here's ray brewer. ray: a drug raid in manchester has led to the arrests of nine people, five accused of selling drugs. police went to the apartment building on orange street early yesterday afternoon. investigators say they have been looking at the building for about three weeks, focusing on the sale of drugs including crack cocaine. in addition to the arrest, investigators seized more than $3200 in cash, along with four hampshire are going down by as much as 11% in some cases. but at the same time, property values are going up, including in merrimack, where town leaders say taxpayers will still pay about the same. today is veterans day, and there are ceremonies and parades across the state. the ceremony in the hall of flags is at 9:00, followed by the veterans cemetery in boscawn at 11:00. sean: and please share your pictures at wmur.com. we would love to see those veterans day pictures. co your favorite toy growing up? there are now new additions to three the toy hall of fame, but kevin: friday mornin

here's ray brewer. ray: a day care in lee has voluntarily closed after a re wandering along a busy stretch of road on november 18. a man calling police, saying he spotted the child alone, walking up the ramp to route four from route 155 in lee. his angels learning academy closed voluntarily after the incident. the state bureau of childcare licensing and policeare investigating. sean: the death of a two-year-old girl in berlin has been ruled a homicide, but this morning, no arrests have been announced. an autopsy yesterday showed that madison dana died from blunt impact injuries on sunday just a mother from salem who overdosed inside a store in massachusetts with her young child by her side is free on bail this morning. mandy mcgowan faced a judge yesterday after turning herself in. she is charged with child endangerment. coming up this not all reindeer tuesday, are ready to pull santa's sleigh. domino's pizza is now putting got any good gift ideas? ? verizon prepaid is gonna be my gift ? ? no extra charg

here's ray brewer. ray: union members first student's belmont location met last night and overwhelmingly rejected the company's latest offer, and authorized a strike. however, a spokesman says the two sides will meet again tomorrow in washington, d.c., in hopes of reaching an agreement. that means bus service will continue at least through today and tomorrow. erin: littleton police say arrests are pending after a suspected meth lab was discovered at a home on manns hill road. the discovery was made early sunday morning, while authorities were responding to a fire in the basement. sean: a man accused of going on with a car last month is expected to face a judge today. police say hayden mood had meth -- hayden moon had meth and stolen credit cards on him when he was arrested in tilton yesterday. erin: firefighters hope to have a large brush fire in the white mountain national forest under control by the end of the day. the covered bridge fire near albany has already scorched more than 325 acres. kevin: clo

here's ray brewer. ray: aaa is estimating that nearly 2.2 million people will be traveling in new england for the holiday weekend, but there is good news for those travelers. gas prices have been slowly trending down over the last few weeks we are now paying an average of $2.14 in new hampshire, about a nickel lower than a month ago. sean: police in pelham are warning of a possible bad batch of heroin in the area, saying the drugs are mixed with synthetics. investigators say they have seen a sudden increase in drug overdoses in pelham in recent days, including at least two deaths. police in derry need your help identifying this man. they say he broke into the gilbert h. hood middle school early yesterday morning. officers found a broken window coming up on "daybreak" -- what is the secret to a long marriage? even couples who have been married for 70 years sometimes sean: a something extra to be thankful for this thanksgiving. ray and mavis just celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary. they are both in

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 bat

live in manchester, ray brewer, wmur news 9. sean: ray, thanks. the candidates in new hampshire's first congressional district got a chance to face off last night in our granite state debate. incumbent republican congressman shea-porter, and independent shawn o'connor all took part. in their fourth granite state debate match-up, guinta and shea-porter took turns taking jabs at o'connor. shea-porter took digs at his business record, while guinta slammed him as a bernie sanders progressive. guinta: mr. o'connor has identified himself as a progressive democrat, a bernie-crat, and that's why he was running for a year and a half in the democratic primary. shea-porter: he had a boutique business that helped people get actually have right now. o'connor: i understand that both the congresswoman and the congressman are upset about my meteoric rise in the polls, but the fact of the matter is, i created jobs here in new hampshire. sean: tonight, the candidates for the second congressional district will face off in our fourth and final granite state debate. i

ray brewer joins us live now outside the courthouse in brentwood. and ray, i understand that a judge is going to make a ruling on this case today, right? , drivers at first student's belmont location are the only ones who have been authorized to strike. but districts outside of belmont are worried that if they walk off their job, that could have a ripple effect, leading other drivers to have -- to man the picket lines. that is why they are taking the legal action. attorneys for sau 55 are trying to prevent a potential bus driver strike from spreading to their district. >> we believe really excellent service. but to withhold services from the families is just -- it is unacceptable. ray: dr. earl metlzer is the superintendent of timberlane and hampstead school districts. he says once he found out that drivers in belmont could cause a chain reaction strike that could potentially impact 33 districts, including his, he turned to the court system. >> i was committed to using we contracted for to provide transportation for our families was going to honor th

here's ray brewer. ray: police were called to 234 atwell hill road yesterday morning. when they arrived, they found that homeowner, 60 rolled todd downing, was found severely injured. he later died at the hospital. the autopsy determined he died from blunt force trauma. no arrests have been made, but at large is not in danger. erin: firefighters rescued two people from a burning apartment building in manchester last night. investigators say a cigarette tossed into a trash can sparked the fire on elm street. two businesses below the apartment, caesario's pizza and the element lounge, sustained water damage. a strafford man accused of stabbing his daughter's ex-boyfriend and biting his face has been found not guilty of attempted murder. kevin hinrichsen was convicted of misdemeanor assault and criminal mischief. and the presiden incidents on campus. he says several people have experienced racial slurs, bullying, and vulgar statements on social media. the school is now asking for all hate incidents to be reported to unh police. kevin: could be a few flurries around as clo

wmur's ray brewer is here now to explain the plans. ray? ray: the board of selectmen in greenland has voted to send a letter to the coakley landfill group, asking that they pay for a new municipal water system. the group to provide a new water main to connect the neighborhoods closest to the former landfill to the public water supply. the coakley landfill group includes the city of portsmouth, the towns of north hampton, newington, and new castle, as well as pease. most recent tests of wells in the area have not shown any elevated levels of harmful chemicals. but officials say they want to make sure they are proactive just in case problems do surface. >> some of the tests have shown results for pfoa's, and one for dioxane there. and, you know i think this is , being able to lean forward and be able to get safe drinking water into the community before there's any concerns. ray: now we did speak with the , city environmental manager in portsmouth, who maintains that there are no homes in the area in danger of contamination. but the coakley la

the warning comes after devices ray brewer joins us live now the studio. and ray we're told the culprits used sophisticated equipment , right? ray: that's right sean. police say the device used on atm's in manchester and hillsborough used a camera system and blended in perfectly with the atm. now experts are offering advice on how to avoid falling victim. the holiday shopping season is here and security experts say people need to be on the lookout for skimming devices which can steal debit or credit card information. the credit cards with the chips on them those are the most secure so if you've got a credit card with a chip that's probably the way to go. ray: peter la monica a computer forensic analyst who teaches at manchester community college says crooks could target shoppers over the next month. skimmers are generally planted in atm's and gas pumps. la monica recommends concealing your pin code as you type it in and check to see if the card reader is loose. new or been replaced recently make sure that's not a skimmer. ray: police think this man is respo

here is ray brewer. ray: officials with the attorney general's office are investigating a homicide in epping ham. they say 63-year-old robert dishman died on monday from a single gunshot wound to the chest. there was some sort of an instant on am's way around 11:00 monday morning. it is not clear if the incident happened at dishman's home believe the public at large is in danger. erin: in manchester, investigators say 51-year-old robert shatney died inside his thornton street apartment early yesterday morning from a gunshot wound to his chest, and his death has been ruled a homicide. no arrests have been made. police in laconia are looking for the man seen on surveillance video stealing more than $5,000 worth of merchandise from a vape shop. the owner of the shop says the suspect cut security wires early yesterday morning, then got in through the basement, and cameras inside. sean: coming up on "daybreak" -- what is the best score you have ever achieved while bowling? i can guarantee you have never reach

here's ray brewer. ray: several school districts across the state are preparing for a possible strike high school bus drivers. the union boss trevor's to work out of the first student rejecting the latest contract number. and authorizing a strike. the two sides will meet again tomorrow. and they hope in agreement will be reached. erin: traffic around the new walmart in manchester could be going back to how is was before the store opened. the board of aldermen is meeting tonight, after the committee of public safety recommended that all gates be opened and that president road be returned to two way traffic. firefighters hope to have a large brush fire burning in the white mountains national forest under control by the end of today. the fire near albany has already scorched more than 325 acres. sean today the rain should help. coming up on daybreak. a lucky break for a turkey in california. he is in anything but a fowl mood and people are taking sean: this could be a stressful time of year if you are a tur

here's ray brewer. ray: the assault happened on atwell hill road, up the hill from the town offices here in wentworth, in the early morning hours. st the house before beginning the process of taking off the scene. we are told one person has been transported to the hospital with what is described as a victim of a serious assault. erin: a driver is facing charges in connection with a deadly accident on the spaulding turnpike in rochester. troopers say 72-year-old kenneth long of sanbornville was killed when he was hit by a car while trying to retreive a grill that fell out of the back of his pickup truck. the driver who hit him, 51-year-old eric grabowski, was sean: investigators say a merrimack man was seriously shocked and burned while putting up christmas lights. firefighters say the man was using a metal pole to put lights on a large tree yesterday when the pole touched a high-voltage power line. erin: new hampshire's attorney general's office is now requesting a third medical examiner to help deal wit

ray brewer joins us live now at saint anselm college in good morning, ray. ray: good morning, erin. the u.s. senate candidates were not taking any big risks in this high-stakes debate. instead they mostly refrained from attacking each-other. incumbent senator kelly ayotte and governor maggie hassan faced off on a number of issues during their granite state debate wednesday night including cyber security. >> when you want to talk about cyber-security, the democratic on so many issues and failed to call out on this issue she set up a private server, transferring classified information. >> i have said repeatedly that her use of emails was a mistake, she has said so as well, she has apologized, i think that's appropriate. reporter: governor maggie hassan teed off on senator kelly ayotte's support for donald trump, which lasted until last month. >> she said, on 35 different occasions, that she supported him. for our children, and then when the political winds shifted, that's when she changed her position. >> she can use her talking points all she wants on this issue, but the people of th

reporting live outside the state house in concord ray brewer wmur news 9. erin: the senate race is also still too close to call. ayotte has a very slim lead over governor maggie hassan. sean: wmur's siobhan lopez is watching this race for us now and joins us in the studio. >> this race was expected to come down to wire as the the two candidates were neck and neck all evening. when it comes to who is in the lead it depends who you ask, democratic challenger governor maggie hassan addressing her supporters early this morning after midnight, telling them that her campaign tracked 670,000 votes and their numbers show a 5300 vote lead over kelly >> we'll knew this was going to be close. and while we feel good right now, this race is too close to call. >> the governor went on to tell her supporters to go home and get some rest and hoped to deliver good news this morning. >> and late last night senator kelly ayotte addressed a cheerful room of her supporters before the votes began to tip in favor of her challenger. speaking one on one with through tight races befo

wmur's ray brewer is live at saint anselm college this morning with a recap. ray: recent polls show senator ayotte and governor hassan are locked in a very close race. a statistical dead heat. and the outcome here could affect the balance of power in washington, so there is a lot at stake here. this was the second leg of our granite state debates here at range of issues, including cyber security, student loan debt, and the drug crisis. neither ayotte nor hassan was willing to fully support their respective party's presidential nominee. and they did clash when it came to gun rights. sen. ayotte: i appreciate so much how important it is that we keep guns away from criminals and terrorists. i also believe it's equally important that we stand up for the second amendment rights of our citizens. gov. hassan: we closing the loopholes in our background check systems so that terrorists can't buy guns online and at gun shows. and even after the tragedy in orlando, senator ayotte had the opportunity to vote to close those loopholes, and she has declined to do that. ray: t

here's ray brewer. ray: a week to go before the election and a lot of granite stater's have yet to make up their mind. 40% are undecided when it comes to the race for u.s. senate. 50% when it comes to the race for governor. those voters will get some help with our granite state debates is the candidates for governor will be on the stage tonight. analysts say because the presidential race, it adds to the indecision, because there has been so much attention on the race for the white house that many voters have not put as much effort into learning about the local candidates. sean: police in bedford are stepping up patrols because dwi arrests in town are up 40% this year compared to last year. that includes five arrests in just 28 hours over the weekend, and officers say one driver was just 17 years old. a federal judge has ordered a million he made using a ponzi scheme involving more than 80 investors. aaron olson is serving five years behind bars for tax fraud. erin: coming up on "daybreak" -- sleeping wi

the final numbers show hassan winning by just over a thousand votes wmur's ray brewer is here now with reaction from both camps. ray while the results were very : close senator kelly ayotte did concede the race, giving up her chance to ask for a recount. the difference in the vote count was just 1/10 of 1%. governor hassan says the call from ayotte was warm and gracious. this also means that new hampshire now has the first all country with jeanne shaheen, annie kuster and carol shea porter and now governor hassan. governor hassan says she looks forward to getting to work in washington representing the granite state. >> i believe we are stronger when we listen to all voices and all perspectives. we are strongly when we are working to ensure that every person has the opportunity to share in our nation's suc. senator ayotte said "now more than ever we need to work together to address our challenges. the voters have spoken and now it's time all of us to come together to get things done for the people of the greatest state in this nation and for the greatest country on earth." the 115th u.s

we start with ray brewer. ray: as the holiday shopping season approaches, police sounding a morning after found on atm's in hillsboro and manchester. investigators have released surveillance pictures showing the mandate was placing the devices. the devices were found after customers reported having difficulty swiping their cards. sean: police in manchester say a store has been targeted by a burglar for a second time in as many weeks. officers say some threw rocks through the front door of the z-1 market on second street late saturday night, and then stole several items, including scratch tickets. last week, someone stole cash two rock climbers are safe this morning after getting stuck on cannon cliffs in franconia. the pair called 911 saturday night, and were finally pulled to safety yesterday morning about 12 hours after their ordeal started. coming up on "daybreak" -- have you ever wondered what life is like in a fishbowl? a resort in africa is now providing the chance to sleep underwater. energy costs go up

erin: wmur's ray brewer is live this morning from manchester's ward one. and, ray, things are likely -- are already starting to get busy there. ray: they are, and i in here at 6:00. you can see we already have long lines here. election officials expecting very high voter turnout. the secretary of state is predicting nearly 740,000 ballots will be cast in new hampshire, which could make it a record. if you are headed out to the polls, make sure to bring photo i.d. and also remember there is a new law. you cannot wear campaign paraphernalia inside the voting places. some communities have added get inside, in an effort to move the process along. and while there are no specific threats here in new hampshire, the state emergency operations center will be active all day, just in case something happens. >> no we're not anticipating any problems. been working very closely with our police department. they are very good. they're on top of things. expecting very large turnout, and they're prepared for that, as well as our public works department. ray: if you have ques

wmur's ray brewer joins us now live from the attorney general's office in concord with thela ray: we were in wentworth early yesterday morning just hours after todd downing died and the scene was very active. police were still gathering evidence late last night. police were first called to a home on atwell hill road just before 2:00 yesterday morning . when they arrived they found downing severely injured. he the medical examiner ruled his death a homicide. investigators also spent time yesterday at a scene on buffalo road in wentworth just a couple of miles away but officials will not say how or even if the two are connected. so far no arrests have been made in the case but the attorney general's office says there is no reason for the public to be concerned. investigators questioned to people for several hours but they were without arrests being made. reporting live at the attorney general's office in concord ray brewer, wmur news 9. erin: thank you. new on daybreak, firefighters were able to rescue two people from a burning apartment building in manchester last night. investigators

ray brewer joins us live now at the attorney general's office in concord with the latest on the two most recent cases. ray? ray: there's no question officials with the attorney general's office have their hands very full these days as they investigate those four homicides. the two most recent cases in effingham and manchester happened within 24-hours of each other. around 11:00 monday morning, the attorney general's office says a 63-year-old man was shot at a home on ames way in effingham. the victim, identified as robert dishman, died at the hospital. the medical examiner's office says he died from a single gunshot wound to the chest. while this case has been ruled a homicide, officials say the circumstances surrounding authorities say there does not appear to be any threat to the public. meantime, the attorney general's office is also investigating a homicide in manchester. officials say 51-year-old robert shatney died in his thorton street apartment early yesterday morning after suffering a gunshot wound to the chest. >> kind of just wish it was a bad dream and i'd wake up. ray: amand

wmur's ray brewer is live in manchester this morning to explain what drivers can expec a little bit of good news. ray: a little bit of good news. roads will really start to get busy tomorrow afternoon the day before thanksgiving so make sure to plan ahead and allow extra time. but as you head out on the roads, there is good news. gas prices are falling. gas prices have been slowly trending down over the last few weeks. according to aaa we are now paying an average of $2.14 in that is about a nickel lower than a month ago and is making travel for the holidays a little easier. >> you feel like you're filling your car up every couple of days or something like that when you're really traveling and it can be quite a burden on me so. >> it's going to be the second cheapest gas for thanksgiving since 2008. ray: aaa says the number of people traveling for the holidays has been steadily rising in recent years, they expect this to be the second busiest thanksgiving week on the roads in the past decade. and remember sunday afternoon will likely be very busy as everyone heads home. reporting live

wmur's ray brewer is here now to explain what happened and how it is affecting other children at the facility. ray: his angels learning academy closed down voluntarily after the incident but that left 30 families scrambling to find care for their children right away. back on november 18, a man alone walking up the ramp to root 4 from route 155 in lee a very busy area. while other witnesses stayed with the child he went and checked with the nearby daycare and confirmed that the toddler had somehow wandered off. the child was not hurt but the state bureau of childcare licensing and police are now investigating. and the live and learn learning center nearby was only able to accept 9 of the families. >> we have a waitlist of people waiting to get spots and to have to tell a parent, i can't take your child and they look at me and say, what am supposed to do? ray: state records show no major violations for his angels learning academy though state investigators did find a choking hazard over the summer that has since been fixed. it is not known if the daycare plans to reopen or if the state

reporting live in concord, ray brewer, wmur news 9. sean: all right, ray, thanks. represent new hampshire in the u.s. senate. erin: right now, the race is too close to call. incumbent senator kelly ayotte has 48% of the vote to her challenger maggie hassan's 48%. there is about 1500 votes in between the two. kelly ayotte leading with 93% of the precincts reporting. seal on lopez -- siobhan lopez joins us with a closer look at this tight race. siobhan: senator kellyyo making more than 24 stops in 24 hours -- and she had another long night last night. an optimistic senator ayotte addressed her supporters last night but not long after that, , the race flipped, with governor maggie hassan taking the lead. news 9 spoke with ayotte one-on-one after her speech. the senator noting that she's been through close elections before. sen. ayotte: i had a primary like that in 2010, and i am upbeat. but, again, every vote matters, so we will be counting them all. said she would wait until later today to make an official announcement about the election results. governor maggie hass

here's ray brewer. ray: less than a week before the election, the granite state debates kicking off last night with the gubernatorial candidates. both are currently serving as executive counselors, but experience was a big theme of last night's debate. the candidate's hammer each other on their resumes, with the candidates for u.s. senate. sean: one person is dead and two others in the hospital with serious injuries after a three-car crash on route 111 in salem late yesterday afternoon. police say they are talking with prosecutors about possible charges against the driver they say caused the crash. there will soon be new resources available for pregnant women fighting substance abuse. the "roots for recovery" program at the pregnancy care center at catholic medical center launches next year, providing services babies. erin: coming up on "daybreak" -- what would you do to get a new iphone for free? a man in ukraine just won a contest with an extreme move. be noisy. be silent. be near. be far. be joyful. b

here's ray brewer. ray: it appears there are a lot of of undecided voters out there. they will get help in making up their mind with the granite state debates here at and some college. the candidates for governor debate on stage tonight. important. analysts say the presidential race has actually added to the indecision because there is so much attention on the race for the white house that many voters haven't put as much effort into learning about the local candidates. sean: police in bedford are stepping up patrols because dwi arrests in town are up 40% this year compared to last year. that includes five arrests in just 28 hours over the weekend and officers say one driver was just 17-years-old. a federal judge has ordered a million he made using a ponzi scheme involving more than 80 investors. aaron olson is serving five years behind bars for tax fraud. erin: coming up on daybreak. sleeping with vampires. a brother and sister just got a would you tell them to be like donald trump? would you point to him as a role model? absolutely i would do that. like to punch him

erin: wmur's ray brewer is live this morning from manchester's ward one and ray things are likely going to be very busy today. ray: election officials are expecting very hig turnout today. for instance bedford is predicting 85% turnout and that likely means long lines in a lot of towns. election officials are asking for your patience. overall the secretary of state is predicting nearly 740,000 ballots will be cast in new hampshire which could make it a record. if you are headed out to the polls make sure to bring photo id. some communities have added polling locations and others are creating more lines once you get inside in an effort to move the threats in new hampshire the state emergency operations center will be active all day just in case something happens. >> we're not anticipating any problems. been working very closely with our police department. they're on top of things. expecting very large turnout and they're prepared for that as well as out public works department. ray: if you have questions or complaints about voting today you can call the state attorney general's election

in the studio, ray brewer wmur news 9. sean: ray, thanks. in other news state police say , they found more than seven pounds of marijuana after stopping a car for speeding on interstate 95 in north hampton this week. police arrested the driver, 27-year-old nicholas leone of pot. troopers say the drugs are worth about $21,000. they also seized more than $31,000 in cash. well more than 300 people have , now died from drug overdoses in new hampshire this year. and the state medical examiner's office says more than 2/3 of those cases involve fentanyl. another 98 cases are still pending toxicology results, and officials are predicting nearly 500 overdose deaths in the state this year. erin: police ur reward after a cat was found hanging from a tree in a city park. tiki's owner says he last saw his 8-year-old cat nearly two weeks ago. police say they found tiki's body a few days later, dead with a wire around his neck. so far, investigators have not been able to determine who is responsible. the majority owner of the new england compounding center

wmur's ray brewer is live outside the court, and ray, these arguments had to do with the victim's sexual history? ray: that history has been sealed, and in a previous ruling the state supreme court said that it was properly sealed. but the defense says that being allowed to introduce certain facts would have made the jurors more inclined to believe their theory. unh student lizzie marriott was murdered back in 2012. her body never found. seth mazzaglia was convicted of killing her, and sentenced to life. today his lawyer told the state supreme court that by excluding evidence of marriott's sexual >> the fundamental factual dispute at this trial was between a version of the death that amounted to first-degree murder and a version that amounted to an accident. >> are you also arguing that the jury should have heard that she predisposed to the activity from which her death resulted? ray: the defense argued without being able to submit the evidence the jury would have found it difficult to believe marriott would engage in such sexual activity. even if she had consented in the past, it didn't

as ray brewer reports, it's something that epitomizes what the holidays are all about. ray: the turkeys will be handed cards handed out on friday can go a long way towards making somebody's thanksgiving complete. >> this is a gift card for thanksgiving. it is a $25 gift card for market basket. ray: at the rockingham community outreach center in raymond the holidays are here. about 200 families are getting the cards. among those waiting in the line , pamela latour. >> it means getting the rest of my fixings that i would not have the money for. ray: pamela was getting just the one gift card, but larger want to have food prepared for your family and many of our clients can't do that without some assistance. >> it's tough when you're on disability, so anything of these programs are wonderful to help people. you know i think more people , should appreciate what they get. ray: according to gordon, the need seems to be about the same as last year, but there is always a last-minute rush. but she's glad to be able to help. >> i see people come in here with great need and sometime

wmur's ray brewer is live outside the epping fire department, with more on the rescue. good afternoon, ray. ray: good afternoon, sean. the fire department telling us that the woman wasrt this morning. the car went off the road on route 27 in epping, near new england dragway. the fire chief says that the car was about 75 feet off the road, just far enough so that headlights wouldn't pick up any reflection. the fire chief says it appears the woman rolled the car at about 10:00 last night, and the car wasn't spotted until the sun came up around 6:30 in the morning. after at least eight hours trapped in the car the woman was cold, and getting her out was >> she was trapped inside so after we cut her out they removed her through the roof and on a backboard. ray: she was taken to the hospital. there is no on her condition, but again the fire chief says she was alert and conscious when they arrived. reporting live in epping, ray brewer, wmur news 9. sean: all right, thanks. a seabrook woman remains in jail after allegedly striking an epping officer with her truck. police say th

live in wentworth, ray brewer, wmur news 9. kristen: a strafford man accused of stabbing his daughter's ex-boyfriend and biting his face, has been found not guilty of attempted murder. prosecutors said that kevin hinrichsen spotted his daughter and her ex-boyfriend together in northwood last year, despite a restraining order against the boyfriend. they said that's when hinrichson yelled and attacked the man. hinrichsen's lawyer called it self-defense. he was convicted of misdemeanor simple assault and criminal mischief, but acquitted of the more serious attempted murder charge. right now, a driver is facing charges in connection with a deadly accident on the spaulding turnpike in rochester. troopers say 72-year-old kenneth long, of sanbornville, was killed when he was hit by a car while trying to retreive a grill that fell out of his pickup truck. sixteen. long was pronounced dead at the scene. police say the driver who hit him 51-year-old eric grabowski, of middleton, was arrested for driving under the influence. right now the

wmur's ray brewer is live outside the lebanon police department. ray, do police have any leads at this point? ray: police are telling us they do have some tips that that found in. they are asking anyone who was in the area to at that time to give them a call. >> certainly the randomness of the attack is certainly concerning to me as the police chief. ray: police say the 23-year-old sunday evening. the victim was walking along a trail that is across the street from the hospital. the chief says that aspect of the crime in also worrisome. >> the fact that this happened in an area that's well traveled. ray: the woman told police that she was jumped from behind and thrown to the ground and assaulted. she was able to fight off her attacker, who eventually ran off down the path. >> we feel very fortunate that she only sustained minor injuries. ray: she was also able to she said he was between 18 and 25, wearing dark hooded sweatshirt approximately six feet tall, and drove off in a dark colored sedan. she added that he was a white man with medium build, and

wmur's ray brewer is live in concord this noon, and ray, any news on the woman's condition? ray: sean, we're told the woman was taken to the hospital for x-rays and to be evaluated, but at 6:20 in the morning, concord fire department got a call reporting a fire at 8284 south state street. a neighbor, returning home from an early workout, got there first. >> i came round the corner. i could hear somebody screaming "i can't breathe, i can't breathe, i can't breathe." ray: the screams were coming from a woman trapped on the second floor. pauline mackay says a passerby stopped and told the woman to jump. >> so she jumped and she landed on her back. >> she's been transferred to the condition is not life-threatening and actually doesn't seem to be too serious at this point. ray: the fire chief says crews were on the scene within minutes and found heavy black smoke coming from the building. however, all the tenants were out. warren haslam is one of them. >> i went to make a cup of coffee and the next thing i know there was a knock on my door and i started to smell some smoke. ray:

in the studio, ray brewer, wmur news 9. sean: ray, thanks. hillary clinton was in manchester last night, just hours after the fbi announced that its probe into her emails is over, and that the former secretary of state will not face mrs. clinton: don't leave it to chance. don't leave it to others. use your voice and your vote. erin: she rallied support in manchester last night along with musician james taylor. clinton called this election a "reckoning," and then asked for the support of both democrats and republicans. the fire department estimates that 3100 people turned out for the rally. sean: republican vice presidential nominee mike pence was also here last night to rally supporters and campaign workers in windham. he says new hampshire is one of the states that is key to white house, and that he and trump are earning support. gov. pence: i think we've got a great opportunity to bring real change to washington, d.c. -- to rebuild our military, to revive our economy through tax relief, repealing obamacare. sean: pence also called the fbi's

wmur's ray brewer is live in pelham with that warning. ray: kristen, pelham police say they have definitely seen an increase in overdoses since this heroin hit the streets, and it even more deadly. this is heroin and drug paraphernalia confiscated by pelham police in the past. but now they are dealing with something different. >> within 24 hours from sunday morning to mid-morning on monday we had three overdoses. one was a fatal. ray: police say there is definitely a new deadly batch of heroin in pelham. >> whatever people are putting in their system is stronger than a normal overdose that we've been dealing with in the past. ray: police say that the heroin is probably being combined with fentanyl ander and this new concoction has another side effect that is hampering the ability of first responders. >> they are using narcan on subjects and it's not working right away. ray: police say right now they have two major goals concerning this deadly batch of heroin. >> we are eager to figure out a, the source and b, how can we help these people.

ray brewer joins us live in the studio with the details. ray: the greenland board of selectmen voted unanimously to draft a letter to send to the coakley landfill group, asking that it pay for a new municipal water system to ensure everyone in town will have clean water. >> our primary focus is the safety for the residents of greenland. ray: the vice chair of greenland's board of selectmen says the town has been in constant contact with the coakley group since concerns first came up surrounding possible contamination from the coakley landfill. they will be requesting that the group pay for a new water main to deliver municipal water to the neighborhoods closest to the former landfill. while most recent testing of wells in the area have not shown chemicals, officials say they're taking a proactive approach. >> i think this is being able to lean forward and be able to get safe drinking water into the community before there's any concerns. ray: the coakley landfill group includes the city of portsmouth, the towns of north hampton, newington, an

wmur's ray brewer is live in belmont, where the cleanup from one of those crashes just finished. ray: good afternoon, shunted route 106 is fully open. this accident involved a fully loaded cement truck, and two other vehicles and first responders say there's no doubt icy roads were responsible for the crash. from 7:00 in the morning a light rain had moved into much of new hampshire and it combined with freezing, enough to turn the roads treacherous. >> it came on really quickly. ray: in belmont this fully loaded cement truck was heading north on route 106. firefighters say it looks like the driver lost control on icy roads, and struck two vehicles heading south. the driver of the cement truck was trapped. the police actually got him out. ray: the driver was taken to concord hospital with what was described as non-life-threatening injuries. the drivers of the other two vehicles sustaining minor injuries and taken to laconia hospital. lane of route 106. still, firefighters considered themselves fortunate. >> it could have been a lot worse. this road is known for some pretty bad acci

ray brewer was there and explains why this one particular race had special meaning. ray: this year they have a record number of runners, nearly 2700, and a lot of them while hoping for personal bests also have a lot to be thankful for. this year, before setting out on the streets of manchester the runners paused for a moment of silence to remember one of their own. back on november 8, two men out jogging in bedford were struck by a car. one of them, 58-year-old tom decharme, died from his injuries. the race organizers say they are working in decharme's memory to increase runner safety. >> you know, runner id program, have an id bracelet when you're there today, firing the starting pistol. near the beginning of the pack was mark laprade, this marking the start of a busy day. >> we're driving to buffalo new york to have dinner with my brother and my parents. ray: the race is definitely a social occasion, although andrea desmarais did bring in a couple of ringers. >> these two are actually heading to nationals on december 10 to go to alabama right. >> i'm hoping that may

wmur's ray brewer joins us live in manchester with the latest. ray: if you are with us this morning you saw the lines stretch out the door. no waiting at all. but the moderators say things have been busy. about half of registered voters have cast ballots so far. in another ward in manchester they did have problems with their voting machine. >> we're not an early voting state. ray: however, across new hampshire the voters were up early. moderators were reporting long lines, and in some cases problems. at ward two in manchester, the ballot machine stopped working, forcing ballots to be placed in a cardboard box, and voters questioning the going to put them in later and our vote will count. ray: by 9:00 in the morning, the machine was working, and poll workers were feeding the ballots into it eventually catching up. , in nashua the polls were also packed, which was great for jaimie teague and her bake sale. >> i got here at 5:45 to set up and it was all the way out to the street. this is the shortest it has been today. ray: there were two issues on e

wmur's ray brewer is live in ray: sean and erin, the timberlane and hampstead school districts filed the suit fearing that an authorized strike of school bus drivers in belmont could have a ripple effect and cause drivers in their district to picket as well. the issue stems over continuing contract talks between the school bus company first student and the drivers' union. currently only belmont drivers are authorized to strike and drivers in any other district would be breaking their contract if they joined in the strike as well. >> we believe we have a great bus company that provides a excellent source just an excellent service but to withhold family services, it is unacceptable. >> there is hope and desire they come to terms and this strike issue goes away. the teamsters union says districts should not expect any service disruption until monday november 28 at the earliest if at all. reporting live in brentwood, ray brewer, wmur news 9. erin: the new hampshire supreme court is upholding the sentence of a prison inmate convicted of second-degree murder. prosecutors say thomas milton

wmur's ray brewer is live in salem where todd gurley was , charged with morning with causing the crash, and we've learned gurley shouldn't have been driving at all. ray: among the charges gurley is facing driving with a suspended license, his license having been revoked back in september of request that bil be set at $65,000 cash only. ray: todd gurley is charged with causing the accident that took the life of 69-year-old dorothy bushek. according to police, gurley pulled out onto route 111, and struck a car that was heading westbound on route 111 tuesday afternoon. >> mr. gurley's vehicle made contact with the front passenger side corner of that vehicle the and the contact forced the double yellow lines, where it hit head on a vehicle that was heading eastbound. ray: that toyota was being driven by bushek's husband, david. dorothy was was taken to parkland medical center, where she was pronounced dead. her husband med-flighted to boston. among his injuries, a broken femur. gurley is facing a charge of negligent homicide. among the other charges, aggravated dui, based on what police ob

live in manchester, ray brewer. erin: congratulations to all of those honored today. still to come the search for more remains in south carolina. the latest on this disturbing case after a woman is found locked in a storage container. an earthquake rocks oklahoma. it is all cool coming in through the end of the week. i will have the details on how chilly it is going to be a head. erin: today we make a french ree years from now, a routine screening will catch it early and make all the difference. so when chris sununu voted to cut funding for planned parenthood, cutting access to cancer screenings and birth control for thousands of women, it's politics for him. for molly, it's the rest of her life. the stakes are too high to make chris sununu governo. this advertisement has been paid for by put new hampshire first and has not been authorized by any candidate. i alone can fix it! bomb the [bleep] out of 'em. i'd like to punch him in the face. i like people that weren't captured, okay? he's a mexican! she ate like a pig... i moved on her like a [bleep] i did not say that.

wmur's ray brewer is live from the state house in concord with the latest. ray: it was just over an hour ago the governor maggie hassan claimed a victory against incumbent u.s. senator kelly ayotte. behind the statehouse where she served as governor and surrounded by her supporters, maggie hassan says she is ready for the next challenge that awaits her in washington. the race was among the most hotly contested in the country, with millions of dollars of special interest money spent on both sides. in the end, though, the governor says she is convinced that listening to the people of new hampshire is what carried her to victory. after that i've been working on for the last 4 years as governor and during this campaign we heard about those priorities over and over and over again. we also heard about -- ray: the governor pledged that where possible, she would work with president-elect trump, but repeated that the interests of granite stater's is her priority. senator kelly ayotte has released a statement that says ray: now, the final margin of victory for governor

voters and the granite state is proving to be very important to the presidential hopefuls wmur's ray brewer joins schedule. ray: new hampshire is considered a battleground state and both presidential campaigns are fighting hard to win the 4 electoral votes here on the democratic side president obama will be in new hampshire today stumping for the woman he wants to take his job he will speak at a get out the vote rally for hillary clinton this afternoon at the whittemore center at unh in durham open at 12:30 and crowds are expected to be large and republican nominee donald trump will be in manchester tonight along with his running mate, mike pence they will both speak at a rally at the southern new hampshire university arena that event starts at 8 and nearly 10 thousand people are expected to attend this is trump's tenth visit to new hampshire since the primary and his second in four days with those events today there will be added security in both manchester and durham as well as when air force one flies in and out of pease state police is working with the secret service and say some roads

erin: this involves drivers for the company first student serving the timberlane and ray brewer is live outside the union offices in manchester to explain all the issues going on. ray: good morning. we need to stress that nothing has been decided yet but school officials say if this strike does happen it would affect roughly 4500 students in five towns. at the center of the dispute is a pension plan. that is the center of the labor dispute with the teamsters local union number 633. the superintendent for saying there were contract issues and that services could be affected. parents were quickly notified. the school says if the strike does happen, it likely will not start for at least three weeks. but they are already working on backup plans and some parents are working to organize a carpool system. >> we are not quite sure what that will all mean but currently we are looking at traffic routes and that sort of thing, how we would get that many many students into our schools. we will get through this one way or another but it will be because we have great families and great kids. ray: fir

here's ray brewer. ray: a donation meant to inspire kindness became the target of vandals and auburn over the weekend. local girl scouts donated a buddy bench to the village school, hoping to encourage kids to be nice and make nri folder drawings and swastikas scratched into the bench. the bench had to be removed. the girls say they were disappointed, but are already making plans to have a new granite bench installed. erin: school buses are still running as normal across new hampshire this morning. a potential strike by first student drivers is on hold until at least next tuesday while negotiations continue. a juvenile accused of shooting two people in nashua yesterday morning is due in court today. both victims were treated for their injuries and released. sean: coming up on "daybreak" -- special delivery. domino's is now taking to the skies to make sure your pizza avid goodwill shoppers spend years honing the skills they need to find the choicest merchandise. note the hair worn up -- maximizes periphe

reporting live, ray brewer. erin: pedestrians hit by an alleged drunk driver in nashua are speaking out. ashley and her boyfriend were struck while walking near railroad square in nashua early tuesday morning. ashley suffered a hand fracture and a tornado ciel. her boyfriend -- torn acl. her boyfriend had to be airlifted to the hospital where he is still in critical condition. >> it is very scary as a parent. boyfriend. she could have been right beside him. she was two steps away from getting hit head-on with the truck. we saw him being lifted out. he was unconscious, very comatose. scary. >> i'm happy she's alive and i'm optimistic that he will be ok eventually. they love each other and there was no need of this happening. erin: aggravated dwi. he is due in court next week. sean: two men are facing charges after police say they got into a fight over marijuana. 22-year-old justin choice and 20-year-old garrett clay were arrested at the mall of new hampshire on monday. choice sold pot to clay the day before and n

and wmur's ray brewer was there. reporter: compared to other veterans day ceremonies around the state, this isn't a large one, but that doesn't make it any less meaningful. surrounded by flags, carried into battle by new officials gathered to honor those who have served. governor maggie hassan says this day always reminds her of her dad who fought in the battle of the bulge. >> he knew the true price of freedom and the sacrifice required to position our country as the strongest military in economic power in the world. and the strongest force for good. reporter: friday also marked a commander of the state v.f.w. spoke. shannon brown says she doesn't consider herself a pioneer. >> because with the veterans like we're brothers and sisters, doesn't matter if you're male, female, black, white, whatever, it's just worry all in the same team. reporter: brown, a former kindergarten teacher, enlisted because she wanted to serve her country. she says she was reminded this week why she did that. >> when i went to vote i was lik