"scott walker was under pressure. it was september 2011, and earlier that year the first-term governor had turned himself into the poster boy of hard-line republican politics by passing the notorious anti-union measure act 10, stripping public sector unions of collective bargaining rights. now he was under attack himself, pursued by progressive groups who planned revenge by forcing him into a recall election. his job was on the line. he asked his main fundraiser, kate doner, to write him a briefing note on how they could raise enough money to win the election. at 6.39 a.m. on a wednesday, she fired off an email to walker and his top advisers flagged red. "gentlemen," she began. "here are my quick thoughts on raising money for walker's possible recall efforts." her advice was bold and to the point. "corporations," she said. "go heavy after them to give." she continued, "take koch's money. get on a plane to vegas and sit down with sheldon adelson. ask for $1 million now." her advice must have hit a sweet spot, because m

democrats say this play and want governor scott walker to come out and explain himself. today assembly democrats held a press conference here in madison...they used that guardian article to rip walker. and put one of the released checks on displaythis check to a third party organization the donor wrote "because scott walker asked."democrats repeated that phrase many times while questioning how heavily rich donors like this influenced current state law...and a mining law as examples. today...walker's campaign spokesmen responded to the guardian article saying"as widely reported two years ago, the prosecutor's attorney stated that governor walker was not a target. several courts shut down the baseless investigation on multiple occasions, and there is absolutely no evidence of any wrongdoing." democrats say they are combing through the 15-hundred pages of evidence published by the guardian... and say they expect to find more shocking details in the next few days. live in madisondavid ade cbs 58 news. here in milwaukee, mayor tom barrett was asked for his reaction to the gua

nats -- from walker recall election nigh scott walker survived a historic recall. soon after, inquiring minds wanted to know, how did he do it? newly leaked documents give a clearer picture of what prosecutors were focusing on during their now- closed john doe investigation of walker's recall campaign. in late 2011, walker's fundraiser lays out a strategy for victory. "take koch's money," she says. "ask for 1 million dollars now" from a las vegas businessman, sheldon adelson. corporations -- go heavy after send their cash to the wisconsin club for growth, a pro-walker group that isn't bound by contribution limits and doesn't have to disclose its donors. the leaked documents show they did give. in fact, one donor wrote a 10-thousand dollar check and put in the subject line, "because scott walker asked." before the wisconsin supreme court shut down the john doe last year, investigators were looking into whether walker's campaign illegally coordinated with the club for growth. theres a stench in this building the capitol. if it walks like a duck, talks like a duck, lo

because scott walker asked money was funneled to shadowy third party groups. the second question it begs is what did they ask for in return. it raises so many questions on what they asked for in return and what they were provided in return. walker's campaign spokesme responded to the guardian article saying "as widely reported two years ago, the prosecutor's attorney stated that governor walker was not a target. several courts shut down the baseless investigation on multiple occasions, and there is absolutely no evidence of any wrongdoing." governor walker is expected to talk about the dot budget proposal today. what does that mean for drivers in our area? we'll talk about that coming a milwaukee man has been charged in a drunk driving crash that killed two women and seriously hurt another over the weekend. last night a vigil was held to remember the women. 3 heddinger was celebrating her 24th birthday when the s-u-v she was riding in crashed into a utility pole.police say the driver-- 24-year-old tre-jon price -- was speeding near 32nd and atkinson in milwauk

the donor wrote "beacuse scott walker said."democrats are now questioning how donors like this have influenced current state laws. state rep. peter barca (d) 64th district03:59:10-31 because scott walker asked corporate money was given. because scott walker asked money was funneled to shadowy third party groups. the second question it begs is what did they ask for in return. it raises so many questions on what they asked for in return and what they were return. walker's campaign spokesmen responded to the guardian article saying "as widely reported two years ago, the prosecutor's attorney stated that governor walker was not a target. several courts shut down the baseless investigation on multiple occasions, and there is absolutely no evidence of any wrongdoing." governor walker is expected to talk about the dot budget proposal today. what does that mean for drivers in our area? we'll talk about that coming new this morning---?arrests? in the credit card skimming cases at local gas pumps. police in the elm grove-brookfield area m

leaked documents could be trouble for governor scott walker. a british newspaper alleges he broke the law while campaigning. live at 5 is now. milwaukee police officers hurt while trying to arrest a student at franklin school this afternoon.police say they were called to the school for reports of a 13 year old with a pellet gun. while they were talking to him, officers say the teen became combative. the two officers were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. the teen was taken into custody. the other breaking story is from racine.police are investigating a shooting. it happened in the 16-hundred block of holmes avenue. these pictures from chopper four show police we minutes ago. police tell us the victim is a 36-year-old man. no word on his condition. police are asking anyone with information to give them a call. right now at five: a new look today -- ?inside? the "john doe" investigation of governor walkers recall campaign. a british newspaper published leaked documents from that investigation.they appear to show the governor working clos

and governor scott walker... gov. scott walker/(r) wisconsin "the speaker and i actually talked early today. i respect his position... i think he respects mine. my position is pretty clear... when i ran for re-election... i said i wasn't going to raise the gas tax or vehicle registration fees unless there was a corresponding drop in taxes elsewhere in the state budget. and that's a promise i made to state taxpayers and one i plan to fulfilling." fulfilling."assembly rebulicans want every option to pay for roads on the table. that could mean raising the gas tax... or vehicle funding is coming to a number of southeast wisconsin cities and counties for alternative transporation projects. projects.15 million dollars will be split between 32 projects.projects aim to expand travel options, like biking and walking.some of the projects include... include...funding for oak leaf trail improvements, a bike to work trail in greenvile, a bike and pedestrian plan in washington county, and an underpass along the lake country trail i

and -- "because scott walker asked" that's one of the quotes surfacing in leaked documents from a now-closed john doe investigation into the governor's 2012 recall campaign. who released the information. good morning and thanks for starting your day with wakeup. lets go straight to our fox6 weather expert rob haswell in the weather in the day ahead -- we're expected to learn the fate of the man who shot and killed another man after a fender- bender. 28-year-old octavia dodson pleaded guilty in april to the second degree freeman. according to court documents -- dodson told police he followed freeman after his car was hit, but freeman was trying to drive away. once he caught up with freeman -- dodson shot him. dodson is scheduled to be sentenced this afternoon. charges are filed against the driver involved in a deadly single-vehicle crash sunday morning near 32nd and atkinson. trejon price faces two counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and injury by intoxicated use of a vehicle -- police say his b-a-c was point- heddinger died at the scene. 26-year old tamika washington was prono

scott walker/(r) wisconsin "i hear from people across the state because they want to make sure our local roads and bridges are taken care of. they want to make sure our system is taken care of and a few key areas like i'm standing in here no it's important for forward with this projects." bonding levels for this budget are the lowest they've been since the 2001-2003 budget. court documents reveal green bay mayor jim schmitt could have faced one or more "class one" felonies for recently uncovered campaign finance misc. misconduct.the mayor's case was investigated by milwaukee county district attorney john chisholm to avoid any conflict. prosecutors found 20 people gave the mayor money he wasn't allowed to accept to the tune of 11-thousand dollars.in the end, prosecutors decided to charge schmitt with three misdemeanors.. not felonies.. he is expected to plead guilty at a hearing next month - he has said he will ?not? resign. a mount pleasant police officer avoids serous injury during a hit-and-run crash. it happened just after 10:30 last night near 16-th and oakdale. ?responding to a repo

live outside the county jail, mary thanks aj governor scott walker -- facing questions for the first time since a document leak that shows he pursued corporate cash for a conservative group. those documents -- published by a british newspaper yesterday. live in our newsroom -- what'd the governor have to say today? the governor blames the leak on the people who led the john doe investigation into his 2012 recall campaign. today, he would not answer some questions. and one of his answers changed over the course of the day. crosstalkat a contentious news conference in edgerton, governor walker would not say if he solicited money on behalf of the wisconsin club multiple times at first, he would not answer if he continues to direct money to the group. but, at a second news conference in neenah, the governor had a different answer. governor, do you continue to solicit donations for the wisconsin club for growth? i dont right now the guardian newspaper has published hundreds of pages leaked from the supposedly secret, now-closed john doe investigation into walker's 2012 recall campaign. in

. >> and governor scott walker is about to reveal his new budget. the part of the plan that stalls the zoo interchange project for years. kathy: first only on 12 an , arrest made in a skimming scam targeting gas stations around the state. >> wisn 12 news was the only station there when police arrested suspects in brookfield who were about to take off with stolen credit card information. palladino is live. and christina, the open pantry gas station is making sure this doesn't happen again to their customers. >> the gas station is now putting up this security tape across all pumps. it's extrememly hard to rip, so it if it's tampered with then employees will know someone tried to open the pump. brookfield and elm grove police surround the open pantry gas station wednesday near bluemound and calhoun. the manager of the gas station tells 12 news police arrested two men from florida. they were suspected as being using skimmer devices at gas pumps. >> these pumps have master keys and somehow these individuals , retrieve these master keys from these pumps.

toya: a new bombshell today in the several-year-old john doe investigation into governor scott walker's recall campaign. the british newspaper the guardian published leaked documents from that investigation including some , showing walker soliciting large corporate donations to a third-party group supporting him. wisn 12 news kent wainscott is following our big story from the newsroom. >> the political world is it raises questions about whether the governor and his campaign leaned on powerful corporate donors, whether the donors in return got favors from wisconsin republicans. and the big question, who illegally leaked those documents? the guardian report puts governor scott walker squarely in the spotlight, claiming walker solicited millions of dollars to benefit club for growth, a third-party group that supported walker, but not required to report its donations. walker at the time was fighting effort sparked by passage of act 10. wisconsin democrats were quick with their outrage. >> some very explosive information that raises incredibly questionable actions >> and practices. >>-- ques

governor scott walker is set to tour the damage tomorrow. >> reporter: temperatures it feels like fall out there. how is it looking tonight? >> 61 degree in waukesha. racine and also in kenosha. so there is an opportunity to see some fog developing overnight. the dew point 62. the drier air is trying to get down here from the north. clouds hanging around. showers to our north. work on the milwaukee bucks arena will close at june oh between 4th and 6th street until mid 2018. the pastor says they were taking donations for people in exchange for parking. >> away so it's prime park for concert-goers. the pastor said even if they didn't ask for donations people would mark this lot regardless. central united methodist church thought they were being creative when they started asking people for donations for parking in fruit and nut trees. the church has been charging to park here for 8 years the department of neighborhood services says they are stepping in after receiving complaints. >> the city says that we are not legally allowed to park cars here and that's the issue right now. >> since th

scott walker is playing tim kaine for mike pence's debate prep... what do you make of that?expect wi to be that?do you make of that? state for now? battleground more of a expect wi to be that? expect wi to be more of a 3 battleground state for now? "i think donald just criticized me for preparing for this debate. and yes i did. and you know what else i prepared for? i prepared to be president, and i think that's a good thing." thing." "i will release my tax returns against my lawyer's wishes when she releases her 33,000 emails that have been deleted." deleted." professor, thank you for joining us. 3 wisconsin tomorrow. he's got an event planned at the waukesha expo center at six tomorrow evening. his vice presidential candidate, governor mike pence was supposed to make a stop in waukesha ?today? but that event was canceled. 3 still --- wisconsin is getting a lot of political attention this week. democratic vice- presidential nominee, tim kaine's wife is coming to wisconsin on thursday. and chelsea clinton will be in wisconsin on friday. 3 look for coverage of all of those ca

governor scott walker and republican lawmakers protected lead paint manufacturers after one of them helped republicans win elections. that's according to documents from a now-closed john doe investigation. british newspaper "the guardian" directed millions of dollars in corporate cash to the wisconsin club for growth in the lead-up to the recall. the pro-walker group was not bound by contribution limits and does not have to disclose his donors. "the guardian" says walker's fundraiser laid out a strategy to fight the coming recall effort against him. if it walks like a duck, talks like a duck, looks like a duck, its most likely a duck :35 so its up to scott walker to tell us why this isnt a poisoned duck made lead paint gave 750 thousand dollars. a year after walker and republicans survived the recall, they created a law protecting lead paint makers from lawsuits. the wisconsin supreme court shut down the john doe last year, saying it found nothing illegal. three prosecutors are currently asking the u-s supreme court to review the case. milwaukee county d-a john chisholm, who's one of the j

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. >>> "storm team 4" governor scott walker declared a state of drenched by torrential rains. national guard and all state agencies providing assistance to tomorrow's impacted by widespread flooding and mud slides. take a look. >> we begin with this dramatic scene in clark county, the rising water created a powerful current rushing toward the dam at the base of lake arbutus. sweeping this out-sized pontoon over the dam like a child's toy. >> we feel sorry for the boat >> reporter: a round of rain totaled more than 4 inches before 9. the search pushed over the banks. flooded roads all across the county. in arcadia, over three inches of rain fell, raising the creek to a level. by far, the most did he ever stating event was near the town of victory, where a mud slide brought a house down onto a homeowner inside. >> be attentive of the surrounding, and not drive through flooded roadways, you don't know if the road has been washed out. >> and that comment from the sheriff's lieutenant and often heard refrain, the lone fatality was a man enjoying the illusion of safety in his hill t

if you have information, call police. >>> governor scott walker is performing a task force to by the the opioid crisis. on solutions. deaths doubled in wisconsin, half of those deaths were caused by prescription painkillers. >>> the governor signed the order at a walgreen's in milwaukee to highlight the store's drug take-back disposal program. bins like this one are set up for people to drop off unused medications. >>> a major data breach compromising the accounts of millio us to to protect ourselves. >> is it too soon to call the place little lambeau, the state-of-the-art stadium. >> and i'm live at a big party ?? >> carole: take a look at this. this is nothing to be alarmed about. it's a green substance flowing in milwaukee area waterways. this is nothing mor useded by water authorities to find leaks in the sewer system. experts say it's not dangerous. this video, by the way, has gone viral, seen over 200,000 times. >>> a massive security breakdown at yahoo! someone hacked into 500 million accounts. >> carole: this breech happened in 2014 stealing names, emails, addresses, att atto

governor scott walker takes some time to hold a question and answer session.. on facebook live.the governor streamed himself live on the social media site this morning and took questions from all who wanted to ask them. topics included.. education, jobs and money to fix roads state- across the state."-18:53"we've made significant investments in transportation, we will going forward. we've heard loud and clear that people want that money being spent on roads and bridges in communites and counties all across the state."governor walker says he hopes to do more of the facebook lives moving forward. state lawmakers are trying to reach a compromise when it comes to funding wisconsin roads. governor scott walker is proposing delaying projects and borrowing rather than vehicle registration fees. while members on both sides of the isle agree walker's plan needs to be altered... they're having trouble finding a solution to do so. the cost of owning a car in milwaukee could double -- if county executive chris abele gets his way. abele is proposing a 60 dollar registration

and "nothing to see here" says governor scott walker. the latest in the john doe investigation let's take a look at prime time at 6-30 it's milwaukee."followed by a it has been a beautiful stretch of weather, and it will continue for today. after morning lows in the 50s, today will warm up nicely under a lot of sunshine with highs in the mid 70s, and a light se breeze. clouds and a little bit of humidity creep back into the area overnight with health remains a big issue in the presidential race between hillary clinton and donald trump.both are looking to convince the american public.... health isn't in issue for them as they look to become the next preisdent. donald trump says he plans to release records from his latest physical later today. and after remaining mostly silent for days about hillary clinton's health ... trump finally broke his silence in hour and do this? i dunno?"and in all fairness, she's lying in bed, getting better and we want her better. we want her back on the trail, right?"as clinton prepares to return ... her docto

one wrote a 10-thousand dollar check "because scott walker asked." then there was harold simmons, then owner of nl industries, who sent one check, then another, then another, totaling 750-thousand dollars. nl industries had made lead paint, before the u-s banned it in 1978, and was facing lawsuits over health effects. in 2013, the year after republicans survived the legislation that retroactively protected lead paint makers from lawsuits. im anxious for that paul harvey moment, 'now the rest of the story,' because i think theres a lot more to this story we still dont know about milwaukee mayor tom barrett, who lost to walker in the 2012 recall, said he was shocked. i have to admit, my reaction was wow john doe investigators were looking into whether walker's campaign and the club for growth had coordinated illegally. court shut down the investigation, saying it found nothing illegal. walker's campaign spokesman sent a statement calling the john doe investigation "baseless." that statement did not provide an explanation for the lead paint issue. you m

its most likely a duck :35 so its up to scott walker to tell us why this isnt a poisoned duck the owner of a company that had made lead paint gave 750 thousand dollars. a year after walker and republicans survived the recall, they created a law protecting lead paint makers from lawsuits. the wisconsin supreme court shut down the john doe last year, saying it found nothing illegal. three prosecutors are currently review the case. milwaukee county d-a john chisholm, who's one of the john doe prosecutors, says it's a crime to leak john doe material. he supports an investigation to find out who did it. republicans are also questioning the leak. how can we trust a system, how can we trust a supposed 'secret' operation that releases 1,500 pages of 'secret documents? somethings wrong used as political witch-hunts. late last year, they restricted the use of such investigations in the future. kenosha police are releasing surveillance pictures of the man who robbed three banks in one day. police say the same suspect is believed to be responsible for all three robberies -- which happened tuesday a

a proclamation from governor scott walker today declaring september childhood cancer awareness month. month.the governor del?ivered the proclamation today at children's hospital in wauwatosa. one of the special guests at today's event was 15-year old annie bar'-tosz . 4 years ago, when she was just 11, annie created a foundation called 'gold for september' to suor cancer....she did it after the loss of her brother to the disease...and the effort has grown beyond her dreams. "i wasn't expecting it to be this big, i wasn't expecting scott walker to come, i wasn't expecting any of this, i just wanted to help get the word out even just a few kids is more than enough." enough." "we'd like to be at a point where we're not just declaring it this month, but really being at a point where we can put people out of business when it comes to this disease we have more information about annie bartosz' "gold in september" organization on our website, cbs 58 dotcom. coming up on the cbs 58 news at noon... next at noon, atv riders taunting police on the streets of a major city.we'll tell you where this

scott walker's response surprised?" the two different ways they see this controversy. and we like working here..... don't we ted? but if you're looking for a new place to work, you might as well work at a place where people like working. the list of some of the best in our the mount pleasant police captain says a member of the force is lucky to have the officer drove out of the path of a suspect's car. tonight -- the search continues for that driver. fox6's justin williams with this developing story. i ain gonna, i wont cross that road. leroy petersen says hes aware of dangers on this stretch of 16th street. i got a license, and i dont even wanna drive my pick- up! and, even if he wanted to drive his pick-up, thursday, the mount pleasant man says he cannot be comfortable doing so, here. im on the sidewalk. wednesday night, leroys concern is confirmed, when a mount pleasant police officer narrowly escapes injury, following a hit-and-run crash. were seeking the vehicle, and the driver. mount pleasant police captain, brian smith, says its just after 10, when the officer,

after his speech, evers issued a statement saying he plans to ask governor scott walker to increase per student aid in the next state budget. ben, back to you. >> laid todayer get your blood pressure and blood checked for year. it is on 76th and mill road. anyone without insurance can get a flu shot. the open house running 10:00 until 4:00 this afternoon. >> also, racine getting free groceries. they are giving 200 people free groceries at the foot pantry. it is starting at 10:00. if you are headed there today, they ask you bring your own bags. >> starting today, celebrate $1 off all beers and pair it with a brat. something you only find at the menu here in wisconsin. the promotion is running until the end of october. >> speaking of beer, construction is starting on a beer pipeline in belgium. a local brewery is doing under about aing thousand gallons of beer an hour to the company's bottling plant. the project cost four and a half million dollars. they love their beer. ie used to live in belgium and people do love their beer. town name is fitting brews. >> yes, all the brews. weekend th

in fact, one donor wrote a 10-thousand dollar check and put in the subject line, "because scott walker asked." before the wisconsin supreme court shut down the john doe last year, investigators were looking into whether walker's campaign illegally coordinated with the club for growth. theres a stench in this building the capitol. if it walks like a duck, talks like a duck, looks like a duck, its most likely a duck. so its up to scott walker to tell us why this isnt a poisoned duck milwaukee county district attorney john chisholm, one of the john doe prosecutors, says the leak of evidence is a crime under wisconsin law. walker's campaign spokesman, responding to the story, says "there is absolutely no evidence of any wrongdoing" in the john anything in return for their donations? we'll be looking into that at 9 and 10. ted thanks theo the pages of information yourself... we have a link to the documents on the home page of fox6 now dot com -- and the fox6 news app. you'll also have easy access to other stories on the john doe probe we've done in the past. an angry parent is accused of ma

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i wasn't expecting scott walker to come. i wasn't expecting any of this. i just wanted to help get the word out, so a few kids than enough. i'm beyond amazed at how big my organization has become. annie started the foundation after her brother died from cancer.she recently lost her dad to the disease as well -- she says she wants to make g-9 a national organization in honor of her dad and to help find a cure. ahead... swimmer benched. how long olympian ryan lochte's is suspended after making up a story about being robbed in rio. then... crashing in.what caused some boulders to tumble into a newly remodeled home and what the homeowner is a storm sent boulders tumbling into a newly remodeled house in southeastern minnesota.a big rock and several others pounded into the house yesterday morning. a rock the size of a car smashed into boulder went through the home-- smashing the front door and taking out a porch pillar. the homeowner said he's glad no one was hurt. drying out today after storms brought heavy rain and flooding across the badger state for the last

"i wasn't expecting it to be this big, i wasn't expecting scott walker to come, i wasn't expecting any of this, i just wanted to help get the word out even just a few kids is more than enough." enough." you can find out much more about annie's "gold in september" organization on our website, cbs 58 dotcom. 3 tonight: just a few clouds. cooling down but still above-average with lows in the lower 60s. 50s are possible inland with patchy fog. wind: nw 2-5 mph.friday: a little sun to start the day with clouds returning in the afternoon with storm chances. through saturday morning. still a little warm and muggy with highs around 830. wind: se 5-15 mph.weekend: breezy and cooler saturday with sunshine returning after morning showers. lots of sun on sunday with highs around average in the lower to middle tonight: just a few clouds. cooling down but stil above-average with lows in the lower 60s. 50s are possible lawith patchy fog. wind: nw 2-5 mph.friday: a little sun to start the day with ouds returning in the afternoon with storm chances. scattered storms possible through saturday morning. s

ane on the check that it was -quote "becaus scott walker asked."e individual candidates can't accept corporate donations, but third party groups can and a marquette law professor, who has been critical of walker, says this raises serious legal questions. >> so when you have governor walker personally soliciting corporate donations and saying give it to club for growth, it's the same thing as giving it to me, obviously that circumvents donated by a lead paint manufacturer right around the time the governor and legislature passed laws easing restrictions on the lead paint industry. mayor tom barrett, walker's opponent in that recall race, called that shocking. the governor has never been charged with any wrongdoing. his campaign issued a statement today calling the john doe investigation baseless, that several courts have shut it down, and there's been no evidence of any wrongdoing. joyce: thank you. so here's what's next, prosecutors have asked the u.s. supreme court to let them restart the john doe investigation. justices will consider that ret to

after his speech, evers issued a statement saying he plans to ask governor scott walker to increase per student aid in the next state budget. ben, back to you. >> get your blood pressure and blood checked for free. that is an open house at the northwest health center. anyone without insurance can get afternoon. >> starting today, celebrate oktoberfest by enjoying a cold beer at the portillo's in brookfield. the restaurant chain is offering a new promotion just in time for oktoberfest one dollar off all beers. you can pair that with a usinger's brat with sauerkraut and mustard, something you only find on the menu here in wisconsin. the dollar off beer promotion runs until the end of october. >> speaking of beer, later today mile beer pipeline in a town in belgium. to protect the historic cobblestoned streets of broozh, a local brewery is doing away with trucks and building an underground pipeline. how about that. it is capable of transporting about one thousand gallons of -- all smiles -- beer an hour to the company's bottling plant. the project costs about four and some of that was paid

governor scott walker says he would veto any increase in the gas tax or vehicle registration fee if it winds up in the upcoming state budget-- unless there was tax relief elsewhere in the spending plan.he says the transportation budget commits 605 million for county and state efforts ai roads and improve safety. it would cut 447 million from state highway programs and authorize 500 million in new borrowing. quick reaction from a mount pleasant police officer might have saved his life. he jumped out of the way of a speeding car.the officer was responding to a call and when he got out of the police van-- he immediately noticed another car quickly approaching. police say the car side swiped the van and then kept going. the officer was not injured. the bradley center is looking to hire some new employees

scott walker's response today--"why is anyone surprised?" the two different ways they see this controversy. and we like working here..... you might as well work at a place where people like working. the list of some of the best in our russ feingold: so, what do you girls want to be when you grow up? girl 1: i want to be an astronomer. girl 2: i want to be a doctor! russ feingold: do you think you should be paid the same as boys? girl 1: definitely. girl 2: yep! russ feingold: well, i raised my two girls right here, and they agree with you - and so do i. unfortunately, in wisconsin, a lot of women make less than men doing the same job. i'll work for equal pay for women, and for paid leave so parents can care for a sick family member. discrimination against any women is flat out wrong. girls: good call! feingold: i'm russ feingold the mount pleasant police captain says a member of the force is lucky to have escaped injury -- or worse. the officer drove out of the path of a suspect's car. tonight -- the search continues for that driver. fox6's

one man wrote a 10-thousand dollar check "because scott walker asked." but there was bigger money to be had, according to the guardian. harold simmons, then owner of nl industries, sent one check, then another, then another, totaling 750- thousand dollars. documents show the governor was warned that simmons was controversial. nl industries had made lead paint, before the u-s banned it in 1978, and now faced lawsuits republican lawmakers and walker passed legislation that retroactively protected lead paint makers from lawsuits. democrats called it "payback." im anxious for that paul harvey moment, 'now the rest of the story,' because i think theres a lot more to this story we still dont know about milwaukee mayor tom barrett, who lost to walker in the 2012 recall race, said he was shocked by the lead paint details. i have to admit, my reaction was wow john doe investigators wer campaign and the club for growth had coordinated illegally. last year, the state supreme court shut down the investigation, saying it found nothing illegal. walker's campaign spoke

governor scott walker has unveiled his transportation budget. the bottom line, a number of major projects might be delayed. the plan cuts $447 million from state highway programs. the final leg of the zoo that will impact -- that will impact the final leg of the zoo interchange and the i-94 expansion south of milwaukee. while there are some cuts, the governor says his plan will their local roads and there will , be no increase to the gas tax or vehicle registration fees. >> the people of this state is they want to make sure we maintain or infrastructure. they want make sure that our roads and bridges are not only safe that we're fixing potholes , helping loca governments with those issues. that allows us to do this. patrick: wisn 12 news kent wainscott is live above interstate 41 in wauwatosa. kent, some within the governor's own party are critical of the this meinecke avenue bridge is set to be replaced as part of the zoo project. the same is true of the north avenue interchange which you can , see below us. work was set to start over the next

the wisconsin supreme court shut it down, but today the john doe investigation into governor scott walker's campaign resurfaced in a big way. documents leaked to the british newspaper "the guardian" show how walker directed millions of dollars from corporate coffers into a group that supported him during the 2012 recall. theo keith has spent the day looking through these documents. attorney john chisholm says whoever leaked these documents committed a crime. they're supposed to be secret. the documents show that walker campaign's strategy was to send the governor after business execs. and direct them to give money to the wisconsin club for growth, a pro- walker group. one of them even wrote on the memo line of his 10-thousand dollar check that he was giving, "because scott walker asked." the john doe investigation looked into whether the campaign had club for growth. the state supreme court shut it down, saying the activities were legal. today, milwaukee mayor tom barrett -- who ran against walker in the 2012 recall -- reacted. when those types of sums come through, the people who accept th

governor scott walker discussing a document leak by a british newspaper that shows he pursued who he is blaming the leak on. good morning everyone and welcome back to wakeup. time now x:xx an area of rain and thunderstorms is running well ahead of a cold front to our west and will move through our area this morning. rain will continue off and on throughout the day ahead of the front we warm to the low to mid 70s today but even as the front passes we dont cool. winds shift west and we hit the upper 70s saturday and stay in the mid 70s for a dry sunday. with high pressure briefly in charge of our weather, we stay calm for most of the weekend and into early monday but by later in the day monday we start to get wet again. rain and storms are possible into early tuesday and show up again on wednesday. today: periods of rain and thunderstorms. high: 76 dewpoint: 67 wind: se 5-15 anchor adlibs traffic red on traffic map = major delays yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no delays one man in the hospital and the driver on the loose after a hit-and run on milwaukee's no

governor scott walker is firing back at a report which links him to pay to play politics.yesterday the guardian...published 15-hundred pages of evidence from a now halted investigation into scott walker's recall campaign. campaign.today governor walker said this evidence fell into the hands of the guardian because someone is upset they lost in court. walker says whoever illegaly leaked those documents wants to win in the court of public opinon. the early in 2011, and we thought it was important to get the message out about the facts. not about campaign, not about elections, but to get the facts up and we believe that people saw the truth and that the truth would ultimately be our secret weapon" weapon." walker calls the guardian article old news... saying multiple courts have ruled the secret john doe investigation was baseless. 3 governor walker also announced today his plan for transporation budget. cbs 58's kyle aevermann has the details on how it could ?delay? a major construciton project. 3 governor walker said he is keeping his promise by not raising gas taxes and registration ve

lots of sun on sunday with highs around average in the lower to middle governor scott walker declared september as childhood cancer awareness in wisconsin.and it happened because of a teenager's hard work. work.15-year old annie bartosz lost her twon brother to cancer four years ago.and since then, she's created an organization called "gold in september."it supports kids fighting cancer. "i wasn't expecting it to be this big, i wasn't expecting scott walker to come, i wasn't expecting any of this, i just wanted to help get the word more than enough." enough." you can find out much more about annie's "gold in september" organization on our website, cbs 58 dotcom. investing in and rebulding neigborhood parks is the goal of one milwaukee initiative. 'mke plays' is a group that's fixing up 14 parks throughout the city through community input.a park at north buffum and west center street was the focus tonight.it was burnt down by vandals last year. it rise from the ashes, to be a great asset to the neighbhorhood and community, families, and children to begin to come out and play more, and

governor scott walker takes some time to hold a question and answer session.. on facebook live. the governor streamed himself live on the social media site this morning and took questions from all who wanted to ask them. topics included.. education, jobs and money to fix roads state-wide. the slow moving storm system influence our weather like the clouds and 30 mph gusty winds we had yesterdaat least highs in the upper 60s were back to normal. clouds increased overnight, with areas of drizzle, a brisk wind, and temps in the 50s. today is cloudy and windy with highs in the upper 50s to low 60s and scattered showers. the ne wind continues to gust to 25 mph throughout the day. the best chance 5pm and through the evening for high school football games. a daycare in kentucky is being a daycare in kentucky is being monitored by state officials after reports of a game being played called "smack for a snack."the game allegedly forced children to forced children to be hit on the leg with a stick by employees.. in exchange for a snack. in exchange for a snack. katelyn sentner has more. tw

scott walker<"105517 when you come here there's no questions, no hassle, and it's easy 21">((butted to))mayor tom barrett<"104026it is not safe to put them down the drain, or in the toilet, becaus our mmsd water suited to al with those issues">you ca al turn in old prescription pills at local police departments. milwaukee police losing one of its finest officers to retirement.11 year old k-9 emo is hanging up his leash after 9 years on the.cehe and his partner were involved in over 2-hundred arrests. for your health.. the next big diet trd could be.. the cafeteria diet. a lunch lady in texas says she's lost 100 day for a year. this is what tammy used to look like at 260 pounds... weight she carried with her for 17 years after the birth of her second child. she says cutting out fast food was also a big part of her weight loss. experts say flavored liquids could increase the toxicity of e-cigarettes. strawberry, coffee and menthol flavors were most toxic to airway cells. the study also found boosting the voltage of e- cigarettes -- to get a bigger hit of nicotine -- released still ahead

governor scott walker says there will be no more borrowing money to pay for road projects. projects.the state is already projects that have already been approved.now the governor is telling the d-o-t to set priorities when it submits its budget thursday.political observers are already anticipating delays in road upkeep as a result. this is at a time when the latest public policy report says there's a dire need for costly repairs to roads.always a touchy subject in milwaukee, milwaukee, cbs 58's amanda proterfield spoke with mayor barrett and joins us live with what he had to say on the issue..amanda.. milwaukee mayor tom barret described city hall as the leaning tower of milwaukee. because its foundation is in bad shape. but this report says buses, roads and bridges in the city and county will be hard to fix because of funding. the public policy forum didn't say too much officials didn't already know about buses, roads, bridges and buildings in milwaukee and the county. but the report did confirm - while progress has been made. its not enough. good work that we've done, but

governor scott walker is forming a bipartisan task force to fight the heroin and prescription drug crisis in wisconsin.the task force team will include the public - police and medical professionals to come up with real solutions to deal with the problem. drug overdose deaths in wisconsin doubled from 2004 to 2014.half were caused by prescription painkillers. the governor just signed the order forming the task force at a walgreens here in milwaukee to highlight the store's drug take-back disposal program. bins, like the one at 35th and wisconsin, are set up for people to drop off unused medication. when you come here there's no questions, no hassle, and it's easy it is not safe to put them down the drain, or in the toilet, because our mmsd water system is not suited to deal also turn in old prescription pills at local police departments. happening today: we'll get an update-- on zika prevention happening here in wisconsin.a u-w milwaukee panel is holding a public forum to talk about the global health epidemic and how it's impacting people not just across the country, but in our area, too.

doing mock debate with wisconsin governor scott walker. tim kaine plans to take time through saturday to prepare in raleigh, north carolina. the vice presidential debate is next tuesday - and you can see it here on 9news. this is kind of frightening. 20 states have had hacking attempts on their electio the attempts seem to target online systems... like registration databases... and not actual voting or counting machines. in illinois and arizona, online voter registration have been successfully hacked... traced back to russia. it's unclear whose poking around in the other states. a volcano so active- it's known as the "fire volcano." we'll show you why. plus- the town that boomed... after today. and the video so cuddly- it will be sure to get your friday started with a smile. what brought all these panda babies together. i-p's and even traditional rivals came together for the funeral of former israeli president shimon peres. the funeral happened just after midnight our time... around nine a-m in israel. thousands of admirers were there... a

scott walker?get ready in just a couple of hours -- you can ask the governor that question when he holds his first facebook live event.ann sterling is live with more. the facebook live event starts at 8:15 this morning . questions can be submitted facebook page: i checked out his page this morning. there are already a range of questions and responses on his page.some are about the spiraling cost of health care...a couple are about the state budget.others are using the form to take shots at the governor.facebook launched its live video streaming service for public figures in august 2015 and then made it available to the general public in january. other politicians who have used the social media platform to connect with the public-- include house speaker paul ryan and the governor of llinois. walkers first facebook live event starts at 8:15 this morning. new this morning...milwaukee police are investigating a shooting on the city's north side.investigators tell us of 37th and concordia just before te

we will hear we will hear from governor scott walker this morning, after someone leaked documents to the guardian newspaper. state democrats are accusing republicans and the governor of passing legislation to please donors. pete zervakis will be at the governor's news conference and joins us live now with a look ahead at this developing story. guardian obtained the more than 13-hundred pages of documents...which had been previously held under seal. they were part of the john doe investigation into whether the governor's campaign ... violated campaign finance law during the 2012 recall walker and his fundraisers encouraged donors to give to the independent, conservative group club for growth -- which is not supposed to coordinate with campaigns. in one instance...the owner of a company that produced lead used in paint donated 750-thousand to the club for growth. legislation was then passed that granted lead manufacturers immunity from paint poisoning laws. no charges were ever filed in connection with the john doe supreme court previously stopped it -- saying it was based on invalid l

governor scott walker says he would veto any increase in the gas tax or vehicle registration fee if it winds up in the upcoming state budget-- unless there was tax relief elsewhere in the spending plan.he says the transportation budget commits 605 million for county and state efforts ai roads and improve safety. it would cut 447 million from state highway programs and authorize 500 million in new borrowing. quick reaction from a mount pleasant police officer might have saved his life. he jumped out of the way of a speeding car.the officer was responding to a call and when he got out of the police van-- he immediately noticed another car quickly approaching. police say the car side swiped the van and then kept going. the officer was not injured. the bradley center is looking to hire some new employees at the bradley center from three until six.they're looking to fill part-time seasonal positions.if your interested, organizers say to enter through the potawatomi gate. it has been a beautiful stretch of weather, and it will continue for today. after morning lows in the 50s, today will war