NEWS AT NOON STARTS NOW. TWO YEAR OLD CHILD TRAPPED WHEN A MOBILE HOME CATCHES FIRE HAS
DIED FROM THEIR INJURIES, AND WE
DO START WITH THIS TRAGEDY OUT
OF MONROE COUNTY THIS NOON.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I’M
RHONDA WALKER. THE FIRE HAPPENED
AT A MOBILE HOME PARK AND OUTER
DRIVE NEAR WEST SEVENTH AND
TELEGRAPH IN MONROE COUNTY.
VICTOR WILLIAMS IS THERE AND
VICTOR NO DOUBT THIS FAMILY IS
JUST DEVASTATED. OH YEAH,
RHONDA, THAT’S PROBABLY AN
UNDERSTATEMENT. IT’S JUST
HEARTBREAKING ALL AROUND. TO SEE
WHAT PLAYED OUT RIGHT HERE. THIS
IS THE RESULT OF ALL OF THE
FLAMES TEARING THROUGH THIS HOME
THAT BROKE OUT RIGHT HERE AT
WILLOW GREEN MOBILE HEART PARK.
I SHOULD SAY. UNFORTUNATELY THE
RESULT WAS THAT TWO YEAR OLD
PASSING AWAY THE FIRE. THE CAUSE
OF ALL OF IT IS BEING
INVESTIGATED AT THIS TIME. ALL
WE KNOW IS THAT FOR SOME REASON,
THE HOME WENT UP IN FLAMES
AROUND 1 P.M. ON MONDAY, SEVERAL
CREWS WORKED TO PUT OUT THE
BLAZE, INCLUDING THE LASALLE
TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE
TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE
CITY OF MONROE AND, OF COURSE,
MONROE TOWNSHIP, BUT SADLY, IT
WAS JUST TOO LATE FOR THE CHILD
TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
WORK PASSED AWAY AND WAS
PRONOUNCED DEAD. NOW THE NEXT
DOOR NEIGHBOR. SHE TELLS ME THAT
THE FAMILY HAD JUST MOVED IN.
NOT THAT LONG AGO. IT WAS PRETTY
HARSH THANKS BECAUSE THE LITTLE
BABIES I HAVE SEEN HIM, MAYBE
ONCE OR TWICE AND THINGS UP.
THEY JUST MOVED IN ABOUT ROUND
AND THE FALL SOMEWHERE AROUND
THERE WHEN YOU LOSE A KID, IT’S
HARD ON YOUR HEART AND THINGS
AND I HOPE THEY CAN OVERCOME
THIS. IT’S GOING TO BE A LONG
TIME. AND WE KNOW THAT SOME ARE
WORKING TO HELP THIS FAMILY OUT
ALREADY. BUT ONCE AGAIN THE
CAUSE OF THIS FIRE REMAINS UNDER
INVESTIGATION IN MONROE TOWNSHIP
, VICTOR WILLIAMS, FOR YOUR
HEART JUST GOES OUT TO THAT
FAMILY. VICTOR THANK YOU. WE ARE
WAITING TO SEE IF THE MAN
ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING AND
KILLING A NURSE IS GOING TO GO
BEFORE A JUDGE TODAY. POLICE SAY
THAT JAMEER MILLER ABDUCTED 29
YEAR OLD PATRICE WILSON AS SHE
LEFT WORK AT DETROIT RECEIVING
HOSPITAL OVER THE WEEKEND. HER
BODY WAS FOUND IN THE TRUNK OF A
CAR AT A NOVI APARTMENT COMPLEX.
THE NEXT DAY. THE FAMILY IS
TELLING US THAT ONE TIME THE TWO
WERE IN A RELATIONSHIP, BUT
PATRICE WAS TRYING TO GET AWAY
FROM MILLER. WE WILL STAY ON TOP
OF DEVELOPMENTS TODAY AND BRING
YOU UPDATES AS THEY COME IN. WE
DO HAVE AN UPDATE NOW TO A
SERIOUS CRASH ALONG THE
SOUTHFIELD FREEWAY. WE FIRST
BROUGHT YOU THIS IS BREAKING
NEWS LAST NIGHT AT 11. POLICE
SAY THAT A WOMAN DRIVING AN SUV
WAS SPEEDING AND CRASHED INTO
THE BACK OF A CAR, PULLING A
BOAT ON A TRAILER NEAR EIGHT
MILE. SHE WAS EJECTED FROM THE
CAR AND NOW LISTED IN CRITICAL
CONDITION. IT SPARKED A CHAIN
REACTION CRASH. POLICE ARE STILL
INVESTIGATING. PEOPLE ARE BEING
TOLD TO AVOID AN AREA IN AUBURN
HILLS BECAUSE OF A HYDRAULIC
FLUID SPILL SKY FOR WAS OVER THE
AREA OF GETTINGS ROAD AT BROWN.
AND THIS IS THIS MORNING. CREWS
SAY THAT ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP
SERVICES ARE ON THE WAY. THE
AREA IS SLICK, AND UNTIL THE
ROAD IS CLEAN, IT’S BEST TO
AVOID THE AREA ALTOGETHER.
TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY PETE
BUTTIGIEG IS IN DETROIT THIS
AFTERNOON TO ANNOUNCE THE FIRST
EVER ELECTRIC VEHICLE CORRIDOR
LINKING THE U. S TO CANADA. IT’S
EXPECTED TO MAKE CHARGING AN
ELECTRIC CAR EASIER WHEN DRIVING
BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES. THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SAYS THAT IT WILL HELP WITH THE
ECONOMY. MOVING GOODS THROUGH
THE AREA WILL LEARN MUCH MORE
THIS AFTERNOON, AND WE’LL HAVE
THAT UPDATE FOR YOU ON LOCAL 4
NEWS TONIGHT AT SIX. TIME IS
RUNNING OUT WITH THE DEBT
CEILING DEADLINE FAST
APPROACHING ON JUNE 1ST
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS ARE
MEETING WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN AT
THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY IN AN
EFFORT TO HAMMER OUT A DEAL.
LET’S GET TO DREW PATRIMONY WITH
THE VERY LATEST ON X ON ON THE
PROGRESS, AS EXPERTS SAY A DEBT
DEFAULT COULD TRIGGER A
FINANCIAL CRISIS. OVER THE LAST
FEW DAYS, WE’VE HEARD SOME
OPTIMISM FROM THE PRESIDENT AND
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, BUT IT’S
STILL UNCLEAR WHAT A POTENTIAL
DEAL WOULD LOOK LIKE AND TIME IS
RUNNING OUT. MR PRESIDENT.
WHAT’S YOUR MESSAGE FOR THE
SPEAKER WITH THE FATE OF THE
FRAGILE U. S ECONOMY IN THEIR
HANDS, THE PRESIDENT AND TOP
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS MEET AT
THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY, THE
TREASURY SECRETARY SAYS IF
CONGRESS DOES NOT LIFT THE DEBT
CEILING, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
COULD RUN OUT OF FUNDING AS SOON
AS JUNE. 1ST OVER THE WEEKEND,
PRESIDENT BIDEN SOUNDING
OPTIMISTIC. I REALLY THINK
THERE’S A DESIRE ON THEIR PART
AS WELL AS OURS TO REACH
AGREEMENT. I THINK WE’LL BE ABLE
TO DO IT PUBLICLY. THE TWO SIDES
APPEAR FAR APART. REPUBLICANS
ARE DEMANDING SPENDING CUTS IN
RETURN FOR THEIR VOTES TO RAISE
THE DEBT CEILING. DEMOCRATS
ACCUSED THE GOP OF HOLDING THE
ECONOMY HOSTAGE, AND REPUBLICAN
HOUSE SPEAKER KEVIN MCCARTHY
SAYS NO DEAL IS IN SIGHT. I
DON’T THINK WE’RE IN A GOOD
PLACE. I KNOW WE’RE NOT.
MCCARTHY SAYS THEY NEED A DEAL
BY THIS WEEKEND IN ORDER TO GET
LEGISLATION THROUGH CONGRESS
WITHOUT RISKING DEFAULT. WE JUST
HAD OUR SECRETARY, SAY, JUNE 1ST
. WE COULD RUN OUT OF MONEY. WE
ONLY HAVE SO MANY DAYS LEFT, IT
WOULD BE A CATASTROPHE. NO ONE
SHOULD PLAY WITH IT. NO ONE
SHOULD FLIRT WITH IT. NO ONE
SHOULD HOLD IT HOSTAGE AND SAY
UNLESS YOU DO THIS, WE’RE GOING
TO DEFAULT. THE STAKES ARE CLEAR
WHAT’S NOT AS WHETHER LAWMAKERS
CAN REACH A DEAL BEFORE TIME
RUNS OUT. ON MONDAY, TREASURY
SECRETARY JANET YELLEN SENT A
LETTER TO TOP LEADERS IN
CONGRESS WARNING THEM THAT EVEN
JUST WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE
TO INCREASE THE DEBT LIMIT COULD
CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO CONSUMER
AND BUSINESS CONFIDENCE, RAISING
INTEREST RATES FOR BORROWERS AND
DAMAGING THE CREDIT RATING OF
THE US REPORTING FROM WASHINGTON
. I’M DREW PETRIE, MO. BACK TO
YOU. LET’S HOPE THEY CAN HAMMER
OUT A DEAL. A METRO DETROIT
NATIVE JUST KEEPS MAKING US ALL
PROUD ON THE VOICE CANTONS OWN
GRACE WEST. IS HEADED TO THE
FINALS. OH THAT VOICE IS SO
BEAUTIFUL GRACE PERFORMED ANYWAY
. NOT TILL I MAKE IT ON MY OWN.
LAST NIGHT, SHE WAS THE FIRST TO
ADVANCE IN THE TOP FIVE AND NEXT
WEEK’S LIVE FINALE. WE ARE
CATCHING UP WITH GRACE’S FAMILY
THIS AFTERNOON, SO WE’RE GOING
TO HAVE THEIR REACTION IN LATER
NEWSCAST TODAY. MEANWHILE IT IS
ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY, ALL
ACROSS METRO DETROIT, INCLUDING
RIGHT HERE IN DOWNTOWN MOUNT
CLEMENS AND GET OUT AND ENJOY
IT. IF YOU LIKE THE TEMPERATURES
ON THE WARMER SIDE BECAUSE
ASHLEY HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT
THIS KIND OF ROLLER COASTER, A
FACT OR THE GIANT SLIDE EFFECT
ON THE WAY DOWN IN TERMS OF
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. THAT’S
RIGHT. YOU THINK OF THE
CARNIVALS WHERE THERE’S THAT
GINORMOUS SLIDE. THAT’S WHAT WE
ARE DEALING WITH, UH,
TEMPERATURES LATER ON TODAY WE
SIT IN A COMFORTABLE 71 DEGREES
CLOUDS WINNING OUT NOW WE HAD A
LITTLE BIT OF SUNSHINE TO START
THE DAY AND SUNSHINE WILL
REAPPEAR AS WE GET INTO THE
LATER PART OF THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING WITH SOME CLEARING. SO
WE’VE BEEN CALLING TODAY A MIX
OF SUN AND CLOUDS OVERCAST IN
DOWNTOWN DETROIT RIGHT NOW, WITH
WINDS AT ABOUT 13 MPH. YOUR
WEATHER STORY, GUSTY WINDS AS WE
HEAD INTO THE LATER PART OF THE
AFTERNOON. IN FACT, WE COULD SEE
SOME WINDS PEAKING AT ABOUT 30
MPH CLOSER REPORT HERE ON COOLER
TEMPERATURES SETTLE IN THIS
EVENING AND STICK WITH US AND
WEDNESDAY, BUT WE DO WELCOME
BACK TO SUNSHINE BEFORE SOME
RAIN RETURNS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
INTO YOUR SATURDAY, BUT THE 24
HOUR TEMPERATURE CHANGES UPWARD
. SO WE’RE 5 TO 10 DEGREES
WARMER ACROSS METRO DETROIT THAT
PUTS US AT 71 HERE AT METRO AND
CITY AIRPORT, SALMON, PONTIAC
AND UP IN FLINT 72 IN MOUNT
CLEMENS PORT HURON APPEAR EVEN
AT 70. 3 69 DOWN IN TO MONROE.
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE COMING OUT
OF THE WEST BETWEEN ABOUT 10 TO
15 MPH, AND THEY WILL PICK UP AS
WE GO INTO THE EVENING. YOU CAN
SEE HOW THE CLOUDS ARE STARTING
TO PEEL BACK AS WELL. SO HERE IS
AN HOUR BY HOUR. LOOK AT THESE
TEMPERATURES TOPPING OUT IN THE
UPPER SEVENTIES WITH THAT BIG
TUMBLE DOWNWARD BY 15 TO 20
DEGREES JUST WITHIN THE COUPLE
HOURS GOING INTO THE EVENING,
YOU CAN TIME OUT THE TUMBLE AND
TEMPERATURES AS WELL WITH YOUR
4WARN WEATHER APP, ESPECIALLY IF
YOU’RE GOING TO BE OUT FOR AN
OUTDOOR SPORTING EVENT TONIGHT
WITH THE KIDS, YOU WANT TO LAYER