LIVE
NEWS AT FIVE STARTS NOW. AND LIVE
NEWS AT FIVE STARTS NOW. AND IT’S THE WEATHER THE TOPS OUR NEWS AT FIVE LIVE LINE OF RAIN
AND STORES PUSHING THROUGH METRO
DETROIT RIGHT NOW, AS YOU SEE ON
STORM TRACKER 4 A LOT OF GREEN
GOING TO BE A WHILE BEFORE ALL
IS SAID AND DONE. YEAH LET’S GET
RIGHT OVER TO ANDREW AT THE TOP
HERE AT FIVE. TRACKING THAT
STORM. HI, ANDREW THERE,
KIMBERLY AND DEVIN. FIRST ROUND
OF SHOWERS MOVING THROUGH RIGHT
NOW. ANOTHER ROUND FOR LATER ON
TONIGHT. THE TWO COMBINED MAY
POST IN FRONT OF FLOODING
PROBLEMS. SO FLOOD WATCH IN
EFFECT FOR DETROIT, MOST OF
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. FROM NOW
UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. THAT’S
RIGHT. SOME OF THE HEAVIER RAIN
WILL ARRIVE LATER ON TONIGHT.
EVEN WHILE WE’RE SLEEPING. SOME
OF THE STEADIEST RAIN IS
HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN THE
MOTOR CITY RIGHT IN DOWNTOWN
DETROIT. YOU CAN SEE THAT HERE
IN THE AREAS OF YELLOW. THERE’S
AN UPDATE WITH STORM TRACKER
FOUR SO IN THE NEAR EAST SIDE
ALONG JEFFERSON AVENUE AND ALSO
ALONG MACK AVENUE, JUST TO THE
EAST. WE’RE SEEING SOME HEAVY
RAIN RIGHT NOW. FORTUNATELY AS
YOU CAN SEE, LIGHTNING TRACKERS
TURNED ON NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF
THUNDERSTORMS, SO FLOODING IS
ONE OF THE MAIN CONCERNS. THERE
MAY BE A FEW MORE THUNDERSTORMS
JUST TO OUR SOUTH CLOSER TO
OHIO, BUT WE GET A BREAK IN SOME
OF THAT RAIN ACTION JUST AFTER
NINE PM BUT SHORTLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT AND THROUGH TOMORROW
MORNING, HEAVY RAIN AND EVEN
SOME STORMS COME BACK. THAT’S A
LOOK AT YOUR STORM TIMELINE TO
GET YOU READY HERE. THOSE CLOUDY
SKIES OVER DOWNTOWN DETROIT WITH
THE RAIN CALLED 70 DEGREES.
CURRENTLY WE’LL TALK MORE ABOUT
THIS RAIN AND WHAT HAPPENS
AFTERWARDS IN YOUR SEVEN DAY
FORECAST. THANK YOU. OUR OTHER
TOP STORY HERE AT FIVE. IT’S A
COORDINATED EFFORT BETWEEN
POLICE, FEDERAL AGENTS AND
PROSECUTORS. THERE’S GOING TO BE
TARGETING HIGH CRIME AREAS IN
THE CITY AND TRYING TO CRACK
DOWN ON GUNS TALKING ABOUT THE
EIGHTH PRECINCT ON THE WEST SIDE
AS THE AREA ALONG THE SOUTH
FIELD BETWEEN EIGHT MILE AND
MCNICHOLS, THAT’S RIGHT, AND
THERE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE
TARGETING THE NINTH PRECINCT ON
THE EAST SIDE. THAT’S THE AREA
OF I 94 MOROSE. SHAWN LEY IS
LIVE TONIGHT, SEAN. THEY EXPECT
THIS TO HAVE A BIG IMPACT. THEY
DO, AND THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WAS
MADE DOWNTOWN. WE’RE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOODS NOW TALKING TO
PEOPLE WHO EXPECT A BIG IMPACT.
THEY WANT TO FEEL A BIG IMPACT
OF THIS BECAUSE THEY SAY CRIME
IS OUT OF CONTROL. PROBABLY
WATCHING WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT
TO COURTNEY MILLER CHILDREN’S
LIVES. PEOPLE’S LIVES IN GENERAL
. SHE LIVES ON DETROIT’S WEST
SIDE, AND THIS IS HER MAIN
CONCERN. PROTECTION IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING BECAUSE, SHE
SAYS, BULLETS ARE FLYING WHERE
SHE LIVES, DAY AND NIGHT AND
INNOCENT PEOPLE ARE LOSING THEIR
LIVES. FEDERAL PROSECUTORS AT
THE PRECINCT TODAY U. S ATTORNEY
DON ICE IN PUTTING PEOPLE
COMMITTING VIOLENT GUN CRIMES ON
NOTICE. THE FEDS AND DPD ARE
FLOODING TO AREAS THAT LEAD THE
CITY IN HOMICIDES. EIGHTH
PRECINCT ON THE WEST SIDE, THE
NINTH PRECINCT ON THE EAST SIDE,
TARGETING PEOPLE COMMITTING GUN
CRIMES IF THEY’RE ARRESTED
DURING THIS SUMMER ENFORCEMENT
STRATEGY IN THOSE AREAS OF THE
8TH AND 9TH PRECINCT, WE’RE NOT
GOING THROUGH THE STATE COURT IF
THEY’RE IN A IN POSSESSION OF A,
UM A FELON IN POSSESSION OF
ILLEGAL FIREARMS ARE GOING
STRAIGHT TO FEDERAL COURT.
SANDRA TURNER HANDY LIVES IN THE
MOST VIOLENT ZIP CODE IN DETROIT
, SHE SAYS. PEOPLE CAN’T PUT UP
WITH GUN VIOLENCE ANY LONGER.
NOBODY’S COMING FROM ACROSS
EIGHT MILE WITH A GUN TO SHOOT
SOMEBODY IN DETROIT RIGHT NOW.
THAT IS NOT WHAT’S HAPPENING. IT
IS HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
WE HAVE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.
WE HAVE TO START DOING THINGS
THAT’S GOING TO SAVE RESIDENTS
IN THIS CITY. DETROIT POLICE
CHIEF JAMES WHITE TELLS US. THIS
IS ALL ABOUT SAVING LIVES, BUT
I’M NOT GOING TO APOLOGIZE FOR
LOCKING SOMEBODY UP WITH A GUN.
I’M NOT. I’M NOT GONNA APOLOGIZE
FOR ENFORCING THE LAW. I’M NOT
GOING TO DO IT, DO IT
CONSTITUTIONALLY. BUT WE’RE NOT
GOING TO APOLOGIZE WHEN WE’VE
GOT CHILDREN DYING IN OUR
COMMUNITY. ALRIGHT BACK YOUR
LIVE. LET’S EXPLAIN NOW WHY
FEDERAL PROSECUTION IS SO
IMPORTANT HERE. HERE’S SOME
EXAMPLES FELON IN POSSESSION OF
A FIREARM. THAT’S 10 YEARS IN
FEDERAL PROSECUTION, CARJACKING
20 YEARS AN AUTOMATIC WEAPON. 30
YEARS. DEVIN KIMBERLY, SEAN. I
KNOW TODAY WAS THE ANNOUNCEMENT
OF THIS COLLABORATION, BUT WE’VE
REPORTED IT’S ACTUALLY BEEN
GOING ON FOR SEVERAL DAYS NOW.
IT HAS SINCE MEMORIAL DAYS.
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT FEDERAL
AGENTS WITH DPT AND FEDERAL
PROSECUTORS IN THOSE PRECINCTS
WORKING RIGHT NOW GOING THROUGH
LABOR DAY. OKAY, SEAN, WE
APPRECIATE IT. LET’S GO FROM
THERE TO THE FACT THAT RIGHT NOW
PROSECUTORS ARE LOOKING AT A
CHARGES FOR TWO PEOPLE ACCUSED
IN THE DEADLY SHOOTING OF AN 11
YEAR OLD GIRL WHO WAS SITTING IN
BED WITH A GROUP OF CHILDREN
WHEN BULLETS CAME FLYING INTO
THE HOME NEAR EIGHT MILE AND
SHANER SATURDAY NIGHT. POLICE
HAVE ARRESTED AN ADULT AND A
MINOR, BUT WE DON’T KNOW THE
CIRCUMSTANCES. YET INVESTIGATORS
SAY THE HOME WAS NOT THE
INTENDED TARGET OF THAT
SHOOTING. NOW TO DO INFORMATION
WE’RE FOLLOWING AFTER DETROIT
POLICE OFFICER WAS DRAGGED BY A
CAR IN CORK TOWN HAPPENED AROUND
3 30 THIS MORNING AT THE
INTERSECTION OF BAGLEY AND ROSA
PARKS. THE SEARCH IS ON AT THIS
HOUR FOR THAT DRIVER, VICTOR
WILLIAMS LIVE ON THIS STORY, AND
YOU JUST GOT AN UPDATE ON THE
OFFICER’S CONDITION. VICTOR THAT
IS CORRECT. EVAN WE HAVE BEEN
TOLD THAT THIS OFFICER WAS JUST
RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL,
WHICH IS GREAT NEWS, CONSIDERING
THE FACT THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN
WAY WORSE. IT IS REALLY GETTING
MESSED UP IN THIS WAR, DAVIS WAS
SHOCKED. FINDING OUT A POLICE
OFFICER WAS DRAGGED JUST DOWN
THE STREET FROM HER COURT TOWN
HOME WHILE TRYING TO BREAK UP A
GROUP OF DRIFTERS DOING DONUTS.
IT’S NOT GETTING ANY BETTER,
IT’S GETTING WORSE. LOOKS LIKE
AND FOR THAT TO HAPPEN DOWN
THERE ON BAGLEY. WE NEVER HAD
THAT BEFORE PLACE AROUND 3:30
A.M. NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
VERMONT AND BAGLEY. POLICE SAY
IT WAS A SILVER MUSTANG WITH THE
RED FENDER, NO HOOD AND TWO
PEOPLE INSIDE. THAT DRAGGED THE
OFFICER. OTHER POLICE DECIDED TO
FIRE SHOTS AT THE CAR BEING
CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE
OFFICER HURT AND OTHERS NEARBY.
AT THIS POINT, WE’RE NOT SURE IF
ANYONE IN THAT CAR WAS HIT.
EITHER WAY, POLICE SAY THEY HAVE
ALREADY RECOVERED THAT MUSTANG
IN A PERSON OF INTEREST, WHOSE
POTENTIAL CHARGES HAVE NOW GONE
FROM BAD TO WORSE. YOU HAVE
SOMEONE WHO IS STARTING DOING
THE DRIFTING THING AND NOW IS
ESCALATED HIS CHARGES ONCE WE
GET HIM IN CUSTODY AND WE TYPE
ON HIM, HE’S GOING TO ESCALATE
HIS CHARGE TO AN ASSAULT WITH
INTENT TO COMMIT MURDER, SO HE
IS NOW ESCALATED HIS HIS
SILLINESS IN THIS DRIFTING IT
APPEARS THESE DRIFTERS AND
STREET RACERS CHOSE THE COURT
TOWN AREA BECAUSE OF A LACK OF
HOMES IN A SOMEWHAT INDUSTRIAL
AREA. YOUNG KIDS TRULY DON’T
KNOW HOW TO DRIVE. THEY’RE IN
DANGER THEMSELVES IN OUR
COMMUNITY, SO JUST HAS TO STOP.
ENOUGH’S ENOUGH BUT RESIDENTS
AND COURT DOWN BUSINESS
ASSOCIATION BOARD MEMBER SHEILA
COCKREL SAYS THE OUT OF CONTROL
BEHAVIOR MUST COME TO AN END.
IT’S REALLY TERRIBLE AND WHICH
THE OFFICER A VERY SPEEDY
RECOVERY. IT NEEDS TO BE
ADDRESSED. PEOPLE ARE NO LONGER
FEELING THEY NEED TO FOLLOW THE
RULES, AND THAT’S THE PROBLEM.
AND ONCE AGAIN, POLICE WERE ABLE
TO RECOVER THE VEHICLE. THEY ARE
STILL LOOKING FOR THE DRIVER,
BUT THEY’RE SAYING THEY KNOW
EXACTLY WHO THAT PERSON IS LIVE
IN COURT TOWN, VICTOR WILLIAMS.
ALL RIGHT, VICTOR. A MAN IS IN
CUSTODY FOR A DEADLY SHOOTING IN
AN OAKLAND COUNTY PARKING LOT.
45 YEAR OLD MAN WAS FOUND DEAD
NEAR CHERRY HILL DRIVE AND WEST
FAIRMOUNT AND PONTIAC AROUND SIX
THIS MORNING. SKY FOUR WAS OVER
THE SCENE. INVESTIGATORS FOUND
20-6 SHELL CASINGS IN THE
PARKING LOT. WE EXPECT TO LEARN
MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND
THE SUSPECT AFTER HE GOES BEFORE
A JUDGE. NOW TO AN ISSUE THAT’S
FORCING FAMILIES TO MAKE SOME
TOUGH DECISION. GASOLINE PRICES
JUST KEEP SHOOTING UP AND
THERE’S NO REAL RELIEF IN SIGHT
. LET’S GO THROUGH TODAY’S
NUMBERS. THIS CHART HELPS PAINT
THE PICTURE RIGHT NOW.
MICHIGANNATIVE RICH OF 505 FOR A
GALLON OF REGULAR WU IS RIGHT.
THAT’S A 45 CENT JUMP IN JUST
THE LAST WEEK $2 A GALLON MORE
THAN WE WERE PAYING JUST LAST
YEAR. TODAY’S PRICES ARE NOW
PUTTING OUR STATE IN LINE WITH
THE STATE’S PAYING THE MOST FOR
GAS, BUT IT’S THE WEST COAST.
THAT’S REALLY GETTING HIT EVEN
HARDER. IN CALIFORNIA. IT’S
$6.34 FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR
PRICES SO HIGH IN METRO DETROIT
. WE WANTED TO KNOW IF IT IS
AFFECTING PUBLIC SERVICES,
EVERYTHING FROM MOWING PARKS TO
PATROLLING THE STREETS TAKES
FUEL AND PLENTY OF IT. CONSUMER
INVESTIGATOR HANK WINCHESTER SET
OUT TO GET ANSWERS TO THAT VERY
QUESTION. HE JOINS US LIVE. WITH
MORE HANK. KIMBERLY DEVIN. GOODY
MEANS FOR BOTH OF YOU. WE’VE
BEEN ALL OVER METRO DETROIT FROM
LACOMBE COUNTY HERE TO DOWNTOWN
DETROIT. TAKE A LOOK. THE PRICE
HERE JUST OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN
HOVERING RIGHT ABOUT 5 39 A
GALLON. OBVIOUSLY IT IMPACTS ALL
OF US, RIGHT? BUT IMAGINE THE
MUNICIPALITIES, CITIES COUNTIES.
RESPONSIBLE FOR FILLING UP
HUNDREDS OF CARS EVERY DAY. HOW
IS IT AFFECTING THE BUDGET? TAKE
A LOOK. FROM MACOMB COUNTY, TOO,
RIGHT HERE IN THE CITY OF
DETROIT. GAS PRICES ARE ON THE
RISE. IT’S AFFECTING ALL OF US
RUNNING OVER $1000 RIGHT NOW,
WHILE FILLING UP YOUR OWN
VEHICLE IS AFFECTING YOUR BUDGET
. IMAGINE HAVING TO FILL UP
HUNDREDS OF VEHICLES, PATROL
CARS, ROAD TRUCKS, MOWERS FOR
LOCAL PARKS. WE HAVE ALLOCATED
THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF DOLLARS TO
COVER IT, BOYS. YOU JACKSON IS
WITH THE CITY OF DETROIT, AND
WHILE THE CITY IS NOT HAD TO
MAKE ANY SIGNIFICANT CUTBACKS
JUST YET. THEY’RE ALREADY
LOOKING AT THINGS AND LOOKING
AHEAD TO THE FUTURE. IS IT A
CONCERN? YES ARE WE LOOKING AT
IT? YES. WE’RE DOING SOME
ANALYSIS, BUT BUT WE’RE NOT
THERE IN TERMS OF PROVIDING AND
TOLD A STORY OF WHERE WE ARE.
THERE’S EXPENDITURES THAT HAVE
GONE UP. AS A RESULT, IT IS OVER
IN MACOMB COUNTY COUNTY
EXECUTIVE MARK HACKEL IS KEEPING
A CLOSE EYE ON THE NUMBERS. THE
WHOLESALE PRICE OF GAS FOR US
HERE IN THE COUNTY HAS GONE UP
55% THAT’S A HUGE INCREASE, AND
WE’RE ESTIMATING OVER THE YEAR
PROBABLY ABOUT A GOOD $250,000
MORE IN GAS. JUST BECAUSE OF THE
INCREASE. WE’RE ALREADY TALKING
TO VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND AREAS
WITHIN COUNTY GOVERNMENT, MAKING
SURE THEY UNDERSTAND JUST THAT.
IF THERE ARE WAYS OF FIGURING
OUT HOW DO WE CONSERVE THE GAS
TURNING OFF THOSE ENGINES? LET’S
DO THAT. AND WHILE YOU THE
TAXPAYER MAY NOT NOTICE ANY BIG
CHANGES RIGHT NOW, SOME MAYBE
COMING. THINK ABOUT OFFICERS
DOUBLING UP NOW IN PATROL CARS
ARE FEWER ROAD VEHICLES OUT
THERE IN YOUR COMMUNITY. AND THE
CITY OF DETROIT, THINKING AHEAD
TO THE FUTURE RIGHT NOW, REALLY
LOOKING AT THESE GAS PRICES AND
SAYING, LISTEN, MAYBE NOW IS THE
TIME TO INVEST MORE IN ELECTRIC
VEHICLES FOR OUR FLEET, NOT ONLY
FOR A LOT OF THE PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION YOU SEE IN THE
CITY SO WHILE IT MAY NOT BE
AFFECTING THINGS TODAY, IT IS
CERTAINLY GOING TO AFFECT THINGS
VERY SOON. WE’RE LIVE HERE
TONIGHT. DOWNTOWN HANK
WINCHESTER. HELP ME HANK LOCAL 4
WONDERING. WE HEARD MARK HACKEL
. THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT
WHOLESALE GAS. DO MOST OF THESE
COMMUNITIES GET GAS AT A REDUCED
RATE. OR DO REDUCE PRICE EARLIER
BEFORE BECAUSE THEY BUY SO MUCH.
THE THEY DO. THEY TYPICALLY WORK
ON CONTRACTS, AND THOSE
CONTRACTS BASED ON THE COUNTY OR
CITY HAVE A CERTAIN SHELF LIFE.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE CITY DETROIT I
BELIEVE UNTIL 2024, BUT THEY’RE
ALREADY LOOKING AT HOW THESE
NUMBERS RIGHT NOW COULD AFFECT
THEM IN THE YEARS TO COME, AND