WITH AN AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN. OUR AIR QUALITY NOW CONSIDERED VERY
UNHEALTHY FOR EVERYONE. LOOK AT
OUR AIR CAMS ACROSS METRO
DETROIT WITH TIME LAPSE VIDEO
FROM THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO
THE NIGHT.
>> HAZE BEING SEEN FOR MILES IN
MOUNT CLEMENS AND ARBOR AND
DOWNTOWN DETROIT. WE’RE GLAD
YOU’RE WITH US TONIGHT FOR LOCAL
4 NEWS AT 11. I’M DEVIN SCILLIAN
.
>> I’M KIMBERLY GILL. THE 4WARN
WEATHER TEAM HAS BEEN TRACKING
THE AIR QUALITY THROUGHOUT THE
NIGHT. SO LET’S GET OVER TO KIM
ADAMS WITH A LOOK AT HOW BAD THE
AIR IS TONIGHT KIM.
>> WELL, AS OF 10:00 TONIGHT,
THE AIR QUALITY IN METRO DETROIT
WAS THE SECOND WORST IN THE
WORLD. SO THAT TELLS YOU EXACTLY
HOW BAD IT IS. 240 IS OUR
CURRENT AQI. THAT’S THE AIR
QUALITY INDEX. IT STARTS AT ZERO
AND GOES ALL THE WAY TO 250 AND
ABOVE. AND WE’RE AT 240. SO WHAT
IS THAT LIKE? WELL, WE COMPARE
IT TO CIGARET SMOKING AT 150.
NOW AGAIN, WE’RE AT 240, 150 IS
LIKE SMOKING SEVEN CIGARET TOPS
AND WE’RE WELL ABOVE THAT AT
240. SO DEFINITELY AN ISSUE WITH
THE AIR QUALITY. YOU CAN SEE THE
SCALE THERE GOES FROM GOOD AT
ZERO ALL THE WAY TO HAZARDOUS,
WHICH IS OVER 250. AND WE’RE
RIGHT THERE TONIGHT CLOSE TO
HAZARDOUS. SO LOOK AT THIS AIR
QUALITY INDEX. WE’RE NOT ALONE.
IT’S ACROSS MUCH OF THE MIDWEST.
IT WILL BE MOVING TO THE EAST,
SO INTO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY,
WE’LL START TO SEE THOSE IMAGES
COME OUT OF NEW YORK AND BOSTON
ONCE AGAIN, WHERE THEY HAVE THE
AIR QUALITY PROBLEMS. BUT FOR
US, AIR QUALITY IS AN ISSUE
TONIGHT. YOU CAN SEE THE SKYLINE
OF DETROIT. THIS IS SMOKE. AND A
LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THAT
THEY SMELL THE SMOKE. IT SMELLS
LIKE BURNING PLASTIC. AND AGAIN,
IT’S NOT FOG. IT’S NOT IT’S NOT
CLOUD. THAT IS ACTUAL SMOKE
COMING DOWN FROM CANADA.
TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW ARE IN
THE 60S. SO WE’RE GOING TO TALK
ABOUT WHEN THE SMOKE IS GOING TO
CLEAR OUT. AND ALSO, WE HAVE A
MARGINAL RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER
ON THURSDAY THAT WE’LL TALK
ABOUT THAT AS WELL.
>> OKAY, KIM, IT IS AN ALMOST
UNIMAGINABLE CASE OF CHILD ABUSE
OUT OF MID-MICHIGAN TONIGHT. THE
BODY CAM VIDEO CAPTURES POLICE
SAVING A TWO YEAR OLD LITTLE
GIRL BEING DROWNED IN A BATHTUB
BY HER OWN MOTHER. THIS IS
REALLY HARD TO WATCH.
>> POLICE SAY THREE CHILDREN
NARROWLY ESCAPED BEING KILLED
AFTER THEIR OLDER SISTER CALLED
911. MARA MACDONALD LIVE
DOWNTOWN. ANN, WE CAN’T POINT IT
OUT ENOUGH. THIS BODY CAMERA
VIDEO IS BRUTAL. MARA IT’S SO
HARD TO WATCH.
>> DEVIN SO EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE
AWARE BECAUSE NOT ONLY ON THIS
DO YOU SEE THAT LITTLE GIRL
BEING HELD DOWN IN THE BATHTUB.
THERE WERE TWO OTHER CHILDREN IN
THIS HOUSE. BOTH OF THEM HAD
STAB WOUNDS AND HAD BEEN FORCED
TO DRINK CLEANING CHEMICALS.
BUDA. ALBION POLICE, ALONG WITH
CALHOUN COUNTY, KICKED IN THE
DOOR TO FIND THAT 35 YEAR OLD
MOTHER HOLDING HER TWO YEAR OLD
UNDER WATER IN THE TUB.
>> THEY IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE
CHILD OUT OF THE BATHTUB AND
BEGAN DOING CPR ON THE CHILD AND
WERE ABLE TO REVIVE HER RATHER
QUICKLY.
>> THE NEXT DISCOVERY JUST AS
AWFUL A TWO AND FOUR YEAR OLD
FORCED TO DRINK CLEANING
CHEMICALS AND SUFFERING FROM
STAB WOUNDS JUST ABOVE THE CHEST
.
>> WE’RE HERE WITH THE INCH
APART. WE’RE HERE WITH YOU,
HONEY.
>> I KNOW HE’S GOT ALL THE
CHILDREN OUT OF THE HOUSE, INTO
THE HOSPITAL WHERE THEY’RE
RECOVERING. THEIR MOTHER IS IN
CUSTODY. THE LITTLE ONE’S 15
YEAR OLD SISTER CALLED 911 IN
WHAT THE CHIEF SAYS WAS A
CHAOTIC CALL.
>> I KNOW IT WAS PRETTY FRANTIC
AND THERE WAS CRYING IN THE
BACKGROUND. THEY WERE SAYING,
AND SCREAMING. AND SHE WAS
SAYING, I THINK THAT HER MOM WAS
TRYING TO KILL HER OR HER SISTER
, ALBION.
>> POLICE SAY THEY’D BEEN TO THE
HOUSE BEFORE, NOT FOR CHILD
ABUSE, BUT FOR DOMESTIC ASSAULT
, WHERE THAT 35 YEAR OLD MOM WAS
THE VICTIM. SHE’S NOW FACING
CHARGES FOR THE ATTEMPTED MURDER
OF THREE OF HER CHILDREN BACK
HERE LIVE AND SHE’S BEHIND BARS
TONIGHT ON A $500,000 BOND.
SHE’S FACING MULTIPLE FELONIES
THAT WOULD LAND HER IN JAIL OR
PRISON FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE,
LIFE IF SHE IS CONVICTED. AS FAR
AS WHAT PREDICATED ALL THIS,
POLICE AND PROSECUTORS HAVE NOT
REVEALED THAT YET. WE’RE LIVE
DOWNTOWN TONIGHT. I’M MARA
MACDONALD, LOCAL 4.
>> SO EXTRAORDINARY. ALL RIGHT,
MARA, WE’VE JUST GOT THIS IN
TONIGHT. THE PRISONERS SEEN ON
VIDEO BEING PUNCHED BY WARREN.
POLICE HAS NOW FILED A $50
MILLION LAWSUIT. ACCORDING TO
COURT DOCUMENTS, 19 YEAR OLD
JAQUAN SMITH CLAIMS HIS
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS WERE
VIOLATED. THE SECURITY CAMERA
VIDEO THAT WE HAVE SHOWED YOU
SHOWS MATTHEW RODRIGUEZ PUNCHING
SMITH IN THE FINGERPRINTING ROOM
BEFORE THROWING HIM INTO A CELL.
YESTERDAY THE DEPARTMENT FIRED
RODRIGUEZ AND HE FACES ASSAULT
AND BATTERY CHARGES, TOO.
>> TONIGHT, A FAMILY OF SEVEN IN
IS ASKING FOR HELP WHILE LIVING
IN A PLACE THAT’S LESS THAN
IDEAL. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THIS
IS THEIR HOME. AND AS YOU CAN
SEE, IT’S DEFINITELY SEEN
BETTER. DAYS AFTER A FIRE RIPPED
THROUGH IT. VICTOR WILLIAMS
SHOWS US HOW ORGANIZATIONS ARE
TRYING TO LEND A HELPING HAND
AND HOW YOU CAN AS WELL.
>> YEAH, THE DAMAGE LEFT BEHIND
BY THIS FIRE IS QUITE CLEAR. BUT
THE FAMILY INSIDE OF THIS HOUSE
IS STILL SOMEHOW ABLE TO MAKE IT
A HOME. THEY’RE A REAL ROUGH
IT’S BEEN IT’S BEEN A HARD
STRUGGLE.
>> YOU KNOW, WE’VE BEEN MAKING
THE BEST OUT OF WHAT WE CAN DO
TO SAY IT’S BEEN A STRUGGLE
WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT FOR
KHALIL BANKSTON, HIS WIFE AND
THEIR FIVE KIDS.
>> EVER SINCE THEIR TRACY STREET
HOME CAUGHT FIRE BACK IN
FEBRUARY.
>> WHEN I PLAYED BACK THE
FOOTAGE ON MY CAMERA FROM THE
SURVEILLANCE, IT STARTED
UNDERNEATH OUR BED. ALL YOU
SEEING WAS JUST FLASHES, YOU
KNOW, AFTER RELOCATING WITH
LOVED ONES FOR A SHORT TIME, THE
FAMILY HAD TO DO THE UNTHINKABLE
AND MOVE BACK INTO THE CHARRED
STRUCTURE. WE ENDED UP HAVING TO
COME BACK HERE, AND NOW WE’RE
JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT WORK.
>> THAT INCLUDES LAYING WOOD
DOWN IN CERTAIN PLACES AND
MAKING THE MOST OF ALL THEY
HAVE.
>> THIS IS WHERE ME, THE WIFE
AND THE SMALLEST WE’VE BEEN HERE
ON THE BLOW UP BED AND THE FRONT
ROOM GOT ANOTHER TWO BLOW UP
BEDS.
>> AND WITH BOTH BEING
UNEMPLOYED ON TOP OF NOT HAVING
HOMEOWNER’S INSURANCE, ME AND
THE WIFE HAVE BEEN DOING
EVERYTHING ON OUR OWN.
>> EVERYTHING. IT’S GETTING A
LOT MORE DIFFICULT TO TAKE CARE
OF THE CHILDREN. IT’S HARD, YOU
KNOW, HEARING THEM WISH THAT
THEY HAD THEIR HOME BACK AND
THEIR ROOMS AND TOYS AND CLOTHES
AND SHOES, SHOES AND ALL THE
THINGS THAT THEY HAD NORMALLY,
YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, IT TAKES A
TOLL ON YOU. AFTER A MINUTE, YOU
KNOW, YOU TRY TO BE STRONG FOR
THEM. BUT IT’S HARD.
>> AT LEAST ONE ORGANIZER,
HAITIAN GRANDMOTHER’S TOUCH IS
STEPPING UP TO HELP.
>> THEY’RE DOING WHAT THEY GOT
TO DO AND TO KEEP THAT FAMILY
TOGETHER. BUT AT THE SAME TOKEN,
THEY NEED SOME HELP.
>> WENDY SMITH SAYS THEY’RE
ASSISTING WITH CLOTHES,
FURNITURE AND FOOD. THEY HUMBLE
.
>> THEY HUMBLE, BUT STILL IN THE
END, IT’S THE SENSE OF NORMALCY
THAT’S MISSING THE MOST.
>> I WOULD JUST LOVE FOR IT TO
BE IN A HOME AGAIN, JUST, YOU
KNOW, HOME LIVING WITH THE KIDS
CAN RUN FREE AGAIN.
>> WE AIN’T GOT TO WORRY ABOUT
IT BEING RAINED ON AND BACK HERE
LIVE, WE’RE TOLD THAT THIS
FAMILY IS HOPING TO HAVE ALL OF
THIS POTENTIALLY STRAIGHTENED
OUT BEFORE THE WINTER COMES.
>> AS YOU GUYS KNOW, THAT WILL
BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT. SO
IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO HELP
THEM OUT WITH ALL OF THIS, YOU
CAN HEAD OVER TO OUR WEBSITE,
CLICK ON DETROIT.COM. THERE WE
HAVE A DIRECT LINK TO THEIR
GOFUNDME PAGE. VICTOR WILLIAMS
LOCAL 4.
>> OKAY, VICTOR, THANK YOU.
>> A COMMUNITY ON EDGE AS
YPSILANTI POLICE INVESTIGATING A
SHOOTING THAT LEFT TWO YOUNG MEN
DEAD. HAPPENED LAST NIGHT IN A
PARKING LOT IN THE 800 BLOCK OF
GEORGE PLACE. AND TODAY WE
LEARNED A 16 YEAR OLD BOY AND A
20 YEAR OLD MAN DIED. AND TWO
OTHER TEENS ARE EXPECTED TO
RECOVER FROM THEIR INJURIES.
INVESTIGA OFFICERS SAY THE
VICTIMS WERE INSIDE THE SAME CAR
WHEN SOMEONE FIRED AT THEM.
THEIR CAR THEN CRASHED AS THEY
TRIED TO DRIVE AWAY. IF YOU KNOW
ANYTHING, SAW ANYTHING THAT
MIGHT HELP IN THE INVESTIGATION,
CALL CRIME STOPPERS AT ONE 800.
SPEAK UP.
>> AN UPDATE TO A STORY WE
BROUGHT YOU LAST FRIDAY AT 11.
TWO MEN ARE CHARGED IN
CONNECTION TO A SHOOTING IN
LIVONIA. CELL PHONE VIDEO SHOWS
THE MOMENTS, GUNFIRE WAS
EXCHANGED ON RENSSELAER STREET.
POLICE SAY THERE WAS SOME KIND
OF ARGUMENT GOING ON WHEN A 16
YEAR OLD KICKED THE FRONT GLASS
DOOR OF A HOME. THEY SAY 35 YEAR
OLD TERRELL MORRIS CAME OUT,
STARTED SHOOTING. THE TEEN WAS
HIT IN THE LEG. THREE OTHER
PEOPLE WERE NOT HIT. MORRIS
FACES SEVERAL CHARGES, INCLUDING
ASSAULT. 45 YEAR OLD LAMONT
SHERMAN IS CHARGED WITH LYING TO
POLICE AND TAMPERING WITH
EVIDENCE.
>> PROSECUTORS USING NEW
EVIDENCE TO FIGHT THE LATEST
APPEAL FROM THE PARENTS OF THE
OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTER. IN A
COURT FILING OBTAINED BY LOCAL
4, PROSECUTORS SAY JAMES AND
JENNIFER CRUMBLEY WERE GROSSLY
NEGLIGENT. IT STATES THAT
JENNIFER CRUMBLEY ADMITTED SHE
PAID LITTLE ATTENTION TO THE
DISTURBING DRAWINGS THAT SCHOOL
OFFICIALS BROUGHT TO HER
ATTENTION BEFORE THE SHOOTING
OCCURRED. PROSECUTORS ALSO SAY A
RECEIPT FOUND ON THE CRUMBLEYS
WHEN THEY WERE ARRESTED AFTER
YOU RECALL, THEY WERE ON THE
RUN. THAT RECEIPT WAS FOR THE
GUN USED AT THE SCHOOL. THE
STATE SUPREME COURT IS CURRENTLY
CONSIDERING AN APPEAL FROM THE
CRUMBLEYS TO HAVE THE CASE
TOSSED OUT.
>> FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF
MINISTER MALIK SHABAZZ ASKING
FOR PRAYERS AFTER THE COMMUNITY
ACTIVIST SUFFERED A HEART
ATTACK. MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE
GATHERED THIS AFTERNOON FOR A
PRAYER VIGIL IN FRONT OF HENRY
FORD HOSPITAL NEAR DETROIT’S NEW
CENTER AREA. SHABAZZ HAS WORKED
TO BRING AWARENESS TO COUNTLESS
CRIMES IN DETROIT. ORGANIZERS
SAY THE TURNOUT IS A TESTAMENT
TO SHABAZZ’S IMPACT ON THE CITY
.
>> I MEAN, IT JUST SHOWS HOW
MUCH HE WAS RESPECTED AND HIS
WORK SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.
>> THESE PEOPLE AREN’T OUT HERE
IN LESS THAN A 24 HOUR NOTICE.
FOR A GUY THAT WASN’T DOING
ANYTHING IN THE COMMUNITY.
>> ON MONDAY, THE SAME DAY HE
SUFFERED THE HEART ATTACK,
SHABAZZ WAS HONORED WITH A
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. HE
IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION. WE’LL
KEEP YOU POSTED. AS WE GET
UPDATES ON HIS HEALTH.
>> ALCOHOL SALES AT CERTAIN ON
CAMPUS SPORTING EVENTS ONE STEP
CLOSER TO HAPPENING. MICHIGAN
HOUSE VOTED 85 TO 23 TO APPROVE
THE BILL. LEGISLATION WOULD LIFT
A CURRENT STATE BAN AND ALLOW
UNIVERSITIES TO APPLY FOR LIQUOR
LICENSES TO SELL ALCOHOL AT
UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC STADIUMS.
SUPPORTERS OF THE BILL SAY 11 OF
THE 14 SCHOOLS IN THE BIG TEN DO
ALLOW SALES AT FOOTBALL GAMES.