"we feel that on the whole people took that storm very seriously." now at seven ---- breaking overnight --- hurricane hermine makes landfall strong winds and heavy rain. ahead where the storm is now heading. plus --- it's the most violent month in milwaukee in the last 25 years --- after a record number of homicides. ahead --- what the chief of police is saying about deadly situation. good morning and welcome back to wakeup!

meteorologist rob haswell high pressure moves of wi today and as it moves to our east in the next few days we start warming up. lots of sun today with highs in the low 70s. by tomorrow, well move into the upper 70s and by sunday we will hit the 80s again. our warming continues ahead of a low early next week and by tuesday, were in the mid 80s with a chance for rain and thunderstorms. anchor adlibs traffic red on traffic map = major delays yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no

morning after florida is hit by red on traffic map = major delays yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no delays green on traffic map = no delays following breaking news this morning after florida is hit by it's first hurricane in more than ten years. let's head to nicole in the newsroom for the latest. early this morning hermine weakened to a tropical storm as inland. here's a live look at tampa, fl --- where things are a lot calmer than last night. hermine hit the gulf coast of florida with strong winds and heavy rain. the storm made landfall overnight in the big bend area as a hurricane. the storm taking down trees and power lines... right now thousands of homes now without electricity. hermine is expected to move into the carolinas and up the east coast today with the potential for drenching

for the labor day weekend --- the storm system is expected to create many travel troubles at airports along the east coast. also breaking overnight ---- firefighters save one person from burning apartment complex in whitefish bay. north shore fire crews were called out to the scene near henry clay and diversey early this morning. the person rescued was evaluated by paramedics on scene...but the victim's condition has not been released. the cause of the fire is under investigt and this morning milwaukee police are investigating three shootings happening overnight. the first taking place near 86th and hampton. police say a 21-year-old man was shot after two people tried robbing him.. the man is expected to survive and police continue to search for suspects. police are also searching for suspects in connection to two other shootings. we're told a 26-year-old man was shot near 20th and nash just before two this morning. police say his injury is serious

arrests have been made in the case. then around 3:15....a 35-year-old man showed up at the hospital with a gunshot wound....but police say the victim won't tell them where he was shot. he is also expected to survive. sobering new numbers on violence in milwaukee. the city's homicide rate for the month of august is one for the record books... deandra corinthios is live from mpd headquarters downtown...with a message from police chief ed flynn... chief flynn says the violence there were 24 homicides in august. the highest total in 25 years when police discovered the bodies of serial killer jeffery dahmer's victims... in july of 1991. in a news conference thursday chief flynn said milwaukee's murder rate was so high...it surpassed chicago. this...despite the fact that chicago also experienced a record-setting 90 homicides in august. flynn says the majority of homicides in milwaukee stem from gun violence between convicted offenders...

homicide victims and assailants are african americans. mpd has taken 16 hundred guns off the streets so far this year but he says part of the solution... should be tougher laws...to crack down on felons caught in possession of a firearm. making you know conceal carry illegally a misdemeanor no matter how many times youre arrested is foolish, its foolhardy. flynn says another issue is getting cooperation from the community in non-fatal shootings. the department clearance rate for solving homicides. reporting live in milwaukee dc fox6 news. two people trapped in a vehicle after a crash overnight. and this morning we're hearing from a passerby who stopped to help. angelica joins us in studio with more on what happened. this crashed happened just before midnight take a look at the scene. the

inside and became trapped. a man was driving by and stopped to help. he explains how they were able to get one person out. "a gentleman and myself were able to kick in the windshield and get the passenger out one of the two people then he kept asking please help my brother get my brother out and we were unable to get the driver out he was quite wedged in to the vehicle." paramedics and police arrived on scene pretty quickly and were able to get minutes. we are working to get an update on the driver's condition this morning. happening now --- west bend police are increasing patrols around mclane elementary school after a teacher found a loaded pistol magazine yesterday near the school. police have swept the grounds of the school... and say they found no gun. they will continue to investigate who the bullets belonged to. no perfect preseason for the packers --- they just couldn't keep up

last night. rookie quarterback joe callahan capped a strong preseason by throwing for 143 yards and a touchdown..... but it wasn't enough to get a win. the green and gold lost last night 17 to 7. that puts their preseason record at 3 and one. the packers now wait to see who makes the 53 man roster and get ready for the jaguars on september 11th. smartphone. coming up on wake up --- why the device is now being pulled off store shelves. and whether you need a pick-me-up at work or just happen to be a latte lover ... new research suggests why you crave coffee. and carl has a preview of the

you are watching the fox 6 wakeup news. forecast from fox6 meteorologist rob haswell high pressure moves of wi today and as it moves to our east in the next

lots of sun today with highs in the low 70s. by tomorrow, well move into the upper 70s and by sunday we will hit the 80s again. our warming continues ahead of a low early next week and by tuesday, were in the mid 80s with a chance for rain and thunderstorms. dick adlibs traffic red on traffic map = major delays yellow on r delays green on traffic map = no delays itting the road for the holiday

us to talk about everything that's going to impact your commute. as a reminder, there will be no freeway lane or ramp closures other than the long term closures in place beginning friday at noon until tuesday morning at 6am for the holiday weekend.zoo interchange project: entrance ramp to i- 41/894 south will close for 3 weeks beginning at 6am.

north at watertown plank road for 2 weeks. 41 north will go from 3 lanes to 2 lanes in this area. the right lane will become an exit only at watertown plank road. traffic coming from i-94 west to i-41 north will want to move over to the left as the right lane will exit at watertown plank road. this closure reopens just north of watertown plank road, however we do anticipate back-ups on i-41 north and on i-94 west north, especially during the am and pm peak. commuters from the northwest may want to consider utilizing wis 175 to lisbon/appleton to i-41 during these two weeks. friday 9/9: there will be an extended overnight closure of i-41 south at watertown plank road as crews

ramp over i-41 south. the closure will begin at 10pm and should re-open by early afternoon on saturday 9/10. we will provide more details on alternate routes next week. just a heads up that it is coming, so plans on saturday morning / early afternoon would take you through i-41 south at the zoo you will want to watch for details and plan your route. forecast from fox6 meteorologist rob haswell high pressure moves of wi today and as it moves to our east in the next few days we today with highs in the low 70s. by tomorrow, well move into the upper 70s and by sunday we will hit the 80s again. our warming continues ahead of a low early next week and by tuesday, were in the mid 80s with a chance for rain and thunderstorms. today: mostly sunny. high: 74 dewpoint: 55 wind: e 5-10 mph tonight: mostly clear. low: 56 dewpoint: wind: e 3-7 mph saturday: mostly

wind: se 5-10 mph sunday: mostly sunny. am low: 60 high: 80 dewpoint: 0 wind: se 5-10 mph monday: mostly sunny, warm and humid. am low: 65 high: 82 dewpoint: 0 wind: s 5-10 mph tuesday: partly sunny with a chance for thunderstorms. am low: 68 high: 86 dewpoint: 0 wind: sw 5-10 mph wednesday:partly sunny with a chance for thunderstorms. am low: 69 high: 84 dewpoint: 0 wind: sw 5-10 mphforecast from high pressure moves of wi today and as it moves to our east in the next few days we start warming up. lots of sun today with highs in the low 70s. by tomorrow, well move into the upper 70s and by sunday we will hit the 80s again. our warming continues ahead of a low early next week and by tuesday, were in the mid 80s with a chance for rain and thunderstorms. today: mostly sunny. high: 74 dewpoint: 55 wind: e 5-10 mph tonight: mostly clear. low:

saturday: mostly sunny. high: 78 dewpoint: 0 wind: se 5-10 mph sunday: mostly sunny. am low: 60 high: 80 dewpoint: 0 wind: se 5-10 mph monday: mostly sunny, warm and humid. am low: 65 high: 82 dewpoint: 0 wind: s 5-10 mph tuesday: partly sunny with a chance for thunderstorms. am low: 68 high: 86 dewpoint: 0 wind: sw 5-10 mph wednesday:partly sunny with a chance for thunderstorms. am low: 69 sw 5-10 mph for thunderstorms. am low: 69 high: 84 dewpoint: 0 wind:

the sound of harley's getting revved up for the annual rally. the gathering is already underway and continues through the weekend. carl joins us now from the house of harley with

time to find out who's turning six.... we're wishing lylah in slinger a happy sixth birthday! she likes doing crafts, swimming at fireman's park and helping her grandparents take car of her reindeer farm. here's a nice birthday smile

and he loves school. it's time for quinn in cedarburg to celebrate! she likes playing tennis, going camping and going to the movie theater. there's six candles on justin's cake in milwaukee! he likes basketball, fishing and doing math. we're cheering for mariah in milwaukee! she likes flowers, going to the beach and animals. it's double the celebration for ian and irelyn eye-er-lin in germantown!they like camping, tae kwon do and running spartan races. to find out how child a happy sixth birthday on fox six wake up news - just log on to "fox six

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police chief speaking out after one of the most deadliest months in a quarter century. what victims to the violence are saying about the crime. tenney says "..donald trump doing some damage control this weekend while he continues reaching out to african american voters. while hillary clinton is bracing for more fallout from her state department e-mails. i'm garrett tenney in washington. i'll have that story, coming up." thanks for staying with wakeup.. time now x:xx.. kim, nicole and angelica adlib toss to wx forecast from fox6 meteorologist rob haswell high pressure moves of wi today and as it moves to our east in the next few days we start warming up. lots of sun today with highs in the low 70s. by tomorrow, well move into the upper 70s and by sunday we will hit the 80s again. our warming

tuesday, were in the mid 80s with a chance for rain and thunderstorms. anchor adlibs traffic red on traffic map = major delays yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no

delays green on traffic map = no delays red on traffic map = major delays yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no delays breaking news this morning --- tropical storm hermine is getting weaker as it moves over georgia. but that doesnt mean florida and the east coast are in the clear just yet. angelica is here with new video. the storm made landfall on florida's gulf coast as a category one hurricane overnight. right now --- the tropical storm's maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 60 mph. here's new video from tallahassee. right now thousands of people are without power. even though hermine has weakened a bit ... forecasters say it could still produce life-threatening storm surge as well

carolinas and eventually the northeast . the storm is the first to make a direct hit on sunshine state in more than a decade. milwaukee police chief ed flynn...announcing a record number of homicides this august 24 people were killed. deandra corinthios is live from mpd headquarters downtown with more chief flynn says 80 percent of the city's homicides are due to gun violence. victims...and offenders...are african american. some shocking numbers revealed in a new conference thursday. despite being a much smaller city...milwaukee's murder rate topped chicago's for the month of august...a city that also experienced a record number of homicides. there were 24 people killed in milwaukee ...5 during the unrest in sherman park. august in milwaukee was the deadliest month the city has seen in 25 years... when police discovered the

victims in july of 1991. flynn says most homicides stem from arguments...fights and retaliation by people with criminal records -- who choose to resolve their issue with guns. "the fact is we have to engage with the offending community on their turf, and were committed to continuing to do that in a way thats both lawful and restrained. " 766578deandra/live flynn says officers have taken 1600 guns off the streets so far this year. but he says there should be tougher penalties for felons caught in possession of a firearm. he also says a big issue is getting cooperation from the community in non-fatal shootings. reportingive in milwaukee deandra corinthios fox6 news. those numbers are more than just numbers -- they have faces and loved ones.. many milwaukee families have been devastated by violence. ' one family says they are hurting -- not

situation. "bennie bennett" was killed in a double homicide august 9th. it happened near 36th and congress. bennett was one of 24 people in milwaukee killed during the month of august. bennett's family says they're hurting. "it's very devastating because never would i have thought it would be my child. it really hits home when it happens to you." bennett's family says they felt as though his homicide may have been overshadowed by what took place in sherman park. held responsible for bennett's murder. you decide coverage now --- donald trump may find himself busy doing damage control this labor day weekend. and hillary clinton braces for more fallout from new email scandal. fox's garrett tenney has the details from d-c. garrett live toss donald trump is facing new fallout from his big immigration speech wednesday night - when he made it clear there will be no softening of his immigration policy. pkg for months, a small group of latinos has

eventually tone down his rhetoric on immigration. but after wednesday night's speech in arizona, members of trump's own national hispanic advisory council are dropping out. sot: jacob monty "when i saw that he abandoned his republican principles and adopted populist propaganda thrown out by fair and numbers usa, i said, 'this is it. this man, he's not doing what he said, and he's acting like he doesn't even want to win." hillary clinton, meanwhile, is bracing for a fresh round o last night the state department annoucned a change of course, and said it will be releasing all of clinton's daily, minute-by-minute schedules fromher time as secretary of state. that very well could lead to new questions about the relationship between clinton's state department and the clinton foundation. many analysts believe those questions, along with her nagging email scandals, are why she's now gone more than 270 days without a press conference. sot: tom bevan "i think the clinton campaign has made the strategic decision to sort of suffer in silence here as the

her emails and the clinton foundation continue to come out." garrett live tag clinton is off the campaign trail this labor day weekend - but donald trump is not taking any time off - he'll receive his 2nd classified security briefing later this morning - and tomorrow, he'll head to detroit for church - at the great faith ministries, where he'll continue his effort to win over african- american voters. libertarian presidential candidate gary johnson makes a stop in milwaukee. his campaign hundred people where on hand at the event last night at serb hall . johnson told the crowd that he's a viable third option to donald trump and hillary clinton. in the latest marquette law school poll --johnson got 10 percent. he needs to average 15 percent in five national polls to get into the september 26th debate. also breaking business news this morning --- samsung is recalling one of it's newest smartphones. jessob is in the newsroom with details. it's an embarrassing setback for the world's biggest selling smartphone

sales of its galaxy note 7 after batteries of some of the devices exploded while charging. the recall comes just two weeks after samsung launched its latest flagship smartphone. some buyers reported their phones caught fire or exploded while charging, and samsung said it had confirmed 35 such cases, caused by faulty batteries. samsung says it has sold more than 1 million note 7 smartphones since the company says customers who already bought note 7s will be able to swap them for new smartphones, regardless of when they bought the phone. still to come on the next hour of wake up --- how you can wow your guests this labor day weekend with some tasty drinks. ahead at eight --- a new twist on sangria. do you have wifi problems in your home? also at eight in the

can boost your internet connection. but still ahead on wake up at seven --- a fun way to predict the election. who won this presidential pig race. and it's all about harley this weekend... carl is live at the milwaukee

forecast from fox6 meteorologist rob haswell high pressure moves of wi today and as it moves to our east in the next few days we start warming up. lots of sun today with highs in the low 70s. by tomorrow, well move into the upper 70s and by sunday we will hit the 80s again. our warming continues ahead of a low early next week and by tuesday, were in the mid 80s with a chance for rain and thunderstorms. today: mostly sunny. high: 74 dewpoint: 55 wind: e 5-10 mph tonight: mostly clear. low: 56 dewpoint: wind: e 3-7 mph saturday: mostly sunny.

mostly sunny. am low: 60 high: 80 dewpoint: 0 wind: se 5-10 mph monday: mostly sunny, warm and humid. am low: 65 high: 82 dewpoint: 0 wind: s 5-10 mph tuesday: partly sunny with a chance for thunderstorms. am low: 68 high: 86 dewpoint: 0 wind: sw 5-10 mph wednesday:partly sunny with a chance for thunderstorms. am low: 69 high: 84 dewpoint: 0 wind: sw 5-10 mphforecast from fox6 meteorologist rob haswell high pressure moves of wi today and as it moves to our east in the next few days we start warming up. lots of sun today with highs in the low 70s. by tomorrow, well move into the upper 70s and by sunday we will hit the 80s again. our warming continues ahead of a low early next week and by tuesday, were in the mid 80s with a chance for rain and thunderstorms. today: mostly sunny. high: 74 dewpoint: 55 wind: e 5-10 mph tonight: mostly clear. e 3-7 mph saturday: mostly sunny. high: 78 dewpoint: 0 wind: se 5-10 mph sunday: mostly sunny. am low: 60 high: 80 dewpoint: 0 wind: se 5-10 mph monday: mostly sunny, warm and humid. am low: 65 high: 82 dewpoint: 0 wind: s 5-10 mph tuesday: partly sunny with a chance for thunderstorms. am low: 68 high: 86 dewpoint: 0 wind: sw 5-10 mph wednesday:partly sunny with a chance for thunderstorms. am low: 69 high: 84 dewpoint: 0 wind:

dick adlibs traffic red on traffic map = major delays yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no delays rally in the midwest is back in town. the milwaukee rally is already underway, and carl is getting things revved up for us this

good morning, and happy friday! forecast from fox6 meteorologist rob haswell high pressure moves of wi today and as it moves to our east in the next few days we start warming up. lots of sun today with highs in the low 70s. by tomorrow, well move into the upper 70s and by sunday we will hit the 80s again. our warming continues ahead of a low early next week and by tuesday, were in the mid 80s with a chance for rain and thunderstorms. today: mostly sunny. high: 74 dewpoint: 55 wind: e 5-10 mph tonight: mostly clear. low: 56 dewpoint: wind: e 3-7 mph saturday: mostly sunny. high: 78 dewpoint: 0 wind: se 5-10 mph

dewpoint: 0 wind: se 5-10 mph monday: mostly sunny, warm d humid.m low: 65 gh: 82 dewpoint: 0 wind: s 5-10 mph tuesday: partly nny with a chanceor understorms. am low: 68 gh: 86 dewpoint: 0 wind: 5-10 mph wednesday:partly nny with a chance for

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now at 8:00 --- breaking news -- tropical storm watches and warnings are up along the east coast after hermine slams into florida overnight. right now --- thousands are dealing with flooding and no power. good morning and welcome back to wakeup..