country, is from wisconsin, and that endangered ron johnson who cannot afford to be anywhere but wisconsin, turns out, all of them are going to be washing their hair tomorrow. every single one of them will unfortunately have to miss this auspicious visit to wisconsin by the republican party's presidential nominee. donald trump and mike pence will be campaigning together tomorrow in green bay, wisconsin. but they might as well be in canada or in mexico, or on mars, as far as the rest of the republican party is concerned. they're just scattering as soon as he gets there. it's like, if donald trump was pac-man, and all the little republican ghosts were circling him, chasing him around, but then he eats the power pill, gets the nomination, and poof, all the ghosts scatter, they all take off, because suddenly is the threat to them, waca, waca, waca, waca. today the speaker of the house, wisconsin republican paul ryan, today he told a conservative talk radio host that he is distressed. he finds distressing donald trump's campaign for president, but he does still endorse donald trump for presiden

. >> right now, an investigation is underway into a wisconsin 33-year-old brandon ketchum from wisconsin dells killed himself last month after a va psychiatrist reportedly refused to admit him for in-patient treatment. this happened at the va center in iowa city. this morning, the va inspector general is reviewing the case to determine if the va is at fault for ketchum's death. >> to commitment 2016 and the race for the white house. donald trump's running mate mike pence stopped in milwaukee. this came just one day after a new poll from the marquette law school showed trump losing ground with wisconsin voters. wisn 12 news asked pence about those polls. he told us that trump's campaign isn't worried. >> well, it's a long time 'til election day. it's still very early in this you're going to see the polls ebb and flow, but i think what's going to carry the day is really a message for how we make america strong again at home and abroad. i mean donald trump is committed to rebuilding our military. to having america standing strong on the world stage again. >> during pence's speech in downtow

beyond wisconsin.... the funeral for a young boy killed while riding the world's tallest water slide will be held today. the 10 year-old suffered a fatal neck injury over the weekend at a water park in kansas city. the circumstances leading to the tragedy are still unclear.a go-fund-me page was set up and raised dollars for the family and funeral expenses. terriffying moment for parents in pennsylvania ... after their three-year old boy falls from a roller coaster .he was riding the rollercoaster with his brother yesterday when he fell. emergency crews airlifted him to the hospital. no word yet on the boy's condition. the n-t-s-b is holding a briefing today about the what was found from the el faro ship wreck. crews say they recovered a data recorder at the bottom of the ocean floor. the cargo ship sunk 10 months ago during hurricane members. investigators hope the recorder will "give them insight" into the challenges the el faro faced. the search continues this morning for those still missing after an ap

>>'s response to being down in wisconsin polls. -- his response to being down in wisconsin polls. joyce: we begin with the story. after a sudden, near death experience, milwaukee archbishop jerome listecki is talking to wisn 12 news tonight. kathy: he was in big trouble, paramedics came rushing to his rescue. as you see he's up and around again but on monday night in , this very room this 67-year-old man of great faith could have been taking is very last steps. >> my guardian angel is working overtime. kathy: just back from a trip to poland archbishop jerome , listecki returns energized by his mission and suffering from a sinus infection. so before going to a meeting he takes a shot from a new bottle of cough medication -- cough medication. >> lip start to blow, and i went, oh, no. kathy: he looks at the label and his fears are realized. it contains acetaminophen. >> i am allergic to acetaminophen. kathy: first, he calls his house killed her for help, -- his housekeeper for help but , realizes he needs emergency help. >> so i took out the phone and i put it up to my mouth whisperi

c-span: how do you describe wisconsin? >> it is three respects. the hardest work ethic you'll find with an incredible group of people or descendants of immigrants in the state that makes and builds things that is very impressive and a strong agricultural tradition or those art is a nonsense of dash art isn't methods there's your regions and swiss across the state. i think about the natural resources. we are a state that is blessed with fresh water. we have three coast. the east coast is like michigan the north coast is lake superior the west coast is the st. croix and mississippi river and in lint we have incredible natural resources that we cherish. and need to fight to protect in these times. but then i think about the history with the political theaters of great stature and that tradition in the abolishment of people in the up policy legacy for the mark that we made a national policy to draft the social security law that still stands to the day one of the greatest things we ever did. to economists from the university of wisconsin who want to be

it's also patrick cuday day at the wisconsin state fair. wisconsin's favorite bacon! bacon contests, see what's cooking with our chef, try delicious food samples ( ( 3 ( 3 ((???1:15 seconds??)) ((???tease ahead??15???)) ahead??15???)) forecast...flash flood watch for though the evening (1-2"+ of rain possible)day: scattered showers, storms. high: 78tonight: evening showers, storms. low: 70 saturday: variable clouds. spotty shower, storm possible. high: 81sunday; mostly sunny. high: 81monday; mostly sunny. high: 80forecast...flash flood watch for though the evening (1-2"+ of rain possible)today: scattered showers, storms. showers, storms. 3 3 roads are wet this morningwatch for ponding on the roadways as well as slick spots. plan ahead. strting monday the i-94 eb to i-41/u 45 nb system ramp will close lo term until spring 2017 from reconstructionall part of the zoo interchange project. hwy 100 will become the main detour while this closure is in place.a reminder that off the freeway in wauwatosa center st. e/wb is now closed from 112-115th for bridge reconstruction unt

beyond wisconsin.. crews have taken down the rides at a tennessee fair where three girls fell from a ferris wheel earlier this week.while crews have taken down most of the rides.. the ferris wheel will stay until the state gives permission for crews to take it down.one of the girls has been released from the hospital.the fair was supposed to run through tomorrow. airlifted to the hospital after falling off a rollercoaster in pennsylvania. emergency crews were called to the idlewild and soakzone amusement park around noon thursday.no details about the boy's condition have been released. authorities in maryland have cleared the scene at the site of yesterday's apartment fire explosion.two people died in the fire.. and nearly three dozen people were injured.some people were rescued.. but officials say they don't expect to find anyone else alive.an investigation will continue to try and determine what caused the explosion. everyone is ok after a fire at an energy plant in michigan. fire officials believe a

not just at the wisconsin state fair but everywhere! today is the most uncomfortable day of the week...highs are near 90 but it feels more like a 100 ritka tells us if possible rain showers could cool us down. the big story is the heat and humidity, temperatures are in the upper 80s and low 90s across southeastern wisconsin and when you factor in the

things are getting interesting in the race for wisconsin's u-s senate. in the latest poll: democratic johnson--- 49 to 43 percent. that's among registered voters... with likely voters... feingold is up 53-percent to johnson's 42- percent. in both cases -- feingold's lead grew since the july polling. you'll find complete poll results on the home page of our website -- fox six now dot com, or your fox six news mobile app. we have also linked to the poll released on july 13th for comparison. sad news to pass along tonight about a man who helped make what it is today. longtime tv 6 general manager andy potos died overnight--he was 89. potos--a milwaukee native-- came to work here as a sales account executive in 1961. he was general manager from 1981 until his retirement in 1996. so many people on-air and behind the scenes were hired during his time in charge. we're all saddened by his loss-- but grateful for his leadership. our condolences to his family. tom wachs joins us now. we are turning up the heat, humidity and thunderstorm chances. i'll have your fox

wisconsin republicans are different. we've gone through the wars and battles for our governor in recall elections. we do activism a bit differently. and i think he's actually going to have to respect the fact that we know a lot more about our state than he does. >> you think about folks who know a lot about your state. two people, scott walker who is obviously won three elections although h didn't have broad national appeal. he hasn't really come out that strong for donald trump. certainly isn't out working for him. the other person is paul ryan who trounced his pro-trump primary challenger. >> i tell you what's going on. right now congress mman ryan an governor walker, you know, they're doing what they can given what they've got to work with in terms of a candidate. i no we that donald trump has switched over his management team. in the last three days his messaging has been much, much better and much, much more amenable to the ears of wisconsin voters. fing he stay on message like he has been, going into west bend, tal

. >> and both vp candidates heading to wisconsin this week. the campaign events they're planning in the badger state and the new poll that reveals how voters here are leaning. >> and we're on weather watch this morning. we are looking outside. before the day is over we may see rain and even storms. when you'll need to grab an umbrella. >> good morning and welcome to "wisn 12 news this morning." i'm melinda davenport. >> and i'm tim elliott. ben is off today. it's 5:30 on this thursday, august 11th. let's start with the forecast. meteorologist sally severson is in the weather center. sal, we may hit 90 today? >> yes, well on the way, 75 degrees this morning. dew .68. the winds are southwest. we look at mitchell international airport. today and tomorrow, and between now and 6:00, hot and humid. the highs near 90 degrees. a slight chance of a slight storm going. if you are headed to jazz in the park, just war in iraq and a-okay. the rain and storms showing up after mid night for us tonight. 75 for this morning. there is a look, this is what we ar

not just at the wisconsin state fair but everywhere! today is the most uncomfortable day of the week...highs are near 90 but it feels more like a 100 ritka tells us if possible rain showers could cool us down. the big story is the heat and humidity, temperatures are in the upper 80s and low 90s across southeastern wisconsin and when you factor in the the mid to upper-90s, even up to 100 degrees this afternoon in the south. a stray shower or storm is possible but most of us will just be baking in the it's a little toasty at the wisconsin state fair today. that's where we find meteorologist brian niznansky with the today's tmj4 storm we have much coverage coming up from the wisconsin state fair.... you can also log onto our website at t-m-j-4 dot com for a full list of things to a child is in the hospital this afternoon after falling from a roller coaster. emergency crews were called to the idlewild and soakzone amusement park in pennsylvania. a dispatcher said the child was conscious. on sunday a 10 year old boy was killed on a water sli

the people of wisconsin, and wisconsin jobs i put those first. mike: do you think anything could give from those deals? mr. feingold: some people say there is more choice at the store. you might get lower prices. between 50 different kinds of golf clubs versus having a job? that is not a close choice. these have cost 75,000 wisconsin jobs. senator johnson is for for the spread is hiding them. he refuses to tell us his position on tpb. why is that -- his position on tpp. why is that? he loves these agreements. because them creative destruction. he won't tell the people of wisconsin that in fact that is his position. i am opposed to it. it needs to be renegotiated to know that we can't have an incentive to send jobs overseas. i stand with the middle income and working families of the about how you would combat isis for we will continue on "upfront." >> "upfront with mike gousha" mike: welcome back, we are talking to the democratic candidate for senate. i mentioned before the break you fighting isis and cutting off their oil supply and cash supply.

the wisconsin supper club." brandy old-fashioneds will be served, as will pot roast sandwiches, booyah, traditional pasties, cheese curds and there'll be a friday fish fry. thbrownsand packers will kick-off the pre-season at 7 p- m tonight. because we have the olympics here on today's tmj4 tonight, you can watch the game on w-m-l-w. and a reminder: the packers' regular season starts, september 11th. just ahead - drinking! how it changes when you get married. 4 your money this afternoon.... here's a look now at the markets at the close of business today.... more money headlines now.... sales are up at j-c penney stores...the department store recently brought back appliances and remodeled some areas inside stores. those moves helped fuel sales... but the retailer still faces challenges as it tries to twitter is officially denying rumors that it will be shutting down in 2017. the rumor began spreading on twitter early on thursday -- using the hastag save twitter. no word on how the rumor started. but some tweets cl

so every four years, they call wisconsin a swing state. the republicans make a huge effort to try to win. they do always lose there. but they really think they can win.

he leaves behind a strong legacy throughout south east wisconsin. captured our imagination on the silver screen... ld 'well yeah - he went to my school!' ...jerome silberman was a rising star at washington high school. ld 'he was vice president of the washington players.' alumni historian linda durrenberg says wilder was inducted into the schools 'hall of fame' back in 2001. wilder was invited to attend the ceremony... but couldnt make it. ld 'we had some others years before him that made it in radio - but hes the one that made it free time involved in the schools theater group... juggling his extracurricular activities with this academics. ld 'he still made the honor roll!' wilders legendary roll in 1971s 'willy wonka and the chocolate factory' - tr 'hes complex! sometimes hes actually kinda scary.' still resonates with washington high schools special education teacher, tanya tan-ya reed, who uses the movie in her classes to teach kids about honesty, integrity... and the schools rich history. thats always good!' but its the love wilder had for his

kaine has made several trips to wisconsin recently. however, clinton herself has no scheduled stops in wisconsin on the docket as of yet. joyce:'s conviction is overturned, but we are still he will get out of prison. on friday, after he had spent the past nine years in prison, i judge the that conviction out and ordered him released within 90 days if prosecutors do not decide to seek a retrial. steven avery is also trying to have his conviction overturned. new at 6:00, for the first time, we're hearing from the prosecutor in brendan dassey's original trial. former calumet county district attorney, ken kratz, spoke exclusively to our abc affiliate in green bay. he said he was surprised by the ruling and expects the attorney general to take a seriouok at the situation and discuss it with the halbach family before deciding how to proceed. in the meantime, kratz, like the rest of the public, will wait to see what the state decides to do. >> to be sitting on the sideline with the rest of citizenry and only being able to sit back and just se

this is his third visit to wisconsin in two weeks. last week we rallied in green bay with donald trump. for the democrats is campaigning continues next week in wisconsin. monday. >> before both vp candidates stop in wisconsin there is a big focus on hillary clinton. later today he's expected to unveil the economic policy. this comes days after donald trump's speech and the controversial comments on the second amendment. we have the latest from washington. >> tim, hillary clinton's campaign stark contrast to economic policies with the plan to help working families. hillary clinton responded to donald trump second amendment slit up on the stump. >> now to the casual inciting of violence, every one of the incidents shows us that donald trump simply does not have the temperment to be president. the secret service talked to the campaign about the controversial remarks. ?? in florida, he didn't ease up on the democratic rival calling her and the president out for the policies in the middle east that led to creation of isis. >> he founded is

have from our fans of over the city and the state of wisconsin. the fans built this ballpark. they support this team through good times and lean times, and we decided to do something special to give back to our local community. patrick: the brewers will donate an extra $50,000 to the charity who raises the most money. the roof is closed at miller terrarium over there. mark: yes, it's like a sauna in their. 76 in milwaukee. look at the dew point. the cold front is coming. it will get here. things are looking pretty good. southwesterly wind at seven miles per hour. yes, it is still sticky. for about another five hours or so. the cardinals are in town, il park. post game, 72. what a day we have had. it was hit and miss depending on where you are located. some of you have not seen any rain at all today. some of you have seen almost three inches of rain today. this is the official record in milwaukee. this is from the airport, over two inches of rain, a record for the day, bigger totals than that, three inches of rain in west milwaukee. flooding proble

all of it made by wisconsin meat processors. organizers say some of those products can sell for more than $10,000 alone. bidders can keep their products taxpayers -- task force. the money raised supports the 4-h foundation, a program that has changed over the years. >> now we do things like stem, science, technology, engineering and math. 350,000 kids in the state. they go from to 18 years old. 8 it's where we develop future leaders for the industry. marshanna: governor scott walker on hand to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the meat products auction. he says the meat industry helps -- ag industry. $175,000, the goal for tonight's fundraiser. organizers tell me they are $5,000 short of that but they are still counting all of the money so it has not been finalized. look for a final amount on the cbs 58 morning news. bill: we will definitely look for that. a look inside a specialized lab solve crimes including a kenosha county cold case. michele: look who i bumped into in brookfield tonight. ralph malph returns to his love of si

we are dry in most of southern wisconsin. a few clouds approaching green lake and marquette county, showers and thunderstorms in this system. cool front quite i am concerned about seeing a little morning action making it through here at noontime. there is a slight chance, a whisper chance of getting the moisture in here. tonight, overnight, severe weather is unlikely. we are looking at rain and gusty winds and keeping the storm half inch, some locations more. here is what happening at 9:00. the overnight system is washing out a little bit. again, most will stay dry around lunchtime. a whisper chance of a stray storm. 4:00 nice and quiet. 2:00 in the morning, rain and storms begin to approach, this is overnight thunderstorm complexes, a l at 4:00 in the morning, heavy stuff moves out. another around 7:00. this is continuing off and on tomorrow morning before we dry out tomorrow night and settle in for a nice weekend. so we are on weather watch. until then hazy sunshine and hot and humid. >> sal, thank you. >> a police training

decision 2016 coverage now -- it's primary day in wisconsin. less than three hours left to vote, and turnout is not expected to be high.julia fello has been monitoring the polls all day and joins us live. julia -- have there been any difficulties at the polls? no problems statewide so far.. we are at rufus king international school where at times we've seen lines for a closely watched ra senator lena taylor and mandela barnes. can you please sign in this box, sirmost of the poll workers you'll find today at rufus king international school can't even vote.not because of voter i-d.. because they're under 18. thank you, sir, have a good daythese sophomores through seniors have adopted this polling location. money they make will be donated to the school. senior kierra bowie feels inspired after the training. things i need to vote how to registershe's helped six people register to vote today. many still confused about voter i-d a lot of people ask us do they need it cause they feel like they dont need it anymore --but they do.driver's licenses, pass

he then endorsed paul ryan in wisconsin friday. fox6's theo keith is in jainesville with how paul ryan will forgo a big election night party tonight for a news conference after the race is called. his opponent paul nehlen has made a lot of noise but the ryan people have never been worried. running a bunch of t-v and radio ads in the run-up to the primary. but he hasn't done much campaigning for his job -- at a couple of stops in the district, the topic of nehlen never came up. instead the first question -- was about small pool of republican voters who are dissatisfied with ryan to work with. i'll get into those numbers at 6. live, theo keith, fox6 news. ted thanks theo paul ryan's challenger ... getting a lot of attention in the last week thanks to a high profile shout-out. fox six's jenna sachs is live in janesville ... t many thought this would be a very routine primary challenge for paul ryan ... but that all changed last week. thats when paul nehlen got an unexpected boost and national attention ... when donald trump praised hi

so, is wisconsin truly a swing state in play? we asked a political expert to give us the inside analysis of what's really going parties' tickets are campaigning here, you'd think wisconsin must be a state up for grabs. "wisconsin is really important i've been here twice since i was added to the ticket and that's because wisconsin is a critical place for us to win." democratic v-p nominee tim kaine stopped in madison tuesday, while republican presidential nominee donald trump rallied in west bend. "i am asking for your vote on november 8th so i can be your champion in the campaign stops, the most recent marquette law school poll paints a picture not of a state up for grabs.....but of one in which hillary clinton leads donald trump by 15 points amongst likely voters. "trump wants to create multiple scenarios for getting to 270 electoral college votes because he doesn't want a kind of all or nothing bet on ohio or pennsylvania." according to uwm professor mordecai lee, even though clinton has a thinks the trump campaign views wiscon

i also want to speak with the residents of wisconsin. on behalf of my wife, my cell, and our kids, thank you. thank you for our trust. thank you for your confidence. thank you for your support in my efforts. i am a fifth-generation janesville native, and i have been honored to serve this congressional district since 1998 areas it has been one of the best experiences of my thatime, and i am humbled so many want to see me continue to work on their behalf. people here, they know me well. serve is toat to work to become part of the solution, not be part of the problem. they share my desire for political leadership that is inclusive, not devices. they look at the horizon, and they look for hope, not fear. most of all, they want someone who works to respectively advance our founding principles. look. there is a lot of real frustration in this country. there is a lot of a her that washington is just not working and that seems in revocably broken, and people want to see congress and their elected leaders tackle the tough problems, not duck those

and yes, that includes wisconsin. for more information on the deal, head to our website, fox 6 now dot com. a dolphin at sea world in orlando gets up close and personal with a guest. probably a little too close for one woman. the dolphin jumps up, and grabs an i-pad right out of a woman's hands. a park-goer captured the theft you see the dolphin snatching the ipad out of a woman's hand -- and then pull it into the water. the woman was able to get it back right away...but it was a bit waterlogged. and the dolphin appeared to be pretty amused by the whole situation. its a little robot with big personality... and soon youll be able to take him home. rich demuro introduces us to a robotic creature named "cozmo" humans have been fascinated with the idea of robots for decades.... but so far...there hasnt been a breakout star. that could all change with a tiny robot engineered to be a friendly, even funny little companion. his name... is cozmo. nats... cozmo going near table hes quirky... playful... and even gets angry. nats

and wisconsin eats chip that's some good stuff." if you want to see more of kaplan's challenges-- we've posted a link to his website on ours-- fox6 now dot com. you are watching the fox 6 "definitely, player safety issue. we did the right thing in line with player safety." wait a few more days before seeing the first preseason game. more on how last night's game was canceled on account of paint. i-d or no i-d-- that's the question ahead of tomorrow's primary election. we'll break down what you need to bring with you to the polls. rob joins us now with more on the weather. rob's weather high pressure over

senate in wisconsin narrowing. the poll finds democratic challenger russ feingold with a lead over republican incumbent 48% to 45% among likely voters. feingold held an 11 point lead in the poll three weeks ago. monmouth university also released its poll of wisconsin voters. the race for president had results close to the marquette poll. clinton had a 43% to 38% lead over trump among likely voters. the race for u.s. senate was much different. the monmouth poll showed feingold leading johnson by 13 points among likely voters. of nearly 5%. wisn 12 is teaming up with the marquette law school to host a live debate between johnson and feingold. upfront host mike gousha will moderate the 90 minute discussion. you can watch it live tuesday night, october 18 beginning at 8:30, right here on wisn 12. libertarian presidential candidate gary johnson will make his first campaign stop in wisconsin tomorrow night. johnson will hold a rally at serb hall on milwaukee's south side. the rally starts at 7:00, doors open at 6:00. kat

in total there are 25 wisconsin , athletes in rio. when olympians win a medal, they have to pay a tax on their winnings when they come home. republican lawmakers in wisconsin want to put an end to that. assembly speaker robin vos, representative joe sanfileppo will introduce a bill at the , start of the next legislative the u.s. olympic committee awards $25,000 for gold medalists, $15,000 for silver medalists, and for bronze $10,000 medalists. joyce: new tonight at 10:00 inciting violence and , threatening on officer. some are using social media to fuel unrest in milwaukee. 12 news is looking into what it takes for police to go after them. plus, you may soon see contractors working in target stores. the feature now being built into kathy: the hot august weather continues. mark, the temperatures will keep going up. mark: when we warmed to 90 degrees, next and weatherwatch 12. kathy: then, a new playing field for an up and coming sport. see the new futsal court open in milwaukee. >> they are tearing down my old home. kathy: but it's not

it's a fundraiser for special olympics wisconsin. jacob nowak is one of our special olympics athletes... and kelley mawhinney is in charge of the region office here in the milwaukee area. i'll mention... i am on the board of directors for special olympics... and therefore i if you'd like more information on going over the edge to support special olympics wisconsin yourself... ...or if you'd like to support my fundraising effort... that's really the easiest way... let me do the work. ...we've got a link set up on our website... tmj4.com. summer returns today after a taste of fall. much needed rain on the way as well. brian gotter let's us know when the showers and storms arrive... and the next near perfect day yesterday was sunny and absolutely beautiful with highs near 80, low humidity, a sunny sky, and a southerly breeze at 10-15 mph. it the pick day of the week. this morning was mostly clear and pleasant once again with lows near 60 and a little more southerly breeze.. today remains mostly sunny and nice, but it will be warmer, bre

governor scott walker/(r) wisconsin: "let's give a warm wisconsin welcome my friend governor mike pence" walker embraced pence on stage. and pence called walker the best governor in the country.when pence took the podium he attacked the media 15:21-15:33 mike pence/(r) vice presidential nominee: "they're so busy parsing what donald's said in the last thirty minutes.. they've been ignoring what the clinton's have been doing the things trump says instead of focusing on things the clinton's did over the last 30 years.at one point the crowd responded so well to pence they chanted his name pence asked them to chant trump instead.pence spoke about building the economy building a strong national defense and left the voters with thissot mike pence/(r) vice presidential nominee: "my friends here in wisconsin we have but one choice thatan is ready this movement is ready this country is ready let's leave here and not rest and not relent until we make donald trump the 45th president of the united stat demonstrators were tossed out of this rally tonight no word if they were arrested.live in milwauke

wisconsin could face a shortfall of about 4-thousand that's the conclusion of a study by the wisconsin council on medical education and workforce.the report expects physician demand to increase by 25 percent in 20 years, which is much faster than wisconsin's projected population increase of 12 percent. the report says an aging population is driving the amid public outcry, congress is demanding answers about the skyrocketing cost of epipens. senators are sending letters to the maker of epipens... the increase. officials say the cost has gone up more than 400-percent since 2008. a federal appeals court says early voting in wisconsin can continue.in july.. a district judge struck down a host of state election laws.. including early voting limits. the judge granted a request to stay the photo i-d law.. but refused to put a hold on other parts of the ruling. senator ron johnson has an idea to make college cheaper for students.the senator floated the idea of getting rid s replacing them with online videos... to teach students. johnson says tenured professors are to blame for what he calls th

and on the roof tops of 46 dunkin' donuts in wisconsin. the special olympics is near and dear to her heart and has an uncle from special needs and benefits from the program. >> not only the team work with how they come together and the bonds that we form with those with special needs. >> last year cops on roof tops raised $41,000. they are hoping to beat that record this year. get this, every customer who makes a donation, gets a coupon for a medium coffee. can't beat that. >> iced coffee will go quicker today. >> yes. >> thousands of people flocking to wisconsin this weekend. the festival getting national attention. >> plus, the potus revealing the favorite songs of the summer, we >> new t largest drugstore chain storts a mobile payment >> they are going to start accepting the cvs app. the drugstore integrated the payment options into the smartphone app. cvs app pay is becoming effectively immediately. to improve the stores that are staying up and building up the online options. they are saying the announcement will be made on the stores

not for wisconsin. welcome back. the estimated jackpot for tonight's badger five drawing is 22 thousand coming up on "the now milwaukee" at 6:30:a local salon charging 10 dollars for haircuts to help kids with hair loss. when you see who's behind this effort, you may be inspired. here's tonight's primetime line up: at seven, it's "american ninja warrior". then it's "running wild with bear grylls" and more local news on live at ten. hey, you're clarence! yes, sir. you know, at the model year end clarence event, you can get a great deal on this 2016 passat. steve. yeah? clarence is on a roll. yeah. i wish they'd name an event after me. same here. but the model year end becky event? that's no good... stevent! that's just vandalism. whatever you want to call it, nt. hurry in for a $1,000 volkswagen reward card and a five hundred dollar labor day bonus >>> tonight, shockwaves as hillary clinton's closest aid huma abedin says she's separating from her husband weiner. >>> airport chaos. all out panic amid widespread rumors

we are at the wisconsin center near wisconsin and cass and everything is quiet right now, but that was not the story earlier this morning. a suspicious substance in the area around 1:15. crews were called in to investigate, including fire department's hazmat team. nothing dangerous or harmful was found. one person was loaded into a private ambulance. police say it is possible that person needed to be treated after witnessing the tense moments. but it sounds like that person will be okay. everything is running smoothly bank center and certainly good news for the thousands of people showing up to work here today. reporting live downtown milwaukee, mike anderson, "12 news this morning." >> thank you, mike. >> new overnight, a drowning at a pool in milwaukee, the medical examiner's office was called to washington park last night. the police say a 19-year-old man and his friends climbed a fence to go swimming after hours. officers and firefighters tried to save t at the scene. >> and commitment 2016, now to the road to white house is passing through wisconsin later today. vice presidential

then, wisconsin women for trump. state senate president mary lazich on how donald trump broadens his appeal to women voters. and, a court ruling clears the way for expanded early voting. when the state's largest cities plan to resume in person absentee voting. >> covering the issues important to wisconsin. this is "upfront with mike gousha." mike: hello again, everyone, and welcome to "upfront." we begin today with a look at the recent violent unrest in milwaukee and ask, what's next for the state's largest city?

huge expansion plans in wisconsin by the ho-chunk nation. the tribe is adding hotels and expanding casinos. a 153-million million dollar building project launches next in wittenberg, black river falls and wisconsin dells. the project could add 100 jobs to its workforce in wisconsin where there are already 34-hundred ho-chunk employees. harley-davidson, today, agreed to pay 15-million dollars to settle a federal complaint over racing tuners that caused its motorcycles to emit higher-than-allowed levels of air pollution. the devices enable users to modify a motorcycle's emissions control system to increase power and liability, saying the agreement is a "good faith" compromise with the e-p-a on an area of the law the two sides interpret differently. a big thank you, this week, for dozens of milwaukee residents who are assembling the massive glass walls that will cover nortwestern mutual's new downtown office tower. company leaders and mayor barrett hosted the workers at the site of the new building on tuesday. the warehouse at 35th and capitol.

the u-s senate race in wisconsin will be a rematch of 2010. but this time senator ron johnson is the incumbant and russ feingold is the challe. challenger.johnson did not face a primary challenger and feingold easily defeated his last night.both say they want to make sure voters are focused on the senate race-- not distracted by the presidential contest.and each as the washington outsider. russ feingold5;6;20 sen. johnson has consistantly voted against the interest of working families and middle class families. people know i would suppor tincreases in the min. wage. and making sure people get family leave when they have a child.sot: johnson 5;41;59 the number one solution for all these problems whether its' a deficit, whether it's our military, defeating isis, securing the border, we have to grow our economy. we're not even close to realizing the full potential of this economy because of the regulatory overburden, uncompetitive tax that wants to drive up the cost of power- those are crazy . policies.this is one of the most competitive senate r

"i love wisconsin. i think wisconsin has some amazing golf courses, especially this one. so it's really extra special that i get to spend a week basically at home." she grew up outside of madison in edgerton, which is also the home of pga tour player steve stricker. still live right down the street from my country club, so we see them all the time. yeah, what he's doing is exactly what i want to do." one way in which she's following stricker's path, is by hiring his swing coach. "i started working with dennis tiziani a couple years ago on my swing. and that's been fantastic. he's amazing. obviously he knows what he's doing with steve stricker. so that's been fantastic." the hard work, however, began many years ago. " when i was 8 years old i was like dad, i would love to play professional golf. but now that i'm actually this is a little more work than i thought. but, i love it." family is a huge reason the love for the game has grown. that was on full display during the phc classic as her dad was her caddy. "i just love it. i know he loves it. it's a great bonding thing f

a big polling deficit here in wisconsin. plus, milwaukee's election commissioner on the return of expanded early voting. it's all coming up at 9:00, right here on "upfront." thema: new information this morning, in the shooting death of basketball star dwayne wade's cousin. police say an argument with an uber driver escalated into a shoot-out. nykea aldridge was caught in the crossfire while pushing her 3-week-old child in a stroller. this happened on chicago's south side. police are interrogating republican presidential candidate donald trump is facing criticism after his response to the high profile murder of wade's cousin. trump tied the killing to his recent bid for african-american votes, tweeting quote, "dwayne wade's cousin was just shot and killed while walking her baby in chicago. just what i have been saying. african americans will vote trump." end quote. an hour later, he posted his democrat hillary clinton's running mate tim kaine took exception to trump's remarks. tim kaine: we just ought to be extending our symp

widespread fog has developed across southeast wisconsin. make sure you have your headlights on when venturing out this morning. the fog should lift by 10 am. skies eventually become mostly sunny today and it will still be humid. highs today will be people in italy continue to mourn the loss of those killed in the devastating earthquake that struck parts of the country last week.one central italy town bid farewell to 35 of the 291 people confirmed dead so far.italy observed a day of national mourning yesterday by placing flags at half-staff. two firefighters are dead and crash in minnesota.officials say crew of nine were responding to a fire in box canyon.investigators say the truck left the roadway for an unknown reason and struck a median.the five other firefighters are expected to survive. southwest airlines and the national transportation safety board are investigating after a plane's engine failed mid-flight.the plane was flying from new orleans to orlando.. but had to make an emergency landing in pensacola. the pilot and crew tried to

locally, the blood center of wisconsin tells us they have been ?screening? donors... they're reviewing their policies and procedures to investing millions of dollars in a new project downtown -- a state-of-the-art health center. center.the bucks are parterning with the froedtert and the medical college of wisconsin health nwork to build 'the mckinley health center'.it will be a sports medicine facility for buck players and a community health center. 3 3:48:44-58 as an organization our mission is two fold... one to bring a championship to milwaukee... and the other, as importantly, is to play a leading role in the transformation of this city, to build a healthier, more vibrant communiy community services at the new health center include primary care and physical therapy.it is expected to open next fall. bees were buzzing in fond du lac today... and that turned fond du lac fire rescue crews into beekeepers. beekeepers.they were called out to the fond du lac convention and visitors bureau for a swarm of bees.the bees set up shop right outside the front doorthe fire crews

a recent university of wisconsin grad, isn't one of them. kelsey card, dealt into the discus for the rio games. and being realistic, she knows that a medal is a long shot as a first time olympian. ((kelsey card says our goal is to try to make finals. an home, people were like oh, we can't wait to see you on the medal stand. and it's like, i like to dream big...but it's kind of far out there.((but i think right now, my goal is just to make finals. and for me, too just to try and get a personal best that would be great. it's exciting because you know, it's like i said, it's every serious athletes dream. and to be living the dream is just, it's amazing. so, i'm really excited about it.)) ben provisor of stevens point, begins his second go-around in nearly didn't make the trip to rio, after wrestling was voted out of the olympics, and then re-instated. the wisconsin native didn't seem to worked up ((ben provisor says i wasn't too worried about it...but obviously everybody in the wrestling community was concerned. it just, it was an unfortuante s

milwaukee branch at 4500 west wisconsin avenue. we have more information posted on our website, wisn.com. still ahead, the bats were flying, but was it enough? we have brewers highlights for you, next. plus, giving hope to patients who are paralyzed. the new therapy that's helping them walk again. that's up next. stay with us, you're watching say hi. there you go. [laughter] >> before you hit the road, check traffic watch 12 when the oil billionaire koch brothers call senator johnson... [ cellphone ringing ] ...what do you think they talk about? how the koch brothers' companies polluted wisconsin, en bay, or how they spent millions to support johnson as he voted their way 90% of the time and supported special tax breaks for big oil polluters? whatever senator johnson and the koch brothers talk about, it probably isn't you. edf action is responsible [captioning made possible by wisn-tv] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> wisn 12

bean plans to open its first store in wisconsin. thste ll be at the new cos development in brookfield. the outdoor gear store will create 100 new jobs. l.l. bean is scheduled to open next spring. kathy: from our partners at biz times milwaukee the kohler , company plans to open one of its signature stores near mayfair mall nmonth. the store will feature kitchen and bath products and design help. it's schedud to open september 10. honoring our military one banner joyce: that's the idea behind a photo project in oak creek. take a look. 10 banners are on display across drexel town square featuring pictures of men and women serving in the u.s. armed forces. the city clerk came up with the idea after learning about a similar project in california. >> i have a son who's been serving in the military. he is currently deployed, as many of his friends are from oak creek high school. they are all local. uh, m sacrifices personally, as well as their families. i think it's important, um, in our world today that we recognize these sacrifices that

wisconsin. it's called 'wisconsin women for trump.'former lieutenant governor maragaret farrow and state senators alberta darling and mary lazich were named to the coalition.other members include former city officials, community leaders, and activtists. in the middle of a new controversy... creating more questions about her trustworthiness.the associated press reports- more than half the people from outside the u-s government who spoke with hillary clinton when she was secretary of state... also gave money to the clinton foundation. clinton's campaign says she did not reap any profits.they also say the a- p's data is flawed.. because include 17-hundred meetings with world leaders. unemployment is down in most of wisconsin's large c data from the department of workforce development shows that unemployment dropp in 30 of the state's 32 large cities from june to july.mount pleasant and racine were the ly two cities that saw their rates increase. we can all pay tribute to our veterans. but one of the best

very rm, humid across much of southern wisconsin. the winds areener gly light. you can see a little breeze closer to the lakend just beginning to get a glow across the horizon. we are on the way to highs reaching up to 88 gree yesterwe had 87. plenty ine way of morning sunshine. y is the word. matt? >> right now things are quiet o the roads. noubles out there. you are seei county fnd i-94 things are movingfine. no troubles waukesha or any where. everything is in the green at this point. that's a look at the morning commute, back to you. some help for northern michigan, after a month of storms caused major flooding. president obama signed a disaster decoration and the federal aid is going to the counties affected. >> wisn 12 news time now is 5:09. fallout from the failed hall of fame game, right now several packer fans are filing a lawsuit. they are upset thathe vershe colts was cancelled. e attoey is saying a class tion lawsuit is in the works for game tickets as well as the travel expenses. i expected that to happen. now the packers continue the training camp p