Tonight in the crucial battleground states. And before they were stars. A quiz for you tonight. Do you recognize these faces . Golden even back then. Good evening on this very busy friday night. We begin with the deadly flooding. Caring washed away. Drivers rescued from rising waters. With blistering heat now in too. Authorities warning it could be life threatening. There is a state of emergency in louisiana tonight. An elderly driver rushed off the road. Good samaritans rushed in to save him. This school bus, children rescued. Tonight, there are flood alerts from the south through new england. And a short time ago, reports that five people were struck by lightning in new york city. First, phillip mena on where the rescues are turning out. Reporter in louisiana, more than a foot of rain in hours. Floods powerful enough to sweep this tractor trailer right off interstate 10. Reporter trapped residents can only wait for help. You can see behind me, theres basically no way to get out. Repo
Everybody here in the neighborhood and in the city. Kathy wisn 12 news Ben Hutchison is also there live. Joyce do have a similar story . We are a block away from christina. It is a similar situation. I have been covering this story since saturday. One thing we tonight that might be a sign that things are returning to normal is that the buses are running. Last night, they stopped early in the evening, but now they are running, and people are optimistic that this is the turn they were hoping for and that things will way returned to normal, but we are pretty much the only people out here right now. A lot of people are paying attention to that curfew as well. Joyce thank you. Many people in the neighborhood have been trying to pick up the pieces since the weekend. That includes the family who owned that bp gas station. Spoke with the nephew of the owner today, who says the family is no stranger to devastation. I know my uncle is devastated. Hopefully the community and him can rebuild. Amar
Constitutionally impermissible promises. Judge duffin found those promises, combined with dasseys young age, intellectual deficits, and the absence of a supportive adult, rendered dasseys confession involuntary. In tossing the conviction, the judge as the court does not reach this conclusion lightly. So the bottom line is dassey has been ordered released in 90 days unless the state files new charges against him. But, the state could also keep him behind bars indefinitely by appealing this decision. Patrick thank you. Also tonight Colleen Henry has , an exclusive interview with Brendan Dasseys milwaukee lawyer. Kathy he calls this a victory for the law. Long before making a murderer made Brendan Dassey an international cause celebre, his freedom. Bob dvorak says he doesnt know if the Netflix Series played any role in the courts decision. The judge is confined to the record, those videos were in the record, im assuming he watched the videos, i have no idea whether he watched the thing. T
Passed. Luckily we havent had it to the extent of other places, but the potential is there, and the children are speaking. Alderman bob donovan supports change, but not by any means. That kind of rhetoric is inappropriate and doesnt get anything accomplished. Certainly as far as im concerned anybody who breaks the law needs to be held accountable. The panthers say they will continue to patrol here in sherman park in an effort to keep people safe, but they also plan to continue a push for programs that offer economic and educational equality. Here in sherman park, colleen henry, wisn 12 news. Joyce from demanding change, to searching for answers eight , businesses were set on fire during the unrest, causing millions of dollars in damage. The burea of alcohol, tobacco , and firearms is offering a 10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. Wisn 12 news nick bohr is live outside one of those burned nick, anyone calling in can remain anonymous . Thats right. The atf just left of ar
One block away from the violence is a place where hundreds of kids go every day. The sherman park chapter of the boys and girls club has altered their hours because of the unrest. As ann sterling shows you, they are also talking to theirs kids about what happened. Its a place where kids can play. Nats 10. 01. 40 meet friends nats 10. 01. 40 and discover what it takes to succeed. Marco morrison boys girls club9. 50. 58 were a little more attentive to what is going on outside, but it has not truly changed how we operate on a day to day right now the club is closing early every night. A request from the Sheriffs Office. But thats not slowing these kids down. They are still showing up. And some are asking questions. 9. 48. 29 39 if the kids want to ask questions were open and honest with them about whats going on in the community, but its not an intentional subject we try to bring up. This club has been in sherman park for more than 25 morrison says when he saw the riots unfolding on tv, h