No one covers New Hampshire like we do. Now, wmur news 9 at 5 00. Adam we start tonight with commitment 2016 coverage. Right now, democratic president ial candidate Bernie Sanders is speaking at a town hall at plymouth state university. Good evening, i m adam sexton. Stephanie and i m stephanie woods. Earlier today, the vermont senator held another town hall at a different school. About 1100 people packed the Redfern Arts Center at Keene State College this afternoon. Sanders spoke about a Political Revolution, doing away with the establishment economy, politics, and media, and reviving democracy. Income inequality and threats to Social Security a major problems facing our country according to the democratic hopeful. Sanders said that he spoke in keene because he s running for president and wants students support, but he also wants more. What the Political Revolution is about is that i need you, up to the election. We need you the day after the election. [applause] and the reason for that is that the powers that be in this country, a nation which is increasingly moving toward an oligarchic form of society both economically and politically, the reason we need a Political Revolution is we cannot bring about the kinds of fundamental changes we need unless millions of people are prepared to stand up to wall street, corporate america, and Large Campaign donors. Stephanie mike cronin is covering his speech in plymouth and will have more later tonight. Adam a day after making a headlinegrabbing speech before the republican jewish coalition, senator Lindsey Graham is back on the firstinthenation in the wake of the terrorlinked mass shooting in california, he says it s time to take action before it happens again. So i always talk about national security. Mike even at a women s Initiative Forum in manchester, senator Lindsey Graham stays on message. While addressing topics ranging from the heroin epidemic to domestic violence, he still managed to tie issues back to safety, security, and foreign policy. He tells news 9 he s eager for more information about the woman involved in the San Bernardino shooting, who reportedly pledged allegiance to isis before the attack. The one thing i want to know, was she radicalized before she married this guy . I ve always been concerned about isil recruiting women to marry them off to get into the United States. Adam graham says if this was a socalled terroristarranged marriage, then it s time to reexamine the u. S. Visa system. These people had thought about what they were doing. They had made bombs. They had planned. And they had a sixmonthold child. If that doesn t tell you about nothing will. Adam as far as what more can be done on the homefront, graham is pointing the finger at two of his colleagues and competitors. Our n. S. A. Capabilities have been reduced. Senators cruz and paul combined their efforts to neuter the data mining system. Adam even though polls show graham at the bottom of the pack, Top Republicans like House Speaker shawn jasper, who has yet to endorse a candidate, say the senator is worth a look from voters. But he also thinks the size of the g. O. P. Field is both a blessing and a curse. That s part of the problem. When you look at the frontrunner, he s at 30 of the vote. That means 70 of the people who are planning on voting are with somebody else. Adam on the local front, the senator promised to assist local efforts to fund a Stabilization Center in manchester for heroin users who are seeking help taking the first steps from addiction to recovery. Fellow republican candidate Ohio Governor john kasich was also in New Hampshire today. Governor kasich started his day rally in claremont. He told people there that he thinks the u. S. Needs to lower the cost of health care coverage. The governor also went on to say that he thinks it is important to help rehabilitate people with addictions. Kasich also held a town hall in and you can find the latest political news by heading over to our website, wmur. Com politics. Stephanie a rally took place at the state house today to support refugees from syria and iraq. Dozens of people stood on main Street Holding signs and listening to speakers, some of them from the immigrant community. Wmur s Kristen Carosa was there and joins us live with more. Kristen today s rally was peaceful, a chance for people to unite in their support for refugee resettlement. Dozens gathered around the state house Holding Signs saying we welcome refugees and we welcome the stranger. Many of them there today say after the terror attacks in paris, there is an increased fear of people from other countries. They say while the fear of terrorists is understandable, they should not associate s rally, sharing stories and support for their fellow neighbors no matter what their background. Arnie alpert i think what we need to do is to be working at being peacemakers, which means to some extent dealing with our fear, but also looking at the root causes of some of the conflicts that we are seeing. Will hopkins i am an iraq war vet. And if i learned anything during my year in iraq, it was that an iraqi child is no different than an american child. They are just as human, they are just as innocent, and they have just as much right to live in peace and safety. Kristen will hopkins organized the event. And while the rally was peaceful, there was one man there who tells us he is against refugees coming into the United States. You ll hear from him coming up at 6 00. Reporting live, Kristen Carosa, wmur news 9. Adam thanks. It was a sunny and warm december day in the Granite State. Let s take a live look out on the seacoast, where it is 42 degrees. And this sunshine and above average temperatures aren t meteorologist Hayley Lapoint is here with a quick look at the forecast. Hayley it is amazing. It did not feel like december. High temperatures in the 50 s. The average usually around 40. 54 in manchester. We were only in the 40 s up north with snow on the ground temperatures cooler in those communities. Now. 42 in concord. 33 in whitefield. Temperatures will quickly descend through the evening because of the clear skies and light wind. You see the sunset happening an hour ago now. We have had darkness a bit longer. We will have a star filled sky tonight with clear skies. 38 by 9 00. If you are heading out to dinner or the movies, remember your coldweather gear. It is not warm after the darkness has settled in. Weekend forecast and next week ahead. Stephanie thank you. More accounts of survival and death are coming to light in San Bernardino, site of the worst terror attack since 9 11. At the same time, officials are beginning to unravel the mystery behind the woman in the husband and wife team that slaughtered 14 innocent people. Abc s liz hur reports. [gunfire] shooting, gunshots. Liz jena nyende was inside a room full of coworkers at a christmas party, when two shooters unloaded at least 65 another victim, denise peraza, described the horror to her sister. Stephanie rose baldwin she said as soon as the gunfire started, everyone dropped down to the floor and they were underneath the desks. She was trying to shield herself with a chair with the man who was next to her. Liz that man, shannon johnson, held his arms around her, telling her i got you. He did not survive. David bowdich, f. B. I. we are now investigating these horrific acts as an act of terrorism. Find out more about the husband and wife shooters, syed farook and tashfeen malik, and whether malik may have radicalized her husband. She posted to facebook around the time of the deadly rampage to declare her allegiance to isis. Nada bakos terrorism is not gender specific, violence is not gender specific. At this point in the evolution of terrorism, it wouldn t be surprising to see a woman take an operational role. Liz isis recruiting videos actively target young women, enticing them to joint the terrorist group. Some have been mothers like tashfeen malik, leaving behind a sixmonthold baby. Audrey alexander they are prioritizing martyrdom above all other aspects of their life, including raising a family. Liz the male suspect s sister is trying to understand what happened. Saira khan he was so happy with her. How could he leave his only child . You know . And how could the mother do this . Liz the couple s neighbor is also left wondering. Tomi olsen it was like they were anonymous to all of us. It s really weird. Liz authorities are questioning two highpowered, semiautomatic weapons used in the attack, and then sold them or turned them over to farook. Elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. Stephanie chicago officials released reports of the officerinvolved shooting of a teen in 2014. The hundreds of pages of documents pertain to the shooting death of 17yearold laquan mcdonald. Chicago officer Jason Van Dyke is now facing firstdegree murder charges in the death of mcdonald. The new documents include Police Reports that have several officers, including van dyke, describing mcdonald as aggressively approaching officers with a knife. However, dashcam video shows mcdonald moving away from the officers when he was shot. Adam thousands of unitil customers in the concord area were without power this morning. Unitil spokesperson alec o meara says crews believe a bird brought down a line in the area of bridge street. Power was fully restored just before 10 00 a. M. Stephanie a house in concord was destroyed by an overnight fire. Crews responded to the twoalarm morning on silk road. Fire Officials Say the fire was difficult to fight because it happened in a rural area with no access to fire hydrants. It took crews about an hour to knock down the blaze. The homeowner did suffer nonlifethreatening injuries. Our spirit of giving toy drive is underway. Adam we will talk to john to find out how things are going today. Stephanie the patriots are gearing up for the eagles on sunday afternoon. Jason king will have a preview in sports. Hayley it is going to be amazing how mild it will feel for the fans at the game tomorrow. We have another warm one ahead of us. When the colder air returns, coming up. Adam at five 30, senator Jeanne Shaheen joining nine adam our spirit of giving toy drive is just getting past the halfway point. It s been a very busy saturday at both dropoff locations. Stephanie let s head out to the toys r us in manchester where we find John Laurenti with our toy drive partner rock 101. How is it going . A pickup truck just dropped off a boatload of toys grid we still need more toys. Adam what are some things you ve seen in the past that bring in big waves of donations . What can we do to get things going faster . We have had people drop off, firemen dropped off toys yesterday. The New Hampshire state police dropped off a truck load of toys. Every bit helps. We are looking for toys for ages between 10 and 14. That is the most important now. Stephanie 2200 toys, individual toys have been donated . Correct. But we still need more. We are making a good pace but help. Stop by and help us out. Adam what kind of donations are you looking for . Anything specific . Board games, toys, sporting equipment, golf sets, basketball. Anything for boys. Makeup kits for girls. We have had curling irons, hairdryers. It is a lot of essentials they need this time of year. Adam thanks so much for your time and keep up the great work. Stephanie thank you. Adam you can still drop off toys until 8 00 tonight at both locations. We ll be back out tomorrow for the final push at both the toys r us in manchester and at the crossings in newington. All donations will go to the toys for tots campaign. Every december since 1992, Wreaths Across America has laid wreaths on graves at Arlington National cemetery. Last week, the program was short, so they reached out on social media for help and the wmur s sally kidd has the story. Sally the goal was 230,000 wreaths, one for every grave in arlington. And the public answered the call to honor every one. Wreaths across america says it is humbled by the Quick Response they now have more than they need, so the extra wreaths will be placed in other areas around arlington and sent to other cemeteries around the country. The tradition started over 20 years ago at Arlington National cemetery and has expanded to more than 1,000 locations. Volunteers will be placing the wreaths on the graves on december 12. Reporting from washington, i m sally kidd. Now, meteorologist Hayley Lapoint and your forecast. Hayley good saturday evening. It looks beautiful with all of the christmas lights. You have clear skies tonight and the temperature is responding to the clear skies. They are promoting plummeting quick. It is beautiful tonight with the completely clear skies. We have a nice night to check out the stars and the moon. The High Temperature today was 53 in concord. Compare that to the average high we were well above that. We did not make it to a record high. Degrees. Where 10 degrees or more above the average high this time in december across the state. Now, 39 in laconia. 42 in concord. 44 in manchester. Temperatures coming down. Tomorrow morning. In the teens up north, 20 in conway. 24 in laconia. 20 s across much of central and southern New Hampshire. 25 and frosty in salem tomorrow morning. A lot of nothing going on. Completely clear skies across the area. There were a couple of fairweather clouds north, but even those are going away. We will have clear skies overnight. Toward the west, not much happening out there either. Tomorrow with more sunshine and temperatures that will start to creep up a couple of degrees warmer than today. Here is how things go on futurecast. Maybe a couple of fairweather clouds overnight up north. Even those should start to fade away. 8 00 tomorrow morning, maybe you are doing shopping early on or going to church services. It will be cold to start but a will help temperatures get a boost in the afternoon across the state. Expecting highs in the 50 s tomorrow. Bright and sunny all day. Overnight tomorrow night, it will be another cool and because of the clear skies expected. Here is what you can count on for tomorrow s forecast. Temperatures in the 50 s. Salem, 56. 53 in chester. 54 in manchester. 50 in hillsboro. 51 in peterborough. Central New Hampshire into plymouth, highs in the upper 40 s, low 50 s. Of the west and cooler up north s. A big game at foxborough tomorrow night. Your eagles taking on our patriots. Kickoff at 4 25. It will be mild to begin the game. It looks like it is going to be a warm one tomorrow, 55. Next week, temperatures get back down to the december reality. No big snowstorms or rainstorms. We are going to hang onto to this quiet weather pattern while we have got it. Adam when the eagles had skilled players, the warm weather might have been an asset for them. Stephanie at least we can enjoy some nice weather while we are getting our butts handed to us. We always have the weather. Jason tomorrow is going to be perfect. We are talking about local College Basketball players. Jason chip kelly will be back in new england sunday. His Philadelphia Eagles take on there is a chance Danny Amendola will be back in the patriots lineup on sunday. He is listed as questionable while Rob Gronkowski is out. They can clinch the east with a win and the jets loss. It would be the 12 title in 13 years. The last year quarterbacks to play the eagles throughfive touchdown passes each. The crazy thing about it, we have been seeing all of them causing turnovers, making plays. The defensive line getting to the quarterback and stuff like that. We have been seeing all the takeaways they have been having. Jason College Basketball this afternoon, michigan hosting houston baptist. Duncan robinson a sophomore from newcastle, New Hampshire, the kid can shoot. First half, three from the wings. Second half, another from the wings. He finished with 19 points. Robinson played his High School Basketball at Phillips Exeter academy in case you were curious. A Good College Football game for you on wmur tonight, the acc championship game between 10thranked North Carolina and number one clemson. Clemson also playing for a spot in the College Football playoffs. A win and they complete a perfect season with an acc championship. They would likely still be the number one seed entering the playoffs. Stephanie thanks so much. We re working on more for news 9 at 5 30, adam as you head out to get your kids all the gifts on their list, the tips you need to know to make sure the toys you get are safe. Stephanie and 50 teams go headtohead in the First Lego League championship in the Granite State. Adam now to our ulocal hot shot. The mill house is all decked out for the holidays. You c