Milwaukee river slowly start to freeze over tonight, with colder temperatures on the way. With a bitter chill and gusty winds, people are quickly adjusting to our first cold snap, and preparing for whats to come. A little cool, but its going to get worse next week. Reporter warner says hes Still Holding off on wearing a hat. I would rather have two weeks ago when it was 50 degrees. Next week ill put a hat her neighbors dog through a long walk through lake park. This one, i didnt have to bundle up. Reporter red elephant in the third ward will whip up their signature hot chocolate. Made from 100 percent ground dark chocolate. Reporter this just your season . You like when it gets cold. This is wonderful, when it comes to the hot drinks. Reporter if you have any downtown, they need mens gloves especially, for people who dont have a warm place to go. This week, its been heavy because of the bitter cold. Reporter if you have anything that you would like to donate to st. Bens, they accept do
Three people were killed when up to 40 vehicles were involved in a crash along a michigan interstate. Police believe the crash was caused by a sheet of black ice. Visibility was limited during the snowfall. Several semitrucks were involved. John glenn, a long serving senator and the first man to he made history when he completed a space flight and he served for a quarter of a severn ryin the senate and reserved to space aboard discovery, the oldest person to do so. Astronauts are part of a reporter jim lufbl doesnt act 88 years old sitting in his sons Illinois Restaurant wearing a red christmas sweater he spoke of glenn as a standout. He was a real Straight Arrow and a natural leader. The first seven of course that were all test pilots and they lived off the edge and were like cowboys. John sort of said everything was done right. Reporter never mind lufbl is an iconic figure his admiration for this nelly astronaut is unbridled. He contributed quite a bit more than the rest of us to the
The city of milwaukee getting out ahead of the an update on how crews plan to keep the roads safe. More than 100 trucks have repretreated the main and side roads ng alayialt soluon. At hel keep the expected snow fr scking to the pavement. Heres a closer look inside at what com next. These front plow blades are being placed on the trucks. You can see here they are testing the blades on each truck to make sure they work properly. Crews will roads once the snow starts to fall. Public works will amp up their efforts early in the morning with an additional 175 trucks to plow snow. Live on milwaukees west side, ben jordan, todays tmj4. The Wisconsin Department of transportation is also reminding drivers trecherous Road Conditions are on its way. Be prepared for high winds and drifting snow. Remember the posted speed limits are for and be sure to give yourself and snow plows extra room. Before you venture out. Be sure to dial 511 to check for alerts for the roads youre about to take. A remind
It mls cup winners in 2016. [crowd noise] brad i dont like that short run up. It didnt make any difference to Brian Schmetzer. The seattle fans look at them up there. Congratulations seattle sounders. John their 5th title. They won 4. 3 of the 5 came in shootouts. Roman torres whose return from injury was one of the key players that propelled them this run. Brian schmetzer told us thursday i hate the idea of us being a cinderella. We are not a cinderella. We are a good team who didnt play well the first half of the year. When schmetzer took over and torres returned from injury. Even as Clint Dempsey was out with an irregular heartbeat. Everything clicked into place. Success in the concacaf champions league. One thing left to win the mls cup and they have done it. Brad very unlikely in the beginning of the season. I believe winning the league is not more difficult. You know that. They needed to they have done that this evening. John Brian Schmetzer described him as a humble steward of t