FROM. DETROIT LOCAL 4 NEWS AT SIX STARTS NOW. AND THIS AGAIN FARM IS FOUND TO BE USING
UNSANITARY GROWING PRACTICES,
PROMPTING A WARNING TO THROW OUT
THEIR PRODUCE, WHICH HAS BEEN
SOLD ALL ACROSS METRO DETROIT.
INSPECTIONS THAT COUNTRY GARDENS
FOUND THE FIELDS THERE HAD BEEN
CONTAMINATED WILL HOLD OFF ON
THE DETAILS OF THAT FOR JUST A
MOMENT. IN CASE YOU’RE EATING
DINNER. THE FARM AND QUESTION IS
LOCATED IN HOMER, MICHIGAN.
THAT’S OVER IN CALHOUN COUNTY,
NOT FAR FROM BATTLE CREEK, AND
THIS MAP SHOWS MANY OF THE
COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY HAVE
RECENTLY SOLD THEIR PRODUCE.
JACQUELINE FRANCIS IS LIVE AT
ONE OF THOSE STORES IN LIVONIA.
WITH WHAT CUSTOMERS NEED TO KNOW
TONIGHT, JACQUELINE. YEAH THIS
IS A VERY UNUSUAL SITUATION. AN
OFFICIAL WITH THE AGENCY THAT
PUT OUT THE NOTICE TELLING ME IN
HER 10 YEARS WITH THE
DEPARTMENT. SHE’S NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE IT. AND AGAIN.
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT YOUR
EVERYDAY PRODUCE ITEMS LIKE
TOMATOES AND CUCUMBERS
CONTAMINATED WITH UNTREATED
HUMAN WASTE. I’M PRETTY
HORRIFIED, DISGUSTING. IT’S A
FOOD ALERT. THAT MAY RUIN YOUR
APPETITE. THE STATE PUTTING OUT
A WARNING AFTER FINDING A
MICHIGAN FARM WAS USING RAW,
UNTREATED HUMAN WASTE ON FIELDS
WHERE PRODUCE WAS GROWN FOR SALE
TO LOCAL GROCERY STORES. STATE
REGULATORS FOUND THE POSSIBLE
CONTAMINATION AT A BUSINESS
CALLED COUNTRY GARDENS AND HOMER
, MICHIGAN WERE REACHED OUT TO
THE FARM AND SOMEONE WHO
ANSWERED THE PHONE TOLD US THERE
WERE ISSUES RELATED TO AN
OUTHOUSE. THE STATE, PUTTING OUT
A LIST OF POTENTIALLY IMPACTED
PRODUCE, INCLUDING TOMATOES,
ZUCCHINI, CUCUMBERS, BUTTERNUT
SQUASH, POBLANO PEPPERS, RED
PEPPERS AND PUMPKINS. OFFICIALS
IDENTIFIED SEVERAL BUSINESSES
SELLING PRODUCTS FROM COUNTRY
GARDENS. THE STORES ARE LOCATED
IN SEVERAL CITIES, INCLUDING ANN
ARBOR, PLYMOUTH, BRIGHTON, AND
MORE. BUSH MARKETS, TELLING
LOCAL 4 THEY PULLED ALL COUNTRY
GARDENS PRODUCE OFF SHELVES
IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING NOTIFIED
FRIDAY WHILE NOTING COUNTRY
GARDENS REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY
ONE HALF OF 1% OF ITS PRODUCE
SALES. NO ILLNESSES HAVE BEEN
REPORTED, BUT CONSUMERS STILL
HAVE CONCERNS. SO THAT’S KIND OF
A SCARY THING. AND PEOPLE GO
HOME AND DON’T WASH THEIR
VEGETABLES, WHICH THERE’S
PROBABLY QUITE A FEW THAT DON’T
DO THAT. OTHERS RELIEVED THE
STATE HAS SAFEGUARDS TO CATCH
THIS KIND OF CONTAMINATION. WE
NEED TO HAVE TESTING DONE THE
PROPER WAY ON AN ONGOING BASIS.
SO YOU KNOW FOR THE SAFETY OF
ALL INVOLVED. WHICH IS MARKET
DID THEIR BEST TO CONTACT ANY
CUSTOMERS THAT PURCHASED THIS
PRODUCE. BUT IF YOU’RE NOT IN
THEIR LOYALTY PROGRAM, AND
YOU’RE GOING TO WANT TO CHECK
YOUR RECEIPT UNDER THE ITEM
DESCRIPTION, IT WOULD SAY
COUNTRY GARDENS LIVE IN LIVONIA
, JACQUELINE FRANCIS LOCAL 4
JACQUELINE, BEFORE YOU GO. COULD
THE FARM FACE ANY LEGAL
CONSEQUENCES? DO WE KNOW THIS
KIND OF CONTAMINATION IS IN
VIOLATION OF STATE AND FEDERAL
LAW, BUT OFFICIALS SAY IT’S TOO
EARLY TO SPECULATE IF THEY COULD
FACE ANY OF THESE CONSEQUENCES
WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW WITHOUT
JACQUELINE. WE APPRECIATE IT.
DETROIT POLICE RELEASING NEW
VIDEO TONIGHT OF OFFICERS
FATALLY SHOOTING A MAN DURING
THE MENTAL HEALTH CALL. DROP THE
KNIFE FOR ME, MAN. COME HERE
REAL QUICK. YOU’RE OKAY. YOU’RE
NOT IN ANY TROUBLE. YOU’RE NOT
IN ANY TROUBLE. CAN YOU JUST
TALK TO ME AND DROP THE KNIFE?
THE SHOOTING HAPPENED SUNDAY IN
THE AREA OF SNOWDEN AND LYNDON
NEAR SCHAEFER. BODY CAM VIDEO
SHOWS OFFICERS UNSUCCESSFULLY
TRYING TO GET 22 YEAR OLD PORTER
BURKE’S TO PUT THE KNIFE DOWN.
IT DIDN’T WORK ULTIMATELY,
CHARGES AT POLICE DEPARTMENT
SAYS FIVE OFFICERS OPENED FIRE
FIRING 38 SHOTS. 15 HIT HIM.
CHIEF WHITE SAYS THE VIDEO WAS
SHOWN IN AN EFFORT TO BE MORE
TRANSPARENT. MY COMMITMENT TO
THIS COMMUNITY. SINCE I HAVE
BEEN CHIEF, MY COMMITMENT TO THE
MINIMUM AND OF THIS DEPARTMENT
IS TO BE TO HOLD THEM
ACCOUNTABLE TO ALSO SUPPORT THEM
AND TO ALSO BE TRANSPARENT AND
THE ACTIONS THAT THEY
PARTICIPATE IN AND THE ACTIONS
THAT I PARTICIPATE IN, AND THIS
WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO JUST
THAT, AS I FIVE OFFICERS ARE ON
ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE TONIGHT
PENDING THE RESULTS OF AN
INTERNAL INVESTIGATION. ATTORNEY
JEFFREY FEIGER, HAS BEEN
RETAINED TO REPRESENT PORTER
BURKE’S FAMILY. WELL THEY TOUTED
AS THE SAFEST RIDE OUTSIDE THE
YELLOW BUS. SEVERAL AREAS,
SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE PARTNERING
WITH A SERVICE CALLED HOP SKIP
DRIVE. IT’S DESIGNED TO
COMPLEMENT TRADITIONAL SCHOOL
TRANSPORTATION, WHICH THESE DAYS
AS WE KNOW HAS BECOME DICEY AMID
A SHORTAGE OF BUS DRIVERS,
VICTOR WILLIAMS HAS BEEN LOOKING
INTO SOME OF THE BIG QUESTIONS
PARENTS HAVE ABOUT THIS SERVICE
HOP SKIP DR VICTOR OH, YEAH, AND
WE’RE TOLD THAT IT’S VERY
SIMILAR TO A RIDE SHARING APP
THAT YOU WOULD SEE RIGHT ON YOUR
PHONE. BUT INSTEAD OF THESE GUYS
COMING TO PICK YOU UP ON A BUS,
THEY’LL BE USING A REGULAR
VEHICLE. BUT JUST LIKE YOU SAID,
NOT EVERYONE IS ON THE EXACT
SAME PAGE ABOUT THIS SITUATION.
STUDENT WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. THEY
NEED TRANSPORTATION TO AN
APPOINTMENT OR A STUDENT IN
FOSTER CARE MAY MOVE HOMELESS
LATE AT NIGHT AND NEED
TRANSPORTATION TO SCHOOL IN THE
MORNING, AND THAT’S WHERE THE
NEW SERVICE HOP SKIP DRIVE COMES
INTO PLAY. IT’S LAUNCHING TODAY
, BUT IT’S ALREADY BEING USED BY
MULTIPLE DISTRICTS ACROSS METRO
DETROIT. THINK OF IT AS AN UBER
LIKE RIDE, BUT THE DISTRICT
ALONG WITH THE PARENTS SET UP
THE PICK UP AND DROP OFF
LOCATION. I THINK IT’S A GOOD
IDEA, LIKE JEAN DICKERSON ARE
EXCITED THAT STUDENTS WILL HAVE
AN EXTRA RESOURCE TO GO TO
SCHOOL. I DON’T THINK ANYTHING
IS TOO ADVANCED. NOWADAYS.
THERE’S TECHNOLOGIES ARE
EVOLVING SO FAST THAT IT’S.
IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY THAT SOMETHING
IS YES, IT’S TOO FAST CAN
ORIGINATE AT ANY DESTINATION,
FOR INSTANCE, AND WARNING RIGHT
TO SCHOOL MAY MEAN A STUDENT
GETS PICKED UP FROM THEIR HOUSE
AND DROPPED OFF AT SCHOOL OR A
STUDENT COULD BE PICKED UP AT
SCHOOL AND THEN TAKEN TO AN
APPOINTMENT. YET PARENTS LIKE
THIS WOMAN WHO DIDN’T WANT TO GO
ON CAMERA SAY SHE DOESN’T EVEN
TRUST THE TRADITIONAL
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. SO SHE’S
DEFINITELY NOT TRUSTING A
STRANGER. RANDOM PERSON LIKE NO
. I’VE SEEN SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS
RUN RED LIGHTS CUT PEOPLE OFF.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU
HAVE THE APPROPRIATE PEOPLE
DRIVING THE BUS IS BECAUSE IT’S
UH IT’S A VERY, VERY SERIOUS
SITUATION RESPONSIBLE FOR A LOT
OF LIVES, HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO
THOSE AT THE COMPANY SAFETY IS
EVERYTHING THAT HOP SKIP DRIVE
DRIVERS ARE HIGHLY QUALIFIED
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE AT LEAST
FIVE YEARS OF CAREGIVING
EXPERIENCE AND THEY GO THROUGH
MULTIPLE BACKGROUND CHECKS AND
VEHICLE INSPECTIONS TO ENSURE
THE SAFETY OF EVERY RIDE. AND
THOSE HOPING TO BECOME CARE
DRIVERS CAN HEAD OVER TO HOP
SKIP DRIVE DOT COM FOR
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO APPLY,
BUT REMEMBER, IT’S GOING TO BE A
VERY RIGOROUS BACKGROUND CHECK
ALONG WITH OTHER THINGS THAT
THEY’RE LOOKING FOR VICTOR
WILLIAMS LOCAL 4 INTERESTING.
OKAY VICTOR. THANKS A MAJOR
DEVELOPMENT TONIGHT IN THE FLINT
WATER CRISIS CRIMINAL CASE TODAY
, CHARGES WERE DROPPED AGAINST
SEVEN GOVERNMENT LEADERS, AND
THAT INCLUDES SOME WHO ACTUALLY
WORKED IN THE SNYDER
ADMINISTRATION ARE CONSUMER
INVESTIGATOR. WINCHESTER LIVE
TONIGHT. THANK YOU HAVE SPENT
COUNTLESS MONTHS OF THERE OVER
THE YEARS. I KNOW YOU’RE TALKING
TO FOLKS AND I HAVE TO ASSUME
THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE
DISAPPOINTED BY TODAY’S
DEVELOPMENT. KAREN, AS YOU CAN
IMAGINE PEOPLE OF FLINT
DEVASTATED BY THIS NEWS. I HAD
AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH
FORMER FLINT MAYOR KAREN WEAVER,
SHE SAID. WHAT HAPPENED TODAY IS
OUTRAGEOUS. AND NOW, SHE SAYS,
IT’S TIME FOR THE PEOPLE OF
FLINT TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD
ABOUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED. I’M
VERY ANGRY AND VERY DISAPPOINTED
. FLINT’S FORMER MAYOR, KAREN
WEAVER, REACTING TODAY TO THE
NEWS THAT SHE SAYS IS DOWNRIGHT
STUNNING, FELONY CRIMINAL
CHARGES TIED TO THE FLINT WATER
CRISIS HAVE NOW BEEN DROPPED
AGAINST SEVEN FORMER GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS. YOU KNOW, IT’S REALLY
SAD BECAUSE I WOULDN’T BE CLEAN
BEING ANGRY AND NOT SURPRISED,
YOU KNOW, AND THOSE ARE JUST
SUCH STRANGE EMOTIONS BECAUSE
ARE WE SURPRISED? NO, WE’RE NOT
BECAUSE THAT’S HOW THINGS HAVE
GONE FOR US HERE. IN THE CITY OF
FLINT. THE JUDGE’S RULING COMING
OUT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, SAYING
THE INDICTMENTS AGAINST THOSE
WHO ARE FACING CHARGES ARE NOW
INVALID. WE KNOW THAT A CRIME
HAS BEEN COMMITTED IN THE CITY
OF FLINCH BY THOSE THAT WERE PUT
THERE TO PROTECT AND SOME OF US
AND YET WE’VE HAD PEOPLE DIE,
PEOPLE DAMAGED AND A COMMUNITY
THAT STILL HAS NOT RECOVERED
FROM THIS WATER CRISIS THAT WAS
DONE TO US. AT THE HAND OF
GOVERNMENT, AND NO ONE IS BEING
HELD ACCOUNTABLE. WEAVER
BELIEVES IT’S NOW TIME FOR THE
PEOPLE OF FLINT TO MAKE THEIR
VOICES HEARD, AND WE DO NEED TO
DO SOMETHING BECAUSE AH, THIS IS
AN INJUSTICE THAT HAS HAPPENED
TO US OVER AND OVER AND OVER
AGAIN. ATTORNEY GENERAL DANA
NESSEL APPOINTED A NEW TEAM TO
INVESTIGATE THE FLINT WATER
CRISIS, TAKING THE CASE OVER
FROM TEAM SHOOTING. NOW IT
APPEARS THE CASE HAS FALLEN
APART. BUT JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO
I CAUGHT UP WITH THE A G, AND I
ASKED HER WHAT HER MESSAGE WAS
TO THE PEOPLE OF FLINT, THEN
JUSTICE DELAYED IS NOT ALWAYS
JUSTICE DENIED. AND I KNOW THAT
THE CRIMINAL STAFF THAT ARE
WORKING ON THIS CASE CONTINUE TO
WORK TIRELESSLY ON THIS. BACK
OUT HERE LIVE. WE DID HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE A
STATEMENT FROM THE PROSECUTION
TEAM THAT’S BEEN HEADED BY
PROSECUTOR KIM WORTHY. LET ME
SHARE PART OF THAT STATEMENT
WITH YOU. IT READS DESPITE THE
PROSECUTION’S TIRELESS PURSUIT
OF JUSTICE FOR THE VICTIMS OF
THE WATER CRISIS, THE COURTS
HAVE ONCE AGAIN CITED IN FAVOR
OF WELL CONNECTED WEALTHY
INDIVIDUALS WITH POLITICAL
POWER. THE TEAM WILL REVIEW
TODAY’S RULING AND CONTINUE ITS
PURSUIT OF JUSTICE FOR FLINT.
THAT IS ONE OF MANY STATEMENTS
WE RECEIVED TODAY WE RECEIVED A
NUMBER OF STATEMENTS FROM THOSE
WHO WERE FACING CHARGES. WE PUT
ALL THOSE STATEMENTS FOR YOU ON
OUR WEBSITE CLICKONDETROIT.COM
WE’RE LIVE HERE TONIGHT. HANK
WINCHESTER. HELP ME HANK LOCAL 4
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, HANK. WE
APPRECIATE IT. TODAY AND
TOMORROW MIGHT BE OUR LAST GUEST
OF SUMMER LIKE TEMPERATURES FOR
A WHILE. I THINK SO. RIGHT, SO
JUST GO OUT THERE AND ENJOY IT.
COME ADAMS HERE WITH A LOOK AT
OUR WEATHER. HEY, KIM. HEY
ANYTIME WE GET TEMPERATURES IN
THE SEVENTIES IN OCTOBER, YOU
NEED TO GET OUT AND ENJOY IT.
YOU’LL HAVE A COUPLE OF DAYS AND
THEN RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS
BY FRIDAY 75 AT METRO AIRPORT 69
IN PONTIAC 65 IN MOUNT CLEMENS
12 DEGREES WARMER THAN WE WERE
THE SAME TIME YESTERDAY AT METRO
AIRPORT WILL BE EVEN WARMER
TOMORROW. BUT FOR THIS EVENING
IF YOU’RE HEADED OUT AND ABOUT
IT’S WARM NOW, BUT WHEN THE SUN
SETS THOSE TEMPERATURES DO DROP
QUITE RAPIDLY UNDER CLEAR SKIES
WILL BE AT 55 BY MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. BUS STOP TOMORROW
MORNING CHILLY BUT NOT QUITE AS
COLD AS IT BEEN THE LAST SEVERAL
DAYS. 46 DEGREES. A FEW CLOUDS
IN THE AFTERNOON WITH HIGHS IN
THE MID SEVENTIES. WE’LL TALK
ABOUT OUR NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN
AND YOUR WEEKEND FORECAST IN
JUST A FEW MINUTES. DECISION.
2022 MORE MICHIGAN BOATERS HAVE
PLANS TO VOTE ABSENTEE AND THE
NOVEMBER ELECTION. THE STATE
SAYS MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION
PEOPLE HAVE REQUESTED ABSENTEE
BALLOTS FIVE WEEKS FROM THE
ELECTION. THAT’S ALREADY MORE
THAN THE 1.1 MILLION ABSENTEE
BALLOTS CAST IN THE GENERAL
ELECTION. BACK IN 2018, YOU CAN
TRACK YOUR BALLOT APPLICATION ON
MICHIGAN DOT GOV. IT MUST BE
TURNED INTO YOUR CLERK BY EIGHT
PM ON NOVEMBER 8TH FOR IT TO BE
COUNTED. COVID CASES ARE DOWN.
ON IN MICHIGAN, THE STATE’S
REPORTING 12,880 NEW CASES OVER
THE PAST SEVEN DAYS. THAT’S
ABOUT 2000 FEWER CASES THAN THE
WEEK BEFORE IT AVERAGES OUT TO
1840 CASES A DAY WE DID LOSE