WHO WERE ON THIS PLANE THAT CRASHED IS LUCKY THEY WALKED AWAY UNHURT AFTER PLUMMETING
INTO A DETROIT BACKYARD. AND
TODAY, THE NATIONAL
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD WILL
GET A LOOK AT THE SCENE TO FIND
OUT WHAT WENT WRONG. THAT
BACKYARD IS RIGHT ON DUTCHESS
STREET, ON DETROIT’S EAST SIDE
NEAR THE AREA OF KELLY ROAD. AND
MERINGUE. AND THAT IS WHERE WE
START OUR NEWSCAST THIS NOON.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I’M
RHONDA WALKER. WE HAVE OUR
VICTOR WILLIAMS LIVE ON THE
SCENE. AND, VICTOR, IT’S JUST
REMARKABLE WHEN YOU SEE THAT NO
ONE WAS INJURED AND NOT EVEN
PROPERTY. YEAH THAT IS ALL ONE
BIG MIRACLE.
>> BUT THE INVESTIGATION HAS
STARTED INTO WHAT WENT WRONG
CAUSING THIS PLANE TO HAVE TO
MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO
THIS BACKYARD RIGHT HERE ON
DETROIT’S EAST SIDE. JUST LIKE
YOU SAID, RHONDA, THE NTSB AND
FAA ARE NOW BOTH LOOKING INTO
THIS SITUATION. AND WE KNOW THAT
TWO PEOPLE WERE ON BOARD DURING
THAT EMERGENCY LANDING.
THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS HURT OR
SERIOUSLY INJURED. AT MOST, WE
SAW A MAN WITH A BANDAGE ON HIS
ELBOW. MIRACULOUSLY, THAT WAS
IT. NOW, THE PLANE ORIGINALLY
TOOK OFF IN TROY WITH THE FINAL
DESTINATION IN MIND OF CITY
AIRPORT. OBVIOUSLY, IT DID NOT
MAKE IT, BUT THE GOOD THING ALSO
IN THIS CASE IS THAT THERE WERE
NO DAMAGE TO ANY OF THE HOMES
NEARBY, WHICH IS SO AMAZING. WE
SPOKE TO ONE MAN WHO LIVES JUST
A FEW DOORS DOWN AND HE’S JUST
HOPING FOR THE BEST OUTCOME IN
THIS INVESTIGATION. I DON’T LIKE
NEGATIVITY, SO I JUST PRAY THAT
EVERYTHING COMES OUT POSITIVE TO
THE GUYS ARE OUT.
>> SO THAT’S A POSITIVE THING.
SO I HOPE IT WAS JUST SOMETHING
WRONG WITH THE PLANE. THAT’S IT.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN WAY WORSE. IT
COULD HAVE HIT OUR HOUSE. IT
COULD HAVE HIT ANOTHER HOUSE. IT
COULD HAVE HIT THE POLE LINE. IT
COULD HAVE HIT AND SEE HOW CLOSE
THE POLE LINE IS AND THEN JUST
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS RIGHT HERE.
>> THIS IS THE HIGH SCHOOL
THAT’S RIGHT NEXT DOOR, PRETTY
MUCH TO WHERE THIS ALL TOOK
PLACE. SO IT’S SO CLOSE ONCE
AGAIN, SHOWING HOW IT’S A
MIRACLE THAT NO ONE WAS
SERIOUSLY HURT. VICTOR WILLIAMS,
LOCAL 4 REALLY? NO OTHER WAY TO
DESCRIBE IT.
>> THANK YOU, VICTOR. WE ARE
LEARNING MORE ABOUT A DOUBLE
SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED IN
WESTLAND EARLY THIS MORNING. TWO
PEOPLE WERE SHOT AT THE NEWBURGH
SQUARE APARTMENTS NEAR WARREN
AND NEWBURGH ROAD. THIS IS VIDEO
FROM THE SCENE JUST AFTER ABOUT
5:00 THIS MORNING WHERE YOU SEE
CRIME SCENE TAPE UP AND
DETECTIVES LOOKING FOR EVIDENCE
ALL WE KNOW IS THAT TWO PEOPLE
WERE SHOT AT THE NEWBURGH SQUARE
APARTMENTS. BUT WE DO HAVE A
CREW THERE TALKING WITH
INVESTIGATORS TO BRING MORE
INFORMATION IN LATER NEWSCASTS.
GOVERNOR WHITMER ANNOUNCING
TODAY A BIPARTISAN GROUP TO
TACKLE POPULATION GROWTH HERE IN
MICHIGAN. IT’S CALLED THE
GROWING MICHIGAN TOGETHER
COUNCIL. CHRISTIE MCDONALD IS
LIVE ON MACKINAC ISLAND, WHERE
THE GOVERNOR MADE THE
ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE MACKINAW
POLICY CONFERENCE. WHAT DID SHE
HAVE TO SAY? WELL, RHONDA, THIS
REALLY PICKS UP ON WHAT SHE
ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY, BUT SHE
NAMED THE CO-CHAIRS AS AND THIS
IS WHAT’S REALLY IMPORTANT ABOUT
THIS COUNCIL, BECAUSE THIS IS
GOING TO BE A LONG TERM EFFORT.
>> AND IT’S NOT JUST
CONCENTRATING ON INFRASTRUCTURE
OR CONCENTRATING ON EDUCATION OR
RETAINING TALENT. THIS ISN’T ALL
IN ONE EFFORT. SO THE TWO
CO-CHAIRS THAT SHE ANNOUNCED
THIS MORNING IS JOHN RAKOLTA JR.
HE IS THE CHAIR OF WALBRIDGE AND
HE’S A REPUBLICAN AND THEN
SHERRY STANCATO AND SHE IS WITH
WAYNE STATE’S BOARD OF GOVERNORS
. WHEN YOU HAVE BOTH REPUBLICANS
AND DEMOCRATS WORKING TOGETHER
ON THIS, THIS IS WHAT’S KEY
BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT WE’RE GOING
TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT FOR THE
NEXT FIVE YEARS OR SO. IN
MICHIGAN, THEY ARE GOING TO BE
DOING A PROJECTED POPULATION
GROWTH BY 2050. WE ARE GOING TO
BE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THIS
TODAY AS WE STREAM HERE ON LOCAL
4. PLUS, WE’RE GOING TO BE
TALKING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE,
INCLUDING THE LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR IS GOING TO BE JOINING
ME AT 3:00 THIS AFTERNOON. A
COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS THAT I
WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU. DEVIN
SPOKE THIS MORNING WITH LIZ
CHENEY ON THE MAIN STAGE HERE AT
THE CONFERENCE. HE’S GOING TO
HAVE THAT FOR YOU ON LOCAL 4
NEWS AT 5:00 AND 6:00. I AM ALSO
GOING TO BE SITTING DOWN WITH
BILL FORD JR. WE’RE GOING TO BE
TALKING ABOUT EVS AND HOW
MICHIGAN IS REALLY POSITIONED
ITSELF TO BRING IN MORE EV
BUSINESS AND ONE OTHER THING I
KNOW YOU’VE BEEN WATCHING THE
NEWS, THE PISTONS JUST PICKED UP
A HEAD COACH. I’M GOING TO BE
SITTING DOWN WITH ARN TELLEM AT
1230 TODAY. WE’LL TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT THAT. AND BEFORE I GO,
YOU HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK OVER MY
SHOULDER HERE. THAT’S A VIKING
CRUISE SHIP IN THE STRAITS OF
MACKINAW. TIM WHAT’S THE WHAT’S
THE NAME OF THE SHIP LIKE AN THE
OCTANTIS. I’M HERE WITH TIM. I’M
HERE WITH TIM PAMPLIN. AND THERE
IS ANOTHER CRUISE SHIP HERE AS
WELL. IT’S A GORGEOUS DAY ON
MACKINAC ISLAND, BUT WE WILL
HAVE ALL OF THAT FOR YOU.
STREAMING ON FOUR LOCAL PLUS
FROM 1230 TO 4:00 TODAY. I HOPE
YOU JOIN ME THEN. BACK TO YOU,
RHONDA.
>> NOW, I’M WONDERING IF THAT
WAS THE SAME ONE THAT WAS PARKED
RIGHT HERE ON THE DETROIT RIVER,
MADE ITS WAY UP THERE PRETTY
QUICKLY AND A LOT TO COME ON
LOCAL 4 PLUS TODAY. SO
DEFINITELY JOIN CHRISTIE FOR ALL
OF THAT. WELL, JUST JUNE IT IS
THE FIRST DAY OF JUNE AND IT
MARKS THE BEGINNING OF PRIDE
MONTH. THE CITY OF DETROIT IS
JOINING IN ON THE CELEBRATIONS
AS WELL TO HONOR LGBTQ+ PRIDE
MONTH. THE CITY IS RAISING A
PRIDE FLAG AT THE SPIRIT OF
DETROIT DOWNTOWN. CITY OFFICIALS
SAY IT’S ALL A PART OF THE
CITY’S EFFORTS TO SUPPORT AN
INCLUSIVE AND WELCOMING CITY FOR
ALL. THE CEREMONY IS KICKING OFF
PRIDE MONTH AND WILL LEAD UP TO
THE ANNUAL MOTOR CITY PRIDE
FESTIVAL AND PARADE ON JUNE 10TH
AND 11TH. IN IS RAISING THEIR
RATES AS PART OF THEIR NEW TIME
OF DAY RATE PLAN. NOW THIS MEANS
THAT YOU WILL BE PAYING MORE
DURING PEAK HOURS STARTING
TODAY. THAT’S TIME WOULD BE FROM
3:00 UNTIL SEVEN DURING WEEKDAYS
IN THE SUMMER. THE. THE RATE
WILL NOW BE JUST UNDER $0.21 PER
KILOWATT HOUR. ALL OTHER TIMES,
INCLUDING THE WEEKENDS, THE RATE
WILL BE $0.15 AND $0.45. THE NEW
RATE PLAN MEANS THAT THE
CUSTOMERS WILL REDUCE USAGE
USAGE DURING PEAK HOURS IN AN
EFFORT TO HELP THE POWER GRID.
WELL, WE HAVE BEEN USING A LOT
OF AIR CONDITIONING LATELY AND
MAYBE EVEN SOONER THAN NORMAL
BECAUSE AS IT HAS BEEN SO HOT
THE LAST FEW DAYS, THE HEAT WILL
BE CONTINUING TO TURN UP OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS WELL. AND
AS A RESULT, AT LEAST ONE OF OUR
SCHOOL DISTRICTS IS GOING TO BE
DISMISSING STUDENTS EARLY TODAY
AND TOMORROW. THAT’S DETROIT
PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY
DISTRICT DISMISSING STUDENTS AT
THREE HOURS AHEAD OF TIME INDOOR
AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES WILL BE
CANCELED AS WELL. OUTDOOR
ATHLETICS WILL OCCUR AT THE
DISCRETION OF THE PRINCIPALS.
THE ATHLETIC COORDINATORS AND
THE COACHES. AS SO JUST HOW HOT
IS IT ALREADY? WELL, WE SEE ON
THE SCREEN, IT’S 84 DEGREES. ARE
WE GOING TO GET ANY HOTTER
TODAY? YEAH, I MEAN, THE TICK
UPWARD JUST CONTINUES.
>> SO WE ARE RIGHT NOW ABOUT TEN
DEGREES ABOVE OUR AVERAGE HIGH
AND WARMER CONDITIONS HEADING
INTO THE AFTERNOON AS QUITE A
FEW FOLKS WILL BE FLIRTING WITH
90. AND IT’S THESE DRY HOT
CONDITIONS THAT IS FACTORING
INTO VERY DRY CONDITIONS AT THE
SURFACE. SO BRINGING YOU OUR
EXACT TRACK DROUGHT MONITOR,
WE’RE NOT OFFICIALLY IN A
DROUGHT, EVEN THOUGH THE LAST
TIME WE SAW DROP OF RAIN WAS ON
MAY 20TH. BUT IF YOU WERE WITH
US YESTERDAY, THIS DROUGHT
MONITOR HAD THE YELLOW
INDICATING THE DRY CONDITIONS
JUST SOUTH OF THE STATE LINE
THAT HAS NOW CREPT INTO THE
SOUTHERN PART OF METRO DETROIT.
SO THAT’S WHAT WE’RE LOOKING AT
WITH YOUR DROUGHT MONITOR AND
THOSE RAIN CHANCES ARE NOT GOING
TO BE INCREASING REALLY ANYTIME
SOON. JUST AN ISOLATED CHANCE ON
SATURDAY, ONCE AGAIN ON MONDAY,
WITH TWO PASSING COLD FRONTS.
BUT THEY ARE NOT LOOKING TO BE A
SOAKER AS OF RIGHT NOW, AIR
QUALITY ALERT IS CURRENTLY IN
EFFECT AND WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT
THROUGHOUT THE DAY FOR MUCH OF
SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN. AND THAT
PUTS US INTO A VERY UNHEALTHY
ZONE, I SHOULD SAY UNHEALTHY
CATEGORY FOR THE AIR QUALITY FOR
THOSE THAT ARE IN A SENSITIVE
GROUP LIKE OUR SENIORS OR FOR
PEOPLE THAT SUFFER FROM ASTHMA.
SO TRY NOT TO OVEREXERT YOURSELF
OUTSIDE. 83, MOSTLY SUNNY AT
THIS HOUR HERE IN DETROIT. AND
WE ARE AT 82 IN PONTIAC, 86 IN
LAPEER AND 81 DOWN IN MONROE.
LOOKING AT THE REST OF THE DAY,
WE WILL TOP OUT JUST SHY OF 90,
89, THE FORECASTED HIGH. BUT WE
COULD HIT 90 AGAIN. YOU CAN
TRACK THIS HEAT WAVE WITH OUR
4WARN WEATHER APP. IN ADDITION
TO THAT, YOU’LL GET PUSH ALERTS
WHEN WE HAVE AIR QUALITY ALERTS.
WE’VE HAD THREE OF THOSE
STRAIGHT AT. AND YOU ALSO WILL