CHAOS AT AN INTERSECTION ON DETROIT’S WEST SIDE. >> MY BABIES AND MY GRANDBABIES
IS IN THERE.
>> THE HOSPITAL. A CRASH
INVOLVING A SEMI TRUCK SENDS
FIVE PEOPLE TO THE HOSPITAL,
INCLUDING CHILDREN.
>> THAT STORY TOPS OUR NEWS
TONIGHT. GOOD EVENING,
EVERYBODY. I’M KIMBERLY GILL.
>> I’M DEVIN SCILLIAN. THE CRASH
HAPPENED RIGHT AROUND 1:00 THIS
AFTERNOON ON SCHAEFER AND THE I
96 SERVICE DRIVE. VICTOR
WILLIAMS IS THERE RIGHT NOW LIVE
FOR US. THE CRASH ALMOST SENT A
SEMI TRUCK ONTO THE HIGHWAY
BELOW VICTOR. YEAH THAT IS
RIGHT.
>> DEVIN AND KIMBERLY.
THANKFULLY THAT DID NOT HAPPEN
AND THANKFULLY EVERYONE IS
EXPECTED TO BE OKAY. AS YOU GUYS
CAN SEE, RIGHT BEHIND ME, THE
WESTBOUND SIDE OF I 96 IS DOWN
TO ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC MOVING AS
THEY WORK TO GET ALL OF THAT
GASOLINE UP TO MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING IS FINE FROM HERE
GOING FORWARD. BUT THEY’RE STILL
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THIS
ACCIDENT HAPPENED TO BEGIN WITH
. LOOK AT THE THIRD CAR.
>> I MEAN, MY BABY IS IN THE
HOSPITAL.
>> A CRASH INVOLVING A SEMI AND
A SEDAN SENDS A FAMILY OF FIVE
TO THE HOSPITAL. KIZZEE
HARTMAN’S KIDS AND GRANDKIDS
WERE THE ONES INSIDE THE SEDAN.
OH MY GOD.
>> I THOUGHT MY. I THOUGHT I
LOST MY KIDS AND MY GRANDKIDS.
>> THREE ADULTS AND TWO KIDS
WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR
MINOR INJURIES. AGES RANGE FROM
4 TO 24. WHAT LED TO THE
ACCIDENT IS STILL UNCLEAR AS
INVESTIGATORS TRY TO RESTRUCTURE
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE CRASH. ALL
WE KNOW IS THAT FOR SOME REASON
, THE TRUCK CARRYING WOOD
PALLETS LOST CONTROL AND HIT THE
SEDAN CRASHED INTO THE FENCE AND
ENDED UP IN THE EMBANKMENT JUST
FEET AWAY FROM THE WESTBOUND
SIDE OF 96.
>> THEY JUST COMING DOWN THE
STREET. IT’S A YELLOW LIGHT.
THIS IS MY TRUCK. HIT THEM. THE
DRIVER OF THE SEMI WAS GIVEN A
BREATHALYZER TEST ON THE SCENE,
BUT APPARENTLY PASSED. I HOPE
HE’S OKAY. YOU KNOW, I REALLY
DO, BECAUSE I DON’T WANT NOBODY
TO DIE, BUT I DON’T KNOW, MAYBE
HE BEEN SLEEPING. TIRED OF BEING
ON THE ROAD AT SOME POINT, GAS
STARTED LEAKING FROM THE TRUCK
ONTO THE INTERSTATE.
>> CREWS WERE QUICK TO REMOVE
ALL OF THAT BEFORE IT LED TO
ANOTHER CATASTROPHE. FIRE CHIEF
JAMES HARRIS SAYS IT’S A MIRACLE
THAT NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT.
>> WE’RE IN OUR PRELIMINARY
STAGES OF OUR INVESTIGATION.
WE’LL HAVE SOME FACTS LATER. THE
MAIN THING IS NO LIFE
THREATENING INJURIES. AND OUR
HAZMAT TEAM DID A MAGNIFICENT
JOB CONTAINING THIS LEAK FROM
THIS TRUCK.
>> AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THESE
CREWS ARE WRAPPING UP RIGHT NOW.
SO IT DOES LOOK LIKE TRAFFIC
WILL BE BACK TO NORMAL SOON.
ONCE AGAIN, BIG MIRACLE THAT NO
ONE HERE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT.
VICTOR WILLIAMS, LOCAL 4, PLENTY
OF EVIDENCE OF THAT, THAT’S FOR
SURE.
>> VICTOR. INDEED
>> WELL, JUSTIN, HERE AT 5:00,
AN MDOT WORKER HAS BEEN KILLED
IN A CRASH IN INGHAM COUNTY.
STATE POLICE TELL US IT HAPPENED
THIS AFTERNOON ON GRAND RIVER
NEAR M-52 IN WILLIAMSTON. THE
WORKER WAS ON THE ROAD WHEN HE
WAS HIT AND KILLED BY A CAR.
RIGHT NOW, THERE’S NO
INFORMATION ON CIRCUMSTANCES
SURROUNDING THIS CRASH. WE’LL
UPDATE YOU AS WE GET ANY NEW
INFORMATION.
>> THIS WEEKEND MARKS THE START
OF A VERY BUSY SUMMER FOR
DETROIT POLICE. THAT’S RIGHT.
>> SO IT KICKS OFF WITH THE
MOVEMENT ELECTRONIC FESTIVAL IN
HART PLAZA THAT ROLLS INTO THE
GRAND PRIX. THAT ROLLS INTO
TAYLOR SWIFT. IT JUST KEEPS
GOING AND GOING FROM THERE.
SHAWN LEY SPOKE ONE ON ONE WITH
CHIEF WHITE. SHAWN THIS ALL
COMES ON THE HEELS OF THAT
VIOLENT WEEKEND LAST MONTH.
>> ABSOLUTELY. SO WE WANTED TO
KNOW MORE ABOUT THE CHIEF’S 12
STEP PLAN THAT HE PUT IN AFTER
THAT WEEKEND SAFETY PLAN FOR
DOWNTOWN. WHAT’S WORKING, WHAT’S
NOT. WE WANTED TO KNOW MORE
ABOUT WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO SEE
IF YOU COME DOWN. WE’RE TALKING
ABOUT THINGS LIKE OFFICERS ON
TOP OF ROOFTOPS LOOKING FOR
TROUBLE. THAT’S SOMETHING WE
HAVEN’T HEARD ABOUT. OF COURSE,
YOU MENTIONED GRAND PRIX RIGHT
BEHIND ME. THAT IS HAPPENING
NEXT WEEKEND. UP FIRST IS
MOVEMENT. EXCUSE ME, MA’AM.
WELCOME TO DETROIT, WHERE LOOK
AT THIS. THIS SAYS, MOVEMENT
WILL BE ENGAGING IN STRONGER
THAN NORMAL SECURITY CHECKS.
THAT MEANS EVERY ONE COMING IN
HERE WILL BE SCREENED FOR A
WEAPON.
>> WE’RE GOING TO FOCUS ON
ILLEGAL GUNS. AND I’VE SAID IT
BEFORE AND I’LL SAY IT AGAIN,
I’M NOT GOING TO MAKE AN APOLOGY
FOR THAT. PEOPLE DESERVE TO BE
SAFE. THE LEVEL OF GUN VIOLENCE
THAT WE’RE SEEING IN OUR
COMMUNITY IS UNACCEPTABLE. I’M
NOT GOING TO MAKE AN APOLOGY FOR
LOCKING FOLKS UP WHO ARE LEGALLY
CARRYING WEAPONS. DETROIT POLICE
CHIEF JAMES WHITE KNOWS IT IS GO
TIME WHEN IT COMES TO DOWNTOWN.
>> BIG EVENTS AND YOUR SAFETY.
APRIL 15TH SHOOTINGS AND CHAOS
DOWNTOWN AN GOT THE CITY’S
ATTENTION. BUSINESSES ATTENTION
AND A LOT OF EXTRA ATTENTION
FROM DETROIT POLICE THAT SAME
NIGHT LONG TIME AND LOVED SECURE
CITY GUARD DARRELL SCHROEDER WAS
SHOT AND KILLED OUTSIDE OF HIS
POST AT ATHENS LIQUOR STORE IN
GREEKTOWN. IN RESPONSE, CHIEF
WHITE LAUNCHING A 12 POINT PLAN
FOR DOWNTOWN SAFETY. SO FAR, SO
GOOD. BUT THAT PLAN WILL BE
TESTED STARTING WITH THE
MOVEMENT FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND.
EVERYONE GOING EVERYONE WILL BE
SCREENED FOR WEAPONS, HAVING TO
WALK THROUGH WHAT ARE CALLED
EVOLVE HIGH TECH WEAPONS
DETECTORS. THE PROMOTER WE’VE
TALKED TO HIM, THAT’S A PRIVATE
EVENT.
>> AND TICKET SALES AND THOSE
TYPES OF THINGS ALLOWS US TO PUT
THE EVOLVE IN IT’S A WEAPONS
FREE ZONE AND THEY’RE GOING TO
BE COMING THROUGH THERE. AND IF
YOUR WEAPONS ARE NOT ALLOWED AND
I’VE GOT UNDERCOVER OFFICERS OUT
THERE, WE’VE GOT OUR VALVE
SYSTEMS OUT THERE, WE’VE GOT
OFFICERS ON ROOFTOPS. WE’RE
GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE
WHO ARE ILLEGALLY CARRYING
WEAPONS AND WE’RE GOING TO BE
ADDRESSING IT.
>> BACK HERE LIVE, YOU MENTIONED
THAT WEEKEND WITH THE SHOOTINGS
AND A HORRIBLE HOMICIDE DOWN
HERE FIVE WEEKS AGO. WE WANT TO
KNOW WHAT ALSO WAS WORKING. WHAT
ARE YOU HEARING? MORE FROM
DETROIT BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN,
WHAT THEY LIKE. IT’S THE SMALL
THINGS. KIMBERLY AND DEVIN GOING
AFTER THE PUBLIC, DRINKING AND
THE LOUD MUSIC. THOSE ARE SMALL
THINGS THAT COULD LEAD TO BIG
THINGS, AND THAT’S HAVING A BIG
DIFFERENCE RIGHT NOW. BACK TO
YOU. THAT’S TRUE.
>> SO, SHAWN, BASICALLY THEY’RE
SAYING SCREENING EVERYONE AT
MOVEMENT. YOU CAN SAY THAT EVENT
CAN BE CALLED A GUN FREE ZONE,
THE ENTIRE EVENT. WELL WE’VE
BEEN FOLLOWING THIS.
>> RIGHT BEHIND ME IS COLEMAN
YOUNG BUILDING. THAT’S WHERE
CITY COUNCIL HAS BEEN TALKING
ABOUT GUN FREE ZONES. NO
MOVEMENT ON THAT YET BECAUSE GUN
FREE ZONES IN PUBLIC SPACES LIKE
DOWNTOWN, THAT’S NOT LEGAL. BUT
WHAT IS LEGAL IS WHEN YOU HAVE A
PRIVATE EVENT LIKE THIS OR GOING
INTO A LION’S GAME, FORD FIELD,
YOU CAN ASK POLICE TO COME IN TO
SCREEN PEOPLE. THIS BECOMES A
GUN FREE ZONE WHEN THE PROMOTERS
, THE PEOPLE WHO OWN THE THING
ASKED POLICE TO COME AND MAKE IT
A GUN FREE ZONE. YEAH
>> OKAY, SHAWN, WE APPRECIATE
YOUR REPORT. TONIGHT, DETROIT
POLICE SEARCHING FOR BOTH MORE
INFORMATION AND A SUSPECT AFTER
A DEADLY SHOOTING AT A CONEY
ISLAND HAPPENED AROUND 230 THIS
MORNING AT L GEORGE’S CONEY
ISLAND ON THE CORNER OF JOY ROAD
AND EVERGREEN. THAT’S ON
DETROIT’S WEST SIDE. POLICE SAY
THE VICTIM HAS A 34 YEAR OLD
MAN. IT’S BELIEVED THIS MAY HAVE
BEEN A ROBBERY ATTEMPT. ANYONE
WITH INFORMATION ASKED TO
CONTACT DETROIT POLICE.
>> ANOTHER DAY WITH NO AGREEMENT
. AS THE DEADLINE FOR AMERICA’S
FIRST EVER DEBT DEFAULT GROWS
CLOSER. NEGOTIATORS WORKED
THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. HOUSE
SPEAKER KEVIN MCCARTHY SAYS THEY
WILL WORK UNTIL A DEAL IS DONE.
UNTIL THEN, LAWMAKERS WILL HEAD
HOME FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.
ALICE BARR ON CAPITOL HILL WITH
THE DETAILS. ALICE, GOOD
EVENING.
>> SPEAKING TODAY FROM THE WHITE
HOUSE ROSE GARDEN, PRESIDENT
BIDEN SAID NEGOTIATORS ARE
MAKING PROGRESS TOWARD A DEAL,
AGAIN INSISTING DEFAULT IS OFF
THE TABLE WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING A
BYPASS KISAN AGREEMENT IS THE
ONLY WAY FORWARD. I’D WITH
PRESSURE MOUNTING ONE WEEK
BEFORE THE US COULD DEFAULT ON
ITS LOANS, PRESIDENT BIDEN
INSISTING NEGOTIATIONS ARE
ONGOING WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING THE
HURDLES THAT REMAIN.
>> SPEAKER MCCARTHY AND I HAVE A
VERY DIFFERENT VIEW OF WHO
SHOULD BEAR THE BURDEN OF
ADDITIONAL EFFORTS TO GET OUR
FISCAL HOUSE IN ORDER.
>> THAT AFTER FIREWORKS ON THE
FLOOR AS HOUSE DEMOCRATS PILE
BLAME ON REPUBLICANS, ACCUSING
THEM OF FORCING THE NATION TO
THE EDGE OF DEFAULT.
>> YOU’VE MADE A POLITICAL
CALCULATION THAT YOU WILL BE
SUCCESSFUL IN 2024 IF YOU CRASH
THE ECONOMY.
>> HOUSE REPUBLICANS ALREADY
PASSED A BILL TO RAISE THE DEBT
CEILING, BUT IT COMES WITH STEEP
SPENDING CUTS. THEY’RE STANDING
FIRM THAT THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION MUST AGREE TO
SPEND LESS. THIS YEAR THAN LAST.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE AN
AGREEMENT THAT’S WORTHY OF THE
AMERICAN PUBLIC, BUT WITHOUT A
DEAL IN HAND, AMERICANS COULD
START SUFFERING REAL
CONSEQUENCES. THE TOP CREDIT
RATING AGENCY, FITCH RATINGS NOW
WARNING IT COULD DOWNGRADE THE
US CREDIT RATING IF A DEAL CAN’T
BE REACHED BY THE TREASURY
DEPARTMENT’S JUNE 1ST DEADLINE
FOR FINANCIAL MARKETS. JITTERY
AS INVESTORS WATCH FOR FALLOUT.
ALL OF THESE INDEPENDENT
AUDITORS, IF YOU WILL, ARE
WORRIED THAT THE UNITED STATES,
BECAUSE OF THIS BRINKSMANSHIP,
IS NOT GOING TO HOLD ON TO ITS
REPUTATION TO PAY ITS BILLS ON
TIME AND IN FULL, A CREDIT
DOWNGRADE WOULD QUICKLY TRICKLE
DOWN TO EVERYDAY AMERICANS,
BRINGING EVEN HIGHER INTEREST
RATES FOR BONDS. MORTGAGE CAR
LOANS AND CREDIT CARDS. AS
NEGOTIATIONS WILL CONTINUE. BUT
HOUSE MEMBERS ARE HEADED HOME
FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AND
TOLD THEY’LL BE GIVEN 24 HOUR
NOTICE IF THEY HAVE TO COME BACK
TO WASHINGTON. UNDERSCORING THE
URGENCY, FELLOW DEMOCRATS ARE
NOW PRESSING PRESIDENT BIDEN TO
GIVE A PRIME TIME ADDRESS TO
EXPLAIN WHAT HE’S DOING TO TRY
TO SOLVE THIS CRISIS FROM THE
WHITE HOUSE. ALICE BARR, LOCAL
WHITE HOUSE. ALICE BARR, LOCAL 4. >> OKAY, ALICE. PRESIDENT BIDEN
SAYS THE ONLY WAY TO MOVE
FORWARD IS WITH A BIPARTISAN
AGREEMENT. BUT AS THE DEADLINE
NEARS, OF COURSE, IT’S CLEAR A
POTENTIAL CRISIS CONTINUES TO
LOOM AFTER WEEKS OF FAILED
NEGOTIATIONS. WE NOT FAILED YET
. WE HOPE NOT. THUS FAR,
FRUITLESS. LET’S PUT IT THAT
WAY. ALL RIGHT. NOW TO THE
WEATHER AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT
LIVE PICTURES FROM THE BEAUTIFUL
DETROIT RIVERFRONT.
>> YEAH, IT IS GORGEOUS.
>> AND HERE COMES THE FREIGHTER
RIGHT ON CUE. OH, WOW. WELL
DONE, TIM.
>> I MEAN, ARE WE IN THE WATER?
WHAT’S GOING ON HERE? OH, HE’S
OKAY. THIS IS TIM ZOOMING OUT.
IT’S OKAY. IT’S LOOKING CLEARER
FOR ME NOW. IT’S LIKE, WHAT’S
GOING ON?
>> YOU MIGHT NEED A SWEATSHIRT
OR, IN FACT, I WAS JUST DOWN
THERE AND HAD A SWEATER ON
TODAY, BUT IT IS BEAUTIFUL. JUST
MAYBE A LITTLE COOLER THAN YOU’D
LIKE.
>> YEAH, HE WAS TRYING TO DO
SOME YARD WORK, TOO, TODAY.
>> YEAH, I CHICKENED OUT BACK
INSIDE. IT WAS TOO COOL OUT
THERE.
>> I KNOW. ALL RIGHT, LET’S GET
OVER TO KIM. WE DO HAVE A LITTLE
BIT OF FROST TO WORRY ABOUT.
SOME PLACES DO WE DO.
>> DID YOU PUT THE HYDRANGEAS IN
YET? THE
>> THOSE WERE BACK IN THE
GARAGE. NO OKAY.
>> YES, I THINK BY JULY YOU’LL
BE SAFE. YOU COULD GET THOSE
HYDRANGEAS IN THE GROUND BY
THEN. YEAH. YOU’LL GET YOU’LL
GET 2 OR 3 WEEKS OUT OF THEM AT
BEST. LIVING IN OAKLAND, MACOMB
COUNTIES, ALL UNDER A FROST
ADVISORY UP INTO THE THUMB AS
WELL. SAME AS WHAT WE HAD LAST
NIGHT. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT
DROPPING DOWN INTO THE 30S, BUT
STAYING IN THE 40S SOUTH OF M
59. BUT IF YOU LIVE IN THOSE
COUNTIES, YOU’LL WANT TO EITHER
BRING THOSE PLANTS IN OR COVER
THEM UP. IF YOU’D LIKE TO SAVE
THEM. 64 DEGREES FOR THE END OF
THE WEEK AND THEN INTO THE
WEEKEND AND TOMORROW WILL BE AT
71 BY SATURDAY, 76 AND SUNDAY,
WE’LL HIT 80 DEGREES. YOUR
WEATHER STORY? WELL, WE HAVE 90S
ON THE HORIZON. I’LL TALK ABOUT
WHICH DAY WE HIT 90 NEXT WEEK.
SO WE GO FROM FROM EAST AND
TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S TO
TALKING ABOUT SOME PRETTY DECENT
HEAT HEADED OUR WAY MY
HYDRANGEAS AND YOUR BEGONIAS
REALLY DEVELOPED A LIFE OF THEIR
OWN.
>> THAT’S RIGHT THEY’RE LIKE
MAKING THE NEWS MORE THAN WE’RE
STRESSING KIM OUT.
>> I KNOW. IF YOU WATCH A TIGERS
GAME, YOU’RE GOING TO DEFINITELY
NOTICE THIS. YEAH.
>> THE BIG CHANGE THAT HAPPENED
TODAY AND IT’S GOING TO STAY FOR
AT LEAST THE REST OF THE SEASON.
ALSO SO VIBRANT DETROIT
NEIGHBORHOOD MISSING ONE VERY
SPECIFIC THING NEW AT FIVE
WHAT’S COMING TO GRANDMA
GRANDMONT ROSEDALE TO HELP KEEP
PEOPLE FROM HAVING TO LEAVE A
TIM MICHIGAN HAS ALMOST 4000
MILES OF FRESH WATER SHORELINE
AND YOU KNOW IT’S ONE OF OUR TOP
SUMMER PASTIMES GETTING OUT ON
THE WATER.
>> WE WANT OUR BOATING COMMUNITY
TO BE SAFE, SAFE AREA.
>> SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS
GIVING US A LITTLE BRUSH UP OUR
BOATING SAFETY AS MEMORIAL DAY