LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT. LOCAL 4 NEWS AT FIVE STARTS NOW. AND WE’RE GOING TO BEGIN HERE AT
FIVE. WITH THE WEATHER AND THE
THREAT OF STORMS HEADING INTO
THIS EVENING. WE’VE ALREADY IN
FACT, SEEN ONE WARNING TO THE
NORTH OF US. COME AND GO. LET’S
GET RIGHT OVER TO BRETT COLLAR
AND WHAT HE’S SEEING ON STORM
TRACKER 4 BRETT. THINGS HAVE
QUIETED DOWN A GOOD DEAL SINCE
EARLIER TODAY, BUT THERE ARE
STILL A COUPLE OF HEAVIER
DOWNPOURS AND EVEN SOME SPOTTY
SHOWERS. OUTSIDE OF THAT YOU CAN
SEE ACROSS THE WHOLE SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN MAP HERE. THERE ARE A
COUPLE OF SHOWERS DOTTING THE
MAP, BUT IT’S REALLY UP IN OUR
NORTH ZONE THAT WE’RE SEEING THE
STRONGEST ACTIVE CITY. BUT EVEN
AT THIS POINT, IT’S NOT SEVERE.
IT’S JUST A COUPLE OF GOOD
DOWNPOURS WITH THIS SHOWER JUST
TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF EMMETT
SCOOTING OUT FAIRLY QUICKLY, SO
THIS SHOULD BE OUT OVER WATER IN
THE NEXT 15 MINUTES OR SO. STILL
KEEPING IT CLOSE SIGN THE
POTENTIAL FOR ANYTHING THAT
DEVELOPS TO BE SEVERE. I THINK
ACTIVITIES REALLY WINDING DOWN
OVER THE NEXT HOUR. WE’LL KEEP A
CLOSE EYE ON THINGS. BUT THE
PLAN AT THIS POINT IS FOR US TO
DRY OUT THIS EVENING, AND THEN
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT SHOULD
BE A DRY NIGHT TONIGHT, BUT SOME
MORE CHANGES ARE ON THE WAY AS
WE HAVE MORE STORMS WEDNESDAY
INTO THURSDAY. THE BIGGER STORY
THIS WEEK, THOUGH, IS THE HEAT.
COME WEDNESDAY. WE’RE TRACKING.
WE’RE TALKING TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT
INDEX VALUES. WE’LL TALK ABOUT
THAT IN JUST A BIT. DON’T FORGET
WITH ALL THESE STORMS AND THE
HEAT THIS WEEK, YOU CAN GET THE
LOCAL FORECASTERS OPERATE THERE
IN THE PALM OF YOUR HANDS AND
YOU GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE COMING
DAYS. JUST SEARCH WDIV’S WEATHER
IN YOUR APP STORE. BRETT THANK
YOU OUR OTHER TOP STORY AT FIVE.
A RULING FROM THE MICHIGAN COURT
OF APPEALS, SAYS COUNTY
PROSECUTORS INDEED HAVE THE
RIGHT TO ENFORCE MICHIGAN’S 1931
BAN ON ABORTIONS AMOUNT OF
CONFUSION SURROUNDING THIS.
LET’S TAKE YOU THROUGH SOME OF
THE BROAD STROKES HERE ON APPEAL
TO THE RULING IS EXPECTED TO
COME SOON WITH PLANNED
PARENTHOOD OF MICHIGAN, SAYING
IT WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
ABORTION SERVICES. THE 1931 LAW
, OF COURSE, CLASSIFIES AS
ABOARD CLASSIFIES ABORTION IS A
FELONY, EVEN IN CASES OF RAPE OR
INCEST. MEANTIME. SEVEN, COUNTY
PROSECUTORS ACROSS THE STATE
SENT OUT A JOINT STATEMENT
SAYING THEY WILL NOT ENFORCE THE
ABORTION BAN. PRIYA MANN LIVE
TONIGHT. PRIYA GOVERNOR WHITMER
HAS NOW MADE A MOVE TO BLOCK
THIS AS WELL. YEAH THAT’S RIGHT
, DEVIN. JUST MOMENTS AGO,
GOVERNOR WHITMER REQUESTED A
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
AGAINST ENFORCEMENT. AND THAT’S
BECAUSE ACCESS TO ABORTION AT
THIS POINT COULD DEPEND ON WHICH
COUNTY YOU LIVE IN. JUST TAKE
THIS PLANNED PARENTHOOD, FOR
EXAMPLE, IN MIDTOWN WAYNE COUNTY
PROSECUTOR KIM WORTHY HAS SAID
SHE WON’T ENFORCE THE BAN. BUT
IF THIS PLANNED PARENTHOOD WAS
IN A DIFFERENT COUNTY, ITS
ABILITY TO PROVIDE REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTHCARE SERVICES OR JUST KEEP
THE DOORS OPEN IS VERY MUCH
UNCERTAIN. WE BELIEVE THAT THE
COURT OF APPEALS ORDER IS WRONG
. MONDAY’S RULING MEANS COUNTY
PROSECUTORS ACROSS THE STATE CAN
CHOOSE TO ENFORCE THE 1931 LAW
BANNING ABORTION. THIS IS A
VICTORY FOR THE RULE OF LAW.
THIS IS A VICTORY FOR PROPER
PROCESS AND COURTS STAYING
WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF THEIR
JURISDICTION. THE GREAT LEAGUES
LEGAL CENTER REPRESENTED SOME OF
THE PROSECUTORS WHO CHALLENGED
THE INJUNCTION BLOCKING
ENFORCEMENT PROSECUTORS IN
MICHIGAN TODAY. ARE FREE TO
ENFORCE THE ABORTION STATUTE IF
A CASE IS BROUGHT BEFORE THEM
FOR REVIEW, IT’S UP TO EACH
PROSECUTOR AND HOW THEY EXERCISE
THEIR DISCRETION. PROSECUTORS IN
MACOMB, JACKSON AND KENT
COUNTIES HAVE INDICATED THEY
WILL ENFORCE THE ABORTION BAN
WELL, SEVEN PROSECUTORS,
INCLUDING THOSE IN WAYNE,
OAKLAND, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES
, WILL NOT DEPENDING ON WHERE
YOU LIVE, WHICH COUNTY
PROSECUTOR GOVERNS YOUR
JURISDICTION DETERMINES RIGHT
NOW, WHETHER YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO
AN ABORTION IN THE STATE OF
MICHIGAN. THE RULING BY THE
MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS WILL
LIKELY BE APPEALED, AND PLANNED
PARENTHOOD SAYS PROVIDERS CAN
STILL LEGALLY PROVIDE ABORTION
FOR AT LEAST 21 DAYS. ANY
PROSECUTOR WHO ATTEMPTS
ENFORCEMENT BEFORE THAT PERIOD
OF TIME WOULD BE ACTING OUTSIDE
THE LAW. AND THEY SHOULD BE HELD
IN CONTEMPT. ABORTION IS STILL
SAFE AND LEGAL IN MICHIGAN
TODAY. AND YOU MIGHT RECALL THAT
EARLIER THIS YEAR, GOVERNOR
WHITMER FILED A LAWSUIT ASKING
THE STATE SUPREME COURT TO
SETTLE THIS ISSUE ONCE AND FOR
ALL, WHETHER THE STATE
CONSTITUTION PROTECTS THE RIGHT
TO ABORTION. EARLIER TODAY, HER
OFFICE DID RELEASE A STATEMENT
WHICH READS. IN PART, THE
MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT COULD
TAKE UP THE GOVERNOR’S LAWSUIT
AT ANY TIME, AND THEY SHOULD DO
SO IMMEDIATELY TO PROVIDE
CLARITY FROM MICHIGANDERS THAT
THE RIGHT TO ABORTION REMAINS
UNCHANGED. COMING UP AT SIX
O’CLOCK, WE’RE TAKING A LOOK AT
THE JOURNEY TO THIS POINT AND
WHAT’S AT STAKE IN NOVEMBER?
REPORTING LIVE IN MIDTOWN
PRIYA MANN LOCAL 4 INTERESTING
TO SEE NOW IF THE STATE’S HIGH
COURT AGREES WITH THE URGENCY ON
THIS MATTER, SO WE’LL BE
WATCHING THAT HOUR BY HOUR.
ALRIGHT, PRIYA. DETROIT’S CHIEF
OF POLICE SAYS THE COMMUNITY
DESERVES BETTER AFTER 24
NONFATAL SHOOTINGS AND SEVEN
HOMICIDES IN DETROIT JUST THIS
PAST WEEKEND. THE MAJOR INCIDENT
HAPPENING EARLY SUNDAY WHERE
EIGHT PEOPLE WERE SHOT DURING A
BIRTHDAY PARTY ON DETROIT’S WEST
SIDE. ROD MELONI IS FOLLOWING
THIS STORY FOR US TONIGHT AND
ROD THE CHIEF REALLY SOUNDS LIKE
HE’S PRETTY FED UP WITH THIS
YEAH, HE’S ANGRY. KIMBERLY’S
ALSO CALLING FOR ACTION, SAYING
THAT AT THIS POINT, THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT CANNOT ARREST ITS WAY
OUT OF THIS PROBLEM, AND HE’S
ADAMANT ABOUT ANOTHER THING, HE
SAYS. IT’S NOT A GUN PROBLEM, HE
SAYS. IT’S A GUN USE PROBLEM
WITH PEOPLE MAKING POOR
DECISIONS. THIS COUNTRY’S
OBSESSION WITH WEAPONS AND MASS
SHOOTINGS, AND IT’S JUST
UNACCEPTABLE AND WE CAN DO
BETTER AND WE HAVE TO DO BETTER.
THE CHIEF LEFT SHAKING HIS HEAD
AFTER THIS SHOOTING ON COIL THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS EARLY SUNDAY AS
A WELL ATTENDED BIRTHDAY PARTY
LED TO A NEIGHBOR WHO DIDN’T
LIKE CARS PARKED IN FRONT OF HIS
DRIVEWAY ALLEGEDLY LET LOOSE
WITH A HIGH POWERED RIFLE. TWO
SHOT DEAD 39, YEAR OLD WOMAN AND
A 38 YEAR OLD MAN. SIX OTHERS
INJURED, ONE CRITICALLY. THE MAN
HAVING PUT A GUN BY EVERY WINDOW
IN THE HOUSE AND FIRING FROM
INSIDE AND OUT. THERE NEEDS TO
BE A PENALTY FOR BAD BEHAVIOR,
AND I DON’T SEE ANYONE WHO HAS A
HEALTHY FEAR OF COMMITTING A
CRIME. YOU HAVE TO PAUSE AND SAY
I MIGHT GO TO JAIL. I MAY DO
TIME THE ALLEGED SHOOTER IN
CUSTODY, THEN ON PENROD STREET
ON THE CITY’S WEST SIDE TO WOMEN
SHOT IN A DRIVE BY THE PARTY
THERE YESTERDAY. AND THEN THERE
IS THIS 16 YEAR OLD RYAN MCLEOD
, CHARGED AS AN ADULT FOR
ALLEGEDLY SHOOTING AND KILLING A
13 YEAR OLD OVER A CELL PHONE.
CHIEF WHITE SAYING ONE THING HE
CAN DO IS TAKE ALL OF THE GUN
CRIMES, STACKING UP ON HIS DESK
AND SHIPPING THE FILES ONTO THE
U. S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE LOOKING
TO SEE IF HE CAN GET FEDERAL
FELON IN POSSESSION CHARGES
TACKED ONTO THE LOCAL CASES.
THOSE CHARGES CARRY UP TO 10
YEARS IN PRISON, AND THOSE ARE
FEDERAL CHARGES, SO YOU’RE NOT
GOING TO BE ABLE TO WORK THOSE
OFF WITHOUT DOING THE TIME? WE
ARE VERY SERIOUS ABOUT THIS. AND
WE’RE NOT PLAYING AROUND. NOW.
THE CHIEF ALSO TALKED TO ME
ABOUT THE ISSUE OF LITTLE TO NO
BOND, HE SAYS. ONE OF THE THINGS
THEY’RE FINDING IS THAT VIOLENT
CRIMINALS IN THE CITY OF DETROIT
ARE SHOWING UP AT CRIME SCENES
EITHER INVOLVED OR AROUND CRIMES
WEARING A TETHER, HE SAYS. IT’S
NOT SUPPOSED TO GO THAT WAY, AND
HE’S CALLING FOR MORE AND HIGHER
BOND TO TRY AND KEEP THIS FROM
HAPPENING, KEEPING THE VIOLENT
CRIMINALS. OFF THE STREETS.
THANK GOODNESS RIGHT. AS YOU
SAID, THE CHIEF IS FED UP AND I
KNOW THERE ARE OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE STANDING
BEHIND THE CHIEF ON THIS ISSUE
AS WELL. WELL. ONE OF THE GROUPS
THAT CAME TODAY WAS CALLED
DETROIT CEASEFIRE, AND THEY ARE
JUST AS ANGRY, IN FACT, EVEN
PERHAPS MORE SO THAN THE CHIEF
SAYING THAT PEOPLE CAN NO LONGER
STAY ON THE SIDELINES THAT THOSE
DAYS ARE GONE. PEOPLE NOW START
NEEDING TO GET HIM TO GET
INVOLVED, SUCH AS MENTORING AND
CALLING POLICE AND TRYING TO
PREVENT CRIMES BEFORE THEY
HAPPEN. OKAY RIGHT. THANKS A
LITTLE LESS THAN 14 HOURS FROM
NOW MICHIGANNATIVE BEHEADING TO
THE POLLS ALL ACROSS THE STATE
TO DECIDE SOME HOTLY CONTESTED
PRIMARIES, VOTERS WILL WEIGH IN
ON EVERYTHING FROM CONGRESSIONAL
RACES TO WHO WILL BE THE GOP
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR FOR THOSE
WITH CONCERNS ABOUT ELECTION
SECURITY AND MAKING SURE EVERY
VOTE COUNTS. PAULA TUTMAN HAS
BEEN BEHIND THE SCENES SHOW US
THE MULTIPLE CHECKS AND BALANCES
DESIGNED TO DO JUST THAT.
FOLLOW. THIS AFTERNOON, I WORKED
WITH A MEMBER OF THE SECRETARY
OF STATE’S TEAM TO ACTUALLY MAP
OUT CHECKS AND BALANCES MOST
UNSEEN BUT REALLY SPEAK TO
KEEPING THE VOTES SAFE, SECURE
AND ACCURATE. I HAVE ALWAYS SAID
THAT DEMOCRACY IS A TEAM SPORT.
IT WORKS BEST WHEN WE ALL
PARTICIPATE, AND WHEN WE ALL
REPUBLICANS, DEMOCRATS AND
INDEPENDENTS STAND UP TO PROTECT
ITS INTEGRITY. WHAT YOU SEE ON
ELECTION DAY IS PEOPLE CASTING
VOTES AT VARIOUS POLLING PLACES
. HERE’S WHAT YOU DON’T SEE.
THERE ARE MORE THAN 1500,
MUNICIPAL AND CITY CLERKS. THERE
ARE 83 COUNTY CLERKS, AND EACH
CLERK IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR
VOTES. SEE PEOPLE LAYING THE
SEEDS FOR POST ELECTION
SHENANIGANS ON ELECTION DAY
TOMORROW. AND WE DO SEE AND WE
DO HEAR SOME SOME, UH YOU KNOW,
CHATTER ABOUT THAT. AND SO WE’RE
PREPARED FOR THAT. MICHIGAN
SECRETARY OF STATE OFFICE SAYS
MICHIGAN’S DECENTRALIZED
ELECTION SYSTEM IS THE SHEER
STRENGTH OF VOTER SECURITY
BECAUSE YOU CAN’T HACK INTO A
LARGER, CENTRALIZED SYSTEM. IN
ORDER FOR FRAUD TO OCCUR, YOU
HAVE TO HAVE MASSIVE COLLUSION
OF THOUSANDS OF BIPARTISAN
OFFICIALS AND LOTS OF DIFFERENT
COMMUNITIES, ALL WORKING
TOGETHER TO DEFRAUD THE VOTE.
FOR ONE CANDIDATE. HERE’S WHAT
YOU MIGHT SAY A HANDFUL OF
VARIOUS CLERKS EXPRESSING
DISSATISFACTION WITH THE LAW OR
THE VOTE COUNT. HERE’S WHAT YOU
DON’T SEE NUMEROUS CHECKS WITHIN
THE SYSTEM TO PREVENT ROGUE BAD
ACTORS FROM ALTERING THE OUTCOME
OF THE ELECTION LIKE PAPER
BALLOTS, WHICH IS THE PHYSICAL
EVIDENCE OF A VOTE. THE
BIPARTISAN CANVASSING PROCESS
THAT WOULD CATCH ANY ATTEMPTS TO
CHANGE OR ALTER INDIVIDUAL VOTES
TO FAVOR ANY PARTICULAR
CANDIDATE. CLERKS THEMSELVES,
HAVE NO ACTUAL SAY IN
DETERMINING OUTCOMES OF AN
ELECTION. ACCORDING TO THE
SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE,
THEIR JOB IS SIMPLY TO
ADMINISTER ELECTIONS IN A SAFE
AND ACCESSIBLE MANNER, BUT THEY
DO NOT HAVE ANY AUTHORITY UNDER
MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW TO CERTIFY
OR REJECT RESULT REGARDLESS OF
HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT THEM. THERE
ARE ALSO BY PARTISANS IN THE
ROOM WHERE VOTES ARE BEING
COUNTED. THERE IS NEVER EVER
SINGLE PARTY REPRESENTATION
EVER. WHERE BALLOTS ARE BEING
COUNTED. THERE’S ALWAYS SOMEONE
FROM BOTH MAJOR PARTIES WATCHING
WHAT THE OTHER PEOPLE ARE DOING
. OF COURSE, THERE ARE MANY
OTHERS. THOSE ARE THE BASIC, SO
IF SOMEONE SAYS A VOTE ISN’T
SECURE BECAUSE THE CANDIDATE OF
THEIR CHOICE DIDN’T WIN, OR THE
VOTE IS ONLY SECURE BECAUSE THE
CANDIDATE OF THEIR CHOICE DID
WIN. IT JUST DOESN’T HOLD WATER
BECAUSE IN THE BIG PICTURE,
THERE’S JUST TOO MANY CHECKS AND
BALANCES SO THAT THE VOTE
REMAINS SAFE, SECURE AND
ACCURATE IN MICHIGAN. PAULA
TUTMAN LOCAL 4. ALRIGHT PAULA
CLICKONDETROIT’S DOT COM IS YOUR
HOME FOR ALL THINGS ELECTION
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS IN THERE,
YOU CAN FIND VOTING GUIDES AND
HOW TO FIND YOUR SAMPLE BALLOTS
ALONG WITH YOUR PRECINCT. THEN
WE’LL HAVE REAL TIME RESULTS AS
THEY COME IN TOMORROW NIGHT. ALL
THE LINKS CAN BE FOUND RIGHT
THERE ON THE HOMEPAGE. ALSO,
DON’T FORGET TOMORROW NIGHT TUNE
INTO LOCAL 4 PLUS FOR OUR
SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION
COVERAGE. I’LL BE LIVE WITH OUR
POLLSTER RICHARD ZUBA. ELECTION
EXPERTS WILL BE HERE AS WELL TO
BREAK DOWN THE RESULTS AS THEY
COME IN AND THE TRENDS AS THEY
DEVELOP. THAT’S TOMORROW,
STARTING AT EIGHT PM ON LOCAL 4
PLUS WHEN STATE UNIVERSITY
PRESIDENT M. ROY WILSON
ANNOUNCES HE WILL BE STEPPING
DOWN WHEN HIS CONTRACT RUNS OUT
AT THE END OF NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
WILSON HAS BEEN AT THE HELM OF
WAYNE STATE FOR THE LAST NINE
YEARS. HE SAYS HE DOESN’T INTEND
TO RETIRE AND WILL PURSUE OTHER
CHAPTERS IN HIS LIFE. THE
UNIVERSITY, THANKED WILSON IN A
STATEMENT PRAISING THE PRESIDENT
FOR IMPROVING GRADUATION RATES
AND INCREASING DIVERSITY HERE AT
HOME MICHIGANNATIVE FALL, NEARLY
MATCHING THE NATIONAL AVERAGE
NOW TRIPLE A, SAYS
MICHIGANNATIVE PAYING AN AVERAGE
OF 4 22 A GALLON JUST ONE CENT
MORE THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE
SINCE LAST WEEK. TRIPLE ACES GET
MICHIGAN GAS PRICES HAVE FALLEN
20 CENTS A GALLON IN THE METRO
AREA. TRIPLE ACES DRIVERS ARE
PAYING 4 19 TRIPLE A
SPOKESPERSON SAYS IF DEMAND