reporting here in new york city, rob schmidt, fox news.ws. > rob schmidt got the chest hair showing.'m a fashion model in addition to a reporter. >> he's got a spring-like lookpn going on. he's shedding some layers.yers warming up to let it hang out apparently.ap >> yes. we recommend that. it wasn't that warm. but temperatures were at least in the 6 20s today.e 6 so there was that feel of sprin in the air.ir. a really beautiful day. unfortunately not going to last for those of you who are the warm weather fans. those of you searching for ther cold and snow, i know there is r few of you out there. not yet on that, either. it looks like it will get colder by the end of the workweek, but not seeing any snow chances just get. a live look out showing a clear and quiet night.iet we started the day with a double rainbow over the city. i'm loving the pictures. let's go to o pictures that our viewers sentt in to our morning crew earlier today on twitter. we got so am pictures from thefm around the city. this is a view with the capital in the background. can see the one distinct rainbod and th

rob schmidt has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: a christmas day tragedy in russia after a military plane carrying members of the choir crashed into the black sea near the city of sochi. the aircraft carrying 92 people including 84 passengers and eight crew members disappeared sunday morning minutes after taking off. it departed from sochi headed to syria where russia has a large military presence for a concert ahead of new year's eve. all in all over 3,000 people are taking part in search and rescue operations. >> reporter: vladimir putin declared monday a national day of mourning. a thorough investigation will be carried out. >> reporter: many flowers and candles were brought to honor those lost. along those on the night dr. lisa commonly referred to in russia who had a charity fund and was on the plane to

made a bold move, hiring veteran homicide detective lou schmidt. >> perhaps at first i leaned towards parents doing it, but as i got into the case i started seeing red flags which started pointing the other way. >> the case took on a whole new turn. schmidt found evidence at the crime scene he thought directly pointed away from the ramseys and to an intruder. first an open and broken window in the basement. police had dismissed it when they first searched the house, claiming the window was too small for an adult to fit through. schmidt begged to differ and made his own demo. >> it really wasn't that difficult coming in that window. >> and something else intriguing, john ramsey had noticed it, too. >> the suitcase doesn't belong there. it looked like it was a step to get out of the window. >> there is evidence on top of that suitcase, a very small tiny pea-sized piece of glass which could have come off the shoe of the intruder. >> evidence for schmidt's intruder theory was stacking up. >> there was a scuff mark down the wall, there was leaves and debris on the floor directly below that

jim schmidt pleaded guilty to three counts in court. the defense arguing schmidt never allowed the investigation to negatively impact the city. >> i'm here today, both humbled and apologetic with mistakes i've made in my campaign finances. i know many of you wonder how my explanation is simple. i was often in a hurry to get my finance reports completed. i did not fully understand the campaign finance laws. and i should have had an accountant or an attorney handle my campaign bookkeeping and reports. >> steve: he has 60 days to complete his 40 hours of community service. >>> former heavyweight champ pettis had a camp. fo fire. then kids were caught on video opening up his cars and taking a look around. he told our lance allan he is staying put. >> this is my hometown. this is what made me. i feel like myself here. i brought the rest of my coaches to milwaukee. it's one of the things, this is my hometown, this is where i feel most comfortable, and i think that is a huge reason why i had the success. from his usual 155-pound weight class t

responsives poured in and rosco a name be stowed by officer schmidt is now in good hands.lone no more with new friends including thee donkeys and even some good looking lady goats to keep him company. looks like life is good. >> happy ending. >> yes. happy ending. >> just to give you some perspective, this is the pen that rosco spent the last couple of days in. it's not so bad considering he was homeless, but the police department is much happier he is now back on a farm and among friends. the owner of the farm tells me that rosco is healthy and doing well. in winslow township, sabina kuriakose fox 29 news. >>> all right. you did your shopping, you wrapped everything and tore open the packages. one retailer says wait a minute, don't throw everything out just yet. who wants those empty boxes. >> it's hank i'm here with frankie and nick were the spruce street video. they're massive fans of george michael. the british icon passed away yesterday. we'll talk about what it all means in just a minute. >> millions of americans are celebrating the start of kwanzaa today. kwanzaa fo

rob schmidt has the latest on the crash.>> reporter: christmas day tragedy in russia after a military plane carrying members of the army's choir crashed into the black sea near the city of sochi. the aircraft carrying 92 people disappeared from radar sunday morning minutes after taking off. it departed from sochi and was headed to let talky syria where russia has a large military presence for a concert. >> all in all 3000 people are taking part in search and rescue operations. >> russian president vladimir putin expressed condolences and declared a national day of mourning. >> a thorough investigation will be carried out and everything will be done to report to families. >> many brought candles and flowers. >>> among those on the plate, doctor flight was on the plane to accompany a humanitarian cargo shipment to a local high school in syria. also, nine journalists from a tv station in russia. locals remembering their lives and holding a vigil. >>> no major weather patterns and -- patterns were present at the time of the crash. no possible causes rolled out. they say it could take days

i did walk for just a moment with larry page, and eric schmidt of google, asked eric schmidt, was it good meeting. he didn't answer. i said, you don't want to talk, and he said "no thanks." so not clear exactly what the technology executives themselves are feeling about the tone of the meeting, and where this leads going forward. there was a photo op at the beginning where many of these executives, including jeff bezos, who had some pointed words for trump during the campaign, said they were excited about where this administration could lead in terms of innovation. so we have a stake in the ground, a first meeting and we'll see if the president-elect becomes president, whether these conversations lead to tech policies that these companies are happy with. for "nightly business report," i'm jon fortt in new york. >>> yahoo! discloses a new breach late today. the company said it identified a hack separate from the one it disclosed back in september. and this one affects a lot of users. yahoo! believes that in 2013, data associated with more than 1 billion user accounts was stolen. the s

eric schmidt, you and i know eric schmidt, he is grown-up brought in at google years ago. >> helped it, right. liz: and elon musk is in there. >> thiel is in there. >> liz: marching to the beat of a different trump. >> if you heard any anything from the meeting donald trump extolling the market bounce that he got. as he was extolling the market bounce he got, guess what, markets were falling off. liz: only one day. >> i agree. the market is doing very well. we'll probably lit 20,000 next couple days. they love donald trump's fiscal policies. he will have to worry about the deficit thing. he will have to worry about inflation because the bond market will snuff out the rally and, could theoretically snuff out any improving economy. that is what higher interest rates do. liz: heard a little bit after bell behind me. five minutes to go in the trading session. dow heading back down. we're down 119 points. get to the fact you can not have a real rally without financials playing along. banks don't like what they heard today, for some reason. let me bring in former lehman chief financial offic

rob schmidt has the latest on the investigation. >>> a christmas day tragedy in russia after a militaryne carrying members of the choir crashed into the black sea near the city of sochi. the aircraft carrying 92 people and eight crew members disappeared on sunday morning just minutes after taking off departing from sochi headed to syria where russia has a large military presence for a concert ahead of new year's eve. all in all over 3,000 people are taking part. >> vladimir putin expressed his condolences declaring monday a national day of mourning. a thorough investigation of the causes of the crash will be carried out and everything will be done for the family of those killed. flowers and candles were brought to honor those lost. dr. liza had a charity fund and was on the plane to a humanitarian cargo ship. also on the flight nine journalists from the tv station in russia remembering their lives holding a vigil outside their office on sunday night with no major weather problems. investigators have not ruled out any possible causes including terrorism. they say it could take days or we

can't be verified and some s schmidt madison is not identifying the family had the touching encounterer retracted the story t saying it did not meet the standards of veer picked.ic >> that story made me cry. c >> i'm going choose to believeio he's preserving these family's privacy. >> i'm going choose to believe b maybe the paper should havethe e verified ther sh story before ty published it.blishe >> oh, this is a tough one. o >> tough spot. toughpot. >> we're going leave it alone.eo we give you the night. the night you decide what you want to do with it.with thanks holly. >>> if you plan on hitting the png roads or the skies for thehe holidays.lidays you will not be alone a record c number of travelers expected. e. we'll break it down coming up.ng >> good news for local holidayiy tradition following ourlowingur nation's fallen serviceservic members recently in jeopardy of not being table keep up. >> it's going to be a today. not so bad right now.not ad 37 deg rrees.37 yeah, it's cold but it's goingoi get colder.olr. 4:42 is your time. we're back after this. >> ♪♪ >> ♪♪ >> this is fo

fox's linda schmidt on how toidw protect yourself this time of year from the cold. >> we just went tofor thefor cold. >> reporter: so you went to went buy your hats and gloves. glove >> now we're ready.>> n >> reporter: hats and gloveowsso can help keep you warm but but they don't always protect fromro you cold related health hea conditions. >> i think people many times are in dis peobelief that the cd weather could have actuallyctll resulted in some sort of skin s reaction.re >> reporter: and some of those skin conditions are hives and reynaud's. >> it' vessels constricting.striing. >> reporter: dr. sharma isa head of the emergencyad of th department at new yorkt new y presbyterian hospital on thean h uner east side. un also cold weather can trigger hives. hiv >> histamine reaction thatmi your body is having to the cold weather. mild cases usually have some raised welts that couldt ul be itchy and severe cases thatea can result in breathing problems wheezing and mostd mos severe cases drop in bloop and anaphylaxis. >> reporter: all thoseepter: extreme conditions are not common dr. sh

keith ablow. >> schmidt points out elizabeth, new jersey, fayetteville, north carolina, texas, it goesd on on the same weekend. what's going on? >> well, one thing is we know the crowds behave less well than individuals do. crowds make worse decisions. that's why, you know, when you hear about somebody not being attended to, is being assaulted, it's always that there are many onlookers because individuals can do the ethical thing sometimes when crowds decide oh, we will take a little off here. we will take a few liberties there. so the bottom line is number one the crowd, number two social media, eric, it's a big thing. because these folks are coming. in not number one, depersonalize and do you humanized to begin with from facebook and instagram and the rest of it, looking for drama. we have made people addicted to drama. to being in their own little movies. and they are, therefore, on a hair trigger to begin these kinds of melees. and they think that gunfire, you know, is part of some kind of made-up for life drama that they are starring in. >> you are saying maybe they are addicted t

that's why andrew schmidt now has a new car without it costing him a dime. last night, the salvation army and several other sponsors presented a chrysler van to him as part of a program called "miles for smiles". schmidt says someone stole his truck and insurance wouldn't cover a replace they've had to rely on public transportatio n for a while. "it means everything to me, you have no idea what it is like to try to do the simple things. to go get groceries to get to all of the places i've had to get to just to keep our family going on our day to day basis. " the car is completely free. the program covered costs for registration, taxes, and insurance for a year. also, miles for smiles loaded car. piano player and monticello native, jim mcdonough is in the middle of his annual holiday grande tour. he'll be joining us in the studio in a few minutes to tell us about this year's tour and to play a song. good morning! it's ---. seeing sun, with steady temperatures into the 30s. in fact, there's very little chance of seeing sun through the next week. our next area

rod schmidt, fox news. >>> pope francis celebrating christmas with the midnight mass at the vatican. during the service cop pope francis said christmas has been taken hostage by materialism and that the season needs more humility. he also addressed the crisis in syria and called for compassion for refugees. tomorrow, pope francis will deliver his annual message from the balcony of st. peter's basilica.>>> president obama and michelle obama released their final white house christmas message, reflecting on the past eight years in the future of the nation. their the greatest gift that michelle and i have received has been the honor of serving as your president and first lady. together we fought our way back from the worst recession in 80 years and got unemployment to a nine-year low. we secured health insurance for another 20 million americans and new protections for folks marty had insurance. we made america more respected around the world, took on the mantle of leadership and protected the planet for kids and more. so many measures our country is stronger and more prosperous than it w

jim schmidt must fine. he said that he did not understand the bookkeeping rules. he has not decided on whether to run for reelection. and man who was trying to get home is accused of taking a cab driver for a ride. they convinced a green bay cabdriver to give him a ride. they stopped at a truck stop and he was accused of ducking out of $475,000 -- $475 fair. he told him he had been drinking and that he was separated from his friends and had lost his cell phone. >> we are 204 days from summer. >> a way to celebrate with summer-fest merchandise. look for avenue and brookfield square. this is part of a for wisconsin merchandise. >> local sourcing and local products that you can't find anywhere, except in our stores. >> the canadian holiday train is the train is set to arrive in st. paul. there will be a lot of music and a chance to get a picture. it is two dollars per family member. this is the 18th year for the train. >> a new look with the led upgrade. the color of is based on the weather forecast. the flickering flame means no rain. we may have a cold flickr, at s

david schmidt posted on facebook that another car slammed into his while he protected a crash scope. he said he has a minor injuries, and he west coasted picture of the squad. he's down and give way to emergency vehicles on the road. >> tech nick reply it's not winter. >> that's right, there's a full week to go. it didn't make it to 40. that'll be hard to come back. i don't have 40s in the forecast. here is a look at what is happening. i can't be a debbie downer. pretty much 36 degrees. this. dropping into the low 30s. moving him to tomorrow morning, were there may be lingering fog. there'll be snow towards the areas. that leaves it in our direction. i didn't anticipate snow. there's not a lot of moisture present. we could see volatility. by 5 in the morning. 34 degrees at the bus stop in the 20s. after that, it's not waking them up. the sun will be hard to come by this weekend. >> thank you. you may know the food truck owners have a brick and mortar truck. we go to a new restaurant bringing life into a historic milwaukee building. >> we love it. >> reporter: a former dump truck driv

schmidt says someone stole his truck and insurance wouldn't cover a replacement. he has a son and daughter, and they've had to rely on public transportatio n for a while. "it means everything to me, you have no idea what it is like to try to do the simple things. to go get groceries to get to all of the places i've had to get to just to keep our family going on our day to day basis. program covered costs for registration, taxes, and insurance for a year. also, miles for smiles loaded the trunk full of food. this is the sixth year for the program has given away a car. 120 workers at transamerica in cedar rapids will soon be without a job. the insurance and investment company is laying off about 800 people nationwide. transamerica will also close two offices in california and one in ohio during the next year. the company says the cuts are competitive environment". it says it's helping the laid off workers find new jobs. the janesville school district came up 14 votes "short" of passing a bond issue months ago. now the district is back, asking for voters to pass it.

rob schmidt has our report. >> it was mayhem the day after christmas. worth, texas, calls of gunfire. were called in but they found fights instead, malls likely this yesteay, the appears to be no connection, this video record near cleveland, ohio, shows more of same, teens meeting at local mall, a fight erupts, pushing, shoving, jumping, running. >> i seen a girl get trumpeted over it was scary. reporter: a chair crashing down sounds like gunfire that put everyone in a panic. >> a small fight erupted, someone shouted shots. >> people screaming shots fired in the mall at new york long island as well. and aurora, illinois, it was evacuated. >> two of these fights may have been coordinated on-line, this one in aurora, colorado, after 500 teens met at food court, a police officer said he was surrounded by an unruley crowd. there were 5 arrests, no customers or officers were hurt. after receives reports of possible flash mobs, police responded to two different malls in memphis, tennessee. tom. tom: all right rob smiet than schmidt thank you, violence in chic

god schmidt is all over that story. blizzard conditions coming for christmas weekend in some parts of the u.s.a. janice dean has your forecast. checking in on u.s. futures for the stock market. waiting for dow 20,000. dow futures down to nothing. s&p futures down to. we close at the lows of the day yesterday. you are watching "fbn:am." we will see you right after the break. ♪ this is your daughter. and she just got this. ooh boy. but, you've got hum. so you can set this. and if she drives like this, you can tell her to drive more like this. because you'll get this. you can even set boundaries for so if she should be here, but instead goes here, here, or here. you'll know. so don't worry, mom. because you put this, in here. hum by verizon. the technology designed to make your car smarter, safer and more connected. put some smarts in your car. lauren: 5:15 a.m. in new york. aladdin is. resume like donald trump at the new trade policy group to work at the white house. being called a national trait counsel and will be heade

it was used in the soviet time really is the great, schmidt of the soviet union was defeating nazi germany, but it also places history today of the great russia and the threats from beyond russia that you have to be ever vigilant for and they use this, the ceremonies remembering their greatest generation in a way that's much more powerful, much more immediate that it is in the united states. host: is vladimir putin president for life? guest: you know, i don't think so, to be honest. but, he is president for a long time. he stands for reelection in 2018. he will run again, i'm pretty sure unless something unforeseen happens. he will win because that's the way the system is created. they call it managed democracy there. there are no real free and fair elections and no opponents i would be allowed to challenge him, no real opponent. about communists will put someone up and went 13% again as they always do and then at that point you will have another six year term, so that will take us 22024 and we could be talking about the end of the trump administration or the beginning of the next administ

people need to take that into consideration when it comes to their pets.animal control officer paul schmidt, with the milwaukee area domestic animal control commission, patrols for pets in danger.and this week, he's responded to an increased number of calls about strays in the cold, and owners keeping their animals outside. 16:38:35-41 the best way to help a lot of animals, is to help educate the owners. doesn't hurt to go up and just recommend they have a shelter, someplace warm. to idle... or not to idle... that is the question that comes up every year when the temperatures tumble.the idea of leaving your car running to warm up the engine before driving dates back to the 80s and early 90s.the e-p-a says with modern cars... driving it will warm it up faster than idling, both the inside heat and under the hood. a brief idling time of no more than 30 seconds is all that's needed. go to today's t-m-j 4 dot com for our live radar and interactive maps, and any other weather information you may need. happening: one of the most recognized "t-v" dads of all time, has passed away. alan thicke, who

. >> bruce smit the schmidt sent up -- schmidt sent us this. and it's okay, going for the practical gift. >> quality over quantity. and, i'm a diehard fan. and by husband and son got me an autographed baseball. >> right. long suffering. >> and, we will keep chucking them throughout the day. and the hashtag we appreciate you using his ktvu. >>> if you are heading over to the city, let's take a look, it is easy breezy. today is a federal holiday a lot of people think it's a day off to relax. but, the toll plaza looks like midnight on the slope night. >> -- slow night. >>> some people are returning to the bay area after a night away. this is the freeway as you're coming into the bay bridge toll plaza that sometimes has inexplicable delays. smooth sailing. and, aab through the coliseum. and it is a major holiday which today is. and, the actual christmas day a lot of people had off. one might -- one young man who has been with us, you are getting it done. and you have important news? >> yes, there been talking about the cold temperatures, tomorrow m

sue schmidt, trump supporter in: i own a small business outcue: that's why i'm here online- there is chatter of people showing up to protest the president elect(but so far we haven't seen any/or we see them approaching?)i did speak to one of the security officers here who told me protests will not be allowed on the fair grounds. we'll be here and bring the latest from outside trumps rally online and later tonight on the cbs 58 news at 10.live in west allis kristen barbaresi cbs 58 news you can watch tonight's donald trump rally live at 7 on our sister station, wmlw. that's 'over the air' channel 49.1...time warner and at&t channel 7; charter channel 8; and direc-tv and dichannel . 3 nearly 24 hours after a 15-year-old girl was killed, family and friends are honoring tmory of melanie johnson ... she was hit inside her me by gunfire om outside. branll joins us live on milwaukee's noh crowds gathered about a half hour ago. melanie johnson's family has asked for the community to join them in saying goodbye to the 15- year-old, who was inside her home when someone it's the first day melan

check out the fireworks at taxis, kimmel center, schmidt's commons, and at the electric factory. the captivating shows at penns landing under way in about ten hours and again at midnight. live for now, monique braxton, nbc10 news. >>> three, two, one. >> it's already 2017 in some parts of the world. new zealand ushered in the new year with a laser light show over auckland sky tower. a festive, colorful way to welcome 2017 and say good-bye to 2016. let's look at times square. getting ready for the ball to drop at midnight. people started to secure spots yesterday. they'll see plenty of security for the celebration. a record setting 7,000 uniformed, undercover police officers will be patrolling. there will be hundreds of counterterrorism officers as well, and sand trucks and other vehicles blocking off streets to prevent any truck attacks like the ones in germany and france. >> great to feel that presence, to know you're safe. >> very confident everything is okay, this is america. we take care of ourselves. >> more than a million people are expected to pack into 65 barricaded pens

fox's rob schmidt reports. it was mayhem, the day after christmas as worth, texas, the cellphone cam caught on dash cam video. a number of fights, officers seen here trying to jump in and top the may lie before anyonebeo was seriously hurt. malls all over the countrycoun looked like this yesterday, though there appears to be no connection. this video reported near cleveland, ohio, appears to be more the same. a fight erupting, pushing, shoveling, punching and running and pushing those. it was really scary for reel.for at this mall in elizabeth, new jersey, a chair crashing down on the floor sounded enough like gun fire to cause a panic. a small fight erupted at which time someone slammed the chair down causing a loud noise. another patron yelled shots fired or gun. at that time pandemonium happened. > around ate people were hurt there. people screaming shots fired at a mall o at a mall on new long island caused panic, as well. aurora, illinois fights broke out in a crowd about a thousand people.pe a police offi

take a look at what slick roads did a this wisconsin state patrol car.trooper dave schmidt reports he was sitting in the when someone rammed into him. he suffered minor hopefully no snow related problems on the road today-- as temperatures are expected to be slightly warmer.taking a live look at mitchell interntational airport and downtown milwaukee. meteorologist brian gotter joins us now with a look at president-elect donald trump is threatening heavy taxes for u-s companies that move their business operations abroad. trump took to twitter early sunday morning to announce a 35 percent tax on products sold in the u-s by any business that fired american workers and built new comes on the heels of the president-elect's deal with air-conditioner maker, carrier to keep roughly one-thousand jobs in the u- apple finally revealing its official thoughts on self-driving technology. apple's director of product integrity wrote to u-s transportation officials saying apple is investing heavily in the study of machine learning and automation and is excited about the potential of automated systems

and eric schmidt just sort of half looked at me, and he sai s you don't want to say anything?and he said, no thanks. but was able to get some sense of what happened in there, kelly. >> john, i appreciate you running them down for us. was it about keeping jobs in america? anything further on what about jobs? >> no, i didn't get much drill-down there, but i think it is interesting that vocational education was also a subtopic of discussion within there. so we know engiginny rometti sa ibm is looking to add 25,000 jobs in the next few years with maybe a quarter or a fifth of those coming in this next year. so jobs both at the top and the lower end are important. immigration came up. you would expect that to be skilled immigration, which is an area that a number of silicon valleys have pushed on, wanting perhaps a lift on the h 1v caps. it doesn't seem like something trump would be looking to do. but things are different now. he's the president-elect. you never know. >> real quick on that repatriation issue. anything big there? >> i don't have any more detail on that but we're tal

jane kerlikowske is here from "the unbreakable kimmy schmidt." >> must think someone else is up here. >> hi! >> hi. first time here. >> oh, downstairs stage? >> i'm freaking pou. >> jane is with us. one time i invited jane to co-host, kathie lee was out. can you host with me? i can't. busy. have rehearsal. i said, okay. what did you think i was asking? >> sow a soul cycle class. that's how we first met. >> i can't realize you were offering me a co-host position for the day. >> a cheers. thank you for coming on this friday. >> what's happening? >> i just came to say hi. [ laughter ] >> we are on television. right, everybody? >> allegedly. >> i'm going on vacation and i want to say, merry christmas! >> oh, merry christmas. >> hi, and we stole your co-host. >> i know. i saw your wine. >> drink up. nice talking to you. tamron hall, everybody! >> the cutest -- >> see what just happened? >> -- little caper i've ever seen. >> we never know who's dropping by, jane. >> that sexy underwear -- >> everything tamron wears is sexy. doesn't matter. you know who is here himself? santa is here. whethe

. >> john: brian schmetzer described him as a humble steward of the club taking over for schmidt. justin morrow off the bar. the difference maker round before roman torres stepped up to win it. hundreds of fans who traveled from seattles and the thousands watching able to celebrate the mls cup. our heineken moment of the match. roman torres. >> brad: sets up. the short run up. that's one of the moments of the match. i think there will be an a lot people congratulating stefan frei. that save off jozy altidore's header is one of the very best saves that you will see this season. in any league, john. >> john: what a night. that a victory for the seattle cup. in a 6t round penalty shootout. down to rob. we will be with you through the trophy presentation. first time in mls cup team a team failed to register a shot on goal and yet seattle wins here in the mls cup 2016. you see that pocket of fans up high. in the second tier of the stands here. in the end, i am not sure they were the better team on the day. but it's a wonderful story tonight. . >> we were sitting here saying seattle wil

eric schmidt-matzen usually walks away from his holiday job with a big smile. the 61-year-old man loves children and the holiday season. but things changed when he was called to the bed side of a terminally ill 5-year-old boy. at first had no idea what to do. he somehow gained his composure and gave the child a toy and these inspiring words. >> when you get up to those pearly gates, you tell them that you're santa's number one elf. he was like, i am? you sure are. i'm sure they will let you right in. he said, they will? and i said i know it. and he gave me a big hug. i held him and he looked up at me and he said santa, can you help me? and that's when he passed. at's when he passed. >> the little boy's death left the santa questioning whether he could continue to do his job. but now schmidt-matzen says he plans to spend every holiday season visiting sick children. >>> well, christmas gifts arrived at the international space station today thanks to japan. a japanese cargo ship pulled up at the orbiting lab. the capsule contained food, water, batteries and other

today he is making the solar system out of play-do with his friend defenseman nate schmidt. >> it's nice to replace the bad memories with memories like this. we are thankful that they are here. >> the kids get a few moments out of the hospital room or away from treatment to forget about being sick. >> sign these! my shirt. a piece of paper. and all that. and the hockey puck. >> putting their artistic skills to the test. capital theme canvas paintings that will be auctioned off to benefit tracy's kids, a program helping young families cope with the stress of cancer. >> it's fun to be here. the kids are having fun. we are having a great time. >> these are memories the kids wil thurs that will -- pictures that will last a lifetime. maureen: we have breaking news from prince george's county. skytrak7 is over the scene of a crash in adelphi. rescuers working to free a person from a minivan after hit a tree. two people have already been removed from the vehicle. both are expected to survive. jonathan: change the gears to talk about the weather situation. a lot of folks are bringing blankets an

where highway department director, scott schmidt, says 28, salt-filled snow plows are loaded, and lined-up, for duty. are gonna come in, how long theyre gonna be in the shop, so they can, kinda, coordinate that, because they only have so many hours that they can be on the road. meanwhile, in this business, when you see a weather forecast, like that, that usually translates into sales dollars. at this cabelas location, the extra work is welcome, when its inspired by winter weather, and the seasonal surge. our folks are ... very seasoned, so they know, when we have those kinda things, comin together, for us, theyre working extra hard to get out the seasonal items, and then, the weather-related items, a lot of folks, in these parts, say they plan on getting their errands run, early, saturday--so as to avoid the snowfall. but, those who are out, in the elements, with the snow plows, are reminded to give them a buffer. of 500 feet, if possible. this is the very latest, in washington county. i'm justin williams, fox 6 news. weather winter storm watch for all of se wi from saturday night through

trooper dave schmidt says the he says the cruiser is totaled. it is state law to move over and slow down for emergency vehicles. >> and now let's take a live look at the roads from our department of transportation cameras. you can see the snow on the shoulders but the roads are pretty clear. keep in mind that bridges and overpasses are the first surfaces to get slick when temperatures dip. melinda: new this morning, a recount in michigan must start by noon today. tim elliott is in the wisn 12 newsroom learning new good morning, tim. tim: late last night, a judge rejected an effort by state officials to delay the hand counting the state's 4.8 million ballots to wednesday. green party presidential candidate jill stein, who requested the recount, said this delay would have cut the recount too close to the december 13th deadline. president-elect donald trump won michigan with a little more than 10,000 votes. this weekend she gave up her bid for an election recount in pennsylvania. steps later today outside trump tower in new york. back to you. tim,

>> rob schmidt in new york tonight. thank you, rob. >>> football, a part of the holiday season as much as food and shopping. but as the college bowl season approaches, the big new year's weekend, some schools are fighting off negative press. correspondent mike tobin reports from chicago. >> reporter: with multimillion dollar payouts and national prestige on the line, critics charge the pressure to cover up a dark side of college sports is running away from us. >> if we're not really concerned about who's on the field and what they've done to other students and what that says about the culture role, participating in it, i think there's a concern there. >> reporter: star running back scheduled to take the field when oklahoma plays in the sugar bowl. he served a one-year suspension for bashing a woman in the face breaking four bones. that was before the video got out and the public saw the violent reality of that assault. the coach who once supported him changed his tune. >> it was, you knows, significant penalty and disci

the shop, so they can, kinda, coordinate that, because they only have so many hours that they can schmidt mentions the restrictions on snow plow operators... .he says they can work 16 hours, before a break is required. plow drivers say you should give them some room on the road to let them work. track the weather anywhere. just download the fox six storm center app. it's free for apple and android devices. president barack obama has ordered a full review into any alleged "malicious cyber activity" linked to the u-s elections. this comes as u-s intelligence officials say russia did election...claiming the russian government directed the compromise of emails of u-s political organizations. tonight, the trump camp dismissed the claims, saying the election is over and it's time to move on. to the recount now... a federal judge says an effort to stop wisconsin's recount was "dead on arrival" in his courtroom. that means the counting -- which is almost done -- will continue. great america pac and stop hillary pac filed the federal lawsuit last week, to shut it down. the judge said there's virtu

where highway department director, scott schmidt, says 28, salt-filled snow plows are loaded, and lined-up, for duty. theyre meeting, early, today, to discuss when the first guys are gonna come in, how long theyre gonna be in the shop, so they can, kinda, coordinate that, because they only have so many hours that they can be on the when you see a weather forecast, like that, that usually translates into sales dollars. at this cabelas location, the extra work is welcome, when its inspired by winter weather, and the seasonal surge. when you have the double whammy of the holiday traffic, and the impending weather, it does, it makes for a lotta traffic, coming in. and, our folks are ... very seasoned, so they know, when we have those kinda things, comin together, for us, theyre working extra hard to get out the seasonal items, and then, the weather-related items, also. restrictions on snow plow operators -- who, he says, can only work 16 hours, before a break is required. and, speaking of a break--that's exactly what those operators request from drivers, in the form of a 500 foot buffer, for t

. >> commander schmidt says that two officers from the department have been struck by vehicles this year. they survived. colorado law says that drivers must move over at least one lane for emergency vehicles with light on. if you can't get over, there's traffic, slow down. tickets and 70 warnings to drivers. >> my apologies. i misspoke. >>> half a dozen people with disabilities are suing in court over access to red rocks. they say they are denying people in wheelchairs access to red rocks. >> reporter: it is the place to come if you're visiting or live here. >> i moved out to colorado in that i wanted to do. >> reporter: a favorite for many like frank mango. until three years ago, frank could sit anywhere that he wanted. >> i was preparing my home and i fell through the -- from the seco story wn to the deck below. >> repoer: red rocks unique structure only allows two wheelchair accessible rows, one in the front and one all the way in the back. >> it isn't a great view. and row one is almost always sold out. but then available at inflated prices on third party sites. >> i'm not going to s