LIVE DOWNTOWN DETROIT LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 11 STARTS NOW. THE HEAT IS COMING JUST HOURS AWAY FROM
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING TAKING
EFFECT FOR ALL OF METRO DETROIT
TEMPERATURES MAY NOT BE THERE
RIGHT NOW WON’T BE LONG BEFORE
DANGEROUS HEAT AND HUMIDITY.
ROLES IN YOUR WITH US TONIGHT AT
11. THE RECORD TOMORROW WOULD BE
95 DEGREES, AND THERE IS A GOOD
CHANCE WE’RE GOING TO BREAK
THAT. LET’S GET RIGHT OVER TO
ANDREW WITH THE CONDITIONS WE
SHOULD EXPECT TOMORROW. HI
ANDREW, KIMBERLY AND DEVON AND
THAT RECORD SET BACK IN 1988 OF
95 DEGREES. GOOD CHANCE OF
BREAKING IT WITH 96 DEGREES OR
MORE, EVEN THOUGH WE’RE NOWHERE
NEAR THE RECORD. FROM WHERE IT
LOOKS RIGHT NOW, ON THURSDAY,
STILL PRETTY CLOSE. THE RECORD
ON THURSDAY IS 97. WE’LL SEE 91
DEGREES, SO AT LEAST TWO DAYS IN
A ROW OF HIGH HEAT TOMORROW, THE
HIGH HUMIDITY GOES ALONG WITH
IT. WE SEE SOME RELIEF IN TOWARD
THE WEEKEND, BUT LET’S TALK
ABOUT WHAT THAT HIGH HEAT AND
HUMIDITY MEANS FOR YOU AND YOUR
FAMILY. EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
SETS SET TO BEGIN ABOUT 12 13
HOURS FROM NOW, AT NOON TOMORROW
, HE’D ADVISORY FOR THE THUMB,
INCLUDING OUR NORTHERN COUNTIES,
INCLUDING GENESEE LAPIERRE, ST
CLAIR AND SATELLITE COUNTIES.
ALSO BEGINNING AT NOON, THEY DO
NOT EXPIRE UNTIL EIGHT AM THE
NEXT MORNING ON THURSDAY, SO
EVEN AFTER THE SUN SETS, WE HAVE
TO BE ON GUARD AND FIGURE OUT
WAYS TO STAY COOL. FORTUNATELY
THERE’S PLENTY OF TIME TO
CONSIDER IT NOW WE’VE GOT 72
DEGREES FEELS LIKE 72 A WINDOW
FIVE MPH. REMEMBER FOR TOMORROW
, ESPECIALLY DURING THE
AFTERNOON IN THE HEAT OF THE
DAY. A HEAT INDEX OF 100 OR MORE
WATER IS THE BEST THING TO
DRINK. NOTHING CAFFEINATED,
NOTHING ALCOHOLIC THAT WILL
DEHYDRATE. YOU MAKE SURE YOU
WEAR LIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING
CLOTHES. MAKE SURE YOU DRESS THE
KIDS APPROPRIATELY, MAKE SURE
THEY’RE IN OR NEAR AIR
CONDITIONED AREAS AS WELL. WE’LL
TALK MORE ABOUT THAT RELIEF IN
YOUR SEVEN DAY FORECAST GO FOR
MORE TIPS LIKE THIS BECAUSE
THERE’S AN AIR QUALITY ALERT AS
WELL. ALL THAT IN MINUTES,
ANDREW, THANK YOU, AND OUR
COVERAGE CONTINUES ON
CLICKONDETROIT.COM WHERE WE HAVE
A LIST OF COOLING CENTERS THAT
WILL BE OPEN ACROSS METRO
DETROIT AS WELL AS ALL SCHOOL
DISTRICTS IMPACTED BY THE
EXTREME TEMPERATURES. NOW TO
BREAKING NEWS HAPPENING IN
DETROIT, WITH POLICE, RESPONDING
TO SEVERAL SHOOTING SCENES THAT
INCLUDES SHOTS FIRED AT A
GRADUATION PARTY, TIM PAMPLIN
HAS BEEN ALL OVER THE CITY
TONIGHT AND JOINS US WITH THE
NIGHT CAM TIM. WELL WE’VE JUST
PULLED UP HERE PATTERN AND SAINT
MARTIN THAT’S LOST EIGHT MILE
AREA, THE LATEST OF THE VIOLENCE
IN THE CITY THIS EVENING. THIS
WAS A GRADUATION PARTY AND BEING
TOLD FOUR MEN APPROACHED THE
CELEBRANTS. OPENED FIRE. TWO
PEOPLE SHOT ONE TRANSPORTED BY
DETROIT POLICE. THEY COULDN’T
WAIT FOR MEDICS ON THIS ONE
SECOND VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED BY
MEDICS, POLICE HELICOPTERS. I
COUNTED THREE THIS EVENING
SURVEYING THE CITY DURING ALL
THESE SCENES OF VIOLENCE, WHICH
IS ON THE EAST SIDE, A MOTHER
MAKES IT TO THE SCENE AFTER
HEARING HER SON. HAS BEEN KILLED
. HE WAS SITTING IN THAT FORWARD
ON THE RIGHT THERE. TWO MEN IN A
LARGE U HAUL TRUCK, PULL UP FIVE
SHOTS OF THE VEHICLE, KILLING
HIM. I’M JUST HEADING DETROIT.
POLICE HAVE TWO PEOPLE IN
CUSTODY. TWO SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY
AND THEY HAVE RECOVERED THAT YOU
HOLD TRUCK ON THE EAST SIDE. AND
THEN BACK HERE IS A SHORT TIME
AGO, OFFICERS WENT SCRAMBLING
FROM THIS. GRADUATION PARTY
SHOOTING FIELD AND CAMBRIDGE.
IT’S ABOUT A MILE EAST OF HERE
FOR YET ANOTHER SHOOTING SCENE.
DETROIT POLICE OFFICER I SPOKE
TO THIS EVENING ON CONDITION OF
ANONYMITY. SO THEY HAVEN’T KNOWN
A NIGHT LIKE THIS IN A VERY LONG
TIME, BUT IT’S A SCENE RIGHT NOW
ON THE WEST SIDE WITH THE NIGHT
CAMP TIM PAMPLIN FOR LOCAL ALL
OF THAT. ALL RIGHT, TIM. ALSO
TONIGHT THE DECISION TO SHUT
DOWN ALLEN PARK COMMUNITY SCHOOL
HAS PARENTS, STUDENTS AND
TEACHERS. ALL UPSET PETITION HAS
NOW BEEN LAUNCHED TO KEEP THE
SCHOOL OPEN AS STUDENTS WONDER
WHAT THEY’LL DO NEXT YEAR.
MCDONALD IS IVAN ALLEN PARK
TONIGHT. SAMARA THE SCHOOL BOARD
VOTED TO SHUT HER TO SCHOOL LAST
NIGHT. THEY SURE DID. KIMBERLY
AND I THINK PEOPLE ARE UPSET
HERE FOR TWO MAJOR REASONS.
NUMBER ONE CLEARLY THAT THE
SCHOOL IS BEING SHUT DOWN, BUT
NUMBER TWO THE WAY IN WHICH THIS
IS DELIVERED. YOU HAVE A LOT OF
FAMILIES WHO FEEL LIKE THEY’VE
BEEN CAUGHT FLAT FOOTED HERE.
YOU CAN HELP ON THIS PROGRAM YOU
GIVE UP ON THE KIDS THAT WAS THE
FEELING AFTER THE ALLEN PARK
SCHOOL BOARD VOTED TO SHUT DOWN
THE DISTRICT’S COMMUNITY SCHOOL
, WHICH IS ALTERNATIVE ED FOR
HIGH SCHOOLERS, IT HAS SAVED
STUDENTS WHO WOULDN’T HAVE
GRADUATED, BUT IT’S DONE MORE
THAN THAT. IT HAS LITERALLY
SAVED LIVES. THE SCHOOL OFFERS
MORE INDIVIDUALIZED ATTENTION IN
SMALLER CLASS SIZE AIMED TO HELP
KIDS WITH A VARIETY OF
STRUGGLES, WHETHER IT’S PURELY
ACADEMIC OR COMBINATION OF
EMOTIONAL AND ACADEMIC IF YOU
WANT TO HELP BETTER THE
COMMUNITY AND YOU WANT THE
STUDENTS TO THROW DR WHY WOULD
YOU THEN TAKE AWAY HELP CENTER.
THE DECISION WAS MADE TO CLOSE
THE SCHOOL, CITING DECLINING
ENROLLMENT AND BUDGET ISSUES.
THAT CONCERN IS THAT THEY THEY
SORT OF JUST THREW IN THE TOWEL
BECAUSE THE NUMBERS WERE DOWN.
THEY’RE PROJECTING A DEFICIT IN
BUDGET AND, UM, AND IT DOESN’T
FEEL LIKE THERE’S BEEN ANY
EFFORT TO TRY AND FIX THAT. IT’S
CREATED AN UPROAR SO MUCH SO
THAT 1600 PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED A
CHANGE .ORG PETITION TO KEEP THE
SCHOOL OPEN A LOT OF THEM ALUMS
WHO SAY THEY NEVER WOULD HAVE
GRADUATED, HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR
THE CARE THEY RECEIVED HERE.
THEY GAVE ME CONFIDENCE IN
MYSELF. THEY GAVE ME A SENSE OF
INDEPENDENCE THAT I KNEW THAT I
COULD DO IT WITHOUT ANYONE
HOLDING MY HAND AND I DID WALK
ACROSS THAT STAGE IN 2000 AND 13
BY MYSELF WITH HONORS. BACK HERE
LIVE. OUR CALLS TO THE
ADMINISTRATION WERE NOT
IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TODAY. A
LOT OF PARENTS TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT WHAT THEY’RE GOING TO DO
WITH THEIR STUDENTS NEXT YEAR
BECAUSE THEY SAY, SENDING THEM
BACK TO REGULAR HIGH SCHOOL.
IT’S NOT AN OPTION. WE’RE LIVE
IN ALLEN PARK TONIGHT. I’M MARA
MACDONALD, LOCAL 4. OKAY MAURA.
THANKS TONIGHT, THE U A. W SAYS
THEY’VE BEEN ALERTED THAT STILL,
ANTIS WILL MAKE INDEFINITE
LAYOFFS AND IT’S STAMPING PLANT
IN STERLING HEIGHTS STARTING
MONDAY ARE STILL UNCLEAR HOW
MANY WORKERS ARE GOING TO BE
IMPACTED? IN A LETTER POSTED ON
FACEBOOK WORKERS SAY LAYOFFS
WILL BE BASED ON SENIORITY.
RIGHT NOW. NEARLY 2000. HOURLY
WORKERS ARE EMPLOYED AT THAT
PLANT, MAKING VARIOUS PARTS FOR
RAM TRUCKS, DODGE AND JEEP SUVS
AND CHRYSLER MINIVANS. MANY
PEOPLE IN DISBELIEF TONIGHT
AFTER A WELL KNOWN DETROIT BAR
IN NEW CENTER CATCHES FIRE, YOU
CAN SEE PLUMES OF SMOKE AND
FLAMES. COMING OUT OF WOODWARD
BAR AND GRILL. THAT’S ONE OF THE
OLDEST LGBT Q SPACES IN THE
STATE OF MICHIGAN. PEOPLE LIVING
AND WORKING IN THE AREA WERE
EVACUATED WHILE CREWS WORKED TO
CONTAIN THAT FIRE. NOBODY WAS
HURT, BUT SOME PEOPLE ARE STILL
PRETTY SHAKEN UP BY THE
INCIDENT. IT’S REALLY SCARY,
BECAUSE I DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH
DAMAGE IS GOING TO DO TO THE
OTHER BUILDINGS AROUND. WE HAVE
RESIDENTS UPSTAIRS, SO IT’S KIND
OF REALLY CONCERNING RIGHT NOW.
IT’S SO MUCH OF A SHAME BECAUSE
ALL THIS HAS BEEN TOTALLY
RENOVATED EVERY SINGLE ONE OF
THESE BUILDINGS AS A MULTIPLE
SELLER BUILDINGS. AND NOW LOOK
AT IT A BLAZE, YOU KNOW? RIGHT
NOW, CREWS ARE ASSESSING THE
EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE AND WHAT
CAUSED THAT FIRE IN THE RACE FOR
GOVERNOR, FORMER DETROIT POLICE
CHIEF JAMES CRAIG IS LAUNCHING A
WRITE IN CAMPAIGN. OF COURSE, HE
WAS ONE OF FIVE GOP CANDIDATES
KICKED OFF THE BALLOT BECAUSE OF
FRAUDULENT SIGNATURES ON THE
PETITIONS FILED THE PAPERWORK
TODAY AT LANSING. I’M DOING THIS
WITH BOWLS OF MISSION. THEY
MATTER. THEY COME AND I CAN TELL
YOU IT’S BEEN SO MANY PEOPLE
REACHED OUT TO ME. CONFRONTED ME
AND SAID, LOOK, WE NEED YOU TO
FIGHT TO STAY IN IT. GREAT
FATHER LAWSUIT TO GET ON THE
PRIMARY BALLOT THAT WAS
DISMISSED. HE SAYS THE DECISION
HAS GREATLY IMPACTED HIS
FUNDRAISING AND HIS CAMPAIGN
STAFF. HE’S ALSO FATHER LAWSUIT
AND KENT COUNTY AGAINST THE
COMPANY THAT WAS HIRED TO GET
HIS PETITION SIGNATURES. PARENTS
COULD SOON HAVE ANOTHER VACCINE
TO CHOOSE FROM WHEN VACCINATING
THEIR CHILDREN AGAINST COVID 19
. IT’S REALLY JUST HOURS AGO,
THE FDA IS VACCINE ADVISORY
PANEL VOTED IN FAVOR OF
RECOMMENDING EMERGENCY USE
AUTHORIZATION FOR MODERNA’S
VACCINE FOR CHILDREN AGES 6 TO
17 CHILDREN AGES, 6 TO 11 WOULD
RECEIVE A SMALLER DOSE OF THE
VACCINE. THOSE TEENAGERS. 12 TO
17 WOULD RECEIVE THE SAME DOSE
AS ADULTS. THE FDA IS EXPECTED
TO AUTHORIZE THE VACCINE THIS
WEEK. THE CDC, THOUGH THEN HAS
TO SIGN OFF ON THE SHOTS. THERE
IS A NEW MURAL AND THE BRIGHTON
BRIGHTON MORE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND
IT’S A MESSAGE OF EMPOWERMENT
FOR WOMEN. AS OUR MEGAN WOODS
REPORTS ORGANIZERS HAVE BEEN
TRYING FOR MORE THAN A YEAR TO
MAKE THIS HAPPEN. THIS MURAL
SITS ON CHATHAM STREET, AND IT’S
MADE BY THE COMMUNITY FOR THE
COMMUNITY. THE WALL BEHIND ME,
WAS BUILT BY NEIGHBORS AND THEN
AFFORD AN ARTIST DROVE ALL THE
WAY UP HERE TO PAINT THE LOCAL
FACES AND HOPES TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE. THIS COMMUNITY. IF
IT HAS BECOME SO DESTITUTE. WE
NEEDED SOMETHING TO REMIND
EVERYBODY WOULDN’T PARTICULARLY
YOUNG WOMEN THAT YOU’RE OKAY.
MURAL IS MORE THAN JUST
NEIGHBORHOOD FACES. THERE IS A
MESSAGE WE NOTICED YOU MATTER.
THAT’S WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW. YOU
MATTER. COMMUNITY LEADER
KATHLEEN HEARD HAS BEEN WORKING
TO BRING THIS TO HER
NEIGHBORHOOD FOR OVER A YEAR. WE
WOULD NOT GIVE UP. WE WOULD NOT
GIVE UP. I DON’T CARE WHAT THE
CITY SAID. OR DIDN’T SAY. WE
WERE LIKE THIS IS GONNA BE DONE.
LAST APRIL, SHE REACHED OUT TO
LORI PRACTICAL, THE ARTIST
BEHIND THE NATIONAL MURAL
PROJECT GIRL NOTICED, YOU KNOW
WHAT I REALLY WANTED TO SAY WAS
THAT WE ALL HAVE VALUE AND THE
GIRLS, ESPECIALLY TO RECOGNIZE
THEIR VALUE. KATHLEEN NOMINATED
THREE GIRLS WHO GREW UP HERE.
ONE OF THEM IS 22 YEAR OLD
DEIDRE HALLIBURTON. I FEEL
HUMBLED HONESTLY. THEY KATHLEEN
THOUGHT OF ME TO BE A PERSON TO
REPRESENT. OUR COMMUNITY MURAL
IS SOMETHING SHE WISH SHE HAD
GROWING UP THE SAME PEOPLE HERE
IN YOUR COMMUNITY THAT YOU CAN
VIEW UP TO AND ASPIRE TO HAVE
HELP OR BE A MENTOR. NOW, AFTER
A WEEK OF BUILDING AND ANOTHER
WEEK OF PAINTING, THE PROJECT IS
NOW COMPLETE AND IS HERE FOR
YEARS TO COME MOVING AWAY. AT
THE END OF THIS YEAR TO SOUTH
CAROLINA, AND I WANTED TO BE
ABLE TO SOME DAY COME BACK AND
SEE THAT WALL AND KNOW THAT IT
HELPED ENCOURAGE A LOT OF
PEOPLE. LAURIE THE ARTIST WAS SO
INSPIRED BY THE PASSION KATHLEEN
HAS FOR HER NEIGHBORHOOD THAT
SHE SURPRISED KATHLEEN AND
PAINTED HER FACE ON THE MURAL IN
DETROIT. I’M MEGAN WOODS LOCAL