ClickOnDetroit NIGHTSIDE report -- Saturday, July 18, 2020

Remembering John Lewis: Michigan leaders pay tribute to civil rights icon

DETROIT – Congressman John Lewis, a civil rights icon, has died at the age of 80 on Friday after a six-month battle with stage four pancreatic cancer.

Read: Michigan coronavirus (COVID-19) cases up to 73,180; Death toll now at 6,117

Metro Detroit weather: Showers, thunderstorms possible Sunday

Saturday evening will be fair and very warm. Temperatures will be in the middle and upper 80s.

There is a “Marginal Risk” of strong to severe storms Sunday with heavy downpours, frequent lightning and damaging hail and wind.

Read the full forecast here.

4 Fast Facts

• A state worker has been accused of bilking the Michigan unemployment insurance agency of $2 million. Click here to read more.
• A family member saved a 5-year-old boy from drowning at a Pontiac hotel on Friday night. Click here to read more.
• Michigan wants Enbridge to pledge funds in case of oil spill. Click here to read more.
• The Fraser fire department is investigating the cause of a building collapse on the city’s east side. Click here to read more.

Friday, July 17, 2020 -- Sunday, July 19, 2020