ALL. LET’S TAKE A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE FROM OUR WINDSOR SKY CAM. BEAUTIFUL DAY. IT’S ALL
CLEAR FOR NOW, BUT WE’VE GOT A
FRESH ROUND OF RAIN AND SNOW ON
THE WAY. BUT ONCE WE’RE DONE
WITH THAT BEFORE WORN WEATHER
TEAM TRACKING TEMPERATURES IN
THE MID FIFTIES FOR TOMORROW
AFTERNOON, WE HAVE BEEN ON A
ROLLER COASTER RIDE OVER THIS
PAST WEEK OR SO IT’S NOT SLOWING
DOWN BECAUSE THERE’S EVEN MORE
FUN AHEAD. GOOD TO HAVE YOU WITH
US. I’M DEVIN SCILLIAN KIMBERLY
GILL. WE WANT TO START THINGS
OFF TONIGHT WITH KIM ADAMS AND
THE FORECAST. HI KIM. DON’T LIKE
ROLLER COASTERS. I WOULD LOVE TO
BE A LITTLE SMOOTH FOR A WHILE.
BUT NO, WE’RE GONNA HAVE A LOT
OF UPS AND DOWNS THIS WEEK 47
DEGREES RIGHT NOW, LET’S ENJOY
WHAT WE HAVE, BECAUSE IT’S
BEAUTIFUL. OUTSIDE YOU SAW THAT
SUNSHINE. IT’S 48 DOWNTOWN,
LITTLE BIT COOLER UP TO THE
NORTH AND PORT HURON LAGGING
BEHIND IN THE UPPER THIRTIES 43
AMOUNT CLEMENS 42 IN PONTIAC 47
OVER IN ANN ARBOR IF IT FEELS
WARMER THAN IT DID YESTERDAY.
THAT’S BECAUSE IT IS BY ABOUT 10
TO 15 DEGREES 10 DEGREES WARMER
RIGHT NOW THAN IT WAS AT THE
SAME TIME YESTERDAY IN PONTIAC
AND 13 DEGREES WARMER IN THE
CITY METRO AND ALSO IN ANN ARBOR
. MY PICK OF THE DAY COMES TO US
FROM DETROIT AND HOLLY AND I DOG
WALK. IT’S BEAUTIFUL THIS
AFTERNOON ALL OVER METRO TO
TRADE A GREAT DAY TO GET OUT
THERE AND WALK THE DOG TOMORROW
IN THE MORNING. WE ARE EXPECTING
A VERY LIGHT IN THE KEYWORD
THERE LIGHT WINTRY MIX. NOW WE
HAVE WARM SURFACE TEMPS BECAUSE
WE HAD THE WARM AIR TODAY, PLUS
THE SUNSHINE. SO THAT’S GOING TO
HELP ANYTHING THAT FALLS
TOMORROW. THE RAIN SNOW MIX WILL
QUICKLY MELT AWAY AS HIGH AS GET
INTO THE LOW TO MID FIFTIES. BUT
WE ARE VERY CLOSELY TRACKING A
STORM FOR THE END OF THE WEEK,
AND I’LL HAVE MORE ON THAT
COMING UP IN THE FORECAST. OKAY
KIM, THANK YOU TONIGHT FAMILIES
WHO’VE BEEN LIVING IN THE DARK
FOR THE PAST SIX DAYS HAVE SOME
SERIOUS QUESTIONS FOR DTE COMES
THE COMPANY SAYS 27,000 PEOPLE
STILL NOT BACK ONLINE. A LOT OF
THEM BEEN DEALING WITH THAT FOR
DAYS ARE CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR
HANK WINCHESTER LIVE IN WEST
BLOOMFIELD, SIX DAYS WITHOUT
POWER. UH MISERABLE AND
EXPENSIVE. FRANK HANK DEVIN. I
MEAN, YOU CERTAINLY FEEL FOR
THOSE THAT ARE STILL DEALING
WITH THESE OUTAGES. WE’VE BEEN
ASKING PEOPLE. WHAT DO YOU WANT
TO KNOW? FROM DTE THE NUMBER ONE
QUESTION IS WHAT’S BEING DONE TO
PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING
AGAIN. WHILE A LOT OF IT HAS TO
DO WITH TREE TRIMMING. I MEAN,
THAT REALLY WAS THE BIG PROBLEM
LAST WEEK, A LOT OF THOSE TREES
BRINGING DOWN POWER LINES, SO
DTE STEPPING UP THOSE EFFORTS
RIGHT NOW, AS YOU MENTIONED THE
MAJORITY OF CUSTOMERS BACK
ONLINE, BUT FOR THOSE IN THE
DARK, AND IT IS A REAL STRUGGLE.
THANK YOU GIVE US A TIME, BUT WE
HAVE LITERALLY HAVE NO ESTIMATE
AND EVEN WHEN ANYONE WILL COME
OUT TO LOOK AT THE EQUIPMENT
DAMAGE OR THE DOWNED WIRE FROM
WATERFORD TOWNSHIP WHERE THE
POWER IN THIS HOME IS STILL OUT,
AND A WIRE IN THE BACKYARD IS
HANGING DANGEROUSLY LOW. PRETTY
MUCH THIS BUSH IS THE ONLY THING
HOLDING IT UP NOW OVER THE WEST
BLOOMFIELD, WHERE THIS GENERATOR
SAVED BERT GREEN’S FAMILY DURING
THE LAST SIX DAYS WHEN THEY WERE
WITHOUT POWER. I WANT TO THANK
THE LINE PEOPLE IN THE WORKERS
THAT ACTUALLY REPAIRED IT TODAY,
BUT THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE THERE
OUTAGE SERVICE. THEIR APP HAS
ALL BEEN TERRIBLE. HIS HOME JUST
GOT POWERED UP. A FEW HOURS AGO
. WE KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE HAD
QUESTIONS, SO WE ASKED DTE THE
FOUR MOST COMMON QUESTIONS HELP
ME HANK HIS RECEIVED DURING THE
LAST FEW DAYS. NUMBER ONE.
WHAT’S BEING DONE TO PREVENT
THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN? DTE
SAYING IT’S INVESTED MORE THAN
ONE BILLION IN ITS ELECTRIC GRID
PROGRAM OVER THE LAST YEAR
ALONE. TREE TRIMMING PROGRAMS
EXPANDING, BUT DTE SAYS BECAUSE
OF SEVERE WEATHER EVENTS LIKE
THIS ONE, THE COMPANY MUST
CONTINUE HARDENING AND
MODERNIZING OUR SYSTEM. QUESTION
NUMBER TWO. I SPENT HUNDREDS ON
HOTELS AND FOOD IN DT IS ONLY
GIVING ME A $35 CREDIT. WHY
CAN’T YOU REIMBURSE ME FOR MY
TOTAL LOSSES? DTE SAYING WE KNOW
THAT WE CANNOT MAKE UP FOR THE
INCONVENIENCE THE STORM HAS
CAUSED DUE TO THE WIDESPREAD
IMPACT OF THE STORM DT WILL
VOLUNTARILY APPLYING OUTAGE
CREDIT $35 FOR QUALIFYING
CUSTOMERS. DT WOULD NOT
ELABORATE ON WHY IT’S CAPPED AT
35. I’M STILL WITHOUT POWER.
WHAT SHOULD I DO? DTE SAYS THEY
ENCOURAGE ALL CUSTOMERS TO STAY
SAFE AND CHECK THE OUTAGE CENTER
FOR UPDATED RESTORATION
ESTIMATES. AND FINALLY, ANOTHER
POPULAR QUESTION IS DTE RAISING
RATES AGAIN? THE ANSWER WHEN IT
COMES TO BASE RATES. DTS
ELECTRIC COMPANY INTENTIONALLY
DID NOT REQUEST A BASE RATE
INCREASED DURING THE COVID
PANDEMIC. OVER THE SAME PERIOD
SINCE 2022. THE COMPANY INVESTED
MORE THAN EIGHT BILLION IN THE
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT GENERATES
AND TRANSMITS ELECTRICITY TO 2.3
MILLION HOUSEHOLDS. BACK OUT
HERE LIVE SO DT A LITTLE VAGUE
THERE. I MEAN, SAYING RATES WERE
NOT RAISED DURING THE PANDEMIC,
BUT UNCLEAR WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN
THE FUTURE. LISTEN, THIS WAS A
BIG WEATHER EVENT LAST WEEK AT
THIS TIME, MORE THAN 600,000
PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER THAT’S NOT
DOWN TO ABOUT 25 30,000. BUT WE
KNOW FOR THOSE OF YOU STILL
DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE. IT IS
FRUSTRATING. THE BEST ADVICE IS
DTE SAID STATE GLUED TO THE APP
. IF YOU CAN, IF YOUR PHONE IS
POWERED UP AND MAKE SURE DTE IS
AWARE OF THE ISSUE. WE’RE LIVE
HERE TONIGHT IN WEST BLOOMFIELD
. HANK WINCHESTER. HELP ME HANK
BACK TO YOU. AS FOR THAT $35
CREDIT YOU MENTIONED FOR
QUALIFYING CUSTOMERS. WHAT DO
PEOPLE HAVE TO DO TO GET THAT?
YEAH DEVANANDA DTS MAKING IT
EASIER AND PEOPLE THIS TIME
AROUND. IF YOU DO QUALIFY, AND
IT’S BASED ON HOW LONG YOU’RE IN
THE DARK, YOU WILL RECEIVE AN
AUTOMATIC CREDIT. YOU DON’T HAVE
TO GO ONLINE LIKE YOU’VE HAD TO
IN THE PAST. ASK FOR THAT CREDIT
THIS TIME IT GOES RIGHT TO YOU
DIRECTLY BACK TO KEEP FOLLOWING
THAT FRONT. ALRIGHT HANK. OTHER
NEWS TONIGHT. THE YOUTH HOCKEY
DOCTOR FACING MORE THAN TWO
DOZEN COUNTS OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL
CONDUCT WAS BACK IN FRONT OF THE
METRO DETROIT JUDGE TODAY. DR V
. LOVREN WAS INITIALLY CHARGED
IN JUST ONE CASE. BACK IN
OCTOBER. AND THEN MORE ACCUSERS
STARTED TO COME FORWARD
JACQUELINE FRANCIS WAS AT
TODAY’S HEARING. JACQUELINE
LEVERAGING HAS A CONNECTION TO
THE JUDGE IN THIS CASE. KIMBERLY
AND DEVIN. THAT’S RIGHT IN COURT
TODAY, THE JUDGE SAID HE AND THE
DEFENDANT GO BACK 18 YEARS,
KNOWING ONE ANOTHER THROUGH NONE
OTHER THAN YOUTH HOCKEY. HOWEVER
HE IS GOING TO BE STAYING ON THE
CASE AS THE CHARGES BEGIN
STACKING UP. BY FOLLOWING THE
MATTERS OF PEOPLE, THIS IS RIGHT
IN THE COURTROOM TODAY, ZVI
LEVERAGE IN KNOWN AS THE HOCKEY
DOC PLED NOT GUILTY TO THE
LATEST FOUR CHARGES AGAINST HIM
, INCLUDING TWO COUNTS OF THIRD
DEGREE CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT
AND TWO COUNTS IN THE FOURTH
DEGREE. AFTER TODAY’S
ARRAIGNMENT, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
CHARGES AGAINST THE FARMINGTON
HILLS UROLOGIST COMES TO 31
MOST, IF NOT ALL OF THE VICTIMS
ARE CONNECTED TO YOUTH HOCKEY
ORGANIZATIONS HAS WORKED WITH A
NUMBER OF TEAMS OVER THE YEARS,
INCLUDING NOVI HIGH SCHOOL,
FARMINGTON, UNITED HOCKEY AND ST
MARY’S PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL
IN WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP. IN
THE COURTROOM, JUDGE JAMES BRADY
WENT ON THE RECORD ABOUT HIS OWN
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DEFENDANT
, SAYING HE TOO KNOWS LEVERENZ
THROUGH YOUTH HOCKEY. I DO KNOW
THE DEFENDANT. I’VE KNOWN HIM
FOR ABOUT 18 YEARS. I WILL SEE
YOU, MR PRESIDENT FOR THREE
YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY
TEAM. MY SON PLAYED THERE. MY
NEPHEW PLAYED ANOTHER HIGH
SCHOOL TEAM THAT HE WAS
AFFILIATED WITH. DEFENDANTS
ACTUALLY TAKING STITCHES OUT OF
MY FACE FROM A PARK AT HIS HOUSE
, DESPITE THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT
OF INTEREST, ATTORNEYS ON BOTH
SIDES SAY THEY HAVE NO PROBLEM
WITH BRADY STAYING ON THE CASE.
11 WILL BE BACK IN COURT IN
APRIL. IN THE MEANTIME, HE
REMAINS BEHIND BARS AT THE
OAKLAND COUNTY JAIL REPORTING
LIVE TONIGHT. JACQUELINE FRANCIS
LOCAL 4. OKAY, JACQUELINE,
THANKS LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE
NEW CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS FOR THE
WEAK STATE IS REPORTING 7400 AND
83 NEW CASES OVER THE PAST SEVEN
DAYS. THAT’S UP FROM LAST WEEK
AND AVERAGES OUT TO A LITTLE
MORE THAN 1000 CASES PER DAY.
139 NEW COVID DEATHS HAVE ALSO
BEEN REPORTED OVER THAT SAME
TIME PERIOD. SUPREME COURT
HEARING ORAL ARGUMENTS IN CASES
THAT CHALLENGE PRESIDENT BIDEN’S
PLAN TO FORGIVE UP TO $20,000 IN
STUDENT LOAN DEBT OWED BY TENS
OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS. 26
MILLION PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY
APPLIED FOR THAT RELIEF. BUT THE
PLAN HAS BEEN TIED UP IN THE
COURTS, THANKS TO A CHALLENGE
FROM STATES. ALICE BARR IS IN
WASHINGTON WITH MORE ALICE.
DE’VEON THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
. STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS PLANS
HAVE BECOME A POLITICAL
FLASHPOINT, WHILE MILLIONS OF
AMERICANS ARE LEFT WAITING FOR
ANSWERS THAT COULD RESHAPE THEIR
ECONOMIC FUTURES. PASSIONATE
PROTEST OUTSIDE THE SUPREME
COURT TODAY AS JUSTICES HEAR
ARGUMENTS OVER WHETHER THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION CAN MOVE FORWARD
WITH PLANS TO FORGIVE UP TO
$20,000 IN STUDENT LOAN DEBT FOR
LOWER INCOME BORROWERS. FOR US.
THIS IS THE FIGHT FOR OUR LIVES.
AND THIS IS THE FIGHT FOR OUR
FUTURE ADMINISTRATION SAYS MORE
THAN 40 MILLION AMERICANS ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR RELIEF. 26 MILLION
HAVE ALREADY APPLIED, BUT SIX
REPUBLICAN LED STATES FILED SUIT
TO BLOCK THE PROGRAM, ARGUING
THAT FEDERAL AGENCIES CANNOT PUT
IN PLACE SWEEPING NEW POLICIES
WITH A SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC
IMPACT WITHOUT CONGRESS SIGNING
OFF. JUSTICES IN THE COURT’S
CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY ZEROING IN
ON THAT POINT WE TAKE VERY
SERIOUSLY THE IDEA OF SEPARATION
OF POWERS ALSO QUESTIONING
WHETHER THE POLICY IS FAIR TO
OTHER AMERICANS, FOR EXAMPLE,
PEOPLE WHO HAVE PAID THEIR LOANS
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION,
ARGUING THE PLAN FALLS UNDER A
2003 LAW THAT ALLOWS FOR STUDENT
LOAN RELIEF WHEN THERE IS A
NATIONAL EMERGENCY. THE
ADMINISTRATION AND ADVOCATES SAY
THE COVID PANDEMIC APPLIES.
EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT COVID.
THAT’S SMALL BUSINESSES GOT BIG
BUSINESSES GOT THE STATES DIDN’T
SUE. WHY ARE THEY SUING ABOUT
INDIVIDUALS WHO REALLY NEED IT?
LIBERAL LEANING JUSTICES TODAY
QUESTIONING WHETHER THE
CHALLENGERS HAVE LEGAL STANDING
TO SUE. THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SUING
HAVE TO SHOW THEY’VE BEEN
INJURED AND THE SIX STATES
REALLY HAVE NOT BEEN INJURED
HERE, ANALYSTS SAY. THAT IS THE
ADMINISTRATION’S BEST HOPE FOR
PRESERVING THE POLICY. THE
NATIONAL COVID EMERGENCY IS
EXPECTED TO END IN MAY. BUT THE
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SAYS THAT
ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES WILL
PERSIST FOR PEOPLE WHO FELL
BEHIND. THE HIGH COURT IS
EXPECTED TO RULE IN THIS CASE BY
LATE JUNE. IN WASHINGTON, ALICE
BAR LOCAL 4 ALRIGHT, ALICE, SO
STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS ARE
EXPECTED TO RESUME EITHER 60
DAYS AFTER THE SUPREME COURT
ISSUES THE DECISION ON THIS
RELIEF PROGRAM OR 60, DAYS AFTER