EVENTS IN THE KIDNAPING OF TWO INFANT TWINS FROM A LAVONIA MOTEL. FOUR PEOPLE ARE IN
CUSTODY IN CONNECTION TO THIS
CASE. BUT WE BEGIN WITH THE
WEATHER. THINGS ARE CALM, BUT
ACTIVE WEATHER COULD KICK INTO
HIGH GEAR OVER THE NEXT 24 TO
48 HOURS. THANKS FOR BEING WITH
US. I’M KIMBERLY GILL.
>> I’M DEVIN SCILLIAN BRYAN IN
FOR KIM ADAMS TONIGHT WITH A
LOOK AT THE TIMETABLE. THE
POSSIBILITY OF STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS FOR TOMORROW.
RIGHT.
>> YEAH, THAT’S RIGHT. DEVIN
AND KIMBERLY PRIMARILY OUR
SECOND WAVE OF THUNDERSTORMS
THAT ROLLS IN LATE TOMORROW
NIGHT. BUT WE COULD SEE THREE
TO POSSIBLY FOUR ROUNDS OF
STORMS ON THE WAY OVER THE NEXT
48 HOURS. SO WE’RE GOING TO GO
AHEAD AND TAKE AN EARLY LOOK AT
CLOUDS AND RADAR HERE, BECAUSE
THIS WILL AFFECT THE MORNING
COMMUTE TOMORROW MORNING WITH
OUR FIRST ROUND OF
THUNDERSTORMS. I HAD CLOUDS AND
RADAR THERE, BUT THIS KIND OF
HEADLINES IT OUT. WHAT WE’RE
EXPECTING MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF
THUNDERSTORMS ON THE WAY
BETWEEN WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
THE FIRST ONE COMING IN BETWEEN
7 A.M. AND 9 A.M. TOMORROW
MORNING. AND THEN WE DO IT ALL
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AT
WE’VE ALSO GOT THE HEAT INDEX
VALUES GOING ANYWHERE FROM 97
TO 105 DEGREES ON THURSDAY.
NOW, THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF
UNCERTAINTY BECAUSE OF THE
SITUATION WE’RE IN WITH THESE
TYPES OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT
SOME OF THIS COULD BE A BOOM OR
BUST, ESPECIALLY HEADING INTO
THURSDAY. WE’RE GOING TO TALK
ABOUT WHAT WE COULD SEE, THE
SEVERE WEATHER RISK TO GO WITH
IT. AND SOME 70 ARE ON THE WAY
AS WELL. YOUR COMPLETE FOREWARN
FORECAST COMING UP IN JUST A
FEW MINUTES.
>> BACK TO OUR OTHER TOP STORY
NOW. LAVONIA, POLICE ARREST
FOUR PEOPLE IN CONNECTION TO
THE KIDNAPING OF TWO NEWBORN
TWINS IN LIVONIA.
>> AND OUR JACQUELINE FRANCIS
TALKED WITH THE TWINS
GRANDMOTHER TONIGHT. SHE JOINS
US LIVE WITH MORE. THIS FAMILY
STILL HAS A LOT OF UNANSWERED
QUESTIONS, DON’T THEY,
JACQUELINE? DEVIN
>> THAT’S RIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN
AN EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER FOR
THE ENTIRE FAMILY. AND AS YOU
SAID, THERE IS SO MUCH THEY
STILL DON’T KNOW, INCLUDING THE
IDENTITY OF THE FOUR PEOPLE
ARRESTED IN CONNECTION TO THE
KIDNAPING. 48 HOURS AFTER THE
ALLEGED ABDUCTION OF NEWBORN
TWINS AND LIVONIA POLICE SAY
FOUR PEOPLE ARE NOW IN CUSTODY
. BUT WE’RE STILL WAITING TO
FIND OUT WHO. AND SO IS THE
FAMILY. THIS IS THE TWINS,
GRANDMA.
>> I’M VERY CURIOUS. ME AND MY
SON AND THE MOM IS VERY
CURIOUS. AND WE WANT TO GET TO
THE BOTTOM OF THIS. POLICE HAVE
YET TO RELEASE THE IDENTITY OF
THOSE ARRESTED, BUT
INVESTIGATORS HAD BEEN LOOKING
FOR THESE TWO WOMEN CAUGHT ON
SURVEILLANCE CAMERA IN
CONNECTION TO THE KIDNAPING.
>> THE FAMILY SAID THE INCIDENT
STARTED WHEN PEOPLE HAD REACHED
OUT TO THEM ON A FACEBOOK PAGE
FOR NEW MOMS OFFERING TO HELP
WITH GIFT CARDS, DIAPERS AND
WIPES. THEY BELIEVE THOSE ARE
THE SAME PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE ABDUCTION.
>> THERE’S A NEW PAGE ON
MOMMY’S PAGE THAT SAY THEY
HELPING YOU WITH THIS AND THAT.
THEY DON’T HAVE NO IDEA. WITHIN
12 HOURS OF THE AMBER ALERT
GOING OUT, THE TWINS WERE
RETURNED TO THE NINTH PRECINCT
OF THE DETROIT POLICE
DEPARTMENT. THANK GOD THEY GAVE
THEM BACK TO SOMEBODY WHO
RETURNED THEM. BUT WHOEVER THEY
RETURN THEM TO, TO TAKE TO THE
POLICE STATION, I DON’T BELIEVE
HE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.
>> TWO PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED
OUTSIDE THE PRECINCT MONDAY,
BUT HAVE SINCE BEEN CLEARED AND
RELEASED BY POLICE. THE
QUESTION NOW, WHO ARE THE FOUR
PEOPLE CURRENTLY BEHIND BARS
AND WHAT CHARGES COULD THEY
POTENTIALLY FACE? THE PARENTS
OUT THERE, Y’ALL BETTER BE
CAREFUL SEEKING OUT.
>> YOU NEED TO INVESTIGATE WHO
YOU’RE LOOKING HELP FROM
BECAUSE IT’S DANGEROUS OUT
HERE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS THIS
PAGE IS STILL IN PEOPLE’S
BABIES AND THEY STOLE MY TWO
GRANDKIDS.
>> THE CASE HAS BEEN SENT TO
THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE FOR
REVIEW. THERE’S ONE MORE THING
THAT GRANDMA WANTS PEOPLE TO
KNOW TONIGHT. SHE SAYS THAT
THERE ARE FRAUDULENT GOFUNDME
ACCOUNTS CIRCULATING ON SOCIAL
MEDIA, HAVING TO DO WITH THE
TWINS. SHE SAYS THOSE ARE NOT
THEIRS. AND TO NOT DONATE,
THEY’RE WORKING TO GET THOSE
TAKEN DOWN. REPORTING LIVE
TONIGHT, JACQUELINE FRANCIS,
LOCAL 4.
>> SO MUCH WE ALL WANT TO KNOW.
ALL RIGHT, JACQUELINE. NEW
TONIGHT AT 11 STATE POLICE MAKE
AN ARREST IN THE HIT AND RUN
THAT KILLED A 14 YEAR OLD BOY
WITH AUTISM IN ROSEVILLE. CRASH
HAPPENED FRIDAY MORNING ON AN
ENTRANCE RAMP TO I 696.
TROOPERS SAY A DRIVER WAS
GETTING ON TO 696 FROM
GROESBECK AROUND FOUR IN THE
MORNING WHEN THE TEEN WAS HIT.
INVESTIGATORS TELL US THAT SAME
TEENAGER HAD BEEN REPORTED
MISSING OUT OF WARREN A FEW
HOURS EARLIER. TROOPERS WERE
ABLE TO FIND THE VEHICLE IN THE
CRASH AND ARREST THE DRIVER.
>> WELL, COULD IT BE LIGHTS,
CAMERA, ACTION ALL OVER AGAIN
IN MICHIGAN? ANOTHER GO AT
BRINGING FILM AND TV INCENTIVE
HAS BEEN INTRODUCED IN LANSING
WITH AT LEAST SOME BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT. MARA MCDONALD IS LIVE
DOWNTOWN TONIGHT. MARA, THE
FIRST TRY WITH FILM INCENTIVES
WAS, ACCORDING TO A FINANCIAL
ANALYSIS DONE BY THE STATE. NOT
A BIG WIN FOR MICHIGAN
TAXPAYERS. KIMBERLY YOU’RE
EXACTLY RIGHT. THOSE NUMBERS
ARE PRETTY ROUGH. AND WE’RE
GOING TO DELVE INTO THOSE
MOMENTARILY. BUT FIRST, REALIZE
WHAT’S BEING PROPOSED NOW. IT’S
REALLY A RESTRUCTURING OF WHAT
A TV AND FILM INCENTIVE COULD
LOOK LIKE HERE. TAKE A LOOK.
DURING THE HEIGHT OF MICHIGAN’S
FIRST GO ROUND WITH FILM
INCENTIVES, MAJOR HOLLYWOOD
STUDIO PICTURES WERE SHOT HERE
FOR SAG-AFTRA MEMBERS.
>> THEY WERE WORKING ALL THE
TIME FROM THAT PERIOD, WE HAD
THE STRONGEST FILM INCENTIVE IN
THE COUNTRY. MEMBERS WERE
WORKING. WE WERE GETTING
AUDITIONS EVERY SINGLE WEEK.
>> BUT THE MATH, AT LEAST FOR
MICHIGAN TAXPAYERS, WAS NOT
GREAT. ACCORDING TO THE SENATE
FISCAL AGENCY, FOR EXAMPLE, IN
2010, THE STATE PAID FILMMAKERS
$100 MILLION IN INCENTIVES, BUT
ONLY REALIZED $60 MILLION IN
ECONOMIC IMPACT. WITH EACH JOB
CREATED BY THE INCENTIVES
COSTING MICHIGAN. TAXPAYERS
$186,519. WE’RE NOT WRITING
WRITING A BLANK CHECK AND
HOPING THAT PEOPLE COME AND DO
THE WORK. REPRESENTATIVE JASON
HOSKINS IS ONE OF THE SPONSORS
OF THIS NEW TRY AT FILM AND TV
INCENTIVES INSTEAD OF WRITING
CHECKS, THIS WOULD BE A
TRANSFERABLE TAX CREDIT, WHICH
WOULD BE CAPPED AND REQUIRE
DEFINED SPENDING LEVELS BY FILM
AND TV STUDIOS BEFORE ANY
CREDIT WAS RECEIVED. SO FAR,
IT’S GOT BIPARTISAN SPONSORSHIP
IN THE HOUSE, BUT ONLY
DEMOCRATS ON BOARD IN THE
SENATE. THERE ARE SO MANY
STATES, OVER 40 STATES AND
CITIES THAT ARE DOING A PROGRAM
LIKE THIS AND RIGHT NOW,
MICHIGAN IS NOT COMPETING.
>> THOSE PLACES ARE EATING OUR
LUNCH AND THEY’RE TAKING OUR
TALENT.
>> BACK HERE LIVE, WHAT’S BEING
PROPOSED, AS IS RIGHT NOW,
MIMICS WHAT HAS BEEN
SUCCESSFUL. SO FAR IN GEORGIA.
REPRESENTATIVE HOSKINS TELLS ME
THEY’RE STILL WORKING ON THE
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS. EXPECT THIS
TO GET A WHOLE LOT OF
DISCUSSION IN LANSING THIS
FALL. WE’RE LIVE DOWNTOWN
TONIGHT. I’M MARA MACDONALD,
LOCAL 4, AND WE WILL CONTINUE
TO FOLLOW IT. MARA, THANK YOU.
>> THE FORMER MAYOR OF TAYLOR
PLEADS GUILTY IN A BRIBERY
SCHEME. RICK SALAS PLEADED
GUILTY TO FEDERAL BRIBERY
CHARGES AS PART OF A PLEA DEAL.
PROSECUTORS SAY SALAS RECEIVED
CASH AND HOME RENOVATIONS WORTH
MORE THAN $40,000. IN EXCHANGE,
INVESTIGATORS SAY SHADI AWAD
GOT TAX FORECLOSED PROPERTIES
IN TAYLOR. THEY SAY SALAS ALSO
USED CAMPAIGN MONEY FOR HIS
PERSONAL BENEFIT. HE WAS MAYOR
OF TAYLOR UNTIL LOSING AN
ELECTION IN 2021. WHILE UNDER
INDICTMENT, PROSECUTORS AND
SALAS LAWYER HAVE AGREED TO
RECOMMEND A SIX YEAR PRISON
SENTENCE TO THE JUDGE.
>> AN ANN ARBOR HOTEL COULD SEE
CRIMINAL CHARGES IN CONNECTION
WITH THE 2022 DEATH OF A
MAINTENANCE WORKER. THE
MICHIGAN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
SLAMMED THE COMPANY, WHICH
OPERATES THE VICTORY AND INN
SUITES ON WASHTENAW AVENUE WITH
EIGHT CITATIONS TOTALING MORE
THAN $155,000 IN PENALTIES. A
49 YEAR OLD HOTEL EMPLOYEE DIED
AFTER BEING FOUND IN A BOILER
ROOM SUFFERING FROM CARBON
MONOXIDE EXPOSURE. APPARENTLY
THE COMPANY HAS A HISTORY OF
NONCOMPLIANCE WITH BUILDING
CODES AND IS CONSIDERED A QUOTE
UNQUOTE, SEVERE VIOLATOR. THE
REPORT IS BEING SENT TO THE
MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL’S
OFFICE FOR POTENTIAL CRIMINAL
CHARGES.
>> EIGHT REPUBLICANS HAVE
QUALIFIED FOR THE PARTY’S FIRST
2024 PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
DEBATE IN MILWAUKEE TOMORROW
NIGHT TO MAKE THE FIRST DEBATE
STAGE, THE RNC REQUIRED
CANDIDATES TO DRAW AT LEAST
40,000 INDIVIDUAL DONORS AND
REGISTER AT LEAST 1% SUPPORT IN
THE POLLS. THEY WERE ALSO
REQUIRED TO SIGN A PLEDGE TO
BACK THE EVENTUAL WINNER OF THE
GOP PRIMARY. IN THE MEANTIME,
OF COURSE, FORMER PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP SAYS HE IS
SKIPPING THE DEBATE. IT ALSO
MEANS THAT MICHIGANDER, PERRY
JOHNSON IS NOT GOING TO BE
TAKING PART IN THE DEBATE AND
HE IS GOING AFTER THE RNC
BECAUSE OF THAT.
>> A DEAL IS IN PLACE TO END
THE MONTHS LONG STRIKE BY
GRADUATE WORKERS AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. THE
SCHOOL HAS ANNOUNCED A
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH ITS
GRADUATE EMPLOYEES ORGANIZATION
, WHICH HAS BEEN STRIKING FOR
THE PAST 146 DAYS. THE UNION
LEADERSHIP OF THE GEO AGREED TO
THE DEAL THIS MORNING. IT
INCLUDES AN 80% RAISES BY THE
END OF THE CONTRACT. NEW
HARASSMENT PROTECTIONS ALONG
WITH NEW BENEFITS FOR PARENTS,
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND
TRANSGENDER WORKERS. NOW, 2300
UNION MEMBERS WILL VOTE ON THE
DEAL. THE RESULTS ARE EXPECTED
FRIDAY OVER IN EAST LANSING.
TODAY WAS MOVE IN DAY AT
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY FOR
11,001ST YEAR AND TRANSFER
STUDENTS. THOUSANDS OF PARENTS
WERE ALSO ON CAMPUS TO HELP SEE
THEIR CHILDREN OFF. THIS IS THE
FIRST MOVE IN DAY SINCE, OF
COURSE, LAST FEBRUARY’S DEADLY
SHOOTING ON CAMPUS. THE INTERIM
PRESIDENT SAYS SAFETY AND
SECURITY ARE TOP PRIORITIES.
CLASSES AT MSU BEGIN MONDAY.
>> THE HEAD OF DETROIT’S BUS
SYSTEM IS STEPPING DOWN. NICOLE
OGLESBY’S LAST DAY IS GOING TO
BE AT THE END OF OCTOBER
FOLLOWING A THREE YEAR TENURE
WITH THE AGENCY. DETROIT MAYOR
DUGGAN APPOINTED MICHAEL STALEY
AS THE INTERIM DIRECTOR OF DDOT
. IN RECENT MONTHS, DDOT HAS
STRUGGLED WITH A DRIVER
SHORTAGE. AS WE’VE COVERED,
CAUSING ROUTES TO BE CANCELED.
BUSSES TO BE LATE. BUT THE
MAYOR’S OFFICE SAYS 97% OF
DOT’S BUSSES HAVE BEEN ON TIME
THIS CALENDAR YEAR.
>> ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
HAS A NEW INTERIM
SUPERINTENDENT. JOHN SILVEIRA
PREVIOUSLY WORKED AS A
SUPERINTENDENT OF TWO METRO
DETROIT DISTRICTS AND WORKS AS
A CONSULTANT FOR THE MICHIGAN
LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE. HE’S
TAKING OVER THREE WEEKS AFTER
EMBATTLED ROCHESTER COMMUNITY
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT ROBERT
SHANER RESIGNED BACK IN
FEBRUARY OF 2022. YOU MAY
REMEMBER SHANER ADMITTED TO
CONTACTING THE EMPLOYERS OF
PARENTS WHO WERE CRITICAL OF