first, update you with matt salemme. >> we pulled into the airport. things are in pretty good shape on the roadways. it is wet pavement out there. it is the volume is light. the travel times are all in the green. i will jump in the chopper and check back coming up in just a bit. back to you. >> matt, thank you. andy: happening now, mourners are escorting the cremated remains of fidel castro to his final resting place in santiago, cuba. the 90-year-old dictator died one week ago today. his funeral procession is rebel army took while on a victory march across the island in 1959. then tomorrow, there will be a commemoration ceremony before his burial on sunday in the same cemetery as jose marti. melinda: a swat team takes down a robbery suspect in florida after a tense standoff and hostage situation. tim is live in the newsroom with the latest. tim: no one was hurt in all this and the suspect is behind bars this morning. police in jacksonville, florida, say 11 people were held hostage inside a credit union for about two hours yesterday morning. swat nego

for more on the roads now to matt salemme. it is damp out there. >> yes, some of the areas are damp and some of the areas are dry. the volume is relatively light. right now, system wide we are quiet. everything is moving at full freeway speeds. that's a look at the morning commute, back to you. >> thank you, matt. new, a police officer in washington is dead after multiple gunshot wounds responding to a domestic violence call. >> officers are describing the scene as chaotic, a standoff is the suspect barricaded himself inside after shooting the officer. you can see the procession of the officers leading the way here. the suspect has not been arrested yet. the police have a large perimeter set up around the neighborhood. the officer has been identified, he is a years on the force. >> thank you, tim. 6 slrn 15. also, the last inmate that escaped from a california jail is now captured. chavez was arrested last night after a 7 hour standoff with the police. chavez and three others broke out of jail after cutting the bars and made a

now upstairs to matt salemme in news chopper 12. >> we are along 41. the main lines are drying off. still a little shine on the roads along watertown plank. the main lines are drying off. take it easy. don't rush around. travel times are looking good... that's a look at the morning commute, back to you. melinda: thank you. the big story wisconsin's election recounts are continuing into day two. the workers have the task of recounting nearly 3 million votes in just 12 days. things got off to a slow start yesterday. hillary is live with the latest. we are returning in two hours here and when the election workers will go back inside to the warehouse here near kk and maple and recounting four hundred thousand ballots electronically. that was part of the reason they started slow. you see, a green party representative requested that all of the electronic machines be tested before the count started. the board agreed and found a problem in one of the it was fixed and in the afternoon the actual counting began. the recount being done by a combination of poll workers and county workers and ob

. >> now to matt salemme and the traffic. >> things are in decent shape and it is quiet out there. in and out of downtown without troubles and same thing along 43. travel times are looking great... 5:05. looking into deaths at the milwaukee county jail, the county board of supervisors is talking about outside investigations for the inmates dying while in custody. this is coming after the death of three inmates and a baby. right now, two lawsuits against the county for two of the deaths. >> state lawers are calling for sheriff clarke to step doufr after the jail deaths. they have released a statement accusing the sheriff of not properly supervisoring the department. >> wisn 12 news time now is 5:05. right now, racine police are investigating a crash that killed a pastor. how are the people that knew him reacting this morning? remembering mark gates as a dedicated employee. she was hit by a speeding car while he was collecting repsych kls for the city of racine. a scheduledd bienl study was cancelled last night. >> you expect your pastor to be here and not to be taken away in a plan.

first to matt salemme to the roads. >> some of the roads are wet, dryer than when i drove in

matt salemme picks up that part , of our coverage. he's live in news chopper 12. matt? >> like the president, the president-elect to gets a no fly zone that follows him. no-fly zone, and the president-elect gets a three mile ring. it is busy getting off there. if you do find closures throughout the evening, they could be temporary and the president-elect is passing through. busy exiting at 84th street at state fair park, but it looks decent, some no struggles getting there right now. if you find anything close, be patient as the presidentct patrick: again president-elect , donald trump is on his way to wisconsin right now. he's holding a rally as part of his thank you tour here at state fair park in west allis at the expo center. the event is scheduled to begin at 7:00. we will have coverage throughout the evening, including more coming up in a few minutes. toya: thank you. dangerous windchills, but this is serious. you have to take seriously. you can't leave your pet outside or stay out a long time before bundling up. in the meantime, no joke, 12 degrees, wind out of t

for a check of how the visit will affect traffic, let's go to matt salemme in newschopper 12. >> whenever the president or president-elect comes to town, they get closure surrounding their motorcade. 94 is shut down east and west van buren. it is empty now. they have all the on ramps blocked between pennsylvania and downtown. you can use 43-94 as an alternate. they have some sheriffs deputies lining up along the routes. the closures are temporary, so be patient and they will reopen. 43-94 is your alternate. patrick: thank you. visit to wisconsin brings to an end an already busy day. we'll take a look at the parade of big names that he hosted today at trump tower. that is coming up in just a few minutes. joyce: thank you. and when the event gets underway we will be streaming it live. , you can watch it on the 12 news app and on wisn.com. download it free right now to watch in your apple or android app store. the city of milwaukee cancels its four-inch parking rule. been in effect the past 48 hours so public works crews could clear the snow. chief meteorologist mark baden is here. mark, now

patrick: let's go to matt salemme he live in news chopper 12. you have been over the scene most of the afternoon. matt: yeah, patrick, we have seen at least >> number one across southeastern wisconsin, leading the way with important local coverage, cruise -- we the north shore of lake como. the ice is definitely not think enough to be going venturing out on. they represent two feet thickness for human body weight. if you can see the video, you can tell it is barely half of a foot thick. we have a long way to go before people start venturing out. it is a hard lesson. we will monitor the situation and let you know. at this point, it does not appear they have been able to patrick: thank you. in milwaukee a group of moms is , asking milwaukee county sheriff david clarke to step down. it comes after four deaths at the jail that his department runs including the death of a , baby. wisn 12 news hillary mintz shows us why they held a demonstration with diapers to make their point. hillary: andrea rodriguez-strock with the group progressive moms of milwau

now to the morning commute with matt salemme. >> the choper is parked because of the drizzle and the low clouds out there. it is looking good throughout downtown.

. >> now to a check on the commute with matt salemme. hi, matt. >> we are over the brookfield area. head lights east, no troubles at all rolling through waukesha county. the easy ride is continuing into downtown. you have time to find the gloves and warm up the vehicle before hitting the roads. >> thank you, matt. ben: new this morning, a deer wanders out onto an icy lake and has to be rescued. adrienne: firefighters in new jersey went out onto the ice to save the animal. they grabbed the deer's hind legs and dragged it to safety. the firemen were both wearing water suits and had ropes tied to them so they wouldn't get stuck just like the deer. they strategically went flat on the ice so they wouldn't break through. 15 people on the shore then pulled the men and the deer to safety. as soon as it was back on dry without even saying thank you. >> he bolted out. >> also new this morning, a boat trip along a florida river turns into a rescue mission. ben: witnesses say an airboat carrying seven people flipped over in the middle of alligator-infested waters. six of the passengers were tou

that is a look at the now to matt salemme in news chopper 12. >> we are among the flurries. nothing is sticking to the pavement. it is just whipping around through the flight light. you can see down below the pavement is dry. everything is looking good. that's a look at the morning commute, back to you. >> we are following break z news. >> three murders are reported in milwaukee overnight. two people found dead near 107th and appleton. that is where hillary mintz is live with the latest. reporter: tim, police say that a man and woman were found shot to death inside of this home near 107th and appleton and then they found two children hiding in the home. now this happened around 1:30 this morning. a neighbor heard screams and gunshots and called 911. the man and woman had a number of gunshot wounds. the children were found were not hurt. how this happened and who is responsible though it is all still under investigation at this time. and now police have been here taped off as they continue to investigate. they have been focussing on a home again here at 107th and appleton. if

now upstairs to matt salemme. >> 25th over the top of the freeway there. no delays from waukesha into milwaukee. nice easy trip. no crashes. just one under the system on beecher. that's a look at the morning commute, back to you. >> matt, thank you. melinda: this morning, remembering an american pioneer. john glenn, the first american to orbit the earth, has died at age 95. the former astronaut had been in an ohio hospital for more than a week. the cause of his death has not been released. in 1962, glenn orbited the earth three times. he later served as a senator epresenting ohio for 24 years. tim: right now, officials are working to identify the victims of a plane crash in pakistan. 47 people died in the crash. yesterday, their remains were taken to islamabad where dna testing will help identify the victims. the plane was traveling from a islamabad when it crashed on wednesday. everyone on board was killed. tim: right now, rescue crews in indonesia are searching through rubble after an earthquake. they're looking for survivors and the remains of victims.

let's join matt salemme on the morning go. >> we are on the south side, two separate crashes right now we are looking at the mitchell interchange. no delays because the crashes take it easy on the roads. the travel times no need to rush, all in the green, that means full freeway speeds. that's a look at the morning commute, back to you. >> 15-year-old is one of the four people shot that happened in california. tim, you are following the updates. tim: one of the victims is a 39-yead critical condition. the sheriff is saying that the suspect just started shoot through the apartment door here. this happened just before 9:00 last night in the suburb of north highlands. in all 16 people were inside of the apartment at the time, including five children. four people were sent to the hospital. now the sheriffs believe that the gunman is the exboyfriend of one of the people inside of the apartment. the police are continuing to another twist in the growing wells fargo banking scandal. >> next, the scheme that the company is accused of setting up behind the backs of the loyal customers. >> later,