the election recount continues in wisconsin this morning. what we can expect from day two. slowly exiting our area today with high pressure moving to our south. that will mean a slow drying today with a few breaks in the clouds late. temperatures will get into the mid to upper 30s today and stay in that range through sunday. a new low arrives sunday with rain and snow likely. we could see up to an inch of accumulation. we warm into the low 40s monday and tuesday. today: mostly cloudy and cooler. early am drizzle then drying. high: 38 wind: nw 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. low: 28

traffic map = major delays yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no delays election officials in milwaukee county hope to make up lost time in the recount today... the first ballots from the city of milwaukee werent counted for more than three hours thursday. deandra corinthios is live from the election commission warehouse in milwaukee county, a petition by the green party to test every voting machine slowed the process. once on track-- almost no problems with ballots were found. in the city of milwaukee, workers recounted 30-thousand ballots and found one or two errors. in the suburbs, the election commission tossed out eight ballots after finding errors. that means the most the margin could have changed so far is eight. far from the 22,177 that president-elect donald trump won by. this all came after all

machines were tested. a jill stein supporter objected to the election commissioners decision to only publicly test two of the voting machines being used in the recount commissioners came back and decided to test them all. one of them was broken and had to be fixed. "theres nothing like a 100 percent quality check. if youre in a factory and theres a problem, sometimes you have to check everything " the recount starts back up again at 8 am. the deadline to finish is dec 12....and work every day except sunday leading up to that date live in milw dc fox6 news it's smooth sailing in dodge county where paid volunteers are hand recounting... on day one, 18 out of 42 municipalities were completed. there were three absentee ballots that were not in proper envelopes. those will not be included in

response from volunteers was outstanding... "its a civic duty that i feel empowered to do. im glad i can help out and its another part of the process that you dont get to see often" the county clerk says she thinks she will need until december 12th to count all the ballots. meanwhile-- the trump campaign is appealing the recount in the state of michigan after green party candidate jill stein filed for the process. presi attorneys claim the recount can't be finished on time, and the petition wasn't properly signed. the michigan recount can't start until next week at the earliest. once again -- it would have to be done by december 12th. visit fox6 now dot com or the fox6 news app -- and click the "politics" tab to get regular updates on wisconsin. we'll also have links to the daily vote totals in "links." a mother-- charged with failure to prevent her sons child abuse... is now

mother of three year old aiden archer. scott and her then boyfriend, 28-year old maurice snyder faced multiple charges for aidens death. the boy died in june last year after significant trauma to his head and body. when police were called to this house, officials say needles were found inside. the child-abuse awareness group 'guardians of the children' has been following aidens story and says they were surprised by these developments. kp 'we knew that they were on heroin. but we were still surprised.' kp 'we want justice for aiden - and im not sure thats the type of justice were talking about. to be behind bars.' scott had just posted bond and was released from jail last week. snyder, is expected to be sentenced in january. a teenager-- accused facing multiple felony charges after a deadly wreck last month-- is due in court today. police say 18-year-old "samira coleman-wilks" was going 83 in a 30-

her car eventually collided with a nissan before striking a light pole near 27th and capitol. shawn oliver died at the scene -- while another passenger had life-threatening injuries. the 3 people in the nissan also were hurt. police say coleman-wilks never had a valid drivers license of any sort. her preliminary hearing is scheduled for 1-30 this afternoon. also in court today... the teacher who plead guilty to having sex with a 16-year-old boy will learn her fate. 31-year-old elizabeth dill-ett plead guilty to having sex with her former student school in milwaukee back in april. prosecutors say dillett was once the boy's track and volleyball coach. the teen came back to the school to volunteer as an assistant coach with the girls volleyball team. her sentencing is scheduled for 8-30 this morning. anthony weiner-- being forced to pay thousands of dollars in fines. how officials say he spent his campaign funds. president-elect donald trump's cabinet is taking shape. the latest on who he's selected to join his team. the badgers take on penn state for the big ten title this weekend. how they're getting ready for

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highs in the mid to upper 30s. right now . your weekend outlook next. the frigid north dakota weather hasn't stopped thousands of protesters from camping outside to halt construction of the dakota access pipeline. earlier this week, the state's governor ordered an evacuation of the protest camp. protester say they saw the order as way to block deliveries of supplies to the camp. but the ace hardware chain is denying reports that it isn't selling

enforcement never ordered ace to halt sales. president-elect donald trump continues to build his upcoming administration. the president-elect has chosen retired marine general james mattis as his secretary of defense. the 66- year- old known as "mad dog," was in the marine corps for more than 4-decades.... serving in both afghanistan and iraq. president-elect trump also visited indiana...where he's being credited with striking a deal with a heating and air conditioner manufacturer to u-s. vice president-elect mike pence brokered that deal with the company to keep one-thousand jobs in his home state. they're offering carrier around seven-million-dollars worth of state government subsidies in return. meanwhile-- new york city is fining anthony weiner 65-thousand dollars. the city's campaign finance board says weiner used campaign money to cover a personal phone and dry cleaning, among other infractions during his run for mayor in

mayor campaign declined to comment on the fines. weiner finished fifth in the race for mayor after a second lewd-texting scandal surfaced. he resigned from congress in 20-11 after his first sexting scandal. some veterans-- no longer have to pay back their bonuses. the details on a new deal to forgive their debt. a big packers fan is getting ready to head to seattle to see his favorite team play later this month.. what he's hoping for-- besides a win-- while he's there. the badgers looking state saturday's. how the players are preparing

introducing the reuben from subway a sandwich as full of intrigue as it is flavor. some say it was invented by deli owner arnold reuben. others, by reuben kulakofsky during a poker game. and some insist it was hollywood starlet marjorie rambeau in a fit of crazed hunger. seriously. the reuben's past may be debatable, but its great taste is not. stacked with lean corned beef, bavarian-style sauerkraut, freshly-baked rye bread. we don't know where it came from, but we know where you can get it. only at subway. a very stubborn low is very slowly exiting our area today with high pressure moving to our south. that will mean a slow drying today with a few breaks in the clouds late. temperatures will get into the mid to upper 30s today and stay in that range through sunday. a new low arrives sunday with rain and snow likely. we could see up to an inch of accumulation. we warm into the low 40s monday and tuesday. today: mostly cloudy and cooler. early am drizzle

mostly cloudy. low: 28 wind: nw 3-7 mph traffic check red on traffic map = major delays yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no delays president obama supports registering women for military draft. jimmy carter to support a universal draft registration. the white house made it clear the president supports an all-volunteer force. america has not had a military draft since 19-73... and there are no plans to reinstate it. the pentagon also supports a universal draft. earlier this year, a ban on combat roles for women was lifted... opening up 200-thousand jobs to female troops. a deal is reached to allow the pentagon to forgive debts owed by thousands

the defense department has been trying to recoup about 20-million dollars in re-enlistment bonuses paid out to the soldiers who served in iraq and afghanistan. only soldiers who knew they were ineligible will have to repay-- and, the burden of tracking down those soldiers falls to the government. the deal is part of a larger defense bill due to be voted on in the next few days. a packers super fan is sharing his final wish with the world. the washington state resident is in hospice care -- and hopes to meet the teamw gold take on the seahawks on the eleventh. 30-year-old joshua mccall was diagnosed with cerebral palsy after birth. he says he fell in love with the packers when he was just 10 years old -- watching reggie white not just on the field, but helping out the community. mccall's mother says it's an attitude the two men share. "one of the things that has always touched my heart about josh is that he always has a smile for everybody and a good word" " i can't even imagine his expression when he walks in there, i'm really ecstatic to

his flight is booked. he's bringing his parents and caretaker along. friends set up a gofundme to help his family pay for the trip. if you'd like to help the cause -- we have a link on our website, fox 6 now dot com. toss to rob a very stubborn low is very slowly exiting our area today with high pressure moving to our south. that will mean a slow drying today with a few temperatures will get into the mid to upper 30s today and stay in that range through sunday. a new low arrives sunday with rain and snow likely. we could see up to an inch of accumulation. we warm into the low 40s monday and tuesday. today: mostly cloudy and cooler.

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delightful people in delafield, we wake you up this morning. much like the pack, the badgers want to keep their offense on the field in saturday's big ten title game; because penn state has a potent group of "playmakers" on their side. all big ten running back corey clement's all about it. "why not? you know big games call for big time players so i'm willing to step up and put this team in a great position along with you know the senior captains dare and vince so their working and willing to do anything. " cruz's reports continue today as the 6th ranked badgers meet number 7 penn

big ten championship at stake! coverage from indy kicks off saturday evening at 6. mike mccarthy loved backup a great position along with you know the senior captains dare and vince so their working and willing to do anything. " cruz's reports continue today as the 6th ranked badgers meet number 7 penn state-saturday on fox--with the big ten championship at stake! coverage from indy kicks off saturday evening at 6. mike mccarthy loved backup quarterback joe callahan, and now he has him back . joe callahan goes to the mike mccarthy loved backup quarterback joe callahan, and now he has him back . joe callahan goes to the packers practice squad after being released from the brow speaking of qb's, aaron rodgers have been great in that quick strike offense, but now that he has a couple true running backs, the coach wants to add the "other" dimension. "now with december football, we need to run the ball more as a football team, not only for us offensively, but for our defense, time of possession. you know, we're just hitting the 35 mark last week with time of possession. you'd like to be there every week, ideally. it's the part of the

able to use as a primary focus". the bucks try to build on monday night's win over cleveland by beating brooklyn on the road., giannis off the steal! so smooth! 23 points; 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks, zero turnovers. malcolm brogdon-they call him the president. the rookie's become popular with his teammates with that kind of 3 point shooting. from giannis. and 8 bucks singe the nets, 119-93; they try for a 2 game sweep back here saturday afternoon. tiger shot a one over par 73. and by the way last night the vikings lose again, this time to the 11-1 cowboys, so that helps the pack now if just new orleans can just take care of the lions on sunday and if the packers can do their thing against the texans. we'll see. have a fine friday and we look

this evening everybody. join fox six for a special coats for kids collection next week. our tom wachs will be at the steinhafels in waukesha -- collecting coats of all sizes -- new or gently used. the first 200 people to donate at least four coats will get a pair of ticket vouchers to see the harlem globetrotters on new years eve at the bmo ar find more details on our website fox6now.com. one puppy is making potty training a little bit easier for his owner. how he's making sure no mess is left behind. one man-- making quite the catch while out fishing. how big his catfish was.... and what he did with it. coming up new at six: santa is looking a little younger these days. how he's freshening up

cloudy with some drizzle this morning but drying up this afternoon. right now with highs in the mid to upper 30s. when we could see some more snow next. talk about the catch of the day.... a fisherman in north carolina caught a cat fish that's 112 pounds! and he has proof-- check it out. he says he was fishing with a small and he has proof-- check it out. he small rod when he could feel he hooked something big. once he say the fish, he wasn't even sure if he was going to be able to pull it out of the water. it took 30 minutes to reel the fish in. the catfish is only 5 pounds away from the state record. he says after a few pictures, he released back in the river. a photo of an unexpected guest on a kayak ride is going viral. a man and his wife were kayaking in california, when he says a

in! local officials say there can be anywhere between 50-to-more than 100 otters in the area, which makes the probability of something like this happening, quite common. the kayaker says after about 15 minutes, he shooed the otter off the boat and back into the water. it seems everybody's getting into the christmas spirit. this little beaver marched right into a dollar store and started perusing christmas decorations. it happened earlier this week in charlotte hall, maryland. posted the pictures on twitter-- saying the "suspect" caused some property damage they say animal control rescued the beaver and it has been released to a wildlife rehabilitator. here's how you puppy train the right way. a rapper in texas who goes by billie bands, was working on potty training his 3-month old pitbull named pablo. when he went out of town, billie left pablo with a friend. but pablo had a bit of an accident on the bathroom floor... dgx and this is what his

toilet-paper covered puddle. it seemed pablo had absorbed a lesson watching billie use paper towels to clean up after his pup. and the picture is now going viral. dgx 2 the rapper later tweeted, "pablo about to blow up before me." dgx 3 the puppy now even has his own twitter account -- thanks to billie. all anchors chat/toss to 6am wakeup news. now at 6:00 - the election recount... now underway across wisconsin's 72 counties... but not everyone hit the ground running right away.... plus - a milwaukee county supervisor... demanding sheriff clarke's resignation. why clarke says he's being attacked for his political leanings. good morning and welcome to

cloudy and cooler. early am drizzle then drying. high: 38 wind: nw 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. low: 28 wind: nw 3-7 mph = major delays yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no delays one down... 72 more counties to go... w only menominee county finished its recount on the first day. other counties will continue today. we have live team coverage. angelica duria is following legal challenges to recount efforts in michigan. but first... let's start with deandra corinthios at the milwaukee election