Skipping the extra layers today could mean everything to your safety and your health Pete Zervakis is live at the Greenfield Fire Department this morningit reminders about things you . Might overlook when frigid the Milwaukee Health department has some advice for staying sare in below zero weather. Theyre things we probably all know. But advice some of us still dont follow. Which is why Emergency Responders get busy the time you spend outside. When you do go out, let someone know where you are going and when you expect to return. Cover any exposed skin. Including your fingers, nose and ears. Frostbite can occur within minutes. When traveling, make sure you vehicle has blankets, extra clothes and highenergy foods. Be sure to keep you tank at least half full. Full. At least half full. The Milwaukee Rescue Mission sees an increase in people showing up during the cold. It averaged about 176 people at its mens shelter the month of november. Capacity during the winter months is 250 men. The rescue mission also runs a downtown shelter for moms and kids. Go to todays tmj four dot com for our live radar and interactive maps, and any other Weather Information you may need. Donald trump defending his pick for secretary of state. Exxonmobil ceo rex tillerson. Tillersons close relationship with russian president Vladimir Putin is confirmation hearings beginning in january to evaluate tillerson and montana congressman ryan zinke, who trumps tapped to serve as secretary of the interior. Trump told supporters yesterday in west allis. Says hes trying to put together an all star cast of cabinet members. Seriously great people. I believe we are in the process of putting together one of the great cabinets, certainly a cabinet with the highest iq that anybody has ever. I mean these are seriously great people. Trump was met with protests yesterday. The group says its organizing a mass march and rally in the downtown on inaguration day. Which will then kick off 100 days of resistants. One day left before the deadline to sign up for Health Insurance under the Affordable Care act. If you have any questions or concerns a special enrollment event is taking place tomorrow at independence first in milwaukee. It runs from 9 in afternoon. Milwaukee was the community with the largest jump in Health Coverage for 2016, winning president obamas Healthy Communities competition. A warning for pet owners this morning after a dog is killed by coyotes in Whitefish Bay this happened on circle drive. Just seven blocks from another deadly dog attack in back in october. Police believe the same coyotes may be involved. They say theyre working with the dnr to determine what if any steps should be taken. If you see a coyote in Milwaukee County report it. The county is tracking reports through this coyote watch website. Youll find a link at tmj4dotcom. Up next on live at daybreak on todays tmj4time to unplug . Why too much screen time could take a toll on your teens waist band. Then a daring cold weather rescue caught on tape. How one woman survived after driving her car into an icy pond. Today on the Morning Blend the last weight loss resolution youll ever have to make. Plus Christmas Music from some of the mo yesterday was sunny, windy and cold with highs in the teens and wind chills near zero. With a clear sky, and snow on the ground, temps dropped quickly last evening with lows near zero and wind chills to 15. Today is sunny, but near 10, a 30 mph wind, and wind chills around 10 during the day. Actual temps will drop to 3 along the lake, to 9 inland by thursday morning with wind chills to 25. A wind chill advisory is in effect for all of se wisconsin thursday. A warning this morning for resdients in northern california. A winter storm is poised to deliver a mess of snow, strong winds and ice to californias Sierra Nevada area winter storm warnings for the region are now in effect. Residents could see as much as three feet of snow. A minnesota woman is lucky to be alive after driving her car into a frozen pond. She was started to sink. Thats when some Good Samaritans came to the rescue. Mndot cameras caught them rushing to the scene to help. The woman made it out of the car safely with just minor cuts. She is expected to make a full recovery. Trying to lower your cholesteral could also help reduce your risk of alzheimers. A new study found people 65 or older who take statins regularly. Were less likely to be diagnosed with th lower statin exposure. The lead author of the study says all brands of statins seem to have some risk reduction. A new study out of harvard what too much screen time can do to a teens waist band. Researchers say teens who spend hours on their phones, tablets or computers. May be at risk for obesity. The study found about 20percent of teens spend more than five hours a day on some type of small these teens were 43percent more likely to be obese than beverages, got less sleep and less exercise. Up next on live at daybreak on todays tmj4a group of Police Officers getting into the holiday spirit. What theyre handing out to residents. Besides a ticket. Also phone scams that could ruin your holidays. What to watch out for if scammers get at t. J. Maxx, marshalls and homegoods, weve always believed the holidays should be about joy. Where days are filled with magic, not madness. Its why we have amazing prices on thoughtful gifts, everyday. Hopefully the temperatures will warm up before next weeks holiday hoopla at slice of ice in Red Arrow Park the rink opened yesterday for the first time. Even with the bitter cold weather. We found a couple brave teenagers with the rink all to themselves. 17 16 29 the bother me. 17 16 16 if you throw on a few layers, its not bad. 17 16 25 if you keep going you kind of build up a sweat. Now to your weather and traffic together. With meteorologist brian gotter. Yesterday was sunny, windy and cold with highs in the teens and wind chills near zero. The ground, temps dropped quickly last evening with lows near zero and wind chills to 15. Today is sunny, but very windy and very cold with highs near 10, a 30 wind chills around 10 during the day. Actual temps will drop to 3 along the lake, to 9 inland by thursday morning with wind chills to 25. A effect for all of se wisconsin from 9pm tonight until 10am thursday. Despite a lot of sun, thursday is only 9 degrees with gusty winds and wind chills staying around 10 all day. Friday morning starts off near zero once again, and then we warm up to 23 with increasing clouds. Those by afternoon and evening with lows staying near 20. The snow continues on saturday with highs in the mid to upper 20s, and then another cold front brings sunny, breezy and cold conditions for sunday with a high near 5. Now lets take a look at your roads. Incident freespeeds at or above posteddrive times on time currently cold driving tips from aaa wisdot says clearing all ice from windshield, mirrors and windows, keeping an eye out for slick spots, tires gas tank full, be mindful of your fellow commuters as well as with the holidays here. Theres going to be gifts you want. And dont including robocalls. Theres been twice as many calls this year compared with last, and a lot of them are scams. Thats according to hiya. A company that tries to protect you against robocalls researchers found most robo calls were gift card scams, holiday cruise scams, and charity scams, where callers pose as police saying your owe money or members of charity or travel organizations. If you feel somethings off. Hang up, look at the organization yourself. Christmas coming early today for a lucky group of kids on milwaukees northside. Theyll spend the afternoon shopping with Police Officers from district five at walmart. The kids were given a gift card as part of the departments shop with a cop program. Once the gifts are picked and purchased, the officer and child will wrap the gifts together. Getting pulled over during the holidays is the worst. Unless youre living in arizona. Where a group of deputies are handing out cash instead of tickets. Deputies 15thousand dollars to pull people over and give them 100 dollars. Cash up next on live at daybreak on todays tmj 4 its the season of giving. What you can do to help the hungry this christmas. Also. Some great gift ideas for that avid sportfan on your christmas list. The bid you can make and how you can help sick children. Before we head to break. Holiday lights, then there is this home decorated in colorado. This home litteraly covered in christmas lights. No word, on the power bill for the average age of a homeless person is 9 years old. My dream is to help kids living on the streets with education. Charles whats up man . Whoa how can we help . Ah man wait, is that a basketball player . Yes wow my hearts about to jump out my chest man. Im just extremely grateful they were here giving them some encouragement thats something that these kids are going to remember for a lifetime. Did you see his big old feet . Look. The todays tmj4 sports auction for macc is this friday. There will be 25 sports related items up for bid. All proceeds go to the macc fund which supports research for childhood cancers and related blood disordersthis item was really popular last year. Its a fully functional guitar shaped like a cheesewedge. Youll be the hit of any packers party. Join us for the sports auction for macc this friday from three to five pm. You can still buy a todays tmj4 macc star to help fight childhood cancer. This years macc star was designed by bailey dove. The theme. Shave away cancer featuring a cute the star costs 10 dollars and all proceeds benefit the macc fund. Theyre available at sendiks food markets Buddy Squirrel stores. And todays tmj4 is proud to partner with the Hunger Task Force and Raymond James and associates to bring you home 4 the holidays. This virtual food drive is the perfect way to help a family in need this holiday season. Just head to Hunger Task Force dot org and click on the home 4 the holidays button to donate. Taking a look to christmas. Theres still 10 days left to finish that Holiday Shopping and plan your holiday party. Up next on live at daybreak on todays tmj4 two things that dont mix. Cold weather and car trouble. What you can keep in your car for when trouble strikes. Also a family is begging for the person who killed their 15 year old now at six thirty dangerous conditions this morning. What you need to know before braving the cold. And when car trouble strikes. You dont want to be left out in this cold. The items to keep close by in case you get stranded. And our cold weather coverage continues this morning with tatiana cash tracking your morning commute. But first we start with storm team four meteorologist yesterday was sunny, windy and cold with highs in the teens and wind chills near zero. With a clear sky, and snow on the ground, temps dropped quickly last evening with lows near zero and wind chills to 15. Today is sunny, but very windy and very cold with highs near 10, a 30 mph wind, and wind chills around 10 during the day. Actual temps will drop to 3 along the lake, to with wind chills to 25. A wind chill advisory is in effect for all of se wisconsin from 9pm tonight until 10am thursday. Welcome to winter in wisconsin youre going to deal with a cold that stings when it hits your face. Pete zervakis is staying warm at the Greenfield Fire Department this morning with reminders you may have forgotten about when extremely cold temperatures hit, its important to be prepared. Especially when it comes to our vehicles. Here are some things to keep in mind make sure your tires have enough tread. Keep bagged salt in the trunk for extra traction and to melt ice. Keep a cold weather kit in your trunk. It should include a blanket, gloves, bottled water, folding shovel, first aid kit, flashlight and cell phone one thing many people do when its cold out is let their car idle before driving it. But the epa 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 thats needed. Remorse or regret. Whoever did this you dont know what you took from us you took something from us without remorse or regret. The family of a fifteen Year Old Girl shot and milwaukees northside is calling for her killer to turn their self in. Someone shot Melanie Johnson from outside of her home on 35th and sliver spring drive. She was standing in her familys kitchen at the time. Family members say her younger sister watched has she collapsed to the floor. Police have not said whether this shooting was targeted or simply a random act of violence. Sheboygan county Sheriffs Office asking for your help Lakeland University student. 18yearold kaelin oneal was last seen by his roommate sunday morning. He was wearing a black jacket. If you have information. Call the Sheriffs Office at 920 4593112. Help is coming to those living with lead pipes. But dont expect it to happen overnight. The city is working on a program which would start next year that would replace Lateral Service lines in are homes. The city would pay to replace the portion of pipes its responsible for. Homeowners would pay their portion over the next decade. No more than 16 hundred dollars. Or onethird of the total cost. Mayor tom barrett has released a statement on the vote saying. Milwaukee continues to move forward in the fight against lead. Im thankful for the councils support and the hard work being put into this effort by city up next on live at daybreak on community is doing this morning 4 years after the sandy hook massacre. Then two weeks after a deadly wildfire in tennessse all but destroyed one tourist town. We learn just how much it will manolo youre so cold, come in whats wrong . Its dry. Your scalp . Mine gets dry in the winter too. Try head and shoulders dry scalp care it nourishes the scalp and. Keeps you up to 100 flake free yesterday was sunny, windy and cold with highs in the teens and wind chills near zero. With a clear sky, and snow on the ground, temps dropped ic near zero and wind chills to 15. Today is sunny, but very windy and very cold with highs near 10, a 30 mph wind, and wind chills around 10 during the day. Actual temps will drop to 3 along the lake, to 9 inland by thursday morning with wind chills to 25. A from 9pm tonight until 10am thursday. Were now learning just how devastating those Deadly Wildfires in gatlinburg tennessse were to residents. Fire officials expect the damage to total more than 5 hundred million dollars. The fires killed 14 people while injuring more than 1 hundred30 others. More than 17hundred structures were damaged or destroyedtwo juveniles are facing charges of aggravated arson for the fi Defense Attorneys for bill cosby will make their counter arguments in a key pre trail hearing today. Cosby is charged for an alleged attack on andrea constand. Who claims cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her. The judge now needs to decide if 13other women who made similar accusations against cosby should be allowed to this morning 15 minutes of slience will take place in newtown connecticut to mark the 4th anniversary of the work between 930 and 945 to remember the 26 People Killed inside sandy hook elementary school. There wil be a full day of classes for students. With a quiet refelction during the day. Theres also private Prayer Service for school staff before classes begin. Up next on live at daybreak on todays tmj4a comedy king is coming to milwaukee. When you can buy tickets to see a saturday night live legend. Then anglers itching to get ou wait. We tell you when you can dust off your fishing pool. The cold is temeperatures has some anglers gearing up for the ice fishing officials are still telling us the ice on local ponds and lakes is still not safe to walk on. A general rule is that the ice should be at least 4 inches thick to ice fish. It should be about 8 to 12 inches to drive on with a car or small truck. For now to your weather and traffic together. With meteorologist brian gotter. Yesterday was sunny, windy and cold with highs in the teens and wind chills near zero. With a clear sky, and snow on the ground, temps dropped quickly last evg near zero and wind chills to 15. Today is sunny, but very windy and very cold with highs near 10, a 30 mph wind, and wind chills around 10 during drop to 3 along the lake, to 9 inland by thursday morning with wind chills to 25. A wind chill advisory is in effect for all of se wisconsin from 9pm tonight thursday. Despite a lot of sun, thursday is only 9 degrees with gusty winds and wind chills staying around 10 all near zero once again, and then we warm up to 23 with increasing clouds. Those clouds will bring snow showers by afternoon and evening with lows staying near 20. The continues on saturday with highs in the mid to upper 20s, and then another cold front brings sunny, breezy and cold conditions for sunday with a now lets take a look incident freespeeds at or above posteddrive times on time currently cold driving tips from aaa wisdot says clearing all ice from windshield, mirrors and windows, keeping an eye out for slick spots, tires gas tank full, be mindful of your road matainence cars you may be replacing your kids hoverboard this christmas. About 19hundred orbit brand hoverboards are under a recall this morning. Because of problems with the battery. Apparently they can overheat. Putting boards at risk of catching fire. Evines televised shopping programs and evine dot com sold the hoverboards in december of last year. You can add apples wireless airpods to your Christmas Wish list. After being delayed for months. Theyre now 1hundred59 dollar accessories are a crucial selling point to the iphone 7 which lacks a headphone hollywood loves big stars. Especially the ones that make them and this years top money maker is captain America Civil War star chris evans. For the second straight year, evans tops the forbes list of hollywoods best actors for the buck. According to forbes, evans brings in more than 135 dollars in every dollar hes paid. Sad news out of hollywood this morning. Growing pains star alan thicke has died. Thicke had a heart attack while playing hockey with his 19year old son. Thicke is survived by his three sons. Singer robin thicke. Brennan, carter and his wife tanya. He was 69years old. A lot a questions this morning surrounding a meeting between donald trump and kanye west. Mainly . Why . As they parted. Care of yourself. Ill see you soon. The two were seen together at trump tower yesterday. A trump spokeswoman said, west asked for a brief meeting. And trump agreed. Oh by the way, west has openly talked about running for president himself in 2020. One of the kings of comedy. Chris rock is making his way to milwaukee. Hell will be performing at the milwuakee theatre march 13th. The performance is just one of this stops on his National Tour which kicks off in february. Tickets go on still ahead on live at daybreak the four things you need to know before you start your day. Including. The background rick perry brings to the table. Now that hes been tapped into the club by trump. Lets take a look at tonights prime time lineup. At 6 30 we have the Mike Mccarthy show. Followed by a Pentatonix Christmas special. And. Snl is on christmas special. And then more new at live at 10. Now its time for your four to know this morning. We start with Pete Zervakis staying warm at the Greenfield Fire Department. And the Milwaukee Health department has reminders to keep you safe. Minimize the time you spend outside. Be sure to cover any exposed skin. Including your fingers, nose sure you vehicle has blankets, extra clothes and highenergy foods. Be sure to keep you tank at least half full. Several people have been arrested in waukesha linked to prostitution and human trafficking. The criminal behavior was happening at four massage businesses in the area. Those locations are on your screen. Charges will be filed at a later date. Its official, president elect donald trump has nominated rick perry to serve as his secretary of energy. The former te the board of directors of Energy Transfer partners since 2015. Which owns and operates one of the Largest EnergyAsset Portfolios in the united. Good morning. Standing by his man, president elect trump goes on office for his pick of rex rex is friendly with many leaders in the world that we dont get along with. Some people dont like that. Thats why im doing the deal with rex because i like what this is all about. As some new yorkers turn their eyes to the sky and get a scare. Why it was all security for the incoming commander in chief. Buzz aldrin speaks out for the First Time Since his emergency evacuation from the south pole. This morning, what hes saying about that harrowing journey and