MORE NEWS AT SIX STARTS NOW. JUST DAYS TO GO UNTIL THE EVENT OF THE SPRING ECLIPSE.
EXCITEMENT IS TAKING HOLD ACROSS
METRO DETROIT AND THE NATION.
THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M WILL
JONES AND I’M PAMELA OSBORNE.
>> RON HILLIARD JOINING US
TONIGHT RIGHT OFF THE TOP. I
KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING
FORWARD TO MONDAY’S FORECAST,
BECAUSE WE WANT TO KNOW THAT
THOSE CLOUDS ARE GOING TO BE OUT
OF THE WAY SO WE CAN SEE.
>> THAT’S RIGHT. THERE’S GOING
TO BE A LOT OF EYES ON THE SKY.
THE THING IS, WE’LL HAVE SOME
SUN AND CLOUDS THAT DAY. SO WHAT
WE’RE HOPING IS THAT THOSE
CLOUDS CLEAR OUT IN TIME FOR THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. LET’S TAKE A
LOOK AT OUR CURRENT CONDITIONS
AND THEN WE’LL CHECK ON WHAT TO
EXPECT FOR MONDAY. HERE’S A LOOK
INTO DETROIT. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE
PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. TEMPERATURES
NEAR 60 DEGREES WITH 59. IN
DETROIT, HOWELL WE’RE AT 54,
LAPEER, 53 MONROE. WE’RE AT 56
DEGREES. SO WE WILL BE IN THE
PATH OF TOTALITY HERE IN
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN, IN MONROE
COUNTY, THE REST OF US NEAR
TOTALITY. WE’RE GOING TO BE
ABOVE 95% COVERAGE HERE IN METRO
DETROIT. WHAT WE’RE GOING TO BE
SEEING ACROSS THE AREA, SOME OF
THOSE SHOWERS MOVING THROUGH,
YOU WILL SEE THAT WE WILL HAVE
CLOUDY CONDITIONS TO START OFF
THE MORNING. WE’LL HAVE A COUPLE
OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,
BUT BY AFTERNOON WE’RE LOOKING
AT AROUND THREE AND 4:00. THOSE
CLOUDS CLEARING OUT OF THE AREA.
SO THAT IS OUR HOPE THAT THIS
INFORMATION STAYS THE CASE AS WE
HEAD INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON SO WE
CAN CLEAR ON OUT AND SEE THAT
ECLIPSE HERE IN OUR AREA. NOW,
AS WE GET INTO THE NIGHTTIME
HOURS, WE WILL HAVE A CHANCE OF
A COUPLE OF SPRINKLES OUT THERE.
IF YOU WANT TO KEEP TRACK ON
WHAT’S HAPPENING, ALL YOU HAVE
TO DO IS DOWNLOAD THE 4WARN
WEATHER APP. AGAIN, WE WILL HAVE
THE MAXIMUM OR PEAK ECLIPSE
RIGHT AROUND 312 TO 315 HERE IN
METRO DETROIT ON MONDAY
AFTERNOON. SO WE’LL KEEP A WATCH
ON WHAT TO EXPECT FOR THE REST
OF THIS WEEKEND AS WE HEAD INTO
MONDAY AND BEYOND. COMING UP
THERE IS SO MUCH EXCITEMENT
ABOUT THE ECLIPSE.
>> IT’S WHAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE
TALKING ABOUT. ABSOLUTELY.
>> COME MONDAY, THE PATH OF THE
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE WILL PASS.
OVER 31 MILLION AMERICANS
TRAVELED ARE FLOCKING TO CITIES
IN THE PATH NATIONWIDE. AIRBNB
SAYS NINE OUT OF EVERY TEN
LISTINGS ARE BOOKED ALONG THE
PATH FROM MAINE TO TEXAS. NO
SURPRISE THERE.
>> DEFINITELY NOT. DON’T FORGET
YOUR ECLIPSE GLASSES. VERY
IMPORTANT, WHICH IS WHY THEY’RE
FLYING OFF THE SHELVES. THE
GLASSES ARE KEY FOR PROTECTION.
A DOCTOR AT HENRY FORD HEALTH
WARNS. EVEN A BRIEF GLANCE AT
THE ECLIPSE WITHOUT PROPER EYE
PROTECTION CAN DAMAGE YOUR
VISION.
>> PEOPLE ARE CURIOUS. THEY WANT
TO TAKE A LOOK AND THEY LOOK
DIRECTLY AT THE SUN. WHAT
THEY’RE DOING IS THEY ARE
BASICALLY USING A MAGNIFYING
GLASS TO FOCUS THE SUN’S LIGHT
DIRECTLY ONTO THEIR RETINA.
WHICH CAUSES THERMAL DAMAGE TO
THOSE PHOTORECEPTORS, WHICH CAN
OFTENTIMES BE PERMANENT.
>> ARE STILL IN NEED OF GLASSES.
WE HAVE INFORMATION ON WHERE YOU
CAN GET THEM RIGHT ON OVER AT
CLICK ON DETROIT.COM. THIS
ARTICLE ALSO HAS MORE
INFORMATION ON WHAT MAKES
ECLIPSE GLASSES DIFFERENT THAN
REGULAR SUNGLASSES, AND ALSO
SOME SAFETY TIPS. IF YOU PLAN ON
TAKING ANY PICTURES, YOU CAN
EXPECT MORE ECLIPSE COVERAGE
FROM LOCAL 4 ON MONDAY. WE ARE
GOING TO BE STREAMING LIVE ALL
DAY ON LOCAL 4 PLUS AND CLICK ON
DETROIT .COM WITH REPORTS FROM
CLEVELAND, TOLEDO AND LUNA PIER.
PLUS, WE’LL BE TALKING TO NASA
ASTRONAUTS AND SCIENTISTS ABOUT
THE RARE EVENT AS IT HAPPENS.
>> WELL, IT’S ON THE RISE AGAIN.
NO WINNER IN OVER 40 STRAIGHT
POWERBALL DRAWINGS, MEANING A
HUGE JACKPOT IS UP FOR GRABS IN
TONIGHT’S DRAWING. JACQUELINE
FRANCIS IS JOINING US LIVE
TONIGHT FROM DEARBORN.
>> JACQUELINE, NO ONE WON AS OF
SINCE JANUARY 1ST. AND THAT
WINNING TICKET WAS SOLD RIGHT
HERE IN MICHIGAN.
>> PAM. IT WAS SO. MICHIGAN IS
LUCKY AND SO IS THIS SHELL
STATION IN DEARBORN. THIS IS
WHERE THEY SOLD THAT $1 MILLION
WINNING TICKET LAST YEAR. BUT
TONIGHT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT $1
BILLION, 1.3 BILLION TO BE
EXACT. IT’S THE FOURTH LARGEST
JACKPOT IN POWERBALL HISTORY.
THEY’VE BEEN SELLING TICKETS ALL
DAY RIGHT HERE ON THIS MACHINE.
STILL PLENTY OF TIME TO GET
YOURS. AND ALSO TODAY POWERBALL
PUT OUT SOME INFORMATION
DEBUNKING MYTHS ABOUT THE GAME.
THEY SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE’S A
COMMON MISCONCEPTION THAT
JACKPOT WINNING TICKETS ARE ONLY
SOLD IN BIG CITIES AND STATES.
THE GAME SAYS THAT’S NOT TRUE
AND THAT EVERY TICKET HAS THE
SAME PROBABILITY OF MATCHING THE
WINNING NUMBERS DRAWN,
REGARDLESS OF WHERE IT WAS SOLD.
THERE ALSO IS NO ADVANTAGE TO
PICKING YOUR OWN NUMBERS VERSUS
DOING EASY PICK. AND ALTHOUGH
82% OF WINNERS HAD THEIR NUMBERS
CHOSEN BY EASY PICK, THAT’S JUST
BECAUSE IT’S THE MOST COMMON WAY
OF DOING IT. LOOK RIGHT THERE,
SOMEONE ELSE GETTING THEIR
TICKET AHEAD OF TONIGHT’S
DRAWING AGAIN. THAT IS TONIGHT.
AND WE’RE GOING TO HAVE THOSE
WINNING NUMBERS FOR YOU ON FOUR
LOCAL NEWS AT 11 REPORTING LIVE
IN DEARBORN, JACQUELINE FRANCIS,
LOCAL 4.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU
JACQUELINE. PICK ONE UP FOR US.
>> TURNING NOW TO A DEVELOPING
STORY ON DETROIT’S WEST SIDE, A
MAN IS RECOVERING IN THE
HOSPITAL AFTER BEING SHOT IN THE
LEG. IT HAPPENED AROUND 1030
THIS MORNING ON SOUTH STREET
NEAR SAWYER AVENUE. OUR CREW
ARRIVED ABOUT 30 MINUTES AFTER
POLICE, AND THEY FOUND THE SCENE
BLOCKED OFF AND A WOMAN ALREADY
IN THE BACK OF A POLICE CAR.
POLICE SAY SHE’S THE ONE WHO
PULLED THE TRIGGER. THE VICTIM
IS IN HIS 30S. A MAN POLICE SAY
HE IS IN STABLE CONDITION RIGHT
NOW. IT’S UNCLEAR WHAT LED UP TO
THE SHOOTING, BUT WE WILL UPDATE
YOU WHEN WE LEARN MORE. IN
WARREN, A MAN WAS ARRESTED IN A
SHOOTING THIS MORNING. IT
HAPPENED HERE ON CAVALIER AVENUE
NEAR FAIRFIELD AT 845. POLICE
SAY WHEN THEY ARRIVED AT THE
SCENE, THEY FOUND A MAN WITH
SEVERAL GUNSHOT WOUNDS. HE WAS
TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE HE
REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
WITNESSES AT THE SCENE HELPED
POLICE LOCATE AND ARREST THE
SUSPECT. WHAT AND WITNESSES SAID
THE SHOOTING MAY HAVE STEMMED
FROM A FIGHT LAST NIGHT BETWEEN
THE TWO MEN. POLICE SAY THE
INVESTIGATION IS STILL UNDERWAY.
WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON ANY
NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
>> THE UNITED STATES IS ON HIGH
ALERT AFTER IRAN VOWED TO
RETALIATE FOR AN AIRSTRIKE. AN
ISRAELI STRIKE THAT KILLED TOP
IRANIAN MILITARY COMMANDERS IN
DAMASCUS, SYRIA, EARLIER THIS
WEEK. A SENIOR ADMINISTRATION
OFFICIAL SAYS. US OFFICIALS
BELIEVE THAT AN ATTACK BY IRAN
IS INEVITABLE, A VIEW SHARED BY
THEIR ISRAELI COUNTERPARTS. THIS
COMES AFTER FIGHTING WAS HEARD
NEAR A KEY CROSSING BETWEEN
ISRAEL AND NORTHERN GAZA. TODAY,
ISRAEL IS PREPARING TO REOPEN
THE CROSSING TO ALLOW MORE AID
DELIVERIES AFTER PRESSURE FROM
THE UNITED STATES. WE HAVE TO
SEE A MEASURABLE INCREASE, FOR
INSTANCE, OF TRUCKS OF AID
GETTING IN.
>> WE WANT TO SEE ADDITIONAL
CROSSINGS OPENED UP AND THE ONES
THAT ARE ALREADY OPENED UP,
INCREASING THE FLOW.
>> THE WAR BETWEEN ISRAEL AND
HAMAS IS APPROACHING THE SIX
MONTH MARK, AS THE DEATH TOLL IN
GAZA SINCE OCTOBER 7TH HAS
SURPASSED 33,000 PEOPLE.
>> THE TENSIONS IN THE MIDDLE
EAST ARE HAVING AN IMPACT ON
CAPITOL HILL. THE HOUSE IS SET
TO VOTE NEXT WEEK ON A
RESOLUTION THAT WOULD SUPPORT
ISRAEL’S RIGHT TO SELF-DEFENSE,
AND WOULD OPPOSE A CEASE FIRE IN
ISRAEL’S WAR AGAINST HAMAS IN
GAZA. THE RESOLUTION IS SYMBOLIC
AND WOULD NOT CHANGE ANY CURRENT
POLICY. HOWEVER, IT COULD PUT
SOME DEMOCRATS IN AN AWKWARD
POSITION, ESPECIALLY THOSE
CRITICAL OF ISRAEL’S WAR.
>> MARK YOUR CALENDAR TIME IS
CLOSING IN FOR YOU TO FILE YOUR
2023 TAXES. THE IRS IS SENDING A
STRONG REMINDER THAT MEETING
YOUR TAX DEADLINES IS CRUCIAL.
THIS YEAR, YOU HAVE UNTIL APRIL
15TH TO FILE YOUR RETURN. IF YOU
OWE MONEY AND YOU FAIL TO FILE
BY THE DUE DATE, THE IRS WILL
ISSUE A 5% PENALTY FOR EACH
MONTH YOU’RE LATE. IF YOU FILE
AN EXTENSION BY APRIL 15TH,
YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE UNTIL
OCTOBER 15TH TO FILE YOUR TAXES.
BUT KEEP IN MIND THAT EXTENSION
ONLY GIVES YOU MORE TIME TO FILE
YOUR FEDERAL RETURN. YOU’LL
STILL BE ABLE TO SEND YOUR
RETURN TO THE IRS ELECTRONICALLY
OR BY MAIL. THE IRS SAYS IT’S
RECEIVED MORE THAN 80 MILLION
INCOME TAX RETURNS FOR 2023,
WHICH IS REALLY ONLY ABOUT HALF
OF WHAT IS EXPECTED TO BE FILED.
>> FROM ARTS, ACADEMICS,
ATHLETICS, MEDICINE. YOU WANT TO
BE A DOCTOR, YOU WANT TO FLY A
PLANE, YOU WANT TO FIX A PLANE.
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