STARTS NOW. >> THIS AFTERNOON WE’RE LOOKING AT SOME COOLER TEMPS THAN WE’RE
USED TO AND DEFINITELY CLOUDIER
THAN YESTERDAY. OH YEAH, BUT
YESTERDAY WAS GORGEOUS SO WE
CAN’T COMPLAIN.
>> BUT YEAH, THE CLOUDS AND THE
RAIN ARE ROLLING IN.
>> ALL RIGHT, WELL RON’S
TRACKING ALL OF THAT AS WE GET
READY FOR SOME THUNDERSTORMS.
HAVING SAID THUNDERSTORMS IN A
WHILE, I MEAN, THAT’S STILL
SPRING.
>> LIKE IT’S NOT SNOW RUN. OH,
WE’RE JUMPING AHEAD OKAY.
>> YEAH. I MEAN, THIS IS THAT
PERIOD WHEN WE CAN SEE ANYTHING.
WE CAN GET THE TEMPERATURES IN
THE 70S AS WELL. THAT WAS A
RECORD THAT WE HAD YESTERDAY
WITH 73. WE TIED IT. OR YOU
COULD GET SOME SNOW SHOWERS
AROUND THIS TIME. WELL RIGHT NOW
WE ARE SEEING TEMPERATURES IN
THE 50S AND WE HAVE RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS. SO WE’RE TALKING
ABOUT TODAY. HERE’S A LOOK INTO
SOUTHFIELD RIGHT NOW. TRAVELERS
OUT THERE DEALING WITH THE RAIN
RIGHT NOW IS 52 IN DETROIT, 50
FOR ANN ARBOR AND IN LAPEER
MONROE COMING IN AT 54 DEGREES.
BUT THE BIG STORY, THE WET
WEATHER AND SOME OF THESE COULD
EVEN BRING SOME DOWNPOURS AT
TIME AS WE HAVE THOSE
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THIS
AFTERNOON. SO HERE’S WHAT EXACT
TRACK 40 RADAR IS SHOWING. THE
RAIN SHOWERS ALL ACROSS MUCH OF
THE AREA. YOU SEE IT AROUND
WATERFORD. YOU GET INTO THE
FARMINGTON HILLS AREA, THE
SHOWERS MOVING AROUND OUR AREA,
MORE MORE OF THIS ON THE WAY. SO
WE PULL ON OUT. YOU CAN SEE EVEN
A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS
POPPING UP AS YOU GET JUST SOUTH
OF THE STATE LINE. ALSO, AS YOU
GET OVER TOWARD THE JACKSON
AREA, SOME OF THOSE SHOWERS ARE
POPPING UP WITH SOME HEAVIER
RAIN AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS.
THIS LINE RIGHT HERE EVEN
PRODUCING SOME WARNINGS. SO
WE’RE GOING TO BE TRACKING THIS
SYSTEM AS IT MOVES IN OUR
DIRECTION. WE DO HAVE A CHANCE
OF A COUPLE OF THESE STORMS
BECOMING STRONG TO EVEN SEVERE,
MAINLY SOUTH OF I 96. IT’S
SOMETHING WE’LL KEEP UP TO DATE
WITH AND LET YOU KNOW IF ANY
ALERTS ARE ISSUED.
>> ALL RIGHT, RON, JURORS
DELIBERATING AT THIS HOUR IN THE
TRIAL OF JAMES CRUMLEY, THE
FATHER OF THE OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL
SHOOTER.
>> BOTH SIDES RESTED THEIR CASES
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. NOW IT IS
IN THE HANDS OF THE JURY. AND
SEAN, IF I’M FOLLOWING
CORRECTLY, ARE WE ABOUT 4.5
HOURS INTO DELIBERATIONS, AS I
WAS JUST COUNTING IN MY HEAD?
>> RHONDA, YOU ARE SPOT ON.
ABOUT 4.5 HOURS. I CAN TELL YOU
EVERYTHING THAT’S GOING ON HERE
AND EVERYTHING THAT IS NOT GOING
ON. FIRST AND FOREMOST. DO WE
HAVE A VERDICT? ABSOLUTELY NOT.
NOT JUST YET. HOW DO WE KNOW?
THE JURY HAS BEEN EXTREMELY
QUIET, ARRIVING HERE AT THE
COURTHOUSE AT 830 THIS MORNING,
GOING RIGHT TO THE DELIBERATION
ROOM, THE JURY ROOM. AND THEN
JUST BEFORE I CAME OUT TO THE
CAMERA, LUNCH WAS BEING WAS ON A
ROLLER BEING TAKEN TO THE JURY,
AND I ASKED, ANYTHING GOING ON?
NO, JUST LUNCH FOR THE JURY. AND
NOW WE SEE SOME JURY MEMBERS WHO
LIKE TO COME OUT FOR SOME FRESH
AIR. THIS IS ALL ABOUT THE TRIAL
OF JAMES CRUMLEY. ONLY THE
SECOND PERSON NOW, ASIDE FROM
HIS WIFE, TO BE CHARGED FOR A
MASS SHOOTING OR INVOLVED IN A
MASS SHOOTING, THAT HIS SON
COMMITTED FOUR COUNTS OF
INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER EACH
FOR THE DEATHS OF TATE MERE
MADISYN BALDWIN, HANNAH SAINT
JULIANA AND JUSTIN SHILLING HAHN
OF SAINT JULIAN’S MOTHER, NICOLE
PASSED ME IN THE HALLWAY. SHE IS
HERE. AND OF COURSE, IT’S A
VERY, VERY TENSE TIME. THE OTHER
THING WE KNOW IS THAT THE
NATION’S MEDIA HAS DESCENDED
UPON THIS COURTS BUILDING.
TODAY. THERE IS MEDIA OUTSIDE
ALL THE MAJOR NETWORKS, AN
OUTLET FROM OVERSEAS, AND CREWS
UPSTAIRS PACKING THAT HALLWAY
NEAR COURTROOM TO SEE READY AND
WAITING FOR ANYTHING. SO LUNCH
RIGHT NOW, WE WILL KEEP AN EYE
ON THIS. OF COURSE, WE’LL HEAD
RIGHT BACK UP IN THE MOMENT WE
HEAR THAT THE JURY IS GOING TO
COME BACK, WE’LL LET YOU KNOW
PRECISELY WHEN THAT IS. GUYS
WORLD.
>> SO WORLDWIDE COVERAGE OF
THAT. ALL RIGHT, SEAN, WHEN A
VERDICT IS REACHED, BY THE WAY,
WE’LL HAVE IT FOR YOU LIVE ON
AIR AND ON CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
WE INVITE YOU TO STAY WITH US
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AS WE
WATCH AND WAIT FOR THAT VERDICT.
>> A WARREN MAN IS FACING
FEDERAL CHARGES AFTER POLICE SAY
HE SPRAY PAINTED RACIAL SLURS
AND SYMBOLS ON A PREDOMINANTLY
BLACK CHURCH AND PARK BATHROOM.
33 YEAR OLD DAVID BLEWER IS
FACING ONE COUNT OF DAMAGING A
RELIGIOUS PROPERTY AND ONE COUNT
OF INTERFERING WITH FEDERALLY
PROTECTED ACTIVITIES. HE COULD
BE LOOKING AT A YEAR IN PRISON
FOR EACH CHARGE. WE’RE WORKING
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW A CAR
ENDED UP INTO A BUILDING IN
FERNDALE, WHERE HERE’S THE
AFTERMATH OF IT.
>> HERE, WE’RE TOLD IT STARTED
AS AN ARGUMENT BETWEEN TWO MEN
IN DETROIT. ONE MAN GOT SHOT AS
HE WAS TRYING TO DRIVE AWAY AND
MADE IT TO EIGHT MILE ROAD IN
SANTA ROSA. BEFORE THIS SCENE,
HE CRASHING INTO A FERNDALE
BUILDING. WE HAVEN’T HEARD
ANYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN THAT,
RESPONDERS TOOK THE DRIVER TO
THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE IS IN
CRITICAL CONDITION.
>> THE MAN AT THE CENTER OF A
CHASE AND ARREST IN STERLING
HEIGHTS IS FACING EIGHT CHARGES,
INCLUDING FIVE FELONIES. THE
DEPARTMENT AND MACOMB COUNTY
SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS REVIEWING
VIDEO OF THE ARREST OF GARY
YOUNG. IT WAS A DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE CALL ON FEBRUARY 25TH.
YOUNG ACCUSED OF BEATING UP HIS
GIRLFRIEND. AND HER TEENAGE
DAUGHTER AND THEN LEADING POLICE
ON A HIGH SPEED CHASE UP TO
90MPH OVER 13 MILES BEFORE HE
WAS ARRESTED AFTER RUNNING FROM
HIS VEHICLE. PHYSICAL FORCE,
TASERS AND A K-9 WERE ALL USED
TO MAKE THE ARREST. TWO OFFICERS
ARE ON PAID LEAVE, WHICH IS
PROTOCOL.
>> BUSINESSES NOW HAVE 90 DAYS
TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW WHIPPET
BAN IN MICHIGAN, WHIPPETS ARE
SOMETIMES CALLED HIPPIE CRACK OR
LAUGHING GAS. IT’S REALLY
NITROUS OXIDE CANISTERS. A NEW
LAW AIMS TO STOP THE SALE OF THE
DEVICES THAT PEOPLE USE TO CRACK
OPEN THOSE CANISTERS TO GET HIGH
NITROUS CANISTERS ARE STILL SOLD
IN MICHIGAN FOR COOKING. ANYONE
CAUGHT SELLING THESE DEVICES
COULD BE LOOKING AT 90 DAYS IN
JAIL ON A $5,000 FINE, AND
PENALTIES ARE BIGGER. IF SOMEONE
IS CAUGHT SELLING TO A MINOR.
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN PAYING
MICHIGAN A VISIT TODAY. THE
EXPECTED PLAN AS A CAMPAIGN STOP
IN THE SAGINAW AREA, HOME TO
MANY UNION AFFILIATED VOTERS,
BIDEN VISITED AUTOWORKERS AT A
UAW HALL LAST MONTH AND HAS
GOTTEN THE ENDORSEMENT FROM
SHAWN FEIN. THIS VISIT IS PART
OF A TWO DAY, TWO STATE SWING
THROUGH BOTH MICHIGAN AND
WISCONSIN.
>> THERE IS LOTS OF TALK ABOUT
OPPORTUNITY AND HIGH PAYING JOBS
AND SKILLED TRADES. AND NOW
STUDENTS HAVE A NEW TOOL RIGHT
HERE IN DETROIT TO HELP DECIDE
WHAT SKILLED TRADE COULD BE
RIGHT FOR THEM AND THE CAREER
CENTER.
>> THE SKILLED TRADES CAREER
CENTER IS OPEN INSIDE JUNIOR
ACHIEVEMENT PARK, AND WE’RE TOLD
THIS STATE OF THE ART SPACE USES
VIRTUAL REALITY TO HELP TEACH
STUDENTS ABOUT DIFFERENT
INDUSTRIES IS THE IDEA HERE IS
TO COMBAT MICHIGAN’S SKILLED
TRADES LABOR SHORTAGE BY
PROVIDING THESE VR EXPERIENCES
AND THE TRAINING SIMULATIONS TO
YOUNG PEOPLE, THERE IS A BIG
NEWS FOR A POPULAR CONVENTION
STORE TODAY.
>> SHEETS.
>> YOU’VE HEARD OF SHEETS,
RIGHT?
>> OR SHEETS COMING TO MICHIGAN.
IT’S BREAKING GROUND ON ITS
FIRST METRO DETROIT LOCATION IN
ROMULUS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. A
SECOND SPOT WILL OPEN IN
CHESTERFIELD LATER THIS YEAR.
OVER THE NEXT 5 OR 6 YEARS,
SHEETS PLANS TO OPEN 50 TO 60