erin: now on daybreak, redevelopment plans for the balsams resort are moving forward and it seems the proposal has overwhelming support in the community. sean: there is a new warning for people trying to find dates online. the scam ends with victims at gunpoint. kevin: another round of showers moving in from the west. a preview of our weather for the weekend. we will level the details ahead. erin: open enrollment for health care is underway for millions of americans, but the process can be confusing. we will look at available resources and tips to save money. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 daybreak. erin: good thursday morning. thanks for joining us. i' m erin fehlau. sean: i' m sean mcdonald. yesterday was one of those long,

we have more rain in the forecast, right? kevin: today, it is afternoon through about mid-evening before pulling away. head of that, clouds, fog, and a little bit of drizzle coming out of that fog. it does not look like the temperatures are going to be as productive. we are talking 40' s to lower 50' s with a building southeasterly breeze ahead of that front. the rain winds down later tonight. much more on that in your forecast in a bit. let' s take a look at your thursday morning ride. we' re joined live by 95.7 wzid' s deb davidson. good morning. deb: good morning, kevin. 93 is looking great in both directions. the roads are wet, so allow it little bit of extra space between you and the car in front of you.

101, 111, and the spalding are also moving well. we do have a disabled truck in massachusetts at exit 44 and that is causing some pretty heavy volume through there. we are also seeing delays on 93 south. this report is brought to you by peters honda, nissan, and kia of nashua. from the wzid traffic network, i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. erin: thank you so much. support is building for a proposed $143 million reservation -- renovation project at the balsams resort in dixville notch. sean: they' re really only seems to be one complaint. ray brewer is here to explain. ray: feel only negative feedback was that the project isn' t starting soon enough. developers say if they do get approval soon, the resort could be opened by the end of next year. last week, county officials

more than 60 people turned out last night to offer their thoughts. the redevelopment would restore the historic dix house and renovate the golf course. it would also expand the balsams wilderness ski area to 2200 acres, making it the largest in the northeast. >> 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. ray: the next meeting to consider approval for the project is scheduled for december 2. ray brewer, wmur. sean: thanks. police are investigating a care of strong-arm robberies in downtown laconia.

near bisson went to men approached around 7:00 and demanded her purse. they took off in a maroon car. a couple hours later, two people also wearing bandannas demanded his wallet. erin: police in boston are warning about a growing online for love. it is called a catfishing scheme. robbers are setting up fake online dating profiles, arranging meetings, and pulling a gun on unsuspecting dates and robbing them. it has happened at least six times in the last five weeks in boston. >> there are a lot of old herbal people out there -- vulnerable people dying for a relationship and they throw all caution to the wind that they just don' think twice. erin: police have not said what dating services or apps have

people to meet dates it a public place. sean: open enrollment for health care has been overhauled a new hampshire. covering new hampshire allows granite staters to compare plans side-by-side and you can also compare dental plans and there are features aimed at all business owners -- small business owners. erin: sorting through all the options can be really confusing and medical costs are one of the biggest expenses many americans face. many people don' t know how much care actually costs until the bills show up in the mail. rebecca jarvis explains ways to avoid sticker shock. >> there is almost no worse feeling. an unexpected bill. costs you cannot afford. it can be overwhelming. >> about a third of americans

were hit with some unexpected bill. >> consider these numbers. 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 like his surgery, the first thing you want to do is get every single name of the 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 and if not t panic. call the doctor or surgical group and ask if they will accept an in network rate or assign someone who will. emergency sap and. 1 -- happen. go back and negotiate.

>> it averaged about $39 that people paid extra out-of-pocket. >> you can work around those costs at the pharmacy counter by is available. second, sometimes it is cheaper to buy without insurance. shop around. >> be sure to check costco. nationally, costco generally has the lowest cash prizes. >> it is easy to feel helpless when you get those huge medical bills, but many hospitals have bill advocates who can help you appeal those costs and talk to your insurance companies for you. abc news, new york. erin: it can be frustrating, can' t it? sean: and confusing. erin: still ahead, local support for veterans is shining brightly. sean: the iconic sub nation army

starting today -- salvation army red kettles are coming back starting today. erin: we will tell you about a new effort to help hundreds of fa 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

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kevin: it is thursday morning, november 12. another round of showers moving in for the afternoon and the evening. coming behind that, the air mass we will have for the weekend. erin: thank you, kevin. a new effort is underway to show support for veterans. sean: it is called greenlight a vet. people are asked to place a

out -- label -- lightbulb in a window or outside their home to show their support for veterans. a family in hooksett is going the extra mile. >> we went out to look for a little lightbulb and dad said, we don' t need a light bowl, we need to change the whole house so planes flying overhead can see this. sean: take a look. that is the result. they say they plan to keep the green light shining for a while. millions of people have already signed on to join the effort. erin: there is no protection for a key member of the wolfeboro police department. k-9 riggs received a bullet and stab protective vest yesterday. it was donated by the nonprofit group vested interest in k-9s. it is embroidered with the message "be safe as you go into service." k-9 vests cost between $1700 and $2200 each.

governor hassan will help kick off the annual salvation army red kettle campaign today. they will be out until christmas eve. last year, donations helped provide assistance to more than 52,000 people in new hampshire. it is always interesting to see what they find in those kettles. sean: sometimes, jewelry, right? right now, it is 6:12. do you want to prove your -- improve your writing skills? there is a website for that and you might 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 at 10,000 feet, but the

and he was left dangling outside that plane for half an hour. he was finally able to cut away the jumpsuit with a knife. he safely floated to earth. it was probably wonderful to finally reach the ground after all of that. sean: james bond up there. erin: a fast-moving fire raced through a public transit lot causing millions of dollars worth of damage. it destroyed 47 transit buses investigators are trying to figure out how the fire started. fuel theft or an ongoing dispute played a role. sean: pressure is mounting on to step down amid racism concerns. hundreds of students walked out of class yesterday and staged a peaceful protest calling on 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 next month. rochon responded by saying he has created a new chief diversity officer position to improve the racial climate on campus. erin: whether it is for work, school, or e-mail, most of us write something every day and you want your skills to be sharp, probably. we take a look at a website that alleged to flexor muscles and offers insight into your state of mind. the idea behind the website "750 words" is simple. you sign in and start writing until you reach 750 words. you can write about something that excites you, bothers you, or it can be stream of consciousness. whatever you write is for your eyes only. when you are done, the site generates all sorts of information about your session. it can detect how quickly right, when you pause to take breaks, the overall mood of your writing , and the topics that are 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 learn a little bit about yourself, too. sean: the way that children play the game of soccer could be changing. u.s. soccer, the governing body in the nation, says children should no longer had the ball and it should be limited to practice for those 11-13 years old. the move is aimed at reducing head injuries. only football results in more concussions for high school and college athletes. some of the worst is when two kids go up to head the ball and wind up colliding with each other. soccer could be the next thing where people study concussions. kevin: we will have to see how that turns out. you will notice clouds in the sky.

with over an inch of rain. we will look for more showers this afternoon and this evening with the next system riding in. it will be a fairly quick mover with showers from noon to about midnight. we do have low clouds and fog in place that could slow you down this morning. thicker cloud cover making its way in. no hope of much sunshine, except for in the north country this morning. new to about midnight is the timeline for the storm system this afternoon. tomorrow, temperatures will pull s. low and mid 40' s out there this morning. very close to where we were yesterday at this time. temperatures this afternoon doing about the same kind of thing despite the precipitation chances in the afternoon and into the evening. looking at high temperatures in

upper 40' s to maybe some spots near 50. closer to the shoreline. the wind eventually, after the the west. that will start to pick up tomorrow and could gust over 15-20 miles per hour out of the direction. the expectation is that there could be a wet evening commute in the area and by midnight, the chance of showers -- notice how quickly the clearing occurs behind that. the could be a shower up north at any point. we will have lingering clouds up there. it should be just cold enough as we work our way through friday evening that any lingering rain showers may start to go over to mixed showers or somewhat snow. this is white mountains

elevation. as you will notice, away from the mountains, we will have nothing but fair skies and cooler evenings. highs in the 40' s to lower ranges of the 50' s. starting monday, we started little bit of a warm-up through the middle of next week. high temperatures today within a few degrees of 50. low clouds and fog early this morning giving way to showers this afternoon. partial clearing with a little bit of patchy fog toward the morning. that eventually sets up a good areas of the state tomorrow. the further north you go, quite a few clouds and the risk of lingering rain shower. a little bit of wet snow to start the day on saturday in the north country. we should be drive to the middle of next week. on monday, we start warming up again. sean: this is good. i still have leaves to rake.

i need to get back outside. kevin: you' ve got to get on that. sean: they don' t seem to go away ever. let' s check on our top stories. ray: support seems to be growing for the renovation project at the balsams resort. 60 people turned out last night to voice their support. it would create a balsams like village and expand the balsams wilderness ski area, making it the largest in the northeast. sean: laconia police are investigating a pair of strong-arm robberies. in both cases, two people wearing bandannas approached people demanding money. a warning for people setting up dates online. there is a scam where thieves set up fake accounts, arrange dates, and then robbed their victims -- it is called catfishing. erin: students have come up with some unique answers to tough

one kevin: thursday morning, november 12. we start out with plenty of clouds across the area. even a little drizzle coming out of that fog in certain spots. we will talk about what temperatures do for the weekend itself in your forecast coming up. sean: on the upside, there is plenty of room on the sand if you want to set up a chair. a fourth grade girl came up with the unique response to a complicated math problem on her homework enter teacher is giving her due credit. erin: the question involved figuring out dating habits of several people. i don' t know what fourth-graders are doing this, but anyway. maddy douglas responded that she could not answer a certain problem because according to her mom, you should not date a friend' s ex-boyfriend according to the girl code. the teacher laughed. she told her, good point.

maybe getting some extra credit. [laughter] sean: the girl code. i guess it is out there. i wouldn' t know about it. a massive blue diamond sold yesterday and set a record. erin: the blue moon diamond is set in a ring and is considered one of the greatest diamonds in all the world. it sold yesterday for $48.5 million. it comes in at just around 20 carats. beautiful. sean: if you see another woman wearing that ring in the girl code, you say, oh very nice. you can' t tell me. it is like "fight club." erin: it is a code. sean: prison officials in

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>> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 daybreak. erin: good morning to you on this thursday, november 12. many mornings, we have seen this shot and had a beautiful sunrise. sean: 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 expected to take place in concord about a terminally a woman filed a lawsuit to get her medical

marijuana id card. investigators will be back in campton today. erin: it is a shame we had to cancel those two parades in nashua and manchester. but it was so raw and not a great day for parades. kevin: we follow that up with a day much like yesterday. the rain will not be quite as heavy in most locations. the endgame of all of this is to get this up and out of here. we start off in the 40' s and that is likely where we finish for a lot of folks, as well. erin: more of the same today. we do want to check the roads for you. this is how things are moving on 93. things are moving slow on the southbound side. kevin: for a look at the morning drive, we are joined live by

deb: good morning. the southbound side on 93 in windham is that typical morning commute. other than that, the rest of the state looks good on 93 in both directions. 101 eastbound is an easy ride in through the bedford area, down through manchester, and out through the seacoast. 111 and 95 are also looking good. 93 in massachusetts is slow. a multi-crash -- multivehicle crash on 495 and we are also seeing some significant delays there. from the wzid traffic network, i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. sean: the $143 million renovation project at the balsams resort in dixville notch got a show of support last night.

erin: the owners say if the redevelopment project is approved soon, the resort could be open by the end of next year. studio with a look at what colebrook last night. ray: more than 60 people turned out to give their comments on the balsams redevelopment plan. the sentiment echoed over and over -- start building and soon. >> how many of you folks want to see this project now? >> now! ray: county commissioners and delegates last week unanimously approved three zoning amendments for the proposed balsams resort redevelopment project. one of the changes allows them to create a special resort 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 on wednesday, the only neighbor -- negative feedback is that the project is not starting soon enough.

the redevelopment will restore the historic dix house and renovate the existing golf course. it will also break new ground, creating a balsams like village, including a spa and conference center allowed late glory get, and expand -- lake gloriette, acres. >> it would be the largest ski area in the northeast. ray: before that happens, the developers need to get permits approved. a spokesperson said he hopes some of the resort would be open for the 2016-2017 winter season. the next meeting is set for december 2 in colebrook. news 9. for the first in the nation primary later this morning at the statehouse in concord. s

he took questions on issues from immigration to welfare fraud. local supporters feel if he got moving up in the polls. stands. >> this whole process of doing town halls serves an incredibly valuable function of separating between those who are blowing smoke and those who are telling the truth. sean: he will file for the primary at 10:00 a.m. a couple of other contenders will also be filing for the new hampshire primary today. lindsey graham will file a 9:00 a.m. and rick santorum will be filing of 11:00. three other candidates are hitting the campaign trail in the granite state. george pataki is making stops in laconia, manchester, and nashua. john kasich will be stopping through. jeb bush is attending a house party in tuftonboro.

last night, showed the clerk a gun in his waistband, and took off with some cash. he was wearing a dark colored hoodie, a big dinner, jeans, and sneakers with white soles. sean: a man accused of holding up a bank in manchester is due in court today. ronald kirk was arrested minutes bank of new hampshire on hooksett road. officers spotted cook riding a bicycle near the scene. erin: investigators are heading back to the scene of a fire that destroyed a landmark inn in campton. their investigation into what destroyed the armant inn. cruz did everything they could to save the building, but it is a total loss. sean: the hearing is being held today in a lawsuit filed by a

terminally ill woman suffering from stage four lung cancer. last week, she filed a lawsuit to obtain a medical marijuana id card that would allow her to legally get medical marijuana in maine. dhhs will not issue an id card until new hampshire' s dispensaries are open. a hearing is scheduled for this morning. erin: a sex assault victim is speaking out. the man convicted of assaulting her repeatedly is fighting to get his name off the sex offender registry. he pleaded guilty back in 1987. he made the request to have his after the state supreme court s law requiring certain offenders to unconstitutional.

the victim says 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, 20 years ago. i' m a grown woman and i did nothing wrong. erin: the new hampshire coalition against domestic and sexual violence says 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 this holiday season. seacoast santa will help about 200 families. the plan is to have everything together in time to give to those families before -- the weekend before christmas. >> we are looking for new and gently used toys, clothing for children, they just have to be in really good shape. christmas ornaments, christmas

lights, anything that even the adults can use. sean: if you would like to help out, you can find more information on wmur.com. erin: the organizers of first night portsmouth have unveiled this year' s logo. the artwork was created by julia luff, a senior at portsmouth high school. the logo will be featured on all first night buttons and merchandise. that is definitely something she can put on her resume. sean: perhaps she is going places. i love that picture. coming up, another holiday controversy. why some people are taking issue with this christmas sweater. erin: a frustrating situation for some homeowners in montana. they say the state mistakenly foreclosed on their house. kevin: looking at showers making their way in this afternoon.

what to kevin: starting up your thursday, november 12 in the mid-40' s. patchy fog with a little bit of drizzle coming out of that. more showers moving in this afternoon and this evening. we will talk about the changes

erin: severe weather continues to slam parts of the midwest. sean: some areas are seeing snow. as stephanie romm amos explains, millions of people are expected to be in the storm zone today. stephanie: strong wind, snow, hail, and reports of tornadoes. a fast-moving, major storm sweeping the midwest. >> tornado on the ground. stephanie: reports of twisters in iowa. national weather service officials say the storm began tuesday around utah and then moved east into the nation' s midsection. powerful wind and rain packed a punch. nearby, flipping this semi on its side. from snow to ice in colorado. frozen roads more like an ice skating rink for drivers. >> he saved it.

bracing themselves for slower commutes. the main threat today? strong winds from the central rockies to the great lakes. it is expected to last just one day. abc news, washington. erin: president obama is an army captain today. he is being honored for his actions three years ago when a suicide bomber approached his unit in afghanistan. he and another soldier tackled detonated. he was badly injured and four others were killed. been at walter reed medical center undergoing more than 30 surgeries. he is the 10th living recipient to be awarded the medal of honor afghanistan. sean: wow. incredible story. found an affordable and effective way to run prisons.

surround them with hungry crocodiles. he wants to create an island prison for drug offenders and stop the waters around it with crocs. he says the crocodiles can never be bribed into letting inmates escape. indonesia is known for having s toughest they will have some of the toughest prisons, as well. erin: prison guards. in massachusetts dog is doing fine after being rescued from a well. the family dog had fallen into the well. the dog was trapped about 20 feet underground. well. they used a system of harnesses to lift the family pet to safety. buddy. that happened to be his name. [laughter]

that is me -- wagging his tail like, that is me. he stayed remarkably calm and made it out without any injuries. sean: target is catching flak over a sweater. the red sweater features the letters "ocd" followed by the words "obsessive christmas disorder." some people are not laughing. they feel the sweater mocks excessive compulsive disorder. -- obsessive compulsive disorder. target has no plans to remove it from the store. we are asking what you think about this controversy. kristina writes, "as someone with severe ocd, it is pretty ridiculous that people are getting upset." chelsey writes, "first it is starbucks, who is next on the what offense america list?" let us know what you think on her facebook page.

the state mistakenly foreclosed on their own. they bought this 120-year-old farmhouse outright with cash and spent two years renovating it. were told by the montana department of revenue that their and been sold. the couple took the case to trial and was awarded $2 million appeals are expected. sean: the celtics ran into some trouble against the indiana pacers last night. the teams faced off at the td garden. in the second quarter, david lee got the lay-up and the foul. 102-91. the celtics play the hawks tomorrow. erin: service of new hampshire in nashua is hosting a junior indoor surfing competition -- search -- surf' s up of new hampshire in nashua is hosting a junior indoor surfing

competition this weekend. the competition gets underway at 8:00 a.m. this saturday. "chronicle." it is amazing how they flip a waves. facility if you have not checked it out yet. erin: i would love to try it. a team of scientists that m.i.t. have discovered a new planet about the same size as your. sean: -- as the earth. s rendering of the planet. it is 39 light-years away. it is close enough for the this thing. would not want to live there. sunscreen. kevin: that is an artist' rendition of that. have. space is a wild place. there is a lot to talk about their. kevin: there is.

we start off with the clouds and more showers in the forecast for the afternoon and into the evening. temperatures will stay in the 40' s to lower ranges of the 50' s. we eventually set up an overcast sky with showers pushing in in the afternoon. there is the cloud cover making its way in. lunchtime in southwestern areas. behind this will be a westerly wind which will dry us out tomorrow, except in the north country. the wind will turn more northwesterly as the system starts to pull away later tomorrow night and that will bring in the cooler air. temperatures this morning a very close to where we were yesterday. highs are very close to where we were yesterday afternoon.

and southeast. that means a little bit breezy ier close to the shoreline. some of the higher hilltops may be over 20 miles per hour. the best chance of showers this afternoon and into this evening before pulling away overnight tonight area the better chances for showers are going to be during the afternoon and this evening. a quarter to a half-inch of rain quickly. 30' s to start the day tomorrow. from there, a good deal of areas. then, as the wind turns you will notice that it is not all in rain shower form. tomorrow night and very early on

saturday morning, we could have a light snow cover in a couple of spots. central and southern areas, there may be a straight mixed shower -- stray mixed shower. we will have some lingering clouds of north and full sunshine on sunday. later on tonight, after the chance of showers finishes off by midnight, the breeze turns to the west and that drives us out to partial sunshine tomorrow. temperatures will be up into the 50' s about statewide. we don' t get back into the 50' s until monday. a pretty good breeze each day, as well. the warming trend continues through wednesday of next week. erin: but cooler for the weekend. kevin: it looks that way. but you and get your outdoor activities in.

kearsarge has been taken over by roller ski racers. roller skis have been used as a training tool since the 1960' s. going downhill is a bit of a challenge. you can rent a pair for about $80 and to learn more about them, you can head to the escape outside section of wmur.com. sean: here is what i want to learn. you said there is no breaks. how does one stop as you are going down the hill? erin: tumble into some grass. [laughter] sean: stop drop and roll? erin: i don' t know. instructor. [laughter]

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-- sean: a meeting was held in colebrook last night to update the balsams resort. ray: support appears to be project. 60 people turned out to voice

the only negative feedback? that the project is not starting soon enough. the newcomer renovated balsams could be opened by the end of next year if they start soon enough. erin: the hearing is being held today for a terminal e a woman who filed -- terminal e ly ill woman who wants to legally obtain medical marijuana across the border in maine. sean: investigators will be back in campton to discover what destroyed the armant inn. in which thieves set up fake their victims at gunpoint. it has happened in boston. erin: low clouds -- kevin: low clouds, fog, more afternoon. scattered about through about midnight tonight.

have in place for the weekend. s. mostly sunny skies on sunday. erin: coming up next on "good from the campaign trail as the to stop in new hampshire. jennifer lawrence is not running for president, as we know. she will be sitting down for a one-on-one interview. jennifer lawrence ahead on "gma."