stephen watson is live in indianapolis. stephen, the badgers are used to big games like this. stephen: you would think the badgers have a timeshare here in title. tonight marks the sixth top 10 matchup. the badgers have won three of those already does year. tonight is another chapter in an already historic year for paul chryst and his badgers. >> to me, what does it mean to those players. how they can maximize it is pretty cool to see. this is a big deal that we are here. i that i have appreciated a ton this year is their ability to make the most of the moment. stephen: making his first appearance here as the head coach. in 2011, he was an offense of coordinator. a lot made on what a win here hear what chyrst has to say coming up in big 12 sports saturday. ,sheldon: thank you so much. our live coverage of the badgers in the big ten championship game continues next on big 12 sports saturday. stephen will join us for another live report from indy. we'll take a look at wisconsin's chances to make college football's playoffs. plus who's the badgers mvp this , season? that's all co

but they did speak to the media today, including quarterback aaron rodgers. 12 sports stephen watson reports from lambeau field. stephen: aaron rodgers has put an end to all this regressing talk. he currently ranks first i nfl in passing yards, passing touchdowns, and completions. with the texans coming to town, he says the packers are back in the right mental state. >> the ride back, on the plane, there is a lot more energy than a loss. we have had a rough stretch for a while, and i don't think we are out of the woods yet. we are one game better than we word last week, so it is still a lot in front of us. it is about executing better. we did a great job on third down the other night. we have to be sharp. i have to be sharp. i have to keep playing well. stephen: he says his hamstring is improving. he said "different year, different injury." his limitations have allowed him to game plan more for the houston texans. stephanie: thanks, stephen. reporters that he separated his shoulder on this play in the first quarter of monday's night's game in philly. he called it a cheap shot by one o

they beat the golden eagles on their home court 93-84. 12 sports stephen watson reports from the bradley center. stephen: six different badgers scored in double figures, one of them being ethan happ. the key to this game for the badgers was there 16-0 run early nine empty possessions from marquette. >> our offense helped our defense. we were able to score at the rim. >> you can't make a run if you keep trading buckets. so we had to make sure we had some stops. >> we wanted to come here and play hard and get the loose ball's first. >> we allow a t playing a team that has a chance to make a final four run and you get momentum, that is a recipe for disaster. stephen: in the last seven meetings, six games decided by 10 or less points. in the last 15 games, wisconsin leads marquette 8-7 in wins. stephanie: thank you, stephen. after a heartbreaking loss last night in milwaukee, the bucks the game against the wizards tipped off about 20 minutes ago. we will have highlights for you at 10:00. finally uw-oshkosh hosting john , carroll in the semi-finals of the division three college football playo

this video was taken within the hour by 12 sports stephen watson, while his photographer was driving. now to the packers game. quarterback aaron rodgers left early, nursing an injury. needles is here. dan, even that injury couldn't keep the packers from earning a crucial victory. dan: and their playoff hopes are very much alive. it is actually very simple for the packers, beat the bears, vikings and lions the next 3 weeks, and have detroit lose one other game, and green bay wins the nfc north division title. they took a huge step with today's win over the seahawks. and it was more than just a win, as green bay pounded one of the top teams in the nfl third play from scrimmage, aaron rodgers to davante adams opening score. that is one of three td passes by rodgers although he hurt his right calf on the play. former badger russell wilson had a miserable day for the seahawks. wilson was intercepted 5 times, that is a career high. damarious randall had two of the picks. the packers win 38-to-10 and as 12 sports stephen watson reports, the focus now turns to the latest injury for aaron rodg

to stephen watson for his recent emmy when last night. a local farm is working to brighten the holidays. coming up up, the national campaign happening this weekend to help soldiers have a merry christmas, plus sally severson in the weather center might see some flakes. >> it is a snowy sunday with the in a little bit later. >> get important local news janet, i'm giving you an extra week's vacation! 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 connect all your devices. call now. for $89.99 a month you'll get free hd channels, 30 meg internet and unlimited calling. andy: welcome it is almost 6:00 on this sunday, december 4. it will be a busy sunday with football and shopping and some snow. a lot of s's. this is the first one so we have to be careful. sally: i am delighted that it is not com

have a 23% chance of winning the nfc north, and a 38% chance to make the playoffs. 12 sports stephen watson has our exclusive one-on-one with packers kicker mason crosby. stephen: will win aaron rodgers made that comment about running the table, did all of you buy into it or think it would he a reality and what it could be in three games? >> i think all of us in the locker room felt the same way. aaron there and the face of the team. he said what we were all thinking, that we were getting some guys back. we were right there. it was the feeling of we need to start fast. we need to, like i said, play complete games, and aaron rodgers saw that, and we all were feeling it, and now we are putting it together. the work throughout the week is finally coming through there on three weeks ago, there was speculation that mike mccarthy's job was in jeopardy. now, after three straight wins, the packers still have a shot at the playoffs. so how did this team keep it together? >> we are a positive bunch of people. look at my face. i am a positive guy. the locker room is the heartbeat, the paul's. you keep

here's stephen watson with packers kicker mason crosby. stephen: you have known aaron rodgers may be as long as anyone goes out and has a performance like he did on two injured legs? >> he is special. the things he is able to do. it is a team game. the line has been protecting. a great passion rush, a great defense, the way they are protected come his elusiveness in the pocket and finding receivers. putting in that work on and off the field, and i think guys respect that and look at that in say, man, look at our leader there, he is grinding, making sure he is able to play on sunday even when he is not fully healthy. dan: thank you, stephen. the bucks have dropped under .500, and into last place after losing their last three games. the bucks and bulls play back-to-back games this week, thursday in milwaukee, then friday in chicago. the 14th-ranked badgers host green bay tomorrow. marquette, when they held the golden eagles to just ten points in the first 12 minutes of the second half, an effort they can build on. >> 100% stops. you get 20, a

stephen watson is in next with -- with sports. right now though here are , tonight's winning lottery announcer: big 12 sports presented by menards. stephen: last season, the badger basketball team entered their rivalry game with marquette on the heels of an upset loss against milwaukee. no panthers on the schedule this year. bucky got the lowly bengals of idaho state instead. the badgers able to finish off a spotless four-game homestand. first half, bronson koenig knocks down the wide open triple, 21 points on seven-of-10 shooting for him. his prot?g? d'mitrick trice hits from the corner his only three , points of the game. later in the half, ethan happ backing down the defender. he gets the hoop and the harm, 12 points, 12 rebounds, his fourth double double in the last six games. alley-oop to khalil iverson, who finishes with the hammer. nigel hayes only getting 21 minutes tonight, but makes the no worry about a letdown tonight, badgers win big 78-44. >> they see the scoreboard too. they have a lot of things on their mind, rolling

stephen watson, wisn 12 news. andy: and before our check of weather, a big shout-out to emmy-award winning stephen there. and thank you for that regional emme. sally: that is right. congratulations to him. today the snow. and it will be light and steady day today. the doppler 12 winter weather advisory covers all of us. most of us a one to two snowfall. and away from the lake higher totals. readings in the low to mid-30's. and a mix along the lake from time to time thanks to the warm lake. but we will keep you up-to-date on. andy: a lot of patients this sunday. have a great day. the average age of a homeless person is 9 years old. my dream is to help kids living on the streets with education. charles what's up man? -whoa! how can we help? -ah man! wait, is that a basketball player? yes! -wow! my heart's about to jump out my chest man. 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 for a lifetime. t

plus, 12 sports stephen watson asks the wide receiver about the state of the packers offense. stephen: very fired up whenever you make a big play. i noticed that about davante adams as well, but jordy nelson seems to be extremely animated this year. have you guys noticed that? >> yeah, we noticed it. we love seeing that from him. just because it at something to the game. it shows we are having fun, enjoying it, and to see him having fun like that, we definitely love seeing it from him. inspired you with how he has come back this season? >> it is great. the special thing about jordy nelson, he never changes from day to day, and that is what makes him who he is. coming off an injury, we knew geordie would be geordie -- jordy nelson would be jordy nelson, and he has had the opportunities to make those plays. stephen: i know of a lot of stuff was made a a that there is a sense of urgency. our opportunities are running down, and we have the ability to do that, going out there and proving it every week. that is what is important for us right now, that we are handling each week the be

this morning, the green bay packers are celebrating a victory over the seattle seahawks, but stephen watson reports from lambeau field quarterback aaron rodgers is now dealing with an injury. >> good morning from lambeau field where the packers are keeping the postseason hopes align with a win over the seahacks and once again it is aaron rodgers camp that is >> i would like to talk about the win. >> with the packers up four scores they bench rodgers early in the 4th. even with the hobbled rodgers, they have outscored the opponents in the winning streak and rodgers completed 74% of the rating over 125. >> he's very disciplined in the distribution of the football and keeping us favorable. he played excellent tonight. >> the most impressive, aaron hasn't lost a game at lambeau field in the last 8 years. >> that is a statement win last night. winter weather in michigan leads to a scary situation on a runway. adrienne: the plane that skidded off the tarmac and ended up stuck in the snow. what passengers are saying about that experience this morning. ben: plus, snowfall in california mountains le

hip injury he has an mri scheduled for tomorrow, but a source close to melvin told 12 sports stephen watson that gordon is in good spirits, and is hopeful he will return this season, the panthers beat the chargers 28-to-16. the dolphins are right in the middle of the afc wild card race, but they suffered a cruel blow today in their 26-to-23 overtime win over the cardinals. miami quarterback ryan tannehill was hit right in the knee by calais campbell the result, a a snow covered field in buffalo could not slow down steelers running back leveon bell today. bell rushed for a pittsburgh record 236 yards, and finished with 298 total yards, more than the entire buffalo offense. he also scored three times in the steelers 27-to-20 win. this perfectly encapsulates the cleveland browns season their mascot brownie the elf attempted to scoop up a loose ball, and, down goes frazier. unable to recover the fumble. the bengals beat the browns 23-to-10 today, cleveland drops to 0-and-13, and have to beat the bills, chargers or steelers to avoid becomming the second team in nfl history to finish 0-and-16. th

coming up in our next half hour, 12 sports stephen watson sits down with randall cobb to talk about the state of the packers offense in our exclusive one-on-one. plus, david stearns had a busy day at the winter meetings. the deal he made with the red sox today that sent tyler thornburg to boston. patrick: thank you. a homeowner is frightened when she sees who is at her door. out, she finds out it's a ups driver. why the company defended the employee's choice to hide his face. >> i am sally kidd in washington, the pentagon could have saved 120 $5 billion in joyce: it's been awhile, but tonight was a good reminder, the winter is here and it can get cold. adults and children in wauwatosa were sure to cover their ears and heads while they waited for the holiday train. those temperatures will continue to drop. patrick: and the wind l make it feel colder as well. mark, we haven't felt this in awhile, so it almost seems worse than it is. mark: we are not acclimated. we have not had any of this cold, so now when it hits, the wind goes right through you. later it up. you will need it all. not ba

and as 12 sports stephen watson reports, number 12 has also found a favorite new target this season. stephen: aaron rodgers joked y receiver is only for fantasy football and contract negotiations, and he throws to the receiver that is open, and that has been davante adams of late. >> obviously i feel way better body wise, especially this late in the season, i feel amazing. i always tell everybody that once i am healthy that i will be able to produce. i will not be perfect, but i hoping to keep it rolling. >> >> you seen on the touchdowns he scored on slant rounds, getting that line of separation -- that degree of separation at the line of scrimmage. that stuff he was not able to do last year because of his injuries, so i never lost faith in him at all because he gets open a lot, and he has obviously aren't a lot of my trust this year and is playing very co he is playing right now. stephen: scoring twice against the eagles, davante adams moved up to fourth in receiving touchdowns. stephanie: thanks, stephen. as for clay matthews, he told the media today that he separated his left shoul

big 12 sports stephen watson will be in indianapolis for the big game, look for his live reports tomorrow on wisn 12 news including big 12 sports saturday at 6:30 p.m. >> looking forward to that. >> the bucks on a 3-game winning streak. the bucks travelled to the nets. bucks win 111-93. the nets return to the bradley center on saturday. >> brewers fans can add to the team gear. there is a clubhouse sale starting tomorrow. the sale is tomo p.m. and saturday from 8-5. >> new this morning, mixing christmas and st. patrick's day celebration. >> you are invited to the trinity celebration and free irish dance lesson. it is all part of christmas in the third ward. >> that's -- >> that's an electric bill there. >> yes, that is true. the dancing display the tour of the holiday lights, this is 69th street in kenosha. you can tune in the radios to 101.3 fm. can you believe that? >> i bet the thrilled. >> so if you see a home that's decked out that you think needs to be on tv -- i can't believe this. the video ran out. >> well, the power went out. >> we are starting it again. >> i'm in a trance here.

dan: stephen watson is headed to indianapolis for the big ten championship. look for his live reports tomorrow on wisn 12 news, including big 12 sports saturday at 6:30 p.m. aaron rodgers celebrated his 33rd birthday today. the packers quarterback is listed as questionable for sunday's game against the texans. clay matthews, blake martinez, and jake ryan are also questionable. t.j. lang is doubtful. demetri goodson and kyler fackrell are out. that's four linebackers on that report. the packers defense hopes to they left off monday night, not really actually began. the eagles drove 81 yards for a touchdown on their first drive, but were held to two field goals the rest of the way on six drives. >> we do some other things, mixing things up. we don't want to continue to do the same things that teams have been killing us on. , and it is up to everybody to execute. i think we did a good job out there. dan: and, vintage tiger woods today in the second round of the hero world challenge, his first pga tour event since 2015. look at this shot. tiger did not make a sin

football team weighs in on why they deserve to be in the college football playoffs with a win on stephen watson is in next saturday. with sports. right now though here are , tonight's winning lottery ? think of your fellow man. ? ? lend him a helping hand. ? ? put a little love in your heart. ? ? take a good look around... ? ? ...and if you're lookin' down, ? ? put a little love in your heart. ? ?put a little love in your heart.? ? in your heart. ? (avo) the subaru share the love event is happening now and will have given ninety million dollars to help real people like these. 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 connect all your devices. call now. for $89.99 a month you'll get free hd channels, 30 meg internet and unlimited calling. announcer: big 12 sports presented by menards. stephen: through the first 10 games, not a single packers

started all 12 games at left tackle, was a consensus first team all-big ten selection. 12 sports stephen watson will be in indianapolis for the big ten championship. look for his live reports saturday on wisn 12 news, including big 12 sports saturday at 6:30 p.m. onto college hoops. marquette wrapping up a three-game homestand against western carolina. winning streak. and they were soaring early. marquette with the steal. then jajuan johnson with a little showtime. eagles up 6-0. a few minutes later, the freshman from stevens point, sam hauser, knocks down the tray. marquette on top by 12 still in the first half. eagles flying away at this point . the other freshman, markus howard, hits the wide open three. he's going to finish with 17 points. marquette shooting 72.4% from the field in the first half, up 38 at the break. marquette doesn't reach 100 points, but wins easily over the catamounts 90-44. right across the street, hosting jacksonville. early on, underneath to johnson. trailing, but not for long. ringing in the three-pointer. leading by nine at the half. final two minutes, jacksonville

stephanie sutton and stephen watson have team coverage up next in sports. but first, here are tonight's winning lottery numbers. announcer: big 12 sports presented by menards. stephanie: a busy week for the bucks. tonight was their third game in the last four nights. milwaukee trying to bounce back with a win on the road in our nation's capital. we pick up action in the second quarter. bucks down two. john henson with the floater, but giannis antetokounmpo is there for the put-back dunk. game is tied at 48. third quarter now, the greek freak with the sweet spin move down the lane. he scores 28 points tonight. fast forward to the fourth quarter. jason terry kicks it to mirza teletovic, who knocks down the bucks up three. but later in the fourth quarter, wizards up by one with the ball -- bucks with the ball, but kelly oubre junior comes away with the steal and flushes it home on the other end. he scores a career high 19 points tonight. the bucks lose in washington for a fifth straigh time. the final 110-105. always an entertaining game is the most they ever

dan: 12 sports stephen watson is headed to indianapolis for the big ten championship. look for his live reports tomorrow on wisn 12 news, and big 12 sports saturday at 6:30 p.m. the brewers were not able to trade chris carter by tonight's deadline, so he becomes a free agent. scooter gennett did sign a one-year deal to avoid arbitration. and, milwaukee native skip kendall has qualified to play on the pga champions tour next year, along with jerry kelly and steve stricker. patrick: little bit. only on 12 news, a special bond between a local man and a construction crew. adrienne: coming up, how that bond formed and the surprise way the crew is now thanking him. >> the election is over, but bitter, angry emotions between patrick: it's been nearly a month since election day, and the feelings are still strong. adrienne: between election recounts and nasty exchanges between the campaigns, post-election emotions are incredibly high. jennifer davis is covering the on display all week at a trump rally, on twitter and tv and even at a long-established post-election forum where s

lose the big ten championship the final 38-31. , joining us now is emmy award winning reporter stephen watson. seriously he just won an emmy tonight. good night for you, bad night for the badgers. stephen: the badgers certainly didn't win an emmy. this wisconsin team, at one quarter. according to espn, they had a 97 probability rate of winning this football game, but after that, they were outscored 31-3. they allowed a lot of big plays. in six plays over 20 yards, very uncharacteristic of this wisconsin defense. i caught up with them, of very dejected locker room. let's hear from the emotional badgers. >> it sucks , especially when you pride yourself on bouncing back when your back is against the wall. we did not do that. we could not stop the slide tonight, and we have to go back and figure it out. >> extremely disappointed, extremely sorry to the badger nation, to the fans, extremely disappointed. there is a lot of good that will come out of this. we will play. we will persevere. we will work hard. brothers. stephen: wisconsin, all three losses this season have come to top 10 teams in the c

big 12 sports stephen watson will be in indianapolis for the big game, look for his live reports tomorrow on wisn 12 news including big 12 sports saturday at 6:30 p.m. wisn 12 news time now is 6:52. the weeke i >> yes, it is. a live look outside from news chopper 12. a little damp on the roads. a final check on the traffic and the average age of a homeless person is 9 years old. charles what's up man? -whoa! how can we help? -ah man! wait, is that a basketball player? yes! -wow! my heart's about to jump out my chest man. 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 for a lifetime. did you see his big old feet? look. >> welcome back. now to chaek on the top stories. >> day two of the presiia the election workers are starting to check ballots at 8:00 this morning. 2.9 million ballots in the state that need to be counted. >> the supervisor wants sheriff david clarke to resign after the death of four at the county the sheriff said supervisor who... >> later today, the u.s. h

andy: big 12 sports stephen watson is in indianapolis for the big 10 championship. look for his live reports tonight on wisn 12 news, including big 12 sports saturday at 6:30 p.m. to the pros now. aaron rodgers and clay matthews are both listed as questionable for tomorrow's game against the houston texans. that said packers coach mike , mccarthy said yesterday that he expects both will play. the texans won their only previous appearance at lambeau field in 2008. that was the last time the packers missed the playoffs. kick off tomorrow is at noon. today, your family is invited to lambeau field for the 11th annual festival of lights. starting at 5:00 tonight, you can visit with santa, make packer-themed holiday cookies and cards, and listen to area high school choirs. the tree lighting ceremony is at 6:30. it's all free. you are encouraged to bring new, unwrapped toys to donate to toys on the wisn 12 news holiday lights tour, we took a drive to 64th street in kenosha. this home has holiday favorites lining the sidewalk: snowmen, santa, reindeer, and a penguin. if you

stephen watson is in indianapolis for the big 10 championship. look for his live reports and clay matthews are listed at questionable for tomorrow's game against the texans. mike mccarthy expects both will play. the texans won their only previous appearance in 2008 the last time the packers missed the playoffs. kickoff is at noon. today your family is invited to lambeau field for the lights. the tree lighting ceremony is at 6:30. it is free. you're encouraged to bring toys for toys for taughts. the wisn 12 news holidays lights tour. sixty-fourth street in kenosha. this home has holiday favorites lining the sidewalks. if you see some nice holiday lights and think we should highlight, send us an e-mail at friday at 10:00 a.m. wisn 12 news time 8:05. santa claus may wear red, but his ergs wear brown. one of the busiest times of the year for u.p.s., mike anderson got inside of the local distribution center, they are busy is looking for help. mike: it is the bistiest time of the year for parcel deliveries in america. and u.p.s. drivers are on the case

big 12 sports stephen watson look for his live reports tomorrow on wisn 12 news including big 12 sports saturday at 6:30 p.m. >> and now to weatherwatch 12, now to a check on the forecast with jeremy knoll nelson. >> good morning, we are dealing with plenty of clouds for the remainder of today. cloudy skies out there and chill ri. factor in the winds and pushing the windchill to the feels like temperature into the 20s. here is the forecast for the day, peeks of sunshine, especially once we get into the afternoon, a breeze, that will be gusting at times. this weekend a chance of light >> announcer: it's "live with kelly!" today, comedian and talk show host chelsea handler. and from "fresh off the boat," randall park. and we wrap up the "live's at the latest holiday tech gadgets. plus, the lovely busy philipps is kelly's cohost for the hour. all next on "live!" ? ? [cheering and applauding] and now, here are kelly ripa and busy philipps! [cheering and applauding] ? ?

you know. ( laughter ) >> stephen: uh-huh, uh-huh. >> but i think it would be a little-- it would be a bit much if i insisted that john watsonephen: just once. like, he get drunk and you, like, take some iawaska tea or something and you can figure it out, and he can't. wouldn't that be fun? >> i think what you see in this show is the balance of his amazing brain and his great intellect, which is kind of, you know, way beyond anybody else's. but john kind of-- what john brings to it is, he humanizes it. and he's able to sort of hold sherlock's hand through life and go, "this is actually how real people think and this is how stuff works," you know, while sherlock is going off on these amazing kind of fireworks of intellect, john is going, "yeah, but we've got to pay the rent." or you realize you just hurt someone's feelings there, because sherlock doesn't see that. >> stephen: no, and he also has a kind of stifled emotional life, too. >> yeah, he does. >> stephen: but your fans-- your fans do not have a stifled emotional life-- >> what's the opposite of a stifled emotional life? because that's what they have. >> stephen: and t

stephen: welcome back, everybody. my next guest is an emmy award-winning actor best known for "the hobbit," the television series "fargo," and as dr. watson on "sherlock." >> how is it going fatherhood. >> good, great, amazing. >> get anything sleep? >> of course, not. >> beck and call of a screaming demanding baby woken up at all hours. must be very different. >> you know how it is. all you do is clean up their mess, pat them on the head. >> youwo having a little joke? >> never a word of thanks. can't even tell people's faces apart. >> you're so clever. >> is it about me? >> i think that really might be it. >> stephen: please welcome martin freeman. >> steph: i was just admiring your jacket backstage. that's fantastic. >> thanks. >> stephen: i like the double-breasted. i like the tailored cut. launch a frigate. >> you better believe it, baby. >> stephen: welcome aboard. >> you're going to pipe me aboard. >> stephen: i will pipe you aboard. >> i'd love you to pipe me. >> stephen: you can say that on cbs. >> we just did. >> stephen: speaking of piping you. this is a great time of year to see martin freeman naked. >> oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. >