Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/watch-michigan-governor-speak-about-detroit-bankruptcy Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story The city of Detroit filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy Thursday afternoon, becoming the largest American city to do so. With the city $18 billion in debt, the city’s emergency financial manager, Kevyn Orr, didn’t see a clear path out of the city’s fiscal hole. Gov. Rick Snyder and Orr are holding a press conference this morning to provide more details about the filing.