robbery. e first man arrested elier this week is now no longer charged in this case. good evening. i'm jean mackin. tom: and i'm tom griffith. investigators say new evidence shows the initial suspect had nothing to do with the crime. jean: andy hershberger is live with more on that and the new suspect. reporter: jean, jason crawford is being held on $75,000 bail after allegedly assaulting and robbingn 81-year-old store owner here at this maple street police say crawford pistol whipped the man and beat him with a fire extinguisher before taking the money from the register and two packs of cigarettes from the store. police say when they examined the surveillance video they identified thomas ford jr. as the suspect and issued a want for his arrest. ford was taken into custody but as they look at the images more closely they noticed the suspect the video had a tattoo on his hand that ford did not have. the charges related to the

>> there was one computer angle that one of the detectives investigating it said there's something on that hand, they slowed it down, stopped it, moved it a fraction each time and could see that it had the letter j. and that's how we were able to identify mr. crawford. reporter: we spoke briefly with the victim who did not want to go on camera, he is still recovering from his injuries. i'm andy 9. jean: a vigil will start in an hour in goffstown to remember a kindergarten tcher who died under suspicious circumstances. school officials have confirmed that wendy taft is the woman who died last week. she was found in her dunbarton home. police say she died from a gunshot wound but have not released further details. the vigil will be held at the village trestle restaurant. tom: we do have breaking news

jobs. the hospital's c.e.o. confirmed in an e-mail to workers that details of the layoffs will be announced by the middle of october. the c.e.o. sites an expected 12 millionhere are budget deficit this year. governor hassan called the announcement disappointing. she also released a statement in response saying in part, i am directing the state's rapid response team to provide all possible assistance to the affected workers. with a feel more like is sending many people to the beach today, that's where we find wmur's jennifer crompton tonight with why the crowds are only getting larger tonight. reporter: between the hot and humid weather and the kickoff to the seafood festival, hampton beach has been packed. it's really a double whammy for visitors and businesses alike and no one is complaining. the blankets, bikinis and umbrellas all out at hampton

crowds. >> my two older kids are in school and it's a beautiful day, doesn't feel like fall yet, so why not. >> it's beautiful. my last day out in the sun. reporter: the water described as cool but refreshing. no more traces of hermine in the surf. the wall family drove down from lisbon, new hampshire to take advantage. >> well, yesterday was my birthday and i wanted one more summer weekend, so i took the day off work today and my wife and s soccer game and they'll be coming down later and we'll hang out the weekend. reporter: the last hurrah for them too, taking advantage of the great weekend and the seafood festival. >> anybody who comes by, we'll make them a deal. name your price. reporter: is that because it' the end of the season? >> yeah. >> a lot more people come down during the week, it's going to keep us open longer hopefully. reporter: the season lasts until columbus day for other

burst of weather a bonus. >> seafood festival is here, just got through labor day, the sun is out, it's 90 degrees and the humidity high and the ocean is open, we're ready for a great weekend. reporter: parking here is a challenge. visitors are encouraged to park at winnicunnet high school and take a shuttle in. jennifer crompton, wmur news 9. jean: thanks. a few places escaped climbed into the 80' still 80 in berlin right now. and it was noticeably warmer in the southern half of the state. 90 still in manchester. chief meteorologist mike haddad has a look at who got the biggest dose of summer weather. mike: it was all in southern parts of the state, jean, yes, it was warm up north and try 90 plus in southern new hampshire. concord, we'll bump that 93 up to 94 officially in the state capital whi it topped off at

along the coast, a big difference from yesterday to today, especially at the shore due to the win shift out of the west northwest today. yo do notice however it cools down back to our west. first du to clouds and scattered showers. secondly just due to a front that's moving through with a lot of canadian air building in the northern plains states. so there is a lull and a couple of fronts that have to move through during the weekend. that doesean a couple of shower chances along with a lower, the l for the festivities whether it's the seafood festival or jus want to hit the water. haley has a closer look at the recreation forecast. hayley: hi, mike. we have scattered showers and thunderstorms possible after tonight. so any time tomorrow and then on sunday in the morning primarily. but wanted to get you up to date on the beach forecast, maybe you're heading here tomorrow. this is what you can expect, so the high tide will be happening

will be around 6:30 in the evening, solo tide happening more around the noon hour. we'll have more clouds tomorrow compared to today and it will also be cooler. so keep that in mind. another big thing going on here at hampton is of course the seafood festival. and really there's no bad weather for that, anything is good to be enjoying the lobster, clam chowder. this is what you can expect. tonight will be muggy and hot to be walking around out here. but over thunderstorms, especially during the day tomorrow, maybe on sunday morning. but you should be good to go. behind me you can see the tents are set up, i believe it opened at 4:00 this afternoon. so looks like things are starting on a hot and steamy note. i'm meteorologist hayley lapoint live at hampton beach, wmur news 9. tom: thank you very much. our final granite state debate kicks off in less than two hours from now with republican candidates for new hampshire's

let's go now to josh mcelveen. josh: the last primary granite state debate could be an interesting one, we have the incumbent frank guinta and has his challenger rich ashooh. john, there's a lot of issues, but they've gone at each other quite a bit. >> it's gotten very hot. we're going to see more fireworks tonight than we've seen all week. guinta still having issues with thed questions of ashooh having a long career in lobbying. we have the north korea issue, there are some local issues in terms of opioid crisis, so there's a lot to talk about. and ashooh has to get people to know him. people know who guinta is because he's been around for a long time. rich ashooh is a relatively new face on the political scene. josh: frank guinta has to raise up the favorables, he's under

unknown. >> he's been in the business community for a long time, but in terms of reaching out to the average voters, three quarters of the average voters don't know who he is yet. josh: it will be an interesting debate, it's tonight at 7:00. and it should be very interesting. back to you. tom: again the republican contenders for the first district will face off tonight. you can catch up granite state debates and learn under about the candidates and issues in the politics section at wmur.com. jean: there is deep concern in washington tonight over north korea's latest nuclear test. its largest test to date has prompted an emergency meeting of the u. n. security council. sally kid has reaction from u.s. leaders. reporter: president obama has condemned it and says the u.s. will never accept north korea as

nuclear test announced on state run television demonstrates it now has the capacity to put a nuclear war head on a long range missile. pyong-yang once again defying international sanctions. >> we're trying still to upon for to find out precisely what took place. reporter: the u. n. security council called an emergency meeting. japan and south korea saying the north poses a higher threat level, requiring a new and tougher >> it's deeply disappointing and a concern for this act of provocation. reporter: kim junk union has accelerated the program -- >> we will not accept north korea as a nuclear state. nor will we accept north korea's possession of nuclear weapons. reporter: china, the north's

tests. and says china ashares responsibility and needs to help reverse north korea's program. jean: let's see how the ride home is shaping up. live pictures over 293 in manchester. tom: peggy james joins us live with a look at the commute. >> hi, happy friday to you. a lot of volume on the m accident that three cars involved in manchester on south willow street in front of taco bell towards the mall of new hampshire. so that will be a mess for a while. 93 north heavy congestion through win ham and again up through the londonderry portion. 293 is moving well north and south through manchester. up in hooksett, stop and go as you head towards concord.

junction. delays from 106 out to dover road. 101 west is busy at the 114 intersection, heading into bedford. the everett turnpike north fill in through merrimack looking good from manchester to hampton on 101. and the spaulding turnpike north is packed in from gosling boulevard to the little bay bridge. i'm peggy james. jean: a controversial pipeline in north dakota will move forward. but the challenges are not over. what the justice department is now planning over this project. tom: granite staters remembering the lives lost on september 11 ahead of this weekend's somber anniversary. mike: temperatures are heading lower as we move through the weekend, a look at the other changes on the way.

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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,

tom: a federal judge denied a native american tribe's request to stop construction on a controversial pipeline in north dakota. the tribe says the pipeline could impact drinking water and that construction has already disturbed ancient sacred sites. the department of justice is by-passing the judge's decision and asking the pipeline company to voluntarily pause as it conducts a separate review. jean: lawmakers on capitol hill want to allow victims to sue the government of saudi arabia. today the house approved a bill to allow u.s. citizens to take their cases to court, 15 of the 19 hijackers on 9/11 were saudi nationals. the obama administration warns if u.s. citizens are allowed to take saudis to court, that a foreign country could sue the u.s. the president is expected to veto this legislation. tom: across the country people are remembering the victims of 9/11. a ceremony held at the pentagon

15th anniversary of the attack. a moment of silence was also held at the pentagon's center court yard. >> to all those who lost loved ones on that day, wherever they may be, we send our heart felt prayers and condolences. and pledge never forget those fallen members of our collective american family. tom: and a moment silence was also held at the department of justice, a plaque was also dedicate forward the survivor tree. it was seeded from a pair tree that stood on world trade center plaza. jean: 13 people with ties to new hampshire died in the september 11 attacks. they received special recognition in granite state ceremonies today.

lives lost and teaching students about that terrible day. reporter: throughout the day on friday, students at trinity are placing flags in front of their school, a concrete reminder of what was lost. friday was not a day like any other at trinity high school in manchester. a solemn remembrance of what happened 15 years ago when america was a helped each other in the aftermath gave reason for hope. >> the realization that people can do better, that there's something at our core that if we can bring that back, without tragedy, but in the good times, embrace each other, we've got a lot to be grateful for. reporter: outside the school students placed flags, eve one bearing a victim's name. >> it's our intent that each victim receives the thoughts,

our students. reporter: at smith road elementary school they were also remembering. for one student who introduced the governor is there a special connection. >> my mom and dad were in new york city when it happened. >> september 11 was also a day in which americans demonstrated our individual and collective resilience in the face of great horror. reporter: mayor gatsas told students to thank first first responders says there's one lesson in particular he takes from 9/11. >> i look at it as a way to find

eventually there will be 2,977 flags in front of the school, one for each victim. the school says they will deep the display up over the weekend in case people want to stop by to pay their respects of ray brewer, wmur news 9. mike: certainly a friday scorcher, 90 plus in many spots in southern new hampshire. right along the coast or along the lake shore. new found lake looks refreshing with the skies fairly sunny, a few lone clouds around. breeze out of the northwest that has dried us out. but take a look at the high in concord today, 94 degrees, just one off of the record. 95 set back in 2002. that now pumps us up to 25 days this year concord has reached 90 or higher.

30 set back in 1955. 25 days of 90 or higher, only the 9th year since 1870 that that has happened. and the steam heat continues to build on in, courtesy of of a west to northwest wind now. that's driving in the warm air allowing it to work back off the mountains and warm things up. while it cools down as it runs up across the higher terrain to the north. so it's near 80 north, and it's steamy, sizzling i hampshire for friday night football games tonight at 7:00, 83 degrees. a little cooler north and west of manchester, right around 80 at 8:00 and 9:00 near the end of the games, about 77, very mild degrees, just a bit cooler than the 83 at the start. you'll notice dew points earlier today very high. tropically humid from manchester south and towards keene with a dew point of 70.

but then the win started to kick up ask that has caused the dew points to drop into a more refreshing zone up north. still sticky in southern new hampshire. the dew point will hang around the lower 60's overnight tonight. it does rise during saturday and saturday night. but notice a big change that comes in on sunday behind a round of showers and thundershowers, northwest wind takes over and it turns downright refreshing by later sunday and especially sunday night, early monday. as for the temperatures, it will not be nearly a on the warm side in the great lakes through portions of the ohio valley due to some clouds and then behind a cold front back to the west, temperatures really dip back to a seasonably chilly zone, especially by nighttime hours. look at the clouds that will be rolling in with some partial sun tomorrow, could produce a couple of scattered showers here or there and here it is on future cast, during tomorrow morning, clouds begin to approach and during the late morning and afternoon here are the widely scattered showers, can't guarantee everyone gets them,

so have the umbrella handy, notice temperatures only in the upper 70's to around 80. could be a shower or thundershower as we go through sunday morning, then we dry out for the afternoon. so the best part of sunday will be the afternoon hours, a little bit on the gusty side as well and temperatures in the low 80's. quite cool for early on monday morning, a nice mild afternoon. warmer tuesday and wednesday, then a true taste of fall by the end of next week. tom: when we come back, new over the hepatitis c outbreak caused by a hospital worker. jean: and an emotional tradition to honor september 11 victims is ending this year. we'll have that story coming up

jean: exeter hospital is settling with the staffing agency that assigned the hepatitis c outbreak. tom: david kwiatkowski has the virus, took powerful painkillers for himself and replaced the syringes with saline that were tainted with his blood. he's been convicted of infecting patients in several states despite being fired from other jobs. he worked at 18 hospitals in seven states before being placed at exeter hospital. the hospital accused the staffing agency of negligence for letting him continue to

have been flagged as a source of hepatitis a. an outbreak at a smooth i chain, several people were infected after having drinks from tropical smooth smoothy cafe. no cases of illness have been reported here. jean: straight ahead, state house honors for a granite state olympian. tom: and a new app takes all the work out of tailgating, but it' only for fans of one team. jean: now to our u local hot shot, check out this squirrel desperate to get inside that

tom: a registered sex offender arrested again. now, where he's accused of exposing himself this time. jean: a controversial camera program for boston police will move forward. tonight the judge's message to the unions. mike: after a scorcher today with sunshine, a couple shower

responds after an interview with the candidate airs on russian television. why trump is facing criticism for recent comments about russia's president. tom: a manchester man is behind bars accused of exposing himself to children in massachusetts. welcome back. i'm tom griffith. jean: and i'm jean mackin. police say it happe a history of similar crimes in new hampshire. tom: mike cronin joins us live in the newsroom with the details. reporter: after the suspect was identified, police say they chased and tackled him in a playground and then he allegedly gave officers a false identity. a manchester man with a history of exposing himself in public is accused of doing it again. 30-year-old jacob mobley hall is

behind a brick wall. on thursday afternoon lexington, massachusetts police say he exposed himself to high school girls on a fitness path near the school. police say the girls were on their way to soccer practice. >> the person began running between baseball fields and football fields, they eventually had to apprehend that person after a foot chase. reporter: a similar incident happened on wednesday, and police believe mobley hall is the suspect in both cases. >> each of them stated they were had never seen him before. reporter: he's facing seven counts of open and grows lewdness. mobley hall has three prior indecent exposure convictions in manchester. according to court paperwork, in 2008 he revealed his genitals to three women in a car and a security officer at this mal of new hampshire parking lot. in 2009 affidavits say he did it again in front of two girls near central high school, and in downtown manchester.

concord and manchester and has family in the area. >> there's no allegation of any violence or any attempt at violence, there's no allegation that people were placed in fear or that any threat was made. my client is a life long resident of new hampshire. reporter: mobley hall's bail was set at $2500 cash, and if he posts that money then he'll have to wear a g.p.s. bracelet. jean: tonight a boston its body camera program. the volunteer pilot program was scheduled to start last week, but after no one signed up, the police commissioner ordered officers to wear the devices. the police union then took the kept to court. today the judge said the court should be reluctant to second guess a commissioner's decision that the benefits of the pilot program likely outweigh the

ballot selfies law. the law which says people cannot take pictures with their ballots was declared unconstitutional last year, but the state has appealed that ruling and that hearing for the appeal has been scheduled for tuesday. tom: onto commitment 2016 coverage now. incumbent senator ayotte was joined by senator ernst of iowa on the campaign trail today, they rallied volunteers at ayotte's campaign headquarters in manchester. the two served together that ayotte understands national security and veterans issues and is the most qualified candidate. the senator's primary opponent though says voters may not be as pleased as she thinks. >> she's done a phenomenal job in the united states senate, and i want to make sure that she is coming back to serve the people of new hampshire and the greater good of the united states of america. >> there are people who tip their hand in public to the

can clearly see what's working in washington is not working in new hampshire. tom: ayotte and rubens will be on tuesday's republican ballot for the senate. the first ballots in november's general election have been issued. north carolina sent out its absentee ballots today, close to 35,000 people in that state requested to vote absentee. about 9,000 more than in 2012. those ballots go out as hillary clinton's campaign appears to be making her more accessible. reacts to an unexpected broadcast in russia. let's go to aixa diaz. reporter: trumps campaign manager says the candidate didn't realize an interview with larry king would end up on russian tv. donald trump stopped in washington to address conservatives at the values voter summit. >> a lot of people said i wonder if donald will get the evangelicals. i got the evangelicals.

interview trump did with larry king was done as a favor and the nominee didn't know it would air on russian tv. in recent days both parties have criticized trump for his praise of russia's president. >> if you don know the difference between leadership and dictatorship, then where do i start with you? >> president putin has operated in ways that very much have been against our interests. reporter: a lot of republican leaders now are very leery of putin and very leery about russia and here you have the republican complimentary. reporter: hillary clinton met with national security experts in new york as a new ad criticizing truch begins airing in seven battle ground states. >> it takes democrats and republicans working together. reporter: the commercial comes on the heels of a rare press conference for clinton and more public appearance this is month and last. >> i think the clinton campaign is making a wise decision to put her out there a little more, because when the candidate

clinton is negative. reporter: both clinton and trump have agreed to halt campaigning on the 15th anniversary of 9/11. today we learned clinton plans to visit ground zero on sunday. jean: right now 70 americorps members are promising a year of service to make a conference in the lives of granite state students. the kickoff ceremony for city year was held today in manchester. this nonprofit group helps thousands of new hampshirest offering tutoring and encouragement. the principal at parker varney says more than 150 of its students have experienced a traumatic event and that city year's presence has become vital. >> the city year relationship has become the true partnership. they were an integral part of our school community. >> manchester's police chief and

today's kickoff. tom: what you need to know about millions of g.m. vehicles when we come back. jean: if you own a galaxy note phone, do not power it up on an airplane. the reason behind the unusual warning from the f.a.a. mike: temperatures head lower the next few days. tom: would you tailgate more if you could have someone deliver the food and the drinks? that's an option for fans of one

oil wells in new hampshire? you'd think so the way kelly ayotte voted. ninety percent with the big oil koch brothers. she voted to give big oil more than $20 billion in tax breaks. they gave kelly ayotte campaign contributions. corporate special interests are spending millions supporting her campaign... like the koch brothers. kelly ayotte: paid for by big oil; us. dscc is responsible for

tom: the market had the jitters today after a boston fed chief says there's really no option but to raise interest rates later this month. the s&p was down 53, and the nasdaq was down 133 points. about a 2% loss for the dow today. however there's your gas prices, nationwide at 2.18. and in new hampshire about 2.13. jean: more than 4 million general motors vehicles have been recalled over a faulty airbag sensor. tom: the auto maker says the software could slip into the test mode, meaning the airbags won't inflate in a crash.

one death. the recall covers some buicks, chevrolet, gmc and cadillac model itself. you can fine a list of those models on wmur.com. a volkswagen engineer has admitted to being part of a conspiracy to cheat emissions tests. a cat man pleaded guilty today saying he helped design the computer software that by-passed the federal test. he could serve up to five years in prison. jean: the f.a.a. is strongly advising fliers not to use thesa said it would recall 2.5 million phones. samsung received complaints that batteries in the phones were catching fire. now the f.a.a. does not want passengers to use those phones while on planes. it's also telling passengers not to put them in any checked bags. tom: 49ers fans can now have their tailgate parties catered by amazon. it will let people order food,

an hour or less. this is only for game days, though. the tailgating app will go live four hours before kickoff and shut down 30 minutes after kickoff. jean: patriots fans don't need anyone delivering food to gillette, we got it covered. it a good night for a game. tom: friday night football. >> 17 games on tap tonight in week two, brand new turf. jean: also ahead, bikers have made a tradition visiting september 11 memorials every year. but this will likely be their last ride. jennifer: coming up at 6:00 police make a new arrest in the robbery and attack of a store owner in manchester. the new evidence verdict say cleared the first suspect. and an open letter from those on

epidemic defending their response to the crisis. 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.

millions of jobs. you can read the plan here. barbara moussette: kelly came through for me and my husband, and i am just forever grateful... with my husband in cancer treatment, we fell behind on our bills, and we needed our tax refund to catch up... ...but hackers had stolen it. we were the victims of identity theft. i was terrified - we faced losing our home. we reached out to kelly ayotte. fought for us. thanks to kelly, we got our refund and we kept our home. kelly ayotte: i'm kelly ayotte

tom: granite state state nayive was honored today by governor hassan. diswreerp chesterfield native was part of the women's eight rowing team that won gold in rio.

student rowers from concord, they got the chance to hold her gold medal and sign some autographs. reporter: we're live at souhegan high school, the cheerleaders ready to kick things off for us. >> get ready for fry nightful on channel 9! friday night football on channel 9. let's go. reporter: an exciting night here at souhegan, they got a brand new field, it cost 800,000 to put it in, 500,000 donated by a local family, they'll be honored in a dedication ceremony here tonight. there are so many other games

two on our 11:00 newscast, so be sure to tune in. local college football tomorrow, home openers, plymouth state goes at one, st. a's at four. and the wildcats debut their new stadium, that game is at 7:00. coming up at 6:00 we'll chat with the jean: thanks. tom: i used to have a souhegan cheerleader. many years ago, she's all grown up now. jean: bikers from around the country have been traveling to memorial sites of the september 11 attacks to honor first responders for 15 years now. tom: but america's 9/11 ride is coming to an end. nikole killion explains why this

reporter: 15 years after launching america's 9/11 ride, ted is handing up his helmet. >> my first ride took place november 10 and 11 of 2001, there were 250 motorcycles that left from the white house and here we are 15 years later. reporter: in august he and 1500 bikers made their final trek from shankville to the pentagon and ground zero. >> there's such an outpouring of that had a sign, we'll miss you. reporter: it wasn't an easy decision for ted who had to put the brakes on ride over concerns about traffic. >> pa apparently there were more complaints than jubilations about it. reporter: they have raised money for scholarships, something they hope to continue. how hard is it going to be for you to give it up?

donate his motorcycle to the national 9/11 memorial museum in new york. >> it's a new york bike because those are the 417 people who perished in new york city that did not work in the world trade center. reporter: filled with names of the fallen and signatures of emergency responders. the custom harley holds history. >> the pentagon police signed it, flight 93 first of is who gave me the gloves he used that day 15 years ago. reporter: emotions riding high after an unforgettable journey. mike: true feel of summer today. many spots 90 plus south of the lakes region. one of the cooler spots at the

because even along the shore right near the edge of the water it did top off at 90 plus, including portsmouth and hampton. right now at rye beach you see a few waves kicking in, but not as active as it was a few days ago due to hermine. right now we're looking at weekend changes over the next couple days. fair and mild for the overnight after a very warm evening. then clouds will be on the increase very early tomorrow, with a few passing showers, even an isolated thundershower or two. so kp outdoor plans tomorrow, you want to have the brel handy. it will not be raining all the time, but you could get a shower or two. sunday, best shot of a shower or thundershower in the morning, rapid clearing during the early afternoon, looks pleasant after 1:00 as we go into the day on sunday. you'll notice temperatures right now anywhere from manchester points south and east, upper 80's to low 90's. not as humid as it was a few hours ago, courtesy of a

dried us out. similar temperatures from the upper valley through the lake sunapee zone. a good part of the lakes region between 79 and 84 warm degrees. then you get into the cooler pattern up to the north, as temperatures and dew points have fallen, now upper 60's along the canadian border, still very mild 70's to around 80 in the white mountains. overnight tonight we dip back to near 50 north, 65 south. and it will be warm for the weekend but not as hot as today. that extreme heat being squashed off to our east and southeast as some clouds begin to cast the temperature rise tomorrow. sunday temperatures fall off later sunday night into monday morning. so we have this front coming in on sunday during the morning stretch, but before that happens another front beginning to take shape in the ohio valley has to lift through. so a lot of increasing clouds,

north and west you go. but a good shot of even there getting in on scattered showers. fair skies tonight, clouds creep in by morning. notice as early as 7:00 or 8:00 couple of scattered showers can't be ruled out at any point during the day. with the cloud cover that will cap our temperatures, only topping off in the upper 70's to around 80. early shower tomorrow evening, then mainly fair overnight and by early morning the cold front gets closer, so that means anothers chance of a shower isolated thunderstorm. by one, 2:00, clouds are gone, rapid clearing and winds freshen and that means it turns less humid later in the day. so the next several days, temperatures are cooler tomorrow, clouds move in. a couple of scattered showers, a passing thundershower, best shot is sunday morning before we clear out. monday and tuesday look great. cool by morning and nice and

week. tom: this year's seafood festival kicked off about an hour ago. jean: we'll have more on that in a moment. first, kids love cotton candy, but this girl had such a reaction, coming up what she has to say about this viral video. and at 6:00, as we said, the new hampshire food bank has reached a milestone, we'll tell you about that.

jean: one little girl is getting used to the national stage thanks to this cutest viral video. tom: also known as cotton candy girl, she just couldn't contain her excitement after getting her first taste of the sugary treat. >> you wake up the next morning and the whole word is talking about it. >> i didn't have enough. i want more cotton candy. >> you're going to need some more? >> yeah. jean: she doesn't even understand what the fuss is about, but it's good. about, but it's good. bolts that 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? by balancing the budget without an income or sales tax. creating a surplus... and by working with anyone and everyone to create a better environment for business innovation. a new senator

work for you. i'm maggie hassan and i approve this message. power shouldn't come from money and influence. power comes from the people. i'm mark connolly, as your financial regulator, i went... after big corporations when they did wrong. as your governor, i'll stand up to the gun lobby to keep... military assault weapons off our streets. i'll take on the drug companies that caused this crisis... and protect planned parenthood to protect women's healthcare. the power is in our hands to make new hampshire safer... mark connolly.

tom: now at 6:00 a new arrest in a robbery that left an 81-year-old man in the hospital. why police are saying the first man arrested had nothing to do with it. >> to hear somebody say that you have lost the city or the city is lost, you know, that's disappointing. jennifer: plus why some first

political candidates about the drug crisis. tom: what to expect tonight in the final granite state debate between the republican candidates in the first congressional district race. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now wmur news 9 at 6:00. tom: now at 6:00 a new suspect police now say this man is responsible for a violent robbery at it a manchester market that put an 81-year-old man in the hospital. good evening, i'm tom griffith. jennifer: i'm jennifer vaughn. investigators say new evidence shows the original man arrested had nothing to do with the attack. andy hershberger has been working this story today and is live now with more. reporter: police say the victim was bloodied and beaten inside his own store, and that the suspect took the cash from the

cigarettes before leaving the scene. 30-year-old jason crawford appeared in court this morning in manchester on several charges that included first degree assault and robbery. after allegedly beating the 81-year-old owner of this maple street market wednesday afternoon. >> the complaints allege a very violent attack on an elderly store owner. we are concerned with this type of behavior not only for the store owner safety but public safety as well. victim was pistol whipped and beaten with a fire extinguisher during the robbery. when police reviewed the surveillance video they identified thomas ford jr. as the suspect. he was arrested on thursday morning. but police say as they further analyzed the images with people who specialize in computer and video surveillance forensics, they noticed something on the right hand of the suspect in the