>> Announcer: LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT, LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 5:00
STARTS NOW!
STARTS NOW! >> Ben: THE AFTERNOON RAIN IS
PULLING OUT BUT THE HUMIDITY IS
NOT GOING WITH IT.
FIND OUT HOW LONG WE’LL HAVE TO
WAIT FOR RELIEF.
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♪ >> Kim: WE BEGIN AT 5:00 WITH
TWO BREAKING STORIES RIGHT NOW.
FIRST, AN EXPLOSION LEVELS A
VACANT HOME ON THE EAST SIDE.
WE’LL GET TO THAT STORY IN JUST
A MOMENT.
A MOMENT. >> Devin: WE BEGIN WITH POLICE
AT OAKLAND UNIVERSITY ISSUING AN
ALERT FOR A FORMER STUDENT WHO
HAS BEEN BANNED FROM CAMPUS AND
WHO MAY HAVE ACCESS TO WEAPONS.
JERMONT TERRY IS LIVE FROM
ROCHESTER.
ROCHESTER. >> Jermont: RIGHT NOW, IT’S
BUSINESS AS USUAL AT OU’S
CAMPUS.
CAMPUS. POLICE ARE STRESSING THEY’RE
ONLY TRYING TO LOCATE THIS
INDIVIDUAL FOR A WELFARE CHECK
BUT ISSUED A CAMPUS SAFETY
ALERT.
ALERT. I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
THERE ARE FLYERS AT EVERY
ENTRANCE OF EVERY BUILDING ON
CAMPUS AS THEY TRY TO LOCATE
THIS INDIVIDUAL.
THIS INDIVIDUAL. THEY’RE TELLING PEOPLE IF THEY
SEE THIS MAN, CALL POLICE
IMMEDIATELY.
IMMEDIATELY. THERE’S A SEARCH IN OAKLAND
COUNTY, SPECIFICALLY THE CAMPUS
OF OAKLAND UNIVERSITY TO FIND
THIS MAN.
THIS MAN. CAMPUS POLICE ARE BEEFING UP
PATROLS ON CAMPUS AS THEY HOPE
TO LOCATE ALEXANDER WALKER.
>> WE DON’T BELIEVE IT’S
NECESSARILY VIOLENT AS MUCH AS
HE IS A HARM TO HIMSELF.
WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE CONCERNED
ABOUT HIM BUT ABOUT THEMSELVES,
AS WELL.
AS WELL. >> Jermont: WHILE HE HAS NOT
COMMITTED A CRIME, HE MAY BE A
DANGER TO HIMSELF AND OTHERS.
THAT’S WHY OU ISSUED THE CAMPUS
SAFETY ALERT AND POSTED FLYERS.
WALKER, ACCORDING TO FAMILY,
SUFFERS FROM MENTAL HEALTH
PROBLEMS AND RECENTLY STOLE GUNS
FROM A FAMILY MEMBER.
>> THERE ARE WEAPONS THAT ARE IN
THE HOUSE, GENERALLY SPEAKING,
THAT THE FAMILY CANNOT ACCOUNT
FOR.
FOR. >> Jermont: HE IS CONSIDERING
HOMELESS AND OFTEN WANDERS ON
CAMPUS, WEARS A GRAY SUIT, TIE,
AND SUNGLASSES AND BANNED FROM
CAMPUS FOR HIS BEHAVIOR.
>> HE HAS NOT SHOWN VIOLENCE AND
CONFRONTATIONAL BEHAVIOR, NOT
VIOLENT IN ANY WAY.
>> Jermont: THEY SAY THEY LAST
SAW WALKER ON CAMPUS SOMETIME
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
HE HAS NOT BEEN SPOTTED SINCE,
BUT BECAUS OF THE SEVERITY AND
THE POSSIBILITY THAT HE HAS THE
WEAPONS IN HIS POSSESSION,
THAT’S WHY THEY ISSUED THIS
CAMPUS SAFETY ALERT.
AGAIN, EXTRA PATROLS ALL
THROUGHOUT CAMPUS.
THROUGHOUT CAMPUS. THE CAMPUS IS OPEN AND THEY DO
NOT EXPECT TO SHUT DOWN THE
CAMPUS AT ANY TIME TONIGHT.
REPORTING LIVE WITH BREAKING
NEWS ON OU’S CAMPUS, JERMONT
TERRY, LOCAL 4.
>> Devin: AND WHAT ARE WE HEAR
FROM HIS FAMILY ABOUT THIS?
>> Jermont: HIS FAMILY ARE THE
ONES WHO SOUNDED THE ALARM
BECAUSE THEY’RE CONCERNED FOR
WALKER.
WALKER. HE IS 24, AND ACCORDING TO
FAMILY, HE SUFFERS FROM THE
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
WHEN THEY REALIZED THAT THE
WEAPONS WERE MISSING FROM THE
HOME, THEY SAID THIS COULD
POTENTIALLY BE A HIGHER CONCERN.
SO FAMILY WANTS TO LOCATE HIM.
>> Devin: OBVIOUSLY.
WE’LL CONTINUE TO UPDATE THAT
STORY.
STORY. >>> BREAKING RIGHT NOW, AN
EXPLOSION LEVELS A VACANT HOME
ON DETROIT’S EAST SIDE.
>> Kim: OUT TO TIM PAMPLIN LIVE
AT HAVERHILL NEAR I-94 AND
CADIEUX.
CADIEUX. >> Tim: YOU CAN SEE THE HEAVY
EQUIPMENT HAS ARRIVED ON THE
SCENE.
SCENE. IT WAS UNOCCUPIED BUT PEOPLE
WERE LIVING HERE UP TO TWO DAYS
AGO, JUST MOVED OUT.
UP TO SKY4 AND LOOK FROM ABOVE.
THIS HOUSE EXPLOSION OBLITERATED
THIS PROPERTY AND SENT A SHOCK
WAVE THROUGH THE EAST SIDE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
NEIGHBORHOOD. >> IT WAS LIKE BOOM!
AND THEN THE HOUSE WANT SWOOSH,
AND EVERYTHING WENT INSIDE LIKE,
BOOM!
BOOM! >> Tim: DESCRIBING THE EXPLOSION
THAT OCCURRED A SHORT TIME AGO
ON HAVERHILL STREET.
>> IT SHOOK THE WHOLE BLOCK,
FROM WARREN TO HARPER.
>> Tim: FIREFIGHTERS SAY PEOPLE
WERE HERE UP UNTIL A COUPLE OF
DAYS AGO AND DON’T KNOW IF
THEY’RE BURIED INSIDE THE
RUBBLE.
RUBBLE. >> COULD HAVE BEEN ANYBODY
INSIDE THE HOUSE.
WE WON’T MAKE THAT DETERMINATION
UNTIL WE GET THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT
AND SEARCH THE PREMISES BECAUSE
IT IS A COLLAPSE.
>> Tim: THE TWO HOMES ON EITHER
SIDE OF THE HOME THAT EXPLODED
SUFFERED HEAVY DAMAGE.
NO INJURIES.
NO INJURIES. A SEARCH FOR A CAUSE IS JUST
GETTING UNDER WAY.
BACK OUT HERE.
FIREFIGHTERS STANDING BY.
MEDICS ALSO ON THE SCENE AND
THEY HAVE NO IDEA IF THERE WAS
ANYBODY INSIDE THAT HOME.
DURING THE BATTLE TO CONTAIN THE
FIRE, TWO FIREFIGHTERS WERE
TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.
NO LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES,
ONE WITH AN INJURED KNEE WITH
HEAT EXHAUSTION.
HEAT EXHAUSTION. TIM PAMPLIN, LOCAL 4.
>> Devin: AMAZING!
ANOTHER TOP STORY FOR YOU AND
THAT’S THE WEATHER.
WE HAVE A STORM THREAT THAT HAS
DIMINISHED A LITTLE BIT AND
WE’RE NOT GETTING MUCH RELIEF
FROM THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY.
>> Kim: LET’S CHECK IN WITH BEN.
>> Ben: THIS IS NOT THE WAY COLD
FRONTS ARE SUPPOSED TO WORK.
AND THIS WAS A FAUX FRONT TODAY
AS IT MOVED THROUGH.
A LOT OF HEAVY STUFF REMAINS TO
THE SOUTH AND WE’RE CLEARING OUT
SOME OF THE CLOUDS.
YOU CAN SEE IN THE WEST ZONE,
WE’RE GETTING SUNSHINE IN
LIVINGSTON AND GENESSEE COUNTY.
TEMPERATURES HAVE COME UP A
LITTLE BIT AND IT’S STARTING TO
POP A FEW SHOWERS.
SO WE’RE NOT COMPLETELY OUT OF
THE WOODS AS FAR AS THE
RAINDROPS GO, BUT IT WILL BE A
SMALL PORTION OF THE AREA THAT
SEES IT.
SEES IT. THE STORY OVER THE NEXT 7, FOG
COMING IN TONIGHT.
AND THE BIG DIFFERENCE IS
THURSDAY, THE REAL DEAL COLD
FRONT.
FRONT. AND WE’LL CHECK THAT OUT.
AND THE WEEKEND IS LOOKING GOOD.
NOT TOO MANY BAD THINGS TO SAY
ABOUT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
THE GLORIOUS NUMBERS IN A FEW
MINUTES.
MINUTES. >> Devin: DETERMINE HOG IS
ARETHA FRANKLIN’S HEIR IS GOING
ON IN COURT RIGHT NOW.
THEY’VE BEEN DISCUSSING THE
ESTATE.
ESTATE. IT’S UNCLEAR WHO SHE NAMED AS
HER HEIR.
HER HEIR. THE LAWYERS ARE ARGUING OVER ALL
PARTS OF THE FRANKLIN ESTATE,
MONEY FROM MUSIC ROYALTIES, HER
HOME AND TAXES.
[OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS]
[OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS] >> CAN WE APPROACH?
>> SURE.
>> SURE. [OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS]
[OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS] >> Devin: NO DOUBT A BIG PART OF
THE COMPLICATION, EARLIER THIS
YEAR THREE APPARENT HANDWRITTEN
WILLS FOUND ALL THAT NAMED
DIFFERENT PEOPLE AS HER HEIRS.
NO DECISIONS THUS FAR.
KIM?
KIM? >> Kim: THE FBI HAS OPENED AN
INVESTIGATION INTO THE MASS
SHOOTING IN DAYTON.
THAT DECISION COMES AMID
QUESTIONS OVER THE SHOOTER’S
INTEREST IN WHAT THEY CALL
VIOLENT IDEOLOGY.
VIOLENT IDEOLOGY. THAT’S HAPPENING WHILE THEY’RE
POURING OVER EVIDENCE AT THE
WALMART IN EL PASO WHERE 22
PEOPLE WERE GUNNED DOWN SATURDAY
MORNING.
MORNING. WENDY WOOLFOLK REPORTS ON BOTH
INVESTIGATIONS FROM THE GROUND
IN EL PASO.
>> Reporter: FUNERAL PLANS ARE
UNDER WAY AND THIS AREA IS STILL
ON LOCKDOWN.
ON LOCKDOWN. BUT IN OHIO, THE GOVERNOR IS
TURNING ANGER INTO ACTION.
AMID THEIR GRIEF, SMALL GLIMMERS
OF HOPE, SYMBOLS OF UNITY AFTER
22 INNOCENT LIVES TAKEN JUST 5
MILES FROM THE U.S./MEXICO
BORDER.
BORDER. THREE DAYS LATER, THE EL PASO
WALMART STILL AN ACTIVE CRIME
SCENE.
SCENE. 1500 MILES AWAY IN DAYTON,
INVESTIGATORS ARE GOING OVER
EVIDENCE WHERE 9 MORE PEOPLE
WERE GUNNED DOWN IN A POPULAR
ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT.
ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT. >> WE ARE ANGRY.
AND SHOULD BE ANGRY.
I UNDERSTAND THAT ANGER.
IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE SENSE
OUT OF WHAT IS SENSELESS.
>> Reporter: TURNING ANGER INTO
ACTION IN OHIO, FACING MOUNTING
PRESSURE TO DO SOMETHING.
THE REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR URGED
THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO PASS
LAWS REQUIRES BACKGROUND CHECKS
ON NEARLY ALL GUN SALES AND
ALLOWING COURTS TO RESTRICT
FIREWORKS ACCESS FOR PEOPLE
PERCEIVED AS THREATS.
♪[SINGING]♪
♪[SINGING]♪ >> Reporter: AND IN TEXAS,
REMEMBERING THE YOUNGEST,
15-YEAR-OLD JAVIER, RELEASING 15
DOVES.
DOVES. AND SHOT DEAD WHILE OUT WITH HIS
SON AND FIANCEE.
>> CHALLENGE EVERYBODY, IF IT
DON’T WALK LIKE YOU, LOOK LIKE
YOU, TALK LIKE YOU, GO UP TO
THEM AND GIVE THEM A HUG, AND
THAT’S HOW WE BEGIN TO HEAL THIS
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. >> Reporter: TWO COMMUNITIES
KNITTED TOGETHER IN PAIN,
LEADING AN ENTIRE COUNTRY TOWARD
HEALING.
HEALING. PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL VISIT HERE
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. IN EL PASO, WENDY WOOLFOLK,
LOCAL 4.
LOCAL 4. >> Kim: IN CALIFORNIA, THE FBI
IS OPENING UP A DOMESTIC
TERRORISM INVESTIGATION INTO THE
SHOOTING THAT KILLED 3 PEOPLE
AND INJURED 13 OTHERS AT THE
GILROY GARLIC FESTIVAL.
>> Devin: A LOCAL 4 UPDATE A
WRONG-WAY DRIVER WHO CAUSED A
CRASH THAT KILLED THE WIFE AND
DAUGHTER OF THE UNIVERSITY’S
COACH WAS DRUNK.
>> Kim: SHE CRASHED ON M-14, AND
SHE WAS THREE TIMES ABOVE THE
LEGAL LIMIT.
LEGAL LIMIT. KILLED IN THE CRASH ALONG WITH
WIFE AND DAUGHTER OF BASKETBALL
COACH.
COACH. >> Devin: IN THE POLLS, TAKING
ON MAYOR JIM FOUTS, 8 PEOPLE ARE
TRYING TOWN SEAT HIM.
ONLY 2 WILL MOVE ON TO THE
NOVEMBER ELECTION.
NOVEMBER ELECTION. HE HAS BEEN THE MAYOR OF WARREN
SINCE 2007.
SINCE 2007. THERE ARE OTHER BIG ISSUES ON
THE BALLOT, ALONG WITH THE
WARREN RACE N BLOOMFIELD
TOWNSHIP, A PUBLIC SAFETY
MILLAGE IS ON THE BALLOT.
IN BIRMINGHAM, A CONTROVERSIAL
$57 MILLION PARKING BOND
PROPOSAL FOR DOWNTOWN.
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