A feisty meeting between President Trump and President Zelenskyy of Ukraine is making headlines Friday, with reactions across the world and here in metro Detroit.

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Since Russia invaded Ukraine 3 years ago, its been all hands on deck at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Warren, which has held fundraisers and collected donations to send to Ukraine. The meeting between the two leaders became the topic of conversation on Friday.

I was appalled at what happened and how our President treated another President of a country, said Lesia Florchuk, President of the Ukrainian Cultural Center.

Forchuck is the centers President, which has been a hub of activity for metro Detroits Ukrainian population. She and others are expressing their support for their home country and President Zelenskyy on how he handled the meeting.

Really, it was yelling at him, 'Well, youre not thankful.' Yes, the Ukrainian population and people are thankful for the United States, said Florchuk.

My phone is ringing nonstop," said Borys Potapenko, a Ukrainian American who lives in Troy. "I've had calls from Congressman, I've had calls from former Congressmen, Ive had calls from all the community leaders."

Potapenko has been very involved in the metro Detroit area and has family in Ukraine. He has also visited the country multiple times since the war broke out. He was angered by what he saw unfold at the White House.

Are we talking serious diplomacy or are we children playing games?" Potapenko said. "People are dying in large numbers because freedom is on the line. Not peace. Peace isnt on the line. Freedom is on the line.

Reaction among Americans has been mixed, with many Republicans coming to the defense of President Trump and Vice President Vance.

Congresswoman Lisa McClain, of Michigans 9th District, re-posted the President's statement on X, saying, President Trump inherited this war. He has said from the beginning he wants to bring peace. @POTUS is a strong leader, and I know his negotiations will bring a deal together.

Somebody asked me, am I embarrassed about Tump. I have never been more proud of the President, said Republican Senator Lindsay Graham of South Carolina. "The relationship between Ukraine and America is vitally important, but can Zelenskyy do a deal with the United States? After what I saw today, I don't know.

As for Americans with loved ones in Ukraine, theyre fearful of what comes next.

You have to do something because if Ukraine falls, theres other countries Putin is going to go after, Florchuk said.

This is important to us, more important to us Id say as Americans," said Potapenkoso. I feel very, very troubled. I mean, I'm devastated about Ukraine, but boy, are we turning a page, and a page to what?

It's been roughly 10 days since a massive water main break flooded a southwest Detroit neighborhood, and recovery is still an uphill battle. However, progress is being made.

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Roughly 450 people are still being housed in hotels. The city is providing them 3 meals a day, but some say recently the meals they get from the hotels have been inadequate.

Giving us hot dogs for dinner, macaroni and cheese," said displaced resident Doran Smith, who is staying in a Southfield hotel. "My kids won't eat it.

Smith says he's either relied on food from volunteers or paid for other meals.

"I can't eat it. My kids won't eat it. I've been spending a lot of money on DoorDash, Uber all that, said Smith. "There's good people helping out bringing tamales and tacos, but without our neighborhood, its terrible.

Some photos of the meals were making the rounds on social media, showing hot dogs, minimal sandwiches, or plates of potato chips with chicken and shredded cheese on top.

I did see some of the photos, and my reaction was we need to change," said Julie Schneider, Director of the City of Detroit's Housing and Revitalization Department.

About a week ago, she says they went from using food trucks to using the hotels themselves to provide 3 meals to the residents. However, she says that will now change.

We want to make sure the hotel experience is good, and we recognize clearly, seeing those photos, that it was appropriate for us to change quickly and today, said Schneider.

Schneider says they were just made aware of the food quality concerns.

"Most of the concerns from the residents of the actual hotel had been about timing of when the meal service was available and accounting for people's different work hours and such, said Schneider.

Schneider says after the complaints, the city will now contract with local food trucks to cater in lunch and dinner, as they did in the first few days.

The city is doing what they can. I don't think they was ever prepared for this, said Jessica Ramirez, Founder of Detroiters Helping Each Other.

Ramirez and many in the community have been on the ground assisting since day one.

Every person on the ground is absolutely amazing doing the footwork," said Ramirez. "The community is coming together, but there is a lack of communication.

So far, the city says 64 basements have been cleaned out of the roughly 200 in total they plan to get to. Ramirez says there have been many issues, but much of it is being addressed.

Every address that I seen a complaint about I was able to call our District 6 manager Torres and tell her and within 5-10 minutes that homeowner called me like hey, they called me, theyre on their way. They came,' said Ramirez.

As for those relying on the hotel meals, they're happy change is coming.

A little bit late, but better late than never," said Smith. "I'm glad theyre doing it."

Ramirez says when this work is all over with, she hopes the City will sit down with the Southwest community to get feedback on this response to be better prepared in the future.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is confirming another Michigan child has now died from the flu.

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The death in Macomb County was reported last week and is now the 3rd pediatric flu death in Michigan. The previous 2 cases were from Wayne County and Genesee County

For Belinda Belcher of Clarkston, a recent get-together became a nightmare after 7 people in her family came down with the flu. Her 24-year-old son, who has a chromosome disorder, had to be hospitalized. So too did her nearly 2-year-old grandson.

Oh my gosh, he was so sick. His oxygen level, it was so low, Belcher said of her grandson. Everybody is doing better, but I can't believe how fast it went through everybody."

That grandson ended up spending a week in the hospital, and had to be taken there by ambulance with a high fever and trouble breathing.

He's healthy. He doesn't have any issues that should have caused it to be harder for him, but it was, said Belcher.

The scary situation unfolded as Michigan reported the highest possible level of flu activity, along with 9 other states. Nationwide, 86 children have now died from the flu, with 3 of them in Michigan. The state is now reporting more than 16,000 flu-related patient visits from all age groups.

This has been a really bad influenza season, said Dr. Anurag Malani, Infectious Disease Physician and Hospital Epidemiologist at Trinity Health Ann Arbor. "It reminds me way back to even 2009-2010 when we had H1N1."

Dr. Malani says, across Michigan, Trinity Health has more than 100 flu patients currently hospitalized. Some in the ICU and some on ventilators. He says the ages most at risk are those older than 65, and younger than 2.

It can definitely affect healthy people, but the majority of people that are going to be in the hospital are going to have some underlying risk factor, said Dr. Malani.

Dr. Malani says antiviral treatment can help with early infection and encourages people to get their flu vaccine.

Now that her family is feeling better, Belinda hopes no other families go through what hers went through or worse.

My heart goes out to the families that lost their children through this because I know how sick my son was, and I know how sick my grandson was," said Belcher. "That was scary."

Dr. Malani also says it is not too late to get your flu shot if you havent yet. Its recommended for everyone ages 6 months and older.

Southwest Detroit continues to recover from the devastating flood as the community rallies to help.

The Great Lakes Water Authority told us the 19-foot replacement pipe is now on scene and crews will continue work throughout the weekend. However, the fix could take at least two weeks. The streets are also still caked in mud, with lots of cleanup still ahead.

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While dozens of families are sheltering in hotels or staying with family members, others are staying put and braving the cold.

Well turn the oven on, well boil some water, whatever we can to stay warm during the day. But at the end of the day, were still walking around the house with our coats on, southwest Detroit resident Brandon Ortiz said.

Ortiz had his furnace destroyed in the flood and has spent the week without heat. His car, which sat in 4 feet of water, has been towed from the street. City inspectors went in his basement this week inspecting damage to the home he's put a decade of time and money into.

Little by little, trying to fix your house up and make changes and do things that you can. It kinda feels like it was literally washed away in the water, Ortiz said. Something so unexpected that can just in a manner of one hour turn things upside down. You feel pretty heartbroken.

I also spoke with Amarpo Ibarra as her daughter Yaretzi translated. Their family is one of the few on the block that has heat, but life still isnt easy.

Right now since all the mess is everywhere, it's really hard to travel and go to places to do daily activities we would normally be doing, Yaretzi said translating for her mother.

Chopper 7 showed the spot where the 12-foot section of damaged pipe was removed and contractors are now inspecting the condition on the surrounding pipe.

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Meanwhile, work extends beyond southwest Detroit and into the east side, where fellow Detroiters saw the devastation.

When the sun came up about 7:30 and they showed the aerial view, I was mortified," Lejuan Council said. "I know how that feels.

Council, along with many of her neighbors, had serious damage to her Jefferson Chalmers home as summer rain storms throughout the last five years brought flooding and sewer backups to her neighborhood.

It's devastating because you feel helpless," Council said. There is no warning, and there's not enough support for the subject.

In response, Council started the Detroit Area Disaster Recovery Group in 2021. On Friday, they collected 300 boxes of food from Forgotten Harvest and 200 buckets of cleaning supplies from the local nonprofit Disaster Relief At Work, which is based in Waterford. All the supplies will benefit those in southwest Detroit, as the organization chips in for long term recovery.

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We respond as one Detroit," Council said. "This is not Jefferson Chalmers, it's not southwest, its one Detroit.

You definitely feel the unity and that definitely helps," Ortiz said. "It keeps us afloat.

The American Red Cross has also opened a site at La Sed Youth Center and Senior Center. Its open Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Monday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Its a case thats shocked metro Detroit: three young siblings found in soiled clothes, abandoned for years and living in a home filled with mold, trash and feces.

You wouldn't do this to an animal, let alone a child, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said during a media briefing on Tuesday.

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Bouchard revealed that besides the mother, it appears no one knew about the kids' situation. They were left without hygiene supplies, and food was periodically delivered either by her or by a third party delivery service, which left the food on the porch.

"Towards the end, the children were apparently getting a loaf of bread dropped off that was intended to last three to four days," Bouchard said.

The sisters, ages 12 and 13, were sleeping on pizza boxes. Their 15-year-old brother was the only one who went outside, but just twice in five years.

"The only one of the three who ever came out was the young boy once because he wanted to feel the grass, which by itself is heartbreaking, and a second time to check the mail," Bouchard said. "Just to hear he came out to touch the grass is crushing, soul-crushing on so many levels."

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The mother of the children is still in custody, but formal charges have yet to be filed. Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald says this case is a top priority, but they are still combing through several gigabytes of evidence.

"All of us are asking how the heck did this happen? How did we lose three kids? How did they fall through the system?" Bouchard said. "The community, the relatives, the school how did no one know?"

Bouchard says the kids hadnt been enrolled in school since 2020, and miscommunication caused them to fall through the cracks.

"A school district in this case received a request for records from another school in Pontiac, but no verification the children ever moved to that school," Bouchard explained. "So at some point when they didn't show up, they were just dropped off the enrollment of the school that sent the transcripts. So no one knew they were nowhere.

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Bouchard says hes now talking to a state lawmaker to sponsor a bill in Lansing that he says could prevent this from happening again.

Before a child is un-enrolled, they have to obtain written confirmation that child is someplace else," Bouchard said. "That doesn't happen now

State Sen. Jeremy Moss represents Pontiac. While he hasnt heard directly from Bouchard about this proposal, he says he's open to the idea.

I've talked to a few of my colleagues already, those who are on these relevant committees the education committees and whatnot and this is a concept worth exploring, Moss said. "If the sheriff as he has more information about this investigation believes that this is the gap, this is something that would have prevented this situation, then yes, we should absolutely be exploring."

State Rep. Brenda Carter represents Pontiac and also had not heard from Bouchard but believes there's also work that could be done when it comes to laws that impact renters.

Both Carter and Moss say the city of Pontiac requires rental properties to be registered with the city and are subjected to rental inspections. However, they say this property was not registered by the landlord and was therefore being illegally rented. If it had been registered, inspections could have discovered the deplorable living conditions.

"This is where we feel we can effectively address this by putting into statute the renters bill of rights, Carter said. "There are things we can do to hold bad actors accountable... It's not an isolated incident, it's not something that just happens in Pontiac.

"Nobody, no kid especially, should have to live in those conditions and if there are things we can do as lawmakers to improve conditions in our neighborhoods, we should explore those solutions, Moss said. "This is a situation of neglect and the kids have suffered."

The Oakland County Sheriff's Office set up an online fundraiser to support the children.

On the slopes of Mt. Brighton, its a winter wonderland with 6 inches of fresh snow in the last 48 hours and a solid base of more than 2 1/2 feet.

"Plenty of fresh snow," skiier Michael Bills from Dexter said. "I know they make some of it here, but it helps to have good snow too.

The snowfall is a welcomed sight for skiers like the Bills family, and also for Mt. Brighton general manager Megan Greenlee

This has been an incredible week for us," Greenlee said. "We have a lot of snow out here, a lot of excited guests.

Greenlee says last year's weather forced the hill to close during the middle of the season, not just from a lack of snow but temperatures that were warmer than usual. Thats not the story this year.

We've just been so incredibly lucky with the weather," Greenlee said. "We've had great snow-making, great natural product the weather has been on our side.

Twenty-eight degrees and below is generally whats needed for snow-making. At this point last winter, only 28 days hit that low. But so far this winter, 57 days have hit that number with more still to come.

"We're definitely seeing some more snow come in over the weekend. Were also seeing again some nice really low temperatures. So well have some more snow-making opportunities this week, which our team will be excited to capitalize on, Greenlee said. "Especially compared to last year, we are excited to get open and stay open. Weve had no closures. We currently have 100% of our terrain open.

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Kraig Sexton brought his son Landon, one of many people we met learning to ski for the first time and one of the many people hoping more winter is still ahead.

"Then I get to do snowball fights and all different types of stuff with the snow, Landon said.

"This winter is a little more what I remember as a youngster, Kraig Sexton. "More ski friendly, more pond hockey friendly, more snowball fight friendly. It's been an actual winter.

As the bird flu continues to spread across the U.S., the Michigan Department of Natural Resources says it is widespread among wild birds in the state, with more than 300 dead wild birds found in five counties suspected of being killed by the virus.

Nearly 100 of those cases happened in Washtenaw County, many of them at a public Ann Arbor park.

Mary Beth Doyle Park has lots of wildlife and paved trails that nearby residents walk often.

Joseph Igleski and Solaire Finkenstaevt-Quinn were walking in the park last month when they saw something odd.

We were on the bridge over there and we noticed three? It was three or four dead geese that had floated down there, they said.

Geese are commonly seen throughout the park, but not multiple dead geese all in one spot.

I think we thought maybe they'd all eaten something that was bad and thats what caused it," Finkenstaevt-Quinn said. "So a little concern, but more of like oh, it's probably an anomaly.

But according to the DNR, its not an anomaly. Roughly 100 dead birds have been found in this area suspected to have died from highly pathogenic avian flu.

More than fairly confident that this is what we're dealing with: high path avian influenza, DNR Wildlife Pathologist Julie Melotti said. "Based on those test results, the clinical signs and then what were seeing, what we've seen in the past and what other states are seeing.

Melotti says preliminary testing done at Michigan State University points to bird flu, but the national lab in Iowa, which currently has a backlog, has to official confirm the cases.

Across five counties in lower Michigan, they suspect more than 300 dead birds have been killed by the illness.

Right now, there's many frozen bodies of water. You've got these geese and ducks that are grouping up in the winter, so you have a large amount of birds in a small space," Melotti explained. "Bring in a few sick birds and they can spread something like this.

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Melotti says the illness is widespread in wild birds in Michigan, mostly in waterfowl. However, its also been found in bald eagles, hawks and owls.

We kind of had assumed since 2022, this virus never left. It's been here at low levels," Melotti said. "We kind of assumed a resurgence like this, and thats what were seeing.

It took us about a week to realize it was probably bird flu, but that didn't click at all when we saw it," Igleski said. "We just thought it was odd.

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While risk to humans is low and the DNR doesnt expect a major impact on bird populations, large die-offs are still concerning, especially for those who see it firsthand.

Just maybe thinking about the greater ecological implications and what that might mean, Finkenstaevt-Quinn said.

If you come across a dead wild bird, do not touch it. If you find a die-off of six or more birds, be sure to report it to the DNR online.

The DNR also advises cleaning backyard wild bird feeders every two weeks with a 10% bleach to water solution to avoid transmission of HPAI and other diseases more commonly spread at bird feeders.

The snow is falling Wednesday across metro Detroit, leading to school closures and slick road conditions.

Late in the evening, the night was still young for Erich Meixner and his crew at EJM Enterprises.

Tonight is going to be a good 12 to 24 hours, maybe 16 to 24 hours minimum, Meixner said. "We got 16 acres here, so it's going to be a long, hard night."

When the snow starts coming down, you can find EJM in the Kroger parking lot at Garfield and Canal roads in Clinton Township. It's one of many commercial properties theyre tasked with clearing of snow.

This is a two-to-three-day storm for us," Meixner said. "Even though we'll get most of it done tonight, we can't get what's underneath the cars in the morning.

Across metro Detroit, private snow plow companies were seen hard at work and road commission crews were too. We saw numerous Oakland County road commission crews out laying salt and others stopping back at the salt garage for a refill.

Watch our coverage from earlier in the day when county road crews shared their plans: Macomb County road crews hard at work

This year has been pretty good. It's been pretty slow" Meixner said. "But now, we're getting the big snow storms coming so now, it's going to be all the fun.

A late evening storm means Meixner and his crew likely won't get much sleep, but as long as the snow comes down, theyll keep working through the night.

We have to be out here. We have to be out here in full force to keep the customers safe, Meixner said.

Super Bowl 59 is now nearly 48 hours away and fans are flocking to New Orleans for the big game. While the Detroit Lions will not be represented on the field, that doesnt mean fans won

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t be representing the team throughout the city.

I got my bibs on," said Lions superfan Ron "Crackman" Crachiola.

"His bar bibs, not his dress bibs," joked another superfan Megan Stefanski. "He had his dress bibs on last night.

Stefanski got free tickets for the weekend as the Lions fan of the year. During the NFL honors, she was named NFL fan of the year, a journey that all started with her dad Yooperman, a dedicated Lions fan who passed away in 2019.

It was a huge honor, I was the first woman winner and first unanimous winner, Stefanski said. "He (Dad) is what made me a huge fan when I was a kid, taught me how to give back.

Even for Lions fans who paid for tickets, many still made the trip.

We were just so confident that they were at least gonna make it to the Super Bowl that we didn't want to take chances of not getting tickets, said Rachel Reed of Bloomfield Hills, who bought her tickets shortly before the playoffs started. "My apologies to all of Detroit for jinxing the Lions.

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Sarah Yelncich booked her trip early, bringing her mom Christine Lorenc along.

We booked it in October with full faith the Lions would go to the Super Bowl, Yelencich said. "She (mom) is a die hard Lions fan, as am I, and there was no way on earth we were going to miss it.

While these fans booked early to save money, those fans who bought the actual game tickets realized that would not end up being the case.

Photo: Lions fans in New Orleans

The package was nonrefundable, but at the time we said 'you know what, even if the Lions don't make it,' and this is a direct quote, 'we can always sell our package for what we paid for it,'" Reed recounted. "Uh, no you can't.

Every Lions fan for the last 60 plus years said 'hey, when we go we're going' and I wanted to be the first to get a ticket, so I wouldn't pay astronomical prices, said Lions fan Cody Davidson who lives in Texas. "Unfortunately, after these two teams were selected, the prices crashed 50%, so I ended up getting stuck.

Photo: Lions fans in New Orleans

Now worth half of what they paid, these Detroit fans are choosing to make the most of what many consider a bucket list experience, all while still proudly repping, their Honolulu blue.

Photo: Lions fans in New Orleans

At the end of the day Brett, like, it's all good," Reed said. "Its gonna be a historic Super Bowl, New Orleans is super fun."

It's very bittersweet, but just gotta stick with it," said Lions fan Paul Love, originally from Waterford but now lives in Las Vegas. "It's gonna make it even better when we host that Lombardi trophy.

Of course, I'm bummed. That will never go away, that sting will always be there," said Lions fan Danny Coleman of West Bloomfield. "But no complaints. It was a great season, looking forward to the next.

For Shannon Ziegler of Westland, a trip to the emergency room a few weeks ago was unlike any shed ever experienced. She is diabetic and had chest pains and other symptoms, and was concerned she was having a heart attack.

"Was triaged right away. They did an EKG, ordered a chest X-ray, blood work. That was all done, said Ziegler.

Although the test results came back clear on her MyChart, she spent more than 10 hours waiting in the lobby and a chair in the hallway until a doctor was able to see her and send her home.

It was almost 12 hours of waiting, said Ziegler. "Emergencies kept on happening that were more severe than mine, that's what they kept telling me every time I asked.

From Trinity Health to Henry Ford to Michigan Medicine to Corewell Health, local hospitals tell me theyre all seeing an increase in patients. Everything from slip and falls on the ice to respiratory illnesses like COVID, RSV, and flu.

The hospitals, as I indicated, are very full right now; they always get very full in respiratory virus season, said Dr. Matthew Sims, Director of Infectious Diseases Research at Corewell Health East.

Doctors Matthew Sims and CJ Gibson from Corewell Health say its been a particularly bad season for respiratory illness, with influenza accounting for 10% of their ER visits. They called a virtual press conference urging patients who have more mild symptoms to call their doctor or visit an urgent care instead.

They (ERs) are really busy in part because people do overuse them for things that probably don't need that setting, but once theyre there, you have to examine them and do your full evaluation, said Dr. Sims. The problem becomes when people are sort of using the ER as their primary care or more of an urgent care instead of an emergency room... If you just kind of have the aches and pains and fever associated with flu, that's a good reason to call your doctor or go to an urgent care.

Make sure your symptoms match the setting. What I mean by that is that if you have a sprained ankle, that's not something you need to come to the urgent care for, said Dr. Gibson. There is a disruption in the level of care we are able to give people when were seeing so many people that don't necessarily need to be in the emergency department.

Dr. Ali Shuayto is a local ER physician but is also the Medical Director of the Heights Urgent Care in Dearborn Heights. He says his urgent care is also feeling the surge in respiratory illness, seeing 2-3x more patients than usual. However, because of what hes been seeing in the ER, he turned his urgent care into a 24-hour operation and started offering IVs, blood tests, and more.

We're bombarded in the hospitals, theres people waiting hours and hours and hours, said Dr. Shuayto. "Everybody is ER trained that works here (urgent care), so we're doing blood work, IVs, those things to try, again, to take some of that stress off the surrounding ERs that are around us because we know when someone needs to go to the ER.

Dr. Shuayto says not only can urgent cares be cheaper, but his wait time is no more than 20-30 minutes. Corewell says their wait times, on average, are 2-4 hours, but we've also heard reports of wait times much longer than that, depending on severity and location. It's not just Corewell seeing a surge in patients.

"Like healthcare systems across the region, we are seeing an increase in patients seeking treatment at our emergency departments for illnesses including RSV and flu, as well as injuries caused by slips and falls in icy conditions,"

said a Henry Ford Spokesperson via email.

A Michigan Medicine spokesperson also said in an email,

"University of Michigan Health is experiencing a higher volume of patients in the emergency department due to viral infections, including flu, COVID-19, and RSV. Some individuals require hospitalization, which is contributing to longer wait times."

If you do need to come into the ER, Corewell asks people to be patient and, if youre sick, wear a mask. They also say its not too late to get a flu shot.

It was chaos.

That's how Renaldo Agostino would describe the last 24 hours in Windsor, hours ahead of a trade war deadline between Canada and the United States that wouldve forced alcohol distributors to not sell American-made alcohol in Ontario at midnight.

It started off early in the morning. We have a group chat with all the hospitality owners that were in a bit of a panic because they didn't know what to do about some of the products a lot of their customers wanted, said Agostino, a Windsor City Councilman from Ward 3.

Ward 3 is home to many of the citys busiest bars and restaurants, which also see many American customers ages 19 and older.

"You own a business in downtown Windsor, you're getting a significant amount of American customers who come here and they want their Jack Daniels, Agostino said.

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Probably the biggest American brands we sell are going to be your bourbon. All the Jack Daniels line, all the Jim Beam line, said James Arbour, owner of Lefty's on the O.

Forty-eight hours before the ban was set to take place, Arbour says he stocked up his bar with American brands like Jack Daniels and Fireball while he still could. He would've been allowed to sell what he had in stock when the ban took effect.

Yesterday, I went out and bought some extra stock but just of particular things. I didn't want to go overboard because you don't know if it's going to last a day, a week or a month, Arbour said. If I cant buy it, somebody else can't buy it either, so it's not hurting us, it's hurting the people who want to drink it.

But just as American alcohol was starting to be pulled off shelves in Vancouver, President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed on a 30-day pause of the tariffs.

In a statement on X, Trudeau said:

"I just had a good call with President Trump. Canada is implementing our $1.3 billion border plan reinforcing the border with new choppers, technology and personnel, enhanced coordination with our American partners, and increased resources to stop the flow of fentanyl. Nearly 10,000 frontline personnel are and will be working on protecting the border." "In addition, Canada is making new commitments to appoint a Fentanyl Czar, we will list cartels as terrorists, ensure 24/7 eyes on the border, launch a Canada- U.S. Joint Strike Force to combat organized crime, fentanyl and money laundering. I have also signed a new intelligence directive on organized crime and fentanyl and we will be backing it with $200 million." "Proposed tariffs will be paused for at least 30 days while we work together."

I'm glad to see some of these strict hard-line rules come into play when it comes to the fentanyl crisis, Agostino said. "We have been losing the war on fentanyl and it's time for some changes. And if these changes come into play like I'm sure they will, it's only a positive thing.

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While Agostino says he and other Canadians felt hurt by some of the rhetoric, he feels positive about Monday's outcome. He hopes to see the two country's work better together moving forward.

That's what hurt the most here, just from my perspective. You kinda feel like this came out of nowhere," Agostino said. "That's not how you treat your best friend. Thats not the way we talk... we are far better together as allies than we could ever be apart.

A small-town bar in Monroe County is finding itself in the national spotlight after making an appearance in a Budweiser commercial set to air during this year's Super Bowl.

For a village of less than 3,000 people, moments in the spotlight are few and far between. However, in less than two weeks, the quaint little downtown of Carleton and the popular Carleton Hotel Bar will be seen by more than 120 million people.

We're all looking at it like oh my gosh, that is the hotel bar! longtime Carleton resident Chip Raines said.

All the bars across the country and you pick Carleton? another resident Sean Mulherin said.

Regulars at the Carleton Hotel Bar were stunned to see an aerial shot of their local hangout featured in Budweisers commercial for Super Bowl 59. The one person even more shocked than they are was the bars owner. He says he was never contacted by Budweiser and had no idea about the commercial.

I wish there was more to it it was just by chance, the bar's owner John Kaczmarek said.

Kaczmarek only learned about his bars commercial cameo from a customer who saw it online, and word of their newfound fame has only spread since.

My Bud rep was here today," Kaczmarek said. "He goes 'you know, me alone, (I) have 80 accounts. Think of how many accounts there are in the United States. How did they pick this?'

That question has stumped Kaczmarek, whos owned the bar for nearly 20 years. Its often filled with regulars, two-thirds of which Kaczmarek says he knows by name.

I probably know 60 to 70 percent of the clientele, Kaczmarek said. Everybody knows everybody, but that's the best thing of all that everybody knows everybody.

I've been coming in this bar since I was 21 years old, said lifelong Carleton resident Phillip Turner, who also helped remodel the bar.

I would say it's like the 'Cheers' of Monroe County," Raines said. "You walk in, everybody knows your name.

There's nothing like a small-town home hospitality, patron Alex Wellman said.

Why Budweiser chose Carleton Hotel Bar is still unknown to Kaczmarek. It's possible even Budweiser doesn't know and the scene was simply generic stock footage of a small town that the editors put into the commercial.

However, these patrons say for a commercial like this, a local bar surrounded by small-town scenery in a building first built before Budweiser even existed all makes for the perfect setting.

It's a small-town farm community and I thought it was really fitting for the commercial," Mulherin said. "Budweiser, they killed it.

I thought it was pretty cool because I did the outside work, of course," Turner said. "Nice view, nice shot.

In a village of less than 3,000 people, those two to three seconds of fame will be talked about for years to come.

Even with it just being a two-second, three-second aerial shot, still really cool," Wellman said. It's really cool for the community to have something like that happen.

I absolutely love the commercial. I think its really cool, Kaczmarek said. "We're a small town, a lot of people love it... It's really uplifting for us.

You can catch the full advertisement during the Super Bowl or view it on Budweiser's YouTube page.

On a Thursday afternoon, traffic is constant on the Ambassador Bridge. According to the bridge's website, it's the busiest international crossing in all of North America with roughly $323 million worth of product crossing the border every single day.

But soon, the costs of that product could go up dramatically.

On day three in office while speaking to the World Economic Forum, President Donald Trump again proposed the idea of tariffs, just days after pledging to implement a 25% tariff tax on China, Mexico and Canada on Feb. 1.

Watch coverage of Trump speaking to the World Economic Forum in the video below: Trump warns international business of taxes and tariffs on non-American goods

If you don't make your product in America, which is your prerogative, then very simply, you will have to pay a tariff," Trump said.

Dale Hadel works in Sterling Heights for Citic Dicastal, which claims to be the worlds largest producer and exporter of aluminum wheels. They supply to most auto assembly plants in the U.S. and are concerned about Trumps tariffs and potential retaliatory tariffs.

We do a lot of business with all three countries... We export a lot of products into Mexico today and into Canada, Hadel said. "If we have to raise prices because of tariffs to our customers, which is the OEM manufacturers, they in turn have to pass that along in the price of the vehicle.

I spoke to two industry experts one from Michigan and the other from Canada who both agree that the American consumer would likely bear the brunt of the costs.

"At the end of the day, its going to be felt by the customer, said Mike Wall, auto analyst at S&P Global Mobility. The suppliers and the supply chain can not weather a 25% tariff.

Hear more from Mike Wall on the tariff impact in the video below: Mike Wall, auto analyst, talks in-depth about potential tariff impact

Flavio Volpe is president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association in Canada and says 30% to 40% of the parts used at Michigan auto plants come from Canada. Parts can often cross the Detroit River seven times before final assembly. A tariff on every crossing would mean exponential costs.

Ground zero for the impact of a 25% tariff in automotive is Detroit-Windsor, Volpe said. "All of these companies getting hit with a tariff when it crosses the border means all of them will be operating at a loss, and how long can you do that?

Hear more from Flavio Volpe in the video below: 'Higher prices of vehicles for Americans ... for Canadians.' Flavio Volpe of Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association talks potential tariff impact

While the goal of the tariffs is to encourage U.S. manufacturing as more investment is made in Mexico, both experts say the auto supply chain has relied on this open-border trade for decades.

It's hard to divorce ourselves from that supply chain. It's nearly impossible in the near term, Wall said. "All the pieces and parts that go into these vehicles, that's how they've been sourced for the better part of these last few decades.

We're married and we don't want to leave that marriage," Volpe said of Canadian-American trade. "We're all going to hurt at the same time.

While the countries' leaders argue, both Canadian and American consumers agree that costs are already too high.

Things are getting a bit expensive," Carlonte Kyles from Pontiac said. "I see gas working its way up and everything. The price of living is just going up."

With the cost of living as it currently is, that obviously is a concern, Nick Sapardanis of Windsor, Ontario said.

While those on both sides hold their breath, those in the middle hope a resolution comes quick.

Watching the negotiations and trying to figure out what action we will take when and if there is tariffs, Hadel said. We're hoping that there's some rationalization of the USMCA agreement and not bailing out of the USMCA agreement so everyone wins. Our customers win, our clients win and the tariffs are mitigated in some way shape or form.

Arctic air in metro Detroit is causing major issues for homeowners including frozen pipes.

There was a blast of heat in the bitter cold as the crew at Z Plumberz was working to unfreeze the pipes underneath Luis Alcaldes manufactured home in Northville on Wednesday night.

When we wake up about 6 to 7 o'clock, there's no water whatsoever," Alcalde said. "We try to call plumbers, but we can't find any. Theyre so busy right now.

Alcalde finally got a hold of Z Plumberz, which said they've been receiving countless calls from people needing assistance.

"We have every person we got on call ready to go, Z Plumberz general manager Brian Harnos said.

Harnos says the night before, crews were busy until 4 a.m. or 5 a.m.

If you notice that your water is not running and you think it's frozen somewhere, give us a call immediately because we do not want those pipes bursting, Harnos said.

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Thats exactly why Nicole Meisner in Oak Park gave them a call once she realized her faucets upstairs were not turning on.

When I learned this was an emergency, I was really worried about it, Meisner said. "Right now, we have to keep the cabinets open because they said that would help the pipes reheat.

Meisner was waiting for a crew to help thaw out her pipes just like theyre doing at the Alcalde's house.

We have heat guns, we also have pipe-thawing machines that actually send electrical currents through there to actually get that frozen pipe unfrozen, Harnos said.

Above all, Harnos says the biggest thing homeowners should take away from this is to be proactive. They can do so with their faucet using one simple trick.

When it gets this cold, keep that water dripping just a little bit," Harnos said. "It really makes it hard to freeze.

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"We learn from this experience right now," Alcalde said. "This is the first time this happened to me.

I wish I could go back in time and make the decision and trust my instinct, Meisner said.

Metro Detroit organizations are working around the clock this week trying to make sure those experiencing homelessness have a safe and warm shelter to spend the night during a stretch of dangerous temperatures.

It was a packed house Tuesday night at the Pope Francis Center Bridge Housing Campus on Detroits west side. More than 70 people were spending the night on cots inside the gymnasium, including 64-year-old Daniel Nellum.

I got here yesterday and I'm glad I came in," Nellum said. "It's cold out there.

Nellum says hes been living on the streets since April. He learned of this overnight shelter from the folks at St. Paul's church. He had been trying to stay warm in gas stations.

The Bridge Housing Campus recently opened in June and is meant to provide temporary housing for three to four months. However, during certain situations like the bitter cold this week, they open up their gymnasium as an emergency shelter. It can house up to 100 people.

Its sad it's gotten to the point of record numbers of folks," said Chris Harthen, director of Housing and Advocacy at the Pope Francis Center. "It's really a humanitarian crisis right in our backyard.

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Full list: Warming centers across metro Detroit as arctic air sticks around

Hartnen says the cold weather has only magnified what has been a growing crisis in Detroit. In the last year, traffic at their day center has increased 40% to 50%. The emergency shelter just opened Sunday. They are working with the city and other community organizations to provide transportation to the shelter for those who need it.

We're trying to have as much coverage as possible. Obviously, it's a pretty big city and most of the folks are gathered in areas like downtown," Harthen said. "But throughout the city, we're finding folks and they are being brought both to us and other shelters throughout the city.

The Salvation Army has also been busy keeping their Bed & Bread trucks running seven days a week.

Today, we were giving away hot soup to people, warm clothes, winter apparel, that kind of thing, said Major Charlotte Hall, commander of the Salvation Army Detroit Metro Area.

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At the Pope Francis Center, they also provide showers, food and help people with permanent housing. Nellum says they already found him an affordable housing apartment that hell be moving into in the morning.

It's just so wonderful, so wonderful," Nellum said. "God is... Hey, he heard my prayers.

The Pope Francis emergency shelter is available at PFC's Bridge Housing Campus located at 2915 W Hancock Street, Detroit, MI 48208. If you are in need of shelter during this cold weather emergency, you may walk in or contact them at 313-964-2823, ext. 201.

The center can also help with transportation and will keep the center open throughout the weather emergency.

You can learn more at pfc.org.

A Detroit neighborhood woke up to a frozen river stretching two blocks long after a water main break flooded Vaughan Street on the city's west side.

The main break happened at the intersection of Vaughn and Constance streets, which is in the area of Joy and Evergreen roads.

Watch drone video of the flooded streets below: Drone video shows major flooding on Detroit street after water main break

Crews from the city's Water and Sewage Department and Department of Public Works spent Monday afternoon clearing the ice in an attempt to access the main break.

It was just one of multiple main breaks crews were responding to in the midst of frigid temperatures hitting the city.

It's that time of year, time of year you get water main breaks all over," said Frank Mathews, who lives on Vaughan. "I'm just lucky they're out here trying to see what they can do to mine.

The Mathews' home of 20 years is directly in front of this main break. The city shut off water for him and his neighbors to prevent further flooding.

"Not having water? It's not fun. Believe me, it's not fun, Matthews said.

Matthews says it started over the weekend as gushing water spread at least two blocks, turning into solid ice up to the sidewalk. It was a danger for residents walking or even driving their cars.

It is what is is," Pamela Mathews said. "This is what happens when you live in a city with aging infrastructure, old pipes.

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The Detroit Water and Sewage Department says by early Monday afternoon, they had more than 10 main breaks across the city due to the frigid temps. On Vaughan Street, the city says the first calls came in Sunday and by Monday afternoon, crews were salting and clearing the street, so they could access the broken section of pipe underground.

"We have several breaks right now, so the ones we're prioritizing are where it's causing a safety issue like this where the street is flooded and iced over, or where people are without water, said Bryan Peckinbaugh, spokesperson for the city of Detroit Water and Sewage Department.

Actually, I was pleased to see they came out as quickly as they did because this had to have happened late Saturday night, early Sunday morning, Pamela Matthews said.

As for the Mathews family, Frank says he used to work in underground piping and did the same work in cold weather.

It's not fun believe me it's not fun," Frank Mathews said. "You got on layers of clothes, you're soaking wet half the time, it's not fun at all.

As night came, the city says a pump the crew needed failed in the cold temps. Residents will have to go the night without water, but the hope remains it will be fixed Tuesday morning.

If you do see a main break on your street, report it to the Water and Sewage Department immediately at 313-267-8000 or use the Improve Detroit app.

For smaller breaks, it may take two to three days for crews to respond to fix them.