WELL, IT’S A DISASTER, A DANGER. >> AND TONIGHT, WE ARE DIGGING DEEP INTO WHAT IS GOING ON AT
WHAT USED TO BE THE EMBASSY
SUITES IN SOUTHFIELD. GLAD
YOU’RE WITH US FOR LOCAL 4 NEWS
AT SIX. I’M DEVIN SCILLIAN. I’M
KIMBERLY GILL.
>> THE EYESORE IN QUESTION IS
HARD TO MISS. IT’S ALONG ONE OF
THE BUSIEST ROUTES IN AND OUT OF
SOUTHFIELD. THE FORMER EMBASSY
SUITES IS ON FRANKLIN ROAD, BUT
IT CAN BE SEEN FROM I-696 AND
NORTH WESTERN HIGHWAY.
>> LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE A SET
PIECE FROM THE WALKING DEAD.
SHAWN LEY LEY IS THERE LIVE.
GIVE US AN UP CLOSE LOOK AT THE
PROBLEM HERE. SHAWN
>> YOU CAN SEE FROM THE FREEWAY
IT’S BAD UP CLOSE. ABSOLUTELY
AWFUL LAMPSHADE FOUND IN THE
PARKING LOT HERE. HERE’S WHAT’S
GOING ON. LOOK AT THE WINDOWS,
PEOPLE, KIDS GETTING IN, FINDING
IT FUN, I GUESS, TO SMASH OUT
THE WINDOWS AND THEN THROW
THINGS OUTSIDE FLAT SCREEN TV.
THERE IS A BETTING, A DESK, A
CHAIR, IRONING BOARDS THROWN OUT
HERE. NOW, LOOK, THE CITY OF
SOUTHFIELD HAD A LONG
CONVERSATION WITH THEM TODAY.
THEY ARE IN A COURT BATTLE WITH
THE OWNER OF THIS PLACE. BUT
THAT COURT BATTLE IS JUST AS
MESSY AS THIS MESS.
>> LONG STORY SHORT, WENT INTO
BANKRUPTCY.
>> MIKE SCHUCHMAN OWNS THE
GLIMMERING ONE NORTHWESTERN
PLAZA IN SOUTHFIELD, HIS NEXT
DOOR NEIGHBOR, A DISASTER AND A
DANGER.
>> OWNERS NOT AROUND APPARENTLY
NOT CARING. SO WHATEVER HERE,
WHAT YOU GO IS YOU HAVE, YOU
KNOW, BASICALLY URBAN SCAVENGERS
OR URBAN VANDALS GOING IN THERE
AND JUST GOING IN, THROWING
EVERYTHING AROUND.
>> IF YOU GO HIGHER UP IN OUR
BUILDING, YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE
THE HVAC UNITS HAVE BEEN
TAMPERED WITH. EVERYTHING’S BEEN
SORT OF VANDALIZED.
>> LOOK AT IT FROM DRONE FOUR.
THIS IS A WIDE OPEN, FREE FOR
ALL PEOPLE. KIDS SMASHING
WINDOWS, THROWING HOTEL
FURNITURE OUT OF THOSE WINDOWS
AFTER OUR EMBASSY SUITES BAILED
SOMETHING CALLED SOUTHFIELD
VENTURES, LLC, BOUGHT THE
BUILDING COURT RECORDS SHOW THEY
HAVEN’T PAID PROPERTY TAXES.
THEY FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. THE
CITY OF SOUTHFIELD IN COURT
ARGUING THE BANKRUPTCY IS A
DELAY TACTIC FOR THE OWNERS TO
NOT SINK A DIME INTO THIS ONE
THING TO COME OUT OF COURT, THE
OWNERS WERE ORDERED TO PUT UP A
FENCE TO SECURE THE PLACE, BUT
IT IS FLIMSY. IT’S NOT SUNK AND
CEMENTED INTO THE GROUND AND
KIDS ARE STILL GETTING IN. THIS
FENCE ISN’T KEEPING ANYONE OUT.
>> YOU GOT TO HELP US OUT HERE.
AND YOU KNOW, THE CONTINUED
RESPONSE FROM THE CITY, THE
BUILDING COMMISSIONER WAS IT’S
OUT OF OUR HANDS.
>> BACK HERE LIVE, JUST STANDING
HERE, THERE’S AN IRON, AN
IRONING BOARD THERE, JUST
STUNNING. THIS IS JUST ONE SIDE
OF THIS, GUYS. LOOK. NOW, OUR
GUY WE TALKED TO SAID THE CITY
SAID THEIR HANDS ARE TIED. BUT I
HAD A LONG TALK WITH THE CITY
ADMINISTRATOR TODAY AND HE SAYS
IT’S REALLY COMPLICATED HERE.
ONE, THE BANKRUPTCY THING.
THAT’S CHAPTER 11. THEY WANT TO
GET THE CHAPTER SEVEN. THAT
WOULD GIVE THE CITY MORE
FLEXIBILITY TO GO AFTER THE
OWNER. NUMBER TWO, THEY WANT TO
GET THE OWNER IN CIRCUIT COURT.
LOOK, THERE’S FINES HERE.
THERE’S BLIGHT TICKETS, ALL
KINDS OF THINGS. MAKE A JUDGE DO
SOMETHING. BUT DEVIN, THE LLC IS
SO CONVOLUTED, SO CONFUSING,
JUST IDENTIFYING A PERSON TO GET
IN THE COURT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT.
BACK TO YOU.
>> A MESS IN SO MANY WAYS. ALL
RIGHT, SEAN.
>> WELL, THE FIVE PASSENGERS IN
A SUBMERSIBLE THAT WENT MISSING
SUNDAY ON AN UNDERSEA TRIP TO
VIEW THE TITANIC WRECKAGE ARE
NOW PRESUMED DEAD. THE COAST
GUARD CONFIRMING A FEW HOURS AGO
DEBRIS FOUND ON THE OCEAN FLOOR
NEAR THE FAMOUS SHIPWRECK IS
FROM THE OCEANGATE SUBMERSIBLE
TITAN. EXPERTS SAYING THE VESSEL
LIKELY IMPLODED AMID THE
PRESSURE OF THE DEEP SEA. THE
WORST FEARS OF MANY WERE
CONFIRMED THIS AFTERNOON IN THE
SEARCH FOR THE MISSING
SUBMERSIBLE.
>> THIS MORNING, AN ROV OR
REMOTE OPERATED VEHICLE, HOWELL,
FROM THE VESSEL HORIZON, AN
ARCTIC, DISCOVERED THE TAILCONE
OF THE TITAN SUBMERSIBLE.
APPROXIMATELY 1600 FEET FROM THE
BOW OF THE TITANIC ON THE
SEAFLOOR. THE ROV SUBSEQUENTLY
FOUND ADDITIONAL DEBRIS IN
CONSULTATION WITH EXPERTS FROM
WITHIN THE UNIFIED COMMAND. THE
DEBRIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE
CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF THE
PRESSURE CHAMBER UPON THIS
DETERMINED OCEAN. WE IMMEDIATELY
WE NOTIFIED THE FAMILIES LOST
ABOARD THE MISSING SUB, STOCKTON
RUSH, CEO OF OCEAN GATE, THE
COMPANY LEADING THE VOYAGE, A
FRENCH RESEARCHER KNOWN AS
MISTER TITANIC, WHO’S BEEN TO
THE WRECK MORE THAN THREE DOZEN
TIMES.
>> AVIATION COMPANY CHAIRMAN AND
ADVENTURE EXPLORER HAMISH
HARDING AND A PAKISTANI
BUSINESSMAN AND HIS TEENAGE SON
ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED STATES
COAST GUARD AND THE ENTIRE AIR
UNIFIED COMMAND, I OFFER MY
DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO THE
FAMILIES. INVESTIGATORS DON’T
YET KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THE
CATASTROPHIC IMPLOSION HAPPENED,
BUT AHEAD AT 630 ON NBC NIGHTLY
NEWS WITH TOM COSTELLO HAS
REACTION FROM FRIENDS OF
PASSENGERS. TOM LOOKS AT WHAT
COULD HAVE GONE WRONG, WHO’S
RESPONSIBLE AND WHO IS PAYING
FOR THIS MISSION.
>> FORMER DETROIT POLICE CHIEF
TURNED CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR,
JAMES CRAIG AMONG THOSE REACTING
TO NEW CHARGES IN THE SIGNATURE
FRAUD SCANDAL THAT GOT FIVE
REPUBLICANS, INCLUDING HIM,
KICKED OFF THE PRIMARY BALLOT. A
WARREN COUPLE AND A THIRD MAN
ARE NOW ACCUSED OF TURNING IN
THOSE BOGUS SIGNATURES. ROD
MELONI LIVE TONIGHT WITH WHAT
CRAIG AND THE OTHER AGGRIEVED
CANDIDATES HERE ARE SAYING, ROD.
WELL, YOU KNOW, DEVIN, JAMES
CRAIG WAS THE FRONT RUNNER, AT
LEAST BY ALL ACCOUNTS, UNTIL HE
WASN’T.
>> AND HE WAS OFF THE BALLOT. HE
SAID HE WAS HAPPY THAT THEY HAVE
THESE ARRESTS TODAY. AND HE
ACTUALLY AGREES WITH THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL IN HER
ASSESSMENT THAT THERE WAS A LOT
OF GREED INVOLVED HERE WITH
THESE COMPANIES THAT COLLECT
SIGNATURES, GETTING HIT FROM ALL
CORNERS WITH PEOPLE WAVING MONEY
AT THEM. YES, IT WAS GREED, BUT
MORE NEFARIOUS THAN THAT,
SOMEBODY WANTED ME OFF THE
BALLOT.
>> AND I WOULD TELL YOU, THE
GREAT SUPPORTERS OF MICHIGAN,
THE PEOPLE THAT WANTED ME TO
CONTINUE ON IN THIS RACE, THEY
KNOW THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG.
>> THE TWO PEOPLE ARRESTED ARE
36 YEAR OLD SEAN WILMOTH AND HIS
37 YEAR OLD WIFE, JAMIE WILMOTH
GOODIN OF WARREN, FACING A
COUPLE OF DOZEN FELONY COUNTS OF
ELECTION LAW FORGERY AND
CONDUCTING A CRIMINAL
ENTERPRISE. A THIRD, WILLIE REED
IS STILL ON THE RUN. CRAIG SAYS
THEY TOOK CHOICE OUT OF THE
VOTERS HANDS.
>> HOPEFULLY THESE BAD ACTORS
MIGHT WANT TO PROVIDE
INFORMATION, SAY, WELL, WE WERE
ALSO PAID BY I DON’T KNOW,
ANOTHER CANDIDATE IMPACTED BY
THE BOGUS SIGNATURES WAS WEST
SIDE BUSINESSWOMAN DONNA
BRANDENBURG.
>> THIS WAS SUCH A BIG DEAL
TODAY THAT SHE ATTENDED TODAY’S
PRESS CONFERENCE WHERE THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCED THE
CHARGES.
>> AND SHE IS GLAD TO SEE THESE
ARRESTS AS THEY INTERFERED WITH
OUR ELECTION.
>> THIS IS NOT JUST A FELONY.
THIS IS THIS IS TAMPERING WITH
OUR ELECTION PROCESS. THE AG
SUGGESTED NEW AND TIGHTER
REGULATE ON MICHIGAN ELECTIONS.
>> BRANDENBURG BELIEVES THAT’S
THE LAST THING WE NEED.
>> FURTHER REGULATION DOES
NOTHING. IT DOES NOTHING FOR
THIS COUNTRY EXCEPT FOR AS A
BARRIER FOR ENTRY. PERRY JOHNSON
IS NOW RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT,
WAS ALSO TOSSED OFF THE BALLOT.
>> HERE’S A STATEMENT FROM HIM
TODAY. HAD THESE THREE PETITION
GATHERERS ARE NOT ENGAGED IN
FRAUDULENT CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, IT
IS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT EITHER
CHIEF CRAIG OR MYSELF WOULD BE
GOVERNOR TODAY. THERE MUST BE
CONSEQUENCES FOR BREAKING THE
LAW AND TAMPERING WITH
ELECTIONS. I AM GLAD TO SEE
THESE CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST
THESE THREE INDIVIDUALS TO HOLD
THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR
ACTIONS AND GRATEFUL FOR THE
PROFESSIONALISM OF THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL’S OFFICE AND HANDLING
THIS MATTER. CHIEF CRAIG, BY THE
WAY, AGREED WITH PERRY’S
STATEMENT. REPORTING LIVE, ROD
MELONI, LOCAL 4.
>> ALL RIGHT. WHAT A TRIP IT HAS
BEEN, THAT’S FOR SURE. ROD
>> DETROIT POLICE ASKING FOR THE
PUBLIC’S HELP TO FIND A MAN WHO
ATTACKED AND ROBBED ANOTHER MAN
INSIDE A BUSINESS. HAPPENED LAST
FRIDAY EVENING AT A LIQUOR STORE
ON EIGHT MILE NEAR THE
SOUTHFIELD FREEWAY. POLICE SAY
THE TWO MEN EXCHANGED WORDS
BEFORE THE SUSPECT PICTURED HERE
ON THE LEFT PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED
THE OTHER MAN, THEN STOLE MONEY
OUT OF HIS POCKETS. THE SUSPECT
LEFT IN A DARK COLORED SEDAN.
TAKE A GOOD LOOK THERE. I KNOW
IT’S HARD TO SEE, BUT IF YOU
RECOGNIZE THAT PERSON, PLEASE
CALL DPD’S EIGHTH PRECINCT OR
CRIME STOPPERS. THAT NUMBER IS
ONE 800. SPEAK UP. IF YOU’VE
SEEN THE ADS TARGETING MEN WITH
LOW T, GROWING NUMBER OF MEN ARE
USING TESTOSTERONE REPLACEMENT
THERAPY.
>> BUT EXPERTS CAUTION LITTLE IS
KNOWN ABOUT HOW THAT IMPACTS
THEIR BROADER HEALTH,
SPECIFICALLY THE HEART. THE FDA
REQUIRED THE MAKERS OF TESTS
TESTERONE THERAPIES TO CONDUCT
SAFETY TRIALS. AND TONIGHT, ONE
OF THE STUDY SITES IS SHARING
THE RESULTS. THE STUDY INVOLVED
ABOUT 5000 MEN BETWEEN THE AGES
OF 45 AND 80, WITH LOW
TESTOSTERONE. PARTICIPANTS HAD
HEART DISEASE OR WERE AT HIGH
RISK FOR IT. THEY WERE ALL
EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS OF LOW
TESTOSTERONE, SUCH AS DECREASED
SEXUAL DESIRE, LOSS OF BODY HAIR
AND DEPRESSION. OFTEN THE
PARTICIPANTS WERE SPLIT INTO TWO
GROUPS. ONE RECEIVED TESTS
TESTERONE GEL AND THE OTHER A
PLACEBO. DR. STEVEN NISSEN LED
THE RESEARCH AT THE CLEVELAND
CLINIC. THE QUESTION WE WERE
ASKING WAS WERE THERE MORE
CARDIOVASC EVENTS IN MEN WHO
WERE GETTING TESTOSTERONE
COMPARED TO MEN WHO WERE GETTING
A PLACEBO?
>> THE ANSWER IS THAT THERE WERE
NOT. THEY WERE ALMOST IDENTICAL
NUMBERS OF EVENTS IN THE PLACEBO
GROUP AND IN THE MEN TAKING
TESTOSTERONE. THE MEN WERE ONLY
FOLLOWED FOR 21 MONTHS.
>> SO THERE’S NO DATA ON LONG
TERM RISKS. WHILE THEY DIDN’T
FIND AN INCREASED RISK OF HEART
ATTACK OR STROKE, NISSEN
CAUTIONS THERE ARE OTHER SAFETY
CONCERNS, AS THERE WERE WAS A
HIGHER RATE OF VENOUS
THROMBOEMBOLISM.
>> THAT’S CLOTS IN THE LEGS. IT
WASN’T A LARGE NUMBER, BUT IT
WAS, YOU KNOW, AN IMBALANCE,
ESSENCE TOWARD TESTOSTERONE. AND
IN FACT, THE CURRENT GUIDELINE
LINES SUGGEST THAT MEN WHO HAVE
HAD CLOTS IN THEIR LEGS SHOULD
NOT BE TREATED WITH TESTOSTERONE
. THAT WAS PROBABLY THE MOST
IMPORTANT AND MOST SERIOUS
ADVERSE EVENT THAT WAS OBSERVED.
SO DR. NISSEN SAYS THE
TESTOSTERONE GROUP ALSO
EXPERIENCED MORE KIDNEY ISSUES
AND AFIB, AN IRREGULAR HEART
RHYTHM.
>> SO HE CAUTIONS MEN AGAINST
USING TESTOSTERONE THERAPY
UNLESS IT’S TRULY NEEDED AND OF