now wmur news 9 at six. , it is the perfect fall day. leaves are turning and many of you are out in joining fall foliage. i am stephanie woods. haley woods is here. -- hayley lapoint is here. hayley: take a look at the latest report. the peak is spreading over northern portions of this state as well as washington valley. high color for everyone except for the seacoast. splashes of color across the state. it was a comfortable day after starting out so cool. clear skies tonight. many of us get to enjoy it in 70 degree weather. i will talk about just how hot it will get coming up. stephanie: hundreds of thousands of people are flocking to the granite state. kristen carosa tells us how the leaves are bringing business to the north country. kristen: the foliage is absolutely beautiful. more than 6000 people are expected to come to the state this holiday weekend to check out this view. the fall colors we are waiting for are in full bloom. >> it is absolutely gorgeous. it is phenomenal. >> this couple made the scenic ride with their dog. >> we are going to keep going north. kristen: an estimated 660,000 people will make their way into the granite state to check out the foliage this weekend, up 2.5% from last year. >> this is probably the busiest weekend. kristen: a big boost to business owners who own the mount coolidge motel. they are booked, hosting people from all over the world. >> they all come to see the fall foliage. this is very important for them and fortunately our -- fortunately we are here to offer it to them. >> it is a sight to see and enjoy. it is all coming together this weekend. >> it is just heavenly. i love it. kristen: this woman joined hundreds of people checking up oleaginous area. the traffic was backed up for miles, visitors hoping to grab a glimpse of this view. fama i have only seen this and paintings. it is my first time in the new hampshire -- in new hampshire and the u.s.. it is like i just entered a painting. kristen: if you are thinking about heading out, head to wmur .com to get the information on how to make the most out of your trip. kristen carosa. stephanie: thank you. another draw is the 19th annual lincoln craft festival. more than 100 artisans from to teen states were selling their crafts and food. straight from the north end in boston. >> i come here just like i do any other craft festival. i bring more every year. it is amazing. once i get you you are mine. a stephanie: there are different types of food up for grabs from jams to chocolates to fried dough. the milford pumpkin festival wrapped up today. the 26th annual festival had a pumpkin catapult beer and wine tasting and haunted trail. there was also a 5k this morning and an arts and crafts fair. 35,000 people attended the three-day celebration. travelers flying southwest had to wait and airports after a technical glitch slowed down the website and booking system. the system controlling digital boarding passes stopped working. the airline says few flights were impacted, but they are asking passengers to arrive two hours before departure. a few southwest flights were delayed today. happening now, a car crash in salem is shutting down north main street. an suv and motorcycle collided. the road will be closed for at least two hours. a canadian man died while hiking in lincoln. a 24-year-old from quebec lasted three miles up the falling water' s trail near shining rock. conservation officers and hikers gave him cpr on the ground while in that flight team arrives, but they were unable to save the hiker. today marks five years since a woman was found murdered inside her manchester home. authorities have ruled her death a homicide but no arrests have been made. >> her brother says the family still hasn' t gotten any answers and they want someone brought to justice. on october 11, 2010 the body of 53-year-old lin brennan was found inside her apartment. police ruled her death a homicide but haven' t said how she died. her family says the mother of three was going through a divorce at the time of death and had been living in the apartment for just a few months. her brother says it is important to bring attention to what happened in hope it will make a difference into the investigation of her death. >> if i lived in your community and there was a killer on the loose or an unsolved murder, i think i would want to know about it. someone knows something. there is someone out there who committed a murder and is still possibly here. t been able to move forward. wmur news 9. stephanie: thank you mike. deadly crash. night on beach pond road. only one car was involved and speed appears to be the cause. driver. bridge street was closed at the state line for two hours while police responded to a car crash. onto tobacco junction convenience store. 20-year-old granddaughter are at a local hospital for treatment. officer say a one-year-old was -- fortunately nobody was hurt. a driver hit a state trooper cruiser today on i-93 south in canton. the trooper was not injured and didn' t have details on the crash at this time. and now to commitment 2016, gop hopeful lindsey graham is stumping across the granite state today with the help of his friend and to time new hampshire republican primary winner john mccain. the senators held town home meetings at the tell hem the pelham veterans of foreign wars. eight presidential candidates will converge for the no labels problem solver convention. no labels hopes to knocked down partisan barriers. governor chris christie, senator lindsey graham, governor john kasich, governor martin o' malley, governor george pataki, senator bernie sanders sanders, donald trump, and senator jim webb are expected to attend. the radisson hotel will host from it -- host from eight to 6 p.m.. tickets are free if you are -- if you register ahead. the new hampshire lottery is looking for yesterday' s powerball litter. where the winning ticket was purchased. hayley: clear skies across the area. night. a live look at portsmouth. we have a great sunset going on. if you work hard, and you do your part, you should be able to get ahead and stay ahead. but the republicans... v they want to go back to letting v the super wealthy call the shots. they don't stand up for equal pay for women. they don't support paid family leave. they don't even really support refinancing student debt. we've got to get this economy working for the vast majority of americans, not just for those at the top. that's what i intend to do as president. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. stephanie: fallen police officers were honored in manchester. the 5k started at manchester police headquarters and ended inside gill stadium. all proceeds benefit the manchester police athletic league, which connects youth with recreational activities. one granite state person woke up a millionaire. the winner matched all five numbers, but not the powerball. here are the numbers. they are still waiting for the winner to come forward. anything you want to tell us >> we hit the lottery in the weather department today. it was beautiful. tomorrow we are going to do it all over again. temperatures will be at summertime levels. stephanie: ahead in sports we have the lat who's toughest on spending? fox news did the analysis and jeb bush had the best record. billions in pork, vetoed. eight budgets, balanced. and tax cuts every single year. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. there are many sides to basketball star an fashion icon russell westbrook. and with coverage in the middle of anywhere from u.s. cellular, he can find some new ones. like, farmer. russell's brussels. russell speaking. paleontologist. hashtag t-rex. park ranger. where am i? and t.v. spokesperson. that's my line. i got it. with u.s. cellular, you can do all the things you like, from the middle of anywhere. who has the plan for jobs? jeb. tax cuts for the middle class. eliminates special loopholes. an explosion in growth and new jobs. jeb: cut taxes. grow america. right to rise usa is responsible for the >> now hayley lapoint at your storm watch forecast. hayley: are clear skies across the area. i' m sure a lot of people were hiking that today. the views are exceptional. and then looking a little further to the north toward the mound to washington area. you can see some clouds that have been hit overhead. it was a gorgeous day checking out all the foliage. it is getting dark a lot earlier. we are losing a lot more daylight at the beginning and end of the day. sunset happened at 6:10 this evening. next the weekend, officially at 6:00. when we fall back and our, and the sunset will happen at 4:38. only a couple of more weekends with the sunsets anywhere near five or 6:00 in the evening. high temperatures, comfortable. 68 degrees in concord. 65 in whitefield. tomorrow we are going to do much better. 62 rochester, 65 manchester. 55 in plymouth already. check out the temperatures to the west of us. north dakota in the 90' s in october. that is unheard of. we won' t get that warm, but that bubble a form here is tracking us to the east. tomorrow temperatures easily get into the 70' s added it will feel like an indian summer. tonight we will have clearing mass, temperatures will fall into the 40' s and some spots of to the north, maybe the upper 30' s. not as cold tomorrow morning. we are going to wake up to abundant sunshine. temperatures go up into the 70' s. tuesdays when our weather begins to change. that is when the temperatures are going to start a get -- start to get a bit cooler. 48 degrees in manchester. the seven day forecast -- sunshine tomorrow and 75. let' s skip ahead to friday. snow. especially up in the mountains night. s. >> now news nine sports. jim: new england patriots are having a tussle in texas. the dallas cowboys, although banged up, give the patriots all they got. pull away. that score, we can update 20-3. third quarter. tom brady throwing a pass to dion lewis. brady also had a rushing touchdown. we will have those highlights later tonight. also in the afc, the buffalo bills were the only other afc east team in action today. they played the tennessee tysons. -- tennessee titans. good defensive matchup. antonio andrews, one yard touchdown run. bills quarterback ty rod taylor shows his speed. a 22 yard touchdown sneak. that makes it 10-7. fourth quarter buffalo ball down by six points. taylor rolls right end hits chris hogan for the touchdown. the bills win 14-13. six weeks down in the high school football season. the importance of a win rose larger as the season gets shorter. a statement of victory, overtopping pinkerton. holding the astros to just seven points. dos town set itself in prime position to take the north conference, being bedford. the grizzlies have a one-game lead over the bulldogs. goffstown' s prime to take over the ranking in the number one -- over the number one ranking. now salem, timberlane, and merrimack all just sit one-game back of pinkerton in the south. been -- exit or -- exeter is the only other remaining unbeaten, leading the east. today the manchester monarchs fans get to see their first look at the new team in action. saint out sums -- saint anselm' s sullivan arena hosting the monarchs. joe dimon scores the first goal of the game. adirondack answers with two straight goals in the second period. alex lynn to the emmy -- lynn to knee emmy -- alex lintuniemi scores for the second straight game. brad marsh and -- brad marchand is out indefinitely with a concussion. he left the game right after the play and did not return. and when the two collided. trevor plays for the chicago blackhawks and in yesterday' s 4-1 win he stuffed home the rebound off patrick kane' s shot. jim: contender round opener, caution is there is smoke coming out of the car. he goes to the garage. joey makes contact, but he' s ok. lap 135, kyle larson and kyle busch crash by the entrance of the pit road. joey logano led most of the lapse in this race and he takes the lead with 34 laps to go. he takes the checkered flag. low ghana wins -- joey logano wins. the united states team was up by one stroke over the international team. on the 18th, a poor chip. you can see the devastation. bill haas wins it for team usa. 15.5 to 14.5. the patriots winning. stephanie: i' m even more of a fan when they are playing the cowboys. beautiful day for football, whatever you want to do today. hayley: tomorrow even better if you like warmth. it goes downhill after that. stephanie: thank you so much. 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