Director of National Intelligence Pick

1p: Miz on the Mound

Wisconsin's Midday News has your Three Big Things. Guests include ABC News National Correspondent Steven Portnoy and TMJ4 News Chief Meteorologist Brian Niznansky. We wrap up with a spotlight on the Milwaukee Brewers PA Announcer.

Director of National Intelligence Pick

ABC News National Correspondent Steven Portnoy talks about how President Trump announced on Thursday a permanent pick to head the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, after the uproar over his temporary pick risked derailing the renewal of a key surveillance law. Trump said that he is nominating the current U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton to head the intelligence agency. Apart from the national security cases he oversaw while serving as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, Clayton also lacks experience in intelligence gathering and national security matters, which doesn't sit well with Democrats. Trump's announcement comes after both the House and Senate earlier Thursday failed to pass extensions of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which is set to expire at the end of the day today.

Three Big Things - 6/12

1. It is now increasingly likely that the authorization of a key intelligence tool will expire at the end of the day today. 2. The UFC is preparing to hold a fight night at the White House this weekend, on President Trump's 80th birthday. 3. Chai Vang has died. He was convicted of killing six deer hunters in Sawyer County in Wisconsin in 2004.

12p: Protect the Cattle

Wisconsin's Midday News has your Now at Noon headlines. Guests include Wisconsin native/California resident Caitlin Morrall. We also talk about how Milwaukee Bucks Co-Owner Jimmy Haslam said last month that he'd like to resolve the Giannis Antetokounmpo situation "before the draft" and more confirmed cases of the screwworm.

Rinderknecht Federal Trial Underway

Wisconsin native/California native Caitlin Morrall talks about how the federal trial for Jonathan Rinderknecht is underway in California. While Caitlin's home is still standing, she and her family have been displaced since January of 2025. How does she and others in her community view all of this? How are things progressing at home, is it nearing livability?