Could happen again during the recount. Yesterday the Election Commission denounced that idea saying the machines are secureand because theyre not connected to the internet a hack is virtually impossible. If a hand count is ordered counties will be scrambling to meet deadlines. If a hand count is required by the elections board, it will be somewhat difficult for Milwaukee County to provide that in the time limit that we have been given. We have to have this done by 8pm on dec. 1 12th. Its also going to cost more Milwaukee County submitan estimated recount cost of 536 thousand dollars, but a hand count could up that number by 100 or 200 thousand dollars. And the latest estimate from the Election Commission has gone up now to 3. 9 Million Dollars. That money is due in the next hour. And the hearing over whether all votes should be counted by hand also starting soon. Well keep an eye on everything and bring you any developments. Live i madison Kristen Barbaresi cbs 58 news. 3 while Milwauk
About an hour and a half. Lawyers for Green Party Candidate jill stein, who requested the recount, are arguing that the entire statewide recount be done by hand. The state Elections Commission says that would costly, time consuming, and is unnecessary, and that stein has shown no evidence of any irregularities or tampering. The court now hearing phoned in testimony from witnesses for stein. The first witness inhouse was a Computer Science professor who testified that it is possible for wisconsins Voting Machines to be hacked. The only way to be sure they were secure is to recount by hand, but he also acknowledged hes seen no evidence of any irregularities with the vote. This hearing started around 4 30 which was also the time that the , Stein Campaign wired its payment of 3. 5 million to the Election Commission to get the recount off the ground and rolling. The process will begin on thursday. We dont know how that will play the deadline. She could end up paying more. The estimate now i
30s friday and saturday but then warm into the low to possibly mid 40s by early next week. Today early sun then becoming cloudy. Chance of evening showers. High 44 wind sw 515 mph traffic map major delays yellow on traffic map some delays green on traffic map no delays flight for life is called after mequon. This happened just before 6 last night near highland and port washington. Police say the pedestrian was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. The driver is cooperating with police. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. A dane county judge says it is up to each wisconsin county to decide the best way to recount election day ballots. That means some clerks will proceed with the recount by hand. Others. With the help of ballot machines. Deandra corinthios is live from the zeidler building with the latest they would use Voting Machines to recount at least some ballots will be allowed to proceed that includes the Milwaukee County clerk. Who said he wasnt sure he wou
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Warm and humid with highs in the mid to upper 80s, except the lakefront dropped into the 70s with a se lake breeze. A few showers have developed overnight, otherwise it is partly cloudy and muggy once again with lows near 70. The rain showers will be out of here before 9am, then today is partly cloudy, hazy, hot and humid with highs isolated tstorms develop this afternoon , and become more scattered this evening and overnight with a muggy 71 for were following breaking news happening in downtown milwaukee . Right now . Police block off a busy intersection on old world third street. Ann sterling is at the scene right now talking with officers. What do you know this morning ann . Kilbornthis shoot happened just b4 3. Police are in front of thegeorge Web Restaurant 34 year old man shot after shot victim able to drive couple of blocks taken to hospital where he is being right now Police Say Gunman in the run demolition could begin today on the bp gas over the weekend after the shooting dea