now at 8:00 wisconsin county clerks have a choice on how they want to proceed with a recount

about the recount. plus - deadly wildfires continue to burn across the smoky mountains. what investigators believe may have sparked the original fire. good morning everyone and

traffic map = major delays yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no delays a dane county judge decides wisconsin county clerks will not have to do a "hand recount" of the november presidential election instead...clerks can choose to use ballot machines. deandra corinthios is live from the zeidler building with the

the judge encouraged the clerks to hand count the ballots saying it is the best way to determine tampered with. but said ultimately it is up to the clerks to decide how they'll proceed ...either by hand...or by machine. the request for a hand recount came from green party candidate jill stein. at last night's hearing in madison...her attorneys...as well as a representative for former democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton... called three witnesses to make their case the through line in their testimony was a hand recount is the only way to ensure voting machines were not tampered with. an elections security expert from m-i-t testified that optical scanners used in wisconsin elections are vulnerable to hacks... but presented no evidence that votes were tampered with. he speculated malware could have been added to scanners without anyone knowing. a statistical expert told the court there were some anomalies with state voting

votes with optical scanners. "the fact that they want to do a recount using machines is their discretion, their decision. i may disagree......... but i cant put myself in their position."deandra/live about 20 county clerks have said they would use voting machines to recount at least some ballots...including the clerk in milwaukee county...who said otherwise.... he isn't sure he would be able to complete the recount by the december 12th. fox6 news. 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. new this morning --- a pedestrian in serious condition after being hit by a

happened just before six last night on port washington just north of highland road. the driver stopped... called 9-1-1 and is cooperating with the investigation. the pedestrian was taken to the hospital by flight for life. the cause remains under investigation. it was the neighborly thing to do. that's what workers at a brady street restaurant are saying after helping put out a fire on the porch of a nearby home. employees at the casablanca restaurant were putting up christmas decorations when they noticed flames outside of their window. it turned out the porch of a neighbor's home caught on the owner of casablanca, along with the chef and another employee ran to help.. they used fire extinguishers from the restaurant to put out the flames. 16:25 without really thinking, just grabbed a bunch of fire extinguishers and everybody just ran outside. 09:44 the neighborhood for us, is like family. no one was injured. the fire department says the flames were out by the time they arrived. happening now -crews are bracing for the threat of more fires in gatlinburg, tennessee... as high

through the area. kim's in the newsroom with the very latest developments in eastern tennessee. at least three people have died as a result of the wildfires... and more than 250 buildings have already been damaged or destroyed. the national park service says the wildfire was likely caused by a human... and is under investigation. in the past two days... 14 thousand people have evacuated the resort towns of gatlinburg and pigeon forge... as flames surround businesses, cabins, hotels, and homes. some had to abandon their pets, because they didn't have enough time to grab them... while flames because it was the only way out. not everyone was happy with the response to the fire... "i walked outside of my door and i looked to the right and the whole mountain was on fire. the police finally showed up, told us they wouldn't give us a ride because we have two small chihuahuas, so we had to walk down the middle of gatlinburg on the parkway." thousands are now living at emergency shelters that have been set up... while about a dozen people are getting treatment at local

new information on severe weather hitting the south overnight. the death toll has risen to five. an official in tennessee says two people have been killed and at least nine others injured. and in alabama-- three people are killed after a line of storms and possible tornadoes move across the northern part of the state. officials say the three people were all in a mobile home in rosalie. another person in the home was also critically injured. several arrests made in milwaukee... as demonstrators "fight for 15." angelica's in studio with a look at three local gatherings. the protest in west milwaukee ended in arrests. last night... protesters and community leaders gathered outside the mcdonalds on miller park way -- to demand a 15-dollar 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

feed my kids at least ten people were arrested. we've reached out to police for an official count. it's never too late to find your next halloween costume. we're taking a look at one mom's costume that's now going viral. the holidays are back at miller valley. we're getting a sneak peak this morning at the milercoors holiday lits and carl is getting in the holiday spirit this morning, checking out black nativity.

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dick adlibs traffic red on yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no delays the millercoors holiday lights display is back this weekend. it's the largest of its kind in the midwest and this morning we got a sneak peek. this years display will feature

beer keg tree comprised of 150 barrels. nearly 600,000 lights synchronized to holiday music will also light up the area. "we're asking folks to come on down enjoy the tour , enjoy the lights, and there's free beer at the end for anyone 21 or older. so bring your id. we also do a toys for tots drive and a non perishable food drive for hunger task force. " the holiday lites show takes place at 42nd and stat december, beginning friday, december 2nd through december 17th. shows run every 20 minutes, beginning at 4:40 pm until 9 pm. black nativity, which opens at the marcus center tomorrow night, is a modern retelling of the classic nativity story. written by langston hughes, it features gospel songs and also stepping -- which carl is

it's been two months in the making...but our weather deck renovation is now complete! check out this cool timelapse we've put together to show just

the old one and started from scratch. there's now a gazebo...some new deck furniture..and even a fireplace! we've posted the complete video on our website fox 6now dot com. anchors adlib to wx forecast from fox6 chief meteorologist rob haswell a low and the trough that trails it will move over our area today. as a result, we start sunny but end cloudy with a chance for showers by this evening. showers persist overnight, possibly mixing in

accumulation is expected. after a few morning flurries or showers, we dry up but stay mostly cloudy on thursday. well dip to the upper 30s friday and saturday but then warm into the low to possibly mid 40s by early next week. today: early sun then becoming cloudy. chance of evening showers. high: 44 wind: sw 5-15 mph tonight: showers, possibly mixing with snow. low: 36 wind: w-nw 5-10 mph thursday: early am showers/snow showers then mostly cloudy. high: 42 wind: wn friday: mostly cloudy. am low: 32 high: 38 wind: wnw 5-10 mph saturday: mostly cloudy. am low: 27 high: 38 wind: wnw 5-10 mph sunday: mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and/or snow. am low: 26 high: 42 wind: sw 5-15 mph monday: partly cloudy. am low: 32 high: 44 wind: s 5-10 mphforecast from fox6 chief meteorologist rob

will move over our area today. as a result, we start sunny but end cloudy with a chance for showers by this evening. showers persist overnight, possibly mixing in with snow. no significant accumulation is expected. after a few morning flurries or showers, we dry up but stay mostly cloudy on thursday. well dip to the upper 30s friday and saturday but then warm into the low to possibly mid 40s by early next week. today: early sun then becoming cloudy. chance of evening o wind: sw 5-15 mph tonight: showers, possibly mixing with snow. low: 36 wind: w-nw 5-10 mph thursday: early am showers/snow showers then mostly cloudy. high: 42 wind: wnw 5-10 mph friday: mostly cloudy. am low: 32 high: 38 wind: wnw 5-10 mph saturday: mostly cloudy. am low: 27 high: 38 wind: wnw 5-10 mph sunday: mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and/or snow. am low:

am low: 32

families in one kansas city on edge. motion-activated cameras in a park to try and capture the wild animal. they got the usual pictures of wolves, raccoons, skunks and what not. but the camera also caught pictures of a few pranksters, dressed up as everything from a gorilla, to a monster, to santa claus. apparently, the kids figured out where the cameras were, and

all with good humor, and even posted these pictures on facebook. it's been a month since halloween --- but now one mom's costume is setting the internet on fire. thanks to a buzz feed post --- one tweet is going viral. back on november first, zoe baumann of salt lake city tweeted this photo of her mother dressed exactly like their dog teddy. after being picked up by buzz feed on sunday --- the post now nine thousand retweets and sixteen thousand likes. still to come on wake up --- the list of this years hottest

moves foreword in washington d-c. president elect donald trump makes an announcements about his personal

there's a new medicare plan in town called network health. and member events like this, are just one way we make medicare person to person. we've been serving northeast wisconsin with a personal touch for more than 30 years and now we're here for milwaukee. call now that let you see any doctor who accepts medicare, either in or out of network. with doctor visits as low as five dollars and prescription drug coverage. network health. we're person to person. [ tower pinging ] [ whistling ] we've got a problem, friend. half off any smartphone for anyone who switches? what's the problem? the naughty list shouldn't get deals! yeah, but anyone who switches gets half off of any smartphone. even these?

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instead it should be a reaffirmation of the democratic process. now at 8-30 --- a recount of the ballots in the presidential election

have to be done by hand. good morning everyone and welcome back to wakeup. time now x:xx forecast from fox6 chief meteorologist rob haswell a low and the trough that trails it will move over our area today. as a result, we start sunny but end cloudy with a chance for showers by this evening. showers persist overni mixing in with snow. no significant accumulation is expected. after a few morning flurries or showers, we dry up but stay mostly cloudy on thursday. well dip to the upper 30s friday and saturday but then warm into the low to possibly mid 40s by early next week. anchor adlibs traffic red on

traffic map = major delays yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no

up to each wisconsin county to decide the best way to re-count election day ballots. that means some clerks will proceed with the recount by hand...others...with the help of ballot machines. deandra corinthios is live from the zeidler building with the latest about 20 county clerks who said they would use voting machines to recount at least some ballots will be the milwaukee county clerk..who said he wasn't sure he would be able to complete the recount by the december 12th deadline by hand. at last night's hearing in madison...the dane county judge agreed that the best way to determine if voting machines were tampered with... is to do a hand-recount. but she says she has to follow the law ...and a mandatory hand-recount that petitioners wanted... will

former green party presidential candidate jill stein, as well as a representative for former democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton, called three witnesses to make their case for a hand-recount of all votes. an expert testified the optical scanners used are vulnerable to hacks. and malware... but presented no evidence that votes were tampered with. the department of justice called only one witness - a representative from the wisconsin election commission...who testified all equipment used in novembers election had been field tested and inspected. convincing evidence and that is my decision. i'm going to allow the 19 counties to do the recall the way that they intended. again, i think everyone would strongly encourage them to do the hand recount. steins attorneys say... the ruling will not stop their efforts for recounts in michigan and pennsylvania. live in

expected to announce a slew of nominations this week. but first-- we're learning new details about changes coming to the president-elect's business while he's in office. angelica joins us from the newsroom with new information. president-elect donald trump announcing he will be leaving his business to focus on his presidency. dgx this morning, he tweeted that he will hold a major news conference in new york city on december 15th to discuss him leaving his .. dgx 2 business so he can to focus on running the country in order to make america he is not mandated to dgx 3 do this, he feels it is important to not have a conflict of interest as president. meanwhile-- president-elect trump announced two nominations yesterday...and we could learn of two other major appointments today. georgia representative tom price was picked to oversee the nation's health care system...and come up with an obamacare replacement. meanwhile - elaine chao has been selected to lead the department of transportation. and expected to be made official today -- former goldman sachs executive steven mnuchin

treasury.other reports suggest that the president- elect will also announce billionaire investor wilbur ross to be commerce secretary. kim and jessob. back to you. the clock is ticking for protesters fighting against the dakota access pipeline. north dakota's governor... now ordering them to clear out... for safety reasons. he says the temporary campsites they've made haven't been inspected... and could prove inadequate during the harsh winter conditions. first responders would no l responsible for providing emergency services to those who remained. the u-s army corps of engineers has also given protesters a deadline of december 5th to leave. demonstrators are vowing to stay. now the latest on a deadly plane crash in colombia that killed a brazilian soccer team. authorities are hoping that the recovered black boxes from monday night's plane crash near medellin will help them figure out why the chartered jetliner crashed.all but six of the 77 people aboard died. colombian aviation authorities

passengers, including six fox sports brazil colleagues. south america's soccer federation has canceled all scheduled matches in a show of solidarity. still to come on wake up -- the must have gifts for your holiday list. and how about harley for the holidays. after the break details on the "12 days of badness" sale going on right now. and carl is getting into the holiday spirit.

kramp live angelica: plus --

holiday season? ===== cass: an expert is in with some ways you can buy gifts without breaking the bank. ===== angelica: and -- lots of people are swapping soda for sparkling water these days. but is it as healthy as we think? ===== cass: our registered dietitian is here to break down these bubbly drinks -- next on real milwaukee. opening tomorrow night at the marcus center, black nativity is a retelling of the classic carl is checking it out for us this morning, and has one more

harley for the holidays --- the 12 days of badness is going on right now --- kristin wacker from harley davidson is here with details.

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anchors adlib to wx forecast from fox6 chief meteorologist rob haswell a low and the trough that trails it will move over our area today. as a result, we start sunny but end cloudy with a chance for showers by this evening. showers persist overnight, possibly mixing in with snow. no significant accumulation is expected. after a few morning flurries or showers, we dry up but stay mostly cloudy on thursday. well dip to the upper 30 warm into the low to possibly mid 40s by early next week. today: early sun then becoming cloudy. chance of evening showers. high: 44 wind: sw 5-15 mph tonight: showers, possibly mixing with snow. low: 36 wind: w-nw 5-10 mph thursday: early am showers/snow showers then mostly cloudy. high: 42 wind: wnw 5-10 mph friday: mostly cloudy. am low: 32 high: 38 wind: wnw 5-10 mph saturday:

high: 38 wind: wnw 5-10 mph sunday: mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and/or snow. am low: 26 high: 42 wind: sw 5-15 mph monday: partly cloudy. am low: 32 high: 44 wind: s 5-10 mph forecast from fox6 chief meteorologist rob haswell a low and the trough that trails it will move over our area today. as a result, we start sunny but end cloudy with a chance for showers by this evening. showers persist overnight, possibly mixing in with snow. accumulation is expected. after a few morning flurries or showers, we dry up but stay mostly cloudy on thursday. well dip to the upper 30s friday and saturday but then warm into the low to possibly mid 40s by early next week. today: early sun then becoming cloudy. chance of evening showers. high: 44 wind: sw 5-15 mph tonight: showers, possibly mixing with snow. low: 36 wind: w-nw 5-10 mph thursday: early am showers/snow showers then mostly cloudy.

mostly cloudy. am low: 32 high: 38 wind: wnw 5-10 mph saturday: mostly cloudy. am low: 27 high: 38 wind: wnw 5-10 mph sunday: mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and/or snow. am low: 26 high: 42 wind: sw 5-15 mph monday: partly cloudy. am low: 32 high: 44 wind: s 5-10 mph

shopping? after the break -- the hottest gifts of the season. consumer reporter steve noviello has a list of this years must have items. a woman from northern italy is believed to be the world's oldest person turning 117 years old. coming up her secret to a long

officially underway. and if you're tight on time and long on list- consumer reporter steve noviello has this years hottest gifts he's live in dallas this morning with his top picks. following items: vizio eseries this 4k ultra hd display has google cast built in! just download the vizio smartcast app to turn your smartphone or tablet into a touchscreen remote. works with more than 1,000 apps, hundreds of thousands of shows and movies and millions of songs! stream from your touch screen to your tv or watch cable, satellite or over-the-air broadcasts in hd!

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holiday gifts --- head on over to fox six now dot com or download the fox six news app. it's a celebration for the record books. a woman from northern italy is believed to be the world's oldest woman. emma morano, who was born in 18-99, turned 117 years old yesterday. morano outlived all of her eight brothers and sisters. her doctor credits her longevity to repetition and a diet consisting mainly of everyday! real milwaukee starts now intro show: welcome to real milwaukee! nicole: rob's not here... because he can't seem to leave

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