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>> Ben: "FIRST AT 4," WE’VE
ALREADY SEEN DOWNPOURS ACROSS
THE AREA AND MORE ON THE BACK DOORSTEP, AND THERE COULD BE
DOORSTEP, AND THERE COULD BE
MULTIPLE ROUNDS.
THE QUESTION IS, HOW STRONG ARE
THOSE GOING TO GET? >> Karen: BIG NEWS FROM MDOT ON
>> Karen: BIG NEWS FROM MDOT ON
WHEN LANES ON I-75 WILL REOPEN
AFTER THE MASSIVE FIRE. >>> POLICE MAKE AN ARREST IN THE
>>> POLICE MAKE AN ARREST IN THE
DEADLY BANQUET HALL SHOOTING.
HEAR FROM INTERIM CHIEF WHITE
ABOUT THE SURGE.
>>> AND HOW NEW FUNDS WILL HELP
SCHOOL DISTRICTS. "FIRST AT 4" STARTS RIGHT NOW.
"FIRST AT 4" STARTS RIGHT NOW.
♪ >> Karen: GOOD AFTERNOON!
>> Karen: GOOD AFTERNOON!
I’M KAREN DREW "FIRST AT 4."
ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER
IS HEADED TO METRO DETROIT.
BEN BAILEY JOINING US WITH MORE
ON WHAT WE CAN EXPECT TONIGHT. WE’RE DONE WITH THIS RAIN.
WE’RE DONE WITH THIS RAIN.
>> Ben: I’M TELLING YOU, KAREN,
IF WE DIDN’T SEE THIS FOR A
WEEK, WE WOULD BE OKAY WITH IT. WE’VE BEEN HYDROPLANING AND
WE’VE BEEN HYDROPLANING AND
DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLES ON THE
INTERSTATES.
LET’S GO TO ANN ARBOR WHERE SOME
OF THE HEAVIER RAIN IS RIGHT
NOW.
YOU CAN SEE THE COMPLEX OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD
BE SOME SMALL PEA-SIZE HAIL IN THERE.
THE BIGGER THREAT FROM THE
AMOUNT OF WATER.
YOU CAN SEE THE TIMES ON YOUR
SCREEN, ROMULUS 4:04 AND PLYMOUTH 4:12, MOVING TO THE
PLYMOUTH 4:12, MOVING TO THE
EAST AT 35 MILES PER HOUR.
AND THEN WE’VE GOT ANOTHER LINE
THAT’S WAITING IN THE WINGS
THAT’S COMING OUT OF THE CENTRAL
PART OF THE STATE AND WILL BE HERE SHORTLY.
HERE SHORTLY.
ANN ARBOR CAM WAS JUST DEALING
WITH SOME HEAVIER RAIN A FEW
MINUTES AGO AND YOU CAN SEE THE
DROPS REMAINING ON THE LENS.
WE’RE UNDER A MARGINAL RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER.
SEVERE WEATHER.
THE BIGGER THREAT IS GONNA BE
FROM THE AMOUNT OF RAIN. WHATEVER WE GET WILL BE DONE BY
WHATEVER WE GET WILL BE DONE BY
10:00, 11:00 TONIGHT.
AND WE HAVE CHANGES TO THE
WEEKEND FORECAST TO DISCUSS, IN
A FEW MINUTES, KAREN.
>> Karen: NEW INFORMATION, SOME
OF THE LANES ON I-75 IN TROY WILL REOPEN FOLLOWING THE
WILL REOPEN FOLLOWING THE
MASSIVE TANKER FIRE.
MDOT SAYS ONE SOUTHBOUND LANE
WILL REOPEN TO TRAFFIC TONIGHT.
ONE NORTHBOUND LANE WILL OPEN
SOMETIME TOMORROW.
YOU’RE LOOKING AT VIDEO WHEN THE TANKER CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN
TANKER CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN
WALL AND BURST INTO FLAMES.
AGAIN, THAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON.
THE FREEWAY WAS CLOSED AFTER THE TANKER STRUCK AND CAUGHT FIRE.
TANKER STRUCK AND CAUGHT FIRE.
THE 46-YEAR-OLD DRIVER REMAINS
HOSPITALIZED.
THE NORTHBOUND RAMPS AT 14 MILE,
ROCHESTER, AND BIG BEAVER ROADS
WILL REMAIN CLOSED TO LIMIT TRAFFIC.
NO WORD WHEN THE RAMPS WILL
REOPEN.
>>> WITHIN THE LAST HOUR,
DETROIT POLICE ARREST A SUSPECT
IN CONNECTION TO A DEADLY BANQUET HALL SHOOTING THAT
BANQUET HALL SHOOTING THAT
HAPPENED OVERNIGHT ON CHALMERS
NEAR I-94 AND OUTER DRIVE ON THE
EAST SIDE.
THREE MEN AND THREE WOMEN WERE
SHOT.
A MAN IN HIS 30s DIED FROM
INJURIES. THE OTHER VICTIMS ARE EXPECTED
THE OTHER VICTIMS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE OKAY.
POLICE BELIEVE IT WAS A TARGETED
ATTACK.
WE’RE WORKING TO LEARN THE SUSPECT’S IDENTITY.
SUSPECT’S IDENTITY.
>>> INTERIM POLICE CHIEF JAMES
WHITE HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE
RESPONDING TO THE SHOOTING AND WANTS BUSINESSES TO NOTIFY
WANTS BUSINESSES TO NOTIFY
POLICE WHEN LARGE INCIDENTS ARE
TAKING PLACE TO PREVENT THESE
EVENTS FROM HAPPENING.
>> THE LARGE ASSEMBLIES, PARTICULARLY THIS TIME OF
PARTICULARLY THIS TIME OF
MORNING ON A MONDAY, SO THAT WE
CAN PROVIDE SPECIAL ATTENTION,
AND THEY NEED TO PROVIDE THE
APPROPRIATE SECURITY WHEN THEY
HAVE THIS NUMBER OF PEOPLE AT THEIR FACILITY.
THEIR FACILITY.
>> Karen: VICTOR WILLIAMS SHARES
MORE INFORMATION ON THE SHOOTING
WHEN YOU JOIN US TONIGHT AT
5:00. >>> FORMER MACOMB COUNTY
>>> FORMER MACOMB COUNTY
PROSECUTOR ERIC SMITH BACK IN
COURT FOR HIS PRELIMINARY
HEARING AND IS CHARGED WITH
RACKETEERING AND EMBEZZLEMENT BY
A PUBLIC OFFICIAL. HE SPENT UP TO $600,000 IN FUNDS
HE SPENT UP TO $600,000 IN FUNDS
FROM DRUNK DRIVING AND DRUG
FORFEITURE ACCOUNTS AND ALREADY
PLEADED GUILTY TO FEDERAL
OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE CHARGES AND IS HEADED TO PRISON BUT IS
AND IS HEADED TO PRISON BUT IS
FACING A STATE EMBEZZLEMENT
CASE.
PRIYA MANN IS FOLLOWING THE
HEARING AND WILL UPDATE US AT
5:00.
>>> NOW THE CORONAVIRUS. AS THE STATE RELEASES THE FIRST
AS THE STATE RELEASES THE FIRST
OF TWO DATA UPDATES THIS WEEK,
THE STATE REPORTING 650 NEW
CASES, A FOUR-DAY TOTAL FROM
SATURDAY TO TODAY. WE HAVE LOST 31 MICHIGANDERS
WE HAVE LOST 31 MICHIGANDERS
DURING THAT SAME TIME PERIOD, 27
FROM A REVIEW OF VITAL RECORDS. THE VACCINATION RATE IS 62.4%
THE VACCINATION RATE IS 62.4%
AND TOMORROW WE’LL LEARN THE
WINNER IN THE SHOT TO WIN
SWEEPSTAKES.
>>> IT WAS A BIG DAY FOR SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE.
ACROSS THE STATE.
GOVERNOR WHITMER SIGNED INTO LAW
THE SCHOOL BUDGET FOR THE
UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.
PAULA TUTMAN HAS A BREAKDOWN OF THE NUMBERS AND WHAT THE BUDGET
THE NUMBERS AND WHAT THE BUDGET
MEANS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
>> Paula: IT’S HARD TO FIND
SUPERINTENDENTS RIGHT NOW, NOT
BECAUSE THEY’RE NECESSARILY ON
VACATION BUT THEY ARE BUSY
WORKING. A LOT OF THEM ARE IN MEETINGS.
A LOT OF THEM ARE IN MEETINGS.
QUITE A FEW ARE IN CONTRACT
NEGOTIATIONS.
I JUST KIND OF SAID, WHOA, HOW
ARE THE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS
GOING? TWO SUPERINTENDENTS SENT ME A
TWO SUPERINTENDENTS SENT ME A
TEXT AND SAID, A LOT BETTER NOW
THAT THE BUDGET IS SIGNED. TODAY, GOVERNOR WHITMER SIGNED
TODAY, GOVERNOR WHITMER SIGNED
THE 21-22 SCHOOL BUDGET AND
THOSE WAITING TO FIND OUT HOW
MUCH MONEY THEY’LL HAVE TO SPEND IN THE POST-PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN
IN THE POST-PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN
YEAR ARE VISIBLY GIDDY.
>> BETTER SOONER THAN LATER, SO
WE’RE HAPPY WE GOT IT IT.
>> Paula: $17.1 BILLION REPRESENTING A 10% INCREASE IN
REPRESENTING A 10% INCREASE IN
SPENDING, ALONG WITH A $4
BILLION SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
SIGNED LAST WEEK, DUBBED THE
FIRST SERIOUS UPGRADE IN COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION IN 30
COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION IN 30
YEARS IN MICHIGAN.
JOHN DIGNEN IS FROM THE WAYNE-WESTLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WAYNE-WESTLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT.
>> IT WILL HELP US PLAN THINGS
THAT WILL BE SPECIAL FOR THE
KIDS THAT THEY’LL NEED GOING
INTO NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. >> Paula: IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT
>> Paula: IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT
LIKE WAYNE-WESTLAND WHICH HAS
THE SPEND OF $8111 PER STUDENT,
IT GOES UP MORE THAN $700 PER PUPIL.
AND MULTIPLY THAT BY 10,000
STUDENTS.
ROBERT McCANN IS WITH THE K-12
ALLIANCE OF MICHIGAN WHICH REPRESENTS 580,000 STUDENTS,
REPRESENTS 580,000 STUDENTS,
TEACHERS, AND DISTRICTS.
>> NOT ONLY DID THE BUDGET GET
DONE, BUT IT’S A REALLY, REALLY
STRONG BUDGET THAT REALLY DOES REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT NEW
REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT NEW
INVESTMENT IN K-12 SCHOOLS
ACROSS MICHIGAN.
AND GIVES SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
AND TEACHERS THE TOOLS WE’VE
BEEN LOOKING FOR, FOR DECADES NOW.
>> Paula: DURING THE PANDEMIC
LOCKDOWN, WE SHOWED YOU HOW THE
WAYNE-WESTLAND DISTRICT CANNIBALIZED ITS OWN DISTRICT TO
CANNIBALIZED ITS OWN DISTRICT TO
GET EQUIPMENT INTO THE HANDS OF
STUDENTS.
THE FUNDS FROM THE BUDGET MEANS MORE DEVICES INTO THE HANDS OF
MORE DEVICES INTO THE HANDS OF
STUDENTS AND HOT SPOT DEVICES
FOR MANY STUDENTS WHO USED TO
HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE BUS TO
ARRIVE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. >> WE’RE WORKING TO BUY OTHER
>> WE’RE WORKING TO BUY OTHER
DEVICES TOO THAT HAVE THE WI-FI BUILT INTO THEM, L.E.D.
BUILT INTO THEM, L.E.D.
AND NOW OUR KIDS WILL BE ABLE TO
ACCESS IT 24/7 WITH THESE
DEVICES. >> Paula: SO THERE’S A LOT OF
>> Paula: SO THERE’S A LOT OF
TALK ABOUT HOW GREAT THIS IS FOR
STUDENTS BUT NOT EVERY SINGLE
STUDENT.
AND COMING UP AT 6:00, FIRST OF
ALL WE’LL UNPACK THE BUDGET A
LOT MORE, LOTS OF STUFF IN
THERE, ESPECIALLY FOR
INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGES, IN TERMS
OF THINGS REVEALED DURING COVID, BUT ALSO THE STUDENTS WHO ARE
BUT ALSO THE STUDENTS WHO ARE
MOSTLY MISSING FROM THE BUDGET
AND WHO IS TALKING ABOUT IT IN
WASHINGTON, D.C., TODAY.
I’LL SEE YOU BACK HERE TODAY AT
6:00.
>> Karen: SOUNDS GOOD.
THANK YOU, PAULA
>>> THE FIGHT FOR VOTING RIGHTS,
LAWMAKERS FROM TEXAS ARE IN THE NATION’S CAPITAL IN AN EFFORT TO
NATION’S CAPITAL IN AN EFFORT TO
BLOCK A VOTING BILL.
THEY RISK BEING ARRESTED WHEN
THEY RETURN TO THE LONE STAR
STATE.
>> Kim: ARREST WARRANTS WERE AUTHORIZED NOR THE LAWMAKERS NOT
AUTHORIZED NOR THE LAWMAKERS NOT
AT THE TEXAS HOUSE WITHOUT
LEGITIMATE EXCUSES.
THEY HAVE WALKED OUT BEFORE BUT
THIS IS THE FARTHEST THEY’VE
GONE PUTTING A NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT ON WHAT THEY SEE IS A
SPOTLIGHT ON WHAT THEY SEE IS A
DANGEROUS ATTACK ON DEMOCRACY.
THEY LEFT TO STOP THE VOTING OF
A BILL ON VOTING RIGHTS AND
WOULD DENY REPUBLICANS THE QUORUM TO PASS THE BILLS.
QUORUM TO PASS THE BILLS.
51 LAWMAKERS SAY THEY’LL STAY IN
D.C. UNTIL THE DEMOCRATIC
SENATORS KILL FILIBUSTER RULES.
AND THE OUTCOME IS EXTREMELY
UNLIKELY.
THIS MORNING, THE TEXAS
DELEGATION SAID THEY’RE LAYING
EVERYTHING ON THE LINE.
>> IF THE INTENT IS TO STAY OUT
AND KILL THIS BILL AND USE THE
INTERVENING TIME, 24-25 DAYS
BEFORE THE END OF THE SESSION TO
IMPLORE THE FOLKS IN THIS
BUILDING BEHIND US TO PASS
FEDERAL VOTING RIGHTS
LEGISLATION, TO PROTECT VOTERS
IN TEXAS AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
>> Kim: CHUCK SCHUMER WILL MEET
WITH THE TEXAS GROUP TODAY.
PRESIDENT BIDEN IS IN
PHILADELPHIA TO PITCH THE NEED
FOR VOTING RIGHTS LEGISLATION.
HEAR FROM HIM TONIGHT AT 5:00. UNTIL THEN, BACK TO YOU.
UNTIL THEN, BACK TO YOU.
>> Karen: STILL TO COME, "FIRST
AT 4": IN THE COMING MONTHS,
THAT MORNING CUP OF COFFEE COULD
COST YOU MORE AND WHY GLOBAL PRICES MAY BE ON THE RISE.
PRICES MAY BE ON THE RISE.
>>> STORIES ACROSS THE WORLD,
INCLUDING IN ISRAEL WHERE THE
FIRST BOOSTER SHOTS ARE GIVEN
FOR COVID-19. BUT FIRST, TWO U.S. MARSHALS ARE
BUT FIRST, TWO U.S. MARSHALS ARE
SHOT WHILE SERVING A SEARCH
WARRANT FOR A MURDER SUSPECT