WHAT? NEWS AT NOON STARTS NOW. >> THE NFL DRAFT JUST A WEEK AWAY. YOU’RE TAKING A LIVE LOOK
AT CAMPUS MARTIUS AS THEY ARE
WORKING FURIOUSLY. EVENTS
HAPPENING THERE. WE’RE HEARING
FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT ON ITS GAME
PLAN TO KEEP EVERYBODY SAFE OUT
THERE. GOOD TO HAVE YOU WITH US
ON A THURSDAY. EVERYBODY HERE AT
NOON, I’M JASON COLTHORP AND I’M
RHONDA WALKER.
>> EXCITING TIMES AROUND HERE.
BEFORE WE GET TO THAT THOUGH, WE
DO WANT TO GET TO THE OTHER BIG
STORY THAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT
IN OUR NEWSROOM RIGHT NOW.
>> THAT WOULD BE THESE THE
LEAKED LIONS JERSEY, HIS, AND
THE LIONS RESPONDING TO THE
LEAK, WHICH THEY THEY MUST HAVE
KNOWN BECAUSE A LEE MCNEILL WAS
IN THE LIONS VIDEO SAYING WE’RE
DISAPPOINTED THESE CAME OUT
EARLY, YADDA YADDA YADDA. THEY
SPREAD ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA LIKE
WILDFIRE. NOW, OF COURSE, IF YOU
WERE I PUT IN AIR QUOTES THESE
NEW UNIFORMS BECAUSE IF YOU WERE
A LIONS FAN IN THE 80S OR THE
90S, YOU ALREADY SAW THESE.
>> THEY REFRESHED.
>> I’M NOT I’M NOT GOING TO LOSE
MY COOL. YOU HAD SLEEK, YOU WENT
BACK TO THE STODGY. BUT ANYWAY,
A LOT OF PEOPLE DO LIKE THEM I’M
SEEING ON SOCIAL MEDIA. SO
SEASON TICKET HOLDERS WERE
SUPPOSED TO GET THAT FIRST LOOK.
THEY DIDN’T. BUT THE LIONS WILL
DO SOMETHING OFFICIAL COMING UP
A LITTLE LATER TODAY. YES FOR
SEASON TICKET HOLDERS.
>> AND YOU KNOW, ANYTHING LIONS
WERE EXCITED ABOUT.
>> SO WE POSTED THOSE AT
CLICKONDETROIT.COM. BY THE WAY,
IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A CLOSER
LOOK AND GET OUTRAGED CITY
LEADERS AND POLICE UPDATING US
ON WHAT TO EXPECT FOR THE BIG
WEEKEND HERE IN DOWNTOWN
DETROIT.
>> SO LET’S GET OVER TO ROD
MELONI. JOINING US NOW LIVE IN
THE NEWSROOM. AND WHAT ARE YOU
LEARNING?
>> WELL, WE’RE LEARNING THAT
THEY’RE DOING AN INVESTIGATION
INTO THAT LEAK JASON. BUT IN THE
MEANTIME THEY’VE GOT A PRESS
CONFERENCE GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
GOT A LATE START. SO WE DIDN’T
HEAR THAT MUCH FROM THE AS THE
ATF, FBI, THE FIRE COMMISSIONER
FROM THE CITY OF DETROIT, CHIEF
JAMES WHITE, ALSO, MICHIGAN
STATE POLICE, WAYNE COUNTY
SHERIFF’S OFFICE, OAKLAND COUNTY
SHERIFF’S OFFICE, SOUTHFIELD
POLICE, WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
BORDER PATROL, US COAST GUARD.
THEY’RE ALL INVOLVED IN WHAT HAS
BEEN A YEAR LONG PLAN NOW TO GET
THE SECURITY READY FOR THE FOR
THE NFL DRAFT NEXT WEEK. THEY
HAVE PULLED ALL OF THEIR
RESOURCES TOGETHER, AND THEY
WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HAS
A GREAT TIME, ENJOYS THEMSELVES,
AND FEELS ENTIRELY SECURE. AND
SO LET’S HEAR FROM THE MICHIGAN
STATE POLICE DIRECTOR. HIS NAME
IS JAMES GRADY. AND THIS IS WHAT
HE SAYS HIS HIS AGENCY WITH A 50
OFFICERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE
DOWNTOWN, AT LEAST OPENLY, THAT
WE CAN SEE TO HEAR WHAT THEY ARE
GOING TO DO IN THIS P IS DEEPLY
COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE THAT WE
MONITOR EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON
HERE, NOT ONLY IN THE CITY OF
DETROIT, BUT IN THE STATE OF
MICHIGAN.
>> AND SO OUR MICHIGAN
INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS CENTER,
OUR OTHER FUSION CENTERS HERE IN
THE DETROIT AREA, WE WILL BE
MONITORING CONSISTENTLY
EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE COMMUNICATE
EFFECTIVELY WITH OUR PARTNERS,
THAT IF THERE IS A POTENTIAL
THREAT, WE CAN RESPOND
APPROPRIATELY.
>> NOW THAT’S JUST MSP. BUT LIKE
I SAID, THERE ARE ABOUT A DOZEN
OTHER AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE
CITY OF DETROIT POLICE
DEPARTMENT, AND IN FACT, THEY
HAVE WHAT’S CALLED A RESTRICTED
DAY. WHAT THAT MEANS IN THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ALL HANDS
ON DECK. EVERYBODY WILL BE ON
DUTY TO MAKE SURE THEY COVER THE
EVENT ITSELF, BUT ALSO THE
NEIGHBORHOODS WITH COMMUNITY
POLICING. AND SO THEY ARE GIVING
US THE LOWDOWN ON ALL OF THAT OF
THE STUFF THAT THEY CAN TALK
ABOUT. BUT TO GIVE US AN
ASSURANCE THAT IT’S GOING TO BE
A FUN AND SAFE EVENT NEXT WEEK.
SO WE’LL HAVE MUCH MORE COMING
UP ON LOCAL 4 NEWS AT FIVE AND
SIX ON THIS, AND MUCH MORE WITH
THE DRIVE REPORTING LIVE FROM
THE NEWSROOM. ROD MELONI, LOCAL
4.
>> ALL RIGHT, ROD, WE’LL BE
EXPECTING AN UPDATE ON THAT LEAK
AS WELL.
>> BY THE WAY, I’M SURE YOU WANT
TO WEIGH IN AS WELL. WELL, AS
THE CITY CONTINUES TO MAKE ALL
THESE AMAZING UPGRADES AHEAD OF
THE DRAFT, WE ARE EXPECTING TO
LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT
THE STATUS OF OUR ICONIC
FOUNTAIN AT HART PLAZA.
>> YEAH, THE DODGE FOUNTAIN HAS
BEEN ON THE FRITZ FOR YEARS,
RIGHT? BUT RECENTLY THE CITY HAS
ALLOCATED SOME FUNDS TO SEE IT
RESTORED TO WORKING ORDER. THE
GOAL WAS TO HAVE IT UP AND
RUNNING THIS SPRING, AND TODAY
WE DID GET AN UPDATE FROM THE
TEAM BEHIND THE RESTORATIONS.
WE’RE GOING TO HEAR FROM THEM IN
LATER EDITIONS OF LOCAL 4 NEWS,
AND WE ARE GETTING A LOOK AT
SOME OF THE TALENT WHO WILL BE
PERFORMING AS PART OF THE NFL
DRAFT CONCERT SERIES.
>> TO KICK THINGS OFF, NONE
OTHER THAN A NATIVE DETROITER,
BIG SEAN. HE’LL BE TAKING THE
STAGE ON DAY TWO. THE DETROIT
YOUTH CHOIR WILL BE PERFORMING
BEFORE THE NFL DRAFT SELECTIONS,
AND WE ALSO EXPECT TO SEE A
SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCE FROM
THE NFL PLAYER CHOIR. AND THEN
ON DAY THREE, WE’RE GOING TO BE
SEEING MICHIGAN BORN SINGER
SONGWRITER USHER BOSY PERFORM.
>> VERY COOL. AND YEAH, DETROIT
YOUTH CHOIR, THOUGH I GET SO
EXCITED FOR THEM BECAUSE THEIR
LIFE EXPERIENCES AT SUCH A YOUNG
AGE ARE JUST UNBELIEVABLE AND IT
JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER FOR
THEM. KNOW DETROIT DYE HOUSE IN
CORKTOWN IS OFFERING A UNIQUE
WAY TO GET READY FOR THE NFL
DRAFT.
>> ABSOLUTELY. GET YOU SOME
SWAG. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN TIE
DYE SHIRTS AND HONOLULU BLUE ON
THE MORNING SHOW. KIM DEGUILIO
WENT OUT THERE TO GIVE IT A
FIRST HAND TRY.
>> OKAY, SO LIKE I SAID, I
REALLY DID NOT PUT MUCH EFFORT
INTO THIS, BUT WE ARE GOING TO
UNRAVEL, WHICH YOU WOULDN’T
TYPICALLY DO. NO. SO NORMALLY
YOU DON’T WANT IT TO.
>> YOU WANT IT TO SOAK THROUGH
AND SATURATE MORE AND CURE. BUT
YOURS LOOKS AMAZING. IF YOU DO
OPEN IT UP, YOU GET KIND OF AN
IDEA. YEAH, I AM GETTING GOOD AT
THIS. YOU ARE. YOU’RE HIRED.
>> LOOK AT THIS.
>> SHE’S OURS NOW.
>> SO AGAIN, THIS IS WHAT YOU
COULD MAKE AND BE ROCKING THESE
COOL TIE DYES. ABSOLUTELY. FOR
THE DRAFT, WHICH AGAIN WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF FANS, NOT JUST
LIONS FANS COMING TO DETROIT. SO
THE MORE HONOLULU BLUE THE
BETTER. OR YOU CAN JUST COME BY
HERE.
>> YEAH, YOU COULD COME BY HERE
AS KIM WAS JUST FINISHING UP.
DIEHARD LIONS FANS CAN TIE DYE
THEIR OWN MERCH AT THAT EVENT
FROM 5 TO 7. ALSO, MAYBE SEE IF
YOU CAN COME UP WITH A NEW
UNIFORM. THEY COULD USE IT. YOU
CAN REGISTER AT BRIGHTLY
TWISTED.COM.
>> YES. AND DETROIT DYE HOUSE,
LOCATED RIGHT THERE ON MICHIGAN
AND TRUMBULL IN CORKTOWN FOR THE
DRAFT WEEKEND. BY THE WAY, NEXT
WEEK YOU CAN POP BY THE DETROIT
DYE HOUSE AND TIE DYE SOME SOCKS
FOR $10 AND BENEFIT A VERY
SPECIAL CAUSE. WE HAVE ALL THE
DETAILS ON CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
>> EMERGENCY REPAIRS PLANNED FOR
EASTBOUND I-96 AT BECK IN NOVI.
MDOT WILL BE SHUTTING THE
FREEWAY DOWN STARTING AT 630
TONIGHT BECAUSE OF THIS. SKY
FOUR WAS OVER THE SCENE FOR
ABOUT, AT ABOUT 6:00 THIS
MORNING. WE WERE FOLLOWING THIS
THROUGHOUT THE MORNING NEWS. YOU
CAN SEE THERE’S A SEMI THERE IN
THE FOREGROUND, IT WAS AN ALDI
TRUCK THAT SOMEHOW GOT TO THAT
SPOT AND THEN ROLLED OVER.
EMERGENCY CREWS WILL BE WORKING
THROUGH THE NIGHT TO CLEAN THIS
UP, GET THE DEBRIS AND REMOVE
THAT SEMI. AND MDOT EXPECTS THE
FREEWAY TO REOPEN AT 3 A.M. IN
TIME FOR TOMORROW’S RUSH.
>> SURVIVORS OF ABUSE FROM LARRY
NASSAR COULD BE NEARING A HUGE
SETTLEMENT WITH THE JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT. NBC NEWS REPORTS THE
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS FAR ALONG
IN SETTLEMENT TALKS WITH NASSAR
SURVIVORS. THE FINAL AMOUNT THAT
THE SOURCES SAY IS LIKELY TO BE
CLOSE TO $100 MILLION. AN AMOUNT
FIRST REPORTED BY THE WALL
STREET JOURNAL. AN INTERNAL
INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT FBI
AGENTS MISHANDLED ABUSE
ALLEGATIONS BEFORE NASSAR WAS
ARRESTED IN 2016, HE IS NOW
SERVING WHAT AMOUNTS TO A LIFE
SENTENCE IN PRISON.
>> LET’S CHECK OUTSIDE AS WE GET
READY FOR A CHECK OF THE
WEATHER. BUT IT LOOKS MIGHTY
FINE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW.
>> HONOLULU BLUE. CHECK OUT THE
SKY RIGHT NOW. CALL
>> NICE COLOR SCHEME YOU GOT
THERE ABOUT 60 DEGREES AROUND
HERE.
>> IT’S A PRETTY NICE DAY RIGHT
NOW, BUT I KNOW YOU’RE TRACKING
SOMETHING COMING LATER. YEAH.
YOU TOOK THE WORDS OUT OF MY
MOUTH. I WAS THINKING THE SKY
LOOKED LIKE HONOLULU BLUE TWO,
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY IT TO GET
JASON ALL RILED UP ABOUT THE
JERSEYS AGAIN. SO AS WE LOOK AT
DETROIT, 60 DEGREES RIGHT NOW, A
LITTLE COOLER OUT IN THE BURBS,
55 IN HOWELL AND PONTIAC, 59 IN
MONROE. BUT WINDS OUT OF THE
WEST, KIND OF AVERAGING OUT
CLOSE TO TEN MILES PER HOUR. AND
WE COULD SEE A FEW GUSTS REACH
CLOSE TO 20MPH TODAY. BUT THE
SKY CONDITIONS ARE VARIABLE. SO
YOU’RE GETTING MORE SUN ON THE
EAST SIDE THROUGHOUT DETROIT,
GROSSE ISLE INTO MONROE. BUT AS
YOU WORK YOUR WAY A LITTLE
FARTHER WEST TOWARDS METRO
AIRPORT, PONTIAC, LAPEER, WHERE
WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE CLOUD
COVER, AND THEN A MIX OF SUN AND
CLOUDS FROM ANN ARBOR UP TOWARDS
HOWELL. LET’S ZOOM OUT TO SHOW
YOU OUR NEXT WEATHER MAKER. AT
LEAST WE’RE DONE WITH THE SEVERE
LINE THAT ROLLED THROUGH
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. BUT WE DO
HAVE RAIN THAT’S STARTING TO
CROSS LAKE MICHIGAN, APPROACHING
THE WEST SIDE OF THE STATE. THIS
HAS NORTHEASTERLY MOTION, SO
IT’S GOING TO BE IMPACTING MORE
OF THE NORTHERN PART OF
MID-MICHIGAN BEFORE IT
EVENTUALLY WORKS ITS WAY HERE
INTO SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN. BUT
IT WILL PUMP IN THE CLOUD COVER
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. SO WE
WILL SPEND THE REST OF THE
AFTERNOON IN THE MID, MAYBE EVEN
UPPER 60S, 67, THE FORECASTED
HIGH BY ABOUT FIVE. AND WE HAVE
THAT WESTERLY WIND AND THE RAIN
ROLLS IN OVERNIGHT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. NOW A QUICK LITTLE
LOOK AT THE NEXT THREE DAYS. WE
WILL DIP IN TEMPERATURES IN THE
50S, BUT WE’LL BE STARTING OFF
TOMORROW WITH SOME EARLY MORNING
SHOWERS. AND YOU CAN TRACK THEM
ON RADAR WITH OUR 4WARN WEATHER
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