Transcripts For WITI FOX 6 Wake Up News At 430 20161117

Showers friday afternoon night. The rain could mix with a few snowflakes or change to a few flurries before ending saturday morning. We have a big cool down for the weekend. Wind chills in the 20s all day saturday. Thursday partly sunny, breezy and warm. Record 69 high 69 wind s 1020 mph the Brendan Dassey case this morning. He remains behind bars, even though a judge has ordered he be released. This is a live look outside the Columbia Correctional Institution in portage media from around the state are on prison watch. The state of wisconsin has made a last ditch effort to keep Brendan Dassey in prison. Angelica joins us from the newsroom with the latest. The state has filed an emergency appeal with a higher court should stay in prison until his case is resolved in court. Dasseys conviction for his role in the rape and murder or Teresa Halbach was tossed in august. The state has appealed. State prosecutors argue the lower court did not have the authority to order dasseys release and by doing so would cause irreparably harm to the case. Dasseys attorney argue the state has not made a case to keep him locked up. His family hopes hell be out by friday. Its one step closer, their do their thing and they are fighting but we want him out this week. Dassey must be released no later than 8 pm on friday unless the 7th circuit of appeals rules otherwise. The Appeals Court has been asked to make a decision before the deadline. You can read the judges order on our website fox6 now dot com. The storys on our home page. You can also search avery story going back as far as 2003. Kim and jessob. Back to you. Developing overnight. A customer is shot during an Armed Robbery at a Cricket Wireless store in west allis. Police say the customer suffered a gunshot wound. The robbery happened at the cricket store near highway 100 and cleveland last night. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital. We are told that persons injuries were not life threatening. No arrests have been made as Police Continue to investigate. Also from overnight. Two sheboygan county. Authorities say a driver failed to stop at a stop sign in the town of rhine colliding with another vehicle. An 80 year old man and 79yearold woman were killed. The driver of the car that was struck is expected to be okay. Happening now Milwaukee Police are searching for the suspect after a teenager is shot and killed on the citys north side. Officers say an 18yearold man was shot and killed near 68th and congress around 4 yesterday afternoon. Investigators believe the shooting followed an argument. Witnesses when the suspect came up and fired multiple times. Police are still looking for the suspect. Three men accused of impersonating Milwaukee Police officers and holding another man at gunpoint are due in court today. Police say zedric byrd. Justin figgs. And brandon streff. Went to a home near 67th and carmen and told the residents they were mpd officers serving a search warrant. Investigator say the three targeted the man who lives in this house because he allegedly shorted them on a drug transaction. The alleged drug after. Is also in custody. Their preliminary hearings are each scheduled for 830 this morning. An 18yearold delafield man faces multiple felonies accused of making and selling drugs. According to Court Documents authorities caught on to 18yearold jason makofski after he sold marijuana to a confidential informant. Police got a search warrant and found marijuana, lsd and cocaine inside his home. Thats on top of two different synthetic drugs. They say they also found quite a bit of drug sheriff says they made a bust so big it will have a Ripple Effect across dodge county. 27yearold Lucretia Lightfoot faces 16 counts related to creating and delivering heroin and cocaine. Shes accused of running a large scale operation, with multiple, lowerlevel distributors. Vulgar offensive and tasteless thats what mps officials are calling a controversial ad recently published in a local culture magazine. It mentions pregnancy and abortion while calling attention to students at Bradley Tech High School at walkers point. It reads sabbatic is for lovers and in bold print our back alley where 50 of bradley tech pregnancies start and end. Bar owner jay stamates is no stranger to controversy, but the ad is causing him to receive a flood of angry calls and texts. It turns out a lot of people whove never come to my bar never been to my bar really are upset with me for safety reasons he did not he says his bar has been a victim of crimes and believes students at Bradley Tech High School are responsible. Police say theyve never found evidence students are to blame. Mps acknowledges the magazine publisher and the bar owner have a right to freedom of speech, but say the ad as vulgar and tasteless losers of three straight games. The mood outside of the packers locker room is bleak. However, that might not be the situation inside lambeau. Thats where Tim Van Vooren is for the blitz. The last time the packers went to the Nations Capital they were soaring pretty high and they would second round of the nfc playoffs. This time around reeling off a three game losing streak, four of the last five. Coach says spirits are still buoyed. Mood is focused i would say. I thought the correction phase monday was what it needed to be. A little more conversation than normal. Today they were dialed in. With the team skidding, Mike Mccarthys 116671 career record is obscured by current troubles, not to the quarterback though. Weve set the standard pretty high, but i wouldnt listen to some of those people out there. Theyre not in this locker room. Theyre not in meeting rooms. Theyre not in the practice environment. So they dont know whats going on. They have here and that mike has here. Especially guys like mike florio. Dont waste your time reading crap like that. Mike mccarthy preaches continuity and wants that constant mood. Doesnt want the highs and lows. One other constant this season has been the roster turnover more of it on wednesday former michael claimed off waivers they will try another body in the backfield in green bay. At Lambeau Field Tim Van Vooren fox6 sports. A Central Illinois community is picking up the pieces this morning after a deadly explosion. What investigators believe caused the blast. A local group is working hard to makes sure no one is hungry this weekend. How theyre preparing were learning new details of who may be picked to fill president elect Donald Trumps secretary of state seat. Who partly sunny, breezy and warm on thursday with a record high of 69. The Current Record is 69. Clouds will be on the increase on friday as a powerful storm system moves in. It will be windy with highs showers friday afternoon night. The rain could mix with a few snowflakes or change to a few flurries before ending saturday morning. We have a big cool down for the weekend. Wind chills in the 20s all day saturday. Thursday partly sunny, breezy and warm. Record 69 high 69 wind s 1020 mph triplea is calling it the biggest thanksgiving rush in years nearly 49 million americans are one million from wisconsin. Those are the highest totals since 2007. Triplea says 90 percent of wisconsinites will drive to their holiday destination. Experts say the increase is due to an improving economy. Consumer confidence. And low gas prices. Preparing for the feast. A chef some matc and Messmer High School students and a couple of officers are beginning to prep at the matc culinary arts kitchen. They plan to feed 400 people from the harambee and riverwest neighborhoods this sunday. Thanksgiving dinner. Theyre preparing 12 turkeys 125 pounds of vegetables 75 pounds of stuffing30 pounds of cranberry chutney. So heartwarming. Our students get to see the end product being eaten and the joy that it brings to people. 18 they know that all that work that they did in the kitchen people appreciate it. 22 the Community Dinner will be held sunday at the Messmer Preparatory School cafeteria on fratney messmer students will serve food from noon until 6. Its time to flip the switch holiday music begins 247 on the radio today. 95point7 is flipping over to the festive music at noon. And if you need more holiday spirit the 103rd annual city Christmas Tree lighting taking place this evening the official program 5 29 at city hall. And also taking place tonight the milwaukee Holiday Light festival kicks off at Pere Marquette park. Lights will be turned on there at 630 tonight. Our Carl Deffenbaugh will be there live with a preview starting in our six oclock hour of wakeup. Wildfires spreading across six states in the southeast. What Health Concerns its causing for many communities. A grand jury will hear evidence in the Laquan Mcdonald case in chicago. How soon subpoenas could be issued. Charges are filed against the officer who killed philando summer. What counts hes facing in the incident that sparked days of protests across the country. Time now 4 xx youre taking a live look outside this morning. Partly sunny and mild with highs in upper 60s. Right now. Our chance for rain or snow next. You are watching the fox 6 wakeup news. Partly sunny, breezy and warm on thursday with a record high of 69. The Current Record is 69. Clouds will be on the increase on ri system moves in. It will be windy with highs in the mid60s. We have a chance for rain showers friday afternoon night. The rain could mix with a few snowflakes or change to a few flurries before ending saturday morning. We have a big cool down for the weekend. Wind chills in the 20s all day saturday. Thursday partly sunny, breezy and warm. Record 69 high 69 wind s 1020 mph fire officials are battling major blazes in six states across the ueast. Georgia, alabama, kentuck tennessee, and north and South Carolina are all affected. This is the scene in lake lure, North Carolina where just one of more than 30 large wildfires is burning. More than 80,000 acres of land across the states now scorched. And skies across the air quality is causing Health Concerns for many communities. The flames are being fueled by unusually dry conditions. And efforts to extinguish the fires are being hampered by a continuing drought. And the constant threat of high winds. In Central Illinois a natural gas explosion leaves one person dead, and several others injured. It happened just before 6 last night. Several downtown buildings sustained heavy damage. Power was knocked out. And emergency authorities ordered an evacuation of the for several hours after the explosion. A judge in chicago denies bail to a man accused of killing a toddler. Twoyearold kyrian knoxs dismembered remains were found in a park lagoon last year. Police say kyrians mother moved to iowa and left the baby with 41year old kamel harris who is a friend of a friend. Police believe the lactoseintolerant child ingested milk, causing him to cry for an entire afternoon and police say harris snapped. Arrested him tuesday. The Minnesota Police officer who shot and killed 32year old Philando Castile during a traffic stop in july now facing charges. But first new developments this morning in the investigation into an officerinvolved shooting in chicago. Angelica joins us from the newsroom with the latest. A grand jury will hear evidence on whether the Chicago Police department covered up the shooting death of Laquan Mcdonald. Mcdonald is the teenager who was shot and killed by officer jason van the incident shows van dyke shooting mcdonald 16 times within seconds of leaving his suv as mcdonald walked away with a knife in his hand. The video contradicts officers claims the teen lunged at police. A special Prosecutor Says the grand jury could begin issuing subpoenas next month. In minnesota. The Police Officer who shot and killed 32year old Philando Castile in july. Has been charged with manslaughter. Saint anthony Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez is charged with counts of dangerous discharge of a firearm. Yanez shot and killed castile after pulling him over for a broken tail light. Castiles fiancee says the officer shot castile as he reached for his wallet. She says castile had a license to carry a weapon and that he had been trying to tell yanez about the gun. Yanez will make his First Court Appearance tomorrow. Castiles family says they plan to file a civil suit. Kim and jessob. Back to you. The japanese Prime Minister will be in new york today to meet with prese the Prime Minister will likely be looking to confirm that president elect trump will remain committed to the us japan security alliance. Meanwhile the president elect may be looking at South Carolina governor nikki haley to be his secretary of state. Thats according to a trump transition source. Governor haley and president elect trump are set to meet today along with former secretary of state Henry Kissinger and Florida Governor rick scott. Among others. Former new york city mayor Rudy Giuliani has also expressed interest and Hillary Clinton making her first postelection speech. Clinton was honored at the childrens defense funds beat the odds gala at the newseum in washington dc last night. Her speech was part reflection, part pledge to remain strong. She focused on the future and asked her supporters to never give up. Forecast from fox6 chief meteorologist rob haswell as we move to the western side of a departing high and watch a warm front move our way. Highs will get into the upper 60s today. We stay mild and breezy overnight with lows in the mid 50s and then quickly warm into the low 60s friday before a cold front arrives. The cold front will drive wind speeds temperatures will fall into the 30s for highs and 20s for lows this weekend. There is a chance for some rain on friday, possibly changing over to snow saturday morning. Today partly sunny, breezy and warm. Record 69 high 68 wind s 515 mph tonight partly cloudy. Mph friday increasing clouds with the chance for showers in the afternoon. Windy. High 64 wind sw 2030 mph saturday rain and or snow showers in the morning. Much colder. Windy. Am low 35 high 38 wind nw 1020 mph am low 22 high 38 wind nw 510 mph monday mostly sunny. Am low 25 high 44 wind s 510 mph tuesday partly sunny with a chance for rain showers at night. Am low 35 high 46 officially milwaukee firefighters. The Milwaukee Fire Department held a special Graduation Ceremony last night at the training academy. The recruits have spent the past 16 weeks preparing physically and mentally. It was an extra special night for one of the recruits. His 93yearold grandfather a World War Two veteran pinned on his badge. My grandfathers my hero. I wanted to grow up and be just like him since i was a little little guy, just like my boys and to have him here today meant the world to me. Very, very proud. I had to hug of his and im so happy i could see it fulfilled. Steinke stainkey served as a torpedo man on the uss laws from 19431946. President obama names the recipients of the president ial medal of freedom. Tom hanks, dian among the 21 recipients of the medal. The president ial medal of freedom is the nations highest civilian honor, which is presented to individuals who have made major contributions to the nation, or a number of other significant public or private endeavors. The awards will be handed out next tuesday. Ahead at five the Milwaukee County Transit System giving out free rides for a month. How you can enter for your chance to win a golden mcard. And then at six. Why many supporters of president elect donald trump are boycotting when a baby falls off a changing table his older brother comes to the rescue. Were taking a look at the shocking footage next. Time now 4 xx youre taking a live look outside this morning. A warm november day with highs in the morning. Partly sunny and mild with highs in upper 60s. Right now. Our chance for rain or snow next. The internets first look at the beauty and the beast trailer clip went over big disney says its first full trailer for the liveaction fairy tale, opening next march, set a record with more than 127 24hours online. Star emma watson posted it on her facebook page, accounting for 27 million of those views. Upside inside out shes livin la vida loca shell push and pull you down livin la vida loca ricky martin is livin la vida loca. The singer is engaged to be married the father of two is conceptional artist jwan yosef. Martin says he met his soon to be husband while looking for a piece of new art. The singer says he spotted yosefs work and contacted him in hopes of getting an art piece and found much more. Caught on camera. A big brother in florida coming to the rescue of his baby brother take a look. The mom was changing her 11monthold son when she turned away for a moment. And you can see the infant start to roll off the table. Thats when nineyearold joseph came baby in his arms the mom says she knows she messed up while changing the baby but shes very thankful that joseph was there. An Elementary School custodian is getting creative with his cleaning technique. And its a hit with the students. Janitor, ron munsey arrives at a New Hampshire Elementary School just as students are leaving for the day, and overnight, he makes magic happen in the first g vacuuming stripes and squares into the carpet, but soon moved on to bigger designs, like snoopy and charlie brown. Hes even made the white house and sports logos like the boston in 11 years im going to be giving a big hug ever and saying i love you to him and its going to be awesome. Now at 5 we continue to wait for Brendan Dassey to be released from prison. The deadline a judge has set for his release. And the emergency motion by the state to stop it. Also this morning a customer at a store in west allis is recovering after ben during an Armed Robbery. This as Police Continue to search for the shooter. We have the latest coming up in a live report. Rob joins us now with more on the weather. Robs weather partly sunny and very mild today as we move to the western side of a departing high and watch a warm front move our way. Highs will get into the upper 60s today. We stay mild and breezy overnight with lows in the mid 50s and then quickly warm into the low 60s friday before a cold front arrives. The cold front will drive wind speeds into the 1525mph range with gusts to near 40 by saturday. Temperatures will fall into the 30s for highs and 20s for lows this weekend. There is a chance