>> Announcer: LOCAL 4 NEWS STARTS NOW WITH A BREAKING
NEWS ALERT.
NEWS ALERT. >>> NOW BREAKING NEWS IS
HAPPENING ON MICHIGAN
STATE’S CAMPUS.
STATE’S CAMPUS. WHERE THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION HAS FINED THE
UNIVERSITY MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS IN THE SEXUAL
ASSAULT CASE AGAINST LARRY
NASSAR, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
-- HE JOINS US WITH MORE ON
THIS STORY.
THIS STORY. ROD, THE EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT SAYS M.S.U. FILED
PROTECT ITS STUDENTS IN THIS
RECORD FINE?
RECORD FINE? >> Reporter: THAT’S RIGHT.
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
COMING DOWN HARD FINING THE
SCHOOL $4.5 MILLION AND
FORCING THE SCHOOL TO MAKE
MAJOR CHANGES TO ITS TITLE
NINE PROGRAMS.
NINE PROGRAMS. IT COMES IN WHAT THEY CALL A
SYSTEMATIC FAILURE TO
PROTECT STUDENTS FROM SEXUAL
ABUSE.
ABUSE. IT’S THE LARGEST EVER FINE
OF ITS KIND.
EDUCATION SECRETARY BETSY
DeVOS CALLED THE NASSAR CASE
ABHORRENT INEXCUSABLE AND
TOTAL AND COMPLETE FAILURE
TO FOLLOW THE LAW AND TO
PROTECT STUDENTS.
PROTECT STUDENTS. NOW AMONG THE FINDINGS OF
THIS TWO TRACK INVESTIGATION,
THE UNIVERSITY FAILED TO
PROPERLY CLASSIFY REPORTED
INCIDENTS AND DISCLOSE CRIME
STATISTICS.
STATISTICS. FAILED TO ISSUE TIMELY
WARNINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
FEDERAL REGULATIONS. FAILED TO IDENTIFY AND
NOTIFY CAMPUS SECURITY AND
DID NOT ESTABLISH A PROPER
SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING CRIME
STATISTICS FROM REQUIRED
SOURCES.
SOURCES. ULTIMATELY, THE
ULTIMATELY, THE INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT
M.S.U. SHOWED A COMPLETE
LACK OF ADMINISTRATIVE
CAPABILITY.
CAPABILITY. THAT IS DAMNING.
AND ONE MORE THING, IS NOT
ONLY DID THE D.O.E. SITE
LARRY -- CITE LARRY NASSAR
THEY ALSO CITED WILLIAM
STRAMPEL.
STRAMPEL. NOW THE UNIVERSITY IS
REQUIRED TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL
CHANGES TO THE SCHOOL’S
TITLE NINE PROCEDURES.
ALSO, IS REQUIRED TO HAVE
THE SCHOOL GO BACK AND GIVE
VICTIMS MORE ASK ASSISTANCE
AND REVIEW ACTIONS OF
CURRENT AND FORMER EMPLOYEES
WHO HAD NOTICED BUT FAILED
TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.
NOW WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO
THE UNIVERSITY TO MICHIGAN
STATE UNIVERSITY ABOUT THE
REPORT.
REPORT. IT JUST CAME OUT ABOUT THE
LAST HALF HOUR OR SO.
AND SO THEY HAVE NOT GIVEN
US A RESPONSE YET.
IT’S LIKELY THAT WE’LL GET
ONE LATER IN THE DAY.
REPORTING LIVE IN THE
NEWSROOM, ROD MELONI, LOCAL
4 OF COURSE.
>> WE’LL HAVE THAT HERE ON
LOCAL 4, ROD, THANK YOU.
>>> G.M. C.E.O. MARY BARRA
SCHEDULED TO MEET WITH
DONALD TRUMP TODAY AT THE
COURTHOUSE.
COURTHOUSE. THIS WILL BE FOR A CLOSED
DOOR MEETING.
DOOR MEETING. THEY WILL DISCUSS TRADE,
CHANGING FUEL EFFICIENCY
STANDARDS AND U.A.W.
NEGOTIATIONS.
NEGOTIATIONS. NOW INCOULD BE CONTENTIOUS
CONSIDERING THE PRESIDENT
HAS BLASTED G.M. AND BAREA
OVER THERS THEN AGAIN THIS
WEEK -- BARRA OVER AND AGAIN
THIS YEAR -- WEEK.
>>> MICHIGAN POLICE HAVE
ARRESTED A MAN FROM INKSTER.
NICK JONES GOT INTO A FIGHT
WITH A MAN LAST WEEKEND.
THAT MAN SHOT AND KILLED
HIM.
HIM. POLICE SAY THAT THEY HAVE
ARRESTED A SUSPECT BUT THEY
HAVE NOT RELEASED DETAILS
JUST YET.
JUST YET. >>> WE CONTINUE TO TRACK
HURRICANE DORIAN.
HURRICANE DORIAN. IT’S CONTINUING ITS PATH UP
THE ATLANTIC COAST.
AND THE CAROLINAS ARE NOW IN
ITS BULL’S-EYE.
ITS BULL’S-EYE. IT’S BACK TO A CATEGORY
THREE HURRICANE.
THREE HURRICANE. IT’S BRING WITH IT SOME
PRETTY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS.
WE WANT TO GIVE YOU A LIVE
LOOK RIGHT NOW AT MYRTLE
BEACH.
BEACH. YOU CAN’T REALLY SEE MUCH
THROUGH ALL OF THE RAINDROPS
THERE ON THE SCREEN.
IT’S PRETTY INTENSE.
THE WIND RAIN THERE.
PATHY PARK IS ABOUT THREE
HOURS SOUTH IN CHARLESTON
WHERE FLOODING IS ALREADY A
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM. >> Reporter: OVERNIGHT,
HURRICANE DORIAN
HURRICANE DORIAN INTENSIFYING INTO A CATEGORY
THREE MAJOR HURRICANE ONCE
AGAIN.
AGAIN. BARRELING UP THE COAST OF
GEORGIA, NORTH CAROLINA, AND
SOUTH CAROLINA.
SOUTH CAROLINA. GETTING CLOSER TO MAKING
LANDFALL IN HISTORIC
CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON. STORM SURGE FLOODING AND
HUGE POWER FLASHES FROM HIGH
WINDS.
WINDS. DAMAGING POWER LINES AND
EXPECTED TO DUMP BETWEEN 15
TO 20 INCHES OF RAIN.
>> WE’RE KIND OF IN THE
THICK OF THE STORM RIGHT
NOW.
NOW. BUT I’M SO PROUD OF OUR
CITIZENS THEY’RE MOSTLY
STAYING INSIDE AND STAYING
PUT AND THEY NEED TO
CONTINUE TO DO SO UNTIL THIS
STORM PASSES.
STORM PASSES. >> Reporter: AFTER
DEVASTATING THE BAHAMAS,
DORIAN TAMPERING OFF THE
FLORIDA COAST OUTER RAIN
BANDS NOW PUSHING FARTHER
INTO THE COAST OF THE
CAROLINAS.
CAROLINAS. CAUSING FLOODING THAT WILL
ONLY WORSEN THREATENING
HOMES, BUSINESSES AND
BEACHES.
BEACHES. THE RAINFALL IS SO HEAVY AT
TIMES YOU SAW IT DUMP ONE TO
TWO INCHES PER HOUR.
AS THE STORM MARCHES ITS WAY
UP THE COAST, IT PACKS QUITE
THE PUNCH HERE IN THE
LOWCOUNTRY.
LOWCOUNTRY. NBC NEWS, CHARLESTON, SOUTH
CAROLINA.
CAROLINA. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU,
KATHY SHY.
KATHY SHY. WE ARE ALSO GETTING A NEW
LOOK AT THE DESTRUCTION DOWN
IN THE BAHAMAS SHOWING
ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS
ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS DESTROYED.
DESTROYED. AT LEAST 20 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
CONFIRMED DEAD AS THE STORM
BROUGHT TORRENTIAL RAIN AND
185 MILES-PER-HOUR WINDS.
RIGHT NOW MANY PEOPLE ARE
STRANDED ON ABACO AND GRAND
BAHAMA WITH NO FOOD OR WATER
OR SHELTER.
OR SHELTER. THANKFULLY THE U.S. COAST
GUARD IS HELPING WITH RESCUE
EFFORTS AS MUCH AS THEY CAN.
OF COURSE THE STORM NOW WE
KNOW YOU’RE TRACKING ITS
PROGRESSION ALONG THE
EASTERN COAST.
EASTERN COAST. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. AND IT WAS DOWNGRADED TO A
CATEGORY TWO FOR A FEW HOURS
NOW BACK TO A CATEGORY
THREE.
THREE. REPORTS OF TORNADOES UP AND
DOWN THE CAROLINAS AS WELL
AS IS USUALLY THE CASE WITH
THE STORMS WHEN PARTS OF
THEM HIT LAND AND THAT
FRICTION CREATES THAT
PROBLEM FLOODING STORM SURGE,
AND TORNADOES ALONG WITH THE
CRAZY WIND.
CRAZY WIND. THIS IS A 12 HOUR REPLAY OF
THE STORMS THAT IS MOVING
QUICKLY UP THROUGH SOUTH
CAROLINA, NOW, TOWARD MYRTLE
BEACH HERE.
BEACH HERE. THAT IS THE LATEST THAT I AM
SEEING HERE WITH 4 LIVE
RADAR.
RADAR. SO SOMETHING TO WATCH FOR
SURE.
SURE. HERE’S THE LATEST TRACK OF
THE HURRICANE AS WE TAKE A
LOOK AT THE LATEST ON THIS
STORM.
STORM. CATEGORY THREE AS OF NOON.
115 MILES-PER-HOUR WINDS
MOVING PROBABLY AS A CAT
THREE ACROSS SOUTHERN NORTH
CAROLINA.
CAROLINA. IT MAY HIT LANDFALL IN THE
OUTER BANKS OVERNIGHT INTO
TOMORROW AS A CAT TWO.
100 MILES-PER-HOUR WINDS.
BACK HERE AT HOME, SCHIZ TO
NEAR 70 AND WE’RE ON OUR WAY
TO ABOUT 74 VERY PEACEFUL
HERE.
HERE. BUT SOME SHOWERS TOMORROW
POSSIBLE, EVROD.
POSSIBLE, EVROD. >> ALL RIGHTY, BRANDON,
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >>> NEW AT NOON, THE MAN
ACCUSED OF KILLING AN OFF
DUTY D.P.D. OFFICER WILL BE
GOING TO TRIAL.
EDDIE RAY JR. JOHNSON FACED
FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND FIRE
CHARGES IN THE DEATH OF THAT
WOMAN ELAINE WILLIAMS.
BACK IN JUNE ELAINE WILLIAMS
WAS FOUND DEAD IN HER HOME
IN GARDEN CITY.
PROSECUTORS FOUGHT TO KEEP
FIRST-DEGREE MURDER CHARGE
SAYING THAT JOHNSON SET OUT
TO KILL WILLIAMS.
>> THE FIRST-DEGREE MURDER
REQUIRES INTENT TO KILL.
THERE IS NO OTHER REASONABLE
CONCLUSION FOR A PROBABLE
CAUSE PURPOSES ABOUT WHAT
THIS MAN’S INTENT WAS WHEN
YOU SHOOT SOMEBODY IN THE
BACK, WHEN YOU SHOOT THEM
TWICE IN THE BACK.
WHEN YOU SHOOT THEM AT CLOSE
RANGE IN THEIR HEAD.
>> A JUDGE SAID THAT HE DID
NOT BELIEVE THE MURDER WAS
PRED MEDITATED AND DECIDED
TO CHARGE JOHNSON WITH
SECOND-DEGREE MURDER INSTEAD
OF FIRST DEGREE.
>>> SO IT’S A MAJOR
CRACKDOWN ON JAYWALKING.
STARTING TODAY POLICE IN
WARREN AND DETROIT AS WELL
AS LANSING AND KALAMAZOO
WILL TARGET JAYWALKERS IN
DANGEROUS DRIVERS.
DANGEROUS DRIVERS. THOSE FOUR CITIES HAVE THE
HIGHEST NUMBER OF PEDESTRIAN
ACCIDENTS AND THAT CRACKDOWN
WILL RUN THROUGH SEPTEMBER
11th .
11th . AGAIN THAT DOES START TODAY.
YOU CAN FIND ALL THE DETAILS
ON OUR WEBSITE JUST GO TO
CLICKONDETROIT.COM FOR THAT.
>>> WELL, IT WAS A PRETTY
EXCITING MORNING FOR ME, FOR
EVERYONE OVER IN WOODHAVEN
AS A NEW BUDDY’S PIZZA
LOCATION OPENS UP.
YOU CAN SEE PEOPLE CAMPED
OUT TO BE ONE OF THE FIRST
100 CUSTOMERS WILL WIN FREE
PIZZA FOR A MONTH FOR AN
ENTIRE YEAR.
ENTIRE YEAR. THE NEW BUDDIES LOCATION IS
JUST THERE OFF OF ALLEN
ROAD.
ROAD. IT IS DELICIOUS.
STILL TO COME, A SERIOUS
SELFIE MISTAKE.
SELFIE MISTAKE. TAKE A LOOK.
>> HOW STUPID CAN BE TO JUST
KEEP PICTURES OF YOURSELF IN
THE CAARE THAT YOU STOLE?
>> IT’S A FAIR QUESTION?
>> WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE HOW
SELFIES AND SOCIAL MEDIA
MIGHT HAVE HELPED POLICE
FIND CAR THIEVES.
>>> BUT FIRST, AN OHIO WOMAN
IS STOPPED AT AN AIRPORT
WITH A BABY HIDDEN INSIDE OF
HER SHOULDER BAG.
>>> OKAY, GUYS WE’LL HAVE A
LOT OF FUN TODAY AT 4:00 ON
FIRST AT 4:00.
I WILL TAKE YOU BACK TO HIGH
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. NO IT’S NOT YOUR OLD HIGH
SCHOOL THE KIND YOU WENT TO.
YEAH, THIS VERY NEW
LANDSCAPING AND A BRAND NEW
NEW CAR SMELL BUILDING, BUT
THAT’S NOT WHAT I’M TALKING
ABOUT.
ABOUT. WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT IS
THE WAY KIDS ARE LEARNING
AND THE KINDS OF ADULTS WHO
WILL BE SPRINKLED THROUGHOUT
SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN
SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN BECAUSE OF THE WAY THIS
NORTHERN MACOMB HIGH SCHOOL