>> Announcer: LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT, HOME OF WDIV AND CLICK
ON DETROIT.
ON DETROIT. LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 5:00 STARTS NOW!
>> Hank: NEW TESTING GETTING
UNDER WAY AS THE TOXIC OOZE
INVESTIGATION MOVES FORWARD.
WE’LL HAVE THE LATEST
INFORMATION IN A LIVE REPORT.
>> Rod: THE SENATE FLOOR IS
QUIET NOW BECAUSE THE SESSION
HAS ENDED FOR THE DAY.
>> I WAS DEFINITELY SHOCKED AND
DISGUSTED.
DISGUSTED. >> Rod: BUT THE SENATE HAS BEEN
ROCKED BY ANOTHER SEXUAL
HARASSMENT ALLEGATION FROM ONE
MEMBER TO ANOTHER.
WE’LL HAVE THE LATEST.
>> Devin: WE’RE GOING TO BEGIN
WITH HISTORY THAT’S BEEN
UNFOLDING TODAY IN WASHINGTON.
LIVE PICTURES FROM OUTSIDE THE
SENATE CHAMBER ON CAPITOL HILL
AS THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL OF
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS UNDER
WAY.
WAY. >> Kim: THE TRIAL BEGAN IN
EARNEST AT 1:00 THIS AFTERNOON,
FROM WHAT WE’VE SEEN THERE’S A
LONG WAY TO GO HERE.
>> Devin: LET’S BREAK DOWN WHAT
HAS HAPPENED.
HAS HAPPENED. BOTH HOUSE MANAGERS AND THE
WHITE HOUSE DEFENSE TEAM
PRESENTED THEIR ARGUMENTS BUT
THEY’RE NOT ACTUALLY OPENING
ARGUMENTS.
ARGUMENTS. TODAY’S DEBATE CENTERS AROUND
WHAT THE RULES OF THIS TRIAL
WILL BE.
WILL BE. ALSO, WE HAVE LEARNED OF A
LAST-MINUTE CHANGE FROM THE
REPUBLICANS TO ALLOW CASES TO BE
PRESENTED OVER THREE DAYS RATHER
THAN TWO, AS INITIALLY PROPOSED.
ALICE BARR AT THE CAPITOL WITH A
LOT TO UNPACK.
ALICE.
ALICE. >> Reporter: GOOD EVENING, THE
LEAD-UP TO THIS MOMENT HAS BEEN
MONTHS IN THE MAKING AND WE
THOUGHT WE KNEW WHAT WOULD
HAPPEN TODAY BUT THERE WAS A
SURPRISE CHANGE.
SURPRISE CHANGE. A SMALL VICTORY FOR DEMOCRATS.
MONTHS AFTER THE BATTLE LINES
WERE DRAWN, TODAY, THE FIRST
SHOTS IN THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
OF PRESIDENT TRUMP.
>> THE PRESIDENT HAS DONE
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG.
>> HE WOULD HIDE GRAPHIC
EVIDENCE OF HIS DANGEROUS
MISCONDUCT.
MISCONDUCT. >> Reporter: THE TWO SIDES
SQUARING OFF OVER TRIAL RULES,
DEMOCRATS SAY APPEAR TO BE
DESIGNED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP.
>> BY PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR
PRESIDENT TRUMP.
PRESIDENT TRUMP. IT ASKS THE SENATE TO RUSH
THROUGH AS FAST AS POSSIBLE AND
MAKES GETTING EVIDENCE AS HARD
AS POSSIBLE.
AS POSSIBLE. >> Reporter: IN THE MIDST OF
FIERCE PARTISANSHIP, A RARE BUT
MODEST COMPROMISE.
MODEST COMPROMISE. SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH
McCONNELL AGREEING TO GIVE THREE
DAYS TO PRESENT THEIR CASE
INSTEAD OF TWO, WHICH WOULD HAVE
PUSHED ARGUMENTS LATE INTO THE
NIGHT.
NIGHT. BUT McCONNELL WANTS SEPARATE
VOTES LATER ON EVIDENCE IN THE
IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY AND WHETHER
TO ALLOW WITNESS TESTIMONY.
>> YOU WILL NOT HAVE ANY OF THE
EVIDENCE THE PRESIDENT CONTINUES
TO CONCEAL THROUGHOUT MOST OR
ALL OF THE TRIAL.
ALTHOUGH THE EVIDENCE AGAINST
THE PRESIDENT IS ALREADY
OVERWHELMING, YOU MAY NEVER KNOW
THE FULL SCOPE.
>> Reporter: THE MAN AT THE
CENTER OF THE STORM SPENDING THE
DAY OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY.
PRESIDENT TRUMP SPEAKING FROM
THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IN
SWITZERLAND.
SWITZERLAND. >> IT’S THE WITCH HUNT THAT’S
BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS AND
FRANKLY IT’S DISGRACEFUL.
>> Reporter: ORAL ARGUMENTS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN TOMORROW.
THE SENATORS WILL PLAY AN
UNUSUAL ROLE AS SPECTATORS ON
THEIR OWN FLOOR AND FORBIDDEN
FROM SPEAKING THROUGHOUT THE
TRIAL AND HAVE TO SUBMIT ANY
QUESTIONS IN WRITING.
ALICE BARR, LOCAL 4.
>> Devin: SOMETHING TO WHICH
THEY’RE NOT ACCUSTOMED.
WE’LL CONTINUE TO LIVE STREAM ON
CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
CLICKONDETROIT.COM. WE’VE GOT THE LINK EVERY DAY
RIGHT THERE ON OUR HOME PAGE.
>>> THE OTHER TOP STORY, FOR THE
SECOND TIME IN A WEEK, SHELBY
TOWNSHIP STATE SENATOR PETER
LUCIDO HAS BEEN HIT WITH A CLAIM
OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
>> Kim: ROYAL OAK DEMOCRAT SAID
HE MADE THE COMMENTS DURING
ORIENTATION MORE THAN A YEAR
AGO.
AGO. ROD MELONI IS LIVE IN LANSING.
AND ROD, LEWD AND LASCIVIOUS IS
VEHEMENTLY DENYING THIS.
>> Rod: HE SAID IT DIDN’T
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. AND IT’S A SITUATION WHERE WE
HAVE ONE ALLEGATION LAST WEEK BY
A JOURNALIST HERE IN LANSING, A
YOUNG FEMALE JOURNALIST, AND
TODAY IT WAS THE ROYAL OAK
SENATOR.
SENATOR. IT LOOKED BUSINESS AS USUAL ON
THE SENATE FLOOR THIS MORNING,
SENATOR PETER LUCIDO AT HIS DESK
ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE, AND
McMORROW ON THE DEMOCRAT SIDE.
MINUTES BEFORE, McMORROW
DELIVERED THIS COMPLAINT
CLAIMING HE SEXUALLY HARASSED
HER AFTER THEY ATTENDED SEXUAL
HARASSMENT TRAINING BACK IN
NOVEMBER OF 2018.
>> I WALKED OVER TO INTRODUCE
MYSELF TO PETER LUCIDO WHO PUT
HIS HAND ON MY LOWER BACK AND
HELD IT THERE AND MADE A COMMENT
WHEN ASKED WHO I HAD RUN
AGAINST, AND I SAID I BEAT MY
OPPONENT AND HE LOOKED ME UP AND
DOWN AND SAID, I CAN SEE WHY.
>> Rod: SHE SAID HIS FINGERS
WERE GRAZING HER HIP AND UPPER
REAR.
REAR. >> IT WAS DEGRADING.
>> Rod: HE SAID: I
CATEGORICALLY DENY THIS CLAIM
AND IT’S POLITICALLY MOTIVATED.
DOING THE PEOPLE’S WORK IS
GETTING MORE DIFFICULT TO DO.
THE SENATOR CLAIMS SHE DIDN’T
SAY ANYTHING FOR 14 MONTHS
BECAUSE SHE WAS NEW TO LANSING
AND NEEDED TO GET ALONG.
MICHIGAN ADVANCE REPORTER’S
ENCOUNTER WITH HIM EMBOLDENED
HER.
HER. >> I WAS SHOCKED AND DISGUSTED.
I CALLED MY HUSBAND AS SOON AS I
GOT IN THE CAR TO GO HOME AND
SAID, YOU WON’T BELIEVE WHAT
HAPPENED TODAY.
HAPPENED TODAY. AND I THINK HE WAS MORE UPSET
THAN I WAS.
>> Rod: PETER LUCIDO HAS HIGHER
POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS AND THIS
IS NOT HELPING.
HE IS NORMALLY QUITE OUTSPOKEN
ABOUT MANY THINGS.
AND LAST WEEK, CAME OUT AND GAVE
EXTENSIVE INTERVIEWS ABOUT THE
SITUATION.
SITUATION. TODAY, HE OPTED OUT AND SAID HE
HAS A LOT TO SAY BUT WON’T SAY
IT NOW.
IT NOW. >> Kim: HELP ME UNDERSTAND HOW
THE PROCESS WORKS AND WHAT MIGHT
HAPPEN TO HIM IF IT IS FOUND HE
ACTED IMPROPERLY.
ACTED IMPROPERLY. >> Rod: IT GOES TO THE SENATE
BUSINESS OFFICE AND THEY HAVE
NONPARTISAN INVESTIGATORS, AND
THEY’LL TALK TO EVERYBODY AND
LOOK FOR WITNESSES AND OTHER
INFORMATION.
INFORMATION. IF AND WHEN THEY HAVE A
DETERMINATION, IT GOES TO THE
SENATE MAJORITY LEADER BECAUSE
HE IS ESSENTIALLY THE ONE THAT
HAS THE POWER TO TAKE AWAY A
CHAIRMANSHIP OR TAKE SOMEBODY
OFF A COMMITTEE AND THAT’S
WHAT’S LIKELY TO HAPPEN AND
THAT’S WHAT PETER LUCIDO IS
TALKING ABOUT HERE IN NOT
WANTING TO SAY MORE BECAUSE HE
WANTS TO SEE WHAT THEY MAY OR
MAY NOT DO.
>> Kim: WE KNOW YOU’LL STAY ON
TOP OF IT.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> Devin: NOW A BREAKING "GOOD
HEALTH" ALERT.
HEALTH" ALERT. THE FIRST CASE OF THE 2019
CORONAVIRUS IN THE UNITED
STATES.
STATES. >> Kim: THE PATIENT IS IN
WASHINGTON AND RECENTLY RETURNED
FROM WUHAN, CHINA.
>> Dr. McGeorge: THE PATIENT IS
A MAN IN HIS 30s WHO WAS
TRAVELING IN CHINA.
HE’S IN GOOD CONDITION TONIGHT.
HE IS HOSPITALIZED IN WASHINGTON
STATE BUT THAT IS OUT OF AN
ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION.
HE DID NOT ARRIVE THROUGH AN
AIRPORT WITH SCREENING MEASURES
IN PLACE BUT DID SEEK MEDICAL
CARE SWIFTLY WHEN HE DEVELOPED
SYMPTOMS.
SYMPTOMS. TRAVELERS FLYING IN FROM WUHAN,
CHINA, WILL BE REROUTED TO
ARRIVE THROUGH FIVE AIRPORTS
WITH HEALTH SCREENINGS THAT ARE
IN PLACE.
IN PLACE. THOSE AIRPORTS ARE IN SAN
FRANCISCO, NEW YORK, LOS
ANGELES, ATLANTA, AND CHICAGO.
NOW, HEALTH OFFICIALS IN CHINA
HAVE CONFIRMED THERE’S SOME
LIMITED PERSON-TO-PERSON SPREAD
OCCURRING WITH THIS VIRUS AND
RAISES THE CONCERN GLOBALLY.
THE RISK TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC
REMAINS LOW AT THIS TIME.
>> Devin: THE WORLD IS SO SMALL
NOWADAYS.
NOWADAYS. >>> THE MAN ACCUSED OF DOING
DOUGHNUTS WITH HIS CAR ON I-94
IN DETROIT WAS IN COURT TO FACE
CHARGES.
CHARGES. >> Kim: 22-YEAR-OLD DEVIN CRONK
WAS CHARGED WITH RECKLESS
DRIVING AND DISTURBING THE
PEACE, BOTH MISDEMEANOR, AND
FACING CHARGES FOR AN EARLIER
TRAFFIC MISDEMEANOR.
TRAFFIC MISDEMEANOR. THE VIDEO ATTRACTED A LOT OF
ATTENTION.
ATTENTION. POLICE IDENTIFIED HIM AS THE
SUSPECT AND HE TURNED HIMSELF IN
AND DUE BACK IN COURT LATER THIS
MONTH.
MONTH. >> Devin: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN
THE INVESTIGATION OF A FORMER
U.S. OLYMPICS GYMNASTICS COACH
CONNECTED TO CONVICTED SEXUAL
PREDATOR LARRY NASSAR.
POLICE EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT
AT HIS HOME AND AT HIS
GYMNASTICS CLUB CALLED
TWISTARES.
TWISTARES. >>> RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA HAS
BEEN LEGAL IN MICHIGAN FOR A
COUPLE MONTHS, BUT THERE’S NOT A
PLACE IN THE CITY OF DETROIT FOR
FOLKS TO LEGALLY BUY IT.
>> Kim: AND IT WILL STAY THAT
WAY THROUGH MARCH AFTER A VOTE
BY DETROIT CITY COUNCIL.
>> Larry: THE CITY OF DETROIT
WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
PEOPLE OF DETROIT WILL BENEFIT
FROM RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA
BEING SOLD AT DISPENSARIES LIKE
THIS ONE ON THE EAST SIDE.
I SPOKE WITH COUNCILMAN TATE,
AND HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE THE
PEOPLE HERE WILL REAP WHAT THEY
SOW.
SOW. >> IT WAS UNANIMOUS VOTE OF
SUPPORT.
SUPPORT. >> Larry: ALL IN FAVOR OF
EXTENDING THE END ALL BE ALL
DEADLINE ON WHETHER DETROIT
SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT ALLOW THE
SALE OF RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA.
>> WE’RE TRYING TO FIGURE IT
OUT.
OUT. NO ONE HAS THE MODEL AND USE.
>> Larry: TATE WANTS TO MAKE
SURE DETROIT GETS IT RIGHT AND
INTRODUCED A PROPOSAL TO AMEND
THE TEMPORARY OPT-OUT ORDINANCE
TO EXTEND THROUGH 2020.
>> HOW DO WE INCREASE THE FEES.
>> I TOOK THE PICTURES.
>> Larry: MEET UNCLE TAY.
HE’S PART OWNER OF THE HOOLIGAN
BRAND.
BRAND. >> IT’S SOMETHING I STARTED
DOING AND TURNED INTO A
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS. >> Larry: HE SAID CREATIVE IS
IMPORTANT, AND THAT’S WHY HE
SUPPORTS THE USAGE OF MARIJUANA.
>> IT HELPS ME REMAIN FOCUSED
WHEN I NEED TO GET SOMETHING
DONE OR HELPS ME RELAX.
>> Larry: MOST OF HIS TIME AND
EFFORT IS GEARED TOWARD HIS
BUSINESS BUT LOOKING FOR A WAY
TO EXPAND HIS BRAND AND
CREATIVITY.
CREATIVITY. >> IF THE OPPORTUNITY WERE TO
PRESENT ITSELF, I WOULD FIGURE
OUT HOW TO WORK IT OUT BECAUSE
IT’S A MILLION-DOLLAR INDUSTRY.
>> Larry: AND I DID SPEAK WITH A
LOT OF PEOPLE ON THIS STORY, AND
SOME PEOPLE DID NOT AGREE WITH
THE CITY.
THE CITY. THEY SAY THEY WANT THE CITY TO
HURRY UP AND ALLOW RECREATIONAL
MARIJUANA TO BE SOLD RIGHT NOW.
MEANWHILE, THERE’S A PUBLIC
HEARING NEXT TUESDAY.
WE’RE LIVE ON DETROIT’S EAST