>> Announcer: LIVE FROM
DOWNTOWN DETROIT, LOCAL 4
NEWS AT NOON STARTS NOW.
>>> GOOD FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THE WEEKEND IS UPON US AND
IT'S A CHILLY FRIDAY.
WE'VE GOT THE CLOUDS, WE'VE
GOT THE BREEZES, TRACKING
SOME WET WEATHER THIS
WEEKEND FOR YOU.
>> HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, THE
STATE BOARD OF CANVASERS IS
MEETING IN LANSING TO HEAR
ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE
RECOUNT OF PRESIDENTIAL
VOTES HERE IN MICHIGAN.
BUT FIRST A DETROIT FATHER
SHOT AND LEFT FOR DEAD AND
NOW DETROIT DETECTIVES ARE
ON THE HUNT FOR HIS KILLER.
AT NOON THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US I'M EVROD
CASSIMY.
44-YEAR-OLD ANTHONY TAYLOR
JR. HAD JUST RETURNED HOME
FROM A NIGHT OUT WITH HIS
GIRLFRIEND WHEN SHE HEARD
TAYLOR SAY OH, NO, THEN A
ROUND OF GUNSHOTS.
AS OUR SHAWN LEY REPORTS
FAMILY MEMBERS CAN'T
UNDERSTAND WHO WOULD HAVE
WANTED THIS BELOVED FATHER
AND COUNSELLOR DEAD.
JR.'S CAR HE PARKED RIGHT IN
FRONT OF HIS FATHER'S HOUSE
WALKED RIGHT UP THE FRONT
HAPPENED NEXT.
YOU CAN SEE BULLET HOLES
HERE, HERE AND HERE.
SOMEONE FROM THE SIDEWALK
STARTED SHOOTING AT HIM AND
THEN THAT GUNMAN WALKED
TOWARDS HIM AND CONTINUED
FIRING.
RIGHT INSIDE THE HOUSE.
MR. TAYLOR'S OWN FATHER
HEARING ALL OF THOSE
GUNSHOTS.
ANTHONY TAYLOR SENIOR
DESCRIBES A HEARTBREAKING
SCENE RIGHT OUTSIDE HIS
FRONT DOOR ON HUNTINGTON
NORTH OF SIX MILE.
HE'S THE WITH ONE WHO
DISCOVERED HIS SON COLLAPSED
LYING IN THE BUSHES AFTER
HEARING A VOLLEY OF
GUNSHOTS.
>> I TRIED TO GIVE HIM
C.P.R.
AND DO WHAT I COULD DO AND
CA 911 HE WAS GONE.
>> Reporter: HIS SON WAS 44
AND THE FATHER OF FIVE.
HE WAS A COUNSELLOR AT A
REHABILITATION FACILITY IN
DETROIT.
TAYLOR'S MOTHER TELLS US
THAT HER SON WAS ON THE
PHONE WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND
WHEN HE WAS AT HIS FATHER'S
FRONT DOOR.
THE GIRLFRIEND HEARD HIM SAY
OH, NO, THEN SHE HEARD THE
SHOTS.
TAYLOR'S FATHER, A VETERAN,
IS STUNNED AND HAS A MESSAGE
FOR THE PERSON WHO SHOT AND
KILLED HIS SON
>> I WANT THEM TO KNOW THEY
KILLED PERSON WHO YOU KNOW
LOVED HIS CHILDREN, HE HAD
FIVE OF THEM WORKED EVERY
DAY TO BETTER HIMSELF.
>> Reporter: NOW TAKE A LOOK
WE JUST SHOT SOME VIDEO FROM
JUST AROUND THE CORNER FROM
HERE.
YOU CAN SEE DETROIT
POLICE STOPPING A WHITE VAN
CUSTODY.
WE ARE TOLD THAT THAT VAN
SHOOTING.
THE PERSON TAKEN INTO
CUSTODY NOT THE GUNMAN WE
ARE TOLD POLICE STILL
LOOKING FOR THAT GUNMAN AT
THIS HOUR.
4.
YOU.
WE ARE GETTING WORD THAT A
PERSON OF INTEREST IS BEING
QUESTIONED BY DETROIT
POLICE.
INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT YET
RELEASED FURTHER INFORMATION.
>>> NOW TO BREAKING NEWS, A
DETROIT TERROR SUSPECT IS
ACCUSED OF PLOTTING TO KILL
ATTACK.
IN A NEW INDICTMENT,
SEBASTIAN GREGGERSON IS
ACCUSED OF PLANNING AN
ATTACK USING GRENADES BOUGHT
BY AN UNDERCOVER F.B.I.
AGENT.
GREGGERSON WAS IMMEDIATELY
ARRESTED BACK IN JULY AFTER
TRYING TO BUY THE
EXPLOSIVES.
HE'S NOW FACING TWO NEW
CHARGES.
OUR GUY GORDON IS GOING OVER
THE NEW INDICTMENT.
WE'LL HAVE A LIVE REPORT
COMING UP ON LOCAL 4 NEWS
>>> MICHIGAN ATTORNEY
GENERAL BILL SCHUETTE HAS
FILED A LAWSUIT TO STOP JILL
STEIN'S WITH REQUEST TO
RECOUNT MICHIGAN'S
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
RESULTS.
SCHUETTE CITES THE MICHIGAN
LAW AUTHORIZING RECOUNTS
THAT REQUIRES THE
PETITIONING CANDIDATE TO
SHOW SHE AGGRIEVED BY FRAUD
OR MISTAKE AND HE SAYS STEIN
HAS NOT DONE THIS.
SCHUETTE HAS FILED AN
EMERGENCY MOTION TO HAVE
MICHIGAN'S SUPREME COURT TO
CONSIDER HIS PETITION THIS
COMING TUESDAY.
>>> WELL, TURNING TO THE
FORECAST NOW, KIND OF A COLD
AND CLOUDY START TO OUR
FRIDAY.
BUT THANKFULLY BRANDON IS A
WEEKEND THE BIG QUESTION IS
WILL WE WARM UP AT ALL.
>> NO.
>> OKAY, FINE.
>> BACK TO YOU.
[LAUGHTER]
WE'VE GOT VERY LITTLE
MOVEMENT IN THE TEMPERATURES
TODAY AND THE CLOUDS ARE
MAINLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT
KEEPING US LOCKED IN.
WE WERE IN THE UPPER 30s
WHEN YOU JOINED US AT 4:30
THIS MORNING, AND ONLY AT 41
DEGREES THE WARM SPOT THAT'S
METRO AIRPORT OUR OFFICIAL
GATHERING STATION FOR
DETROIT.
37 STILL IN PONTIAC.
IT'S 40 IN MT. CLEMENS, 38
IN HARROW, ONTARIO.
YOU FACTOR IN A LITTLE BIT
OF A BREEZE AND PLACES LIKE
FLINT STILL HAVE WIND CHILLS
IN THE MIDDLE 20s.
33 IS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE IN
PORT PERRON.
SO AGAIN WE NEED THE WINTER
GAISH TODAY NOT EXTREME BUT
IT FEELS GARB TODAY NOT
EXTREME BUT IT FEELS COLD.
A FEW DRIPS AND FLAKES STILL
SQUEEZING OUT AND THOSE
WINDS SEVEN TO 17 AGAIN JUST
MAKE IT FEEL COOLER.
NOT A WHOLE LOT OF ACTIVITY
ON TOP OF US NOW.
BUT ONE OF YOUR TWO WEEKEND
DAYS THINGS ARE GOING TO GET
LITTLE SNOWY.
COMING UP.
>> ALL RIGHTY, BRANDON WE'LL
CHECK BACK IN WITH YOU IN
JUST A LITTLE BIT.
FORMER MICHIGAN STATE
BASKETBALL STAR MATEEN
CLEAVES IS BACK IN COURT
TODAY FOR DAY FOUR OF A
HEARING THAT WILL DETERMINE
WHETHER OR NOT HE'LL GO ON
TRIAL FOR RAPE.
AS YOU KNOW HE'S ACCUSED OF
SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A WOMAN
AT A MOTEL AFTER A GOLFING
EVENT IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST
YEAR.
TODAY THE ALLEGED VICTIM
TOOK THE STAND FOR THE
REVEALED MORE DETAILS ABOUT
WHAT SHE CLAIMS HAPPENED THE
NIGHT OF THAT ALLEGED
ASSAULT.
>> YOU MISSED HIM AFTER
YOU TOLD HIM YOU WANTED TO
GO HOME, YOU TESTIFIED TO
THAT YESTERDAY, CORRECT.
>> YES.
>> WELL, THERE YOU HEARD IT.
THE PRELIMINARY EXAM IS
CURRENTLY IN RECESS.
THAT WILL GO ON UNTIL 1:LY
BUT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON.
WE'LL BRING YOU THE VERY
LATEST RIGHT HERE ON LOCAL 4
NEWS AT 4:00 AND 5:0
>>> JUST INTO THE LOCAL 4
NEWSROOM THE LATEST ROUND OF
WATER TESTING FROM RESULTS
FROM HOMES IN FLINT HAVE
BEEN RELEASED.
RESEARCHERS AT VIRGINIA TECH
HAVE FOUND SIGNIFICANT
DECREASES IN LEAD LEVELS AS
WELL AS IRON LEVELS IN WATER
SAMPLES TAKEN FROM FLINT
HOMES COMPARED TO SAMPLES
TAKEN ABOUT A YEAR AGO BACK
IN AUGUST OF 2015.
THE SCIENTISTS ALSO FOUND
THAT COLONIZATION OF
LEGIONELLA BACTERIA WAS VERY
LOW.
FAMILIES SHOULD STILL USE
LEAD FILTERS OR BOTTLED
WATER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
>>> WE DO WANTED TO GIVE YOU
A HEADS UP, A HEADS UP TO
DRIVERS WHO MIGHT BE
AFFECTED BY A CLOSURE ON 696
THIS WEEKEND.
FROM 7:00 A.M. UNTIL 7:00
P.M. ON BOTH SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY WESTBOUND AND
EASTBOUND 696 WILL BE CLOSED
BETWEEN COOLIDGE HIGHWAY AND
GREENFIELD ROAD ALONG WITH
ROAD CLOSURES THE M-1,
COOLIDGE, SOUTHFIELD, AND
CLOSED.
DURING THOSE CLOSURES M-DOT
WILL BE PERFORMEDDING A
DETAILED INSPECTION OF THE
-- PERFORMING A DETAILED
INSPECTION OF THE BRIDGE.
>>> MORE THAN 13,000 DOLLARS
IN PICKLES IS MISSING.
COMPANY.
AND NOW THE OWNERS ARE
LOOKING FOR SOME ANSWERS.
THEY CONTACTED DETROIT
POLICE CLAIMING THAT
SOMEBODY HAD BEEN STEALING
WAREHOUSE AND AMONG THE
MISSING ITEMS INCLUDES 366
CASES OF PICKLES, 58 CASES
OF CHIPS AND $486 WORTH OF
BLOODY MARY MIX.
D.P.D. IS INVESTIGATING AND
ASKS THAT ANYONE THAT HAS
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PICKLE
THEFT TO GIVE THEM A CALL
IMMEDIATELY.
>>> WE DO HAVE A HELP ME
THIS AFTERNOON.
FORD RECALLING NEARLY
700,000 CARS BECAUSE OF
FAULTY SEAT BELTS.
THAT RECALL COVERS CERTAIN
2013 TOEN FORD FUSIONS AND
LINCOLN M KX Z AND 2015 AND
2016 FORD MONDEO CAR.
THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO
START ON JANUARY JANUARY
16th.
>>> D.T.E. ENERGY COLLECTING
GIFTS TODAY TO MAKE
CHRISTMAS EXTRA SPECIAL FOR
HUNDREDS OF LOCAL CHILDREN.
THIS HOLIDAY SEASON D.T.E.
AND ITS EMPLOYEES WILL BE
GIVING OUT 2,000 GIFTS TO
INFANTS, CHILDREN, TEENAGERS,
AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES
WHO LIVE IN FOSTER CARE.
AND THIS MORNING, TAKE A
LOOK EMPLOYEES COLLECTED
DONATIONS FOR ITS GOOD CHEER
DRIVE AT D.T.E.'S DOWNTOWN
HEADQUARTERS WHERE
EVERYTHING FROM BIKES TO
ELECTRONICS TO CLOTHING WERE
ALL COLLECTED AND ALL
DONATIONS WERE THEN LOADED
INTO VOLUNTEER SEMITRUCK AND
WILL BE GIVEN OUT A LITTLE
BIT LATER THIS MOVE.
GENEROSITY.
STILL AHEAD HERE ON LOCAL 4
U.S. ECONOMY.
ARE.
IN WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT
EXPERTS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE
LATEST JOBS REPORT.
>>> PLUS, AN ICONIC CLIMATE
CHANGE AND POLLUTION
THREATENING UNDER WATERWORLD
AND WHAT ONE NATION IS DOING
TO TRY AND SAVE IT.
>>> FIRST SEVERE STORMS
RAVAGE PARTS OF THE SOUTH.
SURVEILLANCE VIDEO CAPTURES
THE FRIGHTENING MOMENTS AS A
WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
SAYS THAT THEY'RE NOW
LOOKING INTO.
WE'RE BACK AFTER THIS.
>>> AMERICA'S GOT TALENT IN
THE HOUSE.
YOU RECOGNIZE THIS GUY?
TRAVIS PRATT HE WAS A FAN
FAVORITE ON ABC HE IS IN
TOWN OPENING A SHOW TODAY AT
4:00 ON FIRST AT 4 I'M SO
EXCITED THAT YOU'LL GET YOUR
FIRST SNEAK PEEK LOOKING TO
AND ALSO YOU YOU WILL FIND
OUT WHY WHAT HE'S DOING
RIGHT NOW IT'S SO IMPORTANT
TO EVERY TEENAGER.
SEE THI
>>> WELCOME BACK EVERYONE.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS
FRIGHTENING VIDEO OF A
TORNADO TEARING THROUGH AN
ATLANTA SCHOOL.
THIS TORNADO WAS ONE OF FOUR,
ONE OF FOUR TO HIT THE AREA
IN ATLANTA ON WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.
THE STRONG WINDS KNOCKED
OVER MULTIPLE POWER LINES
AND TREES AND EVEN DAMAGED
SEVERAL HOUSES.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING
REPORTS OF OTHER TORNADOES
THAT MIGHT HAVE TOUCHED DOWN
IN THE AREA AS WELL.
THANKFULLY THOUGH NO
INJURIES WERE REPORTED IN
THAT AREA.
>>> AND THE U.S. EMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS A
>>> WELCOME BACK EVERYBODY.
IT'S A BIG NIGHT FOR WESTERN
FANS.
TONIGHT THE UNDEFEATED
BRONCOS ARE GOING TO BE
PLAYING OHIO UNIVERSITY FOR
THE MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP OVER
AT FORD FIELD.
KICKOFF IS SCHEDULED FOR
7:00 P.M. AND THE GAME IS
EXPECT TD TO SHATTER THE
ATTENDANCE RECORD FOR A MACK
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME BUT
TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE
AND THEY START AT JUST $10.
OUR VERY OWN JAMIE EDMUNDS
WILL HAVE LIVE COVERAGE FROM
FORD FIELD AT 5:00 AND 6:00.
WE KNOW YOU'RE A BIG FAN.
>> WELL, I HAVE BECOME ONE.
OF YOU.
WE HAVE A LOT OF WESTERN
MICHIGAN 92 WE DO OUR 6:00
GOING, I BELIEVE.
>> HE GOT A $10 TICKET I
THINK.
HERE.
KNOW.
WE DON'T SEE THAT A LOT AND
THEY'VE BEEN PRETTY
HIGH-PROFILE.
SO I'VE GOT YOUR FORECAST.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S INDOORS, I
KNOW IT.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE
SOMETHING.
SO WE'VE GOT 40 DEGREES OUT
THERE RIGHT NOW THE PESKY
WINDS AND THE CLOUDS JUST
NOT RELAXING FOR US TODAY.
IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT
BETTER TOMORROW.
BUT WHENEVER YOU HAVE THESE
WINDS OUT OF THE WEST
NORTHWEST LIKE THIS, IT
PRODUCES LAKE ENHANCED CLOUD
COVER OVER US SO IT FEELS
LIKE 32, AND IT DOESN'T LOOK
THAT MUCH NICER.
GOING TO BE A STRUGGLE TO
GET IN ON THE SUNSHINE.
MODELS ARE SHOWING LITTLE
PEEK OR TWO.
TEMPERATURES UP A DEGREE OR
TWO FROM WHERE WE ARE NOW.
THE WINDS START TO RELAX
LATE TONIGHT AND OVERNIGHT
WHICH MEANS AGAIN BETTER
SATURDAY.
BUT HERE WE GO.
WESTERN AND OHIO.
THE BRONCOS AND THE BOBCATS.
I MEAN, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT
IT A HORSE WOULD WIN THE
RACE, RIGHT SO YOU GOT TO GO
FOR THE BRONCOS IN THIS ONE.
WELL, YOU'RE TAILGATING IN
THE UPPER 30s.
IT'S GOING TO FEEL CLOSER TO
30 DEGREES SO IT'S GOING TO
BE FLUIDS GOING, DRINKS
BEING HAD BUT DON'T
FORGET TO GET THE HAT AND
GLOVES OUT.
WALKING HOME AT 11:00 34
DEGREES NOT GOING TO FEEL
THAT BAD WITH A BRONCOS WIN.
HERE'S A LOOK AT THAT CLOUD
COVER OVER US.
AND STILL TRYING TO PRODUCE
A LITTLE DRIP, A LITTLE
BIG HERE.
I DO EXPECT THIS TO RELAX A
LITTLE BIT LATER AND LATER
INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
AND VERY DRY AS WE HEAD INTO
SUNDAY NOT SO MUCH.
SOUTH.
GETTING ORGANIZED.
BUT IT IS GOING TO BRING A
HUGE SLUG OF MOISTURE INTO
THE MIDDLE PART OF THE
COUNTRY AND A LITTLE WEDGE
OF IT COMING OUR WAY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
COMPUTER MODEL AGAIN TODAY
TRIES TO BUY INTO SOME
CLEARING.
IT'S JUST BEEN A STRUGGLE
DYNAMICS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
AND EVERYTHING HAPPENI
JUST STICK WITH THE CLOUDS.
TOMORROW ALSO CLOUDY BUT
NOTTED A WINDY.
LOW 40s WE'LL ACTUALLY FEEL
DECENT IF YOU STILL HAVE
DO.
THEN HERE WE GO ON SUNDAY
INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS
THIS SHOULD START AS A
LITTLE RAIN MAYBE A WINTRY
MIX THEN SOM LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS SUNDAY EVENING.
MONDAY WE GET A BREAK, AND
THEN TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY,
THURSDAY NEXT WEEK WE HAVE
TO WATCH THIS VERY CLOSELY.
AGAIN LOOKS LIKE A RAIN TO
SNOW ON TUESDAY.
AND THEN WE GET A COUPLE OF
THURSDAY.
THAT COULD BE, SHOULD BE
SOMETHING WE CAN SHOVEL,
EVROD.
>> RIGHT THOUSAND WE WANT TO
GET TO BREAKING NEWS THAT
WE'RE FOLLOWING OUT OF
LANSING.
THAT'S WHERE THE STATE BOARD
OF CANVASERS IS DEADLOCKED.
DEADLOCKED IN A MOTION TO
DENY THE RECOUNT.
AND THAT MEANS WITHOUT THE
COURT GETTING INVOLVED THE
RECOUNT WILL LIKELY START
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
OUR GUY GORDON IS GOING TO
HAVE A LIVE REPORT ON WHAT'S
NEXT FOR THE LAWSUIT
FOLLOWED BY ATTORNEY GENERAL
BILL SHUT THAT'S COMING UP
ON LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 5:00.
WELL, THE HOLIDAY SEASON
MEANS THAT WE HAVE SOME TIME
TO SPEND WITH FAMILY AND
FRIENDS AND THAT'S WHY
HOLLYWOOD MAKES SURE THERE
ARE PLENTY OF MOVIES FOR US
TO SEE IN THEATERS AND TO
KEEP US ENTERTAINED.
NBC'S RAFAEL SETH HAS A LOOK
AT SOME OF THE MOVIES
SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE
BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF
THE YEAR.
HERE'S YOUR BOX OFFICE
PREVIEW.
>> Reporter: GIRL POWER GETS
A BOOST AT THE BOX OFFICE
OVER THE NEXT MONTH, SEE
NATALIE PORTMAN TRANSFORM
INTO ONE OF THE NATION'S
TRANSFORMTIVE FIRST LADIES
IN JACKIE, ANNETTE
BENEFITING RAISES HER SON
WITH ADDITIONAL FEMININE
INFLUENCE IN 20th CENTURY
WOMEN, AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN
SCIENTISTS PROVE THEY HAVE
THE RIGHT STUFF IN THE EARLY
DAYS OF NASA IN HIDDEN
FIGURES.
♪ HERES TO THE HEARTS ♪.
>> YOU CAN GET RYAN GOSLING
AND EMMA STONE REUNITE AND
VIOLA DAVIS CHARGE UP THIS
ADAPTATION OF FENCES AND
CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIES
TRAVEL TO A FORBIDDEN LAND
IN SILENCE.
DO YOU PARTY?
>> IF YOU YOU'RE LOOKING TO
GET YOUR GIGGLES WORTH THERE
GROWN-UPS.
JENNIFER ANISTON TRIES TO
SCROOGE THE OFFICE CHRISTMAS
PARTY, WHILE BRIAN CRANSTON
TRIES TO GET BETWEEN HIS
DAUGHTER AND A BILLIONAIRE
NIGHTMARE IN WHY HIM?
ON THE JUFY SIDE A BOY
CONJURES A BEAST TO HELP
COPE WITH HIS MOTHER'S
ILLNESS A MONSTER'S CALL AND
A FARM LOAD OF TALENT
AUDITIONS FOR A SHOT OF
GLORY IN SING.
>> IF THE EMPIRE HAS THIS
WE HAVE.
OTHER ANTICIPATED
INDIANAPOLIS WILL TAKE YOU
OUT OF THIS WORLD THE BUZZ
FORC -- FORCE IS STRONG.
AND WILL SMITH TALKS TO
ANGELS IN COLLATERAL BEAUTY
AND CHRIS PRATT AND JENNIFER
LAWRENCE HAVE A ZERO GRAVITY
HOOKUP IN PASSENGERS.
THAT'S THE HOLIDAY BOX
OFFICE PREVIEW.
RAFAEL SETH, LOCAL 4.
THERE.
DEFINITELY WANT TO SEE ONE
OF THOSE THIS WEEKEND.
STILL TO COME ONE MAN'S
DESPERATE SEARCH FOR HIS
STOLEN BEER AND IT'S NOT
YOUR AVE
SNICH FINALLY IN WASHINGTON
A MAN HAS HAD CENTURY OLD
BEER BOTTLE STOLEN.
>> HE PAID $1,000 FOR THE
SET OF SIX UNOPEN BEER
BOTTLES THEY'RE WORTH SO
MUCH BECAUSE THEY WERE MADE
BEFORE PROHIBITION.
>> NOW HE'S OFFERING A CASH
REWARD THAT SAYS HE WON'T
PRESS ANY CHARGES.
HE JUST WANTS HIS BEER BACK.
EVERYBODY.
HELLO TO ALL THE STUDENTS AT