FOX6 WakeUp News at 8 | Nov. 4, 2026

Milwaukee's most trusted morning news show. Good morning, everybody. Welcome back to Wake Up here on this Wednesday. Rob, I think I speak for a lot of our viewers. It is time to see some full sunshine. All right, you ordered it. I will deliver it. Here you go. A little bit of sunshine right there. It's not full sunshine, but it is some. We'll take it. Enjoy the little slivers that we do get today, and then the weekend will deliver full sunshine. We'll have tons of sun both days. It's a mild start, 62 right now. Dewpoint's been dropping, so it's drying up a little bit. The temperatures will actually cool steadily from the low to mid 60s now, down through into the 50s this afternoon, then all the way down into the upper 40s tonight. That's because a cold front is making its way through. Now, the rain chances also start to taper off, but they don't. Zero out until maybe Friday night and then certainly stay low through the weekend and into Monday, which is nice. Today is hump day, of course, but it's also National Candy Day. So you can treat yourself to some leftover Halloween candy or whatever else you got around the house. Temperature is mostly in the 50s this afternoon. All right, thank you, brother. All right, let's get you a check of the morning commute here real quickly. We are seeing two issues out on the roadways. There's a crash on the exit to Oklahoma Avenue from I-94 South. Keep that in mind as you get out the door. The other issue that continues to linger here is the incident at I-94 East at Mitchell Boulevard. The left shoulder there is blocked because of a crash. Real quick, let's get to how this translates to your drive times. Excuse me. 43 northbound, late into downtown, 12 minutes, not terrible, but let's see how the other slide reflects. Yeah, your kind of nastiest part of the morning is going to be on 94 heading eastbound from Orland to downtown, taking you about 24 minutes, so keep that in mind as you get out the door this morning. We are tracking some breaking news this morning. West Bend High School is closed today for all students and staff due to a fire in the ceiling that's on the second floor of the building. In a note that was sent out to parents this morning, the school says, quote, the fire department is on the scene and responding to the situation as a precaution. We are closing the building while we assess any potential damage and evaluate the status of building systems, including mechanical and HVAC equipment, before determining the next steps. We still don't know the extent of the damage. We'll keep you posted as we learn more about that fire. But if you have a kid at West Bend High School, they are not in classes today. Good to know. Turning now to your other news of the morning here. The people of Wisconsin have decided, and David Crowley has been elected your next governor, becoming the first black governor in the state's history. Stephanie Quirk joins us live with details on this key race. And Steph, what happens next? Hey, good morning. Talk about a wild ride and quite the comeback for the county executive David Crowley. Now the governor-elect, right? He is the Democrat on this side, defeating Tom Tiffany, a Republican. And Tom Tiffany actually conceded the race just before 10 o'clock last night, shortly before Crowley spoke to supporters at both of the watch parties. I want to talk about, though, just months ago. When Crowley's campaign was anything but straightforward, his path to this point, he actually suspended his campaign before jumping in after Lieutenant Governor Sarah Rodriguez dropped out with the backing of Governor Tony Evers. So Crowley went on to pull off a narrow primary victory, and now he's won the governor's race. And as we've been reporting, obviously this is a race that drew major national attention. President Donald Trump backed Tiffany. Crowley had the support of former President Barack Obama, but while the national political implications are significant, there's also a big local change coming here in Milwaukee County as David Crowley has led the county since 2020. And now that he's headed to the governor's office, that leaves a pretty significant leadership question here at the county level in terms of who will step in to fill that role. Perhaps the chairwoman or will there be a special election? But I I want you to take a listen to what both Tiffany as well as Crowley had to say when those results started coming in during watch parties. I wanna congratulate David Crowley on his victory. While we have our differences, we both love this great state and I wish him and his family the very best as he prepares to serve as Wisconsin's next governor. Because of you, a boy who grew up facing eviction will now live in the governor's residence. Tonight, Wisconsin made history. And this victory also means that the Wisconsin Democrats will also hold the governor's office for a third consecutive term. Back to you guys in studio. Okay, Stephanie, thank you so much. Looking to see how this takes shape in the coming months. We'll still head on Wake Up here. More on the Democrats' huge night throughout the country. And what their wins in the Badger State mean for things in Wisconsin moving forward. Don, we've got to get you some breakfast. We do. Did you all hear that? Do you have my stomach? That was your stomach. Thank God my microphone's not that sensitive. You've got a lion in there. Yes. And Brian Cramp is getting a taste of St. Louis. I think that's where you need to be, Don. For real. A walk through the many flavors that West Allis has to offer. Maybe this is what's making you hungry. It's got to be. Hopefully he got me that cupcake. That's an angry. You've got to feed that stomach. All right, we'll be right back. 6 Wake Up News, Milwaukee's most trusted morning news show. Right, we continue our post-election night coverage this morning. Speaking of this one, both the state Senate and Assembly have flipped to Democratic majorities. Yeah, this is the first time since 2011 that the Democrats have control of the Wisconsin legislature. Our Andrew Muzoo is live in the newsroom with how things played out locally and all across southeastern Wisconsin. Good morning to you, Andrew. Yeah, good morning. With a lot of the focus being on the gubernatorial race, of course, these key races within the state assembly, and the Senate are very important to note because the Wisconsin legislature makes decisions that directly impact you, such as education policies, firearm legislation, how tax money is spent, and plenty more. Let's start with the 5th Senate District here. The Democratic candidate, Robin Vining, won the vote over Republican Mike Roberts. That area consists of Pewaukee, Brookfield, Wauwatosa, West Allis, and even Elm Grove. This follows Republican Rob Hutton. Who chose not to be in the reelection cycle here. The 21st Assembly District applies to Greenfield, Hales Corners, Caledonia and Racine. Democratic candidate Dan Bukavich won the vote there. The 61st Assembly District saw Democratic candidate Ben Brist win over Bob Donovan. This area. Also consists of Hales Corners, along with Greendale as well. The 21st Senate District includes areas such as Greenfield, Franklin, and Racine. Democratic candidate Trevor Young won the vote over Jim Croft. Now here's what Young had to say last week about what a Democratic win and majority would mean at the Capitol. We've got a lot of work to do to make sure that groceries, child care, utilities are more affordable and the Democrats in the state legislature, if we get the majorities, are going to be laser focused on that because we've had a Republican state senate and state assembly that has been in charge for almost two decades and life has just increasingly got too expensive. Now on the Republican side, outgoing House Speaker Robin Vos, who announced in the spring that he would not seek reelection, said in a statement that under Democratic leadership, conservatives will, quote, offer constructive alternatives, demand accountability and make sure voters can see the difference between growing government and growing opportunity. Jonathan Nicola. All righty, Andrew, thank you so much for staying on top of that for us. Really appreciate it. We'll be right back after this. Stay with us. Before we head to break, we're going to take a look at this. This is something that's been impacting some of our viewers. No surprise that Election Day brought some changes to the primetime lineup on Fox 6. No need to worry, though. Last night's episodes of Best Medicine and Doc will air tonight. You can watch that, folks, right after Fox 6 News at 10. All right, time now is 8:14. We're going to get a check of our weather now with... Chief Meteorologist Rob Haswell. It's been kind of a rainy stretch here, but Don, I keep saying I'm so grateful that this was not last week because we knew folks were standing out in lines just about every day. They were at watch parties in the Deer District. It has been incredible weather. Nobody's raining on that parade. No, it's not. We do know that it'll get cooler today. Sorry, guys. I'm coming. I'm coming. All right. Well, we're about to do the rain totals, Rob. It's crazy how much we've seen here, my goodness, in just the last day or so. Which is kind of neat because it was very dry in October, so now we've kind of turned the calendar over and we've started using the rainfall gauge all over again because Janesville got a pretty good soak in there, about an inch and a third. We don't want to get into the snowfall. No, we're not ready for that yet. But it's funny, I was late to the studio because Lisa and I were talking about Probabilities of snow as we get closer to Thanksgiving and Christmas. Not in the forecast, but in the climatological theoretical space. So watch for an article on that coming up a little later on on fox6now.com. In the meantime, yeah, we've got quite a few puddles out there. Got some fog settling in for our Kenosha cam. Some gray skies. We check in with our Sheboygan cam and ditto that. As we go to Newburgh. Now, we have had a little bit of sunshine peek through. And yes, there's the rainfall numbers again. There are some pretty sizable puddles. But we're not adding to it in a big way. There are still a few showers. Zoom in. See that little pocket right there, kind of just running down across, what, 45 there, getting over toward almost Burlington, certainly, Norway, Muskego area, and then into western Kenosha County as well. But it's gotten a lot less intense and a lot more widely scattered across the area. The main low is still way off to our north and northwest, and this is what it looks like closer to that low up in Winona, Minnesota. Yeah, we're going to get back to that, but not until later on tonight. In the short term, we're really focused on this, the cold front. Now, we're still ahead of it at the moment, so temperatures are also pretty mild. We're in the 60s already. But once that front comes through, we will get into some slightly cooler air and we'll steadily cool throughout the day today and tonight. And then the low exits and we get a few more showers and a reinforcing shot of colder air. So we actually start feeling like November again Friday and Saturday. Let's go look ahead here with SkyVision Plus. Now, in the short term, yes, some spotty showers, and then we dry up for a little bit, maybe get a sprinkle or two in the evening, too, but nothing really substantial until we get maybe 2, 3 o'clock in the morning. Then it starts back up again. Really bad timing for the morning commute all over again. Does taper off to a few spotty showers Thursday afternoon, Thursday evening, but I think we may even still see a few showers on into Friday morning before we finally get into that drier and cooler air mass. Not a ton here. We're talking about a tenth of an inch or less over the next 24 to 36 hours or so, but it does kind of keep that gray, soggy vibe going, and that has been... Kind of the theme, if you will, to the first few days of November. We're only at a third of an inch so far. That's just up to midnight, of course. But that third of an inch is more than we had in the last three weeks or more of October. So that's that big pivot right there. Now, I mentioned the cold front. that takes us from the 60s where we are now down into the 50s this afternoon and then into the 40s tonight. But even behind that cold front, we're still warmer than the climatological averages or the climate normals of 53 and 38. So not exactly getting into the really cool air until Friday. And even then, it's just Friday and Saturday, a couple of cooler days, a couple of cooler nights. In fact, we might get down to freezing in a few spots for Friday night, Saturday night. So if you have some decorative plants out front, you might want to protect those. And then we start warming up again Sunday afternoon and on into Monday. So our Fox 6 Day Planner starts off here in the 60s technically, but dropping to the 50s this afternoon and 40s tonight. 54 Thursday, upper 40s Friday, 50s with some sun this weekend. Looks spectacular. Back up to 60 by Monday. 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. Six Wake Up News, Milwaukee's most trusted morning news show. Well, there is a new player in the West Allis food scene, and it's bringing some big flavors to a Taste of St. Louis. Brian Kremper's at El Impostor checking out a special deal that's giving foodies a run for their money. Good morning, Brian. I'll tell you what. Donovan, tacos from all around the world. We've been here before, spent the entire morning with the team. And I'll tell you what, Casey, it's good to be back because those are some tasty tacos. This is the second restaurant that we've been at for you today. West Dallas obviously means the world. When you initially moved Camino and opened up that second restaurant here in West Dallas, what were your thoughts about the area? Because I don't think it was nearly where it is today back six years ago. Yeah, I mean, West Allis has always had a lot of great restaurants. We thought it would be a good opportunity to bring our concept to West Allis, especially on Greenfield Avenue. And it's been six years now in a blink of an eye, honestly, and yeah, things are going great. Well, that's six years. This is three weeks. Yeah. So not only do you have a second restaurant, you're doing something a little bit different from the menu you offer at Camino. This is tacos, tacos from all around the world, really global tastes coming together here at El Impostor. Yeah, absolutely. So we have some traditional tacos. We also have some outside the box, I guess you would say, tacos, but our thought is if it's great food. It's even better in a tortilla. Yeah, I like that you used the tortilla as your vessel to get the food across to the table. Let's go through these three tacos because you have a deal we'll get to in a little bit. I've seen, I think, the first one before. You showed us that one before. Isn't it the El Pastor? Yeah, that's our traditional El Pastor taco. Very traditional, delicious. That's actually our second bestseller right now. I suppose after three weeks you have an idea, don't you? Yeah, some are moving better than others, but everything's selling very well. Okay. We have a vegetarian option. This is my favorite, that's the Grilled Cactus Taco, or the Cac Taco as we call it. I love the Cac Taco. So that's a black bean puree at the bottom from what I remember? Yep, and then some queso fresco and then like I said, grilled cactus. Now what's the deal for the rest of the week through the 7th? So you can come in every day and you can get a buy one get one, one per customer per day, and anything on the menu as far as tacos go. Okay, as far as tacos go, buy one, get one. One taco per day. You got the blended, you got the rocks, that's called the La Problema. It's a dark rum mango frozen drink. It's been wildly popular. Yeah, there is also the the enter to win option here where you can scan for your chance to win up to $100 worth of gift cards from some of the best spots in Dallas. They're doing that there. I know if you visit visit I know I didn't see this taco previously, what's on top of that, what type of taco is it? That's a parmesan crisp, that's actually a caesar, chicken caesar taco, so kind of like all your classic ingredients on a caesar. On a Caesar salad? Yeah. On a tortilla. You nailed that Parmesan crisp. Because our producer for Real Milwaukee, we ate the ones that she made. And it's not the easiest thing to actually make, is it? No, no. But, you know, Jose does a great job in the kitchen. He's got it on lockdown down there. So, yeah, everything's been very popular and well-received. You guys have been well-received as well. The first three weeks have been busy as well. I mean, you know, during the Brewers run, you didn't really have any TVs in here for Brewer games. I imagine a couple, but a couple, yeah, not known as a brewer's bar, but you guys are definitely open for lunch today as well. What time is it to kick off? Yeah, so we're open every day, Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m., and we serve until 10 every night, 11 on the weekends. El Impostor, and it's quite the story. If you have the opportunity to swing on by here, West Dallas, and can visit one of the 31 restaurants for Taste of Dallas, I highly recommend diving into a taco, and then also bouncing around, grab a drink here, go down the street. There's a lot of great deals. A lot of great options when it comes to the food, beverages, sweets, treats, and more here in West Dallas. Casey, great seeing you. We're going to toss it back to the studio here, guys. I think I would have to go for Al Pastor. Donovan, what do you think? Al Pastor, the cactus taco, the Caesar taco. What's your choice, man? Dude, all of the above, but throw in a camarones taco in there for me. My man, chef's kiss. That looks great. Usually when I eat in West Dallas, it's at the state fair, but I'm going to have to change that. Field trip. The field trip. We'll be right back. 6 Wake Up News, Milwaukee's most trusted morning news show. Good morning, everybody. Happy Wednesday. Happy hump day. Kind of a gloomy start out there, Rob. Yeah, we've had the occasional little bit of sunshine, but you're right. It's more gray than not, and it's definitely wet and puddly, but it's mild. We're in the 60s right now. Let's take a live look at our day today, and you can see the cloudy conditions, a couple of raindrops on the lens even. Right now, it's 62 degrees, though. The dew point has dropped a little. We are drying out somewhat. This southwest breeze will actually end up wrapping in some cooler air, so temperatures actually fall. Fall back into the 50s this afternoon and then more showers wrap into the area later on tonight and on into the day on Thursday as this low kind of wraps its way across the area. So we go from the 60s where we are now down into the 50s this afternoon, still above average, and then we'll drop into the 40s overnight tonight, mostly in the 60s with some wet conditions for the ride in. Alright, well, he's speaking of your ride in here. We've got some traffic issues to tell you about this morning. I-794 East about a half a mile beyond the ramp from Lincoln Memorial Drive. So this is the home bridge here. There is a disabled vehicle that seems to be actually causing some congestion. It's blocking a lane. So heads up about that. Elsewhere on I-94 East at Wisconsin at 175 North. The right shoulder there is blocked due to a crash. So heads up, if you are headed in any of these directions this morning, you might be dealing with a little bit of congestion. I want to give you some breaking news we have been following on Morning 4E since it broke. West Bend High School is closed today for all students and staff members because of a fire in the ceiling on the second floor. So we did get a hold of a note that was sent to parents. The administrators say, in part, the fire department is on the scene and responding to the situation. As a precaution, we are closing the building while we assess any potential damage and evaluate the status of the building's systems, including mechanical and HVAC equipment, before determining next steps. That statement goes on to say, The safety of our students and staff is our priority. We are grateful to our local fire department and first responders for their quick response and assistance. Now back to our big story of the morning. Yeah, the midterm election results. They are in. Wisconsin has a new governor-elect. We can tell you David Crowley is that person. He is a Democrat who landed a victory against his opponent, his challenger, Republican Tom Tiffany. Our Stephanie Cork is joining us now live in downtown Milwaukee to break down how we got here. Steph, I think all of us were kind of locking in for a late night last night, but that was not the case. The whole thing was called at 1030. Yeah, quite a big turnaround and quite a comeback, I should say, too, for David Crowley, who defeated his opponent, Tom Tiffany, Republican candidate for governor. Now, Crowley is making history by becoming the first black governor-elect in Wisconsin history, and he will become the first black governor in the state history. Now, that will happen in January, but let's dive a little more into the results and how we got it. The victory particularly remarkable when you consider where Crowley's campaign stood just a few months ago. You might remember he actually suspended his campaign before jumping back in after Lieutenant Governor Sarah Rodriguez dropped out amid a financial scandal yesterday. He jumped back in with the governor, Tony Evers, backing him. Crowley then went on to pull off a narrow primary victory, and now he's won the governor's race. And as we've been reporting, it's also drew national attention. President Donald Trump backed Tiffany while Crowley had the support of former President Barack Obama and others. Now, I want you to take a listen here as Tiffany and Crowley both spoke to supporters while the results came in last night. I want to congratulate David Crowley on his victory. While we have our differences, we both love this great state and I wish him and his family the very best as he prepares to serve as Wisconsin's next governor. Thank you for believing in me as much as I believe in you. And I hope that they see tonight that no matter the setbacks that life throws you, if you work hard and be kind, anything is possible. Crowley has led the county since 2020 as county executive. So once he takes that role in the governor's office, that means a pretty significant change here in leadership at the county level. Back to you guys. All right, Stephanie Quirk, thank you so much. OK, so now we are going to bring in our political reporter, Jason Calvey. All right, Jason, the results of the state Senate and the state assembly make this Crowley win even bigger for Democrats. You know, we're looking back at the last two gubernatorial elections in Wisconsin. They were much closer than what we saw yesterday. I asked Craig Gilbert about this earlier. Now I want to ask you, what has changed here where we saw such a big margin last night of voters casting their ballots for Crowley? I mean, this is something we saw across the entire country. It was a bad, terrible, no good night for Republicans across the entire country. Voters say they were upset. They were very worried about the economy. Again and again, when we talked to voters, they said their number one issue was inflation, the cost of living. They also would say jobs, dollars, cents, property taxes, the cost of housing, the cost of utilities, the cost of groceries. That was the number one issue on the minds of voters. And they took it out on President Donald Trump, Republicans across the entire country, including in places like Texas, where you haven't seen a Democratic senator for more than 30 years now flipping to the- A Democratic side, and we're seeing that at the state level here in Wisconsin, where Democrats get what is a major, major, major prize and will change politics, will change laws, will change policies here in Wisconsin. They have a trifecta of power in the state capitol. Speaking of that, Jason, we know that hadn't happened in what, at least 16 years, I believe. What does that say about the landscape of politics and voters in Wisconsin now that that the state legislature goes to Democrats. Yeah. And so you've got that trifecta. So that's the first time Democrats have had full power since for 16 years. And what does that mean? It means think about all of the most controversial issues. You can name any issue under the sun that that you might want to consider, whether it's guns. Or abortion, or the environment, or school funding, and the list goes on and on, and includes things like marijuana. On all of those issues where Republicans and Democrats have disagreed over the years, now Democrats will finally, after 16 years, have full power in Madison. The state Senate has flipped to Democratic power, the state assembly has flipped to Democratic power, and they continue to hold the governor's office. That's the trifecta. All those issues I just mentioned, they can now, once they take power in January of 2027, they can start implementing those law changes in Wisconsin on issues, like I mentioned, on marijuana. They want to see legalization of recreational and medicinal marijuana in Wisconsin. We are one of the few states, if you drive right down the border in Kenosha to Illinois. Marijuana is very accessible there for legal sales. We're going to see that in Wisconsin, no doubt, in the coming years. David Crowley, the governor-elect, said that he wanted to see legalization of marijuana as a way to bring more income into the state of Wisconsin. We asked him again and again. He's proposing things like universal pre-K. Well, that's free kindergarten for people four years old, potentially three years old. Who's going to pay for it? That's a very high price tag. The governor-elect David Crowley had looked at and mentioned legalization of marijuana as one way to bring more money into the state of Wisconsin. I've got to ask you, too, Jason, you know, looking forward now, we've got it'll be here before we know it, although it feels like we just had one. The next presidential election will be here, my gosh, in just a couple of years. What do you what do you see as Republicans needing to do if they want to have any fighting chance? I got to tell you what, I talked with a number of people and been hearing from a number of sources on what happened last night. And I can tell you, Republicans are livid. There's a lot of blame game going around for Republicans right now about who's to blame for. Tremendous losses across the entire country. I mean, they lost, right now at last count, seven United States Senate seats in reliably Republican areas. For example, in Texas, which hasn't picked a Democratic senator in over 30 years. Thank In places like Kansas, which it's been about 90 years since they elected a Democrat, I mean, this was a blue wave. Some are saying even a blue tsunami. It's going to be really hard for Republicans. They're going to have to do a lot of soul searching. I'm hearing that soul searching already. you. Where they're looking at what they need to do moving forward. I know they're talking about the war in Iran being very unpopular, the gas prices, things like that. So there's a possibility here, a change in direction for Republicans moving forward after tremendous losses last night, guys. All righty. Our Jason Calvey, our political expert, always on top of it for us. Jason, thank you so much. Folks, so now I want to give you a look at some of the other important races across the state. Now, Democrat Josh Call will stay on as Wisconsin's attorney general. He defeated a challenge from Republican Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney. And history made in the race for Wisconsin's Secretary of State. Milwaukee alder and former Assembly Representative Jocasta Zamarripa becomes the first Latina to hold statewide office in Wisconsin with her victory. And then another first in the race for state treasurer. Wisconsin politics reporter Democrat Yi Ling Zhang will be the first Hmong American in the nation to serve in a statewide office after winning his race Tuesday. And while Wisconsin did not have any U.S. Senate seats up for re-election this time, other states certainly did. Oh, sure. Haley Spittler joining us live now from our Life Center with some of the most surprising seats Democrats were able to flip. Good morning, Haley. Yeah, good morning, Donovan and Nicola. So heading into the election, Republicans controlled both the Senate and the House of Representatives. But both of those have now flipped. to the Democrats. And with two Senate seats yet to be called, Democrats have already claimed 54 U.S. Senate seats to Republicans, 44. So I want to take some time just to highlight three of the biggest wins for Democrats, starting with the one Jason Calvi was just mentioning in Texas. Texas, a historically red state, President Trump winning back in 2024 by double A couple of digits in Texas, but now Democrat James Tallarico. Has defeated Republican Ken Paxton, Democrats' first statewide victory in Texas in more than 30 years. So the 37-year-old is a state legislator who used to be a middle school teacher and a seminarian, but now he is Texas' first Democratic senator since 1993. All right, let's head over to Kansas. This is another major flip seat. Democrat Adam Hamilton heading to the Senate after receiving 50.9% of the votes. He defeats incumbent Senator Roger Marshall. Hamilton is a United Methodist pastor and an author, and he really ran on the promise of bridging partisan divides. But get this, Democrats may have not won a U.S. Senate election in Kansas since 1932. We're talking nearly 100 years, and now that seat is blue. History in South Carolina as well. Now, this was anything but your typical Senate race. So longtime Senator and Republican Lindsey Graham was originally running for reelection. Then in July, he died suddenly from a brief illness. It was at that point that his sister, Darlene Graham, was selected to replace him. And complete his Senate term, she also decided to run for election. And after a special election, she did become the official Republican candidate running against Democrat Annie Andrews. And last night, another typically red state flipped the Senate seat blue. Andrews, a pediatrician, will be the state's first Democratic senator in more than 20 years. And she's also now the first elected female senator in South Carolina history. Certainly a lot of big storylines coming out of last night. We're still waiting on seats in Alaska and Mississippi to be called. So, of course, stick with Fox 6 for the latest on this election. All right. Thank you, Haley. A lot of historic firsts, too, in this midterm, in the midterms here. So thank you for spotlighting some of that. All right. We will get you set up for now. Fox 6, wake up at 9 o'clock, starting with this one, Nicola. The search for the next James Bond is heating up and a former Bond is saying that it should be this particular strong Hollywood actor. Oh, I thought it was me. And then actor Johnny Depp is hinting at a return to the Pirates of the Caribbean series, but he has a few requests first. But before all of that, Brian Cran will be out in West Dallas where local restaurants are on full display as they give you a taste of St. Louis. I mean, I might have a few requests from these live shots this morning. For real, maybe some fairy food, a taco. Oh, no. We'll be right back. Well, good morning. We were just talking about how special and meaningful this drive is that we do every year. This is our 42nd annual Fox 6 Coats for Kids drive. Folks, we just kicked it off. You can participate. You can donate new or gently used winter coats at Steinhafel's Landmark Credit Union or the Salvation Army. This is through December 6th. Or you can just donate money by scanning that QR code at the bottom right-hand corner of your screen. It is a safe way to donate. That way, we will be able to use the money to buy brand new coats for this campaign. You can find more information about this at fox6now.com. Taste of Dallas is taking West Dallas this week, and it's the perfect time to sample one of the area's newest restaurants. Our Brian Cramp is at Ruta's Fresh Indian Fair, seeing what's cooking for this citywide food celebration. I love Indian food. And taking a quick glance at their menu there, it looks like they have a wonderful assortment. Yeah, and Aruna is a wonderful chef as well, you know, as a person that has several cookbooks out there. This is not the first time. Three. Yeah, Brian, three of them. We've seen you on three different occasions in three different spots over the time that you've been around. And what have you been doing? You started with markets, kind of in this area at least. Then you had this spot down in Walker's Point. That closed. But you found this location in West Dallas and recently opened two months ago. What was it about West Dallas that you wanted to bring the business here? Well, West Allis has been getting a really good reputation of attracting some fine culinary talent. I'm not tooting my own horn, but it's just such a friendly community. And actually, the government here, the city government is... extremely supportive of small business and it just this is what I've always wanted this feeling of Speaking of... you know being part of the community and actually being you know not just lost. It's hard to do for any businesses, but especially restaurateurs, you know, during this time, you know, we have some options for you guys that are on the menu. And Nicola referenced some of the things behind us. But you have a deal through the seventh that is enticing people to come in for the first time to the new locations. So both of them are soups, right? What is the deal, first of all? So the deal is with purchase, you get a cup of soup free. So that's our chunky lentil, very popular. I used to try and just keep it seasonal before, but people won't let me take it off the menu. Good for them. I think we need, it may be for you something you've done for a long time, but we need, we want, and we come in for specific reasons. Right. This is true. This is true. And that is the tomato coconut. They have special. Yeah. They have special. You guys do a special cuisine here as well. When you start putting the menu together for this location, was it different from the Walker's Point when you moved out of that one? Well, I've added on some, I think I spent a lot of time in Walker's Point just honing Sure, sure. Every, you know, just gathering people's response to stuff. So all the absolute favorites are here. They didn't leave. I did add on the spicy curry chicken, which has now become extremely popular. Um, so, So some, you know, people would come in and be like, oh, is the food spicy? And I'm like, not really. And I realized that there had to be one. So there's a killer spicy curry chicken. I've added a few more vegetarian, vegan non-meals. So we do regional food from different parts of India. Very rare to see pork on the menu, for example, at other Indian places. Yeah, and as you know, the whole premise of my food and my restaurants is fresh, vibrant, healthful, Indian food. Yeah, and you guys do such a great job. Fox Local for more information, guys. It is Taste of West Allis. Since you're new, that means I need to come back. Yes! We'll just do a full morning of it at some point, but there you go. That would be great. With the purchase, you got a choice of the soups here. Ruta's Fresh Indian Fare, now located in West Allis, 77th. and Greenfield. This is Taste of West Allis, guys. It goes through November 7th here with 31 area restaurants in the city of West Allis. Man, I need to taste some West Allis. Yes. That is what I need to do. I know. I know. Well, I'm so happy for them because, my gosh, that city is really doing great things. And they're all local businesses we can rally around. Come on. By rally around, we mean eat at. Eat at. Right, right, right. How about rallying around the pack? There we go. Don't forget, it is an NFL doubleheader on Fox 6. So this Sunday, you can tune in and watch the Cowboys taking on the Colts in Indy. Then the Pack will travel to New England to take on the reigning AFC champs. You can only see those games right here on Fox 6. And then after the Packers game, you can stick with us for the highlights and reaction all the way through Fox 6 Sports Blitz on Sunday at 10:30. Although, obviously, you've got to watch. Football on Sunday. Oh, come on. It's a ritual. But it sounds like it's going to be a tough weekend to stay inside. Yeah, this weekend would be a good one to get out there. Like me, if you're like me, you've got a lot of stuff that you didn't get done because the Brewers were taking over the world. We were good with it, but laundry didn't get done. This weekend, you can catch up on all that outdoor stuff. You can clean those gutters, rake those leaves, all that stuff. Not today, though. It's all soggy, so you've got another excuse to stay inside. You can see some gray skies here at our Fox 6 studios. Same thing down the road in Kenosha. Time lapse from that camera. Our camera catches some of the rain through the overnight and the occasional little snippet of sunshine and even a little fog at one point that rolled through the area. And we'll kind of go in and out like that for the remainder of the day, although the vast majority of our rain is down for the day, at least temporarily. We've seen Half an inch in some spots, eighth of an inch in others, some heavier amounts closer to Madison over into Rock County had a little over an inch down in the Janesville area. But now we've just got a few sprinkles across the region and quite a bit more, quite a bit more that's coming our way, but not until tonight. This is up a little closer to that pocket of heavier rain in Minnesota and you can see some pretty wet conditions there. That'll wrap in behind this low for later tonight and tomorrow morning. We're also watching this cold front. Now, it hasn't quite completed its move through the area yet, but it will. And temperatures will go from the 60s, where we are now, down into the 50s and eventually 40s tonight. There's the rain wrapping in on the backside. But you'll also notice another cold front. Yeah, that'll bring more November-type weather back. I almost said more October-type weather because we've been so mild. But, yes, the reality kicks in this weekend. So let's go look ahead with Sky Vision. Now, there are the sprinkles going through, and then we kind of settle down for a bit, maybe a couple of isolated patches of drizzle into the late evening. But overnight, by 2 or 3 o'clock, we're back into some steadier rain. That continues through the morning commute on Thursday. Yet another pain for the drive in. And then, yeah, we settle down a bit, but we don't fully dry up until maybe Friday afternoon. We'll pick up maybe another tenth or so of an inch, maybe an eighth of an inch worth of rain through that. Stretch. So it's not exactly a soaking, but it can't quite shake these wet conditions. Temperatures are mild for now. We do cool down, as I said, once that cold front goes through fifties in the afternoon, forties in the night tonight. But even those numbers are above average. The climate averages or what we call the climate normals for the climate period of fifty three and thirty eight. So we're way out ahead of that for both the high and the low today. But that reality check, that taste of true November does kick in Friday. And on into Saturday, highs in the 40s and low 50s and some lows in the 30s, maybe some upper 20s. So if you've got some sensitive plants that are out there, you might want to protect those Friday night and again Saturday night. But then we start warming back up again as early as Monday. So our Fox 6-Day Planner starts off in the 60s but drops to the 50s and 40s through the day today and tonight. Then 54 on Thursday, 48 on Friday. We bounce back to the low 50s Saturday, mid-50s Sunday on a beautiful, dry, sunny weekend. And all the way back up to 60 by Monday. We're back to Wake Up after this. 6 Wake Up News, Milwaukee's most trusted morning news show. Hi everybody, welcome back to Wake Up taking a live look in downtown Milwaukee from our city center camera where yes, it is not the prettiest of Wednesdays. It is a rainy one out there. So just make sure and grab the umbrella as you head out the door. Well a long way from home but still taking part in the vote. Three NASA astronauts were able to cast their midterm ballots aboard the International Space Station. One even turned his sleeping compartment into a voting booth. Take a listen. Welcome to Space Station where today we have Here as well, just like you on the ground, this is my room that doubles as a voting booth for me. Inside of it is my computer where I was able to fill out an electronic form and send it to Harris County so I could vote today. Well, Harris County, Texas is home to NASA's Johnson Space Center. American astronauts have been casting ballots from space since 1997. Fox 6 Wake Up News, Milwaukee's most trusted morning news show.