BREAKING NEWS IS HAPPENING IN INKSTER RIGHT NOW, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. A HOME EXPLODED AND A
MAN HAD TO BE RUSHED TO THE
HOSPITAL. INVESTIGATORS ARE
SAYING THAT MAN WAS INSIDE OF
THE HOUSE AND WAS BADLY BURNED
WHEN THE HOME EXPLODED AND
CAUGHT FIRE THIS MORNING. THE
EXPLOSION HAPPENED AGAIN. LIKE I
SAID IN INKSTER AND PENN STREET
. THIS IS NOT FAR FROM THE BEACH
DAILY AND MICHIGAN AVENUE AREA.
PAMELA OSBORNE IS THERE, PAM,
WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT THE
PERSON’S CONDITION AND WHAT
CAUSED THIS? HE WAS TAKEN TO THE
HOSPITAL. U OF M HOSPITAL TO BE
TREATED FOR SEVERE BURNS THIRD
DEGREE BURNS TAKE A LOOK AT THIS
HOME AS YOU SAID HE WAS INSIDE
OF THERE AT THE TIME OF THE
EXPLOSION. IT’S NOT EXACTLY
CLEAR HOW HE MADE IT OUT. BUT WE
SPOKE TO WITNESSES AND OFFICIALS
WHO SAY THE MAN WAS ON FIRE
OUTSIDE OF THAT HOME AFTER THE
EXPLOSION IN NEARBY WORKERS
HELPED PUT THAT FIRE OUT. JUST
BEFORE. I GOT TO THIS HOUSE
IMPACT HIT ME. AND IT KIND OF
BOOM BACK SO I JUST CAN’T CAN’T
IMMEDIATELY DOWN HERE STARTED
RECORDING. THAT WAS JOHN AGNEW.
HE SAID THE STRENGTH OF THAT
EXPLOSION NEARLY BLEW HIM OFF OF
HIS BICYCLE. HE ALSO SAYS DTE
WAS IN THE AREA WORKING THIS
MORNING. DTE DID RELEASE A
STATEMENT SAYING THEIR THOUGHTS
AND PRAYERS ARE WITH THE MAN WHO
WAS INJURED AS SPOKESPERSON WENT
ON TO SAY THE CAUSE OF THE
INCIDENT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS
TIME. SAFETY IS OUR TOP
PRIORITY, AND OUR CREWS ARE
WORKING WITH FIRST RESPONDERS TO
ENSURE SAFETY IN THE AREA, WHICH
IS OBVIOUSLY A CONCERN OF
RESIDENTS HERE. THE WORKER DID
SUFFER MINOR INJURIES IN ALL OF
THIS. AS FOR WHAT’S NEXT, THIS
HOME IS A TOTAL LOSS.
FIREFIGHTERS HAVE FINISHED
PUTTING OUT THE HOT SPOTS THERE
, BUT THEY ARE GOING TO BE
DEMOLISHING THIS HOME. OF COURSE
, AS THAT INVESTIGATION INTO
WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE CHIEF IS
CALLING AN OBVIOUS EXPLOSION
HERE IN INKSTER THIS MORNING
REPORTING LIVE THIS SOON. I’M
PAMELA OSBORNE LOCAL 4. PRAYERS
ARE CERTAINLY WITH THAT
HOMEOWNER. PAMELA THANK YOU, AND
WE ARE GETTING TO NEW BACKLASH
THIS AFTERNOON FOR FOUNDERS
BREWING COMPANY AFTER THE
BUSINESS ABRUPTLY CLOSED. A
BLACK EMPLOYEE IS SUING THE
BREWERY, CLAIMING THAT THE WORK
ENVIRONMENT WAS RACIALLY HOSTILE
. THE WOMAN CLAIMS THAT WHEN SHE
REPORTED SEVERAL ACTS OF
DISCRIMINATION, SHE WAS A
RETALIATED AGAINST. SHE SAYS
THAT SHE EVENTUALLY RESIGNED
FROM THE COMPANY. LAST NIGHT,
FOUNDERS ANNOUNCED THAT ITS
DETROIT TAP ROOM WOULD BE
CLOSING PERMANENTLY. FOUNDERS
BLAMED THE CLOSURE. IN A
DOWNTURN IN THE CRAFT, BEER
INDUSTRY AND LESS BUSINESS AFTER
THE PANDEMIC. WE ARE WORKING ON
GETTING COMMENTS FROM FOUNDERS
ABOUT THIS RECENT LAWSUIT, AND
WE MAY SOON SEE HOLLYWOOD
WRITERS HIT THE PICKET LINES AT
ANY MOMENT OVERNIGHT. THE
WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA CALLED
A STRIKE AT THE LAST MINUTE AS
CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS BROKE DOWN
. IT’S A MOVE THAT WILL IMPACT
MANY TV SHOWS STARTING TODAY.
CAMERA SET OVERNIGHT. THE
HOLLYWOOD ENDING MANY FEARED THE
WRITERS GUILD CALLING A STRIKE
AFTER NEGOTIATIONS WERE UNABLE
TO REACH A DEAL WITH THE STUDIOS
AND STREAMERS ON THE MAT. GALA
CARPET TINSELTOWN A LISTERS
VOICING SUPPORT WILL AFFECT
EVERY PART OF THE INDUSTRY AND
PEOPLE BEYOND THE INDUSTRY.
WRITERS LIKE CODY BLUE, SNYDER
SAY MANY WRITERS ARE MAKING LESS
THAN THEY DID MORE THAN A DECADE
AGO BECAUSE OF HOW STREAMING HAS
CHANGED THE INDUSTRY ASKING FOR
JUST A LIVABLE WAGE AND FOR OUR
JOBS TO BE PROTECTED, AND FOR US
TO MAKE RESIDUALS ON THE CONTENT
WHERE CREATING SO HOW WILL THIS
IMPACT YOU AT HOME? THAT DEPENDS
ON HOW LONG IT LASTS. THE 7 4008
STRIKE, WHICH LASTED 100 DAYS,
PUT SOME SHOWS ON HOLD FOR UP TO
FOUR MONTHS. IT’S THE FIRST
THING THAT VIEWERS AT HOME WILL
NOTICE THAT THEIR FAVORITE LATE
NIGHT SHOWS WILL GO INTO RERUNS
. MYERS WHO’S ALSO A WRITER,
VOICING SUPPORT FOR THE UNION. I
ALSO FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT
WHAT THE WRITERS ARE ASKING FOR
IS NOT UNREASONABLE. DAYTIME
SOAP OPERAS WILL ALSO SOON RUN
OUT OF SCRIPTS, AND IT MIGHT NOT
END THERE. IF THIS LASTS A
COUPLE OF MONTHS WILL START TO
SEE THE IMPACT ON THE FALL TV
SCHEDULE AND SOME MOVIES WILL
HAVE TO BE PUSHED BACK IN THE
UNLIKELY EVENT THAT LASTS MORE
THAN SIX MONTHS, ANALYSTS SAY.
EVEN NEXT SUMMER’S BLOCKBUSTERS
COULD BE AFFECTED. THE ALLIANCE
OF MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION
PRODUCERS SAY IT PRESENTED A
COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE PROPOSAL
TO THE GUILD LAST NIGHT, WHICH
INCLUDED GENEROUS INCREASES IN
COMPENSATION FOR WRITERS AS WELL
AS IMPROVEMENTS IN STREAMING
RESIDUALS. SO THE WRITERS IN THE
UNION ARE PARTICULARLY
FRUSTRATED THAT STREAMING SHOWS
RUN FOR FEWER EPISODES IN THEIR
BROADCAST COUNTERPARTS, MAKING
IT TOUGH TO MAINTAIN ACCOUNTS
TINT INCOME. IT’S UNKNOWN WHEN
BOTH SIDES MAY BE BACK AT THE
BARGAINING TABLE, AND WE ARE
MONITORING THE SITUATION OUT OF
WASHINGTON, WHERE THE U. S COULD
FAIL TO MEET ITS DEBT
OBLIGATIONS SOONER THAN EXPECTED
. TREASURY SECRETARY JANET
YELLEN SAYS THAT THE US COULD
RUN OUT OF MEASURES TO PAY ITS
BILLS BY JUNE. 1ST PRESIDENT
BIDEN HAS CALLED ON BOTH LEADERS
OF BOTH PARTIES TO THE WHITE
HOUSE TO TALK ABOUT HOW TO AVOID
A DEFAULT NEXT WEEK. WE HAVE
JUST LEARNED THAT HOUSE SPEAKER
KEVIN MCCARTHY HAS ACCEPTED
PRESIDENT BIDEN’S INVITATION
DESPITE THE COLD WEATHER TODAY,
AS SPRINGTIME TRADITION IS
UNDERWAY IN METRO DETROIT FLOWER
SALES RETURNED TO EASTERN
MARKETS THIS MORNING. VENDORS
FROM ALL ACROSS THE MIDWEST ARE
HERE IN DETROIT AND WILL BE
EVERY TUESDAY IF YOU CAN’T MAKE
IT TODAY. EVERY TUESDAY IN MAY
TO SELL FLOWERS RIGHT OUT OF
EASTERN MARKET. THE ANNUAL
FLOWER DAY IS ON MAY 21ST. BUT
TODAY’S FLOWER MARKET DAY RUNS
UNTIL FIVE P.M. IN SHEDS FIVE
AND SIX. AND EVEN THOUGH IT’S
KIND OF COOL OUT, IT’S WARM
ENOUGH, AT LEAST DOWN HERE FOR
THE FLOWERS TO BE SAVED, NOT THE
CASE IN MICHIGAN’S UPPER
PENINSULA, THOUGH, AS WE TAKE A
LIVE LOOK, THIS IS MICHIGAN TECH
IN HOUGHTON. SNOW IS BLANKETING
THE CAMPUS THERE AND ASHLEY. I
KNOW YOU’VE BEEN TRACKING HOW
IT’S ACCUMULATING, AND
THANKFULLY, IT’S STAYING UP IN
THE U P. I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS A
SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL, THE
RECRUITERS AT MICHIGAN TECH
TRIED TO GET ME TO GO THERE. I
JUST NEED ONE. LOOK AT THAT IN
MEANT AND NO, THANK YOU. THE
MOISTURE MACHINE JUST CONTINUES
WITH CLOUDS AND RADAR, AND
UNFORTUNATELY IT’S JUST ALL SNOW
IN THE UPPER PENINSULA, SO THEY
CONTINUE TO BE DEALING WITH THE
SNOW. THE WINTER STORM WARNINGS
ARE SUPPOSED TO LIFT THIS
AFTERNOON, BUT DEFINITELY MORE
BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS AS YOU
GET UP TOWARDS MARQUETTE,
OTHERWISE RAIN SHOWERS DOWN IN
SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN, BUT FROM
JUST NORTH OF LANSING STRETCHING
TOWARDS ALPENA STILL DEALING
WITH WINTRY PRECEPTS AS WE PUT
EXACT TRACK, 40 ON ACROSS METRO
DETROIT, VERY SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THESE ARE IN THE LIGHT KIND
OF GARDEN VARIETY RIGHT NOW
DOWNTOWN DETROIT, 45 43 IN ANN
ARBOR 43 IMPORT HERE ON IN 43,
ADRIAN. SO LET’S GO AHEAD AND
MAP OUT THE REST OF YOUR
AFTERNOON. IT’S GOING TO BE
WINDY, WILL HAVE GUSTS AROUND 30
TO 35 MPH, AND THOSE RN
SHOWERS ARE GOING TO STICK WITH
US THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE
AFTERNOON, MAYBE BECOMING A
LITTLE MORE WIDESPREAD UP INTO
THE THUMB THIS EVENING, BUT LOOK
AT THIS TEMPERATURE TREND. SO
TODAY IS THE LAST REALLY CHILLY
DAY BECAUSE WE START TO CLIMB
OUT OF IT GETTING IN THE SIXTIES
BY THURSDAY, AND EVEN WELCOMING
THE SEVENTIES AS WE HEAD TOWARDS
THE END OF THE WEEKEND, GOING
INTO NEXT WEEK. WHEN CAN WE PUT
THE UMBRELLA WAY? WE’RE GOING TO
TALK ABOUT IT IN A MINUTE. BUT
IF YOU HAVE PLANS THIS EVENING,
AND YOU’LL HAVE THE GRELLA WITH