LOW, BUT THERE COULD BE SIGNS OF HOPE IN THE SEARCH FOR A MISSING SUB. THE LATEST FROM THE COAST
GUARD. ALSO, FIGHTING AUTO
THEFTS IN METRO DETROIT. A BUNCH
OF POLICE DEPARTMENT IS BANDING
TOGETHER TO PROTECT YOUR CARS
AND SO MUCH MORE. PLUS HERE’S
KIM. WELL IT LOOKS LIKE A
BEAUTIFUL AFTERNOON ON EXACTRAK
40 RADAR.
>> BUT IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY,
THERE’S ONE TEENY TINY AREA OF
RAIN. WE’LL ZOOM IN AND DO SOME
STREET LEVEL MAPPING AND SHOW
YOU WHERE IT IS. THIS AFTERNOON
.
>> LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT,
LOCAL 4 NEWS, FIRST AT FOUR
STARTS NOW.
>> FIRST AT FOUR SIGNS OF HOPE
AND NEW RESCUE EQUIPMENT ON THE
WAY TO HELP FIVE PEOPLE LOST
UNDERWATER IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC
OCEAN. BUT CAN THEY BE FOUND IN
TIME? GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANKS
SO MUCH FOR JOINING ME. I’M
CHRISTY MCDONALD IN FOR KAREN
DREW TODAY. THE PEOPLE ON BOARD
THAT SMALL SUBMERSIBLE HAVE
ABOUT 14 HOURS OF OXYGEN LEFT
AFTER LOSING CONTACT BACK ON
SUNDAY. RIGHT NOW, THE COAST
GUARD SAYS THIS REMAINS A SEARCH
AND RESCUE MISSION, BUT
SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES REMAIN.
KIMBERLY GILL IS TRACKING THE
SEARCH. AND, KIM, THOSE SIGNS OF
HOPE INVOLVE SOUNDS COMING FROM
UNDERWATER.
>> THAT’S RIGHT. AND KRISTIE,
GOOD AFTERNOON TO YOU. THE COAST
GUARD TELLS US BANGING NOISES
HAVE BEEN HEARD IN THE SEARCH
AREA, GIVING EVERYBODY HOPE THAT
THOSE CREW MEMBERS MIGHT STILL
BE ALIVE AND A RESCUE MIGHT NOT
BE POSSIBLE. BUT WE CAUTION THE
EXACT LOCATION AND SOURCE OF THE
SOUNDS HAS NOT YET BEEN
DETERMINED. RESCUE CREWS ARE
USING THE SOUNDS TO GUIDE THEIR
SEARCH, WHICH STARTED IN AN AREA
TWICE THE SIZE OF THE STATE OF
CONNECTICUT AND TWO AND A HALF
MILES DEEP. THE BIG CHALLENGE IS
TO LOCATE THE SUB AND THEN FIND
A WAY TO BRING IT TO THE SURFACE
BEFORE THE CREWS OXYGEN SUPPLY
RUNS OUT. NOTHING ABOUT THE
SEARCH IS EASY, BUT DURING THE
LAST UPDATE, THE COAST GUARD
SAYS IT’S NOT TIME TO GIVE UP
YET. WE HAVE TO REMAIN
OPTIMISTIC AND HOPEFUL.
>> WHEN YOU’RE IN A SEARCH AND
RESCUE CASE. SO WE’RE IN A WE’RE
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF SEARCH
AND RESCUE CASE. SO I DON’T I
DON’T WANT TO GET INTO A
DISCUSSION ABOUT WHEN THAT WOULD
END. WITH RESPECT TO THIS CASE,
YOU HAVE TO CAREFULLY CONSIDER
ALL OF THE FACTORS AND THERE ARE
A LOT OF FACTORS TO CONSIDER
HERE. AND THEN AFTER YOU
CONSIDER ALL OF THOSE FACTORS,
SOMETIMES YOU ARE IN A POSITION
WHERE YOU HAVE TO MAKE A TOUGH
DECISION. WE’RE NOT THERE YET.
>> NOW, IT’S VERY IMPORTANT TO
NOTE THAT 96 HOURS OF OXYGEN IS
A TARGET FOR NOMINAL
CONSUMPTION, THAT THE AVERAGE
HUMAN MIGHT USE. THE CREWS MAY
BE TAKING STEPS TO REDUCE THEIR
METABOLIC LEVELS, TRYING TO
EXTEND THAT SUPPLY. BUT WE JUST
DON’T KNOW WHAT’S HAPPENING DOWN
THERE. SO IT’S JUST SO VERY
UNCERTAIN.
>> YEAH. AND OBVIOUSLY, OF
COURSE, THE FOCUS IS A SEARCH
AND RESCUE MISSION, BUT THERE
ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
SUB COMPANY AND SOME OF THE
SAFETY ISSUES THEY’VE HAD IN THE
PAST.
>> YOU’RE RIGHT, THEY HAD AN
ISSUE BACK IN 2018. THERE WAS A
LAWSUIT THAT CLAIMED THE SUBS
TESTING AND CERTIFICATION WAS
INSUFFICIENT, BUT THE COMPANY,
IT’S CALLED OCEAN GATE, THEY
SAID THAT THE PERSON RAISING
THOSE CLAIMS WAS NOT EVEN AN
ENGINEER AND ONLY SAW A
PROTOTYPE AND NOT THE ACTUAL
VESSEL. THAT’S MISSING NOW. SO
THEY KIND OF ARGUED THAT POINT.
TAKE IT FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH.
WE’LL HAVE A REPORT COMING UP AT
5:00 WHEN YOU JOIN US. THEN
YEAH.
>> AND EVERYONE IS WATCHING THIS
UNFOLD. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, KIM.
SURE WELL, THE FAMILY OF A MAN
SHOT TO DEATH BY A ROSEVILLE
POLICE OFFICER HAS NOW FILED A
WRONGFUL DEATH SUIT AGAINST THE
CITY. AND THE OFFICER HERE, YOU
MAY REMEMBER THE SHOOTING BACK
IN APRIL OF 2022. POLICE SAY
FRANK ROBLES CRASHED HEAD ON
INTO A TRUCK ON GROESBECK NEAR
12 MILE AND STUMBLED OUT OF HIS
VEHICLE WITH A KNIFE IN HIS HAND
. OFFICER CHAD LEE ORDERED HIM
TO DROP THE KNIFE AND OPEN FIRE
. WHEN ROBLES REFUSED AND TOOK
STEPS TOWARD HIM. THE OFFICER IN
THIS CASE WAS CLEARED OF ANY
CRIMINAL WRONGDOING. BUT ROBLES
WIFE NOW ARGUES HER DEAD
HUSBAND’S CIVIL RIGHTS WERE
VIOLATED. THE FAMILY IS SEEKING
DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF $10
MILLION. WE CALLED ROSEVILLE
POLICE FOR A COMMENT BUT HAVEN’T
HEARD BACK AS OF YET. A NEW AUTO
THEFT TASK FORCE IS SENDING A
MESSAGE TO CAR THIEVES AND
ANYONE WHO DOES BUSINESS WITH
THEM KNOCK IT OFF. POLICE FROM
SEVERAL WAYNE COUNTY TOWNS AND
PROSECUTORS ARE WORKING TOGETHER
TO FIGHT RISING CRIME NUMBERS.
INVESTIGATORS TELL US THAT CAR
THEFTS ARE UP ABOUT 30% IN METRO
DETROIT SINCE LAST YEAR. DETROIT
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, GARDEN CITY,
LIVONIA, DEARBORN AND MICHIGAN
STATE POLICE ARE ALL WORKING
TOGETHER ON THIS. OFFICERS SAY
AUTO THEFT IS A TOP PRIORITY
BECAUSE THAT CRIME HAS A HUGE
IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF VICTIMS.
>> THESE CRIMES ARE AGAINST THE
PEOPLE IN OUR FAMILIES, PEOPLE
THAT TAKE THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL,
THEIR LOVED ONES, TO A HOSPITAL
OR TO A MEDICAL APPOINTMENT.
PEOPLE THAT DRIVE TO WORK EVERY
DAY IN THE MORNING TO IMPROVE
THEIR FAMILY’S LIVES AND THEIR
COMMUNITIES. WHEN YOU TAKE
SOMEONE’S MEANS OF
TRANSPORTATION AWAY, IT’S AN
ATTACK ON BOTH THEIR LIVES AND
THEIR LIVELIHOODS.
>> TONIGHT AT FIVE, MORE FROM
THE TASK FORCE ON THE REASON
AUTO THEFTS ARE SKYROCKETING AND
SOME NEW TRENDS THAT THEY’RE
SEEING. THAT’S FOR YOU ON LOCAL
4 NEWS AT 5:00 TONIGHT AT SOUTH
FIELD, POLICE HAVE MADE AN
ARREST AS THEY INVESTIGATE A
SHOOTING IN A HOTEL PARKING LOT
AT THE RADISSON ON TELEGRAPH
ROAD AT SWANSON. OFFICERS RACED
TO THE HOTEL AROUND 2:00 THIS
MORNING AND FOUND A 25 YEAR OLD
MAN FROM DETROIT WAS SHOT AT. WE
ARE TOLD HE IS IN CRITICAL
CONDITION. POLICE SAY THEY WERE
ABLE TO FIND A SUSPECT AND
ARRESTED A 32 YEAR OLD MAN FROM
OAK PARK. SO FAR, THERE IS NO
WORD YET ON A MOTIVE. ALL RIGHT.
NOW LET’S TAKE A SNEAK PEEK AT
THE FOREWARN FORECAST. IT IS THE
SUMMER SOLSTICE, BUT MANY OF US
ARE STILL WAITING TO SEE ANY
KIND OF RAIN OUT THERE.
METEOROLOGY LIST. KIM ADAMS IS
WITH US WITH THE VERY LATEST.
HI, KIM. HI CHRISTY.
>> WELL, WE ARE DEFINITELY
WISHING FOR SOME RAIN BECAUSE AS
WE’RE SO DRY, WE’RE IN A
MODERATELY DRY DROUGHT SITUATION
RIGHT NOW. EXACT TRACK, 40,
RADAR LOOKS DRY, BUT IF YOU LOOK
VERY, VERY CLOSELY, WHICH WE CAN
DO WITH EXACT TRACK 40 RADAR
RIGHT AT SCHOOL SECTION ROAD IN
RICHMOND CAN SEE THAT LITTLE
GREEN RIGHT THERE. IT’S JUST A
TINY LITTLE AREA OF SPRINKLES
RIGHT OVER THAT ROAD. AND WE
MIGHT SEE A COUPLE MORE OF THESE
VERY ISOLATED SHOWERS POP UP
HERE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
HOURS. BUT MOST OF METRO DETROIT
WILL BE DRY THROUGH THE EVENING
AND TEMPERATURES WILL COOL DOWN
INTO THE MID 70S BY 10:00, 71 AT
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, WE’LL TALK
ABOUT OUR NEXT CHANCE FOR MORE
WIDESPREAD RAIN THAT COULD WATER
OUR LAWNS AND GARDENS. FINALLY
IN JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
>> WE’LL SEE YOU THEN. THANKS,
KIM. A LOCAL NONPROFIT THAT
HELPS VETERANS NEED HELP IN TWO
AREAS, FINDING MORE MONEY AND
FINDING THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO’VE
SERVED OUR NATION WHO NEED THE
HELP. PAULA TUTMAN IS LIVE AT
THE HOME OF A SHELBY TOWNSHIP
VETERAN TO ILLUSTRATE A STRANGE
YIN YANG CREATED BY COVID. PAULA
>> YEAH, IT REALLY IS. FIRST OF
ALL, THOUGH, I WANT TO SHOW YOU
THIS COLD BLOODED LOVE GOING ON
BEHIND ME. BUT YOU KNOW, THIS IS
GREAT THERAPY. AND YEAH, CHRISTY
, IT’S AN INTERESTING PHENOMENON
THAT COVID CREATED. LOTS OF
ENTITIES WERE FLOODED WITH MONEY
AND RESOURCES FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. NOW THOSE RESOURCES
ARE DRYING UP, AND IT MEANS
NONPROFITS THAT GOT A BIT OF A
BREAK BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT
JUMPED IN WILL NOW NEED TO RAMP
BACK UP BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT
IS JUMPING OUT. AND THIS IS A
PRIME EXAMPLE. GOOD JOB.
>> AND THAT’S THE TRUST THAT HE
HAS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DEVELOP
.
>> DAVID DENHART SAYS HE’S AN
ANIMAL RESCUER, BUT IT’S OBVIOUS
TO HIM AND ANYONE ELSE WHO MEETS
HIM THAT THE ANIMALS IN HIS HOME
ARE PART OF HIS RESCUE.
>> IT’LL JUST SIT HERE ON MY
SHOULDERS, HANG OUT. HE TAKES IN
BIRDS AND SNAKES AND REPTILES
AND FISH, FEEDS THEM, LOVES
THEM, REHABS THEM AND ADOPTS
THEM OUT.
>> THIS IS PART OF A HEALING
PROCESS THAT MANY VETERANS WILL
UNDERSTAND. BECAUSE WHEN THEY
ARE TRAUMATIZED BY WAR AND BRING
THAT TRAUMA HOME WITH THEM,
HEALING LOOKS DIFFERENT FOR
EVERY PERSON. AND WHEN DAVID WAS
INJURED IN AFGHANISTAN, THERE
WAS A LONG LIST OF HEALING THAT
HAD TO BE DONE.
>> I WAS CLOSE TO A ROCKET AND I
SUFFERED A TRAUMATIC BRAIN
INJURY. I HAVE SEIZURES. I HAVE
SEVERE VERTIGO. I HAVE COGNITIVE
AND MEMORY ISSUES.
>> WHEN DAVID WAS INJURED, HE
SAID THERE WAS A GAPING SPACE
BETWEEN GETTING INTO THE VA
BENEFIT SYSTEM AND HIS IMMEDIATE
NEEDS. AND IT WAS A MICHIGAN
NONPROFIT, FALLEN WOUNDED
SOLDIERS FUND THAT FOUND HIM AND
CLOSED THE GAP WITH FINANCIAL
SUPPORT. BILL PAYMENTS AND EVEN
HOME RENOVATIONS.
>> WE PROVIDE A GAP BETWEEN THEN
WHEN THEY’RE DISCHARGED AND
THEY’RE TRYING TO GET THEIR FULL
DISABILITY. THE VETERAN WE HELP
THEM OUT IN THE MEANTIME AND
WE’VE HELPED OUT WITH, YOU KNOW,
WITH KEEPING A ROOF OVER THEIR
HEADS, FOOD ON THE TABLE AND
THINGS FOR KIDS. I MEAN, WE’VE
SUPPLIED DIAPERS, WE’VE SUPPLIED
BABY FOOD. UM YOU KNOW, WE’VE,
WE’VE REALLY HELPED IN EVERY WAY
YOU COULD. YOU COULD THINK OF
THE FALLEN WOUNDED SOLDIERS FUND
IS IN NEED ITSELF OF TWO THINGS
FUNDING AND FINDING FUN.
>> ADDING EVERY NONPROFIT NEEDS
MONEY, BUT ALSO FINDING VETERANS
THAT NEED HELP.
>> PRE-COVID, WE WERE
DISTRIBUTING ABOUT $750,000 A
YEAR OVER HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES
LAST YEAR. I THINK IT WAS ABOUT
$450,000 TO SEVERAL HUNDRED
FAMILIES AS WELL. THE
ORGANIZATION HAS VERY LITTLE
MACHINERY.
>> IT IS 100% VOLUNTEER POWERED
. AND AS A LOCAL SMALLER
NONPROFIT, IT CAN QUICKLY DIAL
IN TO THE LOCAL NEEDS OF OUR
VETERANS AND BE A STOPGAP TO
MEET THOSE NEEDS.
>> $0.97 OF EVERY DOLLAR
DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUND
GOES TOWARDS VETERANS HELPING
VETERANS HERE.
>> YEAH. BY THE WAY, I TALKED TO
MY BUDDY LAURA RIOS, THE CHIEF
VETERAN SERVICE OFFICER FOR
MACOMB, AND SHE GAVE ME A TWO
THUMBS UP ON THIS ORGANIZED
NATION, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THE
BOTTOM LINE IS THIS ORGANIZATION
AND MANY OTHERS LIKE IT AGAIN,
AS THEY’RE LOSING THAT COVID
MONEY, THEY NEED SUPPORTERS AND
THEY NEED VOLUNTEERS. AND THAT
MEANS, CHRISTY, WE KNOW IT. THEY
NEED US TO HELP THEM OUT.
CHRISTY, IT’S SUCH AN IMPORTANT
STORY.
>> THANKS, PAULA. AND LOVE THE
COLLECTION OF ANIMALS THEY ALL
BRING US SO MUCH. JOY MENAGERIE