BOND OR MAKING, MAKING IT THEIR MISSION TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF OPIOIDS LOST
LOVED ONES TO FENTANYL
POISONING, AND THEY’RE HOPING
BILLBOARDS LIKE THIS ONE ALONG I
75 IN AUBURN HILLS CAN SPARE
OTHER FAMILIES FROM THE SAME
PAIN. SHAWN LEY HAS HER STORY.
GOOD EVENING FROM AUBURN HILLS
WERE INVITED BY A BIG GROUP OF
FAMILIES TO WALK THROUGH THE
BRUSH AND MUD HERE TO GET A GOOD
UP CLOSE. LOOK AT THAT BIG
BILLBOARD UP THERE ALONG. I 75
THIS MEETING WE HAVE AT THE
PARENTS ABSOLUTELY HEARTBREAKING
, BUT VERY IMPORTANT. AND HERE’S
WHY TOSCANO DROVE HERE FROM
GRAND RAPIDS TODAY TO SEE THIS
BILLBOARD FOR THE VERY FIRST
TIME TO START CRYING, BUT I HOLD
IT BACK. MY GRANDSON WAS 21. HE
THOUGHT IT WAS BUYING A PILL.
WHAT HE GOT WAS THE FAKE
PERCOCET. IT WAS, BUT NO AND HE
DIED UPSTAIRS IN HIS ROOM. THESE
PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS ARE
PART OF A CLUB THAT GROWS BY 300
DEATHS EVERY DAY, NOT DRUG
OVERDOSES. BUT FENTANYL
POISONINGS THIS BILLBOARD OF
FLASHING RED FLAG TO PARENTS
DRIVING BY THAT YOUR CHILD COULD
BE NEXT. IT BREAKS MY HEART.
BREAKS MY HEART. EVERY MINUTE OF
IT BREAKS MY HEART, BUT WE HAVE
TO DO IT. WE HAVE TO DO IT. WE
HAVE TO PUT THE WARNINGS OUT.
AND WE HAVE TO BE THE VOICE THAT
OUR KIDS CAN BE. ALMOST GOOD
LAST. HER SON, BRANDON, WHO TOOK
A PILL THAT HE DID NOT KNOW WAS
100% FENTANYL SHE IS WITH FOR
THEM. WE FIGHT THAT ORGAN, THE
BILLBOARD PROJECT AND WORKED
HARD TO GET THIS MESSAGE UP
HERE. EMOTIONS PROBABLY JUST I
WANT MY GOAL TO SPREAD AWARENESS
. I WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND
THAT THESE KIDS FAMILIES ARE
BEING AFFECTED BY THIS. THEY’RE
BEING MURDERED. IT’S THESE ARE
NOT OVERDOSES, POISONINGS. THESE
KIDS ARE NOT ASKING TO DIE.
WE’RE NOT GONNA STOP. WE WILL BE
THEIR VOICE BECAUSE MY SON’S
LIFE. THEIR THEIR BABIES THEY
MATTERED. YOU MATTERED. VERY
MUCH APPRECIATE THE ANGEL
FAMILIES MEANING IS AT THAT
BILLBOARD. SHOW IT TO US TODAY
AND TO BE CLEAR, GUYS, WE’RE NOT
TALKING ABOUT DRUG OVERDOSES.
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT A LOVED ONE
INGESTING OR BUYING A PILL LIKE
HE’S THINKING IT’S A XANAX, BUT
IT’S 100% PURE FENTANYL,
ABSOLUTELY DEADLY, BRINGING IN
FROM THE BRINGING BEING BROUGHT
IN TO THE COUNTRY. THESE
FAMILIES SAY THAT NEEDS TO STOP.
THE COUNTRY NEEDS TO STEP UP. OF
COURSE, SOME PEOPLE NEED TO BE
HELD ACCOUNTABLE NOW THE
ORGANIZATIONS WERE TALKING ABOUT
FOR THEM. WE FIGHT THAT ORG.
ALSO THE BILLBOARD PROJECT WILL
LINK YOU TO THE TO THEM ON OUR
WEBSITE CLICKONDETROIT.COM AND
GUYS, THERE’S TWO VERSIONS OF
THE BILLBOARD ON THAT ONE
SCREEN. WE SHOWED YOU THEY CAN
ONLY FIT 80 LOVED ONES ON THOSE
BILLBOARDS BACK TO YOU SO STRONG
THAT FAMILY TO WANT TO SHARE
THEIR STORY TO RAISE AWARENESS
AND HOPEFULLY HELP OTHER
FAMILIES. SHAWN LEY APPRECIATE
THAT. GOVERNOR WHITMER RULES OUT
A DEMOCRATIC PLAN TO HELP WITH
INFLATION, AND IT INCLUDES
SENDING EVERY MICHIGAN TAXPAYER
A DIRECT CHECK. $180 REBATE
CHECKS WOULD GO TO EVERY TAX
FILER PART OF A PACKAGE THAT
WOULD LOWER THE TAX FOR BOTH
PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PENSIONS AS
WELL. GOVERNOR SAYS THAT COULD
SAVE 500,000 HOMES ABOUT $1000
PLAN ALSO CALLS FOR AN INCREASE
IN THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT
UP TO 30. THE GOVERNOR SAYS THAT
WOULD EQUATE TO ABOUT $3100
REPUBLICANS, THOUGH, ARE INSTEAD
PUSHING FOR A ROLLBACK OF
MICHIGAN’S INCOME TAX RATE. IT
MIGHT AUTOMATICALLY BE CUT,
THOUGH, BECAUSE OF AN INCREASE
IN TAX REVENUE. THAT WAS LAW WAS
PUT INTO PLACE SO THAT WHEN OUR
GOVERNMENT GOT TOO MUCH MONEY IN
AUTOMATIC TRIGGER WHAT HAPPENED
AND THAT’S WHAT WE’RE LOOKING
AT. RIGHT NOW. WE’RE IN A
POSITION THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY
GIVE REAL FINANCIAL RELIEF. LONG
TERM WHEN WE FOCUS ON THESE
THREE METHODS OF PUTTING MONEY
BACK IN PEOPLE’S POCKETS, WE CAN
GUARANTEE IT GETS THERE. WE CAN
MOVE FAST, AND IT’S A HECK OF A
LOT MORE MEANINGFUL FOR FOLKS.
VOTES ON THE PROPOSAL ARE
EXPECTED TO COME UP THIS WEEK.
DEMOCRATS OF COURSE, HAVE A
MAJORITY IN BOTH THE SENATE AND
THE HOUSE, BUT SOME REPUBLICANS
SUPPORT WOULD BE NEEDED. NEEDED
FOR THIS TO TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY WILL FOLLOW IT ALL
WEEK. ALL RIGHT. HELP ME, HANK.
SCAM ALERT FOR ANYBODY WATCHING
US ON XFINITY. CABLE POLICE SAY
SCAM ARTISTS ARE USING A
FAMILIAR TACTIC TO TARGET
CUSTOMERS. POLICE AND HAZEL PARK
HAVE GOTTEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS
ABOUT THIS CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR
HANK WINCHESTER IS LIVE WITH THE
WARNING AND HANK THIS INVOLVED.
XFINITY AND TARGET. YEAH AND
KIMBERLY, THESE STORIES JUST
BREAK MY HEART. BECAUSE IN THIS
CASE YOU’VE GOT A SENIOR THAT
LOST $1000. SHE SNATCHED UP
TARGET GIFT CARDS HERE BECAUSE
SHE WAS TOLD IF SHE SENT THOSE
TO THE RAP THE RAP THE PERSON
SHE THOUGHT WAS A RAP FROM
XFINITY. SHE’D GET A GREAT DEAL
ON HER CABLE BILL, BUT AS YOU’LL
SEE ALL SHE GOT WAS SCAMMED. IS
THAT? WELL, I’M ONE OF THOSE
SEEING IT AS A GOT CAUGHT. DONNA
TURNER TOLD ME SHE THOUGHT SHE
WAS GETTING A BIG DEAL AND HER
XFINITY CABLE AND INTERNET BILL
, BUT INSTEAD SHE GOT SCAMMED.
BIG TIME. OH, THIS IS GOOD.
THAT’S A GOOD DEAL. DONNA GOT
EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS FROM
SOMEBODY CLAIMING TO BE AN
XFINITY WRAP. HER PROMOTIONAL
RATE WAS SET TO EXPIRE, AND SHE
WANTED A NEW DEAL AND WAS
OFFERED EVEN BIGGER SAVINGS. ALL
SHE NEEDED TO DO WAS BY 2 $500
TARGET GIFT CARD. WORDS AND
SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH THE
ALLEGED REPRESENTATIVE. SHE DID
JUST THAT, AND SHE SAID SHE KNEW
ALMOST INSTANTLY. SHE HAD BEEN
SCAMMED. DON’T SOUND RIGHT. AND
HE SAID, OH, NO. THIS IS A GOOD
PROMOTION TARGET IS BACKING THIS
UP. AND I SAID, WELL, I DON’T
KNOW. HE SAYS, WELL, I’LL
GUARANTEE AND THEN WE’RE GOING
TO THROW IN THREE NEW I’VE
PHONED POLICE IN HAZEL PARK
TELLING HELP ME, HANK. THE DONNA
ISN’T THE ONLY RECENT VICTIM. IN
FACT, THIS SCAM SPREADING ALL
OVER METRO DETROIT AND NOT JUST
TIED TO XFINITY DTE IMPOSTERS
ALSO MAKING THEIR MOVE RIGHT
NOW, REMEMBER THIS IF SOMEBODY
OFFERS YOU A DEAL THAT SOUNDS
GREAT. OR SAYS THAT YOU CAN PAY
WITH A GIFT CARD. REMEMBER THAT
IS LIKELY A SCAM, BUT YOU’RE
GONNA GET CAUGHT. IF YOU DON’T
GET CAUGHT HERE, YOU’LL GET
CAUGHT AT THE GATES. YEAH KARMA
, RIGHT? A BIG THANKS TO DONNA
BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO SHARE THIS
STORY, HOPING THAT IT DOESN’T
HAPPEN TO YOU A GOOD REMINDER
FOR ALL OF US TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION WITH OUR PARENTS OR
GRANDPARENTS. THESE SCAMMERS
THEY TARGET SENIORS. LET THEM
KNOW THE DANGERS OF THESE GIFT
CARD SCAMS. THEY ARE RUNNING
RAMPANT RIGHT NOW. ALL OVER
METRO DETROIT LIVE HERE. HANK
WINCHESTER HELPED ME HANG BACK
TO YOU. OKAY THANK THANK YOU. A
SERIES OF BOMB THREATS MADE
AGAINST WALMART STORES IN METRO
DETROIT TODAY MAY BE PART OF A
NATIONWIDE PROBLEM. DEPUTIES SAY
SOMEONE MAY A THREATENING PHONE
CALLS TO STORES IN ROCHESTER
HILLS. WHITE LAKE TOWNSHIP AND
CANTON. THE MAN THREATENED TO
BLOW UP THE STORE. IF A CASH
RANSOM WASN’T PAID. THE STORES
WERE EVACUATED AND SEARCHED.
DEPUTIES SEE THE THREATS WERE
NOT CREDIBLE. THEY’RE WORKING
WITH INVESTIGATORS NATIONALLY TO
FIND THE CALLER. THINGS WARMING
UP AROUND METRO DETROIT AS PALS
OF SNOW ARE GOING TO BE MELTING
AS WE TAKE A LIVE LOOK FROM OUR
MOUNT CLEMENS SKY CAM BEAUTIFUL
NIGHT TONIGHT, BULLHORN
METEOROLOGIST KIM ADAMS HERE
WITH WE’RE TRACKING A LITTLE BIT
OF RAIN, NOT SNOW THIS TIME, NO
RAIN TO GO ALONG WITH THAT
MELTING. SO THURSDAY, THERE WILL
BE A LOT OF MELTING GOING ON IN
A LOT OF WATER ON THE ROADS, BUT
I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING NEW
ON OUR 4WARN WEATHER APP. IT’S
CALLED MY PICKS AND MY PICKS AND
IT’S EASY. YOU CAN JUST UPLOAD
PICTURES OF YOUR PETS, THE
WEATHER YOUR KIDS, WHATEVER
YOU’D LIKE TO SHOW US. THIS IS
FROM DURING HER. IT’S HER. IT’S
HER PUP IN DETROIT. SO SWEET SO
JUST GO TO OUR 4WARN WEATHER
APPARATUS OF OUR APPS HERE AT
LOCAL 4, AND YOU CAN UPLOAD A MY
PICK. 32 DEGREES AT CITY
AIRPORT, 29 IN MOUNT CLEMENS, 32
PONTIAC, AND IT’S COLD OR THIS
AFTERNOON THAN IT WAS YESTERDAY.
WE HAD A VERY WEAK COLD FRONT
COME THROUGH LAST EVENING, AND
IT’S LEFT BEHIND A LITTLE CHILLY
AIR, BUT THAT’S NOT GOING TO
LAST VERY LONG TONIGHT. WE’LL
SEE TEMPERATURES DROP DOWN TO
RIGHT AROUND 30 DEGREES AND THEN
THEY’LL START TO GO UP. ACTUALLY
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. TOMORROW
WE’LL HAVE SOUTHERLY WINDS THAT
WILL WARM US UP QUICKLY INTO THE
MID TO UPPER FORTIES. WE WILL
HAVE RAIN IN THE MORNING BUT
CLEARING OUT IN THE AFTERNOON.
I’LL HAVE MORE ON THIS NICE WARM
UP, HEADED OUR WAY COMING UP IN
JUST A FEW MINUTES. ALRIGHT KIM