city is in deep a hole as detroit. with $18 billion in debt everybody agreed something had to be done to save the city. charlie, norah. >> all right dean thank you. >>> next week the senate will act on a gun control bill passed by the house on tuesday. it extends the existing law that bans guns able to get around metal detectors or x-ray machines including those made from plastic 3d printers. an investigative journalist showed how easy it is to slip a plastic gun through security. they became within yards of prime minister benjamin netanyahu. they face fierce opposition. nancy nancy nancy nancy cordes is on capitol hill. >> house republicans actually extended the ban as is yesterday. some senate democrats argue that dangerous new technology has rendered it obsolete. >> those in favor say i. those opposed, no. >> the bill the house passed tuesday prohibits the manufacture of guns that contain less than 3.7 ounces of metal. renewing a ban dating back to 1988. democrats say that leaves a loophole that needs to be closed.

>> no, i live in detroit.hat colombo routine. he says, i want to ensure a $1 billion giveaway. maybe one of your companies want to get involved. we talked to the quicken loans people and we said, this sounds great. let's do it. >> to win the $1 billion you have to have every game -- >> 63 games. it's not 9.2 -- that's if you flipped a coin 63 times and had to call it. there is some knowledge bringing it back down into the billions which improves your chances. but we are giving away 21 100,000 awards to the top 20 brackets, period. $2 million and a couple million to the cities of cleveland and detroit for education. >> warren buffett says if somebody wins he'll go to the game and have a check in his pocket to give to them. you're going too, i assume? >> oh, for sure. >> i was looking you up online and you said, 27 things you learned in 27 years. one is appreciate everything. what did you appreciate about lebron james? >> i wish i could talk about that but based on the collective bargaining agreement all the own

detroit's debt $18 billion. basically detroit's broke. >> george zimmerman's not getting his gun back. the justice department requesting a hold on evidence while it continues to investigate the case. >> new be pros for boeing's dreamliner. a japan's newark flight returned to the airport because of a possible fuel pump problem. >> this guy strapped a video camera to his helmet decided to hit the road. then he hit a card. amazingly, no broken boebs. >> he broke the lens. >> that is an $80,000 bill. >> and that that matters. >> we need to continue to dismantle the president's health care law try to repeal it take it apart piece by piece. >> as we implement, there's going to be glitches. we're just steadily working through all that stuff. >> on "cbs this morning." >> kfc is testing out a new upscale location called kfc 11. the olive garden is testing out their own upscale restaurant called "not the olive garden." >> welcome to "cbs this morning." good morning norah. >> good morning, weather continues to be the top s

but when it comes to pizza in detroit, hip variety may be found there in detroit. >> that's a beautiful pie. >> reporter: it's a flip version of the pizza you might know. >> dough, meet cheese and then sauce. >> reporter: this is the red top? >> this gives the distinction. the stripe on top there. >> reporter: a red top with blue collar roots. >> wow. look at that! >> reporter: here at buddy's, detroiters have been eating it their whole lives. for you, this is just pizza? >> it's like being home. >> reporter: according to legend, buddy's was first a speak easy. but in 1946, gus squarea made a pie here. he used tomato basal red sauce used to hold nuts and bolts and car participates and gives it a crunchy crust in addition to the racy red top. it's been around for 80 years and still hitting its traction? >> i think we have pans been here for 80 years. >> reporter: wes started as a dishwasher at buddy's 41 years ago today, he's the vice president of operations. >> you always hear about chicago. you always here about new york. i'm like, wait a second! we have something to offer. >> reporter

their next pizzaria will be from detroit. >> what do you think could be a hit in places other than detroit? >> pizza is sort of universal. is >> reporter: new yorkers are very territorial about their pizza? >> yes. new yorkers also really appreciate very high quality food products, and that is really above all what we are trying to make, whether it's square or round. >> reporter: it is amazing see of these great lakes cities that were written off years or decades ago and now there is a everybody wants to be a part of it. >> you know, this is a very resilient place. people and individuals are working together and pulling themselves up by their boot straps in sort of a ground-up resurrection but not the city but the food scene here. >> reporter: detroit is on the way back, thanks in part to a pizza that never left. for "cbs this morning," jeff glor, detroit. >> the verdict its? >> it's really good. i'm a sucker for good pizza. >> next, we take a look back at all that mattered this week. morning." there's more to life than the climb. there's the view. you've gotta stop and look around a littl

have lifted him up. >> this is detroit.son will be at work this afternoon. he has to research vehicles and insurance and says he will take it slow and emphasize that he is just a regular worker. >> he is so much more than a regular worker. i love what he says about detroit, the real city of angels. >> kudos to the more than 5,000 people who pitched in. >> thank you again. >>> kevin costner wants to open your eyes to race. >> i think when people say they are color blind i don't believe in that. it is a built in device for us to see beauty and difference. >> see why he spent $9 million of his own money to make that >>> heading out for a morning run? not so fast. we have a surprising new study on jogging. find out the amount of running next on "cbs this morning." ring ring!... progresso! it's ok that your soup tastes like my homemade. it's our slow simmered vegetables and tender white meat chicken. apology accepted. i'm watching you soup people. make it progresso or make it yourself ♪ [epic music] ♪ introducing aleve pm... the

. >>> tonight detroit lions will fight for the playoff hopes.shows us one man with a face for change very on this by street in one of detroit's most run down neighbored, lunch crowd has gathered. they come here for what some consider one of the best meals in town, but it's not just pulled pork and mac 'n' cheese that he serves up. owner phillip coolly a detroit native says it's about bringing life back. >> when we opened up business here, they said get out. >> yeah. >> he didn't listen. he bought the abandoned building that became slows for $45,000. it defied expectations by drawing customers from the city. >> there's way more supply and demand. our businesses are doing great and many others are. >> since then more business owners have taken the same leap of faith, transferring the area known as corktown as a go-to destination. steven henderson is a columnist with the "free press." he says it proves that detroit is alive and well. >> city government is brunt but that doesn't mean droupt is bankrupt. we're not bankrupt of ideas. we're not bankrup

than detroit?out that we really like this style of pizza. it spoke to us. >> reporter: new yorkers are territorial about their pizza. >> yes. new yorkers also really appreciate very high quality food products. that's above all what we're trying to make, whether it's square or round. >> reporter: it's amazing to see these great lakes cities, right, that were written off years or decades ago and now there's this hip quality to them that everybody wants to be a part of. >> you know, this is a resilient place. people, individuals are working together and pulling themselves up by their boot straps. it's sort of a ground up resurrection of not just the city but the food scene here. >> reporter: detroit is on the way back, thanks in part to a pizza that never left. for "cbs this morning," jeff glor, detroit. >> all right. the verdict is? >> it's really good. >> i think another good reason to go to detroit. good things come from there. >>> next, we'll take a look back at all that mattered this week. you're

and i think that me hearing all the various sounds and singers in detroit being raised in detroit, that>> stevie, one of the hardest an questions to answer that people stevie,ing across the world now is what was your favorite aretha franklin song. let me ask you about respect, because "the new york times" frankl escribes it as a 2:28 quick trip to the emotional gym. >> i knew "respect" from otis redding. but when i heard her sing it, it was like hearing a whole new song. it,ing what she did with the song originally done by otis wholeg. the you know, another it wasrity to that is the song that i wrote "until you come back to me" i did it and we were co going to put it on album i think but we never did. but the greatest gift for me was when i heard her sing "till you atest gif to me". someone said on one of the channels yesterday that when she sings your song, she takes it and you don't get it back. ned that's what she did. >> and you don't mind her taking it either, stevie. see don't mind at all. >> i see you with your harp. do you have something that you want to do for us this morning?

the fact is, i'm here in detroit and we're focused on the economy and jobs. we're going to continue do it. >> i want to get to the jobs and invite you to sit for long conversations with the economy and jobs. and quote you, did you say, one of the things i will talk about, no president has talked about is the dangers of contraception in this country. the whole sexual liberty idea. many in the christian faith have said that's okay. contraception is okay. it's not okay you said because it's a license to do things in the sexual realm counter to how things are supposed to be. they're supposed to be within marriage, for purposes of -- conjugal but also creative. that's what you said. to understand your beliefs. it's an effort to understand your beliefs. >> great. my beliefs are that, as i said, my public policy beliefs are that this contraception should be available. again, i've supported title 10 funding and abstinence-based education because that's a healthier alternative. i am a promoter of that. premarital sext and sex with young girls is a dangerous and at ris

like to see the people of detroit benefit.e've got to carry that through to the neighborhoods and have the whole city have that energy. >> reporter: so gilbert and rocket companies' ceo are announcing a new initiative to invest $500 million into detroit's neighborhoods over the next ten years using the first $15 million to relieve property tax debt for homeowners. >> it was very clear to us that it was -- property taxes caused the majority of the blight in detroit. and the vast majority of citizens at one point were in tax foreclosure. with interest and penalties, that debt kept building. some cases more than they owed on the mortgage, and people would walk from the houses because they couldn't afford it anymore. >> reporter: that money will cover everyone in the city that's delinquent? >> it will cover about 20,000 homes. probably 40,000 or more family members. the idea here was how do we really, a, stabilize the families in detroit, and then, b, start creating wealth. the first thing you need to do is make sure people have a

detroit is among the stipulate's worst affected by the coronavirus.s say more than 600 people in detroit have tested positive and more than 5% of them have died. our national correspondent jericka duncan shows us the challenges the city faces as it fights this horrible pandemic. >> reporter: it feels unnatural. a message of motivation. created by a detroit based ad company. >> this is not us sitting out the fight. this is us winning it. >> reporter: life long detroiter valaria griffin wants her city to win but she needs help. her part time job at a laundromat deems her an essential worker at home she lacks running water for several months which means something as simple as washing her hand isn't easy. how do you stay clean. >> are your going to friends' houses to take showers the >> i have wash pals. i fill it up with water. >> reporter: access to water has been an issue facing detroiters since 2014 when the city start ad series of controversial water shutoffs. last month detroit mayor revers course through the coronavirus water restart plan. >> the o

"detroit" is directed by kaktd rinne big low.eran who was at the hotel. >> it says right there, paratrooper, eight years, two deployments, honorable discharge. >> this is a fake. >> no, sir. >> is this your girl? >> i just met him. >> what's his name. >> carl green. >> i didn't ask you. >> you're lucky i haven't broken your [ bleep ] neck yet. >> all right, man. i see what you're going to try to do. i'm not going to cause any trouble, okay? but i'm not going to lie down for you either. >> kathryn bigelow and anthony mackey are with us now in their first live interview together for the movie. good morning. >> good morning both of you here. entertainment weekly says it's an american horror movie rooted so deeply and shamefully in home soil that's still painful to watch half a century to watch and it is painful. >> painful and so scary. >> what made you want to tell this story? >> well, predominantly that. that it is so relatable to today. when i was first introduced to it, it was right around ferguson, missouri. i was thinking this

the people that are from detroit love their city. see something positive. >> i even asked the sausage guy are you here in detroit because -- why aren't you in brooklyn. he said why would i be in brooklyn. this is where it's happening. >> thanks. i'll see you later on cbsn. >> i can't wait. really? >> i mean i'm going to be watching. >> i thought all you guys were going to come on. >> just wait. we'll be over. >>> into the woods" and "the grand budapest hotel" they were in the awards. some of their clothes came from a giant warehouse. in fact, nearly all of the movies designed got some of their clothing from this warehouse. charlie d'agata is in london. he takes us inside. >> reporter: tim angel calls his shop the biggest dress-up box in the world. >> you only have to follow the yellow brick road. >> angel is having what one might call a vintage year. they provided costumes for one of the five films. >> a slipper as pure as gold. >> they include into the woods. a modern twist favoryrery tails. but angel told us "the grand budapest hot

"detroit" opens on august 4th.ok back at what happened the week. >>> we're now one step closer to obliterating our citizens from this obamacare nightmare. >> i will not vote for this nightmare as it is today. >> one vote has all but destroyed the gop's seven-year quest to appeal obamacare. >> anthony scaramucci took aim at reince priebus. >> is this the mouche you know? >> i did not collude with russia. >> he couldn't remember. that ain't very guide collusion. >> more than 100 people stuck inside an oven on wheels. >> our goal is really to disrupt the organization. >> what this video appears to show is not fishing. it's abuse. >> look. it's already almost dead. >> did you cringe a little bit when o.j. basically said i led a conflict-free life? >> no, i didn't cringe at all. for most of his life, he's led a very good life as a citizen. >> justin bieber accidentally hit a member of paparazzi with his truck. >> ice cube sings quite possibly the wofrd rendition of "take me out to the ball game" ever. >> james corden ka

for detroit's eighth graders, that number rises to only 7%. how does this happen?ights. >> a student in kindergarten, for example, wasn't even exposed to kindergarten standards. we're setting children up for failure. >> reporter: jamarria hall said he was originally set up to fail, one of original members of the plaintiff class. >> nine times out of ten, barely going to graduate high school. you're going to end up in jail, things of that nature. i just don't want to be a statistic. >> reporter: hall now lives in tallahassee, attending community college in hopes of getting into florida a&m university. >> it makes me feel like i'm dumb sometimes or not as smart as i need to be. i know it's not my fault. i know it's the school system that i came from. >> reporter: do you know what reading level you're reading at now? >> i'm probably just getting to about a junior, senior in high school. >> reporter: so when you think about the possibilities out there, do you feel cheated? >> yes, always. since that's behind, we're always trying to catch up. >> reporter: if this goes a

your love for detroit is very clear to me.e here in this city. >> it is. and -- >> reporter: legacy project for you? >> yeah. this is really, you know, for me a great kind of homecoming, if you will. >> reporter: his ancestors including great grandfather henry ford, the legendary founder of the company, first settled here in the late 19th >> i think everybody when detroit hit rock bottom said, okay, let's pull together and make the place work. and there's a spirit now in the city to do just that. >> reporter: a good example of that spirit happened just over the weekend. an unnamed thief who stole an antique clock that used to hang in the station returned it on friday. he apparently tipped off ford officials who retrieved it from an abandoned lot two miles from the station. they have authenticated it using old photos and chemical analysis. no word on how long it was gone or what ford plans to do in the renovation, but something tells me it's going to show up there. alex, to steal your pun, bill ford jr. is driving the company f

detroit leo a here getting a special stroke this morning. we have this pie brought in from the motor city becauseding a renaissance with its square slices. it smells so good in there too! that's not bobby's deodorant smells so good. see? we got jokes too, buddy. >> settle time to show you some of the morning's headlines from around the globe. the "los angeles times" reports defying scientist's expectations. they say one of the big he diversity of pluto's landscape. the dwarfed planets's terrain could be 4 billion years old and it features towering mountains of ice up to three miles high. >>> a philadelphia this charter school pulled off a game winning three-pointer in overtime in the final seconds. the crowd went crazy. back in november, we told you not have a permanent gym to practice or play home games. it is still trying to raise the money. >> hollywood reporter revealss are banning children under 6 from r-rated movies even if they are with an adult.etly adopted the policy they say patrons complained about noisy tots or kids should not be

have now lifted him up. >> this is detroit.orter: just like any other day, robertson will be at work this afternoon. he still needs to research vehicles and insurance. he says he's doing to take it slow and faem size heemphasize he's just a regular worker. >> he's so much more than a regular worker. i love what he says about detroit, the real city of angels. >> kudos to the more than 5,000 people who have pitched in to help him get a car. >>> ahead, kevin costner wants to open your eyes to race. >> when people say they're color blind, i don't -- i just don't believe in that. it's a built-in device for us to see beauty, to see difference. >> see why he spent $9 that's good! it's really good. very juicy. that's melted garlic herb butter. it's original. i like soft buns. i would buy this. this is amazing! could this be from jack in the box? definitely not jack in the box no. i'm not a big fan of jack in the box burgers and... this is really good! thanks... i guess. that is my new buttery jack with garlic herb butter melted right o

. >>> thousands of students in detroit plan to be back in school today. a massive teachers sick-out on wednesday caused the schools to close. the protests over lower pay and run-down buildings. omar villafranca it at a detroit school for what is at sake in this fight. >> reporter: good morning. several buildings here at spain elementary school are closed because part of the campus is falling apart. let me show you what we are talking about. on the outside of the building you can see the tiles falling off the building in several spots. on the inside, teachers tell us it's much worse. >> stand up! stand up! >> reporter: detroit teachers ditched school on wednesday to protest in the bitter cold. >> fight back! >> reporter: part of a widespread sick-out that forced all of the schools across the city to shut down. >> report cards come out on friday and many things have to be done right now. but, at the moment, i have to take a stand. >> reporter: monica tyson teaches elementary and middle school students. >> we have rodent issues and many different things. >>

detroit it looks like that has to do with aging pipes. they were cutting the grass.h. >> when the government says the water is safe to drink, people must just think -- >> they roll their eyes and they say, okay, sure. >> i just -- it's such a huge problem as we've documented on this show. you've done great reporting. we cannot have our children exposed to this. it leads to life-long developmental problems. it's a big issue. >>> as children head back to school, doctors are urging parents to put an eye exam on their to-do list. on today's morning round, the top eye doctor shows us how to look after your kids' eye health. >>> how a conflict over scallops led british and french fishermen to ram each other's boats. tasty, but >>> we have higher clouds to start out the day, but this afternoon, you should see the sunshine and pretty comfortable temperatures. it is 62 degrees in pacifica. yes, there is a game going on today, the chargers and the niners. the game will be as little -- a little breezy today. temperatures will rise this weekend. >> announcer: this portion of "cb

"detroit" opens today in select cities. >> we're not one step closer to liberating our citizens from this obama care nightmare. >> i will not vote for this bill as it is today. >> one vote has repealed the request. >> scarmucci has taken aim at reince priebus. >> i did not collude with russia. >> he had to ask the name of russian ambassador. >> their goal is to disrupt the organization. >> what this video appears to show is not fishing. it's abuse. >> did you cringe a little bit when o.j. simpson said i basically lived a conflict free life. >> no, i didn't cringe at all. for most of his life he led a very good life. >> justin bieber accidentally hit a member of the paparazzi with his truck. >> ice cube's take me out to the ball game one of the worst ever. ♪ ♪ ohyou make me wanna ♪ >> what the hell is going on? >> i'm not going to say i've never seen anything like this. every time i say it the young people around here it's become a drinking game. here we go. in the interest of sobriety i'm not going to use that term. >> well

. >> he was born in detroit in 1932. his parents were lebanon immigrants. he bounced around from radio station to radio station until 197 p when he came up with the top 40. the show was eventually syndicated from all over the world. >> along tiftd stance education from a north american woman in arkansas to the englishman she left behind in south america. >> reporter: casey could be a bit old-fashioned. he would play the song but he never would say the title. the father of voice was the father of four. he was the voice of shaggy on scooby-doo. he retired in 2009, just five years ago. in the past year he's been bed rinne and strudling. ultimately the judge ruled hi daughter had the right to take him off of life support. on his phasebook page she said our father was surrounded by family and friends and even though he's suffered, our hearts are heart broken. >> until then keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars. >> ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >> i remember asking for a clock radio for christmas so i could listen to casey kasem all the

detroit. >> my grandfather, he was my best friend.paint, and said that the world was my canvas. >> reporter: but that world imploded in 1967 when racial tensions and post-war urban decline sparked five days of deadly riots in their own backyard. >> i felt the world was coming to an end. the area was hit hard. >> reporter: so the riots and the aftermath led to the emptying out of this neighborhood? >> absolutely. >> reporter: and that's really driven you? >> yes. >> reporter: to bring people, bring the focus back? >> someone in to do it. why not me? i can see the ghosts of the people that usced to live here. >> reporter: they left behind the objects that once filled their lives. >> i decided to gather those things up and create this magic. >> reporter: you are making a statement with the things that are left behind are still valuable? >> absolutely. you make it valuable. >> reporter: valuable because today guyton's so-called heidelberg project attracts an estimated 200,000 visitors a year from all over the world, adding $3 million an l

and they're responding to the message that i gave at the detroit economic club yesterday. i think they're looking for someone who understands how to get this economy growing, understands that an important part of that economy is the manufacturing base. it's also energy. it's doing something about the complete explosion of regulation here by the obama administration that's crushing businesses and opportunity and we delivered that message yesterday. we've gotten great response. we've gotten great response cross this country, not just here in the manufacturing epicenter of detroit. frankly, throughout the midwest you see we're doing very well in these states that a lot of blue collar workers who are out of work, looking for opportunities to rise in society, we have an economic plan that reaches down and creates opportunities for everybody. >> let me turn to foreign policy if i may. >> yeah. >> with respect to increased concern about iran do i understand that you would like to see israel do what now? >> well, my concern about iran is that they cannot get a nuclear weapon. i me

dean reynolds is in detroit. dean, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, despite what you may have heard about a detroit renaissance, thousands of people in this city are struggling this morning to keep water running into their homes and the city is facing a second straight day without teachers in the schools. detroit teachers were in the streets instead of in the classrooms on monday. the sick-out was called because city schools are expected to run out of cash july 1st. that means no money for teachers, summer school, or special education programs. >> our school system is falling apart. >> reporter: ivy bailey is interim union president of detroit teachers. >> nobody should be asked to work and not get paid. >> reporter: late monday night, the union called for another sick-out on tuesday, saying in a statement, we do not work for free, and therefore, we do not expect you to report to school tomorrow. detroit schools include buildings in major disrepair, some infested with mold and rodents. in debt for several years now, the schools have stayed afloa

let's go back to tony who is in michigan outside detroit.ing again. >> hey, good morning, guys. many thanks to the emerald theater. i always wanted to see my name in lights. this is interesting. most people in michigan woke up unhappy about the results of the 2016 election. that's at least according to their votes. donald trump won with only 47% support in an election where hundreds of thousands of people cast their ballot for a third party candidate or did not vote at all. well, now democrats, including michigan governor gretchen whitmer are focused on two things. turnout in detroit and winning the suburbs for joe biden. >> hi. >> reporter: michigan governor gretchen whitmer spent part of this past weekend going door to door. >> health care for all is very important for me. >> with dog treats in her pocket. hearing from voters in oakland, michigan. >> what's the most important thing? >> the pandemic. i'm a physician. and the handling of the pandemic has been horrific. >> reporter: it's part of a get out the vote effort in a ring of suburban

including seattle seahawks detroit lions, cincinnati bengals, and dallas cowboys who will make the playoffs if they win against the eagles sunday. eventually he'll queetsly go back to teaching and mentoring young minds. >> i try to be as awe then tick and real with them as i can day in and day out. i try to take a genuine interest in as many of them as i can. i try personally to the best at what i do. whatever it is. >> a real life lesson that legacies can be built on the field and inside. >> you're from dallas. tony romo is out this game. can you imagine if kitna gets in there, plays well did what he did. >> my dad's concerned about this potential >>> good morning. roberta gonzales in the kpix 5 weather center. stop what you're doing take a look at that.

. >> from detroit, kid rock. >>> as voters go to the polls in michigan and arizona -- >> there's santorum talking about social issues again. no, i'm talking about freedom. >> how is it that mitt romney hasn't crushed this guy already? >>> this day is day of heartbreak. >>> a community in ohio in mourning after a student opens fire. >> one student dead, murdered, four others wounded. >> it was chaos. one hit my friend. >> the lead shooter is in custody. the motive, revenge. >> if you haven't hugged or

we'll view detroit's all-important auto show.t's ahead. >>> we begin this half hour with an attempt to disarm fake news. two computer science majors took a deep dive into cyber space to the well of robot-generated fake news stories and created a mechanism for everyday users to identify them. >> they have their work cut out with twitter believing that nearly as half a million log-ins are raising suspicions every day. john blackstone has their story. >>> at the university of california berkeley two computer science nay superiors are doing their best to battle fake news. >> what we wanted to see is where did this fake news orange gnat from. >> reporter: digging deep, they nound many of the most angry and partisan tweets from both sides come not from real people but comput computer, automated twitter accounts knowned a bots. >> you click that. >> reporter: using artificial intelligence, they created a bot buster available to anyone at botcheckme that reveals if it likely came from a computer. >> otherwise they would not be as amplifi

i love what that guy from detroit said.if the tigers are losing, i'll check it out. otherwise. >> he's a baseball fan, right? got to love him. >> i'm anthony mason with tony dokoupil. gayle king is off. michelle miller is with us. >>> we learn new details about the alleged murder of an italian police officer by two teenagers. they had been drinking and at least one had taken drugs before the encounter with the officer. seth doane joining us from outside of police headquarters in rome. what else did investigators reveal? >> reporter: good morning, anthony. one of the first things to come up in the press conference today was which you recall nganatale. it was not the elder blindfolded. only for a brief time and they clarify they had opened an investigation. the teenage suspects were visited by u.s. embassy officials monday. finnegan and gabriel remain locked in a rome prison, facing charges of murder and extortion. new judicial documents which extend their detention provide context of the events of late last week. it revealed

now, around here sections of the detroit river have frozen over. residents are struggling to deal with the punishing conditions. the midwest is experiencing its most extreme winter in decades. >> it's cold as hell right now, man. it's like 1,000 knives hitting you in every direction. >> reporter: record-setting snow paired with subzero temperatures have struck the area hard with detroit topping the national weather service's misery index. it has been a brutal winter. 88% of the great lakes are frozen over, the largest cover in 20 years. and temperatures have turned deadly. at least 21 people have frozen to death in minnesota, including a 6-year-old girl who was discovered outside her home thursday in behmidji. police are investigating her death. in indiana, wind-blown snow caused near whiteout conditions leading to a massive pileup in ft. wayne, involving at least 15 vehicles. detroit has endured temperatures below freezing for 69 days this winter. restless locals are finding ways to brave the outdoors. >> if you stand still for any length of time,

i'm going to ask him to be his fixer when he comes to detroit.nutes was open to q and a and my friend was like what are you going to do now. i said, watch this. i said, hey, you coming to detroit. he said no. i said do you need a fixer. he ignored me. long story short, i came back home and i got a call and we did it. >> no better pen to show the town of detroit than you. what is your thing. >> ethnic cultures, we focus on food. it's the center of the household. >> you ended up cooking for a lot of your friends. >> well, you know, i guess i realized -- how i started cooking, i cooked for myself and my friends would come of and we'd all just eat. i grew up -- i had both parents. you know. i didn't have a silver spoon, but i had a spoon when people around me didn't have that. >> so you were providing community for them in a way. >> yeah, yeah. >> why was it so important for you when you did want to open a restaurant to do it in your nabd in detroit there? >> i cook where i'm the most comfortable first. if i'm going to build a community, i'm going to