congratulations, new hampshire. wonderful job. >> so there you go, donald trump really likes the official slogan of new hampshire. i'm sure that will please some folks out there. at the same time, people in new

congratulations, new hampshire. wonderful job. >> nationally he is still at number one with cruz and rubio behind him. if they all finish in the top three on tuesday srgs it the end of the road for everyone else?

congratulations, new hampshire. wonderful job. >> does this video make up for him not being this with just a couple days before the primary? >> he was up there.

i will break it down next. >> gene: we are live at new hampshire primary

hampshire.

. >> do we love the people of new hampshire? >> historically it's a launching pad to the nomination of the presidency. >> all of these characters are going to give it up and we are going to run the table. >> thank you, new hamphire! >> it says it all. new hampshire was for bernie. >> not whether you get knocked down that matters, it's whether

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

for joining us fox25 news at six don't go anywhere because coming up take you right back out to new hampshire where mark and vanessa will anchor half hour special on first in the nation primary from fox 25 election studio in manchester also fox25 political reporter sharmann saccheti will be there dividing in-depth reports on the

he will be in the des moines metro area before heading to new hampshire on tuesday. today is the day iowans cast the first votes of the on saturday, both senator marco ktiv's tommie clark spoke with both candidates and has more. << both candidates had packed rooms as they called iowans to caucus.

i approve this message, >> gene: donald trump is back in new hampshire and back on the attack. who he has set in his sites this morning. >> sara: new video this morning, flame shooting from a local home. the simple flip of a switch that nearly claimed the lives of a couple in their 70s. >>> complete new england news coverage starts right now. this is the fox25 morning news. >> sara: and good morning, everybody. it is thursday, february 4th, i'm sara underwood. at primary headquarters in manchester, new hampshire. good morning, gene. >> gene: good morning, sara.

began to give momentum to the winners who emerged from the state because the day after new hampshire, you became a national political name. >> did someone see us fall backwards. >> reporter: there are no sure bets. over the past 100 years the primary has been filled with unexpected splits and turns. >> some of the biggest surprises would include gary hart in 1984, defeating former vice-president walter mondale for the

. >> reporter: when clinton and sanders meet tonight on the university of new hampshire campus, voters can expect the candidates to highlight and sharpen their differences. clinton says one difference she will focus on is health care. >> before it was called obamacare, it was called hillary-care. as you remember. >> what this campaign is about is not just electing a president. it is creating a political revolution. >> reporter: and unlike the forum last night, the candidates will be on the same stage at the same time. tonight when they debate here. that is the story live from durham, new hampshire, i'm byron barnett, 7 news. >> kris: byron, thank you for that update.

anger have a special first in 25 manchester new hampshire what would you do with five minutes to kill,

voters in new hampshire head to the polls. (hillary clinton/ (d) presidential candidate): "i am not making promises that i can't keep." hillary clinton took a clear swipe at bernie sanders and at times combative. (hillary clinton/ (d) presidential candidate): "the republicans want to repeal the affordable care act. i want to improve it. i want to build on it, get the cost down, get the prescription drug cost down. senator sanders wants us to start all over again." (bernie sanders/ (d) presidential candidate): "i am on the health education labor committee. that committee wrote the affordable care act. the idea that i would dismantle health care in america

live in derry new hampshire, susie steimle wbz this morning. >>> a man convicted of killing his son is trying to get out of jail on parole. in 1986, richard seymour pleaded guilty to the crimes. he was sentenced to hive in prison but allowed -- life in prison but allowed to ask for parole after 15 years. past three requests have been denied. >> reporter: i am nicole jacobs

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

frank: the countdown to the new hampshire primary continues. clinton and sanders made their case to democrats at the party's annual "100 club" dinner. both clinton and sanders had a chance to hit their top talking points. sanders: we are taking about the about. we are talking about ending a corrupt campaign finance system. clinton: you may have a

ahead of next hampshire's primary democratic presidential candidates meet up at a town hall and let's just say... they weren't playing nice. maria... when is the last time you wrote a love letter? everyone is being asked to channel their inner cupid

voters in the first primary state of new hampshire are getting ready to cast their ballots. and just ahead of the debate tonight... democratic presidential hopefuls are battling over who's progressive enough. meanwhile, there's a new war of words between the republican frontrunners.

. >>> after his close second place finish in iowa, sanders has a commanding lead in new hampshire. he leads hillary clinton by almost 30 points in the latest poll. she visited polling places in man chester this morning early

hampshire proved anything, it's that there is

the next state is gearing up for the new hampshire primary .. now less than one week away. joel waldman has the latest from washington. clinton says: "i didn't think i was going to run for president at that time." it's just one of the reasons hillary clinton gave for accepting 675- thousand dollars in

probably four, five when we leave new hampshire next tuesday. >> you said last night donald trump is going to bring himself down. i asked mr. trump about that this morning. it seemed to hurt his feelings. he said you guys used to be friends. >> we are friends. but we are running against each other. if i'm asked a question about him i'm going to give an honest question. i know donald trump for a long time. his feelings don't get hurt that

relationship with lovell - one that she was planning to nick valencia, cnn, atlanta republican off in new hampshire just state's primary election. and as fox news chief white house correspondent ed henry explains.. the gloves came off at saturday's abc news debate. unlike the last republican debate in iowa... there was no drama over who would show up...

believe want a consistent conservative, somebody who is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow." 3 new hampshire's runner up - ohio governor john kasich -- is hoping to capitalize on momentum in the palmetto state. kasich held a town hall meeting in mount pleasant.he also made a stop in charleston event.kasich says his success is getting the attention of voters. 3 3 3 i'm going to hilton head tomorrow. we were supposed to have 75 people. we now have 1,000. so you know, people are

despite the fact that he did not receive even one vote at the new hampshire primaries this the week, our first guest will be in the white house this year and

republican candidates chris christie and jeb bush in new hampshire where everyone is getting ready for a big showdown in the first primary. abc's tom llamas is already there, as well.

." >> sarah: police and firefighters in portsmouth, new hampshire, are looking for the person or people who have been stealing items from cars before setting the vehicles on fire. officers say nine vehicles were vandalized saturday morning. six of them were set on fire. >> christa: do you remember the man who was the proud owner of google for just a single minute? paid him $12,000 in order to fix that mistake. here he, is babson student sammy

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

still ahead, a bit of a scare on the campaign trail up in new hampshire. bernie sanders startled by somebody else who is on stage. >> sarah: also a tribute to new england journalist james foley. >> christa: and some customers not loving mcdonald's newest key ingredient that's missing. how do you reimagine "banking"? you start with this... then you make it...

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." >>> everyone wondered whether clinton would retool her message after her big loss in new hampshire, and the answer is -- she did.

bernie sanders has to build on that momentum from new hampshire. >> passengers streamed off the ship. some were kissing the ground,

, 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.

downtown boston, i'd look at 6 inches of snow and bracket is on either side of well as southern new hampshire, 4 to 5 inches of snow. traveling right now is fair, fair to strong. and as you work through the morning hours, the travel then they will improve late this afternoon as well as this evening. chris? >> chris: once we kick out this storm, we're doing fine over the weekend. travel weather into the midwest fairly quiet as we go through the afternoon. it's really the eastern seaboard here, especially in new england, that will deal with the heavy, wet snow throughout the day. tapering off around 2:00 out through worcester, about 3:00 or so in the city of boston. 5:00 down across the cape and those temperatures holding lower to middle 30s this afternoon. partly cloudy skies tonight. the pilings of slush freezing up tonight. so if you have a lot of that slushy snow in the driveway and

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

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

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

. >>> we have the final results of our exclusive tracking poll ahead of tomorrow's new hampshire primary. >>> super bowl 50 was one for the history books. a look back at the night that left broncos walking away a champion. >>> there's the blizzard warning. plymouth county as well as the details up next. >>> all that and a lot more. >> coming up there are those who say we cannot defeat a corrupt political system and fix a rigged economy. but i believe we need

few days before the new hampshire primary. welcome back everyone. >> those stories and much more straight ahead on today in new england. but first another chilly start to the day. what a mess yesterday. >> there's another storm coming tuesday. >> oh man. say it ain't so. >> already talk about our next storm coming monday into tuesday. that purplish color, we'll get the right mix of moisture from the coast just over a foot officially in worcester. boston just under 7 inches. that's what will go in the almanac for boston logan. the cape and the islands. the issue this morning is the snow is rock solid. probably won't be until 11:00 or noon before temperatures get above freezing. just some passing clouds. we'll still call it mostly sunny highs this afternoon.

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

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.

here we go. [ laughter ] after doing poorly in iowa, new hampshire, and south carolina, jeb bush announced on saturday night that he is dropping out of the race. [ cheers and applause ] [ laughter ] of course -- [ laughter ] of course, that means marco rubio and ted cruz are both hoping to pick up jeb's supporters. yeah. and jeb was like, "joke's on you. i didn't have any supporters. ah! [ laughter ] i got you!" [ cheers and applause ] that's right, jeb bush announced that he is dropping out. it was bittersweet, but i have to say, his concession speech really clarified what jeb stood >> republicans can win the white house and we can get back to being in the verge of having the greatest time to be alive. and that's what i honestly believe. and i know you do as well. i look forward to working you to make that dream come true. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: well if he's not qualified to be president, maybe he's qualified to be miss america? i don't know -- [ laughter ] i don't know how to help him. i'm looking forward to working you towards the urge of the verge. [ laughter ]