FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT. LOCAL 4 NEWS AT FIVE STARTS NOW. AND WE BEGIN WITH MAJOR NEWS ON THE EVE
OF THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF
THE OXFORD SCHOOL, SHOOTING, THE
MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT HAS
POSTPONED THE TRIAL FOR THE
SHOOTER’S PARENTS OFF THE TOP
TONIGHT AT FIVE. THAT TRIAL WAS
SLATED TO START IN JANUARY. BUT
NOW ATTORNEYS FOR JAMES AND
JENNIFER CRUMBLY ARE HEADED TO
THE APPEALS COURT. THEY BELIEVE
THE INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER
CHARGES AT THE PARIS FACING
DON’T FIT IN THIS CASE SHAWN LEY
AS IVAN OXFORD TONIGHT WITH THE
SUPREME COURT’S DECISION. SEAN
THE TIMING OF THIS RULING HAS TO
BE REALLY JUST TOUGH ON THE
FAMILIES. ABSOLUTELY WE CAN SHOW
EVERYONE HERE THE FLAG AT OXFORD
HIGH SCHOOL AT HALF STAFF RIGHT
NOW, AS YOU SAY ON THE EVE OF
THIS TRAGEDY, AND WE JUST ASKED
YESTERDAY, THE PARENTS OF OXFORD
VICTIM TATE MERE, AND THE MOTHER
OF VICTIM JUSTIN SCHILLING ABOUT
THE SHOOTER’S PARENTS CASE, THEY
HAVE VERY STRONG OPINIONS, AS
YOU MIGHT IMAGINE ABOUT JAMES
AND JENNIFER CRUMLEY QUESTIONS
TONIGHT THAT THOSE PARENTS WILL
EVER FACE TRIAL. BUT I THINK
MORE IS GOING TO COME OUT. IN
THIS TRIAL, AND YOU’RE GOING TO
SEE HOW THESE PARENTS WERE TO
HIM. UM OKAY, I’LL THEM AND
FAILED HIM. AND BUILT THAT
MONSTER. VERY STRONG OPINIONS
FROM THE PARENTS OF OXFORD
SHOOTING VICTIMS TAKE MERE AND
JUSTIN SCHILLING, SAYING THE
PARENTS OF THE SHOOTER SHOULD BE
HELD ACCOUNTABLE TONIGHT
QUESTIONS IF JAMES AND JENNIFER
CRUMLEY WILL EVER FACE A TRIAL.
THEIR CASE IS NOW ON HOLD THE
MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT, SENDING
THEIR CASE TO THE COURT OF
APPEALS. LOCAL FORD LEGAL
ANALYST NEIL ROCKIN SAYS IT ALL
COMES DOWN TO THIS. THE COURT OF
APPEALS MUST DECIDE DID THE
PARENTS ACTIONS RESULT? IN THE
SCHOOL SHOOTING. IT’S THE ONE
ISSUE THAT WE’VE ALWAYS SAID WAS
GOING TO BE THE PROSECUTION’S
BIG, BIGGEST HURDLE. KENNY
ESTABLISHED THAT THIS WAS IN
FACT THAT THE PARENTS CONDUCT
WAS THE CAUSE OF THE SHOOTING.
THAT IS THE BIGGEST HURDLE THEY
HAVE TO OVERCOME. IN THIS CASE,
IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN IN AN
EXPLOSIVE PRETRIAL HEARING.
PROSECUTORS SHOWED HOW THE
PARENTS BOUGHT THE GUN FOR THE
SHOOTER OF ALLEGEDLY IGNORED
THEIR SONS CRIES FOR HELP AND
DEMANDED THAT HE RETURNED TO
CLASS THAT DAY. THE MOTHER OF
OXFORD VICTIM JUSTIN SCHILLING,
FEELS STRONGLY ABOUT THE PARENTS
FACING TRIAL. I HOPE THEY GET
THE MAX SENTENCE AS WELL. AH!
AND I HOPE IT SETS A LESSON TO
OTHER PARENTS. YOU KNOW, THERE’S
MANY WAYS THAT THIS COULD HAVE
BEEN PREVENTED AND EVERYBODY
INVOLVED NEEDS TO BE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE. BACK HERE LIVE IN
OXFORD, CRUMLEY. PARENTS REMAIN
IN JAIL DOWN IN PONTIAC, AND
THAT’S WHERE THEY’LL STAY UNTIL
THE COURT OF APPEALS MAKES ITS
RULING. IT IS UNCLEAR WHEN THE
COURT OF APPEALS WILL PICK UP
THIS CASE AND MAKE A RULING.
ALSO TODAY, LET’S LOOK AT THIS
ON THE EVE OF THE ONE YEAR MARK
OF THIS TRAGEDY, THE ADMITTED
SHOOTER, HE HAD A COURT HEARING
WHERE A JUDGE DETERMINED THAT HE
WILL STAY IN THE OAKLAND COUNTY
ADULT JAIL. DESPITE BEING A
JUVENILE. WE’RE LIVE IN OXFORD
TONIGHT. JOINTLY LOCAL FOUGHT
BACK TO OKAY, SEAN. WE
APPRECIATE THAT UPDATE, AND WE
WANT TO LET YOU KNOW ALL ACROSS
THE STATE. YOU’LL SEE TRIBUTES
TOMORROW TO THE OXFORD COMMUNITY
. GOVERNOR WHITMER HAS ORDERED
FLAGS TO BE FLOWN AT HALF STAFF
. ALSO THERE’S NO CLASS TOMORROW
FOR STUDENTS IN THE OXFORD
DISTRICT. THERE WILL ALSO BE A
MOMENT OF SILENCE AT 12 51. PM
PRESIDENT BIDEN IS IN MICHIGAN
TODAY. TOURING A SEMICONDUCTOR
PLANT IS IN MONITOR TOWNSHIP
JUST OUTSIDE BAY CITY AT THE SK
CELL TRON FACILITY. HE’S THERE
TO TOUT WHITE HOUSE EFFORTS TO
BOOST MANUFACTURING. IN THE U.
S. MEANTIME ADMINISTRATION IS
WORKING WITH CONGRESS TO TRY TO
AVERT WHAT COULD BE A
CATASTROPHIC RAIL STRIKE. ALICE
BARR HAS THAT PART OF THE STORY
FROM WASHINGTON, ALICE GOOD
EVENING. IF THIS SOUNDS FAMILIAR
, THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
THOUGHT IT HAD SECURED A RAIL
DEAL TWO MONTHS AGO, BUT SOME OF
THE UNIONS REJECTED IT, SETTING
UP ANOTHER HIGH STAKES SHOWDOWN
. PRESIDENT BIDEN HUDDLING AT
THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY WITH THE
BIG FOUR CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS
SORTING THROUGH LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES THROUGH THE END OF
THE YEAR AND URGING CONGRESS TO
ACT TO PREVENT A POTENTIALLY
DISASTROUS FREIGHT RAIL STRIKE.
IT’S NOT AN EASY COLD, BUT I
THINK WE HAVE TO DO IT.
ECONOMIES AT RISK THE TOP LEADER
FROM EACH PARTY IN THE HOUSE AND
SENATE, VOWING TO PASS
LEGISLATION TO PREVENT A
NATIONWIDE FREIGHT RAIL STRIKE
FROM GRINDING SHIPMENTS TO A
HALT AT THE PEAK OF THE HOLIDAY
SHOPPING SEASON. WE GOT TO
RESOLVE THIS RAIL SHUT DOWN AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THE TOP
REPUBLICAN IN THE HOUSE, CALLING
OUT PRESIDENT BIDEN FOR
PREMATURELY CLAIMING VICTORY
AFTER THE ADMINISTRATION HELPED
BROKER A DEAL BETWEEN LABOR
LEADERS AND RAILWAY COMPANIES
TWO MONTHS AGO THAT SOME OF THE
RAILWAY UNION MEMBERS THEN
REJECTED. IT’S UNFORTUNATE THAT
WE’RE HERE BECAUSE I KNOW THE
PRESIDENT TOLD US ALL THAT THIS
WAS SOLVED LONG BEFORE THE
ELECTION. CONGRESS HAS THE
ABILITY TO IMPOSE A LABOR
AGREEMENT ON THE WORKERS TO
PREVENT EXACTLY THIS TYPE OF
DISRUPTION. BUT DOING SO GOES
AGAINST DEMOCRATS PRO UNION
STANCE. I DON’T LIKE GOING
AGAINST THE ABILITY OF UNIONS TO
STRIKE BUT WEIGHING THE EQUITIES
, WE MUST AVOID. A STRIKE MORE
THAN 400 INDUSTRY GROUPS,
WARNING A STRIKE WOULD LEAD TO
CERTAIN ECONOMIC DESTRUCTION THE
WHITE HOUSE ESTIMATING IT WOULD
COST HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
JOBS. IT ALL COMES JUST AS
PRESIDENT BIDEN IS IN MICHIGAN
TOUTING HIS ECONOMIC POLICIES.
THE PREPLANNED TRIP NOW
OVERSHADOWED BY A BATTLE THAT
THREATENS TO DISRUPT SUPPLY
CHAINS AND DERAIL THE SEASON OF
GIFT GIVING CONGRESSIONAL
LEADERS AND PRESIDENT BIDEN ALSO
TALKED ABOUT AVOIDING A
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN NEXT MONTH,
WITH LAWMAKERS SHARPLY DIVIDED
OVER WHETHER TO PUSH FOR BROADER
, LONG TERM SPENDING BILL THAT
WOULD SECURE FUNDING FOR THINGS
LIKE UKRAINE AID OR A SHORTER
SOLUTION THAT WOULD LET HOUSE
REPUBLICANS TRY TO RAIN. IN
SPENDING WHEN THEY TAKE OVER
CONTROL NEXT YEAR. IN
WASHINGTON. ALICE BAR LOCAL 4.
ALRIGHT, ALICE, ROUGHLY 40% OF
THE GOODS, WE BUY EVERYTHING
FROM GROCERIES TO CARS, TRAVELS
BY RAIL TO GET TO STORES. OKAY.
NOW TO CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS FOR
THE WEEK, THE STATE REPORTING
8831 NEW CASES OVER THE PAST
SEVEN DAYS THAT AVERAGES OUT TO
1200 CASES PER DAY STATE IS ALSO
REPORTING 113 NEW DEATHS OVER
THAT SAME SEVEN DAY PERIOD, ONE
OF THE PLAYERS INVOLVED IN THE
BRAWL IN THE TUNNEL AFTER THE
MICHIGAN MICHIGAN STATE GAME
APPEARED IN COURT TODAY. KERRY
CRUMP ARRAIGNED ON FELONIOUS
ASSAULT CHARGES AT 15TH DISTRICT
COURT IN ANN ARBOR. TRUMP IS THE
ONLY PLAYER FACING A FELONY, THE
OTHER PLAYERS CHARGED ARE FACING
MISDEMEANORS. JUST YESTERDAY,
THE BIG 10 CONFERENCE SUSPENDED
CRUMP FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON
AND EIGHT GAMES NEXT SEASON.
OKAY NOW TO THE FOREWARN
FORECASTERS TO TAKE A LIVE LOOK
OUTSIDE. THIS IS OUR MOUNT
CLEMENS SKY CAM, AND WE’VE GOT
SOME WIND AND RAIN ON THE WAY
WARNED US WE WERE GOING TO SEE A
LOT OF CHANGES AS WE HEAD
THROUGH THIS WEEK. SO LET’S GET
OVER TO KIM RIGHT NOW TO LOOK AT
WHAT’S HEADED OUR WAY. HI HI,
KIM AND DEVIN. WHILE WE DO HAVE
SOME CHANGES AHEAD FIRST, LET’S
START WITH THE WIND ADVISORY
THAT WILL GO INTO EFFECT, AS
EXPECTED AT FOUR AM AND LAST
UNTIL TOMORROW NIGHT AT 10 P.M.
WE EXPECT WIND GUSTS ALL OVER
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN, UPWARDS OF
40 TO EVEN 50 MPH. BUT FIRST WE
HAVE A LITTLE RAIN TO GET
THROUGH. THERE IS RAIN RIGHT NOW
IN LANSING DOWN TO JACKSON OVER
TO ALBION. THIS WILL BE
SPREADING INTO METRO DETROIT
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
TEMPERATURES WILL STAY FAIRLY
MILD, THOUGH OUT AHEAD OF THIS
FRONTAL BOUNDARY. 49-10 METRO
48. PONTIAC 46 NOW IN MOUNT
CLEMENS, AND IT IS 47 DEGREES
NOW IN LIVONIA. EVENING PLANNER
. WE DO EXPECT THOSE SHOWERS TO
MOVE THROUGH METRO DETROIT AS WE
HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS,
BUT NOTICE THAT THE TEMPERATURES
DO THEY DON’T FALL, THEY
ACTUALLY RISE. UNUSUAL SITUATION
. WE WILL HIT OUR DAYTIME HIGH
FOR TOMORROW AT MIDNIGHT AND
THEN FALLING TEMPS THROUGHOUT
THE DAY. IT WILL FEEL LIKE IT’S
IN THE TWENTIES BY TOMORROW
AFTERNOON. YOUR FORECAST COMING
UP IN A FEW MINUTES. BUT WE KNOW
PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE
STRUGGLING TONIGHT, WORRIED
ABOUT HOW THEY’RE GOING TO KEEP
THE HEAT AND THE LIGHTS ON THIS
WINTER, AND THAT’S WHY WE’RE
FOCUSED THIS GIVING TUESDAY ON
GIVING THE GIFT OF WARMTH IT IS
OUR ANNUAL TELETHON FOR THE HEAT
AND WARMTH FUND AND RIGHT NOW
PEOPLE ARE STANDING BY WAITING
FOR YOUR DONATIONS. PAMELA
OSBORNE IS LIVE IN HER PHONE
BANK. UH PAM, EVERY DOLLAR
COUNTS, RIGHT, $88,500. THAT’S
WHERE WE’RE AT SO FAR, BUT THE
GOAL HERE IS 100 AND $50,000.
THE PHONE LINES ARE OPEN. YOU
CAN CALL THE NUMBER ON YOUR
SCREEN. IT’S 88857949 EVERY
DONATION COUNTS JUST $3.50 THAT
WILL PROVIDE A FULL DAY OF
ELECTRICITY FOR FAMILY. YOU’RE
ABOUT TO MEET ONE FAMILY WARM
TONIGHT. THANKS TO YOUR GENEROUS
DONATIONS. IT WARMED UP MY HOUSE
FOR MY BABY, MY GRAND BABY, WARM
HOME WITH HER GRAND BABY. THANKS
TO THAW AND I’M SO GRATEFUL
BECAUSE I’VE BEEN HAVING A HARD
TIME WITH THIS HOUSE, GETTING IT
TOGETHER. HEARD ABOUT THE HEAT
AND WARMTH FUN WHEN SHE CALLED
TO 11 PUT THE DUCK WORK THE
BRAND NEW HEATER. THEY FINNA.
THEY GOTTA BRAND NEW WATER TANK
DOWN THERE, AND THEY SEND THE
INSTALLATION EVERYTHING SO THAT
HE COULD STAY HERE. WHAT MORE
CAN A PERSON ASKED FOR HELPS
PEOPLE IN AN EMERGENCY CRISIS
FAMILIES? VETERANS UNDEREMPLOYED
. MY PLANT CLOSED. I WENT FROM
MAKING $90,000 A YEAR TO ZERO. I
WAS IN A STATE OF PANIC, TAKING
CARE OF A MORTGAGE TO PUT FOOD
ON THE TABLE. I’M NOT GOING TO
HAVE GAS IN MY HOME. THE SAVINGS
WERE DWINDLING ON MY GOING TO
COOK FOR MY KIDS FOR ANOTHER
MONTH. SHUTDOWN NOTICE AND I,
IT’S HARD WHEN YOU HAVE KIDS AND
YOU THINK THAT THEY’RE GOING TO,
YOU KNOW, SHUT YOUR ELECTRICITY
OFF IN YOUR GAZE. IT’S HARD
CAN’T CLOCK AND THE WEATHER
GETTING COLDER AND STUFF. IT’S
KIND OF SCARY BEEN IN A
SITUATION WITHOUT HEAT. I’VE
BEEN IN THE SITUATION WITHOUT
ELECTRICITY. IS NOT A GOOD
FEELING IS NOT A GOOD FEELING TO
COMMENT TO A FREEZING COLD HOUSE
RIGHT NOW. 40% OF HOMES ACROSS
MICHIGAN STRUGGLED TO AFFORD
BASIC NEEDS, INCLUDING UTILITIES
LIKE HEAT AND ELECTRICITY. IT’S
COULD BE THE PERSON STANDING
NEXT TO YOU WHEN YOU’RE IN LINE
AT THE BANK IN LINE AT THE
GROCERY STORE OR SITTING NEXT TO
YOU AT CHURCH. IT’S ALL ABOUT
PAYING IT FORWARD, WHETHER IT’S
$5.10 DOLLARS $20 DONATION,
WHATEVER IT IS, IT COUNTS.
URSULA SAYS. IF YOU’RE
STRUGGLING TO KEEP YOUR LIGHTS
OR HEAT ON, REACH OUT, DON’T BE
SCARED. EVERYBODY NEEDS HELP. SO
ARE BOTH. MOSTLY PEOPLE HAVE TO
DO IS PICK UP THE PHONE, AND I
KNOW THAT’S THE HARDEST PART.
BUT LOOK, I GOT BLESSED. SO NOW
YOU CAN SEE JUST HOW FAR YOUR
DOLLARS GO AGAIN. THAT PHONE
NUMBER IS 88857949. YOU CAN ALSO
DONATE AT CLICKONDETROIT’S DOT
COM. THE TELETHON RUNS UNTIL
SEVEN O’CLOCK TONIGHT WE WILL BE
HERE. SO GIVE US A CALL DEVIN.
KIMBERLY ALWAYS AMAZED AT HOW
MUCH OUR VIEWERS GIFT GONNA BE.
IT’S BEEN POURING IN ALL DAY AND