TMJ4 NEWS TODAY Top stories, August 21, 2020

Top stories for August 21, 2020

IN A FIVE-TO-ONE VOTETHURSDAY -- THE WISCONSINELECTION COMMISSION DECIDEDKANYE WEST'S FATE.THE CRUX OFTHE ARGUMENT CAME DOWN TOTIMING, SINCE THE DEADLINE TOSUBMIT FILING IS 5 O'CLOCK ONTHE FIRST TUESDAY OF AUGUSTBEFORE THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.REPRESENTATIVES FOR KANYE'SCAMPAIGN ARRIVED AT THEELECTION COMMISSION AT 14SECONDS PAST 5 O'CLOCK.THE GOP RESPONDED WITH ASTATEMENT THURSDAY -- "Theleft wants to clear anyliberal competition forDemocrats, while ensuring aLibertarian is on the ballotto siphon votes fromRepublicans.

Democrats areonly interested in voterenfranchisement if theybelieve they will benefit.

Ifthey don't benefit, they don'tcare."SWITCHING GEARS NOW - WE'RETAKING A LIVE LOOK AT WEST BENDAT WEST BENDLET'S GET TO KRISTENkircchaine WITH YOUR FULLFORECAST.Friday morning starts on amild note with temperaturesmainly in the 60s.

A fewclouds will linger earlytoday, but much of the daywill feature sunshine and dryweather.

Highs this afternoonwill top out in the mid 80s.Saturday will be warm withhighs in the mid to upper 80sand slightly more humidity.Skies will be partly cloudywith just an isolated showerpossible late.Sunday brings aslightly better chancfor afew showers or isolatedthundershowers, but Sundaywon't be a wash out, manyplaces won't see rain.

Evenplaces that do see rain likelywon't see much in the way ofrain accumulation.

HighsSunday will be in the mid toupper 80s.The first half ofnext week looks largely dry.Temperature forecasts areinconsistent between globalmodels, but it does appearthat afternoon highs will atleast be in the mid to upper80s, if not warmer.

Stay withTMJ4 over the next few daysfor updates.FORMER MILWAUKEE POLICE CHIEFALFONSO MORALES TAKING THEFIRST STEP TOWARD SUING THECITY OVER HIS DEMOTION.HE ISSEEKING 625-THOUSAND DOLLARSIN DAMAGES FOR BREACH OFCONTRACT... LOSS OF REPUBATIONAND THE áDENIAL OF DUE PROCESS.THE CHIEF SAYS THE FIRE ANDPOLICE COMISSION STILL HAVENOT PROVIDED ANY EXPLANATIONOF WHY THEY DEMOTED HIMEARLIER THIS MONTH.STUDENTS ARE STARTING TO MOVEBACK INTO DORM HALLS AT U-WMILWAUKEE.MOVE-IN IS STAGGEREDOVER TWO WEEKS THIS YEAR.21-HUNDRED STUDENTS WILL BELIVING IN ON-CAMPUS UNIVERSITYHOUSING.THAT'S ABOUT HALF THEUSUAL DORM CAPACITY.CLASSESSTART IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS.NEW THIS MORNING... THE ICONICBLACK CAT ALLEy ON MILWAUKEE'SEAST SIDE IS CALLING FORARTISTS.PEOPLE HAVE UNTILMONDAY TO BE SELECTED TOCREATE THREE NEW MURALS IN THECITY'S BEST-KNOW STREET ARTDESTINATION.THE ALLEY CONTAINSTWO DOZEN MURALS BY BOTHMILWAUKEE ARTISTS AS WELL ASNATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL TALENT.BLACK CAT ALLEY MURALS ARESEMI-PERMANENT -- REMAINING INTHE SPACE FOR UP-TO-FIVE YEARS.VERSITI IS NOW TESTING ALLDONATED BLOOD FOR COVID-19áANTIBODIES.THE TESTINGAPPLIES TO PEOPLE WHO DONATEBLOOD, PLATELETS OR PLASMA.THEY WANT DONORS -- WHO HAVERECOVERED FROM COVID-19.THEIRPLASMA CAN BE USED INTHERAPIES TO HELP SAVEPATIENTS FIGHTING THE VIRUS.TOSCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TOGIVE BLOOD -- VISITVERSITI-DOT-ORG.UP NEXT... STEVE BANNON WASJUST INDICTED.WHAT HE JUSTPLEAD NOT GUILTY FOR.PLUS WHY 750 MILLIONGENETICALLY MODIFIED BUGS AREABOUT TO BE RELEASED IN THEU-S.