FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT. LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 11 STARTS NOW NEIGHBORS SAY IT WAS AN EXPLOSION THAT
JUST CAME OUT OF NOWHERE. AND
NOW SEVERAL FAMILIES HAVE
NOWHERE TO GO AND THERE ARE FIVE
PEOPLE IN THE HOSPITAL. GLAD
YOU’RE WITH US. TOPPING OUR NEWS
AT 11 AMONG THOSE SERIOUSLY
INJURED A MOTHER WHO RAN INTO
HER BURNING APARTMENT TO RESCUE
HER BABY UNFOLDED TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AT THE HARBORVIEW
VILLAGE APARTMENTS AND PONTIAC.
THAT’S WHERE VICTOR WILLIAMS IS
LIVE WITH A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT
DAMAGE, VICTOR YES. KIMBERLY AND
DEVIN. THIS WAS A MAJOR FIRE
WITH A LOT OF MAJOR DAMAGE. THIS
IS ALL THAT’S LEFT OF THE
BUILDING. BUT IT’S EVEN MORE OF
A MIRACLE THAT EVERYONE
SURVIVED. YOU AIN’T EXPECT PRIME
MINISTER BLOW UP OUT OF NOWHERE.
THEY COULD HAVE BEEN ANY OF OUR
HOUSES TONIGHT. FIVE PEOPLE ARE
RECOVERING AFTER A MASSIVE FIRE
AT THE ARBOR VIEW VILLAGE
APARTMENT COMPLEX AND PONTIAC.
SOMEBODY COULD HAVE DIED. GREEN
FELT AND THEN HEARD ALL OF IT
TAKING PLACE. WHOLE HOUSE. ALL
MY NEIGHBORS IS RUNNING, SO I’M
LIKE, OKAY, WHAT’S GOING ON? I
THOUGHT THAT SOMEONE YOU KNOW,
RAN INTO LIKE A BUILDING WITH
THEIR CAR OR WHATEVER OTHER
RESIDENTS LIKE MONICA RODGERS
SAYS IT WAS A MAJOR EXPLOSION
THAT ROCKED THE COMPLEX OUT OF
NOWHERE. AROUND 12 40 ON TUESDAY
BOOM. AND THEN NOT JUST SEEING
ALL THE FIRE THAT WAS JUST LIKE
, OH, MY GOD. IT WAS LIKE A
SHAKE OUT OF THE FIVE PEOPLE
INJURED ENDED UP BEING TREATED
IN A BURN UNIT. NEIGHBORS SAY IT
WAS ONE WOMAN IN PARTICULAR WHO
WAS KNOCKED OUT OF THE BUILDING
BUT WENT BACK INSIDE FOR HER
BABY, HER HER NEPHEW. AND
SOMEBODY ELSE. THEY WERE BLOWN
OUT OF THE APARTMENT. THE
OFFICIAL CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS
YET TO BE REVEALED. BUT MULTIPLE
RESIDENTS SAY THERE WAS A STRONG
SMELL OF GAS SHORTLY BEFORE THE
EXPLOSION HAPPENED EITHER WAY,
SO MANY PEOPLE ARE LUCKY TONIGHT
TO STILL BE ALIVE. I JUST FELT
BAD, BECAUSE I KNOW I KNOW THE
GIRL THAT LIVED HERE. I’M JUST
PRAYING FOR HER FAMILY. I’M JUST
HAPPY THAT SHE MADE IT OUT
ALIVE. NOW THIS ENTIRE BUILDING
HAD TO BE DISPLACED AND THE GOOD
NEWS. IS THAT LIKE WE SAID
BEFORE, THEY’RE STILL HERE. AND
PONTIAC. VICTOR WILLIAMS LOCAL 4
IS OKAY, VICTOR. THANKS A
STUDENT IS ARRESTED TODAY AT
ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL FOR
ALLEGEDLY BRINGING A WEAPON INTO
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS ANOTHER
PERSON REPORTED THE WEAPON TO A
STAFF MEMBER, WHICH LED TO THE
SCHOOL IN ACTING AND SHELTER IN
PLACE. SECURITY PROTOCOLS. THE
SCHOOL’S OFFICER WAS UNABLE TO
LOCATE THE WEAPON AND SECURITY.
THE STUDENT WILL BE DISCIPLINED
BY THE DISTRICT AND IS ALSO
LIKELY TO FACE CRIMINAL CHARGES.
IT IS A NEW DAY IN LANSING
TOMORROW, BOTH BRANCHES OF THE
LEGISLATURE WILL MEET TO ELECT
NEW DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP. SINCE
BOTH CHAMBERS HAVE FLIPPED MARK
MACDONALD LIVE DOWNTOWN TONIGHT
. THE ODDS ON FAVORITE RIGHT NOW
TO BE SPEAKER REPRESENTS DETROIT
AND SOME OF THE POINTS, MARA.
DE’VEON THAT’S RIGHT AFTER THE
VOTES ARE TALLIED TOMORROW IN
THE STATEHOUSE. THE EXPECTATION
IS THAT STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOE
TATE WILL BE THE NEW HOUSE
SPEAKER. HE WOULD BE THE FIRST
AFRICAN AMERICAN SPEAKER IN
MICHIGAN HISTORY, AND THAT’S NOT
ALL WE SHOW YOU. OH THANK YOU,
EVERYBODY. I AM SO HAPPY TO BE
HERE WITH ALL OF YOU AND
EVERYBODY WAS WATCHING WHAT WAS
HAPPENING AT THE TOP OF THE
TICKET IN MICHIGAN LAST NIGHT.
THE REAL CHANGES WERE HAPPENING
DOWN BALLOT, A COMBO OF MONSTER
TURNOUT FOR A MIDTERM ABORTION
ACCESS AND THE GOP TICKET
SINKING LIKE A STONE HAS
PROPELLED THE DEMOCRATS TO POWER
IN BOTH CHAMBERS OF THE
LEGISLATURE. TO PUT THAT INTO
PERSPECTIVE, THE MICHIGAN SENATE
HAS BEEN IN REPUBLICAN HANDS
SINCE I WAS IN EIGHTH GRADE. I
QUALIFY FOR A AARP NOW AND
TOMORROW, ODDS ARE STATE SENATOR
WINNIE BRINKS FROM GRAND RAPIDS
BECOMES THE FIRST WOMAN TO BE
SENATE MAJORITY LEADER AND THE
LIKELY NEW HOUSE SPEAKER, THE
FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN STATE
REPRESENTATIVE JOE TATE, FROM
DETROIT IN THE POINTS NOW
DEMOCRATS HAVE FULL CONTROL OF
THE AGENDA. WHAT TO WATCH FOR
OUT OF THE GATE? A REPEAL OF
RIGHT TO WORK FOR STARTERS, BUT
WHETHER THE STRATEGY IS TO GO
HARD LEFT OR GOVERN FROM THE
CENTER VERY MUCH REMAINS TO BE
SEEN OFTEN SEE THEM GO TOO FAR.
WE OFTEN SEE THEM OVERSTEP, AND
THEN THEY PAY A PRICE. DOWN THE
ROAD, AND MAYBE IT’S WORTH IT
FOR DEMOCRATS, RIGHT WHERE THEY
SAY WE’RE REALLY GOING TO STEP
ON THE ACCELERATOR. WE’VE NOT
HAD THIS OPPORTUNITY IN 40
YEARS, WE’RE GOING FOR IT. BACK
HERE ALIVE, WHILE THE DEMOCRATS
CLEARLY HAVE THEIR OWN
CHALLENGES AHEAD OF THEM. THE
MICHIGAN GOP CERTAINLY DOES AS
WELL. THERE IS AN UPCOMING
ELECTION FOR STATE PARTY CHAIR.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT MOST OF THE
REPUBLICANS THAT I DEAL WITH ON
A DAILY BASIS WILL TELL YOU THEY
ARE GREATLY DISPLEASED BY LAST
NIGHT SHOWING WE ARE DOWNTOWN.
I’M MARA MACDONALD LOCAL. FOR
NOW WE WATCH TO SEE IF THE DUST
SETTLES OR JUST GETS KICKED UP
EVEN MORE. SO RIGHT MARA
NATIONWIDE WE ARE STILL AWAITING
THE RESULTS TO SEVERAL KEY RACES
THAT WILL DETERMINE CONTROL OF
CONGRESS, AND WE’LL TAKE A DEEP
DIVE INTO THOSE RACES AHEAD HERE
AT 11 15. DETROIT CITY COUNCIL
HAS APPROVED RAISES FOR THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT COUNCIL TODAY.
BOOSTING DPD S BUDGET WITH AN
ADDITIONAL $22.6 MILLION TO
COVER A NEW FIVE YEAR LABOR
AGREEMENT. THE DEAL MAKES
STARTING PAY MORE COMPETITIVE
WITH OTHER CITIES, INCREASING IT
FROM $43,000 TO $53,000. THE
DETROIT POLICE UNION HAS BEEN
URGING CITY COUNCIL TO PASS THE
PAY RAISES, SAYING THE
DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO LOSE
GOOD OFFICERS TO OTHER
DEPARTMENTS. THIS WILL ALLOW US
TO DEPLOY MORE TO THE FIELD MORE
TO THE STREETS MORE TO THE
NEIGHBORHOODS ADDRESS OUR
TRAFFIC PROBLEM. WE HAVE A
NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE SIMPLY
DRIVING TOO FAST. SO WE WANT TO
GET THE OFFICERS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOODS TO BRING THE
STARTING OFFICERS PAY FROM 43 TO
53 TO BRING THE FOUR YEAR
OFFICERS PAY FROM 136,000. WE
ARE NOW COMPETITIVE, NOT JUST
WITH THE SURROUNDING SUBURBS.
BUT WITH MANY OF THE MIDWESTERN
CITIES MAYOR DUGGAN WENT ON TO
SAY DETROIT WILL NOW TRAVEL TO
OTHER MIDWESTERN CITIES TO
RECRUIT NEW OFFICERS. ACTIVISTS
TAKE THEIR FIGHT TO DETROIT CITY
COUNCIL AS THEY PUSH FOR ANSWERS
INTO THE POLICE SHOOTING OF
PORTER BURKES. THEY ARE CALLING
FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO RELEASE
THE NAMES OF THE OFFICERS
INVOLVED IN HIS DEATH. THE FACT
THAT THOSE NAMES HAVE NOT BEEN
RELEASED YET THE FACT THAT
POLICE DEPARTMENT IS SITTING ON
THEM, IT JUST SMELLS AND LOOKS
SO MUCH LIKE A COVER UP. IT IS
NOT TRANSPARENT TO RELEASE THE
VIDEO WITH ITS SELF SERVING
NARRATIVES THAT IS NOT
TRANSPARENCY. 20 YEAR OLD
DETROIT MAN WAS SHOT AND KILLED
BY OFFICERS LAST MONTH DURING A
MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. IN A
LETTER TO COUNCIL CHIEF JAMES
WHITE’S AS THOSE NAMES WILL NOT
BE MADE PUBLIC RIGHT NOW, BUT
ONCE A CHARGING DECISION IS MADE
, THE NAMES WILL BE RELEASED
FROM NOW WHEN PARENTS DROP OFF
STUDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ROW
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, THEY NOTICED
AN INCREASED POLICE PRESENCE. A
THREATENING MESSAGE WAS FOUND
THIS MORNING ON THE WALL OF THE
GIRLS’ BATHROOM AT DUNDEE HIGH
SCHOOL PROMPTED A LOCKDOWN
CANINE OFFICERS DID A SWEEP OF
THE BUILDING. FOUND NO WEAPON,
THE SCHOOL THAT WAS ASKING
STUDENTS TO LEAVE THEIR
BACKPACKS AT HOME FOR THE REST
OF THE WEEK. STAFF WILL BE
SCREENING STUDENTS AS THEY ENTER
THE BUILDING AN ORANGE BARREL
ALERT THREE MAJOR FREEWAYS
CLOSING THIS WEEKEND IN WAYNE
COUNTY PORTION OF WESTBOUND 94
WILL CLOSE FROM 75 TO 96 TO SET
STEEL BRIDGE BEAMS ON THE GRAND
RIVER AVENUE OVERPASS THAT WILL
START FRIDAY NIGHT AT NINE. ENDS
MONDAY MORNING AT FIVE, THEN IN
OAKLAND COUNTY. WESTBOUND 60 96
FROM TELEGRAPH TO I 2 75 CLOSE
FOR CREWS TO PERFORM PAVEMENT,
REPAIRS AND SHOULDER WIDENING
AHEAD OF A PROJECT NEXT SPRING.
THAT WILL BEGIN AT EIGHT P.M.
FRIDAY AND IN MONDAY MORNING AT
FIVE ALSO NORTHBOUND I 75 WILL
CLOSE FROM 6 96 TO 14 MILES TO
ALLOW CREWS TO REOPEN ALL TRAVEL
LANES ON NORTH BEYOND 75. THAT
CLOSURE WILL BEGIN FIVE A.M.
SATURDAY. AND BY MONDAY MORNING,
ALL THREE LANES WILL BE OPEN IN
TIME FOR RUSH HOUR. TOMORROW
WE’LL JUST TELL YOU WHICH ROADS
ARE OPEN MIGHT BE EASIER FOR ME
TO READ HURRICANE NICOLE GETTING
CLOSER TO FLORIDA AND EXPECTED
TO MAKE LANDFALL OVERNIGHT AS A
CATEGORY ONE STORM. YOU’RE
TAKING A LIVE LOOK RIGHT NOW
ALONG THE FLORIDA COAST, ADAM
HAS BEEN TRACKING NICOLE AND KIM
. THIS STORM COULD IMPACT
MILLIONS ALONG THE EAST COAST
HERE. IT REALLY COULD RIGHT NOW.
45 OUT OF 67 COUNTIES IN FLORIDA
ARE UNDER A STATE OF EMERGENCY.
THAT’S HOW BIG THIS HURRICANE
IS. NOW IT’S NOT INTENSE. AS FAR
AS THE SAFFIR SIMPSON SCALE.
IT’S A CAT ONE. THAT’S THE
LOWEST YOU CAN GO ON THE SCALE,
BUT IT HAS A WIND FIELD OF 400
MILES FROM THE CENTER. THE
CENTER IS ALSO INCREDIBLY LARGE
. LOOK AT IT HERE. IT’S NOT THE
CLASSIC HURRICANE. YOU WOULD
TYPICALLY SEE WITH A TIGHT
DEFINED EYE WALL. THIS IS A 50
MILE WIDE EYE WALL. IT STARTED
AS A SUB TROPICAL STORM, AND SO
IT DIDN’T HAVE THAT WARM CORE. I
DIDN’T REALLY ORGANIZED THE WAY
AS A NORMAL HURRICANE WOULD. BUT
RIGHT NOW IT IS BRINGING
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ALREADY TO
WEST PALM BEACH. ALSO PORTS ST
LUCIE ARE EXACT TRACK. FOUR D
RADAR CAN ALSO GIVE US
TECHNOLOGY AS FAR DOWN AS
FLORIDA. SO WE HAVE BEEN
WATCHING IT HERE IN JUPITER,
WEST PALM BEACH, CORAL SPRINGS
AND FORT LAUDERDALE. GETTING
SOME VERY HEAVY RAIN. ALSO HIGH
WINDS ISOLATED TORNADOES AS WELL
. IT IS SO RARE TO GET A
HURRICANE IN NOVEMBER. IN FACT,
RECORDS STARTED BEING KEPT. IN
18 53. THERE HAVE ONLY BEEN TWO
UP UNTIL NOW. ONE WAS CALLED THE
YANKEE HURRICANE THAT WAS BACK
IN 1935 BEFORE THEY NAMED
HURRICANES IN 1950. THE OTHER
WAS HURRICANE KATE IN 1985, SO
THIS IS INCREDIBLY RARE, AND IT
DOES AFFECT A LOT OF FLORIDA,
INCLUDING THE WEST COAST OF