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
Good morning, jeremy. Good morning. No threat of rain on this friday. The temperatures are tolerable. 56 degrees in sheboygan. And 50s in beaver dam and madison and a lot of lower to mid 60s in southeast wisconsin. Have your sunglasses read you to we have have a suntastic start to the morning. Seasonal day and the highs in the upper 70s. We talk more about the weekend. It has rain coming up. When youre on the go, take the weather watch 12 forecast with you. Just download the wisn 12 news app. Its free for your smartphone or tablet. Its been nearly two weeks since a Police Shooting that sparked unrest and violence in milwaukees sherman park neighborhood. This morning, family and friends will say goodbye to the man who was shot and killed. A Milwaukee Police officer shot and killed smith after reportedly running from a traffic stop. Investigators say smith was carrying a stolen gun at the time. Todays funeral will be at Christian Faith Fellowship Church near 86th and good hope. Reverend
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.
The Fitchburg Fire Department says a 57yearold man was transferred to the hospital. He was conscious, but has significant injuries. No one else we know of was hurt. Kathy 26 other houses were damaged. The Fire Department says the debris field is extensive. We want to show you a picture of what appears to be the actual house inie blast. Local, state, and federal agencies are investigating. We will continue to follow the story. Adrienne police are investigating the death of a twoyearold child on milwaukees north side. The medical examiner has been called to north 14th street. No further information is being released just yet. A green beret killed in afghanistan. Adrienne remembering a wisconsin native and green beret killed in afghanistan. Tonight army staff sgt. Matthew thompsons alma mater, brookfield central, honored the man loved by so many. A moment of silence to honor one of their own. Before he was a green beret staff sgt. Matthew thompson spent many nights on the brookfield centr
And closer to 80 for the afternoon. More clouds in the afternoon. Rain is possible tonight. We talk about the thunderstorms in the weekend forecast coming up. First, we are going up to matt in news chopper 12. We are over 41, 45, burleigh under the freeway here. Things are looking good. No troubles. In fact, travel times. Thats a look at the morning commute, back to you. Matt, thankyou. His death sparked ds of unrest in milwaukee sherman park neighborhood, this morning smith is being laid to rest. The family and friends are gathering to say goodbye. Mike anderson is live outside of the church with a look ahead. Good morning, ben, we have moved inside the sanctuary here this morning, the reverend Jessie Jackson is expected to deliver the eulogy. The 23yearold was shot and killed by a Milwaukee Police officer in the sherman park neighborhood. It happened during a traffic stop. Smith was armed at the time with a gun and w him in the chest and arm. On healing frothe tensions ssing that eru