His innoncence. Now the case is the hands of the jury. They will deliberate on the nine charges he faces, including two counts of reckless homicide. Things got heated in the courtroom yesterday. Thursdays proceedings started with morgan on the standduring closing arguments, prosecution argued that morgan set the fire as a scare tactic against his estranged wife. Defense said there was no evidence to put morgan at the scene of that fire, which killed his step son and another child. When you doused that bed, get that bad, right . I never did that thats why went to go call 911, you went to a pay phoneno sir thats why you went and talked to mr cathy, and said i need to call because kids over there need help, right . I never did that sir because you realized, youd taken it too far, you set something on fire, you wanted to send her a message that how dare she prevent you from being in your bed but then when that wall went up, when that house started to go up, you realized at least five kids, two of them who were yours, that you were sir the family of the two children killed have been watching this trial since it started earlier this week. They say its been a rough year. Morgans parents did not want to comment on camera. Live in milwaukee jp cbs 58 a 13 year old is recovering this morning. After a Milwaukee Police officers gun went off during a struggle at s. School. Some parents told us. They were frustrated that they found out through the . Media. . Others got a . Voicemail message . But they say. It was lacking details. Details. Earlier today we had a serious incident at the school involving a student and the Police Department. 3 Milwaukee Police were at tharow Elementary School near 60th and bradley talking to the student. Police say she became combative. As they tried to control her. An officers holstered gun went off. The teenager was grazed by the bullet and taken to the hospital. Investigators were on incident as parents picked up their kids from the after school camp. Damon roundtree, parent of 1st grader47. 34 why was a 13 year old struggling with the police and also i want to know how could the gun go off. Was she going after the gun or what happened. 47. 44 47. 4458. 22 if guns are involved and i feel my child is going be harmed or in danger then i would act differently and i would come and get my child 58. 30 3 3 in the message the school says. It delayed dismissal for student safety and that caused buses reached out to mps. They directed us back to the Police Department for comment. 3 this is the second incident in just two days involving a disruptive student and police. A teen could face charges for bringing a bb gun to Ben Franklin School on wedensday. 2 mpd officers were hurt. When they tried to take him into custody. They say the teen resisted. 3 there have been more than 40 home and garage burglaries in oak creek. In the last four months check out this map from police. It shows areas where burglaries have occured. Cbs 58 spoke with a woman whose home was broken into earlier this week. The woman and her family were home as the person broke in. She went to bed with the front picture window open just a touch. Thats when she says. The burglar popped the screen, got in and out with her realize it until hours later and called police. 53 woman, victim they took a lot of things from me, material wise, but i think the worst thing that was taken from me is just my sense of sec security. 3 the woman said her car was found near 27th and locust in milwaukee. The thief was not. All of the 40 or so burglaries from over the summer are still being investigated. 3 a man shoots his dog after it was fighting with three others. Were fighting on buchanan street near barker street. There is no update on the condition of any of the dogs. Investigators are looking into two separate crashes involving school buses yesterday. Yesterday. Milwaukee police say this bus was empty when it collided with two other vehicles near 64th and villard. Two people were hurt, including the bus driver. They were taken to a hospital but are expected to be okay. 3 and three people were hurt in waukesha county, when a school bus and a car crashed at about 730 yesterday was the scene at bayshore circle and lake drive in the town of okauchee. Children were on board. But theyre all okay. Injuries to the two drivers were described as not lifethreatening. The first case of west nile virus this year has been confirmed in waukesha county. The virus was found in three crows in waukesha and one crow in new berlin. People are encouraged to take precautions to limit their exposure to mosquito bites. The countys Public Health officer says even though summer is nearly can last until the first frost. Or even later. The zoo interchange project in milwaukee is still far from finished. Word that the zoo interchange project will take even longer to complete has some drivers upset. Telling us. Theyd be willing to pay more in gas taxes and registration fees to help speed the project along. 06 43 0106yes i would be willing to pay a little bi tmore. A lot more just to get it done sooner, absolutely 6 42 4448its just so inconvienent, you have to leave an to get where you want to go go 3 Governor Walker also said more discussions need to happen about the 94 east west corridor. And whether it needs more lanes. 3 3 uwmilwaukee military and the Veterans Resource Center is sponsoring an event at the harleydavidson museum today. Its meant to promote awareness of the suicide rate among veterans. And showcase prevention resources. Resources. There will be a motorcylce ride. And Film Screening of the project 22 documentary. There will also be a barbecue dinner. Staging for afternoon at east capitol driver and north humboldt boulevard. 3 milwauees health deparment. Is inviting the community to the day of Family Health open house. Tis today from 10 am to 4 pm at the northwest health center. The event will offer Free Services including diabetes and cholesterol screening, Blood Pressure checks, hiv testing, and mammograms . , as well as immunizations for those without insurance or children on badgercare. 3 Molina Healthcare will be providing hundreds of families in racine with free groceries along with free medical dental screenings. Molina healthcare is sponsoring an upcoming food pantry event in partnership with feeding america to provide more than 200 individuals with free groceries. Food will be distributed on a firstcome, firstserved basis. All people need to bring is a bag or box for their food. The event starts at 10 am. At Racine KenoshaCommunity Action agency. On 2113 north wisconsin street in racine. Highway. Beckoning you to stop and have some cheese. Cheese. Now the mars Cheese Castle in kenosha is set for a major expansion. Cbs 58s evan kruegel takes us inside. To see the changes. Its hard to miss off i94 in kenosha. An iconic castle devoted. To cheesedid you find everything alright . But now the mars Cheese Castle is set to expand size at its current location. 12 40 we wanted this to be convenient for customers manager Michael Ventura showed us the plans. Which call for a new warehouse a new kitchen and a bigger cheese shop. But the biggest change will involve the feel of the store and its castlelike appearance. 02 16 weve got it on the outside of the building, and we want to incorporate it on the inside. So its going to be fun, its going to be something to see, a cool place carries over 600 kinds of cheese and says the expansion will allow that number to grow. 20thousand square feet of changes they hope will lead to more business at a site wellknown by locals and tourists. 02 40 were the ambassador to wisconsin to to speak. Now we get to realize that final dream, the layout of the store, the way we really want it. In kenosha ekcbs58news. Owners plan to stay open throughout construction still ahead. Former House Speaker john boehner has a new gig. Find out what hes up to next 3 plus. A pickup truck slams into a daycare bus in miami. With a group of kids on board. The story, coming up. 3 3 3 a live look over. On the time check. Its 5 . On this. Morning. Welcome back to the cbs 58 morning news. 3 3 . . . 1 45 seconds . . . . . Tease ahead . . 15 . . . today on and off showers and storms most of the day. Best chance for a break is around noon. 0. 50. Highs in the middle to upper 70s. Wind s 510 mph. Tonight lingering rain showers and isolated storms. Stays mild with lows in the lower 60s. Wind sw 510 mph. Weekend a few lingering showers possible early saturday before sunshine returns saturday afternoon. 70s on sunday with sunshine returning. Today on and off showers and storms most of the day. Best chance for a break is around noon. Most pick up less than 0. 50. Highs in the middle to upper 70s. Wind s 5 10 mph. Tonight lingering rain showers and isolated storms. Lower 60s. Wind sw 510 mph. Weekend a few lingering showers possible early saturday before sunshine returns saturday afternoon. High temps around 80 saturday cooling slightly to the middle 70s on sunday with sunshine 3 roads are wet this morning from 3 making news around the nation. A group of Young Children in miami are okay after a pickup truck slammed into their daycare bus. Bus. Rescue crews raced to the scene yesterday. All seven children on board were wearing seat belts. And were released to their parents. The bus driver was hurt and taken to the hospital. The truck driver was also hurt. Police say he was trying to make a left turn when he tboned the bus. No word on any charges. A sixyearold girl abducted from her home in wilmington, north carolina. Is . Alive. . . Alive. . Police say. She was taken from her yard wednesday night and was found . Chained to a tree . About two miles from her home. Sheriffs deputies arrested douglas edwards. Hes now charged with first degree kidnapping. Public record shows edwards was convicted in 1996 of firstdegree sexual offense and . Indecent liberties . With a minor. That victim was also sixyearsold. Resorting to calling 911. For . Help getting their kids to go to school. . The mount morris township Police Department says. Many parents use the calls as a scare tactic while others are legitimate concerns. 3 lt. Matthew lasky mt. Morris twp police we have successfully mediated in the past and we are a good option you know, as long its handled the right way. Way. 3 school therapists key is finding out . Why . The child doesnt want to go to school or making sure kids have a clear, morning routine. Either way both police and experts agree a third party . Can . Help resolve this issue. Chicagos south side will have a new Trauma Center in about two years. There had been no hospital treating adult trauma in the area for a quarter century. The university of chicagomedicine broke ground and students have argued it was unfair People Living in some of the citys most violent areas have been forced to travel miles for care. The universitys president says the new department wants to set an example for others. robert j. Zimmer, president , university of chicago we wanted to say how do we become a model, or perhaps the model, of how this should be done. Done. 3 the new department will also have a biocontainment area. To treat infectious diseases. Like ebola. The unit is expected to start accepting pati we now know what life after politics looks like for former House Speaker john boehner. Boehner. Cigarette maker Reynolds American has announced. That boehner is joining its board of directors. No salary information has been released. Boehner resigned from Congress Nearly a year ago and is a heavy smoker. In fact current House Speaker paul ryan said in an interview last year that he struggled with cleaning out the cigarette coming up. Ivanka trump reporter during an interview. Details ahead. 3 plus. Do you consider bubble wrap a toy. Well its in the running to be inducted into the national toy Donald Trumps daughter ivanka trump cut an interview short with cosmopolitan magazine. The reporter pushed her on some of her fathers past comments. Ivanka was there to discuss Donald Trumps proposed childcare policy. That she helped put together. But, the reporter wanted her to address comments her father made in 2004. When he said pregnancy was an incve abruptly ended the interview. After the reporter asked how donald trump would pay for other proposals including the wall with mexico and increased defense spending. 3 actor Joseph Gordon levitt says. He didnt know much about Edward Snowden when he agreed to play the nsa leaker in his upcoming movie. The film snowden, which opens this weekend follows the whistleblowers journey from patriotic citizen to accused traitor. The former nsa contractor rose to international notoriety in 2013 for leaking classified charged with espionage and found asylum in russia. Levitt says he doesnt consider snowden a criminal, but wants audiences to make up their own minds. Now in her 40s. The awkward and always single Bridget Jones . Seems . To have it all together together i cant go back and keep making same mistakes im pregnant . When i can make new ones. Oh. Mr darcy. Darcy. Her character finds herself in yet another love triangle. With this . Unexpected . Twist. Will Bridget Jones finally find love . Is the biggest question in the movie saga. Fans could get an answer today when Bridget Joness baby hits theaters. 3 . . . 1 15 seconds . . . . . Tease ahead . . 15 . . . 3 today on and off showers and storms most of the day. Best chance for a break is around noon. Most pick up less than 0. 50. Highs in the middle to upper 70s. Wind s 510 mph. Tonight lingering rain showers stays mild with lows in the lower 60s. Wind sw 510 mph. Weekend a few lingering showers possible early saturday before sunshine returns saturday afternoon. High temps around 80 saturday cooling slightly to the middle 70s on sunday with sunshine 3 morning. Weather should not have an impact on your morning commute. Once again, your travel time along westbound i 94 will be a slow one due to the zipper merge. As each day goes by, drivers get more used to the delays. Plan on using alternates. I will have those as well as a look at your drive times coming up. Dozens of delighted children. Got the chance to meet a ballerina in person. And hear a story. Story. Dancers from the Milwaukee Ballet showed off their storytime program. An annual tradition to reaching out into the community and showing the little ones the magic of the arts and dance. 6 31 2133we try to find a few differnt ones that talk about different people doing ballet or different animals, depending on the age, get them up and doing stuff. Things that are relative to the art form but also fun for the kids kids 3 an informal tradition started 15 years ago, now many of the dancers look forward to it coming up in our next half hour. A hit and run involving a pedestrian on milwaukees north side overnight. 3 plus the Milwaukee Countys medical examiners son has died from a possible drug Russ Feingold so, what do you girls want to be when you grow up . Girl 1 i want to be an astronomer. Girl 2 i want to be a doctor Russ Feingold do you think you should be paid the same as boys . Girl 1 definitely. Girl 2 yep Russ Feingold well, i raised my two girls right here, and they agree with you and so do i. Unfortunately, in wisconsin, pay for women, and for paid leave so parents can care for a sick family member. Discrimination against any women is flat out wrong. What you think of that . Girls good call feingold im Russ Feingold and were checking your traffic on this. 3 good morning. Its friday, september 16th. Im jessica tig. Tighe. And im kate chappell. We have some rain to talk about on this friday. Friday. Could it disrupt friday night football . Meteorologist 3 30 seconds tz tz today on and off showers and storms most of the day. Best chance for a break is around noon. Most pick up less than 0. 50. Highs in the middle to upper 70s. Wind s 510 mph. Tonight lingering rain showers and isolated storms. Stays mild with lows in the lower 60s. Wind sw 510 mph. Weekend a few showers possible early saturday before sunshine returns saturday afternoon. High temps around 80 saturday cooling slightly to the middle 70s on sunday with sunshine new this morning. Milwaukee police are searching for a suspect involved in a hit and r. Run. Police say a car hit a man and took off. Around 1 30 this morning near atkinson and capitol. A 45yearold man whod reportedly been drinking. Was walking in the street when he was hit by a car. Were told that car did not stop. The man was responsive when officers got to the scene. Local hospital and is expected to be ok. Police are now looking for the maroon or red fourdoor vehicle responsible. Now to developing news the family of a Milwaukee County . Jail inmate . Cant understand how he . Died inside his cell. . The medical examiner ruled. Terrill thomas death a . Homicide . Saying he died from profound dehydration. Hydration. Thomas was in jail for nine days. Before Correctional Officers found him . Unresponsive . In his cell. According to the medical examiners report he was mattress. No blankets. And the water to the toilet . Turned off. . It was apparently due to his quote destructive behavior. The 38yearold was arrested april 15th. After . Firing his gun multiple times . On the gaming floor of potawatomi casino. He was ordered to have a psych exam. To see if he was . Fit to stand trial. . 129 id say the employees repsnisble for his care, for mak