now wmur news 9 at 5:00. >> it's a scary sight and my nerves till haven't calmed down. jean: a high speed crash throws two people out of a car and sends a utility pole into the air. good evening, i'm jean mackin. josh: i'm josh mcelveen. the crash at beech and silver streets shut down the road for hours. jean: amy coveno spoke to some horrified witnesses. reporter: here's why drivers are being asked to avoid the area. this accident happened more than six hours ago, they're working to replace the utility pole and get residents here back on the grid. we did speak with a number of witnesses including the driver who was just behind the cars that crashed. he says the other car involved pulled over as soon as he saw that saab go airborne. a convertible crushed on its roof, a utility pole shattered, the top half swaying in the wires.

neighbors lost power just before 11:00 this morning when a saab convertible that was going very fast went airborne, hit the pole and flipped, the driver and his pregnant passenger were ejected. joshua fishwick was behind both cars, this is what he saw. >> there was another car in front of the mazda, the mazda was trying to squeeze in between the two, so the saab sped up and the mazda was like trying to saab. reporter: investigators tell us a man and woman inside that saab both in their 20's were taken to the hospital. incredibly, they are being treated for nonlife threatening injuries. at 6:00, wmur has obtained some incredible surveillance video from a business nearby that shows that saab flipping once, twice, three times in the air. you'll see that at 6:00. for now live in manchester, amy coveno, wmur news 9. josh: it started as an identity fraud investigation, but led police to thousands of dollars

they believe is a dealer. wmur's heather hamel live now with more on how state police say this was a discovery, they certainly were not expecting. reporter: police were searching an apartment for documents, instead they found more than $50,000 in cash and drugs, with a very high street value. >> this subject has been living in the united states for over 20 years under a false identity. >> that's what police were trying to prove when they got a search warrant for this man's pearl street apartment. he went by the name milk el angel carballo and may be using license. they got more than they bargained for. >> at the time we discovered a large amount of drugs and a large amount of cash in the apartment. reporter: 55 fingers of heroin, two bricks of cocaine, percocet and marijuana and more than $50,000 in cash, quickly

felonies he faces. >> nfg your position perfecting set, with intent to distribute. second, knowingly having possession of heroin. reporter: court paperwork says he used several aliases, but told investigators he's from the dominican republic and his real name is valts en teen delosoto perez, it's a name residents of his apartment building say they never heard, only knowing him by miguel sanchez. they say he lived here four years. numerous drug charges, passport and other violations. >> we're not comfortable with $20,000 cash bail based upon his record. he has a number of major complaints. reporter: the judge doubled to it 40,000, and he's required to give solid proof that he is who he says he is. if this man does make bail there

where exactly he got the money from. heather hamel, wmur news 9. jean: it is municipal election day in the granite state. and 10 new hampshire cities are electing mayors, high profile races include manchester where mayor gatsas is seeking a fourth term, and nashua where there's a contest for an open seat. adam sexton joins us live from nashua tonight where he spoke with both candidates. adam? reporter: well, jean, we're live at the very hospitable ward one polling location, the broad street school where we were just offered soup by some voters. but we don't need it because it's perfect out here, great weather, high turnout here in the gate city as two candidates look to take over the seat that is being vacated by current mayor lozeau. voters have been coming in at a steady clip. the headline race is for mayor,

chris williams is taking on alderman jim dodges. williams a republican has made a strong pitch for the youth vote, while donches is pointing to his 80's. >> i've served two terms as mayor before. of course we were the best place to live in america then, and i think people are looking for someone with experience and knowledge of the community. >> we have two good candidates in this case. the city can't go wrong with either of us. but we have an option of being good or being great. and i think a lot of our voters are excited to try some new ideas in nashua that will make the city great. reporter: as for who is going to win, it is anyone's guess. both campaigns expect in one to go right down to the wire. we'll bring you results coming up at 11:00 tonight. adam sexton, wmur news 9. jean: we can't offer soup, but you can get all the election results on our website and with our free mobile app tonight. if you haven't voted yet, go to the politics section of of

wmur.com to find candidate statements and other information. josh: governor hassan will ask the executive council tomorrow to force lawmakers back to work in a special legislative session to focus on one issue, the heroin and opioid crisis. the governor wants lawmakers to pass a wide package of measures ranging from putting criminal penalties for the sale of the painkiller fentanyl on the same level as heroin to the appropriation of money for statewide drug courts, putting limits on the prescription of opioids also part of the package, as is enhanced education for medical providers. republican leadership in the house and senate don't like this idea, saying the issue is simply too important to rush. while the governor feels it's too important to wait. pressing an issue. we are losing lives every day. for us to wait until april or may to pass some of these necessary changes. >> i strongly believe this is a new hampshire. but i strongly believe that when we enter politics interest

good way to make the process move forward. josh: the governor is also running for u.s. senate next year. today her opponent, kelly ayotte, who has been shining a light on the heroin crisis at the federal level, issued a statement today saying we should be working together to do everything we can to address the heroin crisis in our state. so tomorrow it will be put to a vote in a republican majority of the executive council, and coming up at 6:00 we'll find out what chris sneu you has to say about it, who by the way is a candidate for governor. jean: preregistration is under way for patients hoping to qualify for the state's first therapeutic cannabis program. the treatment centers are expected to be ready to distribute medical marijuana early next year. only patients with certain conditions who are exhibiting specific symptoms will qualify for i.d. cards. state law mandates a minimum three-month relationship with a provider before someone can be approved. >> we're telling people now who are interested in getting cards

that if you have not had a relationship with a physician or an advanced practice nurse you need to start one now. jean: health officials say early registration will make sure dispensaries have enough supply to meet the demand. reregistration forms can be found on the health and human josh: authorities still don't know what caused a smell that made three people sick at a business in franklin today. officials were called there after a foul odor was found in a delivery truck. problems with this, but three people were taken to the hospital, 10 others checked out at the scene and went back to work. >> as we're told, the supervisor from watts opened the back of the trailer, they went to check the products and had a foul odor in the back of the trailer. and that's when he became ill and that's when the fire department was called. josh: crews say something that had been carried in the trailer

smell and was apparently not dangerous. jean: traffic watch time, let check the roads out there, we'll start with live pictures in manchester, these are the headlights and taillights on 293 in manchester near exit 5. josh: peggy james joins us now with a live look at the road home. peggy: hi, josh and jean. for anyone who is getting out of work now hoping to make it to the polls on time, no major traffic issues in your way. coming up from the border with massachusetts is a good ride all the way up to manchester, 293 is also moving well. and hooksett on 93 is going well. concord is a busy ride but you're moving through the city. the everett turnpike southbound is heavy. more vol]me on the north side as you pass through merrimack and into bedford. 101 west is sluggish from 114 to about wallace road. and 101 no issues heading to or from the sea coast, although there is an accident in

and granite street. from the wzid traffic network, i'm peggy james for 95.7. josh: it not just new hampshire cities going to the polls today, we'll tell you about ballot measures in other state that could mean key developments in plus -- >> so many things could have happened with the 5-year-old. go. jean: a grandfather arrested after police say he left his 5-year-old granddaughter in the desert with a gun. what he supposedly told her to do with the weapon. mike: bright skies again today and more sun on the way tomorrow, a look at when that changes and the next chance of showers moves in. josh: at 5:30, we've been fighting to keep it for the last 40 years, but do you know how new hampshire earned its spot as first in the nation? jean: then at 6:00 one democratic candidate says executive order are the key to gun control.

laid out in new hampshire jean: two states are casting ballots tonight on key change to marijuana plus, the most dramatic proposal in ohio where voters are deciding whether to legalize medical and recreational marijuana all in one ballot measure.

recreational pot is already allowed, voters are deciding what to do with the $66 million in tax revenue from those sales. an arizona man has been arrested for leaving his granddaughter alone in the desert with a loaded gun. josh: deputies say paul rater took the 5-year-old for a ride but when he didn't return perfect parents called police. he was found at a bar where he had ordered drinks and dinner, he said his truck broke down but he didn't mention the girl. she was found by a firefighter who just happened to be in the area. >> i don't know why papa left me, i was calling out for him. so many things could have happened with a 5-year-old. this is a loaded weapon ready to go. josh: deputies say that weapon was a loaded and cocked 45 caliber handgun. the girl says that rater told her it was used to shoot bad guys. she wasn't hurt, but her grandfather is now facing several charges. jean: the man caught on camera attacking an uber driver has

taco bell. police say that man in the back seat got angry when the driver asked him to get out of the uber car, saying he was too drunk to give directions. the driver used pepper spray to defend himself. taco bell says the man worked as a brand manager, but has been let go. u.s. officials say an american satellite system detected heat around a russian passenger plane before it crashed in egypt over the weekend. officials say the heat activity could be a number of things, from an engine exploding or a bomb blast. they also say they ruled out a missile bringing down the plane because neither a launch nor an engine burn were detected. all 224 people on board were killed in the crash. josh: the mexican navy has rescued four fisherman who had been drifting at sea for a month, they were picked up on saturday after a navy plane spotted them. they went fishing in ecuador in september but got lost at sea

the ocean steamers in the pacific eventually pushed them north to mexico's west coast. they were treated for dehydration but are expected to be okay. mike: what a day out there weather wise. sunshine, temperatures well above the average. started off chilly, and with a fog. this is the scene at newfound lake today. notice quickly the developing sun and with that much warmer air building in and during the late morning and the afternoon. temperatures not hitting records, but well above the norm. notice we do have a disturbance to our north, that's a boundary separating the chill from the warm air over the northeast including all of new hampshire. with that boundary remaining to our north, that keeps temperatures again well above the norm. notice what's happening in terms of the highs today, coming in anywhere from the low 60's north, upper 60's in plymouth,

lower 70's in southern new hampshire, in all of these temperatures running about 15 to 20 degrees above average for this time of year. you notice the average high sitting at 54, and right now even though we are cooling down a little, temperatures are still well above the average, anywhere from the 50's and lower to mid 60's statewide. you notice that wind field building out of the west. that has kept the coastline on the mild side today and that also means temperatures are warmest in southeastern zones. starting tomorrow and thursday, winds will kick on shore and that will keep the coast the coolest. overnight lows tonight, we bottom out in the 30's and 40's. as for the day tomorrow we got more of this warmth building in. you notice the jet stream flow locking all of that cool air back to the west. temperatures your running well below average in portions of the rockies. as we advance the jet stream flow for the next few days, the peak of the warmth bubbles in here on friday with a cool surge over the northern plains. that eventually will take overcome

saturday night and on into sunday. accompanied by breezy wind out of the northwest. and also a chance of a few flakes of snow by saturday night or early sunday in the mountains. again for the time being it is high and dry. you'll notice with our future cast out there we don't have much in the way of storminess for tonight or tomorrow. eventually we get the sun back by mid morning, where the fog is thick through some of the valley sections holiday about 8:00 a.m., and we're right back into more sunshine. beyond that temperatures will be tomorrow, more on thursday, and once we get into friday that's the peak of this springfield. temperatures by then could run very close to where they were today, back into the 70's. fair skies tonight, patchy fog, 30's up north, 40 to 45 elsewhere. and take a look at this pattern, for late september, early october would it be great, but for early november, yeah, not unheard of because we're not setting records. but by friday again we could be

a little warmer than even today, with a chance of a late day shower. that's along a cool front that will signal a return to what we@ call average temperatures come later saturday night, sunday, monday and tuesday. jean: i like it above average. mike: yes, keep the snow out west for now. jean: thanks, mike. caught on camera, police say seven passengers were kicked off a spirit airlines flight leaving los angeles. josh: flight attendants claim several were being unruly, but some travelers believe it was all because of their race. brandi hitt reports. reporter: tension on this spirit airlines jet captured on cell phone is now leading to claims of racial discrimination. a black passenger and his companion were escorted by officers off the flight from l.a. to dallas monday after an argument with the flight attendant over a seat. >> the guy kind of said hey i'm not going anywhere. >> the i don't know if he said

talk to me and of that that they flight. reporter: but it doesn't end there. that's when according to officers five other black passengers caused a disturbance. those passengers claim a white flight attendant accused them of being a threat. police say all five were also escorted off the plane, including the passenger recording this video. >> we were the only people that got kicked off the aircraft, there were so many other people recording and talking about it from different races, just lets me know that it was -- reporter: spirit airlines has not issued an official statement. the company did offer the passengers removed hotel accommodations and another flight. some witnesses say the passengers escorted off never threatened the flight attendants. others though believe the situation was handled appropriately. jean: there are new developments tonight in h.i.v. treatment. josh: up next we'll tell you about a study that has people

hopeful about stopping the virus in its tracks. jean: at 5:30, a new factor being added to vehicle safety

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that's a fake image of 8-year-old blake on the left. he died from leukemia in may. anna who married her boyfriend this fall says family pictures were almost unbearable without her son. so the photographer helped create this wedding photo. a potential breakthrough when it comes to h.i.v. early tests of a new drug combination show it might keep the disease at bay indefinitely. the companies that make the two drugs are one-third of the way into a study on the combination. so far medical experts say 95% of patients who got the experimental injections are keeping their h.i.v. in check. josh: might not surprise thaw a new study find the number of people taking prescription drugs has jumped significantly over the course of the last decade. researchers say this is not a cause for concern. reporter: are we a nation of pill poppers? a new study suggests that for some of us the number of prescription medicines we take is on the rise. in a new report in the journal

association, researchers found that between 2000 and 2012 prescription drug use increased by nearly 20%, the team also finding that more people than ever are using five or more drug tess same time. that's almost double what it was in the year 2000. most of this increase and those older than 40. nearly all major prescription drugs are becoming for commonly used, drugs for blood pressure, high cholesterol and depression all up. the notable expresses, prescriptions for pain meds which remain the same, and hormone therapy medicines in women which became less common. so should we be concerned. fortunately the authorize of the study says the use of these drugs while rising is consistent with guidelines for most major medical organizations. it may be a sign that more people are seeing their doctors regularly and taking the medications they prescribe. it's also possible that doctors are detecting and treating diseases that they used to miss, like depression.

medicines, one important thing to remember, make sure your doctor knows about any other pills you're taking. because effective communication is the best prescription of all. with in medical minute, i'm atlantaa zak. jean: straight ahead, the government says t.s.a. screenings may not be doing the job, why a new report says the security is unreliable. josh: technology has made it

which program is making josh: now at 5:30, a strategy to keep criminals from landing back in prison has been so successful it's spreading to more counties. jean: those american moments at sporting events, nfl has launched its own investigation into paid patriotism. mike: the feel of spring again today with temperatures well above average. how long this pattern could continue. josh: being first in the nation is part of new hampshire's identity. did you know that the vietnam war played a role in protecting that position? >> no one covers new hampshire

now wmur news 9 at 5:30. josh: the state's ongoing heroin epidemic is a koa reason that belknap county is taking a new look at its system of corrections. i'm josh mcelveen. jean: i'm jean mackin. the delegation approved funds for a new jail last night that will also come with new ideas. josh: the program is being modeled after a similar approach that has proven successful in sullivan county. andy hershberger is here to explain. reporter: one developer of this project describes this jail as more of a high school setting than a traditional correctional facility. the goal is to cut down on repeat offenders. it has a price tag of a little more than $8 million. but supporters of this new jail in belknap county say its benefits will be invaluable. the county delegation unanimously approved this project monday night between new construction and renovation of some existing buildings, designers say it will change the

>> the goal is to cut down on recidivism and give life skills to those that never received it. some individuals just don't have the skill set or were never decisions. and the programming that goes on here teaches life skills and decision making. reporter: this facility is based on a model opened five years ago in sullivan county where officials say the recidivism rate has dropped by about 65%. belknap county delegation chairman says almost three quarters of these inmates have been here before. >> they got to be going through programs and we're going to change their attitudes and behaviors when we are them in custody. fine them a beyond and then let them out. reporter: when completed the jail will go from 87 to 124 total beds, five new corrections officers will be hired and counseling services will be contracted. the police chief chris adams says this is the type of model

state's heroin epidemic. >> we're really setting them up for success, rather than just services. i think the important part is also getting the families hooked up to those services and preparing them for when they are successful citizens. reporter: the project is expected to break ground in the spring with completion slated for the fall of 2017. andy hershberger, wmur news 9. josh: a jaffrey man is accused of being under the influence of drugs when he caused an accident that injured two people. state police say that newman was across the center line, hitting another car nearly head on. the other driver and her passengers have serious injuries but apparently will survive. jean: we're learning more about what it will take to recover the cargo ship that sank during hurricane joaquin. the el faro's final resting place was confirmed this week, 15,000 feet below the surface of the ocean. that's deeper than the titanic. the navy will use a special

recovery robot to collect things like the ship's data recorder and recover any bodies still on the ship. there were 33 crew members on the ship when it disappeared, seven had ties to new england. josh: early next year will mark the centennial anniversary of the new hampshire primary. our spot at the front of the line is constantly under fire, but adam sexton found out that the ability to remain first actually started with a bill that was filed 40 years ago by a seacoast state rep. reporter: in 2009, jim splain stood at the governor's side after helping to pass same sex marriage. for the state rep from portsmouth it twas cap stone to nearly four decades of service under the golden dome. >> the most important legislation i or any legislator can sponsor are those that affect people's lives. reporter: a bill he filed in 1975 could be one of the most consequential pieces of state legislation in state history. the premise was simple.

used to be held on town meeting day. his house bill 73 would uncouple the two, allowing the primary to move. controversial national issues would no longer overshadow town business. but splaine was also worry about talk from ted kennedy supporters of a regional primary. >> i thought that a regional primary of new england states would just totally forever dilute and eliminate the first of the nation status that new hampshire had, and i thought that we needed that primary. because we really contributed in new hampshire in ending the war in '68 and '72. and so i sponsored the bill. reporter: what was the reaction, people saying this will cost more money? >> there was a bit of a sigh. i think a lot of democrats and republicans in the '75 legislature were thinking, well, do we really need to worry about

didn't get a lot of support at first when i sponsored it in the '75, early '76. but it eventually passed the house, got support in the senate. governor thompson who was thinking of running for president himself became an unusually strong supporter of making sure that new hampshire would stay first in the nation. and we approved it and from '76 on it's been able to protect new hampshire's first status. reporter: today house bill 73 is viewed as a corner stone of the primary. >> it's about preserving democracy and having an a-state, and new hampshire is as good as any, better than most, i think. but a state that's kind of small where candidates, without national networking, without a lot of funds, although it's costing much more even just to put on a small campaign for president now, have a chance to be able to run and do well.

i can make the case that jimmy carter would not have been president in 1976, i paid for this microphone, mr. green, beyond green who was moderator at the time. or bill clinton, in 1992. i can make a case that they would not have been president without having the first in the nation primary where they could come to the state, talk with instead of to or at us, and get enough support to become winners. reporter: in portsmouth, adam sexton, wmur news 9. josh: one authority on this matter, secretary of state bill gardner, says without jim splaine's house bill 73 becoming law, the primary as we know it today would not exist. it will be a busy place up there too as the filing period opens for 2016. our primary has led to a lot of political history, adam has been pulling the most memorable moments from our primary vault.

if you want to watch them, go to the primary vault section of wmur.com. jean: some incredible video there. you've heard plenty of travelers complain about going through t.s.a. security. now the government is weighing in, what a new report says about t.s.a. security. josh: if you haven't booked thanksgiving tickets yet you want to get moving. we have some tips for finding the best prices. mike: weather so nice today and looks like it stays that way over the next couple days. if we see any rain at all before the week is over. jean: and royals fans held a

for baseball's new world series exchange. the dow picked up 89 points today. the s&p up five. the nasdaq up 17 points. your national gas averages 2.19. here in new hampshire it's 2.10. the u.s. government has fined takata $70 million for the way it handled recalls of defective airbags. josh: u.s. regulators also ordered the company to stop making the airbag inflaters at the heart of those recalls. the national highway safety administration has the authority to add up to 130 million collars

to follow those terms. and safety ratings for new vehicles will soon include information on automatic braking systems. the national highway safety administration says it's reached an agreement with 10 auto makers to make that technology a standard feature. it will start including the brake systems in ratings in 2018. jean: a federal report says t.s.a. screenings may not be as effective as hoped. the government accountability office says t.s.a. security measures aren't consistent and that the agency doesn't have a system to know if its procedures actually work. while testifying before congress today an inspector general said investigators were regularly able to breach security screenings. if you're flying out of town for thanksgiving you'll want to book your tickets pretty soon. prices are expected to go up as we get closer to the holiday. here are some tips to keep in mine. the highest fares are usually on the wednesday before thanksgiving and the sunday after. and if you can travel on the

holiday you'll probably get the best fares, and if you're willing to have some connections that can lower the price but you might be taking a gamble with any possible weather delays. let hope not, though. josh: so one meteorologist had a very special guest during his forecast. we'll show you who it was when we come back. jean: in sports the world champions getting their parade, namey staton takes us to the celebration for the kansas city royals.

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josh: welcome back. calm skies but a tricky forecast for one meteorologist in oklahoma city. jean: he did the weather with a sidekick, his one week old son. >> you and i won't be driving out late tonight, that's for sure. jean: the oklahoma city newborn was well behaved for almost the whole weather forecast. after staying quiet through rain and sunshine, he did start fussing at news of incoming fog. mike: fog will do it. just one of those things, it clear and all of a sudden boom, hits you in the face, kind of soggy, not all that nice. a little fog this morning, maybe a little more tomorrow morning. outside of that, the weather couldn't be more perfect, with

a beautiful scene, at the coast deep blue skies, scattered clouds and a lot of sun. what about wednesday and beyond? looks like the pleasant pattern does hold with the front remaining to our north. and that's an important location, because while it remains to our north that keeps temperatures above average for the next several days and until that front passes, new hampshire to our south, we'll be looking at temperatures well above the norm. so the warm pattern does linger through friday. the warmest will be friday afternoon, then it does begin to cool over the weekend, by sunday we're at or slightly below the norm. couple of shower chances on friday afternoon or early evening. into the night, but they'll be scattered in nature and many spots won't see rain at all. temperatures are cooling down from the highs in the 60's and lower 70's back bow the 50's and lower 60's concord north and west. a little above that manchester south and east. but with clear skies and try air in place, temperatures will be tumbling over the next several hours.

so we do bottom out in the upper 30's, lower to mid fourth by early tomorrow morning. a lot of spring warmth another map, all the way until you get into portions of the western rockies. denver still sitting at 74. but a lot of the higher terrain out west dealing with some snow. at this hour, while to the east of that not only is it warm but it is on the dry side. the exception to that right over portions of the carolinas, this system will scoot off to our south and it should stay rain-free around here for quite some time. here's a look at sky cast over manchester for tonight, into early tomorrow, outside of a few high clouds, it's mainly clear. sunshine for sunup tomorrow with temperatures in the queen city at about 44 degrees. mid 60's. so just a little bit cooler than what we had out there for today. notice the highs, again we did hit 70 plus in many spots tomorrow, it's lower 60's north and along the coast two of the mid 60's inland, awe the way back through the upper valley and monadnock region.

for tonight it mainly clear, some patchy fog developing, temperatures dipping back to the mid to upper third north, upper 30's central and lower 40's in southern parts of new hampshire. tomorrow morning we start off with a little fog, then sun, near 6 # at the coast. a few degrees warmer on thursday, still coolest along the shore. then the warmest will be on friday, very close to where we plus. we'll be there again on friday. cooling, breezy on saturday. quite a fall chill after all it is november, right, on sunday and maybe a little milder early next week. no major head aches. while the snow and the wind and all remain out west. we're in the nice side of things, at least for now. jean: we'll take it. thanks, mike. a congressional investigation is set to be released tomorrow detailing pentagon payments to dozens of professional sports teams. josh: as abc's meghan hughes explains, some members of congress are looking to ban the practice of what they are calling paying for patriotism.

reporter: whether a team is winning or losing there's one sure way to get spowrts fans on their feet. give them a patriotic moment honoring our nation's troops. >> it's the most popular thing aside from the kiss cam. reporter: but a congressional investigation has uncovered several examples of the pentagon paying major league teams for these patriotic moments. it says that the defense department marketing and recruiting tactic paid for -- >> we have specific contracts spelling out, you know, $20,000 for a salute to the home town hero, actually specifying how long something had to be on the jumbo-tron. >> should the united states taxpayer be paying for it when it appears as if it's an act of generosity and patriotism on the part of the teams. reporter: after what senator flake called paid patriotism was first revealed this spring, congress demanded to see all contracts between professional sports teams and the department of defense. examples including military men

and women carrying that giant flag at the buffalo bills game, throwing out the first pitch at the milwaukee brewers game, and rappeling down that rope at center ice to drop the puck at a minnesota wild game. in total members of congress say more than 53 million taxpayer dollars have been spent on response oring these events. the leagues and teams deany that they charge for patriotic displays, saying the events were free add-ons to big marketing contracts. members of congress say that excuse don't hold water, due to the level of detail in the contracts. here's what the major league baseball commissioner told abc news' jim avila. >> we've gone to the clubs and encouraged them to take steps to avoid any appearance that they're being paid for truly ceremonial patriotic activities on the field. reporter: the nfl says it's launching an awed and it if it finds instances of acts of patriotism being paid for, they will refund the money. the president is also expected to sign a defense spending by in

includes a ban on the practice. meghan hughes, abc news, washington. jamie: the boston bruins keep it rolling tonight. the bs have six wins and an overtime loss in their last seven games, all since starting the season with three losses. they hosted a dallas team that lost last night, but overall dallas won nine of their first twelve games. kansas city royals and fans celebrated looks at the sea of blue there. it's a world series parade through kansas city. the route was 2.3 miles long and is being called one of the biggest parties the city has ever thrown. the parade ended at union station for a celebration rally. it's the city's first championship in 30 years, the royals also won the world series in 1985. girls division three soccer semifinals being played in laconia right now, maddie cheney has a goal, a rebound goal off her own penalty shot. bow up over hopkinton late in

raymond and top seeded hills bro coming up after that. we'll have highlights tonight. jean: new technologist make it easier to find lost pets. josh: the tools shelters say work best to reunite animals with owners. tom: coming up, a violent en to what witnesses say was a case of road rage in manchester. one car flipped over, a telephone pole snapped in half. most new hampshire cities are holding elections for mayor today, the hot races in

jean: often mistaken for a horse, this great dane could be one of the biggest dogs in the world. bentley is five years old, 38 inches tall, that's more than three feet, can drink straight from the fridge and weighs 228 pounds. his owner in pennsylvania is trying to make it official by getting him in the guinness book of world records as the world's tallest living dog. the owner will find out before the end of the year, way to go, bentley. a mobile app with facial recognition is helping animal shelters in california reconnect lost pets with their owners. josh: it called finding rover. pet owners jump load the photo

of their pet on the app, shelters can sync their data base to the app so when an animal disappears the owner can easily search for a match. it's already made several reconnections possible. >> one of our staff members was getting ready to process the dog into the shelter, but prior to he decided to use the app and use his personal account and upload a picture of the dog. the dog got to the shelter at 7:30, and at 9:30 there was an owner here to pick up the dog. josh: the app is free on iphone and android devices, but good thing is it gets rover back home. jean: what a great use of technology.

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result of road rage. german unexpected find. this is what police uncovered in a manchester apartment as they were investigating a case of identity theft. tom: plus being decided right now, who will lead new hampshire's biggest cities. we are live at the polls that are still open at this hour mike: hard to complain about the weather today, it looks very nice with a mild stretch continuing for a while. how long until things start to change. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now wmur news 9 at 6:00. tom: good evening. at the top tonight, it began as an investigation into possible identity theft. but police say a search for evidence in that case turned up much more. jennifer: that's right. thousands of dollars in drugs and cash. but as heather hamel explains, state police still are not 100% sure they know who the suspect really is. reporter: yes, he gave them a