LOCAL 4 NEWS STARTS NOW, WITH THE BREAKING NEWS ALERT FOLLOWING TWO BREAKING NEWS
STORIES HERE AT NOON. WE’LL
START IN GRAND RAPIDS, WHERE THE
CASE IN THE RETRIAL OF TWO MEN
CHARGING THE PLOT TO KIDNAP
GOVERNOR GRETCHEN WHITMER HEADS
TO THE JURY. BUT FIRST WE’LL
BEGIN IN OAKLAND COUNTY, WHERE A
JUDGE HAS MADE A RULING ON A
RESTRAINING ORDER THAT HAS
PREVENTED COUNTY PROSECUTORS
FROM ENFORCING A 1931 STATE LAW
THAT BANS ABORTION. IN MOST
CASES, IT’S NOT RIGHT HERE IN
LOCAL 4 JUDGE JACOB CUNNINGHAM
IN OAKLAND COUNTY GRANTED THAT
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ON THE
ORDER THAT THE RULING FOLLOWS
TWO DAYS OF ARGUMENTS AND
TESTIMONY FROM PROSECUTORS AND
THE DEFENSE FORCE. GRANT HERMES
JOINS US NOW LIVE THIS AFTERNOON
FROM JUST OUTSIDE THE COURTROOM
. I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WERE
THERE FOR THIS RULING. YOU HAVE
MORE IN TODAY’S DECISION. YEAH
WE JUST GOT OUT OF THE COURTROOM
HERE. THE JUDGE GRANTING THAT
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION. WHAT
THAT MEANS IS THAT PROSECUTORS
CANNOT PROSECUTE ABORTION
PROVIDERS UNDER THE STATE’S 1931
ABORTION BAND MEETING ABORTION
FULLY IN EVERY COUNTY IN THE
STATE OF MICHIGAN REMAINS LEGAL
. NOW HE HAD A PRETTY SCATHING
REVIEW OF HIS THE CASES THE LAST
COUPLE OF DAYS HERE, FINDING
BOTH WITNESSES FOR THE
DEFENDANTS THOSE PROSECUTORS WHO
WANTED TO START CHARGING
ABORTION PROVIDERS, HE SAID,
THEY’RE WITNESSES WERE NOT
CREDIBLE AND DIDN’T CARRY ANY
WEIGHT IN HIS DECISION HE IS
SETTING. THE NEXT COURT DATE
HERE FOR SOMETIME IN NOVEMBER,
BUT NOVEMBER 21ST WE GET TO THAT
IN JUST A SECOND, BUT HERE’S
WHAT HE HAD TO SAY. AS CURRENTLY
APPLIED. THE COURT FINDS THE
STATE STATUTE DANGEROUS AND
CHILLING TO OUR STATE’S
POPULATION OF CHILDBEARING
PEOPLE AND THE MEDICAL
PROFESSIONALS WHO CARE FOR THEM.
IT’S CLEAR TO THE COURT THAT
ONLY ONE GROUP IS HARMED BY THE
STATUTE, WOMEN AND PEOPLE CARE
CAPABLE OF CARE CARRYING
CHILDREN AND ONE GROUP MEN.
PEOPLE AND PEOPLE CAPABLE OF
IMPREGNATING SOMEONE HAVE ZERO
CULPABILITY OR RISK YET ARE A
NECESSARY COMPONENT TO THIS
EQUATION, THE COURT SUGGESTS THE
COUNTY PROSECUTORS FOCUS THEIR
ATTENTION AND RESOURCES IN THE
MEANTIME, THE INVESTIGATION AND
PROSECUTION OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL
CONDUCT HOMICIDE, ARSON, CHILD
AND ELDER ABUSE, ANIMAL CRUELTY
AND OTHER VIOLENT, HORRIFIC
CRIMES THAT WE SEE IN OUR
SOCIETY THAT THEY ARE FULLY
CAPABLE OF INVESTIGATING AND
PROSECUTING ALL WHILE BEING
ENJOINED FROM ENFORCEMENT OF M C
L 7 50.14. EXTEND THE CLEARLY
STERN WORDS THERE FROM THE JUDGE
NOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? LIKE I
SAID THE PRELIM TRIAL FOR THIS
WILL BE SET FOR NOVEMBER 21ST
AFTER THE GENERAL ELECTION
BECAUSE BY STATE LAW, A TRIAL ON
THE MERITS OF THESE CASES HAS TO
BE DONE WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF
THIS INJUNCTION, THE JUDGE ALSO
BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT THERE
IS THAT BALLOT INITIATIVE THAT
MAY MAKE IT ON THE BALLOT ENDED
TODAY BY TELLING PEOPLE THE
FINAL DATE RESIDUE VOTE IS LATE
OCTOBER AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO
RESURRECT VOTE THIS FALL. HE
CLEARLY IS. HOPING THAT
SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENS HERE A
LITTLE LATER. BUT FOR TODAY THAT
PRE TRIAL IS SET FOR NOVEMBER.
21ST OF THE OTHER THING HERE IS
THAT BY FIVE O’CLOCK TODAY, A
APPEAL COULD HAPPEN FROM THE
DEFENDANTS. IN THIS CASE, THEY
WERE NOT IN THE COURTROOMS. WE
WERE NOT ABLE TO TALK TO THEM
ABOUT WHAT THEY THINK MIGHT
HAPPEN NEXT. WHERE THEY WANT TO
DO NEXT, WILL HOPEFULLY HAVE
THAT FOR YOU, EVROD CASSIMY
HERMS REPORTING LIVE FOR US THIS
AFTERNOON. RIGHT NOW, WE ARE
STARTING TO GATHER REACTION FOR
YOU TO THIS RULING. YOU CAN
STICK WITH US HERE AT LOCAL 4.
CLICKONDETROIT’S COM WE HAVE
COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF HOW WE
GOT TO THIS RULING TODAY, AND
THAT IS A GRANT MENTIONED WHAT
HAPPENS NEXT. ALSO BREAKING AT
THIS HOUR, THE DEFENSE RESTING
ITS CASE IN THE RETRIAL FOR ADAM
FOX AND BARRY CROFT JR. WHO, AS
YOU KNOW, ARE ACCUSED OF
PLOTTING TO KIDNAP GOVERNOR
GRETCHEN WHITMER. THE MEN ARE ON
TRIAL FOR A SECOND TIME NOW AND
CONSPIRACY CHARGES. SHAWN LEY
JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM GRAND
RAPIDS WITH THE LATEST FROM THE
COURTROOM. YOU WERE SITTING
INSIDE. WHERE ARE WE NOW? HERE’S
WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. THE JURY
HAS JUST BEEN SENT HOME
EVROD CASSIMY THIS RETRIAL FIRST
THING ON MONDAY THEY DID HEAR
SOME DEFENSE WITNESSES CALLED
EARLY THIS MORNING. THE DEFENSE
WITH A LAST CHANCE HERE TO MAKE
AN IMPRESSION ON THIS JURY BY
FOCUSING ON THE FBI AND THEIR
INVOLVEMENT IN THIS CASE.
DEFENSE ATTORNEYS FOR ADAM FOX
AND BARRY CROFT USED THIS
MORNING TO PUT A SPOTLIGHT ON
HOW THE FBI INVESTIGATED BOXING
, CROFT AND OTHERS FOR ALLEGEDLY
PLOTTING TO KIDNAP GOVERNOR
GRETCHEN WHITMER. THE JURY HEARD
A LOT ABOUT A KEY PAID FBI
INFORMANT, A CONVICTED FELON
NAMED STEVE ROBINSON, WHO WAS
WORKING UNDERCOVER, CONDUCTING
MEETINGS AND TRAINING WITH THE
GROUP. THE WOLVERINE WATCHMEN.
THE PROSECUTION SAYS THE GROUP
HAD THE GOAL OF KIDNAPPING THE
GOVERNOR ROBINSON HAS BEEN A
PROBLEM FOR THE PROSECUTION. THE
FBI FIRED HIM, SAYING HE
COMMITTED CRIMES WHILE HE WAS
WORKING UNDERCOVER FOR THEM. AND
DID HE SUGGEST TO THE GROUP
IDEAS ON HOW TO PULL OFF THE
KIDNAPPING MEETING? DID HE HELP
AND TRAP BOX AND CROFT VIDEO IS
PLAYED OF AN FBI AGENT MEETING
WITH ROBOTS? UM, TELLING THEIR
ROGUE INFORMANT QUOTE A SAYING
WE HAVE IN MY OFFICE IS DON’T
LET THE FACTS GET IN THE WAY OF
A GOOD STORY. KEEP IN MIND. TWO
MEN WERE FOUND NOT GUILTY BY A
JURY HERE LAST SPRING. ONE OF
THEM IS FROM CANTON, BRANDON,
BECAUSE SORT OF HE WAS CHARGED
IN THIS FACING LIFE IN PRISON.
HE WAS OUTSIDE THE COURTROOM
MINUTES AGO, AND I WAS ABLE TO
FINALLY SPEAK WITH HIM ONE ON
ONE TO ASK HIM SOME QUESTIONS.
WE WOULDN’T WAITING FOR ANSWERS
FOR MUCH MORE FROM ONE OF THE
PEOPLE WHO WERE ACQUITTED HERE.
BRANDON CASERTA MIGHT TALK WITH
HIM. LIVE AT FIVE O’CLOCK BACK
TO YOU. ALRIGHT SHAWN LEY
REPORTING LIVE FOR US THIS
AFTERNOON WILL DEFINITELY BE
TUNING IN FOR THAT AT FIVE
O’CLOCK TO HEAR WHAT HE HAS TO
SAY. NOW FOR A CHECK OF YOUR
FORECAST AS WE HEAD INTO THE
WEEKEND AND THIS FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FIRST WANT TO GIVE YOU
A LIVE? LOOK OUTSIDE HERE IN OUR
DOWNTOWN SKY? CAM BRANDON ROUX
LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. IT LOOKS SUNNY
OUT THERE. IS THIS GOING TO
STICK AROUND FOR A FANTASTIC
WEEKEND? LET ME GET TO THAT. LET
ME JUST SAY THAT THIS IS HOW
EVERY SUMMER FRIDAY SHOULD BE.
IT IS GLORIOUS OUT THERE UPPER
SEVENTIES TO LOW EIGHTIES WE
HAVE 82 IN LAPEER 80, CLEMENS 79
ANN ARBOR, 81 OFFICIALLY AT
METRO, ADD THE HUMIDITY AND THE
HEAT INDEX OR WHAT IT FEELS
LIKE. IT’S ONLY ABOUT A DEGREE.
WARMER SO WE’LL CALL IT
MANAGEABLE. MUGGINESS 83 DEGREES
, TWO O’CLOCK 86 HOUR AFTERNOON
HIGH. WE’LL GET A COUPLE OF
CLOUDS COMING AND GOING AS WE
WARM A LITTLE BIT, BUT NO THREAT
FOR WET WEATHER AND LOOKING GOOD
FOR THE TIGERS GAME TONIGHT. IF
YOU HAVE TICKETS, THEY’RE BACK
HOME AGAINST SHOHEI OTANI AND
THE ANGELS MID EIGHTIES
TAILGATING TO THE MID SEVENTIES.
AS YOU’RE HEADING BACK HOME. WE
DO HAVE A NEW SEVERE RISK FOR
SATURDAY. WE’LL TALK MORE ABOUT
THIS HOW IT COULD IMPACT THE
DREAM CRUISE DOWNPOURS AND
DANGEROUS WINDS WILL HAVE MORE
COMING UP. IN THE MEANTIME, IF
YOU’RE HEADING OUT WE’VE GOT YOU
COVERED. IT IS THE FOREWARN
WEATHER APP AND OUR APP IS 100%
FREE. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO
KNOW ABOUT THIS WEEKEND STORMS
INTERACTIVE RADAR. AS YOU’RE IN
THE STORMS AND MORE. IT’S FREE,
JUST SEARCH WDIV’S EUROPE STORE.
ALRIGHT, BRENNAN. THANK YOU. IN
OTHER NEWS THIS AFTERNOON, WE
TURN TO WASHINGTON, WHERE THE
RAMIFICATIONS OF LEGAL
MANEUVERING COULD AFFECT
NATIONAL POLITICS OF FLORIDA
JUDGE HAS RULED ON UNSEALING THE
AFFIDAVIT AND THE FBI SEARCH OF
FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP’S FLORIDA
HOME AND CLUB. SUSAN MCGINNIS
HAS THE DETAILS ON THAT AND A
HIGH LEVEL TRUMP EXECUTIVE AND
HIS OWN LEGAL TROUBLE. JUDGE
BRUCE REINHARDT READY TO REVEAL
PARTS OF THE AFFIDAVIT IN THE
UNPRECEDENTED SEARCH OF FORMER
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S MAR A LAGO
ESTATE ORDERING THE JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT TO REDACT PORTIONS OF
THE HIGHLY SENSITIVE DOCUMENT.
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DOESN’T WANT IT OUT BECAUSE IT
WILL UNDERMINE THEIR
INVESTIGATION. THE GOVERNMENT
ARGUED. UNSEALING COULD
COMPROMISE WITNESSES AND HAVE
NATIONAL SECURITY IMPLICATIONS.
IF YOU DIDN’T KNOW IT WAS A
FORMER PRESIDENT WOULD HAVE
THOUGHT IT WAS A MOB BOSS.
THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT HOW
WITNESSES ARE THREATENED AND HOW
OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE COULD
OCCUR. THE FORMER PRESIDENT,
MEDIA OUTLETS, INCLUDING NBC
NEWS, AND REPUBLICANS HAVE
CALLED FOR THE COMPLETE
UNSEALING THE JUDGE GIVING THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BASICALLY
CARTE BLANCHE OPPORTUNITY TO
REDACT. HOWEVER THEY WANT AND
WHATEVER THEY WANT, IT IS A
CONCERN. TRUMP SPOKESMAN
TWEETING NO REDACTIONS SHOULD BE
NECESSARY. AND FIVE MONTHS ON
RIKERS ISLAND, FIVE YEARS
PROBATION AND FINES THE
PUNISHMENT FOR TRUMP
ORGANIZATION CFO ALAN WISENBERG
, PLEADING GUILTY THURSDAY TO
TAX FRAUD 15 FELONIES, INCLUDING
AVOIDING TAXES ON LAVISH PERKS
LIKE MERCEDES CARS, FREE RENT
AND PRIVATE SCHOOL TUITION.
HEIDELBERG DEAL REQUIRING HIM TO
TESTIFY AT THE COMPANY TRIAL IN
OCTOBER. BUT DOES NOT COMPEL HIM
TO TESTIFY AGAINST FORMER
PRESIDENT TRUMP DECIDED THAT HE
WOULD RATHER BE A CONVICTED
FELON THAT’S NATURAL AGAINST
THEIR FORMER PRESIDENT,
PRESIDENT TRUMP TURNING THE
NEGATIVE ATTENTION INTO A
POSITIVE, RAISING MILLIONS PER
DAY FROM DONORS AND A SOURCE
FAMILIAR WITH THE MATTER TELLS
NBC NEWS INSIDE TRUMP WORLD
THERE IS TALK ABOUT RELEASING
SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE FROM THE
FBI SEARCH IN WASHINGTON. SUSAN
MCGINNIS, NBC NEWS ALL RIGHT,
SUSAN. THANK YOU. A NEW
COMMUNITY HAS BEEN ADDED TO THAT
BOILED WATER ADVISORY IMPACTING
MORE THAN 130,000 HOUSEHOLDS IN
METRO DETROIT, UTICA RESIDENTS
WHO LIVE IN THE AREA OF
NORTHPOINT BOULEVARD TO SHANER
GET THEIR WATER FROM SHELBY
TOWNSHIP. AND THAT IS UNDER THE
ADVISORY. THOSE RESIDENTS NEED
TO BOIL THEIR WATER. IN THE
MEANTIME, WORK CONTINUES AT THE
BREAK SITE TO PREPARE FOR
DELIVERY OF 48 FT OF ADDITIONAL
120 INCH PIPE ON TUESDAY.
DAMAGED SECTION OF PIPE BEING
CUT TODAY FOR REMOVAL BY CRANE
TOMORROW AND THE REPAIR TIMELINE
THAT’S STILL AT THREE WEEKS ON
SEPTEMBER 3RD SEVEN. COMMUNITIES
ARE STILL UNDER THE
PRECAUTIONARY BOIL. WATER
ADVISORY. WE HAVE MORE
INFORMATION ON THAT ON
CLICKONDETROIT’S DOT COM AS
WELL. ALRIGHT SO THE COMING HERE
AT NOON WE’RE FOLLOWING THE VERY
LATEST ON THE WAR IN UKRAINE
WILL TELL YOU WHAT WE’RE
LEARNING ABOUT THE BATTLE OF
EUROPE’S LARGEST NUCLEAR POWER
PLANT. AND IF YOU’RE JUST
JOINING US, WE’RE FOLLOWING TWO
BREAKING NEWS STORIES THIS
AFTERNOON, AND OAKLAND COUNTY
JUDGE HAS GRANTED A PRELIMINARY
INJUNCTION RESTRAINING ORDER
THAT HAS PREVENTED COUNTY
PROSECUTORS FROM ENFORCING A
1931 MICHIGAN LAW THAT BANS
ABORTION. IN MOST CASES. THE
JUDGE’S RULING FOLLOWED TWO DAYS
OF TESTIMONY FROM WITNESSES. THE
NEXT COURT DATE IS SET FOR
NOVEMBER. 21ST OUR OTHER
BREAKING STORY THIS AFTERNOON
COMES OUT OF GRAND RAPIDS, WHERE
THE DEFENSE HAS RESTED IN THE
RETRIAL OF THESE TWO MEN. ADAM
FOX AND BARRY CROFT JR. BOTH MEN
ARE CHARGED IN THE ALLEGED PLOT
TO KIDNAP GOVERNOR GRETCHEN
WHITMER. JURORS GOT INSTRUCTIONS
THIS MORNING AND CLOSING