"24:52 theyre getting better and better at using the technology to fool people and to commit fraud57" now at 4:30... companies across the country-- falling victim to a scam. how the criminals are targeting business ow and their identity. also this morning... a quiet day today but we are tracking snow for the weekend. when the storm is expected to hit and how much we can expect to see. good morning and thanks for starting your day with wakeup. lets go straight to our fox6 weather expert stephanie barichello in the weather office. a mix of clouds and sunshine today with high temperatures reaching into the low to middle 20s. clouds

in the teens. two storm systems impact se wi this weekend - the first bringing snow by afternoon/evening saturday. the second system will continue the snow throughout the day sunday and potentially into monday morning. 3-4" of snow is possible by sunday morning but storm totals will be higher by monday morning. stay tuned. today: mix of clouds and sunshine. chilly. high: 24 wind: nw 8-12 mph tonight: partly cloudy. low: 12 wind: w 5-10

driving advisory for the state of wisconsin. the company expects to help nearly 8 million drivers throughout the winter season in the u-s. triple a... saying some of those calls for help... can be prevented if drivers run through the following checklist. make sure your car has an emergency kit - including a first aid kit... a phone and charger... blankets... a flashlight and extra batteries. check your antifreeze... and replace your windshield wipers and wahe tire pressure frequently.... make sure your battery is securely fit. and keep your gas tank at least half way full to avoid a freeze up... be sure to download the fox 6 news mobile app for the very latest weather and traffic updates this weekend. developing overnight - police are investigating a shooting near 27th and galena. police say a 44 year old man was shot around 11 last night... and taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries. no word yet on what led up to the shooting... or if anyone is

out of oconomowoc. a car crashed into a garage at a home near wisconsin and sawyer road.. you can see the scorched car being towed away. we're told flight for light has responded. officials have not released much information. but we'll you bring you the latest as we get it-- and update you on our website fox now dot com. a federal judge holding a hearing today to consider stopping wisconsin's election recount. meanwhile-- the recount in angelica joins us from the newsroom with the latest. more than 80 percent of the votes across the state have been recounted. so far the discrepancies between recount and election night results have been minor. tabulators spent yesterday counting all 29-thousand of west allis ballots... the final municipality in milwaukee county to complete its recount. the only hiccup throughout the whole process came wednesday when the city of greenfield discovered about 400 ballots in an office in city hall. the greenfield city clerk

them. but it has all be resolved. a spokesman with the green party says he's pleased with the transparency in milwaukee county. "this is difficult stuff, we had some political reasons as to why. and again we did it not to the advantage of one candidate or the other but to assure that our voting system works." next up-- the county must submit its results to the wisconsin election commission. jessob. back to you. meanwhile-- president-elect donald trump coming to wisconsin next week. he'll be bringing his "thank you" tour to west allis tuesday. his campaign says a rally will be held at the wisconsin state fair expo center. the event is at 7 and tickets are on a first come first serve basis. to find out how to get them go to our website fox 6 now dot com. a milwaukee business is warning other companies about a corporate identity theft scam...

information from email correspondence and are now using it to defraud other businesses. the better business bureau says the crooks often send out a quote request providing credit references found on the company's website. the goods are then shipped to a fake address provided by the thieves. "22:27 call up that business directly not through their phone number you got on an email but look up their web page or your old contact information 22:33 take a little extra time be vigilant make sure you know who youre doing business with 37" similar identity theft, call authorities. you can also notify the better business bureau. a lifetime of accomplishment... the first american to orbit the earth - john glenn - passes away at the age of ninety five.. people across the country are remembering him, including right here in wisconsin. fox 6's ashley sears has more.

remembered. he was one of the first astronauts. part of the "mercury seven" chosen to take part in the u-s first attempt to put men in space. in 1962, "the capsule is turning around, oh the view is tremendous." the military test pilot, became the first american to orbit the earth. catapulting the u-s in the space race. "god speed john glenn." 36 years later--at the age of 77, he training extensively, he became the oldest person in space. flying on a 9 day mission. "i think too often people say well, i'm at this age supposed to now be a couch potato. and i think the thing to do is just get and work to fulfill your dreams and your ambitions at whatever age." in his lifetime--he gained recognition that helped launch a successful political career. serving as a u-s senator, representing ohio, for 24 years.

astronomy magazine--based in waukesha-- 03:35 we have such respect for him. glenn's passing is top story on the website. 05:44 it was not unexpected, he was 95, but still a sad day in the astronomy and space community. senior editor michael bakich met glenn twice in his lifetime. 05:32 beneath it all he was pretty much just a humble guy from ohio. says glenn represented something beyond his achievements in space. teaching a powerful lesson we call learn fm impossible. nasa tweeting about glenn's death... saying: "we are saddened by the loss of senator john glenn -- the first american to orbit earth. a true american hero. godspeed john glenn. ad astra." -- which is a latin phrase for "to the stars." coming up at five, we'll see what president obama and president-elect donald trump are saying about glenn's death. south korea-- making a big move to impeach its president...

it's now up to the senate to avoid a government shutdown. we have the details on the stopgap measure passed by the house. changes will be coming to summerfest as another singer announces his plans to perform at next year's big gig. what stage will soon be replaced. time now 4:xx you're taking a time now 4:xx you're taking a live look outside this morning.. partly sunny today but temperatures will only warm into the 20s. stephanie barichello is

a mix of clouds and sunshine today with high temperatures reaching into the low to middle 20s. clouds increase overnight with lows in the teens. two storm systems impact se wi this weekend - the first bringing snow by afternoon/evening saturday. the second system will continue the snow throughout the day sunday and potentially into monday morning. 3-4" of snow is possible by sunday morning but storm totals will be higher by monday morning. stay tuned. today: mix of clouds an s 24 wind: nw 8-12 mph tonight: partly cloudy. low:

new details about a brand new bmo harris bank building. construction is slated to begin next summer on the "bmo harris financial center at market square". the 20-story office tower will go up right next to the bank's current headquarters-- and will feature 10 floors of parking. the goal is to have it finished by late 20- 19. summerfest also announcing a milwaukee world festival and u.s. cellular announced a new ten-year agreement -- including a brand new stage. starting right after summerfest 20-17, the u.s. cellular connection stage will be torn down, moved slightly and replaced in time for the 2018 festival. the new venue will be able to hold at least 9-thousand people. and they'll add a 25-foot l-e-d screen-- the largest on the festival grounds. 'we compete on a global basis for bands. so its incumbent upon us to continually improve our

not released-- but smiley said costs will be 'in the millions' jessob/dgx another summerfest headliner... announcing a concert at the marcus amphitheater. tom petty and the heartbreakers... performing two nights for summerfest's 50th. the festival teased fans with a tweet referencing "running down a dream" last night... but tom petty beat summerfest to the punch.... announcing two shows on july 5th and 6th. announcing his pick for the secretary of labor. who it is and why he's already under criticism. the secretary of defense-- making a surprise trip to afghanistan for a holiday visit with u-s troops. the latest on his last planned overseas trip. slippery conditions-- causing major pileups across the country. the latest on the deadly 30-car wreck in michigan.

morning.. quiet today but snow arrives tomorrow. stephanie barichello is tracking the system. you are watching the fox 6

you are watching the fox 6 wakeup news. a mix of clouds and sunshine today with high temperatures reaching into the low to middle 20s. clouds increase overnight with lows in the teens. two storm systems impact se wi this weekend - the first bringing snow by afternoon/evening saturday. the second system will continue the snow throughout the day sunday and potentially into monday morning. 3-4" of snow is possible by sunday morning but storm totals will be higher by

today: mix of clouds and sunshine. chilly. high: 24 wind: nw 8-12 mph tonight: partly cloudy. low: 12 wind: w 5-10 mph low: 12 wind: w 5-10 mph new details this morning on the charleston church shooting trial. prosecutors say they plan to play dylann roof's recorded confession during his federal death penalty yesterday -- the jury was shown gruesome video of the crime scene where 9 parishioners were shot and killed...as well as video of roof entering the church...and leaving with a gun in his hand. roof was taken into custody a day after the shooting. officers testified that roof surrendered to police without incident. the officers say they found a pistol in the car roof was in. meanwhile - roof's lawyers say his mother suffered a heart attack in court yesterday... after listening to opening statements. no word on

korea's president was impeached this morning. by more than a four-to-one margin, the south korean national assembly voted to recommend that the nation's constitutional court strip park goon hay geun-hye of her office.protests broke out when it was revealed that a park adviser enriched herself after being granted access to confidential government documents. u-s defense secretary ash carter continues his last planned overseas trip before leaving office. after meeting with india's defense unannounced visit to afghanistan to meet military commanders.. and pay a holiday visit to u-s troops. president-elect donald trump has nominated retired general james "mad dog" mattis to be defense secretary. new this morning... the senate has until midnight to approve a stopgap spending bill, or face a government shut down. last night - the house passed the temporary spending bill that will fund federal agencies through april 28th. it includes a framework

dollars in new disaster relief...as well as 170 million to address the lead crisis in flint, michigan. it also would expedite the process for confirming president-elect trump's choice for defense secretary. senate democrats however say they want more for retired coal miners. president-elect donald trump... making another decision for his cabinet. angelica joins us from the newsroom with the latest. president-elect trump is picking fast food executive andy puzder to be secretary of labor. parent company that owns hardees restaurants. he has been a vocal critic of government regulation and is against a 15-dollar minimum wage and broader overtime pay. puzder is credited with turning around the hardee's brand, but the company has been the target of complaints about labor violations and sexist commercials. workers' right advocates are not happy with the decision, saying puzder will roll back efforts to raise pay for low-wage workers and to provide safer workplaces.

cleaning up interstate 90 near the ohio- pennsylvania state line after a massive crash. snowy weather likely the cause of the pile-up. while an exact number has not been confirmed, multiple reports state that as many as 75 cars were involved in the wreck. officials with the lake county sheriff's office said people were trapped in their vehicles, and there were multiple injuries. and in lansing, michigan... at least three people are dead and 11 others are hurt after a 40 authorities are blaming the slippery conditions for the crash -- which forced the interstate to close in both directions. several crashes also were reported on detroit-area freeways. a mix of clouds and sunshine today with high temperatures reaching into the low to middle 20s. clouds increase overnight with lows in the teens. two storm systems impact se wi this weekend - the

afternoon/evening saturday. the second system will continue the snow throughout the day sunday and potentially into monday morning. 3-4" of snow is possible by sunday morning but storm totals will be higher by monday morning. stay tuned. today: mix of clouds and sunshine. chilly. high: 24 wind: nw 8-12 mph tonight: partly cloudy. low: 12 wi snow moving in by afternoon/evening. high: 22 wind: w 5-10 mph sunday: cloudy with snow showers likely. am low: 20 high: 30 wind: s 5-10 mph monday: mostly cloudy with lingering morning snow. am low: 25 high: 28 wind: nw 5-15 mph tuesday: mostly cloudy and cold with the chance for light snow. am low: 16

wednesday:partly sunny and very cold. am low: 3 high: 10 wind: nw 5-15 mph a mix of clouds and sunshine today with high temperatures reaching into the low to middle 20s. clouds increase overnight with lows in the teens. two storm systems impact se wi this weekend - the first bringing snow by afternoon/evening saturday. the second system will continue the snow throughout the day sunday and poen 3-4" of snow is possible by sunday morning but storm totals will be higher by monday morning. stay tuned. today: mix of clouds and sunshine. chilly. high: 24 wind: nw 8-12 mph tonight: partly cloudy. low:

storm center app for the very latest weather updates this weekend. christmas is less than three weeks away.. and local volunteers are already lining up to prepare to feed 8-

salvation army volunteers are making final plans for this years 27th annual christmas family feast. they need sixteen hundred people to help prepare a home-style dinner of turkey, ham, yams, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, dessert and beverages. a local chef helping out says they're ready! without the volunteers it wouldn't happened quite frankly the volunteers and talent make it an event that's a cornerstone throughout the country without a doubt. program hosted by the salvation army on christmas day in the country. ahead at five: super mario-- coming to your smartphone.. when you can play ninento's "super mario run" and then at six... a fake picture circulating social media of a toy for kids, that's maybe meant for adults. what fisher price is saying

dogs... but what about a camel? how a camel is helping a horse

time now 4:xx you're taking a live look outside this morning.. partly sunny today but temperatures will only warm into the 20s. stephanie barichello is in for rob with more. good pr opportunity for us. let's do some shots. he's wreckless. with two gold medals. how many gold medals do you have? probably zero. cold winter weather got you down? well grab your towels and sunblock

headed to a beach, or rather, a theater near you. paramount has released the first trailer for the "baywatch" movie. the comedy stars dwayne johnson, zac efron and plenty of running in slow motion. "baywatch" surfs into theaters in may. if you are big disney fan, listen up. you may have a chance to own a piece of history starting today. that's when the late animation entrepreneur's signed will goes under the hammer as part of a rare auction. disney's last will a estimated to have a price tag of 40 to 60 thousand dollars. profiles in history in los angeles is offering 600 lots of animation art and disney related items. an unlikely friendship at a zoo in maine. cesar the camel is a main attraction for a traveling zoo... but he also serves another purpose. he's the seeing eye camel for one of the zoo's horses. cesar needed company, and dolly the horse needed a guide. dolly has gone blind, and now relies on

nats clapping now at 5- milwaukee county wraps up the election recount. this as a f up the case today in the state. a preview of the day ahead coming up in a live report. and some snow in the forecast this weekend. and we could be getting a few inches. our weather expert stephanie barichello is in this morning - tracking the storm. stephanie joins us now with more on the weather. stephanie's weather a mix of clouds and sunshine today with