And Officials Say the winter months could spell trouble for summer 2017. Andy hershberger is live in manchester along the Merrimack River. Reporter local Officials Say they expect to lose about tree feet of wer from the reservoir during a normal summer. But the director of manchesters water works says in three decades hes never seen anything like this. This pipe that spans the Merrimack River i normally submerged. And the water level of massabesic, the primary water supply for manchester and parts of surrounding towns, is normally a foot higher. Still officials in the area say there is plenty of water. And are at this point only asking for some voluntary conservation measures. Theres no restriction for consumers, but again we ask all of our rate payers to conserve water. Its a valued resource, you should nev waste water any way. Reporter normally the water grass line. But thats where it is today. Low water levels have prompted officials to close two boat launches on massabesic, as Drou
Your screen you can see 2 of the boat coming in. We will keep you uptodate at the bottom and will continue to bring you our analyst throughout the night tonight. Will see a grasp of the situation down there. Because of traffic updates and traffic problems from years past the police chief recommended making a new traffic pattern for people getting to the polls this year. That turned out to be a mistake. That is what caused the problems in merrimack today. Because of that they extended the hours at the voting polls and technically at this point the voting polls have a closed. Anybody that is in the parking lot right now that has made it to the high school will be able to vote. The town moderator said she is very sorry for any of those stuck in traffic and many may have decided to turn around and that was not her intent at all. Thank you suzanne, that was great. Breaking news. On republican say, abc news calling this race for donald trump as winner of the New Hampshire primary. On the dem
outside the Concord High School gymnasium. some sanders people predicting this is going to be an early night on the democratic side. only one event for the 74yearold vermont senator in concord, he visited the ward 5 polling locations. sanders ran a gauntlet of sign waving volunteers and media and kept right on walking, he ended up leading a parade of cameras and reporters down capitol street and state street before returning to the polls and leaving in his motorcade. sanders is riding a big wave of enthusiasm in this election, but its clear this is a guy who does not like the spotlight that brightly. lets head over to amy coveno in manchester. reporter the s and h field house is primary headquarters for the Hillary Clinton campaign. tonight this campaign is hoping history will repeat itself. New Hampshire voters have handed the clintons some great primary moments, one in 1992 earning moniker, although he did come in second. and a win to Hillary Clinton in 2008 who came into the New Ham
And the frigid temperatures a wind chill warning kicks into effect starting saturday evening and going right through sunday morning. 40 to 25 below wind chills, dangerously cold, frostbite can occur in about 10 minutes under those conditions. Much more on the rest of the weekend, in a little bit. Shelley thank you, mike. These dangerously cold temperatures may have an impact on a big tourism weekend here in the Granite State. Wmurs stephanie woods live at crotched mountain ski resort tonight. Reporter well, its 19 degrees here right now, but trust me it feels like wind chill. But that doesnt seem to be bothering these guys, they arent scared. Crotched mountain will state open tonight for midnight madness. Skiers and boarders are trying to take advantage of the 12 inches of snow that just fell. Theres no danger of that snow drop down to 11 degrees by the time crotched mountain closes at 3 00 a. M. But skiers and boarders dont seem to mine the cold mind the cold. We were with a school gr
Erin good morning, New Hampshire. Thanks for starting your day with us. I m erin fehlau. Sean i m sean mcdonald. Mother nature left the lights on last night. Gorgeous, gorgeous moon. Kevin that will give way to clouds today and varying types of precipitation. We will see temperatures start off chilly, eventually getting back through the low and mid 30 s in the afternoon. Eventually, what you see is rain down through the midatlantic and snow later on today. The light snow pushes in this evening. Much more in just a bit. We are joined live by 95. 7 wzid good morning. Deb good morning, kevin. We are seeing very light volume throughout the state and the bright moon is adding to the pleasantness of the morning commute. 293 is up to speed from the upper split in hooksett to the lower split in manchester. 101 is a great ride all the way out to the seacoast. From the wzid traffic network, i m deb davidson for 95. 7 wzid. Erin thank you. Local drug treatment experts are applauding and moved by