Generous and kind, took care of his fellow student. He was a leader. He was in the band. He was the captain of the football team. He did everything you would ask of a student and of a son. To be honoring matt and his contribution of service to our country. Staff Sergeant Thompson is remembered with american flags outside Brookfield Lutheran Church the thompson familys , church home, where duane tweeten says matthew demonstrated faith in go about his heart. There was always a desire for more. I can do this. I can achieve that. Marquette University FriendMatthew Manning spoke to us by phone. He was shielded by his convictions. And he knew the responsibilities that he esteemed. And he was so driven by his mission to do what he could to make the world a better place. We are back alive. Thompson was posthumously awarded the combat infantry valor, a purple heart, as well as many other commendations. The game and moment of silence are at 7 00 tonight. Kathy Marquette University says thompson attended the school between the fall of 2006 to the spring of 2008. He served as resident assistant at odonnell hall. In a statement, the university quotes one of his friends and fellow ras, saying he was one of the best humans i ever knew. He was deeply, deeply, deeply of us. The clock is ticking. The deadline for convicted murderer steven avery to file an appeal is fast approaching. It will happen at the Manitowoc County courthouse anytime between now and monday. 12 news Investigative Reporter colleen henrys been following this case for years. She joins us live. Colleen, the news is drawing media from far and wide. Unfortunately they waited all day and the courthouse is now closed without any filing. Avery supporters have been on twitter suggesting the filing , could come today or tomorrow. Some have even gathered here in hopes of witnessing the event. Manitowocs clerk of Courts Office is the epicenter of the interest. Steven averys murder conviction became an international obsession after the netflix series, making a murderer. It also got him a new lawyer who has till monday to file theres been no sign of her today, but shes laid out some of her plans on social media. She is suggesting that theres another suspect who may be responsible for the murder of photographer Teresa Halbach back in 2005. She also says she wants additional dna testing. His attorney has not responded to 12 inquiries, but we are told that she will have to be back tomorrow morning or by monday. That is her deadline. The courthouse here is now just days ago, a federal judge dropped a bombshell, overturning the conviction of averys nephew, brendan dassey. Dassey must be released within 90 days of the august 12 decision if prosecutors do not seek a reach trial. Toya a safety warning tonight for anyone on milwaukees east side. Police say robbers are targeting people on sidewalks or going to their cars. Investigators say there have been 16 armed robberies since midjune in the neighborhood between east pleasant and east north avenue. Five of them have been on brady street. Theyre happening between midnight and 4 00 a. M. We have some video of one of those crimes overnight near cass and pleasant. Police say they have arrested several suspects but say the , robberies continue to happen. Milwaukee police are also investigating a bump and run carjacking on the citys northwest side. Police say the suspect bumped into the victims car around 2 00 this morning near beale and fond du lac, just blocks from mill road. The suspect got in and drove and villard. Theyre still looking for the suspects. Kathy Funeral Services will be held tomorrow for the man whos death sparked days of unrest in milwaukee. Sylville smith was shot and killed by a Milwaukee Police officer near 44th and auer nearly two weeks ago. It happened during a traffic stop. Police say smith was armed with a gun at the time. Services start at noon at Christian Faith fellowship church. The reverend Jesse Jackson is scheduled to deliver the eulogy. Young people gathered today to talk about some of the problems facing sherman park and othe the Sojourner Family Peace Center hosted todays peace summit. The event was scheduled before the unrest in sherman park, but suddenly became muech mor relevent. Then this thing goes down and it is really timely to have this opportunity for young people not only to be learning about these issues but also have the , additional opportunity to reflect, to heal and really talk of the solutions associated with specifically what happened two weeks ago. Kathy the program focused on how to help change the community, and also change the participants own outlook. Toya a massive cleanup effort is underway right now in indiana 24 hours after tornadoes leveled buildings and left many homeless. Chief meteorologist mark baden is following this story from the weather center. Mark, there were at least a half dozen tornadoes yesterday. Mark so far, seven confirmed tornadoes in indiana. That. Amazingly, no reports of death or injuries. Check out this video of the twister forming in kokomo. The National Weather service out of indianapolis says it was an e. F. 3. It leveled several homes and wind was 150 miles perit leveled several homes and businesess, hour. But everyone heeded the warnings and stayed safe. There are more thunderstorms erupting to the south of us. We will keep a close eye on that. Around here, fairly quiet, and more comfortable. More on that coming up. The death toll in italy after a powerful earthquake is climbing tonight. Officials say nearly 300 people were killed when the 6. 2 quake struck in the middle of the night earlier this week. Crews are sifting through the rubble for any sign of survivors. This morning they found a 10yearold girl who was trapped in the debris. Firefighters say its a race against time to find others who are still missing. Officials say the rescue efforts will continue for several days. New information tonight on an attack at the American University in afghanistan. Officials say 13 people were killed when militants attacked the campus. The victims include seven students and one teacher. Three Police Officers and two Security Guard were also killed. The standoff between police and militants lasted several hours. No group has come for yet to claim responsibility for the attack. World news will have continuing coverage of both stories tonight. You can watch their reports at 5 30, right after this newscast. Toya wisn 12 is trying to help wed like to thank everyone who donated School Supplies for our stuff the bus effort yesterday. Today, volunteers from the Salvation Armys Echelon Program unloaded the bus and sorted out all of those supplies. Even a thumb drive to your basics with notebooks wide ruled paper, pencils, all backpacks of all sizes. Toya stuff the bus was all part of our Class Act School supply drive. Wisn 12 partnered with the Salvation Army to pull it off. You helped us raise 67,585. That money will be used to stuff more than 4500 backpacks for milwaukee students. Our Class Act Phone Bank had a goal of 50,000. Thank you to everyone who donated. We had some big, small, people with their christmas money, it was awesome. Thank you so much. Kathy it might be summer, but thinking about the flu shot. Especially as your kids head back to school. The first doses of this years influenza vaccine has already arrived at some clinics and hospitals in our area. This year though youll have to get an actual shot. Experts say the flu mist vaccine is no longer in production. A lot of people felt that it was a nicer way to get the vaccine than having the injection, but this year the cdc really looked at their research looked at what they expected and realized the flu nasal vaccine wasnt going to be as effective. Kathy physicians say now is the time to call your primary care physician or a flu clinic to make an appointment to get your flu shots, which is a few weeks earlier than last year. Toya hard to think about it, but do it. You might be able to give your air conditioner a rest tonight. Kathy it would be nice. Mark, a break from the humidity tonight. Mark enjoy it while it lasts. Next in weather watch 12. ,toya then, a warning parents of Young Children will want to hear. The reason the Company Behind this stroller wants you to stop using it right now. Kathy and, an epipen controversy. The accusations against the maker that might be keeping some families from buying the lifesaving device. Hello everyone i and melinda davenport. And im ben wagner. Tomorrow is national dog day. Animal experts will tell us the two things to keep away from your pet in order to protect kathy swimmer ryan lochte is expected to be summoned to rio to testify in an Ongoing Investigation into his claims he and three other olympic swimmers were held at gunpoint. Thats according to various reports. However there is no penalty if , he fails to appear. Lochte is also rumored to be part of the next dancing with the stars cast. So many different things. A warning tonight for parents of Young Children. Toya a recall has been issued for this stroller because of serious problem. Of a serious problem. 25,000 strollers. The strollers were sold under the safety first step and go travel system brand. The company says when the infant carrier is attached to the stroller the stroller tray , folding mechanism could disengage on one side. There are no reports of any injuries. The company has received 30 complaints. They were sold at babies r us and on amazon and walmart websites. If you have one, you should stop using them immediately. For more product information, head to wisn. Com or free app. We also have three major ford recalls to tell you about tonight. Kathy it cors 113,000 vehicles. One affects 88,000 ford taurus, flex, lincoln mks, and lincoln mkt models. They were built between 2013 and 2015. Ford says the cars fuel pump control modules can fail. That causes the engine to stall without warning and increases your risk of crashing. Ford is also recalling 25,000 2016. Fuel injection pumps. The third recall affects 23,000 2017 ford escape suvs. Dealers need to recalibrate the power window software. We have all of them on wisn. Com if you want to take a second look. Toya coming up new tonight at 6 00, are they just words . Its a question being raised at uwm tonight. The new guidelines raising censorship concerns on campus, and how the school is setting the rd then, hes accused of harassing his exgirlfriend for months. The dangerous animal he left on her doorstep that got him arrested. Thats all coming up new tonight at 6 00. The orlando nightclub shooting survivors will not be charged for their hospital care. The Orlando Regional Medical Center announced the patients will not be billed. Most of the victims were taken there in june when a gunman opened fire inside the pulse nightclub. 49 people were killed and 53 others were hurt. Florida hospital, which treated 12 patients after the mass shooting, also will not be the maker of the epipen allergy treatment is now offering discounts after accusations of price gouging. The cost of the lifesaving device increased from 100 in 2009 to more than 600 now. That was too much for some patients to afford. The technology really has not changed much over the last eight years. In the meantime, the prices up 400 . The final latest price increases is unbearable for our family. After Congress Demanded answers, Mylan Pharmaceuticals announced a 300 but the Company Savings card for patients did , not drop the price. Kathy a new Study Reveals the cause of most delayed flights and its not the weather. , according to bloomberg, the leading causes of flight delays in the u. S. Are mechanical issues and crew scheduling. Thats based on data from the federal bureau of transportation. To historically low levels in recent months. And speaking of Airline Delays flights were grounded at miami , international and Fort Lauderdale earlier today. There was some kind of power problem at miamis radar control center. The ground stop lasted for about an hour early this afternoon, and most flights are back on time. Toya we are getting a nice break from the humidity right now. Kathy it feels like florida actually. Mark it is really sticky, much stickiha refreshing air masses that move in, but that has not been the case. It is better now than this morning. It will feel better this evening. There arent many of these left. Jazz in the park. Amazing what can happen with a little rainfall. 80 degrees, dew point 63, so a little bit sticky, but not nearly as atrocious as it was enjoy yourselves tonight at jazz in the park. Temperatures are perfect, 70s. Dew points for the most part falling into the 50s. The highest dew point in milwaukee and kenosha, 63 degrees. A little bit of dry air is moving in and will help to make it more comfortable for a day, then here comes the humidity again. Dew point temperatures are on the rise. Anytime it is in the mid60s, it feels sticky out there. It has been an amazing august, the second warmest we have had so far in recorded history in milwaukee. 24 of 25 days, 80 degrees plus. We dont want to forget what is happening to the south of us. There is a lot of attention to what is basically nothing. This is the center of an possibility of seeing a tropical system. There is not a lot happening here. All the convection systems are far away. We will watch closely through this weekend. The better chances would be making it into the gulf of mexico and becoming a tropical system. Ray not that far away. We had rain this morning, and the next round fell apart. 11 00 tonight, no worries, a beautiful evening, give the air conditioning a rest and op temperatures in the lower 60s. A gorgeous day on the way for friday. Then we make it to the weekend, and here we go. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. All right, it is not a washout. Maybe a picnic, garage sale, just get ready. It will not rain all day, but we will have scattered showers and thunderstorms on saturday. It is an often on rainy day here well. This is only saturday. Have your arm. On sunday, things get header, 82 degrees and partly sunny skies, so something to look forward to. Great day on friday. 78 degrees, just about perfect, and not much humidity. 80 on saturday, scattered showers and thunderstorms off and on all day. Look at this stretch of 80s into next week. It will warm right back up, and yes, it will be sticky as well. Sticky and warm month. 82 monday. 84 tuesday. 84 wednesday. Most kids go back to School One Week from today. There it is. 85 degrees could be a warm start to school. Kathy from popstar to lifetime biography. Featured in a made for t. V. Movie. Kathy then, attention all coffee lovers. Why you might be born with that craving for a cup of joe. Russ feingold im Russ Feingold and i approve this message. Narrator listen to senator johnson on Student Loans ron johnson its just kinda free money, young people dont really, necessarily understand finance. Narrator what senator johnson doesnt understand is, more than 800,000 wisconsinites have Student Loans. But he wants to eliminate federal Student Loans and keep Interest Rates high. Johnson its just kinda free money. Narrator with senator johnson, opportunity for middle class kids would disappear. Z23egz zvpz y23egy yvpy announcer you are watching wisn 12 news, honored as best evening newscast by the wisconsin broadcasters association. Kathy are you a person who drinks coffee all day long . Toya a new study says it might be just a part of your dna. Researchers in europe found some people carry a gene that makes caffeine break down more quickly. People who carry the gene tend to drink more coffee than average possibly because the , effects of the caffeine wears off fast highestpaid actors. Kathy and the name in first place might come as a surprise. Dwayne the rock johnson made more money than any other actor between june 2015 and june of this year. He took in 64. 5 million, mostly from the fast and furious franchise. The rest of the top five are jackie chan, matt damon, tom cruise, and johnny depp. 34yearold singer Britney Spears is about to get the t. V. Biography treatment. Movie about spears covering her rise to fame, personal troubles, and current comeback. The movie is expected to air next year. Lifetime has made previous movies about stars including , Whitney Houston and madonna. Toya it is hard to imagine she is 34. Kathy older young . Toya lets leave it at that. Kathy we will take another look at the forecast next. Immerse yourself in the wisn 12 news app. It is doggone good. Toya people in singapore can now hail a cab without a driver. Kathy a Company Called nutonomy Just Launched the first selfdriving taxi service. Right now, there are just six cars operating in a two and a half square mile area. Riders book the service on their smartphones, and can only go to a limited number of locatons. Uber is expected to Start Testing a driverless taxi service in pittsburgh in a few as mark mentioned, tonight is jazz in the park. One more left after tonight. The summer Concert Series takes place every thursday. It takes place at Cathedral Square park in downtown milwaukee. Organizers are offering a drink special to celebrate their 25th anniversary. We have always had happy hour from 5 00 to 6 00, but we have always done a dollar off, but this year we decided to do three dollar beers. Toya three dollar beers . What are we doing tonight. Kathy the music starts at 6 00 tonight. Wisn is a proud sponsor of the event. Mark i was just chuckling. You dont have to worry about from mequon. Temperatures this evening falling into tonight, the new tornado threat as we come on. Millimeters bracing for storms tonight. 35 reported tornadoes already. The state of emergency declared, an ef3, tearing through a starbucks. The threat from texas, all the way north. Donald trump calls Hillary Clinn trumps own supporter behind him reacting. Late today, Hillary Clinton firing back, asking which campaign is really promoting racist lies . And trump, moments ago, doubling down when asked if clinton is really a bigot. Pulled from the trorubble. The stunning scene. The 10yearold girl pulled out alive. The air scare. The radar vanishing at two major