TALL MURAL IN DOWNTOWN PONTIAC. FIND OUT WHO THIS WOMAN IS AND WHY SHE’S SO IMPORTANT TO THIS
CITY. LOCAL 4 NEWS STARTS NOW,
WITH THE BREAKING NEWS ALERT.
GOOD AFTERNOON. I’M KAREN DREW
FIRST AT FOUR BREAKING NEWS IN
THE BATTLE OVER ABORTION IN
MICHIGAN. IT IS BRINGING THE
FOCUS OF THE ENTIRE STATE TO A
COURTROOM IN OAKLAND COUNTY.
EARLIER TODAY, PROTESTERS FROM
BOTH SIDES SHARE THEIR FEELINGS
AND THE EMOTIONAL BATTLE THAT’S
BEEN RENEWED SINCE THE U. S.
SUPREME COURT OVERTURNED ROE
VERSUS WADE. ONLY COURT ORDERS
ARE PREVENTING THE ENFORCEMENT
OF THE 1931 LAW THAT WOULD MAKE
ABORTION ILLEGAL IN MOST CASES
IN MISSION. TO GET TODAY. THE
BATTLE IS OVER A RESTRAINING
ORDER FROM JUDGE JACOB
CUNNINGHAM. THAT’S PREVENTING
COUNTY PROSECUTORS FROM ACTUALLY
ENFORCING THE LAW, WHICH IS MORE
THAN 90 YEARS OLD. NOW THE JUDGE
ISSUED THAT RESTRAINING ORDER AT
GOVERNOR WHITMAN’S REQUEST WHEN
AN APPEALS COURT RULED
PROSECUTORS COULD ENFORCE THE
BAN IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO SO.
THIS PRELIMINARY HEARING IS A
SHORTER VERSION OF A TRIAL WITH
WITNESSES AND OPENING STATEMENTS
. ONE KEY ARGUMENT IS EMERGING
OVER A WOMAN’S RIGHT TO BODILY
INTEGRITY. CITY THERE IS A RIGHT
TO BODILY INTEGRITY UNDER THE
MICHIGAN CONSTITUTION, AND THAT
AN ABORTION BAN VIOLATES THAT
RIGHT THERE KIND OF TWO WAYS OF
SAYING THE SAME THING. THE POINT
IS THAT THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT
EXISTS AND IT IS A RIGHT TO
BODILY INTEGRITY. AND
ENCOMPASSES WITHIN IT. A RIGHT
TO ABORTION. THIS BODILY
INTEGRITY ARGUMENT JUST DOES NOT
CUT IT. AND BESIDES AGAIN, I
CAN’T EMPHASIZE THIS ENOUGH.
SHOW ME A CASE THAT SAYS THE
RIGHT TO BODILY INTEGRITY IN
MICHIGAN MEANS THERE’S A RIGHT
TO ABORTION. THEY CANNOT POINT
TO SUCH A CASE BECAUSE IT
DOESN’T EXIST. SO IF THE
RESTRAINING ORDERS LIFTED, IT
WOULD MEAN COUNTY PROSECUTORS
COULD ENFORCE THE LAW. SOME HAVE
SAID THEY WOULD REFUSE TO DO SO
, MEANING THE LEGALITY OF
ABORTION COULD VARY FROM COUNTY
TO COUNTY TESTIMONY IS UNDERWAY
. RIGHT NOW, WE WILL HAVE A LIVE
UPDATE ON LOCAL 4 NEWS AT FIVE.
WE’VE BEEN TRACKING SOME
SPOTTING SHOWERS FOR A FEW DAYS,
BUT TODAY SOME OF THOSE SHOWERS
ARE TURNING INTO DOWNPOURS.
METEOROLOGIST KIM ADAMS IS
WATCHING THE EXACT TRACK 40
RADAR. WHAT DO YOU SEE IN KIM?
AND IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION
YESTERDAY, MOST OF THE ACTIVITY
WAS IN MACOMB COUNTY FROM SAINT
CLAIR SHORES ALL THE WAY UP TO
PORT HURON. NOW, TODAY, IT
SHIFTED A LITTLE BIT FURTHER OFF
TO THE WEST. FROM FLINT, DOWN TO
THE WEST OF WATERFORD AND NOVI
AND IN ANN ARBOR, AND YOU CAN
SEE THESE LITTLE WHITE AREAS
HERE THAT IS LIGHTNING. SO WE
ARE PICKING UP A LITTLE BIT OF
WHITE LIGHTNING. SO I’M GONNA
JUST ZOOM YOU IN HERE DO SOME
STREET LEVEL MAPPING FOR YOU.
WE’RE GETTING SOME SHOWERS RIGHT
NOW. RIGHT OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT
IN ROMULUS. WANNA GO IN JUST A
LITTLE BIT TIGHTER HERE SO THAT
YOU CAN SEE EXACTLY WHERE I’M
TALKING ABOUT. FOR THE HEAVIEST
AMOUNT OF THE RAIN. IT’S GOING
TO BE TRACKING FOR THE MOST PART
TO THE SOUTHWEST WILL GET IN
TIGHT RIGHT HERE FOR YOU. AND
YOU CAN SEE RIGHT ALONG THE
FREEWAY HERE. I 94 GETTING A
DOWNPOUR. JUST OUTSIDE. OF
COURSE I’M GONNA HAVE YOUR
FORECAST HERE COMING UP, BUT
WE’VE GOT SOME RAIN COOLED AIR
OUT THERE WITH TEMPERATURES EVEN
IN THE UPPER SIXTIES. NOW AT
METRO AIRPORT, WE’RE GOING TO
TALK ABOUT YOUR FORECAST. DO A
LITTLE MORE STREET LEVEL MAPPING
HERE COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES?
ALRIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU,
KIM. TWO MEN WHO PLEADED GUILTY
IN A PLOT TO KIDNAP GOVERNOR
WHITMER TOOK THE STAND TODAY IN
A NEW TRIAL. TIGAR BEEN TESTIFY
THE FBI IN NO WAY IN TRAPPED THE
MEN WHO WERE MEMBERS OF THE
WOLVERINE WATCHMAN. HE DID ADMIT
HE AGREED TO HELP PROSECUTORS IN
EXCHANGE FOR A LIGHTER PRISON
SENTENCE. THE OTHER MAN WHO
PLEADED GUILTY, KALEB, FRANKS
TOLD THE JURY ADAM FOX PLANNED
THE WHITMORE KIDNAPPING AND IT’S
ALL FOX AND BARRY CROFT JR
TALKED ABOUT. BOXING CROFT ARE
BEING RETRIED NOW, AFTER THE
FIRST JURY FAILED TO REACH A
VERDICT IN THEIR CASES NEW AT
FIVE SHAWN LEY DIGGING DEEPER
INTO THAT TESTIMONY LIVE FROM
HEARTLAND OR ONE OF THE FIRST
FBI RAIDS WENT DOWN IN THIS
INVESTIGATION. THE FIRST HUMAN
CASE OF WEST NILE VIRUS IN
MICHIGAN FOR 2022 HAS BEEN
DETECTED IN OAKLAND COUNTY
PRIVACY CONCERNS. WE DON’T GET
MUCH INFORMATION ABOUT THE
PATIENT, BUT WE DO KNOW THE
VIRUS WAS DETECTED IN A BLOOD
DONATION, AND THE DONOR REPORTED
NO SYMPTOMS. DONATIONS THAT TEST
POSITIVE FOR WESTERN. I’LL DO
NOT ENTER THE BLOOD SUPPLY. THE
RISK FOR THE VIRUS USUALLY PEAKS
IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER. WE DID
POST MORE INFORMATION ON THE
VIRUS PREVENTION AND SYMPTOMS ON
OUR HOMEPAGE AT
CLICKONDETROIT.COM. THE GEORGIA
INVESTIGATION SWIRLING AROUND
FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS
BRINGING MORE PEOPLE IN FRONT OF
A SPECIAL GRAND JURY. THEY USED
TO BE AMONG HIS CLOSEST ADVISERS
TODAY, FORMER TRUMP ATTORNEY
RUDY GIULIANI FACED QUESTIONS
FOR HOURS ABOUT THE FORMER
PRESIDENT’S EFFORTS TO OVERTURN
HIS ELECTION LOSS IN GEORGIA IN
2020, SO BEHIND CLOSED DOORS,
AND GIULIANI TOLD REPORTERS HE
WOULD NOT TALK ABOUT HIS
TESTIMONY. HE MIGHT BE INCLINED
TO PLEAD. THE FIFTH IS GIULIANI
HAS BEEN INFORMED HE IS A TARGET
OF THE INVESTIGATION. IT WAS ALL
SPARKED BY A CALL TRUMP MADE TO
GEORGIA’S SECRETARY OF STATE,
ASKING HIM TO FIND THE VOTES HE
NEEDED TO WIN THE STATE. TRUMP
DENIES WRONGDOING, CALLING THE
CALL PERFECT. MEANTIME A
COLORADO JUDGE HAS RULED ANOTHER
FORMER TRUMP ADVISOR MUST APPEAR
BEFORE THE SAME GRAND JURY.
PROSECUTORS WANT TO HEAR FROM
JENNA ELLIS ABOUT HER ROLE IN
HELPING TO COORDINATE
LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS BEFORE
GEORGIA LAWMAKERS WHERE TRUMP
ALLIES PUSHED LIES ABOUT
ELECTION FRAUD. SHE IS EXPECTED
TO TESTIFY AUGUST 25TH.
REPUBLICAN CONGRESSWOMAN LIZ
CHENEY IS FOCUSING ON WHAT’S
NEXT NOW THAT SHE HAS LOST HER
BID FOR REELECTION IN WYOMING.
FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
TARGETED HER BY BACKING HER
OPPONENT IN THAT PRIMARY AFTER
CHENEY VOTED TO IMPEACH HIM, AND
SHE HAS BEEN LEADING THE JANUARY
6TH INVESTIGATION. KIMBERLY GILL
IN THE NEWSROOM AND CAN IT
SOUNDS LIKE CHINESE ISN’T GIVING
UP HER FIGHT AGAINST THE FORMER
PRESIDENT. YEAH, THAT’S WHAT IT
SOUNDS LIKE KAREN. GOOD
AFTERNOON TO YOU. YOU’RE RIGHT.
FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP MADE IT
VERY CLEAR HE WANTED CHENEY TO
LOSE HER SEAT IN CONGRESS. BUT
NOW MANY MIGHT WONDER IF SHE
COULD BE MORE DANGEROUS TO HIM
AS A FREE AGENT OF SORTS AND A
POSSIBLE CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT
IN THE YEAR, 2024. CHENEY MADE
IT CLEAR DURING HER CONCESSION
SPEECH. SHE’LL CONTINUE TO DO
EVERYTHING SHE CAN TO MAKE SURE
DONALD TRUMP NEVER GETS ANYWHERE
NEAR THE OVAL OFFICE AGAIN. SHE
LOST HER TO CHALLENGE YOUR
HARRIET HAGEMAN BY A HUGE MARGIN
. CHENEY HAS BEEN QUICK TO POINT
OUT TO. SHE WON THE PRIMARY TWO
YEARS AGO. WITH 73% OF THE VOTE
. SHE SAYS SHE COULD HAVE DONE
IT AGAIN, BUT REFUSED TO GO
ALONG WITH TRUMP’S LIES ABOUT
THE 2020 ELECTION. CHENEY HAS
ALREADY FILED THE PAPERWORK TO
CREATE A NEW POLITICAL ACTION
COMMITTEE CALLED THE GREAT TASK
, SHE SAYS. THAT TASK IS
DEFENDING DEMOCRACY AGAINST
DONALD TRUMP. I KNOW THAT THERE
ARE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF
AMERICANS ACROSS THIS COUNTRY
AGAIN, REGARDLESS OF THEIR PARTY
AFFILIATION, WHO KNOW THAT
THERE’S SOMETHING MORE IMPORTANT
THAN PARTISAN POLITICS AND WHO
KNOW WE ALL HAVE TO STAND
TOGETHER IF WE WANT TO DEFEND
THIS REPUBLIC. THE CONGRESSMAN
MADE THAT COMMENT DURING A LIVE
INTERVIEW ON THE TODAY SHOW
ANCHOR SAVANNAH. GUTHRIE ALSO
PRESSED HER ON WHETHER SHE WOULD
RUN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2024,
CHENEY SAID SHE IS THINKING
ABOUT IT, AND THAT’S A DECISION
SHE’LL MAKE IN THE COMING MONTHS
UP FIRST, THOUGH, SHE SAYS
SHE’LL KEEP WORKING FOR THE
PEOPLE OF WYOMING AND FINISH HER
JOB ON THE JANUARY 6TH COMMITTEE
. KAREN SHE’S DEFINITELY NOT
GOING AWAY AND WE’LL KEEP YOU
POSTED ON ANY NEW INFORMATION
FOR NOW, WE’LL SEND IT BACK TO
YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. HERE AT
HOME. THE CITY OF PONTIAC IS
HONORING A WOMAN WHO STARTED
LIFE AS A SLAVE IN MACOMB COUNTY
, AND THEN DID SOMETHING NO
BLACK PERSON HAD EVER DONE
BEFORE IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN
, HER LIFE SOUNDS LIKE IT COULD
EASILY BE TURNED INTO A MOVIE.
BUT TODAY IT’S A MURAL PAINTING
TRIBUTE TO HER AMAZING JOURNEY.
MEGAN WOODS TAKES US TO THE
RIBBON CUTTING AND SHARES HER
STORY. HERE AT OAK HILL CEMETERY
IN PONTIAC. ELIZABETH DENNISON
FOURTH, HAS A DRIVE NAMED AFTER
HER IN A HISTORIC MARKER, BUT A
LOCAL ARTIST SAYS THAT’S JUST
NOT ENOUGH. THAT’S WHY HE
CREATED THIS 60 FT. TALL MURAL
TO GET THE ATTENTION OF ANYONE
PASSING THROUGH. THEY DIDN’T
KNOW ABOUT IT, BUT THEY’LL KNOW
ABOUT IT. NOW. THAT WAS ARTIST
ZAC CURTIS GOAL. HE HANDPICKED
ELIZABETH DENNISON, FOURTH FOR
HIS BIGGEST PROJECT, YET
DEFINITELY KIND OF DID MY
RESEARCH AND KIND OF NARROWED IT
DOWN AHEAD. A HANDFUL OF
DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND IT WAS KIND
OF LIKE A HOME RUN. I SAW HER
STORY AND IT’S JUST LIKE THIS.
THIS IS PERFECT. THIS IS IT.
ELIZABETH WAS BORN INTO SLAVERY
AND WHAT’S NOW MACOMB COUNTY.
SHE ESCAPED TO CANADA AND
RETURNED AS A FREE WOMAN IN 18
25. SHE WAS THE FIRST BLACK
PERSON TO BUY LAND AND WHAT’S
NOW PONTIAC. MICHIGAN WASN’T
EVEN A STATE YET. ZACK TOOK IT
UPON HIMSELF TO REALLY GET THIS
PROJECT GOING KIND OF IN THE
WALL. I’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO
PAINT. I WAS KIND OF GETTING
TIRED OF WAITING, SO I JUST TOOK
IT UPON MYSELF. SO I GOT IN
CONTACT WITH THE BUILDING OWNER.
RAISE THE FUNDS MYSELF AND
DESIGNED IT ALL AND JUST GET OUT
THERE AND START PAINTING THANKS
TO THE COMMUNITY IN SPONSORS
LIKE MAIN STREET, PONTIAC IN
JUST A MONTH, HE RAISED $12,000
FROM THERE. ZACK SPENT 2.5 WEEKS
PAINTING AND EVERY MINUTE WAS
WORTH IT. WHILE YOU’RE PAINTING
THIS, YOU’RE KIND OF LIKE TAKING
IN WHAT IT STANDS FOR WHAT IT
MEANS FOR THE COMMUNITY FOR
PONTIAC CITY COUNCILWOMAN
MELANIE RUTHERFORD. IT MEANS
HOPE AS SOMEBODY WHO IS TRYING
TO BE A HOMEOWNER, AND I’M NOT
JUST SAYING IT FOR THE CAMERA.
IT’S REAL. EVERY TIME I RIDE
PAST YEAR, I SMILE A LITTLE BIT
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT MY DAY IS
COMING, AND I’M GOING TO OWN A
PIECE OF THE AMERICAN DREAM AS
WELL AS THE CITY IS WORKING ON
ITS COMEBACK. MAYOR TIM GREIMEL
SAYS. THIS MURAL REPRESENTS JUST
THAT LIFE IS A STORY OF REBIRTH.
IT’S A STORY OF SUCCESSFULLY
ASPIRING TO GREATER THINGS. AND
THAT REALLY IS THE STORY OF
PONTIAC, AND THAT INCLUDES BEING
A PLACE FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
LIKE IT WAS FOR ELIZABETH ALL
THOSE YEARS AGO. SO NEXT TIME
YOU PASS THROUGH PONTIAC, LOOK
FOR THIS FACE AND DARE TO ASK
WHO THAT WOMAN IS A LITTLE GIRL
GONNA SAY MAMA WAS THAT THAT
BLACK WOMAN AND WHEN THEY SAY
THAT YOU COULD SAY, HONEY,
THAT’S ELIZABETH DIDN’T SUPPORT
SHE WAS THE FIRST HE OWNED
HOUSES SHE ON PROPERTY, AND SHE
IS A STRONG BLACK WOMAN IN
PONTIAC. I’M MEGAN WOODS. LOCAL
4. THANK YOU. MEGAN IF YOU WANT
TO CHECK OUT THAT MURAL, IT IS
NEAR THE REICHER BUILDING THAT’S
ON HURON STREET IN DOWNTOWN
PONTIAC. YOU CAN ALSO FIND
PIECES OF ELIZABETH LEGACY AND
OTHER SPONSORS IN METRO DETROIT
. WHEN SHE DIED, SHE DONATED
MONEY TO BUILD THE ST JAMES
EPISCOPAL CHAPEL ON GROSSE ILE.
STILL AHEAD HERE FIRST AT FOUR.
TARGET VERSUS WAL MART, TOO BIG
RETAILERS PAINTED VERY DIFFERENT
PICTURES OF HOW THE ECONOMY
MIGHT BE DOING WILL EXPLAIN.
PROSECUTORS TELL JURORS THEY
PLAN TO PROVE SINGER R. KELLY
HAD A DARK, HIDDEN SIDE WHAT
THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT HIS
BEHAVIOR WITH UNDERAGE GIRLS.
BUT FIRST WE WANT TO REMIND
RESIDENTS IN THE SEVEN
COMMUNITIES YOU REMAIN UNDER A
BOIL WATER ADVISORY THANKS TO A
WATER MAIN BREAK LAST WEEKEND.
WE FOUND OUT YESTERDAY. REPAIRS
SHOULD TAKE UNTIL EARLY
SEPTEMBER IS MORE REPLACEMENT
PIPE HAS BEEN ORDERED TO STAY