DOWNTOWN. LOCAL 4 NEWS AT SIX STARTS NOW. WELL THERE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN PRETTY
MUCH TELLS THE STORY. THE FLAGS
IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT FLAPPING
AWAY STRAIGHT OUT AS THE WINDS
PICKED UP QUITE A BIT OVER THIS
PAST HOUR OR SO AND ON THE RIGHT
EXACT TRACK, 40 RADAR SHOWS WE
ARE NOT DONE WITH THE RAIN JUST
YET. DEFINITELY NOT YOUR TYPICAL
FEBRUARY DAY OF WHETHER HERE
GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. THANKS
FOR BEING WITH US. I’M KIMBERLY
GILL DEVIN SCILLIAN. SEVERAL
HOURS ARE GOING TO REMAIN IN OUR
WIND ADVISORY. THAT’S IN PLACE
RIGHT NOW. LET’S START THINGS
OFF AT SIX WITH KIM ADAMS. THE
FOREWARNED FORECAST HIM. THAT’S
RIGHT. THAT WIND ADVISORY GOES
UNTIL 10 PM BUT OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF HOURS, YOU’LL NOTICE
THE WINDS WILL START TO CALM
DOWN A BIT. THE HIGHEST WIND
GUSTS, THOUGH WITHIN THE LAST 24
HOURS NOW, DETROIT IS UP TO 47
MILE PER HOUR GUSTS IN DOWNTOWN
DETROIT, 40 IN ADRIAN, AND COLD
WATER 41 MILE PER HOUR GUSTS IN
KALAMAZOO SO THAT 47 IS THE
HIGHEST VERY WINDY CONDITIONS
OUT THERE, BUT AGAIN, IT WILL BE
CALMING DOWN OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS, THE HIGHEST
TEMPERATURE WITHIN THE LAST 24
HOURS GAME SO CLOSE TO BREAKING
A RECORD 55. THE RECORD WAS 56.
BUT IT DID GET TO 60 THIS
AFTERNOON IN BOTH MONROE AND IN
ADRIAN, SO WE’VE PRETTY MUCH
EXPERIENCED ALL FOUR SEASONS IN
ONE DAY, AND WE CONTINUE TO HAVE
SOME LIGHT RAIN AT THIS HOUR.
EXACT TRACK. 40 RADAR WILL DO A
LITTLE STREET LEVEL MAPPING FOR
YOU HERE. UTICA STERLING
HEIGHTS, BIG BEAVER TROY RIGHT
AT SOMERSET MALL, GETTING A
BRIEF IF LIGHT SHOWER RIGHT NOW
AND THEN WE’LL GO DOWN TO, UM
FERNDALE, ROYAL OAK ALSO RAINING
THERE AND IN SOUTHFIELD OVER
INTO DETROIT. JUST A FEW
SPRINKLES. IT IS DRY RIGHT NOW
IN LINCOLN PARK AND IN MELVIN
DALE. WELL, IF YOU WANT TO KEEP
UP TO DATE ON EVERYTHING THAT’S
GOING ON WHEN THE RAIN IS COMING
WHEN IT’S GOING, THE BEST THING
TO DO IS GO TO YOUR FAVORITE APP
STORE, TYPING WDIV’S DOWNLOAD
THE 4WARN WEATHER APP AND YOU’LL
HAVE INTERACTIVE RADAR FOR YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT IN THE PALM
OF YOUR HAND. KIM POLICE HAVE
ARRESTED A TEACHER IN THE LATEST
CASE OF A THREAT AGAINST THE
SCHOOL. IT HAPPENED AT HAZEL
PARK JUNIOR HIGH LOCAL FORCE ROD
MELONI IS LIVE TONIGHT WITH THE
LATEST IN ROD. THIS RESULTED IN
CANCELATION OF EVENING
ACTIVITIES, NOT TO MENTION A
FULL SECURITY SWEEP AS WELL.
RIGHT EXACTLY. IT WAS A WEEK
AGO, RIGHT NOW THAT THE POLICE
WERE INSIDE HERE WITH CANINES
LOOKING FOR THIS BOMB THAT WAS
ON A PIECE OF PAPER THAT HAD
BEEN LEFT ON A DESK. THEY SAY IT
WAS FORTUNATE THERE WAS NO BOMB
, BUT THEY HAVE ARRESTED A
TEACHER. LAST THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. 10 POLICE CANINE DOGS
ALONG WITH DETECTIVES AND OTHER
OFFICERS, WENT OVER EVERY
REACHABLE INCH OF HAZEL PARK
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, MAKING
CERTAIN A NOTE LEFT ON THE DESK
WAS NOT A SERIOUS BOMB THREAT
UPON LOOKING THROUGH SCHOOL
SECURITY VIDEO HAZEL PARK POLICE
SAY THAT THEY SAW THIS TEACHER
40 YEAR OLD PAUL JACOBS OF
LIVONIA, PUT THE NOTE ON A DESK
FOR SOMEONE TO FIND, AND THEY
DID. IT WAS JACOB’S SECOND YEAR
AT THE SCHOOL. HE DID NOT NOTIFY
ADMINISTRATORS OF THE NOTE AND
POLICE SAY THEY STILL AREN’T
CERTAIN WHETHER HE WROTE IT, BUT
THEY SAY, HE ADMITTED PUTTING IT
OUT SCHOOL SAFELY RESUME THE
NEXT MORNING, BUT IT DID MAKE A
LOT OF PARENTS WARY AND
ATTENDANCE WAS DOWN LAST FRIDAY
. AS A RESULT, HAZEL PARK SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENT, DR AMY COOPER
TOLD LOCAL 4 TODAY. THIS HAS
BEEN ONGOING SINCE OXFORD WHERE
PEOPLE ARE MAKING THREATS, KIDS
AND THEY THINK IT’S FUNNY. IT’S
NOT FUNNY. IT’S DISRUPTING TWO
KIDS. IT’S UPSETTING TO PARENTS
, PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS LINED
UP THIS AFTERNOON TO PICK UP
THEIR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS AND THE
SURPRISE AND FRUSTRATION WHERE
UNIVERSAL I THINK IT’S CRAZY.
YEAH THAT IS REALLY SHOCKING.
THE TEACHER SHOULD BE FIRED
SHOULD NOT BE AROUND KIDS.
SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED BACK IN
OUR SCHOOLS. ANY SCHOOL. IT’S
KIND OF BECAUSE THEY’RE SUPPOSED
TO BE PROTECTING THEM. SO YEAH,
THAT IS THAT KIND OF DOES MAKE
ME ANGRY. NOW, INTERESTINGLY
ENOUGH, THAT TEACHER IS NOW
FACING A MISDEMEANOR COUNT OF A
VIOLENT THREAT AGAINST THE
SCHOOL, ENDANGERING, OR AT LEAST
UPSETTING OTHER SCHOOL CHILDREN
AND TEACHERS BACK TO YOU. WHEN
IS HE DUE BACK IN COURT? WELL,
HE’S GOING TO BE BACK IN THE
FEBRUARY 28TH FOR WOULD APPEAR A
PROBABLE CAUSE HEARING, BUT IT’S
A SITUATION WHERE HE WAS
ARRAIGNED LAST WEEK, COUPLE OF
DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT AND HE
HAS A $10,000 BOX, ALL RIGHT,
WE’LL BE FOLLOWING IT. RAD. WE
APPRECIATE IT. WARREN MAYOR JIM
POUTS HAS FILED A RUN FOR 1/5
TERM IN OFFICE, BUT HIS
CANDIDACY IS RAISING QUESTIONS
AFTER WARREN VOTERS APPROVED
TERM LIMITS FOR CITY OFFICIALS
BACK IN 2020 GRANT HERMES SAYS
THE BREAKDOWN OF WHAT IT COULD
MEAN IN THIS RACE AND IN THIS
SITUATION, GRANT. HAVING THAT
SAID THAT VOTE HAPPENED BACK IN
2020. THE CITY COUNCIL SAYS THAT
VOTE MEANS THAT JIM FOUND CANNOT
RUN FOR MAYOR AGAIN, ON THE
OTHER HAND, IS SAYING THAT HE
HAS BEEN GRANDFATHERED IN IN
THIS ELECTION THIS YEAR. WE TAKE
A CLOSER LOOK TO SEE WHAT REALLY
IS GOING ON HERE. IN 2023, THE
CITY OF WARREN WILL BE DECIDING
ON A NEW MAYOR. MAYBE BACK IN
2020 WITH A 68% MAJORITY. VOTERS
SAID CITY OFFICIALS COULD ONLY
SERVE FOR 34 YEAR TERMS, BUT
FOUND SAYS THE LAW DOESN’T APPLY
TO HIM BECAUSE HE WAS ALREADY IN
HIS FOURTH TERM WHEN IT STARTED
. MAYER FOULKES WAS UNAVAILABLE
FOR AN INTERVIEW IN A PRESS
RELEASE. HOWEVER, HE SAID, IN
PART IN THE COMING MONTHS, I
WILL DO WHAT I ALWAYS DO TO
SERVE THE PEOPLE OF WARREN
TAKING THEIR PHONE CALLS AT
NIGHT AND ON WEEKENDS AND
GETTING THE JOB DONE. MY BOSS IS
THE PUBLIC MY LIFE. IF AND MY
WIFE IS WARREN, AND THAT IS WHAT
I DO EVERY DAY. EVERY WEEK OF
THE YEAR IS ALSO HAS THE OPINION
OF THE CITY ATTORNEY ON HIS
SIDE, WHO WROTE BACK IN OCTOBER
, SAYING THE NEW LAW WOULDN’T BE
RETROACTIVE WRITING. THE
MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT HAS
EXPLAINED THAT UNLESS THERE IS A
CLEAR INDICATION TO THE
CONTRARY, LEGISLATION IS
GENERALLY APPLIED PERSPECTIVELY
ONLY SPEAKING OVER THE PHONE.
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER MINDY MORE
DISAGREED, WAS TO MAKE THE TERM
OF OFFICE OF THE MAYOR EQUAL TO
THE TERM OF OFFICE FOR ALL
ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THE CITY OF
BORING, WHICH WOULD MAKE IT
THREE TERMS OR 12 YEARS AND THE
BALLOT LANGUAGE WAS VERY CLEAR
THAT THAT INCLUDED IN THE
WORDING GOES ALL YEARS PRIOR.
ALL TERMS PRIOR WERE INCLUDED IN
THE COUNT. NOW IF THIS ISN’T
RESOLVED SOON, MORE, SAID THE
CITY COUNCIL WILL LIKELY HAVE TO
TAKE THIS TO COURT FOUND, HAS
SAID THAT THAT’S NOTHING NEW.
THE CITY COUNCIL HAS SUED HIM.
EIGHT OTHER TIMES OTHER
INCIDENTS IN THE PAST BACK TO
YOU. ALL RIGHT, GRANT 20 YEAR
OLD WOMAN IS FACING MURDER
CHARGES FOR DRIVING DRUNK AND
CAUSING A DEADLY CRASH IN ST
CLAIR COUNTY. POLICE SAY MEGAN
PETAGNA WAS WITH A GROUP OF
TEENAGERS WHO USE FAKE IDS TO
GET INTO A BAR BACK IN DECEMBER.
THEY LEFT IN TWO TRUCKS COLLIDED
AND ROLLED MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS
IS IN BERLIN TOWNSHIP. FIVE
PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO THE
HOSPITAL, AND WE’VE LEARNED ONE
MAN HAS DIED, BUT TANYA KACH IS
CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE
MURDER. SHE WAS DENIED BOND
TODAY. AND IS IN THE ST CLAIR
COUNTY JAIL. WOULD BE THIEF
ENDED UP IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER
POLICE SAY A CPL HOLDER OPENED
FIRE TO AVOID BEING ROBBED. AT
GUN POINT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT
ALONG GRATIOT NORTH OF SEVEN
MILE ON DETROIT’S EAST SIDE. THE
ROBBERY SUSPECT WAS RUSHED TO A
HOSPITAL AND AT LAST CHECK WAS
IN CRITICAL CONDITION. POLICE
SAY THE CPL HOLDER IS
COOPERATING. AND BOTH WEAPONS
HAVE BEEN RECOVERED A SHARP RISE
IN THE ALREADY HORRIFIC DEATH
TOLL FROM THE EARTHQUAKE THAT
HIT TURKEY AND SYRIA MONDAY. IN
THE PAST 24 HOURS, THE DEATH
TOLL HAS JUMPED FROM NEARLY
12,000 TO MORE THAN 21,000
PEOPLE. EMERGENCY CREWS STILL
USING EVERYTHING FROM SHOVELS TO
JACKHAMMERS IN A SEARCH FOR
SURVIVORS, IN SOME PLACES, THE
FOCUS HAS SHIFTED, THOUGH, TO
DEMOLISHING BUILDINGS THAT ARE
SO UNSTEADY IN NORTHWEST SYRIA.
THE FIRST AID TRUCKS FROM THE
UNITED NATIONS ARE ARRIVING IN
REBEL CONTROLLED AREAS. HOMELESS
SURVIVORS IN BOTH COUNTRIES
HUDDLING AROUND CAMPFIRES
OUTSIDE TRYING TO STAY WARM IN
THE BITTER COLD WINTER. WEATHER
OFFICIALS ESTIMATE ABOUT 69,000
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED IN
TURKEY AND SYRIA. SPECIALLY
TRAINED SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM
FROM THE U. S IS IN TURKEY RIGHT
NOW TO TRY TO HELP WITH THESE
EFFORTS. THE GROUP FROM FAIRFAX
COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HAS A DOG THAT
CAN SNIFF OUT SIGNS OF LIFE. THE
TEAM WAS CALLED IN FOR ITS
EXPERTISE IN URBAN RESCUE. WHEN
SECONDS CAN SAVE SOMEONE WHEN
THEY BRING THE DOG IN WITH THE
DOG DOES IS THE DOG WILL SNIFF
AROUND? IT’S VERY WELL TRAINED,
KNOWS WHAT TO LOOK FOR. AND IF
IT RESPONDS TO THE TRAINER THAN
HANDLER, RATHER THAN THEY KNOW
THAT THERE IS A POSSIBLE PROOF
OF LIFE, AND SO THEY’LL MARK
THAT DOWN AS A POSITIVE HIT, AND
THE DOG CAN DISTINGUISH BETWEEN
A DEAD BODY AND A LIVING PERSON.
THAT’S RIGHT. IT’S AMAZING. NEXT
NBC NEWS IS IN THE EARTHQUAKE
EPICENTER, WITH MORE AID,
ARRIVING AHEAD AT 6 30 ON NBC
NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT
FROM STABBINGS, TWO SHOOTINGS IN
THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS. WE HAVE
SEEN HOW EXTREME EVEN DEADLY
TEEN DATING VIOLENCE CAN GET
THIS MONTH IS DEDICATED TO
PREVENTING AND BRINGING
AWARENESS TO TEEN DATING
VIOLENCE. MEGAN WOODS IS IN
MACOMB COUNTY ON A PROGRAM
CALLED TURNING POINT THAT’S
PARTNERING WITH SCHOOLS TO
ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THESE ARE
SOME OF THE LOVE IS HEARTS THAT
THE TEENS HAVE BEEN DOING IN
SCHOOLS JUST LIKE IT’S IMPORTANT
FOR YOUTH TO KNOW THE SIGNS OF
BULLYING AND SCHOOL THREATS.
THEY NEED TO KNOW THE SIGNS OF A
HEALTHY DATING RELATIONSHIP. IT
MIGHT SOUND PREMATURE, BUT SARAH
DOBBIN SENIOR PROGRAM AND
EDUCATION DIRECTOR AT TURNING
POINT SAYS AS UNEASY AS IT IS,
THE NUMBERS SAY OTHERWISE. I
THINK THAT’S A REALLY SCARY
THING TO BE THINKING ABOUT. THAT
AS YOUNG AS 12 THAT KIDS ARE IN
RELATIONSHIPS AND THAT THERE’S
VIOLENCE POTENTIALLY HAPPENING,
AND THAT THAT VIOLENCE COULD
INCLUDE PHYSICAL VIOLENCE AS
YOUNG AS 12. THAT’S WHERE THIS
EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAM COMES
INTO PLAY, TURNING POINT VISITS
, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH
CLASSES TO NOT LECTURE BUT HAVE
CONVERSATIONS ON WHAT LOVE IS
AND HOW TO SPOT THE WARNING
SIGNS OF DATING VIOLENCE. THE
STUDENTS TEND TO REALLY BE
SURPRISED ABOUT JEALOUSY. THAT A
LOT OF TIMES TEENS VIEW THAT AS
IT’S SO GREAT, THEY REALLY CARE
ABOUT ME, BUT REALLY, THAT CAN
BE A WARNING SIGN, SHE SAYS. THE
BIGGEST THING FOR PARENTS IS
BELIEVING THAT IT IS AN ISSUE
AND HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH
YOUR TEENAGER. I THINK IT’S HARD
FOR PARENTS TO ADMIT THAT THIS
IS HAPPENING AND THAT IT’S STILL
HARD FOR TEENS TO NOT JUST BREAK
UP WITH THIS PERSON STOPPED
TALKING TO THEM BECAUSE THERE’S
STILL TYPICALLY A LOT OF
CONNECTION FOR TEENS WHEN YOU GO
TO SCHOOL TOGETHER, SPORTS OR
THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THAT WAS
MEGAN WOODS REPORTING TURNING
POINT, SAYS THE WARNING SIGNS OF
VERY SIMILAR TO ADULT DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE. ONE MAJOR RED FLAG IS
THE ABUSER DEMANDING ACCESS TO
ALL OF THE VICTIMS. SOCIAL MEDIA
ACCOUNTS. THIS EDUCATION PROGRAM
IS LOOKING TO EXPAND FOR MORE
INFORMATION ON THAT, AND