THANKS FOR JOINING US, ISREAL HAS INCREASED ITS AIRSTRIKES ON THE GAZA STRIP AND SEALED IT
OFF FROM FOOD, FUEL AND OTHER
SUPPLIES. THE DEATH TOLL HAS
NOW RISEN TO AT LEAST 1600 ON
BOTH SIDES. MORE THAN 3000 HAVE
BEEN INJURED AT LEAST 100
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TAKEN HOSTAGE
, AS NBC’S ALICE BARR REPORTS,
WASHINGTON IS RESPONDING TO THE
CONFLICT.
>> PRESIDENT BIDEN ADDRESSING
THE NATION AND THE WORLD THIS
AFTERNOON AFTER ISSUING A JOINT
STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL
, ALONG WITH THE LEADERS OF THE
UK, GERMANY, FRANCE AND ITALY.
TODAY IN ISRAEL, A MOUNTING
DEATH TOLL, A GROWING HOSTAGE
CRISIS AND A MILITARY
MOBILIZATION FOR A POTENTIAL
ALL OUT INVASION OF THE GAZA
STRIP. WITH ISRAEL’S PRIME
MINISTER SAYING AIRSTRIKES IN
GAZA ARE JUST THE BEGINNING.
>> KARIM VAN IMAGES.
>> WE JUST STARTED TO HIT THE
HAMAS.
>> SOME AMERICANS FLYING TO
ISRAEL TO JOIN THE FIGHT. THIS
WOMAN SAID GOODBYE TO HER
BROTHER, WHO HE WANTS TO BE
THERE TO SUPPORT EVERYBODY.
>> WE WANT TO BE THERE, TOO.
BUT IT’S TERROR FIGHTING THE
NUMBER OF AMERICANS KILLED IS
GROWING AMONG THE HUNDREDS DEAD
IN THE MASSIVE TERROR ATTACK
CARRIED OUT BY THE PALESTINIAN
MILITANT GROUP HAMAS.
>> PRESIDENT BIDEN PREPARING TO
ADDRESS THE CRISIS FROM A WHITE
HOUSE LIT UP IN ISRAEL’S BLUE
AND WHITE. THE ADMINISTRATION
ACKNOWLEDGING AMERICANS MAY BE
AMONG THE HOSTAGES.
>> WE’RE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING
WE CAN DO TO GET THEM HOME SAFE
WITH THEIR FAMILIES, WHERE THEY
BELONG.
>> THE PRESIDENT DIRECTING
HOSTAGE RECOVERY EXPERTS TO
HELP ISRAEL AND SENDING THE US
NAVY’S MOST ADVANCED AIRCRAFT
CARRIER TO THE ISRAELI COAST TO
DETER FURTHER ATTACKS, EVEN AS
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MONITOR
FOR ANY DOMESTIC THREATS HERE
IN THE US. FOR AMERICANS LIVING
IN ISRAEL, SCENES OF HORROR
PLAYING OUT. ABBY ANNE SAYS
MEMBERS OF HER FAMILY ARE
MISSING AFTER TEXTING HER THAT
TERRORISTS WERE INSIDE THEIR
HOME.
>> IT’S HARD TO CLOSE YOUR EYES
AT NIGHT, US OFFICIALS
PROMISING NOT TO LOOK AWAY FROM
THE DEVASTATION, STRIKING ONE
OF THIS COUNTRY’S CLOSEST
ALLIES AMID URGENT CALLS FOR
MORE AID.
>> HOUSE MEMBERS RETURNING TO
WASHINGTON TODAY AS REPUBLICAN
SCRAMBLED TO PICK A NEW SPEAKER
. SOMETHING THAT HAS TO HAPPEN
BEFORE NEW MONEY CAN BE
DIRECTED TO ISRAEL. FIGHT. IN
WASHINGTON, I’M ALICE BAR. BACK
TO YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANKS, ALICE.
AND PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS
EXPECTED TO GIVE AN ADDRESS IN
LESS THAN AN HOUR. WE’RE GOING
TO BRING YOU WHAT COMES OUT OF
THAT. FIRST AT FOUR AND ON
CLICK ON DETROIT.COM. HERE AT
HOME, WE’RE GETTING NEW
INFORMATION ABOUT A DEATH
INVESTIGATION. A WOMAN’S BODY
WAS FOUND IN THE STREET NEAR
THIS GAS STATION ON WOODWARD
AVENUE NEAR HARMON IN THE EARLY
HOURS THIS MORNING. WE’RE STILL
TRYING TO FIND OUT HOW THIS
WOMAN DIED, BUT INVESTIGATORS
TELL US THAT SHE WAS EITHER
SHOT OR STABBED OR MAYBE BOTH
KNOW INFORMATION ON A SUSPECT.
WAS. RELEASED. FIREFIGHTE EARS
WERE SENT TO A VACANT BUILDING
FIRE IN DETROIT. SKY FOUR WAS
OVER THE SCENE EARLIER THIS
MORNING ON FORD ROAD NEAR
SOUTHFIELD. YOU CAN SEE FLAMES
AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE ROOF
THERE. RIGHT NOW, IT’S UNKNOWN
WHAT STARTED THAT FIRE OR THE
EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. CANTON
POLICE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR
HELP. THEY’RE WORKING TO
IDENTIFY A MAN AFTER POLICE SAY
A WOMAN WAS INAPPROPRIATELY
TOUCHED. TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR
SCREEN THIS MAN IS WANTED FOR
QUESTIONING. HE MAY USE A
BICYCLE TO GET AROUND, BUT WAS
LAST SEEN ON FOOT WHEN THIS
INCIDENT HAPPENED. IF YOU CAN
HELP POLICE, YOU CAN GIVE THEM
A CALL. AT (734)█ !A394-5426. E
POINT’S MAYOR, MONIQUE OWENS,
IS EXPECTED TO BE SENTENCED
VERY SOON AFTER PLEADING NO
CONTEST TO FRAUD CHARGES.
POLICE SAY OWENS HAD
FRAUDULENTLY, FRAUDULENTLY
APPLIED FOR THE GRANT BY
CLAIMING HER BUSINESS WAS 51.
VETERAN OWNED AND HAD BEEN HAD
BETWEEN 100 AND 249 EMPLOYEES.
SHE’S GOTTEN 10,000 FOR THE
GRANT, BUT SHE HAS PAID FULL
RESTITUTION. LATE LAST MONTH,
OWENS PLEADED NO CONTEST. SHE’S
DUE IN COURT AT 130 THIS
AFTERNOON. THE CANADIAN UNION,
REPRESENTING WORKERS AT THREE
GENERAL MOTORS PLANTS, IS NOW
ON STRIKE. UNIFOR’S
NEGOTIATIONS WITH GM COVER
ABOUT 4300 WORKERS AT PLANTS,
WHICH BUILD ENGINES FOR THE
CHEVY EQUINOX AND CORVETTE,
PLUS THE SILVERADO PICKUP
TRUCKS AND PARTS FOR OTHER
VEHICLES. UNIFOR’S PRESIDENT
SAYS THE UNION AND GM ARE AT
ODDS OVER SEVERAL ISSUES. THE
UNION CLAIMS GM HAS NOT AGREED
TO FOLLOW CERTAIN ASPECTS OF
THE DEAL THAT UNIFOR HAS
REACHED WITH FORD ALREADY,
BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP LEADERS
WANT TO HEAR FROM ITS COMMUNITY
TODAY, ESPECIALLY IF YOU’D LIKE
TO HAVE, SAY, IN YOUR
HOMETOWN’S FUTURE, DEVELOPING
MOMENTS TONIGHT, THEY ARE
HOSTING A MEETING TO HELP WITH
THE TOWNSHIP’S MASTER PLAN,
WHICH IS A DOCUMENT TO DEVELOP
MOST TOWNS AND CITIES. THIS
COULD MEAN RESIDENTIAL SPACES,
PARKS OR EVEN RETAIL SPACE. THE
LAST MASTER PLAN FOR BROWNSTOWN
TOWNSHIP WAS COMPLETED 15 YEARS
AGO. TONIGHT’S MEETING IS FROM
6 TO 8 P.M. AT BROWNSTOWN
TOWN’S EVENT CENTER ON KING
ROAD. AND TODAY, THE CITY OF
DETROIT IS STARTING REPAIRS ON
SOMETHING ICONIC. THE MEMORIAL
DODGE FOUNTAIN IN HART PLAZA.
OUR VICTOR WILLIAMS IS LIVE
THERE AS CREWS ARE GETTING TO
WORK. THANKS FOR JOINING US
THIS NOON, VICTOR, YOU DON’T
HAVE YOUR HARD HAT ON, SO
YOU’RE NOT HELPING OUT WITH THE
REPAIRS.
>> NO, NOT HELPING OUT WITH THE
REPAIRS. BUT IT IS GOING TO BE
SO BEAUTIFUL TO SEE WHAT
ACTUALLY COMES HERE ONCE THE
REPAIRS ARE DONE. THIS IS DODGE
FOUNTAIN, JUST LIKE YOU SAID, A
VERY HISTORIC FOUNTAIN FROM
HART PLAZA. IT’S BEEN HERE
FOREVER, BUT THE WATER HAS NOT
BEEN WORKING FOR QUITE SOME
TIME. BUT THESE GUYS ARE GOING
TO BE RENOVATING IT AS YOU CAN
SEE, THEY’RE ALREADY WORKING TO
MAKE THOSE REPAIRS AND
RENOVATIONS HAPPEN AS WE SPEAK.
BUT THIS IS ACTUALLY GOING TO
KICK OFF THE CITY’S HIGHLY
ANTICIPATED HART PLAZA
RENOVATION OVERALL, WHICH IS
FUNDED BY $9 MILLION OF
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT
DOLLARS. SO A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
GOING TO BE ANTICIPATING THIS.
IT’S GOING TO TAKE SEVERAL
MONTHS TO DO THE JOB, WHICH IS
CONSISTING OF REMOVING THOSE
PANELS THAT YOU SEE RIGHT NOW.
AND THEN ALSO, THEY’RE GOING TO
BE REPAIRING THE JETS AND THE
LIGHTING. AND THEN ALSO JUST
MAKING IT VERY APPEALING TO THE
EYE ONCE AGAIN. SO IT’S VERY
COOL THAT THE DIRECTOR OF
DETROIT CONSTRUCTION AND
DEMOLITION DEPARTMENT, LAWAN
COUNTS. SHE’S SAYING THAT SHE’S
EXCITED FOR THE NOSTALGIA, SICK
FEELING THAT WILL SOON BE BACK
AS WELL AS FOR THE CITY.
>> IT’S AN INCREDIBLE THING.
YOU KNOW, THIS THIS FOUNTAIN
HAS BEEN A PART OF MY, YOU
KNOW, MY CHILDHOOD HISTORY. AND
SO TO BE ABLE TO BE A PART OF
RESTORING IT AND BRINGING IT
BACK TO ITS FORMER GLORY, IT
MEANS A LOT TO ME. THE FOUNTAIN
IS A POINT WHERE, YOU KNOW, YOU
CAN YOU CAN TELL SOMEBODY IT
DOESN’T MATTER. EAST, WEST,
SOUTHWEST, IT DOESN’T MATTER
WHAT SIDE OF THE CITY THEY’RE
FROM. IF YOU SAY, HEY, MEET ME
AT THE FOUNTAIN IN HART PLAZA,
THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHERE TO GO.
SO IT IS IT’S A BIG THING. AND
SPRING 2024 IS THE TARGET GOAL
OF COMPLETION.
>> SO I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE
ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO WHEN
THAT WILL BE UP AND OPERATING,
JUST LIKE IT USED TO. REPORTING
LIVE FROM HART PLAZA, VICTOR
WILLIAMS, LOCAL 4.
>> ALL RIGHT, VICTOR, VERY
EXCITED FOR THAT PROJECT TO BE
FINISHED.
>> SO I’LL HAVE TO GO CHECK IT
OUT LIVE AND SPEAKING OF BEING
OUTSIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
WORKERS, IT’S COLD OUT THERE
FOR THEM. SO ASHLEY, ANY CHANCE
OF A WARM UP OR ARE WE JUST
STUCK WITH THESE COLD
TEMPERATURES NOW?
>> WE’LL TALK MORE ABOUT THE
CHANCE FOR A LITTLE WARM UP IN
THE LONG RANGE OUTLOOK, BUT
NOTHING IN THE SHORT TERM. AND
SO AS WE TAKE A LOOK OUTSIDE,
YOU SAW THE CLOUDS AND VICTOR’S
LIVE SHOT DOWNTOWN. HERE’S
ANOTHER LOOK OUTSIDE MOUNT
CLEMENS WHERE THE OVERCAST
SKIES ARE HANGING TIGHT. AND SO
THE CLOUDS WENT OUT TODAY,
THAT’S FOR SURE. AND THIS IS
AHEAD OF SOME RAIN SHOWERS THAT
COULD HEAD OUR WAY RIGHT NOW.
DETROIT AT 51, BUT HOWELL 49,
PORT HURON 52, AND MONROE 51,
WITH WINDS ABOUT 5 TO 10MPH.
THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT THEY
COULD GUST UP TO ABOUT 20MPH
THIS AFTERNOON. SO BREEZY, BUT
NOT AS GUSTY AS THE PREVIOUS
DAYS. NOW, LET ME SHOW YOU
THIS. THIS IS THAT STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WE’VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT FOR A COUPLE OF
DAYS NOW. AND IT’S NOT ONLY
USHERING IN THE COOL AIR MASS
FROM CANADA WITH THIS
COUNTERCLOCKWISE ROTATION, BUT
ALSO SOME MOISTURE THAT’S
WRAPPING AROUND IT. SO YOU SEE
THOSE SHOWERS THAT ARE PASSING
THROUGH TRAVERSE CITY AND
APPROACHING THE TRI-CITY AREA
BY SAGINAW. THAT’S EVENTUALLY
GOING TO MAKE ITS WAY HERE INTO
SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN. SO
PROBABLY ABOUT 4:00 ONWARD IS
WHERE WE HAVE THOSE RAIN
CHANCES. WE TOP OUT AROUND 54
THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE SOME
CLOUDY SKIES. BUT TALKING ABOUT
THOSE TEMPERATURES, TOMORROW’S
THE WARMEST DAY OF THE WEEK.
AND WE WILL BE JUST REALLY
CLOSE TO 60. AVERAGE THIS TIME
OF YEAR, 65. SO THAT’S STILL A
BELOW AVERAGE DAY. AND THEN THE
50S WILL PERSIST INTO NEXT
WEEK. SO STICK AROUND WHERE