STARTS NOW, AND WE START WITH THE CITY OF DETROIT IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT.
>> AS YOU LOOK AT LIVE PICTURES
FROM SKY FOUR, WE COUNT DOWN TO
THE NFL DRAFT JUST ONE DAY TO GO
BEFORE THAT FIRST PICK IS MADE,
AND THE COUNTDOWN IS OFFICIALLY
ON.
>> HOTELS ARE FILLING UP AND
DOWNTOWN DETROIT IS GETTING ITS
FINISHING TOUCHES. WITH ONE DAY
IN A LITTLE LESS THAN THREE
HOURS TO GO BEFORE THE FIRST
PICK.
>> SO THE NFL DRAFT EXPERIENCE
OPENED UP STARTING AT NOON
TOMORROW. GETTING A SNEAK PEEK
AHEAD OF ALL OF THAT. VICTOR
WILLIAMS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE
FIRST PEOPLE TO CHECK IT OUT.
HE’S LIVE TONIGHT IN HART PLAZA.
VICTOR.
>> OH YEAH, THAT’S RIGHT. YOU
CAN PROBABLY LOOK AT MY NECK AND
TELL THAT I HAD A WHOLE LOT OF
FUN TODAY, BUT THAT FUN IS
REALLY TAKEN TO A WHOLE NOTHER
LEVEL. IF YOU’RE A LIONS FAN,
THIS IS INTENDED TO BRING OUT
THE LIONS FAN AND EVERYONE FROM
THE LITTLE ONES TO FANS THAT
HAVE BEEN BEEN WITH US FOR
GENERATIONS. WHILE THE DRAFT IS
IN TOWN, YOU SHOULD STOP BY THE
EVENT THAT WILL HAVE YOU HAPPY
TO REP THAT HONOLULU BLUE.
>> WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER AN
EXPERIENCE FOR FANS OF ALL AGES
WHERE THEY GET TO GET UP CLOSE
AND PERSONAL WITH THEIR TEAM AND
EXPERIENCE A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT
IT’S LIKE TO BE AT FORD FIELD ON
SUNDAY.
>> QUITE FRANKLY, THERE’S A
WHOLE LOT TO DO. YOU CAN GET A
LIONS THEMED AIRBRUSH TATTOO ON
YOUR ARM OR NECK. TAKE SOME
PICTURES. NEXT TO LIONS GEAR OR
ANY OF THE LOVELY CHEERLEADERS.
TEST YOUR STRENGTHS AND
REFLEXES. IT’S ALL RIGHT HERE AT
HART PLAZA.
>> VERY COMPLICATED, BUT WE ALSO
KNOW THAT THIS CAN FIT AS MANY
FANS AS WE POSSIBLY CAN FIT TO
MAKE IT AS AN EXPANSIVE EVENT AS
POSSIBLE. OVER THE COURSE OF THE
THREE DAYS, PART OF WOODWARD AND
JEFFERSON IS GOING TO BE CLOSED,
BUT THE DETOURS WILL BE WORTH IT
ALL BECAUSE OF THE EVENT. AND
IT’S REALLY COMPLICATED. BUILD
DISRUPTIVE TO THE LOCAL
BUSINESSES, THE RESIDENTS, BUT
IT’S A BEAUTIFUL BACKDROP FOR
BROADCAST. TO HAVE ALL THIS
AMAZING ARCHITECTURE AND REALLY
SEEING BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS MARTIUS
PARK DOWN WOODWARD AND THE
SURROUNDING STREETS AND INTO
HART PLAZA, THAT’S A REALLY
GREAT VISUAL AND A SWEEPING
VISUAL, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHTTIME.
>> AND THAT’S SO GREAT TO SEE.
COMING UP AT 6 P.M, WE’RE GOING
TO SHOW YOU GUYS A LITTLE BIT
MORE OF WHAT HART PLAZA HAS TO
OFFER. IN THE MEANTIME, WE ARE
LIVE DOWNTOWN. VICTOR WILLIAMS,
LOCAL 4. ALL RIGHT.
>> YOU CAN RUN RIGHT UP THE
STREET AND FIND SOMEBODY THAT
WILL MAKE THAT A PERMANENT
TATTOO FOR YOU. VICTOR GOOD
DEAL. ALL RIGHT, WE’RE GOING TO
CHECK. WE’RE GOING TO CHECK BACK
WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT LATER AT
SIX. A LITTLE MORE THAN 24 HOURS
TO GO BEFORE THE DRAFT. THE
LIONS MAKING SOME BIG MOVES FOR
BERNIE TONIGHT.
>> HOBBY. SOME KEY PLAYERS
GETTING PAID.
>> A LOT OF FANS WOULD SAY MONEY
WELL SPENT. AFTER ALL, THEY’VE
CONTRIBUTED THE LAST FEW SEASONS
. WELL, THE LIONS ARE BANKING ON
THEIR YOUNG PLAYERS TO LEAD THEM
THE NEXT FEW YEARS. AND NOW TWO
OF THOSE GUYS WILL BE MAKING
BANK MOVING FORWARD. HUGE DEALS
FOR AMON-RA, SAINT BROWN AND
PENNY SEWELL. KEY PLAYERS FROM
THE 2021 DRAFT, BOTH GIVEN FOUR
YEAR EXTENSIONS TODAY. TWO
CORNERSTONE PIECES FROM THAT
OFFENSE LAST SEASON IN 2023.
SAINT BROWN SET CAREER HIGHS IN
YARDS, CATCHES AND TOUCHDOWNS,
WHILE SAINT SEWELL HAS BEEN AN
ANCHOR ON THE OLD LINE, ALLOWING
ONLY ONE SACK LAST SEASON. NOT
ONLY ARE THESE TWO MAKING A TON
OF MONEY, BUT THEY ARE RESETTING
THE MARKET AT THEIR RESPECTIVE
POSITIONS. AMON-RA IN LINE TO
MAKE $30 MILLION A YEAR. THAT
WOULD MAKE HIM THE HIGHEST PAID
RECEIVER IN NFL HISTORY, 77
MILLION OF IT GUARANTEED. AS FOR
PENNY, HE’S REPORTEDLY GETTING A
FOUR YEAR DEAL WORTH 112
MILLION, WHICH IS THE MOST A
TEAM HAS EVER PAID AN OFFENSIVE
LINEMAN. NOW, THESE TWO WERE
ELIGIBLE FOR EXTENSIONS, BUT AS
YOU ALLUDED TO EARLIER, JARED
GOFF, ANOTHER GUY ELIGIBLE FOR
AN EXTENSION. WE’LL SEE WHAT
DECISIONS THE LIONS MAKE. LONG
TERME. BUT OF COURSE, FIRST UP,
IT’S THE NFL DRAFT. OR NEXT UP I
SHOULD SAY BECAUSE I DON’T THINK
ANYBODY SAW THIS COMING. THE
29TH PICK IS THERE. FIRST SPOT
TOMORROW AS OF NOW, WITH SEVEN
PICKS FOR THE WEEKEND, IT’S A
LOT OF MONEY.
>> YOU STILL HAVE TO FIND A WAY
TO PAY JARED, BUT SALARY CAP IS
GOING UP TOO, SO THIS WON’T LOOK
LIKE A LOT OF MONEY IN A COUPLE
OF YEARS.
>> AND ALSO YOU LOOK AT SOME
OTHER TEAMS HAVE MADE THE
MISTAKE OF PAYING GUYS TOO LATE
IN THEIR CONTRACTS, WHEREAS THE
LIONS AND BRAD HOLMES TAKING
CARE OF IT NOW, MAKING SURE
EVERYBODY IS SET.
>> THAT’S GREAT. ALL RIGHT.
WE’LL SEE YOU A LITTLE BIT LATER
KOBE. THANK YOU. BE SURE TO SNAP
THE QR CODE RIGHT THERE ON YOUR
SCREEN. IT TAKES YOU TO OUR NFL
DRAFT GUIDE. THE GUIDE HAS
EVERYTHING INCLUDING INFORMATION
ON EVENTS, STREET CLOSURES,
WHERE TO PARK, EVERYTHING ELSE
YOU NEED TO KNOW IN ONE SPOT.
THAT LINK IS ALSO RIGHT ON THE
HOME PAGE OF OUR WEBSITE ONE.
>> MAKE SURE THAT YOU TUNE IN
TONIGHT, 8 P.M. FOR OUR ALL IN
DRAFT SPECIAL INTERVIEWS WITH
FIRST ROUND PROSPECT J.J.
MCCARTHY FROM U OF M LIONS
STARTING QUARTERBACK. WE JUST
MENTIONED JARED GOFF. ALL THAT
GETTING UNDERWAY TONIGHT, 8:00
RIGHT HERE ON LOCAL 4 AND ON
LOCAL 4 PLUS AND LOCAL 4 NEWS
WILL BE LIVE FROM THE DRAFT
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
>> BE SURE TO CATCH US AT FOUR,
FIVE, SIX, TEN AND 11.
>> ALL RIGHT. LET’S GO BACK UP
TO SKYE FOR A FEW DAYS. WE’RE
USED TO THE WEATHER BEING PRETTY
IMPORTANT AROUND HERE. WE TALK
THANKSGIVING, BIG FORECAST
FIREWORKS. RIGHT. LET’S ADD
THESE NEXT THREE DAYS TO THAT
LIST AS WELL. A LOT OF PEOPLE
GOING TO BE OUTSIDE OUTSIDE THAT
HUGE OUTDOOR THEATER DOWNTOWN.
>> AND THE ONE THING WE DON’T
NEED IS ANY RAIN. KIM ADAMS NO,
NOT THAT THERE’S ANY PRESSURE
WITH THAT.
>> NO, NO, NO, WE’RE GOING TO
SHOW UP. WE’RE GOING TO SHOW HOW
WE CAN HAVE THREE SEASONS IN
THREE DAYS HERE IN METRO
DETROIT. IT’S A FEAT THAT VERY
FEW CITIES CAN ACCOMPLISH, BUT
WE’RE GOING TO DO IT HERE. 46 WE
HAVE WINTER TONIGHT, 46 NOW 41.
AND HOW YOU CAN SEE THAT CAMERA
STILL SHAKING AS OUR WINDS ARE
COMING OUT OF THE NORTH
NORTHWEST, GUSTING UP TO ABOUT
15 TO 18MPH. TOMORROW MORNING IT
WILL BE FREEZING. SO IF YOU HEAD
DOWNTOWN EARLY IT WILL BE COLD
BY THE TIME THE FIRST PICK ROLLS
AROUND AT 8:00, WE’LL HAVE
MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AND 50
DEGREES. RIGHT NOW IT’S IN THE
30S IN PORT HURON AND SANDUSKY.
IF YOU’RE FROM OUT OF TOWN, JUST
KNOW THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR US.
WE SHOULD BE IN THE LOW 60S.
THIS IS DEFINITELY COLDER THAN
WHERE WE SHOULD BE. WE’LL GET
BACK TO NORMAL TEMPS BY FRIDAY
AS PROBABLY SOME OF YOU LEAVE
TOWN. UNFORTUNATELY HOWELL IS 16
DEGREES COLDER THAN IT WAS AT
THE SAME TIME YESTERDAY. THIS
COLD FRONT THAT CAME THROUGH AND
BROUGHT US THE RAIN YESTERDAY IS
NOW MOVED OUT AND LEFT BEHIND
SOME PRETTY CHILLY AIR. SO
TONIGHT, COLDEST NIGHT OF THE
WEEK. FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT
FROM MIDNIGHT UNTIL 8 A.M. BUT
HOW DOES 80 DEGREES SOUND? IT’S
IN THE FUTURE FORECAST, AT LEAST
CLOSE TO IT. WE’LL HAVE THAT FOR
YOU COMING UP.
>> ALL RIGHT KIM, NOW NEW
INFORMATION IN THE ACCIDENTAL
SHOOTING OF AN EIGHT YEAR OLD
LAST WEEK IN WARREN.
>> POLICE SAY THAT CHILD IS
STILL IN CRITICAL CONDITION
AFTER HE FOUND THE GUN AND
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE
FACE. LET’S GET OUT TO SHAWN
LEY, SHAWN. WE ALSO LEARNED A
LOT ABOUT THAT GUN TODAY AS
WELL.
>> THE GUN WAS REPORTED LOST OUT
OF WESTLAND A NUMBER OF MONTHS
AGO, AND THE FATHER OF THE EIGHT
YEAR OLD SAYS YES, HE WAS A
CONVICTED FELON. HE CAN’T BUY A
FIREARM LEGALLY, SO HE BOUGHT
THIS ONE OFF THE STREET.
HOWEVER, IT WAS LOADED AND ON
TOP OF A KITCHEN CABINET, AND AN
EIGHT YEAR OLD BOY GRABBED A
CHAIR. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT.
>> THIS INCIDENT WAS PREVENTABLE
, VERY SIMPLE STEPS COULD HAVE
BEEN TAKEN TO PREVENT THE CHILD
OF HER HAVING ACCESS TO A LOADED
WEAPON. MAUREEN POLICE SPEAKING
OUT TODAY ON A TRAGEDY THAT
COULD HAVE BEEN SO EASILY
PREVENTED WITH A LIFE SAVING
MOVE THAT TAKES JUST SECONDS. WE
DO WANT TO SHOW YOU EXAMPLE,
THIS IS A ONE OF OUR TRAINING
WEAPONS. IT’S UNABLE TO BE USED.
GUN LOCKS. SAY THAT WE GIVE AWAY
SIMPLY GOES THROUGH THE MAGAZINE
WELL OF THE WEAPON AND LOCKS
HERE DOWN AT THE BOTTOM. IF THIS
WOULD HAVE BEEN USED, IT TAKES
ABOUT 15 SECONDS TO SECURE YOUR
WEAPON WITH IT. IF THIS WOULD
HAVE BEEN USED, THIS TRAGEDY
WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED.
>> WE’RE TALKING ABOUT AN EIGHT
YEAR OLD BOY ACCIDENTALLY
SHOOTING HIMSELF IN THE FACE. IT
HAPPENED IN THE FAMILY’S
APARTMENT LAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
POLICE SAY HIS 53 YEAR OLD
FATHER, THEO NICHOLS, IS A
CONVICTED FELON. THAT MEANS HE
COULD NOT POSSESS A FIREARM,
BOUGHT ONE OFF THE STREET AND
PLACED THE LOADED GLOCK ON TOP
OF A KITCHEN CABINET.
>> IT APPEARS THAT THE EIGHT
YEAR OLD CHILD USED A CHAIR TO
ACCESS THE HANDGUN PRIOR TO
ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTING HIMSELF IN
COUNT TWO, SAFE STORAGE
VIOLATION.
>> THIS IS THE FIRST TIME OUR
OFFICE HAS CHARGED IN THE CASE
WHERE A CHILD HAS SHOT HIMSELF.
AS A RESULT OF THIS ACT, WARREN
POLICE HAMMERING HOME THE POINT.
>> TODAY THEY OFFER FREE GUN
LOCKS. SO DO DEPARTMENTS ACROSS
METRO DETROIT. IT DOES NOT
MATTER IF THE GUN IS REGISTERED
OR NOT. THE FOCUS HERE IS
PROTECTING KIDS WHEN YOU COME
IN.
>> THE ONLY QUESTION WE WILL ASK
YOU IS HOW MANY DO YOU NEED?
>> AND POLICE WANT TO GIVE OUT
THOSE GUN LOCKS NONSTOP $250,000
BOND FOR THE EIGHT YEAR OLD’S
FATHER. HE REMAINS LOCKED UP
TONIGHT. POLICE ARE USING THE
TERMS EXTREMELY CRITICAL TO
DESCRIBE THE BOY’S CONDITION IN
THE HOSPITAL TONIGHT. BACK TO
YOU. SURE HOPE HE PULLS THROUGH.
>> OKAY, SHAWN, WE APPRECIATE
IT. WELL IT HAS BEEN ONE YEAR
SINCE DOCTOR DEVON HOOVER WAS
FOUND DEAD IN HIS HOME IN
DETROIT’S BOSTON-EDISON
DISTRICT.
>> ONE YEAR. AND TO THIS DAY,
THE NEUROSURGEON’S KILLER STILL
ON THE LOOSE. WILL JONES HERE TO
TAKE US THROUGH THE TIMELINE AND
TELL US WHERE THE INVESTIGATION
STANDS TODAY.
>> WILL DEVIN AND KIMBERLY.
DOCTOR DEVIN HOOVER WAS A
WELL-KNOWN NEUROSURGEON. HE
WORKED AT ASCENSION HEALTH CARE
AT SAINT JOHN HOSPITAL IN
DETROIT. HOOVER’S BODY WAS
DISCOVERED WRAPPED IN A SHEET IN
THE ATTIC OF HIS HOME IN THE
BOSTON EDISON NEIGHBORHOOD ON
APRIL 23RD, 2023. HE SUFFERED
MULTIPLE GUNSHOT WOUNDS TO HIS
HEAD. A YEAR LATER, NO ONE HAS
BEEN CHARGED WITH THIS KILLING,
AND IT’S UNCLEAR IF DETROIT
POLICE ARE ANY CLOSER TO SOLVING
THIS CASE. BACK IN NOVEMBER,
DETROIT POLICE CHIEF JAMES WHITE
HINTED AT A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT IN
THE DOCTOR DEVIN HOOVER CASE.
>> WE HAD A SIGNIFICANT TO DO
LIST, WHEN WE SUBMITTED, OUR
FINDINGS, WE ARE WORKING THROUGH
THAT TO DO LIST AND WE’RE JUST
ABOUT COMPLETE. SO I’M HOPEFUL
THAT IT’S GOING TO BE VERY SOON.
>> BUT NOW, A YEAR AFTER HOOVER
WAS SHOT AND KILLED LOCAL 4
REACHING OUT TO DETROIT POLICE
FOR AN UPDATE ON THE CASE, THE
DEPARTMENT CALLING IT AN OPEN
AND ACTIVE INVESTIGATION. BUT
DPD NOT CONFIRMING IF THERE ARE
ANY NEW LEADS OR DEVELOPMENTS ON
APRIL 23RD, 2023, POLICE SAY
HOOVER WAS FOUND DEAD IN THE
ATTIC CRAWL SPACE INSIDE HIS
BOSTON EDISON HOME. POLICE SAY
THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF FORCED
ENTRY AT THE HOME, WHICH COULD
INDICATE THE DOCTOR KNEW HIS
KILLER. SHORTLY AFTER POLICE
DISCOVERED HOOVER’S BODY, A
PERSON OF INTEREST WAS TAKEN
INTO CUSTODY ON A WARRANT
UNRELATED TO THE KILLING. THE
INDIVIDUAL WAS RELEASED DAYS
LATER, THOUGH POLICE SAID AT THE
TIME THEY BELIEVED THE PERSON
HAD INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENED LAST SUMMER, HOOVER’S
FAMILY MADE THIS PLEA TO THE
KILLER.
>> YOU CAN CHOOSE TO HIDE THE
REST OF YOUR LIFE, BUT WE’RE
REALLY BEGGING WITH YOU. CHOOSE
THE FREEDOM OF WALKING IN THE
LIGHT.
>> THERE IS A $22,000 REWARD FOR
ANY INFORMATION THAT LEADS TO AN
ARREST IN THE DOCTOR HOOVER
MURDER CASE. SO IF ANYONE HAS
ANY INFORMATION, THEY SHOULD
CONTACT CRIME STOPPERS OR
DETROIT POLICE. DEVIN AND
KIMBERLY, WE REACHED OUT TO
DOCTOR HOOVER’S FAMILY AND WE
HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM
JUST YET. I WAS STUNNED TO