Next to be named. Meteorologists are monitoring tropical depression eight. To see if it might become Tropical Storm hermine. The depression formed yesterday and is expected to move toward the east coast by wednesday. Today marks the 11th anniversary of hurricane katrinas destruction across new orleans. The storm surge flooded 80percent of the city. More than 18hundred people died, tens of thousands of people had to be rescued, and 70 percent of the citys homes were destroyed. Right now. The company that sells epipens says its launching a generic version of the lifesaving drug. As Erika Edwards reports the move comes after a public outcry over the skyrocketing costs of epipens. pkg epipen being administered after enduring sharp criticism for dramatically raising its prices. Drugmaker mylan has announced its launching its own generic version of the epipen. The generic will be listed at 300 dollars. Thats half the cost of the mylans ceo released a statement reading in part that the generic will offer a long Term Solution to further reduce costs and ease the burden and complexity of the process on the patient. Some pharmacists are wary. Saying theyll believe it when actually see the price fall. sot dr. Scott knoer chief pharmacy officer, clinic 35 42 im glad theyre potentially lowering the price, but even at 300 dollars its still very expensive. Mylans generic autoinjector will be identical to the b pharmacists will be able to swap in the generic if doctors write a prescription for epipen. Epipens deliver an emergency dose of epinephrine when people suffer dangerous allergic reactions. Just last week in tuscon, arizona, a school nurse used one on a High School Senior when he had a few bites of a friends lunch. Not realizing he was eating peanuts. sot emilio reyes has peanut allergy 1 08 1 11 my throat closing, my cheeks getting puffy, my lip was getting bigger. The generic epipen is other companies are seeking fda approval for generic versions of epipens. This particular one will not need special fda approval since its the exact same product as whats already on the market more local news now. A west allis man accused of killing a woman in a driveby shooting on the interstate has pleaded . Not . Guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. Zachary hays faces first degree reckless homicide charges in the womans deh. Returning home from Wisconsin Dells when the shooting took place on i94. Were learning more today about former marquette basketball standout dwayne wades cousin. She was killed in chicago over the weekend. Two people have been arrested and charged with the murder of nykea aldridge. Chicago police say both suspects are gang members and convicted felons out on parole. This tragedy isnt just noteworthy because miss aldridge has a Famous Family because these two offenders are the prime example of the challenge we face here in chicago. Aldridge was pushing her baby in a stroller past a school when she got caught in the crossfire between two groups shooting at each other. Take a look at this a driver is okay today after escaping a huge sinkhole in maryland. A water main break caused the huge hole to open in a street near baltimore. More than a 100 homes and tm lost water due to the pipeline break. Nearly a dozen drivers were arrested over the weekend in Milwaukee County for drunk driving. Four of those arrests were for repeat offenders. One person was cited for their 4th offense. A young boy with a big heart is helping the Green Bay Police department deal with the loss of one of its police dogs. The dog, 4yearold cops, died earlier this month after battling some serious medical issues. When decided to raise money to help the Department Pay for a new k9. Ethan started already raised 2thousand dollars to help pay for a new dog for the police k9 program. A crack down on cell phones in school. Coming up new on live at 6. All wauwatosa schools will be strictly enforcing a no cell phone zone this year. Devices during class. Thats new on live at 6. Thousands of College Students are moving into university of wisconsin schools this week. Uwmadison will be packed with new and returning students starting tomorrow. Uwmilwaukee students will also move in tomorrow as another school year approaches. The Princeton Review has ranked uwmadison as the Top Party School in the country. The ranking was based on an Online Survey of more than 140 thousand students at colleges selected by an editorial board. The university was last named the Number One Party school in 2005. Everyone loves a cold drink on a hot day. But some people have trouble keeping them cold. Coming up in our dont waste your money segment. Well show you which products are i know what we can do. What if papa tells us some stories . Oh i dont think so. Oh come on dad you have great stories, come on. Well okay. You kids know how your grandmother and i met . Not that one, skip. What . Just next. Swipe. I used to collect marbles when i was. Next haha. Thanks. Swipe. Get high Speed Internet from at t with over 99 reliability. Plus, switch and get a 200 reward card. This summer, a drinking cup has become all the rage at camping stores everwhere. It claims it will keep your drink cold all day long consumer reporter John Matarese put it to the test against cheaper competitors so you dont waste your money. john on cam the yeti drink tumbler is the hottest, or should we say, the coldest thing in camping equipment these days. But wow, are they pricey so we wanted to know if cheaper competitors are walk into any Dicks Sporting Goods , cabelas, or other camping store and you can t miss them big displays of yeti tumblers. The hottest selling cold drink cup in history sot its heavy concrete contractor Chris Allender would love one for his job. so if it really works, it would be great but many cant fathom the price 39 dollars, almost 40 bucks for this 30 ounce stainless steel tumbler. sot no, no way. I wouldnt pay that for something, i dont care if it keeps it cold a week retailers know the price is so they are rolling out competitiors. sot walmart makes a cup like that. Thats right walmarts lookalike ozark trail cup is just 9 dollars outdoorsy guys are all over youtube comparing the cups. nat youtube so we decided to do our own test. I bought 3 stainless steel tumblers the 39 dollar yeti, walmarts 9 dollar ozark trail, and a 9 dollar subzero, sold at kmart, amazon, and each one with ice. And sealed them tight. After 12 hours, i measured how much ice had melted. The yeti and ozark lost exactly the same amount of water. 2 ounces. The subzero lost one and half ounces, but since the subzero was 30 smaller than the other two. It actually saw more ice melt. At 24 hours, i drained each cup again. The yeti and ozark lost identical amounts once again, 6 and three quarter ounces. The subzero lost 4 and a half ounces, a slightly bigger percentage of melting. Finally, at the two day mark, at 48 hours, all the ha melted. Except for one tiny piece of ice. In walmarts ozark trail cup. So in the end were calling it a tie. Between the yeti and walmarts ozark trail. john on cam tag one caution yeti has recently filed a lawsuit against walmart, and another brand called mammoth coolers. Its asking walmart to stop selling lookalike tumblers. For now they are still available, so you dont waste your money. Im john mataree your stations custom sig out just ahead sending a message by sitting down. What the world thinks about Colin Kaepernicks statement before the packers game. But first, heres a live look from port washington. Meteorologist scott steele is back to tell us when we could see rain in the forecast. Feingold thats my grandfather with a brand new truck. It was one of the first to come out of this plant in 1923. But today, too many good manufacturing jobs are shipped away because of a tax code that actually rewards companies for exporting jobs. Lets close the corporate loopholes that will save im Russ Feingold and i approve this message because we dont need an economy that works only for ceos, High Pressure has given us a quiet start to the work week with some sun finally burning through the low level cloudiness and fog. Temperatures have rebounded back into the 80s which is wheres theyve landed all but a couple days this month. In addition, the humidity levels remain rather high with dew points returning to the mid and upper 60s. The warm and ic continue through tonight and tomorrow with the next storm system approaching from the west during the period. Low pressure to our north will drag a cold front across wisconsin helping to trigger storms especially during the afternoon and evening hours. Still, tuesday will not be a washout by any means. In fact, we can still expect some breaks boundary exits, a refreshing new air mass will take over bringing much cooler and drier conditions back to our area. Friday should only reach the low to mid 70s. Dew points will be down considerably, as well. Sunshine and quiet conditions should repeat for several days as an upper level ridge builds across the upper midwest. Colin kaepernick has made millions by running. And throwing a football. Now, he trying to raise awareness and send a message by sitting down. Jay gray has the latest on the fallout surrounding the 49ers quarterbacks decision not to stand during the National Anthem. Natural sound National Anthem its the way the games begin. Most every game. Honoring the flag and country. But as his teammates. And the rest of the stadium stood National Anthem last friday San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a seat on the bench. Sound Colin Kaepernick 49ers quarterback ill continue to sit, im going to continue to stand with the people that are being oppressed. To me, this is something that has to change kaepernicks sitin is. He says. A way to standup against what he calls widespread Racial Injustice in america. Sound Colin Kaepernick 49ers quarterback theres people being murdered unjustly and not being held accountable. Something he has discussed openly online for a long time. And those who have to the cause. Sound steve wyche nfl network he said they could take away football, they could take away my endorsements, that is fine. I am standing up for what is right his team. And the nfl. Say kaepernick hasnt done anything wrong. In a written statement the league addressed the issue saying players are encouraged but not required to stand during the playing of the National Anthem. But there has been some pushback from fans. And players. Including the giants victor cruz. Sound victor cruz ny giants wide receiveryouve got to respect the flag and stand up with your teammates. But kaepernick insists hell sees change. Jay gray the tragic kiss that killed a teenager. And, we reveal americas most popular summer attractions but first, heres a look at whats on tv tonight. We start at six30 with the now milwaukee. Thats followed by american Ninja Warrior and running wild with bear grylls then its more local news on vo we went to hollywood a ites burgers, tacos and chili could taste just as great made with turkey. Thousands stepped into the jennieo tasting booth to find out. With just one bite, they knew. . . The ford freedom sales event is on our biggest event of the year just got better . . Announcing zero for seventytwo across the entire lineup of ford cars, trucks and suvs. Plus, tagged vehicles now get a thousand smart bonus. Thats freedom from interest. And freedom to choose with ford. Americas best selling brand. . . Across the entire ford lineup, more news now. A hickey kills a teenager in mexico city. According to mexican media, its believed the hickey formed a blood clot, which traveled to the 17year old boys brain. Its also being reported that the girlfriend is no where to be found. Hillary clintons top aide is separating from her husband. Congressman anthony weiner. It comes after the New York Post published a story about weiner sending photos and Text Messages to an unidentified woman. Some of the photos published by the post show weiner shirtless. Or focused below his waist. Weiner resigned from congress in 2011 after a similiar situation. The couple share a toddler son. We live in a selfie world, but a new survey from cvs pharmacy photo finds americans actually theyre not in. More than half the people surveyed indicated their favorite types of photos to capture are scenery or landscape photos. While only 21 percent named their favorite to be selfies. Americans also prefer to take candid shots to posed photos more than two to one. Chances are you have few photos on your phone from your summer vacation. Tripadvisor found this years top attraction was one world in chicago comes in as the second most popular Summer Travel spot followed by the pearl district in portland, oregon. A toddlers alphabet song has gone viral. This is two year old violet orgea. This cute video has been seen by at at t, we believe in access. The opportunity for everyone to explore a Digital World full of possibilities. Connecting with family, friends and the things that matter most. And because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, weve created access from at t. If a member of your household is a snap participant, you may qualify for Home Internet at a discounted rate of 10 a month. No commitment, deposit, or installation fee. . . The ford freedom sales event is on our biggest event of the year just got better . . Announcing zero for seventytwo across the entire lineup of ford cars, trucks and suvs. Plus, tagged vehicles now get a thousand smart bonus. Thats freedom from interest. And freedom to choose with ford. Americas best selling brand. . . Now get 0 financing for 72 months plus specially tagged vehicles get a thousand smart bonus. Next. An impassioned plea to his fellow teens stop stealing cars. How a 16 year old boy is using his devastating injury, to encourage peers to avoid making the same mistake. Live the big story at five, washington high grad turned hollywood star. Gene wilder has died. Good evening im george mallet. And im shannon sims in for carole meekins. Wilder was born in milwaukee and graduated from Washington High School in 1951. He appeared in hit comedies like blazing saddles, and young frankenstein. He portrayed a charming candy man in willy wonka factory. Wilders nephew said the actor died late last night in stamford, connecticut from complications from alzheimers disease. Wilder was 83 years old. More local news now three people shot in broad daylight while driving home from a funeral on the northside. Tonight one them has died. Veronica macias spoke with his family. She joins us now live from the scene near 22nd and keefe. George, a chaplain tells me the targeted car in this shooting had just left church for a funeral. The man killed was 23 years old gunned down members. He was a young guy trying to make it out here in life. Mark hutchins stands and waits to get more information about a shooting on 22nd and keefe this afternoon that took his cousins life. Police have not released the victims name. The 23yearold was inside this gold colored car. The men inside had just left a funeral the surrin flagged for the procession. Where is our respect and our morals at around here when it comes to a funeral and people still come with guns and shot up a car with Somebody Just sitting in it. You just don have no answers for it. Police are working to get those answers. On the ground lay shell casings evidence of the numer of shots fired at the men inside. Two others were shot but not seriously hurt. Witnesses who did not want to talk on camera say the his son had just turned his life around. Gotten back chaplain harold moore is helping by putting his arms around those who witnessed the shooting. Retaliation it only adds more pain more miserynd i was saying, thats our job as chaplains to come to the scene and provide comfort. Comfort to a family who was already grieving the loss of a loved onand will now have to plan to bury another lost to a crime. New at five a milwaukee teen confined to a wheel chair, is pleading for his peers to stop stealing cars. Julia fello spoke to the 16 year old who is sharing his trouble with the law. To prevent others
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