>> very, very large increase in not only the number of heroin overdoses but deaths as well. erin: now on daybreak, we know drugs are a serious problem in are on pace for a record number of deaths, but that is not the only concern. thousands of dollars worth of toys and gift cards are missing, and they were all men for area children this christmas. now operation santa is scrambling to recover. kevin: clouds and showers out the today. who see snow as the system wraps up? we will look when we get back to the sunshine in your forecast ahead. erin: stepping up the fight against isis. the u.s. is getting ready to send special forces to the middle east. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do.

hampshire. a rainy morning and many spots. thanks for joining a spirit no southern part of the state. up north, though, you might face a few slick areas. our forecast. kevin: the air temperature between 33-36. the untreated surfaces, the secondary roads and may be as simple as your sidewalk or back porch could be slick. otherwise, the rain showers continue to make their way in. those of the around for the commute. a break either side of midday. then that next wave of showers southwest of new york city move in. cool enough on the backside of the system tomorrow that it could be a little bit of light snow for the north country. upper 30' s to mid 40' s for us today with a light wind and on and off with a showers through this evening. the look ahead toward the weekend in a bit. we' re joined live by 95.7'

deb: good morning. if you are commuting in the southern part of the state, the good news is the rows are wet and incident free. but if you are commuting to north of the notch, crews are out treating the roads. we have some icy spots especially on the off and on ramps and on the area bridges. once you make your way back to the central part of the state, 293 moving well all the way down to the split with 93. in the everett turnpike and 111 are very good at this hour. if you are commuting into massachusetts, traffic is heavy on 93 south in methuen and from woburn down to boston. this report is being brought to you by peters honda an d d nissan of nashua. erin: thank you so much. we are getting a clearer picture of just how bad the drug crisis has become in the state of new hampshire. new numbers released by the state show that this could be

with nearly 300 deaths already. ray brewer is live in concord this morning to break down the numbers for us. ray: good morning. disturbing numbers, they are. the regional director from american medical response is it -- says new hampshire is on pace to set a record. the biggest problem is fentanyl. released from the state medical examiner' s office. there have been 295 confirmed deaths so far this year connected to opioids. that number expected to reach nearly 360 by the end of the year. 183 of those involved fentanyl. nearly 60 involved heroin. those are just the deaths. there have been many other people who have overdosed but survived. emergency responders say it is a dangerous situation. >> there is no quality control of the heroin factory. they put anything in it they can.

they add that along with heroin. ray: now, first responders also say they are having to use more narcan to revive overdose patients and that is a sign that the drugs are becoming more pure. and there are still another 80 suspected drug overdoses that are awaiting toxicology reports. reporting live outside the state lab in concord, ray brewer, wmur news 9. erin: investigators are going to be and exeter today trying to pinpoint what caused the fire in a 150-year-old home. when firefighters arrived on oak street, they found the back of the house and the garage engulfed in flames. crews were able to keep the fire from spreading. one firefighter was treated for minor cuts. donations are starting to pour in to help operation santa clause stole thousands of dollars worth of gifts. the program which is run by the state employees association

kids at christmas. sometime during the thanksgiving break, somebody entered the operation santa claus warehouse and took toys and gift cards. they are still trying to figure out exactly what else is missing. organizers say many people who have come forward and step forward to replace what has been taken. >> that' s the part of the season that operation santa claus represents. that is this -- thefts cannot overshadow that. they are not going to dampen our enthusiasm. erin: police are working on pressing leads on tighter security measures are in place at the warehouse facility. state police say the man in the surveillance picture robbed a bank in charlestown yesterday. trooper said he pulled a gun inside the savings bank on main street and demanded cash. he is between 5' 2" and 5' 5". there is a warning this morning from police in wakefield. that is to be aware of a man going door-to-door trying to

meets. no one is authorized to sell meat in this area. the u.s. is set to deploy a new special operations force to iraq fight against isis. it is not clear exactly how may people are going to deploy, but they will focus on conducting freeing hostages. may confuse breaks down the mission and the growing fight. megan: the u.s. is stepping up the fight against islamic state. ash carter laying out the plan to congress. secretary carter: we are acting to defeat isil at its core in syria and iraq. megan: the targeting force will be based in iraq and conduct raids and aim to isis

even before the it attacks in paris, he had planned a broader role. u.s. forces helped free 70 hostages and one american was killed. master sergeant joshua wheeler. at a discussion at kennedy center, carter disputed republican calls for boots on the ground. secretary carter: a lot of people do not think there are boots on the ground. we' re doing a lot from the air, but there are boots on the round. megan: with nearly 200 countries coming together to talk climate change, president obama used the opportunity to drum up international support. president obama: i' m confident we can continue building momentum and adding resources to our effort to degrade and ultimately destroy i sold. -- isil. megan: the british parliament will vote today on whether that country will join in launching airstrikes against isis. erin: i tis t is a quiet day on

jim gilmore has a town hall meeting scheduled for noon at new england college in henniker. donald trump rally support in waterville valley last night. hundreds of people turned out to hear trump speak about things like immigration, the cost of health care. if you' re waiting, you' re going down to a private doctor or private hospital or a public hospital that might be two get yourself taken care of in for it. erin: trump offered advice to the younger people in the crowd telling them to find a career they enjoy and to stay away from drugs, alcohol and cigarettes. still ahead, help is pouring in. the number of people reaching out to see if they might be able to donate a kidney. health officials say fewer people are being diagnosed with diabetes. right now they do not know why. a music student at dartmouth is looking for elizabeth. the name of her 200-year-old

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kevin: wednesday morning, december 2. 34 degrees early this morning. clouds and a couple of light showers. those will pick up early this morning in time for the morning commute. we will see more developed later this afternoon into this evening ahead of cooler air that starts to come in tomorrow. details on that and a look at the snow chances up north with your forecast coming up. erin: granite staters are once again proving how generous they really are. yesterday morning, we introduced you to joann clark. she helped found a group that raises awareness about ptsd and

but she is battling kidney disease and needs a transplant. since we aired the story, she says more than 75 people have reached out offering to help. and the calls are still coming in. the calendar has flipped to december, and that means the pelham police department has ended no shave november. officer shave their beards yesterday at caesars palace. the department raised $1250 for the pelham community coalition by growing beards. the man who shaped their beards also made a donation. fewer adults are being diagnosed with diabetes in the u.s. according to the cdc, 1.4 million people were diagnosed last year. that is down from 1.7 million in 2009. overall, there are 22 million americans with diabetes. health officials say they are not sure why the numbers are falling, but they would like to think it is a result of people exercising more and cutting back on sugary drinks.

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since august, three marmosets and two rodents vanished. police are not sure of the incidents are connected but the zoo has added more security. is yahoo! looking to get out of the internet business? according to "the wall street journal," the board of directors is meeting to discuss selling the company' s core internet business. yahoo!' s stock is down 35%, ad sales continue just a go or the company is worth $30 billion. yahoo! is the third most visited website in the world behind google and facebook. u.s. auto industry is booming. it is on pace for a record year. americans have bought more than 15 million vehicles already this year with gm, ford, fiat , chrysler and toyota showing growth. but volkswagen sales plunged 25% last month in the wake of an

online sales are also booming, according to data collected by adobe. there were just over $3 billion in online orders on cyber monday with customer spending an average of $124 each. the previous record was set on black friday this year. toys and electronics with a big sellers. two restaurants in the boston area are adding a charge to every bill in an effort to make wages or even between tipped employees and those who work in the kitchen. it is called a hospitality fee. 3% added to the bill p the money goes to people like dishwashers, chefs and cooks. on average, they make 2.5 times less than servers and bartenders. >> i think they should give them a 3% raise. i don' t mind paying a little bit more. >> i think the restaurant should have that responsibility, but if it is not happening, we need to figure out a way for it to be fair. erin: restaurant owner say

the wage gap because customers start taking more. they also say that it is a constant challenge throughout the city to hire and keep good kitchen staff. and they definitely need people in the kitchen doing their jobs. kevin: like a lot of things, it is a team effort. we start off early this morning with a system continuingto move in. that means more scattered showers. we saw off with clouds and light rain and patching fog -- patchy fog. most air temperatures above freezing. you get in between towns, you get into those secondary roads, some of the sheltered valleys, and there could be a few spots at 32 degrees. do not assume the water you see is just liquid. there could be a couple of elevated surfaces, bridges and overpasses that could be slick. you notice a few more rain showers making their way in. we will see these move through during the morning commute.

starts to move in thereafter. that is slated to start moving in early to mid afternoon. cool enough behind the system that it changes to wet snow and it looks like that upper-level system across the north country mainly. and that will be during the daylight hours tomorrow. here come the scattered showers back in. any drizzle we have out there will beginning way to light rain as it continues to push into the state this morning. we will factor in a few extra minutes as you head out not only for the light rain and the fog but the chance that one or two areas could be slick. leon that, we look for temperatures continue to work their way back. yesterday -- beyond that, we look for temperatures to work their way back. occasional rain shower activity out there. anywhere between 10 to as much as 25 degrees warmer than we were yesterday at this time. you will notice the warming trend continues to our west. we will have a light southerly breeze today. breeze tomorrow. which will pick up tomorrow afternoon and gust at times over

that will start driving in cooler air for the end of the week. temperatures today -- a couple of holdouts, and some of those central valleys like plymouth, franklin that hold in the upper 30' s. but for a lot of other areas, we are looking at the lower half of the 40' s with clouds and occasional rain. that first batch of showers moves through. the second batch will be slated for this afternoon and this evening. a lot of areas not more than a half inch of rain fall out of the system. notice the change over later tonight for the north country could be several hours of light snow around white mountains which could total up to a quick 1-3 inches of accumulation. skies clear for the day friday. a fairly gusty winds tomorrow that settles down to a breeze by friday. a good deal of sunshine by the time we get towards the weekend. who is going to see that 1-3 inches of snow? it is a long and north of the white mountains. and maybe a mixed shower for southern areas of the system

beyond that, sunshine and clouds friday and a good deal of sunshine for the weekend. a great weekend to be traveling around. temperatures spiking up into the 50' s for southern areas on sunday. erin: when you see that weekend weather, it is hard to believe it is the month of december. kevin: you need those to do the shopping and pick out the tree. erin: our top stories. we begin with ray brewer in concord this morning. ray: new report showed some disturbing numbers when it comes to drug-related deaths in new hampshire. according to the latest numbers from the state medical examiner, there have been 295 confirmed connected to opioids. that number expected to reach year. 183 of those involved fentanyl .nearly 60 involve heroin. erin: investigators will be in exeter today trying to pinpoint what caused the fire in a 150-year-old homeless night. when firefighters arrived at oak

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>> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now wmur news 9 daybreak. erin: good wednesday morning. and welcome to december 2. we are seeing rain out there in many areas this morning. along the seacoast in portsmouth. we will take a look at the forecast after our top stories. revealing disturbing data about new hampshire' s drug crisis. it says that there have been 295 deaths related to opioids so far this year. the state fire marshal will be on the scene of a house fire in bedford to try to determine what caused the blaze that destroyed a 13,000 square foot home. and also a dartmouth college student is pleading for help after she says that her $20,000

we are seeing some slippery spots up north especially. kevin: you get to the secondary roads, the untreated surfaces and maybe some of the elevated surfaces or your back porch and there could be slick spots with temperatures just above the freezing mark. a couple more showers. more reinforcement to our south and west moving northeastward and headed in our direction for the afternoon and evening. temperatures a sufficiently above freezing in the afternoon with temperatures working their way into the lower range of the 40' s. there will not be a wind out there this morning. not quite as chilly as yesterday but showers through this evening changing over to wet snow in the north country overnight. erin: we do want to check the rose this morning. see if there any problems. here is a live look at 93. volume picking up at the winton stretch. kevin: for a look at the morning drive in the granite state, we are joined by deb davison. deb: good morning. yes, we are seeing some increasing volume in the southern part of the state, as many commuters are hitting the roads.

south is moving well with no major delays. once you get north of the notch where crews are still taking care of icy conditions, especially on the bridges and off and on ramps on the highway, do be careful through there. coming back into the center part of the state, 293 seeing increasing volume. but it is up to speed from hooksett tolls to the split with 93. we still have those laying ships in place between exit five and the everett turnpike. tough ride. 93 south is heavy from methuen to boston. and route three south is slow from 495 to exit 27. i' m deb davison for 95.7 wzid. erin: we have disturbing end of the year statistics. they are highlighting just how bad the drug crisis has become in our state. ray brewer joins us live in

the news is not good, is it? ray: it is not. there is no getting around it, the news from these reports is grim. the racial director of american medical response -- the medical director says we are on pace for a record. there have been 295 deaths connected to opioids in 2015 but the projected number of drug-related deaths for this year is expected to hit 357. cases are confirmed. that is 31 more fatal drug overdoses than the 326 cases confirmed in 2014. >> a significant increase, a very, very large increase in not only the number of heroin overdoses but deaths as well. ray: 183 fatal overdoses this year involved fentanyl. 135 deaths were a sherbet into

mixed with heroin. >> there is no quarterly -- no quarterly control. -- quality control. fentanyl is synthetic and they add that along with heroin. ray: the states larger cities have been hit hard. >> for november, between nashua fatalities in the state that we can attribute to what we believe to be opioids overdose. the disturbing part is the amount of narcan we have to give is increasing because which means that the heroin is becoming more pure. ray: there are still another 80 suspected drug overdoses that are awaiting toxicology reports. reporting live outside the state lab in concord, ray brewer, wmur news 9. erin: thank you. this morning, the state fire marshal' s office will join the investigation into what caused a five alarm fire that gutted a house in bedford.

of this 13,000 square foot home on berlay terrace. no one was hurt. firefighters say the closest hydrant was a mile away, so a dozen fire apartments were called in to help shuttle water. investigators say they cannot enter the house until it is deemed structurally safe. >> we have had a couple of interior building collapses, so before we put any personnel in there to start the investigation, we have to make sure the building is safe. erin: the fire was so massive they poured up to 180,000 gallons of water on it. search for the cause because of the size of the house. authorities in barnstead set a fire broke out at a home on windsor way yesterday. electrical box. a disabled man was inside the home when the fire started, but police officers were able to get him to safety. the red cross says on average, a

vermont is displaced by disaster and every 20 hours. a man accused of setting off a stand off and hampton falls is due in court. police say they were called to a house on exit a road yesterday for report of an overdose. when they got inside, they say mark tracy who appeared to be under the influence made a threat involving a weapon. the officers left the house and a few hours later they did convince tracy to come out. he is scheduled to be arraigned today. moultonborough falls these are trying to identify for people they say broke into castle in the clouds. the suspects got inside this historic mansion on halloween and stole several bottles of alcohol. police think that they may have left in a silver ford f-150. asked to call police. the man convicted of getting -- giving the boston marathon

an mit police officer is scheduled to be sentenced. stephen silva testified in court that he mounted dzhokhar tsarnaev the pistol that was used to murder sean collier. silva is scheduled to be sentenced on charges including gun possession. a hearing was held yesterday on tsarnaev' s appeal for a new trial. the defense told the judge that 15 of the 30 counts against their client failed the crimes of violence test and should be tossed out. they also asked the court to give their client a new sentencing proceeding, one that table. experts say a death penalty case, the appeals process is automatic and will likely drag on for years. a dartmouth college student says her prized violin was stolen in california. the violin was made in london in the early 1800s and is valued at $20,000. erica says she loaned the instrument to a friend who

audition but on november 20, it was stolen from a grocery store parking lot in san francisco. >> i' ve been stressing. this is a big sentimental issue of i wanted to pass on this violin to my children. my dad passed it on to me. >> it is something really important for us. we would love to, we really would like to get it back. erin: a family heirloom. unfortunately the violin was not insured. reward for the return of this beloved instrument. liquid planet is set to go up for auction today. the water park is being sold despite the owner' s find investors to keep it running. last month, he chained himself to one of his waterslides in an effort to save his business from foreclosure. million in debte. coming up on daybreak, new hampshire native adam sandler speaking out about a

and an unusual situation at a school. the squirrel attacked a teacher and a student. kevin: temperatures will edge into the 40' s today as more showers make their way through p cooler air comes in on the backside and sets up the air

kevin: some patchy fog, lighter showers, plenty of clouds and wet highways. temperatures just above the freezing mark and a lot of locations. eventually going into the lower half of the 40' s today. with on and off showers through this evening changing to snow in spots overnight tonight. all the details coming up in a few minutes. erin: the global fight against isis is growing. british lawmakers will debate and vote on a measure to launch airstrikes in syria. here at home, the defense secretary says more u.s. special forces will be deployed to the region to take on the militant group. nikole killion is in washington with more details on the pentagon' s announcement. do we know how many u.s. troops are going to be involved in this? nikole: no specific numbers as of yet, but defense secretary ash carter says this new special

a u.s. official puts the number at a couple hundred. the team is expected to be based in northern iraq. it would include assault teams and other units. at a hearing on capital killed --- capitol hill, secretary carter said the force will be able to conduct raids and capture militant leaders. this marks the first time in the fight against isis that u.s. combat troops will be in a more permanent role on the ground in iraq and syria. erin: how did lawmakers react? nikole: reaction was mixed on capitol hill. some republicans like senator john mccain who called the move a belated step forward, while some senate democrats warn that the effort could risk repeating the mistakes of the iraq war. erin: thank you. a new report shows that support for isis in america has reached

the report fight -- by george washington university identify 300 americans who support isis on social media and spread propaganda on the terror group' s behalf. the fbi previously said that they have 900 open investigations into homegrown extremists. most of them related to isis. a woman accused of stealing a truck full of alcohol and crashing it into a barn in maine is due in court. sh' es facing multiple charges including operating under the influence. she was intoxicated when she stole an angry orchard truck from a 7-eleven yesterday and went on a joyride. officers tried to stop the truck but it ended up crashing into this 100-year-old barn. adam sandler is speaking out about a controversial situation on the set of his new movie "the ridiculous six." in april, a group of actors walked off the set complaining about stereotypes, offensive names, and scenes that they say disrespected native americans.

ler describes the issue describing it as a misunderstanding, but he had more to say monday night at the movies premier. adam: the intention of the movie is 100% trying to make you laugh, have a good time. and we don' t want to offend a soul. hopefully when whoever was upset with it at the time sees the movie, they are going to like it. erin: it ksm as a white man raised by native americans. the movie debuts on netflix on december 11. an aggressive squirrel cause panic inside a california elementary school yesterday. officials say the rodent ran up a teacher' s leg and bit her on the shoulder. the squirrel ran into another classroom where it bit a child. a custodian was able to capture the rodent and remove it. city officials say there has been a recent spike in squirrel attacks. they blame it on people feeding the rodents. >> i should have never pet that

>> you did? >> i fed it, what? >> don' t leave any food on the ground. t. >> your food and my food. playground. squirrel had rabies. turning now to sports. in desperate need of a top of the red sox have got their david price. according to "the boston globe," the sox agree to a seven-year, $217 million contract. price went 18-5 with a 2.45 e.r.a. last season he also gave the sox fits for years as a member of the tampa bay rays. the unh football season is over and things will look different the next time we see the wildcats play a home game. that is because the new wildcat

the wildcats will host holy cross for the first ever game at the new stadium. the joe -- new hampshire chapter of the national football foundation held its annual huddle last night. this is the end of the season get together. with coaches and officials that gather to honor the three state championship teams as well as the most improved team and the official of the year. the state title winners were gosstown, st. thomas and newport. out live we go. we bring you to colebrook. 34 degrees out there. it is just around the freezing mark. with the rain falling, we could have some slick spots. kevin: you have so many elevation differences in the state. it is those seven or eight or nine airport temperatures sometimes do not tell the story going on between, especially some of the bridges, the on ramps, the off rams and some of those secondary services. even something as simple as your front porch.

a lot of areas are above the freezing mark by a couple of degrees this morning. but that does not mean there could not be a couple of slick spots. we are not expecting widespread problems. eventually, by midafternoon, we are in the low and mid 40' s. one batch of lighter showers moving through this morning. in line for the morning commute. another one making its way in this afternoon. eventually cooler air on the backside of that system starts its way into its -- the north country. for today, it is in liquid form. and temperatures again above the freezing mark in a lot of locations. kind of bear in mind patchy fog, wet highways. the potential for one or two slick spots. you' re going to want to leave a couple of minutes early just to kind of get where you have to go and take the sufficient amount of time to get there. temperatures this morning will tell the tale. a lot of areas above the magic 32 degree number but you get in between these towns and there is still some 33' s to be had. even in between these, there could be a couple of 32' s and

there that in mind. beyond that, again, clouds today -- scattered showers and one batch moving through this morning. another one developing through the afternoon and winding down later tonight. upper 30' s to mid 40' s. a couple of notches warmer than yesterday. after this next batch moves through later on tonight, he start to see it switch over to cooler air. down your the freezing mark up north switching over to light snow tomorrow morning. it could be several hours of that light snow in the north country before pulling away tomorrow evening. from there, tomorrow afternoon, a gusty wind out of the west at times over 30 miles an hour. hartley to most he sunny -- mostly sunny on friday. not much going on behind it with high pressure settling in control of our weather starting friday and continuing likely into the beginning and possibly middle of next week. s. it is going to be a damp day. not much of a wind to add to the raw feel of the air. temperatures will hover in the

s later on tonight. and some upper 30' s in southern areas. mixing starts up north. eventually tomorrow light snow. the potential of a few inches of accumulation north of the white mountains. maybe a coating of snow elsewhere. notice the temperatures in it -- work their way back to the mid 40' s as that system pulls away. they jumped to the lower 50' s by sunday which could continue to monday with sunshine. big thank you to several grades of science classes i spoke to yesterday. this was at john stark high school. we talked about all the things that drive meteorology and science, our seasons and what this winter is looking like. of course, i come back from that school yesterday and we come into the studio getting ready for the noon showing who is there? some of the other students. that was not planned it all. that is one of those coincidences. erin: we had a live studio audience. i thought they may be brought them back here in your car.

erin: well, christmas trees are being donated across the country and abroad as a way to say thank you to our troops. the trees for troops programs brings christmas trees to military members and their families. 450 trees were loaded onto fedex truck' s yesterday in bethlehem. they will be delivered to fort leonard in missouri. the trees were donated by farms around new hampshire and vermont. >> one of the greatest things that you can send when you send a tree is the scent. that scent in new hampshire and vermont makes them think of home. erin: now in its tenth year, the program is bringing 21,000 trees to service members. gets underway on friday. collecting new unwrapped toys throughout the weekend at the toys "r" us in manchester and newington. members of the wmur team will be live at both locations friday to thank you for your generosity.

"r" us friday morning. all donations will go to toys for tots. we hope to see you there. a west side baby center has released a new list of the most popular baby names. here is a look at the top five girl names. sophia, emma, olivia, ava and mia. the five boy names, jackson, aidan, liam, lucas and noah. a final check on your top stories, including disturbing

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183 of those involved fentanyl. nearly 60 involved heroin. erin: the state fire marshal will be on the scene of a house fire in bedford today to try to determine what caused the blaze to destroy this 13,004 foot home. no one was hurt but five adults and two children were displaced. s stall thousands of dollars worth of toys collected by operation santa claus. the items were stolen from a warehouse in concord last weekend. liquid planet is going up for auction today. the waterpark' s owner needed to pay off $1 million in debt that could not find investors to save the park from foreclosure. kevin: wet start to the day. more light rain moving through this morning. we will have those periods of rainfall continuing into the afternoon. a lot of areas above the freezing mark this morning, but

roads, and on ramp or offramp that could be slippery. once that pushes away tomorrow morning, the focus is on some light snow in the north country. then fair skies for friday and the weekend. erin: coming up next on good morning america, an exclusive -- kobe bryant sits down for his first interview since announcing his retirement. find out what is next for the basketball star. also, we will have an interview with two stars from the new star wars movie. we will see you back here in 25 minutes. 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

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