it's nice now... but there are changes on the way. today on live at 4:30... what you can do to help avoid huge problems when wet weather hits, later in the week. we're gonna start things off though, as always, buy checking in at the weather center.meteorologist jesse ritka's afternoon....she joins us now with a quick look at the storm team forecast. despite the much cooler temperatures, today is likely the best day out of the work week thanks to the sunshine and lighter winds. the clear skies and light winds will lead to a cool night with some dip into the mid-30s inland, hovering near 40 degrees along lake michigan. so.. our weather may turn wet in the next couple of days.and as stt that has some city workers worried about an annual issue. the reds -- oranges -- and auburns of autmn -- it's not easy to believe something so pretty could end up causing big problems. but with the potential for heavy rain on the way --leaves piling up on urban roads could result in big backups and street flooding.{nat} >>milwaukee's department of public works is preparing to address the annual issue. >{robert brook/milwaukee dp} >>but dpw would welcome help from homeowners. dp} >>people like johnnie everage are happy to pitch in rather than risk rain induced overflows. >{ johnnie everage/homeowne} >{scott steele/milwauke} and the hope is having enough time to clear the streets of leaves before flakes fly and freezing temperatures arrive -- compounding the problem. in milwaukee scott steele today's gas prices are once again falling after a two-month spike. according to the lundberg report, the national average price dropped nearly four cents to 2-25 per gallon. officials say oil prices have been edging up in the past month, but u-s refiners haven't fully passed the price hikes through into the gasoline market. and here's a look at the average gas prices in wisconsin.in milwaukee-- the average price for gas is 2-10. in port sh and in madison-- you'll pay an a gallon. this holiday shopping season is expected to hit records.. especially online.it's not even halloween.. and, yet, millions of americans are well underway with their christmas shopping.a consulting agency predicts holiday e-commerce to be somewhere between 17 to 19-percent higher than last season. a survey does show that around 60-percent of people still like to go to the shows candy corn as the most popular halloween candy in the most states. however.. reese's peanut butter cups had the highest number of total votes. here in wisconsin.. laffy taffy was voted the most popular. if searching for the right halloween costume has you scared that you might dress up like everyone else... there's a website for that. a google trends-powered map is revealing the most popular costumes that are trending locally and nationally... in real time. the most popular as of now.. harley quinn who was the joker's girlfriend.. superheroes and pirates. the milwaukee the milwaukee bucks preparing wednesday.. coming up new on live at 6.. first they hit the practice court, then the team went out to make a difference in the community.. tonight. when you see what they did, it may warm your heart.. that's new on live at 6.. tragic cases of sudden infant death remain all too common. today, new guidelines released with hopes of saving many more lives. we'll tell you what i'm russ feingold and i approve this message. on healthcare, russ feingold will work with both parties to lower premiums and cut health care taxes. i want to do the hard work of improving the system so it works for middle class families. but in washington, senator ron johnson sides with big insurance. voting to make medicare a voucher program, and letting insurance companies deny coverage to cancer patients. a three-year-old arizona girl is in critical condition after a dresser fell on her. investigators say she was climbing up the dresser when it came crashing down... trapping her. it's unclear how long the girl was stuck before family members found her. an estimated 35-hundred babies die from sids and other sleep- related complications every are actually ?down? from years past....... but they've now plateaued. and we have ?new? recommendations, just out today, aimed at saving ?more? lives. here's erica edwards. you are looking at one of the most dangerous places for a baby to sleep....(sot: rachel moon, md - university of virginia school of medicine - :06 - :12)"if i had to choose one place where i would never want a baby to sleep, it would be on a couch or a sofa." babies can become trapped ee a sleeping adult who accidentally rolls over on them.the american academy of pediatrics is emphasizing the dangers of soft bedding for young babies in its new sleep safety guidelines.the experts say "room-sharing" can reduce the risk of sids by half...... and now recommend babies sleep in a crib or bassinet in the parents' bedroom -- for at least the first 6 months and up to age 1.the only thing that should be in the baby bed -- is the baby.(nats)for the first time -- the aap's safe infant sleep guidelines skin-to-skin contact just after birth. (sot: rachel moon, md - university of virginia school of medicine - :53 - 1:00)"we know skin to skin helps encourage breastfeeding, and breastfeeding is protective against sleep-related death." after mom and baby get into a good breastfeeding routine... the experts recommend giving babies pacifiers while they sleep. they too have been shown to reduce the risk for sleep-related deaths. avoiding smoking, alcohol and drug use around babies can also lower the risk for sids. time to take ot live look from port washington. meteorologist jesse ritka is back with the tuesday will start out with sunshine but the clouds roll in as the day wears on as our next storm system approaches, this could spark off an isolated afternoon shower but most of the day stays dry with a high of 54 degrees in milwaukee. tuesday night and into wednesday is when the rain chances really ramp up as an area of low pressure moves in. this will make wednesday a wet and windy day with temperatures mainly stuck in the 40s, feeling colder with the clouds, rain and wind. there is plenty of moisture with this system so the rain with rain totals ranging between 0.75"-1.25" with some isolated higher amounts possible. most of the rain should wrap up before the morning commute on thursday and then skies will become partly cloudy. temperatures will still be cool, in the low 50s, but feeling cooler since it will still be a bit breezy on thursday.slightly warmer temps return for friday with a high of 58 degrees under partly cloudy skies and a slim shot of a shower in the build it and you will make one boy's dream come true.a young baseball fan asked for his own ballpark -- and as matt tells us, he got it - thanks to make a wish. under the lights, with the exact colored green monster, fantasy fenway way ready for opening day in windsor.nats - national anthemhundreds of volunteers built the park... inspired by one little boy. nats - "we would like to introduce thomas hastings and his father brad for the first pitch ceremony."s/pam keough/make-a-wish connecticut president & ceo :26-:30"today days that i've been a part of since i've been associated with make a wish."about six months ago, make-a-wish challenged thomas hastings to come up with his dream -- no limits.he drew his pitch. s/thomas hastings/make-a-wish recipient :38-:44"at first when i wished for a baseball field, i didn't expect to get a mini-fenway park."over 34 days, volunteers transformed the hastings' backyard.s/mary hastings/mother :48-:53"i can't express just how amazing it was every da from work and to see the progress."their hard work was unveiled today.and thomas threw out the first pitch.nats - cheershe was surrounded by family, friends, and his teammates from the university of hartford hawks baseball team.s/bradford hastings/fathe r 1:08-1:19"thomas faces many challenges. he's had 14 surgeries. dealing with muscular dystrophy can be tough. here it all disappears." now thomas can have his friends over anytime.s/thomas hastings/make-a-wish recipient 1:23-1:31"i feel happy and i feel excited that this is going to happen to me and that i'm going to be able to play." s/bradford hastings/father 1:31-1:35"to see the whole believe it." fantasy fenway is also wheelchair accessible. wedding wedding pictures without bouquets? it's the viral video that's got people talking. we'll show it to you, next. on tmj-4 looks like this: "the voice" is at 7. that's followed by "timeless" at 9, the, more local news on "live powered by the political climate, as well as star power, "saturday night live" posted its best ratings for an the show featured tom hanks and lady gaga. an atlanta bride and her party ditched the traditional bouquets for their photo shoot. instead, they posed with puppies! that's after the groom had them delivered to the shoot as a surprise. the video's gone viral with more than 220- thousand views on instagram.the puppies are all thanks for joining us at 4-30. the news continues with live at five. next. the owner of a popular bar shot to death inside his tavern.. what family members are saying about this tragic incident.. live at 5 starts now.. the breaking news: a popular milwaukee tavern owner is dead, shot to death inside his northside establishment.that word comes tonight from family members of mike patton. katie crowther is on the scene and joins us live to pick up the george and carolefamily and friends of the victim are gathered out here. waiting on any word from policewho are still investigating exactly hat happened. family members tell me the victim's name is mike patton the long-time owner of mike's place ba oth silver spring. it's across from the citgo gas station. they say mike was shot inside the bar this afternoon, before it opened. they say mike is a fathera hard worker, a good man.they don't know anyone who would want to hurt him. he's been owning the bar for quite awhile. and he does a lot for people. he helps everybody. family, friends, homeless. he helps plenty of people get jobs. why someone killed mik who did itor whether anyone is in custod are still unknown questions. police not releasing any information yet. new information now on the grinding, early- morning crash in milwaukee that left three women dead. a 23-year-old man has now turned himself in, following that hit-and-run crash.the three women were from chicago. veronica macias is live where it happened early ay and clybourn the suspect' lexus was registered to a mequon residence. records show he's arrested for reckless homicide. they were three girlfriends just out for a night fun - when things turned tragic. ashley sawatzke is from menomonee falls and was working in chicago. her girlfriends amy taylor and lindsey cohen - who we do not have a picture of also live and worked in the windy city. light. slamming into a ford fusion. the driver and passenger ran off on foot. according to police, their uber driver remains in the hospital and is expected to be okay. the suspects home was stalked out by milwaukee police since sunday morning and records show he had been previously charged for operating with a revoked license.the family of three women in their early thirties questioning if he should have been behind the wheel that night. i reached out to the suspect's attorney who turned himself into police around 2 pm he did not want to comment. reporting from 2nd and clybourn veronica macias today's tmj4 police in waukesha took an 11 year old boy into custody--they say the boy made threats to students at school. it happened at hawthorne elementary school -- that's where rikki mitchell joins us

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