TROY. LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 11 STARTS NOW AND WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH 4WARN WEATHER AGAIN. METRO
DETROIT WILL GET A TASTE OF
WINTER BUT ALSO A TASTE OF
SPRING ALL WITHIN A FEW HOURS.
GLAD YOU’RE WITH US TONIGHT FOR
LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 11. I’M
DEVIN SCILLIAN KIMBERLY GILL
LET’S GET OVER TO FOREWARN
METEOROLOGIST KIM ADAMS WITH A
BREAKDOWN ON WHAT WE CAN EXPECT
ACROSS THE METRO TOMORROW. KIM
WELL, IT WON’T BE ANYTHING LIKE
YESTERDAY. BUT IT’S THE TIMING
OF THIS RAIN SNOW MIX THAT IT’S
A LITTLE IMPACTFUL ONLY BECAUSE
OF WHEN IT COMES IN. SO LET’S
START WITH TEMPERATURES TONIGHT.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE HAD
WARM AIR TODAY WE HAD SOME
SUNSHINE, SO THE SURFACE WARMED
UP. SO WHEN WE GET THAT RAIN
SNOW MIX MOST OF IT WILL MELT ON
CONTACT. HERE WE ARE. FIVE AM
TOMORROW MORNING, MOSTLY CLOUDY
SKIES, BUT THERE IS SOME RAIN
THAT WILL COME UP FROM THE
SOUTH. NOW AROUND SEVEN O’CLOCK.
MOST OF MEASURE DETROIT SOUTH OF
I 94 WILL SEE JUST RAIN, BUT
IT’S NORTH OF THAT. THAT COULD
HAVE SOME WET SNOW MIXED IN NOW
AGAIN, MOST OF IT WILL MELT. THE
ROADWAYS SHOULD BE FINE. BUT IF
YOU LIVE ESPECIALLY NORTH OF M
59 TOMORROW MORNING, YOU MIGHT
GET A LITTLE DUSTING ON THE
GRASSY AREAS. IT’S OUT OF HERE,
THOUGH, BY NINE OR 10 O’CLOCK IN
THE MORNING UNLESS YOU LIVE
NORTH OF I 69 UP INTO THE THUMB.
THE REST OF METRO DETROIT WILL
BE DRY. THROUGHOUT THE REST OF
THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
EVENING ALL THE WAY UNTIL FRIDAY
, WHEN OUR NEXT SYSTEM COMES IN
WHICH WE’LL TALK ABOUT IN THE
FORECAST, BUT TOMORROW, A LITTLE
WINTRY MIX IN THE MORNING, MAYBE
A LINGERING AREA OF DRIZZLE, BUT
BY NOON CLOUDY AND HOPEFULLY
SEEING SOME SUN AND SOME VERY
MILD AIR TOMORROW AFTERNOON,
I’LL TALK MORE ABOUT FRIDAY’S
FORECAST COMING UP IN JUST A FEW
MINUTES, BUT IF YOU’D LIKE TO
GET UP TO DATE ON ALL THE
WEATHER IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD,
PLUS SCHOOL CLOSINGS AND MUCH
MORE, JUST GO TO OUR GO TO THE
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LIKE AND TYPE IN WDIV’S AND
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OKAY. KIM DTE ENERGY MAKING THE
FINAL ROUNDS TONIGHT TO GET
POWER RESTORED TO CUSTOMERS
REPORTING ABOUT 99% OF ITS
CUSTOMERS DO HAVE POWER TONIGHT.
SO THAT LEAVES ABOUT 17,000,
THOUGH STILL WAITING TO GET
THEIR LIGHTS BACK ON SIX DAYS
AGO, WE KNOW 630,000 WERE LEFT
WITHOUT POWER AFTER THE BIG ICE
STORM. MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
IS MAKING CHANGES IN RESPONSE TO
A DEADLY CAMPUS SHOOTING EARLIER
THIS MONTH. BUILDINGS ON CAMPUS
WILL NOW REQUIRE KEYCARD ACCESS
IN THE EVENINGS. MSU’S POLICE
CHIEF MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT
TODAY AT THE UNIVERSITY COUNCIL
MEETING. THE CHIEF SAYS ACCESS
TO BUILDINGS FROM SIX PM TO 7:30
A.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WILL
BE RESTRICTED TO SPARTAN ID
CARDS. ONLY THE BUILDINGS WILL
BE CLOSED ON THE WEEKENDS. THESE
CHANGES BEGIN MARCH 13TH. TWO
OTHER CHANGES COMING TO
ADDITIONAL CAMERAS ON CAMPUS AND
ACTIVE, VIOLENT INTRUDER
TRAINING AT 11 TONIGHT, GENERAL
MOTORS, CUTTING HUNDREDS OF
SALARIED POSITIONS TO SAVE MONEY
AND TRY TO BOOST PROFIT. WE TAKE
A LIVE LOOK AT GM WORLD
HEADQUARTERS IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT
. THE CUTS FIRST REPORTED BY THE
DETROIT NEWS INCLUDE 500
EXECUTIVE LEVEL AND SALARY JOBS
. OTHER AUTOMAKERS ARE ALSO
DOWNSIZING BY LAYING OFF WORKERS
AND OFFERING BUYOUTS. CNBC SAYS
GENERAL MOTORS CLAIMS THE CUTS
ARE BASED ON PERFORMANCE.
INDUSTRY EXPERTS SUGGEST THE
LAYOFFS ARE A RESULT OF THE
IMPACTS AND RISING COSTS OF
ELECTRIFICATION. ROCHESTER HILLS
MOTHER MAKING HEADLINES TONIGHT
AFTER TESTIFYING IN FRONT OF
CONGRESS ABOUT HOW HER TWO SONS
DIED FROM FENTANYL POISONING
FROM DRUGS INVESTIGATORS TRACED
TO MEXICO MCDONNELL IT IS LIVE
IN ROCHESTER HILLS TODAY.
TOMORROW SHE TESTIFIED IN FRONT
OF THE HOUSE HOMELAND SECURITY
COMMITTEE. KIMBERLY THAT’S RIGHT
TODAY, AND THE COMMITTEE IS
TRYING TO TACKLE OUR PROBLEMS AT
THE SOUTHERN BORDER, INCLUDING
ALL THAT FENTANYL FLOWING INTO
THE US I DIDN’T KNOW THAT MY
BOYS WERE TAKING ANYTHING THAT
COULD KILL THEM. THEY DIDN’T
THINK THAT THEY WERE EITHER
REBECCA KIESSLING SONS THOUGHT
THEY HAD BEEN GIVEN PERCOCET BY
A DRUG DEALER. IT TURNED OUT IT
WAS FENTANYL AND BOTH BOYS. 18
AND 20 DIED THE SAME DAY THEY
HAD FIVE TIMES THE AMOUNT OF
FENTANYL IT TAKES TO KILL
SOMEONE IN THEIR SYSTEM. THE
HOUSE HOMELAND SECURITY
COMMITTEE IS TACKLING HOW TO FIX
OUR PROBLEMS AT THE SOUTHERN
BORDER, INCLUDING THE FLOW OF
FENTANYL INTO THE US, WE NEED TO
PROTECT OUR CHILDREN. THEY
DIDN’T ASK FOR THAT. THIS WASN’T
DEMAND THAT THEY WANTED
DEFENDANT. THEY DON’T WANT
FENTANYL. THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE
GETTING PERCOCETS. KIESSLING WHO
WAS A LAWYER AND ANTI ABORTION
ACTIVIST, TOLD ME TESTIFYING MAY
HAVE BEEN TOUGH ON HER
EMOTIONALLY, BUT SHE SEES A
CRISIS AT OUR SOUTHERN BORDER
THAT KILLED HER BOYS. YOU KNOW,
WE HAVE TO SECURE OUR BORDER.
AGAIN IF IT WERE TROOPS, YOU
KNOW IF THEY WERE CHINESE TROOPS
AMASSED AT OUR BORDER WITH
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION,
SOMETHING WOULD BE DONE. WE
WOULD SECURE OUR BORDER REALLY
FAST. BACK HERE LIVE. I ASKED
REBECCA, YOU KNOW, HOW DID SHE
FEEL THAT THE HOUSE COMMITTEE
TREATED HER? SHE SAID THAT BOTH
THE REPUBLICANS AND THE
DEMOCRATS TREATED HER WELL. THEY
OFFERED CONDOLENCES. I SAID, DO
YOU THINK THEY ACTUALLY LISTENED
? AND SHE SAID, WELL, THAT’S A
LITTLE HARDER TO TELL. WE’RE
LIVE IN ROCHESTER HILLS TONIGHT
. I’M MARA MACDONALD. LOCAL 4.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW IT,
MARA. THANK YOU. HOCKEY DOCTOR
ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING
PATIENTS FACE NEW COUNTS. TODAY
DR V. LEBRON WAS CHARGED WITH
FOUR NEW COUNTS OF CRIMINAL
SEXUAL CONDUCT AN OAKLAND COUNTY
COURTROOM. IT BRINGS THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF CHARGES AGAINST THE
FARMINGTON HILLS UROLOGIST NOW.
2 31 MOST OF HIS VICTIMS
CONNECTED TO YOUTH HOCKEY
ORGANIZATIONS REMAINS IN THE
OAKLAND COUNTY JAIL. SUPREME
COURT IS CONSIDERING WHETHER
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN STUDENT LOAN
FORGIVENESS PROGRAM IS
CONSTITUTIONAL. SEVERAL
CONSERVATIVE JUSTICES APPEARED
SKEPTICAL OF HIS AUTHORITY TO
CANCEL MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN
FEDERAL LOANS TODAY. IT’S A
GREAT DAY TO CANCEL STUDENT DEBT
HIGH STAKES AT THE HIGH COURT AS
A SUPREME COURT HEARS ARGUMENTS
IN TWO CASES IMPACTING MILLIONS
OF AMERICANS. ON TUESDAY,
JUSTICES CONSIDERED WHETHER
PRESIDENT BIDEN’S PLAN TO ERASE
STUDENT DEBT IS CONSTITUTIONAL,
SOME OF THE FINEST MOMENTS IN
THE COURT’S HISTORY WERE, UH
PUSHING BACK AGAINST
PRESIDENTIAL ASSERTIONS OF
EMERGENCY POWER CONSERVATIVE
JUSTICES ALSO POINTING TO THE
PRICE TAG OF THE LOAN
FORGIVENESS PROGRAM, AN
ESTIMATED $400 BILLION OVER TIME
, ACCORDING TO THE CONGRESSIONAL
BUDGET OFFICE AND QUESTIONING
WHETHER THE PROGRAM IS EVEN FAIR
. I THINK THEY ARGUE THAT IS
MISSING IS COST TO OTHER PERSONS
IN TERMS OF FAIRNESS, FOR
EXAMPLE, PEOPLE WHO HAVE PAID
THEIR LOANS PEOPLE WHO DON’T
HAVE PLANNED THEIR LIVES AROUND
NOT SEEKING LOANS AND PEOPLE WHO
ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR LOANS.
LIBERAL JUSTICES ALSO WEIGHING
IN ON WHAT MAY BE FAIR, I’M
WONDERING WHETHER OR NOT THE
SAME FAIRNESS ISSUE WOULD ARISE
WITH RESPECT TO ANY FEDERAL
BENEFIT PROGRAMS. ONE OF THE
CASES IS A CHALLENGE FROM SIX
GOP LED STATES WANTING TO BLOCK
BIDEN’S EXECUTIVE ACTIONS. THE
SECOND INVOLVES TWO INDIVIDUAL
BORROWERS SUING BECAUSE THEY’RE
NOT QUALIFIED. FOR FULL DEBT
RELIEF. THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
ARGUED. CONGRESS GAVE IT THE
POWER TO FORGIVE STUDENT LOANS
BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS
AMERICANS FACED DUE TO THE COVID
PANDEMIC. AN ESTIMATED 40
MILLION PEOPLE QUALIFY FOR THE
PROGRAM, WHICH CAN FORGIVE UP TO
$20,000 PER BORROWER. AND 16
MILLION BORROWERS COULD BE
APPROVED FOR THIS DEBT
FORGIVENESS IF THE SUPREME COURT
UPHOLDS THE PROGRAM. 11 YEARS
AGO, THE MELVIN DALE POLICE
DEPARTMENT HIRED ITS FIRST
FEMALE OFFICERS, AND NOW THEY
HAVE THREE IN THEIR RANKS. JUST
ONE PROBLEM. THOSE OFFICERS
DIDN’T HAVE A PROPER LOCKER ROOM
UNTIL NOW. PAMELA OSBORNE JOINS
US WITH A LOOK AT THE UPGRADE.
PAM. WELL YOU KNOW, THIS IS ALL
ABOUT CREATING A FUNCTIONAL
SPACE ONE THAT WORKED FOR THEM.
AND THIS IS HOW MUCH THE LAST
SPACE JUST WASN’T THOSE OFFICERS
SAY WOULD SOMETIMES TAKE 30 TO
40 MINUTES FOR THEM TO EVEN GET
READY TO GO OUT ON DUTY BECAUSE
OF THAT TINY SPACE THAT THEY
WERE HAVING TO WORK OUT OF NOW.
THAT’S NOT THE CASE. THEY HAD TO
FIND A PLACE TO PUT LOCKERS.
CORPORAL JESSICA WINDWARD GAVE
US A LOOK AT THE BATHROOM TURNED
LADIES’ LOCKER ROOM ORIGINAL
LOCKERS THAT SHE USED TO SHARE
WITH TWO OTHER OFFICERS. I MEAN,
THEY’RE LARGE ENOUGH IN WHICH TO
HANG SOME UNIFORMS AND PUT SOME
GEAR, BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF
UNIFORMS, A LOT OF EQUIPMENT. IT
HAD OTHER CHALLENGES AS WELL. IT
WAS RIGHT ACROSS THE HALL FROM
THE INTERVIEW ROOM, WHICH MEANT
EVEN IF THEY COULD SQUEEZE IN.
THEY COULDN’T ALWAYS USING.
WE’RE USING THAT ROOM. THE STORE
HAD TO BE LOCKED AND SECURED. SO
THAT THERE WAS NO ACCESS TO THIS
LOCKER ROOM BECAUSE OF GUNS AND
PEPPER SPRAY. THAT WAS THERE A
SEPARATE BATHROOM YOU CAN SEE.
NOW THERE’S A STALL, SO WE HAVE
PRIVACY AND EVERYTHING. THIS IS
NOW BEAUTIFUL SINK AND VANITY
AREA. EVERY DETAIL WAS THOUGHT
OF WHOLE NEW LOCKERS. WHITNEY
WALTON IS JUST ONE OF THE PEOPLE
BEHIND THIS TRANSFORMATION.
THREE WOMEN YOU KNOW, HAVING TO
SIT ON A TOILET TO PUT THEIR
BOOTS ON. I WAS LIKE, OH, NO AS
A WOMAN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. NO
YOU DESERVE BETTER BEFORE WALTON
BECAME A SECURITY COORDINATOR
FOR MARATHON PETROLEUM, SHE
SPENT 23 YEARS WORKING HER WAY
UP THE RANKS WITH DETROIT POLICE
MARATHON HELPED FUND THE NEW
LADIES’ LOCKER ROOM AND PATTY
KUKURA WITH THE DETROIT PUBLIC
SAFETY FUND. HELPED WITH THE
REST ARE OFFICERS ARE FACING SO
MUCH DANGER EVERY DAY NOW. AND
THEY’RE LEAVING THEIR FAMILIES,
AND IF THEY CAN FEEL THAT
THERE’S A LITTLE BIT OF HOME
HERE AND THAT THEY’RE CARED FOR.
I MEAN, IT’S THE LEAST WE CAN DO
IS THERE ARE THREE FEMALE
OFFICERS ON STAFF AND NOW PLENTY
OF ROOM FOR MORE WOMEN TO JOIN.
THIS DEPARTMENT IS VERY MUCH
LIKE A FAMILY, SO WE OFTEN
ADDRESS EACH OTHER AS BROTHER
AND SISTER AND SO FORTH WOULD BE
GREAT TO HAVE SOME MORE SISTERS
HERE. I WOULDN’T MIND THAT AT
ALL. AND THERE CERTAINLY IS THE
ROOM. PLANET FITNESS ALSO HELPED
BY DONATING SOME OF THE ITEMS
THAT YOU SAW IN THAT LOCKER ROOM
, AND THAT WAS IN THE ONLY AREA
THAT SAW A TRANSFORMATION. THAT
COMMUNAL BREAK ROOM USED TO JUST
HAVE A MICROWAVE. NOW THERE’S AN
ENTIRE FUNCTIONING KITCHEN IN
THERE A STOVE AND OVEN AS WELL
AS A REFRIGERATOR AND NOW A BIG
CONFERENCE TABLE WHERE THEY CAN
GATHER AROUND AND HAVE MEALS
TOGETHER AND KIND OF BUILD ON
THAT FAMILY FEEL AT THE
DEPARTMENT HERE, WHICH BY THE
WAY THEY ARE LOOKING FOR MORE
OFFICERS. SO CHECK THEM OUT
REPORTING LIVE IN MELBOURNE,