sean: now on daybreak, at least one person is dead after a small plane from new hampshire crashed off the coast of new york city. it is not clear yet who the victim is. erin: the race for governor is going. democrat mark connolly is launching his campaign today. kevin: the warm temperatures to sunshine. vehicle? two people got out and smashed car windows at bedford high school. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do.

erin: hi there. good morning. i' m erin fehlau. sean: good morning, everybody. i' m sean mcdonald. it is simply gorgeous out there. kevin: at least to start. sean: oh, it is going to change? kevin: that is what we call job security in our department over here. [laughter] kevin: into the afternoon, a good deal of sunshine this afternoon. a few high clouds up north. sunshine giving way to partial sunshine into the afternoon. there will be some lower 70' s scattered about in southern new hampshire away from the shoreline. much more on the front coming through for the weekend. s deb davidson. good thursday morning. deb: good thursday morning.

if you are commuting and 93 -- on 93, we have the exit 12 on-ramp closed and travelers are being detoured onto exit 12 s. 293 is moving well through the mill yard with no delays. 101, 111, the spaulding, and 95 are all up to speed. this report is being brought to you by peters honda, nissan, and kia of nashua. from the wzid traffic network, i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. sean: thanks. senator kelly ayotte is up for reelection next year and it is looking more and more likely that she will face a challenge from within her own party. erin: conservatives met in concord last night to discuss the primary. that is where we find ray brewer. ray: this is not a new effort, but it does appear to beginning momentum.

top liberty conservatives met near the state house to talk about replacing senator ayotte conservative. the closed door meeting and did selected. former house speaker bill brien' s name has been floated night. many who attended say they were upset with her record. >> she has been drinking the drinking it and that is a problem. it is a problem for the people who fought for her and worked for her and knocked on doors for her, that she is now turning her back on them. ray: now, former new hampshire gop chairman jack kimball says it is key that the movement get behind a single candidate so that support is not split. senator ayotte responded by telling news 9 that new hampshire comes first and that she is focused on doing her job

results. reporting live, ray brewer. sean: thanks. with governor maggie hassan also running for senator ayotte' s seat, the race to replace her in the corner office is growing. mark connolly will officially launch campaign later today in manchester. the 60-year-old newcastle democrat has worked in the private sector as a financial advisor and served in government as the deputy secretary of state and that ahead of bureau securities of regulation. he wants more transparency in state government and less partisanship. mark connolly: i' m a democrat, but we are from new hampshire first. i' m hoping to attract independents, some republicans. i will be a pragmatic voice for all new hampshire. sean: he is pledging that if he

he says, like john lynch, he has no interest to go to washington. he is the second democrat in the race. state house majority leader jack flanagan has stepped down from his duties effective immediately. he recently formed an exploratory committee to consider running for congress in the second district. this is the seat currently held by annie kuster. erin: a small plane registered to a man from rye has crashed off the coast of queens, new york. the coast guard says they have recovered a body. the beechcraft plane crashed around 8:00 last night a mile and a half from breezy point. the debris was found about an hour and a half later. the plane is registered to james mcgee of rye, but it is not clear if he was actually on board or why the plane went down.

meantime, both american and british officials say they now a russian jetliner that crashed in the egyptian desert may have been brought down by a bomb with isis. the area indefinitely. lana zak reports. lana: the actions taken by the british government are being according to egyptian officials. an explosive device rather than mechanical failure likely brought down the russian jetliner in the sinai peninsula. investigators are taking more seriously the claims of an isis-affiliated terrorist group. the immediate aftermath of the plane crash scene in this new video. plumes of smoke rising from the stretchers.

the british government taking a controversial action. >> there will be no u.k. passenger flights from now. passengers who are on the ground in that area can be returned to the u.k.. lana: u.s. officials in washington are cautioning against premature conclusions. the faa already had measures in place to limit travel to the region. lana zak, abc news, washington. sean: bedford police are looking for two people caught on camera vandalizing at least two cars parked at the high school. a man and a woman got out of a car last week and smashed the windows of two cars. nothing was taken from inside. police say this older white ford explorer was involved. it may have massachusetts license plates and possibly a broken driver' s-side door handle. erin: still to come, is all that

patriotism before professional sporting events fake? it seems teams are being paid a lot of money. sean: no snow, no problem for skiers at waterville valley were future olympians could be training. erin: state lawmakers are going back to work early with just one issue on the agenda --

kevin: it is thursday morning, november 5th. the upper 20' this morning. morning giving away to another mild afternoon. weekend in a few minutes. sean: thanks, kevin. professional sports teams around the country are coming under fire for what is being called "paid patriotism." erin: the u.s. senate report reveals the patriots, red sox,

bruins, and celtics have been paid since 2012 to host tributes to the troops, including $700,000 to the patriots. $53 million of taxpayer money went to dozens of teams across the nation over the past few years. the department of defense says it was all part of recruitment and military support, but says it will end the program. >> there is a lot of good things that professional sports do to honor the men and women who serve in the military. but these millions of dollars are not acceptable as an expenditure of taxpayer dollars. erin: the nfl says if it finds any inappropriate payments, teams will be required to refund that money. paid patriotism will be banned when the defense organization act is signed soon. sean: there might not be any snow on the ground yet, but that is not stopping skiers from training. the historic ski club of waterville valley has year-round

no snow needed. the black and blue trail smashers snowsports education foundation, including its waterville valley academy, has just been designated a community olympic development program. pretty cool. you can learn more in the "escape outside" section of wmur.com. it is hard to think about ski jumping this week, but don' t worry -- the weather will change. erin: we train some of the best. coming up, do you ever wonder what life is like in space? nasa may have a job for you. they are looking for candidates. sean: we will tell you about a n app the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. he went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life began -- fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. he moved to vermont, won election and praise as one of america's best mayors. in congress, he stood up for working families and for principle, opposing the iraq!war, supporting veterans.

and a corrupt political system funded by over a million contributions, tackling climate change to create clean-energy jobs, fighting for living wages, equal pay, and tuition-free public colleges. people are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change! [ cheers and applause ] bernie sanders -- husband, father, grandfather, an honest leader building a movement with you to give us a future to believe in. sanders: i'm bernie sanders,

sean: a local police officer has made a massive personal commitment to help heroin addict in new hampshire. eric adams gives addicts and their families his cell phone

answer any time day or night. he says leaving users on their own after an arrest or overdose does not do anything to help them kick the drug. >> if you are just going through an overdose and you are not offering any resources to these people and you are just getting them up to the hospital or if they just refuse, you turn and walk away, you are going to be back there in a few hours for another overdose. sean: what is it really likes to be a 24/7 lifeline to help people get off heroin? find out tonight at 11:00. erin: a corrections officer has pled not guilty to his role in allegedly helping two convicted killers escaped from prison. jean palmer admits he gave -- gene palmer admits he gave david sweat and richard matt access to prison catwalks, but says he did not know of their plan to escape. he also gave them tools, including hacksaw blades hidden

in hamburger meat. his attorney says there are talks concerning a possible plea deal. sean: tech talk is back today. we take a look at a mobile app that helps you buy and sell goods locally with just the tap of a finger. the "let go" app is streamlining craigslist posts and classified ads. you can browse or search by category and the results are sorted by their proximity to you. local people. it also serves as a space to sell your own new or used items. buyers and sellers are required to create secure profiles so you with. there is a built-in chat function so users can negotiate and discuss details. it is free to download and the apple app store and the google place store. erin: nasa says it will announce

today gathered by the maven spacecrafts, but they will not give any hints until the press conference this afternoon. the space agency is also looking for new employees. >> i' m charlie bolden. nasa is on a journey to mars and we are recruiting the next generation of space pioneers. think you' ve got what it takes? apply for nasa' s astronaut program. erin: nasa is providing more details on instagram and twitter. they say they select qualified astronaut candidates from a diverse pool of qualified candidates. nasa is expected to announce its newest astronaut candidates sometime in 2017. kevin: i' m a man of science and i love space. but the three words i can' t get away from is "one way trip." [laughter] kevin: that seems to be the dealbreaker for me.

erin: i just submitted your application. sean: my application? i' m qualified for everything except the one where you have to spin around that you see in the movies. [laughter] kevin: if you are willing to go to mars, i think we could find a way. [laughter] kevin: one-way trip. that is the part in the by-line, and the italicized, boldface type, that i see. we start off with fog in some spots. november, cloudiest month of the year on averages. we have not seen a lot of that and it looks like that continues today. we will have more clouds around tomorrow, but it will likely be the warmest day with a southwesterly breeze. the cooler air rushes in for the weekend itself. there are some clouds of north this morning. central and southern areas will

than a few clouds in the afternoon. a big ridge of high pressure is more successful in the way of building low clouds. fog overnight tonight and then the front back to the west moves in late tomorrow afternoon. temperatures with the clear skies and light winds falling back to the lower ranges of the 40' s early this morning. we will start to see a breeze pick up out of the southwest. that means temperatures this afternoon make a run above 70 in southern areas of the state and mid 60' s at a bare minimum up north. we get through today with a little bit more sunshine around except for the occasional overcast up north and then the low clouds and fog start to form later on tonight. there will be a chance of patchy drizzle overnight tonight.

showers. everyone is going to see that shower activity tomorrow. the skies clear, the winds pick s go along with it. full sunshine on sunday and we are probably not out of the 40' s in most area with a lighter northerly breeze. from there, the next system does not likely arrive until thursday or friday of next week. if you miss out on the shower activity tomorrow, you won' t see any shower activity for likely about a week. temperatures, either side of 70 in the southern half of the state. there could be a little bit of patchy drizzle around to start the day tomorrow. no big changes as far as the weekend. highs only in the 40' s on sunday. that will be with sunshine. a good weekend. if you want to get outdoors, i must confess, i' m going to break

maybe start putting them up. sean: already? putting them up. like them to see which ones are kevin: in the garage. tucked away from the neighbors. sean: we will let you get working on that. stories. ray: it is looking more and more likely like senator kelly ayotte will face a primary challenge. top liberty conservatives gathered last night for a closed-door meeting. former house speaker bill o' brien' s name has been floated night. many who attended say they are upset with her recent vote on the budget and her support for an energy plan from the white house. sean: staying on the politics theme, democrat mark connolly is launching his bid for governor. he said his top priorities are jobs, the economy, he also says washington. a small plane registered to a

man from rye crashed off the coast of queens new york while flying from philadelphia to portsmouth. one person died, but it is unclear who was on board. erin: coming up, you think you

do you think when you are president you'll be paid as much as if you were a man-male... this is one of the jobs where they have to pay you the same. 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 ...as the men who are r p

sean: this is kind of neat. one of the first silent films created by walt disney is about to hit the big screen again for the first time in 90 years. erin: "sleigh bells" was made in 1928 and it stars oswald the lucky rabbit. the only surviving print was recently rediscovered by a researcher at the french film institute. it has been digitally remastered and will be shown publicly in

london in december. this was the first one. sean: all' s walt has a striking resemblance to mickey -0 - oswald as a striking resemblance to mickey. one teacher is going an extra step. erin: the picture of him holding kimi lopez' s child has gone viral. she was living in a shelter at the time and could not afford day care. how about that? sean: that is a great story. are smartphones making people dumber? we will explain a growing issue

>> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 daybreak. sean: welcome back. good morning to you on this thursday, the fifth of october. a live look at meredith. -- good morning to you on this thursday, the 5th of november. a live look at meredith. erin: we are going to take a look at your forecast after today' s top stories. new hampshire conservatives met to discuss the possibility of challenging senator kelly ayotte in the primary. the search continues for the person who shot a manchester man outside his granite street apartment on tuesday night. the executive council has

approved a legislative session to focus on the heroin crisis. sean: we have another beautiful day out there. a lot of folks in shorts. kevin: i can still kind of show my face in public for the next couple weeks. we get beyond that and -- sean: you go underground. kevin: ice-t' s -- i ceased to exist during business hours. [laughter] sean: that' s not true. kevin: another really nice day. 60' s to even a few lower 70' s into the afternoon. sean: when you do go out in public, you need a disguise. that is why we have this over here. kevin: yeah, yeah, yeah. sean: let' s check out the roads. trenchcoat. here is a live look at 93 from our common man camera in windham. kevin: i also dress a lot better so people don' t recognize me. we are joined by from the wzid traffic network, i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. -- we are joined by 95.7 wzid' s deb

deb: good morning, kevin. it looks great from plymouth all the hooksett tolls. 293 is up to speed through the city with no major delays. as you make your way on the everett turnpike southbound, you are up to speed through nashua. 101 and 111 r.o.k. -- are okay. if you are starting your commute into massachusetts, all roads in that state are up to speed and incident free. from the wzid traffic network, i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. erin: senator kelly ayotte is up for reelection next year and she faces a tough fight. she could have to defend herself from members of her own party now. sean: ray brewer joins us live in concord where conservatives met last night to discuss a

good morning. ray: good morning, sean. there isn' t a challenger just yet, but those present at that meeting did decide to continue that effort to replace ayotte with someone who is more conservative. top liberty conservatives gathered in concord on wednesday night to talk about challenging incumbent republican senator primary. really ticked off at her. ray: many who attended the meeting are upset with the recent vote by the senator on the budget and her support for white house. kool-aid and she has been liking drinking it in washington and that is a problem. it is a problem for the people who fought for her and worked for her and knocked on doors for her, that she is now turning her back on them. ray: former house speaker bill o' brien was at the meeting.

>> if kelly ayotte had been doing her job and voting the way she told us she was going to come of this meeting would not happen. ray: o' brien said the focus is on organizing for now. >> let' s make sure we have the answers about support, financial, grassroots, and so forth. ray: if the former' s bigger does not lead the charge, others appear to be ready. jack kimball says the key is to ensure the movement gets behind a single candidate. >> we have a very strong conservative base. you had 72% of the conservative votes let between six can' s -- split between six candidates in 2010. we' ve got to come out of this with one. that is how you win. ray: in response to the meeting, senator ayotte said, "new hampshire comes first for me and i' m focused on doing my job and continuing to deliver results for the people of new hampshire."

erin: three more presidential candidates are expected to file today and have their names included on the new hampshire primary ballot. marco rubio is set to file at the secretary of state' s office at 9:00 this morning. carly fiorina will file at noon. bernie sanders will be filing at 3:00. you can watch the filings live on wmur.com or on her mobile app. two other candidates filed for the primary on wednesday. martin o' malley was the first contender to make the trip to concord. donald trump also filed to have his name on the ballot. a few other candidates are going to be in the granite state today, but they are not planning on filing just yet. john kasich will be making stops. lindsey graham is paying visits to salem and manchester. chris christie is attending events in nashua and somersworth. sean: several new hampshire democrats are pleading for more debates between the presidential

candidates. the dnc has approved six debates and the head of the dnc says no feel the committee is overstepping its authority. >> the people ought to show. that is the key. we are the people. we are the voters of new hampshire. debates are essential. sean: so far, the republican candidates have taken part in three debates and another is set for next week. the democratic candidates have only had one debate. erin: the search continues for the person who shot and killed a manchester man outside his apartment on tuesday night. police were called to 472 granite street after several residents reported hearing gunshots. authorities identified the victim as 37-year-old michael pittman. he lived at the apartment with his wife, 2-year-old daughter and 13-year-old stepdaughter. investigators say they do not believe the shooting was random.

anyone with information is urged to contact the manchester police department. sean: a 16-year-old hunter helped a 66-year-old man who was injured in an atv accident. a 16-year-old hunter happened to be in the area and heard the man yelling for help and immediately called 911. the teen stayed with the man until emergency crews arrived. erin: a litchfield man wanted in massachusetts on a number of charges was captured this week. the four-year-old joseph staph was arrested -- 24-year-old joseph staph was arrested. he was originally charged with crimes including two counts of breaking and entering and was wanted as a fugitive from justice. sean: a lancaster business owner has been sentenced on three felony theft charges.

he solicited 13 customers to refinance their auto loans and then kept the proceeds without paying the original loans. those customers ended up with two loans on the same vehicle. erin: the executive council has voted to approve governor maggie hassan' s request to reconvene the legislature for a special session solely focused on addressing the heroin crisis. the governor said the state cannot wait until january to address the heroin epidemic, single-minded focus and bipartisan action. in a four to one vote yesterday, criticism. >> we have had in action, in action, in action, and now the governor is saying, hurry up, hurry up. >> i' bipartisan consensus. i know that the counselors are

erin: the special session is set to get underway on wednesday, november 18. sean: the commission created to look into child-abuse deaths has released its first report. so far, the commission has reported that communication at dcyf is lacking and they are concerned it is not a 24-hour organization. the third issue has to do with dcyf purging records of abuse. reports deemed unfounded are purged in three years. those that are founded are purged in seven years. since march, there has been a 33% increase in people reporting possible abuse or neglect. erin: senator jeanne shaheen is urging the secretary of veterans affairs to use a database to identify world war ii vets exposed to mustard gas. she and richard blumenthal are asking the secretary to use the national public radio database, which identifies 3900 veterans

v.a. data only identifies 610 veterans. sean: the merit of public library is holding a fun event just for adults this month. grown-ups are invited to take part in adult coloring night. the event is being held on tuesday, november 17. coloring books and colored pencils will be provided. all you have to do is show up with your creative mind. erin: this has become a big thing. very therapeutic, they say. sean: be a kid again. coming up on daybreak, a new study shows that you may be suffering from a condition called "digital amnesia." erin: they may look like standard pencils, but these writing utensils have a much bigger purpose -- claimed the bullpen so' s actually grow -- plantable pencils actually grow

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kevin: 41 degrees early this morning. clear skies in central and southern areas. partly to mostly sunny skies.

from 64 to 72 from north to south. we will have the details coming right up. erin: we' re following breaking news. police are looking for a teenager missing from the hampshire country school, which provides services to students with disabilities. sean: state fish and game officers say 16-year-old julian hofstetter has not been seen since last night. he is about six feet tall and weighs 200 pounds and has brown hair. he was last seen on foot wearing a blue coat. erin: we are following a developing story out of maine. we have just learned that four people are dead after an overnight shooting in oakland. sean: maine state police say the last night. the gunman has been identified as herman durico.

a four-year-old girl was inside the home at the time, but she was not hurt. the investigation continues into a bizarre case out in illinois. erin: authorities say a veteran police officer staged a scene to make it appear that he was shot and killed, when he actually committed suicide. his death proctored a massive manhunt two months ago. it all began when lieutenant charles gliniewicz radioed in saying he was in pursuit of three suspicious men. minutes later, police found the officers dead. hundreds of fellow officers attended his funeral, believing he had been murdered. on wednesday, investigators revealed that he staged his own suicide. >> he committed the ultimate betrayal to the citizens he served and his community. erin: he was about to be exposed stealing thousands of dollars police department.

digital amnesia. many of us expect our phones to remember everything for us. a survey conducted by a cyber security firm in massachusetts found that 91% of participants treated mobile devices as an extent of their brain. 44% believes their smartphone need to know. >> it is not just phone numbers. like dates, memories. >> the key is for people to ask themselves, what are they offloading from their brain and putting on to their device? look for the appropriate app or piece of software to protect it. sean: 35% of the youngest people surveyed say they would panic if they lost access to their smartphone data. erin: in sports, the celtics play their first road game of the season last night at the indiana pacers.

jae crowder was inbounding the ball the length of the court and the ball went in. it was a pass. it does not count because he was out of bounds. can you believe that? in the end, the pacers win 100-98. the unh field hockey team is ready for the america east tournament this weekend and they have a fun challenge ahead. they will play the university of pacific in the quarterfinals. the wildcats are seeded third out of the east division. sean: a danish company is making pencils that you can plant when you are done using them. instead of any racer at the end, they contain a -- an erasedr r at the end, they contain a biodegradable capsule with seeds.

when the hansel becomes too short to use, you planted in the ground. erin: kind of an interesting idea. check out this video out of arizona. [laughter] erin: what is that? a spotted skunk was caught on camera showing off his handstand skills. that is amazing. it is actually part of the animal' s defense mechanism. before spraying, spotted skunks will do a handstand to try to intimidate any possible aggressors. kevin: i would do that, too, if i could do a handstand. sean: whenever you feel threatened, get on your hands and stand like that. kevin: they don' t have any other sort of defense. i don' t think they do anything else besides the handstand. sean: just the handstand. [laughter]

kevin: we start off with clear skies in the southern areas. some fog developing with warmer water over the cooler air. we will continue to see patchy fog in spots near area water. we are looking at clear skies to start. eventually partly sunny skies to finish. it has been a charmed life through most of the week. temperatures ranging 10-20 degrees above the average. a front eventually approaches late in the day tomorrow. there is much cooler air behind this. sunday, highs with sunshine likely not out of the 40' s. we start off this morning with temperatures in a few degrees of 40 early on. inland sections easing back into the mid to upper 30' s. you have some patchy fog in some of the lower line valleys.

we will see a southwesterly breeze which will kick up over 10-50 miles per hour. -- 10-15 miles per hour. highs are in the lower 60' s to upper -- upper 60' s to lower 70' s. that likely continues tomorrow through the front approaching. tomorrow is the best chance for a shower in the next four or five days. the 60' s to the lower 70' today. s tonight. low clouds, fog, maybe drizzle tries to form near shorelines. temperatures will work their way back into the 60' tomorrow. a thicker cloud cover late in the day. notice the broken line of showers coming through. we clear skies out later on

up, and partly sunny skies on saturday, mostly sunny on sunday. 50 on saturday, 40 on sunday. we will turn things around to a much cooler direction. we should be well into the 50' s next week. today, temperatures start off in the 30' s and head s. today. you will notice in the extended forecast that the warm-up last two days and then we continue to watch it cool off a bit only to watch it recovering back well into the 50' s. we get beyond the chance of drizzle tomorrow morning in a few spots. maybe a passing shower late tomorrow afternoon, early tomorrow evening. that is it for precipitation through next wednesday. erin: we will take it, though. nasa is sharing new video of the sun. look at this in altra high-definition.

solar flares. look at that. the video was captured using wavelengths invisible to the human eye. a really cool look at the sun. sean: some of the stuff we don' t see is actually quite beautiful. erin: gorgeous. have you ever wondered why docs tilt her heads to the side? sean: according to mental floss, are empathizing with us, trying to show that they care. other studies show that they tilt their heads so they can hear better. that seems to make more sense. erin: i think we do that, too. sean: say that again.

erin: a massachusetts woman got a big surprise after she got pulled over for speeding yesterday morning. she thought she might get a ticket, but instead the officer

who stopped her sent flowers to her mom. the woman had just received the news that her 90-year-old mother was in hospice care. crying and let her go with a warning. when she got home, she got the flowers and a note from the officer. deeds officers do every day. erin: what is up with this? you look like ron burgundy. [laughter] erin: kevin, you are styling. sean: things will get pretty hairy this month as men across the world mark movember. the global movement helps combat certain issues for men' s health. kevin: $650 million for more than 1000 programs focused on issues like prostate cancer have been raised over the past years. wow. sean: are you implying that this is not real?

that this is chicanery? [laughter] erin: did you just grow that in the commercial break? [laughter] sean: these are tough to do. erin: it is going to fall off. sean: coming up in the next hour, our tech talk series continues. we will tell you about an app that helps you buy and sell new and used items in your area. ray: we will tell you about the latest to mount a primary ayotte and the reasons behind