Magistrate. The funeral for a man shot and killed by Milwaukee Police is currently underway. Sylville smith died nearly two weeks ago after an officer shot him. Hours after the shooting violence erupted in the sherman park neighborhood. Rikki mitchell joins us live outside the funeral with an update. We are outside Christian FaithFellowship Church on the Northwest Side the funeral just began through those doors. We know that rev. Jesse jackson is service as requested by many people arrived early this morning to attend the visitation. We noticed a lot of red in the crowd and later learned that was sylville smiths favorite color. We spoke with the churchs pastor who says the family chose this Church Specifically because of a Family Connection here. And were told the family is doing as well as can be expected under the circumstances. Were not going to leave them just because the funerais neral ll be over today re going to bwalkg with the family and providing them with whatever iritual and natural support that we can the service is expected to last until about 2 pm. We are toldrev jackson will say a w words to us after it ends as the family requested that our cameras remain outside the service. Reporting live rm todays tmj4. Join us tonight for a special one edion of the now milwaukee. Were focusing on the healing in sherman park. Youll hear stories from those who call sherman park home. What happened that put the community in the national spotlight. And how we move forward. Thats tonight. From 630 to 730. Neighborhood advocates. And even elected officials demanded me Government Resources in the wake of the sherman park riots. And theyre getting it. Governor scott walker announced millions of dollars in Economic Investment in the city. Pete zervakis reports. Milwaukees workforce by bringing resources right to those looking for jobs what wee announcing is a new 4. 5 Million Dollar commitment to help build the workforce here in the city of milwaukee twopointfive million will be put towards job training a employment programs. The department of Workforce Development will deploy mobile job centers into areas of need. Well perform all the our job Service Offices y in assessment, he building, help people to do job search vincent lyles. President and ceo of the boys angirls club. Thinks the image of lawmakers coming together can help the community do the same. In the wake of this months violence in sherman park. Sometimes these tragic situations lead people to come together. I think this is a big step in the right directioincommon Council PresidentAshanti Hamilton also backed todas announcement. He hopes it and the mood of the city. Even as quesons were asked about public safety, things went back to Workforce Development and employment opportuns and educationhamilton says the city has also applied for several federal workforce training grants. In downtown milwaukee, pz, tmj4 two Million Dollars of the money allocated today will go towards rehab and demolition of abandoned properties the city currently owns. Storm team for now taking a live look 70s. But the rain is expected to return. Meteorologist brian gotter has your forecast. Last evening and this morning were beautiful with lows near 60 in milwaukee and mid 50s inland under a clear sky and a light breeze. Today is another day. Clouds increase tonight with scattered tshowers after 2am and lows in the mid 60s. The desperate the desperate search for survivors continues in central italy after a six point magnitude earthquake struck the region this week. This is drone footage from villages devastated by the quake. At least 267 people were killed. Hundreds more injured. And turned three murder of two nuns in mississippi. Police say they have found a car that was missing from the nuns home. Officials say they found the blue Toyota Corolla less than a mile from where sister margaret held. Whos from milwaukee. And sister Paula Merrill were found yesterday. Naturally the news of her death is extremely shocking. I mean this is a person whos really like a living saint sister margaret held was part of thol sists of Saint Francis in milwaukee for 49 ars. She returned to and visit her fellow sisters. The Neenah Police commission is set to meet to discuss a complaint against the chie. For the handling of the eagle nation standoff and its investigation. Mayor dean kaufert issued a statement on the case. Brian flatoff is charged with initiating december 5ths standoff. Michael funk. A hostage inside the building at the time. Was shot and killed by Neenah Police officers. The Wisconsin Department of justice ruled officers were justified in their actions. Department is recruiting new officers. The department is reaching out to people without prior Law Enforcement experience. The starting salary is roughly 50 thousand dollars a year. Recruits do not need a college degree. Instead just sixty College Credits and graduate from the police academy. Police officers are often the ones who protect us, but a Wisconsin Community is coming together to turn it around and help protect their officers. As woman started a fundraiser so the Milton Police department can buy specia resistant police vests. 5econds from now, we could get a 911 call and we would have to respond to one of these incidents. And with the vests the departmenthas now, he vest that we ve on underneath our uniforms can stop a hand gun can stop a hand gun round, but does not stop rounds from rifles. after the officer shootis in dallas and batorouge that rockedthe country i had staff that approached me that said, hey wed kind of like to get a new vest that would help protect us in case we fle. the chief got to work. Im sitting down looking at the budget and trying to figure out, is there a way to wedge this in in this bt year, t that was going to be hard to do. And th was when peggy schutt started wondering how e could help. , i specifically, i want to give you something that is beyond what you can do in your budget. And the vests were the immediate answer. So schutt set up a fundraiser to get money for six vests. I want one in every car, so every officer who happens to be driving that car has access to one. The best vest fund is already more than halfway to its goal. Weve had some very, very generous people that have given more money than i ever thought possible. For the woman who started the fund, its about more than just protecting police officers, its about protecting family. Scott is my soninlaw. We have a very close relationship and she takes very good care of me and my family. Taking care of her family, and the need to protect the people that are out there protecting you. If they come to harm, how will thye be out there protecting you . If the department getsore than its threethousand dollar goal, the police chief said he would look into also buying protective helmets for every officer. The brewers are honoring w enforcement tonight night at miller park. The Opening Ceremony will pay tribute to officers killed ithe line of duty and recognize those still serving. The brewers will donate five dollars from each ticket to the Memorial Fund in support enforcement museum. Every fan who goes to the game will receive a free tshirt. A back to School Health fair happening now at south Division High school. Theres free vision and dental screenings. Along free vaccinations, if you bring your childs shot record. Free backpacks, School Supplies and haircuts will also be offered. The health fair runs until three this afternoon. Packers extra now tonight perhaps only look at Aaron Rodgers this preseason. Rodgers against the 49ers, but not much. The qb says hell do whatever coach mccarthy tells himrodgers sat out the previous two weeks you can watch tonights game right here on your official packers statn. Todays tmj4. Kick off is at 9. Our one hour pregame special starts at 7 30. Still ahead. Airport assault. What a nearly naked man did at a midwest airport that got him arrested. Then. House explosion. A huge blast in a neighborhood near madison. Feingold thats my grandfather with a brand new truck. It was one of the first to come out of this plant in 1923. But today, too many good manufacturing jobs are shipped away because of a tax code that actually rewards companies for exporting jobs. Lets close the corporate loopholes that will save taxpayer money and help business create jobs here. Im Russ Feingold and i approve this message because we dont need an economy that works only for ceos, we need an economy that works for everyone. Cleanup underway in iowa after major flooding. Heavy rainfall filled up a river in clermont, causing it to rise six feet above flood stage. Rising water triggered evacuations. More than 150 firefighters are working with families to access the damage. The river is still above flood stage so flash floods could continue to happen. And clean up efforts also happening today in tornado entire neighborhoods leveled by the strong twister. Volunteers and complete strangers from neighboring cities and towns are stepping in to help. The National WeatherService Reports an ef 3 twister is responsible for the damage. No one was killed. Meteorologist brian gotter joins us now with a look at your forecast. Last evening and this morning were beautiful with lows near 60 in milwaukee and mid 50s inlandnd light breeze. Today is another perfect day with sunshine, low humidity and highs in the 70s. It is a top 10 weather day. Clouds increase tonight with scattered tshowers after 2am and lows in the mid 60s. Saturday is cloudy and humid with highs near 80, but off throughout the day. The rain tapers off late saturday evening, and overnight will be damp with lows in the mid 60s. Sunday will have more sunshine with just an isolated pop up shower with highs near 80. Next week is a quiet week with just a few showers on monday investigators are trying to determine why a house exploded in fitchburg. Critically injuring a man. The explosion also caused damage to 23 other homein the neighborhood. Three of the houses sustained heavy damage. A 57yearold man was taken to the hospital, after being injured in the blast. This is a highlysignificant explosion. Theres not a lot that have had an experience of fitchburg that i am aware of. The fire chief says debris from the explosion landed about ahalf mile from the scene. Police say there is no suspicion of criminal intent. A Georgia Police officer risked his life trying to save a man trapped in a burning car. The video is from the body camera of the officer. When he arrived on scene he saw the car in flames. He grabbed a fire extinguisher then rushed to the burning car. The body cam shows a man sticking outside of a window. Screaming for help. The officer eventually pulled the man free. Say the back seat gutted within minutes. The man was one of two people inside the car. The driver of the burning car died from the accident. A bizarre string of events at an airfield in omaha, nebraska. Police say a man jumped the security fence, stripped down to his underwear, stole a truck and rammed it into a parked plane. Police say the man was acting bizarre and screaming that people were trying to kill him. There were people boarding the plane but none was seriously injured. The coming up. More money. The two airlines that are giving their employees a pay raise and the one airline that has pilots demanding a raise. And stolen phone. What apple is doing to help you get your its a good year to be an Airline Worker most are getting raises. American Airline Pilots got a 23percent pay hike last year. United Airlines Pilots received a 16percent pay hike. 30thousand ground workers for american will recieve raises ranging from 15to 55percent. Mechanics. Will get a 30 percent wage increase over five years. Delta Airline Pilots are planning to picket Company Headquarters in atlanta today for 37percent raises. The demonstrations are meant to call attention to their demands. The Airline PilotsAssociation Says their members wages have yet to catch up with where they were before financial losses and concessions. A big loss for uber this year. Bloomberg reports the ridehailing company has posted secondquarter losses exceeding 750million this, after losing 520million in the first quarter. That puts uber on track to lose more than onebillion in the first half of 2016. According to ubers head of finance, huge expenses for drivers are responsible for the majority of the companys losses. Apple may have developed a new way to track down the thief who nabbed your iphone. The company has filed an application for a patent, to capture biometric information to identify unauthorized users. It could record a persons and video that would be sent to a server, that police could use to find the culprit. Amazon plans to build more physical bookstores, with the first in chicago set to open next year. The two others are targeted for san diego and portland, oregon. Amazon opened its first bookstore in seattle last year. It sells books and showcases gadgets such as the kindle, fire tv and echo. Books in the store match prices of those available online. Coming up. Backfire. Pregnancy actually did the opposite. And paying more. Whats being blamed on the rising Prescription Drug costs and how its impacting patients. vo we went to hollywood to ask if americas favorites burgers, tacos and chili thousands stepped into the jennieo tasting booth to find out. With just one bite, they knew. For your health Simulator Program used to prevent teenage pregnancy may not be working as well as planned. Several schools received the Virtual Infant Parenting Program and others took part in the Standard Health education program. The vip program included robot baby dolls that cried when they needed to be fed, burped, rocked, or changed. The study found that those who participated in the program had greater rates of pregnancy than those in the control group. The cdc says illegally made fentanyl, a drug that is significantly stronger than morphine, increase in overdose deaths. Fentanyl is usually prescribed to treat severe pain. But experts say the form of the drug on the streets is commonly mixed into heroin. Between 2013 and 2014, the number of deaths associated with synthetic opioids, has risen 79 percent. Many families are facing sticker shock at the drug store. By now youve probably heard about the dramatic increase in the cost of epipens. But the allergy medication is not alone. Andrew spencer looks at whats behind since 2009 the cost of an epipen. Used to help save people having a severe allergic reaction. Has skyrocketed. Thats left many families choosing between their health and their wallets. The challenge is we really dont feel that we really have any other options. And when your kids lives are at stake you do what you have to do to keep them safe. But epipens are just one example of a growing concern. According to a study in the journal of the Consumer Spending on Prescription Drugs increased 20 percent between 2013 and 2015the doctor behind the study blames inefficient government policies, fda regulatory rules, and physician prescribing practices for the dramatic spikes. Some lawmakers are now speaking out about issue. This company and others like it have really taken advantage of the fact that theyre able to push back in congress against any laws that allow negotiations. Then they use that market power, jack up the price and then expect americans to pay it while theyre making money. I think it is wrong and that is why the laws have to change. For todays Health Minute im andrew spencer. Live at 12 30 is up next filing for freedom. The motion from Steven Averys attorney as she attempts to get him out of prison. Also. Millions for milwaukee. Governor scott walker and local politicians announce ecnomic relief for the city. What all the money will be used for. Next. 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