LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT. LOCAL 4 NEWS AT SIX STARTS NOW. WE ARE KICKING OFF THE WEEKEND
WITH SOME WINTER WEATHER AS THE
SNOW BEGINS TO FALL IN PARTS OF
METRO DETROIT. GOOD TO HAVE YOU
WITH US FOR LOCAL 4 NEWS AT SIX.
IT WON’T BE MUCH, BUT IT’LL MAKE
EVERYTHING WET. RIGHT? SO LET’S
GET RIGHT TO FOREWARN
METEOROLOGIST KIM ADAMS.
TRACKING THOSE SNOW SHOWERS. KIM
TAKING A LOT FOR THE SNOW
SHOWERS TO MOVE INTO THE AREA
BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS LAYER OF
VERY DRY AIR, SO I JUST CHECKED
ADRIAN. IT LOOKS LIKE IT’S
RAINING LAST HOUR LOOKED LIKE IT
WAS SNOWING, BUT NOTHING IS
REACHING THE GROUND THERE.
JACKSON AND LANSING THING
GETTING A PRETTY DECENT SNOWFALL
RIGHT NOW. THIS IS ALL MOVING
OFF TO THE NORTHEAST. HOW WELL
GETTING A FEW SPRINKLES RIGHT
NOW AND JUST STARTING TO GET
INTO THOSE LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS. I
SHOULD SAY LIGHT FLURRIES AND
THEN LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AS THIS
ALL MOVES THROUGH METRO DETROIT
, SO IF YOU DON’T LIKE DRIVING
IN JUST BRIEF SNOW BURSTS OR
SNOW AT ALL YOU HAVE, AT LEAST
IF YOU’RE ON THE EAST SIDE, AN
HOUR OR SO, MAYBE EVEN LONGER
BEFORE THIS FINALLY STARTS TO
MOVE IN, AND IF YOU’RE DOWN IN
MONROE, IT SHOULD COME IN AS ALL
RAIN, AND IT’S A QUICK EVENT.
EVERYTHING IS DONE TONIGHT BY
MIDNIGHT AT THE LATEST 39 AT THE
CITY AIRPORT. 37 METRO 34 IN
PONTIAC 36. NOW IN MOUNT CLEMENS
. SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT AND IT
LOOKS LIKE THOSE WILL COME TO AN
END. LEAVING US WITH A MOSTLY
CLOUDY START TO THE DAY TOMORROW
TEMPERATURE TREND OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS. WE’RE GOING TO
TALK MORE ABOUT THIS IN THE
FORECAST BECAUSE WE’RE UP. AND
THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN NEXT WEEK
WE DROPPED BACK DOWN INTO THE
THIRTIES A WEEK FROM TODAY. IF
YOU WANT TO KEEP UP TO DATE ON
ALL THE SNOW AND TRACK IT IN
YOUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD, RIGHT IN
THE PALM OF YOUR HAND, JUST
DOWNLOAD THE FOREWARN WEATHER
APP. GO TO YOUR FAVORITE
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DOWNLOAD THE FREE FOR ONE
WEATHER APP TONIGHT. WE’RE
FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS RIGHT
NOW IN DETROIT’S WEST SIDE,
WHERE A FIRE BREAKS OUT INSIDE
AN APARTMENT COMPLEX. THIS IS
HAPPENING ON FIELDING NEAR WEST
CHICAGO. FIRE CHIEF SAYS ONE
WOMAN WAS HURT. AND HAS BEEN
TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. SHE’S
EXPECTED TO BE OKAY. NO WORD YET
ON WHAT STARTED THIS FIRE OR
EVEN THOUGH IT FEELS LIKE THE
MIDTERM ELECTIONS WERE JUST
YESTERDAY, ATTENTION IS ALREADY
ON THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. IN
2024. THE ELECTION IS 6 900. I’M
SORRY, 696 DAYS AWAY, BUT BOTH
PARTIES AND THEIR SUPPORTERS ARE
WEIGHING IN ON WHO SHOULD BE THE
CANDIDATES. GRANT HERMES LIVE
TONIGHT. THIS CONVERSATION,
THOUGH RIGHT NOW STARTS WITH
PRESIDENT BIDEN AND FORMER
PRESIDENT TRUMP DOESN’T GRANT IT
REALLY DOESN’T STARTS AT THE
VERY TOP. FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP
SAID. HE’S ALREADY GOING TO RUN
PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS HINTED HE
WILL BE RUNNING IN 2024. BUT THE
BIG QUESTION IS DO VOTERS WANT
TO SEE A REPEAT OF 2020? AND AT
LEAST RIGHT NOW IN MICHIGAN?
THAT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE THE
CASE. THE NEW POLL FROM EPIC MRA
COMMISSIONED BY NEXT STAR MEDIA
GROUP SHOWING VOTERS UNHAPPY
WITH BOTH PRESUMPTIVE NOMINEES
FOR 2024 PRESIDENT BIDEN
UNDERWATER WITH MICHIGAN
DEMOCRATS ONLY 24% SAYING THEY
WANT BIDEN TO RUN AGAIN, 60%
SAYING THEY WANT SOMEONE ELSE
PULLING COMES AS STEVE DEMOCRATS
SHOWED ENTHUSIASM IN 2022, JUST
ELECTING A DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR
TO A SECOND TERM AND FLIPPING
THE STATE LEGISLATURE FOR THE
FIRST TIME SINCE 1984, LONGTIME
FRIEND OF THE PRESIDENT,
REPRESENTATIVE DEBBIE DINGELL
HAD THIS TO SAY WHEN ASKED ABOUT
THE POLL THAT WE ALL HAVE TO DO
BETTER JOB COMMUNICATING WHAT WE
ARE GETTING OH, DONE, I SAID JOE
BIDEN CHOOSES TO RUN AGAIN. HE’S
GOING TO HAVE VERY STRONG
SUPPORT HERE IN THE STATE OF
MICHIGAN. ON THE REPUBLICAN
SIDE, IT ISN’T MUCH BETTER. ONLY
35% OF MICHIGAN REPUBLICANS WANT
FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP TO RUN,
ALTHOUGH ONLY 47% SAID THEY
WOULD PREFER SOMEONE ELSE FOR
THE FORMER PRESIDENT. THOSE
NUMBERS COME AS HIS HANDPICKED
CANDIDATES LOST BY WIDE MARGINS
TO DEMOCRATS IN MICHIGAN, BUT
ALSO OTHER PIVOTAL SWING STATES.
AND THE STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY
JUST DAYS AFTER THE ELECTION,
SENDING OUT THIS POLL OF THEIR
OWN TO VOTERS ASKING WHO THEY
WOULD LIKE TO SEE ON THE TICKET,
ADDING FLORIDA GOVERNOR RHONDA’S
SANTOS AND SOUTH CAROLINA
SENATOR TIM SCOTT TO THE SHORT
LIST. NOW WE DID REACH JUDGE OF
BOTH PARTIES TODAY FOR
INTERVIEWS OR COMMENT, BUT
DIDN’T GET RESPONSE BACK FROM
EITHER. ONE OF THE INTERESTING
THINGS IN THIS POLL IS THAT
SEVEN OUT OF 10 VOTERS OVERALL
SO THEY WANT TO SEE NEW
CANDIDATES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE
AISLE HERE IN DEVON IN A YEAR
WHERE WE’VE SEEN, DEMOCRATIC
LEADERS DODGED THE QUESTION
ABOUT WHETHER THE PRESIDENT
SHOULD RUN AGAIN AND THERE’S
CLEAR INFIGHTING IN THE STATE
REPUBLICAN PARTY. IT IS ALSO
CLEAR THAT BOTH PARTIES HAVE A
LOT OF SOUL SEARCHING TO DO HERE
IN THE NEXT 600. PLUS DAYS YOU
MENTIONED AT THE VERY TOP
EXACTLY RIGHT? TWO YEARS,
ALRIGHT, GRANT VIDEO SHOWS THE
MOMENTS. GUNSHOTS ARE FIRED
OUTSIDE THE WESTERN BOOK
CADILLAC HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN
DETROIT, ENDING WITH FOUR PEOPLE
SHOT. THIS ALL HAPPENED AROUND
11 30 LAST NIGHT, AND POLICE SAY
THE SHOOTING. WAS TARGETED.
CHIEF JAMES WHITE SAYS THEY
BELIEVE TWO GROUPS WERE HAVING A
CONFLICT EARLIER IN THE NIGHT,
AND IT’S BELIEVED THE SUSPECT’S
VEHICLE WAS WAITING ACROSS THE
STREET FOR THE VICTIMS TO ARRIVE
. POLICE ARE HOPING SOMEONE WILL
RECOGNIZE THE BLUE SUV SEEMS
SPEEDING BY IN THE VIDEO.
SOMEONE CHOOSES TO DO A DRIVE BY
SHOOTING IN THAT AREA. I AM
CONFIDENT WE’RE GOING TO MAKE AN
ARREST. THAT AREA IS FILLED WITH
CAMERAS. THIS IS THE LATEST
INCIDENT IN A STRING OF RECENT
SHOOTINGS ACROSS THE CITY. THE
CHILDREN ABOUT WHAT TO DO IN
ACTIVE SHOOTER SITUATIONS
AWFULLY SENSITIVE, BUT THERE’S
ONE LIVINGSTON COUNTY COMPANY
THAT IS HOPING TO CHANGE THAT
THE LOCKOUT COMPANY INSTALLS
WHAT IT CALLS AN INNOVATIVE
LOCKDOWN AND ALERT SYSTEM IN
OFFICE BUILDINGS. CHURCHES
SCHOOLS, CERTAINLY WITH TAYLOR
PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE LATEST
DISTRICT TO HAVE IT INSTALLED.
MEGAN WOODS WAS THERE AS BLAIR
MOODY ELEMENTARY STUDENTS GOT AN
INSIDE LOOK AT HOW IT ALL WORKS.
THIS IS JUST PART OF THE SMART
BOOTS SAFETY DEVICE INSTALLED IN
ALL OF TAYLOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
BUT IT’S NOT ENOUGH JUST TO HAVE
IT. STUDENTS NEED TO LEARN HOW
TO USE IT. THAT’S WHERE BOBBY
THE BOOT COMES IN. COMPANIES
VERY OWN SUPERHERO FIELD
REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE COMPANY,
NATHAN ADAMS SAYS BOBBY HELPS
CHANGE CHILDREN’S THOUGHT
PROCESS WHEN IT COMES TO WHY
THEY MIGHT NEED TO USE THE SMART
BOOT TENDS TO HELP THEM. THINK
ABOUT BOBBY IN THE STRESSFUL
TIMES INSTEAD OF OTHER ISSUES
THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE MORE
ANXIOUS FOR THEM. THE VISIT
STARTS WITH AN ASSEMBLY ON HOW
THE LOCKDOWN SYSTEM WORKS THIS
FOR THEN, BOBBY PUTS TEACHERS IN
THEIR STUDENTS TO THE TEST.
BLAIR MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL’S
PRINCIPAL, MICHELLE HERNANDEZ,
SAYS DAYS LIKE TODAY ARE
CRITICAL. IT’S ESSENTIAL TO
PRACTICE TO BE PREPARED. TO BE
READY FOR ANY SITUATION. THEY’VE
DONE LOCKDOWN DRILLS IN THE PAST
, BUT NOT LIKE THIS AND AS
DIFFICULT AND DISHEARTENING IT
MAYBE KNOWING WHY DRILLS LIKE
THIS ARE DONE. CHILDREN FINISHED
THE DAY PREPARED FOR THE WORSE
WHILE OUR KIDS ARE, YOU KNOW
YOUNG FIVE THROUGH FIFTH GRADE,
THEY’RE SUBJECT TO EVERYTHING IN
IN OUR WORLD AND IN OUR SOCIAL
MEDIA. BUT HAVING SOMEONE HERE
THAT, UM LIGHTENS IT A LITTLE
BIT. UM I THINK WILL MAKE A REAL
DIFFERENCE. SO I HAVE OVER 30
YEARS ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE. UM
AND I’VE SEEN ALL KINDS OF
THINGS IN LIFE. AND THOSE ARE
THE KIND OF THINGS THAT WE WANT
TO PROTECT OUR LITTLE ONES FROM.
SO WHAT OUR SYSTEM GIVES THEM IS
THE BEST OPPORTUNITY UNDER THOSE
CIRCUMSTANCES TO CARRY ON A
NORMAL LIFE. EVERY CHILD GETS TO
TAKE HOME ONE OF THESE BOBBY THE
BOOT COMIC BOOKS SO THEY CAN
SHARE WITH THEIR FAMILY.
EVERYTHING THEY LEARNED TODAY IN
TAYLOR. I’M MEGAN WOODS. LOCAL
4. ALRIGHT MEGAN, THE LOCKOUT
COMPANY SPENT THIS WEEK WITH
TAYLOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS NEXT
WEEK, THE COMPANY PLANS TO WORK
WITH TAYLOR MIDDLE AND HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS CONCERNS TONIGHT
ABOUT A MEASLES OUTBREAK
SPREADING IN OHIO. IT’S SO
WIDESPREAD AND SO INFECTIOUS
THAT HEALTH EXPERTS ARE WARNING
IT WILL TAKE A WHILE TO GET IT
UNDER CONTROL IN THE MAIN TIME.
ITS LANDING A LOT OF KIDS IN THE
HOSPITAL. I’M ANTICIPATING THIS
GOING ON FOR AT LEAST SEVERAL
MORE WEEKS, AND I’M EXPECTING
OUR NUMBERS TO GROW MEASLES
CASES AND HOSPITALIZATIONS
CONTINUING TO CLIMB IN CENTRAL
OHIO HEALTH OFFICIALS SOUNDING
THE ALARM AFTER CONTAGIOUS KIDS
WERE FOUND TO HAVE VISITED AT
LEAST FOUR PUBLIC PLACES,
INCLUDING DEPARTMENT STORES AND
A SHOPPING MALL, A GROCERY STORE
AND A CHURCH. MEASLES IS HIGHLY
CONTAGIOUS. SO IF YOU WERE IN
ONE OF THOSE LOCATIONS AND NOT
VACCINATED, YOU WERE AT RISK.
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THE
MAJORITY OF THE OUTBREAK IS
BEING DRIVEN BY UNVACCINATED
CHILDREN DISEASE THAT HERE IN
THE UNITED STATES WE HAVE
EFFECTIVELY ELIMINATED BACK IN
2000, BUT BECAUSE WE HAVE SO
MANY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
ELIGIBLE, BUT UNVACCINATED,
WE’RE HAVING A SPREAD HERE. THE
OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO GET THEIR
CHILDREN FULLY VACCINATED OR
RISK THEM, POSSIBLY FALLING
GRAVELY ILL ALMOST 50. PERCENT
OF OUR CASES HAVE BEEN
HOSPITALIZED, WHICH IS A VERY
HIGH PERCENTAGE THE MAJORITY OF
OUR CASES OF MEASLES IN THIS
OUTBREAK OR BETWEEN THE AGES OF
ONE AND TWO YEARS OF AGE, AND
THEY REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION
FROM ANYTHING FROM DEHYDRATION,
TOO DEEP DIARRHEA, PNEUMONIA,
AND SOME OF THEM HAVE EVEN SPENT
SOME TIME IN THE INTENSIVE CARE
UNITS. NOW, THIS IS IMPORTANT
CHILDREN GET THE MEASLES
VACCINES IN TWO DOSES. THE FIRST
COMES BETWEEN 12 AND 15 MONTHS
OF AGE WITH A SECOND DOSE
BETWEEN FOUR AND SIX YEARS OF
AGE. TWO DOSES ARE 97% EFFECTIVE
AGAINST THE ILLNESS. COUNTY
SHERIFF IS ASKING FOR CRIMINAL
CHARGES FOR TWO FIRED EMPLOYEES
FROM THE COUNTY MEDICAL
EXAMINER’S OFFICE. SHERIFF SAYS
THE TWO ADMITTED TO STEALING
DRUGS THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO BE
DESTROYED. MACOMB COUNTY MEDICAL
EXAMINER’S OFFICES NATIONALLY
ACCREDITED, BUT COUNTY EXECUTIVE
MARK HACKEL SAYS HE FELT THE
OPERATION NEEDED MORE OVERSIGHT
AND CONTROL. THE CONCERN WAS THE
MEDICAL EXAMINER’S OFFICE
PROPERTY ROOM. SHERIFF’S OFFICE
INVESTIGATED FOUND A NUMBER OF
ISSUES SURROUNDING THE ROOMS
CHAIN OF CUSTODY. THAT’S NOT A
GOOD POLICY TO HAPPEN IN THE
EVIDENCE ROOM. I MEAN, AS LARGE
AS THE SHERIFF’S OFFICES. I HAVE
FOUR PEOPLE THAT HAVE ACCESS TO
OUR PROPERTY WHOM I DON’T EVEN
HAVE ACCESS NOR WANNA ACCESS TO
THE PROPERTY ROOM. THREE
INVESTIGATIONS, THE SHERIFF’S
OFFICE FOUND THE TWO FIRED
EMPLOYEES WERE STEALING DRUGS
BROUGHT TO THE OFFICE
ACCOMPANYING BODIES. THERE’S A
HOLIDAY MIRACLE FOR ONE DETROIT
FAMILY. THEY’RE GETTING A NEWLY
DECORATED PLACE TO CALL HOME.
THIS IS FANTASTIC. CHEYENNE A
MOTHER OF THREE GOT A PEEK INTO
A NEWLY FURNISHED HOME FOR
FAMILY TODAY, THANKS TO HUMBLE
DESIGN AND TELLING THIS, WHICH
IS A FINANCIAL FIRM BASED IN
SOUTHFIELD ACCRUE WENT TO WORK
ALL DAY TO GET THE HOME PREPARED
FOR THE FAMILY LOST THEIR HOME
DUE TO COVID 19. FOUND A PLACE
TO STAY. BUT THEY’VE BEEN
SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR, AND
CHEYENNE HAS ONE MONTH OLD BABY.
THIS MEANS A LOT TO ME AND MY
FAMILY. THIS THE DIFFERENCE THAT
IT WILL MAKE IS IT’LL MAKE A
BIGGER IMPACT. ACTUALLY ON ME,
ACTUALLY ON MY OTHER FAMILY
MEMBERS TO GO LOOK AT THE
EXCITEMENT OF THE KID’S FACES TO
THE HOME WAS DECORATED FOR THE
HOLIDAYS, AND CHEYENNE SAYS
SHE’S GRATEFUL HER CHILDREN CAN
EXPERIENCE THE FINER THINGS IN
LIFE. JUST HAVING A BED GOODNESS