past the state house and back to the polling location. he refused to take questions from anyone other than the national media, but sounded optimistic about tonight. p well, what i think is if there is a large voter turnout, if a lot of folks come out to vote, were going to do just fine, and it looks like there is going to be a lot of turnout. reporter we tried to ask senator sanders about the journey here, going from 3 in the polls to being again on the cusp of what could be an incredible victory in New Hampshire. he didnt really respond to any local questions. in many ways the senator is treating like like any other election, but he could very well be on the stage tonight declaring victory. lets go over to amy with the clinton campaign. reporter thank you, tight security here. secret service is inside that building doing a sweep before allowing the crush of media and Hillary Clinton supporters clinton saw her 40point lead in New Hampshire last april vanish to what she calls the back yard advantage of vermont senator Bernie Sanders. issues of trustworthiness surrounding those unreleased emails and paid speeches to wall street banks have daunted this campaign for self month now. clinton perhaps hoping for a comeback kid miracle like her husband enjoyed here back in 1992. p i love this process, i love this primary. i so respect the people of New Hampshire and the role that you play and how serious you take it. im feel great. reporter so you her there, tempered enthusiasm from Hillary Clinton. she won in iowa by a razor thin knowledge. razor thin edge. shes hoping to close that gap. jennifer he entered the race with people having low expectations for his candidacy, now republican frontrunner donald trump will try to meet have been set for him over the last several months. lets check in with wmurs jean mackin who is at trump headquarters tonight in manchester. jean Donald Trumps primary watch party will take place here at the executive court in manchester. they set up a screen outside in case theres an overflow of supporters. trump telling his supporters that hed like his last event on the campaign trail in New Hampshire be a celebration. hes kept a relatively low are file today, except for about a halfhour ago where we caught up with him stopping by a polling play in manchester. he showed up to growth voters and supporters to say thank you, hes been telling them all along that he does not want their money, but he does want their votes. the whoa trump family is in New Hampshire, his sons and daughter, they all made the round today at restaurants and polling places. even at Campaign Headquarters. thats where we did catch up with the state director of the trump campaign. out the vote . p certainly. just anecdotally i know that turnout is very high and everyone feels like its a e very pro trump crowd at the polls. reporter donald trump said last night in manchester that he just is not banking on the frontrunner status, he wants to see it translate into votes at the polls today. jean mackin, wmur news 9. josh thanks, jean. assuming those poll numbers hold true for donald trump, theres a crowd fighting for second place on the g. 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Side. right now one candidate hoping to repeat his caucus success here in New Hampshire in the primary is marco rubio. wmurs Jennifer Crompton has more on his campaign. reporter tonight senator marco rubio is taking every opportunity to see and shake hands with as many New Hampshire voters as possible. he started bright and early this morning of before 8 00 at the polls. bedford, salem and derry. the florida senator on point with his major themes of national security, building the military and saving the american dream. he says he will unify the conservative movement in the Republican Party and says despite being called inexperienced, is the most qualified to be commander in chief because of his role on the Senate Intelligence and Foreign Relations committees. at this hour just hoping voters agree with him that he is the best candidate to take on the democrats. p people have to remember that the delegates, this is in a race like this with so many people running, delegates will be really relevant. reporter senator rubio says he plans to leave with more delegates than he came with and hopes to build on that. meantime tonight, senator ted cruz drawing a crowd of reporters outside manchesters red arrow diner. Shelley Walcott with the Cruz Campaign tonight. reporter thank you very much, jen, were here at the alpine Grove Convention center in will be holding his primary Night Watch Party tonight. this is what it looked like earlier in manchester, just a few hours ago we were crammed together with a huge crowd of reporters looking for cruz reaction to an insult by donald trump last night. trump referred to cruz by a vile name that we actually cant use on camera. trump was actually repeating something that one his supporters said about cruz, but today the senator from texas decided to take the high road in response to trump. p im not going to insult donald. i think the people of New Hampshire deserve better, than someone just throwing mud and insulting the other candidates. and my focus i going to be on record. listen, is there a reason donald trump engages in profane insults, because he cant defend his own record. reporter cruz also responded to questions about what he thinks his chances are in New Hampshire tonight. well tell you more about that coming up at 6 00. for now, im Shelley Walcott, back to you in the studio. jennifer thank you. New Hampshires secretary of state expecting this primary to set a turnout record. right now there are still plenty of you trying to select your candidate. josh well continue our Team Coverage tonight with Suzanne Roantree in nashua. suzanne . reporter for the most part voter turnout has been pretty steady throughout the state today. you see this, this is an aerial video at Merrimack High School earlier. the cars were lined up down the street and there were lines already as the polls opened at 6 00 this morning, and at some manchester polling places the lines were out the door. and the voters kept coming throughout the day. but in nashua at the ledge Street Elementary School ward 4 moderator says voter turnout has been a bit slower than expected. he says democrats make up the majority of his ward and he believes the excitement in the democratic race is coming from the younger generation. think prevented some people from coming out. my particular ward is in the middle of the city. i have large apartment houses that have elderly, i also have three veterans homes in the area. reporter if you havent voted yet, you may want to check your polling times, because some of the polls close at 7 00 and some close at 8 00. of course bring your i. D. jennifer thank you. were just Getting Started with tonights coverage of this historic primary. well have more ahead at 5 00 and 6 00. josh david muir will host world news outside city hall. and well be back with you at 7 30. well take through the final ballots through the election returns to make sure to follow the live wire up on wmur. Com and our mobile app right now. our crews are posting live jump dates from all over the state to pick the next president. well check in with the rest of the candidates in just a few minutes. jennifer also still ahead tonight, a parole hearing today for the man who killed a local College Student. the condition given to Seth Mazzaglia. mike dry for many right now, but a weak system could trigger more flakes for some on wednesday, plus when the coldest theyre one ofr the wall street banks p that triggered the financialr meltdown goldman sachs. Just settled with authorities for their part in the crisis that put seven million out of work and millions out of their homes. How does wall street get away with it . Millions in Campaign Contributions and speaking fees. Our economy works for wall street because its riggedt by wall street. And thats the problem. As long as washington is bought and paid for, we cant build an economy that works for people. Sanders im Bernie Sanders, ` jennifer lets get a look at traffic. youre looking live at 293 north in manchester, both sides seem to be moving along okay. josh peggy james joins us now with a live look at the road home on primary night. hi there, peggy. peggy hi, josh, good evening. we do have Hudson Police on the scene of a vehicle into the water at greeley street at barrett hill road, its not causing major issues on the roads, but use caution through the area. coming up on the border of 93 north no problems from massachusetts all the way up to manchester. its fine up to hooksett and bow. minor slowdowns threw concord this evening. the everett turnpike start forget busy northbound. 101 west bunching up through bedford. from the wzid traffic network, im peggy james. mike thankfully the weather not getting in the way for anyone wanting to hit the polls, whether it was early in the day, maybe a little slick for some, but the rest of the day has been fine. the roads drying up nicely. in warner we have quite a few cloud, but for the most part it is on the dry side and temperatures have come up niecely into the upper 20s today, very close to the norm for this time of year. notice on Doppler Radar more changes coming in, a few flurries in the great north woods and parts of the white mountains. back to the west another system is approaching and this will not disturbance may trigger snow showers and squall as cross the Granite State during the day tomorrow. a scattering of flurries in the mountains right now, outside of that mainly dry through the course of the night. but notice a lot of action back to the west. not all that organized, a scattering of snow showers, flurries and even a couple of squalls. those quick hitting snow showers that drop visibilities down under a half mile from about 10 to 15 minutes and could deposit a quick inch of snow, thats what this disturbance could do, late morning and afternoon tomorrow, so just be aware of that. good part of the day stormfree, but there could be that quick bout of snow that drops visibility. temperatures starting off this evening lower to mid 20s, five atop mount washington. not all that frigid for this time of year. overnight tonight seasonably chilly, near 10 far north. upper teens to around 20 in central and southern New Hampshire. Temperature Department tomorrow, even a little warmer than today. having see that, big trough, which is a big dip in the jet stream, over the eastern half of the country right now, which is driving very cold unseasonably chilly air as far south as florida. right now readings only in the 40s in parts of northern florida and lower 30s hitting the freezing mark in atlanta. again this is the early evening temperature. so theyre heading much colder tonight, and eventually even colder air makes its way in across New Hampshire starting thursday and especially friday and over the weekend. why . arctic air to our north and west later thursday begins to move on in, and take a look at this deep shade of purple and almost black here, indicating very cold air. the coldest so far of the season will move in later friday into saturday, and on sunday. again scattered snow showers and squalls are in the forecast for tomorrow, although the morning commute should be mainly dry. the exception, great north woods and far western parts of the state, nainly upper valley, morning and afternoon, as that disturbance moves in, youll notice these bands of showers. mainly in the form of quick hitting snow showers and isolated squalls. another break, maybe another one moves in sometime during the mid to late evening and then it will tend to dry up later tonight and another round on thursday. each one of those bands will tend to reenforce colder air that moves in by the end of the week. So that by friday, saturday and sunday the focus is strictly on the bitterly cold air. but not tomorrow, very pleasant day temperature wise. anywhere from 30 to 35, north and central. generally mid 30s south. and again snow showers, isolated squalls cant be ruled out and readings for the most part running at or slightly above the average. now, that changes as we go into thursday, as could see temperatures in the upper 20s. on friday the average high, around 20 degrees. and the wind will start to pick Early Morning flurry, the high temperatures on average lower teens. wind chills at or below zero all day long. and temperatures may struggle to hit zero in parts of northern New Hampshire. so not really sure about that ground hog thing, but for now. well eventually get there. jennifer still aahead tonight, the man convicted of murdering a u. N. H. Student could meet parole conditions, but Seth Mazzaglia wont be getting out of prison. josh the man serving a life sentence for the murder of a teenage College Student are not be getting parole for one of the lesser charges tied to the crime. jennifer Seth Mazzaglia went before the parole board today, and as Andy Hershberger tells us, the victims family was also there to make the case of why parole should be denied. p Seth Mazzaglia is a disturbed individual. reporter the father of murder victim Lizzi Marriott told the state parole board tuesday that his daughters killer needs to stay where he is to protect others. p im here to ask that he be denied parole on his witness tampering conviction. during his sentencing i asked judge rand to protect more innocent victims and i bring the same request to you today. convicted for the 2012 murder of the 19yearold university of New Hampshire student, and is serving a life sentence for that crime. the witness tampering charge was tied to the murder, but any Parole Associated with it will not impact the life sentence. p the underlying crimes that led to witness tampering were severe, disturbing, and showed a disdain for the basic rights of other people. reporter the board denied mazzaglias parole saying he needed to be reclassified as a lower risk inmate and be on Good Behavior for six months before it will be granted. p hes a manipulative animal and does not deserve to be in public. reporter mazzaglia said little during the hearing. marriotts body has never been found. Andy Hershberger, wmur news 9. jennifer the trial for the man accused of trying to kidnap a teenager at the merrimack outlet mall began today. police say the victim screamed and the stranger scared off he was later arrested in the parking lot. a jury found mighty guilty on several charges including kidnapping, that trial expected to continue through thursday. and there are some new details in the investigation into that missing el faro ship. josh next tuesday the coast guard will hold its first hearing into the loss of the steamship, it will focus on a number of things including preaccident historical events, and crew member duties and qualifications. the ship sank after it was caught in hurricane joaquin, kill all 33 people on board including several with ties to new england. and the mbta Police Officer injured following the marathon bombings is retiring. officer dick donahue was critically wounded in the shootout in watertown. he says he is not 100 and must do whats right for himself and his coworkers and the department of he and his wife kim though are expecting a baby girl in april. and a golden retriever trapped in icy water for nearly an hour. images from hudson, as fire crews rescued the dog this morning. jennifer the dog fell through the thin ice about 20 feet from shore on robinson pond. firefighter managed to pull him out of the water and warmed him up with some blankets. for months now voters here in New Hampshire have had lots of interaction with the candidates. but theyre not the only ones. josh a lot of people come to Granite State just to check out the president ial race. i ran into a few of them today and any koa killion has more on what these folks are called, political tourists. reporter here not your typical New Hampshire voters. p were here because basically all the Campaign Action is happening here right now. reporter sandy and her son drove all the way from boston for an up close look at the candidates. p weve been to see fiorina, cruz, who else have we seen. rubio. christie. reporter this time its donald trump. p i think that he would get a lot of deals done because hes a businessman, i think he would do reporter consider them political tourists. p come here if you are a political person thats really interested in seeing things, can you get within 30 feet of every candidate, where on earth can you do that. reporter dan is a political scien