>> WELCOME TO YOUR TUESDAY
AFTERNOON EVERYONE I’M
METEOROLOGIST ANDREW
HUMPHREY.
OUR SHOW BEGINS AND A FLOOD
WATCH NOW BEGINS FOR DETROIT
ALL OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN.
SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN ARE
GOING TO FALL IN THE NEXT 48
HOURS.
I’LL BREAK IT ALL DOWN FOR
YOU IN MINUTES.
>> ALL RIGHT, ANDREW.
ALSO SOME GOOD NEWS FOR
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN FLAT
ROCK, BUT MANY OTHERS STILL
IN LIMBO.
THE LATEST ON THE GASOLINE
LEAK THERE.
PAULA?
>> COVID NUMBERS ARE GOING
UP IN SCHOOLS.
>> SEPTEMBER 13ING THROUGH
THE 17th AT 40 POSITIVE AND
353 QUARANTINED.
>> YOUR TEACHER IN MANY
DISTRICTS YOUR SICK TIME IS
JUDGED BY WHETHER OR NOT YOU
ARE VACCINATED.
>> Announcer: LIVE FROM
DOWNTOWN DETROIT, HOME OF
WDIV AND CLICK ON DETROIT,
LOCAL 4 NEWS FIRST AT 4
STARTS NOW.
>> HI EVERYBODY I’M JASON
COLTHORP IN FOR KAREN TODAY.
FIRST AT 4 A FLOOD WATCH HAS
JUST GONE INTO EFFECT WITH A
FEW INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
STOP ME IF YOU HAVE HEARD
THIS ONE BEFORE.
OF COURSE WE WANT TO LOOK AT
THE TIMING AND WHO’S MOST AT
RISK HERE.
LET’S GET BACK OVER TO
ANDREW WHO IS WATCHING ALL
OF THIS THIS.
>> HEY, THERE, JASON, YOU
ARE RIGHT BASICALLY ALL OF
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN IS AT
RISK.
FROM THE THUMB ALL THE WAY
DOWN TO THE OHIO BORDER ALL
ENCLOSES JACKSON COUNTY,
HILLS DALE COUNTY I KNOW YOU
PICK UP OUR SIGNAL.
SO FAR THE HEAVY RAIN HAS
NOT STRUCK YET.
HAVE YOU THESE POCKETS YOU
CAN SEE THAT BACK HERE
TOWARD LIVINGSTON COUNTY
JUST SOUTH OF HOWELL.
GET READY FOR A HEAVY
DOWNPOUR HOWELL WITHIN THE
NEXT FIVE MINUTES BY THE WAY
THIS WILL TRAVEL OTHERS 96.
BUT IMAGINE THIS AREA OF RED
SPREAD OUT ACROSS MOST OF
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN.
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE CAN
EXPECT WITH TWO ROUNDS OF
HEAVY RAIN.
76 RIGHT NOW A LITTLE
SUNSHINE BREAKING OUT
CURRENTLY.
BUT WE HAVE SOME SOGGY DAYS
AHEAD STARTING WITH THIS
EVENING AND TONIGHT.
THIS EVENING UP UNTIL ABOUT
SUNSET SCATTERED SHOWERS
MAYBE SOME LIGHTNING A
COUPLE THUNDERSTORMS HERE
AND THERE.
BUT QUICKLY, AFTER 9:00 P.M.
ROUND ONE OF THE HEAVY RAIN
MOVES IN.
ONE TO TWO INCHES.
ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES
POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY EVENING.
I’LL BREAK ALL THIS DOWN FOR
YOU IN MY COMPLETE WEATHER
FORECAST TOWN BY TOWN AND
ALSO THE SEVEN-DAY FORECAST
IN MINUTES.
>>> AND ANOTHER BAD DAY OF
DEJA VU THE GREAT LAKES
WATER AUTHORITY IS WARNING
US ABOUT A POTENTIAL
POWER-RELATED ISSUE AT A
PUMP STATION ON DETROIT’S
EAST SIDE. THE AUTHORITY SAYS IT COULD
THE AUTHORITY SAYS IT COULD
IMPACT A NUMBER OF PUMPS IT
CAN USE IN THE AREA.
IT’S ADVISING PEOPLE IN
FLOOD PRONE AREAS TO GET ANY
VALUABLES OUT OF YOUR
PAVEMENTS DO THAT NOW.
NEW AT 5, WE’LL TALK WITH
THE GLWA ABOUT ITS PLANS FOR
THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND WHY
IT’S SO HARD TO TROUBLESHOOT
BEFORE THE RAIN ARRIVES.
BY THE WAY, IF YOU DON’T
HAVE THE LOCAL FORECASTERS
APP THIS IS ANOTHER PERFECT
TIME TO GET THAT ON YOUR
PHONE.
IT PUTS INTERACTIVE RADAR
AND WEATHER ALERTS IN THE
PALM OF YOUR HAND AND IT IS
FREE.
>>> THERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS
FOR PEOPLE IN FLAT ROCK
FORCED TO EVACUATE THEIR
HOMES BECAUSE OF THE GAS
LEAK AT THE FORD PLANT.
THE WANE COUNTY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT SAYS TESTING
SHOWS THAT ZONE 2 IS CLEAR
FROM ANY IMPACT FROM THE GAS
LEAK.
THAT MEANS PEOPLE LIVING IN
THE 635 HOMES IN ZONE 2 CAN
INGREDIENT BACK HOME
FINALLY.
THE ALL CLEAR COMES AFTER
TESTING AND ANALYZING AIR
QUALITY IN SEWERS OF 12
HOMES ACROSS FLAT ROCK.
>> NOW TRAVELING BACK AND
FORTH IT’S A LITTLE
STRESSFUL FOR ME. IT’S KIND OF LEARY.
IT’S KIND OF LEARY.
BUT IF THEY’RE SAYING IT I’M
HOPING THEY’RE BEING HONEST
US.
>> PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN ZONE 1
ARE STILL BEING ENCOURAGED
TO FOLLOW EVACUATION ORDERS.
PRIYA MANN HAS BEEN TALKING
TO THE PEOPLE ACHED AND WILL
HAVE A LIVE UPDATE ON ALL OF
THIS TONIGHT AT 5.
>>> RELEASE A LEADERSHIP
CHANGE AT STILLANTIS.
MIKE MANLY IS STEPPING DOWN
AS THE HEAD OF THE AMERICAS
FOR THE AUTOMAKER MOVING
OVER TO AUTO NATION TO
BECOME THE C.E.O. OF THE
NATION’S LARGEST AUTOMOTIVE
RETAILER WHICH IS BASED IN
FLORIDA.
STARTING NOVEMBER 1st, MARK
STEWART AND ANTHONY FILOSA
WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
NORTH AND LATIN AMERICAN
REGIONS REPORTING DIRECTLY
TO STILLANTIS C.E.O.
MOTHER NATURE COOPERATING
FOR THE MOST PART AT
MOTORBELLA IN PONTIAC.
TODAY AGAIN IS FOR THE MEDIA
WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABLE
TO GO STARTING TOMORROW.
ONE OF THE FEATURED
ATTRACTIONS AT THE M-1
CONCOURSE IS THE RACE TRACK
ITSELF.
AT THE GENERAL MOTORS STAND
THEY HOSTED AUSTIN DYLAN,
NASCAR DRIVER, HE SAYS WHAT YOU’RE SEEING ON THE PONTIAC
YOU’RE SEEING ON THE PONTIAC
RACE TRACK COULD SHOW UP IN
DEALER SHOWROOMS.
>> THESE CARS THAT YOU ARE
GOING SEE DURING THE CUP
WEEKEND WILL BE MORE LIKE
YOU CAN BUY AT YOUR
DEALERSHIP AT CHEVROLET. SO A LOT MORE RELATABLE FOR
SO A LOT MORE RELATABLE FOR
ALL OF OUR FANS OUT THERE SO
THE WHOLE SAYING OF WHEN ON
-- WIN ON SUNDAY SELL ON
MONDAY KIND OF COMES BACK TO
FRUITION FOR ALL OF US. >> YOU PROBABLY WON’T BE
>> YOU PROBABLY WON’T BE
ABLE TO DRY DRIVE THEM 200
MILES PER HOUR.
JUST SAYING THAT UP FRONT.
>> YOU CAN SEE THE CAR AT
MOTORBELLA STARTING
THURSDAY.
>>> JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAYS
ITS NEW RESEARCH SHOWS A
COVID BOOSTER SHOT DOES
INDEED INCREASE PROTECTION.
THE COMPANY SAYS A SINGLE
DOSE OF THE J&J SHOT IS 79%
EFFECTIVE AGAINST
PROTECTIONS AND 81%
EFFECTIVE AGAINST
HOSPITALIZATIONS J&J ALSO
SAYS THE NEW RESEARCH SHOWS
A BOOSTER SHOT AT SIX MONTHS
OR LONGER INCREASED
PROTECTION BY 12 FOLD.
THE RESEARCH HAS NOT YET
BEEN PEER REVIEWED AND WILL
BE SENT TO U.S. REGULATORS.
>>> IN OTHER COVID NEWS THE
U.S. CANADIAN BORDER WILL
NOW REMAIN CLOSED TO
NONESSENTIAL GROUND TRAVEL
UNTIL AT LEAST OCTOBER 21st.
TOMORROW MICHIGAN COULD
REPORT ITS ONE MILLIONTH NEW
CASE OF COVID.
WE’LL HAVE THOSE NUMBERS FOR
YOU TOMORROW FIRST AT 4.
>>> SCHOOL COVID CASES ARE
ON THE WHICH IS FORCING A
LINE IN THE STAND FOR MANY
TEACHERS WHO CHOOSE NOT TO
GET VACCINATED, PARTICULARLY
IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT
DON’T REQUIRE FACE MASKS.
PAULA TUTMAN DIVE INTO THE
COMPLICATED MATH OF CHOOSING
WHICH TEACHERS GET FREE
QUARANTINE DAYS AND WHICH
TEACHERS DO NOT.
HI, PAULA?
>>.
>> Reporter: YEAH HI, JASON,
HI EVERYONE I WANT YOU TO
KEEP IN MIND IF A CLASS IS
QUARANTINED IT IS POSSIBLE
THAT CLASS CAN CONTINUE WITH
THAT TEACHER REMOTELY.
WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT ARE
THOSE CASES THERE’S A
COVID-RELATED ILLNESS OR IN
FACT A DISRUPTION IN WORK
TEACHERS NOT ABLE TO WORK
BECAUSE OF A COVID-RELATED
ILLNESS THAT HAPPENED AT
SCHOOL OR SOME SORT OF
COVID-RELATED ISSUE.
THAT’S WHERE THAT LINE IN
THE SAND IS ACTUALLY DRAWN.
LESS THAN A MONTH INTO THE
START OF SCHOOL AND COVID
NUMBERS ARE GOING UP
PRECIPITOUSLY. THIS WEEK, WE HAD SIX
THIS WEEK, WE HAD SIX
POSITIVE CASES AND 43
QUARANTINES.
THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER
13th -17th WE HAD 48
POSITIVE AND 353 QUARANTINES.
>> Reporter: DR. JOHN DIGNON
THE SUPERINTENDENT IN THE
WAYNE WESTLAND DISTRICT IS
CONCERNED ABOUT THE NUMBERS AND WHAT IT COULD MEAN TO
AND WHAT IT COULD MEAN TO
IN-PERSON LEARNING DESPITE
THE COUNTY WIDE MASK
MANDATE.
>> WE’RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE
CONCERNED CONCERNED IN THE THROW OF COVID.
THROW OF COVID.
>> THE DOCTOR EXPECTS THE
NUMBERS TO GO UP BY
TOMORROW.
>> OUR EDUCATORS WANT TO BE
BACK IN THE CLASSROOM SO BADLY
AND THEY ARE WORKING SO HARD
TO DO WHAT’S RIGHT.
THAT’S WHY WE’RE ASKING OUR
COMMUNITIES TO STEP UP AND
DO RIGHT BY THEM.
>> Reporter: BATTLE LINES
ARE NOW BEING DRAWN BY HOW
TEACHERS ARE GRANTED
COVID-RELATED SICK OR
QUARANTINE DAYS THAT TAKE
THEM OFF LINE FROM TEACHING.
IN IN MACOMB THE AGREEMENT
IS ACROSS THE BOARD.
IF YOU ARE EXPOSED TO COVID
DURING YOUR TEACHING DUTIES AND YOU ARE TAKEN OUT OF
AND YOU ARE TAKEN OUT OF
COMMISSION FOR COVID-RELATED
REASONS NO PROBLEM PROVIDED
YOU ARE VACCINATED.
IF YOU ARE NOT THOSE
QUARANTINE DAYS ARE TAKEN
OUT OF YOUR SICK DAY PAY.
IN WAYNE ASK OAKLAND
COUNTIES IT’S AN INDIVIDUAL
DISTRICT CHOICE.
THAT’S NOT THE CASE FOR VAN
BUREN OR MELVINDALE OR
DEARBORN.
FOR ANY TEACHERS THAT ARE
VACCINATED THE M.E.A. ARE
READY TO FIGHT.
>> THOSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS
THAT ARE INSISTING EDUCATORS
USE THEIR LOCAL PERSONAL
SICK DAY BANKS FOR
COVID-RELATED ILLNESSES
WE’RE ASKING TO BARGAIN OVER
THAT.
>> Reporter: FOR THE LARGEST
TEACHERS UNION IN THE STATE
THERE IS A SLENDER NEEDLE
BEING THREADED FOR
UNVACCINATED TEACHERS WHO DO
NOT HAVE LEGAL EXEMPTIONS.
THE M.E.A. IS QUICK TO SAY
THEY STAND AS THEIR UNION
BUT INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS WILL
HAVE TO BRING THE FIGHT.
>> WHAT WE HAVE SAID ALL
ALONG IS THAT THAT IS A
PERSONAL CHOICE BUT I’LL ALL
PERSONAL CHOICES HAVE
CONSEQUENCES.
>> AGAIN THE M.E.A.
PRESIDENT SAYS THEY ARE THE
UNION FOR ALL OF THE TEACHERS BUT THEY ALSO
TEACHERS BUT THEY ALSO
STRESS THE REALITY IS THESE
UNVACCINATED TEACHERS PUT AN
ADDITIONAL STRESSOR ON AN
ALREADY STRAINED SCHOOL
SYSTEM.
JASON.
>> BOY, JUST WHEN YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHERE ALL THIS IS
YOU KNOW WHERE ALL THIS IS
LEADING IT’S JUST ANOTHER
WRINKLE FOR THIS WHOLE
THING.
PAULA, THANKS.
>>> WE’RE ALSO KEEPING AN
EYE ON THE INVESTIGATION
SWIRLING AROUND THE GABBY
PETITO CASE.
SO FAR THE F.B.I. HAS NOT
CONFIRMED IF THE BODY FOUND
IN A WYOMING PARK IS
PETITO’S.
BACK IN FLORIDA,
INVESTIGATORS RETURNED TO A
NATURE PRESERVE TO LOOK FOR
HER FIANCE BRIAN LAUNDRIE.
HIS FAMILY SAYS HE TOLD THEM
HE WAS GOING HIKING A WEEK
AGO AND THEY HAVEN’T SEEN
HIM SINCE.
AUTHORITIES SAY HIS PARENTS
WERE QUESTIONED FOR HOURS
YESTERDAY.
>>> PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN
ADDRESSED SEVERAL KEY ISSUES
BEFORE THE UNITED NATIONS
TODAY FROM COVID TO
AFGHANISTAN.
THE PRESIDENT IS ALSO
LOOKING TO BOOST HIS
STANDING IN THE WORLD ALONG
WITH AMERICA’S.
KIMBERLY IS IN THE NEWSROOM
WITH THIS AND HAS SOME OF
THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE
PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS.
KIM.
>> HI, JASON, GOOD AFTERNOON
TO YOU.
PRESIDENT BIDEN TOOK THE WORLD STAGE JUST WEEKS AFTER
WORLD STAGE JUST WEEKS AFTER
A MESSY, MESSY U.S.
WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN.
TODAY HE FOCUSED ON HOW THE
ENTIRE WORLD CAN SUPPORT THE
PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN IN THE
FUTURE BASED ON NEW
RESOLUTION FROM THE U.N.
SECURITY COUNCIL.
>> President Biden: LAYING
OUT THE EXPECTATIONS TO
WHICH WE’LL HOLD THE TALIBAN
WHEN IT COMES TO RESPECTING
UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS.
WE ALL MUST ADVOCATE FOR
WOMEN THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN
AND GIRLS TO USE THEIR FULL
TALENTS.
>> THED MADE WORLDWIDE
COOPERATION A RE-- THE
PRESIDENT MADE WORLDWIDE
COOPERATION A RECURRING
THEME.
HE ALSO MADE IT CLEAR THE
U.S. IS READY TO USE ITS
MILITARY MIGHT BUT BELIEVES
IT SHOULD BE A LAST RESORT.
>> President Biden: TODAY
MANY OF OUR GREATEST
CONCERNS CANNOT BE SOLVED OR
EVEN ADDRESSED IN THE FORCE
OF ARMS.
BOMBS AND BULLETS CANNOT
DEFEND AGAINST COVID-19 OR
ITS FUTURE VARYIANTS.
TO FIGHT THIS PANDEMIC WE NEED A COLLECTIVE ACT OF
NEED A COLLECTIVE ACT OF
SCIENCE AND POLITICAL WILL.
>> PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS A LOT
ON HIS PLATE WHEN IT COMES
TO FOREIGN POLICY AND
DIPLOMACY.
WE’LL HAVE MORE FROM THE
UNITED NATIONS WHEN YOU JOIN
US FOR LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 5.
FOR NOW THOUGH JASON, BACK
TO YOU.
>> WE’LL SEE YOU THEN, ALL
RIGHT, KIM.
>>> STILL AHEAD APPLE ROLLS
OUT NEW FEATURES INVOLVING
PRIVACY AND YOUR HEALTH.
PLUS, THERE’S A NEW UPGRADE
BENEFITING ANDROIDS AND
WINDOWS USERS AS WELL.
BUT FIRST IT’S THE LEGAL
VERSION OF HOT POTATO.
NEW COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW
PRINCE ANDREW MAY NOT BE
ABLE TO AVOID A SEX ABUSE