A NEW PROGRAM IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN OFFERS CERTAIN RESIDENTS A BASIC INCOME OF $530
A MONTH.
>> WHO IS ELIGIBLE AND WHERE
DOES THE MONEY COME FROM? AND
HERE’S KIM. LOTS OF HAZE FROM
THE WILDFIRES THAT CONTINUE TO
BURN IN EASTERN CANADA. SO IT
LOOKS LIKE IT’S ABOUT TO RAIN AT
ANY MINUTE, BUT IT IS NOT. THE
DROUGHT CONTINUES HERE IN METRO
DETROIT. I’LL TELL YOU WHEN IT
IS GOING TO RAIN COMING UP. IT’S
BEEN UNSEASONABLY DRY IN
MICHIGAN.
>> AND AT THIS URBAN FARM,
THEY’RE RUNNING LOW ON RAINWATER
. HOW THE COMMUNITY IS STEPPING
UP. LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT,
LOCAL 4 NEWS. FIRST AT FOUR
STARTS NOW.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I’M KAREN
DREW. FIRST AT FOUR. A JURY WILL
DECIDE IF A GAS STATION CLERK
BEARS SOME RESPONSE ABILITY FOR
A SHOOTING THAT TERRIFIED
CUSTOMERS. THE NOW FORMER CLERK
AL HASSAN AYYASH, IS CHARGED
WITH INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER
FOR THE INCIDENT AT THE MOBIL
STATION OVER ON MCNICHOLS,
PROSECUTORS SAY HE LOCKED THREE
CUSTOMERS INSIDE THE GAS STATION
WITH A WOULD-BE THIEF WHO
THREATENED TO START SHOOTING IF
HE WASN’T. LET OUT. ALL OF THE
CUSTOMERS WERE SHOT AND ONE OF
THEM DIED. THE SURVIVORS TOOK
THE STAND TODAY SAYING THE
SHOOTER MADE HIS INTENTIONS
CLEAR THAT DAY.
>> THE THREAT WAS THAT IF YOU
DON’T OPEN THAT DOOR, I’M GOING
TO KILL EVERYBODY IN HERE.
>> YOU SAY YOU DON’T SHOOT
EVERYBODY IN HERE. HE DIDN’T
LOCK THE DOOR.
>> NOW WE’RE NOT IDENTIFYING THE
WITNESSES AS THEY’VE BECOME
VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIME. THE
FORMER CLERKS, DEFENSE TEAM HAS
ARGUED HE WAS TRYING TO DO HIS
JOB IN A STORE THAT’S BEEN
ROBBED BEFORE. BEFORE HE WAS
PANICKED. THE JUDGE SET AN
ARRAIGNMENT FOR JUNE 20TH. WE
ARE TRACKING THE INVESTIGATION
INTO SHOTS FIRED OUTSIDE THE
MICHIGAN COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL
OVER IN WARREN. SO FAR, NO
ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE
STORY WAS BREAKING YESTERDAY,
FIRST AT FOUR. POLICE SAY SOME
STUDENTS WHO WERE SUSPENDED CAME
BACK TO CAMPUS ON MONDAY AND
SHOTS RANG OUT AS CLASSES WERE
DISMISSED. RIGHT NOW, POLICE SAY
THE SUSPECT IS NOT A STUDENT AT
MICHIGAN COLLEGIATE. LUCKILY, NO
ONE WAS INJURED. WE’LL KEEP YOU
POSTED AS WE LEARN MORE. THE
CITY OF ANN ARBOR IS LAUNCHING A
PILOT PROGRAM OFFERING A
GUARANTEED MONTHLY INCOME TO
CERTAIN RESIDENTS OF ABOUT $530
A MONTH. THE CITY IS WORKING
WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF
MICHIGAN’S POVERTY SOLUTIONS ON
A BASIC INCOME PROGRAM FOR LOW
AND MODERATE INCOME
ENTREPRENEURS. THE CITY IS
SPENDING $1.6 MILLION OF
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDS. IT’S
A PILOT PROGRAM THAT WILL RUN
FOR TWO YEARS. TONIGHT AT SIX,
WE’RE GOING TO DIVE INTO MORE OF
THE REQUIREMENTS AND ALSO GET
SOME REACTION TO THIS PROGRAM.
ALL RIGHT. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT
YOUR FIRST FORECAST. IT LOOKS
LIKE ANOTHER CALM AND
COMFORTABLE EVENING AHEAD. LET’S
GET THE VERY LATEST FROM
FOREWARN METEOROLOGIST KIM
ADAMS. HI, KIM. HI KAREN.
>> WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE IT’S JUST
ABOUT TO RAIN AT ANY MOMENT.
WE’VE GOT A LOT OF OVERCAST, BUT
AT LEAST WHAT LOOKS LIKE
OVERCAST, BUT THAT’S ACTUALLY
SMOKE IN THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE. HERE’S THE SCALE. IT
GOES FROM LIGHT TO MODERATE TO
THICK, AND THEN THE RED IS FIRE.
SO THAT’S WHERE IT’S COMING FROM
UP IN EASTERN CANADA, THESE
WILDFIRES CONTINUE TO BRING
SMOKE ACROSS MUCH OF THE
MIDWEST, INCLUDING HERE IN METRO
DETROIT. BUT IT’S IMPROVED. WE
WERE IN THE THICK ZONE
YESTERDAY. TODAY MODERATE.
THERE’S A LITTLE BIT OF WIND
TODAY AND SOME OTHER THINGS
GOING ON. BUT THERE’S STILL THAT
HAZE OUT THERE AND THAT WILL
CONTINUE TO OVERNIGHT, TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW. 76 AT CITY
AIRPORT, 72 IN MOUNT CLEMENS
HOLDING IT 70IN PONTIAC AND ONLY
IN THE UPPER 60S. RIGHT NOW IN
PORT HURON. QUITE A DIFFERENCE
FROM LAST WEEK WHEN WE HAD
TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S TO
NEAR 90 DEGREES. WE WILL BE
SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL AGAIN
TOMORROW WITH HIGHS ONLY TOPPING
OUT IN THE MID 70S. LOTS OF
SUNSHINE, BUT SOME HAZE AS WELL.
WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH AT 5 TO
10MPH. WE’LL GET TO THE 70S AND
80S THIS WEEKEND. RAIN CHANCES
GOING UP FOR THE WEEKEND. SO
THERE IS AN END IN SIGHT. IN
FACT, WE COULD GET SOME
MEASURABLE RAIN. I’LL TELL YOU
WHICH DAY, SATURDAY OR SUNDAY
COMING UP IN THE FORECAST. ALL
RIGHT.
>> THANK YOU, KIM. THE
REPUBLICAN RACE FOR PRESIDENT IN
2024 CONTINUES TO GROW. NBC NEWS
IS REPORTING ANOTHER BIG NAME
WILL MAKE HIS OFFICIAL
ANNOUNCEMENT TONIGHT. AND THERE
HAS BEEN A NEW DEVELOPMENT IN
THE PAST. OUR KIMBERLY GILL
JOINS US TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHERE
THINGS STAND RIGHT NOW. KIM HI,
KAREN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE
CANDIDATES HAVE INSTANT NAME
RECOGNITION, SUCH AS FORMER
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, OTHERS,
THOUGH, ARE STILL FIGHTING TO
BECOME HOUSEHOLD NAMES. BY OUR
COUNT, SEVEN MEN AND ONE WOMAN
ARE OFFICIALLY IN THE RACE FOR
THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION. NOW,
JUST IN THE PAST HOUR, FORMER
NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS
CHRISTIE FILED THE PAPERWORK TO
LAUNCH HIS BID FOR THE
REPUBLICAN NOMINATION. NBC HAS
BEEN REPORTING CHRISTIE WILL
LAUNCH HIS CAMPAIGN THIS EVENING
DURING A TOWN HALL MEETING IN
NEW HAMPSHIRE. IT WOULD BE HIS
SECOND BID FOR THE WHITE HOUSE.
YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER CHRISTIE
WAS IN SIXTH PLACE BACK IN 2016
BEFORE HE DROPPED OUT OF THE
RACE. THAT WAS THE YEAR FORMER
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TOOK THE
NOMINATION AND WON THE WHITE
HOUSE. THE TWO MEN USED TO BE
ALLIES, BUT CHRISTIE HAS BECOME
AN INCREASINGLY VOCAL CRITIC OF
THE FORMER PRESIDENT. RIGHT NOW.
IF YOU LOOK ON YOUR SCREEN
THERE, YOU’LL SEE A LIST OF THE
OTHER CANDIDATES, INCLUDING
FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
AND FORMER SOUTH CAROLINA
GOVERNOR NIKKI HALEY, THE ONLY
WOMAN IN THE RACE. LONG SHOT
CONTENDERS INCLUDE CONSERVATIVE
MEDIA PERSONALITY LARRY ELDER
AND MICHIGAN’S OWN PERRY
JOHNSON. JOHNSON TRIED TO RUN
FOR GOVERNOR HERE IN 2022, BUT
WAS KICKED OFF THE BALLOT OVER
FAKE SIGNATURES ON NOMINATING
PETITIONS. HE BLAMED A VENDOR
FOR THAT. PLUS, THERE’S
BUSINESSMAN VIVI RAMASWAMI SOUTH
CAROLINA SENATOR TIM SCOTT. ALSO
FLORIDA GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS
AND FORMER ARKANSAS GOVERNOR ASA
HUTCHINSON. PLUS, DON’T FORGET
ABOUT FORMER VICE PRESIDENT MIKE
PENCE. WE TOLD YOU YESTERDAY
HE’S ALREADY FILED THE PAPERWORK
TO RUN AND IS EXPECTED TO MAKE
HIS OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
TOMORROW IN IOWA. SO THAT’S A
LOT OF CANDIDATES LOOKING TO GET
YOUR ATTENTION WITH MORE THAN
SEVEN MONTHS BEFORE THE FIRST
OFFICIAL VOTE WILL BE CAST. SO,
KAREN, WE’LL HAVE MORE ON THE
2024 RACE WHEN YOU JOIN US
TONIGHT ON LOCAL 4 NEWS AT FIVE.
FOR NOW, WE’LL SEND IT BACK TO
YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU, KIM. WELL, JUST DAYS
INTO GAY PRIDE MONTH, THE HUMAN
RIGHTS CAMPAIGN HAS DECLARED A
STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR LGBTQ.
PLUS, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. HRC IS
ONE OF THE BIGGEST GAY RIGHTS
GROUPS IN THE COUNTRY. IT SAYS
IT’S MAKING THE DECLARATION
BECAUSE OF AN UNPRECEDENTED AND
DANGEROUS SPIKE IN
DISCRIMINATORY LEGISLATION
ACROSS THE COUNTRY. HRC COUNTS
70 ANTI LGBTQ BILLS THAT WERE
SIGNED INTO LAW IN 2023, ALREADY
MORE THAN DOUBLE LAST YEAR’S
TOTAL. THE GROUP IS ALSO
RELEASING AN AMERICAN’S FIGHT
BACK GUIDEBOOK TO HELP PEOPLE
FILE COMPLAINTS FOR VIOLATIONS
OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND TO FIND
EMPLOYMENT IN WHAT IT CALLS,
QUOTE, SAFER STATES. THE
EMERGENCY DECLARATION IS THE
FIRST IN HRC 40 YEARS OF
FIGHTING FOR CIVIL RIGHTS. WELL,
WHILE MANY OF US ENJOY SUNNY
DAYS AND PLEASANT EVENINGS, THE
LACK OF RAIN IS STARTING TO TAKE
A TOLL ON OUR LAWNS AND OUR
GARDENS. THAT LACK OF WATER IS
EVEN MORE CRITICAL FOR URBAN
FARMERS. OUR WILL JONES CAME
ACROSS THE STORY OF ONE MAN WHO
IS GETTING A LITTLE HELP WHEN HE
NEEDS IT THE MOST.
>> AT GREEN BOOTS VETERAN
COMMUNITY, HORTICULTURE GARDENS
AND MARKETPLACE ON DETROIT’S
WEST SIDE, THEY HAVE TWO 275
GALLON RAINWATER COLLECTION
TANKS. AND AS YOU CAN IMAGINE,
RIGHT NOW, THEY’RE RUNNING OUT
OF WATER. I NEED YOUR FELLAS TO
FILL THIS BOY UP RIGHT HERE.
>> USE THIS ONE OVER HERE.
TRAVIS PETERS IS THE OWNER AND
OPERATOR OF GREEN BOOTS.
>> VETERAN COMMUNITY
HORTICULTURE GARDENS AND
MARKETPLACE AT SOUTHFIELD AND
DAVISON. AND HE WAS ABLE TO
PURCHASE THE PROPERTY IN 2018
WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE
DETROIT BLACK FARMERS LAND FUND.
HE SAYS GREEN BOOTS IS A PLACE
OF GROWTH, HELPING COMMUNITY
MEMBERS BECOME HEALTHIER NOT
ONLY PHYSICALLY, BUT ALSO
MENTALLY.
>> I DECIDED TO TRY TO BEAUTIFY
THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND TURN VACANT
PARCELS OF LAND INTO A FOOD
OASIS TO PROVIDE FRESH, HIGH
QUALITY ACCESS TO ORGANICALLY
GROWN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
>> LIKE MANY FARMERS, PETERS HAS
BEEN KEEPING HIS EYE TO THE SKY
, HOPING FOR RAIN WITH MUCH
DISAPPOINT MENT. HE BOUGHT THESE
RAINWATER COLLECTION TANKS IN
2021 TO HELP GET THE FARM
THROUGH DRY SPELLS. HIS TANKS
REFLECT HOW LITTLE RAIN WE’VE
HAD IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN THIS
SPRING.
>> THIS IS 275 GALLON TANK HERE
. SO THE TWO COMBINED, WE HAVE
550 GALLONS OF WATER TANK. IT’S
PRETTY EMPTY. THAT’S NOT MUCH
WATER IN HERE.
>> HE SAYS IT’S USUALLY PRETTY
FULL. BUT NOW ONLY ABOUT TEN
GALLONS REMAIN. NEIGHBORS HAVE
BEEN HELPING FILL THE VOID OF
WHAT MOTHER NATURE HASN’T BEEN
PROVIDING LATELY.
>> I HAVE A LADY I CALL HER THE
WATER GIRL. SHE’S SHE COMES UP
AND SHE TAKES OUR GALLON WATER
JUGS, TAKES THEM TO OUR HOME,
FILLS THEM UP, BRINGS THEM BACK.
>> PETERS SAYS HE ISN’T READY TO
PANIC JUST YET WITH THE LACK OF
RAIN.
>> I HAVEN’T BEEN HARSHLY
IMPACTED YET. THE CROPS ARE
STILL IN THEIR VEGETATIVE STATE.
NOTHING HAS COME TO BLOOM YET
AND THAT’S WHERE IT’LL BE KEY.
SO RIGHT HERE I’M ABLE TO
SUSTAIN ENOUGH TO KEEP THE
PLANTS GROWING. BUT HE WONDERS
FOR HOW LONG THE THINGS I HAVE
GROWING HERE ARE LIKE 30 DAYS. A
40 DAY TURNAROUND ON CROPS,
QUICK BEETS, CARROTS, RADISHES
AND LETTUCES LIKE THAT. SO I
WILL NEED THE RAIN TO KEEP THAT
TURNAROUND. THE MARKETPLACE JUST
OPENED MAY 30TH.
>> IT RUNS EVERY TUESDAY FROM 2
TO 6 P.M. THE MARKETPLACE WILL
CLOSE FOR THE SEASON AT THE END
OF OCTOBER. FROM DETROIT’S WEST
SIDE. WILL JONES LOCAL 4. ALL
RIGHT, WE’LL ALSO TELLS US THIS
PROJECT IS ABOUT MORE THAN
FARMING.
>> PETERS IS A VETERAN HIMSELF,
LIVING WITH PTSD AND ANXIETY AND
DEPRESSION. HE SAYS NO MATTER
THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, WORKING