c95 1:20:29- :42 "yes it is a tragedy the way their son was killed and the timing of it and the fact that there is a lot of unanswered questions around it." now at seven -- he was shot and killed by a milwaukee police fi park neighborhood. today sylville smith's family and friends will say goodbye. ahead who's attending his funeral service. "this was a highly significant explosion. there is not a lot that has been experienced like this in the city of fitchburg that i've been aware of." plus, it looks like war zone near madison this morning after a home blows up -- scattering debris for miles and sending one person to the hospital. an update on the investigation is straight ahead.

weather forecast from fox6 chief meteorologist rob haswell 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 sunday morning but clear by sunday afternoon. slight chances for storms linger early next week but well be mostly dry. highs will stay in the low 80s until midweek when we drop into the 70s. anchor adlibs traffic red on traffic map = major delays yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no

green on traffic map = no delays milwaukee once again in be in the national spotlight --- today a well-known civil rights leader will attend the funeral for sylville smith. he was shot and killed by police --- sparking violence in the sherman park neighborhood. fox6's deandra corinthios joins us live from the northwest side with more. we're told representatives from al and reverend jesse jackson of the rainbow push coalition...will deliver the eulogy.. the visitation will begin this morning at 10 am the funeral begins at noon there are still many unanswered questions...when it comes to the investigation into the shooting.. that took place august 13th near 44th and auer. police say body camera footage--which has not yet been released -- clearly shows smith holding a handgun and turning towards an officer when he was shot.

shooting...violence...looting... and arson. but the group milwaukee matters... coordinating the funeral....says today's service is not about the how and why...it is about supporting smith's family. "it's easy to sit home and complain about what should and shouldn't have happened and try to play lawyer or play investigator and figure this one out. but right now the family needs support/ " instead of a repass or reception after the funeral smith's family has opted for will be tomorrow from 10am- 10 pm. ..on auer between 42nd and 43rd.. there will be music, food and fellowship to celebrate smith's life and take back the park. reporting live in milwaukee deandra corinthios fox6 news an autopsy is expected to take place later today --- after a young child is found dead.

they say a 2-year-old boy was found unresponsive after being put down for a nap. this is the third time in the last ten days --- the milwaukee examiner's office has been called to investigate the death of child. we are learning new information after a home explodes near madsion. this morning one person is recovering in the hospital. angelica joins us from the newsroom with details. the explosion happened yesterday evening in fitchburg which is just sound of madison. the city's fire chief says a man is in fifties was pulled from the debris in the front yard of the home. he is currently in critical condition. according to officials, the blast was so strong it sent debris for nearly a half of mile and about 20 homes were damaged from the explosion. "there area buildings that will have to be evaluated of those 20. we have a number of buildings that have had windows broken so the structural

who are displaced from the explosion. right now --- crews are investigating what sparked the blast. kim and jessob. back to you. a milwaukee catholic sisterhood is mourning the loss of one of its nuns after she murdered in a home in mississippi. sister margaret held and another catholic nun from kentucky were found stabbed inside their home after they didn't show up at a clinic where they practitioners in central mississippi. we are told held had worked in rural mississippi since 1975. the 68-year-old was from the school sisters of st. francis, on milwaukee's south side. the investigation into the double homicide is on-going. we are watching and waiting to find out if steven avery's attorney will file paper work to prove he's innocent. kathleen zellner says the motion would retest d-n-a evidence in the avery case and possibly present an alternate theory on who killed

month, averys nephew brendan dasseys case was overturned after a judge determined the then 16 year olds confession should not stand. zellner has until monday to file the motion. the preseason continues tonight for the packers. they are taking a road trip out west to play san francisco tonight in california. aaron rodgers expected to take a few snaps in the matchup. com....this will be the first preseason matchup between the packers and 49er's since 2008. the green and gold are two and oh in the preseason...beating the raiders and browns. tonight's game starts at 9. police are investigating a string of burglaries at a milwuakee pharmacy chain. what officials say the theifs are stealing from the stores. a woman gets quite a surprise when she opens a package sent to her from her ex. what she found slithering inside her box.

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you are watching the fox 6 wakeup news. forecast from fox6 chief meteorologist rob haswell 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 uppr near 70. rain and storms are likely saturday and may linger into sunday morning but clear by sunday afternoon. slight chances for storms linger early next week but well be mostly dry. highs will stay in the low 80s until midweek when we drop into the 70s. dick adlibs traffic red on traffic map = major delays yellow on traffic map = some

an update on the zoo interchange project. mark klipstein with the d-o-t is here with info on what's going to impact your commute. good morning. zoo interchange: the extended weekend closure of i-94 east and ramp from i-94 east to i- was completed over the weekend. thank you to folks in the area for their patience. crews were able to dodge the rain fairly well and as a result opened the freeway ahead of schedule on saturday afternoon. just a heads up that a few other of

following is a link to a time lapse video to show during this discussion. https: friday 8/26: center street over i-41 reopens by 5pm. ribbon cutting at 3pm. crews worked diligently to ensure that the bridge was open before school starts on the 1st. i-94 east overnight full closure at moorland for a traffic switch monday 8/29: i-41 north overnight full closure at national for a traffic switch tuesday 8/30: i-41 south overnight full freeway closure at national avenue for overhead sign work i-94 west full closure at 92nd street for equipment mobilization. work suspended on noon on friday through monday at 6am for the 9/6 - there will be a lane closure i-41 north at watertown plank road for a couple of weeks, folks should anticipate a change in traffic

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meteorologist rob haswell 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 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 sunday afternoon. slight chances for storms linger

highs will stay in the low 80s until midweek when we drop into the 70s. today: partly sunny. cooler and less humid. high: 78 dewpoint: 60 wind: ese 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and storms after midnight. low: 6 dewpoint: 61 wind: se 3-5 mph saturday: rain and thunderstorms likely. brief heavy downports are possible. high: 78 dewpoint: 65 wind: sw 5-10 mph sunday: early am showers then partly sunny. am low: 68 high: 82 dewpoint: 69 wind: se 5-10 mph monday:

high: 82 dewpoint: 69 wind: e 5-10 mph tuesday: partly sunny. slight chance of showers. am low: 67 high: 84 dewpoint: 68 wind: se 5-10 mph wednesday:partly sunny. am low: 67 high: 78 dewpoint: 63 wind: sw 5-10 mphforecast rob haswell 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 sunday afternoon. slight chances for storms linger early

80s until midweek when we drop into the 70s. today: partly sunny. cooler and less humid. high: 78 dewpoint: 60 wind: ese 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and storms after midnight. low: 66 dewpoint: 61 wind: se 3-5 mph saturday: rain and thunderstorms likely. brief heavy downports are possible. high: 78 dewpoint: 65 wind: sw 5-10 mph sunday: early am showers then partly sunny. am low: 68 high: 82 dewpoint: 69 wind: se 5-10 mph monday: partly sunny. slight chance of showers. am low: 68 high: 82 dewpoint: 69 wind: e 5-10 mph tuesday: partly sunny. slight chance of showers. am low: 67 high: 84 dewpoint: 68 wind: se 5-10 mph wednesday:partly sunny. am low: 67 high: 78 dewpoint: 63 wind: sw 5-10 mph wind: sw 5-10 mph time to find out who's turning six.... a big happy birthday to evan in west allis. he likes baseball, course-- riding his bike. journey is happy to be the big six today! she likes reading, playing with makeup, and playing basketball. there's six candles on brycen's cake in west bend today. he likes baseball, transformers and playing with his brother. here's a great birthday smile from emma in menomonee falls. she likes swimming, legos and playing with her dolls. it's time for greyson to celebrate in salem. he likes swimming, fishing and playing with his friends. it's time for ta'riyah in racine to wake up-- it's your birthday!she likes being outdoors, playing basketball and coloring. to find out how to wish your child a happy sixth birthday on fox six wake up

rob is talking with our future forecaster derek alzate. he's in 6th grade at starbuck

watch. so they will come to wisconsin and milwaukee. we don't know it might be severe in milwaukee and racine but we don't know. so a tornado is right there and you guys seeing here the hail and thunderstorms coming to milwaukee and racine maybe. if it stick together or maybe it split it up going in the north

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"the stalking case here at least with a snake is something unique, its definitely the first time i can remember a snake being involved in a criminal case that's for sure." now at 7-30.. a stalking case that shocked even the police. a man accused of mailing a python to his ex-grilfriend. but that's not the only threatening behavior he's accused. thanks for staying with wakeup..

toss to wx forecast from fox6 chief meteorologist rob haswell 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. 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 sunday afternoon. slight chances for storms linger early 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. cooler and less humid. high: 78 dewpoint: 60 wind: ese

traffic map = major delays yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no delays in the national spotlight today... the funeral for sylville smith will be held at christian faith fellowship church. deandra corinthios is live at 86th and good hope... the case has attracted national attention...after the unrest that followed in the sherman park neighborhood. we're expecting a large crowd at the funeral this morning...including

jackson...who will officiate the funeral sylville smith's death brought tensions in the sherman park neighborhood to a head... angry crowds took to the streets..clashing with police businesses were looted and torched... sherman park was shut down and a curfew was put in place. department of justice officials...continue to investigate the circumstances that led up to...and that followed the shooting. officer's body camera footage...which police say shows smith was armed with a gun when he was shot. amidst all of this...smith's family will try to heal today..as they bury their son. the group milwaukee matters...is coordinating the funeral. they stepped in to support them during the unrest. "i have volunteers that come in, you know, a psychologist came in and spoke with the family and i came in to speak with the family to prepare them as a bridge between the violence and knowing that there

next steps that are going to take time, they're going to have to be patient, but we can work through this." the visitation begins at 10. the funeral is at noon. tomorrow the family will hold a "peace in the park" event on auer between 42nd and 43rd. reporting live at 86th and good hope, deandra corinthios fox6 news. one of the men accused of breaking into a liquor store during the first night of the sherman park u 45-year-old durrell jones was bound over for trial yesterday. two of his accomplices were also in court-- joseph lindsey and devon love. they're all due back in court next month. a milwaukee area pharmacy chain... burglarized 17 times in just the last month. the owner of hayat pharmacy says his locations were hit three times on wednesday night... and again yesterday morning. he says the same four suspects have been taking a powerful and addictive cough medication - promethazine with codeine. security cameras have captured the suspects in high-definition

pharmacies hz 'its the same face! im like, god, these people have been in the pharmacy more often than i have recently!' hz 'they dont even have masks - theyre not even worried about showing their face.' a fed up employee wrestled one of the suspects to the ground, and kept him there until police arrived. m-p-d arrested a 20-year old man. and yesterday-- greenfield police arrested two more suspects. the pharmacy has been keeping the drug in a locked safe. milwaukee police continue to look for additi a sheboygan man is facing charges for allegedly stalking his ex-girlfriend. investigators say it began with e-mails and phone calls... but then things got very wild. angelica is here to explains. this is a very bizzare story out of sheboygan this morning. a man is accused of sending his ex an unwanted package. prosecutors say police were already investigating eric burrows this month. he was suspected of being responsible for a series of

ex- girlfriend and her ex-husband. then last week, a suspicious package was dropped off at the woman's apartment. inside...a live ball python. authorities say it's an extremely disturbing pattern of behavior... sometimes crimes, you make one bad decision and you steal something from a store, for example. in a case like this, you have someone who has calculated a move, has done it again, and then planned the next move. we also spoke with a woman w sanctuary. she says ball pythons are popular pets because they ball up when they're scared instead of striking out. if convicted, burrows faces a maximum sentence of three-and-a-half years in prison. now the latest on u-s swimmer scandal in rio. brazilian police are now charging olympic swimmer ryan lochte with falsely reporting a crime. this is surveillance video from the alleged incident. lochte had originally said that he and three other swimmers were robbed at gunpoint at a gas

'over- exaggerated' the story. the 12-time olympic medalist will be summoned to rio, according to officials. but he doesn't have to appear in court and can opt to send a lawyer instead. if convicted, the 32-year-old could face between one to six months in jail...or pay a fine. the four-time olympian is also facing potential discipline from the u-s and international olympic committees. cleanup continues this morning after a series of tornadoes tore through indiana. the national weather service says a shows that an e-f-3 tornado hit kokomo, indiana...and had an estimated peak wind of 152 miles per hour. the weather service says that twister traveled nearly 5 miles...and was about 300 yards wide the tornado leveled a starbucks near the markland mall. more than 20 people were crammed into the bathrooms at that starbucks. thankfully no serious injuries have been reported. in central italy... aftershocks are making things difficult as

following a deadly earthquake. the death toll is growing now -- -267 people are confirmed dead and nearly 400 injured. scott mclean is there with and update on the rescue efforts. in central italy, residents and rescue workers alike have been shaken by a series of aftershocks. the aftershocks are making the work of finding survivors even more difficult -- these ancient towns have narrow streets, easily blocked by tumbling debris. even though ev the chances of finding survivors alive is decreasing with every passing hour, they keep digging. tour guide francesco miglio shot these images in amatrice. he lives in rome but rushed to the hard- hit city to look for relatives. his relatives escaped ... but the scene was heart-breaking: francesco miglio/has relatives in amatrice "we tried to help. the people were actually digging with their hands because -- what i would like to say is that there were so many people -- they came out not dead and

maria poggi was sleeping in her home when the quake struck. maria poggi/amatrice resident "we descended but he door wouldn't open. we opened with a kick." her home is still standing, but not safe enough to go inside. for now, she's sleeping in the back seat of her car -- and that's the least of her worries. she lost four relatives, two colleagues, and now may have also lost her job. maria poggi/amatrice resident " anymore a job because the school because we don't

the cooking mom is here with some easy back to school lunch ideas. and a student's outfit may causes a change in the dress code policy at a middle school in kansas. what's wrong with this girl's outfit ---- coming up on wake up at eight. but still to come at 7-30 -- crashing down! america's tallest domino structure was quite a sight.... but it was no match for gravity. how long it took this team to create the tower. an mexican fiesta.

meteorologist rob haswell 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 sunday afternoon. slight chances for storms linger early 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. cooler and less humid. high: 78 dewpoint: 60 wind: ese 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and storms after dewpoint: 61 wind: se 3-5 mph saturday: rain and thunderstorms likely. brief heavy downports are possible. high: 78 dewpoint: 65 wind: sw 5-10 mph sunday: early am showers then partly sunny. am low: 68 high: 82 dewpoint: 69 wind: se 5-10 mph monday: partly sunny. slight chance of showers. am low: 68 high: 82 dewpoint: 69 wind: e 5-10 mph tuesday: partly sunny. slight chance of showers. am low: 67 high: 84 dewpoint: 68 wind: se 5-10 mph wednesday:partly sunny. am low: 67 high: 78 dewpoint: 63 wind:

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