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Next on New Hampshire Outlook tonight. New England braces for another round of stormy weather and flooding. A new report reveals why New Hampshire forests have stopped growing. We'll explain. And we'll watch preparations for the annual high school drama festival. |
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Good Evening. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. |
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New England braces for another big storm and another round of flooding. The forecast is for heavy rains tonight and tomorrow. The Seacoast Area Chapter of the Red Cross is urging area residents to take precautions, such as moving belongings to higher floors and having emergency supplies in case of flooding. We'll get some helpful advice in just a moment. |
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The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for several counties in New Hampshire and Maine. The watch is in effect from tomorrow morning at 8 through Saturday morning at 8. Those counties under the watch are Strafford and Rockingham in New Hampshire and Cumberland and York Counties in Maine. Rivers which may experience problems - according to the National Weather Service are the - Lamprey Spicket, Oyster and Cocheco. And in Massachusetts - most central and eastern sections of the state are under a flood watch. The flood watch was issued this afternoon and will be updated again late tonight. CG:BUMP\Flood Watch: Counties\Strafford - NH Rockingham - NH Cumberland - ME York - ME\Source: National Weather Service CG:BUMP\Flood Watch: Rivers\Lamprey Spicket Oyster Cocheco\Source: National Weather Service CG:BUMP\Flood Watch: Massachusetts\Central and Eastern Sections\Source: National Weather Service |
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To find out how long the rain and snow will last, we checked in with Katie Hess just a few minutes ago to get the details of the forecast and find out what it's like at the Mount Washington Observatory tonight. |
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CG:WEATHER\Mount Washington\Current Conditions\14 Degrees\SW winds 14 mph\Overcast skies\Visibility 40 miles CG:WEATHER\Weather Advisories\\Statewide: Storm Watch through Friday night\Central: Storm Warning through Friday night\Coastal: FLood Watch through Friday night\ CG:WEATHER\Tonight\North and South\Cloudy with snow developing after midnight\Lows in the 20s\Light winds\ CG:WEATHER\Tonight\Central NH\Cloudy with Snow developing this evening\1-3 inches accumulation\Becoming sleet or rain by tomorrow morning\Lows near 30 CG:WEATHER\Tomorrow\North & Mountains\3-6 inches of snow mixed with freezing rain\Highs in the lower 30s\East winds 10-20 mph\ CG:WEATHER\Tomorrow\Central NH\Snow changing to freezing rain by noon\Rain heavy at times\Highs in the mid 30s\NE wind 10-20 mph CG:WEATHER\Tomorrow\Coastal NH\Rain heavy at times\Highs in the lower 30s\\ |
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Some of the same areas that experienced flooding last week, could see trouble again. While The Red Cross didn't have to open a shelter during the last storm, there's no telling what could happen this time. Just a few minutes ago we talked with steve High - Zar who says this go-round, the organization is prepared for the worst. |
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For more information on storm prepardness and emergency procedures, log on to the red cross website. The seacoast address is: www-dot-seacoast-hyphen-redcross-dot-org. CG:LOC2\Red Cross Safety Tips\www.seacoast-redcross.org |
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Seven New Hampshire counties will receive federal money to help pay the cost of the big snowstorm in early March. President Bush today approved an emergency declaration for seven of the state's ten counties hit by near-record snowfall and ocean flooding. Washington will pay for 75 percent of costs of the emergency response to the storm, including overtime for police and fire crews and snowplow drivers. The declaration covers all but Sullivan, Carroll and Belknap Counties. |
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If you love looking at New Hampshire's forest - here's a frightening thought - our forests have stopped growing. We'll explain what we mean in a moment. But first, the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation released a study earlier this week that found Acid Rain is still causing problems for New Hampshire forests and waterways. Joining me in the studio to talk more about that is Dr. Chris Eagar - US Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service who helped author the study. And Bob Scott - Chief Air Programs Manager from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. |
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Chris - explain the Hubbard Brook report. What was most surprising? -forest not growing. impact on trees. Calcium levels Aluminum levels hinder uptake water and nutirents.trees sugar maples susceptible - poor crown reduced growth high level mortality. Increased aluminum in water drained out of soil then what? fish / food webs affected Bob- Where are they coming from - how did they get here? What are we going to do? What about HB284? reduction four important pollutants - what are they where come from? cap-and-trade-system NH Power plants fear-based discounting -uncertainty over reducing emissions. cost to consumer If not passed then what - the forest more susceptible to acid rain. Not able to recover? Long term outlook/prognosis for Forest. Studies in the works? 50 years public health , environmental ecosystem. tourism healthy lakes imrpoved vistas wildlife viewers hunters fisherman flooding droughts severe weather damage to streets infrastructure. lobsters white birches, fall foliage maple syrup. no increase of biomass - healthy forest? |
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I'd like to thank my guests Bob Scott of New Hampshire DES and Dr. Chris Eager of the US Department of Agriculture. |
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CG:BUMP\For More Information\Acid Rain Report Hubbard Brook Research Foundation 6 Sargent Place Hanover, NH 03755 -653-0390 www.hbrook.sr.unh.edu\xxx |
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It was a busy legislative session at the State House today as the House took up 30 different bills. They covered a wide range of issues from voting down legalized marriage between first cousins to tightening environmental regulations on junkyards. As producer Richard Ager shows us, some bills touched on highly-emotional topics. |
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Track: The rhetoric was heated early on as the House considered House Bill that would deny legal recognition to same-sex civil unions, such as those sanctioned by Vermont. Bite: Tape 1 00:04:46 If we devalue marriage, our society and culture will suffer. Our society which is already falling apart at the seams, will degrade further and faster. Bite: Tape 1 Same-sex civil unions, gay marriage, whatever you want to call them, are not recognized for any purpose in this state. There is nothing that any other state can do regarding civil unions that can affect this state." Track: When the vote came the House defeated the bill. Standup: Tape 2 00:59:47 The House also voted overwhelmingly to defeat a gun-control bill that attracted hundreds of gun owners to a statehouse hearing just last month. Soundup: Tape 2 00:47:28 "This bill draws a bright line in the sand between abortion rights and infanticide." Track: Probably the most sensitive issue of the day was the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act. As originally written, the bill extended legal recognition as a person to any child born alive, even if the birth is the result of an attempted abortion. Bite: Tape 1 00:27:57 Once it's delivered and it shows a heartbeat, breath, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or voluntary movement, it is considered alive. Bite: Tape 1 00:28:41 One of the tenets of the pro-choice movement is that prior to birth, the fetus really isn't a person. The accepted thought is that once it was born, it is a person. This bill was to make sure of that. Track: But the bill facing the House was an amended version - and was missing the so-called application application clause that gave it legal teeth. Bite: Tape 2 00:39:02 I agree with my friend that the teeth ofthe bill are in the second part of that bill. But I would remind him that every time I've been bitten in the rear end, it was by the teeth. Track: Supporters of the amended bill said that protections already exist for any child born alive. Bite: Tape 2 0:49:31 Listen, I've been in the business for almost 40 years, and I do exactly what this bill says. I take care of the product of human conception. Track: Perhaps inevitably, feelings about abortion entered the debate, even though it was not an abortion bill. One anti-abortion representative outlined a horrific scenario of a doctor in an abortion clinic confronting a live birth. Bite: Tape 2 00:53:10 I picked up the scalpel - I looked down and the baby was looking at me. And when I cut his chest, and looked, he had a beating heart. Would you believe that? In an abortion clinic. Track: With the amended version approved, the original bill's prime sponsor tried to kill it. Bite: Tape 2 00:58;23 Would I now vote against the motion of ought to pass and press the red button so we can try again another year. Soundup: Tape 2 00:59:18 "All members have voted." Track: But the bill passed and will now go over to the Senate along with other legislation passed by the House. For NH Outlook, I'm Richard Ager. |
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In business today, the major market averages closed in mixed territory on Wall Street. The Dow posted a slight gain but the Nasdaq closed at its lowest level in two years. Wall Street Analysts say investors remain reluctant to buy when the outlook for first-quarter earnings reports remains murky. |
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The Dow Jones industrial average rose 13 points to 97-hundred-99 after suffering a 162 point drop yesterday. The Nasdaq composite slipped 33 points to close at 18-hundred-20, for its lowest close since November 1998. The S-and-P 500 was off five points to eleven-hundred-47. CG:STOCKS\Dow Jones Industrials\9799.06\+13.71\NYSE\588.68\-1.38\American Stock Exchange\861.45\-3.36\Nasdaq\1820.57\-33.56\S&P 500\1147.95\-5.34 |
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Here's a look of stocks of interest to New Hampshire investors. Pennichuck Corporation gained one and a half points. Raytheon rose one point eight six. Sanmina dropped two point oh six. Texas Instruments dropped one point eight four. And verizon Communications closed the day up just over one point. CG:STOCKS\Pennichuck Corp\29.00\+1.50\Raytheon\30.13\+1.86\Sanmina Corp\19.81\-2.06\Texas Instruments\31.42\-1.84\Verizon\48.20\+1.01 |
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The economic slowdown is taking a toll on some New Hampshire businesses. Five companies today announced layoffs. PC Connection of Merrimack announced the largest layoff, 125 people, or seven and a half percent of its work force. Amherst Corporate Computer Sales and Solutions announced it's laying off 40 employees in New Hampshire, and more than 20 elsewhere. In Bedford, ManagedOps-dot-com cut 29 employees this week. World-reknowned Annalee Dolls in Meredith is feeling the pinch, laying off about 30 employees so far this year. And Polyclad Laminates said it was laying off 201 employees, more than half of them at two plants in Franklin. Ross Gittell of the UNH Whittemore School of Business and Econ. says the layoffs are not unexpected. There have been signs for quite some time that this would happen. The high tech businesses have to focus on controlling costs and their bottomline. The number of layoffs are still small but there are more to come and then the numbers will start to add up. |
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Right now, hundreds of students across the state are preparing for this weekend's New Hampshire Educational Theatre Guild's State Drama Festival. The students put on quite a production in more ways than one. Last year, producer Chip Neal followed a group of Plymouth High School students as they prepared for the competition. It's a story worth repeating. |
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Well, Plymouth High School did it again this year with a cutting of Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" so, they're off to the State Drama Festival once again. If you would like to see this year's State Drama Festival the public is invited this weekend at Newfound Regional High School in Bristol. 3 to 9pm on Friday and 9 to 6 on Saturday. CG:BUMP\State Drama Festival\Newfound Regional High School Bristol Friday, March 30 3PM-9PM Saturday, March 31 9AM-6PM\ |
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Tomorrow on New Hampshire Outlook - Journalists from around the state talk about the week's top stories - from tax talk to acid rain and more. |
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That's it for this edition of New Hampshire Outlook. For all of us here at New Hampshire Public Television, thanks for joining us. Stay tuned for Masterpiece Theatre. We'll be back tomorrow at 7:30. Good night. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. Journalists from around the state talk about the week's top stories - from tax talk to acid rain and more. Join us tonight at 7:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. Preserving the folk songs of the early twentieth century. Meet the Granite state man who is keeping the music alive. Join us tonight at 7:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Monday on New Hampshire Outlook. Preserving the folk songs of the early twentieth century. Meet the Granite state man who is keeping the music alive. Monday at 7:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |