erin: now on "daybreak," devastating effects. hurricane is moving up the coast creating deadly conditions. kevin: around here it is bright sunshine and warmer temperatures weekend ahead. erin: hundreds of new hotel rooms could be coming to manchester. and a deadly home invasion. one person is dead and another in the hospital. this morning a search is underway in massachusetts. ? ? >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now wmur "news 9 daybreak."

hurricane matthew taking aim at florida. new numbers from haiti. a look at what the storm has done to the area. first a look at our weather completely different here for the holiday weekend. we are really looking out here. kevin: as the storm track stays to the south with matthew, it leaves us with an area of high pressure and one cold front with big changes beyond us. we start off again with patchy fog in areas that had been seeing it play out over the last couple of days. otherwise as the fog bus sunshine. if anything, temperatures today are going to be a couple of degrees warmer than what we had yesterday. high temperatures statewide will be up into the 70's. we're still looking at 60's out there tomorrow. a front approaches later in the day tomorrow brings in cooler air for sunday and for columbus day on monday. much more on that coming up in a bit. let's look at your friday morning ride. join live by deb davidson. good morning, deb. deb: good morning. all of the overnight

wrapped up. traffic is once again moving well through the state. we're not seeing any problems on 101 or 111. traffic again moving well on those roads. if you are out on interstate 95 northbound, some building volume with the 101 ramps. the southbound side looks good. this report is being brought to you by autofair. from the traffic network, i'm deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. erin: howhundreds of t people are without power as n matthew lashes the sunshine state as a major hurricane. florida, georgia, and south carolina are all under a federal state of emergency with potentially catastrophic effects expected. hurricane force winds are now being reported on shore along the space coast. meantime the death toll in haiti has climbed to at least 283. officials expect that number to climb significantly because they are still trying to reach some of the hardest hit areas and

abc's lauren lister is in florida this morning where some of the strongest effects are possible. >> hurricane matthew barreling toward florida. the brutal condition intensifying as the eye of the storm taunts poa sal cities. overnight violent winds along the beaches. gust in some places clocking in above 70 miles per hour. the storm bringing the look and sound of of downed fire -- powerlines. they fear up to three million may end up in the dark. matthew will be devastated. florida's governor making the dire warping. >> unfortunately this is going to kill people. reporter: already it has. matthew taking the lives of more than 100 people as it swept through haiti. the death toll there skyrocketing as the flood waters recede.

bahamas before heading to florida. residents preparing and filling up the final sandbags. stores are boarded up. their shelves are bare. more than three million people are urged to evacuate here. some refusing to go. >> everyone left. everything is boarded up. i'm just waiting. >> the many getting out, clogging the highways for miles, nearly 4,000 flights have been canceled. >> a major concern here now the storm surge. wearing them along the coast of florida. it is to ten feet or more. residents fearing this waterway could rise. you can see the dock is completely submerged. in florida, i'm lauren lister, abc news. erin: several local red cross volunteers are deployed to florida and help communities prepare for and recover from. a woman is in florida pursuing a license to work as a achieve on private yachts.

she said conditions started to desperate quickly. >> i don't have anywhere else to go. i'm saying at a crew house. i don't know a lot of people in the area. erin: krauss says her brother lives in west palm beach, but things are worse there. gas stations ran out of supplies before the storm arrived. get the latest on the track on our web site at wmur.com. we're going to follow the story for you throughout the morning. you can also watch live coverage from the sister the storm moves through. two large new hotels could be coming to downtown manchester. the first proposal was submitted in august. the planning board got a look at the second one last night. wmur's ray brewer live with a look at plans. good morning, ray. ray: good morning. we're in the mill yard along bedford street near the bridge street bridge. this parking lot is where hilton wants to build a new six-story true hotel.

63,000 square foot hotel will be aimed at millennial and high-tech guests, featuring a lobby and retail space and a parking lot. the manchester planning board got to review the plans last night. last month we told you about the extended stay residents in at marriott that's been proposed for central street and developers describing as a upscale. the company hopes to open the 145 room hotel in 2018. decide on both proposals in the next month or so. ground breaking wouldn't be until next spring at the earliest. live in manchester, ray brewer, wmur news 9. erin: okay. thank you. a middleton woman accused of hitting a relative has been found not guilty. jurors deliberated before acquitting on two counts of second-degree assault. the state alleged that

bat. the defense argued the boy hurt himself during the struggle. a search is underway in northern massachusetts after an elderly man was killed during what police called a home invasion. a man in the 90's and wife in the 70's was seriously hurt in the town of orange, massachusetts. an autopsy is planned and while no arrests have. made, they are following several leads. erin: a state trooper was brushed by a car in nashua. police say the trooper was standing outside of his cruiser in a construction zone along the everett turnpike and tried to get the car to stop. the driver accelerated up the ramp and clipped the troopers equipment belt. 57-year-old john hunt of chumpsford, massachusetts was cited. hundreds were stranded after a car

so everyone was headed back down. fortunately no one was hurt. two people face drug charges after police found this. more than 20 pounds of marijuana hidden in the trunk of a car. state police stopped the car in 1995 and portsmouth. the drugs were found after a canine alerted the trooper to the odor of drugs. still ahead this friday morning, a leader on the field and off. a star field making quite a name for herself. enjoying lady liberty. the changes that are now underway at the statue of liberty. ahead at 6:30, how police say thieves may be using your credit card information to make money for themselves.

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kevin: up and running on friday morning. patchy fog. temperatures in the 40's overnight. a jump for most into the 70's today. we don't quite hang on to those kind of temperatures for the weekend. as a matter of fact, there's a certain trend that last through columbus day. we'll have the details coming up. erin: the winnacunnet field hockey team is trying to win a third straight state championship. abby merrill. she made the varsity squad as a freshman. she was the leading scorer. warriors are 11-0 on the season for abby it is more than scoring goals and winning games. >> it is incredible that i get to be a leader for all of the girls. the team is so good. i just try to be the best role model and push everyone in practice. erin: she does. merrill is vice president of her class and member of the

and is involved with a community service group called interact. she will play field hockey on scholarship at appalachian state next year while studying pre-med. she's well on her way. work is underway on a new museum to offer better views. the $70 million project will replace inside the pedestal. the building will be made out of class and concrete and is designed to blend in with the landscape and provide the perfect spot for 4.3 million people visit the statue of liberty each and every year. the museums should open in 2019. it is now 12 past the hour. coming up an important recall for parents. the dangers posed to infants by a popular product. new details about the deadly train crash. when the engineer pulled the emergency break. this week's adopt a pet is bristol, the 1-year-old hound mix who

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them fast enough and they are -- they are difficult to attract and retain. erin: the makers of the plans say that new hampshire's text sector is growing at just half of the rate of the rest of the country. we have a warning for parents of young children this morning. the company, summer infant, is recalling about 86,000 fabric infant bathtub slings because they pose a risk of d doubles spa and shower bathtubs. slings are missing a part and nearly a dozen babies have hit their heads pause of the issue. the rolls stones are returning to the blues. the band just announced it will release its first studio album in more than a decade. blue and lonesome is set to come out on december 2nd, just in time for christmas. the band is releasing short feesers on social media. if you use the rolls

here you have it of the iconic tongue logo. another album for the rolling stones. kevin: what is old is new again. erin: i guess so. kevin: yeah. things fairly quiet. again fog plays out in the same areas over the last couple of mornings. clear skies and light winds. the recipe for this. we are looking after the fog burns off for a good deal of sunshine into the afternoon. just a beautiful sunrise setting up here along the coast this morning. highs today statewide into the 70's. all of this expected to be with mostly sunny skies as the fog burns off. a got deal of sunshine as we start the day tomorrow before the next front eventually approaches. by the time the front gets here, it is going to be a broken line of showers this morning. it will be an increase in clouds tomorrow afternoon. some shower chances tomorrow night and then eventually pulling away early on sunday. temperatures in the 40's for most. there have been just a few upper 30's reported. in general, a couple of

likely doing that again tonight. you can see the normal suspects here in western and northern new hampshire picking up on the patchy fog, including the fog-prone areas like plymouth and concord. visibility better. warming trend for the next couple of days. high temperatures today likely as warm as we'll be with the entire stretch and could be the warmest day left for the entire calendar year as temperatures climb into the mid and upper 70's. 70 to 75 elsewhere through the day with a and more fog forming overnight tonight. if any fog burns off quickly enough, you'll start with sunshine. they will add clouds and thicken up. eventually there could be a late-day shower after 3:00 or 4:00. the better chances are going to be for a couple of passing showers during the evening. that will pull away overnight. early clouds sunday morning give way to the northerly breeze which should dry things out and set up increasing sunshine. some cooler temperatures by the time we get there. there's a look at hurricane matthew.

over 120 miles an hour. the eye itself about 30 to 35 miles an hour off shore. the melbourne radar which is just about 30 miles away from it, is measuring 140 mile an hour winds just 16 miles off shore. about a half a mile up in the sky. this is certainly a very close situation. we'll continue to parallel the northeast coast of florida over the next 12 hours. then lift north and eventually northeast and then start to trail this. over a foot of rain is a possibility in the carolinas as the storm track remains awe suppressed to the south and leaves us here with fair skies for most of the holiday weekend. 70's today. 60's tomorrow with increasing clouds. a couple of showers later in the day. we'll see skies clear after some early clouds on sunday. that should give way to partial sunshine. you note the cooler air. i want you to make reference to the overnight lows early next week. we should be in the 30's

we are likely in the 0's to even some 20's out there. as cold as we've been this season, a likely possibility tuesday morning. if you haven't had the frost or the real hard freeze in your area, there's a chance it could happen tuesday morning. erin: could it pin wheel back again? kevin: it would be a much weaker version. a named storm, maybe a tropical storm. looks like it is going to hold together. nothing to break it apart. erin: a new name. kevin: it matthew name, but just a tropical storm. erin: we want to check the top stories. hurricane winds are lashing the coast of florida. hundreds are thousands are without power as hurricane matthew slowly moves north. three states are under a state of emergency. the death toll in haiti has risen to 283. ray brewer on the latest with building proposals from manchester. ray: the manchester planning

one would be a six-story hotel in the mill yard. the 63,000 square foot hotel aimed at millennials and guests. the other is an extended stay residents in by marriott. that's been proposed for central street. the planning board could decide whether or not to approve both proposals within the next month or so. erin: a middleton woman accused of hitting a 12-year-old relative with a baseball bat has been jurors debated before acquitting erica hunt on two counts of second-degree assault. coming up, get ready for the next toy craze. here it is. the unique new toy goes on sale today. they are expecting it to

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>> no one covers new hampshire like we do. w administration ur "news 9 daybreak." erin: good morning to you. look at this. really a pretty sunrise over the seacoast. we're seeing degrees in portsmouth. we're going to look at the holiday weekend forecast in just a bit. first all eyes are on florida this morning. hurricane matthew approaches the state. president obama has declared emergencies for florida, georgia, and alaska south carolina. officials in manchester are considering plans for repair of new hotels in the queen city. one of them is geared toward millennials. fire officials are trying to figure out what sparringed a fire

the weather man when you can deliver a nice forecast for a long holiday weekend. kevin: you would think. there's the section of the population that's where is the rain? we are dealing with both ends of this. we are expecting some really nice weather if a good portion of the holiday weekend. we are starting off with patchy, dense fog. while we start in the 40's this morning, visibility eventually increases, we're talking temperatures this afternoon up into the 70's. loli there as the fronter comes through. erin: you ask where the rain? it is in florida. we'll have the latest on matthew in just a bit. here's a live look at what you are going to deal with on the roads. we are seeing some fog here in hooksett. kevin: for a drive, we're joined live by deb davidson. good morning, deb. deb: good morning. the fog isn't slowing

great. we start the friday morning commute with no problems. the everett turnpike is also up to speed. if you are starting your commute on interstate 89, it is smooth sailing from concord to lebanon. just be aall right as you travel along. this report is brought to you by autofair from the traffic network. i'm deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. erin: all right. thank you. people in florida are hurricane matthew bears down on the state. right now matthew is a category 3 storm. powerful winds have knocked out power to more than 200,000 homes and businesses. disney world decided to shut down today due to the hurricane. this is the first time in 11 years the amusement park has closed. matthew is the most powerful storm to threaten the atlantic coastline in more than a decade. president obama has declared emergencies for florida, georgia, and south carolina.

deaths in haiti. the death toll is expected to rise as authorities reach remote places. meantime the red cross of new hampshire and vermont is deploying workers to the south. one woman from the granite state is riding out the storm in fort lauderdale. katherine krauss talked to us by phone last night. >> i'm nervous. i'm with a good community of people. keep we're kng looking forward coming back to the north. erin: you can continue to monitor the track of hurricane matthew and watch live coverage by heading to the web site at wmur.com. two new hotels could be coming to the city of manchester. we told you about the first hotel proposal back in august. last night the planning board saw the plans for another major hotel in the downtown area. ray brewer live in manchester now with a preview of this.

ray: good morning. the latest proposal puts the new hotel right here in the mill yard. developers telling us it would be geared toward millennials. the proposed designs for two new hotels in manchester were unveiled before the planning board on thursday night. the 63,000 square foot hotel would stand near the bridge street bridge with retail and patio space available along with a parking deck. it would be built on there's now a parking lot with access from commercial street. they tried to design a modern hotel while honoring the mill yard look. >> we wanted to respect the ark techture of the mill yard. transformation features a lobby fashioned for socializes. >> young families, et cetera, very much like the -- some of the employees companying

ray: this summer was proposed. a 145-room extended stay residents inn by marriott. they call the hotel upscale. they want to open it in 2018. the planning board could decide on both proposals within the next month. ground breaking wouldn't be until next spring at the earliest. live in manchester, ray brewer, wmur news 9. erin: all right. thank you. an investigation is underway into what sparked a fire at check out the flames here. this fire started around 7:15 at a log home on berry road. no injuries were reported. there's no word yet on a cause. erin: turning to community 2016 news, bernie sanders is paying a visit on behalf of hillary clinton at two rallies.

underway at 2:00 at keene state college and the second starts at 5:00 at nashua community college. gary johnson's running mate, bill weld, will be in the granite state today. he has campaign stops planned in keene, merrimack, and manchester. donald trump was in new hampshire last night. he held the invite only event. about 150 people were there. many political experts say the intimate town hall style was preparation for louis debate on sunday. trump says that's not the case. >> this isn't bright. this has nothing to do with sunday. we're just here because we just wanted to be here. erin: sunday night's presidential debate will be held in washington university in st. louis, missouri. that event starts at 9:00. new on "daybreak," the owner of a car dealership in colebrook is accused of selling vehicles with fake information stickers. michael robinson was

inspection stickers. state police say a trooper and automotive equipment inspector went to conduct a routine audit. when they discovered that the business was unable to account for numerous state inspection stickers. merrimack police are sending out a warning after someone used a clone credit card at a home depot. detectives say a man from maine reported his home depot card was used without approval. they show aer he may be part of the larger group. >> what we know they are doing now is they are buying compact items that are valuable, returning the items, and getting cash back or gift card that's a legitimate card. erin: the criminals obtain victim credit card information and make a counterfeit card to use. claremont police are trying to track down the suspects in a pair of burglaries. they think they are connected.

happened wednesday morning. officers say someone broke in and stole cigarettes. then later the same morning, police also responded to a burglary at the head start. if you are looking for someone fun to do this weekend, there are a lot of events taking place across the state. the town of warner kicks off the its annual fall foilage festival today. admission is free. the event features concerts, parades, and a road race. the sandwich tonight will will be a mid way preview from 4:00 to 9:00. for $20, you can ride all of the rides. bedrock gardens will host the festival tomorrow through monday. it starts at 11:00 a.m. admission is $15 for adults and $5 for kids. the girl expo is being held in bedford tomorrow. the expo is geared specifically toward girls ages five to

coming up on "daybreak" this friday, a teacher in missouri is hoping to make a difference. we'll tell you about the heartwarming project she started that's meant to make the students feel extra special. do you like the sound of beer and ice cream? two companies are working together to make an ice cream-inspired beer. kevin: a track of hurricane matthew well to the south, it is one front that we pay attention to for the holiday weekend and the changes that come with it. all of the details and the timing with future

kevin: off and running on friday morning. patchy fog in unusual areas. we're talking highs in the 40's jumping into the 70's. for a lot of folks, it is about as warm it will come with sunshine. we'll look at the big change that is come for the holiday weekend coming up. erin: we continue to follow the track of hurricane matthew. right now the category 3 storm is moving in on florida. tens of thousands of people have lost power already. this is the strongest storm to threaten the

sister station as the latest on what's happening there. >> i'm here in downtown. when we were out surveying the area, we saw the downed front. this is an example of what you might see when you are out on the roadways. we continue to see the gust of winds. we are over here. downtowntowntown -- walk with me, chuck. the boats seem to be. we might be able to see the water from here. as you are looking out on the water, the water -- the water is not really choppy at all. possibility with the wind. so that's really surprising to hear. this is pretty much what we've been seeing throughout st. lucy

lights that were out and police patrolling the area. there may have been one or two drivers out on the roadways. that's the latest right now here. erin: thank you. more on matthew coming up in the forecast. a man in massachusetts is facing criminal charges after police say he was following a school bus while dressed as a lawn. the auburn, massachusetts police department posted the picture. he's the parent of o they say he will now be charged with disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace. in sports, the red sox and indians played game one in cleveland last night. indians manager, terry franconia, lead the red sox to two world series titles. the game was tied when benintendi hit a solo

he's the youngest sox player to homer. the lead he gave didn't last. rick pour porcello to the opposite field. the indians went on to win the game 5-4. game two is today at 4:30. two more high school football gapes will serve as collections sites this weekend for the new hampshire tackles hunger food drive. one is the manchester memorial game tonight. the other is the pelham game tomorrow. so far this year, schools have 50,000 pounds of food. let's keep this going. a school teacher in missouri is gaining national attention for what's become known as the positivity project. the teacher only needed a camera and some kind words to make students feel really special. >> so i'm doing a positive project. >> it all started with jamie. >> i wanted to let you know you inspire me to be a better teacher.

the same. >> out of all of the other people. >> yes, you. yes one. >> there you go. >> i feel special. >> you should. you are special. >> there was a common

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we have seen ice cream inspired by beer and now beer inspired by ice cream. kevin: wow. that's quite the morph of the two, you know? erin: it is. kevin: seemingly it is a catch all there. erin: can you do mint chocolate chip? i don't think so. kevin: anything is possible. anything is possible. patchyfog out there early this morning. temperatures dropped back into the 40's. there are a few upper 30's. for the most part including on top of mt. 30's. 48 on top of mt. washington. that's pretty close to the lows elsewhere. that kind of gives you an indication that warmer air is moving in. a beautiful sunrise setting up in areas that aren't contending with the fog. we're looking at a warmer afternoon. this is likely the warmest day of the stretch. 60's tomorrow. out ahead of the front that eventually starts cooling us off. we'll drop back into the 50's to lower 60's starting on sunday. a lot of sunshine around after the fog burns off. this is the next front.

you'll also notice even though matthew is still located off of the coast of florida, there's a little bit of moisture. nothing tropical in nature. nothing heavy. nonetheless, a couple of showers. temperatures upper 30's and lower 40's. low to mid 40's elsewhere early this morning. a couple of upper 30's sprinkled in. beyond that, it is fair skies this morning. the fog burns off gives way to mostly sunny skies. of a start. it took until 10:00 to 10:30 to finally break apart the fog yesterday. 70's for most today. sea breeze knocks you back into the upper 60's. by the time we get toward the evening commute. 70's inland. we drop back into the 40's to lower 50's later on tonight with fair skies which means more fog forming. tomorrow we start with sun. we start adding clouds. what we say see a shower before 4:00, the better chances late in the day and into tomorrow evening.

on sunday giving way to partial sunshine in the afternoon. that will mean fair skies for the remainder of the holiday weekend. all eyes, of course, beyond our fair weather for the holiday weekend. what is matthew which is currently located about 40 miles off shore of the space coast right now. event turn to the north, northeast and then eventually kind of a loop with a weakened version of the system. eventually on the way. this is going to mean over a foot of rain for areas of the carolinas. it is still located far enough off of the shore. temperatures tonight eventually ease back into the 40's to lower range of the 50's. fair skies as we start the weekend. the one front coming through will be later tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night. a couple of scattered showers will wander through. clearing skies early on sunday morning. temperatures falling back into the 50's to lower 60's. which is where we should be on monday. could be a very cold

tuesday. temperatures dropping near freezing even as far south as manchester. big hello and thank you to the little ones in amherst who i visited yesterday. we talked about rainbows, tornadoes, and lightning. we answered questions about rain drops and why they are the shape they are and why the sun ghost does what it does. they gave me a card called my pet cloud. it is a cumulus clouds. with eyes that are staring at me awh anywhere i put it, it is looking at me. erin: keeping an eye on you. kevin: yes. but thank you. erin: i'm glad the cloud is keeping an eye on you. we asked the best pumpkin patches. walker farm and j & f farms tied for fifth. c organization ppal house farm, mcquesten

pumpkin, and the number one pumpkin patch receive park family farm in louden. so many great places to check out. i think a lot of people are going to be doing that this weekend. kevin: i would think so. taking the pumpkin seeds out and roasting. erin: almost nothing better. still ahead, a final check of your top stories, including an update on hurricane

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erin: wall back. people are taking cover as hurricane the storm is pummeling florida with heavy rains and 8:winds. matthew is being blamed for more than 280 deaths in haiti. the death toll is expected to rise. the city of manchester is moring plans for a pair of new hotels, one of them geared toward millennials. the planning board could decide on approve within the next month. ground breaking on both projects would take place next spring at the earliest.

found more than 20 pounds of marijuana hidden in the trunk of the car. the drugs were found after the car was stopped on 95 in ports mouths. an investigation into what sparked the fire at a home in new durham. the fire started around 7:15 at a home on berry road. no injuries were reported. kevin: patchy, dense fog in spots. it will be sunshine. temperatures starting in the 40's and winding their way all the way up into the 70's statewide this afternoon. we're not on to that. we'll be in the 60's and fairly mild tomorrow. sunshine to clouds could be a shower late in the day or into saturday. that's it for any sort of rain chances for tuesday and wednesday. looks like cooler air starts to ebb in as we go clouds to sun on sunday. mostly sunny skies for columbus day. we down looking at a hard freeze and frost in some spots. erin: given the weather that's happening, we are looking out

kevin: absolutely beautiful here. erin: all right. coming up next on "good morning america," they will have live reports from florida, georgia, and south carolina as people brace for hurricane matthew. find out how the storm is impacting travel and how you can help with recovery efforts due to hurricane matthew. we'll see you back here in 25 minutes. take care and have a

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good morning, america. breaking news, hurricane matthew hits florida. the eyewall brushes the east coast right now. the deadly storm unleashes its fury overnight. with dangerous winds topping 120 miles an hour. igniting power lines. now fears of life-threatening storm surge and waves up to 25 feet high. >> unfortunately, this will kill people. president obama declaring a state of emergency. more than 3 million people forced to flee from florida to north carolina. >> too risky to stay. >> shelters filling up. airports shutting down. flights canceled and disney world closing for only the fourth time ever. the massive destruction in