This home at 561 black brook is a large home. It is 3200 square feet. Visually, we can tell you it has a lot of eves. Flames have spread extensively through the structure. Some of the firefighters we talked to expect to be here long into the night. In the last 30 minutes, we spoke to chief richard o brien. He says no one was home at the time of the fire. No injuries. That is a positive. But the home appears to be a total loss. We will give you updates as they become available and more later on at 6 00. Adam sexton, wmur news 9. Josh the man suspected of causing a crash that injured several secret Service Agents did not have a valid driver s license. That driver did not survive. Tonight, we re learning more about the moments leading up to the crash itself. Wmur s Jennifer Crompton is live at the Wakefield Police reporter bruce dansforth died at the scene. His passengers, a girlfriend and family friend, were hospitalized. As for the four secret Service Agents, a spokesperson tells us that three have been treated and released from the hospital. One remains hospitalized in serious condition with nonlifethreatening injuries. Their names will not be released in this case. Police confirmed that danforth was driving northbound on route 16 last night when his Mercury Sable hit the taurus sedan the agents working in headon. His license has been suspended. Police are looking for witnesses to help in the investigation. The preliminary investigation indicates the vehicle driven by pass a northbound vehicle. That vehicle did obviously not stop. That is why i am reaching out to the public to convey our request. If you are in that vehicle, please contact New Hampshire state police. Reporter i spoke with Bruce Danforth s daughter tiffany, who set up a gofundme page. The family is traumatized by this. He was a father to five and a grandfather to seven. Coming up, what Hillary Clinton s campaign is saying about the crash. For now, Jennifer Crompton, wmur news 9. Josh another person is dead after a crash on i93. At 2 00 this afternoon, the driver lost control and crossed the median into northbound lanes and hit a vehicle. Expect traffic in that area. Jean we could be in for another slippery night thanks to the little while. Time. Video from i93 in hooksett. Let s check in with josh judge. Josh j. we have seen freezing drizzle for a lot of the day, below 32. Even just a little drizzle is all it takes to start icing things. Freezing rain advisory in effect until 1 00 a. M. In central New Hampshire, 3 00 in southern locations. There is snow in central parts of the state right now and sleet as well as. Southern New Hampshire, not as much. This southern system will join forces with another system over the great lakes. Possibility for the next few hours. A little bit heavier in passing showers overnight. Ice accumulation of up to a few hundredths of an inch could occur. Temperatures remain below 32 degrees. Here is a look at your lows for the overnight with showers off and on. We will talk about your new year s eve forecast in a few minutes. Josh bill cosby has been charged with indecent assault in the case of a woman who said he drugged and a salted her. The woman, who has agreed to have her name published, says the assault happened in cosby s home. Abc s Marci Gonzalez is in pennsylvania, where cosby was arraigned today. Reporter the arraignment only lasted a few minutes, and cosby did not enter a plea. God bless you. Reporter bill cosby walking into court today. Reporter arraigned on three charges, including indecent assault, allegations from 12 years ago from a woman in pennsylvania, reexamined by police, leading to his arrest today. This coming a month before the statute of limitations expired on the allegations made by andrea constant, who claims cosby sexually assaulted her in 2004 in his pennsylvania mansion. Mr. Cosby urged her to take pills and drink wine. The effect of which rendered her unable to move or respond to his advances. Reporter when constand made accusations, prosecutors decided there was not enough evidence to pursue the case. She later settled in civil court. Released deposition led them to reopen criminal investigations, cosby admitting he had given qualudes to women. Cosby has been accused of drugging and assaulting dozens of women over decades. This is the first time he has been criminally charged. Cosby is being held on 1 million bond. He is scheduled back in court in about two weeks and could face a decade in prison if convicted. Martha gonzales, pennsylvania. Josh another woman has filed a defamation lawsuit, saying cosby falsely accused her of lying when she made the allegations. Jean speaking publicly for the first time, a plaistow man convicted of beating his girlfriend s 3yearold son says he would never harm a child. Of judges to reduce his sentence. As Heather Hamel tells us, his Attorney Says he was only an accomplice. Reporter his attorney is asking for a shorter sentence of five to 10 years saying it was unclear if dow or his girlfriend fueled the abuse. James is petrified on a daily basis that mr. Dow will escape. Talking about her nephew. At three years old, he was the victim of physical abuse at the hands of roland dow, serving 67 years in prison for the assault. Dow is asking for the sentence to be reduced. I would never harm a child. I did not assault james. I think i should be sentenced lighter. Reporter his attorney asked for is no way to tell if dow was convicted as a perpetrator or an accomplice, working with the boy s mother, jessica linscott. What is the defendant entitled to . We say he is entitled to the benefit of the doubt. Reporter on that stand, linscott admitted to hitting her son, but says it was minor compared to dow. It was reckless and deliver it. Reporter to county Attorney Says a strong message needs to be sent that roland dow s behavior is unacceptable, something his aunt echoed. This boy will be present imprisoned by his cruelty. Reporter the judge does not believe he can be rehabilitated. The sentence review board has jean but stern to the traffic watch and see how things are moving. It has been slick all day long. Josh peggy shows us a live look at the road midweek. Reporter another tough ride tonight and the freezing rain has not kicked in yet. 93 northbound has been busy. We had an earlier accident prior to 293 in manchester. It has been cleared, but backups continue to londonderry and windham. Southbound, another accident prior to exit 2. That just cleared, but still seeing some backups. 93 north toward specific, pretty heavy, but no major issues. 93 in sugar hill was closed down northbound. We have a serious crash in wilton. Dale street and vista. Injuries there. The turnpike, heavy volumes in both directions. The report is brought to you by peters honda of nashua. I am peggy james. Josh thanks. Jean we are heading into another icy night. Josh what this man was doing when he fell through thin ice. When it goes above record by two or three feet, you do not know how deep the water is going to go. Jean where his stork floods have caused people to leave their homes. Josh j. to freezing rain advisory in effect for much of the state tonight. We will check the forecast for josh stalking charges against this man have been reduced as prosecutors try for a second time on charges of kidnapping. Jean a string of robberies across New Hampshire s biggest city. People need your help to find cordes most nurses are tough. Theyre problemsolvers. They like making things better. People dont have access to healthcare because they just cant afford it. Bernie sanders understands how pharmaceutical companies and Major Medical companies are ripping us off. Bernie tells the truth, and hes been consistent. He understands that the system is rigged, and hes the only one who can bring real change. Im bernie sanders, jean more evacuations are underway in the midwest right now, as the number of People Killed in historic floods continues to rise. Several waterways could reach record levels, including the mississippi and missouri rivers. Josh these floods are threatening nearly two dozen levees in missouri and illinois. Let s go now to abc s Elizabeth Hur in missouri. Reporter in st. Louis, you cannot go far without running into one of these. Walking trails are offlimits because the river is still rising. With First Responders rushing to rescue the stranded stuck on rooms and cars, authorities in st. Louis ordered mandatory evacuations this morning. Residents near the Merrimack River have been preparing for the worst but hoping for the best. Are lowest items are at four. Reporter the missouri and Mississippi Rivers are still rising. The rivers have already swallowed businesses and shut down highways and roadways throughout the state. The situation is so dire, the governor declared a state of emergency and ordered the national guard. A flood in the winter is dangerous. It is really cold. Reporter the rivers in missouri are expected to reach heights not seen since the floods of 1993. Where we are, you can barely see the top of that fire hydrant. The only way you can tell there is supposed to be a road is because of the streets on. It is hard to believe. But the Mississippi River has yet to crest. Elizabeth hur, missouri. S storms in texas could top 1 billion. That s an early estimate from the state s insurance council. Texas has been hit hard in recent days by both tornadoes and wintry weather. Waiting to see if they ll receive a federal disaster declaration for the areas hit by deadly tornados. That would allow federal funding for cleanup efforts. We do not know where to go from here. We really need some help because we lost everything. Some lost more than i did. They have no rubble. Jean in mississippi, at least 11 people died and 200 homes were destroyed. Fema investigators toured the area yesterday. When their report is complete, the governor can request the disaster declaration. Though the cold has arrived, it does not mean the ice is safe to walk on. Josh a man fell through the ice trying to retrieve a drone that a reminder that the ice is not safe. Josh j. you have to remember that these cold temperatures couple days. December will almost be a lock for the warmest on record in the granite state. Now. S for portions of the granite state. Lebanon. Visibility this evening is low. Banks. Along the connecticut river, areas of thicker fog. The wind is very light. The reason i show you that is you need more wind to disperse it is likely to stay there for a good portion of the overnight. Freezing rain, snow. A little bit of everything in many spots. Because of that, freezing rain is likely in southern and central New Hampshire. A freezing rain advisory in effect until 3 00. It could settle down at times. We have had that off and on through a portion of the day. The treated roads are mostly ok. Occasionally, it overwhelms them and you can have problems. Keep that in mind as well. Not much showing up on radar. We have some snow showers in parts of central and northern New Hampshire. A lot of this will change over to freezing rain overnight. Northern New Hampshire, most likely seeing snow. It is this system that is moving up the east coast that we will watch as it combines with another system over the great lakes. That rolls through overnight. As temperatures are just right for frozen precipitation, you will see the pink and green mix back and forth. Freezing rain and snow showers in northern New Hampshire. Tomorrow morning, it is exiting. There could be a few leftover rain showers, but then it starts to improve in time for the afternoon and evening festivities. New year s eve is looking pretty good, actually. Snow showers in the mountains on the western slopes. Tonight, temperatures bottoming out in the 20 s. We still have the chance for ice. We could see tomorrow better conditions. S. Midday sunshine breaking out. S break out the disco ball here. Talking about the next couple of days, for new year s eve be in the 30 s. New year s day, lower 40 s. There are some milder times ahead. At least more so than what we have been seeing. New year s day is looking pretty nice. The weekend, passing snow showers, but overall, notb bad. An arctic front on monday. Jean that is next year. Josh j. true. Jean a New Hampshire election condition will continue this primary despite renovations. Josh the work at the Balsams Resort has closed the traditional ballot room, so hale house. It is one of three locations that will usher in election day with midnight voting. Jean American Girl dolls josh and finding a good deal in real estate could be getting this epidemic of gun violence knows no boundaries. Hillary clinton has what it takes to stand up to the republicans and the gun lobby. And support universal how many people have to die before we actually act. Before we come together as a nation . Im Hillary Clinton josh a new study says healthy jean researchers at the university of texas found that people who saw that food was healthy eight more of the product then they should. Thanks to a petition by an 11yearold girl, a new accessory will be available for American Girl dolls a Diabetic Care kit. The girl was diagnosed with type one diabetes as an infant and requested a doll that was just like her. The doll includes an insulin pump and will sell for 24. The Company Sells accessories including wheelchairs and hearing aids. A big celebration planned for the new year. Extra security. We will look at preparation straight ahead. Josh a longrunning celebration this year. Jean and a really sweet u local they are thrilled to welcome in the first snow. Summit your pictures and video. All you have to do is log on. Ok, were here. Heres dad. Mom. The twins. Aunt alice. You didnt tell me aunt alice was coming. Of course. Dont forget grandpa. Can the test drive be over now . Maybe just head back to the dealership . Dont you want to meet my family . Its practically yours, but we still need your signature. The volkswagen sign r p zero down, zero deposit, r r months payment ttt on a new jetta p and othernselect models. Announcer one candidate tough enough to take on the bully. 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Jean charges originally dropped against a man accused of holding a woman at gunpoint in Middleton Josh those charges against Richard Penney were dismissed last fall. Since then, prosecutors have held him on a separate stalking case. Jean suzanne explains where the case is moving forward. Reporter Richard Penney was originally arrested in january of 2013. He had stolen his brothers gun, threatened him, and Healthy Woman hostage. After a long standoff, he was arrested and charged but deemed incompetent to stand trial. The original charges against Richard Penney were dismissed this october because of a state law that says if someone is not found competent in 12 months, charges need to be thrown out. Prosecutors then charged him with stalking for allegedly calling his brother while in jail in violation of bail conditions. The judge agreed today to dismiss the case. I told him he could call me through my sister. Reporter today, the prosecutor refiled original charges, asking that penney be held on 5,000 bail. I do not know how to feel. Nothing has changed. I do not understand how they can refile charges. Reporter since the original charges were dismissed without prejudice, state law allows someone to be retried if a person is found competent. The judge ordered that penney be held on 25,000 bail. The fact that he remained crime free is admirable. Whitey bolger was crying free while on the run. Does that make him less dangerous . Reporter his brother says he just needs help. I do not think he will get the help he needs in jail. Reporter the probable cause hearing has been scheduled for january 6. Suzanne roantree, wmur. Jean a manchester man has been charged with resisting arrest, after a standoff in hooksett last night. Police say Brandon Griffin assaulted his girlfriend at the firebird motel. When officers arrived, he refused to come out of the room and police were told that he might be armed. It took several hours for police to convince him to surrender. Josh chicago plans to provide more tasers for its Police Officers. In the next few months, it says every officer who responds to a service call will have a taser, and will get special training for the stun guns. That decision comes amid growing criticism of Chicago Police and their use of force. The u. S. Justice department is investigating the department. The texas teenager who fled to a deadly cras