THE SCARF, THE JACKET, EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED, BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME VERY CHILLY
TEMPS. Y FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT
FOR NEWS STARTS RIGHT NOW. HEY
GOOD MORNING. IT’S SEVEN A.M.
AND I AM VICTOR WILLIAMS
PRIYA MANN. THANKS FOR JOINING
US FOR LOCAL 4 NEWS. OUR TOP
STORY THIS MORNING, OF COURSE.
THE MICHIGAN WOLVERINES SECURE A
SPOT FOR THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL
PLAYOFFS. YEAH. MICHIGAN BEAT
PURDUE TO WIN THE BIG 10
CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE SECOND YEAR
IN A ROW. OUR OWN HO BRT HAS
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS MORNING AND
HE IS RIGHT OVER AT LUCAS OIL
STADIUM IN INDIANAPOLIS.
MICHIGAN IS 13 AND O FOR THE
FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY
AFTER AN ALSO GOOD SECOND HALF
AGAINST PURDUE. THE WOLVERINES
LED BY ONLY ONE AT HALFTIME, BUT
THEN PULLED AWAY FROM THE BOILER
MAKERS AS THEY CLAIM YET ANOTHER
BIG ENTITLED CERTAINLY ENJOYING
THIS ONE, BUT ALSO REMEMBERING
THAT THERE COULD BE MORE
MEMORIES TO BE MADE, COACH
HARBAUGH SAID. WE FEEL THAT THIS
IS OUR YEAR. SO WE, YOU KNOW, WE
JUST GOT TO GO AND CONTINUE TO
PROVE THAT AND CONTINUE TO WORK.
AND GRIND AND, YOU KNOW, JUST
SEE WHERE THE CHIPS FALL. WE
SAID. WE WANT TO DO BACK TO BACK
VICTOR AND CHAMPION. SO WE
WANTED TO BE OHIO STATE. SO I
WANT TO BE MICHIGANNATIVE. SO
WE’RE ON A PATH TO DO EXACTLY
WHAT WE NEED SAID WAS GOING TO
DO A PRE SEASON AND IT’S JUST
GREAT, GREAT FILM, OF COURSE,
BUT WE GOT MORE TO DO. THE
WOLVERINE SPUTTERED AT TIMES IN
THE FIRST TWO QUARTERS, BUT
SURGED IN THE FINAL TWO,
OUTSCORING PURDUE 29 TO 9 IN THE
SECOND HALF ANOTHER
COMPLEMENTARY WIN, RESULTING IN
A SECOND STRAIGHT CONFERENCE
TITLE. WE WERE TEAMS OUT, BUT WE
DEFINITELY KNOW HOW TO ADJUST,
AND WE KNOW WHEN WE’RE NOT
PLAYING OUR BEST OR WHATEVER IT
IS, WE KNOW HOW TO LOOK AT
OURSELVES AND INTERNALLY. FIX
THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE HAPPENING
IN THE FIRST HALF AND ADJUSTING
TO THE SECOND HALF AS SIMPLE AS
THAT THEY LIKE THE DIRECTION OF
THE PROGRAM THAT LIKE THE
PROGRAM, THEY LIKE THE
OPPORTUNITY AND THE PROGRAM AND,
UH AND I LIKE THEM BACK A LOT,
AND I’M PROUD OF THEM SO PROUD
OF HIM IN THE TOP FOUR OVER THE
WEEKEND, IT IS A MYSTERY AS TO
WHO THE WOLVERINES WILL FACE IN
THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF. IT
COULD BE OHIO STATE AGAIN, AN
OPPONENT THEY BE READY FOR ONE
MORE TIME, MUCH MORE AT STAKE.
PLEASE PLEASE BRING IT ON. I
MEAN, THAT WOULD BE TRULY A
BLESSING. IF WE GET A SHOT TO
PLAY THOSE BOYS AGAIN. IT
DOESN’T MATTER WHO WE PLAY.
WE’RE GOING TO PREPARE THE SAME.
WE’RE GONNA PREPARE TO WIN AND
WE’RE GOING TO PLAY OUR BEST
PLAYER, BEST FOOTBALL AND WHEN
THOSE LAST TWO GAMES EVEN IF IT
IS A REMATCH DOESN’T MATTER.
WE’LL BEAT HIM AGAIN. A SECOND
STRAIGHT BIG 10 TITLE FOR THE
WOLVERINES AND NOW A SECOND
STRAIGHT TRIP TO THE COLLEGE
FOOTBALL PLAYOFF, BUT THIS
CHAMPIONSHIP, NOT THE ULTIMATE
GOAL AS THEY NOW CHASE A
NATIONAL TITLE. AT LUCAS OIL
STADIUM. HO BRT FOUR LOCAL BOY
TO BE A FAN LAST NIGHT OUT THERE
IN INDY, RIGHT? GREAT ONE OF
THOSE THAT YOU’RE GONNA TALK
ABOUT FOR YEARS TO COME. JUST
MENTIONED. MICHIGAN IS LOOKING
FOR A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
TITLE, BUT THEY HAVE TO GET
THROUGH THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL
PLAYOFF FIRST AND AFTER A ROUGH
DAY FOR TWO OF THE TOP RANKED
TEAMS, IT’S UNCLEAR WHO MICHIGAN
WILL BE PLAYING IN THE PLAYOFF.
LET’S GO LIVE TO MEGAN WOODS
BECAUSE MEGAN, ONE OF THOSE
TEAMS MICHIGAN KNOWS VERY WELL.
THAT’S RIGHT. THERE’S A
POSSIBILITY THAT MICHIGAN COULD
GO AGAINST OHIO AGAIN. BUT AGAIN
, THERE’S A LOT THAT GOES INTO
THIS. TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN
RIGHT NOW. THAT IS WHAT COLLEGE
FOOTBALL RANKINGS WERE BEFORE
YESTERDAY. NUMBER ONE IS GEORGIA
, MICHIGAN. AT NUMBER 23 IS TCU
FOURTH IS USC OHIO STATE IN
ALABAMA ARE CURRENTLY ON THE
OUTSIDE, LOOKING IN BEING RANKED
5TH AND 6TH. THEN YESTERDAY
THERE WERE SOME UPSETS IN THE
FOOTBALL WORLD. TCU LOST ITS BIG
12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME TO KANSAS
CITY AND USC LOST ITS GAME TO
UTAH. THAT’S WHY THOSE FINAL TWO
PLAYOFF SPOTS ARE UP IN THE AIR,
LEAVING ROOM FOR OHIO STATE TO
SNEAK INTO THE FINAL PLAYOFF
SPOT. IF THAT HAPPENS, WE COULD
SEE ANOTHER MICHIGAN OHIO STATE
GAME IN JANUARY, SO WE WILL FIND
OUT THE TEAMS FOR THE PLAYOFFS
SOMETIME TODAY, AS WELL AS WHO
IS PLAYING IN THE PEACH BOWL AND
FIESTA BOWL ON NEW YEAR’S EVE
AND THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME ON JANUARY, 9TH AND
STARTING IN 2024, THE PLAYOFF
WILL EXPAND TO 12 TEAMS, BUT
OVERALL WHEN WE’RE TALKING ABOUT
THE NEXT COMING WEEKS, WE JUST
HAVE TO WAIT TO SEE WHAT’S
HAPPENING LATER TODAY. BACK TO
YOU. OH CERTAINLY A LOT OF
QUESTIONS ABOUT WHO WILL BE
MATCHING UP WITH THE WOLVERINES
. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MEGAN FOR
THAT BREAKDOWN. SWITCHING GEARS
. IF YOU’RE GOING OUT TO GET
SOME HOLIDAY SHOPPING, DONE OR
GOING OUT TO CHURCH SERVICES,
MAKE SURE YOU GRAB THAT SCARF,
THE JACKET, THE GLOVES, THE HAT
, EARMUFFS EVERYTHING. YOU HAVE
TO BUNDLE UP, RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE LAYERS. RIGHT
OF YOUR SUNDAY IS THE DECEMBER
COLD FRONT THAT WE’VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT BRIAN, WE AREN’T
EVEN HITTING THE FORTIES TODAY.
NO WE ARE NOT PRE AND VICTOR.
IT’S GOING TO BE A COLD DAY
ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH EASTERN
MICHIGAN TODAY, WARM UP THE CAR
EARLY THIS MORNING, BUT WE WILL
SEE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. AS WE
HEAD THROUGHOUT OUR DAY. GOOD
MORNING TO YOU OVER IN MOUNT
CLEMENS TOWER CAM OUT THERE THIS
MORNING THAT SUN ON THE HORIZON
JUST PAST SEVEN O’CLOCK EARLY
THIS MORNING FOR THAT FIT VERY
DECEMBER. LIKE FEELINGS. START
THIS MORNING, 21 RIGHT NOW, HERE
IN DETROIT, 22 OVER AND HOW 23
STARTING OFF OVER IMPORT HURON
IN 20 RIGHT NOW WORKING IN THE
MONROE WINS OUT OF THE SOUTH
SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 5 TO 10 MILES
AN HOUR. THAT’S SENDING OUR
WINDCHILLS INTO THE TEENS AND
EVEN FEELING LIKE IT’S SEVEN
DEGREES RIGHT NOW, AS YOU WORK
OVER TO THE BIG HOUSE IN ANN
ARBOR. COMPARED TO WHERE WE WERE
THIS TIME YESTERDAY WE ARE
RUNNING ANYWHERE FROM 25 TO 35
DEGREES. COLDER AS THAT COLD
FRONT DIDN’T MOVE THROUGH UNTIL
MID TO LATE MORNING YESTERDAY,
BUT I’VE GOT LOTS OF SUNSHINE ON
THE WAY HEADING THROUGHOUT THE
DAY TODAY, A LITTLE HIGH CLOUD
COVER, STARTING TO WORK INTO THE
REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. NO
RAIN WITH IT. WE’LL START OFF
INTO THE TWENTIES EARLY THIS
MORNING, HEADING FOR THE UPPER
THIRTIES. BY THE TIME WE GET TO
THIS AFTERNOON, MUCH MORE IN
YOUR COMPLETE FOR ONE FORECAST
THAT’S COMING UP IN JUST A FEW
MINUTES. THE UNITED AUTO WORKERS
CHANGING THEIR LEADERSHIP IN
UNPRECEDENTED WAYS. AFTER
COUNTING THE VOTES AS SPECIAL
MASTER HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THERE
WILL BE SEVERAL RUNOFF VOTES.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE ELECTION
FOR U A W PRESIDENT FOR BUSINESS
EDITOR ROD MELONI HAS BEEN
CLOSELY WATCHING THE BALLOTING.
WE ARE HERE IN STERLING HEIGHTS
AT THE FORD POWERTRAIN PLANT,
ONE OF THE PLANTS THAT SEAN FINE
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE PURVIEW OVER
SHOULD HE BECOME THE PRESIDENT,
BUT ALREADY HIS SLATE IT’S
CALLED MEMBERS, UNITED HAS MADE
A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT. HIS
OPPOSITION SLATE HAS TAKEN OVER
TO NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT SEATS
, THREE REGIONAL DIRECTOR SEATS
AND THE SECRETARY TREASURER. THE
RUNOFF IS COMING BECAUSE NEITHER
SEAN FINE NOR INCUMBENT
PRESIDENT RAY CURRY COULD GET
50% PLUS ONE VOTE, CURRY CAME
OUT AHEAD BY A MERE 614 VOTES.
IT’S PRETTY HARD WHEN YOU SPLIT
UP ALL THAT VOTE AMONG FOUR
PEOPLE FOR ONE CANDIDATE TO
EMERGE WITH 50% PLUS ONE SO THAT
WASN’T REALLY A SHOCK THAT WE’RE
GONNA RUN OFF. I’M JUST GLAD
THAT THE MEMBERSHIP HAD FAITH
AND IN MY CANDIDACY AND IN OUR
MEMBERS, UNITED SLATES
ELECTRICIAN BY TRADE FROM KOKOMO
, INDIANA, HE SPENT THE LAST 10
YEARS AS A COMMITTEE MAN AND TOP
AIDE, ALANA’S VICE PRESIDENT,
CINDY ESTRADA, WHO’S RETIRING.
HE’S BOYD AT THE CHANGES ALREADY
LOCKED IN BY MEMBERSHIP THAT’S
BEEN VOTING OVER THE PAST MONTH,
FINALLY GOING TO HAVE
LEADERSHIP. WHERE YOU HAVE TO
RESPOND TO THIS MEMBERSHIP. UM
YOU’RE GONNA BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE
THIS MEMBERSHIP AND I’VE NEVER
HAD A PROBLEM BEING HELD
ACCOUNTABLE, OPENLY ADMITS TO
BEING OLD SCHOOL CARRIES AROUND
AN OLD PAY STUB FROM HIS
GRANDFATHER’S DAYS ON THE
CHRYSLER ASSEMBLY LINE. FEIGN
ISN’T BASHFUL AND SAYING YOU CAN
EXPECT TO SEE MORE SCENES LIKE
THESE. IF HE’S ELECTED PRESIDENT
. WE’RE GONNA HAVE TO SHOW THE
MEMBERSHIP THAT WE MEAN
BUSINESS. AND I DO BELIEVE THIS
ELECTION. IT’S BEEN A MANDATE.
TO THE COMPANIES THAT THEY
BETTER GET READY BECAUSE WE’RE
COMING FOR HIM. AND SO STRIKES
ARE IN THE OFFICE. THAT
DEFINITELY FAME CLAIMS CURRY AND
HIS SLATE ARE TOO COMPLACENT,
WHICH, IN HIS ESTIMATION IS WHY
THEY ENDED UP SPLITTING THE VOTE
AGAINST THREE OTHER CANDIDATES.
I AM CONFIDENT THAT THOSE PEOPLE
THAT VOTED FOR THE OTHER
CANDIDATES IN THE PRESIDENT’S
RACE I AM CONFIDENT THAT THE
MAJORITY THAT WOULD VOTE FOR ME
OVER RAY CURRY. SO I DO BELIEVE
I HAVE A GOOD SHOT. BUT YOU
CAN’T TAKE ANYTHING FOR GRANTED.
NOW WE DID REACH OUT TO RAY
CURRIE, THE INCUMBENT PRESIDENT
, AND WE ASKED HIM TO DO AN
INTERVIEW. BE PART OF THIS
STORY. HE SAID THAT HE COULDN’T
DO IT ON SHORT NOTICE, BUT HE
WOULD BE WILLING TO DO IT NEXT
WEEK. WE’RE CERTAINLY GOING TO
TAKE HIM UP ON THAT OFFER. IN
THE MEANTIME, THE BALLOTS ARE
GOING TO BE MAILED OUT TO THE
FAITHFUL ON JANUARY 12TH.
THEY’RE DUE BACK ON FEBRUARY
28TH, AND WE SHOULD HAVE THE
RESULTS IN THE FIRST WEEK OF
MARCH. IN STERLING HEIGHTS. ROD
MELONI FOUR LOCAL NO. WELL
NIGHT, RETURNED TO MIDTOWN
DETROIT THIS WEEKEND FOR THE
FIRST TIME SINCE 2019. THE 40
YEAR HISTORIC DETROIT EVENT
HELPS KICK OFF CHRISTMAS SEASON
THE CELEBRATIONS GO OVER A
SQUARE MILE IN DETROIT’S
CULTURAL CENTER AND THE D A. IS
THE CENTER OF IT. ALL THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE LINED THE STREETS TO
TAKE PART IN MUSIC, FOOD AND
HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS. ONE
MIDTOWN BUSINESS OWNER SAYS NOEL
NIGHT IS THE BIGGEST NIGHT OF
THE YEAR FOR MOST BUSINESSES IN
THE AREA. WHICH IS A BAND GOING
TONIGHT. CRAIG’S COFFEE DOING A
POP UP AND A LOT OF SALES AND
ALL THE GREAT CAR HURT GEAR YOU
CAN BUY FOR YOUR RELATIVES,
WHICH LETS PEOPLE DO AND THAT’S
THE NORTHERN POINT. WHERE REALLY
IN CAST NEAR 94. THEN YOU GET
INTO THE WHOLE CULTURAL CENTER
WHERE YOU HAVE THE BIG 100
VENDORS, CCS STUDENT FACULTY AND
ALUMNI ART SALE. A CURFEW WAS IN