A BUSY DAY IN THE WEATHER DEPARTMENT FOR YOU THIS MORNING. FIRST THE RAIN AND NOW IT’S
DANGEROUS WIND, EVEN SOME WAKING
UP TO SNOW. BRANDON IS UPDATING
YOUR WEEKEND FORECAST THE TOP OF
THE TOWERS THERE IN THAT LIVE
SHOT, AND IT’S A BIG WIN FOR
MICHIGAN STUDENTS AS GOVERNOR.
WHITMER ENDS THE MANDATORY THIRD
GRADE READING REQUIREMENT WILL
HAVE ALL THE DETAILS FROM
FASHION TO CAREER HOUSE THREADS
FOR SUCCESS GIVES DETROIT’S
YOUNG MEN THE CONFIDENCE TO
ACHIEVE THEIR CAREER GOALS AND
COLLEGE. WHY FROM DOWNTOWN
DETROIT FOR NEWS STARTS RIGHT
NOW. GOOD MORNING. IT’S SEVEN
O’CLOCK. I’M GRANT HERMES
PRIYA MANN. THANKS FOR JOINING
US FOR LOCAL 4 NEWS. WE’RE GOING
TO START WITH THE WEATHER TODAY.
VERY BUSY DAY THAT LIVE SHOT
REALLY PAINTING THE PICTURE
DREARY OUTSIDE TODAY, BUT WE ARE
ALSO TALKING ABOUT SOME DANGER.
BRANDON HIGH WINDS TODAY I THINK
THE DANGER THIS MORNING IS THE
WET WEATHER, THE RAIN THAT WE
HAVE HAD AND SLIPPERY STREETS.
BUT LATER TODAY THAT 12 PUNCH
WILL BE MORE THAN PROBLEMATIC OR
NUISANCE WINS. WE’RE TALKING
ABOUT DANGEROUS STUFF WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF 50 MILE AN HOUR
WIND GUSTS, TEMPERATURES ARE
MIDDLE AND UPPER THIRTIES 39 AT
CITY AIRPORT EAST SIDE, BUT IT’S
STILL 35 HOWELL AND FLINT
WINDCHILLS ARE MIDDLE AND UPPER
TWENTIES. FOR MOST, WHICH MEANS
THE WINDS ARE ALREADY A BLOWING
OUT OF THE EAST RIGHT NOW FROM
ANYWHERE FROM NINE OR I SHOULD
SAY, SIX MILES AN HOUR UP IN
LAPEER TO ABOUT 16 MILES AN HOUR
AT CITY AIRPORT, BUT THROUGH THE
LATE MORNING AND ESPECIALLY BY
THE MIDDLE OF THIS AFTERNOON,
THINGS ARE GOING TO GET A LITTLE
CRAZY WITH THE WIND. AND
SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES, BLOWING
DEBRIS POSSIBLE ON THE ROADWAYS
THAT OFFICIALLY STARTS AT 10
A.M. AND GOES UNTIL MIDNIGHT
TODAY. HERE IS EXACT TRACK 40, A
LITTLE WINTRY MIX NORTH OF I 69
NORTH, BUT MOST OF US ARE SEEING
EITHER RAIN OR DRIZZLE OVER THE
AREA, AND WE’LL GET YOU KNOW A
LITTLE DRY SLOT OR BREAK IN THE
ACTION HERE AND THERE. I EXPECT
RAIN THROUGH THE LUNCH HOUR OR
THEREABOUTS AND THEN DRYER GUSTY
ER, WEATHER. THIS AFTERNOON,
GUYS. ALRIGHT THANKS, BRANDON.
IT’S ONE OF THE BIGGEST FENTANYL
BUS IN STATE HISTORY ACTING ON
INTEL FROM THE WEST SIDE OF THE
STATE, THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES DETROIT OFFICE MAKING
MORE THAN 20 KG OF FENTANYL OFF
THE STREET. THEY SAY THE DRUGS
ORIGINATED IN MEXICO BEFORE
MAKING THEIR WAY TO GRAND RAPIDS
AND THEN ON TO MEASURE DETROIT.
THE TRAFFIC STOP WAS MADE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH THE HELP OF
THE OAKLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S
OFFICE. JUST BECAUSE YOU’RE NOT
SITUATION ON THE SOUTHERN BORDER
DOESN’T MEAN YOUR COMMUNITY IS
NOT AFFECTED, AND PEOPLE AREN’T
DYING FROM IT. IF THIS WASN’T
STOPPED BY THIS, THIS EFFORT,
THERE WILL BE MORE BODIES. PLAIN
AND SIMPLE. THE D A SAYS A WOMAN
FROM OHIO WAS ARRESTED DURING
THE TRAFFIC STOP IN A FIREARM
WAS ALSO SEIZED. NO OTHER
INFORMATION IS BEING RELEASED
THIS MORNING. JUST THE SHEER
VOLUME OF WHAT WAS COLLECTED IS
SHOCKING POUNDS. IT’S ABOUT £44.
EARLIER THIS WEEK, DETROIT CITY
COUNCIL DELAYED A VOTE ON
WHETHER TO APPROVE THE NEW
DISTRICT DETROIT PROJECT. IT’S A
BILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS
PROPOSAL BACKED BY THE
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
BILLIONAIRE STEVEN ROSS, AND THE
VILLAGE ORGANIZATION, MAINLY
DETROITERS ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED
, THOUGH, THAT THE CITY IS
GIVING AWAY TOO MUCH IN THE DEAL
ARE MEGAN WOODS IS LIVE AT
DISTRICT DETROIT THIS MORNING,
AND MEGAN, SOME OF THE CITY’S
FAITH LEADERS ARE IN SUPPORT OF
THIS PROJECT. THAT’S RIGHT. SO
RIGHT NOW WE ARE IN THAT AREA
THAT COULD SEE THIS UPGRADE ITS
BEHIND LITTLE CAESARS ARENA AND
ACROSS FROM CASS TECH HIGH
SCHOOL, AND SO JUST TO GIVE YOU
AN IDEA IF CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT
VOTE TO APPROVE THIS OR MOVE
FORWARD SOON, THERE COULD BE BIG
TROUBLE FOR THIS PROJECT AND
FAITH LEADERS LIKE YOU MENTIONED
GRANT ARE SPEAKING UP SAYING
THAT THIS IS A GOOD THING FOR
DETROIT AND THAT CITY COUNCIL
SHOULD MOVE FORWARD ON IT. TAKE
A LISTEN DISTRICT. DETROIT IS
NOT A GOOD DEAL, DETROITERS
LINED UP IN THE CITY COUNCIL
AUDITORIUM TUESDAY, DEMANDING
THE INCENTIVE LADEN BILLION AND
A HALF DISTRICT DETROIT DEAL
HAVE MORE TEETH TO BENEFIT THE
CITY CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT MARY
SHEFFIELD LIKES THE DEVELOPMENT
BUT AGREED TO POSTPONE A VOTE
PROMISES. WE’VE SEEN PROJECTS
LIKE THIS COME BEFORE COUNCIL IN
SOME OF THE BENNETT OR SOME OF
THE GUARANTEES AND PROMISES
NEVER CAME TO FRUITION. BLAZE
COULD MEAN THE ENTIRE PROJECT
COULD FACE TROUBLE IN DETROIT
REVERENDS LIKE CHARLES WILLIAMS
, THE SECOND OF THE HISTORIC
KING SOLOMON BAPTIST CHURCH. SAY
PASSING UP THOUSANDS OF JOBS,
CONSTRUCTION AND PERMANENT IS A
BAD IDEA. HUGE DEVELOPMENTS NEED
PARTNERSHIP FROM THE CITY TO
PROVIDE MORE JOBS AND, OF
COURSE, HELPS BIRDIE ECONOMY. WE
DON’T REALLY HAVE THE RIGHT TO
TURN DOWN ANYTHING BUT OUR
COLLAR IN THIS CITY DISTRICT,
DETROIT IS A MOMENT IN HISTORY.
THIS LETTER WENT TO THE CITY’S
PLANNING DEPARTMENT FROM BISHOP
CHARLES ELLIS FROM GREATER GRACE
TEMPLE, WHO POINTS TO THE
DETROIT RIVERWALK RATED BEST IN
THE COUNTRY. A NEW GORDIE HOWE
BRIDGE GOING UP ALONG WITH THE
RINAS, AND HE BELIEVES THIS
EDITION TO DISTRICT DETROIT DOES
SOMETHING SIMILAR. I THINK THIS
THIS PUTS US ALMOST THERE. WELL
WE HAVE A COMPLETE DOWNTOWN.
THAT WE CAN SAY HEY, LISTEN
HERE. I’M NOT COMING TO YOURS.
YOU COME TO MIND. AND REVEREND
WENDELL ANTHONY ALSO SENT A
LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THIS
PROJECT, AND REVEREND WILLIAMS.
WHO YOU HEARD A LITTLE BIT
EARLIER. YES HE DOES SUPPORT THE
PROJECT, BUT HE ALSO AGREES WITH
A CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT MARY
SHEFFIELD, SAYING THAT THEY NEED
TO BE SURE THAT THE PROMISES
MADE RIGHT NOW ARE THE PROMISES
THAT WILL BE KEPT LATER ON
REPORTING LIVE IN DETROIT. I’M
MEGAN WOODS. LOCAL 4. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, MEGAN. CHANGES COMING
FOR ANYONE WHO LOSES POWER FOR
DAYS AT A TIME LIKE WE SAW WITH
THOSE RECENT WINTER STORMS, THE
MICHIGAN PUBLIC SERVICE
COMMISSION APPROVED INCREASES TO
THOSE POWER OUTAGE. CREDIT
PEOPLE WILL WILL BE GIVEN $35 IF
THEY LOSE POWER, PLUS $35 MORE
EACH DAY. THE POWER IS OUT. THE
CREDITS WILL BE AUTOMATIC.
BEFORE THIS. THE CREDIT WAS ONLY
$25 AND CUSTOMERS HAD TO APPLY
WHETHER UTILITY I DON’T THINK
IT’S GOOD. I THINK THAT I HAVE
WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOING THAT.
ALWAYS MORE MONEY, MORE MONEY,
MORE HELP FOR HELP. IT’S GREAT.
THE CREDIT WILL BE AVAILABLE
DURING MATH OUTAGES OF POWER IS
OUT FOR FOUR DAYS OR MORE. IT
WON’T BE RETROACTIVE FOR THE
LAST TWO WINTER STORMS, THOUGH.
THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK
COMMITTEE IS BLASTING GOVERNOR
WITNESS REPEAL OF THE STATE’S
RIGHT TO WORK LAW. THE COMMITTEE
CALLS IT A DREADFUL DAY IN
MICHIGAN’S HISTORY. GOVERNOR
WHITMER SIGNED THE REPEAL
YESTERDAY. THE RIGHT TO WORK
BILL WAS PASSED MORE THAN A
DECADE AGO BY A THEN REPUBLICAN
CONTROLLED LEGISLATURE ALLOWED
PEOPLE IN UNION JOBS TO OPT OUT
OF PAYING UNION DUES IN FEES.
THE GOVERNOR ALSO SIGNED A BILL
RESTORING THE PREVAILING WAGE
THAT REQUIRES CONTRACTORS HIRED
FOR STATE PROJECTS TO PAY UNION
LEVEL WAGES. AND GOVERNOR
WHITMER ALSO REPEALING A LAW
REQUIRING THIRD GRADERS TO
REPEAT THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR POOR
TEST RESULTS. THE 2016 READ BY
GRADE THREE LAW PREVENTED
STUDENTS FROM ADVANCING IF THEY
WERE UNABLE TO PROVE THAT THEY
WERE READING AT GRADE LEVEL ON
THE STATE’S READING ASSESSMENTS
. NOW IT WAS SUPPOSED TO GO INTO
EFFECT IN 2020, BUT WAS POSITIVE
COURSE DURING THE PANDEMIC.
WHITMER SAYS THE REPEAL GIVES
PARENTS MORE FLEXIBILITY TO