NUMEROUS CARS TRAPPED BY FLASH FLOODS. JUST IMAGINE THE EXPENSES SO MANY DRIVERS ARE
FACING RIGHT NOW. AND IT’S NOT
JUST FLOODING. LOOK AT THESE
POWER POLES KNOCKED TO THE
GROUND. WE’RE TRACKING OUTAGES
THAT MAY BE AFFECTING YOU OR
YOUR NEIGHBORS. AND KIM IS
WATCHING WHAT’S NEXT.
>> WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE MORE
STORMS ARE ON THE WAY. LATER ON
THIS EVENING. WE’LL TALK ABOUT
TIMING AND MORE FLOODING IN
JUST A FEW MINUTES. LET’S
>> LOCAL 4 NEWS STARTS NOW WITH
A 4WARN WEATHER ALERT.
>> AND IT’S BEEN A DAY OF
COSTLY SPLIT SECOND DECISIONS
FOR MANY PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY IN
CANTON TOWNSHIP, SKY FOUR SAW
THIS DRIVER TRYING TO MAKE IT
THROUGH FLOODWATERS AT FORD
ROAD IN CANTON CENTER. THIS GUY
WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT THROUGH FOR
THUDDING ON THE GROUND. ALSO
LED TO TROUBLE IN THE AIR.
RISING WATERS ON 994IN ROMULUS,
CUT OFF TRAVELERS FROM THE
MCNAMARA TERMINAL, LEADING TO
FLIGHT DELAYS AND A TEMPORARY
GROUND STOP. THIS MORNING,
THINGS HAVE IMPROVED FOR NOW
AND WE’RE TRACKING CURRENT
CONDITIONS. WELL, GOOD
AFTERNOON. I’M DAMON FERNANDEZ
, IN FOR KAREN DREW THIS
AFTERNOON. FIRST AT FOUR, LET’S
CALL IT A VERY MESSY DAY AFTER
POWERFUL STORMS BLEW THROUGH
METRO DETROIT. SADLY WE’RE NOT
GOING TO BE GETTING MUCH OF A
BREAK BEFORE WE CAN GET TO OUR
4WARN WEATHER UPDATE. LET’S
TALK ABOUT THE POWER OUTAGES
AND DAMAGE TO SEVERAL POWER
POLES. WELL, SKY FOUR FLEW OVER
WEST BLOOMFIELD JUST BEFORE
NOON. WE FOUND SEVEN POWER
POLES KNOCKED DOWN, ONE AFTER
THE OTHER BETWEEN MAPLE ROAD
AND PONTIAC TRAIL. DTE IS
LATEST COUNT OF POWER OUTAGES
IS 35,000. IT PREDICTS 85% OF
THOSE AFFECTED BY LAST NIGHT’S
STORM SHOULD BE RESTORED BY THE
END OF THE DAY. AND HERE’S A
LIVE LOOK AT I-275 NEAR I 94.
THAT’S BEEN A HUGE TROUBLE SPOT
ALL DAY. RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN SEE
FLOODING STILL A PROBLEM THERE.
SO LET’S GET OVER TO FOREWARN
METEOROLOGIST KIM ADAMS TO SEE
WHERE THINGS STAND RIGHT NOW
AND WHAT’S COMING UP NEXT. KIM
JUST A TOUCHY SITUATION ALL
OVER THE METRO AREA.
>> IT REALLY IS. AND
UNFORTUNATELY, NOW THAT THE
GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED,
WE’RE EXPECTING MORE RAIN ON
TOP OF IT, MORE HEAVY RAIN AND
UNFORTUNATELY MORE FLOODING AS
WELL. OUR SEVERE RISK IS PRETTY
HIGH. IT’S A LEVEL THREE THAT’S
AN ENHANCED RISK, GOES FROM
MARGINAL UP TO HIGH. SO THIS IS
A LEVEL THREE. AND THEN YOU GO
NORTH OF I 69. IT’S A LEVEL
TWO. BUT REGARDLESS, WE ARE
EXPECTING STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS TO ROLL IN LATER
ON THIS EVENING. PRIMARY
THREAT, 70 MILE PER HOUR WINDS,
SOME LARGE HAIL, BUT REALLY THE
WIND AND ALSO FLOODING WITH
SOME REALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS
EXPECTED, ADDING TO WHAT’S
ALREADY ON THE GROUND. CAN’T
RULE OUT THAT HAIL OR AN
ISOLATED TORNADO. BUT OUR FOCUS
IS WIND AND HEAVY RAIN. THOSE
ARE THE TWO BIGGEST THREATS FOR
US LATER ON THIS EVENING. WE’RE
FINE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF
HOURS, BUT THEN AFTER 8:00
TONIGHT, WE WILL START TO SEE
THOSE SHOWERS AND A FEW
EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP
AND THEY’LL CONTINUE INTO THE
EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE
OTHER BIG STORY TODAY, THE
MUGGINESS, IT IS, 88 DEGREES
DOWNTOWN. BUT YOU FACTOR IN THE
HUMIDITY FEELS LIKE IT’S IN THE
90S IN SOME SPOTS. WE’LL TALK
ABOUT WHEN THIS SEVERE WEATHER
IS GOING TO END. AND IT’S
THURSDAY. WE’LL ALSO TALK ABOUT
YOUR WEEKEND. ALL RIGHT.
>> WE’LL SEE YOU IN A FEW, KIM.
WELL, TRAVEL TROUBLES FLOODED
PARKING LOTS AND STRANDED
DRIVERS. THERE’S A LOT TO TALK
ABOUT THROUGH OUR EVENING
NEWSCAST. FIRST AT FOUR, FIVE
AND SIX. SO LET’S GET THINGS
STARTED WITH HANK WINCHESTER,
WHO IS MONITORING THINGS AT
METRO AIRPORT. AND VICTOR
WILLIAMS IN CANTON TOWNSHIP.
VICTOR, YOU’RE UP FIRST. WHAT
HAVE YOU BEEN SEEING OUT THERE
?
>> WELL, THANKFULLY, DAMON, IT
DOES LOOK LIKE THE WATER IS
STARTING TO FINALLY DECREASE
JUST A LITTLE BIT. YOU SEE ALL
OF THESE DRIVERS STILL TRYING
TO MAKE THEIR WAY THROUGH
WHAT’S LEFT OF THE FLOOD. BUT
EVEN STILL, SOME ARE CONCERNED
THAT THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING
.
>> I’M PRETTY SURPRISED IT’S
FLOODED OVER HERE BEFORE, BUT
NOT THIS BAD. I’VE NEVER SEEN
IT LIKE THIS.
>> FORD AND SHELDON WAS ONE OF
THE INTERSECTIONS WITH THE MOST
FLOOD WATER ACCUMULATION
RESULTING FROM LAST NIGHT’S
STORMS. HIGH WATERS LEFT SOME
DRIVERS STRANDED, CAUSING THEM
TO GET OUT AND LEAVE THEIR CARS
BEHIND.
>> I WAS STRANDED IN WATER. I
TRIED TO HELP THIS ELDERLY
LADY. HER NAME IS ANNIE. I END
UP TAKING HER TO SUMPTER AND
I’M JUST GETTING BACK.
>> THESE YOUNG MEN, HOWEVER,
DECIDED TO GET OUT THE KAYAKS
AND HELP THEMSELVES. GOT UP AT
530 THIS MORNING TO GO TO WORK.
>> TO WORK AT THE GOLF COURSE
AND COULDN’T PULL OUT OF MY
DRIVEWAY. SO I DECIDED TO HAVE
SOME FUN AND HELP SOME PEOPLE
OUT, GET THE KAYAKS OUT AND
PUSH SOME CARS OUT OF THE
WATER. THAT STALLED OUT.
>> OH, AND BY THE WAY, RIGHT
NOW YOU’RE SEEING THEM KAYAKING
IN THE PARKING LOT OF A STRIP
MALL IN THE AREA. SOME STORES
CLEARLY FLOODED AS WELL. THE
WATER WAY LESS THAN IDEAL TO BE
IN THE SHOWER WON’T HURT.
>> SHOWER, GET SOME SOAP. I
MEAN, IT BETTER THAN HELPING
PEOPLE AND HAVING THEM STRANDED
HERE, SITTING IN THE WATER BY
THEMSELVES.
>> SOME, UNFORTUNATELY, HAVE
THE WATER TO ENTER INTO THEIR
HOMES, LIKE MARY ANN VOSOVIC.
>> MY BASEMENT IN THE HOUSE IS
FLOODED. EVERYTHING IS KIND OF
BAD.
>> THIS MAN IS JUST AFRAID OF
WHAT’S TO COME WITH THE
UPCOMING STORM THAT WE HAVE
COMING IN.
>> PROBABLY, WHAT, 630, 7:00
TONIGHT? AND IT’S ONLY GOING TO
GET WORSE.
>> AND AS YOU GUYS CAN SEE,
CREWS ARE HERE, RIGHT HERE AT
THE STRIP MALL PUMPING AS MUCH
WATER OUT OF THIS PARKING LOT
AS POSSIBLE. NOTICE THE DOORS
ALSO, THEY HAVE NOW PLACED
SANDBAGS IN FRONT OF THE DOORS
FOR THAT SEPHORA, SPECIFICALLY
. SO HOPEFULLY THE FLOODING
INSIDE THE BUILDING IS NOT SO
BAD. BUT COMING RIGHT UP AT
5:00 PM, WE’RE GOING TO BE
TALKING TO MORE DRIVERS ABOUT
WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO NAVIGATE
THROUGH ALL OF THE WATER. FOR
NOW, WE ARE LIVE IN CANTON.
VICTOR WILLIAMS, LOCAL 4.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE A BIG
INCONVENIENCE OUT THERE.
THANKS, VICTOR. LIVE IN CANTON
TOWNSHIP. NOW LET’S MOVE TO
HANK WINCHESTER, WHO’S BEEN
FOLLOWING THE SITUATION AT
METRO AIRPORT. HANK, WE’RE
TALKING ABOUT A BIG RIPPLE
EFFECT HERE.
>> YEAH, DAMON, AS YOU CAN
IMAGINE, COMPLETE CHAOS TODAY
AT METRO. THE GOOD NEWS, THE
TERMINAL IS OPEN AND SOME
TRAFFIC IS NOW FLOWING HERE TO
THE MCNAMARA TERMINAL. LET’S GO
INSIDE BECAUSE I NEED TO SHOW
YOU THE SCENE IN HERE. I HAVE
NEVER SEEN THIS TERMINAL, SO
CROWDED IN ALL ITS YEARS. YOU
CAN SEE JUST HUNDREDS OF
PASSENGERS HOPING TO CATCH
THEIR FLIGHTS. UNFORTUNATELY,
MANY BE EITHER DELAYED OR
CANCELED.
>> YOU GOT TO MOVE AT THE END
OF THE ELEVATOR. PEOPLE ARE
GOING TO GET CRUSHED IF YOU DO
NOT MOVE. RIGHT.
>> WHAT A MESS AT DETROIT METRO
. PASSENGERS EVERYWHERE TRAPPED
, TIED UP. THE PROBLEM,
FLOODING. IT WAS CREATING
ISSUES COMING INTO AND OUT OF
THE AIRPORT AS YOU CAN IMAGINE,
THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS
THAT WERE BEING IMPACTED, NOT
ONLY THOSE TAKING OFF, BUT
THOSE COMING INTO DETROIT.
METRO PEOPLE DITCHING THEIR
CARS, WALKING TO TERMINALS,
TRYING TO CATCH FLIGHTS.
UNFORTUNATELY, THOUGH, MANY HAD
ALREADY BEEN CANCELED. THE
PROBLEMS HERE AT METRO NOW
EASING UP AS WE GET INTO THE
EVENING RUSH. BACK OUT HERE
LIVE INSIDE THE MCNAMARA
TERMINAL. AGAIN, THE GOOD NEWS,
THE TERMINAL IS OPEN. TRAFFIC
IS STARTING TO FLOW HERE. ONCE
AGAIN. THE BAD NEWS, AS YOU CAN
IMAGINE, MANY FLIGHTS ARE BEING
IMPACTED TONIGHT AND NOT ONLY
TONIGHT. YOU NEED TO PAY
ATTENTION AS WE GET INTO THE
DAY TOMORROW, BECAUSE AS YOU
MENTIONED, AMON, THAT RIPPLE
EFFECT, IT IS GOING TO CONTINUE
. WE’RE LIVE HERE TONIGHT AT
METRO. WE’LL SEE YOU BACK HERE
LIVE AT 5:00. DAMON, BACK TO
YOU.
>> TOUGH TO SEE ALL THAT. HANK,
THANKS. WE’LL CHECK BACK WITH
YOU TONIGHT AT FIVE.
>> DON’T GET ANY BIG WEATHER
UPDATES NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE
FROM.
>> THE 4WARN WEATHER APP. IF
YOU DON’T HAVE IT, JUST SEARCH
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AND YOU KNOW IT’S FREE. OUR
OTHER TOP STORY THIS AFTERNOON
IS THE IMPENDING SURRENDER OF
FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
TO GEORGIA AUTHORITIES AS WELL.
HE’S ONE OF 19 PEOPLE CHARGED
IN A SWEEPING ELECTION
TAMPERING CASE LINKED TO THE
2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
KIMBERLY GILL JOINS US TO TALK
ABOUT WHERE THINGS STAND RIGHT
NOW. AND KIM, WE’VE ALREADY
SEEN THAT THERE’S SOME NEW
DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS CASE.
>> YEAH, YOU’RE RIGHT. AND GOOD
AFTERNOON TO YOU, DESMOND. THIS
AFTERNOON, THE FORMER PRESIDENT
IS SHAKING UP HIS LEGAL TEAM
AND THE FULTON COUNTY DISTRICT
ATTORNEY IS TRYING TO SPEED UP
THE TRIAL FOR ALL 19
DEFENDANTS. THE DA MADE THE
REQUEST IN A NEW FILING AFTER
ONE OF THE OTHER DEFENDANTS
FILED A REQUEST FOR A SPEEDY
TRIAL. SHE’S NOW ASKING FOR THE
TRIAL TO START OCTOBER 23RD OF
THIS YEAR. A VERY SMALL GROUP
OF PEOPLE CAME OUT THIS MORNING
TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE
FORMER PRESIDENT, WHO DENIES
ANY WRONGDOING IN THE GEORGIA
CASE. THE AREA AROUND THE
FULTON COUNTY JAIL WILL BE
LOCKED DOWN IN JUST A FEW HOURS
WHEN THE PRESIDENT IS EXPECTED
TO SHOW UP. MEANWHILE, THE
FORMER PRESIDENT HAS HIRED A
NEW LEAD ATTORNEY IN GEORGIA.
STEVEN SEIDEL DESCRIBES HIMSELF
AS A SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR WHITE
COLLAR AND HIGH PROFILE DEFENSE
TEAMS. FULTON COUNTY SHERIFF
SAYS HE EXPECTS TRUMP WILL BE
TREATED JUST LIKE ANY OTHER
DEFENDANT WHEN HE SHOWS UP. AND
WE SHOULD EXPECT TO SEE A
MUGSHOT AT SOME POINT. THIS IS
THE FOURTH CRIMINAL CASE FILED
AGAINST THE FORMER PRESIDENT
SINCE MARCH. HE MAINTAINS HE IS
NOT GUILTY OF ALL THE CHARGES
AGAINST HIM. A SHORT TIME AGO,
TRUMP’S FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF,
MARK MEADOWS, TURNED HIMSELF
IN, EVEN AS HE’S FIGHTING TO
MOVE HIS CASE TO FEDERAL COURT
. THE FORMER PRESIDENT HAS
ALREADY NEGOTIATED A $200,000
BOND AND HE’S BEEN WARNED
AGAINST THREATENING OR
INTIMIDATING ANY WITNESSES HE’S
EXPECTED TO SURRENDER SOMETIME
BETWEEN 7 AND 7:30 P.M.
TONIGHT. WE’LL HAVE A FULL WRAP
UP FOR YOU TONIGHT ON LOCAL 4