FIRST FOUR SHOWERS AND STORMS
LIKELY AS WE HEAD INTO PARTS OF FIRST FOUR SHOWERS AND STORMS
LIKELY AS WE HEAD INTO PARTS OF THE WEEKEND. WE’RE TALKING TIMING AND THREATS COMING UP,
KAREN ALRIGHT, FIRST AND FOUR
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT REVIEW AT
EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY. THE
RESULTS EXPOSED ONE TROUBLE SPOT
WHEN IT COMES TO INVESTIGATING
STUDENT COMPLAINTS, AND HERE’S
PAULA WE’VE GOT YOUR FIRST LOOK
AT THE NEW EXHIBIT AT THE
MICHIGAN SCIENCE CENTER POP
KNOWLEDGE E CRYING. THIS IS
SCIENCE AT ITS ABSOLUTE CREATIVE
BEST. AND IF YOU’RE NOT CAREFUL
PARENTS YOU MIGHT LEARN A FEW
NEW THINGS, TOO. LOCAL 4 NEWS
STARTS NOW WITH BREAKING NEWS
ALERT. GOOD AFTERNOON. I’M KAREN
DREW THAT BREAKING NEWS INVOLVES
A NEW REVIEW OF SEXUAL
MISCONDUCT AT EASTERN MICHIGAN
UNIVERSITY AND THE SCHOOL’S
RESPONSE TO ASSAULT COMPLAINTS.
NOW THIS IS A TOPIC I’VE
REPORTED ON AND INVESTIGATED
EXTENSIVELY. THE UNIVERSITY HAS
BEEN ACCUSED OF COVERING THINGS
UP IN THE PAST OR FAILING TO
ADDRESS SEXUAL ASSAULTS.
DEVIN SCILLIAN IN THE NEWSROOM
AND DEVIN, WE JUST HEARD FROM
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY.
EXACTLY RIGHT, KAREN. YOU’RE
RIGHT. YOU HAVE DONE A TON ON
THIS IN THE PAST HOUR. EMU
PRESIDENT JAMES SMITH FACED
REPORTERS ON A ZOOM CALL TO TALK
ABOUT THE RESULTS OF AN EXTERNAL
REVIEW BY THE FIRM COUSIN
O’CONNOR. THE FIRM WAS ASKED TO
AUDIT THE UNIVERSITY’S
PERFORMANCE REGARDING REPORTS OF
SEXUAL ASSAULT OVERALL, SMITH
SAYS, THE INDEPENDENT REPORT
FINDS THE UNIVERSITY APPEARS TO
HAVE ACTED APPROPRIATELY BASED
ON ITS KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE
COMPLAINTS THAT REANALYZED THREE
FORMER STUDENTS ARE CURRENTLY
FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES RELATED
TO INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED
BETWEEN 2015 AND 2019. THE
REVIEW FOUND. THE SCHOOL
RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE DIRECT
REPORTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
REGARDING EACH OF THOSE MEN. BUT
IN EACH CASE THE REPORT WAS
EITHER MADE ANONYMOUSLY OR THE
PERSON COMPLAINING SHOWS NOT TO
PROCEED WITH THE FORMAL
INVESTIGATION ON CAMPUS. THE
REVIEW DID FIND INCOMPLETE
RECORD KEEPING BY THE TITLE NINE
COORDINATOR AND THE GREEK LIFE
COORDINATOR THAT MADE IT HARD TO
GIVE A FULL ASSESSMENT OF THE
SCHOOL’S RESPONSE. BUT PRESIDENT
WHITE SAYS THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE
THOSE RECORDS WERE INCOMPLETE ON
PURPOSE. AND HE SAID THIS ANY
NOTION THAT THERE’S A COVER UP
HERE IS JUST BLATANTLY FALSE.
IT’S JUST BLATANTLY FALSE. HAD
THERE BEEN THAT COSINE O’CONNOR
WOULD HAVE SAID IT SO CLEARLY IN
AND MY READING AND I CAN TELL
YOU IT’S BEEN MULTIPLE READINGS
OF THIS DOCUMENT. THAT’S JUST
BLATANTLY FALSE. WHITE ALSO SAYS
EMU IS ALREADY MAKING
IMPROVEMENTS TO RECORD KEEPING,
INCLUDING ADDITIONAL STAFF AND
SOFTWARE UPGRADES. LITIGATION
FROM SEVERAL SEXUAL ASSAULT
SURVIVORS IS PENDING. IN SOME
CASES, THE VICTIMS SAY THEY WERE
DISCOURAGED FROM EVEN FILING
REPORTS IN THE FIRST PLACE. SO
THIS IS OUR FIRST LOOK AT THE
REPORT. WE’LL HAVE MORE FOR YOU
COMING UP HERE WHEN YOU JOIN US
FOR LOCAL 4 NEWS AT FIVE. KAREN
BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU, DEVON. AS YOU SAID THE
REPORT COMES OUT AS THE
UNIVERSITIES ACTUALLY MEDIATION
TALKS ON THAT LAWSUIT. THERE’S
24 EMU STUDENTS. TO SAY THE
SCHOOL DIDN’T TREAT THEIR CASE
SERIOUSLY, SO WE’LL BE FOLLOWING
THIS AND AS YOU SAID MORE AT
FIVE, ALRIGHT, MOVING ON TO THE
FIRST FORECAST. WE ARE WATCHING
OUR TEMPERATURES CLIMB ON THIS
FRIDAY. IT IS A HOT ONE. THIS
COULD BE ONE OF THE HOTTEST DAYS
OF THE YEAR. LET’S GET THE VERY
LATEST FROM LOCAL FOREST, BRETT
COLLAR, BRETT. 87 DEGREES.
THAT’S THE HARDEST SO FAR THIS
YEAR WERE 1 DEGREES SHY OF IT AT
THE MOMENT, SO A DECENT CHANCE
THAT WE GET TO ABOVE THAT MARK
IN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO VERY
SUMMER. LIKE OUT THERE. NOT ONLY
ARE ATTEMPTS HIGH, BUT DO POINTS
ARE UP AS WELL. SO A BIT OF A
MUGGINESS IN THE AIR. ALL THIS
IS GOING TO FUEL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. FOR MOST OF US
TOMORROW, A COUPLE OF US MAY SEE
SOME OF THAT ACTION TONIGHT. YOU
CAN SEE NORTHERN LOWER AND THE U
P GETTING IN ON THE ACTION AT
THE MOMENT, BUT THIS FRONT
DRAPES ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE
SOUTH AND WEST. AND THAT’S
WHAT’S GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR OUR STORM CHANCES FOR PARTS
OF THE WEEKEND FOR THIS EVENING,
JUST A VERY SUMMER LIKE FEEL,
BUT MORE ACTIVE WEATHER IS
COMING TONIGHT. IT’S ALL TO OUR
NORTHWEST AND POTENTIALLY TWO
ROUNDS. TOMORROW WE’LL TALK,
TIMING AND THREATS COMING UP IN
JUST A BIT. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU, BRETT WELL AS THE WEATHER,
HE SAID, WE SOMETIMES SEE A
SPIKE IN VIOLENCE AS WELL. IT IS
A REAL CHALLENGE FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT, SO WE WANT TO GO
LIVE TAKING A LIVE LOOK AT
DETROIT’S GREEKTOWN POLICE CHIEF
JAMES WHITE AND WAYNE COUNTY
SHERIFF RAPHAEL WASHINGTON ARE
PLANNING TO TAKE A WALK THROUGH
THAT BUSY ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT
. OUR CAMERAS ARE THERE WAITING
FOR THEIR APPEARANCE. THEY’RE
GOING TO BE DISCUSSING PLANS FOR
PREVENTING VIOLENCE. ACROSS THE
CITY, ESPECIALLY DURING THOSE
HOT SUMMER MONTHS. OUR REPORTER
PRIYA MANN IS THERE WILL BE
TALKING WITH THE CHIEF AND THE
SHERIFF AND YOU’LL BE ABLE TO
SEE HER REPORT TONIGHT AT SIX.
THE DETROIT PEOPLE MOVER BACK IN
BUSINESS AFTER A TWO YEAR HIATUS
, AND THAT’S THANKS TO THE COVID
PANDEMIC. NOW TO WELCOME YOU
BACK, IT IS GOING TO BE OFFERING
FREE RIDES FOR THE NEXT 90 DAYS
. RIGHT NOW, THE PEOPLE MOVER
WILL RUN SEVEN A.M. THROUGH
SEVEN PM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
10 AM TO 10 PM ON SATURDAYS, AND
IT’S CLOSED ON SUNDAYS. A FACE
MASK IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, BUT
NOT REQUIRED. PRESIDENT JOE
BIDEN IS IN ASIA, FOCUSING ON US
ALLIES AND INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS. THE PRESIDENT OF SOUTH
KOREA GREETED MINDED DURING A
VISIT TO A COMPUTER CHIP FACTORY
AND SOUL. THE VISIT IS SENDING A
MESSAGE TO CHINA, NORTH KOREA
AND RUSSIA ABOUT THE STRENGTH OF
US RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY ASIAN
ALLIES LIKE SOUTH KOREA
PRESIDENT BIDEN TOWARD THE
SAMSUNG PLANT. TO HIGHLIGHT THE
NEED FOR COOPERATION ON SUPPLY
CHAIN ISSUES LIKE THOSE
SEMICONDUCTORS SHORTAGES IS
BRUTAL AND UNPROVOKED BOARD
UKRAINE AS FURTHER SPOTLIGHT
THAN NEED TO SECURE OUR CRITICAL
SUPPLY CHANGE, SO THERE ARE
KEANNA ME. OUR ECONOMIC AND OUR
NATIONAL SECURITY ARE NOT
DEPENDENT ON COUNTRIES THAT
DON’T SHARE OUR VALUES. BY THE
WAY, THIS IS PRESIDENT BIDEN’S
FIRST TRIP TO ASIA SINCE
BECOMING PRESIDENT. HE WILL ALSO
SPEND TIME IN JAPAN BEFORE
RETURNING TO D. C. TWO SECRET
SERVICE EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN SENT
HOME JUST AS THE PRESIDENT’S
VISIT BEGINS. SOURCES SAY THE
TWO WERE PART OF A GROUP THAT
WENT BAR HOPPING, AND ONE OF
THEM GOT INTO AN ALTERCATION
WITH A CAB DRIVER IN TWO KOREAN
NATIONALS. SECRET SERVICE HASN’T
CONFIRMED THE DETAILS, BUT SAYS
THE EMPLOYEES WERE SENT HOME AND
ARE ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE
PENDING AN INVESTIGATION. MORE
HELP IS ON THE WAY FOR FAMILIES
AFFECTED BY THE NATIONWIDE
SHORTAGE OF BABY FORMULA
OPERATION FLY FORMULA COULD
BRING IMPORTED BABY FORMULA TO
THE U. S AND JUST A FEW DAYS,
THE FIRST FLIGHT FROM
SWITZERLAND TO INDIANA HAS BEEN
APPROVED. IT’S 246 PALLETS, BUT
IT IS A START. ALSO THE U. S
SAID IT HAS APPROVED A BILL THAT
ALLOWS PEOPLE USING WIC VOUCHERS
TO BUY ANY KIND OF FORMULA
DURING A CRISIS INSTEAD OF BEING
LIMITED TO ONE PARTICULAR BRAND.
THE BILL NOW HEADS TO PRESIDENT
BIDEN, OF COURSE, WILL KEEP YOU
POSTED ON ANY NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
YOU WON’T BELIEVE SOME OF THE
THINGS YOU CAN SEE AT THE
MICHIGAN SCIENCE CENTER AS IT
CELEBRATES THE EXCITING
INTERSECTION BETWEEN OUR FICTION
AND CREATIVITY, ESPECIALLY
EXHIBIT OPENS NEXT WEEK. OF
COURSE, OUR POLICY, TUBMAN
MANAGED TO GET A EXCLUSIVE.
FIRST LOOK AND JOINS US NOW WITH
WHAT WE CAN EXPECT. PAULA HEY,
KAREN. HI, EVERYBODY. I FINAGLED
IT JUST PLAIN SIMPLE OPINION,
EAGLED IT. AND LISTEN, THIS
REALLY AMPS UP THE COOL, SO JUST
TAKE A LOOK. THIS IS JUST ONE OF
THE EXHIBITS. AND SO THIS
REPLICA OF THE DELOREAN IS
ACTUALLY BUILT BY THE EXACT SAME
TEAM THAT BUILT THE ACTUAL PROP
FOR THE REAL MOVIE AND BY COMING
TO THIS EXHIBIT AND GOING INSIDE
AND BACK TO THE FUTURE, WE’RE
REALLY BROUGHT INTO OUR PRESENT.
321. BLAST OFF WHAT JUST
HAPPENED, AND THAT’S EXACTLY
WHAT YOU’LL BE ASKING YOURSELF
AT EVERY STOP IN THE IMMERSIVE,
EXCITING NEW EXHIBIT ABOUT TO
OPEN AT THE MICHIGAN SCIENCE
CENTER CALLED POP. NALA GEE,
THIS IS REALLY TO GET PEOPLE
THINKING ABOUT THE INTERSECTION
OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY, HOLLYWOOD
FILMS THEATER AND HOW AND
SCIENCE FICTION AND HOW THEY
INSPIRE EACH OTHER. YOU’LL SEE
REPLICAS OF ICONIC CREATIONS
THAT STARTED WITH IMAGINATION
AND MOVED US INTO THE FUTURE
WITH ACTUAL TECHNOLOGY.
OBVIOUSLY R TWO D TWO. UM YOU
KNOW, DROID FROM STAR WARS,
SUPER ICONIC ROBOT. UM AND THEN
TERMINATOR. OBVIOUSLY SORT OF
THE OPPOSITE SPECTRUM OF WHAT
YOU WANT A ROBOT TO BE RIGHT.
DELOREAN IS A REPLICA AS WELL,
UM FROM BACK TO THE FUTURE, THE
DELOREAN TIME MACHINE, OBVIOUSLY
TIME TRAVEL. UM IS A TECHNOLOGY
THAT DOESN’T EXIST RIGHT NOW.
BUT MAYBE SOMEDAY WHO KNOWS, HAS
LANDED ON THE MARS SURFACE.
SPACE TRAVEL WAS THE STUFF OF
STAR TREK, EVEN COMMUNICATION
DEVICES PRIOR TO 1983 WITH THE
STUFFS OF BOOKS, TVS AND MOVIES,
DIORAMA. OF THE LAST DAY BEFORE
SMARTPHONE TECHNOLOGY EXISTED.
SO THIS IS A SNAPSHOT OF
SOMEONE’S HOME IN 1983, AND THIS
SNAPSHOT REPRESENTS MAYBE WITH
THE EXCEPTION OF THE IRONING
BOARD EVERYTHING THAT LIVES NOW
IN OUR PHONES. EVERYTHING. WE
USE OUR PHONES FOR CAMERAS.
WRITING CALCULATORS TIME ACTUAL
TELEPHONES, NAVIGATION, MUSIC,
PHOTOS, PHOTOS LYING INTERACTIVE
DISPLAYS TAKE CHILDREN AND
THEY’RE GROWN UPS. FROM
CREATIVITY TO SCIENCE, BUT I
JUST RENT FROM A CAR
POSSIBILITIES LITERALLY IN THE
HANDS OF CHILDREN, THE NEXT
GENERATION OF WORLD CHANGERS PUT
THE BLOCKS UP, SO WE CAN BUILD
IT. WE’RE GONNA GRAB THE BIGGER
ONES. AND WE’RE GONNA FIND THIS
THIS ONE AND THEY WERE GOING TO
FIND THE NUMBER FOUR OF A
TRIANGLE AND THEN WE’RE DONE.
YOU KNOW, IT’S SO COOL ABOUT
THIS EXHIBIT IS IT REALLY DOES
CONNECT THE DOTS AND IT SHOWS
THAT INTERSECTION YOU SEE WHAT I
JUST DID THERE? IT SHOWS THAT
INTERSECTION BETWEEN FICTION,
CREATIVITY AND THAT THING WE
CALL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
ENGINEERING, ART AND MATH OR
STEAM. BE EXHIBIT OPENS NEXT
WEDNESDAY. IT RUNS THROUGH
AUGUST. 11TH IF YOU’VE NEVER
BEEN TO EXHIBIT TO AN EXHIBIT
HERE AT THE SCIENCE CENTER, THIS
IS ONE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF
THE OLD LITTLE BIT OF THE NEW
AND ALL ABOUT THE FEATURE KAREN.
OH, MY GOSH, I LOVE THE HANDS ON
MY LITTLE MORGAN IS GOING TO