greenfield: ben came up with all the flavors. you know, i should tell you guys, ben is the entrepreneurial guy between the two of us, sort of the classic entrepreneur, loves to try new things, is fine with making mistakes, has always said he would rather fail at something new there and do something that has already been done before. and i like a manageable agenda. i like to be told what to do. put me in the box, tell me to do this, i'll do it. ben did everything at the company that was creative, entrepreneurial, groundbreaking. he established a social mission, and he was outspoken about social and political stands. he came up with all the flavors. ben came up with the big chunks of cookies and candies. he cannot really taste, so he also came up with the really strongly flavored ice cream. so that's the flavor story. so ben & jerry's has all these unusual creative flavors that other companies weren't willing to make because they are so much more difficult to make. it is really hard to put big chunks of cookies and candy into ice c

he last program ben went to -- ben went to coal debate and skid more and dropped out and n.y.u. and dropped out. he signed up with a progressive program called university without walls. so at university without walls, you don't have to go to class because the world is your campus and you don't have to take tests. you get credit for learning and ben dropped out of there, too. [laughter] mr. greenfield: there is the interviewer that we are looking for, the person that drops out and doesn't finish. ben and i were failing at everything we were trying to do and we decided to open up a homemade ice cream parlor and thought we would do it for a couple of years and move on to something else. we learned to make ice cream from a $5 correspondence course. we borrowed $5,000 and opened and opened up in burg ton, vermont in an abandoned gas station and essentially had no idea what we were doing. >> i'm going to go to one of the coldest cities in the country and sell ice cream. if somebody pitched you on that today, how would you respond? >> we would respond the same way all the banks respond

ben was outspoken about social and political stands. ben came up with all the flavors. ben came up with the big chunks of cookies and candies. ben can't really taste, so he also came up with the really strongly flavored ice cream. so, that's the flavor story. so ben and jerry's has all these unusual creative flavors that other companies weren't willing to make because they are so much more difficult to make. it is really hard to put big chunks of cookies and candy into ice cream. and for a lot of manufacturers, for those guys thinking of manufacturing out there, a lot of manufacturers make what is easy to make, as opposed to what customers want to buy. it is a bizarre thing. >> how did the two of you become the team you did? it is one thing to meet in junior high, but to spend 40 years together in business is an incredible accomplishment. how did that happen? mr. greenfield: we are good friends. ben and i have a very similar worldview, but we also have very different skills. as i said, ben is very creative. i have, in over 40 years of ben & jerry's never created one fla

ben? ben: later today comedian bill cosby will be in court. it's the latest step in an assault case against him. wisn 12 news' tim elliott is following the details. tim? tim: cosby is accused of drugging and then assaulting a woman in pennsylvania back in 2004. she is one of dozens of women who have accused cosby of assault. those other allegations will be the focus of a court hearing today. a judge needs to decide if their testimonies should be allowed in 13 other women could testify depending on the judge's decision. this hearing is expected to last two days. cosby has pleaded not guilty and denies all of the accusations. the trial is set to begin in june. adrienne: new this morning, a police officer in texas is out of the hospital after being hit by a driver. the crash was caught on camera last week. the officer was conducting a sobriety test by the side of the road when another driver hit the officer pushed his dui suspect out of the way potentially saving his life. that driver was not hurt although he was arrested for dui. >> his own safe

the last program ben went to -- so ben had gone to colgate, he dropped out. he went to skidmore, he dropped out. he went to nyu, he dropped out. he signed up with a progressive program called university without walls. so at university without walls, you don't have to go to class because the world is your campus. and you don't have to take tests, you get credit for learning. and ben dropped out of there, too. so there is the entrepreneur that we're all looking for. the person who drops out, doesn't finish whatever. so ben and i were essentially failing at everything we were trying to do. we just decided to open up a home made ice cream parlor, thought we would do it for a couple of years and then move onto something else. we learned how to make ice cream from the $5 correspondence course. we started with $8,000. we borrowed another $4,000. we opened up in 1978 in burlington, vermont, in an abandoned gas station and essentially had no idea what we were doing. >> when you hear those in the same sentence, all right, i'm going to go to one of the coldest cities in

ben, back to you. ben: devastating fires, still burning in tennessee near gatlinburg. right now 7 people have died and dozens have been hurt and 700 buildings destroyed and hundreds gatlinburg. the town is under evacuation orders. the u.s. forestry service is saying that 15,000 acres of parkland have have burned. one of the resorts the dollywood. parton is promising to donate a thousand dollars a month for the families affected by the fires to join in by donating to the dollywood foundation. "g.m.a." has more on the wild fires. >> a middle schooler in florida arrested for bringing a loaded gun to class. the 13-year-old girl pointed a gun at the classmates and chased after them but the gun jammed. the district released a situation could have been prevented if the gun was properly secured at home. >> they did an announcement and everybody should be at the library. >> the kids these days, i don't know what is going on, is it bullying or not getting along with this person or that person. >> an adult has been arrested for not properly securing the weapon. >> new this mornin

greenfield: ben came up with all the flavors. you know, i should tell you guys, ben is the entrepreneurial guy between the two of us, sort of the classic entrepreneur, , is finetry new things with making mistakes, has always said he would rather fail at something new there and do something that has already been done before. and i like a manageable agenda. i like to be told what to do. put me in the box, tell me to do this i'll do it. , ben did everything at the company that was creative, entrepreneurial, groundbreaking. he established a social mission he was outspoken about social and political stands. he came up with all the flavors. ben came up with the big chunks of cookies and candies. so henot really taste, also came up with the really strongly flavored ice cream. so that's the flavor story. so ben & jerry's has all these unusual creative flavors that other companies weren't willing to make because they are so much more difficult to make. it is really hard to put big chunks of cookies and candy into ice cream. and for a lot

ben: and i'm ben wagner. it's 4:30 on this thursday, december first. let's start with the forecast. meteorologist jeremy nelson is in the weather center filling in for sally. good morning, jeremy. >> good morning. a lot more rain than the snow in southeast wisconsin. just a few wet snowflakes mixed in and melting on here is the radar network, a little drizzle out there. currently 37 degrees at ka theed bral square. a west breeze. here is the planner, cloudy skies in milwaukee and a little drizzle at the moment. maybe a lit el wet snow flake trying to mess in. falling to stick. we look at the weekend forecast coming up. now to morning ride with matt. >> right now the low clouds and the precipitation is keeping the chopper parked. wet pavement out there but some of the areas still dry. you can see system wide we are in good shape out there. green is full speeds and that is what we are seeing across the system right now. travel times are that's a look at the morning commute, back to you. >> thank you, matt. >> our big story this morning, the largest election recount in wisconsin's hist

ben, over to you. ben: new this morning, you may remember ethan couch known as the affluenza teen. now his father is in trouble. fred couch has been convicted of impersonating a police officer. he'll spend the next year on probation. back in 2014, couch told police department near fort worth. adrienne: a town in indiana is left scrambling when their entire police department resigns. officers in bunker hill all stepped down this week. they say the town council treated them unfairly and even asked them to do illegal things. the department was made up of the town marshal and four other officers. their resignation letters say council members asked them to run background checks against political rivals and didn't provide enough safety equipment for officers. out there with a bad body armor, so i would take mine off and provide it to the other officers and i told them that we have to provide this. there's an ic code that explains that. it says the town has to provide that body armor. adrienne: for now, the local sheriff's office is handling calls from bunker hill. adrienne: a neighbor in

ben: it's because of heavy rain and a blizzard. the sierra nevadas had another big blizzard and now that some of it has melted, the water is coming down the mountains into towns and cities. flood they've seen in about a decade, but things should get better once the temperature drops. ben: wisn 12 news time is 5:42. a man trapped underneath ten feet of snow. adrienne: an avalanche is responsible. why officials at a ski resort say he never should have been on the slope. ben: plus, a woman drives up to a gas station and sees her boyfriend being arrested. the surprise he had planned for her and the part that police played. tough see this story when we ben: welcome back to "wisn 12 news this morning." cleanup is underway in wisconsin after the weekend snow storm. here you can see doppler 12 radar showing the storm system that is now leading to problems in michigan and the northeast. the snow is impacting flights across the country. i'm keeping an eye on flightaware.com which tracks flights. there are hundreds of cancelations and delays

great little pay it ben: across southeast wisconsin people are waking up cold. extreme temperatures in our area right now and it's only going to get colder as the day goes on. >> good morning and welcome to "w i'm ben wagner. adrienne: and i'm adrienne pedersen. melinda has the day off. it's 4:30 on this wednesday, december 14th. extreme cold setting in this morning. we have team coverage of the winter weather that's affecting you right now. we start in the weather center with meteorologist sally severson. sally: in early this morning with meteorologist jeremy knollson and it is clear and cold. a few high clouds in the southern part of the state early the single digits. the windchills 10-20 degrees below zero. i anticipate a high this afternoon near 14 degrees. a windchill advisory is kicking in tonight. this morning the temperatures 4 at the airport. 9 waukesha. 7 at west bend and kenosha. 9 port washington. here is a look at the windchills ranging from 2 below zero to 16 below zero at beaver dam. theea the increasing wind. the windchill advisories going into t

ben: and i'm ben wagner. melinda has the day off. it's 4:30 on this thursday, december 15th. we're here in the weather center with meteorologist jeremy nelson who's in for sally. dangerously cold temperatures today? >> yes, we have windchill advisories>>ed limit your exposure and dress in layers and limit time outside. it is dangerous if you are in the city minus 15 in milwaukee. some of the other numbers in the 20s below zero. now the first cut forecast for the day, the coffee is trying to warm you up with the numbers, again, these are the actual temperatures, windchills are way below zero. what is ahead? weor watch starts tomorrow. ben: a lot of people are turning to alternative heat sources to keep warm this week, but experts say that can be very dangerous, including space heaters. firefighters say you should keep them away from curtains, carpet and clothes and make sure you have one that automatically turns off if it tips over. avoid using ovens to heat your home, that can lead to fires and carbon monoxide emergencies. if you're using a fireplace, firefighters say you sho

ben. >> thank you, sal. on the traffic 12. this is this is what is left after a crash involved a snowplow. this is going through greenfield. one lane headed in that area. drive times all in the green this morning. ben: a scary situation at the detroit airport when a plane skidded off the runway. adrienne: it happened yesterday. no one was hurt. the delta flight landed then slid off the runway where it got stuck in snow and mud. passengers say the evacuation was calm and orderly although some people did miss their connecting flights. the plane was stuck for hours. >> right now, parts of california are dealing with some serious flooding. ben: it's because of heavy rain and a blizzard. the sierra nevadas had another big blizzard and now that some of it has melted, the water is coming down the mountains into towns and cities. that's along with rainfall. residents say it's the biggest flood they've seen in about a decade, th drops. ben: wisn 12 news time is 4:41. a man trapped underneath ten feet of snow. adrienne: an avalanche is

ben: police are still searching for the shooter. adrienne: a group of brazen teens accused of stealing several cars over months chose the wrong victim. the woman who helped police catch them spoke only to wisn 12 news. >> i went around and placed the toe of my boot in a very socially significant place and told him if he moved or he struggled he would walk funny for the rest of his life and urinate through a tube and i meant it. adrienne: she told police that the teens tried to carjack her but she fought them off. now two 17-year-olds and one 18-year-old are facing charges. according to police, they call themselves the ct mob, short for adrienne: according to court documents, the same suspects are also linked to a car break-in at the home of mixed martial arts star anthony pettis. they were caught on surveillance video trying to get into a cadillac and range rover parked in pettis' driveway. this happened on november 30th. police arrested two of the suspects the same day. police tell us there aren't as many car thefts this year as la

ben: right now, tennessee is of a massive wildfire. the mayor of sevier county, tennessee says the death toll has now reached 14. officials say the fires burned more than 2400 buildings near gatlinburg. it all adds up to half a billion dollars in damage. two teenage boys are facing charges for arson. ben: country music legend dolly parton hosted a telethon last night benefiting people affected by the wildfires. parton is from the gatlinburg area and now owns the resort dollywood there. she performeon lauper, kenny rogers,reba mcentire and several other big names. parton has promised to give each family affected by the fire $1,000 a month for six months. he hopes to raise $13 million. her foundation has already raised nearly $500,000. >> she refers to it as a hand she does in tennessee. here at home, we are keeping an eye on the cold, snow and cold. too early to attach the totals to the snow for friday night and saturday. until then, we deal with the cold. 10 degrees at the airport. the winds are southwest gisting up to 24 and windchill

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ben, back to you. ben: security is tight at recount locations across the state. police and sheriff's deputies are in charge of guarding the facilities. reporter: good morning, ben. the milwaukee police officers outside of the warehouse here where the recount is going to happen and they have been here since yesterday a. lot of tight security here. we are just hours away. the deputies stood guard yesterday as the ballots were moved from the courthouse and loaded them to the moving truck and law enforcement fol truck all the way to south side warehouse. the ballots have around the clock protection. >> once the ballot bags have been opened there will be 24 hr security provided by the sheriff's department. there will be a sheriff's deputy in the building 24 hours a day. well, there will be more than one. there will be at least two sheriff deputies in the building at all times. reporter: now, anyone can go and observe this recount once it is the building. around 130 workers will be here at this milwaukee county recount. again, near kk and maple. it is going to be crowd

ben stein, i don't know. you're equating this i guess with what barack obama did with solyndra and solar power companies, right? >> it is the same government's heavy hand trying to control the free market. >> no it's not and you know it. >> yes, it is. government's heavy hand -- >> you never liked him in the first place and now you're getting childish about it. >> i like donald trump very much. >> no you don't. >> i've lost many friends here in hollywood because i voted for him, but i think he's made a mistake free movement of goods and capital and workers is a big, big part of what makes us a rich country. >> but part of it is your contempt for donald trump. >> no, it's not contempt for him. i think he's great. >> yeah capitalism. >> you're goading the wrong person here. >> final word on the subject. >> well, the one thing we haven't talked about is the real enemy here is automation, that's why these jobs are going away. donald trump's not going to be able to do anything about it, unions won't be able to do

ben: what? nichole: wendy's will then pay 90 cents on the dollar for every key tag to the dave thomas foundation that helps children so you're doing good. the tags are available at most wendy's locations. tags on the company's website have already sold t. you can get a frosty while ben: i will have to google them. up next, kanye west released from the hospital after suffering a mental breakdown. what's now being said about the tour he cancelled. nichole: but first, let's see what's coming up new at 6:00 with ed. ed we're following breaking news : in lawrence, where a decapitated body has been found. also breaking, gronk just hours away from going unr thknife . new at 6:00, we're learning more about the back surgery that cod keep him off the field for also new tonight, why -- >> you to stop going on the 15th as the law provides. ed: why massachusetts' new marijuana law may not go into effect on time. we're hearing from the massachusetts woman who says she has proof a mountain lion visited her pro

ben: turns out he's a fake. he dressed up as a pizza delivery driver and stole packages from front steps in indianapolis. one homeowner caught the thief on camera. the box he got away with only had a pair of slippers inside. those slippers. police haven't found the fake pizza guy yet. the rightful owner is now warning people in the area that this could happen to them too. ben: another unusual package thief, this one in missouri. adrienne: the victim is calling her the granny who stole christmas. the elderly woman caught on camera stealing packages from front porches. the victim says she took three packages from his porch all in front of a surveillance camera and she was driving a hummer at the time. that's interesting. the victim says she looks like an ordinary person but admits this could be an elaborate disguise. ben: i don't know if i am qualified to say yes. adrienne: wisn 12 news time is 5:41. a silver lining. ben: some heavy rain leading to flooding in california and bringing some good news along with it.

let's start with ben. ben, set the stage for us here. what happened? >> reporter: about 3:00 in the morning, italian police patrol stopped a man outside the giovani train station in the suburbs of milan. a working class neighborhood. there they asked him for his identification. something not unusual at 3:00 in the mortganing in the italian c. he reached in the backpack and rather than pulling out an identification card, he pulled out a.22-caliber pistol and shot a police officer in the shoulder. italian media said he took cover behind a car and continued to sho shoot. another officer returned fire and killed him. police found on his body ticket stub that would indicate he traveled from france to germany. he went through turin. went to the main train station in milan and then went to the train station in the suburbs. the question is why did he go to that particular train station outside of milan and who is he going to meet? >> ben wedeman in rome, thank you. >> we want to bring in josh rogin. in washington, d.c. josh, in the last couple days or hours, y

ben? ben: because of the extreme temperatures shelters are more details from the newsroom. hillary? hillary: many homeless shelters in milwaukee are filled to capacity as people try to stay warm, but even though some are full, the county says people in need have some other options for dealing with the cold. bay view's tippecanoe presbyterian church is one shelter that's turning people away. wisn 12 news spoke to workers there, some of whom used to be homeless, so they understand the struggle of surviving in extreme cold. >> it's the worst place you could ever imagine, you spend all your energy trying to stay warm. hillary: the county says even though some shelters are full, there are other options. if you or someone you know are looking for a place to stay, you can get information by dialing 211. live in the news room "wisn 12 news this morning." >> a thank you, hillary. adrienne: we're expecting to get more information about fond du lac fire rescue's cold weather program tomorrow. in the meantime, we know fire crews will be handing out sleeping bags to homeless people in the area t

ben cardin: i am not a santos -- scientists. all i know is what we passed the clean air and water act, democrats and republicans working together said, we want to go where science access. we want to make sure we use the best science to keep people healthy in america. people were dying from dirty water and dirty air. i am proud of the fact that we came together as a nation and dealt with environment will issues. -- environmental issues. scientists are telling us we have a problem we can do something about in climate change. there are certain steps we can take that will help protect the globe in the future. that is not what a politician is telling you. that is what science tells us. these are things we can do that not only will help us on the environment, it will help us with jobs and help with national security on energy. there are ways that we can come together as a nation using what science is telling us we can do to help the economy and security. that is what i am suggesting. i think that is the right path. i think democrats a

ben, thank you. so much more to come including a new year's resolution to finally deal with our nearly $20 trillion debt. no one else is talking about it, but you know we will. stay right here. >>> coming up, how the next administration is preparing it take on our mounting debt plus a milestone year for markets. >>> we are a little less than three weeks away from inauguration day and the nation's debt, nearing 20 trillion dollars. a number that doesn't even makeceps, but neither party is talking about tackling it. ben stine says if we don't bring it down, it's going to come crashing down on all of us. unfortunately i share your doomsday outlook, ben stine. what do you think is really going to happen here? >> well, my very smart father used to say if a thing cannot go on forever it will stop and that's true of the national debt growth, too. but whether it stops in two years or carefully worked out plan -- >> your father was -- >> but the interest rates are rising, its will be a burden as long as they

ben? >> thank you, sal. new, a wrong way driver hitting a snowplow on it happened on the eastbound site of i-43 in green field. the officials say that a person was talken to the hospital. the plow was part of the clean up crew. >> the milwaukee four inch rule is in effect. that impacts where you can park around the tim. tim is live on the east side and tim, i'm hoping you brought a scraper. good idea. have a scraper in the car with you tuesday. you are going to need it. take a look at the road conditions here. this is east side. bell view right here. not too bad. a little slush right there. for the most part it is clear. we are talking about the parking. look at this sign, no parking when snowfall of four inches of more. you have to move your the streets if four or more inches of snow. in the overnight hours, the cars in certain neighborhoods had to park on the even or the odd side of the street depending on the date. last night for example was december 11th and people had to park on the odd side of the stre

reporter: good morning, ben. carbon monoxide dangers are big in th health problems that come up from being in the cold conditions. we have the lieutenant here with us this morning, now, you don't want to wind up in the back of one of these, if you do, this is how they are going to help you and get your body temperature back up or treating frostbite. >> the top priority is getting the patient out of the cold and into the warmth of the ambulance. we send extra firefighters to some warm packs. we put that around the core area of the patients. we also carry a heater to warm up the blankets to wrap the patients in. and we have warm iv fluids as well. >> when you are fighting the fires out there, you were saying, you bring in a lot more crews and taking a lot of breaks. this is tough for you as well? >> definitely. we upgrade quickly and extra levels and more firefighters will be coming in to help out. >> thank you very much. very, very helpful tips. for now, live inside of the fire department "wisn 12 news this mornin

ben, what do you think? >> i love charles' picks and i admire him very much, and god bless him for making money, and i hope he becomes one of my neighbors very soon, but i will always go with the indexes and i will always go with mr. buffett. >> even though he's had triple digit gains in some of his picks? >> god bless him. i'll just say god bless him. >> merry christmas, everyone. the call for freedom continues. >>> crush the terrorists by crushing their money machine. the same week we see a deadly terror attack in berlin and a man arrested in virginia for trying to send cash to isis. now a house report is calling on president-elect trump to have the government team up even more with private companies to cut off the terrorists' money supply once and for all. will it work or will it just create more useless bureaucracy? hi, everybody. i'm david asman. let's go with steve forbes, sabrina schafer, bruce jabson. steve, is this report on

ben asked if i wanted to say it. i said no let's just do it. , charlie: do you like rehearsal before a film? >> i love it. i love doing theater, and that's probably my favorite part of the job, the 6 weeks you get investigating and getting forensic on text. and i think that the muscle of doing that means i do find it easier to learn lines because of that experience. but rehearsing, i love. charlie: much success, my friend. >> thank you very love doing the show. charlie: thank you so much. great to have you here. "live by night" opens in limited releases christmas day and the nationwide january 13. ♪ ♪ charlie: "hidden figures" tells the true story of three women in the 1960's working at nasa. they are part of a small group of mathematicians and engineers that were referred to as colored computers. their calculations have launched the first americans into space. here is the trailer for the film. >> you're going to end up unemployed in this pile of junk. >> you're welcome to walk for 16 miles. or sit on the back of

i think that ben carson has the aptitude to do great things but i think ben carson's adviser himself a couple weeks ago said that ben carson wasn't ready or qualified to be a cabinet head. i think he's made some troubling statements in the past and the list goes on and on and on. ben carson actually doesn't believe in the fair housing act, for an example. i look forward to his confirmation hearing. but i do think that ben carson kind of fits this mold of just grabbing someone and placing them somewhere and hopefully they'll fit. we'll just have to see. i'm willing to give ben carson a chance because for many of us, regardless of his politics, ben carson has been a hero. politically speaking, the policies i don't adhere to but he's still a hero so hopefully he will do well. our country needs him to. >> so ben carson is this brilliant surgeon so why not attorney general or something that maybe a doctor is expert in? >> yeah. like health and human services, maybe? i don't know the answer to that question. >> andre, do you know? >> well, i don't know specifically but -- i can hear you ju

adams, is it, i have so missed the -- >> ben franklin is literally world famous at this point. on the other hand, he was considered very close to the parliament and the brits. really had been spending years in london and had cozied up quite nicely to the powers that be there. >> there were some people who thought either he was a british spy or he had sort of gone over to the british and they looked at him with considerable suspicion. >> while you were busy cavorting in london, we have been dragging these colonies toward liberty. and no up-jumped printer grasping for oil table scraps is going to stand in my way. >> there was no jump. it was a long climb. i came to philadelphia with barely a dutch dollar in my pocket, and through a regiment of hard work, i made success of myself. >> franklin borrows money to buy a print shop, gibeginning of a successful franchise. leads to writing four almanacs, collection of franklin's witty sayings and useful advice making him one of the wealthiest, most famous men in america. >> i still own the living with my hands, and because of that, some d

charlie: how did ben influence your character? >> i first met ben when i was about 15, so a couple of years ago. i do not think i would get the part because the way it was written -- i looked at her as older. then and i spoke, and one of the best qualities of hers is that childlike. we talked about that, that she is still a little girl and she has gone through so much. loretta is very nostalgic about her childhood. to keep the little girl seen that -- having most of my scenes were with ben, it was nice to have that support because he would create such an environment where you want to give, you want to create. charlie: let me take a look at this. >> let me apologize. i want to ask you a few the amenable to cutting the female issue from your service. in exchange, we will create a business here, which will reduce the sinfulness that comes with poverty and idle hands. if you want to contribute to the church, we want to build a few churches. >> if god rewrites the bible to cast gambling is virtuous, i will refrain from speaking against

ben and his family took the dog. fell in love with her then were devastated to learn the rightful owners had come forward. >> it was the most bittersweet day. it was because i know i was taking a dog away from the family that was watching it for eight days but i knew it was going back to the owners. >> reporter: firefighters had no up tension of letting this story of puppy love end with a broken heart. so they reach out to the folks at justice rescue where russ harper had just the replacement abandoned pup they had just taken in. >> i believe that during those hard times that this little boy and his family is going to face moving forward i think that this puppy will add a lot of love and compassion and to me animals can fix anything. >> reporter: firefighters all packed into the firehouse kitchen alongside ben's family a ranged for santa claus himself to present ben, nathan and little brother joseph with their brand new puppy. >> this is a puppy. >> the firefighters went one further. donating a small mountain of toys

ben carson didn't say radical islam. islam, islam is inconsistent with the constitution of the united states. michael flynn, i watched his speech last night in totality. he said islam is not a religion. >> let's deal with ben carson for a second. ben carson if you look at law, it does not co exist, it cannot constitute with our constitution. >> ben, you can quantify it. i don't want christian law in america either. i don't want the bible or the koran or the basis of the u.s. law. the bible shouldn't be the basis of u.s. law either. that's a different discussion. the reality is, ben, people are suffering in this country. an off-duty new york police officer hate crime against her. a person was arrested calling her a terrorist. mta officer. by guys that get out of this country. >> let's be clear, i condemn that the same way you do but you also have not mentioned any of the crimes that have been committed in this country whether it was the fort hood multiple shootings there and san bernardino, et cetera. you haven't mentione

ben has long way torque but now he'll have a special nurse by his side, one with four legs, big floppy ears and a cold wet knows. i'm bruce gordon, fox 29 news. >>> no better medicine. that's for sure op your radar tonight. not bad out there right now. but that is about to change. mike masco. >> unfortunately it's not going to be the white type of christmas more of a wet christmas eve expected by tomorrow. take look the ultimate doppler nothing going on across town you see this falling over south central pennsylvania this is not reaching the ground, however, we are expecting that the change as we go into the overnight hours he is special fool tomorrow here's the shot in old city towards market street it's 39 degrees with a southwesterly win coming at five. feels like temperature coming at 36. bar row row metric pressure starting to drop an indication of a storm about to moving in our direct. 3 degrees above average this afternoon. made it to 46 at philadelphia international airport. again, normally should be 43. last year 70 degrees. wow that felt great. here's what's going on right n

ben asked me and i said no that's just do it. i hadn't said it outloud yet. >> rose: did you like -- >> i love doing face hair which is probably my favorite part investigating and get forensic on text. i think the muscle of doing that means i do find it easier to learn lines because of that experience. >> rose: good to have you. >> thank you very much. >> loved doing the show. >> rose: thank you. great to have you here. live by night opens christmas day limited release and then nationwide on january 13th. >> rose: hidden figures is a new film that tells a true story of three african american women working in the 1960's. kathryn johnson, dorothy bonn and mary jackson were a small group of mathematicians and engineers. they were referred to as colored computers. they have launched the first americans into space. here is the trail for the film. >> you all go employed riding around in this pile of junk. >> you're welcome. >> to sit on the back of the bus. >> do you have identification on you. >> nasa. >> nassa i didn't know they hire

i'm not sure that ben carson is an expert in this field. maybe surgeon general. >> why can't ben carson surround himself at hud with people who understand housing urban and development and bring deficies and he'll process the information saying you're doing it all wrong, here's the new way of looking at it or here's how i see it. >> he's going to have the opportunity to make that case in his confirmation hearings. typically you put people in with basic issue area of the major federal agency -- >> how has that been working for us. all of these people who backed donald trump, they want him to bust up the system. they don't like to look to the past as the example of how the future needs to be and i venture to see they love to see somebody like ben carson go in and take an agency, be it hud, whatever it is, and just bring new p perspectives to it so we don't get the same results. >> this is the million dollar question of the trump preside y presidency. the voters who put him in the office wanted to roll a grenade in the room and blow up the sys

newscenter 5's ben simmoneau joins us now with more, ben? ben: nichole, lots of numbers tossed around this afternoon, but we now know at least 800 jobs will be saved at the carrier air-conditioning plant. the president-elect, and vice president-elect mike pence toured the indianapolis plant, cheered on by workers. there will still be some job losses, perhaps as many as 1200, in fact but united technologies, , carrier's owner, says it will re-invest in the plant to expand production beyond air conditioners. >> we can't allow this to happen anymore with our country. so many jobs are leaving and going to other countries. not just mexico, many countries. and china is making so much of our product. the goodwill that you have engendered by doing this all over the world, frankly, but within our country, you watch how fast you're going to make it . ben: carrier will also get about 7 million dollars in tax incentives. that's about $8,700 a job there. trump also admitted that his promise to save carrier was initially only a symbol, he actually thought

ben, donald trump's on the phone! hud? >> donald trump picks his one-time rival ben carson to be housing secretary but critics are voicing concern this morning over whether the former neurosurgeon is qualified. >>> plus is joe biden hoping to return to the white house? the vice president leaves the door open to a possible presidential run in 2020. >>> a mistrial has been declared in the case of a police officer seen on camera

ben, let me bring you in here, we have a loyalist certainly of ben carson. i want to get you on the record of a potential of john hunts man and the value he brings of secretary of state over mitt romney. explain the rivalry between mitt romney and john huntsman and how mitt romney is not a happy man today. >> i think mitt romney would be happy of having the competition in this. >> come on, now. >> he and john huntsman have had similar background and huntsman has been an ambassador to china which qualifies him for foreign work. >> donald trump threw out many of his picks and wanted to set up a competition between people. this gives him more choices. >> do you put that much sugar on most of the things you say about romney and john huntsman? >> only when i get a load of questions. >> thank you, anne thomason and halie jackson and peter alexander. we have a press conference happening taking place by the tribe. their permit was denied by the u.s. core of engineer to put a pipeline on the lake and on the missouri river. it is a big move for protesters that's been

ben carson have to be hud secretary? >> dr. ben carson is a leader. he's a solutionist. this is what -- >> no qualifications. >> one at a time. >> he actually does, simone. i respect this panel, but this is what the mainstream media, this is what the consultant class, and this is what the political class fails to realize. americans are looking for people who are making -- taking a fresh look at things, making new decisions, and that is why dr. carson is going to be an excellent secretary of hud. >> these are just mindless platitudes. i haven't noticed any outcry from the american people demanding that ben carson be hud secretary. the question is very simple. you keep talking about the fact that he's a great neurosurgeon. look, lebron james is a leader, an incredibly talented -- sorry. why don't you let me finish? >> let him finish, dina. >> leadership. extraordinary talent in one arena does not necessarily translate if you don't have any background in the area that you're working on. this is a management job and it requires a knowledge of housing policy. dr. ben carson h

>> ben, hey, ben, we're not going to do this tonight. you're going to let me finish. the number of intelligence agencies have now indicated clearly that there was russian interference in the election process. mr. trump said one thing during the campaign. i think the electors have a right as they do in many states to follow their conscience. we'll see what happens tomorrow. >> ben. the 12th amendment doesn't obligate the electors to vote one way or another. you still take issue with what mayor nutter is saying. why? >> the fact you're even implying that somehow this may have not been a free and fair election, i would ask the people that vote in this election if they felt like -- >> i didn't imply it. the intelligence agencies is. >> let me finish. you say that all of a sudden because hillary clinton got the popular vote, you use that again to dig at donald trump to imply he's not truly the president-elect. he is. this is just undermining -- >> i didn't say that. >> you said this is unprecedented and we have a president that didn't win the popular vote. >> you said the

i'm ben wagner. >> it is 5:00, monday, december 12th. right now on "wisn 12 news this morning", the packers keep their playoff dreams alive. the crucial plays from the defense that helped the green and gold pick up their third win in a row. >> plus, a messy morning across southeast wisconsin. there is a lot the clean up. we have team coverage with the conditions. sally? >> the snow is ending across southern wisconsin. now the snow flying over the u.p. and lower michigan and headed to the sen trat part of the great lakes. morning. now early morning temperatures cool spot 18 at the dells. 19 beaver dam. 25 milwaukee, racine and kenosha. single digit chills. feeling like 1 # 4 at mitchell. today breezy low to mid 20s. a slow fall later in the day and wednesday. >> new, a wrong way driver hits a snowplow on the interstate. it happened this morning on eastbound i-43 in green field. one person was take ton the hospital. it appears that the plow was part of the milwaukee county clean up crew. that clean up is continuing this snowplow crews are