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COMPANY >> WE ARE A ROLLING INTO THE
WEEKEND WITH ZERO WEATHER
PROBLEMS, BUT WE WILL NOT BE
ABLE TO SAY THAT BY THE END.
TWO DAY STRETCH.
>> KAREN: DETROIT POLICE HEAD
INTO VACANT HOMES LOOKING FOR
POSSIBLE VICTIMS AND NEW CLUES,
SEARCHING FOR A POSSIBLE SERIAL
KILLER.
KILLER. AND A POOL SAFETY LESSON.
>> KAREN, BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
IT’S POSSIBLE THAT INFANTS AS
YOUNG AS EIGHT MONTHS OLD CAN BE
TAUGHT TO SELF-SAVE IF THEY FALL
INTO WATER UNATTENDED.
WE’LL SHOW YOU HOW.
THESE STORIES AND MORE ARE
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW ON LOCAL 4
FIRST AT 4.
>> LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT.
LOCAL 4 NEWS FIRST AT 4 STARTS
NOW.
NOW. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, I’M KAREN
DREW.
DREW. FIRST AT 4, DETROIT POLICE
LAUNCH A DOOR-TO-DOOR DRAG NET
AS PART OF THE SEARCH FOR A
POSSIBLE SERIAL KILLER ON THE
CITY’S EAST SIDE.
THEY’RE LOOKING FOR MORE
POSSIBLE VICTIMS IN VACANT HOMES
AND NEW CLUES THAT COULD LEAD TO
A SUSPECT.
A SUSPECT. LOCAL 4’S KOCO MCABOY WORKING
THE STORY.
THE STORY. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, DETROIT
POLICE AND CITY CREWS STARTED ON
MACK AND MT. ELLIOTT, THE THIRD
VICTIM WAS FOUND THIS WEEK.
YOU CAN SEE THAT DETROIT POLICE
AND CITY CREWS BOARDED UP THE
HOUSE AND TORE DOWN A NUMBER OF
TREES AND NOW THEY’RE TRYING TO
FIND THE WOMAN WHO WAS FOUND
HERE EARLIER THIS WEEK.
>> WE HAVE BEEN GETTING REGULAR
LEADS AND TIPS.
THE COMMUNITY IS VERY
COOPERATIVE AND WE’RE FOLLOWING
UP ON EACH AND EVERY ONE.
>> COMING UP AT 5:00.
WE’LL TELL YOU WHY DETROIT
POLICE FEARS THERE COULD BE MORE
VICTIMS AND HOW THEY’RE TRYING
TO FIND THEM.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, KOCO.
MUCH, KOCO. A GARDEN CITY MAN ACCUSED OF
KILLING AN OFF DUTY POLICE
DEPARTMENT FACED A JUDGE TODAY
VIA VIDEO CALL FROM HIS HOSPITAL
BED.
BED. HE WAS CHARGED WITH THE MURDER
OF ELAINE WILLIAMS.
EARLIER THIS WEEK, WILLIAMS, A
14 YEAR POLICE VETERAN, AND
THERE WAS A VIGIL TO REMEMBER
WILLIAMS, AND MOVING TO TAYLOR,
AN ALLEN PARK MAN ACCUSED OF
KIDNAPPING A WOMAN FACING
CHARGES, CARJACKING, ARMED
ROBBERY AND ASSAULT, WITH INTENT
TO MURDER.
TO MURDER. EARLIER THIS WEEK, PROSECUTORS
SAY FARRIS CARJACKED A WOMAN
OUTSIDE AFTER STORE ON EUREKA
ROAD, DROVE HER TO AN ATM AND
FORCED HER TO WITHDRAW MONEY AND
ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTED HER BEFORE
DRIVING OFF WITH THE CAR.
FARRIS WILL BE IN COURT LATER
THIS MONTH.
THIS MONTH. ON THE EAST SIDE THEY’RE
CELEBRATING THE ARRIVAL OF A NEW
FIAT CHRYSLER PLANT.
A LIVE LOOK AT THE CELEBRATION
FOR THE NEW MACK ASSEMBLY PLANT,
CHRYSLER PLANS TO INVEST
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO TURN THE
IDLED MACK COMPLEX TO A PLANT.
AND IT’S TO CELEBRATE CAR
MANUFACTURING COMING BACK TO THE
CITY AND THANK THE COMMUNITY WHO
HELPED GET THE DEAL DONE.
>> AS YOU CAN SEE, WITH THAT
VIDEO, IT HAS BEEN A GORGEOUS
DAY.
DAY. ARE YOU READY FOR THE WEEKEND?
IT’S GOING TO BE A GREAT ONE.
BUT A LITTLE BIT OF PROBLEMS,
PART OF IT.
NOT MAJOR THOUGH, LET’S CHECK
WITH BEN FOR THE LATEST?
>> TO START WITH THE WEEKEND
WE’LL SEE A WHOLE LOT MORE OF
THIS ROLLING INTO SATURDAY.
ALL KINDS OF TEMPERATURES AT OR
ABOVE AVERAGE IN THE 70’S, IT’S
PERFECT TO START THE WEEKEND
WHICH MAY HAVE STARTED A LITTLE
EARLIER, DEPENDING ON WHAT YOUR
WORK SCHEDULE IS LIKE.
THIS IS THE PROBLEM WE’RE
WATCHING FOR SATURDAY.
IT REALLY STARTS TONIGHT.
LAKESIDE--
LAKESIDE-- LAKE SHORE FLOOD WARNINGS ARE UP
FOR THE EAST SIDE FOR MONROE AND
WAYNE COUNTIES AND LASTS THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING.
SUNDAY MORNING. IT IS FOR THE EAST WINDS.
THE SPEEDS CAN REACH 25 MILES
PER HOUR, ESPECIALLY DOWN HERE
ON LAKE ERIE.
SLIGHTLY LOWER SPEEDS AROUND
LAKE ST. CLAIR, THAT COULD BE
SOME ISSUES TOMORROW.
TONIGHT, NO PROBLEMS AT THE
BALLPARK.
BALLPARK. TIGERS ARE AGAINST THE TWINS IN
COMERICA, NEARLY PERFECT.
THERE WILL BE FIBERS THERE AS
WELL.
WELL. WE’LL TALK MORE ABOUT YOUR
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BEN.
IF YOU KNOW ANYONE COMING TO
TOWN FOR THE TIGERS GAME OR GAY
PRIDE.
PRIDE. WE HAVE A TRAFFIC ALERT, CREWS
ARE MOVING TO ANOTHER PHASE IN
REPAIRING THE EAST I-94 RAMP TO
THE LODGE AND THEY WILL BE
CLOSING THE SOUTHBOUND LODGE AT
94 SO CREWS CAN TEAR DOWN A
FAILING BARRIER.
FAILING BARRIER. THIS CONSTRUCTION WILL LAST
UNTIL MONDAY MORNING, THE MAIN
WORK ON THE EAST 94 RAMP WILL
CONTINUE UNTIL LABOR DAY.
PLENTY OF AMERICAN COMPANIES AND
CONSUMERS ARE WAITING TO SEE IF
PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL SLAP NEW
TARIFFS ON MEXICO THIS COMING
MONDAY.
MONDAY. AND THEY HAD PLANS TO AVOID THE
TARIFFS, BUT NO DEAL RIGHT NOW,
KIM.
KIM. >> KIMBERLY: GOOD AFTERNOON,
THERE’S SO MUCH AT STAKE HERE,
BORDER SECURITY AND 378 BILLION
DOLLARS WORTH OF MEXICAN
IMPORTS.
IMPORTS. RIGHT NOW, NEGOTIATIONS ARE
GOING DOWN TO THE WIRE.
SO, IT LOOKS AS IF THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION WILL MAKE LEGAL
NOTIFICATION TODAY THAT A NEW 5%
TARIFF WILL GO INTO EFFECT ON
MONDAY.
MONDAY. THE PRESIDENT IS THREATENING TO
RAISE TARIFFS EVERY MONTH UP TO
25% IN OCTOBER.
HE WANTS MEXICO TO DO MORE TO
STOP INDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS
FROM COMING INTO THE UNITED
STATES.
STATES. MEXICO HAS REPORTEDLY AGREED TO
PUT 6,000 TROOPS ON ITS BORDER
WITH GUATEMALA TO STOP THE FLOW
OF IMMIGRANTS FROM CENTRAL
AMERICA.
AMERICA. THAT’S CONSIDERED A BIG STEP,
BUT HERE IS A PESSIMISTIC UPDATE
FROM THE VICE-PRESIDENT’S CHIEF
OF STAFF.
OF STAFF. >> ACTUALLY WE DON’T HAVE THAT
SOUND.
SOUND. I APOLOGIZE.
I APOLOGIZE. NEGOTIATORS HAVE SAID EVEN IF
THEY FILE NOTICE TO IMPOSE THOSE
TARIFFS TODAY, THAT CAN BE
CALLED OFF IN THERE’S A DEAL
OVER THE WEEKEND.
VICE-PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE AND
SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE POMPEO
HAVE BEEN LEADING NEGOTIATIONS
WHILE THE PRESIDENT WAS IN
EUROPE.
EUROPE. AND HE’S SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE
HOME SOMETIME WITHIN THE HOUR
AND WE’LL KEEP YOU POSTED WHEN
HE DOES AND MORE ON THE NEWS AT
5:00.
5:00. IT COULD BE A VERY BUSY WEEKEND.
WE’LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU.
>> WE APPRECIATE IT, THANK YOU,
KIM.
KIM. WE HAVE SOME SAD NEWS TO SHARE.
A RISING COUNTRY MUSIC STAR IS
MORNING THE LOSS OF HIS
THREE-YEAR-OLD SON AND THAT
TRAGEDY IS ANOTHER WAKEUP CALL
ABOUT POOL SAFETY.
GRANGER SMITH REVEALING HIS SON
RIVER DIED IN THE BACK YARD
SWIMMING POOML AND THEY SHARED
THAT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
THEY DONATED HIS ORGANS TO HELP
ANOTHER LIFE.
ANOTHER LIFE. YOU MAY REMEMBER SKIER BODE
MILLER, AND THEY CAN TEACH YOUNG
CHILDREN THAT CAN HELP THEM
SURVIVE AND THAT’S THE KEY TO
START AT A VERY YOUNG AGE.
>> IT REALLY IS.
THE LEADING CAUSE OF ACCIDENTAL
DEATH FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE
OF FOUR, KAREN, IS DROWNING.
IT’S DROWNING.
IT’S DROWNING. THAT MEANS IT’S PREVENTIBLE AND
SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.
IT’S PREVENTIBLE AND THIS IS
JUST ONE OF THE WAYS.
FOR ANYONE, THIS IS A
HEART-STOPPING IMAGE.
HEART-STOPPING IMAGE. A CHILD FLOATING FACE DOWN IN
THE WATER.
THE WATER. BUT INCREDIBLY ELIZA, ONLY FIVE
AND A HALF YEARS OLD
INSTINCTIVELY KNOWS HOW TO ROLL
OVER, NOT PANIC AND BREATHE AND
WAIT.
WAIT. AND WHEN SHE HITS THE WATER
SHE’S A GOLD FISH.
AND SHE’S HAD THE HANG OF IT
SINCE SHE WAS EIGHT MONTHS OLD.
>> REALLY REQUEST I CAN --
REALLY QUICK THEY KNOW THEY HAVE
TO HOLD THEIR BREATH AND THEY’RE
NOT CHOKING WHEN THEY COME UP.
HAND OVER HAND.
>> A BABY AS YOUNG AS SIX MONTHS
OLD CAN LEARN TO FLOAT
INDEPENDENTLY AND SURVIVE IN THE
WATER BY THEMSELVES.
WE TEACH BABIES TO FLOAT
INDEPENDENTLY ON THEIR BACK, TO
ROLL OVER, KICK AND PULL TO THE
SIDE OF THE POOL.
>> SO THE FIRST THING YOU’RE
GOING TO DO IS LIFT UP HIS
LITTLE ELBOW HERE, FINE,
WATCHING HIS CHIN, FIN, AND PULL
HIM UP WITH HIS BELLY AND ONE
LEG AROUND WITH HIS FLIPPER,
VERY GOOD AND TURN HIM AROUND SO
HE’S FACING YOU.
>> THE CHILD FALLS IN, PARENTS
ARE NOT AROUND, THEY CAN
HOPEFULLY SURVIVE AND BREATHE,
AND FLOAT INDEPENDENTLY BEFORE
SOMEBODY CAN ARRIVE AND GETS
THEM OUT OF THE POOL.
>> FOR THESE PARENTS, LIVING IN
MICHIGAN, A WATER STATE FILLED
WITH LAKES, PONDS AND RIVERS AND
POOLS AND EVEN BATH TUBS,
TEACHING A CHILD TO SURVIVE
WATER LONG ENOUGH TO BE RESCUED
IS A MUST.
>> NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO,
THERE’S WATER AND IT’S EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT THAT THEY LEARN AT AN
EARLY AGE TO BE ABLE TO BE SAFE.
>> GOOD JOB!
>> THE INFANTS AND TODDLERS ARE
CONDITIONED THROUGH TRAINING AND
REPUTATION TO IGNORE THE HUMAN
IMPULSE TO PANIC AND ESSENTIALLY
GO INTO AUTOPILOT WITH A
TRIGGERED IMPULSE AND REACTION
IF THEY FOUND THEMSELVES FACE
DOWN IN WATER.
>> KNOWING IF SHE RAN IN RIGHT
NOW, THAT SHE’D BE OKAY IS HUGE.
IT’S IT’S HUGE.
>> IT REALLY IS HUGE AND YOU SEE
THIS LITTLE FOUR-MONTH-OLD, SO
THIS IS A PROCESS, THEY’RE BEING
CONDITIONED TO NOT BE AFRAID OF
THE WATER.
THE WATER. FROM SIX MONTHS TO EIGHT MONTHS
THEY’RE TAUGHT AGAIN, BUYING
THEM TIME TO ROLL OVER, KEEP
THEIR NOSE BEFORE WATER, BUYING
ENOUGH TIME FOR SOMEONE TO
DISCOVER THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY
BE IN THE POOL, KAREN.
>> KAREN: YOU KNOW, I DID THIS
WITH MY LITTLE ONES, I STARTED
ONE HE THINK AT SIX MONTHS THE
OTHER AT NINE MONTHS AND IT’S
THE EXTRA FEW MOMENTS THEY CAN
DO THE FLIP OR LATER ON WHEN
THEY’RE STRONGER HOLD ONTO THE
POOL AND GIVES YOU THAT MOMENT
TO SAVE THEM, BUT YOU HAVE TO
START THEM YOUNG.
>> PAULA: YOU DO.
AND IT’S JUST BUYING TIME AND
ALSO UNDERSTANDING THAT THE
CHILD BY EIGHT MONTHS IS OLD
ENOUGH TO START LEARNING THIS.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL
THEY’RE WALKING AND TALKING.
>> KAREN: I KNOW, I HAVE SOME
FRIENDS I’M PUSHING ON THIS SO
I’M SO GLAD WE SHARED THIS