FOX6 WakeUp News at 8 | Nov. 13, 2026

Milwaukee's most trusted morning news show. All right, guys. Happy Friday. TGIF. We made it. Yes. Even though it's Friday the 13th, we should still celebrate. Oh, absolutely. I didn't realize it was either until I woke up and was like, oh, well, here we are. Well, so far, nothing's gone wrong. Positive vibes only. We'll keep those positive vibes. 2026 had three Friday the 13th, which I think is the most you can have. That's okay. Today, so far, we're very lucky. We've had some blue sky. We had nothing in the way of that lake effect make it on shore at all. 33 degrees right now, It's chilly, but hey, it's the middle of November. North wind at 12 makes that feel more like 24, and you should definitely be dressing for our feels-like temperatures today. We're mostly in the low to mid-20s. We'll warm up into the low 40s for the air temperatures later on this afternoon, but the breeze will still be with us, so if you dress for the 30s this afternoon, you should be good to go. Now, that lake effect band has been going steady, but it's generally left us alone. Can't completely rule it out, but I don't think we'll see much from that today. Today happens to be World Kindness Day, so find a way to add a little kindness to our planet today. I'm not sure giving someone a dandelion qualifies. Here's a yard weed, but I don't pick these pictures, and if you want to give somebody something to make them smile, please do that. Rob, I'll take a coffee. Okay. Instead of a dandelion. Yes. Don't forget me. Yeah, Rob's going to go get us coffee. Don't forget Donovan. That's what I'm going to say right now. I'll see you at nine. Okay, perfect. Can't wait for our orders to arrive. All right, I want to give you a quick look of traffic here at 801 on your Friday. Seeing a slowdown around the ballpark on 94, which is pretty typical with the ongoing construction. We do have one crash to report for you. Also on I-94, this is east about .4 miles beyond the ramp from County T. until the right shoulder is closed there due to a crash. So again, if 94 is along your commute, just build in a little extra time. Well, we're learning more this morning about the four people found dead inside a West Bend home this past weekend. Yeah, we know Stephanie Quirk joins us live from our newsroom now with what we know on this investigation. Steph, I know a lot more questions and answers, but what can you tell us about this investigation? Hey, yeah, good morning Donovan and Haley. Police really are being tight-lipped about the investigation. They won't tell us much, but they did identify the The suspect, as 54-year-old David Slonikowski among the deceased in this case. But this morning, the new details we're actually learning come after the West Bank Country Club reached out to its members about the family impacted by this. Now, in an email sent to members, the president of the club said in part, quote, like so many in our community, we are heartbroken by the tragic loss of life in West Bend this past weekend. They then went on to say three siblings from the family affected by this tragedy have worked at our club over the past several years. Then the message reads, they are and always will be part of our family. It is difficult to find the right words in the face of such unimaginable Our hearts are with these young people and their family as they navigate what lies ahead. So again, three si- blings and what we know from police is that officers just covered the bodies of one adult man An adult woman, a boy and a girl, as well as a dog, dead in the home. Another girl was also taken to the hospital where she is in good condition or rather she is expected to be okay, we're told. A community, though, grieving with questions left unanswered, Donovan and Haley. Yeah, a lot to figure out here. Steph, do we know more about what led up to this crime here, potentially? Not sure how to identify it. Yeah, really, they haven't detailed specifics about a possible motive or really details about what happened even during it, right? We do know that police found a firearm inside the home, but they... Haven't given us specifics about, you know, the identities of these victims, also details about how they died, and we do know that there's autopsies being performed as we speak, and of course, when we get details on those, we will update our viewers here, but really just a lot of unanswered questions in this investigation, and also just a heartbreaking story, too. Yeah. Yeah. Certainly been a tragedy to cover this past week, but also beautiful to see the community come together. Yeah. Absolutely. behind the family here. So, of course, we'll stay updated on this and we'll pass along any new news to our viewers. Thanks, Stephanie. All right, we're going to get to some breaking news now. Folks, if you use Microsoft Outlook for your email, it may finally be working again. Executives for the company have been scrambling to fix an outage that started yesterday afternoon. We know Microsoft has shared this update to social media right here, saying workers were seeing quite encouraging progress with email delivery, though the company warns some users may still be experiencing intermittent issues. So that is an encouraging update. We'll follow its progress, hopefully, as the day progresses. Also new this morning, it is the return of a holiday tradition. We love this. We are talking about the Salvation Army's Red Kettle campaign. Yeah, they just kicked off the annual fundraiser in Milwaukee County. And Andrew Muzoo live at the Milwaukee Public Market to really explain how the money you give helps people right here in our community. Hey, Andrew. Andrew? Hey, how's it going? It has truly been a festive morning here at the Milwaukee Public Market. I'm here joined by Major Beverly Gates of the Salvation Army. I mentioned this before the event even started, but I did not realize how much Christmas spirit I would find at 7 a.m. at the Milwaukee Public Market. There was a band here, of course, a handful of speakers, Christmas trees, bells, all those things. I guess we could just start it off with that, as far as the Christmas spirit, the season of giving. Why do you think that ties so well with the mission at hand for the Salvation Army? Well, you know, again, we're getting into the Christmas season and it's a time of giving anyway. Whether it's our time or our talents or our treasures, it's a time of giving and we're just kicking it off today with our Red Kettle campaign. Over the next six weeks, the Salvation Army will be out on our street corners and at our stores ringing that bell, raising funds that will help us to serve our community year round. Yeah, and you even mentioned that, that emphasis. Sure, it's a six-month thing, but it's going to be serving you guys For 12 months, all year round, you sort of list off some of those services. I know we even had some speakers talk about how much these programs impact them personally. But those services range from youth services to serving those who are incarcerated, all of those things, right? You're right. The Salvation Army has several ministries around our community, whether food pantry is a key one where people come who need help with food. Because of the food insecurity, we've got a shelter, 24-7 shelter, where one of our speakers was a resident at one point and now is in his own place. We've got our senior program. We heard about that today as well, where seniors are able to come and really not have to feel alone and get exercise and... to enhance their minds and all those kind of things. So the Salvation Army is out here serving in many different ways. Our community. Yeah, for sure. And being able to see it all play out, hearing those stories, truly a remarkable time. And definitely a beautiful ceremony as well. I don't mean to bury the lead here, guys, but $3.3 million. That is the donation goal right here. People are starting to clean up, but I wanted to just pan right over there because you're seeing just how much this space is full of picture-taking, Christmas trees, this festive spirit this morning. But for now, I'll send it back to you in the studio. Look at all those folks. You know, really, this really marks the season of giving for me. It has really started once I've seen the Red Kettle campaign and the bell ringers. That sound of the bell when you're leaving a mall. It's just like, okay, tis the season. We've made it. Let's go. I love that. Um, Speaking of the season of giving, tomorrow you can join Fox 6 and Landmark Credit Union for a special drive-thru Coats for Kids collection event. So we'll be at the Landmark Credit Union headquarters that's on Executive Drive in Brookfield from 7 until 9 in the morning to accept your donations of new and gently loved coats. And as an added bonus, the first 100 cars to come through the... Line, I suppose I could say, and donate at least two coats will receive a pair of ticket vouchers, which will be good for an upcoming Admirals hockey game. All right, we still got plenty to come here on Wake Up, We've got a look at all the Milwaukee musts happening this weekend. Look, we're talking from country Christmas to the Brickyard Holiday Jamboree. You won't want to miss this. Absolutely. Plus, there's actually some new Ring camera video of the moment a Brooklyn building collapsed. We're going to go to the newsroom for a breakdown. And then more details on a recall impacting 12 states, including ours. Still ahead, how to get your full refund if you have any of these products. And we're going back to Brian Cramp, still ahead, how you can give your room a high-tech makeover. Of course, before we get to all that, we've got to give you a live look now outside, show you what it's looking like. Can't tell what it's feeling like by looking at the view, but it's cold. Yep, it's that time of the year, all right? We've been spoiled, but we will kind of warm back up considerably. Rob will detail that and when it's going to happen next. Six Wake Up News, Milwaukee's most trusted morning news show. Good morning everybody. We have made it to Friday. We can all breathe a sigh of relief. I guess I feel that way because I've been up since 2 o'clock in the morning and most people are just starting the work day. But nevertheless, it is Friday. We can all breathe easier. If you've got some folks coming in for the weekend, they will enjoy some nice weather. With regard to the sun shining, it will be chilly for them, but that's okay. It's the Wisconsin way. We'll get more into the forecast in a little bit with Rob. Okay, so. It is a perfect time to get into Milwaukee Musts, as we do every Friday. Scott and Shannon joining us from our FM 106.1 studios, or from their studios, I should say. Hey, guys, good to see you, as always. Donovan, you get up at 2 a.m., I get up at 2.45. What time do you go to bed? I should be going to bed about 7:38. Some days I push it to 9 and regret it the next morning. Yeah, same. Yeah, so you guys know how it goes, of course. Hey, let's talk about Christmas. Everyone's already getting into the... Christmas spirit. This particular event, though, it's the 30th annual Country Christmas. Where does that start and how can we check it out? Starts out today already, which is exciting. Inside hotel in Waukesha. So it's a walkthrough only for the first weekend where you can see these massive light displays, more than a million lights on the trail. It's got a 200 foot tunnel. Santa's House and the Reindeer Barn and Bearville. So lots to see out there in Waukesha. No kidding. Lots to listen to as well if you're a Christmas music fan. Pentatonix Christmas is coming to, I'm sorry, Pentatonix. Yeah, having a Christmas show in the city as well. This is neat. Those people can sing. Tomorrow night at 7 o'clock, Fiserv Forum. They are incredible. I got to sit right next to them and see if they work. Oh, wow. Look at that flex. I want to drop. Multiple Grammy winners, five-part harmony. They have old Christmas favorites and some new songs on their new album. It should be a great show. Tomorrow night at 7 at 5, sir. I love this. Okay, so do you guys like Christmas music? And if so, have you started playing it yet? We have not. We usually start filtering ours in around Black Friday, although our sister station, two doors down, is all Christmas 97.3. I personally have been dabbling in it a little bit. That's what I was wondering. Y'all have any favorite songs, just speaking of Christmas music? I've been listening to a lot of like the newer stuff because a lot of like Hilary Duff just released an album. Okay. So I'm like, oh, I got to listen to that. Johnny Swim comes out with one next week. There we go. I love it. Nat King Cole, Andy Williams, all that old stuff. Oh, come on. This stuff never goes out of style, right? All right. What about this one? You guys have the Germantown Christmas Festival and parade happening through the weekend. What's that about? Excuse me. Yeah, we sure are getting in the spirit early. Tomorrow, throughout Germantown, it starts with the 5K Candy Cane Run. Oh, yeah. Get your legs moving early in the morning. The parade doesn't start until 1.30, and that's going to happen on Pilgrim Road. And then Christmas in the Park starts at 2.30 in Fireman's Park. They've got live music, pictures with Santa, the Candy Land Adventure, and they've also got some great food and drinks with the tree lighting ceremony at 4.45. Oh, that's sweet. I suppose we can keep the good times rolling here. There's a Brickyard Holiday Jamboree. When and where, you two? Yeah, if you know anything about Bavarian Beer House in Glendale, they don't do anything small. This is Sunday, 11 to 4. Think of your favorite Christkindl markets. There's going to be over 100 holiday vendors, 24 interactive booths. They're going to have live music. Santa will be there. Hot chocolate, great food and drinks. And then everybody gets a free gift, a brick box with a gift inside. That's Sunday starting at 11. Wow, I love this time of year, man. So many more smiles, so many more people out helping one another as it is a season of giving. So it's always good to enjoy this time of year. Absolutely. Yeah. Hey, good seeing you, too, as always, as I mentioned. Have a wonderful weekend. See you next Friday. Thanks, Donovan. All right. Take care, y'all. All righty, my man, you have two cups that are empty. Right, you're coffees. I'm, I'm, I'm... You asked for coffees. So I brought your coffee. You and Haley wanted coffees. So I did bring, I brought, she's not here, but Haley, so I got her the K-Cup is sea salt caramel. Oh. Because she's sweet, but she's also a little salty. Let's face it. And then I brought you the southern pecan because you are my southern pecan. My man, I'll take it. You say pecan or pecan? You know what? I go back and forth. Really? Okay. Because I would always say pecan pie for some reason. See, I say pecan, but I would say a pecan sandy. Interesting. Right? Isn't that weird? Yeah. Oh, I have like weird mixed family, anyway. There you go. You know what? I will gladly come back to your station and steal your Keurig. You know where the Keurig is? It's always there for you anytime you want. Thank you. If I hadn't said that already, thank you so much. You're the best. My little act of kindness for World Kindness Day. There you go. Oh, I left my remote over by you. But as you can see, look at this shot here, Donald. As you can see, it's beautifully sunny on shore. That dark cloud, and you can almost make out some of the rain veils in the cloud there where that precipitation is coming down out over Lake Michigan. But we're not really seeing it on shore at all. The time lapse from the Kenosha cam shows that cloud. Well, once the sun comes up, it'll show that cloud out over the lake, show some choppy waves, too. And the occasional sunny break. On shore. But again, we've been pretty lucky on this Friday 13th and yesterday for this lake effect to just kind of stay out over Lake Michigan and leave us alone. Now, high pressure is going to build in. It's going to push all of that out of here and we settle down and we clear up as we go into our Saturday. The weekend looks beautiful. If you've outdoor plans, maybe you want to get some very late leaf peeping in or whatever the case may be, you really picked a good weekend for it. Let's go look ahead with Sky Vision Plus. Now, short term, we've got a breeze generally from the north, cloudy periods still ahead of us, and can't completely rule out a sprinkled. Lake effect precipitation can be a little bit tough to keep an eye on, so we'll watch it, but we dry up as we go through the night tonight. Into our Saturday morning, then from a statewide point of view, look at this. Like I said, great weekend for any outdoor plans. You will have to bundle up. It'll be a cooler, more seasonal weekend, Saturday and Sunday, but lots of sunshine during both days. Clear, cold nights during both nights, but if you're a stargazer, some really good opportunities to get to get outside, get away from the lights of the city and see some more deep space objects with the visibility we'll have. And the next time we talk about rain won't be until Thursday. In a long dry stretch next week, the rain arrives moving by Thursday afternoon on into Thursday night. Even that doesn't look to get too out of hand. All right, let's talk temperatures here. Mostly low 40s today. That's well below average. Then we'll dip down into the upper 20s near 30 degrees. Again, below average numbers, but perhaps more importantly. We're going to have to deal with some wind chills today. We're going to keep things feeling like the mid-30s most of the afternoon. It'll feel like the upper teens and low 20s tonight. And even on Saturday with the breeze. We'll likely still see windchills in the upper 30s and low 40s as temperatures slowly recover throughout the weekend. In fact, by Sunday, we're back maybe above average. We go well above average through the middle parts of next week. We'll be in the mid to upper 50s by Wednesday and still mild, even pushing into the following weekend. The following Monday might be our little course correction, but we'll keep an eye on that. In the meantime, we go from 42 today to 46 tomorrow, to 48 Sunday. It's like an auction here. 52 on Monday, 54 Tuesday. And do I hear a 56? Can I get a 56? Yes, 56 on Wednesday. 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. They're built to be there with you. The ups and downs life gives us, they're there through it all. Start your next chapter with Windows That Last. Milwaukee's most trusted morning news show. You know, designing your dream room is getting a high-tech makeover with new tools to help you bring that idea, all of them, to life. Brian Kramer is exploring how technology is kind of changing the way we shop for furniture and the way we decorate. I'm not the decorating type, my man, but I'm interested to see what the game-changing technology is. Yeah, well, so earlier we saw the couch, you know, the tech in the couch. Well, this is behind the scenes making sure that you have the right couch for your space and how it all comes together. And when it comes to interior design, Jenny, you've been here for a dozen years or so. You know exactly how to do this. And it's all done with renderings these days, which I think, is it easier to do it that way than drawing? Less time-consuming. It is. It's way less time-consuming. And I can make a lot more quick, easy changes that way, too. Right. You know, so you asked for a picture of a space. We got you a picture of a space that we're going to look at right now and this picture as you can see is cleared out, there's not much there. Now the client had no idea what you were going to do with it and then here's your picture of the first design, taking that theme of basically video game playing, Lego building And movies and this is what you came up with. Yeah. This is awesome. Thank you. Yeah. Yeah, you know, it's always trying to find the components of the space. What are we using this space for? And we want to make sure it's functional and it looks nice, but we got to make sure that you can use it too. So I take all those components and make sure that we're highlighting everything. Yeah, I love the fact that that's what the question you ask your clients too, because clients have different needs for different spaces too. So if you don't have that knowledge of what they need. You're just throwing darts. Exactly. Right? Exactly. It's not easy. You've got to have something to go base off of. And a home can look only as good as the furniture, but it's got to work for everybody, too. If it's not functional, what's the point of having it? And I love in the pictures that you're also bringing in different styles and fabrics as well, so color tones. You have that mood board set. So to speak, but you're also doing that, you're giving some personality to the space based on your client. Exactly. Well, and a lot of people don't know what their style is. You ask somebody for a blanket style, they don't know, but they know what they like and they know what they don't like. So I can take and find things that are going to kind of line up with their use of their space and just make it look kind of cool. How often are you doing this? I mean, we've got projects every day. I mean, I'm going out to clients' homes. Sometimes I'm working on projects. Sometimes we're presenting those projects. Every day is a little different. Yeah, I wish we had more time with you because it's so fascinating. and the work that you do and you're really making people I love the space that they're in, and it must be rewarding for you as well. It is. You know, you think a lot of times that interior design can just kind of be, you know, very materialistic, but when you feel good in your space, you are relaxed in your space. And if it looks good and it reflects your style, then you're more relaxed at home, making the rest of your day a little bit better. And thank you for doing that, because I know a lot of clients, like you said, are very happy with the end results, guys. That's what it's all about. You know, we're here at Steinhafels in Menomonee Falls. You could have that done at your house as well. We've got more inside. on what they're doing in the Menomonee Falls location and with their brands. Coming up next. Six Wake Up News, Milwaukee's most trusted morning news show. Good morning and welcome back to Wake Up. I have received my delivery from Rob. You know what he said about you, right? That is what I was hearing. He said I'm sweet and salty. Which is the name of the K-cup that you have. Honestly, Rob, I was told that you called me that and I went. Accurate. Accurate. That's accurate. You know your co-worker well, Rob. There you go. I don't think there's anything wrong with being a little salty. Everybody has to have a little edge. If you were too sweet, you know, it'd just be too much for everyone. So I like the salty little edge once in a while for sure. All right, let's get down to business because it would be a good day for whatever favorite coffee flavor you would like to have today because it is a little chilly. Hot chocolate would work just fine as well. The breeze making it feel even cooler. We've got a north wind at around 20. Around 12 miles an hour. So that 33 ends up feeling more like 24 when you do the math on that. The current temperatures are mostly in the upper 20s and low 30s. Very little to see on the satellite and radar just yet, but it is certainly a possibility. Not much movement and temperatures will top out near 42. Alrighty, we're talking about how nobody is really on the roadways this morning because normally we'd see the traffic map lighting up. So you can tell it is a Friday and a kind of a chilly start to the last day of the work week. We do want to mention though there is an incident we are seeing at I-94 West at Mitchell Boulevard. The left lane there is blocked as crews deal with a crash, but independent of that, no other issues to report out there. Want to get to one of our big stories now at 8:32 though. We are learning more information this morning about the victims found dead inside of a West Bend home this past weekend. This after West Bend police have identified the suspect tied to those deaths. Stephanie Quirk has the latest on the investigation. She joins us now in studio. So, Steph, what can you tell us? Hey, good morning. Really, police still won't release much in this case. We do know that they identified the suspect as 54-year-old David Slonikowski. Again, four people in this home found dead and were also told that he's among the deceased. But we're learning new details after the West Bend Country Club reached it. Its members and it also contacted them about the family impacted by this in an email sent to members. The president of the club said in part, quote, like so many in our community, we are heartbroken by the tragic loss of life in West Bend this past weekend. They then said that three siblings from the family affected by this tragedy have worked at our club. Over the past several years, the message goes on to say they are and always will be a part of the WBCC family. It is difficult to find the right words in the face of such unimaginable loss. Our hearts are with... These young people and their entire family as they navigate what lies ahead. So again, three siblings and what we know from police about the investigation is that officers discovered the bodies of one adult man, an adult woman, a boy and a girl, as well as a dog dead in the home Saturday afternoon. Another girl we know, too, was taken to the hospital where we're told she's in stable condition, but really just a community left grieving with so many unanswered questions in this. You just, your heart goes out to you, too, that girl, again, who is expected to be okay, but just heartbreaking. Do we know anything about that girl or her involvement in any of this case? Well, police have told us that she, everyone in the home was connected to one another. So, again, we know that. We also know that police say a firearm, in addition, was also found inside the home. But in terms of circumstances or Details on what led up to this, that's another question we're hoping to get answered still. I know, it's that question of motive. But what do we know about the suspect? Yes, so also, in addition to knowing his identity, we know from two separate police sources that he's a former Milwaukee police officer, retired 10 years ago, and Milwaukee Police Department says that his decision to leave is not duty-related. All right, a lot more to find out. Steph, thank you for staying on top of the case. All right. New this morning, at 8.35 here, rescue efforts have ended as the investigations are beginning. This morning, we are learning more about the deadly building collapse in Brooklyn, New York. Erica Williams joins us from the Live Center with some of the new information and some new video that was just released, Erica. Yeah, it's all still really heartbreaking, guys, and it's still unclear what caused the building to collapse. But investigators said they are looking into whether removing dirt from an adjacent construction pit caused that collapse in Flatbush. The New York City Mayor, Zoran Mamdani, Donnie said he's incredibly troubled by these reports of the building's poor conditions. Now, these poor conditions were reported about nine months before this tragedy. I want to take a look right here at the surveillance video. So take a look. These are the moments that the Brooklyn building collapsed. You could see it right there. A video shows just the moment that building collapsed in Brooklyn. The footage, it's from a ring camera. It shows that floor cave in. And then you just saw that big cloud of dust right there in the building crumbling down. We know eight people were killed, including children. Eighteen others were hurt and the cause of that collapse obviously still under investigation. I don't know if you just heard it in that video, though, but you just kind of heard cries and screams for help as they echoed. Right now, we're taking a look at that big hole that was left there. Roughly 250 FDNY, MPD first responders, even search dogs worked through the night. They were using, you know, everything from pickaxes to power saws, even bucket brigades to search for these trapped victims. The FDNY has determined right now there are no additional victims remained underneath this rubble right there. But you could see it obviously took days for them to sort through. Once again, the cause is still under investigation. But we're looking at that hole, but then there's a building next to it. So when it comes down to looking into the cause of this. So apparently it was in poor condition. The side of the building you see right here on this photo. It faced the construction site, and that was rated in poor condition. That photo that was submitted with the report shows a crack on the outside of the building, and then two other cracks were found on another side of those buildings. And those cracks apparently were rated in fair condition, that the documents say. So this is just really unfortunate right now, and the mayor once again said he's incredibly troubled by these reports, showing that the building collapsed, that was in poor condition, and listed with... Those fissures basically in there. But he said if anyone or any entity operating in the city that bears responsibility for what happened with that, they will hold them fully accountable. So there is an investigation into those project reports and what caused that. So once again, there are no additional victims remaining underneath that rubble, but it's still just a very heavy time right now. Once again, there were two children among those who had died, eight people. Some of them firefighters. So this is just still a really tough time, obviously, for the days to come for the people in that Flatbush area and the city as a whole. Yeah, Derek, wow. Sorry to hear all of that. Thank you for staying on top of that story for us. Well, another building collapse also caught on camera, this time near Chicago. Surveillance video shows part of a building fall into a street Wednesday night in Aurora, Illinois. It crushed a parked pickup truck, and the debris just missed a driver who was pulling up to the intersection. We're told three people have minor injuries. New at 8 now, a recall alert to tell you about ahead of the holidays. Kirkland brand Real Heavy Whipped Cream is being recalled because the company says one of the batches may contain a small amount of a cleaning chemical. Thankfully, no illnesses have been reported thus far, but the 15-ounce cans were sold in Costco stores across a dozen states, including ours. So if you purchase this item, you can bring it back to the store for a refund. Well, it's an early Christmas present for Menasha High School. They are the winners of T-Mobile's Friday Night 5G Lights National Contest. The prize is $1 million to upgrade their high school football stadium, which did sustain major damage in July's tornado. The win actually announced in a pretty special video featuring Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes and NFL legend Rob Gronkowski. Your community showed the heart and spirit that makes your town special. Thousands entered, one rose to the top. Well, to celebrate, Manasha's secondary principal actually colored his beard T-Mobile's trademark shade of magenta. The school says the upgrade should be in place in time for next football season. That's pretty funny. I also just can't think of a school more deserving. Fair. This is amazing at T-Mobile to help them recover from that devastation this summer. All righty. Time now is 8:40. Time to get you set up for Wake Up at 9. Well, Broadway is going to meet Purpose tonight. Coming up, how the big brothers and big sisters of Metro Milwaukee. are being celebrated with a pretty fun event. There we go. The Gino has a look at a new book and the lessons shared by a successful businessman and former sports team owner. But before all of that, Brian Cramp checking out furniture designed for older homeowners. Coming up, the comfy, cozy chair Steinhoffs has to offer. Channel. Well today, the Salvation Army will begin their Red Kettle campaign, and it's a tradition, by the way, that dates way back to 1891. Yeah, just an hour ago, they officially began, and Andrew Amuzu is hanging out at the Milwaukee Public Market with more. Andrew, we were saying it before, but I feel like this officially starts the holiday season. He's in. I'd say so as well. When you're going to the grocery store or any type of store and you start to hear those bells ringing, it's like, oh, it is the holiday season. The event ran from 7 and finished up just before 8 o'clock and it was a quick teardown. But as you guys mentioned, I think the good news with the event being over is that they officially kick off this season. It's going to last about six weeks. But they said that this is fundraising for all of their programs all year round. Let's get into some of those services because it's a wide variety of them, ranging from disaster response to counseling and youth veterans and even senior services. They're also serving those who are incarcerated and much more. I spoke with Milwaukee Area Commander Major Beverly Gates on Zoom yesterday, and she says that those sounds of the bells ringing is not just. To ring in the Christmas spirit, but to encourage the community to give even just a little bit to make a big difference. So our Kettle campaign is the largest fundraising campaign that the Salvation Army has throughout their year. And the funds that are raised during this holiday season helps us to continue to serve our community year round. Now guys, I do not want to bury the lead here because all morning long we've been talking about how they will be announcing their big donation goal. It's something that they really look forward to and really encourage the community to participate in. Their big goal this year is $3.3 million. That is in comparison to the $1.3 million in Green Bay. So they say that it is ambitious, but they do say they are confident in Milwaukee. So I think Milwaukee can do it guys. I'm pretty confident in our city. What about you? I think we can do it absolutely. So do I. Ambitious doesn't mean impossible. That's right. Our community knows how to step up in big ways. And they're going to do it again, Andrew. Oh, yeah. All right. Thanks, Andrew. Also, you guys, I'm going to be ringing the bell December 10th. Oh, that's a great idea. It'll be Maddie Selk and I. So a little Fox 6 Now bell-ringing moment. I feel like it's always just so fun to get to go. Yeah, it is. It's kind of fun, for sure. And it's a lot easier now with the little boop thing that you don't have to, like, get a QR code, if you will. Yeah, you got a QR code, you're good to go. All right, so we didn't really get any lake effect snow. If you missed the snow or wish you could have some, you just got to buy a little plane ticket off to New York. This is Morrisville, New York. Some pretty substantial snow out there on the playing field. As you can see, the satellite and radar showing that system along the east coast that is providing some pretty substantial snowfall into parts of Pennsylvania and New York, starting to move up into parts of Vermont and New Hampshire. Back here at home, our snow is coming in off the lake, and it's nowhere near us. We are seeing some gray skies, and we haven't even really seen any rain showers out of this just yet. In fact, look at all the blue sky. Out at Newburgh this hour, a little bit of sunshine from the tower cam too. Right now it's 33. With the wind, it feels like 24. And the feels-like temperatures, those wind chills, they're kind of key to the day today. They're in the upper teens and low 20s this morning. And the wind stays fairly strong without us warming up a bunch today, so wind chills will be an issue even through the afternoon. Now, that same cold wind has been generating snow to the north, as you can see there. Up in the UP, it's had a few flakes in Door County. But down the shore, not a whole lot for us. It's been staying out over the lake. High pressure is going to eventually clear the whole thing up and give us some sunshine right through the weekend into at least the first half of next week. And there's a warming trend coming, too. Let's go look ahead with Sky Vision Plus. Show you tomorrow's weather today and what you'll see in the short term is that breezy north wind. You see the clouds kind of rolling back in at times and then some sunny breaks and then we clear up as we go through the night tonight into our Saturday morning. The exclusive Fox Weather model pretty much shows that exactly the same as you can see right there and we stay nice and sunny throughout the weekend. If you have outdoor plans, no matter where they are in the state, at least it'll be dry and sunny. It will be a little chilly Saturday. Still a little less chilly on Sunday, although both days will be in the 40s and then the warming trend kicks in next week. Now we don't talk about rain again, though, until maybe Thursday of next week and then even Thursday evening, Thursday night and out of here by Friday. So it's not a major event, but it shows how long this dry stretch will be after today. Today it will also be the last of the cooler days at 42 for the high. Upper 20s near 30 for the low, but with the wind it'll feel chilly even through the weekend here. We'll have some wind chills in the teens and 20s tonight. Even though we warm up a little Saturday, we'll keep the wind chills in the low 40s. Sunday we'll have wind chills in the mid 40s. So you'll have to kind of adjust. Tis the season for wind chills. Now, we do start warming up, though, as far as air temperatures go, as soon as Saturday, but more notably Sunday and Monday, and then even more so as we get through Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday of next week and beyond. Looks like we stay warm right into the following weekend, maybe get a little taste of November again by the following Monday, not this coming one, but the one after that. Now, if we go even farther into the long range, our 8 to 14-day trend. Taking us out now through Thanksgiving here does have us in that above-average range. Important to note, that does not necessarily mean that Thanksgiving Day itself will be warm, because this is an average of that 8- to 14-day trend, so that spread there averaged out does mean that we have some hope for a pretty comfy Thanksgiving Day. But we'll wait and see. Our Fox 6 Day Planner in the meantime as it's chilly Friday the 13th, high near 42. Then 46 Saturday, 48 Sunday. Beautifully sunny, dry weekend. Into the 50s Monday, Tuesday, even mid to upper 50s by Wednesday. Oh, I like the sound of that. Hey, you know, getting comfortable is getting smarter with furniture design to make relaxing a little easier. Brian Krimp is trying out the chair with features that could be especially helpful for some of the more seasoned people in our community. Brian, we'll put it that way. Yeah, but you know what? That's a great way to play, you know, and also for guys like us that maybe have a rough night and we need a little help getting up off the chair. You know, I saw you playing with your phone there. I didn't realize The phone was hooked up, Craig. There's an app on the phone for the chair? Yeah, it's kind of cool, Brian. Oh, I love this. These are the Flexsteel Z-Recliner lift chairs. Again, use them as a regular recliner. They actually have an extra motor to help you lift, help you stand up. And here's the thing, too. I think that somebody might have been sleeping on this thing so that you have actually fitted sheets for that. I know people are in positions where it's difficult to get upstairs, where a bedroom might be upstairs. Let's just say you injure your leg, you need something to help to get out of a chair. This is an option, but you have a lot of different options when it comes to these chairs. Now, that wasn't like that five years ago, was it? Absolutely not. Technology has changed a lot. Like I said, we have a lot of these with, like this, for example, this chair, this Flexsteel Model 3. It's actually a sleeper recliner, meaning this thing pretty much can get to a prone position. Lay flat. You have trouble sleeping at night in your bed, this will actually act as a bed. So it's got that extra motor. Obviously, it helps you lift. Also, heat, massage, lumbar. Oh, it does. So, again, the triple power. So this one pretty much has a little bit of everything in it, got a nanobionic fabric again so it's not a leather but it cleans like a leather, feels more like a polyester. But yeah I mean there's pretty much all these, we have probably over 20 of these on the floor that different functions for all of them. Are these being sold right off the floor or these also can you choose the fabric and the color and everything as well? That's a great question. There's a few options. We have some of the manufacturers that let's say you come in and you want a blue, we could find a blue. Pretty much what you see on this floor, we have a stock ready of it readily available you know because a lot of times when someone needs a lift chair sometimes it's an emergency someone says they need something quick yeah we can turn these around in a day or two yeah find something you like those kind of freak accidents sometimes you know puts you in a position where you're in a pinch and and this is great now what's also great is that it looks like regular furniture yeah you know if you can can you bring maybe we can bring this one down a little bit all the way just to get that idea not all of them you know tip up all the time You're going to keep it at that low. Yeah. Right down to the base. Yeah. So like I mentioned, you can use this as just a regular recliner. So again, this is going to have your handheld remote. If I just keep holding this down button, all of a sudden it's going to get to your sitting position. Now you're going to see that. Oh, then it kicks up. Your foot starts coming out. Yeah. And another nice thing about these FlexSteels, these have an attachable pillow. So it's got this pillow. Let's say you don't want the pillow. Yeah. You flip it over. Just flip it over. You don't need to use it. And then you're done there. But yeah, and it's going to have your adjustable headrest, et cetera. So I mean, this one's got pretty much everything in it. The triple power and then the back and then these are all going to be like I said your lay flats where it'll take you pretty much to a flat prone position where you can actually use it almost like I'll tell you what I know that we've used these in our family they uh they are very welcome for those that aren't as mobile as they used to be here. Fox Local for more information guys Steinhafels they're going to be open a little bit later on this morning we've been spending time with them learning about the tech behind Obviously, the furniture here, things are changing in the furniture world, and they've got some great options here in Menomonee Falls at Sign of There's more Fox 6 Wake Up coming back after the break. Thanks, Craig. You're welcome. Fox 6 Wake Up News, Milwaukee's most trusted morning news show. Well, if you are planning to pack your bags for the holidays, get ready for some major sticker shock. Yeah, airfare prices are surging and flights, they are filling up pretty fast. So finance professor Dan Riccato joins us live with what travelers can expect and how to save. Good morning, Dan. What's up, Haley? How are you? It's Friday, so I'm always in a pretty good mood. However, this headline's making me a little nervous. What do we need to expect for air air travel this year. Well, expect to pay a lot more, Haley. How about this? Up 31% versus last year for domestic flights. The average flight for Thanksgiving to go see mom, round trip, $402. The average for Christmas, hope you're sitting down, $454. And that's up, as I said, about a third since last year, Haley. I guess it begs the question, then, as we look at those very expensive prices, why is it so much more this year? Well, obviously, the obvious culprit is fuel prices, right? The airlines are passing on their fuel costs to you and I, Haley. Surging holiday demand. Everybody wants to go home and see the family for the holidays. Well, I'm not sure everyone, but most of us. And there's just fewer available flights. A little secret. Airlines have been cutting flights, so they're reducing capacity. Which means demand is up, capacity is down. You got it. Economics 101, prices go up. Yeah, which then is not good news to all of us. So now we need some tips. How can we save money on holiday travel? That's the key question. What can you and I do about it? Number one, avoid the busiest days if you can. Like, for example, Thanksgiving. You don't want to fly a couple days before Thanksgiving if you can avoid that. Set price alerts. You know, Google Flights, I love that one. You can set where you're trying to go, what dates you're trying to do, and it'll text you with price alerts as the prices change. Consider alternative airports, Haley. Even if it requires driving a bit, another airport can actually save you quite a bit of money. Use those reward points, cash in. Now's the time to cash in those miles if you have them. And this is a weird one, Haley, but it works for my family. As you know, I've got four kids spread across the country, so this is always a big deal for us. Travel on the actual holiday itself. Now, I know that doesn't sound too fun, but you can save a boatload of money. Last year, our kids traveled on New Year's Day when we were all getting together on the East Coast. It worked. Yeah, I think that's a great strategy. I mean, again, I also think the airports are empty, so you've got less lines to get through TSA. You're saving a little bit of money. Could it also be beneficial here to be flexible with your days? Like maybe you want to come home on the 22nd, but hey, if the 23rd is cheaper, let's do that. For sure. You really don't want to book that Sunday after Thanksgiving, for example. That is probably the worst day to book travel. If you can wait till that Monday or Tuesday afterwards, you'll save a boatload of money. Okay. And then when do we maybe consider driving instead of flying? When does that enter the equation here? Well, I'm glad you asked that because it gets a little bit more difficult this year to figure that out with the price of gas, right? It would have been easier at three bucks a gallon, I'm telling, but you have to do a little bit of math, and I'll tell you. Maybe driving's worth it, even with these high gas prices. Simply, as you said, to avoid the crowds, a road trip might be worth it. All righty. Well, if you are one of the people that wants to go home and see your family this holiday, Dan Riccardo providing lots of helpful advice this morning. Thanks, Dan. Go see mom and dad. Go ahead. It's always good. It's always worth it. 6 Wake Up News, Milwaukee's most trusted morning.