METEOROLOGIST KIM ADAMS. WE DO HAVE SOME SNOW SHOWERS APPROACHING THE AREA AND ALSO
RAIN DOWN TO OUR SOUTHWEST
COMING UP. I’LL TELL YOU HOW
MUCH WE’RE EXPECTING. THAT’S
COMING UP. AND BREAKING HERE AT
FOR CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST
MICHIGAN’S FORMER GOVERNOR ARE
DISMISSED IN THE FLINT WATER
CASE AND NEWLY RELEASED VIDEO
SHOWS THE CHAOS OUTSIDE THE BOOK
CADILLAC HOTEL. FOUR PEOPLE ARE
SHOCKED. LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN
DETROIT. LOCAL 4 NEWS FIRST AT
FOUR STARTS NOW. GOOD AFTERNOON.
I’M KRISTY MCDONALD. THANKS SO
MUCH FOR JOINING ME. WE BEGIN
FIRST AT FOUR. WITH SOME SNOW
HEADING OUR WAY. EXACT TRACK. 40
RADAR SHOWS THE WINTRY SYSTEM
THAT’S CROSSING THE STATE AND
KIM ADAMS IS HERE WITH FOREWARN
WEATHER. KIM NOT A MAJOR SNOW
EVENT FOR US. NO, IT’S REALLY
NOT THE INTENSITY IT’S MORE THAN
TIMING OF IT AND THE TIME OF
YEAR AS WELL, BECAUSE A LOT OF
PEOPLE ARE HEADED OUT ON A
FRIDAY NIGHT, MAYBE SHOPPING OR
YOU’RE GOING TO DINNER, SO EVEN
A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT. SNOW IS
SOMETHING THAT WE DEFINITELY
WANT TO FOREWARN YOU ABOUT.
RIGHT NOW. IT’S DRY AND METRO
DETROIT, BUT THERE ARE SOME SNOW
SHOWERS JUST OUT TO OUR WEST.
FINALLY STARTING TO REACH THE
GROUND IN LANSING AND JACKSON
TOOK A LITTLE WHILE. WE HAVE DRY
AIR IN PLACE, SO AS IT MOVES
TOWARDS US, IT’S JUST IT’S KIND
OF FIZZLING OUT A LITTLE BIT,
BUT WE STILL EXPECT TO PICK UP
AT LEAST A HALF AN INCH, MAYBE
EVEN AN INCH AND SOME OF THE
WESTERN SUBURBS. BUT HERE IN
METRO DETROIT RIGHT NOW
TEMPERATURES ARE ON THE MILD
SIDE. 37 IN MOUNT CLEMENS, 34
PONTIAC 39 AT CITY AIRPORT, 37.
AT METRO AIRPORT AND MID
THIRTIES RIGHT NOW IN ANN ARBOR
. SO HERE’S A LOOK. A BETTER
LOOK AT THE RAIN SNOW MIX. YOU
CAN SEE THE RAIN IS DOWN TO OUR
SOUTH AND JUST NOW STARTS TO
MOVE INTO PARTS OF LEN AWAY
COUNTY. BUT THEN BACK BEHIND
THAT THERE IS SOME SNOW THAT
WILL BE MOVING THROUGH UP UNTIL
ABOUT 10 OR 11 O’CLOCK TONIGHT.
SO THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS,
CERTAINLY, AND AS WE HEAD TOWARD
MIDNIGHT, IF YOU DO HAVE PLANS
TO BE ON THE ROADS JUST BE AWARE
THEY THEY SHOULDN’T BE ICY
BECAUSE TEMPERATURES WILL BE
ABOVE FREEZING, BUT THEY COULD
STILL BE SLIPPERY BECAUSE THAT
SNOW WILL BE FALLING. THE BEST
WAY TO KEEP UP TO DATE ON WHEN
THE SNOW IS MOVING INTO YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD, AND EVERYTHING
GOING ON AROUND METRO DETROIT IS
TO DOWNLOAD THE FOREWARN WEATHER
APP. IT IS ABSOLUTELY FREE. YOU
JUST GO TO YOUR FAVORITE APP
STORE AND YOU TYPE IN WDIV’S
TYPE IN YOUR CITY AND YOU’LL GET
ALERTS AND YOU CAN ALSO AGAIN
KEEP TRACK ON EXACT TRACK. 40
RADAR IN BETWEEN OUR NEWSCAST,
SO DOWNLOAD THE FOREWARN WEATHER
APP TODAY. AND WE HAVE BREAKING
NEWS HERE THIS AFTERNOON
CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST FORMER
MICHIGAN GOVERNOR RICK SNYDER
HAVE BEEN DISMISSED IN RELATION
TO THE FLINT WATER CRISIS.
SNYDER HAD BEEN CHARGED WITH TWO
MISDEMEANOR COUNTS OF WILLFUL
NEGLECT OF DUTY. GENESEE COUNTY
JUDGE SIGNED AN ORDER DISMISSING
THE CHARGES, SAYING THEY WERE
NOT PROPERLY BROUGHT. EARLIER
THIS YEAR, THE STATE SUPREME
COURT SAID THE INDICTMENTS
RETURNED BY A ONE PERSON GRAND
JURY WERE NOT VALID. SOME BLAME
SNYDER WHEN FLINT’S WATER BECAME
TAINTED WITH LEAD BECAUSE CITY
MANAGERS HE APPOINTED MADE THE
DECISION TO USE THE FLINT RIVER
IN 2014 TO SAVE MONEY DURING THE
SWITCH, SNYDER BECOMES THE
EIGHTH PERSON TO HAVE A FLINT
WATER CASE THROWN OUT SINCE JUNE
. FLINT WATER PROSECUTION TEAM
SAYS THEY WILL APPEAL THE
JUDGE’S DECISION. DETROIT POLICE
ARE HOPING THAT THIS VIDEO YOU
SEE WILL HELP THEM FIND WHOEVER
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A QUADRUPLE
SHOOTING OUTSIDE THE BOOK
CADILLAC HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN
DETROIT. THE VIDEO SHOWS AN SUV
PULL UP TO THE CURB LAST NIGHT
AROUND1 30, THEN ANOTHER SUV
ROLLS PAST, BARELY SLOWING DOWN
AS SHOTS ARE FIRED FROM IT
TOWARD THE PARKED SUV. SEVERAL
MEN SCRAMBLE AWAY CLUTCHING
APPARENT GUNSHOT WOUNDS. ONE OF
THEM IS BADLY LIMPING AS YOU
SEE. POLICE ARE HOPING SOMEONE
RECOGNIZES THE SUV THAT DROVE
PAST WE’RE TOLD TWO OF THE
VICTIMS WERE LISTED IN CRITICAL
CONDITION AND UNDERWENT SURGERY
THIS MORNING, WHILE THE OTHER
TWO ENTERED THE HOSPITAL IN
STABLE CONDITION. IN LIVONIA, A
MAN IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AT A
FAST FOOD RESTAURANT AFTER AN
ARGUMENT ABOUT A WEEK AGO AT THE
TACO BELL ON MIDDLE BELT SOUTH
OF FIVE MILE. POLICE SAY KEYON
JACKSON WAS AT THAT TACO BELL
AND GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT OVER
SOMETHING THAT HE OVERHEARD AN
OFF DUTY EMPLOYEES SAY HE LEFT.
BUT HE CAME BACK ABOUT 30
MINUTES LATER. THAT’S WHEN
POLICE SAY HE FIRED SEVERAL
ROUNDS AT THE TACO BELL FROM
ACROSS MIDDLE BELT. THE SHOTS
HIT THE BUILDING AND HIT
VEHICLES DRIVING ON MIDDLE BELT
ROAD. HE IS CHARGED WITH A
FELONY FIREARM AND FELONY
DISCHARGE OF A FIREARM INTO A
BUILDING. WELL MICHIGAN MEDICINE
IS ACQUIRING SPARROW HEALTH IN A
MERGER THAT WILL BRING SPARROW,
SIX HOSPITAL CAMPUSES AND 500
DOCTORS UNDER THE BLOCK EM THEM
HEALTH WILL INVEST $800 MILLION
IN SPARROW AND LEADERS OF BOTH
HEALTH SYSTEMS SPOKE TODAY ABOUT
WHAT THEY HOPE THE MERGER CAN
ACHIEVE. RIGHT NOW, IN TODAY’S
DAY AND AGE AND HEALTH CARE, IT
IS ALL ABOUT THE HUMAN CAPITAL
OR THE SCARCITY OF HUMAN CAPITAL
WHEN IT COMES TO DELIVERING CARE
, SO WE BELIEVE THIS PARTNERSHIP
DOES NOTHING BUT ENHANCE OUR
GREAT TRACK RECORD IN THIS AREA
AND ENABLE US TO COMPETE FOR THE
BEST TALENT ACROSS THE NATION.
FOR US, IT’S IMPORTANT THAT WE
CONTINUE TO TAKE THIS
PARTNERSHIP AND MAKE IT EASIER
FOR PATIENTS WHO NEED
PARTICULARLY COMPLEX OR
SPECIALTY CARE. IN AT U OF M
HEALTH TO MAKE THAT EASIER,
EASIER TO MAKE IT SEAMLESS TO
MAKE IT HIGHLY COORDINATED TO
REALLY FEEL THAT WE’RE PART OF
ONE SYSTEM FROM THE PERSPECTIVE
OF PATIENTS. IF WE DO THIS, WE
WILL ACHIEVE A WIN WIN OF MORE
CARE LOCALLY WHENEVER IT’S
POSSIBLE AND EASIER CARE AT
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH
WHENEVER IT’S NECESSARY. THIS IS
A BIG DEAL IN THE MAKING. THE
MERGER IS EXPECTED TO BE
COMPLETED SOMETIME IN THE FIRST
HALF OF NEXT YEAR. ARIZONA
SENATOR KRISTEN CINEMA IS
LEAVING THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY,
BUT SHE’S NOT BECOMING A
REPUBLICAN. AND SHE SAYS THAT’S
THE POINT. IT’S A STAND AGAINST
WHAT SHE FEELS IS A BROKEN TWO
PARTY SYSTEM. DOMINATING
AMERICAN POLITICS. KIMBERLY GAIL
IS LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH
SOME OF WHAT CINEMA HAD TO SAY
TODAY. KIM CHRISTY. YES. SO THE
SENATOR THIS MORNING REGISTERED
AS AN INDEPENDENT CINEMAS
ANNOUNCEMENT COMES JUST DAYS
AFTER DEMOCRATS REACHED A 51 49
MAJORITY IN THE SENATE,
FOLLOWING RAFAEL WARNOCK VICTORY
IN GEORGIA, DESPITE HER VOTING
RECORD BEING DECIDEDLY
DEMOCRATIC CINEMA, SAYS SHE
DOESN’T FEEL EITHER OF THE BIG
TWO POLITICAL PARTIES FITS HER
PERFECTLY. AND SHE BLEEDS MANY
AMERICANS, ESPECIALLY IN HER
HOME STATE OF ARIZONA, FEEL THAT
SAME WAY TOO. SHE’LL KEEP HER
COMMITTEE POSITIONS AND WILL
CAUCUS WITH THE TWO OTHER
INDEPENDENT SENATORS, BERNIE
SANDERS. AND ANGUS KING CINEMA,
SAYS THE DIMS AND THE GOP BOTH
PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON ELECTED
LEADERS AND ON VOTERS TO BE
PARTISAN LOYALISTS. SHE SAYS THE
PARTIES HAVE BECOME MORE
INTERESTED IN DEFEATING EACH
OTHER THAN IN FINDING SOLUTIONS
TO PROBLEMS. TODAY SHE EXPRESSED
FRUSTRATION AT HOW UGLY SHE
FEELS. POLITICS HAS TURNED WILL
NOT BE APART. OF WHAT I CONSIDER
TO BE AN ESCALATING TIP FOR TAT
THE ANGRY RHETORIC, THE DESIRE
TO GET ONE OVER ON THE OTHER
PARTY, THE DESIRE TO PUNISH EACH
OTHER. EVERYONE KNOWS I DON’T
FUNCTION LIKE THAT. AND I THINK
THAT GOOD PEOPLE WHO HAVE
DIFFERENT OPINIONS CAN GET ALONG
AND WORK TOGETHER. SO I CALL ON
ALL INDIVIDUALS, REGARDLESS OF
THEIR POLITICAL AFFILIATION. TO
SEEK TO FIND UNDERSTANDING AND
CARING FOR EACH OTHER, RATHER
THAN TO ESCALATE POLITICAL
RHETORIC TO ENGAGE IN THIS NAME
CALLING, WHICH IS LEADING TO
SOME DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR. I SAID
, I’M A PREVIOUSLY SERVED THREE
TERMS IN THE HOUSE BEFORE BEING
ELECTED TO THE SENATE IN 2018.
SHE FACES REELECTION. COME 2024.
CHRISTIE BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT.
THANKS SO MUCH, KIMBERLY. IT’S
GONNA BE AN INTERESTING DYNAMIC
IN THE SENATE. NOW. THANKS SO
MUCH. YOU KNOW WHEN COVID HIT
THE DIGITAL DIVIDE BETWEEN
DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES REALLY
BECAME APPARENT SO TODAY TECH
UNITED COLLABORATION OF
CORPORATIONS WHO ARE DIGITAL
LEADERS IN THE AREA, TRIED TO DO
SOMETHING ABOUT IT. KIM DEGUILIO
SHOWS US THE IMPACT AND EFFORT
LIKE THIS CAN HAVE CLOSING THAT
DIGITAL DIVIDE AND INCREASING
STEM OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS
STARTS WITH ONE THING, AND
THAT’S A COMPUTER AND NOW HERE
AT STEVENSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
IN SOUTHFIELD, THERE ARE 215 OF
THEM BEING GIFTED TO THE
STUDENTS HERE, THANKS TO A GROUP
OF LOCAL SPONSORS CODING. THAT’S
WHAT THESE COMPUTERS WILL BE
USED FOR. IN FACT, THERE’S A
WHOLE PROGRAM HERE AT STEVENSON
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. MADE JUST FOR
GIRLS WHO WANT TO LEARN HOW TO
CODE. I WAS REALLY INTERESTED IN
CODING. I NEVER REALLY LEARNED
AND I WANTED TO LEARN AND SO
THANKS TO MY TEACHER, MISS IS
SHE IS GOING TO HELP ME TO
MICHAELA. MAKAYLA DAVIS IS IN
THE FIFTH GRADE AND A MEMBER OF
THE GIRLS THAT CODE PROGRAM, SHE
WILL BE RECEIVING ONE OF THESE
LAPTOPS TO HELP HER WITH HER
GOAL TO LEARN HOW TO CODE YOU
CAN MAKE. WEBSITES WITH CODING
CAN MAKE APPS WITH CODING. THE
DONATION WAS A TEAM EFFORT, THE
UNITED WAY TECH UNITED PROGRAM
PARTNERED WITH COMERICA BANK IN
ORDER TO GET THESE COMPUTERS IN
THE HANDS OF THESE STUDENTS ARE
ACTUALLY A UNITED WAY COMMUNITY
SCHOOL AND SAW WITH VIENNA
UNITED WAY COMMUNITY SCHOOL. WE
WORK CLOSELY WITH THEM TO
PROVIDE WHATEVER RESOURCES ARE
SOON AS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE ANY
BARRIERS THAT OUR STUDENTS FACE
. THE DONATION WAS EASY TO GET
BEHIND, SAYS JOHN WAY OF
COMERICA BANK. SIMPLY BECAUSE OF
WHAT A COMPUTER PROVIDES FOR A
CHILD TO CHILD OPENING A LAPTOP
. IT’S NOT JUST A COMPUTER. IT’S
REALLY A WINDOW TO LIMITLESS BOX
LEARNING CONNECTIONS AND FOR
THEM TO REALLY OPEN UP THEIR
MIND. SMILES ON THE EDUCATORS AT
THE DONATION EVENT MADE IT
APPARENT THAT THESE TEACHERS
KNOW HOW MUCH THESE COMPUTERS
WILL IMPACT THEIR STUDENTS. BUT
A NEW PUPPET WHO HELPED START
TECH UNITED SAYS IT’S THE
TEACHERS WHO TEACH THESE
CHILDREN HOW TO USE THE
COMPUTERS THAT ARE REALLY
IMPACTING OUR TOMORROW. I THINK
WE HAVE THE EASY JOB, BUT I
THINK IT’S OUR JOB TO KIND OF
GIVE THEM THE TOOLS AND THE
SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED TO REALLY
HELP. WHAT’S MOST IMPORTANT IN
OUR COMMUNITY. AND SPEAKING OF
THE FUTURE, MICHAELA WELL, SHE’S
ALREADY DREAMING ABOUT HERS IN
THE CODING INDUSTRY. IF THERE IS
ONE, I COULD GET A SCHOLARSHIP.
THANKS TO THIS GENEROUS
DONATION. THANK YOU. SO MUCH.
FOR WELL BELIEVING IN ME AND MY
CLASSMATES, MICHAELA ONE MORE
TIME IN SOUTHFIELD AND
KIM DEGUILIO LOCAL 4 OF THE
POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS, AND
WE SHOULD POINT OUT TECH. UNITED
SUPPORTS CHOICE COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS IN FIVE DISTRICTS IN OUR
AREA. SOUTHFIELD RIVER ROUGE,