recount in that state saying green party candidate jill stein had no legal standing to request one. a violent night in milwaukee. police investigating three murders in one case officers found a man and woman shot to death in a home and two children hiding in a closet >> nick is there on the scene. >> neighbors reported hearing gunfire and screaming from in duplex about 1:30 this morning. police forced their way in and found the bodies of a man and woman and two children who were hiding. police officers spent hours on the scene on appleton at florist where inside this duplex they found the bodies of a 36-year-old man and 38-year-old woman, both shot to death. >> father, a family man. nick: the man's cousin told our

was the male victim's significant other. >> he comes from a huge family that's full of love and support. so at this time i don't have a clue on what could possibly have happened. i just lost a family member. nick: police found an elementary school age child, another about 16 inside the home. police say they found the kids hiding. they had no injuries. milwaukee police are still searching for a motive. markers can be seen on the knob on the main window and on the door. doors and windows have been dusted for fingerprints. so far no possible theories have been released by police. police haven't said how the two children are related to the man and woman inside. the man's family were all gathering this afternoon at his mother's house.

at this point they had nothing else they could add. reporting live on the northwest side, appleton and florist, nick bohr. >> also last night a man was found shot to death in his car. officers were called to 36th and thurston. when they arrived they noticed the driver had been not -- shot in the back. he died at the scene. investigators are working to find out what happened. also, a double shooting near 52nd and green tree. officers this morning found a 34-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman both who had been shot. the woman was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive. the man died at the scene. the three murders in milwaukee brought the total number of homicide this year to 130,10 fewer than this time last year. >> it's looking and feeling like december in milwaukee.

tell people to get their hats on. goes out through your head. that's why we wear a halt. please wear the hat when you go out. especially next week, be ready. it's cold, no doubt right now. it's going to get a whole lot worse next week. thankfully the wind is not as strong as it was last night. it's died down a little bit. coming up, we have a lot to talk about. snow is coming. two rounds possibly and then again we'll talk about the arctic blast that is on the way in a couple of minutes on weather watch 12. >> thank you, mark. sad news to report. former astronaut and senator john glenn has passed away at the age of 95. he was the first american to orbit the earth. abc's karyn traverse looks back

karyn: as a statesman, fighter pilot, and astronaut, john glenn had a knack for being at the right place at the right time, with the right stuff. >>i guess i've looked at my whole life as being of service to my country. karen: the son of a plumber and schoolteacher, glenn was born and raised in ohio where he met and married his childhood sweetheart, annie. in 1942, he quit college for the military, and as a highlydecorated marine pilot, flew dozens of missions in the pacific during world war ii. in the korean war, his co-pilot was baseball legend ted williams. >> as the astronaut prepares for karen: after years as a test pilot, glenn was selected in 1959 to be one of nasa's original seven mercury astronauts. he became the first american to orbit the earth. >> oh, that view is tremendous. karen: despite technical problems aboard friendship 7, glenn made three orbits and landed safely. an appearance before congress and a ticker-tape parade followed. he became, quite simply, an american hero. >> and i'm certainly glad to see that pride in our country and accomplishments are not a thing

karen: in 1964, glenn left the space program for politics. after two failed u.s. senate bids, glenn won a seat in 1974. >> and litoff of discovery with the crew of six astronaut heroes and one american legend. karen: in 1998, the 77-year-old glenn returned to space after 36 years. he'll be remembered as a pioneer, a leader, and a man who seemed happiest when he was serving his country. for john glenn, it was an amazing ride. karen traverse, abc news, washington. >> house speaker paul ryan released this statement on twitter today after news of glenn's passing -- "on behalf of the house, i extend my deepest sympathies to annie and the entire glenn family, may his memory live on every time we look up at the stars." look for more on how john glenn is being remembered tonight on world news tonight with david muir. that's at 5:30. it's been two years since her violent death shocked milwaukee. 5-year-old laylah peterson shot

grandfather's death. today a milwaukee county judge sentenced arlis to 13 years behind bars. police say he and another man shot at a house, hitting laylah with a stray bullet. >> i'd like to give me condolences to the family and friend is of laylah peterson. >> prosecutors say two other men were also involved in death. the other shooter, karl barrett was sentenced to 65 years in prison last week. the getaway driver received five years' probation. a school secretary accused of stealing money. investigators they kimberly depositted the checks following the book fair last december but only a fraction of the cash.

$,000. she no longer works for the school and faces up to three years in prison if convicted. >> the bucks are look for careers in the new arena district. we are talking quite a few jobs. >> we're talking about as many as 3,000 jocks on the arena construction site over a two-year period and by next spring there could be as many as 1,000 day. some of those jobs are designed to bring mu new people into the construction industry. bucks senior vice president alex lasry says his goal is to make sure there was 40% of the jobs on the arena construction site are filled by local workers. a new website was launched today to help make it happen -- bucks arena jobs.com >> so this site allows you to create a profile and connects

and if you're not already qualified for a job on the site the skill smart website will help you get the education you need. create your profile and you see >> that you want to be a brick layer, it'll tell you exactly what you need to do to make sure that you're qualified for that position. >> one goal is to bring new people to the construction industry that can find jobs beyond the arena. we'll be able to get qualified >> candidates for construction jobs that might not only be for the arena site where we can then refer them to other projects that downtown milwaukee is booming right now. >> we're having some audio issues there. the second part of the job connection protect -- project is to place people in long-term jobs for the entertainment and arena district. both set to open in late 2018.

the parking structure will also be finished sometime next year and you're also going to see the arena. the workers have begun to assemble the steel beams that will serve as a skelton of the place where sports and music fans will go to have fun. believe it or not, if you want a package delivered by christmas, some important deadlines are approaching. >> for the u.s. postal service, the deadline is 20th for you can find all the information on wisn .com. we've been spoiled, we've been spoiled, we've been spoiled. that's my mantra. >> we have. >> we have to remind ourselves of this because today was borderline brutal. >> just wait until next week. more on the snowy forecast in the forecast.

the summerfest grounds. a look at the plans coming up.

second police officer has died following a shooting. >> a man who killed both officers died during a manhunt. police say 32-year-old minquell lembrick shot the two police officers yesterday while they were responding to a domestic call. >> they're both heroes in my opinion. they were there together. they were there together through and it even after the shooting the whole ordeal. so my heart goes out to their families. >> police salem brick was wanted on kidnapping charges before the incident. >> in south carolina an escaped inmate who triggered a massive manhunt overnight has been captured. michael williamson is accused of stabbing an officer at a nearby walmart. authorities say he escaped the

the officer who was attacked is expected to recover. a 14-year-old boy in reno, nevada, is in critical condition after being shot by a police officer. two students were fighting. one was being threatened with a knife. the officer commanded to the student to drop the knife. he fired a single shot. the officer is now on paid leave. >> calling thela e-cigarettes. they're now the most commonly used tobacco products for those under the age of 128. three million middle and high school students. they also contain nicotine, which can harm the developing brain of adolescents. the attorney general has called for immediate action on cigarette products.

kathy: new tonight, a local day care wiped out by a flood. >> i need to be up and running or everything i've done for the last 25 years is basically over. >> investigating where the damaging water came from and the help the owner needs to get the kids she cares for back in the building. tonight on channel 12 news at 6:00. >> thank you, kathy. major renovations are planned ater? fest, including rebuilding one of the festival's largest stages. craig elliott has a closer look. >> summerfest 2017 is still in the works but festival officials are already looking to the future. >> if you're not going forward, you're going backwards. >> don smiley ounce yo -- flounced the stage will be torn down and rebuilt for 2018.

soon as summerfest is over. >> this new space will seat 9,000 people and will feel charging stations around the stage so you can charge your phone. >> it will feel a 25-foot l.e.d. video screen, the largest on the festival grounds. we'll create a unique new backstage lo. experience that will be used for the artist meet and great and interviews. >> the new stage will mainly host pop and country music acts. smiley says the yum grade is simple -- competition. >> the competition is really global in name for these bands. whether they're on the ground or in the amphitheater. we compete globally. >> smiley wouldn't say how much the project would cost but says it's in the millions and that u.s. cellular is picking up most of the tag. pink and the red hot chili perms have been signed.

other acts to announce. all he said was soon. >> we're quite proud that tim wore a had today. in addition to the news, u.s. sell you larp and summer fels extend their sponsorship for another 10 years. really nice to think about summer and summerfest when it's like it is outside. >> nice to see that old video, people walking around in shorts. >> sunscreen. don't need any of that now. >> temperatures in the 70's three times. now we're getting punched right in the gut. it hurts out there and it's going to get even worse. i want you to be ready. i know a lot of you think it's so cold out there right now. next week is a wheel different level of cold. behind me we're making snow. that is at the rock sports complex and things are great for making snow.

to do cross-country skiing. natural snow on the way and most of the ski areas are up and going already. let's do this in chronological order. starting with in evening. no real problems out there. a passing flurry or two. temperatures are cold. bandle 8-. winds out of the west at 10 to

20's. again, it's cold but it's drive. wind chills will be in the teens. now, we have a very active weather forecast over the next five days. you saw out west where the snow is. that's what's going to be moving in. we have flurries here and there. snowing like crazy along the -like lake interior snow belt. some places with a foot already. round one of the snow is saturday night. round two is saturday night into monday, if round two happens and i'll explain. the first punch comes in on saturday night. this low pressure center moves by, bringing with it snow to everybody and very high confidence we'll see snow saturday night. this one is a question mark. sunday night into monday. the track on this is still uncertain. if it stays far enough to the south, the snow will stay south. th sunday and monday. if it stays far enough to the north, we could be dealing with a fair amount of snow. we may have a decent amount of snow on the ground by monday morning. tuesday, punch number three and this one is probably going to hurt more than the others because this one is the argument i said air. round one begins saturday evening, most likely after 8:00. if you have plans saturday night, be ready.

on sunday, i think you'll be ok. round two will begin sunday evening and continues into monday morning. the snow forecast, just for round one, saturday night. two to four inches. clearly it's going to get clip -- slippery. i have high confidence in round one of a moderate snow event that moves in. be ready for that. round two, still a lot of questions about that. 25, no 25 on saturday. most of saturday is dry during the day. saturday night, dealing with snow. again on sunday night and continuing into monday morning. temperatures still at 32 but then here comes the cold. tuesday as the cold front comes in, could be passing snow showers. high of 12 on wednesday, nine on thursday. that's what i call stupid cold. when you get heist into double

going to be tough to take. >> we were not in that mold and it really does feel so cold. >> i have to get my mind right. mark: get outside now and acclimate to be ready. >> is that what the band aid is? mark: no, that was me saving. >> that's all right, just in case people were worried at home. only on wisn 12 news at 10:00. milwaukee police use new sped away from him. and have you ever heard of a seeing-eye camel? one exists and it's not even for a human. that's tonight at 10:00. flying coast to coast might have gotten a little easier. >> the new service delta airlines is trying out that doesn't come with a fee.

>> americans will spend more than $60 billion on coz met you said this year. >> and the industry could face increased scrutiny by the government. a group of lawmakers is pushing for legislation that would

the safety of at least five chemicals a year and give the f.d. tamplet power to recall dangerous products. they're raising the flag on par thin, which is a preservative and phthalates, a chemical used to make fragrances last longer. the c.d.c. says the health events of low levels of these chemicals are unknown. the best advice from experts, check the label. >> one thing to look is fragrance. look for products thereafter a shorter ingredients list and fewer chemicals that have names you can actually pronounce. >> see, names you can actually pronounce. only 11 chemicals have ever been regulated by the f.d.a. for use in cosmetics. >> you could soon be getting free meals when you use delta airlines and coach.

include a mesquite smoked turkey sandwich or a whole grain veggie wrap. >> mick jagger is now the father of eight. the rock star and his girlfriend welcomed a baby girl on friday. this is her first child. jagr's seven other children -- children rage in age in 45 to 1. >> ok. we're going to check the forecast when we come back. i'm not saying it. i tried. >> check traffic conditions with wisn

mark: if you're heading out this evening, temperatures will fall back down to the 20's. inland, temperatures will be in

compared to next week. >> we'll have an update tonight at 8:00. world news start right now. tonight, this country celebrates an american hero. we learned late today, astro gnat and senator john glenn has died. >> godspeed, john glenn. >> the first american astronaut to orbit the earth. tonight, in his own words. also breaking tonight, the the pileups across several states. the images coming in. up to 70 cars involved in just one chain reaction crash. as we come on, new reporting tonight after two police officers are targeted, both of them shot and now word, the second officer has died. was it excessive force? the student with the knife and the officer who then fired the shot. tonight, some asking, did he have another option? and holiday shoppers, beware