wmur' s suzanne roantree has more on today' s developments. suzanne: not only were the charges against the squires upgraded but investigators say they think they know what the motive is behind the 29 yearolds death. police also issued an arrest warrant for a long-time friend of julien squires who they believe is the killer. >> state police investigators followed the evidence that lead them from bridgewater where ms.bortner' s body was found, to dorchester, and onto new hampshire. suzanne: the body of 29-year-old ashley bortner of new jersey was found three weeks ago along railroad tracks in bridgewater, massachusetts. the victim was found in a burning car, wrapped in a blanket, with her hands tied behind her back and to her feet. investigators now think that 43-year-old fernando owens of dorchester killed her, believing she was involved in the shooting death of his son the night before. authorities say that owens and julian squires of manchester are long-time friends. intitially the squires were charged with lying to police and misleading inves

wmur' s suzanne roantree caught up with a few in portsmouth a thumbs up kind of day, even if mother nature did snuff out one outdoor activity. >> we are out enjoying the 60 degree temperatures but that' s a far cry from a year ago. the 2014 thanksgiving day storm was for the record books. nearly a foot of snow dumped on parts of new hampshire. temperatures near 32 and utility crews tried to restore power to more than 200,000. fast-forward a year later and quite a bit different story. temperatures soared into the low 60' s. shoppers at the sidewalks, many arriving on motorcycles. children were in their strollers, mothers and their exercise. none of them had to be bundled up. >> it is comfortable. >> you wear shorts all year round? >> can you remember the last time the day after thanksgiving was this one? >> it was a long time ago. [laughter] >> it' s been almost 40 years since granite stater' s have seen temperatures this high on the day after thanksgiving. the last time was in 1976. over the years, the average temperature for this date was 44. business owners say the warm weather helped th

live in manchester, suzanne roantree, wmur news 9. jean: thanks, suzanne. josh: up next, a common crib feature to be the reason behind infant deaths. jean: and a new england state has had its first deadly case of jean: if you're a new parent or doing shopping for a newborn, you'll want to hear this. josh: new research says that using crib bumpers could be dangerous for little ones. dr. timothy johnson explains why. reporter: soft blankets, colorful sheets, and crib butchers, nesting new parents sets. the rails of a crib seems like you're protecting your baby from bumps, it actually poses a dangerous potentially fatal suffocation risk. pediatricians have long been warning about them, but new research out today shows that infant deaths due to these crib bumpers may be on the rise. researchers writing in the journal of pediatric looked at all bumper related injuries and deaths in babies over a 28-year period and found that these deaths and injuries have taken a big jump in recent years. most of the deaths were in babies between 4 and 5 months old, an age when

suzanne roantree, wmur news 9. josh: in hopkinton, live pictures a house fire, hopefully, on morin road. officials say no one was home at the time and a dog was taken out of the home. we'll keep you posted, but so far there are no injuries to report. jean: a nashua man is facing felony assault charges tonight after attacking a man with a machete. ryan lee attacked a man signed the victim's orange street apartment. when officers arrived the victim had two large cuts to his head. police recovered the pa chet e along with a sawed off style shotgun and marijuana from the apartment. a manchester man is accused of trying to sell stolen plumbing items. lawrence stone is charged with felony theft. manchester police say stone broke into a van at la chance plumbing and heating and later tried to sell the plumbing tools to what turned out to be an officer. police say they recovered a number of items from stone's car. jury selection started today in the manslaughter trial of kyle witty, he's accused of killing elizabeth mcquin

and suzanne roantree says it was a thumbs up kind of day with one exception. >> folks were out enjoying the 60 degree temperatures, but that's a far cry from a year ago. the 2014 thanksgiving day storm was for the record books, nearly a foot of show was dumped on parts of new hampshire. temperatures hoovered near 32 and crews tried to restore power to more than 200,000 customers. fast forward a year later and >> isn't this lovely? >> temperatures soared into the low 60's, shoppers hit the sidewalks of portsmouth many arriving on motorcycles and enjoying the warm sunshine. children were in their strollers and runners getting their exercise and people, watchers out in force, none of them had to be bundled up on this november day. >> i was comfortable. >> yes. can you remember the last time the day after thanksgiving was this warm? >> yes, but it was a long time ago. >> it's been almost 40 years since granite staters have seen temperatures this high on the day after thanksgiving. the last time, it was this warm was in 1976 when it hit 65 in concord. over the years, the average temperature