then on friday, dartmouth-hitchcock announced it was laying off up to 460 people. today, manchester mayor ted gatsas became the first candidate to call for that contract to be torn up, saying, "the new hampshire hospital provides essential psychiatric care, and our leaders in concord must do everything in their power to preserve these critical mental health services." mayor gatsas also slammed the governor and the executive council for the contract. two other gubernatorial candidates serve on the council. governor hassan's spokesperson issued a statement today, saying, "the upcoming layoffs are troubling news, but dartmouth-hitchcock has said it won't impact the state contract, and the state will make sure that's the case." and just before 5:00 p.m., the cancellation of the contract citing the layoffs, saying, "this vital ece of information was clearly withheld from the governor and council during the negotiations and debate of their $36 million contract." another campaign and other candidates are calling for officials to stay on top of issues like this. jeannie fo

jean: dartmouth hitchcock hospital is agreeing to increased oversight. josh j.: a look at how much longer the warmer temperatures last before a cooler blast of air moves in and makes it feel much more like fall. josh: today marks the anniversary of a devastating hurricane in new hampshire. the lessons learned from 1938. >> no now wmur news 9 at 5:30. >> many people incorrectly assume that we make $# hundred off of each pen. it's simply not true. josh: the makers of a life saving treatment defended a dramatic price hike to angry lawmakers on capitol hill. welcome back, i'm josh mcelveen. jean: i'm jean mackin. the c.e.o. of the epi pen manufacturer was called to a congressional hearing today. especially parents, around the country. reporter: that's right, josh and jean. the cost of the each i pen has shot up hundreds of dollars over the past few years. a lot of insurance plans don't cover it. today the company is standing by its price hike. the message to epi pen users, don't expect a price drop. >> this is an epi pen. reporter: manufacturer mile land und

dartmouth hitchcock had to deal with layoffs. what is your take? mr. van ostern: it was a bipartisan and unanimous vote to approve the contract. it came after some delays. only after we were sure there would be very specific requirements for staffing and qualifications. i am glad dartmouth has reaffirmed, after these disappointing layoffs, that they will meet every item within the contract specifications. i will hold them to that, as an executive council. we will not relax the standards simply because of the economic challenges and layoffs they are going through. what matters is patient care. josh: the number of people who have said dartmouth hitchcock was not as transparent as they needed to be leading up to this, but others say there were warning signs. where do you fall? mr. van ostern: i think it is ask the state department of health and human services to bid at the contract again. i was disappointed they did not. i was disappointed no other business or nonprofit date on the contract in the first place. when i talk about cutting red tape in state g

a $36 million contract with dartmouth hitchcock after it announced as many as 460 people would be laid off. we'll get to the stories and more in just a minute. first, let's get over to josh judge in the weather center. weekend. hi, josh. >> yes, it's going to be a beautiful one today you can enjoy it, showing you don't have to feel guilty. there are at least scattered showers that will be on the maps. look at the temperatures being check this out. northern new hampshire, you're in the 30's, 36 degrees in whitefield. 40's and 50's. it's a cool start to the day and dry air, 40's for dew points as well. so another low humidity type of day today. you can see there are clouds over here, those are high thin clouds that shine through. they will be around at times and more important and significant is this, a front that will be approaching tomorrow and sticks around with a couple of rain chances for the next couple of days. enjoy today. mostly sunny, pleasantly warm and low humidity. the highs most of us, in the mid to upper 70's, more on those rain chances and how long they last in your forec

the state's 36 million there are contract with dartmouth hitchcock. last week the health care provider announced it would layoff as many as 460 people by the end of the year. but this came just two days after the executive council approved that multimillion there are contract for dartmouth hitchcock to provide staffing at the state hospital. the executive council did vote in favor of the contract. but sununu now w i kept in the dark about the impending cuts. >> that's obviously critical information that was withheld from us. it was withheld from the council, from the governor and commissioner. again i reiterate my call. we need to rebid this contract, we need to get answers. >> i think we need little on the cool side. >> i was back in 2009 when he stabbed another man in the heart, now this convicted jean: we made it to friday, let's check out how traffic is shaping up. pictures looking over 293 in manchester looks just fine. a look at the commute. >> hi, we're off to a busy start on this friday. coming up over the state line it's busy, but no incident

josh: ticket are now on sale, the fairs being held for children at dartmouth hitchcock. jean: in sports we'll hear from the patriots about the big win last night in the season opener tom: and held without bail, the man now charged with the stabbing death of aidanville woman f learning about his criminal past. and on this primary eve we catch up with the candidates working for every last vote. for every last vote. join us for news 9 at 6:00 woman: the executive council voted along party lines, striking down more than $639,000 to planned parenthood locations. when republican politicians cut planned parenthood, it was devastating. birth control, cancer screenings -- who got that funding restored and helped expand medicaid, too. i'm colin van ostern. i was raised by a single mom, and we didn't always have health insurance. that's why, as governor, i'll make sure no one gets left behind. afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. the north and the

. >> we learned this afternoon that dartmouth hitchcock will be laying off as many as 460 employees. the ceo says the layoffs are needed after learning of a 12 million dollar deficit. details of the layoffs will be announced by the middle of october. governor maggie hassan released a statement saying in part, i am directing the state's rapid response team to provide all possible assistance to affected now to commitment 2016, we're less than one week to the new hampshire primary. tonight, we wrapped up our granite state debates with republican candidates for the first congressional district. political director josh mcleveen moderated that debate. he starts our team coverage tonight. >> tonight was our last granite state debate. republican congressman frank guinta and businessman rich ashooh. some fireworks in this wmur one. political reporter adam sexton >> these two shared a debate stage 6 years ago, and even in 2010 frank guinta was facing questions about a big chunk of his campaign cash. the issue has been in play in races guinta has won and lost. but this is the first time as an i

try to reporter: both of them are sitting executive councilors who say they are outraged that dartmouth hitchcock will layoff as many as 460 people, an announcement made just two days after the council approved a 36 million state contract with the hospital. >> that's obviously critical information that was withheld from us. it was withheld from the council, from the governor and commissioner. again, i we need to rebid this contract. >> we need to make sure that they're held to the letter of the law and the letter of the contract that they are patients get good care. reporter: on the issue of health care, van ostern says making the expansion of medicaid permanent is a critical component. sununu wants to reshape it into a model that protects taxpayers and is more tailored to the state's needs. another difference centers on the prospect of a commuter rail project running from the state's southern tier into boston. >> there's no question it will help businesses grow and help responsible because most of the funding can come from grants from washington. >> that's not going to drive our economy forward.

jennifer: dartmouth hitchcock has announced it will be laying off as many as 460 employees. the c.e.o. says the layoffs are necessary after learning of a 12 million-dollar middle of october. governor hassan also released a statement saying in part, quote, i am directing the state's rapid response team to provide all possible assistance to affected workers. tom: tonight manchester first responders are speaking out about the drug crisis through a letter. the police commission wrote it and it now has the backing of the city's police and fire chiefs. kristen carosa joins us live now to explain. candidates run going for governor, comments the police commission says are untrue and misleading and they are asking for them to stop. the manchester police commission issued the two-page letter with the goal of setting the record straight about how the city is dealing with the heroin epidemic. >> one of the police commissioners expressed their concern with how the city of manchester is being portrayed through the political process. reporter: the letter says, it serves no one to make fals

the national guard used a helicopter to take him to dartmouth-hitchcock. more than a dozen people were stuck for hours on a ride at the big-e in massachusetts last night. ride known as the wipe out suddenly stalled. some were stuck for about two hours. firefighters were able to get everybody off the ride safely. no word yet on what caused the malfunction. today, bow high school unveiled a friendship bench at an assembly all part of a student's senior project. jack rich has struggled with asperger syndrome and says he has been bullied all his life so he decided his project would be about encouraging kindness. so he started raising money to buy a friendship bench to prome the bench provides a place for students who feel alone or sad to sit. when other students see a child sitting on the bench, they are encouraged to go talk to them. check out this tribute to big papi. not bad at all. this image of the red sox slugger was mowed into the grass at fenway park. the portrait of the 3-time world champ depicts him in his signature pose when he crosses home plate. b

children's hospital at dartmouth-hitchcock held their >> from ellie the el fanlt to the adventures of buzz light year and woody from toy story. it reminded the community how important the work is at chad. >> the funds raised at occasions like this help us to provide specialized pediatric care. >> more than 30 people used their creativity to create the styb designed to delight parents while reminding everyone of the reason they are automatic there. parents and children touched personally crafted these tables. >> i knew i could offer my creative services for something that was so worthwhile. >> celeste's daughter was a patient of chad when she was first born. >> chad helped my daughter and my family, and so i wanted to inspire others and get them to event. treating babies to opiate addicted parents. they will continue to intercept is to show how thankful they are. >> it is just one less stress for the parents, and it just warms my heart. i will do this every year as long as they continue to do it. i love it. >> and a mad hatter tea party was held this afternoon for kids aged 3-12 tour t

long-term relationship between the new hampshire hospital and the department of psychiatry of dartmouth hitchcock for the benefit of the citizens of new hampshire. shelley: well, questions whale died before washing up in rye back in june. they went over what crews did well as they worked to remove the whale from the beach during a debrief today and looked at what could have been done better. officials with the marine mammal rescue team want to create a statewide protocol to be better prepared if another whale washes ashore. >> and if a whale does wash ashore, how we can more effectively get the job done, necropsied and disposed of in a quick fashion. shelley: officials don't know what killed the whale. the aquarium is waiting for results. tom: still curious about what caused that death. have to wait and see. coming up on news 9 tonight, the new hampshire shelter saving the lives of dozens of animals and how you can help. shelley: and good wyndham family, the new drug just approved that could change their son's life. mike: quite a few clouds with the rain today of course and the sun makes a return

helicopter to lift him from the trail to fly him to dartmouth-hitchcock medical center. a man is facing charges following a truck bust important. police found heroin, meth and cash at the black mountain hotel. demand living there was arrested -- the man living there was arrested. -- suspected of stealing booze. authorities say this man walked into the liquor store on bicentennial drive, last week tequila into his shorts. outside we go for you, and we are seeing gray skies and rain to come. chris: at least they will produce, and we do need the rain. 49 degrees right now, we end up around 57, today. sunniest of the weather will be the farther north you go and that is where the warmest weather will be. steady rain comes in, late in the day, working from south to especially in central and southern new hampshire. downpours could add up to one to two inches of rain. 40's north, 50 south and here is your next seven days. tomorrow is going to be the wetter of the disco days. 60's as a go into monday, tuesday and wednesday. as long as matthew stays away, >>> welcome back to "gma,

dartmouth hitchcock says it will be laying off as many as 460 employees. the ceo says the layoffs are needed after the hospital ended the year with a $12 million deficit. details of the layoffs will be sometime in directing the rapid response team for assistance to the workers. >> the mystery will soon be over, sort of. new hampshire's $487 million powerball jackpot winner has representatives who will come forward on monday. that was sold in hanneford on july 30th it's the biggest prizes in the state and one of the biggest in u.s. history. the lottery says the winner has friday night football. in with the scores and highlights ahead in sports. >> and we have a chance at showers this weekend. much-needed rain. will it be enough and when could it fall? it's 6:39 on a saturday barbara moussette: kelly came through for me and my husband, and i am just forever grateful... with my husband in cancer treatment, we fell behind on our bills, and we needed our tax refund to catch up... ...but hackers had stolen it. we were the victims of identity theft. i was terrifi

lamson was airlifted to dartmouth hitchcock. influence at the time. charges are pending. laconia police are investigating a hit and run. it happened at the corner of court and fair. a bicyclist was hit by a blue nissan ultima. the driver was identified as 54-year-old juan padua. charges have been issued for coming down huntington ravine trail on mount washington. a 62-year-old man from massachusetts started feeling ill on the steepest part of the trail yesterday afternoon. the national guard sent a helicopter to the area and a medic was airlifted into the ravine. 20 firefighters from new hampshire are back homeft helping battle a major wildfire in idaho. the pioneer wildfire has scorched more than 180,000 acres and it continues to grow. wmur's kristen carosa tells us what the new hampshire crew faced. kristen: after 14 days of fighting a massive wildfire, these hard-working firefighters landed at manchester-boston regional airport sunday. >> it has been challenging. type of cell phone use to be able to call back to their families. kristen: the pioneer wildfire is burning

the national guard used a helicopter to lift him and took him to dartmouth hitchcock medical center. they are trying to person and injured more than 100 others. part of the station is still closed. abc's stephanie ramos is in hoboken this morning. >> all right. we have a tree that's into the train station at the hoboken terminal. reporter: the ntsb is investigating the deadly train crash as one of the busiest commuter hubs. >> people were running every way. >> it was mass through the station, leaving debris everywhere and passengers stunned >> are you okay? reporter: in the images, you can see passengers scrambling off of the mangled three. car train moments after the crash. >> we ran over. there were a lot of people kicking out windows. reporter: many of the injured were on the platform, including the 34-year-old fabiola bittar who lost her life debris. the driver is said to be cooperating. >> the ntsb will analyze the fats, determine the probable cause, and issue a report of those determinations. reporter: surveillance video shows the train heading south from hoboken. shortly befor

the national guard used a helicopter t him to dartmouth hitchcock. federal investigators are trying to figure out how fast the commuter train was going when it slammed into the station during rush hour yesterday morning killing one person and injuries more than 100 others. part of that station is still closed this morning as officials continue to sift through the wreckage. abc's stephanie ramos is in hoboken this morning. >> we have a row that is multiple ems for multiple injuries. >> they are investigating the deadly new jersey transit train crash as one of the busiest commuter hubs. >> people were running everywhere. >> it was mass chaos as the train derailed leaving debris everywhere and passengers stunned. >>> in the images, you can see passengers scramble moments after the crash. >> reran over. there were a lot of windows. reporter: many injured were on the platform, including a woman that lost her life after being hit by flying debris. more than 100 people were hurt, including the engineer, thomas gallagher, who was later released and said to b

hayley: dartmouth hitchcock it offered hope and resources to families impacted. >> from elie the elephant, to w woody from toy story and buzz lightyear, how important the work is at chad. >> the kind of funds raised at occasion like this, helped us with pediatric care. >> more than 30 people used their creativity to create the storybook themed tables and reminding everyone of the reasons they're there. families touched personally, crafted the amazing theme tables. >> i knew i could offer my services for something worthwhile. >> she was a patient of chad when she was first born. >> chad helped my daughter and my family, so i really wanted to inspire others and get them to wmur's owneren fehlau emceed the event. the hospital says they'll continue to host the event. >> it warms my heart and i will continue to do it. i love to do it. amy: coming up next on news 9 this driver is going the extra mile to make sure her students are ready for school each and every day. in our next half hour of news 9. a warning for anyone driving in oil wells in new hampshire? you'd think so the way kelly ayotte v

. >> the reporter: maggie left bay state about ten years ago and works at dartmouth hitchcock medical center in lebanon, new hampshire, but filled in the blanks where she could. >> your birth mom took great care of you, you were very healthy, you were a happy baby, and you know, everybody fought over taking care of you. >> the reporter: and while we were talking, kathleen actually had another special surprise for maggie. >> definitely was a big inspiration to push me into nursing school, so i definitely hope that i can show the staple compassion you showed me to other people. >> i didn't know you were in nursing school. that's awesome. >> the two also learned kathleen's youngest shares maggie's name. >> to know that 25 years later, she's happy and healthy and has kids of her own, it's a really sweet story. >> the reporter: reporting in lebanon, new hampshire, crystal all right. turning now to the weather after a few days, feeling like fall outside, we are about to have a bit of a summer fling coming our way. storm tracker meteorologist jason brewer is talking about summer-like temps t

. >> maggi left baystate about 10 years ago and now works at dartmouth hitchcock center in could. >> your birth mom took great care of you, you were very healthy and happy baby. and everybody fought over taking care of you. >> while we were talking kathleen actually had another special surprise for maggi. >> the nurse said everything was definitely a big inspiration, put me into nursing school. so i definitely hope i can show the same compassion you showed me to other people. >> i didn't know you were in nursing school. that's awesome. >> also learned kathleen's youngest shares maggi's name. >> to know 25 years later, she's happy and healthy and has kids of her own is a wonderful story. >> reporter: i'm crystal haynes, fox 25 news. >> catherine: one person arrested for drunk driving in new hampshire. it happened in goth town. the suv pulled over and badly damaged. police say no one was hurt. still working to fish a long run this morning. 106 miles to be exact. officer brandon o'neil is taking part in this year's drive to remember. only he is on foot while everyone else took a bike. i