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>> Ben: SUN IS OUT, 50s ON THEIR
WAY.
WAY. WE HAVE A MAJOR WINTER STORM
THAT WILL BE HERE WHEN WE SEE
THE BACK SIDE OF THE 50s.
>> Devin: WE BEGIN WITH "HELP ME
HANK" DEMANDING ANSWERS IN THE
GREEN OOZE INVESTIGATION.
>> Hank: SO WHO MADE THE
MISTAKES?
MISTAKES? WHO IS BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE?
>> Devin: DO STATE INVESTIGATORS
BELIEVE THE PUBLIC IS IN DANGER?
WE’RE TOLD TEST RESULTS ARE
COMING SOON, BUT THERE ARE REAL
QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT WAS
HAPPENING INSIDE ELECTROPLATING
SERVICES IN MADSON HEIGHTS AND
WERE ACTION WASN’T TAKEN SOONER.
>> Kim: AND THOSE LIVING NEARBY
FEAR THEIR HEALTH COULD BE AT
RISK.
RISK. CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR HANK
WINCHESTER WENT TO GET ANSWERS.
>> Hank: THEY’VE TAKEN SOIL
SAMPLES AND SAMPLES OF WATER,
WORKING TO GET THE RESULTS.
THIS BECAME A HUGE ISSUE WHEN
THE GREEN OOZE WAS SPOTTED ALONG
I-696.
I-696. THIS IS THE BUILDING AT THE
CENTER OF THE ENTIRE
CONTROVERSY.
CONTROVERSY. THOSE WHO LIVE AND WORK NEARBY
SAY THEY’RE LEFT WITH FEW
ANSWERS.
ANSWERS. TOXIC OOZE, AN EYESORE, A
DANGER.
DANGER. A HUGE PROBLEM FOR THE STATE,
WHICH KNEW THIS WAS A POTENTIAL
DANGER FOR DECADES.
>> CLEARLY SOMEBODY DROPPED THE
BALL, RIGHT?
BALL, RIGHT? >> IT’S HARD TO KNOW.
>> Hank: IT’S EASY TO KNOW.
IF THE CLEAN-UP HAD BEEN DONE
AND THE WORK HAD BEEN DONE AND
I’M DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY
AND SEE THE OOZE, THE SITE WAS
NOT PROPERLY CLEANED.
>> WE DID THE SITE ASSESSMENT,
AND THAT DID NOT HAVE ANY
INDICATION THAT THIS WAS GOING
TO HAPPEN.
TO HAPPEN. >> Hank: BUT IT DID HAPPEN.
>> Hank: WHEN CLEANED
ORIGINALLY, IT DIDN’T QUALIFY
FOR THE LEVEL OF FUNDING THAT
MAY HAVE PRESENTED THE PROBLEM
NOW.
NOW. THE CLEAN-UP DONE PREVIOUSLY
WASN’T ENOUGH.
WASN’T ENOUGH. >> Hank: SO WHO MADE THE
MISTAKE?
MISTAKE? WHO IS BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE
FOR THAT?
FOR THAT? >> THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT HAS
BEEN ONGOING FOR DECADES.
>> Hank: AND THAT’S WHAT BLOWS
MY MIND.
MY MIND. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND ON FOR
DECADES AND NEVER RESOLVED UNTIL
OOZE SEEPS OUT ON THE ROADWAY.
>> AND GOVERNOR WHITMER
SUGGESTED, WE NEED TO LOOK AT
ENFORCEMENT.
ENFORCEMENT. AND SHE’S CALLED FOR A
BIPARTISAN APPROACH TO PROVIDE
THE FUNDING WE NEED TO HAVE
CONSISTENT AND ASSERTIVE
ENFORCEMENT ON ENVIRONMENTAL
TRAGEDIES LIKE THIS.
>> Hank: WE’VE LEARNED
VIOLATIONS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR
YEARS, DATING BACK TO THE ’90s!
AND BEYOND THAT, THOSE WHO LIVE
NEARBY SAY THEY’VE BEEN LEFT IN
THE DARK.
THE DARK. >> I’M A BIT CONCERNED WITH THE
RESIDENTS, MOSTLY LIKE HOW SAFE
ARE WE?
ARE WE? >> Hank: IN TALKING WITH THE
PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR THERE,
NOBODY HAS HEARD A PEEP FROM THE
STATE.
STATE. NOBODY FROM A STATE AGENCY HAS
KNOCKED ON THE DOOR, SENT A
LETTER, SAYING, YOU KNOW THE
GREEN OOZE YOU SEE A FEW BLOCKS
AWAY, IT’S OKAY.
IF YOU LIVED THERE, WOULDN’T YOU
WANT TO HEAR FROM THE STATE?
>> WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR
PARTNERS AND WE ARE PLANNING
ATTENDING TOWN HALL MEETINGS.
WE UNDERSTAND THERE IS CONCERN.
>> Hank: A LOT OF CONCERN.
BACK OUT HERE LIVE.
ONE OF THE BIG QUESTIONS MOVING
FORWARD IS HOW THIS COULD AFFECT
THE HEALTH OF THOSE WHO LIVE AND
WORK NEARBY.
WORK NEARBY. THE STATE SAYING THEY DO NOT
BELIEVE THAT THIS IS GOING TO
AFFECT THESE PEOPLE IN AN
ADVERSE WAY BUT CAN’T SAY WITH
100% CERTAINTY THAT EVERYTHING
IS A.O.K. UNTIL THE TEST RESULTS
ARE BACK.
ARE BACK. LIVE HERE TONIGHT IN MADISON
HEIGHTS, HANK WINCHESTER, BACK
TO YOU.
TO YOU. >> Kim: YOU MENTIONED THE TEST
RESULTS.
RESULTS. WHEN CAN WE EXPECT TO SEE THOSE?
>> Hank: THE POSSIBILITY THEY
COULD BE AVAILABILITY ON FRIDAY.
NOT JUST SOIL AND WATER RESULTS
BUT PROPERTIES OWNED BY
MR. SAYERS, IF NOT BY FRIDAY, BY
NEXT WEEK.
NEXT WEEK. >> Devin: TURN OUR ATTENTION TO
THE WEATHER BECAUSE BEN IS
FOCUSED ON BIG CHANGES
TEMPERATURES AND COULD BE A
MESS.
MESS. >> Kim: THE BIG QUESTION IS,
WILL IT BE RAIN, SNOW, OR ICE.
>> Ben: AND LITTLE OF THIS WILL
BE SNOW.
BE SNOW. USUALLY WE CAN BREATHE A SIGH OF
RELIEF.
RELIEF. THAT IS NOT THE CASE THIS TIME.
THERE WILL BE MORE WATER THAN WE
CAN HANDLE.
CAN HANDLE. FLOOD WATCHES HAVE BEEN POSTED.
AND JUST UP TO OUR AREA, WE’RE
NOT IN THEM RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF
THE TIMING, AS THAT SYSTEM GETS
CLOSER, WE’LL LIKELY BE UNDER A
WATCH FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
SO FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT,
WE’RE DRY AND A GOOD CHUNK OF
THURSDAY.
THURSDAY. THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY
MORNING, THIS IS THE BEGINNING
OF THE SYSTEMS PUSHING INTO OUR
SOUTH ZONE.
SOUTH ZONE. ONCE IT STARTS RAINING, IT WILL
NOT STOP UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
2-3 INCHES AND 3 INCHES PLUS OF
LIQUID.
LIQUID. THERE’S QUESTION AS TO WHAT TYPE
OF PRECIPITATION THIS IS GONNA
BE.
BE. FAIRLY CONFIDENT MOST OF IT WILL
BE RAIN.
BE RAIN. IF IT FALLS THIS HARD AND FAST,
IT WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
PROBLEMS.
PROBLEMS. WE’LL BREAK DOWN WHAT WE’RE
FACING AND THE TIMING OF THIS.
♪
♪ >> Kim: BREAKING NEWS IN THE
UKRAINE PLANE CRASH IN IRAN.
WE’VE LEARNED THERE ARE LOCAL
VICTIMS KILLED IN THAT CRASH.
THE UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR SAYS
IN A STATEMENT, AT LEAST 5
PEOPLE KILLED IN THE CRASH ARE
STUDENTS OR RESEARCHERS AT THE
UNIVERSITY.
UNIVERSITY. THEIR NAMES HAVE NOT BEEN
RELEASED.
RELEASED. THE SCHOOL IS OFFERING
COUNSELING SERVICES FOR STUDENTS
TONIGHT AND CANADA’S PRIME
MINISTER SAYS 138 PASSENGERS ON
THAT PLANE WERE TRAVELING TO
CANADA, INCLUDING 63 CANADIAN
CITIZENS.
CITIZENS. >> Devin: MEANWHILE, PRESIDENT
TRUMP CONFIRMED THAT NO ONE WAS
HURT IN THE IRANIAN AIR STRIKE
IN IRAQ.
IN IRAQ. AND HE TOOK A MORE MEASURED TONE
AS BOTH SIDES PERHAPS TRY TO
DEESCALATE THE CRISIS.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP IS
CREDITING AN EARLY WARNING
SYSTEM FOR ALLOWING AMERICAN AND
IRAQI TROOPS TO GET TO SAFETY
WHILE SOME ANALYSTS SAY IRAN MAY
HAVE INTENTIONALLY AVOIDING
DOING DAMAGE TO KEEP FROM
PLUNGING INTO A WIDER CONFLICT.
A STEP BACK FROM THE BRINK WITH
THE NEWS THAT NO AMERICANS WERE
HURT IN IRAN’S MISSILE STRIKES
ON IRAQI BASES HOUSING U.S.
FORCES.
FORCES. PRESIDENT TRUMP IS PLAYING DOWN
THE ATTACKS.
THE ATTACKS. >> IRAN APPEARS TO BE STANDING
DOWN, WHICH IS A GOOD THING FOR
ALL PARTIES CONCERNED AND A VERY
GOOD THING FOR THE WORLD.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT’S
PREVIOUS TOUGH TALK OF MILITARY
ACTION SHIFTING TO A VOW FOR
PUNISHING NEW ECONOMIC SANCTION
THAT IS WILL REMAIN.
>> UNTIL IRAN CHANGES ITS
BEHAVIOR.
BEHAVIOR. >> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT BEGAN
WITH THESE WORDS.
>> IRAN WILL NEVER BE ALLOWED TO
HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON.
>> Reporter: HOURS AFTER IRAN’S
SUPREME LEADER CALLED THE
MISSILE STRIKES A SLAP IN THE
FACE, THE PRESIDENT DEFENDED HIS
DECISION TO TAKE OUT IRANIAN
GENERAL QASSEM SOLEIMANI.
>> WE TOOK DECISIVE ACTION TO
STOP A RUTHLESS MAN FROM TAKING
AMERICAN LIVES.
AMERICAN LIVES. >> Reporter: AND THE PARTIES
COMING AWAY WITH VASTLY
DIFFERENT IMPRESSIONS.
DIFFERENT IMPRESSIONS. >> NOT ONLY DID THE PRESIDENT
MAKE THE RIGHT CALL BUT THIS WAS
A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER.
>> UTTERLY UNPERSUADED ABOUT ANY
THREAT.
THREAT. >> HE IS TRYING TO PRETEND AS IF
HE’S THE FIREFIGHTER.
>> Reporter: AND EVEN WITH
HOSTILITY ON PAUSE TODAY,
MILITARY ANALYSTS ARE WARNING
THE THREAT FROM IRAN IS FAR FROM
OVER.
OVER. MILITARY AND DIPLOMATIC OUTPOSTS
ARE STILL ON HIGH ALERT.
AND WITH THE SUPREME LEADER
SAYING MILITARY ACTION IS NOT
ENOUGH, CYBER ATTACKS REMAIN A
REAL THREAT.
REAL THREAT. IN WASHINGTON, ALICE BARR, LOCAL
4.
4. >> Devin: TOMORROW, PRESIDENT
TRUMP AND VICE PRESIDENT MIKE
PENCE WILL BE IN TOLEDO, 7:00
P.M. AT THE HUNTINGTON CENTER,
DOWNTOWN TOLEDO, AND OUR CAMERAS
WILL BE THERE.
>> Kim: IT’S SAFE TO STAY HE
BLED GREEN AND WHITE, GEORGE
PECHLT RLES HAS PASSED AWAY.
HE PLAYED FOR MICHIGAN STATE AND
THEN THE TEAM’S HEAD COACH.
>> Devin: AND WENT ON TO SERVE
AS THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AND
TRUSTEE.
TRUSTEE. A LOOK BACK AT THE LONG LEGACY
GEORGE PERLES LEAVES BEHIND.
>> I WOULD EXPECT THE UNIVERSITY
OF PITTSBURGH, PENN STATE,
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN TO BUCK
OFF.
OFF. MAYBE EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM
DOESN’T UNDERSTAND THAT TERM.
BUT IF YOU WRITE IT, THEY WILL.
[LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER] >> Rod: ON JULY 16, 1934, THE
DETROITERS HAD THEIR ONE ON ONLY
SON GEORGE JULIUS PERLES AND
GRADUATED AS AN ALLSTATE LINEMAN
BEFORE THEY WORE FACE MASKS.
WESTERN WON THE STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP THAT YEAR.
GRADUATING AT THE HEIGHT OF THE
KOREAN WAR, HE WEPT DIRECTLY
INTO THE ARMY.
WHEN HE COMPLETED HIS TOUR IN
1956, HE PLAYED TACKLE FOR
MICHIGAN STATE FOR ANOTHER
LEGEND, DUFFY DOUGHERTY.
HIS PLAYING CAREER ENDED IN
1958.
1958. HE STATE A SPARTAN AS A STUDENT
COACHING ASSISTANT.
COACHING ASSISTANT. IN 1972, OPPORTUNITY KNOCKED AS
PITTSBURGH STEELERS HALL OF FAME
COACH NOEL HIRED HIM TO COACH
THE DEFENSIVE LINE AND HE
BLOSSOMED INTO ONE OF THE GREAT
FOOTBALL MINDS IN THE GAME’S
HISTORY AND DESIGNE THE STUNT
FOUR THREE, WHICH WAS NICKNAMED
THE STEEL CURTAIN DEFENSE, WITH
GEORGE AS DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR
AND LATER HEAD COACH, THEY BUILT
A 1970s DYNASTY WINNING FOUR
SUPER BOWLS IN FIVE YEARS.
MICHIGAN STATE HIRED HIM AWAY.
>> I WANT YOU TO PLAY TOUGH,
MEAN, WITH STRENGTH, AND AS
TOUGH AS YOU CAN.
AND IF YOU’RE TOUGH AND DO IT
WITHIN THE RULES, I’LL BE PROUD
OF YOU, AND THAT’S ALL I CAN ASK
FOR YOU.
FOR YOU. >> Rod: HE ARRIVED IN PASADENA
FOR THE ROSE BOWL.
>> MICHIGAN STATE HAS IT AND CAN
NOW CELEBRATE, THEY HAVE COME TO
PASADENA AND GO HOME A WINNER.
>> Rod: HE BECAME MSU’S ATHLETIC
DIRECTOR.
DIRECTOR. BY 1994, THE SPARTAN FOOTBALL
PROGRAM HIT TOUGH TIMES AND MSU
FIRED HIM AFTER THE NCAA SAID HE
LOST INSTITUTIONAL CONTROL.
THEY SETTLED THE CONTRACT OUT OF
COURT.
COURT. >> HE SUPPORTED THE SPECIAL
OLYMPICS.
OLYMPICS. >> HE RAN UNSUCCESSFULLY FOR
MICHIGAN GOVERNOR.
MICHIGAN GOVERNOR. HE WAS ELECTED TO THE MICHIGAN
BOARD OF TRUSTEES TWICE
THEREAFTER.
THEREAFTER. IN HIS SECOND TERM, THE LARRY
NASSAR SCANDAL, AND THE BOARD,
INCLUDING GEORGE, TOOK
CRITICISM, BECAUSE OF THE LONG
TENURE AS HE MOLESTED GYMNASTS
UNDER THE GUISE OF TREATMENT.
PARKINSON’S STRUCK AND HE WAS
FORCED INTO A WHEELCHAIR.
HE RESIGNED FROM THE BOARD AT
THE END OF 2018.
>> Devin: SO ASSOCIATED WITH
MICHIGAN STATE.
MICHIGAN STATE. YOU MAY FORGET THAT NFL
EXPERIENCE, WAS THERE EVER A
MORE FAMOUS DEFENSE THAN THE
STEEL CURTAIN?
STEEL CURTAIN? >> Kim: LUCKY WE HAD HIM FOR SO
LONG.
LONG. >> Devin: A VIRAL MOMENT FROM
LAST NIGHT’S RED WINGS GAME.
IT WENT VIRAL.
>> Karen: A SINKHOLE AND THE
DRONE HAS THE LATEST FOOTAGE AND
DOCUMENTS FROM THE STATE
EXPOSING ANOTHER VIOLATION.