THE DESTRUCTION AND ITS PATH. AFTER TWO DAYS OF INTENSE STORMS HERE IN METRO DETROIT, ARE WE
FINALLY DONE? BRANDON IS
TRACKING COOLER AND CALMER
CONDITIONS TO END OUR WEEKEND. Y
FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT FOR NEWS
STARTS RIGHT NOW. GOOD MORNING.
IT’S SEVEN O’CLOCK. I’M
GRANT HERMES PRIYA MANN. THANKS
FOR JOINING US FOR LOCAL 4 NEWS
. THE CLEANUP BEGINS AFTER THE
STORMS RIPPED THROUGH THE
VILLAGE OF DUNDEE. YESTERDAY E F
ZERO TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN WITH
WIND SPEEDS PEAKING AT ABOUT 80
MILES AN HOUR. THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THE TWISTER
FORMED AROUND 11 SATURDAY
MORNING IN THE AREA OF BREWSTER
AND PETERSBURG ROADS. OFFICIALS
SAY IT TRAVELED ABOUT 7.3 MILES
AT THE TIME IT TOUCHED DOWN
THERE WAS A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING IN THE EFFECT IN EFFECT
FOR THE AREA. NO ONE WAS HURT IN
THE STORM, BUT THERE WAS
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE
DOWNTOWN AREA. JACQUELINE
FRANCIS IS HERE WITH A LOOK AT
THE DESTRUCTION THAT TORNADO
LEFT BEHIND. WHEN YOU’RE TALKING
ABOUT 80 MILE AN HOUR WINDS LOOK
NO FURTHER THAN THIS STOP SIGN
BROKEN RIGHT HERE AT THE BASE.
IF WE CROSS THE STREET TOWARDS
THIS COFFEE SHOP, YOU’LL SEE
BRICKS COVERING THE SIDEWALK
THEY HAD TO BOARD UP THE WINDOWS
OF THEIR BUSINESS AGAIN. THIS
TORNADO TORE THROUGH HERE JUST
AFTER 11 SATURDAY MORNING. AND
THIS REALLY IS THE WORST OF THE
DAMAGE. WHICH ISN’T THAT BAD
WHEN YOU CONSIDER IT WAS A
TORNADO. BENDING TREES AND
BLOWING DEBRIS. THIS WAS THE
SCENE IN DUNDEE LATE SATURDAY
MORNING. MOST PEOPLE AROUND HERE
THEY WEREN’T SURE WHAT IT WAS. I
MEAN, SOME PEOPLE THOUGHT IT WAS
A TORNADO. SOME PEOPLE THOUGHT
IT WAS JUST WIND SHEARS. THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
CONFIRMS IT WAS AN EF ZERO
TORNADO WITH WINDS TOPPING OUT
AT 80 MILES AN HOUR BOTH MY
HANDS TO SHUT THE DOOR AND AS
SOON AS I DID THAT I LOOKED OVER
AND NOTHING BUT WHEN I COULD SEE
SOMETHING UP IN THE AIR FLYING
AND THEN I SEEN ALL THIS WOOD
COMING DOWN THE VILLAGE SQUARE
GOT THE BRUNT OF THE DAMAGE
STOREFRONTS BLOWN OUT AND BRICKS
BLOWN OFF. ACCORDING TO THE NWS
, THE TORNADO FIRST TOUCHED DOWN
A FEW MILES OUTSIDE OF TOWN,
TAKING DOWN THIS LINE OF TREES.
FROM THERE. IT PICKED UP SPEED
BARRELING INTO THE DOWNTOWN AREA
WHERE MARK DEMING WAS ASLEEP
INSIDE. I JUST HEARD THIS
TREMENDOUS NOISE AND I WAS
WONDERING WHAT WAS GOING ON. SO
I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND
EVERYBODY’S KIND OF RUNNING
AROUND AND I LOOK AROUND THE
CORNER AND SAW THIS THE DAMAGE
DONE IN A MATTER OF SECONDS.
THIS BUSINESS LOST PART OF ITS
ROOF OFFICIALS HAVING TO INSPECT
NEIGHBORING BUILDINGS AS WELL.
I’M TRYING TO FIND OUT IF IT’S
OKAY TO GO BACK THERE OR NOT,
BECAUSE NOBODY HAS TOLD ME YET.
OUTSIDE OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
WE’RE TOLD NO ONE WAS DISPLACED
FROM THEIR HOMES. FEW PEOPLE DID
LOSE POWER, THOUGH WE EXPECT TO
SEE CLEANUP EFFORTS HERE.
CONTINUE TODAY. REPORTING IN
DUNDEE, JACQUELINE FRANCIS FOUR
. LOCAL YEAH, THAT DAMAGE LEFT
BEHIND IN DUNDEE WITH STUNNING
AND THE RAIN THAT WE SAW
YESTERDAY, CAUSING SOME TROUBLES
ON THE ROAD, WITH SEVERAL LANES
BLOCKED OR CLOSED ON. I 75 94 96
GET TO THOSE IN JUST A MINUTE.
BUT FIRST WE STAYED OVER TO OUR
BRANDON ROUX IN BRANDON THIS
MORNING. THE WATER ON THE ROADS
ARE MAYBE ICING TODAY BECAUSE WE
ARE JUST BELOW FREEZING AND
PRIYA BROUGHT IT UP EARLIER AS
WELL. A LOT OF FROST ON THE
WINDSHIELD. SOME OF THAT RAIN
FROM THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS,
FREEZING IN SPOTS AND BECOMING A
PROBLEM ON THE ROADS. BUT OVER
THE LAST 48 HOURS JUST TO RECAP
. MOST OF THESE SEVERE ACTIVITY
WAS SOUTH OF I 94 WE STILL DON’T
HAVE THE PROPER ICON FROM THE
STORM PREDICTION CENTER ABOUT
THE STORM REPORTS THERE WERE
ABOUT 800 SEVERE STORM REPORTS
FROM FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MORNING
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING
WIND DAMAGE. AND YEAH, THAT
TORNADO THAT WAS ON THE GROUND
FOR ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS. MILES
NEAR DUNDEE. CURLY DOWNTOWN. WE
ARE SEEING THE CLEARING OF SKIES
ABOUT 10 MINUTES FROM SUNRISE,
AND WE’RE SEEING MIDDLE TWENTIES
WITH MOSTLY CALM WINS, FEELING A
LITTLE BIT COOLER OUT THERE AND
WE’RE GOING TO SEE SOME DECENT
SUNDAY SUNSHINE TODAY NEAR 40 AT
NOON HIGH OF 47. WE DO HAVE A
COUPLE OF DAYS OF WET WEATHER
AHEAD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
BRANDON MICHIGAN STATE POLICE
INVESTIGATING AFTER WAYNE POLICE
OFFICER SHOOTS A MAN WHO POLICE
SAY WAS ARMED AND MADE HIS WAY
INTO THE FOUR DWAYNE STAMPING
PLANT. THIS HAPPENED JUST AFTER
SEVEN LAST NIGHT IN THE PARKING
LOT OF THE PLANT ON VAN BORN,
THAT’S NEAR WAYNE ROAD. POLICE
SAY THEY WERE RESPONDING TO
REPORTS OF AN ARMED MAN ON THE
PROPERTY. WE’RE TOLD THE MAN
PULLED OUT HIS GUN TO OFFICERS
AND ONE OFFICER SHOT THE MAN.
THAT MAN WAS TAKEN TO THE
HOSPITAL AND IS IN CRITICAL
CONDITION. NO OFFICERS WERE
INJURED. PREPARATION IS UNDERWAY
IN NEW YORK TO SECURE THE
MANHATTAN CRIMINAL COURT, WHERE
FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
WILL APPEAR ON TUESDAY. RIGHT
NOW, POLICE ARE PUTTING UP
BARRICADES AROUND THE COURTHOUSE
AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE EXPECTED
TO GRAND JURY INDICTED TRUMP
LAST WEEK. WE KNOW TRUMP IS
FACING AT LEAST 30 DIFFERENT
COUNTS RELATED TO DOCUMENT FRAUD
, BUT THE SPECIFIC CHARGES ARE
STILL A SECRET UNTIL THE
INDICTMENT IS UNSEALED LIKELY
TUESDAY. THE CHARGES STEM FROM
AN ALLEGED 2016 HUSH MONEY
PAYMENT TO ADULT FILM STAR
STORMY DANIELS. JUST WEEKS
BEFORE THE 2016 ELECTION,
TRUMP’S ATTORNEY SAYS THE FORMER
PRESIDENT WILL NOT TAKE ANY PLEA
DEAL OFFERED AND CONTINUES TO
DENY ANY WRONGDOING. AN UPDATE
TO A STORY WE BROUGHT YOU
YESTERDAY, THE CITY OF DETROIT,
HELPING MAKE THE TRANSITION
EASIER FOR RETURNING CITIZENS
AFTER PRISON. ON SATURDAY, THE
CITY PARTNERED WITH UNION
CARPENTERS AND MILL RIGHTS TO
HOST A RETURNING CITIZENS JOB
FAIR MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE
ATTENDED. THE GOAL IS TO HELP
THOSE RETURNING COMMUNITY
MEMBERS START OUT ON THE RIGHT
PATH. ORGANIZERS SAY 32 PEOPLE
WERE HIRED ON THE SPOT
YESTERDAY. THIS RIGHT HERE IS
ACTUALLY FULFILLING THE PROMISE
TO ENSURE THAT IT’S ABOUT.
CORRECTION IS ABOUT
REHABILITATION, AND IT’S NOT
JUST PUNITIVE COMMUNITY. LET ME
TALK ABOUT EMBRACING FOLKS AND
GIVE ME NUMBER TWO SECOND CHANCE
THAT INVOLVES SPREADING AND
ENVIRONMENT THAT’S CONCLUSIVE
FOLKS AND DRIVES THEM. THE
RESOURCE FAIR ALSO FEATURED A
PRESENTATION ON PROJECT CLEAN
SLATE, WHICH IS THE CITY’S
PUNGENT PROGRAM. VERY COOL TO
SEE AND 32 HIRES RIGHT THERE ON
THE SPOT. WHAT HAPPENING TODAY
AND ALL DAY LOCAL SHOPPING
EVENTS TAKING PLACE AT EASTERN
MARKET. IT’S THE ALL THINGS
DETROIT DAY AND SHEDS 34 AND
FIVE TODAY FILLED WITH LOCAL
SHOPPING, FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT
. AND THAT IS WHERE OUR MEGAN
WOODS IS THIS MORNING, MEGAN,
YOU FIND ANYTHING GOOD OUT
THERE. YES I HAVE. I’M SO GLAD
YOU ASKED. THIS IS NOW MY NEW
FAVORITE JOURNAL SAYS, OF COURSE
I TALK TO MYSELF. SOMETIMES I
NEED EXPERT ADVICE. AND THIS IS
JUST ONE OF THE MANY JOURNALS
THEY HAVE HERE. LINCOLN’S
LEATHER. I’M HERE WITH JOHN AND
MAKIN THE LINCOLN AND JOHN. HOW
DID YOU GUYS GET INVOLVED WITH
LEATHER AND YOU KNOW SOME OF
THESE PRODUCTS? WELL IT STARTED
ABOUT IN 2016 WHEN I WE USED TO
HAVE THE RUNS FIRE A LOT, AND
THERE WAS SOME PRODUCTS THERE
THAT, UM, WHICH DIDN’T SEE
AVAILABLE, SO I STARTED MAKING A
FEW THINGS OUT OF JUST
HOBBYISTS. SCRAP BAG TYPE STUFF.
AND THEN AH, ALL OF SUDDEN, THEY
INVESTED A FEW DOLLARS AND TOOLS
AND MATERIAL HAD EXTRA MADE
ANOTHER ITEM. NOT ALRIGHT, NEXT
THING I KNOW I GOT PEOPLE
CALLING ME ASKING ME TO MAKE
THEM THINGS FROM THERE. WE
STARTED. WE’RE MAKING ALL SORTS
OF THINGS FROM HOLSTERS, KNIFE
SHEATHS. WE DO LEATHER CHEST
TABLES AND BOARDS AND CHEST
SETS. UM FLASKS JOURNALS. WE DO
A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING. OUR
MOST POPULAR ITEM RECENTLY IN
THE LAST FEW YEARS IS STACKED
LEATHER PENS. WHETHER PIN, SO
WHAT WE DO IS LIKE OLD KNIFE
HANDLES THAT USED TO BE, YOU
KNOW, LAYERS OF LEATHER. WE MAKE
PENS OUT USING THAT A SIMILAR
METHOD. WE PUT IT ON THE LEITH.
WE TURN THEM DOWN, AND WE’RE ONE
OF THE ONLY PEOPLE OUT THERE
THAT WE’RE AWARE OF RIGHT NOW
MAKING LEATHER PENS AND THEN YOU
BROUGHT IN YOUR DAUGHTER
MACKENZIE AND MACKENZIE. HOW
SPECIAL IS THIS TO BE A PART OF
ALL THINGS? DETROIT WITH YOUR
DAD? I MEAN, ALL THINGS. DETROIT
IS A GREAT EVENT. I LOVE
JENNIFER OF ASKED JENNIFER AND
DOING STUFF WITH DAD. IT JUST
KIND OF MADE SENSE THAT HE
STARTED A SMALL BUSINESS. THE
YEAR I STARTED TO GO TO SCHOOL
FOR SMALL BUSINESS, SO WHEN I
GRADUATED, IT JUST MADE SENSE TO
JOIN IN WITH DAD AND WHAT ARE
SOME OF THE REACTIONS TO YOUR
PRODUCTS HERE? THE FLASH THE YOU
KNOW, LEATHER JOURNALS, LOTS OF
LAUGHTER TO THE FLASKS. UM AND
SHOCK AND AWE TO THE PENS
BECAUSE THEY’RE VERY UNIQUE.
YEAH OKAY, SO THIS IS ONE OF 200
BUSINESSES THAT WILL BE HERE AT
EASTERN MARKET FROM 11 TO 4.
TODAY TICKETS ARE ONLY $5 AT THE
DOOR, AND WE’LL PUT THAT
INFORMATION ON
CLICKONDETROIT.COM BACK TO YOU.
SO MEGAN. WE BOTH SPOTTED. I
THINK THAT WAS A FLASK. THAT
SAID, WORLD’S OKAY. IST BOSS. DO
YOU THINK OUR BOSS MIGHT LIKE
THAT SHOULD BE THEIR THEIR GYMS
GOING RIGHT THERE. TAKE A LOOK.
UM, MAYBE I DON’T. I DON’T KNOW
. OKAY, WE’LL TAKE A POINT. YOU
CAN GIVE IT TO HER. OKAY WE’LL
GIVE IT TO OUR BOSTON. SEE NO,
NO, NO. YOU’RE GONNA PUT THAT ON
ME. JUST BRING IT FOR US WORLDS
. OKAY IS BOSS THANKS, MEGAN.
ABSOLUTELY GREAT FINDS. AND OF