wmur news 9. tom: tonight there are new details about a man accused of running from police after crashing into a parked car at a dunkin' donuts. the suspect's attorney says his client believed that he was being followed officials and that's why he took off. wmur's he andy herb herbburger and what apd. reporter: the man faces several charges, including crisissing arrest. after police say he crashed a car into a parked pickup truck and then ran from authorities, sparking a manhunt that lasted who has fled the scene. the state is concerned about the safety of individuals where he hits a parked car and flees the scene driving through red lights. >> he looked terrified. reporter: spencer was working at the dunkin' donuts when he looked out and saw the crash scene. >> he was running up through our parking lot and then he ended upright in front of the store, took off up the hill. reporter: suzanne was working at the cleaners next door and said it was her truck that got hit. >> i heard it came -- i was ac

>> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 at noon. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, sentencing of a nashua mother convicted of killing her own daughter. katlyn marin is about to learn her punishment in the beating death of 3-year-old brielle gage. wmur's ray brewer is live in nashua with what has happened in the courtroom. ray: she grows by the name caitlin gage and says that is because her father is the only one who stood by her the past two years. the prosecution says gage has only herself to kaitlyn gage beat her three-year-old daughter to death, she entered court to learn her sentence. the prosecution said there was nothing minimal about what happened it to brielle gage. the girls over a hundred 50 injuries from being beaten, thrown against furniture, and repeatedly lied about what happened to the girl. defense says she has ptsd, but prosecution said that is typical of people convicted of murder and asked that she be sentenced 45 years to life. there was emotional testimony in court this morning. her gra

suzanne roantree, wmur news 9. tom: tonight the city of portsmouth facing a lawsuit over its wastewater treatment plant, why a group of new upgrade don't go far enough. jennifer: plus manchester police make a special delivery of food and presents this afternoon to queen city residents. mike: sunshine and mild temperatures for some out there today. will bright skies linger into friday and the weekend? the forecast coping up. jennifer: we'll get you caught up on the rob gronkowski situation, but it's thursday and that means hometown hero. we'll introduce you to this tom: an overnight crash lead to a dwi arrest in seabrook. jennifer: state police responded to a crash on i-95 northbound at the entrance of the seabrook rest area. they found a car that was jumped the curb and drove head on into a large tree. the driver was charged with dwi and has a court date next week. rick: more than a dozen people have filed a lawsuit over a multi-million dollar plan to make changes to the wastewater treatment plant at portsmouth's p

i'm yasmin amer, wmur news 9. sean: we are learning new details about a deadly plane crash in colombia. the pilot of the plane that was carrying a brazilian soccer team told air traffic controllers that he had run out of fuel and desperately needed permission to land. that's according to a leaked recording of the final minutes of the flight. 71 people were killed when the plane crashed in the andes mountains on monday night. six others survived. the pilot did not make a formal distress call. he was told to wait 7 minutes mechanical problems was already approaching the runway. erin: the parents of an 11-year-old girl in maine are suing her teacher and her elementary school after they say the teacher put a paper bag over the girl's head. the suit claims that there were 4 incidents between september and november of last year. the allegations came to light after another teacher heard about it from students. the parents say they hope this lawsuit will force school officials to release the results of an internal investi

reporting live in durham, ray brewer, wmur news 9. sean: thanks. there are new developments regarding last year'ci killed a man from vermont and his six-year-old daughter. the company that was running the circus, walker international events, has reached a settlement with osha. it will pay $24,000 in fines, and now has to put together a safety and health management plan before the owners can continue running the business. state officials say this deadly tent collapse was completely preventable. osha says the company ignored seven weather alerts from the national weather service that warned of more than 60-mph the florida-based company is still facing a criminal trial in coos county, and a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the victims' family. erin: new on "daybreak" -- a farmington woman pleaded guilty this week to a riot charge, in connection with the beating death of a man outside a rochester sports bar. police say laurie henner was with a group of people who assaulted 44-year-old james unfonak outside gary's sports bar in january. unfonak later die

. >> and no one covers new hampshire like we do, now, wmur news 9 tonight. tom: tonight, an 86-year-old woman is dead after she was hity i'm tom griffith. shelley: and i'm shelley walcott. such a sad story. police say it appears she was dragged by the car and then it ran her over. wmur's suzanne roantree is in durham with the details. reporter: durham police say it was about 3:00 this afternoon when they got a call that somebody had been struck by a car on baghdad road. police say someone who witnessed located an 86-year-old woman who sustained very serious injuries. reporter: police say the woman had been visiting friends on baghdad road. when she got in car to leave she started to back her toyota down the driveway but then opened the door. >> it appears that she stepped out of her vehicle, and had left the car in reverse stepped out, , the car rolled back and struck her. reporter: police say the woman was found in the road with traumatic injuries, her car idling just feet away. >> it appears that the vehicle was in reverse and had rolled him a driver into

>> now, from wmur news 9 -- erin: this is -- i cannot even here. not much time at all. now, we are looking at a day where things are looking a lot better for us out there. we are expecting a blend of sunshine and clouds across the region today. there is going to be a breeze out of the northwest as we go through the afternoon. temperatures today still in the 40's across a good portion of the area. there will be snow shower activity up north. that eventually could give way to a couple inches of accumulation for some of the resorts in the north country, >> now, from wmur news 9 -- erin: we are kicking off our spirit of drip -- spirit of giving point drive. i am erin fehlau, live at the toys "r" us in manchester. it will have been bringing baby toys, sports equipment. we donate for toys for tots this holiday season. they are looking for toys for the little ones -- infants to two, girls six to nine, and boys and girls age 10 to 13. they are thinking of blocks, ride on toys, type toys. for teenagers, things like craft kits, jewelry-making kits, science kits, skateboards, and

erin fehlau, wmur news 9. sean: thank you. we will continue to check with you throughout the morning. still to come on news 9 "daybreak" -- spreading holiday cheer. the program that local police departments are teaming up to help. easter seals has launched a major building project in manchester, but now they need help raising a lot of money. and in the next half hour, the concerns that are now bubbling to the surface about changes to the wastewater treatment plant kevin: a live look at the lakes region. partial sunshine as the sun rises this morning. temperatures this afternoon into the 40's. the breeze continues today out of the west at 10-20 mph. weekend. we will have all the details on who is going to see some snowflakes, coming up. sean: local police are joining forces to make the holiday a little brighter for local senior citizens. officers from manchester and nashua gathered at the caregiver's headquarters in bedford yesterday. the non-profit group helps the elderly and disabled stay in their homes as long as possible. y

>> now, from wmur news 9 -- erin: good thursday morning to you. i am erin fehlau. an elderly woman is dead after a tragic, freak accident in durham. police say the woman was dragged and then run over by her own car as she was leaving a friend's home yesterday on bagdad road. she later died at the hospital. investigators say they will likely release her name later this morning. the crash remains under investigators are trying to figure out what sparked a fire in conway that forced five people from their home. a viewer shared this video with us, showing the intense flames engulfing the home on mountain view road early yesterday afternoon. -- yesterday morning. firefighters did rescue one person from the home. it is not clear if that person was hurt. the garage was also damaged. but it took about an hour to get the fire under control. energy costs go up and down. at eversource, we don't like it any more than you do. it doesn't mean more money for us. it means that the market price of the energy we buy for you is changing. but we're working to increase the supply of cl

. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 at noon. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] adam: new this noon, a claremont woman is minutes away from facing a judge in connection to an alleged murder for hire plot. good afternoon. about a possible murder for hire plot tuesday night. after investigating, they arrested 20-year-old monique earle yesterday. at this hour, no other details about the investigation have been released. we have a crew in claremont and will bring you more on this story as it develops. also new this noon, a man wanted on an attempted murder charge in pennsylvania has been found in keene. 50-year-old jeremiah holmes was wanted in connection to an the u.s. marshals tracked holmes to a keene residence, where he attempted to escape out of a second-floor window, but was later taken into custody. the case against a former merrimack high school teacher accused of soliciting nude photos from a student is now in superior cour

. >> and no one covers new hampshire like we do, now, wmur news 9 tonight. tom: tonight, an 86-year-old woman is dead after she was hity i'm tom griffith. shelley: and i'm shelley walcott. such a sad story. police say it appears she was dragged by the car and then it ran her over. wmur's suzanne roantree is in durham with the details. reporter: durham police say it was about 3:00 this afternoon when they got a call that somebody had been struck by a car on baghdad road. police say someone who witnessed

. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 daybreak.

ray brewer, wmur news 9. sean: thanks, a man, wanted for attempted murder in pennsylvania, has been captured in keene. 30-year-old jeremiah holmes was arrested wednesday night on winchester court. police say he tried to escape out a second floor window. but was stopped by a k-nine unit. he is now charged as a fugitive from justice. holmes also had an active parole warrant here in new hampshire for criminal threatening. a mother, charged in connection teenage daughter, is expected to be sentenced today. jazzmyn rood pleaded guilty to covering up the fact that two people including her former boyfriend provided the fentanyl that killed 17-year-old eve tarmey last year. police say rood also thwarted their investigation, by failing to tell them that the drug came from a dealer in lawrence, massachusetts. under a plea deal the government is recommending no more than 32 months behind bars. rood's former boyfriend, mark ross, was sentenced to 20-years in prison for his role in tarmey's death. we now know the name of

i am cherise leclerc, wmur nine news. tom: corps general james mattis to lead his department of defense. he served 40 years, led troops and several wars and is known for his tough military tech it's and strategy. this comes as donald trump praises the deal that he struck with carrier in indiana that saved 1000 jobs bound for mexico. carrier says the company was several years. donald trump's thank you tour will continue over the next few weeks. shelley: despite fears that the lights would not be lit for exeter's hollywood -- exeter's holiday celebration is past. a meeting was held yesterday morning and fixes were made. garlands were was there to greet the children. in tonight's spirit of giving, when it comes to helping others, police officers for manchester and nashua practice with a speech -- practice what they preach. they work together to make the holidays a little brighter for local seniors. >> i love it. shelley: this is how it looked earlier where police officers and disabled remain in their homes for as long as pos

this surveillance video obtained by abc news, shows farook at a california firing range just two days before the attack, practicing with the weapons he and his wife would use. >> 911. >> we have an active shooter. wmur >> oh, my god. >> reporter: farook and his wife killed 14 of his fellow workers at the party, and wounded 22 more. >> how many rounds did he fire? >> oh my god, a million. >> reporter: a short time later they posted a message on facebook pledging allegiance to isis leader abu bakr al-baghdadi. but officials say the couple actually had to conduct an who it was. >> reporter: two lone wolves, who died in a fierce gun battle with police, after killing so many. >> just incredible that was a year ago tomorrow. brian here with us tonight. they had more terror planned that day. >> that's right, david, according to authorities they left behind three pipe bombs in that conference room and before they were stopped by police, they were circling the neighborhood to >>> still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this evening. the health alert for buzz aldrin. >>> the manhunt for a