erin: now on daybreak, a frightening attack. police say a woman in lebanon was assaulted while out for a walk, and they think it was random. sean: massive wildfire, flames are burning in the white mountains right now, but firefighters had to leave for the night. kevin: sunny skies and mild approaches. when that will mean showers with futurecast ahead. >> the future of the government is taking shape. we have donald trump's two big announcements and his plans for campaign promises up next. ? announcer: no one covers new hampshire like we do. now wmur news 9 daybreak. erin: good morning, new hampshire. thanks for waking up with us.

monday. a gorgeous day yesterday. and overnight. erin: supermoon. kevin: i will be talking about the sun coming up, but that was plenty of light out there already. temperatures this afternoon ranging a solid 10 degrees above normal for this afternoon. we will take the sun filled skies into the afternoon. clear skies overnight. and lower 30's. they liked southwest went and 50's to lower 60's this afternoon. let's take a look at your monday morning drive. we're joined live by 95.7 wzid's deb davidson. good morning, deb. deb: good morning. we will start the commute with a nice movement drive this early hour. no problems north or south as you make your way through the entire state. it is decent on 101 and 293

problems along the seacoast. from the wzid traffic network, i'm deb davidson. sean: right now police in lebanon are looking for the man they say attacked a woman who was out for a walk. erin: the woman was not seriously hurt, but it was a completely random attack. she was walking loop road near dartmouth hitchcock medical center around 5:40 last night when she was attacked from behind. the woman was able to fight back, and the man ran off toward the parking lot, and she was not seriously hurt. police are now looking for a white man between 18 and 25 years old, about 6 feet tall with shaggy, dirty blonde hair. he was last seen wearing a dark hoodie and took off in a dark colored, four door sedan. sean: police in pelham are looking for two men that they say attacked another man with a fire extinguisher during a home invasion over the weekend. investigators were first called to an apartment building on

was going off, but then officers learned that two men forced their way into an apartment. the victim was treated for a cut to his head, and a woman inside was not hurt. police say this appears to be a targeted attack, and they do have suspects. erin: dozens of firefighters will be back in the white mountain national forest this morning, including a specialty team to battle a large wildfire burning deep in the woods. the so-called covered bridge fire was first spotted saturday afternoon in albany and has now the saco river. flames could be seen from miles away, and crews are battling steep terrain, forcing them to call off efforts overnight. this is just one of several brush fires that burned over the weekend. >> what is unusual is that the fires will still burn deeper because we haven't had any substantial rain, so the ground is still pretty dry. erin: it's unclear how the fire in the white mountains started, but officials say it will likely take several days to get it

and for now the covered bridge parking area and the boulder loop trail are closed because of the fire. sean: a lawsuit against phillips exeter academy in concord is set to go to trial in federal court today. the mother of a former student alleges that the school wrongfully kicked her 15-year-old son out after he had sex with another 15-year-old student. the lawsuit claims the school initially said the boy would be placed on leave but then changed its mind. according to court documents, according to court documents, school officials believe the the teen is not facing any criminal charges. a strafford man accused of trying to kill another man last year is set to stand trial this morning. kevin hinrichsen is charged with attempted murder and first degree assault. police say he stabbed a 21-year-old man during an altercation in april of 2015 at a park and ride in northwood. the two men did know each other. and a man accused of leaving his 2-year-old child in his car

officers say they stopped 36-year-old anthony miele on friday for traffic violations but then learned there was a warrant for his arrest in epping. they say that's when he ran. police finally used a taser to subdue and arrest him, and the child is being cared for by family members. erin: president-elect donald trump is starting to put together his white house team, naming rnc chairman reince priebus as his chief of staff. the president-elect also says he to three million undocumented immigrants but is calling on americans to not be afraid of his presidency. abc's janai norman reports from washington. janai: the future of the government is taking shape. president-elect trump announcing chairman of the republican party, reince priebus, will be chief of staff. mr. trump: let's hear it, drain the swamp.

washington insider with deep ties to republican leadership, and on the other, a fierce critic of the gop establishment. announcing former head of conservative breitbart news, steve bannon, will serve as chief strategist and senior counselor. a move sparking a firestorm of criticism because of bannon's alleged ties to the alt-right and white nationalist movement. protestors: we reject the president-elect. we reject the president-elect. janai: already we're seeing signs of trump seeming to backtrack on key campaign pledges. build a wall. janai: on 60 minutes, trump saying he'll now focus on criminal undocumented immigrants, planning to deport or lock up two to three million. as for the millions of other undocumented immigrants, after -- mr. trump: after the border is secure and after everything is normalized, we're going to make a determination on the people that you're talking about who are terrific people. they're terrific people. janai: when asked about the

pro-life. as for gay marriage, he says that's already been decided by the supreme court. abc news, washington. erin: meanwhile, gary johnson, who came in a distant third in the presidential election, says he does not plan to run for public office again. instead, he says he will dedicate himself to health and fitness and is gearing up to ride nearly 3000 miles on his bicycle next summer from canada to mexico. johnson, who got about 3% of the vote, says he will remain politically active, just not as sean: but he does want to stay on the trail either way. still to come on news 9 daybreak, providing some much needed therapy. a weekend program is helping humans as much as the animals. erin: settling in for a really long swim. what a man from england is trying to become the first person to do. sean: and in the next half hour, a warning in hudson where police say they are seeing a dramatic increase in reports of sick

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announcer: you are watching wmur news 9 daybreak. now news 9 continues. sean: it is monday morning. -- kevin: it is monday morning. we have clear skies along with a light wind initially. 50's to lower 60's this afternoon. futurecast coming up. sean: working with and riding horses can be therapeutic for many people, and several veterans got to experience that first hand this weekend in chichester. erin: live and let live farm hosted a weekend retreat called camp resilience for veterans living with ptsd. the farm was initially established to help animals recover but is now doing the same for humans who are facing feelings of isolation and anger.

through when they come home, it is the same thing they go through. they love to be loved, too. the touch of someone else giving them attention. it has been awesome. it has been a wonderful experience. erin: to learn more about the program, look for this story on our website, wmur.com. sean: a former british police officer is going for a swim. a really long one. 38-year-old ben hooper is trying to become the first person to swim across the atlantic ocean. traveling about 2,000 miles from western africa all the way to brazil. this is video of him training over the last 3 years. he stepped into the water yesterday and doesn't expect to step onto land again until march. he will spend about 8 hours each day eating and sleeping on a boat. the rest of the time he is swimming. erin: wow. you have to be in amazing shape

erin: it is now 5:11. coming up, new zealand is picking up from another powerful earthquake. how much officials say the damage will likely cost. sean: plus, did you notice how bright the sky was overnight? we haven't seen a super moon

erin: strong aftershocks continue to rattle new zealand this morning after a powerful magnitude 7.8 quake struck the south island yesterday. two people are dead, and there one government official calls it utter devastation. however, it is far less than that caused by another earthquake in the area 5 years ago. officials say it will likely cost billions of dollars and take months to clear debris and make repairs with one town completely cut off right now. the quake is also causing problems for animals. these three cows were spotted stranded on a small island of grass with all the ground around

is being done to help the cows, including a calf. crowds are gathering at banks across india after the government disconinued the two largest denomination currency notes and banned their use. the 500 and 1000 rupee notes are also some of the most popular in a country where they vast -- where the vast majority of transactions are cash. the bills are being replaced with new versions. with new versions. 1000 rupees is about $15. tax evaders. sean: "doctor strange" continues to rule the box office. the latest marvel superhero flick took in about $43 million over the weekend to take the top spot for a second week in a row. and leading a busy weekend at the movies, strange was able to hold off the animated movie "trolls," which was a strong second. toyota will pay up to $3.4 billion to settle a class action lawsuit brought by owners of

their vehicles didn't have enough rust protection. the settlement covers 1.5 million vehicles dating as far back as 2005. erin: dozens of people carved up the snow at bretton woods yesterday to help fight hunger in new hampshire. the resort offered free lift tickets to skiers and boarders who brought a non-perishable food item to donate. the campaign was called say goodnight to hunger and judging by this picture, it was a great success. bretton woods hopes to open for the season closer to thanksgiving. a ribbon cutting ceremony is planned for today to celebrate a huge expansion at the jackson ski touring center. the half a million dollar expansion adds 4 new trails totaling nearly four miles and 8 new bridges. the cross country ski center hopes to open in about a month. kevin: we just made a little bit of snow out there. if you have been outside this morning or late last night, you probably noticed that the moon is especially big and bright. it is called a supermoon, and it

and brightest one we have seen in nearly 70 years. according to astronomers, the official full moon is just before 9:00 this morning, so the view should be pretty good tonight as well. it was her great weather. erin: gorgeous. kevin: so right out there overnight. the clear skies really allows for that. we should have it again tonight. after midnight start to roll then. pretty nice day where we are expecting a good deal of sunshine. temperatures are starting off a little cool this morning. they will eventually get into the 50's and lower 60's this afternoon. your headlines today, talking about that cool start. milder temperatures out there. we don't get a lot of these this time of year, that these and lower 60's. clouds approaching overnight. showers developing from south to

early wednesday. nothing but some filled skies. there is a little bit of valley fog that has formed overnight. that should burn off overnight. this is eventually arriving starting tomorrow afternoon. temperatures in the 20's to lower 30's this morning. a light wind to go along with this. temperatures are cooler this morning been yesterday with clear skies and the light wind overnight. seasonably chilly. the way to the gulf coast this morning. that is what we will monitor over the next few days as that area pressure moves northward. we are a solid 10 degrees above normal for this time of year. sunshine and light breeze helping out of the southwesterly direction, we should be good through the afternoon. the moon will rise early this evening. we are expecting clear skies initially. notice that the clouds will

thicken tuesday morning. not much shower activity before 11:00 a.m. in the afternoon, these showers make their way in and by lunchtime we have some showers moving in. and in time for the evening commute, shower activity continuing through early wednesday morning. a lot of that will be lighter showers. that will leave us with a lot of clouds wednesday before the breakup late wednesday night and into thursday sunshine for the end of the week. we could be talking about a quarter of an inch of rain to two thirds of an inch of rain out of the system. a brief downpour is a possibility tomorrow or tomorrow evening. the next system located off to the west does not arrive until the weekend. temperatures starting in the 20's and 30's. getting into the 60's for most this afternoon. temperatures start to slip back after that.

which is temperatures in the 50's or the end of the week. more clouds wednesday before we get back to sunshine thursday and friday. not a bad week for us. this time of year could be a lot different as far as the colder temperatures and strong winds. sean: it was pretty mild out there yesterday. kevin: and it looks pretty great today. sean: let's check our top stories. police woman who was out for a walk. they believe it was a random attack. this happened around 5:40 last night when the man threw her to the ground. dozens of firefighters will be back in the white mountain national forest this morning where flames have already charred well over 100 acres. the fire in albany was first spotted on saturday and quickly spread. police in pelham are looking for two men that they say attacked another man with a fire extinguisher during a home invasion over the weekend.

attack was targeted and they do have suspects. erin: coming up on daybreak, how would you like to live in the white house? you will soon have the chance,

>> it is monday morning. temperatures and the upper 30's closer to the shoreline. a lot of 20's out to the west. a lot of sunshine expected today with temperatures jumping a solid 10 degrees above normal. we feel pretty good through the afternoon. showers approaching tomorrow. those details ahead. erin: a massive building project is getting underway in philadelphia, and master builders are needed.

a new lego land discovery center is opening, and the facility is working on a massive model of the city of brotherly love. you can vote right now for your favorite landmarks in philly that you want to see built. i am pretty sure city hall will be one of them. or even apply to be a master model builder. work gets underway in about a month, and the final model will include more than one million bricks. erin: with chronicle we got to meet a master builder down in boston. itan erin: can you believe it? if you like replicas on a slightly larger scale, then you may want to check out a property auction in texas. sean: not made of legos. the former texas governor's mansion is up for sale, and as you can see, it is a replica of the white house, though slightly smaller. the house was built back in 1927 for a million dollars. one million seems to be the theme of this block. bathrooms. -- the 20,000 square foot house includes 15 bathrooms. it will be sold next month.

$5.5 million. i don't know what you will do with 15 bathrooms. erin: it is beautiful though. the staircase and the view. gorgeous, but i don't want to clean all of those back in -- bathrooms. sean: that is a lot of toilet paper. erin: coming up in the next half hour, it was a rematch of the superbowl two years ago. and once again last night's game between the patriots and seahawks came down to the last second. sean: plus mcdonald's is

daybreak. erin: here is a live look right now. temperatures in the 30's. we have that gorgeous supermoon in the sky that makes it seem like daylight in some areas. so bright. we will take a look at that later this morning. it is so dark. let's get to our stop -- let's get right to our top stories. lebanon police are asking for your help in tracking down a man medical center. firefighters are heading back to the scene of a major brush fire in albany this morning. so far, the fire has already scorched more than a hundred acres in the white mountain national forest. and hudson police are urging people to report any sightings of sick animals. they believe several foxes in town may have distemper. erin: we did have some milder air. you have your christmas lights

it is easier to do it earlier. today should be a nice day for it. clear skies this morning. temperatures in the afternoon climbing in the 50's to the lower 60's. milder weather today before clouds approach overnight and we have some showers tomorrow afternoon. erin: we want to check the roads and see how things are looking out there. 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. deb: 93 north and south is moving very well through the state. we are not seeing any problems on the everett turnpike heading through the bedford toll and down into nashua. 101 looks good amherst to canton.

sean: right now lebanon police are on the lookout for a man they say attacked a woman while she was walking on a trail. erin: the attack happened around 5:40 last night on a trail off loop road near dartmouth hitchcock medical center. ray brewer joins us live in lebanon now, and ray, can you tell us how that woman is doing this morning? ray: police are telling us that the woman suffered only mor attention. now police are trying to track down the man who attacked her. police also say this attack victim appears to have been chosen at random. it was around 5:40 last night when the 23-year-old woman was attacked while walking on a trail near dartmouth hitchcock medical center. she said a man came up behind her, threw her to the ground and physically assaulted her. the woman fought back, and the attacker eventually ran off, fleeing down the trail toward the parking lot. he was driving a darker-colored

the attacker is described as a white man between 18 and 25 years old, about six feet tall with shaggy, dirty blond hair. anyone who may have been in the area during the time of this attack is asked to contact the lebanon police department. reporting live, ray brewer, wmur news 9. sean: thanks. crews are heading back to albany this morning to continue battling a major brush fire. today a specially trained fire team will focus on containing the fire, which is burning deep into the white mountain national the fire was spotted saturday afternoon, and it has already scorched more than a hundred acres. it started near a bridge and is now being called the covered bridge fire. at this time there is no word on what may have caused it. the forest service expects the fire will be fully out later this week. erin: new on daybreak, fire officials in weare are investigating a pair of fires that broke out within 24-hours of each other. the most recent fire started shortly after 11:00 last night

when crews arrived, they say there were heavy flames coming from the building. the house and everything inside it was destroyed. officials say the home was vacant at the time and no one was hurt. several hours earlier, crews were called to a fire at a home on mount dearborn road. the flames broke out around 1:00 a.m., and the homeowner was asleep at the time. fortunately, the homeowner was able to escape unharmed, but the house was destroyed. sean: fish and game officials say a massachusetts man died while hiking with a boy scout troop in bean'pu norton suffered a medical emergency while he and his group were coming down the 19 mile brook trail on sunday. they had just left the amc's carter hut. a national guard helicopter went to the scene, but norton passed away despite efforts to revive him. erin: hudson police are warning people to be on the lookout for sick animals. they say they've seen a 44% increase in sick wildlife calls this year and have responded to

the majority of those calls involved foxes, and officers believe the animals may have distemper. they say wild animals with distemper appear to be tame, but they want pet owners to be aware that the deadly virus can easily be spread to cats or dogs through ticks. >> make sure their shots are up to date. check them for ticks. the last fox we had was covered in ticks. that is one way is erin: so far there are no reports of any sick animals acting aggressively. hudson police are asking anyone who sees a wild animal stumbling around or acting lethargic to give them a call. sean: the fish and game department is encouraging the public to help report wildlife crime. officials say anyone who is aware of crimes like poaching, trespassing, littering, or theft can call operation game thief. calls are also encouraged for things like shooting an animal out of season or hunting without a license. operation game thief has a

the number is 1-800-344-4262. it is confidential, and rewards may be paid for tips that lead to an arrest. erin: newly elected members of the new hampshire house can begin filing legislation today. often times more than 500 bills are filed each year. every measure gets a hearing and a full vote on the floor. returning lawmakers have already started submitting bills. among them are proposals to raise the minimum wage and expand gun background checks. in january. sean: the donald trump transition continues. the president-elect is naming his first key appointments, and he's also opening up about the kind of leader he'll be in his first post-election interview. nikole killion is in washington this morning to tell us what the president-elect will be doing today. nikole: today, president-elect donald trump spoke with china's president, who congratulated mr. trump and called for cooperation

nikole: donald trump letting his election victory from nearly a week ago sink in as he sat down for his first interview as president-elect on cbs' 60 minutes. reporter: are people going to be surprised about how you conduct yourself as president? mr. trump: you know, i'll conduct myself in a very good manner. nikole: though many continue to protest his election, he appealed for calm. mr. trump: don't be afraid. we are going to bring our country back. nikole: the pr priorities for administration, including immigration, though appearing to soften his stance. reporter: are you really going to build a wall? mr. trump: yes. reporter: would you accept a fence? mr. trump: for certain areas i would, but certain areas, a wall is more appropriate. i'm very good at this. it's called construction. nikole: the interview comes as mister trump also announced his first appointments. rnc chair reince priebus as chief of staff and breitbart news executive steve bannon as chief strategist. >> the thing about steve bannon

and he's worked very closely with reince priebus. nikole: but some are criticizing bannon's selection because of his purported ties to the alt-right. senate minority leader harry reid called him one of the foremost peddlers of white supremacist themes. in washington, nikole killion, wmur news 9. erin: the new police chief of bow is being sworn in today. sergeant margaret lougee is taking on the role after spending the last ten years as a school resource officer. she has been with the bow police department since her swearing-in ceremony will be held at 5:00 this evening at the old town hall on bow center road. all townspeople are invited to attend. sean: very nice. coming up on daybreak, need some legal help? a student in the u.k. has created what's claimed to be the world's first robot lawyer. erin: and the dirt was flying at a special competition in europe. we'll tell you about the grave-digging championships.

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kevin: clear skies, light winds as we start off your monday morning. a good deal of sunshine. a light breeze out of the southwesterly direction. that pushes us up into the 50's and lower 60's this afternoon. clouds will approach later tonight. that means showers tomorrow. details ahead. sean: a florida man charged in connection with a deadly shooting in massachusetts is due in court in south carolina today. with accessory to murder and armed robbery in connection with the death of 35-year-old daniel smith. two boys found smith shot in the woods in easton, massachusetts, last week. he died at the hospital on friday. right now noguera is being held in south carolina as a fugitive from justice pending extradition to massachusetts. sean: police in philadelphia are on the lookout for the suspects involved in what they call a flash mob attack. investigators say at least four

one of the victims was an off-duty police detective who suffered a fractured eye socket when he tried to intervene in an attack. police were able to arrest two 16-year-old suspects on assault charges. erin: the company that makes splenda is now suing dunkin' donuts. the lawsuit comes after dunkin' donuts cut ties with the sugar substitute this year. the suit claims that the chain now offers a chinese-made off-brand in yellow packets like splenda. the company says it sent investigators into more than 70 dunkin' donuts restaurants and found that some employees falsely indicated that splenda was used in its products. the company says dunkin' donut'' actions are damaging splenda's reputation, and it now wants compensation. this week marks national hunger and homelessness awareness week. and this morning, we are taking a look at the states where the most people go hungry. according to a new report from

biggest problem when it comes to hunger, followed by arkansas and louisiana. maine was listed as the ninth state where the most people go hungry. sean: turning now to sports. the patriots put their 7-1 record on the line last night against one of the best teams in the nfc, the seattle seahawks. this was a rematch of the 2014 super bowl, which, of course, the patriots won. if i rem were down 19-14 when legarrette blount took it in for his third touchdown of the game, making it 21-19 new england. in the 4th, the seahawks took the lead after russell wilson made his third touchdown pass of the game. the patriots had a chance in the final seconds, 4th and goal, but tom brady could not connect with rob gronkowski. seattle ended up winning 31-24. the patriots fall to 7-2. >> we just gotta do a better job.

got to do better. sean: next up, the patriots play the san francisco 49ers this sunday. erin: the bruins were after their third straight win last night skating in colorado, first period david krejci fired one to the far post. his second goal of the season put boston in front 1-0. in the final minute of the game dominic moore threw on in the , empty net from center ice and the bruins went on to win it 2-0. tuukka rask made 21 saves for e the bruins will be in minnesota on thursday. sean: to the racetrack we go. the final two spots in the final four were up for grabs in phoenix yesterday. matt kenseth was trying to keep position on the restart, when he came down the track into the 88, and spun into the wall, ending his shot at advancing to the final round. joey logano took the lead on the second attempt at a green, white, checker finish, and held on for the win. this one automatically qualifies

enough to get him into the final, so it will be jimmie johnson, carl edwards joey logano, and kyle busch, racing for the sprint cup championship in the season's final race, next weekend at homestead. erin: an interesting competition was held last week to determine who is the fastest gravedigger in central europe. ten teams from slovakia, poland, and hungary competed in the event. the teams were judged on both speed and accuracy. each grave had to be dug to five feet deep, six and a half feet long, and three feet wide. no modern tools were allowed, only shovels and picks. the winning time was 54 minutes. sean: that is a lot of work to do that. erin: those exact specifications. a student in the u.k. has developed what's claimed to be the world's first robot lawyer. sean: joshua browder created the robot after receiving several

inspiration. the robot, which takes the form of the website chatbot, asks a series of questions before generating an appeal. it can even use google street view to include a picture of where the ticket was issued. >> once it knows the legal issue, it then takes down details and then places these details into a legally-sound appeal, which can be sent directly to the local authorities. erin: joshua says that within nine months of creating the robot lawyer more than 180,000 sean: hmm. mcdonald's offering a special treat to nutella fans. take a look at this concoction. it's called the sweety con nutella burger. i just want to get one because i can call it that. the dessert features a brioche bun with a nutella center. right now the burger is only available in italy but there is a push on social media to expand it to other countries.

support of this thing. erin: is there actually a burger on it? is it just the new talen -- nutella? sean: there is no meat. no meat. kevin: we will have to wait until it comes to america and find out. erin: as long as there is no meat. sean: you are doing your social media push. you will get here. kevin: breaks. 20's and 30's with fairly light wind out there this morning. we will turn to the southwest this afternoon. that sets up a beautiful afternoon for this time of year. temperatures from the 50's to the 60's. the supermoon is still out there this evening. this is ahead of the next system that arrives late morning and early afternoon in southern areas of the state tomorrow and continues to move north from

after today and for the rest of the week. a few clouds in the north country. patchy fog playing out in a couple of the lower line valleys. this will drift in through the mid-atlantic states today and tonight. the rain chances for us developing midday tomorrow in southern areas of the state and heading northward. temperatures in the 20's and 30's. 30's closer to the shoreline this morning. the fall prone areas. clear skies and light winds allowing temperatures to drop into the 20's. not an arctic outbreak coming with this. temperatures rebound due to sunshine this afternoon. we're talking 50's to lower 60's later today. that is with sunshine today. later this evening, clear skies start off and then clouds

we get into southern areas of the state and will see showers moving northward here those will be on and off. it will be late in the day and early tomorrow evening where there could be brief downpours along with this. heavier moisture slides to our east later tuesday evening. early wednesday, a lot of clouds and lighter showers left over. mostly cloudy wednesday. later in the afternoon due to northwesterly dry flows. temperatures will check back after today into the low to mid 50's for the end of the week. not a huge hit of moisture coming from this. some heavier downpours later in the day or tomorrow evening. we could see up to three quarters of an inch of rain. the expectation is somewhere around one quarter around that. next weekend, increasing clouds

50's in the north country and the clouds drifting in after the moonlit skies to start the evening with that supermoon out there. temperatures overnight dropping into the 30's. lower mid 50's tomorrow with an on flow shower -- onshore flow. there could be a great downpour for the evening commute. lingering shower early wednesday. we get back to some nice weather for the end of the week on thursday and friday. 50's both days. that is where we start the weekend. a chance of showers next sunday. it could be rain or snow. sean: we could use some rain with those brushfires out there. kevin: a little bit of rain. erin: people across the state may be hearing ringing bells today. the salvation army is kicking off its red kettle campaign. this year's goal is to raise $200,000. sean: good luck to them. finders keepers in exeter gathered some much needed items over the weekend for kids who

27,000 new toys and more than 1800 other items, like clothing and blankets, were collected and the manchester police department and the health department will help distribute the items. a big thank you to everybody who donated. erin: much generosity. sean: still to come on newsnine daybreak a big surprise for 3 men in new jersey. we'll tell you about their unexpected encounter with singer bruce springsteen. and now time for our u-local hot shots. take a look at this guy. this bobcat was spotted on a wow. you can submit your pictures and video, and join the thousands of

sean: three new jersey veterans had a run in with the boss over the weekend, but this had nothing to do with their jobs. take a close look right there. the men stopped to help a stranded motorcyclist. and it turns out that biker was the boss bruce springsteen.

bike, but when that didn't work, the men gave springsteen a ride to a local bar. that is where you need to go when your bike is broken. before he was picked up, springsteen paid for a round of drinks and promised the men some concert tickets. erin: how awesome is that? sean: born to run until your bike breaks down. erin: i guess so. [laughter] erin: a new business in pennsylvania is giving women the know-how to work on their cars and do it with style. it's called the girls auto clinic. the business looks like your inside there's also a salon. kevin: that is interesting. the shop, which employs five female mechanics, will not only repair cars, but also show women how to do it themselves. and if they happen to break a nail, they do not have to go far to get a manicure. [laughter] erin: you know, get it all done in one fell swoop. kevin: leads to all sorts of questions.

regarding a lawsuit against phillips exeter academy is set to begin today. we'll explain why the mother of a former student is now suing the school. ray: a woman out for a walk in lebanon is attacked. we will have the latest on her condition and a description of the attacker. reporter: what the president-elect is saying in his first interview and who is joining his team coming up. erin: you may have noticed that the moon was shining brightly last night. that supermoon. we'll tell you what that means and if it will still be this

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