's what the department of defense is calling the tragedy right now though it's still under investigation. and even with the details missing, mr. amesbury is able to take comfort in his son's mission. >> he had the right reasons for goi

. >> i am sarah from somersworth. gov. o'malley: specifically then, if guaranteeing the right to vote, automatically registration, and what would you do about the electoral college? a lot of people feel that is part of the problem. gov. o'malley: i love the automatic registration thing. i wish i thought of that when i was governor or pushed it while i was still there. i love the idea of automatic registration. in terms of the electoral college, do you know what state was the first state to pass the bill that would go to popular elections? maryland. we were the first state to pass that movement by popular vote that would say that your state's electoral votes go to whoever the popular vote winner was. when you get a certain number of states to do it, that is the thinking behind that movement. i would be in favor of that, too. thank you guys very much. [applause] i appreciate being here. are you doing one more? >> she said i could. [indiscernible] when you were in maryland, you allowed fracking. gov. o'malley: i didn't, but b

you get up to rochester, new hampshire, somersworth, a dusting of snow out there early this morning. as we did have a few light night and very early this morning. over and done with now. heading out to gillette, no plenty of sunshine and temperatures slowly inching up into the upper 30's and lower 40's for the tail-gate into the kickoff. so we have seasonable weather this sunday. temps boosting up again as we go through next week. in fact, we have chances for record highs on christmas eve itself. well into the 60's, looks likely there. a few rain chances to talk more on that coming up. >> kris: breaking news we have been following for you this morning. an air france flight headed to paris forced to make an emergency landing because of what officials say was a possible bomb onboard. police say the pilots of the boeing triple 7 requested this emergency landing in kenya aftera suspicious device was found in the bathroom. there were 500 people onboard that flight. all of those passengers were safely evacuate, but at least six of those passengers are now being questioned. 9:33 is your tim

his family lives in somersworth. his battalion commander says corporal aimesbury will always be a member of the first ranger battalion and his memory will make us all better men. the army says his death is under investigation. >> we are mourning corporal aimesbury as just a great example of a fine, fine new done so much for all the rest of us. >> senators kelly ayotte and jeanne shaheen praising corporal aimesbury for his service and bravery. mike cronin, wmur, news 9. >> a second person has been arrested in connection to a murder in manchester last month. adrien stillwell is charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the death of michael pittman.