1980: The Kid, The Cop and The Knife
In 1980, 60 Minutes correspondent Morley Safer interviewed a former Milwaukee cop who said his partner killed a black man, and then planted a knife on his dead body.
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In 1980, 60 Minutes correspondent Morley Safer interviewed a former Milwaukee cop who said his partner killed a black man, and then planted a knife on his dead body.
Police in Wisconsin are still searching for the gunman who opened fire at a mall in Wauwatosa, a suburb in Milwaukee. The shooting occurred Friday night and left eight people injured.
The Trump campaign is requesting a recount in two heavily Democratic counties in Wisconsin as the president continues to push unfounded claims of voter fraud. This comes after he fired his top election security official, Christopher Krebs. CBS News White House correspondents Weijia Jiang and Paula Reid have more on that plus a warning from the White House coronavirus task force.
Wauwatosa police officer Joseph Mensah was cleared of criminal wrongdoing in each of the three shootings but there've been numerous calls for his firing.
The settlement will also require the city to admit that Brown's constitutional rights were violated and to commit to implementing changes to the police department.
Illinois is now averaging more COVID-19 cases per day than ever. Wisconsin is getting worse and has to now admit more patients into their field hospital outside Milwaukee. David Begnaud reports.
"After three or four months of this, you might see students just start to like go into this slump again about 'I'm not getting up and doing this this morning,'" teacher Joyce Peoples said.
Officer Joseph Mensah fatally shot 17-year-old Alvin Cole on February 2 outside the Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa.
All victims are in stable condition, according to police.
WNBA players chose to not play any games on Wednesday, several MLB games were postponed and tennis star Naomi Osaka pulled out of her match at the Cincinnati Open.
The Milwaukee Bucks are boycotting Game 5 of their first round playoff series as a sign of protest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. The NBA announced all three games scheduled for Wednesday would be postponed. CBSN New York reports.
Michelle Obama will give the keynote address on Monday night.
The Democrats' virtual convention kicks off Monday evening, with speeches from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and former first lady Michelle Obama. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe, CBS News political director Caitlin Conant, and Politico White House correspondent Anita Kumar join CBSN's Elaine Quijano on "Red & Blue" to discuss what to expect on the first night of the convention.
CBS News' John Dickerson on the evolving nature of political conventions, and how, as the Democrats gather in both Milwaukee and cyberspace, a pandemic means the serendipity and boisterous frivolity of a political party will be quarantined.
Joe Biden will not travel to the site of the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee to accept the nomination next week. Bill Glauber, a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, joined CBSN's "Red & Blue" to discuss how people in the key swing state have been reacting to this year's DNC.
Democrats and Republicans are still making major changes to their national convention plans due to the coronavirus. Joe Biden will no longer travel to Milwaukee to accept the Democratic nomination. Meanwhile President Trump is considering several locations for his acceptance speech, including the White House. CBS News 2020 campaign reporters Nicole Sganga and Bo Erickson join CBSN's Elaine Quijano with the details.
Former Vice President Joe Biden will not be attending the party convention to accept the Democratic nomination this year, and instead will do it remotely. Ed O'Keefe reports.
The convention will have invited speakers appear remotely from their home states.
Mike Jackson was working a mandatory overtime shift at a Wisconsin engine plant in May when a co-worker saw him slumped over at his station.
"I don't want to have to see any of my students or colleagues lose their lives," said one special education teacher.
An email to congressional staff Thursday advised, "Members of Congress should not plan to travel to Milwaukee."
When a Milwaukee bus driver's bus broke down, a 10-year-old stopped to chat with her. The boy, DJ, told her that he too needed something repaired – his bike. The next day, she had a surprise for her new friend.
Democrats still plan to hold events over four nights in August in Milwaukee, though the convention will be held in a smaller venue than originally planned.
Kris Zocco's whereabouts the morning Kelly Dwyer was reported missing would be the first in a series of clues as to what may have happened to the 27-year-old woman
Even a small scale convention would "cushion the blow," one bar owner in Milwaukee told CBS News.