DOWNTOWN LOCAL 4 NEWS AT SIX STARTS NOW. THEN WE START HERE AT SIX WITH THE COMMUNITY
PUSHING BACK PEOPLE IN ONE
DETROIT NEIGHBORHOOD, ASKING THE
CITY TO PREVENT A NEW PLANT FROM
OPENING. NEIGHBORS ARE WORRIED
ABOUT NOISE AND CHEMICALS COMING
FROM A CONCRETE CRUSHING
FACILITY. TODAY THEY DELIVERED
PETITIONS TO THE CITY, HOPING IT
DOESN’T GET APPROVED, IT WOULD
SIT ON NEARLY FIVE ACRES IN
DETROIT’S CORE CITY NEIGHBORHOOD
IN A LOT ON LAWTON STREET NEAR I
96 WARREN AVENUE. ROD MELONI
SPOKE WITH BOTH SIDES TODAY
ABOUT THE ISSUE. WE’RE IN WEST
SIDE INDUSTRIAL DETROIT. THIS
SITE USED TO BE A FACTORY MANY
YEARS AGO, IT CLOSED DOWN THE
LANDESMAN VACANT FOR A VERY LONG
TIME. THE CITY WANTED TO DO
SOMETHING WITH IT RECENTLY, A
CONCRETE RECYCLING A CONCRETE
CRUSHING OPERATION OPENED HERE.
AND THERE IN FRONT OF THE CITY,
TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY
CAN CONTINUE OPERATING THE
NEIGHBORS. WELL, THEY’RE NOT
HAPPY. THEY SAY THE PROSPECT OF
50 TO 60 TRUCKS A DAY IS HIGH ON
THEY’RE NOT IN MY BACKYARD LIST
. VANESSA BUTTERWORTH AND JOANNE
ARNOLD BROUGHT BY THEIR COUNT
200 PETITIONS TO THE CITY ASKING
THIS PROJECT, NOT GET THE GREEN
LIGHT. THEY POUR WATER ON THE
CONCRETE, SO IT DOESN’T BLOW.
BUT WATER DOESN’T SOLVE
EVERYTHING. A AND B. THE
CONCRETE IS GOING TO MIX WITH
THE WATER AND THEN FLOOD OUT
INTO THE STREET. ANYTHING THAT
POSES A HEALTH RISK. WE SHOULD
BE INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS.
FURTHERMORE IT SHOULDN’T BE IN A
RESIDENTIAL AREA. THAT
CHARACTERIZATION ISN’T EXACTLY
BORNE OUT BY THE VIDEO DRONE
FORGIVES US. THE SITE SITS RIGHT
NEXT TO I 96 A RAILROAD LINE AND
LOTS OF GREEN SPACE ACROSS THE
STREET ZONED COMMERCIAL AND THE
CLOSEST HOME IS A COUPLE OF 100
YARDS AWAY. MURRAY WHITEHALL IS
A FACILITY’S OWNER WHO DISPUTES
THE HEALTH HAZARD CLAIMS, BUT
WE’RE TRYING TO DO IS RECYCLE.
THE CONCRETE WASTE THAT WOULD
OTHERWISE GO INTO LANDFILLS.
CONCRETE RECYCLING BUSINESS
OPERATED THERE A FEW YEARS AGO,
BUT WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. IT
WOULD BE DIFFERENT IF IT WAS
SOMETHING THAT HELPED THE
COMMUNITY. WE’VE GOT A LOT OF
PROJECTS THAT HAVE HELPED US IN
DETROIT. FOR 30 40 YEARS. WELL
MIKE WHITEHALL’S COMPANY NEEDS A
CHANGE OF LAND USE FROM THE CITY
. THEY HAD A HEARING ON THAT
YESTERDAY AND THE PAPERWORK DOES
SAY IT’S GOING TO BE A HIGH
IMPACT USAGE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, AND IT NEEDS THE
BACKING OF THE BUILDING SAFETY,
ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL
DEPARTMENT FROM THE CITY, AND
THE DECISION HERE IS PENDING
BACK TO YOU ANY IDEA HOW MUCH
THAT COMPANY HAS SPENT ON
CREATING THAT SITE SO FAR? ABOUT
A COUPLE OF $100,000. THEY’VE
GOT AN ELECTRIC FENCE THERE FOR
SECURITY AND THE LIKE, AND THEY
SAY THAT THEY’RE DOING THEIR
BEST TO TRY AND KEEP ALL OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES DOWN TO THE
BAREST MINIMUM, BUT THE
RESIDENTS ARE STILL LOOKING FOR
SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY SAY THAT
LIMITED USE AND THEY WANT A
LIGHTER IMPACT USED IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, SO WE’LL HAVE TO
SEE WHERE THE CITY COMES DOWN ON
. IT WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW IT
RIGHT. WE APPRECIATE IT. NOW TO
A BIG PROSTITUTION BUST IN
WARREN, WITH THREE WOMEN ACCUSED
OF RUNNING A BROTHEL OUT OF A
STRIP MALL. THESE THREE WOMEN
ARE FACING CHARGES FOR WHAT
POLICE UNCOVERED AT THE
INTERSECTION OF NINE MILE AND
RYAN AS SHAWN LEY REPORTS
TONIGHT FROM WARREN POLICE HAVE
MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT TOOK
PLACE. WE’RE ON EAST NINE MILE
ROAD HERE IN MORE IN IN BETWEEN
A CELLPHONE STORE AND A PHARMACY
IS THIS PLACE GREEN DAY MASSAGE
. NOW IT’S CLOSED DOWN BECAUSE
WARREN POLICE CALL THIS A HOUSE
OF PROSTITUTION, ARRESTING THREE
OLDER WOMEN. THEY SAY WE’RE
RUNNING THIS PLACE. ONLY LOCAL 4
CAMERAS ARE INSIDE THIS
COURTROOM AND WARRANT YOUR NAME,
PLEASE. HELL AND INTERPRETER
CALLED IN TO INTERPRET ENGLISH
TO KOREAN. SO A JUDGE COULD
OFFICIALLY CHARGED THREE WOMEN
WITH SERIOUS FELONIES. 60 YEAR
OLD LYNCHINGS OOH 55 YEAR OLD
HAIYAN, BRADDOCK AND 61 YEAR OLD
MAY YOU ZOO, EACH CHARGED WITH
KEEPING A HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION
OF FIVE YEAR FELONY STEMMING
FROM ILLEGAL ACTIVITY WARNED
POLICE SAY THEY UNCOVERED IN THE
GREEN DAY MASSAGE SPA HERE ON
EAST NINE MILE ROAD. BUT ALL
THREE WOMEN WERE ALSO CHARGED
WITH ANOTHER FELONY. OKAY MR
FRANTIC. YOU ARE CHARGED WITH
USING A COMPUTER TO COMMIT A
CRIME. THE MAXIMUM PRISON MINT,
WHICH OF WHICH IS FOUR YEARS OR
MORE, BUT LESS THAN 10 YEARS.
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? DON’T
COMPARE YOURSELF. THOSE CHARGES
STEM FROM THESE ADVERTISEMENTS
POSTED ONLINE FOR THE BUSINESS,
USING WORDING LIKE NEW ASIAN
GIRLS AND NEW GIRLS. REAL YOUNG
MEMBERS OF THE WARREN POLICE
SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT’S
SAY ALL THREE WOMEN CAME TO WARN
FROM NEW YORK CITY STILL UNDER
INVESTIGATION IF WOMEN BROUGHT
HERE TO WORK AT THIS BUSINESS,
WE’RE BEING FORCED TO PERFORM
SEX WORK. VICTIMS OF POSSIBLE
HUMAN TRAFFICKING. BUT WE AS YOU
KNOW, WE AGGRESSIVELY
INVESTIGATE THESE TYPES OF
CRIMES HAVE ZERO TOLERANCE IN
CITY WARRANT FOR THIS. I JUST
CHECKED $10,000 BOND FOR EACH
PERSON CHARGED. THEY ALSO HAVE
TO HAND OVER THEIR PASSPORTS.
POLICE SAY THERE IS A WORRY
ABOUT POSSIBLE FLIGHT RISKS IN
WARREN SHAWN LEY FOUR LOCAL OKAY
, SEAN. THANK YOU. A 10 YEAR OLD
BOY IS FACING CHARGES IN MACOMB
COUNTY TONIGHT, ACCUSED OF
CREATING A HIT LIST AND BRINGING
A KNIFE TO SCHOOL. THE BOY WENT
BEFORE A JUDGE ON FELONY AND
MISDEMEANOR CHARGES. PROSECUTORS
SAY HE BROUGHT A KNIFE TO
PREVAIL ACADEMY IN MOUNT █CLEMEN
. THIS WAS TUESDAY, THEN ASKED A
FELLOW STUDENT TO HOLD DOWN A
BOY SO HE COULD STAB HIM. THE
OTHER STUDENT TOOK THE KNIFE
AWAY AND GAVE IT TO AN ADULT.
PROSECUTORS SAY THE 10 YEAR OLD
HAD A HIT LIST OF CHILDREN WHO
HAD BEEN MEAN TO HIM. THE BOY IS
NOW ON HOUSE ARREST. THE
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SAYS A
FOOTBALL CO CAPTAIN WILL
CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE WITH THE
TEAM DESPITE A FELONY CHARGE.
STARTING DEFENSIVE LINE IN MASI
SMITH WENT BEFORE A JUDGE ON A
FELONY GUN CHARGE TODAY. AND OUR
POLICE SAY SMITH HAD A GUN WITH
HIM DURING A TRAFFIC STOP ON
OCTOBER 7TH POLICE SAY HE WAS
ARRESTED AND RELEASED AND
CHARGES WERE FILED BY THE
WASHINGTON COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S
OFFICE. THIS WEEK. SMITH’S
ATTORNEY TOLD THE COURT SMITH
WAS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING A
CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT WHEN HE
WAS STOPPED. JUDGE GRANTED SMITH
OF PERSONAL RECOGNIZANCE BOND
ALLOWING HIM TO TRAVEL OUT OF
STATE TO THE BIG 10 CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME. IF YOU DRIVE I 2 75 IN
WESTERN WAYNE COUNTY FOR THE
NEXT 2 TO 3 WEEKS. YOU BETTER
PREPARE FOR THE BACKUPS. WE
SHOWED YOU. THE TRAFFIC AT FIVE
AND DRONE FOR IS STILL LIVE OVER
THE FREEWAY THERE TO 75 IS DOWN
TO JUST ONE LANE IN BOTH
DIRECTIONS FROM SIX MILES TO
EUREKA ROAD AT METRO AIRPORT.
THAT 14 MILE STRETCH WILL STAY
THAT WAY THROUGH MID DECEMBER.
CREWS ARE PREPARING TO SHIFT
TRAFFIC UNDER THE NEWLY BUILT
LANES OF THE FREEWAY, A GROWING
NUMBER OF MEDICATIONS,
ESPECIALLY THOSE USED IN
CHILDREN ARE BECOMING
INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO FIND.
DR FRANK MCGEORGE IS HERE WITH
SOME REASONS FOR THE SHORTAGES
AND WHAT PEOPLE WHO NEED THOSE
MEDICATIONS SHOULD DO IF THEY’RE
HAVING TROUBLE FILLING THEIR
PRESCRIPTION, DOCTOR MCGEORGE.
YEAH HERE’S THE THING KIM AND
JASON, SO IT’S NOT UNCOMMON FOR
RARE MEDICATIONS TO HAVE SUPPLY
CHAIN HICCUPS LEADING TO A
SHORTAGE. BUT WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT ANYTHING FANCY HERE. IN
FACT, SOME VERY COMMON OVER THE
COUNTER MEDICATIONS ARE ALSO
BECOMING HARD TO FIND. AND
HERE’S THE REASON RIGHT NOW. WE
ARE EXPERIENCING A COLLISION OF
THREE DIFFERENT VIRAL
RESPIRATORY AWAY, MRS. SO RSV
INFLUENZA AND COVID, WHICH IS
CAUSING AN INCREASED DEMAND IN
SOME OF THE ANTIBIOTICS USED TO
TREAT SECONDARY INFECTIONS, AS
WELL AS SOME OVER THE COUNTER
PRODUCTS TO TREAT FEVER, PAIN IN
OUR KIDS. BASICALLY THE PROBLEM
IS NOT ON THE SUPPLY SIDE. IT’S
FROM THE UNEXPECTEDLY HIGH
DEMAND THAT OUR EARLY INFECTION
SEASON CREATED, ACCORDING TO
BRIGITTE GROVES, THE SENIOR
DIRECTOR OF PRACTICE AT THE
AMERICAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION
. THAT MEANS THE SHORTAGES
AREN’T BEING FELT THE SAME
ACROSS THE U. S THERE ARE
REGIONAL SHORTAGES, MORE
IMPACTING CERTAIN AREAS FOR
CERTAIN PRODUCTS THAN OTHERS.
SOME OF THE MORE COMMON REGIONAL
SHORTAGES INVOLVED THE INFLUENZA
MEDICATION TAMIFLU AND THE
ASTHMA TREATMENT ALBUTEROL, SHE
NOTES. SOME OF THEM WERE
COUNTRYWIDE SHORTAGES INVOLVE
LIQUID ANTIBIOTICS FOR CHILDREN
, SPECIFICALLY, AMOXICILLIN AND
AUGMENTIN AS WELL AS LIQUID OVER
THE COUNTER ACETAMINOPHEN AND
IBUPROFEN, PARENTS AND
CAREGIVERS THAT MIGHT NEED TO
GET MEDICATION LIKE AN
ANTIBIOTIC OR THE OVER THE
COUNTER PRODUCTS FOR THEIR THEIR
LOVED ONES, OR THEIR CHILDREN
SHOULD EXPECT THAT THEY MIGHT
NEED TO GO TO A DIFFERENT
LOCATION. SO HOW HAVE TO DRIVE
SOMEWHERE OR GO TO A DIFFERENT
TYPE OF PHARMACY OR DIFFERENT
RETAILER ALTOGETHER. NOW BEFORE
YOU DRIVE ALL OVER THE CITY, YOU
SHOULD CALL THE PHARMACIES AND
ASK IF THE MEDICATION THAT YOU
NEED IS IN STOCK NOW AS FAR AS
THE OVER THE COUNTER
MEDICATIONS, THERE SHOULD BE A
REASONABLE SUPPLY. BUT EVERYONE
IS REALLY BEING ASKED BY ONLY
WHAT YOU NEED SO THAT THERE IS
ENOUGH TO GO AROUND. SO WHAT DO
YOU DO? WHAT IF YOU’VE CALLED
AROUND AND YOU STILL CAN’T FIND
THE MEDICATION THAT YOU NEED?
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO THEN? WELL
YOU KNOW, IT’S PRETTY RARE THAT
AS A PHYSICIAN, WE CANNOT FIND A
SUBSTITUTE. SO YOU SHOULD EITHER
CALL YOUR DOCTOR OR THE
PHARMACIST CAN CALL TO GET
AUTHORIZATION FOR A DIFFERENT
MEDICATION. NOW IT’S CERTAINLY
AN EXTRA HASSLE FOR PARENTS, BUT
WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYONE THAT NEEDS TREATMENT IS
ABLE TO GET IT CONCERNING THOUGH
IT REALLY IS, AND I THINK YOU
KNOW FOR PARENTS. THIS IS
OBVIOUSLY A HUGE ISSUE. REALLY
OKAY, DOCTOR MCGEORGE THANK YOU
. PROJECT IN MACOMB COUNTY IS
KEEPING LITTER OUT OF LAKE ST
CLAIR. THESE ARE THE FOUR
PICTURES FROM THE 11.5 MILE
DRAIN IN SINCLAIR SHORE’S. YOU
CAN SEE THE STORM DRAIN IS
FILLED WITH TRASH. ASHES IT
EMPTIES INTO THE LAKE. WELL NOW
THE COUNTY HAS INSTALLED DEVICE
THAT USES A PLASTIC CURTAIN, A
METAL GRATE AND FIBERGLASS MESH.
TO CATCH ALL THAT TRASH AND TAKE
A LOOK. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS
LIKE AFTER THERE IS NO MORE
TRASH IN THE DRAIN AND THE
MINNOWS OR SWIMMING THERE
HAPPILY, I WOULD SAY THE COUNTY
IS TRYING TO SECURE A FEDERAL
GRANT TO INSTALL THESE DEVICES
AT 11. OTHER STORM DRAINS. ALL
RIGHT. WELL, WE GOT A BREAK FROM
THE STRONG WIND TODAY AS WE TAKE
A LOOK AT A BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN
SKYLINE, THEIR SHAPE UP TO BE
VERY NICE AT THE END OF THE DAY,
BUT OF COURSE, THINGS ARE
CHANGING FOR WARM METEOROLOGIST
KIM ADAMS HERE WITH ALL OF THAT.
TAKE HIM. HEY, JASON AND
KIMBERLY. WELL, WE DO HAVE A
NICE DAY TOMORROW. WE’LL GET
SOME SUNSHINE IN THE MORNING.
CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND
TEMPERATURES WILL GET BACK INTO
THE UPPER FORTIES. A LITTLE BIT
ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF
YEAR. BUT RIGHT NOW IT’S CHILLY
IN METRO DETROIT, 31 AT THE
AIRPORT, 35 AT CITY AIRPORT, 29
IN MOUNT CLEMENS, 13 LAPIERRE 33
IN PONTIAC AND 29 IN ANN ARBOR.
NOT MUCH OF A WIND CHILL TO TALK
ABOUT BECAUSE OUR WINDS ARE ONLY
5 TO 10 MPH, SO THE TEMPERATURE
AND THE WIND CHILL ARE PRETTY
CLOSE TOGETHER. IT FEELS LIKE
IT’S 23 AT METRO 27 IN MOUNT
CLEMENS, CURRENT WINDCHILLS I’M
SORRY 22 IN MOUNT CLEMENS 27 AT
CITY 33 IS THE CURRENT WINDCHILL
IN PONTIAC. NOT MUCH TO TALK
ABOUT. IT’S NICE AND QUIET HERE,
BUT CLOUDS WILL FILL BACK IN
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. WHEN YOU SEND
THE KIDS TO THE BUS STOP
TOMORROW MORNING, IT WILL BE 31
DEGREES WILL START TO GET SOME
SOUTHERLY WINDS IN HERE. IT’S
GOING TO BUMP OUR TEMPERATURES
INTO THE MID TO UPPER FORTIES.
BUT THEN OVER THE WEEKEND, IT
LOOKS LIKE THOSE 40 MAYBE EVEN
45 MILE PER HOUR. WIND GUSTS
WILL RETURN. I’LL HAVE MORE ON
THAT IN JUST A MOMENT. BUT IF
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