Breaking news starts with 12 news. We are following that breaking news this morning. Two homes on fire near milwaukees sherman park neighborhood. Mike anderson live right now near 33rd and hadley. Mike . Reporter good morning, tim. Weve learned a little bit more since we talked to you last. As the sun comes up, were getting a better view of what has happened here. The fire started in the burning in the vacant building just next door to the one where youre looking at where the firefighters are on top of the roof. Just before 5 00 this morning. That was a vacant building. The house next door was occupied, we understand, by witnesses here, by four people. There was one man who lived downstairs, and three people were living upstairs. A woman and man and a young man early 20s. They all got out okay because of some quick action by passer bys. We talked to a man and woman who both told us they saw it and went knocking on the doors to get these people out. So right now, the firefighters have the fire under control, several crews on the scene, and it looks like there are no injuries at this point. Well continue to investigate and let you know more information as we get it. Reporting livhi mike anderson, wisn 12 news. Thanks for the update there. Wisn 12 news time. Its unclear if these fires are related to other recent problems in the neighborhood. The neighborhood is recovering from last weekends unrest. Eight businesses, including a Beauty Supply store and autoparts store were damaged or destroyed. Today, people out of a job will get some help. A job fair is planned for those and that fair runs from 11 00 a. M. To 3 00 p. M. At lords Way International church near the intersection. Were told several local businesses will be on hand. Theres also a prayer vigil tonight organized by the archdiocese. The representatives from the parishes have been invited to stand together in solidarity with the sherman park community. It all starts at 6 30 at all saints parish. And this morning, were involved in that Fatal Shooting that sparked last weekends violence. Were going to check in with tim eliot in a moment. Lets check in with tim. We have tim . Yes, good morning, ben. Thousands of people have been sharing on social media, like facebook and twitter the picture and the name of the officer who was allegedly involved in the shooting. But his name has not yet been released by the police department. We are not naming the officer either since police havent officially named him. Learned so far, the officer was once an aspiring rapper who rapped about rioting. Milwaukee Police Conducted an internal investigation into his music when he worked as a police aide. He did pass a background check and got in the academy. Two years ago, he hit the streets as a worn officer. And despite some reports that the officer and the armed man who he shot, smith, that they knew each other from high school. We have verified they did not go to high School Together but they did know each neighborhood. Now, the police say he has been getting threats online, as i mentioned, and hes now staying with relatives out of town as the state continues their investigation. Reporting live from the newsroom, back to you in the studio. Thank you. The Wisconsin Department of justice is leading that investigation. Right now, theyre still reviewing body camera footage from the shooting. Happened saturday afternoon near a traffic stop. Police say smith got out of his shows Smith Holding a gun during the encounter. Investigators say the gun was stolen. The body camera footage has not been released. Well find the latest on the investigation and the unrest on our website wisn. Com and the 12 news mobile app. Right now, Milwaukee Police are looking for the driver responsible for hitting and killing a woman, 22yearold bunch died while crossing the street on tuesday night. Her mother tells wisn12 the driver and passenger left a 1999 Cadillac Deville behind and ran off leaving her to die in the street. Now, her family is looking for answers. All im saying, they needed to turn themselves in. I just want if anybody knows them or if theyre watching the news, just turn yourself in. Me and my family have not had any sleep. Her mother says that the family found out about her being killed when people posted videos she says, it was an awful way to find out. Time now is 6 05. And later today, the packers take on the raiders for the second preseason game at lambeau field. Aaron rodgers not expected to play in tonights game like he did during last weeks win over the cleveland browns. Kickoff at 7 00 p. M. If youre heading up to the game, here are a few things to know. There could be some big delays out on the road. Security metal detectors at every gate. Officials suggest bringing just your keys, your wallet and your cell phone so you can get through those detectors quickly enough. Wisn12 news. Time is 6 06. Want to get back to that breaking news. Two houses on fire this morning. Live in news chopper 12 with a look at the scene. Matt . 33rd and hadley, the two houses, you can see one of them very badly damaged, most of the flames. Firefighters still dousing hot spots on that one. And so close to the neighboring house it caught that house on fire, as well. And you can see, theyre cutting through the roof looking for burning embers there. And a handful of hose lines active as they hunt for the hot spots. And right now, 33rd street shut down at hadley. Wisn 12 news. And we are taking a look right now. This is the airport. Its hard because of that fog. And it will eventually start to mix up. Right now, sitting near 71 degrees. Not a bad start to the day. Just the fog isnt the best. As you can see, the sun, you can kind of grab it right there. There it is. As it continues to rise. And eventually, getting rid of the fog. And the areas were seeing the fog issues, right near milwaukee. Below a 3mile visibility. Thats the number to keep in the if its below 3, youre going to have issues on the road. Keep that in mind. Temperatures now, 70 on the lake front, further inland, in the mid60s. And maybe youre heading to irish fest. And itll be pretty muggy. Temperatures dropping to about 75. Ben . This morning, a Massive Wildfire continues to rage out of control in southern california. The blue cut fire just east of l. A. Has doubled now, burning more than 64,000 acres. Im here with jeremy nelson. Were looking at a map here. This is not the only wildfire in california. And take a look at this map here. This is online. Any area marked. Wildfires currently burning. But highlighted one of those. Theres ten active wildfires. This morning, its been an active year. Goes back to extreme Drought Conditions over the past several years. They have triple digit fires is that blue cut fire weve been talking about. More than 82,000 homeowners in San Bernardino county have been forced out of their homes. Hundreds of firefighters are trying to stop it from spreading, but so far, its only about 4 contained. Well hope for Better Weather out there for them. Sounds good. Thank you. And time now 6 09. Theres more trouble for u. S. Olympic swimmers. New developments following ryan lochtes cim robbed at gunpoint in rio. Two homes on fire near 33rd and hadley. Thats near milwaukee sherman park neighborhood. A live report from the scene coming up. wolves howling fight back with relief so smooth and fast. Tums smoothies starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue. And neutralizes stomach acid at the source. Tumtumtumtumtums we continue to follow breaking news from just outside the sherman park neighborhood. Firefighters at 33rd and hadley. Fire started in one house, spread quickly to the neighboring house. You can see, theyve got it contained, but theyre still trying to douse hot spots. One of the houses is very badly damaged. And the other one, caught fire. Directions. Reporting live in news chopper 12, wisn 12 news. Thank you, matt. Right now, 6 12. And today, donald trump returns to the trail after a major shakeup in this campaign. While his team is down playing the changes, rival Hillary Clinton isnt buying it. Live for us this morning in washington with the latest. Nicole . Good morning to you, ben. And donald trump is holding a rally tonight in north carolina. His fir overhauling his campaign. As donald trump takes to the trail today, his new Campaign Manager speaking out. This campaign will be won on the issue. And the issue that very much favors donald trump. Kelly ann conway, now leading the trump team. It really is a sign of desperation. President ial campaigns rarely change top leadership this late in an election. Not so, say trumps associates. Desperate measures. There are no desperate measures. In fact, for trump, it was business as usual. Holding a National Security round table at his headquarters and attending his first classified intelligence briefing. On the stump in cleveland, ohio, Hillary Clinton cautioned voters not to be fooled. He can hire and fire anybody he wants from his campaign, there is no new donald trump. This is it. Both clinton and her running mate tim kaine are off the trail for the most part this morning. Live in washington, wisn 12 news. Thank you. Well, developing news from overnight at the olympics. Two swimmers from team usa are under investigation after being pulled from their flight home after teammate ryan lochte claims the group was robbed in this all started when lochte and the three other swimmers came back to the Olympic Village early sunday morning after a night of celebrating kind of thing. They were out very late, didnt get back until 7 00 in the morning. Now, yesterday, a judge ordered officials to seize lochtes passport, but hes already back in the u. S. Late last night, officials stopped his teammates at the airport. They were detained because a judge says their stories just dont add up. Both spoke with Police Officers overnight. Theyve been released, but they are expected to resume talks. Many stories coming from rio this morning, including the u. S. Womens track team. For the first time in olympic history, the american women swept the medals in the 100meter hurdles. Rollins finished first to win and christy castlan to get to the bronze. A little different story for u. S. Men after a major upset in the 200meter semifinal, gatlan failed to qualify in his heat. And mayer also the only male in the finals. Lets look at that count. U. S. , big lead. 93 medals, thats 39 more than the party at the lake front celtic style, irish fest is back. This year, boasts 100 entertainment acts on 17 stages including music and dances. Gates open at 5 00 this evening, theres a special 5 admission deal tonight or free admission with the donation of school supplies. Irish fest runs through sunday. Also, a chance to feast at the Milwaukee County zoo. There are more than 25 local restaurants participating in this years event that barbecue looks understanding. Itll run through sunday. All the food. Oh, so much going on, still, too. It is foggy as youre heading out the door this morning. And you might have noticed, even heading to work this morning, the airconditioning. Always keeping positive. We are on o degrees plus temperatures. We are going to see that streak end pretty soon here. Might have to do with the thunderstorms friday night into saturday. So lets talk about that fog right now. Sitting at 71. Its hard to see outside at all at the moment. The winds are calm. Thats a perfect scenario for the fog to just kind of sit. And this is going to be continuing. I want to say over the next hour or so. And its really just along the lake. As far as showers and thunderstorms go, yeah, youre not going to have to worry about a whole lot today. We could see a flareup here in the afternoon because it is going to be hot out there. We do have a lot of moisture. We could see, you know, maybe an isolated thunderstorm pop up. Keep an eye on the weather watch 12 radar on our app. Its the first thing that loads. And heres 5 30. And a couple more popping up. But the real show is going to hold off for areas on friday. Friday morning, we may see this first round. There is som that may be during your morning commute. A lot of it to the east of the area before you head out, but the real one happening with the cold front. Thats going to be happening on friday evening. That may even spark some stronger storms. But the timings off, again. And this is 9 00 p. M. And all summer long, by the time the big area of rain gets here, it falls apart. Winds and also the potential of primary threat were going to hang around for a while. Look at that temp drop. We go from 90 to 78 degrees. Then 72 on sunday. Storms getting out here. The humiditys going to fall right along with it. And your workweek next week, not looking so bad. We are going to see temperatures hanging on to those 70s. So tims a soccer player, he likes to play soccer. Might be good for hanging out. It is. Thank so we continue to follow breaking news near milwaukees sherman park neighborhood. A fire at two neighboring homes. We want to pull up video from an hour and 15 minutes ago. Shows flames at the homes. This is near 33rd and hadley. Theres the video there. No word yet on what caused this fire and whether this is related to the recent problems that unrest in this area. We want to check in now with the flames consumed about half of one of the buildings. Theyre working to douse all the embers and theyve been cutting through the roof of the neighboring building that caught fire, as well. And its 33rd and hadley as you mentioned, and this is really just a 3 1 2 blocks away from the O Reilly Auto Parts store that burned on sunday night. Very close to the area with the unrest the other evening. Reporting live in news chopper thanks. 6 20 now. New school rules. One principal taking it a step further by issuing some rules to the parents. The Facebook Post thats going viral. Plus, it is one of the most popular smartphone apps of all time. How angry birds is helping kids and a happy thursday morning to you. Story right now. You can see, some of it staying thick in downtown milwaukee. Near 71 degrees. Overall, im not tracking any storms in our neck of the woods. You can see the visibility is an issue right along the lake front there. And heading out the door this morning, the one thing to worry about is the fog and then worry about making sure the airconditionings turned up. Its going to be hot and sticky today with a high of 87. Thank you. 6 24. Time for some of the stories u and a High School Principals set of new rules now going viral. Yeah, this picture posted on the Catholic High School for boys Facebook Page reads. Dropping off your sons forgotten lunch, homework, et cetera, at least turn around and exit the building. Your son will learn to problem solve. Some parents are sounding off by saying, give the kids a break. While others write, you learn by taking responsibility not by escape. I would have been busted for 7eleven is bringing back the bring your own cup back. Starting tomorrow morning at 11 00, you can bring whatever you want. A container, a jar, a bucket, a fish bowl. Trash can. Trash can. An aquarium. Maybe sitting in the garage. Fill it with your favorite slurpee flavor. You can try the newest flavor and upload the or instagram using the byocupday. Taylor swift is pitching in in louisiana. In a statement, swift says the people of louisiana made her feel at home when she launched her 1989 world tour last year. She adds its heartbreaking to watch people being forced out of their homes. Time now 6 25. One photographer will not be able to forget. Spectacular whale shove almost turned dangerous for a canadian kayaker. And another report of an amusement ride park malfunction. Live to news chopper 12 following breaking news near the sherman park neighborhood in milwaukee. Yeah, three blocks away from where the fire started early sunday morning. Firefighters have them contained, some stubborn hot spots in there. They continue to be active with the water towers and the hose line. This is at 33rd and hadley. Stay with us. Mike anderson on the scene with some of the tense moments when it appears that fire involves two houses. We go now to tim for more information. Yeah, thats right. Weve been following this breaking news story all morning long. Two homes have caught fire near sherman park. Its an area thats been in turmoil for nearly a week. Mike, what can you tell us . Well, weve got more information, tim, since we spoke with you last. You see, firefighters still on the scene knocking out some hot spots as you heard matt say earlier. What we learned was there were three people upstairs in this duplex and one downstairs shortly before 5 00 this morning. Passer bys, a couple of people, told us they went knocking on doors to get those people out. The scene. They are safe this morning. Weve been speaking with the landlord who does not want to be identified or his face on camera. But hes heartbroken because hes trying to tear down a vacant building next door where the fire started. Yeah. This property had bedbugs in the back of it. Because the mattresses, the kids in the neighborhood getting ate up by the bedbugs. And i told them. Here immediately and get this stuff cleaned up. Just tons of stuff. Nothings happened until yesterday until i called. But we went to the police station, we asked the police several times to deal with this. Because we get people dumping. And my tenants call me every other day or every day telling me people are dumping back here. And nothings been done about it. Okay. Thank you very much, sir. Sorry for your loss here this morning. Thats what weve been hearing on the sc frustrated tenants this morning. Landlord saying hes been trying to get the building torn down where you see the water on the building. Thats where it started. That was the vacant building. His property, hes been trying to get that vacant building torn down for a long time. Not successful, and this is what has led to this fire here this morning. We dont know, we have not heard whether or not this is connected milwaukee, or not. But anyway, three people escaped from upstairs, one from downstairs, they are okay this morning. Reporting live, mike anderson, 12 news. Were also getting a birds eye view of the scene this morning from matt who is live now in news chopper 12. Matt . The house where the fire started, almost half of it is gone consumed by the flames. Continued to pour water on it to make sure those smoldering embers dont reignite. And the duplex next door, looks like that one is completely contained at this point. Now, you heard mike say, not sure if it was connected. The reason we wonder about it. Here is the oreilly auto parts. A little over three blocks away and then the bp gas station, its about a mile away there right on the other side of sherman park. So investigations will be ongoing. Reporting live, wisn 12 news. Our newsroom has been posting updates on wisn. Com and on the 12 news mobile app. You can head there for new information all throughout the day. There have been a lot of problems in the sherman park area this week. Later today, therell be prayers for peace. The archdiocese organized a vigil to support the neighborhood. It all starts at 6 30 at all saints parish. The church is inviting people to come together after the unrest over the weekend. And another event later today, a job fair for people affected by the unrest. Runs from 11 00 until 3 00 today. The job fairs organized by local businesses that are trying to help people who are affected by the fires that broke out during the unrest over the weekend. Law enforcement officers met with members of the neighborhood. This was a tense meeting at the boys and Girls Club Last night. Neighborhood back to normal. Currently, closes at 6 00 p. M. Instead over the normal 10 00 p. M. They say shutting it down early puts kids at risk. Its been a challenge because now instead of us having a space we can keep our eye on the kids, now theyre being pushed back out into the community where they can go whichever way. David clark will have the final say on when the park will reopen during those late evening well, authorities are investigating the Police Shooting that started the unrest. And youve been learning more about that Police Officer. Yeah, wisn the news has learned that Police Officer was once an aspiring rapper. You can see him in the music video behind us. Police have not identified the officer who shot and killed smith. Were not naming him either because of the threats the officer has received. But weve learned when the officer was working as a police aid, the department had an in that song we just showed you, he references rioting. He did pass a background check. And he was sworn into the force back in 2014. Now, wisn 12 news has also learned that the officer and smith did know each other, although they did not attend the same high school. Ben, over to you. That officer has been the target of online threats, too. People have posted his name, photos of him and even an address where he may live. An associate law professor says they are legal unless they are calling for immediate violence. Posts simply identifying the officer fall under free speech. Were going to continue to follow this investigation until the very end. And any developments along the way in sherman park. You can find more coverage on our mobile app and our website wisn. Com. Time is 5 35. Thousands of families being forced from their homes this doesnt get any easier. A state of emergency being declared right now just east of los angeles. Whats making a new wildfire especially hard to contain. First, though, a live look, we are following breaking news this morning. A fire that has burned two homes near milwaukee sherman park neighborhood. A live report from that scene good thursday morning to you. Taking a look right now in milwaukee. Its looking better out there. The suns starting to come up. Hoping to burn up the fog, which is great, or helping to mix out the temps now near 71 degrees. Its a different story in some other areas. It was bad, now its fantastic. Temp is 70 degrees and a great morning for a walk if youre in sheboygan. 63, might feel a little cool to you. They are much lower in milwaukee. If you run into the patchy fog, you know, you guys know how to drive in fog. Just make sure youre not a lot of storms in chicago this morning. Were going to miss these ones, thank goodness. Temps now near 70 degrees. By 9 00 a. M. , 77, as youre heading home from work, well see the temperatures top out near 80 degrees or so, and if youre, you know, maybe going to enjoy some fun later, jazz in the park is tonight, this evening. I dont think im talking a lot of rain chances, better chances this week. But there is a lot of flooding concerns happening near the gulf. Theyve been dealing with so much rain and its too much too fast. Causing issues down there. Wed like to see a little bit up here in southern wisconsin, but all thats been down along the gulf coast. The span of five days, theyve seen 6. 9 trillion gallons of rain hit louisiana, leaving the massive floods you see there. One area saw a record smashing 2 1 2 feet of rain. Thats up two from up yesterday. First responders have rescued helping with the rescue, the cajun navy, Good Samaritans patrolling the area in their own boats and rescuing people and animals. The president approved an Emergency Declaration for a dozen parishes in louisiana. And the governor expects more declaration disasters to come. We hope the rain shuts off soon. More than 80,000 people being forced from their homes because of an out of control wildfire in california. The blue cut fire is burning in miles east of l. A. It is only 4 contained at this point. Dry conditions are fueling the flames. Abc news meteorologist rob marciano will be live today on Good Morning America starting at 7 00 after wisn12 news this morning. And we continue to follow breaking news this morning. Two homes catch fire near sherman park, an area thats week now. Lets go live to news chopper 12. They continue to douse some smoldering embers. They get on the building, cut away the hot spots, but because so much of that building was consumed and collapsed in the blaze, they have to continue to pour water on it from above. 33rd just outside the sherman park neighborhood. Right now, 33rd shut down in switch to u. S. Cellular and get 50 off smartphones. Its a deal you dont want to miss. Switch and you get 50 off a smartphone . Uh, yes. Sorry. Hi. Hello. I was watching tv and i saw you say 50 off smartphones. And well cover all switching costs. Oh wow also, you g. Uh, excuse me. Switch to u. S. Cellular and get 50 off smartphones. Plus, well cover all switching costs. Excuse me, can i just. Hmm . What . I just need it back. I dont have it. I dont know what youre talking about. Were going to check back in with our breaking news this morning. Two homes have caught fire near the sherman park neighborhood in milwaukee. Of course, you know by now that area has seen its share of now. Lets go live to mike anderson. Mike . Good morning, tim. The fire has been knocked down. As you said, two homes, but one of them was vacant. The vacant home is where you see the water being sprayed right now. The one next door, it was occupied. And we understand that four people escaped. We had three People Living upstairs and were home at the time. And one person downstairs. We have seen them on the scene. They dont want they dont and youre looking right now is what we arrived to as we got here after 5 00 this morning. The flames are very, very intense. Firefighters did a good job of knocking it down. And we spoke with the chief a few minutes ago. Hes still on the scene. What were doing now is making sure because the building collapsed, we want to make sure theres no fire trapped under it. Well be making sure it gets wet and the fire is put out. Thats exactly what theyre doing right now. Multiple units on the scene still this morning. But, again, the good news is that four people escaped without harm. And we have not been able to ascertain whether or not this is related to any other fires that have been taking place here near and around sherman park over the last few days. Reporting live for now, mike anderson, wisn 12 news. And also getting a view from lets check in with matt who is live in news chopper 12. Matt . You can see what the fire chief is talking about there. Much of this building consumed by the flames. And it is partially collapsed in the back half. The firefighters unable to get into the building and cut those hot spots away like they were able to do in the next door building in the duplex on the other side. Right now, they continue to pour water on it. And as mike was mentioning, no word yet on whether this is connected to the unrest. But youve got to from the oreilly Auto Parts Store burned on sunday morning. Wisn 12 news. Thank you so much for that live report. Well continue to follow any developments all morning long. Lets send it over to melinda and lindsay. Thanks so much. And lindsay, its going to get a little bit cooler later this week. It is. And people are excited about that. Finally, the humidity will go down. So you wont go outside and that day is not today. Not yet. Were almost there, promise. As you can see, right now, thats a beautiful look at whats happening in downtown milwaukee. The sun is out in full force. Its looking fantastic. 71 degrees at this moment. And i am anticipating the fog is starting to decrease quite a bit here this morning. You shouldnt have to deal with that too much longer. Noticing the radar looks good. Temperatures sitting near 71 in milwaukee, 70 in waking up this morning, just heading out, fog is burning up. Warming up quickly with a high of 87. To Rio De Janeiro now. Two american swimmers have been released from Police Custody after being questioned. Four u. S. Swimmers reported they were robbed in rio, but Authorities Say their stories dont add up. They were taken off of their plane last night and they have been ordered to stay in brazil until they can testify about the robbery. That group is already back in the u. S. Well, this morning, companies from around the world are setting up shop in brazil this month with hospitality homes for athletes families. More on how these places are rolling out the red carpet. Good morning. Good morning. These hospitality homes are great. Seems every Large Company here in rio has one, that includes proctor household products in the united states. And they want to make sure that when athletes and their families get to rio, theyre taken care of. Inside this upscale hotel, mens team usa water polo player is taking care of his grooming needs. Im getting my haircut right now, about to get a shave. And so are his relatives. My sisters going to the nail out. Those are amenities offered to the guests. This is global home where our brands take care of athletes and their families. Its not just about scoring the Free Services and items, this is about family bonding say bens mom. Its been a great place to come to every day to decompress and talk to other olympic families. And its been a great place for parents to come to relax. And they have really started to make themselves at home. We brought our laundry. And while gold medals arent on the line in pickups like this, the mother of team usa Long Distance runner says the house serves a purpose. One of the greatest thing is connect with other moms because were all feeling the same thing. So its having this kind of, if you will, this special club. Or in this case, a special and ben and melinda, all of these hospitality homes are great. As for the p g one, its the fourth games for that one. Started in vancouver. And ive got to tell you, it was really nice. In rio, wisn 12 news. Thanks so much for that. The p g house is mostly for team usa and their families. But the company says athletes from all over the world are welcome during the games. Having a pretty good time, love that. Theyre allowed to relax, too. And no mention about the athletes. Yeah. Theyll be fine. No pressure. Yeah. Not at all. But we had a beautiful, we still have a beautiful sunrise this morning. I have a picture from twitter sent in from the real mike crowley. Look at that. Beautiful shot near milwaukee. It was just fantastic. And lets take a live look at whats happening right now. Theres our sunrise. Temperatures near 71 degrees this morning, the dew point is still pretty high, always is in but now that the sun is out, its going to help to burn up that fog. Well be good to go at this point. I dont believe youre going to have to bring an umbrella today. Theres a chance for an isolated shower. But its not going to be overly likely. 10 30, seeing a little bit of that activity. You can see this is around 12 00, as well. But a lot of times with this kind of activity, its spotty. And most people, 90 of people are going to stay dry today. You may be the one person that gets the isolated shower, but its not goingo lasting thing. Highs near 87. Still very muggy and humid out there. That means that heat index will easily be above 90 degrees. Next best chance of rain is going to be happening on friday morning. We could see a round early. Now, im a little bit more attuned to this activity. 6 00 a. M. , looks like to the east, and then the second round. That second round is with the cold front. This has energy with it, but the timing is wrong, again. Meaning by the time it gets blob out a little bit and we get showers and thunderstorms, overnight friday and into saturday. So thats something you need to keep in mind if you have plans on friday evening or even early saturday morning. Youre going to get some heavy downpours. Keep that in mind. 90 degrees on friday, but bam, we go down to 78 for saturday. And what else goes down with that . The humidity, as well, as temperatures will go down to the 70s for much of next week. All right. Thanks so much. Time now, 6 53. Breaking homes. Live in news chopper 12. Matt . Yeah. Theyve turned the hoses off at this point. You can see the building badly damaged where the first blaze started and that ignited the house next door. Both of them appear to be multifamily structures. Firefighters making sure no more embers reignite here. And they do have 33rd street shut down between hadley and for this fire they are fighting this morning. Thank you very much. Right now, a carnival ride is back open just one day after it shocked six children. Tim . Yeah, those six kids were shocked when they touched the metal railings of that ride. Happened in new london, connecticut. Firefighters and paramedics rushed to the carnival. All six people had minor injuries. Have checked out the ride, called the scrambler, and it is safe. Investigators found a faulty wire in a nearby ride and that wire sent electricity flowing through the scramblers platform. As i said, that ride is now safe and back open to those visitors. Ben, over to you. New this morning, a group of kayakers in canada came face to face with humpback whales. First, a relatively small whale the kayakers started backing up knowing there might be more whales nearby. And check this out, an even bigger whale. Look at this. That is unbelievable. Likely the smaller ones mother that doesnt look real. It looks like a movie. As if the smaller one wasnt big enough. Good grief. It is one of the most downloaded apps of all time. And a number one box office hit. Angry birds isel more active. The creators of angry birds the movie which was just released on dvd are trying to get fans fired up about fitness. A new program called angry birds happy boids body launches this week. We are encouraging kids around the country to exercise. And to spend at least 60 minutes a day in physical fitness whether its doing jump rope or the partnership is with the American Heart Association for the program. It also supports physical Education Programs in schools that teach fitness habits to kids. 6 56, we continue to follow breaking news. News chopper 12 over the scene of a fire near sherman park in milwaukee. Two homes are damaged. This is near 33rd and hadley where were looking live right now. A final update on that breaking news is up next. D lifes beautiful moments. Flonase gives you more complete allergy relief. Most allergy pills only control one inflammatory substance. Flonase controls 6. And six is greater than one. Flonase changes everything. We continue to follow breaking news from the edge of the sherman park neighborhood. Two homes badly damaged. One on the verge of collapse here at 33rd and hadley. Firefighters for the moment are just watching to see if anything reignites. Appears they have both of the fires completely contained. And its only natural to wonder if this has anything to do with the unrest in sherman park. I from the buildings burned on sunday morning. And we are looking at some fog starting to dissipate. And today, if youre going to do any kind of fitness stuff, maybe keep it inside. Its going to be a little bit warm out there. But dont forget your sunscreen. Well have mostly sunny skies, temperatures topping out in the upper 80s. But are you ready for the big drop . Here it is. Storms friday night. Perfect running weather. Facebook, twitter, instagram, all of our mobile apps. Good morning, america. Breaking overnight, two u. S. Swimmers pulled off a plane in brazil by police, held for hours and now being forced to stay in rio. Facing questions about that alleged robbery at gunpoint. The videotape now at the heart of the investigation. Did ryan lochte and his teammates mislead authorities about that alleged robbery . Also breaking this morning, the chaos in california. This is nuts. Fire on both sides of me. 29 major fires raging in the west scorching thousands of acres. One just 60 miles outside los angeles. Now more than 1,500 firefighters battling the blaze facing new red flag warnings this morning. Terror at sea. More than 500 people told to abandon a Passenger Ship after a fire breaks out on board