on a story like this in california. east coasters got to step it up? very nice. turn a bad situation into something good. >> absolutely. >> erin: now on daybreak, it is election day in several communities across the state. it is mayoral races that could draw people to the polls in your record turnout. -- near record turnout. sean: investigators have seized lots of drugs. kevin: how much longer the milder weather could possibly last. erin: patients hoping to use medical marijuana can now apply to get permission, but it could be months before id cards are handed out. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do.

erin: good morning to you. i' m erin fehlau. sean: i' m sean mcdonald. a beautiful morning out there. shaping up a beautiful day out there. we are in the middle of an odd stretch of weather. kevin: yeah, at or above average until friday and then a front comes into cool sf -- us off. the exception is the north country. we have clouds or a passing shower this morning. they go to partial sunshine in the afternoon. we will look for a breeze to pick up today. mainly in the 60' s this afternoon. let' s take a look at your tuesday morning ride. we are joined live by 95.7 wzid' s deb davidson.

deb: good morning, kevin. 93 looks great as you make your way through new hampshire. if you are traveling on the northbound side, exit 12 north offramp does remain closed. drivers are encouraged to use exit 12 s. from manchester to salem, you are looking about a 21 minute ride. 293 is looking smooth. everything right now looks great on 101, 111, the spalding, and on 95. this report is brought to you by minuteman health. join the revolution. i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. sean: state police say they have seized thousands of doses of illegal drugs during a single arrest in manchester. erin: ray brewer is life outside

the courthouse for us this morning. this all stemmed from an attempt to get a drivers license. ray: that' s right. the suspect, who is from the dominican republic, was trying to obtain a manchester man' s identity to get a drivers license and a title and registration for vehicles. state police say they seized more than $56,000 in cash and 55 fingers of heroin and tw bricks of cocaine. o there were also individually packaged packets of cocaine. individual doses of heroin. the street value of all the $40,000. this man was the man responsible. sotto perez has been charged

with identity theft, possession of a controlled drug with intent to distribute, and being a felon in possession of a dangerous weapon. he refused bail. he will be arraigned later today. reporting live, ray brewer, wmur. erin: the polls will be open in several communities around the city today. erin: elections officials are expecting a near record turnout today for municipal elections with a close race projected between republican incumbent mayor ted gatsas and democratic challenger joyce craig. both candidates spent yesterday making final appeals to voters. >> schools are better. the environment is better. better. forward. >> we have spent about seven

months knocking on doors throughout the city. i think there is excitement for a new opportunity and new leadership in manchester. erin: chris williams is running for mayor in nashua. the incumbent is not running. 10 cities are voting for mayor today. you can go to the politics page of our website to learn more. sean: even with the municipal elections today, the presidential race continues through new hampshire today. jeb bush is trying to re-energizes campaign. martin o' malley has town hall meetings in manchester, durham, and keen today. tonight in keene, he will roll

his actions would include ending gun dealer immunity, banning cop killer ammunition, and a new electronic alert system to notify police when someone who is banned from buying guns attempts to do so. you can read more on wmur.com. with his campaign struggling to gain traction, democrat larry lessig has decided to end his bid for the white house. he did not qualify for the primary debates. erin: senator kelly ayotte is gearing up for a tough reelection fight in 2016 and she could face a challenge from within her own party. as wmur political reporter john distaso, -- reported, bill o' brien and other liberty conservatives plan to hold a secret meeting to discuss a primary campaign against ayotte. they say they are upset with her

recent votes on the budget and climate change. the senator said she is keeping her focus on the issues. >> i' m focusing every day on serving the people of new hampshire, working as hard as i can to solve problems on their behalf, and to get things done. that is my biggest worry and concern. i get up every day with a sense of purpose to serve the people of new hampshire. brien had previously ruled out a primary campaign, but he is now leaving the door open, saying if he is it. sean: the fbi has joined the investigation into the murder of denise robert. the 62-year-old was shot and killed while walking during her sunday evening walk. a pickup truck was seen driving away and speeding toward the city on union street.

residents are signing forms, giving police permission to search their yards. >> knowing that we have outside resources to help us, as a community, let' s all just worked together. sean: the fbi is helping manchester police and the attorney general' s office, but says it cannot comment further on its role in the investigation. the reward for information leading to an arrest is now more than $42,000. erin: the state is accepting want to buy and use medical marijuana. registry id cards will not be issued until the dispensary that approved. state officials hope that all four dispensaries will be up and running within the first few patients must have written certification from a medical provider stating that they suffer from a qualifying medical

or ms, among others. sean: still to come this morning, what do you do with all that halloween candy? a local group has a plan to help soldiers enjoy some treats. is spending time on each day? sean: in the next half hour, a frightening reminder to check what your kids bring home after a local mother found a razor blade with her kid' s halloween

kevin: it is a chilly rain up in the north country this morning. it is mainly in liquid form early this morning. even some rain showers atop mount washington at this time. we will be looking at milder temperatures through the day. sean: they are only a few degrees from snowfall up there. most kids are likely still

working on eating through all the halloween candy, but there is another way to get rid of it. erin: van otis chocolates in manchester is collecting halloween candy to send to those serving our country. they will be sent to operation gratitude to create care armed forces. >> we are collecting the halloween candy, anything extra that you have, now through collecting it. anything that your kids did not eat this year or anything you had left over that you did not give out for halloween candy this year. erin: what a great idea. van otis is also collecting toothbrushes and dental floss, which could come in handy. sean: that is a great idea. teenagers now spends nearly nine hours per day absorbing media, with music and television the most popular options. according to a new survey, two thirds of teens say they listen to music every day and nearly

60% say they watch tv on a daily basis. less than half say they use social media every day. that is interesting. boys are more apt to play video games, well girls tend toward reading and social media. erin: nine hours per day? sean: 5:13 right now. coming up, are you looking to save some money on energy costs? we have tips to get you going in the right direction. erin: former president jimmy carter says he feels great and he is back doing something he

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but there are so many examples where that doesn't happen. i'm going to do everything i can to make sure every woman in every job gets paid the same... ...as the men who are doing that job. r i'm hillary clinton p and i approve this message. erin: former president jimmy carter says he is responding well to his cancer treatments and got back to work yesterday with habitat for humanity. the 91-year-old put on a hard hat and grabbed his toolbelt to help other volunteers building a

carter has been involved with habitat for humanity for more than 30 years, including more than 4000 projects in 14 countries. sean: federal marshals seized the nova star ferry, which provides service between portland, maine and nova scotia, canada. portland pilots claimed the owners of the company $200,000 in back pay. they also owned the city nearly $100,000 in fees. they said the company will settle all outstanding obligations in the next few weeks. erin: most of us are looking for ways to save money and conserve energy. often, those goals go hand-in-hand. this month, we are going to look at simple things you can do to reduce costs around your home. >> a thorough investigation of the building as a system of

erin: paul button owns energy audits unlimited in manchester. an energy audit of your home will help determine where air is flowing in and out and will help losing energy. questions. where is my building broken and how can i fix it? erin: there are three primary goals of an energy audit. first and foremost, safety. next, ensuring the comfort of those living there. finally, saving money and improving energy efficiency. he wants to dispel one common belief. >> people think, energy efficiency, let' s change the windows. windows are the last thing i talk about. the return on investment is not there. erin: better windows can help, but there are other things you can do for less money and we are

going to take a look at some of those options next week. energy savers to come. sean: that is one thing to be aware of. you don' t really needed this week, it has been so mild. kevin: the arguments about turning the heat off have been staved off for another week or two. [laughter] kevin: yesterday stuck in the lower 50' s in the north country. you start with clouds and a couple of showers and eventually give way to partial sunshine in the afternoon. the warming trend continues through the end of the work week. the warmest days seem to be thursday and friday. you can see the showers moving across the north country through the overnight hours.

south of the white mountains, much like yesterday, a blend of sunshine and fairweather clouds into the afternoon. a ridge of high pressure dominates all the way through the central and southern plains. there is a look at a couple of showers making their way through. nothing tremendously heavy. temperatures with chilly rain in the mid to upper 30' s. manchester down to 39 degrees. the temperature readings are 5-15 degrees cooler than yesterday at this time. a lighter wind allowing for that to happen. there were more temperatures back to the west. the air mass is continuing to moderate. highs today mostly in the 60' s. there will be a couple of

holdouts. pittsburgh, lancaster in the mid-50' s. elsewhere, we are looking at 64-68 by the late afternoon. some extra clouds in far northern areas of the state eventually giving way later tonight. lighter wind out there tomorrow. we will continue on with the clear skies until thursday afternoon, where some high clouds will start drifting in. the partial sunshine thursday will give way to mostly cloudy skies on friday. that front get iran friday afternoon. temperatures getting into the 60' s. temperatures are a couple notches warmer with the wind out of the west. the warm temperatures last through friday. the front comes through with a risk of a shower or two. highs will be in the 50' s on

saturday. full sunshine on sunday. cooler weekend and then we warm right back up next week. sean: ok. let' s check out our top stories. we start with ray brewer. ray: an investigation into a stolen identity leads to a major drug bust. state police seized more than $56,000 in cash and heroin, cocaine, individually packages of cocaine, percocet, and marijuana. the drugs had a street value of $43,000. a 43-year-old man from the dominican republic was the man responsible. sean: voters in communities across the state will be heading to the polls across the state for municipal elections. manchester and nashua are expecting to see high voter turnout with close races area the state is accepting applications for patients who want to buy and use medical

the department of health and human services will review the applications. registry id cards will not go out until the dispensaries are approved.

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certificate by pulling out a 22.5 foot club to break that record once again. he managed to swing the club and drive the ball about 70 yards while raising money for charity. i like the outfit, too. sean: it has kind of a wimpy shaft. erin: lions gate is working on a "hunger games" indoor experience center in china and a theme park in atlanta.

the avatron smart park should open by 2019. sean: coming up in the next half hour, manchester police officers are shaving the fuzz. but their beards help raise

>> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 daybreak. sean: welcome back. good morning, everybody. election day in many communities across new hampshire. 38 degrees, but it is going to feel pretty mild out there. it is beautiful. erin: the weekend was different. first, today' s top stories. state police say $30,000 worth

streets after a major bust in manchester. several communities are holding elections, including manchester. check halloween candy. one mom reported finding a razor blade in her children' s stash. sean: i was out on the road yesterday shooting some "new hampshire chronicle." it was beautiful out there. kevin: yeah, and we continue on with the milder temperatures. you will notice a couple of showers moving through the north country. temperatures statewide in the 30' s early and foremost we are up into the 60' s. sean: let' s check out the roads. we start with a live look out of i-93.

right now, 93 is moving well through the entire state. from the tilton area all the way down to the hooksett tolls. we are not seeing any problems. 293 is not seeing any problems. out on the 101, the 111, things are up to speed. this report is being brought to you by minuteman health. affordable health insurance is here. join the revolution. i' m deb davidson from 95.7 wzid. sean: a man from the dominican republic is due in court today following a major drug bust in manchester. erin: state police seized heroin, cocaine, marijuana, and $56,000 in cash during a search of valentin soto perez' s home.

ray: state police telling us that the arrest is the result of a six-week investigation and that the suspect who is from the dominican republic was masquerading as a manchester man. 47-year-old valentin soto perez is charged with identity theft, unsworn falsification, possession of a drug with intent to distribute, and being a felon in possession of a dangerous weapon. he used his stolen identity to obtain a new hampshire drivers license, registrations, and titles to vehicles. these are the drugs and cash police say they found when they raided his home area $57,000 recovered, two bricks of cocaine , fingers of heroin, and individually packages d packets of cocaine and heroin. the street value of the drugs is estimated to be $40,000.

he will be arraigned here later this morning at circuit court court in manchester. reporting live, ray brewer. erin: today is election day for some new hampshire communities. in several cities, people will be voting for mayor. sean: here is a look at the city' s holding mayoral elections today. in manchester, two candidates are hoping to lead the state' s largest city. incumbent mayor ted gatsas is being challenged by joyce craig. mayor gatsas is seeking a fourth term. joyce craig says the time has come for a change. >> there is a great opportunity here in manchester with new leadership. a mayor who is going to listen to voters, concerns, and ideas. there are great things happening in the city of manchester and we will continue growing on that base.

the polls close at 7:00 p.m. voters in nashua will also be casting their ballots in a mayoral election. the current mayor is not running for reelection. to learn about all the candidates in the key races, go to our website, wmur.com and click on the politics section. erin: hudson police are urging parents to examine their children' s halloween candy after a mother reported finding a razor blade. she said she discovered the blade when she checked her kids' halloween candy on sunday. they went trick-or-treating at the him would village condos and in a nearby neighborhood. the razor blade was loose in the candies. police confiscated all of it so it could be examined. >> that is really scary. my kids are not allowed to touch their candy trick-or-treating unless we go through it all.

all of the kids and parents need to watch what they are doing and definitely double check everything. erin: the mother tells us a family friend donated candy to her children so there halloween would not be ruined. sean: state police say 23-year-old ty newman was under the influence of prescription drugs at the time of a head-on accident. he was driving westbound on route 124 when he crossed the centerline and hit another car head-on. newman, the other driver, and another passenger in the other car were taken to the hospital with serious, but nonlife threatening injuries. he was charged with aggravated dui. erin: a manchester man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. roger perkins pled guilty to the chargers back in july. in march of 2014, authorities

vehicle and a home he is associated with. they seized more than 60 grams of cocaine, 20 grams of crack, and some psychedelic mushrooms. sean: state police made to high-speed arrests in a matter of hours. troopers clocked corey cole yesterday morning. he was arrested for reckless driving. an hour later, a state police aircraft clocked this man going 101 miles per hour in the same area. the 18-year-old from plymouth was also arrested for reckless driving. erin: it has been four months since the hands-free driving logic effect. police say most people are obeying the new rules. state police have pulled over 2500 people for breaking the law and they say the numbers are encouraging. >> it is much better than it was.

speeding, speeding was happening it is mostly texting. it is mostly looking at messages or inputting gps data. erin: state police are still giving warnings out. 50% of the drivers did not get a ticket, but if you do, it is a offense. if you have changed your driving habits because of the new hands-free law, we want to know. you can weigh in by calling or texting. you can also vote at wmur.com. here is a look at the results we have so far. 21% say yes, 79% say no. sean: manchester police raised

the beards for bucks fundraisers. >> this donation of the $23,000 is just unbelievable for our manchester child advocacy center. even more than that, it was the outreach are provided. >> it takes out that law enforcement aspect and puts it more into a counselor interview. sean: great effort. a total of 125 manchester police officers took part in the fundraiser. there was a whole lot of itching going on. i think you are going to appreciate the fact. erin: i think they all look good. sean: coming up, a giant fast-growing crack is catching people by surprise. erin: police in connecticut are using a controversial tactic to teach drivers a lesson.

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kevin: tuesday morning, november 3. 37 degrees. a couple of showers moving through earlier this morning. otherwise, clouds will give way to sunshine. a good deal of sunshine for central and southern areas. may be as high as 67 or 68 this afternoon. we will have details with your forecast coming up. sean: here is an update on a story we told you about. two teens have confessed to spray painting graffiti on an islamic center in burlington, massachusetts. erin: they are now charged with malicious destruction of property. one of the suspects apologized as he left the courtroom yesterday. surveillance video led to the quick arrest. sean: a man accused by a

newspaper of being involved in speaking out. "the new york post" put him on the front page and said he was being sought in connection. settled. >> is it over for you? >> yes, of course it is over. successful in life and move on. sean: he is now a freshman at richburg state -- fitchburg state. erin: police in connecticut are using an unusual tactic to remind people to lock our doors. they are launching a program to have officers take valuables out of unlocked cars to show people that they should lock their doors.

>> i think it might work. [laughter] >> it seems odd. >> why? >> it is an interesting way to combat crime. >> it seems a little invasive. >> they are stealing property. they have no right to enter their car at all. the fact that it is not locked does not mean that it is ok. erin: a local civil rights attorney says the program is unconstitutional, but a spokesperson for the city says there is a caretaker provision in the state law that allows police to do this. sean: the widow of robin williams is breaking her silence for the first time since the comedian' s death. he committed suicide on august 11, 2014. in an exclusive interview with "good morning america," susan roberts talked about the death of her husband and how she is feeling. >> not for one second. not for one second. i know we did everything we

could. you know, people will come up and say, from their own grief, they would say to me, i wish i had done something more for him, i' m thinking, no one could have done anything more for robin. sean: you can hear more of this exclusive interview later this morning on "good morning america." erin: the colts took on the panthers on monday night for all. andrew luck has struggled big-time for the colts this year. on their first possession, he turned the ball over after a bad snap. that would lead to a panthers field goal. the colts trailed 23-6. look through 42 touchdowns, but in the end, the panthers won the

game 29-26 in overtime. the newport tigers are one of only two teams in the division. the tigers will host fourth-seeded somersworth from the south on saturday. in six of their eight regular-season games, they held opponents to eight points or less. sean: a huge crack in the ground is raising concerns for people in central wyoming. the crack opened up in a rural part of that state. at last check, it was 50 yards wide and 100 feet deep. the hunters who found it say it started small and then it grew into the length of six football fields. look at that thing. geologists say the crack was formed by a slow-moving landslide and they say it is not dangerous because of its remote location. >> now, your storm watch nine forecast. erin: a mini grand canyon out

kevin: a lot of areas in the 40' s yesterday morning were back into the 30' s. away from the north country, we are looking at another nice day out there areas temperatures will be jumping into the 60' s. if anything, maybe 2-5 degrees warmer than the temperatures we had out there. it comes with a westerly breeze. north country continuing to see the clouds this morning. a couple of showers wandering through. when we get beyond the level a.m., it should start to dry out and we will get partial sunshine into the afternoon. this big ridge of high pressure extends from the east coast back through the great lakes. that usually means some milder air and temperatures ranging above the average until that front for the northern rockies gets here. a 10th of an inch of rain fall

yesterday, we have slid back from those temperatures. usually, the second night of the high pressure tends to be the coolest. this will be the coolest of it until we get into friday night and early saturday. temperatures change. it will come with a similar westerly wind. hour at times. things up. average. we will continue to see temperatures slip. mid-30' s to 40' lows. sunshine. a lighter winds tomorrow.

notice as we get into thursday, we go from full sunshine wednesday to partly sunny skies on thursday. there may be a stray showers early writing. it looks like the better chance will be friday afternoon. a big change comes behind that as far as our temperatures are concerned. we start off in the 30' s this morning. by 8:00 or 9:00, we are back in the 40' s. it should level off in the 60' s are most locations. extended forecast shows more of the same through friday. that is where the temperatures will start to slip back. there will be a front coming through. highs in the 50' s and a pretty good breeze on saturday. highs in the 40' s to near 50 with lighter wind, but sunshine for the day on sunday. we will recover on monday after a chilly start and that should start our next warming trend for a good part of next week.

up-and-down we go, october and early november. we will take the ups. it would be nice to have one or two of those on the weekend. [laughter] kevin: the timing is not great. erin: olive garden is giving you the opportunity to support your local high school. they are teaming up to host spirit night area following the event, all of garden -- olive garden will make a donation to the benefiting high school. sean: get in the spirit, right? new hampshire' s first in the nation primary status has not always been a full -- sure thing. without the bill becoming law 40 years ago, the primary as we know it today would not exist. at the time, there was a fight to pass the bill. >> there was a reaction that people were saying, this will cost more money.

>> i think a lot of democrats and republicans in the 1975 legislature were thinking, do we really need to worry about being first anymore? sean: tonight at five, adam sexton reports on the change that saved the new hampshire primary and why heightened tensions over the vietnam war played a role in that decision. there is some incredible history. erin: a tradition for the state. sean: still to come, turning trash into treasure. one designer is using recyclables to create fashionable outfits. now time for our u local hot shots. this is acharya and his uncle josh playing in the leaves. -- zachary and his uncle josh playing in the leaves. if you think we can grow our economy while ignoring climate change, think again. america's

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materials -- recycled materials to create fashion pieces. he uses entire soda cans to make delicate dresses, blouses, and jewelry. erin: that looks awesome. sean: he says it takes him 10 days to make one dress. there is work involved. he gave up his construction job to design full-time and now sells his creations online. he should quit his day job. look at this. brazil, go. sean: we need to get you in one of those. erin: i think they are very cool. he used to do construction? a new station in oklahoma city -- you are going to love this -- had a special guest of the take a look. t be driving out late tonight. >> our meteorologist decided he done with his newborn by his side.

the baby was pretty quiet during the entire forecast. they say live tv is unpredictable. kevin: animals and kids. you never know. forecast. i don' t know if they were hanging on his every word or just watching the little baby. coming up in the next hour, it is not uncommon for teens to spend a lot of time exploring different forms of media, but a new survey shows it is consuming a lot more time than you would have thought.