, children. announcer: no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 daybreak. sean: good morning, thank you for waking up with us. i' m sean mcdonald. beautiful weather in yesterday and today is more of the same. feels good for october. kevin: had some clouds up north and a slight chance of a shower in the north country. not as much fog this morning. temperatures a little bit milder than yesterday. partly cloudy skies foremost. extra clouds up north. a front approaching from the west. temperatures ranging from 34 in berlin to 46 in manchester. 60' this afternoon. holiday weekend coming up. let' s look at your morning ride. we' re joined live by 95.7 wzid' s deb davidson. good wednesday morning. deb: 93 southbound, we need to watch for road construction and the concord area between exit 12 and 13. some drainage work and the left lanes are closed. give yourself extra time. through 93 south down, no problems through the hooksett tolls. from manchester to salem. 293, no delays through the mill yard. left lane shifts between exits five and three due to bridge maintenance. everett turnpike up to speed. good. this report is brought to you by peters honda, nissan, and kiao f nashua. i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. sean: the boy who got stuck in a tree in manchester monday night is speaking out about his ordeal. firefighters actually had to use the jaws of life to free him. wmur' s ray brewer is live at the manchester fire department to explain how the rescue unfolded. ray: nine-year-old anthony says he and his friends have climbed the tree on blucher street many times before. but this time he ran into , problems trying to get down. he and his friends climbed the tree on monday to get a better look at a firetruck that was nearby. when he started climbing down anthony got his leg stuck , between a couple of branches 12 feet off the ground. neighbors managed to flag down the firefighters who were just clearing the scene that anthony had been watching. they tried to lift him out. the boy said it hurt too much so they pulled out the heavy equipment including the jaws of , life. >> i got sent into the ambulance and right now i just feel relieved that i didn' t have to go to the hospital. i think i' m really lucky and i should pay more attention. i' m going to still climbed trees but i' m going to do it safely. ray: anthony says aside from some minor bumps and bruises, he feels great. he certainly has quite the story to tell. reporting live in manchester, sean: thanks. a woman is in the hospital with serious, life threatening injuries this morning after a crash on bypass 28 in derry late yesterday afternoon. emergency officials say the t-bone crash happened at the road. the driver of one vehicle was thrown to the other side of her car. and crews had to cut the side of her car off to free her. police say she was not wearing a seatbelt. she was flown to a massachusetts hospital. the other driver suffered only sean: concord police say they have arrested nine people in the last week for selling meth. as part of the investigation, officers executed several search warrants and also seized more than 30 grams of meth, a small amount of heroin, and about $40,000 in cash. the arrests follow a six month investigation. firefighters in franklin say a new program to crack down on crime is already proving to be effective. the see something, say something program is simple, if you see anything that is suspicious or doesn' t seem right or if you see someone that may need medical attention, report it right away. even if you don' t think it seems too serious. >> it may not be just in franklin, it could also be in communities around us. if we can link some of the crimes from the other communities and some of the suspicious activities it will help foil some of those events . sean: chief lachapelle says the program already helped them make an arrest in connection with an arson last month. city officials are trying to spread the word to both businesses and residents in the community so that everyone can keep a sharp eye out. residents in marlborough are being told to boil their water until further notice. a water sample taken at the town hall on monday tested positive for e-coli. right now, it is unclear where the contamination came from or how long the boil order will remain in place. federal investigators are now focuing their efforts on finding the data recorder from the ship that sank during hurricane joaquin with 33 people on board, including seven from new england . the owner of the el faro says the ship was scheduled to be retrofitted but that the captain had a sound plan before setting off. wmur' s andrew spencer reports. andrew people gather for vigils : from florida to maine, as the days stretch on with no word from the 33 crew members aboard the cargo ship el faro. their family member ask, why did the el faro sail, and continue to sail, as a tropical storm grew into a hurricane as it neared the bahamas. i don' t think that they should have shipped them out when they knew that was going on. that makes no sense to me at all. andrew destiny sparrow says her : father was responsible for steering the ship. her mom relayed the news, the coast guard says the ship sank. search crews found debris spread across more than 220 square miles. i drove over to her house and i started crying and was just holding her, because it' andrew: tote services, which owns the el faro, insists the weather seemed favorable at the time and no reports from the captain seemed alarming until the ship lost its propulsion. >> his plan was a sound plan that would have enabled him to clearly pass around the storm with a margin of comfort that was adequate in his professional opinion. >> when the ship sailed on tuesday evening, the storm was nowhere near what it was at the time that the vessel became disabled. andrew all of that will be part : of the investigation by the national transportation safety board. >> we will be studying the meteorological conditions and all of the factors that went into the decision making to sail on that day and to continue sailing. the ntsb expects that investigation to take at least a week. andrew spencer, wmur news 9. sean: efforts are underway this morning to raise money to help the family of a north hampton police officer who died suddenly condition. officer peter cormier was an 18-year veteran of the police department, a member of the new hampshire air national guard, and the sniper leader for the seacoast emergency response team. he was also married with 17-month old twins. lieutenant dawn sawyer of the greenland police department, where cormier' s brother jamie is an officer, has started a go fund me page to help the family. >> pete' s death was not a line of duty death. he' s not eligible for a lot of the benefits that would come with that. it doesn' tragic but now we have a family want to raise as much money as sean: the effort has already raised more than $31,000. calling hours for officer cormier are tomorrow night in hampton, he will be laid to rest on friday. still to come on news 9 daybreak a local mother is taking on , target after finding what she says is a potentially dangerous especially given the current heroin epidemic here in new hampshire. new england is known for beautiful fall foliage and now a massachusetts man wants to share the color with the rest of the country three leaves at a time. ,in the next crews are racing to half hour, repair and protect a cemetery in laconia before more of the ground crumbles and sean: wednesday morning, october 7. live look in concord. mid-30' s in the north country to 40' s elsewhere. mild afternoon before things cool off for the end of the week and the holiday weekend. sean: a seacoast woman is asking target to pull a toy from store shelves, calling it potentially dangerous. susan haight spotted the party-packs of toy pens made to look like hypodermic needles she says the product is considering the current heroin epidemic. and with discarded needles turning up in parks and on school grounds, many parents agree. >> it is sickening i don' t know appropriate for halloween or find it unacceptable. sean: so far, target has refused to pull the toy and told news 9 that other retailers sell similar items. but haight isn' t giving up and has launched an effort on facebook trying to get others to add pressure. do you remember the guy from massachusetts who started selling snow from all the blizzards last winter? now he is looking to cash in on another season. 27-year-old kyle waring is now selling new england fall foliage. he preserves them so that the color is enhanced and will last for years. for $20 you get 3 leaves and a he will ship anywhere in the u.s. and rush delivery is available. coming up pound for pound they , have more protein than beef and provide many other valuable nutrients. one local farmer is hoping to add crickets to your dinner menu. plus search efforts continue , after a mudslide in guatemala and now it seems that the government knew last year that it is time to deal with skyrocketing out-of-pocket costs. commentator: the 32-year-old head of a pharmaceutical company raised the price of a life-saving drug overnight by 5,000%. i'm announcing a detailed plan to crack down on these abuses. commentator: he may be lowering it after hillary clinton blasted him out of the water. the out-of-pocket costs that consumers have to pay. clinton: nobody in america should have to choose between buying the medicine they need and paying their rent. and i approve this message. sean: welcome back, everybody. amtrak officials now say they hope to have the vermonter service back up and running by this weekend after a train derailed on monday. seven people were hurt when the train crashed into a rockslide , but all are out of the hospital this morning. crews are now working to remove the derailed cars and locomotive and repair the damaged tracks. federal investigators are still reviewing the crash including , how fast the train was going and when the brakes were applied. government officials in guatemala have now declared a canyon neighborhood massive mudslide buried an entire village under more than 40 feet of dirt. at least 186 people are now confirmed dead in that slide with 300 still missing. a government report nearly a year ago showed that the area was unstable and that people should be moved out, and prosecutors are now trying to figure out why no action was actually taken. there is a warning this morning for eversource customers, beware of a scam. the company says many customers have reported fraud attempts, including threats to shut off people' s electricity unless they make an immediate payment, often in large amounts. eversource says its representatives will never demand instant payments over the phone, and they don' t require customers to use pre-paid debit cards. microsoft is rolling out a new laptop computer. the surface book provides added permance beyond the standard surface tablet, but the screen is detachable so it can become a tablet. microsoft has also unveiled the updated surface 4 pro tablet with a larger screen and faster processor, and two new phones that have an optional dock allowing users to connect a computer monitor, keyboard and mouse. the resale value for volkswagen diesel cars is plunging. kelley blue book says the average resale price for vw' s with two liter diesel engines is down 13% in the last few weeks since the automaker admitted it cheated on u.s. emissions tests involving 11 million vehicles. listen to this farming in , vermont is certainly nothing new. but one family is raising a rather unique crop and looking to expand. the swanson family owns tomorrow' s harvest. an organic cricket farm in williston -- and these insects are intended to end up on your dinner plate. that is right. right now, they are raising european house crickets in a shed, but they are raising money to expand to a five thousand square foot warehouse. the family says crickets are a great source of protein and are environmentally friendly. >> they produce almost no greenhouse gases, they use very little space, they can actually be raised off of food waste eventually. sean: right now, there are just 4 other cricket farms for human consumption in north america. the swansons say crickets can be sauteed and eaten whole or frozen to be saved for later. they are also available as a powder that can be added to things like cookies or pasta. i used to have a lizard. only serve 10 things like this. never thought of eating at myself. kevin: the fact that they are european crickets does not make it more palatable. last time i tried a european bathing suit it did not work out well. [laughter] a rare experience on daybreak. we start off early this morning with patchy fog. temperatures in the 30' s up north and 40' s elsewhere. in your headlines, another mile day. temperatures above average by several degrees looking at 64 in the north country. lower 70' s in southern spots. caller -- cooler air later on tonight. a cool day tomorrow, 55-65. clouds move in and scattered showers move along with it. endgame is to get the system out in time for the columbus day weekend. thicker cloud cover up north with a few breaks. that is where we will have clouds today to southern areas in and out of high clouds in the afternoon it another nice day with partial sunshine. here' s the front, not much fanfare of shower activity. temperatures where the clouds have broken in the mid-30' s, you' re in the upper range of the 40' s. which is where some southern areas are with a light breeze. temperatures 4-6 degrees above where we were yesterday in most locations, except some areas up north. search -- surge of warmth. wind direction is everything, if it comes out of the south or southwest we will warm-up. if it is coming out of canada, cold. today, out of the west. passing clouds and a figure cloud cover up north. overnight, between 32 degrees up north to mid 40' s and southern areas. full sunshine tomorrow, 55-65 and more autumn like. clouds increase into friday. scattered shower activity moving through friday. should pull away later friday evening. with clearing skies overnight friday night, it sets up a nice holiday weekend with temperatures from the cool side on saturday to near normal sunday and then above average monday. temperatures today either side of 70 in southern areas. tonight, we drop back with clearing skies" or conditions. extended forecast shows either side of 70 and not returning until sometime around columbus day. we could be into the upper 60' s to near 70 degrees. next system arriving tuesday. we' ve fallen into an autumn like pattern. the ups and downs of the forecast above and below normal, doing that every three or four days, that seems to be the trend for the next couple weeks. sean: we' ve found something less palatable than sauteed crickets. let' s check our top stories. ray: a9-year-old boy who got stuck climbing a tree in manchester is talking about the experience. anthony said he and his friends climbed the tree to get a look at a fire truck when he started climbing down, he got stuck between a couple branches. firefighters had to use the jaws of life to pry him free. anthony says he intends to keep climbing trees, he' s going to do it safely. sean: a woman was flown to a massachusetts hospital with serious, life threatening injuries after a two car crash firefighters had to cut the side of her car off in order to free her from the wreckage. a go fund me page is helping raise money for the family of a north hampton police officer who died suddenly over the weekend from a heart problem. didn' his family doesn' t qualify for many benefits. check this out. scientists have discovered a new species on an island that seems to be teeming with i thought southern new hampshire university was only online. but then i visited and saw that there was this amazing campus, with a great campus culture. the community was just amazing, i really feel like this is my family. i've made so many friends here, friends that i know i'll have for life. i have everything i need to succeed right here. there's always something happening here. this is such a fun place to be. everybody really loves what they're doing here. sean: scientists in indonesia have discovered a new species of mammal. take a look. it is called the hog-nosed rat -- sounds like something out of harry potter. and researchers say it has features that have never before been seen by science. kevin: the rat features a large, flat, pink nose like a pig, large ears, small mouth and long front teeth. it is the third new species found on the same island in the last 3 years. sean: wow. if you want to discover something, go to that island. i guess it had to adapt to its environment. a little girl pulled from her kindergarten class after a month of learning. but she did nothing wrong and seems to be exhaling. plus, talk about overcoming obstacles. a soccer goalie is showing off t an answer no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 daybreak. sean: top of the morning. wednesday, october seventh. 43 degrees in meredith. another beautiful fall day. kevin will talk about that. first, top stories. a nine-year-old boy who had to be rescued by firefighters after getting stuck in a tree in manchester is now speaking out you will hear from him. a man from keene is facing an animal cruelty charge after police say he kicked and killed his neighbor' s 17-year-old dog. and repairs are underway at a cemetery in laconia after heavy rains caused a culvert to collapse, leaving a gaping sinkhole dangerously close to gravesites. any rain in the forecast? kevin: the chance of a shower up north. our best chance coming friday. the endgame would be to push this out for the holiday weekend. 34 in berlin, 40 six in manchester. temperatures in the afternoon in the 60' s. a few southern spots above 70 degrees. up and down temperatures of at the next week or so. sean: yesterday was one of those days where you had the shorts on but you had to bring the layers when the sun goes down. here' s a look at i-93. we are joined by 95.7 wzid' davidson. good morning deb. ,deb: traffic looking good through new hampshire on 90 three. some lane closures in the concord area i-93 north and south between exits 12 and 13 do zero construction conjunction. it should be wrapping up in the next .with triple team traffic half hour -- up to the valley, 89 is a nice ride. 89 south coming in from concord, trouble. 293 north and south, lane shifts between exits five and three. 95 is a nice easy commute. brought to you by peters honda, kia and nissan of nashua. i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. sean: the boy who had to be rescued after getting stuck in a tree in manchester is now speaking out. >> i wa scared that i wouldn' t get down at all. sean: firefighters needed to use the jaws of life to free 9-year-old anthony from that fortunately, crews were already close by when the boy needed help. ray brewer joins us live in manchester now with the details. good morning. greg: good morning. anthony and his friends have climbed the tree many times before. but this time, he ran into some trouble on his way down. nine-year-old anthony is safely on the ground now. but monday night there were some , tense moments for him when he got stuck in a tree. he was at his friend' s house on blucher street in manchester. the boys saw a fire truck nearby and wanted to know what was going on so they started , climbing. >> i tried to get a closer look. i got a bit of a closer look but not fully. greg: anthony tried coming down, but his leg got wedged between two large limbs twelve feet in the air. neighbors flagged down firefighters who were leaving >> i was grateful for when they came and when they showed up. >> i was thinking once he got stuck, we going to need the firefighters. i knew right away because the way he got stuck. greg firefighters tried to lift : anthony but he says that hurt so they brought in heavy machinery. >> they had to use the chainsaw to get this branch down so they could use the jaws of life to free me. ray within minutes it was over. : when they used the jaws of >> life, they had a blanket over me. i didn' t really know why they would have a blanket over me, but it just felt like i was comfortable and safe. greg first responders made sure : he was ok. and right now i just feel t have to go to the hospital. >> just a childhood thing. climbing a tree and a freak accident and everything turned out well. ray: anthony says this won' t be >> i' m going to still climb trees that i' m going to do it safely. ray: aside from some scrapes and bruises, he feels fine and has reporting live in manchester, ray brewer, wmur news 9. sean: thanks. a man from keene is facing a charge of animal cruelty after police say he killed his neighbor' s dog. officers say 55-year-old toby tousley kicked the 17-year-old pekingese chihuahua after it wandered into his yard. the dog, named teddy, died after being kicked one time. tousley turned himself in on monday and is now free on bail. he' s set to be arraigned in december. a nashua woman is accused of firing a gun while riding in a car. two acquaintances of 24-year-old rosalie morell told police that they were driving in the area of west hollis and pine streets monday night when morell fired a shot inside the car. no one was hurt. morell was later arrested on a charge of reckless conduct. a convicted bank robber has been sentenced to ten years behind bars. 35-year-old james whinnem pleaded guilty to three separate robberies that happened in court documents say he held up a gas station in manchester, then two days later robbed a bank in the queen city. and two days after, that he robbed another bank in dover. besides jail time, whinnem was also ordered to pay more than $11,000 in restitution. republican presidential candidate marco rubio is back in the granite state with a busy day of campaigning ahead of him. the florida senator spoke at a house party in bedford last night, fielding questions on everything from partisan gridlock to russian involvement he' s laughing off a fresh barrage of insults from donald trump. on monday, the republican front-runner sent rubio a care package of trump ice natural spring water and a note insinuating rubio is sweaty. >> i don' t care about any of that. this is a campaign that' s about serious issues. obviously he' s a very sensitive , person, he doesn' criticism, but we' focus on the country, on what america' s facing. sean: senator rubio has 3 scheduled campaign stops today. tour of a business in the millyard and from there he is headed to dover and wolfeboro. two other presidential contenders will also be in new hampshire today. south carolina senator lindsey in brookline. and new jersey governor chris christie will hold a town hall meeting in raymond. portsmouth police are asking for your help in tracking down 3 men behind a serious assault. early sunday morning police say a man was attacked near the intersection of fleet and hanover streets. the suspects are described as one white man and two black men, all between the ages of 25 and 30. after the assault, the suspects took off in the direction of deer street. the victim suffered serious injuries including a concussion. police are asking anyone who may have information on this attack to call the seacoast crime stoppers. state police are investigating a drowning in the ellis river in bartlett. troopers say local officers were conducting a welfare check when 57-year-old man in the water. at this time, the man' s name is not being released. mother nature created quite the mess at a cemetery in laconia. heavy downpours left behind some serious damage at union cemetery. the water flowed over the banks of the already eroding durkee brook, causing it to come dangerously close to gravesites. to make matters worse, a culvert collapsed, leaving behind a gaping sinkhole that is thirty feet long and 8 feet deep, and again, very close to gravesites. >> is certainly was a surprise to us. the extent of the problem also meant it was going to be extremely expensive. we will take care of it and hopefully it does not rain again this hard this year. even if we have another rainstorm like that, if we get this fixed and we get durkee brook sexed we could be in good shape. sean: the cemetery already got an emergency wetlands permit so it can begin repairs, which may cost upwards of $100,000. kids across the world will be bypassing the bus stop this morning in honor of international walk to school day. the global event involves communities from more than forty countries. walk to school day started back in 1997 as a way to build a learner' walkable communities. -- to build awareness for the need for walkable communities. all across america participate every october. a number of schools here in new hampshire will be taking part today. take some photos and share it with us. a controversial move by a high school in maine. we' ll explain why it decided to cancel all school dances, with the exception of prom. and neiman marcus has unveiled its 2015 christmas book. we' ll take a look at some of the fantasy gifts the company is offering. kevin: sunshine and clouds today get a couple systems we' re tracking. re watching news 9 daybreak. i'm a committed conservative that believes in getting results. we made florida number one in job creation... 1.3 million new jobs, 4.4 percent growth, higher family income, eight balanced budgets, and tax cuts eight years in a row that saved our people and businesses 19 billion dollars. and if i am elected president, i'll show congress how that's done. right to rise usa announcer: you are watching wmur news 9 daybreak. with erin fehlau, sean mcdonald and kevin skarupa. news 9 continues. temperatures in the 30' s. 60' s to even a few lower 70' s with the blunt of sunshine and cloud. shower chances before we get to the holiday weekend. sean: chilly at the bus stop. 5:43 right now. jury selection begins today in the trial of a massachusetts teenager accused of raping and killing his teacher. philip chism is being tried as an adult in the 2013 death of 24-year-old colleen ritzer. chism was 14 years old when he was charged with killing ritzer school. her body was found in the woods chism' s attorneys say they plan to use a mental health defense. thousands of federal inmates will be released early as part of an effort to cut costs and reduce the nation' s prison population. the bureau of prisons says about federal inmates will be released between october 30 and november second. offenders and they went through an appeals process to win their release. the releases are part of a national bipartisan effort to rethink decades-long sentences for drug offenders, who make up roughly half the federal prison population. a little girl in virginia was kicked out of kindergarten for something she had no control over. amina durham' s parents say they received a call from school officials on monday, saying they noticed that amina' s birthday is not until the end of the month, so she is actually too young to start kindergarten. the 4-year-old missed the cutoff date by a month. and despite already starting class, the school withdrew her mistake. >> she has been in school for a month now. couldn' t someone have picked up on this earlier before she gets all into the routine? they are sorry, they looked past the mistake and there' s nothing we can do. >> i' m just really upset, disappointed. you know my daughter' s just happy going to school. i feel like it just discourages her. it could not comment on the privacy. an unusual decision by a high school in maine has a lot of people taking this morning. officials at gorham high school decided to cancel all school dances, except for the prom. administrators say modern dances are too suggestive and inappropriate for a school event. in recent years they say they have seen more grinding despite chaperones' warnings to avoid that kind of dancing. >> i' ve got to look out for the safety of all my students and try to help us have a positive culture. sean: the principal says he will host other activities, like a bonfire, to get students to interact, as he says, a little more appropriately. on our facebook page we are , asking what you think about this school dance decision? tim writes, wouldn' t it be better that they' re grinding with clothes on in supervised area than grinding with clothes off somewhere else? ryan writes, i don' t blame them, they would probably get sued at some point by a parent for sexual harassment. and george writes, don' kevin bacon is on the way. turning now to sports. the season came to an end for the new york yankees last night. they lost to the houston astros last night in the american league wild card game. the final score was 3-0. the astros now advance to the american league division series, where they will face off against the royals. game one is tomorrow night in kansas city. sean: a high school soccer goalie in pennsylvania is turning a lot of heads on the field. that' s because he does not have legs. emmanuel hilton came to the school one year ago from an orphanage in the african nation of congo. at first, he couldn' t even speak english. but now he speaks the language fluently and is a vital member of his school' s soccer team. >> he inspires so many guys. he inspires me to come out and do my job better. the guys see him moving and they pick up their intensity. he has completely exceeded our expectations. sean: emmanuel is allowed to kick with his arm, but that' s the only break he gets. authorities in florida are investigating a bizarre crime involving former red sox pitcher bronson arroyo. his former personal assistant is accused of selling his yacht, without his permission. police say the assistant told arroyo the yacht sank, but he actually sold it for $22,000, far less than then $167,000 value. arroyo only learned about the sale when the new owners contacted him. the assistant is now charged with grand theft and forgery. take a look at this. the texas rangers have come up with a new way to combine savory with sweet. they are offering fans a cotton candy hot dog at their concession stands. according to bleacher report. the sweet spot cotton candy dog is topped with cotton candy-infused mustard and a dab of pink or blue votton candy. the new dog costs ten dollars. this is one of those situations where i guess at a ballgame you want to carry everything in one hand. together, not so much. kevin: i wonder how they came up with the idea. do you think someone was doing that? sean: like chocolate and peanut butter. kevin: there are a dozen home games in the next five weeks. they will go far in the playoffs. we start off with a quiet start across the area. partly cloudy skies. temperatures in the 40' s and southern areas. 30' s up north where we have breaks in the overcast. not as much fog and a quarter -- a quiet start. a lot of clouds in the northern and western slopes yesterday. that holds today. a few spots that have dropped into the mid-30' s where we' ve had breaks in the overcast this central and other areas with -- moving out of high clouds. could be a couple southern spots away from the coast reaching the 70' s. the front coming through should not have a lot of moisture with it that there could be a sprinkle or shower up north. in the 40' s across a good part of the state. a few upper 30' s. some sheltered valleys and through central parts of the state. up north, breaks in the overcast drop you into the mid-30' s. the clouds overnight keeping temperatures up. from there, temperatures into the afternoon, 60' s and a couple spots above 70' s. more sunshine in southeastern areas then to the north and west where you have thicker clouds. not much of wind. boosting temperatures later on this afternoon. clouds dive later on tonight. we should drop to the 40' s although there will be mid-40' s if we break the overcast up north. tomorrow, mid-50' s up north to mid 60' s and southern spots. . i tomorrow. clouds moving tomorrow night. a quick moving system starts to come through friday. a full version of an alberta clipper system. a fairly quick mover. out of here friday evening. skies clear friday night. you cannot ask for better timing. a cool start to the holiday weekend with temperatures in the 50' s to lower 60' s. that will be with clearing skies early saturday morning. after a chilly start sunday, we start warming up. back closer to average sunday with highs in the 60' s. lower 70' s to round out the holiday weekend on columbus day. we hang on to temperatures in another blast of cool air comes in. you can see the up and down through most of next week. no big systems are huge r ains. sean: tens of thousands of people coming in for leaves. kevin: should be good. sean: hopefully the weather will be nice tonight. several men will be strapping on the high heels for a special event tonight. the crisis center of central new hampshire is hosting a walk a mile in her shoes event. men will literally walk one mile in high-heeled shoes. it' s all part of an effort to raise awareness of domestic and sexual violence. the walk begins at 5:30 at white park in concord. we are pleased to announce that wmur and "new hampshire chronicle" have received a national honor. anchor jean mackin and producer mary-paige provost were in washington, d.c., are in washington, d.c. today to accept the angels in adoption award, which recognizes dedication to children. the state division for children, youth and families says your response to home at last has been life-changing. many of the children featured have found permament homes, and dcyf has seen an increase in foster home and adoption applications. congratulations to them. neiman marcus has released its 2015 christmas book. i know you' ve been waiting for this. the book includes items ranging in price from ten dollars to $400,000. some of the fantasy prizes include a world view exploration at the edge of space for $90,000. or an arch motorcycle and ride experience with actor keanu reeves for $150,000. >> in addition to the motorcycle, you will fly to los angeles and you will ride with keanu and his partner, gard. sean: one of the most expensive items in the book is a $400,000 still to come on news 9 daybreak, we' ll tell you how s brought to you by your new england chevy dealers. sean: check this out. yoko ono helped put together a world record attempt in new york yesterday. thousand of people came together in a an effort to create the world' s largest human peace sign. you can see it there. this was in honor of what would have been john lennon' s 75th birthday later this week. a huge peace sign. engineers are working to mine asteroids for water that could help power rockets to mars. kevin: two companies want to extract water, plutonium and other resources from near-earth asteroids using robotic spacecraft. scientists say the elements in the asteroids can be used to produce fuel. and life support systems in from earth. one company believes they can start mining asteroids within sean: i know what company that is. harry and his team from "armageddon." goes over my head. sean: go watch the movie. a family in vermont is offering a new dining experience, serving insects at their farm. ray: coming up, no problem. coming down was a different story. hear from a nine-year-old boy who got himself stuck in a tree. sean: a man in massachusetts attempting to cash in on autumn he is selling far i'm todd from aarp riding through the mill 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