ROLL INTO THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON , BUT THE CHANCE OF STORMS IS MOVING A BIT CLOSER. GOOD
AFTERNOON TO YOU. THANKS SO
MUCH FOR JOINING US. I’M
CHRISTY MCDONALD.
>> AND I’M KIM DEGIULIO. WE ARE
KEEPING AN EYE ON A THREAT OF
STORM. SO LET’S HEAD ON OVER TO
OUR FOREWARN METEOROLOGIST
ASHLEE BARACY RAINING ON OUR
FRIDAY NIGHT PLANS, HUH? SORRY
HAS HAD AN ALL DAY WASH OUT.
THAT’S TRUE. IT’S REALLY A
BEAUTIFUL START TO THE DAY.
>> SO HOPEFULLY YOU CAN GET OUT
AT THIS LUNCH HOUR AND ENJOY A
LITTLE BIT OF IT BEFORE WE
START TO SEE SOME DARKER CLOUDS
ROLL IN THIS AFTERNOON. SO WE
DO HAVE A STORM THREAT HEADING
INTO THE LATER PART OF THE
AFTERNOON, MAINLY IMPACTING THE
EVENING HOURS ACROSS
SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN. AND
WE’RE UNDER A LEVEL ONE, WHICH
IS A MARGINAL RISK FOR SEVERE
STORMS. AND HERE’S A BREAKDOWN
OF THOSE THREATS. SO MORE
WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE
AREA OF GREEN WHERE WE COULD
SEE SOME GUSTY WINDS THAT
POSSIBLY EXCEED 60MPH. BUT THE
HAIL THREAT IS ALONG AND WEST
OF US, 23. SO SOME FOLKS IN OUR
WESTERN SUBURBS COULD SEE SOME
LARGE HAIL OUT OF THIS. BUT FOR
MOST OF US ON THE FAR EAST
SIDE, YOU COULD STEER CLEAR OF
SOME OF THE HAIL, FLOODING IN
THE DOWNPOURS AND A VERY LOW
END RISK OF TORNADOES. SO
HERE’S THE LINE THAT IS
CROSSING LAKE MICHIGAN, KIND OF
BREAKING UP ACROSS THE LAKE,
BUT IT WILL REFORM AS IT
CONTINUES TO PUSH INTO THE
SOUTHEASTERN PART OF LOWER
MICHIGAN. BUT WE’RE STARTING TO
SEE THAT CLOUD COVER PUSH FROM
WEST TO EAST. I’LL ZOOM OUT,
THOUGH, WHERE YOU SEE THIS IS A
MUCH BROADER SYSTEM PUSHING
DOWN INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF
ILLINOIS AND NOW GETTING CLOSE
TO THE INDIANA STATE LINE, 78
DEGREES RIGHT NOW WITH MOSTLY
SUNNY SKIES DOWNTOWN,
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AT SEVEN
MILES PER HOUR. AND YOU CAN SEE
HOW THE CLOUDS ARE A LITTLE
THICKER OFF TO OUR WEST IN ANN
ARBOR, WE’RE IN THE 70S ALL
ACROSS THE AREA. BUT A QUICK
LOOK AT YOUR AFTERNOON FORECAST
SHOWS THAT WE WILL TOP OUT IN
THE LOW 80S BEFORE THOSE STORMS
ROLL IN AFTER THREE. WE’LL TAKE
YOU THROUGH THAT HOUR BY HOUR
IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.
>> ALL RIGHT, ASHLEY, THE
SEARCH IS ON FOR THREE MEN,
INCLUDING ONE ARMED AFTER A
DETROIT POLICE OFFICER WAS SHOT
EARLY THIS MORNING.
>> IT HAPPENED JUST AFTER
MIDNIGHT ON DETROIT’S EAST SIDE
IN THE AREA OF MERINGUE AVENUE
AND WHITEHILL STREET INJURED
OFFICER WAS TAKEN TO ASCENSION
SAINT JOHN HOSPITAL. AND THAT
IS WHERE WE FIND MEGAN WOODS.
SHE’S LIVE WITH THE VERY
LATEST. ALL RIGHT, MEGAN, WHAT
IS THE UPDATE FOR US?
>> WELL, CHRISTY, WE KNOW THAT
THAT OFFICER OFFICER WAS SHOT
IN HIS LEFT CALF, BUT WHAT WE
DON’T KNOW, IT’S STILL UNCLEAR
IF HE WAS HIT BY THAT ARM.
DEMAND THAT THEY ARE STILL
SEARCHING FOR OR IF HE WAS HIT
BY THAT RETURN FIRE OR BY HIS
FELLOW OFFICERS. SO IT’S STILL
AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION, RIGHT
NOW. WE JUST HAVE PRELIMINARY
INFORMATION, AN TAKE A LOOK AT
THIS SCENE FROM EARLIER THIS
MORNING. OFFICERS WERE
INITIALLY RESPONDING TO A
SHOTSPOTTER RUN IN THE AREA.
SHOTSPOTTER IS THAT TECHNOLOGY
THAT DETECTS GUNFIRE. A
NEIGHBOR AND DETROIT POLICE
CHIEF JAMES WHITE DESCRIBED TO
US WHAT HAPPENED NEXT. I WAS
GOING TO THE RESTROOM AND I
HEARD GUNSHOTS.
>> SO AS I APPROACHED TO COMING
OUT THE DOOR, I SEEN SOME GUYS
RUNNING. BUT I SEEN THE
OFFICERS PULLING UP AT THE SAME
TIME.
>> THEY WERE RESPONDING TO A
SHOTSPOTTER RUN IN THE AREA OF
WARING AND WHITE HILL UPON
ARRIVAL, THEY WERE APPROACHED
BY A COUPLE OF CITIZENS THAT
IDENTIFIED AN EMPTY APARTMENT
BUILDING THAT WAS OCCUPIED BY
THREE PEOPLE WHO SHOULDN’T HAVE
BEEN INSIDE. AS THE OFFICERS
APPROACHED, THOSE THREE PEOPLE
EXIT THE BUILDING. ONE OF THE
THREE FIRED AT OUR OFFICER,
STRIKING HIM IN HIS LEFT CALF.
THE OFFICERS RETURNED FIRE. AT
LEAST TWO OFFICERS RETURNED
FIRE.
>> AND IT IS UNKNOWN IF THOSE
SHOTS THAT THOSE OFFICERS
RETURNED FIRE FOR, IF THEY HIT
ANYONE, IF IT HIT THOSE
SUSPECTS OR IF IT HIT THAT
OFFICER WHO’S HERE AT THE
HOSPITAL, AGAIN, IT’S ALL STILL
UNDER INVESTIGATION. CHIEF
WHITE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THOSE
OFFICERS DISCOVERED A POSSIBLE
MARIJUANA GROW OPERATION IN
THAT VACANT APARTMENT. SO
AGAIN, THERE’S SO MUCH WE’RE
STILL LEARNING AND WE WILL GIVE
YOU MORE INFORMATION AS THIS
INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.
REPORTING LIVE, I’M MEGAN
WOODS, LOCAL 4.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANKS SO MUCH,
MEGAN. A LOT TO WORK OUT HERE.
WE’LL SEE YOU ON LATER ON.
ADDITIONS OF LOCAL 4 NEWS. AN
ACTIVE INVESTIGATION IN HOWELL
TODAY AS A 20 YEAR OLD MAN IS
FOUND SHOT TO DEATH.
>> POLICE WERE CALLED ON THE
SCENE ON WEST STREET THIS
MORNING NEAR MICHIGAN AVENUE
AND GRAND RIVER. POLICE SAY
THEY HAVE TAKEN A SUSPECT INTO
CUSTODY AND THERE IS NO THREAT
TO THE PUBLIC AT THIS TIME. AS
MORE INFORMATION BECOMES
AVAILABLE, WE WILL KEEP YOU
UPDATED. AND WE’RE WORKING TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT A CRASH
INVOLVING A PICKUP TRUCK AND A
SMART BUS. THIS WAS THE SCENE
EARLIER THIS MORNING ON NINE
MILE AND SOUTHFIELD ROAD IN
SOUTHFIELD. AT THIS TIME, THE
MAN IN THE PICKUP TRUCK WAS
TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. HE IS IN
CRITICAL CONDITION RIGHT NOW.
STAY WITH US ON
CLICKONDETROIT.COM FOR MORE
UPDATES. USE FACIAL
RECOGNITION. AND DETROIT POLICE
CHIEF JAMES WHITE IN THE HOT
SEAT AT THURSDAY’S BOARD OF
POLICE COMMISSIONERS MEETING.
IT COMES AFTER A LAWSUIT WAS
FILED STEMMING FROM AN INCIDENT
BACK IN FEBRUARY. THAT’S WHEN
FACIAL RECOGNITION SOFTWARE
IDENTIFIED PORTIA WOODRUFF AS A
CARJACKING SUSPECT. WOODRUFF,
WHO WAS EIGHT MONTHS PREGNANT
AT THE TIME, WAS TAKEN INTO
CUSTODY. THE BOARD IS NOW
DEMANDING MORE OVERSIGHT.
>> WHAT THEY’RE ASKING FOR IS
AN ADDITIONAL LAYERS OF
PROTECTION AND I DON’T THINK
IT’S UNREASONABLE FOR US TO
HAVE A MORE ROBUST REPORTING
PROCESS.
>> SO I’M JUST CONCERNED THAT
SOME COMMISSIONERS WOULD LIKE
TO SEE THE END OF FACIAL
RECOGNITION IN CHIEF.
>> WHITE, ON THE OTHER HAND,
ARGUES THAT IT HAS PUT AWAY AT
LEAST 16 MURDERERS AND HELPS
KEEP THE COMMUNITY SAFE. DEADLY
WILDFIRES ARE RAGING IN HAWAII
AND IN WHAT IS NOW BEING CALLED
THE LARGEST NATURAL DISASTER,
HAWAII HAS EVER EXPERIENCED.
>> THERE IS A SIX HOUR TIME
DIFFERENCE, OF COURSE, WITH
CREWS WORKING THROUGHOUT INTO
THE NIGHT IN WHAT IS NOW THE
EARLY MORNING. THERE NBC’S
MIGUEL ALAMAR IS IN MAUI WITH
THE LATEST NUMBERS.
>> GOOD MORNING. AS THAT DEATH
TOLL CONTINUES TO RISE NOW AT
55. AUTHORITIES ARE CONCERNED
THEY’LL FIND EVEN MORE BODIES
BY ONE ACCOUNT UPWARDS OF 1000
PEOPLE MAY STILL BE MISSING.
FIREFIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY
TEAMS HERE ON THE GROUND ARE
WINNING SOME BATTLES AND LOSING
OTHERS AS ON THE ISLAND STREETS
WHERE RESIDENTS MADE HARROWING
ESCAPES THROUGH RAGING WALLS OF
FIRE.
>> IT’S GROWN SO MANY OTHERS
DID NOT. THIS WILDFIRE NOW THE
SECOND DEADLIEST IN MODERN US
HISTORY?
>> I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE FINAL
NUMBER IS GOING TO BE AND IT’S
GOING TO BE HORRIBLE AND
TRAGIC. IT’S A COMMUNITY AND SO
THE AMOUNT OF LOSS IS
INCREDIBLE ALL IN THIS SKELETAL
AND NOW DESOLATE LANDSCAPE
WITHOUT POWER, INTERNET OR EVEN
RADIO COVERAGE.
>> OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVE NO
WAY TO DETERMINE HOW MANY ARE
STILL MISSING. A AUTHORITIES
SAY HUNDREDS OF HOMES HAVE BEEN
LOST. A GROWING TALLY THAT’S
PERSONAL FOR FAMILIES LIKE
PATRICK SULLIVAN’S.
>> HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE THE
EMOTIONS THAT YOU’RE FEELING
RIGHT NOW?
>> WELL, RIGHT HERE, IT’S
PRETTY TOUGH, BUT WE’LL BE OKAY
FROM THE AIR AND ON THE GROUND.
>> THE NATIONAL GUARD IS
HELPING CREWS BATTLE AT LEAST
THREE WILDFIRES STILL BURNING
ON MAUI. THE HARDEST HIT AREAS
ARE STILL IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCESS
AS CHEMO. KIRKMAN GRIEVING THE
LOSS OF HIS HOME AND HIS
FATHER’S ASHES AND I FOUND SOME
OF THESE OLD PICTURES AND I
SAID I SHOULD TAKE A PICTURE OF
IT.
>> AND I’M SO THANKFUL I DID,
BECAUSE THIS IS THE ONLY THING
I HAVE NOW.
>> EVEN BOATS IN LAHAINA HARBOR
WERE CONSUMED BY THE INFERNO AS
THE FIRE CAME ACROSS THIS AREA
.
>> VICTIMS SAY THEY WERE
RUNNING AS FAST AS THE FLAMES.
MANY JUMPED RIGHT INTO THIS
HARBOR TO SAVE THEIR LIVES
WHILE THE OCEAN PROVIDED AN
ESCAPE ROUTE FOR SOME.
>> IF ANYBODY IS STILL OUT
HERE, IT’S TIME TO GO. IT’S
TIME TO GO.
>> NOT ALL WHO REACHED THE
SHORE SURVIVED. RESIDENTS SAY
THEY FOUND BODIES FLOATING IN
THE WATER, CAUGHT WITH ALMOST
NO WARNING. OTHERS PERISHED IN
THEIR HOMES OR WERE TRAPPED IN
VEHICLES. AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY
SURROUNDED BY LOSS WITH ONE
SIGN OF HISTORIC HOPE, THE
TOWN’S FAMOUS BANYAN TREE IS
THE ONLY LANDMARK LEFT STANDING
AFTER 80 MILE PER HOUR WINDS.
FIRST KICKED UP THIS BLAZE AND
PUSHED IT OUT OF CONTROL. THE
WEATHER CONDITIONS HERE ARE
IMPROVING. MEANTIME
FIREFIGHTERS ON THE GROUND AS
THEY CONTINUE TO GAIN THE UPPER
HAND SAY THEY ARE STILL
SEARCHING FOR THE MISSING. BACK
TO YOU.
>> MIGUEL, THANK YOU. THOSE
PICTURES ARE JUST STAGGERING.
WE WILL HAVE UPDATES FOR YOU ON
LOCAL 4 NEWS AT FOUR, FIVE AND
SIX. WELL, WE HAVE A HELP ME,
HANK. RECALL TODAY TARGET IS
RECALLING OVER 2 MILLION
CANDLES. THE RECALL INCLUDES
MULTIPLE SCENTS OF THE
THRESHOLD GLASS JAR CANDLE IN
BOTH THE 5.5OZ AND IN THE 20
OUNCE SIZES. THEY WERE SOLD AT
TARGET STORES AND TARGET.COM
BETWEEN FEBRUARY OF 2020 AND
JULY OF 2023, TARGET SAID THEY
RECEIVED 19 REPORTS OF THE
CANDLE JARS BREAKING OR
CRACKING, INJURING AT LEAST ONE
PERSON. IF YOU HAVE ANY OF
THESE CANDLES, YOU CAN RETURN
THEM TO A TARGET STORE FOR A
FULL REFUND.
>> AND WE ALSO HAVE TWO ORANGE
BARREL ALERTS FOR RESIDENTS IN
MACOMB AND WAYNE COUNTIES OVER
IN WAYNE COUNTY. AS OF THIS
MORNING, NORTHBOUND I-75 IS
DOWN TO JUST ONE LANE FROM
TELEGRAPH TO THE ROUGE RIVER
BRIDGE. THAT CONSTRUCTION WILL
LAST UNTIL THE 20TH. AND
TONIGHT AT 8:00, BOTH THE
NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND LANES
OF VAN DIKE WILL BE CLOSED FROM
37 MILE TO BOARDMAN ROAD. THAT
IS EXPECTED TO WRAP UP ON
MONDAY. BOTH PROJECTS ARE
MAINTENANCE PROJECTS TO REPAIR
THE PAVEMENT AND TO APPLY HIGH
FRICTION SURFACE TREATMENT.
WELL, THERE IS A CHANCE THAT
TINSELTOWN WILL BE SPARKLING
AGAIN.
>> YEAH, THE WRITERS GUILD IN
HOLLYWOOD ARE SITTING DOWN,
WHICH MEANS OUR FAVORITE SHOWS
COULD BE COMING BACK.
>> AND PRESIDENT BIDEN IS
ISSUING A NEW PLAN THAT COULD
REMOVE CARBON EMISSIONS RIGHT
OUT OF THE AIR.