FOX6 WakeUp News at 8 | Nov. 3, 2026

Morning News Show. Good morning, everybody. Welcome back to Wake Up. It's not just any Tuesday. It's Election Day Tuesday. That's right. I want to bring an umbrella to the polls today. Yeah, there you go. And there's no reason, of course, weather wise for you not to get there. There should be no reason ever for you to not go out and vote. But if you do, when you do, please bring the rain gear. This is Dodgeville and it is looking a little wet. You can see the rain flying. You see the puddles there. That is to our west. But this is all filling in west to east through the course of the morning here. A little sunshine as we look farther off to the east and we're over It's already at 66 degrees. That is way above average and we're just getting started. Strong south wind through most of the day. Today, occasionally gusting upwards of 30 to 35 mph will also have the wind and may or rather the rain and maybe the occasional rumble of thunder to watch out for so that'll keep us busy. Not only today, but for a couple of days yet. I'll have more on that in just a bit. Upper 60s today with that strong South and Southwest wind. Road in is getting progressively wetter, so heads up for that. And a quick check on your traffic right now, taking a look on the DOT traffic map. We do have a crash to let you know about. This just popped up. We are dealing with an incident, 4194 South, at the ramp from County Road KR. The two left lanes are blocked due to debris right there. Traffic, I want to take a look at the drive time, because I think that's what's really going to affect you tomorrow, today rather. Another, um... Here we go. Late into downtown, looking at 11 minutes. Brown Deer to downtown, 16. The other issue that we're dealing with, Moreland to downtown, 21 minutes, and that's seemingly growing as well. So with the weather, too, give yourself a little space and time to drive safely. While developing from overnight, a wrong-way driver was shot and killed by a Milwaukee police sergeant. The shooting happened along Highway 175, that's just north of the Stadium Interchange. Our Stephanie Cork is digging into the latest now on this investigation. She joins us now live near the scene. And Steph, we understand that you also talked to neighbors in this area. What did they tell you about what they heard and saw last night? Hey good morning that's right we actually just spoke with a man who lives right off 47th here again the closest that we really could get to state highway 175 where this happens which is just kind of over below here. And he says he heard what sounded like a round of gunshots going off around 8.15 last night, which you will remember, that's when the chief said that this all unfolded again. Let's break down the timeline just to get the pieces together in this investigation. According to Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman, it happened again near 8.15 near Lloyd Street on State Highway 175. Police say the sergeant saw a truck make a U-turn then start driving south in northbound lanes. That's when... Police say the sergeant called it into dispatch and tried to make contact with the driver, but police say the driver showed a gun, and that's when the sergeant fired his gun. And we have. One of the big questions we do have is whether or not the suspect in this case fired his weapon or just showed it. We're working into details on that, but we do know the driver died at the scene. Another important piece to this investigation is that the... Sergeant was not wearing a body camera. MPD says that's because sergeants are not equipped with body cameras. Only patrol officers are. Despite that, investigators are digging into several videos, according to Chief Norman. Where that video came from is the question, but I can tell you that he says the investigative team is looking into that and it will be released. Take a listen, though, to what that neighbor we just spoke with said he heard and what it sounded like. Obviously, I didn't see anything, but all I heard was, you know, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang in quick succession. And then what was really weird was about 10 seconds after that, there was one really loud bang and some people said they saw a flash. West Allis Police is leading the investigation into this, and the video in this incident that the investigators are reviewing will be released in accordance with MPD's SOP, which is in 15 days. Back to you. All right, Stephanie Quirk, live from the scene. Thank you so much. Well, it is Election Day here in Wisconsin, and the polls are now officially open. Voters are deciding right now a number of federal, state, and local races and referendums. At the top of the ballot, though, of course, is the race for governor. Andrew Amuzo is live at the Milwaukee German Immersion School, where Democrat David Crowley just cast his ballot, and we just got an interview with him. Share a little bit more about his feelings going into today, Andrew. Yeah, well he says two things. One, that he feels ready. He feels confident, of course, in what his campaign has been able to show, do across the state, not just here in Milwaukee. Of course, he cast his ballot here at the Milwaukee German Immersion School. But he says that he's been on the road, just similar to Republican candidate Tom Tiffany as well, on the road, making sure that he's going to different stops. So he's feeling the confidence. He also says that there is That level of fatigue and exhaustion, but he does say that overall, he does reiterate that message, making sure that people are getting out to vote, casting their ballot, making sure that they are reading through every single piece of that ballot, not just the gubernatorial race, but of course the referendums as well. Now, something else that I asked him personally at the end of that media briefing that he did give was, okay, what is your message to Republican voters, people who might not vote for you? He says, simply put, that the focus is that he is making sure that he is a candidate for the people. And so that is something that he is trying to emphasize. Of course, he says that when it comes to passing laws and making sure that you're having those conversations at the Capitol, he says that you're going to need support from both sides. So that is really the biggest thing that we've been able to hear across that time that he was here, that short period of time. He got here around 730 with his family. He was able to walk through and, of course, stand in line just like everyone else. and cast his vote. Now as far as Tom Tiffany goes, he will be voting in Wausau. We don't, obviously, I'm not in Wausau right now, but we are hoping to get some footage of him casting his vote as well. He's over there in Wausau. So being able to have people obviously go to those voting sites, especially the top candidates, we know that they are going to be joined by millions and millions of voters, according to the Wisconsin Election Commission. So definitely a big day here on election season, and you're seeing those top candidates cast their own ballot as well. All right, Andrew, thank you very much. We'll catch up with you in just a little bit. Well, coming up, we'll also be talking with Battleground midterm host Bill Anderson about the latest on the pivotal races all around the country. And still ahead this morning, Brian Cramp checking out a new way to reset and recharge. That is at Sienna Moon in Pewaukee. 6 Wake Up News, Milwaukee's most trusted morning news show. Good morning, good morning. Taking a live look at some pretty gloomy November skies here to start your Tuesday we are in for kind of a wet stretch this week. I'm just so grateful that we didn't see this rain last week because my goodness that would have quite literally put a damper on all those brewer celebrations but nothing too severe or serious for today. Just might want to bring an umbrella if you're headed out to vote. 813 now and every new season brings a new chance for a fresh start and Sienna Moon is putting a little self-care into a box. Brian Cramp is unpacking a seasonal surprise that's filled with creative ways to slow down, reset and recharge. Hi Cramp. Hey we all need that too right all of those three things I would imagine after a day like today we're gonna have to So slow down, reset, recharge, like Nicholas said, too. And this is a great way to do it because you don't actually need to come in to get it because it can be sent to people. It's a seasonal self-care box. How long have you been doing this, Grace? So I've been doing it for almost three years now. Really? Okay. Yeah, and it was all inspired by what we were hearing people coming in and asking about at the store. So how to take care of yourself, different habits to try on. And it teaches you about seasonal living. So looking outside, seeing what's happening in nature, and then taking that and infusing it into yourself. We're going to be taking pre-orders for the winter box, but this box is our fall box. Fall is all about, if we think of outside, the leaves are falling. It's about... Letting go and releasing the things from the year so far that we don't need to take with us anymore. Thank you so much. I like that analogy. I don't need to take this with me anymore. I don't need to take that with me. Let it go. So how do we let it go? Uh, there's some different practices that you can do to do that. I see a notebook, too, so we can write in there? Yep, so on the back, we have an entire, like, digital classroom where there's, like, a cacao ceremony that will take you through. There's an intention candle. There's a whole... ...process for letting and releasing things in the journal, and then we do have guided meditations, sound healings that we're recording ourselves that are all here, and it guides you through how to use the entire box, so that it is yours, you get to get curious and play with it, but it also, we're giving you guidance every step of the way, and it gets delivered to your door quarterly. Okay, that's probably the best way to do it. Or as a gift later on as we get closer to the holiday season here. So we're expecting to find the crystals and then some of your favorite products in there, the self-care ideas, those rituals that you were talking about as well. I guess if you're using the self-care box, is this something that's going to go in a day, in a week, in a month that you'll be done with it? Or is it meant for the season? So you can just dive in and do all the videos at the same time if you want. But the idea is that the practices that you're learning, that might be something where you're doing that like a couple times. We're preparing ourselves because winter is this season of rest and reflection. Darkness. Don't bring the darkness of winter. So the self-care box in winter that has what? Since we shed in fall. Big grounding practices, especially with all the holidays. There's so much going on that we can kind of feel like we're all over the place. And January, February, it's giving you these awesome practices for connecting to yourself, grounding, getting out of your head, and just relaxing your body. All of that sounds wonderful. After a chaotic time. Gosh, I'm ready to shed. I'm ready to look forward to that self-care box as well, Harry. You can find them both here actually in a couple of weeks for the second one. But yeah, guys, Sienna Moon is celebrating their fifth anniversary and Grace is opening at 11 o'clock. You can swing on by and see what they're all about. All right. I love that everyone's taking a moment for self-care. I know. Lately, I think the new thing, yeah, it is for sure. It's very pretty stuff too. Got some inner peace when you've got some outer chaos. I wouldn't go so far as to call today chaos, but it's certainly not super peaceful either. Take a live look just a little farther south and west of us. We go down to Orion, Illinois, where it is pouring rain. It's really coming down there and some of that is coming our way. Now at the moment, we're just cloudy. So again, this is relatively calm compared to what is filling in, but you will notice some Here's some of that heavier rain Off to our west and southwest, moving its way on into parts of western Wisconsin, starting to get just to the western side of Dane County, rather, and then really picking up as you move farther south and southwest. So we'll watch for that. Oh, there we have one little lightning tracker just fired, too. So can't rule out a few thunderstorms today. Nothing severe is expected. Now, we're out ahead of the cold front. We've got this nice, strong southerly flow today. That keeps that warmer air coming in. We're already very mild, and we'll keep warming up. We'll stay on the warmer side throughout the day today. And this cold front is in no hurry to get through. It just kind of hangs around for a little bit, finally clears as we get into the later week, and then we slowly start to get back to more seasonal-type temperatures. So let's go look ahead with Sky Vision Plus. Now, short-term here, you'll see the rain start to fill in again. And that'll really pick up a bit through the lunch hour into the early afternoon. That's our best window for maybe the occasional rumble of thunder. The wind will also be quite strong during that time. And then the wind improves. Things become a little more scattered, a little less intense through the evening. But it's still wet. Then we get more rain overnight tonight. Another little push on Wednesday morning. Slight chance there that we may have a rumble or two and then more showers through the afternoon, still going on into our Thursday as well. So this all kind of adds up after a while. Easy to see how we could pick up an additional third of an inch, half an inch worth of rain before things kind of wind down. Bigger numbers inside of any of those thunderstorms that might pop. Now, obviously, we haven't had much. We're only the third day of the month so far. But we also had a very dry October. With the exception of the very first day, we had a hard time even getting a tenth of an inch going. Mostly trace amounts, hundredths of an inch, and lots of zeros. So we've got room for this rain and the rivers and retention ponds and things like that. Temperatures, like I said, very mild, staying that way today, but also staying that way tonight. We'll be warmer tonight than it typically gets during the day. The average high, what we call the climate normal, is 54. 58's the forecast low, 70's the forecast high, which isn't that far from the all-time record for the day. Now, yes, there is some more November-type air coming our way by the weekend, but it's really just getting us back down to low 50's, and even then, only for a... Couple of days before we start warming back up. So our forecast day planner comes in at 70 today, 64 tomorrow, 58 on Thursday. Each day with periods of rain could have a few showers early Friday. Then we should settle down, cool down to 52, 52 on a dry day Saturday. Slight chance of showers and 54 on Sunday. Our homes hold the story of our lives. And Renewal by Andersen Windows, they're built to be there with you through every chapter. They treasure the small moments, the ups and downs life gives us. They're there through it all. Start your next chapter with Windows that last. Most trusted morning news show. Good morning and welcome back to Fox. Let's wake up 824 right now on this Tuesday, Election Day morning. It's going to be a little rainy out there for the day. Bring your umbrella, a jacket, something that will not deter you from waiting in line to vote because once again, it is Election Day. You've got to get out there and cast your ballot. And as the polls are opening right now, we're going to be checking in on the latest in the pivotal races and breaking down the battleground states. Battleground Midterms host Bill Anderson is joining us live. Good morning, Bill. How are you? Good morning. How are you? Good morning. Doing well. The day is here. You know, stakes are high as we're looking to see who will control Congress after the election. You and your co-host, S.E. Cupp, have been doing an amazing job up to this point, getting us ready for today. So thanks again. And I want to talk a little bit first about your election special happening tonight. Yeah, we are going to go live starting at 930. We're going to be analyzing several of the races that everybody's watching. And we've decided 930 because it kind of gives people a chance in a lot of places across the country to get their vote in. The polls start to close. We'll start to see some of those early races that we're going to be following. So live 930 to 11. And who knows? Maybe beyond if it ends up being a long night. Yeah, and you're going to be calling those races as the result comes in. All right, so let's get into it. Looking nationwide to the races, which do you believe could have, you know, the biggest impact on the direction of our country? You know, which ones are we focusing on tonight for election night? Well, I think that from a Senate perspective, I mean, things have have evolved over the course of six months from people thinking that maybe Democrats had a chance of taking back control of the House to being pretty confident that Democrats might take control of the House to focusing on the Senate. And it's really seven Senate races in Michigan, in Texas, in Maine, in Kansas, in Ohio, Alaska, and in Iowa. And if you watch those and see the results coming in from some of the early ones, it'll kind of give you an idea of the direction that the vote is going. So we're going to watch those, particularly the early closing polls, very closely. Yeah. And also during this time, I know you have been breaking down some of the numbers on these prediction markets, too. So what are your thoughts? Are they going to be right? They're going to be wildly off. What are we seeing? You know, it's tough to tell because if you look at it, the prediction markets and the polls are very different things. The polls, scientific, people going out and polling individuals, the prediction markets are kind of emotional. It's what people think are going to happen and they're willing to spend their money on. So I. I don't know. In some ways, it feels like the prediction markets might be more accurate, because if you think about it, it's one thing to answer a poll. It's another thing to actually put your money on it and this how you feel about it. So the prediction markets, the spread tends to be much wider. But it is going to be interesting to see how close they are, because they almost entirely favor the Democrats right now. And it's interesting because that is a different type of poll. What do you think when it comes to perhaps the different groups right now that are voting? Do you think that's going to make a real difference in terms of who's voting or who's now coming out to vote versus elections in the past? Yeah, well, I think that it can, because you saw, if you go back a couple of years, President Trump being elected, he was elected on the strength of, he was able to make significant inroads with Latino vote. He was able to make significant inroads with some of the younger voters, and then hold on to the people that he had always had supporting him. What we're seeing right now in terms of polls is a lot of that Latino vote, again, polls, so we don't know how But a lot of that Latino vote seems to be moving towards the Democratic side. There are a lot of independents who are polling in support of the Democrats. But again, the polls are a snapshot in time. So it kind of depends on what happens when you actually get into the polling booth. There's a lot of people who are having a hard time believing that a Democrat is leading by seven points in Texas, leading by four points. in Kansas. So those numbers are shocking to a lot of people. Election night is going to be something to watch really closely. All right. We'll see if there'll be a blue wave or Republicans going to surprise everyone. Bill, thank you so much. And we'll make sure to check out your election special tonight. We appreciate you. Thank you very much. And Brewers, congratulations. Y'all deserved a little celebration. Thank you. Thank you very much. We're excited here in Milwaukee about that. Still riding that wave. So we appreciate you. Thanks again. Most trusted morning news show. Oh, the umbrellas out. There we go. But there's a little sunshine right now. It's really nice at the moment. I'm afraid it will be a momentary thing. That's why I have my umbrella. So very handy as you pointed out. It's one of those days where you have to be prepared for rain and enjoy the dry spell. And we get it. The rain is going to continue to fill in. You see some pretty wet conditions to our west and southwest. But then you've got a little sunshine peeking through as we look to the east from the tower cam. Right now it's 67. It's starting to get windier and the rain is starting to fill in. That southerly wind will get gusty for a while today, gusting upwards of 30, 35 miles per hour, and that will continue to deliver that moisture in the rain as we go through the midday, into the afternoon, and well beyond. Next two or three days look pretty soggy. Highs will be in the upper 60s to near 70, which is where we already are for the most part, and we'll stay there for the drive-in. Taking a quick check now at your roads we are starting to see some congestion on 94 headed east as your morning commute here wears on. Let's take a look now at your drive times there. Okay, yeah, 43 looking pretty good. Just about any which way you go there. 94 headed east will take 18 minutes to go from Orland to downtown. Please drive safe whichever way you are headed. Today is Election Day in Wisconsin, and on the ballot, voters will decide on a number of federal, statewide, and local races and referendums. At the top of the ballot is the race for governor, and both leading candidates are joining millions in casting their vote. Our Andrea Musai was live from Milwaukee German Immersion School, where Democratic candidate David Crowley voted and spoke with the media. Good morning, Andrew. Good morning, Derek. David Crowley and his family came here at 7:30 a.m. sharp. They made sure to wait in line and cast their ballot just like everyone else did. He says that on this final day, of course, after all the campaigning across the state, he says the final push today is about simply getting people to vote. Tom Tiffany, Republican candidate, he's also voting. He's going to be in Wausau today. He too says that his his final push is to emphasize voter turnout for his campaign. So overall, getting the word out to vote. Now, here is a quick recap on the political journeys of both leading candidates for governor, starting with David Crowley. He is, of course, currently as most recently serving as Milwaukee's county executive. He's been in that seat since 2020. He was elected to the Wisconsin Assembly in 2016. He is endorsed by Governor Tony Evers. Now, for Tom Tiffany, he represents Wisconsin's 7th congressional district. He was elected to that seat in 2020. Previously, he served in the Wisconsin Assembly and Wisconsin Senate. He is backed by President Donald Trump. Now, as for the final Marquette Law School poll, Crowley is leading Tiffany 51% to 44% among likely voters. There is that 4% gap of people who are still undecided. But as you guys mentioned, he did speak. David Crowley spoke with the media after he voted. Here's what he had to say. Well, look, I'm running to be the governor for everybody. You know, and, you know, Republicans, they care about health care. They care about their public schools. They care about making sure that, you know, we can lower their costs. You know, when you're spending money, no one asks if you're a Republican or Democrat and change up, you know, the total. And so I just want them to know that I'm going to deliver for them and we're going to have those tough conversations moving forward to make sure that government is actually representing the people. And that's our job, no matter what side of the aisle that you're on. And so I'm hoping to get the votes of not just Democrats, but Republicans and independents as well. Now with that final push to vote, it's very important to make sure that you know where to vote, how to vote, and what to bring as far as those documents, making sure that you are bringing a valid photo ID. If you do plan to register, you also have to bring in a valid proof of address that could be a utility bill or any type of bill that is acceptable. For any of those additional information or questions that you might have, I do recommend that you go to Fox6Now.com, even MyVoteWisconsin. Those are the places where you'll have all the information. All of those questions answered as well. But for now, yes, Election Day in Wisconsin is in full swing. Back to you in the studio. Looks like a lot of folks are there behind you to cast their ballots, Andrew. Thank you. Well, Fox 6 has you covered for Election Day. Our voter guide is loaded with what you need to know from finding your polling place to seeing what's on your ballot and how to watch live results and analysis once the poll's closed. Just go to fox6now.com or our Fox local mobile app. And Election Day bringing changes to the primetime lineup. Tonight's episodes of Best Medicine and Doc will now air Wednesday. You can watch it right after our special election coverage on Fox 6. And as voters head to the polls to cast their ballots today, they'll be considering what's important to them. Our Haley Spittler is joining us live from the Live Center with a deep dive into top issues of this election. Hi, Haley. Hey, good morning, Derricka and Nicola. It's hard to believe but election day is in fact already here. And as you know, those polls are open and a lot of voters have been doing their research into these candidates and where they stand on key issues. So I want to go ahead and bring in our political reporter, Jason Calvi, who is joining us via Zoom. Jason, obviously a big day here for Wisconsin and the country. What are some of the key issues that are really important to Wisconsin voters? I think it's the economy. Again and again and again, when you talk to voters, they say their number one issue is the economy. The latest Marquette poll just confirms that. It found that 48 percent of those polled said inflation and the cost of living were their top issue. And again and again, even if you look at all the other issues that were surveyed, people mentioned economic issues, whether it's inflation or housing or health care and things like that. So the economy, top of mind for voters right now. Yeah, I know we've talked before. Immigration enforcement, health care, data centers, other key issues there. But Jason, of course, Wisconsin, a battleground state. I know you've been busy. You've been crunching the numbers to find battleground cities. What did you find that could give some clues about tonight? The election results here in Battleground, Wisconsin. Look at the city of Port Washington in 2022. So our last gubernatorial, our last governor's race here in Wisconsin. Port Washington, guess how big the margin was of votes between the winner and loser of that city? Five votes. Governor Tony Evers won Port Washington over his competitor, Republican Tim Michaels, by five votes. So when you say every vote counts, it really does. Move on to this Waterloo. Tony Evers beat Tim Michaels there by four votes. And then we go to that crucial swing city in a swing state, Cedarburg. They elected... They picked Tim Michaels over Governor Evers by 21 votes. So again and again, we're finding these municipalities in Wisconsin really exhibiting that we are indeed a swing state, Haley. I mean, these are some incredibly small margins. And to your point, Jason, don't let anyone ever tell you your vote doesn't matter when it comes down to five. That is crazy. Okay, a lot of people obviously focusing on the gubernatorial race, but what else will you be watching tonight? Really there's so many crucial races when we talk about... Issues that are important to you, the lawmakers that you elect to represent you in Congress in Washington, D.C. or at the state capitol in Madison, they're going to be deciding how to spend your tax money, what the tax rates should be, how much money to pump into your local schools and your local roads and law enforcement and crime and the very controversial issues that we fought over in Wisconsin, whether it's union rights for public service employees, that law called Act 10 under Republican administration. Scott Walker, which puts restrictions on governmental unions, that would be potentially up for grabs if, indeed, Democrats are able to have what's called a trifecta, and they're looking to potentially flip the state assembly, the state senate, and keep the governor's office. That would give them a trifecta, but Republicans are trying to maintain their control over the state legislature and pick up the governor's office, so they're looking for their trifecta themselves. It's It's going to be all about turnout. So when you look at the latest Marquette poll, it was interesting. is it did find David Crowley leading of those absolutely certain to vote. He was leading 51 to 44 over his competitor, Tom Tiffany. But when you look at people that were not 100 percent certain to vote. That's when Tom Tiffany takes the lead, and the Marquette poll found of those not certain, kind of iffy about whether to vote or not, Tom Tiffany was favored 42 to Crowley's 30%. So, again, it's going to come out to turnout. That's why you're seeing these candidates really flood the airwaves. That's why you're getting all those text messages, knocks on your door, mails in your mailbox, as well as all of the campaign events that have been taking place across the state. Ramping up over the course of this last weekend. So the candidates really trying to get that message because so much is on the line here in the battleground, Wisconsin. Yeah. OK, so we talk about other things that are going to be on the ballot, like some of those races. I also know there's going to be some referendums. What do we need to know there? Yeah, so there's going to be some, well, some of your local school districts are going to have some funding requests. They're going to say, hey, can we raise your taxes to give more money to school? So you're going to see that. For example, in Green Bay, they have the largest one on the ballot this year. And then the third largest is going to be in Elmbrook, the Elmbrook School District. So that's Brookfield and Elmbrook. Elmbrook School District has the third largest school referendum. But for everybody watching, everybody right now, as you're watching on your On your ballot, you're going to definitely have Three questions, these are regarding constitutional amendments here in the state of Wisconsin. You have the final say in Wisconsin whether to amend the Wisconsin Constitution. It did pass the legislature, but it does bypass the governor. So the governor doesn't have a say on these constitutional amendments. So I want to get into exactly what those constitutional amendments would do. The first one deals with stopping governors from using their partial veto authority to increase taxes or increase fees or add taxes or add fees. If you pass this, it will no longer allow the governor to use their partial veto to raise taxes, which is what we saw Governor Tony Evers do with what's called his 400-year veto. He scratched off a couple digits and scratched off a hyphen to make what was supposed to be an increase in school funding for one year. He scratched out some numbers to make it go for 400 years, giving local jurisdictions the ability to raise the levy over the course of 400 years. It was something that Republicans are going forward with with this constitutional amendment. So that's one of the things. Another one is banning municipalities in the state from closing down places of worship during a public emergency. Think about potentially COVID-19 and some of the lockdowns that were in place then. So those are a couple of the referendums that you're going to be deciding. You have the final say on whether to change the Wisconsin Constitution. Absolutely, Jason. That's why it's always good to look up your ballot in advance so there are no surprises when you go and vote. We appreciate you joining us here at the Live Center. I know it's going to be a busy day for you, Jason. And of course, polls will close at 8 p.m. As long as you're in line, your vote will count. So make sure and stay there and bring a photo ID. Derica, Nicola. All right. Good advice there, Haley. Thanks. 845 right now and as the calendar turns to November it gets colder outside. Fox 6 is ready to keep kids warm one coat at a time. We just kicked off the 42nd annual Fox 6 Coats for Kids drive and we need your help. If you have a new or gently loved winter coat to donate drop them off at Steinhafel's, Landmark Credit Union or the Salvation Army through December 6th. Or scan that QR code on your screen with your smartphone or tablet. You can safely donate money that will buy brand new coats for the campaign. For more information about Coats for Kids, go to our website, Fox6Now.com. Welcome back, everybody. It's consistently ranked among the best and most reliable polls in the entire country. The Marquette Law School poll has been taking the pulse of Wisconsin voters and beyond for the last 14 years now. And in that time, it's had to adapt to the changing habits of Americans. How do you reach people who screen your calls and don't trust you with their opinions? It is a challenging landscape, and nobody knows that better than Charles Franklin, director of the Marquette Law School poll. Charles, good morning to you. Good morning. Good to be here. Thank you. Happy election day. Happy election day. Okay. So first question for you is one I'm sure you get asked often. Some people believe that polling is broken after the results of several presidential elections were inconsistent with surveys leading up to them. Are they right? Charles, is this a broken system here? Well, there were big errors in 2016, no question about that, including here in Wisconsin, including my own poll. We've been more accurate in the 2020 and 2024 presidential races, though still somewhat underestimating President Trump's votes in all three of those elections. On the other hand, the two midterm elections, 2018 and 2022, we've been quite accurate. In fact, all polling in 2022, a little bit underestimated Democratic support rather than underestimating Republican support. So it's a mixed picture, but it's been more complicated in the presidential than it has been in the midterm elections. OK, speaking of that, obviously here in Wisconsin, the big issue or the big race at the top of the ticket. Ticket, excuse me, is the race for governor here. Wanted to talk to you about how challenging it must have been to conduct polls on this race in particular, not just in the primary, but then, of course, now leading up to November. How do you all as a poll navigate that when you have candidates who are dropping out, getting back in? It's got to be chaos. Well, the primary race was chaotic, and all you could do was adapt on the fly. I think this fall has gone pretty much according to the plan that we expected to have, and we haven't had to do special polls at the last minute. The big thing that we've shifted over the last few years is, away from calling people exclusively on the telephone, we now contact them by email and by text. And if after a couple of follow-ups we haven't heard from them, then we still phone them. So we do about 5% to 10% of the calls on the phone now, but the rest are done online. Interesting. So, of course, you have adapted to how people are kind of different now in terms of caller ID and then screening calls and not answering phones in general. I wanted to ask you, you know, I know we were talking about... Challenges getting responses from certain voters here. I know you're saying that you see that kind of across all voters, but it seems as though in the last several races that you all have had to predict here that it seems like Republicans are underrepresented when it comes to or I should say underestimated when it comes to how they're polled. Do you think that there might be some kind of, I don't know, political affiliation when it comes to responding? There are two parts to that. One is about President Trump. He has done an exceptionally good job of mobilizing a set of maybe 4% to 6% of the electorate who generally don't vote, but when he's on the ticket, they do vote. That is one of the major reasons why the presidential polls have understated Republican votes. But then in the midterms, those same folks tend not to vote at all. And therefore... Their absence from the poll doesn't affect the accuracy of it because they're not showing up to vote on Election Day. I think that's the biggest issue that we've had. We've done changes in our methodology to try to reach more and more of those hard to get Republican voters. So we now sample in part. So the state that we know from past results have been especially good for President Trump and try really hard to get the right number of people out of those areas. And, of course, in Democratic areas as well. But it's a more concerted effort to reach those hard to reach, especially Trump voters. It's interesting, okay, how you kind of change where you sort of target your surveys. That's good to know. I wanted to ask you as well about, you know, when you guys get ranked in terms of polls across the country, there's hundreds of polls that you guys are ranked against all over America. I can imagine, though, that here in Wisconsin, your job is especially challenging because our races are all so close. Walk our viewers through that. How do you navigate that? Yeah, you know, in one sense, if we just predicted every race was a tie, we'd probably be fairly accurate because of how close our races are. It doesn't really change the way we go about the poll, but it does give you a little bit of qualms on election night about which way it could go, a little tip this way or a little tip that way. This year, we've consistently seen Crowley a little bit ahead. Anywhere from a tie at one point to a seven-point Crowley lead in our last poll. But it's a three-point lead with registered voters. So that spread right now from three to seven points shows that turnout can matter quite a lot. And, of course, we could be wrong. And I think the number one message I want to get to voters is. Don't let the poll tell you what to do or how to vote. I'm trying to inform people about what voters are thinking about the issues of the campaign and how they view the candidates, not to tell people how to vote. And so, you know, the election is in the voters' hands today, and it's entirely up to the voters to determine our next governor, not the polling. All right. That is a great point to end on. Charles Franklin, thank you so much. Thank you. All right, 8:55 right now. Let's talk weather. Yeah, let's get right into it. It is a soggy day to our west. We're into a bit of a low right now, but our Dodgeville cameras looking wet and puddly and it kind of gives us a glimpse of what is coming our way today as you make your plan for the day. It's actually pretty pleasant right now, but this rain will fill in in the next hour, 90 minutes depending on where you are and we'll stay pretty soggy through the afternoon and on into the evening hours. Right now some of the heaviest rain is over into Dane County as you can see there, but it's pretty We looked up into Rock County as well and like I said, it'll complete the fill-in effect, if you will, over the next little while. Yesterday, we saw very little in the southeast corner. It was soggier north and west and that's been the case through the morning hours as well. Some of the more significant rainfall has been out toward places like La Crosse and then farther south and west from there. Look at all this down. As you get into Iowa and parts of Illinois, and that's all coming up through our area today, tonight, and I'm afraid off and on for the next two or three days as this low just kind of spins around the neighborhood. All right, let's go look ahead here with Sky Vision Plus. We'll show you tomorrow's weather today, and you'll see that rain filling in so that by the noon hour, we've got some rain, maybe even a few rumbles of thunder. Now, where we get the thunderstorms, we'll get a heavier rainfall rate, of course. And we'll get some spikes in those rainfall totals. We'll continue with some showers off and on throughout the evening, overnight tonight, right on into Wednesday. And then we just kind of keep that going through Wednesday, on through Thursday, maybe even into Friday morning before we finally see some improvement. We'll likely pick up an additional quarter of an inch, third of an inch, all the way up to maybe three-quarters of an inch, depending on where some of those heavier pockets and thunderstorms fire up. Of course, we're barely into November, so we've only had that point. 0.02 so far. But remember, October was a particularly dry month. With the exception of the very first day of the month, we didn't get a day with a tenth of an inch or more. We had a few days that had a few 100ths, a couple of traces, but lots of these, lots of zeros. In fact, we went from the 17th through to the 27th without recording any kind of precipitation. Temperatures, that's overperforming. Upper 60s touching 70 today and then dropping down and into the upper 50s, low 60s tonight. So it'll be warmer tonight than it typically gets during the high of the day. So our Fox 6 Day Planner starts off at 70, a little windy and wet. 64 tomorrow, 58 on Thursday, still kind of wet through both days. Drying up but cooling down in the long range, 52 Friday and Saturday, 54 by Sunday. Well, at Sienna Moon, there is always something new to learn through classes and events filling the calendar every month. Brian Kramp is finding out how this Pulaski shop is bringing people together through some unique experiences. Hey, Brian. Yeah, and Derek, too, they have some unique rooms as well. You know, there's one room, of course, that has all the crystals and then jewelry that you're making. This room is what's called the library. Yep. I love it, too, with local artists as well as local artists or authors, I should say. Yep, we've got all kinds of cool things. Your books, decks, journals, greeting cards, local artwork. It's a fun little nook to This is a fun little place to be at as well as we go through there's so many like nooks as well. 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