Elizabeth Wadas TV

I’ll take one for the team, @IRE_NICAR , and investigate why beignets aren’t illegal for being SO DAMN DELICIOUS. #IRE #IRE50

People have been leaving Baldwin’s watch party. Some voters say it’s because they expect the race to take a long time to be called, so they would rather go home and call it a night.

Young voters are making up the majority of Baldwin’s party goers so far. More people are sitting in the theater seats behind this photo.

Senator Tammy Baldwin is holding a watch party tonight at the Orpheum Theater starting at 8pm. I will be covering the Senator’s campaign all evening. @CamberynKelley will be covering her opponent, Eric Hovde. @wmtv15news

Obama takes the stage. Says he was late because his plane in Chicago was leaking oil. The rally is running more than an hour behind.

On the first day of in person absentee voting in Wisconsin, @GovTimWalz and @BarackObama make a campaign stop in Madison. Both democrats are expected to speak a little after 1pm. I’m talking to attendees ahead of the main event. @wmtv15news

@wmtv15news Kasenia Mazurek from West Bend and her sister aren’t old enough to vote yet, but the two have been dancing non-stop to the DJ music ahead of the rally. Kasenia tells me she supports Harris because she is intelligent and kind. She is also a big fan of Governor Walz. @wmtv15news

@wmtv15news For Colleen Robson from Lodi, the most important issue is supporting public education. She says she has met Walz before in the education sphere and is excited to see a teacher on the ticket. @wmtv15news

@Emilee_Fannon Amazing interview, Emilee!

Other takeaways on Hovde: -supports Biden's initiative to use federal aid to remove lead pipes -acknowledged Trump's disputed claims of 2020 and if elected, would certify the 2024 results -believes “man is influencing climate” when asked about climate change

BREAKING: We confirmed with a UW plant expert this is cannabis in a flower bed outside the Wisconsin State Capitol. The expert does not know if it is hemp or the drug type. Testing would have to happen to determine that.

Just found out I received a Murrow in the investigative category for my open records fight with @MMSDschools which ultimately lead to an investigation into the former head of the communications department, Tim Lemonds. youtube.com/watch?v=Q3kcrh…

Media awaiting an update on the active shooter situation at Mt. Horeb Middle School. We are told @JoshKaulWI will be here along with Mt. Horeb Superintendent Steve Salerno.

Giles sat forward straight faced when verdict was read.

Verdict: 12 jurors vote NO. Giles did not have a mental defect at the time of the crime. It’s unanimous. He is guilty and not insane. That means he faces life in prison.

Closing arguments begin in a few minutes in the case of Marshawn Giles, the man already found guilty of killing a 20 month old baby girl and assaulting her mother. Phase two of the trial is for the jury to decide if Giles did the crime under mental defect, the insanity plea.

The defendant, Marshawn Giles, was just brought in.