Transcripts For WTMJ Todays TMJ4 News Live At 1200PM 2016101

Transcripts For WTMJ Todays TMJ4 News Live At 1200PM 20161017

Identified noticed the shattered window on her suv around 7 am sunday. She says it was one of at least two vehicles broken into on this stretch of shorewood boulevard. Luckily we didnt have any valuables inside and we saw nothing had been stolen it was clear the compartments had been opened other neighbors reported similar damage to several cars parked on stowell avenue. Just north of capitol drive. Thats where Regina Kelley lives. We heard glass breaking happened early suay morning. But didnt notice anyone in the area. I was kind of upset i didnt see more. That bothered me the damage in shorewood comes less than one week after more than 40 cars were broken into on milwaukees southside. Poce say te loointo whether the crimes are related. This wan sa her mily will noger leave stet. Theyre going to come destabilizing a little bit if you have any info on the string of break ins call shorewood pd in shorewood pz tmj4 Shorewood Police say while the cars were rummaged through. The only item reported stolen was a lamp. Activists concerned out gun violence are calling for background checks on all firearm sales. The groups grassroots waukesha and moms demand action say theyll ho in support of universal background checks. Its happening at 4 30 this afternoon in da milwaukees Common Council is dissecting mayor tom barretts 2017 budget. Right now the mayors taxing plan stands at 263 Million Dollars a 7 Million Dollar increase. The budget spends more on the Milwaukee Police department but the mayor said its not enough to hire more Police Officers only to keep staffing level consistent. The mayor also pledged 11 Million Dollars to fight lead issues in both thousa dollaru x payers. Ery v can ex a 2dollax hike and more budg still needs to be approved by the common state lawmakers are addressing projected Health Care Worker shortage. Twentyfour republicans plan to introduce a package of bills next session totaling threepoint five Million Dollars. The nu of residents in wisconsin is high compared to other states. And that means the demand for health care is expected to rise at a time when the number of medical decision 2016 coverage now republican president ial nominee donald trump is back in wisconsin today determined to win over voters. Bay this afternthe campag for sc six pm at the i tion center. Final president ial debate. She has made noappearances since friday and has nothing on her calender until the debate in las gamilar amounts of time practici fore the first two detes. In a nbc news wall street journal telemundo po clinton has a 50 point lead the poll show7 that 6percent of . Rlikely latinvoters b clinton in a ay percck p. 17 johon and the green partys jill stein each have three support. And cnns latest poll shows a sizable lead for hillary clinton. Shes leading rival donald trump by eight points among likely voters. 47 perent to 39percent. Clinton and trump will square off wednesday night in the final president ial debate before the november election. Its being held at unlv in las vegas. You can watch the debate live on todays tmj4 tomorrow night is the second and final Us Senate Debate between republican senator ron johnson and democrat Russ Feingold in milwaukee. The two squared off friday night in green bay and talked about several issues here in milwaukee. Thats tomorrow night at 8 pm. October is Domestic Violence awarences month. And to bring awareness to others. A milwaukee mother is turning her daughters death into a postive change for others. Turns out in wisconsin there hasnt been a case like this where a name change has happened after a persons death 08 daughter kairii, was stabbed to death during a violent attack. It s is now rkin change her daughters la nam her own. On kairiis an death ife. Cert alexialso hopes to create a Child Protection law named after kairii. To help raise awareness about Domestic Violence, todays tmj4 is partnering with the Sojourner Family Peace Center for a phone bank tonight. Victims of Domestic Violence or anyone who knows someone who needs help. Lines will be open today from four to seven pm. The Jefferson County Health Department is offering free hiv testing later today. The screening is done through Rapid Testing so results will be available within 20 minutes. Thats from one until four today. No appointment is needed. Uwmadison is urging all their undergraduates to get a new meningitis vaccine after two students went to the hospital with the dise clinic will be set up to offer the expensive vaccine at no charge. Few students are vaccinated against e b strain because the twodose is stilahead. Banning zo. The store no longer lling educio update. A new study just released today on american high schoolers. How many students are graduating. And whether were moving in the attention Medicare Beneficiaries living in these. Now is the time to review your current medicare coverage. . Whateverour Health Coverage needs, call now and let unitedhealthcare help find a plan that could give youi an. Ay supply of your tier 1 and tier 2 drugs, delivered ght to your door. Open enrollment begins october 15th and ends december 7th. So now is the time to call and learn more about the choice of plans we offer. For a 0 monthly premium, youll get unitedhealth . Passport, coverage that travels with you. And unlike original medicare, 0 years, weve been helping people live healthier lives. Call and see why so many Medicare Beneficiaries choose plans from unitedhealthcare. Dont miss your opportunity. Medicare open enrollment ends december 7th. Call now and see if the benefits of an aarp medicarecomplete plan are right for you. . . Storm te rollercoaster weather continues. As we start out the work week on a warm note. Its the middle of october but it doesnt feel like it outside. Taking a live look at port washington, Mitchell Airport and waukesha. Meteorologisbrian gotter joins us now with a look at Young Athletes are being urged to not specialize in basketball until they are at least 14 years old. That acrding to guidelines announced today by the nba and usa basketball. They say players should take at least one day off from organized extended time off at least once a year for proper physical and mental recovery. More students than ever are graduating from high school. A new report shows Americas High School Graduation Rate now tops 83percent thats a new record high. Graduation rates for the last school year were released today. And show progress for all reported groups of students. That includes black. Hispanic. And native American Students who have continued to narrow the gap in Graduation Rates. The link between legislative changes and local schools. The district is asking you to come to a special event tonight to hear the director of special education talk about how those changes will Impact Special ucatn at the schoolthe event starts at 6 tonight at the high schools library. More than 400 people are attending the 15thnnual a novel event for sharp literacy day. Ornization helps more than eight thousand children in at risk schools in milwaukee and waukesha counties. Become better learners, through the ts activities. Award winning journalist, john quinones, is todays keynote speaker. Our susan kim is the emcee the event for the 4th year in a row. Coming up. Halloween changeup. The retailer thats no longer selling clown masks or costumes in light of the recent creepy clown craze. And driving while drowsy. The number of teens who actually said they feel asleep while driving and how many admit to struggling to stay craze target has stop selling clown masks in stores and online. The retailer confirms it has pulled all clown masks and costumes from its store shelves and website, citing sensitivity for its decision. Police in several states, including here in wisconsin, have been dealing with threats and pranks related to people wearing clown masks. Onethird of teenagers are driving while drowsy thats according to a new study from Liberty Mutual insurae. 32percent of teens say they sometimes struggle to stay awake while driving and almost off behind the wheel. Teens are encouraged to call for a ride if they feel theyre at risk of falling some of us are old enough to memberhen doctors actually house calls in this country, anytime, anywhere. But now, that praice from the past, ing akiigh tech comeback. Patients can now receive healthcare on demand, in their own homes. You use an app to order up a provider and a clinician usually arrives within an hour. Bringing housecalls. We were dubbed like an uber for doctors for thyounger generation and for the older bringing backhousecalls. Not all housecalls are covered by insurance. And critics argue that the level of care is not comparable to being treated in a doctors office. Technology really can take you anywhere. Special robots can give kids who are chronically sick the chance to be in class. Virtually. Its called vigo and Teri Hornstein shows us how it works. Ms. Cashs ms. Cashs d grade students are pretty well haved. You really wouldnt notice ything out of the ornary ithis classroom well at first glance. No this is not some Science Fiction movie. This is right here and right nowand . This is eight year old abigail newbury. Maths my favorite subject abby is not . Physically at school but still nages to attend class each day. Seeing her back in the classroom setting has beeny prett amazing. Abby suffers from a rare genetic disord that started spending more time with the school nurse than in the classroom her parents and the School District started district School District started looking for options. And they say they found a good one. Her having the robot has definitely built her confidence and allowed her to feel a little more accepted and normal. The eight year old is using the vgo igo robot putting her . Virtually in the room with her peers. I get to make friends. Usually if i didnt have this robot i wouldnt be able to make friends and i feel like im participating in my class. She asks questions works on Group Projects d room all while at home and healthy. Its an amazing feeling not only for me but for the students that she gets to join our classroom. Working om home isnt always easy for the third grader with the infectious laugh. Is it frustrating for you sometimes that you dont get to be there . Um sometimes. Why . Well. I dont know that answer. But getting to be a part of the class makes her forget her frustration she says and that shes any different at all. Ive made one friend so far, i dont know her name but struggle with the everyday things you and i take for granted. So something as simple as being allowed to participate in class via the robot has allowed her toand has built her confidence. The School District purchased six vigo robots last year through a grant each costs about 6thousand dollars. About 15 students share them to learn from outside school walls. Coming up. Returning to milwaukee. The singer wholl be performing at ve when y can get tickets. And rescue mission. How o patrol tes were able to free a baby whale who was shark net. Eak th im Russ Feingold and i approve this message. You know, seven hundred ousa s e of things. Is a pretty rele casabpensation level. Ron hnson paid himself seven hundred thousand dollars a year. All told, he took a ten Million Dollar corporate payout minimum wage. Millions for him. Not even 7. 25 an hour for us. Senator ron johnson. For big corporate intests, a mother hump whale got some help in trying to free her calf who was entangled in a ark australia. The mother s tryi to teams wentout inhewater and cut the netting to free the mother and calf swam away calmly in good health. Michigan barber shop is offering an incentive for young readers. Ds who read out loud while getting their hair cut gea discount. One basays the program onis t gi . 0 . Young men , its making kid just counted cupcakes for me, but what the kid did bowapu in his hands. Thats the important part. The d put a book in his hands. And the reason that the kid reading. Ere supplies a variety of books choose fro manyf e oks orrs ack k ar local news now for the first time in 15 years. Randb singer lauryn hill is rerning to milwaukee. She will be performing at the Riverside Theater february 4th. Tickets go on sale this friday at 10 am. Hill is known for her work in solo album, the miseducation of lauryn hill. A wisconsin manager has been dubbed the fasted sandwich artist in the land. Melissa callan is subways regional manager in la crosse. She recently won the subway jammer competition in chicago. Every year, subway employees compete against each other to make sandwiches in the fastest time possle. Akg the corrt fowies evy single thedaisbest w seconds. She says says creating a sandwich in less than a minute takes a lot of determination. Live at 12 30 is up next court order. What a federal judge just decided about winvoilaw. Also. Holiday travel. Th bestimes to book a flight for convenience cost savings. lling. C those who prefer oneofakind, to common far calling the endlessly curious, and the boundary pushers. Thanks for joining us this afternoon. Im vince vitrano. If youre just joining us heres a look at your top stories nominee donald trump returns to wisconsin today. Hes making a stop in green bay. Trump will be at the Ki Convention center at 6 00 tonight. The Clinton Campaign has not announced any visits by the democratic nominee. 17 budthyos toincrease taxes by million increases spenng for . . V . Milwaukee poli. But not enough to put more cs on the street. The mayor also pledged 11 milliondollars to ght lead issues both paint

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