PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. >> ALSO, ONE DOWN, ONE TO GO. WE ARE TRACKING THE PROGRESS OF A
DEBT CEILING DEAL WITH JUST FOUR
DAYS BEFORE THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT WILL HAVE TROUBLE
PAYING ITS BILLS. AND THE
CALENDAR ONLY SAYS JUNE 1ST. BUT
THERE ARE SOME HOT WEATHER
CONCERNS GOING ON RIGHT NOW. THE
4WARN WEATHER TEAM HAS YOUR
FORECAST. FIRST AT FOUR LIVE
FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT LOCAL 4
NEWS.
>> FIRST AT FOUR STARTS NOW.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I’M KAREN
DREW. FIRST AT FOUR. PROSECUTORS
SAY A DETROIT WOMAN WAS KILLED
DURING ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS
TIMES IN A RELATIONSHIP. TODAY
THEY ANNOUNCED CHARGES AGAINST
JAMIR MILLER AND HE APPEARED IN
COURT FOR HIS ARRAIGNMENT.
MILLER FACES SEVERAL COUNTS,
INCLUDING FIRST DEGREE MURDER,
AND FELONY FIREARMS CHARGES.
HE’S ACCUSED OF KIDNAPING AND
KILLING HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND,
PATRICE WILSON. A NURSE SAYS SHE
LEFT HER JOB AT THE DETROIT
MEDICAL CENTER IN MIDTOWN. HER
BODY WAS FOUND IN NOVI WAYNE
COUNTY PROSECUTOR KYM WORTHY
SAYS ALL MURDERS ARE TRAGIC AND
IMPORTANT, BUT ALSO UNDERSTANDS
WHY THIS 1ST MAY HAVE HIT A
NERVE FOR SO MANY PEOPLE. I
THINK THIS CASE IS VERY
RELATABLE.
>> IT WAS A WOMAN THAT HAD A
RELATIONSHIP WITH A MAN THAT SHE
WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF. IT WAS
A WOMAN THAT WAS WORKING, WAS
SIMPLY LEAVING HER JOB THAT DAY
TO GET HOME TO HER FAMILY. AND I
THINK EVERYBODY CAN RELATE TO
THAT. AND EVERYBODY CAN HOPE
THAT NOTHING LIKE THAT WILL
HAPPEN TO THEM. TODAY THE
MAGISTRATE ENTERED A NOT GUILTY
PLEA FOR MILLER AND ORDERED HIM
HELD WITHOUT BOND, SAYING HE
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A DANGER TO
THE COMMUNITY.
>> WE DO HAVE SOME NEW
INFORMATION ABOUT A DOUBLE
SHOOTING IN WESTLAND. POLICE
TELL US A 36 YEAR OLD WOMAN FROM
DEARBORN HEIGHTS HAS DIED FROM A
GUNSHOT WOUND WHILE A 32 YEAR
OLD MAN FROM ROMULUS IS IN
STABLE CONDITION. BOTH WERE SHOT
AT THE NEWBURGH SQUARE
APARTMENTS AROUND TWO IN THE
MORNING. RIGHT NOW, WE DON’T
HAVE INFORMATION ON MOTIVE OR A
SUSPECT, BUT WESTLAND POLICE SAY
IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A
RANDOM INCIDENT. NEIGHBORS ON
DETROIT’S EAST SIDE ARE STILL
BREATHING A SIGH OF RELIEF AFTER
THIS PLANE CRASH. THE FAA AND
NTSB ARE IN TOWN LAUNCHING THEIR
OWN INVESTIGATE, OWNS THE SMALL
PLANE, MADE A CRASH LANDING IN
THE BACKYARD OF A HOME ON
DUTCHESS STREET NEAR KELLY ROAD
AND MARANG AVENUE. NOW,
INCREDIBLY, THE PLANE DIDN’T HIT
ANY BUILDINGS AND THE TWO PEOPLE
ON BOARD WALKED AWAY FROM THE
CRASH. THE PLANE WAS FLYING FROM
TROY TO CITY AIRPORT BUT DIDN’T
MAKE IT. RIGHT NOW, IT’S NOT
CLEAR WHY IT WENT DOWN. WE’LL
HAVE A LIVE UPDATE ON THE
INVESTIGATION WHEN YOU JOIN US
AT 5TH JUNE FIRST. KICKS OFF
PRIDE MONTH FOR THE LGBTQ PLUS
COMMUNITY AROUND THE WORLD. AND
HERE IN METRO DETROIT TODAY, THE
CITY OF DETROIT AND MOTOR CITY
PRIDE KICKED OFF THE CELEBRATION
BY RAISING THE PRIDE FLAG AT THE
SPIRIT OF DETROIT CITY LEADERS.
IT’S SAY IT’S PART OF THEIR
EFFORT TO SUPPORT AN INCLUSIVE
CITY FOR ALL. PRIDE CELEBRATIONS
ALSO KICK OFF THIS WEEKEND IN
FERNDALE AND MOVE TO HART PLAZA
ON JUNE 10TH AND 11TH. OH, IT’S
ANOTHER HOT DAY OUTSIDE. EVEN
THOUGH IT’S ONLY JUNE 1ST. YOU
SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT THOSE
UV RAYS AND AIR QUALITY. RON
HILLIARD IS IN RIGHT NOW FOR KIM
ADAMS. HI, RON. HELLO KAREN.
>> YOU SEE THE TEMPERATURE RIGHT
THERE IN THE CORNER? WE ARE IN
THE MID TO UPPER 80S ACROSS THE
REGION LOOKING AT THE RADAR
RIGHT NOW, WE ARE GETTING PLENTY
OF SUNSHINE SHINE. YOU GO OVER
TOWARD ONTARIO, YOU START TO SEE
A FEW CLOUDS DEVELOPING. BUT A
LOT OF SUNSHINE ALL ACROSS THE
REGION AND IT IS GOING TO STAY
THAT WAY. YOU GOT TO GO OVER
TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF THE
STATE, OVER TOWARD BENTON HARBOR
TO GET SOME THUNDERSTORM ACTION
AND SOME RAIN SHOWERS. HERE’S A
LOOK COMING FROM CANADA, FROM
WINDSOR. WE’RE AT 89 IN DETROIT,
88IN HOWELL, 89 IN PONTIAC AND
89IN ADRIAN. WE ARE CERTAINLY
FLIRTING WITH 90 DEGREES. SO
THIS EVENING, WE ARE GOING TO
SEE THOSE TEMPERATURES TUMBLING
ON DOWN TO THE LOWER 70S AS WE
GET TOWARD MIDNIGHT. IT IS STILL
GOING TO BE WARM OUT THERE. SO
THESE ARE THOSE TOP STORIES IS
THE AIR QUALITY. IT’S GOING TO
BE AN ISSUE AT LEAST THROUGH
TOMORROW. WE HAVE TEMPERATURES
FLIRTING WITH 90 RIGHT NOW AND
WE’LL HAVE THAT FOR TOMORROW.
AND THEN WE’LL TALK ABOUT THE
FEW CHANCES OF RAIN THAT WE HAVE
IN OUR FORECAST WITH, AGAIN, NOT
ALL OF US SEEING IT. WE’LL HAVE
THAT COMING UP. KAREN, ALL
RIGHT.
>> APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU,
RON. A BIPARTISAN IN DEBT
CEILING BILL HAS PASSED ONE
HURDLE, BUT COULD FACE SOME
FURTHER DRAMA IN THE UNITED
STATES SENATE. THE NATION’S
DEFAULT DEADLINE NOW JUST FOUR
DAYS AWAY. KIMBERLY GILL JOINS
US NOW TO TALK ABOUT WHERE
THINGS STAND. AND REALLY THERE’S
NOT MUCH TIME LEFT. THERE ISN’T.
>> AND GOOD AFTERNOON TO YOU,
KAREN. IT LOOKS AS IF THE SENATE
COULD BE WORKING INTO THE
WEEKEND IN ORDER TO BEAT THAT
JUNE 5TH DEADLINE. RIGHT NOW,
WE’RE SEEING A LOT OF POSTURING
AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BILL,
BUT A POTENTIAL DISASTER IS
LOOMING. IF THE LEGISLATION
DOESN’T MAKE IT TO PRESIDENT
BIDEN’S DESK BY MONDAY. IN THE
PAST 24 HOURS, THE FULL HOUSE
PASSED THE BILL BY A FAIRLY WIDE
MARGIN, WITH 314 IN FAVOR, 117
AGAINST IT WILL RAISE THE DEBT
LIMIT FOR TWO YEARS. SO WE DON’T
HAVE TO DO THIS AGAIN UNTIL
AFTER THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION. IT ALSO PLACES A 1%
CAP ON NON-DEFENSE SPENDING NEXT
YEAR AND INCREASES WORK
REQUIREMENTS FOR SOME ADULTS ON
FOOD STAMPS. THE DEMOCRATIC
LEADERSHIP SAYS THE BILL MUST
PASS QUICKLY, WHILE SOME
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS ARE
FRUSTRATED. WELL, I THINK WE’RE
BEING JAMMED BY JOE BIDEN.
>> WE’RE BACKED UP HERE AGAINST
THE DATE AND THIS COULD HAVE
HAPPENED MONTHS AGO. SO I’M NOT
HAPPY WITH HIM. I’M NOT HAPPY
WITH THE PROCESS.
>> ANY CHANGE TO THIS BILL THAT
FORCES US TO SEND IT BACK TO THE
HOUSE WOULD BE ENTIRELY
UNACCEPTABLE. IT WOULD ALMOST
GUARANTEE DEFAULT. SO AGAIN, THE
SENATE WILL STAY IN SESSION
UNTIL WE SEND A BILL AVOIDING
DEFAULT TO THE PRESIDENT’S DESK
AND WE WILL KEEP WORKING UNTIL
THE JOB IS DONE. SO AT THIS
POINT, BOTH PARTIES EXPECT SOME
SENATORS WILL VOTE NO LIKE
REPUBLICAN JOSH HAWLEY AND
BERNIE SANDERS, WHO OFTEN VOTE
WITH DEMOCRATS.
>> SO, KAREN, REMEMBER IT TAKES
60 VOTES TO PASS, SO IT’S NOT A
SIMPLE MAJORITY AT ALL. NOT AT
ALL. YEAH.
>> SO OBVIOUSLY THERE’S GOING TO
BE SOME ROADBLOCKS FOR THEM.
INDEED. SENATORS WILL BE ALLOWED
TO OFFER AMENDMENTS, BUT NONE OF
THEM CAN PASS OR THE BILL WOULD
HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE HOUSE.
>> THE WHOLE PROCESS COULD TAKE
MORE TIME AND TIME IS ONE THING.
THE SENATORS CERTAINLY DON’T
HAVE. SO WE’LL HAVE A LOT MORE
WHEN YOU JOIN US FOR LOCAL 4
NEWS AT 5:00. ALL RIGHT.
>> WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
THANKS, KIM. WELL, PRESIDENT JOE
BIDEN HAD A TRIP AND FALL TODAY
TOWARD THE END OF THE AIR FORCE
ACADEMY GRADUATION. NBC JUST
SENT THIS VIDEO FROM COLORADO
SPRINGS AFTER SHAKING HANDS WITH
HUNDREDS OF CADETS, THE
PRESIDENT TOOK A TUMBLE AS HE
WAS RETURNING TO HIS SEAT.
SECRET SERVICE AND AN AIR FORCE
OFFICIAL HELPED HIM UP. THE
PRESIDENT WALKED BACK TO HIS
SEAT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE AND
REMAINED FOR THE REST OF THE
CEREMONY. THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS
HE TRIPPED OVER A SANDBAG AND HE
IS FINE. CITY OF DAVENPORT IS
NOW TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD
CAREFULLY AND ALSO RESPECTFULLY
AFTER THAT PARTIAL BUILDING
COLLAPSE IN IOWA. NOW, IF THERE
IS A PIECE OF GOOD NEWS, IT’S
THAT THE REST OF THE BUILDING IS
STILL STANDING. AND SINCE IT IS
SO UNSTABLE TODAY, OFFICIALS SAY
THREE PEOPLE REMAIN UNACCOUNTED
FOR. THEY KNOW THE BUILDING WILL
HAVE TO COME DOWN, BUT THEY’RE
LISTENING TO DEMANDS THAT IT BE
DONE AS CAREFULLY AS CAN BE. WE
ARE WORKING ON A TIMELINE.
>> WE ARE REACHING OUT TO
EXPERTS THAT HAVE PARTICULAR
EXPERTISE IN TAKING IT DOWN WITH
A VERY DIGNIFIED AND RESPECTFUL
WAY THAT IS VERY PARTICULAR
BECAUSE MY GUIDANCE AND QUITE
FRANKLY, THE UNDERSTANDING OF
ALL OUR FOLKS IS THIS NEEDS TO
BE DONE IN A WAY THAT IT
RESPECTS THAT THIS IS A RESTING
PLACE.
>> WE’LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN AND
IF ANY DEMOLITION BEGINS. THERE
TALK ABOUT HAVING A MEDICAL
CRISIS IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE
RIGHT TIME. TODAY, WE HAVE THE
STORY OF A NURSE WHO PASSED OUT
ON THE JOB AND HER COWORKER
STEPPED IN TO SAVE HER LIFE.
LATONYA BENNETT, ALREADY A
BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR, WAS
COVERING A FRIEND’S SHIFT WHEN
SOMETHING JUST WENT WRONG. MEGAN
WOODS HAS THE STORY OF WHAT
BENNETT CALLS A MIRACLE. THIS IS
A NURSES STATION WHERE THEY COME
TO GET VITAL INFORMATION.
>> THIS IS ALSO WHERE LATONYA
BENNETT PASSED OUT.
>> I JUST THANK GOD THAT IT
HAPPENED HERE.
>> NURSE BENNETT DOESN’T
REMEMBER THE DAY, BUT HER
HUSBAND, TYRONE, REMEMBERS
GETTING THE CALL. HER COWORKERS
TOLD HER SHE WAS TAKING CARE OF
PATIENTS IN THE BACK WHEN AND
THEY WERE LIKE, HEY, COME UP
FRONT BECAUSE I’M THE ONE THAT
TALKING ALL THIS STUFF.
>> SO THEY SAID AS I GOT RIGHT
UP TO THE NURSES STATION, I JUST
COLLAPSED. BUT THAT MOMENT ALSO
SAVED HER LIFE.
>> THEY IMMEDIATELY DID CPR ON
HER FOR 48 MINUTES.
>> WHEN THEY GOT TO 30 MINUTES
OF CPR, THE DOCTOR SAID, HEY,
WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK? WHAT DO
YOU WANT TO DO? DO YOU WANT TO
CALL IT? EVERYBODY WAS LIKE, NO
, NO, NO. THE REASON THAT SHE
WAS ABLE TO SURVIVE WAS THAT SHE
GOT IMMEDIATE CARE ON THE FLOOR
IN THE HOSPITAL.
>> DOCTOR CHRISTOPHER GEORGE WAS
LOOPED IN TO GET HER ON THE
ULTIMATE LIFE SUPPORT. I WAS IN
AN OPERATING ROOM DOING A HEART
SURGERY ON A DIFFERENT PATIENT,
AND I GOT A CALL THAT ONE OF OUR
NURSES WAS IN SERIOUS TROUBLE.
THIS IS THE MACHINE NURSE
BENNETT SAYS HELPED SAVE HER
LIFE. SHE WAS ON IT FOR TWO
DAYS, AND NOT EVERY HOSPITAL IN
THE AREA HAS ONE ECMO, WHICH IS
EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE
OXYGENATION IS THE MACHINE THAT
CIRCULATES BLOOD OUTSIDE THE
BODY, PROVIDING OXYGEN AND
REMOVING CARBON DIOXIDE. AFTER
SPENDING TWO WEEKS IN THE
HOSPITAL AND HALF OF THAT TIME
IN THE ICU, LATONYA BENNETT GOT
TO GO HOME. SOMETHING EVERYONE
INVOLVED DOESN’T TAKE LIGHTLY.
>> I’VE BEEN TO THREE DOCTORS
APPOINTMENTS, BUT EVERY TIME
I’VE BEEN IN ANY ONE OF THEM,
THEY CALL ME THEIR MIRACLE.
>> WE WERE AT THE PARK YESTERDAY
AND I COULDN’T EVEN JUST SIT IN
THERE AND WE WERE LOOKING AT THE
WATER. I COULD IMAGINE GOD
HAVING HER HERE. BUT I DO KNOW
THAT WE BELIEVE IN GOD. WE
BELIEVE IN THE DOCTORS THAT
WE’RE HERE AND NOW THEY’RE
HOPING HER STORY REMINDS YOU TO
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF SELF
KNOWING THINGS ABOUT YOUR BLOOD
PRESSURE, YOUR HEART RATE, YOUR
HEART SOUNDS.
>> IF THEY HEAR MURMURS, THINGS
LIKE THAT. GETTING AN EKG, IF
THERE ARE SIGNS OF HEART
TROUBLE, THEN FOLLOWING UP VERY
CAREFULLY WITH A CARDIOLOGIST
EVERY DAY IS PRECIOUS.
>> YES. YOU KNOW, SO MAKE EVERY
DAY COUNT. YOU KNOW, THE BEING
UPSET AT A FAMILY MEMBER OR YOU
KNOW, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, NO
LIFE IS TOO SHORT.
>> IN SOUTHFIELD, MEGAN WOODS,