smith and the ears of alfred newman. it is an honor to be here with al smith. i never knew your great- grandfather. everything senator mccain told me, the two of them had a great time before prohibition. [laughter] >> i am not surprised by the final repeal of the 18th amendment. when this matter was submitted, they would readily see it had no place in our constitution. it would be very difficult if not impossible to explain to those who come to this country to make it their business to seek that no such matter as this is ever again peter sien: you have been listening to the 2008 presidential nominees talking at and that year's al smith dinner followed by al smith himself you talking about the lifting of prohibition in 1933. will welcome to "the contenders" series. we welcome to you from the state a assembly hall in albany, new york where al smith served for 12 years before being elected governor and becoming the democratic nominee for president. in 1928. our guests for the next two hours and the life and career of al smith, john evers. he is the former historia

they settle on smith. smith goes and gets elected. in 1919, immediately, william randolph hearst starts to poke at smith's programs. there's a milk strike in new york city. the upstate dairies can't get milk into new york city. they then have a milk strike upstate where the producers won't ship it to new york city. well, none of this is within the purview of the governor's powers. the governor tries to get his departments of farms and markets to act. they won't act because many they -- because they don't report to the governor. hearst won't take this answer, and he also says, you are moving too slow on municipal ownership. we want the utilities in new york to be owned. you are the governor, you should make them do this. they won't. so smith goes head-to-head with him. in 1919, he takes the stage at carnegie hall and has it out with hearst. he has a debate. hearst won't show up for the debate. he goes to san simeon and starts buying more artwork. smith loses control, screams and yells, red in the face, about this man and unmasks hearst

smith in 1984? if you believe these officials should not be held liable please vote with a red token you were given for now. if you believe the oceania officials should be liable vote with a blue token for yes. i would now like to introduce to you and welcome tonight's participants. please join me in welcoming supreme court marshall pamela talkin. [applause] >> please welcome to the stage counsel to partition or winston smith, amy jeffress from the law firm arnold and palmer. [applause] >> now counsel for the respondents, the state of oceania, bob bauer of perkins to e. and of course the members of the esteemed bench of the supreme court of the state of oceania, sipping court justice ruth bader ginsburg presiding, justice stephen breyer, patricia millett, judge cornelia pillard. [applause] [applause] be change oh yea oh yea oh yea, the supreme court of oceania is now in session, please be seated. welcome to 1984 is perceived by people living in 2016. we will hear first from the petitioner represente

professor sleeper-smith: yes.or most of the fur trade, it would be very difficult for them to trade. they had no understanding of indian languages. and initially women act as cultural mediators during the 17th century. by the 18th century, much of that becomes intermarriage. so you find frenchmen intermarrying into indian communities. they are not really removing those women from the indian communities. it would be useless. indians trade based on kinship alliances. so, trade is not something we think of in 20th century terms. it is embedded in villages. it is embedded in kin networks. there, women become a very crucial component. they not only act on the trade. they are involved in the exchange process. bringing an indian trader into a household unit becomes very important. it brings prestige to the household unit. it brings them access to trade goods. simultaneously, it gives a trader access to a woman's kin network as trading partners. host: so were marriages more business arrangements than love matches? profess

among the group - syville smith's sisters. among the group - syville smith's sisters. angelica has more in the group held a vigil in the street.. near where syville smith was fatally shot by an mpd officer saturday. the group chanted and lit candles... calling on the community to hold officers accountable who shoot and kill citizens... but also calling on the citizens to protest in a peaceful manner. smiths sisters talked of their pain and heartache... and pleas for the officer to be held accountable for the shooting. they also called for peace. at the end of the day, acting out aint gonna solve it. aint gonna solve nothing for violent sunday night... the sisters told the crowd... violence... fires.. and looting will not bring their brother back. our complete coverage of the milwaukee unrest is located on our website... fox 6 now dot com. click on links. and of course... we'll continue to bring you team coverage this morning - including more reactions to the violent outbursts we've been watching. plus - a scare at j-f-k airport... leads to a terminal being cleared out.

weve learned that sylville smith was a father. smith's father was among those who cleaned up the debris left behind by the protesters. he says he feels somewhat responsible for what happened to his son. our a-j bayatpour has more. as the sun rises on sherman park sunday, volunteers clean up the debris from saturdays riot. among them, rochelle moore, who says she recalls a martin luther king march from her childhood amid see this is still going on. as neighbors discuss the previous night, patrick smith arrives at the scene. his son, 23-year-old sylville smith, is the suspect shot dead saturday, sparking the violent outbursts. yall guys, you gotta wake up, yall got to sit them drugs down and put them pistols down and get together and show em we smart too. smith says he takes some responsibility for his sons death. theyre looking at their dad like hes doing all these things. i just got out of jail probably two months ago but ive been going back-and-forth in jail and they see these things so id like to this is the role model they look

chief flynn has said previously that the officer did tell smith to drop his weapon -- and that smith didn't comply. but it's unclear if that command is heard on the officer's body ques: with all of these questions -- did the attorney general give any indicication when the video will be released?answer: no exact timeline -- but he said it will happen once the district attorney decides on possible criminal charges. if there are no charges -- the video will be released right away -- first to the smith family and then to the public. if they be the d-a's decision on if and when to release it. as the family of sylville smith waits for answers..they are now in the final stages of funeral arraignments. his body has just been released to his family. julia fello is live from christian faith fellowship church where a large funeral is expected assigned to sylville smiths family. he tells me smith's mother was brought here to worship yesterday. this is what happened: encouraged her heart and prayed for her and just tried to reinforce 15 the prayers and the strength reverend lovelace redmond tells

social media posts are lighting about the milwaukee officer who shot sylville smith -- and about smith himself. fox6's myra sanchick talked to one sherman park resident who knew both men -- and says neither deserves what is happening. she joins us live from sherman park with a story you will only see on fox 6. the department of justice is still investigating the shooting . one local man doesn't know if the officer and smith knew each other or crossed paths before one shot the other, but they had a few things in a friend. i think the image of both parties are being tarnished. sawi perry-- is a national guardsman and local rap artist trying to promote positive messages in light of the riots in his neighborhood. perry says he knew sylville smith, shot and killed by a milwaukee police officer saturday. he also knows weren't bad guys so that's the message i want to give so they both were not bad guys and people need to look more into the facts and one was a college graduate, one was a good kid . i know for a fact the officer was a college graduate. he was not a street dude . the other guy i

(smith) "i always knew when that happened i wanted to find a way to give the family) smith named her charity "lenses for love" because, she says, love is unconditional. weijia jiang, cbs news, annapolis maryland./// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> smith hopes to expand "lenses for love"...with photographers in every state donating shoots to families with children who have special needs. she has completed nearly 20 free shoots. you can learn more about what she does./// sherry how's the weather today? just about everywhere... but they could be a little breezy again today. expected, they could get very gusty again. ....... we're looking for lightning, thunder, and maybe some heavy rain in isolated areas. ........... temps are in the 80s right now and some 70s. it feels good around the valley. ......... an area of low pressure moves through today bringing the chance for storms today, tonight and tomorrow. ..... temps in the milder 90s into the weekend. ............ then the start to school next week ((demetria obilor)) <<< you may want to use us 95 as an alternate until this scene clears. southbo

of the family)smith named her it is humanity and to show his

at the same time, smith calls for unity. i invite any color, any gender, any race, any age to come have fun with us. come to our parades or come support our barbecues or our rallies or our stop the violence things, you know, it seems like were so segregated. and its for nothing. its for nothing. a milwaukee police source confirms the officer did attend pulaski high school with sylville smith. the decision to release body camera footage from the shooting rests with the wisconsin department of justice, which has not yet indicated when that video will be made public. in the newsroom, a.j. bayatpour, fox 6 news. bret thanks aj marquette university has been keep its students informed of the violence in the today, the campus gathered for an afternoon prayer vigil. staff, students and even those in the community gathered-- hoping to find and bring peace to the city amidst the recent unrest. they say that prayer is just the first step in finding a solution. "this is our call is to begin with a prayer for peace today. but then tomorr

-- and about smith himself. fox6's myra sanchick talked to one sherman park resident who knew both men -- and says neither deserves what is happening. parties are being tarnished. sawi perry-- is a national guardsman and local rap artist trying to promote positive messages in light of the riots in his neighborhood. perry says he knew sylville smith, shot and killed by a milwaukee police officer saturday. he also knows the officer. they both, from what i know weren't bad guys so that's the bad guys and people need to look more into the facts and one was a college graduate, one was a good kid . i know for a fact the officer was a college graduate. he was not a street dude . the other guy i know was not a street guy perry says social media posts are fueling anger, trying to vilify smith or the officer. neither of his friends, deserves that, he says. perry knew smith as a dancer, the officer a rapper. perry says he was in the next room when the officer recorded this rap video last year. perry says the lyrics were no

smith jumped out and ran, was cornered in a nearby yard. the confrontation was barely 20 seconds long. >> it was very fast. the individual was armed, the individual turned toward the officer with a firearm in his hands of wisconsin's department of justice, which routinely reviews shootings by mpd officers. it's not clear when the video will be made public, though the mayor and the governor is urging its release as soon as possible. joyce: wisconsin attorney general brad schimel added his voice to the appeal for calm tonight, saying the department of justice, which he leads, will, ?work expeditiously to ensure a thorough and transparent gathering of the facts.? we mentioned the national guard police or the sheriff's office. kathy: milwaukee county's sheriff says he's also called in every off-duty deputy in case things get out of hand. >> you hope for the best. the dish kathy: the sheriff there referencing the baltimore and ferguson riots after their own fatal police shootings. several milwaukee police officers have been hurt during the viole

police say smith pointed a gun at the officer... the doj had not yet released the body camera footage. meanwhile...smiths family is grieving in the national spotlight reverend jesse jackson of the rainbow push coalition will deliver the eulogy. he says the unrest in sherman park...is have led to violence in other cities across the nation in recent months. 'we should not have towns so delineated so clearly by race and poverty we all deserve an even playing' 'what we have really been seeking to do is wrap our arms around the family not just today but in the days after sylvilles death we will continue to do that even after the visitation will end in 30 minutes a processional of ministers will then lead smiths family into the sanctuary for the final viewing of smiths body...this will be followed by a closed casket service. reporting live in milwaukee dc fox6 news breaking news in the "steven avery" case... the chicago attorney representing avery has asked a court of appeals to put the this...while she pursues new d-n-a testing in circui

at the same time, smith calls for unity. i invite any color, any gender, any race, any age to come have fun with us. come or come support our barbecues or our rallies or our stop the violence things, you know, it seems like were so segregated. and its for nothing. its for nothing. a milwaukee police source confirms the officer did attend pulaski high school footage from the shooting rests with the wisconsin department of justice, which has not yet indicated when that video will be made public. in the newsroom, a.j. bayatpour, fox 6 news. our complete coverage of the milwaukee unrest is located on our website... fox 6 now dot com. click on links. straight ahead - new developments in the laquan mcdonald shooting - that could result in multiple chicago officers losing their badges. plus - a popular resort town in mexico - rocked by a restaurant the city. and brendan dassey's lawyer sounds off... as a federal judge overturns his murder conviction. showers this morning for some and then a few more tonight. right now with highs in

after smith's death--- business burned. marches. investigators say smith was running from police with a stolen gun. anderson-- sitting in a car. it's unclear if he was holding his weapon. whether the same or different, delarosa says the pain its causing the entire community is on full display. im not surprised it happened because a lot of people are angry behind everything. there have been immediate calls to release the body camera video by told there was no body cam, but they want the dash camera which they have seen 20 seconds of, to be made public. the tosa police department, tells us tonight, investigators are still waiting on enhanced dash cam video to be sent back from the f-b-i. both investigations will be made public when it they're completed. live in the newsroom, ben handelman fox 6 news. mary thanks ben the unrest in sherman park - brings back memories of an even more volatile time in milwaukee for some long-time residents. gun fire rang out... and buildings burned people in milwaukee were mad about housing laws that disc

at the same time, smith calls for unity. i invite any color, any gender, any race, any age to come have fun with us. come to our parades or come support our barbecues or our rallies or our stop the violence things, you know, it its for nothing. its for nothing. a milwaukee police source confirms the officer did attend pulaski high school with sylville smith. the decision to release body camera footage from the shooting rests with the wisconsin department of justice, which has not yet indicated when that video will be made public. in the newsroom, a.j. bayatpour meanwhile, some business owners in the sherman park neighborhood are trying to remain optimistic. the owners of the three brothers grocery and tobacco store returned to work yesterday...to discover more damage to their store front. several windows were busted out and broken from bricks and rocks thrown at the building. they closed early sunday night as crowds started to gather and become unruly. the store owner says he can thank his loyal customers for stepping in to

the investigation into smith's death is ongoing.at this time, the family and smith's attorney's are asking for privacy.they are asking to direct all comments about the shooting to their attorneys. attorneys.they released a statement that read in part: "if anyone believes they have information about the shooting that may shed light on this horrible tragedy, we ask that you respect the family's privacy during their grieving, and instead contact office." the state is handling the death investigation live in milwaukee jp cbs 58 3 three men accused of looting a liquor store during the unrest appeared in court thursday. durell jones is charged with burglary and was bound over for trial..joseph lindsey and devon love had a scheduling conference.they're charged with entering a locked building. the owner of 'clark beer and liquor' on 74th and burleigh lost more than a 100 products....not to mention the damage done when dozens of people stormed the store. a brookfield native is being remembered as a hero.army staff sargent matthew thompson was killed in action in afghanistan tuesday. tuesday.the 28-

sherelle smith is one of eight siblings mourning the death of sylville smith. 'this brother that yall talking about is the sweetest brother i got.'but even her sweetest brother had racked up a hefty list of criminal charges. in 2013, he was charged with felony theft for allegedly stealing more than 1600-dollars in dvds from a south side walmart... though the case was eventually dismissed. in 2014, he was arrested outside this walgreens and convicted of 'my brother carried that pistol for safety. for safety reasons! he never shot his gun, ever!'in 2015, he was charged with shooting another man outside this house on grant boulevard in a dispute that allegedly stemmed from a fight between girls. the victim, willis turk-stokes, identified smith in a lineup. but while the case was pending, prosecutors say they obtained jailhouse recordings of smith instructing a woman to get the victim to change his time later, turk-stokes wrote this letter recanting his statement. smith was charged with felony intimidation of a witness, but without the victim's cooperation, both th

there have been immediate calls video by smith's family. in anderson's death, the family has been told there was no body cam, but they want the dash camera which they have seen 20 seconds of, to be made public. the tosa police department, tells us tonight, investigators are still waiting on enhanced dash cam video to be sent back from the f-b-i. both investigations will be made public when it they're completed. live in the newsroom, ben handelman fox 6 news. mary thanks ben the unrest in sherman park - for some long-time residents. gun fire rang out... and buildings burned during the 1967 riots. people in milwaukee were mad about housing laws that discriminated against african americans. and riots had already spread across the country. on july 30th... those two factors... combined with anger over police brutality... resulted in five days of arson... looting... and even four deaths. i was out there. ill put it that way. i was out there. i was out there like everybody else because i felt like everybody else. what's now known as martin luther

his twin brother does not.the allens says people treat their kids differently, but not smith.(sot-donna) allen/silver spring, md)"someone seeing us the way that we actually are, rather than a spectacle or some people to gawk at. you know, just to show asante his humanity, to show his side, and that's the most important thing, to show us as a family, not a special needs family."(track 6)smith is a mother herself, and watched her sister battle cancer twice, which also inspired the project.(sot-smith)"i always knew when that happened i wanted to find a way to give back"(track 7--end with photos of the family)smith named her charity "lenses for love" because, she says, love is unconditional. for love" with photographers in every state -- donating shoots to families with children who have special needs. so far she's completed nearly 20 free shoots herself. the last few days of august - - and with the concert in iowa city - - and the farmers market in cedar rapids - - we ended up with a perfect - summer nightt. nightt.here's meteorologist rebecca kopelman with your cbs tonight in sp

mary stoker smith joins us with tips on how to find a sport for your child. helping your child create a healthy involvement in sports will help them stay physically fit, but also help their minds. when looking for a sport for your child, there are some guidelines. keep your child's personality in mind. would they rather play with a group on a team, or more of an individual sport. sports like archery, or activities like chess can engage kids in the competitive aspect of sports, without as that will help them evolve in the workplace. they'll learn teamwork, communication, dedication and grit." the doctor adds that it's important for parents to make sure their kids finish an activity once they've started it. and at the end of the day, the goal is to have fun and stay active. what you post on instagram - may tell more about you... than you realize. a harvard and university of between the types of colors people tend to use and their overall mental state. people who posted grayer or darker pictures on instagram tended to be more depressed than others who posted mor

today sylville smith's family and friends will say goodbye. ahead who's attending his funeral service. "this was a highly significant explosion. there is not a lot that has been experienced like this in the city of fitchburg that i've been aware of." plus, it looks like war zone near madison this morning after a home blows up -- scattering debris for miles and sending one person to the hospital. an update on the investigation is straight ahead. weather forecast from fox6 chief meteorologist rob haswell high pressure moves ne across our area today and into canada. as it passes over wi, we enjoy partly sunny conditions and stay dry. highs will be cooler today, hitting the upper 70s. dewpoints will be in the upper 50s to near 60. however, a love moving our way tonight will push temps into the 80s again and take dewpoints into the upper 60s to near 70. rain and storms are likely sunday morning but clear by sunday afternoon. slight chances for storms linger early next week but well be mostly dry. highs will stay in the low 80s until midweek when we

today smith will be laid to rest. mike anderson is outside of the church with a look ahead. >> good morning, ben. the reverend jackson will be delivering the eulogy today. nearly two weeks ago, the 23-year-old smith bus shot and killed by a milwaukee police officer at 44 kt and smith was armed with a gun at the time. the community is still healing from the tensions that erupted in the following days. smith's family said they don't condone the violence. smith's funeral is at noon here at 86th and good hope and a visitation for the family prior to the service. news this morning." >> mike, thank you. the department of justice is continuing to investigate the death. the body camera video won't be released until the investigation is completed. that happens after the district attorney decides whether criminal charges are appropriate for the officer who shot smith. >> later this morning, state leaders are going to meet to talk about the economics on the north side. governor walker and officials will be there. the poverty and

the officer writes he pulled smith and his girlfriend over for illegally tinted windows- smith got two tickets for operating with a suspended license and two for having illegally tinted windows. ri smelled marijuana and found a bag of a substance later confirmed as crack cocaine .... the officer describes in documents finding what he thought were drug related items- two of smith's girlfriend's cell phones, and three on smith.the officer also found a large amount of money and hand the incident report claims drug dealers use hand sanitizer after removing drugs from their body.west allis police tried to do a strip cooperate.the district attorney's office tells us the case is still pending and they are still deciding whether or not to file charges.when milwaukee county sheriff david clarke detailed smith's record earlier this week...he described 13 arrests for drugs, robbery and use of force...smith did plead guilty to a conceal carry weapon charge, but was not convicted on several other charges. a prayer walk to help the healing in sherman park is prayer vigil will start at 6:30. veronica

i never met will smith.is exciting stuff with the number one stunner. >> i shine every summer. >> he is a innings isers fan and he weighs in on number one draft pick ben simmons it is positive, right. >> no, he trashed him. >> no, he didn't. >> tuesday august 2nd, 2016. >> sue? >> we have to take a look at this view of the ben franklin bridge from here in olde city, how gorgeous is this sunrise? >> gorgeous. >> i know. best sunrise always have a few cloud mixed in and prepare for that with your shades but we will still see quite a few clouds especially this morning it is still muggy. temperatures are mostly in the 70's this morning. we don't have a lot to show you on ultimate doppler, and how a stray shower will pop up in cumberland county. be prepared for that. fog is cleared out nicely in mount pocono because it got worse in lancaster this morning. that could slow you town in your travels. 73 degrees in philadelphia. sixty-four in mount pocono. seventy-five in wildwood. still on the muggy side dew point is

kirby smith read pope's message. he refused to respond immediately, explaining he was scheduled to meet with western confederate governors in marshall, texas, 20 miles west of shreveport. asked sprague to wait while he consulted with authorities. before he left kirby smith, sprague saw a benevolent desire to avoid "the infliction of needless suffering." when he returned a week later, kirby smith told sprague he could not surrender. in a lengthy memorandum, kirby smith articulated his reasoning. he argued that "my army was menaced only from a distance and it is large and well supplied and extensive country full of resources. unlike lee's worn and exhausted army at appomattox, his force faced no immediate threat. considering the different circumstances, the appomattox terms "were not such that a soldier could honorably except. accept." he argued "an officer can honorably surrender his command when he is resisted to the utmost of his power." given the condition of his army, he reasoned that "it cannot be said the duty i

tonight, weve learned that smith was a father. meanwhile smiths father says he feels somewhat responsible for what happened to his son. as the sun rises on sherman park sunday, volunteers clean up the debris from saturdays riot. among them, rochel says she recalls a martin luther king march from her childhood amid unrest in chicago. its sad to see this is still going on. as neighbors discuss the previous night, patrick smith arrives at the scene. his son, 23-year-old sylville smith, is the suspect shot dead saturday, sparking the violent outbursts. you playing a part in their fault cause you know theres a reason, dont give into their hands, dont be running out and getting guns, dont be shooting each other and wait on them to shoot yall cause thats all theyre doing. smith says he takes some responsibility for his sons death. theyre looking at their things. i just got out of jail probably two months ago but ive been going back-and-forth in jail and they see these things so id like to apologize to my kids because this is the role mod

from the sister of sylville smith. in a fox 6 exclusive, she reveals the previous connection between her brother...and the officer who shot him. a.j. bayatpour explains. thats the black-on-black crime but why? was it jealously? milwaukee police are not releasing the name of the officer who sh smith, saying threats have been made against him. sherelle smith says that officer is no stranger to her family. the boy knew my brother personally from high school. they knew each other. you knew exactly how my brother was and you shot and killed him. during our interview, smith says she's skeptical of the ongoing investigation, adding that if body camera footage shows her brother holding a gun, she still won't believe the officer was justified in firing his weapon. if my brother did have his gun in his hand, why he go out, why not go out with a fight? why not go out with a big bang? as for the unrest that has followed the shooting of sylville smith, his sister condemns the looting and burning that has happened.... violence is ne

smith's two sisters spoke to media.they appeared emotional and angry. his older sister said -- violence is not the way to solve society's problems. his younger sister is still coming :12 this is my brother, my protector, somebody that's supposed to be there for me. yall lost facebook friends, a status, maybe a like at the club. i lost my brother, i cant get him back back smith's sister maintain he was not a violent personthey say he quote - messed up, like everybody else.coming up the next half hour, more family members tell us why they believed this kind of violence would never happen to them. live in the newsroom jp cbs 58 news. a former police officer -- turned chaplan--- is calling on parishioners across milwaukee... to help ?stem the tide of violence? by attacking what he says is the ?root cause? cause.? they're hurt.. they're hurt.. they're really hurt. and they don't know whwere to go and what to do.. what we need to do is reach them where ever they're at and show love. "richard schwoegler" wants his fellow church leaders.... to walls?... to heal

that smith had a gun in his hand when he smith fled from a traffic stop. the police chief said he wasn't sure what prompted the stop, but said smith's car was "behaving suspiciously." authorities in georgia have identified the man supsected of killing a police officer. the georgia bureau of investigations says 24-year-old royheem--deeds is still on the loose. he's want f tim smith in the small town of eastman. smith was responding to a suspicious person call when he came across deeds. he was shot as he got out of his car. smith had been with the department since 2011. he leaves behind three children. dozens gathering today in new york for a prayer service honoring an imam... shot and killed yesterday. he was killed ... along with his associate as they left the mosque yesterday. family and neighbors still trying to figure out why the two were killed... no police haven't said anything about a possible motive... but some neighbors believe it was a hate crime. police in charlotte have found a car belonging to one of three people missing since last week. office

we're learning more about sylville smith's run in with police back in july.. what happeded during his previous encounter with the law. live at 5 starts now. right now at five: the a-c-l-u demands authorities release the body cam footage from the officer who shot and killed sylville sm sparked a weekend of violence in sherman park. the a-c-l-u calling for complete and immediate transparency in shooting of sylville smith. rikki mitchell joins us live in sherman park -- any update on when that video will be released? carole- george -- the agencies involved are not saying anything right now about the video. we reached out to milwaukee police and the wisconsin department of justice -- who also wouldn't comment on the specific concerns addressed by the the shooting death of sylville smith by a milwaukee police officer sparked violence and destruction in the sherman park neighborhood. without transparency and the release of the body cam video we fear the unrest that is still smothering will reignite 11:55 and the impact may be greater than what we saw this last weeke

kirby smith read pope's message closely. although he anticipated its contents he refused to respond immediately explaining that he was scheduled to meet with western confederate governors in marshall, texas, 20 miles west of shreveport. and asked sprig to wait while he consulted with civil authorities. before he left, kirby smith "admitted the force of recent events," and sprig saw him as "a warm and benevolent." when he returned a week later however, kirby smith told sprig he could not surrender. in a lengthy memorandum for colonel sprig, kirby smith articulated his reasoning. he argued that -- my army was menaced only from a distance. his large and well supplied and extensive country full of resources. unlike lee's worn and exhausted army, his force faced no immediate military threat and had ample food and resources. considering their different circumstances, the terms were not such that a soldier could honorably accept. he explained that an officer can honorably surrender his command when he is resisted to the utmost of h

kirby smith read pope's message closely. although he anticipated its contents he refused to respond immediately, explaining that he was scheduled to meet with western confederate governors in marshall, texas, 20 miles west of shreveport. and asked sprague to wait while he consulted with civil authorities. before he left, kirby smith quote, admitted the force of recent events, and sprague saw in him a, quote, warm and benevolent desire to avoid the further effusion of blood and the infliction of needless suffering. when he returned a week later however, kirby smith told sprague he could not surrender. in a lengthy memorandum for colonel sprague, kirby smith articulated his reasoning. he argued that -- my army was menaced only from a distance. and is large and well supplied and extensive country full of resources. unlike lee's worn and exhausted army surrounded appomattox, his force faced no immediate military threat, had ample food and resources. considering their differing circumstances, the appomattox terms, he argued were

more on the funeral for sylville smith set to take place later today. and for the third time in less than two weeks -- authorities investigating the death of a toddler. we have the latest on the death investigation in milwaukee. rob joins us now with more on the weather. rob's weather high pressure moves ne across our area today and into canada. as it passes over wi, we enjoy partly sunny conditions and stay dry. highs will be cooler today, hitting the upper 70s. 50s to near 60. however, a love moving our way tonight will push temps into the 80s again and take dewpoints into the upper 60s to near 70. rain and storms are likely saturday and may linger into sunday morning but clear by sunday afternoon. slight chances for storms linger early next week but well be mostly dry. highs will stay in the low 80s until midweek when we drop into the 70s. today: partly sunny. cooler and less humid. high: 78 dewpoint: 60 wind: ese 5-10 mph anchor adlibs traffic red on yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no delays for the third time in 10 days..

smith's sister has told fox 6 her brother knew the officer adding they went to high school together. however, milwaukee public schools says there are no records of the two ever attending the same high school. schimel would not comment on whether smith and the officer investigators are looking into that too. we are piecing together detailed histories for both the officer and mr. smith to determine if there is any pre-existing relationship that may have affected the events that day. schimel confirms some of the state investigators on this case are retired from m-p-d. he does not see that as a conflict on interest because there's no direct relationship to the officers involved. charging decision to come fast that it did in the 2014 dontre hamilton case; that took nearly six months. the d-a's office declined to comment today. ted thanks aj despite todays new details from the attorney general -- the a-c-l-u of wisconsin says many questions still remain unanswered. fox6s madeline anderson is live in downtown milwaukee where she spoke with the organizations executive director. the aclu has

richard norton smith? >> i can only speculate that it was a throwback to his youth, to his childhood. he had come from a farming environment. in world war i, he was too young to enlist and he worked on a farm in the owosso area. my sense is, and you know much better, that he was just very happy being a dairy farmer. it was a side of him that would probably surprise the public, and i'm not sure your mother was wild about it, i'm not sure you were wild about living there. >> what was it like? >> we were given a choice, i guess to some extent, she wasn't either. i do remember he was very pleased, as the caller said, very pleased to have the early stage milking machines because i remember the period before that, i mean, in the very beginning when we first -- i think we rented in '37 and bought it in '38, people would be horrified today, but we were drinking unpasteurized milk because that's what one did on a farm. then when he became governor, that guardhouse was insisted on by the police, down by the entrance

shot 23-year-old sylville smith earlier this month. police say body camera video shows smith holding a gun. >> we could not stop this funeral but we must stop the , next one. >> i asked civil rights leader reverend jesse jackson what he told smith's family. >> we must bring honor to the memory of sylville. we're only building a monument to his passing because he means so much to so many young people it seems. the real monument is putting young milwaukee back to work. >> the funeral program said in part, "sylville smith accepted christ as his savior at a very young age, in his leisure he enjoyed dancing, playing the game with his son, doing gymnastics, and enjoying spending time with family and friends." >> in the streets of milwaukee we need more love, and peace and unity. that's what we need. >> reverend jackson said real peace involves justice and justice means equal opportunity oaks cemetery. the investigation into the officer-involved shooting is ongoing. kathy: the state announced $4.5 million will go towards jobs and rebuilding t

amidst all of this...smith's family will try to heal today..as they bury their son. the group milwaukee matters...is coordinating the funeral. they stepped in to support them during the unrest. "i have volunteers that come in, you know, a psychologist came in and spoke with the family and i came in to speak with the family to prepare them as a bridge between the violence and knowing that there are going to be next steps that are going to take time, they're going to have to be patient, but we can work throg funeral is at noon. tomorrow the family will hold a "peace in the park" event on auer between 42nd and 43rd. reporting live at 86th and good hope, deandra corinthios fox6 news. in brookfield -- as dozens honor a special forces soldier killed in afghanistan. music nats u-s army staff sergeant matthew thompson -- graduated from brookfield central in 2006, where he was the captain of the football team and played trombone. thompson also attended marquette university before completing his degree at concordia university in california and enlisting in the army. he was kil

smiths family while also trying to heal a city. we must turn this crisis into opportunity. assess where we go from here i was able to sit down with rev. jesse jackson who delivered the eulogy. he later expressed his goal of unifying a city that he says is segregated, stricken by poverty, pain and despair. jackson says all of that was evident during the unrest after smiths death. "want to make sure the methods used to protest get the desired results and i people can learn from this tragedy and says the real way of paying tribute to smith is to address and improve the root problems in the community. they need the hope they can make it and dont' have to surrender they need to lif their expectation level of them selves and they need opportunity rev. jackson says he does plan on meeting with the appropriate people back to work. he also says that inside there was a lot of prayer, crying, thinking and reflecting. he hopes that be successful in getting a response beyond this and service for a broader sense of revitalization steph thanks de

today sylville smith's family and friends will say goodbye. ahead who's attending his funeral service. "this was a highly significant explosion. there is not a lot that has been experienced like this in the city of fitchburg that i've been aware of." plus, it looks like war zone near madison this morning after a home blows up -- scattering debris for miles and sending one person to the hospital. an update on the investigation is straight ahead.

smith's two sisters spoke to media.they appeared emotional and angry. his older sister said -- violence is not the way to solve society's problems. his younger sister is still coming to grips with the loss. protector, somebody that's supposed to be there for me. yall lost facebook friends, a status, maybe a like at the club. i lost my brother, i cant get him back back smith's sister maintain he was not a violent personthey say he quote - messed up, like everybody else.coming up the next half hour, more family members tell us why they believed this kind of violence would never happen to them. live in the newsroom jp cbs 58 news. 3 3 3 coming up--- a ?fresh? perspective on the unrest in milwaukee. 3 plus ... an area police chaplan is calling on his own to put an end to the unrest in milwaukee. 3 3 forecast...today: increasing clouds. high: 81tonight: mostly cloudy. shower possible. low: 67tuesday; variable clouds; spotty shower/storm. high: 82 wednesday: chance of showers, storms. high: 83forecast... today: increasing clouds. high: 81tonight: mostly cloud

richard norton smith? >> that's classic dewey. some would say setting up the straw men of the left and right and carving out the middle of the road for himself but that's very much what his approach was. it raises the fascinating prospect, i think distinct possibility under the "what if" had dewey been elected in 1948 that among other things we would never have heard of joe mccarthy. mccarthyism would never have entered the language. senator mccarthy who was in many ways a product of republican frustration over losing an election that they thought was a sure thing tom dewey was a political boss, among other things. he controlled the republican party in the state, he would have controlled the republican party nationally and i can tell you he never would have allowed a joe mccarthy to rear his head. >> we touch on domestic issues, internationally, what's going on in '48. >> well, of course, we're well into the cold war. dewey is again supportive of the marshal plan. he supports nato. i mean, he supports -- h

smiths family tells fox 6 he daughter. following the rioting at the gas station near sherman park, volunteers came out sunday morning to clean up the debris. among those who showed up was smiths father, patrick. at times, he needed to be held up by relatives and others in the park. he did speak to a small group of people, saying he feels somewhat responsible for his sons death... 'i had to blame myself for a lot of things to because your hero is your dad and i played a very big part in my familys role model for them.bein street life: entertaining, drug dealing and pimping and theyre looking at their dad like hes doing all these things. i got out of jail two months ago but ive been going back and forth in jail and they see those things so id like to apologize to my kids because this is the role model they look up to.' court records show smith was charged last year with recklessly endangering safety and witness intimidation. however, those charges were both dropped. two years ago, he pleaded guilty to illegally carrying a th

>> high school. >> ryan, if you have a black and >> raymond smith now booked as a clark county inmate, he joins several hundred other pleasure-seeking men caught in metro's man dragnet every year. >> i think people need to know it's important that the demand drives prostitution. >> lieutenant hughes says targeting johns like smith is the best way to curb the bad behavior that keeps exploited women on the streets. >> if we choose not to police that, the message we send is that it's okay. it's just a matter of time before they will be at a county hospital because their teeth have been knocked out. they will be one of those kind of victims. >>> during this early morning sting, las vegas metro p.d. are cracking down on the men who fuel the black market sale of women. today's arrest is her seventh prostitution charge in the last four years. >> we arrest prostitutes every day, and those are still crimes that law enforcement will enforce. but for them to be able to part out a victim and treat her as a victim in order to provide her strategies to exit that lifestyle is -- that's a fine -- tha

kathy: the justice is reviewing the shooting death of sylville smith and officer shot smith on august 13 as he ran from a traffic stop. body camera footage shows smith was armed at the time. the attorney general has said the video will not be released until the investigation is complete as terry mentioned, smith's death sparked days of unrest in the sherman park neighborhood. today the governor announced $4.5 million for job creation, that area. more at 6:00. toya: new efforts to free convicted murderer steven avery. his new lawyer is in wisconsin right now requesting new d.n.a. testing in that case. avery is currently serving a life sentence for the murder of teresa halbach. his case made international headlines in "making a murderer." investigative reporter colleen henry is live in manitowoc tonight. his lawyer says the new tests will prove avery's this is the motion that she fired. avery's attorney said forensic have improved. it may show who really murdered teresa halbach 11 years ago. >> welcome to wisconsin, what are you here to do? steven avery's chicagoland lawyer was a specta

star dela-rosa says she knows exactly how smith's family is feeling. while she says the actions saturd not justified, the community's pain is. a lot of people are tired of police killing people. killing black men, and getting away with it. delerosa is hopeful they'll have answers soon. the wauwatosa police department says investigators are still waiting on enhanced dash cam video to be sent back from the f-b-i. and tonight is the first night of irish fest. popular festivals. and organizers are getting out the word ... it is safe to attend. fox6's jenna sachs explains. more than 100-thousand people attend irish fest every year ... many of them ... from out of state. and as crews put the finishing touches on food stands ... organizers are getting phone calls. i think for a lot of people who don't live in milwaukee, they weren't sure where this event happened. so the first question is, is the city safe? irish fest is reassur ... the event is safe. i think they're realizing that it's a big city, this event happened in an isolated area that's away from down

following the police shooting of 23-year-old sylville smith. kathy: more breaking news we just learned smith's funeral is on friday at the christian faith fellowship church and the reverend jesse jackson will give the eulogy. joyce: we also learned today video of the police shooting will not be released until the investigation is over. smith was shot and killed at 44th and auer on august 13. kathy: the attorney general briefed reporters today at the wisconsin center. wisn 12 news colleen henry was there colleen, he revealed there are two body camera videos. colleen: yes, two of the responding officers were wearing cameras, but the attorney general says he won't release them until the investigation is complete. >> release of the videos would compromise the integrity of the investigation. as we are searching for the truth it is sometimes necessary to confront wits with information they didn't know or didn't know we knew. agents investigating smith's shooting by a milwaukee police officer once worked for mpd as well. that's prompting state represe

jackson says all of that was evident during the unrest after smiths death. want to make sure the methods used to protest get the desired results and intended consequences. jackson hopes people can learn from this tragedy and says the real way of paying tribute to smith is to address and improve the they need the hope they can make it and dont' have to surrender they need to lif their expectation level of them selves and they need opportunity and i want these children to believe that we will meet with the appropriate officials and we can rebuild what we live in and put people back to work. they need art for their spirits education for their rev. jackson says he does plan on meeting with the appropriate officials to see how the city can rebuild and put people back to work. he also says that inside there was a lot of prayer, crying, thinking and reflecting. he hopes that can be successful in getting a response beyond this service for a broader sense of revitalization ben thanks derica meanwhile -- two state lawmakers are calling on the federal department of jus