shelley: and i'm shelley walcott. it was a back and forth race all night yesterday, it came down to just fractions of a percentage that separated the two politicians. wmur's cherise leclerc is live cherise: as you can imagine, members of the republican party are not happy to have lost that representation in washington, dc. and some are already looking ahead to 2020. >> i'm proud to stand here as the next united states senator from new hampshire. cherise: hours after governor maggie hassan declared her victory, senator kelly ayotte conceded defeat, giving up her chance to ask for a recount. saying in part 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.

i'm shelley walcott, wmur news 9. tom: we do have breaking news out of wentworth right now. minute ago the attorney general's office confirmed a homicide investigation is under way. identifying the victim as 60-year-old todd downing. amy coveno is live at the plymouth police department where the a.g.'s office has been working all day and she has late breaking details. what can you tell us, amy? >> they have indeed. good evening to at the plymouth police department in the past hour. a wentworth police cruiser arrived and interviews are under way inside the police department as we speak. we have learned that just before 2:00 this morning a 911 call brought police to 234 atwell hill road. investigators say todd downing was suffering from injuries and rushed to the hospital where he later died. an autopsy was performed this afternoon, the report stating blunt force injuries caused the manner of death, homicide. this is an active and ongoing investigation. investigators have not indicated that any arrests have been may and no word on suspects at this hour. earlier today a man who

shelley walcott is live now with the details. reporter: the families of two people hit by an alleged drunk driver say they have been traumatized. jeff croan, who's from hudson, says his daughter ashley and her boyfriend were hit by a truck while they were walking near railroad square in nashua tuesday around 1:00 a.m. 26-year-old philip kannaly of and reckless conduct for the accident. croan says his daughter and her boyfriend were seriously hurt the boyfriend was airlifted to mass general hospital. >> we saw them big lifted out. he was unconscious, very, toasts. scary. reporter: he is still not awake? >> oh no. they drained his blade -- his brain and reporter: jeff croan's daughter has a hand fracture, and a torn acl in her knee. kannaly posted a $25,000 cash bail. he will be arraigned in nashua next tuesday. live in the newsroom, i'm shelley walcott, wmur news 9. jennifer: the attorney for a new hampshire activist has withdrawn from his federal case, over his client's plans to plead not guilty. jerry delemus has already pleaded

wmur's shelley walcott live in stratford with more. reporter: tom and jean, this is such a sad story out here on bow lake. stratford's fire officials got the call this afternoon around 3:00 after someone noticed a kayaker in distress on bow lake. take a look at this video, we shot it just before the sun went down. stratford's fire chief out in her kayak who appeared to be having a hard time navigating the choppy waters. it's very windy out here today. when rescue crews arrived they found the debris field on the lake, which led them to the kayaker's body. the chief is now urging people who live out here to avoid the lake when conditions are so rough. >> unfortunately, we've ended up locating the kayak at one point point it turned into a search and rescue. and we were able to find a victim, at this time the vital signs weren't viable for life. reporter: the kayaker again is a woman, not sure of an age, but she is believed to be a resident of the lake. her husband did come out to recover the body. that's the scene from here, tom: right no

shelley walcott, wmur news 9. traffic is moving around the rest of the state. live pictures of 93 in windham. josh: peggy james joins us now with a look at the commute. >> hi, josh and jean. looks like a lot of people decided would be a good idea to leave early, so things aren't too bad on most of the major highways. we have a crash the plaistow on 125 at the wal-mart intersection. otherwise, though, 93 is busy the state line up to manchester, no trouble on 293 north or southbound and cruising right along through the hoob set tolls and up to concord. nothing in your way on 101 west bound and the everett turnpike is lighter than normal as well. the spaulding turnpike is busy but moving without trouble. from the wzid traffic network, i'm peggy james for 95.7, wzid. could put a damper on travel plans for millions of americans and it could lead to delays at major airports. aaron tells us what the t.s.a. is doing to keep the secure lines moving. reporter: some 50 million americans are packing highways and airports this holiday weekend. more than half are flying the

for now, i'm shelley walcott, wmur news 9. jean: thanks. a nashua man is accused of impersonating an f.b.i. agent and trying to get inside a massachusetts home. again nonleblanc was arraigned massachusetts. cherise? reporter: jean, police say it was alarming what they found on leblanc when he was taken into custody, including a loaded gun, knife, some restraints in his backpack. they did add this was not it a random act. take a look, these are some of the items they alley found in reblank's backpack including rope, restraints, gloves, and other items. to multiple charges. police say last night just after 7:00 leblanc knocked on the door of an article to be home dressed in a black suit waishing an f.b.i. hat, told the homeowners he was an f.b.i. at, he then asked to come inside to use their bathroom, but they refused and called 911. police also found the names and addresses of other people on po belong's backpack. >> officers located an illegal stun gun in his left front pocket. they searched his pack back and discovered a loaded .38 handgun

the democratic nominee, colin van ostern, another executive councilor, let's head over to shelley walcott in manchester for more on that. shelley: we are here at the radisson hotel in manchester where preps are under way for what people are hoping will be a historic night for democratic gubernatorial candidate colin van ostern. van ostern is a husband, a the governor's executive council to the governor's office. at only 37 years old he could be one of the youngest people elected governor in new hampshire. van ostern has held management roles at southern new hampshire university and stoney field yogurt. we caught up with him this morning as he voted in concord and he was sounding pretty optimistic. >> you know, i know our national politics have felt like a built a mess recently and feels like we're living in someone else's reality show. and we usually find a good way to make progress, we work together, we've been doing that in the state. we need to take our next step forward, focus on how we can keep more young people and startups here. i've been traveling all around the state and i've bee

live in stratford, shelley walcott, wmur news 9. scattered power outages, and tree limbs down reported across new hampshire. right now eversource is reporting about 1100 outages. jennifer: that win is also blowing in some colder air. chief meteorologist mike haddad is in now with a look ahead at the weekend. mike: it is chilly and the winds still active out there and i think they'll continue through midnight, shortly after before diminishing. top gusts close to 100 miles per hour atop mount washington, and close to 50 in manchester. any time you get those winds scattered outages and we did see that across the state from lay morning to the present hour. right now sustained win anywhere from 7 to 23 miles per hour, but the gusts are still up over 30. so still quite active, could see a few scattered outages continuing before the winds shut down, but there's a lot of chilly air in place, holding out for snow showers in the white mountains and parts of the great north woods right now. of that straight ahead. tom: after losing the preside

i'm shelley walcott. the manchester fire chief says the fire most likely started by improper disposal of smoking materials. wmur's mike cronin is live on scene with the very latest. mike: the fire chief says there are more than 100 apartments in knocked down the fire weekly. there are a lot of elderly people in this building. firefighters found heavy smoke. one man was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. the fire chief says sprinklers helped to hold down the flames. they struck to alarms and believed the fire was caused by improper disposal of smoking materials. >> control. removed the victims we had to remove to everybody else shouldered in place and that is the safest and to do. mike: most people tonight will be able to return to their homes. but the red cross says it's assisting 8 families who are now homeless. shelley: thank you for the update. shifting gears to talk about the weather. the question is, how long will the rain stick around? mike h: the study showers are moving out but the remnan

shelley walcott is in manchester at van ostern headquarters. shelley: that's manchester where volunteers are preparing for what they hope will be an historic night for gubernatorial candidate colin van ostern him here's a look at van ostern as he voted in concord this morning. he's the father of two and the executive councilor has touted his business experience throughout this campaign, citing his time in management roles at southern new hampshire university and stoney field yogurt. if elected, the 37-year-old could become the youngest new 36-year-old hugh greg was elected back in the 1950's. as for the here and now, van ostern says he wants to focus on keeping more young people and new businesses here in new hampshire. and recent polls have given van ostern the edge in the state and of course they are hoping that those numbers hold up tonight. that's the scene from here in manchester. back to you. tom: thank you very much. our election coverage continues next. we focus on the congressional races and how the candidates are feel a cast. jennifer:

shelley: and i'm shelley walcott. it was a back and forth race all night yesterday, it came down to just fractions of a percentage that separated the two politicians. wmur's cherise leclerc is live

i'm shelley walcott. tom: and i'm tom griffith. travelling on thanksgiving day could get a little tricky. right now chief meteorologist mike haddad has the outlook. mike: the timing is tricky as well. through 8:00, maybe 9:00 things giving day, it should be dry. clouds up north but elsewhere

i'm shelley walcott. tom: and i'm tom griffith. the drive has been dry all day, but chief meteorologist mike haddad says that could change

i'm shelley walcott. tom: paramedics call it an alarming spike. last month, american medical response says it responded to 45 overdoses. seven of them were deadly. wmur's cherise leclerc is live in the studio with more on those numbers. cherise: the regional director of american medical response to the worst art of all this is the fact they can never really pinpoint why aren't win the overdose spikes will happen. granite state, so does the number of overdoses reported in the state's second largest city. >> we've been trending in the high 20's throughout the summer so this is a very alarming spike of overdoses. seven of which were fatal. cherise: nashua ended the summer in september with 26 overdoses, a statistic that nearly doubled to 45 last month. and overdoses are up this year overall. american medical response has already responded to 310 overdoses this year, 35 people died. compared to all of last year, in which amr responded to 250 overdoses, where 19 people died. amr regional director chris stawasz attributes the spike to a far more potent

i'm shelley walcott. most polls open in just tonight, seven hours. we have live team coverage across the state, focusing on all the big races. the one at the top, the historic battle for the white house. still on the campaign trail right now. the republican presidential nominee packed the s&h university auditorium. tom: adam sexton live in manchester where he joins us now. adam: this was about as big a political event can hampshire. donald trump had bigger news to deliver when he announced two high-profile endorsements. donald trump dropped a sports bombshell, claiming he has the backing of two of the biggest names in new england sports. first, tom brady. >> he called today and he said donald, i support you. you are my friend and i voted belichick wrote him a letter of support and he read from it. >> you prove to be the ultimate competitor and fighter. her leadership is amazing. adam: trump quickly moved to blitzing hillary clinton. >> she is being protected i a totally rigged system. adam: benefit of a 35% tariff that he says will help the state. he

shelley: i am shelley walcott. how much more snow could fall tonight? chief meteorologist mike haddad is here with the forecast. mike: very little, if any in southern new hampshire but in the north is a different story. snowstorms continue to fly.

i'm shelley walcott. tom: and i'm tom griffith. so how much rain fell? mike: it does help the drought. every bit will help. due to the system moving through, well over one inch of rain at the coast. close to 1.5 at portsmouth.

i'm shelley walcott. this is the latest step after the discovery of high levels of pfoa's in the ground from the saint gobain plant in merrimack. wmur's naoko funayama is live in litchfield tonight to explain why these are just a temporary >> shelley, it is indeed just a temporary solution because the state and towns are working as quickly as they can to construct new water lines and get the affected homes hooked up to public water. but no doubt the winter will certainly halt construction, which is why many homes are getting the filtration system in place. this is the filtration system that will be installed in homes with wells still waiting to be hooked up to public water in litchfield. it's a no-brainer to get one. >> we've got several of our family members who have had brushes with thyroid cancer. we are concerned about getting off of the present situation. >> saint-gobain is paying for the systems and the installation after pfoa's from its merrimack plant contaminated nearby groundwater. the filters f

i'm shelley walcott. tom: and i'm tom griffith. so how much rain fell? mike: it does help the drought. every bit will help. due to the system moving through, well over one inch of rain at the coast. close to 1.5 at portsmouth. above that. rochester, close to one inch of rain. the highest totals stacking up with extreme and severe doubt are hitting the hardest, which is good news. lingering rain up north. steady rain will continue on and off for the next couple of hours before it tapers off to a few light showers even in northern new hampshire. when do we get the sunshine back? what about more changes for the rest of the week? ahead. tom: we have word that flooding has closed drake side road at lafayette road in hampton. police are now asking drivers to avoid the area. no word on when it will reopen. shelley: tonight, manchester city leaders voted to open the gates on streets around the new walmart. the decision comes after months of debate. different traffic patterns sparked outrage among neighbors, concerned about safety. wmur's mike cronin is live in m

i'm shelley walcott. tom: and i'm tom griffith. this is the third homicide investigation in the state this week. the attorney general's office says a 63-year-old man was shot in the chest yesterday and later died at the hospital. wmur's siobhan lopez is live in effingham tonight with what we know right now.

i'm shelley walcott. tom: and i'm tom griffith. this is the third homicide investigation in the state this week. the attorney general's office says a 63-year-old man was shot in the chest yesterday and later died at the hospital. wmur's siobhan lopez is live in effingham tonight with what we know right now. office, the victim is identified as 63-year-old robert dishman. he did i the hospital suffering from a single gunshot wound to the chest. investigators say dishman was shot during some kind of incident on ams way around 11 : 00 yesterday morning. its unclear if that's dishman's home, but we spoke with the next door neighbor who says a man named bob lives at that address. he tells us he saw a heavy police presence there yesterday, and was surprised to hear someone was shot. >> that's just crazy. i don't know. i've heard him yelling a few times, but i don't know what it was about. i did not think much of it. siobhan: no arrests have been made at this point, but the ag's office says based on their investigation there does not appea

i'm shelley walcott. this is the latest step after the discovery of high levels of pfoa's in the ground from the saint gobain plant in merrimack. wmur's naoko funayama is live in litchfield tonight to explain why these are just a temporary

i'm shelley walcott. tom: and i'm tom griffith. travelling on thanksgiving day mike: the timing is tricky as well. through 8:00, maybe 9:00 things giving day, it should be dry. clouds up north but elsewhere clouds are beginning to break. still on the gusty side out there. that windchill even lower than the number on the thermometer. to the west, tracking the next system. rain, sleet, and snow. stretching to the greatak towards the granite state sometime thanksgiving morning. if you are traveling anywhere in the northeast tomorrow, it will be fine. roadways nice and dry. that will be the case until daybreak on thursday. at 7:00 a.m., a narrow band of snow likely creeps into the monadnock region and to the lakes region around 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. shelley: tonight, drivers are already hitting the roads for the holiday weekend. it is expected to be really busy on the highways. people are being asked to leave early and plan ahead. our mike cronin joins us live from the hooksett rest area on i-93 with what to you expect. mike: millions of

i'm shelley walcott. tom: and i'm tom griffith. the drive has been dry all day, but chief meteorologist mike haddad says that could change tomorrow. mike: that's right, we're not tracking a big storm, it won't be a widespread travel issue tomorrow. having said that, there's a narrow band of no showers over new york, stretching toward new hampshire. it will be right on top of us tomorrow from sun up until about 10:00 or 11:00 tomorrow morning. it's so narrow a band that how we could possibly see would be coding to maybe just under a half-inch. it may be just enough to make some roads a little bit slick. as for the rest of the late morning into the afternoon, just overcast skies occurring in central pennsylvania right now and that's our weather for tomorrow afternoon. tomorrow night? shelley: tonight, we take a live look at the drive on i-93 in hooksett. the state department of transportation says it is watching the weather forecast closely, in case roads become slick. but with holiday travel nationwide expected to be its highest lev

shelley: i am shelley walcott. how much more snow could fall tonight? is here with the forecast. mike: very little, if any in southern new hampshire but in the north is a different story. snowstorms continue to fly. the mountains could see an additional coating. up to two inches in the higher terrain. not much happening through a good portion of new hampshire but it is a bit deceiving. the mountains will bring out a little more -- little more moisture. we have cold statewide. we also have winds that are fairly busy. 15-25 miles per hour. put the two together and you end up with a feels like windchill temperature of teens and 20's. it feels like winter out there and it will tomorrow morning with son in southern new hampshire and lingering flurries in the northern part of the state. chances, and will the temperature state chilly? all of that ahead. shelley: the weather could play a role on how things shake out on the roads as people set out this week for their holiday travel. aaa projects more than 43 million americans will to take road trips this thanksgiving. one thing travelers

i'm shelley walcott. tom: and i'm tom griffith. the final week of the campaign will be crucial for candidates locked in close races. the latest wmur granite state poll says 40% of likely voters say they haven't made a final decision in the u.s. senate race. and even more, 50%, say they're still making up their minds in

shelley: and i'm shelley walcott. the accident happened at an intersection that neighbors call dangerous. it shut down route 111 and ermer road from late this afternoon well into the evening. wmur's naoko funayama is live in salem where that road reopened

shelley: and i'm shelley walcott. the accident happened at an intersection that neighbors call dangerous. it shut down route 111 and ermer road from late this afternoon well into the evening. wmur's naoko funayama is live in salem where that road reopened a are concerned, they say they see accidents at this intersection maybe once every other month. this one today resulted in a death. police say it happened at around 4:30 this afternoon. a car, turning right onto route 111, struck another vehicle, pushing it into on coming traffic. the result? a head on crash that left a 69-year-old female passenger dead. and the drivers of the 3 cars in the hospital. >> it is a high speed road, route 111 and that's a dangerous and unfortunately, throughough the years we've had some serious motor vehicle accidents there. >> route 111 has a speed limit of 50, but the residents around here say, they see cars going much faster. >> >> it is a busy intersection, i'm honestly surprised there isn't a stoplight there. every other one has a li

shelley walcott has the story. shelley: in this community room at windham terrace, senior citizens are embracing a new-age practice, motion known as thai chi. leading the back, a fellow life. >> i don't feel stress, i don't-- it takes all of your problems away. i mean, i can't stay enough. >> she is says she learned thai chi while living in florida and became an instructor six years ago, she recently moved into windham terrace and started teaching this class two weeks ago. >> we made it happen very quickly and got her in pl comfortable with her presentation and the people that would be coming, and so we-- woo he had it happen and she's really great and really happy and has brought so much to our facilities. >> fellow residents, like 90 yoo he recalled katherine briggs are happy, too. >> this is my second time. you do recall better. >> health experts say thai chi for alzheimer's patients. i can't say enough. it's a whole new chance at life again. >> shelley walcott, news 9. >> jeanette says it's never too late to sta

i'm shelley walcott. most polls open in just tonight, seven hours. we have live team coverage across the state, focusing on all the big races. the one at the top, the historic battle for the white house.

i'm shelley walcott. tom: and i'm tom griffith. the final week of the campaign will be crucial for candidates locked in close races. the latest wmur granite state poll says 40% of likely voters say they haven't made a final decision in the u.s. senate race. and even more, 50%, say they're still making up their minds in with the major role undecided voters will play on election day. mike: if they haven't made a decision by now, analysts say voters could side with the party they associate with or even a gut feeling on election day. with polls opening a week from tomorrow, voters are running out of time to make up their minds. many of them haven't despite months of campaigning. >> i'm going to wait until the last minute, the last day. >> we haven't quite made up our minds yet because we're still mike: the latest wmur granite state poll shows a tightening race for the white house and new hampshire's senate race even closer with democrat maggie hassan leading republican kelly ayotte 44% to 43%. but among likely voters who were polled, 4

i'm shelley walcott, wmur news 9. jean: a bedford man hit by a car during a morning jog has died. two runners were struck on pembroke way last tuesday. police confirm 58-year-old thomas du charm has died of his injuries. the driver who hit the men is 1 years old and they're investigating whether frost on the wind shield the accident. a hudson woman suffered life threatening injuries in a crash that shut down mammoth road in pelham earlier today. police say it appears the woman drove through a stop sign before hitting a pickup truck. josh: a woman from maine is accused of intentionally driving her car boo a tractor trailer. investigators say that sandra francis crossed the center line tried to avoid the crash, he was not hurt. a georgia father has been found guilty of murder after leaving his son in a hot car. jurors convicted screws tin ross harris on all counts in the death of his 22 moil son. prosecutors say harris intention label left the toddler in his s.u.v. during the summer of 2014 while he was at work toshes escape from family responsibilities. the defense admitted it happ

let's check in with shelley walcott, she's standing by where supporters will be gathering and welcoming those candidates to the i.o.p. shelley: yes, they are certainly gathering here, thank you very much, josh. you mentioned that more than half of voters polled in this race say they haven't decided yet. but those who have are here to support their candidate. take a look on behind me, you their signs outside the new hampshire institute of politics. like you mentioned, more than half of voters decided that they don't know who they're voting for for governor, but those who have are here. they came out right at 5:00 with their signs. i was told by campus security that they wouldn't let people actually on campus with their signs until 5:00 because in the past they have been pretty disrupt the active to students and -- disruptive to students and teachers. so more it's filling up quickly, they were jostling for position behind me, and even more people are expected to come. coming up in the next hour we'll speak to some of the folks who are here and ask them why they feel so motivated to come o