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crews... working overnight in milwaukee to clear snow and get salt down on the roads.... we'll have the latest updates on the storm - to help you stay safe on the roads this morning. and the race to finish counting the ballots... now on its final day. the very latest on the election recount... coming up. plus - the packers... getting three wins in a row thanks to a big game at lambeau field and welcome to wakeup! rob's weather today: partly sunny. chance of evening snow showers. high: 22 wind: wsw 10-15 mph tonight: a few clouds. low: 9 wind: w 3-9 mph traffic check red on traffic map
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no word on that person's condition....or what caused the crash. all lanes are now back open. city of milwaukee d-p-w crews worked through the night clearing snow and salting... that means parking regulations are strictly enforced to give them plenty of room...and if you don't cooperate your car could be towed. deandra corinthios is live on the east side with more. snow removal operation. the four inch rule is in effect... to avoid getting ticketed or towed...you'll want to read posted signs carefully... the four inch rule means no parking is allowed on the side of the street where the sign is posted until the snow has been removed --day or night--any time of the year. you should also familiarize yourself
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streets...sunday night through 6 am today...cars need to be on the odd side of the street. and tonight...through tuesday morning those cars need to move to the even side of the street. dpw officials say this will help them avoid icy roads...allowing them to clear all of the snow before a cold front moves in later this week. some east side residents tell us they've been through this before. " it was my fault i was out of town and when i got back i couldnt find my car and then i got a note from car" city crews will be clearing bus stops and sidewalks this morning. plows will also make passes on the side streets live on the east side dc fox6 news.. in waukesha county... tow truck drivers worked round the clock over the live on the east side dc fox6
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in waukesha county... tow truck drivers worked round the clock over the weekend... kim's in the newsroom with a look at how the storm made cleaning things up a challenge. snow fell for more than 26 hours in waukesha county... and crews said that the lengthy duration of the storm was the hardest part about keeping the roads clean. an s-u-v ran into an electrical box and some trees near maple avenue in waukesha county last night. some tow drivers worked for more than 24 hours... going from 5 pm saturday through yesterday afternoon.. evening. we havent had any real bad crashes. there have been a lot of vehicles in the ditch, people backing off their driveways :12 believe it or not, a lot of jumpstarts :17 waukesha county authorities says there one crash resulted in an injury.... and 38 cars slid into
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radar and snow totals anytime right from your phone. just download the fox 6 storm center app, it's free for android and apple. today's the day - recount results are due from all 72 wisconsin counties. angelica's in studio with the very latest. at last check - nearly all of the state's counties are finished with the recount. green party presidential nominee jill stein lead the effort for double- checking all of wisconsin's votes. wisconsin faces a federal deadline on tuesday to report results for state election officials say more than 2 point 8 million ballots have been recounted. two super pacs filed a federal lawsuit last week... trying to shut the reocunt down - but on friday... a federal judge ruled that the effort to stop the recount was "dead on arrival" in his courtroom. president-elect donald trump's margin of victory has barely changed. president-elect donald trump... set to visit west allis tomorrow - where he'll hold a thank you rally at the state fair expo center at
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website-- fox6 now dot com. the packers defense... forcing six turnovers... including five interceptions... as they take down the seattle seahawks 38 to 10. we're breaking down how it all seemed to click with the defense last night at 6:30. straight ahead - the winter storm - wreaking havoc at some major airports. how many flights were canceled out of ohare and midway...
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the fox 6 wakeup news. today: partly sunny. chance of evening snow showers. high: 22 wind: wsw 10-15 mph tonight: a few clouds. low: 9 wind: w 3-9 mph = major delays yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no delays more than 1-thousand flights were canceled at midway and o'hare yesterday... thanks to the winter storm. plows at o'hare tried to clear as many runways as possible sunday morning... as some passengers
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averaging half hour delays. passengers... not too happy about the turn of events. "i'm a little concerned, because i'm a liver transplant patient, and last night was the last dose of the anti-rejection medicine i'm carrying, so i need to get back to washington today." here in milwaukee... we've been keeping an eye on mitchell international airport's delays or cancellations... and with the exception of a handful of flights... everything seems to coming up in your business headlines - the new seafood restaurant... set to open downtown today. plus: it could be russia. . i don't really think it is, but who knows? they don't know and i don't know." president elect donald trump... sounding off on reports that russia played a role in helping him win the election. the very latest... coming up. and thanks to our viewer stephanie spencer... who sent us a picture of the snow in her
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happening now - a bipartisan group of well-known senators... is calling for a new probe... following recent c- i-a reports suggesting russian interference in the u-s election. u-s intelligence a democratic operatives to boost donald trump's changes at defeating hillary clinton. republican senators john mccain and lindsey graham joined democratic senators chuck schumer and jack reed to call for an investigation into the findings... saying the reports "should alarm every american." the president-elect... blasting the findings... and calling the assessment "ridiculous." kim's in studio with more on mr. trump's reaction to the c-i-a report. president elect donald trump says he believes the c-i-a has no idea who was
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"i think it's ridiculous. i think it's just another excuse. i don't believe it. i don't know why, and i think it's just... you know, they talk about all sorts of things. every week, it's another excuse. we had a massive, landslide victory, as you know, in the electoral college. i guess the final number is 306 and she's down to a very low number. no, i don't believe that at all." and some senators... voicing concerns over another issue: the leading candidate for secretary of state has ties to moscow. mr. trump says it's a "great advantage" that exxon mobil's ceo... rex tillerson... has those ties and knows many of the players in russia. but senator marco rubio tweeted yesterday "being a friend of vladimir is not an attribute i am hoping for from a secretary of state." tillerson climbed the company ladder at exxon-mobil while managing its russia account. president vladimir putin later gave him one of the highest awards that a foreigner can
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anchors chat/toss to rob rob's weather forecast from fox6 chief meteorologist rob haswell a bit of sun today as yesterdays storm low move off to our east. colder air starts rolling in today with temperatures falling to the low 20s this afternoon and dipping into the single digits tonight. high pressure and cold air for wednesday means sun but highs only in the low teens. we cool further on wednesday and by thursday well be in the single digits with sub-zero lows. seasonal by the weekend with some light snow returning. today: partly sunny. chance of evening snow showers. high: 22 wind: wsw 10-15 mph tonight: a few clouds. low: 9 wind: w 3-9 mph tuesday: mostly sunny. cold. high: 14 wind: wsw 5-10 mph wednesday:mostly cloudy and very cold. am low: 2 high: 12 wind: nw 5-15 mph thursday: mostly sunny, bitter cold. am low: -3 high: 6 wind: nw 10-20 mph friday: mostly cloudy with the chance for snow. am low: 0 high: 22 wind: s 5-15 mph saturday:
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cybersecurity issues... that major retailers face. plus - are you saving enough for any emergencies that might pop up? how much the average american has ready to go... and check out this picture that was sent to us by heather hughes. her german shorthaired pointer was ready for some fun in the snow yesterday... he even had some rainboots to stay dry! keep sending us your pictures - and check out what other viewers have already sent us on our fox6 weather facebook and twitter
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wakeup news. anchors adlib weather over live pic partly sunny and chilly with into the low 20s. right now . when we get more snow next! new this morning - a new security report says the 48 biggest retailers are suffering from multiple issues with domain secuirty. those retailers... include walmart, amazon and target. the report found all of the retailers it analyzed needed to reconfigure their
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attacks. some recommendations include better security awareness training for employees ... and better protection of private and sensitive information like passwords and credit card information. a new report says the average american age 40 or under... wouldn't be ready to cover a financial emergency. the new york federal reserve says there's nearly a 50-percent chance the average person would not be able to provide 2-thousand dollars next month if they needed to. th than back in 2013 when the new york fed first started asking that question. so where should you start? bankrate's chief financial analyst says you should try and save 15-percent of your income for retirement savings, emergency funds and other factors. coming up - how milwaukee leaders are proposing to help tens of coming up - how milwaukee leaders are proposing to help
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impacted by lead piping. and the packers... extending their winning streak to three games in a row... with a decisive win over the seattle seahawks. we're breaking it all down - coming up. and happening now -the cleanup effort is underway... after a winter storm dumped several inches of snow across southeastern wisconsin. how the snow will impact your morning commute... the snow d lots of kids and pets outside - including my dog molly! we want to see
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crews have been working non stop to clean up the snow...an more than four inches fell in milwaukee...special parking rules are in effect to avoid getting ticketed and towed...you need to know which side of the street you can park on... deandra corinthios is live on the east side to explain the rules are different on every street. for some...you need to know which side you can park on. others...you can't park on at all. dpw officials say this is
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clear...especially before colder weather moves in later this week the best way to find out where you can park is to read the posted signs carefully the four inch rule means no parking is allowed on the side of the street where the sign is posted until the snow has been removed --day or night--any time of the year. you should also familiarize yourself with the 48 hour exception streets on those streets...sunday night through 6 am today...cars need to street. and tonight...through tuesday morning those cars need to move to the even side of the street. more than 300 dpw trucks are part of this snow removal operation--and they 're still working hard today. " what this allows us to do is effectively and efficiently get through our operation and clear the snow from both sides of our streets in this particular storm it is very important we clear all the snow as you have probably heard the temperatures might drop 11
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can check your specific street regulations on our website fox 6 now dot com. live on the east side dc fox6 news. looking at the south... oak snow yesterday. the snow... keeping some businesses busy... and others... a little bit quieter than usual. nicole has more in the newsroom. the snow kept both the city and private companies' plows busy. the oak creek street department had a steady flow of 25 salt and plow trucks outside yesterday. their work began saturday night with several trucks out for 4 hours... five of their drivers worked through the night and continued clearing the streets through the morning. many private companies began as early at 2 a-m. while they work hard many stayed at home -- the folks at o-and-h danish bakery
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'oh yea, i think its slow because of the snow, people came in and picked up their orders yesterday that were for today.' the public and private snow plow companies... all keeping an eye on their properties... to make sure roads didn't turn icy. the racine area got more than 8 inches of snow. the sledding hills above north beach became the popular destination yesterday. liz zimmerman brought her children out for their first runs of zimmerman says her kids were nervous if the snow would actually come. 'i think just a couple days ago jackson said i dont even think were going to get snow before christmas..' sunday snowfall did have some competition with the packers game in green bay...with so many fans opting for the game over the snow.. and speaking of the packers... they stomped on the seahawks... winning
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lambeau field. the big story was the packer defense, with 6 forced turnovers... including 5 interceptions. tim van vooren has more on the blitz "the packers came into sunday's game negative five this season in terms of turnovers. that's been a real problem this year, when in the past its been a strength under mike mccarthy. well, on sunday it was really the game. six of them. the packers created them and they were contagious. it was fun. i mean points off the board. we had two picks in the endzone and that is just devastating for an offense. i felt like, did all our dbs catch an interception? just about. everyone except haha. that's crazy. i mean, just that energy. just those types of performances. it took six tonight for us on the season to get back. i think it's plus one now. so they always say they come in bunches. there wasn't a better time for
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about the turnover issue this season, the take away issue, saying the ball just really hadn't been bouncing their way this season. on sunday, it did and they took advantage. at lambeau field, tim van vooren, fox6 sports." milwaukee aldermen will soon vote on a proposal to replace lead pipes with copper. angelica's in studio with the very latest details. an information session on milwaukee's water will be held later today. 70 thousand households in laterals. representatives from various city departments will be presenting information tonight...and be answering questions from residents about water pipe issues. it's taking place at the humboldt park pavilion at 6 p-m. this also comes as the common council expects to vote on a proposal to replace lead pipes with copper. property owners would receive financial assistance. the city would cover two thirds of the cost. the payments would be incremental. "but we all know that hundred or so dollars could very well mean someone not eating this month so we wanted the community to come out and be aware, understand what they have
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the vote on replacing lead pipes with copper is expected to take place tomorrow. happening now - milwaukee police are investigating the sudden deaths of two infants over the weekend. officers found a 3-month-old female infant dead in a home near 33rd and lloyd saturday morning. and just before midnight on friday -- police found a 5-week-old infant dead in a home near 51st and north. released in either case... and the cases are not linked. we're waiting for autopsy results to learn more. we're also awaiting autopsy results for a woman who was found dead outside a northside home saturday... after police listed her as critically missing. police found the body of sabrina allen just before noon -- near townsend and hubbard. police reported her missing friday -- saying she suffers from health issues. she was last seen near third and nash. meanwhile... milwaukee police
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night on the citys north side. police say someone stabbed a 44-year- old man to death... a little before 9:00 pm... near 35th and villard. a 31-year-old woman has been taken into custody. no word yet on a motive. and right now - cudahy police need your helping finding the man who burglarized a bar over the weekend. take a look at these pictures from j-c's blue collar pub ...on packard avenue. police say this man broke in through back door and broke into the "amusement" machines between 4 and 5 a-m yesterday. there was a few thousand dolar if you know anything - call cudahy police. the department is offering a reward. coming up - a jury reaches its decision... in the trial for a man who fatally shot n-f-l star will smith. what he's been convicted of. plus - snow snarling traffic in the twin cities area. how many crashes the minnesota state patrol says it responded to... coming up. thanks to twitter follower susan stoner for sharing this picture of a
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traffic check red on traffic map = major delays yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no delays breaking overnight - two police officers are in the hospital this morning - after someone started shooting at them while serving a search warrant. investigators say it happened as the officers entered the home... and the officers shot back. we don't know the conditions of the officers or the suspect. we'll update this story as we learn more. new overnight - the man who
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smith has been convicted of manslaughter. angelica's following that story and more from across america. cardell hayes was convicted after a week-long trial... in which he said he only fired at will smith... because the football star was drunk, violent and had grabbed a gun following a car crash. he was also convicted of attempted manslaughter for hurting smith's wife. hayes' defense has maintained that the smiths were the aggressors in a confrontation following a traffic accident. hayes now faces a possible sentence of up to 40 years in prison. he'll be sentenced on febu meanwhile.. the fox affiliate in louisville, kentucky... reports two university of louisville football players were shot yesterday morning at an off campus party... where they were celebrating lamar jackson's heisman trophy win. sources say junior linebackers james hearns... who led u-of-l in sacks and tackles for loss this season... was one of the players shot. the other player reportedly hurt - was sophomore linebacker henry fam-uh-roo-wuh famurewa.police
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three vict hospital and are expected to recover from their injuries. no arrests have been made. in laredo, texas... police kill a man who they say stabbed an officer in the arm. officers responded to a 911 call about a man threatening to hurt himself with a knife in his apartment. but investigators say he refused to drop the knife when the officers approached him. he then stabbed one of the officers in his arm more than once, before other officers shot him. the suspect, identified only as a man in his thirties, was pronounced dead at the hospital. the condition. president-elect donald trump... set to visit west allis tomorrow - where he'll hold a thank you rally at the state fair expo center at 7:00. we've posted the details on our website-- fox6 now dot com. former presidential candidate bernie sanders will also be in town this week - he has a town hall event scheduled with msnbc today. hours of nonstop rain... leading
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covered in water... while laying down sand bags to try to stop the flooding. northern california... now under a flood watch as well... as melting snow ... rainfall... and warmer temperatures are all expected to hit the sacramento region at the same time. the flood watch will remain in effect through thursday night. wintry weather... now snarling traffic in the minneapolis- st. paul metro areas. minnesota's state patrol... reporting 507 crashes and 141 spin outs in the twin cities area between saturday more than 50 people were hurt... although no one was seriously injured. roughly an hour south of buffalo, new york... people woke up to more than a foot of snow fall... after a lake effect snowstorm moved through. forecasters... predicting even more snow will fall in jamestown overnight - dumping an extra five inches on the city. some people may have been curled up in bed watching their favorite t-v shows yesterday... but others embraced the snow.
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slopes at tyrol basin in mount horeb yesterday. the storm... combined with cold weather... has helped the owner make enough snow for skiers and snowboarders to enjoy the winter weather. nordic mountain ski resort also opened this weekend. looking ahead - the four inch rule is now in effect in milwaukee. that means no parking on the side of the street where the sign is posted - day or night - or you could be ticketed or towed. and speaking of towing - tow truck drivers in waukesha... working round the clock to keep roads safe. ahead at 7 - how slid into ditches... and how many people were injured. and thousands of passengers... stuck waiting to reschedule flights out of o'hare and midway - but up here in milwaukee... it was a different story. also coming up in 15 minutes... a look at how the winter storm's impacting travel plans. anchors chat and toss to rob forecast from fox6 chief
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yesterdays storm low move off to our east. colder air starts rolling in today with temperatures falling to the low 20s this afternoon and dipping into the single digits tonight. high pressure and cold air for wednesday means sun but highs only in the low teens. we cool further on wednesday and by thursday well be in the single digits with sub-zero lows. we should warm back to near seasona b some light snow returning. today: partly sunny. chance of evening snow showers. high: 22 wind: wsw 10-15 mph tonight: a few clouds. low: 9 wind: w 3-9 mph tuesday: mostly sunny. cold. high: 14 wind: wsw 5-10 mph wednesday:mostly cloudy and very cold. am low: 2 high: 12 wind: nw 5-15 mph thursday: mostly sunny, bitter cold. am low: -3 high: 6 wind: nw 10-20 mph friday: mostly cloudy with the chance
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= major delays yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no delays green bay... crushing the seattle seahawks up at lambeau field... 30 to 10. aaron rodgers completed 18 of his 23 passes for 246 yards and three also getting a couple of scoring passes. the team intercepted seattle quarterback russell wilson a career-high five getting a couple of scoring passes. the team intercepted seattle quarterback russell wilson a career-high five times... and he couldn't get a touchdown drive going till the
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still extremely productive and a decisive victory over an excellent football team. a big shock of confidence comes with this but it's one win, 7 to 6 and we're on to chicago. the packers will head down to soldier field to play the bears this sunday on fox. the bears are 3 and 10 this season. out... even legendary singers can get stage fright. the nobel prize ceremony... that has everyone talking this morning. and the force is strong with uber... how the ride sharing service is "going rogue." and check out this picture of the "winter wonderland" in kenosha... along highway a. thanks to ricky jones for sending his picture to fox6 weather... and
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it's been one surprise after anothe committee... after awarding the nobel prize for literature to bob dylan this fall... and it turns out... the committee was in for another odd moment... when patti smith came to accept dylan's award on his behalf this weekend. it's a hard rain's gonna fall... i'm sorry - can we start that
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applause" smith... on a roll as she performed "a hard rain's a gonna fall" ... until stumbling over some lyrics in the second verse. luckily... the crowd's applause helped her get through the performance. america's ambassador to sweden read dylan's acceptance speech... in which dylan wrote: "not once have i ever had the time to ask myself... are my songs literature? so i do thank the swedish academy both for taking the time to consider that very question... and ultimately... for providing such a wonderful answer." uber this week... as it teams up with disney to give riders the ultimate star wars experience. riders will be able to opt-into themed "rogue one" features... including exclusive video content... from now till the 18th. starships from the iconic series will also replace the usual uber vehicle images. just open the app and tap "activate" on the rogue one card. the movie
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holiday movies ever... and now... someone will get to stay at the iconic house from "a christmas story." a two-night stay at the home in cleveland -- from december 24th to the 26th -- was up for auction.... it ended thursday. the winner will get to bring three guests. they'll also get more than 800 dollars in gifts. the house is the fictional boyhood home of ralphie parker from the 19- 83 film. e-bay lists the winning bid at six- thousand-200 dollars. a secret santa... giving back to his community... by paying for thousands of dollars worth of his community... by paying for thousands of dollars worth of gifts. walmart says a woman walked into a pennsylvania store with a 46-thousand dollar check... on behalf of a man who wanted to pay it forward. that check... paying off
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layaways for nearly 200 people. "we live in wisconsin it shouldnt stop us" "we live in wisconsin it shouldnt stop us" now at seven --- digging out! the first major storm of the season has come and gone --- now it's time to clean up! as many people head back to work and school. ahead how the snow is impacting your morning commute. plus --- recount deadline! ahead just how many ballots have been counted sot far and will the state make the cut. and another win for green bay ---after they crush the seattle seahawks. ahead what it means for the green and golds playoff push. good morning and welcome back to
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