FIRST FOUR. NO DAY OFF FOR STORM TRACKER 4 IS MORE SHOWERS AND A COUPLE OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE
MOVING THROUGH SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN. SOME RELIEF FROM THE
RAIN IS IN SIGHT. LET’S TALK
ABOUT IT COMING UP. WE ALSO HAVE
BREAKING NEWS WITH NEW TEST
RESULTS ON THE HURON RIVER AFTER
A CHEMICAL SPILL. THE NEWS IS
ENCOURAGING A NEW CHARGES IN THE
DEATH OF BRIANNA TAYLOR.
SUPPORTERS SAY THE FEDERAL CASE
ALSO SENDS A MESSAGE ABOUT HOW
SO MANY OTHER WOMEN HAVE BEEN
TREATED. IT’S ALL NEXT FIRST AT
FOUR. LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT
. LOCAL 4 NEWS FIRST AT FOUR
STARTS NOW. GOOD AFTERNOON. I’M
KAREN DREW GET READY. BUCKLE UP
FOR RAIN, HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND
LIGHTNING. THIS IS GOING TO
HAPPEN IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
NOT EVERYONE IS GOING TO BE
AFFECTED. BUT IT IS THE SECOND
DAY IN A ROW THAT WE’RE WATCHING
THE RADAR VERY CLOSELY. LET’S
GET RIGHT TO BRENT COLLAR FOR A
LOOK AT WHERE THINGS STAND RIGHT
NOW. THE ADVERTISER ARE A FEW
MOVING THROUGH SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN, AND I EMPHASIZE THE
WORD FEW BECAUSE SOME OF US HAVE
BEEN DRY ALL DAY IN MAY FINISH
THAT WAY AS WELL. BUT THOSE OF
US THAT ARE SEEING THE RAIN IS
COMING DOWN AT A PRETTY GOOD
CLIP. MUCH OF WASHINGTON COUNTY
GETTING IN ON THE ACTION RIGHT
NOW, WITH SOME HEAVY RAIN JUST
NORTH OF ANN ARBOR, SOUTH OF
HAMBURG TOWARDS MANCHESTER AS
WELL MAINLY JUST SOME LIGHT RAIN
AT THE MOMENT, BUT THERE ARE
SOME HEAVIER DOWNPOURS IN PARTS
OF LIVINGSTON COUNTY WILL ALSO
MOVE HERE INTO OAKLAND COUNTY
AND ZOOM IN A LITTLE BIT CLOSER
AS WE ARE SEEING SOME PRETTY
HEAVY RAIN IN THE FARMINGTON
HILLS AREA OVER TOWARDS
BIRMINGHAM, STERLING HEIGHTS,
DECENT RAIN FALLING. THIS WILL
CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF
HOURS. THEY’RE NOT MOVING VERY
FAST, EITHER. SO KIND OF AT A
SNAIL’S PACE, BUT THEY WILL
TAPER DOWN THIS EVENING. MORE
DRY TIME THIS WEEKEND. WE’LL GET
A PEEK AT THAT WE CAN FORECAST
COMING UP IN JUST A BIT. ALL
RIGHT. THANKS BREAD. WE’VE GOT
BREAKING NEWS FROM THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CONCERNING
THE HURON RIVER. TEST RESULTS
FROM NINE SAMPLES SHOW NO
DETECTABLE PRESENCE OF THE
CHEMICAL SURVEILLANCE, CHROMIUM
. THE WARNING AGAINST FISHING
AND GETTING INTO THE WATER DOES
REMAIN IN EFFECT BETWEEN NORTH
WEEKS, UM, ROAD IN OAKLAND
COUNTY. AND KENSINGTON ROAD IN
LIVINGSTON COUNTY LOCAL
MANUFACTURER ADMITTED A SPILL OF
THE CHEMICAL. FOR NOW, TESTING
WILL CONTINUE, WE’LL KEEP YOU
POSTED. THERE’S ALSO BREAKING
NEWS ABOUT AMERICA’S FIGHT
AGAINST MONKEYPOX. SOURCES SAY
THE UNITED STATES WILL DECLARE A
PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY SO FAR
MORE THAN 6600 AMERICANS HAVE
BEEN INFECTED. THE ANNOUNCEMENT
OF THE HEALTH EMERGENCY WOULD
FREE UP FEDERAL MONEY AND OTHER
RESOURCES TO FIGHT THE VIRUS
CLINICS AND MAJOR CITIES LIKE
NEW YORK AND SAN FRANCISCO SAID
THEY HAVEN’T RECEIVED ENOUGH OF
THE TWO SHOT BACK. SCENES TO
MEET DEMAND. THE VIRUS SPREADS
THROUGH PROLONGED AND CLOSE SKIN
TO SKIN CONTACT, AS WELL AS
SHARING BEDDING, TOWELS OR
CLOTHING. NEW AT FIVE CHECK IN
WITH DR FRANK MCGEORGE AND THE
IMPACT OF THE DECLARATION. THE
MAJOR CRIMES DEPARTMENT IS
INVESTIGATING THE SHOOTING OF A
THREE YEAR OLD GIRL ON DETROIT’S
WEST SIDE. IT WAS REPORTED JUST
AFTER MIDNIGHT AND TRACK TO A
HOME ON LITTLEFIELD. POLICE NOW
SAY TWO CHILDREN GOT THEIR HANDS
ON AN ASSAULT RIFLE AND WE’RE
PLAYING WITH THAT GUN IN THE
CLOSET. THE OTHER CHILD WAS FOUR
YEARS OLD. NOT CLEAR HOW THE GUN
WENT OFF. THE GUN WAS LATER
FOUND A FEW BLOCKS AWAY OUTSIDE
OF AN ABANDONED SCHOOL
INVESTIGATORS ARE TALKING TO
SEVERAL ADULTS WHO ARE IN THAT
HOME. NOT CLEAR EXACTLY WHO
OWNED THE GUN. THE THREE YEAR
OLD IS RECOVERING THIS AFTERNOON
. WE’LL KEEP YOU POSTED. IF
THERE ARE ANY CHARGES OR ARRESTS
WELL, THERE’S A FEELING OF
VINDICATION TODAY FOR THOSE WHO
HAVE BEEN PUSHING FOR CHARGES IN
THE DEATH OF BRIANNA TAYLOR, THE
U. S JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS
PROSECUTING FOR CURRENT AND
FORMER POLICE OFFICERS. HERE’S
SOME OF THE REACTION IN
LOUISVILLE. SAY HER NAME HER
NAME HER NAME. TELL THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL ANNOUNCED THE CHARGES.
JUST A FEW HOURS AGO, KIM GIL IN
THE NEWSROOM WITH THE LATEST
REACTION, KIM GOOD AFTERNOON.
YEAH THIS CASE, YOU KNOW,
STARTED BACK IN 2020 WITH A
BOTCHED DRUG RAID THAT LED TO
THE SHOOTING DEATH OF BRIANNA
TAYLOR WHEN SHE WAS JUST 26
YEARS OLD. YOU MAY REMEMBER.
TAYLOR WAS KILLED WHEN
LOUISVILLE POLICE OFFICERS BURST
INTO HER APARTMENT. TAYLOR’S
BOYFRIEND FIRED A SHOT IN SELF
DEFENSE, AND THEY FIRED BACK
HITTING TAYLOR MULTIPLE TIMES
TODAY. ATTORNEY GENERAL MERRICK
GARLAND CHARGED FOR LOUISVILLE
POLICE OFFICERS WITH A RANGE OF
COUNTS, INCLUDING UNLAWFUL
CONSPIRACIES, USE OF FORCE AND
OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE. GARLAND
SAID VERY SIMPLY THAT BRIANNA
TAYLOR SHOULD STILL BE ALIVE
TODAY. HER SUPPORTERS SAY THE
CHARGES SEND A MESSAGE THAT GOES
BEYOND BRIANNA TAYLOR. IT’S
ABOUT BRIANA. AND ALL THE OTHER
BREONNA’S ACROSS AMERICA, THE
BLACK WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN DENIED
JUSTICE THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY
OF THIS COUNTRY WHEN THEY HAVE
BEEN ABUSED. ASSAULTED.
MURDERED. RAPED. AND
DISREGARDED. THIS IS ANOTHER
ATTEMPT TO HOLD SOMEONE
RESPONSIBLE FOR TAYLOR’S DEATH.
PREVIOUSLY ONE OFFICER BRETT
HANKINSON, WAS CHARGED WITH
WANTON IN DANGER MINT. HE WAS
ACQUITTED ON THOSE STATE CHARGES
EARLIER THIS YEAR. HE IS ONE OF
THE FOUR OFFICERS TO NOW FACING
FEDERAL CHARGES. WILL, OF COURSE
, KEEP YOU POSTED AS THE CASE
MOVES FORWARD FOR NOW, KAREN
WILL SEND IT BACK TO YOU. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU, KIM. SURE.
WELL IT WASN’T REALLY A
SURPRISE, BUT IT HAD TO BE VERY
DIFFICULT FOR BRITTNEY GRINER AS
FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO HEAR THE
VERDICT FROM A RUSSIAN JUDGE.
TODAY, THE W N B A STAR WAS
CONVICTED AND CHARGES OF DRUG
POSSESSION AND SMUGGLING FOR
HAVING VAPE CANISTERS AND
CANNABIS OIL IN HER LUGGAGE WHEN
SHE ARRIVED IN MOSCOW BACK IN
FEBRUARY. NOW GRINDER BEGGED FOR
MERCY, SAYING SHE HOPED THE
RULING DOESN’T END HER LIFE. THE
JUDGE SENTENCED GRINDER TO NINE
YEARS IN PRISON. THE U. S
GOVERNMENT SAYS THE FIGHT IS NOT
OVER. THIS IS A MISCARRIAGE OF
JUSTICE. THE U. S DEPARTMENT OF
STATE HAS DETERMINED THAT MS
GRINER WAS WRONGFULLY DETAINED.
NOTHING IN TODAY’S DECISION
CHANGES THAT DETERMINATION,
PRESIDENT BIDEN’S NATIONAL
SECURITY TEAM AND THE ENTIRE
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT REMAINED
COMMITTED TO BRINGING MISS
GRINER HOME SAFELY TO HER FAMILY
, FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES. GRINER
COULD STILL BE A PART OF A HIGH
PROFILE PRISONER SWAP AS SHE WAS
LED FROM THE COURTROOM. SHE
SIMPLY SAID, QUOTE. I LOVE MY
FAMILY HERE AT HOME. WE ARE
HEARING A PLEA TO SAVE PIECES OF
LOCAL HISTORY. DID YOU KNOW
DETROIT IS CALLED ONE OF THE
ARSENALS OF DEMOCRACY BECAUSE OF
HIS AUTOMOTIVE AND MILITARY
CONTRIBUTIONS DURING WORLD WAR?
TWO PIECES OF THAT HISTORY COULD
BE STORED IN SOME SURPRISING
PLACES. POLITICS AND SHOWS US IF
YOU FIND WHAT SEEMS TO BE OLD
JUNK, DON’T BE SO QUICK TO THROW
IT AWAY. SO THIS IS A REALLY
EXCITING TREAT BECAUSE WE ARE
ACTUALLY RIDING IN THE FRONT
SEAT OF HISTORY FOR ALL INTENT
AND PURPOSES, SO THIS IS A 1956
PACKARD EXECUTIVE. THEY WERE THE
LUXURY CAR, THE ROLLS ROYCE OF
AMERICA’S VEHICLES IN THE 19
THIRTIES THROUGH WORLD WAR TWO.
SO MUCH HISTORY BUT NOT JUST
PACKARD WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WHERE
WE LIVE THE LONGITUDE AND
LATITUDE OF LIVING IN MICHIGAN,
JUST BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE
THINGS WE BRING TO THE NATION’S
HISTORY. THOSE ITEMS THAT YOU
FIND IN YOUR CLOSET OR THE
ADDICT OR MAYBE A HOUSE THAT YOU
PURCHASE AND THERE’S A BUNCH OF
STUFF IN THE CORNER. DON’T THROW
IT AWAY BECAUSE IT MIGHT
ACTUALLY HAVE HISTORICAL
IMPORTANCE. AND IN FACT, WE
HAPPEN TO BE AT THE PACKARD
PROVING GROUNDS IN SHELBY
TOWNSHIP WHEN TED SUMMER CAME IN
WITH A CACHE OF ITEMS FROM HIS
DAD’S HOUSE, THIS IS OUR PACKARD
MEMORABILIA. PACKARD CLUB
PECKER. ANY IDEA OF THE
HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE OR YOU
DON’T REALLY, I PROBABLY DON’T
KNOW. YEAH I DON’T. I DON’T KNOW
THAT MUCH. YOU KNOW THAT PART OF
IT. HIS DAD WAS DAN SUMMER WHO
WAS ON THE BOARD OF THE FACILITY
MANY MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, AND
AS ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS
OF THE PACKARD CLUB, HE HAD
STUFF AND IT TURNS OUT PRETTY
IMPORTANT STUFF. THIS IS AN
ORIGINAL. ADD UM YOU KNOW, HE
HAS SOME THINGS FROM THE
TWENTIES AND 19 THIRTIES, AND
WHEN HE WALKED IN WITH IT, THE
GLEAM IN THE EYES WAS UNDENIABLE
OF ON SITE HAS STORY IN AND
CURATOR KIM PAR AND DONATIONS
AND COLLECTIONS. MANAGER 86 YEAR
OLD DAVE DOLBY. THEY WERE PRETTY
EXCITED. THAT’S A PACKARD
OWNER’S MANUAL. FOR THE PACKARD
EIGHT. AND IT’S IN PRETTY GOOD
CONDITION. IT ALWAYS RAISES THE
EXCITEMENT FOR ALL OF US BECAUSE
WE NEVER KNOW WHAT WE’RE GOING
TO FIND TO ME. AS A HISTORIAN. I
LOVE STUFF LIKE THIS BECAUSE IT
TELLS A LITTLE MORE OF A STORY
OF NOT JUST THE CARPET OF THE
ERA AND WHAT’S GOING ON HERE IS
AMERICA’S FIRST POSTWAR
CONVERTIBLE. AND THE THING THAT
I LOVE ABOUT PACKARD AND
ADVERTISEMENTS IS HOW THEY
ADVERTISED TO WOMEN. THEY LOVED
WOMEN. BESIDES JUST PACKARD,
JUST BY BEING IN MICHIGAN, WE
HAVE DIRECT PROXIMITY TO
GREATNESS IN HISTORY, AND
SOMETIMES WE DON’T EVEN KNOW IT
. SOME PEOPLE MIGHT THINK
SOMETHING’S JUNK AND IT’S NOT
AND BEFORE THEY THROW IT AWAY,
QUESTION IT AND SEEK OUT A
MUSEUM LIKE US. TO SEE IF THEY
CAN USE IT. YEAH YOU KNOW WHAT,
NOT EVERYTHING IS GOING TO RISE
TO THE OCCASION OF THE DISCOVERY
OF A PYRAMID OR TUTANKHAMEN’S
TREASURES. BUT SO MANY OF US
BECAUSE OF OUR PROXIMITY TO
INNOVATION BARONS. WE HAVE
PIECES OF HISTORY, AND WE MAY
NOT KNOW THEIR PIECES OF HISTORY
AND HISTORIANS ARE SADDENED
BECAUSE THEY KNOW SOME OF THOSE
THINGS ARE ENDING UP ON THE CURB
. AND SO THEY SAY, DON’T THROW
STUFF AWAY. WHEN IN DOUBT. DON’T
THROW IT OUT. FIND AN EXPERT AND