the milwaukee county all available squads as well as heavy equipment to assist milwaukee 10p open we are following breaking news of a disturbance tonight in the area of sherman and auer. this is video posted to facebook tonight of the scene. people have assembled in the area.... as have a large number of police officers. at this point we know that a car has been set on fire.... and bricks have been thrown at a milwaukee fire truck. the milwaukee county sheriff's office tells us they are sending all available squads as well as 10p open we are following breaking news of a disturbance tonight in the area of sherman and auer. this is video posted to facebook tonight of the scene. witnesses tell us dozens of people have assembled in the area.... as have a at this point we know that a car has been set on fire.... and bricks have been thrown at a milwaukee fire truck. the milwaukee county sheriff's office tells us they are sending all available squads as well as heavy equipment to assist milwaukee 10p open area of sherman and auer. this is video posted to facebook tonight of the scene. witne

the milwaukee police have not given numbers on the arrests or live in milwaukee, tim elliott, wisn 12 news. >> tim, thank you. >> overnight, at least two police officers were hurt in the sherman park neighborhood. >> our live team coverage continues with wisn 12 news' thema ponton. she's outside police headquarters this morning with the latest. thema? >> melinda and ben, we've learned that at least two police officers were hurt late last night and early this morning. that's in addition to the four officers who were hurt on saturday night. let's start with some exclusive video from news chopper 12. the camera was rolling when people started throwing rocks and bricks at officers. you can see one officer get hit and then fall to the ground. other officers then pulled that officer to safety. the police department has been posting photos on twitter overnight. the pictures show damage to several different squad cars. some had smashed windows, others had scratches and dents. by thrown bricks, rocks, and glass bottles. back live here, later today, we hope to get an update from police on the c

yesterday -- trump made stops around the milwaukee area. several times during his speech last night, trump referenced the recent violence saying "right here in milwaukee" -- even though he was speaking to trump calls himself the law and order candidate saying hillary clinton is anti-police. donald trump/r presidential candidate "hillary clinton is against the miners. she's against the police. believe me. you know it and i know it, and guess what? she knows it. those pedaling the narrative of cops as a racist force in our society - a directly in the responsibility for the unrest in milwaukee and many other places within our country." trump was more than an hour and a half late for last nights campaign stop in west bend. it grew very warm inside the expo center, but still around three thousand people stayed for the speech. . meantime, today trump is preparing intelligence briefing conducted at an f-b-i office in new york. congress has received a report from the f-b-i explaining why the agency recommended no charges against hillary clinton afte

but it allowed freeing up staff from the milwaukee police department to assist others in the state of milwaukee. in addition to the guard, the state patrol and mutual aid to others if need be are available, but our hope is tonight due to the help of many great community leaders, particularly through faith leaders, pastors and others in the faith community and various different backgrounds, not only only around sherman park but the city of milwaukee have been outspoken obviously there's lots of issues people want to talk about and dialogue but there's a proper way and time to do that. certainly for those of us committed to working together at the state level and with our counter parts at the federal level, but we want to make sure people know there is a proper way to do that that provides the safety people need to live comfortably in neighborhoods across the city and across the state. >> i want to reinforce it's important that in light of the initial action that many pointed to that led to what we saw saturday night and sunday morning, that wisconsin is the first state and today one of

. >> plus, the milwaukee police department is now hiring. the skills you need to join the department. >> the class act school drive is getting underway. look at the smiling faces in the room. here is a look at the volunteers. the number is on the screen right now. you can go online or s message. this is a chance to provide school supplies for the kids in need in the milwaukee area. >> get the phones ringing. now to the tuesday morning forecast. >> and matt is standing by in the news chopper 12. >> early the morning we talk about the sunshine. temperatures 64 at the airport. sun is up in 6 minutes. afternoon. low pressure and a cool front approaching but later tonight and for tomorrow and bringing the increasing of clouds and rain. today is almost perfect. for tomorrow, occasional rain and a few storms. especially the best chance of storms predawn tomorrow. a couple of showers early thursday. the clouds are stubborn and the temperatures into the upper we drop the readings for friday. now to matt up in news chopper 12. >> burleigh is under the

yesterday -- trump made stops around the milwaukee area. several times during his speech last night, trump referenced the recent violence, saying quote "right here in milwaukee" -- even though he was speaking to supporters near west order candidate, saying hillary clinton is anti-police. donald trump/r presidential candidate "hillary clinton is against the miners. she's against the police. believe me. you know it and i know it, and guess what? she knows it. those pedaling the narrative of cops as a racist force in our society - a narrative supported with a directly in the responsibility for the unrest in milwaukee and many other places within our country." trump was more than an hour- and- a- half late for last night's campaign stop in west bend. it grew very warm inside the expo center, but still about three thousand people stayed for the speech. . meanwhile, today trump is preparing for his first intelligence briefing conducted at an f-b-i democratic vice- presidential nominee "tim kaine" was also in wisconsin yesterday. supporters hosted

all weekend long the milwaukee police are tweeting the updates out on twitter. we are hoping to learn more information about what happened last night, where there arrests or injuries, and we are hoping on today. live in milwaukee, tim elliott, wisn 12 news. >> overnight, at least two police officers were hurt in the sherman park neighborhood. >> our live team coverage continues with wisn 12 news' thema ponton. she's outside police headquarters this morning with the latest. >> melinda and ben, we've learned that at least two police officers were hurt late last night and early this morning. that's in addition to the four officers who were hurt on saturday night. let's start with some exclusive the camera was rolling when people started throwing rocks and bricks at officers. take a look. you can see one officer get hit and then fall to the ground. other officers then pulled that officer to safety. the police department has been posting photos on twitter overnight. the pictures show damage to several different squad cars. some had smashed windows, others had scratche

angelica joins us from the newsroom with more. milwaukee firefighters are on high alert-- ready in case violence and handle and we havent trained and prepared for. people protesting the saturday officer-involved shooting of sylville smith... set this bp gas station on fire... as well as the oreilly auto parts building... and the bmo harris bank. many times... crews were unable to put the blaze out... instead they were forced to shield themselves from gunfire and flying bricks or concrete. deputy chief terry lintonen says his department and milwaukee police will meet several times to discuss how best to serve ad community while also keeping his men and women safe. nicole and jessob. back to you. some business owners in the sherman park neighborhood are on high alert... but they're also trying to remain optimistic. 'i mean its something that doesnt make me happy, but i dont know. im happy that it just didnt get any worse than what it is.' the owners of the three brothers work yesterday to discover more damage to their store front. several win

milwaukee's north side. our deandra corinthios is covering the unrest in milwaukee... and the end of a curfew in sherman park. and just blocks away our derica williams is getting updates after a fire destroyed a house overnight. let's start with derica who 's near 50th and clarke. assisting five adults and one child after two homes were damaged by fire early tuesday morning, august was called out to the scene of a fire at a vacant home near 50th and clarke around 4:30 a.m. officials say a neighboring home sustained significant damage. when crews arrived on scene, the second floor of the vacant home was engulfed in flames. officials say that home is destroyed. investigators say significant damaged was sustained to a neighboring home. five adults and one child were removed from that home. no one was injured. deputy chief when we arrived it was completely involved, all floors-- complete damage on that building, the exposure building we removed occupants from some damage won't be a total loss neighbor i hope it's just an abandoned house, i don't want yone to displace their

the milwaukee police very busy overh order in the neighborhood. they were prepared for a second night of unrest last night and that is what they got. we are going to the video. over light large clouds showed up to shearman park neighborhood, police and sheriffs on hand and trying to keep the peace, but there were confrontations. a person was hurt when someone opened fire and that happened around 11:00 last night.

ahead --- details on a new proposal to fix the relationship between the milwaukee police department and the community. "nats of siren. this is kind of ground zero, it seems like. they just kind of come right through here." and the clean up gets underway today after multiple tornadoes hit indiana. the terrifying moments coming up. good morning and welcome back to wakeup! weather traffic map = major delays yellow on traffic map = some delays we're expecting new developm convicted murderer steven avery his attorney could file a motion in his case. as early as today.. deandra corinthios is live in milwaukee with the latest steven avery's attorney has given those who believe avery is innocent...new hope. recent tweets hint at new evidence...even a new suspect in the case. avery and his nephew ... brendan a decade ... convicted of the 2005 murder of theresa halbach. it's been nearly two weeks since a federal judge overturned brendan dassey's conviction. the state has 90 days to decide whether to retry dassey ... or to release him from prison. avery is serving a life sentence. but in a tweet l

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dew point 53, dew point in the twin cit 71 milwaukee, that is going to move out of the picture as the cold front rolls through later on this evening. temperatures still around 82 in fond du lac, near 80 in sheboygan, 77 west bend, 79 beaver dam, 76 in milwaukee, where it's raining to our south. burlington still at only 69?. here's the front that passes through overnight tonight, most of the rain gone. lots of sunshine tomorrow, sunny to partly cloudy. dry air moves in. models want to put in a little bit of a lake effect rainshower. i think the air is just a little too dry for that. 65 overnight tonight. an isolated shower over the next couple of hours, mainly south as the winds turn to the north. probably after 10:00, or so. 73?, tomorrow sunny, not as humid, northeast winds at about 5 to 15 miles per hour. beautiful day thursday, cool for this time of year. 6 closer to the lakeshore, 72, under mostly sunny check out this pattern, right on into the weekend, friday, sunshine, 71. saturday, sunny and 75 degrees. low humidity, and that continues right on into sunday with sunshine, 78?. w

the motorcycle company calls it the 'milwaukee eight.' eight.'it's a reference to harley's hometown -- and the makeup of the new engine.don't worry harley riders.... the new engine will still produce the distinct rumbling sound that harleys are known for.the company's plant in menomonee falls.motorcycles with the new engine a on sale this week. remember when you were a kid playing with hotwheelsand wished you could be the one driving that superfast hotrod? well, some amateur filmmakers have turned that dream into a reality. we'll showou! 3 you can see the flags blowing in the wind.a li look milwaukee...on th wednesday morni.. news 3 3 in today's money watch report...some good news for home builders...after the govement reported aarge americans w houying s. market improves and rtgage rates hit ar all-time lows. 3 too much cheddar?apparently that's a problem for u-s dairy farmers right now.cheese surplus is at a 30-year high-- due to factors like higher milk production, more european exports, and sluggish demand. dairy farmers have seen revenues dr

it happened on the west corinthios has the details. milwaukee police tell us this started as a physical fight... then at least one person pulled out a gun and started shooting. three people were shot in the area of 29th and clybourn this was around 8:40 p-m we don't know how many shots were fired...but police at the scene had more than a dozen evidence markers out they also recovered casings. a 32 year old man was seriously injured in the shooting a friend took him to the hospitalized. and a 22 year old woman was treated by paramedics at the scene after suffering a graze wound. police say they're not sure if the victims were actually involved in the fight...or simply bystanders. all three victims are expected to survive. no one is in custody. involving the shooting outside district 6 police station. a criminal complaint reveals the victim reed carlsen was shot three times before he died. the alleged shooter, randall drescher, told police his friend asked him to go along for protection while he bought a shotgun. the transaction was supposed to ta

tonight getting answers into the , fatal police shooting that led to unrest in milwaukee. joyce: we begin in the newsroom where our team of investigative where our team of investigative reporters is looking into the , officer and the suspect. now because the officer has been the target of threats on social media, and because police are not naming him we are not naming , him either. police say he shot and killed 23-year-old sylville smith, who was armed with a stolen gun during the deadly confrontation in the sherman park neighborhood saturday. 12 news nick bohr is live what what have you learned tonight? >> sherman park is closing for the night. the atf is continuing their investigation at the bp station that burned down, and all the fires that started here after the police shooting even as the , state department of justice investigates the shooting itself. the shooting, of course, sparked two days of unrest in milwaukee but four days later the , wisconsin department of justice appears no closer to camera video which the police , chief has said shows 24-year-old sylville sm

the b.p. gas station. milwaukee police have said they squad to the scene to keep the crime scene integrity intact. a group of maybe 30 to 50 people have gathered in the adjacent lot. we are told they intend to clean up heart of the neighborhood. this is at the repeat were all the trouble began lessening. that had been looted, they are out there at the three brothers tobacco and grocery. that is being cleaned up, as well. meanwhile, the second scene from last night was down here at 35th street and the o'reilly auto parts store was burned, as well as the jet beauty supply store. a flareup occurred inside of that building, and answering to board up the front windows, as well. is the beam will -- bmo branch that was destroyed. firefighters had to break into the second store that story windows to stop that fire, as well. the fifth team is down the road a bit at the 2nd street at bj's supermarket. it was burned. milwaukee police has a presence there until the building can be completely boarded up. act to you. thema: our c

be the first to know the latest updates on the milwaukee unrest. we'll be updating our website and fox 6 news app all day long - and streaming our newscasts live. click on the link at the top of our home page on fox 6 now dot com to track developments in the sherman park in a west bend hotel. matt roberts was a founding member of the rock band "3 doors down". he was found unconscious in the hallway of this "hampton inn". family members tell t-m-z they believe he overdosed on prescription pills. roberts was in west bend this weekend for a benefit concert. he was just 38 years old. an update this morning... after remains of a body were pulled from the milwaukee river on friday. the medical examiner's office has identified the body found in lincoln park. investigators for quite some time. the victim's family has been notified-- but his name won't be released publicly until the milwaukee county sheriff's office has finished its investigation. and developing right now - one woman is dead and another person hospitalized after a serious crash near 27-th an

in the wake of unrest in milwaukee... some youth group leaders are begging adults and parents to be more active in childrens lives. every week, a group called 'we all we got' meets at the boys and girls club to discuss revitalizing sherman park. this weeks discussion takes on a different tone... fox6s bret lemoine continues our coverage, live from sherman park... for kids to play, have a meal... and just have fun. but now that it is closing every night at 6 p-m... there are concerns about where these kids are going now. its a discussion that occasionally veered into debate... nat 'my question is, why is it that some officers are not being trained to interact with the people in this community.' sherman park has been closing each night at 6pm since rioting began last weekend. its been an unforeseen consequence... neighborhood k safe. bg 'theres a lot of frustration out there. theyre looking for resources to come into the area.' barry givens is head of the sherman park neighborhood association. for the last two months, hes he

unfolds...a new group of officers join the milwaukee police force. a report from that ceremony...coming up. 3 plus -- donald trump will visit milwaukee tomorrow... could the events of this past weekend reshape the message he brings to city? 3 we've got much more news and weather headlines...coming "i think some people watching these videos think we're in some sort of war with the community and we've got to win the fight, no we've got to maintain the peace." peace." 3 a clear mission from milwaukee police chief ed flynn today... and officers are committed to it... as they're prepared to hurt. thank you for joining us for the news at four thirty...we continue to monitor the situation in sherman park following two nights of unrest. unrest.saturday night --- businesses were burned, others damaged and looted following a deadly officer involved shooting. then came a day for healing and repair. only to be followed by more unrest last ni. night.the neighborhood remains relatively calm this afternoon-- and law enforcement hope to keep it that way by cl

the milwaukee police deparmtment is handling the investigaiton. meterologist rebecca schuld joins us now to get you ready for your evening...rebecca. today: nice day, pleasant evening. touch of humidity with temps around 80 falling back through the 70s as the evening wears on. s 5-15 mph. week ahead: scattered storms looking likely for most on wednesday. a very isolated chance for a morning shower thursday, and possibly once again in the afternoon down across the far southeast corner of the state closer to the frontal boundary as that feature slowly sags south and away from the area. otherwise look for some clouds to give way to more sun especiaby thursday afternoon. still summer like with temps around 80 with a light west wind.then becoming cooler with 70s returning to end the week along with sun on friday and saturday. .upcoming weekend: mix of sun and clouds for the weekend. better chance of storms by the overnight of saturday into sunday morning. highs in the upper half of the 70s to around 80. a former milwaukee police officer has been charge

and it was not until 1991, he came back to milwaukee. due to the fact that, he was quoted as saying, it was just too painful for him to come back to milwaukee but wilder did stay in touch-- writing letters to his uncle irv in milwaukee.one from 1977 where he mentions working 26 hour days on a movie set...another wilder's success is honored in the hallways where he got his start-- a member of the washington high hall of fame fame i think it really means a lot for the community. a career meant to inspire students, one best summed up by wilder himself in a letter home--"my life is in images on film, and i am a lucky man-blessed.all my love, jerry/gene" 3 wilder kept his 3-year battle with statement his family wrote it wasn't for vanity reasons, but because he didn't want kids to know him as anything other than willy wonka...the statement says "he simply couldn't bear the idea of one less smile in the world" 3 milwaukee police are asking for help in identifying two men who held up a wendy's earlier this month. it happened on 46th and north on august 16

thema: that shooting happened around 3:30 in the afternoon. milwaukee police say two suspects ran away from officers during a traffic stop. during the chase, one of the officers saw one of the suspects, a 23-year-old, had a gun, and fired on that man. the officer fired, and he died at the scene. a large crowd gathered while police investigated and started yelling at officers. the department of criminal investigations is now investigating. the officer, a 24-year-old, was not hurt and has been placed on the other suspect was taken into custody that officer-involved shooting and the unrest overnight is something mayor tom barrett says is unsettling. patrick: here's what he said during a rare midnight press conference. tom barrett: we don't want to see anymore loss of life, anymore injuries. we are going to stay on this. our police presence is going to be very strong. we are going to work with the community. tomorrow, we will be meeting we are going to make an all-out effort to do everything we can to restore order. this is something that is important to me

today carl is with the milwaukee bucks rim rockers. the rim rockers are having tryouts tonight at the bradley and other trampoline stunts at the beef lady is here. she'll be making weeknight dinners easier with a recipe that combines beef and potatoes. and-- a new safari park is opening this weekend in walworth county. get a sneak peek of the kind of big stories at 11:30. new developments in the efforts to free convicted murderer steven avery. ...how soon his attorney could file a motion in his case. plus-- one state lawmaker is looking for a solution to the civil unrest in sherman park. ...what he's proposing for the milwaukee police department. all eyes are on manitowoc county this morning...as we approach an important deadline in the monday to file a motion in his case. but it could happen much sooner. fox 6's deandra corinthios has the latest. we could find out as soon as today what avery's attorney -- kathleen zellner -- has planned to free him. she has to file the motion in person...at the manitowoc county courthouse...and she's a

this is the milwaukee police officer who shot sylville smith... in a rap video posted on youtube long before the shooting, he makes reference to civil unrest over police use of force. "i'm gonna start a riot like it's baltimore."fox 6 news is aware of the officer's identity, but because the investigation is ongoing and he has not been accused of any wrongdoing. the 24-year-old officer hails from the very inner city milwaukee neighborhoods he patrols. he was first appointed a police aide in 2010... then promoted to probationary officer in 2013... a period that was extended for 97 days in 2014. around that same time, he tweeted about getting wasted, blowing money at strip clubs and casinos. and in one ominous tweet, he wrote, slur on the other side of the gun.three years later, he shot and killed 23-year-old syville smith, a young man who once attended the same high school as him. "i'm all about my dollar, in god we trust..." in october of 2013, he wrote "how long does this drug called fame be lasting?" it appears he's about to find out... but for a

the city of milwaukee is preparing it's 20- 17 budget. the most pressing issue brought up at a listening session last night. another step towards a solution in the mount pleasant bluff erosion problem... how soon a rumble to start our day and a few more possible later on. right now with highs in the mid 80s. your milwaukee... some are calling on the city to hire more police officers. this as the city is preparing its 2017 budget. a listening session was held last night. the biggest line item by far is the milwaukee police department. mayor tom barrett says its a complex issue and that adding more staff at m-p-d will not be easy. he says the cost of police pensions... and dwindling state funds... has cost the city a fortune. he supports pensions for city employees.. alone, they cost taxpayers 30-million dollars for police. this was just the first of several listening sessions planned. the budget will be presented to the citys 'finance and personnel committee' in october. homeowners along racine county's lake michigan shoreline take another

he's stopping at the downtown milwaukee hilton hotel. the only details provided so far are the event begins at 7 and doors open at 4 pm. delta canceled flights today after a power outage early yesterday morning knocked its computers offline. the outage disabled delta's flight status alerts. airport monitors incorrectly listed flights as 'on time.'delta's network outage raises questions about the reliability of computer systems used by airlines which are not regulated by the faa. last year, united and american both suffered computer that lasted days. 3 "they're running on a reservation system that is more than 35 years old." old." companies that fly airplanes. their technology systems have to be as reliable as their airc" aircraft."experts say travelers should expect delays into tomorrow.the airline is offering compensation for people who have had cancelled flights or delays of more than 3 hours in the form a 200 dollar flight voucher passengers at mitchell international to get through security screening faster. the transportation security

anyone that has seen him are asked to call the milwaukee police. we have posted the photo on twitter and facebook. >> 6:16. later today, discovery world is celebrating lake michigan day. the casing lake michigan and free boat tours. outside of discovery world tonight is point fish fry and a flick, dead pool, which is rated r. it is free to get into this. they sell food and drinks there. the free movie at dusk. >> well, thousands of music aue clare musical festival. the bapd is premiering the highly anticipated new album live tonight. >> starting the this weekend, check out a new attraction at six flags great american in illinois. rage of the gargoyles is a new virtual reality experience on the demon roller coaster. workers via satellite while they are on the ride. >> you see the gargoyles and we are able to shoot them through the experience. so this experience is the very first fully interactive gaming roller coaster experience. actually really crazy and life like and 3d and in your face and pretty soon you see us go down taking us with him. it is t

in the wake of the unrest in milwaukee... some are calling on the city to hire more police officers. but, as the city prepares its 2017 budget... milwaukee mayor tom barrett wants you to know... its a much more complex issue. fox6s bret lemoine has more from downtown. its a numbers game for the city of milwaukee... as officials consider the 20-17 budget. the biggest line item by far is the tb 'you can see why this can become a tense conversation. the one thing you cant do at the city level is you cant print money.' milwaukee mayor tom barrett explains to a large crowd tuesday night... adding more staff at m-p-d wont be easy. barrett is requesting 28- million dollars more for m-p-d than what was budgeted for this year. the police department accounts for more than 300-million dollars of the citys proposed billion and a half dollar now exceeds the tax levy for the entire city of milwaukee.' barrett says the police department budget has steadily increased over the years... while state funding has dried up. state shared revenue is

the ?national guard? is in milwaukee this morning.the group was "activated" yesterday-- but never deployed. that means the violence did ?not? get to a level overnight... where the police chief thought the guard was nee. needed.but the violence still kept ?milwaukee? police busy. busy.cbs 58's kyle aevermann joins us live from m-p-d district 7 with the lastest on what happened overnight.kyle? take a look as the sun begins to rise on this monday morning. things are a lot more calm, few days can still be felt.it was a busy night for police.... mpd tweeted just after 2 that they were restoring peace in the area of sherman park.milwaukee police responded to at least 4 incidents of shots fired overnight.poluce used armored vehicles who was hit by gun fire.that person's condition is unknown that this point.we saw mpd tweet that protesters were throwing bricks, rocks and glass bottles at them and their patrol cars.we know that a number of people were arrested by police last night. our cameras captured some of those arrest.police

for a second night in a row - the milwaukee county sheriff's office closed the park at 6... while maintaining a 10:00 curfew overall for teens. the park reopened again just a few minutes ago. officials say those measur sherman park... following a volatile weekend. over the weekend...eight businesses were damaged by fire... as business owners consider rebuilding...federal authorities are investigating...offering a reward for information leading to arrests of those involved in the arson deandra corinthios is live at sherman and burleigh with more. what remains of this it was a quiet night in the sherman park neighborhood...but what remains of this burned up gas station is a reminder of the unrest over the weekend. the a-t-f is offering a 10-thousand dollar reward leading to information that leads to arrests and convictions... the investigation covers a total of eight commercial fires that were set. besides the b-p station...those include an o-reilly auto parts store, a bmo harris bank, a beauty s liquor stores. three of those fires are near the intersections of 35th, fond du l

the city's nort. northside. milwaukee police made those arrests after large crowds gathered at a makeshift memorial for the man shot by police earlier this month. we'll have a live report next! 3 a live look over ..... you're 3 now at 5:30 - ten arrests overnight... after crowds gather near sylville smith's memorial in milwaukee. milwaukee.hear what milwaukee's police cheif has to say.... about keeping the 3 and - a triple shooting leaves one man dead and two others hurt. hear from a chaplain who talked to people at the scene. 3 taking a live look at the dot cameras...roads are in great shape...lanes will be closed overnight between the hale and the zoo interchanges...details on that plus the latest on your wednesday morning drive is coming up in ready traffic...the cbs 58 morning news starts right now. good morning.. it's wednesday, august 31-st.i'm jessica tighe. tighe.and i'm kate chappell. a change in temps today.it's a bit cooler and it's windy! we begin with meteorologist justin thompson gee for acheck of ready weat

plus, the milwaukee bucks add some veteran depth. announcer: sports director dan needles, honored with best sports broadcast by the wisconsin broadcasters association. dan: there were plenty of questions about packers running back eddie lacy after his performance dropped off last year. so far, lacy has answered those questions with his play. granted, it is only two preseason games, and lacy has seen limited action, so his durability still might be a question mark. however, in last night's 20-12 win over the raiders, the packers made a statement on the opening drive with lacy carrying the ball nine times for 45 yards on the 14-play drive, which ended with lacy's one-yard touchdown plunge. a couple of tackles, break a long run, run over a few people come up but that felt good today. i want this year to be different than last. so far, i'm doing a pretty good job at it. we have to keep it up. dan: with aaron rodgers inactive, brett hundley was expected to play most of the first half at quarterback, but he lasted only three series. hundley

. >> the chief of police here in milwaukee and with the mayor of milwaukee, chief flynn earlier we met with attorney general done bar the wisconsin national guard i was thanking 123 individuals from the national area purely as a caution to be of assistance. they are here to provide that i said i activate them early sunday morning to let the people know they are not out opt streets. they were not deployed directly too streets, but rather as a resource, particularly for those law enforcement officials here in milwaukee and the county, that after a couple long few days make sure they have the support t keep themselves safe, but provide a professional manner so far and do so in a way that ensureathize safety of all of our citizens in milwaukee and all across the state of wisconsin. an update in addition to saying thank you and thank officers here and thank them and their families. the family of law enforcement in this community, i want to thank i want to reiterate something i said yesterday when i was here in town that is both of my children were born at saint joseph's hospital a few block

thats the black-on-black crime but why? was it jealously? milwaukee police are not releasing the name of the officer who shot sylville smith, saying threats have been made against him. sherelle smith says that officer is no stranger 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 didnt shoot back? if hes gonna 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 burning that has happened.... violence is never the key, though, im not saying that. i dont want anyone to be violent. while also striking a somewhat ominous tone. if we dont have answers, were gonna find them and were gonna find them our way, were not find them yall way no m

the winter months are on the minds of some in milwaukee. their plan to save money on salting -- and even help protect the water supply! plus -- a vacant home, up in flames in milwaukee. ...why fire officials consider feingold: i'm russ feingold and i approve this message. johnson: i've always said i'll be the calmest guy on my election night. i win either way. narrator: if he loses, senator johnson falls back on the ten million dollar bonus he paid himself as ceo. a big corporate payout for him. johnson: i've always said... i win either way. he gets another six years to support tax loopholes and bad trade deals that ship jobs overseas. all to benefit corporations and multi-millionaires like him. johnson: i win either way. it's almost cruel to bring up snow storms on such a beautiful day. but its in these summer months when people start planning how to keep o - safe in the winter. it seems odd to talk snow and ice in the middle of august but thats what was happening on a sun-splashed tuesday in milwaukee. 'you have to do this during the heat

they're calling it the "milwaukee 8". "the ninth new big twin in harley davidson history so it's not everyday that we launch a new engine." christianson says there have been significant changes at the menomonee falls plant over the last year and a half, in order to get the place ready to produce the new engine. "to incorporate the changes needed we've had to move or change over 500 different pieces of equipment this year to prepare for making this new product." as for what's different, christianson says heat management is improved and that the milwaukee eight offers a more powerful feel during acceleration. "mechanical noise is down which gives us the opportunity really to tone the exhaust node and give our customers more of that rumble that they really like to hear." excited employees say launching the new engine gives them a chance to be a part of the company's long part of the tradition now from beginning to end my father worked here for 36 years and he got to experience multiple engines and i get to experience my secon

, a back to school party hosted by the milwaukee bucks.this is a live picture from schlitz park where 300-milwaukee students have been invited to shop for supplies for the upcoming school year.there's also entertainment from bucks mascot bango, the rim rockers ?and? from celebrity guests 'run-m-c.'this party is called the "jam master jay back to school bash" in honor of the late member of run dmc who, we're told, d a special place in his heart for milwaukee. a lot of energy around milwaukee as the new school year approaches. approaches. -nats teachers chee- cheer-for the second year in a a pep rally at the bmo harris bradley center today. they heard passionate speeches from mayor barrett and from mps superintendent dr. darienne driver.....but maybe most impressive were the words of a high school student who moved here from uganda...and who saluted mps for giving students second chances. biluge ntabla/mps student "that kid that got a lower grade. that kid that always get into fights. and that kid that got suspended. the same kid got a diploma.

the window. another squad car was set on fire. milwaukee police is the main agency hang but several other agencies were called in to help them, including the milwaukee county sheriff's office. the sheriff's office emailed us with information about their response. they say deputies are assisting. thema: the email went on to say, quote, "shots fired, buildings on fire, objects thrown at law enforcement. shifts extended to be on scene, state patrol assisting on freeway to allow those patrol deputies to be at the moving scene. several squads have been damaged by subjects at scene. bearcat deployed. assist in restoring order," end quote. overnight, the coalition for justice sent out this tweet encouraging people to clean up from last night's mess. they plan to meet at sherman park at 8:00 a.m. to "pray, clean, and hit the streets." patrick: police say the unrest started with yesterday's officer-involved shooting near 44th and auer. thema: that shooting happened around 3:30 in the afternoon. milwaukee police say two suspects ran away from officer

the milwaukee plan commission endorsed the apartment project delta adding a flight between milwaukee and boston. daily nonstop service starts in june. the airline says it plans to be the only u-s global carrier to offer first-class seating on every flight to and from boston. for more business news - go to fox 6 now dot com for a link to the weather partly cloudy tonight with temperatures falling into the 70s. scattered thunderstorms are possible overnight with a low in the upper 60s. partly sunny, warm and humid on wednesday with a high in the mid-to- upper 80s. we have a chancef afternoon. hot and humid conditions for the end of the week with highs near 90 thursday and friday...with heat indices in the mid-90s. thunderstorms are likely on saturday with a high around 80. much cooler air moves in sunday with highs t-storms overnight. low: 69 dewpoint: 66 wind: sw 5 mph wednesday:partly sunny with a chance for thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoon. high: 86 dewpoint: 68 wind: w 5-10 mph thursday: heat index: 95. partly sunny. am low: 70 high: 89 dewpoint: 71 heat index: 95. partly sunn

top story this morning..an alarming and deadly trend is on the rise in milwaukee county. the medical examiner's office ys fentanyl deaths are on the rise... and cld increase by almost 200 percent in 2016. cbs 58's julie parise joins us live from he medical examiner's office.. julie, we know the office is looking into four deadly overdoses from over the weekend. all four of those overdoses area hospitals. with more than 120 overdoses deaths in the county since the start of the year, it's become milwaukee's number one avoidable cause of death -- outnumbering homicides and traffic deaths. the milwaukee county medical examiner's office is calling this a tremendous increase. they say while overdoses are seen routinely in this area, the number has dramatically increased. one toxicology expert says the office averages one heroin overdose just here in lwaukee -- across the country, experts say narcotics areig problem. i think we're seeing a new epidemic and the epidemic is people taking narcotics. theyre causing problems and a significant number of overdose and deaths. there can b

the milwaukee unrest also a topic in the race for president. "look at what is happening in milwaukee right now. we've got urgent work to do to rebuild trust between police and communities and get back to the fundamental principle. everyone should have respect for the law and be respected by crowd in pennsylvania.. republican nominee donald trump did not address the unrest during his campaign speech in ohio.. we could hear from him tomorrow. trump will hold a fundraiser in milwaukee.... then he'll be in west bend at the washington county fair grounds. packers fans headed to green bay may have some trouble finding a place to park with new developments under escpecially for r-v owners making the trip - parking will be much different. fox's brittany ford has a look at the changes around lambeau this season. the 2,500 packers parking spaces lost due to titletown development is causing a change in routine for rv's. one alternative for rv's and motorhomes is to at park at the brown county fair grounds. elfers "we kind of go around sightseeing from this

and many are the world is mourning a milwaukee native... gene wilder -- other wise known willy wonka... who prided himselves on making the world listecki will preside over a funeral mass later this week for sister margaret held. held and another nun, paul merrill..were stabbed to death last week at the mississippi home they shared. police say 46-year-old rodney sanders confessed to the crime but hasn said why he illed th two women. the 68-year-old he wasand born raised in slinger and waa member of the school sisters of st. s in milwaukee. the funeral will be held this friday morning at the st. boulevard inmilwaukee. funeral arrangments are pending for beloved actor and milwaukee native gene wilder. the comedy legend from "willy wonka" and "blazing saddles" fame was born in milwaukee and graduated from washington high school in 1951. yearbooks show he was a member of the debate team and spanish club. we also learned he worked as a cafateria monitor... and perhaps least surprisng - was a member of the theater club. letters in archives of the m

the milwaukee police very busy overh order in the neighborhood. they were prepared for a second night of unrest last night and that is what they got. we are going to the video. over light large clouds showed up to shearman park neighborhood, police and sheriffs on hand and trying to keep the peace, but there were confrontations. a person was hurt when someone opened fire and that happened around 11:00 last night. in. news chopper 12 was flying in the air and caught a car on fire and the authorities say they rushed to the scene and minutes later able to put out the fire. now the authorities are active on twitter. all though we don't know the numbers this morning of arrests from last night or injuries last night. reporting live from downtown tim elliott "12 news this morning." >> tim, thank you. some of the protestor took aim at the wisn 12 news crews in the field reporting on the unrest. >> a group through rock at the car that the crew was riding in. she and the photographer are okay this morning. on saturday night, someone the sentinel are saying

we have new details on the streetcar coming to milwaukee. construction on the project is slated to start as early as this fall downtown. cbs 58's amanda devoe joins us live with the new information...amanda. crews will start working on the multi-million dollar project after the city selected a company out of omaha nebraska to be the official contractor. kiewit infrastruure.. will overseall phases of the project. which according to includes installation of the rail, the overhead contact system and streetcar stops . an official with the departme of public works says you won't see any tracks laid down, due to the unpredictable weather, however.. he says they ?may start working on the maitenance facility.. which will be near the train station downtown.. "for residents, for businesses, for employees of downtown. people visiting milwaukee, they can just hope on it coming from the train from chicago, they can just come nd meetings" 3 the streetcar's route through the third ward.. is slated to start service in fall of 20-18 .. with the lakefront line

the ?watertown ea.?anyone with oconomowoc police. tonight... milwaukee police will host another "national night out" event in the community. each police district has been holding the events periodically throughout august. tonight.. ?district five? will host the neighborhood gathering at gordon park on humboldt boulevard.there will be food, family entertainment and a meet-and-greet with officers. they say everyone is welcome. the event starts at four. 3 racine.city leaders are hoping to house a minor ague te? r the bucks in it.they held a meetiast nit to iscussthe possibility. possibility.the proposed arena-hotel project... would it could also host ams-- le. conventions... rodeos... and smaller scale musical acts. the city already owns the land--- so the cost of the project would be about 40 (m) million dollars.while supervisors say... they'd like to look deeper into the project... they also note it's hard to argue with an ?opportunity for growth.? (supervisor shakoor) we need to enhance and grow where opps are all thruout 333 sq miles. all 17 municipalit

we will carry that live. >> we also learned the milwaukee police officer who shot the suspect is black. >> president obama has been briefed on the situation in milwaukee. >> and governor walker has the national guard on case there is more violence this evening. >> incredible images, though, captured from last night during the neighborhood unrest. >> we're going to take a look. first we'll check out video of the bp gas station getting set on fire. firefighters could not get near us. this morning smoldering ruins were all that was left. >> right before it was set, people were throwing rocks. there behind the bullet proof glass. witnesses tell us the employees could stand there as the building burned and hope for the armored vehicle to show up. they were shaken but otherwise okay. >> firefighters had to respond to businesses just down the street at o'reilly store, a beauty store and bmo harris bank. >> squad cards were damaged overnight. someone smashed the of this police cruiser. no officer were inside at the time. >> has we mentioned, president obama has been briefed. >> also the nation

the newsroom. jenna sachs. fox 6 news. steph thanks jenna another sign milwaukee is on the mend. milwaukee mayor tom barrett has canceled the 10 p.m. curfew for those 17 years old and younger. he says the earlier curfew is no longer necessary. the normal summer curfew in milwaukee is 11 pm. for one milwaukee family in them... family members say one thing that could help them heal- finding out who is responsible for burning this family owned liquor store to the ground during the riots and unrest. and now they are one step closer. krystle kacner is live from the milwaukee fire department on 7th and wells. police have released a picture of a suspect in that arson. the store owner's daughter-- says it gives them hope. we got the news in the middle of fire tyria thomas was with her father when he got the call that his business.. mjm liquor .. had been broken into.. and set on fire.. it makes you feel violated, it makes you feel sad it makes you feel pretty much discombobulatedthomas says she feels that way not only seeing what people did her family's business... but seeing how it's lef