>> Announcer: MIGHT HAVE FROM
DOWNTOWN DETROIT, HOME OF WDIV
AND CLICK ON DETROIT.
LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 5:00 STARTS NOW.
>> Shawn: NOW AT 5:00, AN ARREST
IS MADE IN THAT HORRIBLE DOUBLE
STABBING OF A MOTHER AND
DAUGHTER IN VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP.
WE KNOW MORE ABOUT THE SUSPECT
AND WHY HE WANTED TO KEEP HIS TIES TO THE VICTIM SECRET.
TIES TO THE VICTIM SECRET.
>> Kim: AND WHAT THE CEO OF THE
GREAT LAKES WATER AUTHORITY JUST
DID AFTER TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
BASEMENTS HAVE BEEN FLOODED IN
THE PAST MONTH. >> Devin: WE BEGIN WITH ANOTHER
>> Devin: WE BEGIN WITH ANOTHER
NEW WEATHER THREAT.
NOT IN MICHIGAN YET BUT IT IS ON
THE WAY AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE RADAR SCREEN.
RADAR SCREEN.
SEVERAL STORMS AND SEVERE ONES
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND INTO
TOMORROW MORNING.
>> Kim: A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL
GO INTO EFFECT WHILE WE’RE SLEEPING.
>> Devin: LET’S LOOK AT THE TIME
LINE.
>> Ben: WE’VE HAD PLENTY OF
PRACTICE WITH THUNDERSTORM
ROUNDS, EVEN SEVERE ONES, BUT
THIS ONE WILL THROW A WRENCH AT US BECAUSE OF THE TIMING.
US BECAUSE OF THE TIMING.
A LOT OF THIS WILL BE HAPPENING
OVERNIGHT AS WE HEAD TOWARD
DAYBREAK TOMORROW AND SOME OF IT
WHILE WE’RE STILL SLEEPING.
LET’S LOOK AT THE STORM THREATS
FROM THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER.
THIS KEEPS INCREASING.
WE’RE FIRMLY INTO THE SLIGHT
RISK, THE YELLOW SHADE AND
PORTIONS OF LENAWEE COUNTY AND WASHTENAW COUNTY, YOU CAN SEE
WASHTENAW COUNTY, YOU CAN SEE
ARE NOW IN THE ENHANCED RISK
THAT’S CATEGORY 3 OUT OF 5, SO
WE EXPECT THE STRONGEST OF THE STORMS WILL BE IN THE WEST AND
STORMS WILL BE IN THE WEST AND
SOUTH ZONE AS WE HEAD TOWARD
TOMORROW MORNING.
THERE’S THE FLOOD WATCH STARTING
AT 3 A.M., 1-3 INCHES AND COMEDY
STIMULUS SHOW DOWN AT AN INCH AN
HOUR. THE STORMS ARE FIRING IN THE
THE STORMS ARE FIRING IN THE
ARROWHEAD OF MINNESOTA, MOVING
THROUGH THE U.P. AND WILL GAIN
SIGNIFICANT SPEED AS THEY HEAD
TOWARD US. 3 A.M., WE MAY START TO SEE SOME
3 A.M., WE MAY START TO SEE SOME
RAIN AND THUNDER.
THE STRONGEST STUFF FROM 4 A.M.
ON.
AND THAT’S WHEN THE DAMAGING
WIND THREAT KICKS IN.
WE’LL TALK MORE ABOUT TIMING AND WHEN IT FINALLY COMES TO AN END,
WHEN IT FINALLY COMES TO AN END,
IN A FEW MINUTES.
>>> NOW BREAKING NEWS.
A STRETCH OF I-96 IS CLOSED AS
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATE A FREEWAY SHOOTING.
FREEWAY SHOOTING.
>> Kim: IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT
ON WESTBOUND I-96 NEAR OUTER
DRIVE.
THE AREA IS CLOSED AS TROOPERS
COLLECT EVIDENCE. THEY RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE
THEY RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE
VICTIM SAYING HE WAS SHOT AFTER
A ROAD RAGE INCIDENT.
REDFORD POLICE FOUND THE MAN AT
SCHOOLCRAFT AND TELEGRAPH ROAD AND TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL.
AND TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL.
>>> VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP POLICE
MAKE AN ARREST IN CONNECTION TO
THE DEATH OF A MOTHER AND HER
TEENAGE DAUGHTER AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX.
>> Devin: SNIPES AND HER
14-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER LEATHERBURY
WERE FOUND DEAD AT THE
APARTMENTS. WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE
SUSPECT?
>> WE KNOW HE IS 47 YEARS OLD.
AND WE KNOW THAT HE IS ON PAROLE AND ALSO WEARING HIS GPS TETHER
AND ALSO WEARING HIS GPS TETHER
AT THE TIME OF THE APPARENT
MURDER AND THE TIME HE WAS
PICKED UP BY POLICE.
FAMILY MEMBERS SAY HE ALSO
WANTED TO KEEP THE RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE MOTHER IN THIS CASE A
SECRET. >> MY DAUGHTER CALLED ME.
>> MY DAUGHTER CALLED ME.
>> WHAT DID SHE SAY?
>> SHE TOLD ME THAT MY NIECES
WAS GONE. >> Shawn: THE UNCLE OF
>> Shawn: THE UNCLE OF
45-YEAR-OLD SNIPES TELLS US HE
AND HIS ENTIRE FAMILY ARE STILL
TRYING TO PROCESS WHAT HAPPENED TO SNIPES AND HER DAUGHTER WHO
TO SNIPES AND HER DAUGHTER WHO
WAS JUST 14 YEARS OLD, BOTH
FOUND STABBED TO DEATH IN THEIR
BELLEVILLE POINTE APARTMENT.
THE TEEN WAS JUST STARTING HER
LIFE AND HER MOTHER’S LIFE WAS TAKEN FROM HER.
TAKEN FROM HER.
>> SHE LIKED TO PLAY BASKETBALL.
SHE WAS INNOCENT IN ALL THIS.
>> Shawn: POLICE ARRESTED A 47-YEAR-OLD MAN FOR MURDERING
47-YEAR-OLD MAN FOR MURDERING
MOM AND DAUGHTER, A PAROLEE ON A
GPS TETHER.
THEY WAS TRACKED TO PONTIAC AND
ARRESTED.
THE FAMILY DOESN’T KNOW A THING ABOUT HIM!
ABOUT HIM!
FAMILY MEMBERS SAY SHE DIDN’T
TELL HER FAMILY THEY WERE
TOGETHER.
YOSHANDA DIDN’T KNOW HE WAS ON
PAROLE. THEY KNOW SHE BROKE UP WITH THEM
THEY KNOW SHE BROKE UP WITH THEM
AND HE GOT INTO THEIR APARTMENT
ARMED WITH A KNIFE.
THE UNCLE SAID THE EX-BOYFRIEND
ACTED AS CRUELLY AS POSSIBLE AND WENT FOR HER DAUGHTER FIRST.
WENT FOR HER DAUGHTER FIRST.
>> HE DID WHAT HE DID TO MY
NIECE AND SHE HAD TO SEE IT AND
HE HAD TO GET RID OF HER AS
WELL. MY FAMILY IS HURTING AND I FEEL
MY FAMILY IS HURTING AND I FEEL
LIKE HE SHOULD HURT IN THE MOST
SERIOUS WAY.
HE NEEDS TO PAY FOR WHAT HE DONE.
>> Shawn: THE FAMILY IS IN SO
MUCH PAIN.
WE’RE NOT NAMING THE SUSPECT
UNTIL HE HAS BEEN CHARGED. SO MANY REACHING OUT TO US TO
SO MANY REACHING OUT TO US TO
DESCRIBE MOM AND DAUGHTER AS
SUCH SWEET SOULS WHO, IN NO WAY,
DESERVED THIS KIND OF TREATMENT.
>> Kim: FEDERAL BRIBERY CHARGES FILED AGAINST DETROIT CITY
FILED AGAINST DETROIT CITY
COUNCILMEMBER ANDRE SPIVEY.
HE AND ANOTHER UNNAMED OFFICIAL
INVOLVED IN A PRIEBRY SCHEME FROM 2016-2020, ACCEPTING MORE
FROM 2016-2020, ACCEPTING MORE
THAN $35,000 IN BRIBES IN
EXCHANGE FOR VOTES.
SPIVEY ACCEPTED A $1,000 PAYMENT FROM AN UNDERCOVER POLICE
FROM AN UNDERCOVER POLICE
OFFICER IN 2018.
SPIVEY CURRENTLY REPRESENTS
DISTRICT 4 AND HAS OPTED NOT RUN
FOR REELECTION.
>> Devin: THE CEO OF THE GREAT LAKES WATER AUTHORITY IS
LAKES WATER AUTHORITY IS
STEPPING DOWN FOLLOWING TWO
MAJOR FLOODING EVENTS IN THE
SPAN OF ABOUT A MONTH.
>> Kim: SHE ANNOUNCED HER
DECISION TO RESIGN AS AN
INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT CAUSED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF BASEMENTS
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF BASEMENTS
TO FLOOD LAST MONTH IS JUST
GETTING UNDER WAY.
ROD MELONI JOINS YOU LIVE. THE TIMING OF THIS DECISION
THE TIMING OF THIS DECISION
CERTAINLY RAISES QUESTION.
>> Rod: IS SHE GONNA WALK AWAY
RIGHT AWAY?
AND NO, SHE IS GOING TO STAY ON
FOR THE IMMEDIATE TIME FRAME UNTIL AUGUST 11th UNTIL THEY
UNTIL AUGUST 11th UNTIL THEY
NAME HER REPLACEMENT.
BUT THE BIGGEST CONCERN FOR
EVERYBODY AT THE MEETING TODAY
WAS THE IMPENDING WEATHER.
A STATEMENT CAME OUT FROM THE PR DEPARTMENT SAYING ESSENTIALLY
DEPARTMENT SAYING ESSENTIALLY
THAT PEOPLE NEED TO BE BRACED
AND PREPARED FOR THE WEATHER.
THEY THINK THE SYSTEM CAN HOLD
UP BUT THEY HAVE SEWAGE IN HOLDING AREAS THEY’RE TRYING TO
HOLDING AREAS THEY’RE TRYING TO
DRAIN NOW.
THE GREAT LAKES WATER AUTHORITY
BOARD MEETING TODAY, THE MEMBERS
HEARD IT WAS IN FACT AN
ELECTRICAL SUBCONTRACTOR THAT INADVERTENTLY CUT THE WIRES AT
INADVERTENTLY CUT THE WIRES AT
THE STATION IN DETROIT ON JUNE
22nd AND THAT FIX FAILED TWO
DAYS LATER.
A PAPER NOTATION WAS MADE WITHIN
THE SYSTEM BUT THE UPPER
MANAGEMENT RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION.
THEN THE RAINS CAME.
THE PUMPS ENDED UP OVERWHELMED
AND THE SEWAGE FLOODED BASEMENTS.
McCORMICK TENDERED HER
RESIGNATION TODAY.
>> SUE McCORMICK, I DON’T ACCEPT
YOUR RESIGNATION BECAUSE YOU NEED TO FIX THIS!
NEED TO FIX THIS!
THIS IS NOT ACCOUNTABILITY.
WALKING AWAY IS NOT
ACCOUNTABILITY!
>> Rod: THE BOARD TOOK UP THE VOTE ON HER RESIGNATION.
VOTE ON HER RESIGNATION.
>> SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> Rod: THE CONTRACT READS SHE HAD TO GIVE 60 DAYS NOTICE.
HAD TO GIVE 60 DAYS NOTICE.
THEY SEEMED AMENABLE TO HAVING
LEAVE BEFORE THEN.
THE BOARD CHAIR SUMMED UP THE
BOARD’S FRUSTRATION. >> I’M PERPLEXED, DISTRESSED,
>> I’M PERPLEXED, DISTRESSED,
WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT.
IF I WAS THE COMPANY THAT BROKE
SOMETHING, I WOULDN’T TELL YOU THAT I CAN’T GET TO YOU UNTIL
THAT I CAN’T GET TO YOU UNTIL
THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
>> Rod: THAT WAS HIS FRUSTRATION
WITH WHAT HAPPENED ON THE 25th WITH THE SUBCONTRACTOR.
WITH THE SUBCONTRACTOR.
IN THE MEANTIME, A BIZARRE
IRONY.
THEY WANTED TO HOLD MORE BOARD
MEETINGS IN PERSON BUT THE BOARD
ROOM IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT IS FLOODED!
THE MICROPHONES APARTMENT -- MICROPHONES AREN’T WORKING.
MICROPHONES AREN’T WORKING.
>> Devin: ALL RIGHT, ROD.
>>> IT’S THE ONE DAY THAT HOPE
SPRINGS ETERNAL. IT’S DAY ONE OF TRAINING CAMP
IT’S DAY ONE OF TRAINING CAMP
AND THE LIONS HAVEN’T LOST A
GAME.
BUT IT’S A NEW COACH AND A NEW
QUARTERBACK.
>> Kim: IT’S ONLY BEEN A DAY BUT
THERE’S A LOT OF UNKNOWN ABOUT
THIS TEAM. >> Bernie: I THINK YOU’RE BEING
>> Bernie: I THINK YOU’RE BEING
VERY KIND.
>> Devin: DO YOU KNOW WHAT TO
EXPECT? >> Bernie: I’VE BEEN OVER THERE
>> Bernie: I’VE BEEN OVER THERE
FOREVER, SO I’M HAPPY TO BE OVER
HERE.
>> Kim: AND HOME BEFORE THAT.
>> Bernie: THEY CALLED IT THE
TIME-OUT TABLE.
THERE’S A TON OF ATTENTION ON
THIS TEAM BECAUSE OF SO MUCH CHANGE FROM LAST YEAR.
CHANGE FROM LAST YEAR.
YOU HAVE A NEW QUARTERBACK AND
NEW COACH.
HIGHLIGHTS WHERE THE LIONS BEGIN
THEIR NEW SEASON UNDER DAN
CAMPBELL. AND MATTHEW STAFFORD, AS YOU
AND MATTHEW STAFFORD, AS YOU KNOW, IS GONE AFTER 12 YEARS
KNOW, IS GONE AFTER 12 YEARS
HERE AND REPLACED BY JARED GOFF.
>> GONNA TREAT ’EM LIKE MEN
UNTIL THEY DO OTHERWISE. I’M SURE YOU GUYS WANT TO KNOW
I’M SURE YOU GUYS WANT TO KNOW
WHAT THE FOUR RULES ARE.
DON’T BE LATE, KEEP YOUR WEIGHT
IN CHECK, DON’T DISRESPECT YOUR
TEAMMATES, AND DON’T DISTRACT THE GAME.
THE GAME.
THOSE ARE THE FOUR.
>> Bernie: THERE YOU GO FOR A
NEW HEAD COACH. MUCH MORE FROM DAN CAMPBELL,
MUCH MORE FROM DAN CAMPBELL,
VERY GLIB AND INTERESTING, TOO.
>> Devin: BUT HIS FOUR ARE EXTENDIBLE TO LIFE.
EXTENDIBLE TO LIFE.
♪
>> Devin: A MANHUNT UNDER WAY IN
DETROIT. >> Kim: WHAT POLICE ARE SAYING
>> Kim: WHAT POLICE ARE SAYING
AFTER A MAN ABDUCTED A WOMAN AND
SHOT A PERP WHO WITNESSED IT.
>> Devin: A COUNTRY PERFORMER NEAR FOWLERVILLE BUT THEY HAVE
NEAR FOWLERVILLE BUT THEY HAVE
CONCERNS ABOUT LUKE BRYAN COME
TO TOWN.
>> Kim: HOW SIMONE BILES’