investigation in danville. tonight, what neighbors of the woman found dead in her home are now saying after learning she was killed. >> plus, drought conditions expanded. the areas of the state now facing an extreme drought. >> after showers for some tonight, summer sizzle takes over for everyone on friday. how hot it gets. >> and commitment 2016. tonight the republican candidates for the second cooling district face off in our latest granite state tuesday's primary. >> if you do vote for jim, it would basically be guaranteeing that annie kuster would have another two years. >> another case of him talking tough to the voters and doing something else. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 tonight. >> at 11 tonight, the suspicious death of a woman in danville has now been ruled a homicide. good evening, new hampshire.

the attorney general's office is now investigating how 51-year-old joanne boucher was killed earlier this week. cherise leclerc live with the very latest in the case. reporter: shelley, investigators have been at that crime scene since this homicide happened, taking evidence from inside the house as well as the backyard. and neighbors are desperate for answers. >> i think that's what hits me the most, is i saw her sunday morning, and she was fine, doing her normal thing, nothing out of place. reporter: it was the last time hannah joanne boucher, known in the area of caramel drive as being loving and nurturing, especially towards animals, was found dead inside her home monday. it's all starting to sink in for people who knew her. >> it hasn't even fully hit me yet. it just seems unreal for the most part. reporter: the attorney general's office released more information thursday. the suspicious death earlier this week, now deemed a homicide. neighbors like goodwin came home

>> i came home and saw police cars. i just thought there was like a fight or something, because she had someone staying with her, and sometimes they fought. so i just thought it was a noise complaint. i didn't think it would be this at all. reporter: she says a man was living with boucher at the time of her death but authorities have not commented on that. crime scene investigators were at the home, collecting evidence from inside and the backyard, where attention was also paid to a couple of char marks. massachusetts. and many friends wondering what would have happened. >> and it was just a comforting presence to have her over there. so it's really weird and scary that she's just not there anymore. reporter: and authorities say they will not release the cause of death, as they are still investigating. no word on whether they have a suspect or any leads as to who may have done this. live in the studio, i'm cherise leclerc, wmur news 9. >> more granite staters are now

under an extreme drought warning. and tougher water restrictions. the city council has approved a complete ban on watering of the lawn. hand watering of vegetables and perennials is allowed if it doesn't just affect the homeowners. parks and two golf courses on city water cannot use irrigation systems. >> nothing for the parks. the golf courses can do tees and greens so they don't los but nothing -- no fairways, no rough. >> portsmouth expects the restrictions will remain in place for the rest of the season. right now, fog making the visibility quite low. take a look right now at hampden beach. look where the fog is pretty heavy. some showers are now moving through parts of the state. let's go to mike. he's here with that. >> we really could use the rain as we are in that extreme drought in parts of southeastern new hampshire.

bright red indicating extreme drought. that's where the rainfall deficit is between 30% and 50% below the average since the 1st of the year. that means eight to as much as 14 inches below normal. then it just tapers off to just a normally dry through parts of the white mountains. the rainfall deficit, close to 8.87 inches or right at it, since the first of the year. that means we're only at the normal rainfall that we normally get. and in manchester, we have received just about half of what we normally get. we could use the rain. there are showers on doppler radar. we could get an additional shower here or there, between now and the morning commute tomorrow. then big changes for the rest of friday and into the weekend. we'll look at all that and possibly more rain chances coming up. >> thank you. on to commitment 2016 coverage now. we are less than one week away

>> tonight republican candidates for the second congressional district faced off in our studios. >> and josh mcelveen joins us live now to kick off our team coverage. >> and this is a race primary for the republican primary, it's really flown beneath the radar among so many other high-profile races. but tonight was debate number four. this time with the republican candidates for the second congressional district who are former state representative, here's a recap of what wentn. >> and this is a tight race, considered too close to call. the winner will take on the democratic incumbent congresswoman annie kuster. both candidates agree they want a republican to take over the second congressional district seat. >> we can do better than annie kuster. she's ineffective. >> it's time for us to send new effective leadership to washington. reporter: they both support donald trump but had different

russian president vladimir putin being a better leader than president barack obama. >> i'm not gonna give more support to vladimir putin at this time. i think he's a threat to national interests. >> by having a relationship going into a presidential si, i think it's nothing but a good thing. reporter: jim lawrence served three terms as state representative, while jack flanagan is serving his third term now. they argued over defending the second amendment. >> my opponent has shown a tendency to talk tough when it comes to supporting the second amendment. but unfortunately, when it comes to supporting those issues, he hasn't always been there. >> the reality is, he's filling out surveys, okay? i'm actually introducing legislation. reporter: and repealing or amending the affordable care act. >> do you want people suffering from cancer not to get treated? >> can't have it both ways, jack. you just said you wanted to take a federal law away with

expanded medicaid is a component of the affordable care act. reporter: they also touched on zika funding and how to handle syrian refugees, jack flanagan suggesting safe zones overseas. >> the area would be protected by the military, established by the army corps of engineers. >> as a military veteran, i am sick and tired of non-vets saying they want to put american soldiers in harm's way for police actions somewhere else. reporter: and it's not just about name recognition tonight. these republi tuesday. life in the studio -- live in the studio, news 9. >> right after the debate, both to the candidates took to the spin room to talk about how they see themselves to be different from their opponent. >> we were able to differentiate my candidacy from that of representative flanagan. several cases i think i was able to show how he's been for certain things, then went and did something else.

it again. >> mr. lawrence just had the same talking points as he was in the other debate and so on. so, you know, i just think that's one thing hopefully people took home with them, was that when it comes to issues, there's a difference. >> well, this is a race that could be as tight as any of them in this primary election season. so we'll keep our eyes on this one. we'll see how this debate impacted it. the last debate will be the republican candidates for the first congressional dic interesting, guys. >> very good, josh. thank you. republican candidate for governor ted gatsas is attacking his opponent, chris sununu, from campaign donations from eversource employees. >> sununu says he supports the northern pass transmission report, backed by eversource. wmur confirmed sununu received nearly $19,000 in contributions from 25 of the utility company's employees.

bites from eversource. i'm going to stand with the rate payers every single day of the week. >> counselor sununu declined our request for an interview but a spokesperson released a statement that reads in read, the mayor is searching high and low for anything to distract voters from his record of failing the people of manchester. >> and the secretary of state has just released its voter turnout predictions for tuesday. they expect 126,000 to vote and expects democrats will have about 86,000 voters. gardner says those are on the higher end for a state primary compared to the last two to three decades. >> on the democratic side, the highest turnout that the democrats ever have had was 91,000. the highest turnout republicans have had was 155,000. >> gardner says, in the last three years, the highest number

all the information you need to learn about the candidates online. plus, we are focusing on some of the biggest issues in the campaign that is also on our website, wmur.com. >> guilty verdict for a salem man, coming up on news 9 tonight. >> what this man was convicted of nearly two years after hidden cameras were found inside a massachusetts restaurant. >> and missing for years, how one dog was reunited with its honors after disappearing in will we see much change over the weekend? the forecast, coming up. >> and now to our u local hotshot. the surprise visitors. that's right! a bear decided to stop in a viewer's backyard. and, of course, you can always submit your pictures and video. that was scary!

maggie hassan's priorities are working for new hampshire. new hampshire froze tuition. she understands that we need good highway systems. hassan is an advocate for public safety. she's kept spending under control. and how does maggie hassan get these things done?

creating a surplus... and by working with anyone and everyone to create a better environment for business innovation. a new senator making fiscal responsibility work for you. i'm maggie hassan and i approve this message. >> rochester police have arrested a second person in connection to the assault of another man. >> 33-year-old windell conley of dover is now charged with first-degree assault and criminal restraint. police say conley and 37-year-old gabriel valentin of rochester kidnapped the victim, pointed a gun at him and then beat him back in august. conley is set to be arraigned tomorrow morning.

camera in a massachusetts restaurant. joseph hennessey was convicted of four counts of videotaping a person in a state of nudity. police say hennessey placed a camera in a flower pot inside the women's bathroom, the kickstand caf?, in arlington, massachusetts, back in 2014. hennessey will be sentenced on september 26. >> one of the nation's largest banks will have to pay millions to its customers in a record fine. the consumer financial protectiur for secretly opening unauthorized credit cards and deposit accounts and charging customers, without the injuries knowing. more than 5,000 wells fargo employees have been fired. the bureau says more than two million savings and credit accounts were opened illegally. >> it is outrageous for a bank to use a customer's personal,

unauthorized account. >> well, wells fargo released this statement today that reads in part, while we regret every interaction that was not handled properly, the number of instances and team members involved represent a very small portion of our business. >> we do have a warning tonight for people in haverhill. the north haverhill water and light district has issued a boil order. a recent sample from the facility in woodsville found elevated levels of e. coli. crews have increased the chlorine to removed, residents need to boil water for at least two minutes before use . >> a laconia man is feeling really grateful tonight. he lost his dog three years ago. just when he thought he'd never see the dog again, a miracle happen. he says a small investment he made has paid off big-time. reporter: dan remembers the day his dog, taz, disappeared. >> i was going inside of my house in laconia.

and when i came out, she was gone. reporter: that was three years ago. levesque reported the disappearance to the humane society as soon as she disappeared but didn't hear a word. >> i had her microchipped when i adopted her and i was just hoping that someone would bring her in and no one did, until yesterday. reporter: the humane society's mary lee gorham says taz was dropped off this week by a concerned c the little dog wondering around laconia by itself. gorham says taz was scand and her microchip directed them to the dog's proper owner. >> a microchip is the best way that we know that dog or cat belongs to you. they're registered through a national database and we have a company called 24 hour pet watch. reporter: levesque says it was

>> her teeth are rotten. she's going to need to have them all extracted. reporter: taz's medical care will cost about $1500. he started a gofundme page in the hopes of raising that money. still, levesque says he's grateful to have taz home. >> i never adopted another dog after she went missing. i was kind of -- i don't know. just no one really got to my heart like she did. >> by the way, it only costs about $25 to $40 to have your pet if you would like to donate money to help taz get medical help, you can find the link on wmur.com. >> man's best friend! listen, if you hear rain, you are one of the lucky ones! >> you are. how many times have we heard rain falling? >> not a lot. >> on the rooftops. >> not much. >> wow! such a struggle. it's been great for outdoor activities, been one of the best summers for those that have outdoor plans, but we need rain.

they show the clouds parting, midday, early afternoon. around 2 or 3, lots of sun. then the fog started in the evening. watch out for that, especially along the coast and in parts of northern new hampshire. could be dense fog as you head out in the next several hours, even the early part of the morning commute. 84 degrees. the record of 96. doppler radar, it's not much but it's better than nothing. here we go working through anywhere in the lakes region down to the merrimack valley, stretching towards the coast. not everyone is seeing those raindrops. about a 1/10 of an inch, a little more in nashua. other spots getting less than that. not going to help the drought but certainly better than nothing. there are more showers back in central parts of new york state. these may hold together and move through parts of new hampshire, especially lakes region during

the morning. then we'll see cloudy skies to start, before the sun goes to work and jacks those temperatures up in a big way. it's a warm evening, 70's across the board. anywhere west of the coast, right near the shore, in the mid- to upper 60's. even atop mount washington, close to 60 degrees at the 11:00 reading. and early september, quite odd. a lot of moisture building from the west. the dew points are up nearl range before dipping with the west-northwest wind by tomorrow afternoon. tonight, not going to cool off. we stay in the 60's to around 70. that means a warm start to the day tomorrow. temperatures hit near 90 in parts of southern new hampshire, slightly lower temperatures build in for the weekend. if we get more of a cloud cover, we'll be in the upper 70's. a little bit more partial sun, we'll be in the lower 80's. it's a front, sitting in the

stretching back towards the mississippi valley and up towards the front that is rolling through our neck of the woods right now. here's a look at the timeline. overnight tonight, a lot of low clouds, patchy fog. then we're going to see the sunshine developing. we make a run in the upper 70's far north but look at southern new hampshire, from concord points south, up near 90, and even with an offshore breeze approaching 90 at the coastline. fair skies tomorrow night. 70's around 80, future cast, i think, co overdoing the rainfall but there are scattered showers on saturday. as for sunday, early morning shower. then becoming partly sunny. the highs tomorrow, 80's to around 90. great weather for the seafood festival. hot. and then lower temperatures on saturday. slightly warmer again on sunday. and that's because we'll have an offshore breeze once again.

look fantastic. could be an afternoon storm on wednesday ch behind that, it should turn much cooler. a classic fall feel building in for wednesday night, probably right through friday or friday night, even early saturday of next weekend. >> there you go. well, the official kickoff tonight of the nfl season! let's jump over to jamie. >> that lobster looked pretty good. where am i going to find one of those at # 11:30?

woman: the executive council voted along party lines, striking down more than $639,000 to planned parenthood locations. when republican politicians cut planned parenthood, it was devastating. birth control, cancer screenings -- they were all cut back. plunkett: it was colin van ostern who got that funding restored and helped expand medicaid, too. i'm colin van ostern. i was raised by a single mom, and we didn't always have health insurance. that's why, as governor, i'll make sure no one gets left behind. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. how do we make the economy work for everyone? hillary clinton's plan starts here... by making big corporations and those at the top finally pay their fair share in taxes. and those companies that move overseas? she'd charge them an exit tax. then she'd use that money to make the largest investment in creating good paying jobs since world war ii. millions of jobs.

>> now, jamie and news 9 sports. >> it's a coast to coast matchup in college soccer.

dartmouth. the visitors will strike first. and there in purpling, david gets behind the defense and he beats the dartmouth keep toreero the far corner. justin donawa fires one just off the corner there. 1-0, washington, at the half. second half. another good chance for dartmouth. the header out front to matt greer but he is unable to convert. the huskies go on the road, pull out the 1-0 win over the big and we can actually update this score with four and a half minutes to go in the game. it's 21-20 now. denver is leading that. so just take a look at this and then realize it's just not right. denver, 21-20, in the fourth quarter there. we'll keep you posted. three days to go until the patriots season kicks off. i think mike made that graphic. the patriots will play at the arizona cardinals on sunday night football. the gronk took center stage in

suffering from the hamstring injury he suffered in practice against the bears. he was asked, what are the chances he will play? >> i can't put a percentage on it. but i'm just feeling better every day. it boils down to coach's decision, the medical team, and myself, we'll all get together, collaborate. and see where i'm at. >> all right. check out the new u.n.h. football stadium, $25 million, set to open for business on saturday night when the wildcats host holy cross. can't wait for this one! stand on the sideline, on the west side of the field, near the new construction. that's the huge video board on one end of the field. we asked the players about that new stadium. >> very exciting, you know. it's definitely -- it's a great thing for the community, a great thing for the fans and the players, we're all real excited about it. >> oh, it's definitely a big thing to come back and open up the stadium. means a lot to get a big w and just come out firing.

names on channel 9 saturday. central florida at michigan, tulsa-ohio state and virginia tech and tennessee. how about this stretch for the red sox? three games at toronto starting tomorrow night. four games with baltimore, four with the yankees and four more games with the orioles. the sox will begin the weekend with a one-game lead over the blue jays in the a.l. east division. this week's hometon hero is a senior for the blackbirds. mckinley croteau, one ofus two seniors on the roster this season. leads by example. mckinley was diagnosed with alopecia when she was three. aan autoimmune condition -- an autoimmune which essentially just makes her hair fall out but mckinley takes it in stride, on the field and off. the honor student is involved in several school organizations and volunteers countless hours in the community. >> it's so rewarding, seeing people, how much they appreciate what you do and how much like i

and, you know, helping, whether it's elderly people or helping special olympians. it's just great seeing the impact that i have on their lives. >> way to go, mckinley! tomorrow night it's week two of the friday night football report. there are 18 games around the state. bishop brady has moved their game to friday night. 18 games! we're gonna have some kind of fun tomorrow night. >> thank you very much and still to c >> running to help others. the new hampshire police department stepping up for the family of a massachusetts officer, killed in the line of duty. golden outside or fluffy inside.

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line of body. >> the officers are running over 200 miles from bretton woods to hampton beach. it's taking part for ronald tarentino's family. the officers are trying to raise $10,000 by september 16. to learn how to donate, head over to wmur.com. >> and we are going to get a blast of summer one more time tomorrow. >> at least one more time in the next few days. we probably will see out for the next several weeks, but tomorrow, up near 90. the weekend, not as hot but still warm and a little on the sticky side. saturday, passing shower. another chance on sunday. much cooler by the end of next week, thursday and friday, for that "reach the beach" event. >> enjoy this warm weekend, because there aren't many left. >> thanks for joining us for news 9 at 11! >> jimmy kimmel live is next.

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