Just as pete explained. Its not safe to be outdoors for long periods of time. And people need to take that into consideration when it comes to their pets. Animal control officer paul schmidt, with the milwaukee area domestic animal control commission, patrols for pets in danger. And this week, hes responded to an increased number of calls about strays in the cold, and owners keeping their animals outside. 16 38 3541 the best way to help a lot of animals, is to help educate the owners. Doesnt hurt to go up and just recommend they have a shelter, someplace warm. To idle. Or not to idle. That is the question that comes up every year when the temperatures tumble. The idea of leaving your car running to warm up the engine before driving dates back to the 80s and early 90s. The 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. Go to todays tmj 4 dot com for our live radar and interactive maps, and any other Weather Information you may need. Happening one of the most recognized tv dads of all time, has passed away. Alan thicke, who played dr. Jason seaver on the 80s sitcom growing pains was just 69. A witness says he was playing hockey with his 19 year old son carter when he had a heart didnt survive. Thickes son, singer robin thicke confirmed the death on instagram. And thickes teenage son carter who was with him when he collapsed sent out this tweet overnight. Today i lost by best friend and my idol and the world lost one of its finest. You are a legend and i love you pops. Until next time. The ontarioborn actor recently appeared on the netflix reboot fuller house. He also appeared in the First Episode of nbcs as a guest star on kevins show the manny. Sheboygan county Sheriffs Office asking for your help finding a missing 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. Family members gathered yesterday to remember a 15 year old girlshot inside in her kitchen when someone from outside opened fire on her house. Her little sister, twana, was also inside and said she heard four gunshots and watched as melanie collapsed in the hallway. Family members want this vigil to focus on the positive and celebrate melanies life. Some kids are getting Holiday Gifts a little early today. Milwaukee Police Officers from district 5 will be shopping at walmart with 20young people in need. Each kid will be paired up officer and theyll be able to buy gifts for themselves and their families. Its all part of milwaukees shop with a cop event coming up on live at daybreak on todays tmj4. Recall alert a popular kitchen item that . Could leave sharp metal pieces in your food. Plus car conversations . The new safety feature that lets your car . Talk to another vehicle. How it works and . When it could be mandatory on 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 something to check on before cuisinart is recalling 8 million Food Processors because the blades can break and shards can end up in the food. At least 30 people have cut their mouths or broken their teeth on the blades. And nearly 40 others have reported finding parts. The recall involves 22 models sold between 1995 and last year. You can tell if yours is one of them. By looking at the blade. Youll see four rivets. A hot holiday gift item has made it on the National Recall selfbalancing scooters are being recalled. The lithiumion battery packs inside can overheat, leaving the hoverboards at risk of smoking, catching fire and or exploding. The boards were sold on evines televised shopping show. It sounds like something from a movie. But, car safety regulators proposed a new rule that would require car makers to put in technology that lets cars wirelessly monitor each other in every new car. Claiming we could avoid crashes by carski each other. If the rule goes forward as planned. It could take about a year to take season 11 of nbcs the voice is in the books. The winner was crowned last night and mark barger gives us a wrap up. Nats the winner of the voice is. It came down to a country crooner. And a comeback kid. Nats sundance with a catchy name and a sound that caught on. Captured the voices season 11 title. sot sundance head winner, the voice i cant even put into words how excited i am. Im not even sure its set in yet. Heads performances monday night landed the top two spots on the itunes chart. With his original song. Darlin dont go. Hitting number one. sot Blake Shelton coach this is the guy that i think can break the mold and become a star out of this billy gilman, the night marked the end of a journey. That could lead to another. sot billy gilman runner up this has paved the way for so many amazing opportunities and im just so excited to start. It was a similar sentiment for 17 year old we mcdonald. Who came in third. sot we mcdonald third place im going to definitely push forward like no tomorrow, im ready. But for fourth place finisher Josh Gallagher. Rest is in order. sot Josh Gallagher fourth place im not doing anything for like a week, i just need to breathe and chill and decompress, and then get back head had one major reason to celebrate. He had another lessobvious moment to treasure almost an hour earlier. sot sundance head winner, the voice i won the voice and thats incredible, but i jammed on stage with kiss. That opportunitys never gonna happen again in my life and ill never forget it. Making a momentous night. Even more memorable. Mark barger, nbc news. For his victory, sundance head gets 100 thousand dollars and a recording Universal Records still ahead this morning drunk driving . Crackdown. The new plan to get people to put down the keys and get a ride home. Plus. Star wars super fans where people are . Already lining up for rogue one. More live at daybreak is its stupid cold this morning. And were going to need some more adjectives for tomorrow. Because its getting worse not better. Taking a live look outside across southeastern wisconsin. Where the wind chill today will not climbe weather and traffic together. 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 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 wind chill advisory is in 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 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 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 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 road matainence cars in fond du. Warming shelter where the number of people needing assistance has doubled since the shelter opened last november. Thats because another shelter in the area had closed because of safety concerns. Emergency responders say a cold spell like the one coming up is a dangerous time for people without a place to they come in, they register, they get a hot meal, they get their sheets, their blankets, they can take a hot shower, they can do their laundry, all those things than can kind of make them feel human again. About 20 guests, but on colder nights, the goal is to never turn anyone away for the very latest in storm alerts and closures. Head to tmj4dotcom. Or download our mobile app for your phone and later this morning, the national Highway Traffic Safety Administration will announce an Important Development to try and end drunk driving on us roads. A study last year found that the number of drivers with alcohol in their system has declined by nearly one third in the past decade. In 2014, in Motor Vehicle crashes involving an impaired driver with a blood alcohol level of pointoheight or the third annual Christmas Tree fire safety demonstration is happening later today. The university of marylands department of Fire Protection engineering will show how both natural and artificial Christmas Trees burn. Between 2010 and 2014, Fire Departments responded to an average of 210 fires that the force is strong in these fans. Already lined up at the famous tlc chinese theater in los angles. Star wars rouge one doesnt show until thursday night the multiday campout will raise funds for the Starlight Childrens Foundation through liningupdotnet. 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