that's what's making news in america. have a fantastic wednesday. sean: now one daybreak, thinking the men and women who serve our country. we will tell you about some of the veterans day activities. erin: a man convicted of beating a woman and leaving her in the woods is asking a judge to let him out of risen early. --prison early. apologizing. kevin: we will have the timeline on how the day pans out. sean: remember hope, the starving dog found in claremont? she is making great strides in her recovery. >> no one covers new hampshire

erin: good morning to you on this veterans day. i' m erin fehlau. sean: i' m sean mcdonald. the 11th day of the 11th month. today we honor the men and women who serve our country. we are starting out with rainy weather. kevin: it will dry up gradually through the afternoon. we are expecting highs in the 40' s to lower 50' s. what highways if you are headed out this morning. temperatures are milder early this morning, but just are going to move that much upward later in the day. another round of showers tomorrow afternoon eventually setting up the dryer air for the weekend. let' s take a look at your wednesday morning ride. we' re joined live by 95.7 wzid' s deb davidson. good morning. deb: good morning, kevin.

slow you down a bit in the speed limit area. not causing any delays from concord down to the hooksett tolls on 93 south. from manchester to salem, still at about a 21-minute ride. 293 is moving well through the mill yard. we are also seeing traffic up to speed and moving well on the everett turnpike down through the bedford tolls. if you are commuting into boston , all major roads are up to speed and incident-free. from the wzid traffic network, i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. sean: thanks. we do start with breaking news out of campton. firefighters are battling a three-alarm fire on ellsworth hill road. there are heavy flames coming from an inn.

erin: we do have a crew headed there right now. a three-alarm fire on ellsworth hill road in campton. sean: the republican presidential hopefuls have a few weeks before they share a stage again, but last night' s debate provided a chance for eight of the leading candidates to mix it up over some key issues. erin: the format provided the candidates a chance to give longer answers and go after each other. stephanie: the top eight pulling republicans in milwaukee debating for the fourth time. the debate honing in on jobs, taxes, international issues, and the economy. >> there are more words and the irs code than there are in the bible and not one of them is as good. stephanie: donald trump says no to raising the minimum wage. ben carson changing his mind. >> every time we raise the

minimum wage, the number of jobless people increases. stephanie: carson also making lied about the scrutiny. >> thank you for not asking me what i said in the 10th grade. [laughter] stephanie: the exchanges heating up over immigration. >> we all know you can' t pick them up and them across the border. stephanie: trump also unleashing on carly fiorina. >> ronald reagan walked away at reykjavik. >> can i finish? >> why does she keep interrupting everybody? stephanie: each candidate trying to get as much air time to prove better. the moderators sticking to policy, which has some analysts saying that shift led to a boring debate. sean: with the debate over,

straight to new hampshire. ted cruz, lindsey graham, rick santorum, and donald trump all have events today. bernie sanders is also campaigning in the granite state today. hillary clinton wrapped up a two-day visit to new hampshire yesterday. during an event in derry yesterday, she rolled out a plan to help veterans and met with voters in manchester. she wrapped up with a talk about the economy at dartmouth college. she said the next president needs to invest in infrastructure and clean energy. erin: today is veterans day, as you know, a chance for us to thank everyone who has and is serving our country in the armed forces. sean: state leaders are expected to speak at the annual ceremony this morning at the state veterans cemetery honoring granite state veterans past and present. many cities and towns have

events planned today, including a 9:00 this morning in the hall of flags at the statehouse. the parade scheduled in manchester and nashua have been canceled because of the rain. many companies and businesses are offering special deals for service members, including restaurants offering free meals. erin: police are looking for a man they say rob a convenience store at knife point. a slim, white male about five foot six inches -- 5' 6" entered the dink bee store around 7:45 last night, pulled out a knife, and got away with cash. a man has admitted to pulling off a pair of recent robberies. christopher lenkowski was arrested yesterday after an armed robbery at the cvs pharmacy on highland street in plymouth. police say he later confessed to also robbing the same store last month.

sean: a construction worker was flown to a boston hospital after falling into a pit in londonderry yesterday afternoon. the man was impaled in the groin by a piece of rebar when he felt he was a market basket on garden lane. the man convicted of beating a woman and leaving her in the woods in rochester in 2004 once to get out of prison early. brandon fecteau was found guilty of first-degree assault and was sentenced to 16.5 years in prison, but asked the victim for forgiveness. he said he was young and immature at the time and he wants four years of his sentence suspended. >> i' m so, so sorry to you and your family. i pray that you find peace from this. i only ask and hope that you can someday --

sean: prosecutors say the attack was particularly vicious and cruel. the judge has not said when he will issue a ruling. erin: we have a happy update about a pit bull found abandoned and starving in claremont last month. this is video of hope after she was found. she weighed only 22 pounds and could barely stand. now, she is up to 36 pounds. her blood count is normal. she is wagging her tail and barking again. she continues to improve. a lot of effort going into that recovery. sean: still to come, honoring the spirit of new hampshire. dozens of local volunteers were dedication. erin: local children need your help this holiday season. find out how you can play santa claus and put a smile on a child' s face.

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kevin: we are starting off your wednesday morning with rain shower activity across the area. later on this afternoon, kind of a cool, breezy, cloudy afternoon across the area. another round of showers expected tomorrow before we dry out. sean: kind of a grim start to the day. our state is filled with generous people and some of them were honored for their service last night. erin: the 13th annual spirit of new hampshire awards were held last night, recognizing more than 100 volunteers and organizations. this is the largest statewide volunteer awards ceremony.

>> everyone who is nominated is doing phenomenal work for their organization and it is a joy that we can celebrate all of these fantastic people tonight. erin: gail stanley from the family resource center, the upper room, was honored with the highest recognition, the spirit of new hampshire award. sean: in the spirit of giving, we are calling on all out there. operation santa claus needs your help. this year, they have found sponsors for nearly 3000 youngsters in need of toys and clothes, but organizers say 400 children still need sponsors. >> we care. we care about our community. we care about our fellow neighbors. sean: the children needing help range in age from newborn to 17 years old. if you would like to help out,

4.org/operationsantaclaus. this is a great effort, they do this every year. erin: definitely. coming up, millions of people playing daily fantasy sports leagues. one state has said no more to draftkings and fanduel

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sean: we do have an update to breaking news we brought you at the top of the show. firefighters are responding to a large fire at the armand inn up in campton. we are hearing that at least half of the building is on fire. ellsworth hill road is closed as a result. we have a crew headed to the scene. you will need to avoid the ellsworth hill road area in

erin: police and from aunt have interviewed the man they say admitted distributing kkk recruitment flyers in burlington, vermont, but prosecutors are deciding whether he should face criminal charges. the detectives said he was hoping to get new members and said he believes what he did was legal and that he thinks he is the only member in vermont. an ohio man faces a list of charges including child endangerment after getting his nine-year-old neighbor to drive him to the store. 27-year-old corey mathais got drunk and decided he needed more barbecue sauce for his dinner, so he got the boy to drive him the two blocks to get some. police say mathais was more than three times the legal limit. sean: the new york state attorney general has ordered two daily fantasy sports companies to stop accepting bets in the

empire state. cease and desist issued yesterday to fanduel and draftkings. they said the games constitute illegal gambling. half a million people in new york play the games. both companies are fighting back and draftkings has hired martha coakley as an advisor. erin: more than 175,000 votes were cast to help choose exterior designs for the teacher and in -- t trains in boston. hundreds of the votes came from the same ip address and most of the votes were cast right after the contest started. new cars are supposed to start arriving in 2017. sean: cheating when voting for the t trains?

a new jump -- ski jump is set to be built. next monday, a fundraiser featuring world champion ski jumper sarah hendrickson' s plan at the flying monkey in plymouth to help raise the rest of the money needed. it looks like the season may happen if they keep things moving along. erin: there is such a history of ski jumping in the state and it is a high school sport. kevin: there are several local area testers. erin: no, no, no. top of that. kevin: that is true. we will work on that eventually. down the line. there are going to be somewhat highways as you head out early this morning.

the clouds we had out there overnight. it is going to be a cool, breezy day with mainly morning activity and then starting to gradually dry out for the afternoon. there is another round of showers making its way in tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening. a cooler weekend is set up with the breeze continuing. half-inch of rain as this this afternoon. the main portion of the moisture is to our south. maybe a couple of breaks in the overcast late in the day in a few western areas. already, that system will be making steady progress toward us. we will have somewhat highways out there. nothing heavy in any given location, but there could be bursts of moderate rain at any time. a little bit more widely

eventually, partial sunshine this afternoon. temperature starting off much milder than yesterday. we are in the 40' s for the most part. north. there is some warmer air to be had that eventually comes in after these two systems and after the weekend. we start to jump back near 60 by the middle of next week. for veterans day, lower 50' s north and west. anywhere through the lakes region and south and east, the rain is through the early afternoon and then it dries out later on. the shoreline could be gusting through the afternoon at or near 20 miles per hour. the clouds continued to break apart later on this evening. a brief break as any sunshine

gives way to more clouds. shower activities should start to wind down later on tonight -- tomorrow night. a cooler breeze for the weekend. friday night may not be all liquid form for the lingering shower activity of in the mountains and the great north woods. a wet start to the day today. a drying process later on this afternoon. partial sunshine, breezy friday. maybe a couple of mixed showers for the north country and the higher elevations. we could see a few inches of accumulation. we are looking at a dry and quiet weekend. sean: there we go. kevin: above 2000 feet. the billy goat section. erin: billy goats. [laughter] erin: cruiser battling a fire on ellsworth hill road and it is

the man convicted of beating a woman and leaving her in the woods in rochester in 2004 wants to get out of prison early. brandon fecteau was found guilty of first-degree assault and sentenced to 16.5 years in prison, but now wants a judge to suspend about four years of that. a starving dog found abandoned in claremont last month is on the road to recovery. hope has gained 14 pounds and is barking and wagging her tail again. sean: coming up, do you want to get in on the latest style trends but are not sure how will will look?

-- manerin: there is a growing fashion trend for men called the man bun . i' m picturing you with a man bun. you can try it out without growing out your hair now. sean: really? groupon is now selling a clip on man bun. the hairpiece is made of artificial hair and is available in a variety of colors. i' m going to try the blonde one. [laughter] sean: more than 1000 have already been sold. i' m the pitch man and a customer, as well. erin: really? [laughter] sean: put it in my stocking at christmas. erin: i don' t think so. i don' t think so. what do you think? coming up, the owner of a local waterpark has changed himself to one of the slides in an effort to save his property from foreclosure. sean: as we approach winter, we will explain why bridges freeze

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>> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 daybreak. sean: good morning, everybody. wednesday, november 11. of course, it is veterans day. it is kind of a crummy start to the day. erin: not nice. the weather is impacting some of the veterans day events. first, our top stories. we are following breaking news out of campton. crews are on the scene of a fire at 311 ellsworth hill road. events are being held across the state today in honor of the men and women who have served our

country, including a ceremony at the new hampshire veterans cemetery in boston when. -- boscawan. a nashua man is recovering after he was hit by the mirror of a vehicle after he ran out of gas on the everett turnpike. sean: maybe the rain is a good thing. kevin: no one likes to hear it, but we do need the rain. it is 40 degrees out in the monadnock region. you will notice a system lingering around. offshore. gradually starts to dry up through the afternoon. highs will go between 46 and 52. sean: just like the old song. a cold november rain out there. here is a live look at i-93.

kevin: for a look at the morning drive, we are joined live by 95.7 wzid' s deb davidson. good morning. deb: good morning. you are definitely going to need the windshield wipers. we are getting word of some road closures in campton on ellsworth hill road. the road is closed between mason and springfield due to that working fire. authorities will detour you around that area. once you are out of that area and on 93, you are moving well on the southbound side down to concord. from the hooksett tolls down to manchester and salem, moving well. 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: let' s get back to that breaking news we are following.

a three alarm fire on ellsworth hills road right now. erin: officials say the more heavy flames coming from what they believe is the armont inn. we will bring you updates as soon as we learn new information. sean: the republican presidential hopefuls went head to head in another debate last night. erin: eight candidates took to the stage for the main debate on the fox business network. they discussed the economy, immigration, and foreign policy. nikole killion has a look at some of the highlights. nikole: it seems to be a better night all around, not only in terms of the questioning, but also for the candidates seeking to gain ground. >> tonight' s rules are simple. nikole: simple and straightforward. moderators pressed the issues in the debate. >> i have no problem with being vetted. nikole: from ben carson' s

storied past two immigration. >> the wall will be built, it will be successful. if you think walls to work, all you have to do is ask israel. nikole: donald trump taken on by john kasich. >> it is a silly argument. it is not an adult argument. it makes no sense. >> all i can say is you are oil. you should let jeb speak. >> thank you, donald, for allowing me to speak at the debate. nikole: jeb bush sought to regain his footing. >> it would send a signal that we are not the kind of country that i know america is. nikole: marco rubio got called out over military spending. >> you cannot be a conservative if you are going to keep promoting new programs you are not going to pay for. >> the world is a safer and better place when america is the strongest military power in the world. nikole: the head of the

republican party applauded the debate going forward. nikole killion, wmur. erin: today is veterans day and people all across the state will be honoring the men and women who serve our country. sean: a special ceremony will be held at the state veterans cemetery in boston -- boscawen. organizers are encouraging people to arrive a half hour early to allow yourself time to park and walk up to the ceremony. the ceremony normally lasts about an hour. the seating is limited, but you can bring your own lawn chairs. erin: a marine from connecticut will be passing through new hampshire as he embarks on a walk to raise awareness about veterans struggling with ptsd. he started the wounded walk: yesterday. he is walking 300 miles with 40 pounds on his back to represent his fallen brothers and sisters.

he is stopping in portsmouth before making his way through massachusetts. unh has launched its walk a mile in a veterans boot campaign. to learn more about this campaign, you can head to manchester.unh.edu. sean: an effort is underway to honor manchester veterans who gave their lives in the global war on terror. funding is underway for a . monuments stand to veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice country. afghanistan. ryan pitts is hoping to change that. sacrifice.

for those left behind, you never get over the loss. it helps you live with it, right? that is why it was important for me to get involved. sean: hear more from staff sergeant pitts tonight at 5:00. erin: a nashua man suffered serious injuries when he was hit by a car on the everett turnpike last night. the 28-year-old ran out of gas and pulled into the breakdown lane. as he was putting gas in his car, as he was hit by the mirror of a passing vehicle. the driver of that car stopped to help. sean: they say leman -- a salem man is accused of manufacturing child pornography and the could be hundreds of victims around the world. brian powell recorded numerous chat and camera sessions and in -- encouraged eight and

of their body and then threatened them that he would not expose more. authorities say one ip address was traced to the u.k. erin: dover police are asking for your help tracking down a person they want to talk to about a recent arson. the man in this surveillance picture was that the lilac gardens apartment complex around the time that a car was set on fire last week. detectives say they only want to talk to this man. anyone who recognizes him is urged to call the dover crimeline. sean: a vermont man has pleaded guilty to possessing heroin with the intent to distribute. 30-year-old robert orth was arrested in may 2014. officers say he was in

possession of more than 200 grams of heroin. he also had a loaded handgun. he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. erin: two men convicted of murdering a map or a teen in june of last year have each been sentenced to 30 years to life in prison. 20-year-old zachary pinette was the first to be sentenced yesterday in the stabbing death of aaron wilkinson. michael tatum was also sentenced. both reached clear agreements after testifying against the third man responsible, tristan next month. sean: the owner of a water park in candia is refusing to go down without a fight. liquid planet will hit the auction block on december 2. change himself to a waterslide to save his business from foreclosure. he hopes a potential investor

will step forward. he said he needs $1.5 million to pay off the debt. >> what went wrong? i opened up a waterpark in 2008. the economy crashed and it rained for two years. 2008-2009, almost every day it rained in the summer. sean: his friends have set up a gofundme page. erin: he has quite the set up. coming up, people in massachusetts could be soon on a different schedule than people in new hampshire. one man is trying to change the baystate' s timezone. sean: we will take a closer look at one of the dangers of icy roads. frozen bridges. erin: rain shower activity out there this afternoon.

kevin: a live look up and meredith early this morning. we have the shower activity up there through early afternoon. it will be a cool and breezy day. 40' s to lower ranges of the 50'

s with the breeze out of the northeast a little stronger. a peek at the weekend coming up. sean: we do continue to follow breaking news out of campton. this picture just into our newsroom. firefighters are on the scene of a three alarm fire on ellsworth hill road right now. erin: huge flames. there is heavy fire coming from the armont inn. we have a crew headed to the scene right now. we are going to bring you updates as soon as new information comes into our newsroom. sean: an investigation is underway into a deadly plane crash in ohio. erin: everyone on board that plane was killed when it slammed into an apartment building yesterday afternoon. the plane' s owner says it was carrying nine people. fire officials say no one was inside the apartment building at the time or another nearby home that also caught fire. witnesses described the moments the plane crashed and caught fire.

>> all of a sudden, this plane dropped out of the sky. >> it just blew up. it sounded like gunfire going off. >> it was just gone. you could see the engine. >> you just don' t think a plane would drop in a residential area like this. this is crazy. erin: it is too soon to tell what caused it to crash. the faa and ntsb will hold a news conference later today. sean: a defense bill passed by congress yesterday will not allow guanta namo bay prisoners to be brought to the united states. president obama has been trying to move detainees to the u.s. since the start of his presidency. the senate finalized a bill to prevent those moves in a 91-3 vote. the president will still sign the bill because it has other provisions important for defense. erin: the celtics were in milwaukee last night playing their seventh game of the season against the box.

-- bucks. later on, the game was tied 24-24. the celtics ended up taking the lead and went on to win the game 99-83. sean: the monarchs played their fourth game in five days last night. a 7-3 win in michigan. they host the toledo walleye. it is a game fish by the way. erin: a man in massachusetts want his -- wants his state to change to a different time zone. he wants his state to change to atlantic time, the same as nova scotia. it means the clocks would not be set ahead during daylight savings time. it would put massachusetts an hour ahead of new hampshire four months each year.

a state senator sponsored the bill, ordering a study of this idea. that will be interesting if you live in new hampshire and work in massachusetts. [laughter] sean: that will create some complications. erin: before the snow falls, we are answering some viewer questions about winter weather. sean: hayley lapoint has a look at one of the dangers drivers often encounter on icy roads. hayley: if you ever seen these signs but driving around new hampshire? they are all over the place. many vehicle crashes have been caused by slippery conditions on bridges and overpasses. it may not be something you think about while driving, but it can be very deceiving. why exactly do bridges freeze first? here is the answer and why you always need to be more cautious when costing -- crossing bridges in the winter. cold air surrounds the surface of a bridge.

bridges have no way to trap any heat. they will ice up as soon as the air temperature decreases to 32 degrees. roads, as you can see down here, those have ground underneath them and they retain their heat a little bit more. secondly, bridges are built with steel and concrete, both of which are good heat conductors. any heat moves through the surface, where the heat is lost and the airflow around it is retaining the cooler air. roads are mostly made from asphalt, which is a poor conductor of heat, and that lessens the rate of heat loss from the road. bottom line is you want to be safe when you pass over bridges. if you are passing over a bridge, slow the speed when you are approaching it because it could be slippery and you don' t know it. if you happen to slide along the surface, don' t hit the brakes, keep the steering wheel straight.

that is the best thing we can tell you to keep you straight. we want your winter weather questions. send them to was that wmur.com or facebook us. i meteorologist hayley lapoint. sean: it gets a little slippery on those bridges. kevin: she is pretty smart. she knows her stuff. sean: yes, she does. kevin: it looks like a pretty bad start to the day. if you are headed out early on the morning commute or if you are going to be out for a veterans day event, it is going to be a soggy start south of the white mountains. there will be a few spots that fall. the system is truly just getting gathered in the midsection of the country and that moves through tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night. as you watch this low-pressure make its way out of here, we still have the lingering

a few spots will hold on until 2:00 or 3:00. then a drier northern, northeasterly wind will pass through. the rain is coming down at a clarity good clip -- at a pretty good clip this morning. in the very highest of terrain, there will be a chance of a little falling in nonliquid form. we are going to continue to see temperatures hover around in the upper 30' s and mid 40' s and the mid-40' s in western areas of the state in the afternoon. otherwise, the focus will be on the clouds of the showers. the wind will gusts over 15-20 miles per hour. temperatures hold in the 40' s through the afternoon. some breaks in the overcast are a possibility in the north

partial clearing later on tonight. we will ease back into the 30' s tomorrow, temperatures get back into the 40' s to lower ranges of the 50' s. what starts as sunshine eventually goes to scattered showers tomorrow afternoon. a drier westerly breeze sets up for friday. friday night. you notice the north country friday night. not all of that is in rain form. the could be a couple inches of accumulation out of that. there will be a pretty good reason around -- breeze around both days of the weekend. this is our fourth hurricane continuing to move then to the atlantic. hurricane kate moves out into the north atlantic and continues to weaken.

high temperatures dipping out today in the upper 40' s to lower 50' s. starting to gradually taper off through the afternoon. a cool and breezy day with partial clearing and lows in the 30' s across most of the area. another round of showers tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night giving way to fair skies for the weekend. nice little warming trend for next week, by the way. sean: into the upper 50' s. kevin: maybe near 60. erin: with this february marking the 100th anniversary of the first in the nation primary, the fisher cats are joining in with an election of their own. sean: the team is letting fans decide which had the players will wear in the opener. you can vote online at wethefans2016.com. buying a hat gets you additional votes by the way. they were originally called the new hampshire primaries. erin: right.

sean: they changed that. erin: still ahead, it is being called the world' s largest american flag. where you can find this gigantic

erin: a new breed of cat is gaining popularity. it is known for resembling a werewolf. the woman who came up with the name for the breed says that it is the greek word for wolf and the cats are said to act more like dogs and they don' t come cheap. fees to adopt the kitten run between $1500 and $2500. sean: is it still an adoption at that point? erin: i don' t think so. sean: it looks like it has rabies, but it is cool. a giant flag in wisconsin is being called the world' s largest free flying american flag. it covers 10,000 square feet,

weighs just under 350 pounds, and is 70 feet long. kevin: the stripes measure more than five feet long and the stars stands nearly three feet across. the flagpole is nearly 100 feet taller than the statue of liberty. sean: you kind of feel for the guy who has to bring that thing down and up every day. we will have an update on the pitbull found abandoned and starving in claremont. find out how she is doing as she continues to recover. >> hot topics covered at the republican debate last night. some of the most notable

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