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WITI FOX 6 News At 9 December 2, 2016

Time and money. I say wait to day 12. Thats what i am saying. We just started. So wrapping up here. In Waukesha County it is a different story. They spent most of the day checking the validity of absentee ballots. They are just about to start counting. They plan to work there until midnight. Were live in Milwaukee County, Ben Handelman fox 6 news. Brad thanks ben counties like ozaukee and washington have opted to handcount the ballots. The Washington County clerk argues its actually faster. She says in the past they only used one machine for recounting which she believes would have brenda says if we were using one machine which we have done in the past, it would have taken over 130 hours to feed them all through and as you can see i have two rooms of tabulators we can go through a whole municipality a whole reporting unit with all the tabulators much quicker than going through the machine. She says she could have requested more machines but believes reprogramming the database and memory c away time thats not on their side. Dodge county is also handcounting ballots. And to the clerks surprise. Its going much better than she thought it would. Brittany shannon joins us in the studio, and brittany, as we can imagine, its a tedious process. The clerk in dodge county tells me she will need until december 12th to count all of the ballots. Aside from some minor issues on day one. She reports things are moving along quickly, thanks to a good ballots. Didnt want to believe it one by one. Do it right you have to get it done so the numbers come out thankfully, in dodge county. I had no idea it was going to go this well volunteers making good progress. 18 out of 42 municipalities counted on day one. Thanks to a lot of help. Ive got 4 or 5 peopl counting of the ballots my first thought was great. Theyre going to need a lot of help Beth Bachmann is one of the nearly 20 paid volunteers. Her job. I have been a master counter of ballots shes not the only one. Theres at least two eyes on every step and probably up. Nats they recounttheir recount. Touchscreen ballots were off by one thursday night, so they started over. I read those who the ballot candidate was for and two people mark tom stull is another set of eyes. An observer. When you go to vote you, sign your paper stick it in the slot, away it goes. You dont know nothing. Now youre seeing what theyre actually doing its a long process. It can get pretty tedious but one these volunteers are history in the making and im glad to be a part of it the clerk tells me there were three absentee ballots that were not in proper envelopes. Those have been removed and will not be included in the recount. As far as volunteers, she says she has had an outstanding response from people looking to help. In the newsroom, brittany shannon, fox 6 news. The Trump Campaign is appealing the recount in the state of michigan after president elect trumps attorneys claim the recount cant be finished on time, and the petition wasnt properly signed. The michigan recount cant start until next week at the earliest. Once again it would have to be done by december 13th. Coming up later in the show well take a look at how this recount process has reignited the Political Division seen during the president ial campaign. Meanwhile to keep track of the recount as it happens just visit fox6 now dot click the politics tab to get regular updates. Well also have links to the daily vote totals in links. Sort of a gloomy day. Will the start of the weekend look any better . Meteorologist tom wachs joins us from the new and improved weather deck. Mostly cloudy tonight with lows through tomorrow into saturday but itll be cooler with highs in the upper 30s. Another storm system will move in by sunday bringing the chance for rain and snow showers. There is the chance for rain again on tuesday which will likely transition to snow by nighttime. Tonight mostly cloudy. 510 mph friday partly sunny. High 38 starting today parking gets a whole lot harder in our area. Winter parking regulations are now in effect for most municipalities. Streets now require alternate side night parking but there are exceptions. The city does offer an email and text message alert system for when you cant park on both sides of the street. Theres plenty on the line saturday night as the badgers play penn state in the big ten championship game. The excitement is building and so is the hype. How are the players handling all the extra attention . Brandon cruz has more on that from on saturday night here at Lucas Oil Stadium will definitely be the biggest on the badgers schedule to date. But talking to the players its just the next game on the schedule. you cant approach it like its this huge game because at the end of the day its football its what weve been playing are who lives its got a little more hype around it but at the same time weve been in games that have had hype all year long its nothing new to us, weve facing another great weapons offensively. oh its really exciting all the hard work that weve done in the season, this is our kind of, your reward in fact playoff games and all that stuff but this is a championship game itself and we want to own the big ten. the badgers are hoping that there is another big game in the future meaning the College Football playoffs. But thats another discussion for another day. First things first, they have to beat penn state saturday night. From indianapolis Brandon Cruz Fox six sports. You can watch the big 10 championship right here on 6. Coming up next at nine. A problematic promotion . A Milwaukee Police sergeant once was in trouble with the law could soon have a new title. What he did and why some say it shouldnt hold him back. Also. A war of words. Why a county supervisor says sheriff clarke should step down. And it didnt have to happen. Those words from a milwaukee mother who lost her son. What were learning the other little boy thats still in the hospital. Those stories and more coming up in spent time in jail for an owi is up for a promotion 6 years later. A decision was supposed be made tonightthat has been Police Headquarters to explain. The milwaukee fire and Police Commission was supposed to vote on the promotion tonight. The meeting was postponed because there was no quorum the decision could come monday. In november of 2010 in rural Fond Du Lac County Milwaukee Police officer john corbettis seen on dash cam only this time, he is not the drunk driving. His 13yearold daughter was also in the car. A Police Report says she had been driving only minutes earlier. Corbett was suspended from the Milwaukee Police department. He pleaded guilty to owi chargeslost his license for 15 months and served 30 days in jail with work release. Now, 6 years latersaergent corbett could become lieutenant. He is up for a promotion with Police Commissionchief ed flynn says those up for a promotion were put through a timely internal vetting process and the members entire record was reviewed. In a statement to fox 6, an mpd spokesman said sgt. Corbett has not been in trouble since 2011where he served a 60 day suspension from the department. And as a result of the suspension, he lost approximately 17,000 in pay. Adding since completing the suspension and criminal punishmen sanctions related to this incident. Now, its up to the fire and Police Commission to determine if his past crimestill has an impact. The fire and Police Commission is expected to make a decision on the promotion at a meeting monday morning. Live downtown, Ashley Sears Fox 6 news. Steph thanks ashley a Milwaukee County supervisor is Milwaukee County sheriff david clarke. In a statement supervisor supreme Moore Omokunde says it needs to happen before quote more people die. He says four people have died in the Milwaukee County jail in the last six months including a newborn baby. The childs mother has sued the sheriffs office. Supervisor omokunde claims clarke has abdicated his responsibility to hold his officers accountable. In response the sh a statement comparing the supervisors name to a comic book character and saying the supervisor is upset that clarke helped donald trump get elected potus. An error in the Milwaukee County Pension System means the county will be paying out 17Million Dollars to correct underpayments. Last month, the county paid 11 Million Dollars to those owed money. Those employees retired from the county between 2001 and 2008. Future payouts are expected to cost another 6 million. County says hes asked the county comptroller analyze the pension payouts to determine if there will be any additional costs. Racine police are asking for help identifying this suspect. Officials say he passed several counterfeit 100dollar bills throughout the city. Anybody who recognizes this man or might have more information is asked to call the Racine Police department. One of the men convicted in connection with the death of Laylah Petersen receives a hefty sentence. Carl barrett was convicted of one count of first degree, reckless first degree recklessly endangering safety the judge sentenced him to total of 100 years. 65 years of initial confinement and 35 years of extended supervision. Investigators say in november 2014 barrett and another man fired multiple shots into this house where one bullet struck and killed petersen. She was charismatic as they come, and, because of your actions, she will never have that opportunity to live her life to the fullest. 21yearold barrett likely wont age 86. Still many questions surrounding the apparent homicide of a seven year old boy on milwaukees southside earlier this week. Police are investigating and questioning four people arrested who were in a house near south 19th and mineral with the boy on tuesday. Myra sanchick spoke to the little boys mother today. Its a story youll see only on fox6. This is a dated picture of Trevion Winningham who would not live to see Milwaukee Police say the seven year old was brought to Childrens Hospital with numerous injuries. He would not survive. While two men and two women were arrested in connection with his death, being investigated as a homicide, one of the women, forty four years old was convicted in a similar crime in 2003. Fox6 discovered that the 44 year old was convicted for a previous child neglect resulting in the death of one year old bryan alston in 2003. Was just a happy child always has been trevions mother did not talk about why the boy was staying with others on south 19th street or his relation to those arrested, i dont really know what happened but the thing is it didnt have to happen. I dont know the full details right now. Nobodys telling me anything. I dont know right now a source tells fox6 another boy was also injured in the incident and is at childe doing better. I havent been up to see him. Im going to talk to the people at Child Protective Services right now the District Attorneys Office tells us it already has several reports in this case but has not yet reviewed it. Reporting in the newsroom Myra Sanchick fox6 news all eyes are on the president ial recount here in wisconsin. Forth. The billboard now on display. And why all sides are talking tampering plus, a dying love for the packers. The super fan who hopes to cross a big one off his bucket list this everyone has a warm jacket to wear this winter. Thats why were holding a special coats for kids collection next week. Our tom wachs will be at collecting coats of all sizes new or gently used. The first 200 people to donate at least four coats will get a pair of ticket vouchers to see the Harlem Globetrotters on new years eve at the Bmo Harris Bradley Center find more details on our website fox6now. Com. You are watching fox 6 news at 9. Mostly cloudy tonight with lows around freezing. Sunshine breaks through tomorrow into saturday but the upper 30s. Another storm system will move in by sunday bringing the chance for rain and snow showers. There is the chance for rain again on tuesday which will likely transition to snow by nighttime. Tonight mostly cloudy. Low 32 wind wnw 510 mph friday partly sunny. High 38 wind nw 510 again. Political parties once again taking sides with the recount. How its creating division throughout the state. The sights and sounds in philadelphia on monday night. Decent football to boot the 5th Quarter Highlights from photojournalist jerry imig, the recount of wisconsin ballots is officially underway. Many of the 72 counties will hand count the ballots while use Voting Machines or a combination of the two. Green Party President ial nominee jill stein leading the effort for the recount raising the money necessary to make it happen. The recount must be complete by december 12th. Wisconsin republicans say the recount is a waste of time and resources. Because theres no evidence the Voting Machines were tampered with. Meanwhile members of the green party and Democratic Party say the goal is simply to ensure each vote was counted properly the politics of the recount. A billboard along i94 at oklahoma ave. Is the latest criticism directed toward the president ial recount. I think the recount is disgraceful. The message from the Republican Party of wisconsin reads. Dont let liberals steal the election. And shows a picture of former democratic president ial candidate Hillary Clinton and former green Party President ial candidate jill stein. Congressman sean duffy. Who was recently named a member of president elect Donald Trumps white house no evidence the Election Results were tampered with. Calling the recount efforts a ploy by democrats to try to change the outcome of the votes to favor clinton. Jill stein raised 3. 5 million in total for her president ial campaign. And shes over 6 million now for the recount. The donors to her campaign are Hillary Clinton donors. Wisconsin Green Party Leader George Martin says the money raised reflects the thats a Broad Spectrum of people who are donating to this campaign. For democrats. The recount serves as assurance. That the process is working. Im not sure the results will actually change, but why not check it out . And i think the more that republicans protest, and stop this count from happening, trying and stop this double check, it makes me more interested in what the results are, in what theyre trying to hide. One thing all three parties agree on. Theyre committed to having observers at the recount locations to watch this process Madeline Anderson fox6 news. The packers finally get back on the winning track this past week in philly. The win looks even better through the lens of the fox six cameras. Photojournalist extraordinaire jerry imig is subbing in for mickie leach in this weeks fifth a packers super fan is sharing in hospice care and hopes to meet the team when he sees the green and gold take on the seahawks on the 11th. 30yearold Joshua Mccall who was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy after birth says he fell in love with the packers when he was just 10 years old watching reggie white not just on the field, but helping out the community. Mccalls mother says its an attitude the two men share. One of the things that has always touched my heart about josh is that he always has a smile for everybody and a good word i cant even imagine his expression when he wlk see that. Mccall has his tickets and his flight is booked. Hes bringing his parents and caretaker along. Friends set up a gofundme to help his family pay for the trip. If youd like to help the cause we have a link on our website, fox 6 now seattle theyve got to get past the texans. The oddsmakers are favoring the pack. But what about our oddsmaker. Well show you who the pup picks this week. Plus all three of the Mitchell Park domes are back open. Thats the good news. The bad more work still needs to be done. How you can give your project. We dry out tomorrow but see much cooler temperatures. Theres a new excitement over the packers as they end a win on monday. The pups from the Wisconsin Humane Society are also excited as they picked the game correctly and are now 7 and 4 on the season. Can they keep it going . Pip has this weeks pup and the pick. Well hi again everybody, it took over a month, but finally the packers and the pups from the Wisconsin Humane Society teamed up for a double victory. As the pup picked the packers to beat the night. So can we make it 2 in a row, and get on a winning streak . The packers going against the texans at Lambeau Field on sund

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