slick conditions in malta. it's due to an annual tradition that has competitors trying to show how high they can climb up a pole covered in grease. nats cheering the festival in malta honors saint julian -- the patron saint of the town. here's how it works: a thirty-three foot pole is slathered with grease and attached to a the pole hangs over the harbor. the goal is to run as far up the pole as possible and remove the flags at the end. much of the fun is seeing how the contestants dramatically fall off the pole into the water. all anchors chat/toss to 6am now at 6:00 - police are searching for a sexual assault suspect. what we know about the attack near mitchell park - in just one minute. plus: "in a world of ur as hollywood mourns the loss of icon gene wilder... fox 6 takes you back to where his acting career first began - in the halls of a milwaukee high school. good morning and welcome to wakeup! rob's weather today is all about

this is in malta -- an island in the mediterranean sea off the coast of italy. here's how it works: a 33-foot pole is slathered with grease and attached to a barge. contestants then try to run as far up the pole as they can -- and remove flags at the end. but the real show -- is seeing them fall off the pole and into the water. our big story - a funeral procession turns into the scene of a homicide investigation. one man is dead and two others are injured after the shooting near 22nd and keefe. fox 6's madeline anderson is at the scene with tonight's big story. today... loses another loved one. 10:54 we just want all of this senseless killing to stop. he came down here to bury his grandpa. so how ruthless, and where is your conscience? :03 during a funeral procession for his grandfather... fabian hinkle says his cousin... 23-year-old lamar ragland was shot and killed. 11:27 they definitely knew it was him. fabian did not attend the funeral but says he learned ragland was driving the first car behind the herse. it was a car that certain bright coat of gold paint.

list, executives from three groups that donated and another, the aid is has to relay a message to malta on behalf of a big supporter. he had donated more than $1 million. the aid forwards the message, adding, just want to pass along for info. the state department denies foundation donors got special favors and so does clinton.>>> donald trump is saying he would focus on criminals. >> on day one, i will swiftly begin removing criminals illegal immigrants from the country.>> reporter: he is backing up harsher measures.>> he is not talking about deportation. he is talking about being fair and humane and also being fair to the a -- american workers competing. >> he has in very consistent. >> reporter: donald trump is promising a major speech on york.>> joe biden returns to the buckeye state this week to campaign for hillary clinton. biden is expected to attend events in downtown, cleveland. the exact locations have not been released. we will post details as soon as we get them on our app. >>> we told you earlier this month the makers of the epipen raised the price of the medication by more

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for the past year, these lifesavers have been navigating the waters between libya and malta with two large ships and high speed patrol boats. what the teams experience on the open sea is impossible to forget. martin kolek: the light fell in such a way that i could clearly see something small swimming under the water. it looked like a doll, the arms were stretched out. it looked so peaceful. he wasn't right at the surface, but some way down. a little child, much lighter than the adults. as light as a feather. i instinctively took him in my arms, as you would a small child. i held him and looked at him. it was almost as if he were still alive. tiny fingers, beautiful eyes. i felt a surge of sadness well up inside me. i had an overwhelming urge to scream and shout, it was so weird. in the mediterranean, this tourist region, nody sees a baby sink into the water. i started to sing him a song, a melody know. becae i could not yell. i thought, i cannot howl in the presence of this child. ♪ frank dorner: we at sea watch released a photo of the dead baby in the arms of one of our rescuers. it

in another exchange, abedin is asked to relay a message to the ambassador to malta on behalf of foundation. that big supporter donating more than $1 million. abedin forwards it along, writing "just want to pass along for info. no need for action." the state department denies foundation donors got special favors, and so does hillary clinton. meanwhile, donald trump is defending his latest stand on deporting illegal immigrants, now saying he'll focus on criminals. mr. trump: on day one, i'm going to begin swiftly removing criminal illegal immigrants from this country. diane: off harsher measures he once proposed. >> he is not talking about a deportation force, but he is talking about being fair and humane. but also being fair to the american workers who are competing for jobs. gov. christie: this is a guy who's been very consistent on no amnesty, no legalization. diane: donald trump now promising a major speech on illegal immigration on wednesday. diane macedo, abc news, new york. sheldon: as part of our commitment to bring you important political coverage live debate between senator ron joh

abedin is the ambassador to malta on behalf of a "great friend" and "big supporter" of the clinton foundation? that big supporter donating more than a million dollars. abedin passes on the message? also writing "no need for action." donald trump has been pouncing sot/donald trump trump today it's hard to tell where the clinton foundation ends and where the state department begins." both the clinton foundation and the state department deny donors got any special favors or influence -- sot/hrc morning joe my work as department defended contact with the clinton foundation over those guest lists, telling donald trump's new campaign ceo-- steve bannon -- is fighting claims -- he made anti-semitic remarks -- about his daughters' school. his ex-wife -- allegedly saying in court papers -- bannon didn't want his twin daughters -- going to school -- with jewish students. she reportedly made the claim -- in a battle over child support. that was devin dwyer reporting. the first public school in las vegas -- just got a 12-and-a-half million dollar will now serve as an office and meeting space. senator har

in another message her aid is asked to deliver a message to the president of malta from a big supporter that donates millions of dollars. she forwards it along. the foundation owners got special favors, and so does hillary clinton. meanwhile donald trump is defending his latest stand on deporting illegal immigrants, saying he'll focus on criminals. >> on day one i'm going to begin swiftly removing criminal illegal immigrants from this country. >> repprter: he's apparently backing off harsher measures once proposed. >> he's not talking about a deportation force, but talking workers competing for jobs. >> he's been very consistent on no amnesty or legalization. >> reporter: and he's promising a major speech on immigration wednesday. abc news, new york. >>> >. green party candidate jill stein was back in colorado today. today she said colorado is leading the charge for things like health care, raising the minimum wage and regular lating fracking. >>> you could soon have to pay more to colorado. wild life officials are trying to double the price for in state hunting and fishing licenses. th

if it weren't for the british in malta, cyprus, alexandria -- and they are hanging onto them regardlessthe drive to tripoli, there would have been no american landing in north africa. ♪ >> there is another tune the nazis play about the british empire. >> the british are sitting back, letting others fight the war for them. narrator: we know that too well. britain will fight. the troops that thousands of canadians and australians and new zealanders have gallantly fought and gallantly died in crete, in greece, in libya. but there is something the nazis leave out, something pretty important. out of every 10 inhabitants of the british empire, one comes from britain. but of the casualties suffered so far in this war, seven out of 10 were born and raised in britain. one of 10 in population, seven of 10 in casualties. and in the air, of the planes flying with the raf of great britain, two out of three are manned by crews from britain and the planes on the overseas fronts, the western sees in africa four out of five are , manned by boys from britain. and then there's a little thing called the br

>> no, it was being towed from norway to malta. going to a shipyard in turkey.re was a huge storm and the line broke loose and it's washed ashore. >> how weird. >> now, they're trying to figure out what to do with it. they've got salvage experts that the coast guard flew in. there's 220,000 tons of diesel on this thing. they want to make sure that they don't pollute anything and salvage that. they're saying it will take a while because it makes sense it's definitely a big thing. >> yeah, that could be added to a golf course or something over there. >> can we talk about tebow? tim tebow playing baseball. >> i know. i don't think of him as a baseball player. >> i guess he played as a your in high school. an all-state player. >> yeah. has anybody successfully done that, i was trying to think? >> i can think of a couple who did it unsuccessfully. michael jordan did it, but, i mean, he went from one to the other but you can make the argument about that. >> yeah, i feel like it's hard to go to a desk job when you've been working. even if it's a broadcast desk job, tha

in another exchange, abedin is asked to relay a message to the ambassador to malta on behalf of a big supporter of the clinton foundation. that big supporter donating more than $1 million. abedin forwards it along, writing "just want to pass along for info. no need for action." the state department denies foundation donors got special favors, and so does hillary clinton. defending his latest stand on deporting illegal immigrants, now saying he'll focus on criminals. mr. trump: on day one, i'm going to begin swiftly removing criminal illegal immigrants from this country. diane: he's apparently backing off harsher measures he once proposed. >> he is not talking about a deportation force, but he is talking about being fair and humane. but also being fair to the american workers who are competing for jobs. gov. christie: this is a guy who's been very consistent on no amnesty, no legalization. diane: promising a major speech on illegal immigration on wednesday. diane macedo, abc news, new york. sheldon: as part of our commitment to bring you important political coverage , wisn 12 is partne

in another exchange, she's asked to relay a message to the ambassador of malta. she forwards it along and writes, just want to pass along close ties. >> it's hard to tell where the clinton foundation ends and where the state department begins. >> reporter: the state department denies foundation donors got any special favors. >> my work as secretary of state was not influenced by any outside forces. >> reporter: the clinton foundation says the e-mails were not guilty related to its works. when asked about the official guest lists, both the state department andhe campaign say they believe it's not inappropriate for outside groups, such as the foundation, to offer suggestions. >> and that gets to the issue we want to discuss with martha raddatz. thank you, devin. as we said, for more on all this, we're going bring in our chief foreign affairs correspondent martha raddatz. you covered the state department for years. how unusual is it really to have this kind of coordination between the clinton foundation and secretary clinton's government staff? people inside and out

major donors sit at the vice president's table or that a message be passed on to an ambassador of malta. those are specific action items that a person who is not giving to the foundation wouldn't have access to. >> you know what i can't find in the story is evidence that any of this stuff was actually carried out. not to say it wasn't but i couldn't find evidence that it was. >> that's, by and large, what we have seen from a lot of the e-mails. a lot of the requests were blown off or ignored or they said, i'll look into it and never did. it showed there was an effort being made to do some of these things. i think the clinton campaign focuses a lot about did she get financial gain, did they get financial gain, did donors get financial gain. that's not the only way you throw around influence in this town. it's not just about money. it's also about can you sit next to the vice president. it's clear that some of these donors did want some of that kind of access. >> matt, look at this q-poll. 60% of voters say hillary clinton believes the rules do not apply to her. this is a problem for her

to abba dean calling a man a good friend and a great supporter asking her to deliver a message to maltalf of the businessman putting in a good word with the rabbi that he was scheduled to meet with. calling him a good friend and supporter of the foundation, but she did add, i just want to pass along, no need for action. of course, jim, the clinton foundation and the clinton camp has maintained there's no evidence that any action was ever taken by her state department to benefit a founder donor. >> coming up vice presidential candidate mike pence made some blunt accusations still about the clinton foundation today. next, hear his comments about the $100,000 that donald trump himself donated to that very organization in 2009. an ordinary experience into an extraordinary one. get great offers at the lexus golden opportunity sales event. lease the 2016 es 350 for $329 a month for 36 months and we'll make your first month's payment. see your lexus dealer. your but, during the day, fine when yothey can move!em on. in the morning... noon... evening... enough is enough! it's time to use fixoden

a comp malta has contestants running up a pole covered in grease... to see how high they can get... apparently this is all part of a traditional festival to honor the patron saint of the maltese town.... saint julian. the 33-foot pole is slathered with grease and hangs over the harbor. participants are supposed to run up and grab the flags at the end.... but most of them can't even make it half way up without falling off. it's a rags to it's a rags to riches ending bringing smiles to the faces of kids who need it most. how the hidden talents of felix the cat... continues to inspire us all. "there is no life i know to compare with pure imagination living there you'll be free if you truly wish to be." legendary actor gene wilder passed away passed away at the age of 83. he leaves behind his unforgettable performances in "willy wonka and the chocolate factory" and "young frankenstein." we'll be right a cat from great britain is helping sick kids... one stride at a time. felix the cat was originally a stray. she earned a residency at a railway station as a senior pest controller. becaus

. >> no malta is we do not know if he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. or, having a mental illness issue. the suspect did not know him at all. -- no motive at all. >> grant:however, the victim was stopped by the suspect on the 2000 block of washington street and was viciously times causing the victims places. the victim will require surgery. the suspect fled east on washington to south on gough street. >> grant:the suspect is described as a white male, possibly homeless, 40 - 50 years old, brown hair, average build, wearing a dark green zip-up sweater/shirt and jeans. >> catherine: we first brought you last night at five. in the east bay - police are searching for a man who >> catherine:as kron4's haaziq madyun shows us - the crime was caught on surveillance video >> reporter:all alone, stocking the shelves, just before 2 in the morning, when suddenly an armed robber walks in >>"that's what's scary about this situation, the clerk is by himself and this suspect comes in with what appears to be a butcher knife"" >> reporter:it happened tuesday at this 7-el

. >> it was blown ashore on the way to malta, officials now say that two have ruptured and diesel oiliesel on board. 280 tons i think that works out to and it's spilling. that's bad news. donald trump about to take the stage in miami at national association of home builders. the economy should be back in focus in this speech. we'll take you there in a moment. more varney after this. ♪ ♪ ♪ she was a young american ♪ >> who is that? >> david bowie, young american. stuart: i knew that. and donald trump is about to address the national association of home builders in miami. we'll bring you anything from that speech. the dow is within 30 points, 40, actually of all-time record highs. look at macy's. the story there is they're going to close 100 full line macy's stores. the market loves it, it's up 13%. look at kohl's. better profits, apparently warmer weather helped kohl's and they're up 12%. i've got fresh terror news from canada this morning. ontario police killed an isis supporter. what happened. ashley: yeah, 24-year-old aaron driver was his name. he was known to authorities and arrest

moreover, crown prince, also know there was a message relayed in e-mail regarding the ambassador of maltato make sure this message was provided to the ambassador and huma abedin said we'll take care of that. that was done through the foundation, not state department channels. it's inappropriate at best. >> number one in the e-mails there's specific language about them having to go through proper channels, number one. number two, let's talk about the republican platform, for example, that took out language with respect to russia because the former head of the campaign had dealings with russia. and the ukraine. so that, to me, is a far more clear sort of impact on policy by individuals in positions of power. >> basil, is it inappropriate that there was no firewall, that when hillary clinton went through her nomination process or whatever to become secretary of state, they were very clear, people in congress expressed concerns about that and it was very clear there was going to be a firewall and doesn't seem there was a firewall between the foundation and the state department. >> i think the