now wmur news 9 at 5:00. jean: a landmark destroyed by fast-moving flames, fire crews battled the blaze overnight at the armontin in campton. josh: the owner got out safely but as wmur's kristen carosa reports. everyone feels the loss of the inn. kristen: flames through the inn, a local landmark. >> it's been there as long as anyone can remember, certainly a big loss to the community. kristen: the fire started around 4:30. neighbor andrew gannon called 911. >> within 15 minutes, it had gone from the back of the house all the way to the front. kristen: police were the first to arrive, gannon and an officer went in and woke up the owner who was sleeping.

ambulance crew, refused transport. kristen: he was awoken just in time. once the firefighters arrived, the flames swept fast. >> we had crews internally to stop it. it got up into the attic and quickly spread throughout the rest of the building. at that point we had to pull our crews out. kristen: more than 60 firefighters came to help, water had to be shuttled in from over a mile away. >> the amount of fire there was in that old of a building, it was an uphill battle. kristen: the building has been torn down for safety. it was built in 1935 according to the historical society. >> i'm upset, it was a beautiful home. kristen: ted keating lives down the road and been inside a few times. >> it was like an old hunting lodge, it was elegant. kristen: the owner did host dinner a few times a week. >> two evenings, wednesday and thursday evenings he would have a dinner that he would put on, he and some help and people

would come up with reservations and eat. kristen: the fire marshal's office and police department will investigate what caused the fire. >> so many homes have burned down, it's sad. we have an older homes ourselves, it makes me think. kristen: in campton, kristen carosa, wmur news 9. josh: the nice streak of weather turned damp and drizzly today and cooled down. let's check in with the forecast with meteorologist josh judge. josh: temperatures in the 40's and certainly those with above average temperatures for quite some time, a thing of the past today. the rainfall amounts, certainly not a lot but enough it's helping a little bit with our drought, no doubt in the southeastern part of the state where the drought is the worst. we got nearly an inch, some areas up to an inch of rainfall as you can see different amounts depending on exactly where you are, the least in northern new hampshire. there is the radar slowly winding down.

still some drizzle out there. that will be around for a couple more hours before things dry down just a bit. another weather system is heading in this direction looking to bring more rain and sparking a lot of severe weather and tornado outbreaks. we'll show you that and when to expect this rain to move in here for a second helping of rain. that's all coming up in our full forecast a couple means away. jean: thanks, josh, local and state leaders honored veterans at the state veterans day ceremony in concord this morning. a wreath was laid in the capital to honor those who have died serving our country. governor maggie has san thanked veterans and servicemembers at the hall of flags in the statehouse. governor: i know because of the sacrifices of our servicemembers, our country is safer, our freedom is stronger and thanks to your sacrifices, we each have the freedom to continue pursuing the american dream, something that strengthens us all as

jean: there are close to 100,000 veterans in the granite state and they were also honored at the ceremony at the veterans cemetary in boscawen. several hundred people braved the rain to say thank you to our nation's men and women in uniform and that includes governor hassan, senators jeanne shaheen and kelly ayotte along with congressman frank guinta. jean robinson was there to honor her husband of 48 years, a korean war veteran who died in 2006. >> i'm very patriotic. it's investor touching very touching, they did help us so we didn't have to do it. jean: the governor says we will never repay the debt owed to our veterans but promised to continue to try. today president obama is asking the country to do more to insure veterans receive health care and benefits. abc's brandi hitt has more on that and the other ceremonies held across the country.

heroes, from new york to dallas and in los angeles. >> i love my country and they helped bring me to today. brandi: americans are honoring veterans with festivities and parades across the country. >> in my family, my dad served, i served. >> it's so show our support and we still remember them. brandi: president obama participated in a wreath laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknown soldier and said during a private white house breakfast, the nation needs to keep our veterans in mind long after this day. president obama: we're going to keep investing in the facilities and the physicians and the staff to make sure that our veterans get the care that you need when you need it. brandi: a moment of silence was held in afghanistan where nato troops, some overcome with emotion knelt down as they honored those who have served. and overnight, bruce springsteen joined abc's bob

woodruff hosting his ninth annual standup for heroes benefit concert. with a new wave of veterans serving in iraq, afghanistan, and elsewhere, for many this federal holiday is about more than just showing gratitude. >> support these men and women who basically provide our freedoms. brandi: this year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii. president obama is calling on congress to pass a measure to gives veterans easier access to health care benefits. brandi hitt, los angeles. josh: presidential candidates campaigning in new hampshire filled their scheduled with veterans day events. bernie sanders celebrating in lebanon. they attended a ceremony there as well remembering the sacrifices of those who have served our country and their families. >> we have the moral obligation in a very nonpartisan way to do everything that we can to make sure that all of our veterans

get the quality health care that they deserve in a timely manner and get the benefits that they are entitled to in a timely manner. josh: senator sanders say he will prevent budget cuts to disabled veterans and v.a. hospitals as well. republican lindsay graham had planned to attend parades but they were cancelled because of the rain. he will attend a vigil at the franklin v.f.w. later on tonight. ted cruz will hold a town hall in kingston at 6:00 and rick santorum will be at a town hall in wyndham. he has a house party in bedford right now and made a stop in addition washington this afternoon. fresh off the debate stage in wisconsin last night, donald trump, it's coming, there he is. he hopped aboard his jet and hampshire. according to his campaign manager, trump didn't sleep at all last night.

him at a morning event in manchester. hitting the stage to the beat of twisted sister, donald trump was greeted by the largest crowd in the 20th history of politics and eggs, among the topics, the kingstone pipeline, he would resuscitate it for a small handling fee. donald trump: i want 25% of the profits. i'm going to negotiate a deal, it will take me two seconds. josh: trump was on stage in wisconsin for a debate on the fox business network. and while trump wasn't as much the focus as he has been in other debates, his immigration policy was often in the cross hairs. >> we all know you can't pick them up and ship them back across the border. donald trump: i don't have to -- josh: a topic in manchester and trump says his border wall will go a long way in combating a plague in new hampshire. donald trump: the heroin is coming over the same border.

we have to solve these problems. you can't solve it if you don't have a border. josh: less than three months before the primary, it's not a stretch to call him a republican favorite as the fade that many expected to happen just hasn't. >> he has put in a sense that regular folks understand. he is able to convince people, and i think you saw it here today, he is able to convince people that he will deliver where other people have not. josh: even so, polls say a significant number of republicans aren't going to buy it and not vote for him under any circumstances. he is losing badly to hillary clinton in the general election, which also explains why state democratic party chair tweeted this today. donald trump flexes his g.o.p. dominance in the grin it's state. jean: you can voice your opinion about renovation to the balsams report tonight. it is holding a public hearing at colebrook's tillotson center at 6:00.

includes expanding the ski area, republicanvations to houses, improvements to the golf course and a new hotel with a conference center. the coos commission and delegation approved zoning amendments for the project last week. it is traffic watch time, let's see how things are moving around the state. we'll start outside in manchester, 293 looks like it's a little slow going in this section near exit 5 from our camera. josh: 95.7 wzid's peggy james joins us with a live look at the road home. hi, peggy. peggy: a lot of people have the day off today. we see lighter volume than pretty well. easy ride for the most part. 93 from the massachusetts border, 21 minutes into manchester, 293 as you saw kind of busy but moving well north and southbound. how about that no trouble spots right now. 101 west, slight delays through bedford and the everett

especially northbound between exits 10 and 111. this report brought to you by peters honda kia from nashua. i'm penguin peling for 95.7 wzid. jean: a university of missouri student could face a terrorism charge in connection with posts threatening minority students at the school. we will have that story after the break. josh: and it is a winter wallop in the midwest, the first big storm of the season has meteorologists warning of whiteout conditions. josh: it's been a soggy weather wednesday. head indoors to sky venture and surf is up in addition washington. we'll show you what is going down coming up. jean: we'll tune into that. a response for a woman suing for access to medical marijuana. josh: a case that could set a

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josh: welcome back. a student has been arrested in connection to online threats to kill black students at the university of missouri. jean: officers arrested 19-year-old hunter parker this morning. he attends the missouri university of science and technology. this is about 90 miles away from the university's flagship

campus. earlier this week, the university's president and chancellor both stepped down following protests over how the administration has handled racial issues. josh: one person is dead after a house exploded in new jersey this morning. the blast destroyed a two-family duplex and sent 11 people to the hospital. some of the victims were trapped under debris. others were badly burned. the city's mayor believes it was caused by a natural gas explosion. and investigators now have the voice recorder from a small jet that crashed into an apartment afternoon. nine people onboard died including seven employees of a florida real estate company as well as the two pilots. the plane clipped utility wires before hitting the four-story building. no one was home at the time. jean: the united nations reached a deal to track airplanes by satellite. countries set aside radio frequencies for the tracking. current radio-based systems

a disappearance of an airplane last year exploited weaknesses and prompted this new agreement. josh: snow is falling. wind and ice in colorado cancelled flights out of denver. five inches of snow led to whiteout conditions in kansas. this storm is expected to strengthen and will stretch from colorado to new york bringing damaging winds and snow. the national weather service issued tornte watches in nebraska, iowa, missouri, and in kansas. here in new hampshire, it has been a bit of a gloomy dangers for kids out of school on veterans day. plenty of options. jean: mike haddad headed to one of them on this wednesday. a crowded day at sky venture, mike? mike: the weather dictating everything around here, many off for observance of veterans day. why not head indoors on a soggy day. one of the keys here, not only did they have the surfing, but

surfing competition practices and actual competitions are held in additionia. this is a new addition to sky venture, joining me are a couple of diehard surfers, jake and dillon, thanks for joining us tonight. >> thank you very much for having us. >> thank you. mike: a big competition this upcoming weekend, it's the eastern surfing association indoor competition. you guys all take part in this, some of you told me earlier you were here every day. >> yes, we pretty much come every day. it's a dream here to just come and have a blast. it's a blast here. mike: dillon, is this surfing indoors anything like it would be out in the atlantic ocean, is it that realistic? >> yes, but some aspects that actually show that it's like surfing in the ocean and some that don't. it's like wake surfing. it's like the perfect mixture. mike: are you looking forward to finishing near the top of the competition, have you been practicing all week? >> yes, we have been training very hard for this competition

goes down. mike: a lot of people here tonight enjoying a good time. they're starting off new. do you remember when you were that young and you really didn't know too much about it? >> yeah, it was hard. >> it was really hard getting used to it. mike: the owner was telling me a little while ago, in in 30 minutes, you can tell everything from one who has just hopped on a surfboard to one that can surf up and down five, six, seven-foot waves. this wave action is something else. it's new. what is not new here is something that has been around for quite some time. that's the sky diving experience. we will take you upstairs and show you some participants, yeah, letting loose in the air up there when we come back in a little bit. right now, how about our rain and the dry weather coming back in? what about a timeline on, that here is josh. josh: mike, i wanted to see you surfing, i don't know. we have to work on that, everybody here. we're all in on that one. it has been a wet one out there for today for this veterans day. showers heaviest last night and

this morning tapering off to scattered showers and drizzle this afternoon. many of us have seen it come to an end, but a wet feel for sure. the current temperatures, it's pretty uniform across the granite state as often is the case when the atmosphere is moist and mid and upper 40's will do it for you. the winds have calmed down. a little gusty earlier today. they have calmed at least for a moment. look for the winds to kick back up again in the coming days. so it will be a little bit windy as well, blowing some more leaves off some of those trees. your almanac for today, the high 49, the average high is 50, real close to average despite the damp and cloudy wet day that we've seen. the record for today, 70 degrees from back in 2002. a look at the radar, you can see the echoes diminishing in the last hour or two really down to just some light drizzle and sprinkles in a few spots. it's much drier to our west, although don't expect a lot of sunshine tomorrow, at least it will be drier to start the day a look at the doppler radar here, zooming in on the north

country, not much left here, drier there and the most organized showers left over in the state are in southeastern new hampshire headed toward the sea coast and then exiting the region. again, some drizzle may linger for a little while, but then things calm down it for a while until this next system moves in. this packs a punch right now. by the time it gets to us, it certainly loses a lot of that punch, but right now, it is weather. we were just mentioning this in the news a few minutes ago. here is the current active tornado warnings in iowa, three of them right now and many tornado watches for the entire area, many severe thunderstorm warnings in effect as well. that's those yellow colors that you see. by the time it spins its way toward us, it loses much of its luster. i'll show you that as it moves across the country right now heading toward us by tomorrow afternoon, the rain moves in and, yeah, it will be wet again tomorrow afternoon, but certainly not expecting any severe weather out of it. here is what we do expect, clouds tonight and into

tomorrow, most likely mostly cloudy when you wake up, maybe a peek or two of sunshine in the morning, the best chance is well away from the coast. here comes from the rain from the system, no severe weather, but heavy downpours in some spots by tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night it's more scattered showers. they're pulling away by the time we get into friday. if you're in southern or southeastern parts of the states on friday, partly sunny and warmer. farther to the west and north, those temperatures will be a little cooler with a chance of a few scattered showers. we look ahead to the next several days. that takes us into and through the weekend as well. the weekend cool, breezy, sunday, the nicer of the two days and then we go back above average again. next week looking like a milder one and a pretty nice one as well. ups and downs the next several days before we get there. jean: a few of them. thanks, josh. well, a new approach to ptsd is happening right here in new england. josh: we'll take you to the

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vaughn in rochester with a 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. now he's taking on wall street 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,

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, and i approve this message. jean: younger children on soccer teams will no longer be allowed to use their heads in

the game. the u.s. soccer league has a ban on heading the ball to prevent concussions. the new rule is for players 10 years old and younger. the league settled a lawsuit the ball. josh: the first to have a brain bank. researchers are looking at samples looking for signs and physical changes they have seen in other brain disorders as a way to better treat patients. >> there are certain treatments that reduce inflammation, certain treatments that heal blood vessels. if any of these structures are going hay wire, we can focus our treatment on that. josh: researchers have assumed that braints have normal structures, but no one was certain because they weren't microscope. "medal of honor" recipient, the work to build a new veterans memorial in new hampshire.

josh: on news 9 at 5:30, this will be dedicated to lives lost in the war on terror. >> the man who survived this terrifying fall explains how he was able to walk away from it all. and now to our u local hotshot, we want to say a happy veterans day to father and daughter sailors, thank you to your entire family for your service. please submit your pictures and

local jean: now at 5:30, finally beneficial rain today, but some of us still remain in a drought. >> i couldn't ask for any better. josh: volunteers who showed up for this veterans day project have an extra connection to the work underway. jean: new hampshire has responded to a lawsuit over urgent to medical marijuana. josh: and these skiers are taking advantage of black to you better, these roads for their training. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do, now wmur news 9 at 5:30. josh: kind of a drizzly day all

around new hampshire, but most of today's rain was concentrated in the southern half of the state. welcome back, folks, i'm josh mcelveen. jean: i'm jean mackin. the rain forces some cities to cancel their veterans day parades, the rain is good news. hayley lapoint can explain why. hayley: we desperately need the rain in southeastern parts of the state. here is a wrap-up of some of the totals. one of the highest areas i could fine, warner, 1.6, a little ways down the road, 1.14 inches. franklin, just under an inch, same thing in pelham point, 7.5 inches of rainfall. here is the latest on the drought. so in those areas where you see the yellow colors and that peach color, that's where we have either abnormally dry, so in the yellow areas or the peach color, you have what's called a moderate drought. that continues even now, so we made at least a little dent in

in drought conditions in those areas. as far as manchester goes this gives you a good idea. since september 1, we have had 6.18 inches of rainfall. we are actually down over three inches of rain when you compare to where we should be in time in the fall. we still have a ways to go. we need a much heavier long-lived rainstorm to really catch up. josh judge has more on the forecasts in just a couple minutes. josh: a woman who is dying of cancer cannot get a registry card before the state opens marijuana dispensaries. linda has stage four lung cancer. she is suing the state to get a registry card now so she can get medical marijuana from dispensaries in maine. the law prevents h.h.s. from handling out cards until a registered and approved dispensary actually opens. that makes sure only accountable sources distribute it to residents.

underway to build a state memorial for members lost in the global war on terror. the group building the monument is still racing money and as adam sexton reports, they have enlisted the help of one of america's bravest soldiers. adam: at the state cemetery, new hampshire honors its heroes, monuments over 2 1/2 american centuries. those who gave their lives fighting for their country in iraq or afghanistan have yet to be memorialized. >> the global war on terror is my generation as war. adam: in 2014, ryan pitts of nashua received the "medal of honor" for extraordinary acts of heroism in combat in afghanistan. he is helping to race awareness for a new effort to build a memorial in boscawen to the grin it's state servicemen who made the ultimate sacrifice in the war on terror. >> it serves several purposes.

also for those that are left behind, you never get over the loss, it helps you lives with it, right, so that's why it was more than for me to get involved. adam: pitts understands what it means to lose loved ones in war. they came under attack in july 2007, 48 u.s. soldiers faced down 200 sergeants. pitts manning a forward observation post suffered near fatal wounds in the attack but fought on, at one point almost single-handedly keeping the enemy at bay. >> it wasn't like i think i was going to die, i knew i was going to die. adam: four fellow soldiers reached him but a round of explosions left them wounded. >> changed three guys' lives forever in terms of wounds, one gave his life, left behind a wife and the rest of a loving family for me. adam: fine soldiers died that day. when pitts received the "medal

of honor," he was thinking of them. >> when the president was putting the award on, i was thinking about the guys. i was thinking directly in front of me the families, off to my left are almost all of the guys that were on the ground that day and i'm just, at that time i'm thinking about all of them. adam: while pitts' story is unique, the sacrifices he and his fellow soldiers are not. he is throwing his support behind this global terror memorial in boscawen. >> it's not about the servicemember on the wall and honoring their sacrifice, it honors the sacrifice that the family made and it shows the loved ones that their sacrifice hasn't been forgotten. adam: this advocate is leading to build the memorial, the hope is to unveil it next september. >> i personally escorted two gold star mothers over to the

the memorial and they were definitely very, they appreciate what we're doing. adam: pitts says it will stand as a solemn reminder of what a select few are willing to sacrifice for all of us. >> think about the things that you enjoy every day, whether that's spending time with your children, being able to cook out in the backyard and get together with family and friends, enjoy holidays. all of those things are something that someone else gave up forever so we can have it. i take it for granted, but there are times i stop and appreciate the little moments with my son and that somebody made those sacrifices. adam: in boscawen, adam sexton, wmur news 9. jean: if you would like to support the memorial, you can find the link to the group's facebook page on wmur.com. they hope to have the monument in place by next september. josh: today in rochester, another example of veterans honoring one of their own.

visited a habitat for humanity project build for a servicemember by other veterans. jennifer: habitat of humanity for southeast hamp broke ground on this donated lot in october. by next fall, one unit will be the four-bedroom home of the nickerson family. >> and we looked specifically find a veteran family and matthew and rachel. matthew was a u.s. army vet and he was during 9/11, he was at the enter gone in honor guard. he is amazing and his wife was amazing. jennifer: the nickersons four children are excited. levy's room will have a superhero theme. >> he had cancer and is now cancer-free. he is our real life super hero, aren't you? >> yes. jennifer: among those to help build it, an organization, tube rubicon.

>> what better way to serve veterans day than to build a house for this family. jennifer: ranging in age from their 20s to their 70s. >> it makes me feel excited and worthy enough to be able to help someone in need like this. >> i couldn't ask for any better, could you? jennifer: when vietnam vet frances love daughters asked what he wanted to do for veterans day, he brought them here. >> it's nice to come out here as a family and honor all of those that have served and will serve in the future. it feels great. >> there are no words to express how blessed we feel and how grateful that veterans who have served our country and now they're here serving our family on veterans day, it's just the most selfless thing you can think of. we're just so thankful for them. jennifer: in rochester, jennifer crompton, wmur news 9. jean: never stop serving, some amazing people. josh: good stuff.

who is behind the largest ever cyber attack. jean: and did you know there is one shopping holiday around the globe that beats even black friday here and it's happening right now. josh: we are watching the radar as rain pulls away and another system moves even closer. when to expect a second batch of showers. josh: one town really means it when they say stop. we'll tell you the i owe about $68,000. i owe $44,000 in student loans. my plan, the new college compact, says you should not have to borrow money to pay tuition if you go to a public college or university. and you ought to be able to refinance student debt. and i don't believe the federal government should be making a profit off of lending to young people who are borrowing to be able to we have got to make college i'm hillary clinton and i

josh: the closing bell provided by the new york stock exchange, not a great day on wall street. the nasdaq was down. three people have been charged in what's being called the largest ever hacking case. jean: this is the data breach that threatened the information of 83 million j.p. morgan chase customers. newly unsealed documents showed that two men in israel and one u.s. citizen living in moscow have been charged. they are also suspected of hacking into other financial institutions and brokerage firms and running an illegal bit coin exchange. vizio's new smart tv model will analyze the shows you watch and track activity on your online devices in your house. the data is sent to advertisers.

report saying there are strict confidentiality rules. customers can turn off tracking by changing the settings. t-mobile is now offering unlimited mobile streaming video from some select providers. the new binge on feature allows customers to watch as much hbo, hulu, netflix and other services as they want. it won't count against monthly data limits. the service starts this coming weekend. josh: a tech start-up hopes to keep grocery aisles filled full by using a robot. this inventory tracking robot can tell when a product is in a wrong spot or low in supply. the robot tally can scan 15,000 items an hour. it's a task usually done by employees with hand held scanners that can take 20 to 30 hours a week. the start-up hopes to sell to retailers like target, c.v.s. and wal-mart. jean: in sports, the celtics have seemed to find a winning formula.

jamie staton will explain. josh: the man who managed to survive a 1,600-foot fall shows us what saved 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,

and a corrupt political system funded by over a million tackling climate change to create clean-energy jobs, fighting for living wages, equal pay, and tuition-free people are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change! 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,

if you think there's no solution to the climate crisis, think again. in america, clean energy is already producing enough power for 18 million homes, reducing our dependence on foreign oil and supporting over one million jobs. i'm tom steyer. with bold leadership and an endless supply of wind and sun, we can do even more. the goal is 50% clean energy by 2030. so, what are we waiting for? josh: well, you might have seen this video, a skier plunging 1,600 feet off a mountain after he skied in a trench. jean: he caught the whole thing on his helmet camera.

tonight he is talking about that close call. josh: ian mcintosh said that fall felt like an eternity. i imagine so. he credits one important piece of equipment for saving his life. >> pull that white handle for me right there. just pull it. there is your life jacket. so you're flying down the mountain. it felt like i was getting hit by linebackers the whole way down the mountain, over and over and over again like full sprinting lbs. jean: lucky he had that equipment. he survived the fall with just a few bruises. josh: a great story. jean: a different kind of skiing is taking place at mount kearsarge. josh: paula tracy gave roller skiing a try. paula: when the toll road gets closed, it's taken over for roller ski racing.

and used as a training tool for nordic ski racers since the 1980's. last weekend they climbed the highway. you can rent a pair of roller skis for about $80. for two weeks and the trick is to learn on a flat road with fresh pavement and not much traffic. the roller skiing world call those conditions black powder. for my first lesson, the nodic coach took me to quincy road. after getting over my fear of falling, i got the hang of the kick and glide. these don't have breaks like nordic skis, so going down hill is a bit of a challenge. it is a great workout. you can find more about roller skiing in the escape outside section of wmur.com. paula tracy, wmur news 9. >> now meteorologist josh judge with your storm watch 9 forecast. josh: certainly not the nicest

day of the week and we needed the rain and haven't seen any in the entire month of november until this system moved in last night. that's the good news and there is more rain on the way even though today's episode is approaching. there are the temperatures. it's a cool one out there a little bit belou average for this time of year, not much, but it certainly feels chilly after so many days in a row of above average temperatures. we're in the middle 40's almost everywhere around new hampshire. there is your winds right now, sustained wind speeds not very strong. they did gust higher today, a look at your top wind gusts between 15 and 25 miles per hour, not enough to cause any type of damage, enough to blow things around a little bit out there today. the winds calming down, but they'll probably pick back up again tomorrow afternoon and off and on right through the first half of the weekend as well. average high for today is 50. we hit 49 in concord, so awful close to average for this time of year, nowhere near that record.

you probably notice that, 70 degrees is the record for today. a lock at the weather as its evolved over the last couple of hours, plenty of rain which was much more wide scale spread out this afternoon. it is certainly compressing, but light rain and drizzle out there at the moment and it's slowly pulling away, drizzle doesn't always fully show up that well on the doppler radar. you can see little areas, these are the areas with sprinkles and showers in-between some drizzle. it does dry out as the winds change direction and drier air moves on in, but it's very brief break before this weather system approaches. this weather right now causing severe outbreak of a few tornadoes which have actually touched down in the midwest. all these colors meaning different types of watches and warnings. they're under a tornado watch until 9:00 this evening. these areas of red right here in parts of iowa and even into minnesota are tornado warnings that are going on in effect right now.

so far no major damage from tornadoes, but there have been a few touchdowns already and more are possible along this line. this line of showers is what approaches us tomorrow. fear not, it will not be severe by the time it gets to us. down over the next several hours this evening. we dry out for a time but stays cloudy. wake up tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy skies, maybe a glimmer or two of sunshine far to the west and north, but that's about it, more rain from that weather system to our west pulls in during the midday and afternoon hours of tomorrow, off-and-on rain showers right through into tomorrow evening and we start to dry out, especially in areas to the south and east. here is your next five to seven days here actually when we look right into the weekend, some mixed rain and snow showers in the mountains friday night into saturday, overall the weekend not bad, but it gets better as we head into next week. josh: look forward to that. thanks, josh. jean: thanks, josh, an official in indonesia has found an

to run prisons. southern them with hungry congress dials. josh: he wants to create an island prison for serious offenders and stock the water around with reptiles. they are better than guards because they can't ever be bribed into letting people escape. >> now jamie staton and news 9 sports. jamie: that reminds me of when paula tracy brings in brownies in the newsroom on wednesday. celtics suddenly looking pretty good, playing a really fast game. they are running away from their teams in the second half like the bucks last night, they will try to do to the indiana pacers tonight, gametime 7:30. we are three days away from another full saturday of high school football playoff games across the great state, 12 teams in action, it's the semifinals in each of the three divisions, we dropped in on a rainy practice for one of the teams today. the wyndham jaguars, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. workout.

michigan -- machine tonight at 6:00. bishop baseball star andrew lay flop, the penman keeping good athletes in states. the fall signing period is open. we will share our signings coming up in coming days. at 6:00, a monster signing, maybe the biggest ever in new hampshire history, kentucky basketball coming up at 6:00. jean: that is a big one. josh: a big tease, too. jean: you probably heard humor is good for your health. can it keep you safe. josh: up next, a new strategy tried at one dangerous section. tom: a case over 30 years old heading for a hearing. a man who pled guilty to sex assault wants his name removed as a sex offender. the victim is also speaking out, what she says about his request. and on this veterans day, new hampshire honors its servicemembers, we'll take you

around the sta jean: well, you may remember this christmas tree from reading, pennsylvania, last year, people rallied around the real life charlie brown tree after calls to take the scranny thing down. josh: the city has no intention of repeating that drama this year, though, it has chosen a plump white fir, 25 feet tall. it was donated by its owners who say they'll have it cut down anyway for safety reasons, so win-win. jean: no charlie brown tree there. josh: this is what drivers are

rolling up to in one missouri intersection. jean: after several accidents, city leaders were getting desperate to improve safety. they hope humor will catch on, signs like you got to pistol really. >> we are working a lot of fender-bender accidents, not one fatality and those numbers have drop substantially. jean: remember the signs that went up along the highway last year in massachusetts saying use your blinka, they are trying the approach to put down the dangerous driving.

josh: thanks for joining jeb bush: leadership means you've got to be all in. it's not about yappin'. it's not about talking. it's about doing. i know how to do this because i was privileged to serve in florida for eight years. and we turned the systems upside down that weren't working. 1.3 million new jobs were created. we cut taxes every year. income rose in people's pockets. people were lifted out of poverty. children started to learn. as president of the united states, i pledge to you that i will solve problems. announcer: right to rise usa is responsible for the

tom: now at 6:00, a sex assault victim is fighting to keep her attacker's name on the state registry despite a ruling by state's highest court.

>> been there as long as anyone can remember, certainly a big loss to the community. jennifer: huge flames destroy a long time inn in campton. a neighbor called and got the neighbor out. mike: rain showers have moved in and they're moving out and i'll tell you when there is more to follow. tom a day of honor for our nation's veterans past and present, the special ceremonies held in new hampshire today. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now newscenter 5 gnu at 6:00. tom: and tonight, a sex assault victim is speaking out as the man convicted of assaulting her repeatedly fights to get his name removed from the state's sex offender registry. jennifer: his request comes after the state supreme court ruled that new hampshire's law

requiring convictions before