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jennifer: tonight two boston police officers are in critical but state condition after being shot while responding to a domestic disturbance. good evening, everyone, i'm jennifer vaughn. tom: and i'm tom griffith. we're learning more about the heroics involved this the background of the suspect who was later shot and killed by police. jennifer: jennifer crompton has details. reporter: boston's mayor and police commissioner had a chance to speak to the wounded officer this is morning, conveying to and of the officers who went in to save them. the d.a. describing the scene as a ferocious fight. two east boston officers remain in critical but stable condition after being shot while responding to a report of a domestic disturbance wednesday night. >> when the officers arrived, they were met by a victim at the door who had claimed that his roommate had pulled a large
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27-year veteran of the force, matt morris, on the job for 12, both described as outstanding officers who ran into the east boston residence, confronting 33-year-old kirk figueroa. >> he quickly displayed a rifle and without provocation opened fire on our two officers. thankfully other officers were close by and they were able to neutralize. reporter: those officers are credited with pulling cintolo to safety. an officer who applied a tourniquet to a severed artery had just finished his shift. the mayor and commissioner met briefly with both injured men this morning. though heavily sedated morris had a message. >> he clearly said to me, i want to thank this particular officer. he saved my life. so he knows how close he was to death and there is no question that many of the officers
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report police say the suspect was not licensed to carry a fun but figueroa had become a constable in july. he had a felony record in other states, but not in massachusetts. the district attorney says his office is required to do an i believe investigation on the use of deadly force. live in the newsroom, jennifer crompton, wmur news 9. jennifer: a young man convicted of running down two women as he drove to his high school graduation r case to the state's highest court today but the justices heard the appeal at the high school, part of its program to expos students to the justice system. as andy hershberger reports, a laurie for remy gross santos says last year's trial included they've was improperly admitted. reporter: defense lawyers are appealing remy gross-santos' conviction claiming that evidence about a marijuana
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most of the testimony that was heard today by the supreme court who sat here at bishop guertin high school in nashua was about that grinder. he was convicted last year of second degree assault, for running over two elderly women on the seacoast while traveling to a high school graduation rehearsal after an all night party. he received a deferred jail sentence and 300 hours of community service. prosecutors were never able to prove that gross-santos was about the grinder was relevant because it questions the defendant's credibility and statements to police. >> he left out smoking marijuana in the car, so it gives you reason to believe that maybe he's not being entirery truthful with the officers about what happened that night. he's downplaying his behavior. >> there is a significant risk that you will be deemed to be, it will be inferredded that you someone who habitually does not%
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generally careless -- reporter: the justices took the case under advisement. in nashua, andy hershberger, wmur news 9. tom: first lady michelle obama made an emotional appeal against donald trump today at a rally here in the queen city. adam sexton is live from the southern new hampshire university campus with more/an speech that left some speechless. reporter: yes, tom, we talked to a lot of people on the way out of here this afternoon and they said this was they had heard by a democrat, not just this year, but going back all the way through the first in the nation primary process, all the way back into 2015. obviously a partisan crowd. but there was a lot of raw emotion on display here at southern new hampshire university. the first lady arrived to thunderous applause and cheers and settled in to some very personal remarks, saying that the video released last week of donald trump talking about forcibly kissing and groping women had shaken her to her core. she also admitted the language
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personally, calling his words cruel and frightening. >> this was not just a lewd conversation, this wasn't just locker room banter. this was a powerful individual speaking freely and openly about sexually predatory behavior. and actually bragging about kissing and groping women using language so obscene that many of us are worried about our children hearing damage mr. trump's remarks have had on his poll numbers here in new hampshire remains unknown. but the hillary for new hampshire campaign says part of the first lady's visit was ensuring against complacency heading toward november 8. adam sexton, wmur news 9. jennifer: and donald trump will be back in new hampshire this saturday for a rally in portsmouth. though today he's refuting allegations of sexual assault brought by several women who took their stories to new york
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battles a controversy of its own. more e-mails linked from the kft her campaign chair with the promise of thousands more to come before election day. we continue our coverage now with aixa diaz in washington. report donald trump says tealingses from several women are fabricated in an attempt to destroy his campaign. >> these events never ever happened. reporter: donald trump responds after several women have gone public with claims o kissing and groping. two women spoke to the "new york times." another talkedded to the palm beach post. a writer for people magazine shared her story. all of the alleged encounters happened more than 10 years ago. >> we already have substantial evidence to dispute these lies. and it will be made public in an appropriate way and at an appropriate time. >> we are headed toward an incredibly negative next couple weeks. reporter: laura brown of george
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hacked campaign e-mails releasedded by wikileaks, trump's controversy gets more attention because of its nature. >> scandals that involve extramarital affairs or sexual misconduct in some way always take over the news in ways that the scandals about financial improprieties or political dealing does not. reporter: trump's attorney is threatening a libel lawsuit against the "new york times" and is demanding the paper retract its story. that's not going to happen and says he welcomes the opportunity to take this issue to court. in washington, aixa diaz, wmur news 9. jennifer: whether or not it's being treated differently as some experts say, clinton's e-mail troubles are not going away, and tonight her campaign is trying to deflect attention from those messages and back onto her opponent. but as sally ki reports live in our washington bureau, clinton is also raising questions about russia. reporter: that's right, jen.
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those e-mails, some of which are considered embarrassing, and wikileaks says there are thousands more to come. hillary clinton made a surprise appearance at a san francisco campaign office. >> we know, we've already learned who donald trump is, what we have to prove in this election is who we are. reporter: wikileaks released a fresh batch of e-mails allegedly hacked from clinton campaign chair john podesta. so far analysts say trouble l could be those purportedly portions of clinton's wall street speeches. >> when she told one group that at times you need to have a public position and a private position as you're trying to negotiate deals, that's something that plays into the negatives that hillary clinton has with voters. reporter: the clinton campaign call wikileaks a propaganda arm of the kremlin that wants to affect the outcome of the election in donald trump's favor. >> this is getting closer and
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itself, and so that in my mine is the real story here and what should be trouble l to voters. reporter: the f.b.i. says it is investigating russia's past involvement, donald trump has said the e mails show that clinton is corrupt. jennifer: so what else came from wikileaks today? reporter: well, back in march, during the primaries, a clinton advisor wrote to john expressing concern about what he called clinton's huge political weaknesses. , quote, petrified that hillary almost totally dependent on republicans nominating trump and went onto say that even a club like ted cruz would be an the one to beat. tom: time now to check out how
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you're looking live at 293 in manchester. things are moving alon would you too many problems. let's go to peggy james. peggy: hi, tom, thank you. in new hampshire things are doing pretty well. but just over the border in work, nebraska we have a report of a mass casualty incident on route 1 at spur road, reported as a dump truck that rolled onto several other vehicles. so we'll be getting more information on t in new hampshire, an accident this pelham at mammoth road. with with injuries. expect delays getting through there in pelham. otherwise 93 north is looking pretty good. you crowd up a bit through windham, you get running room up to londonderry, running well to 293. traffic moving well through hooksett and concord. it is sluggish on 393 eastbound getting through chichester. there's heavy traffic on 101 west approaching the lights at 114 in bedford, and a lot of
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through the merrimack stretch. spaulding turnpike is packed in north through newington. i'm peggy james for 95.7, wzid. jennifer: straight ahead tonight, the man accused of detonating a bomb across new jersey and new york faces a judge. tom: hurricane nicole land a bulls eye on bermuda, the category two storm is still battg mike: clouds and showers moving out, but will we hold onto the bright skies for the weekend. jennifer: a sailor comes home. he died in pearl harbor, but now he is finally back in new england. tom: then at 6:00 police say they know who carried out an
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debate moderator: would you tell a child to aspire to be like donald trump? would you point to him as a role model? kelly ayotte: absolutely. i would do that.
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howard stern: so, you treat women with respect? trump: uhhh, i can't say that either. stern: alright. debate moderator: would you point to him as a role model? ayotte: absolutely. i would do that. i'm maggie hassan and i approve this message. bob hillery: i spent 21 years in the navy, defending america. if i only showed up half the time,n i'd have been court-martialed. but that's what senator kelly ayotte did. she missed nearly half of her homeland security hearings. vo: on critical homeland security hearings, ayotte was mia... a washington fundraiser. for ayotte, collecting campaign cash comes first. bob hillery: when it comes to fighting terrorism, 50% just doesn't cut it. vo: senate majority pac is responsible for the
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it's a new hampshire success story. thousands of working adults earning a college degree to further their careers. i'm colin van ostern, and i helped launch college for america at southern new hampshire university. we've partnered with over 100 employers an associate's or bachelor's degree... most debt-free. as governor, i'll grow the economy by cutting college costs for students and families. a stronger workforce helps our businesses grow, too. this is just the beginning. jennifer: investigators say the plane a crashed in east hartford, connecticut was brought down on purpose. officials say the student pilot killed fought his instructor
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the instructor did survive, but is suffering serious burn wounds. he has been in contact with investigators and says the crash was not an accident. officials say it is remarkable that no one else was hurt. tom: a man accused of setting off bombs in new york and new jersey has pleaded not guilty, he was arraigned this afternoon from his hospital bed in newark. but as marci gonzalez tells us, he faces five counts of attempted murder and that doesn't charges. reporter: from his hospital bed, rahimi making a video appearance in court, pleading not guilty to five count of attempted murder of officers, charges stemming from a shootout with police as they took ra himi into custody on cabbing youizations that he planted and detonated bombs in new jersey and new york city last month. the explosion in the chelsea
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injuring nearly 30 people. police tracked him down after they found his fingerprints on aunt undetonated pressure cooker bomb, eventually leading to that shootout outside a bar in linden, new jersey in which rahim ni was shot. his father claiming he alerted the f.b.i. two years ago that his son had had terrorist ties. >> what did you tell them? reporter: but the f.b.i. says claims and rahimi was never questioned. the suspect now waiting to face federal charges for the bombings investigators say he planned for months. a date has not been set yet for the federal arraignment. meanwhile, rahimi is being held on $5.2 million bail. marci gonzalez. jennifer: u.s. missiles destroyed three radar sites in yemen after they fired at u.s. navy ships.
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but this is the first time america has made a direct strike in that civil war. iran has also deployed two warships in the region. tom: crews are searching for survivors in north carolina after hurricane matthew flooded entire towns. new hampshire oh volunteers have been deployed down south to offer assistance, but the red cross needs more help. on wmur.com right now you can find out how to join the state's sa hurricane nicole has been downgraded to a category 2 but is still dangerous with maximum winds of 110 miles per hour. although the strongest winds have moved away from bermuda, thousands of people are still without power mike: it was amazing to watch the on certain varyingses as the eye of the hurricane went over bermuda during the late morning and
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northeast about 110 miles per hour. and an hour or two later after calm conditions, it went to 90 to 95. so a direct hit from hurricane nicole, you can see it moving away from bermuda in the last several hours, so hurricane warnings have been discontinued. the top sustained winds around the center are 110 miles per hour. but those winds are much weaker as you get to the south and west right over what is not weak ending unfortunately the drought conditions, take a look we're seeing no change from last week to this week. still in the extreme drought, as we saw the update early this morning, and that means from concord points south and east the rainfall deficit on the order of about 30 to 45% below the average since january 1st of this year. severe drought into the lakes region, eastern parts of the monadnock region and just abnormally dry, no official
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county. we are seeing a little rain out there, but not going to help the drought situation whatsoever, because these showers, even though they have been affecting many parts of the state, they will be exiting quickly during the mid evening and we're back into full sunshine for your friday tomorrow. as for temperatures, topped off around 70 a couple hours ago, but with the clouds and scattered showers it is cooling down, upper 50's north, 60 to 65 elsewhere and tomorrow will be a seasonably cooler day, you'll notice some of that fall lakes, in southeastern canada. the next stop right over new hampshire. we'll be under this air mass for the next 48 hours, beyond that into saturday night before temperatures begin to climb again come sunday afternoon into early next week. for the night no not all that chilly, seasonably so. low 40's in the lakes region, down through manchester and the coastline. once the showers move out, back to full sunshine tomorrow.
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midwest and plains states. that means the sunny stretch will linger into saturday and sunday. right now showers over us. by 9:00 the showers are gone. starting to see clearing in many parts of central and southern new hampshire. full sunshine statewide tomorrow, a little breezy out of the northwest, and seasonably cooler around 52 far north, 60's south. then lots of sun as we go into saturday. by the way, each morning, saturday and sunday morning, very, very chilly, we're 20 far north, low 30's far south. even close to the coast early on saturday morning, similar temperatures early sunday morning. but low 50's north on saturday. a nice recovery by sunday afternoon. big temperature jump by at least 35 degrees if not more, by sunday afternoon, and then a little bit unsettled early next week. we could use more rain than
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more shower chances. tom: thank you. jennifer: up next, what can congress do to reduce health care costs. tom: then, a father defend his controversial approach to sharing tragedy with his son.
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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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coverage now. we asked candidates six years after the passage of the affordable care act what adjustment the government could make now to improve the quality and cost of health care. here are the answers from the second district candidates. >> no surprise to me that the affordable care act has ended up being more expensive than they originally said it was going to be and less effective. we've broken our health care system. and it's time for us to put the jeannie back in the bottle and start allowing some of the market cost of health care. the first thing we need to do is give people the flexibility to be able to purchase insurance across state lines. it's low hanging fruit that we have to do now, that will certainly work to drive down the cost of make more than anything we can do right now. >> i support expanding access to affordable health care and i'm particularly proud here in new hampshire of the medicaid expansion under the affordable care act, 50,000 people getting
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but look, no law is perfect and i voted for a series of improvements to the law. one of the ones i was most focused on recently as cochair of the bipartisan task force to stop the heroin epidemic is that there was an insidious incentive for physicians to prescribe opiate pain medication. their reimbursement was literally tied to the surveys from patients, and i'm proud of went to the white house, i had a met with the drug czar, and last week health and human services changed that policy because of the work that i've done. so i'm proud of that. and i want to get the wore out to our physicians, we need to use opiate medication very sparingly, because that's one of the things that's leading to this terrible epidemic that's tearing our families apart. tom: we'll look at the candidates' plans for social
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costs on the rise, the information just released about what to expect this winter. plus reporter: the way that he answered the phone, is she there, is she okay, sounded like he was worried. tom: worried in the wake of a hurricane, this family found a creative source to track down their loved one. jennifer: now to our u local hot shot, check out the foliage dotting the shores in woodsville, beautiful shot.
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rrator: new hampshire has one of the worst opiate epidemics in the nation. and frank guinta is leading the charge to fight it. erin canterbury: when i met congressman guinta, it was like a breath of fresh air. he said to me "what can i do?" "how can i help?" narrator: frank guinta founded and chairs the bipartisan task force to combat the heroin epidemic. canterbury: frank guinta understands this is not a democratic issue nor a republican issue. it's a people issue. he's willing to get in there and fight for us... to end the opiate epidemic.
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tom: a 75-year journey comes to an emotional end. now at 5:30, a sailor killed in pearl harbor is now back in new england, to be buried with jennifer: he was convicted of attempted murder, now he wants a new trial. what james konkel says went wrong with the first one. tom: and the bruins are back, what fans can expect on this opening night. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now wmur news 9 at 5:30.
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granite state sailor who died in the attack on pearl harbor in 1941, back on american soil. welcome back. i'm tom griffith. jennifer: i'm jennifer vaughn. edwin hopkins' family considered him missing all these years. but never gave up hope. wmur's kristen carosa explains the plans for their fallen hero. reporter: navy fireman third class edwin c. hopkins was one of 429 sailors killed on the u.s.s. oklahoma when it was torpedoed and today his remains returned to new england and will travel to his home town of keene where he'll be buried with his parents. at the time the ship was destroyed, the military work to recover the remains of those sailors but most were unidentified and buried in anonymous graves. but last year another effort was made to identify these servicemen. a d.n.a. sample from hopkins cousin turned out to be a match. his remains were exhumed and
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weekend with full military honors. family members say it's been a long and at times difficult process, but it's been worth to it give this war hero the recognition he deserves. in the studio, kristen carosa, wmur news 9. jennifer: tonight the massachusetts state trooper indicted for assaulting a man who allegedly led police on a two-state car chase says his conduct was justifiable. in his response to the indictment, trooper robert flynn says he was justified in the use of nondeadly force to capture 50-year-old richard simone. flynn is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow in nashua. james konkel was back in court this morning on his motion for a new trial. he's already appealed his attempted murder conviction and had the appeal rejected. now he's claiming that his only attorney was ineffective. a jury convict konkel for shooting a man in manchester twice in the head in 2011.
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43 and a half years in prison. the judge decided to postpone today's hearing so that the original attorney could be present. a man out on bail after being arraigned on sexual assault charges. police say 37-year-old frederick hodgeman assaulted a child over the course of five years. the alleged incidents occurred while honlman was living in keene, he faces two felony sexual assault charges. tom: a death investigation in dover likely the result of a drug from police who say they found daniel wong's body in his house monday morning. autopsy results are still pending for the 31-year-old but officials say it appears to be drug related. if confirmed it will be their 10th overdose this year. an ohio father is generating controversy over the way he handled the overdose death of his son's mother. he told the 8-year-old how his mom died, recording the heartbreaking conversation and
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clark says he shared the video as a wakeup call for other drug users and he has little patience for people who say he should have kept the details to himself. >> i'm going to be honest with my son, because you know why, because maybe in the future when somebody tries to offer him something, some drugs or whatever the case may be, whatever type of situation, you know what, maybe my son will think about this and see what he did, see what it did to his family and his mother. reporter: he son before posting that video online. jennifer: more mitment 2016 coverage now. we asked candidates what needs to be done to ensure social security and medicare survive for future generations. >> social security and medicare are so important. my grandparents, who lived into their 90's, they wouldn't have been able to make it without social security and medicare. and unfortunately social
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medicare in 2030. so we need to work together to strengthen and really reform these programs so that they are there for the next generation, but when we do that, we need to make sure that anyone whose retirement or near retirement that we don't make any changes so that they know exactly that they're going to get the same benefits. but for younger people we should be looking at ways to reform the program, to sten the life of the program, and to i t medicare also look at reducing health care costs while providing greater competition and opportunity. for example medicare advantage is one where giving seniors greater choice has actually been helpful. and i think that's important as well. >> hard working granite staters pay into the social security and medicare programs so that they can have a retirement where their health and their finances are secure and protected. i will fight any attempts to
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program, or to privatize social security, and will also fight any attempt to cut social security benefits. we certainly do need to negotiate for prescription drug prices and we can strengthen social security by asking the wealthiest among us to contribute just a little bit more. we can strengthen both programs by working to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse. but i am absolutely committed to making sure that our seniors healthy retirement that they work for and deserve. jennifer: you can find the full series of candidate questions and their answers on wmur.com. tom: granite state job seekers may want to check out amazon, up next the company ramping up its new hampshire hiring this holiday season. jennifer: budget more for your heating bill this winter, we have new information about the cost of fuel. mike: skies eventually clear for tonight with a bright, breezy and cool friday.
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tom: and we're getting an early price tag from hurricane matthew, how much this storm cleanup could cost. jennifer: and this is week appears don't a pet, a 6-year-old boxer mix who we hear has a goofy side, she's full of energy and loves car rides, hiking and swimming. if you'd like more information on her and other adoptable animals, go narrator: planned parenthood provides many kinds of healthcare. woman: i depend on planned parenthood for
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parenthood are so important. narrator: still, chris sununu cast the deciding vote to eliminate state funding for planned parenthood. chris sununu put partisan politics above women's health care. colin van ostern: i'm colin van ostern. i fought to restore funding for planned parenthood and got it done, because women's health care should always be above politics. 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'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, and ranked as one of the most bipartisan senators. i'm kelly ayotte - and i approve this message, because whether i'm working with republicans, democrats, or independents,
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tom: let's take a look at the day on wall street. the dow was down today about 45 minutes to close just over the 18,000 mark. the s&p down six points and the nasdaq fell 25 points. gas prices nationwide still about 2.25. here in new hampshire we're paying about 2.18. amazon jennifer: those jobs under the companies fulfillment center in nashua. overall amazon is adding 20% more holiday workers than last year as more americans turn to online shopping. the seasonal workers, many
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a decline in the british pound, now retailers are questioning whether customers or suppliers should bear the burden. the u.k.'s largest supermarket cane has pulled some items off shelves while the dispute is worked out, including ben and jerry's ice cream. tom: we're getting an idea of how expensive it will be to clean up after hurricane matthew. more than a million structures from north carolina to florida were damaged and thousands of people are out of work until thei matthew probably did about $10 billion worth of damage. insurance companies will pick up from 4 to $6 billion. officials in portland, maine are apologizing to people who got letters warning of prosecutions and fines that were supposed to go to their landlords. the notices were supposed to go to landlords who hadn't registered their properties. the they say the property owners could face heavy fines. but the notices actually went to
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data base. jennifer: expect to pay more for your heating bill this winter. the energy department announce today that prices are likely to rise for all types of fuel. electricity, heating oil, natural gas, propane, and even wood including wood pellets. many forecasters and the old farmers almanac are also expecting a colder winter than last year, which means people will need to of course burn more fuel to stay wm. people without communication, but one family found a creative way to get in touch with with their loved one. that's just ahead. tom: in sports we get our first look at a new hampshire basketball star as he begins his career at the university of kentucky. jennifer: coming up at 6:00 the first lady campaigning in new hampshire for hillary clinton. her strong message about sexual assault and donald trump. tom: and a teenager convicted of hitting two women with his cars
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jamie: they're ready to drop the puck on another hockey season. the blld skate at the columbus blue jackets tonight at 7:00. >> we recognize the fact that we scored a lot of goals last year but we led into a lot of goals as well, which is something we
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and we seem to be a little more aggressive, we want to be more aggressive. >> kift basketball has an open practice for the media and scouts recently on national television, scouts and nba teams were there. gabriel from manchester was the 14th ranked recruit coming out of high school basketball last year and in next year's dft prospect. they love his defense and he gives kentucky versatility in their lineup. our home town hero this is week are the gendron brothers, both continuing to play in the ivy league after competing for phillips academy in andover right now. naoko funayama has their story tonight at 6:00.
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mascoma valley, high school football games, if you bring a donation you'll get in free. jennifer: a grandson in nebraska had a creative way of chebbing in on his grandmother after hurricane matthew. tom: it had been days since anyone heard from the 87-year-old woman living in florida. so as field sutton reports, her grandson sent a pizza to make sure that she was okay. reporter: this is the only papa johns in flagler county, so when the restless people of palm coast realized t off the hook. he told me is the on his deliveries have been good.but as he grabbed a pizza destined for parkway drive, he had no idea the payoff he was about to receive. >> it was quite a surprise to me. reporter: the surprise started with a man named eric who calledded in that order, from nebraska. when he got to the neighbor he pulled out the box and took a look at the receipt and there were special instructions, a
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because the own are of the house had some big dogs they needed to put away. >> the way that he answered the phone, sounded like he was worried. >> he knocked on the door and says delivery, i says i didn't deliver anything, he said your grandson did. reporter: she has weathered her share of hurricanes, but she's never had a pizza delivery guy put his phone to her ear and heard her grandson. >> grandma, i vice president talked to you in two days and i got worried about reporter: the pete was much appreciated. >> it was fantastic. reporter: tyler said it topped every tip he ever got. >> her expression was incredible. reporter: nothing in box could have been as good as the grandson oh cared enough to call for pizza. mike: quite a few changes today. and speaking of change, how about heading up to the lakes
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now, at about 60%. why not head out there and do a little sailing in an, on an october day. you got a lot of company in terms of colorful leaves, but not too many on the water this time of year. really nice day, a little breeze and very pleasant if you dressed accordingly. we had temperatures a little above average earlier in the day. by this afternoon spiked up to around 70 degrees, close to 10 degrees above the average, but then this happened, some beneficial damp conditions out there with the latest front moving on through. as for the showers, though, we're going -- they're going to exit soon. clearing skies take over later on tonight and that will take the stage for another stretch of sunny weather friday into the weekend. some wintery cold mornings coming our way for saturday and sunday, but after a cool saturday afternoon, nice and warm by sunday afternoon. here are the rain showers, right
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mount washington valley, eastern parts of the lakes region, down the perfect mack valley and towards the coast already signs of dryer air, billion in just off to our west, skies will clear as we go through the course of the night. high temperatures before the rain moved in, mid 60's north, around 70 south. even up north in the mid 60's. but now with the rain moving on through that has cooled things down quite a bit. mid to upper 50's north, around 60 lakes region and a few low to mid 60's manchester and down towards the coast. all of thatin today being squashed to our south and east as cooler air takes over. it will not be unseasonably cool, but lower in terms of the temperatures than what we had today. for tomorrow and again on saturday. but sunshine for tomorrow into saturday, and even as we go into sunday. look at the sky cast over manchester, we have the cloud and a few light showers darting through. but later on tonight the clouds will move out, clearing takes
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tomorrow. we've got a beautiful looking day. it will be breezy and cooler than today, but with the sunshine we'll be in the mid to upper 50's. to you the fine any cloud out there -- tough to find any clouds out there. so tomorrow look for highs in the low to mid 50's north, mid to upper first to around 60 south. that breeze will make it feel cooler, gusting out of the north and northwest at about 10 to 20 miles per hour. quick update, nicole moving away from bermuda. hurricane warnings have been now tropical storm warnings in effect for the next several hours. we'll take a look at nicole again coming up at 6:00. for tonight, 30's and low 40's will do it. tomorrow it's near 52 north, around 60 south. upper fifth on average saturday, but look at the start. southern new hampshire on average near 30. that means frost, even in manchester and close to the coast, same story early on sunday morning, but a nice bump in the temperatures by afternoon. mid to upper 60's and then a few shower chances monday through
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next week. tom: have you seen these tiny houses that they make now? jennifer: oh, yes. they're quite elaborate. tom: in california they createdded a tiny house that runs on solar power. jennifer: a group of graduate students created the resolve house, it spins on a track to keep the solar panels forever pointed at the sun. this footage is sped up, so it takes a half-hour to rotate and that's so you don't get dizzy. it may seem s >> you're not paying a bunch of utilities since it's off grid, you're saving money. i think it's an option, we'll see if it catches on. jennifer: did we mention small? it's 238 square feet includes a kitchen, sleeping area, bathroom and roof top deck. the students are entering their tiny house contest in sacramento this coming weekend.
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fans are lined up now for a tribute concert to prince. jennifer: but not everyone managed to get a ticket. up next the backup celebration planned by the singer's family. tom: then, a report donation for one granite state college, what
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during vietnam i served on an aircraft carrier in the gulf of tonkin. after i lost my job, i slept out here with other vets. you never think you'll end up here, until you do. annie kuster is working hard to get veterans off the streets with affordable housing. and she's helped connect vets with jobs so they can get back on track. that means a lot to me. and i want to say, "thank you, annie."
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tom: singers from stevie wonder to christine aguilara will take the stage for a tribute to prince. the late singer's family is also hosting a three-day dance party, and one of the world's most prestigious hons or is going to an anti-establishment icon. jennifer: just listen to the press reaction when the nobel prize for literature was given to bob dylan. this is the first time that the literature award has been given to a musician. the prize committee says dylan's song lyrics created an entirely new form of poetry.
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folk songs in the appalachians, delta blues in the south, all the way to french modernism, and he handles this heritage in this absolutely only way, no one has ever done anything like him. jennifer: dylan is also the very first american to win the nobel prize for literature since 1993. do you remember who it went to back then? tom: tony morrison. times they are bob hillery: i spent 21 years in the navy, defending america. if i only showed up half the time, i'd have been court-martialed. but that's what senator kelly ayotte did. she missed nearly half of her homeland security hearings. vo: on critical homeland security hearings, ayotte was mia... even missing a hearing the same day she went to a washington fundraiser. for ayotte, collecting campaign cash comes first. bob hillery: when it comes to fighting terrorism,
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tom: now at 6:00, two boston police officers in critical condition after being shot. how responding officers' quick actions helped save their lives. >> no woman deserves to be treated this way, none of us deserve this is kind of abuse. [cheers and applause] jennifer: michelle obama campaigning for hillary clinton in new hampshire
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about donald trump's lewd comments in 2005 towards women. mike: showers for some now, but they move out soon. i'll have a look at the changes heading our way for friday and the weekend. tom: st. anselm college receiving its largest donation ever, the improvements the school plans to make with the money. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now wmur news 9 at 6:00. tom: we start with breaking news out of york, maine a look at some of the pictures just in now. a large truck was involved either a dump truck or tractor trailer. the crash is closing route 1 north and the on ramps at exit 7 off the maine turnpike. police are asking drivers to avoid that area. more information as it comes in. right now, two boston police officers are in critical but state condition after being shot while responding to a domestic disturbance late last night.
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tonight we're learning more about the city constable who police say shot and killed, who police shot and killed after he opened fire on them. jennifer crompton is live with new details. reporter: police say this started as a dispute between roommates, one calling 911, the other opening fire on the officers who responded. officials say they would likely have die if not for fellow officers who rushed in, pulled them to safety and rendered first aid. >> obviously they are heavily sedated. obviously we told them we were very proud of their actions, they were very brave. reporter: boston's police commissioner visited officers, hospitalized you but in critical but state condition, shot while responding to a domestic disturbance in east boston. >> this was a ferocious fire fight as far as i could tell. i walked the scene, i saw the

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