IT’S A DEADLY ACCIDENT IN DEARBORN, THE TOPS OUR NEWS AT NOON EASTBOUND MICHIGAN AVENUE
SHUT DOWN AT GULLY ROAD AFTER
THAT CRASH THAT KILLED ONE
PERSON. POLICE ARE SAYING A
SPEEDING DRIVER REFUSED TO PULL
OVER FOR WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF’S
DEPUTY AROUND 8 40 THIS MORNING
CAN SEE OFFICERS OUT WITH
CANINES SEARCHING THAT WAS THEY
WERE SEARCHING FOR THE DRIVER
WHO CONTINUE TO EASTBOUND AT THE
INTERSECTION OF MICHIGAN AND
GULLY, HIT A VEHICLE AND KILLED
THE PERSON INSIDE. THE DRIVER OF
THE SUSPECT VEHICLE RAN FROM THE
SCENE ON FOOT. DEARBORN POLICE
SET UP A PERIMETER AND WERE ABLE
TO ARREST HIM WITHOUT FURTHER
INCIDENT. HE IS IN THE HOSPITAL
NOW WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE
RESULT IS A LOSS OF LIFE TODAY,
AND THAT’S NOT ACCEPTABLE AND
YOU KNOW WE ARE GOING TO CONDUCT
A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION TO
RESOLVE THIS, AS YOU CAN SEE.
MICHIGAN GOALIE IS STILL
CURRENTLY CLOSED. WE’RE ASKING
DRIVERS TO PLEASE AVOID THIS
AREA TO ALLOW OUR OFFICERS TO
CONDUCT INVESTIGATION AND SEEK
AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. WE WILL HAVE
THE INTERSECTION OPEN AS QUICKLY
AS POSSIBLE. AND EVEN THOUGH
THAT BEGAN WITH WAYNE COUNTY
SHERIFF’S, UH DEPUTY VEHICLE
CHASE, YOU CAN SEE DEARBORN
POLICE LEADING THAT
INVESTIGATION WILL, OF COURSE,
LET YOU KNOW WHEN EASTBOUND
MICHIGAN AVENUE REOPENS THERE AT
GULLY. OUR OTHER BIG STORY HERE
AT NOON THE RUSH TO GET BACK ON
SCHEDULE AT DETROIT METRO
AIRPORT TODAY AS MANY COME HOME
OR LEAVE TOWN AFTER CHRISTMAS.
THE ISSUES HAVE MORE TO DO WITH
LUGGAGE THAN THE FLIGHTS
THEMSELVES. LET’S BRING IN
NICK MONACELLI HAS BEEN KEEPING
AN EYE ON THIS ALL MORNING LONG
AND HE’S LIVE WITH THE WAY
THINGS ARE GOING. HOW’S IT
GOING, NICK? A JASON. GOOD
AFTERNOON TO YOU KNOW, I’D LIKE
TO TELL YOU THAT EVERYTHING IS
FANTASTIC, BUT I WOULDN’T WANT
TO LIE TO YOU. NOW IT IS A WHOLE
LOT BETTER THAN IT HAS BEEN THE
PAST COUPLE OF DAYS WITH THE
DOMINO EFFECT OF THESE DELAYS,
JUST GOING AND GOING AND GOING,
BUT WE’VE BEEN KEEPING AN EYE ON
THE LINES AND THE CANCELATIONS
WHICH RIGHT NOW SITS AT 49, SO
NOT TOO BAD, BUT THE LUGGAGE AS
YOU MENTIONED IS THE REAL
PROBLEM THAT IS JUST PILING UP
DOWNSTAIRS. THEY CANCELED OUR
FLIGHT, AND THEY SAID THEY CAN’T
HELP US. SO NOW THIS IS THE
SECOND OR THIRD OR FOURTH TIME
TRYING TO GET OUT OF HERE SECOND
TIME. SO THIS IS THIS IS THE
DELTA’S REDO TWO DAYS LATER, YOU
TRYING TO GO TO ALBANY. WHAT DO
YOU THINK YOU’RE GOING TO GO?
HOPEFULLY NOT HOME. THE MORNING
. RUSSIA DT W WAS A MIXED BAG OF
TRAVELERS TRYING TO TRAVEL AGAIN
AFTER SETBACKS AND DELAYS AND
OTHER HAPPY JETSETTERS WHO
DIDN’T HAVE A SINGLE PROBLEM.
YOU DECIDED TO TAKE YOUR FIRST
TRIP INTO LITTLE ONES A DAY
AFTER CHRISTMAS, ALL THE WAY TO
ALABAMA WITH A LAYOVER IN
ATLANTA. GLUTTON FOR PUNISHMENT
WE’RE GONNA SEE, BUT HE’S HE’S
REMOVING QUICK, SO WE’RE HOPEFUL
CANCELED, NOT BECAME BETTER NOT
BE CANCELED. THINGS ARE NOT
NORTH. UM ALLOW AT METRO AIRPORT
, BUT THEY ARE GETTING THERE AS
THE DEPARTURE BOARD SHOWS. FOR A
FEW CANCELATIONS THAT WE’VE SEEN
IN THE PAST FEW DAYS. HOWEVER
THE DOMINO EFFECT OF THE STORM
IS STILL IN FULL EFFECT. LUGGAGE
DELAYS ARE THE REAL FRUSTRATION
AS SUITCASES PILE UP. AIRLINE
WORKERS ARE TRYING TO CATCH UP.
SOME TRAVELERS HAVE GONE DAYS
WITHOUT THEIR LUGGAGE. BUT FOR
THOSE FINALLY FLYING OUT THEY
ARE LOOKING AT THE BRIGHT SIDE
HERE SINCE FOUR O’CLOCK
YESTERDAY, CHRISTMAS I AM AND
I’M JUST NOT GETTING OUT TODAY.
YOU THINK I’D BETTER GET OUT OF
HERE TODAY? TOMORROW IS MY
BIRTHDAY, SO I BETTER GET OUT
HERE TODAY. YOU DON’T WANNA MESS
WITH HER. SHE BETTER GET OUT OF
HERE TODAY. THOSE WITH THE
AIRLINES TELL US THAT WE SHOULD
EXPECT THINGS TO STABILIZE AND
REALLY GO BACK TO NORMAL WITHIN
THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. THE
LINES BEHIND ME. YOU CAN SEE
THEY’RE KIND OF THERE, BUT THIS
IS KIND OF NORMAL FOR MONDAY
AFTER THE HOLIDAY, THE WEATHER
REALLY ISN’T AFFECTING THAT
MUCH. THOSE WHO DO HAVE FLIGHTS
CANCELED BOTH AND SAW THE ALERTS
OR THE TEXT ON THEIR PHONE AND
HAVEN’T BEEN HERE TODAY. THE
OTHER THING TO JASON IS THAT
THAT LUGGAGE IS A REAL PROBLEM
WITH THOSE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHERE THEIR SUITCASE MIGHT BE.
WORKERS ARE TELLING ME THAT
ALLOW THE ISSUES ARE JUST
STAFFING. THEY WEREN’T OR DIDN’T
HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE HERE TO TAKE
CARE OF ALL THOSE CANCELATIONS
AND THAT INFLUX OF LUGGAGE
COMING BACK OFF OF THOSE PLANES
, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO THEM
YOU KNOW THE STORM WAS COMING.
WE’VE BEEN TELLING YOU FOR A
COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEY JUST
WEREN’T PREPARED. YEAH. JUST
QUITE A SIGHT, NICK. TO SEE ALL
THAT BAGGAGE AROUND THE BAGGAGE
CAROUSEL LIKE THAT. AND OF
COURSE, LIKE YOU SAID THIS
MORNING. THAT’S EVERY ONE OF
THOSE BAGS COMES WITH SOMEBODY
WHO’S EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED.
ALRIGHT, NOW WE APPRECIATE IT.
AH TIME NOW TO CHECK THE
FORECAST, WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO A
LOT OF THOSE CANCELATIONS
EARLIER, BUT PAUL, WE’RE KIND OF
PUSHING THROUGH A LOT OF THAT
AND GETTING TO SOME WARMER
TEMPERATURES HERE, AND THINGS
ARE PRETTY QUIET RIGHT NOW.
WE’RE MOSTLY DRY HERE. AS YOU
CAN SEE AN EXACT TRACK 40 RADAR.
WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF
ACTIVITY DOWN TO THE SOUTH HERE.
WE’LL ZOOM IN ON THAT. WE’RE
TALKING ABOUT MONROE COUNTY
HERE, AND THIS IS VERY LIGHT.
THIS STUFF IS SOME OF IT’S NOT
EVEN REACHING THE GROUND.
LAMBERTVILLE THERE’S AN AIRPORT
RIGHT HERE. THEY’RE NOT EVEN
REPORTING SNOW AT THE TOP OF
THIS HOUR, SO A LOT OF THIS IS
NOT REACHING GROUND. MAYBE SOME
OF THIS STUFF JUST BACK TO THE
NORTHWEST OF THAT FLURRY BATCH.
MAYBE SOME OF THIS IS REACHING
THE GROUND VERY LIGHTLY, BUT
THERE’S REALLY NOT A WHOLE LOT
GOING ON IN THE AREA. RIGHT NOW.
TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE TEENS TO
AROUND 20 LOOK AT THAT 20 RIGHT
NOW. OVER AT CITY AIRPORT,
DETROIT 21 OVER IN PORT HURON
AND ALSO 20 IN LAPEER WINDCHILLS
RIGHT NOW ARE GENERALLY NOT FAR
FROM 10 DEGREES. SO THAT’S A LOT
BETTER THAN WHAT WE JUST CAME
THROUGH THIS PAST WEEKEND.
REMEMBER THAT 10 BELOW 20 BELOW
STUFF? WELL NONE OF THAT. ALL
RIGHT, SO GETTING UP TO THE LOW
TWENTIES, PROBABLY FOR THIS
AFTERNOON AGAIN, A LOT OF CLOUDS
AND WE HAVE AGAIN THOSE TWO
FLURRIES OR OCCASIONAL LIGHT
SNOW SHOWERS, BUT NOTHING THAT’S
GOING TO CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS.
DON’T FORGET THE FOREWARN
WEATHER APP IS THE NATION’S BEST
WEATHER APP. AND REMEMBER, WE
CREATED OURSELVES HERE IN THE
BUILDING. WE DIDN’T BUY AN APP.
WE MADE IT. IT’S FAST. IT’S EASY
, REAL TIME RADAR FUTURE CAST.
WE EVEN HAVE TROPICAL STUFF AND
EARTHQUAKES ON THEIR REALLY COOL
STUFF FREE. JUST GO TO THE APP
STORE SEARCH UNDER WDIV’S JASON
WITH WEATHER THE REALLY TAKING A
TOLL IN NEW YORK STATE. JUST
LOOK AT THESE CONDITIONS,
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THAT HAVE
NOW KILLED 25 PEOPLE IN THE
BUFFALO AREA. SOME AREAS GOT AS
MUCH AS 43 INCHES OF SNOW AND
WHAT’S BEING CALLED THE WORST
BLIZZARD TO HIT WESTERN NEW YORK
IN 45 YEARS. SOME OF THE PEOPLE
WHO DIED WE’RE ACTUALLY FOUND
TRAPPED IN THEIR CARS. AND IT’S
A RACE AGAINST TIME NOW THE
NATIONAL GUARD BEING CALLED IN
BECAUSE YURI COUNTY IN NEW YORK
THEY’RE EXPECTING ANOTHER 8 TO
12 INCHES OF SNOW BY MIDDAY
TOMORROW. VERY FEW DETAILS ON A
DEADLY CHRISTMAS DAY SHOOTING
AVAILABLE NEAR FINKLE STREET AND
SHAPE OR HIGHWAY. IT HAPPENED
AROUND 1 30 SUNDAY AFTERNOON
WHEN POLICE DISCOVERED THE
VICTIM SHOT DEAD AT THE SCENE OR
WORKING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT A
SUSPECT AND A POSSIBLE MOTIVE.
WE COULD LEARN MORE TODAY ABOUT
AN INTENSE EIGHT HOUR STANDOFF
IN DETROIT THAT CAME TO A
PEACEFUL END ON CHRISTMAS. 18
YEAR OLD NIGEL JACKSON SAYS IT
ALL STARTED WHEN HIS UNCLE
PULLED OUT A GUN ON HIM AND HIS
SISTER NEGOTIATORS AND CRISIS
INTERVENTION. TEAM MEMBERS
DEFUSED THE SITUATION. AT ONE
POINT THE CHILD WAS INSIDE, BUT
WAS ABLE TO GET OUT SAFETY.
FAMILY MEMBERS SAY THE SUSPECT
HAS BEEN BATTLING MENTAL
ILLNESS. SERIOUS THING BECAUSE I
COULD HAVE DIED TODAY. LIKE I
WAS ABOUT TO DIE TODAY, AND I’M
HAPPY. I’M THANKFUL I GOT OUT IN
TOM FORD FOR FIFTH TIME COMING
OUT HERE ABOUT THIS SITUATION,
AND I REALLY HOPE THEY DO
SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THIS TIME,
IT’S BEEN AN ONGOING SITUATION.
AND I JUST WANTED TO STOP TO
COME TO THE SITUATION. THE
FAMILY WANTS TO BRING AWARENESS
TO WHAT PEOPLE GO THROUGH WITH
MENTAL ISSUES SERVICE THAT HAS
NO DOUBT SAVED LIVES IS BACK
THROUGH NEW YEAR’S EVE, OTAGO
AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW THROUGHOUT
THE STATE UNTIL SIX A.M. ON
MONDAY, JANUARY 2ND, A TOW TRUCK
TAKES THE WOULD BE IMPAIRED
DRIVER IN THEIR VEHICLE TO A
SAFE PLACE WITHIN A 10 MILE
RADIUS, AND IT IS FREE. BUT
TRIPLE A SAYS YOU SHOULD BE
USING THIS AS A LAST RESORT. A
TOTAL BACKUP PLAN TO GO HAS
REMOVED MORE THAN 25,000
IMPAIRED DRIVERS FROM THE ROAD
SINCE 1998 MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT
ROLLED OVER AGAIN AFTER NOBODY
CAME UP WITH THE RIGHT NUMBERS
FOR THE TOP PRIZE IN FRIDAY
NIGHT’S DRAWING. IT’S NOW AN
ESTIMATED $565 MILLION THAT
WOULD GO TO A SINGLE WINNER, THE
SIXTH LARGEST PRIZE IN MEGA
MILLIONS HISTORY IF IT GOES
THROUGH YOUR ODDS TO WIN. THE
WHOLE THING REMAIN ABOUT ONE IN
302 MILLION, ACCORDING TO MY
CALCULATIONS, BUT THE NEXT
DRAWING SET FOR DECEMBER 27TH
HEY, THE LIONS COULD MAKE THE
PLAYOFFS AND WIN THE SUPER BOWL.
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN, FOLKS.
WE’RE BACK ON THE NOON WITH THE
DELIBERATE ATTACK THAT KNOCKED
OUT POWER ON CHRISTMAS MORNING
FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST. PLUS RISING
TENSIONS IN THE KOREAN PENINSULA
. WHAT NORTH KOREA DID THAT