THE SEVERE WEATHER ALERT. GOOD AFTERNOON. I’M KAREN DREW FIRST AND FOUR. WE ARE TRACKING THE
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS. THE BIGGEST
THREATS RIGHT NOW DAMAGING WINDS
, POSSIBLE HAIL AND HEAVY
DOWNPOURS. METEOROLOGIST BRETT
COLLAR HAS BEEN ON THE AIR
KEEPING YOU POSTED JOINS US NOW
, WITH THE VERY LATEST BRETT
STORM TRACKER FOR HARD AT WORK
TODAY AS WE’VE HAD A NUMBER OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS AND
ALSO ONE TORNADO WARNING, ALL OF
WHICH HAVE EXPIRED. NO WARNINGS
CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. WE STILL
DON’T HAVE THAT WATCH UNTIL
EIGHT P.M. THIS EVENING. LIKELY
THEY’RE GOING TO SEE THAT LIFTED
EARLIER THAN THAT TIME PERIOD
DOWN RIVER. ALL THE THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY OFF TO THE EAST. BUT
THOSE OF YOU UP IN AND AROUND
THE COURT HERE ON AREA STILL
SEEING SOME VERY HEAVY RAIN
FALLING AT THE MOMENT, THESE
STORMS HAVE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF
ROTATION OR WHAT WE CALL SHEAR.
ONE OF THOSE PROMPTED THAT
TORNADO WARNINGS. EARLIER THIS
AFTERNOON, BUT AGAIN AT THE
MOMENT, IT’S REALLY JUST SOME
VERY HEAVY RAIN. THERE IS STILL
THE POTENTIAL THEREFORE SOME
HAIL AND, OF COURSE, QUITE A BIT
OF LIGHTNING AS WELL. BUT NO
SEVERE WEATHER ALL THIS HEAVY
RAIN IN AND AROUND THE LAKEPORT
AREA IS BASICALLY MOVING
OFFSHORE AS WE SPEAK, BUT
OFFICIALLY STILL HAD THAT SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT
UNTIL EIGHT P.M. THIS EVENING.
THERE IS A SECOND LINE OF
SHOWERS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED BACK
OUT TO THE WEST WORTH NOTING,
THOUGH, THAT THIS IS MOVING INTO
AN AIR MASS THAT’S BEEN WORKED
OVER, SO WE’LL TRACK IT FOR OR
YOU AND TALK ABOUT WHAT THE
WEEKEND HAS IN STORE. ARE COMING
UP HERE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.
ALRIGHT. WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK
YOU, BRETT. WELL A FAMILY ON
DETROIT’S WEST SIDE IS MORNING
THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOSS OF A 12
YEAR OLD BOY. POLICE SAY HE WAS
SHOT WHEN A GROUP OF KIDS WERE
PLAYING WITH A GUN LAST NIGHT
HAPPENED INSIDE A HOME ON
BRAMBLE NEAR OUTER DRIVE IN
PLYMOUTH. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE
KIDS WERE PERFORMING SOME KIND
OF SOCIAL MEDIA SKIT WIN THAT
GUN WENT OFF. WE’RE TOLD ONE
ADULT WAS ASLEEP UPSTAIRS. THE
CHILD WHO DIED HAS BEEN
IDENTIFIED AS 12 YEAR OLD KENYAN
DAVIS. PLEASE TELL US HIS 13
YEAR OLD COUSIN IS SUSPECTED OF
ACCIDENTALLY PULLING THAT TRICK.
RIGOR. NEIGHBORS ARE STUNNED BY
THE CHILD’S DEATH. IS HE? HE WAS
TOO YOUNG. WE’VE GOT CHILDREN OF
OUR OWN. AND I JUST COULDN’T
IMAGINE IF I WAS TO LOSE ONE. I
DON’T THINK I COULD SURVIVE IT.
YOU KNOW, I CAN’T IMAGINE WHAT
THE PARENTS ARE GOING THROUGH.
WELL THERE IS A VIGIL BEING HELD
FOR THE FAMILY TONIGHT AND WE
WILL BE JOINING CREWS ON THE
SCENE LATER ON TODAY ON LOCAL 4
NEWS AT FIVE GOVERNOR GRETCHEN
WHITMER HAS SIGNED HER FOURTH
STATE BUDGET, GIVING BOTH
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS
SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE IN THIS
ELECTION YEAR. THE BIPARTISAN
AGREEMENT TOTALS $76 BILLION
POINTS OUT IT DOESN’T RAISE
TAXES AT ALL. BUT LAWMAKERS WERE
ALSO UNABLE TO AGREE ON ANY KIND
OF TAX RELIEF. THE REPUBLICAN
CHAIRMAN OF THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE, JIM SAMMONS, SAYS THE
BUDGET FOCUSES ON ECONOMIC
GROWTH WHILE THE STATE IS STILL
LIVING WITHIN ITS MEANS. THE
RAINY DAY FUND HAS BEEN BOOSTED
TO AN ALL TIME HIGH OF $1.6
BILLION. MEANTIME THE FUTURE OF
MICHIGAN’S MINIMUM WAGES UP IN
THE AIR AFTER A RULING FROM THE
COURT OF CLAIMS JUDGE THAT
HAPPENED LATE YESTERDAY, THE
REPUBLICAN LED STATE LEGISLATURE
IS REVIEWING THE RULING AND
POTENTIAL APPEAL COULD SLOW THE
IMPACT. THE JUDGE RULED THE
STATE LEGISLATURE HAD NO RIGHT
TO AMEND LAWS THAT PASSED ON THE
MINIMUM WAGE AND SICK. LEAVE
BACK IN 2018 NOW, DEPENDING ON
HOW THIS ALL PLAYS OUT,
MICHIGAN’S MINIMUM WAGE COULD
JUMP FROM 1987 AN HOUR TO $12 AN
HOUR TONIGHT AT SIX BUSINESS
EDITOR ROD MELONI DIGGING INTO
THE RULING THE POSSIBLE IMPACT
AND WHAT COMES NEXT. FIRST LADY
JILL BIDEN IS SCHEDULED TO
ARRIVE IN DETROIT IN THE NEXT 30
MINUTES. SHE IS COMING TO TOWN
TO FOCUS ON SUMMER LEARNING AS
STUDENTS ARE RECOVERING FROM
SETBACKS DURING THE COVID
PANDEMIC. SHE’S TRAVELING WITH
EDUCATION SECRETARY TO HIGHLIGHT
HOW THEY SAY THE AMERICAN RESCUE
PLAN IS HELPING THOSE EFFORTS.
SO TOMORROW SHE’S GOING TO VISIT
A SCHOOL IN DETROIT AND WE ARE
GOING TO HAVE FULL COVERAGE WHEN
YOU JOIN US ON LOCAL 4 AS WELL
AS CLICKONDETROIT.COM. TODAY
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS TURNING
HIS FOCUS TO CLEANER ENERGY AND
TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE, THE
PRESIDENT SAYS. IF CONGRESS
WON’T ACT, HE’S MOVING AHEAD
BECAUSE HE BELIEVES WE CAN’T
WAIT ANY LONGER. SO LET ME BE
CLEAR. CLIMATE CHANGE IS AN
EMERGENCY. IN THE COMING WEEKS.
I’M GOING TO USE THE POWER I
HAVE AS PRESIDENT. TO TURN THESE
WORDS IN THE FORMAL OFFICIAL
GOVERNMENT ACTIONS THROUGH THE
APPROPRIATE PROCLAMATIONS,
EXECUTIVE OERS AND REGULATORY
POWER THAT THE PRESIDENT
POSSESSES AMONG THE PRESIDENT’S
GOALS. HILL DIRECT HIS
ADMINISTRATION TO CLEAR THE WAY
FROM WAR CLEAN ENERGY OPTIONS TO
CONNECT TO THE POWER GRID. HE’S
ALSO PUSHING FOR MORE OFFSHORE
WIND FARMS. 16 DAYS AFTER
SHOOTING RAMPAGE AT 1/4 OF JULY
PARADE THE U. S SENATE FOCUSED
ON MASS SHOOTINGS TODAY. THE
MAYOR OF HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS
, WAS AMONG THE WITNESSES ON
CAPITOL HILL AND SOME
REPUBLICANS WONDERED IF THERE’S
TOO MUCH FOCUS BEING PUT ON THE
WEAPONS CAN’T REALLY GUILT IN
THE NEWSROOM WITH SOME OF
TODAY’S TESTIMONY, KIM KAREN
GOOD AFTERNOON TO YOU, MAYOR
NANCY ROTERING WAS AT THE PARADE
IN HIGHLAND PARK WHEN SEVEN
PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND DOZENS
WOUNDED ON THE FOURTH OF JULY.
SHE OPENED HER TESTIMONY,
DESCRIBING THE CARNAGE AND
REMINDING PEOPLE OF THE TERROR
AND DESPAIR ON THAT DAY. LISTEN
TO ONE STORY ABOUT A MOTHER AND
DAUGHTER. WE NOW KNOW THAT 22
YEAR OLD CASSIE GOLDSTEIN TOLD
HER MOM KATIE TO RUN, BUT KATIE
WAS HIT IN THE CHEST. AND CASSIE
HAD TO TELL HER MOTHER. SHE
LOVED HER, BUT SHE COULDN’T STOP
BECAUSE BULLETS WERE STILL
FLYING. SHE KEPT RUNNING TO
SAFETY, HIDING BEHIND A GARBAGE
CAN. AND WHEN THE SHOOTING
STOPPED, CASSIE RETURNED TO FIND
HER MOTHER, LIFELESS. RECENT
SHOOTINGS IN HIGHLAND PARK. YOU
HAVE ALL THE TEXAS AND BUFFALO,
NEW YORK HAVE REIGNITED THE
DEBATE OVER A POSSIBLE BAN ON
ASSAULT WEAPONS. SUPPORTERS SAY
THERE’S NO NEED FOR CIVILIANS TO
HAVE RIFLES WITH HIGH CAPACITY
MAGAZINES. OPPONENTS THOUGH
POINT OUT GUN VIOLENCE CONTINUES
TO BE A PROBLEM IN COMMUNITIES
WITH SOME OF THE TOUGHEST GUN
LAWS, INCLUDING HIGHLAND PARK,
WHICH PASSED NEW RESTRICTIONS
AFTER THE SCHOOL SHOOTING AT
SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY. HIGHLAND
PARK’S MAYOR HAS A SIMPLE
RESPONSE TO THAT CLAIM. LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS CANNOT DO THIS
ALONE. CONGRESS MUST TAKE ACTION
. YOU MUST FEDERALLY BAN ASSAULT
WEAPONS AND LARGE CAPACITY
MAGAZINES. TODAY IS THE DAY TO
START SAVING LIVES. ONE OF THE
THINGS I WORRY ABOUT IS THE
FOCUS ON THE FIREARM THAT WE’VE
HEARD. SO FAR. DEFLECTS OUR
ATTENTION FROM OTHER PLACES
WHERE I THINK WE COULD MAKE A
SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCE. THINGS
LIKE FOCUSING ON THE CRIMINALS.
COMMITTED. 836 HOMICIDES LAST
YEAR IN CHICAGO ALONE. PRESIDENT
BIDEN SIGNED NEW GUN SAFETY
LEGISLATION JUST EIGHT DAYS
BEFORE THE SHOOTING IN HIGHLAND
PARK. HE CALLED THE NEW LAW JUST
THE BEGINNING. SENATE DEMOCRATS
HOPE HEARINGS LIKE THIS ONE
MIGHT START TO PERSUADE MINDS ON
THE SUBJECT. BIG QUESTION,
THOUGH, CAN LAWMAKERS FIND MORE
COMMON GROUND IN THE FUTURE? SO
KAREN, IT’S A DEBATE WILL
CONTINUE TO FOLLOW FOR YOU.
UNTIL THEN WE’LL SEND IT BACK TO
YOU. ALRIGHT, WE APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU, KENNETH. US HOUSE HAS
APPROVED LEGISLATION TO PROTECT
THE SAME SEX AND INTERRACIAL
MARRIAGES. AMID CONCERNS THOSE
RIGHTS COULD BE IN JEOPARDY. WE
WERE WAITING FOR THE VOTE
YESTERDAY. HOURS LATER, THE
FINAL TALLY WAS TO 67 TO 1 57,
WITH ALL THE VOTES AGAINST
COMING FROM REPUBLICANS 47
MEMBERS OF THE GOP, INCLUDING
WYOMING’S LIZ CHENEY, JOINED
DEMOCRATS TO SUPPORT PUTTING
MARRIAGE EQUALITY INTO FEDERAL
LAW NOW THE RESPECT FOR MARRIAGE
ACT HEADS TO THE SENATE, AND IT
IS NOT CLEAR IF IT CAN PASS. THE
EVENLY DIVIDED SENATE DEMOCRATS
ARE PUSHING THE LEGISLATION
HOPING TO DRAW A COMPARISON
BETWEEN THE PARTIES HEADING INTO
MIDTERMS. WELL THEY’RE AT IT
AGAIN. HUNGRY DEAR TURNING ARE
PRETTY LANDSCAPING INTO SALAD
BARS. ALL THE TOP IS GOING TO
SHOW YOU THE VIDEO OF THE
WILDLIFE THAT SHE ACTUALLY
CAUGHT ON CAMERA ANNIHILATING
HER BACKYARD PLANTS, ITS CENTER,
LOOKING FOR ANSWERS THAT MANY OF
US ARE ALSO STRUGGLING TO FIND
AS DEAR TURN UP THEIR NOSES AT
OUR EFFORTS TO KEEP THEM AWAY.
CAUGHT RED HANDED ON ALERT. AND
BEFORE YOU SAY, OH, SO CUTE.
LOOK WHAT IT DID TO THE HOSTAS.
YEP THIS IS VIDEO I CAPTURED
OUTSIDE MY BACK DOOR THIS
MORNING, AND NICOLE HAS THE SAME
PROBLEM IN LATHROP VILLAGE.
OBVIOUSLY WHEN YOU WALK OUT AND
THERE, YOU KNOW, DOWN TO THE
GROUND, JUST KIND OF HAVE TO
DEAL WITH IT. I GUESS MY
IMPERIAL HOSTER’S AND THEY ARE
FABULOUS. BIG LEAFY AMAZING FOR
I’VE BEEN GROWING THEM FOR. I
THINK MAYBE FIVE YEARS OR SO,
AND I HAVE BEEN TREATING THEM.
BUT THIS IS WHAT THAT LITTLE
VARMINT HAS BEEN DOING. THE VOTE
WAS THE NATURALIST FOR ROCHESTER
HILLS. COMBINATION OF THINGS
LACK OF HABITAT. THEIR NATURAL
HABITAT WHERE THEY WOULD BE ABLE
TO FEED IN THE WOODS AND IN THE
FIELDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND
SO HOMEOWNERS HAVE BEEN SEEING A
LARGE NUMBER OF DEER THAT COME
INTO THEIR YARDS AND FEED ON
THEIR LANDSCAPING, HE SAYS, DEAR
HAVE GOTTEN WISE TO HUMANS, AND
THOUGH WE’VE COME UP WITH A
VARIETY OF NONTOXIC, NON
POISONOUS FAVORITES TO KEEP THE
VILLAINS AT BAY LIKE NICOLE, WHO
LIVES IN AUBURN KILLS PLANT
MARIGOLDS. AROUND LIKE YOUR
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PLANTS
BECAUSE IT’S BETTER TO THEM AND
THEY DON’T WANT TO EAT IT. SAME
WITH BUNNIES, LANCE SAYS. DEAR
WILL GET USED TO THOSE SAGE AGED
OLD REMEDIES. AND SO YOU HAVE TO
ACTUALLY EMPLOY ROTATION
STRATEGIES THIS YEAR JUST
CHANGING THOSE STRATEGIES SO THE
DEER DON’T GET USED TO IT. AND
AFTER A WHILE, THEY BECOME WHAT
WE CALL HABITUATED. FOR INSTANCE
, YOU USE CRITTER RIDDER SPRAY
OR PELLETS AFTER IT. RAINS
ALTERNATED WITH SOMETHING LIKE
UNCLE IAN’S AND AFTER THE NEXT
IT. RAIN TRY PLANTS, KID OR ANY
OTHER CAYENNE PEPPER SPRAY OR
ANOTHER PRODUCT JUST TO KEEP NEW
AND FRESH, NASTY TASTING STUFF
ON YOUR PLANTS WITHOUT GIVING
DEAR AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET USED
TO THEM. SO NORMALLY, HOMEOWNERS
ARE ALSO TOLD TO TRY TO SHOE AND
SCARE AWAY THE DEER. BUT THIS IS
BABY DEER SEASON. IT’S FAWN
SEASON AND THAT MEANS MAMA DEERS
CAN BE VERY PROTECTIVE AND VERY
AGGRESSIVE. AND WE’RE BEING TOLD
THAT RIGHT NOW IT IS NOT SAFE TO
APPROACH THEM IN ANY WAY, LEST
YOU BECOME THE VICTIM. PAULA
TUTMAN LOCAL 4 ALRIGHT. SOME
GOOD ADVICE, PAUL. WE APPRECIATE
IT BY THE WAY. MICHIGAN STATE
UNIVERSITY HAS A GREAT RESOURCES
CALLED FACT AND FANTASY WHERE IT
DISPELS MYTHS ABOUT PROTECTING
YOUR LANDSCAPING FROM HUNGARY,
DEAR. WE’RE GOING TO PUT A LINK