pedestrians it starts now. This one of Detroit’s most dangerous buildings. But years after
falling into disrepair, there’s
little to keep people including
Children out. Thanks for being
with us here for the news at
six. I’m Kimberly Hill, Killian
Phoenix Multicultural Academy
hasn’t hosted students or
teachers in years, but it’s
crumbling structure keeps
drawing visitors. The school
closed back in 2016 due to low
enrollment in 2019 fire broke
out at the vacant school. One
firefighter suffered smoke
inhalation. Had to be
hospitalized. Now it’s marked
for demolition, but it’s unclear
when that demolition will
happen. Sean Lee is live outside
the building on Lane Street,
just east of Spring Wells, Sean
neighbors there are worried
something worse than a fire
might happen. We can really show
that you that vividly. This was
once a safe place for kids to
come and learn. It’s now wide
open here. Detroit public
schools They’re responsible for
this place everywhere. It’s a
huge building. You can see every
window wide open, hear kids
playing up on the roof will show
you that fires multiple fires.
Neighbors say this place
absolutely has to go or asking
to put Detroit public schools
when that’s going to happen.
Phoenix Academy was a beautiful
school in southwest Detroit.
This is what it looks like today
, one of Detroit’s most
dangerous buildings, the school
was shut down in 2016, and since
then there has been fire after
fire after fire, including a
fire this week in 2019 1 Fire
left Detroit firefighter in
critical condition. Phoenix
Academy is wide open and is a
public health hazard sitting in
the middle of this neighborhood
, attracting kids nonstop one
filming this tiktok of what this
place looks like inside Phoenix
Academy is a wide open daily
danger during one fire. A mom
who does not want to be
identified, could not believe
kids were playing on the
playground is this place was on
fire yet again, the smoke coming
out the door and I’m like Yeah,
it’s on fire. So I called it in
and they’re still continuing
playing as the fire is being put
out. We found out who is
responsible for Phoenix Academy
, Detroit public schools. We
asked them when this danger is
being demolished. A contractor
has been selected, but neighbors
say they can’t wait one more
day. Here’s why Jaws dropping
drone footage showing this Kids
right on top of this building
and scampering down the roof.
Access hatch. People here fear
someone is going to get hurt or
killed. Back your life. Detroit
Public schools Community
District got right back to us
today and we said What is the
deal with this place? I said
yes. I contract has been
identified to take it down.
Can’t give us a date. When it’s
going to come down. They also
want to build a new school here
but again can’t give us a
timeline. Neighbors say it’s got
to go right away. I hope the
school district in the city sees
the video of the firefighters
getting hurt, and then also the
kids on the rooftop Guys. Put
that video on our website, click
on the joint .com Really
dangerous stuff here. A drone
footage. Just amazing, Sean. And
we know Sean that GPS CD has
tried to secure the building.
And they showed me how in the
really frustrated because a
building inspector also came out
today in the school district
says, Look back there. Every
window is covered up by this
nice, thick plastic bolted on
there. And as soon as they put
it up, it gets broken down. One
more thing. They also put up
Look how shiny this is a brand
new fence brand new fence to
what wall this off to make it
more safe. Fence has been
stolen. Incredible. Incredible.
Okay you’ll stay on top of it.
We know Sean appreciate it so
much. Let’s update some breaking
news Now that we’ve been
following since the top of the
five o’clock hour northbound I
75 remains closed at the Davison
Freeway. This is police
investigating a crash that left
one driver in critical condition
. State police advising everyone
to find another route. Expect
long delays if you’re trying to
get through there, so just north
of the downtown area, I 75 at
Davidson. The North Bong route.
We will let you know just as
soon as it is open again. The
United Auto Workers National
contract with the domestic
automakers expires this coming
September. Early negotiations
have started, but the atmosphere
this time around is even tougher
than the last go round with look
ahead at what’s coming for the
domestic three and its main
union we bring in our business
center Rob Maloney with more
Kevin, you know, strike is the
word that perks up everyone’s
ears and it was four years ago
that was getting ready to strike
GM, they struck him for six
weeks in the national contract.
This time around, though, there
is new leadership in place with
a fire, breathing frustration
about how much money the car
companies have made, and they
want things back from the last
time around about 10 years ago.
And so now it’s a question of
whether the will strike in the
new president Sean Fain says he
is ready to walk, not just in
one, but perhaps all three of
the domestic threat. New U A W
President Sean Fine put out this
video this week. Collectively
the Big Three have made just
under a quarter of a trillion
dollars in profits in North
America between 2013 and 2022,
changing everything the W does
particularly ending the usual
radio silence at this point in
national contract talks,
bringing a stark warning strikes
are decidedly on the table.
That’s trillion. With a T as in
time to pay up. He’s telling the
domestic three automakers he
expects to end tiered wages, get
back cost of living adjustments
and fair pay and also lock in
job guarantees. All items the
union gave up during the G, M
and Chrysler bankruptcies in a
Facebook town hall today, feign
looked back on the union’s
founding to rally his membership
behind. It strikes our members
and our leadership were shot.
Were beaten. Um and they didn’t
care. They kept coming back
because they were not going to
accept. The scraps of the
companies gave them. General
Motors CEO Mary Barra isn’t
agreeing with fines, assessment
of uncaring companies not paying
employees. Well talk about
record profit. One of the things
I’m very proud of is we’ve
shared that with our employees
from a profit sharing
perspectives, so they’ve done
quite well in in participating
in the success that they’re
important and vitally important
to Now the union isn’t buying
any of that. They’re saying,
Look, you get that bonus check.
That’s a one time thing and that
value changes they say they want
consistent raises consistent
increases and consistent buy in
from the companies about the
value of their labor. So there
was no doubt these are going to
be very tough Negotiations
Reporting live in Detroit, Rod
Meloni. Before. Following it
closely, right. Thank you. Well,
there’s a lot of cleanup to be
done and a lot of folks without
electricity following
yesterday’s confirmed tornado
touched down in Monroe County,
Megan Woods is live with a look
at what people there are dealing
with and how they’re helping
each other, Megan That’s right.
So, the National Weather Service
says this tornado wasn’t here in
Monroe County long, but it was
powerful. Those winds take a
look at how it not only snapped
this tree from the very bottom,
but it uprooted it twisted it
and this is just some of what
still needs to be cleaned up. It
went from being okay. Just your
normal thunderstorm to Oh, my
gosh, This is something way
more. E F one tornado, according
to the National Weather Service
, Monroe County also saw golf
ball size hail people living
here in Frenchtown Township say
it happened quickly. Also in the
wind started picking up real
hard and tree started falling
pretty crazy, just watching
everything flying through and
everyone ran for cover for a few
circuits here. We went in the
back of the house, so people
were all running in their
bathtubs, their closets kind of
the nearest, you know, tornado
shelter that you can have the
damage. Left is extensive. Me
and my dad were watching the
trees fall outside, and we heard
a big bang and turned around and
there was an entire branch to
the ceiling. The neighbor Right
there. His brand new truck two
months. Luke Ford truck. Total
power for a little while, but
now it’s been out. Cents So four
o’clock yesterday. So And they
said Not until maybe late
afternoon early evening tonight
, crews have been working to
restore power for hours while
homeowners Are doing all they
can to clean up 2030. Minutes
after the storm was left,
neighbors came down with their
chainsaws and cleared the road
out so people can get up and
down the road. And so the good
thing is when you do see some of
this, these massive trees being
snapped and things like that.
There are so many of them that
didn’t hit homes didn’t hit cars
. And so we’ve talked to so many
people who are just grateful and
they refer to themselves as the
lucky ones because no one was
hurt, and then they’re all
coming together to help each
other out, and they have Each
other, DTE has been able to
restore power to some of the
homes in this area. But again,
progress is being made, and
that’s the best part reporting
live in Monroe County and Megan
Woods, local four. Okay Megan,
thank you, And for many people
outside of Monroe County, most
of the damage came From hell.
Look at this. One viewer from
Howell sent us this. My pick of
their car, which suffered dense
and a cracked windshield as it
was pelted with Hail Adams. Now
here was some perspective. Kim
some people with the old Justin
EF one tornado. It’s a lot
tougher than that. Sure is.
We’re talking about winds at 90
MPH, and it’s the enhanced
Fujita scale. It’s named after
its founder, Ted Fujita, and now
it’s been enhanced. It goes from
e F zero all the way to E F
five. So we are just right in
the middle of that f one. If
winds had been above 110 MPH, it
would have been an EF two. And
then the scale goes all the way
to an EF five, which are winds
over 200 MPH. Typically here in
Michigan. We stay right in this
range between zero to an F two.
So that F one right in the
middle there. It happened
yesterday at touchdown just
outside of Detroit Beach at
exactly 609. So there’s
Frenchtown Township, Woodland
Beach. And Detroit Beach. This
is the extreme eastern part of
Monroe County. So it touched
down at 609 continue to move to
the Northeast up near Astral
Beach. It was only on the ground
for nine minutes from 609 to 6
18 cut a 4.7 mile path long and
400 yards. Why? That’s about a
quarter of a mile. Why will be
back with a look at your
father’s Day forecast much nicer
than last night coming up? It
was the deadliest anti Semitic
attack in U. S history. The
gunman who opened fire to
Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018
killed 11 people found guilty
today on all 63 federal charges
against him. Some of those
charges punishable by death.
NBC’s Jorge Solis has more from
Pittsburgh. The jury
deliberating for about five
hours over the course of two
days, finding the accused
shooter Robert Bowers, guilty on
all 63 charges, including a
number of those federal hate
crime charges, some color from
the courtroom. We know that it
was silent in there, you could
hear a pin drop. We know the
accused shooter Robert Bowers
listened as each one of these
charges was red. Individually
the prosecution laying out the
same case they have from the
beginning that the accused
shooter Robert Bowers went to
the tree of Life Synagogue to
carry out this heinous attack
murdering 11 members of the
congregation the defense for
their part, trying to raise some
questions about his intent and
motivation, saying things that
while he may have had a
nonsensical and irrational
belief But he had to attract
Jews because of their support to
help immigrants and refugees,
people that he viewed as
invaders. You never wanted to
stop people from more salmon in
their rebuttal, the prosecution
saying you have to consider What
Robert Bowers did. He did not go
to an immigration camp. He did
not go to the border. He went to
the tree of Life Synagogue and
opened fire on people who were
worshiping. At the synagogue. He
also opened fire on police
officers, injuring one of them,
who testified. During this 11
day trial. So now the question
becomes whether or not the
accused shooter Robert Bowers,
will be sentenced to life and
court will reconvene a week from
Monday. The same jury will be
listening to those arguments.
The defense now has to present
their case which we expect will
take into consideration. Robert
Bowers mental state Ah, but
again that trial expected to
take Place about a week from
Monday. Ah duration of that
expected to take about six weeks