COMING UP. I’LL TAKE YOU INSIDE OF THIS HOUSE, WHICH IS NOW THE ORGANIZATION’S NEW COMMUNITY
CENTER. MUCH FROM DOWNTOWN
DETROIT. LOCAL 4 NEWS FIRST AT
FOUR STARTS NOW. GOOD AFTERNOON.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.
I’M KRISTY MCDONALD IN FOR KAREN
DREW FIRST AT FOUR. TODAY, AN
FBI RAID IN OAKLAND COUNTY
REVEALS AN INVESTIGATION INTO
ART THEFT AND FRAUD ARE CAMERAS
WERE OUTSIDE OF A HOME ON COLONY
HILL IN FRANKLIN NEAR 14 MILE IN
INKSTER, AS A LARGE LINE OF FBI
AGENTS WENT IN AND OUT. GALLERY
OWNER WENDY HALSTEAD BEARD HAS
BEEN ARRESTED, ACCUSED OF
BILKING AT LEAST FIVE VICTIMS
OUT OF AT LEAST $1 MILLION. THE
24 PAGE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT SAYS
SHE WOULD SELL ARTWORK WITHOUT
PERMISSION AND KEEP THE PROFITS
OR SHE WOULD SELL ITEMS THAT SHE
DID NOT DELIVER. THE ALLEGED
VICTIMS WERE TYPICALLY ELDERLY.
TONIGHT AT FIVE. WE WILL GO
THROUGH THE INVESTIGATION AND
HOW HALSTEAD BEARD ALLEGEDLY
TRIED TO COVER UP HER CRIMES.
MICHIGAN STATE POLICE ARE TRYING
TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY OF A
WOMAN’S BODY FOUND ALONG
EASTBOUND. I 94 BETWEEN EIGHT
AND NINE MILES IN ST CLAIR
SHORES. THEY SAY. SHE DIED OF
SOME KIND OF HEAD TRAUMA, BUT WE
HAVE HAVE BEEN TOLD THE EXACT
CAUSE OF DEATH. POLICE AREN’T
SURE IF SHE DIED AT THIS
LOCATION OR WAS MOVED AND THEY
ARE ALSO TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHO SHE WAS. IF YOU SAW ANYTHING
SUSPICIOUS IN THAT AREA
OVERNIGHT, PLEASE CALL THE STATE
POLICE OR 1 800 SPEAK UP. A
MULTI BILLION DOLLAR DEAL FOR
PROGRAM MIGHT HELP YOU SAVE
MONEY IN THE FUTURE. THE BIG
GROCERY CHAIN IS GETTING EVEN
BIGGER. KROGER IS PLANNING TO
BUY GROCERY RIVAL ALBERTSONS IN
A DEAL WORTH 24.6. BILLION YES
BILLION WITH A B DOLLARS. KROGER
IS CURRENTLY THE SECOND LARGEST
GROCERY STORE BY MARKET SHARE
BEHIND WALMART AND ALBERTSON’S
IS FOURTH AFRICA. COSTCO. THE
COMBINED COMPANY BECOMES AN EVEN
BIGGER NUMBER TWO AT SIX
TONIGHT, BUSINESS EDITOR ROD
MELONI LOOKS AT THE IMPACT OF
THE MERGER ON SHOPPERS AFTER
KROGER SAYS IT WILL USE $500
MILLION IN SAVINGS TO LOWER
PRICES WILL TAKE WHAT WE CAN GET
THE MERGER NEEDS REGULATORY
APPROVAL AND SHOULD CLOSE IN
2024. PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY
RETURNS TO THE MOTOR CITY IN
JUST A COUPLE OF HOURS AS THE
DETROIT RED WINGS OPEN UP THEIR
SEASON AT LITTLE CAESARS ARENA.
THEY’RE GOING TO BE HOSTING THE
MONTREAL CANADIANS, AND IT IS
THE FIRST GAME FOR A NEW COACH
DEREK HOLLAND. WE WILL BE LIVE
AT THE ARENA TONIGHT AT FIVE AND
SIX TO PREVIEW THE NEW SEASON.
TWO TEAMS FACE OFF AT SEVEN P.M.
ALRIGHT IT IS FRIDAY. IT’S BEEN
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS OUT. THERE
MAY BE SOME RAIN ON THE WAY.
LET’S CHECK IN WITH KIM ADAMS.
HI, KIM. HI THERE, CHRISTINE.
BUT WE DO HAVE RAIN, BUT IT WILL
HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER THE GAME
TONIGHT, EVEN THOUGH THE GAMES
INSIDE IF YOU’RE WALKING TO AND
FROM YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE
WEATHER’S LIKE, SIX O’CLOCK 56
DEGREES. SEVEN O’CLOCK 54 MORE
CLOUDS BY THE END OF THE GAME,
BUT IT SHOULD STAY DRY HERE IN
METRO DETROIT UNTIL AFTER
MIDNIGHT. A BEAUTIFUL AFTERNOON
JUST A TOUCH COOLER THAN WHAT WE
SHOULD BE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
61 AT METRO 60. CITY AIRPORT, 56
IN PONTIAC UPPER FIFTIES IN
HOWELL, TAKE A LOOK AT THE
RADAR. HERE’S SOME RAIN HEADED
OUR WAY AGAIN. THIS IS MOSTLY
OVERNIGHT AND WILL NOT AFFECT
ANY OF YOUR WEEKEND PLANS. BUT
SEE THAT BLUE RIGHT THERE
SOMETHING WE HAVEN’T SEEN FOR A
WHILE THAT SOME SNOW AND WE ARE
GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHETHER OR
NOT THAT’S HEADED HERE TO METRO
DETROIT FOR THE BEGINNING OF
NEXT WEEK, BUT FOR TOMORROW,
IT’S GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL DAY
MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN COOLER
THAN NORMAL WITH HIGHS ONLY IN
THE FIFTIES. I’LL HAVE YOUR
COMPLETE FORECAST IN JUST A FEW
MINUTES. ALRIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD.
WE’LL SEE YOU. A BIT, KIM. THE
CITY OF RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA,
IS GRIEVING AND THEY ARE
SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS ABOUT WHAT
SET OFF A DEADLY SHOOTING SPREE.
AND WE HAVE ALSO LEARNED MORE
ABOUT THE SUSPECT SINCE LAST
NIGHT. POLICE SAY HE IS JUST 15
YEARS OLD. KIMBERLY GILL IS IN
THE NEWSROOM TO RUN THROUGH.
WHAT ELSE WE KNOW RIGHT NOW. KIM
CHRISTY. GOOD AFTERNOON TO YOU,
THE RALEIGH POLICE CHIEF SAYS
THE TEENAGE SUSPECT WAS CAPTURED
LAST NIGHT AFTER THAT SEARCH
THAT DRAGGED ON FOR ABOUT FOUR
HOURS. RIGHT NOW, WE’RE TOLD THE
15 YEAR OLD IS IN CRITICAL
CONDITION, BUT AUTHORITIES ARE
NOT YET SAYING HOW HE WAS
INJURED, INVESTIGATORS SAY. THE
TEAM IS SUSPECTED OF KILLING TWO
PEOPLE IN THE STREETS OF A
MIDDLE CLASS NEIGHBORHOOD AND
THEN RUNNING TOWARDS POPULAR
WALKING TRAIL. THAT’S WHERE THE
SHOOTING CONTINUED, WITH THREE
MORE PEOPLE KILLED AND TWO
OTHERS WOUNDED. POLICE RAN ALL
OVER THE AREA, TRYING TO CAPTURE
THE GUNMAN BEFORE HE COULD KILL
AGAIN. THE VICTIMS WHO WERE
KILLED INCLUDED OFF DUTY POLICE
OFFICER ON HIS WAY TO WORK AND
ANOTHER TEENAGER WHO WAS JUST 16
RIGHT NOW, THERE DOESN’T SEEM TO
BE ANY COMMON LINK BETWEEN THE
VICTIMS, LEAVING THE PAINFUL
QUESTION OF WHY DID THE
SHOOTING. EVEN START. MY HEART
IS HEAVY. BECAUSE WE DON’T HAVE
ANSWERS AS TO WHY THIS TRAGEDY
OCCURRED. BUT WHAT I CAN TELL
YOU IS THAT THE RALEIGH POLICE
DEPARTMENT. AND THE RALLY
COMMUNITY IS RESILIENT. AND WE
STAND STRONG. AND WE WILL HEAL,
BUT I THINK WE ALL KNOW THE CORE
TRUTH. NO NEIGHBORHOOD. NO
PARENT. NO CHILD. NO
GRANDPARENT. NO ONE SHOULD FEEL
THIS FEAR IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
SO FAR. AUTHORITIES HAVE NOT
COMMENTED ON WHAT CHARGES THE
TEAM MIGHT FACE. UNDER NORTH
CAROLINA LAW 15 YEAR OLDS ARE
NORMALLY TRIED IN JUVENILE COURT
, BUT THE JUDGE MUST TRANSFER
THE CASE IF SOMEONE IS ACCUSED
OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER WILL KEEP
YOU POSTED AS WE CONTINUE TO
FOLLOW THIS INVESTIGATION FOR
NOW, KRISTIE WILL SEND IT BACK
TO YOU IN THE STUDIO. ALL RIGHT,
KIM? YEAH, WE’LL KEEP TRACKING
THIS STORY. FORMER PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP STILL HASN’T SAID
IF HE WILL COMPLY WITH A
SUBPOENA TO TESTIFY BEFORE
CONGRESS ABOUT 24 HOURS AGO. THE
COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING THE
JANUARY 6TH ATTACK ON CAPITOL
HILL VOTED TO COMPEL HIS
APPEARANCE TODAY. TRUMP HAS SENT
A LETTER TO THE COMMITTEE CHAIR
, CONGRESSMAN BENNIE THOMPSON.
WE ARE TOLD THE LETTER INSISTS
THE COMMITTEE SHOULD HAVE
INVESTIGATED CLAIMS OF ELECTION
FRAUD IN 2020, EVEN THOUGH THEY
HAVE BEEN REJECTED BY COURTS AND
AUDITS. ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
FORMER TRUMP CHIEF OF STAFF MICK
MULVANEY TOLD CNN. HE DOUBTS
TRUMP WILL COMPLY WITH THE
SUBPOENA. WE WILL KEEP YOU
POSTED ON THAT. WELL HARRY
POTTER FANS ARE IN MOURNING, AND
THEY ARE MOURNING THE LOSS OF AN
ACTOR WHO APPEARED IN ALL EIGHT
MOVIES BASED ON THOSE POPULAR
NOVELS. SCOTTISH ACTOR ROBBIE
COLTRANE PLAYED THE GENTLE HALF
GIANT HAGRID. HE ALSO PLAYED
OTHER ROLES DURING HIS CAREER,
BUT TOO MANY AMERICANS, HE WILL
ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED AS THE
KINDLY MENTOR TO THE FAMOUS BOY
WIZARD. THOSE MOVIES WERE
RELEASED OVER 10 YEARS BETWEEN
2001 AND 2011. WE ARE TOLD THAT
CULTURING DIED AFTER BATTLING AN
ILLNESS FOR SOME TIME. BUT WE
DON’T KNOW THE SPECIFICS. HE WAS
72 YEARS OLD. NATIONAL HISPANIC
HERITAGE MONTH HAS BEEN SHINING
A LIGHT ON SOME GREAT COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS RIGHT HERE IN
METRO DETROIT. THE CELEBRATION
RUNS FROM SEPTEMBER 15TH TO
OCTOBER 15TH AND TODAY ARE
KIM DEGUILIO TAKES US TO
SOUTHWEST DETROIT TO PROFILE A
PROGRAM SETTING UP FUTURE
GENERATIONS FOR SUCCESS.
CONGRESS OF COMMUNITIES HAS BEEN
SERVING THE LATINO COMMUNITY
HERE IN SOUTHWEST DETROIT FOR
THE PAST 10 PLUS YEARS, HELPING
THEM GET PREPARED FOR COLLEGE.
IT STARTED OUT AS JUST A DREAM,
BUT THAT DREAM STARTED TO BECOME
A REALITY WHEN CONGRESS OF
COMMUNITIES PURCHASED THIS
ABANDONED HOME IN 2019, WE WERE
GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO GET SOME
PHILANTHROPY INVOLVED. THE
CRESCENT FOUNDATION GAVE US A
KIP GRAD. AND SO WE START WE GOT
STARTED IN. THE YOUNG PEOPLE
HAVE BEEN INVOLVED 100 AND 20%
OF THE DESIGN. THIS PROJECT HAS
BEEN A DREAM COME TRUE FOR MARIA
SALINAS, WHO KNOWS THERE’S A
GREAT NEED FOR A COMMUNITY
CENTER LIKE THIS IN HER
NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE IT’S RIGHT IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THE KIDS
CAN WALK HERE. THIS IS A GREAT
NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT WE’RE GOING TO
MAKE EVEN BETTER. IT LACKS A LOT
OF RESOURCES. ALEJANDRA TORRES
WAS A PART OF THE GROUP OF
STUDENTS WHO PUSHED FOR THE
PURCHASE OF THE IS HOME. I GREW
UP HERE IN SOUTHWEST DETROIT, A
JUNIOR AT UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
. SHE’S BACK IN TOWN, GETTING
HER FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE
RENOVATIONS WHEN I WAS YOUNGER,
AND I NEEDED A PRINTER, A LAPTOP
, I PROBABLY HAVE TO GO TO MY
LOCAL LIBRARY. AND HONESTLY, IT
WASN’T THE SAFEST MY MOM DIDN’T
FEEL SAFE LETTING ME GO SO I
KNOW COC WILL PROVIDE A SAFE
PLACE FOR PARENTS TO FEEL LIKE
GOOD WHEN THERE’S LIKE KIDS ARE
HERE. THE HOUSE IS EVEN EQUIPPED
WITH AN OUTDOOR COMMUNITY GARDEN
COLORED GREENS. SPINACH IS WE
HAD LETTUCES. WE’RE CABBAGES. WE
HAVE BROCCOLI WITH JALAPENOS.
YOU DEVELOP A REAL EVERY KIND OF
VARIATION WILL PROVIDE
COUNSELORS, MEDICAL SERVICES,
TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOPS, PLAYROOMS
AND MORE. ALL THINGS. THIS
COMMUNITY WILL GREATLY BENEFIT
FROM IF WE CAN GET THE RESIDENTS
HERE. GET THEM TO SERVICES. THEN
WE’RE STARTING TO BUILD QUALITY
OF LIFE FOR OUR RESIDENTS. THE
HOUSE ISN’T FINISHED YET, BUT
THEY’VE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS,
SO THEY’RE OPENING THE HOUSE TO
THE PUBLIC. THIS SATURDAY. THE
ADDRESS IS 4870 HEDWIG STREETS.
IT’S GOING TO BE OPEN SO YOU CAN
COME CHECK OUT THE PROGRESS
BETWEEN TWO AND FIVE PM
REPORTING IN SOUTHWEST DETROIT
AND KIM DEGUILIO FOUR LOCAL I
CAN’T WAIT BACK TO CHECK BACK IN
AND SEE HOW IT’S ALL GOING. THE
CENTER IS EXPECTED TO OPEN
OFFICIALLY ON MAY 20TH OF NEXT
YEAR. ALRIGHT STILL AHEAD NEW
PROPOSALS TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF
FOOD BORNE ILLNESSES WILL LOOK
AT A FEW WAYS THAT MEAT