RIGHT FOUR NEWS AT SIX STARTS NOW. IT WAS VERY DISRESPECTFUL. YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA BUSINESS
HERE AND THEN YOU GOT RESIDENTS
HERE. A PLEA FOR HELP IN PONTIAC
ILLEGAL DUMPERS MAKING A MESS OF
THE STREETS. IT’S A PROBLEM
NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING
ABOUT FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, AND
NOW THE CITY IS FINALLY GETTING
INVOLVED. THANKS FOR BEING WITH
US. I’M KIMBERLY GUILT
DEVIN SCILLIAN TONIGHT AT SIX.
WE’RE GETTING A FIRSTHAND LOOK
AT THE PROBLEM AND BREAKING DOWN
WHAT’S BEING DONE TO TRY TO STOP
IT. MEGAN WOODS. FROM THIS
ROCKING CHAIR TO A PARTS OF A
SINK. EVEN A BAG OF CLOTHES ARE
HERE SITTING IN THIS PONTIAC
NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE PEOPLE
LIVING NEARBY. WANT TO KNOW WHY
? BECAUSE THEY’RE SICK OF IT
MAKES NO SENSE TO ME WHATSOEVER.
I MEAN, IT’S TRIFLE THE SMELL IN
THE SUMMER, THE BUGS AND I JUST
TAKE MY HAIR. THEY SAY SOME OF
THIS TRASH HAS BEEN HERE FOR A
YEAR, AND IT’S BEEN WORSE, TOO,
WITH MATTRESSES AND TIRES. THE
PROPERTY IS JUST A FEW YARDS
FROM A DUMPSTER IN THE STREET,
WHERE GARBAGE IS PICKED UP.
NEIGHBORS DON’T KNOW WHY IT’S
HAPPENING, BUT I HAVE A HUNCH. I
THINK IT’S MOSTLY BECAUSE THEY
EITHER ARE MOVING. GETTING
EVICTED, LEAVING QUICKLY IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND, YOU
KNOW, JUST THROWING IT
SOMEWHERE. EITHER WAY, THEY
WANTED TO STOP. THEY’VE CALLED
THE CITY CODE ENFORCEMENT
MANAGER JACK MACINTYRE WANTS TO
NARROW DOWN WHO IS JOINING THE
DUMPING AND WHY SOME OF OUR
CONCERN IS THAT THIS DUMPING
MIGHT BE COMING FROM PEOPLE FROM
OTHER COMMUNITIES, HE SAYS. THIS
IS ACTUALLY PRIVATE PROPERTY.
THEY’VE REACHED OUT TO THE
OWNERS WITH THE NOTICE, BUT NO
RESPONSE. WE WROTE THEM A COURT
TICKET. WE WENT TO DISTRICT
COURT. THEY DIDN’T SHOW UP.
COURT SO NOW WE’RE AT THE
PROCESS WHERE WE’RE ASKING FOR A
DEFAULT JUDGMENT FROM THE JUDGE.
TO ENTER THE PROPERTY, CLEAN IT
UP, AND THEN IT WOULD BE AT THE
COST OF THE PRIVATE PROPERTY
OWNER. PONTIACS MAYOR SAYS THE
CITY IS RAMPING UP EFFORTS TO
COMBAT BLIGHT. WE’VE DOUBLED OUR
CODE ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL SO
THAT WE CAN HAVE INSPECTORS OUT
ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS. AND THE
MAYOR TOLD ME HE KNOWS THESE ARE
NOT THE ONLY PEOPLE IN PONTIAC
WHO ARE FED UP THERE DOING MORE
DEMOLITIONS AND TAXPAYERS AREN’T
GOING TO BE THE ONES PAYING FOR
IT, HE SAYS. THEY ARE GOING TO
BUILD THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS WHO
AREN’T KEEPING UP THEIR PROPERTY
BACK TO YOU KNOW, IT’S NOT THE
ONLY LOCATION WITH TROUBLE. WHAT
ARE OTHER PONTIAC NEIGHBORHOODS
GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING?
WHAT SHOULD THEY DO? SO THE CITY
SAYS, IF YOU’RE IN PONTIAC, AND
YOU’RE WITNESSING SOMEONE
ILLEGALLY PUTTING DOWN THAT
TRASH TO CALL THEM IMMEDIATELY
BECAUSE YOU HEARD THE MAYOR,
THEY HAVE UP THEIR STAFF, SO
THEY HAVE PEOPLE READY TO
ADDRESS IT. MAYBE YOU DON’T SEE
IT RIGHT AWAY AND YOU SEE THAT
TRASH SPREAD OUT THERE. THEY
WANT YOU TO REACH OUT TO THEM AS
WELL. SO WE’RE GOING TO PUT THAT
PHONE NUMBER THAT EMAIL THAT
LINK ON CLICKONDETROIT’S DOT COM
YOU KNOW, RESIDENTS WANTED TO BE
A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY, THAT’S
FOR SURE. ALRIGHT, MEGAN. TO
MICHIGAN MEN ARE ARRESTED AFTER
TRAFFICKING £40 OF FITNA WILL
FEDERAL AGENTS ARRESTED 26 YEAR
OLD JAMEER HOLLING SHED AND 24
YEAR OLD ROBERT LOUIS AT CHICAGO
MIDWAY AIRPORT AFTER GETTING OFF
A FLIGHT FROM LOS ANGELES.
APPARENTLY INVESTIGATORS
ALLEGEDLY FOUND 10 KG OF THE
DRUG HIDDEN INSIDE EACH OF THEIR
BAGS. BOTH MEN ARE NOW CHARGED
WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND
DELIVERY OF MORE THAN 900 G OF
FENTANYL AND BEING HELD ON $1.5
MILLION BAIL. IF YOU’RE A DOG
LOVER, THIS WILL PULL AT YOUR
HEART. A LONELY DOG WHOSE HUMAN
DIED WAS FOUND CLUTCHING A
STUFFED ANIMAL. NIKKI THE GERMAN
SHEPHERD WAS FIRST SPOTTED IN
DETROIT AND A NETWORK OF
NONPROFITS AND ANIMAL RESCUES
ACROSS METRO DETROIT QUICKLY
JUMPED INTO ACTION. LET’S BRING
IN PRIYA MANN PRIYA. NIKKI IS
SAFE TONIGHT AT THE VET. YES
THAT IS RIGHT. KIM DE’VEON. WE
WERE HOPING TO GET SOME BELLY
RUBS IN. BUT YOU KNOW NICK’S
DIET. NIKKI’S DIET WHILE SHE WAS
OUT ON THE STREET WASN’T THE
BEST SPENT THE DAY AT THE VETS.
BUT WHEN YOU COMPARE WHERE SHE
WAS JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO,
THINGS ARE CERTAINLY LOOKING UP
FOR THIS PRECIOUS ANIMAL. NO ONE
WOULD HAVE CALLED. WHO KNOWS HOW
LONG SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN OUT
THERE CARRYING HER POOR LITTLE
STUFFED ANIMAL WITH NOWHERE TO
STAY WARM, NOWHERE TO STAY DRY.
THIS WAS THE HEARTBREAKING PHOTO
THAT SPURRED A VILLAGE TO RESCUE
NIKKI, THE GERMAN SHEPHERD. IT’S
JUST SO SAD BECAUSE THE STORY IS
THAT HER OWNER DIED AND I THINK
SHE WAS KIND OF LET GO AND THAT
WAS LIKE ALL SHE HAD TO HOLD ON
TO IT BREAKS YOUR HEART. YOU
KNOW, SHE’S LONELY, AND THAT’S
ALL SHE HAD SIT. THAT’S IT. GOOD
KATRINA WEAVER RUNS IT IS
POSSIBLE IN WALLED LAKE, SHE
SAYS. CONCERNED DOG LOVERS
SPOTTED NIKKI IN DETROIT. THEY
CALLED SOUTHLAND MURPHY, A
NONPROFIT THAT TRAP STRAY DOGS
ALMOST HOME AN ANIMAL RESCUE IN
WEST BLOOMFIELD COVERED VET
BILLS. KATRINA ASSESS NICKY AND
DANDY ACRES ANIMAL SHELTER,
CHECKED HER OUT. THE GERMAN
SHEPHERD ALSO STOPPED BY THE
GROOMERS AT SUGAR IN SOUTH LYON
. IT’S AMAZING WHEN EVERYONE
COMES TOGETHER AND GETS IT DONE
, NOT ONE PERSON CAN DO IT. IT
DOES TAKE A TEAM. IT DOES TAKE A
VILLAGE, NIKKI IS STAYING WITH A
FOSTER FAMILY IN METRO DETROIT,
AND THE FAMILY PLANS TO ADOPT
HER. NOT SURE ANYTHING MAKES ME
HAPPIER. SHE’S GOING TO GET
ADOPTED BY AN AMAZING FAMILY.
WHO’S GOING TO LOVE HER TO DEATH
, AND SHE’S GOING TO BE SPOILED,
ROTTEN AND OBVIOUSLY ON A BED
AND NEVER HAVE TO BE HUNGRY,
STILL HAVE ALL THE STUFFED
ANIMALS THAT SHE WANTS. SO THERE
ARE CERTAINLY A LOT OF HAPPY
TEARS TODAY. ALL THE STUFFED
ANIMALS THAT NICKY’S HEART
DESIRES. YOU KNOW WHAT CHRISTINA
WAS SAYING AS WELL IS THAT IT’S
PRETTY MIRACULOUS WHEN YOU THINK
ABOUT THE NETWORK OF NONPROFITS
AND ANIMAL RESCUES THAT JUMPED
IN TO HELP NIKKI, BUT IT’S ALSO
THE FOLKS WHO SPOTTED HER TO
BEGIN WITH THOSE DETROITERS WHO
SAW THIS DOG IN NEED AND STARTED
CALLING THE SHELTERS. NONE OF
THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.
WITHOUT THOSE FOLKS. SO TONIGHT
, NIKKI IS DOING WELL. AND SHE
WILL BE ON HER WAY TO HER
FOREVER. HOME REPORTING LIVE
TONIGHT. I’M PRIYA MANN LOCAL 4
LUCKY DOG AND GLAD NIKKI IS
DOING SO MUCH BETTER FOR YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THAT GREAT STORY.
IF YOU’RE PLANNING TO CROSS THE
U S CANADIAN BORDER THIS WEEKEND
, SET ASIDE SOME EXTRA TIME FOR
THE DRIVE OR COMMUTE. THE
DETROIT WINDSOR TUNNEL IS GOING
TO BE CLOSED FROM SEVEN AM UNTIL
10 A.M. SUNDAY MORNING. THAT’S
MAY 7TH THAT’S FOR A TRAINING
EXERCISE. IT’S A TEMPORARY
CLOSURE, BUT IT WILL AFFECT
DRIVERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE
BORDER. WE SAW SOME SUNSHINE
TODAY. THERE IS A CHANGE IN THE
FORECAST BREWING. LET’S FOCUS,
THOUGH, ON WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO
FOCUS ON THIS SUNSHINE.
HOPEFULLY, THE WEEKEND CAN STAY
DRY, THOUGH KIM PART OF THE
WEEKEND. WE DO GET TOMORROW,
WHICH IS GOING TO BE ABSOLUTELY
GORGEOUS, AND IT’S A BEAUTIFUL
NIGHT HERE IN METRO DETROIT WITH
SUNSHINE TEMPERATURES ANYWHERE
FROM THE LOW SIXTIES IN MOUNT
CLEMENS ALL THE WAY TO 70
DEGREES OUT IN HOWELL. IT IS
WARMER THAN IT WAS YESTERDAY BY
10 DEGREES AND HOW SEVEN DEGREES
IN PONTIAC AND FIVE DEGREES
RIGHT NOW IN MOUNT CLEMENS.
TOMORROW WE GET EVEN WARMER AS
HIGH AS FINALLY GET BACK TO
NORMAL, WHICH IS IN THE UPPER
SIXTIES. IT WILL BE DRY ALL DAY
LONG. IF YOU HAVE THINGS THAT
YOU WANT TO GET DONE OUTSIDE
YARD, CLEAN UP ALL THAT KIND OF
STUFF. THEY’LL BE DRY PERIODS ON
SUNDAY, BUT IT’S BETTER TO GET
IT DONE TOMORROW BECAUSE
TOMORROW IS GOING TO BE
COMPLETELY DRY. WE HAVE BROUGHT
IN A CHANCE FOR A FEW SHOWERS
SUNDAY MORNING AND MAYBE EVEN A
THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON.
I’LL TIME THAT OUT COMING UP IN
THE FORECAST, BUT TEMPERATURES
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS,
THOUGH, ARE GOING TO STAY WELL
ABOVE AVERAGE. YOU CAN ALWAYS
CHECK OUT OUR 4WARN WEATHER APP
AND ESPECIALLY WITH SOME STORMS
POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY AND INTO
MONDAY. THIS IS YOUR BEST BET TO
KEEP UP TO DATE ON WHAT’S GOING
TO HAPPEN IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
KIM SPARTANS, GRADUATING FROM
MICHIGAN STATE TODAY HEARD FROM
AN INCREDIBLE GROUP OF
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS. BUT IT’S
DR ANTHONY FAUCI, THE HEADLINER
REMARKS COME JUST HOURS AFTER
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
ENDED THE EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
FOR COVID. MARK MCDONALD IS IN
MIDTOWN TONIGHT WITH WHAT HE
SAID TO THE CLASS OF 2023.
KIMBERLY DEVIN. DR FAUCI USED
COVID AS A WAY FOR THE STUDENTS
TO DRAW LIFE LESSONS. LET ME
SHOW YOU I PRESENT TO YOU, DR
FAUCI FOR THE AWARD OF AN
HONORARY DEGREE DOCTOR OF
HUMANITIES. DR FAUCI WAS WARMLY
RECEIVED AT MICHIGAN STATE AND
USED THE PANDEMIC AS A STARTING
POINT FOR HIS REMARKS TO THE
STUDENTS. YOUR CLASS IS TRULY
EXCEPTIONAL. BECAUSE YOU
PERSEVERED. DESPITE THE PROFOUND
UPHEAVAL CONSTRAINTS. AND LOSS
CAUSED BY THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC
, FAUCI TOLD THE DOCTORAL DEGREE
STUDENTS. THE PANDEMIC CAN TEACH
SEVERAL LIFE LESSONS LIKE BEING
FLEXIBLE. EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
AND THEN HE VEERED INTO THE MEAT
OF HIS ADDRESS, WHICH WAS THE
IMPORTANCE OF SCIENCE AND THE
RISE OF ANTI SCIENCE SENTIMENT,
BUT UNFORTUNATELY DURING THE
COVID PANDEMIC. A SIGNIFICANT
ANTI SCIENCE ELEMENT AROSE IN
SOCIETY. THAT IS NOW QUITE VOCAL
, TOLD STUDENTS THE SENTIMENT
SEEDS MORE THAN JUST DISTRUST
AND SAY VACCINES THE RISE OF AN
ANTI SCIENCE SENTIMENT IS PART
OF A PERVASIVE ENLARGER EVEN
MORE TROUBLESOME PROBLEM IN OUR
SOCIETY. WHAT I REFER TO AS THE
NORMALIZATION. AND THE
ACCEPTANCE OF UNTRUTHS. DR FAUCI
SPECIFICALLY REFERRED TO JANUARY
6TH AT THE CAPITOL. AS WHAT
HAPPENS WHEN UNTRUTHS ARE
ALLOWED TO RUN RAMPANT WERE IN
MIDTOWN MARA MACDONALD. LOCAL 4
MARA. MEANWHILE THE THREE
STUDENTS KILLED IN THE SHOOTING
AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY ARE
BEING AWARDED POSTHUMOUS DEGREES
TOMORROW. UNIVERSITY CAESAREA,
LANDERSON, BRIAN FRAZIER AND
ALEX BURNER WILL BE GIVEN
BACHELOR DEGREES IN THEIR CHOSEN
FIELDS. THE CHAIR OF MSU’S BOARD
OF TRUSTEE SAYS THAT IT IS THE
LEAST THE UNIVERSITY CAN DO TO