A HEARING. HAPPENING NOW TO DECIDE THE FATE OF THE OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTER, TO SEE
WHETHER HE WILL SERVE LIFE
WITHOUT PAROLE. ADMITTED OXFORD
HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTER ETHAN
CRUMBLEY IS BACK IN COURT
TODAY, HOPING TO AVOID BEING
SENT TO PRISON FOR THE REST OF
HIS LIFE WITH NO CHANCE OF
PAROLE IN 2021. CRUMBLEY SHOT
AND KILLED FOUR STUDENTS WHILE
WOUNDING FIVE OTHERS. HE HAS
SINCE PLEADED GUILTY. LET’S GET
TO SHAWN LEY. HE IS BREAKING
DOWN WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THIS
HEARING RIGHT NOW, SHAWN?
>> SO MUCH, RHONDA, GOOD
AFTERNOON TO YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. THE SCHOOL
SHOOTING, OF COURSE, JUST
HORRIFIC. AND THE VERY MOMENT
THIS HEARING STARTED IN AN
OAKLAND COUNTY COURTROOM THIS
MORNING, IT GOT VERY EMOTIONAL
AND VERY DIFFICULT TO LISTEN
TO. LET’S TAKE YOU INSIDE.
TESTIFYING THIS MORNING ABOUT
THE SHOOTING, OAKLAND COUNTY
SHERIFF’S DEPUTY WHO RUSHED TO
THE SCHOOL AND WAS IN CHARGE OF
THE INVESTIGATION, DETECTIVE
TIMOTHY WILLIS. HE WAS FIRST
ASKED TO NAME OFF THE STUDENTS
WHO WERE SHOT AND KILLED. TATE
MERE, HANNAH, SAINT JULIANA,
JUSTIN SCHILLING AND MADISON
BALDWIN, THE DETECTIVE BECAME
SO EMOTIONAL IMMEDIATELY, HE IT
TOOK HIM A LONG TIME TO GATHER
HIS COMPOSURE TO STATE THE
NAMES OF THOSE VICTIMS. BUT
NEXT, THE DETECTIVE READ FROM
THE SHOOTER’S JOURNAL ENTRIES
AND HIS TEXT MESSAGES. MANY OF
THESE ENTRIES AND MESSAGES WE
HAVE NOT HEARD BEFORE. MOST WE
CANNOT SHARE WITH YOU RIGHT NOW
. THEY ARE JUST TOO DISTURBING
, STATING HOW BADLY HE WANTED
THE PARENTS OF THE VICTIMS TO
SUFFER. HE ALSO SAID HE’S HIS
MOTIVATION FOR THE WHOLE THING
WAS TO BE WAS TO KILL AND TO BE
REMEMBERED.
>> AND I WANT AMERICA TO HEAR
WHAT I DID. I KNOW THAT RARELY
, ONLY SHOOTINGS HAVE HAPPENED
IN MICHIGAN, SO THAT MEANS I
WILL CAUSE THE LARGEST SCHOOL
SHOOTING EVER IN THE STATE. I’M
NOT GOING TO KILL MYSELF. I
WILL SURRENDER TO THE POLICE. I
WISH TO HEAR THE SCREAMS OF THE
CHILDREN AS I SHOOT THEM. ALL I
NEED IS MY NINE MILLIMETER
PISTOL, WHICH I AM CURRENTLY
BEGGING MY DAD FOR.
>> WOW. AND THE CHARGES NOW
AGAINST THE PARENTS THAT THEY
DID PROVIDE THAT PISTOL TO THE
SHOOTER. WHY ARE THEY HOLDING
THIS HEARING? THE HEARING IS
GOING TO DETERMINE IF A
JUVENILE SHOULD BE SENTENCED TO
LIFE IN PRISON. IT’S A
MANDATORY HEARING FOR ANY
JUVENILE THAT IS FACING LIFE IN
PRISON. SO WE’RE MONITORING ALL
OF THESE DETAILS. AND RHONDA,
THERE’S ALREADY BEEN A LOT OF
THEM. THE HEARING CONTINUES.
WE’LL HAVE MUCH MORE STARTING
AT FOUR, FIVE AND SIX. BACK TO
YOU. BOY, THAT IS SO
DISTURBING, SHAWN, THAT LETTER
THAT WAS READ WAS VERY
TROUBLING AND I’M SURE VERY
DIFFICULT TO HEAR FOR ANYONE
THAT IS INVOLVED IN THAT
COMMUNITY.
>> SHAWN, THANK YOU. BREAKING
NEWS JUST INTO THE NEWSROOM.
FORMER GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE
HERE IN MICHIGAN, REPUBLICAN
RYAN KELLY, HAS ENTERED A PLEA
DEAL WITH THE JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT FOR HIS ROLE IN THE
JANUARY 6TH ATTACK ON THE
CAPITOL. A SENTENCING DATE IS
IN THE WORKS AND WE WILL KEEP
YOU UPDATED. THE OTHER TOP
STORY THAT WE ARE FOLLOWING IS
FROM YESTERDAY’S STORMS AND ALL
THE POWER OUTAGES. NEARLY
180,000 CUSTOMERS DON’T HAVE
POWER FOR AFTER THOSE STORMS
RIPPED THROUGH FAST. ALL ACROSS
METRO DETROIT WITH THE EXPECTED
HEAT COMING UP, THIS COULD
CAUSE SOME PRETTY SIGNIFICANT
TROUBLE FOR THOSE CREWS THAT
ARE WORKING TO FIX THE PROBLEM
AND ALSO FOR ANY FAMILIES AND
BUSINESSES THAT DON’T HAVE
POWER. NO AIR CONDITIONING, NO
FANS AS WE HAVE. MEGAN WOODS
JOINING US NOW LIVE ON THOSE
RESTORATION EFFORTS THAT CANNOT
COME TOO SOON. MEGAN
>> THAT’S RIGHT, RHONDA. SO DTE
IS SAYING 95% OF THOSE POWER
OUTAGES SHOULD BE RESTORED BY
THE END OF SATURDAY, BUT WHAT
DOES THAT MEAN FOR TODAY? RIGHT
NOW, WE ARE ON WEST OUTER DRIVE
IN EVERGREEN, WHERE YOU CAN SEE
THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS ARE OUT.
PEOPLE ARE TREATING THIS
INTERSECTION AS A FOUR WAY
STOP. BUT THEN THERE’S PEOPLE
WHO LIVE IN THIS AREA WHO SAY
THE POWER WENT OUT AROUND FIVE
LAST NIGHT. THEY’RE USING THEIR
CARS, SITTING IN THEIR CAR IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY TO CHARGE
THEIR PHONES. NOW, OVER HERE,
YOU CAN SEE CREWS NOT JUST
D.T.E, BUT OUT OF STATE. CREWS
HERE ASSESSING THE DAMAGE AND
WORKING TO RESTORE THAT POWER.
WE’VE ALSO SEEN SEVERAL CREWS
JUST ON THE MOVE, STOPPING
BLOCK BY BLOCK, JUST CHECKING
OUT THE DAMAGE. AND IF YOU HAVE
LOST POWER, IT’S IMPORTANT TO
REMEMBER TO UNPLUG ANY
ELECTRONICS IN CASE OF A SURGE
BECAUSE IT’S GOING TO GET HOT,
LIKE YOU MENTIONED EARLIER,
RHONDA, PEOPLE NEED TO CHECK
THEIR CITY OR THEIR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT FOR COOLING CENTERS
AND USE THEIR GENERATORS
OUTDOORS, NOT INSIDE. NOW,
D.T.E ALSO HAS A FEW IMPORTANT
REMINDERS.
>> WE ASK OUR CUSTOMERS TO KIND
OF BE HEAD ON A SWIVEL WHEN
THEY’RE OUT THERE, LOOK FOR
ANYTHING. SOMETIMES THEY CAN
HIDE IN BRUSH AND LIMBS, BE
EXTRA CAREFUL AS YOU’RE OUT
WALKING THROUGH YOUR BACKYARD
YARD TO SEE IF THERE’S ANYTHING
OUT THERE AND GIVE US A CALL
AND WE’LL GET OUT THERE AS SOON
AS WE CAN. AND THAT NUMBER TO
CALL IS ONE 800 477 4747.
>> WE ALSO HAVE THAT NUMBER AS
WELL AS A LIST OF REMINDERS. IF
YOUR POWER IS OUT ON CLICK ON
DETROIT.COM. REPORTING LIVE IN
DETROIT, I’M MEGAN WOODS, LOCAL
4.
>> WELL, THANK YOU MEGAN. AND
WE CERTAINLY KNOW WHAT AN
INCONVENIENCE IT CAN BE FOR
THESE POWER OUTAGES. BUT OF
COURSE, WE’RE ADDING THE HEAT
TO THE MIX OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS. SO HERE’S THE LATEST
LOOK AT OUR COUNTY POWER OUTAGE
MAP, WHERE WAYNE COUNTY IS
STILL THE MOST SIGNIFICANTLY
IMPACTED OUT OF METRO DETROIT.
BUT THOUSANDS WITHOUT POWER AND
HOPEFULLY IT’S RESTORED BEFORE
TOMORROW, WHICH I KNOW WON’T BE
THE CASE FOR EVERYONE. BUT LOOK
AT WHAT THIS TEMPERATURE IS
GOING TO DO COME FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. REACH INTO THE LOW
90S IN SOME AREAS. COULD HAVE
HEAT INDICES FEELING LIKE
TRIPLE DIGITS. AND SO WE’RE
ALSO PAIRING THAT WITH REALLY
HIGH DEW POINTS, WHICH MEANS
THAT OUR HUMIDITY LEVEL IS
GOING TO BE IN EXCEPTIONALLY
HIGH FEELING, OPPRESSIVE COME
FRIDAY BEFORE WE TAKE A BIG DIP
ON SUNDAY, WHERE DRIER AIR
MASS, THAT’S MUCH MORE
COMFORTABLE MOVES IN FOR THE
TAIL END OF THE WEEKEND. YOUR
WEATHER STORY TODAY, THOUGH, IS
THE AIR QUALITY ALERT THAT
WE’RE CONTENDING WITH. AND SO
WE ARE TELLING FOLKS TO TRY TO
LIMIT THEIR TIME OUTSIDE. BUT
IF YOU DON’T HAVE AIR
CONDITIONING AND I KNOW THAT
THAT’S GOING TO BE KIND OF
TROUBLESOME FOR SOME FOLKS. AND
SO THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY
CONTINUE TO RISE ON FRIDAY.
THEN MORE STORMS ARE ON TAP
GOING INTO LATE FRIDAY, EARLY
SATURDAY, AND THAT COULD CREATE
MORE POWER OUTAGE SITUATIONS.
SO RIGHT NOW, 75 IN DETROIT, 74
IN HOWELL, 75 IN PORT HURON AND
MONROE. YOU CAN SEE DRY
CONDITIONS FOR NOW. BUT WE WILL
BE WELCOMING BACK THOSE STORMS
IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. ALL
RIGHT, ASHLEY, WE’LL CHECK BACK
IN WITH YOU WITH THAT EXTENDED
FORECAST. MEANWHILE, DETROIT
POLICE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING
ON GRATIOT ON THE CITY’S EAST
SIDE. WE SENT A LOCAL 4 CREW TO
THE SCENE THIS MORNING. IT WAS
ON BURNS IS VIDEO THAT WE HAVE
SHOWS CARS BEING TOWED AWAY
INCLUDING A DODGE CHARGER WITH
BULLET HOLES IN IT. WE HAVE
SINCE LEARNED A 27 YEAR OLD MAN
WAS SHOT. HE’S EXPECTED TO BE
OKAY. HE DID TELL POLICE THAT
HE WAS AT A PARTY WHEN A
SHOOTOUT HAPPENED AND THAT’S
WHEN HE REALIZED HE WAS SHOT.
NOW TO THE LEGAL DRAMA FOR
HUNTER BIDEN, THE EXPECTED PLEA
DEAL FOR THE PRESIDENT’S SON
HAS FALLEN APART PART AND NOW
HE IS PLEADING NOT GUILTY TO
TAX CHARGES. NBC’S BREE JACKSON
IS IN WASHINGTON WITH REACTION
AND WHAT’S EXPECTED TO HAPPEN
NEXT.
>> THE FEDERAL JUDGE IN THIS
CASE, A TRUMP APPOINTEE, T
REFUSED TO SIGN OFF ON HUNTER
BIDEN’S PLEA DEAL. SHE SAYS SHE
BELIEVES THAT SHE WAS BEING
ASKED TO ACT AS A RUBBER STAMP
.
>> THIS FEDERAL COURT IN AN
UNEXPECTED TWIST IN THIS
FEDERAL COURTROOM, HUNTER BIDEN
EXPECTED TO PLEAD GUILTY TO TWO
FEDERAL CHARGES OF FAILURE TO
PAY TAXES AFTER REACHING A DEAL
WITH PROSECUTORS HOURS.
>> BUT THAT DEAL UNRAVELED,
HELD AFTER US DISTRICT JUDGE
MARY ELLEN NORIEGA RAISED
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TERMS.
REPUBLICANS HAD ARGUED THAT THE
PRESIDENT’S YOUNGEST SON WAS
RECEIVING PREFERENTIAL
TREATMENT.
>> WE SHOULDN’T BE TWO JUSTICE
SYSTEMS IN AMERICA, AND
HOPEFULLY TODAY THAT’S WHAT’S
BEING YOU’RE GOING TO VOTE ON.
>> THE WHITE HOUSE ISN’T SAYING
MUCH ABOUT THE MATTER. THIS
CASE WAS HANDLED INDEPENDENTLY
AS ALL OF YOU KNOW, BY THE
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT UNDER THE
LEADERSHIP OF A PROSECUTOR
APPOINTED BY THE FORMER
PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT TRUMP,
PROSECUTORS SAY THEIR
INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. HOUSE
REPUBLICANS ARE CONDUCTING
PROBES OF THEIR OWN AND EVEN
SUGGEST HUNTER’S LEGAL TROUBLES
COULD LEAD TO A POTENTIAL
IMPEACHMENT OF HIS FATHER.
>> AS LONG AS THIS IS HANGING
OUT THERE, THEY’RE GOING TO
CONTINUE BANGING THAT DRUM.
>> GOP CANDIDATES ON THE
CAMPAIGN TRAIL ARE ALSO RAISING
CONCERNS. SO FROM THE
BEGINNING, I WAS CONCERNED
ABOUT THE WAY THEY INVESTIGATED
THIS CASE.
>> WERE THEY BEING TRANSPARENT
ABOUT WHAT ELSE THEY WERE
LOOKING AT?
>> PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS
REPEATEDLY DENIED HE SPOKE TO
HIS SON ABOUT HIS BUSINESS
DEALINGS AND HUNTER BIDEN’S
PLEA DEAL IS NOT OFF THE TABLE.
THE SIDES ARE SET TO RECONVENE
AND TRY TO HAMMER OUT A NEW
AGREEMENT AND PROVIDE THAT
INFORMATION TO THE JUDGE. IF
THE JUDGE IS SATISFIED WITH THE
UPDATED AGREEMENT, SHE MAY THEN
SIGN OFF ON THE PLEA DEAL IN
WASHINGTON. BRIDGET JACKSON,
BACK TO YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, BREE, THANK YOU.
EXPECT HIGHER GAS PRICES
BECAUSE PRICES AT THE PUMP HAVE
GONE UP $0.12 IN THE LAST THREE
DAYS. IF YOU WEREN’T PAYING
ATTENTION, ACCORDING TO TRIPLE
A, THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR
REGULAR GASOLINE CLIMBED $0.02
TODAY TO $3.71 A GALLON. AND
THAT’S THE HIGHEST IN EIGHT
MONTHS. BUT THAT STILL WELL
BELOW THE PAINFUL LEVELS OF
LAST YEAR WHEN PRICES WERE OVER
$5 A GALLON. THANK GOODNESS
WE’RE NOT GOING BACK THERE. THE
SUDDEN SPIKE IS PARTLY DUE TO A
JUMP IN OIL PRICES AND ANOTHER
POTENTIAL ISSUE IS THE EXTREME
HEAT. MICHIGAN’S AVERAGE IS
ABOUT $3.66 A GALLON FOR THOSE
DRIVING ELECTRIC. ON THE OTHER
HAND, THERE IS GOOD NEWS. SEVEN
MAJOR AUTOMAKERS ARE JOINING
FORCES TO DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF
FAST ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGERS
IN NORTH AMERICA. IT’S BMW,
GENERAL MOTORS, HONDA, HYUNDAI
, KIA, MERCEDES BENZ AND
STELLANTIS THAT WILL INVEST AT
LEAST $1 BILLION IN THE JOINT
VENTURE. THE AUTOMAKERS SAID
30,000 CHARGING PORTS WILL BE
BUILT ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS. THE
FIRST CHARGERS WILL GO UP IN
2024 WITH ALL 30,000 EXPECTED
TO BE IN PLACE BY THE END OF