AGAIN. AND IN MORE THAN A DOZEN OTHER STATES. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT ANN ARBOR. AND YOU CAN
SEE THAT HAZE OVER THE SKYLINE.
ANN, GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANKS
SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY.
I’M CHRISTY MCDONALD. RECENT
WEEKS MAKE IT SEEM LIKE THESE
ALERTS ARE BECOMING THE NORM FOR
US. SO LET’S GET ON OVER TO
ASHLEY BARESI, WHO’S BEEN
TRACKING THESE CONDITIONS FOR US
ALL MORNING LONG. ASHLEY
>> HEY THERE, CHRISTY. AND SO,
YEAH, WE’VE BEEN GETTING SO MANY
OF THESE AIR QUALITY ALERTS THAT
FOLKS ARE CATCHING ON, ASKING,
IS THIS BECAUSE OF WILDFIRE
SMOKE OR IS IT BECAUSE OF JUST
THAT SUMMER STAGNANT HEAT? WELL,
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE WILDFIRE
SMOKE TYPE OF DAYS, THE AIR
QUALITY ALERT THAT WAS ISSUED
YESTERDAY. THEY PUSHED THROUGH
TODAY, SET TO EXPIRE AT
MIDNIGHT. AND I DO THINK THAT
THIS WILL EXPIRE TODAY AS WE ARE
LOOKING AT SOME CLEARING
CONDITIONS FOR TOMORROW. THE
SUNSHINE AND HAZE, THOUGH,
STICKS AROUND THROUGHOUT A GOOD
CHUNK OF THE AFTERNOON. WE’VE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT SOME SLIM
STORM CHANCES TODAY. BUT MOST OF
US ARE GOING TO STAY DRY. I
REALLY DON’T ANTICIPATE SEEING
MUCH ACTIVITY WITH THAT UNTIL
THE LATER PART OF THE WORKWEEK.
SPECIFICALLY FOR YOUR THURSDAY
AND YOUR FRIDAY. SO WE DO HAVE
THAT DRY CONDITION OUT THERE
WHERE WE HAVE THE AIR QUALITY
ALERTS NOW, I SHOULD SAY AIR
QUALITY INDEX NOW AT AN
UNHEALTHY LEVEL FOR SENSITIVE
GROUPS. NOW, IF YOU LOOK OFF
TOWARDS LENAWEE COUNTY, THERE IS
A POCKET THAT IS UNHEALTHY FOR
ALL GROUPS. SO THE AIR QUALITY
CERTAINLY DIMINISHING AS THE DAY
PROGRESSES. CLOUDS AND RADAR
FORECAST SHOWING THAT THE CLOUD
COVER HAS PUSHED OFF TO THE
EAST. SO WE MAINLY HAVE CLEAR
SKIES, THOUGH IT DOESN’T LOOK
LIKE THAT. AS YOU LOOK OUTSIDE,
IT LOOKS LIKE IT’S CLOUDY
BECAUSE OF THE HAZE. SO 78
DEGREES RIGHT NOW IN DETROIT, 76
IN HOWELL, 73 IN PONTIAC AND 75
IN ADRIAN. AS WE MAP OUT THE
REST OF THE AFTERNOON FOR YOU,
WE’LL HAVE TEMPERATURES THAT ARE
GOING TO BE TOPPING OUT RIGHT
AROUND 80, 81 DEGREES. AND WE
WILL HAVE SOME SUNSHINE STICKING
AROUND INTO THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. WE’LL TIME OUT THOSE RAIN
CHANCES FOR YOU COMING UP IN
JUST A FEW MINUTES.
>> LOOKS GOOD, ASHLEY. WE’LL SEE
YOU IN A BIT. ALL OF THIS COMES
AS CANADA IS EXPERIENCING ITS
WORST FIRE SEASON ON RECORD.
MILLIONS OF ACRES HAVE BURNED SO
FAR THIS YEAR WITH NO END IN
SIGHT. HUNDREDS OF CANADIAN,
AMERICAN AND MORE INTERNATIONAL
FIREFIGHTERS ARE DOING WHAT THEY
CAN TO SLOW DOWN THESE
WILDFIRES. BUT THE TOTAL AREA
BURNED IN CANADA HAS ALREADY
SHATTERED RECORDS. NOW ALMOST 25
MILLION ACRES. THAT’S AN AREA AS
LARGE AS THE STATE OF OHIO. AND
THE FIRE IS STILL BURNING. IN
MORE NEWS THIS AFTERNOON, A
FARMINGTON HILLS HOCKEY DOCTOR
CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL SEXUAL
CONDUCT WAS BACK IN COURT THIS
MORNING. FORMER PATIENTS, A V
LUTHERAN, SAY HE SEXUALLY ABUSED
THEM DURING EXAMINATION RELATED
TO YOUTH HOCKEY. THE STATE OF
MICHIGAN SUSPENDED LEVIN’S
MEDICAL LICENSE BACK IN JANUARY
. SEVERAL VICTIMS HAVE COME
FORWARD, AND LEVIN FACES A TOTAL
OF 31 SEXUAL ABUSE CHARGES.
WELL, SIX MONTHS BEFORE THE IOWA
CAUCUS, WE ARE GETTING A LOOK AT
THE FINANCIAL HEALTH OF THE
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES. WHILE
THE FRONT RUNNERS SHOW OFF THEIR
SECOND QUARTER HAULS, LESSER
KNOWN CANDIDATES ARE GETTING
CREATIVE IN ORDER TO MEET
FUNDRAISING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
FIRST REPUBLICAN DEBATE NEXT
MONTH. NBC’S ALICE BARR IS ON
CAPITOL HILL WITH THE DETAILS
FOR US.
>> HI THERE. BIG PICTURE, THE
NEW FUNDRAISING NUMBERS SHOW
FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP STILL FAR
OUTPACING HIS GOP RIVALS, THOUGH
AT THIS STAGE, PRESIDENT BIDEN
DOUBLED THE TRUMP HAUL WITH THE
IOWA CAUCUS NOW JUST SIX MONTHS
AWAY, NEW FUNDRAISING NUMBERS
ARE OFFERING A CRITICAL LOOK AT
HOW THE CANDIDATES ARE
PERFORMING. SECOND QUARTER
FUNDRAISING TOTALS SHOW
PRESIDENT BIDEN RAKING IN $72
MILLION IN THE FIRST QUARTERLY
LOOK SINCE HE ANNOUNCED HIS
REELECTION CAMPAIGN. COMPARE
THAT TO $35 MILLION FOR FORMER
PRESIDENT TRUMP AND 20 MILLION
FOR FLORIDA GOVERNOR RON
DESANTIS. OVER THE WEEKEND, THE
FORMER PRESIDENT TAKING AIM AT
DESANTIS.
>> HE’S DROPPING SO QUICKLY HE’S
PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE IN
SECOND PLACE MUCH LONGER.
>> THE GOVERNOR DESANTIS LOOKING
TO QUIET CONCERNS THAT HE’S NOT
GAINING ENOUGH TRACTION,
POINTING TO FEEDBACK FROM IOWA
VOTERS AS NOW THAT I SEE SEEING
YOU, I’M FOR YOU.
>> AND SO THAT’S GOING TO BE
WHAT WE’RE GOING TO DO OVER THE
NEXT SIX MONTHS.
>> LESSER KNOWN CANDIDATES ARE
FOCUSED ON MEETING REQUIRED
AGENTS TO JOIN THE FIRST
REPUBLICAN DEBATE NEXT MONTH.
ENTREPRENEUR VIVEK RAMASWAMY
LETTING SUPPORTERS WHO RAISED
MONEY FOR HIM KEEP A 10%
COMMISSION OF WHAT THEY BRING
IN. NORTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR DOUG
BURGUM IS OFFERING $20 GIFT
CARDS IN EXCHANGE FOR DONATIONS
OF $1 OR MORE, WHILE MIAMI MAYOR
FRANCIS SUAREZ IS RAFFLING OFF A
FRONT ROW SEAT TO DONORS TO SEE
SOCCER LEGEND LIONEL MESSI’S
MIAMI DEBUT, I’M NOT GOING TO
GET ON THE DEBATE STAGE.
>> I’M NOT GOING TO HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP HAVING THIS
CONVERSATION UNLESS I HAVE YOUR
SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF THAT
CONTRIBUTION.
>> THE GOP FRONT RUNNER, FORMER
PRESIDENT TRUMP, THREATENING TO
SKIP THE FIRST DEBATE ALREADY
LOOKING AHEAD TO TAKING ON
PRESIDENT BIDEN IN ORDER TO MAKE
THE DEBATE STAGE NEXT MONTH,
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES HAVE TO
SECURE 40,000 UNIQUE DONORS. IN
ADDITION TO MEETING POLLING
REQUIREMENTS AND COMMITTING TO
SUPPORT WHOEVER BECOMES THE GOP
NOMINEE. IN WASHINGTON, I’M
ALICE BAR BACK TO YOU.
>> WELL, GOVERNOR DESANTIS HAS
SHOOK UP HIS CAMPAIGN THIS
WEEKEND. HE FIRED ABOUT A DOZEN
STAFFERS. MORE ARE EXPECTED.
SOURCES TELL NBC NEWS THAT THESE
ARE ALL PART OF COST CUTTING
MEASURES FOR HIS CAMPAIGN. ALL
RIGHT. TURNING NOW TO GROWING
QUESTIONS SURROUNDING THE
DISAPPEARANCE OF A YOUNG WOMAN
IN ALABAMA. SHE VANISHED AFTER
CALLING 911 TO REPORT A TODDLER
WALKING ON AN INTERSTATE. AND
THEN AFTER MORE THAN 48 HOURS
MISSING, SHE SUDDENLY RETURNED
TO HER FAMILY HOME. PRISCILLA
THOMPSON HAS MORE.
>> I’M SO THANKFUL THAT CARLY IS
HOME SAFE. I’M SO THANKFUL.
>> THIS MORNING, THE SEARCH FOR
CARLY RUSSELL IS OVER. THE
MISSING 25 YEAR OLD NURSING
STUDENT RETURNED AND TO HER
FAMILY HOME SATURDAY NIGHT.
POLICE SAY SHE ARRIVED ALONE AND
ON FOOT. ANGELA HARRIS HELPED
LEAD THE COMMUNITY SEARCH FOR
HER. YOU SPOKE TO THIS FAMILY
MOMENTS AFTER CARLY CAME HOME,
RIGHT? WHAT DID THEY SAY?
>> IT WAS JUST KIND OF LIKE A
VERY EMOTIONAL PHONE CALL. I
JUST BROKE DOWN AND I SAID, IS
SHE OKAY? AND SHE SAID, I DON’T
KNOW. SHE SEEMS TO BE OKAY. SHE
JUST SEEMS TO BE IN SHOCK.
>> OFFICIALS SAY RUSSELL WAS
TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR
EVALUATION AND HAS SINCE BEEN
RELEASED. HER SAFE RETURN
PUTTING AN END TO A DAYS LONG
SEARCH THAT BEGAN THURSDAY NIGHT
WITH A PUZZLING 911 CALL. POLICE
SAY RUSSELL TOLD AN EMERGENCY
OPERATOR SHE SAW A TODDLER
WALKING ALONE ON AN INTERSTATE
WALKING ON SOUTH MARKER TEN.
>> IT’S GOING TO BE A CHILD
WALKING ON THE 3 OR 4 YEAR OLD
CHILD WALKING ON THE SIDE OF THE
INTERSTATE.
>> IT’S BELIEVED SHE THEN
STOPPED TO CHECK ON THE CHILD
AND WAS ON THE PHONE WITH A
FAMILY MEMBER WHEN SHE
DISAPPEARED. SHE HEARD A SCREAM
AND THEN SOME TYPE OF RUNNING
TYPE SHUFFLE. RUSSELL’S PARENTS
HORRIFIED. I JUST FELT
IMMEDIATELY THAT SHE WAS IN
DANGER. VIDEO FROM THE
INTERSTATE WHERE RUSSELL
VANISHED SHOWS A CAR DRIVING
SLOWLY WITH ITS FLASHERS ON.
>> JUST BE ADVISED HER VEHICLE
IS UNLOCKED, RUNNING ALL HER
PERSONAL BELONGINGS. YOU CAN TAP
FOR HER PHONE.
>> POLICE SAY WHEN THEY ARRIVED,
THEY FOUND RUSSELL’S CAR, HER
CELL PHONE AND PURSE ON THE ROAD
NEARBY. BUT THERE WERE NO SIGNS
OF RUSSELL OR A CHILD. AN URGENT
SEARCH ENSUED, BOTH ON THE
GROUND AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA. I
NEED EVERYONE TO STOP AND PAY
ATTENTION. WHERE HER
DISAPPEARANCE QUICKLY WENT
VIRAL, CELEBRITIES, INCLUDING &
WANDA SYKES, VIOLA DAVIS AND &
WANDA SYKES, VIOLA DAVIS AND OCTAVIA SPENCER, SPREADING THE WORD, STILL QUESTIONS REMAIN
ABOUT WHERE RUSSELL WAS FOR
THOSE 48 HOURS AND WHO SHE WAS
WITH A MAN IDENTIFYING HIMSELF
AS RUSSELL’S BOYFRIEND, WRITING
ON SOCIAL MEDIA. SHE WAS
LITERALLY FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE
FOR 48 HOURS AND THAT SHE IS NOT
ABLE TO GIVE ANY UPDATES OR
WHEREABOUTS ON HER KIDNAPER. THE
POLICE CHIEF TELLING NBC NEWS IN
A PHONE CALL THEY’VE SPOKEN TO
RUSSELL AND ARE FOLLOWING UP ON
THE INFORMATION SHE PROVIDED.
>> SO MANY DETAILS HERE. POLICE
SAY THEY ARE WORKING ON A
TIMELINE OF RUSSELL’S ACTIONS
BEFORE SHE DISAPPEARED, BUT
OBVIOUSLY THERE IS STILL A LOT
UNKNOWN RIGHT NOW. WELL, THE
BOTTOM IS BREAKING GROUND IN
ABOUT 30 MINUTES WITH A
CELEBRATION FROM DETROIT.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SUPPORTERS OF
THE PROJECT, ALONG WITH CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR MIKE
DUGGAN, WILL BE WELCOMING THE
NEW HOUSING COMPLEX IN THE CITY
. AND TAKE A LOOK. THESE ARE
RENDERINGS OF WHAT IT COULD LOOK
LIKE, WHICH WILL INCLUDE 29 NEW
UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON
DETROIT’S NORTH SIDE. THE
PROJECT WILL OFFER AFFORDABLE
RENTS AND FIRST FLOOR COMMUNITY
SPACE AT 503 HORTON STREET PETS
WILL BE WELCOME FOR A MONTHLY
PREMIUM. THERE WILL ALSO BE ON
SITE PARKING AT AND AN OUTDOOR
PATIO. WELL, THERE IS SOME GOOD
NEWS FOR DRIVERS. A BIG GAS
GIVEAWAY AND A CAR RAFFLE TODAY
IN OAK PARK. GO AHEAD, TAKE A
LOOK. THE NONPROFIT PROPHETIC
WORLD GROUP IS GIVING AWAY
$50,000 WORTH OF GAS. EACH CAR
GETS UP TO $40 WORTH. AND IT IS
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW AT A SHELL
GAS STATION ON EIGHT MILE IN
COOLIDGE. AND YOU CAN ALSO ENTER
FOR A CHANCE TO GET THE FREE NEW
CAR. WE PUT THAT INFORMATION ON
HOW TO DO THAT AT CLICK ON
DETROIT.COM. ALL RIGHT. IS IT
CATCHING FOR YOU? LOTTERY FEVER
IS RUNNING HOT AGAIN ALL AROUND
METRO DETROIT AND ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. NO ONE WON SATURDAY’S
DRAWING FOR THE $875 MILLION
PRIZE. SO TODAY’S JACKPOT
BALLOONS TO AN ESTIMATED $900
MILLION. THIS WOULD BE THE THIRD
LARGEST POWERBALL JACKPOT EVER,
WITH AN ESTIMATED CASH VALUE OF
$465 MILLION. YOU CAN SEE THOSE
WINNING NUMBERS TONIGHT ON LOCAL