Up the east coast. Why this storm still has potential to be dangerous. High pressure moves of wi today and as it moves to our east in the next few days we start warming up. Lots of sun today with highs in the low 70s. By tomorrow, well move into the upper 70s and by sunday we will hit the 80s again. Our warming continues ahead of a low early next week and by tuesday, were in the mid 80s with a chance for rain and thunderstorms. Today mostly sunny. High 74 dewpoint 55 wind e low 56 dewpoint wind e 37 mph saturday mostly sunny. Angelica adlibs traffic red on traffic map major delays yellow on traffic map some delays green on traffic map no delays hurricane hermaine made landfall in flr overnight. But the storm has since been downgraded to a Tropical Storm. Tropical storm warnings remain in effect for parts of the florida gulf coast, georgia. And up through north carolina. Kim joins us with the latest. When the storm made landfall overnight hermine was the first hurricane to hit florida i
Thats the most homicides in 25 years. In fact the last time Milwaukee Police were investigating this many deaths in one month they had just discovered Jeffery Dahmers victims. Tonight what chief flynn says needs to change. And victims of the violence share their perspective. It really hits home when it happens to you. That is our big story tonight sobering stats. Two dozen people were murdered in milwaukee last month. Thats two dozens families in mourning. Our ashley sears spoke to one of madeline anderson. She was at police chief ed flynns News Conference. What was his message, madeline . Milwaukee police chief ed flynn says the violence needs to stop. He held a News Conference downtown earlier today on those sobering numbers. Calling attention to last months 24 homicides. 42 09 if you didnt know better, youd think only 1 or 2 things happened all in the month of august police chief ed flynn says milwaukees murder exceeded chicago. A city that also experienced a recordsetting 90 homici
August. 42 09 5 people were murdered on the day of the riot. It was lost in the news. Flynn estimates 80percent of homicides are a result of gun violence. 48 43 the biggest driver of our homicides are arguments, fights, and retaliation by people with criminal records. Part of the solution he says starts with increasing penalties for felons caught in possession of a firearm. Making you know conceal carry illegally a misdemeanor no matter how many times youre those challenges. Flynn says officers have taken 1600 guns off the streets so far this year. Now. Hes urging the community to help law enforcement. Flynn says African Americans are the majority of homicide victims and assailants. 4442, the fact is we have to engage with the offending community on their turf, and were committed to continuing to do that in a way thats both lawful and restrained. Has a 70percent clearance rate when it comes to solving homicides. He says the bigger issue is getting cooperation from the community in nonf
The council. A group of protesters interrupt this mornings Common Council meeting. They dont like a proposed safety action plan. A. J. Bayatpour is live outside city hall with the details. The group says instead of focusing so much on law and order, the plan should also address economic opportunities. At least one alderman is upset with the way about two dozen protesters show up for thursdays Common Council meeting. What do we do . Stand up, fight back the groups problem is with the first draft of the Common Councils safety plan. They say recommendations to hire 280 more Police Officers and create a local boarding school would use resources better spent elsewhere. Nothing about job creation, nothing about community engagement, nothing about pouring into Youth Leadership Development Nothing to panthers also share their opinion of the plan. I think it was a piece of s. Alderman bob donovan is the driving force behind the action plan. I dont think they understand, precisely, this is just