protesters tonight. where the anti-trump protests are happening right now. shelley: and legal marijuana. what the new massachusetts law means for the granite state. mike: after showers for some today, drier air is taking over again. how long this stretch could last . >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. tom: senator kelly ayotte has conceded and governor maggie hassan is poised to take over in one of the most closely watched na good evening. i'm tom griffith. shelley: and i'm shelley walcott. it was a back and forth race all night yesterday, it came down to just fractions of a percentage that separated the two politicians. wmur's cherise leclerc is live

cherise: as you can imagine, members of the republican party are not happy to have lost that representation in washington, dc. and some are already looking ahead to 2020. >> i'm proud to stand here as the next united states senator from new hampshire. cherise: hours after governor maggie hassan declared her victory, senator kelly ayotte conceded defeat, giving up her chance to ask for a recount. saying in part now more than ever, we need to work together to address our challenges. the voters have spoken and now it's time all of us to come together to get things done for the people of the greatest state in this nation and for the greatest country on earth. governor hassan told news9 the concession phone call with ayotte was warm and gracious and she's ready to take the reins in washington. the votes that stood between ayotte and another term in the senate amounted to only .10 of a percentage point. with hassan leading ayotte by just 1,023 votes according to the certified results released today. >> that should be a republican seat going forward into the next session. cherise: former house speaker bill o'brien is not shy about his opposition to ayotte.

new hampshire republicans after she became a senator. he voted for conservative activist aaron day, and says he knows other leading gop-ers did the same. >> she unfortunately thought that she could depart from the commitment that she may to all of us when she first was elected to take new hampshire conservative values to washington. cherise: now governor hassan prepares to head to washington, dc but vows to work for all people no matter what party. >> i believe we are ng when we listen to all voices and all perspectives. cherise: bill o'brien says there is no shortage of potential republicans to run in the next senate election. he even floated out the name of 2nd congressional district candidate jim lawrence who was defeated, but says if ayotte does choose to run again he would not support her. live in the studio, cherise

tom: tonight thousands are protesting donald trump's when. lauren lister has more on all that and what is next. lauren: with just 72 days until inauguration, the transition begins. the white house reporting dollar couple now have access to the same briefings as preside to unify behind president elect donald trump, thousands of protesters hitting the streets from new york to chicago to seattle. just hours earlier ?hillary , clinton facing her tearful supporters fresh from a divisive , campaign and a stunning defeat, saying it's time to unite behind trump. ms. clinton we owe him an open

>> shortly after, president obama, saying its time to come together prioritizing a smooth , handover to the next president. president obama we are now all : rooting for his success. the peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy. >> trump overnight capturing the presidency in an historic upset. winning key battlegrounds and even some traditional democratic strongholds. election returns rolled in. staffers cheering as they closed in on victory. and just before 3am president-elect donald trump helping his son barron before leading his family into the hotel ballroom. for a victory speech before throngs of elated supporters and the country. mr. trump: hours was not a campaign, but rather an incredible and great movement.

americans. lauren and tomorrow morning, : trump is expected to be here in washington where president obama will welcome him at the white house for a meeting in the oval office. lauren lyster abc news capitol hill. tom: here in new hampshire, more than 729,000 people voted for candidates on the election day ballot. the outcome seemed to come as a surprise to many trump and clinton supporters. clinton supporters we spoke to today said the outcome was a huge disappointment. trump supporters on the other hand call his victory a political revolution and are excited for what lies ahead. >> things are going to change to medically. i am a happy man today. x it certainly shows that people will turn the tide if you push them enough. >> we have to deal with what's in front of us, and, pray. >> regardless of whether i like him or not he is my president now. tom: the general consensus is people hope the negativity is behind us and that we need to move forward and heal. shelley: the race for governor was another one that was decided

the republican beat democratic executive councilor colin van ostern by roughly sixteen thousand votes. the governor-elect says he looks forward to getting to work in january. sununu says he wants to focus on the drug crisis, healthcare and the workforce. >> a think they were quite shocked. i was quite shocked. we knew this would be a coin toss. it was going to be close because you h all the three major races. i think we were just surprised, but we've got to get to work. tom: sununu will be resigning as ceo from waterville valley in the next month or so. late this afternoon sununu's challenger, democrat colin van ostern thanked his supporters on facebook. saying in part, i'm disappointed in the result, but i remain excited about the bright future we can build together for the people of new hampshire. this morning i called

and to offer to help in any way i can. i am rooting for his success in his work for the people of our state. tom: and to find results for the general election, head over to our website at wmur.com. you can see it all and complete election day coverage at wmur.com. massachusetts and maine where they voted to legalize recreational marijuana yesterday. it's passed in the commonwealth but in maine the results are too close to call. this has some people in new hampshire wondering if a similar law should be enacted here. as executive director of new hampshire compassion dot org. kirk mcneil has been key in the push for legalizing medical marijuana. >> i do think it's very interesting, any time a government tries to ban a

cannot misbehave, but people can. shelley: starting december 15 in massachusetts. it will be legal to grow and possess up to ten ounces of marijuana in the home. and one ounce in public. he says it would not be a bad idea for new hampshire to have a simliar law. >> honestly, i'm not sure it would make a big difference one way or the other. shelley: but critics worry smoking pot is the gateway to harder drugs. and in massachusetts, the state treasurer is worried that tax and in massachusetts, the state treasurer is worried that tax of regulation. since the measure only allows a tax rate one tenth that of some other states. >> i've heard from the speaker and representatives of the governor that should this pass, everyone recognizes the limited amount of revenue streams that seem to be coming from the actual ballot. shelley: but mcneil says marijuana gets an unfair stigma that people must get past. >> there are a lot of people

we will actually start to recognize that it's just a substance like anything else. shelley: supporters of the initiative say marijuana stores and grow operations could eventually bring in 50 to $100 million worth of revenue to massachusetts. tom: tonight, there have been 302 drug deaths in new hampshire this year. and according to the medical examiner's office, 214 of those are fentanyl related. another 98 cases are pending toxicology results. a state representative was arrested at the cawley school polling station in hooksett yesterday. after police say he had an electronic bench warrant out for his arrest after failing to appear in court. arthur marple later turned himself in at the hooksett police department. police say he will be back in

shelley: one of the two men hit by car while jogging through bedford is in critical condition. the second victim is said to be improving and has been moved out of intensive care. police say the driver is 16 years old and they're looking into whether prost on the windshield played a factor. tonight, state police are investigating a deadly crash on i-93 in thornton. troopers responded to the crash this morning and found a car off the road near the woods. the driver 24-year-old ahmed al husseini was taken to speare died. state police are investigating the cause, but do not believe alcohol or speed were factors. tom: sentences in the financial crimes of the owners of the pharmacy company blamed for the meningitis outbreak. coming up on news 9 tonight. shelley: the fines the husband and wife team now have to pay. tom: and, milestone tomorrow. tonight how people are feeling about the completion of the main street project in concord before

mike: after a bright and seasonable thursday, what changes do we see on friday, plus a look at the weekend. shelley: now to our ulocal hot shot. fall colors falling onto the brook in gardner park. you can submit your pictures and video, and join the thousands of u-local members, by logging onto

shelley: the owners of new england compounding center blamed for the deadly meningitis outbreak were sentenced today for financial crimes. carla conigliaro will spend one year on probation and ordered to pay $4500 in fines. her husband douglas was sentenced to two years probation

the owners admitted to hiding more than $123,000 after the company declared bankruptcy and following an outbreak in 2012. right now, maine's cdc is monitoring a situation at maine medical center. tom: a patient there is believed to have a rare and deadly disease. prion diseases are a family of progressive neurodegenerative disorders that affect both humans and animals. they are rare and almost always fatal. the hospital yesterday of the possible case. the cdc will monitor the case as additional testing is completed to figure out what kind of prion disease this patient may have. shelley: toll demolition on the mass pike is set to be finished by thanksgiving. soon, highway officials plan to raise the speed limit so you won't have to slow down to 15 miles per hour where the tolls once stood. right now, almost all of the 155 toll booths have been demolished.

will not be complete until next year. tom: a major construction project is now complete in the state capital. we've been showing you the progress of the main street project for more than a year and a half. now a milestone will be reached tomorrow when all the work is officially revealed. here's jean mackin. jean: it's been a long campaign it all kicked off here in the state capital in april of 2015 now the results are in. main street roger, complete and ready for the ribbon-cutting tomorrow. all are welcome to the main street opening tomorrow. orange barrel moving day is here. the concord main street project will be capped off with a ribbon cutting for the multi million dollar makeover. the project cut 4 lanes of busy traffic here, down to two with a cobblestone median. flanked by wide sidewalks, bright lighting, benches, trees

construction clogged downtown concord at times for more than a year and a half. it was a struggle for some businesses. more did become compliant with the american with disabilities act, and many are looking forward to the new look. >> we haven't had a downtown that speaks to that new england feel. and based on what they've done in town, it feels that way now. jean the owner of the yoga : center hopes customers will no longer get stressed out finding parking, now that construc it's been a major >> transformation. we have these wide sidewalks. my students have asked me to do some yoga out there on the wide sidewalks out there at some when point it gets warmer. yeah, it's just a real beautiful downtown. jean and people who work, shop, : and dine in downtown concord say it's more inviting. >> i like the bike lanes because it gives you access to bikes and gives you a little buffer. >> the new sidewalks look really

patrons sit outside and stuff like that. jean the ribbon cutting is : tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. right here at the concord city plaza. in the state capital, jean mackin, wmur news9. shelley: and hopefully the weather is nice for that ribbon-cutting. mike: it's one of those cases where we are in the fall, you're going to get wind every once in a while issues friday, a small chance. take a look at the clouds giving way to some son at times. cloud cover and a week front coming through, couple of showers did come to parts of new hampshire but all of them are out of here, and look at this. temperatures are running above

in 1945. sunset back to 4:27. all the showers moving out, so it is dry. skies are clear and the winds not all that bad. atop mount washington, quite cold, sitting in right around freezing in the lakes region and rochester. along the immediate coastline, upper 20's to low 30's elsewhere from the lakes region points out that southwest. clouds are moving out for now. more high clouds trying to fill in behind it from the north and west. we will call it clear to partly cloudy in central and southern new hampshire, mostly cloudy

front begins to approach our area. that means by friday morning, a mix or snow shower hitting north and a possible sprinkle south. then signing gusty winds friday and saturday. shower south, and the winds crank up for friday out of the northwest. tomorrow they are out of the southwest and west. temperatures topped off in the upper 40's north, 50 lakes region, and 55 elsewhere. tomorrow, the winds begin to turn out of the southwest, but then the kick around to the west

some gusts over 30-35 miles per hour. power outages, a five or 10% chance we could see a few scattered once if the winds get up 35 or 40 in some parts of new hampshire. beyond tomorrow, the winds crank up, veterans day features gusty winds with temperatures seasonably cool, lower 40's north with a mixed snow shower in the mountains. sune highs upper 30's nor to upper 40's south and then a warm-up above average by early next week. a cool down as we go into midweek, but get ready for the winds on friday. >> i said earlier we don't have to worry about breaking up the leaves, just let them blow into the neighbors yard.

jamie: keep in mind as you watch these celtics highlights. the washington wizards had just one win in 6 tries coming in. they are not a great team, but the c's poor defense made them look like championship contenders tonight. the celtics at the washington wizards. boston getting stuck in the starting blocks. markieff morris wide open, and buries a 3 pointer. later in the marcus thornton first half, with a 3. 34-8 in the first quarter. boston played much better in the 2nd quarter, outscoring washington 35-24. marcus smart drives and dunks to set the tone for a comeback. 20 pts off the bench. but at the half, wizards up 58-43. 3rd quarter. john wall is the wizards best

his layup gave the wizards a 21 point lead. 19 points, 7 assists. avery bradley with a 3 in the 4th. wizards win 118-93. the celtics host the knicks on friday. college hockey. snhu at daniel webster college in nashua. nathan bergeron to timothy baylis, 1-0. the penmen took a 4-0 lead. 2nd period. the eagles get on the board. anthony langevin to ryan murray goal, 4-1. then mike sullivan to tanner todd goal, 4-2. snhu pulls away to the 8-4 win. hooksetts chris maquin with a hat trick. great start to the ncaa tournament for the keene state field hockey team. the beat geneseo 3-1 at home today. mia brickley of holderness and merrimacks sami smith scored goals.

saturday at 11:00 a.m. this should be a great game. the patriots host the seattle seahawks on sunday night football. a rematch of the patriots win in super bowl 49. the pats are favored by 7.5 points. >> it's hard to throw the ball on these guys. they all play very aggressively. the coach says if you love football, sunday night great. >> were going to have to play, 60 minutes of hard, tough football and match their toughness. jamie: the fighting mike had ads playing clemson. if you love bowling and you have some spare time, lakeside lanes in manchester is the place for you this week. the international team championships are going on thru saturday. its a big deal that this is

and 16 more from the united states. the best candlepin bowlers in the world are here, including several hall of famers. >> we don't get the opportunity to have this big of a tournament in new hampshire with the canadians and all the americans. it's a crazy amount of talent that is going on. it's a good time. jamie: in baseball terms, who is here. >> we have big papi jamie: and the reason we asked that baseball question, former snhu star pitcher jason paul is bowling in the tournament. check out that awesome spare pick-up. he was drafted by the atlanta braves in 2004 and spent some time in the minor leagues. now, candelpin bowling is his sport. finally, we will throw it back to 20 years ago tonight. the mgm grand arena in paradise, nevada. evander holyfield and mike tyson. the real deal holyfield against

holyfield won the bout in an 11 round decision, one of the most famous upsets in boxing history. and he became the heavyweight champion of the world for the first time. i miss those heavyweight showdowns like that. tom: still to come on news 9 tonight. shelley: a fox becomes stuck in a storm drain in massachusetts. te creative method rescue crews

shelley: police in massachusetts rescued a fox that became stuck in a storm drain today. a grafton officer responded to the call for help and found a small fox stuck in the grate. tom:ol some dish soap, they say the fox is o.k. and ran into the woods. but first, the fox looked back at its rescuers, as if it was saying thanks. shelley: or it look back to say, what took you so long? [laughter] thanks for joining us for news9 tonight at 11:00. tom: jimmy kimmel live is next, followed by night line.

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