josh: now at noon, 2 officers gunned down in boston. the shooter identified as a sworn constable. the latest on the officers condition. plus the teen convicted of hitting two women with his car is fighting for a new case. oral arguments held today in the remi-gross santos appeal. kevin: cold front approaching. the big change it brings for the see the first lady. her pitch for hillary clinton amid an uproar of leaked emails. and new accusations against donald trump. we begin with breaking news- two boston officers in critical condition after they were shot while responding to a domestic call. police have now identified the shooter as a constable, and

good afternoon. i'm josh mcelvin. while the officer's names haven't been released we are learning more about the alleged shooter and what preceded the gunfire. ray brewer is live in the studio with those details. ray: the two officers that were wounded are now out of surgery, and according to officials while the officers remain in critical condition the surgery is said to have gone well. it began just before eleven last night. the two officers responding to a domestic call in east boston, on gladstone street. reports of two roommates having a fight. once inside police say they found this man 33-year-old kirk figueroa. police say figueroa was armed with an assault rifle and wearing body armor. and began to open fire injuring the officers. other officers responded and according to the police commissioner they dragged the officers out of the line of fire. figueroa was subsequently killed in a shootout.

>> i asked the public to pray for them. all the officers exhibited extreme courage. ray: again while the officers names haven't been released we do know that they are experienced. one of officers has been on the force for 28 years, the other for twelve. following the shootout nine other officers were taken to the hospital for minor and stress related issues. we will continue to follow this breaking story and bring you the latest on news 9 tonight at 5:00. josh: a man convicted of running over two people while driving to a high school graduation rehearsal in 2014 is taking his case to the state highest court. remi gross-santos was found guilty of two counts of second degree assault and given a deferred sentence today his lawyers questioned whether certain evidence should have

at bishop guertin high school in nashua and wmur's andy hershberger was there. andy: most of the argument today focused on testimony about a marijuana grinder that was found in the back of remo gross-santos' car. defense lawyers are appealing his conviction claiming that evidence about the grinder wasn't relevant and was prejudicial he was convicted last year of running over two elderly women on the seacoast while traveling to a high school graduation rehearsal after an all night party. prosecutors were never able to prove gross-santos was impaired, but prosecutors say evidence about the grinder was relevant because it questions the defendant's credibility and statements to police. >> he left out smoking marijuana in the car. it gives you to believe that maybe he's not being entirely

under advisement. reporting live in nashua. andy hershberger. wmur news 9. josh: a troy man accused of sexually assaulting a child over the course of five years faces a judge this afternoon. 37-year-old frederick hodgman faces two felony sexual assault charges police say the alleged assaults started in the year 2000 when the child was $10-years-old and hodgman was living in keene. moving now to the weather. here's a live look at plymouth where the fall foliage is peaking. let's check in with meteorologist kevin skarupa. kevin: we continue to look at beautiful fall color. seeing clouds across the area for the remainder the afternoon. it will likely mean an hour to

60's ahead of it. behind it is the air mass we will have in time for the weekend. fairly comfortable. wind developing out of the northwest tonight. we will talk about your weekend forecast and the foliage in just a little bit. josh: there are new accusations in the race for the white house two women have come forward with allegations that donald trump groped them he furiously denies while the clinton campaign faces fallout of its own. here's abc's kenneth moton. kenneth: the gop nominee and the accusers. >> he was like an octopus, he had six arms, he was all over the place. kenneth: in a bombshell new york times report, jessica leeds said donald trump groped her 3 decades ago on a plane. >> when he started putting his hand up my skirt. and that was it. that was it. i was out of there. kenneth: a former trump tower secretary rachel crooks told the times that in 2005 trump introduced himself in the elevator one day by kissing her

the trump campaign threatened to sue. for the new york times to launch a completely false, coordinated character assassination against mr. trump on a topic like this is dangerous. to reach back decades in an attempt to smear mr. trump trivializes sexual assault, and it sets a new low for where the media is willing to go in its efforts to determine this election. the women both clinton supporters who didn't report the alleged attacks at the time say alleged attacks at the time say they came forward now because of >> when you're a star they let you do it. you can do anything. >> whatever you want. >> grab them by the. you can do anything. kenneth: and trump's debate denial. >> have you ever done those things? >> and women have tremendous respect for me. and i will tell you, no i have not. kenneth: the treatment of women has become the focal point of the race. clinton whose rallies have been interrupted by bill clinton protestors hit the stage in las vegas after the new york times report on trump. >> he doubled down on his excuse

against trump a disturbing story. but her camp is also facing more fallout today from another wikileaks release of hacked emails. kenneth moton, abc news washington. josh: first lady michelle obama is in new hampshire right now this was the line to get into the rally she is holding for hillary clinton. wmur's adam sexton is livat university right now with a preview. josh: donald trump will return to the granite on saturday he's holding a rally at toyota of portsmouth. that event starts at noon tickets are required. and coming up in less than an hour from now, join us on the wmur facebook page for a facebook live session with

governor chris sununu. you ask the questions to sununu as he makes his bid for the state's corner office. that's on the wmur facebook page at 1:00 today. happening now the remains of a sailor killed at pearl harbor are being returned to the granite state. edwin hopkins was 19-years-old and assigned to the uss oklahoma in pearl harbor. he was one of 429 people killed on that ship when the japanese attacked on december seventh 1941. his remains were recently identified using dna. he will be buried next to his parents in keene. the man accused of planting bombs in new york and new jersey faces a judge. why doctors will be nearby his arraignment today. plus conflict in yemen. the u.s. navy now in engaged in missile strikes why officials say it's in retaliation. kevin: in the 60's this

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setting off bombs in new jersey and new york will be arraigned from his hospital bed today. ahmad rahami is charged with 5 counts of attempted murder of a police officer and weapons offenses. more than 30 people were injured in the september bombings. police have released the 9-11 calls from last month's deadly shooting at a south carolina elementary school. a teacher can be heard desperately telling dispatchers what she saw and heard while 6-year-old jacob hall died days later due to a gunshot wound. 2 other people were injured on the playground. right now the state wants to try the 14-year-old alleged shooter as an adult. right now the u.s. is launching several missile strikes on yemen after a u.s. warship was targeted yesterday. officials say the attack was the second in just 4 days. no word on if there were any injuries or deaths in the attack. we are tracking hurricane nicole which is lashing a bermuda as a

miles per hour. it is expected to bring strong winds and torrential rain, and cause dangerous storm surge and swells to the british territory. isolated tornadoes are even possible. kevin: 120 miles per hour winds with that storm as it continues to move northeast. we will talk about our w pretty good right now. josh: fall weather is prime time to taking kids outdoors. coming up we have suggestions for outdoors activities in today's positive parenting. now to our u-local hot shot speaking of fall here's a stunning view near the woodsville covered bridge. you can submit your pictures and video, and join the thousands of u-local members, by logging onto

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canada will start driving in later on tonight. ahead of that will be a front. we could be looking at an hour and a half of light rain coming through with a breeze out of the northwest. that will bring in the air mass tonight and tomorrow in time for the weekend. quite a few clouds overnight. of rain approaches western areas of the state at 2:00 this afternoon. not a tremendous amount of rainfall out of this. maybe some areas picking up .2 inches of rain. some pretty quick clearing later

lower half of the 40's by early tomorrow morning. another afternoon statewide in the 60's. light breeze out of the southwest. it's all about wind direction. much cooler air through the northern rockies and planes all the way into central parts of canada. showers through the afternoon commute. notice where temperatures go later on tonight. we are talking 35 to 45 from north to south. it's going to feel cooler than this tomorrow morning. temperatures recover into the 50's with full sunshine.

into the 20's and lower 30's by early saturday morning. three mornings ago we had similar readings to this. not only saturday morning but the potential sunday morning to see similar readings from most of the state. hard freeze and may be frost closer to the shoreline. otherwise the weekend looks mostly sunny. te 50's after a cold start saturday morning. mid-sixties on sunday. we are keeping an eye on nicole. you can see bermuda right there. it has been a very rough morning there. colder evenings. temperatures each afternoon, great-looking weekend for

getting your kids egaged in autumn? lara gengarelly, unh cooperative extension is here to talk about that. during the fall weather what are some ways to engage kids in doing science? >> fall is an ideal time to bring your children outside. you can go on nature walks. you can explore your backyard or neighborhood. science is world around us and observation is key to that. josh: what are some specific activities parents can use to excite kids about learning science through the outdoors? >> i would suggest starting in nature journal with your child. to coach your child. kids are encouraged to be

place things in the nature journal that they can have overtime. josh: i remember being in school and shading the crayon over a leaf. it was a long time ago. >> what's wonderful about nature journaling is it's very accessible to all families. all you need is paper, a notebook, a writing implement. it's a book called keeping in nature journal. i would highly recommend it. there are some nice tips about how to maintain a nature journal. she suggests certain writing prompts like what's happening outside today or what's happening in this particular location? josh: is there anything at the cooperative extension that feeds into that?

ground with a platform on top and you can put your camera on that platform and take photographs in four cardinal directions. that captures the landscape in a particular location and you can monitor that overtime. to see the changes. josh: kids go through a little bit of malaise when school starts. >> what parents can do is help bring the kids outdoors and do activities that sometimes schools don't have an opportunity to do outdoor education and ask questions about the natural world that's right in their backyard. nature journaling can be really engaging and exciting and accessible to families.

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josh: today's adopt a pet is nevaeh. she is a 6-year-old boxer mix. she is full of energy and has a goofy side. you can find nevaeh at the manchester animal shelter. for more information on her and other adoptable animals, go to wmur.com/pets. people across the country are kicking a deadly foe today. a kick event is underway right now a 9-round's nationwide including the new hampshire locations in bedford and nashua. donated to fight breast cancer. 9 round's bedford's goal today is 80,000 kicks. kevin: we are looking at a chance of a couple of showers later this afternoon. it should be gone early this evening. temperatures dropping by a solid 10 degrees.

it will feel much cooler leading into the weekend. another warming trend set up next week. a really nice weekend. josh: starting tonight at 5:00, a father's controversial approach to the overdose death of his son's mother. did it go too far? and one family desperate to track down their grandmother after hurricane matthew, decided to get creative. that does it for us. have a great afternoon. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy.

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