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sean: now on "daybreak," police say the shooters in california could have killed hundreds of people. a woman who grew up here in new hampshire is recovering after being shot. a man who admitted to killing a toddler more than 20 years ago has been denied parole. the conditions laid out by the parole board. kevin: we're back to the sunshine today. that's the leading edge of milder air. an update on the weekend ahead. erin: two bikes and a ton of toys already donated to our toy drive for the coming weekend. find out why a hooksett
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>> no one covers new hampshire like we do. daybreak". sean: there are a lot of great stories and generosity. in a moment. first we want to talk important weekend forecast. going to be kind of warm. conditions. partial sunshine in areas. a couple of lingering lighter snow showers or flurries up north with the weak disturbance moving across call parts of canada. temperatures back in to the low to mid 40's in southern areas with a slightly lighter breeze. still noticeable out of the west at five to 15 miles an hour. much more on the weekend with future cast ahead. let's look at your friday morning ride here in the granite state. we're joined live by deb davidson. deb: good morning.
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that we're seeing is on 93 north. there's icy spots. grews are out taking care of the roads. give yourself extra time. on 293 it is moving well through the mill yard. we're not seeing any problems at the lane shift between exits five and the everett turnpike. we still have the onramp closed on the southbound side for construction. south of the border in massachusetts, 93 south at the 495 connector. it remains heavy. this report is being brought to you by autofair. from the wzid traffic network, i'm deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. sean: thanks. we're following a developing story from concord. the red cross says they are helping ten people who are displaced by a fire. firefighters are still at the scene on rum ford street right now. not far from the u.n.h. school of law. the fire was in a multi-family building. there are no reports of
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the red cross says they are helping at least ten people result of the early morning fire. flags will fly at half staff through monday in honor of the 14 people killed in the mass shooting in san bernardino, california. investigators have now identified each of the victims. they range in age from 26 to 60 years old. officials say the shooters is a husband and wife. they also basically had a bomb factory inside their home. the couple had enough bombs and bullets to kill hundreds of people. this morning investigators are looking for the man they say bought two of the guns used in the attack. the guns were purchased legally more than three years ago. nearly two dozen people were injured in the shooting, including a woman who drew up in new hampshire. amanda gaspard was shot three times in the leg. ray brewer here with her story. ray: 32-year-old amanda gaspard
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in the town. he first preached at the mountain view church in vernon, vermont. when she and her sister wered to lores. gaspard now lives in california and works for the san bernardino health department. a relative says she had surgery after being shot three times in the leg. she is expected to be okay. >> shock for the whole church family. you know, we've seen these things on the news before. we've never had a face with them. now it is struck one of ours -- one of us, you know. it is a lot closer to home than ever before. ray: gaspard worked at the emergency preparedness coordinator. her parents are with her now as she recovers. in the studio, ray brewer. sean: thanks. a reman is recovering after he was shot in the lower part of his body. they found the man inside an apartment. they do not think the
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they have not announced any arrests or comments on a possible motive. the man who pleaded guilty to killing a young child more than 20 years ago has been denied parole. shane nickerson has been rebind bars since 1995 month old zachary mcmillan. he was babysitting when he beat the child to death. the toddler's mother spoke at the parole hearing about the pain she has endured. >> i could have kissed more. i could have hugged longer. i could have spent every second of every day remembering everything. i didn't know then that i would only have 546 days with him. i think about the life he had, the pain he endured, and the end. sean: they want nickerson to transition to a halfway house, get a job, and mental health planning. if he follows the plan, he could be before the
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turning now to politics, several republican presidential hopefuls are in the granite state today. marco rubio will be in portsmouth. george pataki and lindsey graham have stops in lebanon and keene. hillary clinton held a town hall in dover last night and addressed a wide variety of issues, including the shooting in california. she says the tragedy reinforces the need to focus on national security. it does raise some serious questions about how we need to be protecting ourselves, how we need to be sure that we have the best possible intelligence, that is shared between local law enforcement, state, federal law enforcement, and that we do everything we can to prevent these kinds of attacks. sean: clinton spoke about things like homelessness, paid family leave, climate change, and care for veterans.
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>> my son was a really good kid. we did the toys for tots when he was alive. he passed away from an accidental drug overdose five years ago. so this is my fifth year here. i'm going to continue as long as i'm standing. erin: so you would collect toys with him and donate them for toys for tots. now you are saying that the money that you would spent on him you are spending on toys as well. >> exactly. probably i kind of like to do it throughout the year. i'll start after the holiday, these holiday. i'll start collecting for next year. it breaks it up a little bit. it is not so heavy on the well -- wallet. that's not what it is about. it is the joy that a kid will love. erin: you have some personal experience. >> my son -- he -- he was always very caring about kids that were
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blessed as he was. but he knew about my background as being in the foster care system. so i think he wanted to do it as a way to to -- you know -- i don't know. he wanted to do something for me. a way that would allow me to change history. you know? do something good in return. erin: i know you are committed to making sure no child feels like they are forgetten. >> i don't want any child tour forgetten. if i can play a part in that, i'm really lucky. erin: thank you. i want to give you your gift card. people donating. husband. i know he stops there every morning. erin: thanks for your donation. >> thank you. erin: that's it for here. back to you. we'll continue to check in with you. still to come on "news 9 caught. how police say they tracked down one of the
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involved from stealing. we know one of the key bowl 50. find out which band will headline the time show. weare. the items found inside a 70-year-old time 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. republicans from repealing
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with a break in at the operation santa claus warehouse. 23-year-old james pechacek was arraigned yesterday. toys and more than $3,000 gift cards were stolen over the thanksgiving weekend. all items intend for needy children. they were able to track the stolen gift cards when they were used. >> the store has a way of backtracking gift cards. once that's identified, the times they were used can be locked in. sean: police say they expect to file charges against a second suspect soon. generous donations have replaced all of the items that were stolen. the patriots are cruising toward the playoffs at this point. we know who will headline the super bowl halftime show, british rock band, cold-play, will be first on the stage. the group has a new album coming out today. cold-play has won seven grammy awards. the hits include yellow,
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among others. 6:13 on friday. coming up, we'll check out one of the most popular christmas ornaments of the year. it honors this is the best block of all. it's like candy cane lane. i know. oohhh. oh, holiday ferris wheel. i kind of love it. look at those reindeer. jeffrey, you're awfully quiet back there. i was just thinking... maybe it's time to finish this test drive and head back to the dealership? that is so jeffrey... soooo jeffrey...
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sean: you are likely to see a touch of history on the tree. calvin coolidge has one ornaments. thanks to an l.e.d. light, the windows glow showing scenes including the small vermont house where he was born. all proceeds help support the education house. our spirit of giving underway. we need your help to provide toys to thousands of granite state children this christmas.
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he is live at the toys "r" us in manchester. good morning, erin. erin: good morning. this store doesn't open until 8:00. that doesn't matter. if you have a toy, you can come on down and bring it down. you don't have to wait for the store to open. we are here. we're open. they are looking for kids, baby toys, for kids that are, you know, infant to two years old. also for girls that are six-nine and for some tweens. star wars is big. there are a lot of people that come in with all different kinds of things. they are looking for art kits and jewelry making kits and bikes are wonderful to find under the tree. we're hoping you are going to come out this weekend to the toys "r" us here in manchester or crossings and donate a toy. we would really appreciate it. sean: you get a lot of folks down there that make this an annual tradition. erin: it is.
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to be a part of. what a great thing. you know, to be able to give the gift of some holiday cheer for some needy kids here in our state; right? sean: i think you buried the lead with the potato star head star wars. i want those under my christmas tree. go meet erin. she will be there without the morning. kevin: i'm glad she didn't provide another history lesson. we failed miserably. he's the brains of the group. the breeze will be noticeable. it just won't be nearly as gusty as what we had yesterday. looking at some cooler nights and milder temperatures. each of the next three days warmer than the day before. we start to see an increase in clouds on tuesday ahead of the next system that tries to arrive thereafter. we start off with a typical thing that we see this time of year.
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with any moisture left over it bumps up against the western terrain and up through the white mountains. you have quite a few more clouds there. the wind, as it goes over, eventually creates downsloping with the clearer skies from the mt. washington valley through the seacoast and the monadnock region. that's the type of split that we have a tendency to see. it looks like that will play out through a good portion of the morning. you'll notice a weak disturbance gliding through southern parts of canada. that could mean a couple of extra flurries or snow showers. you can't even rule out a couple of western areas seeing that in to the afternoon. temperatures right now are in the 30's. across a good part of the state. notice a few upper 20's as the cooler air comes in. continuing to cool off top of mt. washington. that trend will continue today. winds there are gusting. the cooler air down to the gulf coast. notice the temperatures in texas down in to the upper 30's this morning. this cooler air drains in. a modifying process
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area of high pressure in each of the next couple of days without any snow on the ground, we'll be allowed to warm up. upper 30's to mid 40's today. a couple more snow showers up north. it will be a back and forth between clouds and some sunshine. most sunshine in south eastern areas, most cloud cover back to the north and west. any sort of snow showers this evening up north. then any sort of clouds that we have early tomorrow will give way to sunshine and what should be a partly to mostly sunny day with a afternoon. the breeze picks up out of the west after a seasonally cool start on sunday. that will push temperatures up another five to seven degree in the afternoon. it eventually gets most in to the upper 40's to mid 50's. area of high pressure holds through monday. then we start to see an increase in clouds on tuesday. next system would be located well off shore and maybe close enough for a couple of showers. it would be warm enough that it would be likely be in the form of rain showers. temperatures today up in to the low to mid 40's.
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lower range of the 30's. a good looking weekend forecast here with temperatures in the 40's tomorrow and upper 40's to mid 50's on sunday. keeping the fair skies around maybe just a passing rain shower or two on wednesday of next week. sean: you don't have to bring up the world mild. kevin: not this time of year. sean: let's check out the top stories with ray brewer. ray: a new hampshire woman was among those wounded in the mass shooting in california. amanda gaspard grew up in hinsdale. her pastor says she lives in california and works for the san bernardino county health department. a relative said she had surgery after being shot in the leg three times. expected to be okay. sean: the red cross says it is helping ten people following a fire early this morning in concord. firefighters are still at the scene. there are no reports that anyone was hurt. a man is recovering after he was shot in the
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president obama helped light the christmas tree last night. then his wife joined a special guest. >> when out on the lawn there arose such a clatter. i sprang from my bed to see what was the matter. kevin: miss piggy and the first lady "twas the night before christmas "to the crowd. sean: she was all glammed out as well. both of them, but especially miss piggy.
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chef competition finals were held. the winning flavor had birch extract, cherries, and chocolate. they also held an iron chef competition which i had the pleasure of judging this year's unique ingredients included things like moxy, hot dogs, and stuff. you got excredit if you could use the products. kevin: it can't be easy to judge. it is all -- sean: it is all at a high level. when you have a palette like mine, that's so sophisticated -- and the celtics walked away with a big win in mexico city. and our spirit of giving
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>> no one covers new hampshire like we do. sean: finally friday, december 4th. we're expecting a nice day out there. beautiful sunrise. the weekend is looking kind of mild. first the top stories. one of the people wounded in san bernardino grew up in new hampshire. amanda gaspard is recovering after being shot three times in the legs. a manchester man has been sentenced 60 years to life in prison. all of the items collected throughout the weekend will be donated
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erin is down at the toys "r" us in manchester. coating of snow. we start off with sunshine at 6,000 feet. there are quite a bit of cloudiness elsewhere in the north western half of the state. we'll have the sunshine back and forth between that and the clouds in central and south eastern areas in to the afternoon. highs today ranging from the mid 30's up north this afternoon to low and mid 40's. big story. we'll talk about that coming up. sean: a mild weekend on the way. here's a look at i-93 from the common man in windham. kevin: we're joined live by deb davidson. good morning, deb. deb: good morning, kevin and sean. all are up to speed. we're not seeing any problems. if you are heading out, it is a great ride this morning. however if you are heading in to massachusetts, we are
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southbound from exit 37 down to exit 26. southbound side slow from 495 down to trouble cove road. this report is being brought to you by autofair. from the traffic network, i'm deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. >> we're following a developing story. the red cross is helping ten people displaced. they are still at the scene. any injuries. authorities are looking for the man who bought two rifles used in the mass shooting in san bernardino, california. syed farook and his wife
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two rifles were purchased legally years ago. pistols. another man bought the rifles. it is unclear if the man was acting on his behalf when he bought the weapons or if they were stolen. they say farook was in contact with extremist on social media. >> we continue to exploit all of the evidence possible. as i've said from day one, the evidence will lead us to the facts. sean: the fbi is investigating this as a potential act of terrorism. it has yet to reach a firm conclusion on that. a woman who grew up in new hampshire was among the 21 people wounded in the mass shooting. friends and family say amanda gaspard was shot in the leg three times. ray brewer live in the studio to tell us about her ties to the granite state. ray: amanda gaspard worked in keene in 2009-2012. she helped the hospital prepare for emergencies. on wednesday, she faced
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her childhood pastor says her strength and faith are helping her through it. >> shock for the whole church family. we've seen this things on the news before. we've never had a face with them. now it is a -- it struck one of ours -- one of us, you know. it is a lot closer to home than before. ray: he first preached to 32-year-old amanda gaspard at mountain view in vernon, vermont. she and her sister, lindsay were for justed toddlers. >> were tender hearted for other people. that's one reason she's doing what she does. ray: she now lives in her parents still live in hinsdale. he prayed with ken and diane when he first shooting. exhausted. it was -- you know, they
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much. they are encouraged. it is going to be a long road to recovery. they are thrilled she's alive. some of the other runs didn't make it. ray: she under went surgery. she will be okay. her parents are by her side at the hospital in california. in the studio, ray brewer,wmur news 9. sean: thanks. the manchester man who murdered his parents and set their home on fire will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars. he was sentenced to 60 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to charges, including two murder. he killed his parents, bob and connie dion. before his sentence was handed down, his former fiance spoke out in court. >> i cannot imagine how scared and how terrorized and how much have felt in order to know you were going to
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someone you loved unconditionally. sean: they hope that souls of bob and connie with rest in peace. littleton police are asking for your help. the man in the surveillance picture robbed the store around 8:30 last night. no one was hurt. anybody who recognizes the suspect is asked to call littleton police. an investigation is underway. police say a female pedestrian was hit and killed on route 302 yesterday morning. authorities are not releasing any further details. we'll keep you posted as we learn new information. derry police have identified the driver killed in a crash wednesday morning. they say the victim is 54-year-old daniel barden. speed office factor in the accident. there's no indication that alcohol was involved. a mental competency hearing is being held today for a flight attendant from new
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assaulting a crew member and an air marshal. joanne snow slapped another flight attendant and hit an air marshal. she tried to unlock the door while it was taxiing. she told them quote she wreck. our spirit of giving toy drive gets underway wmur along with our partners z107 and rock 101 will be collecting donations all weekend long. erin fehlau is live at the toys "r" us in manchester. it is one of the collection sites. you collected a number of toys; right? erin: yes. they have come in. the store isn't open. you can bring your toys on down here. the marines will be collecting them and distributes later on after the weekend. they are hoping to collect about 15,000. we've seen some frozen toys, hello kitty, all kinds of items here. guardians of the galaxy as well.
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toys for little ones up to two. also for girls six to nine and boys and girls 10-13. that's the most -- that's the greatest need they have right now. suggestions for the little ones, blocks, ride-on toys, learning toys, and bath toys. suggestions for those age six to 13. craft and jewelry making kits are always great. also science kits are great for girls and boys. board games are always a hit. we have a few bikes here as well. they want new unwrapped toys for the toy drive. we're happy to partner up with z107 and also rock 101 for the weekend toy drive. it is going to be going on here at the toys "r" us in manchester as well in the crossings in newington. if you happen to have collected some items at your business, you can bring it on down to one of these locations. the marines would be happy to collect them. also if you've collected
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you know, tweet out a picture using the hashtag nh toy drive. we may be using those on the air. we hope to see you this weekend. we're hoping that granite staters will are. sean: you can do a little shopping for your own kids and drop out smog on the way out. erin: yeah. for some people their kids are growing, they don't have any grand kids, how fun is it? if you want information to about what's the best toy if you are not up on what kids like this days, go to our web site. we have a link on our spirit of giving section there at the web site that we'll bring you to toys for tots toy drive and give you some suggestions. sean: all right. live there. hopefully the pile of toys will keep growing throughout the day. thank you. coming up on "daybreak," history unearthed in weare. what was inside a time capsule that was buried
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kevin: off and running on friday morning. quite a few clouds up north. still the risk of a couple more snow showers. we're not expecting any today. while there will be some snow showers up north, we're looking for a blend of sunshine and clouds in central and southern areas. it is the beginning of a warming trend. we'll have the details coming up. sean: we're following breaking news from massachusetts. four people are dead after early morning fire in the city of lynn. engulfed in flames when midnight. part of the roof collapsed there. the red cross is helping 19 people. unconscious women from the building and revived hospital. we're also following of egypt. authorities say 16 people were killed and
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a fire bomb attack on a nightclub in cairo. a security official said two men on a motorcycle through molotov dock -- cocktails in the club and fled the scene. the attackers have not been caught. the former front man for the stone temple pilots was found dead. scott weiland passed away on a tour stop with his current band. the band was scheduled to perform in medina, minnesota last night but the show was canceled. the cause of his death has not been released. he has struggled with substance abuse issues for years. he was 48. a company pleaded guilty to hacking in to a computer system. general linen service stole customer information from a massachusetts competitor. there's no affiliation, but they are both called the same name.
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system was hacked 259 times. they had downloaded about 1,100 invoices which are the billing the invoices that the victim company had issued online to their own customers. their competitor, took the invoice. it was their intention to use those invoices to try to take customers from at the victim company. erin: general linen faces 500 -- $500,000 in fines and probation. rondo was playing against his former team for the second time in his career. he was sent off of the court of a double technical foul. isaiah thomas led with 29 points and nine assists.
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govstown senior runs back was named the gatorade player of the year. he had two touchdown catches and two kick returns for touchdowns as well. he ran for 211 yards in the state title game against exeter. a big congratulations to connor bourque. a special event is being held at ragged mountain in danbury tomorrow. the second annual benefit day. lift tickets cost $25 in advance and $30 at the door. all of the proceeds will be donated to the children's hospital at dartmouth. there will be a silent auction and live music. for more information, head to raggedmountainresort.com /events. a time capsule has been unearthed in weare. leon taylor remembers his father stashing the time capsule this to a fireplace 70 years ago.
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wanted to go back in time and enlisted the family to help find the canning jar filled with newspapers along with a note and ration stamps, something that brings back memories for leon. >> i was just old enough to have a license. i had my own gasoline ration book. i think they allowed me six gallons a week for my model a. which was pretty good on gas. sean: guys remember their old car. leon will hold on to the memories far while. then with the help of the historical society, he wants to add modern items and rebury the time capsule for another generation. kevin: wow. sean: neat idea. continue the tradition. a smartphone has to go in there. cd's and vhs tapes you can skip on. newspapers and so forth. kevin: sure.
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different webcameras. it is going to show you the dramatic difference. you have the sunshine coming up early this temperatures will be in the mid 40's today. then you get in to central parts of the state. partial sunshine. then you have the result of what happened yesterday up in pittsburgh. sean: look at that. snowman time. kevin: very unique state. all of the regions have different where weather. we get in to this time of year and you can have some dramatic differences. yesterday of one of those days. today we're split in to two parts. you'll notice the northern and western parts of the state. quite a few more clouds as the moisture banks up against the tear rare. eventually later on this morning, a couple of light snow showers. it should be just a few flurries and no accumulation expected out of that. after a couple of cooler evenings, we see a warm up thanks to a big area
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eventually winds turning to the west around that as we work in to sunday. today we're looking at relatively dry conditions. there may be a stray flurry in a few western areas. up north, a couple of light snow showers around. we're not really expecting any accumulation out of that. temperatures going anywhere from the upper 20's to lower 30's as we continue to settle back. winds have lightened up after gusting yesterday at times over 25 miles an hour. that breeze will be noticeable today out of the west. it will go around 5-15 mile an hour in to the afternoon. maybe more as you get up. we're looking at fair skies in bulk. temperatures holding with the extra clouds and the occasional light snow showers up north in the mid to upper 30's. as high as 46 or 47 in south eastern spots. the downsloping effect of the same westerly wind that's creating the clouds up north. a couple of snow showers up north today. then tonight lingering
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skies elsewhere. the weekend looking really nice. good deal of sunshine. even up north the clouds clear tomorrow morning. it sets up highs tomorrow about statewide in the 40's. it is upper 40's to mid 50's for highs on sunday with more of a westerly breeze. cooling off a bit on monday. that will be with sunshine. then the next system in question for us will be a storm system located well off shore. maybe close enough to give us a couple of rain showers sometime on wednesday. temperatures starting in the 20's and 30's. we eventually get back in to the low to mid 40's this afternoon. extended forecast shows us four or five degrees warmer tomorrow. then another five, six, seven degrees warmer on sunday. bit on monday. still with sunshine. then we'll add clouds on tuesday. maybe the chance of a shower on wednesday. all in all a fairly quiet pattern. the quiet pattern holds. there will be more active weather down the line.
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get outside and pick out a christmas tree. we asked which farms are the best in new hampshire. there was a two-way tie for fourth. the evergreen ridge tree farm in durham and finnegan's in bethlehem. the rocks estate was third, miracle acres was second, and the number one place according to our viewers: mountain star farms in woodsville. according to a new report, new hampshire is one of the most giving states in the nation. the granite state rankers fifth for the most crowd funding donations with an average donation size of just over $50. alaska tops the list of the most giving states, followed by washington, and massachusetts as well. speaking of generosity and giving, still to come on "news 9 daybreak," we'll check in with erin fehlau. live in manchester as we kick off the spirit of giving toy drive.
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sean: this morning we're kicking off the spirit of giving toy drive. sites. good morning, erin. erin: good morning to you. we've seen people be very generous. the store doesn't open until 8:00 a.m. people have been dropping by toys like sticks. they are looking for all kinds of toys for infants all the way up to 17 years old. they are going to accept gift cards and money as well. everyone that coming on down is going to get a gift card. $3 for dunkin doe nut this is morning. while the supplies last. we hope we'll see you here in manchester at the toys "r" us or the crossings in newington. granite staters have always shown their generosity. it will happen this weekend.
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sean: it is always a fun event. there are rumors santa claus could be there. i know he shows up usually. erin: i don't know. i'll have to get my wish ready. we're hoping to see st. nick today. it is going to be a busy place. we hope a lot of people will be drop on by and doing some shopping and think about a kid that's needy this christmas. sean: certainly. erin fehlau live at the toys "r" us in manchester. kevin: if santa shows up, that says something. he's busy this time of year. upper 20's to mid 30's. good deal of sunshine. still a couple of flurries up north. temperatures today will be in the upper 30's up north. 40's statewide tomorrow. then 40's to lower half of the 50's. nothing but sunshine for think weekend if you are going to be traveling around and getting the shopping done. anything else? the weather is a go. sean: it won't feel like december. is that erin fehlau?
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the deadly shooting rampage in san bernardino, california. one of the shooters, syed farook, had been in contact with extremist on social media. they have yet to determine if it was an act of terrorism. they are searching for the man that purchased the two guns in the attack. there's some questions. back here in 25 minutes. our spirit of giving toy drive runs throughout the weekend. help us out if you can. catch holiday-cookie cheer on the tip of your tongue with dunkin' donuts' holiday- cookie-flavored coffees. after 12:00 p.m., enjoy any medium latte or macchiato for $1.99.
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