LIVE
NEWS AT NOON STARTS NOW. RIGHT LIVE
NEWS AT NOON STARTS NOW. RIGHT NOW. AT NOON, DETROIT OFFICIALLY OPEN FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING
TO GET INTO THE MARIJUANA
BUSINESS. TODAY THE CITY OPENED
APPLICATIONS FOR ANYONE WHO
WANTS TO OPEN A DISPENSARY OR
OTHER POT RELATED BUSINESS. THE
CITY WANTS TO GET DETROITERS THE
FIRST SHOT AT THESE LICENSES.
MEGAN WOODS IS LIVE OUTSIDE OF A
DISPENSARY IN DETROIT AND MEGAN.
IT’S 4 20 FITTING DAY FOR THIS
TO HAPPEN. YES VERY FITTING. SO
TODAY IS A DAY WHERE PEOPLE
EVERYWHERE ARE CELEBRATING THE
LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA IS THE
INDUSTRY’S BLACK FRIDAY, BUT
TODAY DISPENSARIES LIKE THE REEF
ON THE CITY’S EAST SIDE AND MANY
OTHERS ACROSS THE CITY ARE
EXCITED BECAUSE THAT ADULT USE
MARIJUANA ORDINANCE IN DETROIT
WILL FINALLY GO INTO EFFECT
TODAY AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS
THERE ARE NOW AN OPEN
APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THOSE
LICENSES. EARLIER THIS MONTH,
THE DETROIT CITY COUNCIL
APPROVED THE ORDINANCE WITH AN 8
TO 1 VOTE IF DISPENSARY LIKE THE
REEF GETS ONE OF THOSE LICENSES
IT CAN LEGALLY SELL TO ANYONE.
21 OLDER WITH A VALID ID RIGHT
NOW, DISPENSARIES CAN ONLY SELL
TO THEIR MEDICAL MARIJUANA
PATIENTS. DISPENSARIES WITHIN
THE CITY OF DETROIT IN THE
ORDINANCE ALSO ALLOWS THE CITY
TO RESERVE HALF OF THE LICENSES
FOR SOCIAL EQUITY ACT APPLICANTS
AND CONSIDER FACTORS LIKE DRUG
CONVICTIONS AND COMMUNITY IS
THAT WERE SEVERELY IMPACTED BY
DRUG POLICIES. THE REEF SAYS
THEY THOUGHT THIS DAY WOULD
NEVER COME BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE
DELAYS. IT’S A HUGE STRESS
RELIEVER THAT WE’VE GOTTEN TO
THIS POINT AND BEING ABLE TO
SUBMIT THE APPLICATION IS A HUGE
, HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR US AND
EVERYBODY ELSE WITHIN THE CITY
OF DETROIT, AND WE’RE GOING TO
SEE SALES SKYROCKET. THEY TELL
US THEY’RE PLANNING TO APPLY
TODAY AND TONIGHT AT FIVE HERE
FROM THE CITY ABOUT HOW THIS
APPLICANT APPLICATION PROCESS
WORKS AND HOW THEY’RE DOING WITH
ALL THESE APPLICATIONS ROLLING
IN DETROIT, I’M MEGAN WOODS, FOR
LOCAL MEGAN. THANKS FOR THAT
REPORTS. IN OTHER NEWS, A MAN IS
FOUND DEAD IN A HOUSE FIRE ON
DETROIT’S WEST SIDE. THIS
HAPPENED THIS MORNING. THE FIRE
CHIEF TELLS US HE IS A MAN IN
HIS LATE SIXTIES OR EARLY
SEVENTIES FAMILY WAS IN THE HOME
ON MARLO NEAR LODGE AND
MCNICHOLS WHEN THE FIRE STARTED,
PROBABLY AROUND EIGHT. WE’RE
TOLD ARSON INVESTIGATORS ARE ON
THE SCENE RIGHT NOW, BUT WE
DON’T HAVE INFORMATION ON A
POSSIBLE CAUSE. AS YET. WE ARE
WARMING UP ON THIS WEDNESDAY,
BUT DON’T EXPECT TOO MUCH SUN
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. LET’S
GET OVER TO BE DOG TO HELP YOU
PLAN THE REST OF YOUR DAY YOU’VE
BEEN SAYING SINCE EIGHT HOURS
AGO THAT IT WAS GOING TO CLOUD
OVER BY TWO O’CLOCK. AND YOU
KNOW WE’RE STILL TRACKING THAT
POTENTIAL. IT’S SORT OF MILKY
SUNSHINE WITH WISPY HIGH CLOUDS
COMING UP FROM THE SOUTH. BUT
OUR NUMBERS NOW WARMER THAN
ANYTHING WE SAW ALL DAY
YESTERDAY. 48 AT METRO 46 HOW’LL
. WE HAVE 45 UP IN PORTS. HURON
43 HERRO, ONTARIO. THROUGH THE
DAY. WE ARE ONLY IN THE LOW
FIFTIES DUE TO THE INCREASE IN
CLOUDS AHEAD OF A RAINMAKER, BUT
IT’S A DRY WEDNESDAY SHOWERS
LATER, AS WE LOOK CLOSE UP HERE
CAN’T SEE A WHOLE LOT OF
ANYTHING BUT SOME OF THOSE WISPY
CLOUDS COMING BUT FARTHER SOUTH
AND WEST, THERE ARE THOSE CLOUDS
THAT DO THICKEN UP NOW IT’S A
BATTLE BETWEEN THAT RAIN AND
SOME DRY AIR. SO THE DRY AIR
WINDS THROUGH THE EVENING NEAR
MIDNIGHT AND BEYOND THAT RAIN
WILL START COMING IN AND COMING
DOWN INTO YOUR THURSDAY. WE’LL
TRACK IT TALK ABOUT IT’S COMING
UP. THE FBI IN DETROIT HAS
WARNING ABOUT AN INCREASE IN
SEXTORTION CASES OF BOYS. THE
FBI SAYS IT IS RECEIVING MORE
REPORTS ABOUT ADULTS POSING AS
GIRLS GETTING TEENS AS YOUNG AS
13 TO SEND SEXUAL IMAGES AND
VIDEOS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA.
AFTER THOSE VIDEOS ARE THEN SENT
THE PERSON THREATENS TO EXPOSE
THE VICTIM UNLESS THEY PAY UP.
THE FBI IS REMINDING CHILDREN
AND PARENTS TO BE CAREFUL OF
WHAT THEY POST ONLINE AND ANY
ACCOUNTS THAT ARE OPEN TO
EVERYONE. THEY WANT ANYONE WHO
MAY BE A SEXTORTION VICTIMS TO
CONTACT THEM IMMEDIATELY. WE
WILL GET OUR ONLY CORONAVIRUS
CASE UPDATE OF THE WEEK FROM THE
STATE TODAY. LAST WEEK, CASES
WERE UP JUST A BIT HERE IN
MICHIGAN. ALSO TODAY AS CDC
ADVISORY PANEL WILL MEET TO TALK
ABOUT VACCINES AND BOOSTERS. THE
PANEL WILL TALK ABOUT DEVELOPING
A FRAMEWORK FOR FUTURE DOSES,
FOURTH DOSES OF THE FIGHTER AND
MODERNA SHOTS ARE ALREADY
AVAILABLE FOR OLDER AMERICANS.
BUT THE FDA IS LOOKING INTO THE
CURRENT PRACTICE OF BOOSTING
EVERY SEVERAL MONTHS WITH A MORE
SUSTAINABLE STRATEGY. THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS WAITING
ON A DECISION BY THE CDC ON THE
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION MASK
MANDATE. THE DOJ SAYS IT WILL
APPEAL THE RULING THAT LIFTED
THE MASK REQUIREMENT ONLY IF THE
CDC SAYS THE ORDER IS STILL
REQUIRED FOR PUBLIC HEALTH. IN
THE MEANTIME, PASSENGERS CAN
CONTINUE TO TRAVEL MASCULINE
FEDERAL JUDGE IN FLORIDA THE
OTHER DAY STRUCK DOWN THE
REQUIREMENT, SAYING IT WAS
UNLAWFUL. NOW TO THE WAR IN
UKRAINE. RUSSIAN TROOPS ARE
FLOODING IN EASTERN UKRAINE THE
BEGINNING OF A NEW OFFENSIVE.
MORE THAN FIVE MILLION PEOPLE
HAVE LEFT UKRAINE SINCE THE
INVASION BEGAN IN FEBRUARY.
THINK ABOUT THAT FIVE MILLION
PEOPLE IN TWO MONTHS. 13 MILLION
PEOPLE ARE BELIEVED TO BE
TRAPPED IN WAR TORN AREAS OF
THAT COUNTRY. THE U. S. IS
PREPARING TO SEND MORE WEAPONS
AND AMMUNITION TO HELP UKRAINIAN
FORCES DEFEND THEMSELVES AS BREE
JACKSON REPORTS A NEW MILITARY
AID PACKAGE FOR UKRAINE IS
EXPECTED SOON. ADMINISTRATION
OFFICIALS SAY THE NEW MILITARY
AID PACKAGE WOULD BE SIMILAR TO
THE $800 MILLION PACKAGE
ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK. IT WOULD
ALSO BE CRITICAL TO UKRAINE’S
FIGHT IN THE DONBASS REGION.
FROM THE GROUND AND BY AIR.
RUSSIAN SOLDIERS ARE FLOODING
INTO EASTERN UKRAINE, SETTING UP
FOR A FULL SCALE ASSAULT.
ANOTHER STAGE OF THIS OPERATION
IS BEGINNING IN RESPONSE TO
RUSSIA’S NEW WAVE OF ATTACKS,
PRESIDENT BIDEN IS PLEDGING EVEN
MORE MILITARY AID FOR UKRAINE,
SENDING MORE ARTILLERY TO
UKRAINE. THAT THE PENTAGON SAYS
IT’S WORKING TO GET A SENSE OF
WHAT TO INCLUDE IN A NEW
PACKAGE, BUT SAYS IT WOULD CATER
TOWARDS DEFENDING THE DONBASS
REGION. THEY’RE GOING TO BE
TAILORED BASED ON THE UKRAINIANS
NEEDS IN THE MOMENT AND WHAT
THEIR WHAT THEY MOST REQUIRE AS
SHELLING INCREASES. THE
SECRETARY GENERAL IS CALLING FOR
A FOUR DAY CEASE FIRE THIS WEEK.
TO ALLOW CIVILIAN EVACUATIONS
AND FOR HUMANITARIAN AID TO
REACH HARD HIT AREAS LIKE
MARIUPOL. THE INTENSE
CONCENTRATION OF FORCES AND
FIREPOWER. MAKES THIS BATTLE
INEVITABLY MORE VIOLENT, BLOODY
AND DESTRUCTIVE. US OFFICIALS
WARN THIS NEW PHASE OF ATTACKS
MAY ONLY BE A PRELUDE FOR A
LARGER OFFENSIVE PUTIN HAS
PLANNED MADE IT CLEAR AS DAY AND
NO WORDS ARE GOING TO STOP HIS
TANKS. AT THIS MOMENT. THE US
VOWS TO SEND WEAPONS TO MEET
UKRAINE’S IMMEDIATE AND LONG
TERM NEEDS. AS THE COUNTRY
BRACES FOR WHAT’S NEXT. U S
OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE ALSO
WORKING TO CONVINCE ALLIES TO
SEND MORE ARTILLERY AND MORE
AMMO TO UKRAINE. IN WASHINGTON
ON BRIE JACKSON FOR NBC NEWS.
NEW AT NOON. THE U. S SECRET
SERVICE SHOT AND KILLED IN AN
INTRUDER IN WASHINGTON AT THE
HOME OF THE PERUVIAN AMBASSADOR
TO THE U. S AMBASSADOR A HIS
FAMILY. THEY WERE HOME AT THE
TIME. THOSE FAMILY MEMBERS WHILE
THEY’RE INSIDE HERE, THE
SMASHING OF SEVERAL WINDOWS
THERE. MULTIPLE WINDOWS SMASHED
OUT AT THE RESIDENCE AS THEY’RE
HEARING. THE SMASHING OF THE
WINDOWS MAKE NOTIFICATION TO THE
UNIFORM DIVISION. SECRET SERVICE
POLICE DEPARTMENT. SECRET
SERVICE OFFICERS FOUND THE MAN
IN THE BACK OF THE HOME. HE HAD
A METAL STAKE WITH HIM. OF ALL
THINGS. OFFICERS TRIED USING A
TASER TO DETAIN HIM, BUT THEY
SAY IT DIDN’T APPEAR TO HAVE ANY
EFFECT. SO THEY SHOT THE MAN AND
HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ON SCENE
. HIS IDENTITY HAS NOT BEEN
RELEASED, NOR DO THEY KNOW A
MOTIVE. NETFLIX IS LOSING
SUBSCRIBERS FOR THE FIRST TIME
EVER, AND IT THINKS PEOPLE WHO
SHARE PASSWORDS ARE A HUGE PART
OF THE PROBLEM. POSSIBLE
CRACKDOWN AHEAD AND DETAILS ON A
CHEAPER SUBSCRIPTION OPTION FROM
NETFLIX COMING UP. BUT FIRST,
THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH IS
AT THE CENTER OF A BIG FIGHT IN
FLORIDA, THE ISSUE THAT’S
PITTING THAT STATE’S GOVERNOR
AGAINST DISNEY AND HOW IT COULD