TO HER AND INVESTIGATORS THINK ALL THE CASES ARE CONNECTED TO ONE PERSON. THIS AFTERNOON, TWO
POLICE AGENCIES ARE TEAMING UP
TO TRY AND CATCH THIS MAN.
POLICE SAY THAT THREE OF THE
INCIDENTS HAPPENED NEAR ONE
PARKING LOT OFF OF HUBBARD ON U
OF M’S NORTH CAMPUS. THE FOURTH
HAPPENED NOT FAR AWAY, OFF
CAMPUS ON BROADWAY STREET. ROD
MALONEY IS IN ANN ARBOR RIGHT
NOW FOLLOWING THE DEVELOPMENTS
WITH POLICE THIS AREA OF
NORTHWEST U OF M CAMPUS IS KIND
OF A PASS THROUGH.
>> YOU’VE GOT A BUS STOP HERE
WITH WOODS BEHIND IT. AND THEN
OVER HERE ON THIS SIDE, YOU HAVE
THE PARKING LOT, NORTHWEST TEN
VERY LONG AND RUNS ABOUT TO
ABOUT A BLOCK OR TWO DOWN THE
STREET. AND IT IS HERE WHERE
BIZARRE SEXUAL BEHAVIOR HAPPENED
YESTERDAY. AND A WOMAN WHO JUST
HAPPENED TO BE CARRIED AN
UMBRELLA WAS ABLE TO FEND OFF AN
ATTACKER. THE FOUR REPORTS
TRICKLED IN OVERNIGHT, BUT TELL
MUCH THE SAME STORY IN THE SAME
TIME FRAME BETWEEN 330 AND 430
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, TWO WOMEN
SAID THAT THEY SAW A MAN IN THE
PARKING LOT EXPOSING HIMSELF AND
APPROACHING THEM BEFORE LEAVING
THE AREA IN A SILVER OR DARK
SEDAN LAST NIGHT, A WOMAN CALLED
U OF M POLICE SAYING A MAN
SEXUALLY GROPED HER FROM BEHIND.
SHE SMASHED HIM IN THE FACE WITH
HER UMBRELLA. THEN OVERNIGHT, A
WOMAN SAID THAT A MAN SIMILARLY
GRABBED HER HIP FROM BEHIND
ABOUT A MILE AWAY ON BROADWAY
STREET, WHERE THERE’S ONGOING
CONSTRUCTION ON NEIGHBOR JANELLE
REICHMAN WALKED HER DOG HUDSON
HERE THIS MORNING NOT KNOWING
ABOUT THESE INCIDENTS.
>> YEAH, IT’S DISGUSTING. I
MEAN, I SAW THAT KIND OF STUFF
IN NEW YORK ALL THE TIME. BUT
NO, YOU DON’T EXPECT IT HERE.
>> THE GENERAL DESCRIPTION IS OF
A SIX FOOT TALL, THIN WHITE MALE
IN HIS 20S WITH WAVY BROWN HAIR
AND A FULL BEARD. NOW THAT
THEY’RE WORKING TOGETHER, BOTH
THE U OF M POLICE AND ANN ARBOR
POLICE ARE ASKING IF YOU KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT THIS SITUATION,
TO CALL THEM IMMEDIATELY. IN ANN
ARBOR, ROD MELONI LOCAL 4. ALL
RIGHT, ROD, THANK YOU.
>> JANELLE REICHMAN TOLD LOCAL 4
THESE INCIDENTS WON’T DETER HER,
THOUGH, FROM WALKING IN THE
AREA. BUT POLICE ADVISE IF YOU
ARE CONCERNED TO FIND A
DIFFERENT PLACE TO WALK ON
CAMPUS FOR NOW. A WOODHAVEN MAN
IS HIT AND KILLED WHEN HIS CAR
STALLS ON THE FREEWAY IN DETROIT
. STATE POLICE SAY THAT THE
DRIVER THEN RAN OUT OF GAS ON
EASTBOUND I-96, NEAR I-75 LAST
NIGHT. HE WENT TO GET GAS AND
THEN RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE
WHERE HE TRIED TO RUN ACROSS THE
FREEWAY TO DO THAT. AND HE
TRIPPED AND WAS HIT AND KILLED
BY A CAR. THE OTHER DRIVER
STOPPED AND IS COOPERATING WITH
POLICE. STATE POLICE ARE
REMINDING DRIVERS IF YOUR CAR
BREAKS DOWN ON THE FREEWAY, STAY
INSIDE OF IT AND CALL 911. A NEW
PLAN TO BRING TAX RELIEF TO
DETROIT HOMEOWNERS IS COMING
TOGETHER. MAYOR MIKE DUGGAN IS
SET TO ANNOUNCE THIS THIS
AFTERNOON. AND CHRISTIE
MCDONNELL JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM
MACKINAW ISLAND, WHERE THAT BIG
ANNOUNCEMENT IS HAPPENING. HOW’S
IT GOING OUT THERE SO FAR?
>> OKAY, RHONDA, I GOT TO TELL
YOU, IT’S BEAUTIFUL. I WISH YOU
COULD SMELL THE LILACS THAT ARE
BEHIND ME. I’M ON THE PORCH OF
THE GRAND HOTEL AND IT IS REALLY
THE OPENING DAY OF THE MACKINAC
POLICY CONFERENCE. AND MAYOR
MIKE DUGGAN, HE COMES UP HERE
EVERY YEAR AND HE’S ABLE TO
ADDRESS BUSINESS LEADERS,
POLITICIANS AND GIVE THEM REALLY
A LARGE PICTURE OF WHAT’S GOING
ON IN THE CITY OF DETROIT. WELL,
THIS AFTERNOON, FOR HIS MAIN
STAGE PRODUCTION, HE IS GOING TO
BE USING IT TO ANNOUNCE A PLAN
THAT HE WANTS TO REDUCE TAXES
FOR HOMEOWNERS BY 30. SO THEIR
TAX WILL BE CUT BY ABOUT 30.
WE’RE SEEING SOME OF THE NUMBERS
COME OUT THAT COULD BE ABOUT
$250 A YEAR. BUT HERE’S THE
CATCH. IF THERE ARE BLIGHTED
PROPERTIES, IF THERE ARE
PROPERTIES NOT BEING USED, TAXES
WOULD GO UP. THERE’S ALSO
EXPECTED TO BE A TAX REDUCTION
FOR BUSINESS OWNERS. AGAIN,
ACTIVE BUSINESSES, BUT FOR
BUSINESSES THAT JUST HAVE VACANT
LAND, PROPERTY TAXES WOULD GO
UP. THE MAYOR IS HOPING THIS IS
GOING TO INCENTIVIZE MORE
DEVELOPMENT AND, OF COURSE, GIVE
RELIEF TO THE HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE
THERE IN THE CITY OF DETROIT. WE
ARE GOING TO GET MORE DETAILS ON
THAT THIS AFTERNOON WHEN HE
SPEAKS AT ABOUT 420. A COUPLE OF
OTHER THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING
HERE AT THE MACKINAC POLICY
CONFERENCE TODAY AT ABOUT JUST
BEFORE 3:00, THE GOVERNOR IS
GOING TO BE OUT HERE ON THE
PORCH RIGHT ABOUT WHERE WE ARE.
AND SHE’S GOING TO BE GIVING A
PRESS CONFERENCE ON A PLAN THAT
SHE SAYS SHE HAS TO INCENTIVIZE
MORE BUSINESSES TO COME HERE
INTO THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. YOU
KNOW, WE’VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT
POPULATION LOSS IN THE CITY OF
DETROIT AND KIND OF LOOKING HOW
THINGS ARE STAGNANT HERE IN
MICHIGAN. WHILE THAT PLAN IS
GOING TO BE COMING OUT THIS
AFTERNOON THAT SHE HOPES WILL
INCENTIVIZE MORE PEOPLE TO MOVE
HERE TO THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.
ALSO THIS MORNING, SECRETARY OF
STATE JOCELYN BENSON HAD A PRESS
CONFERENCE TALKING ABOUT GETTING
DRIVER’S LICENSES BACK FOR
PEOPLE WHO MAYBE DIDN’T PAY
THEIR COURT FEES AND HAVE BEEN
SUSPENDED AND HOW THAT CAN SPUR
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WHEN PEOPLE
ACTUALLY HAVE THE ABILITY TO
DRIVE AND GET TO JOBS. I’M GOING
TO BE SPEAKING WITH JOCELYN
BENSON AT ABOUT 1245 TODAY
BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO BE
STREAMING LIVE FOR YOU ALL THIS
AFTERNOON. SO AFTER THE NOON
NEWS HERE, GO ON OVER TO LOCAL 4
PLUS AND CLICK ON DETROIT .COM.
WE ARE GOING TO BE STREAMING
LIVE INTERVIEWS ALL AFTERNOON
LONG. OF COURSE, THE PRESS
CONFERENCE WITH THE GOVERNOR.
AND WE WILL BE HERE TODAY AND
TOMORROW AT THE MACKINAC POLICY
CONFERENCE. SO YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT’S VERY COOL TO SAY REPORTING
LIVE FROM THE PORCH OF THE GRAND
HOTEL IN MACKINAC ISLAND. THAT’S
THE VERY LATEST HERE. AND I HOPE
YOU JOIN ME THIS AFTERNOON,
RHONDA. IT IS VERY COOL TO SAY.
>> AND THE SENSE OF LILAC SOUNDS
JUST AMAZING UP THERE, CHRISTIE.
SO MUCH GOING ON IN ADDITION TO
THAT. YEAH, IT’S GORGEOUS. ALL
THE GARDENS ARE JUST AMAZING ON
THE ISLAND. THANK YOU FOR THAT
UPDATE. AS CHRISTIE MENTIONED,
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE HER LIVE
CONTINUING COVERAGE WITH ALL OF
THOSE PIVOTAL INTERVIEWS
STREAMING ON LOCAL 4. PLUS THIS
AFTERNOON, ANN CHRISTIE WILL BE
TALKING TO THOSE IMPORTANT
DECISION MAKERS AND THAT WILL
HAPPEN UNTIL 4:00 THIS
AFTERNOON. AND THEN THAT’LL BE
ON LOCAL 4 PLUS. AND YOU COME
RIGHT BACK AND SEE US HERE ON
LOCAL 4 NEWS. FIRST AT FOUR,
BETTER NEWS ON THE STATE OF THE
ECONOMY IN DETROIT. THE CITY’S
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAS FALLEN TO
THE LOWEST LEVEL IN THREE
DECADES. THE RATE IS NOW 4.2% IN
APRIL. THAT’S DOWN FROM 5.8% IN
MARCH UNTIL TODAY. THE PREVIOUS
RECORD WAS 5.4. IN THE YEAR
2000. MAYOR MIKE DUGGAN SAYS NEW
AUTO JOBS ARE HELPING KEEP THE
RATE DOWN. THE HOUSE IS ON TRACK
TO VOTE ON A BILL TO SUSPEND THE
NATION’S DEBT LIMIT THROUGH
JANUARY OF 2025, A COMPROMISE
DEAL BETWEEN PRESIDENT BIDEN AND
HOUSE SPEAKER KEVIN MCCARTHY HAS
CLEARED ITS FIRST MAJOR HURDLE
AS BRIE JACKSON REPORTS FROM
WASHINGTON, BOTH SIDES ARE
WORKING TO SECURE SUPPORT FOR
THE MEASURE.
>> THE DEBT CEILING BILL PASSED
A KEY HURDLE TUESDAY, NARROWLY
PASSING THE HOUSE RULES
COMMITTEE IN A 7 TO 6 VOTE. THE
DEBT LIMIT FIGHT HEADS TO THE
HOUSE FLOOR FOR A VOTE TODAY.
BATTLE LINES ARE ALREADY DRAWN
DOWN.
>> NO REPUBLICANS SHOULD VOTE
FOR THIS BILL. AND SO MY FOCUS
IS TRYING TO PERSUADE MY
COLLEAGUES WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE
BILL?
>> I HAVE NOT DECIDED YET.
AGAIN, WAITING FOR THE NUMBERS.
>> SOME HARD LINE REPUBLICAN
ACHAENS ARGUE THE MEASURE WHICH
CUTS SPENDING DID NOT GO FAR
ENOUGH. PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS
RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT
CONCESSIONS. PRESIDENT BIDEN
MADE. PARTY LEADERS ARE WORKING
TO SECURE ENOUGH VOTES TO GET
THE BILL TO THE PRESIDENT’S DESK
.
>> BUT IT’S IMPORTANT FOR HOUSE
REPUBLICANS TO PRODUCE AT LEAST
150 VOTES. THIS IS AN AGREEMENT
THAT THEY THEMSELVES NEGOTIATED
, AND THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO
PRODUCE THE VOTES NECESSARY IF
THE PLAN PASSES THE HOUSE, IT
MOVES TO THE SENATE WHERE
THERE’S BIPARTISAN PRAISE.
>> HOUSE REPUBLICANS FOCUSED ON
REACHING A BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT
TO PUT REASONABLE CAPS ON
FEDERAL SPENDING.
>> I COMMEND PRESIDENT BIDEN AND
HIS TEAM FOR PRODUCING A
SENSIBLE COMPROMISE UNDER THE
MOST DIFFICULT OF CIRCUMSTANCES
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
>> THERE’S A SENSE OF URGENCY.
>> WE’RE TIRED OF GRIDLOCK. SO
WE CAN’T DEFAULT ON OUR DEBT.
THAT’S, YOU KNOW, WE’D BE UGLY
FOR THIS COUNTRY. SO HOPEFULLY
THEY’LL GET TOGETHER AND DO THE
RIGHT THING. THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT HAS JUST UNDER A WEEK
TO LIFT THE DEBT LIMIT BEFORE
THE JUNE FIFTH DEADLINE.
>> AND IF PASSED, THE BIPARTISAN
DEAL OFFICIALLY KNOWN AS THE
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT, WOULD
EXTEND THE DEBT LIMIT FOR TWO
YEARS IN WASHINGTON, BRIE
JACKSON, NBC NEWS. ALL RIGHT,
BRIE, THANK YOU.
>> A HOT DAY OUT THERE, NOT JUST
FOR ALL OF US, BUT ALL OF THE
ANIMALS AT THE ZOO AS WELL AS WE
TAKE A LIVE, BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF
THE SOUTHFIELD SKYCAM WITH THE
BIG WATER TOWER AT THE DETROIT
ZOO IN VIEW IN ROYAL OAK. THIS
IS ANOTHER AIR QUALITY ALERT DAY
IN EFFECT. AND ASHLEY IS HERE
WITH A LOOK AT HOW STEAMY IT
REALLY IS OUTSIDE. YEAH. SO
ALREADY SITTING IN THE 80S RIGHT
NOW, RHONDA, AND TODAY’S HIGH
TEMPERATURE FORECASTED TO BE 88
DEGREES.
>> BUT I WOULDN’T BE SURPRISED
IF SOME OF THE OUTLYING AREAS
HIT 90. WE HAVE MORE SUNSHINE ON
AND THAT SUMMER HEAT IN THE
FORECAST AND WE HAVE ANOTHER AIR
QUALITY ALERT TODAY. THE ONLY
DIFFERENCE IS THAT WE HAVE NOW
TAGGED ON GENESEE AND LAPEER
COUNTIES COMPARED TO YESTERDAY,
SO ONLY SANILAC COUNTY IN
SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN, NOT UNDER
THIS AIR QUALITY ALERT. AND THIS
IS SET TO LIFT TONIGHT SO THAT
JUST MEANS THAT OUR AIR QUALITY
IS UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE
GROUPS OR SENIORS OR THOSE THAT
SUFFER FROM ASTHMA. CHECK ON
THOSE FOLKS. THEY SHOULD TRY TO
LIMIT THEIR TIME OUTSIDE AND NOT
OVEREXERT THEMSELVES. AIR
QUALITY ALERT A COUPLE LITTLE
TIDBITS FOR YOU. IF YOU DON’T
HAVE TO REFUEL YOUR CAR TODAY,
TRY TO AVOID THAT OR AT LEAST
WAIT UNTIL AFTER SUNSET. SAME
WITH THE LAWN MOWERS OUT THERE
AS WELL. IF YOU COULD CARPOOL OR
BIKE THAT WOULD BE EVEN BETTER.
BUT I UNDERSTAND NOT EVERYONE
CAN DO THAT RIGHT NOW. 81
DEGREES, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AS
WE TAKE A LIVE LOOK AT DOWNTOWN
DETROIT. YESTERDAY’S HIGHS, A
COUPLE AREAS HIT 90. WE WERE AT
86 AT METRO AIRPORT. WE ARE TWO
DEGREES WARMER RIGHT NOW THAN
WHERE WE WERE YESTERDAY. SO THAT
MEANS IT WILL PROBABLY BE EVEN
WARMER THAN THAT. 81 IS WHERE WE
SIT RIGHT NOW. RHONDA I’LL TELL