>> now at 11:00, the search for the man accused of stealing a woman's purse. tonight, where a chase brought one good samaritan. >> i was like, oh, my gosh, is this really happening? >> i am so undecided right now. >> commitment 2016 right now. how new hampshire voters are feeling for weeks before the election. >> a call for help after hurricane matthew kills hundreds in haiti. into tomorrow, but what will follow? a look into the weather ahead. tom tonight, police say it was a : brazen crime against a senior citizen targeted at crowded supermarket. good evening. i'm tom griffith. shelley and i'm shelley walcott. : now police are looking for the man who got away and we're now learning how good samaritans jumped into action to come to

: what happened. jean it all started monday : afternoon right here at the market basket on elm street in manchester in broad daylight. and ended here inside this cemetery just a few blocks away not enough to scare off the good samaritan who was chasing a purse snatch her. >> i really didn't think about it she was yelling help. jean we're protecting the full : identity of this 5 foot tall manchester mother. who jumped into action when she saw an 84-year-old woman targeted as she left market bask. >> i saw this little old lady with her pocketbook in the front of the carriage and this guy just comes running and grabs it right in front of me and i was like oh my gosh is this really happening? jean she ran after the thief as : he ran out of the parking lot and into the valley cemetery. >> so i call 911 and i'm running and i'm following him as i'm talking to the dispatcher

cemetery, but the purse snatch her got away. they described him as a slender white man, late 20's or early 30's, wearing a black fleece jacket, dark jeans, and a black hat with yellow lettering. it turns out there was more than one good the marriage the grocery store. >> suddenly, she started yelling he got my purse, stop him, stop him, stop him. jean roger kidder gave chase in : his car. >>au jean the purse snatcher might : have slipped away but he dropped the wallet. the cash was gone, but the important cards were returned to a grateful senior citizen. >> i found the wallet on the ground so i picked it up and i just ran right back to her she was like oh my gosh thank you so much. 58:51 jean police caution good : samaritans to stay safe don't give chase, instead give them a call they want to be the ones to catch the criminals.

tom: tonight, nashua police say investigating four different robberies that happened over the last 6 days. police say a man robbed a speedway on east hollis street and a dunkin donuts on the daniel webster highway this morning. the suspect appeared to be armed and left the dunkin donuts in a light colored sedan. the police are looking into two similar robberies that happened at two subway restaurants on october fifth and tenth. looking for a man who is suspected of robbing a t.d. bank this morning. police say one man walked into the bank shortly after 9:30 and passed a note to the teller demanding money. the man claimed to have a weapon in the note but never showed one. he's described as a white man in his 20's to early 30's, about 6-feet tall with brown eyes. tom in commitment 2016, the : final stretch of the election year is approaching. in four weeks, voters will be going to the polls to choose america's next president, along with many other local new hampshire races. wmur's mike cronin joins us live how some voters are feeling with

: their presidential candidate or not people we talked to tonight are discouraged by what they've seen in this race. four weeks from tonight america will likely know who its next president will be. and for some granite staters that's a scary reality. >> it's descended to a level of just lacking decency and respect and it's time for it to be over. >> if i had to choose, i'd probably vote for myself. >> i'm 44-years-old and i've never seen anything like this. mike in what's become an : unprecedented and polarizing up their minds. >> there's so many things that are controversial right now, i don't even know. i am so undecided. >> i can't believe that these two people are actually candidates for president and it's kind of scary for myself and everyone having to grow up with this. i don't understand it. why is this happening? mike those who have decided say : there's nothing that could change their minds at this point. >> i'm more so looking at social issues.

the long run. >> to us, there's one candidate who's clearly prepared and fit for that and one who is not. mike people we talked to say : they're also considering who they'll vote for in races down the ballot in new hampshire but are frustrated by partisan politics in the senate and congress. something voters all agree on -- they're looking forward to the end of this election cycle. >> well it's been offensive. actually really hard to deal with and it separates a lot of fr mike election day is november 8 : and for important information on where you can vote. visit this story on wmur.com. live in the studio, mike cronin, wmur news9. tom now donald trump's campaign : has created a civil war in the gop. dozens of republicans have jumped off the trump train and pulled their endorsements of the nominee. house speaker paul ryan told lawmakers he will not defend trump or his campaign. today trump fired off a series of tweets criticizing the

trump on november 8 the : arrogance of washington dc will come face to face with the righteous verdict of the american voter. it's about time. tom meanwhile hillary clinton : agrees with donald trump on thing, she doesn't trust polls even though they show her ahead. coming up this week, first lady michelle obama will be here in new hampshire campaigning for hillary clinton in concord on thursday. and on saturday, republican nominee donald trump will hold a rally at toyota of portsmouth. shelley now to the recovery : efforts after hurricane matthew. many in north carolina are still in serious danger tonight as crews work to rescue people. in the town of lumberton, many are still trapped by flooding. rescue crews are using boats and helicopters to save people neighbors leaving the city in search of food and gas. the death toll in the u.s. has now risen just over 30, more than half of those in north

the state's governor is now warning residents to make safe choices. >> i cannot stress more that if you see a road that is flooded, do not take your car through that road. if you see a barrier, do not go around that barrier. >> the governor also says those who live near rivers, streams and levees should expect more flooding this week. earlier tonight, president obama declared a major disaster in south carolina. now hurricane matthew hit the island nation of haiti the hardest. more than 500 people are feared dead as the country now fights a possible cholera outbreak. and a plea tonight from one new hampshire doctor who has dedicated part of her life to helping the people of haiti. she does humanitarian work on the island in the same city that sustained the greatest death toll and damage from the category 4 storm. >> in the coastal haitian city of jeremie, lives have been splintered by the devastating

new hampshire, one doctor wants to help, dr. janet perkins howland sits on the board of the haitian health foundation. it's a charitable organization based in connecticut, dedicated to providing medical and dental care to the people of haiti. the group had been working in jeremie when hurricane matthew blew through, destroying nearly everything. >> to think that most of the majority of the folks there are now homeless is really a horrible thing to think about. >> the dover doctor was in jeremie just a month ago. her 17-year-old daughter jenna is still there on a humanitarian mission when the hurricane blew threw. >> one of her neighbors had her house roof blown off, so the neighbor came to stay with her, and they sort of hunkered down

to help rebuild jeremie. she is looking for people to step up and help people living in a country just 90 miles off the shore of the united states. >> this is part of the world that is extremely close to us. i feel like it is a moral obligation, personally. i hope that others feel the same way. a family in worcester, massachusetts, lost six family members to hurricane matthew. if you would like to make a donation to help victims of hurricane matthew, you can find a link on our website, wmur.com. tom: a public works employee will give a violator of an outdoor warning been in exeter a warning.

and then water is shut off. officials one residence to understand the seriousness of the situation. >> we are at the point where we are even beyond talking about outdoor water restrictions and then that asking people to be conservative in their water use and preserve it for drinking water and sanitary water needs. tom the ordinance goes into : effect on monday. shelley in manchester, work is : underway to pipe clean water by pfoa. 26 homes will transition from contaminated well water to city water, with the $1.2 million cost of the work being covered by saint-gobain. the job is expected to last until mid-december. mayor ted gatsas says the deal the city reached with saint-gobain is a good one, and he wanted to provide some relief for people living in this part of the queen city. >> because they've been drinking bottled water for an awful long time and i just think their patience has been great, and we

shelley similar work is being : done in merrimack right now to connect 15 homes to a public water source. however in litchfield negotiations with saint gobain are ongoing. tom deadly plane crash. :coming up on news 9 tonight. shelley where this fiery crash : narrowly missed a family in their van. tom and, four weeks to go. : we hit the road tonight with governor maggie hassan to find out what voters want to know.

kelly ayotte: let's be honest - both donald trump and hillary clinton are far from perfect... and i'm not perfect either. but when partisan politicians shut down the government, i led the fight to reopen it. i've worked to find solutions to new hampshire's heroin epidemic. and i've crossed the aisle to protect new hampshire's clean air and clean water. i've been called a problem solver by independent groups,

because whether i'm working with republicans, democrats, or independents, i'm standing up for new hampshire. shelley authorities now say the : unarmed man shot and killed by police in oklahoma was on drugs. autopsy results revealed that terrence crutcher had the hallucinogenic drug pcp in his system when he died. crutcher was shot september 16 after his car broke down in tulsa. manslaughter after his death. a student pilot is dead after a plane crashed near pratt and whitney in connecticut. tom authorities say a flight : instructor and a student pilot were on board. the twin-engine piper came within inches of a van on the street. no one on the ground was hurt. pratt and whitney does not believe any employees or contractors were involved. shelley: samsung is now stopping all production of its galaxy

the south korean tech giant is telling customers to power down and stop using them while the company investigates what's causing these devices to burst into flames. the move comes a day after samsung halted sales of the phone. >> looked over, and my phone's on fire. >> it popped, it sizzled you could say even, i was scared. shelley: right now million , 2.5 galaxy note 7s have bee the company offered replacement phones but they also appear to be potentially unsafe. if you own the original or the replacement the wireless carriers say they will exchange the device for a different model. tom tonight we continue our on : the road series with the candidates ahead of the election in four weeks. last night we followed senator kelly ayotte, now we hit the road with her challenger, democrat, governor maggie hassan. wmur political director josh mcelveen has the questions voters wanted answered. >> good morning.

>> thank you very much. i appreciate that. josh a warm welcome for maggie : hassan inside baked restaurant in manchester. but right away the manager expressed concern about young people fleeing the state. what kind of resolution would you have? >> one thing that we know is one of the reasons we are losing young people is because of the cost of higher education. we hear that a lot. we were able to freeze tuition in-state at the university for two years and lower at our we were also able to do things to make the overall price of a bachelors degree more affordable for young people. we also want to help young people with things like rail. they want public transportation and they want to be able to live and work in the same area. josh another employee went top : of the ticket with her question, and hassan gladly defended hillary clinton's record when it comes to kids.

child with severe cerebral palsy -- were included in their community schools and that's the type of devotion she's shown to causes bigger than herself. josh joseph is a vietnam vet : supporting donald trump, but on veterans issues he was willing to listen. >> my dad was a world war ii veteran and making sure that the system works for vets is really important to me and i think its something -- i'd like there to be a full service hospital in new hampshire and i'd like to make sure the va is working for everybody. josh patrick is worried about >> i also want students to be able to refinance ther student loans at a lower rate at the rate that people are able to get for other things and for new student loans i want the rate to be lower. i don't think the federal government should profit from students loans and right now it is. josh: just a few of the things in the minds of voters as we join senate candidate maggie

cold morning tomorrow. shelley: those mornings at the bus stop are freezing. >> you start to see temperatures slip a little bit, and you get a couple of those nights where boom, it hits. also, the nice side of it, take a look at the fall color in conway. beautiful scene. beautiful color, deep loose. when not that bad. where temperature is a little bit above average. four degrees above the norm in concord. average 62. we hit 66 during the early part of the afternoon. very chilly, cold tonight but not as cold as last night. temperatures running 4, 5, or

hi, thin cloud cover beginning to advance. bright and mild for your wednesday. more clouds thursday. our best shot at a little bit of drizzle, couple of late day showers. it will turn drive to follow for friday into saturday and sunday. it is chilly now. mid-to-upper 30's north. tomorrow. upper 30's in keene that 40's everywhere else, right at seasonable levels for this time of year. we will bottom out in the 30's far to the north. tomorrow into thursday, notice a wedge of warm air continues through the great lakes. notice temperatures really did

the first half of the weekend, even early on sunday as well, but in terms of storms, not much to speak of. you know the story about the drought. we could use a lot more rain similar to what we had on sunday for several days in a row. but outside if you patchy clouds, we are right back to sunshine and that when chance of a little bit of precipitation will be thursday before we dry out again. clouds again advance before the morning commute. becoming partly to mostly sunny. wind not that bad and temperatures close to where they were today. ahead of thursday, when dragging in a bit more moisture, so a lot of clouds and result in the morning. high temperatures 60's for tomorrow and again during the daylight hours of thursday before it does cool down a little bit. it is heating up again in the tropics. you are taking a look at hurricane nicole. top sustained winds 90 miles an

heading in that direction, take a look at what happens. the track hits them directly as a strong category two or weaker category three before it raises out to see. again, chance of a couple of showers thursday. outside of that bright and nice and mild thursday. the week this season, even a little bit below 31 in concord. tom: all right, thank you. let's jump over to jamie, find out what is going on in sports.

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>> game four of the nlcs, the nationals that the dodgers. dodgers of the chase utley with a clutch, eighth, 2-out single that brings in the winning run. dodgers win it 6-5. the decisive game 5 will be on thursday night. and we may see another game five on thursday night. the giants three outs away from tying their series with the cubs at numeral two -- 2 games apiece. the former red sox pitcher would

sox pitcher gave up three runs in three innings. this is not what red sox nation wanted to see today, ballplayers starting to clean out their lockers, but that is exactly what was going on. indians have advanced to the alcs for the fifth time in club history. the red sox have been swept for the sixth time in their history. >> i want to years to do it. i'm excited for it. >> i think motivation will probably be one of the keys. a lot of young guys on the team that probably never experienced a playoff, it's good or them to experience right now. it sucks that we did not come out on top, but we give them credit. >> that's the first i've ever been in the playoffs personally. some of the other guys on their team -- on the team, their first

not want that to happen again. >> the red sox season ends, another one about to begin. season opener for the bruins coming up on thursday at the columbus blue jackets. >> he has always been the guy that the city has loved and admired, and it has been unbelievable to watch him the last several years and the impact he >> although there is no need to say too much about his performance, what he meant to the team and to the city, i think everybody realizes what he accomplished and the footprint he left in boston is going to be long. >> it sure is. the rivals hooking up on the soccer field.

. in the first overtime. st a's with a bid jack heintzelman to emmett ocallaghan but nick zucco makes the save for snhu in double overtime, it's a 0-0 tie. ryan griffin dealing with an injury. currently under the nfl plus mandatory concussion protocol. athletes to check on, manchester 's zach sanford officially made the roster of the washington capitals in the nhl. he will make his nhl debut on thursday night against the pittsburgh penguins. and merrimack was trying to make the boston bruins and still might down the road, but yesterday, he was placed on waivers.

years. scored one goal each year. definitely a lot more hockey talk coming our way with baseball in the rearview mirror. tom cole and definitely is. still to come tonight -- shelley: relaxing is nice until you get bored. the new commercial that has julian edelman trying to get tom brady to have some on. it's a great view from the top. just ask chris sununu. chris inherited a famous name and was given the top job at his family's resort, where, over the years, chris cut jobs and cut employees' hours to avoid giving them health insurance. so it's no surprise chris opposes the minimum wage because he never had to work for anything. chris sununu has no business being governor. this advertisement has been paid for by put new hampshire first

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shelley: a new ugg commercial gives us a look into the life of tom brady and julian edelman when they aren't turning heads on the field. >> no, i'm good. tom: there you go. the ad shows the two spending quality time lounging in the finest luxuries. when the wide receiver gets bored and asks brady if he wants to do something brady is content to sit and peacefully enjoy his book by the fire. to distract the q.b., brady remains just as poised and focused as ever, until edelman eventually tires himself out. shelley: already -- all right then. tom: good stuff.

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>> dicky: from hollywood - it's ?jimmy kimmel live!? tonight -- jennifer connelly. espn's stephen a. smith. and music from crx. and now, for the most part, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ? >> jimmy: i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thanks for coming.