PHOTOS TAKEN AT WORK BY A DETROIT CITY EMPLOYEE. THAT’S HOW THE TIP CAME TO OUR
INVESTIGATION TEAM. GLAD YOU’RE
WITH US FOR LOCAL 4 NEWS AT
SIX. THE CONTROVERSY YOU’RE
GOING TO SEE ONLY HERE ON LOCAL
4 SPARKING AN INTERNAL REVIEW.
>> INVESTIGATOR KAREN DREW HAS
BEEN WORKING THIS STORY TODAY.
KAREN, I UNDERSTAND THIS
INVOLVED A DETROIT FIREFIGHTER
.
>> YES, DEVIN AND KIM, THIS IS
JUST ONE OF THE PHOTOS THAT’S
BEING INVESTIGATED RIGHT NOW. I
WANT YOU TO TAKE A LOOK. WE’RE
COVERING UP THE FIREFIGHTERS
FACE THE PRIVATE PARTS, BUT IT
DOES SHOW HIM INSIDE A DETROIT
FIRE HALL. SEE THAT ARROW
POINTING RIGHT THERE TO A FIRE
TRUCK IN THE FIREHOUSE, MEANING
THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN ON CITY
PROPERTY. WE DO WANT TO WARN
YOU, THESE PHOTOS ARE
DISTURBING, A DISGRACE FACE.
WHAT WAS HE THINKING? AND I
CAN’T BELIEVE HE TOOK THOSE
PHOTOS. THAT’S WHAT
FIREFIGHTERS ARE TELLING ME
AFTER THESE NUDE PHOTOS OF A
DETROIT FIREFIGHTER HAVE HIT
THE INTERNET. THIS ONE, THE
FIREFIGHTERS NAKED, SHOWING HIS
BADGE, ANOTHER WITH THE CITY
EMPLOYEE AND HIS PANTS DOWN,
STILL WEARING HIS UNIFORM SHIRT
. AND THIS ONE TAKEN INSIDE A
FIRE HALL RIGHT NEXT TO A FIRE
TRUCK. THIS HIT OUR RADAR,
OBVIOUSLY, IT CONCERNED US.
WHAT’S YOUR REACTION?
>> YOU KNOW WHAT? WE RECEIVED
THE IMAGES AND IT’S UNDER
INVESTIGATION AT THIS POINT.
>> I KNOW YOU CAN’T MENTION
NAMES, BUT I CAN TELL YOU OTHER
FIREFIGHTERS ARE CONCERNED
BECAUSE THIS IS JUST A SIMPLE
DISRESPECT ACT.
>> SO, YOU KNOW WHAT? UNTIL THE
INVESTIGATION IS OVER, I REALLY
DON’T WANT TO COMMENT ON THAT.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU
KNOW, WE HOLD ALL OUR MEMBERS
TO A CERTAIN STANDARD AND WE
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE AND DO
AN INVESTIGATION THAT THOSE
STANDARDS WERE MET.
>> CAN YOU TALK TO ME ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE BADGE AND THE
UNIFORM FOR A DETROIT
FIREFIGHTER?
>> ABSOLUTELY. I TELL
EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, AS A
DETROIT FIREFIGHTER OR DETROIT,
IF YOU WORK FOR THE DETROIT
FIRE DEPARTMENT, YOU REPRESENT
THE DETROIT FIRE DEPARTMENT ON
AND OFF THE JOB. PEOPLE ARE
ALWAYS LOOKING UP TO YOU.
THEY’RE MODELING YOU. SO WE
ALWAYS WANT TO MAKE SURE THOSE
STANDARDS ARE MET.
>> DETROIT FIRE ADMINISTRATION
TELLS ME THIS IS A NINE YEAR
VETERAN OF THE DEPARTMENT. HE’S
HAD NO ISSUES ON HIS RECORD
WHILE WORKING FOR THE CITY.
THEY SHOULD HAVE THE
INVESTIGATION WRAPPED UP WITHIN
THE NEXT MONTH. RIGHT NOW, THAT
FIRE FIGHTER HAS BEEN PLACED ON
PAID OFF DUTY STATUS. I’LL STAY
ON TOP OF IT FOR YOU. BACK TO
YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, KAREN, TONIGHT WE
ARE HEARING FROM THE PARENTS OF
THOSE KIDNAPED NEWBORN TWINS
FROM LIVONIA.
>> THE TERRIFYING ORDEAL ENDING
WITH BOTH BABIES BACK IN THEIR
PARENTS ARMS. AND NOW THE
INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT TRULY
HAPPENED AND WHY RAMPS UP SHAWN
LEY NOW LIVE WITH WHAT WE’VE
FOUND OUT TODAY.
>> SHAWN.
>> WELL, WE FOUND OUT A LOT. WE
STILL HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
DID TALK TO DAD OF THESE TWINS
CLUTCHING ONE OF HIS TWINS,
OTHER TWINS NEXT TO HIM IN A
CHAIR HERE AT CHILDREN’S
HOSPITAL. MOM HOLDING ON TIGHT
AS WELL. BOTH LEFT HERE. TWINS
ARE ABSOLUTELY FINE. MOM AND
DAD HAVE CALMED DOWN. THEY ARE
FINE AS WELL. THEY TELL ME ALL
THIS HAS TO DO WITH PEOPLE
CONNECTING WITH THEM ON A MOM’S
FACEBOOK GROUP THEY SAY LED TO
THEIR TWINS ABDUCTION
OVERNIGHT. TAKE A LOOK. THE
PARENTS OF THE ABDUCTED TWINS
REACHING OUT TO ME ON FACETIME
THIS AFTERNOON AS THEY HELD
THEIR BABY BOYS INSIDE
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. THE 14 DAY
OLD TWINS ABDUCT DID LAST NIGHT
FROM THE COUPLE’S ROOM AT THE
QUALITY INN IN LIVONIA. THE MOM
AND DAD AND TWIN BOYS WERE
SEEKING SAFETY THERE AFTER THEY
SAY, PEOPLE CAME TO THEIR HOME.
THIS PAST SATURDAY HERE ON
PATTON ON THE CITY’S WEST SIDE
AND TRIED TO BREAK IN. YEAH,
THEY CAME HERE FIRST.
>> THAT’S THAT’S WHY WE HAD TO
GET OUT OF THERE. THEY BROKE MY
HOUSE OVER THERE ON K.
>> UNBELIEVABLE. UNBELIEVABLE.
WE DIDN’T KNOW THAT THAT WAS
DONE. DID THE TWINS FATHER
CALVIN BRIDGES, SAYS PEOPLE
REACHED OUT TO THE TWINS MOM ON
FACEBOOK OFFERING HELP, GIFT
CARDS, DIAPERS, WIPES. BUT
SATURDAY, PEOPLE ARRIVED TRYING
TO GET INTO THEIR HOME. THE
FAMILY SAYS THEY WENT TO THE
QUALITY INN FOR SAFETY, NOT
KNOWING WHO WAS AT THEIR HOME,
TRYING TO BREAK IN. ANOTHER
OFFER OF HELP WAS MADE. TWO
WOMEN CAME TO THE ROOM AT THE
HOTEL AND TOOK THE TWINS,
SPARKING AN AMBER ALERT. 12
HOURS LATER, THOSE TWINS WERE
TAKEN TO THE DETROIT POLICE
NINTH PRECINCT.
>> AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THE
ENTIRE PRECINCT WAS ON HIGH
ALERT. WE GOT THE SAME AMBER
ALERT THAT YOU ALL HAD OR GOT.
AND SO TO SEE THEM WALK IN WITH
THE WITH THE TWO BABIES, WE
WERE ALL VERY, VERY HAPPY. BUT
THEN WE HAVE TO GET INTO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY’RE OKAY AND GET
THEM TO THE HOSPITAL. SO THE
OFFICERS WENT RIGHT INTO THAT
MODE QUICKLY, GETTING THEM OVER
TO THE HOSPITAL TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY WERE TREATED AT. AND
GOOD CONDITION ONLY LOCAL.
>> FOUR CAMERAS WERE THERE AT
THE NINTH PRECINCT TO SEE
LAVONIA POLICE TAKE A MAN AND
WOMAN INTO CUSTODY. THE TWINS
TAKING THE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
TO BE CHECKED OUT AND REUNITED
WITH THEIR PARENTS. WE DON’T GO
JUST GET THE HELP FROM THE
STATE, MAN.
>> DON’T GO ON FACEBOOK LOOKING
FOR HELP. GET THE HELP FROM THE
STATE. YOU GOT A LOT OF
GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE OUT HERE.
DON’T GO ON FACEBOOK. LOOK, YOU
GOT ENOUGH HELP OUT HERE. ALL
YOU GOT TO DO IS GO WITH THE
PROGRAM AND THEY GOING TO HELP
YOU ALL.
>> HOW RELIEVED ARE YOU TO GET
YOUR BOYS BACK?
>> I GOT A BIG RELEASE. I’M
HAPPY. I LOVE IT.
>> ABSOLUTELY. DAD DAD TELLING
ME I’M HAPPY, MAN. I LOVE HIM.
LOVE THE TWINS. HE SAYS STAY
OFF FACEBOOK PAGES. DON’T
CONNECT WITH PEOPLE ON THERE.
HE SAYS GO THROUGH THE PROPER
CHANNELS. THAT’S THE SITUATION
RIGHT NOW. THE TWINS GUYS.
ABSOLUTELY FINE CHECKED OUT
HERE IN THE HOSPITAL, RELEASED
TO MOM AND DAD, AMBER ALERT. WE
ALL GOT ON OUR PHONES. THAT’S
BEEN CANCELED AS WELL. JUST
CHECK WITH LIVONIA POLICE. I
SAID, WHO’S THE MAN AND WOMAN
TAKEN INTO CUSTODY? A NINTH
PRECINCT. WE WATCHED THEM BE
ARRESTED. THEY SAID THEY’RE
STILL WORKING ON THAT. WHO ARE
THE TWO WOMEN WE SEE IN THAT
SECURITY CAMERA VIDEO FROM THE
QUALITY INN AND LIVONIA POLICE
SAY THEY’RE MAKING PROGRESS ON
THAT. NO OFFICIAL ARRESTS,
HOWEVER. WE HOPE TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT THIS TOMORROW. AGAIN,
TWINS ARE FINE, MOM AND DAD ARE
FINE. BACK TO YOU.
>> JUST HAPPY. IT’S A GREAT
ENDING FOR THE TWINS IN THOSE
BABIES ARE OKAY. SHAWN, WE
APPRECIATE YOUR REPORT. AND
MORE NEWS TONIGHT, DETROIT
POLICE CHIEF JAMES WHITE JUST
GAVE AN UPDATE ON THE
INVESTIGATION INTO THE MAN WHO
ALLEGEDLY DROVE UP ONTO A
SIDEWALK AND RAN OVER EASTERN
MARKET CEO DAN CARMODY AND HIS
WIFE. HIS WIFE, VIVIAN WAS
KILLED. WE NOW KNOW THE SUSPECT
WAS ON DRUGS AND OVERDOSING
WHEN THAT CRASH HAPPENED.
RESCUERS NEEDED TO USE NARCAN
TO SAVE HIS LIFE. CHIEF WHITE
SAYS HE PLANS TO PURSUE
HOMICIDE CHARGES.
>> JUST AWFUL. INTERIM MICHIGAN
STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
TERESA WOODRUFF SAYS SHE IS NOT
INTERESTED IN THE POSITION ON A
PERMANENT BASIS. WOODRUFF IS
THE THIRD INTERIM PRESIDENT IN
THE LAST FIVE YEARS AT MSU HELD
THE POST SINCE SEPTEMBER OF
2022, WHEN THEN PRESIDENT
SAMUEL STANLEY RESIGNED, SAID A
COMMITTEE WILL CONDUCT A
NATIONAL SEARCH FOR THE NEXT
PRESIDENT, WITH THE GOAL OF
FINDING A PERMANENT PRESIDENT.
WE’RE TOLD BY THANKSGIVING
TOMORROW, METRO DETROITERS WILL
BE RALLYING IN SUPPORT OF THE
SAG-AFTRA AND WGA STRIKES. THE
RALLY IS ALSO INTENDED TO BRING
ATTENTION TO THE MULTIMEDIA
JOBS ACT, WHICH WAS INTRODUCED
IN THE MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.
THIS SUMMER. THIS BILL AIMS AT
BRINGING FILM AND TELEVISION
JOBS BACK TO MICHIGAN.
TOMORROW’S RALLY STARTS AT 6:30
P.M. AT THE CARPENTER AND
MILLWRIGHT SKILLED TRAINING
CENTER IN DETROIT. THE WGA
STRIKE BEGAN ON MAY 2ND,
SHUTTING DOWN MOST TV AND FILM
PRODUCTION IN THE US. SEVERAL
UPCOMING FILMS HAVE ALSO BEEN
DELAYED. PARENTS ARE BRACING TO
SPEND MORE THAN EVER ON BACK TO
SCHOOL SUPPLIES THIS YEAR. BUT
THERE ARE WAYS TO SAVE BIG OR
IN SOME CASES ACTUALLY, BELIEVE
IT OR NOT, SPEND NOTHING AT
ALL.
>> TONIGHT, CONSUMER
INVESTIGATOR HANK HANK
WINCHESTER LIVE IN SOUTHFIELD
WITH SOME TIPS AND TRICKS TO
HELP YOU SAVE HANK.
>> HEY, KIMBERLY, I KNOW YOU
GET ME. I COULDN’T BELIEVE HOW
LONG THE LIST WAS JUST FOR MY
KINDERGARTNER. SO WE ALL HAVE
TO WORK TO TRY TO SAVE, RIGHT?
SO WHETHER YOU’RE GOING TO A
STORE LIKE TARGET, MYER, THE
STORE WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY,
AND YOU’RE PICKING UP THE
STAPLES LIKE THE GLUE, THE
MARKERS, THE SCISSORS, ALL OF
THESE ITEMS, WHEN YOU HAVE TO
BUY A LOT OF THEM, THEY REALLY
ADD UP. SO HERE’S HOW YOU CAN
SAVE. MAKE YOUR WAY THROUGH
YOUR LOCAL STORE AND GET READY.
IT IS BACK TO SCHOOL TIME AND
PRICES ARE UP, WAY UP. IT HAS
SOME WORKING TO FIND DEALS HERE
TODAY IN SOUTHFIELD.
>> I’M FROM AN OLDER
GENERATION, SO I’M ALL ABOUT
PRICE AND I LIKE TO LOOK FOR
SALES AND DEALS. AND THAT DID
YOU FIND SOME SALES?
>> REALLY? NO NOT REALLY.
>> SO HOW CAN YOU SHOP AND SAVE
RIGHT NOW? THE EXPERTS
RECOMMENDING THIS INFORMATION
TO HELP ME. HANK YOU SHOULD
SHOP LATE. YOU CAN SAVE MORE.
IN FACT, THE CLOSER TO LABOR
DAY, THE BIGGER THE SALES.
STICK TO THE SHOPPING LIST
PROVIDED BY THE TEACHER OR THE
DISTRICT. AND DON’T SHOP WITH
YOUR CHILDREN. THEY’LL JUST GET
YOU TO SPEND MORE MONEY. ALSO,
SHARE SUPPLY WITH YOUR
NEIGHBORS OR FRIENDS IF
POSSIBLE. PRICE COMPARE ALSO
SCHOOL SHOPPING APPS OFFER BIG
DEALS AND POSSIBLE BONUSES THAT
YOU CAN USE ON GASOLINE OR ON
GROCERIES. DOWNLOAD THE FLIP
APP.
>> THIS ALLOWS YOU TO COMPARE
STORES CIRCULARS IN YOUR AREA
TO SEE WHICH RETAILER HAS THE
BEST PRICE FOR THE ITEMS ON
YOUR LIST.
>> HERE’S SOME MORE MONEY
SAVING INFORMATION FROM
SHOPPING EXPERT ANDREA WARREN.
>> I ALSO RECOMMEND TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF FREE STORE LOYALTY
PROGRAMS. YOU CAN EARN REWARDS
THAT COULD HELP PAY FOR SOME OF
YOUR SCHOOL SUPPLY PURCHASES.
WHEN YOU ARE BUYING YOUR DAY TO
DAY ESSENTIALS THAT YOU’RE
BUYING ANYWAY.
>> DOLLAR STORES ANOTHER GREAT
OPTION IF YOU’RE JUST TALKING
ABOUT MARKERS AND PAPER. I WILL
TELL YOU THE GOOD NEWS AND THE
STORES WE VISITED TODAY, TARGET
AND MYER, THERE ARE HUGE SALES
RIGHT NOW, ALTHOUGH I WILL WARN
YOU, INVENTORY IS GETTING
REALLY LOW. SO IF YOU NEED TO,
YOU MAY WANT TO HOP ONLINE TO A
WEBSITE LIKE AMAZON. WE’RE LIVE
HERE TONIGHT IN SOUTHFIELD.
HANK WINCHESTER, HELP ME HANK.
LOCAL 4 GOOD DEAL.
>> ALL RIGHT. HANK WELL, WE ARE
GETTING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING
OF EXACTLY HOW MUCH DIESEL FUEL
SPILLED INTO LAKE MICHIGAN WHEN
THE MV MANITOWOC STARTED
LEAKING IN EARLY AUGUST.
>> THE COAST GUARD TELLS US AN
ESTIMATED 1500 GALLONS OF FUEL
GOT INTO THE WATER ORIGINALLY.
CLEANUP CREWS FEARED CLOSER TO
45,000 GALLONS OF FUEL LEAKED
THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE
CAUSE OF THE SPILL IS ONGOING.
AS OF TONIGHT, THERE ARE NO
KNOWN IMPACTS TO THE SHORELINE
OR MARINE WILDLIFE. WITHIN THE
LAST 30 MINUTES, PRESIDENT
BIDEN AND THE FIRST LADY
TOUCHED DOWN IN HAWAII TO TOUR
THE FIRE RAVAGED AREA. THIS AS
THE MAYOR OF MAUI ANNOUNCED 850
PEOPLE, 850 ARE STILL MISSING.
AND THOSE WHO LOST EVERYTHING
BEGIN THE GRIEVING PROCESS. THE
OVERWHELMING SADNESS TURNING TO
ANGER FOR MANY AS QUESTIONS
MOUNT FROM THE EMERGENCY
WARNING SYSTEMS TO THE PACE OF
THE STATE AND FEDERAL RESPONSE.
EARLIER TODAY, THE WHITE HOUSE
SAID THE NEW FEDERAL RESPONSE
COORDINATOR WILL HELP MAKE SURE
ALL FEDERAL AGENCIES ARE
BRINGING THE RIGHT RESOURCES TO
HELP THE COMMUNITY REBID, BUILD
AND RECOVER. AHEAD AT 630 ON
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER
HOLT. A CLOSER LOOK AT BIDEN’S
MEETING WITH FIRST RESPONDERS
AND THE FAMILIES IMPACTED BY
THOSE DEVASTATING WILDFIRES.
FIRES.
>> ALL RIGHT. GETTING IT’S BEEN
WARM, BUT YOU AIN’T SEEN
NOTHING YET. THAT’S IT’S GONNA
GET EVEN WARMER, RIGHT, RON?
>> IT IS GOING TO GET VERY WARM
OUT THERE. IN FACT, IT COULD BE
SOME OF THE HIGHEST
TEMPERATURES THAT WE’VE SEEN
ALL YEAR. NOW THIS IS WHAT IT
LOOKS LIKE OUTSIDE. YOU CAN SEE
THE HAZE. IT’S A LITTLE BIT
GLOOMY IN SOME AREAS AS WE HAVE
INCREASED CLOUD COVER. OTHER
AREAS WE DO HAVE SOME MORE OF
THAT SUNSHINE REACHING THE
GROUND WHERE WE HAVE FEWER
CLOUDS ACROSS THE AREA. THE
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION,
WE ARE AT 78 RIGHT NOW IN
DETROIT, 80 AND ANN ARBOR,
STILL 73. LAPEER, 77 IN MONROE.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU WHERE WE’RE
SEEING THOSE FEEL LIKE
TEMPERATURES JUST A LITTLE BIT
HIGHER. THE HEAT INDEX IS AT 85
IN ADRIAN AND IT FEELS A LITTLE
BIT WARMER IN SOME AREAS AROUND
WASHTENAW, WAYNE COUNTY. SO WE
HAVE THE CLOUDS A LITTLE BIT
THICKER AS YOU GET DOWN TOWARD
SOUTHERN OAKLAND COUNTY AND
ALSO SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON
COUNTY. THE CLOUD COVER SORT OF
DISSIPATING A LITTLE BIT AS WE
GET TOWARD THE NORTHWEST WHERE
WE HAVE SOME MORE OF THAT
SUNSHINE. I’M GOING TO TALK
ABOUT THAT HEAT. WE’RE TALKING