HAYES IT HAS IMPROVED. BUT THAT’S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE HERE AT THE 5:00 HOUR.
>> BUT THE SITUATION EVEN WORSE
ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN. IN CHICAGO
RIGHT NOW, THE AIR QUALITY IN
THE WINDY CITY IS THE SECOND
WORST IN THE WORLD AND IT IS
SPREADING ITS WAY DOWN SOUTH.
>> THESE ARE LIVE PICTURES FROM
BROADWAY IN NASHVILLE. THEY’RE
DEALING WITH SMOKE AND AIR
QUALITY ISSUES. AND ON TOP OF
THAT, HOW ABOUT AN EXCESSIVE
HEAT WARNING ALONG WITH IT, THE
HEAT INDEX THERE COULD HIT 115
DEGREES OFF THE TOP HERE AT
5:00.
>> THE ROCHESTER HILLS FIREWORKS
SHOW SET FOR TONIGHT HAS BEEN
POSTPONED BECAUSE OF THAT POOR
AIR QUALITY. WE THANK YOU FOR
BEING WITH US. I’M KIMBERLY
GILL. I’M DEVIN SCULLY.
>> FOR A TIME TODAY, DETROIT’S
AIR QUALITY WAS THE SECOND WORST
IN THE WORLD, SECOND ONLY TO
DUBAI IN THE MIDDLE EAST RIGHT
NOW, WE’VE IMPROVED TO THE POINT
THAT WE’RE JUST FIFTH WORST
SHAWN LEY IS GOING TO KICK OFF
OUR COVERAGE HERE AT FIVE LIVE
IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT. WE’RE
SEEING A NUMBER OF OUTDOOR
EVENTS ACROSS THE METRO AREA
GETTING CANCELED. SEAN AND A KEY
DOCTOR WE SPOKE TO TODAY, DEVIN
SAID CANCEL THOSE EVENTS.
>> IT’S HER OPINION, SHE SAYS,
OR MOVE THEM INSIDE IF POSSIBLE
. LOOK, IT’S 5:00 RIGHT NOW.
WE’RE AT TEN ROOF RIGHT ACROSS
FROM COMERICA PARK. THIS IS THE
BUSIEST TIN ROOF IN THE CHAIN,
5:00. THIS PLACE WOULD BE PACKED
UP HERE. LOVELY. UPSTAIRS BUT IT
IS CLOSED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE
PEOPLE, THE CUSTOMERS AND SAFETY
OF THE STAFF. THAT WOULD HAVE TO
WORK UP HERE 8 TO 10 HOURS
TONIGHT. WE ARE SEEING TONIGHT
IS THAT THERE IS SOME CLEARING.
IT SEEMS BETTER. WE ARE HERE
EARLIER THIS MORNING. YOU COULD
SMELL THE SMOKE. YOU COULD SEE
THE SMOKE. WE’RE SEEING
BUILDINGS NOW THAT WERE SHROUDED
JUST A FEW HOURS AGO. THINGS
IMPROVING. BUT THERE’S NO ALL
CLEAR YET. WE ALL CAN SEE IT. OF
COURSE WE CAN SMELL IT. WE CAN
EVEN TASTE IT. AND WE’RE ALL
BREATHING IT IN SMOKE, SETTLING
RIGHT ON TOP OF US FROM
WILDFIRES, FIRES IN CANADA. BUT
METRO DETROIT IS A ROLL UP OUR
SLEEVES GET TO WORK CITY. SO
MANY OF US WORK OUTSIDE, WHICH
MEANS WE’RE INHALING WILDFIRE
SMOKE THAT HAS PARTICLES IN IT.
THAT’S NOT GOOD. CHRISTOPHER
CLARK AND NORMAN HUDSON, THEY’RE
WORKING ON A STREET OUTSIDE.
THEY ARE MASKING UP THIS EVENING
WITH THE MASKS HERE.
>> AND I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE
A JOB THAT WORKS OUTSIDE. SO, I
MEAN, IT’S ABOUT THE BEST WE
COULD DO IS WEAR MASKS. IT IS
DEFINITELY SOME CONCERNS,
ESPECIALLY WITH ME, ME HAVING
DAUGHTERS THAT HAS ASTHMA. SO
YOU GOT TO BE PRECAUTIOUS OF
THAT. KIDS SPORTS ARE IN FULL
SWING.
>> DOCTOR KELLY LEVASSEUR IS THE
MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF PEDIATRIC
EMERGENCY AT CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
OF MICHIGAN. SHE SAYS KIDS
SPORTS AND PRACTICES SHOULD BE
MOVED INSIDE OR CANCELED. BUT
THAT MIGHT BE HARD FOR A KID TO
SPEAK UP AND SAY THEY SHOULDN’T
BE PLAYING OUTSIDE. YOU CAN SEE
WHERE IF A CHILD HAS ASTHMA OR
HAS SOME BREATHING DIFFICULTIES,
IT MAY BE FOR THEM TO SAY, HEY,
I’M THE ONE KID WHO REALLY CAN’T
BE OUT HERE, SO JUST MOVE
EVERYBODY INSIDE. BACK HERE
LIVE. SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT.
ALSO, YOU CAN SMELL IT. YOU KNOW
THAT WHEN YOUR CAR WHEN YOU’RE
DRIVING, YOU CAN SWITCH TO AIR
CIRCULATION, USE AIR
CONDITIONER. IF YOU HAVE IT.
ALSO, THE DOCTOR IS TELLING US
SOME PEOPLE ARE NOW STARTING TO
FILTER IN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM
WITH LUNG ISSUES OR EYE ISSUES.
6:00, WE TALKED TO SOMEONE WHOSE
EYES ARE REALLY BURNING IN ALL
THIS EAGLE, DEVIN AND KIMBERLY.
STATE ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICIALS
TELL US WE’LL HEAR FROM THEM AT
SIX. THEY’VE NEVER HAD TO ISSUE
A SMOKE WARNING LIKE THIS
STATEWIDE EVER BEFORE. BACK TO
YOU.
>> SEAN, WHAT ABOUT BREAKING OUT
THE MASKS AGAIN WITH WHICH SO
MANY OF US BECAME COMFORTABLE
DURING THE PANDEMIC? DOES THAT
HELP?
>> I’M GLAD YOU SAID AGAIN,
BECAUSE WE’RE ALL RIGHT GOING.
REMEMBER THESE GOING BACK? YES.
WE’RE SEEING PEOPLE OUTSIDE
WEARING MASKS, BUT THE HOSPITAL
MASKS, WE’RE TOLD, IN THE CLOTH,
MASKS NOT WORKING. AND 95 IS THE
ONE YOU NEED. BUT IF YOU CAN SEE
BEHIND ME, THE SUN IS OUT. IT’S
A BIT MORE CLEAR THAN IT WAS
EARLIER TODAY. AND WE’RE NOT
SMELLING THAT HEAVY SMOKE LIKE
WE WERE EARLIER TODAY.
>> YEAH. YEAH, IT REALLY HAS
IMPROVED HERE IN THE LAST COUPLE
OF HOURS. ALL RIGHT, SEAN, WE
WANT TO BRING IN KIM ADAMS NOW
BECAUSE THE WIND ABOVE US IS
WHAT’S BLOWING THIS INTO METRO
DETROIT. SO CAN WE KNOW THERE’S
ANOTHER AIR QUALITY ALERT SET
FOR TOMORROW?
>> WHEN ARE THINGS GOING TO
START TO GET BETTER?
>> WELL, WE STILL HAVE AT LEAST
24 MORE HOURS. AND EVEN THOUGH
IT LOOKS BETTER, KEEP IN MIND,
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT FINE
PARTICLES, MANY OF WHICH ARE
INVISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE. SO
EVEN IF IT LOOKS LIKE IT’S CLEAR
OUTSIDE, IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT
THERE’S NOT STILL POOR AIR
QUALITY. IN FACT, THIS IS THE
LATEST AIR QUALITY INDEX. IT
STILL HAS A CHUNK OF SOUTHEAST
LOWER MICHIGAN IN THE VERY
UNHEALTHY RANGE. I’M CHECKING
THE LEVELS EVERY HOUR. THEY COME
OUT AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR AT
3:00, WE WERE AT 211. AT 4:00,
DOWN TO 203. AND THE 5:00
NUMBERS ARE JUST COMING IN NOW.
AND WE’LL SHOW YOU THOSE IN
ABOUT TEN MINUTES FROM NOW. BUT
THE SCALE AGAIN, GOES FROM ZERO.
ALL THE WAY OVER TO 50, UP TO
500 WHEN WE SAW THOSE PICTURES
OF NEW YORK THAT WERE
COMPLETELY, COMPLETELY ORANGE,
THAT WAS 400. SO RIGHT NOW,
WE’RE AT 203, WHICH IS STILL IN
THE VERY UNHEALTHY RANGE, WHICH
MEANS IT IS COMPLETELY
REASONABLE TO CANCEL THOSE
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, KEEP YOUR
WINDOWS CLOSED. SIMPLE THINGS
LIKE SMOKING INSIDE YOUR HOUSE,
OBVIOUSLY NOT A GOOD IDEA.
BURNING CANDLES, EVEN FRYING
FOODS AND VACUUMING CAN ADD TO
THE POOR AIR QUALITY INSIDE YOUR
HOUSE. WE’LL TALK ABOUT WHEN
IT’S GOING TO IMPROVE. THERE IS
SOME IMPROVEMENT THAT I’LL SHOW
YOU IN THE SMOKE FORECAST. AND
WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE CHANCE
FOR SEVERE WEATHER TOMORROW.
THAT’S IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.
>> ALL RIGHT, KIM, THIS COULD
USE SOME IMPROVING LIVE PICTURES
FROM OUR SOUTHFIELD SKYCAM
CONDITIONS, NOT MUCH BETTER
THERE. SO WHAT IS IN THE SMOKE
MAKING IT SO DANGEROUS?
>> EXPERTS SAY IT’S A
COMBINATION OF FACTORS AND THE
RISKS AREN’T LIMITED TO JUST OUR
LUNGS. WHEN WILDFIRES OCCUR,
THEY PUT A LOT OF POLLUTION INTO
THE AIR THAT INCLUDES WATER
VAPOR, HARMFUL GASES AND
PARTICLES, SAYS DR. MILAN HAHN,
CHIEF OF PULMONOLOGY AT U OF M
HEALTH.
>> AND I THINK WE REALLY WORRY
ABOUT, THOUGH, FROM A HEALTH
PERSPECTIVE, ARE THE PARTICLE
POLLUTION. SO THOSE ARE REALLY
SMALL LITTLE BITS OF DUST WITH
OTHER SORT OF NASTY CHEMICALS
THAT GET INTO THE AIR. WE
BREATHE THEM IN AND THEY CAN
CAUSE DAMAGE TO OUR LUNGS AND
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS.
>> WHAT’S IN THOSE PARTICLES
DEPENDS ON WHAT’S BURNING AND
WHERE THEY’RE TRAVELING FROM.
BUT THIS GRAPHIC SHOWS WHY THESE
PARTICLES ARE SO DANGEROUS. ON
THE BOTTOM IS A GRAIN OF SAND IN
THE MIDDLE, A HUMAN HAIR. THE
BLUE CIRCLE IS A PIECE OF DUST.
FOUR OF THE FINE PARTICLES IN
THE SMOKE CAN FIT ACROSS A
SINGLE PIECE OF DUST. THE
SMALLER THE PARTICLES, THE
EASIER THEY ARE TO BREATHE IN
THOSE PARTICLES CAN THEN TRAVEL
DEEP INTO THE LUNGS AND CAN EVEN
ENTER THE BLOODSTREAM.
>> THESE SMALL PARTICLES
ACTUALLY GET INTO THE VASCULAR
SYSTEM AND CAN ACTUALLY TRIGGER
HEART ATTACKS AND STROKES TO
REDUCE THE RISK.
>> STAY INDOORS AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE WHEN THE AIR QUALITY IS
BAD.
>> BUT IF YOU CAN’T AND YOU
ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE
TRYING NOT TO EXERCISE, KEEPING
YOUR ACTIVITY TO EARLY MORNINGS
AND LATE EVENINGS CAN ALSO HELP.
AND THEN FINALLY, SOME PATIENTS
MAY CHOOSE TO WEAR A MASK, BUT
TO REALLY FILTER OUT THOSE SMALL
PARTICLES, YOU’LL NEED AN N95 OR
AN N95 STYLE MASK AND EXPERTS
SAY MOST WILDFIRES PUT HUNDREDS
OF CHEMICALS INTO THE AIR AND
THAT PARTICLE POLLUTION CAN
TRIGGER EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS
AND EVEN DEATHS UP TO THOUSANDS
OF MILES AWAY FROM THE ACTUAL
FIRE.
>> IF YOU ASK ANY LONGTIME METRO
DETROITER, THEY’LL TELL YOU THEY
CAN’T REMEMBER SEEING ANYTHING
LIKE THIS. YEAH. AHEAD AT 530.
KIM ADAMS WILL SHOW US WHAT’S
HAPPENING IN CANADA AND HOW THE
WEATHER IS PLAYING A KEY ROLE IN
BRINGING THIS HAZARDOUS SMOKE
INTO THE REGION. ALSO, IF AND
WHEN WE COULD SEE IT AGAIN.
>> ALL RIGHT. LET’S GET TO OUR
OTHER TOP STORY HERE AT FIVE
POLICE IN WARREN SAY THEY HAVE
MADE A RECORD NUMBER OF ARRESTS
AND WEAPONS SEIZURES FOLLOWING A
MAJOR SWEEP OF THE CITY. VICTOR
WILLIAMS LIVE ON THAT STORY. AND
VICTOR, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT
REALLY A BROAD RANGE OF CRIMES
HERE.
>> YEAH, DEVIN, PRETTY MUCH ANY
CRIME THAT YOU COULD THINK OF,
THEY HAVE MADE ARRESTS FOR IT
AND ON TOP OF THAT, WE’RE
FINDING OUT THAT THIS IS
ACTUALLY THE BIGGEST SWEEP IN
THE HISTORY OF THE WARREN POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
>> EIGHT TOTAL ARRESTS, 442
TOTAL CHARGES ISSUED, 718.
>> TONIGHT, THE STREETS OF
WARREN ARE MUCH SAFER THANKS TO
OPERATION PACT, WHICH STANDS FOR
PREVENTING ACTS OF COMMUNITY
TRAGEDY 393 FELONY CHARGES, 325
MISDEMEANOR CHARGES. POLICE
COMMISSIONER BILL DWYER SENDING
A DIRECT MESSAGE TO CRIMINALS
THAT CRIME WILL NOT BE TOLERATED
.
>> AND WARREN, IT’S ALSO
ACKNOWLEDGING TO THE RESIDENTS
THAT, HEY, YOUR POLICE
DEPARTMENT IS PROACTIVE.
>> THE OPERATION TAKING PLACE
FROM MAY 20TH 9TH TO JUNE 23RD
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING 68
ILLEGAL WEAPONS OFF THE STREETS
.
>> I THINK THIS GOES THIS IS A
STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION,
SENDING THE MESSAGE TO WOULD BE
FELONS THAT MIGHT DECIDE TO
CAUSE PROBLEMS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> ARRESTS WERE ALSO MADE FOR
OPERATING WHILE INTOXICATED AND
RECKLESS DRIVING. OVERALL 73
VEHICLES WERE SEIZED AND 24
STOLEN VEHICLES WERE RECOVERED.
AND MAYOR JAMES FOUTS SAYS IT’S
BECAUSE OF THE OPERATION THAT
HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS CAN PLACE
THEIR MINDS AT EASE.
>> THIS IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION, SENDING THE MESSAGE
TO WOULD BE FELONS THAT MIGHT
DECIDE TO CAUSE PROBLEMS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> NOW THOSE WHO WERE ARRESTED
WERE FROM 49 DIFFERENT CITIES
RIGHT HERE IN THE STATE OF
MICHIGAN AND THREE OF THE
NEIGHBORING STATES. AND WARREN
TONIGHT, VICTOR WILLIAMS, LOCAL
4.
>> ALL RIGHT, VICTOR.
>> DETROIT POLICE ARE SEARCHING
FOR A MAN IN CONNECTION TO A
MURDER ON THE CITY’S NORTH END.
POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR THIS MAN
WHO THEY SAY SHOT AND KILLED A
29 YEAR OLD IN A HOME ON CLAY
STREET IN THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS OF JUNE 18TH.
INVESTIGATORS THINK AN
ALTERCATION LED TO THE SHOOTING
. A $1,000 REWARD IS BEING
OFFERED FOR INFORMATION THAT
LEADS TO AN ARREST.
>> MADONNA IS HITTING THE PAUSE
BUTTON ON HER WORLD TOUR TONIGHT
AFTER HER MANAGER SAYS SHE WAS
IN THE ICU BECAUSE OF A SERIOUS
BACTERIAL INFECTION. HER MANAGER
SAYS SHE WENT INTO THE HOSPITAL
ON SATURDAY, THOUGH HER
CONDITION HAS IMPROVED SINCE.
THERE’S NO WORD YET ON WHEN THAT
TOUR, WHICH WAS SCHEDULED TO
KICK OFF IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS,
WILL BE RESCHEDULED.
>> THE DETROIT POLICE DEPARTMENT
SAYS MONDAY’S FORD FIREWORKS
SHOW WAS ONE OF THE SAFEST IN
RECENT YEARS. BPD SAYS ZERO.
>> NO ARRESTS WERE MADE MONDAY
NIGHT. DURING THE EVENT, THERE
WERE 25 TICKETS HANDED OUT FOR
THINGS LIKE CURFEW VIOLATIONS
AND PARENTAL RESPONSE ABILITY
INFRACTIONS. BPD SAYS THE
DECREASE IN CRIME CAN BE
ATTRIBUTED TO ITS PARTNERSHIP
WITH SEVERAL NEIGHBORING
DEPARTMENTS, THOUGH THE EFFORT
MAY HAVE ALSO BEEN HELPED ALONG
BY MONDAY NIGHT’S STORMY
WEATHER. IT’S AIMED AT BREAKING
THE CYCLE. HOW SOMETHING CALLED
JOB COURT IS TAKING OFFENDERS
OFF THE STREET AND HELPING THEM
GET ON THE RIGHT PATH. BUT ALSO,
IT WAS MORE THAN A ROUGH
LANDING. A FULL DELTA FLIGHT
TOUCHES DOWN WITHOUT A KEY PART
OF ITS LANDING GEAR. MEGAN AFTER
SPENDING NEARLY 16 YEARS IN
PRISON, A MAN IS EXONERATED AND
NOW HE’S SUING THE CITY OF
DETROIT.
>> AND THE INVESTIGATORS WHO
WERE ON THAT CASE, WHY HE
BELIEVES THIS WILL BRING FORTH