yesterday was sunny, windy and chilly with highs in the lower 20s and wind chills in the single digits. as the cold front got closer, clouds increased with a few flurries overnight. the clouds are slowly clearing out, and this morning is partly cloudy th and single digits inland. the wind is light, but wind chills are slightly below zero. today will be mostly sunny, breezy and cold with highs in the low to mid teens, and wind chills near 0. under a clear sky tonight, lows will be in the single digits, above and below

now-- let's take a look at your roads.. incident on 94 south at puetz road on the shoulder out of traffic but cars are slowing down and moving over to accomidate for this drive times on timetraffic is building speeds at or above

milwaukee police tell us this morning that they are still looking for the person who shot and killed a 15-year-old girl on the city's the shooting happened yesterday evening.this morning, ann sterling joins us live from john marshall high school where the teen was a student. family members say melanie johnson was a good kid and she on track to graduate from john marshall high school early. the 15r yesterday evening-- shot inside her home... and right now police are trying to figure out who did this,the shooting happened just before 6 p.m. at 35th and silver spring drive.police say shots were fired from outside the family home and right now -- they don't know if the teen was at the wrong place -- at the wrong time. but -- they are investigating if there was a car involved and if someone was targeting the teen. the teens family is sending

- put the guns down. there's too many kids losing their lives. no doubt many students here at john marshall will be shocked to hear their fellow classmate was killed. the two girls charged in the slender man case ?will be tried seperately. a waukesha county judge ruled having a joint trial and anissa weier could pose legal issues.the girls are accused of stabbing a classmate in 2014. just in to our newsroom.... president elect donald trump has made his pick for secretary of state, as expected it will be c-e-o rex tillerson tillerson became president of exxon in 2004 and is said to have a close business relationship with russian president vladmir putin.tillerson never has worked in government... or

1975 last night trump also announced his businesses won't do any new deals while he's in office.trump tweeted he will hand over his businesses to his sons--and executives-- before his inauguration. wisconsin voters rewarded donald trump and mike pence for frequent visits to the state down the stretch of the presidential campaign. now the pair return to the state this evening. now as the next president and vice president of the united states. pete zervakis is live with more about the purpose of the president-elect donald trump has been traveling the country for what he's calling a "thank you tour" to voters. he won november 8th's election with 306 electoral votes. trump picked up 10 of those right here in wisconsin... which hadn't voted red in a presidential year since 1984. his visit here to the state fair expo center in west allis comes one day after a re-

backed by democrat hillary clinton... re-affirmed his win here in wisconsin.house speaker paul ryan - who at times during the presidential campaign disagreed with trump - tweeted he ?will appear with trump and pence tonight to thank wisconsin voters. the president-elect's rally is scheduled for 7 pm. the doors open at 4. live...pz... tmj4 after a week of counting... results are in for wisconsin's presidential recount. the final numbers didn't change much. donald trump's margin over hillary clinton increased by 131 votes.jill stein... who's green party funded the recount effort... says she 's disappointed not all counties counted ballots by hand. it didn't take long for trump to tweet about the results posting quote, " "the final

what - we just picked up an additional 131 votes. the dems and green party can now rest. scam!" end quote. area veterans are invited to the milwauke v-a's quaterly town hall meeting tonight. it runs from 5 to 7 inside the v-a's matousek auditorium.the event is open to the public. vets encouraged to bring up any questions... concerns... or comments about the v-a. the german liquer company jaegermeister has filed formal opposition about the registration of the bucks logo.jaegermeister says the bucks' logo looks oddly similar to theirs. both feature a deer inside of a circle and roughly the same size. up next on live at daybreak on today's tmj4--police calling on the public for help this morning. what investigators need to bring some suspected theives to then -- famliies of the victims in the deadly warehouse fire hope to get some information today. the

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yesterday was sunny, windy and chilly with highs in the lower 20s and wind chills in the single digits. as the cold front got closer, clouds increased with a few overnight. the clouds are slowly clearing out, and this morning is partly cloudy with lows near 10 along the lake, and single digits inland. the wind is light, but wind chills are slightly below zero. today will be mostly sunny, breezy and cold with highs in the low to mid teens, and wind chills near 0. under a clear sky tonight, lows will be in the

zero, with wind chills to -15. today a-t-f officials will release their findings, after investigating that deadly warehouse fire in oakland. the december 2nd fire at the so called "ghostship" warehouse killed 36 investigators still have not announced a cause for the fire. city officials admit the warehouse which was housing an art collective hasn't been inspected in nearly 30 years. the city's fire chief says budget cuts and hiring freezes hampered the department's prevention efforts. two milwaukee women pleaded not guilty to charges in the death of a 7- year- old boy. court records show mary martinez punched trevion winningham with a closed fist multiple times on november 28th. the next morning he was

hospital. martinez reportedly wanted hughes to dump the child in the woods. take a close look at this picture. milwaukee police say these three people are responsible for three different robberies on the northwest side.they all happened last wednesday within 30 minutes of each other. mpd hopes releasing the photos will yield some tips from the up next on live at daybreak on today's tmj4--sharpen those skates.where you could take your family today to enjoy this winter weather. sobering statistics uncover just how dangerous drinking and driving can be. what police are now doing to crack

to clear snow in your alley. starting today, the fee to get a snow plow license will drop from 50-dollars to just 10- bucks. the city of milwaukee does not plow alleys within the city. currently there are only two companies licensed to offer plowing services in public city alleys. preparations underway for the opening of "slice of ice" at red arrow park. the rink opens at three this afternoon...

hoopla celebration.the celebration takes place next wednesday from 4 p-m to 7 p-m. now to your weather and traffic together... with meteorologist brian gotter. yesterday was sunny, windy and chilly with highs in the lower 20s and wind chills in the single digits. as the cold increased with a few flurries overnight. the clouds are slowly clearing out, and this morning is partly cloudy with lows near 10 along the lake, and single digits inland. the wind is light, but wind chills are slightly below zero. today will be mostly sunny, breezy

to mid teens, and wind chills near 0. under a clear sky tonight, lows will be in the single digits, above and below zero, with wind chills to -15. wednesday is sunny, windy and very cold with highs a 30 mph wind, and wind chills well below zero during the day. we drop below zero thursday morning with wind chills to -20, and despite a

degrees with gusty winds and wind chills staying below zero. friday will warm to 21, but snow afternoon. that snow continues on saturday with highs in the mid 20s, and then sunday is sunny, breezy and cold with a

now-- let's take a look at your roads.. incident freedrive times on timetraffic is building speeds at or above posted wisconsin is listed as one the best listed as one wisconsin is wisconsin is listed as one of the best states to drive in. that's based on a new report from bankrate dot com revealing best and worst states for drivers...wisconsin

list.... idaho claiming the top spot. louisiana is the worst. on average... in wisconsin... someone is killed or injured in an alcohol-related crash in wisconsin every three hours. to help cut down on those crashes more officers will be out on the road.the state's "drive sober or get pulled over" campaign starts thursday. law enforcement encouraing people heading out for the holidays to plan ahead with designated drivers... or plans to use public transit or ridesharing services. take a look at this close call caught by a kenosha deputy's dashboard camera.you can see the deputy out of his car, walking toward an accident on i-94.seconds later, a big rig comes rolling through, between the squard car and the median wall.the truck was able to avoid the accident scene. no one was hurt. it was a busy weekend for wisconsin's state patrol.this weekend's winter weather played a part in 2-hundred-58 crashes across the state.

after the state's last snow storm on march 2nd. up next on live at daybreak on today's tmj 4 --time is running out to get the packages you still haven't ordered in time for christmas. also-- the two deadlines you need to know about... and the deal that could save you time

if you're still checking names off your shopping list -- there's still time to get gifts delivered by christmas. however... in order to help santa get those presents under the tree-- there are some deadlines you need to know.if you want the standard ground delivery... get your to the post office by thursday. fedex has a friday deadline for the standard ground service.u-p-s gives you a couple extra days.you have until next monday -- the 19th -- for it's 3 day and tomorrow through the 21st... walmart is offering free two day ipng on more than 15 hundred toys. your last chance to place an order at walmart dot com for rush delivery will be december 22nd at noon local time.the store is also offering christmas eve pickup for orders placed

on december 23rd. the today's the today's tmj4 sports auction for macc is this friday.there will be 25 sports related items up for bid. all proceeds go to the macc fund which supports research for childhood cancers and related blood disordersthis item is the perfect holiday gift for the bucks fan in your life. it's a jabari parker signed jersey.it's framed and double matted. it measures 35 by 42 inches. friday during the sports auction for macc.it's from three to five live on today's tmj4.join in the fight against childhood cancers. up next on live at daybreak on today's tmj4 --a new way to dine out. the unique business idea one cafe is testing out.... and why its menu will always meet the needs of your bank account. also-- we're following developing news this moring. what police say happened that left a 15 year old girl dead. we're live on

happening now-- plus: major league baseball is throwing a change up at its hazing policies. the change it's making to some annual traditions. and get ready, you're going to get smacked with a blast of arctic air this morning. let's start with your traffic together this morning-- with storm team 4 meteorologist brian gotter and tatiana cash. yesterday was sunny, windy and chilly with highs in the lower 20s and wind chills in the single digits. as the cold front got closer, clouds increased with a few flurries overnight. the clouds are slowly clearing out, and this morning is partly cloudy with lows near 10 along the lake, and single digits inland. the

will be mostly sunny, breezy and cold with highs in the low to mid teens, and wind chills near 0. under a clear sky tonight, lows will be in the single digits, above and below zero, with wind chills to -15. incident freedrive times on timetraffic is building speeds

students at one milwaukee high school wi classmates was killed last night. right now milwaukee police are trying to figure out if the 15 year old was the intended target.n sterling is live with more. we're here live at john marshall high school. melanie johnson's family says the teen was on track to graduate from here early. the 15 year old was killed yesterday evening-- shot inside her home... and right

figure out who did this,the shooting happened just before 6 p.m. at 35th and silver spring drive.police say shots were fired from outside the family home and right now -- they don't know if the teen was at the wrong place -- at the wrong time. but -- they are investigating if there was a car involved and if someone was targeting the teen. the teens family is sending out this message this morning - - put the guns down. there's too many kids losing the lives. no doubt many students here at john marshall will be shocked to hear their fellow classmate was killed. an illinois woman is dead and three other people are injured after a crash in kenosha county.it happened late last night near i-94 and highway 142. police say the woman struck the median and then was hit by another car in the

the county board of supervisors is considering a policy change after recent deaths at the county jail. the change would require outside investigations for in-custody deaths. the board will vote on the change thursday.four people have died at the milwaukee county jail this year. just into our news room... major league baseball is planning to ban bullying and hazing. it's part of a new collective bargaining agreement between players an the proposal specifically focuses on initiation rituals including making rookies dress up as women... something many teams take part in. other hazing acts that have been banned include making players consume alcohol, drugs or "undesirable unwanted substances. it's important to note... not all initiation rituals are banned... only ones the league deems dangerous or offensive. things are looking up in the milwaukee housing market.for the fourth consecutive month,

rose nearly 24-percent in november, compared with a year ago.increased sales can be attributed to an increase in listings in milwaukee and waukesha counties. governor walker says repealing wisconsin's minimum mark-up on gas sales wouldn't satisfy his conditions for raising the state's gas tax to help pay for road construction republicans have been wrestling among themselves over how to solve a one- billion dollar shortfall in the state's transportation fund. walker has said tax without a corresponding tax decrease somewhere donald trump is returning to wisconsin this afternoon... now as the president-elect. trump and vp-elect mike pence will rally in west allis to thank badger state voters. that's where pete zervakis is live with a preview. tonight's rally in west allis is part of president-elect donald trump's "thank you"

country in a show of thanks to voters who last month. some of those voters - right here in wisconsin. trump won our state's 10 electoral votes. that's the first time in 32 years wisconsin voted republican in a presidential election. tonight trump and vp-elect mike pence will appear together at the state fair expo center in west allis at 7 pm... one day after a recount of the presidential vote here in wisconsin re- affirmed trump's victory. house speaker paul ryan - who at times disagreed with trump during the presidential campaign... tweeted out he will be in attendance. he too says he wants to thanks wisconsin voters for their support. live...pz... up next on live at daybreak on today's tmj4--a big day in court for a former television star. the ruling today that could make or break his case. then -- good parenting is paying off. the new data out

ease concerns about teens and drugs. and taking a live look

yesterday was sunny, windy and chilly with highs in the lower 20s and wind chills in the single digits. as the cold front got closer, clouds increased with a few flurries overnight. the clouds are slowly clearing out, and this morning is partly cloudy with lows near 10 along the lake, and single digits inland. the wind is light, but wind chills are slightly below zero. today will be mostly sunny, to mid teens, and wind chills near 0. under a clear sky tonight, lows will be in the single digits, above and below zero, with wind chills to -15. beyond wisconsin.former television star bill cosby

trial hearing . cosby is facing aggravated indecent assault charges... accused of drugging and sexually assaulting andrea constand. today's hearing will focus on 13-other women who leveled similar accusations against cosby.a judge needs to decide whether their testimonies should be allowed as evidence in the trial.cosby has pleaded not guility to those charges. two georgia police officers are lucky to be alive this morning after a traffic stop gone wrong. the offi pulled over a car that turned out to be stolen.when they tried to make the arrest the suspect pulled out a gun and opened fire. both officers are recovering this morning with non-life threatening injuriespolice are still looking for the suspect. good news for parents...fewer teenagers are using and abusing drugs.that's based on a new survey from the national institute on drug abuse.the decline includes alcohol, cigarettes, and opioid

overall prevention efforts by schools and families. for those of you who need to sign up for health insurance under the affordable care act... you have until thursday. to help with any questions or concerns a special enrollment event is taking place on thursday at "independence first" in milwaukee.if runs from 9 in the morning until 4 in the afternoon. milwaukee was the community with the largest jump in health coverage in 2016, winning president obama's "healthy communities" competition. up next-- on live at daybreak on today's tmj4serving up a one of a kind deal. where you can go today and eat for whatever you are willing to pay. then -- a new addition could be coming to milwaukee's east side neighborhood. the plans one owner has... and why he's getting pushback from

loud music, loud big-screen tv, and loud patrons disturb our enjoyment of our patio." strong words from an eastside resident who lives next to the nomad things could get louder if nomad's owner his way. the owner... mike eitel... is asking the city to approve a bier garten. some neighbors are not pleased. they claim the bar is already too loud... and the garten will only make

counters... the new outdoor space won't hurt the neighrborhood... but actually make it a better place to live. we're basically taking a dark space and a blighted space and dark space and turning it into an active really cool space that people are going to want to be etel says to help with the noise... he plans to rebuild the building next to his and turn it into office and retail space, and create a beer garden between the buildings. he says he hopes to begin construction on the garden in a few months... to now to your weather and traffic together... with meteorologist brian gotter. yesterday was sunny, windy and chilly with highs in the lower

single digits. as the cold front got closer, clouds increased with a few flurries overnight. the clouds slowly clearing out, and this morning is partly cloudy with lows near 10 along the lake, and single digits inland. the

are slightly below zero. today will be mostly sunny, breezy and cold with highs in the low to mid teens, and wind chills near 0. under a clear sky tonight, lows will be in the single digits, above and below zero, with wind chills to -15. wednesday is sunny, windy and very cold with highs near 10, a 30 mph wind, and wind chills

day. we drop below zero thursday morning with wind chills to -20, and despite a lot of sun, thursday is only 6 degrees with gusty winds and wind chills staying below zero. friday will warm to 21, but snow is likely in the afternoon. that snow continues on saturday with highs in the mid 20s, and then sunday is sunny, breezy and cold with a high near 10. now-- let's take a look at your roads.. incident freedrive times on timetraffic is building speeds at or above posted dot workzone speeds are chaning in washington county in time for winter shutdown near kohlsville river bridge project state patrol will be heavly enforcing this, starting tonight and go until spring 2017northbound has returned to 70 mph while the southbound lanes are reduced

imagine this... you just get done eating at a resturant... and instead of paying the set price on the menu... you pay what you can afford. it's an idea a new cafe is testing out in the sherman park neighborhood. "tricklebee cafe" opens tomorrown near 45th and north. the nonprofit community cafe... allows people to go in and eat.... and when they're done... they can either pay what they can... or volunteer their

local... and to cut down on waste... you can can pick your portion size. milwaukee's hunger task is scoring big today thanks to packers tight end jared cook and sargento foods.they're are teaming up to present a 39- thousand dollar check to the food bank. sargento raised the money was raised through touchdowns for charity. for every touchdown scored by the packers this season... sargento donated one thousand dollars. while it is santa's job to bring joy and happiness to children... bring peace.that's what one santa out of tennessee had to do when he was called to the bedside of a dying 5 year old boy.the stanta who sometimes tries to go undercover as eric schmitt-matzen of jacksboro... was there to deliver the boy a present. that's when the boy told santa he was scared about missing christmas. santa gave the boy a toy... and-- these words. that's when he passed." when you get up to those pearly gates, you just tell them you're santa's number one elf.' he's like, 'i am?' i

they'll let you right in.' he goes, 'they will?' i said, 'i know it.' and he just came up and he gave me a big hug. he had a hold of me and he just kind of looked up at me and he says, 'santa, can you help me?' and that's when he passed." you still have a chance to buy a macc star to help kids living with cancer. this year's star was designed by bailey dove.the theme is "shave away cancer" and features a penguin with a mustache.the star costs 10 dollars and is available at balistreri sendik's food markets and buddy squirrel stores. still ahead on live at daybreak-- the four things you need to know before you start your including... more on the death of a 15 year old girl

now it's time for your "four to know" this morning.we start with ann sterling. she's live in milwaukee-- with new details about a deadly

family members say melanie johnson was a good kid and she on track to graduate from john marshall high school early. the 15 year old was killed yesterday evening-- shot inside her home... and right now police are trying to figure out who did this,the shooting happened just before 6 p.m. at 35th and silver spring drive.police say shots were fired from outside the family home and right now -- they don't know if the teen was at the wrong place -- at the wrong time. but -- they are a car involved and if someone was targeting the teen. the teens family is sending out this message this morning - - put the guns down. there's too many kids losing their lives. no doubt many students here at john marshall will be shocked to hear their classmate was president-elect donald trump is stopping in west allis this evening.. as part of his "thank you tour".he'll be joined by mike pence and house speaker paul ryan.. at the state fair expo center. doors open at 4 p-m. new international flights are coming to mitchell international. mexican based

mexican carrier to offer year round services from mitchell to guadalajara. passengers can even bring one carry on bag and one checked bag at no charge. flights will start in march. if you're planning on shipping christmas gifts.. here's what you need to know.for standard ground delivery... get your packages to the post office by ?thursday.fedex has a friday deadline for the standard ground service.with u-p-s, you have until next monday for it's 3 day select. sluggish in some areas on 94 and 43traffic volumes are high

see you in 25 minutes for your next check on weather and

good morning. breaking news. it's rex. just moments ago, the president-elect nominating rex tillerson for secretary of state. the exxon-mobil ceo with no government or diplomatic expe ties to russia, set to face a tough confirmation. polar plunge. utally cold temperatures taking hold across the midwest. 24 degrees in chicago. 9 in omaha. minus 3 in minneapolis. and by the time it's over, three-quarters of the country could be blanketed by the deep freeze. air scare. a flight from texas to germany forced to make an emergency landing at new york's jfk airport overnight. more than 500 passengers