am low: 55 high: 72 dewpoint: 50 wind: w 5-15 residents who live along the lake michigan shoreline -- the concrete is coming tuesday, homeowners along racine county's lake michigan shoreline take another step toward a solution to the persistent problem of bluff erosion -- as u-s senator tammy baldwin takes a tour of the toppling bluffs. baldwin says she's already been involved in the effort to protect the dwindling lake shore, but this is the of devastation -- for herself. did you go to the wisconsin residents who live along the lake michigan shoreline -- the concrete is coming tuesday, homeowners along racine county's lake michigan shoreline take another step towa problem of bluff erosion -- as u-s senator tammy baldwin takes a tour of the toppling bluffs. baldwin says she's already been involved in the effort to protect the dwindling lake shore, but this is the first time she's seen this area of devastation -- for herself. did you go to the wisconsin state fair this year? so did a million other people! for the fourth straight year-- more than a million people attended the 11 day eve

your day side planner as we look at the light oer lake michigan. rapid warm up. maybe running through the sprinkler. not much relief tonight with the lows in the 70s. now to the morning go, matt? >> an it is good news out there. no trouble in store for you. con instruction is picked up. no crashes out there. the pavement is dry. the volume is light. thtravel times are looking good. that's aook at the morning commute, back to you. >> matt, thank you so much. wisn 12 news time now is 5:08. this morning a man in madison behind barsaccused of threatening to kill police. >> officers tracked him down using social media. tim has the latest. tim. >> yes, it is a bizarre situation and unfolding on periscope over the weekend. police officer. the madison police chief says that the man was driving around and threat toning to head to a place where the police shot and kill add man last year and he was going to shoot a police officer, but the officers got there ahead of time. the officer showed extreme poise and safety and got backup and ultimately sequestered this man from the

still to come on wake up --- homeowners living on the edge of lake michigan getting some help. what's being done to prevent bluff erosion. plus, new information about the milwaukee police officer who fatally the weekend of violence. after the break --- the surprising messages on social media. and carl is hanging out on the golf course. feingold: that's 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. let's close the corporate loopholes- that will save taxpayer money and help business create jobs here. i'm russ feingold and i approve this message because we don't need an economy that works only for ceos, wakeup news. wakeup news. dick adlibs traffic red on traffic map = major delays yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no we're learning more about the milwaukee police officer who fired the fatal shots at sylville smith on saturday. the officer comes from the very neighborhoods

pretty much right where we're supposed to be for this time of year. 58 away from lake michigan. clear skies are going to allow us to warm up very quickly, along with that drier air starting to increase the moisture a bit. 81? for your high tomorrow. we'll still be breezy, and that wind continues to crank in the temperatures that are going to be in the 80s for wednesday, a chance for those showers and storms as that cold front swings through. that will dry us out for thursday, and the humidity will drop back down, a very comfortable friday ahead with a high of 74?. chance of a few showers or thunderstorms this weekend, certainly not a washout. so, not the best, but not the worst. [ grinding metal ] whoa, that doesn't look good. ry fuels can clog your engine with dirt. it's like lugging this around- it's dragging down your fuel economy. but over time, using new and improved bp gasoline with invigorate helps clean up that dirt, like hundreds of scrubbing brushes. so that means a cleaner engine, which helps you get more miles per tank. i'll be here if you need me. new bp gasoline wi

pretty much right where we're supposed to be for this time of year. 58 away from lake michigan. clear skies are going to allow along with that drier air starting to increase the moisture a bit. 81? for your high tomorrow. we'll still be breezy, and that wind continues to crank in the temperatures that are going to be in the 80s for your wednesday, a chance for those showers and storms as that cold front swings through. that will dry us out for thursday, and the humidity will drop back down, a very comfortable friday ahead with a high of 74?. chance of a few showers or thunderstorms this weekend, certainly not a washout. worst. >> carole: i don't like the ?? >>> the green bay packers got one of their offensive stars when jordy nelson practiced in pads today. we like to see him doing those rodgers, and he expects to be ready. they open in jacksonville in week one. here he is after practice. >> i felt better today, honestly. ...being in full pads, and everything. i thought that was a good time. we have been working inside, we have been getting the conditioning aspect in. there's no

a few boats are headed out of the harbor for a morning of fishing on lake michigan. the waters are quiet. the forecast is looking like for today, staying in the 60s early on and most of our sunshine is

jue has pleaded not guiltythe since waukesha's request to use water from lake michigan was approved. but that approv is apparently beingchall. challenged. accding to waukesha mayor shawn reilly, a "cities group" is asking for a new hearing on that approval from the great lakes council. reilly led the political fight for lake michigan water, which waukesha says it needs because of radium contaminatn in its own supply. a statement from reilly today says there is no new information to support the request for a new hear in his words, "waukesha will not harm the 3 and a federal judgein teas today temporarily blocked the white house order on bathroom use for transgender students. the order essentially allowed those students to use the bath om of their choice. texas and wiscons are among states that he sued the obama administration over the directive. a white house spokesman says the ministration has confidence that the original order was legal. 3 3 3 it's still a controversial project, but construction on milwaukee's downtown streetcar will soon begin... starting to emerge. cbs 58's amanda

homes could fall into lake michigan. details on a temporary solution and later-- people in the back seat are less likely to buckle up than people in the front. but that small decision is proving deadly-- and could erosion in racine county. homeowners who live on the bluffs of lake michigan could lose their homes if it continues. in mount pleasant contractors helped install a temporary solution. they used excavators to push bluffs...while officials wait for a more permanent solution from the army corps of engineers. the contractor we spoke with today says he feels for the families involved. "if i was in there position... once that house goes down you've got a mortgage payment and you're done. so i'm trying to donate as much as i can." the concrete actually came from waukegan, illinois. a contractor is tearing apart a runway at the airport and agreed to don seat belts have saved 3-hundred thousand lives since they became standard equipment fifty years ago. but still 25 million people dont buckle up, especially in the back

to deal with the eroding bluffs along lake michigan. this, as a federally-elected official makes her first visit to the area.. to see just what mother nature is doing to the bluffs. fox six's justin williams has the story, new at six. tuesday, im lookin forward to being able to get the kayaks back, in the water ... just sit n enjoy the view, n not worry. what john koetz sees, along his eroding, lake michigan shoreline persistent, problem.. if we dont do something, now, a year from now, its gonna be under our deck, into our basement. and another step towards a solution, you're bringing another federal, elected official down here, who has access to bring this issue to capitol hill. as u-s senator tammy baldwin takes a tour of the toppling bluffs. those longer-term solutions do take time, do take integrated planning, integrated input. and, baldwin explains, she is part of the plan. helping to convene with the local leadership, i think, helps everyone understand how the process works. this process accelerates, tuesday, with word that the pe

here are a few showers that popped up working over lake michigan. looking to the west, we're in the clear on the state fair grounds. we'll continue to watch things here with our storm chaser. that's why we're here. we'll keep an eye on the sky heading into this evening. really, i think, the next couple back to you guys. >> good to know this for all of the fair goers. >>> the milwaukee man accused of drowning his three month old son will stand trail. >> sean flowers waved his preliminary hearing and faced charge. he is accused of wading into a pond and drowning him last month after a argument with the boy's mother. >>> two people in wisconsin are part of a class action law suit over the cancelation of the suit alleged th there was insufficient s seating. out of pocket costs for expenses and other items. >>> severe allergic reaction. he accidentally took acetaminophen but now he is fullery recovered. >>> tooth picks and a cellphone >> they're giving the credit to someone else. michele? >> reporter: george, police first met the victim a year ago when h

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right now, a man is swimming across lake michigan. he left this morning and will be in the water for about 70 hours. what he wants others to take away from his attempt. also ahead, ho chunkin making some multi million dollar changes. the expansion at three of their locations. >> good evening everyone. i'm melinda davenport. tomorrow on wisn 12 news this morning we'll get you caught up , on any overnight breaking news. plus, the weekend is almost here. from irish fest to a chance for you to feast with the beast, we'll be showing you some of the big events happening this weekend. then catch the weather watch 12 , forecast before you head out announcer: leading the way with important local coverage, you're watching wisn 12 news at 6:00, with kathy mykleby, joyce garbaciak, patrick paolantonio, meteorologist mark baden and big 12 sports director dan needles. wisn 12 news at 6:00 continues. kathy: new tonight at 10:00, a warning for parents as high school football kicks off. the serious flaw in some football helmets that's triggering a rec

the man -- trying to swim across lake michigan and back-- ends his mission short. scott wolford should have been about half way to a unassisted marathon swimming record, but instead he was on the beach near his indiana home. the swim began at five a-m friday off navy pier in chicago. the goal was to swim to saint joseph's michigan and back.... about 120 miles. the swim was expected to take 60 thunderstorms caused major concerns and the swim had to be canceled. "i had tears in my eyes, you know, when i was floating in the water, making the decision, to climb out on my own, it was completely my decision." wolford said he got nauseous during the swim, because of rough waves. the swim raised money for clean water groups. wolford says he'd like to give it another go... but probably not until but this time, some llama's were the one's creating drama at a wedding... a north carolina couple is going viral thanks to pictures posted online of their wedding reception... which just happen to coincide with the same venue as a llama convention. resulting pics of the happy couple

waukesha's mayor says he is be able to use water from lake michigan... even though some mayors are challenging the diversion plan... approved back in june. june.44:38-46 i really don't expect the compact council to change their mind after doing such an exhausted and through s. study. 3 mayors in the great lakes and saint lawrence cities initative -- including racine, oak creek and sheboygan -- are now requesting a hearing to review the earlier decision... citing the same arguments as nearly eight-point-two million gallons of lake michigan water will flow every day to the city of waukesha's existing water customers from a pumping station in oak creek. another set of pipelines will bring ?all? of the water back as treated wastewater.. .pumped into the root river.the plan will cost more than 200- million dollars. wisconsin governor scott walker is addressing state roads.the d-o-t budget will be released next month and he says there's two things it will focus on. on.32-48"the focal point, i believe, in the budget that will come out pt transportation will foc

and couple showers developing out across lake michigan as we pull out to the west. not too much to the west of there. the showers that were in iowa are dying out, lot of shower and thunderstorm activity across iowa and into the dakotas ahead of a front. the front will be rolling in here this weekend. today's high 86. >> that is 19 straight days in the 80s for august. record is because we will cool down this weekend. but it's also the second warmest start to august at 77.4 degrees. warmest was back in 1988 when almost every day in summer seemed to be in the 90s or 100s. temperatures right now still 85 in milwaukee, 85 in racine. dew point still very, very high. you can see future forecast tomorrow trying to keep the storms in, but get them out of here by 9:00, 10:00 this evening. right over southeastern wisconsin. and then through the day, midday, afternoon, still more showers and storms into the evening hours, still scattered showers and thunderstorms, most of it out of the picture by 8:0. we start out nice on sunday with couple isolated showers late in the day. but

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waukeksha's approval to use water from lake michigan is apparently being challenged. according to waukesha mayor shawn reilly, a "cities group" is asking for a new hearing on that approval.waukesha says it needs that water because of radium contamination in its own supply.the city's request to use lake michigan's water was approved by lakes council earlier this summer.a statement from reilly today says there is no new information to support the request for a new hearing. construction on downtown milwaukee's streetcar project is expected to start this fall. fall.the d-p-w says work will begin on a maintenance facility.but tracks ?won't? be laid down until this spring because of weather. city officials have said this project will benefit residents and toursits.but many business owners we talked to today don't think the streetcar will streetcar is done, i think locals will ride the streetcar for excitement because it's something new, but i think it will quickly go away, and i don't think it will get the use that the city is hoping for" for." the first phase of the projec

if you get to be ryland and a lake michigan, you get a four hour ride on a boat. there is also across lake michigan, the michigan, the badger which is less coal-fired passenger carrying steamboat in the united states. if you really, really want a great ride and experiences steamboat, he can still do it today. people forget how important the great lakes was to developing the middle of america. the heartland of america. prior to the 1880s or 1890s when railroads finally reached in there, prior to the 1920s when automobiles could finally get people into all of the small town's, if you really wanted to travel and travel comfortably, the best way to go was on the steamship. because of that, the businessman who ran those firms were drawn innovated in order to draw people. innovated in the luxury that was in there votes. innovated and making comfort something people could buy and understand. they innovated their engines, they innovated their and advertising. there is many things tied up in the steamboat business. it was very important to the development of america as a w

flow.about 8.2 million gallons of lake michigan water will flow every day to the city of waukesha's existing water customers from a pumping station in oak creek.another set of pipelines will bring ?all the water back as treated wastewater...pumped into the root river.the plan wios more than 200-million dollars. 3 and how much is too much sugar for your kids?coming up, new guidelines parents should know about. 3 and two packers players meet with the n-f-l over allegations of using performance-enhancing drugs.... 3 feingold: that's 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 de that actually rewards companies for exporting jobs. let's close the corporate loopholes- that will save taxpayer money and help business create jobs here. i'm russ feingold and i approve this message because we don't need an economy that works only for ceos, parents...listen up.there are new suggestions when it comes to the amount of sugar your kids should have. have.it comes from the american heart association...with the goal of keeping your

there is some help on the horizon for racine county residents living along lake michigan. u.s. senator tammy baldwin makes her first visit to the area to see mother nature's impact on the bluffs.. justin williams gets you up-to-speed. tuesday, im lookin fr being able to get the kayaks back, in the water ... just sit n enjoy the view, n not worry. what john koetz sees, along his eroding, lake michigan shoreline property, in the village of mount pleasant includes a persistent, problem.. if we dont do something, now, a year from now, its gonna be under our deck, into our basement. and another step towards a solution, you're bringing another federal, elected official down here, who has access to bring this issue to capitol hill. as u-s senator tammy baldwin take time, do take integrated planning, integrated input. and, baldwin explains, she is part of the plan. the conversations that we are helping to convene with the local leadership, i think, helps everyone understand how the process works. the process is being pushed by pending changes. usually, around october, the lake starts t

we are looking live from the concordia it is a calm lake michigan this morning. it is a beautiful sky out there. 58 degrees currently. 66 downtown milwaukee. we are warming up to the upper 70s. we talk about the weekend and the rain chances coming up. now up to matt in news chopper 12. >> we are watching the lake ferry express. they have a great morning for morning coming up through a few clouds on the other side of the lake, just a gorgeous ride on the lake ferry express. we have a sweet ride on the streets right now. the travel times are aum in the green at this point. you are only looking at five minutes from the hale up to the zoo. that's a look at the morning commute, back to you. >> matt, thank you. this morning the continues to rise two days after a make earthquake in italy. right now the country is deeping with the aftermath. tim, this is a mess and you have been following it. >> yes, they have been hit by the aftershocks and tough for the crews to get to the people that are buried in the rubble. in fact, 4.7 shock rocked the town with the significant qua

the casing lake michigan and free boat tours. outside of discovery world tonight is point fish fry and a flick, dead pool, which is rated r. it is free to get into this. they sell food and drinks there. the free movie at dusk. >> well, thousands of music aue clare musical festival. the bapd is premiering the highly anticipated new album live tonight. >> starting the this weekend, check out a new attraction at six flags great american in illinois. rage of the gargoyles is a new virtual reality experience on the demon roller coaster. workers via satellite while they are on the ride. >> you see the gargoyles and we are able to shoot them through the experience. so this experience is the very first fully interactive gaming roller coaster experience. actually really crazy and life like and 3d and in your face and pretty soon you see us go down taking us with him. it is terrifying. >> and there you go. >> there we go. [laughter] >> i don't know about this. that sensation you want to see what's going on. >> yeah, yeah. >> that is weird.

there are passenger ferry, if you go to beaver island and lake michigan you get a four hour ride on a boat. there is across lake michigan the badger, the last coal-fired passenger carrying steamboat in the united states. if you want a great ride and experience steamboat you can still do it today. people forget how important the great lakes was to developing the middle of america, the heartland of america. when railroads finally reached in there, prior to the 1920s when automobiles could get people into small towns, if you wanted to travel and travel comfortably the best way to go was on a steamship. the business men who ran those firms innovated to draw people, the luxury in their boats, they innovated making comfort, something people could buy, innovated their engines, their advertising, important to the development of america as a whole and we forget that. the steamboat industry is lost to history. americans think of the beautiful steamboats on the mississippi river which were essentially waiting by the american civil war. they could think of the steamboats in the musical, don't thi

they noticed their dog was gone while they were out on lake michigan so they got the coast guard involved. help. they posted a notice online and led to several helpful tips so they were reunited at home. they found the dog had swam close to 6 miles to shore and traveled over a dozen miles on foot and did get reunited at home. >> a triathlon is what you're saying. >> no bike. this is "early today." bike. this is "early today." they smell really fresh. no way are you serious? oh! no way! downy? uh. gimme! downy fabric conditioner. give us a week, and we'll change your bed forever. want more freshness? add new downy fresh protect. it's like deodorant for your clothes. downy, wash in the wow what are these? what is it? duck lips. quack quack. plastic surgery duck! uh huh! you are a backwards duck. instead of quack, he says- ? ? pringles! [music] no, no, no, no, people are both soft and strong... yey! which is why our products are too. ?? it feels good to own something. like karaoke night. or that weekend project. but what about owning your health? at summa health, we're empowering you to be y

michigan and we are looking at sunshine. the temperatures around 80 degrees as we look at a warmup in place, especially for tsday and into wednda right now 65. it is autifulday. cooleralo the lake. 80 tomorrow. we look at mid t upper 80s f tuy through friday. >> millions of eyes are on an there been me olympic closcompetitions and sbig wins. tim, who's leading the med count? u.s.a. >> you can see the totals right here behin and the u.s. is overall, america is in the ahead th 12 medalsough we're tied with china for the number of gold medals, we're both at three. athletes on team usa have also n fiveilver medals and fou bronze. china is isecond place with eigh mels. and coming in third is italy, bronze. wel havehe latest medal counts all throughout the olpic games here on wisn 12 ne. ben? >> sounds good, tim. >> more than half a million fans will attend the olympic games and more than ten thousand athletes will participate but none of that would be pole without help from tens of thousands of people all working for free. traver

across lake michigan and back. the 51-year-old set out yesterday morning from chicago. he expects the record-setting 120 mile swim to take at least 70 hours.he is beign escorted by a support boat.he's making the swim to raise money for programs. still ahead this morning: why cracking your knuckles could actually be good for you. plus... a massive wildfire continues to spread in california. what firefighters are doing to try to stop it the u-s state department continues to deny that a 400-million dollar payment made to iran earlier this year was some form of ransom for american prisoners.a state department spokesman said the money was withheld as leverage until the release of the americans... but insisted it was not a ransom payment.the to re-pay the money by a hague tribunal... the spokesperson said the prisoner release and the payment happened to come during the same time period. former green bay packer darren sharper will spend the next 18 years in prison for drugging and raping women across four states.9 victims have come forward... but the judge has said there may b

later today, discovery world is celebrating lake michigan day and it is a free event. exhibits are set up, show casing >> tonight is point fish fry and a flick, this weekend's film is dead pool, it is rated r. they sell food and drinks. the event is starting at 5:00. >> dozens of movie lovers are in town for a festival. it is at foster farms. there are national and local acts. >> well, starting this weekend, check out a new attraction at six flags great america, rage of the gargoyles is a new virtual reality experience on the demon roller coaster. that sounds scarey. melinda davenport spoke with the workers live via satellite while they were on the ride. around us and we can shoot them throughout the roller coaster experience and this is the first fully interactive game roller coaster experience. it is crazy and life like and 3d and in your face. pretty soon we are going on the lift and this gargoyle is taking us with him. it is >> and there you go. >> that looks like fun. >> rage of the gargoyles. sounds like my band in high school. season pass holders can stop by tod

highs will be in the upper 60s along and near lake michigan while inland locations will warm into the low 70s.friday will be mostly sunny with liter winds as a passes to our north. temps ure will hit 7degrs in milwaukee with low 7inland due to with low 70s inland due to ene wind. more of the same can be expected on saturday but the wind swings around to the se to help boost temps and the dew points just a bit, it will still be beau mid-70s under blue skies.the humidity will start to creep back in on sunday though it won't be oppressive, especially since highs stay in the upper 70s under mostly "the jungle book" has entertained people for generations.. but now generated backgrounds and animals.raphael seth takes a look at it... in this week's home video view. natbill murray craves the bare necessities in the bonus features for "the jungle book." this c-g-i reimagining of the cartoon classic tells the story of a boy raised in the wild. but when a tiger targets the man-cub as an enemy of the animal kingdom, young mowgli must make tracks or risk becoming lunch. nat it's love on wheels for

. - it's a beautiful day at bradford beach on the shores of lake michigan in milwaukee. sun, sand and surf - can't ask for today...will the beautiful weather stick around tonight or could we see rain??? meteorologist jesse ritka joins us with the answer. our streak of 80s in august continues today with mostly sunny skies. there is a slight chance for an isolated shower or storm this evening but most will see partly cloudy with the chance for some patchy fog to develop overnight with low temps near our dew points in the upper storm team 4 now...scientists say july was so hot... it was record breaking.nasa says it was the warmest july in 136-years.july was also warmer than any other month on record. a wildfire in california has forced 80-thousand people from thier homes.a new blaze ignited yesterday... engulf of san francisco after less than ten hours. the "blue cut" fire has destroyed an unknown number of homes. fire officials say there's no containment in sight. california's governor has declared a state of emergency in san bernardino county. two people are recovering to

. - it's a beautiful day at bradford beach on the shores of lake michigan in milwaukee. sun, sand and surf - can't ask for

highs will be in the upper 60s along and near lake michigan while inland locations will warm into the low 70s.friday will be mostly sunny with lighter winds as a canadian area of high pressure passes to our north. temps will hit 70 degrees in milwaukee with low 70s inland due to an ene wind. more of saturday but the wind swings around to the se to help boost temps and the dew points just a bit, it will still be beautiful with highs in the mid-70s under blue skies.the humidity will start to creep back in on sunday though it won't be oppressive, especially since highs stay in the upper 70s under mostly sunny skies. labor day will be mainly dry but a few more clouds are expected along with the slight chance for a few showers. hiback to th degrees in milwaukee wi gher dew points t overall it will be a fantastic holiday next in sports... an eight-month long investigation finally comes to a close.elise menaker with what's in store for clay matthews and julius (vo) we went to hollywood to ask if america'savorites - burgers, tacos and chili could taste just as great made with turkey. thousand

you can see a few clouds out over lake michigan. 59 and a refreshing dew point of 56. wind is calm at the reporting station. you can see the flag along the lakeshore, the breezes about five to 12 miles per hour. some clouds arriving in metro milwaukee right now, above downtown, mostly cloudy. 62 degrees there is the dew point that really drops off late yesterday. and right now, it is sitting at 55 degrees. nice and comfortable here in the city. temperature statewide, severe your 52, 57 and rhinelander. some of those 50's have questioned the southeastern wisconsin. if you are in an area anywhere away from the lakeshore, you start off mid to upper 50's this morning. i would say by this afternoon, warming into the low to mid network. no to speak of and seven wisconsin. a few showers in green bay and the ups michigan. with enough cold air aloft, we keep the ground up today and it could bubble up a spotty showers. probably not until midday or afternoon. until then, a few clouds passing through. temperatures nice and comfortable in the 50's to low 60's. and then eventually b

. >>> a man from indiana is attempting a record-setting endurance swim across lake michigan. right now, the 51-year-old scott wolf on her journey. he began last night in chicago. the 120-mile swim back and forth across lake michigan is expected to take at least 70 hours. he is wearing only a bathing suit, swim cap and goggles and he is being escorted by a support boat. you can't see much there. is to raise awareness of the importance of clean water. >> obviously just walking into the water there but looking for -- >> swimming -- >> at night. >> in the dark there. >> i would last seven minutes. he is going for 70 hours. and that boater is -- and that water is not particularly warm. >> i would be afraid of the sharks. >> really? in the lake? so silly. >> you caught me. >> you two are too smart for me. >>> yeah, the water about 72. 70, 7, the you need a wet suit. let's take a look outside at noontime. clouds, breaks of sun and a nice afternoon. talk about a great way to get into the weekend. look at the dew point, way off from the temperature. as we always say. the closer the de

effect sprinkles or light showers though most of the day lake michigan while inland locations will warm into the low 70s.friday will be mostly sunny with lighter winds as a canadian area of high pressure passes to our north. temps will hit 70 degrees in milwaukee with low 70s inland due to an ene wind. more of the same can be expected on saturday but the wind swings around to the se to help boost temps and the dew points just a bit, it will still be beautiful with highs in the mid-70s under blue skies.the humidity will start to creep back in on sunday though it won't be oppressive, especially since highs stay in the upper 70 sunny skies a florida womarecently cam face-to-face with a bear.and maged torecord the encounter on her cellone. and thwas this huge bl bear. at this point he was so close to me, i was afraid to move."this bear is so close.. that's sander's knee in the video.(teliece sander) "he was that close, i felt his breath, he was this, he was a foot away from me, when it came from my ce to his" face.she first snapped a photo and sent it to her son upstairs... saying "help me.

kathy: an indiana man is trying to swim across lake michigan and back a 120-mile round trip. , scott wolford took off from chicago early this morning, heading for st joseph michigan. at last check, he's about halfway there. the entire trip is expected to money for clean water and nature programs. joyce: and a kitten has found a new home after some unintentional hitchhiking. the kitten rode 80 miles under the hood of kelly hawthore's car. hawthorne says she heard the meowing when she finally got home. a vet says the kitten is in good health. hawthore has decided to keep it. nothing like a good air conditioner on a hot day. our recent warm streak farmers going out to keep their animals comfortable. one dairy farm in kewaunee county, east of green bay, has a state of the-art air conditioning system making sure its six-thousand cows stay cool. >> it is a simple concept. we are using air through flowing water and evaporating the water off to get the temperature down for a 21 degree difference. history much like sitting underneath a shade tree after coming out of the swimming pool goes dow

adrienne: new at 10:00, an elderly couple falls down a bluff on the shore of lake michigan. the fire dept tells us the man and woman in their 80's fell about 50-feet. it happened at big bay park in whitefish bay. the man climbed back up, but the woman needed help. she went to the hospitalnd we're working to find out how we're gtie details about a 10-year-old boy who died after an accident at a midwest water park. it happened this afternoon in kansas city on the world's tallest water slide. the slide is 168 feet tall. we still don't know how or y the accident happened. >> we have closed our kansas city park and closed the ride pending a full investigation. our thoughts and prayers are with the family during this fficult time. adrienne: the boy, caleb, is kansas state representative scott schwab's son. in a statement, the family wrote ?we will see him another day.? sheldon: commitment 2016 coverage now. in the race for president, a new poll has democratic nominee hillary clinton widening her lead ovepublican nominee donald trump. the abc news / wasn pohingto survey has clinton

melinda: right now, an indiana man is trying to swim across lake michigan and back, a 120-mile round trip. scott wolford took off from chicago early thursday morning, heading for st joseph, michigan. at last check, he's more than halfway there. the entire trip is expected to take at least 70 hours. he looks so cold. wolford is raising awareness and money for clean water and nature programs. ben: milwaukee's iconic irish best of luck to him. fest is happening this weekend. the 4-day festival started yesterday and continues through sunday. it's being held at henry maier festival park along the this year, there will be 10 acts performing from six different celtic nations. also featured, the trinity irish dancers. >> i just love like putting a smile on everyone's face and just making people happy and just making their day it makes me feel good. >> we encourage people to go to the cultural pavilion, check out a play at the theater pavilion, go to the marketplace and see all the wonderful irish vendors we have as well as bringing your children to the children's area. ben: friday. adults wi

still ahead, swimming across lake michigan twice. why one man is taking on the record setting challenge. >> charles: next the popular app pokemon go helping teach civil rights history right here in milwaukee. >> shannon: the uw system is asking the state for $42.5 million in new funding. the budget proposal was approved today by the board of regents. it goes to the governor, who told state agencies not to expect additional state dollars next year. >>> civil rights history and pokemon coming together in downtown milwaukee? >> charles: the aclu hosted pokemon go trainers for a guided tour today near city hall. catching them all while learning >> there is an ongoing history in milwaukee. this is a fun way to get folks out in the sunshine, catching pokemon, and learn about the city in which we share. >> shannon: the aclu is planning a few more pokemon go tours. the next one will be in brownsville. some of the most well-known spots are getting a green makeover. we'll show you how. >> charles: a record setting swim attempt by one man who w

tonight 68 degrees if you are closure to lake michigan. tomorrow southeast wins at five the low 80s again into wednesday with wild scattered shower, maybe an isolated thunderstorm. thursday 84... warmup and humid into friday. 87 with scattered showers and thunderstorms. we could finally see 70s around here. saturday a chance of a thunderstorm. stating degrees, less humid air roles in on sunday and in to monday, the temperatures should feingold: i'm russ feingold and i approve this message. johnson: i've always said i'll be the calmest guy on my election night. i win either way. narrator: if he loses, senator johnson falls back on the ten million dollar bonus he paid himself as ceo. a big corporate payout for him. johnson: i've always said... i win either way. narrator: if he wins, he gets another six years to support seas. all to benefit corporations and multi-millionaires like him. johnson: i win either way. >> more than once the packers claim half news and julius peppers deny any truth to the al jazeera report linking them to they have t

beautiful blue skies, this is from our kenosha tower cam, to the northeast overlooking lake michigan, just a spectacular picture post card scene there. in your weather headlines, get ready for more dry days ahead. readings on the rise, as the muggies move in. it's going to start to feel oppressive by mid ek comfortable day of the work week. outside now, pretty close to 80?, just all around the viewing area. 80 on the nose in burlington and kenosha. 78 in racine and milwaukee. a degree warmer, flirting with 80? in waukesha, and a pair of 7s from west bend, through sheboygan. the dew points either side of 60. and when you get dew points in the 50s to low 60s, it is relatively comfortable, you get the idea to the west, dew points starting to climb a little bit, and that's why we're going to more humidity beginning tomorrow. here's a look at our winds. winds have been off the lake, which have kept things slightly cooler. with so much sunshine, not much cooler near the lake. as we widen out the view, it is steamy and sizzling off to the west. 95? right now as far north as minot, north dako

quest i reported on michigan -- >> i reported on lake michigan. there was a strike that connects like huron and lake erie. is -- recover water. this community. .ater is a significant issue i am kind of a nomadic journalist. we have lived in florida and georgia. i work for while in kentucky. and in michigan. around a lot for many years. one thing we did is to take a dip in the local history. know where you are how to know where you're going if you do not know where you have been? i took an interest in local history. frankly, i was surprised how rich the history is in this community. maybe i should not have been. there is a great shipping industry. for 20 years after the civil war, it was the second leading immigration in the city, after new york city. hundreds of thousands of americans can trace their roots to people who came across the border here. be? because they could get cheap fares through railroad and then two points west. there was a reason for it. it was kind of a crossroads through 19th and early as -- early 20th century. that rich histor

the front is well to the east and over lake michigan right now, but it is causing for wind gusts at the moment. in milwaukee winds are gusting between 10 to 25 miles per hour, so it is a breezy start to the morning. racine the temperature holding steady near 15 miles per hour. the temperature 66. morning if you are getting up and ready for a morning walk with the dog or jogging. by 7:00, 67. 69 by 8:00. today it is much cooler and dryer and more sunshine. highs today near 75. >> thank you, lindsey. nonto traffic drive times are all in the green this morning. >> after a nasty crash on a new york highway, three men jumped into action. the pileup started when a semi's brakes failed. it smashed into several cars, more than one broke out in flames. quick thinking helped save the woman in this car. extinguisher from a semi and got the fire under control. finally, they were able to break the window and pull the woman out to safety. >> three hurricanes are swirling right now, two over the pacific and one in the atlantic. all of them can be seen from the international space station. here's hurri

across lake michigan and it will be cloudy to start off on tuesday, indicating some fog. 10:30 a.m., shouldn't have a problem but as we head toward 2:30 we start to get little bits of that cold front that will start showers and thunderstorms and i am not anticipating any severe weather because there is really no energy in the end, and thst wednesday morning. that eventually we will see the humidity fall. if the rest of your evening -- not looking too bad. temperatures will be falling to the 70's overnight and then you can see this funny looking cloud -- we are talking fog again for your morning commute. set your alarm just a little bit early. the fog will linger at least until 9:00 a.m. boost. the fog gets out of here and we will have those storms -- then we can be comfortable for the beginning of school. adrienne: isil can't believe school is starting. -- i still can't believe school is starting. [laughter] adrienne: coming up today, the brewers did something today that hasn't happened since 2004 and it's not a good thing. sheldon: plus the possibility of packers star jordy nelson p

with her h when she dropped her ring in lake michigan. after hours of looking. she called it quits. and last ditch effort turned to facebook for help. sta kus reached the president of the west michigan medal de-terbgt club. who got to work on the beach. not long after that the detecter went off. >> it was a great moment. sheu also made a great new friend. >> . >> bobble head depicted him. during h-z speech he gave in the wake of the boston marathon bomb accident in 2013. the team says 15 thousand will be returned to the mother and m. new ones will be given out to anybody who had a ticket. to tonight's game. >> >> hi everybody. scary moment before the game tonight. skipper was sweating feeling dizzy. complaining of chest pain. hoping it was just inde-skwregs. he was checked out by doctors there. he eventually left the ballpark headed to the hotel. all the indications now are saying he's feeling better. the night has worn on. brad hill took over the duties for the skipper during the game. here's the game. bower matched max. pitch for pitch. 4 hits 4 strikeout. the indians gave this ba

lots of little insects making lake michigan. not bad at discovery world. temperature is not 64. clearly that would be comfortable, but it is not. it is closer to 84. state fair park, livesto barns, 83 degrees, dew point 62, bree, and cloud cover, although that will go away in the next hour or so. 85 at state fair park at 7:00. 80 degrees at 9:00 read 75 next couple of days, sticky as well. if you are hoping for a leave, that will move in this weekend. 87 degrees today. i'll days in august are 80 degrees or warmer. we are 10 degrees away from a record high. no record highs in this forecast, but warmer area on the way. let's talk about this summer, a warm one. the 90's, so you combine them together and tt works out to about 67% of our summer being 80 degrees or warmer. 81 waukesha. 82 west bend. 84 fond du lac. locale warm it is to the west, 90 lincoln, 90 wichita. denver, colorado, 96 degrees. that warm air will move in. he'd index is 103li progressively more humid in this forecast as well. we are waiting on this. we need the rain around here. it is desperately drive for some law

michigan. >>> a warning about combining two types of popular prescription drugs. >>> tropical storm hermine getting better organize in the gulf of mexico. big change in the track and we will tell you what that means for your holiday weekend >>> federal health officials warned that mixing prescription painkillers and sedatives like valium and xanax can be deadly. the fda is adding boxed warnings to more than 400 opioids and benzodiazepines that mixing the two drugs can lead to bleeding problems, coma or death. the fda says the number of patients taking opioids and sedatives increased by 41% between 2002 in 2014. >>> talk about dogged determination. 10-month-old wiley swam six miles and walked another 12 to be reunited with his family. she fell overboard michigan. someone saw her wandering around the campground and contacted her family. they rushed back to the woods and brought some of riley's toys and she came running. >>> coming up major maintenance on metro forces big changes for this year's marine corps marathon. >>> how students at a local university helped persuade barack obama