♪
♪ >> Ben: STRONG WINDS CHALLENGING
US AGAIN AS WE GET INTO THE
EVENING COMMUTE.
EVENING COMMUTE. THAT, AND THE BRUTAL WIND CHILLS
COMING TOMORROW MORNING, THAT’S
AHEAD.
AHEAD. >> Sandra: MEN COMING FORWARD
WITH ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL ABUSE
AND WHY THEY’RE SO ANGRY WITH
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN.
>>> NEW HELP FOR KWAME
KILPATRICK.
KILPATRICK. WE’RE IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AS
FRIENDS OF THE FORMER DETROIT
MAYOR PLAN TO APPEAL TO
PRESIDENT TRUMP.
PRESIDENT TRUMP. >> Announcer: LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN
DETROIT, HOME OF WDIV AND CLICK
ON DETROIT.
ON DETROIT. LOCAL 4 NEWS "FIRST AT 4" STARTS
NOW!
NOW! >> Sandra: GOOD AFTERNOON, I’M
SANDRA ALI IN FOR KAREN DREW.
>>> "FIRST AT 4," THE UNIVERSITY
OF MICHIGAN FACING QUESTIONS
ABOUT WHO KNEW WHAT AND WHEN IN
A SEXUAL ABUSE SCANDAL.
THREE MEN WHO CLAIMS THEY WERE
ABUSED BY A FORMER UNIVERSITY OF
MICHIGAN DOCTOR ARE SPEAKING OUT
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
THE CLAIMS ABOUT INAPPROPRIATE
EXAMINATIONS BY DR. ROBERT
ANDERSON DATE BACK TO THE ’70s.
TAD DELUCA WROTE A LETTER BACK
IN 1975.
IN 1975. AND CLAIMS THE LETTER GOT HIM
KICKED OFF THE TEAM AND COST HIM
A SCHOLARSHIP.
A SCHOLARSHIP. >> I SPOKE UP BY LETTER IN JULY
OF 1975 AND IGNORED AND
DENIGRATED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF
MICHIGAN.
MICHIGAN. I SPOKE UP AGAIN BY LETTER IN
2018 AFTER HEARING AN NPR STORY
ABOUT THE MSU GYMNASTS, WOMEN
WHO I AM IN AWE OF.
>> Sandra: THE CURRENT PRESIDENT
OF THE UNIVERSITY SAID HE IS
SORRY FOR ANYTHING THE VICTIMS
WEPT THROUGH.
WEPT THROUGH. A MEETING IS SCHEDULED BETWEEN
THE VICTIMS’ ATTORNEYS AND THE
UNIVERSITY’S GENERAL COUNSEL.
>>> THE MAN CHARGED WITH
RECKLESS DRIVING ON I-94 FOR
DOING DOUGHNUTS WON’T BE ABLE TO
DRIVE FOR A YEAR.
HE WAS SENTENCED TO ONE-YEAR
PROBATION AND ORDERED TO
COMPLETE A 30-DAY WORK PROGRAM,
RANDOM TESTING AND A DRIVING
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM. HE WAS IN JAIL AFTER PLEADING
GUILTY TO AN ASSAULT CHARGE IN
LIVONIA.
LIVONIA. >>> WILL FORMER DETROIT MAYOR
KWAME KILPATRICK BE THE NEXT
HIGH-PROFILE CRIMINAL TO GET
PRESIDENTIAL RELIEF?
PRESIDENTIAL RELIEF? A STATE REPRESENTATIVE FROM
DETROIT IS HOPING TO BRING
PRESIDENT TRUMP A LETTER THAT
SUPPORTS FREEDOM FOR THE FORMER
MAYOR.
MAYOR. MARA MACDONALD JUST CAUGHT UP
WITH THE STATE REP IN
WASHINGTON, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. WHERE DO THINGS STAND RIGHT NOW?
>> Mara: STATE REPRESENTATIVE
SHERRY GAY-DAGNOGO IS ON HER WAY
TO A DINNER AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
SHE HAS BEEN IN TOUCH WITH
TRUMP’S TEAM AND THEY KNOW SHE
IS COMING WITH A LETTER NOT ONLY
FROM HER BUT FROM MULTIPLE
PASTORS AND MULTIPLE ELECTED
OFFICIALS ACROSS THE STATE.
HERE IS WHY SHE SAID IT’S TIME
TO CONSIDER CLEMENCY FOR
KILPATRICK.
KILPATRICK. >> LOOKING AT THE REQUIREMENTS
OF CLEMENCY: IS A PERSON A
FLIGHT RISK?
FLIGHT RISK? HAVE THEY BEEN PUNISHED?
HAVE THEY SERVED TIME?
AND KWAME KILPATRICK CHECKS OFF
ALL OF THOSE BOXES.
HE SERVED TIME AND THE COMMUNITY
LEADERS I’VE SPOKEN TO, PASTORS,
ELECTED OFFICIALS, SEVERAL OF MY
CONSTITUENTS, AND PEOPLE
THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF DETROIT
FEEL LIKE IT’S TIME FOR HIM TO
REJOIN HIS FAMILY.
>> Mara: BACK HERE LIVE.
THE STATE REPRESENTATIVE’S
APPROACH TO THE PRESIDENT IS NOT
THE FIRST ONE.
THERE IS A MULTI--PRONGED EFFORT
UNDER WAY TO TRY TO GET
PRESIDENT TRUMP TO COMMUTE
KILPATRICK’S SENTENCE.
KILPATRICK’S SENTENCE. MORE AT 5:00.
AND EXACTLY WHAT SHE HOPES TO
ACHIEVE THIS EVENING.
WE’RE LIVE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
SANDRA, BACK TO YOU.
>> Sandra: WE’LL CHECK BACK IN
WITH YOU TONIGHT AT 5:00.
>>> YOU KNOW, NO MATTER HOW MANY
BREAKS WE ENJOY, WINTER WEATHER
KEEPS COMING AT US.
SNOW ON THE GROUND AND MORE
BITTER COLD AS WELL.
LET’S GET A FIRST CHECK OF THE
FORECAST.
FORECAST. >> Ben: A LOT OF US SEEING WINDS
OVER 40 MILES PER HOUR.
PONTIAC AT 40, METRO AIRPORT AT
40.
40. SO THAT IS TAKING THE AIR
TEMPERATURES, WHICH ARE IN THE
20s WITH THE HELP OF AT LEAST
SOME SUNSHINE AND MAKING IT FEEL
MORE LIKE ON EITHER SIDE OF 8
DEGREES, 10-12 IS WHAT THE WIND
CHILLS LOOK LIKE.
THE WINDS WILL NOT DIE DOWN
SOON.
SOON. BRUTAL WIND CHILLS.
AND WE’LL RUN THAT DOWN AND A
NICE WARM-UP BEYOND.
WE’LL SEE WHEN IT TAKES EFFECT,
IN A FEW MINUTES.
>> Sandra: PRESIDENT TRUMP’S
EFFORTS TO BRING CALM TO THE
CORONAVIRUS ARE NOT HAVING MUCH
OF AN IMPACT, INCLUDING WITH THE
FINANCIAL MARKETS.
FINANCIAL MARKETS. THERE ARE NEW QUESTIONS TODAY.
LET’S GO TO DEVIN SCILLIAN.
A LOT OF NEW INFORMATION
TRICKLING OUT TODAY.
>> Devin: THERE REALLY IS.
WE’LL HAVE UPDATES AND ANSWER
QUESTIONS IN EVERY LOCAL 4
NEWSCAST.
NEWSCAST. RIGHT NOW, SOME OF THE KEY
DEVELOPMENTS, IN CALIFORNIA, WE
MAY HAVE SEEN THE FIRST CASE IN
THE U.S. THAT IS NOT CONNECTED
TO TRAVEL ABROAD OR TO ANOTHER
KNOWN CASE.
KNOWN CASE. THAT COULD BE A SIGN THE VIRUS
IS SPREADING INSIDE AN AMERICAN
COMMUNITY FOR THE FIRST TIME.
THAT PERSON LIVES NORTHEAST OF
SAN FRANCISCO, THE CALIFORNIA
GOVERNOR SAID THEY’RE MONITORING
8400 PEOPLE FOR THE VIRUS.
MORE THAN 8,000.
IN JAPAN, A WOMAN WHO RECOVERED
FROM THE CORONAVIRUS HAS TESTED
POSITIVE A SECOND TIME.
THAT’S A FASCINATING
DEVELOPMENT.
DEVELOPMENT. SHE TESTED NEGATIVE ON FEBRUARY
6 AND STARTED FEELING SICK
AGAIN.
AGAIN. EITHER SHE BECAME INFECTED AGAIN
OR THE VIRUS WAS HIDDEN IN HER
BODY AND BECAME ACTIVE.
MORE TO LEARN THERE.
>>> THE FIRST CLINICAL TRIAL IN
THE U.S. FOR A TREATMENT IS
UNDER WAY IN NEBRASKA.
SAUDI ARABIA HAS TAKEN THE
UNPRECEDENTED STEP OF CLOSING
THE HOLIEST SITE TO PILGRIMS.
NO DECISION ON POSTPONING THE
TOKYO OLYMPICS IN THE NEAR
FUTURE.
FUTURE. BUT THE GAMES ARE 5 MONTHS AWAY.
THE CDC HAS WARNED THE PUBLIC TO
PREPARE AND THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN
DOWNPLAYING THE RISK OF
INFECTION.
INFECTION. >> MOST INDIVIDUALS WILL HAVE
MILD TO MODERATE SYMPTOMS, WILL
BE ABLE TO STAY HOME AND TREAT
IT LIKE THE FLU OR A SEVERE COLD
AND IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT WE
CORRECT THIS IMPRESSION THAT IT
WILL REQUIRE A MASSIVE
HOSPITALIZE
HOSPITALIZE HOSPITALIZATION.
HOSPITALIZATION. >> Devin: AND THEY LOOK AT WHAT
IMPACT IT WILL HAVE ON THE WORLD
ECONOMY.
ECONOMY. THE DOW JUST CLOSED DOWN ALMOST
1200 POINTS ON THE DAY, 1190 ON
TOP OF THE 2,000 POINTS EARLIER
IN THE WEEK.
DR. McGEORGE WILL JOIN US AT
5:00 AND 6:00 TO SHARE HIS
EXPERTISE ON ALL OF THIS.
WE’LL KEEP OUR EYE ON IT.
IT’S CHANGING BY THE HOUR.
BACK TO YOU.
>> Sandra: SO MANY NEW
DEVELOPMENTS.
DEVELOPMENTS. >>> SINCE EVERYONE IN MICHIGAN
IS ALLOWED TO VOTE WITH AN
ABSENTEE BALLOT, LOCAL CLERKS
ARE SEEING AN AVALANCHE OF NEW
REQUESTS IN 2020.
THE SYSTEM ISN’T DESIGNED TO
DEAL WITH THAT MANY ABSENTEE
BALLOTS.
BALLOTS. PAULA TUTMAN IS IN MT. CLEMENS
TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE
CHALLENGES THAT CLERKS ARE NOW
FACING.
FACING. PAULA?
PAULA? >> Paula: HI, SANDRA.
SO THIS GRID AT THE MACOMB
COUNTY ELECTION DEPARTMENT
REALLY TEST THE STORY.
IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT NUMBER OF
REQUESTS RIGHT NOW VERSUS NUMBER
OF REQUESTS IN 2016, LET’S GO TO
WARREN, THE LARGEST CITY.
AND LET’S LOOK AT 2016.
7200 BALLOTS REQUESTED AND NOW
12,000 BALLOTS REQUESTED THUS
FAR.
FAR. TAKE ROSEVILLE, THESE ARE THE
ABSENTEE BALLOTS THAT HAVE BEEN
RETURNED, 2381 OF THE 4225 SENT
OUT AND COMING IN AT A SWIFT
RATE.
RATE. THIS IS JUST ONE VOTING
DISTRICT.
DISTRICT. THIS IS GOING ON ACROSS THE
STATE.
STATE. >> WE HAVE SEEN A 75% INCREASE
IN APPLICATIONS FOR ABSENTEE
BALLOTS.
BALLOTS. SO FAR, CLERKS THIS YEAR HAVE
SENT OUT 776,000 ABSENTEE
BALLOTS TO MICHIGAN VOTERS
ACROSS THE STATE.
>> Paula: IT MEANS MICHIGANDERS
WANT THEIR VOTE COUNTED, BUT IT
MEANS THAT AREA CLERKS OFFICES
ARE ALREADY PLOWED UNDER.
>> GLORIOUS PAIN IN THE BUTT, A
VERY ACCURATE DESCRIPTION.
>> Paula: NOW THEY’VE DECIDED
THAT ANYONE CAN REQUEST AN
ABSENTEE BALLOT FOR ANY REASON.
IF YOU’VE ALREADY MADE YOUR
CHOICE AND YOUR CANDIDATE DROPS
OUT PRIOR TO MARCH 10th, THE
VOTE GOES NOWHERE.
AND HERE’S THE DOWN SIDE FOR
CLERKS: THEY DON’T HAVE THE
RESOURCES TO QUICKLY HIGHER THIS
ONSLAUGHT.
ONSLAUGHT. >> IT’S MANPOWER AND MINUTING,
ALL THE THINGS THAT GO INTO IT,
AND THEY’RE WORKING TO MAKE SURE
IT’S DONE ACCORDING TO THE
STATUTE AND NEW RULES.
>> Paula: IT’S TO GET THE COUNT
RIGHT, NOT NECESSARILY FAST.
AND BECAUSE THEY CAN’T TOUCH THE
OUTER ENVELOPE OF THE RETURNED
ABSENTEE BALLOTS UNTIL ELECTION
DAY AND CAN’T FEED THEM INTO THE
BALLOT MACHINE AND COULD DELAY
REPORTING ON THE OUTCOME OF BOTH
THE POLITICAL RACES AND
INITIATIVES.
INITIATIVES. >> IT WILL CREATE CHALLENGES FOR
THE STATE OF MICHIGAN TO RELEASE
RESULTS FROM THE ELECTIONS, IN
THE QUICK TURNAROUND TIME THAT
PEOPLE HAVE COME TO EXPECT AND
WHAT THE NEWS MEDIA PUSHES FOR.
>> Paula: BUT THAT’S OKAY.
THIS IS A WORK LOAD, THE CLERKS
AND THEIR TEAMS WANT.
AND THIS IS THE OTHER THING.
IF YOU DID HAPPEN TO VOTE FOR
SOMEBODY WHO HAS DROPPED OUT OF
THE RACE, GO TO YOUR LOCAL
CLERK’S OFFICE BY MONDAY, 4:00
P.M., THE DAY BEFORE THE PRIMARY
TO SPOIL THE BALLOT AND REVOTE.
SO GET OUT THERE AND VOTE
HOWEVER YOU NEED TO VOTE.
SANDRA?
SANDRA? >> Sandra: STILL A LOT OF WORK
TO BE DONE.
>>> STILL AHEAD, NO ONE LIKES TO
PAY A PARKING TICKET.
THEY WOULD CHANGE HOW THE SIGNS
ARE DETERMINED.
ARE DETERMINED. SEE IF YOU THINK IT’S FAIR IN
TRENDING STORIES.
TRENDING STORIES. >>> UP FIRST, A WARNING ABOUT
WOMEN AND WINE.
SOME SUBURBING TRENDS AND WHY
SOME WOMEN MIGHT MISTAKENLY
THINK THEY’RE NOT AT RISK.
>> Hank: GOOD AFTERNOON AND
HELLO TO EVERYBODY.
WE HAVE TAX EXPERTS HERE.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, CALL
313-298-WDIV.
313-298-WDIV. WE HAVE A TEAM HERE FROM THE
MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS.