LOCAL 4 NEWS AT NOON STARTS
NOW.
>>> AS WE AWAIT NEW COVID-19
NUMBERS FOR OUR STATE OF
MICHIGAN, TESTING IS
EXPANDING IN TWO KEY PARTS
OF MVT DETROIT.
BRANDON?
-- METRO DETROIT.
>> BRANDON?
>> A COUPLE GLOOMY DAYS
AROUND METRO DETROIT SO
WE’RE SEARCHING FOR SOME SUN
AND TRACKING A WINTER STORM
COMING UP.
>>> AND JUST LIKE
THANKSGIVING, BLACK FRIDAY
IS DIFFERENT THIS YEAR BUT
THERE ARE STILL SOME VERY
HOT ITEMS THAT HAVE PEOPLE
LINING UP.
THANKS FOR JOINING US HERE
AT NOON ON YOUR BLACK FRIDAY
WHERE THE DAY AFTER
THANKSGIVING TRADITION OF
HOLIDAY SHOPPING KIND OF
TAKING A BIT OF A DIFFERENT
LOOK.
SKY 4 IS LIVE NOW ABOVE 12
OAKS MALL IN NOVI WHERE
THERE ARE CERTAINLY A GOOD
AMOUNT OF CARS IN THE
PARKING LOT.
ACTUALLY LOOKS QUITE PACKED
THERE TODAY.
HANK WINCHESTER IS ALWAYS
BUSY ON OUR BLACK FRIDAY.
HE JOINS US NOW FROM OUTSIDE
THE SOMERSET COLLECTION IN
TROY.
HEY, HANK.
>> Reporter: EVROD, BIG
CROWDS.
BUT THE DAYS HAVE SEEN
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE LINED UP
IN FRONT OF BEST BUY, MEIJER
OR THE MALL ITSELF THOSE
DAYS ARE OVER.
AS YOU KNOW MANY RETAILERS
HAVE BEEN ROLLING OUT BLACK
FRIDAY DEALS ON-LINE FOR THE
LAST MONTH.
TODAY LET ME GIVE YOU A LIVE
LOOK BEHIND ME.
WE ARE HERE IN THE SOMERSET
COLLECTION IN BIG BEAVER.
THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF
AVAILABLE SPACES, ESPECIALLY
ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE
MALL.
IN TALKING WITH NOT ONLY
SOMERSET BUT A LOT OF LOCAL
STORE OWNERS AND DIFFERENT
MALLS AROUND METRO DETROIT,
THE FOCUS, OF COURSE, ON
SALES GETTING A GOOD DEAL.
BUT THE PRIORITY IS ON
SAFETY.
MAKING SURE THOSE WHO WORK
HERE AND CUSTOMERS WHO VISIT
STAY SAFE.
TAKE A LISTEN.
>> WE’LL HAVE AMBASSADORS AT
EACH ENTRANCE TO THE MALL TO
HELP YOU FIND YOUR STORE IN
AN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE
MANNER.
WE’RE GOING TO HAVE UNIFORM
ADDITIONAL SECURITY PEOPLE.
WE’LL HAVE GUEST SERVICES
PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE MALL.
WE’RE GOING TO HAVE RUNNERS
THAT WILL HELP YOU TAKE YOUR
PURCHASES ON TO YOUR CAR AND
IF YOU NEED HELP.
>> Reporter: BACK OUT HERE
LIVE I WANT TO GIVE YOU A
LOOK AT THE PARKING LOT WITH
THE HELP OF SKY 4.
YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE PRETTY
BIG CROWDS THERE HAVE BEEN
IN THE DIFFERENT STORES AND
THE SHOPPING MALLS THAT WE
HAVE BEEN CHECKING IN ON BUT
NOTHING LIKE WE WOULD
TRADITIONALLY SEE ON A BLACK
FRIDAY WITH HUGE CROWDS.
THE ADVICE FROM THE EXPERTS
IS TO HAVE A SHOPPING PLAN.
MEANING, KNOW EXACTLY WHO
YOU HAVE TO BUY FOR.
WHAT STORES YOU HAVE TO
VISIT AND DO YOUR BEST TO
GET IN AND GET OUT RATHER
THAN TAKING THE DAY TO SPEND
WALKING AROUND THESE STORES
OR THESE MALLS.
ALSO REMEMBER WHEN YOU MAKE
YOUR WAY IN TO MANY BIG
MALLS THEY’RE LIKELY GOING
TO HAVE TEMPERATURE CHECKS.
THEY’RE GOING TO HAVE
SANITIZING STATIONS, AND
THEY WILL BE ENFORCING
SOCIAL DISTANCING AT
DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
WE’RE LIVE HERE TONIGHT THIS
AFTERNOON RATHER, NOT
TONIGHT, I’M TRYING TO GET
PAY HEAD OF MYSELF, LIVE
HERE AT NOON, HANK
WINCHESTER.
>> YOU SAID THERE WERE A FEW
PARKING SPACES STILL LEFT ON
THE SOUTH SIDE OF THINGS.
GOING UNSIDE OF THE MALL ARE
THERE LINES TO GET INTO THE
STORES.
THE APPLE STORE TYPICALLY
HAS LANE OUT IN FRONT OF IT
AND SOME OF THE OTHER STORES
INSIDE.
ZARA AS WELL.
WHAT DO THE LINES LOOK LIKE?
>> Reporter: EVROD, THERE
ARE LINES AT DIFFERENT
STORES AS YOU MENTION THE
APPLE STORE IS ONE THAT’S
VERY POPULAR.
BUT AGAIN THEY ARE WORKING
TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A
LIMITED NUMBER OF PEOPLE
INSIDE THOSE STORES SO YOU
ARE LIKELY GOING TO HAVE TO
WAIT TO GET YOURSELF INSIDE.
>> YOU HEARD HANK SAY.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A PLAN
BEFORE YOU HEAD TO THE MALL
SO YOU’RE NOT HAVING TO
SPEND ALL DAY LOOKING AROUND
FOR DIFFERENT THINGS.
THANK YOU, HANK.
>>> IF YOU ARE HEADING TO
THE MALL RIGHT NOW WE DO
WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE
ON FORECAST.
METEOROLOGIST BRANDON ROUX
JOINING US GOOD MORNING, OR
GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> WE’LL FIGURE OUT THE TIME
HERE AT SOME POINT.
[LAUGHTER]
WE HAVE A DECENT FRIDAY BUT
A COUPLE GLOOMY DAYS SO WE
ARE LOOKING FOR THE SUN.
YOU SAW HANK OVER AT 12
OAKS.
WE HAVE A LIVE SHOT HERE IN
ANN ARBOR, AND A LOT MORE
CLOUDS THAN BREAKS.
BUT WE’LL GET AN OCCASIONAL
BREAK THAT’S WHEN THE TEMPS
TICK UP A COUPLE DEGREES.
RIGHT NOW IT’S MAINLY MIDDLE
40s ACROSS OUR FOUR ZONES
AND OUR TEMPS WILL BE MIDDLE
UPPER 40s TO NEAR 50°
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
CAN’T RULE OUT AN ISOLATED
SHOWER WE JUST KEEP SEEING
THE CLOUDS TRENDING IN OUR
DIRECTION AND YOU SEE OVER
LAKE MICHIGAN, OF COURSE,
ENHANCED BY THE WATER THERE.
BUT COULD SEE A COUPLE OF
AREAS OF DRIZZLE REALLY
QUICKLY THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON.
DON’T CANCEL YOUR PLANS
GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.
YOU MAY WANT TO HOLD OFF FOR
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY FOR
MANY REASONS.
ONE OF THEM COULD BE THE
SUNSHINE IT’S BOUNCING BACK
THIS WEEKEND, EVROD.
WE’LL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT
THE WEEKEND BECAUSE RIGHT ON
THE HEELS OF THE WEEKEND
WILL BE A WINTER STORM.
ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE BEEN
WARNED.
WE’LL HEAR ALL THE DETAILS
ABOUT IT FROM BRANDON COMING
UP IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
RIGHT NOW WE WANT TO GET YOU
UPDATED ON THE LATEST
INVOLVING THE CORONAVIRUS
HERE IN MICHIGAN.
OAKLAND COUNTY IS RELOCATING
19 DRIVE-THRU COVID-19
TESTING SITES TO PROVIDE
SHELTER FROM WINTER WEATHER.
THE NEW LOCATIONS ARE IN
HOLLY, ROCHESTER, SOUTHFIELD,
AND PONTIAC.
IN THE MEANTIME, WAYNE
COUNTY IS EXPANDING FREE
TESTING DUE TO THE ONGOING
SURGE OF INFECTIONS.
THE COUNTY IS NOW OPENING
TWO NEW SITES AT THE HYPE
ATHLETIC CENTERS IN DEARBORN
HEIGHTS AND WAYNE.
NO APPOINTMENT IS NEEDED.
AND THE MICHIGAN HEALTH
DEPARTMENT THEY DID NOT
RELEASE NEW CASE TOTALS ON
THURSDAY BECAUSE OF THE
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.
BUT WE ARE EXPECTING AN
UPDATE THIS AFTERNOON.
WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED WHEN
THAT INFORMATION COMES DOWN.
>> IN OTHER NEWS THIS
AFTERNOON, TWO MEN ARE IN
CUSTODY AFTER A BARRICADED
SITUATION ENDS ON DETROIT’S
EAST SIDE.
OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A CALL
OF SHOTS FIRED AT A HOME IN
THE AREA OF SCHOENHERR AND
THEY GOT A CYCLICAL THAT A
22-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS DROPPED
OFF AT THE HOSPITAL WHO
LATER DIED FROM HIS
INJURIES.
INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO
DETERMINE IF THE VICTIM AND
THE SHOOTING LOCATION ARE
CONNECTED.
>>> A POLICE SITUATION
UNFOLDS THIS MORNING ON THE
CITY’S EAST SIDE.
THIS IS VIDEO FROM THE SCENE
AT EAST McNICHOLS RIGHT NEAR
GRATIOT.
THAT’S WHERE A U-HAUL
CRASHED.
YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE
OFFICERS FROM THREE
DEPARTMENTS HIGHLAND PARK,
DETROIT, MICHIGAN STATE
POLICE ARE THERE ON THE
SCENE.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS
THAT THERE WILL BE A CLEAN
TRANSITION OF POWER AT THE
WHITE HOUSE.
HE WAS ASKED THIS ON
THURSDAY WHETHER HE WILL
LEAVE THE BUILDING IF THE
ELECTORAL COLLEGE ELECTS
PRESIDENT-ELECT BIDEN.
>> President Trump: JUST
CERTAINLY I WILL.
YOU KNOW THAT.
BUT I THINK THAT THERE WILL
BE A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING
BETWEEN NOW AND THE 20th OF
JANUARY.
A LOT OF THINGS.
>> THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE
MEETS ON DECEMBER 14th.
STATES ARE REQUIRED TO
CERTIFY THEIR VOTES WHICH
MICHIGAN ALREADY HAS AND RESOLVE ALL CHALLENGES TO
RESOLVE ALL CHALLENGES TO
THE OUTCOME BY DECEMBER 8th.
>>> SO IF YOU HAVE NEVER
WATCHED OUR ROD THE BUILDER
COMPETITION ON THE DAY AFTER
THANKSGIVING WELL, THIS IS
THE YEAR FOR YOU TO START.
OVER THE YEARS WE’VE
CHALLENGED BUSINESS EDITOR
ROD MELONI TO TRY ALL
DIFFERENT KINDS OF HOLIDAY
ACTIVITIES.
IN 2020, THIS YEAR HE’S
GETTING SOME HEAVYWEIGHT
COMPETITION FROM OUR OWN
STEVE GARAGIOLA.
HERE’S DEVIN SCILLIAN TO
TELL US THIS YEAR THE
BATTLEGROUND IS IN THE
KITCHEN.
>> Reporter: YOU COULD SAY
THE EXPERT IN THIS YEAR’S
ROD THE BUILD ARE
COMPETITION REALLY KNOWS HIS
WAY AROUND THE KITCHEN, AND
THE NEWSROOM.
ROD, REALLY?
YOU’RE GOING CHALLENGE ME IN
THE KITCHEN?
BRING YOUR SPATULA.
>> Reporter: YEP, THAT’S OUR
VERY OWN STEVE GARAGIOLA AND
IF YOU DIDN’T KNOW IT HE’S
QUITE THE CHEF.
THIS WILL BE A VERY
ENTERTAINING CHALLENGE.
OVER THE YEARS WE’VE SEEN
ROD HANG LIGHTS, DECORATE
TREES, PUT TOGETHER TOYS,
BUT ROD, THIS IS COOKING.
NOW YOU’RE COMING INTO MY
NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> Reporter: ROD IS NO
STRANGER TO THE KITCHEN BUT
--
>> I AM NO CHEF.
I ADMIT TO THAT I CUT, I
CLEAN, I THROW THINGS IN THE
OVEN BUT I DO NOT MANAGE
COOKING AS A REGULAR COURSE
OF ACTION.
>> I LOVE TO COOK.
I’VE BEEN COOKING FOR YEARS.
I EVEN PUT SOME OF MY
FAVORITE RECIPES TOGETHER
INTO A COOKBOOK.
I DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH ROD
COOKS BUT COME ON HE’S
ITALIAN THERE’S GOT TO BE A
COOK HIDING IN THERE
SOMEPLACE.
>> I AM MY WIFE’S SOUS CHEF.
SHE’S A SUPERB COOK WHY
WOULD I COOK WHEN SHE’S
BETTER AT IT AND I CAN HELP
HER.
THAT’S WHAT I DO.
>> THIS FRIDAY ROD WILL MEET
ZOOM -- STEVE OVER ZOOM THEY
WILL MAKE AN ITALIAN DINNER
WITH APPETIZER, SALAD AND
MAIN COURSE.
>> CHALLENGING ENOUGH TO
MAKE IT INTERESTING BUT EASY
EVEN -- ENOUGH THAT ROD CAN
EVEN TRY.
>> I HAVE NO EXPECTATION OF
WINNING BUT THAT’S HOW THESE
THINGS GO EVERY YEAR, RIGHT.
>> THE SHADE OF IT ALL.
OF COURSE THE ROD THE
BUILDER CHALLENGE IS ONLY
HERE ON LOCAL 4 TONIGHT.
STARTING FIRST AT 4:00 THEN
IT WILL RUN THROUGH OUR 5:00
AND 6:00 P.M. NEWSCAST.
ROD, STEVE SAYS BRING YOUR
SPATULA SO HE’S CHALLENGING
YOU.
THIS WILL GO DOWN.
WE’LL ALL BE WATCHING.
STILL TO COME HERE AT NOON A
FRIGHTENING START TO A BLACK
FRIDAY AT A STORE IN FLORIDA
AS A LOADING DOCK EXPLOSION
SETSLY TRACTOR-TRAILERS ON
FIRE.
PLUS, AN INFRARED CAMERA
HELPS RESCUE CREWS FIND A