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plus - people are still picking up the pieces from this week's violence in sherman park. how one group is making sure kids in the community have positive role model to look up to. good morning and welcome back to wakeup.. time now x:xx adlib weather forecast forecast from fox6 chief meteorologist rob haswell the next 24-48 hours is all about watching a cold front that is moving our way. ahead of that front today, we warm into the mid to upper 80s and dewpoints stay in the upper 60s to near 70. as the front moves through on friday and saturday, well see rain and

into the low 70s through the weekend. anchor adlibs traffic red on traffic map = major delays yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no delays for the third time this week

morning fire in the sherman park neighborhood. our deandra corinthios is live near 33th and hadley with the very latest. firefighters were called out to the scene of two house fires in the sherman park neighborhood early thursday morning, august 18th. crews responded to the area of 33rd and hadley around 5 a.m. fox6 news is told the fire broke t then spread to a home with four occupants. this is the third fire in the area this week. no additional details have been released -- including the cause of the fire or the amount of damage sustained. dewayne smoots/battalion chief 'inside should be salvageable. it may take a little cleaning will have to take place, but in

dewayne smoots/battalion chief 'inside should be salvageable. it may take a little cleaning will have to take place, but in a little while they should be able to

sherman park are looking for a way to move forward... nat 'ive been a resident of sherman park for 31 years. i was very disappointed. very upset what happened. but we are trying to bring back sherman park.' residents are coming together to discuss ways to get young people back into the park... and adults more a local organization has been meeting at the boys and girls club each week for the last few months. during these gatherings, kids have the opportunity to talk with neighborhood police officers and sheriffs deputies. the park has been closing each night at 6 p-m... and theres been concern about where kids who normally come here to play have been going the last few nights. the group is encouraging adults to become mentors to area children... and parents to be more active. meeting are held here every wednesday night at 6pm. a prayer vigil will be held today at all saints parish on

together in prayer as a response to the violent protests over the weekend. the vigil set to start at 6-30 tonight. representatives from 198 parishes in the archdiocese of milwaukee have been invited to attend. we're getting a closer look at the damage done by protesters who burned eight businesses. one owner has been allowed back inside since the unrest and says its worse than he imagined. fox 6 was allowed inside a to z wholesale as the owner and his son and soda distribution business was filled with ash and rubble. the products were destroyed. nearly everything is lost. the owner says he thought he'd be able to fix up the building -- but now says that's impossible. 01:25 i'm not going to give up. i just gotta find a new location. 02:33 i'm not going to let negativity take me down. i aint going to let it beat me

his customers happy and buying from his competitors-- in order to stay in business. the bmo harris bank at 36th and fond du lac was also set on fire last saturday. in a statement-- a spokesman says they're still assessing the damage. employees were transferred to other locations. and customers are asked to go to the location on martin luther king drive. they say they're working closely with police on the investigation. you can find our complete coverage of sherman park rebuilding after last weekend's violence. log on to fox six now dot com or it's packers game day! the green and gold have another preseason game today. they're taking on the raiders tonight up at lambeau field. angelica has more on what you need to know about tonight's game. a bit of good news for packer fans this morning. according to e-s-p-n -- jordy nelson has passed his physical and is off the physically unable to perform list. but don't expect him -- or quarterback aaron rodgers -- to be taking

field...and the wisconsin department of transportation is reminding fans headed up to green bay that i-41 is under construction. the d-o-t encourages fans to plan ahead..and use alternate routes. officials say drivers on i-41, i-43, and highway 172 could all experience officials say drivers on i-41, i-43, and highway 172 could all experience heavy backups. kick off set for 7 tonight. some u-s swimmers were about to head home from the summer games-- but it rio just yet. why they're being questioned by brazilian police. brendan dassey is just months away from possible freedom. what he says he's most looking forward to when he gets out. come for the animals-- stay for the food. carl joins us now from the zoo a la carte!

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you are watching the fox 6 wakeup news. forecast from fox6 rob haswell the next 24-48 hours is all about watching a cold front that is moving our way. ahead of that front today, we warm into the mid to upper 80s and dewpoints stay in the upper 60s to near 70. as the front moves through on friday and saturday, well see rain and thunderstorms. behind the front, we cool down into the low 70s through the weekend.

traffic map = major delays yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no delays the milwaukee county zoo's "a la carte" festival is back for another year. you come for the animals, and stay for the food. carl joins us now with one of the many vendors that

meteorologist rob haswell the next 24-48 hours is all about watching a cold front that is moving our way. ahead of that front today, we warm into the mid to upper 80s and dewpoints stay in the upper 60s

friday and saturday, well see rain and thunderstorms. behind the front, we cool down into the low 70s through the weekend. today: partly to mostly sunny. slight chance of a pm shower. high: 86 dewpoint: 69 wind: sw/se tonight: partly cloudy. low: 70 dewpoint: 69 wind: sw 3-7 mph friday: partly sunny. heat index: 99. storms likely later in the day. high: 90 dewpoint: 71 wind: sw 5-15 mph saturday: cloudy skies. thunderstorms likely. am low:

mph sunday: partly sunny. am low: 55 high: 74 dewpoint: 56 wind: nw 5-10 mph monday: partly sunny. am low: 55 high: 76 dewpoint: 52 wind: s 5-10 mph tuesday: partly sunny. am low: 60 high: 80 mph forecast from fox6 chief meteorologist rob haswell the next 24-48 hours is all about watching a cold front that is moving our way. ahead of that front today, we warm into the mid to upper 80s and dewpoints stay in the upper 60s to near 70. as the front moves through on friday and saturday, well see

we cool down into the low 70s through the weekend. today: partly to mostly sunny. slight chance of a pm shower. high: 86 dewpoint: 69 wind: sw/se 5-10 mph tonight: partly cloudy. low: 70 dewpoint: 69 wind: sw 3-7 mph friday: partly sunny. heat index: 99. storms likely later in the day. high: 90 dewpoint: 71 wind: sw 5-15 mph saturday: cloudy skies. thunderstorms likely. am low: 70 high: 76 dewpoint: 66 wind: nw 5-15 mph sunday: partly sunny. am low: 55 high: 74 dewpoint: 5 nw 5-10 mph monday: partly

hollywood headlines this morning --- a new hairdo for matt damon. and we now know what brendan dassey has planned when and if he gets out of prison. casey carver a publicist at t-m-z joins us live with the scoop. casey let's start with "making a

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brendan dassey is already prepping for freedom ... mapping out a prospective career path, but the guy has priorities -- we're told there's one thing he wants more than money or a job. sources close to him say

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but this is what we do.' now at 8-30 we're following breaking news for you this morning... for the thir this week, crews are called to an early morning house fire in the sherman park neighborhood. what officials are saying about this morning's blaze. good morning everyone and welcome back to wakeup. time now x:xx forecast from fox6 chief meteorologist rob haswell the next 24-48 hours is all about watching a cold front that is moving

today, we warm into the mid to upper 80s and dewpoints stay in the upper 60s to near 70. as the front moves through on friday and saturday, well see rain and thunderstorms. behind the front, we cool down into the low 70s through the weekend. anchor adlibs traffic red on traffic map = major delays yellow on traffic map = some

delays breaking news - another house fire under investigation in sherman park this morning. this is the third time a home went up in flames in the area this week. our deandra corinthios is live near 34th and hadley with the

close to home.' 'these are my neighbors, i know everybody around here.' new details are still trickling out about the officer-involved shooting that sparked the unrest last weekend. now the waukesha county sheriff's office says the gun held by sylville smith-- may have been stolen from a home in the town of genessee back in march. they are tracing the gun using its serial number. but

don't know if smith was the one who actually stole the gun or if he bought it from someone else. two teens were also shot during the violence this weekend. fox 6 news spoke to one of the victims... 18-year-old ben olson. he is in a neck brace after he and his friend decided to go to sherman and burleigh to see what was going on. they thought everything was safe until olson was shot in the neck - in fact the bullet is still there. his friend grabbed him and carried him to a neighbors apartment. 'it just all happened so fast because i didnt hear any gunshots or anything before that. we thought it know, some debris was being thrown but that was about it. ben says he feels blessed to be alive. hes now writing down the events that happened in a journal to help him process the shooting. the family of another man killed by police says they are still waiting for answers. 25-year-old jay anderson was killed by a wauwatosa police officer nearly

connection to the death of sylville smith-- they personally know his brother. star delarosa says she knows exactly how smith's family is feeling. she says while the actions saturday night of some individuals are not justified, the communities' pain is. a lot of people are tired of police killing people. killing black men, and getting away with it. delerosa is hopeful they'll have answers soon. the wauwatosa police department says investigators are still waiting on enhanced dash cam video to be se b irish fest kicks off today! and organizers are spreading the word it will be safe...after the weekend violence in the city. fox's jenna sachs with the message from tourism officials. it's one of milwaukee's most popular festivals ... and as crews put the finishing touches on food stands ... organizers of irish fest want to ease any fears. i think for a lot of people who don't live in milwaukee, they weren't sure where this event

safe? the festival has called visiting dignitaries and vendors ... to discuss the city's recent violence ... so far no one has canceled plans to attend. i think they're realizing that it's a big city, this event happened in an isolated area that's away from downtown and away from the grounds. irish fest has also hired extra security. just so that people see the presence and they feel more assured. first thing monday ... visit milwaukee was calling its conference visiting groups ... to offer reassurances. it's business as usual and they should expect to have the same experiences they've had in the past. still the tourism group acknowledges ... there's no real way to measure the full impact recent violence has had ... on future visitors. we know these types of stories when people are making travel decision and making decisions where they can hold their meetings and events, these types of stories do make them think. visit milwaukee says no conference reservations have been cancelled. and pretty much everyone i spoke with says as the city has calmed down, they've had

fox6news. we're learning more about the investigation into three u-s swimmers who say they were robbed while at the rio summer games. angelica joins us from the newsroom with the latest on the allegations. three u-s swimmers are expected to give their statements today to brazilian police about reportedly being robbed in rio. the controversy started after ryan lochte -- who is already back in the others were robbed at gunpoint in a taxi by men who had police badges over the weekend. police say they have found little evidence to back up the swimmers' stories...adding that they were unable to provide key details in police interviews. and then last night - jack conger and gunnar bentz were taken off the plane headed for home before take off. they were released with the understanding that they would cooperate with police. jimmy feigen will also speak with authorities today.

straight ahead - rob haswell's tracking when we can expect to hit the upper 80's... and when we'll get some relief after that. plus... the beef lady shows us how to combine two favorites: cheeseburgers and quesadillas. and a big weekend at the zoo coming up - hey carl!

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bank accounts might not be as big theirs -- but there are some things we can learn from millionaires about money. ===== rob: a financial expert is here to show us some tricks we can take from the wealthy. ===== angelica: plus -- you're folding laundry and then you get to the fitted sheet -- so what do you do? wad it up and forget about it -- or try and tackle folding it? to properly folding a fitting sheet -- next on real milwaukee. what an assignment for carl this morning. getting to test out and taste all the delicious food on hand for the zoo's "a la carte"

forecast from fox6 chief meteorologist rob haswell the next 24-48 hours is all about watching a cold front that is moving today, we warm into the mid to upper 80s and dewpoints stay in the upper 60s to near 70. as the front moves through on friday and saturday, well see rain and thunderstorms. behind the front, we cool down into the low 70s through the weekend. today: partly to mostly sunny. slight chance of a pm shower. high:

5-10 mph tonight: partly cloudy. low: 70 dewpoint: 69 wind: sw 3-7 mph friday: partly sunny. heat index: 99. storms likely later in the day. high: 90 dewpoint: 71 wind: sw 5-15 mph saturday: cloudy skies. thunderstorms likely. am low: 70 high: 76 dewpoint: 66 wind: nw 5-15 mph sunday: partly sunny. am low: 55 high: 74 dewpoint: 56 wind: nw 5-10 mph 55 high: 76 dewpoint: 52 wind: s 5-10 mph tuesday: partly sunny. am low: 60 high: 80 dewpoint: 56 wind: sw 5-15 mphforecast from fox6 chief meteorologist rob haswell the next 24-48 hours is all about watching a cold front that is moving our way. ahead of that front today, we warm into the mid to upper 80s and dewpoints stay in the upper 60s to near 70. as the front moves through on friday and saturday, well see

we cool down into the low 70s through the weekend. today: partly to mostly sunny. slight chance of a pm shower. high: 86 dewpoint: 69 wind: sw/se 5-10 mph tonight: partly cloudy. low: 70 dewpoint: 69 wind: sw 3-7 mph friday: partly sunny. heat index: 99. storms likely later in the day. high: 90 dewpoint: 71 wind: sw 5-15 mph saturday: cloudy skies. thunderstorms likely. am low: 70 high: 76 dewpoint: 66 wind: nw 5-15 mph sunday: partly sunny. am low: 55 high: 74 dewpoint: 56 wind: nw 5-10 mph monday: partly sunny. am low: 55 high: 76 dewpoint: 52 wind: s 5-10 mph tuesday: partly sunny. am low: 60 high: 80 dewpoint: 56 wind:

company, tribune broadcasting has been under a blackout by dish network since june. as we work through contract negotiations - and with the packers regular season quickly approaching - thats bad news for football fans! your friends or family members who are dish subscribers, could lose access to some of the packers games this season. we talked with gary weitman the senior v-p of corporate relations at tribune media to get an update gary weitman -- 17:51 were continuing to try to negt process and im not optimistic this will get resolved before the nfl season begins. so what were trying to do at this stage is sound the alarm for people, sound the alarm for dish customers now might be the time to think about changing providers . trt :17 gary weitman --its particularly important for nfl fans and packers fans, because as you know witi carries a lot of the packers game, 9 of them, 9 of the regular season games

to those games, 18:30 trt :10 nicole question: and you hit it on the head, i think there are a lot of packers fans watching with friends and families who might be considered about this . so what are the options, what can they do? trt :33 gary weitman -were suggesting that dish customers consider at this point is changing providers. if you go to the witi website youll see if you click on the banner on the page there, directed at dish customers, that banner will take you to a webpage that lists phone numbers customer service numbers, where a dish customer can contact alternative providers and see about changing their service. 19:32 trt :06 nicole question: we should let people know if theyre not familiar with dish this is a tactic for dish and this is not the first time theyve been in a position like this. trt :50 gary weitman -- this is a negotiating tactic for dish, they do this all the time. in the last three years theyve done it 18-20 times with different cable

providers with different station groups. theyve taken station groups dark, while they negotiate. i should point at the same time frame in the last three years, weve reached agreements with every one of our major satellite or telco or cable distribution partners, weve reached an agreement with direct tv weve reached an agreement with comcast, weve reached an agreement with at&t, weve reached an agreement with cox. dish on the other hand regularly does this to their customers, they middle and as a result of that while theyre negotiating theyre customers are doing without important programming 22:19 dish subscribers do have a couple of other options. they can install an antenna or they can switch to cable or directv. right now directv is offering dish subscribers who are eligible, a deal for making the switch. for some, that deal may include the nfl sunday ticket free for the 2016 season. you can get more information by going to our web site, fox6now.com and

the top of the page. the beef lady is here this morning! and what she's cooking will make you think about cheeseburgers in a whole new way.

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ingredients: 1 pound lean ground beef 2 tablespoons worcestershire 2 tablespoons ketchup 2 tablespoons cream cheese 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder salt and pepper, to taste 6 strips bacon, cooked and chopped 8 fajita-size flour

shredded cheddar cheese instructions: to make the beef filling, heat a large skillet with the olive oil, then add the ground beef to brown. after the beef has been broken up and browned through, add the ketc salt and stir to combine. remove the beef filling from the pan and let the skillet cool for a few minutes, then wipe out with a paper towel. return the skillet to the heat and add a tablespoon of butter to start melting. add one flour tortilla to the skillet then lay on a cup of the beef filling followed buy a half

place another flour tortilla on top and press down with a plate. cook for a minute, then check the bottom of the quesadilla with a spatula for doneness. cook for another minute or two until the bottom is browned, then remove the plate and flip the quesadilla over. if needed, add a little more butter to the pan for the other side to brown. cook for 2-3 minutes for the other side to brown then remove cutting board. repeat with the remaining 3 quesadillas. and if you would like to check out the cooking mom's recipes- just head to our website fox six now dot com and click on wakeup.

intro show: welcome to real milwaukee! intro show: welcome to real milwaukee! nicole: jonalee was naked and afraid ad lib was in the shower today when all of the sudden a centipede appeared! it ruined her morning. she was never able to resolve the situation because it never got low enough for her to get it, so she was on constant bug watch until she left for work. the good news is it won't be waiting for her when she gets