Pictures of themselves to him online. Thursday night, jim is off. Im monica malpass. And the the big story on action news tonight is the arrest of brandon speach for alleged crimes targeting children. A mother tells us speach was babysitting her kids when she discovered he was not who he said he was. Christie ileto spoke with her exclusively tonight. Reporter thats right. That mother was so shaken up, understandably so. She said shes the mother of nine works seven days a week and it was while she was at work that this mans mugshot aired on tv. Thats when she said she realized she had left her kids home with an alleged criminal. I said, i gotta go. Im like, i gotta go. Reporter the mother who doesnt want her identity shown choked back tears reliving the moment she discovered she had left her kids home with a wanted man. So i just was racing home or whatever. I got home, calling the cops telling them that was the guy in my house. Hes my babysitter. Reporter brandon speach is facing sexua
Telling them that was the guy in my house. Hes my babysitter. Reporter brandon speach is facing sexual abuse charges among other things for allegedly posing as a woman on social media to solicit nude images of teenage boys. Detectives say it happened over the last three years. How did he gain your trust . He gained my trust because he was working at the school. Reporter Philadelphia City schools confirmed he worked at an Elementary School but through nonprofit education works. They tell action news theyre shocked and deeply troubled by the allegations and reassured parents all our employees, even part time, are required and successfully complete a comprehensive federal and state background check. Im his grandmother. Reporter youre his grandmother. I dont want to talk to you. Reporter speachs family did not want to talk to us. But familiar friends called it jarring. You never expect somebody thats your neighborhood, that you grew up with. He never did anything to my kids. I always quest
Today is two fold. Bring comfort and peace to Sylville Smith family as they say grieve. And bring healing to the city of milwaukee. Two days of unrest in the sherman park neighborhood followed the officer involved shootinf death of Sylville Smith businesses were looted and torched and angry crowds clashed with police. Police say smith was armed with a gun when he was shot. The doj has not yet released the officers body camera footage. Surrounding the investigation. Revere nd Jesse Jackson says his eulogy will focus on unity and love. we need each other, it takes black and white keys to make music on the piano but separated they cant make music, we must in fact take a renewed look at each other and even the Playing Field we are going to present a picture of what heaven will look like and what god desires that our Community Looks like if we can show that picture then we have tomorrow the smith family will hold a peace in the park event. From 10 am to 10 pm between 42nd and 43rd. And auer
Theyve got a good team and thi was supposed to be a good game so i just hope thatoo it never happens again. Nsuspensions and forfeit stemming from an incident that happened during a threeday football camp at John Carroll University july it was first reported after the camp and began an investigation, they felt they punish the players involved, in a statement the school says people in mentor have mixed views of what happened. Vthats in play, there is just too much politically correctnes stuff. I think it was the right choice to be madedef. , i believ that kids get away with so much today that they need to take responsibility for their actions. Pi school were not reveal exactly what time of hazing occurred or who it was directed at but theyo make a point. That will not be tolerated, no word if any adults associate with th team will also be reprimanded. Is her indication if there will be any further punishment . That is the other thing considered they have not yet ruled that out there is
You. 49 now at eight as milwaukee heals from violence today family and friends will say goodbye to a man shot and killed by police. Ahead in a live report details on the civil rights leader attending the funeral for Sylville Smith. Plus two nuns murdered in mississippi. One of them with ties to milwaukee. What people are saying the legacy they leave behind. Good morning and welcome back to wakeup. Time now x xx adlib Weather Forecast High Pressure moves ne across our area today and into canada. As it passes over wi, we enjoy partly sunny conditions and stay dry. Highs will be cooler today, hitting the upper 70s. Dewpoints will be in the upper 50s to near 60. However, a love moving our way tonight will push temps into the 80s again and take dewpoints into the upper 60s to near 70. Rain and storms are likely saturday and may linger into sunday morning but clear by next week but well be mostly dry. Highs will stay in the low 80s until midweek when we drop into the 70s. Today partly sunny.