WHITMER JUST SIGNED A BILL SUPPORTERS SAY WILL SAVE LIVES. WE’RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT
THE BILL DOES. FLORIDA IS A BIG
SUMMER VACATION DESTINATION. WE
ARE GATHERING REACTION RIGHT NOW
TO A TRAVEL ADVISORY THAT WARNS
CERTAIN GROUPS TO THINK TWICE
BEFORE MAKING ANY RESERVATIONS.
PLUS, WE’RE TRACKING A FOREWARN
FORECAST THAT LOOKS PRETTY
PROMISING THIS WEEK, BUT WILL
ANY TROUBLE BLOW INTO TOWN?
WE’RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK.
FIRST AT FOUR LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN
DETROIT LOCAL 4 NEWS.
>> FIRST AT FOUR STARTS NOW.
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
>> I’M KAREN DREW. FIRST AT
FOUR. THE MYSTERY OF A FAMILY’S
HEARTBREAK IS NOW APPARENTLY
SOLVED WITH THE ARREST OF A
DETROIT MOTHER. PROSECUTORS HAVE
CHARGED SIOBHAN CAPRICE BOONE IN
THE 2022 HOMICIDE OF HER FOUR
YEAR OLD SON, ANTHONY UPSHAW.
JUNIOR DIED IN APRIL OF LAST
YEAR AT THE FAMILY’S HOME ON
DETROIT’S WEST SIDE AFTER
INGESTING FENTANYL AND GOING
INTO CARDIAC ARREST. NOW, AT THE
TIME, NO ONE COULD FIGURE OUT
HOW THE DRUG GOT INTO HIS
SYSTEM. BUT PROSECUTORS SAY
BOONE CALLED 911 LAST FRIDAY AND
TURNED HERSELF IN FOR MURDER.
MORE THAN A YEAR LATER,
INVESTIGATORS NOW SAY SHE GAVE
HER SON THE NARCOTICS THAT
CAUSED HIS CARDIAC ARREST. BOONE
IS BEING HELD WITHOUT BOND. A
FAMILY IN HARPER WOODS IS
LOOKING FOR ANSWERS THIS
AFTERNOON AFTER A TEN YEAR OLD
BOY IS SHOT IN THE HEAD. HE’S IN
CRITICAL CONDITION RIGHT NOW.
POLICE SAY THEY WERE CALLED TO
THE HOME SATURDAY AFTERNOON
ABOUT THREE. THEY SAY THE
INITIAL INVESTIGATION SHOWS THE
GUNSHOT WAS SELF-INFLICTED. AND
DETECTIVES ARE STILL TRYING TO
DETERMINE IF THE GUNSHOT WAS
INTENTIONAL OR MAYBE ACCIDENTAL.
THEY ARE ALSO TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT WHERE THE GUN CAME FROM.
HARPER WOODS, POLICE ARE
REMINDING GUN OWNERS FIREARMS
SHOULD BE KEPT UNLOADED AND SAYS
IT HAS GUN LOCKS AVAILABLE FREE
OF CHARGE. GOVERNOR GRETCHEN
WHITMER, A DEMOCRAT, LAWMAKERS
AND GUN SAFETY ADVOCATES JUST
CELEBRATED THE SIGNING OF NEW
LEGISLATION AN THEY SAY IT’S
ABOUT COMMON SENSE GUN VIOLENCE
PREVENTION. THE NEW PACKAGE
CREATES A SO-CALLED RED FLAG
SYSTEM. IT WILL ALLOW FAMILY
MEMBERS, POLICE OFFICERS OR
MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO SEEK
COURT ORDERS TO KEEP GUNS AWAY
FROM PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE
DANGEROUS TO THEMSELVES OR
OTHERS. NATIONAL GUN CONTROL
ADVOCATE GABBY GIFFORDS WAS ON
HAND FOR THE SIGNING AND URGED
MORE COOPERATION TO KEEP THE
PROGRESS GOING. NOW NOW IS THE
TIME TO COME TOGETHER, BE
RESPONSIBLE.
>> ALL DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS,
INDEPENDENTS. BUT WE MUST NEVER
STOP FIGHTING. FIGHT BY FIGHT.
>> THE NEW LAW COULD FACE SOME
CHALLENGES WHEN IT COMES TO
IMPLEMENTATION. WE’LL HAVE MORE
REACTION ON LOCAL 4 NEWS AT
FIVE. INVESTIGATORS ARE
SEARCHING FOR THE CAUSE OF THIS
FIRE THAT BURNED THE ROOF OF AN
APARTMENT BUILDING OVER IN
FARMINGTON HILLS. THE FIRE BROKE
OUT THIS MORNING IN A COMPLEX
CALLED THE RETREAT AT FARMINGTON
HILLS. SKY FOUR WAS OVER THE
SCENE IN THE AREA OF 12 MILE AND
MIDDLEBELT. THE BUILDING WAS
EVACUATED. LUCKILY, NO INJURIES
HAVE BEEN REPORTED. LET’S TURN
OUR ATTENTION TO THE FIRST
FORECAST. IT LOOKS LIKE THE WEEK
IS OFF TO A PRETTY PLEASANT
START. RON HILLIARD IS IN FOR
KIM ADAMS TODAY. HEY, RON.
>> HEY, KAREN. WE ARE SEEING
THOSE TEMPERATURES OUT THERE
PRETTY MUCH ON THE MILDER SIDE
ACROSS THE AREA. BUT THEY ARE
GOING TO BE GOING UP AND THEN
DOWN. AND WE HAVE QUITE A BIT OF
SUNSHINE THAT IS IN STORE FOR
US. BUT WE’RE NOT GOING TO SEE
IT ALL BECAUSE IT’S FILTERED BY
WILDFIRE SMOKE. WE’RE GOING TO
TALK MORE ABOUT THAT WILDFIRE
SMOKE, HOW IT’S GOING TO BE
IMPACTING US, HOW LONG IT’S
GOING TO STICK AROUND. AND ALSO
IF THERE’S ANY CHANCES OF RAIN
COMING UP IN OUR FORECAST. AND
AGAIN, SOME MILD TEMPERATURES
THIS WEEK BEFORE SOME COOLER AIR
RUSHES INTO OUR AREA. THAT’S ALL
COMING UP. KAREN
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, RON.
WELL, IT HAS BEEN A WILD FEW
DAYS WHEN IT COMES TO NEGOTIATE
WINS OVER THE US GOVERNMENT’S
DEBT CEILING. RIGHT NOW, WE’RE
ABOUT 90 MINUTES FROM ANOTHER
KEY FACE TO FACE MEETING BETWEEN
PRESIDENT BIDEN AND HOUSE
SPEAKER KEVIN MCCARTHY. KIMBERLY
GILL JOINS US NOW HERE WITH THE
VERY LATEST. AND KIM, THE
PRESIDENT AND SPEAKER REALLY
FACE A TRICKY BALANCING ACT
HERE. THEY REALLY DO.
>> AND GOOD AFTERNOON TO YOU,
KAREN. THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT
AND REPUBLICAN HOUSE SPEAKER
SEEMED TO AGREE THAT THEY DON’T
WANT THE GOVERNMENT TO DEFAULT
ON ITS BILLS. BUT BOTH MEN HAVE
TO MAKE JUST ENOUGH CONCESSIONS
TO GET A DEAL DONE WITHOUT
LOSING THE SUPPORT OF LAWMAKERS
WHO MIGHT THINK THE COMPROMISE
IS GO A LITTLE TOO FAR. THE
PRESIDENT IS SCHEDULED TO SIT
DOWN TONIGHT WITH SPEAKER
MCCARTHY IN THE OVAL OFFICE AT
ABOUT 530. DEMOCRATS HAVE
ALREADY CONCEDED THEY’LL NEED TO
AGREE TO SPENDING CUTS TO GET A
DEAL DONE. THE PRESIDENT SAYS
THEY OFFERED $1 TRILLION IN
SAVINGS LAST WEEK. BOTH SIDES
SEEMED OPTIMISTIC, BUT THEN THE
TALKS HAVE STOPPED AND
RESTARTED. WHILE THE PRESIDENT
WAS AT THE G7 SUMMIT. TODAY,
SPEAKER MCCARTHY IS KEEPING HIS
ATTENTION ON SPENDING CUTS,
CRITICIZING DEMOCRATS FOR NOT
BEING MORE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE
.
>> THE UNDERLYING ISSUE HERE IS
THE DEMOCRATS, SINCE THEY TOOK
THE MAJORITY, HAS BEEN ADDICTED
TO SPENDING. AND THAT’S GOING TO
STOP. WE’RE GOING TO SPEND LESS
THAN WE SPENT LAST YEAR AND OVER
THE WEEKEND, TREASURY SECRETARY
JANET YELLEN CONFIRMED THE
GOVERNMENT COULD HAVE TROUBLE
PAYING ITS BILLS BY JUNE 1ST.
>> BUT DON’T FORGET, LAWMAKERS
ACTUALLY NEED TIME TO GET ANY
COMPROMISE THROUGH THE HOUSE AND
SENATE. SO THE DEADLINE IS
ACTUALLY EVEN EARLIER AND THE
TIMELINE IS GETTING TRICKIER
EVERY DAY THAT GOES BY WITHOUT
AN AGREEMENT. SO, KAREN, WE WILL
HAVE ANOTHER UPDATE FROM
WASHINGTON TONIGHT WHEN YOU JOIN
US FOR LOCAL 4 NEWS AT FIVE. ALL
RIGHT. WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU, KIM. SURE. WELL
THE ONLY BLACK REPUBLICAN IN THE
UNITED STATES SENATE WANTS TO
MOVE INTO THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY.
SOUTH CAROLINA’S TIM SCOTT
OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED HIS BID FOR
THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION IN
2024. HE’S GIVING US SOME IDEA
OF WHAT HE STANDS FOR AS
PRESIDENT.
>> I WILL MOTIVATE, INSPIRE AND
REQUIRE FOR EVERY ABLE BODIED
CITIZEN TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY,
PARTY AND GO TO WORK. I WILL
LEAD A REVOLUTION FOR EXCELLENCE
IN OUR SCHOOLS. IS LESS CRT AND
MORE ABC’S. SCOTT IS NOW HEADING
TO CAMPAIGN IN SOUTH CAROLINA
FOR IOWA AND NEW HAMPSHIRE.
>> SCOTT JOINS AT LEAST FIVE
CANDIDATES WHO’VE ALREADY JUMPED
INTO THE RACE, INCLUDING FORMER
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP. FORMER
SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR NIKKI
HALEY, BUSINESSMAN VIVEK
RAMASWAMY, FORMER ARKANSAS
GOVERNOR ASA HUTCHINSON, AND
MICHIGAN BUSINESSMAN PERRY
JOHNSON, WHO DID LAUNCH HIS BID
BACK IN MARCH. FLORIDA GOVERNOR
RON DESANTIS IS ONE OF THE OTHER
BIG NAMES EXPECTED TO JOIN THE
RACE, AND HE IS IN THE NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT THANKS TO THE NAACP.
THE CIVIL RIGHTS GROUP HAS
ISSUED AN ADVISER T TO PEOPLE OF
COLOR. CONSIDER TAKING A TRIP TO
FLORIDA WITH SOME BLUNT WORDS
SAYING, QUOTE, BEWARE YOUR LIFE
IS NOT VALUED. PAULA TUTMAN
FOUND ONE MOTHER WHO ACTUALLY
PUSHED A PAUSE ON A TRIP TO
DISNEY FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS
YEAR.
>> NATIONAL CEO AND NAACP
PRESIDENT AND DETROIT NATIVE
DERRICK JOHNSON HAS ISSUED A
TRAVEL ADVISORY.
>> WE ARE ADVISING AFRICAN
AMERICANS AND OTHERS THAT IF YOU
TRAVEL TO FLORIDA, BEWARE THAT
YOUR LIFE IS NOT VALUED, THAT WE
HAVE A POLITICAL LANDSCAPE THAT
COULD CAUSE HARM. THE ADVISORY
STEMS FROM POLITICAL AND
CULTURAL RHETORIC AS WELL AS
LEGISLATION BY FLORIDA GOVERNOR
RON DESANTIS BARRING EDUCATION
THAT INCLUDES TOPICS CONCERNING
RACE AND RACISM.
>> I’M TWYLA BANKS HAS ALREADY
PUSHED PAUSE ON HER CHILDREN’S
REQUEST TO VISIT DISNEY AND
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS THIS YEAR.
IT’S HEARTBREAKING. AND AS THE
OWNER AND CEO OF EXTRAORDINARY
TRAVEL AGENCY IN ROSEVILLE IS
USED TO ADVISING CLIENTS ABOUT
AREAS THAT ARE DANGEROUS AROUND
THE WORLD. AS TRAVEL AGENTS, WE
HAVE TO STAY ON TOP OF
EVERYTHING TRAVEL RELATED
DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNALLY. AND
SHE IS NOW GRAPPLING WITH
IMMEDIATE CONCERNS. HER CLIENTS
, WHO HAPPEN TO BE MINORITIES,
HAVE ABOUT TRAVEL IN HER OWN
NATION. I DID REACH OUT TO ONE
OF MY CLIENTS WHO WAS PLANNING
TO GO TO MIAMI IN AUGUST.
>> AND YEAH, SHE’S NOT TOO
THRILLED ABOUT HAVING TO CHANGE
HER BIRTHDAY PLANS.
>> I DON’T NECESSARILY FEEL SAFE
IN FLORIDA, ZAIRE.
>> KWABENA, THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF LGBT DETROIT, A
NONPROFIT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION
THAT SUPPORTS GAY RIGHTS, SAYS
THIS HITS HIM TWICE, NOT ONLY AS
A BLACK MAN, BUT A GAY BLACK MAN
GIVEN THAT DESANTIS HAS ALSO
ENACTED LEGISLATION BANNING ANY
DISCUSSION OF HOMOSEXUALITY IN
CERTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION, IN
WHAT’S BEING CALLED DON’T SAY
GAY LAWS.
>> THE STATE HAS JUST SAID A
PART OF MY HISTORY IS INVALID.
THE OTHER GREAT THING THAT I’M
CONCERNED ABOUT IS THIS ABILITY
TO CARE FREE WITHOUT A PERMIT. I
CAN’T EVEN THINK OF WHERE I
COULD WALK IN THE ENTIRE STATE
WHERE I’D BE SAFE.
>> REVEREND WENDELL ANTHONY,
PRESIDENT OF THE DETROIT BRANCH
OF THE NAACP, JUST RETURNED FROM
THE NATIONAL MEETING IN WHICH IT
WAS UNANIMOUS TO VOTE FOR THE
ADVISORY. THE RHETORIC MAKES IT
DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE RHETORIC
LEADS TO DIVISION, THE RHETORIC
LEADS TO HATRED.
>> THE RHETORIC LEADS TO
VIOLENCE. THE RHETORIC LEADS TO
SCAPEGOATING AND MAKING PEOPLE
VULNERABLE.
>> PHIL DIAMOND IS THE
COMPTROLLER FOR ORANGE COUNTY,
FLORIDA. HIS OFFICE MONITORED
TOURISM REVENUE BASED ON TOURIST
TAXES. WHETHER IT’S MANY OR
WHETHER IT’S FEW, IT’S TOO MANY.
>> AND I THINK IT’S SOMETHING
THAT WILL HAVE SOME ADVERSE
EFFECT ON TOURISM. UM YEAH, OF
COURSE THERE ARE SOME PLANS THAT
CANNOT BE CHANGED.
>> THEY’RE ENGRAVED IN STONE.
THINK ABOUT MEMORIAL DAY
FESTIVAL, FOR INSTANCE. NOW, FOR
HIS PART, DESANTIS HAS SAID
PUBLICLY THAT HE’S NOT WORRIED.
HE CALLS THIS A POLITICAL STUNT.
NOW I DO WANT YOU TO KNOW I’VE
ALSO MADE NUMEROUS CALLS, AS
WELL AS OUR PARTNER STATIONS IN
FLORIDA, NUMEROUS CALLS TO
VARIOUS CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE TO
GET THEIR REACTION, WHETHER OR
NOT THEY FEEL LIKE THIS WILL
MAKE A DIFFERENCE. BUT
UNDERSTANDING THAT, YOU KNOW,
THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WON’T
CHANGE THEIR PLANS REGARDING
THIS OF THIS ADVISORY, WE COULD
NOT GET ANYONE TO GO ON CAMERA
OR ON THE RECORD. AND IT’S
IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT, HOWEVER
, THESE ENTITIES GET FUNDING
FROM THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE.
KAREN ALL RIGHT.