>> they were both armed with assault rifles. they were both armed with handguns. sean: police say they have killed the people who opened fire in southern california, killing more than a dozen people . we are learning new details about the suspects. erin: a man accused of killing his parents and setting their manchester home on fire last year is set to plead guilty. matthew dion will also learn his fate today. kevin: as the colder air rushes spots. sean: opposition is mounting against a proposed natural gas pipeline in southern new hampshire with several top

>> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 daybreak. erin: good morning, new hampshire. i' m erin fehlau. sean: i' m sean mcdonald. a foggy start to our thursday. for some parts of the state, they are going to see a little bit of snowfall. kevin: it depends on what region you are in for what you will catch today. fog burns off in southern areas. everyone is in on a westerly wind today. the potential of 1-3 inches of accumulation north of the white mountains into the afternoon and evening, while southern areas get the wind with increasing sunshine through the afternoon. we will have all the details on that coming up in just a bit. let' s take a look at your we'

deb davidson. deb: good morning, kevin. police and crews are still on the scene of the crash on interstate 89 northbound -- a tractor-trailer jackknifed and the fuel tank split. you will be detoured on exit 15 in that area. we are seeing heavy fog on 393 in the concord area. also on 93 at the hooksett rest area. if you are commuting into massachusetts, there is heavy volume around the boston area on 93 south from exit 46 down to exit 36. this report being brought to you by peters honda, nissan, and kia of nashua. from the wzid traffic network, i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. >> why would he do something like this? i have absolutely no idea.

m in shock myself. >> one guy down. one guy in the back of a car. erin: the two people accused in a mass shooting in san bernardino, california are dead after a shootout with police. they have now been identified as 28-year-old syed farook and 27-year-old tashfeen malik, his wife. police are confident they were the only shooters. sean: they were armed with assault rifles and handguns and targeted farook' s coworkers from the department of public health, who were holding a celebration at the time. the couple killed 14 people and wounded 17 others and appeared to be on a mission. erin: lauren lister is in san bernardino, where investigators are still looking at possible motives. lauren: it ended much as it began, with a barrage of gunfire , captured on this cell phone

four hours of terror in san bernardino after gunmen stormed an office building, killing 14 people. the final confrontation on a neighborhood street lined with houses. a dark suv riddled with bullets. a person with a gun shot down feet away and another dead inside. >> we are reasonably confident we have two shooters and two dead suspects. >> why would he do something like this? i have absolutely no idea. lauren: law enforcement tracked down the suspects two miles from the initial attacks at the inland regional center. >> multiple shots were fired. i suspect last seen wearing a blast -- black ski mask. >> it kind of shouted -- sounded like a shooting range. >> she was shot and scared -- shocked and scared. >> she called us from in the

she is doing better. she is alive. lauren: investigators say the shooters targeted a workshop and training event inside the center. the san bernardino county health department was holding the event. farook had worked there five years. sean: meantime, governor maggie hassan says emergency management and public safety officials in new hampshire are keeping a close eye on the situation and that there will be extra if necessary. thinking about how horrible the shooting was. m thinking of the victims of this terrible shooting. we only to come together and find commonsense ways of shootings. sean: we have much more about the shooting on wmur.com, including a breakdown of what

"good morning america" will have live team coverage immediately following. erin: the man accused of killing his parents in manchester in the home on fire and running from police for more than a year is set to be sentenced today. matthew dion reached a plea deal last month. s live outside with more. ray: under the terms of that plea deal, matthew dion will plead guilty to two counts of second-degree murder and a single count of arson. the plea deal calls for all other charges to be dropped. robert and connie dion were killed in march 2014. according to court documents, matthew dion strangled his mother and killed his father by on the head. he set their home on fire a few days later and went on the run.

the family simply wanted matthew dion to spend the rest of his life behind bars. under terms of that plea deal, he would be sentenced to two consecutive terms of 30 years to life on the murder charges and 7.5-15 on the arson charge. reporting live, ray brewer. erin: right now, salem police are looking for the man they say robbed a gas station at gunpoint last night. you can see the man as he enters the super petroleum on broadway. he pulled the gun on a female clerk and grabbed all the cash from the register before running off. he has a scar near his upper lip and was about six feet tall. the state attorney general' s office has been notified after a parole officer fired a gun following an investigation in raymond. a shot was fired monday night, but no one was hurt.

speaking out against a proposed natural gas pipeline in southwestern new hampshire. as kinder-morgan holds another round of community meetings on the project, debate was heated during the meeting in ringe. senator kelly ayotte said that for and the department of energy have not properly addressed concerns about safety and the community. annie kuster said the problem death project is not serve the best interest of granite staters. -- congresswoman annie kuster said the project does not serve the best interest of granite staters. >> we are presented with old data, we are presented with half with what we are smart enough to ask. >> we have been safely and successfully operating over 50

sean: if approved, kinder-morgan plans to break ground in january 2017. erin: still ahead, police catch shoplifters all the time, but an officer in portsmouth is receiving praise for what he did after tracking down an alleged thief. sean: granite staters are rallying support after thousands of items intended for needy children were stolen.

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the farther north you go, scattered showers will be giving way to snow in the north country. we will have all the details coming up. sean: this is a great story. a portsmouth police is earning praise for helping save a child' s birthday. erin: the officer was called to the ocean state job lot for an alleged shoplifter. the woman had stolen items from the store to make a birthday cake for her daughter. the officer bought them for the woman after returning them. >> we were overwhelmed. it was certainly one of the more kindhearted jesters we have seen , i' ve personally seen, but we' ve seen at the store. >> i can only speak for the officers i work with and the department and i suspect him speaking for most officers out there -- we came into this job for the right reason, to do the

erin: that officer says he did not want the child to suffer for the actions of her mother. sean: great story. donations are pouring in after someone stole thousands of dollars and toys intended for children. enough generous people have stepped forward that they were able to replace everything that was taken, including a $1000 donation from the granite state credit union. >> the people out there are overwhelming. we have been given gifts from a lot of different companies and individuals. people are coming in and giving us money to replace what we lost. sean: great spirit out there. investigators are working with local retailers to see if any of the stolen gift cards have been used. you can help put a smile on a child' s face this holiday season by donating to the wmur spirit

along with our partners z107 and rock 101, we will be collecting new, unwrapped toys at toys "r" us in manchester and at the crossings in newington. members of the wmur team will be live at both locations on friday to thank you for your generosity. all of the donations will go to toys for tots. you will find how much generosity there is out there. it is great. erin: we are hoping we will fill that truck up with lots of great toys for kids. coming up, learning to live off the land. we will check out a local programs about organic farming.

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according to a new study, the number of baby deaths tied to crib bumpers has tripled in the last seven years. in two thirds of the cases, there was nothing else in that crib. there are no federal regulations restricting use of this common bedding, the sales are banned in chicago and maryland. sean: an appeals court has upgraded the conviction against former olympian oscar pistorius to murder. that ruling came down early this morning after prosecutors appeal to manslaughter conviction in the death of his girlfriend. he is currently under house arrest. he now faces a minimum of 15 years behind bars. erin: a growing number of people are eating organic foods and now you can learn how to grow your own. d-acres farm in dorchester is an educational homestead.

every month -- tour every month. the ring this summer, you can stay in one of seven treehouses to learn more about the program. go to wmur.com to learn more. sean: what a neat place. we do have a school closure to pass along. pittsfield elementary school is closed today due to an oil leak in the boiler room. middle and high school students still have class. pittsfield elementary school is closed due to an oil leak. kevin: it is too early in the season for a snow day, right? erin: right. kevin: that has never happened around thanksgiving or late october. sean: wait until january. erin: where is the snow this year? kevin: we are waiting on it. a general 1-3 inches of accumulation north of the white mountains. otherwise, we will go from clouds and fog early to central

we gust over 30 miles per hour. we set ourselves up for a bright and breezy day tomorrow. the fair skies last through the weekend. we start off early this morning with some very changing conditions across the state. low clouds and fog should give way to partial sunshine in southern parts of the state. you notice the showers in western parts of vermont that will edge in across western parts of new hampshire through the afternoon. up north, any sort of rain showers you have switching over to light snow, which will be around before tapering off to snow showers later on this evening. it all depends what region of the state you are in as the upper-level system finally pulls away. the timing is such that we have really nice weather expected in time for the weekend.

a lot of the accumulation will be elevation-dependent. temperatures going anywhere from the mid-30' s to lower 40' s early. anywhere from the mid and upper 30' s in the north country to mid and upper 40' s in southeastern areas in the afternoon. i think 40' s is going to be a trend for us in the next several days. up north, you are likely in the 30' s today and tomorrow to get back into the 40' s in time for the weekend. we will go from clouds and fog to partial sunshine. maybe a passing shower for along the foothills, there could be a scattered passing of snow. up in the north country, there will be light snow tapering off to snow showers this evening. the gusty wind will be breezy tonight. temperatures tomorrow, mid-30'

a warming trend sets up for the weekend itself with a good deal of sunshine. we will be in the lower and mid 50' s on sunday. we will have partial sunshine and that wind later on tonight. we have a couple of mixed showers in the foothills or western areas of the state through late this afternoon. the extended forecast has a lot of sunshine for the weekend. there should not be any weather issues. the next system on the maps all the way out to late tuesday, early wednesday. most of that would be in the form of rain showers. sean: it is pretty mild for december. let' s check out our top stories. police in california have killed a man and woman they say opened fire yesterday killing 14 people and wounding 17 others.

coworkers during a celebration and they were confident -- police are confident they were the only shooters involved. ray: the man accused of killing his parents in manchester and setting their home on fire is scheduled to be in court today. matthew dion expected to plead guilty to two counts of second-degree murder and a single count of arson. sean: police are looking for the man in this surveillance video who robbed the super petroleum on south broadway. erin: coming up on daybreak him

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sean: welcome back, everybody. good morning. just try to see the sea of maine there. [laughter] sean: very foggy in some parts of the state. erin: it could slow the morning commute. we continue to follow that developing story out of san bernardino, california. a couple suspected of opening fire at a center for the disabled, killing 14 people. the couple died last night in a shootout with police. we will tell you more about them. the man accused of killing home last year is expected to plead guilty to second-degree murder charges today. derry police are trying to determine what caused a crash that left one person dead. sean: very foggy in some parts of the state.

regions to the state that have completely different weather. sean: that is fun. kevin: patchy fog out there. locally dense out there. any rain showers going over in the north country to some light snow. a couple of mixed showers for some western areas. everybody is in on the westerly wind which will gust over 30 miles per hour in some spots today. sean: if you are heading out on the roads, visibility is way down. this is what it looks like down in windham. kevin: for a look at the morning wzid' s deb davidson deb: good morning. things down quite a bit this morning from as far north as plymouth down through concord, down to the manchester area, and out along the seacoast. we are still seeing some problems on 89 northbound in the enfield area.

you will be detoured off of exit 15 in that area. if you are commuting into boston, we are seeing heavy delays. on 93 south, you are on the brakes all the way down to exit 26. this report is being 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: we have a school closure to tell you about. pittsfield elementary school will be closed today due to an oil leak in the boiler room. middle and high school students still have school. pittsfield elementary school is closed due to an oil leak. a deadly shooting in san killed in a shootout with police last night. erin: the couple opened fire at a social services center killing working people and wounding 17

>> it was like boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. i heard all the shots. erin: the shooting set off a massive manhunt for the killers and four hours later, police got into a shootout with a man and woman suspected of carrying out those attacks. both suspects were killed. nikole killion has the latest. nikole: the fbi is trying to figure out whether this was terrorism or a workplace shooting. chaos in california. a heavily armed couple opened fire at a holiday banquet at a social services center out that of los angeles. >> we are still searching that motive component. nikole: police identified the suspected shooter is as 28-year-old syed farook and 27-year-old tashfeen malik. farook' s brother-in-law was in shock. >> i have no idea why would he do that.

a shootout with securities -- authorities. >> we do not know if this is a terrorist incident. nikole: president obama renewed calls for gun control legislation. president obama: the one thing we do know is that we have a pattern of mass shootings in this country that has no parallel anywhere else in the world. there are steps we can take. nikole: the president is pushing for common sense gun safety laws and stronger background checks. sean: thanks. you can find continuing coverage of this story on our website, wmur.com, including a timeline. erin: we will bring you updates throughout the show and "good morning america" will have extensive coverage coming up next at 7:00. sean: the man accused of murdering his parents inside their manchester home and then setting the house on fire will learn his fate today.

mother and father in march 2014. after the crime, he went on the run, and it was not until june of this year that he was captured in florida. ray brewer joins us live from manchester. ray: matthew dion is expected to plead guilty to two counts of second-degree murder and a single count of arson. under the plea deal last month, all other charges would be dropped. prosecutors say in march of last year, he killed his father robert and his mother connie at their home in manchester. firefighters found the bodies after authorities say dion set the house on fire days after the murders. he killed his mother by strangling her and murdered his father by either strangling him or striking him in the head. after the killings, he went on the run for 15 months and was captured at a hotel in florida

he will be sentenced after entering his guilty pleas today. he faces 30 years to life on each of the murder charges and 7.5-15 on the arson charge. ray brewer, wmur news 9. sean: police in derry are investigating a deadly crash on yesterday morning. a car was driving at a high rate road and glanced off a tree. the car landed on a rock wall and burst into flames. the driver died at the scene. the victim' s name is not being released. erin: a search is underway for two men accused of dragging a deerfield police officer with their truck. police had an active warrant out on derek kelley and michael hilber when they were pulled over yesterday. when the officer tried to arrest

15-20 feet. chevy pickup with license plate number 3835943. sean: a massachusetts man has been sentenced t five years -- to five years behind bars for transporting a minor for prostitution. multiple people, including 26-year-old enoc ayuso, were involved in transporting the female from boston to salem. erin: a former nursing assistant has been indicted on charges that he assaulted an elderly patient. timothy morrissey worked at beller nursing home in goffstown. another worker saw him assaulting a 79-year-old resident with dementia. he is due in court later this month. people in portsmouth may hair -- here unusual sounds today.

base will be testing its warning systems. sean: democratic presidential hopeful hillary clinton is returning to the granite state today. she has events in nashua, manchester, andover. republican john kasich is kicking off a three-day visit tonight with a townhall meeting in salem. erin: the manchester police athletic league building will soon be getting a major makeover. the group was selected by the nonprofit group building on hope to be the subject of a major renovation. plans include a new heating and electrical system, new sports equipment, and a state-of-the-art kitchen. days in may with 100% donated materials and labor. sean: the new hampshire veterans home in tilton is celebrating 125 years of operation. a public ceremony will be held

the new hampshire veterans home opened in 1890 for union veterans of the civil war. erin: wow. sean: a lot of history. a christmas controversy surrounding one new hampshire town. why organizers of a tree lighting event in marlborough were asked to remove the word christmas from their flyers. erin: some people in indiana are dealing with a holiday dispute. a federal judge has banned a high school from performing a live nativity scene. kevin: the last of the system continues to move away. some light snow up north and strong winds behind it. we will have all the details coming up. wow, that is good

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kevin: thursday morning, december 3. we will continue to see the low clouds give way to partial sunshine and a brisk wind gusting over 25 miles per hour. light rain showers going over to light snow in the north country. we will have all the details on what all of this means in time for the weekend coming up. erin: we are learning new details about the couple accused

sean: authorities have identified the suspects as 28-year-old syed farook and 27-year-old tashfeen malik. they say the couple was heavily armed and dressed for battle when they opened fire yesterday at a holiday banquet at a social services center for the disabled. 14 people were killed and 17 others were wounded. authorities announced that farook worked with the victims at the department of public health as an inspector. he and malik were killed in a shootout with police hours after the attack. the suspects reportedly through pipe bombs out of the window of their car and shots rang out once they were cornered. >> we are in san bernardino. we can see one guy down. there is one guy in the back of a car. >> just for the update. -- thanks for the update. stand by.

sean: that is what it was like when it unfolded. authorities are not commenting on a possible motive for the deadly shooting. erin: the military says two army pilots were killed in a helicopter crash near fort campbell in tennessee last night. they were doing a routine training mission. the helicopter was on fire when first responders found it in a river. the cause is under investigation. sean: a man in massachusetts has pleaded guilty to possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute. luis nieves was arrested trying to deliver two kilograms of fentanyl to manchester. erin: organizers of an annual christmas tree lighting in marlborough were forced remove flyers. the event is always advertised say they never had a problem

that is why john fletcher was so surprised and defended when the superintendent of schools said the word christmas needed to go. he agreedt to remove the word christmas on all the flyers, but refused to use the word holiday. john: because it is not a holiday tree. it is a christmas tree. you want a holiday tree? put one up for valentine' s day or columbus day. this is a christmas tree. erin: the superintendent released a statement. sean: a christmas controversy is also brewing at a high school in indiana. a federal judge banned the school from performing its live nativity scene, calling it an endorsement of religion.

by a student and his father. many students and parents are upset with the ruling. >> if this father and son feel offended by it, then they should just not participate. >> that has been a tradition for decades. right now, it is broken. sean: the injunction is only for the 2015 show, which means it could be appeals. the school system will decide whether to appeal in the next few days. erin: every december since 1992, wreaths across america has laid wreaths on the graves at arlington national cemetery. they reached out on social media for help. the goal was to hundred 30,000 reads, one for every grave -- 230,000 wreaths, one for every grave.

now have more than they need. volunteers will place them on saturday, december 12. sean: switching gears to sports, the boston bruins played a late game at the edmonton oilers last night. the game was scoreless going into the second period because of two great saves. nice one. the bruins were down one nothing, when they lit up the lamp. this game went to a shootout and the oilers won 3-2, snapping the bruins five-game winning streak. the red sox finally announced the signing of 32-year-old outfielder chris young, who played for the yankees last year. it is a two-year deal worth $13 million. he rounds out an impressive outfield that includes mookie betts, ruse nika steel, and jackie -- rouze ney castillo, and jackie bradley jr..

yesterday. showers are going over to light snow today. everything. at times today, it is going to gust over 25-30 miles per hour. depending on where you happen to be. state, not quite yet up in that direction, but we are looking to the light snow to kick in. here is a look at all of it. low clouds, fog in some southern parts of the state. lingering overcast. a couple of western areas could get in on some mixed showers late morning or early afternoon. that will depend on elevation. the could be a spotty, light coating of snow.

chances of 1-3 accumulation -- inches of accumulation. we set up some pretty good timing for the weekend. temperatures are in the mid to upper 30' s up north right now. any rain shower activity will be going over to light snow and that will be going on and off through the afternoon. we will look for highs in the mid-to-upper 40' s in southern areas. low clouds giving way to partial sunshine. a brisk wind will be gusting out of the west, at times. mid-30' s up north. 47-48, the highest we will see today from nashua through the seacoast. the last of that snow going down to some snow showers later on tonight before winding down. partly sunny, breezy conditions tomorrow. we will have mostly sunny skies over the weekend with s on

across a good part of the state on sunday. the charmed life will continue into monday and tuesday with a big area of high pressure in control. that gives way to the next system, which may be a coastal system. we start off in the 30' s to near 40 and eventually climb back into the 40' s up north. 1-3 inches of potential up north before tapering off into showers later on. extended forecast shows temperatures warming up over the weekend. the most likely possibility will be rain showers from that system. i got a chance to visit the head start at the manchester community college. we talked about rainbows, clouds, lightning. we got to hear the story of a

i asked what the things around saturn were called and they told me cooler hoops. -- hula hoops. sean: wiring you doing the choreography, as well? kevin: maybe next time. sean: we are asking you to show us some of the best holiday light displays. erin: a home in hudson is putting on an amazing show. paul and his family created this display on pelham road. paul says they started decking out there yard 15 years ago. it takes about two months to the lights. you can share your light displays by uploading a picture or video to our u local page. that is something else. sean: i love the car out front. this is amazing. erin: i think we are going to have to do a drive-by and check it out.

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erin: updating our top stories. sean: a man accused of murdering his parents is due in court today. ray: matthew dion is expected to plead guilty to two counts of second-degree murder and a single count of arson under the terms of the plea bargain. he would be sentenced to two consecutive terms of 30 years to life on the murder charges and 7.5-15 on the arson charge. erin: salem police are on the lookout for a man who robbed a gas station at gunpoint shortly before 8:00 at the super petroleum on south broadway. sean: police in derry are that happened yesterday morning on lane road.

of speed when it went off the road, glanced off a tree, landed on a rock wall, and burst into flames. erin: we do have a school closure to tell you about. pittsfield elementary school will be closed today due to an oil leak in the boiler room. middle and high school students will still have class. kevin: 1-3 inches of accumulation up north today. patchy, dense fog in southern areas of the state giving way to brisk winds in the afternoon. we will go back to partial sunshine tomorrow and then mostly sunny skies gradually through the weekend. erin: coming up next, extensive coverage on that deadly shooting rampage in california. live reports from san bernardino, new york, and washington dc. we are getting the news that the shooting suspects were killed and that they happened to be a married couple. sean: that couple with a six-month-old daughter.

relatives saying they had a doctors appointment. this all unfolded. this all ends -- this all unfolded and the main suspect was at the event, left the event suddenly, left his coat on a chair, and returned with a gun. erin: investigators are going to be concentrating on what was the motive and they will have the latest coming up on "gma." sean: have a great day. national captioning institute, which is responsible for its visit ncicap.org] catch holiday-cookie cheer on the tip of your tongue with dunkin' donuts' holiday- cookie-flavored coffees. after 12:00 p.m.,

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