LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT. LOCAL 4 NEWS AT SIX STARTS NOW. EIGHT DETROIT FIREFIGHTERS
HOSPITALIZED AFTER THE COLLAPSE
OF A VACANT BUILDING, ONE OF
THEM TRAPPED UNDER THE RUBBLE
FOR TWO HOURS. IS THIS FELLOW
FIRST RESPONDERS WORK TO FREE
HIM? GLAD YOU’RE WITH US TONIGHT
AT SIX. THE DANGERS INVOLVED
WITH BEING A FIREFIGHTER ON FULL
DISPLAY TODAY ON THE CITY’S EAST
SIDE RIGHT NOW, IT APPEARS
EVERYONE INVOLVED WILL BE OKAY
AFTER THE MAYDAY CALL WENT OUT
THE ESCAPE OF SEVERAL
FIREFIGHTERS AND THE RESCUE OF
OTHERS PLAYED OUT. LIVE HERE ON
LOCAL 4 SHAWN LEY. WAS THERE
DESCRIBING IT ALL IN REAL TIME.
AND SEAN, YOU’VE DONE SO MANY
STORIES WITH DFD. THERE ARE
TIGHT KNIT GROUP AND THIS WAS AN
EMOTIONAL FEW HOURS FOR THEM.
INCREDIBLY STRESSFUL, INCREDIBLY
EMOTIONAL, GREAT SIGN OF HOW
EVERYONE WORKS TOGETHER.
EVERYONE WAS SO CALM. THEY WERE
GOING TO GET THIS GUY OUT OF
THERE. LOTS STILL HAPPENING HERE
. 80 F. ALSO INVESTIGATORS HERE
AS THIS IS A SUSPICIOUS FIRE THE
HOME WHERE ALL THIS TOOK PLACE.
THE RESCUE IS BEING BROUGHT DOWN
AS WE SPEAK. NOW EIGHT
FIREFIGHTERS ARE IN DETROIT
RECEIVING HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW. I
JUST GOT AN UPDATE FROM THE
CHIEF. HE EXPECTS SEVEN TO BE
RELEASED SOMETIME THIS EVENING.
ONE WHO WAS TRAPPED IN THERE, HE
BELIEVES WILL BE HELD FOR
OBSERVATION AT LEAST OVERNIGHT.
HERE’S THE LATEST. WORST
NIGHTMARE TRAINED FOR THIS. WE
TRY TO PREPARE FOR IT AS BEST WE
CAN. BUT HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR
SOMETHING LIKE THIS? DETROIT
FIREFIGHTERS TRAPPED A MAYDAY
CALL. MAYDAY MAYDAY! MEN DOWN IN
DOWN, BURNING PARTS OF THIS
VACANT HOME CAME CRASHING DOWN
ON A TEAM OF FIREFIGHTERS AROUND
1 30 TODAY IT HAPPENED HERE ON
HOLLYWOOD RIGHT BY JOHN ARE YOUR
ADRENALINE’S GOING SO YOU DON’T
HAVE TIME TO THINK YOU’RE JUST
GOING TO ACTION. WE COULD SEE
ONE BY ONE FIREFIGHTERS WHO
COULD GET THEMSELVES OUT OF THE
HOME. THEY WALKED OUT AND GOT
CARE BY TEAMS OF MEDICS ON
STANDBY. THERE WAS A FIRE
BURNING. WHILE YOU WERE RESCUING
THIS FIREFIGHT. CORRECT BUT OUR
FIREFIGHTERS COME FIRST. BUT ONE
FIREFIGHTER WITH MORE THAN 20
YEARS ON THE JOB WAS TRAPPED
UNDER A FOOT AND A HALF OF
BURNING DEBRIS. FIREFIGHTERS
COULD GET TO HIM. THEY COULD
TALK TO HIM, BUT IT WAS A
DANGEROUS BALANCING ACT TO GET
THAT DEBRIS OFF OF HIM A JOB
THAT TOOK AN EXCRUCIATING TWO
HOURS RIGHT AFTER THREE O’CLOCK
THE RESCUE WAS MADE. RESCUERS
GOT THAT FIREFIGHTER OUT. I
COULD SEE HIS FACE AND HANDS
COVERED IN SOOT, MEDICS GIVING
HIM OXYGEN ON THE WAY TO THE
AMBULANCE. BUT WE’RE FAMILY.
EVERYONE GOES DOWN. WE ALL GO TO
WORK EXHAUSTED, STRESSED.
FIREFIGHTERS PRAYING AFTER
MAKING THE INCREDIBLE SAY
CITIZENS OF DETROIT TO PRAY FOR
OUR FIREFIGHTERS, OUR MEN AND
WOMEN LAID ON THE LINE EVERY DAY
AND PUT OUR LIVES ON THE LINE
FOR THEM. WE JUST ASK FOR THEIR
PRAYERS AT THIS MOMENT. BACK
YOUR LIFE. DO ME A FAVOR. TAKE A
NICE LONG LOOK AT YOUR TV SCREEN
. LOOK AT THAT BURNED DEBRIS
RIGHT THERE. THAT FOOT AND A
HALF OF THAT WAS ON TOP OF THIS
FIREFIGHTER FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS
OR MORE IN THIS HEAT.
UNBELIEVABLE JOB FOR THOSE
FIREFIGHTERS TO GET IN THERE.
GET ALL OF THAT OFF OF HIM AND
GET HIM TO SAFETY. I AM TOLD
THAT FIREFIGHTER ONCE HE GOT TO
DETROIT RECEIVING HOSPITAL, HE’S
ALERT. HE’S TALKING. HE’S EVEN
JOKING, BUT HIS CHIEF JUST TOLD
ME HE WANTS HIM TO STAY PUT
THERE AT LEAST FOR TONIGHT FOR
OBSERVATION. BOTTOM LINE HERE.
THE HEADLINE IS GOING TO BE OKAY
BACK TO YOU. SO GLAD TO HEAR
THAT, SEAN, YOU KNOW THE VIDEO
IS JUST INCREDIBLE HERE, AND WE
SAW LIVE ON THE AIR THAT THAT
HOUSE ACTUALLY REIGNITED DURING
THE RESCUE. I WAS RIGHT ACROSS
THE STREET, AND I HAD TO FLAG
DOWN A COUPLE OF THE GUYS WHO
WERE IN WHAT YOU KNOW HERE FOR
THE RESCUE TO SAY, LOOK RIGHT UP
HERE IN THE CORNER. IT CAUGHT
FIRE AGAIN AND WITH THE CHIEF
TOLD ME IS YEAH. WE KNOW WE’LL
HANDLE THAT. AFTER WE GET OUR
FIREFIGHTER OUT OF HERE. THAT’S
EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. AND NOW
IT APPEARS IN MAYBE ANOTHER HOT
SPOT HAS BEEN UNCOVERED. HERE IS
ANOTHER TRUCK HAS ARRIVED SO A
LOT STILL GOING ON OUT HERE
TODAY. INCREDIBLE OKAY, SEAN,
THANKS TO BREAKING NEWS, AS THE
STATE SUPREME COURT EXTENDS THE
STATE’S ANTI DISCRIMINATION LAW
TO INCLUDE SEXUAL ORIENTATION. 5
TO 2 OPINION, THE COURT SAID THE
WORD SEX IN THE MICHIGAN CIVIL
RIGHTS LAW DOES APPLY TO SEXUAL
ORIENTATION AND NOT JUST GENDER
LAWSUIT ON THE ISSUE WAS BROUGHT
BY BUSINESSES THAT DENIED
SERVICE TO A SAME SEX COUPLE AND
TO A TRANSGENDER WOMAN.
MICHIGAN’S ATTORNEY GENERAL,
DANA NESSEL, HAS RELEASED A
STATEMENT SAYING, IN PART, OUR
RESIDENTS DESERVE TO LIVE IN A
STATE THAT RECOGNIZES THE VALUE
OF DIVERSITY AND REJECTS THE
NOTION THAT OUR OWN CIVIL RIGHTS
LAW COULD BE USED AS A TOOL OF
DISCRIMINATION. SHE GOES ON.
THIS RULING IS NOT ONLY A
VICTORY FOR THE LGBTQ PLUS
COMMUNITY, BUT FOR ALL MICHIGAN
AND ONE THAT’S LONG OVERDUE.
SHERIFF’S DETECTIVES IN OAKLAND
COUNTY ARE ASKING FOR THE
PUBLIC’S HELP IN FINDING A MAN
CHARGED WITH SEXUALLY ASSAULTING
A PATIENT AT A HOSPITAL WHERE HE
WORKED. IT HAPPENED AT PONTIAC
GENERAL HOSPITAL. PAMELA OSBORNE
IS THERE WITH THE INFORMATION
JUST RELEASED WITHIN THE PAST
FEW HOURS. THE OAKLAND COUNTY
SHERIFF IS SPEAKING OUT ABOUT
THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS SEXUAL
ASSAULT, CALLING IT DISGUSTING
THAT A YOUNG WOMAN RECEIVING
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AT THE
HOSPITAL WOULD BE VIOLATED BY
THE PERSON CHARGED WITH HER CARE
, INVESTIGATORS SAY AN 18 YEAR
OLD PATIENT AT PONTIAC GENERAL
HOSPITAL BECAME THE VICTIM OF A
SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS OF JULY, 14TH. THE
INCIDENT WAS REPORTED, AND
POLICE RESPONDED THAT SAME DAY.
KEVIN DARCEL BLANKS OF DETROIT,
FORMER NIGHT SHIFT MENTAL HEALTH
TECHNICIAN WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE
ATTACKER TODAY. HE WAS CHARGED
WITH THIRD DEGREE CRIMINAL
SEXUAL CONDUCT. THE 56 YEAR OLD
WAS FIRED FROM HIS JOB AT THE
HOSPITAL, BUT POLICE HAVEN’T
FOUND HIM YET. POLICE COULD
REALLY USE YOUR HELP IN LOCATING
BLANKS. IF YOU HAVE ANY
INFORMATION ABOUT HIS
WHEREABOUTS, YOU CAN REACH OUT
TO CRIME STOPPERS. YOU CAN
REMAIN ANONYMOUS. THAT NUMBER IS
1 800 SPEAK UP. THERE IS A $1000
REWARD FOR INFORMATION. THAT
LEADS TO AN ARREST IN PONTIAC
AND PAMELA OSBORNE FOUR LOCAL
HIM. NUMBERS SHOW THE ECONOMY
SHRANK FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS
YEAR, FUELING FEARS OF A
RECESSION. GROSS DOMESTIC
PRODUCT IS DOWN 9/10 OF A
PERCENT. IT COMES ONE DAY, OF
COURSE, AFTER THE FEDERAL
RESERVE RAISED INTEREST RATES
AGAIN FED HOPING TO COOL
INFLATION WITHOUT SPARKING A
RECESSION, AND PRESIDENT BIDEN
ADDRESSED IT TODAY. BOTH
CHAIRMAN POWELL AND MANY OF THE,
UH UM. SIGNIFICANT UH, BANKING
PERSONNEL AND ECONOMIST SAY
WE’RE NOT IN RECESSION. STRONG
LABOR MARKET COULD PREVENT AN
OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF A
RECESSION. ANALYSTS SAY IT COULD
BE MONTHS BEFORE THE NATIONAL
BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH
MAKES A JUDGMENT, HOWEVER, ON
THAT A BILL TO BOOST THE
SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY IN THE U.
S. HAS HEADED TO THE PRESIDENT’S
DESK. THE $280 BILLION PACKAGE
PASSED THE HOUSE TODAY IN THE
SENATE EARLIER THIS WEEK. THE
GOAL IS TO ADDRESS THE
SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP SHORTAGE BY
BUILDING AND EXPANDING
MANUFACTURING HERE IN THE U. S
SUPPORTERS SAY IT WILL HELP WITH
THE CHIP SHORTAGES THAT FORCED
SOME AUTO PLANTS TOO CLOSE FOR
WEEKS AT A TIME THE PRESIDENT IS
EXPECTED TO SIGN IT. RATHER
QUIETLY, YOU’D HAVE TO SAY THE
UNITED AUTO WORKERS HOLDING
THEIR NATIONAL CONVENTION IN
DETROIT THIS WEEK. SO FAR,
DELEGATES APPROVED A SMALL
STRIKE PAY INCREASE, AND THEY
CONSIDERED WHO WILL LEAD THE
UNION FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS
WITH A LOOK AT HOW THAT PROCESS
IS CHANGED AND WHO IS RUNNING,
LET’S BRING IN OUR BUSINESS. ROB
MALONEY LIVE AT HUNTINGTON’S
PLACE DOWNTOWN, RIGHT? DE’VEON
YOU KNOW, IT’S A DECIDEDLY
DIFFERENT YEAR HERE FOR THE
NATIONAL CONVENTION BECAUSE OF
THE CORRUPTION INVESTIGATIONS.
THERE’S A FEDERAL MONITOR IN
PLACE. THE FEDERAL MONITOR
DIDN’T LIKE THE OLD SYSTEM WHERE
THE LEADERSHIP WOULD ESSENTIALLY
PICK THE NEXT GROUP OF LEADERS
AND IT WOULD BE RUBBER STAMPED
AT THE CONVENTION. AND SO THERE
ARE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO CAME
HERE WHO AREN’T DELEGATES NOT
ALLOWED TO BE EVEN ON THE ON THE
FLOOR OF THE CONVENTION RUNNING
FOR THE HIGHEST OFFICE. OF OUR
MEMBERS. RAY CURRIE CURRENTLY
LEADS THE U. S. PRESIDENT HAVING
TAKEN OVER FROM RORY GAMBLE, A
RETIRED LAST YEAR, CURRY ASKED
DELEGATES TO RETURN HIM TO
OFFICE, BUT NOT IN ANY FORMAL
FASHION. IN FACT, TODAY, HE
DIDN’T EVEN DELIVER THE USUAL
STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS THE
TELLING ME IT’S GOING TO RELEASE
THAT AT ANOTHER TIME IN YEARS
PAST, DELEGATES FLOWN IN FROM
ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY CAST
THEIR BALLOTS AS THE CONVENTION
WINDS DOWN, AND THE UNION
ANNOUNCES ITS NEW LEADERSHIP.
BUT NOT THIS YEAR. INSTEAD
CANDIDATES LIKE WILL LEHMAN OF
PENNSYLVANIA, WHO HELD FROM
LOCAL 6 77, A MAC TRUCK LOCAL
MADE THE PRESIDENTIAL BALLOT.
THE WHOLE REASON THIS WAS
BROUGHT ABOUT THE WHOLE REASON
I’M ALLOWED TO RUN IS BECAUSE OF
HOW THOROUGHLY ROTTENNESS
ORGANIZATION IS. THEY MADE THEIR
BED AND NOW I’M HERE. KOREAN
LEHMAN ARE JOINED BY MEMBERS
UNITED CANDIDATE SEAN FINE.
LOCAL 1 63 IS MARK GIBBY GIBSON
AND LOCAL 12 48 MEMBER BRIAN
KELLER OF ROCHESTER HILLS IN
ORDER TO GET ON THE BALLOT THEY
NEEDED TO GET A BACKGROUND CHECK
BY THE FEDERAL MONITOR IN PLACE
AND THEN GET A SITTING DELEGATE
TO NOMINATE THEM ON THE FLOOR,
KELLER TELLING LOCAL 4 NEWS OF
CURRIES, EXECUTIVE TEAM CURRY
JUST INCREASE THEIR PENSIONS.
AND THEY JUST VOTED THEMSELVES
TO RAISE THROUGH THE DELEGATES.
BUT THEY’RE BASICALLY TELLING TO
TEAR IN THE RETIREES THAT THEY
DON’T DESERVE AN INCREASE. AND
I’M HERE TO FIX THAT. SO THEY’RE
A LITTLE RESTLESS IN THE RANK
AND FILE AND THAT COULD GET
INTERESTING BECAUSE INSTEAD OF
THE DELEGATES ACTUALLY VOTING IN
THE NEW LEADERSHIP, THE
MEMBERSHIP IS GOING TO GET A
BALLOT WITH THESE NAMES ON IT
BEING SENT OUT BY THE MONITOR,
AND THEN THEY SEND THE BALLOTS
BACK. THEY GET COUNTED AND WE
WON’T KNOW WHO THE NEXT
PRESIDENT WILL BE. UNTIL
DECEMBER, REPORTING LIVE
DOWNTOWN, RIDING ALONE,
THOROUGHLY ROTTEN. WOW YOU’RE
RIGHT, NOT THE TYPICAL YEAR FOR
THE RIGHT ROCK. TELL US HOW YOU
REALLY FEEL. MY GOODNESS YOU CAN
SEE FROM RODS LIVE SHOT. THERE
IS A LITTLE BIT WINDY OUT THERE,
BUT STILL A PRETTY NICE DAY
BREEZE HERE, BRETT AND WE’VE GOT
WINDS GUSTING AT TIMES CLOSE TO
30 MPH. SO THE NEXT COUPLE OF
HOURS STILL BREEZY, BUT THESE
NUMBERS SHOULD RELAX AS WE GET
CLOSER TO SUNSET THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. YOU’RE REALLY NOT GOING
TO REALLY EVEN NOTICE IT. WHAT
IS NOTICEABLE IS THE HUMIDITY
AND IT’S WAY DOWN, MAKING IT
FEEL REALLY NICE. THE HUMIDITY
IS LESS THAN 50% IT’S REALLY
NICE. SO THIS EVENING ALL IS
QUIET, MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AS WE
FALL FROM THE EIGHTIES. IF
YOU’RE STILL THERE INTO THE
SEVENTIES, SOME SPOTS WILL SEE
SOME FIFTIES AS YOU WAKE UP
TOMORROW MORNING, THE WEEKEND.
LOOKING REALLY GOOD EIGHTIES
BOTH DAYS WITH LOTS OF SUNSHINE
. COUPLE MORE CLOUDS ON YOUR
SUNDAY BUT SHOULD BE DRY. IT
WON’T LAST, THOUGH. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS RETURN NEXT WEEK
AND WE’LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN
JUST A BIT. THANK YOU. A STRETCH
OF I 94 IN DETROIT WILL REOPEN
TOMORROW MORNING AFTER CREWS
SUCCESSFULLY MOVED £5 MILLION
BRIDGE INTO PLACE. TIME LAPSE
VIDEO SHOWS WHAT IT TOOK TO GET
THE SECOND AVENUE BRIDGE MOVED
OVER THE FREEWAY BETWEEN I 75 IN
THE LODGE. THE BRIDGE WAS BUILT
ON WAYNE STATE’S CAMPUS AND WAS
ROLLED ACROSS THE FREEWAY THIS
WEEK. I 94 HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN
SINCE LAST FRIDAY, BUT WILL
REOPEN BY SIX. TOMORROW MORNING
, THERE WILL STILL BE SOME LANE