TOWN DETROIT LOCAL 4 NEWS AT NOON STARTS NOW. WE START THE NEWS AT NOON WITH A STUDENT
UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR BRINGING
A GUN TO SCHOOL, AND IT WAS
REPORTED BY A FELLOW CLASSMATE.
THE GUN WAS RECOVERED FROM A
STUDENT’S BACKPACK AT E COURSE
HIGH SCHOOL. MEGAN WOODS JOINS
US NOW FROM E COURSE, AND MEGHAN
IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF STUDENTS
BEING THE EYES AND EARS AT
SCHOOL AND DOING THE RIGHT THING
REPORTING IT TO SCHOOL
OFFICIALS. THAT’S RIGHT, RHONDA
AND YOU KNOW, E COURSE, POLICE
THERE NOW INVOLVED WITH THIS.
THEY HANDED THE CASE OVER TO
WAYNE COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE
AND WE SPOKE TO THEM. THEY ARE
REVIEWING IT FOR CHARGES AS WE
SPEAK. NOW WE’RE HERE OUTSIDE OF
THE HIGH SCHOOL WHERE YOU SEE
SCHOOL IS GOING ON AS NORMAL.
BUT YESTERDAY IS WHEN THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT ANNOUNCED WHAT HAPPENED
. THEY SAY THAT THEY GOT WORD
FROM A STUDENT THAT ANOTHER
STUDENT BROUGHT A GUN TO SCHOOL
IN THEIR BACKPACK. THAT STUDENT
AND THE WEAPONS WERE ESCORTED
OFF SCHOOL PROPERTY. THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT IS DOING ITS OWN
INVESTIGATION SEPARATE FROM
COURSE, POLICE INVESTIGATION AND
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS THERE
ARE DAILY SECURITY SCREENINGS
WITH THE STUDENTS BUT OUT OF
CAUTION BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT
, THEY ARE REVIEWING THOSE
PROCEDURES TO SEE IF THERE’S
ANYTHING THAT THEY CAN DO TO
BETTER PROTECT STUDENTS HERE AND
TONIGHT ON LOCAL 4 AT FIVE AND
SIX, WE TALKED TO YOU, A
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND NEIGHBORS
AND, YOU KNOW, PARENTS ABOUT
WHAT THEY FEEL ABOUT THIS
INCIDENT AND A COURSE I’M MEGAN
WOODS. FOUR. ALRIGHT, MEGAN.
THANK YOU. ALSO THIS NEW POLICE
IN SOUTHFIELD ARE ASKING FOR
HELP SOLVING A DOUBLE SHOOTING
AT A BUSY ROAD. POLICE SAY THAT
A MAN AND WOMAN WERE DRIVING ON
10 MILE NEAR GREENFIELD WHEN
SOMEONE SHOT AT THEM BOTH HAD TO
BE TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL AND THEIR
INJURIES ARE NOT LIFE
THREATENING. POLICE DO SAY THAT
THE VICTIMS DID KNOW THE SHOOTER
. NO WORD IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY
ARRESTS YET, AND POLICE ARE
ASKING FOR ANYONE WITH
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS INCIDENT
TO COME FORWARD. BREAKING NEWS
WITHIN THE HOUR. PRESIDENT BIDEN
HAS SIGNED A BILL THAT AVOIDS A
REAL STRIKE. CONGRESS APPROVED
THE MEASURE IN THE MIDDLE OF
THIS WEEK, PRESIDENT BIDEN ASKED
LAWMAKERS TO INTERVENE ON A
POSSIBLE RAIL STRIKE, SAYING
THAT IT WOULD DO SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE TO THE SUPPLY TRAIN WEEKS
BEFORE CHRISTMAS. OUR NATION’S
RAIL SYSTEM IS LITERALLY THE
BACKBONE OF OUR SUPPLY CHAIN AS
YOU ALL WELL KNOW, AND SO MUCH
OF WHAT WE RELY ON IS DELIVERED
ON OUR RAIL. FROM CLEAN WATER TO
FOOD AND GAS AND EVERY EVERY
OTHER GOOD REAL SHUTDOWN WITH
DEVASTATED OUR ECONOMY. RAIL
WORKERS WERE THREATENING TO
STRIKE BY NEXT FRIDAY IF AN
AGREEMENT COULD NOT BE REACHED.
THE AGREEMENT THE PRESIDENT
SIGNED INCLUDES A 24% PAY RAISE
OVER FIVE YEARS BUT DOES NOT
INCLUDE A BROAD PAID SICK LEAVE
POLICY THAT THE UNION REALLY
WANTED. THE PRESIDENT IS
PROMISING TO CONTINUE FIGHTING
FOR THAT. AND WE HAVE ANOTHER
LOOK AT HOW THE ECONOMY IS DOING
TODAY AND HIRING A STAYING
STRONG. THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
SAYS THAT THE ECONOMY ADDED
263,000 JOBS IN NOVEMBER, AND
THAT’S WELL ABOVE THE 200,000
ESTIMATE. THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
STAYED UNCHANGED AT 3.7% THE
REPORT ACTUALLY SENT STOCKS
TUMBLING OVER FEARS THAT IT MAY
LEAD TO MORE INTEREST RATE
HIKES. THE ECONOMY IS TOP OF
MIND FOR SO MANY OF US AND RIGHT
NOW THE HELP ME HANK TEAM IS OUT
IN THE COMMUNITY AS THEY ARE
EVERY WEEK GETTING A CHANCE TO
TALK TO YOU DIRECTLY. CONSUMER
INVESTIGATOR HANK WINCHESTER HAS
ALREADY BEEN TO TAYLOR AND
WESTLAND AND ROSEVILLE AND SO
MANY MORE SMALLER COMMUNITIES
THIS AFTERNOON. HE IS AT THE
MODERN GREEK IN DEARBORN. AND
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? HE RHONDA,
HOW’RE YOU DOING? WE STARTED OFF
WITH A LITTLE LEMON RICE SOUP.
DON’T WORRY. MORE IS COMING,
RIGHT? WE’RE HERE IN THE HEART
OF DOWNTOWN DEARBORN AS YOU
MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT OF A
TIGHT SQUEEZE TODAY, SO I DON’T
WANT TO GET IN ANYBODY’S WAY. SO
LET ME SHOW YOU THE VIDEO FROM
EARLIER TODAY, TALKING WITH
PEOPLE ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT YOU
MENTIONED THE ECONOMY. I MEAN,
LISTEN, PEOPLE ARE HAPPY TO SEE
WHERE THE GAS PRICES ARE RIGHT
NOW. THAT IS THE GOOD NEWS, BUT
PEOPLE LOOKING TO BOOK HOLIDAY
TRAVEL. GET AWAY FOR CHRISTMAS
HANUKKAH? MAYBE THE NEW YEAR
THEY’RE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON
THE PRICE OF AN AIRLINE TICKET,
WHICH WE KNOW THOSE HAVE BEEN
SOARING PEOPLE ALSO TALKING
ABOUT BUDGETING AS THEY GET
READY FOR HOLIDAY SHOPPING, BUT
HAPPY TO SEE SO MANY OF THE BIG
SALES THAT WE SAW ON BLACK
FRIDAY THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF
NOVEMBER AND FOR CYBER MONDAY,
WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE THE
CONVERSATION HERE IN THE HEART
OF DOWNTOWN DEARBORN. A GOOD
CROWD HERE AGAIN, THE
RESTAURANTS A LITTLE BIT NARROW,
BUT THERE’S A BIG SEATING AREA
BACK THERE. GOOD SEATING AREA UP
HERE. LOT OF GOOD FOOD. A LOT OF
GOOD CONVERSATION NOW, IF YOU
DON’T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
MAKE YOUR WAY OUT DURING THE
LUNCH HOUR TO ONE OF THE
LOCATIONS THAT YOU MENTIONED
THAT WE’VE ALREADY VISITED, OR
THE ONES THAT WE’RE GONNA GO TO
HERE IN THE FUTURE, FEEL FREE TO
CONNECT WITH ME DIRECTLY. THERE
ARE MANY DIFFERENT WAYS YOU CAN
GET IN TOUCH WITH ME. LET ME
KNOW IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY
ISSUES, PROBLEMS THAT YOU NEED
INVESTIGATED. THAT’S WHAT IT IS
ALL ABOUT. SO FOR NOW, RHONDA,
WE’RE LIVE HERE IN THE HEART OF
DOWNTOWN DEARBORN WILL SEND IT
BACK TO YOU IN THE STUDIO. SURE
THEY APPRECIATE SEEING YOU RIGHT
THERE IN THE FLASH TO TRULY TALK
ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT
ARE ON THEIR MIND. THANK YOU,
HANK. AND IT’S NICE TO BE INSIDE
44 DEGREES, SO NOT TOO BAD. IT’S
NOT THAT MUCH SUNSHINE OUT THERE
. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE SKY
WAS GOING TO SAY THE SKY. BUT
THIS APPEARS TO BE SOME VIDEO
THAT WE’VE BEEN WATCHING WITH
WHAT WAS HAPPENING WAY UP IN THE
SKY. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT A
METEOR SPOTTED IN SOMEBODY’S
RINCON, THANKS TO LOCAL 4
VIEWER, JANICE WHO CAPTURED THIS
FIREBALL AS IT FLEW OVER HER
HOUSE AND ROYAL OAK LAST NIGHT
JUST HAPPENED TO BE ROLLING AT
THE RIGHT TIME. WE ALSO HAVE
VIEWER VIDEO FROM BERKELEY, THE
AMERICAN YOUR SOCIETY SAYS, YEAH
. METEOR SIGHTINGS GO AS FAR
SOUTH AS SOUTH CAROLINA AS FAR
NORTH AS PICKETING AND THERE
WERE 693 SIGHTINGS BETWEEN SEVEN
AND EIGHT P.M. LAST NIGHT. YOU
CAN SHARE YOUR VIDEOS IF YOU
HAVE THEM. CHECK OUT DURING CAM
RIGHT THERE ON THE HOME PAGE OF
CLICKONDETROIT.COM YOU CAN FIND
MORE AS WELL. MEANWHILE
FOREWARNED METEOROLOGIST PAUL
GROSS AND I WERE SLEEPING RIGHT
THROUGH IT LAST NIGHT. YES BUT
THESE ARE FASCINATING, YOU KNOW,
AND THERE ARE A BUNCH OF TERMS
THROWN AROUND NOW A METEOR IS
JUST THAT LITTLE THING THAT
BASIC LITTLE THIN QUICK STREAK
ACROSS THE SKY. BUT WHEN YOU
HAVE SOMETHING REAL BRIGHT, LIKE
WHAT WE SAW LAST NIGHT THAT’S
CALLED A FIREBALL. AND THEN IF
YOU SEE ONE OF THOSE FIREBALLS,
AND IT’S LIKE BREAKING UP AND
ALMOST LIKE EXPLODES, AND IT
KIND OF BREAKS UP THAT’S CALLED
A BOWL ID. AND THEN THE TERM
METEORITE IS WHEN ONE OF THOSE
THINGS ACTUALLY HITS THE GROUND
AND YOU ACTUALLY GET PIECES OF
IT. THAT HIT HIT THE EARTH
THAT’S CALLED METEORITES. AND
NOW YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN ALL OF THOSE TERMS.
ALRIGHT RIGHT NOW, TEMPERATURES
HAVE RISEN INTO THE FORTIES AS
EXPECTED, LAGGING JUST A LITTLE
BEHIND HERE IN MOUNT CLEMENS AT
39 DEGREES, BUT MOST OF US ARE
IN THE FORTIES. RIGHT NOW, THE
WIND IS BLOWING FROM THE SOUTH,
AND IT IS STARTING TO SLOWLY
RAMP UP AS WE EXPECTED NOW,
BASICALLY A 10 TO 15 MPH WIND,
BUT IT’S REALLY THE GUSTS THAT
WE’RE WATCHING. TO SEE SOME
GUSTS AND THOSE STATIONS
REPORTING WIND GUSTS ARE SEEING
20 TO MAYBE 22 23 MILE AN HOUR
WIND GUSTS AND BY THE END OF THE
AFTERNOON, I THINK, OH, IT JUST
POPPED UP TO 25 MPH IMPORT
HURON. SO WE’RE BY THE END OF
THE AFTERNOON LOOKING AT 25 TO
30 MILE AN HOUR GUSTS AND THOSE
TEMPERATURES CONTINUING TO RISE
MID FORTIES, MAYBE UPPER FORTIES
IN SOME SPOTS. WE HAVE A FEW
PEEKS OF SUN RIGHT NOW, BUT
WE’RE GOING TO CLOUD UP AGAIN.
SO WE’RE GOING TO COME BACK AND
TALK ABOUT THE BIG CHANGES
COMING LATER TONIGHT IN THE
STRONGER WIND GUSTS, BUT FIRST I
WANT TO REMIND YOU ABOUT THE 41
WEATHER APP. IT IS FREE. AND
BETTER YET IT IS THE NATION’S
BEST WEATHER APP. IT HAS
EVERYTHING YOU NEED ON IT. JUST
GO TO THE APP STORE SEARCH UNDER
WDIV’S, YOU WON’T PAY A DIME FOR
THE NATION’S BEST WEATHER APP.
ARONDA USE IT ALL THE TIME.
THANK YOU, PAUL, COME AFTER DAYS
OF WORRY. THE FAMILY OF PAUL
WHELAN SAY THAT THEY HAVE
FINALLY HEARD FROM HIM AS A MAN
REMAINS LOCKED UP IN A RUSSIAN
PRISON. WE’LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT
THE FAMILY TOLD US ABOUT HOW
HE’S DOING ALSO AHEAD. WHAT
CAUSES TRUCK TO GET STUCK
BETWEEN TWO SECTIONS OF TOLL
BRIDGE. WOULD YOU LOOK AT THIS
LEAVING THIS ENTIRE TRUCK
DANGLING RIGHT OVER A RIVER WILL
HAVE MORE ON THAT NEXT. IT WAS
SIX YEARS AGO SHE WENT MISSING.
WE DON’T WANT HER TO BE OUT
THERE LIKE SOMEBODY’S GARBAGE
WAS SOMETHING SHE SHE DESERVES A
RESTING PLACE. NOW THE SECURITY
GUARD AT DANIELLE SAYS LUCKY’S
WORK IS CHARGED IN HER MURDER. A
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