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>>> THE DEBRIS FIELD FROM THIS
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT EASILY 40
FEET.
A TWO-YEAR-OLD HAS DIED IN THE
WAY OF SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OF
THE MOMENT BEFORE THE CRASH.
>>> A VERY IMPORTANT TECHNICAL
>>> A VERY IMPORTANT TECHNICAL
CLASS FOR OAKLAND STUDENTS
SUDDENLY CANCELED.
>> Man: IT MEANT A LOT TO A LOT
OF PEOPLE.
>> HOW 61 STUDENTS ARE NOW
SUDDENLY SCRAMBLING TO FIX
THEIR SCHEDULES.
>>> JASON WE BEGIN WITH
BREAKING NEWS.
A FEDERAL JUDGE TEMPORARILY
BANNING DETROIT POLICE FROM
BANNING TEARGAS, BATONS, RUBBER
BULLETS AND SHELLS AGAINST
PROTESTERS BUT IT INCLUDES
CHOKEHOLD WHICH HAVE ALREADY
CHOKEHOLD WHICH HAVE ALREADY
BEEN BANNED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
THE RESTRAINING ORDER COMES
AFTER THE GROUP DETROIT WILL
BRIEF FILED A LAWSUIT FOR
EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE.
EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE.
IT WAS AFTER THE DETROIT POLICE
CLASH WITH PROTESTERS LEADING
TO 44 ARREST.
THE RESTRAINING ORDER WILL BE
IN EFFECT AT LEAST 14 DAYS.
AND WE JUST RECEIVED A
STATEMENT FROM THE CITY.
IT READS, QUOTE, THE PARAMETERS
LAID OUT IN THE ORDER  ARE
LAID OUT IN THE ORDER  ARE
CONSISTENT ITH CURRENT DPD
POLICY WE ARE DISAPPOINTED IT
WAS ENTERED WITHOUT AN
EVIDENTIARY HEARING.
BECAUSE WE BELIEVE WHEN THE
EVIDENCE IS HEARD THE POLICE
ACTIONS TO DATE WILL BE DEEMED
JUSTIFIED.
>>> HOLIDAY WEEKEND HAS FINALLY
ARRIVED.
>> YES, IT HAS A DRY NIGHT.
BEN BAILEY IS TRACKING RAIN
CHANCES FOR US THIS WEEKEND.
CHANCES FOR US THIS WEEKEND.
BEN?>> Ben: I AM GOOD EVENING
BRIAN AND KIM WE HAVE SHOWERS
IN THE FORECAST.
IT IS NOT MOST OF THE WEEKEND
THE MAJORITY OF THE THREE DAY
THE MAJORITY OF THE THREE DAY
STRETCH WILL BE DRY BUT STORM
TRACKER FOUR SHOWING ACTIVITY.
ALTHOUGH FLIGHT YOU CAN SEE
ALTHOUGH FLIGHT YOU CAN SEE
SHOWERS OF POPPED UP.
WE SEE A FEW MORE DEVELOP AS WE
HEAD TOWARDS DEBRIS.
AS THE FORECAST IN THE MORNING.
AND AGAIN THIS STUFF WILL BE
LIGHT.
IT WILL MAINLY BE IN THE NORTH
ZONE.
AND IT IS NOT GOING TO LAST.
NOON THINK A LOT OF THIS WILL
NOON THINK A LOT OF THIS WILL
BE GONE.
MAYBE COUPLES SPRINKLES LINGER
UNTIL 1:00.
A LOT OF THE STORES OF DETROIT.
THE SECOND HALF OF SATURDAY WE
THE SECOND HALF OF SATURDAY WE
SEE CLEARING SKIES EMERGING
SUNSHINE.
THE PICTURES IN THE UPPER 70S.
TEMPERATURES ARE NOT IN ISSUE
THEY WILL BE CLOSE TO AVERAGE
THROUGH MONDAY.
HUMIDITY DRIVER SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY.
JUST NOTICEABLE LEVELS ON
MONDAY.
HOWEVER YOU SEE THE RAIN THERE
IT WILL BE AROUND SUNDAY AND
POSSIBLY AGAIN ON A HOLIDAY
MONDAY.
WE TALKED TIMING OF THAT AND
WHAT WE ARE EXPECTING MUCH
BETTER CHANCES OF RAIN BEYOND
THE WEEKEND.
ALL COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES.
GUYS?
>> BEN, THANK YOU.
TWO TRAGEDY A TWO-YEAR-OLD HAS
DIED AFTER A TERRIBLE WRECK ON
DIED AFTER A TERRIBLE WRECK ON
EIGHT MILE CHERRY ON THIS
AFTERNOON.
TWO OTHER CHILDREN AND TWO
ADULTS ARE IN THE HOSPITAL IN
CRITICAL CONDITION.
UR MARA
McDONALD IS ON THE SCENE FOR US
TONIGHT.
AND MARA IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS
AND MARA IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS
DEBRIS ALL OVER THE PLACE?
>> Reporter: THERE ARE PIECES
OF CAR LITTLE OVER THE PLACE.
THE DEBRIS FIELD FROM THIS
ACCIDENT WAS QUITE LARGE.
IF YOU TAKE A LOOK OVER HERE
YOU CAN SEE WHERE ONE OF THE
CARS ACTUALLY DENTED THIS
BUILDING.
SURVEILLANCE VIDEO CAPTURING
THE MOMENT THE RED CHALLENGER
PLUS INTO THE WHITE ESCAPE.
THEY HIT SO HARD THE ENGINE OF
THE FORT ENDED UP 10 FEET AWAY
FROM THE CARPET INSIDE THE
WHITE ESCAPE THE 63-YEAR-OLD
WOMAN.
INSIDE THE RED CHALLENGER A
29-YEAR-OLD MAN AND THREE
CHILDREN.
>> I HAVE SEEN THE GUY IN THE
CARPET AND MAYBE TRYING TO GET
TO HIS KIDS IN THE BACKSEAT OF
THE CARPET THERE ARE THREE OF
THEM IN THE CAR.
>>> THIS MAN ALONG WITH THE
NEIGHBOR RUSH TO HIT THE MAN.
NEIGHBOR RUSH TO HIT THE MAN.
>>> MY NEIGHBOR HE HELPED ME.
HE GRABBED TWO KIDS OUT.
HE GAVE ME ONE.
HE GAVE ME ONE.
>>> POLICE SAY THE CHILDREN ARE
TWO AND FOUR-YEAR-OLD BOYS AND
A SIX-YEAR-OLD GIRL.
NOW THAT TWO-YEAR-OLD HAS SINCE
DIED FROM HIS INJURIES.
EVERYBODY ELSE IS CURRENTLY IN
THE HOSPITAL WITH CRITICAL
INJURIES.
POLICE SAY THEY ARE STILL
INVESTIGATING.
BUT THE CHALLENGER WAS DRIVING
FAST.
AS YOU CAN SEE THERE IS ALSO A
LIGHT RIGHT HERE WITH THIS
ACCIDENT WENT DOWN.
AND THAT IS OTHER THING POLICE
ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT.
WHO HAD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY HERE?
WHO HAD THE GREEN LIGHT?
THEY ARE ASKING IF YOU KNOW
ANYTHING IS NOT ANYTHING THAT
COULD HELP THIS INVESTIGATION
PLEASE CALL DPD I AM MARA
McDONALD, LOCAL 4.
>> Kimberly: MARA, THANK YOU
PAID 61 OAKLAND COUNTY HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE TRYING TO
FILL A MAJOR GAP IN THEIR
ACADEMICS.
OAKLAND SCHOOLS CANCELED ONE OF
ITS TRADE PROGRAMS AT THIS
NORTHWEST CAMPUS IN THE LUSTY
NORTHWEST CAMPUS IN THE LUSTY
TEACHER.
JASON COLTHORP IS LIVE TONIGHT
WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE
TEACHERS?
QUICK STUDENTS CAN SAY WHO
ALREADY HAVE ONE FULL HERE WITH
THIS TEACHER UNDER THEIR BELT.
THEY SAY SHE HAD CONCERNS OVER
COVID AND DID NOT WANT TO TEACH
AT SCHOOL.
TO BE AROUND ALL THOSE
TEACHERS.
SHE IS A CHILD AT HOME SICK SHE
WANTED TO TEACH THIS ONLINE
WANTED TO TEACH THIS ONLINE
CLASS AT HOME.
THEY BELIEVE THE DISTRICT SAID
NO.
AND NOW IT HAS RESULTED IN A
HUGE CUT TO A PROGRAM WHICH HAS
COME AS A DEVASTATING GUT PUNCH
COME AS A DEVASTATING GUT PUNCH
TO THESE KIDS.
>>> THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I
WILL DO FOR SCHOOLS IN COLLEGE
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> Man: I DAMN NEAR CRIED.
>> Woman: I DID CRY.
>> Man: THIS CLASS MEANT A LOT
TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.
>>> THE OAKLAND SCHOOL VISUAL
IMAGES PROGRAM DATES BACK TO
1972.
>> Man: IT IS MORE THAN
>> Man: IT IS MORE THAN
TRADITIONAL DESIGN THERE IS
PAINTING, DRAWING, PHOTOSHOP
WORK, LOCAL MAKING.
>
Reporter: CANCELING IT FOR THE
SCHOOL YEAR IS TAKING AN
EMOTIONAL TOLL.
BECAUSE IT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR
THE STUDENTS ACADEMIC AND
PROFESSIONAL CAREERS.
>> Man: MY SCHOOL ALONG WITH
MS. PARKS AND THAT IS 30 KIDS
WITHOUT THREE HOURS OF CLASSES
BUT.
>> Woman: WE ARE LOSING COLLEGE
RECRUITMENT AND TUITION MONEY.
WE ARE LOSING PORTFOLIOS.
WE ARE LOSING OPPORTUNITIES TO
GET IN THE JOB WORLD.
>> Woman: IT IS ALL OUT THE
WINDOW NOW.
>> STUDENTS GOT
THIS LETTER FROM THE DEAN
DATING WE LOST OUR INSTRUCTOR
AND WE ARE UNABLE TO FIND A
QUALIFIED PLACEMENT.
THE STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHER
DID NOT WANT TO TEACH THE
DID NOT WANT TO TEACH THE
ONLINE CLASS AT SCHOOL.
TO PROTECT HER CHILD WHO HAS
UNDERLYING HEALTH ISSUES.
BUT THE DISTRICT SAID NO.
BUT THE DISTRICT SAID NO.
AND THESE CAN SAY IT WAS EASILY
DOABLE.
>> Man: HE IS WILLING TO DO IT
AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT
FIND A TEACHER TO DO IT.
EVEN THOUGH SHE IS MORE THAN
WILLING.
WE GOT SO LUCKY TO BE GIVEN THE
OPPORTUNITY AND TO BE IS
STRIPPED AWAY FOR REASONS LIKE
THIS IS VERY UNFORTUNATE.
>> Reporter: AND THEY SAY
OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE DONE IT
ONLINE WHEN COVID HIT THEY WENT
TO AN ONLINE CURRICULUM AND IT
WORKS GREAT.
I DID FIRE OFF SOME EMAILS TO
AT LEAST TWO OAKLAND COUNTY
SCHOOL STAFFERS.
AND THEY SEEM.
WHO WROTE THAT LETTER AS WELL
AS PHONE CALLS.
THEY ALL WENT UNANSWERED
TONIGHT BUT OBVIOUSLY IT IS A
FRIDAY.
THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
THAT IS A LITTLE
UNDERSTANDABLE.
THESE KIDS ARE SPEAKING OUT
BECAUSE THEY ARE SIMPLY HOPING
THE DISTRICT SEES THIS AND
UNDERSTANDS HOW MUCH IT MEANS
TO THEM.
AND MAYBE THEY WILL CHANGE
COURSE BUT WE WILL LET YOU KNOW
IF THAT HAPPENS.
LIVE IN OAKLAND COUNTY JASON
COLTHORP.
>> IT FEELS LIKE IT.
RIGHT NOW WE WANT TO GIVE YOU
THE LATEST ON THE CORONAVIRUS
FIGHT IN MICHIGAN BUT TODAY
STATE OFFICIALS ARE REPORTING A
SIGNIFICANT UPTICK IN
CORONAVIRUS.
>> THE TOTAL OF 982 IS NEARLY
300 MORE THAN YESTERDAY.
IT ALSO THE STATE REPORT SEVEN
NEW DEBTS FROM THE VIRUS IN THE
PAST 24 HOURS.
THE THREAT OF A VIRUS IS
LOOMING OVER THIS LABOR DAY
LOOMING OVER THIS LABOR DAY
WEEKEND WITH PUBLIC HEALTH
EXPERTS THINK THIS COULD BE A
MAKE OR BREAK MOMENT AS WE HEAD
INTO FALL.
>>> A MASSIVE FIRE IMPLEMENT IS
UNDER CONTROL AFTER
FIREFIGHTERS SPENT HOURS
FIREFIGHTERS SPENT HOURS
BATTLING THE FLAMES.
THE FIRE STARTED THIS AFTERNOON
AT A BUILDING ON GENERAL DRIVE
AND JOY ROAD.
EVERAL FIRE
DEPARTMENTS RESPONDED AT TELL
US CHEMICALS INSIDE THE
BUILDING FORCED FIREFIGHTERS
STAFF TO STAY OUT OF IT.
>>> THERE WAS SOMETHING
EXPLOSIONS IN THE BUILDING.
BUT THEY HAVE BEEN CONTAINED
INSIDE THE BUILDING.
AS I SAID NOBODY HAS BEEN
INJURED.
>>> THE AIR QUALITY AROUND THE
BUILDING WAS TESTED IN THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT SAID TEST RESULTS
SHOW NO DANGER TO THE
COMMUNITY.
>>> IN MACOMB COUNTY.
AN UNDERCOVER DRUG OPERATION
QUICKLY TURNS TO A LIFESAVING
QUICKLY TURNS TO A LIFESAVING
RESCUE EFFORT IN THE CLINTON
RIVER THAT INVESTIGATORS SAY A
60-YEAR-OLD MAN WALKED OUT OF
THE HOUSE WITH WHAT THEY
BELIEVED WERE DRUGS.
WHEN DEPUTIES TRY TO STOP THE
MAN HE TOOK OFF ON A MOMENT
BEFORE BAILING THEN JUMPING
INTO THE CLINTON RIVER.
THE ONLY PROBLEM IS HE DID NOT
KNOW HOW TO SWIM AND STARTED
STRUGGLING IN THE WATERPIK
DEPUTIES SPOTTED HIM AND JUMPED
IN TO HELP.
>> AND FIGURED GOT TO GET IN
THERE.
THEY ARE DISPATCHED TO
DIFFERENT ROUNDS AND THEY NEVER
KNOW WHAT WILL BE THROWN IN
FRONT OF THEM.
BUT WHEN IT COMES THEY ARE ABLE
TO REACT AND RESPOND IN THE
APPROPRIATE MANNER.
 AM PROUD
APPROPRIATE MANNER.
 AM PROUD
OF THE SHERIFFâ€™S OFFICE.
BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THEY DO ON
A DAILY BASIS.
>>> THAT 60-YEAR-OLD MAN IS NOW
FACING SEVERAL CHARGES
INCLUDING FLEEING AN OFFICER
INCLUDING FLEEING AN OFFICER
AND DRIVING WITH A SUSPENDED
LICENSE.
>>> ARTS BEATS AND EATS MAY BE
CANCELED THIS YEAR BUT THE
BEATS GO ON THROUGH VIRTUAL
BEATS GO ON THROUGH VIRTUAL
EVENTS AND RESERVATIONS.
[MUSIC]
>> AND THEY SOUND GOOD.
YOU CAN ENJOY ALL THE LIVE
MUSIC ONLINE THIS YEAR.
OR THROUGH A SERIES OF DRIVE IN
CONCERT SPEED FOR FIVE DOLLARS
YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO FIVE
PRIVATE ARCHES BUT THERE WILL
BE FOOD TRUCKS THAT POP UP
AROUND OAKLAND COUNTY.
AROUND OAKLAND COUNTY.
>> Man: JUST US.
JUSTICE.
>> Kimberly: A DETROIT JAZZ
FESTIVAL IS TAKING PLACE IN A
VIRTUAL FOR THIS WEEKEND.
THE EVENT SPOTLIGHTS TONS OF
WORLD-CLASS ARTISTS THAT HAVE
BEEN HELD IN THE CITY OF
DETROIT 41 YEARS.
ALL THE PERFORMANCES WILL BE
STREAMED LIVE THIS WEEKEND.
WE HAVE THE LINK ON OUR
WEBSITE.
JUST GO TO CLICKONDETROIT.com.
>> STILL AHEAD CONTROVERSY AT
THE KENTUCKY DERBY.
>>> WITH THE RACE HOURS AWAY
CHURCHILL DOWNS ADDRESSES WHAT
WILL DO FOR THE LONG-STANDING
TRADITION THAT IS COME UNDER
FIRE FOR ITS TIES TO SLAVERY.
>> Man: STOP, PUT THE GUN DOWN.
[GUNSHOTS]
>> Kimberly: HE WAS OUTGUNNED,
WHAT LED TO AN INTENSE SHOOTOUT
