BREAKING NEWS ALERT. WE’RE ACTUALLY FOLLOWING TWO BREAKING STORIES HERE AT NOON IN OAKLAND
COUNTY, FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS
ARE RAIDING A HOME OVER RARE
ARTWORK. BUT WE START IN MACOMB
COUNTY, WHERE THE BODY OF A
WOMAN IS FOUND ON I 94 AT THE
HEIGHT OF THE MORNING RUSH HOUR.
PLEASE SAY THE WOMAN HAS HEAD
TRAUMA. AND RIGHT NOW THEY’RE
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW SHE GOT
THERE. IS OUT LIVE THIS
AFTERNOON, RIGHT THERE AT NINE
MILE IN ST CLAIR SHORES AND
BRING US UP TO SPEED WITH WHAT
YOU’VE LEARNED AT THIS HOUR.
EVROD CASSIMY MICHIGAN STATE
POLICE ARE WORKING TO IDENTIFY
THIS WOMAN AND DETERMINE THE
CAUSE OF DEATH WILL SHOW YOU
VIDEO THAT WAS TAKEN JUST
MOMENTS AGO. MICHIGAN STATE
POLICE DO HAVE THOSE EASTBOUND
LANES AT 94 NEAR NINE MILE
CLOSED RIGHT NOW, WHILE THEY’RE
INVESTIGATING THAT WOMAN’S BODY
HAD THE FREEWAY CLOSED AT
VERNIER TROOPERS ARE WORKING TO
SEE IF THIS WAS THE ACTUAL SCENE
OF A CRIME. OR IF HER DEATH
HAPPENED SOMEWHERE ELSE. WHAT
WAS THE CAUSE OF DEATH AND HER
IDENTITY POLICE SAYING THIS
INVESTIGATION NATION WILL TAKE
SOME TIME. THEY’RE ALSO ASKING
FOR ANYONE WITH INFORMATION OR
WHO MAY HAVE SEEN SOMETHING THAT
HAPPENED OVERNIGHT IN THE AREA
OF 94 8 MILE TO CONTACT CRIME
STOPPERS OR MICHIGAN STATE
POLICE AGAIN THIS AREA EASTBOUND
94, NEAR NINE MILE IN ST CLAIR
SHORES CURRENTLY CLOSED RIGHT
NOW INVESTIGATORS WORKING TO
DETERMINE HOW THIS WOMAN DIED
AND HER IDENTITY OF COURSE, WE
WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE YOU
THROUGHOUT THE DAY REPORTING
LIVE IN ST CLAIR SHORES AND
PRIYA MANN. LOOKING FOR, YOU
KNOW, YOU’LL STAY ON TOP OF IT.
THANK YOU. THE OTHER BREAKING
NEWS STORY THAT WE’RE FOLLOWING
FOR YOU IS OUT OF FRANKLIN THIS
AFTERNOON. WE’RE INVESTIGATORS
HAVE JUST RAIDED A HOME OVER ART
THEFT AND FRAUD. THIS IS ALL
PLAYING OUT ON COLONY HILL RIGHT
NEAR 14, MILES AND INKSTER, AND
THAT’S WHERE A WELL KNOWN LOCAL
ART GALLERY DEALER IS CHARGED
WITH STEALING MORE THAN $1
MILLION WORTH OF ART. LOCAL
FOREST MILANI MALONEY IS LIVE
THERE WITH THE DETAILS. GOOD
MORNING, KIMBERLY. GOOD
AFTERNOON. NOW IT WAS WHAT SEVEN
A.M. WHEN THE FBI A LARGE LINE
OF FBI AGENTS CAME AND RAIDED
THE HOME HERE, THE WOMAN WHO
LIVES HERE AND HAS BEEN ARRESTED
AS WENDY. WHOLE STEAD BEARD NOW
HER DAD RAN A PHOTO GALLERY IN
BIRMINGHAM, AND HE DIED ABOUT
2018 AND THE FBI SAYS THAT SHE
TOOK OVER THAT BUSINESS DURING
COVID, THOUGH SHE CLOSED THE
BUSINESS IN BIRMINGHAM AND
STARTED OPERATING OUT OF HER
HOME HERE IN FRANKLIN. SO LET’S
HEAR WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY ABOUT
WHY THEY RATED THIS HOME. FBI
AGENTS MOVED IN AND OUT OF WENDY
HOLD STEAD BEARDS FRANKLIN HOME
THIS MORNING AFTER ARRESTING HER
FOR MAIL AND WIRE FRAUD, 24 PAGE
CRIMINAL COMPLAINT DOCUMENTS THE
ALLEGED FRAUD EXCEEDING A
MILLION DOLLARS, BUT THE MORE
AUDACIOUS AND ALARMING LENGTH,
THEY SAY, HOLSTERED BEARD WINTER
TO COVER HER CRIMES. THE FBI
CLAIMS HOSTED BEARD DEALT
INVALUABLE FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY
PRINTS ON CONSIGNMENT SELLING
ARTWORK WITHOUT THE OWNER’S
KNOWLEDGE AND KEEPING THE
PROFITS OTHERS THEY SAY SHE SOLD
AND THEN DID NOT DELIVER. BEARDS
VICTIMS ARE TYPICALLY ELDERLY
INDIVIDUALS, AND THEY’RE VERY
WELL KNOWN. ANSEL ADAMS
PHOTOGRAPHS CALLED THE TETONS IN
THE SNAKE RIVER, VALUED AT
NEARLY A MILLION DOLLARS IS ONE
OF THE MANY PICTURES INVOLVED.
THE PICTURE SOLD FOR ABOUT HALF
THE VALUE, AND THE FBI SAYS
HOLSTERED BEER REFUSED TO
CONTACT THE 89 YEAR OLD OWNER
WHEN HE ASKED ABOUT HIS MONEY.
THE FBI INCLUDES EMAILS THAT
BEARD ALLEGEDLY SENT UNDER A
FAKE NAME AND TOLD THE MAN QUOTE
SHE HAS BEEN ON THE TRANSPLANT
LIST FOR QUITE A WHILE. BUT WITH
THIS PROGRESSION. THEY DEEMED IT
NECESSARY TO MOVE HER UP TO
CRITICAL FOR TRANSPLANT.
YESTERDAY A SUCCESSFUL
TRANSPLANTATION WAS PERFORMED.
THEN LATER, AN EMAIL READ. WENDY
BEARD HAD HER DOUBLE LUNG
TRANSPLANT. AND SO THE FBI PUT A
TAIL ON WENDY HOLSTERED BEARD
AND STARTED WATCHING HER, AND
THEY SAY THAT SHE DROVE TO
DOWNTOWN DETROIT AND SHOWED NO
PHYSICAL PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER.
BUT THEN THEY SAY IN ANOTHER
CASE, SHE ACTUALLY TOLD ONE OF
HER ART OWNERS THAT SHE HAD BEEN
IN A COMA FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS
. NOW THEY ARE HERE WORKING TO
TAKE MORE OUT OF PICTURES OUT OF
THE HOUSE. THERE’S GOING TO BE
MUCH MORE TO TALK ABOUT THAT 24
PAGE DOCUMENT HAS MUCH MORE IN
IT, AND WE’LL BRING THAT TO YOU
COMING UP ON LOCAL 4 NEWS. AT
FIVE REPORTING LIVE FROM
FRANKLIN ROD MELONI. VERY
INTERESTING. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU. ROD FOR THAT UPDATE. AND
NOW TO A MAJOR MERGER THAT WILL
CREATE A SUPERMARKET GIANTS.
KROGER IS ACQUIRING ALBERTSONS
IN A DEAL WORTH NEARLY $25
BILLION. IT’S A DEAL THAT WOULD
HELP THEM BETTER COMPETE WITH
GIANTS LIKE WALMART AND AMAZON.
COMBINED THE TWO COMPANIES
EMPLOY MORE THAN 700,000 WORKERS
AT NEARLY 5000 STORES HERE IN
THE US, IT WILL LIKELY GET HEAVY
SCRUTINY FROM FEDERAL REGULATORS
. BUT IF IT’S APPROVED, THIS
DEAL WILL LIKELY CLOSE IN EARLY
2024. WE’RE GONNA HAVE MORE ON
HOW THIS CAN IMPACT YOU,
SHOPPER. COMING UP ON OUR NEWS
AT SIX O’CLOCK. LET’S TURN NOW,
HOWEVER, TO YOUR FOREWARN
WEATHER AS WE TAKE A LIVE LOOK
OUTSIDE AND ARBOR THERE’S BIG.
THERE’S A BIG EVENT HAPPENING
THERE THIS WEEKEND. WE NEED A
GOOD FORECAST FOR BRIAN. I AM
PLANNING TO BE AT THE MICHIGAN
GAME TOMORROW. BIG GAME. YOU ARE
TALKING ABOUT IT ALL MORNING.
MICHIGAN STATE BOTH TEAMS
UNDEFEATED, BUT WHAT WE REALLY
CARE ABOUT. WELL, AT LEAST ME
IS. HOW COLD AM I GONNA BE? IT’S
GONNA BE ON THE CHILLY SIDE OF
THINGS KIM AND EVROD CASSIMY.
AND FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AFTER
THAT, SO YOU’LL NEED THAT LEAST
THE JACKET. IF YOU’RE GOING TO
BE HEADING OUTSIDE PLENTY OF
SUNSHINE AFTER SOME CLOUD COVER
THIS MORNING TOWER CAM FROM
WINDSOR LOOKING ACROSS THE RIVER
, WE’VE GOT BLUE SKIES BUT
TEMPERATURES STILL INTO THE
FORTIES AND FIFTIES. AS WE HEAD
TOWARDS LUNCHTIME 53 RIGHT NOW,
HERE IN DETROIT, 49 OVER AND HOW
, AS WELL AS OVER IN PONTIAC,
CHECKING IN AT 51 RIGHT NOW OVER
AN ADRIAN. THE WINDS HAVE
STARTED A GUST UP A LITTLE BIT.
SUSTAINED 10 TO 15 MILES AN HOUR
ACROSS MOST OF SOUTH EASTERN
MICHIGAN. MOST EVERYBODY UPPER
FORTIES TO LOWER END OF THE
FIFTIES. THANKS TO THAT SUNSHINE
, BUT CLOUD COVER IS OFF TO THE
WEST, SO WE ARE GOING TO SEE AN
INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER,
ESPECIALLY AS WE GO THROUGH THE
EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS TONIGHT, SO WE’RE DRY FOR
THE REST OF THE DAY TODAY.
TEMPERATURE IS HEADING FOR THE
UPPER FIFTIES. RUNNING ABOUT 10
DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE TODAY
BEFORE SOME RAIN MOVES IN LATE
TONIGHT, I’LL BREAK DOWN WHEN
YOU’RE GOING TO NEED THAT
UMBRELLA AND YOUR COMPLETE
FOREWARN FORECAST THAT’S COMING
UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.
ALRIGHT THANKS, BRIAN. AND WE
JUST TOLD YOU ABOUT THAT I 90
FORECLOSURE. BUT THAT WASN’T THE
ONLY PROBLEM. WE HAD THIS
MORNING CRASH. SHUT DOWN! I 2 75
IN LIVONIA FOR MUCH OF THE
MORNING. SKY FOUR WAS OVER THE
SCENE ON THE NORTHBOUND LANES
RIGHT? NEAR SEVEN MILE. WE’RE
STILL WORKING TO FIND OUT WHAT
HAPPENED HERE. AND IF ANYONE WAS
HURT, WE’RE GOING TO LET YOU
KNOW WHEN WE KNOW MORE. WELL,
THERE’S NEW INFORMATION THIS
AFTERNOON ABOUT THAT DEADLY
SHOOTING SPREE IN NORTH CAROLINA
AS POLICE CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR
A MOTIVE. YES, PLEASE SAY A 15
YEAR OLD BOY STARTED SHOOTING IN
THE STREETS OF RALLY
NEIGHBORHOOD, THEN CONTINUED ON
TO A WALKING TRAIL. FIVE PEOPLE
WERE KILLED, INCLUDING AN OFF
DUTY POLICE OFFICER AND A 16
YEAR OLD BOY. ALEXANDER IS IN
RALEIGH WITH THE LATEST. WELL,
THE GOVERNOR OF NORTH CAROLINA
CALLED THIS QUITE SIMPLY THE
NIGHTMARE OF EVERY COMMUNITY.
FIVE PEOPLE KILLED, TWO MORE
INJURED AND A MANHUNT THAT
SPANNED HOURS THIS MORNING. NOW
WE’RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE
ALLEGED SHOOTER. POLICE SAY THAT
HE IS JUST 15 YEARS OLD WHITE
MALE WHO IS STILL BEING TREATED
AT THIS HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL
CONDITION. WE’RE ALSO LEARNING
SOME MORE ABOUT THE VICTIMS THAT
HE LEFT IN HIS WAKE, THE
YOUNGEST OF THEM JUST 16 YEARS
OLD. WE’RE ALSO LEARNING MORE
ABOUT THAT POLICE OFFICER AMONG
THE DEAD AT 29 YEAR OLD OFFICER
WHO OFFICIALS SAY WAS ON HIS WAY
TO WORK. THERE WAS A SECOND
OFFICER WHO WAS ALSO SHOT IN HIS
LEG. FORTUNATELY THAT OFFICER
HAS BEEN TREATED AND RELEASED.
BUT ALL OF THIS COMES AFTER THE
ALLEGED GUNMAN LED POLICE
ESSENTIALLY ON A MANHUNT FOR
SEVERAL HOURS. IT WAS FOUR HOURS
AFTER THE SHOOTINGS FIRST BEGAN
THAT HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.
OFFICERS BROUGHT OUT SEARCH DOGS
. HELICOPTERS TOLD PEOPLE TO
SHELTER IN THEIR HOMES STAY IN
PLACE, DIVERTED TRAFFIC UNTIL
THEY WERE ABLE TO TAKE HIM INTO
CUSTODY. AND AGAIN, WE’RE STILL
WAITING TO LEARN MORE UPDATES,
ESPECIALLY ABOUT WHAT LED UP TO
THE SHOOTING. POLICE STILL ARE
NOT SAYING WHETHER THESE PEOPLE
WERE TARGETED OR WHETHER THEY
WERE SHOT COMPLETELY AT RANDOM.
BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU, BLAINE AND THE VICTIMS AND
THAT SHOOTING RANGE IN AGE FROM
16 TO 52. LET’S TURN TO DECISION
2022. NOW REACTIONS COME AGAIN
AFTER THE FIRST DEBATE BETWEEN
MICHIGAN’S CANDIDATES FOR
GOVERNOR GOVERNOR GRETCHEN
WHITMER AND TUTOR DIXON THEY
SQUARED OFF IN GRAND RAPIDS LAST
NIGHT, TACKLING A NUMBER OF
TOPICS LIKE ABORTION AND GAS
PRICES ARE NICK MONACELLI HAS A
LOOK AT THE KEY ISSUES. FOR MANY
OF YOU. IT’S THE FIRST TIME
YOU’RE HEARING FROM ME DIRECTLY.
DIXON’S CAMPAIGN HAS NOT BEEN
ABLE TO FUNDRAISE AND IS THAT A
SERIOUS CASH DISADVANTAGE VERSUS
GOVERNOR WHITMER? LAST NIGHT WAS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE
HERSELF AND SHE DID EXTREMELY
WELL PREPARED IN ON THE ATTACK
FOR THE ENTIRE HOUR. IN HER
FIRST ANSWER, SHE’S ALREADY
BEING DISHONEST. THIS IS
OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE A THEME
FOR THE NIGHT. I THINK IT’S
REALLY IRONIC WHEN MRS DICKSON
STANDS HERE AND SAYS THAT SHE
WILL ACCEPT THE VOTE, THE WILL
OF THE PEOPLE THIS IS A
CANDIDATE WHO STILL DENIES THE
OUTCOME OF THE 2020 ELECTION.
THIS IS A CANDIDATE WHO WILL NOT
PLEDGE TO ACCEPT THE OUTCOME OF
THE NOVEMBER 8TH ELECTION BACK
AND FORTH ALL NIGHTS LOBBYING
HAYMAKERS DEBACLE TO HAVE $8.5
BILLION FRAUDULENTLY SENT OUT
NOW I’VE GOT PEOPLE BRINGING
BILLS FROM THE STATE UP TO ME,
BEGGING ME TO FORGIVE THE
UNEMPLOYMENT THAT SHE’S TRYING
TO GET OUT BACK. SHE IS TOO
DANGEROUS AND TOO OUT OF TOUCH
TO BE TRUSTED WITH PROTECTING
OUR KIDS. SHE’LL PUT THE SECOND
AMENDMENT BEFORE SECOND GRADERS
EVERY TIME WE CANNOT LET THAT
HAPPEN BECAUSE WE KNOW THE
GOVERNOR CAME OUT AND SAID THAT
SHE SUPPORTS THE SPIRIT OF
DEFUND THE POLICE. IN FACT, WE
KNOW THAT WHEN WE WERE ALL
LOCKED DOWN, SHE WENT OUT AND
MARCHED WITH FOLKS WHO HELD UP
SIGNS THAT SAID, DEFUND THE
POLICE. MY OPPONENT IS LONG ON
RHETORIC AND SHORT ON FACTS, AND
THAT’S OKAY. I GOTTA TELL YOU AS
A FORMER PROSECUTOR, I HAVE SAT
WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT. I HAVE
WORKED ARM IN ARM WITH THEM, AND
THAT’S WHY THE BUDGETS THAT I
HAVE WRITTEN HAVE BEEN FOCUSED
ON SUPPORTING NICK MONACELLI
LOCAL 4 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NICK. NOW IS A PERFECT TIME FOR
YOU TO GET FAMILIAR WITH SOME OF
THE ISSUES THAT ARE AT ISSUE
HERE IN THIS ELECTION RIGHT NOW,
ON CLICKONDETROIT.COM WE HAVE A
COMPLETE VOTER GUIDE FOR YOU. IT
HAS THE CRITICAL INFORMATION ON
THE LOCAL RACES, BALLOT
PROPOSALS AND KEY VOTING
DEADLINES AS WELL. YOU CAN FIND
IT RIGHT THERE ON THE ELECTIONS
PAGE. THERE’S A LOT MORE TO COME
HERE ON LOCAL 4 NEWS AHEAD AT
NOON, HANK WINCHESTER IS IN
LIVONIA AND HE WANTS TO HEAR
FROM YOU. HEY, HANK. MORNING.
GOOD AFTERNOON. HEY. KIM NEVER
HAD GOOD AFTERNOON EFFECT THAT
JUST ORDERED LUNCH. WE’RE PAST
THE NOON HOUR, RIGHT? WE’RE HERE
AT THOMPSON’S FAMILY DINING IN
LIVONIA. IT’S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
ME TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM YOU.
THE VIEWERS. THIS IS OUR HEAR ME