FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT. LOCAL 4 NEWS AT NEWS STARTS NOW. STUDENTS AT A DETROIT HIGH
SCHOOL ARE LEARNING ONLINE FOR
THE FIRST CIA BLE FUTURE AFTER
OFFICIALS FIND MAJOR FLOOD
DAMAGE OVER THE HOLIDAY BREAK.
DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOL SAYS THAT
WATER PIPES BURST, DAMAGING THE
MAJORITY OF THE CLASSROOM WHEN
TEMPERATURES WERE DOWN IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS OVER THE CHRISTMAS
HOLIDAY. IT HAPPENED AT
SOUTHEASTERN HIGH SCHOOL NEAR
MAC AND SAINT JEAN, ON DETROIT’S
EAST SIDE. PRIYA MANN JOINS US
LIVE AT THE SCHOOL AS OFFICIALS
ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY
WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE STUDENTS,
PRIYA PRIYA. RHONDA. WE DON’T
HAVE GOOD NEWS TO SHARE WITH
YOU. THE SCHOOL ESTIMATES IT
WILL TAKE AT LEAST TWO MONTHS
FOR REPAIRS TO BE COMPLETED
HERE. JUST TAKE A LOOK. THIS
MORNING. WE SHOULD HAVE SEEN
SCHOOL BUSSES PACKED OUTSIDE OF
SOUTHEASTERN HIGH SCHOOL OF
TECHNOLOGY. INSTEAD BELFORT
TRUCKS AS WORKERS ARE INSIDE.
OFFICIALS SAY THE MAJORITY OF
THE DAMAGE STARTED ON THE THIRD
FLOOR WITH EXCESSIVE WATER
DAMAGE, DAMAGING CLASSROOM. AND
TECHNOLOGY INSIDE THE SCHOOL
TODAY, STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN
RETURNING TO CLASSES AFTER THE
HOLIDAY BREAK. INSTEAD CLASSES
HAVE BEEN CANCELED. STUDENTS CAN
START PICKING UP LAPTOPS ON
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. HERE’S
SOME INFORMATION YOU NEED TO
KNOW IS CONTINGENCY PLANS ARE IN
PLACE AND ONLINE LEARNING WILL
BEGIN ON THURSDAY. NOW IN A BIT
OF GOOD NEWS HERE, THE GYM
THANKFULLY, WAS NOT DAMAGED, SO
ATHLETICS MAY CONTINUE WITH THE
MODIFIED SCHEDULE. OF COURSE,
YOU KNOW A LOT OF STUDENTS GET
THEIR MEALS FROM TWO SCHOOLS
GRAB AND GO MEALS WILL BE
PROVIDED THIS WEEK TO STUDENTS
ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY THE
FOLLOWING WEEK, AND THEREAFTER.
IT WILL BE ON MONDAYS AND
THURSDAYS. BUT OF COURSE, THIS
IS NOT NEWS THAT ANY PARENTS OR
STUDENTS WANTED. THEY WERE
SUPPOSED TO BE HERE BACK IN
SCHOOL TODAY AFTER THE HOLIDAY
BREAK. INSTEAD THE SCHOOL IS
FILLED WITH BELL FOR WORKERS AS
THEY’RE WORKING TO MAKE
EXTENSIVE REPAIRS HERE AT THE
SCHOOL AGAIN, THE DISTRICT
ESTIMATES IT WILL TAKE ABOUT TWO
MONTHS FOR THOSE REPAIRS TO BE
COMPLETED HERE AT SOUTHEASTERN
HIGH SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY
REPORTING LIVE ON THE EAST SIDE.
I’M PRIYA MANN LOCAL 4. ALRIGHT
PRIYA. THANK YOU AS MORE
STUDENTS ARE RETURNING TO SCHOOL
AFTER THE HOLIDAY BREAK, MANY
ARE BEING ASKED TO WEAR MASKS OR
TOLD TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE
REQUIRING MASK IN SCHOOL FOR THE
NEXT TWO WEEKS. THE WAYNE COUNTY
HEALTH DIVISION IS RECOMMENDING
A SIMILAR POLICY FOR SCHOOL
DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTY. THEY
SAY THAT IT’S BECAUSE OF AN
INCREASE IN GATHERINGS AND
TRAVEL OVER THE HOLIDAYS AND THE
RECENT SPREAD OF ALL OF THESE
DIFFERENT VIRUSES, COVID FLU AND
RSV. A LOCAL HOCKEY DOCTOR
ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING
PATIENTS IS FACING MORE CHARGES
. DOCTORS V. LOVREN IS FACING
TWO NEW COUNTS OF CRIMINAL
SEXUAL CONDUCT THAT BRINGS THE
TOTAL TO 24 CASES IN FARMINGTON
HILLS AND WEST BLOOMFIELD LOVREN
IS ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ABUSING
PATIENTS AT HIS HOME OFFICE. ALL
OF THE VICTIMS WERE CONNECTED TO
YOUTH HOCKEY ORGANIZATIONS.
RICKY NEWS FROM GEORGIA THIS
NOON. WE’RE A SPECIAL GRAND JURY
HAS FINISHED ITS WORK ON THE
2020 ELECTION. THAT GRAND JURY
IS INVESTIGATING WHETHER FORMER
PRESIDENT TRUMP AND HIS ALLIES
COMMITTED ANY CRIMES WHILE
TRYING TO OVERTURN THE ELECTION
. SPECIAL GRAND JURY ISSUED A
FINAL REPORT AND IT HAS BEEN
DISSOLVED. THIS MOVES THE
INVESTIGATION ONE STEP CLOSER TO
POSSIBLE CRIMINAL CHARGES
AGAINST TRUMP AND OTHERS. A
JUDGE WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO
SEEK AN INDICTMENT. AND TODAY,
PRESIDENT BIDEN IS TAKING PART
IN A SUMMIT IN MEXICO CITY WITH
THE IMMIGRATION POLICIES AT THE
FOREFRONT. THE PRESIDENT VISITED
THE SOUTHERN BORDER OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE FIRST TIME
THIS WEEKEND. ASBURY JACKSON
REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON. THE
PRESIDENT IS FACING INTENSE
PRESSURE ON THIS MATTER. THE
NUMBER OF MIGRANTS CROSSING THE
US MEXICO BORDER HAS RISEN
SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE PRESIDENT
BIDEN TOOK OFFICE TWO YEARS AGO
. BORDER PATROL SAYS IT STOPPED
MIGRANTS CROSSING ILLEGALLY
THERE MORE THAN 2.6 MILLION
TIMES LAST YEAR. HI PRESIDENT
BIDEN GETTING A FIRSTHAND LOOK
AT THE US MEXICO BORDER SUNDAY
INSPECTING THE BORDER WALL AMID
CRITICISM FROM REPUBLICANS WHO
BLAME HIM FOR THE RECORD NUMBER
OF MIGRANTS CROSSING IT BECAUSE
REPUBLICANS HAVE BEEN SERIOUS
ABOUT THIS AT ALL. COME ON. THEY
HAVEN’T BEEN SERIOUS ABOUT THIS
PRESIDENT ALSO FACING ONE OF HIS
BIGGEST CRITICS, TEXAS GOVERNOR
GREG ABBOTT, ABBOTT HANDING MR
BIDEN S CAVING LETTER DEMANDING
THAT HIS ADMINISTRATION DO MORE
TO SECURE THE BORDER. HE SHOULD
HAVE BEEN HERE FOR DAY ONE. TO
FIX THE PROBLEM. THE PRESIDENT’S
TRIP COMES JUST DAYS AFTER HIS
ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED A NEW
PLAN TO ACCEPT 30,000 MIGRANTS A
MONTH AND EXPEL THOSE WHO SHOW
UP TO THE BORDER UNAUTHORIZED.
WE HAVE SURGED RESOURCES TO
ADDRESS A CHALLENGE THAT IS NOT
UNIQUE TO THE SOUTHERN BORDER OF
THE UNITED STATES. IT’S A
CHALLENGE THAT IS A REALLY
GRIPPING OUR ENTIRE HEMISPHERE.
THE PRESIDENT IS ALSO CALLING ON
CONGRESS TO PASS COMPREHENSIVE
IMMIGRATION REFORM. SOMETHING
LAWMAKERS HAVE FAILED TO DO FOR
MORE THAN TWO DECADES. WE NEED A
SYSTEM FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO
COME TO AMERICA FOR ECONOMIC
REASONS FOR BETTERING THEIR
LIVES, CONTRIBUTING TO OUR
ECONOMY FOR THEM TO DO THAT, IN
A WAY THAT IS LEGAL. THEY THINK
THIS IS A POLITICAL CHALLENGE,
NOT A POLICY CHALLENGE.
IMMIGRATION IS AMONG THE TOP
ISSUE ON THE AGENDA TODAY AS
PRESIDENT BIDEN MEETS WITH NORTH
AMERICAN LEADERS FOR A TWO DAY
SUMMIT IN MEXICO CITY. AS PART
OF THE TWO DAY SUMMIT IN MEXICO
CITY. PRESIDENT BIDEN WILL MEET
WITH THE MEXICAN PRESIDENT AND
THE CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER ALSO
ON THE AGENDA, STOPPING THE FLOW
OF FENTANYL INTO THE U. S LAST
YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE CDC,
THERE WERE MORE THAN 71,000
FENTANYL RELATED DEATHS IN THE
US ALONE. AND WASHINGTON. I’M
BREE JACKSON BACK TO YOU. THANK
YOU, BREE. YOU WILL CONTINUE TO
PAY MORE TO FILL UP YOUR GAS
TANK THIS WEEK. TRIPLE A SAYS
THAT PRICES ARE UP 11 CENTS IN
THE PAST WEEK TO AN AVERAGE OF 3
31 A GALLON. IT’S ALSO 18 CENTS
MORE THAN LAST MONTH. EXPERTS
SAY THAT PUMP PRICES WILL
CONTINUE TO GO UP AS DEMAND
RISES IN THE NEW YEAR. HE WILL
COST AN AVERAGE OF $49 TO FILL
UP A 15 GALLON TANK. IT IS ABOUT
NINE IN ABOUT 90 MINUTES. WE ARE
GOING TO BE HEARING FROM THE
DETROIT LIONS ABOUT THE END TO A
REALLY GREAT SEASON. A WINNING
SEASON AT THAT, AND BOY DID IT
CULMINATE IN A GREAT WAY OUT AT
LAMBEAU HEAD COACH
OILER UNFORTUNATELY, THE LIONS
WERE ALSO KNOCKED OUT OF THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY IN THE
PLAYOFFS. THAT HAPPENED PRIOR
LITTLE TURNAROUND ROUTE. PLAYOFFS. THAT HAPPENED PRIOR
LITTLE TURNAROUND ROUTE.
HE WANTED HIM BACK AND GOT HIM
BACK A COUPLE YEARS AGO.
AND FROM THAT NATIONAL ANTHEM,
LIKE YOU SAID, JUST PACKERS DOWN-AND-OUT.
PACKERS DOWN-AND-OUT.
>> Cris: THEY HUSTLED TO
LOOK AT FORD FIELD. IT IS A COLD MONDAY HERE IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT , WITH TEMPERATURES HOVERING
NEAR FREEZING. WE DO HAVE A
LITTLE SUNSHINE GLOWING OUT
THERE SOME HAPPY MOTHER NATURE
VIBES GOING ON OVER FORD FIELD.
PERHAPS WE BET THE PLAYERS ARE
GLAD TO BE BACK IN TOWN AFTER
THAT FRIGID GAME IN GREEN BAY.
LET’S HEAD OVER TO METEOROLOGIST
BRANDON RUINED. BRANDON WAS
THINKING ABOUT WHAT GOFF SAID.
HOW PEOPLE WERE LIKE DOUBTING
THAT THE LIONS COULD WIN OR THAT
THEY COULD PLAY AND LAMBO AND
COLD WEATHER BECAUSE WE PLAY
UNDER THE DOME AND THEN MAN. OH,
MAN, WAS THAT A SWEET WIN
CHALLENGES AGAIN? RIGHT
CHALLENGING? DO THAT AGAIN.
CAN’T WE DO YOU KNOW EVERY YEAR?
THERE ARE TEAMS THAT YOU SEE
THAT DON’T REALLY BELONG IN THE
PLAYOFFS, AND THERE’S OTHER
TEAMS WERE LIKE, MAN. IF THEY
WERE IN, THEY PROBABLY DO A
LITTLE MORE DAMAGING THE LIONS
ARE THAT TEAM YOU’VE GOT THE
BUCCANEERS AND THE SEAHAWKS. THE
RAVENS? THESE TEAMS YOU KNOW,
SUB 500 RECORDS IN THERE IN ANY
WAY. WE’VE GOT TEMPERATURES THAT
ARE A GOOD 2 TO 5 DEGREES ABOVE
WHERE THEY WERE THIS TIME
YESTERDAY. WE’RE IN THE MIDDLE
THIRTIES. THE WIND IS CREATING A
LITTLE BIT OF AN ISSUE WITH
ABSORBING OR ENJOYING WHAT WE’RE
SEEING OUT THERE BECAUSE WE’VE
GOT WIND CHILLS IN THE MIDDLE
TWENTIES INSTEAD OF THE AIR
TEMPS IN THE MIDDLE THIRTIES, SO
NEED TO BE DRESSED FOR THAT
BRIGHT SUN BRIGHTEST ALL WEEK
AND YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE CLOUD
COVER THAT WILL TRY TO RETURN
BUT GET OUT THERE AT LEAST FOR A
LITTLE WHILE TODAY AND SOAK UP
SOME OF THAT FREE VITAMIN D NEAR
40 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. WE
ARE TRACKING A LITTLE WET
WEATHER FOR TUESDAY. ANOTHER
STORM LATER IN THE WEEK, AND IF
YOU’RE JUST HEADING OUT KNOW
THAT THE FOREWARN WEATHER APP
HAS YOU COVERED ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU. BRANDON STILL AHEAD,
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARRESTED FOR
STORMING THE CAPITAL OF BRAZIL.
LOOK AT THE AFTERMATH THERE AS
RIOTS IN AND BRAZILIANS
GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, BUT FIRST
CONCERN OVER THE CARE OF
PATIENTS AS NURSES GO ON STRIKE