Milwaukee voters risk being exposed to coronavirus to cast their ballots

Most voters wore protective gear, such as masks and gloves, and tried their best to stay six feet apart.

THANKS FOR JOINING.AFTER MUCHCONFUSION AND POLITICALBATTLES -- ELECTION DAY ISHAPPENING TODAY IN WISCONSIN.GOVERNOR TONY EVERS SIGNED ANEXECUTIVE ORDER YESTERDAY TOMOVE IN-PERSON VOTING TO JUNEOUT OF CONCERNS OVER THECORONAVIRUS SPREADING.

JUST ACOUPLE HOURS LATER, THE STATESUPREME COURT STRUCK DOWN THEGOVERNOR'S THIS -- AS FEARS OFTHE CORONAVIRUS ARE FORCINGPEOPLE TO BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS ATTHE POLLS.THE LATEST NUMBERSSHOW THERE ARE OVER 25-HUNDREDCASES -- AND 89 DEATHS INWISCONSIN.FROEDERT -- THELATEST OF SEVERAL HOSPITALS INOUR AREA WHO SAY THEY HAVEREFRIDGERATED TRUCKS ON SITEFOR A MAKESHIFT MORGUE.WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE ABOUTTODAY'S HISTORIC ELECTION --AND BEGIN WITH RYAN JENKINS --WITH HOW VOTERS ARE PROTECTINGTHEMSELVES AT RIVERSIDE HIGHSCOOL.THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LINED UPHERE AT RIVERSIDE UNIVERSITYHIGH SCHOOL THIS MORNING....DRESSED TO COMBAT THECORONAVIRUS WITH MASKS ANDGLOVES ... WAITING TO EXERCISETHEIR RIGHT TO VOTE.06:46:50 They couldn't keep usaway from the polls.WITH ASTATEWIDE "SAFER ATHOME"ORDER STILL IN EFFECT...VOTERS HAD MIXED EMOTIONS ASTHEY RISKED BEING EXPOSED TOTHE CORONAVIRUS ON ELECTIONDAY.(SAMUEL HOGAN, VOTER)06:46:56 We are very upsetthat we are here right now.SOME WERE UPSET WITH THE STATECOURT'S DECISION TO OVERTURNTHE GOVERNOR'S ORDER TOPOSTPONE THE ELECTION UNTILJUNE.OTHERS ... WERE HAPPYTHAT ELECTION WENT ON ASPLANNED.(RICHARD PAKIWSKI,VOTER)07:03:30 I would ratherwait in this line hand andhand, come together as anAmerican to come exercise thisgreat god given right to vote.FOR VOTER JAMES MCMAHN, THEDECISION TO HOLD THIS ELECTIONTODAY... HITS CLOSE TO HOME.07:09:48 My father-in-law isin the ICU right nowWITHDANGEROUS SYMPTOMS ... HISFATHER IN-LAW IS AWAITING THERESULTS OF A CORONAVIRUS TEST.07:09:51 I'm voting for himtoday.07:10:24 The electionshould've been postponed nodoubt.

No question.MEANWHILE,INSIDE SOUTH DIVISION HIGHSCHOOL ... ELECTION OFFICIALSARE DRESSED LIKE MEDICALPERSONNEL.

VOTING BOOTHS AREWIPED DOWN AND DISINFECTEDAFTER EACH USE.AND THESE SPOTSON THE GROUND HELP ENSUREEVERYONE STAYS AT LEAST SIXFEET APART.08:59:15 This isunprecedented.ELECTIONOFFICALS HERE ... ARE TRYINGTO PROVIDE REASSURANCE...09:01:23 We are committed tomaking sure everyone gets tovote regardless of what thepolitics are.A HISTORIC ANDUNEASY DAY FOR MANY VOTERS INWISCONSIN.(GENERIC TAG:REPORTING IN MILWAUKEE, I'MRYAN JENKINS)WITH IT BEING NOON, OFFICIALSTELL ME ANOTHER RUSH OF VOTERSIS EXPECTED TO CREATE A SECONDROUND OF LONG LINES HERETHROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THEAFTERNOON.POLLS ARE OPEN UNTIEIGHT O'CLOCK TONIGHT.LIVENEAR RIVERSIDE UNIVERSITY HIGHSCHOOL, RYAN JENKINS, TMJ-4NEWS.