LOCAL 4 NEWS STARTS NOW, WITH THE BREAKING NEWS ALERT. THAT BREAKING NEWS COMES FROM
DETROIT’S EAST SIDE WHERE POLICE
ARE ON THE SCENE OF A BARRICADED
SITUATION. THIS IS HAPPENING ON
MARYLAND STREET NEAR EAST WARREN
AND ALTER ROAD. WE JUST LEARNED
A CHILD WAS RESCUED FROM THE
HOME. VICTOR WILLIAMS JOINS US
LIVE WITH MORE ON THIS TENSE
SITUATION. GOOD EVENING, VICTOR.
YES GOOD EVENING, PRIYA. THIS IS
DEFINITELY NOT THE WAY A LOT OF
PEOPLE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD
PLANNED TO SPEND THE HOLIDAY BUT
THE SITUATION IS STILL PLAYING
OUT AS WE SPEAK WITH AN ARMED
MAN IN A HOME AND DETROIT POLICE
OFFICERS TRYING THEIR BEST TO
GET HIM OUT. WE WANT TO WARN YOU
SOME OF THE DETAILS YOU’RE ABOUT
TO HEAR SOME MAY FIND
DISTURBING. IT WAS VERY SCARY.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS ALARMING
BECAUSE I NEVER THOUGHT MY UNCLE
WOULD EVER TRY TO KILL ME.
CHRISTMAS DAY TURNS INTO AN
INTENSE STANDOFF BY CHRISTMAS
NIGHT ON DETROIT’S EAST SIDE, 18
YEAR OLD NIGEL JACKSON SAYS IT
ALL STARTED WHEN HIS UNCLE
PULLED A GUN ON HIM ALONG WITH
HIS SISTER WHEN HE PULLED OUT
THE GUN. YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST
LIKE, WOW, LIKE IT’S HIS REAL
LIFE LIKE IT WAS JUST IT’S
CRAZY, BELIEVES THAT HE IS. GOD
AND SATAN AT THE SAME TIME. AND
HE DOESN’T REALLY LIKE LIKE THIS
HOLIDAY. HE DOESN’T WANT ANYBODY
TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS. IT’S A
RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK FOR
NEGOTIATORS AND CRISIS
INTERVENTION TEAM MEMBERS TO
DEFUSE THE SITUATION AT 1.1
CHILD WAS STILL INSIDE.
THANKFULLY THAT’S NO LONGER THE
CASE. WE GOT THE BABY OUT. THEY
SELL. YEAH OFFICIALLY LED TO THE
SITUATION ON MARYLAND STREET IS
UNCLEAR. WE’VE BEEN TOLD,
HOWEVER, BY ANOTHER FAMILY
MEMBER. THE MAN HELD UP INSIDE
THE HOUSE IS ONE WITH THE KNOWN
CASE OF MENTAL ISSUES. THIS IS A
FULL FULL 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 IS 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 AND TOM DETROIT POLICE
OFFICERS SAY THEY’RE GOING TO
WORK AS GENTLY AS POSSIBLE TO
PREVENT A CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY. IF
YOU CAN HEAR THE WORDS OF MY
VOICE, WE JUST WANT TO GET YOU
SOME HELP. WE DON’T WANT ANYONE
HURT. AND THAT’S ALL WE WANT. WE
WANT YOU TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY
CHRISTMAS AND MANY OTHERS. AH
WHATEVER THE FUTURE HAS FOR YOU
, BUT PLEASE COME OUT AND AGAIN.
WE JUST WANT TO RESOLVE THIS
PEACEFULLY. AND WE’RE TOLD THAT
THIS MAN HAS A MENTAL ISSUE THAT
PREVENTS HIM FROM EVEN OWNING A
HANDGUN. SO ONCE AGAIN, OFFICERS
ARE TRYING THEIR BEST TO END
THIS WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF ISSUE
WHATSOEVER ON THE EAST SIDE,
VICTOR WILLIAMS LOCAL 4 JUST SO
SCARY HOPEFULLY IT’S RESOLVED
SOON. THANK YOU, VICTOR. ALSO
BREAKING ONE PERSON IS DEAD
AFTER A SHOOTING ON DETROIT’S
WEST SIDE. IT HAPPENED AROUND 1
30 THIS AFTERNOON NEAR FINKLE
STREET AND SCHAEFER HIGHWAY.
POLICE SAY THE VICTIM WAS FOUND
SHOT TO DEATH. POLICE CONTINUE
TO INVESTIGATE TONIGHT. TIME NOW
FOR A CHECK OF THE WEATHER ON A
VERY COLD CHRISTMAS, DAVE ALL
GROSS JOINS US NOW, WITH A LOOK
AT THE FORECAST HE PAUL PRIYA
ALL WEEK LONG IN ADVANCE OF THE
BIG STORM. WE TOLD YOU RESPECT
THE LAKE EFFECT. BANDS THAT WILL
DEVELOP THIS WEEKEND. PLEASE
RESPECT THE BANDS AND BELIEVE
ME, THOSE BANDS HAVE DONE A
NUMBER ON US. THIS ONE. WE
THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO
DISSIPATE TOWARD MORNING. IT
PERSISTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH
THE DAY TODAY, SO WE’VE HAD
ACCUMULATION IN THIS AREA. THIS
IS BASICALLY BETWEEN 96 6 96. 69
YEAR. THIS BAN IT ACTUALLY
EXTENDS ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE
STATE. NOW LOOK AT STOWE TOTAL
SINCE FRIDAY. SINCE THE STORM
ALL BEGAN, LAPIERRE HAS HAD
EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW NEARLY SIX
AND HOWELL. FIVE AND AN ARBOR
AND YOU CAN SEE FOUR INCHES WIND
UP WHITE LAKE AND GARDEN CITY.
IF YOU’RE HEADING OUT RIGHT NOW
, TEMPERATURES ARE STILL VERY
COLD, NOT AS COLD AS THEY WERE
THE OTHER DAY, BUT STILL LOW TO
MID TEENS RIGHT NOW THE WIND
CHILLS AVERAGING AROUND ZERO
SOME OF US A LITTLE ABOVE SOME
OF US A LITTLE BELOW AND THROUGH
THE EVENING HOURS, WE’RE GOING
TO KIND OF KEEP THOSE
TEMPERATURES RELATIVELY STABLE,
WILL STILL HAVE THAT SNOW, BUT
IT SHOULD. IT SHOULD FINALLY
START DIMINISHING AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WE’LL TALK MORE ABOUT
THE WEEK AHEAD IN THAT BIG
WARMUP. IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. PAUL
CHRISTMAS DAY TRAVEL IS UPON US
, AND FLIGHTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
ARE STILL BEING AFFECTED BY THE
WEATHER AND BUSTLE OF THE DAY,
ACCORDING TO FLIGHT AWARE ALMOST
6000 FLIGHTS NATIONWIDE HAVE
BEEN DELAYED TODAY WITH ALMOST
4000 CANCELATIONS HERE AT HOME
IN METRO AIRPORT, 45 FLIGHTS
HAVE BEEN CANCELED AND 119 HAVE
BEEN DELAYED. TRIPLE A
REACTIVATES A SERVICE TO KEEP
IMPAIRED DRIVERS OFF THE ROAD
FOR CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S EVE
. OTAGO IS AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT
THE STATE UNTIL AT SIX A.M. ON
MONDAY, JANUARY 2ND WHEN CALLED
A TOW TRUCK TRANSPORTS THAT
WOULD BE IMPAIRED DRIVER AND
THEIR VEHICLE TO A SAFE PLACE
WITHIN A 10 MILE RADIUS. WHILE
IT’S FREE, TRIPLE A SAYS THIS
SHOULD BE TREATED AS A BACKUP
PLAN. TOGO HAS REMOVED MORE THAN
25,000 IMPAIRED DRIVERS FROM THE
ROAD SINCE 1998. AND BITTER COLD
DID NOT STOP A SPECIAL GIVEAWAY
THIS MORNING TO CHILDREN IN ONE
DETROIT NEIGHBORHOOD, THE
ELECTRIFY AND FILTHY, ROCKWELL
WENT HOME TO HOME, DELIVERING
SMILES FOR HIS ANNUAL ADOPT A
BLOCK HOLIDAY EVENT THROUGH HIS
NONPROFIT. FILTHY CARES.
ROCKWELL COLLECTED NEW TOYS AND
NON PERISHABLE FOOD TO FAMILIES
IN THE VILLAGE OF PARKSIDE
COMMUNITY. WE GOT DONATION BOXES
SET UP IN DIFFERENT PLACES.
BETTER HEALTH. BETTER. HEALTH IS
ANOTHER ONE OF OUR PARTNERS.
THIS IS OUR SECOND YEAR THAT WE
SET UP A BETTER HEALTH. SO YOU
KNOW, THESE ARE THE PLACES THAT
WE COLLECT ALL THE TOYS FROM AND
YOU KNOW, WE WRAP THEM ALL YOU
KNOW, WE GRAB HIM AND WRAPPING
MYSELF AND TAKE THEM DOOR TO
DOOR. THAT IS SO GREAT. THIS IS
THE FOURTH YEAR FOR THE ADOPTED
BLOCK HOLIDAY EVENTS, SPREADING
SOME HOLIDAY CHEER. STILL TO
COME TENSE MOMENTS IN THE SKY
FOR TRAVELERS ON A JETBLUE
FLIGHT FROM BARBADOS. WHAT LED