in a dorm room. a mob later she went to the school's health center and reported what happened. the school notified exeter police and dcyf because the two students were 15 years old and cannot lawfully consent to sex. exeter police did not investigate, but a private investigator for the school found that john doe vile lated the school's misconduct policies. the school says that jane roe did not clearly consent, although it's important to note it was assault. john doe was placed on leave with the possibility of returning in the fall after seeking therapy, but then the school decided he couldn't come back. his lawyers say the school did not treat john doe fairly. but phillips exeter said the policies clearly say it can take immediate action if necessary. following opening statements, john doe testified, he says the sexual encounter was consensual and feels as though he's being punished for something that did

initially was put on dean's leave, he saw a therapist, complying with what the school asked him to do. his mother also testified she says her son is a responsible good person, she feels the school wrongfully kicked him out. the trial will start up again tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m., it is expected to go until friday. kristen carosa, wmur news 9. tom: tonight lebanon police and hospital security stepping up patrols after a woman was attacked. it happene o trail across the street from dartmouth hitchcock medical center. wmur's that bond lopez live now with the latest. reporter: police have been driving by this area all evening and hospital security also making themselves more visible following the attack that happened just around this time last night. police say a 23-year-old woman was walking alone when a man came up from behind and jumped her, knocking her to the ground, she was able to fight him off and only receive minor injuries,

these trails say they'll be keeping an eye out when walking in the area. >> today you gotta keep your eyes open any way, your car at night, somebody could be trying to rob you. >> i wish it was safe here. it used to be, i guess you could always say that. but it hurts. reporter: the suspect is described as an 18 to 25-year-old white man with shaggy dirty blond hair, six fight a clark colored accident -- dark coloredded vehicle. tom: tonight investigators say the men forced their way into an apartment on nashua road saturday morning. the victim was treated for a cut to his head, a woman inside the apartment was not hurt. police say they do have two suspects.

went off it extinguished almost like a white powder onto their clothing, we eventually put out information to surrounding law enforcement agencies and they were able to -- dracut, mags called us and said they had contact with subjects that had white all over them. tom: police say this appears to have been a targeted attack. jennifer: dozens of firefighter are battling brush fires across the state, in albany a large fire has scorched more than 300 acres, and that fire is only 15% contained. jennifer crompton has the latest. reporter: being called the covered bridge fire started saturday and has grown to 325 acres. white smoke could be seen billowing above the forest near albany. 45 firefighters have been able to prevent the flames from threatening any buildings.

how it started, but they suspect that a person caused and it are asking anyone to use care when disposing of cigarettes. >> the ground fire, the main issue we're having right now is there's a lot of snags burning and falling down. so we're protecting the firefighters. reporter: another fire is burning tonight in loudon in the area of bear hill road, that fourth alarm fire is at about 4t under con. this fire is at 50% contained and crews expect to have it completely under control by tomorrow. or at least that's the hope. mike cronin, wmur news 9. tom: apparently there is some rain on the way and every bit helps, let's go to mike haddad. mike: looks like some big help on the way for tomorrow as superintendent rain does move in, maybe a couple of showers early. but the afternoon is when most of it does approach.

happening over new england. there are a few high clouds right now, but the thicker clouds with the steady rain holding off until sometime tomorrow morning, and right now it's lined up over southern new jersey, back through the nation's capital and into portions of the appalachian mountains. tomorrow morning we see the thick clouds already moving in with a couple of light showers, but late morning and afternoon steady rain, possibly over an inch in many spots, but how much more than that could we see and when will that to return. jennifer: vice president elect mike pence says he is recruiting people with character and the competence to implement donald trump's vision for the country. as the trump administration slowly takes shape, new hampshire could play a major role in several key positions. josh mcelveen takes a look at the possibilities. josh: with no experience in the federal government until now, the task at hand for donald trump is daunting, so as he

in his administration, a few granite staters could answer the call to the help wanted sign that might as well be hanging on the door to the white house. >> i'm reaching out to you for your guidance and your help. josh: those are words a number of people with granite state ties could soon be hearing directly, as the president elect begins the process of building a cabinet and a team. >> he's a person who takes a lot of advice before a major decision is made. reporter: lewandowski built a friendshit >> he's a smart man, he's got a great family. reporter: as one of trump's earliest supporters, former senator scott brown could be an assets to the administration in everything from housing to veterans affairs. senior campaign advisor could be an easy fit on the political side of white house operations, or the national party. and the new chief of staff hails from wisconsin, rinse priebus

josh: and perhaps the biggest new hampshire wild card. >> if we don't stab up to them sooner and more strongly. reporter: although ayotte lost her re-election bid, the former state attorney general could provide value in areas from the department of justice through the department of defense. while ayotte has made it clear she's not lobbying for anything, those with transition team experience know, plenty of others are. >> mike pence will be invaluable, but he's got some other seasoned people around him, certainly newt gingrich and othe this process before. it just takes a while, but they're being overreturn and they need to take a deep breath and let it sort out. reporter: senator ayotte had no comment except to reiterate that she's not lobbying for any position. others are eager to make the case in homes of hearing the president elect say two words, you're hired.

6:00, opening early, applications now being accepted for families who need a little help to stay warm this winter. jennifer: and spreading joy with a vacuum, the surprises left for students at a new hampshire school from one very talented custodian. jamie: what a game last night, new interviews from the patriots

jennifer: police in gill fielder are now wearing body cameras. officers spent the summer training with the new equipment and the system went live this morning. the cameras can be worn on a collar or vest, even on a pair of sunglasses. the contract with the supplier includes unlimited storage for

available for granite staters having trouble paying their heating bills. tom: the new hampshire fuel assistance program helps vulnerable families and seniors heat their homes. this year the program opened two weeks early because federal funds have already been released. so far about 14,000 homes have been approved to take part in the program. >> it's extremely important. last winter we all know we had a very mild winter. we never know from one year the next how it will be. for them to get the assistance now and manage their fuel through the winter is very important. tom: the program served more than 35,000 households last year. looks like we're going to get some rain tomorrow. mike: it is a good thing, we're still below average for rainfall here, so the drought continues. the rain will help and there it is, another look at your super,

jennifer: a custodian at a bedford elementary school is drawing a tension for creative cleaning. tom: he spends his week nights cleaning the peter woodbury school, but while vacuuming the carpet in one classroom he got inspired.

reporter: it's art and it's educational and the guy who is putting the these designs into this carpet is getting some worldwide attention. >> it's actually a last minute thing, when i walk in the room i just think of something. reporter: ron gets to the peter woodbury school in bedford about the time that the students are going home for the day. but overnight something magical happens in this first grade classroom. >> couple times i came into school and there was something that's really cute. then couple three days later it's still going and i need to start taking pictures of. this reporter: this former delivery driver just started working here in jum. his vacuum creations just seemed like fun. >> i started doing stripes and squares, and then when the red sox made the playoffs i did a red sox insignia, and it just continued on. reporter: the photo album that the teacher put together hit the

away as japan. many of the designs are topical. >> i just wing it. like the white house, i looked at it a picture. >> we had the white house and we talked about where is the white house, and walked over to the map to figure out where that was. so every day is a new adventure for them. >> snoopy on this house and the american flag. >> i don't know how the, how >> they're cool, i like them because they're cool designs. and i can't wait for what's the one tomorrow. reporter: one of the reasons this all happens, once he gets to school is because at home he has hardwood floors, so he can't practice.

designs. speaking of cool, how about the start we had today. look at the time lapse in warner, we had the crystal clear skies. those temperatures bottomed out well below freezing. it was a thick frost and take a look at the low in concord this morning, 24. but look at the big jump we had during the afternoon. we spiked up to 67, only four off the record high, and that report set back on this date in 1989. while we had a chilly cold morning, record 1986. 30's right now up north, and some spots near freezing. 43 atop mount washington, indicating that the air mass is relatively warm. but tomorrow we won't really feel the warmth due to the clouds and light on shore breeze. 40's for many, and a couple of low 50's at the coast and in downtown manchester. by later tonight we bottom out in the 20's to slow 30's, right around freezing in manchester, about 34 at the coast, so

tomorrow morning. speaking of cold, most of the wintery air is locked up into canada for now and should remain there a good part of this week, that means the next system that arrives tomorrow will be in the form of rain showers early in the morning, in southern parts of new england, those showers will eventually make their way into southern new hampshire. in the midday and afternoon over a good state. for tonight, mainly fair, a few high thin clouds. by tomorrow morning any breaks of sun quickly give way to thickening clouds. with the rain off shore and to our south it's dry through the morning commute. except for an isolated shower. different story for lunch time into the evening commute. take a look at this wall of rain that moves in, some of these downpours could produce over a

hours and you're over an inch and a half by tomorrow night and early wednesday. wednesday we dawn with some clouds, a few light showers to the north, then developing partial sun did you to the afternoon. by the way, the super moon, that means a high astronomical tide, there is a coastal flood warning along the coast for 10:00 in the morning through 2:00. the high tide kicks up during the mid to late morning, that means minor slooding and splashover likely in those hours. not much rain through 10 or 11:00, but after that time frame up to an inch plus in some areas, even near the coast. that would put a nice dent in the drought. if we get over an inch of rain tomorrow, we would work out of the top 10 driest years on record. we will not even make into it

drought continues. dry weather takes over again later wednesday through saturday, a really nice stretch for thursday, friday, saturday. showers likely on sunday, and that front that moves through may signal the pattern change into a typical late november early december pattern, just to let you think -- tom: to enjoy a day like today while you can. >> yes. >> u.n.h. basketball, big test for them, they're in

>> that was a big hit for sure. probably one of the hardest i got hit in my career, for sure. by a good player, good fast player who is like a missile. so it was a good clean hit. >> you just don't see him get hit lik the seattle seahawks came to play big time, including that hit on gronk. handing tom brady his first loss of the season. sunday night football and just like the super bowl a few years ago, inside the five-yard line, really tried to score on the first sneak by brady. but blount gets stopped. and on third down brady mishandles the snap, he e did recover it, so they tried to run a fade to gronk and it just did not work.

the patriots fall to 7-2. seattle, 6-2-1 on the year. >> hopefully games like that, we're in a tough battle, back and forth game against a good opponent and you learn a lot about yourself, you learn a lot about how you compete as a football team. >> we really just, i feel like we just didn't execute well, and we just gotta do a better job of executing and we'll probably pull >> congratulations to the super six, the high school football teams that have advanced to the championship games on saturday at u.n.h. the first game of the day will be at 11:00 a.m. or 11:30. stevens against moultonborough. the d2 game at 2:30, bow against plymouth. both have had upset wins on the road over the weekend. then in division one, exeter and bedford at 6:00. the boston celtics play the team with the worst record in the nba

have one win in 10 games in year. last year they started the the season 1-11, so they're closing in on that mark. we'll find out what the u.n.h. basketball team is made up of tonight, they're taking on temple, that's on espn3, starts at 7:00. last night kentucky hosted conesius. kentucky won. g play michigan state. dartmouth going to the ncaa soccer tournament, they'll host a first round game thursday against st. francis of brooklyn. tom: thank you. jennifer: right now on wmur.com it mansion monday, so check out this $3.3 million home in northampton, it comes with a heated pool and more than two and a half acres.

tonight, breaking news. inside trump tower. the trump white house now coming together. and the controversial choice. also, after that meeting in the oval office, president obama late today on what the meeting was like. and does he still believe mr. trump does not have the temperament to be president? also breaking, the verdict is in. the father degree murder, accused of intentionally leaving his toddler to die in a hot car. the states of emergency tonight. more than 40 fires burning in the east. and this evening, the american city where families are being told to wear masks. the major new guidelines tonight about the kind of drug millions of americans take to help prevent strokes and heart attacks. and gone too soon. paying tribute tonight to