OAKLAND COUNTY. GLAD YOU’RE WITH US FOR LOCAL 4 NEWS AT SIX ON THIS MONDAY. I’M DEVIN SCILLIAN.
I’M KIMBERLY GILL.
>> THE FLIERS SPREAD CONSPIRACY
THEORIES LINKING PEOPLE OF THE
JEWISH FAITH TO AN IMAGINED
PEDOPHILIA RING WITHIN DISNEY,
EVEN BLAMING THEM FOR THE
FIGHTING IN UKRAINE. ALL DONE
UNDER THE GUISE OF PROMOTING
FREE SPEECH.
>> WILL JONES IS IN NOVI WHERE
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FINDING THESE
FLIERS AND SOME HAVE BEEN
REPORTING THEM TO POLICE. RIGHT.
WILL DEFINITELY.
>> THEY HAVE REPORTED THAT TO
POLICE. INITIALLY, THE HOMEOWNER
WE SPOKE TO THOUGHT IT WAS TRASH
IN HIS YARD. HE WENT TO PICK IT
UP AND REALIZED IT WAS NOT
LITTER, IT WAS HATE SPEECH. AND
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, HE WAS
DISGUSTED AT WHAT JEFF LEWIS
LIKES MOST ABOUT HIS NOVI
NEIGHBORHOOD IS THE DIVERSITY
ME.
>> I TRADE VEGETABLES OVER THE
FENCE WITH TWO OF MY DIFFERENT
NEIGHBORS ALL THREE OF US ARE
FROM DIFFERENT ETHNIC
BACKGROUNDS.
>> ADDS THAT DIVERSITY WAS
ATTACKED OVER THE WEEKEND.
>> THIS IS SHOCKING. HERE
ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE
MULTINATIONAL MULTICULTURAL
NATURE OF THIS. THIS AREA.
>> SOMEONE LEFT SANDWICH BAGS
WITH ANTI SEMITIC FLIERS INSIDE
IN DRIVEWAYS IN HIS
NEIGHBORHOOD, INCLUDING HIS.
THERE WERE CORN KERNELS IN THE
BAGS TO STOP THEM FROM BLOWING
AWAY.
>> I WAS GUT PUNCHED. YOU KNOW,
THIS IS 2023. THIS IS IN 1963.
YOU KNOW, THIS SHOULDN’T BE
HAPPENING LAST YEAR, THE
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE SAW THE
HIGHEST NUMBER OF ANTI-SEMITIC
INCIDENTS SINCE IT BEGAN
TRACKING IN 1979.
>> IN 2022, THERE WERE NEARLY
3700 REPORTED ANTI-SEMITIC
INCIDENTS, UP FROM 2700IN 2021,
LOU WEISS REPORTED. WHAT
HAPPENED IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD TO
THE ADL AND NOVI POLICE. THIS IS
HOW HOW THIS PERPETUATES IS IF
WE REMAIN SILENT ABOUT IT. LEWIS
HAS SOME STRONG WORDS FOR THE
PERSON OR PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE. I
REALLY, REALLY PITY YOU.
>> THERE IS. THERE’S SO MUCH
THAT YOU’RE MISSING IN HAVING
THAT HATE IN YOUR HEART.
ALTHOUGH JEFF LEWIS IS NOT
JEWISH, HE SAYS IT’S IMPORTANT
FOR ALL PEOPLE TO SPEAK OUT
AGAINST HATE.
>> IF THEY ARE THE TARGET OR NOT
. DEVIN YEAH, WILL WHAT HAVE
WHAT DO POLICE HAVE TO SAY ABOUT
THIS SO FAR?
>> WELL, DEVIN NOVI POLICE, THEY
ARE AWARE OF THE FLIERS.
>> THEY ARE INVESTIGATING. AND
AT THIS POINT, NO ONE IS IN
CUSTODY. SO OF COURSE, IF ANYONE
HAS ANY INFORMATION OUT THERE,
GIVE NOVI POLICE A CALL, DEVIN.
LET’S HOPE SO.
>> ALL RIGHT. WILL A MACOMB
COUNTY MAN IS ACCUSED OF HOLDING
A FAMILY AT GUNPOINT AND
STEALING FROM THEM.
>> INVESTIGATORS SAY JASPER
LISENBY FROM EASTPOINTE
APPROACHED THE VICTIM FRIDAY AS
HE SAT IN A CAR IN FRONT OF HIS
FAMILY’S HOME IN WARREN. THEY
SAY LISENBY STOLE THE MAN’S
MONEY AND PHONE, THEN ORDERED
HIM INSIDE THE HOME. HE
ALLEGEDLY POINTED THE GUN AT THE
VICTIM AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS
IN AN EFFORT TO STEAL THEIR CAR
. WARREN POLICE WERE CALLED AND
ARRESTED HIM. HE’S NOW FACING
SEVERAL FELONY CHARGES.
>> ONE OF THREE MEN SHOT INSIDE
A DETROIT GAS STATION IS NOW
TAKING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE
OWNERS OF THAT STATION. ANTHONY
BEAUDOIN IS SUING EXXONMOBIL AND
AN INVESTMENT FIRM CLAIMING THEY
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
NEGLIGENT ACTIONS OF THE STORE
CLERK IN THE CASE. BEAUDOIN WAS
ONE OF THREE MEN LOCKED INSIDE
THE GAS STATION ON WEST
MCNICHOLS BY THE STORE CLERK
EARLIER THIS MONTH. POLICE SAY
THE CLERK LOCKED THEM IN TO
PREVENT A SUSPECT FROM LEAVING
WITHOUT PAYING. WITH ABOUT FOUR
BUCKS WORTH OF STUFF. WELL THAT
MAN THEN THREATENED TO OPEN FIRE
IF THE CLERK DIDN’T UNLOCK THE
DOOR. HE’S ACCUSED OF KILLING
ONE MAN AND HURTING TWO OTHERS,
INCLUDING BEAUDOIN, WITH THE
SHOOTER AND CLERK NOW FACING
CHARGES, A DOWNRIVER MAN IS
ARRESTED FOR THREATENING A
SCHOOL SHOOTING.
>> 20 YEAR OLD KENNY LARKINS OF
BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP IS ACCUSED
OF MAKING A THREAT EARLIER THIS
MONTH ON INSTAGRAM AGAINST
WOODHAVEN HIGH SCHOOL. HE’S
FACING A 20 YEAR FELONY OF
MAKING A FALSE REPORT OF A
THREAT OF TERRORISM. HE’S BEING
HELD ON A $500,000 CASH BOND AND
WILL HAVE TO WEAR A GPS TETHER
IF HE’S RELEASED. THE BIG TAYLOR
SWIFT SHOWS AT FORD FIELD WILL
MEAN A BIG ECONOMIC BOOM FOR
DETROIT.
>> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS BEING PUMPED INTO THE
CITY. IN FACT, ALREADY MOST
HOTELS AND RESTAURANT ARE FULLY
BOOKED FOR THAT WEEKEND. OUR
CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR, HANK
WINCHESTER, HAS BEEN CRUNCHING
THE NUMBERS. BIG BUSINESS AROUND
ONE BIG SHOW. HANK AND DEVIN,
THESE ARE HUGE NUMBERS.
>> WE’RE HERE ON THE ROOFTOP OF
THE ELEMENT HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN
DETROIT. LIKE ALL THE HOTELS
BASICALLY BOOKED UP. TAKE A LOOK
OVER MY SHOULDER HERE. YOU CAN
SEE WOODWARD AVENUE DOWN BELOW.
NOW, THE NIGHT OF THE BIG SHOWS,
ALL THESE BARS AND RESTAURANTS
HERE IN THE CITY, THEY’RE GOING
TO BE BUSTLING. AND THEN PEOPLE
ARE GOING TO BE WALKING OVER
TOWARDS FORD FIELD. WELL, THAT’S
A MIGHTY BIG HIKE FOR A LOT OF
PEOPLE. SO THINK OF ALL THE
STORES THAT GET HIT, THE BARS,
THE RESTAURANTS. THIS IS BIG
BUSINESS FOR DETROIT, FOR TAYLOR
SWIFT, THE CONCERT OF THE YEAR,
AND HER TWO BIG SHOWS HERE AT
FORD FIELD IN DETROIT, ALREADY
PUMPING BIG MONEY INTO THE CITY.
HOTELS LIKE THE ELEMENT HERE IN
DOWNTOWN ALMOST FULLY BOOKED.
AND EVERY HOTEL CHARGING TOP
DOLLAR.
>> CONCERTS ARE A BIG DEMAND
GENERATOR FOR DETROIT,
ESPECIALLY DOWNTOWN.
>> JOHN COOTS, THE MANAGER HERE,
ANTICIPATING A BUSINESS BOOM NOT
ONLY AT THE HOTEL HOWELL, BUT
EVERYWHERE NEARBY.
>> PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT THIS AS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE AN EVENT
OUT OF IT. THEY’RE FLYING IN
FROM CITIES LIKE MINNEAPOLIS AND
SAINT LOUIS. THEY’RE MAKING A
TRIP OUT OF IT. WHAT DOES A SHOW
LIKE THIS ONE REALLY MEAN FOR
THE CITY, THOUGH?
>> WE’RE TALKING MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS SWIFT, NOT ONLY PLAYING
SELECT BIG MARKETS. AND SHE HAS
TWO OF THOSE SHOWS HERE IN
DETROIT WHO BENEFITS DIRECT AND
LOCAL FROM THE TAYLOR SWIFT
EFFECT?
>> WELL, THAT’S KIND OF EASY.
HOTELS RESTAURANTS AND BARS,
PARKING LOTS, CERTAINLY DRIVERS
, HAIR SALONS AND OTHER
RETAILERS.
>> HERE’S A LOOK AT THE REAL
NUMBERS. DETROIT CAN EXPECT A 50
TO $100 MILLION ECONOMIC IMPACT
FROM TAYLOR SWIFT, 95% OF THE
DOWNTOWN HOTELS ALREADY SOLD
OUT. THE AVERAGE RATE ABOUT 525
A NIGHT. THAT MEANS BIG BUSINESS
FOR RESTAURANTS, BARS, HOTELS,
THE AIRPORT, ALL BENEFITING FROM
HER SHOW.
>> THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT TO METRO
DETROIT IS GOING TO BE HUGE.
HUGE. WE’RE ACTUALLY CALLING IT
SWIFT ECONOMICS. SWIFT
ECONOMICS.
>> HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT? BUT
IT’S NOT JUST TAYLOR SWIFT.
YOU’VE GOT JANET JACKSON AT LCA
HERE ON WEDNESDAY. MADONNA
COMING TO TOWN. BUT THEN OVER
HERE AT FORD FIELD, REMEMBER,
IT’S NOT JUST TAYLOR SWIFT.
YOU’VE GOT BEYONCE MAKING HER
WAY TO THE MOTOR CITY, BUT THAT
TAYLOR SWIFT SHOW, THE TWO SHOWS
ALONE EXPECT TO BE ONE OF THE
BIGGEST ECONOMIC INFLATORS HERE
IN DETROIT THAT WE’LL SEE ALL
YEAR. WE’RE LIVE HERE DOWNTOWN.
HANK WINCHESTER. HELP ME, HANK,
BACK TO YOU. WELL, IT’S A
STUNNER, ISN’T IT?
>> JUST THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF
MUSIC NOW, REALLY? WELL, YEAH,
IT’S GENOMICS. YEAH. ALL RIGHT,
HANK. WELL, AND SPEAKING OF,
WE’RE SO EXCITED BECAUSE
TOMORROW WE REVEAL THE WINNERS
OF OUR SWIFTY INSIDER TICKET
GIVEAWAY. EVER LIVE ON LOCAL 4?
THREE PAIRS OF TICKETS TO THE
JUNE 9TH TAYLOR SWIFT CONCERT IN
DETROIT, JASON COLTHORPE IS
SURPRISING. OUR FIRST WINNER
LIVE IN OUR 6 A.M. NEWSCAST.
HE’S BACK AGAIN LIVE AT 5 P.M.
AND 6 P.M, DELIVERING TWO MORE
SETS OF TICKETS TO TWO OTHER
LUCKY WDIV’S INSIDER WINNERS. SO
WATCH TO SEE WHO WINS TOMORROW
ON LOCAL 4 NEWS AND LOCAL 4
PLUS. WELL, IT IS A TIME OF YEAR
WHEN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS MAKE
SOME BIG DECISIONS ABOUT COLLEGE
AND SOMETIMES THOSE DECISIONS
REVOLVE AROUND WHICH SCHOOLS ARE
OFFERING SCHOLARSHIPS.
>> BUT FOR ONE DETROIT SENIOR,
THEY’RE ALL FOR OFFERING. VICTOR
WILLIAMS IS LIVE WITH THIS EYE
POPPING AMOUNT OF MONEY ON THE
TABLE FOR THE 17 YEAR OLD VICTOR
. OH, YEAH, KIMBERLY, WE’RE
TALKING ABOUT MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS IN SCHOLARSHIP OFFERS.
>> AND IT’S QUITE THE
ACHIEVEMENT FOR A YOUNG LADY WHO
IS OBVIOUSLY GOING PLACES IS IT
FEELS REALLY GOOD.
>> I DIDN’T EXPECT THE STORY TO
GO THIS FAR.
>> 17 YEAR OLD TATIANA ALVA IS
THE SENIOR THAT’S LEAVING HIGH
SCHOOL WITH $1.7 MILLION IN
SCHOLARSHIP, OFFERS.
>> I ASPIRE TO BE AN
ENTREPRENEUR JUST SO I CAN LIVE
LIFE COMFORTABLY AND GIVE BACK
TO MY COMMUNITY.
>> THE FUTURE BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION MAJOR IS ACTUALLY
A PART OF THE FIRST GRADUATING
CLASS AT THE SCHOOL AT MARYGROVE
.
>> IT FEELS AMAZING BECAUSE
WE’RE LIKE NOT KNOWN. WE’RE AN
APPLICATION HIGH SCHOOL, BUT
WE’RE LIKE LESS KNOWN OF. SO
IT’S A PRETTY COOL TO MAKE HER
NAME KNOWN.
>> BUT AS IT TURNS OUT, SHE
WON’T EVEN NEED THE ASSISTANCE
OF ANY OF THESE SCHOLARSHIPS
BECAUSE HER EDUCATION IS ALREADY
PAID FOR.
>> I GET TO GO TO SCHOOL FOR
FREE, BUT IT’S THROUGH DETROIT.
PROMISE. SO BUT YEAH, I OPTED
OUT FOR USING MY SCHOLARSHIP
MONEY AND I WENT TO DETROIT.
PROMISE.
>> SHE’S ALSO NOT JUST KNOWN FOR
HER ACADEMICS, BUT SHE’S BEEN
VOTED THE MOST POSITIVE PERSON
IN THE CLASS. HOWEVER EVEN WITH
THAT COMES MANY OBSTACLES JUST
GOING THROUGH LIFE ITSELF, LIKE
HAVING TO JUGGLE SCHOOL AND WORK
AT THE SAME TIME AND STILL
TRYING TO FINISH OUT SCHOOL
STRONG AT THE END OF THE DAY,
SHE KNOWS SHE’S GOING TO BE AN
INSPIRATION TO OTHER STUDENTS
WHO WANT TO DO THE SAME.
>> EVERYBODY’S ALWAYS WORRYING
ABOUT THEIR FUTURE. I WOULD SAY
STAY PRESENT BECAUSE WHEN YOU
TAKE CARE OF THE PRESENT, YOU
TAKE CARE OF THE PAST AND THE
FUTURE AND TATIANA IS PLANNING
TO GO TO EMU, SO WE’RE WISHING
HER THE BEST OF LUCK AS IF
SHE’LL EVEN NEED IT.
>> VICTOR WILLIAMS, LOCAL 4. A
GREAT STORY.
>> OKAY, VICTOR, THANK YOU.
WELL, WE HAD A HALF OF A GREAT
SATURDAY.
>> WAS A LITTLE CHILLY. IT WAS.
>> YEAH, IT WAS A LITTLE CHILLY.
>> AND THEN YESTERDAY WAS
PERFECT AND RIGHT ON INTO TODAY.
EXACTLY
>> SO LET’S GET OVER TO RON
HILLIARD. HE’S IN FOR KIM ADAMS
ON THIS MARVELOUS MONDAY. RON,
IT IS A MARVELOUS MONDAY.
>> GOOD DAY TO YOU. NOW WE WILL
HAVE SIMILAR CONDITIONS WHERE WE
HAVE COOL WEATHER, WARM WEATHER,
ALL OF THAT, ALL IN A MATTER OF
A FEW DAYS. EXACT TRACK, 40
RADAR IS SHOWING THAT IT IS
QUIET ACROSS SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN.
WE DO HAVE SOME WEATHER TO TALK
ABOUT, THOUGH, AND IT’S ACTUALLY
IN THE FORM OF THE HAZE THAT WE
HAVE, THE WILDFIRE SMOKE THAT WE
HAVE. THAT’S COMING IN FROM THE
WESTERN PORTIONS OF CANADA.
THERE’S THE WILDFIRES UP THERE
IN ALBERTA, SASKATCHEWAN, AND
THEN IT IS FLOWING RIGHT DOWN
INTO TO MICHIGAN. WELL, THIS
WILDFIRE SMOKE IS GOING TO BE
IMPACTING BASICALLY THE AMOUNT
OF SUN THAT REACHES THE GROUND
LEVEL BECAUSE OF THAT HAZE OUT
THERE. AND THAT’S GOING TO BE
THE CASE FOR TOMORROW. IT’S
GOING TO BE THE CASE ALSO AS WE
START OFF INTO TUESDAY
THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND EVEN
WEDNESDAY MORNING. SO YOU’RE
LOOKING AT THE CONVENTION
CENTER. THINGS ARE QUIET
DOWNTOWN RIGHT NOW. WE’RE COMING
IN AT 72IN DETROIT AND ANN
ARBOR, 73 AND PORT HURON, 75 IN
ADRIAN. SO THIS IS WHAT WE’RE
GOING TO BE LOOKING AT FOR THE
MAJORITY OF THE WEEK. IT’S GOING
TO BE DRY. THERE’S A CHANCE OF
MAYBE A FEW PLACES GETTING A
COUPLE OF DROPS. I’LL TALK ABOUT
THAT COMING UP. IT’S GOING TO BE
WINDY AS WE GET INTO WEDNESDAY.
WINDS NEAR 30MPH WITH THOSE
GUSTS AND THOSE TEMPERATURES. AS
I MENTIONED, UP AND DOWN AND
THEN BACK UP. SO IF YOU’D LIKE
TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION.
AND OF COURSE, HAVE INFORMATION
FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU CAN
GO AHEAD AND DOWNLOAD THE 4WARN
WEATHER APP AND YOU CAN ALSO
ACCESS THE FOREWARN EXACT TRACK
40 RADAR. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS