claims he was in the getaway car when it all happened today, milwaukee mayor tom barrett and the city's health commissioner will release the latest phase of the strong baby campaign.the campaign is for milwaukee's home visiting programs as a benefit to expecting families.today's launch takes place at 10 a-m at the city of milwaukee health department. the latest state to ban the potent drug known as pinky. plus- how recent flooding is impacting farmers in iowa -- and what will happen to water logged crops.more live at daybreak-- on today's tmj4 is new clients? let's go meet them soon. in person, we could read the room. on the phone, you're just a voice. yeah, i'm good. for fast rewards, let's book on choice. this trip could really help us grow. ? should i stay or should i go? ? when it's time to go for business, book on choicehotels.com when you stay with us two times. yesterday was a fall day with clouds, wind, temps near 60, and scattered late afternoon showers. the showers lingered into the evening, and it is cloudy and chilly this morning with lows in the upper 40s and a brisk anothe

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tom barrett predicts by increasing the early absentee voting locations and expanding the times... more voters will turn out.neil albt director of the city of milwaukee commission9.29.54 we expect an increase from that 37 thousand to approximately 60 thousand early voters in the city. 30.01the 3 locations open this year -- the frank p zeidler building -- early voting starts in 2 weeks. on the city's north side -- the midtown shopping center opens oct 10th.and on the south side -- the forest home library will also open next month.all three locations will be open - - through saturday november 5th. 9.27.10- 14 the message is please go out and exercise , early in-person voting was offered for a total of 110 hours and only at one location. this year -- if you do the math at all 3 locations -- there will be a combined total of 725 hours of early voting. the expanded hours are possible after a federal court ruling that struck down limits on early voting.under that law, early voting could not have begun until oct. 29 first time the city has had more than one location for early absentee vot

milwaukee mayor tom barrett is wrapping up his 100 miles in 100 days walking campaign today. we'll tell you how you can get involved. it's a fairly nice morning across southeast wisconsin. with temperatures in the 60s, the humidity is also down a bit. for september standards, now at six-- the highly contested milwaukee streetcar project is once again on the common council's agenda.what we could learn today about who is going to cover the cost. then -- one of the girl stabbing case appears before a judge today.what she's back in the courtroom for this morning. and taking a live look outside-- welcome to live at daybreak. it's i'm vince vitrano.and - today for susan.we want to start with a check of your weather and traffic together with meteorologist brian gotter. it's a fairly nice morning across southeast wisconsin. with temperatures in the 60s, the humidity is also down a bit. for september standards, today's still a warm day with a high temperature around 80 degrees. most of today will be dry, but looks for showers and thunderstorm chances to increase late this afternoon

hillary clinton is campaigning with senator bernie sanders today, milwaukee mayor tom barrett and the city's health co latest phase of the strong baby campaign.the campaign is aimed at increasing awareness for milwaukee's home visiting programs as a benefit to expecting families.today's launch is at 10 a-m at the city of milwaukee health department. also today -- milwaukee county supervisors will announce legislation to raise the minimum wage to 15 dollars an hour.it would affect county workers... as well as any contractors doing busines with legislation would amend the current "living wage" ordinance to phase in the 15 dollar an hour wage by 20-22. the announcement is set for noon. breaking overnight. president obama and prince charles are expected to attend the funeral on friday for former israeli prime minister shimon peres -- who just died at the age of 93. peres was rushed to a hospital after suffering a major stroke two weeks ago.chris clackum has a look at nat sot"we have concluded..." shimon peres spent most of his life searching for an elusive peace with the palestinians. but

small business administration will join mayor tom barrett today to unveil a new platform called start smart. it's a program that makes it easier to start a business by cutting down on paperwork. that means businesses can take off faster and cost less to get >> also later today, mayor tom barrett is recognizing a program that's bringing jobs to a neighborhood on the north side and revitalizing the area. northcott neighborhood house is a non-profit that works on deconstruction projects in the area. the program trains unemployed people for jobs and improves the neighborhood. soon, the project could get state funding. >> happening now, a movement to stop a pipeline in north dakota getting support in wisconsin. protesters joined the fight against the pipeline in appleton it was a peaceful protest. the crowd says it's about protecting the environment. the pipeline would transport oil from north dakota to illinois. protests started in north dakota and have spread across the country. >> a badger basketball player says he'll join the protests in north dakota. bronson koenig and his brother are

and tom barrett and crays which begins at 7:30. >>> one day after tom barrett reiterated the need for some homeowners to filter their drinking water, milwaukee schools are testing for lead contamination. we were contacted with concerns raised by someone's daughter. >> i think they should have notified us. this way we could have made some alternative things for our child like bottled water or soda or something them to drink if they're thirsty. >> mps says testing is only being done to address concerns. >>> now approaching 80 years old, frank jacobsak is still running the show at european shoem-made sausage. customers hope somebody will keep the landmark company running. >>> donald trump praised vladimir putin. >> i wish russia was no more than a friendly rival, as opposed to a growing adversary. >> reporter: senator johnson and other republicans not page with donald trump's recent praise of russia's leader, who suggested putin was a leader far more than our president has been a leader. do you think donald trump underestimates how dangerous of a man he is and how concerned we should be

here in milwaukee, mayor tom barrett was asked for his reaction to the guardian's report on political contributions and the link to the lead paint industry. industry. "i have to admit my reaction was 'wow'. when you look at the challenges we have here in the state of wisconsin and the work that i've done

3 3 mayor tom barrett says the city has already has seen strong baby campaign, and he's hoping the next phase will be even better. this morning the mayor along with commissioner of health bevan baker unveiled plans for a new phase in the campaign..really focusing on their home visits. the goal of the phase will be to bring awareness and educate families about the value of the program particularly in the african american community. this is said to be a happy positive campaign, which will feature ads on billboards, and bus shelters. but the biggest emphasis will be online. website will allow potential families to learn the number of programs aimed at helping them out.on average the city of milwaukee has about 100 infant deaths a year the mayor says while there is a downward trend, there is still plenty of work to do. and it's something participating families are grateful for. mayor tom barrett/milwaukee "access to healthcare is part of this, but a lot of it has to do with pressures outside of the healthcare system. the conditions in which woman are particularly mothers, so we take that ve

more local news:mayor tom barrett and city health commissioner bevan baker are in this hour. the mayor is elaborating on efforts to push the state d-n-r for more money to replace lead drinking water pipes. the mayor wants people who own old homes to install faucet filters that remove lead from tap water. more on this story coming up on live at five. "decision 2016" now: hillary clinton says donald trump for our nation's veterans. and trump says he was against the war in iraq. those claims made during last night's "commander-in-chief" forum here on today's tmj-4. today, they're getting put through this week's politifact truth-o- meter: (?sot clinton @ 39:24 town hall clip 1 ((but i will not let the va be privatized. and i do think there is an agenda out there supported by my opponent to do just that)) hillary clinton making that claim in front of an audience of our nation's wednesday night's "commander in chief" forum. it's something clinton and running mate tim kaine have made before on the campaign trail. politifact sifting through press conferences, rally speeches and even

today -- city leaders joining mayor tom barrett in announcing whats being hailed as a five year, five million dollar violence prevention effort. officially called -- the resiliency in communities after stress and trauma grant, the money comes from the substance abuse and mental health services administration, the money would be used to address the issues which contribute to violence-- like poverty and unemployment. milwaukee is one of just eight cities to few scattered t- storms tonight. temperatures will fall through the 70s. areas of fog will develop overnight with temperatures falling into the 60s. get ready for a big cool down friday with highs in the mid-60s. scattered thunderstorms continuing in the forecast. mostly cloudy and cool again on saturday. rain chances return to front heads our way. tonight: cloudy with a few t-storms. fog overnight. low: 62 dewpoint: 62 wind: ne 5-10 mph friday: mostly cloudy and cooler with a chance for thunderstorms. high: 65 dewpoint: 62 wind: ne 5-10 mph saturday: mostly cloudy. am low: 60 high: 68 dewpoint: 60 wind: se 5-10 there were some unfla

thanks george and shannon.one day after mayor tom barrett warned homeowners to get filters for thier water, m-p-s is now testing for lead. tonight. what one school is at 6. what kind of weather can you expect for friday night football... weekend plans? john malan will tell us.his forecast is still ahead. and next: we'll update you on a program that helps get teenagers ready to join the workforce in a way that's (vo) we went to hollywood to ask if america's favorites - burgers, tacos and chili could taste just as great made with turkey. thousands stepped into the jennie-o tasting booth to find out. with just one bite, they knew. now it's your turn to make the switch. wall street's closing bell couldn't ring fast enough for investors. the stock market just had its biggest one-day drop since june as investors acted on fears higher interest rates. here are the final numbers: the dow lost 394 points. the nasdaq fell 133 and the good news about a program we first told you about in the spring-- it helps african american teens get ready for the workforcecarole meekins has this positively mil

mayor tom barrett reporting-- the police department's budget will increase but there's a catch.. "the police department budget of 302 million dollar is more than our entire property tax levy." "this year, not even for the next year's budget, this year alone we are putting 127 million dollars more into the police department and its pension than we did in 2004." barrett says he'll maintain one- thousand-eight hundred and eighty- eight officers. "more than one-hudnred-sixty-five new police officers will be in our police academy in 2017, new officers will be on the job filling positions of officers will anticipate will retire." "it's pretty clear that a lot of greater police presence in their neighborhoods what we want to be able to do is come up with the most cost efficient way of providing that service. the mayor also points out there is millions less in "shared revenue" from the state. "that's why, i made it a point to say our relationship with the state is broken we have to have more shared revenue or we have to have more local options." clip 18 tc 11:10:37 'between barretts prop

a report over the weekend said mayor tom barrett is ready to more officers. officers.cbs 58's david ade joins us live with that story and more....david? mayor tom barrett and his office say they are not ready to talk about details for next year's budget today and that includes the report that barrett is going to put more money into the police department budget. i also spoke with i also spoke with some elected officials about the milwaukee council safety report from two weeks ago.this is the report that came out of alderman bob the same committee which asked a number of criminal justice system officials to testify over the last few months. milwaukee county district attorney john chisholm says he agrees with the recommendation to increase pay for assitant d-a's but says a lot of the other suggestions would be better if they were thoughtout more questioning the recommendation for boot camps. milwaukee county executive chris abele is more critical of the plan saying it will cost a couple hundred million dollars and will lead to more abele 3 3 3 i called alderman

we're taking a live look of milwaukee mayor tom barrett's office in city hall. we are waiting on a news conference to start addressing the quality of the city's water. mayor barrett along with health commissioner bevin baker are discussing comments the mayor made-- suggesting milwaukee residents should use water filters to avoid potential lead poisoning. the suggestion was for people living in homes built before 1950. we'll the new film "sully" starring tom hanks revolves around a who landed a plane in the hudson river in 2009. get a first look at the new movie directed by clint eastwood. plus -- gino sits down with clint eastwood's son -- scott -- to talk about starring in the new oliver stone z23eqz zvpz y23eqy yvpy 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

thrive...mayor tom barrett was joined by a member of president obama's cabinet today for the launch of that want to start in milwaukee to get all permits and documents needed in just one day. 3 maria contreras-sweet "we're here to take that solution nationally. to see what other cities that have not signed up are gonna be able to take advantage of this program. program. mayor tom barrett "we want to do everything we can as a city to remove the barriers and the uncertainty" the obama administration says small businesses are the primary driver behind the record 78 months of consecutive job growth. the packers face a big test sunday night, a division rival on the road and the debut of minnesota's new 1-point-1 billion dollar stadium. stadium.so it's no surprise that demand for tickets to the vikings home opener is very high. and now the teams are warning fans to be wary of scams. the game's been a sell out for weeks...and only three outlets are authorized resellers of n-f-l tickets- the team's ticket office, the nfl ticket exchange and ticketmaster.buy from any it at your own risk. packer

business administration will join mayor tom barrett today to unveil a new platform called start smart. it's a program that makes it easier to start a business by cutting down on paperwork. that means businesses can take off faster and cost less to get started. >> also later today, mayor tom barrett is recognizing a program that's bringing jobs to a neighborhood on the north side and revitalizing the area. northcott neighborhood house is a non-profit that works on deconstruction projects in the people for jobs and improves the neighborhood. soon, the project could get state funding. >> happening now, a movement to stop a pipeline in north dakota getting support in wisconsin. protesters joined the fight against the pipeline in appleton yesterday. this is video prosecute -- from the the protest. it was pauseful. the crowd says it's about protecting the environment. the pipeline would transport oil from north dakota to illinois. protests started in north dakota and have spread across the country. >> a badger basketball player north dakota. bronson koenig and his brother are planning to dr

next, mayor tom barrett on hiring new police officers and recovering from the violent unrest that rocked the central city after a fatal police shooting. then, a conservative alternative for president. independent candidate evan mcmullin on why he hopes wisconsin voters will write in his name on november 8. and wisconsin's most competitive congressional race. democrat tom nelson on his race for the eigthth district in northeastern wisconsin. >> covering the issues important to wisconsin, this is "upfront with mike gousha." mike: hello again, everyone, and welcome to ?upfront.? it's happened again in another american city. violent protests after another police shooting of an

darienne driver" and milwaukee mayor "tom barrett"... will weome students back to class in the sherman park nieghborhood. and that's your news on the go.. time check now 6:58.. here's meteorologist justin thompson gee with your first alert weather. 3 today: mixture of sun and clouds. stray sprinkle possible. cool with highs in thper 60s lakeside to lower 70s inland. breezy. wind: ne 10-20 mph.tonight: clear sky. little chilly but comfortable with lows in the day weekend: sunshine stks around saturday and sunday with temperatures returning to avere in the mdle and upper 70s. more clouds arrive on monday, labor day, becoming littlearm withighs i the lower to middle 80s. labor day looks mostly dry but will have to watch a storm system approaching from the west bringing rain chances. 3 next on cbs this morningthe florida gulf coast is bracing for tropical storm hermine clearwater watching the storm approach. 3 3 captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. it is thursday, september 1st, 2016. welcome to "cbs this mornin? >>> donald trump and t

mayor tom barrett presenting his 2017 budget today to milwaukee's common council. barrett says while his budget includes more money for the police department-- staffing levels stay the same. live with a breakdown of the mayor's budget. the mayor says he can only maintain the current staffing levels because of increasing pension costs...and because less money is coming from the state. that said, barrett still refers to it as a "well staffed" police force. "the police department budget of 302 million dollar is more than our entire property tax levy." mayor tom barrett says people should be proud the city can maintain the police force where it currently is. next year's budget, this year alone we are putting 127 million dollars more into the police department and its pension than we did in 2004." barrett says his budget proposal pays for one-thousand-eight hundred and eighty-eight officers. "more than one-hudnred-sixty-five new police officers will be in our police academy in 2017, new officers will be on the job filling positions of officers will anticipate will retir

on sunday with highs around average in the lower to middle new at five, mayor tom barrett is talking again about lead pipes and milwaukee's drinking water. this comes a day after he created some concern by strongly urging people who live in older homes to use lead filters. filters.the mayor spoke within the last hour and cbs 58's david ade joins us live with a look at what he had to say...david? 3 mayor tom barrett/milwaukee: "this is not an alarmist call this is essentially what we've said in february and what we've said repeatedly since then. i think there is a value in repeating because we want people to know that our concern is about the safety of the people who live in this community and there is a particular concern for infants and children under the age of 6 they are the most vulnerable." 3 "if there is a concern certainly get the was that expensive, they could put that on themselves and have fairly clean leadfree wate" water." new tonight, a choir director at a local high school charged with stealing money that was meant for student activities. activities. his name is philip

mayor tom barrett is shopping around at water treatment companies to find filters for houses at risk of lead exposure. fox6s madeline anderson near fond du lac and melvina with more on the initiative. houses in this neighborhood are these homes that the mayor recently said should have water filters to protect residents against possible lead contamination. the problem is... many people either don't know they're supposed to buy a filter or can't afford one. like many milwaukee residents... sharlen moore was concerned to learn the water in many homes could be unsafe to drink. i was surprised because of the simple fact that we live in a city that has qualities in the nation. as the director of urban underground... a youth organization that has worked on water quality projects in the past.... moore says certain groups of people are more at risk than others. this is really going to affect communities of color, and specifically poor communities of color. earlier this month... mayor tom barrett strongly urged all residents in older homes to invest in a water filtration product. he says the t

tom barrett predicts by increasing the early absentee voting locations and expanding the times... more voters will turn out.neil albt director of the city of milwaukee commission9.29.54 we expect an increase from that 37 thousand to approximately 60 thousand early voters in the city. 30.01the 3 locations open this year -- the frank p zeidler building -- early voting starts in 2 weeks. on the city's north side -- the midtown shopping center opens oct 10th.and on the south side -- the forest home library will also open next month.all three locations will be open - - through saturday november 5th. 9.27.10- 14 the message is please go out and exercise

we're still trying to get in touch with mayor tom barrett tonight. he's telling the milwaukee journal sentinel he's putting more officers on our streets. a century a lot of residents are left wondering what's being done? milwaukee mayor tom barrett telling the milwaukee journal sentinel the city will hire more officers and police will get more funds. in the article, barrett wouldn't give specifics but said the police department budget will be significantly larger than this year's budget, and we'll be funding multiple classes of new officers. alderman bob donovan agrees with upping the police force. in a statement he emailed wisn 12 news this morning hours before we learned of the mayor's plan, he mentioned milwaukee's homicide rate per capita is higher than chicago's, and chicago is adding officers. donovan writes, "if that isn't a call for us to boost our own police staffing here in milwaukee, i don't know what is. it's our turn to step up and prioritize that safety of our people. mayor barrett, what in the world are you waiting for?" the alderman w

mayor tom barrett presented his budget proposal today. police funding accounts for the biggest portion of that budget. however, the proposal calls for staffing levels to remain the same with more than 150 new officers merely replacing the officers expected to retire in the next year. increasing pension costs and less money coming in from the state. >> i know there are a lot of people who would love to see more police officer, but we have to have the funds to do it -- we have to have that partnership with wisconsin. joyce: also included in the budget, an average increase in homeowner taxes and municipal fees of about $37. this is the mayor's initial budget proposal. hearings will be held over the coming months. and a big surprise in that budget address, talgo is returning to milwaukee. you may recall that the left town after a controversial dispute with the state, now, as kent wainscott reports, the company is bringing trains, and jobs, back to the central city. kent: if there was a bombshell in the budget, this was it. mayor tom barrett a

milwaukee mayor tom barrett is re-assuring people in milwaukee-- the city's water is no worse now than it has been in the past.that urged residents who live in homes built before 1951 to get a faucet filter.he says his comments were sparked by an expert talking about how effective those filters are in removing lead. lead. mayor tom barrett/milwaukee: "this is not an alarmist call this is essentially what we've said in february and what we've said repeatedly since then. i think there is a value in repeating it over and over again. because we want people to know that our concern is about the safety of the people who live in this community and there is a for infants and children under the age of 6 they are the most vulnerable." 3 3 the specific filter referenced is about 30 dollars and is available at hardware stores. it takes about five minutes to install.the filter removes about 98 percent of all lead pieces... but that's only if they're installed properly and maintained. "if there is a concern certainly get the filter. it didn't look like it was that expensive, they could put that on t

mayor tom barrett wants to expand the budget for the compliance loan program from $500,000 to $800,000. the program provides homeowners with zero interest loans to pay for repairs to bring their homes up to code. 75 people have benefitted so far, including one homeowner on 5th and hadley. >> this program really helped me time. i filled out the application, and within a month and a half, work was being done on the house , and it took 2-3 weeks for it to be completed. patrick: the loan only gets paid back when the house is transferred or sold. joyce: new tonight, wisconsin is among 35 states and the district of columbia suing a british drugmaker. the lawsuit accuses the british firm indivior of trying to keep a cheaper generic version of suboxone off the market. suboxone is a popular medication used to treat people hooked on heroin and other painkillers. patrick: only on wisn 12 nat 10:00 a local mother lost her , child after a babysitter is accused of killing her. what she's doing with children's hospital to keep other children from dying the same way. and a new disney film is already c

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 that money or arrange for those dollars to be contributed, they have to explain why thats acceptable,,, i think most americans would look at that and just prosecutors asking the u-s supreme court to re-open the case. did the companies get something in return for their contributions? the documents suggest the lead paint industry did -- more on that at 9 and 10. walker's campaign spokesman, reacting to the guardian story, says the john doe allegations are "baseless." the governor himself has a news conference tomorrow about an unrelated topic where he will face questions himself. steph thanks theo if you'd like to sift through 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. new at six. charges are filed in connection to a crash that killed two women. pro

and even made their way to mayor tom barrett's office.council president ashanti hamilton allowed one of the protesters from a group called "u-black" to address the council.. she said she was disgusted by the lack of public input. alderman 1:15-1:20"some of the mplaints are coming from people who didn't even read the entire plan."50-59"280 new police officers with no mention of job creation? with no mentions of talking to the community about what it is that they particularly need?" need?" the city council ?will? be holding two public listening sessions. we're told details of those sessions will be released soon. balloons, decorations, and a red carpet welcomed kids park neighborhood. neighborhood.students who showed up for their first day of school at sherman multiculral arts?p school were busy playing on the playground. the school was chosen for the back-to-school kickoff before the recent unrest.mayor tom barrett says the school showcases the neighbhorhood in a way not seen in the past few weeks. 1:18-1:24"this is really what sherman park is all about. there's a lot of great familie

mayor tom barrett rolling out his public safety. barrett says the city will add more than 165 police officers in 2017... but's that's also the number expected to retire. barrett says the city should be proud it can keep the level of police staff it currently has. the mayor's budget maintains 1,888 officers. barrett says while the city continues to add millions to the police force..the state has reduced its contribution. next year's budget, this year alone we are putting 127 million dollars more into the police department and its pension than we did in 2004. at the same time the state has cut its aid tothe city by 12 million dollars per year." a year ago the mayor's budget proposal kept taxes on homeowners flat.. but for 2017, the average homeowner a complete transcript of barrett's budget address is on our website -- fox six now dot com -- or your fox six news mobile app. just search "budget." reporting in the newsroom, ted perry fox 6 news. steph thanks ted. the brother of a milwaukee airman killed in afghanistan nearly a year ago,

we'll learn new details this morning about absentee voting for the city of milw mayor tom barrett -- along with the milwaukee election commission executive director-- will announce the hours for in-person absentee voting this morning. this is for the upcoming november 8-th elections. you must apply for an absentee ballot by five p-m november third. the ballot must be delivered to the clerk's office or postmarked by election day. the fight to remove the estabrook dam continues today. the city of glendale common council will meet today to flooding. the city has hosted several listening sessions and hearings regarding the dam. if passed, glendale would be one of many organizations and experts that support the dam removal. common council is at six tonight. the packers are already looking forward to next week in the twin cities. they'll take on the one and oh vikings sunday night. the pack themselves are one and oh after a thrilling season-opener. they beat the jacksonville jaguars 27 to 23 in florida yesterday. tim van vooren is in jacksonville with more on why this win was such a "there

milwaukee mayor tom barrett unveiled his 20-17 budget today..saying he knows as a city, milwaukee faces big challenges... and explains the levy budget totals $263 million. that's an increase of $7 million over 2016. the proposed tax rate will increase seven cents. the average home will see an increase of $26.40 in city taxe. taxes. also in the budget, milwaukee would spend 127-million dollars more this year on the police department and its pension than it did 10 years agoand gives nearly 11-mi dollars to fix lead lines at over 380 day cares across the city.. and to replace 300 exisiting residential lines. the city's finance and personnel committee will look at the budget before the common council votes on it. 3 a federal judge has refused a union's demand to block wisconsin's right-to-work law. it's the law that bans businesses and unions from requiring all workers, not just union members, to pay union dues. a union lawsuit claims the law is unconstitutional. but the in indiana. how can you possibly cross examine the grandmother of murder victim laylah peterson? the defense for one of t

milwaukee mayor tom barrett is reassuring residents that the city's water is no worse now than it has been in the past. that statement comes after what barrett said yesterday... when he urged residents who live in homes build before 1951 to get a faucet filter.he says yesterday's comments were sparked by an expert talking about how effective those filters are are removing lead. lead. mayor tom barrett/milwaukee: this is essentially what we've said in february and what we've said repeatedly since then. i think there is a value in repeating it over and over again. because we want people to know that our concern is about the safety of the people who live in this community and there is a particular concern for infants and children under the age of 6 they are the most vulnerable." 3 the type of filter mayor barrett talks about to remove lead is about 30 bucks... and you can buy it at a hardware store.it takes about five remove about 98 percent of all lead pieces... but that's only if they're installd properly and "if there is a concern certainly get the filter. it didn't look like it was t

mayor tom barrett says homes built before 1951 have lead 70-thousand homes. the long-term fix is to replace all the lead pipes, but that will cost at least half-a-billion dollars. the mayor's announcement came as a shock to some, because the city had previously only suggested that people buy filters. i said that i strongly advise people to use filters, which is something i do do, particularly for families that have infants. the mayor says milwaukee's lead issue is not getting worse. he says he wants people to buy l well-regarded scientist who says they are 100 percent effective when working properly.. developing this morning - a former choir director is accused of lining his pockets with thousands of dollars, that should have gone toward student activities at brookfield central high school. prosecutors are charging 53-year-old phillip olson with theft. they say he embezzled 47- thousand dollars from the school account. that money was supposed to go to the choir. olson was than 23 years on the job. sobelmans is back in business! the restaurant-- on the marquet

lots of sun on sunday with highs around average in 3 milwaukee mayor tom barrett is urging people who live in older homes to use filters to keep lead out of their water. water.cbs 58's david ade is live at city hall -- with the steps you can take to protect yourse this is the type of filter mayor barrett is talking about. i got this one at a hardware store in milwaukee for about 30 bucks. i asked a local plumber to show me how to put this thing on a faucet... and it takes less than five minutes. yesterday... mayor barrett said he's urging anyone who lives in a home built before 1951 to get a filter like this. tests show these filters can remove 98 percent of all lead pieces.but thats when they are maintained. "if there is a concern certainly get the filter. it didn't look like it was that expensive, they could put that on themselves and have fairly clean leadfree water." water." this is a list of filters that work... we've put a link to it on cbs 58 dot com... coming up at five... hear why it may be a good idea to grab your home is pretty new.live at city hall david ade... cbs 58 news

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 - we'll get a look at the markets this afternoon... and -- we sit down with the director of communications for visit

mayor tom barrett says he is happy bucks president peter feigin president peter feigin is "engaged in tin our community." today, milwaukee mayor tom barrett and the city's health commissioner will release the latest phase of the strong baby campaign.the campaign is aimed at increasing awareness for milwaukee's home visiting programs as a benefit to expecting families.today's launch takes place at 10 a- launch takes today's launch takes place at 10 a-m at the city of milwaukee health department. up next on live at daybreak on today's tmj4--an important warning this morning about dehumidifiers catching fire. about before it's too late. then -- more evacuations this morning for people in northern california. how many homes are threatened now... and the danger as the fire keeps yesterday was a fall day with clouds, wind, temps near 60, and scattered late afternoon showers. the showers lingered into the evening, and it is cloudy and chilly this morning with lows in the upper 40s and a brisk breeze. it will be another dreary fall day with scattered rain showers, gusty winds and highs the lo

mayor tom barrett will be on hand for the reveal. the ceremony will be held at forest home and burnham at 11 this morning. the owner of a dane county orchard is hoping people will still eat apples ... even if they a home and crunch into them. they'll be absolutely fine they'll keep well, they'll cook well.">the door creek orchard lost about 30 to 40 percent of its crop because of the spring freeze. up next-- on live at daybreak on today's tmj4the popular tourist attraction in washington d-c shut down for the next nine months.then -- tying the knot.how more and more couples are using social media to find wedding vendors and other resources for their some interesting information in this morning on last night's debate.everyone of course talking about who won -- a lot of the polls done by major news outlets have clinton on top.but take a look at these maps from google trends.this is before the debates -- states where trump lead google searches are highlighted in red -- clinton in blue.okay, now check this out -- this is after the debate.

milwaukee mayor tom barrett and county executive chris abele are inviting everyone to attend. this is a look at last year's event. the ceremony will honor the died from the attacks. happening now -- governor walker is also honoring the victims of the 9/11 attacks. he is at a ceremony at the state capitol this morning. last year, walker attended the memorial event here in milwaukee. from the white house to wall street -- people across the country are gathering to mourn the september 11 attacks, to remember and to heal. abc's marci gonzalez has the details. marci: today, from the raw, emotional images seared into the collective memory, to the faces and stories of the 2996 lives lost. this morning, a somber reflection on all of the heartbreak and horror of 15 years ago today. the impact of the september 11 terror attacks still piercing through the haunting recollections. >> as we crawled in deeper, squeezing through tiny openings understanding that we were going to die in that pile. marci: and the lingering effects. 127 new york city firefighters who stayed at ground zero in the

mayor tom barrett strongly before 1951 to invest in a water filtration product. he says the threat level hasnt gotten worse... rather... he met with a scientist who told him filters are 100 percent effective against lead. i'm not going to keep that revelation a secret.since that announcement... the mayors office has been in talks with milwaukee-based a-o smith. jim stern... executive vice president of the water heater and treatment company spoke with the m tuesday about a partnership to provide residents with filters. whether its deep discounts, whether its mailings, whether its an online presence. while the conversation is still in the preliminary stages... moore wants the outcome to be free filters for those in need. we rely on the city for keeping our residents safe. the mayor's office declined an interview because it's simply too early in the process to release details. a spokeswoman did tell these talks with ao smith will and weeks. reporting in milwaukee, madeline anderson fox6 news. it's a city school and many times that comes with a lot more crime on camp

mayor tom barrett and commissioner of health bevan baker are holding an open house today at the city of milwaukee south side health center.there will be free health screenings for diabetes and cholesterol, blood pressure checks, h-i-v testing and mammograms.there will also be immunizations for those without insurance or children on badgercare.the event runs from ten this morning until four this afternoon. mayor barrett will wrap up his holding one final walk at pere marquette park at noon.this year, walk 100 participants logged the most miles online since the programs inception in 20-14 and half of all registered walkers met the goal of 100 miles in 100 days. the program works to combat obesity in milwaukee. you can help decide the coolest thing made in wisconsin.the wisconsin manufacturers and commerce is hosting a contest.you can pick your favorite from more than 200 entries.everything from custom yachts to an amphibious excato cheese and beer.find a link to vote at tmj-4-dot-com.voting ends september 12th a piece of packers history is back at lambeau field.a family has donated a s

mayor tom barrett and health commissioner bevan baker... blaming: a lack of access to health care... socio-economic factors play the biggest role in residents' health and well-being. "poverty has to be part of it. for example, the issues that a mother faces. if shes a single mother and shes given birth to a child and gets pregnant a second or third time. the pressures that that puts on her body, puts on her life." the milwaukee health department offers information on a wide variety of topics -- from aids to zika. click the "links" section on fox6 now dot com or the fox6 news app -- to a that info. from apple... to apps. one way or the other - smartphones are on everyone's minds today. angelica's in studio following some major announcements... and decisions... happening in the day ahead. today... apple is expected to unveil its new iphone today.... but no one knows for sure what the new phone will feature. rumors are swirling about apple possibly getting rid of the headphone jack on the i-phone 7... there's also speculation about a eyeball!.

if mayor tom barrett's 2017 budget is approved. while the budget he presented to the common council does include more money for the department... staffing levels would stay the same. that's because of increasing pension costs-- and less money from the state. barrett says milwaukee's police force is still "well staffed"--- with one- thousand, 888 officers. next year's budget, this year alone we are putting 127 million dollars more into the police department and its pension than we did in 2004." barrett's initial proposal also includes 11 million dollars to addressing lead issues... for both paint and lead pipes. barrett asked council members to support ordinances requiring mandatory lead service line replacement-- while he and others go after pay for it. a milwaukee family -- experiencing more than their fair share of tragedy. they lost a son in afghanistan nearly one year ago. now ... they've lost a second son. fox six's jenna sachs has the story. nats for the family of a soldier ... burial at arlington national cemetery brings bot

later today, mayor tom barrett along with governor scott walker will launch an initiative to combat overdoses. a new safe medication disposal kiosk will be installed at the walgreens at 35th and wisconsin avenue. it's just one of 18 new locations in wisconsin. >> looking ahead, tonight is opening night of the milwaukee film festival. this year's festival features documentaries, shorts and full length features from around the world. you can still get tickets. we have a link to the schedule and pricing on our website, wisn.com. just click on the "on tv" section. wisn 12 news time now is 6:37. >> he's a six year veteran of the force. melinda: now he's responding to the anger following the actions of a fellow officer. the emotional facebook post he's sharing in the wake of the shooting death of terrence crutcher. >> plus, the pain at the pump may soon get better for drivers on the east coast. gas shortage. >> but first, let's take a live look at doppler 12 radar. not much rain, but oh, it is foggy out there. take a look at that. not much to see here in milwaukee. the storms have been moving throu

mayor tom barrett and health commissioner bevan baker blame a lack of access to health care... and income disparities. they say these factors play the biggest role in residents' health and well-being. "poverty has to be part of it. for example, the issues that a mother faces. if shes a single mother and shes given birth to a child and gets pregnant a second or third time. the pressures that that the milwaukee health department offers information on a wide variety of topics -- from aids to zika. click the "links" section on fox6 now dot com or the fox6 news app -- to access that info. ...new developments on the 11-year-old minnesota boy who vanished in 19-89. ...why the family finally has some closure on his disappearance. town hall meeting in laos. ...what he said during the part of three decades, the family of an 11-year-old boy, who vanished in 19-89, has held out hope. but now, j faced with the heartbreaking proof of the little boy's violent death 27 years ago. reid binion reports. patty wetterling, mother of 11-year-old jacob wetterling "for us jacob was alive, until we fou

small business administration will join mayor tom barrett today to unveil a new platform called start smart. it's a program that makes it easier to start a business by cutting down on paperwork. that means businesses can take off faster and cost less to get started. >> also later today, mayor tom barrett is recognizing a program that's bringing jobs to a neighborhood on the north side and revitalizing the area. northcott neighborhood house is a non-profit that works on deconstruction projects in the area. the program trains unemployed people for jobs and improves the neighborhood. soon, the project could get state funding. >> happening now, a movement to stop a pipeline in north dakota protesters joined the fight against the pipeline in appleton yesterday. it was a peaceful protest. the crowd says it's about protecting the environment. the pipeline would transport oil from north dakota to illinois. protests started in north dakota and have spread across the country. >> a badger basketball player says he'll join the protests in north dakota. bronson koenig and his brother are planning

mike: mayor tom barrett is working on public safety initiatives. how many police officers does he hope to add? and after last month's violent unrest in sherman park, what's his take on police community relations? i'll ask him this morning on "upfront." i'll also be talking to the conservative alternative in the race for president -- evan mcmullin. who is he, and why is running? it's all coming up this morning at 9:00, right here on "upfront." thema: this morning, three people are recovering at the hospital from serious burns. several people were sitting by a fire pit in germantown early yesterday morning when someone poured gasoline in it. burned. they tried to drive themselves to the hospital, but crashed into a street sign. they then went to the mcdonald's on county line road for help. flight for life took one woman to saint mary's burn center -- an ambulance took the other. a man tried to help put out the fire on one of the women and was also badly burned. millions of dollars in damage is left behind after flooding across western wisconsin this

mayor tom barrett predicts by increasing the early absentee voting locations and expanding the times... more voters will turn out.the 3 locations open this year -- the frank p zeidler building-- the midtown shopping center-- and the forrest home library. voters in the city we expect an increase from that 37 thousand to approximately 60 thousand early voters in the city. last year , early in- person voting was offered for a total of 110 hours and only at one location.this year -- at all 3 locations -- there will be a combined total of 725 hours of early voting. donald trump wants to debate hillary clinton without a moderator because he says the debate system is quote "being c-n-b-c that he's afraid he won't be treated fairly. the first of three debates is scheduled for september 26th. trump says he and clinton should "sit there and just debate" with no moderator. even though pneumonia is forcing hillary clinton to cancel campaign events, she plans to teleconference into a big fundraiser today. this video shows clinton stumbling into her van yesterday after leaving the 9-11 ceremony at