now at noon -- horrifying crash-- a ride home from school turns deadly chattanooga, tennessee as a bus filled with elementary students crashes into a tree. five children are dead and now their bus driver is facing charges. he was arrested late last night, on multiple counts of vehicular manslaughter. this as the n-t-s-b is investigating what caused the crash. sarah rosario reports of the latest on the investigation the scene of a bus nearly splint in half by a tree is a heartbreaking reminder of the young children killed and the

bus driver swerved off the road. "we have 5 confirmed deaths. we have of those deaths, 3 were in the fourth grade, one was kindergartner and one was a first grader." while the cause of the crash is still under investigation police say speed is a strong factor.. arresting 24-year-old driver overnight. "johnthony walker is being charged with five counts of vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment and reckless driving."of the 37 elemenry school students on board 24 were rushed to the hospital. "here at erlanger hospital several of those children are still fighting for their lives in desperate need of blood. it's why local blood banks are asking for volunteers to meet the need and the community is coming out in droves to support." "the most unnatural thing in the world is for a parent to mourn the loss of a child."a tragic loss just days

the ntsb it's personal."we send our condolences to the parents of those children. my daughter rides the school bus every day. i understand that. we will do everything we can to try to prevent it from happening again."investigators have a warrant to remove the black box from the bus as they try to determine exactly what caused this tragedy.sarah rosario nbc news. to weather now-- after a clear and cold night, clouds increased this morning with temps in the 20s and a light se breeze. today is mostly cloudy with highs in the low to mid 40s, a se wind at 5-15 mph, and scattered

rain is likely tonight with lows in the mid to upper 30s, and a brisk se wind at 10-20 mph. inland areas could see a dusting of snow tonight. if you are traveling to northern wisconsin tonight, they are expecting snow showers.

reminder that winter parking begins, december first. overnight winter parking regulations are in effect between the hours of two and six a-m. you park on the even side of the street on even dates and odd side on odd dates. parking on some streets is prohibited when we have four inches of snow or a travel alert by the u-s state department--- there's a heightened risk of terrorist attacks throughout europe. the department noted that extremists had carried out attacks in belgium, france, germany and year, and said it remains concerned about the potential for attacks throughout europe. it added that the travel alert expires on february 20th, 2017. if you're taking a train to get to your thanksgiving destination, expect to see a lot of people doing the same thing. amtrak says today and tomorrow are the busiest days for holiday train travel. if you're catching a flight or just driving to a family member's house, expect to see thousands of your closest friends at mitchell international-- or on the

if you drive down leon terrace, on the city's north side -- you can't miss the signs.they line the street and just appeared days ago. lee- shell yar-days ago. lee-shell yar-brought's 5 year old daughter ra-keye-a langham was struck and killed by a hit and run driver -- right in front of her house-- 2 weeks ago. the signs urge drivers to slow down. this milwaukee mom is thankful for the kindness of a stranger. it just touched me because i couldn't believe it. and stuff and all they could tell me was it was an older guy and he's from waukesha so without a name, i've just been calling him my angel from waukesha.there are 2 speed humps on leon terrace but yar-brought is now pushing to have more put in. the man police say was the hit and run driver was arrested days after her daughter was killed. governor scott walker's

dollar budget shortfall by mid-2019.it's a problem that the republican-controlled legislature will have to tackle after it reconvenes next month. the estimate from the state department of administration is the first to take into account spending requests made by state agencies for the next two years. homelessness in wisconsin declined by more than double the national rate this year-- that according to the u-s department of housing and urban development. homelessness was down about six percent this year compared to 2015. data nearly six-thousand people without permanent homes across the state. a little more than 300 of them are youth living on their own. a project underway in racine is hoping to help homeless veterans get back on their feet. we first told you about the construction of the tiny homes - to house the vets - back in the spring. pete zervakis explains what's next. laundry facilities will be here it doesn't look like much now... but this old building

lot behind it - will sit 15 tiny houses like this one... where homeless veterans can temporarily live. "veterans outreach of wisconsin" is behind the project... which jeff gustin says got final approval from the city council last week. we have all the permits in hand to get started this morning efforts continue to renovate the community center. inside will be a food pantry... kitchen ... and bathrooms. this is a layout of what the grounds will look used to link veterans up with services like p-t-s-d support groups... or financial planning.... to help them find work... and long-term living arrangements. the project relies on volunteers. my son and his wife are in the us military - they're in the airforce that's why cheryl wirkus helped with construction of the tiny homes over the summer. gustin says there are more like her. to be able to give back to those men and women who secured my

reason everybody involved with this project does it weather permitting... he hopes to have five homes plus the community center... finished january 1st. if we hit a deep freeze or a lot of snow that would really slow it down in a perfect world the group hopes to have all 15 tiny homes finished by april. in racine pz tmj4 the cost of building the first five homes - and acquiring the property - was about 125 thousand dollars. rennovations to cost about 50-thousand... gustin says the group has already raised more than half of that money. the latest 'trouble in toyland' report is expected to be released today. it shines the spotlight on recalled toys and some are still available online. the list will released at two this afternoon at the u-w-milwaukee campus. on the heels of that report -- the worst toy list just came out. they include peppa pig's muddy puddles-- slime-ball slinger--

several shopping malls in our area will be open and busy this thanksgiving week. mayfair mall will open at 6 o'clock thursday night and will stay open until midnight. southridge mall will also open at 6.. and stay open until one a-m. for a full list.. head to tmj4 dot com. a popular holiday lights display will return to west allis this thanksgiving weekend."candy cane lane" opens on friday. the drive- through display raises money for the macc fund. organizers are hoping to thousand-dollars from candy cane lane. it will be open through december 26th. a reminder-- you can now buy a macc star and help cure childhood cancer. the star costs 10 dollars and is available at balistreri sendik's food markets and buddy squirrel stores. still ahead... thinking warm thoughts-- the new deals wisconsin state fair just sent out-- in time for the holidays. then... burst into flames-- what caused this garbage truck to catch on fire and what prevented it from

more news now-- police trying to figure out if an explosion in downtown in philadelphia was intentional or an accident. police say a 62 year old man opened a package for an inhaler when it exploded. the man suffered injuries to his hands and chest. the bomb squad has cleared other packages and about 10 residents who were forced to leave their homes were allowed to return to their nearby apartments. a florida neighborhood had to be evacuated after a garbage

fire was caught on video by someone who lives in that neighborhood. officials say it was something inside the truck flashed over into fire.the fire spread to a nearby parked car. the garbage truck runs on natural gas, and fire crews say a ventilation system prevented it from exploding. a blizzard buried a new york village on monday. three feeet of snow with 7 foot snow drifts reached up to roofs, blanketing many cars and houses. the "lake effect" snow machine kicked into and winds lowered visibility. the area is bracing for the possibility of more snow before the holiday week is over.

after a clear and cold night, clouds increased this morning with temps in the 20s and a light se breeze. today is mostly cloudy with highs in the low to mid 40s, a se wind at 5-15 mph, and scattered rain showers after sunset. rain is likely tonight with lows in the mid to upper mph. inland areas could see a dusting of snow tonight. if you are traveling to northern wisconsin tonight, they are expecting snow showers.the busiest travel day of the year is rainy across southern wisconsin with temps in the 40s. snow is likely north of wausau with 2-5" of

is mostly cloudy and seasonal with highs in the low to mid 40s. another storm system rolls into the area on friday with a rain/snow mix in the morning, and light rain in the afternoon with highs in the lower 40s. this weekend is sunny and seasonal with highs

olympic gold medalist and waukesha native gwen jorgenson will be back in the area today. jorgenson will be signing autographs in glendale from 5-30 until seven at david hobbs honda. she took home gold this past summer at the olympic games compeiting in the triathlon. the brewers annual clubhouse sale is next week. fans can buy game-used jerseys and bats... tickets for next season... and other souvenirs for up to 75-percent off regular prices. fan favorite.. the racing sausages will be there. the sale is next friday and saturday inside the visiting clubhouse at miller park. never too early to start thinking about summer. the wisconsin state fair is out with new deals-- just in time for the holidays. here they are .. everything from six dollar admission tickets to

the 20-17 state fair runs from august 3rd through the 13th coming up... not done yet-- how long the investigation in the wells fargo fake accounts scandal is expected to last. and -- paying more-- the two items starbucks rose the price on and when the price hike

for your money--- while retailers are gearing up for black friday shoppers-- small businesses are also looking forward to your business. small business saturday is four days away. some of stores will offer sweet incentives to get you to shop locally. it's going to cost more for your cold drink and muffin at starbucks.the coffee chain says drinks and baked goods went up 10 to 30 cents. the price hike quietly went into effect on november tenth. this isn't the first price hike of 2016--- starbucks raised the cost of some of its beverages by as much as 30 cents back in july. the investigation into wells fargo's fake accounts scandal will not be done until late spring. that's how long it may take for an independent board of directors to investigate. thousands of employees were fired after it was discovered they had opened as many as two-

some of the employees blamed a toxic work culture focused on high sales quotas. a new feature coming to instagram. the photo-sharing app is introducing live video streaming. its 500-million users will now be able to broadcast their lives in real time. instagram's parent company facebook already has a similar live feature. coming up... not getting sick-- the five steps you can take to avoid getting germs while traveling this holiday season. and -- new recommendations-- why most adults don't need to be screened for thyroid cancer.

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millions of people are traveling this thanksgiving holiday. so to help keep germs away-- here are five things you should do. sit toward the front of the plane--- ventilation systems on most commercial aircraft provide better air of the plan.don't drink coffee or tea on an airplane-- the e-p-a shows that water in airplanes' water tanks isn't always clean and coffee and tea are usually made from that water.sanitize your hands after leaving an airplane bathroom-- that's pretty self explanatory.wash or sanitize your hands after getting off an escalator and after using an atm. both the escalator and atm are full of germs. most adults do not need to be screened for thyroid cancer. that's according to new recommendations from the u-s

force. the panel found that for people with no symptoms of thyroid cancer-- the harms of screening and treatment are likely to be greater than the benefits. unnecessary surgery can affect thyroid function or damage the nerves that control speaking and breathing. if your kids asthma symptoms are bad, it may be from allergens in school. researchers from boston children's hospital analyzed dust samples at 37 inner city schools in the northeast. the good news -- allergen levels for rats, coro mites were nearly undetectable. however -- mouse allergens were most common and were associated with increased asthma symptoms. there's a nationwide trend in moving certain elective medical procedures outside of a hospital setting and into an outpatient clinic.a cardiovascular outpatient clinic just opened in lake charles, louisiana - connecting highly specialized heart doctors with non- emergency patients. one doctor says the outpatient setting offers high quality care at a

hospital, patients aren't exposed to the wait times associated with triage and emergency care"while many diagnostic and interventional procedures can be performed at the outpatient center, it's not for everyone. more serious procedures will still be performed in hospitals. live at 12:30 is up next-- record opening-- the dow broke above 19-thousand this morning-- what's being credited for rise. also-- near miss-- how a group of teens barely escaped

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afternoon. i'm vince vitrano. if you're just joining us-- here's a look at your top stories today. governor scott walker's administration said wisconsin faces a nearly 700 million dollar budget shortfall by mid-2019.it's a problem that the republican-controlled legislature will have to tackle after it reconvenes next month. the estimate from the state department of administration is the first to take into account spending requests made by state agencies for the next two years. plan to take the train for th today and tomorrow are the busiest days for holiday train travel. if you're catching a flight or just driving to a family member's house, expect to see thousands of your closest friends at mitchell international-- or on the freeway tomorrow. as winter approaches-- sheboygan police sending a reminder that winter parking begins, december first. overnight winter parking regulations are in effect between the hours of two and six a-m. you park on the even side of the street on even dates and odd side on odd