NOW WITH THE BREAKING NEWS ALERT. FIRST A TOUR DETROIT FIREFIGHTER PULLED TO SAFETY
AFTER BURNING HOME COLLAPSES, IT
WAS A DANGEROUS, DELICATE AND
FRANTIC EFFORT THAT WE SHOWED
YOU LIVE ON LOCAL 4. GOOD
AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY I’M KAREN
DREW. I’VE BEEN WORKING WITH
SHAWN LEY, WHO’S STILL ON THE
SCENE, GATHERING. THE LATEST
INFORMATION, SEAN BARKUS,
THROUGH HOW THIS ALL PLAYED OUT.
WE ARE CLOSE AS WE’VE EVER BEEN
TO THE SCENE. NOW WE CAN GIVE
YOU EVERYONE WHO’S BEEN
FOLLOWING ALONG THIS
UNBELIEVABLE AND UNBELIEVABLY
DANGEROUS RESCUE AND UP CLOSE.
LOOK AT WHAT’S GOING ON HERE.
SEE THE DEBRIS THAT’S THE HOME
THERE. THAT’S THE KIND OF STUFF
THAT FELL ON THIS 20 YEAR
FIREFIGHTING VETERAN AND THAT’S
THE KIND OF DEBRIS OF FOOT AND A
HALF OF IT. THE FIREFIGHTERS HAD
TO USE IT. THIS SHOVEL AND ABOUT
FIVE OTHER SHOVELS LIKE THIS TO
GET THAT STUFF. DIG DOWN TO HIM.
TO GET TO HIM TO GET HIM OUT OF
THERE SAFELY. FIREFIGHTERS HERE
RIGHT NOW SAID HE IS GOING TO BE
OKAY. HE’S REALLY BANGED UP.
THIS COULD HAVE BEEN SO MUCH
WORSE. WE HAVE SOME VIDEO TO
SHOW YOU RIGHT AWAY. MAYBE
COMINGUT JUST AFTER 1 30 TODAY
MADE A FROM FIREFIGHTERS INSIDE
FIGHTING THIS FIRE TO VACANT
HOME. IT’S ON HOLLYWOOD RIGHT AT
JOHN ARE. IN FACT, AS I GLANCE
UP AT THE HOME NOW, THIS IS AS
CLOSE AS WE’VE BEEN. THERE IS A
DEFUNCT A BROKEN HYDRANT RIGHT
IN FRONT OF THIS HOME
INTERESTING. BUT ANYWAY, HERE’S
THE DEAL. THE SECOND FLOOR CAME
CRASHING DOWN ON FIREFIGHTERS,
PART OF THE FIRST FLOOR BEGAN TO
COLLAPSE AS WELL. I WATCHED
ABOUT 7 TO 8 FIREFIGHTERS WALK
OUT, THEY WERE ABLE TO GET
THEMSELVES OUT TO MEDICS THAT
WERE HERE ON THE SCENE. ONE
FIREFIGHTER WAS TRAPPED. THAT
KICKED OFF AN UNBELIEVABLY TENSE
AND DANGEROUS RESCUE OUR SECOND
VIDEO NOW HERE WE CAN SHOW YOU
JUST AFTER THREE O’CLOCK. THANK
GOODNESS AFTER WORKING SO HARD
AND DILIGENTLY WORKING SO
CAREFULLY TO GET THAT DEBRIS OFF
THE FIREFIGHTER, THEY WERE ABLE
TO GET HIM OUT OF THAT HOME THAT
WAS COLLAPSING GUYS. THE HOME
WAS STILL ON FIRE WHILE THIS WAS
ALL GOING ON, FIRE CHIEF TELLS
ME THE FOCUS IS ON THE
FIREFIGHTER. THEY COULD CARE
LESS THAT PART OF THE OTHER
HOUSE PART OF THE HOUSE BEHIND
THEM, RIGHT RIGHT NEXT TO THEM
ABOUT 15. FT. AWAY WAS ON FIRE.
AT THIS TIME. THEY WERE GETTING
THEIR GUY OUT OF THERE, AND
THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT THEY DID.
FIRE CHIEF OF COMMUNICATIONS
JAMES HARRIS. HE BRIEFED ME
THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE THING. SO
WORST NIGHTMARE. WE TRAINED FOR
THIS. WE TRY TO PREPARE FOR IT
AS BEST WE CAN. BUT HOW DO YOU
PREPARE FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS
? IT’S OUR WORST NIGHTMARE BODY
FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED TO GET HIM
OUT. AT THAT MOMENT. YOU DON’T
THINK ABOUT IT. IT’S JUST
UNCONSCIOUS WHERE FAMILY WERE
BROTHER AND SISTERHOOD. SO WHEN
ONE OF US GOES DOWN, WE ALL JUST
DIVE IN AND DIG IN, GO TO WORK.
DIGGIN INDEED, DIGGING TO GET
THAT 20 YEAR VETERAN FIREFIGHTER
OUT OF THAT BUILDING AND GET HIM
TO SAFETY. THERE’S THE FIRE
HYDRANT. I REFERENCED EARLIER.
IT’S DEFUNCT. ONE TO MY LEFT
DOWN THE STREET ON THE BLOCK.
IT’S NOT WORKING AS WELL. WE’LL
DIG INTO THAT MORE TO SEE HOW
MUCH OF THAT PLAYED AN ISSUE
HERE. BUT WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A
HOME COLLAPSING ON THAT
FIREFIGHTER NOW WHEN HE CAME
OUT, KAREN, I HAVE TO TELL YOU
IT WAS BREATHTAKING BECAUSE HIS
FACE WAS ABSOLUTELY COVERED WITH
BLACK SOOT. HIS ARMS HE WASN’T
MOVING. HE HAD OXYGEN ON HIS
FACE, AS YOU CAN SEE, BUT HIS
BROTHERS AND SISTERS HERE SAY
HE’S GOING TO BE FINE. THEY
CLOSED OFF, JOHN, ARE THEY
CLOSED OFF MCNICHOLS AND THEY
CLOSED UP 75. DETROIT POLICE DID
TO GET HIM TO A RECEIVING
HOSPITAL. EIGHT OTHER
FIREFIGHTERS. THEY WERE ALSO
TAKEN BY DETROIT E. M S BECAUSE
THEY HAD EITHER THEIR HEAT
EXHAUSTION WHERE THEY WERE
EXHAUSTED IN THIS ALL THIS HEAT
WITH ALL THEIR GEAR ON TRYING TO
GET HIM OUT. HUGE TEAM EFFORT
MUCH MORE COMING UP, INCLUDING
THE A. T F JUST ARRIVED WHEN YOU
GOT A FIREFIGHTER WHO’S HURT
ALONG WITH OTHERS. THEY’RE HERE
TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED HERE
WHO SET THIS FIRE IF IT WAS
INTENTIONALLY SET BACK TO YOU.
EXACTLY THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS
FIRES ON THAT STREET. I KNOW
WE’LL BOTH BE DIGGING INTO THAT
AND WE’LL CHECK BACK WITH YOU.
TONIGHT AT FIVE. THANK YOU,
SEAN. THE OAKLAND COUNTY
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS TRYING
TO FIND A FORMER HOSPITAL WORKER
CHARGED WITH SEXUALLY ASSAULTING
A PATIENT IS ASKING FOR YOUR
HELP IN FINDING 56 YEAR OLD
KEVIN BLINKS. HE’S BEEN CHARGED
WITH THIRD DEGREE CRIMINAL
SEXUAL CONDUCT. INVESTIGATORS
SAY HE WAS WORKING ON THE
PSYCHIATRIC FLORA PONTIAC
GENERAL HOSPITAL, BUT HE’S BEEN
FIRED. BLANKS IS ACCUSED OF
SEXUALLY ASSAULTING AN 18 YEAR
OLD WOMAN. ANYONE WITH
INFORMATION ON HIS WHEREABOUTS
IS ENCOURAGED TO CALL CRIME
STOPPERS AT 1 800 SPEAK UP.
DETROIT CITY CLERK IS MAPPING
PLANS OUT FOR NEXT WEEK’S
PRIMARY AND SECURITY HAS BEEN
BEEFED UP 100% SINCE 2020. THE
ELECTION IS SET FOR NEXT TUESDAY
. AUGUST 2ND CLERK JANICE
WINFREY SAYS THEY’VE HIRED
ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICERS AND
ANYONE ENTERING THE ELECTION
CENTER AT HUNTINGTON’S PLACE
WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH A METAL
DETECTOR. PLUS NO PERSON WILL BE
ALLOWED INSIDE WITHOUT HAVING
THEIR CREDENTIALS OR
IDENTIFICATION CHECKED. WINFREY
SAYS THEY LEARN TOUGH LESSONS IN
2020, AND THEY’RE READY. AND I
KNOW YOU GUYS PROBABLY KNOW THAT
I WAS THREATENED. HALF MY STAFF
HERE WAS THREATENED AND FOR
DOING OUR JOBS. UM BUT AT THE
END OF THE DAY, THAT’S THE
REASON WHY WE’VE BEEFED UP
SECURITY AND AS A RESULT, UM I
THINK PEOPLE KNOW NOT TO TRY THE
SHENANIGANS THAT THEY TRIED IN
2020. OR THEY WILL BE DEALT WITH
LONG NIGHT AS MICHIGAN LAW
REQUIRES ALL ABSENTEE BALLOTS
CAST BY EIGHT P.M. ON ELECTION
DAY TO BE COUNTED. THE FINAL
TALLY COULD COME AT THREE OR
FOUR IN THE MORNING. THEY’RE
PRETTY COMFORTABLE. SUMMER DAY.
LET’S TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT THE
FIRST FORECAST HERE IS BRETT
COLLAR, LOOKING REALLY NICE OUT
THERE AND FEELING VERY NICE AS
WELL. IF YOU RECALL YESTERDAY,
IT WAS GETTING PRETTY MUGGY AT
THIS TIME, BUT DEWPOINTS HAVE
REALLY GONE DOWN TO THE HUMIDITY
HAS FOLLOWED SUIT. ATTEMPTS
THEMSELVES ARE STILL IN THE
EIGHTIES ABOUT 87 AT CITY
AIRPORT, BUT THE HUMIDITY IS
THAT KEY NUMBER IN THIS IS DOWN.
INTO THE THIRTIES, FORTIES AND
FIFTIES, SO FEELING A LOT BETTER
AND AGAIN THAT SETS THE STAGE
FOR WHAT SHOULD BE A NICE
WEEKEND AHEAD AS ADVERTISED. A
COUPLE OF SPOTTY DRIPS AND DROPS
. WE’RE DOTTING THE MAP, BUT
MOST IF NOT ALL STATE REALLY DRY
HERE TODAY, WE’LL SEE A LITTLE
BIT MORE OF THE SAME TOMORROW.
BUT THIS EVENING WITH THAT DRY
AIR IN PLACE TEMPS FALL AND FALL
FAIRLY QUICKLY. SOME OF US WILL
SEE FIFTIES OVERNIGHT BEFORE A
GREAT WEEKEND AHEAD. YOU’VE GOT
MORE RAIN AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS FOLLOWING THIS
NICE WEEKEND. WE’LL TALK ABOUT
THAT COMING UP IN JUST A BIT.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, BRETT. SO
THE QUESTION IS THE UNITED
STATES IN A RECESSION OR NOT.
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SAYS THE
ANSWER IS NO. BUT WE COULD BE IN
ONE OF THE MOST CONFUSING
ECONOMIC ERAS IN AMERICAN
HISTORY, THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC
AND ITS RIPPLE EFFECTS HAVE
CREATED A CLIMATE. LIKE NO ONE’S
REALLY EVER SEEN KIMBERLY GAIL
IN THE NEWSROOM, SORTING THROUGH
THE SIGNALS AND WITH THE
PRESIDENT’S RESPONSE, KIM GOOD
AFTERNOON, ECONOMIC EXPERTS HAVE
BEEN USING THE SAME PLAYBOOK FOR
DECADES, BUT THE TURMOIL OF THE
COVID PANDEMIC WITH LOCKDOWNS,
JOB LOSSES AND SUPPLY CHAIN
ISSUES HAS MADE GAUGING WHERE
THINGS STAND MORE DIFFICULT THAN
EVER. SO HERE’S WHAT WE DO KNOW
THE SECOND QUARTER GROSS
DOMESTIC PRODUCT GDP SHRANK BY
0.9% FROM JUNE. FROM APRIL
THROUGH JUNE. EXCUSE ME, SO THAT
FOLLOWED A 1.6% DROP IN THE
FIRST QUARTER CONSECUTIVE
QUARTERS OF FALLING GDP
CONSTITUTE ONE INFORMAL, THOUGH
NOT DEFINITIVE INDICATOR OF A
RECESSION. ON THE OTHER HAND,
THE LABOR MARKET IS VERY STRONG
, WHICH MEANS WE MAY NOT SEE AN
OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF A
RECESSION, AT LEAST NOT RIGHT
NOW. PRESIDENT BIDEN IS ALSO
HIGHLIGHTING BIG NEW
INVESTMENTS. AS EVIDENCE THAT
AMERICA IS NOT IN A RECESSION.
THIS IS POWERING THE STRONGEST
REBOUND IN AMERICAN
MANUFACTURING AND OVER THREE
DECADES, CREATING 613,006.
MANUFACTURING JOBS. AND AS WE
TAKE A LIVE LOOK HERE AT THE BIG
BOARD ON THE NEW YORK STOCK
EXCHANGE, YOU CAN SEE THE DOW
JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGES UP 3
32 TODAY UH AND MOST OF THE DAY
, INVESTORS HOPE THAT THE BAD
NEWS COULD BE GOOD NEWS IN THE
LONG RUN HERE, MANY INVESTORS
HOPE IF THE ECONOMY IS SLOWING
DOWN, THAT COULD MEAN THE FEDS
MIGHT SLOW DOWN FUTURE HIKES IN
INTEREST RATES. SO KAREN,
REGARDLESS OF THE ECONOMIC
INDICATORS, MANY OF US ARE
FEELING THE PINCH OF RECORD HIGH
INFLATION RIGHT NOW. WILL OF
COURSE, BE WATCHING ALL OF THIS
FOR YOU IN THE DAYS AND WEEKS
AND MONTHS TO COME FOR NOW THAT
WILL SEND IT BACK TO YOU.
ALRIGHT, WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK
YOU. KIM PRESIDENT IS PUTTING
HIS SUPPORT BEHIND A SLIMMER,
LESS EXPENSIVE VERSION OF THE
BUILD BACK. BETTER BILL THIS
TIME AROUND, IS CALLED THE
INFLATION REDUCTION ACT. THE NEW
$739 BILLION PACKAGE IS MUCH
LESS THAN THE $3.5 TRILLION
PACKAGE. DEMOCRATS TRY TO PUSH
THROUGH LESS. CONGRESS LAST
YEAR. STILL TACKLE SIGNATURE
BIDEN ISSUES LIKE HEALTHCARE
COSTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE ALSO
ESTABLISHES A 15% MINIMUM
CORPORATE TAX. THE PRESIDENT
SAYS IT WILL NOT RAISE TAXES ON
ANYONE EARNING LESS THAN
$400,000 A YEAR. REPUBLICANS ARE
READY TO ATTACK. YES, IS THE
NONSENSE THAT DEMOCRATS ARE
FOCUSED ON? HELPING YOU PUT GAS
IN YOUR CAR. NOT HELPING YOU
AFFORD YOUR GROCERIES. THEY WANT
TO USE THE MIDDLE CLASS ECONOMIC
CRISIS THEY THEMSELVES CREATED.
AS AN EXCUSE TO RAISE YOUR TAXES
AND RAMMED THROUGH THEIR GREEN
NEW DEAL NONSENSE PLANS TO VOTE
ON THE BILL NEXT WEEK.
CONSERVATIVE DEMOCRATIC SENATOR
JOE MANCHIN IS NOW ON BOARD, BUT
WE’RE TOLD ARIZONA DEMOCRAT
KIRSTEN CINEMA IS STILL
REVIEWING IT. DEMOCRATS NEED TO
STAY UNITED SO VICE PRESIDENT
HARRIS CAN BREAK ANY 50 50 TIE
WITH HER VOTE. THE FARMINGTON
HILLS. POLICE AND FIRE
DEPARTMENTS ARE TRYING TO GET
MORE WOMEN INTERESTED IN CAREERS
AS FIRST RESPONDERS. TODAY THEY
HELD THE FIRST HANDS ON WORKSHOP
THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON
YOUNG WOMEN IN THE HIGH SCHOOL
AGE RANGE. LOOKING FORWARD TIM
PAMPLIN SHOWS US THE EVENT WITH
THE THEME OF PROTECT, SERVE AND
EMPOWER. HERE COME THE YOUNG
LADIES HEADING TO AN OVERPASS
ACROSS INTERSTATE 6 96 PART OF
THE TRAINING, GETTING HANDS ON
EXPERIENCE WITH A SPEED DETECTOR
GUN. THE PROGRAM RED BLUE AND
YOU IS ALL ABOUT RECRUITING
YOUNG LADIES AS FIRST RESPONDERS
TO SHOW THEM. THE GREAT OPTIONS
THAT THE FARMING TUNNELS POLICE
DEPARTMENT HAS TO OFFER THEM FOR
A CAREER OF SERVICE TO THE
COMMUNITY. THERE’S A RADAR
DETECTOR, THE YOUNG LADIES
HEADING UP THERE FROM THE
FARMINGTON HILLS AND SURROUNDING
COMMUNITIES. IT’S A DAY LONG
CAMP IN BOTH THE FIRE AND POLICE
DEPARTMENTS. I’M SURE THAT WAS A
HUNK OF APPROVAL. HOW WAS IT? IT
WAS IT WAS FUN. TOP SPEED I GOT
WAS 85. OFFICE OF MAYA JONES ON
THE RIGHT STARTED OUT AS A
CIVILIAN WITH THE DEPARTMENT.
AND WAS SOON SENT OFF TO THE
ACADEMY, ACTUALLY, JUST RECENTLY
GRADUATED FROM THE ACADEMY MAY
18TH SO I’M VERY FRESH AND NEW
ON THE JOB, BUT SO FAR I’M
LOVING IT. EVERYTHING THAT I
IMAGINED JUST EXPERIENCE AND THE
GROWTH THAT YOU GET FROM THE JOB
IS GREAT. IT’S ALSO THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT CHIEF TELLS ME
THERE’S A BIG DISPARITY BETWEEN
MEN. AND WOMEN. AS FIRST
RESPONDERS. THE CITY WANTS TO
CHANGE THAT. I’M VERY BIG ON
COMMUNITY POLICING, SO I THINK
IT’S VERY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY
DURING THESE TIMES RIGHT NOW
THAT YOU GAIN A RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THE
COMMUNITY IS YOU KNOW WHO’S
GOING TO HAVE OUR BACK IN THE
END, AND WE NEED TO HAVE THEIR
BACK AS WELL. IT’S DEFINITELY
ABOUT LIKE BEING THERE FOR
PEOPLE WHO DIDN’T HAVE ANYONE
ELSE THERE FOR THEM. A LOT OF
PEOPLE GO DOWN THE WRONG PATH,
AND IT’S JUST BECAUSE THEY DON’T
HAVE ANYONE ELSE TO GUIDE THEM.
AND I WANT TO BE THERE TO HELP
PEOPLE. SOMETIMES THERE’S THAT
STEREOTYPE OR IT’S LIKE, OH, A
WOMAN CAN’T DO THAT. BECAUSE
THEY’RE WEAKER. THEY’RE SMALLER.
YOU KNOW THAT, JUST LIKE I JUST
YOU CAN PROVE THEM WRONG. YOU
CAN PROVE ANYBODY WRONG THAT
WOMEN ARE JUST AS CAPABLE OF
DOING AS WELL DOING THINGS THAT
MEN CAN DO. REALLY THAT’S IT,
AND OFTEN TIMES SO MUCH MORE IN
FARMINGTON HILLS. IT’S AFTERNOON
. TIM PAMPLIN LOCAL 4 WHAT A