And we do say good morning, everybody. Im kendis gibson. Im Adrienne Bankert in for diane macedo. Were going to get to those other stories in a moment. First breaking news right now and what could potentially be a Big Development in the fight against terror. Russia this morning claiming it has killed the leader of isis in an air strike. The Russian Defense Ministry Says al baghdadi was killed three weeks ago along with other top militants. The u. S. Has not confirmed this. This comes as isis continues to lose territory in iraq and syria. For years al baghdadi was one of the most wanted men. A 25 million reward from the u. S. For information leading to his capture. The last public video of baghdadi was from a mosque in mosul in 2014. He has been on the run quite a bit since thenment russia this morning says it has killed the leader of isis, of course, well continue to stay on top of this breaking story and bring you the very latest if and when we get confirmation. Now to something rare
Snow is in the forecast. There is clearing across the southeast corner of the state. Snow showers near janesville and madison. This is the rock sports complex. 21 degrees in franklin. Now much wind to speak of there. The winds are a little lighter today but brisk by the midday. The temperatures in the mid 20s. The average high is 35 to see this, i updated the snow forecast, maybe a little higher than you are thinking. Thank you, jeremy. Melinda when youre on the go, take the weather watch 12 forecast with you. Just download the wisn 12 news app. Its free for your smartphone or tablet. Melinda new from overnight, a Sheboygan County deputy involved in a crash along i43 near county highway pp. Thats between sheboygan and kohler. The interstate was closed for about two hours early this morning while emergency crews worked to clear the scene. Trapped in her cruiser but responders were able to get her out. Tim looking ahead, addressing concerns about milwaukees water safety. The citys Water
Minutes. Now to matt. The roads are dry and the volume is light. Things are in good shape on the roadways. No overnight construction leftover. The travel times are looking great. Thats a look at the morning commute, back to you. Melinda new from overnight, a Sheboygan County deputy involved in a crash along i43 near county highway pp. Thats between sheboygan and kohler. The interstate was closed for about two hours early this morning while emergency crews worked to clear the scene. Were told the deputy was trapped in her cruiser but responders were able to get her out. Tim looking ahead, addressing concerns about milwaukees water safety. Hilly mintz is live in milwaukee with a look ahead. Good morning, hillary. Testimony. Placing miles and miles of pipeline below ground is not cheap and this morning the leaders are meeting to try to figure out how to come up with the money to do it. This morning the Water Quality task force is meeting at city hall and discussing how to pay to replace t
Windchill to contend with. Clear to partly cloudy downtown milwaukee. 24 degrees. The west to northwest breeze and taking the temperature and making it feel like like 13. The temperatures teens to 20s statewide. The overnight low in the lower 20s. Again, it is feeling brisk out there with a little breeze. The temperatures low 20s. Not much of a temperature climb in the afternoon. 25 or dry tonight. We have snow over the weekend. The updated snowfall forecast, seeing is believing on that one. Now up to matt. Good morning to you and everyone, we are over 41 , 45, this is where Capitol Drive under the freeway. Right now both directions are looking great. No crashes reported on the system. Thats a look at the morning commute, back to you. Matt, thank you. A sheboygan deputy involved in a crash along i43 near pp. The interstate was closed for two hours this morning while the crews worked to clear the scene. We are told that the deputy was trapped inside of the cruiser, but th able to get he
Coming as they gathered to say goodbye. Nightly news begins right now. Good evening from michigan. The ice rink in the city hall part of a beautiful city square here in warren which helped deliver one of the biggest surprises in 2016. This key blue state going red for donald trump. What are people here expecting now . Were talking to them tonight as part of our trip across america. We start off with breaking news out of washington. Just three days from the end of his term the white house announced president obama has ordered clemency for over 200 prison inmates. Among the most notable, Chelsea Manning, the former Army Intelligence analyst convicted for passing classified government material to wikileaks and whose imprisonment as a transgender woman has been fraught with complications. The president ordered her release this spring. Nbc Cynthia Mcfadden has late details. Reporter the army private convicted of leaking diplomatic documents will be free in may. President obama announced lat