fire department. the fire department couldn't get the trucks in. so they decided they would walk the kids out. >> our teachers and the fire departments members of the fire department walked the children just down to the rigs, and they stayed in the rigs until their parents were able to pick them up. the kids were fine. as far as they were concerned, it was a little adventure they were on for a short period of time. >> the last kid was actually picked up at 9:15 here tonight. thoa minutes ago. and we energies has just arrived on scene to make sure everything is okay from this high water.rt rebecca klopf, today's tmj4. >> check this out. madeline said you needed a boat to get down 56 and mitchell. it almost looked like the cars are floating down the street. this picture was taken this afternoon. and that's where we find katie crowther, she joins us live. were up to your knees in water. >> you can zoom out and show them. it is a light rain falling. look at how high the water still is on route river parkway. you can see a car that is still submerged on route river parkway. this is one example of how bad it got all over southeast wisconsin. take a look. cars floating on miller park way during rush hour as kept rising. and still people tried to drive through it. >> i didn't understand where they were trying to go, but they were trying to do it. >> as more stalled out and got stuck. george gonzalez pulled over and stayed put. >> i have never seen it this bad. i knew it flooded a couple of times, but not this bad. >> homeowners tried to clear down streets and went through chest-high water to check on cars that were submerged, making sure no one was in them. and luckily no injuries to report tonight. but a lot of homeowners and car owners are going to be left cleaning up all day tomorrow. and we can't wait to get home. the rain is starting to pick up more. it's been a long day. reporting live, katie crowther, today's tmj4. >> a lot of basements did nt katie, thank you very much. >> check this out. a tree barely missed a home in west allis. this is what it looked like at 84th and oklahoma, the neighborhood seeing downed trees, swamped landscape. >> a wet day and evening. the big question, what is next. >> john malan is in the weather center, he has answers. john? >> john: tell you what, we did get big rains this afternoon. we had even bigger rains last night into the morning. let's start with just what fell south milwaukee, just over 3 inches, west allis nearly three inches, jackson 2.6, waukesha, new berlin, 2-and-a-half inches. officially at the airport, 1.51 inches, up until about 3:00 this afternoon. they only picked up about 12/100ths of an inch of rain, a big mass over the last five hours moving out of the picture. as i stop the radar, we have isolated strong showers, kenosha county, just a couple of isolated showers hitting katie right now. i hope she's not worried about the rain, it's pretty much over. and a couple isolated showers as we pull way out for you, not much going on in western wisconsin. much of the rain is gone. we start out with clouds and 70 tomorrow. then it's going to get nice, i'll tell you how nice coming up. >> that sounds nice, thank you, john. emergency crews say mayville and dodge county is dealing with the worst flooding it has seen >> some schools had to evacuate in a hurry. fire crews used pumps and hoses. the hope is now that a wall of sandbags does not break. >> we came to school, there was -- it was all flooding, and then they dismissed us to the church up there. we stayed up there for a while and we came back. >> the principal says there's minimal damage and is hoping classes resume in wauwatosa, the creek crested over. check out the water. a powerful reminder to use caution in this rainy weather. photo journalist adam hansen tweeted this picture from miller park way. there were reports that the roof was leaking over miller park at this time. go to tmj4.com for our live radar, interactive maps and other weather information you might need. as the healing continues in now apparently over for now. >> carole: the temporary fence put up after last month's violence will not go back up. lawyers for sheriff david clarke and chris abele were both in court today, abele wanted the fence down, clarke wanted it up. both debated who had the final say, the judge said taxpayers were caught in the middle. police say two men were shot near 27th and h 6:00. a 34-year-old died on the way to the hospital. a 24-year-old is in serious condition. police in oconomowok are searching for a murder suspect. police say her car is missing, she was shot to death. pokey-no. hundreds turning up to talk about the future of pokemon go in milwaukee's lake park. players want the game to stay, while many neighbors say go away. coreen? >> reporter: yeah, carole, if it weren't for the rain, this area of the park would probably be packed even after the 10:00 p.m. cure -- curfew. most neighbors aren't fans of the game being played here. lake park is the most popular pokey spot, one of the country. that's why thousands of pokey players are flocking to the park every day. and that's why this meeting is packed. >> i think it's a miracle. >> city and county leaders say extra foot traffic is causing litter, parking issues, damaging landscaping, people are running through yards, loud music is a problem. and they didn't elaborate. they say neighbors are threatened with violence. pointed at, we would look at it as people walking in the park. and we would do something with changing the atmosphere. >> we're not against the game at all. and if they can find another place in lake park, i'm happy to have it right here. i simply think they can't have it on here, because it is too narrow. >> many want to move it to veterans park. >> move it to a place that is better suited in terms of infrastructure, in tv -- of parking. it is better to play the game. >> now, that was only a small sampling of the many opinions at tonight's meeting. the county has asked the company who makes pokemon go to get a permit to use this park. nothing has come of it. the pokemon go players wish the government would stay out of it all together. today's tmj4. >> carole: coreen, thank you very much. december 2016, hillary clinton and donald trump going back-to-back in a first of its kind forum hosted by nbc. the candidates took questions from the audience of veterans and active duty personal laying out their qualifications for the job of commander in chief. >> i built a great company. i've been all over the world. i've dealt with foreign countries. i have great judgment, i have good judgment, i know what's in a commander in chief is someone who listens, who evaluates what is being told to him or her... >> clinton went first in the forum after she lost a coin toss. >> carole: veterans in southeast wisconsin watched tonight's forum. >> charles benson talked about their choice for president this year. charles? >> charles: during practice in brookfield, veteran ron anderson gets right to the point when it >> i look for trust. >> reporter: with the commander in chief in the background, the air force veteran is worried about the military being stretched too thin. he wants someone to rebuild the military. he thinks donald trump is the guy who can shake up washington and the pentagon. >> he certainly knows how to fire people. that's certainly been shown on the tv. but in real life, i also think when he embarks on a project that he'll probably finish it. >> veterans tend to republican and a new nbc news pole of veterans shows donald trump over hillary clinton, 55-36%. some veterans like tom crawl aren't sold on either candidate. >> i would like to know in what direction they're going to take this country. >> he spent five years in the arm and five years in afghanistan, he's still looking for a presidential candidate. >> right now, trump wants to build a giant wall, and hillary expected to come up in the three presidential debates. in brookfield, charles benson, today's tmj4. >> carole: go to our web site, tmj4.com for all things politics, decision 2016. she says the pain is too great and she wishes to die on her own terms. >> the disability rights group to prevent an appleton teenager from ending her life. >> and next, holy bedrock batman, sparked this rock slide on the banks of the mississippi river. >> coming up, local high school students building a robot that could change this little girl's life. >> we have to make it work perfectly. >> and a world... >> this is going to be we asked u.s. cellular customers to show us all the beautiful places they get coverage with our strong signal. you posted from the seashore. you shared from your hike. and you adventured way out there... a lot of amazing places. ?? u.s. cellular put towers where the other guys don't. so join our network, and start sharing your moments whoa! check this out, mother nature sent a wake-up call to a family in minnesota in the form of boulders. practically pulverizing this home. leading to a land slide. disability rights groups are asking child protective services to stop an appleton teen's plan to end her own li the 14-year-old suffers from type two muscular atrophy. it is painful. she made the difficult decision to end her life this month while in hospice care. >> i think it's important to the community to understand that we would not stand for this in a non disabled child. we would not stand for a parent assisting a non disabled child to seek at the end of their life, and we should not be standing for that for a child solely because she has a officials are not commenting on the request, citing privacy. local students building a robot that can change a life. more on this experience that goes way beyond the classroom. >> reporter: we first introduced you to baby vivian last year when the i-team helped her get medical equipment denied by insurance. doctors doubted this girl would even live. vivian just turned 2 and is now creative high school students. >> precise steering, avoiding obstacles. >> one of the first times... >> all important components of a robot. >> we have to make it work perfectly. >> the saint francis high school students are using technology and their desire to learn to build a very special robot. >> for this little girl...vivian johnson is two, and on the go, in spite of doctor's predictions of a life confined to a bed. >> she needed to start climbing, like dangerous climbing. >> she is also learning to walk...an amazing milestone that comes with a big problem... >> her machines don't really move with her unless we're carrying 50 pounds of equipment and following her around everywhere. vivian is always attached to. mom sarah started researching options. >> they said that there aren't really kids like vivian who walk. >> the only solution sarah could find, a wheelchair, something vivian doesn't need. then she ran across young vines looking to hen. >> this is her ventilator that would need to be on there. >> the johnson family met the robotics team a few weeks ago, >> we're going to build where it follows her and senses where she is. >> far beyond what this family hoped for. >> they're making an app so her monitors will get sent to our phone, it is incredible. >> doing incredible things is not new for this team of teenagers. >> i started off as a research of how do i do something in the classroom. >> peter graven was experimenting, that lead to these mechanical hands for dr disabilities, now used by more than a dozen kids across the world. and the creation of 180, the concept of helping others, turning can't into can. >> we want to push what we're doing as a robotics team and program. here's a child in need... >> and learn along the way about robotics. >> angle this, and we could put anything else under it. >> and... >> it's a talent, it's awesome. when it comes together, i'm work. >> an invention that will help this determined little girl be like every other 2-year-old. >> this is one step closer to letting her be whatever she wants to be. >> so the robot will first help vivian navigate the surfaces in her home. walking longer distances, the johnson can't wait to take her to the zoo. >> who is paying for all of this? >> kind of part of the learning experience. there's no expense t family. they're fundraising, bringing in experts to advise, and getting guidance from msoe student mentors. if you want to follow the progress of vivian's robot and the teams, you can go to tmj4.com. of course, we're going to follow along and see the end result. >> my faith restored in the next generation. >> thank you, courtney. >> "storm team 4," by mid morning, the late summer sky >> carole: our cameras were rolling all over greater milwaukee, as people insist on motoring through deep-standing water. john malan said if you don't know how deep, it's best to turn around. >> john: national weather service big saying is turn around, don't drown. very simple rule to follow. especially when you get rains like last night in dodge county. mira, westburg over 5 inches, beaver dam just over 4 inches. these were last night into the morning hours. i showed you the rainfall that hit south today. there's that large area of thunderstorms rolling through over the last 6 hours, and now, not much going on, all of this out over lake michigan. all we're looking at is a couple of scattered showers pushing offshore. kenosha pushing offshore. northeast part of sheboygan county, one little shower right as we pull out for you, you're looking at a large area of cloudiness right behind the boundary to our north and west. those clouds will be diminishing slowly through the early morning hours tomorrow. high temperatures 82 milwaukee today, but check out to the northwest, 77 twin cities and lacrosse, 77 fargo, 71 international falls. and the dew points are dropping down also. 59 international falls, 57 fargo, 67 twin cities. we're still holding at it will take probably through the afternoon hours for the dew points to really start to feel more comfortable. temperatures now, 73 milwaukee, 68 in waukesha and west bend. 70 out in watertown. generated all the showers and storms which have moved out over lake michigan, and into lower michigan by the morning hours, fog in the afternoon, lower humidity and less cloudiness, front, it might generate a shower or thunderstorm late in the afternoon, 6:00 in the evening, but clears out rapidly. that second front brings cooler, drier conditions for the upcoming weekend. tonight, 70? with an isolated shower, still possible mostly cloudy and humid, winds stay southwest, for tomorrow, they start southwest, turn west through the day, decreasing clouds and humidity, high up to 83 degrees. then we're going to be in the 70s a while. cloudy skies with scattered afternoon thunderstorms. "storm team 4" 7-day forecast, looking not too bad. 73 with an isolated shower, a little on the breezy side, partly cloudy 73, into sunday, and then right on into early next week, temperatures between 73 and 76?. could see showers returning by tuesday, but it looks like a pleasant temperature pattern setting up after all the rain we got married in june... ...on tunaday. there's a subway? $3.50 sub of the day help you remember life's important days. every day a different six-inch sub for just $3.50 at subway? every day of the week. her name is teri... ...she was born on ?? just the second time the packers opened the season in or 1996, super bowl 31. elise menaker is in green bay. >> reporter: with three-time pro bowler josh sitton end lane taylor is in. how he got the big news, just like you and me. >> i found out when coach mccarthy at a press conference. >> how he approached sunday, won't come as he heard the news...a surprise. out. we played together for a while. me, dave, and jc came in the second year. we played a lot of football together. it is not too far off. it will be fine. it is football when it comes down to it at the end of the day. prepare, be ready to go. >> do you feel you have anything to prove, or anything that you want to do on sunday? >> i just want to play good. go out there, show that i'm a player that the team can depend on, and play well. >> head coach mike one more question about sitton, and that was if his level of play changed throughout training camp. he said this decision was based on a number of different variables. and that's where we're at. at lambeau field, elise menaker, today's tmj4. >> in our next segment of dan krebbiel: i'm dan krehbiel -- a vietnam combat veteran. we don't need politicians playing games with attack ads. there's a better way. i've read russ feingold's plan. he goes after the terrorists' oil money and arms supplies. he combines targeted military force with and, he'll work to get middle eastern states to take on the terrorists in their own backyard. russ feingold offers a tough, realistic plan to protect america. russ vo: i'm russ feingold and i hard to believe the brewers did beat the cubs in may. now, can they do it again in september? solo shot to lead the for the. anthony ties it at one in the 6th. another homerun. check out the catch, round him at the wall and preserve the 2-1 football game at randall barry alvarez agrees to an extension until january 31 of 2021. tiger woods announces that he will return to competitive golf at the safeway open in nevada in napa, california october 13. your winning powerball numbers are: >> john: tomorrow, two trends, decreasing clouds through the day, and decreasing humidity. 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