Steve Bottari

New Hampshire

News Anchor and Reporter at WMUR-TV (Manchester, NH)

News anchor and reporter on WMUR-TV (ABC) in New Hampshire • “we are not descended from fearful men” - Edward R. Murrow •

Articles

PolitiFact: U.S. military action in Iran would mark break in precedent of U.S.-Israel relationship

1 week ago | wmur.com | Steve Bottari

MARIA NEWS 9 MISSILES CONTINUE TO CROSS BORDERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THIS IS VIDEO OF IRANIAN MISSILES FLYING OVER JERUSALEM JUST HOURS AGO, AND THERE ARE GROWING FEARS TONIGHT OF AN EVEN WIDER CONFLICT. AND ABOUT AN HOUR AGO, THE IDF POSTING THIS WARNING FOR PEOPLE IN IRAN TELLING THEM TO EVACUATE THE AREA AROUND THE ARAK HEAVY WATER REACTOR, THAT FACILITY HELPS COOL NUCLEAR REACTORS.
American Red Cross donor recruiter discusses need for blood donations

3 weeks ago | wmur.com | Steve Bottari

AND SOUTHBOUND LOOKS FINE TO THIS FRIDAY. WMUR IS PARTNERING WITH THE RED CROSS FOR STATEWIDE BLOOD DRIVE AT THESE SEVEN LOCATIONS RIGHT HERE. APPOINTMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AND YOU CAN SCAN A QR CODE ON YOUR SCREEN TO FIND THE APPOINTMENT NEAR YOU. JOINING US LIVE NOW IS MIKE BOLDUC, A DONOR RECRUITER WITH THE RED CROSS. SO ALL RIGHT, MIKE, THIS TIME OF YEAR ESPECIALLY LET’S TALK ABOUT WHY THE NEED IS SO GREAT AS MAYBE COMPARED TO OTHER TIMES THAT WE SEE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
Fact-checking Kennedy's claims on COVID-19 vaccine recommendations

4 weeks ago | wmur.com | Steve Bottari

An announcement in the form of a video posted by Health and Humans Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., flanked by the heads of the Food and Drug Administration and National Institutes of Health, discussed new recommendations about the COVID-19 vaccine for children and pregnant women. WMUR's partners at PolitiFact say some of the claims made by Kennedy are at odds with medical science.
PolitiFact checks constitutionality of Trump administration possibly accepting plane gift from Qatar

1 month ago | wmur.com | Steve Bottari

LINE UP THROUGH THE QUEEN CITY. WE’RE GETTING THE FACTS FOR YOU NOW ABOUT PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYING HIS ADMINISTRATION IS WILLING TO ACCEPT A PLANE FROM QATAR’S ROYAL FAMILY. THE VALUE OF THAT PLANE IS ESTIMATED TO BE AT $400 MILLION. THERE’S ALSO, EXPERTS SAY, THE TAXPAYER COST OF RETROFITTING THAT PLANE WITH TOP SECRET TECHNOLOGY AND SAFETY FEATURES TO MAKE IT USABLE AS AIR FORCE ONE, AS WOULD BE THE PLAN THAT IS ESTIMATED AT UP TO $1 BILLION. LUKE JACOBSON FROM POLITIFACT JOINS US NOW.
PolitiFact: GOP committee vote didn't 'allow' Trump to deport US citizens

1 month ago | wmur.com | Steve Bottari

SEACOAST 95 AND 101. THOSE ARE MOVING WELL TO GET THE FACTS COVERAGE TONIGHT. AND SOME DEMOCRATS ARE CLAIMING THAT HOUSE JUDICIARY REPUBLICANS VOTED TO ALLOW PRESIDENT TRUMP TO DEPORT U.S. CITIZENS. FACT CHECKERS SAY THAT’S NOT TRUE. STEVE BOTTARI WITH OUR GET THE FACTS TEAM BREAKS DOWN THIS CLAIM. STEVE. MARISSA. THIS CLAIM IS GOING ALL AROUND SOCIAL MEDIA RIGHT NOW. AND OUR FACT CHECKING PARTNERS AT THE NONPARTIZAN, POLITIFACT, SAY IT IS MOSTLY FALSE.
PolitiFact analyzes economic impact of Trump's first 100 days in office

1 month ago | wmur.com | Steve Bottari

TUESDAYS AT SIX. TODAY MARKS PRESIDENT TRUMP’S 100TH DAY IN OFFICE, SO OUR GET THE FOX TEAM IS TAKING A LOOK AT A FEW ASPECTS OF WHAT HAS TRANSPIRED DURING THE FIRST 100 DAYS. POLITIFACT CHIEF CORRESPONDENT LUKE JACOBSON JOINING US ONCE AGAIN. SO, LOU, YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES HAVE BEEN LOOKING CLOSELY AT WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS ACCOMPLISHED SO FAR. OBVIOUSLY, THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT THE ECONOMY. WHAT ARE YOU FINDING WHEN IT COMES TO ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE FIRST 100 DAYS WITH THE ECONOMY?
Advice on how to deal with spring allergies

2 months ago | wmur.com | Steve Bottari

AND ON THE SEACOAST, 95 AND 101 ARE DELAY FREE. THIS CAN BE A TOUGH TIME OF YEAR FOR A LOT OF FOLKS. WITH SO MANY THINGS IN BLOOM AND CAUSING THE SEASONAL ALLERGIES TO KICK IN, WE ARE JOINED LIVE TODAY BY DOCTOR SARA TAYLOR BLACK, AN ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY SPECIALIST AT DARTMOUTH HEALTH. SO DOCTOR, THANKS FOR JOINING US. CAN YOU TELL US ANYTHING? DO WE GET GOOD DATA ABOUT THIS, ABOUT THE SEVERITY OF THIS ALLERGY SEASON COMPARED TO, SAY, PREVIOUS YEARS?
Q&A: Analyzing recent stock market activity amid China-US trade tensions

2 months ago | wmur.com | Steve Bottari

MILLION, WHICH INCLUDED EXPORTS TO OTHER COUNTRIES. MEANWHILE, THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS IT IS EXPECTING TO DE-ESCALATE TRADE TENSIONS WHEN IT COMES TO CHINA. AND TODAY, THE STOCK MARKET SHOWING ANOTHER DAY IN THE GREEN, REALLY, FOR ALL THREE MAJOR INDICES. AFTER WHAT HAS BEEN DAYS AND WEEKS OF UNCERTAINTY. JOINING US LIVE FROM THE ARMSTRONG ADVISORY GROUP IS PAUL LANE. SO PAUL, LOOK, WE’VE BEEN SEEING COUNTRIES TRYING TO NEGOTIATE DEALS WITH THE WHITE HOUSE DURING THIS TARIFF PAUSE.
State agency taking steps to terminate administrative judge who has criminal record

Mar 29, 2025 | wmur.com | Steve Bottari

The New Hampshire Department of Labor said it is taking steps to terminate one of its administrative judges after News 9 Investigates uncovered court documents that show the judge has a criminal record.According to court paperwork from Indian River County in Florida, Richard Brown, who had worked in that state as a lawyer, pled guilty in 2012 to charges of money laundering, grand theft and filing false insurance claims.Brown was stripped of his license to practice law in Florida and was...
Get the Facts: Examining claims made in Democratic response to Trump's address

Mar 5, 2025 | wmur.com | Steve Bottari

89 AND 93, BOTH IN FINE SHAPE. WE’RE GETTING THE FACTS ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S JOINT SESSION ADDRESS TO CONGRESS TODAY. WE ARE LOOKING AT THE DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE BY MICHIGAN SENATOR ELISSA SLOTKIN. LAST NIGHT, WE HAD PRESIDENT TRUMP’S SPEECH FACT CHECK. AND TODAY, POLITIFACT CHIEF CORRESPONDENT LOU JACOBSON JOINS US TO TALK ABOUT THE RESPONSE. LOU, GREAT TO SEE YOU AGAIN. WE WANT TO START BY PLAYING FOLKS, A CLAIM THE SENATOR MADE LAST NIGHT ABOUT HOW THE PRESIDENT IS HANDLING THE ECONOMY.