race has picked up dozens of votes. where does that leave us? good evening, i'm josh mcelveen. jean: i'm jean mackin. joyce craig requested a recount after losing to incumbent mayor gatses by fewer than 100 votes. josh: shelley walcott is live at the site where election workers have been tallying ballots all day. reporter: right now this recounsel still has mayor gatses ahead in this race, and a final tally is expected by 7:00 tonight. the hand counting of 20,1 it 8 ballots got under way in manchester this morning. last tuesday gatsas won the election by only 85 votes. his challenger, joyce craig, called for a recount. city election officials began sorting the ballots, watched by representatives from each camp, undisputed ballots went into box west the candidates' names. challenged ballots were forwarded to the board of recount for final determination. >> it's very important to my

where all the final numbers are, so a recounsel was very necessary today. >> there's always anticipation, anything can happen, and we city here and we're humbled by the voters that came out and i think it's important that we just pay attention to what's happening and counting the votes. reporter: again i'm told that mayor ted gatsas is still ahead in in race and they expect to have a final tally on had this recount about 7:00 tonight. i'm shelley walcott, wmur news 9. josh: now to commitment 2016, the state house in concord remained a busy place as presidential candidates file paperwork to get their names on the primar ballot. former virginia governor jim gilmore was among the first there this morning. while there was a large media contingent on hand, they were there awaiting hillary clinton's arrival. gilmore though joked that clinton was benefiting from the attention his campaign is getting. gilmore is a long shot in the republican field, but he also

tore into the tv networks and national republican party for the polling criteria used to determine which candidates make it onto the debate stage. >> i'm not getting on the stage because of an arbitrary power that's been vested in the establishment media to decide who gets on and who doesn't get on. and i think that's wrong. it's a violation of the public interest. if the r. n. c. is giving them any authority like that, they're wrong. josh: a couple hours later it was hillary clinton who made her way into secretary of state bill gardner's office for the fourth time. while bernie sanders has made this a dog fight, clinton insists she's not running a campaign against sanders or anyone else. >> i'm going to run my campaign. i'm going to run as hard as i can. i'm going to make the case for what i any the country needs, and do my very best to earn as many votes as i possibly can. josh: the candidates used

stay busy on the campaign trail. i'll have more on that coming up at 6:00. jean: scary moments for a driver in manchester who told police two men started chasing him on south willow street and the driver stuck a gun out the window. as heather hamel reports, live from the newsroom, court documents say one suspect admitted to loading a gun and handing it to the other man reporter: according to court paperwork the younger of the two see he took the gun, loaded it and handed it to his older brother thinking he may need it. two brothers are accused of threatening people as they drove down a manchester road. this morning 23, the two faced a j. one brother loaded a gun and the other wave it out the window. the paperwork says it happened here on south will will low street. but the alleged victim told police it began in the mall of new hampshire parking lot. the man saying he did not know the people in the red car, the car was driving aggressively and

would not leave him alone. the paperwork does not say with a if anything sparked this altercation and caused the men who were arrest to chase the other driver. it does say that the alleged victim called 9 # 1 as he drove out of the mall of new hampshire parking lot, but he couldn't shake them. at taco bell he says he made a u turn, the red car did the same, passed him and got in front. he said he saw the driver put his left hand outside the car window and flashed what he believed to be a gun. the they were arrested in the mall parking lot. the paperwork saying lang told officers that he loaded the gun and handed it to his brother saying he thought he was going to need it. the court paperwork says that police did find a handgun in the glove box, but it was not loaded. they did find ammo nearby. josh: attorneys for a man had faces several charges including kidnapping and false

evidence was gathered. desmond mighty was in court. andy hershberger has more. reporter: defense lawyers are asking that critical evidence against dez month mighty be thrown out. he faces several charges including kidnapping for allegedly trying to abduct a 16-year-old this past summer at the merrimack premium outlets. police say mighty was stopped and searched in the parking lot because he matched the description of the suspect. defense lawyers say he didn't consent to being patted down and everything that was eventually found including weapons, investigators say, were discovered in his car should be excluded. prosecutors say all this evidence would have been eventually found and detaining mighty is standard procedure. >> why was he searched? >> it's or policy when we place somebody into handcuffs. that's our policy, we check the

person. reporter: might write is free on bail, his trial is scheduled for early next year. andy hershberger, wmur news 9. jean: president obama sat down with israeli prime minister net an netanyahu. wmur's sally kidd joins us live discussed. reporter: jean, there has been some tension between the two leaders, especially after the iran nuclear agreement. that was one of the topics on today's ageneral davment. president obama: it's no secret that the prime minister and i have had a strong disagreement on this narrow issue. but we don't have a disagreement on the need to making sure that iran does not get a nuclear weapon. reporter: the two leaders also discussed syria and how to blunt the activities of isis, hezbollah and other terrorist organizations in the region. the meeting comes amid new

violence between the israelis and palestinians. netanyahu was expected to outline confidence building gestures toward the palestinians including easing in restrictions. >> i remain committed to a vision of peace for two states of two peoples, a palestinian state that recognizes the jewish state. reporter: another topic discussed, the development of a new security agreement, and the poct of increasing u.s. military jean? jean: sally, any real hopes for a break lieu in the process? reporter: a white house spokesman says it's unlikely that any serious talks between the two parties will get under way before the president leaves office in january of 2017. but the hope is that they can at least move in that direction. jean: thanks, sally kidd live in washington.

crews busy over the last few days, they're blaming long dry stretches this summer followed by a dryer than normal autumn so far. those conditions means it important to watch out for the dry leaves and other debris that pile up against homes. >> first of all, don't discard your smoking materials out the window. be vigilant about any outdoor fires this time of year. also this tiesm of year is known to have a lot of winds. keep any accumulation of brush or leaves away from your home. josh: rain has returned to the forecast as well as some cooler temperatures, meteorologist josh judge is here now with a look at how long it's been since we've seen real rain. >> it has been quite a while. the entire month of november has seen no rain in most of the state, particularly here in the state capital as well. eleven days without rain. so, so far in november a big goose egg in terms of how much precipitation has fallen. a couple spots saw a little bit

on november 1, but most placenot. so the last rainfall was the 28th and 29th of october, a sizable amount, but a lot of it ran off. the drought monitor showing much of the state not that bad, but it's southeastern new hampshire, places in the southeastern corner of the state, those browns that you're seeing, that's where the moderate drought is and has been for quite some time from south of the lakes region to concord, manchester, nashua and eastward, that's the area that needs rain desperately. and yes, there is some rain in the forecast for the next couple days. mike haddad will be here to talk about that coming up in your forecast. jean: thanks, josh. traffic watch time, let's see live pictures of traffic coming through i-93 in windham. josh: peggy james joins us now with a life look at the road home to kick off the work week. peggy: yes, our first commute of

a trouble-pree ride 93, plenty of company but moving well, about 21 minutes from the salem border up to manchester. 293 north and southbound it's busy, but no vor head rakes right now. north on 93 a good ride up to hooksett and concord. looking at the everett turnpike, it's heavy, especially northbound, as you go through merrimack, making your way north. and 101 west you have your slight slowdowns through the bedford stretch. from the wzid traffic network, i'm peggy james. jean: still to come on news 9 tonight, this is not a sinkhole. that is the word from engineers trying to figure out what did cause the ground to open up outside a crowded restaurant. josh: and bittersweet honors for three new hampshire veterans who received metals today for their

>> a local man faces a judge charged with driving under the influence of drugs after hitting a police cruiser. more on the wild ride coming up. jean: with the cold weather moving in there's a new project under way to make sure new hampshire's homeless can can

jean: in louisiana two police officers are now being held on $1 million bail after the shooting death of a 6-year-old boy. josh: family members said good-bye to the little boy today, and the investigation is centering on footage captured by an officer's body camera. reporter: family and friends of 6-year-old jeremy gathered at his funeral in mississippi to say good-bye to the autistic first grader known for always smiling. jeremy was shot five times last week, allegedly by two officers now charged with second degree murder. in the closed hearing monday, a judge ordered norris greenhouse and derek staff ford be held on $1 million bond each. investigators say they were working part-time as deputy marshals in louisiana where wh there was a confrontation with jeremy father's at his vehicle.

fire, shooting him and his son, who was helpless, strapped in the car. >> they said they were trying to effect a warrant. reporter: but investigators say there's no evidence a warm was issued, and few was unarmed. his attorney claims unreleased footage from an officer's body camera also shows few with his hands up. >> i think it shows some things that disturb me as the head of the state police, disturbed me as a father. reporter: the local sheriff dismissed accusations of corruption. >> there's no dirty business that happens around here. report while little jeremy's family demands answers. the father remains hospitalled and was unable to go to his son's funeral today. his attorney says the body cam video was not shown in court but was described. josh: as many as eight people are dead including two americans after a mass shooting in jordan.

this is the area near where this attack happened at a police training center. a jordannian officer started shooting at foreigners who were training today. officials in jordan say four people were killed, but some officials say as many as eight have been hit. troopers then shot and killed the gunman. more russian tourists have been stuck in egypt sense a deadly plane crash and they are finally headed home. moscow sent special flights to pick them up. a growing number of international officials say it likely that a bomb brought down a metro jet plane last month, kill all 224 people on board. an affiliate of isis has claimed responsibility of bringing down that plane. jean: engineers spend the day trying to figure out what caused a parking lot outside a mississippi restaurant to collapse. they say this is not a sinkhole, it appears a drainage pipe gave way. in giant gap is 0 feet wide,

at least 14 vehicles. it follows a culvert that takes water to a creek. no one was hurt. mike: talked about the need for rain earlier in the show, and looks like some is on the way as early as tomorrow, late in the afternoon. anything but wet weather, we've seen a beautifully dry, early to mid fall-like day, started off very chilly out at the coast and across all of new hampshire. but as we've gone through the day a nice rebound in those temperatures, with lots of sunshine. tomorrow we'll notice a few changes, personally we had the clouds on the increase and secondly we've got rain on the way late in the day in southern new hampshire while it stays dry elsewhere. we bottomed out in the 20's and low 30's, the feel of winter in the air earlier this morning. but a nice recovery, back into the 40's and 50's this afternoon. now of course the sun is already down and temperatures are beginning to fall off. down near 38, 39 in parts of the

great north woods, lower to mid 40's elsewhere, winds are very light out of the southwest, but during the day tomorrow they begin to turn on shore, so right now even though the coastline is one of the warm spots sitting at 56 degrees, it will be one of the cool spots tomorrow. speaking of that wind, it's very general out of the southwest, visibility is unlimited. that will change tomorrow afternoon, as rain is on the increase. we notice the chance of precipitation tomorrow along the coast and up to about concord, about 20% through about 3:00 or 4:00. but then those chances increase quite a bit as we go into the day on wednesday, then the shower chance for that 100% is not until the afternoon on thursday, so we're not talking about an all day rain on wednesday, thursday and friday. but things will be changing for the unsettled as we go through the next couple days. overnight tonight it upper 20's north, upper 20's and lower 30's elsewhere and even though it's nice and warm in the mid part of the country, temperatures will remain on the cool side due to tin crease in cloud cover and

the on shore winds. so let's look at the timeline in terms of the rain. none out there tonight, none for the morning commute or lunch time tomorrow, it's late in the afternoon when the thicker clouds produce a little rain for the evening commute. mainly from concord south. then everyone gets in on some rain later tomorrow evening, into the first half of veterans day, once the rain clears, the clouds tend to linger and the breeze will be up quite a bit as we go through the afternoon. wednesday. notice precipitation, all of that blue indicates about a half inch to an inch, and there could be a couple pots that get a little more, but all of that rain. we're going to get our fair share for tuesday night and early on wednesday. beyond that clouds on the increase again on thursday after a bright start. couple showers roll in later in the afternoon, then it turns cooler. so on friday a blend of sun and clouds. by saturday mixed rain and snow showers in the north country, a sprinkle or flurry elsewhere.

and seasonably chilly on monday. it was so nice and warm last week, and now all those temperatures outside of the 50's tomorrow, right near the average for in time of year. so we go from warm to what we call normal. josh: what's going on with the sun? mike: it's busy. jean: there are have been at least a dozen minor events on this part of the sun, we're told, over the last 30 hours. can you see the solar material jumping from the surface and that has led to several small flares on our sun. josh: well, the sun wasn't much help during a record setting blackout that hit the u.s. 50 years ago tonight, at the peak of rush hour, a problem with the electrical grid left much of the northeast and southern canada in the dark, that included boston, new york and toronto. one pilot going into logan for a landing says all the city lights just blinked out at once. you can see much more from that night on the slide show on wmur.com.

memories on your facebook page. jean: and as we approach veterans day, another state says it's found the key to ending homelessness among service members. we'll have that story next. josh: coming up, president obama has joined physician back and his first message includes some inspiration from new hampshire. >> we want to make an impact. this isn't your ordinary reality

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josh: a new national push to combat homelessness among veterans makes permanent housing a priority instead of requiring veterans to go through clowns r counseling or other steps before they can get a house. rhode island hopes to be the secretary state to reach the goal by the end of this year. jean: three men received long overdue metals for their service in three different wars today. the family of norman moran were given a variety of medals for his service 'in world war two, he died in 1963.

and ray -- >> for those to serve it means a lot to get some recognition, especially from the vietnam era. >> well, i guess it gives us a sense of closure. >> i didn't do it for the awards or medals and all that stuff. i wanted to serve, and that's what i did. jean: salutes to our veterans and their families. the medals were issued today at senator jeanne shaheen's office in manchester, the senator was instrumental in helping these veterans receive their recognition. josh: there are a lot of events happening around the state this week to mark veterans day, can you find details and information on places offering special discounts to service members, on wmur.com. jean: straight ahead on news 9, practical support for new hampshires drug courts, which

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for a police officer who barely missed getting hit head on by a man accused of being high on drugs. josh: one approach to new hampshire's heroin crisis is getting extra help, how a nonprofit hopes to prop up the state's drug courts. mike: a nice start to the week, but changes are on the way, plus how mucher cooler it gets. jean: and a college president has resigned after protests that raised serious questions over racial issues on campus. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now wmur news 9 at 5:30. jean: a middleton man arraigned on several charges accused of smashing into a rochester police cruiser before continuing through downtown. welcome back, i'm jean mackin. josh: i'm josh mcelveen row. chester police say the close call led to the arrest which had had them very concerned about

>> at that point he had to do an evasive maneuver and avoid the vehicle coming at him head on. reporter: the rochester police officer driving this banged up cruiser friday night was shaken but not injured. a less experienced driver might not have been so lucky. how close a call was that? >> very close call. reporter: police accuse 23-year-old justin goodwin of middleton of being under the influence of drugs when they say he plowed into the cruiser and continued driving erratically through town, ignoring signs and signals before crashing a half mile away. police were able to catch him when he took off running. >> he was excited and then would be almost sleeping and then would be back up, excited, yelling at officers, and so forth. reporter: in addition to d.u.i., goodwin is charged with conduct after an accident, disobeying a police officer, resisting arrest, and possession of marijuana, as well as felonies for heroin possession and being an habitual offender.

>> a friday night 9:30 there's a lot of traffic in this area, it's right in the downtown area of rochester, there are people walking on the sidewalks, walking on the side of the road where there is no sidewalk, so this could have been a much worse situation than it was. josh: that was jennifer crompton reporting. goodwin is known to police, he was already on felony probation for being a felon in possession of a firearm and has other drug and driving related issues in his past. jean: a littleton man has been charged with d.w.i. for the third time. witness estelle state police that kenneth inc. land was driving close to 90 miles per hour before he lost control on 93 in littleton friday morning. police say england's truck hit one guard rail before swerving back across both lanes and rolling into the woods. he was thrown out of the vehicle. after being treated for his injuries he was arrested. a maine man has been arraigned after police say he twice robbed a cvs in dover. robert bel air was arrested friday after police say he

passed a note to a pharmacy worker demanding prescription pain medication. witnesses describe the cash the suspect took off in and the robert bel air was picked up a short time later. police say he did the exact same thing on the night of october 22, a type of crime that they say has been on the rise. >> i can't speak specifically about this case and the motive in this case, but over the last five years every significant robbery investigation that this department has been involved in can trace its roots back to the opioid drug problem. reporter: robert bel air is being held on $10,000 cash bail and is due back in court later this month. josh: a nonprofit group created to help support grafton county's drug court will expand its officer to be statewide. the friends of new hampshire drug courts will raise money for things like education and training as alternatives to jail time. right now drug courts are only funded through county taxes. jean: the governors of new hampshire and massachusetts led

a regional forum today on the spread of opioids. a business group called new england council hosted the forum. it included health officials from connecticut and rhode island. the focus was to discuss ways the government and the private sector can work together to fight the epidemic. josh: and massachusetts medical schools will add an extra layer of training for students when it comes to abusing prescription painkillers. the curriculum will focus on evaluating patients' risk before writing prescriptions, how to treat the patients considered to be at risk and managing abuse in the long term. all 3,000 medical students in massachusetts will receive this training. and the man accused of dragging two boston police officers with an s.u.v. went before a judge today. police say the officers pulled over brian gilbert as part a traffic stop last night, he then allegedly stepped on the gas dragging the officers along with him. gilbert and his passengers then allegedly fled. the officers gave chase, ending in a violent struggle. he has pleaded not guilty to assault and battery.

accused of having a gun in his dorm room appeared in court today. darius booedsing was charged, and was suspended from curry college after police searched his dorm room. he was redeesed after posting bail. jean: dartmouth college is moving to a new type of residential system on campus, they designed six houses, both provide permanent home bases for under grad students and will be appointed house professors. students returning in the fall are being asked to identify one to five students they'd like to share a community with, a house community, that is. current students will get their assignments coming up in february. and a group that led the push to get the president of the university of missouri to resign says it wants a say in choosing his replacement. as elizabeth hur tells us, the president stepped down today

racial injustice on campus. reporter: cheers and chants from students celebrating the resignation of university of missouri president tim wolf. >> it's really about, it's not just about wolf resigning, but it's about equal rights. >> it makes me as a student feel glad that i know i can affect something. reporter: wolf announcing he is stepping down. >> the motivation of making this decision comes from love. report his decision following student protests, faculty walkouts and even football players and the coach refusing resigned. >> got frustrated with each other and that is why i tan before you today, and i take full responsibility for this frustration and i take full responsibility for the inaction that has occurred. reporter: wolf had come under fire for his alleged mishandling of a series of racial incidents on campus including reports of a student being called the n word and a swastika scrawled on a dorm wall.

october homecoming, when wolf's car pushed its way through a group of protesters. >> please, please, use this resignation to heal, not to hate, and let's move forward tomorrow. reporter: in a statement governor nixon said this resignation was a necessary step toward healing and the football coach announced that his team will be resuming practice tomorrow. josh: still ahead, volkswagen now apologizing to customers for its emissions scandal by handing out thousands of dollars in gift cards. jean: fluctuating price tess grocery store have some families rethinking a hold tradition. would you consider a thanksgiving ham? mike: what's wrong with a ham? sure, i would, long as we got turkey for dessert. dry and pleasant for today, but changes are on the way.

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points. gallon. still cheaper in new hampshire by a margin of six cents, actually that's four cents. volkswagen hopes that gift cards can help placate customers after the car maker admitted to cheating on emissions tests. jean: it's giving u.s. car owners $500 gift cards that can be spend anywhere, it's also offering $500 cards specifically for volkswagen audi dealerships. hundreds of thousands of u.s. vehicles will need fixes after it was revealed that volkswagen installed software to beat emission standards. josh: the rising cost of poultry has a lot of people switching to ham this thanksgiving. pork prices are falling, thanks to record inventories. this season wholesale prices for ham could hit their lowest point in six years. jean: well, the mall isn't the only place you'll find santa this year. he tells us he's also going to be spending time at wal-mart. the retailer hopes st. nick can

looks for ways to boost revenue. it also hopes that santa will bring a festive atmosphere, which he always does, and that spending. josh: and a supermarket in england has an unusual job opening right now. it needs a christmas light untankler. it's a part-time job but does require some skill, yes, it does. that is quite the christmas light right there. jean: wow. josh: any way, the job listing says the candidates must be able town tangle 10 feet of christmas lights in less than 10 minutes while checking for broken bulbs, not getting bit. the supermarket is offering the services to customers who don't want the stress of untangling the lights.

josh: there it is. jean: the pats won again on sunday despite losing another key member of the offense. jason king will have the latest on the injury to runningback deon lewis.

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can consider heading to jackson next weekend, they're having the ski swap and sale. we have more informaton over at wmur.com. and you'll be able to get to the slopes more quickly at vermont's okemo mountain resort. josh: the year it's offering special rfid cards that can be scanned at special gates even when they're tucked i side your jacket or pants pocket, that means you won't have to worry about peeling off layers to get to your pass or lift ticket. can you reload the few cards online as well. mike: skiing and snow. last week we weren't even thinking of snow making conditions well above the average. this week a little closer to the norm. and by the nighttime hours we start to see temperatures dipping, so maybe some snow guns being tested in some areas once again this week. take a look up at the weirs, clear skies a good part of the day. now with the sundown, temperatures are beginning to dip after topping off a little bit above average for this time

but again nothing like the warm n we had out there last week. now, we'll remain dry through a good part of the day tomorrow, then late afternoon the rain chances start to increase over the southern parts of the state. on wednesday for veterans day it does look damp, chilly and quite breezy as we'll pick up some beneficial rain before it does taper off. then more shower chances will increase with another system by thursday afternoon. outside of that, mainly dry, as we go through the next several days. again, two systems, the first one arrives later tomorrow. upper 30's, near 40 up north, quite chilly there. 36 atop mount washington. so it's not all that cold, the air mass that is, at 6,000 feet up. 36 degrees this time of year not that bad. central and southern new hampshire cooling back to lower to mid 40's. and a little above that concord points south and southeast. temperatures overnight tonight,

upper 20's and lower 30's for many. early tomorrow morning it will be 30's to around 0 and then a nice jump back into the 50's. fair skies towards new england, you're starting to notice increasing high clouds to our south. and south of that over the my atlantic region that's where the next system is coming in from, some beneficial rain starting as early as tomorrow afternoon. but the here and now showing it all clear, that will allow temperatures to fall off quite a bit, 20's to lower 30's by early morning. sunshine to start off your tuesday, then the cloud will be on the increase, and the rain likely picks up during the late part of the afternoon, over southern new england and the northern edge of that will likely make it into southern parts of the granite state after 3:00 or 4:00. generally again light rain here. notice beyond that time frame the lane lifts to the north and picks up in intensity, some spots could get close to an inch if not a little more. winds will begin to crank up as well and then by wednesday afternoon it mostly cloudy with

temperatures in the 40's. temperatures in the 40's. for tomorrow though we're basically in the 50's. so a little bit of sun, then the clouds will be increasing as the chance of showers comes in late. it will remain dry up north all day with a lot of sun to at least sundown. then we start to see the clouds on the increase up north later tomorrow evening. rain tomorrow night, early on wednesday. tapers off by midday. mostly cloudy, breezy, chilly for the afternoon. you notice on thursday another shot of a few showers late in the afternoon, but a good part of friday dry, a few mixed showers coming in as yes we're turning the page clearly into november-like weather a good part of this week. had to happen. jean: thanks, mike. josh: employees at a texas strip mall were greeted by a sight they didn't expect this weekend. jean: it's an 800-pound alligator. did not phase in dental hygienist who also happens to be a licensed alligator trapper. even after the gator tossed away a police officer, she held on using a scarf and pink tape to

subdue that gator. >> a lot of times when i show up on a call it's, you know, cops and mostly guys out there and they're like they sent you, they sent a girl? and i'm like yes, and they kind of doubt me at first until i get them taped and ready to go. jean: don't try that at home, she is experienced. that alligator was so big it took a fork lift from a nearby home depot to lift him into the truck. i like how the police officers posed with the gators afterward, i'm not sure they were that much help. all right. a hawk named by some new hampshire students got a mention in president obama's first ever facebook post. josh: he used the post to talk about climate change. >> there's a fox somewhere on the grounds, because i've seen it, it's wandered around the oval office. there's a hawk that some kids named lincoln, who flies around here. but mostly, though, other than squirrels, i just look at the

are technically a national park. the president says that setting inspires him to find ways to protect the environment. that hawk, as we were telling you about, was named after lincoln ackerman school in hampton falls. >> patriots are one of three undefeated teams left in the nfl, they improved to 8-0 with yesterdays win over the redskins. but they lost runningback deon lewis in the process. lewis will miss the rest of the season with a torn acl in his left knee. he was placed on injured reserve this afternoon. he went down late in the third quarter of yesterday's game and today's mri confirm what we all feared. lewis has been a huge part of the pats' offense. sam brad ford connected with jordan matthews for a game winning 41-yard touchdown in o.t. so the eagles at 4-4 are

still alive in their division. >> our guys battled right to the last, and i'm proud of them. i think they had a great week, week. tonight. josh: he's under some pressure there in philly. the bruins and celtics both off tonight. jean: good to be 8-0. josh: bummer about deon lewis though. jean: tom brady did take practice with with one player the team. josh: the surprise this boy had for braintree once he got face to face with his hero. tom: coming up at 6:00 tonight the recount is officially under way and the gap has tightened between manchester mayor ted gatsas and challenger joyce craig. but will it be enough to reverse last week's election? and two more visitors at the secretary of state's office today, the latest candidate to sign up for the new hampshire

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>> are you ready? josh: that crew is responsible for the stars of one of the most famous parades on the planet. over the weekend they held the first test run for the newest balloons for the macy's thanksgiving day parade. some of these balloons are nearly 70 feet tall.

athough this wasn't a publicized rehearsal, there were still plenty of folks on hand for a first look at the new balloons. jean: that was one big angry bird. tonight we kick off wmur's spirit of giving where we highlight charitable organizations around the state during the holiday season. josh: most people are familiar with the retail traditions of black friday and cyber monday. but how about giving tuesday? it's a global movement where a charitable generosity is center stage. special advocates are a voice for abused and neglected children in the courts. in year it is asking you to consider supporting their mission on a regular basis. >> the goal is to bring in 25 new monthly donors to casa. >> those funds will help us support 100% of the children in the state of new hampshire and that's our goal this year. josh: casa has been advocating for children in new hampshire for over 25 years now, you ca find much more on wmur.com. jean: a great group there.

and a watertown boy had his wish come true thanks to the one and only tom brady. the make a wish foundation brought gabriel onto the field in foxborough to play football with the patriots quarterback. this young cancer survivor has started his own movement called gabriel's day of kindness. that encourages people to perform small acts for other people. and he was ready to put that idea in action when he surprised brady with a $10 bill as a thank you for playing football with him. well, braintree didn't take the money, he said he would much rather have a hug, very sweet. i like that picture. josh: thank you for joining us.

jeb bush was a very strong governor, probably the strongest governor in the history of the state of florida. he was a young guy and i think there were some folks in the legislature that thought they might be able to run over him. that didn't happen. one tax cut wasn't enough- he had to do more. it wasn't enough to have 15,000 kids with school choice in florida, he wanted to have 100,000 kids. if he didn't like a project, it was going to be vetoed. it didn't matter if you were a republican. it didn't matter if you were his best friend. he said: 'this is where we're going, this is how we're going to reform state government...' every politician comes in talking about making change, and generally there's

not much change. but governor bush made a lot of changes. he got the nickname veto corleone. if he saw something in the budget that he thought violated his conservative principles, you could guarantee it was gonna get whacked. he vetoed a bunch of my stuff and i was the senate president. the message to washington, d.c., is 'get ready...' because there will be change. nright to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. tom: now at 6:00 we're expecting the results of the recount in manchester's mayoral election in about an hour, just how close the race is right now. jennifer: lawyers want evidence thrown out against the man

kidnapping at the merrimack outlets, the issue the defense raised with police procedure. mike: after the recent dry stretch, some rain chances are in the forecast. when it turns damp and when we see more sun this week. tom: two very different scenes at the secretary of state's office as hillary clinton and jim gilmore file for the first in the nation primary. and the security was so intense, bill gardner had to get checked before going into his own office. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now wmur news 9 at 6:00. jennifer: the difference in votes between incumbent manchester mayor ted gatsas and challenger joyce craig has slimmed. good evening, everyone, i'm jennifer vaughn. tom: and i'm tom griffith. this comes as ballots are being recounted after gatsas won last week's election by fewer than 100 votes. shelley walcott is live at the