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new hampshire first. two days from now, the new hampshire primary will answer a lot of these questions we have. bernie sanders and hillary clinton, on the democratic side, a tie in iowa, right? nothing was decided. right? bernie sanders wins there, maybe you have a race. maybe you actually have, instead of a coronation on the democratic side, an argument over the future of the democratic party between two candidates, who you know have accomplished a lot in politics. fernando: you look at the republican side, maybe a bit of a surprise that ted cruz overwhelmed trump, relative to the polls anyway. what do you think will happen in new hampshire? is the ground game that trump has or doesn' t have is going to be important there? carl: look, a ground game' s important in new hampshire, too. not as important as iowa, a caucus state. trump and cruz sort of flip flopped. they were running one two and it came out 1-2 the other way. the real story there was marco rubio, really outperformed his polls and came a very

. >> sanders and clinton in a dead heat as it heads to new hampshire. >>> also this morning the

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much it come up along the coast here, just off the coast and spread snow here in new england and new hampshire as well. highest amounts will be south of austin, cape cod and the islands likely seeing that amount.

pwe got -- that's about 40% of pthe audience here which is where pit stands in new hampshire. pthese people still on their way pto their polls could still pchange the mind -- their minds. p>>ing o. i'm getting a little pskeptical with that, jon, but pthanks very much. pi'm here with donna brazile and pmatthew dowd.

pthe race for new hampshire is pon. pcandidates barnstorming the pstate for final votes. p>> i would be happy to win by pone vote. pi just want to win. p>> donald trump trying to hold phis lead. phillary clinton and bernie psanders fighting to the finish.

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@for a closer look at where these @heavy bands are lining up and @new hampshire, we'll toss it out @to hale lee who is in manchester @with a look at the snow. @hayley: hi, mike. @we've had this steady almost @moderate snow for the last @couple hours here, it's very @lightly accumulating. @it's that very light fluffy @snow. @but that tends to accumulate @quicker. @the radar in southern new @hampshire, these are the areas @that we're most concerned about @for getting the most amounts of

the storm is making its to new hampshire right now. the snow is expected to start falling later this morning and tomorrow morning. most of the state is expected to see between three and 5 inches but areas in the far southeastern part of the state could pick up more. erin: we have more than 100 schools canceling or having an early release.

, 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.

wal-mart in new hampshire and the u.s. is now at $14.29. retail trade is now the largest

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

notice the warmest in northern new hampshire for a change. lower 30's there. meanwhile, everybody else in the teens and 20's out there. so, a chilly start. so highly variable depending upon your location. clouds having a big part to do with why it's so mild in northern new hampshire. the includes lock in warmth at night and there could be a few northern part of the state today as well. the rest of us are going to see a lot of sunshine.

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

every candidate on the republican side said i get a betty -- a better hearing in new hampshire than any other place josh: let me ask about the parties -- this is happening both sides -- is there too much involvement, they are trying to orchestrate everything? is that a matter of the ring such a large field? steve: in 2012, everyone said, do not call them on a weeks notice, do not concentrate them in three states, spread them out geographically, and cut the number down. we did that. in addition, we have done them in front of larger audiences, we had conservative voices, we had input on which networks get them based on their performance and how they are treated -- it has been a success. is it perfect? i argued long and hard, in the early ones, have the candidates divided into two lots. but we have to work with the networks. it' s a big improvement. it could get better.

jennifer: this is an issue new hampshire is engaged in. manchester police chief nick willard responding after senator cruz answered your question about not attending the committee hearing where willard he's tweeting -- josh: an issue of such importance, ted cruz couldn't attend the committee he chairs. jennifer: towards the end of the debate, the focus turned to journalist james foley, new hampshire native viciously

ray: drivers in new hampshire are having to deal with snow for the morning commute here. in epping you can see there's a little bit in terms of accumulation on the ground. we look now live at 101. you can see the roads are wet. the snow hasn't started to accumulate yet. we have seen a couple of plows go by. they are pretty much

. >>> also right now all eyes in new hampshire. just six days away from the primary. hillary clinton is stepping up her campaign after that close call in iowa and donald trump fighting back after his second place finish telling us he plans to spend a lot of money to make sure he wins in new hampshire. >>> the red cross is taking precautions to prevent the spread of zika asking people who travel to areas affected by the virus to wait at least four weeks before donating blood. >> if i remember correctly, donald trump said he has unlimited money. that's what he told you. un unlimited money. >>> also this morning that massive lottery mystery. someone out there could be very happy or they could be very upset. it could go either way, right, michael. >> yes, it could go either way. there's $63 million. somebody could be $63 million richer and don't even know it. the huge jackpot is currently unclaimed. take a look at the winning numbers for that ticket.

not other than across the southern half of new hampshire but to the south. if you are going to be

reporter: both candidates taking out the position with days to go before the new hampshire primary. >> people support me because they know me, they know my life's work. reporter: climaxing over wall street. >> i'm proud to be the only candidate that does not have a super pac who is not raising huge sums of money from wall street or special interest. too end the artful smear that you and your campaign have been carrying out. reporter: clinton took an aggressive stance followed by a rising rubio. the gop preparing for their own battle minus carly fiorina. >> i wouldn't discount the possibility when you get on the stage and

new hampshire at 1.79. the i.r.s. has yet to announce whether its electronic as the system it's working again. josh: a computer failure forced the agency to stop accepting e file returns yesterday. it had hoped to fix the problem by today but hasn't said yet whether it's been fixed. you can still e file through a third party tax preparer who will submit the return when the system is working again. and five million vehicles are under recall right now for a new airbag concern. this has to do with with moisture inside the control computers, which can cause the honda, fiat, chrysler and mercedes have already issued the recalls, and today continental automotive systems added five million of its vehicles. a separate problem with with airbag inflaters has prompted the recall of 24 million vehicles. jennifer: least -- lowe's is expanding in canada.

yesterday computer models had most of this sliding far enough off to the south and east of new hampshire to just produce a few flurries or a light snow shower in southeastern parts of the state. now the latest trend are to drag

erin: a road race scheduled for primary night in new hampshire has been postponed. the fat tuesday 5k was set for next tuesday night. the race will now be run on

polls. >> y'all treat politics in new hampshire like we treat football in texas. jennifer: ted cruz arrived in the granite state fresh off a win in iowa. criticism he had for the two

let's get the boy in the bubble out of the bubble, and let's see him pray for the next week in new hampshire. i'm ready to play, i hope he is because i'll be ready to see him on saturday night. reporter: in claremont john kasich stuck to his new

the presidential candidates are now focusing their attention on new hampshire'

political coverage continues in the next half hour with the focus of the presidential race turning to new hampshire. we will break down what to

hampshire.