LOOK AT ROYAL OAK TO TELL YOU WHY SOME DOCTORS AND PHYSICIANS ASSISTANTS JUST
WALKED OFF THE JOB. A JURY
SHAKEUP IN THE HUSH MONEY TRIAL
OF FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP. WHY?
TWO JURORS HAVE BEEN DISMISSED
AND THE JUDGE HAS A WARNING FOR
JOURNALISTS. HEY, RON, HOW’S THE
FORECAST?
>> HEY, KAREN. WE HAD THOSE
STORMS YESTERDAY. TODAY WE GOT
THE BREAK THAT WE NEEDED, BUT WE
DO HAVE SOME SHOWERS ON THE WAY
AND WE’RE TRACKING THEM ON EXACT
TRACK 40 RADAR FIRST AT FOUR.
LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT.
>> LOCAL 4 NEWS, FIRST AT FOUR.
STARTS NOW.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I’M KAREN
DREW. FIRST AT FOUR DOCTORS AND
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AT A LOCAL
HOSPITAL HAVE JUST WALKED OFF
THE JOB. THEY ARE ON STRIKE.
IT’S HAPPENING AT ASCENSION
SAINT JOHN IN DETROIT. THEIR
UNION SAYS THERE ARE A FEW KEY
ISSUES, BUT THE TOP PROBLEM IS A
LACK OF PROPERLY TRAINED WORKERS
IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THERE
ALSO CONCERNS OVER HOW THE
DOCTORS AND PAS ARE TREATED. AND
WE TOLD YOU THE UNION GAVE A TEN
DAY STRIKE NOTICE ON APRIL 8TH
AND NOW TIME’S UP. AFTER MONTHS
OF CONTRACT TALKS, WE’VE HAD
ENOUGH.
>> HOW MANY MORE PATIENTS LIVES
DO WE HAVE TO PUT AT RISK BY
BEING SHORT STAFFED, BY HAVING
16 17 HOUR WAIT TIMES, BY
LETTING THESE PATIENTS SIT OUT
THERE SCARED?
>> HOW MUCH LONGER ARE WE GOING
TO TAKE?
>> THIS UNION IS NEGOTIATING
WITH A COMPANY CALLED TEAM
HEALTH IN KNOXVILLE, WHICH
PROVIDES E.R. SERVICES AT SAINT
JOHN’S. IT SAYS IT’S NEGOTIATED
IN GOOD FAITH AND SAYS THE E.R.
IS FULLY STAFFED. WE’RE GOING TO
DIG FURTHER INTO THEIR
DIFFERENCES. DURING A LIVE
REPORT ON FOUR LOCAL NEWS AT
SIX. SAFETY IS ON TOP OF THE
MIND AHEAD OF THE NFL DRAFT, AS
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
WILL BE DESCENDING ON DETROIT
FOR THAT THREE DAY EVENT TODAY,
WE LEARNED DETROIT POLICE WILL
HAVE SOME SERIOUS HELP MAKING
SURE THAT EVERYTHING RUNS
SMOOTHLY. THE TEAM IS A WHO’S
WHO OF LAW ENFORCEMENT,
INCLUDING SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES
FROM WAYNE AND OAKLAND COUNTIES,
FEDERAL TEAMS FROM THE FBI, ATF
AND HOMELAND SECURITY, EVEN SOME
OFFICERS FROM ACROSS THE BORDER.
THEY SAY THEY ALL WILL BE
WORKING TOGETHER, AND THE FOCUS
GOES BEYOND THE CITY IN THIS, P
IS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO MAKING
SURE THAT WE MONITOR EVERYTHING
THAT GOES ON HERE, NOT ONLY IN
THE CITY OF DETROIT, BUT IN THE
STATE OF MICHIGAN.
>> AND SO OUR MISSION
INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS CENTER,
OUR OTHER FUSION CENTERS HERE IN
THE DETROIT AREA, WE WILL BE
MONITORING CONSISTENTLY
EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE COMMUNICATE
EFFECTIVELY WITH OUR PARTNERS,
THAT IF THERE IS A POTENTIAL
THREAT, WE CAN RESPOND
APPROPRIATELY.
>> THE DETROIT FIRE DEPARTMENT
WILL ALSO BE ON HAND WITH FOUR
STATIONARY MEDICAL TENTS, SIX
AMBULANCES AND FIRE INSPECTORS
PATROLLING AROUND THE FOOTPRINT
OF THE DRAFT. DON’T FORGET THE
ENTIRE EVENT IS FREE. YOU JUST
NEED THE NFL ONE PASS APP TO
REGISTER AND WALK IN. LET’S TAKE
A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE IN
SOUTHFIELD. IT MAY NOT BE A
SUPER GORGEOUS SPRING DAY, BUT
REALLY, THERE’S NOT TOO MUCH TO
COMPLAIN ABOUT. YOU GOT A COUPLE
CLOUDS THERE. NICE BRIGHT BLUE
SKY TRAFFIC MOVE IN SMOOTHLY.
RON HILLIARD IS IN FOR KIM
ADAMS. HE’S GOT OUR FIRST
FORECAST. HOW ARE THINGS SHAPING
UP FOR THE REST OF THE DAY?
>> KAREN, AFTER HAVING THOSE
PERIODS OF SUNSHINE ACROSS MUCH
OF THE AREA TO START OFF THE
DAY, SOME CLOUDS ARE STARTING TO
BUILD AND YOU SEE THAT RIGHT
THERE WITH THE SKYLINE OF
DETROIT. THAT VIEW COMES FROM
WINDSOR. NOW THOSE CLOUDS WILL
CONTINUE BUILDING AS WE GET
LATER INTO THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS. RIGHT NOW,
TEMPERATURES ARE MOSTLY IN THE
LOWER TO MID 60S, SOME OF US A
LITTLE BIT COOLER THOUGH WE HAVE
55 COMING IN SANDUSKY, 63 FOR
PONTIAC. WE’RE AT 65 IN ANN
ARBOR. DETROIT WE’RE AT 66
DEGREES TEMPERATURE COMFORTABLE
RIGHT WHERE THEY SHOULD BE MID
APRIL. BUT LOOK WHAT’S HAPPENING
ON EXACT TRACK 40 RADAR AFTER
GETTING A BREAK FROM THE
PRECIPITATION. RAIN SHOWERS BACK
ON THE WAY, SOME OF THEM AS YOU
GO OVER TOWARD THE ALMA AREA.
GOING OVER TOWARD THE LANSING
AREA. STARTING TO GET CLOSER AND
CLOSER TO OUR AREA. SO WE’RE
GOING TO TRACK TO SEE WHERE
THEY’RE GOING TO BE, WHAT TIME
THEY SHOULD ARRIVE TO OUR AREA.
HERE’S WHAT WE’RE EXPECTING. THE
RAIN SHOWERS MOVING IN. IT IS
COOLER THIS WEEKEND. AND THEN
ANOTHER SYSTEM WE’LL BE TALKING
ABOUT COMING FOR TUESDAY KAREN.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANKS, RON. SO
WILL ISRAEL STRIKE BACK AT IRAN?
WE’RE STILL WAITING FOR THE NEXT
MOVE IN THEIR TENSE STANDOFF,
BUT THE U.S. AND BRITAIN ARE
SLAPPING IRAN WITH NEW
SANCTIONS. TODAY, THE U.S.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT TARGETED 16
PEOPLE AND TWO COMPANIES THAT
PRODUCE DRONE ENGINES. ALSO
CRACKED DOWN ON FIVE COMPANIES
IN STEEL PRODUCTION FOR
SUPPORTING IRAN’S MILITARY AND
OTHER SANCTIONED GROUPS. THE
UNITED KINGDOM SANCTIONS SEVERAL
PEOPLE INVOLVED IN IRAN’S DRONE
AND BALLISTIC MISSILE
INDUSTRIES. THIS IS ALL IN
RESPONSE TO IRAN’S UNPRECEDENT
ATTACK ON ISRAEL LAST WEEKEND,
WHICH WAS RETALIATION FOR AN
ISRAELI ATTACK ON THE IRANIAN
CONSULATE IN SYRIA. NOW, WE’VE
NEVER SEEN A FORMER AMERICAN
PRESIDENT ON TRIAL AND JURY
SELECTION FOR DONALD TRUMP IS
PROVING TO BE ANYTHING BUT
ROUTINE. IT’S ALREADY BEEN A
SHAKEUP ON THE JURY, AND
PROSECUTORS WANT THE FORMER
PRESIDENT HELD IN CONTEMPT OF
COURT. KIMBERLY GILL JOINS US
FROM THE NEWSROOM TO RUN THROUGH
SOME OF THE DAY’S TURNING
POINTS. KIM. HI, KAREN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE
OF BEING ON THIS JURY MUST BE
REALLY INTENSE. EVERY MOVE WILL
BE ANALYZED. SO CLOSELY BY
PEOPLE FOR AND AGAINST FORMER
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP. SEVEN
JURORS WERE SWORN IN TUESDAY.
TODAY TWO OF THEM WERE
DISMISSED. ONCE AGAIN, THE
FORMER PRESIDENT IS IN COURT AS
REQUIRED. ONE JUROR WAS EXCUSED
AFTER SHE BACKTRACKED ON WHETHER
SHE COULD TRULY BE IMPARTIAL IN
THE CASE AGAINST TRUMP. WE
CANNOT SHOW THE JURORS, BUT
ANOTHER PANELIST WAS LET GO OVER
CONCERNS HE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN
TRUTHFUL ABOUT WHETHER HE WAS
EVER ACCUSED OR CONVICTED OF A
CRIME. MEANWHILE, THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY IS SEEKING A $3,000
FINE FOR TRUMP BECAUSE THE
PROSECUTOR SAYS TRUMP’S POSTS
ONLINE VIOLATE A GAG ORDER IN
FACT, THEY SAY HE’S VIOLATED THE
ORDER SEVEN MORE TIMES, AND THEY
CALL THE SITUATION RIDICULOUS.
TRUMP HAS SAID HE’S SIMPLY
DEFENDING HIMSELF. A HEARING IS
SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK TO
DISCUSS POSSIBLE SANCTIONS.
RIGHT NOW, ONLY FIVE JURORS HAVE
BEEN SWORN IN. THE COURT IS
LOOKING FOR A TOTAL OF 1812 TO
SERVE ON THE JURY AND SIX
ALTERNATES. THE FORMER PRESIDENT
FACES 34 FELONY COUNTS OF
FALSIFYING BUSINESS RECORDS TO
COVER UP PAYMENTS TO AN ADULT
FILM ACTRESS ABOUT AN ALLEGED
AFFAIR, WHICH TRUMP DENIES. THIS
IS THE FIRST OF FOUR CRIMINAL
CASES AGAINST TRUMP TO GO TO
TRIAL AND MIGHT BE THE ONLY ONE
BEFORE THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. SO
TODAY, THE JUDGE ALSO ORDERED
THE MEDIA TO AVOID REPORTING
INFORMATION ABOUT THE CURRENT
AND FORMER EMPLOYERS OF THE
PROSPECTIVE JURORS. HE SAYS IT’S
BECOME A PROBLEM WHEN IT COMES
TO PROTECTING THEIR IDENTITIES.
THE ANSWERS FROM SOME JURORS ON
THOSE QUESTIONS WILL BE REDACTED
FROM COURT TRANSCRIPTS. WE’LL
HAVE UPDATES ON JURY SELECTION
AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. KAREN.
WE’LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. WE APPRECIATE IT.
THANKS, KIM. TRUMP’S LIKELY
DEMOCRATIC OPPONENT IN NOVEMBER
IS ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL TODAY
PICKING UP SOME ENDORSEMENTS.
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WENT TO
PHILADELPHIA TO RECEIVE THE
SUPPORT OF SEVERAL MEMBERS OF
THE KENNEDY POLITICAL DYNASTY.
THEIR SUPPORT IS A BOOST AGAINST
BOTH TRUMP AND ROBERT F KENNEDY,
WHO’S AN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE
FOR THE WHITE HOUSE. HIS SISTER
KERRY IS MAKING IT CLEAR MUCH OF
THE FAMILY DOES NOT SUPPORT HER
BROTHER’S CAMPAIGN. SHE SAYS
BIDEN HAS THE UNITED STATES
THRIVING AGAIN, BELIEVING AGAIN
AND BEHAVING LIKE GOOD
NEIGHBORS. NOW IT LOOKS LIKE
BIDEN AND TRUMP WILL BOTH FACE
KENNEDY ON THE BALLOT HERE IN
MICHIGAN TODAY, THE SECRETARY OF
STATE CONFIRMS THE NATURAL LAW
PARTY HAS NOMINATED RFK JR AT
THEIR CONVENTION, A NOMINATION
MEANS HE WON’T HAVE TO GO
THROUGH THE PROCESS OF GATHERING
PETITIONS. BOTH PARTIES WORRY
KENNEDY COULD PLAY SPOILER IN
STATES LIKE MICHIGAN, WHERE
PRESIDENT BIDEN WON BY JUST
154,000 VOTES. NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT IS ABOUT TO SHINE ALL
OVER DOWNTOWN DETROIT, AND OUR
HART PLAZA IS GOING TO HAVE SOME
EXTRA SPARKLE. THAT’S BECAUSE
THE DODGE FOUNTAIN IS ABOUT TO
GET A NEW LEASE ON LIFE. LET’S
TAKE A LIVE LOOK RIGHT NOW AT
THAT LANDMARK. TODAY WE WERE
ABLE TO GET A TOUR INSIDE AS
CREWS WORKED THEIR MAGIC FOR A
BIG REVEAL. ROD MELONI SHOWS US
WHAT THEY’RE DOING.
>> 45 YEARS AGO THIS WEEKEND,
MAYOR COLEMAN YOUNG ACTUALLY
OPENED UP HART PLAZA. IT WAS
NAMED FOR MICHIGAN SENATOR PHIL
HART. BUT AT THE CENTER OF IT
ALL IS THE DODGE FOUNTAIN. AND
AS THE CITY’S FORTUNES DECLINED,
THE OVERALL PLAZA AND ESPECIALLY
THE FOUNTAIN FELL INTO
DISREPAIR. LAST YEAR, THOUGH,
THE CITY DECIDED, YOU KNOW, WE
NEED TO PUT SOME MONEY IN THERE
AND FIX UP THAT FOUNTAIN.
THEY’VE BEEN WORKING ON IT ALL
WINTER AND IT’S READY FOR ITS
NATIONAL DEBUT LAST OCTOBER,
THEY STARTED PULLING THE BRICK
PAVERS OUT FROM UNDER THE DODGE
FOUNTAIN. TODAY WE’RE SEEING THE
FINISHING TOUCHES AS THEIR
WATERPROOFING THE NEW NOZZLES
AND SECURING THE PAINSTAKING
WORK THEY’VE DONE OVER THE
WINTER. RYAN MILLER FROM
FOUNTAINS BY WATERWORKS IS THE
PROJECT MANAGER AT THIS JOB.
>> AS HAS PRESENTED EVERY UNIQUE
CHALLENGE I COULD THINK OF,
CUSTOM BUILT WERE THE $2 MILLION
DONATION BY ANNA THOMPSON DODGE,
WIFE OF HORACE ELGIN DODGE, ONE
OF THE ORIGINAL DODGE BROTHERS.
>> THEY SPARED NO EXPENSE ON THE
FOUNTAIN, WHICH ACTUALLY CAUSED
PROBLEMS WITH THE REPAIR. NOW,
BECAUSE NOTHING CAME STANDARD,
YOU KNOW, WE COULDN’T CLONE THEM
, SO TO SPEAK, SO WE HAD TO GO
AROUND AND FIGURE OUT THE
DIMENSIONS AND EVERYTHING
MANUALLY AND SCOUR FOR EVERY,
YOU KNOW, MACHINE SHOP.
>> AND, SCREW MANUFACTURE WE
COULD FIND TO FIND SOMETHING
THAT WOULD WORK NEARLY HALF A
CENTURY LATER, MUCH OF THE
INNARDS WERE OBSOLETE AND WORN
OUT, AND THE FOUNTAIN RING
ITSELF, WITH ITS ALUMINUM
PANELS, REQUIRED A LOT OF TIME
CONSUMING WORK. ALL THIS HAD TO
BE DONE BY HAND, THERE’S 72
PANELS UP THERE IN THAT RING,
EACH ONE OF THOSE PANELS HAD TO
BE BUFFED DOWN. NEUTRAL AND
REDONE. TOOK ABOUT 7 TO 10 HOURS
FOR EACH PANEL TO BE REPOLISHED
AND PUT, YOU KNOW, HAVE THE NEW
PATINA PUT ON.
>> AND UNDERNEATH THEY’VE
REPLACED STEEL PIPES WITH PVC.
AND LUKE MILLER SAYS THIS ENDED
UP A TOUGH BUT REWARDING LABOR
OF LOVE.
>> IT MEANS SO MUCH TO THE CITY.
IT MEANS SO MUCH TO THE PEOPLE,
AND IT’S DEFINITELY A ONE OF A
KIND PROJECT. THERE’S ONLY ONE
OF THESE FOUNTAINS IN THE WORLD,
AND IT’S REALLY COOL TO BE A
PART OF THE BILL FOR ALL THAT
WORK COMES TO ABOUT $6 MILLION.
>> THEY HAVE SOME MORE WORK TO
DO ON IT, BUT THEY SAY THAT
THEY’RE GOING TO HAVE THE PLACE
UP AND RUNNING IN FULL, WORKING
ORDER BY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND,
SO THE KIDS CAN SPLASH AROUND,
ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF
THE MOVEMENT. FESTIVAL IN
DOWNTOWN DETROIT. ROD MELONI,
LOCAL 4.
>> COOL STUFF. THANKS, ROD. BY
THE WAY, ROD TELLS US RYAN AND
LUKE WERE MOST EXCITED TO SEE
THAT FOUNTAIN LIT UP LAST NIGHT.