kevin: now on daybreak much needed rain for some, snow for some others the latest timeline and what the next few commutes will look like ahead sean: ready for winter how road crews are preparing for tonight's snow and the important reminders for drivers erin: murder suspect in court the man accused of killing another man in manchester is state sean: dramatic escape passengers on the t in boston started breaking windows after fire broke out on the tracks. erin: good morning, new hampshire. thanks for waking up with us. i'm erin fehlau.

it has been so cold this week. that's going to turn into snow for parts of the state tonight. kevin: for most it is rain. for the north country a mixture of rain and snow. hi switching to rainfall in central and southern areas. it could be over six inches of accumulation. for a look at the morning drive here in the granite state we're joined live by 95.7 wzid's deb davidson. good morning deb. >> good morning. we are not seeing any problems on 93 either north or south.

the turnpike is moving nicely. all major roads are of to speed. with triple team traffic reports throughout the day, i'm deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. erin: while things are clear on the roads right now conditions will likely be very different tonight especially in the northern and western parts of the state where snow is expected at the department of transportation in concord this morning. where crews say they are ready for whatever weather arrives ray: while some snow did fall over the weekend up north this could be the first wintry driving conditions for a lot of people this year and officials are reminding everyone to slow down allow extra time and leave more space between you and other cars

salt to treat the 4600 miles of roads it is responsible for this is a tricky time of year as construction and basic road maintenance is still underway and wintry weather in october creates its own sets of challenges. >> the big challenge this time of the year is to make sure drivers are aware of changing conditions, if it's cold enough to snow it 's cold enough to for the ground to freeze and for slippery so people need to think that winter driving conditions are almost upon us. ray: officials say they are working every year to reduce the amount of salt that they use on the roads while also rolling out new and improved technology to make sure roads are getting treated when conditions warrant and remember just because the calendar says winter only lasts for 3 months we can see wintry conditions for almost six here

in concord ray brewer wmur news 9. sean: the weather is also creating new concerns for hikers with snow and cold in the higher peaks a hiker had to be rescued yesterday afternoon after running into blowing snow and cold temperatures on mount lafayette and losing the trail fish and game officers say conditions are already wintry on many trails in the white mountains and hikers need to prepare accordingly. new this morning the red cross fire heavily damaged a home in epping when firefighters arrived on blake road around 7-45 they found fire on the outside of the home spreading into the kitchen and the second floor officials say there is a lot of damage but the home can be repaired. erin: a man accused of shooting another man to death in manchester is due in court this morning to face a charge of second degree murder

connecticut. he returned to new hampshire yesterday after waiving extraition police say he shot 25-year-old jonathan vazquez ojeda near the intersection of merrimack and beech streets back in september after the two had an argument. police say they found a marijuana growing operation in auburn while trying to find a burglary suspect investigators were first called to a home on wood hill drive yesterday afternoon after reports that a homeowner fired a gun during a confrontation with an intruder police searched the area but never found the suspect however when they searched the home they seized several guns and marijuana that was growing in charges are possible against the people living in the home. sean: the elections are less than two weeks away and the outcome of the presidential race could be largely decided by the results in a few key battleground states like new hampshire and those results depend on which candidate can get more people to the polls abc's elizabeth hur takes a closer look at the final push.

for a strong victory, but despite trailing in most national polls, donald trump is rallying for a rebound, and abc's political director says, for good reason. >> the calculation for donald trump is that there is a hidden vote they don't talk to pollsters or they haven't voted in the past, that's the difference maker. elizabeth: for both clinton and trump, the real test in these final days, is getting out the votes in the battleground states. >> states that could go either way and thar of them. elizabeth: like pennsylvania, ohio, north carolina, iowa, nevada and florida, where abc news met voter after voter, still weighing their options. >> so even though you see a national polling lead, that's gotten wider for hillary clinton, you still have an opportunity because of the way the electoral map is situated. elizabeth: 270 electoral votes are needed to win the presidency, and based on the

above that mark, but experts say, polls aside, come election day, it all comes down to what happens in those few battleground states. >> one or two or three points in a number of states, that could be the difference. elizabeth: and we're told the states to watch are ohio, north carolina, florida, nevada and pennsylvania. and right now trump almost certainly needs to win them all. eh, abc news, ny. sean: and remember our granite right here on wmur they begin on tuesday, with the gubernatorial debate followed by the candidates for u.s. senate and house if you'd like to submit a question that may be asked during our debates, head to the wmur facebook page right now, and leave a comment on the debate post.

orange line train in boston yesterday after a fire broke out on the rails the train was getting ready to leave back bay station when a motor overheated and sparked a trash fire filling the train and platform with smoke. the doors to the train wouldn't open so passengers took matters into their own hands and broke out. >> the motor man made a conscious decision, if you asked me the proper one. not to open those doors because folks would've jumped out onto a live third rail. >> and the fact that this happened so quickly and effectively i am going home i am safe. erin: a total of five people erin: a total of five people were treated for injuries but t officials are trying to figure out why the motor overheated. sean: still to come on newsnine daybreak could contact lenses be the next big medical breakthrough? how doctors in boston want to use lenses in the future erin: a bald eagle comeback the record numbers of eagles born in new england this summer sean: and in the next half hour the support now being rallied behind several coaches in dover who were recently dismissed from the high school football team

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e for the content of this advertising. kevin: 30 degrees in parts of the north country early this morning we are expecting a mixture of rain and no and several inches of accumulation depending on where you are across the north country and your elevation. elsewhere beneficial rain. we will detail the timeline ng could soon be as easy as putting in a contact lens thanks to doctors at boston children's hospital sean: they have developed contacts that can release medications directly into the eye for at least a month helping treat things like glaucoma possibly even dry eye doctors say it is a game changer because patients don't have to remember to take their medications. they have been working on the

patients within the next year. erin: the boston athletic association says it is stripping the winner of the 2014 boston marathon of her victory because of doping an international sports court has disqualified all of rita jeptoo's race results since april of 2014 and extended her doping ban to four years not only is she losing her boston marathon title the athletic association is seeking to reclaim her race winnings as well. sean: it appears that it was a successful moose hunt in new hampshire this year fish and game officials say a total of 52 hunters bagg the 72% success rate is up from last year. there is great news for the bald eagle population in northern new england according to the new hampshire audubon society 51 eaglets were born in the granite state this year the highest number ever recorded another 34 survived in vermont also a record in all more than 300 bald eagles were spotted in new

erin: coming up panic in italy the damage caused as new aftershocks rattle an area already devastated by an earthquake sean: plus arby's is introducing a new menu option that it hopes will do especially well in areas

sean: officials in central italy are hoping to get a er caused by powerful new aftershocks at least one town is reporting significant damage with many collapsed buildings and thousands of people have been displaced scientists say these are actually aftershocks from the powerful quake back in august that killed nearly 300 people, but the good news is that no serious injuries have been reported with the latest shaking. a theme park in australia has now canceled plans to reopen

were killed on a water ride on tuesday when a raft flipped over. police say allowing guests back into dreamland would interfere with their investigation dreamland has promised to do whatever it can to support the families of the victims and when the park does reopen it plans to donate all proceeds from its first day to the red cross. erin: get ready to go offroading in a mercedes for the first time mercedes benz is showing off design plans for a luxury pickup truck there are two versions of the x-class one for off road use the other is a high end luxury model. both feature many of the options available on other mercedes vehicles but for now the trucks will only be available in other parts of the world not the u.s.. online daily deals giant groupon is buying rival living social groupon says the sale price is so low that it is considered not material, both companies started about a decade ago changing the coupon business the deal is expected to finalize next month. microsoft is going 3-d the company is adding new tools to windows 10 next year helping users create and share 3d images microsoft is also introducing a new surface studio all in one touchscreen desktop computer hoping to compete with mac the

engineers apple is expected to announce new editions and features for its mac lineup today. sean: fast food chain arby's claims that it has the meat and now that is going to include venison the company plans to start testing a venison sandwich in certain markets by the end of the month targeting areas where hunting is popular though none here in new england the sandwich features premium thick cut venison steak and crispy onions with a berry sauce on a toasted roll. kevin:

we have fair skies. quiet start to the day. it will be west to east in the afternoon. in general the trend will be any early sunday clouds. rainfall developing. temperatures will be in the 40's and back 30's later this evening. snow this afternoon depending on your elevation. changing over to snow farther north tonight. you can see what is back to the west is in the form of snow now. temperatures will warm into the 40's.

any sort of mixture will go over to rain. in the north country a switch over to snow later on tonight. it could be several inches of accumulation depending on your elevation. a lot of this wrapping up from south to north into the afternoon. wind will pick up behind this system. small chance of a passing

temperatures in the low and mid 50's. the potential of the over an inch of rainfall overnight tonight and early tomorrow. there is most of the snowfall accumulation. this is areas above 3000 feet. it depends on your elevation. temperatures going into the 40's today with an overcast midday. it turns windy in the afternoon. maybe a stray showers saturday. milder temperatures for a good part of next week. after highs in the 40's we are talking temperatures from the mid-40's to mid 50's. hollowly looking great. sean: let's check our top stories. here's ray brewer.

ready for it. they have been stockpiling 172,000 pounds of salt to treat to the 4600 miles of road. this is a tricky time as construction and basic road maintenance is still underway. sean: a man accused of shooting another man to death in manchester last month is due in court this morning to face a charge of second degree murder 32-year-old billy maldonado was arrested in connecticut and returned to new hampshire yesterday after waiving extraditio marijuana growing operation in auburn while trying to find a burglary suspect officers say a homeowner fired a gun during a confrontation with an intruder but say they found drugs when they searched the basement. erin: coming up on daybreak lady gaga does karaoke the singer shared some insights about her personal life during a

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erin: there is exciting news this morning for amputees they could soon have feeling in their prosthetics sean: scientists at case western reserve university say they have successfully used electrodes to help two men feel pressure in their artificial hand that means they can tell the difference between a soft or firm touch. for one man it meant he could hold his baby granddaughter for the first time without taking off his artificial hand. erin: lady gaga just hitched a ride with late night host james cordon for a round of carpool karaoke sean: the singer belted out

tuesday night she also acted out the call where she was offered the superbowl halftime show the 30-year-old just got her driver's license a few months ago and says her whole family showed up at the dmv for her test. song in 10 minutes. erin: coming up in the next half hour the celtics tipped off their new season last night at the garden. why their win was good for two reasons sean: plus when the pentagon hopes to resolve thousands of cases involving national guard members who were told to repay

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erin: good morning, it's thursday, october 27. later today we could see snow in the northern half of the state. sean: we are teasing freezing. let's get right to our top stories, calling hours are being held in nashua today for a 16-year-old boy who passed away last week after he apparently fell into a storm drain. a deadly fire in rochester is under investigation. today an autopsy is scheduled on the body of the victim. and as snow moves into the granite state this evening dot officials say they are ready to treat the roads in hopes of

erin: it is cranky coworkers day today. kevin: early sun will be giving way to clouds. this is going to be some beneficial rain. that's a big headline for the state. when you get farther north it could be several inches of accumulation. a lot of that falling later tonight and early tomorrow morning. erin: let's check on the roads this morning. here's a live look at eye-93 from our hooksett camera. kevin: for a look at the morning drive here in the granite state we're joined live by 95.7 wzid's deb davidson. good morning deb.

interstate 93 through concord and into the massachusetts stretch. everything is moving well. looking pretty decent on 101. not seeing any delays. 111 and the spalding are up to speed. with triple team traffic reports throughout the day. i'm deb davidson. for 95.7 wzid. brace for snow the department of transportation is gearing up to keep the roadways safe. erin: here's a live look at colebrook this morning. the snow is expected to move in this evening and northern parts of the state could see several inches pile up. ray brewer joins us live in concord now to tell us how dot officials are getting ready. ray: dot officials say they are well prepared for the incoming snow. they've been stockpiling salt throughout the summer, so

>> we spend much of the summer and fall months preparing by building new trucks, training employees, reviewing our winter storm snow and ice policy and the latest snow removal techniques and methods. ray: october can be a tricky month for dot snow removal crews. just last weekend, nine crews were out treating icy roads in northern new hampshire. >> the big challenge this time of the year is to make sure drivers are aware of changing conditions, if it's cold enough to snow it 's cold enough to for the ground to freeze and for slippery type conditions, we all know that bridges freeze first, so people need to think that winter driving conditions are almost upon us. >> it's just one of those things, it's part of living in new england and we are ready to go. ray: dot crews are up against the calendar as they try to finish up summer construction projects. >> everything from paving to paint striping, basic summer maintenance operations, so that

we can't do overnight work when the temperatures drop down below a certain temperature. so that challenge is always there and the same people that do summer maintenance do winter maintenance so they will have to adjust accordingly. ray: every winter the dot tries to reduce the amount of salt it uses on the roads. >> it's a challenge because you want to keep the roads safe but we have an improved calibration with our trucks, we have a gps to monor given time, so technology improves every year and we try to adopt much of that. ray: dot officials say while the winter calendar is only 3 months long crews typically deal with wintery conditions for about six months out of the year. live in concord, ray brewer, wmur news 9. erin: calling hours are being held today for a teenager who died last week after apparently falling into a storm drain in nashua.

memory of 16-year-old jacob goulet. his body was found in the merrimack river in tyngsboro, massachusetts. investigators fear he was swept away in a storm drain but their final ruling has not yet been released. jacob was a student at nashua high north and was a member of the school's band. >> one of the big things with jake is he always knew how to make people smile even if he didn't know how to. >> you want to remember the times you had so we actually feel like he's here. erin: a memorial for jacob will be held tomorrow at three at in lieu of flowers his family's asks that donations be made to the high school band. sean: an autopsy is scheduled today on the body of a person who was killed in a fire in rochester. the fire broke out early yesterday morning at a home on whispering wind lane. authorities are not yet releasing the victim's identity but neighbors tell us a woman lived in the home alone. fire officials say this was the

happen in rochester in thirteen years. erin: a man involved in a deadly attack in nashua last year has pleaded guilty to his role in the crime. stephan peno was sentenced to a minimum of 28 years in prison after pleading guilty to second degree murder in the death of benjamin marcum. peno admitted to beating marcum during a robbery while another man, jonathan goff, allegedly stabbed him more than twenty times. goff is scheduled to go on trial next year. sean: a plymouth man is facing charges this morning after crashing into a utility pole in lebanon. the accident wasgh police say 48-year-old jeffrey caron was behind the wheel of this car when it went off route four yesterday and crashed into the pole. caron was arrested at the hospital on charges including driving under the influence. his passenger 31-year-old kellen fitzgibbon-bizel, of thornton was also arrested for allegedly possessing a variety of pills, that he did not have prescriptions for. erin: new on daybreak. some people in dover are rallying behind several volunteer and assistant coaches

school football team. the superintendent says they were drinking while traveling back to the school after an away game. while they were not in the same vehicle as the students and head coach they were still on duty. now a petition is circulating in hopes of getting those coaches back on the field. so far it's been signed by more than 600 people. >> in their minds, they were on their own personal time. they had left the field, had got into their own private vehicle and headed home. >> this is why the towns now are having harder and harder to get volunteers and get people who want to coach our young men and ladies, because they don't want to put up with this stuff that is just foolishness. erin: some supporters are planning to stand behind the coaches at the next school board meeting which takes place on monday, november seventh. sean: days after dcyf was named in a lawsuit, alleging the state

case division officials went back before the review commission yesterday. the shortage of social workers is keeping the division of children, youth and families from moving to 24/7 staffing. the agency says it's having trouble hiring people to work until 8:00 p.m., let alone all night long. first responders say those evening hours are critical to improving the protection of children. but the director of dcyf did report some progress. >> 33 since july 31'st of this year. that's unprecedented number of new staff i believe that t too has given our staff hope that relief is on the way. sean: dcyf says a higher pay level would make it easier to attract and retain staff. erin: the children's museum of new hampshire is dealing with damage, caused by last week's flooding. the museum in dover says two feet of water got into its basement and damaged thousands of photos and other memorabilia,

workers are now trying to salvage what they can. the museum also lost all of its halloween decorations, craft supplies and small kitchen appliances. sean: the new hampshire lottery and new hampshire home builders association is teaming up to launch a new initiative today. the tiny house workforce initiative will give students from 4 high schools the opportunity to develop skills to prepare them for the workforce while building tiny houses. more details about the program will be unveiled today during an announcement at alvirne high school in hudson. erin: coming up on daybreak, a scary situation for an uber driver in boston. >> they got out thru the back because the car was way into the wall. erin: an investigation is underway after an suv crashed through a home on beacon hill. sean: and just in time for halloween a new list is revealing which scary movie granite staters are most afraid of.

through will bring snowfall to the north country.

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kevin: early sunshine will

in the 40's. the next system will mean rain for most. we could see snowfall in the north country. the air mass we have in place for the weekend. all the details coming up. sean: in commitment 2016 hillary clinton will be campaigning today with first lady michelle obama. meantime donald trump returns to the trail in battleground ohio a day after his hotel's grand opening in the nation's capitol. ni this morning with a closer look at the candidates' plans. nikole: this is the first time hillary clinton and the first lady will share the stump as they target early voters in north carolina. she's one of hillary clinton's most compelling surrogates on the trail. >> hillary knows that our country is powerful. nikole: and today the first lady

lady now running for president. clinton finished up a swing through florida turning up the heat on donald trump who broke from the trail to open up a new washington hotel. >> donald trump is actually paying more attention to his business than to the campaign. that is his choice. nikole: in an interview with abc news' george stephanopolous trump dismissed the criticism. >> i'm all over the place but i can't take one hour off to cut a ribbon at one of the great hotels of the world? i think i'm entitled to it. because she has no energy. nikole: after the hotel grand opening, trump did make two campaign stops in north carolina where he unveiled what he called a new deal for black america. >> i want every poor african american child to be able to walk down the street in peace. nikole: but trump outlined his plan before a mostly white audience pledging safe communties, great education and more jobs. in washington, i'm nikole killion, wmur news 9. erin: the pentagon has suspended

reimbursements from california national guard members. the members, who served in iraq and afghanistan, were asked to repay enlistment bonuses that may have been improperly awarded 10 years ago. in a statement, defense secretary ash carter said some soldiers knew, or should have known, they were ineligible for benefits they were claiming, but many others did not. he says the pentagon hopes to resolve all cases no later than july first of next year. sean: police in boston are trying to figure out what caused an suv to crash througho on beacon hill. an uber driver was behind the wheel when the suv slammed into this home last night, leaving a gaping hole. both he and his passenger were able to get out on their own after landing in a pile of bricks. witnesses say they saw the suv speeding down the street before it slammed into the building. >> as i look around the corner i see this car come flying up the street. it was going so fast, at least 70 miles an hour and ran straight into the wall. >> i'm just surprised that they survived. sean: witnesses say they believe the suv hit another vehicle before crashing into the building. the driver's wife says he only

erin: turning now to sports the celtics hosted the brooklyn nets for their season opener in boston last night. the c's own the nets first round draft pick next june so celts fans will be rooting for nets losses all season. jae crowder scored the first points of the game, staring boston off with a 2-0 lead. later on al horford knocked down a three pointer. later on al horford knocked down a three pointer. half to get the win. 122-117 boston plays at the chicago bulls tonight sean: on the ice the bruins skated at madison square garden against the new york rangers last night. it only took the bruins 10 seconds to get on the board. david pastrnak scored from brad marchand and zdeno chara. later in the first, austin zarnik had his first goal of the year. he was just called up from the providence bruins yesterday. the rangers scored three times in the second period to take the lead.

next up the bruins will play at detroit on saturday night. erin: david ortiz is heading into retirement with some more hardware. the red sox legend received the hank aaron award as the top hitter in the american league this season. big papi hit 38 home runs, 127 rbis and 48 doubles in the 20th and final season of his major league career. chicago cubs star kris bryant was honored as the top hitter in the national league. speaking of the cubs. they faced off against the cleveland indians in game two of the world se l chicago was the first to score taking their first world series lead since october first, 1945. their starting pitcher, jake arrietta, pitched a no hitter thru fice and a third innings, and they never looked back. the cubs won game two 5-1. the series is now tied at one game apiece as the teams gear up to play in chicago tomorrow night. sean: during last night's game cleveland indians shortstop francisco lindor stole second in

free tacos at taco bell. the fast food chain is celebrating the world series with its steal a base, steal a taco promotion. you can get your free doritos locos taco on november second from two to six. wx kevin: today. early this morning we have a mixture of clouds and stars this morning. eventually that lend goes to all overcast skies in the afternoon.

form of rain. this could be a wintry mix over to snow. that could total several inches of accumulation before wrapping up tomorrow morning and afternoon. the weekend is looking pretty good right now. more clouds filing in from the west. the area of snow you are seeing to the west of albany some of that is not even reaching the ground. we should be in rainfall developing from west to east late day and evening for the north country. temperatures right now in the upper 20's to lower 30's. through the day we get back into the low and mid 40's. any sort of early breaks of sunshine give way to clouds.

showers trying to make their way in from the west. there may be some initial snowflakes in western new hampshire and up in elevation. it is all rainfall as that makes its way into the state. temperatures overnight will be in the upper 30's and lower 40's. mixture of rain and snow depending on your elevation. snow overnight tonight. it may switch over to rainfall tomorrow. we could be looking at well over an inch of rain. went will pick up out of the north and northwest tomorrow afternoon. stray shower chance saturday afternoon. fair skies for the weekend.

over that inch of rainfall. white mountains great north woods could be several inches. the higher amounts are up in elevation. especially above 2000 feet. a new air mass will come in for the weekend. rain shower activity developing through the afternoon from west to east. central and southern new hampshire. snowfall will continue up north. pretty good weekend on the way. it looks good for halloween. temperatures mid 40's to mid 50's. fading back through the 40's through the evening. sean: what is your favorite halloween movie? erin: i like scream.

scary movies this time a year and a new list is revealing which horror movie granite staters are most afraid of. the website, declutter used its own data to compile the list. its say people in new hampshire are most afraid of the movie it. in maine it's the texas chainsaw massacre in massachusetts it's the ring and in vermont the scariest movie is sinister. erin: still to come on newsnine daybreak an unusual site in orlando. we'll explain why a penguin at seaworld is now sporting a

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sean: a penguin in orlando is sporting a new look, thanks to seaworld's wardrobe designer. the park says the penguin was given a hand-made wetsuit to help keep it warm after it started losing its feathers. seaworld says the wetsuit is

her to swim, eat and sleep naturally like other penguins. erin: an unusual event took place in the nation's capitol this week. hundreds of drag queens gathered in washington, dc for the city's 30th annual high heel race. kevin: the spectacle takes place every tuesday before halloween. as you can see, many of the contestants wear some interesting outfits. >> my strategy today is to run fast and to knock them out with my wings, behind. >> we have no strategy, we're just here to show our fabulousness. kevin: big pharma ended up winning the race but many contestants were joking that the

kevin: i'm impressed they can run in high heels. sean: coming up in the next hour of newsnine daybreak frantic moments on board a train in boston. why police say the operator did not open the doors after a fire broke out on the rails. ray for months and months of this. i'd like to punch him in the face i'll tell you. there was blood coming out of her eyes,

would you tell a child to aspire to be like donald trump? would you point to him as a role model? absolutely. i would do that. but now, she's running away. trying to save her political career. kelly ayotte's all politics, no principles. priorities usa action is responsible for the content

kevin: it will be some beneficial rainfall for some, snow for others. he will have the latest timeline and an update on the next few commutes and what to expect, ahead. sean: how road crews are preparing for snow, and reminders for drivers. >> murder suspect in court. a man accused of killing another man in manchester is finally back in the granite state. sean: dramatic escape. passengers on the tv in boston started breaking windows after fire broke out on the tracks. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> no one covers new hampshire