lawmakers in new hampshire are considering a bobcat hunting and trapping season. they held a public meeting in concord last night. many people calling the proposal inhumane while supporters argued that there are enough bobcats to support a limited hunt. officials will vote on it in two weeks. if approved, the proposal would take effect in december. emily: new hampshire lawmakers are also considering increasing minimum wage for workers who depend on tips.

gene lavanchy is following all the developments in new hampshire this morning. he is the primary headquarters. great to see you, gene. sara. if you live in new hampshire and want to meet a candidate for president, probably all you have to do is walk outside. they will be everywhere today. we are following both the republicans and democrats this morning. both sides very busy. as for the gop, iowa caucus winner ted cruz will meeting with people and won't wrap up until event at 9:00.

. >> in the race for the white house tonight, cruising through new hampshire. senator ted cruz says donald trump is throwing a tantrum. >> the two remaining democratic candidates on the campaign trail today hillary clinton playing catch-up and calling out bernie sanders. >> kind of a low blow. >> new numbers from our exclusive tracking poll are in. who's gaining ground. >> and which group of voters could decide who wins here in new hampshire. you may be surprised. >> a guilty plea for whitey bulger's long-time love. and a huge poll in an airplane, authorities believe a bomb is to blame. >> we begin tonight at 5:00 with

>> anchor: a special surprise for a girl from salem, new hampshire. we first met ava back in 2014 when she started her battle with brain cancer . >>> that's right. her cancer has returned but now she has a bigger team behind her battle. susan tran has the story. she is a small girl fighting a got bigger. >>> this is your army out there there. we're all in . >> anchor: local first spray painted her nail on beam . >>> wednesday i brought her by to show her name on the beam and she was so excited about it. and that's when worker saw her and they came out and met her and they basically fell in love with her on the spot. but when it got covered as the work at the brigham and women hospital site continued, the workers got a better idea she didn't want just ava. she washed her army represented. and her army to me and the guys was everybody that's trying here here. they are all battling the same thing . >>> the 7-year-old is battling brain cancer for a second time. so smiles can be rare due to

ben bush rounded out the top six respectively. 3 looking ahead to new hampshire... donald trump hase a more than 20 point lead over senator cruz...on the democratic side... senator sanders 18 points ahead of secretary clinton clinton 3 and coming off his big win ted cruz is headed to greenville today for a rally.this is a live look at at the t-d

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. >>> right now the focus of the 2016 presidential campaign now shifts to new hampshire following last night's iowa caucuses. iowa voters handed a huge victory to ted cruz over republican front-runner donald trump. votes are still being counted in the neck and neck rate betweeeehillary clinton and bernie sanders, but hillary

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ray: the first campaign events start in new hampshire 12 hours after the caucusing began in iowa. groundhog day breakfast in nashua. ted cruz plans a lunchtime town hall in windham. marco hosting one in a sitter. john kasich plans three more town halls on his quest to hit 100. jeb bush has four campaign stops on his calendar. donald trump plans a tuesday

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