wmur's suzanne roantree joins us live to explain how the victim escaped. suzanne? reporter: gilford police say that on early saturday morning a woman entered the police station saying that she had been held against her will and at gunpoint. police say the woman said that hand cuffed and chained her to the floor of a home they once shared, and threatened her with a handgun. the woman told police she was able to get away after she convinced holiday to release her and give her the gun. that gave her enough time to get out of the home into a vehicle and drive to the police station. once inside she was put into a safe room, not knowing if holiday was following her. police went into the residence and found evidence squint with the -- consistent with the woman's allegations. he was arrested and has a lengthy criminal history states. >> very courageous victim in this case, she did the right things and that brought a peaceful resolution to this. reporter: now, holiday was arraigned today, and is being held on $100,000 cash bail. live in gilford, suzanne roantree, wmur news

wmur' s suzanne roantree has more. suzanne: folks up here in the lakes region say they are itching for the big lake to activities. organizers of the big fishing derby scheduled for the second weekend in february are holding out hope that the lake freezes over so everyone can be safe. >> typically, we would have four to six inches of hard ice. it' s typically safe for people to fish and small groups of people on the ice. suzanne: even though the signs are posted warning people of thin ice, the question is what ice? the record warm temperatures in december have left most of new hampshire lakes wide open. >> usually it takes several nights between zero and -10, no wind and long cold nights for the ice to form on the large lakes. suzanne: something fish and game officials say is unlikely to happen any time soon. outdoor enthusiasts haven' t given up hope though, while others are being cautious. >> oh, we will. it' s supposed to be close to zero monday night which will probably start closing up these bays here. >> i' m hopin

in the studio, suzanne roantree. tom: a local woman has pleaded guilty to robbing a bank in manchester and according to court documents, a romantic partner pressured her into doing it. melissa boucher gave a note to a teller at member' s first credit union on bridge street in march. she got away with thousands of dollars, and split it with her partner. authorities say she used the money to buy heroin and overdosed. when paramedics revived her, they found large amounts of cash in her clothes. a state police trooper says he had to use his taser on this man during his arrest. the trooper pulled douglas gray over on i-95 in portsmouth last night. gray is accused of trying to run during a pat-down. during a struggle, gray allegedly assaulted the trooper, who used a taser to subdue him. once gray was in custody, police say they found 25 grams of heroin on him. shelley: a local pharmacist took on wal-mart in court and won a unlawfully fired her from their seabrook store after she reported safety concerns about her co-worker

wmur' s suzanne roantree is live in portsmouth and suzanne, how are people enjoying new years eve? enjoying this new year' s eve. perfect here in oarsman. jugglers in the street, live music, people are dancing in the streets all over, just having a really good time on this last day of 2015. >> i like to come here, dance look at the lights and just have fun. suzanne: framed as a family-friendly event, first night is known as the alcohol free alternative community celebration on december 31st. >> i'm so excited. it ' s great to bring in the new year. >> i used to come here when i was younger, but the first time >> i lived here for 2 years, my every year. >> so far it' s outstanding. i come every year. suzanne: for others they are first times to first night. >> it' s nice, it' s nice, it' fun. hotel, it' s a good time. suzanne: portsmouth' s downtown area is transformed into a winter time carnival complete with an ice sculpture, face painting, activities for the youngsters, and dancing in the streets for kids of every age. everyone seems to have something that they like best about 1st

she spoke to our suzanne roantree who is live in the newsroom. suzanne: just after 11:30 monday night, manchester police say a 65-year-old woman left work, and stopped at the mobil on the run gas station on south wilow street. the woman who doesn' t want to be identified says a car pulled up quickly behind at a stop light. >> i just got a weird dealing. suzanne: she says the car followed her into her apartment complex on south porter street. and stopped close by to where she had parked. >> someting in my head said to take the gun out of my purse. suzanne with her hand on the gun : now in her coat pocket, she headed toward her apartment. looking behind her, she saw a man following her. s when he caught up to me and he came around me and stood right in front of me, right in my face. suzanne he then yelled at her. : >> but then when i saw him reach his left arm out to try and grab me, that' s when i pulled the gun out and i shot him. suzanne: the gunshot hit 23-year-old michael bontaites in the chest. >> as soon as i shot him, he immediately fellto t

suzanne roantree has more. reporter: yes, the ice out behind me here on meredith bay is just about safe enough now to have a bob house put on it. it wasn't until this last friday that many of the bays on lake winnipesaukee even had any ice on them. time was of the essence in determining where next week's hockey tournament in meredith would be. that decision is to be on lake wonkewon. organizers of the great meredith roe rotary ice fishing derby say it too will go on as schedule forward the valentine's day >> ice in the area is safe on the smaller ponds, and some of the bays. a lot of the lakes starting to catch now. people starting to venture out in some new areas. >> just make sure that before you go on the ice you inspect it first, cut a hole or use an auger. reporter: fish and game officials say you should have at least 4 to 6 inches of ice under your feet if you are an angler. up to 8 inches of ice should be below you if you're going to be using a snow mobile or atv out on the ice. suzanne roantree, wmur ne

wmur' s suzanne roantree is in concord to explain why are people upset. suzanne: some people in that area of the homeless shelter or empathetic to the group of people it' s helping, but they are concerned shelter will change their neighborhood. >> it' s really a residential neighborhood with some light commercial activity here, not really previously handling this david braietrman who lives and across the street from saint peter' s church, say they didn' t know about plans to use the part of building as a 60 bed shelter until after a plan had been in during it' s december meeting the concord city council held a public hearing and voted to money to the shelter' s operating costs, but no neighbors came to >> it' s absolutely essential that there is a homeless shelter somewhere in concord and the facilities need to be somewhere. so in that respect this is not such a terrible choice. suzanne: but braietrman says residents should have been better notified that a homeless shelter would be set up in their neighborhood. >> there was no meeting before hand, there wa

wmur' s suzanne roantree tells us developers say both projects are already getting warm receptions. suzanne: at this point, both projects have only been presented to their respective town planning boards. but developers are hopeful that they will ultimately win final approval. developers of the merrimack project say there' convenient, walkable community that would appeal to young workers in the area. >> as well as an active place for people to go after work or on the weekends for entertainment. suzanne plans include hundreds : of thousands of square feet of office space retail and restaurants plus up to 150 living spaces and a 120 room hotel. that could mean nearly a million dollars in taxes a year for merrimack with the promise of a minimal impact on town services. >> particularly on schools because we are not anticipating school children being residents there. bring quite a few jobs to the area as well. suzanne developers hope to start : construction in 2017. in salem, the owners of the they' ve purchased a large piece of land at rockingham park. we are going to do a kind of multif

in meredith, suzanne roantree, wmur news 9. jean: the historic floods that have devastated much of the midwest are starting to recede in some areas, but the missisippi river in southern t crested yet. abc' s elizabeth hur is in st. louis tonight. elizabeth: with hundreds of roadways flooded and closed, like the one you see behind me here, authorities say it was all about prioritizing and their goal was to first target those major highways. back open in missouri. a welcome sight for residents. >> it' elizabeth: including the millers, calling flooding this severe a first. not in our lifetime. >> flash flood. the 141 corridor usually floods s usually opened in a few hours. but this has been like this like what? three or four days now so it' s mind boggling. >> we were relieved right when it peaked. this video of his flooded neighborhood and these pictures of his home saved by the sandbags. he was one of hundreds in the suburbs of st. louis told to evacuate. home with authorities warning the danger isn' t over yet. this flooding wa

suzanne roantree has the latest. reporter: it was early smorning when a woman entered the gilford police department saying that she had been held at gunpoint against her will. police say the woman told them that 56-year russell holiday dha threatened her with a and chained to the floor of a home they once shared. the woman said she was able to convince him told release her and give her the gun, giving her enough time to get out of the home, into a vehicle and drive to the police station where she was put into a safe room, not knowing if holiday was following her. holiday was arrested about three and a half hours later in moultonborough, charged with kidnapping, criminal threatening with a firearm, reckless conduct, and felon possession of a dangerous weapon. police say holiday is a convicted felon and has a lengthy criminal history spanning several years and states. police say the woman's actions were courageous. >> very, very dangerous potentially volatile situation and the female victim in this was focused and dete

suzanne roantree joins us live now with the latest details. reporter: andover's fire chief says it was just after noontime when a fire started in a brush file. few details are available at this time, but the chief said that after the fire there appears to have been an explosion. it's not clear if the brush fire and the explosion are related. the chief says one person died in the incident, and the fire marshal's office confirmed an autopsy has been scheduled for friday. there are no reports of any other injury. the fire marshal's office is leading in the investigation. they say it appears to have been now, the fire marshal's office has indicated they'll be sending out a press release shortly. we'll bring you the details as they become available. jean: thanks. tonight warner police say a woman found dead on bear pond road may have suffered an injury before her death. the 87-year-old woman was found by a group of people driving in the area on wednesday night. police say it appears her death was an accident. wmur's kristen carosa spoke with invest

suzanne roantree is in meredith tonight where the pond hockey tournament is being moved off lake winnipesaukee. suzanne? reporter: yes, the ice out behind me here on meredith bay is just starting to be safe enough to put a bob house on. it wasn't until this last friday that many of the bays on lake winnipesaukee even had any ice on them. times was of the essence in hockey tournament would be held. with questions lingering about the upcoming fishing derby as well. monday crews were plowing the 4 to 6 inches of snow that's covering the ice in meredith. it's less than a mile away from where the new england pond hockey classic was scheduled to be played the first weekend of february. >> it changes the event, definitely, but we're still able to host it, which is awesome. we didn't want to have to postpone it because of all the people who have flights and take time off from work, so we're lucky that we have this lake that's smaller and able to freeze sooner. reporter: a thumbs up from the organizers of the great meredith rotary ice fishing derby schedule forward valentine's day weekend. the state wh

suzanne roantree, wmur news 9. tom: a fire that destroyeded a building in franklin thursday not considered suspicious. neighbors called it in after seeing flames coming from the back of 36 el kin street. a man says he carried his two small children out one at a time. the chief says all eight residents got out within minutes, but the fire did move quickly. >> we had water on the fire within three minutes, and the type of construction the fire get as head of us, it's balloon frame type building, and the fire was in the walls and made to it the attic before we could. tom: five of the residents found places to stay. red cross. jennifer: the new hampshire department of children and families says it would need dozens of new workers to be able to operate around the clock. it presented its plan to the state child abuse task force in concord today, and several medical professionals told tack force members. this extra coverage and care is badly needed to protect vulnerable children all across the state. >> mal treatment or s

wmur' s suzanne roantree is live in middleton tonight with what suzanne: it was just before 6:00 that middleton police say they got to separate calls to 911. the callers told police that the each had heard a single gunshot coming from a gray, older to door mitsubishi that had pulled over alongside the road near silver street. police say when they arrived near the area, the car had taken off, but they found footprints in the snow leading into the woods. area residents were put on shelter in place through social media. >> we secured the area and through the assistance of the new hampshire state police k-9 unit and using thermal imaging devices we were able to confirm , that the person who did go into the woods had come out and left. suzanne: the shelter in place was lifted at about 8:30 this evening. police say they have found some forensic evidence in the case but they cannot disclose what they are looking for the driver of that older two-door gray mitsubishi. tom: a man has serious injuries after police say he was hit by a car in concord. the road was closed for several hours tonight.

in meredith, suzanne roantree, wmur news 9. amy: the historic floods that devastated much of the midwest are starting to recede in some areas. but the mississippi river hasn't crested yet. elizabeth hur is in st. louis this morning. with hundreds of roads flooded and closed like the one you see behind me here. authorities say it was all about prioritizing and the goal was to target the highways. >> the interstates are open in missouri, a welcome sight for residents. >> it's historic. calling flooding this severe a no, never, not in our lifetime. >> the flash floods the 141 corridor usually floods a little bit, but usually in a few hours, this has been like this for at least now. >> we were relieved when it peeked. >> they had the flooded neighborhoods and the pictures saved by the sand bags. he was one of hundreds in the suburbs of st. louis, told to evacuate. many still not allowed to return home with authorities warning the danger isn't over yet. the flooding was historic for the river, cresting four feet 1993. the water is s

. >> suzanne roantree, news 9. amy: there's a lot of excitement about those projects. hooker is what's coming up in our next half hour. winter storm cleanup. how it's impacting businesses. heating up, the g.o.p. town hall in nashua and what the candidates had to say. hmm hmm hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm-hmm [ cheering ] i've got some real estate here in my bag counting the cars on the new jersey turnpike they've all come to look for america [ cheers and applause ] all come to look for america all come to look for america to look for america i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 this morning. i'm amy coveno. we begin with a beautiful look along hampton beach on a sunday morning. 17 degrees there. i think you'd have the place all to yourself. here is a look at top stories on the half hour. millions of people are digging out after the east coast was hit by heavy snowfall. one of the hardest hit areas, washington d.c. today, some travel bans are expected to be lifted and some airlines are reconsid

suzanne roantree has the latest developments in this case. reporter: it was just after 11:30 last night, manchester police say a 65-year-old woman left her work and stopped at the mobil on the run in south willow street. as she drove away she noticed a police say the woman became concerned as the car followed her into her apartment complex on south porter street. she hoped the car would drive away, but instead it parked close to her and as she got out the man ran past her and blocked her path. as the man attempted to grab the woman, she pulled out a handgun and shot 23-year-old michael range. she then ran into the building and called 911. a woman in a dark sedan picked up bontaites and put him into the car. a few minutes later he showed up at the elliot hospital emergency room. reporter: she has a valid concealed carry permit through the manchester police department, as you know new hampshire is different than most states. a concealed carry permit has to be authorized by the chief of police, the local department, where you reside, and of cour

suzanne roantree live now with what we're learning about this. reporter: yes, andover's fire chief says just afternoon time a fire started in a brush fire, and a few details are available