one of the most pressing issues in new hampshire is the opioid crisis. josh touched on that causing some of the presidential hopefuls to get emotional. >> senator cruz, you're a member of that committee and your campaign schedule didn't allow you to attend this, even though the police called it outrageous, and you told a close family member's struggle with addiction. what can you say to law enforcement to convince them

, there's a need for employees and i think when you default to the federal 7.25, you don't give new hampshire the opportunity to do more legislatively. i think that's the problem and taking that away was a very, very bad move. >> bruce, same question. >> well, i think that the legislature has looked at what's happening in the market, and i think that they're seeing that it really isn't necessary to we don't need to put any arbitrary thresholds out there. let the market work and the businesses compete and that's what they're doing. >> not a disadvantage in your mind? >> you have employers paying much more than the minimum wage so they need to compete with those communities.

debate was chris christie, the republican presidential hopeful has been polling low in the polls in new hampshire and they say this is what he needed. >> i think he showed he's clearly the strongest person to take on donald trump and take on hillary clinton, the most in command, the most tested and most ready. the rush to coronate other people in this race is over. >> be sure to stay with news 9 following our newscast this