greer: how do you do, miss kathy anderson? kathy: i'm quite excellent. thank you, miss garson. greer: i am happy to hear that. won't you come in, miss anderson? kathy: thank you. i'd be highly impressed to do so. shall we sit down? kathy: let's do. kathy: i never eat any other kind. greer: me neither. kathy: mmm, they're divine. greer: aren't they though? kathy: indeed. tell me, what do you think about the world, miss garson? greer: well, i think there's a lot to be said about it, and by the way, miss anderson, what college are you attending now? kathy: oh, i'm not in college quite yet. but you look so grown up, and you have such intellectual praise especially for one so pretty. kathy: oh, really, i'm not any ... greer: oh, but you are. you are. hollywood would be interested in you. do tell me how do you get so intellectual? kathy: well, greer, i read a lot, greer: it all sounds so simple when you say it. i shall always remember you, kath because you are so brilliant. kathy: oh, thank you, but i'm not really bud: here, birdbrain. come on knucklehead, dinner's on. (audience laugh

anderson. yes, we live on maple drive. kathy? oh, just a minute. - hey don't get that polish all over the patio or mom will skin ya. - i wont, i'm almost through, how do they look? - me? - i think it's one of your shoe-shine customers. - oh, i have so many. how would you like to be my secretary? - how would you like a hit in the head? - it's a mrs. avery. you remember that name among your customers? - hmm, i don't remember it. well i have so many. i picked up 13 pairs of shoes. the only customer i really know is mrs. davis next door. the others, i just went up and rang the doorbell. - well, i think you've done very well. - thank you. yes, this is kathy. - dear, i gave you mr. avery's shoes to shine. are they finished? - oh they must be. i'm working on the last pair right now. - and you think we can have them in about a half an hour? - oh sure, they'll be right over, mrs. avery. goodbye. that was one of my customers who wanted her husband's shoes. you know, like that customer that just phoned. which pair of shoes did she give you?

-kathy, kathy anderson. -stop. -i'm okay. -you must remember, look where you're going when you're around the pool. watch that, kathy. -if you were deliberately trying to make me look bad in front of mrs. ellis, you couldn't have done better. -i didn't do it on purpose. i'm sorry. before you've even earned any. -alright girls, over this way for the swim test. -now get in there and swim like you've never swam before. -well, i'll try. -that's not good enough, you've got to win. you've got to be the best. -you can do it, just make up your mind to do it. go on. -i'm listening, listening to the house. i never realized how quiet it would be without the children. -you miss them already? -well certainly, don't you? no little ones fleeing the wrath of the big ones, no shouted accusations. i don't think there's been a sound in the house since they left, even the telephone quit ringing. -betty's treasured diary. her most secret innermost thoughts, which she'd rather die than have anyone see. so here it is, right where she left it after al

kathy: the shooting of jay anderson happened in june. milwaukee police conducted the initial investigation as the outside agency. they sent the dashcam video to the state department of justice to be enhanced. they completed their investigation in late july. the investigation is now in the hands of the district attorney who will determine whether the officer will face charges. we checked in with the d.a. today who says there is no timeline on when that decision will be made. joyce: milwaukee police are searching for a man they say punched and kicked a 30-year-old woman after she turned down his sexual advances. police say the woman was trying to catch the bus near 21st and keefe early sunday morning when the attack occurred. politely as possible she was not interested. he got upset, punched her in the back of the head, called her names and then proceeded to kick her repeatedly in the ribs. the only reason he stopped was because she was reaching for her purse, she had a taser in her purse, and he thought she was reaching for a gun. joyce:

kathy anderson is path's fis physician. while she believes medical marijuana is changing lives, not everyone is on board. it's not a prescription or an over-the-counter for 50 patients. for many it's delivered right to their door. frst they have to qualify for compassionate use in the state of florida. >> the majority of are cancer patients in different stages of cancer. i've had multiple cancers, going through cheem mow. the cbd helps them feel better undergoing the chemotherapy. medical cannabis. one has thc, the chemical associated with the high. others with seizure disorders or severe muscle spasm are re restricted orvy avial with a strain less than 3% thc. three months later, caitlin sees a change. how many a day were you having on the seizures? >> i would say two to three maybe. >> >> none. >> as far as side effects go? >> none. >> it was like a curtain drew open, and just like something in my brain went like this. and i was like, oh my gosh. it makes me kind of weepy. >> suzanne can spend more time outside in the day

kathy: hello? blonde woman: may i speak to james anderson junior please? kathy: who? oh, you mean bud! just a minute. for you. blonde woman: mr. anderson? i'm calling from the springfield times. i'd like to get a story on the high school junior class picnic. bud: well, i assigned nancy crail and barbara shane to get food, dutch miller to line up the entertainment, frank dennis for transportation, and earl paige to arrange for the park, ?4 dick harvey to get the refreshments. yes, it's going to be on saturday. blonde woman: you certainly seem to have it organized, mr. derson. thank you very much. itehat' alrigh goodb. th was the naper. planning to run a big story on me, i guess. say, dad, how old were you when you found out you were an executive? jim: i don't know. when it comes it will hit you just like that. incidentally, outside the house i am known as mr. anderson. jim: honey, are you sure that's our bud, the shrinking violet margaret: you wanted him to try his wings. in the middle of the kitchen? jim: good morning, kids. betty: good morning, father. kathy: good morning, daddy. bud:

kathy: as mike anderson reports, a lot of people wanted to give her a hero's welcome. >> u.s. army reservist major micki simmons has been deployed her husband ray and three kids just found out she was coming home about 40 hours ago. >> i didn't expect this at all. i'm just very thankful to be home and thank you everyone for your support especially to my , family, and, my god it's been , a long 10-11 months so just really glad to be home. >> major simmons is an individual augmentee, meaning she did not deploy as a unit, so she did not have aof so a bunch of ray's co-workers and friends at ge planned this welcome home surprise. >> it was long and crazy and very challenges but there is , still a lot to do so keep , those soldiers and airmen that are still deployed in your prayers and in your thoughts because they don't get to celebrate this just yet. >> while major simmons has been retired army reservist himself and the children have had to , fend for themselves. >> i don't think multitasking is a natural element for men and i just started realizing that and appreciate my wife so

kathy: hello. muley: is this where betty anderson lives? kathy: she's eating dinner, come on in. muley: i'm sorry, i'm early i guess. just tell her i was here. bud: well no, don't go away. hey betty, muley's here! say, how are things on the team? betty: run along, children. you're just a little ahead of time, merle. i didn't expect you until seven or seven thirty. muley: yeah, i'm early. i'll come back later. betty: you may as well come in i'll just wait out here. betty: you can't stand out here, come in the house. muley: i'll just sit down on the step and read or something. betty: you're not going to sit out here and read now come in the house right now. go in the living room and sit down. i'll be finished with dinner in just a minute. now this paragraph's important. it explains the social forces which motivated the writings of this particular period and-- merle, please pay attention. just look at the book. no, here, right here. the romantic era is typified by the shorter works of such writers at the time as-- there's no use trying to do any more tonight you're just not listenin

kathy: graphic photos just released, raising new questions about the shooting death of jay anderson by wauwatosa police. kathy: they show the scene inside the car in which anderson was sitting when he was killed, back in june. kent wainscott is at madison park in wauwatosa, where that shooting happened. kent: the photos show the interior of the car, still stained with jay anderson's blood, when police released it we have blurred some of the more graphic photos. today we spoke with his fiancee and his father about what they saw and why the family has decided to share the disturbing images. jay anderson, sr. describes his first look at the car in which his son was shot and killed by a wauwatosa police officer >> it's horrifying. i mean, it's horrifying. kent: the shooting happened in june, but family didn't get the car until recently going public with photos they took of the interior. we have blurred the some of pictures, which show blood stains remaining, months after the shooting. >> i feel like he was left there to bleed out with all the blood i seen, and i just feel like it was wrong

anderson. (applauding and complimenting millie) - [kathy] oh, millie, you're gorgeous. - millie, you look lovely. - betty did it. it was all her idea. (car horn beeping) - [kathy] oh, the boys are here. - [margaret] oh, hurry up, girls! - [jim] here we go, come on. rful time and don't stay out too late now. oh, don't forget your corsages! - two more beautiful girls springfield has never seen. - how'd you get so pretty all of a sudden? - that's a fine question. - well, the answer's very simple. you learn something from everyone you meet. - yes. don't we though? (car horn beeping) come on, we have to go! (upbeat orchestral music) and jane wyatt (children giggling) with elinor donahue, billy gray, and lauren chapin in father knows best. yeah, this really swims. - is that good? - good, it's pale green. who'd you say you got this from? - wes coglund, he's an old friend of mine. i don't believe you've ever met him. - is he that bachelor friend of yours? - yes, he won it in a raffle at a sportsmen's luncheon. he needs another gun like a hole in the head.

kathy: again, the shooting of jay anderson happened in june. milwaukee police conducted the initial investigation. as the outside agency, they sent the dashcam video to the state department of justice to be enhanced, they completed their investigation in late july. attorney who will determine whether the officer will face charges. we checked in with the d.a. today, who says there is no timeline on when that decision will be made. joyce: an update to breaking news -- six people are dead in a school bus crash in chattanooga. 23 others are hurt. the bus was carrying elementary school children, kindergartners through fifth graders. the bus was on its side wrapped around a tree. wisn 12 news at. kathy: windows shattered, and buildings shook, as a planned demolition got out of hand on milwaukee's east side. it's after part of a wall crashed onto farwell avenue this morning. that's where 12 news' terry sater joins us live. terry, you talked to witnesses who took pictures of the aftermath. terry: neighbors say the building demolition had been underway

kathy: another big story, new information on the police shooting of jane anderson -- jay anderson in wauwatosa. the attorney for anderson's faly times and had his hands up just prior to the shooting. 12 news nick bohr is live at madison park. and nick, the information is in a notice of claim to the city. >> that notice of injury is the first step in what will likely be a civil lawsuit. attorney jon safran says anderson wasn't bothering anybody here after hours last june when the officer approached his car, saw a gun on the seat, anderson to death. that notice of injury was filed yesterday and includes the officer's name, joseph mensah. it says mensah was back patrolling the streets after being involved in another fatal shooting just 11 months earlier. the filing indicates mensah may have filed for disability after that shooting but was denied. , neither we nor anderson's attorney have been able to confirm that. the tosa city attorney has refused to comment. the family's been shown enhanced quad video they say shows -- squad video they say shows anderson lowering his arms just before

kathy: as wisn 12 news mike anderson reports only on 12 tonight, one marquette university professor is just thankful to be alive. >> how old are you now? you are six? is that mean you are in first grade? >> dr. brian hodgson of the marquette university dental faculty is literally back from the dead. the 55-year-old was out for a couple months ago and had a heart attack. >> i remember going down there and maybe running one or two laps, but everything -- the next thing i remember is waking up two weeks later. >> my mom called me and said your dad just woke up. i was like, oh, my god, are you kidding me? >> his daughter amanda is a student at marquette and she's also on the track team. she says her dad works out more than she does. here. >> much of the credit goes to the lacrosse trainer aaron doering who was practicing nearby when the doctor went down. >> he wasn't breathing. he was gasping a little bit. no pulse, and we just started cpr. >> the doctor returned to work this week, teaching future dentists and treating patients. >>'s got telling me i want to do something else or is he tell

reporting live tonight mike anderson, wisn 12 news. kathy: thank you. toya: thank you, mike. this isn't the first time 12 news investigated similar cases last year. they include a woman followed home to richfield and robbed while in her own driveway. we have surveillance video of woman being followed by a man accused of following her to her greenfield home. patrick: new tonight police have , arrested the suspected driver in a hit and run crash that killed a five-year-old milwaukee girl. police say the 30-year-old was taken into custody around ten -- 10:00 this morning on the city's northwest side. no other details are being released. he's accused of driving the porsche suv that struck and killed rickyia langham sunday on leon terrace near constance. her family tells wisn 12 news she was with her mom on her way to church when she was hit. patrick: new information about a woman hit and killed by a semi on the interstate. it happened on i-94 near college avenue. the milwaukee county sheriff's office tells 12 news that witnesses say the woman was walking along the freeway ramp wh

kathy. look, you've been working all day, mrs. anderson, why don't you let me fix something for her? - oh, no, i don't want to bother you. - besides, you haven't opened that drink for me yet. - huh? oh, i forgot. - the opener is-- - oh, mother, what i wanted to tell you was marge and i got the most wonderful idea. next summer, she and i are going to go on one of those student tours to europe! - to europe? - that sounds like a wonderful idea! how much will that cost? - i'm going to start saving toward it right now. - but europe is a long way from here! - [betty] yes, it is, and i can hardly wait. we want to get off the beaten path, not just see the tourist places. maybe even meet some exciting men. ralph, you're spilling! her, i may come home the wife of a prince, or maybe even a bullfighter! - you planned to get married over there? (audience laughs) - well, if that's the only reason you're going to go, i think you better call the whole trip off. - yeah! - probably no one will even look at us, but we can dream can't we? well, that's my big news. what's yours? i mean, what was it you w

anderson, you are ok, come on in, the end. (applause) - (women in dress) thank you kathy. (applause) - well we lost our chamber president but kathy sure got what she wants. - i've got what i want too, just as he is. every wonderful square side of him. (applause) (closing music) - [voiceover] robert young and jane wyatt (kids laughing) with elinor donahue, billy gray and lauren chapin - now working a fly rod, it's all wrist action. - like a whip? - that's right. the tip of the rod does all the work. here i'll show you. now we'll just imagine there's a big pool over there in the corner of the room with a great big old speckled trout. (audience laughing) now we stand back and without

anderson. who? (audience laughter) bud: mom! kathy: daddy look, look at my warts. they're getting smaller aren't they daddy? jim: by george i believe they are. stonehauser, how do you suppose he ... well, sageman how about it? is this the sign you were talking about? sageman: well i'll leave that to the lady. margaret: well i, i, i ... i still don't believe this. well i mean i, i ... except i hope you like lamb stew. (audience laughter) come on mr. sageman, you've just turned me into a cook and a believer. jim: sageman? you seem to be taking this all pretty much in stride. tell me, are you always this successful? sageman: well, you know, a lot of acorns i recon it, it depends on to, on to what kind of soil they fall. margaret: mr. sageman? sageman: coming ma'am. jim: well kitten, you better get on to bed. you and your disappearing warts. (audience laughter) you too bud. bud: yeah, okay dad. bud: yeah. say dad, would it be okay if i, uh, left the light on in my room for a little while? i got a little work to do. uh, do you have a mr. stonehauser registered there? oh

anderson is charged with battery by a prisoner. kathy: the first ever warrants wednesday drew more than 850 people to milwaukee municipal court. three judges touted the offer last week to throw out municipal warrants for things like traffic tickets at no cost and no jail time. one woman ov memphis to take advantage of the offer. there are two more municipal amnesty days, november 9 and november 16. a local university is taking the classroom outside with a brand new outdoor science lab. 12 news lindsey slater takes us to the town of genessee, where students are studying nature in nature. fishin' for the day. this is actually a classroom for these students at carroll university. >> it provides an opportunity for schools and groups and the community to appreciate the landscape. this student is collecting algae samples from cinderblocks. 12 they're studying how the invasive plant species buckthorn is impacting the health of the stream and the organisms that live in it. so it's outdoor labs like this that gives the students hands on experienc

kathy: wisconsin will lose a great piano store. wisn 12 news mike anderson has the story behind the closing of historic netzow's pianos. >> wisconsin's oldest piano store is about to close it's doors for good. netzow's has been around for one -- for 131 years. ? >> steve datz, a former employee, and his wife ellen have owned it the past 28 years, but like the tiger which never changes it's stripes, they never changed it's name. >> the family and the name is very big in milwaukee, and always has been. it is kind of iconic, because pianos. that is our niche. ? >> we started in 1885 as a piano manufacturer. we had a factory on the east side of milwaukee. >> datz provided this baby grand for elton john and alicia keys when they played here. it's up for grabs during the closing sale along with so many , other piano relics. customers are happy about the bargains but so sad to see the , store close. ? >> yeah, i'm sorry about a lot of people have called me. they are very disappointed. they understand it is time for us to retire. we did not have a successor, so we d

anderson. (applauding and complimenting millie) - [kathy] oh, millie, you're gorgeous. - millie, you look lovely. - betty did it. it was all her idea. (car horn beeping) - [kathy] oh, the boys are here. - [margaret] oh, hurry up, girls! - [jim] here we go, come on. oh, don't forget your corsages! - two more beautiful girls springfield has never seen. - how'd you get so pretty all of a sudden? - that's a fine question. - well, the answer's very simple. you learn something from everyone you meet. - yes. don't we though? (car horn beeping) come on, we have to go! - goodbye, have fun! - bye! - women, everything's always a big production. narrator: today on animal atlas... we'll find out if bats are related to birds. why the pronghorn isn't an antelope. and if vultures in america are the same as vultures in africa. it's all coming up now on animal atlas. welcome to animal atlas. (elephant trumpeting) (eagle screeching) ...and its jungle animals... (gorilla grunting) ...and desert creatures. (chimpanzee screeching) we'll meet wildlife on the savanna... (rhino grunting) ...and see our underwater friend

kathy: help was at the right place at the right time. as mike anderson reports only on 12 news, one marquette university professor is thankful to be alive. >> how old are you now? you were six? does that mean you are in the first grade? >> dr. brian hodgson of the marquette university dental faculty is literally back from the dead. >> i am just going to take a quick peek here. run on the university track a couple months ago and had a heart attack. >> i remember going down there and running one or two laps, but the next thing i remember is waking up to weeks later in the hospital. >> my mom called me and told me my dad just woke up. >> his daughter amanda is a student at marquette and she's also on the track team. she says her dad works out more than she does. >> and i am just thankful for him being here. >> much of the credit goes to the lacrosse trainer aaron nearby when the doctor went down. >> he wasn't breathing, gasping a little bit. no pulse, and we just started cpr. >> the doctor returned to work this week, teaching future dentists and treating pa

kathy: after more than 100 years, wisconsin's oldest piano store is about to go silent. joyce: mike anderson has the story. >> store is about to close its doors for good. netzow's has been around for one -- for 131 years. ? >> steve datz, a former employee and his wife ellen have owned it , the past 28 years but like the , tiger which never changes it's stripes, they never changed it's name. >> the family, the name, it is very big in milwaukee and always ? that is our niche. >> we started in 19 85 as a piano manufacturer. -- 1885 as a piano manufacturer. >> datz provided this baby grand for elton john and alicia keys when they played here. it's up for grabs during the closing sale along with so many , other piano relics. customers are happy about the bargains but so sad to see the , store close. >> i am sorry about a lot of people have called me. they are very disappointing, but they understand it is time for us to retire. we did not have a successor. we could not find a successor, so we decided to liquidate the inventory. >> even the modern digital piano which anybody can play. ,>> mike is

kathy: a similar boycott was called for last year as well. joyce: the family of jay anderson jr. is asking the public to consider a boycott of all wauwatosa businesses on black friday. five months later and the family , has still not received any answers in the death of their son. as christina palladino reports they want the community to hold the police department , accountable. >> no justice, no peace. >> on the eve of thanksgiving the family of jay anderson jr and their supporters demand to , speak with the police chief of wauwatosa in the front lobby of the department. >> what we're looking for is justice. what we're looking for is someone to tell us why they can't release the dash cam footage. >> the family was told the chief was not there. the 24-year-old was shot and killed by a wauwatosa police officer in june while sleeping in his car overnight at madison park. the family says they have been given different stories by wauwatosa police and the district attorney's office for months. there is a 20-second clip of dash camera video from the officer's squad of the incident but

kathy's poem? no, i'm awful tired from being so surprised. "thanksgiving day," by kathleen joy anderson. kathleen joy anderson? what's with that "joy" business? her name is louise, not joy. jim, she changed it some time ago. it's just a middle name. changed it? why? she didn't like the name louise. well, it's my mother's name, for my mother, it's good enough for her. dear, it's just a middle name. my grandmother and her mother were both named louise, and there's no reason why she should want to change it. and she's not going to change it. read the poem, father. you can fight over the name later. you read it. you're the actress in the family. and read it with feeling. "thanksgiving is a happy day for all the girls and boys. "it isn't just like christmas, "it isn't even like easter, when you get an easter bunny, "or even like your birthday, when your uncle sends you money." wait a minute. "sends her money?" she's 9 years old. he's never sent her a box top. jim anderson, i know you don't like him, but he's been very good to my sister. santa claus, the easter bunny, and now your brother-in-l

you and anderson, best team on earth. >> oth everybody, kathy griffin. "celebrity run-ins" available tomorrow. for info on her upcoming tour go to kathygriffin.com. we'll be right back with dev patel. [ applause ] ?? so we are going... modern life deserves a modern way to pay. we'll end up uh...in venice oh venice let's get the check online... what's with this one? ...and on your phone. taking care of the check, it's all masterpassed. first impressions...priceless well thank you! so where to now? well we're thinking shoe shopping i was hoping you were gonna say shoe shopping. masterpass. the secure way to pay from your bank. don't just buy it, masterpass it. ?? (laughs..) here it is. ?? ?? hey dad! ?? wishes do come true. the lincoln wish list sales event is on. get exceptional offers on the lincoln family of luxury vehicles. sign and drive off in a new 2017 lincoln mkc with zero down ood energy come follow me oh ? save on butterball turkey for only 99? a pound at target. if you could see your cough, it's just a cough. sfx: woman coughing you'd see how o

kathy: these are the happy faces of some brand new u.s. citizens sworn in earlier this afternoon. joyce: 12 news' mike anderson was at the ceremony held during the holiday folk fair at state fair park. >> that i will support and defend the constitution and laws of the night it states of america. >> for pastor joseph taylor kamara and his wife julianna, this moment has been 16 years in the making. they came to america from sierra leone with hope of becoming a u.s. citizen. >> very proud of it. we love this country. >> alberto ramirez is from acupulco mexico. he's 44, and has been in the states since he was 10. what took you so long? >> finding time to do it, i guess. my kids, my grandkids, my wife, so i just decided to do it and being able to vote was important to them. >> sense of pride, i am very proud of becoming a citizen. >> his wife and daughter are american-born. he explains what this means to him this way. >> you have just been adopted and the adoption paper is what is missing, you know? today, that is what is represented for me. >> to those who never had it, until today. joyce: most of them told us tha

you and anderson, best team on earth. >> oh thank you. >> seth: kathy griffin everybody, kathy griffin. "celebrity run-ins" available tomorrow. for info on her upcoming tour go to kathygriffin.com. we'll be right back with dev patel. [ applause ] so we are going... modern life deserves a modern way to pay. we'll end up uh...in venice oh venice let's get the check nope, i got it! you can use it online... what's with this one? ...and on your phone. taking care of the check, it's all masterpassed. first impressions...priceless well thank you! so where to now? well we're thinking shoe shopping i was hoping you were gonna say shoe shopping. uy it, masterpass it. ? (laughs..) here it is. ? ? hey dad! ? wishes do come true. the lincoln wish list sales event is on. get exceptional offers on the lincoln family of luxury vehicles. and a complimentary first month's payment. ? ? i never over think it do what i want ? ? and i do it my way (okay) ? ? we live the life we want to live ? ? yeah we're all about a good time ? ? yeah we're all about a good life ? ? you won't believe until you see this ? ?

kathy: yeah, and to think that's what i have to grow up into. teacher: adams. adams: here. teacher: alcorn. alcorn: here. teacher: anderson, betty. betty: here. teacher: anderson, margaret. margaret: here. teacher: bailey. gistrar's office. your request for transfer to another literature class has been granted. you are to go to the registrar's office after class and get your new schedule. well betty, i'm very sorry this schedule didn't work out for you. i don't like losing a good student, they're hard to come by. and if you leave, your mother will probably flunk the course. (class laughs) let's see, where were we. oh yes? would you say no to a lot more money? [excited scream] you just won a million dollars! no thanks. nice balloons, though! or no to more vacation days? oh, ah... nooo. what? no way. who says no to more? time warner cable's all about giving you more. like the most free hd channels and virtually unlimited movies and shows on demand, so you can binge all day. call now. and don't forget the free tv app. get ultra-fast internet with secure home wifi to connect all your devices. saving on mobile data fees, helps big time. switch to

anderson. - hey, can he call himself? - well, i think? can he do that? - well, i don't really. can he? - he can. - he can. all right, kathy. i'm a witness, so you swear me in. - don't tell me. i know what to do. raise your right hand. do you swear to tell... do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and gee, i wish i could be the witness. - i do. - state your name. - [father] jim anderson. - be seated. pretty good, huh? mr. anderson, did you have a caller this afternoon? yes. mr. grausman came to our back door with a boy's jacket. excuse me, mr. anderson. is this the jacket? it is? thank you. - [father] your honor,i would like to introduce this as exhibit a. - that ought to go to the cleaners. - let's not tamper with the evidence. now, mr. anderson, why did mr. grausman to ask if it belonged to my son, bud. and it did. then he said that bud, in attempting to pick an apple from his tree-- - i object. he didn't know for sure it was bud. - oh, objection, what's the word? - [betty] sustained! - [father] overruled! - well, anyway, betty's right. mr. anderson, just what was the damage? and how was it caused? well, accordi

kathy: incredible video tonight of a cookout gone wrong on milwaukee's eastside. it nearly cost the homeowner his home. only on wisn 12 news, reporter mike anderson spoke to the nearby restaurant workers who may have saved the day. >> oh, my god. up the grill in november, you want to do it, but not with results like this. an east side milwaukee resident nearly set his house and some others on fire last night on brady street. >> everybody and casablanca wanted to help them. >> mohammed nofal, the head chef at casablanca restaurant across the street was hanging christmas , decorations. he saw the fire from his upstairs window. he and some others grabbed fire extinguishers. >> everybody was going crazy, the flames. here, just to control it, get it under control. >> it seemed to be getting bigger instead of smaller. >> julie smith the casablanca business manager says she saw the homeowner trying to put the fire out with a blanket or something but that wasn't , working. >> hunt think they used eight fire extinguishers. it was not going out, so they finally got it out, and it is a >> thanks to the people of casablanca, the man has a home to come home t

kathy: the family of a milwaukee mother who was gunned down in front of her children is crying out tonight. only on 12 news mike anderson ta message to other victims of domestic violence. mike: now we have a face to go the name kortni thornton. the 30-year-old mother of three young boys was shot to death by her estranged husband two weeks ago. as her family prepares to lay her to rest, they're sending a message to other potential victims in kortni's memory. >> she did all of the things that she was supposed to do. she had filed for divorce. she had filed for a court-ordered protection, but we paper, and what happened was, unfortunately, her husband killed her. reporter: her husband, 32-year-old dexter gardner, has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide. police say he gunned thornton down as she was picking up their children near 70th and glenbrook. gardner was out on bail at the time, already facing charges for hitting thornton with a baseball bat two months earlier. her have waited too long to get out. >> maya angelou said it. the first time that they do it to you, believe that is who that person is. repor

kathy: these are the happy faces of some brand new u.s. citizens sworn in just a couple of hours ago. joyce: new tonight, wisn 12 news' mike anderson was at the ceremony, held during the holiday folk fair at state fair park. >> that i will support and defend the constitution and laws of the united states of america. kamara and his wife julianna, this moment has been sixteen years in the making. they came to america from sierra leone with hope of becoming a u.s. citizen. >> very proud of it. we love this country. >> alberto ramirez is from acapulco, mexico. he's 44 and has been in the states since he was 10. >> what took you so long? >> finding time to do it, i guess. my kids, graki so i decided to do it and vote. i wanted to vote. >> all of the new citizens said being able to vote was important to them. >> a sense of pride, i always wanted to become a citizen. >> he explains what this means to him this way. >> you've just been adopted, and the adoption paper is what is missing. represents for me. >> u.s. citizenship, so precious to those who never had it until today. joyce: welcome. most of them told us that the most important part

kathy: it was an offer they couldn't refuse. hundreds packing municipal court to have their warrants thrown out at no cost and no jail. wisn 12 news mike anderson is live downtown. mike, this is >> it is. it was estimated that 60,000 to a 100,000 people have outstanding warrants in milwaukee. and it looked like half of them showed up here today after the city made them an offer they couldn't refuse. the line was long and tireless all day. i had to stay here from one hour to four hours. >> the line was long and tireless all day. i think it took robin nickelson longer than that, but she didn't care. she's had warrants hanging over her head for two years. how much of those fines? >> $492. >> municipal judges and city officials say warrant withdrawal days were created specifically to help people like nickelson, people who can't afford to pay fines and are facing the threat of arrest, loss of their driver's license, or even unemployment because of their status. >> they called my name and i went up to the counter. >> ramone malone is thirty five, but said he had two warrants from back in his twenties for vandalism. his fines had grown to what he call

kathy after the lecture i gave her. betty has no interest in fly fishing. and it couldn't possibly be your mother. - oh, this is the weirdest letter i've ever received. listen. dear miss anderson, your instructor cliff wyatt filed your entry blank for the annual springfield parks fly casting tournament but he failed to have you sign it. please sign-- - fly casting? wait a minute. - oh my gosh it's betty, she's been taking your rod! - what rod? i don't know anything about it. wait, wait this isn't for me! the name on this is margaret anderson. sibly be, why would she enter a fly casting tournament? she can't cast worth a... hey wait, what does that say, her instructor? - uh, yes, cliff wyatt. you don't suppose she's been taking lessons? - oh, no. - my gosh, that's it dad! i'm sure that explains everything! she's trying to win a medal to catch up with the rest of us! - that couldn't be. or could it? - sure it could. i've been trying to tell ya all along how much this thing's been bothering her. - well i think it's cute. - cute? (laughter) - now wait, don't underestimate your mother. but now here's the important thing. obviously she doesn't want us to know anything about this. so

kathy: and killed by a tosa police officer last has filed a notice june of claim to the city. it's the first step in what will likely be a civil lawsuit. it says jay anderson was shot six times by officer joseph mensah, who was back patrolling the streets after being involved in another fatal shooting just 11 months earlier. the investigation into the shooting is ongoing. a touching tribute for the family of a wisconsin sheriff's deputy killed in the line of duty. rusk county detective dan glaze was shot and killed saturday while responding to a call about a suspicious vehicle in a field. whose husband worked with detective glaze arranged for area officers to take his five-year-old son levi trick-or-treating. nearly 40 deputies, police officers, troopers and dnr wardens from several counties showed up to help. here's a picture with little levi in front dressed as a teenage mutant ninja turtle. joyce: a trick-or-treat scare in wisconsin rapids. check out this picture from police. an inch-long nail stuffed inside a sour apple tootsie roll. police say the child's mother called when she found it. it appearso we reported here last night a blood pressure pill wa

anderson, wisn 12 news. joyce: the veterans day parade starts tomorrow at 11:00 at north plankinton and west kilbourn downtown milwaukee. it heads east down wells street ending at the war memorial. kathy: the weather will certainly cooperate with tomorrow's parade. joyce: mark is tracking the forecast. you have been so happy lately. mark: we will not stop there. the weather watch forecast, coming up. joyce: also ahead, a show of appreciation for local police. we'll tell you who treated some officers to lunch. kathy: plus, the milwaukee county zoo unveils its new rhino. we'll tell you how she may one day help save her entire species. >> good evening everyone. a local animal shelter featured on gma. monday on wisn 12 news this morning, the social media mission you can embark on to help cats and dogs here in southeast wisconsin. dan sally will let you know , whether the kids will need a jacket as they head off to school. we will see you monday morning russ: as i've traveled to all 72 counties, i've heard from a lot of people. including seniors, concerned that ron johnson is going to turn medicare into a voucher program. senior: don't let it happen russ. russ: i've heard from families in

anderson. - well, i don't really. can he? - he can. - he can. - he can. all right, kathy. i'm a witness, so you swear me in. - don't tell me. i know what to do. raise your right hand. do you swear to tell... do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and gee, i wish i could be the witness. - i do. - state your name. - [father] jim anderson. - be seated. pretty good, huh? - the prosecutor, of course. mr. anderson, did you have a caller this afternoon? yes. mr. grausman came to our back door with a boy's jacket. excuse me, mr. anderson. is this the jacket? it is? thank you. - [father] your honor,i would like to introduce this as exhibit a. now, mr. anderson, why did mr. grausman bring the jacket to your door? to ask if it belonged to my son, bud. and it did. then he said that bud, in attempting to pick an apple from his tree-- - i object. he didn't know for sure it was bud. - oh, objection, what's the word? - [betty] sustained! - [father] overruled! - well, anyway, betty's right. however, we'll withdraw the name "bud" for now. mr. anderson, just what was the damage? and how was it caused? well, according to mr grausman,

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