anchor: now at 5:00, officer-involved shooting in claremont. police now identifying the victim. and what we know about the call made just minutes before the officer fired the trigger. anchor: a killing frost possible for many of us tonight. how cold the temperatures get and your work week forecast ahead. reporter: engines roar and thousands flock to the motor speedway. >> it's a great time. i love racing, too. reporter: we're live in loudon for the bad boy off road 300. anchor: then why are hundreds lined up outside a dartmouth college building? their smelly mission, ahead. >> this think of it. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do.

general's office is investigating an officer involved shooting in claremont. the incident happened just before 5:00 on congress street a.m. following a 911 call from a residence. i'm adam sexton. anchor: and i'm cherise leclerc. police say 25-year-old cody lafont was killed during a confrontation with police. wmur's kristen carosa is live in claremont with what authorities are saying at this hour. reporter: authorities are still working at this hour, as you can see this portion of congress street has been blocked off, crime tape is still up around 53 congress street. the ag's office says there will be a thorough investigation into what happened here. crime scene investigators arrived on congress street in claremont early sunday morning, following a 911 call and confrontation with police. >> unfortunately one person was killed and we provided that individuals name beyond that we can't provide too much

office says 25-year-old cody lafont was killed. right now they are not commenting on what led up to the shooting. >> like every other case there is an extensive investigation that just started. reporter: none of the responding offers were hurt. an autopsy will be conducted on monday morning to determine lafont's exact cause and manner of death. meantime, neighbors are looking for answers, dale giles lives a -- for answers. >> never had any reason to suspect there were problems. reporter: dale giles lives a few homes down from where it happened but didn't know lafont. this has happened but i think it just adds to the crazy world we live in today. reporter: right now, the ag's office isn't saying if there any video was recorded during the incident from either a dash cam or body camera. but did note that if there is and it could be released, it would be available at a later date. >> we provide detailed written reports that set forth all the information gathered as well as the legal conclusions as to what

different than any of those other quite -- those other cases. reporter: the ag's office says this was an isolated incident and the people living here are not at risk. coming up at 6:00, you'll hear from a woman living nearby that heard gunshots early this morning. live in claremont, kristen carosa, wmur news 9. anchor: tightened security in charlotte tonight in wake of the deadly officer-involved shooting of keith lamont scott. yesterday police released anchor:yesterday police released dashcam and body cam video showing the moment shots were fired. country. this is video of demonstrators today outside the carolina panthers' home game in charlotte. additional patrols were placed onto the streets and officers were stationed about every 50 feet along the stadium in full gear. anchor: authorities continue to investigate what led to a 20-year-old man opening fire in a washington state mall, killing five people. this morning, authorities were searching the apartment of 20-year-old arcan chathin as well as interviewing relatives

a 24 hour long manhunt led to his arrest in oak harbor last night. cetin is a u.s. citizen who emigrated here from turkey. he's expected to be in court tomorrow. anchor: tonight, baseball is mourning the death of miami marlins star pitcher jose fernandez. anchor: his teammates gathered in black to grieve together after learning about the deadly boating accident, managers of his team unsuccessfully fighting back tears. >> my heart goes out to his family. anchor: the marlins cancelled their game today against the atlanta braves. anchor: but as reporter andrew spencer tells us they intend to get on the field tomorrow because that's what fernandez would have wanted. >> when you watch kids play little league or something like that, that's the joy that jose played with.

about the death of his ace pitcher, jose fernandez, and he wasn't the only one to have trouble speaking. >> now he's gone, and it's hard. it is hard. >> it's a tremendous loss, and my heart goes out to his family. reporter: fernandez posted this picture of his pregnant girlfriend on instagram just five days ago with the caption, "i'm so glad you came into my life. i'm read a cuban defector who moved to the united states at the age of 15, fernandez's talent quickly made him a star in the big leagues. early sunday morning, not long after 3:00 a.m., a coast guard patrol found a 32-foot boat upside down on a rocky jetty. >> it does appear that speed was involved, due to the impact and the severity of it. it does appear to be that they were coming at full speed when

the accident happened. reporter: three men in their 20's were found dead, one on the rocks and two in the water. officials would later identify one of the men as 24-year-old jose fernandez; the other two were his personal friends. i'm andrew spencer, reporting. anchor: an emotional moment on the ballfield this morning as the sox honored jose fernandez before their game against tampa. red sox legend david ortiz asked the tampa bay rays to cancel a pregame tribute they scheduled in his honor in wake of fernandez's death. ortiz posted on twitter i don't have the words to describe the pain i feel for the loss of my friend jose. goodbye, my friend. anchor: nascar's best drivers are here for the sprint cup series. anchor: it's still going on in loudoun, where we find mike cronin, who has been talking to those race fans all day. mike? reporter: this race is almost as

we will have full highlights coming up later in sports. for the fans today it has been a perfect afternoon to watch the bad boy off route 300 race, live at new hampshire motor speedway. tens of thousands of fans poured into the stands. many of them have been here most of the week, staying overnight and campers. others just for today's main event. and whether they are diehard or new to nascar, everyone we talked to was having a great time today. >> it's a gre track. you can see everything, everybody is nice and friendly. it's a great experience. >> is guys have told me, but i have never watched nascar in my life. first time i will be watching one, is incredible. i am already coming back next year. reporter: and sales today have not stopped talking about this beautiful weather, a perfect fall afternoon.

have more coming up later in sports and more reaction from the fans at 6:00. mick cronin, wmur news 9. anchor: looks like a lot of fun. temperatures in loudon are cool and crisp for race day. but it was a different tale further north on mount washington this morning. crew members at the observatory say the summit had hurricane force winds and was shrouded in freezing fog. they couldn't be happier about the 20 degree temperatures either. for a look at the current temperatures across the granite state let's check in with meteorologist hayley lapoint. meteorologist: thankfully, not that cold the rest of the state. it was nice, 50's and 60's, certainly a little cooler than the average in, september but just you wait. it's going to be another cold one, probably colder in most locations than what this morning. 59 in laconia and plymouth, 64 in concord, 65 in manchester. we have a few high clouds mainly

blue skies. and because of the clear skies tonight, we have some reason warnings and frost advisory to tell you about. if you live anywhere, with the exception of portsmouth and towns against the seacoast, i would cover up my plans. rockingham county is not in this advisory but i would cover up any sensitive plants because of the threat of this frost. we'll come cl coming up, how cool it is going to be this week, and if we have the chance of any rain. anchor: thank you. so it's a very busy day in the capital region for race weekend but there were big crowds on the dartmouth college campus today too. and they were flocking to the life sciences building to catch a glimpse, and a whiff, of a

drew more than 2,000 visitors this weekend lines stretching down the hall, out the door, and around the building. >> i'm amazed by how many people have been so interested in it. anchor: the scientific name for the corpse flower is amorphophallus titanum; this one is known affectionately as morphy. as you might have guessed, when morphy blooms, which is about every five years, the smell is awful. luckily for us and everyone else visiting sunday peak stink was friday night into saturday morning. after 48 hours the edge has come >> it was a little stinky but my garbage smells worse. >> it was kind of gross. >> well, like, maybe out in the field? you know, where the cows have been? >> i've also smelled dirty diapers and rotting fish at different times. anchor: this massive, 80-pound plant started as a sprout in july. it wasn't until earlier this month the greenhouse knew they'd be getting a flower.

experts say the corpse flower is native to the rainforests of sumatra. its notorious stench is intended to attract pollinating insects. dartmouth is studying the aromatic compounds morphy gives off but his value is beyond scientific, as he opens young minds and noses to the natural world. >> it's really cool that we can do this that we can have a tropical plant in new hampshire. >> it was a really beautiful flower i've actually never seen anything like it. wilt and collapse sometime in the next 24 hours. one of the real mysteries of the corpse flower is that quite a few of them bloom at exact the same time hundreds of miles apart with no apparent means of coordination. they are still trying to figure out how they communicate with each other all over the place. anchor: very interesting.

jose fernandez. anchor: and wishek out the game against the tampa bay rays. then a fire leaves the manchester family without a home. what the officials believe

anchor: it's called a doodlebug invasion and it happens every september. they role in from all over the country. anchor: why this is so special. reporter: a harley will, rumble for miles but i western city, september sputter. th there -- doodle bugs. >> they are the cutest little thing you ever saw. anchor: a scooter with more cut in power. >> we call it the little red bugs. anchor: top speed? >> 20, 25. anchor: but don't let the lawnmower look for you.

to pull them all in. >> bismarck, north dakota. anchor: to webster city, where after world war ii they were all made uptown. >> 1946,, 1947 1948. >> when i was 14 years old i had one. reporter: then, they pumped out some of the same parts they used in washing machines and it meant freedom. >> there were no other kids that meant something like that. >>he five cents. reporter: this gang of grandpas takes over the same town one weekend a year,. >> people turn their heads and you feel like a king. reporter: some willamette -- >> they don't have any interest in anything. reporter: but most come to this to open them up and fly, even past police radar units.

and stare at them lined up by the dozens, but like most hobbies, it's not really about the hobbies. >> it's a camaraderie that builds a, and that is what life is all about. reporter: because these hometown bikes might turn 70--year-olds into seven. but they created a swarm of bug lovers grateful they have lapoint and your storm watch 9 forecast. meteorologist: that looks like fun. so many great offense were going on -- there was a big atv camp that happened at the north country and the big race weekend and you can see that we have

was a cold morning. we got to 31 degrees, lancaster at 33. and then in windham about 38 degrees. we prepared, because those temperatures are coming back and they will shave off another degree because we have this cool air mass still on top of. manchester, 65 in portsmouth, and the average high is about 69. but we aren't talking about record cold -- even overnight temperatures are not unreasonable for us late in september. here are the temperatures, definitely chilly in

20's on the map up north. wouldn't be surprised anywhere north of the not just, 32 in laconia, 40 in manchester, most locations when you are away from the coast line may get close enough because you don't have to hit 32 degrees -- you can get a few degrees above 32 to get frost. frost and in this area there is a frost advisory but especially in these western towns i would cover up my tomato plants. this is the average date of frost, write about on average.

later for areas like rockingham county, so maybe a little bit early for some of those communities. but high pressure on top of us is to do this is clear -- we will squeeze out one more day of sun before the cold front moves through and gives us a nice, soaking rain. overnight tonight, totally clear skies which means that the cold settles and again -- it will be and some places you may have to scrape -- hard to believe you would have to do that. and then here comes the rain showers -- those should arrive on tuesday and then they are pretty much out of here by tuesday afternoon and evening. tomorrow, 60's -- little warmer than we were today but still that cool, crisp feel.

to sunshine on wednesday, then we have some unsettled weather at the end of the week with a chance of some on and off showers. it doesn't look like all four of those days, thursday through sunday, are washouts, but there are scattered showers", and that is welcome. we need the rain. with a sad day in baseball. reporter: devastating news as baseball loses a superstar, one of the most popular players.

>> n 6:00. meanwhile, the race has just got the checkered flag. the that boy offered 300, kevin harvick wins. we will hear from him tonight at 6:00. meanwhile the red sox are playoff bound but there is still work to do. they will wrap up the american league east division title early this week and they are also chasing home field advantage in the american league playoffs as well. so wins are important they played the rays this afternoon third inning in a 1-1 game.

the lead. a solo homer to left, his 15th of the year, boston up, 2-1. eduardo rodriguez pitching well, strikes out in the third. brad miller coming up right here, got him swinging -- he gave up just three hits with one run allowed. extra innings and then the 12, david ortiz with the double. he ends up scoring on an error. often takes it, 3-2. they also clinched home-field advantage in the playoffs. we told you about the tragedy in baseball, jose fernandez was killed in a boating accident early this morning he was 24-years-old.

fernandez was one of the best pitchers in baseball, and also one of the most liked always smiling, and super competitive, -- let's go to the nfl. the winless bills are the next opponent for the patriots. well they were winless, until today. first quarter, lesean mccoy rushes in for the 24 yard td up the middle 1st td of the day for buffalo 33-18. the bills get their first win of the season, and some momentum his career, rose a pass to emmanuel sanders, 41 yards. broncos win 29-17. complete coverage from new hampshire motor speedway coming up at the top of the hour. anchor: man's best friend potentially saving one granite stater's life this morning as flames spread throughout his home. anchor: what investigators believe sparked a fire in northfield. and the latest on a queen city

five. anchor: now to our ulocal hot shot check out this unique catch near the rye harbor. captain ben ricker of portsmouth hauled in this blue lobster with freckles. you can submit your pictures and video, and join the thousands of ulocal members, by logging onto

anchor: now at 5:30, flames heavily damage a manchester building displacing a family of five. what common house hold product is believed to have sparked the fire. lives in massachusetts. the problems crews faced in combating the deadly blaze. anchor: another even colder night is ahead of us. what temperatures to expect when you wake up monday morning. anchor: the stage is set the countdown in is on. in over 24 hours hillary clinton and donald trump will face off in their first debate. the new poll showing just how tight the race is before the big showdown.

like we do. now wmur news 9 at 5:30. anchor: tonight, investigators say a space heater is to blame for an aggressive fire that displaced a manchester family of five. the red cross is now offering assistance. good afternoon, i'm cherise leclerc. anchor: and i'm adam sexton. the fire occurred this morning in an apartment on somerville street. right now officials are saying the fire was an accident caused by a malfunctioning heater and no one was home at the time of the fire. the extent of damages is estimated at nearly $10,000. anchor: a dog helped alert a northfield man that his house was on fire early this morning when firefighters arrived on mount tugg road just after 2:00 they found flames coming from the second floor crews were able to keep the fire from spreading to the first floor but there is a lot of damage to the home. no one was hurt in the fire. officials think an electrical problem may have sparked the flames. anchor: tonight four people are dead after flames tore through a house in greenfield, massachusetts this morning.

child. nicole estaphan from our sister station wcvb is in greenfield with the latest details. flex i saw the officer screaming and flames coming out the window. reporter: a tragic early-morning wake-up call as residents awoke to see a neighbor's home in flames. >> they were shooting up above the other houses. reporter: as the sun rose, >> multiple attempts by both police and fire to get in and perform a rescue for unsuccessful. reporter: the fire was too intense to get inside. when the flames were out, smoke was still rising from the shingles. firefighters found four bodies, the youngest a little boy. >> it's heartbreaking. a little boy, he was adorable. we saw him all summer. reporter: neighbors spent the

somebody. reporter: debris from the home strewn across the lawn, children's toys, clothing, the marking of lives shared inside. >> we are processing this now. it's a very sad day for this family, the community, and the fire department. reporter: the identity have not been released. the state fire marshal is investigating the cause. the coald anchor: right now state police are investigating a fatal car crash that closed route 12 in westmoreland for more than two hours. police say 52-year-old lorrie valentine was traveling just north of capron road around 8:00 last night when her car crossed the southbound lane and went off the roadway then flipped. valentine sustained fatal injuries during the crash. police believe speed and alcohol may be contributing factors. anchor: moving now to the weather, it's been a cool and

meredith and hampton beach where we saw quite a few people wearing jackets earlier today. we could see some chilly mornings this week and a chance of a few showers. let's check in with meteorologist hayley lapoint. meteorologist: we're going to have another chilly night ahead of us tonight, starting tomorrow with the bus stop. definitely a morning for the jackets, and hoodies. gray skies the northern part of the state. otherwise it is really nice. we will have a spectacular sunset in the next hour or so. 64 in concord, 58 in plymouth, and look at these temperatures. another cold one, especially to the north. a hearty, killing frost in the northern part of the state while another locations it will be patchy. a good idea is to cover up or

forecast in a chance for showers, coming up. anchor: commitment 2016. the first presidential debate of the general election will happen in a little over 24 hours in new york. and a new national poll tonight shows that clinton is just two percentage points ahead of donald trump. anchor: the first debate is considered the super bowl of politics. experts predict that it could be the most watched debate in u.s. history. anchor:as abc's mary bruce tells us the fireworks have al interesting invites. reporter: the stage is set and the expectation game in full swing on the campaign trail. >> what we're concerned about is that there might be some sort of double standard here. >> i really don't appreciate campaigns thinking it is the job of the media to go and be these virtual fact-checkers. reporter: the hillary clinton and donald trump camps trying to set the bar on what will likely be the most watched political showdown in american history. their first presidential debate

bowl. 100 million people expected to watch. and the race couldn't be tighter. a new abc news/"washington post" poll shows clinton holding at 46%, donald trump just two points behind. the clinton camp hammering that trump needs to be called out on lies. >> in a 90 minute format, not 20-second soundbites, there's a real opportunity to hear somebody say something and then get into, is this actually true or not? reporter: meanwhile, trump says he expects the m congress house speaker paul ryan hopes trump is doing his homework. >> hillary clinton has been doing this most her life, she is consummate pro. this is new for donald, so i think he should obviously over-prepare for it. reporter: so far, the psychological warfare has already started. first, clinton supporter billionaire mark cuban tweeted he'd been invited. the republican nominee responded by tweeting this -- "perhaps i will put gennifer flowers right alongside of him."

ago reportedly said yes, i'll be there. >> why did he send out that tweet? >> because he wants to remind people that he's a great counterpuncher. she has not been invited by the campaign. reporter: while both candidates are spending the day preparing behind closed doors both had meetings with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu? a brief reprieve before the epic face-off. mary bruce, abc news, washington. anchor: and you can watch the first presidential debate here on wmur tomorrow night. hillary cln will go head to head at hofstra university in new york. coverage begins at 9:00. a century's worth of horse racing for sale. anchor: more on the auction of rockingham park ahead. anchor: plus a dominos customer orders breadsticks, but receives a different type of dough. what happened when she tried to give the money back. meteorologist: clear skies for another day which means one more sunny day and then we have rain

anchor: 100 years of horse racing memorabilia is being auctioned off at rockingham park, the two day auction ends today. everything must go from the rock. including pictures, brochures, jockey equipment, signs and even poker room equipment. the liquidation is expected to raise half a million dollars. the park closes for good friday. anchor: stratham tonight is celebrating the town's 300th birthday. a parade wrapped up a little over an hour ago. it headed down portsmouth avenue and ended at the stratham traffic circle. it was just one of multiple events that's part of the town's year-long celebration. those interested in nature and native american culture gathered at the harvest moon and nature fest in warner today. the mt. kearsarge indian museum and the little nature museum held demonstrations teaching people about wildlife and native american culture. there was even traditional

trail. anchor: a small piece of tuscany is in the granite state. ahead, the vineyard that is changing the way people think about one. about one. -- about when i f sing heroin on and off for a year. i immediately thought not my son. i found him in his bathroom with a syringe still in his hand and that was the worst day of my life. annie kuster is leading the fight regarding this opioid epidemic. she's trying to do everything she can to get laws changed. so this doesn't happen again. she's definitely a leader. i just love annie.

meteorologist: look at this beautiful evening, 64 degrees beautiful evening, 64 degrees with wind out of the north at trees are starting to change color. the same is true in ben bernanke, a beautiful day with puffy clouds, still pretty cool. you are the high temperatures we reached today, 62 in rochester manchester also 65.

mid 30's, this was a good recovery. most of us are in the 50's and 60's all across the northeast and we are going to continue to have this seasonable air with temperatures in the 60's as we get into the work week ahead. we have a few high clouds up in the northern part of the state but off toward the west of us, completely clear s, from the boundary moved in. looks like a good something on tuesday but in the meantime with the clear skies, the lack of cloud cover, and this cooler air mass, that means another cold night in the northern part of the state. easily into the upper 20's overnight tonight, so a hard freeze and frost in those areas.

will likely get to 30 degrees and many areas of the monadnock region will likely have frost -- so it's a good idea if you live anywhere away from the coast line to cover up or bring in sensitive plants with a light wind, clear skies. this is the perfect recipe for the cold air to settle in. overnight in a totally clear -- it will be nice to see t here is 7:00 a.m. tomorrow, starting out with cooler temperatures but we will recover quickly, getting easily into the 60 tomorrow for later that day the clouds will still in ahead of a cold front on the way for tuesday -- that will bring us something -- bring us soaking rain. it will be a little slower because of the showers and embedded down place.

out into the evening, a lot with upwards of half to a full inch of rain all. here is fearful forecast -- here is your forecast. hillsborough at 67, senate be at 66. marriott at 63, lebanon and 66, warren at pittsburgh to lancaster tomorrow after a frigid start in the morning. rain showers on tuesday moved through and we are back to sunshine with highs in the 70's and scattered showers possible. thursday, friday, into next weekend in the chance of showers

but it is perfectly seasonable. meteorologist: right. what was weird was that 80 degree day. anchor: aligner is harvesting grapes of all kinds for 1500 vines. anchor: they were born from a love of tuscany. we're shown how this slice of italy came to be in southern new hampshire. reporter: harvest time that serve the new vineyard. ast this stop, we will find rows of grapevines which produce the finest wines the granite state has to offer. >> ?

was just supposed to be for him. but that quickly changed when others popped the cork. >> people say, you are living your dream. i never dreamt of this. >> ? reporter: jim's daughter has helped him cultivate since the beginning. >> so it's pretty amazing to see the progression of a years, how it has grown, how w >> ? reporter: their first big harvest produced about 800 cases. now they turn out 8000 cases per year. he says the name is a tip of the hat to his italian word.

>> i took it back and put some vino after it, wine. >> ? reporter: in the tasting room, they are always pouring nine different lines. >> >> that's the key phrase. we want to be different than everybody else. >> we like to inform people about the lines they're sampling and have it not be intimidating.this should be fun . >> we have many different styles. sweet, dry, offdry, semisweet, fruit, vegetable. i'm sure you'll find something you will like. >> we also wanted to expose

normally try. if you let them choose they may go with what they are familiar with, and once they try one they aren't familiar with, they may find they like it. >> ? reporter: these look great. they're beautiful. >> it's a very good year. three months ago, we thought they wouldn't do well. but they took off. i think it was the heat. here are suited for new hampshire's harsh winters. >> the climate is the biggest challenge, and we do very well with them. >> -20 to -30. >> ? reporter: some wines are made solely from the great here. -- grapes here. >> it won't take the wine.

with others. it's well known for its creative fruit wines. >> we make wine out of anything with sugar in it. blackberry to strawberry to peaches, plums, fig. we've made pineapple wine. reporter: in the fall, the pumpkin wine has become a huge hit. >> everywhere. what should we do with them? let's make wine. >> they were banging on doors trying to get it. we hadn't even thought holders. -- bottled it. reporter: they also turnout vegetable wine, like rhubarb. >> ?

it plays host to over 100 weddings per year. they say it's the perfect marriage. some come to taste the wine while others come to a wedding and discover the wine. >> ? >> it's it isfun,. every day you do something different. people are happy. they get to try your wine and anchor: so many great places to explore. anchor: it's a lunch order one woman says she will never forget. >> i'm thinking there are breadsticks, but they weren't. anchor: the reward she received after returning thousands of dollars delivered by mistake. anchor: and ahead at 6:00, and

latest on the investigation into an officer-involed shooting. anchor: plus, crossing the finish line the sprint cup series. highlife in team coverage at

anchor: a woman for a year. anchor: there with money plays the domino's pizza box supposed to go to the bank. she says she called the dominoes hoping to speak with the manager but nobody called back. >> they were like, where did the money go? three days later, still nothing. it was crazy. anchor: she was eventually able to contact domino's corporate office. get this once her employer heard about her honesty they awarded her a week off with pay.

it back but it is so funny that she called and no one answered. anchor: not a bad deal. a free pizza, you do the right thing, a week off. anchor: thanks for joining us for news 9 at 5:00. anchor: we'll be right back with

anchor: now at 6:00, a 25-year-old man killed during a confrontation with police in claremont. developing details on the shooting investigation. meteorologist: a killing frost for some of us tonight. how chilly the temperatures get and if more cold nights follow this week. >> it's nascar time, baby. anchor: drivers just crossed the finish line in loudon. we have live team coverage from the nascar bad boy off-road 300. anchor: 2,000 visitors lining up at dartmouth college. why they're traveling from all over the state to smell something known for it's foul odor. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 at 6:00. anchor: following developing news out of claremont, where the attorney generals office is investigating an officer involved shooting. the incident happened just