FIRST AND FOUR, FORMER WHITE HOUSE AIDE TELLS CONGRESS FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP KNEW PEOPLE HAD
WEAPONS BEFORE THEY MARCHED THE
CAPITAL ON JANUARY 6TH. SHE
DESCRIBES HIS ALLEGED REACTION.
THE CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST FORMER
GOVERNOR RICK SNYDER AND SEVERAL
OTHERS IN THE FLINT WATER CRISIS
IS THROWN UP IN THE AIR WILL
TELL YOU WHERE THINGS STAND
RIGHT NOW. AND HERE’S ANDREW.
AND KAREN. HERE’S SOME MORE
GORGEOUS WEATHER FOR YOUR
BEAUTIFUL BLUE SKIES OUT THERE
WARM AND STILL COMFORTABLE. HOW
LONG WILL THIS WARMING TREND
OCCUR? WE’LL TALK ABOUT THAT.
AND I’M TRACKING SHOWERS FOR THE
MORNING COMMUTE FIRST AT FOUR.
LOOKS LIKE AN ICE CREAM TRUCK.
SOUNDS LIKE AN ICE CREAM TRUCK.
LOOK, INSIDE IS MORE LIKE A
MOBILE LIBRARY. I’LL TAKE YOU TO
SWEET, READS LOCAL 4 NEWS STARTS
NOW, WITH BREAKING NEWS ALERT.
GOOD AFTERNOON. I’M KAREN DREW
FIRST AT FOUR. A SURPRISE
CONGRESSIONAL HEARING REVEALS
HIM DAMAGING CLAIMS AGAINST
FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP. A
FORMER WHITE HOUSE AIDE TAKES US
INSIDE TRUMP’S INNER CIRCLE,
DESCRIBING WHAT THE PRESIDENT
ALLEGEDLY KNEW ABOUT ARMED
PROTESTERS AND A PHYSICAL
ALTERCATION WITH A MEMBER OF THE
SECRET SERVICE. KIMBERLY GILL
HAS BEEN SORTING THROUGH SOME OF
THE TESTIMONY THIS AFTERNOON,
AND KIM THIS HEARING WAS JUST
ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY. IT WAS
KAREN. GOOD AFTERNOON TO YOU.
THE JANUARY 6TH COMMITTEE WAS
SUPPOSED TO TAKE A BREAK UNTIL
JULY, BUT THEY DECIDED TO BRING
CASSIDY HUTCHINSON IN THE FRONT
OF THE PUBLIC IMMEDIATELY. SHE
WAS SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S CHIEF OF
STAFF, MARK MEADOWS. SHE
TESTIFIED. HEALTH TRUMP INSIDERS
LIKE MEADOWS AND RUDY GIULIANI
WERE WELL AWARE THINGS COULD GET
UGLY ON THE SIXTH WHEN HEARING
RUDY’S TAKE ON JANUARY 6TH AND
THEN MARK’S RESPONSE. THAT WAS
THE FIRST THAT EVENING WAS THE
FIRST MOMENT. THAT I REMEMBER
FEELING SCARED. AND NERVOUS FOR
WHAT COULD HAPPEN ON JANUARY
SIX, AND I HAD A DEEPER CONCERN
FOR WHAT WAS HAPPENING. WITH THE
PLANNING ASPECTS OF IT. NOW FAST
FORWARDING TO JANUARY, 6TH.
HUTCHINSON TESTIFIED ABOUT
SECURITY MEASURES AT A RALLY ON
THE ELLIPSE WHERE THE PRESIDENT
SPOKE TO SUPPORTERS BEFORE MANY
OF THEM HEADED TO THE CAPITOL.
SECURITY OFFICERS WERE NOT
ALLOWING PEOPLE INTO THE AREA
WITH ANYTHING THAT COULD BE
CONSIDERED A WEAPON, HUTCHINSON
TESTIFIED. THE PRESIDENT WAS
FURIOUS AND SAID THE FOLLOWING
LISTEN TO HER ACCOUNT VICINITY
OF A CONVERSATION WHERE I
OVERHEARD THE PRESIDENT SAY
SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF YOU
KNOW, I DON’T EVEN CARE THAT
THEY HAVE WEAPONS. THEY’RE NOT
HERE TO HURT ME. TAKE THAT. I
THINK BAGS AWAY. LET MY PEOPLE
AND THEY CAN MARCH THE CAPITAL
FROM HERE. HUTCHINSON ALSO
TESTIFIED. FORMER PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP DEMANDED TO BE
TAKEN TO THE CAPITAL AFTER THE
RALLY. SHE CLAIMS THE FORMER
PRESIDENT EVEN TRIED TO GRAB THE
STEERING WHEEL OF THE
PRESIDENTIAL LIMO. GETTING INTO
A PHYSICAL ALTERCATION WITH A
SECRET SERVICE AGENT BEFORE HE
WAS STOPPED. THAT IS, ACCORDING
TO HER TESTIMONY, THE FORMER
PRESIDENT SAYS HE HARDLY KNEW
HUTCHINSON AND SHE WAS REJECTED
WHEN SHE ASKED TO MOVE TO
FLORIDA AFTER HE LEFT OFFICE.
THERE’S MUCH MORE TESTIMONY TO
GO THROUGH, YOU’LL HEAR MORE OF
IT WHEN YOU JOIN US FOR LOCAL 4
NEWS AT FIVE. UNTIL THEN, KAREN
WILL SEND IT BACK TO YOU IN THE
STUDIO. ALL RIGHT, WE’LL SEE YOU
THEN WE ARE FOLLOWING MORE
BREAKING NEWS FROM FENTON.
THAT’S WHERE FIREFIGHTERS ARE
BATTLING SUPPLIER IN THE AREA OF
ADELAIDE AND MILL STREET’S WE’RE
TOLD THREE BUSINESSES AND THE
SIDE OF A HOME ARE DAMAGED RIGHT
NOW. NO REPORTS OF INJURIES.
WE’LL HAVE A LIVE REPORT FROM
THE SCENE AT FIVE. ALSO TODAY IS
SWEEPING REVERSAL IN THAT
CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST SOME KEY
PLAYERS IN THE FLINT WATER
CRISIS. TODAY MICHIGAN SUPREME
COURT SENT THE CHARGES AGAINST
FORMER GOVERNOR RICK SNYDER, HIS
HEALTH DIRECTOR AND SEVEN
OTHERS. BACK TO A LOWER COURT.
THE COURT UNANIMOUSLY RULED THE
JUDGE WHO BROUGHT THE CHARGES
HAD NO POWER TO ISSUE
INDICTMENTS. CURRENT ATTORNEY
GENERAL DANA NESSEL USED A LAW
THAT’S ABOUT 100 YEARS OLD TO
PROSECUTE THIS CASE. AFTER
RESTARTING HER OWN VERSION OF
THE INVESTIGATION BACK IN 2019.
NOW YOU MAY RECALL FLINT
MANAGERS APPOINTED BY SNYDER
SWITCHED THE CITY’S WATER SOURCE
TO THE FLINT RIVER, A DECISION
THAT RESULTED IN LEAD IN THE
DRINKING WATER. THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL’S OFFICE HAS SAID IT IS
REVIEWING THE RULING. DANA
NESSEL HAS DECLINED TO SPEAK
WITH US ON CAMERA ABOUT WHAT
COMES NEXT. LOCAL 4 HAS
CONFIRMED. STATE LAWMAKER DWELL
. JONES FACES A NEW HEARING IN
LIVINGSTON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT.
WE’RE TOLD IT IS A HEARING AND A
POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF HIS
PROBATION. THE STATE REP FROM
INKSTER WAS SENTENCED BACK IN
MARCH TO TWO YEARS PROBATION AND
100 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE.
HE PLEADED GUILTY TO CHARGES
RESULTING FROM A DRUNK DRIVING
ARREST. AT THE TIME, JONES TOLD
REPORTERS HE WAS WORKING TO TURN
HIS LIFE AROUND. HIS NEXT
HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR
THURSDAY MORNING. FOR A THIRD
TIME. DETROIT CITY COUNCIL HAS
NOT TAKEN A VOTE AND A $60
MILLION TAX BREAK FOR THIS DAN
GILBERT PROJECT IN DOWNTOWN
DETROIT. HIS COMPANY BUILDING A
HIGH TECH RISE BUILT DEVELOPMENT
AND THE OLD HUDSON SITE. THE
ISSUE WAS ON THE AGENDA TODAY,
BUT GILBERT’S COMPANY BEDROCK
ASKED FOR IT TO BE TAKEN OFF THE
AGENDA. TAKE IT UP AT A LATER
DATE SOME COMMUNITY GROUPS AND
QUESTION THE TAX BREAK BEDROCK
SAYS IT’S CREATED THOUSANDS OF
JOBS IN THE CITY AND NEEDS HELP
NOW TO FINISH THE PROJECT. BUT
ADMITS IT MIGHT TAKE MORE TIME
TO WORK THROUGH THE PROCESS WILL
BE FOLLOWING THIS FOR YOU.
ALRIGHT WE DID JUST RECEIVE THE
LATEST UPDATE ON COVID CASES AND
RELATED DEATHS IN THE STATE OF
MICHIGAN. YOU MAY RECALL THE
WEEKLY UPDATE HAS BEEN MOVED TO
TUESDAYS. IN THE PAST WEEK, THE
STATE RECORDED MORE THAN 14,000
NEW CASES. DAILY AVERAGE IS
CONFIRMED OR PROBABLE CASES IS
NOW ABOVE 2000. SLIGHT INCREASE
OVER LAST WEEK. STATE IS ALSO
REPORTING ANOTHER 174 DEATHS
LINKED TO COVID 19. THAT NUMBER
IS MORE THAN DOUBLED SINCE LAST
TUESDAY. WELL, HE SURE DID ENJOY
SOME GREAT WEATHER FOR THE
FIREWORKS LAST NIGHT. IT WAS A
LITTLE COOL TOWARDS THE END. BUT
TODAY MOTHER NATURE STARTING TO
TURN THINGS OF LET’S GET TO
METEOROLOGIST ANDREW HUMPHREY
FOR OUR FIRST FORECAST. HI
ANDREW. GORGEOUS OUT THERE.
YOU’RE RIGHT. KAREN COULDN’T
HAVE SAID IT BETTER MYSELF. MOST
FOLKS HAVE SMILES ON THEIR FACES
BECAUSE OF THIS BLUE SKIES
OVERHEAD WARM AND ABOVE ALL.
COMFORTABLE OUT THERE.
TEMPERATURES AT 80 DEGREES RIGHT
NOW LOOK AT THOSE DO POINTS IN
THE FORTIES AND FIFTIES, TWO
POINT TEMPERATURE A MEASURE OF
HOW MUCH MOISTURE IN THE
ATMOSPHERE WHEN YOU HAVE TWO
POINTS LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW
YOU’RE IN THE COMFORT ZONE, AND
WE’RE LIKE THAT FOR THE REST OF
THE EVENING, WITH TEMPERATURES
THAT WILL BE IN THE WARM
SEVENTIES, NOT A DROP OF RAYMOND
SITE HERE IN DETROIT AND
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN ON STORM
TRACKER FOUR. SO IT IS BEAUTIFUL
FROM THE FARM DOWN TO THE OHIO
BORDER. HOWEVER I AM TRACKING
THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WELL TO OUR NORTH ACROSS THE U.
P JUST SOUTH OF MARQUETTE,
NORTHERN WISCONSIN. THEY ARE
MOVING IN THE DIRECTION TOWARDS
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN AND WILL HAVE
EFFECT AND EFFECT ON TOMORROW
MORNING’S COMMUTE, SO WE’LL TALK
ABOUT THAT AND HIGHER
TEMPERATURES IN YOUR SEVEN DAY
FORECAST COMING UP. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, ANDREW. IT IS A SOUND
THAT BRINGS KIDS RUNNING. BUT
DON’T BE FOOLED BY THE MUSIC YOU
MIGHT HEAR ON THE STREETS OF
WATERFORD. WHAT SOUNDS LIKE AN
ICE CREAM TRUCK IS ACTUALLY
ALLURE FOR SOME SUMMER LEARNING.
PAULA TIME ENJOYS US LIVE FOR
THE FIRST DAY OF BOTH MOBILE
BOOK UNIT THAT’S REALLY ENTICING
IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. THIS
SOUNDS LIKE A REALLY FUN STUFF
MORE OH, MY GOD. ABSOLUTELY SO
WE’RE REELING THEM IN. SO LISTEN
, THIS ISN’T JUST ABOUT A LOVE
OF READING. IT’S A LOVE OF
READING BOOKS AND TAKE A LOOK AT
THIS. YOU WILL LOVE THIS SIDE.
IF YOU LOVE ARE THE READING OF
ACTUAL BOOKS. THESE FOLKS ARE
WAITING THIS CHECKS SO MANY
BOXES THAT SUMMER LEARNING LOSS
AS WELL AS SOCIALIZING. MEETING
YOUR FRIENDS AND OF COURSE, ICE
CREAM. WHAT KID DOESN’T LOVE THE
TINNY RACKET SOUND OF AN ICE
CREAM TRUCK ROLLING THROUGH THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THAT’S DRAWN
NUMBER ONE WITH SWEET READS
BECAUSE ICE CREAM MAYBE THE
DESSERT, BUT BOOKS ARE THE ICING
. COOL HAVE HOW THE HANGMAN LOST
HIS HEART AND MY PASSPORT
PORCUPINE FROM MY BROTHER LOVES
TO LEARN. HE’S A BIG LEARNER,
AND HE LOVES TO READ PERCY
JACKSON, THE WATERFORD SCHOOL
DISTRICTS WAY TO KEEP IN TOUCH
WITH KIDS AND KEEP THEM LEARNING
OVER THE SUMMER. WE GET OUT WE
PROVIDE ICE CREAM AND BOOKS. AND
THE THING IS TO KEEP KIDS
READING ALL SUMMER. WE KNOW
THAT’S VERY IMPORTANT. WE GOT A
COUPLE OF MONTHS OFF, AND IT’S
JUST WONDERFUL COMMUNITY
OUTREACH YOU GET EXCEPT FOR ME,
FUNDED BY THE WATERFORD FUND FOR
PUBLIC EDUCATION, WHICH PAYS FOR
THE OPERATIONS AND THE BOOKS,
BUT IT IS POWERED BY VOLUNTEERS
LIKE TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS AND
SCHOOL STAFFERS. THEY ORGANIZED
THE BOOKS DRIVE FROM LOCATION TO
LOCATION. CRISSCROSSING
WATERFORD ON A MAGIC CARPET OF
ICE CREAM AND POSSIBILITIES WITH
THE ADVENTURES OF READING CHOSE
CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS. I MEAN, I
LIKE HOW YOU GET TO PICK OUT A
BOOK, AND IT’S LIKE IT’S ALSO
LIKE A REWARDING THING THAT IF
YOU LIKE TO READ A LOT, YOU CAN
FIGURE OUT ABOUT GETTING ICE
CREAM AND YOU CAN SIT DOWN AND
TRY SCAREMONGERING YOUR BOOK
THIS I WOULD JUST LIKE I WANT
THAT BOOK. VERY EXCITING TO COME
SEE SOME OF OUR FRIENDS FROM
SCHOOL AND GET TO PICK OUT BOOKS
AND ICE CREAM IS ALWAYS AWESOME
. BOOKS ARE FREE AND THE KIDS
GET TO KEEP THEM. AND WHILE SOME
DO COME FOR THE ICE CREAM, WHICH
ONE’S BETTER, UM, THE ICE CREAM
ICE CREAM, RIGHT WHEN YOU HEAR
THE SOUND I WAS ON THE TRUCK
LAST YEAR. THEY JUST COME
RUNNING. THEY DEFINITELY STAY
FOR THE BOOKS. SAY THE BOOKS
BETTER BECAUSE I LOVE READING
BECAUSE IT’S FUNNY AND STUPID AT
THE SAME TIME, AND I LOVE IT.
YEAH YOU KNOW, THEY REALLY DO
LOVE IT. AND IN FACT, I ASKED
ONE CHILD WHAT THEY LOVE THE
MOST. AND THEY SAID, THE ABILITY
TO ACTUALLY PICK OUT THEIR OWN
BOOKS. AND SO YOU CAN SEE
THEY’RE DOING THAT INSIDE. AND
THERE IS ACTUALLY A LINE WAITING
FOR OKAY? YEAH ICE CREAM, TOO,
BUT ALSO READING AND SO THESE
BANDS MOVE THROUGHOUT WATERFORD
THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. KAREN I
LOVE THIS. SO THIS IS ONE OF
THOSE STORIES THAT MAKE YOU SAY
I LOVE MY WORK BECAUSE YOU GET A
CHANCE TO MEET THESE FOLKS AND
SEE THESE GREAT THINGS THAT
SCHOOLS ARE DOING FOR THEIR
COMMUNITIES AND THEIR DISTRICTS
. EVEN DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS
, IT’S SO GREAT TO SEE THE KIDS
ENERGIZED ABOUT READING. AND I
LOVE THAT. WHAT THAT SOUNDS LIKE
ONE LITTLE BOY. HE’S LIKE I GET
TO PICK THE BOOK I WANT TO READ,
WHICH REALLY MAKES ALL THE
DIFFERENCE, RIGHT? IT DOES MAKE
THE DIFFERENCE. THEY HAVE SELF
DETERMINATION THEY GET TO CHOOSE
AND THEY LOVE IT AND THEN LEARN
TO LOVE TO READ AS WE GET SOME