lived when i was in a larger apartment. >> might be tough with toddlers. >> definitely would be. >> that's what's making news in america this erin: redevelopment plans for are moving forward. people trying to find dates online. the scam ends with victims at gunpoint. kevin: a preview of our weather for the weekend. erin: open enrollment for health care is underway for millions of americans. the process can be confusing. a look at some available resources and tips to save some money. >> no one covers new hampshire

morning. i' m erin fehlau. sean: good morning. i' m sean mcdonald. let' s face it. reverse. we start off relatively dry and in the afternoon another round of showers making its way in. we are not looking at organized rainfall until the next system arrives after midday. temperatures are in the 40' s much like yesterday. we will not get much above the 40' s. showers winds down after midnight tonight setting up the air mass tomorrow that we will have for the weekend. let' s take a look at your thursday morning ride in the. we' re joined live by 95.7 wzid' s deb davidson. good morning. deb: good morning, kevin. all major roadways are looking good and up to speed at the

we are not seeing any delays on 93 from tilton to concord. 293 is moving well on the southbound side through the mill yard with no delays at exit 6. the everett turnpike is also moving well. commuting into boston, it is a nice ride on 93 south all the way into boston. this report being brought to you by peters honda, kia, and nashua -- nissan. i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. erin: thank you. support is building for a renovation project at the balsams resort in dixville. sean: dozens of people turned out for a hearing on the project there only seems to be one complaint. ray: sean, the only negative isn'

developers say if they get approval soon, the new renovated balsams resort could be opened by the end of next year. last week, officials approved three zoning amendments. more than 60 people turned out last night to offer their thoughts. the redevelopment would restore the dix house and renovate the 18 hole golf course and expand the ski area to 2200 acres. >> that gives us a really tight window to get the work started as soon as we can in the spring, build all the way through the summer, build right through the fall, and hopefully have a part of the resort open next season, the 2016-2017 season. that would be exciting. ray: the next meeting to consider approval is scheduled

for december 2. sean: ray, thanks. police are investigating a pair of strong armed robberies in downtown laconia. a woman was walking down the street when two men approached wearing bandannas and demanded her purse. four hours later, two people wearing bandannas approached a homeowner on lincoln street and amended his wallet -- demanded his wallet. a week after a man was shot and killed along granite street, a woman is organizing neighbors to clean up the neighborhood and change perceptions. >> this shows them that this always does not have to be the case. you can do something good. by cleaning up the neighborhood, we are taking back our neighborhood.

sean: the big items have already been piled up and they plan to pick up more trash this weekend. erin: police in boston are warning about a growing online scam targeting people looking for love. it is called a cap phishing scheme. robbers are setting up fake online dating profiles and then pulling a gun on unsuspecting dates and robbing them. >> it is sad because there are a lot of vulnerable people out there who are dying for a relationship and they throw all caution to the wind by getting excited for a date that they just don' t think twice. erin: police have not said what dating services or apps have been used, but they are urging anyone meeting an online date to do so when a public place. sean: a website aimed at providing information for

granite stater is about online enrollment for health care has been overhauled. you can compare things like dental plans and there are features aimed at small business owners, as well. covering new hampshire plans to distribute brochures about the federal health care law. erin: medical costs are one of the biggest expense facing many americans. many people don' t know how much care costs until the bills show up. ways to avoid sticker shock. >> there is almost no worse feeling. an unexpected bill, costs you cannot afford. when it comes to medical bills, it can be overwhelming. >> about a third of americans were hit with some unexpected bill. >> out-of-pocket costs for a knee replacement range up to $13,000.

a c-section can be as much as $14,000. how do you avoid those unexpected costs? do your research and stay in network. >> when there is a planned procedure, the first thing you want to do is get every single name of the person, of people, who will be assisting you on that day. take that list, call your insurance company. >> calling is key. health insurance websites are not always up to date. if not everyone is in your network, don' t panic. ask if they will accept an in network rate or assign someone who will. emergencies happen. when the bill comes, go back and negotiate, don' t just write a check. prescriptions. >> it averaged about $39 people paid extra out-of-pocket. >> you can work around those costs at the pharmacy counter by first asking if a generic drug

is available. second, sometimes it is cheaper to buy without insurance. third, shop around. >> be sure to check costco. nationally, they generally have the lowest cash prices. >> it is easy to feel helpless when you get huge medical bills, but many hospitals have bill advocates who can help you appeal those costs. frustration. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. erin: interesting information about costco. sean: there is a lot to learn. erin: still ahead, local support for veterans shining brightly. organizers are hoping you will bring light to that too. sean: the salvation army red kettles are coming back starting today and there is good news for tens of thousands of granite stater' s.

erin: in your next half hour, we are going to tell you about a

kevin: it is thursday morning, november 12. a look outside shows the same conditions we last evening. another system will be pushing evening. for the weekend coming up. erin: there is a new effort underway to show support for veterans. it continues even though veterans has come and passed. sean: it is called greenlight a vet. people are asked to place a green light in a window. the project is supported by walmart and veterans groups. a family and hooksett is going the extra mile. >> we went out to look for a little lightbulb and dad said, we don'

to change the whole house so airplanes flying overhead can see this. sean: there you go. they plan to keep their green light shining for a while. millions of people have already signed on to support the effort. erin: there is new protection for a key member of the wolfeboro police department. k-9 riggs received a bullet and stab protective vest yesterday debt -- donated by the nonprofit group vested interest in k-9s. it is embroidered with the service. canine protective vests cost between $7,000-20 $200 each. -- $1700-20 $200 $2200. each. the red kettles will be out today. last year, they helped provide assistance to more than 52,000

people around new hampshire. you will see those bells soon and those kettles. sean: it is 5:14. coming up, do you want to improve your writing skills? there is a website for that and you might even learn something about yourself in the process.

erin: a skydiver in peru got a little more than he bargained for. fernando gava jumped from the plane, but the leg of his jumpsuit got stuck it he was left dangling outside the plane -- and he was left dangling outside the plane for half an hour. he was finally able to pull out a knife and cut the jumpsuit away and float safely to earth. sean: oh my goodness. pressure is mounting on the

step down amid racism concerns. hundreds of students walked out of class yesterday. they are calling on the school president tom rochon to step down, saying they are fed up with his response to racist incidents. students are also calling for a vote of no-confidence by the end of the month. rochon responded by saying he has created a new chief diversity officer position to help improve the racial climate on campus. erin: whether it is for work, school, or e-mail, most of us write something every day. in today' s tech talk, we take a look at a website that offers a fun and easy way to flex those muscles while offering insight into your state of mind. the idea behind the site 750 words is simple. you sign in and start writing until you reach 750 words.

whatever you write is for your eyes only and will not be published anywhere online. when you are done, the site generates all sorts of information about your session. it can detect how quickly you write and when you pause to take breaks. it also detects the overall mood of the writing and the topics most important to you at the time. if you start feeling stressed this holiday season, give it a try. it is a great way to hone your writing skills, while blowing off some steam and you may even learned a little bit about yourself, too. sean: hold on, i' finish up some writing. it has been very stressful working with erin lately. i' m just kidding, of course. the u.s. soccer governing body said that players 10 years and younger should no longer head the ball and heading should be limited to practice only for those 11-13 years old. the move is aimed at reducing

only football results in more concussions for high school and college athletes. kevin: you mean world football or american football? sean: i' m talking american football. erin: the distinction. sean: i should have clarified. you are a very global man. man of the world. kevin: i spent out of the country once in my life besides canada. [laughter] kevin: very global. we start off with morning clouds, fog, giving way to more showers this afternoon. today, the wind picking up out of the southeast as the next system approaches. showers will continue to work their way into tonight. the wind turns more tour -- northwesterly tonight. notice the next system with the

the mid-level clouds and the low clouds that will bring the rain are starting to head into southwestern new hampshire now. the timeline is from noontime until midnight tonight before exiting to our east. we are in the 40' s for the most part early this morning. we will have a breeze developing out of the southeast. you can see that little sliver of warmth here are ahead of the front that comes through. those will be our highs tomorrow. today, we will settle for a lot of mid and upper 40' s to near 50 degree ratings -- readings. today, the showers are around afternoon to mid evening before tapering off overnight tonight. once that goes by, tries -- skies will try to start clearing.

south of that, skies should start to break apart, eventually setting up partial sunshine and a breeze, with temperatures up into the 50' s. as we go through friday night, the cooler air starts to win out. both days over the weekend look like fair skies. both days will have a pretty good breeze out of the west. it does look like we should be good for outdoor activities with very little, if any precipitation. high temperatures dipping out near 50 degrees. it will be around during the evening hours before partial clearing sets up overnight and that leads us to the air mass we will have for the weekend. the cooler air arrives truly tomorrow night. any sort of scattered rainfall we will have friday evening.

before ending saturday morning. that is mainly up north. looking pretty good for the weekend otherwise. sean: we are just about there, aren' t we? skis are getting waxed up as we speak. no pressure. ray: support appears to be growing for a redevelopment project at the balsams resort. more than 60 people turned out last night for a public hearing on the redevelopment plan, which would include creating a balsams lake village and expand the ski wilderness area to 2200 acres, making it the largest in the northeast. sean: laconia police are investigating a pair of strong armed robberies. people in bandannas approached someone in both cases and demanded money. a warning for people setting up date online. there is a scam where thieves set up fake accounts and then pull guns and rob their victims. it is called catfishing. erin: coming up, students have

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sean: welcome back. i wish i was this clever. a fourth grade girl came up with a unique response to a complicated math homework problem. credit. erin: the question involved several people. maddy douglas responded with why she couldn' t answer the problem. because her mom says according to the girl code you should not date a friend' s ex-boyfriend. sean: i like the ex-boyfriend. erin: her teacher told her, good point. sean: does that the girl code?

erin: it is written everywhere. [laughter] erin: it is either that or the girl' s mom did not know the answer and said, put this down. [laughter] sean: a massive and rare blue diamond sold for a record price in switzerland. erin: the bloom and diamond -- it is beautiful -- it is flawless and weighs in at just over 20 carats. it is set in a ring and considered one of the greatest diamonds in the world. it sold yesterday for $48.5 million. it broke the record set by a pink diamond. sean: would you be comfortable wearing something that valuable? erin: oh no. put it in a museum. indonesia have come up with a unique plan for security. there want to surround their

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 get their education. we have got to make college affordable. i'm hillary clinton and i

>> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 daybreak. erin: we are waking up to temperatures in the 40' s in the thursday, november 12. we had so much rain out there yesterday, canceling two veterans day parade. what a shame. sean: yeah, but we need the rain. let' s get to our top stories. a public meeting was held last night to discuss the multimillion dollar renovation plan for the balsams resort in dixville notch. a hearing is scheduled to take

place for a woman who filed to get her medical marijuana id card. investigators will be back in campton today to investigate a fire that destroyed the armant inn. erin: you needed the umbrella yesterday. how about today? kevin: there were the typical over performers. today, we are not seeing anything more than a little drizzle this morning. the next system arrives just after the lunch hour today. it will be around this afternoon and this evening. temperatures holding in the 40' s today. the breeze out of the southeast keeping it cool head of the next rain chance later today. erin: first, we do want to check the roads for you today. here is a live look at how things are moving on 93 in the windham stretch. sean: for a look at the morning drive, we are joined live by 95.7 wzid' s deb davidson.

deb: good morning. like you did mention, we do still have some wet roadways out there and some patches of light fog as you make your way through the concord area to the split with 293. we are not seeing any delays on 293 through the mill yard or at the lane shifts. 101, 111, and the spaulding turnpike are all looking good at this time. if you are commuting into incident-free. this report is brought to you by peters honda, kia, and nissan of nashua. m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. sean: the $143 million renovation project at the balsams resort in dix phil notch got a show of support -- dixville notch got a show of support at a meeting last night. erin: if approved, the resort could be open by next

year. ray: more than 60 people turned out at the center last night to give their comments on the balsams redevelopment plan. the sentiment echoed over and over was start building and soon. >> how many of you folks want to see this project now? ray: county commissioners and delegates unanimously approved three zoning amendments for the proposed balsams resort redevelopment project last week. the chair of the board says one of the changes allows them to create a special resort district for the 8000-acre project. >> it is creating a mechanism that allows the board to do that review of a much larger scale project. ray: at a public hearing wednesday, the only negative feedback was that it is not starting soon enough.

golf course. it will also create new -- breaking new ground to expand the balsams wilderness ski area and develop a resort. >> if we are able to expand it in the way we want, it would the northeast. ray: before that happens, the approved. the spokesperson says he hopes some of the resort will be open for the 2016-2017 winter season. the next meeting is set for december 2 in colebrook. sean: ted cruz will be filing for the first primary later this morning at the statehouse in concord. he held a veterans town hall at the vfw in kingston yesterday.

local supporters feel if he got more face time with first in the nation voters, he would start moving up in the polls. the candidate says he likes where he stands. >> this whole process of doing town halls, of looking candidates in the eyes, serves an incredible valuable functioning between those who are blowing smoke and those telling the truth. erin: a couple of other presidential contenders will also be filing for the new hampshire primary today. lindsey graham is set to file a 9:00 a.m. 11:00. laconia, manchester, and nashua. john kasich is paying a visit to concord. jeb bush will be attending a house party in tuftonboro. sean: wmur political reporter

trump -- distaso talks to donald trump about his quieter demeanor and looks ahead to a major later this month. you can find his politics column on wmur.com. erin: a man walked into the sunoco gas station around 8:30 last night, show the clerk a gun in his waistband, and took off with some cash. the robber was wearing a dark colored hoodie, a bandanna, jeans, and sneakers with white soles. sean: a man accused of holding of the bank in manchester is due in court today. police arrested ronald cook minutes after he allegedly robbed the bank on tuesday. erin: investigators are heading back to the scene of a fire that destroyed a landmark inn in campton. officials will begin their investigation today into what sparked the fire at the armant

inn yesterday morning. the inn was built back in 1935. everything they could to save loss. sean: the hearing is being held in concord today based on a lawsuit filed by a terminally a woman suffering from stage -- ill woman suffering from stage four lung cancer. she filed a suit to obtain a medical marijuana id card. dhhs will not issue an id card until the dispensaries in new hampshire are open. erin: a sex assault victim is speaking out as the man convicted of repeatedly assaulting her fights to get his name removed from the state' s sex offender registry. the man, who was allowed to go

guilty to sexual assault in 1987. he made the request after the state supreme court ruled that new hampshire' s law requiring certain criminal offenders convicted before 1997 to register is unconstitutional. the victim did not know about the request until recently and she said she wants to be heard. >> i' m not afraid. i' m here. my voice is going to be heard this time. i' m not the scared little girl from 30 years ago, from 20 years ago. i' m a grown woman and i did nothing wrong. erin: the new hampshire coalition against domestic and sexual violence set is it is working with state agencies in hopes of passing legislation that would create a clear framework on how someone gets their name off the sex offender registry. sean: a grassroots organization on the seacoast is helping dozens of families in need.

the plan is to have everything together to give those families -- to give to those families a weekend before christmas. >> we are looking for new and gently used toys, clothing for children. they have to be in really good shape. christmas ornaments, christmas lights, anything that even the adults can use. sean: if you would like to find out -- help out, you can find more information on wmur.com. erin: organizers of first night portsmouth have unveiled this year' s logo to ring in the new year. the artwork was created by julia luff, a senior at portsmouth high school. love this. it is wonderful they are giving students the opportunity to do that. sean: it looks great, too. coming up, another holiday controversy. why some people are taking issue with the christmas sweater being

erin: a frustrating situation for some homeowners in montana. they say the state mistakenly foreclosed on their house. kevin: the next system approaching means more showers.

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>> you' re watching wmur news 9 daybreak. kevin: thursday morning, november 12. we start out with temperatures in the 40' s. clouds, a little bit of patchy fog, maybe a little bit of patchy drizzle. we are looking at temperatures in the 40' s to lower 50' s. back in by lunchtime. erin: severe weather continues to slam parts of the midwest. others are dealing with heavy rain and possible tornadoes area stefanie robb us explains -- possible tornadoes. stephanie ramos explains. stephanie: strong winds, hail, reports of tornado.

a fast-moving storm sweeping the midwest. reports of twisters in iowa. national weather service officials say the storm began around utah and then move east into the midsection of the nation. powerful wind and rain packed a punch in iowa. nearby, they flipped this semi on its side. snow and ice in colorado. lighter snow in western kansas. residents are bracing the mselves for slower commutes. up to 60 mile-per-hour winds in the rockies. it is expected to last just one day. abc news, washington. sean: an official in indonesia has says he has found an affordable way to run prisons.

he wants to create an island prison for drug offenders and stock the waters with crocs. he says the reptiles make better guards than people because they can never be bribed. indonesia is known for having some of the world' s toughest drug laws. erin: not even with a steak? sean: erin: or a big chicken. erin: i would not want to mess with one of those guys. a massachusetts dog is doing fine after being rescued from a well. the family dog and followed into a well. the dog was trapped 25 feet underground. there was only about a foot of water in the well. they used a system of harnesses to lift the family pet to safety. >> i started talking to the dog and telling him that it was ok, buddy. that ended up being his name. it was kind of his funny.

calm through the rescue and made it out without any injuries. sean: target is catching some flak over a sweater the retail giant is selling for the holidays. it features the letters "ocd" followed by the words "obsessive christmas disorder." some feel the sweater marks -- mocks obsessive compulsive disorder. target apologized, but has no plans of removing the sweater. christina writes, "as someone who has pretty owes -- severe ocd, it it is ridiculous that people are getting upset about the shirt." someone else writes, "who' s next about what offense america next?" erin: one couple in montana says

the couple bought this 120-year old farm house and spent two years renovating it. due to a paperwork error, they were told by the department of revenue that the house had been foreclosed on and sold. the couple took the case to trial and they were awarded $2 million for the error. appeals are expected. sean: turning to sports, the celtics ran into some trouble against the pacers last night. the teams faced off at td garden. david lee got the layout plus the foul to close in on the pacers lead in the second quarter. indiana letter to happen they went on to win the game. the celtics play the hawks tomorrow. erin: surf' s up in new hampshire. they are hosting a junior indoor surfing competition this weekend. surfers are taking part in the event, which is sanctioned by the eastern surfing association.

this is the second indoor surfing competition to be held in the u.s. the first was held at surf' s up in august 2014. it is kind of crazy when you think about the fact that they can host a surfing competition in nashua. sean: it is cool that they brought up my old file video. [laughter] sean: it is a very cool place. erin: a team of scientists said m.i.t. have discovered a new planet about the same size as earth. sean: this is an artist' s rendering. scientists say it is too hot for life. it is 39 light-years away, which means it is close enough for the hubble space telescope to study. erin: no close-up -- kevin: no close-up pictures? sean: no. it would melt any kind of camera that got too close to it. kevin: they don' t have a manned spacecraft already headed there?

sean: that' s what happens to me with photo shoots. i' m too hot with the camera, as well. [laughter] kevin: i will leave you with that thought. i know, erin, you are not pained enough. we have winter drizzle coming out of the fog. more showers running in for the afternoon today. today, it looks like an afternoon and evening situation. the showers continue into this evening before starting to dry out with a westerly breeze tomorrow. tomorrow night. that could change any lingering showers over to wet snowflakes saturday. the thickest of the cloud cover is back to the west. the timing of this system is about noon through midnight tonight.

that will be our timeline for the best chances of rain today. much like yesterday, we start off this morning in the lower half of the 40' s through a good part of the state. it is not really going to slow you down too much. we are going to have an overcast sky and a breeze building out of the east. high temperatures today ranging anywhere from the mid-40' s to lower ranges of the 50' s into the afternoon. you are talking the wind kicking up over 15-20 miles per hour late in the day and into the evening. you can see that we may have a stray shower by lunchtime. the better chances going to be later on this afternoon into this evening. this one probably does not give us a full inch of rain. skies will clear quickly overnight tonight and that' s that' s a partial sunshine for

for the north, lingering clouds and a shower into the afternoon. it is tomorrow night when the cooler air starts to come in behind this system that we start to see rain showers try to change over to snow showers before wrapping up early on saturday morning. otherwise, fair skies for the weekend. as we get beyond the cooler air behind that system, things started warming up with nothing but fair skies monday through wednesday. temperatures start to warm up back through the 50' s. it will be 40' s to finish with the showers making their way in. i chance of a shower up north. we will try to switch over to a little bit of wet snow before wrapping up early on saturday. full sunshine for most on sunday

and then a warming trend through the middle of next week. sean: going back up near 60. erin: looking nice. sean: still to come, a growing trend in the middle east. more and more people are using camels milk to make ice cream. it is time for our u local hot shot. just like looking in the mirror. these two doodle friends are

my paw 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, and tuition-free public colleges. people are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change! [ cheers and applause ]

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sean: see what you think of this. some people in the united arab emirates are putting camels to a whole new use. they are using the animal' s milk to make ice cream. camel' s milk is saltier tasting than camel -- cow' s milk. one producer sells the ice cream for about $10 per pint. a little bit of a saltier taste. i might try it.

erin: a startup company is hoping to put a smart beer mug on the market. the e-pint contains sensors, an led light, and a bluetooth chip that links to a phone. it keeps track of how many drinks a person has had and can call a cab. kevin: it even lights up when you' re favorite sports team has scored. the issue for me is that my team need lights. [laughter] don' t you? kevin: apparently. sean: i just want to get invited to the party with all the led lights playing. a new effort to show support for s veterans. we will explain why people are homes. growing for a redevelopment plan at the balsams.

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