THE SCENE RIGHT NOW BATTLING THE FLAMES IN JAMESTOWN, NEAR I-94 AND 23 MILE ROAD. AND AS YOU CAN
SEE THROUGH THIS LIVE LOOK FROM
SKY FOUR, THE NATURAL GAS LINE
IS STILL ACTIVE, MAKING IT
IMPOSSIBLE FOR CREWS TO
EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. RIGHT
NOW, WE DON’T KNOW IF ANYONE DID
GET HURT OR WAS INSIDE THE
MOBILE HOME WHEN IT EXPLODED,
BUT WE WILL BRING YOU AN UPDATE
AS SOON AS WE KNOW MORE. ALSO
BREAKING THIS NOON, AN
INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY IN
STERLING HEIGHTS AFTER A
SHOOTING LEAVES A WOMAN DEAD.
AND WE’RE TOLD IT WAS ALL OVER.
AN ARGUMENT. GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYBODY. AT THIS NOON HOUR.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I’M
KAREN DREW. WE DO HAVE SHAWN LEY
LIVE FROM STERLING HEIGHTS.
SHAWN, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US?
>> LET’S WALK EVERYONE THROUGH
THIS, BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE GOING
TO RECOGNIZE THE BUILDING WHERE
THIS HAPPENED OR THE BUSINESS.
WE’RE RIGHT AT THE CORNER OF
MOUND AND 19 MILE, A FAMILY RUN
BUSINESS HERE, REGAL PALACE
FAMILY, FUN ENTERTAINMENT AND
THE OTHER BUSINESS HERE. COUGH
COUGH MAKES SOAP. PEOPLE ARE
GOING TO RECOGNIZE REGAL PALACE
BECAUSE IT HAS KIDS PARTIES
INSIDE WITH VIDEO GAMES AND
BOUNCE HOUSES. BOTH ARE RELATED
AND TIED TOGETHER. BUT THIS
HAPPENED, POLICE SAY ON THE
COUGH SIDE OF THINGS DURING A
HORRIBLE ARGUMENT. FOLLOW ME
THIS WAY, BECAUSE HERE’S THE
BUILDING AGAIN. PARENTS TAKE
THEIR KIDS HERE FOR PARTIES AND
WHATNOT. NONE OF THAT WAS
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. BUT AT NINE
THIS MORNING, POLICE GET THE
CALL. I’LL WALK YOU RIGHT UP TO
THE TAPE. THEY ROLL UP HERE AS
YOU CAN SEE, THEIR CARS. THERE’S
A 54 YEAR OLD WOMAN’S BODY RIGHT
THERE IN THE PARKING LOT. AND
SHE WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL.
SHE’S DECEASED. AND HER BROTHER
IS STANDING RIGHT HERE, CALLED
911. HE CALLED POLICE HERE TO
THE SCENE. LET ME SHOW YOU THE
VIDEO HERE. NOW, YOU CAN SEE ALL
THE YELLOW PLACARDS RIGHT HERE
IN THE PARKING LOT. 9 A.M. IS
THEY’RE OPENING UP ESSENTIALLY
WITH THE CLOTH INDUSTRIES, THE
SOAP INDUSTRIES HERE. AND THAT’S
EVIDENCE OF A SHOOTOUT. BROTHER
AND SISTER SHOOTING IT OUT IN
THE PARKING LOT BECAUSE THEY HAD
SOME SORT OF ARGUMENT, FAMILY
RUN BUSINESS. AND THE ARGUMENT
WAS RELATED TO THE FAMILY RUN
BUSINESS. AGAIN THE BROTHER
STICKS AROUND AND HE IS TALKING
TO POLICE NOW, WE JUST GOT AN
UPDATE FROM STERLING HEIGHTS
POLICE. THEY PICK UP THE DETAILS
FROM HERE. UPON FURTHER
INVESTIGATION, THE OTHER PERSON
WAS INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING,
WAS STILL ON SCENE.
>> WE INTERVIEWED PRELIMINARY
INTERVIEWS, REVEALED THAT THIS
WAS A DISPUTE BETWEEN A BROTHER
AND SISTER OVER BUSINESS. AND
ULTIMATELY, THEY GOT INTO A
SHOOTING TOGETHER AGAINST EACH
OTHER. AND WE’RE STILL IN THE
MIX TRYING TO INVESTIGATE THE
PARTICULARS OF THE SHOOTING.
>> AGAIN, BROTHER AND SISTER
TOGETHER IN BUSINESS HERE, HAVE
A SHOOTOUT. SISTER IS DEAD.
SHE’S 54 YEARS OLD. BROTHER IS
BEING TALKED TO RIGHT NOW AT THE
STERLING HEIGHTS POLICE
DEPARTMENT. NO CHARGES YET. HE
MAY BE SAYING HE WAS PROTECTING
HIMSELF DURING THIS AWFUL,
VIOLENT INCIDENT. HOWEVER, IF
YOU LOOK AROUND HERE, THERE’S
BUSINESSES HERE, GAS STATION
THERE. THIS IS A WILD SHOOTOUT.
KAREN, OTHERS COULD HAVE BEEN
HIT BY THIS GUNFIRE. WE’RE GOING
TO CONTINUE TO DIG FOR
INFORMATION RIGHT HERE. HAVE
MORE ON LATER EDITIONS OF LOCAL
4. KAREN, BACK TO YOU. WOW, WHAT
A STORY.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SHAWN.
WE’LL CHECK BACK WITH YOU LATER
THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHFIELD MAN
NOW FACING CHARGES AFTER
ALLEGEDLY ATTACKING HIS FATHER
WITH A HATCHET. POLICE SAY 22
YEAR OLD JOHN CORNELIUS DARBY,
THE FOURTH, ATTACKED AND
SEVERELY INJURED HIS 51 YEAR OLD
FATHER ON TUESDAY. THEY SAY
DARBY THEN TOOK HIS FATHER’S
TRUCK AFTER THE ATTACK BEFORE
BEING STOPPED BY POLICE AND
TAKEN INTO POLICE CUSTODY.
POLICE SAY THE VICTIM IS IN
CRITICAL CONDITION AT THE
HOSPITAL. HE IS EXPECTED TO
SURVIVE FIVE. A WOMAN IS IN
SERIOUS CONDITION AT THIS HOUR
AFTER BEING STABBED AT A MOTEL
OVER IN REDFORD. THIS HAPPENED
THIS MORNING. IT WAS ABOUT 515
AT PARK DRIVE MOTEL. THAT’S NEAR
PLYMOUTH ROAD AND WEST OUTER
DRIVE. POLICE SAY THE WOMAN WAS
STABBED BY ANOTHER WOMAN WHO WAS
DETAINED BY POLICE ABOUT TWO
MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD AT ROUGE
PARK. POLICE HAVE NOT YET
RELEASED THE IDENTITY OF THE
VICTIM, BUT THEY SAY SHE WAS
TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND IS IN
SERIOUS CONDITION THIS AFTERNOON
. WE’RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE
POLICE SCENE ON MENDOTA STREET
ON DETROIT’S WEST SIDE.
ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, AS A
POLICE OFFICER WAS HIT BY A CAR
FOLLOWING A FIGHT BETWEEN A
WOMAN. THE OFFICER WILL BE OKAY.
NO WORD ON WHAT STARTED THE
FIGHT OR HOW THAT POLICE OFFICER
WAS HIT BY THE CAR OR THE
PROCESS. WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED.
SO IF YOU HAVE A CAT AND MAYBE
YOU’RE THINKING ABOUT GETTING
RID OF ITS CLAWS. A NEW BILL
COULD CHANGE YOUR PLANS.
MICHIGAN LAWMAKERS ARE
INTRODUCING A NEW BILL THAT
WOULD MAKE IT ILLEGAL FOR
VETERINARIANS TO PERFORM CLAW
REMOVING SURGERIES ON CATS. THE
ONLY EXCEPTION IS FOR MEDICAL
REASONS DECLAWING CATS IS A
COMMON PRACTICE. SOME DO IT FOR
ESTHETIC REASONS. OTHERS DO IT
TO PROTECT THEIR FURNITURE FROM
SCRATCH, AS MICHIGAN WOULD BE
THE THIRD STATE TO BAN THE
PRACTICE BEHIND NEW YORK AND
MARYLAND. ALL RIGHT. ARE YOU
GOING AWAY? THIS MEMORIAL DAY?
IF YOU ARE FLYING, BUCKLE UP,
EVERYBODY. AIRPORTS ACROSS
AMERICA ARE GEARING UP FOR THE
BUSIEST WEEKEND IN YEARS AS THE
NATION BOUNCES BACK FROM THE
PANDEMIC. TRIPLE A IS EXPECTING
THE NUMBER OF AIR TRAVELERS TO
EXCEED PRE-COVID LEVELS AND
NEARLY 3.5 MILLION AMERICANS
WILL FLY THIS WEEKEND. PETE
MOUTON HAS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
BEFORE TRAVELING.
>> IT IS THE START OF A SUMMER
OF TESTS FOR AIR TRAVEL WITH THE
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION PLANNING TO
SCREEN 10 MILLION PASSENGERS
BETWEEN THURSDAY AND MONDAY. THE
WORLD’S BUSIEST AIRPORT IN
ATLANTA WILL BE EVEN BUSIER THAN
NORMAL, WITH OFFICIALS THERE
ANTICIPATING 300,000 PASSENGERS
A DAY.
>> MANY OF US ARE STILL TRYING
TO MAKE UP FOR THE TIME WE LOST
DURING THE PANDEMIC. FROM TSA
PERSPECTIVE, WE ARE READY.
>> WE ARE UP OVER OUR FINALLY
OVER PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS.
>> DELTA AIRLINES SAYS HOLIDAY
WEEKEND TICKET SALES ARE UP 17%
FROM LAST YEAR. AMERICAN
AIRLINES SAYS IT ALONE WILL
SERVE 2.9 MILLION PASSENGERS.
UNITED AIRLINES SAYS THIS WILL
BE THE BUSIEST MEMORIAL DAY
HOLIDAY IN MORE THAN A DECADE.
>> THIS WEEKEND WILL BE A TEST
OF THE SYSTEM. TRANSPORTATION
SECRETARY PETE BUTTIGIEG SAYS
FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS ARE DOWN
AFTER LAST SUMMER’S REPEATED
MELTDOWNS.
>> AIRLINES INSIST THEY ARE
RIGHT SIZED OPERATE FEWER
FLIGHTS ON LARGER AIRPLANES AND
RIGHT STAFFED A CNN ANALYSIS
SHOWS THE INDUSTRY HAS HIRED
NEARLY 48,000 NEW WORKERS IN THE
LAST YEAR.
>> WE’RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN
TO PRESS AIRLINES TO DELIVER
THAT GOOD SERVICE. AND IF THERE
IS AN ISSUE, WE HAVE YOUR BACK.
>> THOUGH AIRLINES WORRY IT’S
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT
COULD CAUSE DELAYS, 2 IN 10 AIR
TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS JOBS ARE
EMPTY. THAT’S 3000 POSITIONS
NATIONWIDE. THIS WEEK. BACK TO
BACK STAFFING ISSUES IN DENVER
FORCED THE FAA TO SLOW FLIGHTS.
UNITED AIRLINES CEO SCOTT KIRBY
CALLS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS
SHORTAGES HIS NUMBER ONE
CONCERN, ONE THAT DOESN’T JUST
IMPACT THOSE FLIGHTS.
>> THAT BLEEDS OVER TO THE WHOLE
SYSTEM FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.
>> FOR NOW, THE FAA HAS OPENED
UP 169 NEW, MORE EFFICIENT
FLIGHT ROUTES UP AND DOWN THE
EAST COAST, EVEN LIMITING SPACE
LAUNCHES TO OFF PEAK TIMES FOR
PASSENGERS. ALL THAT MATTERS IS
GETTING WHERE THEY WANT TO GO,
KNOWING ONE SNAG COULD SLOW THE
START OF SUMMER IF THINGS RUN
SMOOTHLY.
>> PEOPLE DO THEIR JOBS
EFFICIENTLY, THEN IT’S A GREAT
TRIP. PACK YOUR PATIENCE, COME
PREPARED.
>> I’M KEEPING MY FINGERS
CROSSED THAT I GET HOME WITHOUT
A HITCH.
>> ALL RIGHT. TRIPLE-A DOES SAY
THAT. OBVIOUSLY, IT’S GOING TO
BE VERY BUSY ON THE ROADS AS
WELL. SO YOU DEFINITELY NEED TO
PLAN YOUR TRIP, SINCE A LOT OF
PEOPLE WILL DEFINITELY BE OPTING
TO DRIVE ON THIS HOLIDAY
WEEKEND. SO IF YOU’RE HEADED UP
NORTH OR PERHAPS OUT TO THE WEST
SIDE OF THE STATE AND YOU NEED
TO FILL UP YOUR TANK, PRICES ARE
GOING TO VARY. HOUGHTON LAKE IS
THE PICK SPOT OF THE NORTHERN
LOWER PENINSULA AT 356 A GALLON
ACROSS THE BRIDGE TO SAULT
SAINTE MARIE, IT IS 374. AND ON
THE WEST SIDE IN GRAND RAPIDS,
IT’S $3.66 NORTH TO TRAVERSE
CITY. THAT’S 365. AND IF YOU ARE
PLANNING A STAYCATION, PRICES
HERE AT HOME ARE 360 A GALLON.
AND WE ARE GEARING UP FOR THE
HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND THE WEATHER
IS ON THE SAME PAGE. THE COOL
WEATHER IS LEAVING JUST IN TIME,
ISN’T IT? RON
>> IT IS. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THAT
REALLY COLD WEATHER THIS
MORNING, KAREN. WELL THINGS ARE
WARMING UP THIS AFTERNOON AND IT
IS GOING TO BE MUCH WARMER OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AND IF
YOU’RE TRAVELING ANYWHERE ACROSS
OUR STATE OR EVEN AROUND THE
REGION, CLEAR SKIES FOR THE MOST
PART AND MILD OUT THERE. SO
AGAIN, IF YOU’RE GOING TO GO BY
ROAD AND BY FLIGHT FOR THE MOST
PART, ANYWHERE ACROSS THE GREAT
LAKES, IT’S LOOKING GOOD. THESE
ARE THE SKY CONDITIONS. IF YOU
HAVE YOUR BLINDS OPEN, YOUR
CURTAINS OPEN, OR IF YOU’VE BEEN
OUTSIDE TODAY, YOU KNOW IT IS
SUNNY OUT THERE THAT IS THE CASE
FOR ALL OF US HERE IN METRO
DETROIT. WE’RE TAKING A LOOK
DOWN AT HART PLAZA RIGHT NOW.
THINGS ARE LOOKING BEAUTIFUL, A
LOT OF SUNSHINE. REMEMBER TO USE
THE SUNSCREEN. IT IS GOING TO BE
INTENSE WITH THAT SUNSHINE. SO
YOU DO WANT TO PROTECT YOURSELF
OUT THERE. RIGHT NOW, IT’S 65 IN
DETROIT. WE’RE AROUND 64 IN ANN
ARBOR AND PORT HURON, 65. ALSO
IN ADRIAN. SO THESE ARE THE TOP
HEADLINES FOR WEATHER. WE’RE
GOING TO BE WARMING UP INTO THE
80S AND 90S, NOT QUITE GETTING
THERE TODAY, BUT WE ARE LOOKING
AHEAD FOR THAT WEATHER AND IT IS
GOING TO BE LOOKING GOOD.
UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS GOING TO BE
VERY DRY OUT THERE, BUT THERE
ARE SOME CHANGES IN THE FORECAST
COMING UP. AND IF YOU WANT TO
STICK AROUND AND SEE THAT
FORECAST WITH US OR TO SEE IT ON
THE APP, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS
DOWNLOAD THE 4WARN WEATHER APP.
YOU CAN GET THE ACCURATE
FORECAST FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
AND OF COURSE, YOU CAN ALWAYS
ACCESS THE FOREWARN EXACTRAK 40
RADAR. KAREN ALL RIGHT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, RON.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS ALL
AROUND AND NOW IT IS HELPING
SCIENTISTS SPEED UP THEIR WORK.
HOW AI TECHNOLOGY TARGETED A
DANGEROUS DRUG RESISTANT
SUPERBUG THAT IS OFTEN FOUND IN
HOSPITALS. PLUS, THE DEADLINE
FOR DEBT TALKS ARE MAKING
PROGRESS, BUT THERE ARE STILL
HICCUPS. THE TOPICS HOLDING UP