History has been made in the Motor City, with Detroiters chosing City Council President Mary Sheffield as their next mayor, making her the first woman to serve in the position.

We wanted to see what the average Detroit voter thought about the city's first female mayor and the landslide win. We also ran into people who did not cast a ballot at all.

Watch Brittany's report in the video player below 'Uplift the city': Detroiters react to Mary Sheffield's historic win to become city's next mayor

"Detroit you showed up, you showed out. You stood strong and raised your voices to a future we could all believe in," Sheffield said after her victory last night.

Sheffield supporters filled a watch party at the MGM Grand Casino, a couple of hours after she addressed them. We hit the city streets to hear what Detroiters think of the outcome.

"She hit every point I needed her to hit and Im glad that she won," said Detroiter Kieya Lileton.

"I hope that she would do good for the city. Uplift the city. Just do all the things that she said she would do," said Detroiter Michael Lloyd.

"I feel that things are looking up," said Detroiter Luis Carcamon.

All Detroit precincts have reported, but absentee ballots haven't reported. Unofficial election results show Sheffield won nearly 80 percent of the vote, but like City Clerk Janice Winfrey predicted, only about 20 percent of voters came out to cast a ballot. We talked with over 10 Detroiters throughout the night, with only thre confirming they voted.

"Unfortunately I never got out to it. It kind of hit me a bit when the election was going on. I was like 'I should have gone out there,' but I didnt," Carcamon said.

Residents all said they hope to see Mary keep downtown developments going, and show that tender, love and care to the neighborhoods.

"The Citys been going great," Carcamon said. "The past 15 years so hopefully we can keep that trend. The communities. Where we live. Get the communities back right. Get the houses back right, that's what I'm hoping."

Sheffield will be sworn into office on Jan. 1.

Monday marks day 34 of the federal government shutdown, and all eyes are on the U.S. Senate to see if lawmakers can strike a deal ahead of their next vote.

If they don't and the shutdown goes into Tuesday, it will be tied for the longest shutdown in American history.

Watch our interview with Forgotten Harvest CEO Adrian Lewis in the video below

Forgotten Harvest CEO talks about what they're doing during SNAP funding pause

Meanwhile, its impact on everyday Americans continues to grow, as millions of people are now without critical food assistance.

Funding for federal SNAP benefits officially ran dry over the weekend, leaving 42 million low-income Americans, including 16 million children, wondering how they will afford their next meal.

Two federal judges are firing back at the Trump administration, ordering the payments to move forward. The president said he'll eventually provide the funding, but wants more direction from the court first.

Just make a decision. People are out here really suffering, you know hungry," Diamonique Wright, a Detroit mom of four, said.

She's a SNAP recipient and with four kids at home, every cent she gets helps.

It is a plus for me being a mom of four and it does goes a long way, it truly go along way," she said. "It gives my children the food that they need, it gives me a piece of mind at the end of the night knowing that they do have food to eat."

The record-breaking 35-day stoppage happened during Trump's first term. This time, the USDA put in an October memo that it wouldn't use over $5 billion in contingency funds saying, "the well has run dry," and arguing those funds are for natural disasters. It also said it wouldn't pay states back for funding SNAP with state money.

"We have over 200 pantry partner distributors throughout metro Detroit and they are seeing as much as 10-15% increase in demand well and thats combined," Forgotten Harvest CEO Adrian Lewis said.

Michigan has injected $4.5 million into the state food bank council. In Michigan, each household receives on average $335 a month with SNAP, which is just under $6 a day pe perso.

You just have to make it work and day by day, minute by minute, hour by hour, you just have to do what you have to do," Wright said.

The USDA is supposed to lay out a plan on how it will fund SNAP during the shutdown, but those payments could be reduced.

Friday is day 31 of the federal government shutdown and there are some new developments in Michigan as SNAP funding faces a possible pause starting at midnight.

The Michigan Senate has approved a new bill that would direct $71 million in state funding to keep benefits flowing beyond Nov. 1 if the federal program is frozen.

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The majority of the money would go to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, and would support assistance programs, food banks and the surplus system within the Department of Agriculture. The rest would strengthen the Double Up Food Bucks program that helps SNAP recipients buy fresh fruits and vegetables.

The bill heads to the Michigan House next week for consideration, but metro Detroit families are still worried about missing out on their SNAP benefits as the shutdown drags on.

Forgotten Harvest's CEO said the organization is expecting to see a lot more people needing food, and they are ready to meet it.

Residents whose EBT cards will stay empty on Saturday say they're already struggling, and they're going to have to start making desperate choices.

"I have to make the choice of do I take an Uber to work because I don't have a car right now or do I put food on my table," Kimberly Gooley, a SNAP recipient, said. "It's my harsh reality and it just sucks."

Gooley said she's working on getting a second job, as she works as a server and bartender.

"I'm more worried about the old people next door, or the mom that has three kids down the hall from me. What are they going to do?" Gooley said.

Anna Blasdel, a senior in Macomb County, also receives Social Security, said it doesn't cover the grocery bill.

"I was kind of freaking out a little bit. It's like, now what do I do?" Blasdel said. "I don't get a whole lot of money every month from SNAP benefits but what I do really really helps me a lot."

36% of households in the state have older adults; 43% have children, and nearly 80% include someone with an earned income. The struggle is already being felt.

Forgotten Harvest CEO Adrian Lewis said across their 200 food pantries, they've seen a combined 15% increase in demand.

"Inflation has definitely driven that demand for quite some time. When you compound that with removing SNAP benefits of course that's going to be as much as double I believe," Lewis said. "We're down about 20% of our inventory based on last year's total."

He said if the shutdown goes longer than 30-45 days, they'll have to look at fundraising to offset so they can purchase food.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that $4.5 million will be going to the Food Bank Council of Michigan, helping organizations like Forgotten harvest.

Federally, there is $6 billion in contingency funds that can be tapped for SNAP funding, but hasn't.

A driver is in the hospital after he crashed his car into a home on Detroit's west side early Wednesday morning, Detroit police say.

Watch Brittany's live report from the 6 a.m. show Driver hospitalized after crashing car into home on Detroit's west side

Detroit police tell us around 3:20 a.m., the driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a home in the 18000 of Roselawn. The car went straight through a window and into the front of the building.

That driver was taken to the hospital, and DFD tells us the driver is in critical condition.

We're told the people who were inside the home at the time of the crash were sleeping. Officials say no one in the home was hurt in the crash.

It doesn't appear that any power was knocked out in the crash, as the porch light is still on at the home.

This is a developing story, we will update this story with more information