THIS MORNING FOR GAME DAY AND THE FORECAST MANY MICHIGAN FANS ARE WAKING UP IN COLUMBUS AND
ENEMY TERRITORY FOR THE BIG GAME
WILL BE PLENTY HERE TO WATCH IN
ANN ARBOR. AND WE ARE NOW FIVE
HOURS AWAY UNTIL KICKOFF. WE ARE
LIVE WITH A PREVIEW OF THE GAME
AND THERE IS A LOTS OF MONITOR.
ONE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT FOR
NEWS STARTS RIGHT NOW. WELL GOOD
MORNING. IT’S SEVEN O’CLOCK. I’M
GRANT HERMES PRIYA MANN, THANKS
FOR JOINING US FOR LOCAL 4 NEWS
TODAY. BRIAN IS KICKING OFF OUR
GAME DAY COVERAGE FOR US WITH A
LOOK AT TODAY’S FORECAST. STATE
BRIAN GOOD MORNING, PRIYA AND
GRANT. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
AFTER LOTS OF SUNSHINE TO END
OUR HOLIDAY WEEK, I’M EXPECTING
MUCH OF THE SAME NOT ONLY HERE
IN METRO DETROIT BUT DOWN IN
COLUMBUS AS WELL AS WE HAD
THROUGHOUT YOUR SATURDAY
BEAUTIFUL SHOT RIGHT NOW. TOWER
CAM LOOKING LIVE OUT AT MOUNT
CLEMENS AS WE HEAD TOWARDS
SUNRISE THIS MORNING, MAINLY
CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT LAST NIGHT
INTO EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
EVERYONE WITH MOST EVERYBODY
INTO THE THIRTIES, WAKING UP 30
RIGHT NOW, HERE IN DETROIT 32
RIGHT NOW OVER AND HOW 30
WORKING INTO PORTS HURON COLDER
29 RIGHT NOW WORKING INTO MOUNT
CLEMENS, OUR WINDSHIELDS ALSO
INTO THE TWENTIES AND THIRTIES
ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH EASTERN
MICHIGAN EARLY THIS MORNING,
FEELING LIKE 22 RIGHT NOW, METRO
AIRPORT, 20-6 IN PONTIAC. A
WARMER 33 RIGHT NOW THE
WINDSHIELD AS YOU WORK UP UNTIL
APPEAR. WE’VE HAD A LITTLE BIT
OF HIGH CLOUD COVER OVER THE
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE
OVERNIGHT LAST NIGHT AND EARLY
THIS MORNING, BUT OUTSIDE RIGHT
OF THAT MAINLY CLEAR SKIES GIVES
WAY TO LOTS OF SUNSHINE TODAY
INTO THE LOW FIFTIES BY
LUNCHTIME ON OUR WAY TO A MILD
57 THIS AFTERNOON, ENJOY THE DRY
WEATHER BECAUSE RAIN RETURNS AS
WE HEAD INTO YOUR SUNDAY DETAILS
AND WHEN THAT RAIN MOVES INTO
YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND YOUR
FORWARD FORECAST THAT’S COMING
UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.
ALRIGHT THANKS, BRIAN. BIG GAME
RAPIDLY APPROACHING JUST ABOUT
FIVE HOURS UNTIL MICHIGAN SANO,
OHIO STATE. WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT THIS A FEW MOMENTS AGO
EARLIER THIS WEEK, GOVERNOR
WHITMER DECLARED TODAY BEAT THE
BUCKEYES DAY. THE GOVERNOR ALSO
ENTERING INTO A FRIENDLY WAGER
WITH OHIO GOVERNOR MIKE DUIN.
SHOULD THE BUCKEYES WIN. WHITMER
IS OFFERING UP A DETROIT STYLE
GIFT BAG, INCLUDING BUDDY’S
PIZZA DESSERT FROM GOOD CAKES
AND BAKES AND A CASE OF BURNERS
AT THE WOLVERINES. WIND WINE
WILL BE GIVING UP BUCKEYE. PIZZA
FROM VERTIGO. STEWART’S ROOT
BEER AND JUMBO CREAM POPS FROM
SCHMIDT’S SAUSAGE HAUS. OKAY
THEY’RE GETTING AWAY. BETTER
DEAL. THEY’RE GETTING A MUCH
BETTER, BETTER DEAL. IT’S THE
BIGGEST GAME ON THE BIG 10
SCHEDULE NEARLY EVERY YEAR IN
THE 2022 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON
, IT’S NO DIFFERENT NUMBER TWO
OHIO STATE WILL HOST NUMBER
THREE MICHIGAN TODAY IN THE
117TH PLAYING OF THE GAME. THE
STAKES ON THIS ONE ARE SIMPLE
AND THEY ARE HIGH. THE WINNER
EARNS THE BIG 10 EAST CROWN
MOVES ON TO THE BIG 10
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WITH THEIR
PERFECT RECORD STILL INTACT SO
MUCH ON THE LINE. MEGAN WOODS
CONTINUES OUR TEAM COVERAGE.
GOOD MORNING, MEGAN. I CAN FEEL
THE ANTICIPATION BUILDING, CAN’T
YOU? THAT’S RIGHT. GOOD MORNING
, AND EVEN THOUGH THIS IS
HAPPENING IN THE COLUMBUS SPORTS
BARS AND GRILLS LIKE THIS ONE
LOCAL ONES IN WIND AT, FOR
EXAMPLE, THEY ARE GOING TO BE SO
BUSY FOR WITH THOSE PEOPLE WHO
MAYBE DIDN’T MAKE THE DRIVE AND
AGAIN LIKE YOU, SAID PRIYA. THIS
IS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED. TROUBLE.
JOHN. SOMETIMES YOU GET LUCKY
AND BOTH SIDES IN THE MICHIGAN
OHIO STATE GET TOGETHER, GET
NASTY, AND THEY TALK IT UP ON
BOTH SIDES, BUT APPARENTLY,
THOSE DAYS ARE TAKING A BREAK.
JIM HARBAUGH CAN TALK IT UP WITH
THE BEST OF THEM. BUT THE
MICHIGAN COACH ISN’T LOOKING FOR
A FIGHT BEFORE THEY GET ON THE
FIELD THAT ARE REALLY GOOD. THEY
GOT GREAT PLAYERS. WE’VE GOT
GREAT PLAYERS. THEY HAVE GREAT
COACHES. WE HAVE GREAT COACHES.
THEY HAVE PLAYERS WITH HEISMAN
HABITS. WE HAVE PLAYERS WITH
HEISMAN HABITS AND
CONGRATULATIONS. DON’T BE
GRATEFUL. THE OTHER SIDE RYAN
DAY OF THE BUCKEYES IS MORE OPEN
AND HONEST ABOUT THE TWO SCHOOLS
. MICHIGAN HATES OHIO STATE.
OHIO STATE HATES MICHIGAN AND
DAY READILY ADMITS IT’S NOT A
LOVE FEST. WHEN THESE TWO TEAMS
GET TOGETHER, THERE’S FRICTION
AT TIMES, YOU KNOW, IT’S JUST
THE WAY IT WORKS. AND YOU KNOW,
WE TRIED TO JUST FOCUS ON
OURSELVES. FOCUS ON RESPECT AND
RIVALRY BY WORKING AT EVERY DAY
OUT OF THE YEAR. AND I’M GOING
TO GO PLAY AS HARD AS WE
POSSIBLY CAN. ON SATURDAY. THE
GAME BEGINS AT HIGH NOON.
KICKOFF IS SET FOR 12 14. WE’LL
SEE YOU LIVE FROM COLUMBUS ON
LOCAL 4 NEWS AT SIX. UNTIL THEN,
THIS IS BERNIE SMILOVITZ LOCAL 4
SPORTS. AND THAT’S RIGHT. BERNIE
IS HEADING OUT THERE RIGHT NOW.
SO YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THAT
LATER. ON AND AGAIN. THE GAME
STARTS AT NOON KICKOFF AT 12 14
AS RIGHT NOW LIVE AND WIN. DAD.
MEGAN WOODS, LOCAL 4 SPORTS BARS
LIKE THE ONE BEHIND YOU ARE
GOING TO BE PACKED TODAY. VERY
EXCITED. MAYBE A LITTLE BIT
NERVOUS FANS. MEGAN THANKS SO
MUCH AS YOU JUST SAID. I WANT TO
LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT BERNIE
IS ON HIS WAY DOWN TO COLUMBUS.
RIGHT NOW, FOR THE BIG GAME.
WE’LL BE CHECKING WITH HIM ALL
MORNING LONG. HE’LL ALSO BRING
US LIVE COVERAGE ON LOCAL 4 NEWS
AT SIX TONIGHT. BUT FOR NOW, BE
SURE TO CHECK OUT HIS ARTICLE
ABOUT THE GAME OVER ON
CLICKONDETROIT.COM. THE OTHER
STORIES THAT WE’RE FOLLOWING
ACROSS METRO DETROIT THIS
MORNING, WE BEGIN WITH A NEW
RULING FOR TWO OF THE MEN
CONVICTED IN A PLOT TO KIDNAP
GOVERNOR GRETCHEN WHITMER. THE
JUDGE’S OPINION RELEASED LATE
LAST NIGHT, DENYING THEM A NEW
TRIAL. VERY CROFT AND ADAM FOX
WERE FOUND GUILTY OF CONSPIRING
TO KIDNAP GOVERNOR WHITMER AS
WELL AS TRYING TO OBTAIN A
WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION.
THEIR ATTORNEYS FILED A MOTION
FOR A NEW TRIAL, CLAIMING THE
JUDGE DIDN’T GIVE THE MEN A FAIR
TRIAL. THE TWO ARE STILL ON
TRACK TO BE SENTENCED IN
DECEMBER. DASH CAM VIDEO SHOWING
ROSEVILLE POLICE CHASING THE
DRIVER JUST MOMENTS BEFORE FATAL
CAR ACCIDENT ON I 94 OVER
THANKSGIVING. IT HAPPENED ON
EASTBOUND 94 12 MILE WHERE
POLICE SAY A DRIVER GOING THE
WRONG WAY ON THE FREEWAY CRASHED
HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE.
WE’RE TOLD THIS STEMMED FROM A
FAMILY DISPUTE AT AN APARTMENT
COMPLEX IN ROSEVILLE. IT’S
POSSIBLE THAT SHOTS WERE ALSO
FIRED AND THE DRIVER SPED AWAY.
ONE PERSON WAS KILLED AND
SEVERAL OTHERS WERE INJURED. AND
CRUZ HAD TO MAKE EMERGENCY
REPAIRS ON THE MILLER ROTUNDA
BRIDGE YESTERDAY FROM SKY FOR
YOU CAN SEE THE WAYNE COUNTY
ROAD COMMISSION WORKING TO FIX
THE BRIDGE AND DEARBORN WERE
TOLD IT WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE
OVERNIGHT, THE COMMISSION CLOSED
ONE NORTHBOUND LANE SOUTHBOUND
LANE ON THE BRIDGE IS OPEN AND A
TEMPORARY BARRIER WALL HAS BEEN
INSTALLED. THE COUNTY PLANS ON
BRINGING IN A THIRD PARTY TO
CONDUCT AN ADDITIONAL
INSPECTION. TAKING A LIVE LOOK
OUTSIDE THIS MORNING AT BTW
TRAVELERS GETTING READY TO HEAD
BACK HOME AFTER THE THANKSGIVING
HOLIDAY. THAT IS SO DARK. I WAS
LIKE, REALLY OKAY THAT IS
PASSENGERS HAD RELATIVELY EASY
FLIGHTS INTO DETROIT EARLIER
THIS WEEK, WITH FEW CANCELATIONS
AND DELAYS, BUT POTENTIAL STORMS
MAY COMPLICATE RETURN TRIPS. SO
FAR, ONLY ONE FLIGHT HAS BEEN
CANCELED OUT OF BTW IN THE PAST
24 HOURS, AND TRAVELERS OPTING
TO HIT THE ROAD OVER THE
WEEKEND. WE’LL SEE A BREAK AT
THE PUMP. NATIONAL GAS PRICES
ARE DOWN 13. IN SENSE FROM LAST
WEEK, SITTING AT ABOUT $3.58
HERE IN MICHIGAN WERE PAYING
JUST OVER THAT $3.66 BUT IN
METRO DETROIT PRICES ON THE
CHEAPER SIDE SITTING AT $3.48
BRIEFLY SAW $2 WAS LIKE 2 99.
DID YOU LIKE DO A DOUBLE TAKE A
FULL TANK OF GAS AND I WAS LIKE,
OH, ALL THE TIME. JUST GOTTA
FILL UP ANYTHING YOU HAVE IN THE
CAR. BUT KNOWING ME, THOUGH, I’D
HAVE IT LIKE IN THE TRUNK OR