New this morning stunning numbers just released giving a better look at families dealing with financial struggles in wisconsin. In fact this reports Shows Nearly Half of all wisconsin families are struggling to make ends meet. Ann sterling is live in oak creek to explain. United way of wisconsin just released this report. It reveals that 42 percent of families here in wisconsin earn below what is known as an alice threshold. This report is long but i went through it to give you this break down. First off lets define an alice household. It is a working household they hold jobs and pay taxes positions include retailsales People Office clerks laborers and movers and Customer Service reps. The core issue is that these jobs do not pay enough for the basics transportation, and health carebottom line according to this report many households earning . . More than the federal Poverty Level stilldo not earn enough to afford the basics. In wisconsin, there are nearly 671 thousand alice households
Many would rather live in a tenth tent if it means independence and would there be enough housing if they all wanted it . Anne makovec, kpix 5. How are are they going to decide which camps are the first to go . Reporter thats a good question. They have been mapping all of the cars. In this city. Many of them much larger than this one behind me. They have been manage all the camps in the city. They are based on danger and number of tents which ones to clear out first. Thats not to say they would clear out the largest camps first. The goal is to make sure that people dont migrate to other camps. So they are trying to send a message throughout the streets that this is not an option. Back to you. Lets check the roads with gianna. Hows it looking . It is busy. We have a couple of problems. Bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are on backed up into the maze. Very busy conditions coming off approaches, as well. That includes eastshore freeway, 880 as well as 580. Jumping elsewhere towards 10
Facing the judge there. This sems from her assault of a Security Officer at a rehab center in florida. The plea deal marks the First Step Towards her coming home to the bay area where, again, prosecutors say she must be present for the prosecution of those seven Police Officers who will be charged with sexual misconduct. Guap claims to have had sex with nearly 30 bay area Police Officers, some while she was under the age of 18. Guap and her attorney are scheduled to hold a news conference, and we will bring you more on that later on during this news cast, also at 5 00 and on our digital platform. A committed sex offender accused of trying to kidnap two women in south bay will be in court. Last week he spoke with us from jail in an interview in which he said it was not him. Nbc bay areas bob redell and live there. What is this man saying . Reporter he is maintaining his innocence. At 1 30 this afternoon David Lee Russell expected back in court here at the hall of justice in downtown san
Was arrested at the scene of a different attempted burglary at a different home where the victim was can elderly woman like flo douglas, that when he was allegedly a juvenile. Neighbors called 911 when they saw douglas car where it be wasnt where it was speeded to be. Santa clara county sheriffs investigators say quin and another on attacked the 88yearold in her home, left her for dead, then returned to steal her car. Neighbors are hoping to develop a plan to help protect each other better. This is a time where we come together as a community, as neighbors, and as humans to help each other out. We should know our neighbors and figure out how to help our neighbors. What is it . Is it technology . Is it is it phone calling to make sure everybody is okay . That meeting is tonight at 7 00 at the st. John Community Center near the catholic church. Investigators are asking neighbors in the area to check their security cameras for clues and now, with an arrest, to check for video that could p
Im laura garciacannon. Im sam brock. Thank you for joining us on this wednesday. Lets get right to your forecast with rob mayeda who is in for kari. No light rain or snow in the sierra. It is a chilly start where you want a light jacket, especially in the north bay where its now 48 degrees. 53 around livermore for the afternoon. 80s coming back to the south bay and trivalley and 90s in reach as we approach the weekend. A look at that and your sevenday forecast coming up. We will show you some extra slowing through the south bay. The rest of the bay pretty standard. The bay bridge metering lights are on. We had a crash earlier at mckee. All lanes clear. The early slowdown ripple back on the approach towards tullie. You saw the sensors compress there. 87 with a little slowing as well through that area. Theres your standard for the trivalley and the east bay. Let me show you 101. Right here, no major problems, but add another couple minutes to your travel times. Back to you. Thank you ver