sean: now on "daybreak," a suspicious death has been ruled a homicide. what joanne boucher's neighbors are saying about her death. erin: the fatal overdoses in the granitete medical examiner says we've seen this year. kevin: a hot and humid september afternoon. details ahead. sean: and commitment 2016. the republican candidates for the second congressional district face off in the latest granite state debate. the pressing issues before tuesday's primary >> no one covers new hampshire like we do.

daybreak". erin: good morning to you on this friday. thanks for joining us. i'm erin fee -- fehlau. sean: good morning. sean mcdonald. yesterday was one of those days where you instantly sweat no matter where you go. kevin: you have the opportunity for two or three hours in the afternoon where noon or 3:00 where temperatures are high enough to uncomfortable. today we're going to up the temperatures. we have a couple of showers. those will be wandering through. as you'll notice the clouds overnight keeping temperatures up. upper 60's and lower 70's to start. we're in the 80's to lower 90's in the afternoon with a good deal of sunshine. another rain chance will bring a change over the weekend. let's look at your friday morning ride here in the granite state. we're joined live by deb

deb: happy friday to you as well. the southbound looks great. no problems from north of the notches. 293 is a good ride right now from the upper to the lower split. 101, 111, and the spaulding turnpike are up to speed. if you are heading into massachusetts at this time, no major delays on any of the roadways. from the traffic network, i'm deb thanks. new this morning we're getting the first look at the woman found dead in the danville home earlier this year. erin: they are investigating 51-year-old joanne boucher's death as a homicide. joanne is live with the latest. good morning, ray. ray: good morning, erin. one of the things the ag's office is looking into is how the 51-year-old was killed. she was found inside her

crime scene investigators spent four days there collecting evidence from inside and the backyard. boucher leaves behind an ex-husband and son in massachusetts. many friends are wondering what could have happened. >> i thought there was a fight. she had someone staying with her. i thought it was a noise complaint. i didn't think it would be this at all. it was a comfortable presence. it scary she's just not there anymore. ray: authorities have not released a cause of death at this point nor have they said anything about a possible suspect. live outside of the ag's office in concord, ray brewer. sean: turning now to commitment 2016, less than one week to the new hampshire primary. last night republican candidates faced off in

studios. political director jean mackin has this story. reporter: both candidates agree they want a republican to take over. >> she's ineffective. reporter: they both support tv but think that president a threat. >> i think he's a threat to national interest. >> my being a relationship going into a presidency, i think it is nothing but a good thing. reporter: jim lawrence served three terms. jack is serving his third term now. they argued over defending the second amendment. >> my opponent has shown a den si to say something when it comes to supporting the second

issues, he hasn't always been there. >> the reality is she's filling out surveys. i'm introducing legislation. >> and appealing the affordable care act. >> do you want people suffering from cancer to get treated. >> you can't have it both way. you said you want to take away obamacare. you expanded medicaid. it is a component of the affordable care act. reporter: they also touched on t funding and syrian refugees. he suggested safe zones. >> as a hill tear veteran -- military veteran i am sick and tired of non-vets saying they want to put american soldiers in harm's day somewhere else. sean: our granite state debates continue tonight. the last debate will be

congressional district. erin: head over to the web site at wmur.com to get more political coverage. learn more about the candidates and see where they stand on the issues. sean: we're following a developing story. they conducted a test used to exam the power of the nuclear warheads. they announced it is o international sanctions following earlier tests and long range rocket launches. erin: still ahead, a chi united statessed of beating an elderly store owner. sean: a beloved pet missing for three years is found. the inexpensive piece of technology that made the happy reunion possible. dozens of birds found dead in boston.

ayotte claims she's independent, then goes to washington and votes with the koch brothers 90% of the time. she takes millions from wall street and big drug companies, and then votes to put their agenda before everyday families. higher drug prices and cutbacks to our medicare. so, think about it: new hampshire can choose the special interests' senator with kelly ayotte... or a people's senator, for a change. i'm maggie hassan

>> you are watching wmur "news 9 daybreak" with erin fehlau, sean mcdonald, and kevin skarupa. now news 9 continues. kevin: it is friday morning, september 9th. we start out with temperatures in the 60's to even some lower 70's out there. a couple of quick passing showers. other than sunshine and hot temperatures for the afternoon with the humidity in place. the details changes that arrive over the weekend with your forecast coming up. sean: thanks. the man who police say robbed and assaulted the owner of a store is scheduled to be arraigned this morning. they arrested thomas ford jr. in hooksett. he's charged with armed robbery and first-degree assault. the victim is expected to be okay. erin: a salem man was found

hidden camera at a restaurant. 55-year-old was convicted of four counts of photographing or videotaping a person in a state of nudity. he placed a camera inside a bathroom back in 2014. hennessey will be sentenced on september 26th. sean: a wolfeboro man faces a felony charge for robbing a grocery store. they charged 20-year-old officers say he turned himself into ossipee police in connection to a robbery on august 31st at country goods and groceries. erin: a high-tech device will be at spaulding high school today. the virtual reality car recreating real world situations that can distract drivers. distracted driving used to be the number two cause of fatal crashes in new hampshire.

driving law passed in 2015, it dropped to number six. >> we tend to believe that somehow we're different, better, and safer than the average driver. we're not going to be the one to cause a crash, whether we're distracted or not. that's wrong. this helps to drive home the message. any one of us at any time while we're distracted can cause or get in a crash. erin: the simulator will be sean: a dog that went missing three years ago is back home safe. dan reported taz's disappearance. the dog was never found. unless this week when they noticed a dog wandering around by herself. they scanned the microchip and it came up as a match. >> i had her microchipped. i was hoping that

in. >> a microchip is the best way we know that a dog or cat belongs to you. they are registered through a national database. sean: they say that taz will need about $1,500 in medical care. if you would like to help, head to the web site. i guess the mystery is for thas erin: i know. if only he could talk. a local vfw is missing a statue. why it may be tough to track down whoever is responsible. and facing questions

woman: the executive council voted along party lines, striking down more than $639,000 to planned parenthood locations. when republican politicians cut planned parenthood,

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. erin: a statue has been stolen from salem.

a soldier kneeling at a grave. it weighs 70 pounds and is close to two feet tall. the statue stood on a pedestal. the building has surveillance cameras. the walkway is in a blind spot. there's no way of knowing who did it. >> i think it is pretty despicable that someone would come her and something like that being the symbol that it was is important to them. erin: they can replace the statue, but they want to give the thief a chance to return it. no questions asked. sean: he's -- she's the goalie. to say mckinley leads by an example is an under statement.

which makes her hair fall out. aside from being a three-sport athlete, he's involved in several school organization and volunteers countless hours in the community. >> it is so rewarding seeing people how many they appreciate what you do and how much i can make a difference. you know, helping whether it was elderly people or helping special olympians. it is just great seeing that impact that i have erin: congratulations to her. we're happy to honor her today. one of the largest banks will add millions to the customers in a record fine. the consumer financial protection bureau slapped wells farr -- fargo with a $185 million for secretly opening unauthorized credit card and charging customers without their knowledge. more than 5,000 employees have been fired. the bureau says more

opened illegally. >> it is outrageous for a bank to use a customer's personal, private information to open an unauthorized account. erin: wells fargo released a statement saying while we regret every interaction that was not handled properly, the number of instances and team members represent a small portion of our business. sean: americans are the cars. many are not paying back the loans on top. outstanding car loans topped $1 trillion. it also happened in the first quarter of this year. overdue payments are on the rise. more people are leasing. experts say that could mean poor resale rates at the end of the leases. if you are going out car shops today, you are going to find some hot

place. the temperatures peaking in the 80's to even a few lower 90's. record high for portsmouth and concord 95 degrees. we're not going to be to the lofty levels. there are going to be a few hours it is going to feel like the middle of the summer. it is just a limited time this time of year than what we see in july. we're quickly in the mid 80's early in the day. then in the 90's through a good part of the afternoon. this will be one of those d areas. notice we're starting the day with a couple of light showers making their way through. nothing heavy that's going to last terribly long. a couple of showers. back edge of the clouds continuing to make their way eastward. we'll see a breeze out of the west and northwest continuing to dry things out. just a function of the sunshine with the higher humidity and warmer start gets us into the 80's to lower 90's. the next system gathered

tomorrow afternoon and a cold front later saturday evening and early sunday. a couple of showers out there. could be encountering a few wet highways. temperatures are in the 60's to lower 70's. these within four or five degrees of our normal highs this time of year. we're looking at the dewpoints in the 60's. then you get up near 70. that's is tropical type atmosphere we don't get in september. we're looking at temperatures edging up another five or six degrees warmer. it is a kind of jump start to the day with clouds clearing this morning and set up the sunny, warm, and humidity afternoon with hazy sunshine. as cool as 80 degrees. as high as 91 or 92. that could include the seacoast if the breeze gets going keeping the sea breeze off shore. partial sunshine for the afternoon.

to lower half of the 60's. you'll notice the effects of that clouds start to drift in. there may be a passing shower or two around in the afternoon. we can't rule that out. warm fronts tend to be tricky. cold front will be crossing the state sat into sunday of that's likely the west chance of a passing shower or thundershower. probably through 8:00 or 9:00 a.m. sunday morning. skies will clear. breeze will pick up. and that will be the beginnings of the first half of next week. starting in the 70's. a jump into the 80's to lower 90's with the hazy sunshine for the afternoon. clouds are going to be stubborn this morning. we've been seeing play out several mornings. the chance of a passing shower. as you'll notice temperatures will run ten degrees cooler. the humidity will be in place tomorrow through tomorrow night. it will lessen on sunday. you'll notice there will be several days that will be cooler and feeling like fall.

sean: i'm still doing pumpkin spice today. erin: even on a day like today? we start off with ray brewer. ray: the state medical examiners office has ruled the death of a danville woman a homicide. 51-year-old joanne boucher was found inside her home on monday. investigators have spent the past four days at the home gathering evidence inside the house and in the backyard. the attorney general's office has not released said anything about possible suspects. sean: republican candidates faced off in a debate right here on wmur last night. the new hampshire primary is tuesday, september 13th. erin: and the man accused of beating a manchester store owner is scheduled to appear in court this morning. thomas ford jr. is charged with armed robbery and first-degree assault. coming up, tailgating got a little easier.

kevin: friday morning, september 9th. temperatures in the 60's to lower 70's. we increase the sun. a lot of changes wait for the weekend with two fronts coming through. details on both of those coming up. sean: thanks. i know you are worried about this. you often question it. tailgating may get easier for fans of one nfl team. erin: thank goodness; right? the san francisco 49ers just announced a new partnership with amazon. it is called prime now. now fans at levi stadium

site. orders will be delivered in an hour or less. the service is only available to amazon prime member. you don't have to pack anything. sean: there you go. what a way to come into the world. a newborn baby was awarded a lifetime of free flights after his mother gave birth on the plane. the flight's crew cabin helped deliver a healthy baby him after the plane's captain. this isn't the first plane birth store in the last month. a baby girl was born on august 14th. wow. there you go. erin: how about that? coming up in your next han our hop. sean: a suspicious death in danville is ruled a homicide. erin: if you are tired of lugging around your bike helmet, a new product could make your life easier.

where you could purchase it. kelly ayotte: thanks, buddy. kelly (voiceover): i'm kelly ayotte. and when i take the plate for new hampshire... i'm up against a political machine that plays dirty -- throwing millions in false, negative ads... i'm out here knocking down every lie... because new hampshire deserves better. that's why i'm batting for good-paying jobs, to protect social security and medicare... ...and help families pay for college... i approved this message because no matter what

i'm really good at war. i love war in a certain way. including with nukes, yes including with nukes. i know more about isis than the generals do, believe me. nuclear, just the power the devastation, is very important to me.

>> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now wmur "news 9 daybreak." sean: good morning. friday september 9th. we're more of the same. worse, in fact. erin: humidity feels like it is 1,000%. a suspicious death has been ruled a homicide. authorities identify the victim as 51-year-old joanne boucher. they are not saying how she died. the republican candidates faced off in the granite state debate, addressing topics, including the second amendment rights. and a dover man accused

on a charge of first-degree assault. sean: there's no 1,000% humidity. kevin: as a rule, i like to always agree with erin. you know as well as i do. the gauge doesn't say 1,000%. i've got to fall on science. now everything she says going forward is correct. these clouds and showers moving away, giving us few hours where temperatures ranging from the lower 80's to lower 90's. sean: all right. star trek was 50. you know who is 50 today? adam sandler. kevin: he doesn't look a day over 30. sean: a live look at i-93. kevin: for a look in the morning drive, joined live by deb davidson. good morning, deb.

93 north and south. no major problems. there was no road work. that's going to help things out. in massachusetts, 93, route 3, 495, and 95 are up to speed. this report is brought to you by autofair. i'm deb davidson for 95.7wzid. erin: thank you, deb. a suspicious death in danville has been ruled a homicide. this morning we're seeing a picture of the victim for the first time. sean: that's right. 51-year-old joanne boucher was found dead. there's no word on how she died. live to tell us what neighbors are saying about this homicide. good morning, ray. ray: good morning, sean.

a lot of questions about the incident. a lot of those questions at this point remain unanswered. joanne boucher was known in the neighborhood as being loving and nurturing. especially toward animals. on monday night she was found dead inside her home on caramel drive. the news still sinking in for the people that knew her. >> that's what hits me the most. i saw her sunday. she was just fine. nothing out of place. >> i came home and saw police cars. i she had someone staying with her. i thought it was a noise complaint. >> they have termed her death was a homicide. the cause of death is being withheld, pending further investigation. a man that was living with boucher at the time of her death. authorities haven't commented on that. crime scene investigators were

couple of marks. >> it was a comfortable presence. it .hit me yet. it seems unreal for the most part. >> boucher leaves behind an ex-husband and sun. live at the attorney general's office, ray brewer, wmur news 9. erin: thank you. the candidates for the second congression head last night. tomorrower state representative are in a tight race. the candidates discuss topics like repealing the affordable care act, how to handle syrian refugees, and which candidate is a stronger supporter of second amendment rights. >> my opponent has shown

talk when it comes to supporting the second amendment. when it comes to support the issue, he hasn't been there. >> he's filling out surveys. i'm introducing legislation. erin: our debates continue tonight with the last debate before the primary. the republican candidates for the first congressional district. watch our previous debates any time on the web site wmur.com and on the member app. by questions to get right to the topics that interest you the most. sean: the secretary of state has released the voter turnout predictions for tuesday's primary. they expect 126,000 republicans and 86,000 democrats to cast ballots. the numbers are on the higher end for the state primary. >> on the democratic side, the highest turn out that the democrats

the highest turn out the republicans had was 155,000. sean: the secretary of state says in the last three years, the highest number of republican voters was $147,000. erin: a man accused of beating a man with a baseball bat is challenged to face a judge today. he was arrested on a charge of first-degree connelly and another man kidnapped a man, pointed a gun at him, and beat him with a baseball bat. he turned himself in after the assault. sean: people in north hey reare being told to boil their water. it comes after elevated levels of e. coli were found in a sample. crews have increased the chlorine to help remove the bacteria. until it is clear,

minutes before using it. erin: the opioid crisis continues to pose a major threat in the granite state. the state medical examiner has released new numbers regarding deadly overdoses. so far there have been 241 drug related deaths. more than half of those are fentanyl related. sean: this sunday marks the 15th anniversary. memorials are here's a look at some of the events happening today. students at tragedy high school will be placing 2,900 flags. navy personnel from the portsmouth naval ship yard are planning to run 9.11 kilometers starting

erin: the state house is open on the weekend. the idea is tested out on three saturdays. on that day the state house will open celebrating the history. tours will be offered on october 1st and the 8th. sean: police officers are planning to take park in a run. they are trying to raise of officer ronald tarrantino. they are teaming up with the lowell police department to run the more than 200 miles. if you'd like to donate, find more information on the web site at wmur.com. the race never stops. this is a relay. erin: all through the night. running through the night too.

massachusetts. >> we got complaints about birds falling out of the sky. erin: what caused dozens of birds to suddenly fall ill. sean: could a helmet made out of paper. kevin: two fronts arriving over

kevin: friday morning, september 9th. temperatures in the 60's and 70's. it is with clouds and showers moving through. increasing sunshine with the humidity in place will mean increasing temperatures today. 80's to lower 90's. sean: all right. this has a lot of people talking. a bizarre mystery is under investigation. erin: dozens of birds have been falling from the sky in one neighborhood. inspects say about 46

one person's cat had to be put down because it got ill. >> we don't know. could be a virus or intentional poisoning. erin: until health officials get the mystery solves, they are warning people to watch their pets and make sure when they are outside, don't let the pets eat anything off of the ground. sean: they are asking for your member of the ms13 gang. he was last seen in july. he's believed to still be in the greater boston area. he's considered armed and dangerous. the fbi says vazquez has a higher statures in the ms13 gang, a status in which they must commit a murder or inflict serious injury on someone. they are offering an

arrest. erin: a hepatitis a outbreak has been linked to frozen strawberries. nearly all of the patients reported drinking smoothies from tropical smoothy. they were imports from egypt. the cafe has since switched to a different supplier. they expect more cases. it can take as long as 50 days to begin after exposure and is highly contagious. sean: people tangling high above the ground. they were among 110 people who were trapped when cable cars grounded to a halt. it is believed they stopped after they were tangled in high winds. the operation had to be suspiciouses when -- suspended when night fell. efforts resume this morning. they are back on the ground. erin: environmental inspectors

caused a river to turn red. people started reporting the bizarre color on tuesday. the color change could have been caused by a leak. any possible chemical contamination would not pose a threat to residents. sean: turning now to sports, last night was opening night in the nfl. the panthers took on the broncos, carolina was leading 17-1. the broncos 21-20. erin: the patriots are starting to finish up their preparations for the season opener. the big news from practice? rob gronkowski announced he's still dealing with an injury. he was asked if he is 100%. >> i am not. i've within week to week. with a little hammy

i'm feeling good. it boils down to the coaches decision, medical team, and myself. we'll get together and collaborate and see where i'm at. erin: the patriots finish 3-1 in the pre-season. sean: just a little hammy thing. that's all. final touches being added ahead of tomorrow's big debut. the stadium itself is all brand new. the four-story home stands capacity to 11,000. more than 20 food vendors. the service credit union is opening a branch on the ground level. >> we're appealing to not just hard core, but casual fans and families who are looking for good affordable things to do. >> it still hadn't hit me. this is our home now. sean: it is now. the $25 million stadium will open tomorrow

exciting. good news for those of you who are sick of carrying around your bike helmet. they invited a helmet that can be folded up. it is called the echo helmet. it made of paper and coated with a wax. it is designed to be purchased at a vending machine. despite it's paper makeup, the helmet is quite sturdy. it withstood of ten pounds of weight. right now the helmet does not meet u.s. safety standards. that could change soon. kevin: you don't ride a bike very much. you on the other hand hand -- sean: i was on my bike yesterday. i would. they are made of styrofoam. i don't want to be the person that has a ten-pound weight. it didn't work that time.

threshold. erin: do you really want to fold it up? sean: i could see the possibility of this thing very easily. erin: all right. safety first. safety first. kevin: yes, we start off with a couple of light showers making their way through. rare shower activity. nothing heavy or terribly organized. if anything, it will be moving to the east over just the next few hours. that's going to leave us with a warm afternoon with theum place. of course we continue to watch the elevated levels on the drought at this point. moderate to extreme drought in south eastern areas with drier conditions farther north as well. hazy sunshine and hot today. the humidity will linger as well. 80's to lower 90's. we'll cool off tonight. the humidity is still there with a blend of sunshine and clouds. maybe a passing shower along the warm front tomorrow. then the cold front and sets up lower humidity

the higher humidity that hermine brought into place earlier this week. a couple of light showers making their way through. you may encounter one or two wet highways. we're going to clear skies out. temperatures are going to jump quickly for a few hours. we're talking 80's to lower 90's. in the meantime, we have the humidity in place and temperatures starting off in the 60's to lower range of the 70's early this morning. these numbers only a few degrees shy of the normalig year. it is going to be a hot afternoon out there. again this is not a typical july situation where you are up near 90 by noon and linger there through 7:00 or 8:00 in the evening. it is extended over seven or eight hours. usually the opportunity to have those conditions around is usually limited from noon to maybe 4:00 or 5:00 at most. that will be the trend with the higher humidity in place. 60's to lower 70's.

this includes the seacoast thanks to a breeze that will be growing off shore and for most of it before the sea breeze tries to kick in. temperatures in the 50's to lower to mid 60's. notice a couple of showers trying to come in during the afternoon. i'm talking an all afternoon rain. we've been talking about for a long time now. we can crowd use kind of shower activity. this will be a warm front coming through. the cold front looks like any rain chances end by 8:00 or 9:00 a.m. after the front comes through, winds will turn to the northwest. that will start lowering the humidity levels. we'll have dewpoints in the 60's. they will probably drop into the 40's by mid to late afternoon. it is going to be a quick drop into the afternoon. more comfortable conditions around for the first half of next week. as far as today is concerned, 80's to lower range of the 90's with early clouds giving way to some sunshine.

dropping into the 50's to lower half of the 60's later on tonight. humidity still in place through sunday morning. tomorrow a blend of sunshine and clouds with the risk of a shower. couldn't cancel the outdoorman plans. that will bring in lower humidity. erin: super hot for the next few days. all right. okay. center is getting a plane. it was donated by a woman whose late husband was building it in his garage. they cover the it and returned it. they hope youngsters who sit in it will get

on it. one wing will be medal and food so that kinds will understand what's inside an airplane. they will be able to climb up in it, steer it, put on the brakes when needed. erin: that's cool. the discovery center opens its doors at 10:30 this morning. sean: just a reminder of how light airplanes have to be. how fast he had to go to break the record for fastest skateboard speed erin, you should try this. the snowy e grit was part of a group that visited the marsh. join the thousands of

narrator: new hampshire, think a minute about kelly ayotte the politician. ayotte claims she's independent, then goes to washington and votes with the koch brothers 90% of the time. she takes millions and then votes to put their agenda before everyday families. higher drug prices and cutbacks to our medicare. so, think about it: new hampshire can choose the special interests' senator with kelly ayotte... or a people's senator, for a change. i'm maggie hassan

sean: being late to school did not stop one boy from keeping up his patriotism. they were running last week. so she was surprised

a nearby officer pointed out he was acknowledging the pledge of allegiance. the picture right here as now gone viral. erin: very sweet. an adrenaline junkie has broken the world reported for the fastest skateboard speed downhill. he will not disclose the location. kevin: the previous record was 81 miles an hour. he smashed that hitting 89 miles an hour. he said the hill co could be in a different section of the news program. sean: let's say it. kevin and erin, there are hills around here. there are skateboards around here. erin: the road rash. sean: wow. coming up, a long awaited reunion in laconia. how a dog was found three years after it was

ray: the death of a danville woman has been reported a homicide. sean: football fans will be able to get delivers. how amazon plans to deliver their orders in less than an hour. erin: looking for a fun fall activity? we'll tell you which apple orchards our viewers say are the best

sean: now on "daybreak," a suspicious death in danville has been ruled a homicide. what joanne boucher's neighbors are saying about her death. erin: new hampshire's drug crisis. more about the fatal overdoses in the granite state. kevin: clears skies early. a lot of changes expected for the weekend. sean: and commitment 2016. the candidates face off in the debate. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now wmur "news 9 daybreak." erin: you've made it through