>> Announcer: LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT, HOME OF WDIV AND CLICK
ON DETROIT.
ON DETROIT. LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 5:00 STARTS NOW.
>> Kim: A LIVE LOOK AT
WASHINGTON WHERE THEY’RE
SCHEDULED TO DELIVER THE
ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT TO THE
SENATE AT ANY MOMENT.
>> Hank: THE TOXIC OOZE
INVESTIGATION TAKING CENTER
STAGE IN LANSING AS LAWMAKERS
ASK TOUGH QUESTIONS AND SO DO
WE.
WE. >> Devin: BUT WE BEGIN WITH
STATE SENATOR PETER LUCIDO AND
COMMENTS HE MADE TO A FEMALE
REPORTER.
REPORTER. >> I BELIEVE THERE IS A
MISUNDERSTANDING OF THIS THING
AND I DON’T WANT THIS TO
CONTINUE.
CONTINUE. >> Devin: TOPPING OUR NEWS,
ALLISON DONOHUE FROM MICHIGAN
ADVANCE SAID HE MADE THE
COMMENTS TO HER IN FRONT OF A
GROUP OF STUDENTS FROM WARREN DE
LA SALLE, AN ALL-BOYS SCHOOL.
>> HE SAID, YOU SHOULD HANG
AROUND, YOU COULD HAVE A LOT OF
FUN WITH THESE BOYS OR THEY
COULD HAVE A LOT OF FUN WITH
YOU.
YOU. JASON, YOU’VE BEEN WAITING TO
TALK WITH HIM.
WHAT DID HE HAVE TO SAY?
>> Jason: ABOUT 3:45 WE SPOKE TO
HIM.
HIM. HE DENIES THE QUOTE.
HE DIDN’T DENY THE QUOTE ALL
THROUGHOUT THE DAY, ONLY UNTIL
IT STARTED GETTING NATIONAL
HEADLINES DID HE EVEN MEET WITH
THE MEDIA AND THEN DENY IT.
NOT EVEN AROUND 10:30 WHEN HE
POSTED THE ORIGINAL APOLOGY ON
TWITTER.
TWITTER. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE
MISUNDERSTANDING YESTERAY AND
FOR OFFENDING ALLISON DONOHUE.
>> I’M TRYING TO GET A STORY MY
EDITOR ASKED ME TO GRAB.
AND THEN THE NEXT SECOND, I’M A
15-YEAR-OLD GIRL MADE FUN OF IN
FRONT OF THE ENTIRE FOOTBALL
TEAM IS WHAT IT FELT LIKE.
>> Jason: SHE IS DESCRIBING AN
AWKWARD MOMENT WITH SENATOR
PETER LUCIDO FROM SHELBY
TOWNSHIP.
TOWNSHIP. SHE WAS THERE FOR A COMMENT ON A
STORY FOR THE MICHIGAN ADVANCE
WHEN SHE SAID HE ASKED IF SHE
KNEW ABOUT THE DE LA SALLE
ALL-BOYS SCHOOL HE WAS ABOUT TO
HONOR ON THE SENATE FLOOR.
SHE SAID NO.
SHE SAID HE SAID, QUOTE, YOU
SHOULD HANG AROUND, YOU COULD
HAVE A LOT OF THESE BOYS OR THEY
COULD HAVE A LOT OF FUN WITH
YOU.
YOU. >> IT TOOK ME OUT OF BEING A
REPORTER IN MY CAREER, AND I
DON’T KNOW THESE BOYS OR THIS
MAN, AND I WAS IMMEDIATELY
EMBARRASSED AND FELT SMALL.
>> Jason: THAT’S NOT HOW THE
SENATOR REMEMBERS IT.
>> I SAID, WE’RE GOING ON THE
FLOOR TO HAVE SOME FUN, YOU’RE
WELCOME TO JOIN US.
WHAT SHE INTERPRETED SEXUALLY OR
OTHERWISE, IT’S TRULY
UNFORTUNATE.
UNFORTUNATE. >> Jason: SO YOU’RE SAYING THE
QUOTE IS NOT ACCURATE?
>> NO.
>> NO. THE PEOPLE THAT SENT ME HERE
FROM MY DISTRICT SENT ME HERE
FOR A REASON BECAUSE I’M TRUE,
I’M GENUINE AND DIRECT.
FOR SOMEBODY TO BE MISQUOTING ME
FOR WHATEVER GAIN THERE IS, AND
I KNOW SHE’S A REPORTER, A
JOURNALIST, IT DOESN’T MATTER
HOW SHE TOOK IT, IT’S HOW SHE
WANTED TO TAKE IT, NOW HOW I
DID.
DID. >> Jason: NOW, YOU HEARD
SOMETHING IN THERE ABOUT THE
BOYS LAUGHING.
BOYS LAUGHING. I PRESSED THE SENATOR ON THIS
BECAUSE HE DIDN’T DENY THAT THE
BOYS DID LAUGH AFTER WHATEVER
COMMENT WAS MADE.
I ASKED HIM, I SAID, WHY WOULD
THEY LAUGH AFTER YOUR ACCOUNT OF
WHAT HAPPENED?
WHAT HAPPENED? IT SEEMS MORE LIKELY THEY WOULD
LAUGH AFTER SAYING WHAT SHE SAID
YOU SAID.
YOU SAID. >> Kim: THIS IS A NATIONAL
STORY.
STORY. COULD HE FACE ANY REPERCUSSIONS
FROM THIS?
FROM THIS? >> Jason: IT’S ALREADY AN
OFFICIAL SENATE INVESTIGATION
HERE.
HERE. AND WE TALKED TO SENATOR PETER
LUCIDO AFTER HE HAD ALREADY MET
WITH THE SENATE MAJORITY LEADER
MIKE SHIRKEY ABOUT THIS.
HE WAS ASKED AND OPENED AN
INVESTIGATION, WHICH IS STANDARD
PROTOCOL.
PROTOCOL. AND WE DON’T KNOW WHAT WAS
DISCUSSED IN THAT MEETING, BUT
IT WILL CONTINUE.
SO THEY HAVE AT LEAST ADDRESSED
THE ISSUE WITHIN THE SENATE.
WE’LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.
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. >>DEVIN: WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW
BREAKING NEWS IN WASHINGTON.
LET’S LOOK AT LIVE PICTURES NOW
FROM THE NATION’S CAPITOL AS
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE ARE
SCHEDULED TO WALK THE ARTICLES
OF IMPEACHMENT OVER TO THE
SENATE SIDE.
SENATE SIDE. THIS COMES AFTER THE HOUSE VOTED
THIS AFTERNOON TO APPROVE THE
ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT AND NAME
MANAGERS FOR THE UPCOMING SENATE
TRIAL.
TRIAL. ALICE BARR FOLLOWING A BUSY AND
HISTORIC DAY.
HISTORIC DAY. >> Reporter: NEARLY A FULL MONTH
AFTER THE HOUSE VOTED TO IMPEACH
PRESIDENT TRUMP, IT’S IN THE
HANDS OF THE SENATE, WITH THE
TRIAL SET TO BEGIN NEXT TUESDAY.
IN A DAY FULL OF CEREMONY, THE
IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT TRUMP
MOVES TO THE SENATE.
>> WE ARE HERE TODAY TO CROSS A
VERY IMPORTANT THRESHOLD IN
AMERICAN HISTORY.
AMERICAN HISTORY. >> Reporter: THE HOUSE VOTING
MOSTLY ALONG PARTY LINES TO SEND
ORE ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT AND
APPROVE 7 MANAGERS.
>> HE INVITED FOREIGN
INTERFERENCE INTO OUR ELECTIONS,
AGAIN.
AGAIN. HE JEOPARDIZED OUR NATIONAL
SECURITY.
SECURITY. >> Reporter: REPUBLICANS
DEFENDING THE PRESIDENT AND
REJECTING THE ALLEGATIONS.
>> THIS WAS ALWAYS AN EXERCISE
IN RAW PARTISAN POLITICS.
>> Reporter: THE HOUSE ALSO
SENDING OVER NEW EVIDENCE
CENTERING ON THE PRESIDENT’S
PERSONAL LAWYER RUDOLPH
GIULIANI, WHO HAS ADMITTED TO
DIGGING FOR DIRT ON JOE BIDEN
AND HIS SON HUNTER AND INCLUDES
A LETTER FROM RUDOLPH GIULIANI.
>> IT WILL PULL THE RUG OUT FROM
UNDER ANY ABILITY FOR TRUMP TO
ARGUE THAT RUDOLPH GIULIANI WAS
FREE-LANCING OR DOING IT WITHOUT
HIS KNOWLEDGE.
HIS KNOWLEDGE. >> Reporter: THERE IS PRESSURE
ON MODERATE REPUBLICANS.
IF 4 VOTE WITH DEMOCRATS, THEY
COULD BRING NEW DOCUMENTS AND
WITNESSES INTO THE TRIAL.
THE DAY OF DEVELOPMENTS COMING
AT THE SAME TIME PRESIDENT TRUMP
SIGNED PHASE 1 OF A CHINA TRADE
DEAL WHILE SPEAKING TO
REPUBLICANS WHO WILL SIT IN
JUDGMENT OF HIM.
>> THEY HAVE A HOAX GOING ON
OVER THERE.
OVER THERE. LET’S TAKE CARE OF IT.
>> Reporter: A MOMENTOUS MARCH
ON THE WAY TO JUST THE THIRD
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL OF AN AMERICAN
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS WILL
MAKE HIS WAY TO THE CAPITOL
TOMORROW TO BEGIN PREPARING FOR
HIS ROLE IN HISTORY.
IN WASHINGTON, ALICE BARR, LOCAL
4.
4. >> Devin: WE’LL CONTINUE TO
MONITOR WHAT’S HAPPENING OVER
THE NEXT 90 MINUTES OF NEWS AND
WE’LL HAVE UPDATES AS SOON AS
ANYTHING OCCURS HERE AND ONLINE
AS WE’RE STREAMING ALL OF IT AT
CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
CLICKONDETROIT.COM. >> Kim: WE MANAGED TO GET A FEW
PEEKS OF SUNSHINE.
>> Devin: WHEN WAS THAT?
>> Kim: EARLIER TODAY.
>> Devin: THE CLOUDS AND RAIN
HAVE MOVED IN, AND SOME OF THIS
COULD BE SNOW, I GUESS.
>> Ben: NORTH OF M-59.
AND THIS WILL BE LIGHT MOISTURE
ALL AROUND.
ALL AROUND. "4 LIVE RADAR" SHOWS THERE’S NOT
A LOT OF IT.
EVEN THAT AREA TRYING TO PUSH IN
FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL BE
GENERALLY LIGHT.
GENERALLY LIGHT. SO FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS, WE’LL
BE WATCHING THIS AREA CLOSE IN
ON US.
ON US. AND AS WE TIME IT OUT, IT’S NOT
GONNA BE A LOT.
ONCE WE GET INTO TONIGHT, THERE
MAY BE ORGANIZED SNOW SHOWERS IN
THE NORTH ZONE THAT WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT.
A LOT OF THAT WILL STAY IN THE
NORTH ZONE.
NORTH ZONE. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE TOMORROW,
THE MODELS, MULTIPLE ONES ARE
SUGGESTING A LAKE-EFFECT BAND
WILL BE OUT OF THE THUMB AND
BRINGING AN INCH OR TWO OF
ACCUMULATION IN PARTS OF THE
AREA.
AREA. MORE COMING THIS WEEKEND.
LOOK AT HOW MUCH OF THE STATE
COULD END UP WITH 6 INCHES PLUS.
WE’LL TALK ABOUT IT IN A FEW
MINUTES.
MINUTES. >> Devin: NOW NEW DEVELOPMENTS
IN THE TOXIC OOZE INVESTIGATION.
MEANTIME, IN AN OAKLAND COUNTY
COURTHOUSE, THE BATTLE BETWEEN
GARY SAYERS AND MADISON HEIGHTS
CONTINUES AS THEY DISCUSS THE
UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THIS
OOZE.
OOZE. CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR HANK
WINCHESTER LIVE FROM MADISON
HEIGHTS TONIGHT WITH A LOT OF
TALK ABOUT THE BUILDING BEHIND
YOU, HANK.
YOU, HANK. >> Hank: IN FACT, TAKE A LIVE
LOOK BEHIND ME.
YOU CAN SEE THE WORK CONTINUES
TO GET THE TOXIC CHEMICALS OUT
OF THE BUILDING, SO THEY’R NOT
A DANGER TO THOSE WHO LIVE AND
WORK NEARBY.
WORK NEARBY. THE PRESSURE ON THE STATE AS
LAWMAKERS ASK QUESTIONS.
A TENSE MORNING IN LANSING,
LAWMAKERS WANTED TO KNOW HOW WAS
GARY SAYERS ABLE TO OPERATE THIS
LONG AND REPEATEDLY IGNORE
TICKETS AND VIOLATIONS?
I ASKED THE DIRECTOR OF EGLE.
>> I CANNOT PROMISE YOU THAT BAD
THINGS WON’T HAPPEN TO GOOD
PEOPLE, I CAN’T.
>> Hank: CAN YOU MAKE THE
PROMISE THAT IF PEOPLE RAISE THE
ISSUES IN THE FUTURE, THERE WILL
BE A QUICK RESPONSE?
THE CONCERN IS THIS GUY WAS ON
THE RADAR IN THE MID ’90s,
VIOLATION AFTER VIOLATION AND
NOTHING IS DONE UNTIL OOZE IS
COMING OUT OF THE BUILDING IN
2019.
2019. >> YEP, COMPLETELY AGREE.
WE’RE LOOKING AT HOW TO MOVE
MORE QUICKLY.
MORE QUICKLY. >> Hank: TIMING WAS UNDER FIRE.
WHY DID IT TAKE SO LONG?
>> WHAT I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IS
NONE OF THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES
WERE NOTIFIED BACK IN 2017 WHEN
EGLE CAME IN.
NOW, THERE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE
TUBES BACK THERE.
I LIVE RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD.
I REMEMBER SEEING THE SEMIS HAUL
THOSE TUBES ON TO THAT PROPERTY.
>> Hank: THE LOCAL LEADERS
FRUSTRATED AND CLAIMED THE STATE
NEVER SHARED CRITICAL
INFORMATION AND WARNINGS.
>> AND WAS MENTIONED TODAY, HE
WAS THE SECOND OF ONLY 3
BUSINESSES CLOSED DOWN IN THE
STATE.
STATE. THAT’S RIDICULOUS!
THAT’S RIDICULOUS! >> Hank: IN AN OAKLAND COUNTY
COURTROOM, THE CITY BETWEEN
MADISON HEIGHTS AND GARY SAYERS
RAGES ON.
RAGES ON. THEY WANT HIM TO PAY FOR
DEMOLITION AND CLEAN-UP.
>> THIS WAS AN AREA OF
INDUSTRIAL DEBRIS JUST PILED UP
HAPHAZARDLY.
HAPHAZARDLY. JUST STUFF PILED UP EVERYWHERE.
MOLD-LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE
CEILING.
CEILING. THIS IS SOME OF THE ROUGH THAT
HAS ACTUALLY JUST ROTTED RIGHT
AWAY.
AWAY. >> YOU CAN SEE THE SKY.
>> Hank: BACK OUT HERE LIVE.
THE BUILDING IN UNBELIEVABLE
CONDITION.
CONDITION. IT MAKES YOU WONDER HOW
INVESTIGATORS MADE THEIR WAY
INSIDE SO MANY TIMES OVER THE
YEARS AND DIDN’T AUTOMATICALLY
DEMAND THAT THIS BUSINESS BE
SHUT DOWN.
SHUT DOWN. WE’RE LIVE HERE TONIGHT IN
MADISON HEIGHTS, "HELP ME HANK."
>> Devin: YOU WONDER IF WHAT’S
INSIDE THE BUILDING MAKES IT
POSSIBLE TO TEAR DOWN THE
BUILDING.
BUILDING. DEMOLITION ITSELF COULD BE A
DANGER.
DANGER. >> Hank: AND THAT WAS MENTIONED
AT THE CAPITOL AND IN THE
COURTROOM IN MADISON HEIGHTS.
SO WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IS THEY
NEED TO WORK WITH CREWS TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT THE NEXT STEPS
SHOULD BE TO MAKE SURE BEFORE
THEY TRIED TO RAZE THIS BUILDIN
THAT IT’S SAFE TO DO SO.
BACK TO YOU.
>> Devin: AND HANK HAS BEEN
KEEPING A RUNNING DAILY LOG OF
WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING
SURROUNDING THIS TOXIC OOZE
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. YOU CAN CHECK IT OUT AT
CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
CLICKONDETROIT.COM. GO TO THE "HELP ME HANK" PAGE
AND WE WILL STAY ON IT, OF
COURSE, BY THE HOUR.
>>> A CAR STOLE FRIEND A DETROIT
GAS STATION, BUT THAT’S NOT WHAT
HAS POLICE WORRIED.
>> Kim: WHO THAT CAR BELONGED TO
AND WHAT WAS INSIDE THE GRAY
HONDA ACCORD THAT HAS OFFICERS
ON ALERT.
ON ALERT. >> Devin: THE ROCKET MORTGAGE
CLASSIC BROUGHT MORE THAN PRO
GOLF TO THE CITY OF DETROIT.
WHAT ORGANIZERS ANNOUNCED TODAY
THEY BELIEVE WILL HELP THE
COMMUNITY FOR YEARS TO COME.
>> Kim: WHAT NEIGHBORS SAY LED
TO A SHOOTING IN THIS DEARBORN