STARTS NOW. A NEW TASK FORCE HAS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED, HOPING TO COMBAT CAR THEFTS LIKE THE ONE
YOU SEE HERE.
>> SEVERAL LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES BANDING TOGETHER NOW TO
MAKE THIS HAPPEN. AND IT’S
BECAUSE CAR THEFTS ARE UP AROUND
30% IN THE METRO COMPARED TO
LAST YEAR. AND WITH THE
POPULARITY OF SOCIAL MEDIA, HOW
TO’S LIKE THE KIA CHALLENGE,
THAT NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO RISE.
LET’S GET OUT TO ROD MELONI AND
ROD. OFFICERS ARE SAYING THIS IS
A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THAT’S
PLAGUING THEIR COMMUNITIES.
>> WELL, YES, JASON, DETROIT PD,
GARDEN CITY, REDFORD, LIVONIA.
DEARBORN. DEARBORN HEIGHTS. MSP
THEY’VE ALL GOT THIS NEW
AUTOMOTIVE TASK FORCE AUTO THEFT
TASK FORCE. IN FACT, WE’RE GOING
TO SHOW YOU SOME VEHICLES RIGHT
NOW, A NUMBER OF VEHICLES, A
LEXUS, A CHRYSLER, A FORD AND A
GM PICKUP WERE ALL THERE AND
THESE WERE STOLEN VEHICLES THAT
THIS TASK FORCE HAS PICKED UP
OVER THE LAST WEEK. AND THEY SAY
THAT THE PROBLEM IS GETTING
MUCH, MUCH WORSE, LEADING TO
PROBLEMS LIKE LIVE CHASES,
POLICE OFFICERS TRYING TO CHASE
THESE VEHICLES DOWN. THEY SAY
THEY’RE AT THAT PLACE WHERE THEY
HAVE TO STOP THESE CHASES
ANYMORE BECAUSE THERE ARE JUST
TOO MANY OF THEM. THEY SAY THERE
ARE CHOP SHOPS EVERYWHERE AND
REAL ISSUES THAT THEY’RE TRYING
TO SOLVE HERE. AND SO NOT ONLY
THAT, THE PROSECUTE DA’S OFFICE
HAS PUT A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR ON
THIS AS WELL. SO THE DEARBORN
POLICE CHIEF, ISIAH SHAHEEN,
TALKED ABOUT WHAT THIS MEANS TO
JUST THE AVERAGE PERSON WHO GETS
THEIR VEHICLE STOLEN WHEN YOU
TAKE SOMEONE’S MEANS OF
TRANSPORTATION AWAY, IT’S AN
ATTACK ON BOTH THEIR LIVES AND
THEIR LIVELIHOODS.
>> LOSING A VEHICLE IS A
TRAUMATIC EVENT THAT HAS RIPPLE
EFFECTS THROUGHOUT A HOUSEHOLD
AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THIS
PARTNERSHIP IS ABOUT
PRIORITIZING ECONOMIC AND
PERSONAL SECURITY OF THE PEOPLE
WE SERVE. NOW THIS IS A STEAL
WHEEL, A STEEL WHEEL LOCK THAT
IS GIVEN OUT BY HYUNDAI AND KIA
BECAUSE THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH
THEIR VEHICLES THAT ARE
APPARENTLY VERY EASY TO STEAL.
>> AND AMONG THE MOST STOLEN IN
THE AREA. SO IF YOU GO TO YOUR
LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT AND YOU
OWN ONE OF THOSE VEHICLES, YOU
CAN GET ONE OF THESE FOR FREE.
WE TALKED TO THEM TODAY AND ALL
OF THOSE POLICE DEPARTMENTS SAY
THAT THEY HAVE THEM. SO YOU CAN
PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL AND
YOU CAN DROP BY THE PD SO YOU
CAN PREVENT YOUR VEHICLE FROM
GETTING STOLEN IN THE FUTURE.
REPORTING LIVE IN DETROIT, ROD
MELONI LOCAL 4.
>> YEAH, HAVING TO GO OLD SCHOOL
TO KEEP THOSE CARS WHERE THEY’RE
PARKED. ALL RIGHT, ROD, POLICE
IN SOUTHFIELD NOW HAVE A SUSPECT
IN AN EARLY MORNING SHOOTING
THERE. IT HAPPENED AROUND 2:00
AT THE RADISSON ON TELEGRAPH.
WHEN POLICE ARRIVED, THEY FOUND
A 25 YEAR OLD DETROIT MAN SHOT.
HE WAS QUICKLY RUSHED TO THE
HOSPITAL WHERE HE’S CRITICAL.
DETECTIVES SAY A 32 YEAR OLD
PERSON IN OAK PARK IS NOW A
PRIME SUSPECT. CUTS ARE COMING
TO GROSSE POINTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
AFTER THE BOARD VOTED 4 TO 3 TO
APPROVE $4.6 MILLION IN BUDGET
CUTS LAST NIGHT. BETWEEN 4 AND
15 TEACHERS WILL BE LAID OFF.
THAT FINAL NUMBER STILL DEPENDS
ON HOW MANY TEACHERS RETIRE OR
LEAVE THE DISTRICT ON THEIR OWN.
PEOPLE WORKING IN CENTRAL
ADMINISTRATION LIKE
COMMUNICATIONS, ARE EXPECTED TO
BE LET GO. THE DISTRICT IS
PARTIALLY BLAMING DECLINING
ENROLLMENT FOR ITS FINANCIAL
WOES. COAST GUARD TEAMS
DESPERATELY SEARCHING TO FIND
THAT MISSING SUB WITH FIVE
PEOPLE ON BOARD. NBC NEWS
KRISTEN DAHLGREN TAKES A LOOK
NOW AT THE SUBMERSIBLE TITAN AND
WHAT IT’S LIKE TO EXPLORE THE
TITANIC’S WRECKAGE. LARGE SEARCH
CREWS RACING AGAINST TIME TO
FIND THAT MISSING SUBMERSIBLE
AFTER THE US COAST GUARD
CONFIRMED OVERNIGHT THAT
UNDERWATER NOISES HAVE BEEN
DETECTED IN THE AREA.
>> THE SONAR BUOYS THAT FOUND
THE NOISES PART OF A MASSIVE
SEARCH EFFORT THAT WOULD FACE A
CHALLENGING RESCUE. VERY FEW
VESSELS AND INSTRUMENTS ARE ABLE
TO WORK AT SUCH EXTREME OCEAN
DEPTHS. THE TITANIC SITS
13,000FT UNDER THE SEA. THAT’S
MORE THAN NINE TIMES THE LENGTH
OF THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING.
ONLY A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE
HAVE VENTURED THAT FAR. IT’S
PART OF THE REASON WHY OCEANGATE
EXPLORATION PITCHES PASSENGERS A
ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE
FOR THE PRICE OF $250,000, AN
EIGHT DAY JOURNEY FROM
NEWFOUNDLAND TO THE TITANIC
WRECK SITE ABOUT 900 MILES OFF
THE COAST OF CAPE COD. OCEANGATE
CEO STOCKTON RUSH, ONE OF THOSE
ON BOARD THE TITAN, NOW TOLD NBC
. IN 2020, TWO PASSENGERS HAVE
TO DO MORE THAN PAY A STEEP FEE.
THIS IS A REAL EXPEDITION.
>> WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, ALL KINDS
OF CHALLENGES.
>> FORMER PASSENGERS SAY YOU
HAVE TO SIGN A MASSIVE WAIVER
THAT RIGHT UP FRONT SAYS THE
TRIP CAN RESULT IN DEATH ONCE
PASSENGERS BOARD THE SUPPORT
SHIP. OCEAN GATE PROVIDES A
VESSEL ORIENTATION AND SAFETY
BRIEFING.
>> THE PROJECT PLATFORM READY TO
DIVE.
>> THE SUBMERSIBLES, CONTROLS
ARE QUITE BASIC. WE RUN THE
WHOLE THING WITH THIS GAME
CONTROLLER. THE VESSEL DETACHES
AND STARTS TO SUBMERGE.
>> YOU FEEL SOMEWHAT LIKE YOU’RE
ON A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PLANET AS
YOU DESCEND.
>> IT TAKES ABOUT 2.5 HOURS TO
TRAVEL OVER TWO MILES DEEP UNDER
THE SEA. PASSENGERS DESCRIBE THE
VESSEL AS COLD, WITH ONLY ONE
PORTHOLE TO ALLOW PASSENGERS TO
LOOK OUTSIDE AT JUST OVER 22FT
LONG AND 8.3FT HIGH. THIS PHOTO
SHOWS THE SEATING CONFIGURATION
IN PRACTICE, PASSENGERS ON THE
FLOOR BAREFOOT. SO WHAT IF
NATURE CALLS ON THE ROUGHLY TEN
HOUR MISSION? THERE IS A SMALL
BATHROOM WITH A PRIVACY CURTAIN,
AND OCEANGATE SAYS THEY TURN THE
MUSIC UP LOUD AND THE UP CLOSE
AND PERSONAL VIEW OF THE TITANIC
WRECKAGE CAN LAST 4 OR 5 HOURS.
PASSENGERS WHO HAVE REACHED
THESE DEPTHS AND EXCLUSIVE CLUB
MORE PEOPLE HAVE GONE INTO SPACE
. BUT GOING THIS DEEP UNDERWATER
IS ACTUALLY TECHNOLOGICALLY
HARDER TO ENGINEER. THIS
INCIDENT IS CAUSING THE BROADER
TOURISM INDUSTRY AND ESPECIALLY
EXTREME TOURISM TO BE LOOKED AT
UNDER A CLOSE MICROSCOPE TO SAY,
ARE WE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN?
>> ARE WE MINIMIZING RISK? WOW
>> THAT WAS KRISTEN DAHLGREN
REPORTING THERE. LET’S GO BACK
TO THOSE SOUNDS THAT WERE HEARD
EARLY THIS MORNING. NOW, IT WAS
PICKED UP BY SONAR AND OFFICIALS
ARE SAYING THEY THINK THESE ARE
BANGING SOUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN
HEARD AND AT 30 MINUTE
INTERVALS, THE US NAVY IS NOW
SENDING A DEEP OCEAN SALVAGE
SYSTEM TO HELP WITH THIS RESCUE
OPERATION. AS TIME TICKS DOWN
TODAY, THOSE WITH SUSPENDED
MICHIGAN DRIVER’S LICENSES CAN
GET ASSISTANCE. GETTING THOSE
DRIVING PRIVILEGES BACK THE ROAD
RESTORATION CLINIC IN DETROIT
HELPS DRIVERS GET BACK BEHIND
THE WHEEL. IT’S HAPPENING RIGHT
NOW AND GOES UNTIL 6:00 AT
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF DETROIT,
PRIYA REGISTRATION WAS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED, BUT IT’S NOT
REQUIRED A FORMER BANK BUILDING
BEING TRANSFORMED. AND IT’S ALL
PART OF A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR
PROJECT. THE SECURITY BANK AND
TRUST BUILDING ON TRENTON ROAD
IS BEING REDEVELOPED BY
SOUTHGATE TOWER INTO A NEW
RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX. THERE WAS
AN OPEN HOUSE EARLIER TODAY TO
SEE THE WORK BEING DONE ON THE
DOWNRIVER LANDMARK. TODAY AT
FIVE, WE’LL HEAR FROM ONE OWNER
ABOUT WHAT THIS INVESTMENT WILL
MEAN FOR THAT COMMUNITY. WE ALL
THE SUNSHINE AND SUNLIGHT YOU
COULD ASK FOR IN ONE DAY. THAT’S
BECAUSE WE’RE CELEBRATING THE
OLD SUMMER SOLSTICE TODAY. BRYAN
SCHUERMAN IN WITH THE WEATHER
FORECAST. HEY THERE, JASON.
>> ABSOLUTELY PLENTY OF SUNSHINE
TODAY FOR THE UNOFFICIAL START
OF SUMMER. IT’S GOING TO LOOK OR
THE OFFICIAL START OF SUMMER, I
SHOULD SAY. IT’S GOING TO LOOK
AND FEEL LIKE IT, BUT ALSO
KEEPING AN EYE ON THE AIR
QUALITY TODAY, AN AIR QUALITY
ALERT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR MOST AREAS
ALONG AND SOUTH OF M 59 IS THE
POLICE. POTENT LEVELS TODAY ARE
GOING TO BE IN THE UNHEALTHY
RANGE FOR THOSE IN SENSITIVE
GROUPS WITH ASTHMA AND ELDERLY
PEOPLE. TOWER CAM OVER AT METRO
AIRPORT. PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND
A HOT DAY TO BE OUT THERE ON THE
TARMAC. ALREADY 81 HERE IN
DETROIT, 80 WORKING INTO ANN
ARBOR, 80 RIGHT NOW OVER IN
LAPEER. AND 79, ONE OF THE
COOLER SPOTS WORKING INTO
MONROE. PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AFTER
MAINLY CLEAR SKIES LAST NIGHT
INTO EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
ALMOST THE ENTIRE STATE. THIS
TREND CONTINUES AS WE HEAD INTO
THIS AFTERNOON. WE’LL TOP OUT
INTO THE LOW 80S. THIS AFTERNOON
SOON MID 80S FOR SOME AS WELL
WITH AN ISOLATED SHOWER POSSIBLE
BUT BETTER CHANCES FOR SHOWERS
AND STORMS ARRIVE BY THE END OF
THE WEEK. I’LL TIME OUT WHEN