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 today re when that will mean showers, with futurecast, ahead. chris at government is taking shape. terms big announcements and his plans for campaign promises,. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 "daybreak." [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

i'm erin fehlau. sean: good morning. i'm sean mcdonald. hope you had a great weekend. you are need -- going to need the sunglasses. not for the sun, for the moon. it is beautiful. kevin: temperature starting out chilly. mount washington at 30 degrees, which is warmer than most of us away from the shoreline early on. that means another mile day out there as the moon sets and the sun rises early this morning. we are setting up to see a good portion of that sunshine for a large part of the day today. breeze, temperatures would start off in the 20's to lower 30's early this morning. eventually we get back into the 50's to lower 60's, with a light wind and sunshine. that will feel really nice through the afternoon. much more on our work we forecast, coming up. we are joined live by deb davidson. deb: good morning, kevin. if you are starting your commute on interstate 89 or 93, both of those major highways are moving well throughout the granite

that is up to speed, as if the everett turnpike. a four car crash on 93 south exit 46, the left lane is blocked, and hefty delays are forming behind the accident scene. route three southbound is solid. from the debussy eddie traffic network, i am deb davidson for 97 point -- wzid. 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 frightening situation. wmur's ray brewer is live in lebanon this morning, and ray it appears this was random, right? ray: that is what police are telling us, that the suspect choses victim at random and that there is no known connection between the two. police say that the 23-year-old woman was out for a walk on a trail off of loop road near dartmouth hitchcock medical center around 5:40 last night

ground and assaulted her. the woman was able to fight back, and the man ran off toward the parking month. 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 wearing a dark hoodie and took off in a dark-colored four-door sedan. again, police say this appears to have been a random attack, and the woman not serious reporting live in lebanon, ray brewer, wmur news 9. sean: police in pelham are on the lookout for two men that say attacked another man with a fire extinguisher during a home invasion over the weekend. investigators were first called to an apartment building on nashua road early saturday morning because the fire alarm 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

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 burned well over 100 acres along the saco river. flames could be seen from miles away, and crews are battling steep terrain, forcing them to call off efforts overnight. now this is just one of several , brush fires that burned over 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 fully contained. 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 is set to go to trial in federal court today. the mother of a former student alleges that the school

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, school officials believe the girl felt pressured to have sex. 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 two-year-old child in his car while he tried to run away from police in salem is due in court today. 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

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 plans to deport or imprison two 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 chief of staff. mr. chung: you probably heard me say it. drain the swamp. janai: on the one hand, choosing a 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

and white nationalist movement. >> we reject the president-elect. janai: already, we are seeing signs of trump seeming to backtrack on key campaign pledges. >> bill that while. -- build that 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. secure and 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 supreme court, trenton said he is pro-life and the judges will be 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

. in fact, he is gearing up to ride nearly three thousand 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 a candidate. sean: still to come, providing some much-needed therapy. a recent 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. warning in hudson where police , say they are seeing a dramatic

kevin: starting off your monday morning with sunshine to the area. clear skies and a light southwest wind. even though temperatures start off chilly, we will climb into the 50's to lower 60's this afternoon. a very different day tomorrow. we will have the details coming up. sean: working with and riding horses can be therapeutic for many people, and several veterans got to experience that firsthand this weekend in chichester. erin: "live and let live" farm hosted a weekend retreat called "camp resilience," for veterans living with ptsd. established to help animals recover, but is now doing the same for humans who are facing feelings of isolation and anger. >> everything that we soldiers go through, when we come home, it is the same thing they go through. they love to be loved. the touch, the warmth of somebody else actually giving them attention. it has been awesome. it has been awesome. it has been a heartwarming experience.

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 three years. he stepped into the water yesterday, and doesn't expect to step onto land again until march. he will spend about eight hours each day eating and slng and then he will hop back into the water to continue swimming. erin: i can't even imagine doing that, at all. [laughter] erin: talk about the stamina you need to do that. my goodness. sean: good luck to him. erin: good luck is right. 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?

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 is significant damage in some areas. one government official calls it "utter devastation." however, it is far less than that caused by another earthquake in the area five 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. and the quake is also causing problems for animals. take a look at this. these three cows were spotted stranded on a small island of grass, with all the ground around them collapsed into landslides. it is not clear right now what is being done to help the cows,

of 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 the vast majority of transactions are cash. the bills are being replaced now with new versions. a thousand rupees is about $15. the government is trying to crack down on counterfeiters and tax evaders. sean: "doctor strange" continues to rule the box office.e over the weekend to take the top spot for a second week in a row. and leading a busy weekend at the movies -- "dr. 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 pickup trucks and suv's who say their vehicles didn't have enough rust protection. the settlement covers 1.5 million vehicles dating as far

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 looks like it was a huge 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-million dollar totaling nearly four miles, and eight new bridges. the cross country ski center hopes to open in about a month. sean: 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 happens every 13 months. but this is actually the biggest and brightest one we have seen in nearly 70 years. according to astronomers, the

before 9:00 this morning, so the view should be pretty good tonight as well. of course, it is weather dependent when you see this stuff, but it was beautiful tonight. kevin: i suspect the sunshine today will roll over into this evening, at least for a time later tonight, so you will be able to catch it. but do not get up after midnight expecting to see it, because we are expecting clouds to make their way into the area. almost nothing but clear skies this morning will set up sunshine through a good part of the day today. it comes withai temperatures into the 50's to lower 60's later today. a cooler start, but warm sunshine for the afternoon. superman -- the possibility of seeing that this evening as it rises, the clouds will be increasing after midnight from south to north. tomorrow afternoon, showers moving in from south to north, probably as quickly as lunchtime in southern areas. temperatures will slope back to little bit behind that. not a huge cool punch of air

so it will not have an opportunity to drag down cold arctic air. the next system out of the pacific northwest will provide the possibility early next week after it arrives over the weekend. temperatures 20's to lower 30's earlier this morning. fairly light wind as we go through the day. any early localized fog in those fog prone areas will be giving way to sunshine. across the lower 48, no huge funds in temperature, no dramatic cool downs. this afternoon, it is a matter southwesterly wind. it should feel very nice through the afternoon. again, there is the clear skies to start the evening, with high clouds starting to drift in mid-to-late evening tonight, and thickening up tomorrow morning. it will stop right before lunchtime tomorrow. a few showers will continue to creep northward later in the afternoon and into tomorrow evening. the height of this will be late in the day tomorrow, and early

be a couple of heavier downpours. i suspect if we see over 3/4 of an inch of rain fall from the system, it will probably be in eastern areas of the state. that lines up into maine and leaves clouds and later showers a possibility early wednesday morning. the clouds will hold tough into the afternoon. from there, we will continue to see that northwesterly breeze drive things out. for most, a quarter to maybe a third, possibly a half-inch of rain in for southeastern areas. of the state, that is your better chance of over 3/4 of an inch of rain, with a few heavier downpours. we slip back, but temperatures all the way through the week are likely at or above average. average high this time of year right around 50. we will have the afternoon showers lingering into tomorrow evening. clouds lingering wednesday, then giving back to sunshine for thursday and friday, with temperatures in the 50's likely starting the weekend with an

which could be rain and snow showers, next sunday. sean: let's check on our top stories. we start with ray brewer. ray: police in lebanon are looking for the man who attacked a woman as she was up for a walk late last night around 5:00 -- around 5:40. police say the woman was walking down a train off of loop road near dartmouth-hitchcock medical center, where a man threw her to the ground and assaulted her. fortunately, the woman was not seriously injured. police think the suspect in the case chose his victi r 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 say attacked -- men they say attacked another man with a fire extinguisher during a home invasion over the weekend. investigators say it appears the attack was targeted and they do have suspects. erin: coming up how would you , like to live in the white house? you will soon have the chance or at least in a house that looks

erin: a massive building project is getting underway in philadelphia, and master builders are needed. sean: a new legoland discoveryce model of the city of brotherly love. you can vote right now for your favorite landmarks in philly that you want to see built. there is a lot of gorgeous buildings down there. 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. so there is work to be done. erin: making that liberty bell is not going to be very easy. if you like replicas on a slightly larger scale, then you may want to check out a property auction in texas.

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. the 20,000 square foot house includes 15 bathrooms. erin: what? sean: it will be sold next month. the previous asking price was $5.5 million. back in the 1920's, you needed to go to the bathroom a lot more, apparently. a lot of bathrooms in the house. erin: never going to have to 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, mcdonalds is offering a very sweet new burger to customers in one country,

>> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 "daybreak." erin: good morning on this monday. beautiful skies. we did have great weather over the weekend. it looks like today is going to be one of the warmest days all week. sean: it is fun to be mild again. it was mild yesterday. kevin will talk about that in a moment. let's get right to our top first, stories. first, stories. lebanon police are asking for trail near dartmouth-hitchcock 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: today, the weather is looking pretty good. kevin: temperatures near 60.

but you have the longer nights to contend with, so temperatures fall overnight. we are expecting clear skies and light winds to hold through the day. temperatures would start in the 20's to lower and mid 30's and eventually get up to the 50's to lower 60's. clouds will start increasing after midnight tonight. that will mean our next chance of showers arriving tomorrow afternoon. erin: we do need the rain. we continue to need the rain. here is a live look at how things are moving out there. this is on 93 for the windham re camera. kevin: 27 degrees. 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: good morning. we are getting word of a crash on 93 southbound exit four, involving several cars. they're moving it off to the shoulder. be alert through the stretch and stay left to get through that. 293 is moving well through the millyard, that it is a bit busy by exit six. interstate 89, not seen problems

from concord. from the wzid traffic network i'm deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. ,sean: thanks. 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 the woman is doing this morning? ray: she appears to be doing all right. police telling us that suffered only minor injuries, and declined medical assistance. now, police are trying to find the man who attacked her. police say it appears this attack was at random. around 5:40 last night, the 23-year-old woman was attacked while walking on a trail near dartmouth hitchcock medical center. she says the 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 car.

white man between 18 and 25-years-old, about six feet tall, with shaggy, dirty-blonde hair. if you were in the area during the time of this attack, about 5:40 last night, lebanon police are asking you to get in touch with them. 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 nation forest. the fire was spotted saturday first 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

shortly after 11:00 last night at a house at 69 east road. when crews arrived, they say that 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. these 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: also new this morning, a group of hikers from fish and game officers say yesterday afternoon, a woman slipped and fell on an icy trail and injured her arm. the injury slowed the group as they were coming down the mountain, and as darkness started to set in, they decided to call for help. at the time, the group still had nearly four miles to go before reaching the bottom. fish and game officials say the group admitted they were not prepared, and they will likely be billed for the cost of the rescue. fish and game officials say a massachusetts man died while

bean's purchase. officials say 59-year-old james 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 -- was sent 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 13 reports since late september. 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. quick because the last fox that we had was covered in ticks, and

this disease can be spread very easily. 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 or 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 24-hour hotline. the number is there on your screen 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. oftentimes, 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. the legislative session begins

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 him and called for cooperation between the u.s. and china. mr. trump: i've never done anything like this. election victory from nearly a week ago sink in as he sat down for his first interview as president-elect on cbs's "60 minutes." lesley: 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

outlined some of the top priorities for administration, including immigration, though appearing to soften his stance. lesley: are you really going to build a wall? mr. trump: yes. lesley: 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 mr. trump also announced his first appointments, rnc chair reince priebus as chief of staff and breitbart news executive steve bannon as chief strategist. kellyanne: the thing about steve bannon that people don't understand is that in this campaign, he's been the general, 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 supremist themes. in washington, i'm 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 1996. her swearing-in ceremony will be

old town hall on bow center road. and everyone is 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. kevin: a beautiful day out there today, with warmer temperatures. but the less system approach a

kevin: a beautiful sunrise early this morning, 20's to lower range of the 30's. all of the sunshine into the afternoon, from the 50's to lower 60's this afternoon. the clouds start to creep in later eventually shower chances, with futurecast coming up. sean: another nice day out there. a florida man charged in connection with a deadly shooting in massachusetts is due in court in south carolina today. erin: michael noguera is charged 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

on the lookout for the suspects involved in what they call a flash mob attack. investigators say at least four people were injured yesterday when a group of teenagers started attacking people for no apparent reason. one of the victims was an off-duty police detective who suffered a fractured eye socket when he tried to intervene in an -- in the 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 substitute this year. the suit claims that the chain now offers a chinese-made off-brand in yellow packets like -- that look 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 donuts' actions are damaging splenda's reputation, and it now wants compensation.

the line last night against one of the best teams in the nfc, the seattle seahawks. member those guys? this was a rematch of the 2014 super bowl, which, of course, the patriots won that game. in the third quarter, the patriots 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. he had a great night. the patriots had a chance in the final seconds, 4th and goal, but tom brady could not connect with a questionable play. a lot of people talking about that. seattle ended up winning 31-24. the patriots fall to 7-2. >> we just gotta do a better job. you know starts with me. , coaches, players, i mean we just -- we just gotta do better. sean: of course they got to do better. up next the patriots play the , san francisco 49ers this

49ers. erin: is that how you win, just do better? 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 the shutout. the bruins will be in minnesota on thursday. sean: to the race track now. 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 him for the final kyle busch four. finished second, good 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.

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 exact specifications. 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: something like that. erin: it is a talent. sean: i guess it is. erin: 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 parking tickets. 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. joshua 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

authorities. erin: joshua says that within nine months of creating the robot lawyer more than 180,000 tickets were successfully overturned. sean: why not give it a try, right? mcdonald's offering a special treat to nutella fans. kevin, you might want to listen up. take a look at this concoction. it's called the sweety con nutella burger. the dessert features a brioche bun, with a nutella center. right now the buer a push on social media to expand it to other countries. perhaps the u.s. of a could get nutella burgers. kevin: they are still calling it a burger, but it is unclear -- erin: there is no meat in it. it is just a nutella. kevin: it is the bun and the nutella. but they call it a burger. sean: a pretty heavy burger bun, so they did not want to throw that off. cooked nutella.

it is even more go he and . sean: that is true. you heat it up -- kevin: send it to us. sean: test market. kevin: clear skies, light winds. nothing but sunshine into the afternoon. it is going to be a really nice day. the sun sets before a lot of people had home from work, so you are going to miss out a good portion of this to the day today, but if you can brownbag lunch, maybe head out for the lunch break. by lunchtime, and hover around in the lower 60's near midafternoon before the sun eventually goes down and gives rise to the superman again early this evening, where we will have the clear skies initially before clouds increase ahead of the next system. a beautiful day 50's to lower 60's. a fairly light wind to go with it. it will be out of the southwest at around five mph into the afternoon. the next system looks like a round of showers developing late

there. clear skies, light winds, upper 30's at the coast. you do not have to go far inland to see temperatures in the mid and upper 20's to low 30's early this morning. a seasonably chilly start, close to where we should be for this time of year, with the sunshine and light wind. temperatures a solid 10 degrees above the average for this time of year into the afternoon. consider the fact that by the numbers, november considered a cloudy month. the cloudiest month of the calendar year. any clouds in the sky through the afternoon. anywhere from the lower 50's in far northern areas to lower 60's and southern spots. even closer to the shoreline. here come the high clouds. the moon rises early this evening and we should be able to get a view of the superman before the high clouds -- the superman before the high clouds thicken.

heavier downpours a possibility late in the day into tomorrow night. as the heavier moisture steps away, we are left with clouds and if you later showers initially on wednesday morning, as we start to dry out. there could be a few breaks later in the day, but that should be it for that system. as that pulls away, quiet conditions for the end of the week. we head into eastern areas of the state, closer to the seacoast, there could be upwards of a half-inch to maybe 3/ an inch due to the heavier downpours. right now, it looks like the system tries to arrive sometime on sunday. for the time being, temperatures in the lower 60's in concord, getting into the upper 50's to near 60 in the lakes region. sunshine and a few fairweather clouds into the afternoon. tonight, increasing clouds after midnight. scattered showers around tomorrow afternoon and into tomorrow evening. that pulls away with lingering clouds wednesday. and then we are in the low and mid 50's for thursday and friday.

you might hear bells ringing in your ears, and here is why. the salvation army is kicking off its red kettle campaign. this year's goal is to raise $200,000. sean: of course, help out if you can, speaking of which finders , keepers in exeter gathered some much needed items over the weekend for kids who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. 27,000 new toys and more than 1800 other items, like clothing and blankets, were collected. the manchester police department and the health department will help distribute the items. erin: that is wonderful. sean: when there is a need,

erin: welcome back. updating our top stories -- sean: right now, lebanon police are searching for a man they say attacked a woman on a trail. here's ray brewer. ray: police say the victim appears to have been chosen at random. the attack happened at about 5:40, on the trail near dartmouth-hitchcock medical center. a man came up behind her, threw her to the ground, and physically assaulted her. the woman fought back. the attacker ran off. the woman was not seriously inju back to the scene of a major brush fire in albany this morning. the covered bridge fire was first spotted on saturday. so far, it has burned more than a hundred acres in the white mountain national forest. sean: police in pelham are looking for two men they say attacked another man with a fire extinguisher during a home invasion over the weekend. investigators say it appears the attack was targeted, and they do have suspects. 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

the majority of those calls involved foxes, and officers believe the animals may have distemper. kevin: clear skies, light winds. chilly start. temperatures 20's to lower 30's, but climbing into the 50's to lower 60's into the afternoon. we will start to see onshore wind and clouds thickening tomorrow morning, eventually setting up some showers. clear skies again for thursday and and mid 50's. pretty good week. much needed rain chance later tomorrow, south to north. not bad at all. coming up next on "good morning america," the results of an experiment parents will not want to miss. they'll tell you what they found after investigating how well software works to block inappropriate content for kids online. sean: of course, this is a huge frontier for parents out there. also, the latest from president-elect trump on ticks

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