CONDITIONS. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT THE DETROIT RIVERFRONT. WE’RE WORKING WITH KIM ADAMS TO KEEP
YOU SAFE. KIM?
>> WELL, JUST MOMENTS AGO, OUR
AQI, OUR AIR QUALITY INDEX, WENT
TO 2 TO 12. THAT IS VERY
UNHEALTHY. WE’LL TALK ABOUT WHEN
IT GETS BETTER COMING UP.
>> OUR OTHER TOP STORY, A $50
MILLION LAWSUIT CONNECTED TO
THIS VIDEO FROM THE WARREN CITY
JAIL BY THE PRISONER’S ATTORNEY
SAYS HE DESERVES COMPENSATION.
FIRST AT FOUR STARTS NOW.
>> LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT
LOCAL 4 NEWS. FIRST AT FOUR
STARTS NOW.
>> FIRST AT FOUR. IS THAT SMOKY
HAZE BUGGING YOU TODAY? HERE’S
ANOTHER LIVE LOOK AT THE CITY OF
DETROIT. AN AIR QUALITY ALERT
HAS BEEN EXTENDED AGAIN WITH THE
AIR IN METRO DETROIT CONSIDERED
VERY UNHEALTHY. GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYBODY. I’M KAREN DREW, ALONG
WITH METEOROLOGIST KIM ADAMS.
THIS AFTERNOON, A LOT OF OUTDOOR
EVENTS ARE BEING CANCELED.
EVERYONE IS BEING URGED TO STAY
INSIDE. WELL THAT’S RIGHT,
KAREN.
>> AND I’M GOING TO LOOK AT WHY
THIS IS HAPPENING. WE HAVEN’T
SEEN THIS BEFORE. FOR THOSE OF
US THAT HAVE LIVED HERE, ALL OUR
LIVES, HAVE NOT SEEN SOMETHING
LIKE THIS. WE’LL TALK ABOUT WHY
AND WE’LL ALSO GIVE YOU SOME
ADVICE TO HELP YOU KEEP YOU AND
YOUR FAMILY SAFE.
>> AND OUR AIR QUALITY IS AMONG
THE WORST IN THE WORLD RIGHT
NOW. SHAWN LEY HAS BEEN TALKING
TO A MEDICAL EXPERT ABOUT THE
IMPACT ON OUR HEALTH.
>> SEAN.
>> KAREN, LET’S TALK ABOUT IT.
THE IMPACT NOT GOOD, RIGHT NOW.
WE DID SPEAK WITH A BIG TIME
HEALTH EXPERT TALKING ABOUT THE
HEAD OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, A
PEDIATRICS OVER AT CHILDREN’S
HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN. SHE IS
SAYING THIS AIR IS NOT GOOD FOR
ANYONE RIGHT NOW. KIDS ADULTS
AND SENIORS IN FACT, SHE’S
RECOMMENDING THAT THOSE KIDS
SPORTS EVENTS, LITTLE LEAGUE OR
PRACTICES OUTSIDE, SHE WANTS
THEM MOVED INSIDE. SHE THINKS
THAT’S BEST OR CANCELED
ALTOGETHER. REAL QUICK, LET ME
SHOW YOU HERE BECAUSE IT FEELS
LIKE WE’VE BEEN OUT ALL DAY.
KAREN IT FEELS LIKE THINGS HAVE
GOTTEN BETTER THIS AFTERNOON
SINCE THE NOON HOUR. HEAVY SMOKE
AROUND NOON. WE’VE GOT A LIGHT
BREEZE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA
RIGHT NOW. HOPEFULLY THAT IS
HELPING THINGS. BUT HERE’S
EVERYTHING WE NEED TO KNOW RIGHT
NOW ABOUT THIS SMOKE. HERE IS
WHAT WE ALL NEED TO KNOW RIGHT
NOW ABOUT THE AIR WE ARE ALL
BREATHE IN OUR KIDS, OUR
SENIORS. THERE ARE PARTICLES IN
THIS SMOKE THAT IS DRIFTING IN
FROM WILDFIRES IN CANADA. AND
THE CONDITIONS IN THE ATMOSPHERE
IS SITTING THAT SMOKE RIGHT ON
TOP OF US. WE CAN SEE IT. WE CAN
SMELL IT. WE’RE BREATHING IT.
AND ONE OF THE TOP DOCS AT
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN,
DOCTOR KELLY LEVASSEUR, IS THE
MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF PEDIATRIC
EMERGENCY MEDICINE. SHE BREAKS
THIS DOWN FOR US, SAYING THIS
SMOKE IS NOT GOOD. WE SHOULD
AVOID IT AT ALL COSTS. ALL OF US
, OUR SENIORS IN PARTICULAR. BUT
SUMMER SPORTS FOR OUR KIDS,
THEY’RE IN FULL SWING. WHAT
ABOUT OUR KIDS AND ALL THOSE
GAMES AND PRACTICES OUTSIDE AND
GOOD DEAL AT THE SPORTS YOUTH
SPORTS. WHAT DO YOU THINK? RIGHT
NOW?
>> TRY TO MOVE EVERYTHING INSIDE
OR CANCEL AND BE ME. IF YOU’RE
THE ADULT OR YOU’RE THE COACH,
TRY EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO GET
THEM INSIDE, BE IT A COUPLE OF
DAYS THAT WE HAVE TO DO THIS AND
THEN THEY CAN GO BACK OUTSIDE
AND DO WHATEVER THEY WANT TO DO.
BUT IT’S GOING TO BE THE SAFEST
THING FOR ALL THOSE KIDS.
>> ALL RIGHT. BACK HERE LIVE
DOWNTOWN, THE RECOMMENDATION IS
TO AVOID THIS AIR AT ALL COSTS,
MEANING STAY INSIDE. BUT THIS IS
A ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES, KAREN.
HARD WORKING CITY. SO MANY OF US
WORK OUTSIDE LIVE AT 5:00. WE
TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT HOW THEY’RE
PROTECTING THEMSELVES, BUT
THEY’RE STILL FEELING THOSE
WATERY OR BURNING EYES, STILL
FEELING SOME BURNING IN THE
LUNGS. NOT GOOD, HOPEFULLY ON
IMPROVING, THOUGH, HOUR BY HOUR.
BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT.
>> WE APPRECIATE IT, SEAN. AND
WE’LL CHECK BACK WITH YOU
TONIGHT AT FIVE AND SIX. NOW
LET’S GO TO KIM ADAMS WHO IS
TRACKING THE CURRENT CONDITIONS.
KIM, HAS THERE BEEN ANY SIGNS OF
IMPROVEMENT DURING THE DAY?
>> WELL, A LITTLE BIT FROM THIS
MORNING, BUT WE’RE STILL AT A
VERY UNHEALTHY LEVEL AND IT MAY
LOOK LIKE THINGS ARE IMPROVING,
BUT THE ACTUAL AIR QUALITY IS
STILL VERY POOR. WE HAVE VERY,
VERY FINE PARTICLES THAT ARE
RIGHT NOW AT AN UNHEALTHY LEVEL.
SO WE’RE AT 211. THE AIR QUALITY
INDEX GOES FROM ZERO PAST 250.
IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO 500. BUT
ANY TIME YOU’RE PAST 250, YOU
GET TO A HAZARDOUS LEVEL. WE’RE
RIGHT HERE AT VERY UNHEALTHY. SO
AT 211, CANCEL OUTDOOR EVENTS
INVOLVING HEAVY ACTIVITY LIKE
THOSE SPORTING EVENTS. KEEP YOUR
DOORS AND WINDOWS CLOSED. I KNOW
THAT CAN BE TOUGH WHEN WE START
TO HEAT UP. IF YOU DON’T HAVE
AIR CONDITIONING. BUT IF YOU CAN
KEEP THOSE WINDOWS CLOSED AND
AVOID INDOOR POLLUTANTS, WE
DON’T THINK A LOT ABOUT THIS.
BUT SMOKING CANDLES, EVEN FRYING
FOODS INSIDE YOUR HOUSE, THOSE
SMALL PARTICLES CAN GET IN
VACUUMING, TAKE A DAY OFF FROM
VACUUMING BECAUSE THAT CAN STIR
UP THESE PARTICLES AS WELL. SO
ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO REDUCE
THE AMOUNT OF POLLUTANTS INSIDE
AND OUTSIDE YOUR HOME RIGHT NOW
IS A GOOD IDEA. WE ARE GOING TO
SEE SOME IMPROVED IN CONDITIONS
AS WE LOOK AT THE SMOKE
FORECAST, THE HEAVIEST SMOKE IS
STILL OFF TO OUR WEST, OFF TO
OUR EAST, RATHER. AND NEW YORK
IS GOING TO SEE THE MAJORITY OF
IT OVER THE NEXT 34 HOURS. BY 8
A.M. TOMORROW, A LITTLE BIT
BETTER. BUT WE’RE STILL FEELING
IT THROUGHOUT THE DAY TOMORROW,
FINALLY, BY FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY
AFTERNOON, WE SHOULD START TO
GET A BREAK. BUT WE HAVE FROM
NOW UNTIL FRIDAY DEALING WITH
THESE UNHEALTHY CONDITIONS.
WE’LL TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT AIR QUALITY. BUT ALSO
NOW WE HAVE A SEVERE THREAT FOR
STORMS TOMORROW THAT WE NEED TO
TALK ABOUT IN THE FORECAST. AS
WELL.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, KIM. WE
ARE NOT ALONE WITH OUR POOR AIR
QUALITY. HERE’S A LIVE LOOK AT
THE CITY OF CHICAGO RIGHT NOW.
IT’S ALSO BEEN IN THE TOP FIVE
WORST CITIES IN THE WORLD.
OFFICIALS ARE ASKING RESIDENTS
TO STAY INSIDE AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE OR WEAR FACE MASKS. THE
TROUBLE COULD LINGER IN CHICAGO
FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE SMOKE
ISSUES ARE COVERING THE UPPER
MIDWEST AND HEADING EAST, AS KIM
MENTIONED. NOW THAT SMOKE FROM
THE CANADIAN WILDFIRES IS ALSO
TRAVELING ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE
ATLANTIC OCEAN. YOU CAN SEE THE
HAZE IN THE SKIES OVER WESTERN
SPAIN. WE ARE TOLD THE SMOKE
THAT’S REACHED EUROPE IS HANGING
HIGHER IN THE AIR, BUT RESIDENTS
ARE STILL NOTICING THE CHANGE.
EXPERTS SAY THE CANADIAN
WILDFIRES HAVE RELEASED A RECORD
160 MILLION TONS OF CARBON. OUR
COVERAGE OF ALL THE AIR QUALITY
CONCERNS CONTINUES AT FIVE AND
SIX. SO MAKE SURE TO STAY TUNED.
VIDEO WAS DISTURBING TO SEE A
WARREN POLICE OFFICER HAS BEEN
FIRED AND NOW A CARJACKING
SUSPECT IS SUING FOR $50
MILLION. WE FIRST SHOWED YOU THE
SECURITY CAMERA VIDEO ABOUT TWO
WEEKS AGO. IT SHOWS A 19 YEAR
OLD, JAQUAN SMITH IN CUSTODY
WHEN OFFICER MATT RODRIGUEZ IS
SEEN THROWING A PUNCH AND
SLAMMING SMITH ONTO THE FLOOR. A
30 PAGE LAWSUIT ALLEGES SMITH
SUFFERED HEAD INJURIES
CONSISTENT WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN
INJURY, SUED ALSO CLAIMS TWO
OTHER OFFICERS DIDN’T DO ENOUGH
TO INTERVENE. AN ALLEGATION
POLICE ARE DENYING THEY NEVER
INTERVENED.
>> AND I SAY THAT AGAIN, THEY
NEVER INTERVENED. THEY WERE
ACTORS. THEY WERE PART OF THIS
BRUTALITY. AND THEY WILL BE HELD
RESPONSIBLE AS WELL.
>> THEY DIDN’T SEE WHAT THE
OFFICER HAD DONE AT THE
BEGINNING. THEY CAME IN WHEN HE
WAS DOWN ON THE GROUND. THAT’S
RIGHT. AND THEY DON’T KNOW. SO
BUT WHEN THE OFFICER STARTED
BANGING HIS HEAD, THAT’S WHEN
THEY SAID ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. AND
THEY REPORTED IMMEDIATELY TO
THEIR SUPERVISOR, TO THE NOW
FIRED OFFICER IS CHARGED WITH
MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT.
>> WE’RE GOING TO TAKE A CLOSER
LOOK AT THIS LAWSUIT. THE
OFFICER’S BACKGROUND AND ALSO
THE POLICE RESPONSE WHEN YOU
JOIN US FOR LOCAL 4 NEWS AT SIX
SUMMER ROAD CONSTRUCTION KEEPS
THROWING US SOME NEW CURVEBALLS
TOWARD MANY COMMUNITIES. IT’S
ANOTHER STORY THAT WE’RE
TRACKING THAT IMPACTS YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS TIME, WE’RE
TALKING ABOUT ANOTHER DETOUR IN
A BUSY PART OF OAKLAND COUNTY.
THE RAMP FROM EASTBOUND I-96 TO
NOVI ROAD WILL BE CLOSED JULY
EIGHTH. NOW, LUCKILY, THAT
HAPPENS AFTER THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND. DRIVERS HEADING EAST ON
96 WILL EXIT AT SOUTHBOUND BECK
ROAD, THEN TAKE EASTBOUND GRAND
RIVER TO GET BACK ON NOVI ROAD.
CREWS ARE GOING TO BE REBUILDING
THE NOVI ROAD INTERCHANGE AS
PART OF THAT I-90 SIX FLEX ROUTE
PROJECT. THE CHANGE DOESN’T GO
INTO EFFECT UNTIL 7 A.M. ON
SATURDAY, JULY 8TH. WE’LL BRING
YOU ANOTHER REMINDER. THE RAMP
SHOULD BE CLOSED THROUGH LATE
AUGUST. NOW LET’S MOVE OVER TO A
CELEBRATION IN WAYNE COUNTY THIS
AFTERNOON. OFFICIALS FROM CITY
HALL TO THE WHITE HOUSE TOOK
PART IN THE UNVEILING OF THE
ROOSEVELT PARK PROJECT IN
CORKTOWN. THE AREA ALONG
MICHIGAN AVENUE USED TO BE
UNDEVELOPED LAND DIVIDED BY SIX
LANES OF ASPHALT ROADWAY. IT IS
NOW BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO
EUROPEAN STYLE PUBLIC PARK. $5
MILLION FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE
PLAN HELPED PAY FOR THAT
RENOVATION. KEEPING YOUR KIDS
BUSY AND ENTERTAINED DURING THE
SUMMER CAN BE A FULL TIME JOB
FOR BUSY PARENTS, THE CHALLENGE
IS EVEN WORSE THIS WEEK BECAUSE
OF THAT AIR QUALITY ISSUE THAT
WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. SO
PARENTS, YOU ARE IN LUCK TODAY.
WE SENT LOCAL FOUR’S PAMELA
OSBORNE TO THE MICHIGAN SCIENCE
CENTER TO CHECK OUT FUN
INTERACTIVE LEARNING EXHIBITS
THAT JUST OPENED.
>> OKAY. SO WE GET IT. WE’VE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT ALL
MORNING. THE AIR QUALITY ISN’T
GOOD, BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO? KIDS
ARE GOING TO BE KIDS. THEY STILL
HAVE TO PLAY. HOW ABOUT YOU TAKE
THAT PLAY INSIDE AND MAYBE LEVEL
UP HERE AT THE MICHIGAN SCIENCE
CENTER, NEW AND REVAMPED
EXHIBITS WITH SO MUCH ROOM TO
ROAM AND PLENTY OF THINGS TO
EXPLORE, YOU WON’T FIND ANY
SUMMER BOREDOM HERE. WHAT’S NEW,
YOU MIGHT ASK? THESE MOTION
INTERACTIVES, FOR ONE.
>> THESE ARE PROJECTORS THAT
ACTUALLY PROJECT A GAME DOWN
ONTO THE FLOOR OR ONTO THE WALL
, AND THEN YOUR BODY ACTUALLY
GETS TO BE THE GAME. CONTROL FOR
YOU ALREADY KNOW THOSE WERE A
HIT.
>> THIS IS CRAZY.
>> YEAH. OKAY, SO. SO WHAT DO
YOU SEE?
>> LIKE, I SEE I’M IN LIKE THE
TOWN SQUARE.
>> THE VIRTUAL REALITY STATION.
>> ALSO BRINGING SMILES AND
DRAWING A SMALL CROWD THIS
AFTERNOON. SURE, IT LOOKS LIKE
FUN AND GAMES BECAUSE IT IS, BUT
IT’S REALLY SO MUCH MORE.
>> IT’S ALL ABOUT HOW GAMES CAN
TEACH US SCIENCE SKILLS. IT
HELPS US WITH PROBLEM SOLVING.
PLENTY OF PROBLEM SOLVING
HAPPENING OVER AT THE VIDEO
GAMING STATION IS TEAMWORK, IS A
TEAMWORK GAME.
>> KAMAL WAS ON THE EDGE OF HIS
SEAT TRYING TO CATCH AS MANY
COINS AS HE COULD WITH HIS
TEAMMATES.
>> SO YOU ARE A COOK AND YOU’RE
SUPPOSED TO COOK FOOD AND IF THE
TIMER RUNS OUT, YOUR CUSTOMER
LEAVES BEFORE THE TIMER RUNS.
YOU GOT TO GET AS MANY COINS AS
YOU CAN BEFORE THE TIME RUN, RUN
OUT.
>> WHAT WE HEAR FROM TEACHERS IS
THAT THERE IS NOT NEARLY ENOUGH
TIME IN THE DAY FOR THEM TO
FOCUS ON STEM SPECIFICALLY, BUT
STEM REALLY IS, LIKE WE SAID,
THAT TOOL TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND
YOUR WORLD TIME TO DO IT FOR NEW
TECHNOLOGIES TO GOOD OLD
FASHIONED FUN WITH GIANT CHESS
PIECES.
>> THERE ARE PLENTY OF CLASSICS
LIKE CONNECT FOR AND OH, A
TOUCHSCREEN VERSION OF
OPERATION, WHICH WAS MUCH HARDER
THAN YOU’D THINK. DON’T TAKE MY
WORD FOR IT. CHECK IT OUT
YOURSELF. AND THIS IS ONE OF THE
OTHER THINGS YOU CAN CHECK OUT
THAT’S NEW HERE. YOU CAN
ACTUALLY CODE THIS ROBOT TO GO
THROUGH ANY SORT OF OBSTACLE
COURSE THAT YOU WANT TO CREATE.
I’VE GOT TO DO SOME WORK,
OBVIOUSLY, TO GET THIS THING
GOING. BUT IN THE MEANTIME,
WE’RE GOING TO POST ALL THE
INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN GET
IN ON THE FUN HERE ON OUR
WEBSITE, CLICKONDETROIT.COM. I’M
PAMELA OSBORNE, LOCAL 4.
>> I LOVE THE SCIENCE CENTER.
THANK YOU, PAM. BY THE WAY, THE
SCIENCE CENTER IS OPEN TUESDAY