NOW WITH THE BREAKING NEWS ALERT. BREAKING NEWS COMING TO US FROM I 75 WHERE POLICE TELL
US A NUMBER OF CHILDREN AND
ADULTS HAVE BEEN HURT IN THIS
CRASH. THIS IS NEW VIDEO FROM
NORTH BONG 75 WEST ROAD IN
WOODHAVEN. YOU CAN SEE TWO CARS
ARE INVOLVED, AND ONE SUV IS
BADLY DAMAGED. WE DON’T KNOW THE
EXTENT OF THE INJURIES YET OR
THE AGES OF ANYONE INVOLVED
RIGHT NOW. ONLY THE RIGHT LANE
ON THE NORTHBOUND SIDE IS OPEN.
WE’LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN WE LEARN
MORE. ALL RIGHT. OTHER NEWS
TONIGHT A DRONE FOUR ABOVE
BLOOMFIELD HILLS MANSION THAT
COULD SOON BE PROPERTY OF THE
FEDS. FEDS CLAIM THE OWNER OWES
MILLIONS IN UNPAID TAXES. THE
HOMEOWNER IN QUESTION, PRETTY
FAMILIAR NAME FOR JUST ABOUT
ANYONE INVOLVED IN LOCAL MEDIA.
KEVIN ADELE HAS HIS HANDS IN
RADIO AND TELEVISION. AND NOW
THE I R S HAS THEIR EYES ON HIS
HOME, CLAIMING HE FAILED TO PAY
PROPERTY AND ESTATE TAXES. WILL
JONESES LIVE WITH THE DIRECT
RESPONSE FROM ADELE’S PEOPLE?
AND WILL THEY SAY THE GOVERNMENT
IS MAKING A MISTAKE HERE?
KIMBERLY AND DEVIN AS OF THIS
AFTERNOON, A SPOKESPERSON FOR
KEVIN ODELL SAYS HIS CLIENT HAS
NOT RECEIVED THE LAWSUIT. BUT HE
PROMISES TO FIGHT IT. HE
DISPUTES THE GOVERNMENT’S CLAIM
THAT HE OWES THEM MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS. W A. D L T V IN THE
WARD NETWORK OWNER KEVIN ADIL
FACING LEGAL TROUBLE FOR UNPAID
TAXES, NOT ONLY ON HIS
BLOOMFIELD HILLS MANSION BUT
ALSO ON HIS FATHER’S ESTATE
COMPLAINT FILED BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT ALLEGES HE OWES
NEARLY $9.7 MILLION IN UNPAID
ESTATE TAXES AND 8.1 MILLION IN
UNPAID GIFT TAXES ON THE ADELA
STATE. THE GOVERNMENT IS ALSO
REQUESTING AN ORDER TO ENFORCE
FEDERAL TAX AGAINST AND TO SELL
THE BLOOMFIELD HILLS HOME. A
SPOKESPERSON FOR ADELE,
RELEASING THE FOLLOWING
STATEMENT. THE CASES ABOUT TAX
DUE FROM HIS FATHER, WHO DIED IN
2006, NOT MR ADELE’S TAX, THE
TIME FOR ENFORCEMENT BY THE IRS
HAS EXPIRED. THE FACTS STATED BY
THE GOVERNMENT OR EITHER WRONG
OR NOT COMPLETE, SO THE
SUBSTANCE OF THE CASE IS WRONG.
IT GOES ON TO SAY THE HOME WAS
NOT PART OF MR ODELL’S FATHER’S
ESTATE. SO IT HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH THIS CASE, THE HOME IS IN
AN IRREVOCABLE TRUST WITH AN
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE, ADELE LONG
WITH HIS FATHER, FRANKLIN
FOUNDED THE RELIGIOUS NETWORK,
THE WORD NETWORK IN 2000,
ACCORDING TO ITS WEBSITE. THE
NETWORK IS AVAILABLE IN 200
COUNTRIES. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS
IT CAN COLLECT BACK TAXES UP TO
10. YEARS AFTER ASSESSMENT. IN
THIS CASE, THEY SAY THE STATUE
OF LIMITATIONS WAS SUSPENDED.
WE’RE LIVE TONIGHT. WELL, JONES
LOCAL 4. OKAY, WELL, THANK YOU.
WHENEVER WE EXPOSE THE PROBLEM,
WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE
SHOW YOU IF AND WHEN THE
SITUATION IMPROVES AND WHAT A
DIFFERENCE JUST A WEEK IS MADE
FOR DETROIT E. M S SHAWN LEY
REVEALED LAST WEDNESDAY
CONCERNING NUMBER OF RIGS WERE
SHUT DOWN DUE TO STAFFING ISSUES
. SEAN BACK WITH US NOW AND
SEAN, SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY
CHECK. CHANGED SINCE YOUR
REPORT. ABSOLUTELY WANT TO POINT
THAT OUT THAT JUST LAST WEEK
WE’VE BEEN TRACKING THIS AND
TELLING YOU ABOUT ONE PARTICULAR
DAY LAST MONDAY, 11 AMBULANCE
CREWS SHUT DOWN ACROSS THE CITY
SOMETHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT. YOU ALSO NEED TO KNOW
THAT TODAY WE ARE LEARNING THAT
ALMOST EVERY AMBULANCE CREW IS
BACK ON THE STREET, RESPONDING
TO EMERGENCIES. HIS FRIENDS AND
OUR ALLIES. VEHICLE VERSUS
SCHOOL OF US CALL TODAY TO M S
UNITS AROUND THE CITY OF DETROIT
FOR MONTHS WE’VE BEEN TRACKING
MORE ALARMING CALLS TO ALERT
CREWS THAT NO E M S UNITS WERE
AVAILABLE DURING CERTAIN TIMES
OF DAY TODAY. THAT IS NOT THE
CASE. 26 YEAR OLD EMAILS SOURCES
TELLING US THAT ALL AVAILABLE
EMS UNITS ARE IN SERVICE IN
DETROIT TODAY. SOURCES ALSO
SAYING A SERIOUS LACK OF
MANPOWER LED TO MULTIPLE UNITS
BEING SHUT DOWN OVER THE LAST
FOUR MONTHS. THE FACEBOOK PAGE
DETROIT E. M S INCIDENT REPORT
LISTS DAILY HOW MANY AMBULANCES
IN THE CITY WERE NOT BEING
STAFFED FIVE CLOSED MARCH 21ST
10 AMBULANCES NOT IN SERVICE
MARCH 26 11 UNITS NOT IN SERVICE
IN THE CITY, APRIL 9TH. BUT
TODAY ACROSS THE CITY OF
DETROIT, THERE ARE 20-6 AMS
UNITS NOW TODAY. 23 OF THOSE
UNITS AS YOU CAN SEE OUR IN
SERVICE SOURCES TELLING US
MEDICS HAVE LEFT THE DEPARTMENT
FOR OTHER JOBS, BUT TO TWEET
FIRE SEES IT ALL THIS WAY. WE’RE
FULL STAFF, AND WE SAID WE’RE
FULLY STAFFED. THAT MEANS ON
AVERAGE, WE RUN LIKE 22 MEDICS
PER SHIFT PER DAY. BACK HERE
LIVE IN DETROIT. NOW WE ARE TOLD
THAT DETROIT FIRE HAS 50
RECRUITS IN THE PIPELINE COMING
TO HELP OUT WITH ANY MANPOWER
SHORTAGES PMS MIGHT BE
EXPERIENCING. ALSO TONIGHT WE’RE
LEARNING FROM SOURCES. THREE
CREWS WILL BE SHUT DOWN OUT OF
SERVICE TONIGHT, THREE OUT OF
ABOUT 23. THAT WILL BE ON THE
ROAD BACK TO YOU. NICE TO SEE
YOU. ALL RIGHT, SEAN BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS HAS DEEMED IT A
CONSTITUTIONAL COUNTY IN
RESPONSE TO MICHIGAN’S NEW GUN
SAFETY MEASURES IN A UNANIMOUS 9
TO 0 VOTE LAST NIGHT,
COMMISSIONERS ADOPTED A NON BINE
DING RESOLUTION, IT STATES THE
BOARD WILL NOT AUTHORIZE OR
APPROPRIATE NEW FUNDS OR
RESOURCES TO ENFORCE ANY
STATUTES OR LAWS, WHICH RESTRICT
THE RIGHTS OF LAW ABIDING
CITIZENS WHO OWN GUNS. THE
MEASURE ALSO SAYS THE SHERIFF IN
PROSECUTOR CAN USE DISCRETION IN
ENFORCING THOSE LAWS. THE NEW
LAWS REQUIRE SAFE GUN STORAGE
AND EXPANDED BACKGROUND CHECKS
FOR BUYERS. GOVERNOR WHITMER IS
ALSO EXPECTED TO SIGN SO CALLED
RED FLAG LEGISLATION ALLOWING
COURTS TO REMOVE FIREARMS FROM
PEOPLE POSING A THREAT TO
THEMSELVES. OR OTHERS. QUITE AN
OPENING DAY IN CORK TOWN TODAY,
THE OLD BOOK DEPOSITORY BUILDING
, LONG SAT IN THE LITERAL AND
FIGURATIVE SHADOWS OF THE
MICHIGAN CENTRAL TRAIN STATION
FOR 35 YEARS. THIS HAS BEEN
SITTING THERE EMPTY TODAY, THIS
FIRST BIG PIECE OF THE MICHIGAN
CENTRAL CAMPUS SWUNG OPEN ITS
DOORS AND I GOT A CHANCE TO TALK
TO FORD CHAIRMAN BILL FORD JR
ABOUT HIS VISION FOR CORK TOWN.
COMING TOGETHER. WE ALREADY HAVE
33 COMPANIES HERE, SOME FROM THE
DETROIT AREA, MANY FROM OUT OF
TOWN THINK WE HAVE ONE FROM AS
FAR AWAY AS NORWAY. OTHERS FROM
LIKE AUSTIN, TEXAS ARE JUST
MOVING HERE. NOW IT’S EXACTLY
WHAT I WANTED TO HAVE HAPPENED.
AND I THINK YOU KNOW IF I CAN
PROJECT DOWN THE ROAD, BUT I’D
LOVE TO SEE HAPPEN. IS THESE
SMALL COMPANIES GRADUATE? IF YOU
WILL, THEY GET TOO BIG TO BE
HERE AND THEN THEY GO OFF INTO
OUR COMMUNITY RELOCATE AND THEN
OTHER YOUNG COMPANIES COMING
BEHIND THEM. THIS IS AN
INCREDIBLE CELEBRATION TODAY AND
WE’RE SO HAPPY. TO HAVE ALL OF
YOU IN THIS LITERALLY, VERITABLE
BECAUSE THE DREL OF INNOVATION
RIGHT HERE. MICHIGAN CENTRAL IS
ALIVE AND HAPPENING, AND WE HAVE
A LOT TO CELEBRATE. TODAY IT WAS
CLEAR TO ME THAT ALL THIS
INNOVATION WAS GOING TO HAPPEN
AROUND OUR INDUSTRY. AND NOT
MUCH OF IT WAS HAPPENING HERE.
YOU KNOW, AND I DIDN’T WANT TO
SEE OUR FUTURE TO PLACES LIKE
CALIFORNIA. I MEAN, YES, THEY
HAVE GREAT BEACHES, AND THEY
HAVE GREAT AND THEY HAVE GREAT
WEATHER AND THEY HAVE BIG TECH
CAMPUSES. BUT THEY HAVE NOTHING
LIKE THIS. THEY HAVE NOTHING
LIKE A VIBRANT NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE
PORK TOWN. THEY HAVE NOTHING.
LIKE BIG O. E. M S THAT CAN WORK
WITH THESE YOUNG COMPANIES AND
CAN HELP THEM BRING THEIR
PRODUCTS TO MARKET AND IT
OCCURRED TO ME THAT IF WE COULD
CREATE THAT KIND OF ENVIRONMENT
HERE, WE COULD DO SOMETHING THAT
NOBODY ELSE COULD DO. AND IN
FACT, THAT’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN
THIS BUILDING. THE IDEA IT’S
GOING TO BE AN INCUBATOR HERE.
PRETTY AMAZING TRANSFORMATION.
THEY WERE ACTUALLY TREES GROWING
IN THE RUINS OF THAT BUILDING,
AND TODAY WE SAW DECORATIVE
TREES INTENTIONALLY PLANTED
BENEATH A BEAUTIFUL SKYLIGHT
INSIDE. THE BUILDING. NEXT DOOR
, OF COURSE, IS THE CENTERPIECE
AND FORD WILL OPEN THE OLD TRAIN
STATION IN CORK TOWN SOMETIME
NEXT YEAR. EXCITING WELL OVER A
GENERAL MOTORS. THERE ARE PLANS
TO END PRODUCTION OF THE CHEVY
BOLT EV E. BY THE END OF THIS
YEAR, THE BOLTS FIRST WENT ON
SALE IN 2016 AS THE INDUSTRY’S
FIRST MASS MARKET LONG RANGE
FULL ELECTRIC VEHICLE. PRESIDENT
MARK ROYCE SAYS THE MOVE WILL
HELP BOOST PRODUCTION OF THE
SILVERADO E V AS GM ROLLS OUT
ELECTRIC VERSIONS OF THE BLAZER
AND EQUINOX. SIX. WE’VE GOT NOW
MORE RANGE AND MORE ENERGY
DENSITY AT A LOWER COST, AND SO
WE’RE GOING TO INTRODUCE THOSE
VEHICLES IN HIGH VOLUME HERE
THIS SUMMER, AND, UH, IN THE
BOLT PLANT WERE RETOOLING THAT
FOR SOME REALLY HIGH VOLUME
PRODUCT AND THAT WILL EMPLOY
ABOUT THREE TIMES AS MANY PEOPLE
IN ORIENT THAT WE HAVE TODAY.
THE BOLT HAS BEEN PRODUCED AT
ORIENT ASSEMBLY, WHICH WILL NOW
FOCUS ON THE SILVERADO CEO MARY
BARRA SAYS THE RETOLD PLANT WILL
HAVE THE CAPACITY TO PRODUCE
MORE THAN A MILLION TVS IN NORTH
AMERICA BY THE YEAR 2025. SO
THERE’S TWO OF THE BIG THREE
TALKING VERY BULLISHLY ABOUT
WHERE WE’RE HEADED RIGHT NOW. WE
CAN BE BULLISH BECAUSE WE KNOW
EVENTUALLY IT’S GOING TO WARM
UP, RIGHT? THAT’S RIGHT. MY
GOODNESS, WE HOPE EVENTUALLY ME
IS NEXT WEEK. IT WILL JUST DON’T
HOLD ME TO ANY SPECIFIC DATE
BECAUSE IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WE
DEFINITELY DO NOT WARM UP TO
NORMAL. THERE’S ANOTHER FREEZE
WARNING TONIGHT. THIS IS EXACTLY
THE SAME SITUATION WE WERE IN
LAST NIGHT. FREEZE WARNING GOES
INTO EFFECT AT TWO AM AND LASTS
UNTIL EIGHT AM WIN. A INCLUDES
EVERYWHERE YOU SEE HERE IN
PURPLE DOES NOT INCLUDE ST CLAIR
AND SANTA. LET COUNTIES THEY
WILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE IN
THE WAY OF CLOUD COVERAGE. SO
TEMPERATURES NOT QUITE GOING AS
LOW AND NO FROST FOR THESE
COUNTIES, BUT THE REST OF US
COULD SEE SOME FROST BY TOMORROW
MORNING. IT’S WE DON’T HAVE VERY
FAR TO COME TO FALL BECAUSE
RIGHT NOW WE’RE IN THE FORTIES.
WE SHOULD BE IN THE SIXTIES,
THIS TIME OF YEAR 41 IN PONTIAC
40 IN MOUNT CLEMENS 43 OUT AT
METRO AIRPORT. IT’S QUIET NOW ON
THE RADAR. WE HAD SOME SNOW
EARLIER AND THEN WE HAD SOME
RAIN THIS AFTERNOON THERE A FEW
SPRINKLES UP NORTH OF
PORT HURON, BUT OTHERWISE A
QUIET NIGHT AHEAD, AND TOMORROW
WE GET BACK TO A LITTLE
SUNSHINE. BUT THOSE TEMPERATURES
JUST DON’T CLIMB UP TO NORMAL.
I’LL HAVE A LOOK AT THE FUTURE
FORECAST. IT DOES INCLUDE SOME
COLDER WEATHER FOR NEXT WEEK