IN DETROIT LOCAL 4 NEWS AT FIVE STARTS NOW. AND WE’RE GOING TO BEGIN AT FIVE WITH THE THREAT OF
STORMS ALL EYES ON EXACT TRACK
FOUR D TONIGHT AND HEADING INTO
TOMORROW. GOOD TO HAVE YOU WITH
US AT FIVE. RAIN AND STORMS
MOVING IN AND PUSHING THIS
WARMER WEATHER THAT WE’VE HAD
OUT. LET’S GET RIGHT OVER TO KIM
ADAMS AND KIM’S. THERE’S SOME
CHANGES IN THE TIMELINE IN JUST
THE PAST FEW MINUTES THAT YOU’VE
BEEN TRACKING FOR US JUST WITHIN
THE PAST 15 MINUTES. I MEAN,
THESE STORMS HAVE REALLY PICKED
UP SPEED WE’RE TALKING ABOUT 55
MPH MOVEMENT, NOT THE WIND
GUSTS. BUT THE MOVEMENT OF THESE
STORMS IS NOW SOUTHEAST AT 50 TO
55 MPH. SO THEY’RE GETTING IN
HERE A LITTLE SOONER THAN WE
EVEN THOUGHT AN HOUR AGO. SEVERE
WEATHER RISK HAS ALSO BEEN
UPDATED. WE WERE ORIGINALLY ALL
UNDER A MARGINAL RISK. NOW THAT
IS ONLY FOR THE EXTREME
NORTHWEST PORTION OF OUR VIEWING
AREA, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME STORMS
OUT THERE AND THEY ARE AGAIN
MOVING DOWN TO THE SOUTHEAST. SO
THE STORM TRACKERS ON EXACT
TRACK. 40 RADAR GRAND BLANKS
FIVE. BEFORE AND LOOK AT
WATERFORD, FIVE 20-6 WHITE LAKE
JUST BEFORE THAT, AND THEN
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP AT 5 30. WE
WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK THESE,
HOWEVER, BECAUSE AGAIN. THEY ARE
PICKING UP SOME SPEED AS THEY
MOVED TOWARDS MATTER, DETROIT
NOW AT THIS POINT, NONE OF THEM
HAVE REACHED SEVERE LIMITS. WE
DON’T REALLY EXPECT WIDESPREAD,
SEVERE WEATHER. THE MAIN THREAT
FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE HAIL.
WE MIGHT HAVE SOME HAIL THAT MAY
MAY REACH A SEVERE LIMIT IN THE
NEXT HOUR OR TWO, BUT OTHERWISE
NOT EXPECTING HIGH WINDS. THIS
IS NOT LIKE THE SEVERE WEATHER
EVENT THAT WE HAD A FEW WEEKS
AGO. THESE ARE JUST SOME SHOWERS
AND SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS
. BUT AGAIN AT THIS POINT, NO
WATCHES NO WARNINGS FOR US. BUT
SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT TO BE
AWARE OF HERE BETWEEN NOW AND
ABOUT 10, 11 O’CLOCK. TONIGHT
ROUND TWO TOMORROW, ANOTHER
CHANCE FOR SOME THUNDERSTORMS IN
HERE AND THEN A BIG CHANGE WITH
OUR TEMPERATURES WILL TALK ABOUT
THAT. PLUS WE HAVE A NEW
TROPICAL STORM. WE HAVE
HURRICANE FIONA AND NOW TROPICAL
STORM GASTON. LOTS TO TALK ABOUT
IN THE WEATHER DEPARTMENT COMING
UP TOP STORY AT THIS HOUR, A
METRO DETROIT SCHOOL DISTRICT
FORCED TO CANCEL CLASSES TODAY
BECAUSE OF A CYBER ATTACK. THERE
ARE A WHOLE LOT OF QUESTIONS AND
CONCERNS OVER WHAT INFORMATION
MAY HAVE FALLEN INTO THE WRONG
HAND. SHAWN LEY IS LIVE ON THIS
STORY TONIGHT AND SEAN ANYONE ON
IT. STUDENTS WILL BE BACK IN
SCHOOL TOMORROW. THAT’S WHAT
PARENTS WANT TO KNOW. THE
DISTRICT SAYS TONIGHT. LOOK FOR
AN UPDATE SOMETIME TONIGHT AS
THEY WORK ON THIS PROBLEM. WE’RE
TALKING ABOUT ONE DISTRICT HERE
, SOUTH REDFORD. THE FEDS SAY.
HOWEVER MORE THAN TWO DOZEN
CYBER ATTACKS TARGETING SCHOOL
DISTRICTS NATIONWIDE. THIS IS
SOMETHING YOU NEED TO PAY
ATTENTION TO AT YOUR DISTRICT.
PEOPLE COMING HERE TO DISTRICT
OFFICES TODAY, HANDWRITTEN NOTE
. THE DISTRICT IS CLOSED
DISTRICT WEBSITE FOR MORE
INFORMATION. THAT INCLUDED A
WARNING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND
STUDENTS NOT TO USE ANY OF THE
TECHNOLOGY HERE. SOUTH REDFORD
SCHOOL DISTRICT CLOSED TODAY.
3100 STUDENTS IMPACTED. THAT IS
ALSO 3100 FAMILIES WHOSE
PERSONAL INFORMATION MAY NOW BE
IN THE HANDS OF CRIMINAL HACKERS
. THE DISTRICT ALERTING FAMILIES
TODAY QUOTE DUE TO A CYBERATTACK
THE SOUTH BRADFORD SCHOOL
DISTRICT IS CLOSED TODAY. DO NOT
USE YOUR DISTRICT ISSUED
TECHNOLOGY DEVICES. THE DISTRICT
TELLS US IT IS WORKING WITH ITS
CYBER SECURITY TEAM TO RESOLVE
THE ISSUE. WHAT IS UNKNOWN HOW
SERIOUS THIS ATTACK IS BECAUSE
WE IN HACKERS TARGETED SCHOOL
DISTRICT. EVERYONE IS A
POTENTIAL TARGET TOPIC RIGHT
NOW. CYBER SECURITY AND CYBER
SECURITY IN SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY
IT’S A BIG THING. AH WE SEE IT A
LOT IN IS A TECHNOLOGY EXPERT.
HE’S THE OWNER OF IN NETWORK
TELECOM. HIS FIRM’S FOCUS THIS
NEW SCHOOL YEAR, HELPING
DISTRICTS AND THEIR FAMILIES
PROTECT THEMSELVES AGAINST CYBER
ATTACKS. HACKERS SENDING
PHISHING EMAILS THAT LOOK LIKE
THEY’RE COMING FROM THE
SUPERINTENDENT OR EVEN YOUR
CHILD’S TEACHER IF ONE PERSON
CLICKS ON A LINK PERSONAL
INFORMATION CAN BE EXPOSED SWORD
IDENTITIES STOLEN. PEOPLE DON’T
CARE WHO THEY ATTACK. THEY WILL
COME AFTER. LIKE I SAID,
TEACHERS WILL COME AFTER
PRINCIPLE. BUT THE WORST IS THAT
ACTUALLY COME OUT AFTER THESE
STUDENTS, THE FEDERAL CYBER
SECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE
SECURITY AGENCY WARNING DISTRICT
, CYBER ACTORS MAY SEEK TO
EXPLOIT THE DATA RICH
ENVIRONMENT OF STUDENT
INFORMATION IN SCHOOLS AND
EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.
MAKE SURE YOU TRAIN TRAIN TRAIN
. LOOK AT EVERY SINGLE LETTER IN
EMAILS BECAUSE THAT’S HAPPENING
A LOT. BUT THE VERY LATEST FROM
THE DISTRICT HERE TO US IS THAT
THEIR CYBER SECURITY TEAM
CONTINUES TO WORK ON THIS ATTACK
, AND THEY WILL UPDATE PARENTS
IF THERE WILL BE SCHOOL
TOMORROW. NO DECISION ON THAT
RIGHT NOW, PAM. AND SEAN. WHAT
ABOUT PARENTS? ARE THEY GETTING
ANY MORE DETAILS FROM THE
DISTRICT HERE? WE DID SPEAK WITH
QUITE A FEW TODAY ASKING FOR
DETAILS, SAYING THEY’RE NOT
GETTING ANY RIGHT NOW. THE
DISTRICT HAS BEEN VERY
RESPONSIVE TO US SAYING THEY ARE
DIGGING INTO THIS, AND THEY’VE
BEEN WORKING ON IT NONSTOP HOUR
BY HOUR, SO THEY DON’T HAVE
THOSE DETAILS YET CONTINUE TO
ASK WHEN THEY DO. GET THE
DETAILS BACK TO YOU. ALRIGHT
SEAN. THANK YOU. WELL, HERE IT
IS. THE CITY OF DETROIT IS SUING
WITH THIS LAWSUIT, THE U. S
CENSUS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE, SAYING THE CITY WAS
GROSSLY UNDERCOUNTED IN THE 2020
CENSUS, AN ISSUE THE CITY SAYS.
COST DETROITERS TENS OF
MILLIONS. IAN’S OF DOLLARS IN
FEDERAL FUNDING VICTOR WILLIAMS
LIVE TONIGHT WITH WHAT IS IN
THIS 35 PAGE LAWSUIT, AND WHAT
CITY OFFICIALS ARE SAYING ABOUT
IT, VICTOR HE HAD DEVIN SCILLIAN
. I’VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS
LAWSUIT AS WELL, AND IT’S A VERY
SERIOUS ONE. THE MAYOR IS TRYING
HIS BEST TO CHANGE HOW
DETROITERS ARE BEING
UNDERCOUNTED. THIS TIME. WE’RE
NOT CHALLENGING THE 2020 CENSUS.
WE’RE ACTUALLY CHALLENGING THE
ANNUAL ESTIMATES. I THINK IT’S
INAPPROPRIATE LAWSUIT. FOCUS
HOPE CEO PORSCHE, ROBERSON SAYS
SHE’S HAPPY TO SEE THE MIRRORS,
AT LEAST TAKING ACTION AND FORM
OF THE NEWLY FOUND LAWSUIT
CHALLENGING THE ALLEGED
UNDERCOUNTING OF TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF MINORITY RESIDENTS
IN THE CITY COMPANY IS ONE OF
THE ORGANIZATION’S DEEPLY
AFFECTED BY THE NUMBERS. IT
HELPS US AS A NONPROFIT WITH THE
KIND OF FUNDING WE GET. WE KNOW.
THE CENSUS BUREAU DIRECTOR HAS
ALREADY ADMITTED THE
ORGANIZATION UNDERCOUNTED THE
BLACK AND HISPANIC POPULATION.
BUT OVER COUNTED THE NON
HISPANIC SLASH WHITE POPULATION
NATIONWIDE. JUST ON HIS
ADMISSION, WE KNOW THAT THEY
SHOULD HAVE CORRECTED 20,000
RESIDENTS POSITIVE IN THE 2021
ESTIMATE. BASED ON THAT
INFORMATION, 20,000 DETROITERS
WERE UNCOUNTED IN THE 2020
CENSUS. THE LAWSUIT THEN GOES ON
TO CLAIM THAT INSTEAD OF
CORRECTING THE QUOTE, RACIALLY
BIAS UNDERCOUNT THAT WAS ALREADY
ADMITTED. THE BUREAU REDUCED THE
CITY’S POPULATION AGAIN BY 7150
PEOPLE IN 2021, COMPARED TO THE
ALREADY DEFLATED NUMBER FROM
2020, THE MAYOR SAYS, DESPITE
THAT EVIDENCE FROM THE POSTAL
SERVICE UTILITY ACCOUNTS, AND
EVEN MORE PROVES DETROIT GAINED
POPULATION DURING THAT TIME 14
NEW MAJOR APARTMENT BUILDINGS
WITH 1000 UNITS OPEN DURING THAT
TIME. AND MY QUESTION IS, HOW
COULD ANYBODY CONCLUDE WE LOST
7000 PEOPLE IN ONE YEAR? AND WE
DID REACH OUT TO THE U. S CENSUS
BUREAU. THEY’RE TELLING US THAT
THEY CANNOT COMMENT ON ANY
PENDING OR ONGOING LITIGATION.
VICTOR WILLIAMS WILL BE ONGOING.
ALL RIGHT, VICTOR NO ACTIVE
THREAT WAS FOUND AFTER HIGH
SCHOOL IN ROCHESTER HILLS WAS
LOCKED DOWN TODAY. THE DISTRICT
SAYS THE ALARM SYSTEM IT STONEY
CREEK HIGH SCHOOL WAS
INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED BEFORE
NOON. THAT LED TO THE SPREAD OF
MISINFORMATION WITH REPORTS OF A
GUN IN THE SCHOOL. STONEY CREEK
WAS PUT ON LOCKDOWN. POLICE
INVESTIGATED AND SAY THERE WAS
NO ACTIVE SHOOTER OR THREAT. THE
SCHOOL WAS GIVEN. THE ALL CLEAR
AND DISMISSAL CONTINUED AS
SCHEDULED. LET’S GET TO THE NEW
CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE
FOR THE WEEK THE STATE REPORTING
16,901 NEW CASES OVER THE PAST
SEVEN DAYS, THE AVERAGE OF 2400
CASES A DAY IS DOWN SLIGHTLY
FROM LAST WEEK. BUT 100 AND 47
NEW DEATHS HAVE BEEN REPORTED
OVER THAT SAME TIME PERIOD.
DETROIT CITY COUNCIL HAS PUSHED
BACK A VOTE ON A CONTROVERSIAL
TECHNOLOGY. YEAH, THAT’S RIGHT.
DETROIT POLICE ARE ASKING FOR $7
MILLION TO EXPAND SHOT SPOTTER.
IT’S AN AERIAL SYSTEM THAT
DETECTS GUNSHOTS. CURRENTLY ONLY
BEING USED IN THE 8TH AND 9TH
PRECINCTS. OPPONENTS SAY IT’S
WASTEFUL SPENDING AND AN
INVASION OF PRIVACY. POLICE SAY
THE SENSORS ONLY DETECT GUNFIRE
. A VOTE ON THE TECHNOLOGY IS
NOW EXPECTED NEXT TUESDAY.
FORMER MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC
WORKS COMMISSIONER ANTHONY
MOROCCO PLEADS GUILTY IN A
CORRUPTION SCANDAL MOROCCO
ACCUSED OF EXTORTING COUNTY
CONTRACTORS, HE ADMITS HE
THREATENED TO DELAY COUNTY
PERMIT APPROVALS IF A DEVELOPER
DIDN’T SPEND THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS AT HIS POLITICAL
FUNDRAISER. MOROCCO PLEADED
GUILTY TO EXTORTION WILL BE
SENTENCED IN JANUARY. THE
GUIDELINES FOR THAT SENTENCE
CALL FOR 10 TO 16 MONTHS IN
PRISON. VOTING STARTED THE DAY
ON A NEW CONTRACT FOR PROFESSORS
AT EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY.
TWO WEEKS AGO, OF COURSE, UNION
FACULTY MEMBERS WENT ON A FIVE
DAY STRIKE. THEY WANTED BETTER
PAY TO OFFSET INFLATION. THEY
ALSO WANTED HELP WITH HEALTH
CARE COSTS. THE UNION REACHED A
DEAL WITH THE UNIVERSITY TO HIKE
PAY 4% A YEAR 1 3.5% IN YEARS
TWO AND THREE. SO NOW UNION
MEMBERS HAVE THREE DAYS TO VOTE
ON THE CONTRACT. WE EXPECT TO
GET THE RESULTS BY FRIDAY NIGHT.
ALRIGHT BERNIE’S HERE WITH US
NOW, FOLLOWING A BIG DAY FOR THE
TIGERS, SOMETHING WE REALLY
HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO SAY MUCH OF
ALL, UNFORTUNATELY, BUT NEW
LEADER IN THE FRONT OFFICE. UH
HUH. AND SO FAR, IT SEEMS TO BE
GOING OVER. REALLY? WELL THIS
CHOICE JUST REMEMBER, I DON’T
FORGET A BASIC LAST YEAR BOX.
SCOTT HARRIS WAS THE GENERAL
MANAGER OF THE SAN FRANCISCO
GIANTS OF T OFFICIALLY BECAME
PRESIDENT OF THE TIGERS, HE SAID
IT NEEDS TIME TO FIGURE
EVERYTHING OUT. AND IF YOU EVEN
HIRE A GENERAL MANAGER, DO THE
JOB HIMSELF AT THE AGE OF 35.
HARRIS IS KNOWN AS AN UP AND
COMING STAR IN THE GAME. WE’VE
GOT HIGHLIGHTS OF HARRIS WORKED
WITH THEO EPSTEIN. HE’LL NETWORK
AS YOU CAN SEE WITH CHRIS ILIC.
EPSTEIN WON THE WORLD SERIES
WITH THE CUBS. HE ALSO WORKED
WITH THE GIANTS HERE. THEY WANT
107. BUT NOW HE TAKES OVER
TIGERS TEAM THAT A TON OF
PROMISE BUT DELIVERED ON NONE OF
IT, HARRIS SAID. CHRIS ILITCH IS
THE REASON HE’S HERE. CHRIS IS
INNOVATIVE SPIRIT AND HIS
COMMITMENT TO CULTURE REALLY
INSPIRED ME, AND I’M THRILLED TO
BE HERE IN DETROIT RIGHT NOW,
AND I’M THRILLED TO BE A TIGER.
HIS APPROACH IS, UH, PROGRESSIVE
AND FORWARD LOOKING AND HOW TO
WIN IN TODAY’S AH LEAGUE WANT
THEM TO THINK OF AN ENVIRONMENT
WHERE THEY ARE CONFIDENT THEY
CAN COME AND GET BETTER. THEY
CAN PERFORM AT A HIGHER LEVEL.
THEY CAN LENGTHEN THEIR CAREERS.
THEY KNOW THEY’RE GOING TO BE
SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE IN THIS
ORGANIZATION THAT ARE GOING TO
THE ABSOLUTE MOST OUT OF THEM.
ALL RIGHT. HARRIS WAS CAREFUL IN
HOW HE ANSWERED EVERY QUESTION
ASKED FOR A GRACE PERIOD TO
STUDY THE TEAM, THE MINOR LEAGUE
SYSTEM AND EVEN MIGUEL CABRERA
AND FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH
THIS FRANCHISE BACK LATER, WITH
MORE ON SCOTT HARRIS, YOUR NEW
DETROIT TIGERS TEAM PRESIDENT
FROM SAN FRANCISCO, HE WAS
WORKING FOR THE GIANTS. THEY
CLEARLY HAD TO MAKE A PRETTY
GOOD CASE TO GET HIM TO COME
HERE, SO I REALLY WANTED TO COME
TO THAT. ABSOLUTELY MANY ZEROS