AT STORES IN METRO DETROIT. ALSO, WE HAVE THIS ABOUT ONE METEOROLOGIST KIM ADAMS.
>> WHILE TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW
NEAR 90 DEGREES IN HOWELL AND
FLINT, UPPER 80S AND PONTIAC.
AND WE’RE NOT DONE THERE, IT
GETS EVEN WARMER. I’LL TELL YOU
WHEN THE PATTERN WILL BREAK IN A
FEW MINUTES.
>> TRYING TO BRING AN IDEA TO
LIFE.
>> A LINCOLN PARK WOMAN WANTS TO
CREATE AN INDOOR DOG PARK FOR
PEOPLE TO GO DURING ADVERSE
WEATHER CONDITIONS. LIVE FROM
DOWNTOWN DETROIT LOCAL 4 NEWS.
FIRST AT FOUR STARTS NOW.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
I’M KAREN DREW. FIRST AT FOUR.
IT’S THE KIND OF CRIME THAT
COULD COST ALL OF US MONEY. AND
MICHIGAN’S ATTORNEY GENERAL JUST
ANNOUNCED A MAJOR RETAIL CRIME
BUST. SHE SAYS IT’S A BIG
PROBLEM ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
RETAIL FRAUD COSTS RETAILERS
APPROXIMATELY. $45 BILLION IN
LOSSES ANNUALLY NATIONWIDE AND
OVER $1 BILLION IN MICHIGAN
ALONE. ATTORNEY GENERAL DANA
NESSEL ALSO SAYS THIS BUST IS
JUST THE BEGINNING. KIMBERLY
GILL JOINS US NOW WITH MORE ON
THE INVESTIGATION AND ARRESTS
KIM. HI THERE, KAREN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. WHEN YOU HEAR
ABOUT BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN
RETAIL FRAUD, YOU KNOW,
RETAILERS MIGHT BE FORCED TO
PASS SOME OF THAT COST DOWN TO
US. THE CONSUMERS. ATTORNEY
GENERAL DANA NESSEL, THOUGH,
HOPES MICHIGAN IS LEADING THE
WAY TO STOP THOSE HEFTY LOSSES
IN THIS CASE. THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL’S ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME
UNIT WORKED WITH MICHIGAN STATE
POLICE AND WALMART CORPORATE
SECURITY. THEY FOUND SOMEONE WAS
USING STOLEN EBT CARDS AT LOCAL
SAM’S CLUBS IN METRO DETROIT.
THE CARDS AND MONEY WERE STOLEN
FROM ABOUT 8000 PEOPLE, LARGELY
IN CALIFORNIA. THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL SAYS THE SCAM RACKED UP
PURCHASES WORTH ABOUT $4 MILLION
SO FAR, THREE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
ARRESTED AND ARRAIGNED HERE IN
MICHIGAN. BUT NESSEL SAYS MORE
PEOPLE COULD BE CHARGED. SHE’S
HOPING THE INVESTIGATION SENDS A
MESSAGE.
>> LET TODAY’S ANNOUNCEMENT
SERVE AS A WARNING FOR ANYONE
ATTEMPTING TO COMMIT THESE
CRIMES IN MICHIGAN, WE ARE
PARTNERING WITH BUSINESSES AND
LAW ENFORCEMENT IN EVERY CORNER
OF THIS STATE AND WILL HOLD
PEOPLE WHO COMMIT THESE CRIMES
ACCOUNTABLE TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT OF THE LAW.
>> SO THE INVESTIGATION WAS
EXTENSIVE AND CAME TO A HEAD
LAST WEEK WHEN WARRANTS WERE
EXECUTED AT EIGHT DIFFERENT
LOCATIONS AROUND METRO DETROIT.
KAREN, WE’LL HAVE MORE FROM THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL ABOUT THE SCOPE
OF THE INVESTIGATION WHEN YOU
JOIN US AT FIVE.
>> WHEN THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPEN,
OBVIOUSLY WE ALL PAY. EXACTLY
>> AND SHE SHE WANTS TO MAKE
SURE THAT SHE PUTS IT INTO IT.
>> SO THANK YOU, KIM. SURE ALL
RIGHT. WELL, WE DO HAVE AN
UPDATE THIS AFTERNOON ON THE
STORY OF SIBLINGS INVOLVED IN A
SHOOTOUT OVER IN STERLING
HEIGHTS. THE MACOMB COUNTY
PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE HAS CHARGED
A 50 YEAR OLD ZACHARY HOLSTON,
THE THIRD IN HIS HALF SISTER’S
DEATH. INVESTIGATORS SAY HOLSTON
WAS LEAVING THEIR FAMILY
BUSINESS WHEN HE WAS APPROACHED
BY HIS HALF SISTER AND OTHER
FAMILY MEMBERS. THERE WAS AN
ALTERCATION OVER SOME PAPERWORK
IN HIS CAR. THINGS GOT PHYSICAL
AND TURNED INTO A SHOOTOUT.
HOLSTON IS NOW CHARGED WITH
SECOND DEGREE MURDER AND HE’S
BEING HELD ON A $500,000 CASH
BOND. NOW TO WEST BLOOMFIELD.
INVESTIGATORS ARE SEARCHING FOR
THE CAUSE OF THIS FIRE. SKY FOUR
WAS OVER THE OLD PELLA WINDOW
COMPANY NEAR PONTIAC TRAIL AND
WALNUT LAKE ROAD. THIS MORNING.
THE BUSINESS IS CURRENTLY
VACANT. WE’RE TOLD THE BUILDING
WAS EMPTY AT THE TIME AND IN THE
PROCESS OF BEING DEMOLISHED. THE
DETROIT GRAND PRIX READY TO ROLL
INTO TOWN THIS WEEKEND AND IT IS
GOING TO START AFFECTING
DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC HERE ARE JUST
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU NEED
TO KNOW. THE RACETRACK IS BEING
BUILT ON JEFFERSON AVENUE, SO
SEVERAL STREETS IN THAT AREA,
INCLUDING JEFFERSON, WILL BE
CLOSED. AND THAT STARTS TOMORROW
. THE DETROIT-WINDSOR TUNNEL
WILL REMAIN OPEN, BUT DRIVERS
WILL NEED TO SHOW A PASS IN
ORDER TO BUY, PASS THE
BARRICADES AND GET INTO THE
TUNNEL. TRAVELERS CAN REQUEST
PASSES AT THE DETROIT AND
WINDSOR TOLL PLAZAS. NOW THOSE
PASSES ARE REQUIRED FROM
TOMORROW THROUGH JUNE 4TH FOR
MORE TRAFFIC AND PARKING INFO
AND ALL THINGS GRAND PRIX, GO TO
OUR WEBSITE, CLICKONDETROIT.COM
. WELL, WE’RE HOPING FOR GREAT
RACE WEATHER, BUT RIGHT NOW
WE’RE DEALING WITH AN AIR
QUALITY ALERT. METEOROLOGIST KIM
ADAMS JOINS US WITH OUR FIRST
FORECAST. HI, KIM.
>> HI, KAREN. WELL, A LOT OF
PEOPLE KNOW THIS MORE AS AN
OZONE ACTION DAY. THERE ARE
THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO DO WHEN
WE GET THIS KIND OF HEAT IN
ORDER TO HELP PROTECT THE OZONE
AND PREVENT MORE OZONE
FORMATION. AND SO THIS IS FOR
ALL OF SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN.
NOW, TODAY, IT DID NOT INCLUDE
GENESEE LAPEER AND SANILAC
COUNTIES AND SAINT CLAIR
COUNTIES, BUT TOMORROW IT WILL
INCLUDE GENESEE, LAPEER AND
THOSE AREAS NORTH OF M 59,
INCLUDING SAINT CLAIR. YOU FOLKS
IN PORT HURON ARE NOW UNDER THIS
AIR QUALITY ALERT AS WELL. SO IT
GOES ALL THE WAY UNTIL TOMORROW
NIGHT AT MIDNIGHT, BUT I WOULD
IMAGINE IT WOULD PROBABLY BE
EVEN EXTENDED PAST THAT. BUT FOR
TOMORROW, CARPOOL OR BIKE, IF
YOU CAN ALSO CHECK ON SENIORS,
THOSE WITH ASTHMA OR BREATHING
PROBLEMS COULD BE DIFFICULT FOR
THEM OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS
. AND ALSO, TRY NOT TO REFUEL
YOUR CAR, ESPECIALLY DURING THE
DAYLIGHT HOURS. IF YOU CAN DO IT
AFTER SUNSET, THAT’S BETTER AIR
AND THEN GAS LAWN MOWERS. IF YOU
CAN PREVENT USING THOSE OR
FILLING THOSE UP, THAT HELPS AS
WELL. LOOK AT HOW WARM IT IS.
IT’S 89 DEGREES RIGHT NOW IN
LAPEER, FLINT, HOWELL, 88, IN
PONTIAC, 82. MOUNT CLEMENS AND
UPPER 80S IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT.
TOMORROW, WE GO RIGHT BACK INTO
THE UPPER 80S EVEN WARMER
TOMORROW WITH OUR HIGH REACHING
88, CLOSE TO 90 DEGREES. WE’LL
TALK ABOUT OUR NEXT CHANCE FOR
RAIN. IT IS IN THE FUTURE
FORECAST. I’LL TELL YOU WHICH
DAY IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. ALL
RIGHT.
>> THANK YOU, KIM. FORMER FIRST
LADY ROSALYNN CARTER HAS BEEN
DIAGNOSED WITH DEMENTIA. HER
FAMILY MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT
JUST A SHORT TIME AGO. WE’RE
TOLD CARTER REMAINS AT HOME WITH
HER HUSBAND, FORMER PRESIDENT
JIMMY CARTER, WHO HAS BEEN
RECEIVING HOSPICE CARE SINCE
EARLY THIS YEAR. THE CARTER
FAMILY DIDN’T SHARE DETAILS ON
WHEN CARTER WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT
SAYS SHE’S HAPPILY LIVING AT
HOME AND ENJOYS VISITS WITH
LOVED ONES. MRS. CARTER IS 95
YEARS OLD. HER HUSBAND IS 98.
THEY’VE BEEN MARRIED NEARLY 77
YEARS. WELL, DEBATE OVER THE
DEBT CEILING DEAL COULD GET
REALLY UGLY, ESPECIALLY ON THE
REPUBLICAN SIDE. SOME OF THE
HARD LINE CONSERVATIVES HAVE
STARTED TO SAY THEY WILL VOTE
AGAINST THE DEAL AND THEY’RE
HOPING TO KILL IT. THEY’RE ALSO
NOT GIVING DIRECT ANSWERS ON
WHETHER THEY MIGHT TRY TO REMOVE
HOUSE SPEAKER KEVIN MCCARTHY
FROM HIS LEADERSHIP POSITION NOW
ON THE OTHER SIDE, PROGRESSIVE
DEMOCRATS ARE SIGNALING THEY’RE
NOT HAPPY WITH SOME OF THE
PRESIDENT’S CONCESSIONS. THE
HOUSE IS SUPPOSED TO VOTE AS
SOON AS TOMORROW. OF COURSE,
WE’RE WATCHING THIS REALLY
CLOSELY. THE GOVERNMENT COULD
START DEFAULTING ON ITS BILLS BY
JUNE 5TH, WHICH IS JUST SIX DAYS
AWAY. OKAY. SO EVEN THE MOST
DIEHARD DOG LOVERS DON’T ALWAYS
ENJOY TAKING THEIR PETS OUTSIDE
HERE IN MICHIGAN, THERE ARE DAYS
LIKE TODAY WHEN IT’S JUST SO
HOT. EVEN WORSE, THOSE WINTER
DAYS THAT BRING AN ARCTIC BLAST
. SO WHAT IS A CONCERNED DOG
OWNER TO DO? WILL JONES RAN INTO
A WOMAN WHO SAYS SHE HAS THE
SOLUTION AND SHE’S TRYING TO
BRING THIS INTO REALITY. THIS
COULD BE A REALLY GREAT IDEA.
WILL. IT’S A GREAT IDEA, KAREN.
>> YOU KNOW, WE ALL HAVE THESE
BIG, BIG IDEAS IN OUR HEAD, BUT
OFTENTIMES THEY STAY THERE. WELL
THIS LINCOLN PARK WOMAN HAS A
HISTORY OF MAKING IT HAPPEN. HER
LATEST MISSION, AN INDOOR DOG
PARK.
>> I’M SITTING ON THE COUCH AND
I’M LOOKING OUTSIDE AND SAYING,
I CAN’T GO OUTSIDE. NO THEY’RE
NOT GOING OUTSIDE IN THIS KIND
OF WEATHER, THAT FREEZING DAY IN
JANUARY OF 2021 LED ANITA GREEN
TO COME UP WITH THIS, A MOTTO OF
AN INDOOR DOG PARK.
>> SHE’S HOPING TO OPEN ONE DAY
TO HELP DOG OWNERS CARE FOR
THEIR PETS AND THEMSELVES. IT
TOOK HER A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO
BUILD, SO THIS WOULD BE AN ALL
YEAR THING THAT I COULD STILL
WALK MY DOG AND MAINTAIN HER
HEALTH.
>> AND, YOU KNOW, AT THE SAME
TIME INVEST IN MY HEALTH.
>> WELL, THE LINCOLN PARK
RESIDENT IS NOW TRYING TO SHARE
THE IDEA WITH ANYONE WHO WILL
LISTEN, HOPING TO RAISE FUNDS
FOR THE PROJECT. SHE STARTED A
GOFUNDME CAMPAIGN, GREEN HAS
ALSO FOUND MENTORS TO TEACH HER
HOW TO LAUNCH A BUSINESS. IT’S
GOT A CHOKEHOLD ON MY SOUL.
>> I WAKE UP THINKING ABOUT IT.
I GO TO SLEEP THINKING ABOUT IT.
SOMETIMES I WISH IT WOULD LET ME
BE, BUT IT WON’T. IT’S NOT THE
FIRST TIME GREEN HAS MADE A
DREAM A REALITY.
>> DESPITE THE ODDS.
>> I ADOPTED MY FIRST BABY AT
48. MY SECOND BABY AT 52. I GOT
A COLLEGE. I STARTED COLLEGE
AGAIN WHEN I WAS 40. I BECAME A
REALTOR. AT 68. I RAISED
CHILDREN BOOKS, DIDN’T KNOW HOW
TO WRITE A CHILDREN’S BOOK. THIS
IS MAJOR. THE EAGER LITTLE ANGRY
KITTEN WHO LEARNS THAT’S OKAY.
IT’S OKAY TO BE ANGRY. ALL PROOF
THIS 73 YEAR OLD SHOULD NEVER BE
COUNTED OUT.
>> SO THIS IS THE PARK.
>> BUT IT’S GOING TO BE INSIDE A
WEATHERPROOF BUILDING.
>> SO GREEN IS SHARING HER
STORY, NOT ONLY TO PARTNER WITH
OTHERS WHO WANT A SPECIAL PLACE
TO GO WITH THEIR PETS WHEN THE
WEATHER MAKES GOING FOR A WALK
CHALLENGING, BUT ALSO TO INSPIRE
PEOPLE TO BET ON THEMSELVES AT
ANY AGE. IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA
GREEN WANTS YOU TO GO FOR IT.
SEE, I’M THE KIND OF PERSON I
JUMP IN AND KNOW THAT I’LL PULL
MYSELF UP TO THE OCCASION. GREEN
HAS SET A GOAL OF OPENING THE
INDOOR DOG PARK IN 2025, CALLING
IT CRAZY BOUT CANINES. SHE
DOESN’T KNOW HOW SHE’S GOING TO
MAKE THIS ALL HAPPEN, BUT SHE
HAS FAITH THAT IT WILL HAPPEN.
WE ARE LIVE. WILL JONES LOCAL 4
WILL I’M SO AMAZED BY THIS LADY.
>> I MEAN, SHE’S DONE SO MUCH IN
LATER CONSIDER LATER YEARS IN
HER LIFE. I’M THINKING SHE’S
GOING TO DO IT RIGHT. I HAVE
FAITH.
>> I TOLD HER. WE’RE GOING TO
CHECK IN IN TWO YEARS. WE’RE
GOING TO COME FOR THE GRAND
OPENING. I WOULD LOVE TO DO