SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN, BUT IN A FEW HOURS, THAT COULD CHANGE THE 4WARN WEATHER TEAM TRACKING
RAIN AND A CHANCE FOR SEVERE
WEATHER TOMORROW WITH STRONG
WINDS, HAIL AND FLOODING
POSSIBLE, WE’RE DECLARING
TOMORROW A 4WARN WEATHER ALERT
DAY. THANKS FOR BEING WITH US,
EVERYBODY. I’M KIMBERLY GILL.
I’M DEVIN SKILL AND ALSO ON THE
TABLE IS THE CHANCE FOR A
TORNADO.
>> SO LET’S GET RIGHT OVER TO
KIM ADAMS. TIMING IT ALL OUT
WITH THE FOREWARN FORECAST
COULD BE A PRETTY BUSY DAY
TOMORROW KIM IT WILL DEFINITELY
BE A BUSY DAY, ESPECIALLY IN
THE AFTERNOON.
>> AND THE EVENING AS SOME OF
THE STORMS THAT DEVELOP COULD
BECOME SEVERE WITH WINDS OVER
60MPH. ALSO LARGE HAIL, HEAVY
RAIN AND AN ISOLATED THREAT FOR
A TORNADO. BUT THAT’S THE SAME
THREAT WE HAD LAST WEEK WHEN ON
FRIDAY WE HAD AN EF0 TORNADO
FORM OVER LEXINGTON. SO WE
CAN’T RULE OUT ISOLATED
TORNADOES TOMORROW. BUT THE
MAJORITY OF STORMS THAT DEVELOP
WILL JUST CONTAIN HIGH WINDS,
LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN. SO
THE ENTIRE AREA IS UNDER A
SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER.
THIS IS THIS IS A LEVEL HIGHER
THAN SOME PARTS OF METRO
DETROIT WERE LAST NIGHT, LAST
NIGHT, IF YOU WERE WATCHING THE
NORTHERN PART OF OAKLAND AND
MACOMB COUNTIES UP INTO THE
THUMB, WE’RE UNDER A LEVEL ONE
NOW. THIS STORM PREDICTION
CENTER BUMPED US UP TO A LEVEL
TWO FOR THE DAY TOMORROW. SO
FOR THE WEATHER STORY, SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY.
WE’VE GOT THAT SEVERE POTENTIAL
HOWELL AND THEN THE WEEKEND
COMES AROUND AND LOOKS PRETTY
NICE. BUT I’M GOING TO TIME OUT
THE CHANCE FOR STORMS FOR YOU
HOUR BY HOUR AND TELL YOU WHAT
YOU CAN EXPECT IN JUST A COUPLE
OF MINUTES. ALL RIGHT.
>> NEW AT 11 TONIGHT CALL IT
FATE LOCK. BEING IN THE RIGHT
PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME. A MAN
DISCOVERS TWO INFANTS ARE
ABANDONED BEHIND A HIGH SCHOOL
IN MADISON HEIGHTS.
>> POLICE SAY IT’S UNDER
INVESTIGATION, BUT CONFIRMED
TWO CHILDREN HAD A NOTE WITH
THEM. MEGAN WOODS JOINS US LIVE
. MEGAN, IN THE SUMMER, NOT
MANY PEOPLE SITTING AROUND AT A
SCHOOL, KIMBERLY.
>> THAT’S RIGHT. AND THIS IS A
RAINY SATURDAY AFTERNOON, A
DRIVING SCHOOL INSTRUCTOR WALKS
UP TO THIS ENTRANCE TO TRY AND
TAKE A BATHROOM BREAK. BUT
BEFORE HE CAN GET TO THAT
POINT, HE HEARS A NOISE COMING
FROM BEHIND THIS WALL. I KNOW
THE WHOEVER DID THIS, THEY WERE
IN A BAD SITUATION.
>> AND THEN I ALSO FEEL BAD FOR
THE YOUNG KIDS BECAUSE I DON’T
KNOW HOW LONG THEY WERE THERE
FOR.
>> LANPHIER HIGH SCHOOL IS A
MEETING LOCATION FOR OFFICIAL
DRIVING SCHOOL BEFORE SWAPPING
STUDENTS FOR A SESSION. JOHN
BELL AND A STUDENT WENT INSIDE
FOR A BATHROOM BREAK.
>> WHEN I CAME OVER HERE, I’M
LISTENING. I’M LIKE, IT’S LIKE
A WEIRD NOISE. LIKE TWO CATS
FIGHTING. I’M LIKE, SOMETHING’S
WRONG. AND SO I STARTED MAKING
LOUD NOISES, KIND OF SCARE HIM
OFF. AND I’M LIKE, THAT’S NOT
CATS. I’M THINKING, THAT SOUNDS
LIKE A BABY. SO AS I WALKED
OVER, I LOOKED OVER HERE AND I
DIDN’T SEE NOTHING. AND SO I
WALKED OVER WHERE I HEARD THE
NOISE FROM OVER IN THE CORNER.
AND THEN AROUND BEHIND THAT
WALL IS WHERE THE TWO INFANTS
WERE AT.
>> HE SAYS THE SMALLEST ONE WAS
IN A CAR SEAT WITH A COVER AND
BLANKET. THE OTHER LOOKED TO BE
AROUND ONE YEAR OLD.
>> THE ONE THAT’S SCREAMING. I
WANT TO SAY, KIND OF SAVED HER
BROTHER OR SISTER, WHOEVER,
BECAUSE IF I DON’T HEAR THAT
NOISE, I DON’T GO OVER AROUND
HERE AND SEE THEM. HE CALLS 911
AND MADISON HEIGHTS POLICE AND
FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPOND
IMMEDIATELY.
>> POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE
INCIDENT, BUT JOHN CAN’T HELP
BUT TO THINK HOW DESPERATE CAN
SOMEONE BE TO FEEL THIS IS
THEIR ONLY OPTION?
>> YOU KNOW, WITH THE SAFE
HAVEN LAW AND THINGS, THERE’S A
BETTER WAY OF WHEN YOU’RE NOT
ABLE TO DO SOMETHING AND YOU
HAVE TO MAKE A HARSH DECISION,
THERE’S A BETTER WAY TO DO THIS
. JOHN
>> JOHN SAYS ANY OTHER TIME HE
WOULD HAVE STOPPED AT A
DIFFERENT LOCATION TO GO TO THE
BATHROOM. SO HE CAN’T HELP BUT
TO CONTINUE TO THINK IF HE
WOULDN’T HAVE STOPPED HERE,
THAT MAYBE THOSE CHILDREN WOULD
BE HERE UNTIL MONDAY. SO IT’S
IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER IF
THERE’S A FAMILY OUT THERE THAT
THAT IS STRUGGLING, THERE IS A
MICHIGAN DATABASE FULL OF
RESOURCES FROM DIAPERS TO
RENTAL ASSISTANCE. AND WE’LL
PUT THAT INFORMATION ON ON
CLICKONDETROIT.COM. BACK TO
YOU.
>> YOU KNOW, MEGAN, JOHN, HE
MENTIONED THOSE SAFE HAVEN
LAWS. AND WE’VE DONE STORIES
ABOUT THOSE LAWS. DO DOES THAT
APPLY IN THIS SITUATION IN SO
IT’S STILL ALL UNDER
INVESTIGATION.
>> BUT MADISON HEIGHTS POLICE
AND FIRE DEPARTMENT, THEY ARE
DROP OFF LOCATIONS FOR SAFE
HAVEN LAWS. BUT THAT IS FOR
CHILDREN WHO ARE BORN WITHIN 72
HOURS.
>> AND ONE OF THE CHILDREN, AS
HE SAID, LOOKED ABOUT ONE YEAR
OLD. OKAY, MEGAN, WE APPRECIATE
IT. STORY IT IS MULTIPLE FELONY
CHARGES FOR MICHIGAN, 16 GOP
FAKE ELECTORS.
>> WHILE THE CHARGES ARE BIG.
NOW NATIONAL NEWS, THE QUESTION
NOW IS WHAT’S NEXT? MARA
MCDONALD LIVE DOWNTOWN. SHE’S
BEEN TALKING WITH LEGAL EXPERTS
ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THIS MAKES
IT TO TRIAL. WHAT ARE YOU
HEARING, MARA?
>> DEVIN THEY SAY NO, THEY
THINK ALL OF THIS ENDS IN
PLEASE LET ME SHOW YOU HOW IT
GOT TO THIS POINT.
>> IT WAS DECEMBER OF 2020.
BIDEN HAD BEEN DECLARED THE
WINNER OF MICHIGAN. AND AS IN
ALL OTHER PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTIONS, THE WINNING PARTY’S
ELECTORS MEET IN LANSING IN THE
MICHIGAN SENATE TO SIGN THE
PAPERWORK, GIVING THE STATE’S
ELECTORAL VOTES TO THE WINNER.
WELL, THE DEMOCRATS DID JUST
THAT, BUT A GROUP OF
REPUBLICANS TRIED TO CLAIM THEY
WERE THE STATE’S TRUE ELECTORS
, THAT TRUMP WON. MICHIGAN.
MICHELLE LUNGREN WAS ONE OF
THEM.
>> WE WERE DUPED.
>> LUNDGREN HAS MAINTAINED FROM
THE START, WHEN THE GROUP GOT
TOGETHER IN THE BASEMENT OF THE
GOP OFFICES THE NIGHT BEFORE,
THE ELECTORS WERE SUPPOSED TO
MEET, SHE DIDN’T KNOW THAT’S
WHAT WAS GOING ON, BUT THE
STATE AG’S OFFICE MAINTAINS IN
THEIR CHARGES ALL 16 KNEW WHAT
WAS GOING ON, INCLUDING A
FORMER VICE CHAIR OF THE PARTY
, MESHAWN MADDOCK. CURRENT
PARTY OFFICIAL MARION SHERIDAN
AND OTHERS. AS A MATTER OF
FACT, MADIGAN LUNDGREN SHOWED
UP AT THE CAPITOL TRYING TO GET
IN THE NEXT DAY TO BE ELECTORS
AND WERE TURNED AWAY. THE CHAIR
OF THE MICHIGAN GOP IN 2020 WAS
LAURA COX, WHO SAYS THERE WAS
EVEN A SCHEME TO HAVE THESE
SO-CALLED FAKE ELECTORS SLEEP
OVERNIGHT HIDDEN IN THE CAPITOL
AND THEN SHOW UP TO VOTE. SHE
TOLD THEM IT WAS A TERRIBLE
IDEA. BOTH THE STATE AND FEDS
HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING WHAT
WENT DOWN, BUT IT’S NESSEL WHO
LEVELED THE CHARGES. THESE
FELONIES CARRIED THE POTENTIAL
OF 14 YEARS IN PRISON. BACK
HERE LIVE. SO WHY DO LEGAL
EXPERTS THINK THIS WHOLE THING
ENDS IN PLEA DEALS? IT’S REALLY
SIMPLE. JURIES ARE
UNPREDICTABLE THINGS. IF YOU’RE
A DEFENDER, DO YOU REALLY WANT
TO GAMBLE WITH THE POSSIBILITY
OF A 14 YEAR FELONY? AND ON THE
OTHER SIDE, IF YOU’RE THE AG
AND HER STAFF, DO YOU WANT TO
TAKE A CHANCE OF TAKING ONE OF
THESE THINGS TO TRIAL? THESE
ARE HIGH PROFILE CHARGES. I
MEAN, WE’RE TALKING BLASTS FROM
THE NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET
JOURNAL, THE WHOLE THING. DO
YOU WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE OF
TAKING THIS TO A JURY AND
GETTING A NOT GUILTY VERDICT?
ALSO REMEMBER, REMEMBER WHAT
THOSE 2020 ELECTION RESULTS
LOOK LIKE IN MICHIGAN. THIS WAS
A TIGHT, TIGHT RACE HERE. AND
THERE ARE STILL HOWELL MANY
MICHIGANDERS WHO, DESPITE ALL
THE AUDITS AND ALL THE REST OF
IT, DO BELIEVE IN ELECTION
CONSPIRACIES. WE’RE LIVE
DOWNTOWN TONIGHT. I’M MARA
MACDONALD, LOCAL 4.
>> ALL OF THAT IS GOING TO BE
SO FASCINATING TO WATCH AS WE
MOVE FORWARD. ALL RIGHT, MARA.
>> A WOMAN FACES ONE OF THE MEN
ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING
HER AFTER SHE TRIED MEETING UP
WITH HIM TO SELL A PLAYSTATION
FOUR, 27 YEAR OLD DAKARI HAYES
IS ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY
ASSAULTING THE 24 YEAR OLD
DETROIT WOMAN WHO WAS SELLING
THE GAMING SYSTEM ON FACEBOOK
MARKETPLACE. PROSECUTORS SAY
HAYES WAS THE BUYER AND HE
SHOWED UP TO HER APARTMENT NEAR
I-75. AND WARREN AVENUE. HE
ALLEGEDLY PULLED A KNIFE ON HER
AND SEXUALLY ASSAULTED HER,
THEN CALLED A FRIEND TO COME
PICK HIM UP. AND HE BROUGHT
THAT PERSON INTO THE APARTMENT
AND THAT PERSON ALSO ASSAULTED
HER. HAYES WILL NOW FACE TRIAL.
NEW TONIGHT, ROCKET COMPANIES
IS OFFERING BUYOUTS TO SOME OF
ITS EMPLOYEES. OFFICIALS SAY
WORKERS WERE OFFERED A CAREER
TRANSITION INCENTIVE THAT
INCLUDES 3 TO 6 MONTHS PAY
COMPENSATION FOR THEIR BANKED
PTO AND STOCK OPTIONS. THE
DETROIT NEWS REPORTS EMPLOYEES
HAVE UNTIL JULY 26TH TO DECIDE
IF THEY WILL TAKE THIS OFFER.
THOSE WHO ACCEPT WOULD HAVE
THEIR LAST DAY ON AUGUST 11TH.
A NEW LAW WILL ALLOW ALCOHOL
SALES AT COLLEGE SPORTING
EVENTS IN MICHIGAN.
>> ATHLETIC DEPARTMENTS AT
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY AND
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. NOW 11.
JOINING THE 11 OTHER SCHOOLS IN
THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE THAT
ALLOW THE SALE OF ALCOHOL. THE
BILL ALLOWS FOR THE LICENSING
OF ALL MICHIGAN PUBLIC
UNIVERSITIES TO SELL ALCOHOL AT
FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL AND HOCKEY
GAMES. SALES ARE PERMITTED ONE
HOUR BEFORE THE START OF A
GAME, AND THEN SALES CUT OFF
WHEN THE GAME ENDS.
>> AN ORANGE BARREL ALERT
TONIGHT FOR DRIVERS USING I 75
THIS WEEKEND STARTING FRIDAY AT
11 P.M, I-75 WILL BE CLOSED IN
BOTH DIRECTIONS BETWEEN I-69 86
AND SQUARE LAKE ROAD TO REMOVE
THE TRAFFIC SHIFT THERE. CREWS
WILL BEGIN CLOSING RAMPS
STARTING AT 9 P.M. FRIDAY.
RIGHT NOW, BOTH DIRECTIONS OF
I-75 SHARE THE NORTHBOUND LANES
BETWEEN 696 AND 13 MILE SOUTH
BOUND 75 WILL BE ON ITS NORMAL
ALIGNMENT BY 5 A.M. MONDAY. AND
THE NORTHBOUND SIDE WILL BE
OPEN AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. A
WHOPPING $1 BILLION UP FOR
GRABS IN TONIGHT’S POWERBALL
JACKPOT.
>> SO IF YOU’VE GOT YOUR
TICKETS MOMENTS AGO, THE
WINNING NUMBERS WERE DRAWN AND
HERE THEY ARE, SEVEN, TEN, 11,
13 AND 24. THE POWERBALL IS 24.
AND THE MULTIPLIER TONIGHT IS
TWO. WE’LL SEE IF THIS ENDS