MORE NEWS AT SIX STARTS NOW. >> EXACT TRACK 40 RADAR SHOWING TROUBLE BREWING FOR TOMORROW.
IT’S THE FIRST TIME THIS SPRING
WE COULD SEE TORNADIC ACTIVITY
AND EXTENDED SEVERE STORMS AS
THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. THE
SEVERE RISK FOR WEDNESDAY TOPS
OUR NEWS HERE AT 6:00.
>> KIM ADAMS IS KEEPING A CLOSE
WATCH ON HOW THIS MAY DEVELOP.
NOW, KIM, WE KNOW THE TIMING OF
THE STORM SUGGEST THE POTENTIAL
TO IMPACT THE EVENING COMMUTE.
>> THAT’S RIGHT. IT COULD COME
RIGHT DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE
AND ALSO IMPACT ALL THOSE AFTER
SCHOOL SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES. SO
WE’VE BEEN BUMPED UP. STORM
PREDICTION CENTER PUTS US AT
DIFFERENT LEVELS, RISK LEVELS
THAT GO FROM 1 TO 5. KIND OF AS
A REFRESHER, SINCE WE HAVEN’T
TALKED ABOUT THAT MUCH THIS
SEASON, WE’RE AT A SLIGHT RISK.
YESTERDAY WE WERE AT A MARGINAL
RISK. SO WE’VE GONE UP A LEVEL
AND THEN NORTH OF I 69 YESTERDAY
WAS NOT IN THE RISK AREA AND
THAT HAS NOW BEEN BUMPED UP TO A
MARGINAL RISK. SO A SLIGHT RISK
FOR ALL OF METRO DETROIT. AND IT
GOES DOWN INTO PARTS OF OHIO.
RECENTLY THE SEVERE WEATHER HAS
REALLY BEEN CONFINED TO THIS
AREA RIGHT HERE, ABOUT 2 TO 3
HOURS SOUTH OF US. BUT NOW WE’RE
INCLUDED IN THIS RISK AREA AND
THE THREATS THAT WE EXPECT FOR
TOMORROW. WIND, HIGH WINDS OVER
60MPH, LARGE HAIL UP TO AN INCH
IN DIAMETER, AND THE POSSIBILITY
OF ISOLATED TORNADOES. WE’LL
TRACK MORE AND TALK MORE ABOUT
THE TIMELINE AND WHEN EXACTLY WE
EXPECT THE STORMS TO HIT. AND
THERE’S ALSO SOME RAIN
OVERNIGHT. WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT
COMING UP, KIM.
>> WE’LL SEE YOU IN A FEW. WELL,
IN OAKLAND COUNTY, GUN CHARGE IS
TURNING INTO A SECOND AMENDMENT
BATTLE WITH THE PROSECUTOR’S
OFFICE RIGHT NOW.
>> ISAIAH WARE PULLED A GUN FROM
ITS HOLSTER INSIDE A KROGER TO
FEND OFF A PHYSICAL ALTERCATION.
THE OAKLAND COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S
OFFICE CHARGED HIM WITH A FELONY
ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON. IT
HAPPENED AT KROGER AT LONG LAKE
AND TELEGRAPH IN BLOOMFIELD
HILLS. LOCAL FOUR’S ROD MELONI
SHOWS US THE ARRESTED MAN IS
PUSHING BACK, DENYING ANY OF THE
CHARGES AND USING VIDEO TO BACK
UP HIS CASE.
>> 5:00 DURING THE WEEK AT
KROGER, ISAIAH WARE GOES TO BUY
SOME LASAGNA FOR DINNER, BUMPS
INTO ANOTHER GUY AT THE
SELF-CHECKOUT. WORDS GET
EXCHANGED. IT GETS UGLY QUICKLY.
AND WARE, WHO IS A CPA HOLDER,
PULLS OUT HIS WEAPON. THAT’S HOW
HE WOUND UP ARRESTED. BUT HIS
ATTORNEY SAYS THE CASE SHOULD
NEVER HAVE COME TO COURT. TOP
LEFT CORNER OF YOUR SCREEN STORE
SECURITY CAM SHOW CONCEALED
PISTOL LICENSE ISAIAH WARE
BUMPING INTO THE MAN IN THE LIME
GREEN SHIRT. HIS NAME CALVIN
WILLIAMS. THEY EXCHANGE WORDS BY
THE SELF-CHECKOUT. THINGS HEAT
UP AND WILL HIGHLIGHT WHERE YOU
CAN SEE HIS RIGHT ARM RISING.
HE’S PULLING HIS HANDGUN FROM A
HOLSTER. HIS DEFENSE ATTORNEY,
NEIL BRAND, POINTS OUT.
>> HE DIDN’T MAKE ANY
THREATENING MOTION WITH THAT
WEAPON.
>> HE DID WALK AWAY FROM
WILLIAMS, HIS GUN IN HIS RIGHT
HAND, AND A BOTTLE OF WINDEX AND
DINNER IN THE OTHER. WATCHING
WILLIAMS AS THEY PART.
>> THAT ENDED THE THREAT THAT
ENDED THE PROBLEM. IT’S HERE
WHERE WHERE’S LEGAL PROBLEMS
STARTED?
>> ANOTHER SHOPPER CALLED
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP PD. THEIR
BODY CAMERA VIDEO SHOWS CALVIN
WILLIAMS ACCOUNT THAT HE DIDN’T
POINT, BUT HE PULLED HIS READY
TO.
>> BUT THERE’S TOO MANY
CUSTOMERS IN HIS PEOPLE AROUND
HERE.
>> BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP POLICE
ARREST WHERE THE PROSECUTOR’S
OFFICE CHARGING HIM WITH ASSAULT
WITH A DEADLY WEAPON. NEW TO THE
CASE WHERE ATTORNEY BRAND IS
FURIOUS HE DEFENDED HIMSELF.
>> AND WHAT’S GOING ON RIGHT NOW
IS AN ASSAULT AGAINST THE SECOND
AMENDMENT FOR LAWFUL CITIZENS
THAT ARE LOOKING TO DEFEND
THEMSELVES.
>> BRAND RELEASING MORE BODY
CAMERA VIDEO WHERE WILLIAMS
TELLS POLICE BE HONEST, IF YOU
WOULDN’T HAVE A GUN ON YOU, I
WOULD DO THE SAME.
>> ON THE GROUND RIGHT THERE.
>> MY CLIENT SHOULDN’T BE
CHARGED WITH A CRIME. THE PEOPLE
IN OAKLAND COUNTY, THE
PROSECUTOR SHOULD APOLOGIZE AND
DISMISS THIS CASE.
>> WELL, THE OAKLAND COUNTY
PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE IS OUT WITH
A STATEMENT TONIGHT SAYING,
QUOTE, OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY
IS PUBLIC SAFETY. THIS CASE
STEMS FROM AN INCIDENT INSIDE A
GROCERY STORE WHERE A WITNESS
CALLED 911 AND REPORTED A
CUSTOMER PULLED A GUN ON ANOTHER
CUSTOMER. THE BLOOMFIELD
TOWNSHIP POLICE RESPONDED
IMMEDIATELY, INVESTIGATED AND
BROUGHT THE CASE TO OUR OFFICE
FOR CHARGES. BECAUSE THIS CASE
REMAINS PENDING, WE WILL NOT
COMMENT FURTHER ON THE SPECIFIC
CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT WE TAKE SUCH
CASES VERY SERIOUSLY AND WE WILL
CONTINUE TO PURSUE APPROPRIATE
CHARGES. GOES TO TRIAL JUNE 17TH
REPORTING LIVE. ROD MELONI,
LOCAL 4.
>> KEEP US POSTED ROD. WE
APPRECIATE IT.
>> WELL, THE FORMER MICHIGAN
HOUSE SPEAKER IS NOW FACING
DOZENS OF CRIMINAL CHARGES
RELATED TO ALLEGED MISUSE OF
NONPROFIT FUNDS. ATTORNEY
GENERAL DANA NESSEL SAYS AN
INVESTIGATION SHOWS LEE
CHATFIELD USED MONEY FROM A
POLITICAL NONPROFIT CALLED
PENINSULA FUND TO TAKE VACATIONS
AND MAKE PERSONAL PURCHASES.
CHATFIELD FACES 13 CHARGES,
INCLUDING CONDUCTING A CRIMINAL
ENTERPRISE AND EMBEZZLEMENT FROM
A NONPROFIT. NESSEL ALSO SAYS
CHATFIELD’S WIFE, STEPHANIE,
FACES A FEW OF THE SAME CHARGES
FOR HER ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT.
>> THE DETROIT SIGN ALONG I-94
CONTINUES TO GET A LOT OF
ATTENTION, AND PEOPLE ARE
LEARNING. THERE ARE SOME RULES
AIMED AT PROTECTING THE SIGN
ITSELF AND THE PEOPLE WHO COME
TO SEE IT. SHAWN LEY IS LIVE
WITH MORE ON THE CONTINUED
CELEBRATION OF THE NEW SIGN.
SHAWN. IT’S GOT SOME PEOPLE
FEELING LIKE THEY’RE THE
GUARDIANS OF THE SIGN.
>> TRULY. LET ME SHOW YOU THE
SIGN AGAIN OUT HERE FROM ACROSS
I-94. IT CONTINUES TO BE AN
ATTRACTION. WE’VE SEEN PEOPLE
COME BY TODAY AND ALL WEEK,
FRANKLY, TAKING PICTURES AND
THEN THERE IS A FENCE ON THE
OTHER SIDE, A TALL FENCE, AND IT
READS AS A SIGN THAT READS NO
TRESPASSING.
>> HOWEVER, SOMEONE JUST PULLED
UP ON THE FREEWAY SIGN, GOT IN
THE EMERGENCY LANE AND STARTED
CRAWLING RIGHT UP THE HILL AND
STARTED CRAWLING ALL OVER THAT.
AND THAT’S WHAT PEOPLE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD DON’T WANT TO SEE
HAPPEN.
>> THIS IS OUR LANDMARK RIGHT
HERE. THIS IS OUR LANDMARK. NOT
THE TIRE, NOT THAT. NOT THAT
TIRE. EVERYBODY. I THINK THAT
TIRE IS DETROIT. THIS IS DETROIT
RIGHT HERE.
>> THE SIGN CELEBRATION IN
SOUTHWEST DETROIT CONTINUES ON
INTO ANOTHER WEEK. IS THIS YOUR
FIRST TIME SEEING IT? SECOND
TIME, BOTH OF YOU.
>> SECOND TIME.
>> WHAT BROUGHT YOU BACK? WELL,
I LOVE IT.
>> I LOVE BEING ABLE TO SEE
DETROIT’S NAME, BIG BOLD
LETTERS. I LOVE DRIVING IN. I
FEEL SO PROUD OF THIS CITY.
RIGHT.
>> YES. WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT
IT?
>> I CAME BACK FOR A SECOND
TIME. I CAME BACK BECAUSE, YOU
KNOW, DRIVING BY IT IS WHEN YOU
REALLY GET THE FULL EFFECT. IT’S
ALL LOVE HERE FOR THE DETROIT
WELCOME SIGN ON 94 IN SOUTHWEST
DETROIT. IF ANYTHING, SO MANY
ONLINE MAKING FUN OF THE SIGN
HAS ONLY POINTED MORE PEOPLE TO
COME CHECK IT OUT. NO ONE HAS
HAD MORE FUN CELEBRATING THE
SIGN THAN DISTRICT SIX MANAGER
EVA TORRES.
>> I COME BY HERE AS OFTEN AS I
CAN BECAUSE I’M ACTUALLY SUCH A
BIG FAN OF IT. NOW.
>> THE REPORTS OF PEOPLE
CLIMBING ON THE SIGN REMEMBER
THOSE SHINOLA CLOCKS PLACED
AROUND TOWN? THEY GOT TAGGED
IMMEDIATELY. HERE THE SIGN IS
PROTECTED BY A TALL FENCE AND
PROTECTED BY NEIGHBORS WHO FEEL
HONORED THAT THE SIGN IS HERE.
>> PEOPLE HERE ARE PROTECTIVE OF
HIM. WOULD YOU AGREE?
>> YES, WE ARE PROTECTIVE OF IT.
>> THIS IS SOMETHING TO BE
EXTREMELY PROUD OF. DPD HAS BEEN
PAYING SPECIAL ATTENTION TO IT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYONE IS ABLE TO ENJOY IT
SAFELY.
>> IT DID LEAVE THE SIGN ALONE.
JUST LET IT GO, MAN. I’M
GRATEFUL FOR IT.
>> BACK HERE LIVE. SO IF YOU
HAVEN’T BEATEN THIS ONE PERSON,
SAID KIMBERLY LAST WEEK. IF YOU
HAVEN’T BEEN OUT HERE TO SEE IT,
IT REALLY DOESN’T GIVE IT
JUSTICE. WHEN YOU SEE IT HERE ON
TV OR YOU SEE IT ONLINE, IT IS
PRETTY BIG, BIGGER THAN IT LOOKS
FROM ACROSS THE WAY HERE. AND
AGAIN, NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN
CALLING. POLICE HAVE BEEN KIND
OF CALLED TO THE AREA WHEN
PEOPLE ARE CRAWLING ALL OVER,
BUT IT’S GOING TO BE THE HONOR
SYSTEM ESSENTIALLY, BECAUSE IF
PEOPLE PARK ON THIS SIDE, LIKE
ON THE EMERGENCY LANE, THEY CAN
JUST RUN RIGHT UP THERE AND HAVE
ACCESS TO IT. NO ONE WANTS TO
SEE A DAMAGED OR TAGGED OR
ANYTHING LIKE THAT, AND THE
NEIGHBORHOOD IS PROUD TO HAVE
IT. THEY DON’T WANT TO SEE IT
DAMAGED. BACK TO YOU.
>> YEAH. IT’S LIKE THE ONE GUY
YOU JUST INTERVIEWED SAID, JUST
LEAVE IT ALONE. JUST LEAVE IT
ALONE. LEAVE IT ALONE. ALL
RIGHT?
>> SHAWN, HE DOESN’T LIKE THE
TIRE, THOUGH, YOU KNOW?
>> I MEAN, I HEARD THAT THIS IS
MORE REPRESENTATIVE OF. WE’RE
MORE PROUD OF THE SIGN THAN WE
HAVE ALL THESE THINGS.
>> THAT’S RIGHT. YEAH.
>> ALL RIGHT, SEAN, THANK YOU.
>> WELL, LOCAL SCHOOL BUS DRIVER
IS GETTING BIG. THANKS FOR THE
HEROIC ACTIONS SHE TOOK TO HELP
A CHOKING CHILD. CHRISTINA
MCIVOR NOTICED SOMETHING JUST
DIDN’T LOOK RIGHT WITH A SEVEN
YEAR OLD STUDENT. AND THAT’S
WHEN SHE DECIDED TO PUT SOME
IMPORTANT TRAINING INTO ACTION.
PAMELA OSBORNE IS LIVE IN SOUTH
GATE WHERE IT’S ALL SMILES RIGHT
NOW AFTER A VERY SCARY
SITUATION. HEY PAM.
>> YEAH, YOU KNOW, IT TRULY IS.
>> SKYLER IS HAPPY TO BE BACK AT
SCHOOL. SHE HAS A BIRTHDAY
COMING UP THIS WEEK ON THURSDAY.
SHE’S LOOKING FORWARD TO
CELEBRATING THAT. AND THE PEOPLE
HERE THAT WE SPOKE TO TODAY ARE
JUST ABSOLUTELY THRILLED THAT
THIS SCARY SITUATION ENDED SO
WELL.
>> I WAS TAKEN AWAY BY I. I
DON’T KNOW HOW PEOPLE CAN ACT IN
THAT MOMENT WITH THE BRAVERY AND
COURAGEOUSNESS OF KNOWING WHAT
TO DO AND HOW TO DO IT, AND
SAVING A CHILD’S LIFE IN THE
MOMENT.
>> THE HERO IN THIS STORY IS
CHRISTINA MCIVER. IT’S HER
SECOND YEAR AS A SCHOOL BUS
DRIVER FOR THE SOUTH GATE SCHOOL
DISTRICT, AND ON FRIDAY, SHE
WENT FROM DRIVING HER USUAL
ROUTE TO LITERALLY SAVING THE
LIFE OF A SEVEN YEAR OLD NORTH
POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDT.
>> I NOTICED SOMETHING WAS OFF.
>> MOM, CHRISTINA CLARK NOTICED
SOMETHING WAS OFF, TOO. WHEN
SKYLER SLOWED DOWN IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE STREET, I WAS LIKE, ARE
YOU BREATHING?
>> AND SHE WAS LIKE, AND I’M
LIKE, ARE YOU CHOKING? AND SHE
WAS LIKE. AND THEN I LOOKED AT
CHRISTINA AND I SCREAMING, SHE’S
CHOKING! SHE’S CHOKING!
>> SKYLER, WHO WAS FULL OF
GIGGLES TODAY, WASN’T FEELING
WELL LAST WEEK. SKYLER WAS
CONGESTED. HER AIRWAY BECAME
CLOGGED. CHRISTINA, WHO HAS A
SON ABOUT THE SAME AGE, SAYS SHE
WENT IN TO TOTAL MOM MODE
PERFORMING THE HEIMLICH MANEUVER
TWICE.
>> AFTER THE SECOND TIME, SHE
STARTED TO BREATHE AGAIN.
>> CHRISTINA CREDITS THE RELIEF
THEY ALL FELT IN THAT MOMENT TO
THE EXTENSIVE TRAINING SHE
RECEIVED AT DEAN TRANSPORTATION.
>> EVERYTHING WE TRAIN FOR AND
HOPE WE NEVER HAVE TO DO. SHE
PERFORMED WITH NO HESITATION.
>> MOM, CHRISTINA FEELS THERE’S
A REASON WHY ALL OF IT WORKED
OUT THE WAY IT DID.
>> IT’S NOT ODD. IT’S GOD, WE
WERE ALL THERE FOR A REASON TO
SAVE THIS LITTLE GIRL. AND
SHE’S. SHE’S GOING TO CHANGE THE
WORLD ONE DAY. I GUARANTEE IT.
>> AND AFTER HELPING SKYLER,
CHRISTINA GOT RIGHT BACK INTO
HER BUS AND MADE SURE THAT HER
30 OTHER STUDENTS WHO WERE ON
THE BUS ALSO MADE IT HOME
SAFELY, WE’RE TOLD THAT WHEN SHE
GOT BACK TO THE OFFICE AT THE
END OF HER SHIFT, SHE ARRIVED TO
A STANDING OVATION. SHE IS GOING
TO BE CELEBRATED ONCE AGAIN.
COMING UP ON APRIL 23RD, THE
CITY OF SOUTH GATE IS GOING TO
BE HONORING HER AT A MEETING
THAT NIGHT, REPORTING LIVE IN
SOUTH GATE. I’M PAMELA OSBORNE,
LOCAL 4.
>> PAMELA, GOOD NEWS. ALL THE
WAY AROUND. THANK YOU. WELL,
PUTTING ON A MASSIVE EVENT LIKE
THE NFL DRAFT IN DETROIT TAKES A
LOT OF TEAMWORK FROM A LOT OF
HANDS.
>> AND MINORITY BUSINESSES ARE
PLAYING A MAJOR ROLE IN IT,
THANKS IN PART TO THE MICHIGAN
BLACK BUSINESSES ALLIANCE.
VICTOR WILLIAMS IS LIVE WITH
MORE ON THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
VICTOR
>> OH YEAH, THIS IS DEFINITELY A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR A LOT OF
THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE GOING TO
BE PARTICIPATING IN THIS EVENT,
ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT MAKE
DETROIT WHAT IT IS.
>> DETROIT IS 80% BLACK. WE
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
VENDORS WHO WERE SELECTED
REPRESENTED THE CITY TRULY
REPRESENTED THE CITY.
>> SO THE MICHIGAN BLACK
BUSINESS ALLIANCE STARTED A
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NFL, WHICH
HAS NOW LED TO DOZENS OF BLACK
BUSINESSES NOW HAVING THE CHANCE
TO BE ON THE FRONT LINES OF ALL
THE ACTION THIS UPCOMING DRAFT,
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER KAI
BOWMAN CALLS IT A HUGE DEAL.
>> THE MICHIGAN BLACK BUSINESS
ALLIANCE GOT WORD EARLY ON THAT
THEY WERE GOING TO BE A NUMBER
OF OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE, AND
SO WE SPRUNG THE ACTION TO MAKE
SURE OUR MEMBERS WERE CERTIFIED.
AND WE NOMINATED PROBABLY ABOUT
50 BUSINESSES OR SO AND EXCITED
BECAUSE WE PROBABLY GOT ABOUT 30
TO 35 BUSINESSES THAT WILL
SOMEHOW TOUCH THE NFL DRAFT.
>> 41 GRABBING FOOD AT THE
EVENT. CHANCES ARE IT WILL
LIKELY COME FROM ONE OF THESE
BUSINESSES YOU KNOW, IN THE
CONCESSIONS AREA.
>> ARE OUR BUSINESSES WILL BE
ABLE TO. WE’VE GOT 15 BLACK
OWNED BUSINESSES. OF THE 25 THAT
WILL BE IN CONCESSIONS, WHICH
THEY RANGE ACROSS THE CITY, YOU
KNOW, AS FAR WEST, FAR EAST.
>> THE REALLY COOL THING IS THAT
EACH ONE WILL BE ABLE TO KEEP
100% OF WHATEVER THEY MAKE.
>> THAT’S GOLD, RIGHT? WE’RE
EXCITED. WE’RE EXCITED FOR OUR
MEMBERS. THEY’RE GOING TO THIS
IS GOING TO BE A HUGE WINDFALL.
LAST YEAR, THE SMALL BUSINESSES
IN KANSAS CITY DID REALLY WELL,
AND SO WE’RE EXPECTING THEM TO
DO EVEN BETTER IN DETROIT THIS
YEAR. WE’VE GOT OUR OUR LATINO
BUSINESSES IN SOUTHWEST. WE’VE
GOT OUR ARAB AMERICAN BUSINESSES
AND IN DEARBORN. SO IT WAS
REALLY MAKING SURE WE YOU KNOW,
WHEN FOLKS CAME TO THE CITY OF
DETROIT, THEY GOT A FEEL FOR
WHAT THE FABRIC OF METRO DETROIT
LOOKS LIKE.
>> AND WE’RE JUST NINE DAYS AWAY
FROM THAT EVENT TAKING PLACE.
THE DRAFT. AND ALSO, ONCE AGAIN,
WHAT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY THIS IS