teacher under arrest accused of abusing drugs. what she allegedly did when officers tried to certain her car. tom: a new committee formed to fight the drug crisis in the granite state. shelley: a former congresswoman brings her bus tour to new hampshire. tonight, what she is pushing for. mike: dry for now one chance of showers before we get to the weekend. a look at the timeline ahead. announcer: no one covers new hampshire like we do. now wmur news 9 tonight. tom: tonight at 11:00, a keene high school teacher face age felony count of falsifying physical evidence after authorities confronted her at the school. good evening, i'm tom griffith. shelley: i'm shelley walcott. the school superintendent says parents were notified about the situation today. it was keene high school teacher diane delisle's

police she was allegedly abusing drugs. she found a cutoff straw, a pill grinder and a small bag of powder in possession while she was teaching at school. they were searching her car and someone allegedly removed her purse from the classroom before police could get to it. interviews and use of surveillance video and today an arrest warrant was issued for delisle and she turned herself n school officials say parents were notified today but they offered few other details. >> we are aware of a situation involving one of our staffmembers over at the high school and we have taken administrative action to minimize any disruptions at the school. we are also aware that this is an ongoing police investigation and we will fully cooperate with investigators as requested. shelley: delisle whas was charged with one felony account.

disrupt the investigation. delisle turned herself in at the keene police station and released on $10,000 personal recognizance bail. the superintendent would not say whether the teacher has been suspended, but when i asked if the district offers help for employees alleged to have drug issues, he offered this. >> so we work through our h.r. division to assist all of our employees when they have any kind of health concern. shelley: and delisle's next court aea tom: opioid overdoses aren't going down nor are the lives lost to the endemonstrate i-. awareness has gone up with the issue taking center stage. wmur's jennifer crompton with a committee hoping to offer insight. jennifer: the opioid epidemic is the single largest health and safety challenge to the state. the governor announcinging a committee to see what we can

health and the prevention treatment and recovery communities will review data, trends, and patterns using information documented from every overdose death in the state. >> then we'll be able to glean from that review where we can do better, where we can coordinate better, what kind of services we need to support or increase. jennifer: american ambulance on the front line of the fight serving part of the seacoast. >> we're looking specifically at we understood the call, the reason for fatalities. i can look at it from a clinical perspective, we need to look at from the socioeconomic perspective, the demographic perspective and really understand who is at risk most and why are they at risk most. jennifer: they work with hospitals and other e.m.s. looking at local trends. >> understanding that we will see a dip in opioid overdoses in our communities while other communities are seeing an

forth. jennifer: he speculates the type of batches of opioids coming into a specific area affect the numbers. he has strong feelings on where the focus should be. >> long term maybe this commission can help us. we also know clearly the issue isn't necessarily understanding what the cause is, but how do we treat people and new hampshire is the 49th state in the country as far as treatment spending and that's where our resources allocated to. jennifer: those on the front line aren't sure what another committee can do, but they say keeping it in the public's eye can't hurt. on the seacoast. jennifer crompton, wmur news 9. shelley: new tonight, authorities have released the name of the man found dead in a manchester park. police say 44-year-old jeffrey williams was found at cullerot park on the west side by a man walking his dog. autopsy results showed that the manner of death is unknown

and also new tonight, a troy man is facing felonious sexual assault charges in keene. 37-year-old frederick hodgman is accused of sexually assaulting a child from 2000-2005. the victim was between the aches of 10 and 15 when the assaults happened. hodgman is being held without bail and is due in court tomorrow. police say additional felony charges are anticipated as the investigation is ongoing. tom: right now, police in the lakes region on the huntor the head in belmont, arrest warrants have been issued for 42-year-old jason cuocolo for several charges. police say he shot a woman in the head on a residence on arlene drive tuesday afternoon and stole a car from the scene and fled. police say the victim is at the hospital and listed in critical condition. authorities say they are looking for the public's health in locating the suspect. >> i would consider this

threat to basic public or society in general. this was not a random act. this was an act committed by a person who knew his victim. tom: however, authorities are asking that people not approach the suspect. they should simply call the local police or the new hampshire state police. shelley: tonight salem police are trying to find the man who stole cash from a restaurant. police say it happened at the 99 restaurant on sunday. the suspe took two cash boxes from an open safe. police say the man seen here left in a waiting car. it's unclear exactly how much money was taken. tom: well, relief for rescue workers tonight. they received a report from an overdue boater not seen for several hours. first responders from the fire department prepare to search for the man, he was located safe and sound according to

pond. shelley: former congresswoman gabby giffords brought her bus tour to new hampshire. she appeared in portsmith and maine pushing for what she calls for common sense changes to gun law. she was shot at an event in arizona back in 2011. here in new hampshire, giffords encouraged the fight for common sense solutions to gun control. >> stopping gun violence takes courage, the courage what's right, the courage and i have seen great courage when my life was on the line. now is the time to come together, be responsible democrats, republicans, everyone. shelley: and today's appearances were part of her 42-state, 42-day national bus tour.

trump campaigned in florida and repeated his plan to appoint a special prosecutor if elected and investigate hillary clinton's email usage as secretary of state. clinton campaigned in colorado and called trump's campaign strategy as scorchedeth. and tomorrow first lady michelle obama will be here in new hampshire campaigning for hillary clinton in manchester s university. on saturday, republican nominee donald trump will hold a rally. wmur and the new hampshire union leader will be bringing the granite state debates in november. it will be held at 7:00 p.m. the candidates for governor will debate on november 1, the candidates for the u.s. senate will debate on november 2. the first congressional district debate will be held on november 3 and the second congressional addict debate held on the fourth. the new hampshire institute of

there are a limited number of seats available. if you would like to register for the opportunity to be in the audience, please head over to the website where you can see the address right there on your screen and register. shelley: there you go. tomorrow, the remains of a sailor killed at pearl harbor will be coming home to new hampshire. edwin hopkins was 19 years old when he was assigned to the u.s.s. oklahoma in pearl harbor. when the japanese attacked on december 7, 1941. over the past year, scientists used d.n.a. records to identify hopkins and he will be buried next to his parents in keene. tom: fruit thefts growing in new hampshire. coming up on news 9 tonight. shelley: thieves are getting more organized. >> entirely full minivan full of stolen fruit. tom: up next, how farmers are fighting back.

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tom: well, it is a product that takes months to produce and even with the closest attention can be ruined by forces out of the business owner's control. we're talking about farmers and the merchandise we all enjoy

local farmers ongoing large scale stealing. shelley: ago cultural thefts that are forcing farmers to take unprecedented security measures. reporter: autumn in new hampshire, fall colors, crisp a, apple picking, tasting is a critical part of the experience. but there is a dark side to this picturesque perfection. >> as of a bunch of apples from the orchard. >> it's pretty prevalent. notice not just our orchard. reporter: ago cultural theft isn't new, but it seems to be growing. what is also growing, the frustration among farmers. >> put them in a stroller and put them in the backpack and come walking right by us, that's the rough part. that's stealing. the >> probably five to 10 arrests

reporter: police posted these surveillance photos in late september calling farm stand theft an ongoing problem. this farm had hundreds of ears of corn swiped a few weeks ago as well. >> did you find everything all right? reporter: apple crest farm, the owner says often the thieves are well organized and related. >> grandma, grandpa, a bunch of kids, the aunts and uncles, you know, there is probably a dozen of organized in the way that they were, they bought a few half bushel bags. reporter: they spent the day shuttling bags of apple to their car. >> when i caught them, they had five 55-gallon trash bags, just about an entire full minivan with stolen fruit. >> we had the entire truck of our mercedes benz full-sized

about organized operations using cell phones to snap photos of suspects who they say hide up in the trees and then run to their cars to make a get away. >> you feel this is organized? >> we know it's organized. >> the thieves they arrest are from the boston area. >> the suspects reveal that their nationality is usually chinese or japanese. >> the farmers say they have all types of apple absconders trees often indicate they don't speak english. farms are hiring security to patrol the parking lot on busy weekend and installing surveillance cameras and signs. >> you notice this is a green handle. we have a brown one here and that's our wednesday bag. >> color coding helps employees see if thrifty customers are reusing bags from previous visits to avoid paying. the creativity is both

>> because everyone sees so many apples hanging on the trees, they don't see it as a crime. >> some farmers were hesitant to talk about the thefts that cost them thousands of dollars every year because they don't want to spoil the fun family ambience that every farm strives to create. in short they say, tasting is fine. >> we encourage the public to try them. how can you know what all 50 taste like. >> here in new hampshire, produce theft is a class a misdemeanor, but in recent years, other states like rhode island are taking a cue from california and hawaii making it a felony crime to steal from a farmer if the wholesale value exceeds $250. announcer: now chief meterologist mike haddad with your storm watch 9 forecast. mike: we started off on the cool side, lots of sunshine, went to work to boost those temperatures. time lapse photos and foliage

state will reach peak in about six or seven days. notice temperatures right now all over the place. 30's, 40's, and 50's depending on where you are. not as cool as you might expect, over 6,000 feet up, lower 40's on top of montana washington and plymouth are lower than that. overnight tonight, we get back into the mid 0's, 40's elsewhere. not as chilly over the next several hours as it has been the past couple of nht morning, but not nearly as cold as it was this morning or yesterday morning. speaking of cold, plenty of that on the map, other the northern plains, northwest, swinging into the great lakes bumping into warm air and smack dab in the middle is a cold front. that's our next weather player tomorrow afternoon. a good shot of a couple of scattered showers in southern new hampshire. better bet of steadier rain for an hour or two in the north country, the great north woods during the afternoon and

a narrow band moves out with dry air building in with the western great lakes in the midwest and that takes over later tomorrow night with a lot of sun returning for friday, saturday, and sunday. the timeline on futurecast, the low clouds will start to fill in during the overnight and tomorrow morning, fog as wells, a touch of drizzle mainly along the coast. brightening skies in the late afternoon will reach into the 60's, with enough sun, into theuper will move in through the late afternoon and early evening. clearing tomorrow night and full sun as we go into friday, saturday, and sunday. very chilly nights friday night and saturday night as we go into the weekend. highs tomorrow, mid 60's on average, slightly cooler with an on shore breeze at the coast and mid to upper 60's farther off to the north and west. by the way, an update on the tropics. we have a major intense dangerous hurricane bearing

this is hurricane nicole, top sustained winds, take a look at this now up to 130 miles per hour. that makes it not only is it a major hurricane but now a category 4, that key tieria reached once it hits 130 sustained. motion to the north-northeast at 12 miles an hour, 180 miles southwest of bermuda moving north-northeast over bermuda tomorrow morning and early afternoon. this is one of the most intense hurricanes ever to hit bermuda. they are really watching this and seeking shelter in a big way. hopefully all preparations have been made and they are hunkered down in sturdy structures there in bermuda. around here, a couple of showers late tomorrow and back to full sun and friday. over the weekend, very cold mornings, warms up in the afternoon and a we'll keep close tabs on that, a lot of

the day tomorrow. tom: thank you so much. shelley: the a 5 k is underway next month and organizers are looking for some runners. tom: the fundraiser is held on sunday. healey is the navy seal killed in action during operation red wings in afghanistan when the rescue helicopter he was in was shot down in 2005. his mother continues to raise money for you can find a link with more information on our website at wmur.com. shelley: listen to this information, it was a record weekend here in the granite state. more than 395,000 cars went through new hampshire tolls on columbus day. now, that is a single day holiday record for the turnpike system and the holiday weekend was expected to bring more than 600,000 visitors to new

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announcer: now jamie staton and news 9 sports. jamie: the number one pick in the nhl draft lived up to expectations. austin matthews of the maple leafs scored goals on his first three shots. no player has ever done that before in the nhl. he later scored a fourth goal with his parents there to see it. in overtime, ottawa beat toronto 5-4, that is likely the greatest debut in nhl history.

the season started. they open up at columbus. the home opener is next thursday against new jersey. and good news with this update on merrimack's tim schaller, yesterday he was put on waivers by the bruins to be sent to the providence bruins. they called him back up to boston. the bruins will be without patrice bergeron who is day to day with a lower body injury day with a lower body injury and did not make the trip to broken hand and out six weeks. >> as a coaching staff, tried to implement some things that are going to make us better as a team which will make our defensive game and our defense be more efficient, so i think it's showing so far in these preseason games, the puck is mosque a lot better. >> yeah, for sure. training camp gets long towards the end and only being here for a week, it still kind of drags on.

going. jamie: that will be fun. welcome back manchester monarchs, their season begins this weekend. they will host the adirondack thunder on friday and saturday nights. it's the 16th season for the team. their coach is back, richard seeley. >> returning guys we're happy to have back and some new faces. we're getting familiar with the group. we'll have a good team once we'll have a good team once again. soccer, u.n.h. hosted albany, under the lights, a corner kick, the rebound and the score. jack dixon with the assist. still in the first half off a corner kick, jonathan will bicycle can it in to the net. the goalie makes the save. that was point blank. albany came back to win the game 2-1. they scored the game winner

field on this wednesday as normal. they will host the cincinnati bengals on sunday afternoon. new england is favored by 8 1/2 points, but the pats are expecting a good game. tom brady: i think they're very talented, a talented group of players most importantly. they have a good scheme proven to win over a lot of years. they have won their division two of the last three years, a tough division to play in. >> they have a very explosive receiving corps, running backs are good group. so, again, really good football team. jamie: college football on channel 9 comes saturday and look at that night game under the lights, 8:00, number two ohio state, number eight wisconsin, that should be awesome. let's check on a former new hampshire high school great. t.j. urbanik having quite the

he is spending a post-grad year in hopes of getting recruited to playing at college. he is looking at big time schools like b.c., umass and uconn. >> the injury to my knee is totally fine, i don't feel it at all. i'm 100% right now. coming back to football has been awesome. i love the team and coaches and having a lot of fun so far. getting back into it and get faster and stronger to play in college. it took me a little to get jamie: really good player. he would be great at u.n.h. fans going to these games are encouraged to bring a cash or food donation to a local pantry, great impact by the high school football players there. tom: lots of food and a great job. thanks, jamie. still to come on news 9 tonight

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tom: well, when you are approaching 100 years on earth, your thrill seeking days are generally behind you. shelley: eventually, don't tell that to 94-year-old jack liberman from newport. he was cheered on by his 97-year-old wife june. they have climbed mountains and sharing adventures through 73 years of marriage. no one was shocked that the summer crest assisted living fa they wanted to go hang gliding. >> finally we got our first view, i said to jack, i could die happy anytime now. i have seen mount everest. >> i don't mine sitting in a rocking chair, that's not my life's work. shelley: good for him. as to what is next, they're in no hurry, 94 and 97 years old and plan to stay as active as possible. tom: one thing for sure, he is

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