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LOCAL 4 NEWS AT SIX STARTS NOW. PARENTS HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR BABY FORMULA HAVE BEEN WONDERING
WHEN THINGS WILL IMPROVE.
TONIGHT. THE ANSWER APPEARS TO
BE SOON. LAST WEEK, AN ESTIMATED
70% OF NORMAL BABY FORMULA STOCK
WAS MISSING FROM STORES AND
WE’RE LEARNING WHEN AND WHERE
SOME OF THE NEW SHIPMENTS OF
FORMULA WILL FINALLY ARRIVED.
PLUS, THERE’S ALSO NEW
INFORMATION ON THE CONDITIONS
INSIDE THE ABBOT FORMULA PLANT
IN WESTERN MICHIGAN. CONSUMER
INVESTIGATOR HANK WINCHESTER IS
LIVE WITH MORE AND HANK WERE NOW
JUST HOURS AWAY FROM THAT PLANT
REOPENING. AS SANDRA KAREN.
YOU’RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. AND
THAT IS SOME GREAT NEWS. IMPACT
PRODUCTION IS GOING TO BEGIN
TOMORROW MORNING AT EIGHT A.M.
BUT A LOT OF YOU HAVE BEEN
EMAILING ME WONDERING WELL, WHEN
AM I GOING TO START TO SEE
FORMULAS STORE SHELVES LIKE
MEIJER OR TARGET, BUT WE ARE
BEING TOLD IT’S GOING TO HAPPEN
THIS WEEK. TONIGHT WE’RE
LEARNING NEW INFORMATION ABOUT
THE ABBOT PLANT IN WESTERN
MICHIGAN, THE SITE OF THE BABY
FORMULA CONTROVERSY. WE’VE
LEARNED THAT PRODUCTION WILL
BEGIN AGAIN TOMORROW FOR THE
FIRST TIME IN WEEKS. AND WE’VE
ALSO LEARNED NEW PRODUCT WILL
SOON BE MAKING ITS WAY ONTO
STORE SHELVES THIS AFTER THE
MASSIVE RECALL THAT LEFT MANY
PARENTS STRANDED, UNABLE TO FIND
FORMULA TONIGHT. WE’VE LEARNED
NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE
INSPECTION REPORT THAT’S SENT
OFF THIS CHAIN OF EVENTS.
INVESTIGATORS FINDING CRACKS AND
KEY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THE
BUILDING LEAKS FROM THE ROOF
THROUGHOUT STANDING WATER IN
WORKPLACES AND INADEQUATE
HANDWASHING THROUGHOUT THE
BUILDING. AS FOR THE NEW PRODUCT
, DON’T EXPECT MUCH FROM ABBOTT
FOR WEEKS, BUT WE HAVE LEARNED
THE SHIPMENTS THAT CAME FROM
OVERSEAS. WE’LL SOON BE MAKING
THEIR WAY INTO LOCAL STORES
WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THAT
INCLUDES MEIJER AND TARGET. THE
FDA SPOKESPERSON SAYS ABBOTS
ENORMOUS MARKET SHARE LEFT IT
WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR
PRODUCING SAFE INFANT FORMULA
THAT WASN’T MET. WE WILL DO
EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO WORK
WITH ABBOTT TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN
AS QUICKLY AND SAFELY AS
POSSIBLE. BUT THIS TIMING IS AN
ABBOT’S CONTROL. SO CREWS REPORT
TO WORK TOMORROW IN WESTERN
MICHIGAN TO BEGIN PRODUCTION,
BUT THE FDA IS GOING TO BE
KEEPING A VERY CLOSE EYE ON THIS
AS IT MOVES FORWARD. THEY
CERTAINLY DON’T WANT TO REPEAT
OF WHAT WE SAW EARLIER THIS YEAR
INSIDE THAT FACILITY. WE’RE LIVE
HERE TONIGHT IN DETROIT. HANK
WINCHESTER HELPED ME HANK LOCAL
4 A LOT OF PARENTS WONDERING
WHAT ABOUT ONLINE AVAILABILITY
OF BABY FORMULA? AND SANDRA,
YOU’LL STILL FIND IT. THERE ARE
ONLINE OPTIONS AMAZON AND SOME
OTHER RETAILERS SELLING THE BABY
FORMULA. BE CAREFUL OF TWO
THINGS. NUMBER ONE. THE SHIPPING
COSTS. SOME HAVE GONE WAY UP AND
ALSO TAKE A CLOSE. LOOK AT HOW
LONG IT MAY TAKE FOR THAT
PRODUCT TO GET FROM YOUR
PURCHASE TO YOUR HOME. IT COULD
BE A FEW WEEKS BACK TO YOU. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU, HANK. GAS
PRICES HAVE JUMPED AGAIN IN
MICHIGAN IN METRO DETROIT. THE
CURRENT AVERAGE OF 4 97 IS 13
CENTS HIGHER THAN YESTERDAY.
EVERYDAY PEOPLE ARE REALLY BEING
IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHOSE
JOB IS BASED AROUND DRIVING.
PRIYA MANN HAS A CLOSER LOOK AT
HOW ONE SMALL BUSINESSES FEELING
THE PINCH. IT’S ROUGH UP TILL
$200 A DAY LAST YEAR, ARCHIE
ADAMS PAID HALF THAT FOR GAS.
ADAM ZONES, TRASH FULLY DUMPSTER
ROOFING COMPANIES AND HOMEOWNERS
RENT HAS DUMPSTERS FOR A FEW
DAYS AT A TIME. THE FATHER AND
SON BUSINESS CLOCK A COUPLE 100
, MILES A DAY WE GO FROM HERE
ALL OVER BACK TO THE CITY DUMP
PERIOD IN A CRUEL IRONY WITH GAS
AT FIVE BUCKS A GALLON, THE
FAMILY IS SPENDING MORE TIME ON
THE ROAD TRYING TO MAKE ENDS
MEET. WE WORK LONGER HOURS TO
MAKE HER MUCH. EVERYBODY MAKES
THEIR ENDS MEET SOMEWHERE OR
ANOTHER. WELL, ANALYSTS SAY. THE
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE
LOCKDOWNS LIFTING IN CHINA AND
INCREASED GLOBAL DEMAND. ARE ALL
FACTORS. REFINERIES CAN’T SIMPLY
PUMP MORE OIL. IT TAKES TIME TO
BOOST RESERVES AFTER 2020. THERE
IS NOW I THINK SEVEN OR EIGHT
STATES THAT HAVE AN AVERAGE
THAT’S ABOVE $5, AND AGAIN, THE
COUNTRY IS NOT FAR BEHIND. UH
IT’S HARD TO SEE WHAT’S GONNA
GONNA KIND OF STOP THAT. I THINK
WE’RE GOING TO STOP IT IS WE
DRIVE LAST SMALL BUSINESSES AND
EVERYDAY FAMILIES. THE FOCUS NOW
IS ON SURVIVAL. MILLION REASONS.
WHY, RIGHT? SO WE CAN’T DO
NOTHING ABOUT IT. HOPEFULLY
IT’LL COME BACK DOWN SO WE CAN
COME DOWN AND THE PRICES WE ARE
ALL HOPING THAT WE’RE GOING TO
GET RELIEF ON FIRST. ER ALRIGHT,
WELL, THE WEEKEND DEFINITELY OFF
TO A BEAUTIFUL START SUNSHINE
TEMPERATURES IN THE HIGH
SEVENTIES OUT THERE RIGHT NOW
JUST GORGEOUS. AND PAUL IS HERE
WITH A LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN
EXPECT TONIGHT AND FOR THE REST
OF THE WEEKEND, IT’S GOING TO BE
A GREAT START TO THE WEEKEND.
IT’S THE BACK HALF WE HAVE TO
TALK ABOUT, BUT YOU CAN SEE HERE
IS OUR LIVES. BELLE ISLE GRAND
PRIX SKY CAM AND WATCHING THE
CARS PRACTICING DURING THEIR
LAPS AROUND THE TRACK ALL
AFTERNOON. IT’S JUST BEEN GREAT
WATCHING THIS DOWN THERE. WHAT A
DAY TO WATCH IT AS WELL.
ATTEMPTS AS YOU MENTIONED ARE
JUST STILL HOLDING IN THE MID TO
UPPER SEVENTIES. WE HAVE NICE
LITTLE REFRESHING BREEZE FROM
THE WEST OUT THERE JUST A GRAND
AFTERNOON AND YOU CAN SEE
NOTHING BUT SEVERE CLEAR ALL THE
WAY BACK ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN,
SO WE HAVE NO WEATHER PROBLEMS.
TONIGHT EXCEPT IT’S GOING TO GET
A LITTLE CHILLY. IT’S GOING TO
COOL OFF FAST WITH THIS DRYER IN
THE CLEAR SKIES FALLING QUICKLY
THROUGH THE SEVENTIES INTO THE
LOW SIXTIES BY THE TIME YOU GET
TO THE LATE EVENING, MIDNIGHT
HOURS NOW, NO PROBLEMS TOMORROW
WE’RE GOING TO HAVE SUNNY TO
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES IN THE
AFTERNOON, BUT SUNDAY WE DO HAVE
SOME RAIN CHANCES, SO I’M GOING
TO BREAK THAT DOWN FOR YOU
COMING UP. IN JUST A FEW
MINUTES, GUYS, BUT DON’T FORGET
THE LOCAL FORECASTERS APP IS
SOMETHING THAT NOT ONLY YOU
SHOULD HAVE, BUT YOU SHOULD
ESPECIALLY HAVE IT ON SUNDAY. IF
YOU’RE GOING TO BE AT THE RACE,
WE HAVE REAL TIME RADAR. YOU CAN
PAN AND ZOOM THAT MAP WITH YOUR
FINGERS. IT IS THE BEST WEATHER
APP IN THE NATION. JUST GO TO
THE APP STORE SEARCH UNDER
WDIV’S GUYS. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU, PAUL. WE ARE GETTING A LOOK
AT THE MAN CHARGED IN CONNECTION
WITH THE DEADLY HIT AND RUN ON
BELLE ISLE EARLIER THIS WEEK, 23
YEAR OLD ALEXANDER SMITH, NOW
FACING FOUR CHARGES, INCLUDING
OPEN MURDER AND ALSO LEAVING THE
SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT, CAUSING
DEATH. PROSECUTORS SAYING HE
DROVE ONTO THE BEACH AT BELLE
ISLE AND HIT TWO GIRLS. SIX YEAR
OLD KADER SOLID DIED FROM HER
INJURIES. AND NOT GUILTY PLEA
WAS ENTERED ON HIS BEHALF. HIS
ATTORNEY TRIED TO GET HIM OUT ON
BOND PROSECUTORS, THOUGH THEY
REVEALED THAT HE MADE COMMENTS
ABOUT BEING UNDER DEMONIC
CONTROL DURING THE CRASH. THE
JUDGE ALSO SAID SHE WAS
CONCERNED ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY
AND KEPT SMITH BEHIND BARS.
BEVERLY WINFREY LOST HER SON TO
A DEADLY HIT AND RUN JUST AS THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC WAS
STARTING IN 2020. INVESTIGATORS
STILL HAVEN’T GOTTEN THE TIP
THAT THEY NEED TO FIND OUT WHO
IS RESPONSIBLE. BUT BEVERLY
ISN’T SITTING AROUND WAITING FOR
JUSTICE. SHAWN LEY SHOWS US HOW
SHE’S KEEPING HER SON’S CASE IN
THE SPOTLIGHT. NEVER
UNDERESTIMATE A MOTHER’S
DETERMINATION, WORKING HARD
EVERY DAY TO MAKE SURE HER SON
IS NOT FORGOTTEN WHEN SHE LOOKS
OUTSIDE HER FRONT DOOR EVERY
DAY. SHE SEES THIS, HER SON ON
THAT BILLBOARD, BUT SOMETIMES
COMING OUT AND SEEING THIS
BILLBOARD, IT DOES HURT ME. IT’S
HARD FOR BEVERLY WINFREY TO SEE
HER SON EVERY DAY. WHEN SHE
STEPS OUT HER FRONT DOOR. HE
KNOWS THAT HIS MOM IS OUT HERE
TRYING TO DO THE BEST. TO FIND
OUT WHO DID THIS TO HIM. HER
SON, STEVEN RADCLIFFE, ON THIS
BILLBOARD AT THE QUINTER IN
NEVADA. HE KNOWS THAT HIS MOM IS
ON THE JOB JOB FINDING THE HIT
AND RUN DRIVER THAT KILLED
RADCLIFFE MARCH. 17TH OF 2020.
LOSING HER SON WAS AWFUL. THE
TIMING FOR AN INVESTIGATION
COULDN’T HAVE BEEN WORSE. HE WAS
KILLED ON MARCH 17TH. GOVERNOR
WHITMER SAID TO STATE DOWN ON
MARCH THE 18TH. BUT WINFREY
DIDN’T STAY HOME. SHE WORKED HER
JOB AS A NURSE AND A SENIOR
CENTER. THEN SHE WOULD PRINT
OUT. FLYERS HOLD RAFFLES TO ADD
TO THE REWARD MONEY AND PAY FOR
THIS BILLBOARD. WHAT KEEPS YOU
GOING KNOWING THAT SOMEBODY KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED. YOU KNOW, MY SON
NEEDS JUSTICE. I NEED TO KNOW.
WHY DID YOU JUST LEAVE MY SON IN
THE STREET LIKE THAT? THE
BILLBOARD IS TO THE RIGHT OF HER
HOME TO THE LEFT CAN SEE THE
EXACT SPOT. WHERE HE WAS WHERE
HE WAS HIT AT MOTHER’S
DETERMINATION AND HER BILLBOARD
, SO NO ONE FORGETS HER SON LETS
ME KNOW THAT I’M STILL I’M STILL
ON THE RACE. I’M STILL OUT HERE.
AND I WILL BE OUT HERE. HE
ALWAYS KNEW THAT I’M A MOTHER.
THAT’S THAT’S THERE FOR HER
KIDS. SO WHETHER IT BE IN LIFE
OR DEATH. I’M HERE FOR MY KIDS.
A MOTHER’S UNENDING UNDYING
DETERMINATION HERE. THERE IS
EVIDENCE IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR
SCREEN TO GO ON WITH THIS HIT
AND RUN, IT’S A PHOTO OF THE
ACTUAL VEHICLE INVOLVED. IT’S A
2012 FORD ESCAPE, ACCORDING TO
POLICE, AND IT ALSO LEFT ITS
GRILL AT THE SCENE. YOU’RE ASKED
TO CALL CRIME STOPPERS IF YOU
CAN HELP, BEVERLY SAYS HER NEXT
JOB IS TO A TRY TO INCREASE THE
REWARD MONEY. AND SHE SAYS SHE
HAS NOT EVER GIVING UP. WE’RE
LIVE TONIGHT. SHAWN LEY LOCAL 4
BACK TO YOU SO HOPE SOMEBODY
COMES FORWARD WITH INFORMATION.
THANK YOU, SEAN. WELL THE
MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT DECLINES
TO HEAR APPEALS BY REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR PERRY
JOHNSON, JAMES CRAIG AND MICHAEL
MARQUIS. THE STEMS AFTER THEY
WERE DISQUALIFIED FROM THE
BALLOT AFTER THEIR CAMPAIGN
PETITIONS WERE MARRED BY
FRAUDULENT SIGNATURES. THE
SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE
CONFIRMS TODAY WAS THE DEADLINE
TO FINALIZE THE BALLOT.
AUTOMAKERS STILL, LANTUS PLEADED
GUILTY TODAY TO CHEATING ON
GOVERNMENT EMISSIONS TESTING.
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE NOW
SAYS THEY MADE FALSE AND
MISLEADING REPRESENTATION OF THE
FUNCTION OF EMISSIONS CONTROL
SYSTEMS ON MORE THAN 100,000
DIESEL VEHICLES TODAY. STILL,
LANTUS PLED GUILTY TO ONE COUNT
OF CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD THE US
COMMIT WIRE FRAUD AND VIOLATE
THE CLEAN AIR ACT. IN RESPONSE,
THE AUTOMAKER HAS AGREED TO PAY
NEARLY $300 MILLION IN CRIMINAL
PENALTIES. MAN IS ARRESTED. A
FLINT MAN IS ARRESTED AFTER HE
WAS FOUND OUTSIDE THE U. S
CAPITOL WITH A BB GUN AND BODY
ARMOR TODAY, INVESTIGATORS SAY
53 YEAR OLD JEROME PHILIPPE
PARKED HIS CAR. THIS WAS NEAR
THE WEST SIDE OF THE CAPITOL.
THEY SAY THEY’RE RETIRED POLICE
OFFICER. FROM NEW YORK PRESENTED
OFFICERS WITH A FAKE BADGE AND
ALSO CLAIMED THAT HE WAS A
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR AFTER A
SEARCH OFFICERS FOUND THE BB GUN
. THEY FOUND TWO BALLISTIC
VESTS, SEVERAL MAGAZINES AND
AMMUNITION THERE IN HIS CAR.