FIVE
NEWS AT FIVE STARTS NOW. 21 FIVE
NEWS AT FIVE STARTS NOW. 21 PEOPLE KILLED 19 OF THEM CHILDREN. THEY DIDN’T DIE IN A
WAR. IT WASN’T A PLANE CRASH.
THEY WENT TO SCHOOL THIS
MORNING. FINDING OUT THE PARENTS
THAT HAVE FINALLY GOTTEN NOTICE
THAT THEIR CHILDREN HAVE PASSED.
IT’S JUST SOMETHING. UNTHINKABLE
AND THE COUNTRY IS FORCED TO
ONCE AGAIN MOURN A HORRIBLE
TRAGEDY. AND THESE ARE JUST SOME
OF THE LIVES LOST AS WE AWAIT
DNA TESTING TO HELP IDENTIFY THE
OTHERS, A 10 YEAR OLD WHO WAS
KILLED ALONG WITH HER COUSIN,
1/4 GRADER WHO HAD JUST MADE THE
HONOR ROLL. TWO TEACHERS WHO
TRIED EVERYTHING TO SAVE THE
CHILDREN IN THEIR CARE. WE’RE
TRACKING A NUMBER OF NEW
DEVELOPMENTS TONIGHT FROM UVALDE
, TEXAS. WE’RE GOING TO BEGIN IN
WASHINGTON, WHERE PRESIDENT
BIDEN ADDRESSED THE SITUATION IN
JUST THE PAST HALF HOUR. LISTEN
THE IDEA. IN 18 YEAR OLD CAN
WALK INTO A STORE. AND BY
WEAPONS OF WAR DESIGNED AND
MARKETED TO KILL. IS, I THINK,
JUST WRONG. JUST VIOLATES COMMON
SENSE. EVEN THE MANUFACTURER
BEING THE INVENTOR OF THAT
WEAPON. THOUGHT THAT AS WELL.
MEANTIME IN BALI. WE ARE
LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE YOUNG
LIVES LOST AND HOW THIS MASSACRE
PLAYED OUT IN REAL TIME. WENDY
WOLF FOLK KICKS OFF OUR COVERAGE
FROM TEXAS. ONE DAY AFTER THE
SHOOTING AT ROB ELEMENTARY
SHOCK, OVERWHELMED BY GRIEF.
IT’S A NIGHTMARE. IT’S SOMETHING
THAT YOU WOULD NEVER THINK THAT
HAPPENS IN OUR BEAUTIFUL SMALL
COMMUNITY. THE DEATH TOLL 21
PEOPLE 19 CHILDREN AND TWO
TEACHERS. PEOPLE WERE INFORMED
THAT THEIR CHILDHOOD DECEASED
YOU HEARD UNCONTROLLABLE CRYING
AS MANY AS YOU CAN IMAGINE THE
GUNMAN IDENTIFIED AS 18 YEAR OLD
SOVALDI RESIDENT SALVADOR RAMOS
, THE SHOOTER WAS ABLE TO MAKE
ENTRY INTO A CLASSROOM
BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE THAT
CLASSROOM AND AGAIN JUST BEGAN
SHOOTING. NUMEROUS CHILDREN AND
TEACHERS THAT WERE IN THAT
CLASSROOM HAVING NO REGARD FOR
HUMAN LIFE, THE TEXAS GOVERNOR
SAID HE POSTED HIS PLANS ON
FACEBOOK. THE FIRST POST WAS TO
THE POINT OF. HE SAID. I’M GOING
TO SHOOT MY GRANDMOTHER. THE
SECOND POST WAS I SHOT MY
GRANDMOTHER. THE THIRD POST.
MAYBE LESS THAN 15 MINUTES
BEFORE ARRIVING AT THE SCHOOL
WAS I AM GOING TO SHOOT AN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. DURING THE
GOVERNOR’S PRESS CONFERENCE, HIS
DEMOCRATIC OPPONENT, O’ROURKE
SPOKE UP TOTALLY PREDICTABLE
WHEN YOU’RE OUT OF LINE GROWING
FRUSTRATION AFTER THIS LATEST
MASS SHOOTING. BUT FOR THIS
SMALL TEXAS COMMUNITY LIFE
FOREVER CHANGED. WE NEED TO HAVE
A VOICE. WE NEED TO SPEAK.
THERE’S SOMETHING HAS TO BE
DONE. THIS CANNOT HAPPEN AGAIN.
AND THE PEOPLE WANT TO BE HEARD.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THE GUNMAN HAD
NO CRIMINAL HISTORY AND NO GANG
AFFILIATION. THEY ARE HOPING HIS
66 YEAR OLD GRANDMOTHER, WHO IS
IN CRITICAL CONDITION CAN PULL
AND YOU’VE ALREADY TEXAS WENDY
WOLF FOLK LOCAL 4. ALL RIGHT,
WENDY, THIS TRAGEDY ONCE AGAIN
HIS PARENTS IN A POSITION WHERE
THEY HAVE TO EXPLAIN WHAT SHOULD
BE UNIMAGINABLE TRAUMA FROM THE
IMAGES FROM TEXAS WEIGH HEAVY ON
CHILDREN PUTTING ANXIETY THROUGH
THE ROOF. BUT IT’S IMPORTANT FOR
ALL PARENTS TO REMEMBER. WE’RE
PROBABLY GOING THROUGH THE SAME
THING. PAULA TUTMAN SPOKE TO A
PSYCHOLOGIST TODAY. PAULA
TALKING TO KIDS ABOUT THIS IS
IMPORTANT, BUT PARENTS NEED TO
TALK ABOUT IT, TOO. YEAH YOU
KNOW WHAT’S INTERESTING IS IN
THAT PREVIOUS REPORT, WENDY SAID
LIFE IS FOREVER CHANGED IN THAT
COMMUNITY. LIFE IS FOREVER
CHANGED FOR ALL OF US FOR ALL OF
US, AND RIGHT NOW, A LOT OF
PARENTS ACROSS THE NATION FEEL A
LITTLE OFF BALANCE AND WE’RE
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW DO WE
DEAL WITH THIS SO WE CAN HELP
OUR CHILDREN DEAL WITH THIS. IT
HAS BEEN NEARLY 10 YEARS SINCE A
GUNMAN WALKED INTO SANDY HOOK
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND OPENED
FIRE, KILLING 26 PEOPLE,
INCLUDING 20 CHILDREN. ONE OF
THOSE CHILDREN WAS MICHELLE
GAZE, SEVEN YEAR OLD JOSEPHINE.
AND FINDING HER WAY BACK HAS
BEEN FILLED WITH THREE THINGS.
HER OTHER CHILDREN, GOD AND
PURPOSE. WE CAN’T LET IT BE THAT
FAMILIES ARE AFRAID TO SEND
THEIR KIDS TO THIS. THIS
WONDERFUL PLACE. IT CAN’T BE
THAT, UM FAMILIES ARE AFRAID TO
SEND, YOU KNOW THEIR LOVED ONES
TO WORK AT A SCHOOL. UM THIS IS
AN IMPORTANT PLACE. IT’S
IMPORTANT TO OUR KIDS. IT’S
IMPORTANT TO OUR SOCIETY, HEALTH
EXPERTS SAY ON A DAY LIKE TODAY,
PARENTS SHOULD BE ASKING AT
LEAST ONE SPECIFIC QUESTION. HOW
DO I TALK TO MY CHILDREN ABOUT
WHAT’S HAPPENED? BUT HOW DO I
TALK TO MYSELF FIRST? CYNTHIA
REYNOLDS IS THE FOUNDER AND
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FIRST
FAMILY COUNSELING IN BINGHAM
FARMS ON THE AIRPLANE TO PUT THE
AIR ON YOUR FACE FIRST AND THEN
ATTEND TO YOU CAN’T YOU CAN’T DO
THAT. CAN’T ATTEND TO YOUR KIDS
FEARS OR TRAUMAS OR ISSUES THAT
THEY HAVE. IF YOU DON’T DO THAT
FIRST. ERIC HARMON IS A CLINICAL
PSYCHOLOGIST WITH CHILDREN’S
HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN.
EXPLANATIONS TO KIDS ARE GOING
TO HAVE TO BE AGED APPROPRIATE.
SO FOR LITTLE ONES. BASICS AND
IF THEY DON’T NEED TO WATCH THE
NEWS, IT’S EVEN BETTER. OLDER
KIDS ARE GOING TO SEE IT AND YOU
KNOW IT’S HARD TO DENY HOW
TRAGIC AND UPSETTING AND
UNEXPLAINABLE THIS IS SO BE
HONEST. AGREE THAT IF YOU’RE
HAVING TROUBLE WRAPPING YOUR
HEAD AROUND ONE MORE MASS
SHOOTING, AND YOU’RE STRUGGLING
WITH THE ANGER OF SO LITTLE
BEING DONE BY LAWMAKERS TO EVEN
MAKE IT HARDER FOR EVIL TO PLAY
OUT WITH THE HELP OF A GUN THAT
WE’RE ANGRY, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT
WERE TRAUMATIZED. SO WHEN I HAVE
CONVERSATIONS WITH CHILDREN YOU
KNOW, I WOULD SAY SOMETHING TO
THEM LIKE TO THEM, LIKE, YOU
KNOW, WHEN WE GO TO YOUR NEW
SCHOOL NEXT YEAR, WE’RE GONNA
CHECK OUT THE GROUND. WE’RE
GONNA SEE YOU KNOW WHERE THE
EXITS ARE. JUST BE REAL WITH
THEM. WE’RE GONNA RUN AND SEE.
YOU KNOW HOW FAST YOU CAN RUN IN
CASE WE HAVE TO GET AWAY SIMPLE
THINGS LIKE THAT MAKE CHILDREN
FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE BECAUSE IT
PUTS THE POWER BACK INTO THEIR
HANDS. YEAH BUT ALSO YOU CAN GET
THE POWER BACK IN YOUR HANDS.
AND IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU’RE
REALLY STRUGGLING, IT’S
IMPORTANT TO ASK FOR HELP.
PROFESSIONAL HELP THE SAME WITH
CHILDREN. DON’T TRY TO GO IT
ALONE. IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU
REALLY CAN’T. THESE ARE THE
TIMES WHERE IT IS IMPORTANT TO
MAKE SURE WE HAVE THINGS THAT WE
CAN USE REAL TOOLS THAT WE’RE
ABLE TO USE TO COPE WHILE ALSO
HELPING OUR CHILDREN COPE.
THAT’S WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE
SAYING. ASK FOR HELP. DON’T TRY
TO GO IT ALONE. REALLY REALLY
IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PAULA.
THANKS. WELL THEY JUST WENT TO
SCHOOL YESTERDAY AND THEY WILL
NEVER COME HOME AS THE COUNTRY
AND THE WORLD MOURNS THE LIVES
LOST IN TEXAS PARENTS WANT TO
KNOW WHAT IS BEING DONE TO KEEP
STUDENTS SAFE. HOW CAN SCHOOLS
EASE THOSE FEARS FOR THAT PART
OF THE STORY WE BRING IN VICTOR
WILLIAMS, WHO SPOKE WITH THE
SUPERINTENDENT NIKOLAI VITTI
ABOUT THAT VICTOR YES.
DEVIN SCILLIAN THE SHOCKWAVES OF
WHAT HAPPENED OVER AT ROB
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. EVEN HERE IN
DETROIT OVER 1500 MILES AWAY,
BUT EVEN WITH THAT POLITICAL AS
WELL AS EDUCATIONAL LEADERS ARE
NOW WEIGHING IN ON WHAT CAN BE
DONE. TO PREVENT SOMETHING LIKE
THIS FROM HAPPENING. IT’S THE
WORST POSSIBLE THING I COULD
IMAGINE AS A PARENT, SO IN
ADDITION TO THE PRAYERS ACTUALLY
USED TO BE TAKEN, LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR GARLAND GILCHRIST, THE
SECOND IN DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
, COMMUNITY DISTRICT
SUPERINTENDENT NIKOLAI VITTI.
STILL REELING FROM AMERICA’S
LATEST MASS SHOOTING, THIS TIME
AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF ALL
PLACES, TIRED OF IT. THESE ARE
WEAPONS THAT ARE USED IN WAR.
AND FOR SOMEONE TO JUST SIMPLY
PICK UP A R ASSAULT RIFLES WITH
700 PLUS BULLETS. WE HAVE TO
LOOK AT THAT. BOTH LEADERS WERE
AT CIRCLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR
THE MY KIDS BACK ON TRACK TOUR.
BUT AS OF NOW, ONE OF THEIR MAIN
CONCERNS IS MAKING SURE SUCH A
TRAGEDY DOESN’T HAPPEN HERE AT
HOME. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
TAKE ACTION ON THE POLICY LEVEL
. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR GILCHRIST
SAYS HE’S HOPING REPUBLICANS AND
DEMOCRATS ON BOTH SIDES. CAN
FIND A COMMON SOLUTION TO
AMERICA’S PROBLEM. BUT
SUPERINTENDENT VD SAYS SAFETY
HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT DISTRICT
HAS BEEN WORKING ON FOR QUITE
SOME TIME NOW OVER THE YEARS.
WE’VE INCREASED TRAINING ON
ACTIVE SHOOTING. WE’VE REVIEWED
ACTIVE SHOOTING PLANS THAT
SCHOOLS ULTIMATELY,
SUPERINTENDENT VD BELIEVES PART
OF THE SOLUTION STARTS AT HOME.
I WOULD SAY THE NUMBER ONE WAY
TO DETER THIS RELATIONSHIP WITH
STUDENTS. THERE ARE WARNING
SIGNS THAT STUDENTS GIVE. AND
THERE IS ALSO A MENTAL HEALTH
SUPPORT TEAM AND EVERY SINGLE
SCHOOL AND GPS CD. VICTOR
WILLIAMS, VICTOR. BUT DETROIT
HIGH SCHOOL PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE
VICTIMS IN THE TEXAS SCHOOL
SHOOTING STUDENTS AND STAFF AT
CASS TECH HIGH. RELEASED
BALLOONS THIS AFTERNOON. EACH OF
THE BALLOONS HAD THE NAMES OF
THE 19 CHILDREN AND TWO TEACHERS
WHO WERE KILLED IN THAT SHOOTING
OUR COVERAGE OF THE TRAGEDY AND
YOU VALIDATE IS GOING TO
CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 90
MINUTES OF NEWS AT SIX O’CLOCK
JASON COLTHORPE REACHED OUT
TODAY TO EVERY MICHIGAN MEMBER
OF CONGRESS WITH ONE QUESTION.
WHAT ARE THEY WILLING TO DO? TO
GET SCHOOL SHOOTINGS IN AMERICA
TO STOP ALSO, OF COURSE,
BRINGING ANY UPDATES FROM TEXAS
AS THEY COME IN AND BE SURE TO
STICK AROUND FOR A SPECIAL HOUR
LONG EDITION OF NBC NIGHTLY NEWS
WITH LESTER HOLT AT 6 30 LESTER
WILL BE LIVE IN YOU, VAL D AND
HAVE NEW REACTION AS THE
RESIDENTS OF THAT SMALL TOWN
WORK TO COME TO GRIPS WITH THIS
TRAGEDY. CLICKONDETROIT’S DOT
COM HAS BEEN DIGGING THROUGH THE
DATA UNCOVERED AN ALARMING TREND
IN THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE SHOOTER
INCIDENTS IN THE US ENCOURAGE
YOU TO CHECK THAT OUT. THE LINK
IS RIGHT NOW ON THE HOMEPAGE.
LET’S TURN NOW TO THE FORECAST,
AND YOU CAN SEE ON STORM TRACKER
4 THEIR WE’VE HAD A GOOD AMOUNT
OF RAIN MOVING THROUGH METRO
DETROIT TONIGHT. THE EVENING
COMMUTE COULD TAKE A LITTLE
EXTRA TIME. TURN THINGS OVER TO
PAUL GROSS HERE. NOTHING SEVERE,
THOUGH, RIGHT, PAUL, RIGHT.
WE’RE JUST LOOKING AT GENERALLY
LIGHT RAIN. MOST OF US ARE DRY.
WE HAVE THIS AREA RIGHT UP HERE
IN THE THUMB HERE. STILL GETTING
SOME RAIN HERE, YOU CAN SEE IT’S
A MOST OF SATELLITE COUNTY,
NORTHEASTERN ST CLAIR COUNTY AND
BASICALLY IT’S THIS IS VERY
LIGHT STUFF. THERE’S REALLY
NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT THEIR
COMING UP IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES,
WE’LL TALK MORE ABOUT THE STUFF
THAT’S DEVELOPING TO THE
SOUTHWEST RIGHT NOW. THE ENTIRE
AREAS IN THE SIXTIES MID TO
UPPER SIXTIES FOR MOST METRO’S
AT 68 DEGREES, 2.60 WINDOWS FROM
THE EAST AT EIGHT MPH. SO WE
HAVE THAT BREAK INITIALLY, BUT
THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE GOING TO DEVELOP AS WE MOVE
INTO THE MID TO LATER PART OF
THE EVENING HOURS, SO WE’LL
WATCH THAT. BUT RIGHT NOW WE’RE
NOT REALLY EXPECTING ANY SEVERE
WEATHER, MAYBE JUST A VERY SMALL
CHANCE IN SOUTHWEST LANEWAY
COUNTY, BUT COMING UP WE’RE
GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR STORM
CHANGES, WHICH CONTINUE ALL THE
WAY THROUGH FRIDAY. WE ALSO HAVE
SOME MINOR FLOOD CONCERNS FOR
FRIDAY. WE’LL TALK ABOUT THAT
AND THEN HEATING UP FOR THE
HOLIDAY. WE’RE TALKING BIG TIME.
HE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT IN JUST