pete zervakis was asked to weigh in... on milwaukee dot com tapped pete to consult on its recent top five gyros list. takes the top prize.pete's pick... cosmos cafe... for the pork souvlaki... which he called best pork gyros this side of the mediterranean. he continued, "it's served up just like you get it in my incestral homeland: with tomatoes and french fries stuffed right into the pita along with the meat." much more is happening at six-- on live at daybreak. including... breaking news. a how long you can expect to wait in this mess .we will check in live with pete zervakis also... new from overnight: a stolen car... chase and crash in one milwaukee suburb. where it happened... and why police could be searching for more oh, ah... nooo. what? no way. who says no to more? time warner cable's all about giving you more. like the most free hd channels and virtually unlimited movies and shows on demand, so you can binge all day. and don't forget the free tv app. switch to get ultra-fast internet with secure home wifi to conne

pete zervakis is live at the greenfield police department police... the chase began at forest home and howard... and ended at the lloyd street off ramp from highway 175. we have video to show you. during the chase... the car jumped several curbs and the median.police say six people jumped out of the vehicle during the chase. no one was hurt. the car was left with flat tirews... as you can see in our video... where it ended up near the off ramp. live in greenfield pz today's tmj4 happening right now-more than a hundred firefighters are battling a fast moving brush fire near los angeles this morning the so-called porter ranch fire is just under a square mile ... but burning near a natural gas facility and a nearby neighborhood.the los angeles fire department fought the blaze from the ground and the air, with helicopter water the area is difficult for ground crews to access. the fire was actually burning downhill due to 20-to-38 mile per hour santa ana winds... fueled by low humidity, and some rough new this morning-milwaukee police searching for the sus

pete zervakis is live with more on the amendment process. the city's finance and personnel committee is meeting for its "budget amendment day"... members of the committee... as well as other council members... will have the chance to propose changes budget proposal. the budget as written calls for the average homeowner in milwaukee to spend about 26 dollars a year more in taxes. city fees would rise about 10 dollars for the typical homeowner. the budget allocates almost 11 million dollars to the removal of lead paint from homes... and the replacement of lead service lines linking the city's water mains to some daycares and older houses across milwaukee. barrett's budget proposal also up's funding to the milwaukee police department. but it's not enough to hire more officers -- just keep mpd's staffing ve following today's amendment day process... the full common council is scheduled to meet november 4th to discuss and adopt the budget. live downtown...pz... tmj4 coming up on live at daybreak on today's tmj4...he's flown on two apollo missions

pete zervakis... the domestic violence homicide response team has created a website available as a free resource... head to our website for a link. the milwaukee police officer accused of sexual assault and prostitution is still behind bars.dominique heaggan-brown is charged with raping two men and offering to pay two others for sex.heaggan-brown is the sylville smith.the shooting sparked several days of violence in the sherman park neighborhood. milwaukee police have launched a murder investigation in the riverwest neighborhood.a body was found in a trash can in an ally near the intersection of holton and meinecke.it was discovered around 6-30 last night. if you saw anything suspicious in that area... call police. storm team 4 now.... meteorologist scott steele joins us with the weather.... pressure is providing another chilly but dry fall day. the continued brisk northwest winds have suppressed temperatures to barely 50 degrees across southeast wisconsin or 8 degrees below average for this time of y

plus: pete zervakis-- talks ?passenger safety after an overnight disturbance on a southwest flight in milwaukee. and ann sterling is live at u-w-milwaukee to explain why a controversial church-- plans a protest to and later-- why you're going to want to double check that ?fine print... if you plan to sign up for a ?store brand credit card-- when you start your holiday shopping. and you're taking a live look outside-- if you missed fall the last few days, great news for you this morning... it's back! storm team 4 meteorologist tracks a cool down... next. daybreak on today's tmj4. i'm susan kim.and i'm vince vitrano. let's start with a check of weather and traffic together... here's storm team 4 meteorologist brian gotter. stubborn clouds stuck around yesterday with highs in the mid to upper 60s and a light breeze. clouds lingered overnight along a cold front, with a gusty northerly breeze, and lows in the 40s and 50s. behind the cold front, today is partly to mostly cloudy and chilly 50s, and a brisk nw wind at 10-

pete zervakis is live with more on the new policy. the new law prohibits people from loitering - and/or panhandling - on any median less than 5 feet wide... or on a median in a road or highway that's deemed a safety hazard for pedestrians. the policy takes effect today. the common council unanimously approved the ordinance earlier this month before the mayor signed it into effect. alderman bob donovan - who sponsored it - says there was growing concern about people asking for money or selling things on dangerous medians... where many car crashes occur. the new law does not apply to people crossing the street... utility workers... or on duty police, fire and emergency if you violate it... you could be fined between 50 and 200 dollars plus court costs. violators unable to pay could be jailed. live...pz... tmj4 up next on live at daybreak on today's tmj4--the popular drink combination that scientists compare to using cocaine.then -- ring thieves target a super bowl champ.how police caught the the former penn state assistant football coac

pete zervakis is live at one of them with a preview. the milwaukee teachers education association is calling it a "walk in." at 7 a-m teachers... along with any parents and students who want to join... will collectively "walk in" to schools across milwaukee like say similar walk in's will take place at more than 2- thousand public schools - in 200 different cities - u.s. they call this the largest, nationally coordinated mobilization for public education in history... and say walkers want "fair and full" funding for public schools. milwaukee teachers have participated in similar walk in's in the past. this one comes just a few months before the governor and state lawmakers begin the process of hammering out wisconsin's next, two-year budget early next year. live..p.z... tmj4 racine police are investigating after a body was found behind the sunshine supermarket.police say they are questioning a person of interest -- but if you have any additional information police want to hear from you. the state's first "harm reduction housing developm

pete zervakis is live in kenosha this morning.. with breaking information about a ou the apartment building behind us - on 61st street - was left badly damaged. there are four units inside. everyone living here is displaced. the american red cross is helping them. according to the fire a second floor kitchen. as neighbors saw smoke emanating from the building ...one man visiting the area ran inside to help. according to kenosha fire... one person was hurt and taken to the hospital. the fire department hasnt said if that person was the child rescued. live... pz... tmj4 breaking news this morning... a manhunt is underway after police say a pair of officers were shot outside city. the officers were shot last night while responding to a shots fired call at a mobile home park. police say when officers arrived, the suspect started shooting at them with an ak-47. authorities have one suspect in custody, but they are still looking for the suspect who has been shot at least twice.a witness who helped the injured officers says one was shot i

. >> at pete zervakis explains, it is welcome news for neighbors and businesses. >> regular visitors to the tosa village say the last several months have been long and loud. when construction started here, back in may, state street was open nights and weekends. it's now shut down around the clock to help crews more quickly according to the city administrator, the primary purpose of the repairs was to replace storm sewers and water mains more than 100 years old. >> the vast majority of this project really is for infrastructure purposes. >> state street will remain shut down for at least three weeks as the construction wraps up. those who frequent the village admit the improvements were needed, but they call them a major inconvenience. >> wauwatosa is traditionally community. and so now you can't really walk anywhere. >> i think it has deterred a lot of people coming into tosa. >> that's meant a rough several months for businesses. they, like their customers, are now looking forward to seeing the repairs finished. >> the bulk of this construction should be finished in about a month, le

pete zervakis is live with what you need to know if you plan vote early this week. towns and cities throughout wisconsin set their own hours and locations for absentee voting. early... check with your local clerk's office about hours this week. but in person absentee voting in communities like waukesha... wauwatosa... racine... and cedarburg... runs through this friday evening. in milwaukee... in-person, absentee voting here at the zeidler building ... midtown center... and the forest home library runs through 5 pm saturday. registered voters can also through the mail at myvote.wi.gov... which also has information on how to register... or update your registered voting address... if you need to do so before election day. live...pz... tmj4 know who you want for president but not sure about anything else on the ballot? check facebook. the social media website is now offering information on the issues, local initiatives and candidates on your ballot... it's called vote planner. you can even print off your choices.... so you can take them with you to the voter's booth. c

pete zervakis is live downtown with a reminder in case you're planning to cast an in-person absentee vote. in-person absentee voting continues here at the zeidler building.you can also now vote at midtown forest home library.... as well as library.... as well as vote absentee by mail. accoing to according to milwaukee's election comission... several hundred ballots already mailed in are at risk of being tossed out because the witnesses on the ballots didn't provide all the required information.if you want to vote absentee by mail... there has to be a witness to the process to make sure the ballot is filled out by the right person. state law provide an address... but in milwaukee... about 400 milwaukee... but in milwaukee... about 400 ballots were mailed in with just partial witness partial witness adresses. in most cases... the witnesses provided a street address but no city. address but street address but no city. clerks are not allowed to fill out the missing to fill out the missing information without tracking down the voter for permission. although milwaukee's election comission

plus: pete zervakis-- talks ?passenger safety after an overnight disturbance on a southwest flight in milwaukee. and ann sterling is live at u-w-milwaukee to explain why a controversial church-- plans a protest to and later-- why you're going to want to double check that ?fine print... if you plan to sign up for a ?store brand credit card-- when you start your holiday shopping. and you're taking a live look outside-- if you missed fall the last few days, great news for you this morning... it's back! storm team 4 meteorologist tracks a cool down... next.

at miller park, pete zervakis, today's tmj4. >>> in case you were asking, the upgrades will be paid for entirely by the brewers. and the team's food vendor. >>> there's a new tool keeping exxonation. >>> something new at the milwaukee county zoo, yes, there are three new siberian tiger cubs, they were born september 14th. the zoo says it will be a few more weeks until visitors will be able to see them. they are still nursing, and learning to walk. >>> check out this, the brewers' newest outfielder, its name is winston. the team statue to keep birds from the field. >>> local world war ii veterans are asking for your help. >> yes, how you can help ease >>> green bay's international airport has a new tool to ease minds of anxious travellers. you can see who it is there. that's fritz a4-year-old german sheppard. he hangs around comforting people passing through. >>> they served our country, now wisconsin vets are asking for your help. >> sergeant bob shoe the remaining members are reuniting, and what local vets are asking for donations because it cost upwards of $600 to go. >> for myself no

pete zervakis is live downtown with more on who's visiting this week. campaign is bringing in several surrogates to campaign here this week. one name is very familiar to wisconsin voters: former u-s senator herb kohl will stump for clinton this morning on milwaukee's east side. he's also holding a news conference this afternoon in green bay. and tomorrow... clinton's running mate senator tim kaine will hold rallies in madison and appleton. meanwhile on the republican side... the gop ticket will appear together in eau claire mo governor mike pence are returning to wisconsin one week before election day... as polls continue to show them trailing clinton by single digits here. an emerson poll released last week had clinton up six points. on wednesday... the marquette law school will release its final poll ahead of next week's election. live...pz... and early voting continues-- across the country this morning. right now-- election officials say more than 12 point 6 ?million people have voted. that's tallying up the numbers across 37 states including wiscons

pete zervakis is live with what's ahead today. this morning the county ?ars fi commitee w pc comments on the county exutive's proposed 2017 budget. the hearing is at the one alproposexpected to neraome comments.... a prosed, $60 vehicle registration fee -- or wheel tax -- for county driver it would account for about 27 million in new revenue each county's transportion cos. that incluenimto ads d bridges and e yi60 dollars wheel woulbe id in addition to the stats ollar ration so tt uld be co of 135 drivers. cityf milwkee driverwould pay en mor- 155 dollars - the cit charges its wheel tax 20 dos. thmorning's public hearing on the budget proposalbegins a new report shows wisconsin nished the fiscal year in the black.according to the department of adminstration: the state had about 314 million dolllars leftover as of june 30th. the reports says e state collected 15 billion dolalrin general-purpose revenue taxes. that is up about 4 peent from the ou with infoatn on alternative voting credentials will soon be residents who lack a photo i-d. a federal judge orred

pete zervakis reports from city hall this morning. the public safety commitee will hear comments from local organizations on how ?they think milwaukee can go about reducing crime. committee members spent the summer hearing from safety officials - like the sheriff and the police chief. this latest meeting is the start of a process aimed at public input. the milwaukee police department's annual report for last year showed a seven percent spike in here in milwaukee. although the 2015 numbers also showed a seven percent drop in property crimes. this morning's weekend comes after a violent weekend in milwaukee. incidents reported across the city: include an argument near 24th and becher that left one person dead and two injured... an armed robbery in which the victim was shot... and a deadly shooting near 13th and atkinson. following this morning's meeting... there will be a the city so members of the public can weigh in. the first one is saturday. this week vermont senator and former democratic candidate bernie sanders will be in wisconsi

pete zervakis is live with more. juneteenth juneteenth juneteenth day -- on june 19th -- is the day associated thend withof slavery in the u-s. it's the day union soldiers freed the final slaves in galveston texas 151 years ago. state senator lena taylor has authored a w ma juneteenth a w making ha has authored a law making juneenth day a liday in wiscsin. this afternoon... she's welcoming 90-year old pal e to aukemi lee years old... and marching 14-hundred miles across the cotry to shon, wad. juneteenth see the reason? she wants to see juneteenth day become a national holiday. taylor is throwinger support behind the effort... and the starting near 6th and wright when lee arriveilwaukee around 3:45 this afternoon. live...pz... tmj4 is just in- rock legend bob dylan has been awarded the 20-16 nobel prize for literature.the swedish academy cited the singer for having quote "created new poetic expressions within the great american song tradition."the 75-year-old was born in minnesota as robert zimmerman how long it coul

pete zervakis is live at the intermodal station downtown with more on how the public can weigh in. the amtrak routom milwaukee to chicago makes seven round trips daily on weekdays and saturdays. the proposed improvements would up that number to 10. but they would require changes to the amtrak line's infrastructure - like the tracks and signals. so the wisconsin dot... illinois dot... amtrak... and the federal railroad administration have put out a study on how those changes would impact towns and cities along the route. it's called an can show up at the washington park senior center - 44th and vliet - to learn about the e-a and ask project officials questions. the public comment period runs through no veer 15th. you can also weigh in by email. to learn how: head to the wisconsin dot's website and search "amtrak project." live...pz... tmj4 up next on live at daybreak on today's tmj4--halloween safety the simple thing you can do to protect your children from dangerous drivers.then -- ho a plateville couple is fighting back -- after a half-naked man took a blow torch to their donald t

pete zervakis is live with more. it was four years ago today that a gunman entered the azana salon and spa... shooting and killing zina daniel, maelyn lind and cary robuck. four others were hurt. evenlftually... the shooter - who was zina daniel's estranged husband - turned the gun on himself and committed suicide. daniel had a restining order against shooter radcliffe haugon. he was still able to firearm because he did so from a private seller who was not required by law to run a background check on him. police responding to the scene that dayour years ago did manag the salon safely. since then... zina daniel's brother has become an advocate for october is domestic violence v-a employees and area veterans will pickeng outside of the milwaukee v- medical center todaythey're ising aweness of pontial v-a ho os clproposed v group is also prtingn idea to privatize so health care services for veterans. the packers head to into thr game next week against atlanta with a much needed win.the team looked like the old last nigh

pete zervakis tells you where this happened-- and who police are noit's time with pete zerkis-- live on art milwaukee's east side-- where a woman's been found dead. live...pz... tmj4 around our canareacontinue to vote early ahead of next month's election. milwaukee... absentee voting has been running since late last month. in other communities: like the city of waukesha ... it just started yesterday "job lines" wi official be launched y. todait a system where bus routes connect milwaukee's in tner ci lotions in washington and waukesha counties.that means people from milwaukee can get to job opportunities at more than 150 businesses in those areas. want to go to the milwaukee bucks home opener tomorrow for free? later today-- you' giveaways today! bango-- and the gang will be at they'll be at the wendy's on east capitol at 11 and the one on west the best part of the turkey is the giblets. cook the turkey upside down and it will baste itself. i like my turkey carved thick! everyone's got an opinion when it comes to turkey. our new thick-cut aumn carved turkey sandwich has all-white-mea

pete zervakis is at 4:30 this afternoon... the groups "grassroots waukesha" and "moms demand action" say they'll hold a demonstration in support of universal background checks on all gun sales here on wisconsin avenue near all federally licensed firearms dealers are currently required to run background checks on buyers. but according to politifact... not all sellers are licensed. and those private sellers don't have to background check buyers. today claim that makes it easier for criminals to skirt the law and buy guns. in 2012... 45-year old radcliffe haughton bought a pistol from a private seller he met through a classified gun sales website... before killing three people - including his ex-wife - at the azana salon and spa in brookfield. three days before... a milwaukee county judge issued a restraining order against him... which would have flagged him on a background check had he bought the dealer. but opponents of the universal background check proposal argue unlicensed sellers of firearms are typically selling to friends

pete zervakis is live with more on what happened. southwest airlines flight 201 was en-route from new york la members reported a man on board causing a disturbance. in a statement the airline says: "...the man became agitated and physically threatening during the flight and had to be restrained..." the airline goes on to say he was taken into custody by local law enforcement upon landing. he's now undergoing a mental health evaluation... and the airline says it's working with local law enforcement officials as they investigate. incidents like this are rare. but according to the f-a-a's online, to the f-a-but according rare. like this are rare. but according to the f-a- a's online, safety tip list: if you're traveling... you should always make a "mental plan of action" ahead of the do in the event of an in- flight emergency. right now.... thousands are displaced this morning in the northern philippines... after a super typhoon smashed into take a look at this video.... the storm brought winds up to 1-hundred-40 miles per hour.... caus

pete zervakis spoke to shoppers who weighed in on the decision. the bayshore town center is one of two local malls that's announced it will be closed thanksgiving day andrea davood has shopped on thanksgiving in it again. why do you like it? because everything's cheap and why not? there's a sale this year... she won't be able to at the bayshore town center. or brookfield square... which said in a statement: "...we want to bring back the excitement of black friday shopping..." "... and allow our employees, retailers and shoppers to spend the thanksgiving holiday with their families..." most shoppers we spoke to think it's the right move. like the crowds and i don't want to shop on thanksgiving people should be with their families - my husband worked retail and it would be nice to have him homfor thanksgiving i'm happy for the employees i also empathize with businesses that are competing with online retail but andrea says she'll miss the excitement of shopping after thanksgiving dinner. it's fun being there - i don't think it's fun shopping online i

but as pete zervakis reports... those who had the chance to comment on the proposal this morning think it's one fee too many. about 10 speakers turned out here to the mps admin. building to weigh in on the county's proposed budget for next year. most targeted the 60 dollar vehicle registration fee - or wheel tax - included in the budget proposal. a bologneit would generate about 27 million in new revenue each year... to help fund the county's transit system... and other transportation needs. these speakers don't want to pay it. you're going to get people to move out of this city and if you put this wheel tax on i'll be the first one to move out ?the state already charges a 75 dollar registration fee. ?and drivers in the city of milwaukee already pay a 20 dollar wheel tax would take the total up to 155 dollars a year. others worry the wheel tax - if approved - would disproportiona tely hit collectors... or those who ride motorcycles. my motorcycle can't be driven all year round but i'm going to pay 60 dollars to keep

pete zervakis is live with details on who's expected in the state today. donald trump jr. - the son of the republican presidential nominee - will be here in brookfield at 8 o'clock this morning. according to the milwaukee county gop... trump jr. will host a coffee and rountable suites. the doors open at 7:30. this stump stop follows an appearance by donald trump himself in waukesha last week. and trump will be back in the badger state this weekend. on the democratic side... vermont senator bernie sanders will hold rallies in madison and green bay today to campaign for democratic nominee hillary clinton. in a news release... the clinton campaign says sanders will urge clinton's polls. get out to the polls. sanders of course ran sanders of course ran against clinton for the party's nomination. and actually won wisconsin by 13 points in april's primary. live...pz...tmj4 up next on live at daybreak on today's tmj4--the wisconsin company making a 1.5 million dollar donation to the coming up...the record the state tied for in september that has been seen on wisc

pete zervakis is live with more on the "ban the box" right now milwaukee does not require people applying for city jobs to check a box on their application if they have any past criminal convictions. alderwoman chantia lewis wants to see that practice officially become law. she calls it "banning the box." her proposal calls on the city to continue the city to continue the policy of not asking job applicants to self-identify if they have a criminal past. criminal background checks would still be done on candidates to lewis... finding stable jobs is key to ex-offenders re- integrating into society. she thinks "ban the box" gives them a better shot at employment... and that the city should set an example for all other employers throughout the area. live...pz... tmj4 mlwaukee police say a 4-year-old boy who died on the city's north side accidentally shot himself.investigators say hands on the gun, friday night. his mother was arrested, but later released.they're recommending she face charges. following the shooting, milwaukee's prevention director is determined to make sure something like thi

and pete zervakis us ytells can wheel tax. and you're taking a le look outside-- welcome to live at daybreak. it's i'm vince vitrano.and - i'm susan kim.we want to susan kim.we want to start with a check of your weather and traffic together with meteorologist brian gotter. yesterday was mostly cloudy the 70s, plus winds were

pete zervakis is live with more on the new policy. the new law prohibits people from loitering - and/or panhandling - on any median a median in a road or highway that's deemed a safety hazard for pedestrians. the policy takes effect today. the common council unanimously approved the ordinance earlier this month before the mayor signed it into effect. alderman bob donovan - who sponsored it - says there was growing concern about people asking for money or selling things on dangerous medians... where many car crashes occur. the new law people crossing the street... utility workers... or on duty police, fire and emergency officials responding to calls. if you violate it... you could be fined between 50 and 200 dollars plus court costs. violators unable to pay could just into our newsroom. syrian rebel groups have launched a large-scale offensive to break the government's siege of eastern aleppo. aleppo's currently focal point of a 6-year war. the rebels targeted a military airport.. detonated two car bombs and attacking with more than 15

pete zervakis explains how a donation is hoping to prevent that --- at one local school. this new equipment here at lincoln center of the arts is supposed to get students leading healthier lifestyles the new fitness center cost 100-thousand dollars. and just minutes after staff cut the ribbon on it... the machines were being put to use. kids running in the equipment was donated by the national foundation for governors' fitness councils. what's your fav exercise? the squat machine students like perryon pierce say it's easy to work out when the equipment is right at school. kids that don't have a chance to get to the gym get to work out according to the chairman of group that donated the fitness center... it's important to excited about fitness at an early age and it's amazing to see what happens it becomes fun and a part of their lives he hopes these students will stay active... working out for many years to come. lincoln is one of three schools around wi that received a grant for this new equipment at lcoa pz tmj4 kids can work out during the school day. "lincoln center of the arts" is also

pete zervakis is live with more on those efforts. the american red cross expecting a team of volunteers and staffers to leave from here in milwaukee by 9 a-m today. there are 18 people total from wisconsin heading south to provide disaster relief. other teams left from madison and wausau yesterday. according to the american red cross... a total of 500 disaster workers and 90 response vehicles are standing by in florida... total... more than 2.5-million been ordered to evacuate in those states. so the red cross says it will open up to 100 shelters in an effort to help. if you want to help, you can do so from right here in wisconsin. you can donate money to the disaster relief efforts - for buying supplies - by texting "redcross" to 90999. live...pz... tmj4 an inmate is back in custody this morning after he was accidently released from waukesha county jail. the inmate... dustin palubicki turned himself in around 10 last night.he was released yesterday from the jail because his sentence was over... however... he is currently wanted in f

pete zervakis explains how. the hillary clinton campaign is airing a new round of ads here in th https://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=vhgpbl-werw"i'd look her right in that fat ugly face of hers f-e-c filings indicate the ad buy... which started over the weekend... was for 540-thousand dollars in tv air time. clinton's campaign says the ads will shore up support for her, and other democrats down the ballot. i think an ad buy at this point in the season is not really intended to win new converts - people who were maybe going to vote for another candidate political science professor phil rocco thinks the final, donald trump's campaign remains on the airwaves here too. in the milwaukee market... fec filings indicate he'll spend 1-million, 63-thousand by the time election day rolls around. https://www.yo utube.com/watch?v=b6uivugspwe she's been there 30 years. taxes went up, terrorism spread, jobs vanished and both campaigns continue to target wisconsin through visits and rallies. democratic surrogates chelsea clinton..

pete zervakis explains how a donation is hoping to prevent that --- at one local school. this new equipment here at lincoln center of the arts is supposed to get students leading healthier lifestyles working out the machines cost 100-ou after the school cut the ribbon on this new fitness center: ribbon cutting they're cutting ribbon ribbon cutting they're already being put to use. what's your fav exercise? squat machine the equipment was paid for by the national foundation for governors' fitness councils. students say it'll give them more opportunities to be active. it's easier for kids to exercise because most can't go to the gym because you have to pay. this is ee and it's chairman of tdonated the fitness center... it's important to get kids active at rly ages. you get them excited about fitness an early agand it's amazi to see what happens it becomes fun and a part of their lives he says that means these students will stay active. working out - "keep going, keep going" long into the future. lincoln is one of three schools around wi that received a grant for this new equipment at lcoa pz

pete zervakis is live in downtown milwaukee with what's new for the season this year. the bucks tip tonight at 7 against the charloe hornets. worked hard to improve the fan experience at the bmo harris bradley center. they've rolled out new food items... like the "everything but the hoop burger"... buffalo cheese curds... and kale & avocado wraps. there's al a new bucks pro shop kiosk on the 200 level concourse... where you can buy game-used bucks gear. i think we've spent a lot of ovevery touch point e fas exri season comes asoncoueinthis harrisbrady center. for the chars what's up man?hoa! how can we help? -ah man! wait, is that a baetbala yes! -wow ochest n. charles you ought to be proud man. i'm just extremely grateful they were here giving them some encouragement- that's something that these kids are going to remember r a lifetime. did you see his big old feet? look. ter a frosty start, in movedafter 1awi? e 40s and ai ntinue io the evening, areawi, 40segusting some tense moments caught on camera of police pulling over an armed robbery suspect in ohio.shots fired,

pete zervakis reports. voters we spoke to said last night's debate wasn't must watch tv i wanted to know if you watched it? i didn't.we did eventually find people who watched the debate. many told us they were dissapointed. very similar comments, no new information i wish the candidates would fo time on themselves than their opponents even so... we found no undecided voters. political scientist paul nolette says that's not surprising. for a lot of people - many undecideds - i think they made up their mind during the first debate and the next two didn't make any difference he thinks that's in part because the tone of the election has turned people off... some are frustrated at their choices. i think there's a lot of common ground we can get to that helps everybody and i'm not candidates can accomplish that absentee voting continues across communities in our area... with the election now just 19 days away. in downtown milwaukee, pz, tmj4 nolette says since so many voters have tuned out the presidential electi

pete zervakis was in the courtroom this morning for, despite repeated instructons from the judge michael morgan would not stay silent during todays sentencing "hey, hey, hey - sit down" one of several explosive scenes in judge jeffrey wagner's courtroom. michael morgan - convicted of starting a fire at his estranged wife's home at 36th and silver spring last october - repeatedly spoke over the judge... sir. sir. sir, i listened to you and over lost to the blaze "mr morgan" "you don't know." "don't talk to him" "i'll go out" two year ild taenajah morgan died in the fire.10-year old kevin little passed away in hospice passed away in hospice care almost a no it will not change the fact my great niece and nephew will not come back. but i'm truly thankful he will not see the light of day anymore he got exactly what he morgan's own attorney asked him to be quiet. i have an obligation to hear the state's argument, to hear if there's anything objectionable in it, and i am having trouble doing that before the judge handed down the 71-year sentence... morgan maintained his innocence i don't believ

pete zervakis is live with how it'll affect commuters. today is the last day you can park in the structure behind us -- at 4th and highland. as of tomorrow... the parking garage will be permanently closed. all cars will have to be removed. it'll be demolished as part of the development of a new, milwaukee bucks arena. the department of public works says a new parking garage will be built as part of the arena district. in the meantime, the city has some suggestioins on where to park in this area: you can park at macarthur square - by the courthouse... at water and state .... or at 2nd and plankinton. just to reiterate: the fourth today. but starting tomorrow... you'll have to find another spot to park. live...pz... we're learning more about the 74-year-old man who was killed while on his way home from bible study .family says herman davis was pulling into the alley behind his home near 23rd and capitol tuesday night... but some young men were blocking it.he got out of his truck to ask them to move... an argument ensued... and he was stabbe

pete zervakis is live near muskego and greenfield with what we know so far... police... a woman was left seriously injured after being hit by a car near this intersection just before 2 am. right now... investigators are still working to piece together how the crash happened. they haven't released a description of the vehicle. there's also no word on the woman's condition since she was hit. but to reiterate: police on scene told us it was a serious live near muskego and greenfield...pz... tmj4 police in milwaukee say a mother high on drugs accidentally rolled on top of girl over the weekend. the 30 year old mom has been arrested. police say mom had a college freshman from neenah is fighting for his life ... after a random shooting at a highway rest stop in ohio. police say alex melchert was driving with a friend from columbus when he was confronted by shawn johnson. the 25-year-old shot the college student six times before speeding off.after a short chase... police found johnson dead inside of his car from a self-inflicted u-w madison is shutting down it's sigma phi epsil

pete zervakis is live at the intermodal station downtown with more on how the public can weigh in. the amtrak route from milwaukee to chicago makes seven round trips daily on weekdays and saturdays. the proposed improvements would up that number to 10. but they would require changes to the amtrak line's infrastructure - like the tracks and signals. so the wisconsin dot... illinois dot... amtrak... and the federal railroad administration have put out a study on how those changes would impact towns and cities along the tonight at 7 pm... the public can show up at the washington park senior center - 44th and vliet - to learn about the e-a and ask project officials questions. the public comment period runs through november 15th. you can also weigh in by email. to learn how: head to the wisconsin dot's website and search "amtrak project." live...pz... tmj4 happening today: major changes are happening on milwaukee's north side-- and today, you'll get your first look at the city's vision. the northwest side community development corporation is holding an event where the public can see som

and pete zervakis is digging deeper into the mayor's proposed 20- 17 budget. and the issues up for debate today. and you're taking a live look outside-- welcome to live at daybreak on today's tmj4. i'm vince vitrano.and i'm susan kim. let's get a k together... storm team 4 meteorologist brian gotter has a look at a windy-- warm start to the weekend. yesterday remained cloudy and cool with highs in the upper 40s to 50 with a brisk nw wind. this morning is still mostly cloudy with lows near 40 and a light southerly wind. that wind will increase to

pete zervakis how ey're helping more tn 30 vo adinuth elth hurricane relief - carry on rolling loading his bag into this emergency response - loadg stufinto truck been set on volunteer trips with the red cross more than a decade. i think this is my 22nd or 23rd one after loading up the truck... car starting tommy and milos lazarevic are now -route to orlando florida. for thnexttwo weeks... shelters rco evacuate relief their homes. what we're doin is sending peoe as fast as we can fore like all red cross undeone extensive training. whher providina ???shelter or feeding operations or logistical operations, our luntrs vohave received at aining long before they go the two aren't?@rvs about s thward storm. they're eager to assist. iike to help people - because ybhelp me if i needt ny two weekis n volunteer time volueers eerat the c pz tmj4 mj miau kee ine o leavg from wau-sau and madison. at these pictures from cocoa beach, florida. multiple transfmers exploded overnight as hurricane matthew and high winds hit the area early this miheinternational t. flights lwaukee from orlando ? be?nceled

pete zervakis is live with more juneteenth day --n june 19th -- is the day soof slavery in t it's the day union soldiers galveston tes 151 years ago. state senator lena taylor has authored a law making she's welcoming 90-year old opal lee to milwaukee. lee is 90 years old.anmarching 14-hundr miles across the country to washinon, the reason? she wants to see national holiday. ome a throwing her support behind the effort... and the two will walk together starting nr 6th and wrig enlee arrives in milwaukee live...pz... tmj4 hundreds of people will honor leaders in the community for working together to help make neighbhoods sar.the annual 'safe and sound' awards fundraiser is this morning at the italian conference center. this year's winners include marquette president mike lovell and milwaukee county chief judge maxine white. they honored toemcee this rnins event. the month long oktoberfest celebration continues today. grab your stein.... milwaukee's oktoberfest kicks off tonight. the keg is set to be tapped at 5 at veterans park there's plenty of free beer to go around. the festivities

pete zervakis explains how it works. could a study here at uwm be the key to learning how to use renewable energy - like solar - to power homes across mke? outfitting a house with solar 30 thousand dollars. but the 0 concept of a microgrid... simulated bythis computer setup... would dramatically cut the cost. homes could share resources. there's less equipment and there are fewer solar panels, fewer batteries here's the concept: renewable energy like solar... wind... or natural gas... would be funneled into the microgrid and stored with batteries.that - would help power all nearby homes on the their reliance on the traditional, alternating current - or "ac" - electrity they now use to power utilities. you could take say a $200/month bill and get it down below 20 dollars a month potentially professor rob cuzner hopes professor rob cuzner hopes to one day help low-income homeowners here in milwaukee. he's working with northwest side community development. they'll microgrid on now-vacant properties in the garden homes neigh

pete zervakis is live near muskego and greenfield with what we know so far... according to milwaukee police... a woman was left seriously injured after being hit by a car near this intersection just before 2 am. right now... investigators are still working to piece together how the crash released a description of the vehicle. there's also no word on the woman's condition since she was hit. but to reiterate: police on scene told us it was a serious injury. live near muskego and greenfield...pz... tmj4 new images from brown deer police shows the moment a police officer was forced to shoot two dogs, attacking teen girls. brown deer police chief michael kass says his responding officer could immediately see the two teens were in danger... and knew he had to step in. ive been a law enforcement officer for almost 30 years and ive never seen an incident with one of the girls, and began attacking her inside the home. she tried to escape, and that's when the dogs went after her friend. the girls suffered serious injuries. one dog died at the scene, the other was euthani

pete zervakis is live with what you need to know if you plan to still vote early this week. towns and cities throughout wisconsin set their own hours and locations for absentee voting. so if you want to vote early... check with your local clerk's office about hours but in person absentee voting in communities like waukesha... wauwatosa... racine... and cedarburg... runs through this friday evening. in milwaukee... in-person, absentee voting here at the zeidler building ... midtown center... and the forest home library runs through 5 pm saturday. registered voters can also request an absentee ballot through the mail at myvote.wi.gov... which also register... or update your registered voting address... if you need to do so before election day. live...pz... tmj4 hillary clinton is back on the trying to push pass that bombshell announcement from the f-b-i about newly discovered emails, related to the investigation into her private server. those emails are coming from an investigation into anthony weiner, the estranged husband of huma abedin, a close aide to clinton.clinton sched

pete zervakis reports. there weren't many items taken from inside the cars but several vehicles were left badly damaged i looked out the window d noticed the window had been shatteredthis woman - identified - noticed the shattered window on her s-u-v around 7 am sunday. she says it was one of at least two vehicles broken into on this stretch of shorewood boulevard. luckily we didn't have any valuables inside and we saw nothing had been stolen it was clear the compartments had been opened other neighbors reported similar damage to several cars parked on stowell avenue... just north of capitol drive. that's where regina kelley lives. we heard glass breaking happened early suay morning... but didn't notice anyone in the area. i was kind of upset i didn't see more. that bothered me the damage in shorewood comes less than one week after more than 40 cars were broken into on milwaukee's southside. poce say te loointo whether the crimes are related. this wan sa her mily will noger leave stet. they're going to come destabilizing a little bit if you have any info on the string of break in's c

pete zervakis is live with more. it was four years ago today that a gunman entered the azana salon and spa... shooting and killing zina daniel, maelyn lind and cary robuck. four others were hurt. eventually... the shooter - who was zina daniel's estranged husband - turned the gun on himself and committed restraining order against shooter radcliffe haughton. he was still able to purchase a firearm because he did so from a private seller who was not required by law to run a background check on him. police responding to the scene that day four years ago did manage to get 19 people out of the salon safely. since then... zina daniel's brother has become an advocate for domestic violence awareness. october is domestic violence awareness month. live...pz... tmj4 breaking overnight- a six point six magnitude earthquake rocked western japan overnight it struck about 2 in the afternoon video captures the intense shaking.the u-s- geological survey reports the quake was about four miles underground near kur-ay-oshi city.japans s

our pete zervakis is live there right new this morning.... police are looking for the driver of a silver s-u-v involved in a hit and run at mitchell and muskego avenue. police say the victim ...who was on a motorcycle... was hit by the s-u-v in the middle of the intersection after trying to light. the suv then took off. the victim was not wearing a helmet... and was seriously injured. charges are expected to be filed soon against the suspect accused of killing a man during a funeral procession. police report dennis brookshire is facing homicide charges....he is blieved to have shot and killed lamar ragland -- in august... it happened near the intersection of 22nd and keefe... the shooting took place in front of family members -- according to the criminal complaint -- a white s-u-v puled up during the procession -- the driver yelled something at vehicle ragland was riding in -- then started shooting... ragland was hit -- he was pronounced dead at the scene -- two of his cousins were also shot but survived the mother of a four year old milwauke

families across milwaukee might find themselves cooped up inside to pete zervakis reports... a local entrepreneur hopes to give them a way to take a trip to the park year round. it might not look like much now but the owner of this property hopes it will soon be a great gathering spot for families here in tosa this empty building near 62nd and state would become village park. 20-thousand square feet of playground equipment... sports courts... and even a coffee shop. kerry krienitz - who owns the property - is a mom of two boys. winter makes for a very find things for them to do and get them out of the house that's why she thinks an indoor park would be a hit with local families during the winter months. the ground would be astroturf. real plants and trees would be grown inside - using the natural light from above. we really want real nature in here i think it changes the way people feel, the air quality but the project isn't cheap - expected to cost more than half a million dollars. funding together, we're working with banks, hoping investors will be interested should it come

pete zervakis is live near arlington and hamilton-- just north of brady street-- with an update. the milwaukee police are investigating a homicide that occurred in the 1800 block of n. arlington pl on october 24th. at 10:22pm on 10-24-16, officers received information which led them to a residence where a female victim in her early 's the circumstances including the time of death remain under investigation, we have identified a person of interest and are seeking him an investigation an investigation into the shooting death of a milwaukee bar owner continues this morning.the family of mike patton says he was shot inside mike's place bar near 35th and silver spring monday afternoon. patton's family just wants those responsible to come forward. of your life.i don't know what you was doing. what you was looking for. just turn yourself in. whoever you is, you made the biggest mistake of your life. says he was getting ready to move out of milwaukee, with his fiance. the search continues for the suspect who stole a car with a toddler inside... leading to an amber alert sunday night. pol

pete zervakis is live with more on the "ban the box" proposal. right now milwaukee does not require people applying for city jobs to check a box on their application if they have any past criminal convictions. alderwoman chantia lewis wants to see that practice officially become law. she calls it "banning the box." to continue the policy of not asking job applicants to self-identify if they have a criminal past. criminal background checks would still be done on candidates for appointed positions. according to lewis... finding stable jobs is key to ex-offenders re- integrating into society. she thinks "ban the box" gives them a better shot at employment... and that the city should set an example for all other employs live...pz... tmj4 milwaukee police asking for help in identifying a robbery suspect.police say this man is wanted in connection with an armed robbery at the pick n save, near van buren and lyon street. we're told the suspect walked into the store, pulled out a gun and demanded an employee to open the register. if you have any informat