STARTS WITH BREAKING NEWS ALERT . BREAKING NEWS OUT OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK OR THE MAN WHO KILLED
10 BLACK SHOPPERS AT A
SUPERMARKET HAS PLEADED GUILTY
TO MURDER AND TERRORISM CHARGES
THE 19 YEAR OLD ADMITTED TO
CARRYING OUT THE RACIST ATTACK
AT THE TOPS FRIENDLY MARKET IN
MAY. HE PLEADED GUILTY TO ALL OF
THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM,
INCLUDING MURDER AS A HATE
CRIME. IT GUARANTEES THAT HE
WILL SPEND THE REST OF HIS LIFE.
IN PRISON. OUR OTHER TOP STORY
THIS NOON IN ABOUT AN HOUR TO
FORMER OXFORD SCHOOL BOARD
MEMBERS ARE GOING TO BE SPEAKING
OUT PUBLICLY FOR THE FIRST TIME
ABOUT THE SCHOOL SHOOTING. THEY
SAY THE TRAGEDY COULD HAVE BEEN
PREVENTED AND THAT THEY CAN’T
KEEP QUIET ANY LONGER. IT COMES
JUST TWO DAYS BEFORE THE ONE
YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE SHOOTING
THAT TOOK FOUR YOUNG LIVES ON
NOVEMBER 30TH. OF 2021. THEY
DISCOVERED THAT THEY HAD NOT
BEEN ALLOWED TO BE TRANSPARENT,
AND THEY BELIEVE THAT THE ONLY
WAY THEY COULD BE WAS TO RESIGN
AND COME FORWARD. ATTORNEY BILL
SICKLY, SPEAKING TO LOCAL 4
ABOUT THE ANNOUNCEMENT, COMING
FROM TWO FORMER BOARD MEMBERS IN
OXFORD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TOM
DONNELLY AND CORY BAILEY. THEY
BELIEVED THAT THIS WHOLE
SHOOTING COULD HAVE BEEN
PREVENTED. CERTAIN THINGS WERE
FOLLOWED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
. NEW FACTS ARE SET TO BE
REVEALED ABOUT HOW SCHOOL
OFFICIALS HANDLED THE THREAT
LEADING UP TO THE TRAGIC
SHOOTING. I NOVEMBER 30TH 2021.
WHAT THEY’RE DOING IS COMING
FORWARD WITH INFORMATION THAT
THEY WERE TOLD. THEY COULD NOT
REVEAL TO THE PUBLIC. EVERYTHING
THAT WILL BE RELEASED TODAY HAS
ALREADY BEEN SHARED WITH THE
PARENTS OF THE VICTIMS
EMOTIONALLY. IT WAS A DIFFICULT
CONVERSATION FOR THEM TO BE
ENGAGED IN PEOPLE LEFT IN TEARS.
HMM. AND SOMETIMES KIND WORDS
AND EXPRESSIONS WERE SENT TO
TOWN AND COREY, BUT YOU KNOW
THIS. THIS IS HARD STUFF, SO WHY
DID IT TAKE THIS LONG? ATTORNEY
SICKLY, SAYS SEVERAL OTHER
ENTITIES GOT INVOLVED,
COMPLICATING THE EFFORTS TO BE
AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE.
TEAMS WHO COME IN WHO ARE NOT
DIRECTLY RELATED TO SCHOOL
DISTRICT, AND THEY TAKE OVER
THINGS LIKE MESSAGING. THEY TAKE
OVER LOSS PREVENTION. AS OF THIS
AFTERNOON, NEITHER THE OAKLAND
COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE NOR
ANYONE FROM OXFORD COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS HAS COMMENTED ON THE
PRESS CONFERENCE SET FOR ONE
O’CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON FAILURES
THAT OCCURRED OF ACTS RIP THAT
THEY’LL BE TALKING ABOUT SHOULD
BE AVOIDED. EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL
DISTRICT IN THE STATE IS AT RISK
FOR THIS. THE NEWS CONFERENCE
AGAIN IS SET FOR ONE O’CLOCK
THIS AFTERNOON, AND WE’RE GOING
TO BE STREAMING IT LIVE ON
CLICKONDETROIT.COM AND WE WILL
HAVE A COMPLETE WRAP UP ON LOCAL
4 NEWS FIRST AT FOUR AT FIVE AND
AT SIX. WE ARE LEARNING MORE
TODAY ABOUT THE BODY THAT WAS
FOUND IN THE BACK OF A TRUCK
AFTER A CHASE AND POLICE
SHOOTOUT IN DEARBORN POLICE
TRIED TO STOP THE CAR INVOLVED
IN A MISSING PERSON
INVESTIGATION YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON NEAR NORMAL ENTIRE MEN
. OFFICERS CHASED AFTER THE CAR
UNTIL IT CRASHED AND A WOMAN
FIRED FIRED SHOTS AT POLICE. THE
WOMAN WAS SHOT AND KILLED, BUT
POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING
HOW SHE DIED. THE BODY OF A 31
YEAR OLD WOMAN WAS FOUND IN THE
TRUNK. THEY HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED
THAT PERSON, BUT SAY THIS COULD
BE TIED TO A MURDER
INVESTIGATION. FROM THE STATE OF
TENNESSEE. HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
THE BOARD OF STATE CANVASSERS IS
MEETING TO CERTIFY THE RESULTS
OF THE NOVEMBER ELECTION HERE IN
MICHIGAN. AS WITH 2020, WE
AGAINST RECORD TURNOUT AS WELL
AS RECORD ABSENT VOTER TURNOUT
IN THIS ELECTION THROUGH THIS
LITTLE BIT, BECAUSE I ALL THE 83
COUNTIES IN MICHIGAN HAVE
ALREADY CERTIFIED THEIR
ELECTIONS IN THE STATE BOARD IS
EXPECTED TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL
TODAY. WE WILL LET YOU KNOW THE
OUTCOME. IF YOU DRIVE I 94
MACOMB COUNTY. THERE IS A NEW
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT THAT COULD
CAUSE SOME BACKUPS FOR YOU. THE
CONSTRUCTION STARTED THIS
MORNING AT SIX A.M. IN MULTIPLE
LOCATIONS ALONG I 94 FROM 6 96
TO 12 MILES. THERE WILL BE LANE
CLOSURES ON THE EASTBOUND I 6 96
RAMP TO EASTBOUND. I 94
WESTBOUND. I 94 AT MARTIN ROAD
AND THE 12 MILE RAMP TO WEST
MILES WESTBOUND. I 94 CREWS ARE
REPAIRING THE MARTIN ROAD
BRIDGE. CONSTRUCTION SHOULD BE
FINISHED BY LATE DECEMBER. WE
HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS WHEN IT
COMES TO FILLING UP YOUR GAS
TANK THIS WEEK, GAS PRICES
CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGHOUT
METRO DETROIT, TRIPLE A SAYS
THAT WE ARE NOW PAYING AN
AVERAGE OF $3.46 A GALLON.
THAT’S 19 SINCE LESS THAN LAST
WEEK, AND IT’S STILL 10 CENTS
MORE THAN THIS TIME LAST YEAR.
THEY WILL COST YOU ABOUT $54 TO
FILL UP THE AVERAGE GAS TANK. IT
IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST SHOPPING
DAYS OF THE YEAR, AND EXPERTS
ARE PREDICTING RECORD SALES FOR
CYBER MONDAY THIS YEAR, BUT IT
TAKES A LOT OF WORK TO GET ALL
OF THOSE CYBER MONDAY PURCHASES
FROM THE WAREHOUSE TO YOUR HOUSE
. NICK MONACELLI HAS BEEN AT THE
AMAZON FACILITY THROUGHOUT THE
MORNING AND STERLING HEIGHTS TO
SHOW US EXACTLY HOW THEY PULL IT
OFF. WHETHER IT IS AMAZING TO
KIND OF STEP BACK AND LOOK AND
JUST UNDERSTAND WHAT IS
HAPPENING INSIDE OF THIS
BUILDING HEIGHTS AMAZON FACILITY
. I DON’T GET IT, BUT ELIZABETH
DOES BECAUSE SHE’S IN CHARGE OF
THIS BUILDING. WHAT IS IT LIKE?
WHEN BLACK FRIDAY CYBER MONDAY
HITS AND YOU GUYS REALLY START
CRANKING? I MEAN, YOU’RE YOU’RE
BUSY AS IT IS, AND THEN EVEN
MORE SEMI START SHOWING UP. IT’S
EXCITING. ACTUALLY WE HAVE A TON
OF NEW ASSOCIATES THAT WERE ON
BOARD. IMMIGRATION FOR THIS SO
YOU KNOW, WE GET TO MEET A WHOLE
BUNCH OF NEW PEOPLE AND
HOPEFULLY THEY’LL STAY ON WITH
US WHO WANT TO CONTINUE TO BE
WITH US EVERY DAY, BUT IT’S
SUPER EXCITING TO DO THIS TYPE
OF VOLUME. SO WE’RE LOOKING AT
ALL THE BOXES COMING IN RIGHT
NOW. YOU WERE SAYING YOUR
AVERAGE PER HOUR IS WHAT A
LITTLE OVER 19,000 RIGHT NOW,
OKAY? AND THEN ON AVERAGE PER
DAY YOU’RE DOING ONE. THE 1 20.
120,000 PACKAGES 20,000 EVERY
SINGLE DAY. OKAY SO JUST SO I
CAN TRY TO COMPREHEND THIS. SOME
EYES DROPPED THE STUFF OFF. THE
STUFF COMES HERE AND GETS THROWN
ON THESE GUYS HERE. THESE GUYS
OVER HERE GOES OVER HERE AND
THEN IT GOES TO MORE PROCESSING
TO GET KIND OF SORTED OUT. YEAH
IN SHORT, SO THEY COMES OFF OF
THE SEMIS AND OUR ASSOCIATES
SCAN IT, AND THEY PUT A STICKER
ON IT THAT HAS A LABEL WITH
LETTERS AND NUMBERS, AND THEN
THEY PUSH IT TO THE CORRECT
LINES OF THE LINES ARE LOOKING
AT ARE ALL DIFFERENT LETTERS.
AND AS IT GOES THROUGH THE REST
OF THE FACILITY, WE HAVE
DIFFERENT ASSOCIATES, PUSHING IT
DOWN CLUSTERS BY NUMBER. AND
THEN WE HAVE MORE ASSOCIATES ON
THE FLOOR THAT ARE TAKING THAT
IN SEPARATING IT INTO THE AISLES
. PACKAGES ARE THEN PUT INTO THE
BAGS IN THOSE AISLES. AND THEN
THOSE BAGS ARE LOADED ONTO CARTS
LOADED ONTO OUR DELIVERY VANS
AND OUR DELIVERY DRIVERS. TAKE
THEM TO YOUR HOME AND THE
DELIVERY VANS YOU SAY SHUT UP
ABOUT 9 30. THEY’RE GONE BY 12
30. THIS PLACE KIND OF SHUTS
DOWN UNTIL THE NEXT OVERNIGHT
SHIFT, RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY IT’S A
MUCH QUIETER IN HERE AT TWO P.M.
AND WE HAVE ABOUT SOMEWHERE
AROUND 400 DELIVERY VANS THAT
WILL LEAVE THE FACILITY EVERY
DAY. EVERY SINGLE DAY EVERY DAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
I APPRECIATE THAT, OKAY. IT’S
JUST AMAZING TO SEE HOW ALL THIS
HAPPENS. WHAT’S REALLY COOL,
THOUGH, AND I’LL SHOW THIS VIDEO
RIGHT NOW IS THEY’VE GOT THIS
FOOLPROOF SYSTEM WHERE THEY SCAN
THE ITEM. THE SHELVES LIGHT UP
LIGHT UP. I SHOULD SAY, YOU KNOW
EXACTLY WHERE IT GOES TO
GUARANTEE IT GETS ON THE RIGHT
TRUCK. WHERE THE STOLEN HEIGHTS
AMAZON FACILITY NICK MONACELLI
LOCAL 4. SUCH AN IMPRESSIVE
OPERATION AND THAT A BAD DAY
OUTSIDE TODAY IF YOU ARE
PLANNING TO SHOP NOT ONLY INSIDE
, BUT OUTSIDE AS WE TAKE A LIVE
LOOK AT THE DOWNTOWN DETROIT
SKYLINE FROM OUR WINDSOR SKY CAN
FORWARD METEOROLOGIST PAUL GROSS
IS HERE WITH A LOOK AT WHAT TO
EXPECT THE REST OF THE DAY.
LITTLE SHORT ON SUNSHINE TODAY.
YEAH MY. MY TAKE IS, IF IT’S NOT
RAINING, IT’S NOT SNOWING. IT’S
NOT WINDY. IT’S OKAY TO GET OUT
AND HIT THE LOCAL STORES AND
SUPPORT OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES.
HEY LOOK AT HERE’S OUR METRO
AIRPORT, SKY CAM. YOU CAN SEE
ALL THE CLOUD COVER AROUND HERE,
BUT THERE ARE SOME BREAKS AND
WE’LL SHOW YOU WHERE THE BEST
CHANCE FOR THOSE ARE RIGHT NOW
IN JUST A MINUTE, BUT RIGHT NOW
TEMPERATURES AVERAGING RIGHT
AROUND 40 DEGREES FOR
TEMPERATURE AND WE ARE LOOKING
AT VERY, VERY LIGHT WIND AS
EXPECTED TODAY, SO WINDCHILLS,
NOT EVEN AN ISSUE, SO HERE WE
ARE NOW GETTING NOW THAT WE HAVE
DAYLIGHT. SOME VISIBLE SATELLITE
IMAGES IN YOU CAN SEE A FEW
SPOTS HERE WHERE WE’RE SEEING
SOME BREAKS, MAINLY SOUTH LAKE.
NOW IT LOOKS LIKE A COUPLE HERE,
PERHAPS INTO CENTRAL OAKLAND
COUNTY. BUT BASICALLY IT’S A LOT
OF CLOUD COVER. I’M JUST HOPING
THAT WE START TO SEE JUST A
LITTLE MORE BREAKAGE AS WE HEAD
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BUT
AGAIN, THE EMPHASIS IS ON CLOUD
COVER TODAY, AND WITH THAT CLOUD
COVER, WE’RE ONLY GOING TO GET
INTO THE LOW TO MID FORTIES FOR
A HIGH COMING UP IN ABOUT 10
MINUTES. WARMER WINDS THEY START
INCREASING TOMORROW BUT THOSE
TRANSITION TO WICKED WIN BY
WEDNESDAY AND THE WEEKEND RIGHT
NOW LOOKS LIKE A 50 50 SHOT.
WE’LL TALK ABOUT WHICH 50 YOU
CAN PLAN ON COMING UP AGAIN. AND
JUST ABOUT 10 MINUTES OR
SOMETHING, OKAY? THANK YOU. PAUL