IS IN METRO DETROIT BY USING FRAUDULENT EBAY CARDS. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS NOON. I’M
RHONDA WALKER, AN ATTORNEY
GENERAL, DANA NESSEL SAYS THAT
THESE CHARGES JUST SCRATCH THE
SURFACE OF THIS SCHEME AND JUST
HOW VAST IT IS. PAMELA OSBORNE
IS FOLLOWING THE STORY FOR US
WITH NEW INFORMATION ON HOW THIS
ALL WORKED. PAMELA
>> RHONDA, THIS WAS QUITE
SOPHISTICATED, 8000 EDDIE CARD
HOLDERS HAD THEIR INFORMATION
AND MONEY FROM THEIR ACCOUNTS
TAKEN. THAT MONEY WAS SPENT HERE
TO FUND PURCHASES AT SAM’S CLUB
STORES. ALL ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN
MICHIGAN IN ALL, INVESTIGATORS
SAY THIS RING WAS RESPONSIBLE,
RATHER, FOR MAKING $4 MILLION IN
FRAUDULENT PURCHASES. THE
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY WAS FIRST
REPORTED TO STATE OFFICIALS LAST
YEAR. THE AG’S NEWLY FORMED
FORCE TEAM, WHICH IS IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH MICHIGAN STATE
POLICE, INVESTIGATED. THREE
PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED AND
ARRAIGNED ON FEDERAL CHARGES
LAST WEEK. AND HERE’S WHAT AG
DANA NESSEL IS SAYING ABOUT THE
REACH OF THIS ENTERPRISE, GUYS,
AND HOW THEY PROFITED OR WHAT
HAPPENS IN MICHIGAN IN DOESN’T
TEND TO STAY IN MICHIGAN.
>> AND WHAT WE SEE MORE OFTEN
THAN NOT IN THESE TYPES OF CASES
IS, IS THAT YOU WILL HAVE
OFTENTIMES VICTIMS OVER MULTIPLE
STATES, BUT ALSO THAT THE
MERCHANDISE TRAVEL IS.
>> AND SO THE MAJORITY OF THOSE
8000 PEOPLE WHO HAD MONEY TAKEN
FROM THEIR EBT ACCOUNTS, THEY
ACTUALLY ARE RESIDENTS OF
CALIFORNIA. THERE WERE SOME
RESIDENTS HERE IN THE STATE OF
MICHIGAN AND OTHER STATES AS
WELL. AND AGAIN, INVESTIGATORS
ARE SAYING THIS IS STILL AN
ONGOING INVESTIGATION. THEY
FULLY ANTICIPATE THAT MORE
PEOPLE WILL FACE THESE FEDERAL
CHARGES DOWN THE ROAD AS THIS
INVESTIGATION CONTINUES. FOR
NOW, REPORTING LIVE IN DETROIT,
I’M PAMELA OSBORNE, LOCAL 4.
>> $4 MILLION IN FRAUDULENT
ACTIVITY THAT IS JUST A MASSIVE
RING, AS YOU SAID. PAM, THANK
YOU. DETROIT’S CITY COUNCIL IS
TAKING UP GAS STATION SAFETY
TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A TRIPLE
SHOOTING. YOU MAY REMEMBER THREE
PEOPLE WERE SHOT AND ONE KILLED
BY A CUSTOMER AT THE MOBIL GAS
STATION ON MCNICHOLS NEAR THE
LODGE EARLIER THIS MONTH. THE
CLERK LOCKED THE DOOR,
PREVENTING VENTING THESE PEOPLE
FROM BEING ABLE TO BELIEVE
BECAUSE OF A FIGHT OVER A $4
PURCHASE WITH THE CLERK. THE
COUNCIL IS EXPECTED TO TAKE UP
ORDINANCES THAT REQUIRE BETTER
TRAINING FOR THESE CLERKS AND
MORE A THE CUSTOMER IS FACING
MURDER CHARGES AND THE CLERK IS
FACING IN INVOLUNTARY
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES AS A VACANT
BUSINESS IN WEST BLOOMFIELD
CATCHES FIRE. SKY FOUR WAS OVER
THE OLD PALO WINDOW COMPANY NEAR
PONTIAC TRAIL AND WALNUT LAKE.
ROADS EARLIER THIS MORNING. YOU
CAN SEE IT’S A MASSIVE BUILDING,
WE’RE TOLD THAT THE BUILDING WAS
EMPTY AND IN THE PROCESS OF
BEING DEMOLISHED. WE DON’T KNOW
YET WHAT CAUSED THAT FIRE,
THOUGH. A BROTHER ACCUSED OF
SHOOTING AND KILLING HIS SISTER
IN STERLING HEIGHTS IS EXPECTED
TO GO BEFORE A JUDGE THIS
AFTERNOON. WE’RE TOLD THAT THE
MAN IS FACING CHARGES FOR THE
SHOOTING LAST WEEK. POLICE SAY
THAT THE BROTHER AND SISTER GOT
INTO A SHOOTOUT IN A FIGHT AT A
BUSINESS ON 19 MILE AND MOUND.
THE 54 YEAR OLD MACOMB WOMAN WAS
KILLED AND HER BROTHER WAS NOT
HURT. THE RACE TO GET A
BIPARTISAN DEAL ON THE DEBT
CEILING ACROSS THE FINISH LINE
IS IN HIGH GEAR RIGHT NOW. KEY
TALKS ARE STARTING TODAY. BOTH
PRESIDENT BIDEN AND HOUSE
SPEAKER KEVIN MCCARTHY ARE
TRYING TO SECURE SUPPORT FROM
THEIR PARTIES. BRITTANY JACKSON,
BREE JACKSON, I SHOULD SAY. SHE
REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON ON
WHAT’S BEING DONE TO MAKE SURE
THIS DEAL GETS DONE.
>> THE WHITE HOUSE IS WORKING
THE PHONES TO SELL THIS
BIPARTISAN DEAL TO MODERATES AS
WELL AS PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS.
>> I’LL HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
HAVE A NICE MEMORIAL WITH A
BIPARTISAN DEAL TO AVOID A
GOVERNMENT DEFAULT REACHED, THE
FOCUS IS NOW ON SECURING ENOUGH
VOTES TO GET THE BILL THROUGH
CONGRESS.
>> I SPOKE TO MCCONNELL.
>> I SPOKE TO A WHOLE BUNCH OF
PEOPLE AND IT FEELS GOOD.
>> THE TWO YEAR DEAL SUSPENDS
THE NATION’S BORROWING LIMIT
UNTIL EARLY 2025. HOLDS NON-U.S
FENCE SPENDING FLAT NEXT YEAR,
WITH THE 1% INCREASE IN 2025
WHILE BUMPING UP MILITARY
SPENDING, SOMETHING PRESIDENT
BIDEN WANTED. I THINK PRESIDENT
BIDEN DID ABOUT THE BEST HE
COULD DO IN A VERY DIFFICULT
SITUATION. REPUBLICANS ARE
TOUTING WINS, INCLUDING A NEW
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
ESTIMATE PROJECTING THE DEAL
WOULD CUT SPENDING MORE THAN
ANTICIPATED. BUT DEMOCRAT EIGHTS
AREN’T HAPPY ABOUT THE DEAL’S
EXPANDED WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR
FEDERAL FOOD STAMP RECIPIENTS. I
FEEL LIKE WE ARE BEING HELD
HOSTAGE.
>> WE SHOULD BE IN REGULAR
ORDER. WE SHOULD NEVER BE IN
THIS POSITION AGAIN AND YET
CANNOT AND WILL NOT BE A RUBBER
STAMP. SOME HARD LINE
REPUBLICANS ALSO VOICED
CONCERNS.
>> NOW THERE ARE GOING TO BE
DETRACTS WAS DESPITE PUSHBACK,
THERE IS OPTIMISM. IT’S GOING TO
GET THROUGH THE HOUSE.
>> IT’S GOING TO GET THROUGH THE
SENATE. IT’S GOING TO BE SIGNED
IN LAW BY THE PRESIDENT. THE
RACE IS ON FOR CONGRESS TO
SECURE VOTES AND GET THE DEBT
CEILING BILL TO THE PRESIDENT.
>> S DESK BEFORE THE JUNE FIFTH
DEFAULT DEADLINE. AND THE RULES
COMMITTEE MEETS TODAY TO PROCESS
THE DEBT CEILING BILL. THE
MEASURE IS EXPECTED TO GO BEFORE
THE FULL HOUSE FOR A VOTE ON
WEDNESDAY. AND WASHINGTON, BREE
JACKSON, NBC NEWS.
>> AND THERE IS A CHANCE THE
AGREEMENT WON’T GET PASSED. THE
RULES COMMITTEE. SO WE’LL KEEP
AN EYE ON TALKS TODAY AND HAVE
UPDATES FOR YOU ON LOCAL 4 NEWS
AT 4:00 AND FIVE. GAS PRICES ARE
STILL GOING UP AFTER THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND. TRIPLE A SAYS THAT
PRICES IN METRO DETROIT ARE UP
$0.07 THIS WEEK TO AN AVERAGE OF
$3.59 A GALLON. IT’S STILL MORE
THAN $3 LESS THAN WHEN WE WERE
PAYING AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR.
EXPERTS THINK THAT WITH FEWER
PEOPLE DRIVING AFTER MEMORIAL
DAY, PRICES MAY STABILIZE AND
THINGS LIKE GETTING GAS ACTUALLY
DISCOURAGED ON A DAY LIKE TODAY.
AS WE TAKE A LIVE LOOK OUT AT
ANN ARBOR, WHERE THERE APPEARS
TO BE A BIT OF A HAZE IN THE SKY
, THERE’S AN AIR QUALITY ALERT
IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN, FOR PEOPLE THAT MAY BE
OUTSIDE, LIMIT YOUR ACTIVITIES
OUTSIDE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE
ANY BREATHING ISSUES. ASHLEY,
I’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS
WITH US ALL MORNING LONG. WE
SHOULD ALSO LIMIT GASSING UP AND
EVEN RUNNING THE LAWN MOWER.
>> YEAH, I MEAN, IF YOU CAN
OBVIOUSLY IF YOU’RE ON E, I
UNDERSTAND YOU MIGHT HAVE TO
FILL UP, BUT MAYBE NOT TOP IT
OFF. YOU JUST PUT ABOUT A
QUARTER OF A TANK IN AND WAIT TO
DO THE FILL UP WHEN WE’RE NOT
UNDER THAT AIR QUALITY ALERT.
AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR MOST OF
SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN. GENESEE
LAPEER AND SANILAC COUNTIES ARE
NOT UNDER THIS ALERT, BUT THIS
WILL BE THROUGHOUT THE DAYLIGHT
HOURS, LIKELY EXPIRING JUST
BEFORE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AND
THAT MEANS OUR AIR QUALITY IS
UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS.
THAT’S AT LEAST WHERE WE’RE AT
ON THE SCALE. THAT WOULD MEAN
THE ELDERLY OR THOSE THAT ARE
STRUGGLING WITH BREATHING ISSUES
LIKE ASTHMA SHOULD LIMIT THEIR
TIME OUTSIDE. SO THE TIPS FOR
TODAY CARPOOL OR BIKE. IF YOU
CAN, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO
THE AFTERNOON, THE PEAK HEAT OF
THE DAY AND DEFINITELY CHECK ON
THE SENIORS AND ASTHMATIC. WHAT
YOU DON’T WANT TO DO IS REFUEL.
IF YOU DON’T HAVE TO MOW THE
LAWN OR EVEN GAS UP THOSE LAWN
MOWERS, WAIT A DAY OR TWO, I’M
GIVING YOU THE PASS TO DO THE
YARD WORK. IF IT INCLUDES LAWN
MOWING, 79 DEGREES RIGHT NOW. SO
WE’RE JUST SHY OF 80 AND WE’RE
GOING TO CONTINUE TO WARM UP
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. WINDS
ARE ON THE LIGHT SIDE AT ABOUT
THREE MILES PER HOUR. YOU CAN
SEE THESE TEMPERATURES ACROSS
THE BOARD. SOME FOLKS HAVE
ALREADY REACHED 80 LIKE WE HAVE
AT CITY AIRPORT, PONTIAC, 81 IN
LAPEER RIGHT NOW, AND 81 OFF IN
HOWELL TODAY. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES
THAT SUMMER, LIKE HEAT AS WE
WILL BE TOPPING OUT RIGHT AROUND
86 DEGREES, WHICH DAYS WE COULD
HIT 90 AND WILL WE HAVE RAIN IN
THE SEVEN DAY FORECAST? WELL,
WE’LL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT
COMING UP. OKAY
>> THANK YOU, ASHLEY. WE’LL SEE
YOU HERE IN A FEW. IT WAS ABOUT
TO BE DEMOLISHED UNTIL CREWS
FOUND A WOMAN STILL INSIDE A DAY
AFTER THIS APARTMENT BUILDING
NEARLY COLLAPSED. THE INCREDIBLE
RESCUE AND WHAT AUTHORITIES ARE
DOING NOW. BUT FIRST, CHAOS ON A
POPULAR BEACH IN FLORIDA WHEN
GUNSHOTS, SHOTS RING OUT. POLICE
NOW REVEALING WHAT LED UP TO THE
SHOOTING THAT LEFT NINE PEOPLE