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WISN WISN 12 News At 1030PM August 17, 2016

Everybody here in the neighborhood and in the city. Kathy wisn 12 news Ben Hutchison is also there live. Joyce do have a similar story . We are a block away from christina. It is a similar situation. I have been covering this story since saturday. One thing we tonight that might be a sign that things are returning to normal is that the buses are running. Last night, they stopped early in the evening, but now they are running, and people are optimistic that this is the turn they were hoping for and that things will way returned to normal, but we are pretty much the only people out here right now. A lot of people are paying attention to that curfew as well. Joyce thank you. Many people in the neighborhood have been trying to pick up the pieces since the weekend. That includes the family who owned that bp gas station. Spoke with the nephew of the owner today, who says the family is no stranger to devastation. I know my uncle is devastated. Hopefully the community and him can rebuild. Amar singh kaleka looks on as clean up crews work to remove debris from his uncles burned out bp gas station. It is a sad scene because of has been in the community. Fire at a gas station could have done a lot of damage to the surrounding block. The station and the family have been in the neighborhood more than a decade. We know it is a great location. We also know the community is great. We also know this is not what usually happens. The family is still bouncing back from the sikh temple shooting four years ago this month. Amars dad, Satwant Singh kaleka, was killed. I think we grew a much more i am hoping that is going to happen. They can only be the people who live and survive in milwaukee and have grown up in milwaukee that can bring it back. Joyce Mike Anderson reporting. Kaleka says several employees were in the building when the fire was started there. First responders helped get them out. You can follow the latest on the unrest in milwaukee on wisn. Com and our free app. Through our app, we will send out any breaking news alerts to your cell phone. There you can also check out the stories weve done in the last few days. Kathy are dotting the radar tonight. Mark, most of us would still like more rain. Mark thats probably true. We are still pretty dry. You have a chance later on tonight. There is one area taking up some rain right now. I will show you the doppler 12 radar network, right along the border between washington and waukesha counties. This is working its way to the ease, northeast at 20 miles per had through cedarburg and into mequon, but dont expect a lot of this. There is hope to the west of us. There is rain out to the west, and i think a lot of that weakens before it gets here, but still a chance for showers later on tonight, and then we will clear it back out and it will be warm and sticky. I temperatures tomorrow 85 degrees, best chance of rain in the morning, and that could have a little bit of an effect on the moin another political stop in wisconsin. Republican candidate donald trump wrapped up a rally in west bend about 45 minutes ago. It started a couple hours late but he still spoke in front of a , large crowd. Kent wainscott is there right now. You mentioned 45 minutes ago, but in that time, take a look. The room has not only clear it out, but the scaffolding and capacity with more than 3000 donald trump supporters, all here to see the candidate, and he focused much of his remarks on weekend violence in milwaukee and made appeals to africanamerican voters to support him, accusing the Democratic Party of letting them down. There were several direct attacks on his opponent, Hillary Clinton. Now it is time for new leadership. The hillary to there is no compassion and allowing drug dealers, gang members, and felons to prey on innocent people. It was a law and order speech for the most part, directed largely at a national audience, but with much of the comments focused on milwaukee 25 miles away from here, those attacks on clinton drew the loudest president ial candidate tim kaine was also in wisconsin today. He attended a private fundraiser in madison. Democratic nominee for president Hillary Clinton spoke in philadelphia today. She said in a rally that donald trump is dangerous when it comes to national security. We are living in a complex world, one where we need have a real sense of how we are going to get to where we want to go to help as many people, to keep our country safe, but to do it with the kind of bigness, the kind of confidence that really marks america at our best. Kathy clinton will campaign in cleveland tomorrow. Google is trying to help voters this election season. The Search Engine has a summary the box will include statespecific instructions like how to vote and how to cast an absentee ballot. Facebook had a similar search feature for the 2010 Midterm Election that is said to have boosted voter turnout by the thousands. Google says the volume of election related searches has already quadrupled since the 2012 campaign. Joyce s conviction has been overturned, but we are still out of prison. In 2007, he was convicted of helping his uncle. On friday, after hed spent the last nine years in prison, a judge threw that conviction out and ordered him released within 90 days of prosecutors did not decide to seek a retrial. His uncle, steven avery, is also trying to have his conviction overturned. For the first time, were hearing from the prosecutor in Brendan Dasseys original trial. Former Calumet County district attorney, ken kratz, spoke exclusively to our abc affiliate he said he was surprised by the ruling and expects the attorney general to take a serious look at the situation and discuss it with the halbach family before deciding how to proceed. In the meantime, kratz, like the rest of the public, will wait to see what the state decides to do. To be sitting on the sideline with the rest of the citizenry and only being able to sit back and just see what happens from News Agencies or Something Else is an awkward uncomfortable , position for me personally. Were up to him, the logical thing to do is appeal. Kathy a woman and man are found dead inside a milwaukee home. Police say it happened near 24th and melvina. The bodies were found this morning. Police say it appears the man killed the woman. His death is still under investigation. Police say the two were in a relationship. Joyce unity in the community, haircuts, and drinks being handed out. Thats the idea behind an event tomorrow. Free haircuts are being offered to kids and teens 17yearsold and younger. Free food and drinks are also being handed out. The event is at the sherman park boys and girls club starting at 10 00 tomorrow morning. Also happening tomorrow, a blood drive at miller park. Donors will get a voucher for two free tickets to an upcoming brewers game. Donors should enter at the tgi fridays hot corner. The blood center is hoping for more than one thousand donors to help build up the supply before labor day weekend. The drive goes from 7 00 a. M. To 7 00 p. M. And the South Milwaukee Police Department is hosting its nationig games, music, and a raffle then , fireworks will go off around 9 00. Kathy as the olympics are getting closer to an end, some athletes are already looking ahead to 2020. Joyce thats because the olympics will debut surfing as a sport. Coming up, how many will get to compete and the other sports that will appear in four years. Kathy then, comedian Ellen Degeneres accused of sending a racist tweet involving an olympian. See the picture causing controversy. , pennsylvanias first female elected attorney general, a crusader for corruption in till she came under investigation. Now, the verdict is in. A remote chinese village where every family has one girl and one boy, centuriesold fertility issues. Rituals. That is on nightline, now at midnight, still right here on wisn 12. Announcer thanks for watching 12 news with chief meteorologist mark baden, honored by the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association with first place in hi guys got the birthday girl a drum set. Drum set . Oh you guys must have Time Warner Cable. This is gonna be some party. Yeah, their free home wifi lets us connect all our devices at the same time. And theres no data cap, so. The kids must love that, huh . hey, theres the birthday girl lets get this Party Started like unlimited data and speeds up to 50 megs. Uploading honey, im goin viral call now. Get 15 megs for 39. 99 a month. Announcer you are watching wisn 12 news, honored as best evening newscast by the wisconsin broadcasters association. Kathy as the new school year quickly approaches, there is new information about College Students and risky behavior. Government survey numbers reveal that College Students report Drinking Alcohol and binge drinking at higher rates than peers whn nearly 60 of fulltime College Students said they used alcohol in the past month, compared to just over 51 of those not enrolled in college. Around 38 of the collegegoers admitted to binge drinking while , 33 of the noncollege crowd did. More College Students also admitted to taking cocaine. Joyce team usa is dominating the summer olympics. Gold, 28 silver, and 28 bronze. Great britain is 30 metals behind. Some people are looking ahead to the next olympics. Travers mackel is in rio with more on why some brazilians are looking forward to 2020. Rio boasts some of the most beautiful beaches and amazing ways anywhere in the world and , that gives them confidence going into the soon to be olympic sport of surfing. On most mornings on copacabana beach in rio, the surfs up. And Antonio Souza is out teaching his kids the sport he loves and grew up on. Here is a very tough place to serve. I am teaching my sons how to surf. It is a thing that is best for your children and your sons. So news that surfing will be a medal sport in the Olympic Games in 2020 was music to his that attracts lots of young people, and they love surf. Surf is a world sport right now, so i think we have to put the surf in Olympic Games, yes. It has been an uphill battle for over 20 years, and after years of trying, the ioc admitted surfing. In a press release the head of , the International Surfing association said, ourmp dream has become a reality and maybe his kids will be going for gold there. The surfing event will include both male and female competitors. Joyce in addition to surfing, the other sports being added to the Olympic Program in 2020 are baseball and softball, karate, skateboard, and sports climbing. Apparently the athletes like their french fries. Mcdonalds is a sponsor of the athletes and coaches. Because so many people take them up on that offer, the restaurant had to restrict the orders to only 20 items per person. An athlete can order more, but they may have to wait longer. The restaurant is the only fast food chain on the premises, and other food options are limited to a cafeteria. Kathy comedian and talk show host Ellen Degeneres is responding to criticism over a tweet. She photoshopped a picture of herself riding on the back of olympian runner usain bolt. Errands from now on. Many found the tweet racist and replied saying ellen is comparing bolt to a mule or piece of property. She responded to the backlash with another tweet that reads, i am highly aware of the racism that exists in our country. It is the furthest thing from who i am. Joyce Actress Ashley Judd is going back to school. The 48yearold actress announced on facebook that she is pursuing a doctorate in Public Policy at university of california, berkeley this fall. Judd has a masters degree in Public Administration from harvard university. The actress playfully shared that she has a backpack and outfit for the first day of school picked out. Kathy may be she will wear that. In sports, the packer who is living out his childhood dream during training camp. Joyce plus, eddie lacy shed pounds in the offseason the , effect it is having on his running. Kathy and, the former Division Three player who has earned a starting job with the badgers. Dan needles is in next with big 12 sports. And here are tonights winning when the Oil Billionaire Koch Brothers call senator johnson. [ cellphone ringing ]. What do you think they talk about . How the Koch Brothers companies polluted wisconsin, or how they spent millions to support johnson as he voted their way 90 of the time and supported special tax breaks for Big Oil Polluters . Whatever senator johnson and the Koch Brothers talk about, it probably isnt you. Edf action is responsible for the content of this advertising. Hi guys got the birthday girl a drum set. Drum set . Oh you guys must have Time Warner Cable. This is gonna be some party. Time. And theres no data cap, so. The kids must love that, huh . hey, theres the birthday girl lets get this Party Started get more with Time Warner Cable internet. Like unlimited data and speeds up to 50 megs. Uploading honey, im goin viral call now. Get 15 megs for 39. 99 a month. Call now. Announcer big 12 sports the Jacksonville Jaguars rarely sell out their home games, but for the First Time Since 2014, they are selling limited standing room only tickets for their Season Opener against the packers. You can bet that many of the tickets were sold to packer fans. Some weight was lifted off of the shoulders of eddie lacy after making his preseason debut last friday. Lacy played just one series against the browns, but a workload of four straight carries for 24 yards, including has him feeling like his old self. I dont know, i felt good. I made the cut and was able to break the linebacker tackle and make the most of that opportunity. I am looking forward to keep doing it, and that is what the coaches expect. How does that show up . How can you tell . How fast you make the cut and would you attribute that to . I am a powerful guy. Dan yes, he is. Green bay native Peter Mortell is still alive and kicking in the battle to be the packers punter. In his Lambeau Field debut last friday, the rookie from minnesota had a 63yard punt, but his first nfl punt was actually a free kick after a safety, which was fumbled by the browns and recovered by the packers. I have had a lot of , but i do recall any of them being a safety. That was interesting. I think it took me a have to settle down a little bit. I had 23 years of adrenaline coming out of that tunnel. I came in at halftime and took a breath and relaxed and went out there for the second half and hit the ball hard. I know i am capable of playing in this league. Dan lsu star running back Leonard Fournette is in a ankle. His status for the september 3 opener against the badgers is uncertain. Ryan ramczyk was named a starter at offensive tackle by the badgers at the start of spring practice. Ramcheck sat out last year after transferring from uwstevens point, and has proven hes one of the most athletic guys on the field. He is just an allaround good player. He is an athlete, strong. He will be a great player for us this year. Although he is not hadny himself and will continue to prove himself this fall. It will be a lot of fun to watch them. There is some pressure on me, but i have to go out and prove myself and show everyone and the coaches and the team what i can do. Dan the brewers did lose game to, chicago, 41. At least they did not get shut out in both games. That has never happened. A look at the forecast coming next. Joyce coming up next, Jimmy Kimmel Live. His guests include greg kinnear, dana white, dino archie, and music from joe bonamassa. Joyce video of a seat reacher that does not even look real. A squid researchers captured while they were on an undersea expedition. It caught researchers offrd laughing at the purple, crazyeyed creature. It looks like they photoshop to the eyes on it. Photoshoped the eyes on it. You still think it is a dog toy, dont you . Mark i do. Kathy anyway. Mark in the meantime, lets talk about the possibility of rain. Thunderstorms to the west of the together them up but it will likely we can quite a bit. Dicky from hollywood, its Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight greg kinnear from the ufc, dana white this week in unnecessary censorship and comedian dino archie. With cleto and the cletones. And now, hunke jimmy kimmel . [ cheers and applause ] jimmy welcome to you program. Thank you for watching

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