FOX6 WakeUp News at 8 | Nov. 15, 2026

With stories that matter to you, this is Fox 6 Wake Up News. Now at 8, the FAA says travel will be back to normal today. Hopefully, but many travelers are still frustrated after Friday's nationwide grounding. And the Packers, they are back in action after winning five of their last six games. Their next test, the division rival Vikings, as they look to climb up the NFC standings. Good morning, Milwaukee. We are taking a live look outside on this glorious Sunday morning. There it is, the star of the show. The sun is shining. But there is a little frost on the ground, isn't there? A little. A little bit. We got a lot of frost on the ground this morning. It is a chilly and frosty start, although I will say Milwaukee just reached 34 degrees. That's a win. One area now is above freezing. So, yes, I don't want to say it isn't necessarily a good thing, but you're going to have to embrace the frost, whether you like it or not. Bundling up if you're heading outside for that morning walk, or maybe you're getting up early and heading down to the football game today. Heading down and heading up, wherever that may be. Of course, they're letting cars in there. We see someone monitoring those cars. Cars being let into Lambeau Field and Green Bay is going to be lit up with golden green today as they verse the Vikings. Now we are going to take a look at the current temperatures. It's 27 in Green Bay or certainly cooler further north in the low 20s by Rhinelander and 34 in Milwaukee. And here locally, even though we have a couple areas at or slightly above freezing, most of our inland locations are still sitting in the mid to upper 20s. We've had calm winds over. overnight, which has allowed a thicker layer of frost to form. Which means you'll need some extra time to get that ice off your windshield. Overall, no ice around by the afternoon. At noon, the Packers will play the Vikings today at Lambeau Field. Still looking to be mostly sunny with temperatures in the mid-40s. And as the game progresses onward, we'll get a couple degrees warmer in the upper 40s today. Now, the one good thing about this game, the wind's going to be calm, maybe up to 5 miles an hour, so very light. Not adding any kind of extra chill if you're heading out to the game, You have the sunglasses handy. You'll need them for today. All right, thanks, Lisa. New this morning, Milwaukee police are investigating a shooting that sent an 18-year-old to the hospital. Police say just after 2 this morning, someone shot the 18-year-old victim near Burrow and Smith. This is in the Bayview area. Police say they are investigating what led up to the shooting and are still looking for unknown suspects. If you have any information that may help, MPD would like to hear from you. After frustrated travelers spent a day unsure of why their flights were delayed or canceled, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy provides some clarity. In at least one of our remote FAA locations, a contractor was doing routine maintenance to switch telecommunication lines from old copper wire, and they were bringing it over to fiber, either through contractor error or a faulty piece of equipment. That router that was being replaced as we switched from copper to fiber, it started flooding other routers in our air traffic control system. So specifically, we had over 1,000 connection attempts every four to five seconds. And what that did was gave us issues with our communication with airplanes, and it also caused some disruption with our radar feeds. The FAA says things should get back to normal today, nearly two days after that nationwide ground stop, though frustrations are still high as passengers are still dealing with delays, cancellations, and misconnections. You try not to get frustrated, but like in my case last night, I understood, but this morning when they told me it was canceled, I'm trying to think, well, what's causing it now? And travelers aren't the only ones feeling the effects of the ground stop. Our bro Preciado talked with businesses that are still navigating the ripple effects. I just think got to roll with the flow and just be flexible. It's the model Tracy Schmidt says keeps her airport parking and shuttle service business going at times like this. And we just started taking phone calls of people just saying we don't know when we're going to be able to get home. This comes after Friday's four hour nationwide FAA ground stop. Halted flights across the country and triggered domino effects into the weekend. And this morning flight, there were no pilots for the airplanes, so the air flights were all canceled again. It's a financial hit businesses like Schmitz are facing head on. I did refund some of the folks who had to refund. cancel their trips completely. On top of refunds, Schmitz is also juggling overlapping reservations as stranded travelers stay longer than planned. Dave and Clarabaut and his wife are among the hundreds of customers caught in the middle. So we stayed to stay in the Orlando airport from three to seven o'clock this morning, then flew to Nashville. Missed the flight there because of that. We caught up with them after that long trip at the parking lot where they came to finally pick up their car. I was very impressed with all the help at the airlines because those people. They took a lot of punishment, verbal punishment, and they never lost their cool. While some families are making it back, others are still stuck waiting. I have people that are sitting in Las Vegas that they can't even get home until Tuesday or Wednesday, possibly, before they can get flights back in. Schmitz hopes things will get back on track soon. It was just a freak thing that happened, and let's hope it never happens again. Abril Preciado, Fox 6 News. New video shows the moments inside a Milwaukee County transit bus shortly before the driver hit a pedestrian. We just got the surveillance video from last November through an open record request. 56 year old Damian Peters hit 61 year old George Kaiser as he was crossing the street near 56 and forced. In Greenfield, Peters, the driver, told investigators it was dark and he did not see the man until it was too late. But prosecutors say Peters was drunk and had a blood alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit. In August, Peters pleaded guilty to homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle. He was sentenced to six years in prison. An evacuation order that forced hundreds of people away from their homes has been lifted after a bomb was found and safely removed from an ethanol plant in Peoria, Illinois. Investigators got the call Friday afternoon and bomb technicians were able to disarm it later that evening. Shelters were set up for those who had to leave their homes nearby as authorities completed a thorough search of the area. So far, police haven't arrested anyone and there's no reports of injuries. Today, the Packers will host the Minnesota Vikings in a high-stakes division rivalry game. The last time these two teams faced off was back in Week 1. The Vikings got the upper hand in that win, 39-22, but the Packers are looking to bounce back after winning five of their last six games, while the Vikings have lost back-to-back games after a 6-0 start. With the win, the Pack would leapfrog the Vikings in the division standings. And you can catch that game, of course, right here on Fox 6 as a part of our NFL Sunday Tripleheader. The Patriots and the Lions will be facing off in Germany before the Vikings head to Lambeau to take on the Packers at noon. And then it's the 49ers in Dallas against the Cowboys. Stay tuned for post-game coverage. And the Fox 6 Sports Blitz at 10.30 and all of that later tonight right here on Fox 6. And that brings us to today's Fox 6 sports poll. You guys have been voting on this. The question we want to know, what is the Brewers' biggest off-season priority? I see them there. 71% of you say, hey, we want to extend William Ventura's contract. 2% of you say replace Jake Bowers. And 27% of you say they need to reconfigure the bullpen. You can aim your camera right now and add that QR code to vote. And of course, we will have the final results. Tonight during the Fox 6 Sports Blitz and still to come later this morning, stars on and off the field. Two brothers on the UWM soccer team taking part in the family business. Well, a sunny day out there for now. The big question, does it remain this way and can we even get warmer? There is a lot to talk about in the forecast today. I'll have that and more in just a bit. You're watching Weather First with meteorologist Lisa Michaels. Well, we have a beautiful looking start to the day today. Sunshine, blue skies, couldn't ask for anything better, except maybe some warmer temperatures, which we're not seeing this morning, but we will be warming up. As we move into the afternoon, that sun will help melt some of the frost out there, but a thicker layer of frost formed overnight. That means it may take an extra 5 to 10 minutes to get some of that frost off your windshield. So the ice scraper, the defroster needed this morning, and certainly the winter coat. We're 32 in Waukesha, Kenosha, 34 Milwaukee, 29 Watertown, and still going to hang on to some more mid and upper 20s for our inland areas. Thankfully, though, our wind is calm or very light. It's not looking at feeling even colder for most locations, but it still will be a chilly morning. Today is one of the days where we could get close to the 50s. If not, some areas will reach 50s, and that will put us back above average as we continue to warm to that 60-degree mark by the end of the week. It is looking at being above average again through the upcoming week, but every day may not be as enjoyable due to winds and precipitation. We have a lot to break down. My full forecast coming up, so stay tuned. All right. Thanks, Lisa. A big thank you to everyone who came out and donated at our Codes for Kids collection. You helped us get a couple hundred codes closer to our goal. And those who donated, they got a pair of tickets for an upcoming Apples game. Giving back is so natural during the holiday season, and especially as the weather gets a little bit colder, it reminds us how important coats really are in making sure when you're seeing those kids at those bus stops that they have warm clothes to wear. Now, if you could not make it out of yesterday's collection, that's okay. We're about halfway into our 42nd annual Coats for Kids campaign, and we still need your help. Join Fox 6 and Steinhaffles, who are a special day of drive-thru collection events. On Wednesday, we'll be at three different Steinhaffles locations to accept your donations of new and gently loved coats. Here are the details. 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., Rob Haswell will be at the Greenfield location. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Lisa Michaels will be at Steinhaffles in Waukesha. From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Tom Walks will collect your coats at the Menominee Falls location. Drive up, say hello, and make your Coats for Kids donation. And as an added bonus, because we got something for you, the first 200 cars at each location to donate at least four coats will get a pair of ticket vouchers to either Disney on Ice, which that's such a good show, or Monster Jam. That's fun, too. Both coming to Milwaukee in early 2027. We'll see you Wednesday. In time to 8.15, we're going to take you back out to the Milwaukee Art Museum later today. They're hosting a drop-in tour where museum docents will be showing off the museum's architecture and collection highlights. Amy Kershke joins us live once again from the museum. Good morning. Good morning again. We've moved again. We are now in the rotunda of the art museum. I love that. Okay, so what are you showing us in the rotunda? Because I'm learning so much from you this morning. Oh, thank you. So the Rotunda is another beautiful spot in the building. You know, in the Quadracci Pavilion, we talked earlier how bespoke everything is. Everything was customized and really built on site. So you see that there really are almost no straight walls in the building, just like the windows are mostly curved, special angles. The walls also have that design. So these were poured on site, concrete forms. They're curved, they're angled. We also have the opening above, this beautiful view that you can sort of see from all levels of the Quadrachi Pavilion from one to the other in our very special circular elevator, very popular with school children and adults alike. So, this is really a space you can see how much this is a sculptural expression, again, built to inspire, so that a building is more than walls and floor. It can be an expression of ambition, of forward thinking. When it opened in 2001, it really was a showstopper and continues to be a showstopper. It really is a showstopper. But I think my first time there, I I was just amazed at how many people just sat on the ground in the center of that opening area there and it was just breathtaking to take all in. I want people watching right now, how long are you guys, how long are they going to be able rather to come out there and enjoy one of these tours today? The tours are every Sunday between today and the end of the year. So I believe December 27th at 2 o'clock. And in many ways, our visits today, we're sort of emulating the experience. Where you visit many nooks and crannies of the building, just ahead of me is also our parking garage, which is probably one of... The most extraordinary parking garages in the world, and it has some secrets. So on tour, you can see there's periscope effects from we're below ground or below water. And you can actually, the docents who lead these tours help you find these really special experiences throughout the building. Yeah, there's also a holiday market, right? I saw that on the website. That's happening today still? That is happening today, and I think our last segment, we will be up there, and so you can get a preview of that, and that really is, for that space, it allows us to host all sorts of events, including holiday special things, so we'll see that very soon. All right, looking forward to that. We'll see you soon. Thank you so much, Amy. We'll see you at 8.45 or so. Thank you. You don't want to miss that holiday market, and you don't want to miss the forecast. Lisa Michaels is here. Lisa, what's in store for us Sunday? Because at this point... There's no turning back. No, you know what? We are kind of moving full on into the winter field. The cold temperatures, the frost this morning, and yes, even a little bit of sunshine. So we are looking at least having the sun around today, not a lot in terms of cloud cover. Frost not as thick in our Kenosha camera, but we have had many areas, especially inland, that have had a thicker layer of frost because our winds have been lighter overnight. Now, that being said, the sun is up, and even if our temperatures are low, we're still We have high pressure in control and that will be the main driver of our weather forecast not only today but through the majority of this upcoming work week because it will give us Calm weather. We are looking at having lots of sunshine today in calm conditions, which we'll look at on Sky Vision Plus prior to getting to the days ahead. So as we zoom in on things here locally, we'll continue to track a light wind out of the northwest. Again, some spots it'll be calm, some spots, especially near the lakefront this morning. It's just a little stronger. So that is keeping wind chills near the lakefront in the 20s. When the winds will still begin to shift, the sun rises and we warm up today plenty. a sunshine during the afternoon with temperatures a little warmer than yesterday. We will have a few upper level clouds moving in tonight, but the main transition in our weather, it's going to be about the wind direction. Winds will be shifting back out of the south tonight into Monday, which will continue through Wednesday and Thursday, helping warm our temperatures each and every day. Now, the reason why we're going to have this consistent shift in the winds, it has to do with this area of high pressure. which we talked about yesterday, but it's just going to pretty much sit in place as we continue to move forward here day wise Monday and the Tuesday. It'll shift a little bit more further off to the east, but still giving us southerly winds again, which is why our temperatures will be warming instead of cooling. Now we're not necessarily warm this morning by any means. We have warmed at least a 34 in Milwaukee now, 33 in Racine, 30 in West Bend and still at 28 in Juneau. So we are at least getting more out of the 20s and more into the low 30s. Wind chills not as problematic, but we could have a couple spots like Racine and Kenosha like the mid and upper 20s because of those light winds near the lake. Temperatures today should get a little bit warmer than yesterday and be more seasonable for this time of year. Highs will end up in the upper 40s, maybe some low 50s as well. And we look to bring more 50s into the forecast for the days ahead. Yes, each and every day we warm up and especially by the middle to end. The week back into the upper 50s and low 60s. Now we'll get a little bit breezier at that time. Maybe a slight chance for a few showers on Thursday as a front nears us. But overall, we are looking a little. You're watching Fox 6 News with Rhea Jones. Yeah. Welcome back to We Can Wake Up. Veterans Day may be over, but we continue to honor and respect those who have served. Today, there will be a special tribute honoring the contributions of African-American veterans. Today, we have in studio with us Drs. Valerie Daniels-Carter and Bernie Crowder. They are here today to talk to us about what we can expect today from We Were There. Thank you so much for being here with us. It is a joy to be here with you. Thank you for having us. Okay, let's get into the collaboration here. Okay. About how this came to be. I want to know how your institution meshed with the Veterans Affairs. Well, I guess I'll start, huh, Bertie? Okay. So IPAMA is, as you know, a vision that Bishop Daniels had for the community. It's the Institution for the Preservation of African American Music and Arts. And today we will be celebrating African American veterans who serve this country from almost every fraction of service that you can imagine. Dr. Bertie's the expert, and she can tell you more about all this good stuff. Yes, thank you. Thank you again for having us here, and thank you, Dr. Carter, for this opportunity. And so I joined Total Redeemer about last year at this time, and I've been a veteran for, of course, many, many years. And just all the different things that I've been doing as a veteran, Dr. Carter saw that, and I think that inspired her to want to do something for our veterans of our community. And so in partnership with the artist that she put in front of us, we're We were able to come up with this wonderful concept of we were there, giving back to our community as well as making sure that our community know that us as African-American veterans was also a part of fighting the war. Well, first, let me say thank you for your service. Thank you. And I love that you already brought that point up because it's a very small thing. We were there. But it's very powerful in its impact. What does that mean to you? Oh, my God. It means a lot. It means that my grandfather, my uncles, people that came before me actually had a part in making sure our country was safe. And it's just not some other entity or some other ethnicity. You know, we matter, too. And so I'm so glad to be a part of that. I'm so glad that Dr. Carter saw fit for us to do this this year. And I believe we're going to be doing this every year from now on. Just having a day to celebrate veterans. Okay, we know it's Sunday. We got some church going on. It's going to be happening. Tell us about the program. So it's Veterans Sunday, of course, 9 o'clock. And if you're driving, just go to 35th and Hampton. You can go to church. I'm going to preach it down, by the way, y'all. But at noon, at noon today, down at Ipama, 32nd and Hampton, and we have colonels and generals and the governor-elect will be there. Just a number of people from all over, elected officials, will be there to celebrate the unveiling of an amazing sculpture that has historic figures all the way from the Civil War to World War II, current-day individuals that have given their life. And we were there, it just says... We appreciate all veterans, no matter what your ethnicity is, but we don't want to forget the African-American men and women that served and gave their life to this country. So at 12 o'clock today, we will have the unveiling. We will celebrate. Every veteran will receive a medallion with special honors, thanking them for their years of service. So today at 12 o'clock, come on down to 32nd and Hampton. Cut the Ribbon with us. We've got a reception for them. We have a special guest. And I'm sure if they go on your website, they'll see the information. But Llewyn, Major General Llewyn will be with us on today, all the way from North Carolina. We've just got a lot of stuff going on. OK, and maybe really quickly, if somebody could sum up the art presentation, because I know there's a sculpture in Velling. We kind of got a sneak peek there, but what can people expect from that? And what does it symbolize? So I think people can expect an amazing array of individuals that we celebrate, 18 veterans and civilians that honor the military. We have women. Of course, we have men. I'm super excited. This is going to be a beautiful thing. When you see it, it's the artist. His name is Aaron Paskins from Delaware. And he was commissioned over a year ago to start this piece. And when he sent it to us, we were like, this is amazing. And it's, it's. There's not another reflection of anything like this anywhere in the world. So this is a first. Well, thank you both so much for being here with us this morning. We appreciate it. And like she said, if you're watching us right now, there's going to be some church going on. Oh, there's going to be some church going on tonight. 9 o'clock, we got it going on. Veterans, come on out. We got a special service for you. Special Major General speaking this morning in service. So, I mean, you just don't want to miss the day at Holy Redeemer. From the studio to the pulpit. From the studio to the pulpit. We've got to go to break. She's got to get out of here. She's got to go to church. We'll be right back. Thank you. With stories that matter to you, this is Fox 6 Wake Up News. Well, good morning. Happy Sunday. We are waking up to another similar start to yesterday. It is sunny. But it is cool and it is frosty. In fact, we've had more areas with frost this morning than yesterday due to the lighter winds overnight. We're still encompassing some mid to upper 20s inland, low to mid 30s near the lakefront. But that sun is warming us up and it's also melting that frost even in areas where it is below freezing. So you might need the ice scraper this morning, but plan on another beautiful, seasonable day out there. Sunshine will be with us all day long and temperatures back near average in the upper 40s with maybe a. A couple of 50s. Can't rule that out. The sun sets tonight at 428. And Joy will also have some lighter winds, making it more enjoyable to get outside. All right. Thanks, Lisa. More clarity into the nationwide ground stop that impacted thousands of flights across the country. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the problem began as a contractor was replacing wires for the air traffic control system. So now that caused the system to overload and intermittent communications. And radar gaps force planes to ground. The FAA says they expect things will be back to normal by the end of the day. Today, this was the first nationwide ground stop since 2003 and the largest since 9-11. The national ground stop on Friday impacted thousands of flights and upended yesterday's college football schedule. Fox News correspondent C.B. Cotton has more on how teams across the country dealt with the stoppage. Before teams across the country could face their opponents, they faced another challenge, getting to the game. Friday's nationwide ground stop sent the sports world scrambling, and even after flights resumed, some game plans had already been changed. For college football, the timing of the ground stop could not have been much worse. Some teams were stuck at airports waiting for charter flights, while staff worked to find another way there. Others traded planes for buses, and a few teams pushed their departures to game day. The disruptions forced several kickoff times to change, to name a few, Utah versus Arizona, BYU versus Baylor, Tulane versus Rice, Auburn versus Mississippi State. The Ole Miss and Oklahoma matchup was even moved to Sunday, despite the athletic director's strong objection, who released a statement saying in part, quote, I understand that difficult decisions sometimes must be made under extraordinary circumstances, but those decisions must also The impact on everyone involved. Put simply, this decision is not fair to our athletes, our institution, or to Sooner Nation. Saturday morning, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy acknowledged the general public faced the greatest impacts from the ground stop. But he also didn't forget about the sports world being thrown into travel chaos. If you like football, I know we've had some disruptions to the college football schedule. Some games are being moved. That's not the most important thing. We do want to move teams around the country. College football had the most game time changes due to the FAA ground stop. Men's college basketball comes in second with six game time changes. Games for the pro leagues, NFL, NBA, NHL, and the National Women's Soccer League were not impacted. In New York City, C.B. Cotton, Fox News. And one of those games that was pushed back happened to be one of the biggest games of the week. 23rd-ranked Arizona hosted the 2nd-ranked Utah, who was stuck in Salt Lake City until yesterday morning. Now, the game still had just about everything, including an 89-yard punt, the longest of the year. In the end, though, the youths come out on top, 40-39. The Badgers got into College Park okay, but... They had bigger issues. A costly fumble late in the game gives Maryland the ball in prime position to score. And a pair of the Panthers took part in the family business this college soccer season. Two brothers on the UWM squad were also carrying on quite a family legacy. Dan Van Voren takes you beyond the game. It started when I was about seven. Dad just signed me up for a walk of kickers as a little kid and just kept at it. Kept progressing and fell in love with it. Wanted to do this for the rest of my life. More than 30 years after their dad talked about his Olympic opportunity on a soccer field in Wauwatosa, two brothers talk about playing the game together at UWM. It's fun. We've been able to play together at lower levels before, but now it's kind of like you're playing for something that really matters at a high level, and everyone's competing, but it's been super fun. It's fun having him around. I can always just... Be honest with him and just tell him, like, I don't understand this. Like, why are we doing it this way? And he'll give me an honest answer back and not sugarcoat in any way and just be straight up with me. Felix is a junior. Katonin is a freshman. Mike is their dad. And all know that being the quote-unquote next generation isn't always easy. At times it's a little stressful, I think, just because everything about my dad and then also my brother, too. So, um... Like, I feel like the bar is really high. As we got to the older ages, it was, it kind of became like more of our choice whether to say it. He's just always there backing us every step of the way. You've seen the pictures of your dad with the long hair. What's your reaction? I personally love it. I think it's pretty cool. I've always liked his long hair. Yeah, I thought, I don't know. He rocked it. He did. He did. He did do it pretty good. And also back in the day, there was a lot of people with long hair. I remember during COVID he grew it out and it was like long and stringy and my mom hated it and wanted him to cut it. Did you consider following suit? I have thought about it, you know, and I've gotten a lot of negative responses from other people. While that might be the reaction regarding hair, it's anything but when it comes to the Heuweiler family. Obviously, I have a long-time relationship with their father, Mike. I played with him at the University of Virginia, won a national championship together, and won an MLS Cup together at D.C. United in the MLS as players. I'm lucky to have him. Great students. Great athletes, great people. They both wear their heart on their sleeve. What you see is what you get. And their dad was just like that, you know. And it's an outstanding family. And I think anybody you see or talk to in the soccer world will say the same thing. If you're talking about a Hugh Eiler, you're talking about some class. A legacy decades in the making. At UWM, Tim VanVoort, Fox 6 Sports. You're watching Weather First with meteorologist Lisa Michaels. Well, good Sunday morning. We're waking up to a beautiful looking skyline out there. Sunshine, hardly seeing any clouds. We've had some off in the distance, but none really over our heads. It is still chilly, though. Now, we're officially above freezing in Milwaukee, 34 degrees with a northwest wind at three miles an hour. But. That three miles an hour to six mile an hour wind has at times dropped wind chills near the lakefront in the 20s. So just prepare for needing to bundle up today. Visibility is perfect at 10 miles and pressure is rising as high pressures in control. That's going to give us a very calm weather pattern for today. Lots of sunshine throughout the afternoon as well. In fact, temperatures looking to maybe be a little bit warmer than yesterday. Upper 40s, possibly some 50s back. And if you're heading to the Packers game at least Lambeau Field, that kicks off at noon versus the Vikings. Temperatures will be very similar to here. Mid-40s transitioning to the upper 40s. So go, Pat, go. We're going to get more into your forecast for the rest of the week in just a couple minutes. That's right, Lisa. Go, Pat, go. And go the Halls. Go to Country Christmas. The Halls, they are decked. Well, at least inside Pewaukee is. Deck down. Now, the Christmas lights, they are already up and they are ready for you. Fox 6 photojournalist Isaiah Vargas, he takes us to Country Christmas. Country Christmas is just a fantastic community-wide event that brings together so many young and old and even four-legged friends to really start enjoying the holiday season. Drive-thru, walking, we do bike nights, and it's really about building those traditions and memories with all the family members. Coming back every year, seeing what's different, what's new. It's always new and there are always different lights that they add each year. It was the first time coming with a kid. Just seeing her light up with the lights was very cool. So I think that's what brought us back this year. It's one of those feel good, family friendly, bring your friends. It's just magical out there and seeing all the bright lights out there. Spectacular. Very cool. Yeah, they were great. We just love coming every year and seeing Santa and seeing all the lights. Seeing all the little kids, like they're waving at the Santa Claus lights and it's so cute. We loved it. She loved being able to go up to the bears and the windows. I like the like villages. I like the big lights in it. The candy factory. I also like the candy factory. Just all the Christmas trees. Yeah the big trees that they kind of hang it's really cool. Definitely the penguins and the igloos. Those have been around for a few years. Inside the pavilion too we have the big train display. That Kurt sets up and he does a really awesome job of doing that. They come and then they bring new people to come and experience this amazing event every year. Spending the time looking at the lights with loved ones, it's great. We just love seeing all the families and everyone's happy getting excited for Christmas. We just had a great time, we'll definitely come back. Just like brings you the joy of Christmas. Say Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas! Okay. Love it. I love those lights. I have something to admit. Now, I know I said I don't listen to Christmas music until after Thanksgiving, but there's been so many festive lights in the communities going up. This morning, I officially turned it on. I'm ready to work. Who did you choose first? I don't know, whatever's on the Holiday Channel. It's probably the old classics, you know. Occasionally, Mariah Carey, she's always in the mix. I can't forget her song, right? Oh, Nat King Hall there, you know. Oh, yeah, good stuff. Perfect time for that. Well, it's putting you in the mood, right? The weather for the holidays. And it's cold enough. It's cold enough. Our winds have been significantly lighter last night into this morning, so that has allowed a thicker layer of frost to form on surfaces. And if you're heading out and your car's been parked outside overnight, Still in the shade, you might need an action. Extra few minutes to get that thick layer of ice off ice scraper defrost whatever you want to use but mother nature is also helping us out giving us plenty sunshine this morning which will also help melt that frost rather quickly. The big story that we are tracking since yesterday it is an area of high pressure continuing to dominate our weather pattern over the Midwest and Great Lakes region and because of that We're looking at having another fantastic day for the weekend. Now, let's get into today first before we move into the days ahead. Sky Vision Plus is really going to depict that there's not much happening. We have plenty of sunshine throughout the day today. Winds will be out of the northwest to west, a light about 5, maybe 10 miles an hour. But that is going to help get us warmer throughout the day. We'll talk temperatures in just a second. A few light clouds could move in tonight, but the big switch in our trend is all about the wind direction. Winds will begin to shift back out of a southerly direction Monday and continuing through the majority of this upcoming week, which is what is going to bring us warmer air and overall bring our temperatures back above average. But the reason why our winds are going to shift. It all goes back to this high pressure. It's going to very slowly move to the east, and as it does, we have winds circulate clockwise around an area of high pressure, which will bring us southerly winds. So it's going to take some time for that high pressure to move away and our next system from the Pacific Northwest to move in. But because of that slow movement, that is going to keep our temperatures more mild through the upcoming week. So let's take a look at temperatures now. We're not necessarily mild yet, but we are gradually getting out of the 20s and We are 44 degrees right now in Milwaukee, 32 still in Kenosha, 37 in Waukesha, and 30 in Juneau. A couple locations are going to have wind chills still maintained in the 20s near the lakefront where the winds at least are about 5 to 7 miles an hour right now. While the coolest temperatures will be in the morning, we expect to bounce back into the upper 40s and even some low 50s today, and that is going to be very seasonable for this time of year. What we are watching for. For the days ahead is that warming trend each and every day, and we'll have plenty of sunshine, calmer winds with us for the start of the week, making it great to get outside, enjoying some of that sun. Then we pick up the winds as that low pressure system gets closer to us on Wednesday and Thursday. Now, Thursday, with the front nearby, we maybe could have a few showers, but we are still going to be trending dry for most of the day. Better chance of some rain and maybe some isolated rumbles of thunder we're watching will come by the weekend. But of course, that's still a week away, so we'll be keeping an eye on that forecast closely. All right, thanks, Lisa. All morning long, we have been taking you out to the Milwaukee Art Museum, where in just a few hours, docents will be leading visitors through the museum to showcase its fascinating art and architecture. For final time, we have Amy Gursky joining us one more time to let us know everything about this event before you go. Good morning. Good morning again and welcome to Windover Hall. This is our beautiful glass enclosed atrium that welcomes community to gather. I always think of this space as the place where people can connect, celebrate, gather, find inspiration. You'll see the 90-foot vaulted ceiling, All of that glass that's letting the sun stream in, it's warm and sunny inside every day at the Milwaukee Art Museum. So we have our holiday market as well, a special time to come and visit as we kick off the holiday season. And those Built to Inspire tours that start at 2 o'clock. We hope to see you today or any Sunday between now and the end of December. Okay, so we have this market going on. We know that we also have the Build to Inspire drop-in tour. What's your favorite part in all this? You've done such a great job of showcasing everything that you guys have to offer, but what do you love the most? Oh, I really, this building has been, I've worked here over 20 years and this building inspires me every day. I just love how it changes in the light. I love the looks on people's faces when they walk in for the first time or maybe the 20th time. Our eyes just keep moving around because again, there's no straight walls. This is a sculptural statement. And then I really love how docents on these tours connect the building to works of art in the collection, paintings, Thank you. Um, prints and photographs, and we have so much to learn, and so that it keeps people hopefully wanting to come back again and again, because there's always something new to see. You know, I can't help but think about what you said earlier. This is the perfect venue for a wedding. This is stunning. How are you? It is, yes. And so we are open, you know, first and foremost, we're a museum to welcome the community in. But when we close at night, it is a beautiful venue for weddings. And we're so grateful for the revenue that those events bring in as well, so that it can be another way to be part of people's lives here in Milwaukee. Okay. What time does things kick off today? How long can people come out to enjoy it? I know this is going on all the way through the holidays. Great. Yeah. So today the museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Built to Inspire tours are at 2 o'clock. Those wings will open at 10, flap at noon, and be open into the evening. So there's something all day, but we would love to see you for the 2 o'clock tours. All right. Thank you so much, Amy. We appreciate you joining us all morning long. Go out and see them. Go out and get some architecture, see the arts, and learn a little bit more about Milwaukee. Thank you so much. We appreciate it, Amy. All right, folks, Tyndall 849 already comes in many shapes and sizes. In fact, sometimes it's so small you can't even see it with the naked eye. Yeah, we have someone very special here today. We have research microscopist, hopefully I said that right. I've been practicing it, right? Very good, very good. I like it. Sebastian Spengenga here to join us to explain the science and beauty behind chemicals and substances. And how you turn it into art, which I think is absolutely fascinating. So first and foremost, thank you for coming here today. Thank you for having me, yes, thank you. And we want to get a little bit into this. I mean, what is your background to turn science into art? It's not something people usually think about. Yeah, so I started as a biology degree in Cleveland, Ohio, moved out to Chicago, got my master's there in forensic science, and started working at a company that does primarily research through the light microscope. And part of our job. Doing research is to photograph this stuff, too. So we have to photograph everything that we're looking at to document it for our purposes. So in doing so, I found a lot of beautiful images under the microscope. Yeah. Okay, I mean, you just discovered this? Like, how did you get into this kind of art? So there's actually a small group of people around the world that do this. We're called photomicrographers, okay? And, yeah, we just try to expose the beauty that people don't get to see normally under the microscope. And this looks amazing. I mean, it's really, really beautiful because it looks like, when I first met you at an art fair, it looks like just a painting or a different form of art. It does. But when I really learned the science and you went into the details, I thought, this is amazing. And so one of the things you're going to do with us today is an experiment showing us how you take, you know, a substance or chemical and how do we get it into this? Like, how did you start off from the process? Yeah, it's really simple. So the big thing with... Photographing stuff under the microscope, it has to be thin and flat. Okay. Okay, and so in order to do that, one of the easiest ways is to melt something. To heat it till it melts, let it recrystallize, and then it'll turn to a nice thin and flat substance that we can photograph into something like this. Yeah, so it doesn't work on everything, but it works on something. So one of the most common substances I photograph is caffeine, because everybody's familiar with caffeine. So I have a little caffeine here. We've had some this morning ourselves. That's what I told you. And then we just take a little, I have a little slide over here with a little bit on there like that. And we're going to put a little cover slip on top, and then we're just going to heat this up. And this is, you know, it just requires a little bit of heating. And eventually this one's going to take a little longer but eventually what happens is that melts and then it turns into a slide that looks like this. So you can see that there's crystals there, right? You can see the crystal material that's thin and flat now and so then what we can do is we put it under the microscope. So this is a regular microscope, it could do the same thing and produce the same kind of images but the big trick is... We need polarizing filters. I was going to say, like, we look at the slide and it looks like a milky white, but then how do we get these colors? Because we don't see that. So we need polarizing filters, the same kind that you have in your sunglasses. One goes below the sample over here like this, and then one goes above the sample over here like that. And then what we see in those conditions is essentially nothing. So we have two of those here. They're transparent. But when they're together, we see nothing. But if we have a crystal like our caffeine or One of our other substances through the microscope over here, we can see some color in there. Okay, so then we see those colors because of the properties of the sample under the microscope. That is so incredible. I want you to do that again towards this camera. Yeah, so we'll do this over here. We need to see how cool this is. All right, so we're showing this over here like that. And I don't know if we can even see it, but if you shift it just right, we can see some of the colors inside of that lens. There it is right here in this camera. Oh, that's so neat. Yeah. Okay, so that's how you do the process of it. I mean, and have you tested just an abundant amount of chemicals and substances? I've looked at a lot of stuff. Yeah, I looked at a lot of stuff. More so, it's stuff that people tend to recognize, especially for the art shows, because, you know, I used to have all these bizarre chemicals, and people were like, what is that? And now we have, like, the amazing thing. I was going to say, what are we looking at? I don't even want to guess. I'll end with this one, but this one right over here is testosterone under the microscope. It's beautiful. And then in the front over here. We have wine crystals, so sometimes when you open the bottle of wine, you see the little crystals on the cork, that's what that is there. I know, I like that one! And then we have the one that probably people recognize the most is the snowflake on my left over here. That's obviously not done by heating this sample up, but it's a little different process, a lot more difficult to photograph a snowflake, obviously. And then of course, one of my new favorite ones over here, this is estrogen. Okay, and the reason I brought this is... I really like this one. Good. A lot of people did, too, because we got 13th place in the Nikon Small World Contest. Congratulations. I know. It was a big thing we were waiting for. And your art is getting... popular not only for people you know viewing it and you being in these contests which is great if someone is interested in your art and wants to purchase it I mean how can they do so or how can they look up because when I purchase stuff from you it comes in all different shapes and sizes right? Yeah we have all kinds of different sizes of stuff I have an online web store With all my stuff on there that's currently available and everything like that. Okay, and what is your online store for someone who may be watching? My last name is Sparanga, S-P-A-R-E-N-G-A, photography. Sparangaphotography.com, and you'll go right to the section that says Microscope Art Store. You could have estrogen on your wall. You could have it on your wall. It's a talker piece because it's abstract, but it actually means something more than just color. It's a conversation. You know, combining science and art, I think it's an amazing thing. Yeah, thank you.