Camera video which the police , chief has said shows 24yearold Sylville Smith with a gun in his hand as hes shot. The doj told us today they dont have anything new to release. Social media is running wild with information and misinformation about the confrontation between smith and the 24yearold Police Officer who shot him. Some of it includes threats against the officer, which has led to uniformed Milwaukee Police now guarding his home. Mpd tells us theyre taking the investigating. Numerous neighbors and people who know the two say the officer and smith knew each other from the neighborhood, but weve verified they did not go to high school together. The Milwaukee Police department hasnt responded to our request for the officers work history including any complaints or , commendations. However, the milwaukee fire and Police Commission confirmed for 12 news the officer has never had any citizen complaints filed there was another man with smith when he was stopped by police. He remains i
And sherman park will close at 6 pm. Reporting live in sherman park rm todays tmj4 its unclear if the businesses set on fire and several others looted and then destroyed, will ever rebuild. Julia fello reached out to those Business Owners and joins us live it has been surreal to see the National News here describing the picture of this scene behind me. Some saying it looks like another part of the world or a war zonei spoke to one Business Manager who tells me this is the first day theyve been closed, in 20 years. Its hard to see the images of the bp gas station, set on fire, with workers still inside. Nats screaming cars set on fire. And police using swat gear to approach a destroyed clarkes liquor store. There is no explaining it no, no the manager of clarkes tells us theyre working hard to reopen by friday. He still cant understand why a business thats been so vested in this area. Could be destroyed. Im feeling depressed because we do a lot for the community you know set on fire. In
Hes here live with us on copacabana beach today, wednesday, august 17th, 2016. Dont know if ive seen him do quite that good ever and that may there and then have been the gold medal jump. That one just about perfect announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today at the Olympic Games with matt lauer live frori guthrie live from rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to a special splitedition of today. [ cheers and applause ] hoda, were here to covering the olympics, so its all about the athletes. Were going to be talking about a lot of medalists this morning, but with we could give out an olympic gold medal for sportsmanship and supporting he flew all the way from los angeles here to surprise the final five. Hes been watching simone biles tweet. He was keeping up with all of it. He said, what am i doing at home . He got on a plane. There was a lot of cloak and dagger. Were going to show you the epic surprise in a little bit. We love this guy, huh . Yeah, we
Early evening tshower popping up. Tonight is partly cloudy, warm and humid with lows near 70, and patchy fog. Slick and slippery roads are drying out this morning, incident 894 nbspeeds at or above posted this morning looking to tonight 41 south at watertown plank road full closure at 11 tonight until 4 30 tomorrow morningdot urges you to give an extra 5 to 10 minutes more on the roads and take your time to avoid any incidents drive safely as you tensions have eased in milwaukee as teens respect a citywide curfew. Sherman park was also closed again overnight. That park just reopened. Ann sterling is live ann it is a lot quieter morning. Ive seen a few mpd offices driving by. The park reopened at 6am. Right across the street is the bp gas station. Atf now offering a 10 thousand dollars reward for information that leads to an arrest. The damage of all the buildings torched and looted exceeds several million dollars. 8 businesses were set on fire. The crowds took to the streets saturday n
Up. Tonight is partly cloudy, warm and humid with lows near 70, and patchy fog. Happening now, milwau police are looking for the driver of a fatal hit and run. A 28 year old woman was hit and killed as she tried to cross west fond du lac avenue at 23rd street on the citys north side. It happened last night at around 7. Police were able to find the vehicle several blocks away but are still looking for sherman park will again reopen this morning at six oclock after being closed for a second straight night. Things were calm overnight following a weekend filled with violence. Man by a Milwaukee Police officer sparked protests throughout the sherman park neighborhood. The American Civil Liberties union of wisconsin is pushing investigators to release the bodycamera video from the deadly shooting of sylville smith. City leaders have said the officers body camera clearly showed smith pointing a handgun toward the officer when and this morning, federal investigators are offering a reward of up