House as well as the backyard. And neighbors are desperate for answers. I think thats what hits me the most, is i saw her sunday morning, and she was fine, doing her normal thing, nothing out of place. Reporter it was the last time hannah saw her neighbor alive, joanne boucher, known in the area of caramel drive as being loving and nurturing, especially towards animals, was found dead inside her home monday. Its all starting to sink in for people who knew it hasnt even fully hit me yet. It just seems unreal for the most part. Reporter the Attorney Generals Office released more information thursday. The suspicious death earlier this week, now deemed a homicide. Neighbors like goodwin came home monday to a shocking site. I came home and saw police cars. I just thought there was like a fight or something, because she had someone staying with her, and sometimes they fought. So i just thought it was a noise complaint. I didnt think it would be this at all. Of her death but authorities have not commented on that. Crime scene investigators were at the home, collecting evidence from inside and the backyard, where attention was also paid to a couple of char marks. Boucher leaves behind an exhusband and son in massachusetts. And many friends wondering what would have happened. And it was just a comforting presence to have her over there. So its really weird and scary that shes just not there anymore. Reporter and Authorities Say of death, as they are still investigating. No word on whether they have a suspect or any leads as to who may have done this. Live in the studio, im cherise leclerc, wmur news 9. More granite staters are now facing tougher drought conditions. Part of merrimack county now under an extreme drought warning. And tougher water restrictions. The city council has approved a complete ban on watering of the lawn. Hand watering of vegetables and doesnt just affect the homeowners. Parks and two golf courses on city water cannot use irrigation systems. Nothing for the parks. The golf courses can do tees and greens so they dont lose those. But nothing no fairways, no rough. Portsmouth expects the restrictions will remain in place for the rest of the season. Right now, fog making the visibility quite low. Take a look right now at hampden look where the fog is pretty heavy. Some showers are now moving through parts of the state. Lets go to mike. Hes here with that. We really could use the rain as we are in that extreme drought in parts of southeastern New Hampshire. Mainly, just southeast of concord. Heres a look at the map. Bright red indicating extreme drought. Thats where the rainfall deficit is between 30 and 50 below the average since the 1st of the year. That means eight to as much as then it just tapers off to just a normally dry through parts of the white mountains. The rainfall deficit, close to 8. 87 inches or right at it, since the first of the year. That means were only at 67 . The normal rainfall that we normally get. And in manchester, we have received just about half of what we normally get. We could use the rain. There are showers on doppler radar. We could get an additional shower here or there, tomorrow. Then big changes for the rest of friday and into the weekend. Well look at all that and possibly more rain chances coming up. Thank you. On to commitment 2016 coverage now. We are less than one week away now from the New Hampshire primary. Tonight republican candidates for the second Congressional District faced off in our studios. And Josh Mcelveen joins us live now to kick off our team coverage. And this is a race primary among so many other highprofile races. But tonight was debate number four. This time with the republican candidates for the second Congressional District who are former state representative, jim lawrence and Jack Flanagan. Heres a recap of what went on. And this is a tight race, considered too close to call. 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. Shes ineffective. Its 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. Im not gonna give more support to Vladimir Putin at this time. I think hes 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 hasnt always been there. The reality is, hes filling out surveys, okay . Im actually introducing legislation. Amending the Affordable Care act. Do you want people suffering from cancer not to get treated . Cant have it both ways, jack. You just said you wanted to take a federal law away with obamacare, and its expanded medicaid. Expanded medicaid is a component of the Affordable Care act. Reporter they also touched on zika funding and how to handle syrian refugees, Jack Flanagan suggesting safe zones overseas. As a military veteran, i am sick and tired of nonvets saying they want to put american soldiers in harms way for Police Actions somewhere else. Reporter and its not just about name recognition tonight. These republicans need to attract voters to the polls come tuesday. Life in the studio live in the studio, news 9. Right after the debate, both to the candidates took to the spin room to talk about how they see themselves to be different from their my candidacy from that of representative flanagan. Several cases i think i was able to show how hes been for certain things, then went and did something else. Then once again hes campaigning, saying hes against it again. Mr. Lawrence just had the same talking points as he was in the other debate and so on. So, you know, i just think thats one thing hopefully people took home with them, was that when it comes to issues, well, this is a race that could be as tight as any of them in this primary election season. So well keep our eyes on this one. Well see how this debate impacted it. The last debate will be the republican candidates for the first Congressional District and this one could prove to be very interesting, guys. Very good, josh. Thank you. Republican candidate for governor ted gatsas is attacking his opponent, chris sununu, from Campaign Donations from Eversource Northern Pass Transmission report, backed by eversource. Wmur confirmed sununu received nearly 19,000 in contributions from 25 of the utility companys employees. In the last two weeks, hes been talking like hes got sound bites from eversource. Im going to stand with the rate payers every single day of the week. Counselor sununu declined our request for an interview but a spokesperson released a statement that reads in read, low for anything to distract voters from his record of failing the people of manchester. And the secretary of state has just released its voter turnout predictions for tuesday. They expect 126,000 republicans to vote and expects democrats will have about 86,000 voters. Gardner says those are on the higher end for a state primary compared to the last two to three decades. On the democratic side, the highest turnout that 91,000. The highest turnout republicans have had was 155,000. Gardner says, in the last three years, the highest number of Republican Voters was 147,000. And, of course, we will have all the information you need to learn about the candidates online. Plus, we are focusing on some of the biggest issues in the campaign that is also on our website, wmur. Com. Guilty verdict for a salem of nearly two years after hidden cameras were found inside a massachusetts restaurant. And missing for years, how one dog was reunited with its honors after disappearing in laconia. After some summer sizzle, will we see much change over the weekend . The forecast, coming up. And now to our u local hotshot. The surprise visitors. Thats right a bear decided to stop in a viewers backyard. And, of course, you submit your pictures and video. That was scary arrested a second person in connection to the assault of another man. 33yearold windell conley of dover is now charged with firstdegree assault and criminal restraint. Police say conley and 37yearold Gabriel Valentin of rochester kidnapped the victim, pointed a gun at him and then beat him back in august. Conley is set to be arraigned tomorrow morning. A salem man was found guilty of filming women with a hidden camera in a massachusetts restaurant. Joseph hennessey was convicted person in a state of nudity. Police say hennessey placed a camera in a flower pot inside the womens bathroom, the kickstand caf . , in arlington, massachusetts, back in 2014. Hennessey will be sentenced on september 26. One of the nations largest banks will have to pay millions to its customers in a record fine. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau slapped wells fargo with a 185 million fine deposit accounts and charging customers, without the injuries knowing. More than 5,000 wells fargo employees have been fired. The bureau says more than two million savings and credit accounts were opened illegally. It is outrageous for a bank to use a customers personal, private information to open an unauthorized account. Well, wells fargo released this Statement Today that reads in part, while we properly, the number of instances and team members involved represent a very small portion of our business. We do have a warning tonight for people in haverhill. The North Haverhill water and light district has issued a boil order. A recent sample from the facility in woodsville found elevated levels of e. Coli. Crews have increased the chlorine to help remove the bacteria. Until the e. Coli has been removed, residents need to boil a laconia man is feeling really grateful tonight. He lost his dog three years ago. Just when he thought hed never see the dog again, a miracle happen. He says a small investment he made has paid off bigtime. Reporter dan remembers the day his dog, taz, disappeared. I was going inside of my house in laconia. And i had her on a lead outside. And, you know, i went in. And when i came out, she was gone. Reporter that was three years ago. Levesque reported the disappearance to the Humane Society as soon as she disappeared but didnt hear a word. I had her microchipped when i adopted her and i was just hoping that someone would bring her in and no one did, until yesterday. Reporter the Humane Societys Mary Lee Gorham says taz was dropped off this week by a concerned citizen, who noticed the little dog wondering around laconia by itself. Her microchip directed them to the dogs proper owner. A microchip is the best way that we know that dog or cat belongs to you. Theyre registered through a National Database and we have a Company Called 24 hour pet watch. Reporter levesque says it was clear taz hadnt been to the vet in a long time. Her teeth are rotten. Shes going to need to have them all extracted. Reportta he started a gofundme page in the hopes of raising that money. Still, levesque says hes grateful to have taz home. I never adopted another dog after she went missing. I was kind of i dont know. Just no one really got to my heart like she did. By the way, it only costs about 25 to 40 to have your pet microchipped, depending on where you go. If you would like to donate money to help taz get medical wmur. Com. Mans best friend listen, if you hear rain, you are one of the lucky ones you are. How many times have we heard rain falling . Not a lot. On the rooftops. Not much. Wow such struggle. Its been great for outdoor activities, been one of the best summers for those that have outdoor plans, but we need rain. Well take a look at timelapse out of the coast. They show the clouds parting, midday, early then the fog started in the evening. Watch out for that, especially along the coast and in parts of northern New Hampshire. Could be dense fog as you head out in the next several hours, even the early part of the morning commute. 84 degrees. The record of 96. Doppler radar, its not much but its better than nothing. Here we go with a few showers working through anywhere in the lakes region down to the merrimack valley, stretching not everyone is seeing those raindrops. About a 1 10 of an inch, a little more in nashua. Other spots getting less than that. Not going to help the drought but certainly better than nothing. There are more showers back in central parts of new york state. These may hold together and move through parts of New Hampshire, especially lakes region during the overnight stretch, after 1 00 a. M. Until 4 00, 5 00 in the morning. Then well see cloudy skies to start, before the sun temperatures up in a big way. Its a warm evening, 70s across the board. Anywhere west of the coast, right near the shore, in the mid to upper 60s. Even atop mount washington, close to 60 degrees at the 11 00 reading. And early september, quite odd. A lot of moisture building from the west. The dew points are up nearly 70 degrees. Theyll stay in the tropical range before dipping with the we stay in the 60s to around 70. That means a warm start to the day tomorrow. Temperatures hit near 90 in parts of southern New Hampshire, slightly lower temperatures build in for the weekend. If we get more of a cloud cover, well be in the upper 70s. A little bit more partial sun, well be in the lower 80s. Its a front, sitting in the plains states down through the central part of the plains, stretching back towards the Mississippi Valley and up towards the front that is heres a look at the timeline. Overnight tonight, a lot of low clouds, patchy fog. Then were going to see the sunshine developing. We make a run in the upper 70s far north but look at southern New Hampshire, from concord points south, up near 90, and even with an offshore breeze approaching 90 at the coastline. Fair skies tomorrow night. Clouds move in on saturday. 70s around 80, future cast, i but there are scattered showers on saturday. As for sunday, Early Morning shower. Then becoming partly sunny. The highs tomorrow, 80s to around 90. Great weather for the seafood festival. Hot. And then lower temperatures on saturday. Slightly warmer again on sunday. And thats because well have an offshore breeze once again. That dries us out for sunday afternoon, monday and tuesday look fantastic. Could be an afternoon storm on wednesday ch behind that, a classic fall feel building in for wednesday night, probably right through friday or friday night, even early saturday of next weekend. There you go. Well, the official kickoff tonight of the nfl season lets jump over to jamie. That lobster looked pretty good. Where am i going to find one of those at 11 30 . In college soccer. The university of washington at dartmouth. The visitors will strike first. And there in purpling, david gets behind the defense and he beats the dartmouth keep toreero the far corner. Justin donawa fires one just off the corner there. 10, washington, at the half. Second half. Another good chance for dartmouth. The header out front to matt greer but he is unable to convert. Out the 10 win over the big green. The Opening Night in the nfl. And we can actually update this score with four and a half minutes to go in the game. Its 2120 now. Denver is leading that. So just take a look at this and then realize its just not right. Denver, 2120, in the Fourth Quarter there. Well keep you posted. Three days to go until the patriots season kicks off. I think mike made that graphic. Night football. The gronk took center stage in practice today. He revealed he is still suffering from the hamstring injury he suffered in practice against the bears. He was asked, what are the chances he will play . I cant put a percentage on it. But im just feeling better every day. It boils down to coachs decision, the medical team, and myself, well all get together, collaborate. And see where im at. All right. Check out the new u. N. H. Football stadium, 25 million, set to open for business host holy cross. Cant wait for this one for the first time, u. N. H. Will stand on the sideline, on the west side of the field, near the new construction. Thats the huge video board on one end of the field. We asked the players about that new stadium. Very exciting, you know. Its definitely its a great thing for the community, a great thing for the fans and the players, were all real excited about it. Oh, its definitely a big thing to come back and open up just come out firing. Some Good College Football names on channel 9 saturday. Central florida at michigan, tulsaohio state and Virginia Tech and tennessee. How about this stretch for the red sox . Three games at toronto starting tomorrow night. Four games with baltimore, four with the yankees and four more games with the orioles. The sox will begin the weekend with a onegame lead over the blue jays in the a. L. East division. This weeks hometon hero mckinley croteau, one of just two seniors on the roster this season. Leads by example. Mckinley was diagnosed with alopecia when she was three. Aan autoimmune condition an autoimmune which essentially just makes her hair fall out but mckinley takes it in stride, on the field and off. The honor student is involved in several School Organizations and volunteers countless hours in the community. What you do and how much like i can make a difference. And, you know, helping, whether its elderly people or helping special olympians. Its just great seeing the impact that i have on their lives. Way to go, mckinley tomorrow night its week two of the friday night football report. There are 18 games around the state. Bishop brady has moved their game to friday night. 18 games were gonna have some thank you very much and still to come on news 9 tonight. Running to help others. The New Hampshire Police Department stepping up for the family of a massachusetts officer, killed in the line of launched a new explorer. The spacecraft is now on a sevenyear journey, chasing after an unexplored asteroid. It will gather gravel and bring the samples back to earth, which could hold clues to the origins of life. It will travel more than four billion miles round roundtrip y 2023. Officers will run in reach reach 200 miles from Bretton Woods to hampton beach. Its taking part for ronald tarentinos family. The officers are trying to raise 10,000 by september 16. To learn how to donate, head over to wmur. Com. And we are going to get a blast of summer one more time tomorrow. At least one more time in the next few days. We probably will see it played out for the next severalee the weekend, not as hot but still warm and a little on the sticky side. Saturday, passing shower. Another chance on sunday. Much cooler by the end of next week, thursday and friday, for that reach the beach event. Enjoy this warm weekend, because there arent many left. Thanks for joining us for news 9 at 11 Jimmy Kimmel Live is next. Are paying for today. Now, one of the first questions people often ask about the clear tv key is, will my picture be just as clear as it is now, and will it work with an older television . The truth is, the picture quality may actually be better, and it will work with older televisions if theyre compatible with the digital