FAMILY OF THE MAN ATTACKED IS CALLING FOR POLICE TO CATCH THESE GUYS BEFORE THEY CAN DO IT
AGAIN. GOOD TO HAVE YOU WITH US
HERE FOR THE NEWS AT 11, I’M
KIMBERLY GILL. I’M DEVIN
SCILLIAN.
>> THAT ATTACK HAPPENED AT THE
STORE ON GREENFIELD JUST SOUTH
OF GRAND RIVER NORTH OF
SCHOOLCRAFT. JACQUELINE FRANCIS
SPOKE TO THE FAMILY OF THE
VICTIM. JACQUELINE, THEY SAY
THIS WAS TOTALLY UNPROVOKED,
COMPLETELY.
>> DEVIN AND KIMBERLY. THIS WAS
JUST A MAN TRYING TO CASH HIS
CHECK AND GO HOME TO HIS FAMILY.
AS WE’VE SAID, THE ATTACK WAS
CAUGHT ON VIDEO GIVING POLICE
SOMETHING TO WORK WITH. 55 YEAR
OLD AHMAD DANI WORKS AT AN AUTO
SHOP ON GREENFIELD IN DETROIT.
AFTER WORK, HE WENT ACROSS THE
STREET TO CASH A CHECK INSIDE
BIG PARTY STORE. HERE ARE
SECURITY VIDEO OF HIM LEAVING
THE STORE WITH HIS MONEY.
ANOTHER MAN FOLLOWING CLOSE
BEHIND ONCE OUTSIDE AHMAD IS
BODY SLAMMED INTO THE CONCRETE
AND ROBBED BY HIS ATTACKER. THIS
VIDEO IS HARD TO WATCH,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIS LOVED ONES.
THE FAMILY IS IN TEARS.
>> THE SONS DID NOT KNOW UNTIL
THE VIDEO GOT RELEASED YESTERDAY
.
>> THE FATHER OF FOUR IS
RECOVERING IN THE HOSPITAL WITH
BROKEN RIBS AND A PUNCTURED
LUNG.
>> WHAT IF HE DID IT TO SOMEBODY
ELSE’S BROTHER OR HUSBAND OR
FATHER AND DID NOT SURVIVE HIS
SISTER IN LAW SAYS AHMAD HAS
ALWAYS BEEN COMMITTED TO
PROVIDING FOR HIS FAMILY. HE’S A
VERY HARDWORKING MAN, MAN. AND
FOR THIS TO HAPPEN IS HE? HE’S
REALLY UPSET ABOUT IT VERY, VERY
UPSET. HE GOES, I’M JUST TRYING
TO MAKE A LIVING FOR ME AND MY
FAMILY. YOU KNOW, HE CAME INTO
IRAQ. HE CAME FROM IRAQ IN 1996,
AND HE’S BEEN WORKING AND
SUPPORTING HIS FAMILY. AND ALL
OF A SUDDEN THIS HAPPENED.
>> AS HE RECOVERS, THE FAMILY IS
FOCUSED ON HELPING POLICE FIND
THOSE RESPONSIBLE.
>> I HOPE TO GOD THAT WE’RE
GOING TO DO WHAT WE CAN AND
FIGHT THIS AND TRY TO GET
JUSTICE AND GET THESE PEOPLE OFF
THE STREETS.
>> WE TALKED WITH THE EMPLOYEES
AT THE PARTY STORE. THEY SAID
POLICE WERE BACK THERE AGAIN
TODAY, ACTIVELY INVESTIGATING
THIS CASE. REPORTING LIVE IN
DETROIT, JACQUELINE FRANCIS,
LOCAL 4. REALLY AWFUL.
>> ALL RIGHT, JACQUELINE.
>> THE PIER PARK IN GROSSE
POINTE FARMS CLOSED EARLY
TONIGHT AFTER AN EXPLOSIVE
DEVICE WAS PULLED OUT OF LAKE
SAINT CLAIR THIS AFTERNOON.
POLICE SAY THE DEVICE WAS
INITIALLY FOUND ON PARK PROPERTY
NEAR THE BREAKWALL, SO THEY MADE
THE DECISION TO SHUT DOWN THE
PARK TO SEARCH THE AREA. AS OF
RIGHT NOW, NOTHING ELSE
SUSPICIOUS WAS FOUND. POLICE SAY
THE SHUTDOWN WAS STRICTLY FOR
PRECAUTION. AN THE PARK WILL BE
REOPENED TOMORROW MORNING AT
EIGHT.
>> WE ARE OFFICIALLY IN THE
THICK OF IT WHEN IT COMES TO
SUMMER CONSTRUCTION.
>> WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF
SOME WEEKEND CLOSURES COMING UP
STARTING TONIGHT UNTIL MONDAY AT
5 A.M. SO THAT’LL BE ALL
WEEKEND. EASTBOUND I-696 TO
SOUTHBOUND M-10 CLOSED FOR RAMP
CONSTRUCTION NORTHBOUND I TO 75.
THE RAMP AND ALL M-5 RAMPS TO
THE EASTBOUND I-696. THOSE WILL
ALSO BE CLOSED CONSTRUCTION
PROJECT ALL A PART OF THE
RESTORE THE RUTHER WHICH IS
EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETELY
FINISHED IN 2024. A LONG WAY TO
GO.
>> ALL RIGHT. WELL, IT’S SO
QUIET RIGHT NOW, BUT IT WILL BE
ROARING AGAIN TOMORROW. LIVE
PICTURES FROM THE TRACK AT THE
DETROIT GRAND PRIX AS WE CAP OFF
DAY ONE HERE OF RACES THAT WAS
OUR VANTAGE POINT THERE EARLIER
FOR THE NEWS THIS EARLIER ON OUR
NEWSCAST.
>> BUT WE NOW HAVE SOME ANSWERS
TO WHAT IT’S GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
HERE’S THE VIDEO FROM ONBOARD AN
INDY CAR AS IT GOES FLYING DOWN
JEFFERSON AVENUE. IT LOOKS LIKE
A VIDEO GAME, BUT THAT IS THE
REAL THING, REALLY DOES.
>> AND SAFE TO SAY THE FIRST
GRAND PRIX DOWNTOWN SINCE THE
EARLY 90S WENT OFF WITHOUT A
HITCH TRACK A FULL OF FAMILIES
FOR FREE PRIX DAY TO DAY.
>> AND NOW THE FUN IS GOING TO
CONTINUE ON THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
MARA MACDONALD LIVE DOWNTOWN
TONIGHT WHERE THINGS HAVE BEEN
HOPPING. IT’S A LOT OF FUN. AND
FOR MORE I WOULD I THINK IT’S
IMPORTANT TO SAY THAN JUST FOR
RACE FANS. MARA OH, EVERYBODY
AND THEIR BROTHER IS OUT HERE.
>> DEVIN WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF
CAMPUS MARTIUS, WHICH TONIGHT
HAS BEEN TURNED INTO LIKE THE
PRIVATE PREMIERE PARTY HOSTED BY
GENERAL MOTORS. SO THEY’VE GOT
ALL THEIR JEWELS OUT HERE. BUT
TAKE A LOOK OVER HERE. DO YOU
SEE HOW FAST THEY’RE TEARING
THIS DOWN FOR TOMORROW? THIS IS
ALL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THIS IS
GOING TO BE FILLED WITH CHALETS
OF LITTLE LOCAL BUSINESSES
HAVING POP UPS. THERE ARE GOING
TO BE RESTAURANTS LINING THE
ENTIRE AREA OVER HERE, FOOD
TRUCKS. BUT BUT STILL, LET’S
JUST SAY THE PARTY IS ONGOING.
THE BEAUTY OF TODAY WAS
EVERYWHERE YOU WENT, THERE WAS A
VIEW AND SITTING IN THE
GRANDSTANDS, IT WASN’T A
NECESSITY.
>> BUT WE’RE WATCHING THIS,
THIS, THIS SHOW, AND THAT’S
GREAT TO SEE. THE GRAND PRIX.
THAT’S AWESOME. BUT FOR ME AS A
COMMUNITY PERSON AND A, YOU
KNOW, AN ENTHUSIAST ABOUT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS REALLY
BEAUTIFUL FOR ME TO SEE DETROIT
BECOME PROACTIVE ON
RELATIONSHIPS AND TOGETHERNESS
AND CONNECTING DIFFERENT
RESOURCES TO ONE ANOTHER.
>> SO MANY FAMILIES AND
GENERATIONS OF FAMILIES OUT AND
ABOUT LIKE CHARLES BROCK AND HIS
SON AND HIS GRANDSON, FOUR YEAR
OLD MILES.
>> YOU KNOW, WE WERE JUST SAYING
THAT WELL, BECAUSE I’VE SEEN THE
TRANSITION OVER THE YEARS, IT
JUST SEEMS LIKE IT’S MORE USER
FRIENDLY. YOU CAN GO MORE
PLACES, YOU CAN DO THINGS. THE
WEATHER IS PERFECT. WE’RE
ABDELILAH LAST YEAR IS BEAUTIFUL
AND LIKE THAT. BUT THIS WITH THE
STRAIGHTAWAYS AND WHAT THEY’VE
DONE TO THE TRACK AND I REALLY
LIKE THE HOW PEOPLE TODAY THE
FREE DAY HAVE ACCESS TO THINGS
AND CAN EXPERIENCE IT FOR REAL.
FOR REAL? YEAH. YEAH. BECAUSE
YOU KNOW, WE’RE IN A MOTOR CITY,
SO, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY OUT HERE
HAS GASOLINE IN THEIR BLOOD.
I’VE NEVER HEARD THAT SAID
BETTER.
>> I ALSO THINK IT’S TRUE THERE
ARE CARS ALL OVER THE PLACE, NOT
JUST ON THE TRACK EXHIBITS,
INTERACTIVE PIT STOPS, FOOD
TRUCKS AND BOOTHS. IT’S A
WEEKEND TO WATCH RACING. YES BUT
ALSO DREAM A LITTLE DREAM BACK
HERE ALIVE. SPEAKING OF DREAMING
, A LITTLE DREAM. YOU KNOW, THE
PARTY HAS REACHED A CERTAIN
LEVEL TONIGHT OVER IN CAMPUS
MARTIUS. THEY HAD THE
BORG-WARNER TROPHY OVER THERE
FROM THE INDY 500 GUY. AND YOU
KNOW, ESSENTIALLY A SUMMER SUIT
WALKS UP TO ME AND GOES, HEY, I
SAID, YEAH. HE SAID, WELL, YOU
GIVE YOUR MOM, GIVE ME YOUR
MICROPHONE. I SAID, WHY? HE
SAID, WELL, BECAUSE I WANT TO
LICK THE TROPHY. AND I THINK
THEY’LL LET ME GET CLOSE ENOUGH
TO IT. IF I’M HOLDING YOUR MIC,
I’M LIKE, MY DUDE TONIGHT IS NOT
GOING TO BE YOUR LUCKY NIGHT. SO
THE PARTY CONTINUES IN CAMPUS
MARSHES. WE’RE LIVE TONIGHT.
MARA MACDONALD, LOCAL 4. YOU’VE
YOU’VE HAD SOME INTERESTING RUN
INS WITH FOLKS OVER THE YEARS.
>> THAT’S A NEW ONE.
>> I MEAN, I NEVER DEVIN HAVE I
HEARD WELL, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO
GET A PICTURE OF ME LICKING THE
TROPHY. TROPHY.
>> OH, MY GOODNESS. YEAH ALL
RIGHT. WE’LL HANG ON TO THE
MICROPHONE. THE SECURITY GUY
SHOWED UP QUICKLY.
>> YEAH, YEAH. CAN’T WAIT TO
HEAR WHAT I KNOW.
>> OH, ALL RIGHT.
>> I’M AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND
HEALTH CONCERN IN A DETROIT
NEIGHBORHOOD IS FINALLY REACHING
THE FINAL PHASE OF DEMOLITION.
THE YEAR LONG PROCESS OF
DEMOLISHING THE FORMER WASTE
ENERGY FACILITY MOST COMMONLY
KNOWN AS THE TRASH INCINERATOR
WILL TAKE PLACE IN LESS THAN TWO
WEEKS. ON JUNE 11TH. THE CITY
SAYS MOST OF THE COMPLEX IS
ALREADY TORN DOWN, BUT THE
SMOKESTACK IS THE LAST PIECE TO
GO DOWN. CITY SAYS THE
DEMOLITION WILL BE DONE AS
SAFELY AS POSSIBLE FOR RESIDENTS
LIVING NEARBY.
>> EIGHT WORKERS IN CONNECTICUT
INJURED AFTER PART OF A
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING UNDER
CONSTRUCTION COLLAPSES. THIS WAS
THE SCENE IN NEW HAVEN AFTER THE
SECOND FLOOR OF THIS BUILDING
COLLAPSED WHILE CONCRETE WAS
BEING POURED WITH EARTH. 36
PEOPLE INSIDE. AND ONE OF THOSE
EIGHT WORKERS HOSPITALIZED IN
SERIOUS CONDITION. THE OTHERS
LUCKY ENOUGH TO JUST SUFFER
INJURIES THAT ARE NOT LIFE
THREATENING. RESCUERS HAD TO
PULL OUT THE TRAPPED WORKERS
BEFORE THE CONCRETE HARDENED
THINK ABOUT THE URGENCY OF THAT
. CONSTRUCTION ON THE BUILDING,
THOUGH SUSPENDED WHILE THE WHOLE
THING IS INVESTIGATED.
>> ANOTHER FAILED UNION
NEGOTIATION FORCING SHUTDOWNS.
THIS TIME OVER ON THE WEST
COAST, THE PORT OF OAKLAND
OUTSIDE SAN FRANCISCO SHUT DOWN
EARLY TODAY DUE TO LACK OF
SUFFICIENT LABOR AND OPERATIONS
LINES IN LOS ANGELES WERE
REPORTED TO BE CLOSING TO THE
PORTS AND UNIONS HAVE BEEN
INVOLVED IN CONTRACT
NEGOTIATIONS OVER THE PAST YEAR,
ADDING TENSION TO PORT
OPERATIONS. THE LAST WORK
STOPPAGE AT THE OAKLAND PORT
CAME LAST YEAR WHEN HUNDREDS OF
CLERKS WALKED OFF THE JOB OVER A
PAY DISPUTE. IT
>> ALL RIGHT. LET’S TURN OUR
ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. LIVE
PICTURES FROM THE TRACK OF THE
DETROIT GRAND PRIX. HOT OUT
THERE TODAY. WE ARE GOING TO SEE
MORE OF THE SAME FOR AT LEAST
PART OF THE WEEKEND, AT LEAST A
LITTLE BIT OF BREEZE, THOUGH,
ALL ALONG THE TRACK TODAY, IT
WAS PRETTY COMFORTABLE WHERE WE
WERE.
>> IT WAS NEAR PERFECT FOR SURE.
LET’S GET OVER TO KIM ADAMS AND
WHAT WE CAN EXPECT HEADING INTO
TOMORROW. KIM? WELL, I HAVE TO
TELL YOU, THAT BREEZE FEELS
REALLY GOOD FOR US AND THE
SPECTATORS, BUT THE DRIVERS
DON’T WANT ANY OF THAT WIND,
ESPECIALLY IF IT MEANS THEY’LL
HAVE SOME DRAG DEPENDING ON THE
DIRECTION OF THE WIND, EVEN A
FIVE MILE PER HOUR WIND, WHEN
YOU’RE GOING 230MPH, CAN CHANGE
THINGS QUITE DRAMATICALLY.
>> TOMORROW COULD BE JUST A
LITTLE BIT BREEZY FOR THOSE
DRIVERS AND WARM ONCE AGAIN, WE
TALK ABOUT THAT URBAN HEAT
ISLAND. WELL, THIS IS WHAT WE
MEAN. ALL THAT CONCRETE DOWNTOWN
RETAINING THE HEAT. IT’S STILL
79 IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT, BUT ONLY
70 IN MOUNT CLEMENS AND 73 IN
PONTIAC. TOMORROW WE GET RIGHT
BACK INTO THE UPPER 80S. BUT
THAT IS THE LAST DAY WE HAVE
LOTS TO TALK ABOUT IN THE
FORECAST. CHANCES FOR RAIN.
TROPICAL STORM ARLENE AND WIN.