WHY FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT. FOR NEWS AT 11 STARTS NOW. WE ALREADY KNEW IT WAS A WILD CHASE
THAT ENDED IN THE WEST SIDE
NEIGHBORHOOD LAST NIGHT. BUT NOW
THAT WE HAVE THE POLICE, VIDEO
AND BODY CAM, JUST WAIT UNTIL
YOU HEAR WHERE THESE PEOPLE WERE
FOUND. WITH AN EARLIER START FOR
STUDENTS IN THE STATE’S LARGEST
SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE COUNTDOWN
IS NOW AT ONE WEEK. VERY EXCITED
. THEY ARE READY FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN A LONG TIME, DETROIT
SCHOOLS WILL BE STARTING THE
SCHOOL YEAR FULLY STAFFED. WE’RE
GOING TO BEGIN WITH BREAKING
NEWS FROM DETROIT’S WEST SIDE
WHERE A CHILD HAS BEEN RUSHED TO
THE HOSPITAL AFTER BEING SHOT.
LET’S GET RIGHT TO TIM PAMPLIN,
WHO IS ON THE SCENE WITH THE
NIGHT CAM TIM. KIM DE’VEON. THIS
IS THE 17,000 BLOCK OF OAKFIELD
. THAT’S SEVEN MILES OF
SOUTHFIELD FREEWAY AREA, ALL
HAPPENING WITHIN THE LAST 2030
MINUTES. WE’RE STILL A YOUNG
SEVEN YEAR OLD AND BEING TOLD
SHOT IN THE FACE OF TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT HOW HE ENDED UP BEING
SHOT. WHETHER IT WAS SELF
INFLICTED. SOMEONE ELSE WAS
PLAYING WITH THE GUN BUT AGAIN
PLACE JUST ARRIVING ON THE SCENE
HERE, THE YOUNG MAN SEVEN YEAR
OLD AGAIN BEING TRANSPORTED TO
AREA HOSPITAL. WE’RE PLEASED TO
CHECKING UP ON HIM RIGHT NOW.
HE’S IN SURGERY. THAT IS THE
SCENE. RIGHT NOW WE’LL HAVE MUCH
MORE AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE
AGAIN IF SEVEN YEAR OLD SHOT IN
THE FACE AND RUSHED TO THE
HOSPITAL ON THE WEST SIDE OF
DETROIT BACK TO DOWNTOWN, TIM,
THANKS WHEN WE ARE COUNTING DOWN
TO THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR,
WITH DETROIT TEACHERS REPORTING
TODAY AND STUDENTS HEADING BACK
NEXT MONDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN TWO YEARS, IT IS NOT GOING TO
BE COVID TAKING UP ALL THE PREP
AND PLANNING MARA MACDONALD LIVE
AT CASS TECH TONIGHT. TOMORROW,
THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS STAFFING
IS, AND THIS IS ALSO UNUSUAL. AT
AN OPTIMAL LEVEL RIGHT NOW.
THAT’S RIGHT, DEVON AND HE
CREDITS TWO THINGS NUMBER ONE.
THEY SAY THEY’VE BEEN WORKING ON
THIS FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS AND
NUMBER TWO WHAT REALLY HELPED
OUT THOSE COVID FEDERAL RELIEF
DOLLARS? LET ME SHOW YOU IT WAS
. IT WAS PRETTY ROUGH SURE WAS
DISTRICTS AND PARENTS NAVIGATING
THE PANDEMIC AMID CLOSURES AND
CHANGING PROTOCOLS THIS YEAR,
IT’S A RETURN TO NORMALCY. WE’RE
VERY EXCITED ABOUT GOING IN THIS
YEAR AND THAT WE’RE NOT GOING TO
BE MANAGING COVID LIKE WE HAVE
THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE DISTRICT
CAN GET BACK TO WORKING ON
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, NOT JUST
TREADING WATER. AND TO THAT END
DPS CD GOES INTO THIS SCHOOL
YEAR FULLY STAFFED. ACCORDING TO
THE DISTRICT. THIS HAS BEEN A
FIVE YEAR PROCESS AND THAT
STARTED WITH INCREASING TEACHER
SALARIES ACROSS THE BOARD,
ADDING A COMPETITIVE BENEFITS
PACKAGE AND THE HIGHEST STARTING
SALARY FOR TEACHERS IN THE METRO
AND COUPLE THAT WITH SOME
STRATEGIC HIRING DECISIONS LAST
YEAR WITH COVID RELIEF FUNDING.
THAT WAS THE EXTRA FEDERAL MONEY
WE RECEIVED. WE HIRED ABOUT 170
EXTRA TEACHERS LAST YEAR, AND WE
DID THAT BECAUSE WE KNEW 50% OF
OUR TEACHING STAFF CAN RETIRE AT
ANY TIME IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS
, SO THE DISTRICT BUILT UP A
BENCH. DEFINITELY THAT DOES.
HELP A LOT TO KNOW THAT THE
SCHOOLS ARE FULLY STAFFED, YOU
KNOW? BECAUSE WITHOUT TEACHERS,
HOW HOW CAN YOU EDUCATE THE
CHILDREN? BACK HERE LIVE. WHAT
ELSE IS NEW THIS YEAR? DPS CD IS
GOING BACK BEFORE LABOR DAY, DR
VD SAYS THAT’S REALLY A TWOFER
NUMBER ONE. AS HE EXPLAINS IT,
IT EXTENDS THE RUNWAY FOR THE
DISTRICT TO BE ABLE TO ONBOARD
THESE CHILDREN BEFORE COUNT DAY
AND NUMBER TWO. IT’S GOING TO
ALLOW THEM TO END THE SCHOOL
YEAR. AT THE BEGINNING PART OF
JUNE BY JUNE 9TH VERSUS JUNE
30TH, AND WHEN IT GETS TO THAT
LATE POINT, YOU HAVE A HIGHER
DEGREE OF ABSENTEEISM AND NOT
LET’S NOT FORGET THAT MOST OF
THESE BUILDINGS ARE NOT AIR
CONDITIONED, AND YOU HAVE TO
TAKE HEAT DAYS, SO THEY’RE
LOOKING AT THIS ONE AS A WIN,
WIN. WE’RE LIVE CAST CHECK
TONIGHT. I’M MARA MACDONALD
LOCAL 4 GOING TO HERE. WE DO
HAVE SOME WARM WEATHER ON THE
WAY, BUT THERE’S CERTAINLY A LOT
OF PROMISE. WHAT WE JUST HEARD.
ALL RIGHT, MARA. WELL IT’S SIX
WE TOLD YOU ABOUT A BIZARRE
POLICE CHASING TONIGHT WE HAVE
THE VIDEO SHOWING HOW EVERYTHING
UNFOLDED AFTER LEAVING
SOUTHFIELD POLICE ON A CHASE, A
MAN AND WOMAN WERE FOUND HIDING
IN GARBAGE CANS, SO LET’S GET
JASON COLTHORPE PIECE ON THE
WEST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE
THIS ENDED. WELL IT ENDED RIGHT
UP AGAINST THAT TREE THERE, BUT
JUST A FEW STEPS THIS WAY, AND
YOU CAN PROBABLY GUESS HOW THIS
GUY LOST CONTROL BEFORE
CRASHING. 911 THERE’S A MAN
TRYING TO FORCE A LADY INTO IT,
UH, SUV ABOUT 7 30 SUNDAY NIGHT.
POLICE GOT A FEW CALLS ABOUT A
WOMAN POSSIBLY BEING KIDNAPPED
NEAR EIGHT MILE IN SHY WASI IN
SOUTHFIELD WHEN THEY RESPONDED.
FIVE READY TO GIVE US TAKE IT
OFF. RADIO. FOUND EMAILS. COMING
TO TELEGRAPH SPEEDS OF. POWER
100 MILES AN HOUR, EVEN ON THE
SOUTHFIELD SERVICE DRIVE, NEARLY
HITTING A FEW CARS HERE AND
BLOWING A RED LIGHT AT SEVEN
MILE AT 80 MILES AN HOUR,
EVENTUALLY SPEEDING INTO THE
NORTH ROSEDALE NEIGHBORHOOD
RADIO CRASHED OUT PILGRIM AND
ASHTON CRASHED OUT AFTER
CRASHING, POLICE SAY 26 YEAR OLD
MALE DRIVER AND A 23 YEAR OLD
WOMAN RAN. THE STORY IS THAT OUR
BLOCK, CAPTAIN? AH HAS
EVERYONE’S NUMBER. THAT’S WHERE
SOME ALERT NEIGHBORS COME IN THE
BLOCK CAPTAIN STARTED CALLING
AROUND ASKING FOLKS TO CHECK
THEIR CAMERAS, AND IT WAS A
NOTEWORTHY NEIGHBOR WHO
RESPONDED. SHE GOT A RESPONSE
BACK FROM THE CONGRESSWOMAN
PROCEEDED TO LEAD WHO HAPPENED
TO LOOK AT HER MONITORING SYSTEM
AND SAW THE GUY AH, IN HER
BACKYARD. OH, MOMENTS LATER,
POLICE FOUND A MAN HIDING IN
THIS TRASH CAN AND IF YOU HOUSES
AWAY. THEY FOUND THE WOMAN IN
ANOTHER TRASH CAN HAVE BEEN HERE
FOR OVER 40 YEARS. SO FOR 40
YEARS WE’VE HAD, YOU KNOW,
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCHES, SO WE’RE
ABLE TO REACH OUT AND, YOU KNOW,
GET A LOT OF PROBLEM SOLVING
DONE. JUST THAT SIMPLE. THAT
DRIVER EXPECTED TO BE ARRAIGNED
TOMORROW. AND EVEN THOUGH THE
WOMAN WASN’T COMPLIANT WITH
POLICE, SHE HAS BEEN RELEASED ON
THE WEST SIDE. JASON COLTHORPE
FOUR LOCAL ALRIGHT JASON FORD
MOTOR COMPANY ANNOUNCING TODAY
IT IS CUTTING 3000 JOBS, THE
AUTOMAKER MAKING CUTS AS IT
TRANSITIONS TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES
. THESE CUTS INCLUDE 2000
SALARIED POSITIONS AND 1000
CONTRACT WORKERS. EXPERTS
BELIEVE IT COULD ALSO BE A TREND
FOR OTHER AUTOMAKERS. YOU NEED
TO BRACE OURSELVES BECAUSE THIS
IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH EVERY
COMPANY, ESPECIALLY THE LEGACY
AUTOMAKERS, SO WE’RE GOING TO
SEE THIS INTERESTING MIX OF
LONGTIME EMPLOYEES BEING LET GO
, BUT YOU KNOW, YOUNG,
PRESUMABLY YOUNG, NEW HIRES
COMING IN WITH, YOU KNOW, SKILLS
AND SOFTWARE AND TVS AND
CONNECTIVITY, THOSE KINDS OF
THINGS, FORD SAYS. THOSE LOSING
THEIR JOBS WILL GET SEVERANCE
PAY BENEFITS, BUT ALSO HELP TO
TRY TO FIND OTHER CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES. UNION FACTORY
WORKERS ARE NOT AFFECTED.
TOMORROW’S A BIG DAY FOR THE
REPAIR OF A BROKEN WATER MAIN
THAT CAUSED MORE THAN 130,000
PEOPLE TO BOIL THEIR WATER
REPLACEMENT PORTION OF THE MAIN
ARRIVES TOMORROW. CREWS REMOVED
THE DAMAGED PORTION YESTERDAY AT
ITS PEAK. OF COURSE, THE WATER
MAIN BREAK PUT 23 COMMUNITIES
AND BOILED WATER EMERGENCY. THAT
ADVISORY WAS LIFTED FOR THE
REMAINING COMMUNITIES OVER THE
WEEKEND. REPAIRS SHOULD NOW BE
COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER, 3RD.
JURY DELIBERATIONS CONTINUE
TOMORROW IN THE CASE OF TWO MEN
ACCUSED OF PLOTTING TO KIDNAP
GOVERNOR GRETCHEN WHITMER. THIS
IS THE SECOND TIME ADAM FOX AND
VERY CROPPED JUNIOR HAVE HAD
THEIR FATES IN THE HANDS OF A
JURY EARLIER THIS YEAR, JURORS
COULD NOT REACH VERDICTS IN THE
CASES AGAINST THESE TWO MEN.
PROSECUTORS SAY BOTH MEN WERE
UNITED IN AN AGREEMENT TO GET
WHITMER AT HER VACATION HOME IN
2020 AND TRIGGER A CIVIL WAR
JUST BEFORE THE PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION. DEFENSE ATTORNEYS
ARGUED FBI INFORMANTS EGG THE
MEN ON AND URGED JURORS TO SEND
THE FBI A MESSAGE WITH
ACQUITTALS. FORMER DETROIT
POLICE CHIEF AND THE ONE TIME
FRONT RUNNER FOR THE GOP
NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR, JAMES
CRAIG SAYS HE WILL NOT BE
SUPPORTING TUTOR DIXON WHILE
SPEAKING WITH OUR DETROIT, CRAIG
SAYS SHE’S GOT A COUPLE OF
ENDORSEMENTS THAT GAVE HER THE
LEAD. BUT IF I HAD BEEN ABLE TO
STAY IN IT, I WOULD HAVE BEEN
THE NOMINEE AT THIS POINT. I’M
NOT SUPPORTING TUTOR DIXON AND
I’M NOT SUPPORTING GOVERNOR
WHITMER END OF QUOTE CRAIG ALSO
TOLD THE DETROIT NEWS HE WOULD
SUPPORT US TAXPAYERS PARTY
CANDIDATE DONNA BRANDENBURG FOR
GOVERNOR. FOUR HE WOULD SUPPORT
DIXON. IMPORTANT TO NOTE HERE.
IT WAS DIXON’S CAMPAIGN THAT
FIRST CHALLENGE CRAIG’S PETITION
SIGNATURES WITH THE BUREAU OF
ELECTIONS LATER REMOVING CRAIG
FROM THE BALLOT AFTER FINDING
HIS CAMPAIGN TURNED IN MORE THAN
11,000 INVALID SIGNATURES, WE
COULD GET AN ANNOUNCEMENT THIS
WEEK ON STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS
, ACCORDING TO CNN SOURCES. THE
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS LEANING
TOWARD THE CANCELATIONS OF UP TO
$10,000 IN STUDENT LOAN DEBT PER
BORROWER. THE FORGIVENESS WOULD
BE TIED TO AN INCOME THRESHOLD
WITH THOSE EARNING LESS.
$125,000 PER YEAR ELIGIBLE. AN