That gas station incident at the olympics. Ryan lochte reportedly facing as long as ten months out of the water. Why some critics say even that would be too light. And vanishing act. New video emerges showing a suspect in las vegas breaking free from his handcuffs and then fleeing through the ceiling. That tricky escape and how Police Caught up with him today, thursday, september 8th, 2016. This is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. Do anything interesting last night . It was a nail biter. I tell you that. Serena williams pulled it out in the end. It was really, really good. A lot of people were watching something else. In fact, this commander in chief away. We want to get to the state of the race. Hillary clinton returns to the campaign trail with a rally this afternoon and tim kaine was there on tuesday. Shell then head to missouri where the latest poll shows her trailin
However, last night things turned dangerous very quickly in this area. Late afternoon drivers were forced to fight the flooding as it came quickly the water rising fast on milwaukees south side. Neighbors here say this is the worst flooding this area has seen in years. Many cars getting stuck as the roads became impassable. Forv was an opportunity to get them out. Marco sotos tow company like others; had a busy night of easy in greenfield flooding closed part of the Root River Parkway near 96th street. And a bad night for one homeowner after a tree fell onto some vehicles in a driveway. There was also some damage to the home. Saint Johns Lutheran School in mayville is closed today. Due to rising waters. Johns and parkview primary yesterday because of heavy rain. The principal at st. Johns says within half an hour the water started running down the side of the school. So students were sent home. Throughout the day, First Responders and volunteers rushed to both schools to fill and pile
Lets get to Kent Wainscott at first, city hall with the mayors advice. The mayor says the safety risk from underground lead pipes pipes leading to homes is greatest for young children. But while the city works on a longterm solution a simple step can help protect you and your family. We want to make sure that people realize this is not an alarmist call. Mayor tom barre s threat from lead Service Lines is real, but it is no greater now than when he first alerted residents to the problem last january. Our concern is about the safety of the people who live in this community, and there is a particular concern for infants and children under the age of six. Lead lines connect about 70,000 milwaukee homes built before the 1950s to the water main beneath the street. Late last year the city , discovered lead leeching into work was happening. But at a forum at Marquette Law School yesterday, a water safety expert said the lead is always a concern. As long as we have those lead pipes, no one know
Water, if they can. The big it lead. After hearing a professor speak at marquette, the mayor says he encouraged people in homes older than 1951 to filter their water. Its concerning, but its not surprise. Nor should it be. According to the mayor. This is what we have said in february, and repeatedly since then. I think there is a value in repeating it over and over again. The mayor says they notified 70,000 homeowners that theye today, he restated the precautions from that letter. A home filtration system, or water filtering pitchers can further reduce the possibility of lead entering your drinking water. The city says all of the shortterm prevention steps are listed online. The mayor tells us replacing lead laterals is a pricey project with a long timeline. But his upcoming budget will outline the start. As a particular concern for infants and children under the vulnerable. Thats the reason, with the federal dollars, that are being funneled through the state, we are going to set as ou
Kathy from the heat to heavy rain, this is a look at a downpour in fredonia. You may want to find your umbrella for tomorrow and the rest of the week. Joyce there was also an impressive lightning show. Mark it lit up the sky. This is 15 minutes worth. It was impressive. It was almost every second. It was fascinating. This is 15 minutes fit into 30 seconds. I cannot get enough of it. Lets talk about what happened in sheboygan, rain coming through earlier, beautiful sunset, now more rain working back into sheboygan. The thunderstorms ongoing and fond du lac and dodge county. That is the next round of heavier rain. Its not that total line of here, so it is not as impressive, which is good. We may not have the biggest flash flooding threat tonight, but we have still have a lot of rain come down, and we are not done. That will bring another halfinch of rain and a short time. Heavy rain and fond du lac, extending back through lake mills, and this will make its way through to the east at 2530