hillary mintz, back to you. andy: hillary, thank you. you mentioned you got to keep your distance on the roads. a new accident on the roads here. this is the traffic watch 12 system. this is i-41 south. and around the area snow is everywhere. disabled truck ramp from wisconsin 20 to i-94 south. you want to be careful in racine county. and 94 eastbound 10 minutes. in the yellow, 43 southbound, brown deer to downtown it is 12 minutes. stay safe, watch your distances and travel slow. snow emergencies are in affect for several local communities. greenfield, pleasant prairie, burlington, and cushnosia. watertown's snow emergency will begin this evening. you are not allowed to park your in milwaukee, winter parking rules in effect across the city. that means the four inch parking rule could go into effect at some point today. if the city puts the rule in effect. you will not be able to park where the four inch signs are posted. if you are parked on a marked street, you could be ticketed or towed. now, we have been receiving reports of accident

wisn 12 news' hillary mintz continues our live team coverage. she's braving the elements in milwaukee. hillary? we are here on old word -- old world third and wells, to make sure you have an idea of what it's windy like you step outside. if you are going out to your car and you parked outside overnight, this is what you are going to want to grab right now. just want to come over here. this is very light snow. a piece of cake here. it's kind of a lot of snow. between three inches and four inches. we are not talking about the ice. the good thing there is no scraper on the end of this one, just a brush. that's really all i need, just noticed that. once we get this off, here's the only problem. just keeps coming down. it's a steady clip here. i just go to show you as i step out of the way, we have a guy doing the salt on the sidewalk. not a lot of activity here. wells is snow-covered. we have seen the plows out, they are doing the best they can as the snow continues to come down. the sidewalk am standing on here has not been cleared yet. you want to

in milwaukee, hillary mintz wisn , 12 news. adrienne: sheriff david clarke responded to the progressive mom's on facebook this afternoon. in part, he said, "the media and the progressive moms seem more interested in generating fake news because it involved sheriff clarke, but they aren't interested in the epidemic of black-on-black crime in milwaukee." a thief caught in the act. this is surveillance video from milwaukee's ambassador hotel. police say this man stole the master keys to all the rooms. investigative reporter colleen henry has a story you'll see only on 12 news. >> an art deco gem, the ambassador has hosted the famous and the infamous. now a local burglar has added his name to the hotel's storied lore. >> walks right in, says hello to the security guard. >> once they discovered the burglary hotel staff went to the , surveillance vide through the hotel lobby like he owned the joint. >> he looked just like a normal hotel guest would look. >> the general manager jon jossart says the suspect made his way through the bas

in wauwatosa, hillary mintz wisn 12 news. patrick: the new theatre seats an audience of 1200 people. joyce: looking ahead to tomorrow better get those holiday , packages ready to go. tomorrow is the post office christmas deadline for regular ground service and oversized packages. the priority mail deadline is december 21. tomorrow is the final day to coverage under the affordable care act if you want coverage starting january 1. if you need help, a special enrollment event is being held from 9:00 until 4:00 tomorrow at independence first, at first and bruce in milwaukee. and the drive sober or get pulled over campaign begins tomorrow. law enforcement across wisconsin will be on a special lookout for drunk drivers through new year's day. patrick: an anonymous gift is helping some people in green bay stay warm. john's park in downtown green bay. the items contain cards with the message, i am not lost. please take me to keep warm. merry christmas. the park is near a homeless shelter and an elementary school. what a nice message

at miller park, hillary mintz , wisn 12 news. joyce: now that we have you thinking about baseball spring , training tickets go on sale monday at 9:00 a.m. the first game in arizona is february 24. their home opener is april 3. christmas came early for kids at center. patrick: volunteers from kohl's delivered one thousand gifts to the center on 26th and kilbourn. nearly all of the children served by penfield live at, or below, the poverty level. the gifts aim to make the holiday's a little brighter for them and their families. >> today is an exciting day. we have thousands of associates who have participated. we are just proud to support them so they can ensure all these children have something special to open this holiday season. patrick: the wrapped gifts will be hde ? joyce: that's the vincent high school drumline bringing a little sounds of the season to a special christmas party. johnetta borum, a postal worker, started the tradition in 1971, organizing a holiday community meal complete with presents for deserving mps student

at miller park, hillary mintz, wisn 12 news. adrienne: and believe it or not baseball season is not far away. , spring training tickets go on sale monday at 9:00 a.m. the first game in arizona is february 24. their home opener is april 3. patrick: we're a little more than three weeks from christmas. but looking ahead to tomorrow, there will be a lot of santa's on bicycles. it's part of the santa cycle rampage. dozens of santas are pedaling their way from wauwatosa to downtown milwaukee. they will make stops at local bars along the five-and-a-half mile route. it gets underway tomorrow morning at 9:30 starting at cranky al's bakery on 69th and north. also happening tomorrow, milwaukee county sheriff's deputies and local police officers will take 75 children shopping. it's part of the show with a cop program. breakfast, then they will head to walmart where they can , purchase up to $100 worth of gifts for family members or themselves. adrienne: harry potter is broadway bound. the creators of the hit play harry potter and the cursed

in waukesha, hillary mintz wisn 12 news. joyce: the dot is going over the county's data. if they approve, crews would use the new snowplow routes this winter. patrick: just over two years after five-year-old laylah petersen was shot and killed while sitting on her grandfather's lap, the man convicted in her death was sentenced to 65 years behind bars. today, a milwaukee county judge also sentenced carl barrett to 35 years of extended supervision. police say laylah was shot and killed by a stray bullet that barrett was one of the men who opened fire. investigators say he shot up the wrong house. laylah's grandfather spoke at today's sentencing. >> i have nightmares after that. i've be sitting at home, can't sleep for two or three days. my health has deteriorated so much that i can't work right now. my depression, i was sitting at home and i had a pistol in my arm. if it weren't for margarita fogel coming to my house i probably wouldn't be here right now. patrick: prosecutors say two other men were involved in laylah's death. the other convicted shooter, arlis gordon, will

in waukesha, hillary mintz, wisn 12 news. kathy: the dot is going county's data, if they approve crews would use the new snow , plow routes this winter. patrick is here with a look at what's coming up tonight at 10:00. reporter: four people dead in six months that they milwaukee county jail. a county supervisors calling for the sheriff resignation. we have his response. local college once to be a thank you a campus. how they plan to protect undocumented students from deportation. kathy: and new tonight, take a kid to a hockey game. beginning the first of the year, the milwaukee police department is joining waukesha and wauwatosa in the cops and kids foundation. the foundation mentors kids in the community who need role models. as part of the expansion, the foundation will team up with the milwaukee admirals and police officers will take at risk kids to a hockey game. >> the only way to change people's lives is if you engage them positively and build positive relationships. my job is to do that, and i feel fortunate and blesse

in milwaukee, hillary mintz, wisn 12 news. patrick: the fire department estimates the damage to be more than a half million dollars. fire investigators in oakland, california are trying to zero in on a cause to last friday's warehouse fire that killed 36 people. it's believed an electrical device, most likely a refrigerator, sparked the fire during the late-night dance the warehouse reported the fridge had been shorting out and blowing fuses. no official cause has been determined. toya: two teenagers are facing arson charges in the devastating fires in tennessee. 14 people have died. the fires have been burning for weeks, fueled by the worst drought in nearly a decade. today, residents are being allowed to return to their homes. thousands of buildings and structures have been damaged or destroyed. patrick: if you visit the milwaukee county zoo, you'll like this. the zoo will not be raising fees in the coming year. based on an econom i study by u.w. milwaukee, the zoo is estimated to have a $155 million impact on milwaukee, oza

in milwaukee hillary mintz wisn 12 news. patrick: hillary mentioned four deaths. the first occurred in april. a man died in his cell. the medical examiner says dehydration was to blame. the infant died in july. time the inmate had special needs, and gave birth without notifying anyone that she was in labor. a west allis woman died in the jail in august. and another man died in the jail in october. the sheriff's office and the medical examiner say all the deaths are under investigation, and are not releasing any more information. the mother of the baby has filed a lawsuit. and, an audit is now underway, looking into the medical care at both the county jail and the house of correction. toya: a sheboygan sheriff's deputy is lucky to be alive tonight following a serious crash. her squad flipped on i-43 in kohler after being rear-ended by a driver overnight. the driver told police he got until it was too late. the driver stopped and helped the deputy who was trapped upside down. she was not hurt. there is still no word on whether the driver will be cited. now, we have

mintz with the latest. hillary? reporter: the firefighters had to cut through the roof to get the flames under control and out. the flames started to erupt here at the church around 1:00, the cause is under investigation at this time. but a lot of heavy damage to the top of the church. as we come can see a few gentleman here, a number of church members are showing up and looking at the building. i talked to one of them, they didn't want to go on camera, they are in stock to what happened here. they haven't been able to get inside. maybe the church is not a total loss. maybe just contained to the top part there. the future is a little unknown way. live in milwaukee, "wisn 12 news this morning." >> thank you, hillary. melinda: looking ahead, remembering a seven-year-old boy who died in milwaukee last week. later today there will be a memorial for trevion winningham. investigators believe he was abused. two men and two women have been arrested. they're accused of neglect. the vigil is set for tonight at 6:00 at 19th an

at miller park, hillary mintz wisn 12 news. andy: at miller park, make sure that you wear your favorite gear. the brew crew want you for a special fan photo shoot. a photo station will be set up between 9:00 and noon today. the pictures will be used for next season's marketing campaign. for those baseball fans thinking spring training tickets go on ahead, sale monday at 9:00 a.m. the first game in arizona, is february 24. their home opener is april 3. coming up, a home filled with a holiday twist. where you can go to check out the lastest local project from habitat for humanity. plus jeremy nelson is in the , weather center. not exactly spring training weather. jeremy: snow for the second half of the weekend. how much snow you can expect in your hour-by-hour forecast. you are watching wisn 12 news "this morning." >> get important local news wherever you are with wisn 12's >> leading the way with important location coverage, you're watching wisn 12 news "this morning," with andy choi and weatherwatch 12 meteorologist jeremy nels

that's where hillary mintz is live with the latest. good morning, hillary. reporter: good morning, tim. we saw a large police presence, a large active investigation going on now. the police are focussing on a home there with a porch lights on. now the police say a man and woman found shot to death inside of a bedroom in one of the homes here. and after that discovery, they found two kids hiding in the same home. now this happened around 1:30 this morning. the neighbor heard the screams and gunshots and called 911. the children who were found were not hurt. how this happened, who is under investigation at this time. and police have not said how everyone is related in this case. it is unclear if the man and woman that were found dead are the kids' parents. we expect to learn more information as the morning continues. for now live at 107th and appleton. "wisn 12 news this morning." >> hillary, thank you so much. >> also breaking overnight, a car crash and murder in a different milwaukee neighborhood. this is video from thurston. a man from out at state was shot

hillary mintz is life with a look ahead. good morning, hillary. reporter: good morning, president-elect donald trump and mike pence are coming here tonight at 7:00, actually in the expo center here. this is for the thank you tour. while campaigning, trump was and both were cancelled. tonight's event is part of the thank you tour. now, if you are coming here tonight to state fair park, the doors open at 4:00 p.m. if you look at the sign here, it is saying please enter gates 4, 5. we are at gate 1 right now. 7:00. >> good information there, thank you. the tow tour is -- thank you tour is continuing on wisn 12 app. >> there was a crash headed south on i-94 into illinois. this happened around 1 # 1:30 near the exit to highway 142. according to the sheriff, a car spun out and hit the median and was hit by a second car. the woman driving the first car was killed. three people in the second car were take ton the hospital but expected to survive. the interstate was closed for four hours. it is open again this morning. >> wisn 12 news time now is 5:06. rem

wisn 12 news hillary mintz shows us some interesting ways people got around downtown. hillary: by morning, people woke up to less than four inches of snow. but it didn't stop them from getting out and doing the things they love on this wintry day. as dpw crews cleanup streets to plow snow -- dpw cleanup crews hit the streets to plow snow, others strapped on the skis, and grabbed poles to make their way through downtown milwaukee. then there's scott cochran snowblowing the walk for an apartment building near marshall and kilbourn. he saw the snow and still went >> are you cold? >> i'm fine, i'm perfectly warm. reporter: is this a workout? >> yeah, i'm sweating underneath, that's for sure.15. reporter: bernie the dog also didn't mind the fresh powder. and for the men's marquette track and field, team it was just another day of practice. >> on days like today where it is snowing, you have to go out and do it. reporter: they admit it was a little slippery. >> there are some icy patches over the l defend their title, tb their eyes on the prize, even on the snow we day. -- k

hillary mintz is live with the latest. good morning, hillary. reporter: good morning, melinda. the flames destroyed the church of the all stants fellowship christian church. the fire started around 12:45 on the roof. they had the cut through the roof. the cause remains under investigation at this time. and you know, we checked out the church's website and no services or events scheduled for today. much of this church is looking destroyed. fur driving through the area the streets are back open. for now live in milwaukee, "wisn this morning the police are looking for a man wanted for enticing a teenager walking home from school. the suspect is in the late 20s or early 30s and approached the girl yelling sexually comments towards her. they agreed to walk to wisn 12 news but didn't want their faces shown for security reasons. >> the first time i thought he continued to come and i ran all the way home. >> you have to turn yourself in. because you have terrified my family and my daughter, and we have now gone through the most -- she's not going to walk home any more. >> the man was w

hillary mintz is live inside of the fire department on the winter safety. good morning, hillary. reporter: good morning, we are staying safe and fire department. the majority of the calls they are using this, the ambulance here for the medical calls, there are a number of serious health problems that can get in very, very quickly with the dangerously cold temperatures. frostbite. good morning, zack. what are the things that you do when it comes to the weather related health problems that you is get the person out of the cold as quickly as positive >>. we actually send extra people with the cold weather to expedite that process and then if the cold is one of the concerns there, we have a couple of things to do. heating packs, we pack that orlando the core of the body and the warmth is the ivs are kept on the warmer. it helps to warm them up that way. >> hopefully you will don't need a visit from the crew or the fire department in the frigid temperatures. you have the hand warmers and body warmers. thank you so much. we are here all morning long. coming up, we talk about heating sa

hillary mintz is joining us more on the clean up. hillary? reporter: speaking of cleaning up and brushing off, yes, this is handy. i just put it in the car over the weekend. take a look around here, snow covered here and slushy. if you left the car out, this is what you are morning. this is how much they got here in waukesha county. so yeah, take a little effort to scrape the snow here. if this is your car, you are welcome. again, this is a couple of inches. allow a few extra inches to clean off the car. but again, if you left it here over the weekend, there is work to do before rolling out this fine, so no worries about that. that is the latest from brookfield. >> thank you. hillary. utility crews out and working to restore the power in southeast wisconsin. tim is live with a look at the progress. tim. tim: we are watching the we energies outaj map here. 177 homes without power right now. you can see some of the them in the morn part o situated in racine county. the number of outages was higher yesterday. at one point six thousand customers

hilly mintz is live with the latest. hillary? reporter: and we are outside of the milwaukee district building, this is where the da decided not to charge the officer. anderson was shot six times. anderson's family maintains that the officer acted unlawfully and the department investigation. now video from the dash cam was released yesterday. in it, it shows anderson seated in the vehicle with the hands raised. a report is saying that the officer fired after anderson appeared to reach for a gun on the passenger seat. the officer is returning to the force now that he's cleared in the shooting. anderson's family upset about that and they are planning to request a federal investigation we are live "wisn 12 news this morning." >> hillary, thank you. wisn 12 news time now is 5:03. today marks a week until the federal deadline for the presidential recounts. wisconsin's recount is in day six. they are going to finish on monday. the wisconsin elections commission says no significant issues are reported. >> later today, president-elect don

several marquette university st few foreigners have gone. 12 news hillary mintz explains, the trip wasn't possible until recently. >> so, yeah, it's an opportunity to see a lot of great things in cuba. >> and marquette associate history professor michael donahue would know. he's been to cuba four times. but for his fifth trip over the winter break, he's taking a chance to visit a place she's only read about up until now. mark atkins wrote a paper on the potentional effects of american tourism in cuba. now he's ready to do the research first hand. >> experience a different culture and meet new people and go to a new place and have an experience that not many people have had the opportunity to. >> donoghue says with u.s. travel restrictions to cuba lifted, it makes a trip like this possible and cheaper. fidel castro's death will also add another historical eleme that it is opening, the reaction of the cuban people to the death of fidel castro, a huge figure in their society. >> as much as they're looking forward to taking in the historical and cultural aspects, they are ready to leave behin

things got off to a slow start in hillary mintz is live with the latest. good morning, hillary. reporter: good morning, melinda. we are in front of the warehouse and at 8:00 the election workers are returning to recount 400,000 ballots electronically. yesterday there was unexpected delays starting out. machines. there was a problem on one of the machines and fixed in the afternoon that the counts began. the recount is being down by the poll workers and county workers. anyone can show up to observe the recount process, just bring a photo id. the deadline for finishing the recount is december 12th. there is a lot more work to be done here in milwa state. day two of the recount beginning here at 8:00 a.m. "wisn 12 news this morning." >> thank you, hillary. >> more than half of the counties in wisconsin are counting them by hand. menomee finished. graen party candidate gained 17. counting the ballots until mid night each night. >> all counties are expected to send the results to the commission each night. the commission is posting the updates online from the results from around the

before headed out, we have you covered, hilly mintz is live in the news room. >> last year winter in wisconsin 33 people died from the cold, this year the state officials want to keep that number way down. stay inside like i am doing this morning. if you have to go outside, just a few minutes makes a difference. have the essential gear. we have mittens, hand warmers and hat. boots, waterproof, warm socks and snow pants for another layer of warmth. it just takes a few minutes for happens, it is less than 30 minutes. if your fingers are tingling warm them under the warm water. loss of feeling, exhaustion or confusion and loss of feeling in the fingers or toes are the signs to get to a doctor immediately. again, you want to put on the warm water, not just let your fingers warm up just a little bit if they are feeling a loss of sensation there. shovelling, that is another thing you can over exert yourself quickly. >> glad you are inside this morning. >> stay with "wisn 12 news this morning" for all of the weather and download the free wisn 12 news app. >> new, a driver is safe after rive

hillary mintz is live with a look ahead. days before the deadline and wrapped up here at the warehouse, this is where the recount was going on here. now it is time to tabulate. that is starting this morning. the election officials will again start tabulating the vote results and file the numbers some time around and then we can see the results. in the first count, president-elect donald trump won wisconsin by 22,000 votes a the first republican presidential candidate to win the state since 1984. the recount was requested by green party candidate jill stien. the recount is complete here. that is ahead of schedule. after today, you can see the results online. you can find it by going to wisn.com/links. for now, live on the south side, "wisn 12 news this morning." >> hillary, thank you. elections commission, 48 of the 72 counties are finished in wisconsin. some of the big counties still needing to be k078 pleated are racine, kenosha. >> all 72 counties are on track to finish by the deadline monday night. the results will be han

hillary mintz is live on the south side with the look ahead. this city warehouse will be a busy place, this is where the hundreds of thousands of ballots will be counted for milwaukee county. as you can see, the ballots inside and tight security. each of the 72 counties can decide whether to count by hand or using a machine, more than half say they are counting by hand, but milwaukee county is using electronic machines. it is done by county workers and poll workers. every night they have to report the running totals and they are going to post the numbers online. recount is paid for by the campaign of jill stien. once the ballot bags are open, the police and sheriffs are for now, live near kk and maple. >> hillary, thank you. so here where it is standing now, wisconsin's recount starting at 9:00 in all of the 72 counties and ballots can be counselleded by hand or machine and security at the locations and the state is finishing december 12th. a day before the federal recount deadline. anyone can show up to observe and you have to bring a photo, i

wisn 12 news' hillary mintz has more details from the newsroom. hillary? hillary: many homeless shelters in milwaukee are filled to capacity as people try to stay warm, but even though some are full, the county says people in need have some other options for presbyterian church is one shelter that's turning people away. wisn 12 news spoke to workers there, some of whom used to be homeless, so they understand the struggle of surviving in extreme cold. >> it's the worst place you could ever imagine, you spend all your energy trying to stay warm. hillary: the county says even though some shelters are full, there are other options. if you or someone you know are looking for a place to stay, you can get information by dialing 211. again adrienne: we're expecting to get more information about fond du lac fire rescue's cold weather program tomorrow. in the meantime, we know fire crews will be handing out sleeping bags to homeless people in the area to help them keep warm. firefighters and paramedics will also have sleeping bags on hand to give out when they see s

it's where a group of marquette university students are headed soon, but as wisn 12 news hillary mintz explains, their trip is to a place where few have gone before. >> so, yeah, to see a lot of great things in cuba. >> and marquette associate history professor michael donahue would know. he's been to cuba four times. but for his fifth trip over winter break, he's taking some students with him -- with him. a chance to visit a place she's only read about up until now. >> it's too poll all those things i have learned into one big trip. >> mark atkins wrote a paper on american tourism in cuba. now he's ready to do the research first hand. >> have an expense that not many people have had the opportunity to do. >> they get to see it at the time of its opening, the reaction of people to the death of fidel castro, a huge figure in their society. >> forward to taking in the history, they are ready to leave behind the snow and cold and excited for that sunshine. toya: cold and snow for sure. busy time in the weather center. mark, first the cold, then more snow. mark: it is arctic air moving in.

hilly mintz is live in milwaukee with a look ahead. good morning, hillary. testimony. placing miles and miles of pipeline below ground is not cheap and this morning the leaders are meeting to try to figure out how to come up with the money to do it. this morning the water quality task force is meeting at city hall and discussing how to pay to replace the pipes that are laced with lead. they are taking public comments. right now, no lead in the city's water, however, homes do have lead service lines. the mayor is saying replacing the pipes takes years and it is costly and in the meantime you should install a water filter. again, if you want to be part of the conversation, if you have a lead service line leaded to your home, head to city hall at 9:00 a.m. tim: new from overnight, all signs point to another big name is set to perform at summerfest. overnight tom petty and the heartbreakers announced a new tour with two dates at summerfest. ?? tim: sing it. melinda: and i won't back down ? i like this song. tim: you c according to the band's website they'll play at the mar

hillary mintz is live in milwaukee with a look ahead. good morning, hillary. reporter: good morning, melinda. we are in front of the city owned warehouse and in a few and countrying the ballots. things got off to a slow start yesterday when one of the machines was not working. it had to be cleaned before it would take the ballots. that delay pushed the actual recounting back to the afternoon. workers in milwaukee county have to count, recount total of 444,000 ballots. there are across the state. so far, menominee county is the only one to finish. in that county, clinton lost a vote, while trump lost two. green party candidate jill stein, who requested the recount, gained 17. once the other counties are finished, we are going to learn if there were differences between the recount total and the election day total. milwaukee is being done here a resuming at 8:00 a.m. "wisn 12 news this morning." >> hillary, thank you. andy: waukesha county is also counting by machine. tim elliott joins us with how that process going so far. tim: wisn 12 news talked to the county

wisn 12 news hillary mintz takes us inside to show us the new >> all that jazz. reporter: you can hear the excitement in their voices projecting across the newly , renovated dale k. hidde theatre at wauwatosa east high school. >> it's beautiful, the change is incredible. the excitement echoes throughout the theater. reporter: sarner says, crews gutted the place top to bottom, replacing seating, lighting, curtains and audio. built in the 1940's, sarner says the updates were long overdue, and than to one time funding from the district the theatre , has new life. >> it was very needed and very appreciated. >> it is a thank you, so we can share this with them, come cho and see this gorgeous new theater. reporter: keeping the spotlight on the kids and the community. kathy: the new theatre seats 1200. tonight, students will perform in an orchestra concert tonight at 7:00. you, our viewers, have been asking for it. joyce: our annual season to celebrate holiday special is just one week away. this year, all new holiday performances. kids from wisconsin. ? joyce: we'll see

wisn 12 news' hillary mintz has good morning, hillary. hillary? hillary: many homeless shelters in milwaukee are filled to capacity as people try to stay warm, but even though some are full, the county says people in need have some other options for dealing with the cold. bay view's tippecanoe presbyterian church is one shelter that's turning people away. wisn 12 news spoke to workers there, some of whom used to be homeless, so they understand the struggle of surviving in extreme cold. >> it's the worst place you could ever imagine, you spend all your energy trying to stay warm. hillary: the county says even though some shelters are full, there are other options. if you or someone you know are looking for a place to stay, you can get information by dialing 211. >> thank you, hillary. adrienne: we're expecting to get more information about fond du lac fire rescue's cold weather program tomorrow. in the meantime, we know fire crews will be handing out sleeping bags to homeless people in the area to help them keep warm. also have sleeping bags on han

. >> the man's cousin who didn't want to be identified told our hillary mintz the other woman was the male victim's significant other. >> he comes from a huge family full of love and support, so it this time, i don't have a clue on what could possibly have happened. i just know that i have lost a family member. >> police found an elementary school age child and another about 16 inside the home as they responded. police telling us they found the kids hiding. they didn't have any injuries. milwaukee police are still searching for a motive. in the daylight, evidence doors of the home, as well as near the knob on the main door. a side window has also been dusted for fingerprints, a possible entry or point for an intruder. so far, milwaukee police aren't releasing the names of the victims or any possible theories on why they were killed. joyce: he said the police haven't said how the children are related to the two victims. milwaukee police are also investigating a fatal shooting near 36th and thurston. we first brought you this story when it was ki a man was found shot to death in his car

the man's cousin told our hillary mintz this morning the man was a good father and the , woman was his significant other. >> it is unimaginable how frightening or how scared two kids, two adults, or anybody hiding in the home that had a chance to hide and not become victims either. it has to be horrifying. >> so far, no one is under arrest in the case. i just checked with police again within the hour. they're still not releasing the names of the victims. we did talk to the family of the man, as you heard there, and i did talk to the mother's family again this afternoon, who told me they did not have anything to add at this time. kathy: thanks. new at 6:00, police say this surveillance video helped catch the man wanted for robbing two popular milwaukee restaurants. this video shows the 55-year-old suspect walking into the jimmy demanding cash. police say he also tried to rob the real chili near cathedral square. 12 news has learned the suspect had just been released from jail for robbing that same real chili. a south milwaukee man is now charged in a police chase you saw live exclusivel

hillary mintz is live with more on the clean up. good morning, hillary. reporter: good morning, melinda. a little nuisance snow. we are in a subdivision here off of barker road, north of blue monday. this is an idea of the neighborhoods this morning.

hillary mintz is live with a look ahead. good morning, hillary. reporter: good morning, ben. you know, this is where the ballots are inside right now and as you can see with the milwaukee police officer here this place very secure as we set to begin in just a few hours. the deputies on guard since yesterday as they moved the ballots from the courthouse and moved to the truck and it came here to this warehouse. the ballots will be having around the clock protection. >> once the ballot bags have been opened there will be 24 hr security provided by the sheriff's department. in the building 24 hours a day. well, there will be more than one. there will be at least two sheriff deputies in the building at all times. reporter: now, anyone can observe the recount, just show a photo id to get into the building. at any given time, a 130 workers will be at the milwaukee county recountry location, again here side. with that many people there is not a lot of parking. for now live in milwaukee "wisn 12 news this morning." >> hillary, thank you. melinda: recount hours will be different every

miller park, hillary mintz, wisn 12 news. andy: all right. at miller park make sure that you wear your favorite brewers gear. the brew crew want you for a special fan photo shoot. there will be a photo station between 9:00 and noon today. the pictures will be used for next season's marketing campaign. those baseball fans thinking ahead. spring training tickets go on sale monday at 9:00 a.m. the first game in arizona is february 24th. looking forward to that. their home opener is april 3rd. wisn 12 news time is 7:38. coming up -- a home build with a holiday twist. where you can go to check out the latest local project from first it was gift certificates. then gift cards... now, it's wisconsin lottery's $15 holiday scratch game, ironically elf-themed, this festively-fun gift put a bunch of us into early retirement. old-school gifts can't compete! so on my 400th workaversary, i moved on to greener pastures! see you on the green! okay! andy: welcome back to wisn 12 news this morning. it is 7:42 on this saturday, december 3rd. shaming up to buoy c

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 we hear up dates we'll bring them to you. a big question is how are these people related. we don't know if the man or woman found their relationship is to the children who were also found in the home. live in milwaukee this morning." >> thank you, hillary. also, breaking overnight, a car crash and a murder in a different milwaukee neighborhood. this video is from 36th and thurston. a man from out

hillary mintz is live with more on the clean up. good morning, hillary. reporter: good morning, melinda. a little nuisance snow. we are in a subdivision here off of barker road, north of blue monday. this is an idea of the neighborhoods this morning. the plows have been out yesterday and overnight. but if you look as you mentioned the cars that were parked outside, yes, they need clearing off. this is all right. you are going to drive over it. like sal this afternoon. again, most of the streets in the neighborhoods are clear. just allow a little extra time. for now, live in brookfield "wisn 12 news this morning." >> thank you. 6:01. utility crews are working to restore the power in southeast wisconsin. tim is live in the news room energies outage map, we have 176 homes without power and businesses. you can see here this blue triangle on the map, that is racine county. the outages were up to 6,000 customers yesterday. we is saying that tree limbs and branches were touching the power lines because of the snow piling up and breakers to blow. crews have been

hillary mintz is live with a good morning, hillary. reporter: tim, replacing miles and miles of pipeline across the city below ground, that is not cheap and the city officials are talking about with the ways to come up with the money to do it. at 9:00 a.m. the task force is meeting at city hall and talking about how to pay for the new pipes. officials are taking comments from from the public. right now no lead in the city's the lead service lines. the mayor is saying that replacing the pipes takes year and it is costly and in the meantime, install a water filter. if you want to be part of the conversation this morning, again, how to pay for replacing the lead service lines, head to city hall at 9:00 a.m. >> thank you, hillary. tim: new from overnight, all signs point to another big name is set to perform at summerfest. overnight tom petty and the heartbreakers announced a new tour with two dates at summerfest. according to the band's website they'll play at the marcus amphitheater july 5th and 6th. made the announcement yet, but late l

hillary mintz is live in west allis with a looked ahead. good morning, hillary. reporter: good morning. the signs are up getting ready for the big visit tonight with president-elect donald trump and mike pence here. this is their first west allis he was supposed to have rallies here but two of them were cancelled. tonight's event to part of trump's thank you tour, which he is doing in the battleground states that helped him win the presidency. if you are coming here tonight, the doors open at 4:00, trump is expected to take the stage here at 7:00. >> thank you, hillary. president-elect transition is continuing on the wisn 12 mobile app. >> a woman is killed in a car crash on the interstate in which you are seeing here, it lead to a backup here. this was southbound i-94 headed to illinois. this happened around 11:30 near exit to highway 142. according to the sheriff, one car spun out and hit the median and then hit by a second the woman driving the first car was killed. three people in the second car were taken to the hospital but expected to survive. the internat

hillary mintz is live in reporter: good morning, melinda. they are going to show up at 8:00, and headed back to the warehouse here near kk and maple, this is where the milwaukee ballots are being recounted. it is starting soon. this is day two. they got off to a slow start yesterday one of the 30 voting machines glitched and had to be cleaned before ballots could be checked. that pushed the actual recounting until the afternoon. workers in milwaukee county have to count 444,000 ballots. there are 2.9 million ballots in the state. so far, menominee county is the only one to finish. in that county, clinton lost a vote, while trump lost two. green party candidate jill stein, who requested the recount, gained 17. once the other counties are whether there are differences between the recount total and the election day total. for now, live on the south side in milwaukee, "wisn 12 news this morning." >> thank you, hillary. andy: waukesha county is also counting by machine. tim elliott joins us with how that process going so far. tim: wisn 12 news ta

hillary mintz is standing by live with the latest on the conditions outside. but we start our morning with meteorologist lindsey slater. >> winter storm warning continues until 8:00 p.m. across southeast wisconsin. expect an additional three to five inches of snow to fall by the end of the day. the heaviest will be from daybreak through about 10:00

but when he deviates from constitutional requirements, such as the imola mintz clause -- annulments clause of the constitution, we are going to speak out and take action. if he nominates people that are not in line with the needs of our country, we are going to do everything in our power to highlight those concerns, to use the confirmation process in the united states senate to explore their backgrounds and their commitments and how they are going to respond to the portfolio under their direction , and then ultimately make a decision to either vote for confirmation or against confirmation. so we will do that. on those advisers that are not subject to senate confirmation, we have -- i have already spoken out on some of those appointments, because we are not going to have other opportunities to do that. we have a constitutional responsibility. we are going to carry out that constitutional responsibility. but at the end of the day, we want donald trump to be a successful president. and we are going to do everything we can to try to help make that a reality. kristen silverberg: from the nsc ap