and both the trump and clinton , campaigns are adding new events in new hampshire for the final weekend before voting. good evening. i'm tom griffith. jennifer: and i'm jennifer vaughn. these visits show just how big a role the granite state could play in the presidential election. our live team coverage begins with wmur's kristen carolsa in atkinson where donald trump rallied voters today. >> donald trump spoke to hundreds of people here at the speech on the issues facing new hampshire. >> you know this is where it all began, new hampshire. this is where it all began. >> republican presidential nominee donald trump started his speech in atkinson by looking back at the new hampshire primary highlighting what he , learned. >> i made a promise to you. we are going to keep the poison out. we will stop those folks. >> it's a promise he hopes to carry out as president of the united states and trump says he

election. >> we have had incredible polls. we are three points up nationwide and going like a rocket. >> he then went onto criticize his democratic opponent hillary clinton saying if she can't , manage her emails, how can she manage the country. >> she will be under investigation for years, trials. our country, we have to get back to work, right? >> locker up. >> supporters we spoke with and say they'll be voting for him on tuesday. ,>> donald trump knows how to do business. he will get us working again. >> we will make america strong again. we won't make america safe again. and we will make america great again. god bless you everybody. >> trump will back in new hampshire on monday. he will hold a rally in

carosa, wmur news 9. jennifer: hillary clinton is also stumping in key states. today she spoke about the , economy in philadelphia but , her presence was felt here as her daughter chelsea campaigned on her behalf. tom: wmur's siobhan lopez is live in studo with more on what she had to say to voters. >> chelsea clinton grew up in this world of political rallies and meeting voters. today she says she never thought , about getting involved in the political process until she became a mother herself. >> keene state college and dartmouth college, urging everyone to vote her mother. >> for me, this selection is first and foremost about my children, and about the country and the future that i want for them and their generation to grow up in. >> chelsea says her mom is more fit when it comes to issues including college affordability,

>> many in the crowds were students, some who will be casting their first ballot in a presidential race. >> it is crazy that my first selection is this crazy, like it is so important. >> like it is such a great experience to cast my vote for president. >> chelsea encouraging people to vote democrat up and down the ticket. >> we don't want to wake up on november 9 and think we could've done more, because this is t event meeting voters and taking pictures. hillary clinton herself will be back in new hampshire this weekend. tom: thank you. that visit from hillary clinton will be sunday in manchester. republican vice presidential nominee mike pence and ivanka trump will also be in the granite state that day. then on monday, president obama campaigns for clinton during a

back with donald trump for a rally at snhu arena in manchester. jennifer: the u.s. senate race here in new hampshire is one of the most hotly contested, and most watched, in the country. neither candidate is taking this race for granted. wmur's jennifer crompton joins us with a sense of how hard they're working. >> this is a grueling grassroots fight to the finish both , catching up with voters in some creative in this very tight contest. senator kelly ayotte greeting the lunchtime crowd, working the drive-thru at a burger king in nashua fast food and fast , friends among 50 stops in five days for the republican incumbent. governor maggie hassan shopping for votes at a market basket in concord the democratic , challenger sharing her rival's sentiment of how much she enjoys meeting, and listening, to voters.

frustrations with washington's gridlock, so i'm talking to people about the clear choice in this election. >> i have one of the most bipartisan records in the senate so i've been focusing on getting , things done, working across the aisle, like on the legislation we passed to address our heroin epidemic. >> both are true road warriors. ayotte is campaigning near mt. washington at this hour, hassan in berlin. live from the studio, jennifer crompton, wmur news 9. tom: in less than an hour, candidates for the second congressional district will face off in the state's final televised debate before election day. democrat congresswoman annie kuster and republican jim lawrence will hit the stage at saint anselm college. wmur political director josh mcelveen will moderate tonight's debate. josh, this is the only race in which our polls show a candidate with a significant lead what can , and what can we expect tonight?

largely flown under the radar. it did not get attention from national parties. it has been relatively quiet, at least in terms of the political theater. that does not make the issues any less important. social security, energy, important things they will be talking about tonight. term, while jim lawrence ran a couple of years ago in a primary race for the republicans, then won the primary this time around, but again, he is an underdog coming into this race, but they also have their core supporters, because on a friday night, donald trump in town, high-profile candidates coming into the state this weekend. they are gathered there for a while. we're standing by live.

fourth and final debate, and as you said, no other place to be on a friday night for these political supporters gathered outside the new hampshire institute of politics. compared to other races this week far fewer supporters out here but just as passionate. , supporters for democrat annie kuster want her back in congress for a third term saying the , daughter of a former lawmaker, and a world war two veteran stands up for veterans issues , and families. while supporters for challenger republican jim lawrence say the conservative father of eight, who served three terms as a state rep, should take over the seat. we asked these supporters what they want viewers to learn about their candidate tonight. >> that she is the most qualified candidate and that she cares most about her constituents. >> i think it is probably the most important. >> he is a good conservative. he is a good father.

greet their candidates tonight give them a boost before , tonight's debate and tuesday's election. back inside to you, josh. >> it is right around the corner. we've been pointing out that kuster is the favorite to win, but as we have learned in this ec happen. the debate gets underway in under an at 7:00. hour you can watch here on wmur as well as on our website and mobile app. back to you. tom: very good. record voter turnout expected on election day in new hampshire. next at 6:00 why the secretary , of state says there are many reasons people will be going to the polls. jennifer: and what students at a , small school gave up to help a classmate who lost his mother to cancer.

of days, but that will change during part of next week. when we could see temps up over 60. >> and i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters, okay? and you can tell them to go f--- themselves! you know, you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever... you gotta see this guy. ahh, i don't know what i said, ahh. "i don't remember."

imagine if hillary clinton wins the white house... she'll be a rubber stamp for clinton's agenda. progressive shawn o'connor? he'll be a rubber stamp, too. and you know their agenda: higher taxes. more government spending. and a weaker national defense. only frank guinta will put new hampshire first. that's the key difference in this race. frank guinta. he's on our side. i'm frank guinta and i approved this message. i alone can fix it!

i like people that weren't captured, okay? he's a mexican! she ate like a pig... i moved on her like a [bleep] i did not say that... i love war. yes, including with nukes. blood coming out of her... they're rapists... wrong. there has to be some form of punishment. such a nasty woman. i wanna be unpredictable. ...on 5th avenue and shoot somebody... she's a slob... i don't remember! and you can tell them to go [bleep] themselves! priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. jennifer: new hampshire's secretary of state is predicting a record turnout on tuesday. tom: during the presidential primary in february, more than 542,000 ballots were cast. on tuesday, secretary of state bill gardner predicts more than 738,000 will vote. with many close statewide races plus the presidential election, , secretary gardner says there are many reasons for granite staters to go to the polls.

races and the people of this , state know that their vote sometimes their vote actually makes the decision for whom is the winner. tom: the dean of elections says that during september's primary, about 190,000 ballots were cast. we were just talking about the best time to vote. i go midmorning. >> that is fantastic. that is great. midday for me. what y past tuesday. tom: we will cover pta meetings in great detail. >> take a vacation?

narrator: two kinds of business experience. chris sununu's family handed him a top-rated ski resort. he ran it into the ground. chris sununu cut jobs, and cut workers' hours so he wouldn't have to provide health insurance. colin van ostern went to college on student loans, became a stonyfield business manager. then a top executive at college for america. real success is helping others get ahead. a bright new hampshire future starts with looking out for people. what's kelly ayotte costing you? you're paying more for prescription medicines. kelly ayotte blocked lower cost generic drugs. you're paying high interest rates on college loans. ayotte voted against letting you refinance at lower rates. and you're paying higher bank fees while ayotte voted for special breaks to wall street executives.

and that's costing you. she's not working for new hampshire. tom: some elementary schools are making a big sacrifice. jenn first grader who is going through a tough time. >> sometimes kids just make you step back and say wow. classes had just started in september at the tiny bath village school when first grader sawyer fenoff lost his mother to cancer. the staff and 77 students grades kindergarten through sixth all signed a sympathy card and were, essentially, heartbroken. >> we felt as upper grades and

do something more and a couple , of students came forward and really were sharing their feelings. >> every other year, the fifth and sixth graders here take a trip to boston. they walk the freedom trail, right the duck boats and even , get a tour of fenway park. they started raising money last year, through penny sales and the like, but the kids decided to take that and give to their $1500 school mate. >> boston is a trip that they look forward to pretty much since kindergarten and so for , them to give up their trip that's a lot for them but they , know what sawyer's going through and what his family is going through. >> it's kind of mixed feelings of happiness and sadness because i feel sad that his mother passed away, but i feel happy that's we're doing this for him. >> i feel really bad and i wish that i could help even more than i am. >> so there's no boston trip for these boys and girls. the money is going into an

fund raiser in the spring. if these kids are our future, we're in good hands. in bath, andy hershberger, wmur news 9. announcer: now chief meteorologist mike haddad with your storm watch 9 forecast. mike: we did see brighter skies during the afternoon. a little bit on the gusty side. slightly above average. here is an update on your sunrise times tomorrow morning. tomorrow, the latest sunrise of the year at 7:26 a.m. your sunrise on sunday is at 620 7 a.m. your earliest sunrise of the 15 at 5:05 a.m. in the morning.

by daybreak. then you get into the 40's elsewhere, close to 50 in manchester. even though it is chilly, look at the warm air to our west, 50's turn into 60's, then 70's, way down south 80's. we will get temperatures well above the average monday and election day tuesday when we couldn't see many spots 60 plus during the afternoon. system out of eastern canada will rotate to the south and east, and that gives us a shot of scattered snow showers anywhere in the state, some through the weekend, clear this evening up until midnight, then clouds will increase through the night, then they work their way down into southern new hampshire.

shower, rain shower, overcast skies, southern half of new hampshire. a dry afternoon after that mix or snow shower early in the day. it could even affect parts of southern new hampshire and even a dusting on the grassy services to the north and west of the coast. sunday, clouds and sunshine again. best chance of snow showers early, especially mountains, then. m tuesday. look at the big change for election day. we are going for a chilly start as you head out and vote early in the morning, 26 north, 35 south, these midday, 60's by afternoon, then low 40's north, lower 50 south from north to south during the early part of the evening. there is your reminder that we

afternoon on sunday. after a snow shower tomorrow, then brightening. same story sunday. lots of sunshine monday and tuesday. it clears out again for the middle of next week. tom: the word snow is send that forecast. >> we still have friday night football tonight. we are gearing up for the playoffs.

ou're raised by a single mom, you learn how important it is to live within your means. i'm colin van ostern, and i took that lesson to my work in business, and it's how i'll stand up for you as governor. by cutting inefficient spending and using innovation to save tax dollars, we'll make new investments without a sales or income tax. to create clean energy jobs, protect affordable health care, and lower college costs and cut student debt. as governor,

ben hassan is my older brother. he is so funny, and so smart, and my best friend. all families have challenges, and my mom instilled in us very early on the importance of finding solutions to those challenges. and working really hard with your community to get things done. and she made it possible for ben and for me to have a family just like any other family. that's part of the reason that she got involved in public service, because that's what's in her heart... and mom's still that way today. i'm maggie hassan

announcer: now jamie staton and news 9 sports. jamie: we have reached the playoffs in the hs football season. 24 teams tee it up on saturday, step one towards making it to unh for state championship saturday. so no games for friday night football, but the show must go on. we will have playoff previews tonight at 11:00 p.m. on fnf. one of the teams we will look at, the exeter blue hawks. they will host nashua south at 1:00 during the regular season game three weeks ago, exeter won the matchup 35-14, but they expect a tough game at eustis field. >> we played them early this season. it was a battle, two physical football teams, well coached. we expect a battle on saturday. >> playing for one another.

it starts this week. jamie: the final numbers are in for new hampshire tackles hunger. the fourth annual program where high school football teams use one of their games as a food collection sight for their local pantries. in the end, 57 teams participated and collected a total of 53,603 pounds of food. that equates to 44,669 meals for new hampshire families inee , of food has been collected. congratulations to all of the schools for making a big difference in their communities. college football tomorrow unh , football has a bye week. tomorrow at noon saint a's plays , their season finale at southern conn. plymouth state is home to mass maritime at 1:00. dartmouth is at the cornell big red at 1:30. noon wisconsin at northwestern. 3:30 syracuse at clemson. 8:00 p.m. nebraska at ohio state.

the arizona diamondbacks plan to hire lovullo as their next manager. lovullo spent the last four seasons as the red sox bench coach, and he managed the team for 49 games in 2015 when john farrell left the team to undergo treatment for lymphoma. college hockey tonight. looking forward to these games. dartmouth will host cornell . unh has two straight wins. they look to run the streak to heart. it is a huge weekend for state championships games, starting with girls division three volleyball. that match at plymouth state college is tonight moultonborough academy against the farmington tigers hilites at 11:00. there are six state championship games tomorrow in boys soccer and volleyball. plus, the meet of champions cross country meet. sunday, there are four girls soccer championship games. tom: thank you. tune in for the second congressional district debate following world news. we'll see you after "20/20." [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy.

imagine if hillary clinton wins the white house... then what? liberal carol shea-porter? she'll be a rubber stamp for clinton's agenda. progressive shawn o'connor? he'll be a rubber stamp, too. and you know their agenda: higher taxes. more government spending. and a weaker national defense. only frank guinta will put new hampshire first. that's the key difference in this race. frank guinta. he's on our side. i'm frank guinta

tonight, breaking news. the new abc news tracking poll. the shift in the race in just one week. the new numbers, clinton and trump. and two police officers shot in new york city. one dead, images coming in f the scene. also tonight, another horrific discovery. the woman kidnapped, chained in a storage shed. tonight, what authorities have found. the explosive new video. an african-american man, and the takedown, the police k9. authorities say they had the wrong man.