ben: thank you. the latest entertainment news, disney's new version of the jungle book, live-action, not animated, one of the biggest family movies of the year. make today smile with 6 dunkin' donuts for $4.49, powdered with sugar, layered with frosting, filled with jelly, or topped with sprinkles. share some smiles with 6 donuts for $4.49 today. refresh yourself on the outside and inside with a revitalizing iced tea from dunkin' donuts. sip in a refreshing iced tea, iced green tea, or iced tea lemonade today. america runs on dunkin'. >> problems in staten island, expressway moving slow, an accident has a lane blocked and delays continue past that harlem river dr. south by 125th st.. there is a problem with police activity by 77th st.. and grand central station and 125th st. and southbound making local stops from park chester and third avenue. ben: time for entertainment. it is arguably the most requested song in rock 'n roll. would you say to the most requested song in rock 'n roll? led zeppelin's s

ben: well! the company says it had one-point-seven-nine billion active monthly users as of the end of the third quarter crossing the two billion user mark would put facebook's usership at more than a quarter of the world's current population. melinda: wow! well, today is sandwich day. and in honor of this very important holiday, subway is giving away a free sub for each one that you buy with a drink. the popular sandwich chain will also donate a meal to 'feeding america.' the non-profit organization runs a network of 200 food banks across the country. subway is calling the promotion "the good deed feed." app update. soon, you'll be able to request a ride directly to find a friend -even if you don't know their location. by typing one of your contact's names into uber's where to? search option uber asks the friend for approval to share their whereabouts. interesting. the driver then takes you straight to your friend. the new feature will be available for ios and android users in the coming weeks.

i'm sorry, ben. i won't do it. it's an order, marty. how long, ben? your own hatre, but how long are you gonna force decent people to bup? i want the boy called daniel. flint: so do the ramseys. you're not taking the boy. you've got no legal ri well, i don't think much of the law in bitter springs. if you hand the boy over and le there won't be any trouble. you people said the same thing before you fired on fort sumter, and you got more trouble than you could h come on, boy. i want you to come with me. no! i don't want to go! he's coming with us. he belongs. what's, son? l. and i stay with the ramseys just like daniel does. michael what? leavy alone, courtney. well, one day you'll under both of you, that i'm doing this for your own good. now come on, daniel. you're free now. that's enough, courtney. leave the boy alone. maybe you think this bad arm makes s less of a man with a gun. i hope you'll try me, mccullough. i have no quarrel with you until you draw the gun. use whichever hand you want. mr. mccullough? i'm staying with the sherifor. you know, s

: as for jeb bush, chris christie, john kasich and ben ben carson, he said that they'll, hopefully, gain momentum there in weeks to come. jennifer ready, abc columbia. >> ben: thanks, volunteers took to the streets of columbia to get a better understanding of our homeless population. >> ben: abc columbia rule reuse joins us live from main street with more on how counting the homeless can help better care for their needs. >> beth: volunteers out and about on on sumter street in finley park, counting and surveying the homeless. something that happens annually to give the nation a better idea of what the homeless is like on a specific area at a specific date. the numbers from the point in time count are used by the department of housing and urban development to determine how much federal funding will be allocated. last year's count showed south carolina's homeless population at more than 5300. that's a 6%% increase from the previous year. but the united way of midlandses who cooperates the count say those numbers are important to know. >> this helps us understand the pulation and what their

ben: never? juliet: no. ben: interesting. juliet: a paper. ben: you leave little bits of paper. juliet: everywhere. in my purse, little pieces of ben: we got to run, top stories when we return. juliet: a graveyard at my house. a wrap up of the new york primary result at 6:30, we will be right back. (vo) if you have type 2 diabetes, deal with high... and low blood sugar. januvia (sitagliptin) is a once-daily pill that, along with diet and exercise, helps lower blood sugar. januvia works when your blood sugar is high and works less when your blood sugar is low, because it works by enhancing your body's own ability to lower blood sugar. plus januvia, by itself, is not likely to cause weight gain or low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). januvia should not be used in patients with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. tell your doctor if you have a history of pancreatitis. serious side effects can happen, including pancreatitis which may be severe and lead to death. stop taking januvia and call your doctor right away if you have severe pain in your stomach area which may be pancreatiti

ben: then. melinda: new this morning, it's fall. ben doesn't like candy. ben: whoa. melinda: and that means cold and flu season is around the corner! melinda: experts say, in the course of a year, people in the u.s. suffer through as many as one billion colds. and five to twenty percent of folks will get the flu. there are some steps you can take to protect your family. healthy during cold and flu season. >> first thing i recommend is wash your hands regularly for a full 20 seconds. the next thing is to avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth, and then lastly and more importantly, don't forget to get your flu shot and that includes for kids too. melinda: experts say if you do get sick, get plenty of rest and drink lots of fluids. for breathing issues, use a humidifier, and gargle with salt water to soothe your throat. ben: i may be in the minority here, you can have all of the candy corn. melinda: i will give you the reese's pieces. melinda: wisn 12 news time is 5:55. showdown in las vegas. ben: a full recap of last night's al debate is next. ben: plus, health concer

ben: here is duke. duke: only one local game, the next eliminated from playoff contention to face the mavericks new york down two. a jumper to fall and game-high 31 points for him and next up one after the free-throw but the maps rally back. take the hand off of dirk novitsky, they go on to win 91-89. baseball injury report, andrew miller comes back from suspension, has been hit by a come back, a chipped wrist after being hit by that draft. miller left yesterday's game after one pitch in the bottom of the seventh, hit him on the inside of the right wrist, he will see a hand specialist to determine the next course of action. next in line at the season, also injured in this game, sprained a big toe by the yankees, they won numtwo-0. matt harvey made his spring-training start, the nationals struggle a little bit, struggled in the last three starts giving up three runs over two innings, all three, a home run by zimmerman, giving up a two run homer, met lose 12-numone but matt harvey will be on the mound sun

ben: that is it. the emotional song, i wake up feeling like i have aged a year, i don't know how to say goodbye to you. that to, they shot him in the back, now it is a crime to be black, don't get surprised when it gets vandalized. call it what it is, murder. for the first time unable to balance them out in a way that one does not overshadow the other. i hope it doesn't.+++ charlie: what is that? ben: as a kid, i was raised in a music store, the claremont music store. it is one of the most special musical environments and four walls. my grandparents started it in 1968 and it is still there today. we were too port to have babysitters, and the music store was our babysitter. we were there every day after school. my grandfather put me to work, sorting screws and wood. the maple goes here, the mahogany. in that music store, there is a lot going on, and that sound encoded me genetically that early on i would be sitting in school hearing that sort while trying to learn algebra. charlie: it is like that expe

maria and ben. ben: police dealing with this right now -- looks like this may be weather-related -- page road closed due to down wires. it looks like a thunderstorm just moved through the area. please seek an alternate route. all right, let's move on to sheer terror for passengers aboard a jetblue flight out of boston. maria: the plane was headed to sacramento when pilots were forced to make an emergency landing in rapid city, south dakota after running into bad weather. severe turbulence sent their seats. >> all of a sudden, there was quite a big shake, and then right after that drop. >> boom, the whole plane shook. >> i thought that was it. i thought we were going down. i really did. maria: 24 people were rushed to the hospital. among them this flight a neck brace. everyone injured on that flight has been released. ben: sky 5 over coes pond in worcester, where police are investigating an apparent drowning. the body of a 49-year-old woman was recovered this morning by the worcester fire department

ben: i am ben simmoneau. thanks for being with us, moving right along. your friend mike woods is here. heather: some insults' band about this morning, >> meteorologist: the only person who works are around here is ines. from samantha, your producer. >> meteorologist: thank you very much. that was awesome. 48 degrees is your temperatures central park, 43 in williamsport, still partly cloudy skies over the tristate region, some showers right there trying to swing their way into the poconos but barely holding on. why are they there? we have a back door cold front that has dropped into the tristate region but it is washing out as we speak but it won't be a big deal, a bigger deal will be the warmer temperatures in making a come back in the tristate region. take a look at temperaturess we have here, this is not bad, for the degrees is warmer than your average high, 60s and 70s in the deep south, that warmer air will be in the tristate region over the next couple days. high-temperature 67, more clouds out there than the last couple days but still it is still l

ben: likely. heather: hundreds of animals found in poor health at this westport farm are being removed. the process is expected to take days. it was a couple weeks ago that the animals were discovered many of them dead. the american society for the prevention of cruelty to animals is helping in the rescue mission. the group calls this case the largest animal abuse case the northeast has ever seen. no charges at this point. ben: new claims about free rides on the t as the agency confronts more troubling finances. the mbta's union says fare gates were left open and collection to work. they claim the t changed the routes of the workers who collect the cash leading to the problem. but the mbta says that's not to blame. all of this comes as the t suffers another financial blow. the agency is now facing a $110 million deficit thanks to unexpectedly low sales tax revenue. that estimate dropped by about $32 million. the t says layoffs are not off the table. and taking a look at first alert traffic. you're

. >> ben: leo dicaprio one at the golden globes. >> liz: good morning everyone. >> ben: it is january 11, monday morning at 6:00 p.m. juliet huddy is under the weather this morning. audrey is in for mike woods, my what a difference just 12 hours makes. >> audrey: yesterday it felt like spring. today feels like winter. we felt the cold, and then yesterday, temperatures are the 30s across the tri-state area this morning. read 35 in islip, 35 and bridgeport, 25 degrees in monticello. colder than yesterday. the wins are picking up they are coming out of that west, northwest from 15 - 20 miles per hour. combined with the with the current temperature reading it is feeling like the 20s in many locations with negative 15 degrees in many locations. everyone should see mostly sunny conditions today. we are going for numbers near the freezing mark. it is like went to warm up too much from where it is now. temperature readings will be in the 30s today, windchill factor it will feel more like the 20s for much of your monday. tomorrow we have threat of snow and rain, those will clear out by wednesd

there you go hello, ben. happy new year. ben: hello , juliet . happy new year. you always hear her in the background but she is the weather person. she is coming in just a 2nd. before we went to dinner at 5:30 p.m.. juliet: you did? >> . ben: it was the 3 of us. it was successful because non-crack. it was nice. we had a glass of wine. we cheers to 2016. juliet: we did nothing. my better half was not feeling well so i was worried that i would not feel that hot . we just hung out at home and watch sons of our anarchy . i am happy that we did that . [laughter] my husband was home and he said he did not even watch the ball drop . i watched this morning and everyone 70 million text good time. juliet: , congratulations on our win. ben: i am happy for all of us because it means we did not have snow. i cannot believe you went against the meteorologist. i went with a meteorologist. mike was on your team because you want in the past. not only do we not have 3 inches, we have zero inches. typically, for december, we get 5 inches. samantha: we are changing now. it's a bit c

>>ben: thank you very much. the attacks are also heating up between the democrats, hillary clinton and bernie sanders. clinton is questioning sanders truthfulness and preparedness for the presidency. sanders said back rally in philadelphia accusing her of taking tens of millions of dollars and special interest funds. they had a nasty twitter exchange yesterday . involving guns, yes. the attacks, ahead of the very important april 19 new york primary. he accused her of taking money from special interest , she accused him of voting for a bill that was favored by the nra. >>juliet: both say the other is not qualified to be president. 4:37. let's talk about things a little closer to home like right over there on time square. the city one step closer to rounding up those costumed characters in time square, we are not there yet. then is happy about this. a city council committee approved a bill allowing the dot to restrict where characters can panhandle at pedestrian areas in all five boroughs. the move calls complaint

ben: i now. cthe almost 40 recipes are from well-known wisconsinites, including bonnie blair, archbishop jerome listecki and john mcgivern. the cookie book has been a wisconsin tradition since 1928. what do you think? melinda: jelly sandwich cookies. cowboy cookics. bars. >> i love this. oh, man. >> i called step out and make a batch of these. >> we'll cover you on the weather. it is nice today, okay. we'll let you go. >> give me an hour, i will whip them up. yes, it is feeling like spring. it is already - clouds as well. but the clouds are going to move off and seeing the skies become party sunny. now warm front came through and the temperatures are climbing overnight. secondary cool front bringing in a little rain and low pressure passing to our south tomorrow. that sets the stage for rain as well. i am not expecting a lot in the way of rainfall, just a quarter look at the temps overall, not a lot of very cold air out there. 72 dallas. 52 portland. 73 in phoenix. our temperatures 63 degrees at

ben: thank you. kerry: the giants have found their new head coach and they did not have to look far. ben: the team is expected to make that official later on today. this will be the first head coaching job. he is only 38 years old. duke will you here with more on this coming up and sports. >> we have a lot more still to come. >> we have some quick little it will term partly sunny. climbing to the mid to upper 30s. if you want to track the snow that we have, we have the fox5 weather app. it is free. check it out. we will be back in a bit. dunkin' donuts' unbelievable selection of breakfast sandwiches freshly made all day -- and now you can enjoy two english muffin egg and cheese breakfast sandwiches for $4. that's breakfast whenevs. okay. so right now, everyone is saying, "hurry! you gotta get fios." but why? well, because there's never been a better time to get a great deal from fios, the fastest internet and wi-fi available. only fios has speeds from 50 to 500 megs. because your devices run better o

ben: smooth sailing. the city of newark will test 17,000 schoolchildren for lead poisoning following the discovery of elevated levels of the poisonous element in the water at 30 school buildings. 2,000 toddlers who attend early childhood centers will be first tested, they are the most susceptible, the remaining students will be tested at sites outside schools, students are being given bottled water which cafeterias. ben: let's talk about this with curtis sliwa of "the curtis and kuby show". someone saved up to watch you and went to sleep. >> i am a dream come through. please, don't turn her -- we like her. ben: let's talk about politics. hillary clinton had a pretty "good day". i know you don't want to hear that. she is looking like the nominee for the democrats. on the republican side trump looks unstoppable. >> i don't know about that. ben: the state's governor in ohio -- juliet: cleveland will be interesting. will the republicans shake it up? of the race, the other two, ted cruz gave a pretty tight rac

ben and melinda. ben: the time as 6:20. justin timberlake is sharing his true feelings about his hit song "can't stop the feeling". melinda: he gets into a friendly debate about the lyrics today on "ellen". >> it's really high when, just electric >> that's not the words. >> those are the words. >> i should have written it is just electric. >> i thought it is. >> it pretty clearly says just imagine. >> did you know that? >> i did not know that. catch the entire interview on "ellen". it starts at 4:00. followed by wisn 12 news at the time is a charitable track 6:20. record. ben: how one coach is helping one college student by running nearly four marathons this weeken melinda: plus, it's not just luck anymore. russ: as i've traveled to all 72 counties, i've hea from a lot of people. including seniors, concerned that ron johnson igoing to turn medicare into a voucher program. senior: don't let it happen russ. russ: i've heard from families in need of good paying jobs. blue collar guy: ron johnson ade deals help other countrinot

ben was outspoken about social and political stands. ben came up with all the flavors. ben came up with the big chunks of cookies and candies. ben can't really taste, so he also came up with the really strongly flavored ice cream. so, that's the flavor story. so ben and jerry's has all these unusual creative flavors that other companies weren't willing to make because they are so much more difficult to make. it is really hard to put big chunks of cookies and candy into ice cream. and for a lot of manufacturers, for those guys thinking of manufacturing out there, a lot of manufacturers make what is easy to make, as opposed to what customers want to buy. it is a bizarre thing. >> how did the two of you become the team you did? it is one thing to meet in junior high, but to spend 40 years together in business is an incredible accomplishment. how did that happen? mr. greenfield: we are good friends. ben and i have a very similar worldview, but we also have very different skills. as i said, ben is very creative. i have, in over 40 years of ben & jerry's never created one fla

>>ben: 5:34. presidential candidates pushing hard for votes ahead of new york's upcoming april 19 primer. >>juliet: there's a huge rally on long island yesterday. where donald trump had his 17,000 supporters in attendance, his opponent ted cruz was also pressing the flesh in the bronx . >>ben: fewer than 17,000 there, i think. in all fairness, robert moses, good morning . >>reporter: one note on that 17,000, that was a number.trump tweeted and i checked in with nassau county police. they put the estimate at more different estimate. either way there were clearly thousands of people in bethpage last night and now the campaign has officially shifted. while to new york. thousands fact roman studios in bethpage for that row last night. donald trump who lost the primary in wisconsin sounded like a man who was glad to be home . this cloud soaked up his life about building a wall and making mexico pay for it and knocking the hell out of isis. trump could not hide his disdain for the man he has taken to ca

yeah, and it'll make ben so happy. sheriff. oh, howdy, ben. well, what's the matter? you look like you're about to have a spell. you think you're pretty smart, don't ya? you know doggone well what i'm talkin' about-- bert miller sellin' on the street. he's still at it. ben, you said a business ain't a business unless it's got a roof on it. well, he's got one. andy: i'd say that's a roof wouldn't you, barney? well, yeah, i'd say it is. i didn't ask you. now, ben, if that's a roof the man's got a legitimate business. i'll see ya. yeah, bu... just a minute, sher... oh-oh, howdy, ben. you lookin' for us? by roof, i mean a proper structure. a bench and an umbrella is not a proper structure. i'd say a bench and a umbrella's a proper structure, wouldn't you, barn? certainly looks... i am talking to the sheriff. now, look here, sheriff i've been running a store in this town for goin' on 25 years and i ain't about to let any fly-by-night peddler take the play away from that store. you understand? now, ben, you don't honestly believe that bert miller's any competition to you. a

he last program ben went to -- ben went to coal debate and skid more and dropped out and n.y.u. and dropped out. he signed up with a progressive program called university without walls. so at university without walls, you don't have to go to class because the world is your campus and you don't have to take tests. you get credit for learning and ben dropped out of there, too. [laughter] mr. greenfield: there is the interviewer that we are looking for, the person that drops out and doesn't finish. ben and i were failing at everything we were trying to do and we decided to open up a homemade ice cream parlor and thought we would do it for a couple of years and move on to something else. we learned to make ice cream from a $5 correspondence course. we borrowed $5,000 and opened and opened up in burg ton, vermont in an abandoned gas station and essentially had no idea what we were doing. >> i'm going to go to one of the coldest cities in the country and sell ice cream. if somebody pitched you on that today, how would you respond? >> we would respond the same way all the banks respond

ben: new yorkers urged to leave the car at home. so to or freeze. ben: good morning. i am ben simmoneau. it is going to be a decent morning. the rain moves in. thirty-seven. this will pull up. it really is one of those days where it is just here and there. throw it to the side. you should go right today. temperature starting off in the 50s and 60s. fifty-three@trooper. ten pictures are really filed. ten-20 degrees warmer than it was 24 hours ago. we have the sequelae sky around the tri-state region. a few showers line. a little flavoring this morning. everyone reporting that christ died. high pressure was in control. these two areas of pressure will work their way through and bring our chances of showers of. a few quick isolated storm. high temperature goes up to 727 degrees. we are religious use of a sky. let's get over to christina stoffo. she has been kept pretty busy here. christina: the 78. a new things on the lincoln. a couple things going on. good morning, everyone. right by without one and nine. dealing with this truck. the use first place of 78 eastbound. exp

ben: yes. charlie: taking your own pictures? ben: yes. charlie: you and jackson of work together before? ben: i used to do things completely alone. vice one ami to be a correspondent and find somebody who can come with me and some with me. when you go alone, you only think about your own safety. you have always thought about what happened to you. yourselfilling to put -- taking sevenare yes, i have met his wife and parents, their whole other calculations. charlie: people probably noticed that jackson's father was when my bosses at pbs. tell me how you to work together? jackson: there was a lot of pressure on me because then goes to these places alum. right after that, i thought he could do this by himself. i have to make is really good. charlie: you have to add value. jackson: i handle the camera and a sound work and try to make it as easy as possible for him. charlie: do you come out when something is really great? ben: the most important thing is, we got it. charlie: i hate that question. especially when i did not get it. jackson: i did

greenfield: ben came up with all the flavors. you know, i should tell you guys, ben is the entrepreneurial guy between the two of us, sort of the classic entrepreneur, loves to try new things, is fine with making mistakes, has always said he would rather fail at something new there and do something that has already been done before. and i like a manageable agenda. i like to be told what to do. put me in the box, tell me to do this, i'll do it. ben did everything at the company that was creative, entrepreneurial, groundbreaking. he established a social mission, and he was outspoken about social and political stands. he came up with all the flavors. ben came up with the big chunks of cookies and candies. he cannot really taste, so he also came up with the really strongly flavored ice cream. so that's the flavor story. so ben & jerry's has all these unusual creative flavors that other companies weren't willing to make because they are so much more difficult to make. it is really hard to put big chunks of cookies and candy into ice c

good evening, i'm ben hoover. story. columbia police say there were shots fired at columbiana centre. >> alicia: i'm alicia barnes. tonight police are looking for the suspected shooter. investigators say this was an isolated incident, and no victims have been reported. our jennifer ready joins us live now from the scene in irmo, which has calmed down considerably. >> jennifer: yeah, ben and alisha. it's important to know that this was not an active shooter situation. at this point, officials are saying there are no known victims. as you look point me, it's still a fluid situation here by the mall. we just learn a few moments ago that they have completely evacuated the mall and closed it down and they're turning it into a crime scene investigation. here's what we know at this point. officials sayay they are looking for two male suspects. they say they received a call around 7:10 this afternoon and that's when they said there was an altercation inside the mall right outside kay jewelers. they say it started as a fist fight

ben: i think i will watch it in august. ben: hanging out on long island. ben: our top stories when we return. juliet: what is behind the scenes. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. it's always worth remembering... that icing the cinnamon rolls is a privilege not a right. unleash the power of dough. give it to me i' m worth it baby i' m worth it m worth it gimme gimme i' m worth it give it to me i' m worth it baby i' m worth it >> welcome. it is wednesday. oh, my gosh. we're keeping an eye on the way this weekend. mike is back in the studio. ben: bomb threats forced the evacuations of a number of schools. juliet: proposed horse carriage. the horse carriage people say not so fast. ben: the mayor says patient zero is working. these people on city streets. it certainly is good news. 6:30 a.m. january 20. one year from today, we will have a new president. snow that is on its way. >> no one knows. >> we have another that

i'm ben wagner. melinda: and i'm melinda davenport. 5:30 on this thanksgiving day thursday, november 24. let's start with the forecast. meteorologist jeremy nelson is in the weather center. jeremy: any day -- today's if a memo day anywhere -- today is a phenomenal day anywhere across the state. a lot of cloud cover out there and that is going nowhere. clouds, upper 30's early this morning. wind is a little brisk, north there and that is goingnorthwest, pusr feels-like temperature down. a bit cool if you step outside this morning. upper 30's to around 40. we warm up a handful of degrees. any close to our average of only two. ben: jeremy, thank you. another death after a school bus crash in chattanooga, tennessee. police say six children have died because of the crash. the bus driver johnthony walker is under arrest. he's facing five counts of vehicular homicide, along with other charges. police say he was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs. police say the bus was going too fast and veered off

. >> ben: is right fitzpatrick's going forward. >> ben: for yes. >> duke: yes. >> ben: is tom conklin, back? >> ben: let's check the forecast with mike. i think we should paris go more about this at the next break. >> mike: good morning everyone. thirty-nine degrees, that is that is your average hyper today. twenty-eight is average low. it's probably going to drop down more, the sun is not up until 7:20 a.m. the north west windsor, through significantly here this morning. 30 in newark in belmar, and belmar, same thing in poughkeepsie, 33 at bridgeport. we do not get below 321 time in december. we have the winds coming in from the northwest at 10 miles per hour. twelve in bridgeport, makes the wind chill factor what it feels like outside down to 22 in central park, 18 in newark in newark and belmar, 24 bridgeport. a cold start to the day, some clouds out there but when it comes to snow, even though there is something showing up on the radar satellite, most is not making it to the ground. windy and cold with a high temp of 32. you started 16 tomorrow morning and head up to high of 32. w

ben: jetblue have more legroom in coach. ben: over virgin america. i don't think a lot of people fly virgin american. juliet: you should. it is the best airline. amazing, i love it. ben: you tell me that every day. it is not new. i am aware. i like to think of my charm and i do have two children, thank ben: what is going on? >> meteorologist: so rude. juliet: help me out. ben: here is what we have out there, showers and storms, some will come through here. that was round one but another round will be coming through with potential to bring heavy rain, gusty wind and small hail should be coming through in the mid afternoon hours but the rain gets out of your. later tonight it turns cooler to finish the work week so temperatures are below normal in a few days but now it is warm and wet. let's see what is worth checking out. ines: not a lot going on. the lie heading into nassau county looks good, let's check the hudson river crossing with the george washington bridge, upper-level 40 minutes, lower-level 30 minute delay, lincoln tunnel 40, inbound holland

ben: all right, melinda. new this morning, a florida toddler is recovering after being attacked by a peacock. two-year-old jackson brown was playing at a park, where the birds live, when a peacock grabbed him. his mother says the peacock's talons were digging into to keep the birds away from areas where kids play. melinda: also new this morning, a monkey attacks an employee in a walmart parking lot. a shopper caught it on camera in ohio. the monkey apparently got away from its owner and came after the worker. a walmart spokesperson says the monkey did not bite the employee, and the worker grabbed the leash and returned it to the owner. now animal control officials are looking for the monkey and its owner to have a little chat. ben: inside of walmart? can you do that? melinda: no shoes, no monkey that ben: no service. melinda: let's get right to tim elliott in the newsroom. ben: he's following some of today's big headlines. tim: starting with the olympic games in rio, and a little-known part of the city's nigh

ben seize it. ben will have a big, big part. maybe ben don't know that, but ben is going to have a big part. we want to keep that kind of talent. >> do you see dr. carson playing a policy role or out on the campaign trail going places you are not going. and when he says there are two donald trumps, do you agree with that characterization? >> i probably do agree. there is the public version and people see that. i don't know what they see, but it seems to have worked over my lifetime. it's probably different than the personal donald trump. perhaps there are two donald trumps. you know, i'm somebody is a thinker. i'm a big thinker. and i have my ideas and they are strong and typically they worked out. what i want to do -- the theme i have for this entire campaign is make america great again. that's what i want to do. very simple. i want to make america great again. we have so many problems whether it's trade, terrorism, we have so many problems with the debt. $19 trillion going up to $21 in a short fashion. >> policy for politics f

ben: because i don't know. juliet: maybe he made it up because he thought it would sound pretty. >> meteorologist: happy st. patrick's day, the best looking st. patrick's day in many years. 46 your temperature central park with partly cloudy sky, winds calm at this hour, nothing happening whetherwise around the northeast, 42 in albany, 34 in williamsport, partly cloudy sky is what we are looking at. we had a few storms with the cold front that tried to swing by and kicked up something and some troughs will rotate around the main parent low keeping a few storms going later this afternoon. high temperature 65 , there is a chance you will see storms in the afternoon and evening but a pretty small chance, high temperature 55, 43, cool on saturday and the rain/snow now it is time to get to in ezra's hours --ines rosales. ines: a problem in queens on the bqe. let's look at your commute on the garden state parkway. no problems by mile marker number 146 northbound or southbound. the accident occurred over an hour ago s

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ben: good morning everybody. welcome to wisn 12 news this davenport. 6:00 on this thursday, november 24. happy thanksgiving. coming up a group of local volunteers headed for north dakota. why they say they felt a call to help pipeline protesters there. ben: and later many people are traveling this holiday weekend. the groups teaming up in our area to make sure you get to your destination safely. first, meteorologist jeremy nelson has a look at your holiday forecast. good morning jeremy. jeremy: good morning everyone. happy thanksgiving. forecast looks ok. the drizzle and light rain has turned the state. we are looking at cloudy skies. a look outside. currently our conditions -- this is a view of both conditions, racine is at 38. breeze at nine miles per hour. clouds will really continue and hang around for most of the day. 43 degrees this afternoon. if you want to get outside the little football around, it looks we will talk more about what is in store for the long holiday weekend coming up. melinda: new this mor

ben? oh no gil, do you know what you just said to me? what's the matter with you? darling, you're talking to me. i never loved me. oh, you planned this very well, i was pretty dumb wasn't i? but it's easy to fool someone is in love with you. and what a fool i was, believing your story about ben beating you and his physical cruelty. i didn't know ben, is that why you picked on me? and then did you laugh when i went up to his office like a concerned about you? i wanted you to be happy. and what did you want for me? a murder charge and for what you must've had a reason. what're you after? your freedom? ben's money? what were you framing me for? - richie - what you want me to do with him angel? - what can we do with him? see, a man that committed a rd conscience. and a guilty conscience could lead to suicide. couldn't it? - i won't stop him, come on pigeon. - is it all right if i get my coat? - drop the gun, put your hands up turn around! one murder a night is enough. - oh, thank heavens lieut

ben, back to you. ben: pulse nightclub could soon belong to the city of orlando. the cityas to buy the club for two and a quarter million dollars. it would be turned into a permanent memorial to the victims. orlando's city council has to sign off on the deal. they'll consider it next week. melinda: new this morning, canadian police have arrested two people accused of murdering an american tourist. last week julian jones was visiting toronto with some friends for a bachelor party. police say that after 2:00 a.m., they were attacked outside a the lounge and they were approached by a group of males that wanted to fight. they got separated from the friends. melinda: police say jones was found unconscious a short time later and died at a hospital. jones' father says he was about to graduate from college and was planning to get married next year. two men are facing second-degree murder charges. ben: new this morning, a family in florida is thankful after their dog survived an alligator attack. this is hazel. her family thought they'd lost her when a gator dragged her in

ben carson. he says many people fight for change in d.c., donald trump is a leader with an outsider's perspective and the vision, guts and energy to get it done. dr. ben carson just putting that up. we're expecting that endorsement press conference momentarily. we are going to go back and check in with katy tur since this could be starting any minute now. you see all eyes on those doors. katy tur, you were talk about this just a minute ago. donald trump obviously had some very harsh words to say about -- well, about everybody, but about ben carson during this campaign. does this say anything, are we seeing a new side of donald trump in how he plans to try to bring his former opponents together if he is able to win this nomination? >> reporter: i think that potentially and i think we are about to see them come in here in any moment now. potentially yes to your question, steve, but i think that what we're seeing on the campaign trail and what he have with seen with donald trump is that his immediat

ben: 5:51. this is a live look outside. 119 pavement is wet. 94 westbound, there is a disabled vehicle at the moreland road north offramp. if you're heading towards bluemound, keep an eye out. drive times, 894 northbound will take you seven minutes. turning now and the 2016 olympic games. tim has been keeping up with the medal count for two weeks. tim: the u.s. always finishes at the top, near the top, but i feel like this year we are pulling ahead, dominating. 84 medals. ben: more than 30 more -- tim: second place, 51 for china. this is crazy. we have 28 of each medal. gold, silver, bronze. rounding out the top five, russia and france and japan. the history of the 11 games, the u.s. has one more than twice as many medals as any other.country . melinda: it's a city as colorful as any in the world. hundreds of thousands of people are experiencing the sights and sounds of rio de janeiro. and we spent the night exploring the music scene. reporter: you've probably heard of the samba but rio has so m

. >> ben: things have been interesting for a while. it sets off about ted cruz and john kasich are teaming up to try to battle donald trump. will tell you what is going on in the battle to the white house. >> juliet: in local politics bill diblasio is there is an investigation continuing to grow with new reports alleges he violated campaign finance laws and you could see criminal action going on. >> ben: if you're going across the hudson, leave the cash at home. drivers will no longer stop or slow down at the toll booth. that is a thing of the past. if you do not have an easy pass you will get a bill in the mail. if you do not get a bill they probably lost it and you'll get a fine. >> juliet: so true. remember when i told you guys that i do this thing that cries my boyfriend crazy i go yeah excavation point. my brother john and i were walking home from dinner and i hear this, yeah. balcony and she said i watch you and she knows the, yeah thing. so it's now becoming a thing. >> ben: so it's going to happen everywhere you go? >> juliet:

ben: i'm ben wagner. more on the historic win in just a moment. first, let's get a check of your let's check in with meteorologist sally severson. sally: i have been flying that w for weeks now. this morning, our temperatures are in the 40's and we are keeping an eye on patchy, dense fog in place. between now and 9:00, patchy fog retreats and we will climb. into the 50's between 9:00 and 5:00, we read 62 degrees with a degrees with a fair amount of sunshine. we have visibilities quite low right around the lakes. 3/10 of a mile at waterton and you know. -- remember that deer are active this time of year. matt: visibility was half amount at timmerman and slightly. 41 in college. you can see traffic moving smoothly across the south side. even in the foggy areas, no reason to speed, things are moving along nicely. travel times the great. 10 minute trip eastbound 94 into downtown. melinda, back to you. it melinda: matt, thank you. a big win. their world series victory. the game wrapped up before midnight. celebrations have been in-swinger morning long.

ben: good morning and welcome to wisn 12 news this morning. i'm ben wagner. davenport. let's start with the forecast. meteorologist jeremy nelson is in the weather center. jeremy: a little less humid today and cooler temperatures. i think we see generally the dry weather with just a slight chance of isolated shower passing by. we have one shower slipping through walworth county. let's take a closer look and this may contain a quick hitting make its way near salem within the next 20-30 minutes. 63 degrees in the city of milwaukee. your forecast is shaping up like this, maybe a stray shower from time to time. we see highs in the upper 60's with a lot of clouds around. a touch less humid and i think you will feel that when you step outside this morning. we will talk about forecast coming up. matt: if you are getting ready to throw the vehicle in drive we are looking pretty good. i-94 -- the only spot you may see what pavement is the alcorn area. from silver spring in you are looking at an average speed of need your help to find a missing woman. a silver alert has been issu

ben: i need nice weather. jc: it will be. ben: thank you, mike. -- the roar you hear during concerts and games can be so loud it seems deafening. ben: as newscenter 5's erika tarantal reports, experts now say all the cheering could seriously damage your hearing. erika: this sunday the vikings are kicking off their first pre-season home game at a brand new stadium and fans listen up you're in for an earful -- in for an earful. when the u.s. bank stadium , nearly 50,000 fans packing the seats, the concert not only brought on the house, it had some complaining about the noise levels. one fan tweeting i think i've , suffered long term hearing damage. another posting the next morning , my ears are still ringing. the metal music not necessarily to blame. the stadium itself has the acoustically reflective material this means noise levels during a football game here could sound 10 times louder. >> the thing to remember with noise exposure is is cumulative. after several decades of concerts, football games, you can wind up with a perm

ben: okay. juliet: why would you do that? ben: good morning, everybody. i am ben simmoneau. teresa: good morning. i am teresa priolo. ben: it is january 12. there could be some snow on its way. juliet: just in time for that mike: it does not take much. it will really get those road conditions heading south really quick. we are looking at some sunshine for the morning. it starts off as a rain / snow mix. turns over to snow as the colder air is being pulled in. bridges and overpasses tend to ice up really quick. that could be the case later on this evening. twenty-six in central park. 19 degrees and islip. wind is almost calm across the tri-state region right now. sky. there is some moisture with it. not a whole lot. beginning. more rain in the very beginning. you see these little lines that are trying to pop up. they are in and out so quickly. coaching. it should not be a major snow accumulation by any means. that will be a potential problem later on this evening and tonight. just windy and cold are at that point in time. today's high temperature will be 31. okay. let's get a

ben. >> thank you, tim. 5:52. ben: new this morning, a hack that forces phones to call 911 may be over. police have arrested an 18-year-old they say he created the cell phone bug. when someone clicks on the link, it forces their phone to dial arizona authorities tracked down the source, a twitter account with 12,000 followers operated by the 18-year-old. melinda: a mishap in the middle of a major sporting event. during a cricket match between england and pakistan one of the players lost a leg. he wears a prosthetic leg. and when liam thomas took a dive, the leg came off. he still managed to grab the ball and keep the game going with just one leg. ben: new this morning, a lake in montana goes from having no name to too many. the owners wanted to name the lake. maps of the area have kept it unnamed for about six decades. but one person has come forward and said it's called moon lake. another says it's mohn lake. now, officials have to decide which one is the real name or if they'll take the owners' new name - lone c

ben: you are the professor on friday. juliet: patches on your sleeve. >> meteorologist: i thought about it. that was an option, make these things. what are you laughing at? that is too far. let's show you what is going on, nice day yesterday, showers out there but warm temperatures as well. here is what we got 2, 63 at central park, 61 in islip, 59 in montauk, 55 in monticello, pretty warm day yesterday, today now, 50 at central park, 45 in monticello, rain is not an issue, rains generally from the west southwest, more clouds to the north, less to the south, looks like an okay day, cool air the stage for interesting weather coming in for the first day of spring sunday into monday, a little threatening but not a huge threat, showers coming at us, high-temperature 59 later today and tomorrow a high of 45, 34 sunday, looks like it will be cold enough to call this mostly snow sunday and monday but looks like the snow totals may or may not be impressive but we will give you christina is in for ines. christina: not much going o

ben, back to you. ben: donald trump and hillary clinton are both responding to that attack on twitter. last night, clinton called the firebombing horrific and unacceptable. the north carolina gop responded thanking clinton for her thoughts and prayers. trump took to twitter and blamed clinton and her supporters for he called whoever firebombed the office animals. ben: later today, the city of muskego is helping seniors vote early. muskego's special voting deputies will visit several nursing homes and senior homes to help residents cast absentee ballots. the voting deputies will hand out ballots and then collect them. anyone is allowed to cast an absentee ballot. check with your county for early voting rules. ben: if you're still deciding wisconsin's senate race, you have a chance to hear directly from the candidates. senator ron johnson and former senator russ feingold are facing off in a debate tomorrow. you can watch it live right here on wisn 12. it starts at 8:30. up-front host mike gousha will mod

ben: whatever. ben: i do say piazza. when i refer to the company i say piazza. duke: he is going to cooperstown. twenty-eight shiite. 83%. >> it is something that i always loved. >> a 12 time all-star. 396. he is a really good guy. the most rheumatic emotional run i have ever seen. ten days after 9/11. from queens. remember, shea stadium. after 9/11. you can see carson. eighth inning. two run home run put them up for good. it was so hard. all right. ken griffey junior. 440 votes in his first >> oh, and you know. duke: that is a new record. twenty-two years. 660 home runs. the best player i have ever seen. conducted into the hall of fame. interesting thing. we were talking about mike piazza. the lowest round draftee now to ever get into it. ken griffin is the highest. juliet: godfather or relative? ben: miami with their third it is going to go in. down the other end. going back the other way. getting good dunk. welcome to the nba. the knicks when. ninety-eight-90. toronto raptors. beating the buzzer. a long three. raptors up. fourth quarter. raptors up for it tea