CLASS IS NOT IN SESSION FOR HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS IN THE ANN ARBOR SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE
AFTERMATH FROM LAST WEEK’S
STORM IS BEING FELT IN A LOT OF
CLASSROOMS. GOOD TO HAVE YOU
WITH US HERE AT SIX. I’M DEVIN
SCILLIAN.
>> I’M KIMBERLY GILL. A POWER
OUTAGE FORCED FIVE SCHOOLS IN
THE DISTRICT TO CLOSE TODAY.
WILL JONES IS TRACKING THE
OUTAGE TONIGHT. HE’S LIVE WITH
THE LATEST WILL KIMBERLY AND
DEVIN?
>> CERTAINLY PARENTS UNDERSTAND
THE NEED FOR A DELAY. BUT AS
YOU CAN IMAGINE, SOME WERE
THRILLED TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT
MORE SUMMER. OTHERS WERE
DISAPPOINTED. AND FOR SOME ANN
ARBOR STUDENTS, SUMMER BREAK
ISN’T OVER YET.
>> MIGHT GO ON BIKE RIDES. I
MIGHT GO OVER TO MY FRIEND’S
AND I’LL DO A LOT OF STUFF.
>> ANN ARBOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
DELAYING THE FIRST DAY OF
SCHOOL FOR FIVE SCHOOLS DUE TO
THE SYSTEM WIDE IMPACT OF POWER
OUTAGES FOLLOWING THURSDAY’S
STORMS. WE WERE SO SAD.
>> I TOOK THE DAY OFF WORK SO I
COULD WALK THEM IN ON THEIR
FIRST DAY AND WE’VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT THIS ALL SUMMER
SINCE IT’S HER FIRST DAY AT A
NEW SCHOOL.
>> THE IMPACTED SCHOOLS, HURON
HIGH SCHOOL AND FORSYTH MIDDLE
SCHOOL AND THREE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS, LAKEWOOD, THURSTON AND
WINES.
>> OUR CREWS, WE’RE WORKING ALL
WEEKEND LONG. ANYTIME YOU HAVE
AN EXTENDED POWER OUTAGE, IT’S
A PROCESS OF RESTARTING THE
SCHOOL, ESSENTIALLY NEAR WINS.
>> AND FORSYTH UTILITY CREWS
THIS AFTERNOON HARD AT WORK
FIXING DOWNED LINES. SOME HOMES
IN THE AREA ARE WITHOUT POWER,
WINS ELEMENTARY AND FORSYTH
MIDDLE SCHOOL.
>> THEY THEY SHARE A CAMPER ICE
AND THAT WAS SEEMINGLY WHERE
THE WORST DAMAGE WAS THIS
GRANDPARENTS SPLIT UP TODAY
WITH EACH OF HIS GRANDCHILDREN
.
>> HE HAD HIS SIX YEAR OLD
GRANDSON IN THE BACK SEAT.
>> SO HE STARTS SOCCER TOMORROW
. AND WE THOUGHT, OKAY, IF
THERE’S NO SCHOOL, WE GET TO GO
OUT IN THE FIELD AND WORK ON
BASICS.
>> FAMILIES ARE AWAITING WORD
FROM DISTRICT OFFICIALS WHETHER
ANOTHER DELAY IS NECESSARY. OF
COURSE, THE GOAL IS TO HAVE
MOST OF THE SCHOOLS OR AT LEAST
ALL OF THEM BACK OPEN. THAT’S
THE GOAL, TO HAVE ALL OF THEM
BACK OPEN BY TOMORROW.
KIMBERLY, THEY ARE WORKING AS
HARD AS THEY CAN TO DO SO.
>> I KNOW THEY ARE STILL
FRUSTRATING, BUT I KNOW THEY’RE
DOING THE BEST THEY CAN. WILL
WE APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH.
MEANWHILE, MORE THAN 480,000
STUDENTS IN THE STATE’S LARGEST
SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE BACK IN THE
CLASSROOM. THIS COMING JUST
DAYS AFTER THE DETROIT
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS VOTED TO
RATIFY A NEW CONTRACT THAT
INCLUDES PAY RAISES AND
BONUSES. IT’S THE LARGEST
SALARY PERCENTAGE INCREASE
SINCE 1989. WE’RE TOLD THE
FOCUS THIS SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE
ON DAILY ATTENDANCE IS
INCREASING PROFICIENCY AND
FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH
THE LAUNCH OF SCHOOL HEALTH
HUBS. PARENTS ARE MAKING SURE
THEIR KIDS GET OFF TO THE RIGHT
START.
>> IT’S NICE FOR THEM TO BE
ABLE TO GO BACK, BUT THE SUMMER
HASN’T BEEN REALLY EASY.
BETWEEN THE HEAT AND THE RAIN,
WE IT WAS SORT OF A SHORTENED
SUMMER SEEMS NUMBER ONE ADVICE
FOR PARENTS TO GIVE THEIR CHILD
WHEN GOING TO SCHOOL.
>> BE GOOD AND DO WHAT THEY
TELL YOU TO DO.
>> WELL, STARTING THIS SCHOOL
YEAR, ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN
MICHIGAN WILL OFFER FREE LUNCH
AND BREAKFAST TO STUDENTS. THIS
WAS INCLUDED IN THE NEW BUDGET
RECENTLY SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
GRETCHEN WHITMER.
>> CRIME OF OPPORTUNITY IN
ROSEVILLE ROBS A MAN WITH
SPECIAL NEEDS OF A CRITICAL
PIECE OF EQUIPMENT HE USES TO
GET AROUND IN SHAWN LEY.
FOLLOWING THIS STORY, A
SPECIALLY MADE BIKE WE’RE
TALKING ABOUT SHAWN, LET’S TALK
ABOUT THIS.
>> HERE’S A GUY OVER HERE AND
THIS BIKE KEEPING HIS LEGS
PUMPING. YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT
MOBILITY. MOST OF US CAN GET
OUTSIDE AND TAKE A WALK AT THE
LAKES PUMP AND GET THE HEART
MOVING, THE BLOOD PUMPING, THAT
KIND OF THING. DEVIN AND IS HIS
NAME FROM ROSEVILLE. HE HAS
MOBILITY. HE CAN’T GO FOR
WALKS. THE MOBILITY IS HIS BIKE
AND THAT MOBILITY AND FREEDOM
STOLEN RIGHT FROM HIM.
>> IT’S HIS ONLY FORM OF
EXERCISE. IT’S FOR HIS FREEDOM,
HIS MOBILITY.
>> INA MORRIS IS TALKING ABOUT
HER DEAR SON, DEVIN. HE’S 22,
SPINA BIFIDA, RESULTING IN NINE
SURGERIES AND OTHER HEALTH
PROBLEMS. IT’S DIFFICULT FOR
DEVIN TO WALK. ONE THING THAT
KEEPS HIS LEGS PUMPING, HIS ONE
FORM OF LIFE SAVING EXERCISE,
IS CUSTOM MADE FOR HIM TRIKE
THAT GIVES HIM MOBILITY. HOW
IMPORTANT IS THAT BIKE TO YOU?
>> IT VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY,
VERY IMPORTANT. IT’S WHAT HE
DOES.
>> HE GOES TO THE PARTY STORE.
HE RIDES UP AND DOWN THE
STREETS. IT’S WHAT HE DOES.
IT’S GIVES HIM HIS SENSE OF
FREEDOM. HE CAN’T DRIVE A CAR
LAST THURSDAY, THE FAMILY GOT
UP.
>> DEVIN’S BIKE WAS NOT IN ITS
SECURE PARKING SPOT, BUT IT HAD
BEEN STOLEN. I WAS VERY UPSET.
>> YOU COULD TELL IT’S A
SPECIAL NEEDS BIKE AND. AND.
I’M JUST HURT STEALING A BIKE
THAT IS CLEARLY MADE FOR
SOMEONE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
>> SHOWING THE WORST IN SOME.
BUT IN LESS THAN A WEEK, PEOPLE
HAVE DONATED ENOUGH MONEY TO
BUY DEVIN A NEW BIKE SHOWING
THE BEST IN MANY MORE. I CAN’T
THANK THEM ENOUGH.
>> I CAN’T THANK THE COMMUNITY
ENOUGH FOR CARING FOR DEVIN.
>> LOCAL BIKE SHOPS SAW THIS GO
FUND ME, SAID THEY WOULD ORDER
A SPECIAL CUSTOM BIKE FOR
DEVIN. IT’S ON ITS WAY. AND
THEN THE GOFUNDME WILL HELP PAY
FOR THAT. THOSE BIKES ARE
EXPENSIVE GUYS. MORE THAN
$1,800 BIKE IS COMING THIS
WEEK. COUPLE OF THINGS HERE.
THE FAMILY SAYS IT WAS SECURED
BEFORE. THEY’RE REALLY GOING TO
SECURE IT NOW. I’M NOT GOING TO
SAY WHERE BECAUSE SOMEONE WILL
FIND OUT AND TRY TO GET THAT
BIKE AGAIN. SO IT WAS SECURE
BEHIND THE HOUSE. SO SOMEONE
KNEW IT WAS THERE, WENT AND GOT
IT AND DROVE IT OFF BACK TO
YOU.
>> HORRIBLE. BUT SO GREAT THAT
PEOPLE ARE PITCHING IN TO MAKE
IT BETTER. YEAH. ALL RIGHT,
SHAWN, THAT’S GREAT.
>> ALL RIGHT. A TEENAGER IS
FACING CHARGES IN THE KIDNAPING
OF TWO NEWBORNS FROM A LIVONIA
HOTEL ROOM. PROSECUTORS SAY THE
16 YEAR OLD GIRL IS ADULT
DESIGNATED, MEANING IT WILL BE
UP TO THE JUDGE TO DECIDE IF
SHE WILL BE SENTENCED AS AN
ADULT OR JUVENILE, IF SHE IS
CONVICTED. LAST WEEK, THREE
OTHER PEOPLE WERE CHARGED IN
THIS CASE ALL FACE SEVERAL
CHARGES, INCLUDING KIDNAPING
AND UNLAWFUL IMPRISONMENT. AND
WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED AS ALL
OF THESE CASES MOVE THROUGH THE
COURTS.
>> WE ARE GETTING A DIFFERENT
LOOK TONIGHT AT NOVI NATIVE
PAUL WHELAN INSIDE A RUSSIAN
PRISON. THE VIDEO SHOWS WHELAN
STANDING AMONG OTHER INMATES
WORKING AT A SEWING MACHINE ON
PRISON CLOTHES. HE’S BEEN
DETAINED IN RUSSIA NOW SINCE
2018, GETTING CLOSE TO FIVE
YEARS AS HE SERVES A. WHAT IS,
WE’RE TOLD, A 16 YEAR SENTENCE
FOR ESPIONAGE. THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION HAD HOPED TO
SECURE WIELAND’S RELEASE DURING
THE NEGOTIATIONS ON THE
PRISONER EXCHANGE THAT
EVENTUALLY FREED AMERICAN
BASKETBALL STAR BRITTNEY
GRINER. SHE WAS RELEASED FROM A
RUSSIAN PRISON, BUT THAT WAS
BACK IN DECEMBER, WHERE US
OFFICIALS SAY A SERIOUS
PROPOSAL HAS BEEN ISSUED TO
MOSCOW TO TRY TO GET PAUL
WHELAN HOME.
>> WELL, IT IS TIME FOR ARTS
BEATS AND EATS THE LONGTIME
CONCERT AND MUSIC FESTIVAL WILL
BE TAKING PLACE IN ROYAL OAK
THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND. MORE
THAN 200 PERFORMERS WILL TAKE
TEN STAGES IN THE EVENT THAT’S
BEEN GOING ON WELL OVER A
QUARTER OF A CENTURY. VICTOR
WILLIAMS IS LIVE AND VICTOR
FLAGSTAR BANK AND CHRYSLER ARE
HOPING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN
A MAJOR WAY HERE. YEAH THAT’S
RIGHT, KIMBERLY.
>> AND YOU KNOW, CHRYSLER AND
FLAGSTAR, THEY’RE DOING ALL OF
THIS IN THE NAME OF CHARITY.
THEY’RE HOPING TO USE THE
PLATFORM OF ARTS BEATS AND EATS
TO HELP AS MANY PEOPLE AS
POSSIBLE.
>> AND THIS HAS BEEN SUCH A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY. YOU KNOW,
IT’S ALWAYS GREAT TO GET OUT
THERE AND BE IN THE COMMUNITY
AND TO BE AN ADVOCATE FOR
SOMETHING SO GREAT AND BE ABLE
TO HELP PEOPLE.
>> CHRYSLER IS LENDING A
HELPING HAND THIS YEAR AT THE
ARTS BEATS AND EATS FESTIVAL IN
ROYAL OAK WITH A UNIQUE WAY TO
HELP A BEAUTIFUL CAUSE.
>> WE WILL BE DONATING $50 FOR
EVERY TEST DRIVE TO THE AUTISM
SOCIETY OF AMERICA.
>> THE RIDE AND DRIVE EVENT
SHOWING OFF THE CHRYSLER
PACIFICA PLUG IN HYBRID
PINNACLE MODEL WILL BE IN THE
PARKING LOT OF THE ROYAL OAK
TAP HOUSE PART OF THE FESTIVAL
. IT’S THE CHANCE TO SEE THE
NEW FEATURES SPECIFICALLY
DESIGNED TO HELP THOSE WITH
AUTISM.
>> IT COMES WITH A SEAT BACK
POCKET THAT HOLDS ALL OF THEIR
PERSONAL ITEMS, KEEPS THOSE
CLOSE AND READY AVAILABLE TO
THEM. IT HAS A WEIGHTED BLANKET
, AND THERE’S ALSO A LIGHT AND
SOUND MACHINE THAT WILL HELP
WITH THE TONE WHEN NEEDED.
>> HEATHER BRONSON, THE MOTHER
OF A CHILD WITH AUTISM, SAYS
THE BENEFITS ARE AMAZING.
>> THERE’S SO MANY CHILDREN CAN
BENEFIT FROM SOMETHING LIKE
THAT. HAVING THE CALMING
BLANKET, THE EVERYTHING,
EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, THOSE
THOSE ARE SUCH AMAZING FEATURES
FOR KIDS. SO MANY KIDS AND IF
YOU’RE LOOKING FOR EARLY FREE
ADMISSION TO THE OVERALL
FESTIVAL, YOU CAN DROP OFF
CANNED GOODS TO FLAGSTAR BANK.
>> THE PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT
THE NONPROFIT FOR GOD AND
HARVEST.
>> WE ACTUALLY JUST RECENTLY
HAD TO UNLOAD AND HAVE IT TAKEN
AWAY SO THAT BECAUSE WE WERE
RUNNING OUT OF SPACE, SO
INDIVIDUALS ARE COMING OUT AND
SUPPORTING THE GREAT CAUSE.
IT’S REALLY GOOD.
>> THIS IS A GREAT CAUSE AND I
GET TO SEE SOME GREAT LIVE
MUSIC OUT OF IT, SO I’M
EXCITED.
>> AND YOU HAVE EIGHT FLAGSTAR
BANK LOCATIONS TO MAKE THOSE
DONATIONS TO. WE HAVE A LIST OF
ALL OF THEM ON OUR WEBSITE.
CLICK ON DETROIT.COM. BUT
TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY, SO
YOU GUYS CAN GO AHEAD AND
GATHER UP AS MANY AS YOU CAN
AND MAKE THOSE DONATIONS INS AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE. IN THE
MEANTIME, WE ARE REPORTING LIVE
IN ROYAL OAK TONIGHT, VICTOR
WILLIAMS, LOCAL 4. REALLY
REALLY GREAT.
>> ALL RIGHT, VICTOR, THANK YOU
. WELL, IN TONIGHT’S HELP ME,
HANK CONSUMER HEADLINES, YET
ANOTHER TRADER JOE’S FOOD
RECALL. A NEW SENIOR SCAM AND
NEW INSIDER INFORMATION ON
AIRLINE PRICES.
>> CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR HANK
WINCHESTER LIVE IN WYANDOTTE.
AND LET’S START THERE, HANK.
AIRLINE PRICES, WE’RE HEARING,
MAY BE DROPPING SOON YET.
>> DEVIN, THIS IS SOME GOOD
NEWS, RIGHT? IN FACT, IF YOU’RE
LOOKING TO TRAVEL, ESPECIALLY
DURING THANKSGIVING AND MAYBE
THE HOLIDAY SEASON, IF YOU WANT
TO FIND A GOOD DEAL, YOU NEED
TO START LOOKING RIGHT NOW
BECAUSE PRICES WILL DROP VERY
SOON. TAKE A LOOK. IF YOU’RE
LOOKING TO FLY SOON, YOU MAY
WANT TO BOOK NOW. AIRLINE
PRICES EXPECTED TO DROP ABOUT
10 TO 15% THE WEEK AFTER LABOR
DAY, BUT IT WON’T LAST LONG. SO
BOOK HOLIDAY TRAVEL SOON.
PRICES MAY INCREASE DURING THE
MONTH OF OCTOBER. ANOTHER FOR
TRADER JOE’S RECALL, THE SIXTH
RECALL IN ABOUT A MONTH. TEXAS
TAMALI COMPANY RECALLING THE
BLACK BEAN TAMALES. THEY MAY
CONTAIN UNLISTED MILK. YOU CAN
RETURN THE FOOD PRODUCT FOR A
FULL REFUND AND A SENIOR TECH
SCAM. YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF
THIEVES ARE TARGETING SENIORS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HERE IN
METRO DETROIT, THEY’RE ARE
OFFERING LOCAL DISCOUNTS. BUT
REQUIRING YOU TO REGISTER. THEY
ARE SEEKING YOUR PERSONAL
INFORMATION. AN IGNORE THAT
TEXT MESSAGE AND NEVER GIVE OUT
PERSONAL INFORMATION TO
SOMEBODY YOU DON’T KNOW. BACK
OUT HERE LIVE. AS I MENTIONED,
THAT IS JUST ONE OF A NUMBER OF
TRADER JOE RECALLS WITHIN THE
LAST MONTH ALONE, A TRADER
JOE’S RATHER SO WHAT I’M GOING
TO DO, I’M GOING TO PUT ALL THE
INFORMATION REGARDING ALL THE
PRODUCTS THAT HAVE BEEN
RECALLED RECENTLY, RIGHT ON THE
HELP ME HANK PAGE AT
CLICKONDETROIT.COM. WE’RE LIVE
HERE TONIGHT IN WYANDOTTE. HANK
WINCHESTER. HELP ME, HANK.
LOCAL 4.
>> YOU GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. HANK
ALL RIGHT.
>> NEARLY PICKED YOUR PERFECT
DAY. I SAY NEARLY. I DON’T EVEN
KNOW WHAT COULD MAKE IT BETTER.
>> I DON’T EITHER. REALLY NICE.
BUT WE’RE ALSO KEEPING ONE EYE
ON WHAT IS STARTING TO LOOK
LIKE A REALLY BAD HURRICANE
SITUATION. DOWN IN THE GULF.
LET’S GET BACK OVER TO KIM.
>> I KNOW IT MAKES YOU FEEL
ALMOST GUILTY FOR THIS SUCH
BEAUTIFUL WEATHER WHEN SO MUCH
OF THE COUNTRY IS JUST DEALT
WITH. JUST INCREDIBLE SEVERE
WEATHER. BUT WE HAD OUR OWN
OUTBREAK LAST WEEK, AND NOW’S
THE TIME WHERE WE GET A BREAK
AND IT’S CALM. 76 IN DETROIT,
74. IN HOWELL, 74, IN PONTIAC,
MID 70S. NOW IN ADRIAN,
TOMORROW, A LITTLE WARMER THAN
TODAY WILL HEAT BACK UP INTO
THE UPPER 70S, CLOSE TO NORMAL
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. JUST A
TOUCH BELOW BUT IT DOES START
OUT COOL TOMORROW MORNING WITH
TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE 50S.
NOW AFTER ABOUT 4:00 IN THE
AFTERNOON, WE’LL START TO SEE
SOME SHOWERS, MAYBE HEAR THE
RUMBLE OF THUNDER. BUT WE’RE
NOT AT ANY RISK LEVEL FOR
SEVERE WEATHER. TEMPERATURES
WILL COOL DOWN INTO THE LOW 70S
BY ABOUT 8:00 TOMORROW NIGHT.
TAKE A LOOK AT OUR TEMPERATURE
TREND. THESE ARE HIGH
TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEXT
SEVEN DAYS. TOMORROW, AS I
SAID, WE’RE CLOSER RIGHT AT
NORMAL. BUT WEDNESDAY IS GOING
TO FEEL LIKE FALL DAY. BUT IT’S
NOT. SO DON’T DON’T PUT AWAY
THE SUMMER CLOTHES YET BECAUSE
LOOK WHAT HAPPENS AS WE GO
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LABOR DAY
WEEKEND LOOKS HOT, LOOKS STICKY
, AND BY MONDAY, WE’LL BE AT OR
NEAR 90 DEGREES. I’LL HAVE MORE
ON WHAT FLORIDA IS GOING TO BE
DEALING WITH OVER THE NEXT 48
HOURS. PLUS, A LOOK AT THE REST