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WITI FOX 6 News At 5 September 9, 2016

Took off. Smetana says, at the familys request, police will only confirm the victim is a 35yearold man. Police say a witness described the van as a newer model dodge or chrysler. Its dark red or maroon and had tinted windows. Police believe the van would have at least some damage on the front drivers side. Smetana also believes theres a chance someone in the neighborhood may have recorded that van either before or after the collision. If people do have a home surveillance system, either along 80th or along cooper road, and any of those Surveillance Systems pick up a part of the road, id reallr they check that and get back to us if they have anything on there. The police chief says itd be even better if they heard from the driver. Somebody knows something. Were just asking somebody to come forward. Police say the victim was wearing a helmet. At last check, they say he was in serious condition. Live in the newsroom, a. J. Bayatpour, fox 6 news. Arrested after crashing a stolen car into a school bus. This happened yesterday afternoon on the uwm campus. University police tell us two people stole the vehicle in a bump and run then drove about 100 feet before crashing into the back of the parked bus. Then the vehicle from the original bump crashed into the back of the stolen vehicle. Two suspects one 15 the other 17 yearsold were arrested shortly after. Authorities are still looking for two more suspects. Nobody was hurt. He was an icon o and in the community and many are sad to see him go. Eric von passed away at his home yesterday. Fox 6s Derica Williams joins us. And shows you how his memory and legacy are being honored. As condolences are extended to his family and friends, a community is mourning as well. At 58 years old, eric von has done so much to better the way people think and live. His face was seen supporting his website brain, brawn and american men of better ways to live their lives at some point they are healthier, wealthier and maybe wiser meanwhile. His voice was also heard addressing issues like gun violence which plagues the community. Nats from the precious lives project to his own radio show on wnov, eric vons smooth and recognizable sound resonated with many. The reverend Charles Green was part of a special tribute at the Radio Station friday morning. Its going to be a great loss that hes gone on sorrow and celebration of his life. Expressed through a gospel presentation. God doesnt make no mistakes and we must go on honoring a man who had the passion and ability to speak on a myriad of topics from music to politics. Hes a joy he is a walking encyclopedia, that sentiment is echoed continuously. Knowledge of a lot of things longtime collegaue, Curtiss Harris says over the last 25 years the two became great friends he is probably the only person in truly confided in shocked by sudden death. It becomes unbelievable when you first hear it von is gone physically, but his work and impact will carry on. Eric von will still be visible to us, we will still hear his voice and still have his influence von show weekdays on wnov, he had an impressive career in broadcasting which included, starting his career as a dj, then, moving into news as an anchor and reporter. He served as the Business Manager for radio one in washington, d. C. Was a regular panelist on Wisconsin Public television. The cause of eric vons death still has not been determined. The second of two young Waukesha County girls accused of trying to kill a by reason of mental disease. Anissa weier changed her plea this morning in court. She previously had a not guilty plea to an attempted homicide charge. 14yearold weier and Morgan Geyser were 12yearsold when they were accused of stabbing a classmate 19 times. In an effort to appease the fictional character slenderman. A judge has appointed two doctors to examine weier on her mental status and turn in a report by october sixth. Even though this weekend marks september 11th many still remember the emotions they felt that day. But for those who werent even alive at the time theres a special effort to help them understand the significance. This took place 15 years ago but in reality it took place this morning when thousands of people woke up and their loved ones werent there because they were taken. Nine fifthgrade classrooms in milwaukee were given the book by attacks happened but the book is meant to show them how important that date is to our countrys history. For me i think they are heroes because theyre risking their lives for us and others. learn more about the book the little white truck with the big mission and the author is mollie manhattan. Get the fox6 news app and click links. Its been a hot and humid last couple of days and we could possibly see some more storms in our area tonight. Pretty nice. Fox6 weather expert Stephanie Barichello joins us with a look ahead. Weather cloud cover will continue to build throughout the afternoon, and weve got a chance for evening and late night showers storms. Rain chances continue into saturday, but well be much low 70s. Tonight a chance of rain and thunderstorms. Low 65 dewpoint 64 wind s w 37 mph to stay on top of the weather any time any where download the fox6 apple and android devices. 44 percent of milwaukee homes may been dealing with lead coming out their faucets. One simple solution a water filter. Its one the mayor is backing wholeheartedly. But one water experts say you need to be educated on. Krystle kacner joins us live with what you need to know. The worry of lead in milwaukee is in homes built before 1951. There are several steps to ensure the water that comes out the faucet is one suggestion. Let the water run for 3 minutes. But water experts say a sure fire way go. Is a water filter. But to filter out the lead. You have to make sure youre getting the right kind. You want to look for the nsf logo those 3 little letters. 53 is that health claim. Followed by two important numbers a water filter with the label nsf 53. Means it will filter out any lead in your water. Theres really no way to tell what levels are coming into your home so its best just to take that precaution even if you think know tedd schneidewend is a mechanical engineer at pentair. A company that sells water filters at places like menards. And in their lab in glendale. Tests them. Theres a few options you can do. If you go to the store you can find a pitcher or faucet mount filter. Thats going to generally be lower cost. But then you have to be more careful to look for that 53 nsf health claim. He says those have to be changed every 36 months otherwise t remove lead cant be guaranteed. A little more pricy option but schneidwend says one with a longer life span an under the sink filtration system. Nat schneidwend says whichever way you go. Its not something you need to necessarily be extremely worried about that theres going to be Immediate Health danger but every little bit counts one group most at risk for lead poisoning according to Health Experts infants. And children under the age of 6. They encourage childhood lead poisoning testing. Reporting we have a link to frequently asked questions about lead testing. Youll find it on fox6 now dot com or the fox6 news app just search lead in water. Our post also includes the number for the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention program. Thousands of wells fargo employees fired across the country after widespread fraud is discovered. Up next. How long the illegal activity was happening and what wells fargo customers have to say about the revelation. Plus. A federal judge issues a ruling on whether work on a controversial pipeline can . . . Isaac hou has mastered gravity defying moves wells fargo customers are shocked to learn Bank Employees created millions of unauthorized accounts in their names. The company has been slapped with a huge fine and its refunding affected customers. Fox6s Madeline Anderson is live outside of wells fargo in mequon. Madeline what are customers although federal regulators call the practice was widespread. No one i spoke with was directly affected by the fake accounts. Still they say its a good reminder to be proactive about where your money goes. Friday mornings trip to the bank paid off for longtime wells fargo customer katie daley. I had some question on a fee that i was inquiring about. It was explained to me that it was not applicable to me so it was a about looking over her Bank Statements a habit she encourages others to follow after news broke thursday that wells fargo employees secretly made 2 million fake bank and credit card accounts in customers names. I was shocked because its such a good bank. It really is. I couldnt believe it, actually. Federal regulators say the illegal activity spanned five years. Those affected were hit with Overdraft Fees and other charges because their money regular accounts to bogus ones. I was a little bit startled, ive been banking with them for many years. Despite the scandal. Eric krueger says he will continue to bank with wells fargo. The company has since fired 53 hundred people and will pay 185 milliondollars in fines. Plus several million in restitution to customers. Oh absolutely. Theres no reason why ,, the truth of the matter is, you can go to any bank in the untied states and eventually theres its time for your news and weather together. Milwaukee Police Investigate a shooting from last night. They were called to the scene near 51st and hampton. Officials say the 34yearold victim was sitting in his car when two suspects approached and fired multiple shots into his vehicle. The victim was hi once. He was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive. An investigation is underway for another overnight shooting. Shortly after midnight Milwaukee Police responded to a home near burleigh and palmer. When they arrived they found the 32 yearold victim with a nonlife threatening gunshot wound. Initial investigations show the suspect knocked at the victims door. When the victim opened the door the suspect shot him and ran off. The new london officers involved in the Fatal Shooting of an appleton man last month have been cleared of any wrongdoing. Attorney says the officers feared for their lives when 31yearold kole knight pulled a toy gun out from his waistband. That was after officers approached knight recognizing him from a statewide alert for his arrest. Investigations show that toy gun had the orange tip cut off to look more like a real firearm. Toss to weather cloud cover will continue to build throughout the afternoon, and weve got a chance for evening and late night showers storms. Rain chances continue into saturday, but well be much cooler tomorrow. Highs will top off in sunny, but our highs stay in the 70s. Maybe even dipping to the 60s by the middle of next week. Tonight a chance of rain and thunderstorms. Low 65 dewpoint 64 wind s w 37 mph saturday mostly cloudy with scattered showers possible through midafternoon. Wind nw 1525 mph sunday mostly sunny. Am low 49 high 74 dewpoint 52 wind sw 510 mph monday mostly sunny start, but clouds return late. Am low 55 high 77 dewpoint 58 wind sw 510 mph tuesday mostly cloudy with showers and a chance for high 71 dewpoint 58 wind n 510 mph wednesday partly sunny. Am low 53 high 67 dewpoint 51 their lives and those who served during the attacks on the world trade center. Coming up how some are saying thank you to First Responders the same way they did 15 years ago. Tomorrow on wakeup Gino Salomone sits down with Joseph Gordonlevitt for an inside look at the upcoming film snowden. Plus summer may be winding down but the festivals and events in milwaukee are still going strong, weve got your weekend plans covered. Thats tomorrow on wakeup well see you when you wakeup. Dan krebbiel im dan krehbiel a Vietnam Combat veteran. Ive read Russ Feingolds plan. He goes after the terrorists oil money and arms supplies. He combines targeted military force with better human intelligence. And, hell work to get middle Eastern States to take on the terrorists in their own backyard. Russ feingold offers a tough, realistic plan to protect america. Russ vo im Russ Feingold and i milwaukee goes up today. Youll notice american flags flying on all the bridges to commemorate the anniversary of 911 on sunday. This year will mark 15 years since those attacks in new york, washington and pennsylvania. The blood center, doing its part to commemorate the anniversary as well. Theyre honoring those who were lost and those who rose to serve including First Responders and donors who stood in long lines to give blood. The phones blood center of wisconsins downtown milwaukee location from 7 to 10 am. It was a special 9 11 commemorative blood drive First Responders manned the phones. Milwaukee assistant fire chief brian smith remembers 9 11 15 years ago. Being on duty that day created a heightened awareness to what could potentially happen and could also happen here in the city of milwaukee. 58 so, with that we started going over all of our equipment, making sure our plans for the day prepared for whatever could possibly happen that day. 08while many people called to thank First Responders and make appointments to donate blood, others came in to give blood just like they did 15 years ago. And i just instinctively, i guess, left work, got in the car, drove here, gave blood. 34 on september 11th 2001 and several days that followed, people flocked to the blood center by the hundreds. This building was filled with donors, hundreds of donors, just sitting in chairs and standing around. On at all of our other donor sites. 34 the blood center sent 500 units of blood to new york city. A local effort with a national impact. Thats why this effort 15 years later is just as important. We not only have to insure that we have adequate blood supply in our community but we have supply in case there is a tragedy in another part of the country. 34 other blood centers, other communities often turn to us in a time of need if they do not have an adequate blood supply. 41 by the way, the blood Center Provides blood to 56 hospitals september 16th, youll get a commemorative t shirt. If you werent able to get to todays donation event, the bloodcenter wants you to know, you can make an appointment anytime. Visit the links section on fox6 now dot com or the fox6 news app. We included information about why you should donate and whether you are eligible. Students at st. Marcus Lutheran School also remembering september 11th. With a trip to a local firehouse. The students joined sta their school to engine 21. Once there, the principal talked to the students about the importance and relevance of september 11th. The kids also presented firefighters with thank you cards and posters. The fire lieutenant says its important to teach new generations about that day. Most of these children werent even born when this happened and it is a major piece of history. Its important to pass along the sacrifices, not only fire and police, but everyone gave that also rung as a moment of silence was observed in remembrance of the first plane that flew into the world trade center. North shore residents handling an increasing number of coyote concerns. Coming up one womans close call with them and how she found out she wasnt the only one. North korea tests another Nuclear Warhead bigger than the last. Just how powerful that blast leaders around the world uniting in their criticism of north korea after another nuclear test. This comes just after president obama left the region. Greg palkot is in london with more. A blast in north korea sends shock waves around the world. Pyongyang says it has tested a Nuclear Warhead in what is now the countys fifth such test. The explosion causing a 5point0 south koreas weather agency. Larger than the seismic events caused by the norths previous tests. Amano says . This is in clear violation of Numerous Un Security Council resolutions and in complete disregard of the repeated demands of the international community. The test just the latest in a string of provocations from north korea. Pyongyang conducting its fourth missiles, monday. South Koreas Defense Ministry says the north fired more than thirty such missiles since kim jong un came to power five years ago. Zerbo says . The more tests are done by the dprk, the more they improve their Technical Capability with regard to developing nuclear weapons. This most recent nuclear test comes the same week World Leaders gathered for summits in china and laos. President obama returning to the white house from those meetings early friday. And his administration is joining beijing, seoul, and governments in condemning this latest provocative act. Kerry says . I think its fair to say that china and russia and the united states, everybody shows concerns on cam tag south korea estimates the explosive yield of the test to be 10 to 12 kilotons. In comparison, the size of the bomb dropped by the us on hiroshima in 1945 was 15 kilotons. In london, greg palkot, fox news. Its time for your news and weather together. Pleasant Prairie Police are

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