LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT. LOCAL 4 NEWS AT FIVE STARTS NOW. WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH LIVE
PICTURES FROM MYRTLE BEACH,
SOUTH CAROLINA, WHERE HURRICANE
IAN HAS MADE LANDFALL FOR A
THIRD TIME. HIGH WINDS HUGE
WAVES ALREADY CAUSING SOME BIG
DAMAGE RIGHT NOW, AND AS THAT
HAPPENS, PEOPLE ON FLORIDA’S
DEVASTATED GULF COAST ARE
STRUGGLING TO PICK UP THE PIECES
AS THE DEATH TOLL THERE IS
EXPECTED TO CLIMB. THIS HAS
SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORTS ARE
UNDERWAY. THE DESTRUCTION
STARTED IN CUBA AND NOW THE
SOUTH CAROLINA COASTLINE IS ITS
NEWEST TARGET. HERE IS THE VERY
LATEST, THE HURRICANE IS WIPED
OUT TO PEERS IN THE MYRTLE BEACH
AREA AS OFFICIALS WARNED
RESIDENTS TO HUNKER DOWN.
MEANTIME NEW AERIAL FOOTAGE IS
REVEALING THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE
IN FLORIDA. WHICH SOME NOW SAY
WILL TAKE YEARS TO REBUILD. NOW
PRESIDENT BIDEN SAYS THE REGION
WILL HAVE THE FULL SUPPORT OF
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO
RECOVER. WENDY WILLFUL KICKS OFF
OUR COVERAGE TONIGHT FROM
CHARLESTON. AFTER GATHERING
STRENGTH IN THE ATLANTIC ON THE
CAROLINAS AS A CATEGORY ONE
HURRICANE WATER ALL THE WAY UP
TO YOUR KNEES. MY TRUCK IS
USUALLY ALL THE WAY UP THE PAST
MY TIRES. THAT’S HOW BAD IT
GETS. YES I WANT TO SUGGEST FOR
PEOPLE TO BE OUT HERE IN
CHARLESTON, RUSTY DAY CHOSE TO
WEATHER THE STORM ON A BOAT.
WELL IT MAKES GOOD DECISIONS.
FINGERS STRONG. MAYBE. FLORIDA
WAS NOT LUCKY. FIRST RESPONDERS
ARE SEARCHING THE HARDEST HIT
AREAS FOR SURVIVORS. 1000
DEDICATED RESCUE PERSONNEL WHO
ARE GOING UP AND DOWN THE
COASTLINE. THEY ALL ALSO ARE
GOING TO BE DOING MORE AND MORE
INLAND, AND THOSE WHO SURVIVED
MUST NOW CONTEMPLATE THE
DESTRUCTION. THAT’S REALLY TRUE
SALE TIME. THANK YOU GUYS. HOMES
AND BUILDINGS SHATTERED BOATS
APPEARING TO HAVE BEEN LEFT
RANDOMLY ON THE SIDE OF
HIGHWAYS. BUSINESS OWNERS NOW
STRUGGLING TO CLEAN UP AND START
OVER. THEY TALK ABOUT SURGEONS
ALL THE TIME. WE NEVER THOUGHT
THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN TO US HAS
MOVED ON, BUT THE DAMAGE WILL
TAKE YEARS TO ERASE WENDY WOLF
FOLK LOCAL 4. RIGHT WENDY. NOW
WE WANT TO GET A SENSE OF WHERE
IAN IS HITTING AND JUST HOW BAD
IT IS. PAUL GROSS IS TRACKING
THE HURRICANE FOR US TONIGHT.
HI, PAUL. THERE ARE TWO VIEWS OF
IT. FIRST OF ALL, HERE’S THE
WIDE VIEW. JUST KIND OF SEE THE
OVERALL SPATIAL EXTENT OF THE
STORM. NOW THE CENTER JUST CAME
THROUGH NORTHEASTERN SOUTH
CAROLINA. LET’S DIVE IN DEEPER.
THIS IS THE WILMINGTON’S NORTH
CAROLINA RADAR AND YOU CAN SEE
THE CENTER WENT ACROSS THE COAST
JUST EAST OF MYRTLE BEACH HERE,
SO THAT’S IT’S MOVING INLAND,
AND NOW WE HAVE A NEW UPDATE
FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER. IT IS NOW NO LONGER HER.
A CANE OR EVEN TROPICAL STORM.
IT IS POST TROPICAL CYCLONE IAN
. NOW THAT NAME IS REALLY JUST
SOMETHING THAT RESPECTS THE
STRUCTURE. IT HAS TRANSITIONED
FROM A TROPICAL SYSTEM TO MORE
OF AN EXTRA TROPICAL SYSTEM AND
SO STILL HAS 70 MILE AN HOUR
WINDS. SO IF IT WAS A TROPICAL
STORM, THAT WOULD BE A HIGH END
TROPICAL STORM AND HERE’S THE
PATH NOW IT DIDN’T DIRECTLY HIT
PUERTO RICO WITH THE WIND DID
MOVED ALL THE WAY UP ACROSS
FLORIDA, THEN UP INTO SOUTH
CAROLINA, AND IT’S JUST GOING TO
CONTINUE MOVING INLAND, SO WE’LL
TALK MORE ABOUT IAN AND TALKING
ABOUT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST IN
JUST A FEW LADIES. Q PAUL
MEANTIME, TONIGHT HOW MANY HANK
HAS AN URGENT WARNING FOR PEOPLE
WHO OWN PROPERTY THAT MAY HAVE
BEEN DAMAGED IN THE HURRICANE?
THIS INVOLVES AN ELABORATE SCAM
THAT COULD COST YOU A WHOLE LOT
OF MONEY. CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR
HANK WINCHESTER LIVE TONIGHT AND
HANK, WE KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF
SNOWBOARDS AROUND OUR AREA. YOU
KNOW, SANDRA, KAREN, AND EXACTLY
THAT IS CORRECT. AND THEY’RE
BEING TARGETED RIGHT NOW IN THIS
ELABORATE SCAM. LISTEN IF YOU
HOP ONLINE, YOU GOOGLE YOUR OWN
NAME. THE REALITY IS YOUR PHONE
NUMBER. YOUR PERSONAL ADDRESS.
IT MAY POP UP AND FOR SOME HERE
IN MICHIGAN, WHO HAVE HOMES IN
SOUTH FLORIDA OR IN THE NAPLES
AREA, MAKING THEM A TARGET FOR
THIS SCAM. THE EFFECTS OF
HURRICANE IAN HAVE BEEN
ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING.
THOUSANDS OF HOMES EITHER
TOTALLY DESTROYED OR DAMAGED
HEAVILY BY THE STRONG WINDS AND
THE SHEER FORCE OF MOTHER
NATURE. AND WE KNOW MANY
MICHIGANDERS HAVE EITHER
PROPERTY, FRIENDS OR FAMILY
MEMBERS DOWN SOUTH AND SCAMMERS
KNOW IT WITH THE INTERNET.
SCAMMERS CAN FIND ANYTHING ABOUT
YOU ONLINE, THE BETTER BUSINESS
BUREAU PUTTING OUT AN ALERT
BECAUSE WE RECEIVED WORD THAT
SCAMMERS HAVE BEEN REACHING OUT
TO PEOPLE HERE IN MICHIGAN. THEY
DO A QUICK PROPERTY SEARCH
REALIZED THAT YOU HAVE REAL
ESTATE. IN THE EYE OF THE STORM.
AND THEY’RE WORKING TO MAKE
THEIR MOVE. UNFORTUNATELY OUR
ADDRESSES ARE POSTED ON THE
INTERNET THESE DAYS AND THE
SIMPLE SEARCH, ESPECIALLY FROM A
SAVVY SCAMMER CAN FIND THAT
INFORMATION FOR A FEE. THESE
SCAMMERS ARE OFFERING YOU THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SOMEBODY GO
CHECK ON YOUR PROPERTY. BEGIN
THE INSURANCE CLAIMS PROCESS
HELP YOU PUT THE PIECES OF THE
CONFUSING PUZZLE TOGETHER. BUT
UNFORTUNATELY, WHAT WE’VE
LEARNED IS THAT THE SCAMMERS ARE
DOING NOTHING MORE THAN TAKING
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION. AND
THEN MOVING ON, THEY SEE
ANYTHING WHERE THERE IS A LARGE
COMMUNITY OUT BRINGING AND SO
THEY SEE THAT AS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO STEAL YOUR MONEY, IT’S A PLAY
ON YOUR HEARTSTRINGS AND TO
STEAL YOUR HEART EARNED MONEY.
SCAMMERS. THEY ALWAYS MAKE THEIR
MOVE DURING THESE BIG TIMES OF
CRISIS. IF YOU DO HAVE FAMILY
MEMBERS OR PROPERTY THAT YOU OWN
IN FLORIDA THAT’S BEEN AFFECTED
BY THE HURRICANE. THE BEST THING
FOR YOU TO DO IS REACH OUT
DIRECTLY TO YOUR INSURANCE
REPRESENTATIVES. IF YOU GET A
PHONE CALL ATTACKS OR AN EMAIL
FROM SOMEBODY THAT YOU DON’T
KNOW, CLAIMING THAT THEY’RE
WORKING TO HELP SOLVE THIS
PROBLEM FOR YOU. BE VERY
CAUTIOUS AND VERY SUSPICIOUS OF
IT AGAIN. COMMUNICATING WITH
THOSE WHO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP IS
KEY DURING THESE TIMES RIGHT NOW
WE’RE LIVE HERE TONIGHT. HANK
WINCHESTER HELPED ME HANK BACK
TO YOU. REALLY GOOD REMINDERS.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, HANK. ALSO
HERE AT FIVE. IT’S BEEN 48 DAYS
SINCE THAT MASSIVE 10 FT. WIDE
WATER MAIN BROKE AND THEN FOUR
CITIES ALL ACROSS METRO DETROIT
TO SCRAMBLE AND THEN ISSUE THOSE
BOIL WATER ADVISORIES. NOW AFTER
MULTIPLE DELAYS, THE GREAT LAKES
WATER AUTHORITY SAYS THE FINISH
LINE IS IN SIGHT. SHAWN LEY LIVE
THIS EVENING AND SEAN THIS TOOK
A WHOLE LOT LONGER THAN
EXPECTED. GOOD EVENING, KAREN. A
VERY CHALLENGING FIX HERE. BUT
THE NEXT PHASES RESTORING
SERVICE TO REGULAR SERVICE, BUT
THAT’S A STEP RATHER PROCESS YOU
HAVE TO FOLLOW. HERE’S WHAT YOU
NEED TO LOOK OUT FOR GOING
FORWARD. AS KIRK APPLEMAN PUTS
HIS MORE ER IN GEAR. AT THE VERY
SAME TIME, THE GREAT LAKES WATER
AUTHORITY IS GEARING UP TO
RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATIONS
AFTER A MASSIVE WATER MAIN BREAK
AT ITS LAKE HERE ON TREATMENT
FACILITY BACK IN AUGUST. IT HAD
AN IMPACT ON PEOPLE LIVING IN 20
NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES,
INCLUDING APPLEMAN THOUGHT IT
WAS GREAT NEWS, YOU KNOW? I’M
SURE A LOT OF THE OTHER
SURROUNDING AREAS ARE READY TO
GET ROLLING AGAIN. BREAK
HAPPENED BACK ON AUGUST 13TH.
THE FIX WAS A MAJOR CHALLENGE.
ABSOLUTELY WAS. IT’S THE LARGEST
PIPE WAS A BREAK IN THE LARGEST
PIPE IN OUR SYSTEM, SO IT’S HIGH
PRESSURE WATER PIPE IMPACTED A
LOT OF PEOPLE. BUT TODAY THIS
UPDATE THE PIPE REPAIR IS
COMPLETE WATER TESTING. IS THERE
PASSING STANDARDS FOR WATER
QUALITY WATER IS FLOWING THROUGH
THE NEWS SECTION OF PIPE AND NOW
THE TRANSMISSION TO NORMAL.
OPERATIONS BY OCTOBER. 5TH GREAT
LAKES WATER AUTHORITY CEO
SUZANNE COFFEE UPDATES YOU ON
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AS THE
WATER FLOWS, THINGS GO WHILE YOU
WANT TO EXPERIENCE A THING, BUT
YOU WON’T NOTICE A THING. WHAT
YOU MIGHT NOTICE AS WE GET TO
THE END OF THIS IS THAT YOUR
PRESSURES IN THE SEVEN
COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE HAD HAD
REDUCED PRESSURES TO SOME DEGREE
, THEY MIGHT SEE THEIR WATER
PRESSURE IMPROVED NOW. SO
RETURNING TO NORMAL OPERATIONS
PART OF THIS PROCESS, THE GREAT
LAKES WATER AUTHORITY WAS ASKING
HOMEOWNERS TO NOT WATER, THEIR
LAWNS BE GOOD NEIGHBORS. SO THE
WATER PRESSURE PROBLEMS DIDN’T
CREATE MORE PROBLEMS FOR OTHER
NEIGHBORS. THAT’S STILL IN
EFFECT, AS THE STEPS ARE TAKEN
TOWARDS OCTOBER. 5TH BACK TO YOU
ALRIGHT, WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK
YOU, SEAN. IN OLDEN COUNTY, A
MAN CRUSHED BY A MACHINE AT AN
EXCAVATING COMPANY THIS MORNING
. IT HAPPENED IN COMMERCE
TOWNSHIP, THE OAKLAND COUNTY
SHERIFF TELLING US THE MAN IN
HIS TWENTIES WAS SERIOUSLY HURT
AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE
MACHINE USED TO REPAIR ROADS WAS
IN THE MIDST OF BEING FIXED WHEN
IT SUDDENLY STARTED TO CLOSE ON
THE MAN. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED
ON LAD ROAD NEAR MAPLE POLICE
TELLING US THE VICTIM IS IN VERY
SERIOUS CONDITION AT THIS HOUR.
WELL IT’S BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM
PLAGUING DETROIT POLICE FOR
YEARS AND NOW NEW DEAL WITH THE
CITY’S POLICE UNIONS, IS RAISING
SOME PAY FOR OFFICERS AND ALSO
HELPING KEEP THEM ON THE FORCE.
MEGAN WOODS LIVE TONIGHT, MEGAN,
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT SOME PRETTY
BIG RAISES HERE. THAT’S RIGHT.
KARYN SANDRA IF THIS CONTRACT IS
APPROVED, STARTING PAY FOR
DETROIT POLICE OFFICER COULD SEE
A $10,000 INCREASE. CITY UNION
LEADERS NEGOTIATED FOR HOURS TO
MAKE SURE SOMETHING LIKE THIS
WOULD HAPPEN, AND THEY MADE THAT
ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY, BUT THE
CHIEF SAYS THAT INFORMATION GOT
OUT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT AND
THEY’RE ALREADY SEEN FEEDBACK.
ALREADY AS OF YESTERDAY, I HAD
FIVE OFFICERS. HAND WALK TO MY
OFFICE REQUEST TO RETURN TO THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT. THAT’S THE
IMPACT AND THAT SAYS A LOT WHEN
IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, DETROIT
POLICE DEPARTMENT LOST 72
OFFICERS, TWO THIRDS OF THOSE
WENT TO OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENTS
. MAYOR DUGGAN SAYS THIS PAY
BUMP WILL COME ENTIRELY FROM THE
CITY’S INCOME TAX REVENUE. THEY
HAD A REVENUE ESTIMATING
CONFERENCE IN FEBRUARY AND AGAIN
THIS MONTH. WE HAD 35 TO $40
MILLION MORE. THEN WE EXPECTED
AS FAR AS I WAS CONCERNED, THE
NUMBER ONE PRIORITY WAS PUBLIC
SAFETY IF UNION MEMBERS RATIFY
THIS CONTRACT, STARTING PAY FOR
A DETROIT POLICE OFFICER WILL GO
FROM $43,000 TO $53,000 A YEAR
FOR OFFICERS WITH MORE THAN FOUR
YEARS EXPERIENCE. PAY WILL GO
FROM 64,000 TO $73,000, A YEAR,
DETECTIVE SERGEANTS AND
LIEUTENANTS WILL SEE AN AVERAGE
INCREASE OF 10 TO $11,000 A YEAR
THE CHIEF AND UNION LEADERS KNOW
THIS WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE. YOU
CAN’T HAVE THE NUMBER OF
OFFICERS THAT WE’RE GOING TO
HIRE. WITHOUT HAVING A ROBUST
TRAINING PROGRAM, AND THERE’S
MONEY HERE TO PAY OUR TRAINERS.
IS THIS TO BE A BETTER PLACE FOR
PEOPLE TO LIVE? WORK LIKE A
SOCIALIZED. AND TO ADD TO THAT
MAYOR DUGGAN SAYS THAT THIS
DOESN’T JUST BENEFIT THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT BUT THE ENTIRE CITY
BECAUSE THE GOAL IS TO MAKE IT A
SAFER PLACE. AS OF RIGHT NOW,
THE UNIONS HAVE WITHIN A WEEK.
THEY HAVE TO RATIFY THIS, AND
THEN THEY WILL. THE CITY WILL
SUBMIT A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO
CITY COUNCIL AND IT GOES FROM
THERE. THEY REALLY WANT TO GET
THIS BALL ROLLING AND FOR THIS
IMPACT TO START IMMEDIATELY LIVE
IN DETROIT. I’M MEGAN WOODS,
LOCAL 4, LOSING A LOT OF