>> we are preparing for worse. we are hoping for the best. we're not going to take any chances. sean: now on "daybreak," bracing for matthew. the powerful storm is headed for the southeast u.s. a damage in the caribbean. erin: while any potential effects from matthew on new england are still not clear, the local red cross has an important message. there's something they want people here in new hampshire to do. kevin: a lot of sunshine today. temperatures start a warming trend. all of the latest on hurricane matthew and an update on your holiday weekend ahead. sean: paper or electronic? it seems they refer the old fashion way, at least when it comes to voting.

hampshire like we do. now wmur "news 9 daybreak." erin: good wednesday morning. thank for starting your day with us. i'm erin fehlau. sean: good morning. all of the talk about matthew to the south. here we have nice weather. kevin: all of the bad weather to the south. that leaves us with one front assuming matthew doesn't most of the tracks keep it well to the south at the present time from the national hurricane center. area of high pressure settling in. cooler start to the day. upper 30's to mid 40's. this is 15 degrees cooler than we started yesterday with. a lot of sunshine after fog burns off. highs in the 60's could push 70 in a couple of southern spots. much more coming up. let's look at your morning ride here in the

deb: good morning. slowing down on 293. the fog will come through the area and at the upper 293 split. exit five to the lower 293 split. in massachusetts, a serious crash on 93 south and andover at exit 43. two lanes are blocked also crawling from exit 43 to the 93 connector. from the traffic network, i'm deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. erin: hurricane matthew is now moving over the bahamas. still as a powerful --

they haven't been able to reach the western flood. sean: parts of south carolina are expected to flood. the national guard has been activated. following the dangerous storm. reporter: overnight preparing for direct impact. officials sounding the alarm as hurricane matthew puts the u.s. in its bull's eye. >> this is very serious. you need to prepare and protect you and your reporter: people from the florida keys to north carolina boarding up their homes and filling up their cars. at this gas station, there's only premium left. >> it is a mad house. >> i don't have a choice. i got to get a willing to get me to the next station. reporter: drivers are waiting in line for more than an hour. this is what grocery stores look like this morning up and down the coast, empty shelves as people stock up on the essentials. s governors of four states, florida,

emergency. >> if you are able to leave early and go today, do that. don't take a chance. reporter: evacuations begin in north carolina. they closed the coast and ordered more than one million people to get away. reporter: farmers are fearful. >> it has the potential to d the good lord is going to do. we have to keep the faith. reporter: abc news, new york. sean: there's a strong haitian community here in new hampshire. many of them are trying to reach loved ones in haiti. >> we are nervous. we are worried about the family. we are here to support. time of need. we are haitian living here.

fundraiser to collect food, money, and clothing. they are not the only ones preparing aid. ray brewer here to explain how the local red cross is getting ready. ray: any direct impact is unclear. we may not get any at all. the red cross is still getting busy. they are urging people to keep a close eye and prepare just in case. the bigger focus is down south where the impacts are expected to be severe. local volunteers are to help with recovery efforts. they need your help, asking eligible donors to give blood as soon as poll. >> realizing this many people and especially this swath of area being affected, it may need a lot of resources that the red cross uses. donate, if they can. >> i've directed state agencies to start putting emergency preparedness measures into place.

ray: the red cross is urging people to check on their loved ones. you can download the emergency app to get important information wherever severe weather hits. in the studio, ray brewer, wmur news 9. sean: thanks. a man accused of trying to kill a boston police officer is due in court today. a man one officer was shot. it was not injured because he was hit in his bullet proof vest. one suspect was arrested. he wasn't tracked down until after a five-hour manhunt. erin: investigators say a deadly fire in seabrook earlier this week was caused by the improper disposal of smoking materials. the state fire marshal's says george winn died from smoke inhalation.

early monday morning. a manchester woman could face up to life in prison after admitting to selling fentanyl and heroin. 25-year-old jeanette hardy was arrested. they found $765,000 in cash between the house, safe deposit box, and storage unit along with drugs. she will be sentenced in january. sean: the election is paper ballots over computers. according to the new poll, 83% of new hampshire residents say they are confident their paper ballot was counted. they did not use the computerized voting machines only 52% of those polled say they trust such machines. secretary of state, bill gardiner, says while the paper ballot is old fashioned, it worked.

the turnout is so high. >> the system has integrity, security, and they are both going to reflect their vote. it is going to be counted the way they did it. sean: gardiner has long resisted computerized voting. he says this poll supports the cause. the old fashioned way. erin: interesting. local talent on the big screen. how to get ready for the film festival. sean: on your eat. who won the battle of the badges focus on tacos? erin: a barrington man is sharing a message after someone fired a shot in his house.

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kevin: wednesday morning, october 5th. a beautiful sunrise with cooler readings. some spots 10-15 degrees cooler than we were yesterday at this time. cooler evenings, warm afternoons. we climb into the low to mid 70's starting tomorrow. that's how we start the holiday weekend. the latest on that and hurricane matthew coming up. erin: pretty sky there on the seacoast. we got a sneak peek at some of the featured in the upcoming film festival. sean: that's right. more than 1,000 films were submitted. only 100 will be shown. several trailers were released. the festival starts a week from tomorrow and runs through sunday with screenings throughout the city of portsmouth. >> we have featured films, short films, all

horror, comedy, trauma, and the family block which is always a fun part of the festival. sean: fun for everybody. find details on our web site at wmur.com. erin: hundreds of kids in and around keene will be getting new winter coats thanks to operation warm. the local firefighters union teamed up and raised more than ,0 their goal. they will work to distribute the coats this month. last year they gave away 400 coats. turns out police are better than army recruiters when it comes to eating tacos. a police officer was the first person to finish a 12-inch two-pound taco

donation to a charity, and fact coparty. miss new hampshire emceed that event. a similar event was held in manchester. sean: when they do the quesadilla, i'm in. problems reported with a vehicle. erin: a restaurant with a view. some people say the

erin: federal investigators say a commuter train was going 10-20 miles over the speed limit when it slammed into a rail station. that's based on damage,

the recorder were recovered yesterday. they are being analyzed. it will be tomorrow before they can move the train. erin: for the first time we're seeing pictures of when the vermont man was rescued off of the coast. they spotted nathan carman. it took three tries to throw a life ring to carman in ten-foot seas. he's facing a possible criminal presumed drowned. sean: the holiday shopping season is right around the corner. holiday sales in november and december are expected to reach nearly $656 billion, an increase from a year ago. the account for nearly 20% of the annual retail

there could be problems. the federal safety officials are looking into complaints about the brakes. some people have reported a sudden and complete fail. erin: they could offer other people a view of you. floor are almost completely transparent. the class is slightly smoothed. visitors are offering mixed reviews. some call this bathroom insane. this is the second class bathroom in china. kevin: sean made a good point. sean: you don't know if it is

kevin: this softs the problem. sean: you know it is occupied. kevin: the answer is transparent, literally. there's no excuse for that. what are you doing? now you know. kevin: we have taken enough time. erin: give me a port a potty. i'm not going to go in there. kevin: you notice we have the undercast in what should be a nice day. we western and northern areas. it is sunshine for us today. temperatures in the 60's up to near 70 degrees. watching the front approach that doesn't get here. all eyes have been well to the south between cuba and haiti early this morning. temperatures upper 30's to mid 40's.

10-a 15 degrees cooler than yesterday. notice the temperatures there are warmer. usually we warm first. temperatures will be four or five degrees warmer. notice the warming trend to the west. this is the air mass in place through the day on saturday. 60's to near 70. couple of approach 70. more fog playing out later tonight. lows between 35 and 45. similar temperatures within a few degrees for the day on friday with sunshine. if you are going to be traveling your holiday weekend destination. from there, we'll see sunshine saturday give way to a few high clouds later in the day. the front arrives with a chance of a passing

been trying to bring matthew far enough north. it looks like it is moving northward. if it front gets here and bypasses us before this somes far enough north. the track in intensity is unchanged over the next couple of day. through the bahamas and just off of the east coast hurricane warnings in effect there. notice the turn north and northeast. we get to about day three and a half and notice the fade back off shore as opposed to being ridden northward by this front. this system could be there a while. i mean by the middle of next week. notice several of the maps hinting and diving farther back to the south as opposed to

temperatures in the 60's. mid 30's to lower 40's. low to mid 70's. the bottom line on all of this is that misses to the south. we have the one front coming through saturday. otherwise the holiday weekend looks great. sean: looking good. we need some rain. looking good for mow. ray: any direct unclear. people are still getting ready. they are urging people to keep a close eye on the period of time. local volunteers are preparing to travel wherever they are needed. they are asking eligible donors to give blood as soon as possible. sean: investigators say a deadly fire in seabrook earlier this week was caused by improper disposal of smoking materials. the state fire marshal's says that 63-year-old george winn died from smoke inhalation.

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or drink in the season with the classic taste of pumpkin. america runs on dunkin'. no one covers new hampshire like we do. now wmur "news 9 daybreak." erin: good morning. we're looks like we're in for some nice weather today and tomorrow. sean: a lot of people focused on the hurricane. first the top stories. speaking of which, hurricane matthew is being blamed for at least 11 deaths as it continues to wreak havoc on the caribbean after leaving a major path of destruction in haiti. they are planning to hold a fundraiser to

two more towns are imposing water restrictions as the state continues to contend with the extreme drought. erin: let's get the lawn chairs and head to the beach. it is beautiful. kevin: it might be the place to be this week. highs today not too bad in the 60's to near 70 degrees. all of this coming with sunshine and cooler evenings. upper 30's to mid 40's. highs this afternoon, mid to upper 60's. er to lower to mid 70's on friday. erin: all right. we are dealing with something this morning. this is hooksett. we were seeing denser fog a little earlier. it seems to be lifting on 93. kevin: yeah. for a look at the morning drive, joined

deb: good morning. the fog is slowing things down. give yourself a couple of extra minutes as you head out the door this morning. we're seeing some road work slowing things down in manchester. a serious crash at exit 43. traffic is jammed up. a slow ride down. i'm deb davidson for the traffic network, wzid. erin: hurricane matthew continues to slam the storm. sean: so far matthew is claimed for 11 deaths. the storm caused the biggest humanitarian crisis in haiti since

earthquake in 2010. erin: this was the strongest hurricane to hit since 1964. severe flooding has destroyed a number of homes. there's now a shortage of fresh water. now the full extent of the damage is not yet clear due to poor communication, blocked roads, and also washed out bridges. here in the u.s., governors in florida, georgia, and the carolinas have declared states of emergency as they brace for the impact of hurricane matthew. the storm stays on its current hit miami tomorrow night. sean: here in new hampshire, the haitian community is waiting to hear from their loved ones. many communication systems are down in haiti right now. they are struggling to get news. ray brewer live in the studio now to tell us how they are coming together in support of the hurricane victims. good morning, ray. ray: good morning. new hampshire's haitian community planning to

they have yet to hear from. inside the first haitian baptist church, members are raising prayers. it is an agonizing wait. nearly everyone here has family members in haiti. >> right now my sister, my nephew, my cousin. >> are you nervous and worried about survived the earthquake when he was 11. >> we movedded here two months after the earthquake to be able to get a chance to go to school. ray: now he wants to help those who remain behind. >> i want to support and make my family proud. ray: the haitian community is collecting donations to send to churches in haiti. they are asking people to come to a fundraiser

saturday. >> we are here to invite everyone to support us. this is a time of need. we are haitians living here in the community. ray: the church is welcoming. for more information, head to our web site at w wmur. in the studio, ray brewer, wmur news 9. sean: the prompted two more towns to impose restrictions. if they fail to comply, they will receive a written warning. after that, they could be fined up to $1,000. >> if we don't get any significant rain before the ground freezes, this could extent into the winter time into the holiday season. that's the concern. sean: pelham's water restriction

october 12th. erin: manchester is facing charges in connection with a deadly crash. court documents say riley was under the influence of drugs when he crashed into a car back in september of 2015. two people inside that car 83-year-old lynwood and sally carter died from their injuries. parole. he was in prison after been convicted in the 1976 death. officer miller was responding to a noise complaint when he was killed. roy was 15 at the time. he has underdone a lengthy period of transition before reentry into society. erin: a barrington man is speaking out after someone fired a shot into his home.

captures the sounds of the bullets heading toward noah's house on sunday afternoon. one of the bullets left a hole above his head. blanchard who is a gun owner himself says people often shoot in the area behind his home. he has no problem. he's hoping to convince that safety comes first. >> nothing wrong with target practice. you need to know what's behind it. you need to know the ammunition you are using. erin: police identified the shooter as 28-year-old brandon stichulsky. he apologized and agreed to pay all damages. charges will likely be filed. sean: residents and business owners were asked to give feedback on problems facing their community. most people said speeding is the number one issue. when asked what they

majority said drugs. goffstown says people will be wearing body cameras. the officers will be wearing the body cameras by the end of the week. erin: a couple of restaurants in manchester are paying tribute to a tv show today. they are locating street and will be transformed. it was originally featured in "the gilmore girls." it is meant to celebrate the online return of four episodes on netflix. it opens at 7:00 and close at 12:00. sean: interesting. are you in serge for the perfect partner in finding the one may have

reporter: vigorous debate. i have the review coming up. ray: cold front approaching from the west. all eyes to the south with hurricane matthew. we'll see what it means for your holiday weekend forecast coming up. you are watching "news 9

kevin: wednesday morning. october 5th. temperatures in the low to mid 40's. even a few upper 30's. patchy fog and sunshine expected today. temperatures up into the 60's in most locations through the afternoon. sunshine going forward along with warmer temperatures for the end of the week. we'll look at your holiday weekend and the latest update on hurricane matthew coming up. erin: in commitment 2016 news, the dust is settling following last night's vice presidential debate. this morning the candidates are back on the road. so are their running mates. nikole killion live in washington. what's the reaction so far? reporter: if you stayed up late, you could have seen it was a

top. mike pence got a congratulatory call. kaine was praised and chaired the post-debate party. he mostly played the role of attack dog. pence defended trump on the taxes. side stepping some of his more controversial comments on the trail. erin: there were other heated moments. can you tell us about them? reporter: things were heated on a number of topics, immigration and national security, they got into a discussion about russia and president vladmir putin with tim kaine accusing trump and pence of praising putin has a great leader. that claim was rated true. also things got pretty

foundation with mike pence claiming that organization only donate s ten cents out of every dollar to charitable causes. that was false. erin: thank you. sean: johnson & johnson is issuing a warning. users of the animos ping insulin pump could be targeted it and deliver lethal doses of incident. johnson & johnson says the possibility of it happening is low. there are no reports of any hacks. investigation into an explosion that destroyed two homes and badly damaged a third. look at the video. you can see one of the homes blown apart there. firefighters were already on scene

possible leak. 38 people were displaced or left homeless. erin: ed red sox were on the practice field gearing up for the build game. boston will send rick porcello to the mound in game one of the tuitional series tomorrow night. david price pitches on friday night against cory kluber. both games will be played in >> this is going to come down to how we play and execute. there's particularity because of the relationships past and present. that should really have no impact on how the game is played. >> everybody is excited. it should be gun. erin: the series will shift back to boston for game three next sunday. the boston celtics

-- in action. they played the first game. all eyes were on al horford. the former tilton star scored six points for phily. the 76ers went on to win 92-89. sean: a special surprise during the "dancing with the stars" resus >> will you marry me? farber popped the question to fellow dancer, emma slater. emma had no idea. she did say yes. i can't imagine the dance on the wedding day. it is going to be

special someone, the real chemistry could be in your dna. erin: the key to attraction lies within a certain genetic opponent of your immune system. the main funk -- function is to help distinguish between healthy and bacteria and how you are attracted to a specific person. opposites really do attract. it says that couples with dissimilar opponents have the highest satisfaction in their relationship. sean: it could help. erin: police in new zee land found a new way to help keep themselveses intertrained. sean: how they kept busy while riding in an elevator. [music] sean: wow. don't keep your day job. don't do it. it starts when two began jamming out. as the elevator picks up

this is part of the ongoing campaign to recruit more police officers. you have to have good rhythm if you want to be a police officer over in new zealand. because they are pretty good. look at them. erin: they go on and on. they are spending a lot of time in the elevator. kevin: the door opens and they stop. erin: the recruits are like wait? you don't have an elevator? i don't get it. sean: pretty good stuff. no e own. we start off with pretty quiet conditions out there. patchy fog. we have cooled off. another cool night expected tonight. 35 to 45. again some fog will play out. valley fog this morning will take an hour or two to burn off. beautiful day on the way with temperatures in the 60's just about statewide away from the coast in southern new hampshire. we could approach 70 through the afternoon. area of high pressure in control until further

arrive late saturday or saturday evening. seemingly the only true chance of rain over the next seven days as we have changes on the track of hurricane matthew. mid 30's to lower 40's. we have cooled off here in southern portions of the state. we likely do this again tonight. there could be a few areas that haven't quite seen the frost yet. they have that risk. not only this morning, but again tomorrow morning. don't let your guard down on that. otherwise we have the fog out there early this morning giving way to sunshine. temperatures through the afternoon eua there could be a few upper 60's to near 70 away from the shoreline into the afternoon. from there, after another cool night tonight and chilly up north with some frost or fog to be had out there, we eventually get back into the upper 60's to lower range of the 70's tomorrow afternoon. we are looking at temperatures in the low to mid 70's about statewide on friday. that looks to be with sunshine and starting the holiday weekend with sunshine until a few high clouds start to

front. the projections over the last several days have been thinking matthew would be far enough north that the front would sweep it just to the south, south of long island over the weekend. that has been fairly slow. while the forecast for the next couple of days hasn't changed much, eventually moving it through the bahamas, and then sometime on friday moving along the east coast of florida, it eventually tracks it north and notice that the front doesn't grab it and make it out to sea. that means this system could linger a while. a lot of extended maps had the lingering around well off shore all the way into the middle or end of next week. we likely have not heard the end of this. most of the tracks now well to the south. a huge difference than what we had out there with the forecast and projections yesterday. this is why you get beyond two or three days of a forecast with a hurricane and you have to keep updated. what the end result is for us around here is

afternoon or saturday evening. otherwise a relatively quiet stretch of weather and a beautiful stretch of weather for the fall foilage all the way through the weekend. huge thank you and hello to the folks last night in new hampshire weather history at the exeter historical society. we talked about tornadoes, floods, and hurricanes, all of which exeter has seen. they had some excellent questions about the upcoming winter as well as hurricane matthew and one of the obvious questions is when i'm up there at that time of th to bed? that's a really good question. a big thank you to them. they gave me a t-shirt which on the back has a map ofest tear on it. an old map. erin: it was well attended too. mcdonald's is on mission to help new hampshire law enforcement. restaurants will take part in the fundraiser for the association of chiefs of police. the goal is to raise $50,000. a local police officer will be at each mcdonald's location from 4:00 to 8:00 to meet and

sean: goodway to meet the local officers right there. erin: 6:51. still to come, a final check, including how the haitian community here in new hampshire is trying to help victims of hurricane matthew. one in eight women will face breast cancer. early detection can mean the difference between life and death. planned parenthood gives new hampshire women access to life saving cancer screenings.

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erin: it is now 6:55. updating our top stories. sean: the new hampshire haitian community is coming together to raise money for the victims. ray: the new hampshire haitian community, many have been unable to contact loves ones because they are planning to hold a fundraiser saturday. they are welcoming donations of food, clothing, and money. for more information, head to our web site at wmur.com. erin: a manchester woman could face up to life in prison after admitting to selling fentanyl and heroin. they found nearly four pounds of drugs and $750,000 in cash when they arrested 25-year-old jeanette hardy last year. sean: a massachusetts man is now

killed two people. he was driving under the influence of drugs when he crossed the center line and crashed into another car. erin: two more towns are imposing outdoor water restrictions due to the drought. people in pelham and windham will be banned from waters their lawns. if they fail to comply, they could face a fine. kevin: cooler start and patchy fog. that should quickly burn off in a lot of areas anet in the 60's to near 70 through the afternoon. hurricane matthew with most of the projection stays well to the south. that leaves us a chance of a passing shower on saturday. a dry forecast which as we've talked about, we need the rain. sean: good for tourism. not good for the lawns. erin: coming up next, they are following the latest on hurricane matthew. they will have a closer look at the damage in haiti and an update on how people in the u.s. are preparing for this storm, of course down in

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good morning, america. two major stories breaking overnight. >> this is matthew. pray for us? trail of destruction. at least 11 killed as hurricane matthew tears through the caribbean sweeping away town, unleashing raging floods. >> the deadly storm taking aim at the u.s. now. a hurricane warning in florida. >> destruction through north carolina. millions of americans on alert preparing to evacuate. gas going fast, stations sold out. stores running out of supplies. our team tracking the monster storm right now. and a fiery face-off. insults and interruptions at the vice presidential debate. >> and dho-- >> senator, i think i'm still on my time.