joining us vince vitrano. if you're just joining us-- here's a look at your top stories today. in custody. police in iowa arrested a suspect... but are still investigating the ambush shooting of two cops. police say michael greene ambushed a police officer sitting in his patrol car. he's suspected of then driving a few miles before shooting another officer also sitting in a patrol car. authorities are still trying to figure out a motive... and whether greene had help. the milwaukee county board is

the 2017 budget. county executive chris abele wanted to charge 60 bucks per car. the county board finance committee is recommending a 30 dollar per vehicle fee. the full county board takes up the budget next week. if you're looking for the city of milwaukee christmas tree this year... you'll have to check a block or two to the south. city crews plucked a giant blue spruce from the washington heights neighborhood this morning. this year... it was posted outside city hall... instead of at red arrow park. the tree lighting ceremony takes place on november 17th. yesterday' s highs were near 70, typical for june 1st, not november 1st, plus it was sunny with a light breezeerfection. clouds increased overnight with the next storm system that brought scattered t'showers early this morning with lows in the 50s. clouds and scattered showers are likely the rest of the day

but that is the only "bad" day this week. most of us will see 0.25" to 0.75" of rain by this evening...heaviest south. the sky clears out tonight with lows dropping into the mid 40s. the u-s federal reserve is expected to keep the rates unchanged but set the stage for a hike in december amid signs the economy is picking up steam. chairperson janet

decision today. the federal reserve were expected to raise rates this past summer, but that changed after the u-s added more jobs in may. fuel economy is at a record high as new technology helps vehicles lose weight and drive more efficiently. the u-s environmental protection agency says the fuel economy of 2015 model-year vehicles increased to 24-point-8 miles per gallon. the e-p-a says wider use of lighter materials like aluminum is lowering the weight of vehicles, which improves fuel ecom a military mishap as a plane in flight accidentally drops its bombs. it happened last week as a national guard aircraft was conducting a training exercise at michigan's camp grayling. luckily - the seven bombs were only for training and did not contain explosives. the national guard says it was likely a mechanical issue that caused them to fall off. "if i had to hazard to guess i'd say probably problems with commercial airlines would be much more frequent than what

like this where all of those training ordinances came off of that a-10. so it's pretty darn rare. in the 20 years i've been doing this, i haven't seen a case like that." they all landed in open land and didn't cause any damage. local news now--a man being retried in the 1998 poisoning death of his wife in kenosha county will remain jailed on more than one million dollar bond. has rejected a defense motion to lower mark jensen's bond to 300-thousand dollars. jensen's attorney argued that jensen was not a flight risk because he had made hundreds of mandatory check-ins since he was first convicted in 2008. his conviction was overturned in 2013 when a federal appeals court ruled a letter written by his wife before her death should not have been admitted as evidence. funeral services will be held on friday for fallen rusk

was killed while invesigating a suspicious vehicle. law enforcement from around the state recently got together to take his five-year-old son "levi" trick or treating . this photo posted by the rice lake police department has been shared thousands of times. a southern wisconsin high school wanted to teach students about the dangers of distracted driving but some say their method went too far. during monday's morning announcements, brodhead high school students were told some of their fellow students had died in car crashes. that wasn't true. announcement came-- minutes later-- telling them this was all part of an exercise to warn them about dangerous driving. "a lot of our fellow friends and students actually started crying because they thought these people were actually dead and so i think a lot of them actually called their parents in school too." the superintendent and principal of the school say they only received a few complaints from parents about the drill. school officials and student organizers say their intention wasn't to cause stress.

start-up week kicked off today. wisconsin stands at the bottom of list among the larger states for start ups in the u-s--- that's according to the ewing marion kauffman foundaiton. the milwaukee- waukesha and west allis are, ranked second-to-last among metro areas nationally for start ups.. a big honor tonight coming to those who go above and beyond to make the city a better place. they'll be recongized at milwaukee police department's fall merit awards cermony. it starts tonight at six at the milwaukee police academy. decision 2016 coverage now-- a new marquette university law school poll is now out. an inside look at how the nominees stack up in

still ahead - we'll get a look at the markets this afternoon... and -- milwaukee running festival. the four races set city this weekend... ...and city this weekend... ...and how you can still sign up. how you can still sign up. when i was one year old, i was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer on my spinal chord. but i spent my whole life fighting back. so you can imagine what i thought when i saw donald trump say... "i don't know what i said, ah, i don't remember!" "that reporter he is talki about suffers from a chronic coition that impairs movement of his arms." i don't want a president who makes fun of me. i want a president who inspires me, and that's not donald trump.

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i spent many years as a nuclear missile launch officer. if the president gave the order we had to launch the missiles, that would be it. i prayed that call would never come. [ radio chatter ] self control may be all that keeps these missiles from firing. [ sirens blearing ] i would bomb the [ beep] out of them. i want to be unpredictable. i love war. the thought of donald trump with nuclear weapons scares me to death.

an economy rigged for the wealthy. and ron johnson's made it worse. johnson took a shady $10 million corporate payout, then went to washington and voted to protect corporate tax loopholes for companies shipping wisconsin jobs overseas, supported privatizing social security, which would hand billions to wall street, and wants to eliminate the federal minimum wage.

ority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. taking a look at the market right now...dow:nasdaq:s and p: the milwaukee running festival returns this weekend... and it's going to be amazing weather. the second go-around for this brand new event sh b chris ponteri is the race director... and looking to build on last year's success.

milwaukee running festival is this weekend... with events saturday and sunday. for more information on the marathon route... any of the other races... and the health and fitness expo... ...we've got a link set up on our website...

rainy and gloomy today. don't worry... it won't stick around. meteorologist brian gotter has an amazing stretch of weather ahead... when we jump back into the 60's... and

yesterday' s highs were near 70, typical for june 1st, not november 1st, plus it was sunny with a light breezeerfection. clouds increased overnight with the next storm system that brought scattered t'showers early this clouds and scattered showers are likely the rest of the day with highs in the upper 50s, but that is the only "bad" day this week. most of us will see 0.25" to 0.75" of rain by this evening...heaviest south. the sky clears out tonight with lows dropping into the mid 40s. the beautiful weather returns for thursday with sunshine, a northerly breeze, and highs in the upper 50s. the sunshine and nice weather continues on

weather lingers into the weekend with sunshine and highs in the lower 60s with

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young patients at a san antonio children's hospital got surprise visits from their favorite superheroes, who literally swung by to say hello. the event was to benefit the kids who weren't able to leave the hospital for halloween. in addition to batman and superman.. the kids also life heroes... spending time with police officers, firefighters and other emergency responders. thanks for watching.days of

an economy rigged for the wealthy. and ron johnson's made it worse. johnson took a shady $10 million corporate payout, then went to washington loopholes for companies shipping wisconsin jobs overseas, supported privatizing social security, which would hand billions to wall street, and wants to eliminate the federal minimum wage. senator johnson works for wall street, not us. senate majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. this is an individual who mocked a disabled reporter... i don't know what i said, ahh... who attributed a reporter's questions to her menstrual cycle.

a person who is equipped in temperament, judgment or character to lead our troops. donald trump has created a toxic atmosphere pitting one group against another. he's a mexican. claiming a person can't do the job because of their race is sort of like the textbook definition of a racist comment. priorities usa action is responsible

>> nicole: yes, i heard st. luke's was doing that. i think it's great. so i can meet you there? all right, i'll see you soon. >> deimos: good morning, nicole. >> nicole: deimos. >> deimos: i couldn't help but overhear. what's going on at st. luke's? >> nicole: well, they are opening their doors to the city so people can pray and give thanks, trying to help heal the community. >> deimos: hmm. well, not exactly my thing. but since i do want to try to remake myself into a pillar of the community... >> nicole: oh, so you're gonna take time off of hunting chloe down and trying to ruin her life? nice. >> deimos: i can't imagine anyone thinking that i don't have a right to find her, to bring her back here until she has my child.