spanning the years, eileen foley lived a life of public service that is legendary. city hall chambers named in her honor where foley served 16 years as mayor, 12 on the school board and seven materials as state senator. >> you can't sum her up in a few words. she was funny, compassionate, and she was everywhere. reporter: jack is a close family friend and the new mayor, who feels her spirit in their office overlooking her beloved city. >> she was always available, she having lunch, she was at your grandmother's funeral, she was singing irish songs at the press room, she was traveling. she was just almost like the mother superior of portsmouth. reporter: above all a loving mother and grandmother, and a deeply admired friend to so many. >> she was a gifted human being. she had an ability to connect with people, to understand their concerns, to empathize with them. reporter: city attorney bob sullivan calls her magical. >> the city is a better place and will always be a better place, because she was here. reporter: it wasn't just local people that sought out eileen fol

stephanie: former mayor eileen foley remembered for her service . tonight, the legacy she leaves behind. announcer: no one covers new hampshire like we do. stephanie: tonight, a warning from fish and game officials. be careful during the ice fishing derby this weekend. recent rain and warm temperatures have weakened the ice and many of new hampshire' s , biggest lakes are not safe to go on. good evening, i' m stephanie woods. adam: and i' m adam sexton. meteorologist hayley lapoint tells us about another warm-up on the way. hayley: it is amazing. it has been this way all winter. today, temperatures were about average. tomorrow, we will have high temperatures getting close to 50 in a lot of spots. this is the forecast for tomorrow. if you have plans to fish, mostly cloudy skies in the morning. a mix of sun and clouds in the afternoon. look at the high temperatures in meredith. they will get close to 50 tomorrow afternoon. a big precaution about ice conditions across the state. 35 in concord now. 36 in manchester. s up north. we do have clouds startin

i love you so much, so does portsmouth. eileen foley. announcer: no one covers new now, wmur news 9 at 5:00. >> there were several students who were suspected of possibly having mumps. adam: our top story at 5:00 -- two confirmed cases of mumps at st. anselm college and doctors say there are additional suspected cases. but this outbreak could be hitting a wall. good evening, i' m adam sexton. stephanie: and i' m stephanie woods. campus and state health officials first became concerned earlier this week when a member of the men' s hockey team at st. anselm reported to the health center with low-grade fever and swollen salivary glands. doctors tested the hockey team and found two other players have the monks -- mumps and three are showing symptoms. all of those cases are described as mild. while nearly all college students are vaccinated for mumps the vaccine is only 88% effective, so it' s still possible to get sick. while it' s possible there will be additional cases, the academic calendar is helping to stymie the spread of the virus. in

tom: tonight, people of portsmouth came together to remember the life of former mayor eileen foley. six fellow former mayors were among the first to arrive, calling hours held in the eileen foley city council chambers, named in her honor several years ago. foley was 97 when she passed she' s remembered as a kind, compassionate leader who cared deeply about others. >> eileen had a magnetic personality, when you talked with her she was listening to you and had everything focused on you. tom: eileen foley' s funeral is +%-ptomorrow morning at 10:00 the procession will roll thru the city hall complex for final farewell. shelley: this sunday marks the 25th anniversary of the end of the gulf war. and tonight, a group of marines at murphy' manchester. our jean mackin introduces us to the men who say their bond is lifelong. jean: time seems to melt away when the men of bravo company , 1st battalion, 25th marine division are back together again. >> it was like coming home, it really was. >> it felt like we hadn' a day. yesterday. >> time doesn' t mean anthing to us, we have a very special bo

former portsmouth mayor eileen foley passed away at age 97. voters head to the polls for the presidential primary. right now, hillary clinton is leading bernie sanders in the polls there. new numbers and 60 potential drug overdoses in 2016 alone. february is on track to tie for the deadliest opioid overdose month in manchester history. let's get over to josh judge with a look at the weather. josh: a nice day, a lot of sunshine, temperatures starting off chilly, about what you'd expect this time of year as we're down in the single digits teens everywhere else. concord 15 degrees with light winds. and as we go through the day, those temperatures make it into the mid to upper 30's, right around average for concord this time of year. look at clouds, they cleared away overnight and will allow a lot of sunshine in for today. yes, there are a few clouds to our west and a few could drift in, but a lot having to do with lake effect snow. so, a look at your regions around the state for today, and we'll see those temperatures dropping off from 30 to as h

tom: next on news 9 at 6, funeral plans for former portsmouth mayor eileen foley have been announced. tom: and, snow may be moving in tonight but some golf courses are ready for spring. the courses taking advantage of this swinging weather. mike: the next system moves in as snow, but eventually it goes over to a wintry mix and rain. >> let' s head south where we tom: former portsmouth city mayor, eileen foley will be laid to rest on saturday. her wake will be held on friday from 3 to 8:00 p.m. at city council chambers. funeral services will be on saturday at 10:00 a.m. her funeral procession will go through city hall for a final salute from the police and fire honor guard before heading to calvary cemetery. new hampshire uber drivers hearing from the company' s top advisors at the first work on demand event today. anchor: ubers david plouffe hosted dozens of current and potential uber drivers at saint anselm college. plouffe highlighted the flexibility and income potentials involved with being an uber driver. >> your unemployment rate is very low, but as i just talked to drivers here

erin: in our next half hour, we remember the former portsmouth mayor eileen foley, who passed kevin: we start off early this morning with temperatures in the single digits and teens. clouds will be increasing later this afternoon. everything we see from there, different types of precipitation. sean: we will be waking up to some snow tomorrow morning. the vermont senate will debate a bill tomorrow about legalizing recreational marijuana. erin: the proposal would allow adults and the green mountain state to have up to an ounce of pot while taxing and tracking sales. a new poll by vermont public radio shows that 55% of sean: a cathedral near london has moved a massive sculpture because people keep walking into it while texting. this is the sculpture in question. it is called "the kiss." it has been moved to the lawn. the artist tweeted it was because people were walking through while texting and bumping their heads. they were not paying attention. erin: you' ve got to hand it to them. at least they are taking care of it. [laughter] erin: did you like that? sean: the hand. erin: starbuck

eileen foley had a long career as a public servant, serving eight terms as portsmouth' s mayor, and 7 as a state senator. portsmouth' s current mayor says city leaders are meeting to discuss how to best remember a woman who he calls the closest thing portsmouth has to royalty. she will be missed. coming up, random acts of violence. what we' ve learned about the michigan shooting suspect today. and the miracle behind one teen' s survival. encryption fight -- apple ceo tim cook' s latest message to his employees, and why thousands kevin: good deal with sunshine out there and the cooler air continuing to drain in, but the next storm system on the maps. what it brings with it, ahead. erin: in today' s "cook' s corner," we' ll show you how to cook up a tasty dish using ingredients from your local erin: the uber driver accused in a deadly shooting spree in michigan is set to face a judge investigators won' t say what set him off, but we are hearing from the passengers he picked up between the alleged hits. here is abc' s elizabeth hur. elizabeth: six people dead, 2 injured, one suspect in c

so many turning out to pay their respects to eileen foley, a true legend in this community. it was six former mayors who were among the first to arrive, calling hours at the chamber named in her honor. foley was 97 when she passed away, regarded as the ultimate public servant. she was mayor for an unprecedented 16 years, a state senator for 14. she served on the school board and is an ambassador to sister cities in retirement. she's remembered as a kind, compassionate leader who cared deeply about others. >> eileen had a great with her she was listening to you, and had had everything focused on you. >> very accessible to everyone as a mayor, as a community person, was always very available, and kind of the mother of the community. >> anywhere you went with her you always had a good time. but she really did enjoy doing her work for the people. reporter: she really did. eileen's funeral is tomorrow morning at 10:00. the procession, though, afterwards will roll through the complex here, at city hall for a final farewell. jennifer crompton, wmur news 9. tom: a former police chie

anchor: and, funeral plans announced for eileen foley. coming up, find out where you can pay your respects for the international space station are going ape. and having a little fun. jean: former astronaut mark kelly just posted this video showing someone in a gorilla suit bursting out of a bag. and then chasing after another crew member though no explanation is given. kelly also sent out a tweet saying i thought you said you had things under control up there. tom: a set of identical twin sisters in utah now have multiple sets of twins of their own. kerri bunker recently gave birth to twin boys. she already had another set of twins. and that is just the start for this family. kerri' s twin sister kelli also has two sets of twins. that makes five sets in just one family. >> she has 4 children 5 and under. and i have 5 children four and under. i had a boy and girl first. she had the two girls. we have our bases covered. tom: the sisters say their families are now complete and they are not trying to have anymore twins. anchor: here is the wo

the legacy left behind by eileen foley. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now wmur news 9 at 6:00. tom: right now ice fishermen and women are kicking off the annual derby in meredith, despite open water on many of new hampshire's lakes. tom griffith. vaughn. it is cooler today, but that recent rain and warm is thin. we begin with chief meteorologist mike haddad and the latest warmup. again on the way. mike: the roller coaster temperature trend continues record high yesterday in concord. today about 30 degrees colder. right now many 20's showing up around the heart of the lakes region and it's the lower 20's, the wind that's been quite gusty, feels like the single dinl and it's teens and there's a lot of cold air to our north and west that will continue to build on in. so for the start of this weekend across the lakes region, it's mostly sunny, a high of about 30 to 35, breezy during the afternoon. and then despite some clouds and some breaks of sunshine, it warms up on sunday, we're heading back into the 44 to 47 range from laconia through meredith and poin

former mayor eileen foley is remembered as a dedicated public servant. yesterday the portsmouth community said farewell to foley to died monday at age 97. she had been a member of the council and several terms as state senator and an ambassador for the city making trips to japan, ireland, and england. and while she's known for her leadership, she was also known for being a loving grandmother and mother. >> she wasn't a politician to me, she was a warmhearted italian strong, witty grandma who treated me as one of her own. home is where nana was. >> she shaped who i am today and helped me pave my career path towards empathizing with people and helping them overcome >> eileen foley's funeral procession passed by city hall with a final salute from the police and fire honor guard before heading to cavalry cemetery. >> to commitment 2016, now the results from south carolina's democratic primary are in. hillary clinton secured a big win in south carolina, defeating bernie sanders by a wide margin with, 53 delegates at stake, clinton has won three states and san

this morning, friends, family and loved ones will say final mayor eileen foley, she passed away at age 97. her funeral begins at 10:00 this morning and it will roll through the city hall complex for a final farewell. despite thin ice, the organizers of the meredith fish derby say they'll hold it. they advise a life jacket, ice pick and safety rope and advise against using snowmobiles on the ice. . josh: absolutely. in the 30's going through the day. winds fairly calm and picking up. breezy going through the day today as well. >>> welcome back to "gma" on a saturday morning. happening right now, the democrats heading to the polls in south carolina this morning. polls give hillary clinton a big edge with a strong lead among african-american voters, but bernie sanders is vowing to fight on no matter what happens. >> he's feeling the bern. >>> and the gop still feeling shock waves after new jersey governor's chris christie's endorsement of donald trump tag-teaming marco rubio taking on trump days before super tuesday. >>> oprah winfrey is losing a lot more than just inches off her waistlin

eileen foley will be laid to rest on saturday. her wake will be held on friday from 3 to 8:00 p.m. at city council chambers. funeral services will be on saturday at 10:00 a.m. at immaculate conception church. her funeral procession will go through city hall for a final salute from the police and fire honor guard before heading to calvary cemetery. coming up next at 11:00:00, shelley: movie producers want to recreate the watertown shootout with the boston marathon bombers. why the neighborhood say they have concerns. tom: plus, chunky's is coming to manchester. the vacant building that will soon become the first movie theater in the city in years. >> after a chilly wednesday with a wrirnt mix, temperatures take off on thursday. one new hampshire coming up, we introduce you to tristan wilmott and tell you why his story is melting the shelley: tonight, at least three people are dead after a violent storm system ripped through parts of the south. a suspected tornado went through a small town in louisiana about 50 miles west of new orleans. the saint james parish sheriff says two people

foley. she passed away early monday five days before her 95th birthday. she was a seven term state senator and served seven terms on the school board. the a comic footage of for cutting the ribbon on the memorial bridge is eclipsed only by her cutting it on the new bridge 90 years later. she is remembered as someone who treated everyone with dignity. >> she was always available. she was downtown in a restaurant having lunch. she was at your grandmother' s funeral. she was singing irish songs at the press room. she was almost like the mother superior of portsmouth. sean: funeral arrangements are being worked on. erin: coming up, another good chocolate a new study shows the sweet treat can improve your brain function. sean: tough news for some canadians. why they are no longer allowed to compete on "jeopardy." kevin: chilly start to your morning. we have temperatures anywhere from the single digits and teens to lower 20' s at the coast. even below zero in some spots. in some cases it is -7 to

sean: funeral arrangements have been announced for portsmouth mayor eileen foley. a funeral service will take place on saturday at 10:00 a.m. at immaculate conception church. her procession will go through the city hall for a final salute from the police and fire honor guard before heading to calvary cemetery. erin: people in hooksett are invited to attend a meeting about the future of the lilac bridge. options being considered and the hooksett town council wants the public' s insight. you can give your thoughts at a meeting that begins at 6:00. sean: fish and game is sharing exciting photos. conservation officers say a remote camera captured these images of a canada lynx in pittsburg. animals, as well as the american martin. canada lynx are considered rare in new england. they are roaming the woods of new hampshire. erin: you never know what the the plan to capture. the plaintiff film a movie scene in massachusetts is being met with concerns. >> they are going to be setting gunshots. erin: producers want to re-create the watertown shootout involving the boston mar

erin: calling hours for former portsmouth payor were aye -- eileen foley. calls hours will be held portsmouth city council chambers. a service will take place tomorrow at immaculate conception church. coming up, you've heard of wedding planners. what about proposal planners? one couple that's helping hundreds of people pop the question. sean: tough news for creatures in pennsylvania. why a group of gnomes is being evicted from a park. kevin: cold air continuing to kevin: colder air continuing to rush in on friday. holding there through the day. the snow showers continuing to wind down. any early flakes giving way to sunshine. it is going to feel ten degrees colder and 30's in southern new hampshire. we'll look through the weekend forecast coming up. erin: thank you. the massachusetts teen convicted of killing his math teacher is expected to learn his fate today. sean: phillip chism is expected he was 14 when he killed his teacher, colleen. nine people are expected to give impact statements, including the victim's parents. they are asking he be sentenced to

erin: calling hours for eileen foley. she died at the age of 97. held at the portsmouth city council chambers. a funeral will take place tomorrow at immaculate conception church. she meant a lot to the city. you've heard of wedding planners. what about proposal planners? one couple helps thousands of people pop the question. sean: tough news for creatures down in pennsylvania. why a group of gnomes are being evicted from a park. kevin: colder air continues to rush in this morning. it will be around to start the weekend, but not the finish it. kevin: details of the big change occurring over the weekend coming up. erin: a massachusetts teen accused of killing his math teacher is expected to learn his sean: phillip chism was charged with murder, rape, and he is 14 school. prosecutors are ask that he be sentenced to at least 50 years in prison. erin: a second grader is credited with helping police make a big pot bust. the 8-year-old told school officials a story about helping his mother's boyfriend grow special medicine that

sean: funeral arrangements have been announced for former portsmouth mayor eileen foley. the 8-term mayor died monday at the age of 97. calling hours will be held this friday from nine -- from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. a funeral service will take at immaculate conception church. foley' s funeral procession will go through city hall for a final salute from the police and fire honor guard before heading to calvary cemetery. erin: people in hooksett are invited to attend a meeting tonight, regarding the future of the lilac bridge. right now the plan is to remove the bridge and replace it with a pedestrian bridge. there are a number of design options being considered and the hooksett town council wants the public' s insight. you give your thoughts at a meeting that starts at 6:00 at the hooksett town offices. sean: the fish and game department is sharing some exciting photos. conservation officers say a this canada lynx up in the department' s non-game and endangered wildlife program has been monitoring these animals. canada lynx are considered rare in new england. very neat to see t

an atkinson couple-- arrested in the life of their beloved mayor eileen foley. the foley family and the city are working on funeral arrangements. outside we go, and we bring you to meredith. kevin: a chilly start to the day. seasonably chilly in central and southern areas and below zero in northern spots. the next system comes at us in two different ways. first arrives later on this evening as a light coating and changes into a wintry mix tomorrow morning. heavier rainfall starts to arrive late tomorrow afternoon. temperatures cold enough for snow early this morning. it will likely be that way with highs in the low-mid-30' s. tomorrow, the warmer air starts to get involved. wet snow to a wintry mix with heavier rainfall tomorrow night. cooling off friday and the weekend. >> back to what is going on? today we're going to run a slalom course. not down the mountain, but up it... that's terrifying. ...in one of these. sweet the chevy silverado offers a combination of 4wd and an exclusive "auto-locking rear differential" let's do this. so, if a rear wheel starts to s

calling hours are being held for a former portsmouth mayor, eileen foley. calling hours from 4:00 to 8:00 at the council city chambers. a funeral tomorrow at 10:00 at the immaculate conception church. >>> a former town official is admits he used a card to buy thousands of dollars things for himself. brian gleason's attorney a 12-month suspend sentencings and 200 hours of community service. outside we go for you right now. we're seeing some water on the lake. kevin: a blend of sunshine and clouds. still some scattered snow showers in the northern third of the state early this morning. those will gradually wither away. the clouds continue to decrease quicker in southern areas. all of that west and northwesterly breeze that's going to be going through the day at times over 20 to 25 miles an hour. that adds the extra bite to the air. high temperatures today. ly to mid 20's up north. temperatures with clear skies until the single digits above and below zero. up in to the low to mid 30's for most. back in the 40's with at the next showers >>> the battle for gold