tom: the winner of that race will face annie kuster. jennifer: kuster says she does not expect november to be a get things done, combating the heroin epidemic. working for increased access to treatment for veterans. creating a new campus for our community colleges. fighting for seniors to maintain and protect social security. jennifer: shifting to the race for the u.s. senate where kelly ayotte tom: this is a race called early in the evening. she is looking ahead to her general election matchup with maggie hassan. senator ayyote: making sure the funding comes for prevention, treatment, recovery. he said he is just pointed with the showing. he did say that he is proud of the campaign he ran. we were there when he made his phone call to kelly ayotte. jennifer: you can get all the results and all of the results right on our website, and that will be the place to go for the next two months as we cover every step of the way to the general elec. pictures. we were going to go to the weather forecast but republican gubernatorial candidate chris

i'm annie kuster and i approved this message. kevin: starting off wednesday with a gorgeous sunrise. we have a front approaching from the west. it is going to mean some scattered showers and the possibility of even a shower or two. sean: a man from alaska is dead after drowning in the connecticut river. erin: the emergency crews rushed to cornish just before 6:00 and a missing swimmer. his body was found an hour later. it was a member of the americorp working with the student conservation association. sean: a nashua man admitted he robbed a bank in hudson. 48-year-old daniel quinn pleaded guilty to armed bank robbery. he threatened employees with a knife inside the st. mary's bank last june, and then he took an employee hostage to make his escape. in prison when he's sentenced in january. erin: a vermont mother is accused of driving drunk with her 8-year-old son in the car. shauna graham was arrested. she had several open containers of alcohol in her vehicle. sean: right now it is 13 minutes past 6:00. coming up, snhu to the resc

he will face annie kuster in november. he hopes his core issues like the economy and safety for kids will speak to voters from both parties. sean: jack flanagan too soon to say if he will run again. the three-term state rep says he did everything he could based on the time and resources, and he already offered his support to lawrence. >> in an interview, annie kuster is already looking forward to november. >> i brought people together to get things done. combating the heroin epidemic, working for increasing access to opportunity by creating a campus for the community colleges, and fighting for seniors to maintain and protect medicare and social security. i'm very confident that the voters will make the right decision in november. erin: as expected, the republican senate race was not close with kelly ayotte holding off jim rubens with 80% of the vote. she will take on maggie hassan in november. >>> some campaigns spent the night wonder wondering, decided early. andy smith breaks down. >> this was a late night for a lot of c

i'm annie kuster and i approved this message. tom: people in the town of hancock were shaken this morning after jarring noises. fighter jets were circling in the area and dropped flares that explodeddeddedded in the air. the massachusetts air national guard first said to news 9 that their jet weren't involved, but later claimed responsibility. the air national guard said it was doing target intercept training and dropped the flares. typically it notifies the public before flying over new hampshire, but that did not happen today. jennifer: and today contractors and d.o.t. workers attenit focue amount of salt used to clear snow and ice. the department of environmental services says too much salt is bad for the environment. >> we have a problem in some of our streams here in new hampshire where too much salt is entering them, and that's coming from winter salt that we why to clear the streets of snow and featured speaker, he highlighted the state's extreme weather patterns over the past 10 years. mike: some of the the most extreme w

annie kuster is leading the fight regarding this opioid epidemic. she's trying to do everything she can to get laws changed. so this doesn't happen again. she's definitely a leader. i just love annie. >> now, meteorologist kevin skarupa with your storm watch 9 forecast. kevin: temperature range of 20 to 25 degrees across the state. we are seeing that play out right now. coast. clouds and occasional shower activity in the north country. gradually weaving in a little more sunshine. in southern areas, quick jump into the mid-80s with the atmosphere in place. as we go through the afternoon, the same front will slide farther south and east. this f have a tremendous amount of oyster to work with -- moisture to work with, will have additional showers and 80 thunderstorms through the afternoon. -- maybe thunderstorms to the afternoon. we are not expecting widespread strong weather but there could be one or two of the northwest to southeast. they may have the potential for a couple of quick hitting downpours and wind gusts. the northwest. the leading edge of

the winner will take on the democratic incumbent congresswoman annie kuster. both candidates agree they second congressional district seat. >> we can do better than annie kuster. she's ineffective. >> it's time for us to send new effective leadership to washington. reporter: they both support donald trump but had different reactions to his comment about russian president vladimir putin being a better leader than president barack obama. >> i'm not gonna give more support to vladimir putin at this time. i think he's a threat to national interests. >> by having a relationship thing. reporter: jim lawrence served three terms as state representative, while jack flanagan is serving his third term now. they argued over defending the second amendment. >> my opponent has shown a tendency to say something, to talk tough when it comes to supporting the second amendment. but unfortunately, when it comes to supporting those issues, he hasn't always been there. >> the reality is, he's filling out surveys, okay? i'm actually introducing legislation. amending the affordable c

i'm annie kuster and i approved this message. sean: a terror investigation continues in the new york city and new jersey bombings. suspected bomber ahmad rahami was officially charged with using weapons of mass destruction. abc's stephanie ramos has more stephanie: authorities say there's no doubt ahmad rahami is the man who planted the powerful homemade bombs in new york and new jersey. according to police, fingerprints and forensic evidence connect rahami to the pressure cooker bomb that went off in new york, the bomb that failed to detonate blocks away, plus the bomb placed at a marine corps charity race in new jersey and a new jersey train station. the explosions didn't cause any fatalities but did injure at least 29 people. police have been digging into rahami's life, combing through journals, facebook posts, and in the official criminal complaint, officials describe two of rahami's favorite videos on youtube as jihadi anthems, including this one. ? stephanie: the fbi has also recovered a journal rahami kept with references

kuster of new hampshire. the chair: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from new hampshire and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from new hampshire. ms. kuster: thank you. i believe accountability of senior executives at the v.a. is of great importance. in recent years, administration of the department of veterans affairs has come under intense public scrutiny. what congress and the american people learned was that while the vast majority of officials at the v.a. are self-less -- selfless public servants who do their utmost to deliver quality health care to our veterans, there are some who hamper our ability as a country to care for our veterans. it is our duty to ensure that our veterans receive the best possible care and benefits they've earned through their service to our country. my amendment seeks to strengthen the legislation, to ensure that we truly are improving accountability at the v.a. this amendment is the result of a bipartisan process that gi

i'm annie kuster and i approved this message. pam griffin: our daughter courtney got caught in a web of opiate and heroin addiction. pam griffin: she told me that she didn't want to live like this anymore... she begged... she begged for help, saying mom - please help me. doug griffin: our family's tragedy could happen to any family... pam griffin: we knew we had to save other families from losing their children. kelly reached out to us. doug griffin: she came to my family to learn more. pam griffin: she listened to what we had to say, who we were - she cared about us... she didn't know us. ways to remove the stigma of addiction so parents can get help. doug griffin: kelly co-authored the comprehensive addiction and recovery act - this act will save kids' lives... ...and enable families to get the help they need. doug griffin: we don't want courtney to be remembered for her substance abuse, but rather for her struggle to achieve recovery. pam griffin: kelly believes recovery is possible. sean: commitment 2016 coverage now. it is j

annie kuster is leading the fight regarding this opioid epidemic. she's trying to do everything she can to get laws changed. so this doesn't happen again. she's definitely a leader. i just love annie. i'm annie kuster and i approved this message. we are one nation under god. that black and white, we are one nation indivisible. that republican and democrat, we are all americans. i'd like to punch him in the face. you know what they used to do to guys like that? they'd be carried out in a stretcher, folks. i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters. priorities usa action is responsible soledad: monday's first presidential debate is shaping up to be the super bowl of politics. as many as 100 million people could watch. when the candidates at the debate stage, libertarian debate gary johnson will be watching from the sidelines. >> a little bit frustrated not being in the presidential ross perot, the last candidate to appear as a third party was pulling lower than i am right now and he was allowed in the d

annie kuster is working hard to get veterans off the streets with affordable housing. and she's helped connect vets with jobs so they can get back on track. that means a lot to me. and i want to say, "thank you, annie." kristen: a teen gunman opens fire on a playground at an elementary school in south carolina. this afternoon, he is in custody, after killing his father, then driving to the school where a teacher and two students were shot. abc's maggie rulli shares why a volunteer firefighter is being called a hero. we are having some technical difficulty and will bring you that story as soon as we can. today, israel is paying final respects to one of its founding fathers, shimon peres. he died wednesday at the age of 93. israeli leaders laid wreaths by his casket in tribute to the former leader and nobel peace prize recipient. leaders are expected to attend his funeral tomorrow in jerusalem. we are actually going to bring in that package now. maggie: afternoon recess interrupted by gunshots when a teenager with a handgun began shooting at children in this playground.

i'm annie kuster and i approved this message. narrator: over and over it's been their agenda: anything to defund planned parenthood. kelly ayotte and washington republicans voted 6 different times to defund planned parenthood. they're on a crusade to block services new hampshire women and families depend on: cancer screenings, birth control, basic women's healthcare. od at the top of their agenda... and it's time for that to change. i'm maggie hassan and i approve this message. we are one nation under god. i'm maggie hassan that black and white, we are one nation indivisible. that republican and democrat, we are all americans. i'd like to punch him in the face. you know what they used to do to guys like that? they'd be carried out in a stretcher, folks. somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters. priorities usa action is responsible >> big pep rally at londonderry high school as the lancers get ready for friday night football, londonderry and pinker ton playing thiseekend. 15 gam o tnf,ll of them collection sites for new hampshire t

i'm annie kuster and i approved this message. my prescription costs keep going up. it's more expensive every year. it would be a lot cheaper to buy my medication from canada. and voted against lower cost generic drugs. kelly ayotte gets all that money from the big drug industry. hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions. when you take all that money it just changes you. kelly ayotte's not working for us. dscc is responsible for the content of this advertising. happen to fall on a day that marks a key moment in presidential history. 56 years ago today, the first ever televised presidential debate was held. vice president richard nixon and challenger john f kennedy debated in chicago. an estimated 80 million viewers watched. many may remember nixon's appearance, he was recovering from the flu and looked sweaty tv made a difference, people who watched the debate picked kennedy as the winner while people who listened to it on the radio named nick's in as the winner. and everything was in black and white back then. weather is coming up. a little bit of r

annie kuster is leading the fight regarding this opioid epidemic. she's trying to do everything she can to get laws changed. so this doesn't happen again. i'm annie kuster and i approved this message. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. donald trump says he alone can fix the problems we face. well i don't believe that's how you get things done in our country. it takes democrats and republicans working together. that's how we got health care for 8 million kids. rebuilt new york city after 9/11. and got the treaty cutting russia's nuclear arms. we've got to bring people together. i'm really good at war. i love war in a certain way. including with nukes, yes including with nukes. i know more about isis than the generals do, believe me. nuclear, just the power the devastation, is very important to me. maggie hassan's priorities are working for new hampshire. new hampshire froze tuition. she understands that we need good highway systems. hassan is an advocate for public safety. she's kept spending under control. and how does maggie hassan get

i'm annie kuster and i approved this message. tom: clocked at going twice the speed limit landed one driver in cuffs this morning. jennifer: this morning a trooper spotted a car weaving in and out of traffic on 89 northbound, the trooper clocked a. barne 133 miles per hour. barnett is charged with reckless driving and will be facing a judge in november. tom: the u.s. attorney general in kentucky today bringing attention to the nation's heroin and opioid abuse epidemic. loretta lynch focused on the impact of drug problems in schools, saying the department of justice is now tracking prescription pill addictionings in youth as young as 12. local educators say with new hampshire on the leading edge of this problem, they were already at work on prevention and to destigmatize addiction. >> when your child has a drug addiction the curtains close and nobody was to talk about it, kids aren't allowed to come over and play or hang out. and we're trying to just say listen this is an illness, this isn't a character flaw. tom: attorney general

he says he's optimistic that the polls are showing him gaining ground on kuster. here at the brookline fire department later this evening to join some supporters. heather hel, wmur news 9. josh: thank you very much. flanagan opposes jim lawrence in the second congressional district race. lawrence is hoping his experience experience as a veteran and shawl businessman is helping his chances. reporter: jim lawrence has served as state at this congressional district seat. he spent a good part of the morning at polling location as cross the state. he says overall he's gotten a lot of positive feedback. the conservative republican is an air force veteran and father of eight children. he spoke to us about his motivation for another run at congress. >> the motivation is this. washington is broken, you look at everything from our know, first and foremost i'm a family man and i captain think about leaving washington broken and doing nothing while my eight children are inheriting the future america that is there. reporter: both him and his opponent jack flanagan, they've bee

i'm annie kuster and i approved this message. vo: kelly ayotte says she's on our side, but on our rights, she's squarely with donald trump: trump: planned parenthood should absolutely be defunded. vo: ayotte agrees, voting six times to do just that - defund planned parenthood. and both oppose our right to safe and legal abortion. ayotte: i certainly think that roe should be overturned... trump: ...there has to be some form of punishment. matthews: for the woman? trump: yeah, there has to be some form. vo: ayotte and trump: wrong for new hampshire women. senate majority pac is responsible for the darien: why have the latest smartphone if you can't use it wherever you go? switch to u.s. cellular for our best plan yet: 7 gigs of data per line for only $49. to share more photos at your cabin or video chat at your secret fishing spot... all for just $49. the best part? we put towers in places the other guys don't. because u.s. cellular thinks you deserve a signal that works wherever you are. switch to u.s. cellular and get a whopping

i'm annie kuster and i approve this message. kelly: you know me. not from thousands of false, negative ads- but as your first female attorney general- appointed by republican and democratic governors. as your senator, i'm fighting for equal pay and against workplace discrimination, to expand access to birth control, strengthen and preserve medicare, false, negative ads, i'm still the kelly ayotte you know- and i'm still fighting for you. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. i'd look her right in that fat ugly face of hers. she's a slob. she ate like a pig. a person who's flat chested is very hard to be a 10. does she have a good body? no. does she have a fat [expletive]? josh: if you're looking to enjoy the fall color this is weekend, you might want to head up north where the leaves are really starting to turn. jennifer: find can already be seen in several towns along the kank, the scenic railroad also buzzing with people today. everyone looking to grab a glimpse. the attraction provides three different train rides all around conway and

annie kuster is leading the fight regarding this opioid epidemic. she's trying to do everything she can to get laws changed. so this doesn't happen again. she's definitely a leader. i just love annie. erin: people around the world are rallying behind a chicago man who has been struggling to do his job. sean: this is really a great story. the 89-year-old has been selling popsicles for years but his age is starting to get to him. this photo shows him havin now, one customer was so moved by the man's hard work that he created a gofundme page for him. in just a matter of days it raised more than $248,000. erin: my understanding, he is also taking care of his two grandchildren because he lost his daughter is in the good lot of people trying to help this guy out. kevin: awesome. we're looking at temperatures continuing to warm up. chance of scattered showers and maybe a thunderstorm and we cool off and a very good -- cool off end of the week. sean: starting tonight at 5:00, as granite stater's cast ballots, lawmakers on capitol hill are taking steps to pr

i'm annie kuster and i approved this message. 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 south are mine. all seems beautiful to me. vo: kelly ayotte says she's on our side, but on our rights, she's squarely with donald trump: trump: planned parenthood should absolutely be defunded. vo: ayotte agrees, voting six times to do just that - defund planned parenthood. and both oppose our right to safe and legal abortion. matthews: for the woman? trump: yeah, there has to be some form. vo: ayotte and trump: wrong for new hampshire women. senate majority pac is responsible for the shelley: a grand raising of the curtain today on a new exhibit at manchester's millyard museum. tom: pretty cool. in celebration of the palace theatre, which became a cultural fixture in the city 200 years ago, the exhibit is called, is showtime a history of , manchester's theaters, and it opened today. it also showcases other iconic theaters that live on in the m

annie kuster is working hard to get veterans off the streets with affordable housing. and she's helped connect vets with jobs so they can get back on track. that means a lot to me. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now wmur "news 9 daybreak." erin: oh, good thursday morning to you. and we're waking up to temperatures out there in the 50's. it is a little breezy this morning. sean: a little chi lingering. kevin will tub the rain possibilities over the next couple of days. let's get to the top stories. tilton police have announced a major drug bust. marijuana, fentanyl, crystal meth, and a stolen gun before found inside a traffic stop. portsmouth police detectives say they are making progress in the investigation into a pair of decades old unsolved murder cases. >>> donald trump is returning to new hampshire today, just one day after his rival, hillary clinton, paid a because we've seen rain so rarely on the seven day, some people look and when they see a rain cloud, they think it is going to be a wash out for the entire day. that's not the case. kevin: no. anyt

i'm annie kuster and i approve this message. chris sununu's family gave him a famous name and the top job at the family resort. but then things went, well, downhill. over the years, chris cut jobs. chris cut workers' hours to deny them health insurance. and now he opposes the minimum wage. chris has never had to work for anything. chris sununu has no business being governor. this advertisement has been paid for by put new hampshire first it's ?jimmy kimmel live?! tonight -- armie hammer, from ?notorious?, piper perabo, this week in unnecessary censorship, and music from damian ?jr. gong? marley and now, here's jimmy kimmel! >> jimmy: thank you. thank you, everybody. thank you very coming. i am jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thanks for coming. thanks for everything, really. for those of you visiting,

annie kuster is leading the fight regarding this opioid epidemic. she's trying to do everything she can to get laws changed. so this doesn't happen again. she's definitely a leader. i just love annie. i'm annie kuster and i approved this message. my prescription costs keep going up. it's more expensive every year. it would be a lot cheaper to buy my medication from canada. kelly ayotte voted to block consumers from buying safe medicines from canada. and voted against lower cost generic drugs. kelly ayotte gets all that money from the big drug industry. hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions. when you take all that money it just changes you. kelly ayotte's not working for us. >>> tonight, breaking news. the female officer just charged with first degree manslaughter, after a father walking toward his suv, his hands up, is later shot and killed by police. the state of emergency at this hour in charlotte. >> shots fired. shots fired. >> after protests turn violent. the national guard just has now died. we're on the scene. >>> also br

i'm annie kuster and i approved this message. announcer: now jays king and first action tonight against the texans. jimmy garoppolo was not. bill belichick starting a rookie quarterback for the first time as the patriots' head coach, it was jacoby brissette and he did just fine. he had a rushing touchdown in the first half, the patriots leading 27-0, they have reached the two-minute warning in the ballgame. they're going to improve to 3-0 shutting out the houston texans. legarrette blount rushed for over 200 yards and two ryan griffin, a tight end for houston, he led all of the houston receivers with about eight catches at last check. the patriots, they are going to beat the texans tonight. the red sox wrapped up their series in baltimore tonight riding a seven-game winning streak entering the night. down to six, pick this up in the top of the first, hanley ramirez is going to single right back up the middle and mookie betts will come around ballgame, 1-0 sox. they got a couple more after that. boston lead 3-0 in the third when t

annie kuster is leading the fight regarding this opioid epidemic. she's trying to do everything she can to get laws changed. so this doesn't happen again. she's definitely a leader. i just love annie. colin van ostern: i know from my own life the difference a college education can make. narrator: colin van ostern. the son of a single mom, he went to college on student loans, became a stonyfield business manager responsible for a hundred million dollars in revenue. then, a top executive at southern new hampshire university's college for america. colin van ostern: most of our students graduate debt free. cutting student debt should be our goal for all state colleges to create good jobs, and keep our young families here. vo: kelly ayotte says she's on our side, but on our rights, she's squarely with donald trump: trump: planned parenthood should absolutely be defunded. vo: ayotte agrees, voting six times to do just that - defund planned parenthood. and both oppose our right to safe and legal abortion. ayotte: i certainly think that roe should be overtu

i'm annie kuster and i approved this message. colin van ostern: i know from my own life the difference a college education can make. narrator: colin van ostern. the son of a single mom, he went to college on student loans, became a snyfield business manager responsible for a hundred million dollars in revenue. then, a top executive at southern new hampshire university's college for america. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now wmur "news 9 daybreak." erin: good morning to you. thursday, september 22nd. we watch the sunrise over goffstown. temperatures in the 50's. later on today it is going to feel like summer in the 80's. an: they are going to jump about 30 degree. kevin will talk about that. first the top stories. a state of emergency has been declared in charlotte, north carolina following a seco protests in which one demonstrator was critically injured. the candidates for governor went head to head in their first debate since the new hampshire primary. and a man is recovering after suffering serious injuries when hi

kuster of new hampshire. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be couldn'ted. a sufficient number having risen a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 183, the nays are 236. the amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 15 printed in house report 114-742 by the gentleman from california, mr. takano, on which further proceedings were postponed, on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 15 printed in house report 114-742, offered by mr. takano of c

i'm annie kuster and i approved this message. there were times we were looking at visibility 1/16th of a mile. we have low clouds and fog that will take several hours to burn off before the sunrises. from there, we should be warming up into the afternoon with the humidity. details on the rest of the workweek coming up. erin: thank you. september is hunger action month in new hampshire. the new hampshire food bank is getting a big boost. sean: that's right. metro walls $20,000 to the food bank yesterday. the money will help thousands of families. the manchester-based business has been supporting the food bank since 2011. it has donated more than $80,000 in the time. >> i love the organization and the people here. they do a great job. and what better way to help the community than to help feed people. >> the food bank with money like that, we have the ability to turn every dollar donated it in new hampshire. sean: kudos to them. last year the food bank distributed more than $12 million pounds of food. that's a 55% increase over fou

i'm annie kuster and i approve this message. i'm really good at war. i love war in a certain way. including with nukes, yes including with nukes. i know more about isis than the generals do, believe me. i want to be unpredictable, unpredictable, unpredictable, unpredictable. >> now, news nine sports. >> abe egg day for the red sox with a win over the yankees. they could be the champions of the division. david price is on the mount. gary sanchez hits a homer off of price the dry against the r.b.i. single and they cut the lead. we have shown you this and mookie betts has some issues and fires this to first base. and the original cap pulls it to left and the yankees win 6-4. right away, josh johnson gets a homer and the bluja no clincher for the sox and the indians lost today and remain a game behind in the rangers are winning right now and a big bulldogs in white. ryan clears it away for the bulldogs. another chance and there was a dipping shot. it goes over the crossbar. delivering a beautiful play with the goal of the game being 1-0. know what they're talking about. there better t

i'm annie kuster and i approved this message. darien: why have the latest smartphone if you can't use it wherever you go? switch to u.s. cellular for our best plan yet: 7 gigs of data per line for only $49. to share more photos at your cabin or video chat at your secret fishing spot... all for just $49. the best part? we put towers in places the other guys don't. switch to u.s. cellular and get a whopping 7 gigs of data per line for only $49. my prescription costs keep going up. it's more expensive every year. it would be a lot cheaper to buy my medication from canada. kelly ayotte voted to block consumers from buying safe medicines from canada. and voted against lower cost generic drugs. kelly ayotte gets all that money from the big drug industry. hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions. kelly ayotte's not working for us. and the duchess of cambridge are in canada, their first overseas trip as a family of four. both prince william and princess charlotte were seen giving multiple royals waves as they arrived. t

i'm annie kuster and i approved this message. vo: kelly ayotte says she's on our side, but on our rights, she's squarely with donald trump: trump: planned parenthood should absolutely be defunded. vo: ayotte agrees, voting six times to do just that - defund planned parenthood. and both oppose our right to safe and legal abortion. ayotte: i certainly think that roe should be overturned... trump: ...there has to be some form of punishment. matthews: for the woman? trump: yeah, there has to be some form. senate majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. we are one nation under god. that black and white, we are one nation indivisible. that republican and democrat, we are all americans. i'd like to punch him in the face. you know what they used to do to guys like that? they'd be carried out in a stretcher, folks. i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. colin van ostern: i know from my own life the difference a college education

i'm annie kuster and i approve this message. colin van ostern: i'm colin van ostern. you can go online and read our plan first, we should cut inefficient state spending, just like a business. no sales tax, no income tax. we need to help small businesses and startups grow with less red tape. lower college costs and cut student debt. and expand clean energy. let's take the next step forward, kevin: starting off thursday morning with fog. we are in the 40's. head up to the low to mid 60's with a blend of sunshine and clouds. the next system approaches. we'll talk about the changes it b >> organizers are gedding ready for a 5k run in rochester next month to honor the slain journalist, james foley. erin: the new hampshire native was killed by isis in 2014. this is the second year for the run which raises money for the james foley legacy foundation which advocates for american hostages and aims to protect the journalist. it is set three days >> we had to keep his spirit alive. something to come from the tragedy. >> the reporters aren't getting in any safer situations. they

annie kuster is leading the fight regarding this opioid epidemic. she's trying to do everything she can to get laws changed. so this doesn't happen again. she's definitely a leader. i just love annie. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now wmur "news 9 daybreak." erin: people across the state will be headed to the polls today to cast their ballots in new hampshire's primary elections. sean: the results of today's primary will set the scene for several big races ahead of november's general election, including the race for governor. on the republican side, jeannie sununu, ted gastas, and frank edelblut are vying. steve marchand, colin van ostern, and others are vying. erin: in the second congressional district, jim lawrence and jack flanagan are the contenders. as for the u.s. senate seat, kelly ayotte is running against jim rubens. more details coming up hampshire. i want to say hello. one person who is up for a walk. beautiful sunrise walk. kevin: we wish we could be them. temperatures low to mid 50's. future bright out there early this morn

i'm annie kuster and i approved this message. jean: this weekend you have the chance to buy a piece of history from rockingham park. josh: memories of more than 100 years of horse racing will be auctioned off. today folks had had a chance to it starts tomorrow morning at 9:00 and goes through sunday. >> it's the history in new hampshire, i mean, it dates back to 1906, there's memorabilia here from the 20's, and people from the state of massachusetts, all over the country will be coming just to have the opportunity to bid on pieces of memorabilia that are important to them, their families, and generations of families. >> it's a little sadness, that it's almost over, the last five, six months have been emotionally difficult for an awful lot of people. josh: a lot of memories there. the park is expected to raise more than a after million dollars as a result of this auction. jean: a lot stuff to look through, too. straight ahead, an nhms winner sharing his good fortune with the queen city, what joey la to show for i'm hillary clinton

i'm annie kuster and i approved this message. ? >>> welcome back to "good morning america." we're celebrating national cheesebugger day. the founder of smash burger, tom ryan, celebrating ten years. >> our namesake is smashing burgers. we take angus and we smash them on a butter-painted grill. >> actually, it looks like it's broken up. that's beautiful. >> carnell liezs, you get this great steaky flavor. so, when you bite into this burger all the juices release at once. >> that looks fantastic. >> that's exactly what we're >> use great beef, we like certified angus. i think you want that in a great-tasting burger. >> none of that nonfat stuff. >> none of that nonfat stuff. we use applewood smoked bacon, really brings out the flavor. cheating. it's going to be good. >> it's going to be good. >> just one flip? >> yeah, just one flip. little sliced thin and hand breaded. >> this is ready to go? the breakfast of champions. >> look at that, is that not beautiful or what? holy smokes. so much flavor. >> thank you very much. >> happy national go out and have one today. when i was d

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annie kuster is leading the fight regarding this opioid epidemic. she's trying to do everything she can to get laws changed. so this doesn't happen again. she's definitely a leader. i just love annie. josh: these are the things you can do when you're the boss. foxborough is giving bruce springsteen an extra 15 minutes of fame. jean: the city is extending/curfew to accommodate springsteen's concert. they usually end at 11:15, but tonight that's been pushedded back to 11:30, because this is the boss. on this tour springsteen has been playing three and a half to four-hour shows. this is the last night of the jamie: red sox play their series finale with the orioles tonight at fenway park. porcello will pish -- pitch. sox have a chance to take the lead in the division with a victory. ben cherington is about to land on his feet. mlb.com is reporting he will join the toronto blue jays front office as the vice president of baseball operations. he's from meredith, new school. as the general manager he led the red sox to the world series title in 2013. he lef

i'm annie kuster and i approved this message. ? >> jimmy: our next guest is a very bright and funny man who came to this country to explain how it works. he won an emmy for "last week tonight" which returns sunday to hbo. please welcome john oliver! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: you seem so far away. it's likco it. >> so shiny, so near and yet so practically very, very far. >> jimmy: yeah. [ laughter ] not just practically either. congratulations. it pains me to say it but you definitely deserve it. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, thank you. i've got to say your show was absolutely excellent too. it really is. you do a great job. >> jimmy: thank you very much. i appreciate it. [ cheers and applause ] very fine of you to say. >> i'm just so happy to be that's the honor. >> jimmy: can i just say that i don't think you really mean that. [ laughter ] i feel like you don't. >> yes, i do. >> jimmy: no, you don't. you don't. >> why do you say that? >> jimmy: well, i just -- because you're reading it from cue cards. [ laughter ]

annie kuster is leading the fight regarding this opioid epidemic. she's trying to do everything she can to get laws changed. so this doesn't happen again. she's definitely a leader. i just love annie. narrator: over and over it's been their agenda: anything to defund planned parenthood. kelly ayotte and washington republicans voted 6 different times to defund planned parenthood. they're on a crusade to block services new hampshire women and families depend on: cancer screenings, birth control, basic women's healthcare. kelly ayotte and washington republicans have put defunding planned parenthood at the top of their agenda... and it's time for that to change. i'm maggie hassan

i'm annie kuster and i approved this message. narrator: fewer new hampshire students are graduating debt free, while wall street and oil companies get billions in tax breaks. and whose side is kelly ayotte on? she voted to cut funding for pell grants and like oil companies that give millions to help her campaign. kelly ayotte: working for the special interests, not on our side. senate majority pac is responsible >>> tonight, breaking news. the scare here in new york city a short time ago involving police officers. the suspect with a meat cleaver. police rush to the scene. officers injured. gunshots fired. and we are on the scene. >>> also breaking, the massive recall just tonight. the smartphones now officially recalled because of fires. and the concern ove >>> hillary clinton, back on the trail, and what she says tonight about her absence. and taking aim at donald trump, after that moment at a flint church, when the pastor stops meanwhile, trump tonight, and the full interview with dr. oz. what trump now reveals. >>> police inve

. >> if you do vote for jim, it would basically be guaranteeing that annie kuster would have another two years. >> another case of him talking tough to the voters and doing something else. >> no one now, wmur news 9 tonight. >> at 11 tonight, the suspicious death of a woman in danville has now been ruled a homicide. good evening, new hampshire. i'm tom griffith. >> and i'm shelley walcott. the attorney general's office is now investigating how 51-year-old joanne boucher was killed earlier this week. cherise leclerc live with the very latest in the case. reporter: shelley, investigators have been at that crime scene

she's got a 27 she votes like annie kuster, a liberal democrat in the 2nd cd. >> for her part, ayotte didn't seem to mind being called bipartisan. first appointed by a republican governor, twice re-appointed by a democratic governor, and i worked across the aisle then on getting things done to keep the people of new hampshire safe. this is part of my dna. >> both candidates also say they'd cap their ability to fight for their principles in the senate by imposing term limits. >> i have self-imposed a two-term limit on myself. i have actively traveled around the company promoting the term limits plan. >> i think two terms in the senate. >> that could eventually become a big story for senator ayotte if she wins this year. as she noted, she is not thinking beyond 2016 at the moment. tom: wmur political director josh mcelveen moderated tonight's debate and joins us live. shelley: what do you think was the biggest take away of the josh: jim rubens is a big underdog. he needed a number of things to happen, he needed a hugely memorable moment while senator ayotte had to have a monumental gaff

annie kuster is leading the fight regarding this opioid epidemic. she's trying to do everything she can to get laws changed. she's definitely a leader. i just love annie. tom: tonight a call on congress to pass emergency funding to fight the opioid crisis. >> if congress can spend billions to fight an ebola outbreak on a distant continent, surely we can allocate 600 million to combat a if we work together to get this done. jennifer: senator shaheen called on congress to stay in session to address opioid funding. she says while the comprehensive addiction and recovery act is good legislation, it doesn't provide one cent to fight the epidemic. and congress' failure to act is having, quote, tragic consequences. tom: we have new details in the search for a wantedded bank robber. manchester police say the man who held up a bank of america on pictures were taken of a man walking into the eastern bank a few hundred yards away from the bank of america just minutes before the robbery. police say these pictures taken at the bank of america show the same man i

annie kuster is leading the fight regarding this opioid epidemic. she's trying to do everything she can to get laws changed. she's definitely a leader. i just love annie. brenda willis: when washington bureaucrats threatened access to mammograms, kelly ayotte stopped them. david goethel: and when red tape threatened to crush new hampshire's fishing communities, kelly fought to save us. cheryl coletti-lawson: kelly's legislation on the heroin epidemic will help save lives. jamey french: kelly reaches across the aisle to conserve our environment... becky stafford: kelly is so committed to our veterans and cares about our needs. marc baillargeon: kelly protected our jobs at the shipyard. brenda willis: she cares. dean kamen: that's kelly - an independent leader, fighting for new hampshire. kelly: i'm kelly ayotte and i approved this message. sean: welcome back. a convicted murderer was back in less time in prison. nearly four years ago, he stepped another -- stabbed another man in the heart. the victim's mother spoke exclusively to news 9. good afterno

annie kuster is leading the fight regarding this opioid epidemic. she's trying to do everything she can to get laws changed. so this doesn't happen again. she's definitely a leader. i just love annie. i'm annie kuster and i approved this message. colin van ostern: i'm colin van ostern. you can go online and read our plan to create good jobs and keep young families in new hampshire. first, we should cut inefficient state spending, just like a business. no sales tax, no income tax. we need to help small businesses and startups grow with less red tape. lower college costs and cut student debt. and expand clean energy. let's take the next step forward, ? josh: this sunday on "closeup," primary elections are in their rearview. only precious few weeks remind this remain. we sit with chairs of the democratic and republican parties in new hampshire. and a candid discussion with the ahead of common security new hampshire. 44 days and counting before the general election is on our doorstep. time is critical for the candidates remaining. joining me is jennifer

she is like annie kuster. >> let me go back to my time as attorney general. first as -- first under a republican governor, then three times under a democratic governor. this is part of my the wrong deal. -- with the iran deal. always your takeaway? john: she did her best to ignore jim rubens. she mentioned his name maybe once or twice. jim rubens was on the attack. i think she was a little rehearsed, shall we say -- to be nice about it. not to say she had a bad night. it will be interesting to see rubens will get. josh: a huge underdog. john: before kelly ayotte, i do not see this debate hurt her except that she could have been more spontaneous and some of her answers. josh: not assuming anything, but when people watched this debate, what were they thinking about how this was going to play for kelly ayotte against maggie hassan in the general? kevin: i think that is what kelly ayotteus give. she will never be a supreme -- a superb debater. but she mentioned passion more than two dozen times -- you mentioned hassan more than two dozen times during the debate.

i'm annie kuster and i approved this message. narrator: over and over it's been their agenda: voted 6 different times to defund planned parenthood. they're on a crusade to block services new hampshire women and families depend on: cancer screenings, birth control, basic women's healthcare. kelly ayotte and washington republicans have put defunding planned parenthood at the top of their agenda... and it's time forhat to change. i'm maggie hassan [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hi, there. welcome back to the show. tonight, theost of the new show ?pet nation renovation? on animal planet, dave salmoni is dave brought a whole ark-worth of animals, including a kangaroo, a golden eagle, a panther chameleon and a 2,000-pound buffalo. which is going to eat all the other animals at the end of the segment. then, from brooklyn, new york, the man who gave us ?panda,? the song, not the animal. his latest is called ?tiimmy turner,? desiigner from the samsung outdoor stage. [ cheers and applause ] there's a lot going on. tomorrow night our gue

annie kuster is working hard to get veterans off the streets and she's helped connect vets with jobs so they can get back on track. that means a lot to me. and i want to say, "thank you, annie." one in eight women will face breast cancer. early detection can mean the difference between life and death. planned parenthood gives new hampshire women access to life saving cancer screenings. but ayotte voted to defund planned parenthood six times. why? tless effort to overturn roe v. wade, ayotte puts critical cancer screenings at risk, hurting new hampshire women. kelly ayotte: putting her personal interests ahead of your health care. senate majority pac is responsible i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. i'd look her right in that fat ugly face of hers. she's a slob. she ate like a pig. does she have a good body? no. does she have a fat [expletive]? absolutely. do you treat women with respect? i can't say that either. forecast -- kevin skarupa with your storm watch 9 forecast. kevin: quarter to a half-inch of rain, soaking into the ground. we continue to see clouds winning out