SCHOOL BUS DRIVER IS ACCUSED OF
BEING DRUNK WITH 40 STUDENTS ON
BOARD.
>> Devin: WE BEGIN WITH THE WIND
PICKING UP AND IT WILL GET
WORSE.
AND IT FEELS LIKE WE’VE BEEN
HERE.
MORE POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE
IN WHAT’S SHAPING UP TO BE A
SITUATION SIMILAR TO OVER THE
WEEKEND.
>> Kim: WE START WITH PAUL AND
WHAT WE CAN EXPECT.
>> Paul: SOME OF YOU ARE JUST
GETTING HOME FROM WORK.
HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
THE WIND ADVISORY KICKS IN AT
4:00 IN THE MORNING UNTIL 4:00
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
WE COULD SEE GUSTS 40-50 MILES
PER HOUR, NOT AS STRONG AS
SATURDAY BUT STRONG ENOUGH TO
DOWN A FEW LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER
OUTAGES.
AND I MET SOME DTE WORKERS A
COUPLE NIGHTS AGO AND THEY’RE
WORKING HARD.
IT’S BEEN A ROUGH SUMMER FOR
THEM AND INTO THE FALL AND NOW
INTO THE WINTER.
YOU CAN SEE THE GUSTS MAKING IT
TO AROUND 20-25 MILES PER HOUR
IN SOME SPOTS.
THEY’LL PICK UP THROUGH THE
NIGHT.
YOU CAN SEE ALREADY GUSTING TO
40 MILES PER HOUR OVER AT
MUSKEGON.
SO WE’LL KEEP TRACK OF ALL THIS.
TEMPS ARE WELL INTO THE 50s.
MORE IN A FEW MINUTES.
>> Devin: THE DETROIT WINDSOR
BORDER CROSSING HAS THOUSANDS OF
CARS CROSSING EVERY DAY AND MANY
ARE SEARCHED TO KEEP THE WRONG
THINGS OUT, AND INCLUDES A LOT
OF FAKES PRODUCTS.
>> Kim: LIKE PURSES, CELL
PHONES, AND TOYS.
YOU MIGHT THINK THEY DON’T POSE
A THREAT, BUT "HELP ME HANK" HAS
WHY IT’S A BIG PROBLEM AND HOW
IT’S COSTING YOU.
CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR HANK
WINCHESTER JOINS US.
THIS IS A BILLION DOLLAR
BUSINESS HERE.
>> Hank: KIMBERLY, DEVIN, THIS
IS A HUGE PROBLEM!
AND IT’S HAPPENING EVERY SINGLE
DAY.
IT’S PLAYING OUT HERE BEHIND ME
AT THE AMBASSADOR BRIDGE.
YOU CAN SEE ALL THE TRAFFIC
MAKING ITS WAY FROM WINDSOR INTO
DETROIT.
INVESTIGATORS WORKING TO FIND
THE COUNTERFEIT GOODS BECAUSE IT
COSTS US BIG TIME.
RIGHT NOW, YOU’RE ON THE INSIDE.
>> ALL OF THESE ARE ILLEGAL IN
SOME WAY, WHETHER THEY’RE
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTS OR
OUTRIGHT KNOCK-OFFS.
>> Hank: ITEMS NOT OFTEN SEEN BY
THE PUBLIC, SEIZED AT THE
BORDER, COUNTERFEIT GOODS.
SOME LOOK LEGIT BUT OTHERS LOOK
ABSURD.
LOOK AT THIS.
FAKE iPHONES, ELECTRONICS, KIDS
TOYS, DESIGNER BAGS.
AND THEN THESE ITEMS.
KNOCK-OFF SUPER BOWL RINGS, EVEN
OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS.
>> IT’S A BIG ISSUE HERE.
BUT TO PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE, WE
HAVE OVER $18 BILLION NATIONALLY
WORTH OF SEIZURES THAT ARE
ILL--RELATED.
OVER 70,000 SEIZURES AND A THIRD
OF THEM ARE INTERNATIONAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS SEIZURES.
THIS IS LIKE AMERICAN AND
INGENUITY AND CREATIVITY STOLEN.
>> Hank: EVERY SINGLE DAY AGENTS
ARE HERE SEARCHING TRUCKS AND
SYMPTOMS CARS THAT CROSS INTO
DETROIT.
THE GOAL IS TO SPOT AND SEIZE
ANY ILLEGAL FRAUDULENT ITEMS.
WHY ARE THEY SUCH A BIG DEAL?
IT’S A BIG BUSINESS, ONE THAT
MAY BE TIED TO FUNDING ALL SORTS
OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, INCLUDING
TERRORISM.
>> THE PRODUCTS GET MADE AND
SOLD AND THE PROCEEDS GO TO
SUPPORT CRIMINALITY.
>> Hank: AND NOW THE OTHER
THREAT TO YOU AT HOME.
SOME OF THE ITEMS SOLD IN
STORES, OTHERS ONLINE.
LIKE CHILDREN’S TOYS, COULD BE A
POTENTIAL DANGER, CHEMICALS AND
TOXINS.
WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD BE LURKING
ON THE SURFACE.
>> THEY’RE NOT UP TO U.S.
STANDARDS OR CODE.
WE DON’T KNOW WHAT THEY’RE MADE
OF AND WHAT THEY’RE CAPABLE OF
DOING UNTIL THEY GET HERE AND
PEOPLE START PLAYING WITH THEM.
LIKE YOU SAID, WITH CHILDREN’S
TOYS, YOUR CHILD HAS TO USE IT
BEFORE YOU FIGURE OUT IF
SOMETHING IS WRONG, AND THAT’S
TERRIBLE.
>> Hank: THESE ITEMS CAN DRIVE
UP THE PRICE OF PRODUCTS
THEMSELVES.
IF YOU’RE IN THE MARKET FOR A
DESIGNER BAG AND YOU’RE OFFERED
ONE AT AN UNBELIEVABLY LOW
PRICE, UNDERSTAND IT’S A FAKE.
AND THE PERSON SELLING IT, IN
SOME CASES THE FOCUS IS REALLY
GETTING YOUR PERSONAL
INFORMATION.
THE GOAL, TO STEAL YOUR
IDENTITY.
CONSUMERS NEED TO BE AWARE AND
ALERT.
>> WE ALL SHOP ONLINE, AND WE
ALL USE THOSE DIFFERENT KIND OF
PRODUCTS, SO YOU HAVE TO REMIND
PEOPLE THAT YOU HAVE TO DO YOUR
DUE DILIGENCE AND RESEARCH
PEOPLE THAT YOU’RE BUYING STUFF
FROM.
>> Hank: HOW CAN YOU HELP
INVESTIGATORS?
IF YOU SEE THESE ITEMS SOLD IN
STORES OR ON THE STREET, REPORT
IT.
THE MONEY YOU HAND OVER COULD BE
GOING INTO THE HANDS OF A
BIG-TIME CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION,
SELLING BAGS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE
MAIN GOAL.
>> DURING THE HOLIDAYS WE SEE
IT, BUT THIS IS A YEAR-ROUND
SITUATION.
>> IF PEOPLE SUSPECT COUNTERFEIT
MERCHANDISE, REACH OUT TO THE
TIP LINE SO WE CAN START
INVESTIGATING.
>> Hank: BACK OUT HERE LIVE.
THIS IS A HUGE CRIMINAL
ENTERPRISE.
THESE BUSTS HAPPENING EVERY
SINGLE DAY ON THE DETROIT SIDE
OF THE BORDER.
INVESTIGATORS WORKING AROUND THE
CLOCK, 24/7, ESPECIALLY RIGHT
NOW DURING THE BUSY HOLIDAY
SEASON, WORKING TO TRACK THOSE
SELLING AND BUYING THESE ILLEGAL
ITEMS.
NOT ONLY IN DETROIT BUT AROUND
THE WORLD.
LIVE IN DETROIT, HANK
WINCHESTER, "HELP ME HANK."
LOCAL 4.
>> Kim: SOMETHING TO WATCH OUT
FOR.
WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE
DRUNK DRIVING ARREST OF A MACOMB
COUNTY SCHOOL BUS DRIVER.
>> Devin: SHE CRASHED THE UTICA
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS BUS ON A BUSY
ROAD WITH DOZENS OF STUDENTS ON
BOARD ON HALL ROAD NEAR
SCHOENHERR YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
LARRY SPRUILL WENT TO HENRY FORD
HIGH SCHOOL TODAY AND IS HEARING
FROM FAMILY MEMBERS WITH SERIOUS
CONCERNS.
>> Larry: EVERYTHING HAPPENED AT
THIS INTERSECTION, HALL AND
SCHOENHERR.
THE DRIVER CRASHED HERE WITH
40-50 STUDENTS ON BOARD.
>> MY NEPHEW WAS ACTUALLY IN THE
BUS CRASH.
>> Larry: THE BUS CRASH HAPPENED
ON TUESDAY AROUND 4 P.M.
POLICE SAID THE ACCIDENT ONLY
INVOLVED A UTICA SCHOOL BUS
DRIVER WITH HENRY FORD, II, HIGH
STUDENTS ON BOARD.
THE DRIVER WENT OFF THE ROAD AND
STRUCK A STREET SIGN.
INVESTIGATORS SAID THEY SMELLED
ALCOHOL AND DID A BREATH TEST
WHICH RESULTS IN A .10.
THE DRIVER WAS ARRESTED.
>> WHEN YOU SEND KIDS TO SCHOOL
ON THE BUS, YOU WANT THEM TO BE
SAFE.
>> Larry: BUT THEY WERE NOT
SAFE.
ALTHOUGH ORIGINAL REPORTS STATED
NO STUDENTS WERE INJURED.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE NOTICED
THAT WAS BEING REPORTED WAS THAT
NO CHILDREN WERE HURT IN THE
CRASH, AND MY NEPHEW WAS ON THAT
CRASH AND HE WAS HURT.
HE HAD AN INTERNAL BRAIN BLEED
AND HE HAS A CONCUSSION.
>> Larry: HE IS CURRENTLY IN THE
HOSPITAL RECOVERING.
>> MY SISTER SHOULD BE HERE BUT
SHE IS THERE WITH HIM.
>> Larry: I REACHED OUT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.
>> Larry: I JUST SPOKE WITH THE
STERLING HEIGHTS POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND THEY TELL ME THAT
THAT BUS DRIVER WILL BE FACING
CHARGES NOW.
WHAT THOSE CHARGES ARE, THAT
WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE
PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE.
BUT WE DO KNOW THAT SHE WILL AT
LEAST FACE DRIVING UNDER THE
INFLUENCE.
LARRY SPRUILL, LOCAL 4.
>> Devin: OKAY, LARRY.
>>> CALLING IT A CRISIS, DOCTORS
AT HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM SAY
THE CORONAVIRUS SITUATION IN
MICHIGAN IS WORSE THAN A YEAR
AGO!
>> Kim: A TWO-DAY TOTAL OF
11,722 NEW CASES, AN AVERAGE OF
MORE THAN 5800 CASES PER DAY,
AND SADLY WE’VE LOST ANOTHER 330
LIVES.
HENRY FORD HEALTH SAYS THE
NUMBER OF PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED
WITH COVID IS UP 34% AND
COVID-RELATED DEATHS UP 80% OVER
THE PAST TWO WEEKS.
75-80% OF THOSE HOSPITALIZED
PATIENTS ARE UNVACCINATED.
>> PEOPLE WHO ARE VACCINATED ARE
30 TIMES, 30 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO SURVIVE COVID ADMISSION THAN
TO SURVIVE COVID ADMISSION THAN
AN UNVACCINATED PATIENT.
SO IF YOU GET THE BREAKTHROUGH
INFECTION, THE OUTCOMES ARE
MUCH, MUCH BETTER AND YOU’RE
GOING TO LEAVE THE HOSPITAL
ALIVE.
>> Kim: SOME OF THE HOSPITALS
HAVE HAD TO DELAY NON-URGENT
SURGERIES TO DEAL WITH THE
SURGE.
>> Devin: WHEN YOU’RE OUT IN
PUBLIC, HAVE YOU BEEN WEARING A
MASK?
PRETTY EVEN SPLIT IN MICHIGAN.
ACCORDING TO RESULTS OF A NEW
POLL, ONE GROUP HAS DECIDED TO
DITCH THE MASK MORE OFTEN THAN
OTHERS.
IT SHOWS HOW PEOPLE FEEL AT THIS
POINT IN THE PANDEMIC.
>> Victor: THE RESULTS ARE IN
FROM THE DETROIT REGIONAL
CHAMBER, AND IS IT ANY SURPRISE
THAT WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO
WEARING A MASK, PEOPLE ARE SPLIT
RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE.
>> IT’S VERY IMPORTANT.
>> I SEE IT QUITE OFTEN.
I DON’T TAKE MINE OFF UNTIL I
GET TO MY CAR.
THEY’RE NOT WEARING THEM AS THEY
USED TO. >> Victor: EVEN WITH THE THREAT
>> Victor: EVEN WITH THE THREAT
OF THE OMICRON VARIANT, 46% WILL
CONTINUE TO WEAR A MASK AND 47%
HAVE STOPPED ALL TOGETHER.
7% SAYS IT ALL DEPENDS.
>> PEOPLE ARE TIRED AND WE’RE
APPROACHING THE END OF OUR
SECOND YEAR DEALING WITH COVID.
>> Victor: THE REGIONAL CHAMBER
SAYS IT DOESN’T STOP THERE.
>> THIS HAS BECOME EXCEPTIONALLY
POLITICAL.
MASK-WEARING HAS BECOME A
POLITICAL STATEMENT.
VACCINES ARE A POLITICAL
STATEMENT IN CERTAIN CIRCLES.
>> Victor: 80% OF STRONG
DEMOCRATS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAR
IT AND THE PERCENTILE OF STRONG
REPUBLICANS IS 12.9%. AND AGAINST
.
>> Victor: INDEPENDENTS ARE MORE SO IN THE MIDDLE:
>> THE LINES THAT HAVE BEEN
DRAWN, PEOPLE HAVE DRAWN THEM
THEMSELVES.
>> Victor: AND ANOTHER BIT OF
INFORMATION, HE BELIEVERS THAT
THE ONLY THING THAT’S HELPING TO
SWAY PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY WEAR A
MASK AS IF THEY THEMSELVES OR A
FAMILY MEMBER UNFORTUNATELY
COMES INTO CONTACT WITH THE