>> on this day of gratitude, we will show you how granite staters are giving to those in need. jen: the first stores at the mall of new hampshire just open their doors to holiday bargain hunters. we are alive. announcer: this is wmur news 9 at 5:00. jean: good evening, i am jean mackin. people in dover have good reason to give thanks tonight after a fire in their building that could have been much worse. jen: and good evening, i am jennifer vaughn. the flames broke out inside an

streets. wmur -- wmur' s jennifer crumpton found out what started the fire. jennifer: the call came into the dover fire department at 2:4 6 a.m.. it took them just three minutes a get there. it likely made a huge difference in the outcome. other than a few broken windows and some burned pots on the ground, it is argued till at there was a fire in the four unit building at 29 new york street earlier thursday. the neighbors say it was chaos. evil were spilling onto the street along with several dogs living in each of the units. the fire remains under investigation and it is believed to have been started by upstairs unit. and coming up, we will talk the life. s debt of three shooting at fenway park. dozens of people ran for safety

when shots were fired outside a bar on your keyway -- on yawkey way. s was killed and three others were wounded. this app and -- this happened outside a bar called who is on first, cited just two months ago when two women were shot. a gun and shell casings were recovered from the scene but right now there is still no suspect. holy' s think the shooter was able to get away in the crowd. they' re hoping to find clues in the surveillance -- police think the shooter was able to get away in the crowd. they are hoping to find clues in the surveillance video. the shooting happened just a few steps away from the fenway park yates. the active crime scene left just one gate for all of the people attending today' s high school football games at the ball park. that led to some very long lines

jen: fenway park wasn' t the only place with sporting events underway today. thousands lay stopped their sneakers for a 5k here in manchester. just a few miles away, it was time for football. andy hershberger experienced the best of both worlds. andy: manchester mayor ted gat sas pulled the trigger on the starter pistol that again the race. 2400 runners we' ve to their way through the streets of the city in what has become a yearly tradition. it looks like a lot of fun. do it. she is the bigger runner. behind her. >> this is been a tradition of mine for about 30 years. there is really no better way to story thanksgiving and getting a little honest exercise and

re in the lot of turkey today. so we are burning it off early. deal better about myself now. spend time with my family. andy: but running was the only at gill stadium, the annual turkey bowl saw central high school plain city rival trinity. there was football on the gridiron but this game is also about so much more. >> it is special because my daughter used to be with the central high band and we have been coming to a game for years. now that she is in college, we like to keep coming for the tradition. >> our son is home from connecticut and it is alumni day. he is a central grad so we are here and families are here together and we are here today. >> my kids are playing in the game and i graduated from central and i remember coming here when i was a kid. >> it' s thanks giving with family and these types of

lifetime. jean: that was andy hershberger reporting. manchester was just one of many s football and sports. there was plenty of other turkey trots as well as it is one took over portsmouth before the holiday meals. jen: and for those in need, the holidays can be a difficult time. across the state, a handful of restaurants shut down the cash registers and served hundreds of free meals. and i' m -- adam sexton jackson on charitable efforts in manchester, concord, and new market -- newmarket. adam: the giving started early on this warm thursday as people gathered at a restaurants on hanover street in manchester for a free meal. in concord, things were slightly

power outage-induced rush at windmill family restaurant where thanksgiving dinner has been free for 25 years. >> it means so much because this is my grandson' s berry first thanksgiving. >> there is just so money different people here from many different walks of life. jean: die hard bargain hunters are already out and stephanie woods is with them. she is joining them live from the mall of new hampshire. stephanie: jen and jean, some people have been out here for 14 hours for the best buy to open. well, it finally just opened its doors and people are filing in and they can' t just wait to get their hands on holiday goods. this afternoon, more than 125 people wrapped around the side of the building, waiting for the 5:00 p.m. opening on thanksgiving night.

four k let screen tv, but many ran out halfway through the line. shoppers say waiting in the cold and missing turkey dinner is worth it if they can snag the latest electronics before black friday crowds. one shopper got here early to be first in line. 3:00 a.m. to be exact. >> i love the experience of it. a lot of people coming back every year and talking and discussing, i love just being social of people. i think that is the funnest part out of it. >> is a family tradition. have been doing is like, since i was seven. stephanie: the greater mall of new hampshire will open in about one hour at 6:00 and they say they expect bigger crowds than last year. live in manchester, stephanie woods. jean: and you may be shopping with those new credit cards featuring a chip. banks and retailers began sending them out earlier this year.

as nikole killion reports, industry watchers warn that this new technology could make you wait in line a little bit longer this holiday season. nikole: forget swiping with a stripe. >> it was all of the technology of an eight track tape. very easy to clone and counterfeit. nikole: insert in stead, it is the new way to cash out for cards embedded with a chip. kimberly travis is one of millions of cardholders making the switch. >> three out of five customers have chip cards now or will have them by the end of the year. nikole: at least one mart -- one walmart executive predicts anarchy. >> that is too strong a word. nikole: concerning customer confusion at checkout. >> icad slow things down a little bit. we think the first time consumer uses one of the cards and they

might fumble around a little bit if they are not used to it. nikole: it is not just customers. many retailers have updated their terminals to read the new cards and others are still in the process. retailers are blaming the banks which are pointing the finger right back. another issue is the security, with some cards requiring a signature rather than a pin. >> we don' t want the transaction being dependent upon the card number. nikole: a chip card controversy changing how you purchase. mother nature is cooperating out there. s clear skies, and meteorologist josh judge so things are going to get even milder tomorrow. josh: that' s right, if you are won' t take too much whether to make you feel comfortable. s everywhere, including northern or --

nell' s sake a look at the cloud cover. the clouds have pretty much cleared out completely in the central and southern parts of the state, especially central new hampshire. that will last into tomorrow as well. here is an area of high pressure and you can see rain off to the west. that will move off on friday, excuse me, saturday. so your black friday forecast for tomorrow, if you are going to be outside, well, you could not buy a better forecast. temperatures are on sale tomorrow at the price of 60 degrees. partly sunny, pretty nice. we will talk about the cooldown on the way. jean: as far as the roads go, things have been cleared in a -- jen: as far as the roads go, things have been clear today. you can see things are moving just fine on i-93 through when

windham. jean: still ahead on news nine at 5:00m , a man tries to jump the white house fence. what he was carrying when agents took him down. with isis. jean: at at 5:30, it is a special offer from local animal and then at 6:00 -- >> it is way too easy. stick it in the oven at 300 50 hours, and the grill is

jean: a former police officer from millis, massachusetts has been found dead in his home.

brian johnson was indicted last week on charges connected to a false bomb threat at millis high school made on the same day to a false -- that he was suspected of staging a shootout with a motorist who did not exist. investigators will conduct an autopsy to figure out how johnson died. jen: a method jumped over the white house fence today has been arrested. he made it over the fence while wrapping himself in an american flag. he was carrying an envelope. it took secret service just a few minutes to stop the man. the first family is at the white house today for thanksgiving. chicago is bracing for another day of protests following the release of a video from a deadly police shooting. some activists, including reverend jesse jackson, have called for a massive black friday march along a popular shopping street. the officer who opened fire has been charged with murder. the family of the teenager who was killed did not want the

jean: asked her security is on hand at holiday celebrations for the u.s. today, alongside new s famous balloons with was s officers. that was a similar scene playing out in cities from destroyed -- from detroit to burbank. this is part of the response to paris. that country' s president today met with russia' s president to discuss potential collaborations here is abc' s lannett zach -- lana zak. lana: france and russia say they terrorism. russian president vladimir puritan -- vladimir putin pledged greater cooperation in his meeting with french president francois hollande. russia' s naval ship moscow arrived off of the coast of syria and they also deployed their sophisticated air defense

system. there is still no agreement on the role of syrian leader bashar al-assad. nearly two weeks after the terrorist attack in france and less than one week since radical islamic terrorist stormed a hotel in mali, the international community is organizing in the global fight against terror. in london, prime and mr. david cameron worked to convince the british parliament to join in the fight. in brussels today, the threat of an attack is no longer considered imminent. residents are starting to return to their routines. in germany today, two individuals were arrested in possible conjunction with terrorism. at the same time, germany announced plans to deploy more jets in the campaign against terror. jean: at least 11 people were hurt in strong winds in california -- jen: at least 11

in california when it hit a flea market. it was part of a wider storm system that hit 19 states. a worm and -- a woman working at that stand says she tried to hold onto the tent, that it was ripped out of her hands. jean: many of you took this all in stride like tanner here who went snow sledding here. jen: that' s right. we had nothing like that snow from last year like this year. josh: i did not know that shoveling was easier if you had a superman cape on. that' s the idea. it was certainly nicer today. in portsmouth, here is our time lapse photography. it was partly and even mostly sunny this afternoon as temperatures went up into the 50' s. look at where our high temperatures settled. almost everywhere, we are seeing of those highs maxing out in the

s today. manchester getting up to 57, nashua at 59. those quickly-rising temperatures. look how much the temperatures couple of hours in the north country, down into the 30' s and into the 20' s. southern new hampshire' s is s, so a big discrepancy right now. more warmer weather is on the way right now. winds are pretty light out there coming out of the south. we have the southerly winds bringing it up and they' re all at about 5-15 miles per hour. that will be ahead of a front that is moving on through. every world' s, we are partly if not mostly clear at the moment, and we will see those clouds coming and going through the day tomorrow. we are looking at partly cloudy

there was a front well off to arriving through the state saturday morning. it may affect your saturday morning plans for a brief time, of the state. a big difference here. it is warm on one side of it and only -- it' side it is cold, and it could bring snow. it could affect the north country tomorrow night late. country and moves in here for the weekend. one more mild day and then back to normal, or about average, for this time of year, for this weekend. partly cloudy tonight and all the while, that front will be approaching, and as it does, the thicken up and we might have some showers late tonight -- saturday morning.

southward here and into saturday morning, it will try to clear away and the same thing will look a little bit nicer. temperatures out there tonight, only maxing out down in the 30' s. they will actually rise a little bit as we go through the early morning hours. check out your forecast, lower 60' s in many locations, central and southern new hampshire, will see those, so that is certainly well above average. it is only one more day until things go back to "average" and for the time, just a partly sunny, dry weekend. then temperatures will go back to where they are supposed to be this time of year. jen: and the temperatures inside the malls will be a perfectly balmy 60 degrees. [laughter] jean: and here is a thanksgiving announcement from one of the heroes of the boston marathon bombing.

jen: mbta officer addict on a you -- officer dic donohue who was injured in a shootout with the bombers, has tweeted this his family is expecting their newest addition. him and his wife are expecting their second son to arrive in april. they already have a two-year-old boy. jean: and one of the best parts of thanksgiving dinner is the leftovers.

jean: welcome back. the e. coli found in a batch of cosco chicken salad may have come from the vegetables. jen: tests indicate the bacteria stemmed from an onion and celery mix used in the salad, although one more test is needed to confirm that. 19 people in seven states have gotten sick from the salad, but health officials expect that number to grow. jean: the agricultural department and stilltasty.com have put together a holiday guide for safe leftovers. to keep things the most fresh, try to wrap them and get them into the refrigerator within two hours of serving.

three to four days, and casseroles and mash potatoes are safe for three to five days. of course, food will keep longer if you put it in the freezer, but you can lose flavor quality by doing that. leftovers are to the challenge for one group' s tanks giving dinner. on the international space station, they get creative to make the food. nasa has it all figured out, here is a look at how they with up all of those traditional flavors. jen: and food network has released the number one thanksgiving dish in the country. it is the cradle roast turkey at sard -- at broussard' s restaurant in new orleans. the chef of their says the key is the brine, a salty-suite mix

jean: and happy thanksgiving pickles.

>> we care about our community. we are taxpayers and citizens. jean: welcome to a special edition of news nine at 5:30. we' re focusing on all of the ways that the granite state citizens are helping each other this holiday season. jean: happy thanksgiving. i' m jean mackin. m jennifer vaughn. highlights charitable efforts around the state. most people are familiar with the retail traditions of black friday and cyber monday, but how about giving tuesday? charitable generosity center stage.

advocates, or casa, are a voice for abused and neglected children in the courts. this year, the group is asking you to consider supporting their mission on a regular basis. >> the goal is to bring in 25 new monthly donors to casa. >> those funds will help us support 100% of the children in the state of new hampshire, and that is our goal this year. jen: casa has been navigating for new hampshire children for over 25 years. the bells are already ringing at the salvation army' s traditional red kettles. from now until christmas, at least 140 have tolls will be stores, malls, and other businesses. the salvation army kettles are a significant impact last year -- impact.

staters in need provided hope during the holiday season. jean: if you are unable to make it to one of the kettles, you can also donate online. you will find a link on our website at wmur.com. jen: homemakers health services helps senior citizens and people with medical disabilities to stay in their homes, safely and independently. the nonprofit agency offers everything from light housekeeping to skilled care, for people in strafford county and parts of carroll county and rockingham county. their annual campaign delivers gift baskets to those clients. the us year, they are hoping for donations for hats and mittens to other basic -- this' year -- this year, they are hoping for donations for hats and mittens to other basic needs.

donations, nonperishable' s, gluten-free, diabetic, some bedding, tissues, rings we can take for granted every day, toothpaste, toilet paper, paper towels. jen: the gift baskets will be packed up and delivered in the next few weeks. jean: new hampshire firefighters are launching a major operation as shelley walkin reports -- shelley walcott reports. besides fighting flames, they hope to fight poverty product -- poverty by providing a very basic need. shelley: the number is a stunning, 34,000 children in new hampshire are living below the poverty line. governor hassan: even though the granite state, we are working really hard to look out for each other, we know that we have 34,000 children who live in poverty in new hampshire. that means those gives a reference for not having enough

shelley: with that in mind, the governor joined members of the professional firefighters of new hampshire today to launch operation warm black friday. the goal is to supply a warm winter coat to every child who needs one. each coat is $34 and donations can be made online. >> go to operationwarm .org/newhampshire and spell it out. we come right up to a page where you can put your credit card information and anything you want to give. shelley: firefighters will then distribute the kos and let kids pick their own color and size. the firefighters really

jen: many kids will have a brighter christmas morning because of toys for tots. the first of nations for this year' s campaign arrived at the mall of new hampshire on a sleigh. the efforts collect gifts for kids from infants through 17 years old. it has drop off locations all around the state. you have for usually provides more than 60,000 toys and organizers say each year it gets more exciting. please donate. there are families that need your help and it makes you feel good. it will feel good to help these people. although toys are for all ages are needed -- toys for all ages are needed, there is always a greater need for children 13 and up. this year, toys for tots will collect items until december 11th. you can also help put a smile on a child' s based this holiday season by donating to our spirit of giving toy drive.

jen: but first, our coupon professor breaks down the best days. josh: antipater' mid-50' s for the most part across the state. we will take a look at how high we go tomorrow -- and i'm todd from aarp riding through the mill yards to make some noise for all the real possibilities we're providing right here in our community because if you don't think real possibilities in greater manchester when you think aarp then you don't know "aarp" maybe you've caught our movies for grownups series or heard about how our fraud watch network protects families from being the victims of scams we're also helping people achieve their goals with life reimagined get to know us and see all the

real possibilities at at aarp.org/manchester it's been her fight for twenty years. something is wrong with our healthcare system and it needs to be fixed. then, it was about health reform and getting eight million kids covered. now, it's about stopping republicans from repealing obamacare, and taking on insurance companies to bring down drug prices. i'm not going to let any family be deprived of healthcare. i'm not going to let the

and throw it away.

>> >> justin upton -- >> justin a few hours from now, people will be hitting the stores. we have our coupon professor' s here now. >> you can go to kohl' s this year and for every $15 you spend, you can go back and spend more money later on. i like those deals there. i found boots. you can find $80 boots for $20 at kohl' s, macy' s, jcpenney' s, so that is a good deal as well.

you can get 40% off great, major toys this year. make that your first stop this year. >> some of the other stores like sears and walmart, what are you finding >> sears have great -- has great prices on their washers and dryers. that is a huge deal. if i needed a washer or a dryer, that is great. they also have good deals on televisions. black friday at walmart this year, i like some of their deals, but i did find their one hour price guarantee was not as good as last year. last year we got a television for $200, and this year it is for $600. >> what are some of the deals you can find this year?

you can get them down to $499, you will have to do mail in rebates. so you are getting xbox bundle as well. your ipods, your apple products, a lot of places are doing 20% off or they are giving you a $50 certificate, target is one of the stores that does that. >> any other tips as people kind of run out to the stores? >> one tip is a great one for warrantees, a lot of people don' t want to do warranties, the last year i found i was getting a $400 television and i all lay had to pay -- and i only had to pay a warranty on $200. it was not a big-name television , so i wanted to make sure that i got a warranty on that. >> what is your website again? >> extremecouponprofessors.com. we will have all of the links to

the good deals and you won' t want to miss them. >> we will be right back. >> santa claus needed some extra helpers this holiday season. jean: meet some of the elves who keep people happy during the holiday season. jen: and we will figure out who won this year' s queen city championship up next and sports.

jean: calling all elvis. operation santa claus need your help this year. jen: -- calling all elves. operation santa claus needs your help this year. jen: for more than 50 years, members of the state employees association have helped needy kids have a happy christmas. this year they have already found sponsors for 3000 youngsters, but they need more help. you can a doctor a child on their list from any age. go to their website or call the number on your screen. jean: and manchester' s webster

house provides a safe living a place for boys and girls ages eight through 18. the private, nonprofit organization that relies heavily on donations is looking for the public' s health to buy presents for kids who live at the facility. officials say they especially need things for teenagers, everything from gift cards to electronics. >> this is a special time of year. we have 16 children who live in the house who cannot live at home. we try to make it to the second best -- we try to make it the second b -- best place for them and make the holidays special for them. jean: if you can afford to buy donations, you have extra time as the webster house can also use help with repair projects around the facility. jen: your generosity has helped

increase the number of families enjoying a hot thanksgiving dinner today. the new hampshire food bank had it' s thanksgiving demand, although it needed extra help for the trimmings. it is now turning its attention to christmas meals. >> we' ve grown 20% over last year. we are looking for canned goods and providing fixings for those holiday meals. jen: our animals the red of giving food drive kicks off on friday, december 11. we will be collecting nonperishable food donations at all hannaford, shaw' s, and walmart locations in new hampshire through the 13th. you can purchase prepackaged donations at any of those stores. all the food collected will go to the new hampshire food bank and agencies they help. announcer: and now it is time for weather with josh judge. josh: we were above average, the

record is 64 back in 2001. believe it or not, some areas will be getting close to that level. this is one less day before we go back to average temperatures. here it is, we have seen a mix of clouds and sun. it turned out to be mostly come -- mostly sunny today, and the temperatures were quite easy to digest on this thanksgiving day. those clouds will eventually make its way towards us and the northern frontier, but it will take until friday night and saturday morning before that is realized. the weekend brings a wind change, wind direction change, rather, and that brings in colder air. we see partly cloudy skies tonight, partly cloudy skies for tomorrow, and late tomorrow

throughout the nighttime hours and into early saturday morning, this front is crossing the state from north to south, so when you wake up on saturday morning, there could be some showers around in the southern part of the state. it will not be on saturday, what we have been used to on the last day or two, temperatures will be in the lower 60' s, but on saturday, because of that front and the couple of showers that will be a run for the first thing in the morning, temperatures will only be in the low-to-mid 40' s in both parts of the state on saturday, and that as well. 30' s for the most part for lowe' s, and that we are s and lower 60' s with partly sunny skies, 8 -- lows, we are s s with partly cloudy skies. it is going back into the 40'

and some cases 50' s for other places. jean: great weather for football. announcer: now jason king and news 9 sports. jason: we have some couple of games to talk about, in the queen city, it was central and trinity. in the first quarter, they were 7-0. trinity' s saikou bah had himself a good -- retin-a' s -- trinity' s saikou bah had himself a good day. here he breaks off a huge run down the are sideline. he has taken down inside the 20,

central goes on to win it, 30-22. this week' s hometown hero led the newport tigers to a division iii football championship last weekend. senior running back noah wade carried the ball 24 times for 275 yards and four touchdowns. he also returned a punt for a touchdown, racking up 332 all-purpose yards in the game. the tigers beat interlake' s moultonborough, 48-14 to win their first football championship since 2010. jean: and coming up, hundreds of people across the state had

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here's a penny that's no penny. 6 at u.s. cellular on black friday. thanks, grandma!! you're welcome. you can also get an lg g4 or an lg g pad f 8.0 with that penny. nice! isn't that just delightful? pennies for everyone! get penny doorbuster deals on great devices this black friday from 8:00 a.m. till noon while supplies last. jen: and welcome back. seacoast santa is a grassroots organization helping families. jean: the organization plans to

help about 200 families in need during the holidays. it hopes to have everything together in time to give the families this stuff though weekend before chris -- these things on the weekend before christmas. collection boxes are already up at bj' s. >> we can take anything, even things that the adults can use. jen: volunteers have put together many meals for people who might not otherwise have a thanksgiving dinner. at spaulding high school, most of the donations this year came from students, enough for 60 dinners to bless a family in need. >> we help out year-round. we have a student food pantry that serves the students all year, so we can help take care of the kids. i can get free snacks, free food -- school supplies, and they can have food to take home with them

put together several baskets. animal shelters are using black friday is a way to remind people homes. jean: several local shelters will be open tomorrow and throughout the weekend. the new hampshire spca in stratham hopes to actually set a record this year. its goal is to find homes for more than 50 animals from cats horses. kids will be offered at a discount tomorrow morning and anyone adopting an adult animal can name their own price. jen: they are so cute.

jason: a fantastic day for thanksgiving celebrations.

>> a storm free thanksgiving, but last your' s snow is not far from people' s mines. -- minds. >> i am just thanks full -- thankful that the fire department is here. >> and the generosity of the granite staters show that people are giving thanks. announcer: no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur new9 at 6:00. -- news 9 at 6:00. >> a morning filled with football, and if you remember last year, it was filled with snow and power outages.