And thats very, very hard to come to terms with. 21 climate activists are arrested in london at the start of two weeks of global prostests by the Climate Group Extinction Rebellion. Coming up the hidden condition affecting thousands of women across the uk mps launch an inquiry into the debilitating impact of endometriosis. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The american businesswoman at the centre of a storm over her association with borisjohnson, has refused to say whether she had an affair with him while he was mayor of london. Jennifer arcuri received a number of grants and took part in trade missions while he was in office. She said he spoke at four events she ran, and came to herflat a handful of times, but insisted he never showed her any favouritism. Mrjohnson has said everything was done entirely in the proper way. Speaking on itvs good morning britain, ms arcuri refused to say whether they had an affair. The nature of your relationship is actually a matter of public i
De traffic speeds are at or above posted currentlydrive safely city leaders in milwaukee say its more than just another mode of transportation. It looks like the streetcar project is taking another step forward this morning. A contractor is now being selected to lead the first phase of the project. Ann sterling is live with more. In just a few hours members of the Common Council wil meet to talk about the next phase of the streetcar leaders are counting on the project to Bring New Energy and growth to downtown. But it hasnt always been a smooth ride. The streetcar has had to avoid a lot of obstacles and opposition along the way, especially when it comes to the cost. Right now the price tag is at least 128 million dollars. More than half of the money is expected to come from the federal government. But a few months approved more local tax dollars to expand the project the streetcar is expected to begin serving the third ward and downtown in 2018. That phase one route, along with an exte
Arrives by midweek with highs slipping into the 60s. Chilly air arrives by midweek with highs slipping into the 60s. Anchor adlibs traffic red on traffic map major delays yellow on traffic map some delays green on traffic map no delays this morning Milwaukee Police investigating a pair of overnight shootings. Police say a man was shot in his car near 51st and hampton late last night. Were told he was sitting in the car. When some people came up to it and began shooting. The victim is expected to survive. No arrests have been made at this time. And police are also looking for suspects after a shooting near palmer and burleigh overnight. Investigators say the suspect allegedly knocked on the victims door. And when the man opened the door the suspect shot him. He was taken to the hospital and is a longtime milwaukee radio personality has died. Eric von was a well known voice on wn ov 860. Julie collins joins us live outside the Radio Station where he worked with a look back at his life. M
Ordeal. Ccsd Officials Say they appreciate parents patience during all this. Mauricio Marin however. Many parents are still concerned about the incident. So ccsd is hosting a Community Meeting at six tonight. The epa and Health District officials will be onsite at jacobson elementary to answer Health Concern questions. Well of course bring you the latest as it develops. Repori marin. 8 news now. Christianne Klein mauricio. When will students be able to get their belongings back after theyre screened . Mauricio Marin well its a long process. The epa has spent all day screening students shoes, backpacks and even shirts left behind to be checked. Once they get the okit will be up to ccsd staff to help get property back to the right student. Theres no exact time line for that at this time. Back to you. paul joncich continuing our Team Coverage. High near buffalo drive and summerlin parkway. Where parents have been stopping by wanting to speak with administrators. Karen . karen castro throu
Our kyndell nunley, shes been covering the story from the beginning. Kyndell, what we also learned from las vegas fire, that this was the largest decontamination effort in their history. This is big. Kyndell that is correct. Categorized as something much hugeer than at least our initial reports. I can tell you that those initial reports told us that the mercury was isolated toward the gym area and a handful of students who be affected for a maximum of three hours. Well that number jumped to 17 long hours and the number of people needing epa inspection for the chemical nearly 1300. After scanning the School Officials with the Environmental Protection agency found mercury readings past the gym throughout the school. Reason enough to scan every single student and staff member on campus. Clothes and shoes confiscated to stop further spread and officials worked to wash and initial reports went from categorized as not so much of a big deal to historical. So much so last nights efforts were u