national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] announcer: now on wisn 12 news. >> what happen when he tried to meet the bogus deputies. what it takes to light up the night. >> new information on the deadly warehouse fire. the head start the fire had before anyone knew of the danger. we begin with the bitter cold. after a very warm fall, these temperatures are tough to take. the wind makes it feel much worse. the wind chill is down in the single digits right now. patrick: chiet mark baden is in the weather center. mark: pretty brutal, and temperatures will fall through the night. the wind makes it worse. some temperatures in the teens. 23 milwaukee. it's not that bad, but we still have those westerly winds. for an waukesha, 11 in

this is what you can expect, windchills around the zero. that is it here at how long this cold sticks around, and then snow, coming up in weatherwatch 12. patrick: breaking news, police are evacuating a tourist area in miami because of a bomb threat. this is on ocean drive, which runs along the beach, and is full of restaurants and stores. police say they are acting out of an abundance of caution. the street is closed and officers are getting people out of the area. k-9 units are on the scene. we'll let you know if anything is found during this newscast. milwaukee county sheriff's deputy is calling people, demanding money for missing jury duty. joyce: as christina palladino reports, at least nine people have been targeted, one of them is out $1000. >> i received a call -- >> garrett roach says he was nearly convinced a man impersonating a milwaukee county sheriff's deputy on the phone earlier this week needed money from him. >> it sounded like a police

phones in the background, people talking in the background. >> roach tells me the man pretended to be an actual deputy with a corresponding badge number. he said roach had missed jury duty and owed money. at least eight other people have received this phone call. some of the victims were told to come down to the courthouse here after hours and pay their fine. roach went down to the courthouse explaining the phone , call. he was put in touch with the real deputy from the sheriff's office. >> as soon as i got onto the phone, i realized this was not the gentleman i spoke to the day before and he assured me that he , was the actual, real deputy griffin. >> we called the number and a voicemail says it's the county services and warrants division. john barrett, the milwaukee county clerk of circuit court, reminds people his office only contacts people through mail or email for jury duty. >> in the clerk of courts office we would never ask the sheriff , to contact you to come down here. >> in milwaukee, christina

one of the victims did do as the scammer asked, got a pre-paid credit card and gave the number to the scammer over the phone. that victim lost $1000. the sheriff's office also says it does not call people regarding jury duty, or call on the phone to threaten arrest if you don't pay a fine. patrick: tonight, remembering a seven-year-old boy his death , ruled a homicide. two women are charged. a few dozen people led by a group called guardians of the children held a vigil near 19th and national, where trevion winningham lived. everyone lit candles and said prayers in honor of the boy. complaint, his body was marked with significant signs of trauma. even though some people attending the vigil never met him they say he deserves to have , a voice. >> it is just a tragedy to have to do this because now this child doesn't get to live the rest of his life and have all the experience the rest of us had. patrick: winningham's nine-year-old brother also suffered from severe child abuse. he remains at a local hospital.

confirms an arrest has been made after the department was threatened. earlier this week, the milwaukee county district attorney decided not to charge a police officer in the fatal shooting of jay anderson, junior. a department spokesman says they've received several threats of violence, mostly phoned in. the one person arrested so far will be referred for charges tomorrow. joyce: some students at uw-milwaukee plan to protest a speech next week by a member of the alt-right. >> if you didn't should strap yourself in, because there is a lot more coming. joyce: this is milo yiannopoulos, a british editor for breitbart.com. earlier this year, he got permanently banned from twitter for targeting snl actress leslie jones. several campus groups invited him to talk at uwm next tuesday. that prompted some students to drop off petitions today, calling on campus leaders to denounce him. >> the only kind of free speech he supports is the freedom to shut down other people's speech,

joyce: uwm's chancellor has yet to comment to 12 news. patrick: president elect trump added to his cabinet today choosing john kelly to lead the , department of homeland security. kelly is a retired four-star marine general, who served three tours in iraq. the 66-year-old also led the united states' southern command. some speculated that milwaukee county sheriff david clarke might fill that post. the sheriff responded with this statement today, "president-elect trump gets to decide who he wants to fill these positions. i like his decision on general kelly as i do all the others ' trump's election was all that was important to me. i have always intended to fill out my term. i will do what president elect trump asks of me. all that ever mattered was to help trump become the 45th president of the united states. mission accomplished." joyce: we're following breaking news, a federal judge has ended michigan's presidential recount, sealing the victory there for donald trump. meanwhile, wisconsin's recount is in its seventh day. while volunteers and observers

as this livestream shows. work is completed in 34 of the 72 counties, including walworth, washington and ozaukee. the wisconsin elections commission says relatively few vote totals have changed. donald trump won wisconsin by some 22,000 votes. b-mo harris is expected to announce tomorrow that it's building a new office tower downtown. our partners at biz times reports the 25-story tower will be next to its current building on water street. there's a parking garage there now. the old building will be renovated for new tenants. major upgrades to the gas light building, a milwaukee landma that was completed in 1930. patrick: as ben hutchison reports tonight that building , has a brand new look thanks to led lights and cutting edge technology. >> 3, 2, 1, go. >> a countdown to the next generation of an old milwaukee favorite, the gas light building. >> it is spread out through the entire 20 floors. >> nic trapani is a field project manager, one of many

lighting transition. more than a million colors can be utilized and about 15 different schemes. it can all be controlled remotely. holidays, causes, and of course -- >> the green bay packers. >> the flame-shaped light at the top reflects weather conditions . wednesday night, gold means cold but that didn't stop a small group of onlookers from watching , on. >> it was worth the wait because it is a spectacular side. >> i love the different designs, christmas, fourth of july. i love it. >> we can expect to see more of what they are capable of on new year's eve. patrick: because led lights are being used, the project team estimates an energy savings of about 50% compared to before. it gives it a whole new look down there. joyce: it does. that packers one looks especially stunning. patrick: pretty slick. new details are coming in

joyce: what we're learning about the suspect, and how a school officer took him down. patrick: one santa is out of a job. what he told one little boy that put him on his own naughty list. mark: plus, i'm not just talking about cold tonight. snow is on the way. when you'll want to get your shovels ready next in weather , watch 12. ? patrick: and thousands gather at

patrick: new tonight, a chase on the tarmac at san francisco international airport. a man appearing to be under the influence at the ticket counter led officers on a foot chase. he scaled a fence onto the tarmac. he was chased by officers on foot and in their squads. he was eventually taken into custody. a former teacher in new berlin is sentenced for having sex with a student. joyce: the judge sentenced 29-year-old sara domres to two years in prison, three years extended supervision, and three years probation. she had sex with the 16-year-old they also exchanged a thousand text messages, including one in which she called the student "baby boo." domres told the judge before sentencing she's no predator. >> i will now be labeled as a registered sex offender when i truly feel i am the furthest thing from one. joyce: her sister and mother-in-law both asked the court for leniency.

a statement. a test of faith for a milwaukee church. the all saints fellowship christian church at 12th and brown burned early this morning. pastor odell johnson learned about the fire when he saw it on the morning news. he rushed to the building to see the damage. now he, and nearly 200 parishioners, are leaning on their faith to take the next step. >> we are praying right now, seeing what do we do from here, how do we move forward, and maybe this is god' us a fresh start. joyce: johnson is keeping the congregation updated on facebook and social media. patrick: investigators say many of the people killed in an oakland warehouse fire never had a chance. they say people on the second floor did not know there was a fire on the first floor until the fire was well underway. the smoke went up the stairwells to the second floor, killing 36 people. fire officials say a refrigerator might have started the fire, but they're not certain. in tennessee, two teenagers are accused of starting the fatal

mountains national park. those fires killed 14 people and wiped out entire neighborhoods. the two are charged with aggravated arson. officials cannot release the suspects' ages. they say they could face additional charges, including being transferred to adult court. a manhunt is underway right now for the gunman who killed one police officer and critically injured another in georgia. it happened as the officers responded to a domestic violence call. a $30,00wa offered for information leading to an arrest. joyce: a dramatic scene today outside a high school library in reno, nevada. a student, swinging a large knife, is shot by a school resource officer. the 16-year-old was taken to a hospital in critical condition. the incident may have started as a fight between two students. no other students were injured. new tonight, the home of a student who brought mercury to a green bay school is now condemned. a person who lives with the student says hazardous materials crews found high levels of mercury in the home.

all cleaned up. the school was also closed today while teams finished the cleanup there. classes are expected to resume tomorrow. green bay's embattled mayor got into a testy exchange with one of his harshest critics. an alderman called on mayor jim schmitt to resign after being sentenced for violating campaign finance laws. schmitt didn't resign. he and alderman guy zima got into it after the meeting. >> you love this stuff. >> could you possibly do any business? >> i didn't steal anything. >> didn't you steal some hot dogs? huh? >> yeah, i didn't steal anything. >> you know what? i made a mistake. you stole stuff. joyce: schmitt was referring to zima's arrest for shoplifting meat from a grocery store in 1980. schmitt was recently sentenced to 40 hours of community service

for the campaign violations. patrick: remembering december seventh, 1941. the 75th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. >> ready, aim, fire. patrick: thousands gathered at joint base pearl harbor to remember the attack that killed more than 2400 americans. ceremonies were held across the country. former prisoner of war, senator john mccain, joined vice president-elect mike pence, to lay a wreath at the world war two memorial in washington. >> the events of that infamous >> the events of that infamous day the day that summoned the , might and courage and compassion of the american people to a world war and the beginning of our country's rise to preeminence among the nations of the world. patrick: president obama will travel to pearl harbor later this month along with japan's prime minister. it will be a japanese leader's first visit to pearl harbor since the end of world war two. joyce: michelle obama gets some help in her final toys for tots campaign as first lady. she visited a base in washington, d.c. to deliver toys and gifts donated by staff of the

she's delivered toys every year since she first made the trip to the base in 2011. this year, she was joined by disney stars sofia carson, cameron boyce, madison hu, and olivia rodrigo. who would spend $85 for a rock? turns out more people than you might think. nordstrom is sold out of its rocks wrapped in leather pouches. the company's web site says they're also sold out of the smaller, $65 version. there's no word if the company plans to restock. patrick: there. dozens of people are camped out in the cold tonight for free chik-fil-a. patrick: a new restaurant at highway 100 and cleveland opens tomorrow morning. the first 100 people in line will receive a gift card for 52 meals. there were about 50 in line earlier today. the coldest weather of the season isn't stopping them. >> survive, that's the word. >> gotta nice sleeping bag, got some blankets, a nice coat. >> i love chick fil-a.

patrick: the doors open at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. it's pretty brutal to be out there tonight. joyce: you need the space heaters and everything. that cold can be pretty relentless. mark: it is relentless. i'm thinking about those rocks for sale. i'm thinking about a clean xbox for $50 or $60. -- a tissue box for $50 or $60. it is cold out there, the wind is nasty, and this will continue. we have weakened snow, so let's get right to it. -- weekend snow, so let's get right to it. hop aboard the polar express, colder air is sweeping in. next week will make what we had

talking about temperatures lucky to get to the teens, and flirting with below zero temperatures. the milwaukee gaslight building decked out with new colors. some pretty cool stuff there. check that out with all the milwaukee holiday lights happening. there are some flurries, but no accumulation. 23 degrees, westerly wind gusting to makes it uncomfortable and brings our windchill temperature down to 11 degrees. it is cold out to the west. glasgow, montana, three below zero. denver, colorado, one below now. there is no real warm-up in our forecast. wind chills are brutal to the west of us. 19 below in glasgow, montana.

now in california, making its way into nevada. this is what we will be talking about for saturday night into sunday, a couple of flurries, no worries again for any kind of accumulation tonight, just cloud cover. this low pressure center will move close to milwaukee. there are still questions on where this thing will end up. everybody wants to know, how much are we going to get? i think we will snow and travel will be impacted. it will be colder than last sunday when the road salt worked very well. i think we will have more snow in some areas, and some colder roads, so be prepared for that, but i am not putting out numbers yet. that may happen tomorrow when we get more consensus going on. three days out, too much can change. we will wait until we have a better idea of the storm track.

sunday. i'm confident we will get some snow. the question is how much. the impact will be slippery roads, especially saturday night into sunday morning. know exactly when it will start? i do not. stay tuned to weatherwatch 12 for the latest. a flurry or two tonight, windshield temperatures around the goose egg, cold. 28 on thursday, 25 on friday. saturday will be dry, the better chance of snow saturday night, continuing into sunday. 32 for the high on sunday, then the colder air sweeps and behind that next to system. 22 on monday, 16 as the high on tuesday. lows in the single digits, throw some wind in there, windchills of 15-20 degrees below zero muscle all of a sudden we go from a warm autumn to a nasty

tonight's holiday lights take us to 68th street in kenosha. candy canes line the driveway as santa sits on the front yard. if you see a holiday lights display you think we should highlight, send us an email with the address. then watch 12 news at 10:00, monday through for more colorful friday, displays. uproar over an airport pat-down. patrick: a woman battling breast cancer says the tsa went too far. >> you cannot touch me. patrick: coming up, the how the tsa is responding. plus this -- ? joyce: you may recognize the music. sweet georgia brown. the harlem globetrotters go for a record trick shot on top of one of the country's tallest towers. we'll show it to you coming up. >> making sure your car makes it through winter. >> tomorrow on 12 news this morning, the one thing you probably have next to your seat that could save you hundreds of dollars, if you use it right. >> and, we're in the ice box

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announcer: big 12 sports presented by menards. stephen: there's a chance the packers could be without their top two outside linebackers on sunday. nick perry has already been ruled out with several broken fingers in his left hand. clay matthews is questionable with a shoulder injury. aaron rodgers joining him, limited in practice today, but is still expected to play on sunday. it will likely be his toughest test of the season against the number one scoring defense in the nfl in seattle. they allowed just 16.2 points even without earl thomas who broke his leg last week, rodgers knows the seattle secondary is the top in the game. >> he is a great player. they have guys behind him that play well. that defense play so well together. they allow the free safety to rome a lot, roam a lot. they play their stuff, and they

giannis antetokounmpo yesterady. he celebrated his 22nd birthday, got some one-on-one workouts in with future hall of famer kevin garnett this morning, and then tonight, a triple double to help his team get back on track. the greek freak and the bucks hosting the trail blazers. first quarter, matthew dellavedova in transition, misses it off the glass, and a rebound and finish from giannis antetokounmpo. he cleans it up for two. more bucks on the move, jabari parker goes coast to coast for the slam. but milwaukee struggled to defend the three in the first half. portland hit 12 long balls, closing the half on a 15-2 run, 12 of those from damian lillard. he had a game high 30. but the bucks outscore the trail blazers by 16 in the third, parker with the spin cycle and a few extra steps. a couple of clutch shots from delly down the stretch. he gets the floater to go, 17 for him tonight. but here's the play of the night, giannis with the assist to parker off the inbounds play, jabari finishes with 27. but that pass gave giannis his seond triple double of the season. the bucks win 115-107.

i just try to find my teammates and play basketball. stephen: coming up in our next half hour, we stay on the hardwood for highlights as the badgers host idaho state at the kohl center. also, david stearns weighs in on the future of ryan braun at the winter meetings. patrick: baseball in december. thank you. a north carolina mom outraged. joyce: her young son body-shamed by santa. >> hamburgers and french fries and , that really just disrespected me. joyce: coming up, why no disciplinary action was taken against the man in the red suit.

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