WELC
I’M METEOROLOGIST ANDREW WELC
I’M METEOROLOGIST ANDREW HUMPHREY FLOOD WASHING EFFECT FOR DETROIT AND MOST OF
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVING. WE’LL
TALK ABOUT THIS. HOW LONG THESE
STORMS STICK AROUND AND HOW
SERIOUS THEY GET FIRST AND FOUR.
ALSO THIS POWERFUL PARTNERSHIP
IS SENDING THE MESSAGE TO
CRIMINALS IN DETROIT, AND IT
STARTS WITH QUOTE. PUT YOUR GUNS
DOWN. WE’LL EXPLAIN PAULA. THIS
IS WHAT THE BLOOD BANK LOOKED
LIKE AT EIGHT THIS MORNING AT
HENRY FORD HOSPITAL, DETROIT AND
BY AFTERNOON WE MAY NOT BE ABLE
TO, UM, IMMEDIATELY FULFILL THE
NEEDS GIVEN WHAT THE PRODUCT IS
WHY THE NEED GOT EVEN MORE
DESPERATE. LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN
DETROIT. LOCAL 4 NEWS FIRST AT
FOUR STARTS NOW. GOOD AFTERNOON
, EVERYBODY I’M KAREN DREW FIRST
AND FOR READY OR NOT, RAIN
STORMS AND POSSIBLE FLOODING
COULD BE MOVING INTO PARTS OF
METRO DETROIT. TAKE A LOOK AT
THAT RADAR NOW IF YOU ARE IN A
FLOOD PRONE AREA, YOU DEFINITELY
WANT TO BE KEEPING A REALLY
CLOSE EYE ON THE WEATHER FOR THE
NEXT FEW HOURS. SO FOR THE VERY
LATEST, LET’S GO TO
METEOROLOGIST ANDREW HUMPHREY.
WHAT CAN WE EXPECT THE NEXT FEW
HOURS THERE? ANDREW KAREN, THE
RAIN IS JUST NOW ARRIVING IN
SOME OF IT GETS HEAVIER,
ESPECIALLY LATER ON TONIGHT,
EVEN DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
THAT’S WHY THE FLOOD WATCHES
THAT’S IN EFFECT RIGHT NOW FOR
DETROIT AND MOST OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN. YOU SEE OAKLAND,
MACOMB WAYNE COUNTY IS ALL
INCLUDED. IT’S IN EFFECT UNTIL
EIGHT O’CLOCK TOMORROW MORNING.
HERE’S A LOOK AT SOME OF THE
SHOWER ACTIVITY THAT’S HAPPENING
NOW. LIGHT RAIN FARTHER TO OUR
NORTH, HEAVIER RAIN A LITTLE BIT
FARTHER TO OUR WEST TOWARD ANN
ARBOR, SOME OF THE HEAVIEST RAIN
DOWN HERE IN PORTIONS OF LEAN
AWAY COUNTY, INCLUDING ADRIAN,
WHERE THEY’RE PICKING UP SOME
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. LIGHTNING
TRACKERS TURNED ON AT LEAST A
HALF DOZEN LIGHTNING STRIKES
HERE, AND SOME OF THOSE HEAVIER
RAIN MOVES INTO MONROE COUNTY
WITHIN THE NEXT 10 TO 15 MINUTES
, SO KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WE GO
THROUGH THE REST OF THE
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT 79 RIGHT
NOW UNDER CLOUDY SKIES OVER AT
METRO AIRPORT. HERE’S HOW MUCH
RAIN MAY FALL BETWEEN NOW AND
TOMORROW MORNING AS MUCH AS A
HALF INCH TO AN INCH OR EVEN
MORE, ESPECIALLY NORTH OF EIGHT
MILE AND JUST SOUTH OF DETROIT.
DOWN TOWARD MONROE. SO DO WHAT
YOU CAN SECURE YOUR BASEMENTS OR
IF YOU KNOW PLACES ARE PRONE TO
FLOODING IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
MAKE SURE YOU CLEAR THOSE STORM
DRAINS TO LIMIT AND HE SORT OF
FLOODING IN THOSE AREAS. WE’LL
TALK MORE ABOUT THIS IN MINUTES.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANDREW.
DETROIT POLICE OFFICER IS
RECOVERING RIGHT NOW, AFTER
BEING DRAGGED DOWN A STREET NEAR
CORK TOWN. POLICE WERE
RESPONDING TO REPORTS OF DRAG
RACING AND DRIFTING AT BAGLEY
AND ROSA PARKS BOULEVARD. THIS
WAS REALLY EARLY THIS MORNING.
THEY SAY AN OFFICER. TRY TO STOP
ONE OF THE DRIVERS AS HE
APPROACHED, THE DRIVER REVERSED
AND THEN DRAG THAT OFFICER
SEVERAL FEET INTO OFFENSE.
OFFICERS FIRED SHOTS AT THE CAR,
BUT THE GUY GOT AWAY. POLICE
HAVE SEIZED THE SILVER FORD
MUSTANG. HE WAS DRIVING AND ARE
STILL LOOKING FOR TWO PEOPLE
WERE TOLD THE OFFICER IS IN
STABLE CONDITION WILL UPDATE THE
ENTIRE INVESTIGATION WHEN YOU
JOIN US TONIGHT AT FIVE. A
FAMILY ON DETROIT’S EAST SIDE IS
LEFT GRIEVING AFTER THE SHOOTING
DEATH OF THIS 11 YEAR OLD GIRL.
POLICE TELL US UP YOU WAS PART
OF A FAMILY GATHERING AT A HOME
ON GOLBORNE AVENUE WHEN A STRAY
BULLET FLEW INTO THAT HOUSE,
KILLING HER TWO PEOPLE ARE IN
CUSTODY. WE’LL KEEP YOU POSTED
ON CHARGES AS THIS INVESTIGATION
CONTINUES. THIS SUMMER, LOCAL,
STATE AND FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT ARE JOINING FORCES
TO SEND A MESSAGE TO CRIMINALS
AND SOME OF DETROIT’S MOST
DANGEROUS NEIGHBORHOODS. IF
YOU’RE BUSTED, YOU COULD FACE
FEDERAL CHARGES, AND THAT’S
GOING TO BE MUCH WORSE FOR YOU,
KIMBERLY GAIL IN THE NEWSROOM
AND CAN THIS REALLY IS A
POWERFUL PARTNERSHIP. IT IS
KAREN AND GOOD AFTERNOON TO YOU.
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY DON IHSAN
SAYS THIS SUMMER’S CAMPAIGN IS
AN EXTENSION OF EXISTING EFFORTS
TO REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME. JUST A
FEW HOURS AGO, SHE MAPPED OUT
PLANS TO TARGET THE MOST VIOLENT
PEOPLE, THE MOST VIOLENT GROUPS
IN THE CITY’S MOST VIOLENT
NEIGHBORHOODS. THE U. S ATTORNEY
SAYS THIS IS A DATA DRIVEN PLAN
FOCUSING ON AREAS IN THE CITY
THAT HAVE SEEN THE MOST CRIME.
THE PROGRAM ACTUALLY KICKED OFF
ON MEMORIAL DAY AND WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH LABOR DAY. THIS
SUMMER CRACKDOWN WILL FOCUS ON
THE 8TH AND 9TH DISTRICTS IN
DETROIT. THE A T F, FBI, DETROIT
POLICE AND CITY HALL WILL BE
FOCUSING ON PROSECUTION AND
PREVENTION. SO ANYBODY CHARGED
WITH GUN CRIMES WILL LIKELY BE
PROSECUTED IN FEDERAL COURT
WHERE PENALTIES ARE STRONGER.
THE U. S ATTORNEY SAYS SHE’S
REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE WHO LIVE
IN THESE COMMUNITIES, ASKING
THEM TO SPREAD THE WORD. WHAT WE
HAVE ASKED THEM TO TELL THEIR
MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITY. PUT
YOUR GUNS DOWN. PUT YOUR GUNS
DOWN, BECAUSE IF YOU DON’T THE
FEDS ARE COMING. WE ARE COMING
AND WE’RE GOING TO ARREST YOU
WHAT YOU ARE SEEING TODAY. WITH
THE U. S ATTORNEY HERE IS THE
STRONGEST INITIATIVE I’VE EVER
SEEN FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
TO GO AFTER GUN VIOLENCE.
ANOTHER MAYOR SAYS DETROIT’S
EFFORTS ARE ALREADY PAYING OFF
WITH A REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE SHOT IN THE CITY FROM
LAST YEAR, BUT HE WANTS TO DO
EVEN BETTER. SO KAREN COMING UP
AT FIVE WERE IN THOSE
NEIGHBORHOODS TALKING TO THE
PEOPLE IMPACTED BY VIOLENCE WILL
GET THEIR REACTION TO THIS
CAMPAIGN. BUT FOR NOW, WE’LL
SEND IT BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, KIM. WELL MANY OF YOU
WHO ARE WATCHING THINGS ON
CAPITOL HILL AS CONGRESS
ATTEMPTS TO REACH SOME KIND OF
COMPROMISE ON NEW GUN CONTROL
MEASURES, BIPARTISAN GROUP OF
SENATORS COULD BE CLOSER TO A
DEAL ON RED FLAG LEGISLATION,
CHANGES TO BACKGROUND CHECKS AND
ALSO INVESTMENTS IN SCHOOL
SAFETY. BUT RIGHT NOW THE BILL
WOULD NOT INCLUDE AN ASSAULT
WEAPONS BAN OR MORE
COMPREHENSIVE BACKGROUND CHECKS
. HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE
CONSIDERING A PACKAGE THAT WOULD
INCLUDE EIGHT STRICT GUN CONTROL
PROPOSALS. ON WEDNESDAY,
SURVIVORS AND FAMILY MEMBERS
CONNECTED TO THE RECENT MASS
SHOOTINGS IN TEXAS AND NEW YORK
WILL TESTIFY BEFORE CONGRESS.
BLOOD SUPPLIES ARE CRITICALLY
LOW AT ONE LOCAL HOSPITAL. AT
THIS POINT, EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN
ASKED TO ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES
TO DONATE TO KEEP BLOOD PRODUCTS
AVAILABLE FOR PATIENTS IS LIVE
AT HENRY FORD AND PAULA HOSPITAL
SENT YOU SOME PHOTOS. THAT
REALLY HAD YOU THINKING TWICE ON
THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT REALLY
SINKS IN AND HOW BAD IT IS. OH
MY GOODNESS. KAREN? YEAH THE
PHOTOS I GOT FROM A STAFFER THIS
MORNING WERE SHOCKING. AND I
WANT YOU TO CONSIDER THIS. SO IF
A PATIENT IS PRESCRIBED AT
GETTING EIGHT UNITS OF BLOOD PER
DAY, FOR INSTANCE, RIGHT NOW
THAT PATIENT MAY ONLY BE GETTING
FOUR UNITS. THIS IS WHAT THE
BLOOD BANK AT HENRY FORD
HOSPITAL IN DETROIT LOOK LIKE AT
8 45 THIS MORNING, SPARSE,
CRITICALLY LOW AND EXTREMELY
WORRISOME TO JIM HAYWARD, THE
BLOOD BANK MANAGER WHO
IMMEDIATELY ROLLED UP HIS OWN
SLEEVE TO DONATE RIGHT NOW IT’S
SEVERAL TRAUMAS WALKING THROUGH
THE DOOR AS MY BIGGEST CONCERN
BEING ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE
PEOPLE. THAT ARE IN NEED OF IT
IMMEDIATELY. HE PUT THE WORD OUT
TO FELLOW EMPLOYEES, NURSES,
DOCTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, PEOPLE
ALREADY ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS
OF SAVING LIVES TO STOP WHAT
THEY WERE DOING TO DOUBLE DOWN
ON SAVING LIVES WORKING HERE
EVERY DAY. YOU SEE EVERYBODY IS
A DESPERATE NEED, SO THIS IS THE
BEST THING THAT YOU CAN DO FOR
TO HELP ANYBODY. EVEN IF YOU
WANT TO JUST CONTRIBUTE JUST A
LITTLE BIT. WE ALSO SUPPLY
BLOOMFIELD, WYANDOTTE AND
MCCOLLUM’S TOWNSHIP WITH THEIR
PRODUCTS. SO IT’S IMPORTANT THAT
WE KIND OF KEEP A DECENT
INVENTORY FOR OURSELVES AND FOR
ALL OF OUR OTHER SATELLITES AS
WELL. WHEN THE BLOOD SUPPLY IS
THIS LOW, THERE IS FEAR THAT
ANYONE ROLLED IN ON A STRETCHER
FROM A CAR ACCIDENT OR ANY OTHER
EMERGENCY WON’T HAVE THE BLOOD
THEY NEED TO SAVE THEIR LIFE.
AND IN FACT, TODAY, THERE WAS
RATIONING OF BLOOD TO ANY NUMBER
OF PATIENTS WHO ARE RECEIVING
HALF DOSES OF BLOOD PRODUCTS.
PEOPLE ARE GETTING PLUGGED
ROUTINELY, OBVIOUSLY OUR CANCER
PATIENTS. WE’RE SEEING PEOPLE
THAT ARE GOING FOR SURGERY THAT
NEED TO HAVE BLOOD AVAILABLE IN
CASE THERE’S ANY ISSUES. DR RANA
AUDITIONS, NOT ONLY A PHYSICIAN
HERE BUT ALSO A PATIENT. I HAD
TUMORS IN MY LIVER THAT BURST
AND I LOST ALL OF MY BLOOD
VOLUME IN A MATTER OF AN HOUR
INTO MY ABDOMEN, NEAR DEATH
EXPERIENCE ON THE OPERATING
TABLE INTO 2000 AND EIGHT HAD
THAT ACUTE CONDITION HAPPENED
TODAY WITH THE CURRENT BLOOD
SUPPLY THE NIGHT THAT I NEEDED
THEM. I NEEDED QUITE A LOT 20-6
UNITS OF PACKED CELLS NOW. IF I
WAS THAT SICK, I WOULDN’T HAVE
WHAT I NEEDED TO SURVIVE THE
OPERATING ROOM AND THE EMPLOYEES
AND STAFFERS CAME TO THE POP UP
BLOOD DRIVE TO LITERALLY GIVE OF
THEMSELVES. BY MID AFTERNOON.
THIS IS WHAT THE BLOOD STORES
LOOK LIKE THE BLOOD. ONCE YOU
SEE IT, IT’S GONE LIKE BY
MIDNIGHT. OKAY SO THIS IS WHAT
THE BLOOD SUPPLY LOOKS LIKE.
RIGHT NOW. MY PARTNER. JUSTIN IS
GOING TO GO INSIDE. IT’S COOLER
AND IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE A LOT OF
BLOOD. IT IS NOT. YOU HEARD WHAT
LEO SAID. THEY’RE SENDING BLOOD
TO OTHER PLACES. THIS WILL
LIKELY BE GONE BY MIDNIGHT. BY
THE WAY, IF YOU WANT TO DONATE
VERSATILITY IS THE ORGANIZATION
THAT SUPPLIES BLOOD TO THE
HOSPITALS. VERSATILITY DOESN’T
GO TO OTHER EMERGENCIES, AND
WE’LL PUT INFORMATION ON ALL OF
OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. AND
CLICKONDETROIT’S DOT COM SO YOU
CAN MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO
POSSIBLY DO YOUR PART TO HELP
THEM. GET OUT OF THIS JAM,
KAREN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR
LETTING KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU,
PAULA. WELL AS THE DETROIT GRAND
PRIX TRANSITIONS FROM BELLE ISLE
TO DOWNTOWN RACE OFFICIALS
CELEBRATE THE PASSING OF THE
FLAG WITH THE CEREMONIAL DRIVE
TO THE FUTURE FINISH LINE IN
DOWNTOWN DETROIT THIS MORNING,
THREE CHEVY CORVETTES DROVE FROM
BELLE ISLE ACROSS THE MACARTHUR
BRIDGE. MAKING THEIR WAY ALONG
THE NEW DOWNTOWN DETROIT STREET
CIRCUIT. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE
GRAND PRIX, SAYS HE’S ALREADY
COUNTING THE DAYS TO NEXT YEAR’S
RACE. THERE ARE ABOUT 12 CITIES
IN THE WORLD. THAT HAVE DOWNTOWN
RACING. IN THE WORLD. AND WE’RE
ONE OF THEM. NOW THEY HAVE
RACING ON OUR STREETS, SO WE ARE
SO DELIGHTED. WE ARE SO EXCITED
. WE ARE SO MOTIVATED TO BRING
IT TO OUR CITY. AND WE SAW AN
EXCITING FINISH ON BELLE ISLE
YESTERDAY WITH WILLPOWER FROM
TEAM PENSKE WENT IN THE RACE