>> Announcer: LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT, HOME OF WDIV AND CLICK
ON DETROIT.
ON DETROIT. LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 6:00 STARTS NOW!
>> Mara: MICHIGAN CONGRESSWOMAN
SAID IT’S TIME FOR THE EPA TO
COME TO DETROIT AND INVESTIGATE
MARATHON.
MARATHON. >> Devin: MACOMB COUNTY JUDGE’S
EFFORTS TO KEEP THIS REPEAT SEX
OFFENDER BEHIND BARS IS
OVERRULED.
OVERRULED. >> Kim: WE’RE ADDING SNOW TO
WHAT’S ALREADY ON THE GROUND.
"4 LIVE RADAR" SHOWING A BIG
MASS OF WINTER WEATHER
LINGERING.
LINGERING. AND THE NEW ROUND OF SNOW TOPS
OUR NEWS AT 6:00.
>> Devin: THE TIMING IS NOT
GREAT HERE, BEN.
>> Ben: AND THE VISIBILITY WILL
BE THE OTHER PROBLEM.
ESPECIALLY WITH EVERYBODY ON THE
ROADS TRYING TO GET HOME.
VERY FEW BREAKS ON "4 LIVE
RADAR," AT LEAST AS OF RIGHT
NOW.
NOW. IF YOU WATCH THE HOUR LOOP, THE
COLORS ARE STARTING TO GET
LIGHTER.
LIGHTER. WE SEE A LITTLE BIT OF FALL-OFF
DOWN NEAR THE SOUTH ZONE.
INTO NORTHERN INDIANA, YOU CAN
SEE THERE’S NOT A TON OF
MOISTURE.
MOISTURE. AND A OT OF BANDS ARE STARTING
TO GO THIN.
ONCE WE GET PAST THE 7:00, 8:00
HOUR, THIS WILL TURN TO MOSTLY
UNACCUMULATING SNOW BUT SOME
FLAKES AROUND THROUGH THE
NIGHTTIME HOURS.
NIGHTTIME HOURS. VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE IN
SOME LOCATIONS.
SOME LOCATIONS. THERE ARE OTHER SPOTS WHERE IT’S
COME UP NICELY.
JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND IF YOU’LL
BE DRIVING THERE THIS EVENING.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW
FREEZING, AND ANYTHING WE SEE
PAST THE 6:00, 7:00 HOUR GOES
PRETTY LIGHT AS WE GO THROUGH
THE EVENING HOURS.
WE HAVE ONE MORE SOLID PUSH OF
SNOW THAT’S COMING DURING
TOMORROW MORNING’S COMMUTE.
WE’LL TELL YOU HOW MUCH TO
EXPECT IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.
FOLLOW TONIGHT’S SYSTEM ON OUR
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YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE SNOW,
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SEARCHING WDIV. >> Kim: IT’S TIME FOR THE EPA TO
COME IN AND INVESTIGATE THE
MARATHON REFINERY.
MARATHON REFINERY. >> Devin: THAT’S FROM THE U.S.
HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE
ENVIRONMENT.
ENVIRONMENT. MARA MACDONALD IS LIVE IN
SOUTHWEST DETROIT.
SOUTHWEST DETROIT. THIS REQUEST COMES AFTER A
CHEMICAL RELEASED AT THE
FACILITY ALL THE WAY BACK IN
SEPTEMBER, MARA.
SEPTEMBER, MARA. >> Mara: THAT’S RIGHT.
AN OIL VAPOR CLOUD WHICH FORCED
THE CLOSURE OF SEVERAL ROADS
AROUND THE PLANT AND SENT TWO OF
ITS WORKERS TO THE HOSPITAL.
THAT ACCIDENTAL OIL VAPOR LEAK
HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 12th OF
LAST YEAR.
LAST YEAR. RASHIDA TLAIB HELD AN
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE HEARING A
FEW DAYS LATER AND IS NOW ALONG
WITH THE CHAIR OF THE HOUSE
SUBCOMMITTEE ASKING THE EPA TO
COME IN HERE AND INVESTIGATE
MARATHON, THE LEAK, AND ITS
RESPONSE TO IT.
>> MARATHON HAS HAD SPILL AFTER
SPILL, AND THE RESIDENTS FEEL
LIKE THEIR HEALTH IS IN JEOPARDY
AND WE’RE NOT DOING ENOUGH AT
ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT TO MAKE
SURE WE PROTECT THEIR PUBLIC
HEALTH.
HEALTH. >> Mara: WHETHER IT’S AN
ACCIDENTAL CHEMICAL LEAK OR
STRONG ODORS ARE NOT NEW.
>> I AM HAPPY THAT THE
CONGRESSWOMAN HAS ASKED FOR AN
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. MANY TIMES THESE INCIDENTS GO
UNNOTICED OR UNINVESTIGATED.
>> Mara: WHEN THIS LAST LEAK
HAPPENED, MARATHON PUT AIR
MONITORING IN PLACE AND
DETERMINED THERE WAS NO IMPACT
ON THE COMMUNITY OR ITS
RESIDENTS.
RESIDENTS. SHE ISN’T GOING TO TAKE THEIR
WORD FOR IT.
>> WE HAVE TO ALLOW THE FEDERAL
AND STATE GOVERNMENT TO DO THE
TESTING THEMSELVES.
TESTING THEMSELVES. >> Mara: IT IS UNCLEAR WHETHER
THE EPA IS GOING TO COME OUT
HERE AND DO THIS INVESTIGATION,
WHETHER THEY THINK IT IS
JUSTIFIED OR NOT.
SHE IS HOPEFUL THAT THEY’LL HAVE
A DEFINITIVE WORD OUT OF THE EPA
BY FEBRUARY 21st.
LIVE AT MARATHON IN SOUTHWEST
DETROIT, I’M MARA MACDONALD,
LOCAL 4.
LOCAL 4. >> Kim: CLEAN-UP IS UNDER WAY
AFTER A TRUCK LEAKED RAW SAUJ
INTO A STORM DRAIN IN RIVER
HUGE.
HUGE. IT HAPPENED THIS MORNING OUTSIDE
OF FORMER MAYOR GREG JOSEPH’S
HOUSE.
HOUSE. HE SAID THE DRIVER FROM THE
SAFEWAY TRANSPORT TANKER TRUCK
RELEASED THE LOAD ON TOP OF A
SEWER LID.
SEWER LID. A NEARBY NEIGHBOR SAID HE LOOKED
OUT TO SEE BLACK OOZE RUNNING
EVERYWHERE AND ALMOST A FOOD
DEEP.
DEEP. SAFEWAY SAID IT WAS FROM A
TOILET ISSUE AT A REPAIR YARD.
THEY SAID IT WAS AN ACCIDENT AND
THE TRUCK MALFUNCTIONED.
TUNE IN SATURDAY AT 8:00 FOR
DEFENDING THE ENVIRONMENT.
CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR HANK
WINCHESTER WILL HAVE THE LATEST
ON THE TOXIC GREEN OOZE
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. AND YOU CAN CATCH UP ON
"DEFENDER" KAREN DREW’S WORK ON
THE CONTAMINATION CONCERNS ALONG
THE DETROIT RIVER.
>> Devin: AN ONGOING SEARCH FOR
WHOEVER SHOT THREE PEOPLE IN
RIVER ROUGE.
RIVER ROUGE. TWO PEOPLE, A MAN IN HIS 40s AND
A WOMAN IN HER 50s WERE KILLED
AND ANOTHER BADLY HURT.
VICTOR WILLIAMS WAS AT A VIGIL.
>> Victor: WEEKS LATER AND THE
FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF GREEN AND
PATTERSON ARE STILL TORN LOOKING
FOR CLOSURE.
FOR CLOSURE. >> YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND GOD’S
SMILE, HER SMILE REPRESENTED
THAT.
THAT. >> Victor: THEY WERE KILLED BACK
IN LATE JANUARY SHOT AT THIS
HOME ON BEECHWOOD ALONG WITH A
44-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO SURVIVED THE
ATTACK.
ATTACK. >> OUR FAMILIAR SUFFERED AN
AMAZING LOSS, AMAZING.
>> Victor: THE ACCUSED SHOOTER
REMAINS ON THE LOOSE, BELIEVED
TO BE CANEL WILLIAMS BROWN.
HE HAS A RAP SHEET WHEN IT COMES
TO DRUGS AND GUNS.
>> HER BELIEF IN GOD AND THE WAY
SHE LIVED HER LIFE, HER SOUL
WILL BE VINDICATED.
>> Devin: AND HERE AGAIN IS A
LOOK AT THE SUSPECT.
CANYELL BROWN.
CANYELL BROWN. AND IF YOU SAW ANYTHING THAT
MIGHT HELP, GIVE POLICE A CALL
IN RIVER ROUGE.
>> Kim: GOVERNOR WHITMER’S
BUDGET IS A MASSIVE $61 BILLION
AND NOT A WORD ABOUT ROAD
FUNDING!
FUNDING! AND WHILE SHE INTENDS TO USE A
BOND PROPOSAL, IT’S ONLY FOR
BUSY STATE ROADS.
LOCAL 4’S ROD MELONI WITH A LOOK
AT WHERE THINGS STAND IN THE
CONTENTIOUS BATTLE, ROD.
>> Rod: GOVERNOR GRETCHEN
WHITMER SPENT THE LAST YEAR
WRANGLING WITH REPUBLICANS OVER
ROAD FUNDING AND FINALLY WENT
OUT ON HER OWN TO THE BOND
MARKET FOR A $3.5 BILLION WITH A
FIVE-BILLION PRICE TAG.
BUT HOUSE TRANSPORTATION CHAIR
WONDERS --
WONDERS -- >> THE LOCAL ROADS WERE IGNORED
AND 90% OF THE ROADS ARE LOCAL.
>> Rod: THERE’S A MAJOR FIGHT
AHEAD.
AHEAD. >> THE LEGISLATURE NEEDS A
LONG-TERM FUNDING SOLUTION.
THEY DIDN’T LIKE MINE, THAT’S
FINE, BUT THEY NEED TO COUNTER
WITH SOMETHING.
WITH SOMETHING. >> Rod: SHSOUNDS TOO FAMILIAR.
>> I THINK WE’RE BACK TO WHERE
WE STARTED LAST BUDGET.
>> Rod: THE VETO LEFT A LOT OF
UNSPENT MONEY.
UNSPENT MONEY. THERE’S A TWIST, FERNANDEZ TOLD
LOCAL 4 THE REPUBLICANS KNOW
WHERE THEY WANT ROAD FUNDING TO
COME FROM.
COME FROM. >> THE SPEAKER AND I ARE ON THE
SAME PAGE THAT EVERY PENNY PAID
AT THE PUMP GOES TO THE ROADS,
INVOLVES THE SALES TAX SHIFT.
GO BACK TO THE HOUSE BUDGET FROM
LAST TERM, THAT WAS OUR PRIORITY
AND GENERAL RACE ABOUT $850
MILLION MORE PER YEAR WITHOUT A
TAX INCREASE.
TAX INCREASE. >> THERE’S ALWAYS A SOLUTION.
WE JUST HAVE TO GET EVERYBODY IN
THE ROOM.
THE ROOM. PENNIES AT THE PUMP, SHIFT THAT.
IT’S HUGE!
IT’S HUGE! EVERYBODY SEEMS TO AGREE THAT
MAKES SENSE.
MAKES SENSE. EVERY PENNY YOU PAY AT THE PUMP
SHOULD GO TO ROADS.
>> Rod: THE GOVERNOR IS SAYING,
HEY, GIMMEE A PROPOSAL AND WE
CAN TALK ABOUT IT.
THE REPUBLICANS SAY, YEAH, HOW
ABOUT COMING AND SITTING DOWN
AND TALKING ABOUT IT.
THAT’S WHAT YOU HEARD FROM JACK
O’MALLEY.
O’MALLEY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WILL BE
DIFFERENT, AS PART OF THE BUDGET
AGREEMENT LAST YEAR, THEY MADE
IT SO THEY WOULD AGREE TO A
BUDGET BY JULY 1st AND NOT
OCTOBER 1st.
OCTOBER 1st. AND THE BELIEF IN LANSING, THEY
THINK THEY CAN GET THERE.
>> Kim: THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN.
DID THE GOVERNOR SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT THE GAS TAX SHIFT?
>> Rod: SHE SAID SHE WANTS TO
SEE IT IN WRITING WITH NUMBERS.
AND THEN THEY CAN TALK ABOUT IT.
SO WE’LL SEE IF THEY DO SIT
DOWN.
DOWN. >> Kim: AND WE KNOW YOU’LL KEEP
US POSTED.
US POSTED. THANKS, ROD.
THANKS, ROD. >> Devin: A BIG WEEK FOR AUTO
WORKERS BECAUSE TODAY WE HAVE
THE FINAL NUMBERS ON PROFIT
SHARING.
SHARING. FIAT CHRYSLER, THE LAST COMPANY
TO REVEAL THEIR PROFIT SHARING
CHECKS OF MORE THAN $7200.
YESTERDAY, GENERAL MOTORS
ANNOUNCED THE HOURLY WORKERS
WILL RECEIVE $8,000.
FORD WORKERS IN LINE FOR $6600.
FCA WORKERS THE ONLY WORKERS TO
SEE AN INCREASE IN THIS YEAR’S
PROFIT SHARING CHECK.
>> Kim: A MICHIGAN COURT HAS
GRANTED THE RELEASE OF A REPEAT
SEX OFFENDER WHO MOLESTED HIS
15-YEAR-OLD STEPDAUGHTER IN
WARREN.
WARREN. RONALD IRWIN WAS SENTENCED TO
5-15 YEARS IN PRISON AFTER
PLEADING NO CONTEST TO CRIMINAL
SEXUAL CONDUCT.
SEXUAL CONDUCT. IN 2017, IRWIN WAS GRANTED
PAROLE, BUT AFTER AN APPEAL, A
JUDGE REVERSED THE DECISION.
AN APPEALS PANEL GRANTED HIM
PAROLE AFTER CITING GOOD
BEHAVIOR SINCE THE SEXUAL
ASSAULT.
ASSAULT. >> Devin: A CHECK ON THE
NATIONAL STORIES COMING UP ON
"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS" AT 6:30.
>> Kim: LESTER HOLT JOINS WITH
US A PREVIEW.
>> ELIZABETH SMART OPENS UP
ABOUT THE ASSAULT SHE SUFFERED
ON A PASSENGER PLANE AND
CONCERNS ABOUT WHETHER A POPULAR
CHILD’S BOOSTER SEAT OFFERS ANY
PROTECTION IN A SIDE IMPACT
TRASH.
TRASH. A FAMILY’S TRAGIC STORY AFTER A
TRIP TO DISNEYWORLD.
>> Kim: JUST A NIGHTMARE FOR ANY
PARENT OF A YOUNG CHILD.
>> A 5-YEAR-OLD GIRL PARALYZED
FROM THE NECK DOWN AFTER
SIDE-IMPACT CRASH.
SIDE-IMPACT CRASH. WHY THIS COMPANY IS SAID TO HAVE
PUT PROFITS OVER SAFETY.
>> Kim: IT’S NOT A BRAND-NEW
SCAM BUT ONE PEOPLE KEEP FALLING
FOR AND LOSING THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS.
DOLLARS. THE WARNING FROM ONE LOCAL
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
POLICE DEPARTMENT. >> Devin: AND HERE’S NICK.
>> Nick: WE LEARNED SOME NEW
DETAILS OF WHAT HAPPENED IN THAT
HOUSE YESTERDAY MORNING.
WHAT ELSE THE SUSPECT BROUGHT IN
THAT PLAYS EVEN MORE TO WHAT SHE
ALLEGEDLY WAS PLANNING.