bank stadium, elise menaker, today's tmj4. >> katie: have fun out there, elise. the packers and the vikings each open the season with a win on the road. rod burks is here with a look ahead at tonight's match-up. >> reporter: the green bay packers are the favorites heading into the showdown. the last time they played vikings that won and a divisional crown at lambeau field 20-13. the packers are expecting another close game. >> this is a big game, the next game, also, because this is a division opponent. you got to take advantage of those division games. those type games is never going to be an easy game. those games are going to come to the last quarter, last second, it's been like that every time we play these guys. that's the fun thing about playing division games. out, and the best out of everyone, and going to be on prime time tv. it should be a lot of fun. >> the first divisional game, we have little magnets on doors talking about urgency, obviously this being the first divisional game. and going to be exciting, obviously, in their stadium. our goal is to go

elise menaker is at lambeau field. ((elise menaker says packers fourth round draft pick blake martinez will make his nfl debut sunday in jacksonville. and the 22 year old has a big responsibility ahead of him. he'll be wearing the communication headset, relaying the calls from defensive coordinator dom capers.))((blake martinez says there's obviously pressure on there to kind of go out there and prove i can do it in live action. we talk about doing it in a drill, doing it in a play in practice, and finally doing it in a game. and so i feel like it's like taking first game, being the signal caller and those type of things. there will be a little pressure, but i've always liked the challenge.))((clay matthews says blake is being asked to do a lot. i didn't even start as a rookie when i came in here. but especially to play at the inside linebacker position, and having played it first hand last year, there's a lot that goes into it.not only knowing where the people in front of you are going to fit, behind you, but also mak

stadium, elise menaker, today's tmj4. >> we'll see you both in the next half hour. let's move to the nfl where the lions were hosting the titans in motown. fourth quarter, the lions up 15-10. marcus mariota is going to hit johnson. the titans beat the lions 16-15. the brewers wrapping up their series against the cubs. starting pitcher wily peralta, center, that scores mart?n maldonado. he smashes his 36th homerun for the season. the brewers get the win, 3-1. they take three out of four from the cubbies.

. >>> elise menaker is with the team preparing. jacksonville. the packers already a favorite to win this game. but first things first, getting out on the field is a win for the packers. because after this long training camp, they're just ready to play some football. >> that's exciting. it is the opening game. opening day, since you were a kid playing baseball, it is exciting. this is the first game of the national football league. everybody has the same goal. and that's the way we approach it. once we get to the about. there's nothing like game day. >> for all of us, it is more of an anxious feeling. this is not just pre-season, this is when it all comes. it is game one, you want to send a message. and we get a chance to go out there and do that. >> you won't see the packers play at lambeau field until septemberta 25th. >> i'm not sure i can wait that long for a home game. >> a local teacher lending a hand to louisiana flood victims. >> we'll show you the effort getting our entire community involved and how you can help. >> john: just minutes ag

menaker.)) hejust clched the er owner john henry and friends celebrating in the owners' box on the road at yankee stadium after catching the score from ston goes from worst to s first in the division for the second time in five years. a baseball rarity in pittsburgh.1st baseman john jaso comes to the plate in the bottom of the 7th looking for the cycle.... all he needs is a triple, the hardest hit to ceer that jams undthe bottom of the padding on the outfield wall, on the fly.that means jaso achieves that means so athe rare "cycle".... a single, uble, with scattered rain showers in the morning , then sunny with gusty winds and highs remaining near 60. overght has been partly cloudy, windy and cool with lows in the mid 50s, and ne winds gusty to 30 h kept us warmer than the past 2 mornings. today will have plenty of sun, a few clouds, and highs in the mid to upper 60s (normal) with a ne wind gusting to 30 mph. there is a shower in the evening, and a better overnight with lows in t cloudy and wind

elise menaker is live in heartland with the preview. hi, elise. >> reporter: hi, carole, it is kind of cool out hear in heartland. brian wasn't wearing his coat. i'm covering mine. i'm covering two, lake country lutheran warming up behind me, they are undefeated, one of two teams undefeated, pewaukee was our team of t week. theye playing another undefeated university school. and the lightning have been lighting up the scoreboard. they have scored 40-plus points against three of their their opponents, and the catch is for university school next week, they're playing brookfield academic. and they are second in the midwest classic conference. so you know they're going to want to get things rolling tonight. lake country lutheran are going to have other ideas. i will have all the highlights tonight during our frenzy tonight at 10:00, along with your other high school games, now, live in heartland, elise menaker, today's tmj4. >> we see you have on a light jacket, elise. >> i'm kind of cold o thank you very much. >> charles: from high school

they'll be wearing white.at lambeau field, elise menaker, today's tmj4.)) the badgers look to keep building momentum after the lsu win, as they host akron in the home opener at camp randall tomorrow afternoon. running back corey clement already looking at the michigan, michigan state, ohio state and iowa portion of the big ten schedule. ((corey clement says i'm not all these other great opponents that are in the big ten, you want to go into those games with as much momentum as possible. especially going in there undefeated would just only help our edge.so we're always welcoming the competition. akron's a great team. so you still have to take into respect that those guys are still coming to your house and trying to get a win on your field, so we can't let that happen.)) and finally, what do aaron rodgers and j-j watt have in common? both appeared on tonight show superlatives, with jimmy fallon ((aaron rodgers says i'm aaron rodgers, quarterback for the green bay packers, and i was voted most likely to put 50 dollars in the jukebox. and only play creed.))((j.

milwaukeean looking ((good morning i'm elise menaker and this is your one minute drill.the packers play their final preseason game tonight in kansas city.but leading up to the game... yesterday we learned the n-f-l cleared clay matthews and julius peppers in the p-e-d investio it found no credible evidence that either player named in the al jazeera report was provided with or used banned substances.last night the brewers trying to avoid being swept by the cardinals.kirk niewenhuis gets the job done with the swing of the bat... a three-run shot to right. cardinals yadier molina gives the cards their only run of the game with a homer to left. matt garza goes a season innings gives run... eight the crew beat the cards 3-1 and snap a six-game losing streak. the brewers day today before playing in pittsburgh friday. the badgers open up their lambeau field.back in april the team held a practice in green bay... that's when the badgers got to be players and fans.:29 i've been at lambeau football games. i've been at packers games. i'm a huge packers fan in general so it was fun for me to kind of

morning i'm elise menaker and this is your one minute drill. bad news for the badgers... after not suffering a loss all se in one day.yesterday reports saying that linebacker vince biegel is out two to four weeks after having foot surgery.and badgers kicker rafael gaglianone out the rest of the season after he had back surgery.in gaglianone's case the team says they thought his condition was improving... then it worsened... leading to surgery. reports saying biegel had a screw put into his cracked foot.this would have been biegels first and only time playing michigan while at wisconsin.yesterday we learned that the bucks khris middleton had surgery wednesday to repair his left hamstring. middleton still expected to miss six months of the season. and bucks first round draft just a sprain... he'll sit out a few days of practice.the brewers open up their final series of the season in colorado tonight.and don't forget tonight is your friday football frenzy.that's your one minute drill.i'm elise menaker.)) pewaukee native j-j watt is reportedly out for the season e-s-p-n repor

elise menaker is in green bay. >> reporter: with three-time pro bowler josh sitton end lane taylor is in. how he got the big news, just like you and me. >> i found out when coach mccarthy at a press conference. >> how he approached sunday, won't come as he heard the news...a surprise. out. we played together for a while. me, dave, and jc came in the second year. we played a lot of football together. it is not too far off. it will be fine. it is football when it comes down to it at the end of the day. prepare, be ready to go. >> do you feel you have anything to prove, or anything that you want to do on sunday? >> i just want to play good. go out there, show that i'm a player that the team can depend on, and play well. >> head coach mike one more question about sitton, and that was if his level of play changed throughout training camp. he said this decision was based on a number of different variables. and that's where we're at. at lambeau field, elise menaker, today's tmj4. >> in our next segment of dan krebbiel: i'm dan krehbiel -- a vietnam combat veteran. we don't need politicians p

but was it enough ((good morning i'm elise menaker and this is your one minute drill.the packers play their first home game in over a month on sunday but for jordy nelson... it's more like coming up for the packers... now is the time to get things rolling.home games are important. obviously, when you get them in a row, you'd like to get in a rhythm here and get some things going. but we win our home games each and every year. obviously we get a few of them in a row here, so we win our home games, it gives us a strong opportunity to be in the playoffs.and yesterday the bucks acquired michael beasley from the rockets and traded guard tyler ennis.this comes after the news that guard khris middleton will miss six months with a hamstring injury. series sweep against the pirates.scooter gennett gets things going with a two-run homer.pirates get on the board in the fifth with a francisco cervelli long ball.then in the seventh chris carter hits home run number 37 as the brewers beat the pirates and sweep. tonight they open up their final home series of the season against the reds.and don't fo

here's elise menaker, on what went wrong last night. >> a rare bad day for aaron rodgers in the first limited to just 59 passing yards, and he would finish the game with five sacks, three fumbles, and a big interception. >> in the fourth quarter, i turned over twice. it's stuff. good environment, good opponent, we didn't play very good on offense at times. going to go back and be harsh with our critiques of ourselves, myself included, and we got to get better. >> the rhythm in the passing liked it to been tonight. that starts with me, anything that goes on with offense. we'll go back and we'll look at it, and we got two weeks of a lot of action to evaluate, and move forward. we will improve. >> reporter: on the contrary, sam bradford had himself quite a day in his biggest offensive weapon besides stefan dig, nine catches with 182 yards, his defense came up with big elise menaker, today's tmj4. >> coming up in our second russ feingold: i'm russ feingold and i approve this message. narrator: listen to ron johnson on social security: johnson: social security is a legal ponzi scheme. narr

elise menaker, today's tmj4. >> coming up in our second segment of sports, why tomorrow ? music ? new k-y intense. a stimulating gel that takes her pleasure to new heights. >>> the milwaukee bucks and giannis antetokounmpo reached an agreement for contract extension. he gets a four-year deal worth $100 million. averaged 16 points and 7 rebounds last season for milwaukee. the first player to record five triple doubles in one a press conference set tomorrow afternoon. j.s. online reporting horningbrook will star over houston. he replaced houston in the third quarter, and the badgers win over georgia state, three scoring drives. if you're looking for the best catch in college football over the weekend and the year, check out this catch by noah brown, player for a touchdown. take a closer look. he grabs the ball with one hand, and then he brings his other hand around to hold onto the football. the buckeyes won the game. >> shannon: here are tonight's winning super cash numbers: >> scott: crack of dawn, lots of >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and ho

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we'll ((good morning i'm elise menaker and this is your one minute drill.the packers preseason is over... the next order of business get the roster down to 53 by saturday. joe callahan continues to make a case for himself.late first quarter... he finds jared cook in the corner of the end zone. the chiefs answer with back to back scores.in the third... the packers with a pair of interceptions... one from josh hawkins...the ladarious gunterbut the packers lose to the chiefs 17-7 and finish the preseason three and one.in high school football a wild one last night beteween waukesha west and muskego.late second quarter wolverines driving.robert kobza finds peter maccudden for the 22 yard touchdown... giving waukesha west the 14-7 lead.muskego answers... frankie cistarofinds michael madia for a 3 yard touchdown and it's tied at the half. under 5 seconds to play, waukesha west down 4, kobza takes the snap and sticks the ball over the pile and in for a game winning touchdwon with no time on the clock wolverines come from behind to a three-game series in pittsburgh tonight.that's your one minut

((good morning i'm elise menaker and this is your menaker ((good ((good morning i'm elise menaker and this is your daybreak sports.the packers yesterday though that left tackle david bakhtiari is questionable for today's game. the probable status is no longer on the injury report so there's still a chance bakhtiari could play. the tenth ranked badgers opened up at home yesterday against the akron zips.opening drive corey clement gives the badgers an early 7-zips lead on a four-yard run.clement two touchdowns... 111 yards on 21 carrieshis day done after the first half... due to a left leg injury he suffered on this play late second quarter.right before the half... houston finds kenosha native jazz peavy for the second time as they go up 30-7.peavy finishes with a team high... seven catches for 100 yards and two touchdowns. redshirt freshman alex hornibrook under center in the second half gets his first career touchdown to alec ingold.24 unanswered points in the second half as the badgers win 54-10.the brewers in saint louis trying to spoil the cardinals postseason hopes who are a half

elise menaker brings the madness to us. can they stop the blazers? she has the monster matchup. >> reporter: i'm in waukesha tonight to see if waukesha north can ride that momentum from last week's big upset win over arrowhead. they're up against kettle moraine, looking to pick up their first conference win. the north stars welcomed home after their big upset, but opening drive kettle max goes deep to delaney, picks up the first of the game. kettle moraine is up 10-zip at the half. but the north stars come storming back. check out this play, the scramble, recovery, keeps his composure, finds the open man. very next play,reaching in for the touchdown, the first of the half, as waukesha north comes way. they beat kettle moraine and stayed perfect on the season. >> thanks. >>> in our final segment, paul chryst knows the games are special. >> we've been fortunate and probably spoiled, you know, these kids -- camp randall's a great atmosphere, and the fans are great. we saw that with chris. he had two plays in his season. the kids enjoyed the moment. >> 2

elise menaker is here with that story. n-f-l hearts broke everywhere after hearing that j-j watt reinjured his back and could be out for the season.watt was placed on injured reserve this morning... so there is still a chance he could be back later this season.... he'll miss though a minimum of eight weeks.watt missed all of the preseason and training camp after having surgery to repair a herniated disc in late july. watt... a three time defensive player of the year and four- time pro bowler... had one and a half sacks and a fumble earlier today on twitter... watt said that he will be back. he hasn't missed a game since his pewaukee days... since he was a sophomore in high school... he's played 83 straight in the n-f-l and he says while this won't be fun... it's necessary to get back to 100 percent. the packers are off this week. but the wisconsin badgers have another big game on another big game on saturday.a look ahead to that game, later in sports. did you ever have one of guests who wouldn't leave? wellme now. an upper

monday's forecast looks perfect with sunshine and elise menaker has sports when ?when you've got...? here's pepto bismol! ah. today we found out that the bucks khris middleton had hamstring yesterday in new york.he's still expected to be back in six months. middleton injured his hamstring during preseason workouts last week.and it's not the first time the bucks are dealing with an injury to one of their star players.just last year jabari parker returned after suffering a torn a-c-l so the bucks optimistic as they handle this situation. ((23:53:49look at what jabari looks like today after he got hurt, it could be a big opportunity for him and it's a good opportunity for everyone else and i feel like we were so optimistic about the start to the season and just about one player. khris is one of our best players for sure and he's an integral part and hopefully he'll be back the last chunk of it.)) badgers kicker rafael gaglianone... out for the season after undergoing surgery for a back injury.this injury kept him out of last week's 30-6 win over michigan state. the te

sports is next with elise menaker. >> charles: the prime time russ feingold: i'm russ feingold and i approve this message. narrator: listen to ron johnson on social security: johnson: social security is a legal ponzi scheme. narrator: as senator, johnson's been working to turn it into one. he wants to privatize social security putting benefits at risk. and he attacks medicare -- would turn it into a voucher program, costing seniors thousands out-of-pocket. don't let ron johnson turn social security into a johnson: ...legal ponzi scheme. narrator: senator johnson. not for seniors. ?? >>> the packers are playing their first home game in over a month on sunday. but for jordy nelson, it's more trench of four home games, now is the time to get things rolling. >> home games are important, obviously when you get them in a row, you would like to get in a rhythm here. and get some things going. but, each and every year, two in a row, we win our home games, that gives us a strong opportunity. >> badgers kicker is out against eighth ranked michigan state, he has endicott will replace him. never

our lance allan and elise menaker will coming up: dental danger.why poor oral health can lead to problems that go beyond just 4 your health-we know that not taking care of your teeth could lead to cavities or a simple toothache ... but some studies are suggesting poor oral health can hurt our overall health.danielle barber explains the risks of an unhealthy mouth... and serious health problems from developing. "overall health encompasses physical, psychological, and social well-being and oral health plays a very important role in all three aspects." while brushing your teeth and flossing regularly isn't a new concept, dr. tuan bui says neglecting your oral hygiene could lead to more systemic diseases like heart disease or stroke.(sot: dr. tuan bui, oral and maxillofacial surgeon) "the bacteria that's in the mouth can somehow get into can cause injury to the inner lining of your vessels leading to a cascade of issues that lead to forming plaques inside your blood vessels."some effects of poor oral health can even impact your social well being.(sot: dr. tuan bui, oral and maxillofacial surg

menaker.)) a piece of packers history is back at lambeau field.a family has donated a section of a goal post from famous "ice bowl" 1967 nfl championship game to the packers hall of fame.the post was torn down during the post-game celebration... then hauled to a shop and cut into pieces as keep-sakes. tim tebow is back on the field this morning... not in the n- f-l... but on the baseball diamond. tebow signed a minor york metsthe former n-f-l quarterback held an open tryout last week in front of scouts from 28 of the 30 m-l-b teams.the 29-year-old hasn't played competitive baseball since high school.tebow has tried to make several comabacks in the n-f-l but was not able to land a roster spot. since his n-f-l days... tebow has been working on as a broadcaster with the s-e-c network. tailgaters who forgot the beer... or other essentials... now have an online option. so far it's just for 49ers fans in californial... thanks to a it's called prime-now. fans at levi's stadium will be able to order foo

. >> shannon: and here is elise menaker with more. >> the packers got a warmup in leak one. they played the third they go to vikings territory. and head coach m mike mccarthy says his players are worn out. how is jordy nelson doing after his first game back in a year? coach says his knee is fine, so after the packers recover from the heat and game one, their next challenge the vikings. they're set to play minnesota in their first regular season game in their new stadium. mccarthy recalls what it was >> i enjoyed going to the metrodome. it's a heck of a challenge playing in there. i've had some bad days, and good days in there, too. so the noise was a little too much, just didn't sound normal. i don't know why. just different. it was different. gave you a headache. but we had great games over there. >> hopefully lance and i won't be getting headaches. we're going to minnesota for that prime time aaron rodgers has to say about his team's offense and what needs to improve. >> steve: i like seeing aaron rodgers with that air conditioning tube stuck down the front. thanks. with t

our lance allan and elise menaker will provide live reports from the brand new u-s bank stadium. coming up:going green: milwaukee's new pilot program-- helping ?some neighborhoods ditch the trashbags-- for a more removal.plus... how one local school is remembering a classmate who was shot and killed nearly two years ago. this. is. everything. honey bunches of oats. it's all of this, this, this, and this. it's the mother of all cereals. it's the most cerealriffic cereal. in all of history. yeah, it's that good. honey bunches of oats. next at 5-30: plus... finding peace. how one local school is honoring the life of a brave little girl killed by a stray bullet. and... governor walker is speaking out against leaked documents into the john do found... and why he says it's not that big of a deal. you're watching live at daybreak on today's tmj4. kim. and i'm vince vitrano. let's start with a check of weather and traffic together...storm team 4 meteorologist brian niznansky is here for brian gotter. an area of rain with embedded thunderstorms will likely move

ck lance allan and elise menaker will provide live reports from the brand-new u.s. bank stadium, coming up tonight on "live at 10". >>> still ahead, where you can get a taste of fall this weekend. >>> doors open, what makes this milwaukee church a must stop for >>> new buildings on display at this year's doors open milwaukee tour. one of the stops, the greek orthodox church designed by frank lloyd rice. visitors sat in awe of the historic beauty. >> it's a gorgeous building. it's -- they said it's meant to dry the eye up. my eyes went right it's just really, really beautiful. some familiar images,s as well as catholics, so that was interesting. >> doors open from 10:00 to 5:0. >>> fall is in the air this weekend at the 44th annual wine of harvest festival. the event features live music, a great stop and more. it is closed for the day but will reopen tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. helping milwaukee public schools this year. four nationally recognized artists signed on to work with local students to help them succeed. turn around arts is a pet project of president oba

elise menaker has our frenzy team of the week. >> waukesha north is winning because they're sick and tired of losing. >> they have been losing for a long point they just said enough is enough. once they built the confidence, inside, that's when it came out that that fire of we're not losing anymore. >> and they haven't. the north stars have been shining bright. when he's not scoring, he's scrambling. he led the way the 24 unanswered points in the second half. the comeback win to stay people wrong. we said you -- it was a fluke, they played a bad game, and we showed them. >> i feel like we can't get our heads too big. and we talk about that a lot. we need to come out every single day to practice and keep working like we got something to prove. >> waukesha north is slowly getting used to the winning ways. >> everyone is hey, you better get to class, you got to stay like if i messed up, i can let the team down b big time. >> teachers said so and so is doing a great job, he has really changed over the last year, and i believe it's because the positivity. >> and that's a win for everyone.

elise menaker, today's tmj4. >>> putting paul ryan's comments about gun purchasing laws to the test. >>> job cuts planned at one of mi switch to u.s. cellular and get 50% off smartphones. it's a deal you don't want to miss. sir, hi. did you just say, "switch and you get 50% off a smartphone?" uh, yes. sorry. hi. hello. i was watching tv and i saw you say 50% off smartphones. and we'll cover all switching costs. oh! wow! also, you g... uh, excuse me. switch to u.s. cellular and get 50% off smartphones. plus, we'll cover all switching costs. excuse me, can i just... hmm? what? i just need it back. i don't have it. >>> more news now. radio 620 reporting northwestern to cut jobs as they construct $400 million building downtown. no word on how many people will lose their jobs or when. the company says it will eliminate jobs as it evaluates the work for.ey eloy about 5900. >>> new information about a controversl arrestt a madison mall. an outside review has determined that madison police acted within the department's policies when officers arrested a black teen. police say she had a knife

elise menaker is here with what the er the packers are taking the good with the bad in their first win of the season over the jaguars.missed opportunities in the red zone... while their defense sealed the deal. the packers beat the jags 27-23 in the sweltering heat yesterday.and every minute counted in this game as jacksonville worked their way down the field in the final drive of the game in need of a touchdown.aaron rodgers not happy with how his offense played... missing two red zone opportunities... but happy survived the jags. ((15:48:27 they were gased, for sure. that's what i was talking about earlier when you're running a multiple-play drive and with three and outs we didn't give them a whole lot of a break. definitely shifts in the offense's favor there, and they're gased. mike had a nice timout there at the end to give us a little bit of extra rest to make sure we had the right play call there and did a nice job of tackling there to get us the win. 15:48:51)) coming up in sports we jacksonville... he has what players are saying about lane taylor and how taylor did stepping in