will inspect it, its dispensing location, which is up in plymouth, to determine if it is ready to begin its operations. after all that happens, a registration certificate is issuing, allowing swank water to begin dispensing to qualifying patients and designated caregivers. the dispensary is expected to begin operations sometime in the tom griffith, wmur news 9. jean: it is mid term at high schools across new hampshire next week. but a new initiative at bedford high school is raising eye brows for some parents, they are introducing competency recovery days, allowing students who reached a certain level to take time off. shelley walcott joins us live from bedford to explain. shelley: this is certainly a plan that's causing some controversy. bedford high school will an justing their schedule next week, and any -- essentially students who need extra help in certain subjects won't be the only ones required to be in. the district superintendent says students who are up to speed can come in if they choose to, to use the library, catch up on material or work on community service credits. and he

one degree? s it? hayley: i know. that is an improvement, if you can believe that. 16, plymouth and laconia. 20 at the seacoast. only 9 degrees in keene. the sustained winds out of the northwest at about 15 miles per hour. that is going to make it feel much colder today. let' s talk about the weekend. we have been tracking a big storm. it will be a big one. just not for us. the heaviest snow will be in washington dc. southern communities make it a brief brush of snow. i' m thinking from manchester and points to the south. that' s about it. next week, it looks like milder air makes a return with temperatures going into the mid and upper 30' s. today in america, the top 1/10 of 1% owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90% this great country and our government belong to all of us. wall street, corporate america, wealthy campaign donors have so much influence that the only way they are defeated is when millions of people begin "enough is enough." i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. i want to see you smile >>> welcome back to "gma" on this thursday morning. here with lara

play again on friday night. college hockey tonght, plymouth state hosting worcester state at hanaway rink. third period, panthers up 1-0. marcus mazur skates in and scores for the visitors, tie game 1-1. but erik strom would get the game-winner for plymouth. he scores with 9 minutes to go in regulation, and it holds up, 2-1 is the final. ian mcgilvrey had a goal and an assist, while gordon ceasar made 26 saves. plymouth improves to 14-3-1 overall, 911 in mascac. this weeks hometown hero is a plymouth high school senior will johnstone. we caught up with him while he was taking some ski jumps at practice. will does all of the skiing sports. alpine, cross country skiing, and jumping. last year he won the nhiaa ski meister award. he is the captain of the ski teams at plymouth high school and also captain of the golf team. he skied 95 days last year, so he just loves being out there. will also volunteers at the salvation army and the mobile food pantry. he will ski for plymouth state next year and study business administration. although he skis many disciplines, he does have a favorite. >

plymouth while trump spent part of his day in concord, both white house hopefuls deep down might be thinking more about the hawkeye state. >> drmp and ted cruz are locked in a huge fight right now for first place. josh: our political director says it might be that third impactful position coming out of >> obviously everybody wants to do well, but who is eyeballing a bronze medal in iowa thinking that could be their tick today a better bump in new hampshire? >> marco rubio is the month who if he can place or show in a series of states, surge into a third place in iowa and then ride that momentum into new hampshire, that could be a ticket to the big lesion. the flip side of that, the opportunity that it presents for any of the governors. christie, kasich, bush, if they overperform, that could provide a boost going into new josh: then there's the democratic side of things. hillary clinton is the strong frontrunner nationally, while sanders has a firm group atop the polls in new hampshire. and it's worth asking this question. all right, so you're probably wondering what that question wa

. 31, plymouth. we are below freezing in whitefield and the greet north woods as well. there have been a couple of light snow showers this evening. even some of these snow showers you see in southern new hampshire haven't been hitting the ground. so if you are out and about this evening, or even early tomorrow morning, you may notice a couple of light flakes. especially when you get out portsmouth. it's so warm there, there might even be a few raindrops. for the most part, this is just going to pass by and some of ground. tomorrow, temperatures warm up in a big way. look at that! close to 50 in nashua, salem and many of us will hit 50 degrees as we head into the workweek. i'll show you the full forecast, ahead. in commitment 2016, most presidential candidates are in iowa today, campaigning ahead of the iowa caucuses on monday. our political director, josh mcelveen, is in iowa. he explains how the caucus works and what we can expect. reporter: after months of campaigning, the results will start coming in very soon, as in less than two days, iowans will begin their caucuses and the campa

we have another home town hero to share with you, this week it's will johnstone of plymouth. he's the captain of the plymouth high school ski team and the golf team. he skied 95 days last season and really does it all on the slopes. we'll have his story for you tonight at 6:00. see you then. jennifer: thank you. an unforgettable flight that was caught on camera. josh: up next what it took to arrange this par aglider's trip among the northern lights. tom: then at 6:00 tonight, new information about that f.b.i. investigation that shut down roads in brentwood yesterday. the weapons a man is accused of trying to buy and the plan he had once he got them. plus a man accused of interrupting a political event reaches a plea deal. the incident that started the court case and his message for join us for hmm hmm hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm-hmm let us be lovers, we'll marry [ cheering ] 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 all come to look for a

wind anywhere from 7 miles per hour in berlin to 24 in plymouth and along the coast. you factor the two together, the temperature and that steady wind, and it feels like zero or below in some cases. above. a lot of cold air back to our north and west, that means another cold one tonight, and quite a chill out there tomorrow. 'although by the afternoon it may ease up just a little bit. what about more chances by the end of the week and what about the snow chance for the weekend, we'll look at that straight ahead. josh: manchester police say they made a significant drug bust in the city that includes a significant amount of fentanyl. tens of thousands of dollars worth of the drugs were taken off the streets after an early morning raid. andy hershberger has been working the story all day and joins us live with the latest. reporter: police say this undercover investigation lasted several months, and is opioid crisis the city and state are are facing today. manchester police say what is significant about this drug raid is the amount of fentanyl seized. 510-gram of it with a street val of

coming up. erin: this week's hometown hero is a true winter warrior. sean: we caught up within plymouth high school senior, will johnstone. he's the captain of the ski team and golf team. this is neat stuff. watch this. will volunteers for the salvation army and the mobile food pantry. >> you know, i've always loved the outdoors since i was little. once i started skiing, it grew on me. you know, i knew knew -- i was always going to ski. nothing was going to hold me back. sean: will even wore a go pro camera. he plans to ski for plymouth state next year and study business administration. erin: awesome. good for him. after more than three bonnie johnson is retiring today as an emergency response dispatcher. johnson has been with south western new hampshire district fire mutual aid for 31 years, sending fire and ambulance crews to 77 towns, including vermont. johnson says she remembers the big disasters most like the alstead flood and the 2008 iceberg. she knows how important it is to get people the help they need as fast as possible. >> it is the job. helping people. being involved in thi

." sean: a plymouth man describes what it was like getting caught in the avalanche on mount washington. erin: most snowmobile trails do not look like this yet. kevin: one of the coldest days of the winter so far. details when temperatures start to moderate head. sean: time is running out before voters start casting ballots in the races are heating up with major showdowns in both parties. like we do. now, wmur news 9 daybreak. erin: good tuesday morning. i' m erin fehlau. sean: i' m sean mcdonald. you will notice the furnace working extra hard overnight. very cold out there. it is the wind. wind chills are likely either side of zero today. we start off at 11 degrees in the monadnock region. areas of light snow through southern canada are diving south. the big story will be the winds. they are gusting over 30-35 miles per hour. high temperatures this s. forecast through the end of the week. let' morning ride. s deb davidson. good tuesday morning. deb: good tuesday morning. all major roads in new hampshire are moving well. if you are commuting on 93 southbound, it is a 21 minute ride to t

they will inspect the dispensary in plymouth. it is expected to me again operations this springer. >>> a deadly crash in hudson is under investigation. the accident happened yesterday afternoon on derry street. a ford taurus was headed south when it crossed the center line and police say a woman and two children in the suv were not hurt. outside we go for you right now. we're seeing some clouds. when are we going to expect some rain and snow to move in? kevin: it will be developing overnight tonight. clouds and a few sunny breaks. temperatures not too bad to take. we'll be in the 20's to lower 30's. as the area of moisture is fairly quick moving which will be pasting to the southeast. that's the main chance of any sort of participation. temperatures in the teens up north. most spots going up at least another ten degrees. mid and upper 20's up north to maybe just wolf the freezing mark. clouds and a few breaks here and there. the clouds from the next system start to arrive later tonight. the precipitation starts to move in. a wintry mix changing to rain. a little bit more of a mixt

manchester. 22 in lebanon as well. 18 in plymouth. 21 and whitefield. the only thing we are getting from this system are some wins, especially in southeastern new hampshire. portsmouth, we have had gusts exceeding 20 miles an hour. we get the counterclockwise motion around this nor' easter. with the winds, there could be minor splash over. it is high tides now. at the coast, there may be minor rises in the high tide overnight. the high tide around midnight tonight. other than that, that is it as this system passes far to the south of us. it will be gone by the time we wake up tomorrow morning. this is 7:00 a.m. for us, bright and sunny tomorrow. late in the day, clouds will northwestern communities. as we get into the overnight hours, clouds will continue to pass through across the state as a weak system will slide through. it will bring in milder air as we get into the start of the workweek. temperatures depending on where the clear skies are longer. we have clear skies and light winds, look at the temperature in berlin. five below. compare that to 16 in salem more 18 in portsmouth

upper 30' s in a lot of communities. 30 in laconia. we have fallen to 29 in plymouth. 26 in whitefield. we are all getting ready for the if you are getting your kids ready, temperatures at the bus stop tomorrow morning are going to be chilly in the teens. you will want to bundle them up. at recess, 30 degrees. later, mid 30' s. throughout the workweek, we do have a chance of rain showers. it will be warm enough for that. at the end of the week, possibly snow showers. i will outline the full forecast, coming up. adam: thank you very much. they popular winter attraction is back open in lincoln. the ice castles opened friday night. it features waterfalls, a maze, a thrown, and one of the ice slides in the world. this is one of three ice castles in america and more than one acre in size. weather permitting, it will stay open through mid-march. stephanie: looks very cool, pun intended. we will tell you about a rare bird sighting in new hampshire. adam: we will tell you how you stephanie: it was not an average day on the court for a few boys in florida. stephanie: welcome back to news 9. we

. outside we go. we bring you to plymouth. temperatures in the teens. kevin: consistent conditions across the state except for extra clouds. when did chills in the single digits this morning. this system to our south later tonight and early tomorrow. teens this morning. the wind gusting over 25 miles an hour. when chills into the single digits. a few more gusts over 25 miles per hour. it will be warmer. near 30 in the afternoon. the breeze lightens tonight. we will have the fair skies around. partial sunshine and temperatures. we increase clouds on saturday. snow focused to our south on the forecast maps. it gives us a chance in southern new hampshire saturday evening or early sunday. we will track the trends. there are two democratic visions for regulating wall street. one says it's okay to take millions from big banks and then tell them what to do. my plan -- break up the big banks, close the tax loopholes, and make them pay their fair share. then we can expand health care to all, and provide universal college education. will they like me? no. will they begin to play by the rules

completed cultivating its cannabis, the state will inspect the location in plymouth to determine if it is ready to begin operations. after that happens, a registration certificate will be issued allowing the dispensary to begin. it is expected to begin operations sometime in the spring. close call for a family in massachusetts. erin: i was thinking just thank god. there's no way we should have alive. sean: they escaped injury when stray bullets flew in their suv. erin: most people consider it polite to say please. one school is now banning teachers from saying that word to their students. kevin: increasing and thickening of clouds. what it means for a messy mix on saturday with your forecast kevin: friday morning, january 15th. quite a few clouds. there could be a couple of sunny breaks here and there. a light wind and temperatures in the upper 20's to lower 30's. not quite as chilly. that sets up the next storm system arriving overnight tonight. details coming up. sean: thanks. a massachusetts family is grateful after surviving a deadly incident. erin: their suv was hit by three strai

gusty, we could see some gusts up near 20 miles an hour in plymouth and laconia. it feels colder than that. it will be feeling like the single digits and teens. possibility a few light >> we'll have more from rob coming up. >>> also coming up, a big scare that pilot accused of flying under the influence of alcohol. well, that pilot is facing charges. how did he get into the cockpit? >>> tracking the latest on that winter storm. before you hit the road is your car able to handle it. do you have a spare tire in your car. "gma investigates." >>> caught on camera, a doctor attacking an uber driver. what led to this violent encounter? come on back. woman: i' ll never remember all the projects, presentations, or meetings i gave up my nights for. (music' s drums intensify) but days like this, i' ll never forget. get out there, in the 2016 ford escape. be unstoppable. this is my fight song take back my life song (music) does printing from your tablet to your wireless printer then you might be gearcentric. right now, get this hp printer for 50% off! office depot officemax. gear up for gre

cardinal spotted in plymouth. you can summit your own pictures erin: updating our top stories. sean: the state fire marshal' s office is investigating a deadly fire in a church in grafton. ray: officials are saying that they found a body inside the church whip has stood on the graft in town green since 1798. a new owner purchased the property in recent years, but last year the town started the property -- process to take back the property. erin: a pedestrian was killed in a crash last night. police expect to release more information on the crash later sean: b a man fromow was killed yesterday -- a man from bow was killed yesterday on 93. 77-year-old leonard chaisson went off the road and slammed into a tree and was pronounced dead at the scene. erin: state police are on the lookout for a tractor-trailer that hit a cruiser last night and then fled the scene. the trooper' s cruiser ended up in the median and the trooper suffer minor injuries. kevin: light snow giving way to partly cloudy skies this morning. still some light snow in the mountains. the winds will gust over 35 miles per

manchester, through concord right now, plymouth, as well as areas like jaffery and lebanon. so this is going to be a slick start to the day and mostly snow from the white mountains northward. but this wintery mix of freezing rain this morning, trying to change to plain rain in southeastern areas. you get farther west into the central parts of the state and that's where we're going to continue to see the wintery mix for a few hours this morning and temperatures get above the freezing mark and that likely after a lot of the precipitation winds down and we may end wet snow as far south as manchester. the mixture of snow and rain, heaviest at 1:00 today. from there partial sunshine setting up for the day tomorrow. possible accumulations and the one to three doesn't tell the story in central parts of the state where it's sleet or freezing rain, it will be mostly rain, wrapping up pass a little bit of snow. we'll have much more on the time line and ahead through the upcoming work week in a few minutes. >> thank you. the days are numbered for the state's drug czar. he was appointed a year

in manchester. upper 20' s in plymouth. you are starting to see the real where the arctic air is coming from. 28 in whitefield and berlin. this is nothing compared to how cold it is to the north in quebec and ontario. this is where our air will be coming from, not the west. arctic air in the next 24 hours in december, temperatures were well above average. it ended up the warmest december on record in new hampshire. the jet stream has sunk to the south, allowing cold arctic air northeast. this will be the coldest air we have had since last winter. the wind has been shifting out of the west for most of the day. now they are shifting to be more northwesterly. in wakefield, 13 miles per hour, helping to usher in the colder air. it will feel in even chillier tomorrow. this is the windchill forecast for you at 3:00 in the afternoon. it will feel like five below when the kids are getting out of school in whitefield and berlin. seven in manchester. air temperatures below zero in a lot of spots. here is what is going to happen in terms of the clouds and snow showers. snow showers dry up w

make stops in plymouth, hanover, and lebanon tomorrow. for the latest, head over to the politics section of our website, wmur.com. hospital after being stabbed this afternoon. hudson police say they responded to a man suffering from a stab wound to his torso around 3:00 today. officers arrested a 35-year-old in nashua. he' s charged with first-degree assault and is being held at valley street jail. the victim is expected to be ok. after a monthlong indecent exposure investigation a man turned himself in. thomas massie exposed himself to a victim and is facing seven lewdness. he was released on $10,000 bail march 1. investigators do not believe that any children were involved. a town official is apologizing a public meeting. on friday, the budget committee chair jorge mesa was discussing school safety when he he said "stupidly, i used excessively stupid language. it is inexcusable and i apologize." he has been banned from schools, playgrounds, and feels on hampstead. a woman was arrested and charged with reckless driving and new hampton today after police clocks are going over 100

plymouth. there are some clearing spots there on the satellite radar. eventually we'll get to see some sunny peaks today. a lot of clouds still lingering. snow showers up north. temperatures for the day. 30's and even a few low 40's. i'll talk about how cold it is going to get over the next couple of day and the chances for snow too coming up. erin: all right. thank you. the calendar has flipped over to 2016. in time for the new year. gas prices are rolling back again. the average price has now dipped below $2 for the first time since that's a penny lower than the national average. kristen carosa join us in manchester with more on the celebration for drivers. reporter: gas prices have been dropping for most of 2015. it is saving drivers a lot of money at the pump. look behind me. the average is below $2 in new hampshire. in some places, particularly in the southern part of the state, you can fill up for a lot less. at $1.99, that's 43 cents per gallon less than we were paying a year ago. we haven't seen prices this low since the recession of 2009. to put this in price information

hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 this morning. amy: good morning, it's 8:30. snow dusted plymouth. clock tower, here is a look at top stories on the half hour. unseasonably warm temps have residents in the lakes region worried about the ice derby. fish and game says there needs to be four to six inches of solid ice on the lakes to safely go out there. meanwhile, the concern is flooding in the midwest. homes in southern missouri and illinois are threatened by swollen river levels. the affordable health care act in the third year, it's still a concern for voters, more appear to be concerned about drug prices and rising out of pocket costs. first let's check with josh forecast. josh: we're starting above average this time of year. it's certainly chilly out, but 31 degrees is well above the average for this time of year. we've seen sunshine already, except to the north and west. temperatures around the region, the clouds are shrinking and the sunshine expanding through the day today. some snow showers will continue at times in the mountains and otherwise partly to mostly sunny. it wil

company has completed cultivating its cannabis, the state will inspect a location in plymouth. after that happens, a registration certificate will be issued allowing the sanctuary to be begin dispensing to qualifying patients and designated caregivers. is expected to begin operations sometime this spring. sean: coming up, a close call for a family in massachusetts. >> i thank god. there's no way we should have alived. sean: they escaped injury when stray bullets flew if to their suv. erin: most people consider it polite to say please. one school is banning it from teach efforts saying it to the their students. kevin: ahead of the next system arriving tonight which participation type your region kevin: friday morning, january 15th. we have a lot of clouds making their way through the state. a couple of flurries. we have the storm system moving through tomorrow morning. should wind down in time for the patriots game. temperatures in the mid 30's. a pretty good breeze. a wet feel. fair skies if you are headed there. budged up, the breeze is going to get pretty chilly. all of the

the granite state today. ted cruz has stops planned in keene, washington, tilton, plymouth, and whitefield. donald trump is speaking in concord high school in afternoon. and john kasich will be in plymouth, hanover, and lebanon. erin: several americans held captive in iran have been released. one is choosing to remain in iran. three others are in germany this morning. another man was released as part of the separate deal. 30-year-old matt trevi-thick is back home in massachusetts. the hingham native and boston uniform grad was held in an iranian prison for 40 days. >> it's been difficult. we've had a lot of support for friends and family members. we were able to get through it. we appreciate all of the help the u.s. government has done on this. erin: he was in iran studying language. he lost some weight and says he's looking forward to getting hamburgers and iced coffee. sean: sure. falling from a ski lift. officials at the ski area say a girl was riding the lift with her mother when she slipped and ended up hanging from the chair. now the director of lift operations ran right a

elevations there overnight tonight. temperatures mid 30's in 34 in rochester and plymouth. heading out this evening, here's what you can expect, there may be wet pavement out there as the snow showers move through and as temperatures dip. they can freeze, of course, that wet roadway, so be careful of areas of black ice. otherwise skies clearing out overnight. more in a few minutes. tom: tonight congressman frank guinta will run for re-election this year and that he has repaid $355,000 as part of an agreement with the federal election commission. kristen carosa sat down with him today and joins us with more. reporter: congressman guinta says he wants to start fresh in 2016 and put all this behind him, something that drew a lot of attention. last year the f.c.c. ruled that he violated law by taking excessive campaign contributions from his parents the 2010. guinta still maintains the cash came from a shared family pot of money he had the right to use. now he says he's repaid the $355,000 he used in 2010 with cash from his campaign account. guinta says right now after paying back the mone

, tilton, plymouth, and whitefield. donald trump is speaking at a high school. john kasich will be plymouth, hanover, and lebanon. erin: several americans have been released as part of the prisoner exchange. one is choosing to three others are in germany. 30-year-old matt trevi trevi-thick is back in new hampshire this morning. he was held for 40 days. >> it's been difficult. we had a lot of support. we were able to get through it. we appreciate all of the help that the u.s. government has done on this. they've been great. erin: trevi-thick was studying language. he lost weight in prison. he says he's looking forward to eating some hamburgers and getting some iced coffee. >>> the u.s. embassy says several americans are missing in iraq. they have not identified the missing people. media reports say that three americans were kidnapped by militias in baghdad. they are working with iraqi officials to track down the missing people and find those who are responsible. sean: a child is safe after falling from a ski lift at waterville valley. officials say a girl was riding the lift with he