." >> christa: all right, andy, and keep in mind, we still have five days to go until the new hampshire primary. clearly the candidates are focusing on those numbers. i'm sure. here's 7's nancy chen in portsmouth with more on their campaigning. nancy? >> nancy: good morning, christa. you can tell it's crunch time simply by looking at the candidates' schedules. there are about 25 candidate events scheduled all through the gannett state today with several here in portsmouth. meantime, democrats will be capping off the night with a

north of there, 4 to 5 inches of snow, southern new hampshire. 4 to 5 inches of snow right on the water's edge of the south coast on to the cape and upper cape and east of hyannis. it's 1 to 3 inches. there chris, more on the travel. roads go downhill, foxborough, worcester county, the city of worcester where we have seen the morning. that continues to overspread.

it's going the other direction where we have the cold air dropping in from vermont to new hampshire. that's chewing away at the leftover mild air from yesterday. boston 35. it is snowing in the city, but again, with these temps in the middle 30s, that snow is having a hard time accumulating the roadways. it is accumulating to windshields and car tops and patio furniture, but that's about it at this time. that will change this morning because those numbers, those temps will start to drop a

southern new hampshire about 9:00, 10e:00 a.m. the heaviest snow is later this morning. mid-day through this afternoon. lighter snows late today and overnight tonight and unlike friday's storm, this storm has wind and the threat of coastal flooding.

now in new hampshire his tale has become one of a potential front-runner as voters feel the burn. >> young people are sick of the same old same old, and he's providing a fresh message.

. >> 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

hampshire surprise.

as the hourstic down to the end of the new hampshire campaign, the self-described democratic socialist is pounding away at his message of fighting wall street and the political establishment. >>> we're in a nation in which the rich get richer almost

we're live in new hampshire, today's battleground in the presidential race. holding down the fort. >> we have wind and snow in the air. it's chilly weather, savannah. >> we definitely had weather to talk about here.

assuming those hold, new hampshire can send a message tonight, that americans are angry and want dramatic change. >> reporter: the political novice donald trump looking to lock up his first win in an unpredictable race. even leaning on his pregnant daughter for help. tomorrow. tonight. >> reporter: blasting rivals, including cruz. a description was yelled out from the crowd. >> she just said a terrible