not only the post-colonial experience, because in saint-louis we had lots of influences, i think. >>the english first they were here and after that, the morocco, from the morocco. >> marie-caroline: my feeling was this -- that because we are at the crossing of various roads, eh, independently from the colonization prior, makes the senegalese people very open-minded, very good negotiators, also. ♪ >> anthony: marie-caroline camara is a st. louis metis --senegalese father, french mother-- and she's hosted a lunch with some friends and colleagues, all of whom consider themselves senegalese first, before anything. >> marie-caroline: and, and my feeling compared to other african countries, is that maybe it's come also from, uh, the, the wolof women because the metis family here, people were really married. well, at least the descendants --. >> anthony: between wolof and other groups. >> marie-caroline: -- recognize, you know? compared to west indies where even if people had, um, some white people had children with, um, their slaves they were not recognized. here all these, uh, children an

it's already being used in cities like philadelphia and saint louis. police say it helps keep track of criminals and stops them before they commit other skies will remain partly cloudy overnight with temperatures falling into the low 40s and upper 30s. a system diving in from the north will bring gusty winds across southern nevada on friday. wind gusts around the las vegas valley will be in the 30 to 40 mph range. even stronger wind is expected along the colorado river valley. a wind advisory will be in effect for mesquite, laughlin, and lake havasu city throughout the day on friday with wind gusts in the 50 mph range. high temperatures friday will be in the mid to low 50s. it stays breezy saturday before winds calm down sunday. skies will be mostly sunny this weekend with temperatures back up around 60 sunday. we'll see another surge of cold air for the below average temperatures. it's day 2 of nascar champions week here in las vegas.. temperatures. it's day 2 of nascar champions week here in las vegas.. and today was one of the most anticipated event

a toddler from saint louis just received an early christmas present, to help remember his late father. 2-year-old malachi just received these teddy bears, that were made out of his father's police uniform. malachi's father, officer blake snyder was gunned down two months ago while responding to domestic disturbance call. ever since that day, his mom says its when daddy was going to be coming home. so a family friend made these two teddy bears for malachi. the words "love you always and "always with you" are sewn into the feet of each bear. the first family was on hand for a holiday ritual that they've been a part of for the past 8 years.... the lighting of the national christmas tree in washington d-c. and in true fashion, the president had a little fun lighting the tree. "you ready? (answer: yes!) you sure? (answer: yes) okay, let's go. five, four, three, two, one. hey! merry christmas, everybody!" this was president obama's final time lighting the tree as president of the helped her parents turn on the red, white and blue lights that adorned the massive tree. actress eva longoria wa

orange and black don't play again until then saint louis.week the guys talked about what gifts they would give their teammates. >> system i would buy jake a razor and a hedge trimmer to first knock out beard that he's got going on right now and a razor to trim it all up. it's getting out of hand. >> one of those high end electric razors for jakey. his beard is disgusting. i can bail have a conversation with him right now just looking at him. >> they're not fans of the beard. >> they think he needs a razor. >> you hear that stan. >> that you go. >> awesome. thanks don. appreciate it. >> all right. >> merry christmas man. >>> santa surprising little boys and girls at a area hospital. that's coming up next. >> >> ♪ >> welcome back. before santa began thisone yee today he stopped by a local hospital. oncology patients at saint christopher's hospital for children were visited by san today. he came with plenty of toys and he done it without his volunteer helpers. they've been >> two words. free coffee. now i have your attention starbucks is giving

there's a front out to the west, we're talking about easy travel conditions here heading out to saint louis, omaha, wichita, you're dealing with mixed precipitation there. that front is coming toward the region, that's why we get the rain overnight tonight. today we're dry, here's the 12-hour forecast. 7:00 a.m., 31 degrees, there's bright sunshine, though, 10:00 a.m., 38 we'll see clouds fill in as the front draws near, later in the day, 46 degrees at 1:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 47. 7:00 p.m., 40 degrees. the highs today in the 40s unlike the 50s like yesterday. the front will move in and we'll get rain in the overnight hours tonight and early tomorrow. we'll show you what it looks like on future tracker 6. first at 6:00 you'll see clouds fill in. you'll have sunshine and clouds later. overnight, at 4:00 a.m., you have sleet or freezing rain in the poconos, so be really careful if you're traveling in your car northwest suburbs or in the poconos, very, very early in the morning, but it very quickly changes to rain for everybody because we'll have the mild temperatures. this is a look at saturday

wednesday, port washington mayor, tom mlada, reacts to an announcement that the saint louis footwear company, calares, incorporated, has purchased port washington-based, allen edmonds shoe corportation. theyre growing, and thats a good thing. allen edmonds employs just over a thousand people - nearly 500 of whom work in port washington, where the mayor expects them to stay. i think thats gonna mean great things, in terms of employment, here, within our community. obviously, were talking about hundreds of jobs, already, and i think thats only, that commitments only gonna continue to grow. in a statement, allen edmonds president quotewere excited about this new chapter in our history. as part of caleres, we will be able to expand our brand tradition, while benefitting from their materials sourcing, brand development and product design capabilities. endquote the sale price is tagged at 255- million dollars, but, beyond the money, the mayor describes the broader impact this transaction will have on this city. im really hopeful for the future; that this is going to mean extraordinary thin

contact information. " the system has already been implemented in big cities like philadelphia and saint louis. both give the system good reviews. a mother is now going to trial... two months after police say her roommate killed her seven-year- "roshaun malone" was arrested a few weeks ago. she was charged with open murder, kidnapping, and child abuse. police say back on october 30th... malone's roommate "kenneth robinson" beat "ramasje findley" and tied his hands and legs. malone was questioned the day of the murder, but not arrested. according to the arrest report, malone told officers she was home when the killing happened, and she saw robinson beat her son before. today, a judge set her bail at 75 thousand dollars and put her on house arrest. malone cannot have any contact with children unle i supervised. a former n-f-l and unlv football player is facing some very serious charges. police say he forced teens at a correctional facility to fight each other. "johan asiata" is one of four correction officers at an illinois center facing these charges. police say back in january, asiata and the

on the backside of that system it's 19 degrees in saint louis but we're enjoying the more mild air certainlymparison to yesterday. 48 degrees in cape may, 45 in atlantic city, 42 degrees in vineland so as we head into tomorrow morning, you can see this projection for near 60-degree temperatures along the i-95 corridor. 50's in the lehigh valley, maybe even to middle 60's down the shore but then as we head into tomorrow afternoon, a much different picture 30's north and west, 40's, low 40's in center city philadelphia and then as we head into sunday evening we drop off into the 20's so it's going to be quite a go in the temperature range as we head throughout our sunday with some 20's to wake up to on monday morning, so periods of rain, snow mixing in late in the poconos. otherwise some showers down the shore with that high temperature. coming in the morning and then cooling into the afternoon. and as we look ahead towards monday, sunshine, 37 degrees. not too bad on tuesday for the toy fest. winter officially begins on wednesday without a lot of fanfare. sunshine 46 degrees. those temperatur

. >> the flyers face the blues in saint louis tonight.hit the ice in voorhees yesterday morning. goalie michal neuvirth practiced for the first time since his knee injury. he's still not ready to play but sean couturier should be back in the lineup tonight after missing more than a month. >>> the temple owls bid for their record 11th win and top 25 finish went out the window in annapolis yesterday. wake forest scored 31 straight points taking the lead before halftime in the military bowl. the owls showed their stuff in the second half but fell short in their comeback bid. temple losses 34 to 26. >> tragic end for a d.c. actress and yoga instructor who went missing on her way to christmas dinner. >> researchers believe they have finally unlocked the key to living a long life. we'll be right back. >> ♪ >> hundreds of thousands of people will gather in times square to see that famous crystal ball drop and we're getting our first look at this year's new design. it's called the gift of kindness with 288 crystals cut into rows sets to symbolize

s saint louis seeing someeeing s snowflakes flying this morning.ll all be gathering a little bit of strength andl heading up towards talhe b o upr midwest.t. chicago could be seeing ano co inch or two of snow later onat today so do take that into tt account. fox5 accuweather 7-day forecast 49 degrees on thisdegr friday. saturday start of hasn't o hasnt today, christmas eve, showersho during the first half, christmas 50 degrees.de kwanzaa on monday 54. mday mix of clouds and sun. s next chance of showersho tuesday. the high of 60 degrees lookslo like some mild temperatures tems coming back next week.mi that's a check of thength foatre'scast. erin como has got the traffic. hopefully it's going easy. e >> so far so good.>> weather-wise i'm leaving for philly tomorrow morning i mor should have a quiet ride up 95 weather-wise.weathe >> maybe a little bit of rain. >> i'll take a little bit ofittt rain over a ton of snow. s i like snow when i'm settledet in a place not driving. taking a look at a wide view wie of the dmv.mv traffic is quiet on 295n 5 towa

tuesday evening, the saint louis footwear company, calares, incorporated, announced its purchase of port washington-based, allen edmonds shoe corportation. theyre growing, and thats a good thing. allen edmonds employs just over a thousand people - nearly 500 of whom work in port washington, where the mayor expects them to stay. i think thats gonna mean great things, in terms of employment, here, within our community. obviously, were talking about hundreds of jobs, already, and i think thats only, that commitments only gonna continue to grow. in a statement, the ceo, president, and chair of in part, quote were also eager to explore their manufacturing resources, as we continue to focus on our ability to increase our speed to market. endquote the sale price is tagged at 255- million dollars, but, beyond the money, the mayor describes the broader impact this transaction will have on this city. im really hopeful for the future; that this is going to mean extraordinary things, for, really, the expansion of that allen edmonds brand, and what that means to all of us, as it continues to grow, ag

new this morning, a trapeze artist in saint louis is celebrating her retirement at the age of ninety. elizabeth herring, who goes by bunny, held her final show friday night. she originally joined a circus as a teenager, but she had to promise her parents that she wouldn't do aerial stunts. however, when she turned eighty she joined a circus again and started performing trapeze tricks. there were not any reindeer slays for these santas. thousands of riders participating in the santa rampage. look at those streets. it ended with a party at the lakefront brewery. boy, did they get into the morning, a look at colorful footwear the packers will wear today, and how you can help the team give back to wisconsin charities. and here's a live look outside as we head to break. stay with us. andy: good morning and welcome back. his 5:28. we're going to begin by checking in with meteorologist sally severson in the weather center. good morning, sally. we have a lot to do this weekend if you're going to the service, maybe football at lambeau field. we don't want the snow to get in the way so we have

highs in the lower 20s. 3 a trapeze artist in saint louis is calling it quits... at the age of ?ninety?. elizabeth herring, who is known as "bunny", held her final show friday night.she originally joined a circus as a teenager, but had to promise her parents that she wouldn't do aerial stunts.however, ?eighty?.that's when she joined a circus again and started performing trapeze tricks. 3 3 reaction time.. --- 3 3 now at 6:30 - we saw the first measurable snow of the season. as some winter weather moved through our area. it caused quite a mess on the roads for drivers.we'll check in on conditions this morning-- live-- coming up! and-- the big question as you're getting ready for the day ahead... will we see any mo? starts in just a couple of minutes. 3 plus - the latest on a deadly warehouse fire in california. good morning, everyone. it's monday december 5th. some of you are waking up this morning to some snow on the ground. winter weather moved through our area yesterday.if you were like me- traveling- it was kind of tough to see at times.. and definitely slippery! which is also

yesterday, saint louis based footwear company calares announced the purchase of allen edmonds for more than 250 million dollars. the company employs more than one thousand people -- and nearly half of them work in port washington. mayor tom mlada says he expects those jobs to stay. i think thats gonna mean great things, in terms of employment, here, within our community. obviously, were talking about hundreds of jobs, already, and i think thats only, that commitments only gonna continue to grow. expansion of the allen edmonds brand -- which could also mean even more jobs. this is the second sale of the company in just 3 years. the last sale was to a private equity firm back in 20-13. the wisconsin economic development corporation awards more than 500-thousand dollars in grants today. governor scott walker announced five organizations that will be receiving them during the 35th annual "marketplace" conference at potawatomi hotel. the grant money will go towards helping minority-owned the w-e-d-c hopes the money will support things like business training workshops and financial awareness

watch as this truck from saint louis hits a patch and spins out of control. 8 inches expected in somereas, homeowners getting ahead of the big dig shoveling their way out even in the pitch black. eva pilgrim channel 6 "action news." >> 13 soldiers were killed and 48 others hurt in a car bomb attack in central turkey. turkish military said the bomb went off at a university entrance gate hitting a public transportation bus. the blast comes a week after a car bomb struck riot police outside a soccer stadium in istanbul. that attack killed 44 people. federal railroad regulator unveiled an ambitious plan to speed up train travel on the northeast corridor over the next four years, it will cost $120 billion. it will include traction that can handle peedz up -- speeds up to 220 miles per hour. the travelers won't need to switch trains to septa with a stop at the philadelphia international airport. >>> pope francis is marking his 80th birthday. he presided over mass with the cardinals, the vatican is welcome be birthday wishes by e-mail. pope francis 80 at the vatican.com va. the pontiff is me

plains but the great lakes getting a lot of wet weather from detroit down cincinnati and also into saint louis heads our way throughout the overnight hours and christmas eve on saturday but if you're doing some traveling you should be okay. we get the green light as far as the weather is concerned here at philadelphia, same thing to the north in boston. chicago not reporting any delays even though there is some snow reported across that region and also they're dry for atlanta all the way down to dallas with no weather related travel delays. coming up we'll take a closer look at the system and let you know how much rain we are expecting tomorrow, let you know when it moves out and if the packages will arrive on time for christmas day. those details coming up with the accuweather forecast. >> they better get there on time. all right, thanks melissa. >>> take the 6abc.com and the 6abc mobile app wherever you go this holiday weekend from storm tracker6 to the latest traffic information we got you covered and follow our meteorologists on facebook and twitter for weather updates as well. >> police i

. >>> the flyers face the blues in saint louis tonight after a long holiday break and the temple owlsir record 11th win and top 25 finish went out the window in annapolis yesterday. wake forest took the lead before halftime in the military bowl. the owls showed their stuff in the second half but fell short in their comeback bid. temple loses 34 to 26. it was disappointing. >> it was. 6:23 and coming up at 6:30 we're following several developing and breaking stories. >> "action news" reporter annie mccormick is lie on the scene of a fatal fire in fishtown. annie. >> reporter: nydia, that's right, one man is dead, two firefighters injured after a couch catches fire inside of a fishtown home. details coming up. i tried hard to quit smoking. but when we brought our daughter home, that was it. now i have nicoderm cq. the nicoderm cq patch with unique extended release technology helps prevent your urge to smoke all day. it's the best thing that ever happened to me. every great why needs a great how. try theraflu expressmax,nd flu hold you back now in new caplets. it's the only cold & flu ca

pittsburgh is 20.0 chicago we talked about thisabou earlier, it's minus eight.in eit saint louis is 44now, 15, 16-degree 16-gree category today but the windsheds are really actually the coldest core ofst f the air now is sliding across as the midwest.idst it's out of the central plainsln so they've been warming up ami little bit. cold all the way down in texasin this morning. aking up at 19 degrees, so it's almost as a cold in dallas this morning asoa it is in fargo, north dakota.a. you can't say that very often,e, okay. and the core of the coldestolst air newspaper canada iswspaper s shifting a little bit to the east and it will reload l aitndd there will be more cold aird air coming. 38 degrees for a high d temperature today, kind of aegre mixture of clouds and sun this t morning. by this afternoon we shouldon wo get in some good sunshine.shin few high clouds coming across.s. tomorrow expect mostly sunny skies. temperatures will be upper 30's and low 40's. we'll beures30's about 43 degres high temperatures tomorrow.omor. all the rain stays to thein sta south of us today.ay. clouds ar

now saint louis is 53 and look atoot the 70's and the 60's surging sr all the way uply i talked to my 80 degrees for christmas.istm that's weird.ei that's where i grew.that's w 40's today and 50's and 60's tomorrow. tomorrow it looks like for us we'reks going to be generally in the le lower to mid 60's tomorrow. tomr next couple of days, today obviously is not -- that's notan right. we got to move on from there. from t i don't know why that didn't dt change. anyway, today is 52.2. tomorrow is 64. today we're clouds and drizzle. tomorrow, eh, mostly cloudy.lo i think we'll be dry. dry be there a few showers the tomorrow morning. we're good now. pto.some clouds in pla in western sections oftion o pennsylvania there's a little at light rain trying to movet ra through.in that's super light a couple of e o temperatures are up thereatur ae the freezing rain advisory has been issued for most of id fo pennsylvania, not all of ital i but most of it up into ports of new york state as well.e we don't have to worry aboutbo that. our temperatures are all aboveae freezing for now.ow 52 for a high,

it's 25 in philadelphia, 27 cincinnati, 28 degrees in saint louis but the warmer air down to the southn dallas and 68 degrees in jacksonville, that is not headed our way. here's storm tracker6 live double scan radar. this is what we're watching. you can see that snow across the northern plains. this will be working its way eastward as we get into really after the midnight hour and early tomorrow morning but something to keep in mind even though we're tracking snow early tomorrow morning temperatures will be rising throughout the day. so 2 o'clock in the morning overnight we're at 28, 30 at 6:00 a.m. but 44 degrees at 2:00 p.m. on saturday afternoon. that's why there is a lot to track in the short term. as far as the impacts tomorrow for the start weekend a lot of people may be doing some holiday shopping. you may want to delay all of those errands. 7 o'clock in the morning we've got high concern, same thing at 10:00 a.m., we get a bit of a lull as we get into saturday afternoon so moderate concerns. the best chance to get out and explore maybe do some shopping might be later in the aft

new this morning: a trapeze artist in saint louis is celebrating her retirement at the age of ninety. elizabeth herring, who goes by "bunny", held her final show friday night. she originally joined a circus as a teenager, but she had to promise her parents that she wouldn't do aerial stunts. however, when she turned eighty she joined a circus again and started performing trapeze tricks. w-i-s-n 12 news time is cleats for a cause. next on w-i-s-n 12 ne footwear the packers will wear today, and how you can help the team give back to wisconsin charities. and here's a live look outside at the milwaukee d-p-w salt yard at 14th and walnut. 101 salt trucks will hit the streets at 8:30. we are tracking the snow this morning. stay with us. you're watching wisn 12 news. take a twitter timeout and connect with the wisn 12 news team. chat, tweet, and get i have asthma... ...one of many pieces in my life. so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back found a missing piece in my asthma treatment with breo. once-daily breo prevents asthma symptoms. breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on