THE
THE SENATE IS 24 HOURS AWAY. THE
THE SENATE IS 24 HOURS AWAY. WE’RE HEARING FROM BOTH SIDES AS THEY GEAR UP FOR THE HISTORIC
DECISION, INCLUDING THE PERSONAL
STORY OF MICHIGAN DEMOCRAT WILL
SHARE WITH COLLEAGUES. GAS
PRICES HIT A NEW RECORD AS THE
DEBATE HEATS UP OVER HOW TO
BRING DOWN PRICES AND JUST ABOUT
EVERYTHING, PAULA. HOW DO YOU
COMMUNICATE WITH CIVILITY IN
THESE INCREASINGLY UNCIVIL TIMES
, A LOCAL PAIR OF WELL KNOWN
JOURNALIST SPAR IN A WAY THEY
HOPE WILL TEACH OTHERS ON MORE
PRODUCTIVE WAYS TO DISAGREE. AND
I’M METEOROLOGIST ANDREW
HUMPHREY. WE CAN ALL AGREE. THIS
IS A BEAUTIFUL DAY. SUMMER LIKE
TEMPERATURES NEAR 80 DEGREES,
PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. BUT WHAT
ABOUT SHOWER CHANCES BEFORE THE
WEEK IS OVER BEFORE TONIGHT IS
OVER. YOUR WEATHER FORECAST
FIRST AT FOUR. LIVE FROM
DOWNTOWN DETROIT. LOCAL 4 NEWS
FIRST AT FOUR STARTS NOW. GOOD
AFTERNOON. I’M KAREN DREW FIRST
AT FOUR. DETROIT MAN HEADED TO
PRISON IN CONNECTION TO A ROAD
RAGE SHOOTING THAT KILLED A
THREE YEAR OLD BOY. DEREK DURHAM
, SAND SILENTLY AS HE WAS
SENTENCED THIS MORNING AND THE
DEATH OF CHRISTIAN MILLER THE
SHOOTING HAPPENED ON JANUARY
24TH OF 2019 AND THE SOUTHFIELD
FREEWAY. FAMILY MEMBERS SAY C. J
WAS WITH HIS GODMOTHER HEADED TO
SEE SESAME STREET LIVE WHEN
DURHAM FIRED SHOTS IN A FIT OF
ROAD RAGE. BEFORE SENTENCING.
CJ’S MOTHER WAS EMOTIONAL AS SHE
SPOKE TO THE COURT. GOD DIDN’T
TAKE HIM AWAY FROM ME. YOU DID.
YOU TOOK HIM AWAY FROM ME. SO
NOW I HAVE TO WHAT MOVES ON
LIKE, NOTHING HAPPENED. IT’S NOT
FAIR. IT’S NOT FAIR. TO ME. IT’S
NOT FAIR TO HIS SISTER AND
BROTHER, AND IT’S NOT FAIR TO
HIS FAMILY. DURHAM WAS SENTENCED
TO 70 TO 100 YEARS IN PRISON.
RIGHT NOW. MICHIGAN US SENATORS
ARE GEARING UP FOR A VOTE ON AN
ABORTION BILL. IT WOULD MAKE THE
PROTECTIONS IN ROE VERSUS WADE,
A FEDERAL LAW. IT COMES ON THE
HEELS OF THAT SUPREME COURT
LEAGUE, SUGGESTING CONSERVATIVE
JUSTICES MAY OVERTURN THE
DECISION. DEMOCRAT GARY PETERS
SAYS HE’LL TALK ABOUT HIS
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH
ABORTION ON THE SENATE FLOOR.
PETER’S FIRST WIFE HAD TO
UNDERGO AN ABORTION BACK IN THE
EIGHTIES, WHEN HER WATER BROKE
IN HER SECOND TRIMESTER. WHEN WE
GOT TO THE OTHER HOSPITAL AND
DOCTOR SAID I HAVE TO DO THIS
IMMEDIATELY. OR YOU COULD LOSE
YOUR UTERUS. AND IF WE WAIT ANY
LONGER, YOUR LIFE COULD BE TAKEN
AND IF VERSUS WADE IS OVERTURNED
, AND THE MICHIGAN LAW IS IN A
PLACE, WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW FOR
AN ABORTION UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES. IT WOULD BE
ABSOLUTELY CATASTROPHIC FOR
FAMILIES THAT GO THROUGH
SITUATIONS LIKE WE DID IN THE
PAST, AND IT’S SIMPLY
UNACCEPTABLE. THE SENATE BILL IS
EXPECTED TO FAIL WITH NO
REPUBLICAN SUPPORT. THEIR BILL
IS WRITTEN TO PROTECT
ABORTIONISTS. RATHER THAN
MOTHERS. IT WOULD ROLL BACK
HEALTH REGULATIONS. IT WOULD
ATTACK AMERICA’S CONSCIENCE
RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS.
THE SENATE DID PASS A BIPARTISAN
BILL GIVING MORE SECURITY
PROTECTION TWO SUPREME COURT
JUSTICES SINCE THE DRAFT LEAGUE
PRO CHOICE ACTIVISTS HAVE BEEN
PROTESTING OUTSIDE THE HOME OF
JUSTICE SAMUEL ALITO. STATE’S
LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY MOVE
UP ITS START DATE FOR THE NEXT
SCHOOL YEAR. DETROIT PUBLIC
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE
CONSIDERING MAKING THE FIRST DAY
BEFORE LABOR DAY. WE’RE GOING TO
TALK ABOUT IT TONIGHT AT A BOARD
MEETING. OF COURSE, WE’LL LET
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DECIDE. DO
HAVE AN UPDATE FOR YOU NOW ON A
STORY SO MANY OF YOU ARE
FOLLOWING THAT FIVE MONTH OLD
WALLABY MISSING AT THE DETROIT
ZOO IS STILL NOT BEEN FOUND.
WALLABY WAS LAST SEEN ON
SATURDAY DISCOVERED MISSING
SUNDAY. THE ZOO THINKS IT MAY
HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY A HAWK. MAYBE
AN OWL. ANOTHER UPDATE COMING AT
FIVE. ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY,
LET’S TAKE A LOOK OUTSIDE. IT
HAS BEEN A GORGEOUS DAY
TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO 80 DEGREES
. THE SUN IS OUT. LET’S GET OVER
TO ANDREW. WE’RE LOVING THE
SUNSHINE. WE CERTAINLY ARE KAREN
WITH TEMPERATURES EVEN ABOVE 80
81 AT CITY AIRPORT. SAME THING
IN ANN ARBOR 80 DEGREES IN HOW
AND 79 IN PONTIAC. WE’RE LOOKING
AT TEMPERATURES, ALSO IN THE
SEVENTIES AND 80 IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD. 80 OVER AT METRO
AIRPORT WITH THE WIND OF 14 MPH.
VISIBILITY IS LOOKING GOOD AND
WE ARE RAIN FREE. HERE’S A LIVE
LOOK WITH STORM TRUCK OR FOUR.
NOW, AS YOU CAN SEE, AS I ZOOM
OUT A LITTLE BIT. THERE IS SOME
SHOWER AND STORM ACTIVITY THAT’S
OCCURRING IN PARTS OF THE U. P
AND JUST NOW FIRING UP HERE IN
WISCONSIN. AS THE SHOWERS
DEVELOP, THEY’RE GOING TO TRAVEL
ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN, GIVING US
CLOUDIER SKIES FOR TONIGHT, EVEN
THE POTENTIAL POTENTIAL FOR A
SHOWER TOO FAR WEST OF DETROIT,
POSSIBLY IN LIVINGSTON COUNTY,
ALSO IN PORTIONS OF WASHINGTON
COUNTY, BUT IT’S NOT A GUARANTEE
IS A GUARANTEE. WE STAY CLEAR OF
ANY RAIN AND IT GETS COOLER
TONIGHT, BUT IT REMAINS WARM
SEVENTIES AND SIXTIES BEFORE
MIDNIGHT. MORE ON THAT POTENTIAL
FOR SHOWER ACTIVITY COMING UP.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, ANDREW
JUST INTO THE NEWSROOM, ELON
MUSK SAYS IF HE FOLLOWS THROUGH
ON A PLAN TO BUY TWITTER, HE
WILL REVERSE THE PERMANENT BAN
OF FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP.
SPEAKING DURING A VIRTUAL SUMMIT
MUST CALL THE BAN QUOTE, MORALLY
BAD DECISION AND FOOLISH. TRUMP
HAS SAID HE WON’T RETURN TO
TWITTER, BUT NO COMMENT FROM HIM
YET TODAY WELL WITH INFLATION,
HITTING A RECORD HIGH IN PRICES
CONTINUING TO GO UP ON GROCERIES
AND MORE PRESIDENT BIDEN WILL
OUTLINE EFFORTS TO BRING THINGS
BACK DOWN. HE DIDN’T ANNOUNCE
ANY NEW POLICY INITIATIVES IN
THE SPEECH TODAY, BUT IT IS
CLEAR THE ECONOMY IS A TOP
PRIORITY HEADING INTO THE
MIDTERMS. KIMBERLY GILL. NOW
WITH AN ISSUE THAT’S AFFECTING
JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY. KIM
PRESIDENT BLAMED THE PANDEMIC
AND THE WAR IN UKRAINE FOR THE
HISTORIC RISE IN INFLATION.
REPUBLICANS ARE BLAMING
DEMOCRATIC POLICIES. IT ALL
COMES AS PRICES ARE SOARING,
WITH NATIONAL GAS PRICES,
HITTING A NEW RECORD HIGH AT 4
37 A GALLON AND A PRESS
CONFERENCE, PRESIDENT BIDEN
CALLED ON CONGRESS TO PASS
MEASURES INCLUDED IN THE BUILD
BACK. BETTER PLAN. A PLAN THAT
BY THE WAY, DID NOT PASS
CONGRESS HE’S CALLING FOR
POLICIES TO LOWER CHILDCARE FUND
THE CONSTRUCTION OF AFFORDABLE
HOMES THROUGH TAX CREDITS AND
CLEAN ENERGY TAX CREDITS AS WELL
. REPUBLICANS ARE MAKING THE
PRICE HIKES A KEY PART OF THEIR
MIDTERM CAMPAIGNS. LISTEN MY
PLAN IS THE LOWER EMPLOYER LOWER
EVERY DAY IT COSTS FOR EVERYDAY
COSTS FOR HARDWORKING AMERICANS.
AND LOWER THE DEFICIT BY ASKING
LARGE CORPORATIONS AND THE
WEALTHIEST AMERICANS TO NOT
ENGAGE IN PRICE GOUGING AND TO
PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE IN TAXES.
BIDEN GAVE A TALK THIS MORNING
BLAMED EVERYBODY ELSE ON
INFLATION. HE TOOK NO
RESPONSIBILITY AND HAS NO PLAN.
PRESIDENT HAD NO TIMELINE FOR
WHEN INFLATION MAY SUBSIDE TO
TRY TO SLOW IT. THE FEDERAL
RESERVE RAISED INTEREST RATES
LAST WEEK. BY A HALF POINT,
KAREN WILL CONTINUE TO GATHER
REACTION AND WE’LL HAVE A REPORT
FROM WASHINGTON WHEN YOU JOIN US
FOR LOCAL 4 NEWS AT FIVE. UNTIL
THEN, WE’LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU.
ALRIGHT. ALWAYS APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU, KIM. STOCK MARKET
JUST CLOSED FOR THE DAY, AND
AFTER THREE DAYS OF LOSSES,
STOCKS WERE UP AND DOWN ALL DAY
LONG BUT ENDED 84 POINTS DOWN.
THEY’RE TWO METRO DETROITERS WHO
DISAGREE OFTEN. WELL NOW THEY’RE
ACTUALLY TEACHING OTHERS HOW TO
DO IT IN A CIVIL WAY. STEPHEN
HENDERSON, HOST OF DETROIT TODAY
, AND NOLAN FINLEY, EDITORIAL
DIRECTOR OF THE DETROIT NEWS.
HAVE A NEW PROJECT, PAULA TOMANS
SAID DOWN WITH THEM TO GET THEIR
TAKE ON HAVING UNCOMFORTABLE
CONVERSATIONS TO HEAL THE DEEP
DIVIDES OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
START WITH THE BASICS.
JOURNALISTS STEPHEN HENDERSON
AND NOLAN FINLEY APPEAR TO PRIDE
THEMSELVES ON DISAGREEING ABOUT
THE BASICS, BUT THEY DO AGREE ON
SOME KEY HOT TOPICS. THE LAST
ELECTION. WAS A FREE AND FAIR
ELECTION. YES OR NO? YES, OF
COURSE ONE AND THERE’S NEVER
BEEN ANY CREDIBLE EVIDENCE TO
SUGGEST THAT THAT HE DIDN’T BUT
IN OTHER AREAS THEY DO HAVE DEEP
PERSONAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL
DIVIDES. NO NEED TO GUESS WHICH
IS THE REPUBLICAN CONSERVATIVE
AND WHICH IS THE DEMOCRATIC
LIBERAL. JUST LISTEN TO THEM
LIKE WHEN DISCUSSING MASK
MANDATES CONTENT. THAT UH, THERE
WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE, UH,
SHUT DOWNS OF THE ECONOMY AND
THE RESTRICTIONS ON INDIVIDUAL
FREEDOMS PRODUCED MUCH RESULTS
HADN’T DONE THE SHUTDOWN IF WE
HADN’T HAD MASKING IF WE HADN’T
, UM, YOU KNOW, REALLY
ENCOURAGED AND PUSHED. THE IDEA
OF VACCINATION. HOW MANY MORE
PEOPLE WOULD BE DEAD? AND THERE
IS, OF COURSE, DAYLIGHT BETWEEN
THE ISSUE OF ROE V. WADE AND THE
PRECIPICE. IT’S PERCHED UPON
FIXTURES AND BROADCAST MEDIA FOR
THEIR STYLE OF DISAGREEING AND
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP. FOR THOSE
WHO DIAL IN THEY HAVE TAKEN
THEIR BRAND OF DISAGREEMENTS ON
THE ROAD, THEIR QUALIFICATIONS
FOR TEACHING OTHERS HOW TO
DISAGREE WITH CIVILITY. THEY
LIKE ONE ANOTHER, DESPITE THEIR
DIFFERENCES, AND LIKE TO
COMMUNICATE WITH ONE ANOTHER.
BECAUSE OF THOSE DIFFERENCES.
THAT’S OUR EFFORT TO BRING CIVIL
DISCUSSIONS TO THE YOU KNOW
ISSUES THAT ARE DIVIDING US IN
THIS COUNTRY TO GET PEOPLE TO
SET ASIDE THEIR ANGER AND THEIR
HATE AND TALK TO EACH OTHER TO
HAVE A SPONSORSHIP TO TEACH
WORKSHOPS ON CIVILITY IN THESE
DECIDEDLY UNCIVIL TIMES IN SO
MANY WAYS. YOU WANT ME TO GO
AHEAD AHEAD THIS TIME, STEVE, I
KNOW FIRST TO LAST TIME BECAUSE
THE WORKSHOPS ARE SPONSORED.
THEY ARE FREE AND SO THIS BIT OF
A BROTHER ACT HAS GONE ON THE
ROAD IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY
AROUND THE COUNTRY, EVERY
INTERACTION ABOUT SOMETHING YOU
DISAGREE WITH DOESN’T HAVE TO BE
, UM, ABOUT WINNERS OR LOSERS.
IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE ABOUT
SHOWING SOMEBODY UP OR MAKING
SOMEONE LOOK STUPID. IT CAN BE
AND IT SHOULD BE ABOUT TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND WHERE SOMEBODY ELSE
IS COMING FROM. DROP YOUR SENSE
OF SUPERIORITY YOUR SMUGNESS AND
ENTER INTO A CONVERSATION WITH
HONEST GOALS. AND THOSE GOALS
SHOULD BE TO LEARN AND
UNDERSTAND. UM AND THEN LISTEN,
YOU KNOW, LISTEN AND, UH AND
DON’T HATE. OKAY SO LET’S BRING
IT BACK DOWN HERE ON THE STREET
LEVEL. THE WHOLE IDEA IS TO GET
PEOPLE INTERESTED AND GETTING
RID OF THE FEELINGS OF HATE AND
LEARNING TO LISTEN NOT
NECESSARILY CHANGING MINDS. BUT
LEARNING TO LISTEN AGAIN. I WANT
TO REITERATE THAT BECAUSE OF
THAT SPONSORSHIP, THEY ARE
COMPENSATED FOR THESE WORKSHOPS,
BUT THAT MAKES THEM FREE FOR
SCHOOLS, BANKS, COMMUNITY GROUPS
, FRIEND GROUPS, ANYBODY WHO
WANTS TO START THE CONVERSATION
AND BE NAVIGATED. TO LISTENING
INSTEAD OF GOING TO YOUR OWN
CORNER, KAREN, LIKE WHAT? NO.
ONE SAID CONVERSATION ABOUT
HONEST GOALS, TRYING TO LEARN
SOMETHING FROM EACH OTHER, NOT
NECESSARILY SLAM EACH OTHER FOR
THEIR PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS.
GREAT INSIGHT. GREAT STORY MINDS