>> very troubling allegations and concerning to the community as well. erin: now on "daybreak," a new hampton man is accused of sexually assaulting two children ten years ago. they are concerned there could be more victims. kevin: strong cold front is going to mean big changes for the weekend. all of the details ahead. sean: it is time to race. nascar is excitement is building at the speedway for sunday's race in the chase for the cup. >> big g, little o, go, eagles, go. erin: this local cheerleading squad is getting ready for a national competition. they are building friendships. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now wmur "news 9 daybreak".

this morning. i'm erin fehlau. sean: good morning. i'm sean mcdonald. a little bit of rainfall. it ft like summertime. it is going to have a different feel this weekend. kevin: completely different. forget what you've had for most of the week. we get into the weekend, we're talking highs in the 50's and 60's and, and lows in the 30's and 40's. temperatures below normal when we've been running six or seven degrees above the averages for the first couple days. the you'll notice the rainfall continues to slide through. we had a couple of sprinkles move through. a lot of the more organized activity confined up north this morning. then the chance of a passing shower in southern areas. 60's up north. 70's for most later on today. much cooler air. we'll talk about that and your weekend coming up. let's look at your friday morning ride here in the granite state. joined live deb davidson. good morning. deb: good morning. we are seeing some slow-moving volume as

it is between exit five and the lower 293 split. they are doing some road paving. it is slowing things down. no problems on 95 as you head out. the spaulding turnpike is also up to speed. just a reminder the state is going to be expecting some heavy traffic this afternoon and through the weekend due to the nascar race in louden. do plan your travel accordingly. the report is brought to you by autofair. i'm deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. : thank you. our top story a new hampton man is accused of sexually assaulting two children ten years ago. sean: a 60-year-old robert ely was arrested at his home on wednesday. he was arraigned yesterday. he faces two counts of aggregated felonious sexual assault. his alleged victims were between 11:00 and 13 years old at the time. there could be more victims. >> we do think other people in the community

them to come forward. sean: they have not said how ely met the children. if he's able to post bail, he's been ordered to stay away from anyone under the age of 16. erin: pinkerton academy is addressing concerns that some students wore racist outfits for spirit week. griffin morris says the administration become aware of the behavior yesterday afternoon. a concerned parent told news 9 that one student was seen wearing bla a confederate flag. the students in question have been talked to and the that school does not tolerate any attacks on another person. the incident remains under investigation. sean: a man convicted of using a gun has been sentenced to five years behind bars. 28-year-old sean miller was sentenced in federal court in concord after police searched his home in keene and found a shotgun along with drug records and paraphernalia.

accountable informant four different times last year. erin: a tulsa police officer is charged with first-degree manslaughter less than a week after she shot and killed an unarmed man. officer betty shelby quote reacted unreasonably when she shot 40-year-old terence crutcher. documents say she become emotionally involved to the point she over reacted. it shows her walking away and does not clearly show the meanwhile protesters filled the streets of charlotte for a third night. for the most part, they lacked the violence and property damage seen earlier this week. the national guard helped protect buildings. peaceful protesters were allowed to remain in the streets. so far police have resisted pressure to release video showing the deadly police shooting that prompted the protest, saying it would undermine the investigation. sean: the chase for the cup is

of fans expected at the new hampshire motor speedway f the bad boy off road 300 on sunday. ray brewer has his spot picked out this morning at the magic mile. nd of quiet there right now, ray. ray: it is quiet. but i'm joined now by sheryl as i move under the umbrella. she's the executive director of the new hampshire chapter of the speedway children's charities. we're going to work with kevin to make sure there's no rain sunday. no rain in the forecast. it is going to be beautiful, beautiful fall weather here. ray: all right. a little bit about the speedway children's charities, people may not understand what it is that you do and who benefits. >> what we do is fundraising throughout the year. all of the money that we raise goes out in grants to non-profit children's organization to help kids in need. ray: it did add up. last year you managed to donate $250,000; right?

non-profit organizations. ray: okay. some of the fundraising events that you have planned for this weekend, today and tomorrow, and a unique view of the track. >> that's right. helicopter rides from 11:00 to 6:00 today and tomorrow. it is a great way and unique way to see new hampshire motor speedway. tomorrow night we have the wicked good live auction. it is a bunch of different experiences and sheet metal and racing memorabilia. it is a great fundraiser r -- hopefully reach and exceed our goal for this year. ray: okay. when the race is done, come the winter time too there's shotgun to look forward and celebrate the holidays. >> yes. the day after thanksgiving we will start the gift of lights. it will run through new new year's eve. it will be a great event to help the kids here. ray: okay. thanks for getting up early and holding the umbrella too. that's the situation here in louden, back to

sean: it always helps to have somebody to hold the umbrella for a live shot. erin: it does. sean: still to come, the eagles are ready to soar. a local group of special needs cheerleaders is heading to a national competition. you can help get them there. erin: putting food on the table for hungry granite staters. there are several ways to help fill the shelves this weekend. sean: in your next half an hour, how the drought could affect your christmas decorations, even years down the road. it is 6:07 right now.

a. friday morning, september 23rd. we're down into the lower 60's this morning.

winds turn to the northwest. that northwest wind will be going all weekend long bringing a fall feel to the air. the details with future cast coming up. sean: all right. a little rainfall out there. kevin, thanks. an amazing local cheerleading team is getting ready. they are cheer in the special needs division. >> everybody ready? >> we're dynamite. we're out of sight. erin: the manchester challengers started two years ago with two chea nine. they are going to head to disney world in december to compete with other special squads like their own. each cheerleaders teams up with a team buddy. they put in a lot of hard work and form incredible friendships. >> she's the best and she's too funny. i love her. >> we're a team. one team and one family. >> i love working with harley grace. she doesn't say much, but her face expresses a

the team is selecting donations. if you would like to donate, find a link on the web site. sean: this week's hometown hero is still learning the game of football. he's playing h way to a college scholarship. max osgood playing tight end for the nashua south football team. this is only his second season playing football, but after a lot of hard work in the off sean, he is now considered one of the best in the state. he also plays lacrosse and basketball. >> it is a different game for me. i went to camps every weekend in the summer. it is a little faster and stronger. i love racket. everyone -- obviously other teams you hear them complaining about practice. i think all of us pretty much enjoy practice for the most part. coaches, they make it fun while working us hard, you know? sean: osgood has a scholarship offer. other schools are showing interest as well. he plans to study business management while continuing his football career.

high school football game tonight or tomorrow, don't forget to bring some non-perishable food items. the tackles hunger food drive is this weekend. all 15 games tonight are taking part. you can donate at another dozen tomorrow. for a complete list of participating schools, go to wmur.com/sports. erin: if football isn't your thing and you still want to help, why not help stuff a police cruiser full of food. it is holding a pair stuff-a-cruiser events. this is video from another one last weekend. stop by the shaw's today between 1:00 and 5:00 or hannaford from 9:00 until 1:00. drop off donations at the concord police department. a lot of people are going to be doing a lot. sean: help stock the shelves. saving money, the special deal that u.n.h. has for students hoping

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sean: this is neat. the new piscataqua bridge is almost done. the bridge connects the new boston rail trail to the library and post office. >> it is a very safe way of getting to the other section of tow and it is a wonderful nature walk. we have trails on both sides of the river. sean: very pretty there. the bridge costs about $175,000. donations covered with enough leftover for future maintenance. erin: there's exciting news for students hoping to start studying at u.n. to celebrate the 150th niversary, the university is waiving the application fee for in-state under graduate students.

pay the $50. there's nothing like hands on learning and more than 1,500 high school students from all over the state got a chance to weld, drive a big rig, lay bricks, and operate construction equipment as part of the career days. dozens of businesses took part. the event also encourages female students to consider these industries. the new hampshire chronicle will take monday, october 3rd. marriott international is now the biggest hotel chain in the world. the company closed its $13 billion buyout earlier this morning. that means that brands like marriott, courtyard, and ritz carlton are now under the same umbrella has sherton and weston. marriott passes hilton as the largest in the world.

they are hosting the event at jericho mountain state park in berlin. the competition and live music all get underway today and continues tomorrow. organizers say they are planning for nearly 10,000 people to attend this, making it the largest off-road event in the state. you can find more details on this in the escape outside section of wmur.com. drones are getting extremely popular as you know. now a company in ca a cheaper al ternive. fly-brix launched a nur do-it yourself drone made out of legos. terror two options. basic or deluxe. you don't have to worry if it crashes. just rebuild it. you can add bricks from your collection. make sure it is still worthy of flight.

this. sean: not only master buildings, but master drone builders. we start out with clouds. a lot more nervous the farther north that you go across the state. that's where the front is early this morning. it will continue to slide south, providing a huge range in temperature. 65 the high today in the north country maybe generous for places like pittsburgh and colebrook. in southern areas of the state, we wait on the front to be in the 70's to maybe up near 80. autumn-like weather will take over from there. the northwest picks up behind the front. high temperatures in the 50's and 60's over the weekend. some frost possible in some areas that haven't seen it saturday night and then likely away from the shoreline as we go through sunday night and early monday. there's the rainfall early this morning. this is about as organized as the rainfall will be today. the front still back out north of the great lakes.

of the state. we're going to run the risk of additional shower activity after this pitch makes its way through by 8:00 or 9:00. just a lot more widely scattered from there. a third to a half an inch of rain a possibility in the north country. less than again we're seeing some sprinkles and a couple of light rain showers start to pop up now. nothing that'soing to slow you down. lower 60's and rain-cooled air. mid 60's this morning. will be getting up into the 70's in southern areas. we'll be in the 60's up north. as winds turn, you can see the air masthat's headed in our direction can make it feel more like fall by the time we get to the weekend. we probably don't get back to the numbers for quite a while. we're talking highs in the 60's through most of next week. here's the front. again by lunch thyme we still have the front sliding southeast from northern parts of the great lakes. by late in the day, that's in southern areas of the state and then

the winds turn to the northwest from north to south. cooler air will start draining in. lows tonight in the 30's up north. 40's to near 50 elsewhere. low to mid 60's for southern areas. a good breeze out of the northwest and fair skies tomorrow. mostly sunny sunday. after a chilly start, upper 50's and mid 60's on sunday afternoon. probably the coldest night of the entire stretch will be sunday night and early monday. it is 30's for a good part of to the shoreline. that means some frost in some central and western areas thataven't seen it. maybe a couple of spots in the merrimack valley as well. after the cold start on monday, highs in the 60's through the end of the week. looks like fair skies for the mosof the week. the exception may be a front coming through on tuesday. erin: cooling things down. we want to check the top stories. a new hampton man is

assaulting two teenagers. pinkerton academy is addressing concerns that some students wore racist outfits for spirit week. a parent said one student was seen wearing black face and another wearing a confederate flag. the students in question have been spoken to. here's ray brewer. ray: nascar has returned to new hampshire for the bad boy off road 00 now qualifying for the race gets underway today at 4:45. last night huge crowds turning out for one of the more popular events in the lead up to race day, the holler parade, was last night. trucks carrying the cars and equipment arrived. several of the drivers pulling in last night. sean: race weekend. coming up, dtmouth college is about to get smellier. that has many people pretty excited.

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kevin: starting off with a gorgeous sunrise. red sky in the morning, sailors take warning. the front making its way in. it is going to mean shower chances. the details on the big in coming up.ront brings sean: looks like the sky is on fire. amazing. if you've ever wanted to make someone walk the plank, here's your chance. sean: there's other things you can do with this, by the way. a casino in winnipeg, canada is selling a massive replica of a pirate ship. it is switching to a new theme, but they didn't want to trash the 43-foot ship. once the buyer is found, it will take about a month to dismantle. anyone can place a bid online. if you wanto have the

yard, go ahead and make a bid for it. erin: dartmouth college is about to get stinky. officials are super excited about it. sean: they sure are. the corpse flower is getting ready to bloom. the plant, which is named morphy is seven feet tall and only looms every six years. when it does, it lasts a couple of days. it gives off a foul odor that they garbage. you want to experience this thing. it is expected to bloom early next week if you want to put your senses near this thing. erin: let's bottle it up and make a perfume. sean: road kill and garage. i love this story. erin: no brady. no garoppolo. no problem for the patriots. the impressive win over the texasens last night

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america runs on dunkin'. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now wmur "news 9 daybreak." sean: welcome back. good morning, everybody on friday, september 23rd. out there in the seacoast creating some really cool reds and oranges. erin: just gorgeous. gorgeous start to the day. we're going to look at what the rest of the day holds for us weather. wise after the top stories. a student at manchester high school west is facing chargeses this morning after the teen brought an unloaded gun and drugs to school. an investigation is underway into a triple stabbing in allenstown. clinton lennon stabbed two men and one women on wednesday night.

at the new hampshire motor speedway today. qualifying for sunday's bad boy off road 300 will be held this afternoon. kevin: while it is a beautiful sunrise at the coast, a more mundane s. it is cloud filled along with rain fall. we are continuing to see the scattered showers make their way through the northern half of the state and trying to slide southeast. the front is still located back to the north and west up north of the great lakes will be moving across the state through the afternoon. this is probably the most rainfall tod. maybe just a passing shower or two. ahead of the tonight, we jump into the 70's statewide. we'll be hung out in the 60's up in the north country. sean: we need that rain. i keep repeating that. let's check out the roads for you this morning. here's a live look from the common man camera. kevin: for a look at the morning drive, joined live by deb davidson. happy friday, deb. deb: happy friday. we're seeing some delays

293 split. that's due to some road work and road paving. you can eect some delays through there. everybody is looking okay on interstate 89 from concord up to lebanon. in massachusetts, a major crash on 495 southbound in merrimack. it is right by the merrimack rest area. there are some heavy delays. just a reminder that heavy traffic is expected today through the weekend as 100,000 race fans are heading to louden. do plan accordingly. i'm deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. erin: thank you. a manchester high school student is facing charges this morning after police say the teen brought a gun, drugs, and stolen property to school. sean: that's right. officials at manchester high school west say the items were found after they received a tip from a concerned student yesterday morning. the school resource officer and principal questioned that student who admitted to having an unloaded gun, drugs,

backpack. >> we didn't feel anyone was in any danger. certainly the shock of it was alarming. there was no ammunition that we know of. the police officer searched everywhere. at no time was anyone in any danger. >> there are some charged related to handgun and other properties found in the bag. which included some drugs, drug other stolen property.e sean: officials say the student was cooperative along with t the teen could face expulsion. erin: an allenstown man accused of stabbing three people is waking up behind bars. clinton lennon is facing 11 felony charges including five counts of first-degree assault. police say he stabbed the three victims at a home in allenstown on wednesday night. the two men and one women suffered serious injuries, that includ stab wounds and cuts to their chest, backs, arms, and heads.

lennon was gone. he was arrested a short distance away. >> the victims are saying he was found with two knivesn him when he was taken into custody. as he went in, he started swinging and stabbing the victims inside the residents. erin: police do not believe it was a random attack. th say the woman who was stabbed is lebanon's former girlfriend. he's due in court next month. sean: new on "daybreak," a man was flown to the hospital after suffering serious injuries in a crash in madison. afternoon on route 16. state police say the man was driving south when his car went off of the road and hit a tree. at this time, his name is not being releaseed. erin: a north hey rim farm is recalling. they were shipped to somerville,

it was discovered after a boil issue was noticed for. isn't aiscovery of a marijuana growing operation. they found 25 pot plants at a home on south main street. a man living there, 28-year-old jonathan weaver, was arrested and charged with manufacturing a controlled drug. erin: th continues to take a big toll on new hampshire farmers. miracle acres farm in milford says that it lost the entire crop of christmas trees it planted this past spring. farmer david wheeler says that the impact is far more severe than the last significant drought back in 2000. >> this is probably twice as bad for us. we plant about 1,000 trees a year. in 2000, we lost about 500 of them. maybe in some of the

here we lost everything. the whole 1,000 is dead. erin: wheeler said more mature christmas trees survived the summer and will be ready for harvest. sean: canine units are coming to new hampshire prisoners. they approved a grant to train and certify two dogs. they will be used to find drugs and cell phones at the prisoners. contraband is one of the biggest daily challenges for staff. speaking of canines, a manchester police dog i this will be bud's last day on the job after eight years of service. erin: engines will be revving at the new hampshire motor speedway today as sprintar drivers and fans gear up for e next race in the chase. sean: ray brewer, no speed, live at the magic mile. what can people expect gets underway?d as it good morning, ray. ray: good morning, sean and erin. things very quiet here at the track right now.

more light. we'll giveou an idea of what it looks like here. you can see carpers -- campers on the hill. thing will be a lot of activity here at the speedway this weekend ahead of sunday's bad boy off road 300. last night the sprint cup hollers rolled in. a large crowd gathered to get an up close look at the colorful trucks carrying the race cars. sunday's race in the chase is the second for the championship. we caught up with sprint cup driver, kevin had to say about racing at the mag mile. >> the cars and the tires and the engines and everything really love cool weather. the longer that tngs stay cool, the faster e speeds are. the faster they stay fast for longer time periods. it is definitely going to be different than the first race. it is similar to what we usually have in the september race. ray: here's a look at what will be hapning at the track today.

the fan zone hopes at 10:00. and the kids zone open at 11:00. the nascar sprint series qualying gets underway at 4:45. there's also camper appreciation party which starts at 7:00. now sunday's bad boy off road 300 and race is scheduled to start at 2:00 and kevin is promising no rain. reporting live in louden, ray brewer, wmur news 9. erin: enjoy that breakfast. maybe he will grab us a bagel. sese sure. come on. coming up, a dog in massachusetts survived after being hit by a train. how a worker helped save the injured pup's life. erin: if you know someone who likes bitter foods, be ware. there could be aign that you are dealing with a psychopath. kevin: showers making their way in along the front that will be coming through producing the change in seasons for the weekend's weather. all of the details

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kevin: we start off with a front making its way io the state. we're going to run the risk of a few more showers through late this afternoon. temperatures today jumping into the 70's

in for the weekend. a fall feel to the air. we'll detail in the forecast coming up. sean: donald trump and hillary clinton are getting ready to face off in their first debate. the two presidential candidates will go head to head on monday night in new york with polls showing a tight race nationally and in critical battleground states. both clinton and trump have a l on the line. the debate could be a game changer. one analyst weighed in as they debate the issues. >> he can't over react in the moment either in word or action. he can't talk down to the audience in a way that makes them feel like she's just another person that doesn't relate to the life. sean: you can watch the first debate live here on wmur. it starts at 9:00 on monday night. erin: u.s. officials are vestigating the possible use of mustard agent in an attack in

that landed within several hundred yards of u.s. troops. no one was hurt in the attack. the rocket may have contained mustard agent. a fragment has been sent to a laboratory for further testing. sean: a surge underway for the gunman that opened fire inside the cvs pharmacy. three men walked into the store yesterday afternoon and got into an altercation before one of them was shot. the 18-year-old victim was taken to the hospital with a non-life threatening wound. now police are trying to track down the other two men. >> i'm thinking it is a very brazen act. there were people in the store and other potential victims to be thankful there weren't other victims. sean: police are reviewing surveillance video in hopes of identifying the suspect. erin: now an incredible story of survival. a dog is recovering after being hit by an mbta train. the dog, named charlie, was found next to the tracks by a team

severed. the worker scooped her up and rushed her to the vet. >> she was in shock. she lost a lot of the blood because of the way the at res were. just the injury itself. imagine a five or six pound dog going up against a freight tin. erin: charlie is learning to walk on three legs. she's going to need a few more weeks to recover. since no one has come forward to claim her, the massachusetts spca says she's available for adoption. sean: a surprise waking up to the sound of pots and pans crashing in the kitchen. at first they thought it was a burglar. turns another the culprit was a penguin. no one knows how the penguin ended up inside. probably had the keys. some people lieve it was scared by darking dogs and decided to seek refuge. police rescued the penguin and brought it to the zoo. when the husband or wife

going to believe this. what made the noise? erin: the pitter patter of happy feet, i think. i don't know. sean: that's right. who would have expected this? the patriots took on the houston texans last night. erin: bill belichick started a rookie quarterback. jac oby bersett that was the longest since steve grogan. new englandas ahead 20-0 when lagarette blunt broke free. the patriots went on to n this one 27-0. their next game is one week from sunday against the bills. how about that? sean: that was great. did you just make a steve grogan preference?

it was 4. 3 boston in the seventh. ramirez did it again with the 29th home run. they won 5-3, making it eight straight victory. they open a series at tampa bay tonight. our fourth annual new england tackles hunger campaign kicks into high gear this weekend with 27 more collection sites. there are 15 high school football games on the schedule. all 15 homesites are haver game, the bank will donate $1 per attendee to the cause. some schools are offering free or discounted admission if you bring a donation. for a list of the paicipating schools, go to wmur.com/sports. erin: several unit universities are trying to help them destress. the school says that coloring can help with a number of emotional and mental health issues.

think about this. john writes not for me. if they see that it helps the students be more productive or more efficient, then it is a good idea. d cathy tells us a much better way to destress than turning to substances, keep coloring. sean: interesting. if you enjoy eating bitter foods, listen up. scientists say bitter food lovers are more likely to be psychopaths. a study conducted by scientists in australia set out to find the correlations bet behaviors. people who preferred bitter foods and drinks showed higher tendencies toward sadistic, psychopathic, and gnar cystic behavior. the study found that people who did not like bitter foods tended to be more agreeable, kind, sympathetic, and cooperative. that sounds like my biography. i love coffee. erin: if people like sauerkraut on the dog or pickles.

sprouts. erin: i do. and coffee. kevin: not if you add cream and sugar. sean: what's the common demom nay tour. kevin: i'm just feeling a little loan. just leave it at that -- especially for people who have their own show on the evening, huh? we start off early this morning. we notice we have clouds making their way through along with scattered show activity this morning. it's been most organized up north. temperatures in the lower 50's in pressed to get above 60. the cold front comes through. winds turn and that's the leading edge of the arctic air making its way south. it is around through the weekend. frost is going to be an ise for some sunday morn. certainly monday morning oks like the chilliest of the mornings. you can see an area of rain. it becomes more widely scattered after the back edge moves to the east. the front itself still back to the north and west. it will be sliding acrossouthern areas by

if you have a soccer game, it should be drier. nonetheless, again looking at a third to a half an inch of needed rainfall up in the north country. southern areas, it is going to be more widely scattered. a couple of showers out there. the leading edge of the cooler air. temperatures in the 60's across the south eastern portions of the state. mid 50's and rain-cooled air. up north as i mention, near 50 degrees very tough to get above 60 degrees. it will be a huge range in temperature from 60 to 62 in pittsburgh to as high as 80 ahead of the front in southern areas with the mostly cloudy sky. morning rainfall gives way to scattered shower. we stop this for you for the evening commute. you notice again just a couple of passing showers by the time we get there. with clearing skies and patchy fog tonight. upper 30's to near 50 from north to south. tomorrow it is 50's in the north country. lower to mid 60's with a

for sunday after the chilliest start in the 0's to lower 40's. lies in the 50's to lower 60's on sunday afternoon. from there, coldest of the nights will likely be sunday evening we're away from the coast. we'll see temperatures drop back into the 30's. i think for some central and western areas of the state that haven't seen it yet, there's a pretty good chance we have some patchy frost out there. there's the drop in temperature overhe next couple of days. a solid ten-degree fall in t the front as the winds pick up out of the northwest later on today. we're talking 60's for southern parts of the state on saturday and 60's for the most part going forward even after the autumn-like weekend going into next week. huge thank you and hello into the sportsman club whom i visit and talked to last night. we talked about the historic storms we had here in new hampshire and all of the big changes they have created. anything from floods to tornadoes and talked about the wind storms that we've been seeing

not only for the gorgeous tackle box, but not only a fleece vest and t-shirt for me, but also for you guys. erin: he didn't do anything. sean: how did we get in on this? kevin: huge thank you. they want you up there for "chronicle." speaking of you having your own show. erin: thank you. the city of portsmouth is kicking off a nationwide event. th concert to end gun violence to feature some renowned local musicians. most take place on sunday which congress has set aside as a day for remembrance of murder victims. it is the first of 200 planned in all 50 states. it starts at 6:30 at artspace on vaughn street. just in time for the start of fall, we asked where to find the best apple cider donuts in new hampshire. sean: tough to research this one.

moulton farm in meredith; three, cardigan mountain, two, mckenzie's farm in milton, and the number one is met doe ledge farm in loudon. erin: everyone should go do their own taste test. sean: great weather for the fall. erin: 6:52. still ahead, we're going to be back with ray

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vo: kelly ayotte says she's on our side, but on our rights, she's squarely with donald trump: trump: planned parenthood should absolutely be defunded. vo: ayotte agrees, voting six times to do just that - defund planned parenthood. and both oppose our right to safe and legal abortion. ayotte: i certainly think that roe should be oveurned... trump: ...there has to be some form of punishment. matthews: for the woman? wrong for new hampshire women. senate majority pac

erin: it is now updating our top stories. sean: thousands of people will be packed in as race weekend gets underway. here's ray brewer. ray: the bad boy off road 300 is sunday. here's a look at the track. here's a look at what's happening today. at 9:00, the gates will open. the fan zone opens at 10:00. the kid zone opens at 11:00. the nascar sprint series qualifying gets underway

starts at 7:00. erin: a student at manchester high school is -- high school west rather is facing charges this morning after police say the teen brought a gun, drugs, and stolen property to school. officials say the gun was not loaded and no one was in danger. sean: a new hampton man is accused of sexually assaulting two children ten years ago. 60-year-old robert ely was arrested on wednesday. his alleged victims were between erin: an investigation into a triple stabbing in allenstown. clinton lennon stabbed two men and one women on wednesday night, leaving them with serious juicer. he's due in court next month. kevin: rainfall in the northern half of the state. a couple of passing showers not only through the morning but into the afternoon. shouldn't be a wash out in southern areas. temperature wills climb into the 70's today. this rain all part of the cold front coming

true autumn feel for the weekend. a good breeze both days out of the north and northwest. sean: i like that expression. cool sunshine. kevin: yes, very cool. erin: coming up next, good "good morning america," new developments in the brangelina breakup. it is gathered incident about an incident involving brad pitt. sean: all right.

good morning, america. breaking ernight, more protests in charlotte. [ chanting "no justice no peace" ] >> the family of the man killed by police speaking out about the video released to them president obama on the anger and violence in those streets. >> every once in a while you see folks doing it the wrong way, looting, breaking glass. those things are not going to advance the cause. >> the president also sharing his advice for hillary clinton about those upcoming debates. and his message this morning for donald trump. half a million accounts at yahoo! breached. everything from bank accounts to medical information at risk.