: professor dennis goldfo host: joining us from new hampshire, the chief political correspondent, formerly longtime reporter and columnist. good sunday morning. thank you for being with us. guest: thanks for having me. host: let me share with you one of the headlines, which gets to one slice of the new hampshire electorate. it points out that senator rubio is trying to broaden his appeal in new hampshire but aces skepticism. explain what's going on up there for senator rubio and within the republican party. guest: sure. with regard to senator rubio he made an interesting statement where he essentially said you have to be in touch with the voters' mood. that's what is different about this election and this primary up here. it's really not about the issues. it's really not about the resume. it's not even about the personality of donald trump. it's about voter mood. voters are angry and frustrated. and rubeyow said if you're tuned in to that. there's no way they're going to vote for you for president. so that's his challenge to try to tap into that anger and let voters know that he feels it,

hampshire primary, we' re tracking the trends and asking if new hampshire' s first-in-the-nation status is in jeopardy. plus -- ted: with the first votes to be counted, what stands out about the presidential race so far? ed: and the state of the commonwealth -- from the budget to the opioid crisis -- the key issues on governor baker' s agenda in the year ahead. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ed: good morning. i' m ed harding along with newcenter 5' s political reporter thank you for joining us on "otr " this morning. our guest is dante scala. he is an associate professor in political science at the university of new hampshire. he' s been tracking the changing political demographics of new hampshire. . it is a current book. -- he has written "the four faces." janet: this is turning out to be an election that will be remembered for its anomalies -- donald trump and bernie sanders. do you think this is the start of a new trend in politics that' s here to stay? mr. scala: certainly donald

presidential race. at least in new hampshire republican voters turns out they like their choices. they like their candidates a lot. the polling is coming in fast and furious now from the early states now that we're three weeks exactly away from iowa, roughly four weeks away from new hampshire. but in addition to polling voters on the big bottom line number that everybody wants, right? in addition to asking voters who they're going to caucus for, who they're going to vote for, some pollsters are now just asking iowa and new hampshire voters who they like. notnessly who are you going to vote for but who do you like, what are your overall impressions of these candidates. and it turns out it is not at all what i at least expected. and i think it's super striking. new hampshire, it turns out, really is pretty happy in terms of a net favorability rating about its various candidates. net favorability rating is people who have a positive view of a candidate minus the people who have a negative view of a candidate. the whole huge roster of republicans does pretty well. look, john kasich, he's p

because they want him. >> that's the thing about donald trump. iowa and new hampshire are places where retail politicking is a way that politicians win. donald trump doesn't do retail politicking. he does big rallies. he says things to get a lot of media attention. the question for me is, look, donald trump has been all along saying how great he's doing. he's number one in the polls. what if he loses iowa? what if ted cruz, who has a very good chance, he can win iowa. what does it do for donald trump's ego? what does it do for donald trump's message i'm number one. how does it hurt momentum going into new hampshire. if he loses new hampshire. he loses iowa and new hampshire. what does it mean for a donald trump campaign? >> we've seen the examples of his team not getting the details right. at the last minute on election day, absolutely matters in iowa and new hampshire especially. he said primary is on february 8th. no. the 9th they shouted from the crowd. last night in mississippi he has people saying make sure to switch your party registration. in mississippi there's no party registr

. josh: but the storm missed us in new hampshire. we'll take a look at whether that means any snow in the future. amy: town hall bringing several g.o.p. presidential hopefuls together in nashua and why some didn't attend. and the patriots taking over denver. the celebrations taking place no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 this morning. amy: good morning, new hampshire, 6:00 on sunday, january 24th. i'm amy coveno. the snow has stopped and now the cleanup is underway and new york saw its second largest snowfall since 1869 and other places saw more than that. traffic on the roads and in the air, across the region, came to a standstill. new hampshire missed out on any snow from the storm. meteorologist josh judge joins us in the weather center with a look at what's left of the weekend forecast. josh: hi, yeah, it stayed completely to the south except for a couple of exceptions near the new hampshire-mass border and that's it. in northern, western new hampshire, below zero, and in the teens and single digits elsewhere as you can see right there. let's take a look in

new hampshire primary, what was supposed to be an easy win bernie sanders has a big lead. let' s find out from secretary clinton. sec. clinton: how are you? josh: 27 points according to our latest poll. sec clinton: i don' t know what is going to happen. there' s an enormous amount of people making up their mind and finding out where they stand. you have a neighbor running, which is an advantage. here' s what i think. i feel good about where my campaign is. we' ve built a great organization staffed by really smart people with tons of volunteers getting out every day. it is my job to begin to draw contrasts, which is what i' m doing in new hampshire. senator sanders and i share some of the same views. we think the economy has to work better for people, not just those of the top. we think we have to prevent wall street from knocking main street to its knees. i think i have a better and smarter way. independent observers agree with me. i think we should build on the a fumble care act, he wants to start over, which i' m not sure is the best thing to do, to thrust our country into a d

ncicap.org] josh: this sunday on "close up," campaigning before the new hampshire primary. does he see donald trump as his main competition? is there a struggle for mainstream vote in the primary?we ask chris christie about his effort to bring voters to see that he' s the most qualified. polarizing figure. as a conservative alternative to donald trump. can he capitalize on his image? sen. cruz: good to be with you. josh: let' s start with donald trump. do you believe he' s a conservative and argue the alternative? sen. cruz: whether he is a conservative is the judgment these owners have to. it does seem this is becoming a two-man race between donald and me, i' m in first place in iowa and he second. he' s in first in new hampshire and i' m second. we are tied for first in south carolina. second in florida and i' m first in california. we are seeing the field separating. that is the result of conservative uniting behind our campaign. we are seeing the reagan coalition coming back together. if you are going to win, you got to bring together disparate parts of the party, evangelicals. he'

against addiction. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news9 tonight. shelley: right now, the hunt is on in raymond for two men, accused of breaking into a home on chester road this evening and then stealing the homeowner' s car. good evening, i' m shelley walcott. tom: i' m tom griffith. wmur' s jean mackin is at the scene to tell us about the struggle between the homeowner got away with. jean: at this hour, police are posted outside the house here on as chester road. across the entrance to the driveway as they investigator reported home invasion here. we talked to raymond police in the past hour and they say there is a statewide search for two this home around 5:30 tonight. inside. s a homeowner was a man or woman. they say the suspects struggled with the homeowner before restraining the homeowner with duct tape. lisa not elaborating on what kind of wrestling memorabilia was stolen. here is what they did say just a few minutes ago. male subjects with black masks. they entered the residence and took some wrestling memorabilia and the subjects dodge charger. je

state of the union address. next, the latest developments in the 2016 campaign in new hampshire. after that, the house hearing on producing documents for inquiries. baron on "q&a." the presidential campaign. from washington journal, this is about 40 minutes. host: joining us from new hampshire, the chief political correspondent, formerly longtime reporter and columnist. good sunday morning. thank you for being with us. guest: thanks for having me. host: let me share with you one of the headlines, which gets to one slice of the new hampshire electorate. it points out that senator rubio is trying to broaden his appeal in new hampshire but aces skepticism. explain what's going on up there for senator rubio and within the republican party. guest: sure. with regard to senator rubio he made an interesting statement where he essentially said you have to be in touch with the voters' mood. that's what is different about this election and this primary up here. it's really not about the issues. it's really not about the resume. it's not even about the personality of donald trump. it's about voter

hampshire senior senator former governor. talking about the countdown to the new hampshire dimeric. >> let me introduce our two reporters. he's making his first visit to newsmakers for the boston globe and emily goodin returns to us, the managing editor for real clear politics. >> the polls are showing quite a turn of events in this primary on both sides of the democratic and republican ticket and i'm wondering, wish -- with potential monumental news coming out of new hampshire with bernie sanders who could upset hillary clinton and donald trump reality tv star potentially winning the new hampshire primary on the republican side, what message do you think new hampshire voters might sending the rest of the nation picking those two outsiders to be the potential nominee? >> i think that all the reporters in the country will really like that matchup. first of all, i think it is not clear what the polls really mean about this contest. thep and down and as veteran of many campaigns i know that they don't always indicate what will happen on election day. he always want to be up in the polls, but

more information, visit studentcam.org. next, hillary clinton in new hampshire. then, the latest developments in the 2016 campaign. after that, a house hearing on house inquiries. at a campaign event in new hampshire, presidential candidate hillary clinton was endorsed by planned parenthood action fund. this is the first primary endorsement ever by the organization. we begin with an announcement by cecile richards. this is just under an hour. [applause] ♪ [applause] ms. richards: they asked me what song i wanted to come out to. i felt like i had to dance a little bit. thank you to our incredible young leaders. thank you, the tosha, for sharing your story and being an amazing leader. can we give it up for kelly robertson, the most awesome organizer? [applause] ms. richards: i was back there with secretary clinton. she was like, kelly. i was like, no. do not touch. i also want to thank the good doctor, who is one of the heroes of this movement. i thanked her and all the doctors at planned parenthood who work here every single day. we also have some planned today.ood ceos to think

. >>> this sunday, the one-month sprint to iowa and new hampshire begins. >> we are all in in iowa. we are all in in new hampshire. >> while donald trump takes aim at hillary clinton, by attacking bill clinton's sexual peck dillos. >> that certainly will be fair game. certainly if they play the woman's card with respect to me that will be fair game. >> it may be fair game. but it's never worked before against hillary. will it now? >>> also, the battle to the republican establishment's anti-trump or anti-cruz. john kasich and rand paul join me live. >>> plus anger in america. some surprising results from our new esquire survey. and guess what? white men, they're not the angriest. >>> and jerry seinfeld, in a car, getting coffee, with the president of the united states. >> do you ever think about every person you talk to is putting on an act, a total show? >> it's a problem. >> and joining me for insight and analysis this sunday morning are host of msnbc's hardball chris matthews. "the washington post's" columnist jennifer reuben. white house political director under george w. bush and a cnb

covers new hampshire like we do. shelley: a serious snowstorm is right now with a number of states under a blizzard warning. you' re looking at shot earlier today of driving in north carolina, where as you can see, the roads are slick. tom: i' m tom griffith. as many as 50 million people will likely be affected by this storm. new hampshire won' t see much but we could be brushed with a little bit of snow. chief meteorologist mike haddad is tracking the storm for us. mike: being brushed, if it means a dusting, it is certainly a southern track. you will notice, it is clear all over northern new england. take a look. not only is the cloud cover thicker but the snow is coming down. of new jersey. d.c., baltimore. up to dover, delaware. portions of virginia. take a look at all that blue. indicating the snowfall rates near three inches per hour. early sunday morning, look at the snow totals, in and around d.c., baltimore, and philadelphia. including southwestern connecticut. if your plans take you into southern new england, keep in mind conditions will deteriorate. shelley: washington d.

message he has >> no one covers new hampshire >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 tonight. shelley: new hampshire' s opioid crisis was center stage on capitol hill today with the state' s senators and a police chief taking their case to washington. good evening, i' m shelley walcott. tom: i' m tom griffith. news 9 was there as lawmakers listened to how new hampshire is battling the crisis, and finding solutions that could be in place nationwide. as jean mackin shows us, the police chief from the state' s largest city was invited to share his expertise. >> in 2015, we suffered 69 fatal overdoses with this agora and 39% being straight fentanyl. jean: the manchester police chief testified. >> the poison the cocktail is putting on the streets of america is an affront to our way of life. leaving children without parents. >> i can assure you this is hitting every family in some way in new hampshire. jean: new hampshire' s senators were front and center, cosponsors of the comprehensive momentum. senator ayotte shared what she witnessed on a ride-along with first re

20 schools in massachusetts. that while three schools in new hampshire dealt with their own bomb threats. farmington high school was among them. students there were evacuated at 10:00, that one prompted by a message written on the wall of a boys bathroom. but both portsmouth high and sunapee middle and high schools were struck by automated messages, called robo calls. no students were at sunapee today. but at portsmouth students were in lockdown for about an hour while police responded. >> as the call came through, we were able to determine the credibility of the call sank for us a little, but we had to do our due diligence to make sure that everything was on the up and up, which is why we had the through here. reporter: portsmouth students continued on with their day and after school activities went on as planned. officials do expect that they will connect with the f.b.i. to see if there are any possible connections to those incidents in massachusetts and beyond. for now, live in portsmouth, jennifer crompton, wmur news 9. jean: thanks. one of the men accused in a road rage inci

new hampshire -- 1.2 million people in new hampshire. we are going to wrap up close to 50 townhomes. we' ve got a long way to go. i said we are going to do 100 even if i have to stay after the primary. josh: how do you feel you have to do in the new hampshire primary? gov. kasich: i need to be a story. the latest poll put me in third, that one point out of second. i need to be a story. if that could happen, maybe right now, people have a hard time believing anything that comes out of anybody who is an elected official' s mouth. they think the system is rigged and they don' t get a fair shake. what i need to do is let them hear what i' ve done throughout my career, the a compliment -- the accomplishments with jobs and wage growth. if i can be heard, i' m going to do really well. but i' ve got to be heard and new hampshire gives me the rest of -- the chance for the rest of the country to hear me. josh: how do you rise above the noise created by donald trump. a lot of people are frustrated and some believe that is why donald trump is doing so well. he can say anything. what do you make

contests in iowa and new hampshire begins and we hope to learn the answers to these three questions -- will trump voters show up? who will be the anti-trump and anti-cruz establishment candidates? can democrats truly get excited about hillary clinton? look how packed the schedule is over the next seven days in iowa. the presidential candidates will hold 44 event, 28 by ted cruz alone, anning a acknowledgment it's a must win for the senator. in new hampshire, an acknowledgment that more candidates view new hampshire as do or die than iowa. and the polling? in our most recent nbc/"wall street journal" poll, donald trump led followed by ted cruz. democratic side hillary clinton ahead of bernie sanders. but beware, look at where we were eight years ago at this same stage of the race. eight weeks out, giuliani was way out in front. remember how his presidency turned out? he was doubling the showing of the eventual nominee john mccain. and hillary clinton? she had an even bigger lead thooefr illinois senator named barack obama, bigger than one she has over sanders today. in a moment, we'l

the blizzard will mostly be a miss for new hampshire but travelers are feeling the ripple effect. advice from travel agents if your travels take you through the storm zone. mike: a quiet and chilly pattern continues across new hampshire into friday night. if it will linger into the weekend as well. tom: it' s a quintessential first in the nation scene two candidates in the same town on the same night. we take you to the town hall meetings in wolfeboro for bernie sanders and john kasich. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news9 tonight. tom: crews are loading up trucks with salt right now in the mid-atlantic, as the region prepares for a massive snow storm. five governors have declared a state of emergency, as well as the mayor of washington, d.c. good evening, i' m tom griffith. the track of this storm over the last few days has it missing for the most part northern new released. let' s get a breakdown on any changes from chief meteorologist mike haddad. mike: what are getting closer and closer to where the storm exit closest run at new hampshire about 48 hour'

announcer: no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 at 5:00. adam: now at 5:00 -- a wintery mess down south. several states under states of emergency. new york city now shutdown. the latest on this historic storm. hayley: this is truly an incredible storm so close to us, but not close enough. who could get a few flurries tonight, and the rest of the weekend' s forecast ahead. stephanie: the countdown to the primary is on. candidates are embracing new hampshire' s forecast hitting the trail hard this weekend. now, wmur news 9 at 5:00. stephanie: a major winter storm is currently pounding parts of the east coast. but new hampshire is only being brushed by flurries. good evening. i' m stephanie woods. adam: and i' m adam sexton. let' s go live now. reporter: good afternoon from a cold new york city where the snow began falling last night. as you can see, it is still falling. the blizzard of 2016 hitting hard. new york city nearly doubling its expected snow totals. officials forced to ban travel on streets, highways, bridges, and commuter rail' s. even some of the cities

one thing, the sprint to the opening presidential contest in iowa and new hampshire begins. and we hope to learn the answers to at least these three questions. wi trump voters show up? who's going to behe anti-trump and anti-cruz establblhment candidate? and can democrats truly get excited about hillary clinton? just look at how packed thiy schedule is over the next seven days in iowawa the presidential candidates will hold a total of 44 events. that's just in the next week. by the way, 28 of those events are by t@d cruz alone. an acknowledgment that i ia is must-win f f the texas senator. similar. week. an acknowledgment, actually, that more candidates knew new now. and as for the polling, it's in our most recent nbc news/"wall street journal" poll ken just eight weeksefore iowa, donald trump led the repupuican pack with 27% closely followed by a surging ted cruz at 22. democratic side, hillary clinton, well ahead of bernie sanders. but beware. just look at where we were eight years ago at this same stagegef the rara. eight weeks out, rudy giuliani was way out in front. remember h

glenn frey has died. the legacy the eagles co-founder leaves behind. >> no one covers new hampshire now, wmur news9 tonight. tom: from north to south it' s a bitter cold night across the granite state. you' re looking live at colebrook, where it is about seven degrees right now and and portsmouth, where it is good evening, i' m tom griffith. only 17 degrees. good evening, i' m tom griffith. while the thermometer certainly reads cold, it doesn' t even include the wind chill factor. let' s get started with chief meteorologist mike haddad. mike: it' s a combination of wind and cold temperatures that provides that wind chill. in some cases right now it is subzero. these are steady wind speed and 6-16 in central and southern new hampshire. a little about that and whitefield and a hurricane atop mount washington with wins over 75 miles per hour. the actual temperature down to you factor in the temperature and wind and it feels like subzero in jaffrey, concord, whitefield, berlin, and atop mount washington where deals like 60 below. take a look at all the frigid air off to the north and west.

hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 this morning. amy: good morning, new hampshire. 6:00 on saturday, january 23rd. i'm amy coveno. parts of the east coast waking up to this. this morning, officials urging baltimore to stay home and not go out. this could, in fact, be the biggest snowfall in the nation's capital in some 90 years. abc's kenneth moton is live in our nation's capital with the latest conditions. good morning to you, kenneth. >> good morning. the snowfall is steady here in our nation's capital. the bullseye of the storm. we are getting one to two inches per hour. can you believe that? look, this stuff is really piling up and this blizzard is just getting started. blizzard blast, blinding white-out conditions, heavy snow and bone-chilling wind. this morning, there are blizzard watches and warnings from d.c. to new york. airports in the northeast closed, thousands flights canceled. town. are covered. a snow emergency is in effect. and washington d.c. is predicted the 1920's, more than two feet of snow expected. >> it has life and death implications. >> this massive winter s

ahead. amy: political push, one month until the new hampshire primary. the candidates are kicking it into high gear. why this means so much to the presidential hopefuls. a drug kingpin is back in custody. how el chapo helped lead >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 this morning. amy: good morning, new hampshire. 6:00 on sunday, january 10th, i'm amy coveno. we'll get to top stories in just a minute. first, josh judge joins us with a look at the weekend forecast. do you have galoshes on? >> i've got them ready to go for sure. it's one of those types of days. it's wet and foggy and not too nice out there. manchester as you see the wet streets, 38 degrees. temperatures have been rising even in just the last couple of hours. whitefield just jumped up to 41 degrees in the north country and most of us in the mid and upper 30's. it's going to be an unusual day in terms of temperatures and quite a bit of rain and wind as well. not much out there showing up right now. it's just drizzle and a lot of fog, dense fog, but here comes the rain again. the temperatures are goi

many as 50 million people will likely be affected by this storm. new hampshire won' t see much but we could be brushed with a little bit of snow. chief meteorologist mike haddad is tracking the storm for us. mike: being brushed, if it means a dusting, it is certainly a southern track. you will notice, it is clear all over northern new england. take a look. not only is the cloud cover thicker but the snow is coming down. 1-3 inches per hour, just south of new jersey. d.c., baltimore. up to dover, delaware. portions of virginia. take a look at all that blue. indicating the snowfall rates the snow totals, in and around d.c., baltimore, and philadelphia. including southwestern connecticut. if your plans take you into southern new england, keep in mind conditions will deteriorate. shelley: washington d.c. and baltimore are two of the cities expected to see the most snow from this storm, as well as gale-force winds. officials are urging people to stay home and not go out. in washington, the federal government closed its offices at noon, and mass transit is shut down through sunday. this

, wmur news 9. josh: now to commitment 2016 coverage, and the campaign trail in new hampshire remains a crowded one. one night after a republican debate in iowa, two candidates who did not qualify to participate on the main stage under the party rules continue to plug along here in the granite state and were eager to did and didn't happen last night. >> new hampshire took him seriously from the beginning. reporter: a nice draw for fiorina, as she notes without a big bag of money she's managed to stay with the republican pack. >> i'm tied forfeit in new hampshire with i a bunch of governors who were on the other debate stage last night. reporter: after being the so-called undercard, feerpa offered her take on what occurred on the main stage, particularly the back and forth between donald trump and ted cruz. >> what i saw in the second debate was a nasty fight between two insiders trying to cast themselves as outsiders. but that fight had everything to do with their power and position, nothing to do with the american people. >> we thought it was unfair what the national party did. they

at the time and believed the battery exploded. tom: two weeks to go before new hampshire votes and donald trump continues to draw massive crowds. tonight he addressed a thousand school. while he was there, he said some things that might upset voters in other parts of the state. now from farmington to explain. adam: donald trump spoke for about an hour, covering a lot of familiar territory. he did say something that might be raising some eyebrows tonight in southwest new hampshire and the north country. donald trump has proven impervious to controversy, but on monday night before an estimated crowd of a thousand in farmington he fully embraced one of the most contentious issues in new hampshire today, eminent domain. >> you' re going through the backyards of farms, you' re going re going through different places. adam: trump brought up the topic at the end of a nearly hour-long speech. the context was the keystone pipeline in the midwest, but for many first in the nation voters, eminent domain means northern pass and the kinder morgan while trump said he doesn' t love eminent domain

now wmur news 9 at 5:00. >> a fast moving storm will barely brush new hampshire this this weekend, but it is a much different story to our south where the first flakes are falling in what is expected to be a massive winter storm. good evening, i'm jennifer vaughn. josh: let's have a look at this monster by the numbers, six states and the district of columbia have declared states of emergency for this storm. 30 million people are under a blizzard warning right now. more than 6,000 flights have been canceled with every major airline issuing travel waivers. jennifer: and sadly there have already been deadly accidents in southern states not used to the snow. in wowed, which could be hit the hardest, the federal government shut down at noon today. wmur's aixa diaz is there. reporter: the snow started at about 1:00 p.m. and it's been coming down consistently since. forecasters say we're in for at least another 24 hours of this. >> we're sending a clear message that most people in the district reporter: the mayor of washington d.c. is urging residents to stay home and off the roads. >> w

evening from the water street cafÉ in laconia, new hampshire, and national hugging day -- happy national hundred day,, sports fans. -- national hugging day, sports fans. these numbers just out, donald trump leads ted cruz 37% to 26% in iowa. cruz claims that trump now has the dreaded respond of the washington establishment. and this morning, cruz tied him to another dreaded word, amnesty. it wasn't done yet. on boston herald radio, cruz opened up the arsenal. senator cruz: the language he is saying on the campaign trail does not match how he lived the first 60 years of his life. he supported partial-birth abortion. now he claims to be pro-life. ok? but as a voter, i have seen enough politicians saying things in enough politicians saying things on the campaign trail that they did not follow through on that when every one of his and on that when every one of his campaign promises is directly opposite of where his record was, that is troubling. john: on the counter attack, trump went with snark. trump also called glenn back, who will be endorsing cruz, a wacko. this is the latest b

paid months ago he predicted he would win the new -- win the new hampshire primary. now making a push in iowa hoping week. , how do you feel? we just built a really good team. i think we will be better inspected here and look for to being back in new hampshire. >> no candidate wants to talk to how they will do. how do you feel heading into new hampshire? >> those are the states that define the primary process going into march. the best organizer. >> when you speak with voters in iowa and new hampshire, one thing that matters on caucus day what we are seeing in the polls is not necessarily reflective of what they will be in these really -- in these elections? >> it never has been. 30 through 40% today say they could change their minds. first in the nation primary status. i have detailed plans to fix the mess in washington. that is why i' m proud to have the support of both medal of honor recipients and 30 generals who helped make craft my policy. >> you have been perhaps most willing to engage republican frontrunner donald trump, it is not about him, it is about 63 percent of amer

correspondent carl cameron is here in new hampshire. but his story now is breaking in ames, iowa. >> did. >> formally endorse the billion developer, by sarah palin. she was the 2008 vice presidential nominee who ignited conservative passion and liberal outrage across the country. will give the endorsement. trump said he respects her, appreciates it. sees her as a fine quality woman. and for ted cruz, it's a bit of a blow since it was sarah palin who helped get him in to the u.s. senate. >> i love sarah palin. sarah palin is fachlkt without her friendship and support, i wouldn't be in the senate today. >> no love lost for trump, who cruz said will work for the liberal left. >> if you're looking for someone who is a deal maker, who will give in to the democrats and give in to chuck schumer and harry reid and nancy pelosi, then perhaps donald trump is your man. >> cruz had hoped to win palin's endorsement and took another hit in iowa from republican terry brandstat who wants cruz defeated because he opposes ethanol subsidies he says are crucial to iowa. trump waste nod time agreeing

focussing on that. she's looking at that and looking at new hampshire. she's really focussed on there. she was in philadelphia last night. she made it quite clear that iowa is very important to her. on. >> on the republican side, there was a report ted cruz talking to folks, talking about donald trump, his rival saying for he won the iowa caucuses that he could be unstoppable. obviously he's trying to motivate people. but is there some truth to that? >> it could be a self-fulfilling prophesy, actually. basically what he's saying if donald trump wins the iowa caucuses, it will be a test of how strong donald trump's ground game is. if donald trump wins the iowa caucuses, it's going to be hard to stop him because he's likely going to win new hampshire. he's got a sizable lead in new hampshire and likely going to win south carolina. and then maybe nevada after that. it would be very hard for anybody to up end him if he gets ahead of steam. >> he's getting so much free media. that is what is driving the others crazy. they're doing paid media and he's just getting it free. >> and there are

keeps it close in iowa and trump wins new hampshire, this election, a lot of it now is about strength. we don't know what is going to be happening with national security in the coming months. it you're cruz there's a risk of looking like you're not punching back hard enough and defending yourself. >> that's a great point. that's part of what people say is a christie move in new hampshire. voters aren't looking for ideology yet. they're looking for strength. they're looking for toughness. tough talk. beat hillary clinton. be tough against terrorism. the fascinating part, we're talking about cruz and trump. no question at the top of the pack now for republicans. and the establishment is more than a little nervous. in your piece say that said michael bloomberg said it's going to fracture. the subplot who emerges as establishment candidate. you have john kasich, jeb bush in this lane. chris christie and marco rubio having a "hello." >> this guy has been spoofing every victory he's had in his life. that's the kind of person we want to put on the stage against hillary clinton? i don't think

and those will signal the start of a cold week across new hampshire. a timeline ahead. >> it' s the ice that is the major concern at this point. stephanie a warm start to the : winter is hurting businesses that rely on cold temperatures. what events are being forced to cancel. >> today for the very first time in 20 years, i heard my brother' s voice. adam: a homeless man reunited with his family tonight thanks to some help on social media. together. announcer: no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 at 6:00. adam: right now snow is on the , way to new hampshire. and snow squalls could slow down the monday morning commute for t have the holiday off. good evening, i' m adam sexton. stephanie and i' m stephanie chief meteorologist mike hadad tells us when that snow is going to arrive. mike: after the steady snow will develop after midnight and have an impact tomorrow morning. there are a few flurries trying to drift in over southern new hampshire. just about all of that evaporating before reaching the ground. most of the steadier snow south will scoot away from new ham

covers new hampshire like we do. shelley: donald trump says he will not participate in thursday' s primary debate. he said he knows a bad deal when he sees one. good evening, i' m shelley walcott. tom: i' m tom griffith. adam sexton joins us now to sort out what the decision could mean for both iowa and new hampshire. adam: he is rewriting the rules of how to run for president. he is continuing to campaign as only he can. donald trump is taking his ball and going home. he is pulling out of thursday' s republican debate on fox news, pointing the finger at fox anchor megyn kelly. he will hold its own separate event to raise money for veterans. >> fox is going to make a fortune. i' m not a fan of megyn kelly. i think she is a third rate reporter and frankly is not good at what she does. i think they could do better adam: former wmur political director scott spradling, veteran of many a primary debate stage, says there' s a chance this decision could backfire for trump. >> this is a very risky maneuver because what could happen is a lot of people tune in on thursday night, and without

give new hampshire a heavy dumping of snow. take a look at doppler radar, some areas are experiencing light snow right now. on radar isn't reaching the ground. so a closer look, we'll see what's happening in southern new hampshire, we'll toss it to josh judge who is in milford. josh: the as to began about 5 or 10 minutes ago, it very light now. but as we look at the radar, there's going to be the areas of snow that move on up and it picks up, it will lighten up and then pick up once again, it's been a very fine snow so far. some areas starting as very light freezing rain or just tiny little ice crystals, just as it gets going. let's take a closer look at the doppler radar and we'll show you what we've been seeing. in southern new hampshire, some areas looks like snow has overspread the area, but as you alluded to, mike, the air is so dry that that snow is not reaching the ground everywhere. the snow begins to fall and it evaporates. in northern new hampshire there's been snow off and on throughout the day, upper valley and white mountains. especially toward the eastern side of the sta

, and as it trucks towards new hampshire it will cause an increase in cloud cover later tomorrow into tomorrow night. notice temperatures are all below freezing now. as we look farther to the south it's not all that cold. there will be a lot warm air that accompanies this system, especially over southern new hampshire. so instead of a blockbuster snow event, it will be more of a wintery mix. the time frame here, early saturday morning, prior to sunrise, some light mixed showers developing, manchester north and west and light rain showers to the south and east. what follows for the rest of the day and what about that timing for late saturday afternoon for the game and the rest of the weekend. we'll look at that, straight ahead. jean: to commitment 2016 coverage now and it's the first republican faceoff of the new year. hopefuls take part in their sixth debate of the campaign season. but one candidate says he is not going. wmur's aixa diaz is in our washington bureau to explain. good evening, aixa. reporter: hi, jean. rand paul is saying he's boycotting tonight's event because he wasn't

caucuses and there is now every indication that democrats there and in new hampshire are feeling the burn in the race for the democratic presidential nomination. bernie sanders is gaining momentum. last night king day, sanders draught his campaign to alabama a. seven thousand people were told that he would build on king's vision on economic justice for all americans. the rally which was swended to boost sanders with voters, felt at times it felt like a boisterous football game. he took a page to donald trump's book. watch >> when we began, we were 50 points behind. we were 50 points behind the inevitable democratic nominee. well, guess what. that inevitable candidate ain't so inevitable today >>> here are some of the numbers. last week in the new york times poll showed clinton had flipped to 7 points, 48% to 41%. clinton maintains a double digit lead including one on tuz. clinton's lead has also eroded in iowa. among likely democratic caucus goers, the most recent register has her head by two points, 42% to 40. that is a statistical tie. a month ago this poll indicated clinton was ah

candidates are keeping their focus on new hampshire despite the iowa caucuses only being a week away. jennifer: that includes the republican frontrunner, donald trump, who will hold a town hall meeting in less than an hour. however, late this afternoon wmur canceled an interview with trump after he demanded we omit poll that shows 30% of likely republican primary voters here in new hampshire won't vote for trump under any circumstance. adam sexton is live now in farmington where trump will be holding his rally a bit later. reporter: just last week donald trump told us that he would be here so much that we would be him. bus he's taken a week to get come back to new hampshire after today until friday. that's still a fairly sparse schedule for just two weeks to go until first in the nation votes. also we've noticed another thing about the schedule, there have been a lot of visits to border towns in new hampshire. here we under farmington, right across the border from maine. he's been to nashua recently, he was just in lowell, massachusetts, claremont new hampshire, just across the borde

radar and conditions in southern new hampshire, we'll toss it to josh judge who is in milford. reporter: it's coming down pretty good here. when i spoke to you an hour ago it was just getting going, but since then it's been coming down at a good clip. as you can see, i can easily push it around and probably got quarter to half an inch of snow here. let's take a look at the radar and show you the southern part of the state where it's been especially areas west of manchester and north as well. southeastern new hampshire, a few flakes have flown, but not much so far. we will see more moving in that part of the state in the coming hours. farther to the north the snow started after 1:00 or 2:00 this afternoon. certainly the eastern side of the state has had the heavier precipitation. in a few minutes we'll talk about this year versus last year and how they compare. right now back to the studio. jennifer: thank you. it's not so much the accumulation here, but the timing of this snow. the main roads and the highways were pretreated. adam sexton is here now with a closer look at the c

including numbers from florida, georgia, south carolina, and new hampshire. it's the same dominant story we've heard all throughout the campaign which is that donald trump rules. but when it comes to the other candidates, two of the polls stood out to us. poll number one up in new hampshire, a group called american research group shows john has 20% of the new hampshire vote. the rest of his establishment towels are 10 points behind him. in south carolina, a poll by the augusta chronicle, jeff bush suddenly has risen up to third place, 13%. he's up 6% from previous polls and is now ahead of his archrival, marco rubio. bush fought back against the notion he is an establishment politician, winning out with his record as the former governor of florida. >> if you want to talk about reality, i didn't go out there just to be part of the establishment. the labels are all fine, but the reality is i have a proven record of disrupting things and i will do the same in washington. mark: we are just about to get on a plane and head to new hampshire and we will see all four of those guys up there