rollcue to sot: "..."though exorbitant." i just want to be very clear that what were doing is not about pointing a finger at the elections commission or county clerks and saying that something is wrong

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are raising two very different concerns about the electoral process in our state...and nationwide. a.j. bayatpour continues our team coverage.. he's in the newsroom with that story... these concerns mirror what we've heard from some liberal and conservative circles. on one hand, a desire to make sure voting machines were not hacked on election day. on the other, a refusal to criticize president-elect donald trump's claim that millions of illegal voters cost him the popular vote. the presidential election results in wisconsin is led by the green party...democratic state senator chris larson says he understands the multi-million dollar effort to ensure there was no foreign hack. look, i think this is the first time its been clear where theres been russian hackers and russian government involved in trying to persuade voters in one camp over another. thats new ground for america and i think, for us , it makes sense to make sure were double-checking that. the chairman of the state elections commission says there is no

reason to believe russian hackers altered the results. there were meetings with homeland security prior to that there hadnt been any attacks on wisconsin machines. meanwhile, president-elect donald trump raises another concern on twitter, claiming millions of people voted illegally. republican state senator van wanggaard says the president-elect might not be wrong. there could be issues in other states where theyre not as vigilant and they dont have photo id, that yes, there couldve been votes cast. evidence of such widespread voter fraud. he says the notion of clerks letting millions of people vote illegally is not only unfounded, it's offensive. to say its not being fair or people are counting illegal votes, from my vantage point, is an insult to the people that run our elections. the wisconsin elections commission says it already picked more than 100 reporting units for a random audit of their voting machines. senator larson says he plans to pursue a bill next session to increase the amount

news. mary thanks aj we're keeping a close eye on developments related to this presidential recount... click the "politics" tab when you visit fox6 now dot com or the fox6 news app -- for the latest information. president-elect donald trump is moving forward with filling out his cabinet -- appointing two more positions today. georgia congressman tom price has been chosen to be secretary of health and human services. a former orthopedic surgeon -- price has been a leading critic of the affordable c secretary elaine chao has been nominated to lead the department of transportation. chao served as labor secretary under president george w bush -- and is married to senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. new berlin police have identified the married couple found shot and killed last week... authorities say 76-year-old william krueger and 71-year-old karen krueger both suffered gunshot wounds at their home on hickory

is related to health issues -- and is not a case of domestic violence -- adding they're not looking for any suspects and have not questioned any. officials also say they will not provide any details on the health issues -- and will not identify the shooter. six survivors are rescued from the wreckage of a plane crash in colombia... it went down monday night while carrying members of a brazilian soccer team. at least 71 people are confirmed dead - after the area.... during bad weather. the survivors range from stable to critical conditions right now... the players aboard were from chappa-co-en-say chapacoense a team from the top flight of brazilian soccer. they were traveling to colombia for the south american cup finals. the team has set up a crisis center at its headquarters for the players' relatives. "we were very moved and shared a lot of this dream with them. but the dream is now over." "we are very sad that this has happened to them because this could have easily happened to

player." authorities say the crew had declared an emergency -- and the plane had lost radar contact because of an electrical failure. colombian officials say they have found the plane's two flight recorders in quote: "perfect condition." they'll help investigators figure out exactly what caused the crash. at least 26 people were arrested in new york this morning during a nationwide demonstration over minimum wage. most of tuesday's arrests w traffic -- the majority of the protesters were peaceful. the workers are calling to raise the minimum wage to 15-dollars per hour. demonstrators also walking off the job locally -- the "fight for fifteen" movement had three gatherings in the milwaukee area today... one of them -- right now at the mcdonalds near miller park. that's where fox6's myra sanchick joins us live. this crowd has said they are ready to move forward with civil disobedience --

as the sun came up workers came together at a mcdonalds at ninth and north avenue . they are part of an effort called "fight for fifteen"... demanding a fifteen dollars an hour minimum wage. prices are going up every single day and it's time for that to change. if you're working a decent job if you're working forty hours a week you shouldn't have to struggle. you shouldn't pay the rent or how i'm going to feed my kids mid day, demonstrators marched to milwaukee's city hall. here they demanded the common council and mayor hear their pleas. im a single parent . i'm struggling , each day working hard just like everybody else, having to work extra hours just to make sure ends meet and my kids are taken care of let alone my household other cities

d-c and los angeles have already taken steps to raise the minimum wage to 15 dollars an hour. some organizations say they are working to stop it in this state. a spokesperson for the wisconsin grocers association says "we grocers are already paying that rate or very close to it. the market and competition dictate this. our problem isn't paying that wage. it's finding workers" but those who who seek the higher paychecks say it needs to be the law of the land. we're not going nowhere. we are going to get this fifteen and if we don't get until we get it. we're going to keep making noise until we get this ad lib what's going on ted thanks myra it isn't just fast food workers... employees at chicago's o'hare airport joining in the demonstrations today calling it quote: a "day of disruption." but the department of aviation operations says things have been running smoothly today. stayin' alive! that's what we can say about the packers after their

can say about the packers after their impressive road win over the eagles last night. the victory snapped a 4 game losing streak. it featured a breakout game for davante adams. ted, mary, anytime you get a road win with your season on the brink--it's impressive...and the pack were dominant...especially messers rodgers and adams. yards and 2 tds..both to adams..who's 5 catches cracked the century mark. since week 7...number seventeen is 1st in the nfl in catches, 2nd in receiving yards, and tds.

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at one west allis school. up next... why students were evacuated from the school... and what investigators are now trying to figure out. plus... wildfires devastate a resort town in tennessee.... what's fueling the flames and making things even more difficult for firefighters -- still ahead. we had a beautiful day today but a cool down is on the way. i'll have your

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significant tension for a west allis school community, today, after a bomb threat is discovered, in a bathroom. the message causes cancellations, and sends students and faculty to an alternate location, this afternoon. justin williams is live, near lincoln intermediate school, with more. justin? several parents tell me they are breathing bis this evening, after a west allis/west milwaukee school district spokesperson tells me there is no indication of any bomb being inside lincoln intermediate school, today. i was sittin in art class. quirryn pearson is an eighth grader at west allis lincoln intermediate school, where tuesdays lessons we were just workin on this monster project, where we gotta draw a monster. were interrupted. the teacher was like, get ready to go to a different place, when the principal knocks on the door. and, a couple minutes later, she did, and we left. there was no announcement about it, or nothin. but, according to a

a bomb threat was discovered, written on a bathroom tile. after west allis police were contacted students were ushered one block east to jordan evangelical lutheran church. meanwhile, parents and caregivers were alerted. workin from home, doin a little training, and got a phone call, said there was a bomb threat. kinda freaked me out, a little bit, so i came over, right away, and tried to scoop em up. a school district statement indicated classes were canceled for the remai all evening sporting events, and after- school activities. you see it, on the news. you never think its gonna be at your kids school, but, it happens. and, you know, these are all we got. this is our future. according to a statement from the west allis/west milwaukee school district, classes were canceled, for the remainder of the day, along with all evening sporting events, and after- school activities. the school's regular schedule resumes, wednesday. live, outside lincoln

ted thanks justin it's time for your news and weather together. a los angeles judge sentences ex-n-f-l star darren sharper to 20 years in prison for the rape of two women and drugging of two others. however-- the terms of the sentence total about half that time in custody. today end t against the former all-pro safety. sharper pleaded no contest in a jail negotiated with prosecutors in four states-- california, louisiana, nevada, and arizona. the numbers are in from this year's gun deer season! over the nine-day hunt-- nearly 197- thousand deer were killed. that's down six percent from last year. however-- more than 5-thousand more antlered deer were killed

also reports that about 13-and-half- thousand less gun deer licenses were sold this season. the wisconsin humane society is asking for your generosity this "giving tuesday" and they're hoping the story of chance the dog will inspire you. this little pup was found severely injured in a dumpster at just 8 months old. a good samaritan found him and brought him to the humane society so he could be nursed back to health. now-- chance is in a loving home. if you make a donation today-- friends of the humane society will match what you give. toss weather mostly clear tonight with temperatures falling through

we'll drop into the mid-30s by morning. increasing clouds on wednesday. it will be a cooler day with areas of drizzle/flurries as an area of low pressure moves through. highs in

mostly cloudy and cool to round out the week with highs in the upper 30s to low 40s. cool over the weekend with some sun returning on sunday. highs will warm into the low 40s by

afternoon. tonight: mostly clear. low: 36 wind: sw 5-10 mph wednesday:mostly cloudy with areas of drizzle/flurries. high: 44 wind: sw 5-15 mph thursday: mostly cloudy. am low: 37 high: 42

high: 38 wind: wnw 5-10 mph saturday: mostly cloudy. am low: 27 high: 39 wind: wnw 5-10 mph sunday: partly sunny. am low: 26 high: 43 wind: sw 5-15 mph monday: mostly cloudy with a chance for rain showers at night. am low: 32 high: 45 wind: s 5-10 mph protecting people with lead laterals... that's what milwaukee city officials are hoping to do. what they began distributing to some residents today -- a

pick-ups on the city's south side free of charge to qualifying residents. today is day one of two for filter distribution in that part of the city fox6s angelica sanchez has the information you need if you're thinking of picking one up. 'thank you so much' a short term solution to a hope residents take advantage of this opportunity and this resource...in addition to getting a free filter theyll have an opportunity to talk with our department of environmental health about lead poisoning.' for two days residents on the south side of milwaukee can pick up a lead water filter free of charge. tuesday night pick up is at the wic clinic on sixteenth street. a limited number of filters are available. distribution is also happening on the north side at the social

resident tells us the process was easier than he thought. 'it was very simple they just ask you a couple of questions and thats all there is to it.' to qualify for a free filter you must live in a home with a lead lateral. no proof of residency is required you only need to provide them with an address. the city estimates 70-thousand homes are in need of lead lateral replacement. 'this is an immediate short term solution to that. residential services manager jim gambon tells us his office is trying to alert the to the dangers of lead exposure. childhood lead poisoning is really the main reason for this initiate thats happening right now.' lead exposure can cause long term learning disabilities... he says women who are pregnant or are breast feeding are also extremely vulnerable. the difficulties with lead poisoning is effects aren't visible right away so people often don't understand right away the gravity of the situation. now the common council is planning on voting on this issue in december. reporting on the south side of

six news. how do you know if you qualify for one of these free water filtration products? visit fox6 now dot com or the fox6 news app -- and click "links." you can check a list based on your address in the city of milwaukee. we also have a complete list of ?pick-up locations.. and times.. wildfires are ravaging east tennessee... how those caught in the middle of it -- in two of ?the area's biggest and destruction. a fatal crash in mukwonago-- leaving lots of wreckage in its wake. just how long the trail of

wildfires in eastern tennessee are gobbling up land. already been damaged or destroyed. ?firefighters are dealing with more than a dozen fires near gatlinburg. mary moloney tells us three people have already died... and 14-thousand have evacuated the area. out of control wildfires force thousands to flee. "go go go go go!" some evacuees have to drive through the flames to get to safety. more than a dozen fires threatened

eastern tennessee. but instead of seeing the serene mountainside -- people feel hot flames and stinging smoke being pushed by strong winds. no name given: "the power went out, so it was very dark. smoke was so thick we couldn't breathe. eyes were stinging, so we just grabbed a blanket and took of running." joyce/evacuee: "we just watched a building go down in flames to the right of us and then we pulled in front of another building that wasn't on fire yet. but the firemen came and got us and i don't know who it was, but i thank him so much." homes and businesses. mayor mike werner/gatlinburg, tn: "personally i think i've lost my house. but you know, things can be rebuilt." chief greg miller/gatlinburg fire dept: "it's difficult to go out into a community and try to protect and serve others when your own property and everything that you've worked for is burning down. that's what these men and women have done for the last 24 hours." as the firefighters fight the flames -- those in shelters wonder -- what the fires will spare. gary