ARE ON THE SCENE OF A CRASH. THIS IS IN THE AREA OF SUMPTER ROAD. WE HAVE CALLS INTO THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT THERE. WE WILL
BRING YOU ANY UPDATES ON AIR AND
ONLINE AT CLICK ON DETROIT.COM.
OUR OTHER TOP STORY IS THE
WEATHER ON THIS MEMORIAL DAY
WEEKEND, WE’RE WRAPPING UP
ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY ACROSS
METRO DETROIT. LET’S GET OVER TO
RON WITH A LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN
EXPECT TOMORROW. RON, HOPEFULLY
MORE OF THE SAME. YEAH, YOU KNOW
, REALLY NICE WEATHER.
>> BUT THE THING IS, IT’S REALLY
DRY OUT THERE. WE’RE GOING TO
NEED SOME RAIN EVENTUALLY OR
JUST A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE
WATERING THEIR GARDENS AND OF
COURSE, THE FARMLAND OUT THERE
IS GOING TO NEED THAT WATER. WE
HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF CLOUD COVER
OUT THERE, BUT THERE IS STILL
GOING TO BE SOME AREAS WHERE WE
HAVE SOME OF THAT VIEW OF THE
SKY. WE CAN STILL SEE SOME OF
THE STARS AND THE MOON OUT
THERE. IT’S NOT THAT THICK OUT
THERE. SO YOU CAN SEE OUT THERE
STILL SOME AREAS WHERE YOU CAN
SEE THROUGH SOME OF THOSE
CLOUDS. THEY’RE NOT VERY THICK
IN ALL PLACES, BUT I WANT TO
SHOW YOU WHAT’S HAPPENING
DOWNTOWN. THIS IS HART PLAZA.
ONCE AGAIN, WE ARE SEEING THE
MOVEMENT FESTIVAL CONTINUING
WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE DOWN THERE
ENJOYING THEMSELVES. IT IS 67 IN
DETROIT. BUT YOU SEE RIGHT
THERE, ANN ARBOR, 58. IT’S 54 IN
PORT HURON, 65 IN ADRIAN, VERY
LIGHT WINDS OUT THERE. SO
TONIGHT WE’RE GOING TO SEE THOSE
TEMPERATURES FALLING DOWN VERY
GRADUALLY. WE WILL BE AROUND 63
OVERNIGHT AT THREE IN THE
MORNING, AROUND SEVEN IN THE
MORNING, 57 DEGREES. AND THEN WE
START SEEING THOSE TEMPERATURES
RISING AGAIN. WE’LL BE UP TO
ABOUT 80 DEGREES FOR NOON, 84 AS
WE GET TOWARD 4 P.M. SO WHAT
WE’RE GOING TO BE SEEING
TOMORROW, WE’RE GOING TO SEE A
LOT OF SUNSHINE, VERY WARM
WEATHER. AND THEN AS WE GET INTO
THE EVENING HOURS, WE START TO
SEE SOME CLEARING. BUT IT IS
STILL GOING TO BE MILD AT
NIGHTTIME. SO IF YOU WANT TO
FOLLOW ALONG AND SEE WHAT’S
HAPPENING, YOU CAN OF COURSE,
DOWNLOAD THE 4WARN WEATHER APP.
YOU CAN GET ACCURATE FORECAST
FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. IT’S
ALWAYS TRACKING, ALWAYS
WATCHING. YOU CAN GET THE
FOREWARN EXACT TRACK 40 RADAR
AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IF YOU
DON’T ALREADY HAVE IT IS GET IT
ON YOUR PHONE BY SEARCHING WDIV
. IT’S FREE FOR ANDROID AND
APPLE.
>> THANK YOU, RON. WITH MEMORIAL
DAY WEEKEND IN FULL SWING, METRO
DETROITERS CAME OUT IN DROVES TO
ENJOY THEMSELVES, WHETHER IT WAS
THE MOVEMENT FESTIVAL AT HART
PLAZA OR BELLE ISLE. VICTOR
WILLIAMS JOINS US LIVE WITH MORE
. HEY, VICTOR, I HOPE YOU’RE
HAVING A GOOD TIME TONIGHT. OH
YEAH.
>> WELL, WE’RE HAVING A GREAT
TIME. IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE IS
OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW.
>> DOWNTOWN, YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK
RIGHT HERE BEHIND ME. AND EVEN
SEE THIS LONG LINE OF PEOPLE
GETTING READY TO ENTER INTO ONE
OF THE NIGHTCLUBS HERE. BUT
CHANCE IS ARE IF YOU AREN’T HERE
TODAY, YOU WERE SOMEWHERE ELSE.
>> IT’S A GOOD THING TO SEE
EVERYBODY OUT. YOU KNOW WHAT I’M
SAYING? WITH MEMORIAL DAY
WEEKEND MARKING THE UNOFFICIAL
START OF SUMMER, DETROITERS ARE
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HIGHER TEMPS
BY SIMPLY BEING OUTSIDE. AND
IT’S A GOOD DAY IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> BELLA WAS PACKED.
>> IT’S ACTUALLY NICE OUT HERE
TO COME OUT HERE WITH YOUR
FAMILY AND WALK AROUND ON A
BEAUTIFUL DAY.
>> SO MUCH SO THAT AT ONE POINT
THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES STOPPED ALL DRIVERS
FROM ENTERING FOR SEVERAL HOURS
BECAUSE THERE WERE TOO MANY CARS
ON THE ISLAND.
>> I’M GLAD THEY LET EVERYBODY
BACK ON AND HAVE FUN AND DO
WHATEVER THEY WANT TO DO. IF
THAT WASN’T THE CASE, MORE THAN
LIKELY PEOPLE WERE AT HART PLAZA
FOR MOVEMENT 2023.
>> THIS WEEKEND IS PERFECT FOR
THIS TYPE OF EVENT. YEAH NOT TOO
HOT, NOT TOO COLD. YOU GOT SOME
BREEZE AND IT HITS YOU JUST
RIGHT.
>> AND AS THE DAY DIES DOWN, THE
NIGHTLIFE IS VIBRANT WITH BARS
AND RESTAURANTS OPEN FOR
BUSINESS. A VERY BIG DIFFERENCE
FROM HOW THINGS WERE DURING THE
PANDEMIC. JUST A FEW YEARS AGO.
I LOVE THE RESTAURANTS DOWNTOWN,
ESPECIALLY THE MORE AUTHENTIC
LIKE THE REALLY YOU GET THE
DEEPER THE FLAVORS GET.
>> IT’S REALLY NICE TO GO FROM
2020. IT’S SO QUIET AND SEE THE
PHENIX DRIES AND SEE THE SOUND
OF THE PHENIX AND IT’S A VERY
BEAUTIFUL SOUND AND I’M EXCITED
FOR ITS POTENTIALITY.
>> AND WE KNOW THOSE SOUNDS ARE
GOING TO CONTINUE WELL INTO
TOMORROW WITH THAT BEING THE
HOLIDAY. SO OF COURSE YOU GUYS
STAY SAFE. VICTOR WILLIAMS,
LOCAL 4 LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF FUN
LOCAL 4 LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF FUN . >> ALL RIGHT, VICTOR, THANK YOU
. DETROIT POLICE ARE SEARCHING
FOR THREE MEN THEY BELIEVE ARE
PART OF A DANGEROUS CRIMINAL
GROUP. INVESTIGATORS SAY
OFFICERS WERE CHASING THE MEN IN
A CAR SATURDAY NIGHT. THEY SAY
THE GROUP DUMPED THE CAR AND TWO
OF THEM GOT AWAY. THE THIRD MAN
RAN INTO A FAMILY’S HOME ON
TRINITY STREET ON THE CITY’S
WEST SIDE, SENDING THAT FAMILY
RUNNING OUTSIDE. THE STANDOFF
LASTED FOR HOURS UNTIL OFFICERS
ENTERED THE HOME AND COULD NOT
FIND HIM. CHIEF JAMES WHITE
BELIEVES THE MEN HAVE
INFORMATION ON A CARJACKING. AND
A DEADLY SHOOTING AT A DETROIT
CONEY ISLAND.
>> WE BELIEVE THAT THIS GROUP IS
GOOD FOR THAT OR AT LEAST HAS
INFORMATION ON ON THAT MURDER
ROBBERY. AND WE ALSO BELIEVE
BASED ON THE PATTERN AND SOME
INFORMATION FROM OUR CRIME
INTELLIGENCE UNIT THAT THEY ARE
LIKELY TIED TO THESE OTHER
EVENTS THAT I’VE SPOKE OF.
>> IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION
ON THOSE THREE MEN YOU’RE ASKED
TO CALL DETROIT POLICE. POLICE
ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING AT
A NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK PARTY ON
DETROIT’S WEST SIDE. THEY SAY IT
HAPPENED AROUND THREE THIS
MORNING NEAR PEARSON AND KEELER.
WE’RE TOLD TWO GROUPS OF PEOPLE
GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT. POLICE SAY
TWO PEOPLE WERE SHOT. WE’RE
STILL WAITING TO HEAR HOW
THEY’RE DOING TONIGHT. AN
INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY AFTER
A BODY WAS PULLED OUT OF THE
DETROIT RIVER THIS MORNING.
POLICE SAY IT WAS FOUND AROUND
1130 NEAR THE ARETHA FRANKLIN
AMPHITHEATER IN THE RENAISSANCE
CENTER. THEY SAY IT WAS A MAN’S
BODY. THEY’RE STILL WORKING TO
IDENTIFY WHO IT WAS. WE’RE NOT
SURE HOW THE MAN DIED OR HOW HE
ENDED UP IN THE RIVER. NOVI
NATIVE PAUL WHELAN CONTINUES HIS
STAY IN A RUSSIAN PRISON. HE HAS
BEEN WRONGFULLY DETAINED FOR
FOUR AND A HALF YEARS NOW. LOCAL
FOUR’S ROD MELONI SPOKE WITH
PAUL’S BROTHER, DAVID.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE
COULD COUNT ON EARLY ON WHEN
PAUL WHELAN WAS FIRST ARRESTED
WAS HIM TRYING TO GET MESSAGES
OUT THROUGH THE MEDIA WHILE HE
WAS IN THE COURTROOM. BUT FOUR
AND A HALF YEARS LATER, WHEN
HE’S IN A MORE MORDOVIAN PRISON,
IT’S PRESS COVERAGE THAT IS
CAUSING HIM TROUBLE. NOW, PAUL
WHELAN SPENT SOME TIME THIS PAST
WEEK IN HIS DISTANT MORDOVIAN
PRISON YARD, DODGING A RUSSIAN
TV CAMERA CREW. HIS BROTHER
DAVID TELLING LOCAL 4 THEY
WANTED HIM TO DO AN INTERVIEW
WHEN HE POLITELY TURNED THEM
DOWN, NOT SO POLITELY. RUSSIAN
PRISON GUARDS WENT TO THE
PERSONAL STORAGE AREA AND MADE
SURE HE PAID DEARLY. THEY JUST
TRAMPLED OVER THEM IN THEIR
MUDDY BOOTS AS THEY PULLED APART
PACKETS OF LETTERS AND STREW
THOSE AROUND.
>> THEY STOLE SOME THINGS THAT
HE HAD MADE FOR HIMSELF, SOME
HATS TO KEEP WARM, SOME
CARDIGANS THAT HE’D REPAIRED
AGAIN, TO STAY WARM. IT IS THE
FIRST TIME A RUSSIAN NEWS CREW
SOUGHT ACCESS.
>> AND BECAUSE PAUL CAN CALL HIS
PARENTS WEEKLY, THEY WARNED HIM
OFF GOING ON CAMERA, FEARING ITS
PROPAGANDA VALUE.
>> WE HAD INTERACTED WITH PAUL
IN ADVANCE AND SUGGESTED THAT HE
NOT SAY ANYTHING TO THEM, AND HE
HAD ALREADY COME TO THAT
DETERMINATION ON HIS OWN. SO HE
DIDN’T. AND APPARENTLY THAT WAS
VERY FRUSTRATING FOR THE CREW
WHO HAD COME OUT TO TAKE
PICTURES OF HIM. AND THAT
FRUSTRATION HAS BEEN PASSED ON
TO THE PRISON STAFF.
>> WHILE PAUL IS LIKELY USED TO
THIS KIND OF TREATMENT, IT
CERTAINLY DIFFICULT FOR FAMILY
BACK HERE IN THE STATES TO STAND
BACK AND WATCH HELPLESSLY.
>> LEE I WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE
PRETTY DEMORALIZING TO SEE
SOMETHING THAT YOU HAD MADE
BEING TAKEN OR DESTROYED. AND
REALLY TO IT’S NOT JUST THE ACT
OF THE SPECIFIC THING BEING
STOLEN BY THE PRISON GUARDS, BUT
REALIZING THAT YOU REALLY AT
THEIR MERCY THAT THIS MIGHT BE
ALL THAT THEY DO AND IT MIGHT
NOT BE IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING
THAT THEY ESCALATE IN THE
FUTURE.
>> NOW, DAVID WHELAN TELLS US
THE FAMILY IS GETTING WEARY
AFTER ALL OF THIS TIME AND THEY
ARE STARTING TO TAKE ON THE
ATTITUDE THAT AS FAR AS THEY CAN
TELL, UNLESS SOMETHING CHANGES
DRAMATICALLY, THAT THEY DON’T
THINK PAUL IS GOING TO BE OUT OF
PRISON BEFORE JANUARY THREE OF
2035. IN DETROIT, ROD MELONI
LOCAL 4. THE WHELAN FAMILY SAYS
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS
DOING WHAT IT CAN FOR PAUL, THE
US AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA PAID A
PERSONAL VISIT TO PAUL IN PRISON
EARLIER THIS MONTH.
>> WE’RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE
DEAL WORKED OUT ON SATURDAY TO
EXTEND AMERICA’S CURRENT DEBT
LIMIT FOR TWO YEARS. SO THE US
WOULD NOT DEFAULT ON ITS DEBT IN
JUNE. BUT THE WORK IS FAR FROM
OVER AND THE CLOCK IS STILL
TICKING DOWN. NBC’S ALLIE RAFFA
HAS MORE FROM WASHINGTON. THIS
IS A DEAL IS GOOD NEWS FOR, I
BELIEVE YOU’LL SEE FOR THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
>> THE AGREEMENT PREVENTS THE
WORST POSSIBLE CRISIS AND
DEFAULT.
>> TONIGHT, A LONG AWAITED DEAL
TO LIFT THE NATION’S DEBT
CEILING REACHED, BUT THE RACE TO
AVERT A POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS
DEFAULT IS IN MANY WAYS JUST
BEGINNING. WE KNOW AT ANY TIME
WHEN YOU SIT IN, NEGOTIATE
WITHIN TWO PARTIES THAT YOU’VE
GOT TO WORK WITH BOTH SIDES OF
THE AISLE. PRESIDENT BIDEN AND
HOUSE SPEAKER KEVIN MCCARTHY
FINALIZED THE DEAL ON A PHONE
CALL THIS EVENING, LOCKING IN A
BUDGET AND DEBT LIMIT INCREASE
UNTIL AFTER THE 2024 ELECTION.
BUT THE AGREEMENT IS A HARD SELL
FOR SOME FAR RIGHT REPUBLICANS
AND PROGRESSIVES.
>> IT IS BAD POLICY. I TOLD THE
PRESIDENT THAT DIRECTLY WHEN HE
CALLED ME LAST WEEK. ON
WEDNESDAY. THIS IS SAYING TO
POOR PEOPLE AND PEOPLE WHO ARE
IN NEED THAT WE DON’T TRUST
THEM. IF THIS IS ANOTHER ROUND
OF SEQUESTRATION, NOT ONLY WILL
I VOTE NO, I WILL NOT BE
INTIMIDATED BY JUNE 5TH, JUNE
5TH.
>> NOW, THE EARLIEST ESTIMATED
DATE THE US WILL NO LONGER BE
ABLE TO PAY ITS BILLS.
>> IT DOESN’T GET EVERYTHING
EVERYBODY WANTED.
>> THE DEAL CALLS FOR SPENDING
ON MOST ITEMS NEXT YEAR TO
REMAIN ROUGHLY THE SAME, WITH
THE EXCEPTION OF DEFENSE
SPENDING AND VETERANS PROGRAMS.
TEMPORARY CHANGES TO INCREASE
WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR PEOPLE ON
FOOD STAMPS, WHICH DEMOCRATS
FIERCELY OPPOSE. BUT THERE ARE
NO CHANGES TO MEDICAID, A
PRIORITY FOR THE PRESIDENT. BUT
A COMPROMISE ALSO REACHED TO
MAKE IT EASIER FOR COMPANIES TO
RECEIVE PERMITS FOR ENERGY
PROJECTS.
>> ONCE THE NEGOTIATIONS WERE
INTENSE, THEY WERE QUITE
CHALLENGING. THE OUTCOME OF THAT
IS A FUNDAMENTAL SHIFT IN THE
SPENDING TRAJECTOR FREE IN
WASHINGTON.
>> THE DEAL WILL HAVE TO PASS IN
BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE BEFORE
THE PRESIDENT CAN SIGN IT INTO
LAW. MCCARTHY VOWING LAWMAKERS
WILL HAVE THREE DAYS TO READ THE
150 PAGE DOCUMENT BEFORE HOLDING
A VOTE. IT COULD TAKE AS LONG AS
A WEEK IF REPUBLICANS USE ALL OF
THE PROCEDURAL TACTICS AT THEIR
DISPOSAL.
>> THAT, OF COURSE, WOULD RESULT
IN A DEFAULT ON THE DEBT,
SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD NEVER
RECOVER FROM. WHITE HOUSE AND
REPUBLICAN OFFICIALS NOW WORKING
THE PHONES, TRYING TO SHORE UP
AS MUCH SUPPORT AS POSSIBLE FROM
THE MIDDLE OF THEIR PARTIES
BEFORE THE HOUSE VOTES ON THE
DEAL AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY.
>> BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT THEY CAN
PULL THIS ACROSS THE FINISH LINE
IN TIME.
>> WE DID A CONFERENCE CALL WITH
OUR CONFERENCE AND OVER 95% WERE
OVERWHELMINGLY EXCITED ABOUT
WHAT THEY SEE IN THIS DEAL.
>> WILL GET TO YOUR DESK. YES
THAT WAS ALLIE RAFFA REPORTING.
>> AGAIN, CONGRESS WILL STILL
HAVE TO APPROVE THE DEAL BEFORE
IT MAKES IT TO PRESIDENT BIDEN’S
DESK. STILL TO COME. GIVING BACK
TO THE YOUTH. WE’LL SHOW YOU HOW
A NFL STAR WITH DETROIT ROOTS IS
HELPING YOUNGSTERS MORE. LEARN
MORE ABOUT THE GAME THAN
FOOTBALL. PLUS A SHOOTOUT ON A
MOVING BUS. FIND OUT WHAT POLICE
SAY LED TO A BUS DRIVER IN
PASSENGER FIRING AT EACH OTHER.
BUT FIRST, OUR SUMMER BUCKET
LIST IS JUST GETTING STARTED.
I’LL SHOW YOU A SPECIAL PLACE ON
LAKE HURON THAT’S PERFECT FOR