WHO SURVIVED THIS HORRIFIC FALL FROM THE AMBASSADOR BRIDGE IS NOW TELLING HIS STORY OF
SURVIVAL. GOOD AFTERNOON TO YOU
AND THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING
ME. I’M CHRISTY MCDONALD. A
FAMILY SAW SPENCER BAKER’S
DANGEROUS PLUMMET AND RUSHED TO
GET HELP. THE RESCUE TOOK JUST
MINUTES WHEN CREWS SPRUNG INTO
ACTION. HE IS NOW RECOVERING
AND HE’S TELLING HIS STORY. WE
HEAD LIVE NOW TO VICTOR
WILLIAMS, WHO IS NEAR THE
AMBASSADOR BRIDGE. AND, VICTOR,
HE SOMEHOW SURVIVED A 150 FOOT
FALL. THIS IS INCREDIBLE.
>> YEAH, THAT’S RIGHT,
CHRISTIE. IT’S NOTHING SHORT OF
A MIRACLE THAT THIS IRONWORKER
WAS ABLE TO SURVIVE THIS FALL.
WE KNOW THAT 150FT IS A VERY
LONG WAY DOWN FROM THE
AMBASSADOR BRIDGE INTO THE
DETROIT RIVER.
>> THEY TOLD ME THAT I’M LUCKY
TO BE ALIVE.
>> SPENCER BAKER GIVES US THE
PULSE POUNDING RECAP OF JUST
WHAT HAPPENED ON THAT HORRIFIC
DAY. HE FELL WHILE WORKING ON
THE AMBASSADOR BRIDGE.
>> WE WERE DOING A CERTAIN TASK
, WHICH IS A PRETTY SIMPLE
TASK, BUT SOMETHING A FLUKE
HAPPENED AND I ESSENTIALLY I
WAS PULLED OVER THE GUARDRAIL
FROM THE ROAD, OVER THE
GUARDRAIL INTO THE WATER. YOU
SEE SOMEBODY? YEAH, HE RIGHT
THERE.
>> THIS FAMILY IN A NEARBY PARK
WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE
RIGHT TIME, ABLE TO GO GET HELP
FROM J.W. WESTCOTT. THAT
THANKFULLY HAD A BOAT TO MAKE
THE RESCUE.
>> I REMEMBER LAYING IN THE
WATER AND HEARING PEOPLE
YELLING, WE’RE COMING, WE’RE
COMING. I JUST KIND OF REMEMBER
BEING PICKED UP ONTO THE BOAT
AND THEN PUT ON A STRETCHER
INTO THE AMBULANCE.
>> HE SAYS HE’S HAPPY TO STILL
BE ALIVE, ALTHOUGH THE ROAD TO
RECOVERY MAY NOT BE AN EASY
ONE.
>> I REMEMBER LAYING ON MY BOAT
OR ON THE BOAT LOOKING AT MY
LOOKING AT MY ARM, WHICH YOU
CAN SEE IS ALL BRUISED UP
REGARDLESS OF THE WOUNDS THAT
WILL EVENTUALLY HEAL.
>> HE’S MOST THANKFUL THAT HE’S
BEEN GIVEN MORE TIME WITH HIS
FAMILY.
>> AND IF THOSE PEOPLE WEREN’T
THERE, I PROBABLY WOULD NEVER
GET TO SEE MY FOUR MONTH OLD
DAUGHTER AGAIN OR MY BEAUTIFUL
FIANCÉE. AND JUST THE THOUGHT
OF THAT KILLS ME. I’M JUST SO
THANKFUL AND FORTUNATE FOR
THOSE PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE
THAT HELPED ME BECAUSE IT
REALLY SAVED MY LIFE. IF AND WE
KNOW THAT SPENCER IS ALSO BEEN
ON A QUEST TO THANK THE PERSON
THAT WAS GUIDING THAT BOAT, WHO
WAS ABLE TO MAKE THAT RESCUE
ALONG WITH THE OTHER PEOPLE
THAT SAW HIM IN THE FIRST
PLACE.
>> MORE ON THAT COMING UP AT 5
P.M. FOR NOW, WE ARE LIVE.
VICTOR WILLIAMS, LOCAL 4.
>> WHAT A STORY. VICTOR THANKS
SO MUCH. WELL, IT’S ANOTHER
BEAUTIFUL DAY TO GET OUTSIDE
AND ENJOY WHAT MICHIGAN HAS TO
OFFER IN JULY, OF COURSE. AND
ASHLEY JOINS US NOW. ASHLEY,
PLEASE TELL ME THIS IS STICKING
AROUND, THOUGH. I HAVE SOME
FEELING THAT IT IS NOT.
>> I KNOW. I WISH I COULD SAY
THAT IT IS, CHRISTY, BUT COME
TOMORROW. SO WE’RE TRACKING
SOME BIG CHANGES. AND SO I
CERTAINLY DON’T WANT TO SKIP
OVER A WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY
FORECAST, BUT I DO WANT TO HELP
PREPARE YOU FOR SOME
SIGNIFICANT STORMS THAT COULD
ROLL THROUGH TOMORROW
AFTERNOON. WE’VE ISSUED A 4WARN
WEATHER ALERT DAY FOR THURSDAY.
SO TODAY, STILL BEAUTIFUL, BUT
BETWEEN 12 AND EIGHT, THAT’S
GOING TO BE THE TIME FRAME
WHERE WE SEE STRONG TO SEVERE
STORMS PUSHING FROM WEST TO
EAST ACROSS THE AREA. THESE
COULD PROVIDE WIND GUSTS UPWARD
OF 60MPH. HAIL, ABOUT AN INCH
IN DIAMETER. AND EVEN THE
POSSIBILITY OF SOME ISOLATED
TORNADOES. THEY’LL START OFF AS
SCATTERED STORMS BEFORE THEY
TRANSITION INTO A MORE
ORGANIZED LINE. AS WE HEAD INTO
THE LATER PART OF THE
AFTERNOON. RIGHT NOW, A
BEAUTIFUL SHOT OF OUR DOWNTOWN
SKYLINE, A MIX OF SUN AND
CLOUDS, RATHER CALM OUT THERE,
LIGHT WINDS IN THE CITY OUT OF
THE SOUTHWEST AT SIX MILES PER
HOUR. BUT CALM OFF IN HOWELL,
79, IN DETROIT, 78. IN HOWELL,
76, IN PONTIAC, SAME IN ADRIAN.
SO 70S ACROSS THE BOARD. WE’RE
LIKELY GOING TO INCH INTO THE
80S, A BIT MORE SEASONAL. THIS
AFTERNOON. EXACT TRACK FOUR D
INCREDIBL QUIET RIGHT NOW. THIS
WILL NOT BE THE CASE THIS TIME
TOMORROW AS WE ANTICIPATE SOME
OF THOSE SCATTERED STORMS TO
ALREADY BE IN THE AREA AT THAT
POINT. SO THROUGHOUT THE
AFTERNOON WE DO WARM UP INTO
THE 80S, 83, THE FORECASTED
HIGH, WHICH IS RIGHT ON PAR
WITH WHERE WE SHOULD BE THIS
TIME OF YEAR. AND WE’LL HAVE A
FEW OF THOSE INCREASING CLOUDS
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. BUT
CLOUDS AND RADAR SHOWING THAT
DISTURBANCE OFF TO OUR WEST. WE
HAVE A CANADIAN LOW WITH A COLD
FRONT THAT’S GOING TO COME IN
THE AREA AND THAT TRIGGERS
THESE THREATS FOR TOMORROW. SO
SLIGHT RISK FOR A GOOD PORTION
OF METRO DETROIT WITH WIND,
HAIL AND TORNADOES. THE PRIMARY
THREAT, CHRISTIE WILL TAKE YOU
THROUGH THE HOUR BY HOUR OF
THAT TIMELINE IN JUST A FEW
MINUTES. SOUNDS GOOD.
>> ASHLEY. WE KNOW YOU’LL BE ON
IT. AND 14 IS BACK OPEN THIS
AFTERNOON AFTER A DEADLY
SHOOTING CLOSED IT DOWN FOR
HOURS. SKY FOUR WAS OVER THE
SCENE IN WASHTENAW COUNTY
YESTERDAY AROUND 6 P.M. THE
WESTBOUND LANES OF M-14 NEAR
FORD ROAD IN ANN ARBOR TOWNSHIP
WERE SHUT DOWN UNTIL ABOUT
MIDNIGHT. POLICE MICHIGAN STATE
POLICE ARE LEADING THE
INVESTIGATION AND THEY SAY THEY
ARE LOOKING FOR A BLACK FOUR
DOOR OLDER MODEL SEDAN. RIGHT
NOW, NO OTHER INFORMATION IS
BEING RELEASED ABOUT THE VICTIM
OR THE INVESTIGATION. A HEARING
SET FOR TODAY IN FLINT WILL
DETERMINE IF THE CASE OF RICK
WERSHE, ALSO KNOWN AS WHITE BOY
RICK, WILL MOVE FORWARD AGAINST
THE CITY OF DETROIT. HE’S
SEEKING $100 MILLION FOR
SPENDING MORE THAN 30 YEARS IN
PRISON AFTER SERVING AS AN FBI
INFORMANT. HE CLAIMS HE WAS THE
VICTIM OF CHILD ABUSE WHEN HE
SERVED AS THE FBI’S YOUNGEST
EVER INFORMANT AS A 14 YEAR
OLD. THAT HEARING IS EXPECTED
TO START AT 2:00 TODAY.
PRESIDENT TRUMP LASHING OUT AT
CRITICS AFTER HE ANNOUNCED HE
IS THE TARGET OF A GRAND JURY
LOOKING INTO EFFORTS TO
OVERTURN THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION. AND NOW THE FORMER
PRESIDENT’S RIVALS ARE WEIGHING
IN WITH SOME BECOMING
INCREASING CRITICAL OF HIS
ACTIONS. NBC’S DREW PETRIMOULX
REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON. THE
CIRCUMSTANCES HERE ARE TRULY
EXTRA ORDINARY.
>> A FORMER PRESIDENT FACING A
BARRAGE OF LEGAL ACTION, EVEN
AS HE REMAINS HIS PARTY’S
FRONTRUNNER FOR ANOTHER SHOT AT
THE PRESIDENCY STAND.
>> WE CAN STAND. WHATEVER YOU
PREFER IS FINE WITH ME.
>> DONALD TRUMP IN A TOWN HALL
ON FOX NEWS TUESDAY ACCUSING
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OF
TARGETING HIM FOR PROSECUTION
TO KEEP THE FORMER PRESIDENT
FROM RETURNING TO THE WHITE
HOUSE.
>> IT’S INTERFERENCE WITH THE
ELECTION. IT’S ELECTION
INTERFERENCE. NEVER BEEN DONE
LIKE THIS IN THE HISTORY OF OUR
COUNTRY. AND IT’S A DISGRACE.
>> TRUMP SAYS HE GOT OFFICIAL
NOTICE FROM THE DOJ THAT HE’S
THE TARGET OF A GRAND JURY
INVESTIGATION INTO THE JANUARY
6TH RIOT AT THE US CAPITOL AND
EFFORTS TO OVERTURN THE 2020
ELECTION IN THE LETTER COMING
FROM THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL
COUNSEL JACK SMITH, HE HAS MADE
IT ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THAT DONALD
TRUMP WILL BE CHARGED IN
CONNECTION WITH JANUARY 6TH.
LEGAL ANALYSTS SAY CHARGES
COULD INCLUDE INCITING AN
INSURRECTION AND CONSPIRACY TO
DEFRAUD THE US GOVERNMENT.
TRUMP ALREADY FACES CHARGES
OVER HIS HANDLING OF CLASSIFIED
DOCUMENTS AND HUSH MONEY PAID
TO ADULT FILM ACTRESS STORMY
DANIELS. MEANWHILE ALL A GRAND
JURY IN GEORGIA IS PREPARING TO
HEAR EVIDENCE OF 2020 ELECTION
INTERFERENCE IN THAT STATE.
>> WE CAN’T KEEP DEALING WITH
THIS DRAMA. WE CAN’T KEEP
DEALING WITH THE NEGATIVITY.
>> SOME OF TRUMP’S REPUBLICAN
OPPONENTS USING THE NEWS TO
STEP UP ATTACKS. OTHERS ECHOING
HIS CLAIMS OF A POLITICAL
PROSECUTION.
>> TODAY, I THINK THE DOJ
CONTINUES TO TRY TO FIND A WAY
TO WEAPONIZE ITS POWERS AGAINST
A FORMER PRESIDENT.
>> SO FAR, TRUMP’S LEGAL WOES
ARE NOT HARMING HIS STATUS AS
THE FRONT RUNNER FOR THE
REPUBLICAN NOMINATION IN
SETTING UP THE PROSPECT OF HIGH
STAKES JURY TRIALS AS POLITICAL
CAMPAIGNING KICKS INTO FULL
GEAR, A FEDERAL JUDGE IN
FLORIDA WILL SOON DECIDE WHEN
THE CASE INVOLVING TRUMP’S
HANDLING OF CLASSIFIED
DOCUMENTS WILL HEAD TO TRIAL.
THE CASE INVOLVING HUSH MONEY
PAYMENTS TO STORMY DANIELS IS
SET FOR TRIAL IN NEW YORK IN
OCTOBER. DREW PETRIMOULX, NBC
NEWS, WASHINGTON, THANKS, DREW
.
>> TRUMP’S LAWYERS IN THAT
CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS CASE, THEY
HAVE ASKED FOR ANY TRIAL TO
TAKE PLACE AFTER THE 2024
ELECTION. AND THE JUDGE SEEMED
HESITANT TO GRANT THAT REQUEST.
BUT THAT RULING STILL HAS NOT
COME DOWN. THERE ARE ALSO NEW
CHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH OUR
STATE RELATED TO THE 2020
ELECTION IN 16. MICHIGANDERS
ARE FACING ELECTION LAW AND
FORGERY FELONIES FOR THEIR
ALLEGED ROLES IN A FALSE
ELECTOR SCHEME. ATTORNEY
GENERAL DANA NESSEL SAYS ALL OF
THE DEFENDANTS, 16 OF THEM,
WILL FACE EIGHT CRIMINAL
CHARGES WITH THE TOP CHARGES
CARRYING A MAXIMUM SENTENCE OF
14 YEARS IN PRISON. THE GROUP
INCLUDES THE FORMER CO-CHAIR OF
THE MICHIGAN GOP AND THE MAYOR
OF A WEST MICHIGAN TOWN. WE ARE
LOOKING WORKING TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT THE OTHER DEFENDANTS IN
THIS CASE. AND WE’LL HAVE AN
UPDATE FOR YOU TODAY ON LOCAL 4
NEWS AT 4:00. WE ARE LEARNING
MORE ABOUT THE US SOLDIER
DETAINED BY NORTH KOREA AFTER
CROSSING OVER THE BORDER. US
OFFICIALS SAYS 23 YEAR OLD
PRIVATE TRAVIS KING HAS SERVED
TWO AND A HALF YEARS IN THE
MILITARY AND WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
LEAVING SOUTH KOREA. HE HAD
BEEN DETAINED IN SOUTH KOREA
FOR ASSAULT CHARGES. THE
DETAILS ARE THIN HERE, BUT KING
WAS SUPPOSED TO BOARD A PLANE
BACK TO THE US, BUT INSTEAD HE
ENDED UP ON A COMMERCIAL TOUR
TO THE DEMILITARIZED ZONE. A
TOURIST FROM NEW ZEALAND SAYS
SHE WITNESSED THE MOMENT HE
CROSSED THE BORDER.
>> AND MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS
WHAT AN ABSOLUTE IDIOT. I
ASSUMED HE WAS SORT OF GETTING
A MATE TO FILM IT FOR SOME KIND
OF TIK TOK STUNT OR SOMETHING
LIKE THAT. THEY DIDN’T CATCH
HIM. HE WAS WE WERE PRETTY
CLOSE TO THE BORDER AND IT
WOULD HAVE BEEN PRETTY HARD TO
STOP HIM. KING’S MOTHER IS
SPEAKING OUT OVERNIGHT, TELLING
ABC NEWS, QUOTE, I CAN’T SEE