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♪ >> Devin: TWO DOZEN DAYS INTO
THE UAW STRIKE AGAINST GENERAL
MOTORS AND IT’S PUTTING ONE
LOCAL BUSINESS ON THE BRINK.
NICK?
NICK? >> Nick: THIS EMAGINE THEATER
BACK OPEN BUT COULDN’T OPEN
BECAUSE OF THIS.
A PICKUP TRUCK DROVE THROUGH THE
FRONT DOORS.
FRONT DOORS. >> Kim: HER LIFE HAD JUST
STARTED AND NOW THE PORT HURON
TODDLER IS GONE AND THE REASON
IS HEARTBREAKING.
IS HEARTBREAKING. LETHAL DRUGS HIDDEN INSIDE USED
CANDY WRAPPERS.
CANDY WRAPPERS. >> Devin: THEY BELIEVE THAT
RECIPE FOR DISASTER ENDED HER
LIFE AT 14 MONTHS AND WHY IT
TOOK SO LONG TO GET HER TO THE
HOSPITAL AFTER SIGNS SHOWED UP.
>> Kim: AFTER SPEAKING WITH
LOVED ONES TRYING TO COME TO
GRIPS WITH THE SENSELESS LOSS.
>> Shawn: GOOD EVENING FROM PORT
HURON.
HURON. FAMILY MEMBERS OF 14-MONTH-OLD
DAYONNA SAID SHE STOPPED
BREATHING HERE AT THE DAYS INN.
THEY BELIEVE SHE WAS EXPOSED THE
LETHAL DRUGS WRAPPED IN TOOTSIE
ROLL PACKAGING.
ROLL PACKAGING. SHE PICKED UP WHAT SHE THOUGHT
WAS A PIECE OF CANDY AND PUT IT
IN HER MOUTH.
>> HE HAD IT WRAPPED IN TOOTSIE
ROLL PAPER.
ROLL PAPER. SO IF HE DROPPED IT, AND ANY
CHILD SEE, SHE’S A LITTLE KID.
THEY SEE STUFF AND PICK IT UP
OFF THE FLOOR.
>> Shawn: SHE’S THE AUNT OF
14-MONTH-OLD DAYANNA.
14-MONTH-OLD DAYANNA. AND THEY BELIEVE THE HAPPY,
HEALTHY BABY, CAME IN CONTACT
WITH LETHAL DRUGS WRAPPED AS
CANDY AUGUST 25th AND STOPPED
BREATHING.
BREATHING. SHE AND HER MOM WERE VISITING A
HOME NEAR 13th AND DIVISION IN
PORT HURON.
PORT HURON. THE MOM TOLD POLICE A MAN PLACED
WHAT SHE BELIEVES WERE DRUGS
MEANT FOR SALE IN TOOTSIE ROLL
WRAPPERS ON THE TABLE AND ASKED
TO LEAVE.
TO LEAVE. >> I WOULD HAVE NEVER BRUNG ME
OR MY KIDS OVER HERE TO THIS
HOUSE.
HOUSE. >> Shawn: THE FAMILY SAID THAT
MAN GAVE THE GIRL AND HER MOTHER
A RIDE.
A RIDE. AND WHEN THEY PULLED INTO THE
DAYS INN, THE CHILD WASN’T
BREATHING.
BREATHING. THEY SAID THE MAN DROVE AROUND
DELAYING CARE.
DELAYING CARE. AND WHEN THEY REACHED THE
HOSPITAL, SHE WAS GONE.
THEY INTERVIEWED THE MAN, HIS
GIRLFRIEND AND THE MOM AND ARE
INVESTIGATING THE DEATH AS
SUSPICIOUS.
SUSPICIOUS. >> SHE WAS LITERALLY A GOOD
BABY.
BABY. SHE WAS SENT FROM HEAVEN.
SHE WAS A TRUE ANGEL.
>> Shawn: ABSOLUTELY
HEARTBREAKING.
HEARTBREAKING. WE HAVE MORE FROM PORT HURON.
POLICE ARE TELLING ME THEY’RE
WAITING FOR AUTOPSY RESULTS
WHICH WILL INCLUDE TOXICOLOGY
RESULTS.
RESULTS. FAMILY MEMBERS SAY WHAT’S IN THE
RESULTS ARE KEY TO WHAT HAPPENED
HERE IN FINDING OUT WHAT
HAPPENED TO THIS 14-MONTH-OLD.
>> Kim: AND THAT LITTLE GIRL HAD
NO PRIOR HEALTH ISSUES?
>> Shawn: SHE WAS ABSOLUTELY
HEALTHY, HEALTHY AND HAPPY
FAMILY MEMBERS SAY.
AND THEY CHECKED HER OUT FOR
EACH AND EVERYTHING BUT NOTHING.
AND SHE STOPPED BREATHING.
THE TOXICOLOGY REPORT WILL TELL
WHAT HAPPENED HERE.
>> Devin: IT’S DAY 24 ON THE
PICKET LINE FOR THOSE STRIKING
GENERAL MOTORS.
GENERAL MOTORS. AS THE STRIKE GRINDS ON, THE
DAMAGE TO THOSE WHO DEPEND ON GM
IS GETTING WORSE.
A DEARBORN TRUCKING COMPANY IS
TEETERING ON THE EDGE HOPING FOR
A QUICK SETTLEMENT.
>> Rod: LOOK BEHIND ME.
THIS IS PHOENIX TRUCKING.
YOU’VE GOT DOZENS OF TRAILERS IN
THE YARD HERE AND TRUCKS SITTING
HERE, PARKED AND COLLECTING
DUST.
DUST. THE CLOCK IS TICKING ON THE DEBT
THEY HAVE TO PAY.
IF IT DOESN’T SETTLE SOON,
THEY’LL BE OUT OF BUSINESS.
>> WE’RE ASKING FOR AN EXTENSION
OR SOMETHING.
OR SOMETHING. WE CAN COME UP WITH SOMETHING,
BUT NOT THE WHOLE PAYMENT, YOU
KNOW.
KNOW. >> Rod: YOU’RE WATCHING MOHAMMED
PLEAD FOR HIS BUSINESS LIFE.
>> IF WE DON’T MAKE THE PAYMENT,
HE’S REALLY GONNA TAKE THE
TRAILERS, HE SAID?
>> YEP.
>> YEP. >> Rod: THEY’RE FILLED WITH GM
PARTS AND HE WAS TOLD TO PARK
THEM UNTIL THE STRIKE ENDS.
>> WE’VE BEEN IN TALKS, ME AND
MY PARTNER ABOUT SHUTTING THE
COMPANY DOWN OR STOPPING THE
BUSINESS AND WE’RE TRYING TO
FIND A SOLUTION.
>> IT’S HURTING US REALLY BAD.
>> Rod: HIS PARTNER SAYS NEITHER
OF THEM ARE SLEEPING MUCH WITH
21 EMPLOYEES ON THE PAYROLL AND
100 DRIVERS IMPATIENTLY WAITING
FOR THEIR NEXT WORK.
>> MOST OF MY DRIVERS TRYING TO
FIND A TEMPORARY JOB LIKE UBER.
>> Rod: AND HE EMPLOYS
SUBCONTRACTORS, THAT RUN PARTS.
THE MARRIED FATHER OF THREE WITH
TWO KIDS IN COLLEGE PRAYS DAILY
FOR A SETTLEMENT.
>> I’VE BEEN COMING HERE EVERY
DAY, EVERY MORNING, FOR THE PAST
MONTH TO FIND A LOAD.
AND WE CANNOT FIND A LOAD
BECAUSE ALL OF THE TRAILERS ARE
FILLED WITH GM PRODUCTS, AND WE
CANNOT MOVE THEM.
>> Rod: THEY USED TO BE JUST A
CONTAINER COMPANY BUT DECIDED TO
GO AWAY FROM THAT BECAUSE OF THE
TRADE WAR, SO THEY WENT WITH GM
THINKING IT’S MORE STABLE.
AND HERE WE ARE NOW, THEY’RE ON
THE EDGE OF GOING OUT OF
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS. >> Devin: DO THEY SEE AN
ABSOLUTE DROP-DEAD FOR PHOENIX’S
SURVIVAL HERE?
SURVIVAL HERE? >> Rod: VERY INTERESTING
QUESTION.
QUESTION. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING IS IT TAKES
TWO WEEKS TO RAMP BACK UP TO
WHAT THEY WERE DOING.
SO THEY NEED, IN THE NEXT TWO
WEEKS, FOR THIS TO SETTLE FOR
THEM TO BE ABLE TO SURVIVE.
IF IT GOES PAST THAT, THEY’RE
DONE.
DONE. >>DEVIN: AND NOTHING TOO
HOPEFUL TO REPORT AS OF TONIGHT.
>> Kim: LET’S GET YOU CAUGHT UP
ON THE FORECAST.
WE’VE BEEN TALKING AND BRAGGING
ABOUT HOW BEAUTIFUL IT’S BEEN.
>> Devin: WE’RE WATCHING SOME
WEIRD NASTY THING TAKING SHAPE
OUT WEST.
OUT WEST. >> Ben: IT’S COMING DOWN THE
PIKE.
PIKE. IN THE SHORT TERM, THE ONLY
THING WE HAVE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT
IS IT’S A LITTLE COOL IN THE
MORNING AND THE LOWS ARE IN THE
40s, EXCEPT FOR ANN ARBOR WHICH
BRIEFLY TOUCHED 39 AT THE
AIRPORT.
AIRPORT. TRANSLATE THAT TO THE AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES WHICH HAVE BEEN IN
THE MID TO UPPER 60s AND GOT
CLOSE TO 70 AT METRO BUT ON
THEIR WAY DOWN.
WE’LL SEE WARMER TEMPERATURES IN
THE SHORT TERM.
TONIGHT, A POSSIBILITY OF PATCHY
SHOWERS OR FOG.
AND IT DOES LOOK LIKE MORE OF
THE SAME FOR THE WORKWEEK.
WE’LL BE MAKING A U-TURN OVER
THE WEEKEND.
THE WEEKEND. A NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN THE
TEMPERATURES BUT ALSO SOME RAIN
AND WIND COMING WITH IT.
WE’LL LOOK AT ALL THAT IN A FEW
MINUTES.
MINUTES. KIM?
KIM? >> Kim: THE EMAGINE THEATER IN
CANTON IS BACK OPEN AFTER A
STOLEN PICKUP TRUCK CRASHED
THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR SO
THIEVES COULD TAKE THE ATM.
AS NICK MONACELLI SHOWED US,
THERE WAS SO MUCH DAMAGE, THE
THEATER COULDN’T OPEN ON TIME.
>> IT’S BAD.
GLASS EVERYWHERE.
GLASS EVERYWHERE. >> Nick: AND THAT’S AN
UNDERSTATEMENT.
UNDERSTATEMENT. THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE EMAGINE
THEATER IN CANTON WILL COST
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS REPAIR.
DOLLARS REPAIR. THE CLEANING CREW WAS INSIDE
WORKING WHEN THE PICKUP TRUCK
CAME BARRELLING IN AROUND 3:45
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. >> I DID HEAR A CAR AND I HEARD
A BANG AND I THOUGHT IT WAS
SOMEBODY LIKE DROPPING SOMETHING
OR, YEAH.
OR, YEAH. MY FRIEND HAD RAN AND GOT ME.
>> Nick: WHOEVER THE THIEF IS
STOLE A TRUCK FROM AN APARTMENT
COMPLEX ACROSS FORD ROAD AND
THEN USED IT AS A BATTERING RAM
BACKING IN THROUGH THE DOORS AND
HITTING THE ATM OVER AND OVER
AGAIN UNTIL IT BROKE OPEN.
THERE WAS SO MUCH DAMAGE AND
CLASS AND DEBRIS, THE THEATER
COULD NOT OPEN UNTIL THIS
AFTERNOON, CANCELING SCHEDULED
SHOWS.
SHOWS. >> IT DOESN’T MAKE ME BAD.
BUT BAD THINGS HAPPEN AND THERE
ARE BAD PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT
WILL DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
>> Nick: NONE OF THOSE WORKING
INSIDE WERE HURT, INCLUDING
JUSTIN JONES, WHO WAS WORKING
HIS VERY FIRST SHIFT.
>> PRETTY CRAZY, ONE OF THE MOST
EVENTFUL FIRST DAYS OF WORK
EVER.
EVER. >> Nick: YOU HEARD THE THEATER
COULDN’T OPEN THIS MORNING.
ABOUT 12 SHOWS HAD TO BE
CANCELED BUT NOW IT’S ALL UP AND
RUNNING.
RUNNING. IT’S JUST THIS ENTRANCE THAT IS
CLOSED OFF.
CLOSED OFF. IF YOU SAW SOMETHING UNUSUAL
AROUND 3:45 IN THE MORNING,
CANTON POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULD
LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.
IN CANTON, NICK MONACELLI, LOCAL
4.
4. >> Kim: A STOLEN TRUCK WAS USED,
A 2004 RAM TRUCK.
POLICE FOUND IT ABANDONED AT A
NEARBY BUSINESS, NOT LONG AFTER
IT HAPPENED.
IT HAPPENED. >>> HURON TOWNSHIP DETECTIVES
ARE INVESTIGATING TO SEE IF A
SIMILAR INCIDENT IS CONNECTED TO
THE CANTON SMASH-AND-GRAB WE
JUST TOLD YOU ABOUT.
LOOKING AT VIDEO FROM EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING WHERE A TRUCK
STOLEN OUT OF ROMULUS SLAMMED
INTO THIS MOBIL GAS STATION ON
HURON RIVER DRIVE NEAR WALTZ
ROAD, AND AN ATM WAS TAKEN FROM
THE BUILDING.
THE BUILDING. >> Devin: DETROIT POLICE HAVE
FIGURED OUT WHO IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR TEARING DOWN THE HOME OF A
STATE REP.
STATE REP. GIPSON BROTHERS TRUCKING TORE IT
DOWN.
DOWN. AND THE OWNER IS FACING CHARGES.
THE REASON WHY THE HOME WAS TORN
DOWN IS STILL UNANSWERED.
SHERRY
SHERRY SHERRY GAY-DAGNOGO HAS NO IDEA
WHY IT WAS TORN DOWN.
>>> MOTLEY WAS CONVICTED, FOUND
TO HAVE KILLED A 1661-YEAR-OLD
AND INJURED A 34-YEAR-OLD AT
RELIABLE FENCE COMPANY BACK IN
JANUARY.
JANUARY. THE SHOOTING HAPPENED AFTER AN
ARGUMENT THAT TOOK HAPPENED AT
THE WORKPLACE.
THE WORKPLACE. >> Kim: TWO MORE SKUNKS HAVE
TESTED POSITIVE IN SOUTHFIELD
AND FARMINGTON HILLS.
THERE HAVE BEEN 11 VERIFIED
CASES OF RABIES IN OAKLAND
COUNTY AMONG BATS AND SKUNKS.
HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE URGING
PEOPLE TO STAY AWAY FROM WILD
ANIMALS.
ANIMALS. >> Devin: THERE’S A BOIL-WATER
ADVISORY FOR FOLKS IN OXFORD.
RESIDENTS IN THE AREA OF LAKES
EDGE DRIVE FROM OAKWOOD DRIVE UP
TO WOOD BRIDGE COURT, AND BOIL
WATER BEFORE DRINKING IT OR
USING IT FOR COOKING, BRUSHING
YOUR TEETH OR WASHING DISHES
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
>>> ALL SORTS OF FOOD CRAVINGS
CAN BE FULFILLED IN MIDTOWN.
>> Kim: A BUNCH OF NEW
RESTAURANTS HAVE HOPED.
THERE WAS A RIBBON-CUTTING
CEREMONY AND STREET FAIR WITH
LOCAL RESTAURANTS THAT ARE
OPENING AND INCLUDE 1,000-DEGREE
PIZZA, UNCLE JOE’S CHICKEN
FINGERS, BEYOND JUICE, TUBBY’S
SUB SHOP AND JUST BAKED CUPCAKES
AND LEO’S CONEY ISLAND.
SOUNDS GREAT!
SOUNDS GREAT! >>> TIME FOR A CHECK OF THE
NATIONAL STORIES YOU’LL SEE AT
6:30 ON "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS."
>> Devin: LESTER HAS A PREVIEW.
>> TONIGHT, PICTURES FROM THE
FRONT LINES AS TURKEY ATTACKS
AMERICA’S KURDISH ALLIES
FOLLOWING THE VIRTUAL GREEN
LIGHT FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP.
AND A NBC EXCLUSIVE SIT-DOWN
INTERVIEW WITH BERNIE SANDERS
ABOUT HIS RECENT HEART ATTACK
AND FUTURE.
AND FUTURE. >> Devin: SOME HAVE QUESTIONED
WHETHER THE SANDERS CAMPAIGN WAS
A LITTLE TOO SLOW TO ADMIT IT
WAS A HEART ATTACK.
>> HE CALLED THE CLAIMS NONSENSE
AND TOLD OUR HARRY SMITH THAT IT
TOOK A FEW DAYS TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT HAD HAPPENED.
COMING UP TONIGHT, WHY SANDERS
SAID HE IS STILL FIT TO BE
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. WHEN WE SEE YOU IN JUST A BIT.
>> Kim: SEE YOU THEN, LESTER,
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >>> STILL AHEAD, A COMMON FOOD
ITEM MEN MAY WANT TO WORK INTO
THEIR DIET.
THEIR DIET. >> Jason: NEIGHBORS IN ONE PART
OF OAKLAND COUNTY TIRED OF
SEEING THIS GUY CREEPING AROUND
THEIR HOME.
THEIR HOME. WHERE AND WHEN HE’S SHOWING UP.
AFTER WE COME BACK.