PARTS OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN REMAIN UNDER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.
>> NOW TAKE A LOOK AT THIS TIME
LAPSE VIDEO FROM ONE OF OUR SKY
CAMS. THE SUN QUICKLY REPLACED
BY CLOUDS AND RAIN AS THE STORM
MOVED THROUGH DOWNTOWN DETROIT
.
>> WE’RE ALSO GETTING A LOOK AT
SOME OF THE DAMAGE FOR THIS
AFTERNOON’S STORM. TAKE A LOOK
AT THIS TREE THAT UPROOTED AND
COLLAPSED ON A HOME IN PLYMOUTH
. THANKS FOR BEING WITH US HERE
FOR THE NEWS AT 6:00. I’M
KIMBERLY GILL. AND I’M DAMON
FERNANDEZ, IN FOR DEVIN
TONIGHT.
>> LET’S GET RIGHT OVER TO
FOREWARN METEOROLOGIST KIM
ADAMS. KIM, THINGS ARE CLEARING
UP BUT WE’RE NOT OUT OF THE
WOODS JUST YET.
>> NOT QUITE. BUT THERE ARE
PARTS OF METRO DETROIT THAT’S
SEEING SOME SUNSHINE. EVEN HERE
IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT. IT’S HARD
TO BELIEVE JUST AN HOUR OR SO
AGO, WE HAD A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM MOVE THROUGH
BECAUSE IT’S NICE AND QUIET.
AND YOU CAN TELL BY THE RIVER
THAT WAS REALLY MOVING ALONG
THIS AFTERNOON. IT’S NOW CALMED
DOWN A BIT. 77 IN DETROIT,
UPPER 70S IN HOWELL, 75 IN
PONTIAC AND 77 IN ADRIAN. EXACT
TRACK, 40, RADAR. NICE AND
QUIET HERE IN OUR IMMEDIATE
AREA. WE’VE GOT A LITTLE AREA
OF RAIN JUST TO THE NORTH OF
ADRIAN. BUT I KNOW SOME OF YOU
DO WATCH US IN PARTS OF OHIO,
ESPECIALLY TOLEDO. SO I WANT TO
ALERT YOU TO LET YOU KNOW THERE
IS A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING IN EFFECT. IT’S RIGHT
OVER PERRYSBURG NOW. SO IF YOU
TRAVEL I-70, FIVE ANYWHERE FROM
TOLEDO DOWN TO BOWLING GREEN,
YOU WANT TO BE AWARE THAT THIS
IS A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING. SO IT’S NOT IN THE
IMMEDIATE METRO DETROIT AREA.
BUT WE DO HAVE SOME VIEWERS IN
TOLEDO. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU’RE AWARE THAT THERE IS
SOME SEVERE WEATHER CONTINUING
DOWN TO OUR SOUTH. OUR MAIN
THREAT TODAY WAS REALLY HIGH
WINDS AND ALSO SIGNIFICANT HAIL
REPORTS, 2.5IN DIAMETER IN
DAVISON, YPSILANTI, TWO INCHES
MOUNT CLEMENS, AN INCH AND
THREE QUARTERS. TO PUT THAT IN
PERSPECTIVE FOR YOU, THE SIZE
OF HAIL GOES ANYWHERE FROM A
PEA, WHICH IS A QUARTER OF AN
INCH ALL THE WAY UP TO A
SOFTBALL, WHICH IS FOUR INCHES.
SO WE WERE RIGHT AROUND GOLF
BALL TO TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL
THIS AFTERNOON DID CAUSE SOME
DAMAGE. NOW, TONIGHT, WE ARE
LOOKING FOR MORE QUIETER
WEATHER, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE
STILL PARTS OF METRO DETROIT.
ACTUALLY, I THINK THEY’RE JUST
NOW EXPIRING. THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL OF
METRO DETROIT. SO WE’RE PRETTY
MUCH IN THE CLEAR TONIGHT. I’LL
STILL BE IN THE WEATHER CENTER
TRACKING IF ANYTHING DEVELOPS.
BUT RIGHT NOW, IT LOOKS PRETTY
GOOD IF YOU WANT TO KEEP UP TO
DATE ON ALL THE LATEST WEATHER
WARNINGS TODAY WAS A GOOD
CHANCE TO GET THAT 4WARN
WEATHER APP. BUT YOU STILL HAVE
TIME. JUST GO TO YOUR FAVORITE
APP STORE AND TYPE IN WDIV.
>> ALL RIGHT, KEN, WE’LL SEE
YOU IN A FEW MINUTES. THERE’S
NEW FALLOUT, POLITICAL FALLOUT
FROM THE RECENT CHARGES IN
MICHIGAN’S FAKE ELECTOR
INVESTIGATION. ANOTHER
REPUBLICAN WHO’S BEEN CHARGED
IS SPEAKING OUT RIGHT NOW.
>> THE SECRETARY OF STATE JUST
STRIPPED STANLEY GROT OF ALL
HIS ELECTION RELATED DUTIES AS
SHELBY TOWNSHIP CLERK. PAULA
TUTMAN CAUGHT UP WITH HIM SOON
AFTER. AND PAULA, WHAT’S THE
CLERK SAYING ABOUT ALL OF THIS?
>> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I THINK
IT’S IMPORTANT TO SAY THAT
THESE ARE REALLY FAST MOVING
DEVELOPMENTS AND THEY REALLY
COULD SIGNAL ALL THE FALLING OF
SOME PRETTY BIG DOMINOES FOR
STAN GROT THIS AFTERNOON IN A
PHONE CONVERSATION WITH STAN
GROT, THE SHELBY TOWNSHIP CLERK
FOR THE LAST DECADE, LAID. CAN
I PUT YOU ON THE RECORD AND MAY
I RECORD OUR CONVERSATION?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> GO AHEAD. GROT RESPONDS TO
BEING STRIPPED OF HIS DUTIES AS
CLERK TO ADMINISTER, OVERSEE OR
PARTICIPATE LATE IN MUNICIPAL
ELECTIONS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
>> I INTEND TO ABIDE BY BY THE
INSTRUCTION 1600 MUNICIPAL
CLERKS IN THE STATE OF
MICHIGAN.
>> AND IT IS ONLY HAPPENED TEN
TIMES FOR THE MOST EGREGIOUS
BEHAVIORS THAT THREATEN THE
SANCTITY OF THE VOTE DURING THE
TENURE OF JOCELYN BENSON TODAY
, MAY THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT
OF STATE AND THE SECRETARY OF
STATE’S OFFICE STRIPPED SHELBY
TOWNSHIP CLERK STAN GROT OF ANY
DUTIES RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
IS THE LETTER ISSUED TO GROT
THIS MORNING LISTS THE SEVEN
FELONY CHARGES LEVIED AGAINST
GROT AND 15 OTHER MICHIGAN
LAWYERS FOR ALLEGED ELECTION
FRAUD THAT AMOUNT TO UP TO 80
YEARS IN PRISON. IF CONVICTED
OF AN ALLEGED FAKE. ELECTORS
SCHEME TO STEAL MICHIGAN’S
VOTES FROM JOE BIDEN AND TO
ILLEGALLY GIVE THEM TO DONALD
TRUMP IN THE 2020 ELECTION.
>> I HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG
AND I INTEND TO PROVE THAT IN
COURT.
>> THE LETTER STATING THAT THE
CHARGES FUNDAMENTALLY UNDERMINE
VOTER CONFIDENCE IN THE
INTEGRITY OF ELECTIONS.
THEREFORE, IN ORDER TO ENSURE
PUBLIC TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN
THE INTEGRITY AND SECURITY OF
ELECTIONS, THE LETTER GOES ON
TO SAY, I AM INSTRUCTING YOU TO
REFRAIN FROM ADMINISTERING ANY
ELECTIONS HELD IN SHELBY
TOWNSHIP. WHILE THESE CHARGES
ARE PENDING AGAINST YOU AND
OBVIOUSLY YOU WANT PUBLIC
OFFICIALS THAT ARE HONEST IN
TRYING TO DO THE BEST FOR THE
PEOPLE OF THE DISTRICT, NOT THE
THEMSELVES. THE MAIN JOB OF AN
ELECTED CLERK IS TO PROTECT THE
SANCTITY OF THE VOTE CLERKS
TAKE AN OATH TO UPHOLD THE
CONSTITUTION IN AND TO PLEDGE
AN ALLEGIANCE TO THE VOTING
PROCESS. WHETHER THEY AGREE
WITH THE OUTCOME OR NOT.
>> WELL, IT’S DEEPLY CONCERNING
BECAUSE THIS DOES INVOLVE THE
RESULTS OF AN ELECTION IN THAT
THAT WE AS ELECTION FOLKS
ADMINISTERED HERE IN THE STATE
OF MICHIGAN, THE DOMINO EFFECT
GOES STRAIGHT TO CREDIBILITY.
>> AND GROT, WHO OVERSAW
PREVIOUS ELECTION IN’S. CHRIS
SWOPE IS THE LANSING CLERK AND
FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE
MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF
MUNICIPAL CLERKS, WHICH WILL BE
MEETING NEXT WEEK TO DISCUSS
STRIPPING GROT OF HIS
MEMBERSHIP AND PRIVILEGES.
>> AS I THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA
TO TAKE A MOMENT AND REVIEW
ACTIONS THAT HE MAY HAVE TAKEN
OR DECISIONS THAT HE MAY HAVE
MADE.
>> YEAH. YEAH. YOU KNOW, IN THE
FINAL ANALYSIS, THIS RAISES
QUESTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND IT
MEANS THAT SOME ARE AT LEAST
SHOWING INTEREST IN QUESTIONING
SOME OF THE ELECTIONS THAT GROT
ADMINISTERED IN THE PAST. NOT
SO MUCH. AND THIS IS IMPORTANT,
NOT SO MUCH AS TO SAY THAT
ANYTHING HE MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE
DONE COULD HAVE CHANGED THE
FINAL OUTCOME OF ELECTIONS. BUT
THEY DO WANT TO LOOK INTO SOME
OF HIS PAST PRACTICES IN
ADMINISTERING SOME OF THOSE
ELECTIONS BY THE WAY, THE NEW
DEPUTY, RATHER, THE DEPUTY
CLERK OF SHELBY TOWNSHIP, HAS
BEEN NAMED AS INTERIM CLERK.
THERE ARE NO ELECTIONS RIGHT
NOW, NOT UNTIL 2024. BUT THAT
IS THE PERSON WHO WILL
ADMINISTER ANY OF THE ELECTIONS
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. GUYS SO
MANY LAYERS TO THIS STORY,
PAULA.
>> WE APPRECIATE YOUR UPDATE. A
POWER PROBLEM IS CREATING A
MEDICAL EMERGENCY FOR AN
EASTPOINTE MAN.
>> YEAH, HE SIMPLY CAN NO
LONGER STAY IN HIS FAMILY’S
HOME BECAUSE THE MACHINES USED
TO KEEP HIM ALIVE AREN’T
GETTING ENOUGH POWER. HELP ME.
HANK GOT INVOLVED AND LEARNED
IT WAS A REPAIR D.T.E. NEEDED
TO MAKE OUR CONSUMER
INVESTIGATOR HANK WINCHESTER
REPORTS FROM EASTPOINTE AND AS
YOU CAN IMAGINE, DEMOND AND
KIMBERLY, THIS IS A VERY
FRUSTRATING SITUATION FOR ALL
INVOLVED, ESPECIALLY THAT
FAMILY AND THAT YOUNG MAN THAT
NEEDS THAT CRITICAL MACHINE IN
ORDER TO STAY IN THE HOME
TONIGHT.
>> THANKS TO THE GOOD WORK BY
DTE CREWS, WE’RE HAPPY TO
REPORT THAT PROBLEM HAS FINALLY
BEEN FIXED. THERESA TODD IS
WORRIED SICK ABOUT HER SON
RONNIE, SEEN HERE IN THESE
PHOTOS.
>> I HAVE TO GIVE HIM KUDOS.
HE’S BEEN A TROOPER ABOUT IT
OVERALL, BUT IN THE SAME
RESPECT THAT HE CRIES EVERY
DAY, HE WANTS TO COME HOME.
>> RONNIE IS BATTLING MISS, BUT
HE’S BEEN FORTUNATE TO GET CARE
FROM LOVED ONES AT THE FAMILY’S
EASTPOINTE HOME. THAT WAS UNTIL
MAY, WHEN THE HOUSE SIMPLY
COULDN’T POWER HIS OXYGEN
ANYMORE. THE FAMILY WAS FORCED
TO MOVE RONNIE TO A NURSING
HOME.
>> HE WANTS NOTHING MORE THAN
TO BE HOME WITH HIS FAMILY AND
HIS NIECES AND NEPHEWS AND
FRIENDS AND BE BASED ON THE
TREATMENT HE’S GETTING THERE.
THAT’S ALL HE DOES IS CRY. HE
WANTS TO COME HOME AND WE WANT
HIM HOME, TOO.
>> SO WHAT EXACTLY WAS CAUSING
THIS ISSUE? WELL, WE LEARNED IT
WAS AFFECTING A FEW HOMES IN
THIS AREA. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
CALLING THIS FAMILY HIRED
ELECTRICIANS. THEY WERE WORKING
TO FIGURE THIS THING OUT OR
THEY JUST COULDN’T.
>> THE ELECTRICIAN THAT I HAD
OUT HERE THE LAST TIME SPOKE
WITH HER DIRECTLY AND TOLD HER
IT IS NOT THE WIRING IN THE
HOUSE. IT HAS TO BE OUTSIDE.
AND THEY DID FIND THAT WE WERE
NOT GETTING ENOUGH VOLTAGE FROM
THE POLE TO THE HOUSE.
>> THEY SAY DTE STARTED
INVESTIGATING IN MAY AND D.T.E
CONFIRMS TO ME THAT THEY’VE
BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT’S WRONG. YESTERDAY, AS WE
WERE HERE, D.T.E CREWS ARRIVED
AND TODAY WHEN I FOLLOWED UP
AGAIN, I RECEIVED THIS
STATEMENT, QUOTE, WE WERE MADE
AWARE OF A LOW VOLTAGE ISSUE
WITH A DTE CUSTOMER IN
EASTPOINTE. OUR FIELD CREWS AND
ENGINEERS HAVE BEEN INVESTING
DATING THE ISSUE AND MOST
RECENTLY WALK THE CIRCUIT TO
DETERMINE ANY ADDITIONAL
UNDERLYING ISSUES. WE WERE ABLE
TO MAKE A REPAIR THE SAME DAY
THAT OUR TEAM WALKED THE
CIRCUIT AND CONSEQUENTLY
RESTORED THE CUSTOMER TO FULL
VOLTAGE. NOW AFTER MORE THAN
TWO MONTHS, RONNIE CAN COME
HOME. SO THIS IS ALL REALLY
GOOD NEWS. THE FAMILY AS YOU
CAN IMAGINE, THOUGH, THEY WANT
TO TAKE SOME TIME BEFORE
BRINGING THEM FROM THAT NURSING
HOME BACK TO THE HOME IN
EASTPOINTE. THEY WANT TO TEST
THE SYSTEM, MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING IS A GO. BUT DTE
ASSURES US NOT ONLY HAS THE FIX
BEEN MADE AS OF YESTERDAY, BUT
EXTRA WORK WILL BE DONE WITHIN
THE COMING WEEK TO MAKE SURE
SOMETHING LIKE THIS DOESN’T
HAPPEN AGAIN. WE’RE LIVE HERE
DOWNTOWN AT DTE HEADQUARTERS,
HANK WINCHESTER. HELP ME! HANK
LOCAL 4. ALL RIGHT, THANKS,
HANK.
>> A NEW STATE LAW ALLOWS
ALCOHOL SALES AT COLLEGE
SPORTING EVENTS ACROSS THE
STATE. THE MOVE BRINGS MICHIGAN
UNIVERSITIES ON EQUAL FOOTING
WITH THOSE IN OTHER STATES.
HOBBY ARTIGUE LIVE OUTSIDE THE
BIG HOUSE IN ANN ARBOR, WHERE
THE PROCESS IS STILL PLAYING
OUT. HOBBY YES, THE
UNIVERSITIES HERE IN MICHIGAN
HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE OKAY TO
SELL ALCOHOL INSIDE STADIUMS,
BUT THERE’S STILL A LONG WAYS
TO GO WITH PROCEDURES AND PLANS
NOW BEING PUT IN PLACE TO MAKE
IT HAPPEN HERE AT STADIUMS LIKE
THIS ONE AT THE U OF M WITH
GOVERNOR GRETCHEN WHITMER
SIGNING OFF ON ALCOHOL LICENSE
CHARGES IN COLLEGE STADIUMS.
>> THERE’S A BIG DECISION
COMING TO PLACES LIKE THE BIG
HOUSE, MICHIGAN AND MICHIGAN
STATE NOW DECIDING ON WHAT THAT
FUTURE FOR FANS WILL LOOK LIKE.
>> WE’RE TAKING OUR TIME.
THERE’S NOT A NEED TO RUSH INTO
THIS RIGHT NOW.
>> IT’S LEGISLATION. THE U OF M
EXPECTED BUT STILL COMING UP
WITH A GAME PLAN ON HOW TO MAKE
IT ALL WORK.
>> FANS WHO ARE SUPPORTIVE FAN
THOSE WHO LIKE THE NO ALCOHOL
POLICY THAT WE HAVE NOW. IF WE
DID IT WHAT PROTOCOLS NEED TO
BE IN PLACE, WHAT ADDITIONAL
STAFFING MIGHT BE REQUIRED?
THERE ARE JUST LOTS OF THINGS
TO CONSIDER.
>> FANS WE SPOKE WITH ON BOARD
WITH ALLOWING BOOZE.
>> I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
MAYBE THIS IS A GOOD IDEA.
>> LARRY AND MARSHA SWINK HAVE
SEASON TICKETS TO FOOTBALL,
BASKETBALL AND HOCKEY PLACES.
ALCOHOL IS APPROVED TO BE SOLD
AND PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN
ENACTED A LONG TIME AGO BECAUSE
YOU KNEW EVENTUALLY THAT THEY
WERE GOING TO DO IT.
>> IT’LL PROBABLY BE PRETTY
EXPENSIVE. YOU KNOW, I’D SAY GO
FOR IT. FANS ARE FANS OF THE
ALCOHOL IDEA, BUT IN
MODERATION. SOME OF THE PEOPLE
HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH ALCOHOL,
BUT YOU HAVE THAT ELEMENT THAT
IT MIGHT ENTICE THEM TO BE A
LITTLE ROWDY.
>> IT’S GOING TO BE KIND OF
HARD IF IT DOESN’T WORK, TO
TAKE IT BACK. SO WE WANT TO BE
SURE, YOU KNOW, WE’VE, YOU
KNOW, DOTTED OUR EYES AND
CROSSED ALL OF OUR T’S.
>> A SENTIMENT ALSO SHARED BY
THE UNIVERSITY AHEAD OF A GAME
CHANGING DECISION. THE LAST
THING WE WANT TO DO IS RUSH A
DECISION AND THEN HAVE FIND
THAT THERE’S A KINK SOMEWHERE
ALONG THE WAY THAT WE WOULD
HAVE TO CHANGE PLANS.
>> WE PREFER TO THINK THROUGH
THE LONG GAME. IF YOU WILL.
>> AND YOU MENTIONED GETTING ON
EQUAL FOOTING WITH OTHER TEAMS
IN THE CONFERENCE. 11 OF THE
OTHER 12 BIG TEN SCHOOLS ALLOW
ALCOHOL SALES INSIDE OF THEIR
FOOTBALL STADIUMS. NEBRASKA,
THE ONLY EXCEPTION. WE’LL SEE
JUST HOW FAST THINGS CAN GET
DONE, THOUGH. FANS ARE THE ONES
PLAYING THE WAITING GAME,
WAITING JUST TO SEE IF THIS IS
GOING TO HAPPEN IN TIME FOR THE
FALL. THE FIRST GAME HERE, BY
THE WAY, AT MICHIGAN STADIUM
COMING UP ON SEPTEMBER SECOND.
WE’RE LIVE TONIGHT IN ANN
ARBOR. HOBIE ARTIGUE LOCAL 4,
THAT IS RIGHT AROUND THE
CORNER.
OKAY, HOBIE, WE APPRECIATE
YOUR REPORT. TONIGHT, DETROIT’S
ROCKET COMPANIES IS OFFERING
BUYOUTS TO SOME EMPLOYEES. THE
COMPANY IS OFFERING WHAT IT
CALLS CAREER TRANSITION
INCENTIVES THAT INCLUDE 3 TO 6
MONTHS PAY AND OTHER SEVERANCE
OPTIONS. EMPLOYEES HAVE UNTIL
WEDNESDAY TO DECIDE IF THEY’LL
ACCEPT THE OFFER. THOSE WHO DO
WILL END THEIR EMPLOYMENT
AUGUST 11TH. WELL IN ABOUT 20
MINUTES, NBC NIGHTLY NEWS IS
TAKING YOU A HALF WORLD AWAY
WITH THE US WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM
IS AIMING FOR A THIRD
CONSECUTIVE WORLD CUP
CHAMPIONSHIP.
>> BUT IT WON’T BE EASY.
>> I’M NBC’S MOLLY HUNTER AND
WE ARE IN AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
TODAY. TAKE A LOOK AT THAT VIEW
ALONG WITH SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.
THESE ARE THE TWO MAIN HOST
CITIES FOR THE WOMEN’S WORLD
CUP. WE WILL HAVE ALL THE
DETAILS. IS OF COURSE ABOUT THE
TOURNAMENT. ALSO ABOUT THE
DEFENDING CHAMPS, THE US