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to his menu. testing of the item was called a success in some ohio and pennsylvania locations. the "whopperito" launches at all burger kings - next monday. happy birthday to you" now at seven --- family and friends honor a little girl who was hit and killed by a car over the weekend on her birthday. ahead what her
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tragedy. plus --- it's election day here in wisconsin. the polls are now open for the state primaries. ahead what you need to cast your ballot. good morning and welcome back to wakeup! time now x:xx weather forecast from fox6 chief meteorologist rob haswell we are still under the control of an area of high pressure today but the high is now farther to the east and we start getting warmer and more humid. a weak disturbance to our south morning but otherwise well see mostly sunny conditions. highs will get into the mid 80s but it will be a bit cooler lakeside. we warm again wednesday and get more humid with one more day of high pressure. then the cold front moves in for thursday. ahead of that front we get to near 90 thursday followed by storms. behind the front, we start to cool. well still be above average friday but
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traffic map = major delays yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no delays breaking news fatal shooting. investigators say a man was shot and killed near 36th and congress around 3- 30 this morning. no other details have been released at this time. new this morning --- a police investigation is going on right now in west allis. officers have the area near 73rd and walker blocked off with police tape. investigators are looking in yards and in the alley for evidence. right now police are not releasing any information. will bring you an update when we find
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suspects after a shooting last night. a 19-year-old man was shot near 36th and silver spring around 9-30. police say a group of people were walking -- when a car drove by and someone in the passenger seat opened fire. the victim was shot at least once and taken to the hospital. he is expected to survive. police are investigating. wisconsin voters head to the polls today...for the partisan primary elections deandra corinthios is live from the south shore park pavilion to clear up any confusion...when it com i-d law. polls open at 7 am. the short answer is yes -- you will need your photo id. but if you don't
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there is a way for you to vote today. the city of milwaukee election commission has 195 polling locations...make sure your know where your polling location is. you should also make sure you are registered to vote at your current address. you can even preview your ballot...on the city of milwaukee's website. a federal judge recently struck down parts of wisconsin's voter i-d law.... but changes won't take effect until the general election november 8th. so if you have one, you will need your photo i-d to cast your ballot. acceptable forms of i-d include: a dr wisconsin i-d card from the d-m-v ... a military i-d ... u-s passport ... indian tribe i-d ... certificate of naturalization ...or an i-d from an accredited wisconsin college or university. however ... if you don't have one ... you can vote with a provisional ballot " you can still go to your voting site if you dont have a photo id you will vote with whats called a provisional ballot and then you have until friday to produce that photo id so that your ballot gets counted"
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polls close at 8 pm. reporting live in milwaukee dc fox6 news. now here's a look at the races that we are following today. one of the big ones is between house speaker paul ryan...and primary challenger paul nehlen . ryan is expected to crus 60-point margin. "america wants to do better, america can do better and so it's not enough for those of us who you elect to go criticize and just complain. we're gonna through solutions on the table. we actually have to go out and say 'here's what we're going to do better." "im working on behalf of american voters. paul ryan is working on behalf of chinese voters. paul ryan should be the representative for shanghai"
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after settling an ongoing dispute with the republican presidential nominee, donald trump. trump just endorsed ryan last friday. no house speaker in modern political history has lost a primary. and voters will decide between state senator lena taylor and representative mandela barnes who are facing off in the 4th district state senate primary today. the two democrats are the only ones running for the seat....so today's vote will decide whether taylor will serve a fourth term...or whether barnes will take her place. and democratic candidate ru political newcomer "scott harbach" of kenosha. the winner will face incumbent republican senator ron johnson in the november election. and milwaukee county district attorney john chisholm is running for re-election today. it would be his fourth term. he is facing attorney verona swanigan. fox6 has got you covered on all the key races in today's partisan primary. we'll have election results on fox6 news at 9 and 10 and
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3-year-old girl who was killed over the weekend when she ran into the street and was hit by a car.. last night four generations came together to say goodbye. the crowd sang 'happy birthday' as they held back tears and prayed. officials say her death has been ruled an accident. family members say 'jayda' was getting ready for her birthday party on saturday afternoon when she saw her grandfather drive up to the home. police say 'jayda' ran away from her mother, and through traffic when she jayda as a playful little girl... who always had a smile on her face. her parents, grandparents and even great-grandparents all paid their respects last night. jaylen handy, jaydas father "for the three short years she was here, she made an impact on everybody." the family has set up a go-fund-me account to help cover funeral expenses. we have a link on fox6 now dot com if youd like to contribute. we are learning disturbing new details about the death of a two year old boy in sheboygan falls.
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allegedly killing her son. she was arrested last thursday... after officers the little boy's body inside her home. according to court documents-- the 27- year-old told detectives she suffocated 2-year-old dexter with a plastic bag... and told 9-1-1 operators she had lost it-- and was tired of looking at the boy. the district attorney expects kinatader to plead not guilty because of mental health issues. she's expected back in court next week. trouble in store for delta passengers today. this comes after a computer outage sparked major delays around the world yesterday. angelica is here with the fall out. the world's second largest airline says its computer system is back up and running ... but the effects are still being felt. the outage grounded thousands of flights for at least six hours yesterday. being felt. the outage grounded thousands of flights for at least six hours yesterday. delta says it expects to cancel more than a hundred flights today and delay around two hundred. but that's
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thousands of flights were canceled or delayed around after a power outage at delta's atlanta headquarters caused computer systems to crash. the airline is offering refunds to passengers on canceled or "significantly delayed" flights, though it did not specify how long a delay has to be to qualify. donald trump now facing some competition from the g-o-p. later on wake up -- the conservative who's launching an independent white house bid. and new developments this morning in the death of a 10 year old bo what police are now saying about the investigation. and look up! how a new smart phone app hopes to help people stay safe while walking down the street. and carl is live getting kids
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south may throw us a few clouds this morning but otherwise well see mostly sunny conditions. highs will get into the mid 80s but it will be a bit cooler lakeside. we warm again wednesday and get more humid with one more day of high pressure. then the cold front moves in for thursday. ahead of that front we get to near 90 thursday followed by storms. behind the front, we start to cool. well still be above average friday but well cool down by the weekend. dick adlibs traffic red on traffic map = major delays yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no delays it's time to help kids in need get ready to head back to school. this morning carl is live at the sendiks in mequon kicking off the 2016 backpack buddies
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are still under the control of an area of high pressure today but the high is now farther to the east and we start getting warmer and more humid. a weak disturbance to our south may throw us a few clouds this morning but otherwise well see mostly sunny conditions. highs will get into the mid 80s but it will be a bit cooler lakeside. we warm again wednesday and get more humid with one more day of high pressure. then the cold front moves in for thursday. ahead of that front we get to near 90 thursday followed by storms. behind the front, we start to cool. well still be above average friday b weekend.day: mostlyunny. high: /82-84 lakeside. wpoint: wind: h nht: mostly clear. dense g posb. low: 68 dewpoint: 67 wi teron. am low: 70 5-10 mph friday: mostly oudy, hot and humid with the chance for t-storms. am low: high: 86 wpn wind: w-n10 mph , t and humid with the chance r showers. am low: 68 high: 78 dewpoint: 68 wind: ne 5-10 mph sunday: partly sunny, cooler. am low: 64 high: 78 dewpoint: 63 wind: ne 5-10 mphforecast fm fox6 ief meteorologist rob haswell we are still under the control of an area high pressure day but the high is now farther to the east and we start tting warmer and more humid. a weak disturbance to our south may throw us a few clouds this morning but otherwise well see mostly sunny conditions. highs will get into the mid 80s but it will be a bit cooler lakeside. warm again wednesday and get re humid wh one more day of high pressu. then the cold front moves in forhursday. ead of that front we get to ar 90 thursday foowed by
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time to find out who's turning six.... let's hear it for acityah in milwaukee.she likes drawing, dancing and playing with friends. here's a great birthday smile from maki in brookfield.he likes playing with legos, cub scouts and gymnastics. a big happy birthday to nevaeh.she likes reading, riding her bike and playing with her little brother.
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today. he likes building with legos, playing with his brothers and swimming. there are six candles on kamori's cake today. she likes singing, dancing and acting. and it's time for taryn in waukesha to celebrate.she likes swimming, playing with her brother, and going "up north." to find out how to wish your child a happy sixth birthday on fox six wake up news - just log on to "fox six now dot com" for all the details.
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7:xx. a few clouds this morning then sunshine with highs in the low to mid 80s. right now . when we might see some strong storms next. studies show we're more distracted than ever because of our phones and it can be dangerous just when walking down thet to look away from the screen. an artist and designer from new york city created a new app called "look-up". it runs in the background using g-p-s and alerts users when they approach an intersection. the program is only available for androids phones in new york city right now, but "look-up" hopes to expand to other cities and the i-phone in the coming months - here's a tasty new app to download if you love portillos! the chicago-based restaurant that recently opened its first
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making it even easier to order your food. the company just launched a new app. customers can use it to order food for pick-up at any of the company's 44 locations. the app is available for apple and android devices. go to the "links" page at fox six now dot com -- or your fox six news mobile app to download. it's senior recognition day at the wisconsin state fair today! all seniors 60 years of age or older are eligible for 5-dollar admission all day. it's also u-w extension day...which mea all around the state will have interactive displays set up at the fair. later on wake up --- what one guy in idaho found while digging in his back yard. plus, another tragedy on an amusement ride --- what caused three kids to fall right off a big ferris wheel luzader says "..the republican opposition to donald trump suddenly grew. i'm doug luzader in washington. we'll have more on that, coming up." here's a live look at... you're watching fox 6 wakeup news--
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kim, nicole and angelica adlib toss to wx forecast from fox6 chief meteorologist rob haswell we are still under the control of an area of high pressure today but the high is now farther to the east and we start getting warmer and more humid. a weak disturbance to our south may throw us a few clouds this morning but otherwise well see mostly sunny conditions. highs will get into the mid 80s but it will be a bit cooler lakeside. we warm again wednesday and get more humid wit pressure. then the cold front moves in for thursday. ahead of that front we get to near 90 thursday followed by storms. behind the front, we start to cool. well still be above average friday but well cool down by the weekend. anchor adlibs traffic red on traffic map = major delays yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no
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following breaking news this morning --- milwaukee police are investigating a fatal shooting. around 3-30 this morning officers were called to the area near 36th and congress. that's where they found a man shot multp police have not released any info about suspects. stay with fox six news for the latest on the investigation. it is election day in wisconsin...voters will cast their ballots today in the fall partisan primary recent court rulings have created some confusion with the state's voter i-d law deandra corinthios is at the south shore park pavilion with what you need to know. before you head out the door this morning, know your polling location.
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current address. and you will need a state issued photo i-d in order to cast a ballot. election officials are expecting a 20 percent turnout for today's partisan primary. they say the ballot can be somewhat confusion because voters will have to select their preferred political party, and then can only vote for candidates in that party. there might also be some confusion when it comes to the voter i-d law. acceptable forms of photo i-d include: a drivers license, free wisconsin i-d card from the d-m-v ... a military i-d ... u-s passport ... indian of naturalization ...or an i-d from an accredited wisconsin college or university. now -- here's what could be confusing: " your photo id doesnt need to have your current address on it as long as you are registered at your current address all the photo id is used for is to confirm your identity, your name and photo on that id" if you do not have an acceptable form of photo i-d, you can
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that means you must present that i-d to the election commission by friday in order for your vote to count. polls are open from 7 am to 8 pm. live in milwaukee dc fox6 news. it wouldn't be political if there wasn't a little bit of controversy heading into today election. state senator lena taylor says her opponent - mandela barnes - is spreading lies about her in a campaign flier. barnes says he stands by the mailer in question. the particular line voted with scott walker to put more guns on milwaukee streets and voted to take money away from our public schools" working people dont always have the chance to check legislative records, check legislative history. and they deserve people who are fighting for their interests.. thats not what theyve been getting right now, there's and election, and there's 2 people running, and one person gets it done and has been honest and some times brutally
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has deceived the community and lying on lit, and saying i voted in a way that i didnt barnes and taylor are the only two running for the seat, so the primary will decide whether taylor will serve a 4th term....or if state representative mandela barnes will take her place. another big race today is for wisconsin's first congressional district. that's the seat held by house speaker paul ryan who's facing off against g-o-p presidential nominee donald trump has praised nehlen but last friday he endorsed the house speaker. ryan is leading nehlen by 60 points in the polls. fox6 has got you covered on all the key races in today's partisan primary. we'll have election results on fox6 news at 9 and 10 and online later today. donald trump is facing attacks from all sides now. the g-o-p establishment is now questioning his fitness for office. and a new challenger has emerged. doug luzader has all of the
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luzader intro donald trump facing a new wave of g-o-p opposition on the same day that he was trying to establish himself as a more conventional candidate. pkg donald trump trying to get back on track, speaking to the detroit economic club -- and sounding more like a traditional g-o-p candidate. no american company will pay more than 15 percent in taxes trump delivered a largely conservative message and stuck to the script... things that g-o-p insiders have wanted to see... but he faced a new onslaught yesterday... a letter from fifty former republican foreign policy officials and
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collins said she wouldn't support him. and little known former cia officer and congressional staffer, evan mcmullin has decided to launch his own presidential bid. mcmullin: "i believe that this is the last moment when somebody can offer credibly still an alternative to these unfit candidates." realistically, mcmullin doesn't have much of a shot -- he's missed filing deadlines in most states. but he could join other third party candidates like libertarian gary johnson and green party candidate jill stein who seem to be gaining traction in an election year when the two major party candidates remain deepl homes are evacuated in california, as wildfires continue to spread across san bernardino county. plus-- a water park will soon reopen in kansas, as the investigation continues what caused the death
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details. police say 10-year-old caleb schwab died from a neck injury after riding the verruckt water slide. police and firefighters found schwab in the pool at the end of the ride on sunday. two adult women he was with in the raft suffered minor facial injuries. no word yet on if the group met the weight requirement for the ride. schlitterbahn water park is currently closed for the investigation, but is expected to re-open tomorrow. and another investigation is underway after three children were hurt falling off a ferris wheel. this incident taking place yesterday in tennessee. one of the baskets apparently flipped over when the ride got stuck. the children plunged more than 30 feet to the ground and were rushed to nearby hospitals. officials say they are now alert and talking. no word on why the basket flipped. all mechanical rides at the fair have been shut down until the investigation is over. and residents in san bernardino county are being asked to evacuate as
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residents in 5-thousand homes evacuate. meanwhile people in 375 homes have been forced to leave. the fire started yesterday, growing across 15-hundred acres by the evening. hundreds of firefighters have since been called to battle the blaze that has has spread nearly ten square miles. plumes of smoke have been rolling all the way across the mojave desert to las vegas. the american red cross has set up a shelter for displaced residents. still to como unique artwork you'll find at the summer olympics in rio. and we are hearing from aaron rodgers after this weekends hall of fame game fail. what the packers quarterback has to say about the legendary brett favre. but next on wake up --- carl is heading back to school!
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wakeup news. forecast from fox6 chief meteorologist rob haswell we are still under the control of an area of high pressure today but the high is now farther to the east and we start getting warmer and more humid. a weak disturbance to our south may throw us a few clouds this morning but otherwise well see mostly sunny conditions. highs will get into the mid 80s but it will be a bit cooler lakeside. we warm again wednesday and get more humid with one more day of high pressure. then the cold front moves in for thursday. ahead of that front we get to near 90 thursday followed by storms. behind the front, we start to cool. well still be ove avere friday but well ol do traffic map = major delays yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no delays believe it or now back-to-school is just around the corner. and backpack buddies wants to
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meteorologist rob haswell we are still under the control of an area of high pressure today but the high is now farther to the east and we start getting warmer and more humid. a weak disturbance to our south may throw us a few clouds this morning but otherwise well see will get into the mid 80s but it will be a bit cooler lakeside. we warm again wednesday and get more humid with one more day of high pressure. then the cold front moves in for thursday. ahead of that front we get to near 90 thursday followed by storms. behind the front, we start to cool. well still be above average friday but well cool down by the weekend. today: mostly sunny. high: 86/82-84 lakeside. dewpoint: 68 wind: se 5-10 mph night: mostly clear. ng possibl mph wedneay:mostly sunny, hot a 88 dewpoint: 7wind: se10 mph th, hot and humid withundetorms lik ternoon. am low: 70 high: 90 dewpoint: 73 wind: 5-1e chance for t-storms.am low: 75 high: 86 dewpoint: 74 nd: w-n 5-10 mph saturday: partly sunny, hot and humid
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78 dewpoint: 68 wind: ne 5-10 mph sunday: partly sunny, cooler. am low: 64 high: 78 dewpoint: 63 wind: ne 5-10 mphforecast from fox6 chief meteorologist rob haswell we are still under the control of an area of high pressure today but the high is now farther to the east and we start getting warmer and more humid. a weak disturbance to our south may throw us a few clouds this morning but otherwise well see mostly sunny conditions. highs will get into the mid 80s but it will be a bit cooler lakeside. we warm again wednesday and get more humid with one more day of gpssure. then the cold front moves in for thursday.eady storms. behind the front, we arto cool. well still be above average friday but we ol today: mostly sunny. high:/82-8e fog possible. low: 68 h wednesday:mostly sun, hot ande 10 mph thursday: partly sunny,h ternoon. am low: 70 high: 9dewpoint: 73 wind: s 5-1: high: 86 wpoint: 74 wind: w-n 5-10 mph saturday: rtly sunny, hot and hid withthe0 h sunday: partly sunny, oler. am low: 64 high: 78 dewpoint: 63 wind:
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the brewers returned home last night to open a 7 game homestand. zach davies wasn't at his best, allowing 2 homers against the braves, who came to town with a major league high 70 losses! but zach exited after 7 innings with the game tied at 3. bat of catcher marteen maldonadoin the 5th. marteen getting his chance to start.. thanks to the lucroy trade. making the most of it right there! they went to the 12th inning still tied at 3...gordon beckham sac fly off carlos torres gonna get the go ahead run in. .keon broxton drops the ball. further damage avoided. but atlanta-loser of a major league high 70 games, takes game 1 of three.."4"-3 yesterday the 10 year anniversary of roger goodell
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be his proudest moment, given the cancellation of sunday night's packers/colts hall of fame game... despite the league's attempt to distance itself from blame. well, commish....i'm putting in my application to be a painter in canton. it's good to have a fall back job.. plus i can't mess up any more than you folks did! the sticky slippery paint at midfield and in the end zones didn't keep aaron rodgers and hall of fame quarterback brett favre from gettig together. number 4 told the crowd that number 12's done enough to punch his ticket to the hall already. the rest of his career would be icing on the cake. here's aaron on the man he backed up for 3 years. "not every backup quarterback in the league gets that opportunity to really see what it takes to be a guy that can last for a long time. and it's everything from the practice habits to the energy and enthusiasm he brings each week. the huddle presence. those are the things that i got a first-hand look at and it was those three years were
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badgers football team yesterday. the biggest talking points are the starting quarterback..senior bart houston or redshirt freshman alex horny-brook, and the tough schedule. dare ogunbowale's part of a talented trio at running back. with taiwan deal, and of course, corey clem'-ent. "he's just worried about now, making the right play for us. and i think that's gonna be special. having corey think like that is going to be dangerous. we're looking forward and i'm looking forward to watching him run cause that's one of my best friends so i'm lookign forward to what he can do." as bucks 2nd round pick pick malcolm brogdon and top pick thon maker-- they posed for their nba rookie cards in new york! both young fellas are eager to put some nice stats on that card, and more. "i think i can bring a variety of things. i think i can bring maturity, a little bit of leadership. more specifically, on the court, i think i can bring defense and versatility on offense." "the fans can expect a lot of energy out of me. they can expect me playing hard every
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every single aspect of the game." i think both picks will have put their signatures on the bucks future landscape when it is all said aspect of the game." i think both picks will have put their signatures on the bucks future landscape when it is all said and done. well that's sports everybody. have a terrific tuesday. look forward to the pleasure of your company again this evening. ahead on wake up at eight --- some airport are now letting dogs use the now at milwaukee's airport. and this little kitten went on one wild road trip. also at eight --- how she traveled more than two hundred miles. but next on wake up a prehistoric discovery. what this guy found when digging
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we asked u.s. cellular customers to show us all the beautiful places they get coverage with our strong signal. you posted from the seashore. you shared from your hike. you showed us this sunset. you posted from the farm. and you adventured way out there... a lot of amazing places. ?? u.s. cellular put towers where the other guys don't. so join our network, and start sharing your moments from the middle of anywhere. so join our network, and start sharing your moments when the oil billionaire koch brothers
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how the koch brothers' companies polluted wisconsin, even green bay, or how they spent millions to support johnson as he voted their way 90% of the time and supported special tax breaks for big oil polluters? whatever senator johnson and the koch brothers talk about, it probably isn't you. edf action is responsible for the content of this advertising. the most unusual of places. a guy in preston, idaho was digging a gravel pit next to
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kasey keller says at first, he thought it was nothing more than a plastic pipe or wood. but when he dusted it off, he knew right away that this was a piece of history. experts from utah state university were called in and confirmed the tusk came from a columbian mammoth. scientists say the prehistoric animal stood about 12 to 15 feet tall and roamed the area up to fifteen thousand years ago. k. keller says: "from what i was told the odds of finding that in this area are haystack. and according to usu, they said they haven't found any other mammoth remains in cache valley." kasey says he is considering loaning the tusk to museums for display. the tusk to museums for display. an artist in brazil is giving people in rio more to look at than just the olympics.
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about a year on these sculptures honoring the summer games. the sculptures are made out of wheat paste fabric. one shows an olympic jumper placed on a building near flamenco beach, and the other of a swimmer placed in the water near the olympic park. the street artist, also created an interactive art piece, giving locals and tourists the chance to print out poster-sized selfies from a truck photo booth. you are watching the fox 6 wakeup news. as we go to break here's a live look at you are watching the fox 6 wa here's a live look at you are watching the fox 6 wakeup news. as we go to break here's a live look at rio! stay with us - we'll be
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breaking news this morning-- as milwaukee police investigate a fatal shooting on the city's north side. what we know so far coming up. plus - time to cast your vote. today, voters decide who ends up on the ballot in november. what you need to know, heading to the polls. good morning and welcome back to
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