Now, wmur news 9 this morning. Amy good morning, New Hampshire, 6 00 on sunday, october 4th, im amy coveno. Well get to the top stories, but first, josh judge is in the Weather Center. Youre liking today . Im very high on today. Its going to be a sunny sunday. Meredith, a chilly, but nice start out there. Low 40s in southern New Hampshire, but get up to concord and rochester in the 30s. Parts of northern New Hampshire in the 20s. Because of that. Theres some frost and freeze advisories and a freeze warning for northern parts of Grafton County. Southern Grafton County and those are both in effect and youre past the time for the warnings. Look at the clear skies at the moment and a few clouds may come in near the sea coast at times will be coming in out of the northeast. A lot more sunshine, upper 50s and a few spots could hit the very low 60s today. Weve got to look at the week ahead where Hurricane Joaquin is next coming up. Amy we begin this hour with 2016 coverage. Three g. O. P. Hop
Hillary clintons run for the white house. And americas economy. That is our cover story thisis week. If you look at how the american economys doing compared to most other big economies in the world, including a lot of the developing economies, like the brits, the people we thought would lift up up into the 21st century, were doing quite well. We have more than regained the jobs that we lost in the recession. There was a big crash, and usually those take a decade to get over. So we got jobs back more quickly. Back to one of the shortterm things you mentioned. The Federal Reserve. They just decided no the to raise Interest Rates, and in doing so cited factors that arent in their dual mandate. Talked about china, talked about the stronr dollar. Were they right to look at all of these additional conditions and right in their choice not to raise Interest Rates . I think so. I think that in a world where america looks like aood news story compared to the current problems in china and t slow
Naught call miles and will be back at it the monday morning at first light. Linzie janis, abc news, miami. College student being held north korea is expected to be released today. He was caught in april crossing from china, north korean officials released this video last month in which he told his parents that he was healthy. Pope francis has given a forceful defense of traditional marriage. A union between a man and a woman. But he also asked for acceptance and mercy. Heres abcs terry moran reporter pope francis speaking to bishops today, strongly reaffirmed traditional catholic teaching on marriage. An indoes soluble bond between man and woman but typically pope francis didnt stop there, insisting on acceptance and mercy for all, even those experiencing divorce. And after a week of stunning revelations about his american tour, the vatican now struggling to do damage control. Early in the week, the bottom shell news that kentucky county Clerk Kim Davis met with the pope and claimed he
Teacher were killed last week. Those who survived are beginning to recount details of their ordeal. One young woman pretended to be dead. Another forced to watch as the rest were gunned down. Heres abcs neal karlinksky. Reporter the pastors prayers were answered even before he stepped into church today. She said, i began to pray. And secondly, i knew i was going to die today. Reporter his 18yearold daughter lacy, one of the closest witnesses to survive the gunmans rampage unscathed saved by trevorance pack after he was shot, later dying. I believe in the last moments he had any conscious whatsoever, he said, i am going to roll on to lacey. Reporter she laid under him, playing dead. In church today, this man. The student they say was chosen directly by the gunman to live. He said, youre the lucky one. Youre not going to die today. Scroggins says his daughter told him that the gunman asked students their religion, asked them to beg for their lives but rounded them up and shot them anyway
Where escorted hired to have sex with top recruits . What the university is saying this morning. A nohitter for the second time. Go big or go home. Max scherzer has thrown his second nohitter of the season. Max throws himself in the record books, 17 strikeouts. Take that. Gong. Paula is off, but its great to have cecilia vega back with us on a sunday morning. This new video from the man who has emerged as one of heroes of that Horrific School shooting in oregon. What hes now saying from his hospital bed. He has an amazing story to tell. We begin with that breaking news, weather. Take a look at these pictures. Flash flooding. Interstates closed. Dozens of water rescues. Theres more on the way. President obama had declared a federal emergency and rob is rob, good morning. Reporter good morning, cecilia, its an e emergency much of this state. It is just remarkable, were in downtown charleston, one of many neighborhoods thats knee and waist deep in water. People had to leave their homes an