former college students who live in wisconsin. until now it's served only students in the u-w system. governor walker says the move will help more students get low-interest loans and refinance debt. u-w credit union offers interest rates ranging from 2-point-2 percent 6- uw-madison chancellor rebecca blank will ask the university's governing board to raise tuition for out-of- state and professional students. the wisconsin state journal reports that blank also told faculty that the flagship school in madison will distribute nine-million dollars in raises and bonuses to faculty and academic staff. blank says the university needs to stabilize its financial basis as state funding declines. a "recall alert" on a popular voluntarily recalling more than 132-thousand pounds of chicken nuggets. the company received reports of "hard, white plastic" was found in some of them. the 5-pound bags of fully cooked panko chicken nuggets were sold at costco stores nationwide. no injuries have been caught on camera: a wild chase through a motel parki

first of all, how does it feel to be back in wisconsin? >> it feels great to be back here, some wonderful memories, just driving down some of these streets, i reminisce with my years playing with the packers. it is special to be here. i feel blessed. >> when you look back at your nfl career, what does this place mean to you? >> wow i, don't think oh, man, -- you can put that into words. it is a very rare, unique, and special accomplishment. like i said, i feel blessed to have been able to do that. >> what is the one thing you to come back often at all because of my job. i travel every weekend. going to lambeau field, it was so special to go into lambeau field with a couple of producers and see their reaction. it was like a moment when they stepped into lambeau field feared that was like a moment. it was tremendous for me to witness it. >> how about the cheesecake? >> when you travel like i do, you have to watch your diet. >> time. college game day, 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on saturday. >> thank you. kathy: the packers are using tomorrow's g

wisconsin usually with the world battleground. the first presidential...could have a big impact on the race. >> as we come through the debates, those people might make up their minds, and come home to their party. >> reporter: in the u.s. senate race, democrat russ feingold is up six points, leading ron johnson. for all things political, head >>> more card skimmers have been found in three kenosha atm's two trustone, one at 27th and wood row. the third at the nearby north shore bank. police are asking for help finding these men. the skimmers were installed over the card reader on the atms, there was also a camera installed to see pin numbers. the men were driving a dark colored mercedes benz with indiana license plates, if you know the suv call kenosha police. >>> milwaukee police arrested a man for burglarizing beans & barley. police arrested the 57-year-old milwaukee man who was actually in the restaurant. >>> also new at 10:00, milwaukee fashion week kicks off tomorrow. coreen zell is live downtown with the big event. >> report

because we need to export wisconsin products, not wisconsin jobs. looking ahead.. the sixth annual wisconsin bat sixth annual wisconsin bat festival is going on this weekend at the milwaukee public museum. you can come face-to-face with the world's largest bat... the gigantic flying fox bat from southeast asia. the festival runs from 9 a-m until 4 p-m saturday. it's free to attend. it should be some perfect weather this weekend to sample some of the best beer and cider this side of lake michigan. milwaukee's cider and nano beer fest is saturd unlimited 3 ounce samples of more than 70 different ciders and beer... along with live entertainment and guests will get a free tasting glass. thousands of runners will be in milwaukee this weekend for the 36th annual lakefront marathon. the race starts at 7:30 sunday morning in grafton and ends in veterans park. runners from 40 states and five countries are expected to participate. live at 12:30 is up next-- is up next-- a handful of schools closed today because of mold.. what school officials are doing about the problem.also

was born in wisconsin. a special win. one they won't ever forget. at lambeau field, stephen watson, wisn 12 sports. thema: the badgers' next game is next saturday at camp randall stadium against akron. wisn 12 news time is 7:06. at the vatican, the pope reportedly kept saying mother teresa instead of saint teresa. he told the massive crowd it will be hard for admirers to make the switch, since mother teresa's saintliness is quote, "so close to us." at today's mass were a priest and about two dozen pilgrims from southeastern wisconsin. saint teresa worked for decades in india serving the poor and homeless, especially women and children. she died in 1997. after today's mass, the pope organized for a pizza lunch to be served inside the vatican saint teresa's honor. the group she founded, sisters of charity, will hand out food to the poor in india. earlier this week, marquette university honored the now saint teresa with a mass near the statue of her on campus. the nobel prize winner visited the school 35 years

because we need to export wisconsin products, not wisconsin jobs. taking a look at the market right now...dow:nasdaq:s and p: americans will be splurging on candy, costumes and all things spooky like never before this halloween season.that's according to the national retail federation's annual halloween survey.it found total spending for halloween this year is expected to reach 8-point-4 billion dollars. folks are expected to spend about 82-dollars--- that's nearly nine dollars more than last year. halloween costume and p-j set depicting a polynesian figure featured in its upcoming animated movie, moana.the company pulled the products from its website after some critics deemed them offensive by deemed them offensive by allowing a child to wear the skin color of another race. disney apologized and said it regrets offending anyone. the dress marilyn monroe wear when she sang happy birthday to president john f. kennedy will be auctioned in november. dress was designed exclusively for monroe in 19-62.the dress sold in 19-99 for a little more than one-po

because we need to export wisconsin products, not wisconsin jobs. they will have had a full week of film study and practice reps by t play sunday afternoon. but will that be enough for the packers offense to find a rhythm? if aaron rodger's bad mood on wednesday is any indication, things should get better. jordy nelson has other reasons for them to expect improvement against the lions. "we've done it before. we've had a lot of history together. we have confidence in one another. we won't ever panic over one game or anything like that. so, we know we can do it. we've done it in the past. it's just getting in that be seen right here on fox 6 at noon sunday. we will be live from lambeau with complete postgame coverage including guests and locker room reaction. then we'll wrap up the entire day with the fox 6 sports blitz at 10:35. tomorrow, the march towards a big ten championship gets underway for the badgers when they take on michigan state. both teams have started 3-0. for the badgers it's been about their defense and they know it's that side of the

because we need to export wisconsin products, not wisconsin jobs. i'm russ feingold and i approve this message. the last time these teams played, we know what happened. rodgers to rodgers--hail mary... that ring a bell? bell?but besides that miracle play, since 2013, this series has been even. three wins, three losses for each team bad the lions have been, it's always a game when they play the packers and that's where we begin chalk talk with gary ellerson. 3 what is it about the lions that the packers can't figure out?at first it was ndamukong suh, then it was nick fairley. you add ziggy ansah then deandre levy, a kid from wisconsin. they had a nice defense but right now, ansah won't play, now, play, levy probably won't play. suh is in miami, i have no idea if fairley is still in the league. i expect the packers to exploit this lions defense. rodgers has to be on. i know a lot of people are lookig at the se stats and rodgers isn't playing well. at the end of the day, i got my money on rodgers.if the packers end up 1-2 to star the possibility..no th

joyce: wisconsin's u.s. senate race is also heating up. both russ feingold and incumbent ron johnson are on the attack in new campaign ads launched today. wisn 12 news political reporter kent wainscott did some fact checking on the claims in those ads, kent? >> are throwing punches they've thrown before. ron johnson comparing russ feingold to hillary clinton, but with his own email scandal. and feingold blaming johnson for jobs being shipped out of the country. >> we need an economy that works for people like me. >> russ feingold's newest tv ad blasts ron johnson for his votes on various trade deals and makes a bold claim. >> senator johnson helps companies ship jobs overseas. >> we asked the feingold camp to thousands of wisconsin jobs shipped out of the country since 2011, though the report doesn't specifically connect those job losses to the trade deals cited in the ad. the johnson team claims feingold "peddling a false attack" and pretending to care about working families after voting in favor of higher taxes more than 270 times. at th

>> it has been big news in wisconsin. front page of the newspapers, on radio will stop as i was driving to the studio, was the lead story on public radio. this is being discussed a great deal. i would suggest that wisconsin is, like the rest of the country in this regard, and it is a challenging situation because the lines have been drawn so hard and so deeply that instead of what you would assume maybe 20, 30 years ago when you had a revelation of this tort where everybody is shocked and democraticyou have legislators calling for investigations, public interest groups calling for investigations. you have republican legislators kind of jumping into process and saying, well, how did the guardian -- what does the guardian have? how did this happen? thething to remember is john doe investigations, a couple have been going on for a long time in wisconsin, there have been a lot of leaks. clearly, with the guardian has now, is the biggest leak in the most detailed one, but there had been a lot over the years. so i think that yo

because we need to export wisconsin products, not wisconsin jobs. illinois' calling. calling the makers. the doers. those who prefer one-of-a-kind, to common fare. calling the endlessly curious, and the boundary pushers. st of their precious vacation days. this land is illinois. and its calling everyone, everywhere who's up for amazing. 4 your money this afternoon.... here's a look now at the markets at the close of more money headlines now.... c-v-s was supposed to launch its curbside pickup service today but decided to do it monday instead.the pharmacy chain says so many people tried to use it during the soft launch..orders were backlogged which slowed the system. the curbside pickup program lets customers order items online and pick them outside a c-v-s store in an hour. disney has stopped controversial halloween costume and pajama set.it depicts a polynesian figure from its upcoming animated movie "moana".disney pulled the costume after critics called it offensive because it lets a child wear the skin color of another race. americans are expected to spend more tha

most of southwest wisconsin getting showers and storms. we'll get closer where you can see sheboygan covered with rain, fond du lac covered with rain, northern dodge county getting moderate showers, and much more out to the west. clouds, you can see this line extending back to southwest wisconsin, much of the northern part of the state covered with rain. heavy downpours, there's a front right there across central wisconsin prompting a flash flood watch for fond du lac county, sheboygan and dodge, flash flood warnings to the west of there. some areas out in central wisconsin could pick up four, five, six inches of rain. so our computer models show rain returning, but the bulk, or the heaviest stays you're going to see that rain continuing on until 3:00 in the morning, and another batch of showers and storms rolling towards our northern counties by 10:00 in the morning, a few scattered showers and thunderstorms continuing on. temperatures have dropped with the rain down into the low 60s, 61 waukesha, 66 milwaukee, dew points are matching tha

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in south eastern wisconsin. if you weren't able to take part in sunday's race for the cure event -- you can still support the fight against breast cancer. we've posted a link where you can donate to susan g. komen southeast wisconsin on our website -- fox six now dot com, or your fox six news mobile app. we'll be right back royalty. prince william and kate - along with their children.... are spending the week in canada. it's actually the first official royal visit for 16 month old princess charlotte. the royal family are touring british columbia and the yukon... as part of a celebration of the u-k's friendship with canada. follow breaking news 24-7 by ga ? ? they shelter us from the storm. they teach us that beauty grows with age. they give us the air we breathe. nto colors we never thought possible. the nature of trees reminds us that there are bigger things in life than us. a lesson best learned in a 19 million acre land of giants. welcome to the woods, of pure michigan. (groaning softly) okay, who'd like to s

. >> i think wisconsin clearly is a very tight race. >> reporter: wisconsin is usually synonymous with battleground in presidential races. this year, quiet on the banker state campaign trail. clinton has yet to campaign here trump has been in wisconsin twice. which campaign needs wisconsin more to win the white house? >> for donald trump, one of the routes is through the industrial midwest. here, michigan, pennsylvania. we still look like the most competitive of those midwestern states. >> reporter: there are till plenty of wisconsin democrats and republicans not happy with their party's nominee. our political panel thinks the first presidential debate next monday could change needs to go out there and prove that he has a solid base of knowledge on the issues, and come cross presidential. people know him as a tv personality. he can't look like a tv personality. he needs to look like the president of the united states. >> i think what people are going to see are two different candidates and a clear choice between secretary clinton who has the qualifications to to the job and mr. trump,

plus, made in wisconsin. from beer, to boats, to those foam cheese heads, they have all put wisconsin on the map. how you can help choose the most iconic product made in the badger state. first, a live look outside on this saturday morning. a cooler, less humid day in store, but we are keeping an eye on possible on and off showers throughout the day. when those could come to your good morning, and welcome to wisn 12 news "this morning." i am thema ponton. thank you for starting your day with us. it is 5:00 a.m. on saturday morning. we will weatherwatch 12 get started with your forecast with meteorologist jeremy nelson. good morning, jeremy. jeremy: good saturday morning. one thing i want to encourage you to do before stepping out the door, grab and umbrella. on and off saturday forecast. plenty of dry time, too here or miss showers in the morning. we do have some clouds above downtown, close to 70 degrees, off to a warm and muggy start. the southwest breeze eventually returns northwest. that will tug in coole

rain is heading towards southeast wisconsin. we're tracking how long you'll need an umbrella. >> good morning and welcome to "wisn 12 news this morning" i'm melinda davenport. >> and i'm ben wagner. it's 4:30 on this friday, september 16th. we're in the weather center with meteorologist jeremy nelson in for sally. we are dry now but the morning >> yes, the rain showers are coming in the morning and wrapping up mid-morning and friday night football a few more showers and thunderstorms. as we look at the radar, a few quick hitting downpours near madison and lifting to the north, northeast and the east ward progression is taking time and we are dry for the next one to two hours in milwaukee. it is feeling muggy today. weav dry toward downtown right now. but at least a chance of showers and thunderstorms arriving during the morning and exiting closer to midday, a few dry hours in the afternoon and going up to 77 degrees. the weekend, that's what you want to focus in on. that is coming up. >> thank you, jeremy. >> you can track today

the animals were handed over to the wisconsin humane society. pleasant is a hoarding situation due to the volume of cats inside the home. the health department— checked the quality of the air inside the home and say it is uninhabitable. 47:43 a lot of cats were in the house and as a result that produced an unsafe environment. the home will now sit empty off this quiet street— until the condition there improves. 46:27 its just not safe to live in at this point until things get cleaned up inside the house. the woman living in the home is investigating whether charges will be filed. we have new information on the two dozen dogs seized from a home in racine. all but two of them will be returned to the rescue organization "lucky mutts." the dogs were taken from a branch of the operation after they were found in filthy conditions. the current head of "lucky mutts" has provided ownership documentation for most of them and wants them returned. the wisconsin humane society doesn't know where the dogs will go since legally they can't return "t

not for wisconsin. today marks the first day of autumn.meteorological fall started the first of the month. as brian gotter tells us it's not time to bust out the flannel just yet, but how about the umbrella. meteorologist brian gotter joins us now with a look at after two years in the making-- a major development will reshape part of the wisconsin dells.while it will serve the tourism industry in the dells- it will also provide services for residents of the delozier explains. good, good, we stay very busy. inside thompson's full bloom - business is not the only thing growing.we grow them all from seed or from cuttings.but soon - just up the hill from maria rosholts shop the economy of wisconsin dells will grow as well.so a lot of great things going on in the dells.while the west end of broadway bustles with activity it stands in contrast to just up the street to the east.but we also recognized that there was residents that live not only in the city but surrounding our city.that will soon happen on this

plus, made in wisconsin. from beer, to boats, to those foam cheese heads, they have all put wisconsin on the map. how you can help choose the most iconic product made in the badger state. first, a live look outside on this saturday morning. a cooler, less humid day in happening throughout the day. when they could come to your neighborhood. good morning, and welcome to wisn 12 news "this morning." i am thema ponton. it's 7:00 a.m. let's get your day started with a look at your forecast. weatherwatch 12 meteorologist jeremy nelson is in the weather center with wet details. jeremy: we are expecting on and off showers throughout the day. keep an umbrella on standit you notice the showers are widely scattered going back to la crosse let's focus on southeast wisconsin. dry in milwaukee, that will be changing in the next 30-minutes to 60-minutes, a downpour from ottawa to oconomowoc. we can get a good idea of the rain in oconomowoc, it is going westbound, eastbound in this direction. it is muggy right now. we're wai

products, not wisconsin jobs. time now for adopt a pet. beth maresh from the wisconsin humane society is here with lily the six-month-old puppy. can call 414 animals or go to the link on fox6now.com people interested in adopting can call the ozaukee campus of the humane society in saukville at 262 377-7580 or go to the link on searching for suspects in the city's latest murder. what we know so far for some big campaign stops this week... where you can find donald trump's rally today and when democrats are expected to visit the area. good morning and welcome back to wakeup.. time now x:xx adlib weather forecast

stephen: it was categorized as a neutral wisconsin team, 48% were born in wisconsin, a special win, and one they certainly won't ever forget. stephanie: thank you, stephen. coming up later in sports, the other big story out of green bay. the packers cut josh sitton. the other players who are cut and the milwaukee native who made the team, coming up. adrienne: no matter where badgers watched the game, they as wisn 12 news ben hutchison reports it was the season opener , they were hoping for. >> it was a close game with the clock winding down. >> i thought we were going to win, but i was nervous and skeptical, but we came out on top. that is all that matters. >> amy wielgus is spot on the badgers are her frien d into the night. outside the water street brewery -- even going up against a top five team like lsu never a doubt. ,>> we show them what wisconsin is capable of, all right? the dairy state and all the cheese we eat drives us home. >> and with this interception to seal the win followed by a late hit this group happy to see , d'cota dixon walk off the the tigers. the big question is

4500 west wisconsin avenue. we have more information posted on our website, wisn.com. still ahead, a sure sign summer is officially over. the brewers last game is this afternoon. why buying a ticket can help texting and driving. but now there's a new pledge to put down the phone. why it's less about safety, and more about building relationships. stay with us, you're watching wisn 12 news this morning. >> before you hit the road, check traffic watch 12 conditions with the wisn 12 [captioning made possible by wisn-tv] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> now on wisn 12 news. thema: right now on wisn 12 news this morning -- ready, set, race for the cure. milwaukee's lakefront turns pink for the susan g. komen race for the cure. how you can still sign up and the roads that will be blocked today for the events. plus, we're counting down to opening day of packers football at lambeau field. criminals are hoping to cas

home.documents from the wisconsin department of health and human services reveals vets at 'the wisconsin veterans home at king', in waupaca county, suffered injuries and even iss practices.reports of poor conditions at king have lawmakers calling for an audit of the veterans home. 3 1:18-1:30rep. peter barca "it's sickening to read about some of these stories [skip the other stuff] it cries out for immediate attention." sen. luther olsonthis isn't how wisconsin runs, this isn't how we take care of people. i'm appalled this is going on. on. veterans at the home have reported minimial problems. along with an audit - a number of lawmakers are also calling for a ?federal? investigation police are constantly ticketing trespassing teenagers at a vacant school in new berlin....and now the city is suing the school's owners, claiming they're not taking care of it. the city says the old prospect hills elementary school is a safety hazard.the city attorney filed a lawsuit against the owners to recoup money the city is paying to board up the building.new berlin's mayor says something needs to be don

wisconsin is not the "brew state."when it comes to beer wisconsin actually comes in at number new report from budweiser.the company asked people to pick their adult beverage of choice. 49-percent of people surveyed in wisconsin picked beer. massachussetts took the top spot... missouri came in second. up next on live at daybreak on today's tmj4--paying the price.how much money the head of wells fargo will lose from a phony lose from a phony accounts sc reportedly hit by hackers.who may be behind this who may be illinois' calling. calling the makers. the doers. those who prefer one-of-a-kind, to common fare. calling the endlessly curious, and the boundary pushers. those who would rather make the most cation days. this land is illinois. and its calling everyone, everywhere who's up for amazing. now...we've just learned the man who was shot by police in california last yesterday -- is dead. overnight some saying the man had his hands up when he was killed. this morning el cajon police are telling a different story. they sa

a plan to help wisconsin businesses grow because we need to export wisconsin products, not wisconsin jobs. ? ? they shelter us from the storm. they teach us that beauty grows with age. they give us the air we breathe. and they can explode into colors we never thought possible. the nature of trees reminds us that there are bigger things in life than us. on best learned in a 19 million acre land of giants. welcome to the woods, of pure michigan. patrick: here is a live look outside the waukesha county expo center. protesters. donald trump is expected to hold a rally tonight at 6:00. this is the look outside. we do have reporters there. we will have an update at 6:00 tonight. toya: a messy morning commute in tennessee. a sinkhole and water main break opened up in the middle of a busy highway. traffic was delayed for hours. no one was hurt. patrick: new tonight, serving mps students a hearty helping of toya: as wisn 12 news tim elliott shows us, as the restaurant industry grows so does the need for talented workers. >> students at madison academic campus have burgers on the brain. >> do

hillary clinton's campaign also has an eye on wisconsin. patrick, we're expecting more visits this week. announcer: thanks for watching 12 news with chief meteorologist mark baden, honored by the midwest broadcast journalists association with first place in weather. patrick: tomorrow, anne holton, the wife of democratic vice presidential nominee tim kaine, will be in milwaukee and kenosha. and on friday, hillary clinton's daughter chelsea will be in green bay. she'll stop at the meyer theater to encourage supporters to vote early. hillary clinton herself was in hampshire today with her primary >> i am proud of the primary campaign that bernie and i ran. we ran a campaign about issues, not insults. patrick: first lady michelle obama was also on the campaign trail for clinton today. she attended rallies in pennsylvania. kathy: new tonight, firefighters rescue a teenager with special needs from a raging fire in west bend. wisn 12 news ben hutchison spoke to the family about how they're picking up the pieces and getting help along the way. >> t

out here is an example of the political divide in wisconsin. here has been growing over the past hour, while thousands of trump supporters inside the expo center just steps away an , indication that wisconsin may once again be a key battleground in the race for the white house. the sight of a few thousand donald trump supporters making their way into the expo center, and improving poll numbers fueled the growing optimism of , state republican leaders. >> i think 2016 is the year. we've got the ground game. we have five years of republican success in the state, and we've got a candidate that i think people are starting to coalesce behind, and that's going to help us win in november. >> but just a few hours earlier, wisconsin democrats argued that they've heard that story before. >> people have said that in every election. they said that with romney-obama. they said that with mccain-obama. they said that with every other presidential race, and that just hasn't been the case since ronald reagan. >> democrats believe hillary clinton will build on h

because we need to export wisconsin products, not wisconsin jobs. >> coming in at 6:13. keeping an eye on the flash flood watches and warnings. here in the east, no washes or in the atmosphere. 66 at mitchell. the winds are calm. we have a lot in the way of light fog. mist and drizzle. maybe a stray rumble of thunder in the afternoon. many dry hours as well. the clouds are sticking around. 78. here is matt. >> the choper is parked because of the low visibility. a half mile out there. you are seeing the fog at the airport spur. keep the low bea the volume is relatively light. right now it is quiet across the area. no reason to rush on the wet pavement. no crashes. >> thank you. matt. we continue to follow the now the governor is declaring a state of emergency. tim is back in the news room with new information. tim? >> that call from the governor coming down this morning. the governor is requesting help from the national guard and the highway patrol to stop this unrest. last night the protests started as a prayer vigil for keith scott that was shot and killed by a charlott

leaving there he heads up to wisconsin. the doors open here at the center at 3:00, but according to trump's website no more tickets are available. back here live outside of the yet, but he's coming out here today. other people who plan to be out here protestor, they'll protest donald trump's rally today. live in waukesha "wisn 12 news this morning." >> thema, thank you. wisconsin is expecting more political visitors throughout the week, the wife of the hillary clinton will be here. and chelsea clinton will be in wisconsin. >> later today bernie sanders is campaigning teaming up with former rival hillary clinton in new hampshire. donald trump is targeting the state of iowa. we are live in washington with more on the post debate swing. >> donald trump and hillary clinton continue their victory laps after a record people tuned in on monday night. >> almost every single poll had us winning the debate against crooked hillary clinton big league. >> big league for donald trump and hillary clinton. >> oh, yes. one down two to go. >

followed by the #dose of reality, wisconsin. switching gears to something much more positive, the badgers winning big in green bay. wisconsin stunned the 5th ranked lsu tigers. the game was tight through the up by 2 and lsu driving in wisconsin territory, this big play saved the day. >> on first and 16. picked off! >> that is how you do it. badgers pull off the huge upset. 146-14. setting off a big celebration at lambeau. sounded like. >> this they are not going to soon forget those lambeau leaps. more on the game coming up in sports. well, it wasn't just about football out there. the state of louisiana is recovering from last month's devastating floods. at almost every lambeau field, red cross workers checked donations. many of the fans shared how grateful they are for the help and to be visiting green bay. >> makes me feel good that people in wisconsin are generating help too. >> our state had a rough time over the last three weeks. it's nice to get away. >> university of wisconsin also collected items for the tigers families

because we need to export wisconsin products, not wisconsin jobs. ? >> i have great confidence in aaron rodgers. i have never trusted a quarterback or individual as a player more than i trust aaron rodgers. his work ethic is at the top of his career. dan: strong words from mike mccarthy backing two-time mvp aaron rodgers, whose performance dating back to last year has been well below his previous hall of fame level. as 12 sports stephen watson reports, rodgers has heard the criticism. of relaxed today. this was a frustrated aaron rodgers on the heel of his 14 straight game with less than a 100 passer rating. >> i am not worried about the outside critiques or expectations people put on me. i have the proper balance of professional and personal time right now. i feel pretty good. i am a two time all fundamentals team. i'm not worried about outside expectations are screwed to the. worried about how the plan is coming together. >> i don't need any stimulant or number or statistic. i have as high of a confidence level as possible when i start every game, a

here's todd. >> todd: coach, you grew up in wisconsin, coached in wisconsin, went to wisconsin, you come back as the head coach. you told me you were on the field four other times, once for a concert and three times to watch friends play. how was this for you? >> obviously i'm happy but i'm really proud of this team. i feel best for them. obviously i'm happy but really because what they did and they put it out there against a really good team. i'm proud of this group and i'm really happy for them. >> todd: it's hard to know what you're going to get from a quarterback who hasn't really played and started a game since 2011 i think it was and first collegiate start to come out in this environment. what did you see in bart houston? >> he was bart. he's going to compete and there's going to be a couple learn from but he competed and kept his poise throughout it and i was just proud of the way everyone played together. we had that spurt where we gave them some momentum. the fumble and the pick six. guys just stayed with it and hats off to the team. they came through in a big way. this was fun

what do wisconsin voters think? a recent poll shows a slight majority support a 15 percent minimum wage. let's move on to the next topic. recent hot topic across the country. trump defended the stop and frisk policy, saying it works for police in new york city to reduce murders under mayor giuliani. >> stop and frisk had a tremendous impact on the safety of new york city, tremendous beyond belief! when you say it has no impact, it had a very, very big impact. >> who disagrees with but no one should disagree about respecting the rights of those young men who live in those neighborhoods. >> what do wisconsin voters think? 86 percent said mostly safe about their police, 12 percent said mostly anxious. they were asked about national security and what to do about isis. >> we have to make this the top priority, and i would to take out their leadership. i was involved in a number of efforts to take out al qaeda leadership when i was secretary of state, including bin laden, and i think we need to take out baghdadi as well.

a plan to help wisconsin businesses grow through expanded access to high-speed broadband, not wisconsin jobs. i'm russ feingold and i approve this message. this morning." taking a live look at dopplar 12 radar. not as bad as yesterday but still some activity on there, sal. >> the problem with the rain in the western part of the state, that is where it is staying, melinda, it is all associated with a stationary front. at the airport 65, mist and fog. humidity is 93%. it is looking like it is going plow into us. there is a light rain and shower across fond du lac and dodge county. the front will be moving to the north. for today, we could get stray showers and maybe a rumble of thunder. skies are mostly cloudy, mist and drizzle. going up to the upper >> and we're continuing to follow breaking news this morning out of charlotte. i'm here with tim elliott at the breaking news desk, and tim, the governor is declaring a state of emergency? >> that's after protests turned violent for a second night following the officer involved shooting death of keith lamont scott. overnight police fired tear

because we need to export wisconsin products, not wisconsin jobs. as the number of opioid-related deaths climb in southeastern wisconsin... a local mother is taking her fight against drug abuse to washington d-c. foxs madeline anderson spoke with the advocate about her president obama has declared this week "prescription opioid and heroin epidemic awareness week". as part of that awareness... parents affected by drug abuse were asked to share ways their state plans to overcome this devastating problem. sitting at a table in the west wing with top white house officials monday.... michelle jaskulski was one of 12 parents across the country invited to speak on drug abuse prev that has the addiction. but the parents. the topic is personal for this cudahy mother. five years ago... her two adults sons became addicted to painkillers.. eventually turning to heroin. we would get call in the middle of the night for money or showing up at the door, and theyd been robbed, or beaten up or were in the hospital for a seizure or overdose. kyle and darrell junior ar

training and fair trade. t wisconsin products, not wisconsin jobs. menards. >> packers pick it up. that is a touchdown, the fourth of the game thrown by aaron rodgers. dan: the headlines tomorrow will focus on aaron rodgers redemption, but lost in the 34-to-27 win over the lions was the play of the packers' banged-up defense. as 12 sports stephanie sutton reports, next week's bye comes at the perfect time for that stephanie: the packers defense gave up 385 passing yards and three touchdowns against matthew stafford and the lions. they held detroit to just 50 yards rushing. >> i thought we did a good job early in the game. really, the whole game stopping the runs. it wasn't anything other than the normal past couple weeks. we played really well up front. stephanie: defense out, other stepped up, including nick perry, who had six tackles in -- and two of the packers three sacks. >> it felt good to just get out there and make plays. there's not a stop the run. you just have to have a good game. tail. you can see it. stephanie: he said it was even sweete

trump is campaigning in michigan today, two days after his latest visit to southeastern wisconsin. today, cbs 58 spoke by phone with gop wisconsin congressman sean duffy about trump's effort to typically appearing in largely white communities like waukesha and west bend. "he may not have been in milwaukee yet to one of the churches or sat down with large community groups, but i will say this i know that there has been conversations about future visits." visits." duffy says trump's poll numbers among african- americans have been rising in many competitive states. governor scott walker talked about his transportation budget plan today stop in waukesha. he attended a dedication ceremony for a new state-of-the-art science building at carroll university.. after the ceremony, cbs 58 news asked him about state transportation spending, a day after milwaukee county executive chris abele used what he called "steadily decreasing" state funding as one reason for proposing a 60-dollar wheel tax. "we made a major new investment in this budget proposal in helping counties their roads and bridges

wisconsin." 3 poll numbers show wisconsin is a swing state...so are the candidates finally starting to treat it like one? 3 3 3 winsonsin next week...in a place he's getting pretty familier with...waukesha. with...waukesha.the republican presidential candidate will be here just two days after his first debate with hillary clinton.cbs 58's david ade spoke to a local political expert about the visit... visit...he joins us now live from waukesha with more...david. donald trump will be here at the expo center next wednesday night.trump's campaign this comes just two days after the marquette poll showed trump and hillary clinton in a virtual tie among wisconsin's likely voters.it's also trump's second straight stop in one of the state's three strongest conservative counties the same areas where trump has struggled to pick up widespread support.but trump's last visit in wisconsin was more than a month ago and for hillary clinton it was back in april.this combined with both candidates hardly spending any money on advertising has uwm political figure out why the candidates are treating a battl

a major medical merger involving some big names in wisconsin. it might be good for patients but what about employees-? the vague answer we got when we asked about layoffs. after a stabbing spree in minnesota this weekend..a restaurant owner puts out a sign that tells muslims to "go home". how do you think customers responded? what they did coming up. and the latest on the fatal police shooting of an unarmed family are telling two different stories--and what police are now saying was found center of sexual assault allegations at carthage college. and the alleged victim -- his teammate. fox 6's derica williams has more on this developing story lawrence gaines-- a linebacker with the carthage college football team-- stands accused of sexual assault. his fellow teammate coming forward as in 16 men will actually be sexually assaulted on a college campus erin davis deals with sexual assault victims and says its uncommon for adult male victims to come forward...but in this case, he did. the incident allegedly happened in gaines room in oaks hall at car

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because we need to export wisconsin products, not wisconsin jobs. patients who undergo an organ transplant may have an increased risk of developing skin cancer. a new study from drexel university found this risk applies to all transplant patients researchers rejection medications -- which suppress the immune system -- may make organ recipients more vulnerable to the effects of the sun. a new study suggests a healthy diet may help young children become better readers. researchers in finland looked at the diets of over 100 first, second and third graders ... as well as their standardized reading scores. they found students' reading skills improved when their diets included more vegetables, fruit and fish ... and less red meat and sugar. today's tmj4 --the incident that's prompting a warning from experts about the potential dangers of bunk beds. also-- how you can help a special crime unit cracking down on social security fraud. we continue to stay on top of breaking news right now...a jack knifed semi is blocking traffic on i-45/us 45 at bluemound roa

a plan to help wisconsin businesses grow through expanded access to high-speed broadband, not wisconsin jobs. >> >> breaking overnight, protesters clash with police in north carolina after a fatal officer-involved shooting. the situation still unfolding this morning hours after the unrest started. >> but first, weather watch 12 as we take a live look at doppler 12 radar. lots of color on the screen here. rain is falling across parts of wisconsin this morning. we're tracking how it will impact your day. >> good morning and welcome to "wisn 12 news this morning." take a look at the video. this ro looking to the west. i'm melinda davenport. >> and i'm ben wagner. a thousand customers are without power right now as the storms are moving through. we're in the weather center with meteorologist sally severson. so sal, we hope that the storms are weakening just a little bit. >> just a little bit, overall it held together beautifully and to the south and east. downpours, road ponding, road spray this morning. gusty winds, small hail and active again later today and tonight. you are seeing, i wil

from the wisconsin battles over the years. so many trophies. >> doug: absolutely. how about the fact that michigan state struggled with furman. they had more first downs through three quarters of that game than michigan state. >> mike: after that michigan state game we're back here. both of those teams losing this louisville looks terrific. just destroyed syracuse. nc state lost today to east carolina. then back here, stanford, miami. five of the next seven games here on nbc. and the toughest games that notre dame has the next couple of months are going to be here in south bend. >> doug: you love being at home for the big games. the lack of travel gives extra preparation time. hearing your own crowd behind you. it's such a positive and such an coming into the game next week has a bye week. they've had two weeks to prepare for notre dame. >> doug: rested and ready. we can say one thing. we know that mark dantonio wasn't working on the irish last night because he was in springfield, massachusetts, at the basketball hall of fame where one of the great basketball coach

not for wisconsin. they say a lot of things about rain. (engine revs) like how hard it's gonna fall. (engine revs) the things it does to your parade. we've got a saying about rain, too: when it rains... it roars. the all-wheel-drive charger. reopen leaders from around the world gathering in new york today for the united nations general assembly. president obama delivering his final address at the u-n... he painted a dark picture of a world divided between those who want to cooperate with global partners -- and those who want to retreat into president also addressed terrorism around the world -- and conditions, particularly in the middle east, that can cultivate it. "until basic questions are answered about how communities co-exist, the embers of extremism will continue to burn, countless human beings will suffer -- most of all in that region -- but extremism will continue to be exported overseas." the president also took an presidential nominee donald trump -- saying during the speech, that quote: "a nation ringed by walls would only impri

because we need to export wisconsin products, not wisconsin jobs. >>> tonight, historical showdown, the fireworks, fact checks, and the fall-out from the first clash between donald trump and hillary clinton. the most watched debate in american history. >>> plus, the former beauty queen thrown into t d trump doubling down his attacks on her appearance. >>> blazing inferno. a blistering heat wave fueling wildfires, threatening hundreds of structures, residents under emergency evacuation. >>> emotional plea, a little girl moved to tears in charlotte, her powerful message about police shootings. >>> and new details about the man whose death sparked a week of protests. >>> house explosion, a sudden blast levels a home, killing a fire

showing the race tightening in wisconsin. fox six's jenna sachs with what both sides are predicting. their performances in the primary debates ... helped secure their party's nominations. now --- comes the general election. as the two new yorkers prepare to face off monday ... the mayor of new york ... is milwaukee. go out there with all you got. mayor bill de blasio is campaigning for hillary clinton. she has the most progressive platform of any party nominee in decades. de blasio says clinton's challenge in the debate ... will be trump's unpredictability. you can prepare for a debate but no one can prepare for what donald trump is gonna do. i don't even think donald trump knows what he's going to do until he does it. de blasio says this is a chance for clinton to lay out her vision. she wants to raise to improve benefits and wages. she wants families to have things like paid family leave and paid sick leave. i think that's what most americans want to hear. i think he has a great shot at winning wisconsin. thiensville villag

around southern wisconsin. better weather away from lake michigan because we have that same low pressure center moving that rain in. it will be a rainy day for the eastern half of the state, especially green bay through our area. that are on sunday, still cloudy, more sunshine to the west. temperatures will be warmer. this weekend, 62 on saturday, 65 it will still be cloudy. if you are going to football games, be ready for the showers. we have been lucky around here. that same system bringing in that counterclockwise flow around that low pressure center, so all that rain wraps around it. the place getting rain is in sheboygan county. this will fill and throughout the evening. rain from sheboygan through plymouth and extending to the west, closing in on fond du lac. go to future cast and watch. it will not be heavy rain. there will be some pockets where it is steadier. scattered showers continue. heavy rains overnight, then more scattered showers tomorrow. it seems kind of ugly. it stays ugly on sunday, but at l