FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT LOCAL 4 NEWS AT NOON STARTS NOW. THE MEETING. THEY’VE BEEN WAITING
FOR TODAY. THE FAMILY OF NOVAES
PAUL WHELAN WILL MEET WITH
PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS BEEN IN
RUSSIAN CUSTODY FOR ALMOST FOUR
YEARS. NOW WE’RE GOING TO UPDATE
YOU ON WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE
EFFORTS TO SET HIM FREE TAPS ARE
NEW NEWS TODAY, PRESIDENT BIDEN
WILL SOON MEET WITH THE FAMILIES
OF TWO AMERICANS STUCK IN
RUSSIAN JAIL. THE FAMILIES OF
PAUL WHELAN AS WE MENTIONED FROM
NOVI AND W. NBA STAR BRITNEY
GRINER, THEY’RE HEADING TO THE
WHITE HOUSE. LOCAL FORCES.
NICK MONACELLI HAS MORE THAN
WHAT WE CAN EXPECT TODAY, NICK
SO WE DON’T KNOW THE CONTENT OF
WHAT’S GOING TO BE DISCUSSED IN
THIS MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT
LISTENING TO THE PRESS SECRETARY
YESTERDAY. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT’S
MORE OF AN UPDATE JUST TO LET
THEM KNOW THINGS ARE STILL
PROGRESSING AND THE ISSUE WAS
STILL ON THEIR MINDS. TODAY
PRESIDENT BIDEN IS SCHEDULED TO
MEET WITH THE FAMILIES HAVE W. N
B A STAR BRITTNEY GRINER. AND
FORMER U S. MARINE AND NOVI
NATIVE PAUL WHELAN. THE WHITE
HOUSE SAYS BIDEN WILL MEET WITH
GRINDERS WIFE CHERYL GREINER AND
WIELAND’S SISTER ELIZABETH, ONE
OF THE REASONS HE IS MEETING
WITH THE FAMILIES IS THAT HE
WANTED TO LET THEM KNOW THAT
THEY REMAIN FRONT OF MINE AND
THAT HIS TEAM IS WORKING ON THIS
EVERY DAY ON MAKING SURE THAT
BRITTANY AND PAUL RETURN HOME
SAFELY BACK IN JULY, SECRETARY
OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN
ANNOUNCED THEIR PROPOSAL TO
RUSSIA. PRISONER SWAP. GRINER IN
WHELAN IN EXCHANGE FOR VIKTOR
BOUT, A RUSSIAN ARMS DEALER
NICKNAMED THE MERCHANT OF DEATH
, WHO WAS SPENDING 25 YEARS
BEHIND BARS FOR ATTEMPTING TO
SELL MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND
WEAPONS, OF COURSE, WANT TO SEE
THOSE WHO ARE WRONGFULLY
DETAINED. BE RELEASED AND BE
ABLE TO RETURN HOME. AT THE TIME
, WHALEN’S FAMILY WAS OPTIMISTIC
. A BIT OF HOPE THAT THE US
GOVERNMENT HAS CREATED A AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE RUSSIAN
GOVERNMENT TO ACCEPT AN OFFER
AND TO RELEASE PAUL. IT’S
EXTRAORDINARY AND THAT I’VE
NEVER HEARD THE U. S GOVERNMENT
ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT AN OFFER
PUBLICLY THAT THEY’VE MADE AN
OFFER TO MAKE A CONCESSION TO,
UH, A NATION STATE WHO IS
HOLDING AN AMERICAN HOSTAGE. SO
UM IT’S QUITE AN EXTRAORDINARY
EXTRAORDINARY DAY. PRESIDENT
BIDEN WILL BE MEETING WITH EACH
FAMILY SEPARATELY.
NICK MONACELLI LOCAL 4. ALRIGHT
OF COURSE, WE’LL CONTINUE TO
KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THAT. IN THE
MEANTIME, WE ARE LESS THAN ONE
DAY AWAY FROM THE AUTO SHOW,
OFFICIALLY RETURNING TO THE
PUBLIC IN DETROIT AFTER ABOUT
3.5 YEARS EXCITING. YOU ARE
GETTING A LIVE LOOK RIGHT NOW OF
THE FLORIDA HUNTINGTON’S PLACE.
HARRINGTON PLACE IS JUST ONE OF
THE MANY LOCATIONS THE AUTO SHOW
IS HAPPENING. YOU CAN SEE
EXHIBITS ALL AROUND DOWNTOWN
DETROIT FROM HEART PLAZA TO
CAMPUS MARSHES. THE PUBLIC SHOW
STARTS TOMORROW. TICKETS START
AT $20 FOR ADULTS $10 FOR KIDS.
BETWEEN THE AGES OF THREE AND 12
AND MAKE SURE YOU JOIN US
TONIGHT FOR GLITZ, GLAMOUR AND,
OF COURSE, ALL OF THE CARS,
DINOSAURS AND PUPPIES AS WELL.
IT IS THE CHARITY PREVIEW EVENT
FEATURING DEVIN SCILLIAN, ROB
BOLOGNA, KIM ADAMS, VICTOR
WILLIAMS AND RHONDA WALKER.
THEY’RE ALL GOING TO BRING YOU
AN HOUR OF ALL THINGS ON THE
SHOW, AND WE’RE GOING TO GET
SOME UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL LOOKS
AT THE NEW CARS EVEN SPEAK WITH
SOME OF THE SPECIAL GUESTS.
THEY’RE ALL OF THE FUN STARTS
TONIGHT AT FOUR AT SEVEN O’CLOCK
RIGHT HERE ON LOCAL 4 AND THEN
ALSO ON THE LOCAL 4 PLUS AND
CLICKONDETROIT.COM IS A BIG BIG
NIGHT IN THE CITY, AND IT’S
GOING TO BE NICE BECAUSE YOU
DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
WEATHER RIGHT IN JANUARY. YOU’RE
LIKE, OH, IT’S ALWAYS A FREEZING
COLD AND THEY COULDN’T DO IT
INDOORS AND OUTDOORS. BUT THEY
AREN’T DOING IT INDOORS AND
OUTDOORS THIS YEAR AND MOVING
FORWARD. SO OF COURSE, WE NEED
TO KEEP UPDATED WITH THE
FORECAST IS LOOKING GOOD.
BRANDON THE SIDEWAYS BLOWING
SNOW IN THE SUB ZERO WINDCHILLS
OUT, SO WE’RE LOOKING GOOD HERE.
IN METRO DETROIT, LOOKING GOOD
RIGHT NOW, EVEN WITH CLOUDS
AROUND HARMLESS CLOUDS MIDDLE
UPPER SEVENTIES TO NEAR 80. IT’S
ONLY 70 UP IN SANDUSKY, BUT 75
AT METRO AND HOWL 78 FLINT 79
DEGREES PORT HURON AND LAPIERRE
AND THESE ATTEMPTS ARE A GOOD
FIVE TO ALMOST 15 DEGREES WARMER
THAN WE WERE AT NOON. YESTERDAY.
AGAIN HI. HARMLESS CLOUDS. NO
WET WEATHER COMING IN
TEMPERATURES ON OUR WAY INTO THE
LOWER EIGHTIES. GOOD 5 10
DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE VERY
SUMMER LIKE AND YOUR EVENING
PLANS, WHETHER IT’S CHARITY
PREVIEW, OR MAYBE YOU’VE GOT A
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME
SUNSETS. IT’S 7 41. WE’RE
FEATURING CASS TECH DETROIT KING
OR FOUR FRENZY GAME OF THE WEEK,
BUT IT WILL BE UPPER SEVENTIES
FALLING THROUGH THE SEVENTIES
THIS EVENING AND DRY MORE ON
YOUR WEEKEND COMING UP. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH BRANDON ROUX
PLANTING CAMERAS IN THE
BATHROOMS OF SEVERAL LOCAL
BUSINESSES IN THE HARBOR AREA IS
BACK IN CUSTODY AND FACING SOME
NEW REALLY DISTURBING
ALLEGATIONS, AND POLICE SAY THEY
ARRESTED ERIC MORTON ONCE AGAIN
AFTER FINDING EVIDENCE HE HAD
TAKEN VIDEOS FROM INSIDE THE
BATHROOM OF TWO MORE BUSINESSES
. THE VIDEOS WERE TAKEN BETWEEN
JULY 22ND AND SEPTEMBER 6TH.
FROM THE STARBUCKS ON PLYMOUTH
ROAD, AS WELL AS THE HAMPTON INN
OVERALL JACKSON AVENUE. MORTON
NOW FACES 13 NEW CHARGES WITH
HIS ARREST COMING JUST DAYS
AFTER HE POSTED BOND FROM HIS
LAST ARREST. RIGHT NOW, HE IS
BEING HELD AT THE WASHINGTON
COUNTY JAIL AND IS LIKELY TO
FACE A JUDGE TOMORROW. MY MOTHER
IS NOW FACING CHARGES IN
CONNECTION TO A SHOOTING THAT
KILLED HER YEAR OLD DAUGHTER.
POLICE SAY THE GIRLS 10 YEAR OLD
BROTHER ACTUALLY WAS THE ONE WHO
FOUND AN UNSECURED LOADED GUN
WHILE THEY WERE HOME ALONE. HE
AND HIS SISTER AND FIRED THAT
GUN, HITTING HER IN THE NECK AND
SHOULDER. THIS IS TUESDAY AT
HOME ON HAYDEN RIGHT NEAR JOY
ROAD THAT’S UNDER TOWARDS WEST
SIDE. THE GIRL WAS BROUGHT TO A
LOCAL FIREHOUSE AND THEN TAKEN
TO A HOSPITAL WHERE SHE DIED.
HER MOTHER IS PICTURED HERE.
THIS IS ERICA GRAHAM. SHE’S NOT
CHARGED WITH INVOLUNTARY
MANSLAUGHTER AND CHILD ABUSE IS
CURRENTLY BEING HELD ON BOND.
ALL RIGHT NOW DO A HUGE
INVESTMENT DOWNTOWN ROSS ESTATE
AND THE ELECT ORGANIZATION PLAN
TO INVEST $190 MILLION FOR A NEW
HOTEL NEXT TO THE LITTLE CAESARS
ARENA. THE PLAN INCLUDES IN
NEARLY 300 ROOM, HOTEL AND
30,000 SQUARE FEET OF STREET
LEVEL RETAIL AND RESTAURANT
SPACE. THE HOTEL WOULD BE AN
EQUINOX HOTEL DEVELOPERS SAY
GROUNDBREAKING IS EXPECTED IN
2024 WILL TAKE THREE YEARS TO
COMPLETE SUPER LOCATION, AND I’M
EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THAT’S GONNA
LOOK LIKE. IT’S GOING TO TAKE
SOME TIME. BUT WE’LL WAIT AROUND
FOR IT. YEP MEANWHILE, METRO 20
GOING TO BE ROCKING THIS WEEKEND
, WE’LL START WITH WHAT’S GOING
ON WITH KID ROCK. AND WE DO MEAN
THIS LITERALLY GET ROGERS
HEADING TO PINEAPPLE FOR THE HIS
FIRST SET OF METRO DETROIT
CONCERTS IN ABOUT THREE YEARS.
ROCKET HAS TWISTED BROWN TRUCKER
BAND ARE PLAYING TODAY AND
TOMORROW, A BUNCH OF FRIENDS
GOING THERE TONIGHT. JEALOUS HE
IS JOINED BY THE BAND FOREIGNER
IN THE OPENING SLAP. THE SHOWS
ARE ESSENTIALLY SOLD OUT, BUT
RESALE TICKETS AS WE KNOW. COME
BY A HANDFUL OF PREMIUM PLATINUM
SEATS ARE STILL AVAILABLE ON
TICKETMASTER. IF YOU’RE
INTERESTED IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT,
THEY’RE GOING TO BE ROCKING AS
WELL WHERE THE OTHER ROCK IS
PERFORMING THIS WEEKEND. WELL
THE INFAMOUS SLAP IS WHY WE
PROBABLY HAVE THREE SHOWS. THIS
IS HIS FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS
SINCE THAT INFAMOUS SLAP OF THE
OSCARS BY WILL SMITH. COMEDIAN
CHRIS ROCK BACK IN DETROIT. HE’S
GOT A THREE DAY SET. ROCK WAS
ORIGINALLY SET TO ONLY HAVE ONE
SHOW. BUT AFTER THE OSCARS SLAP
THAT WENT VIRAL. TWO MORE SHOWS
WERE ADDED DUE TO ALL THE BUZZ
ABOUT IT. TICKETS ARE NOW SOLD
OUT FOR TONIGHT’S SHOW AT THE
FOX THEATER. BUT THERE ARE A FEW
TICKETS STILL FOR TOMORROW NIGHT
AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THEY’RE
AVAILABLE THROUGH TICKETMASTER
AND THE FOX THEATER BOX OFFICE.
IN CASE YOU’D LIKE TO ATTEND. I
HAVE A FEELING THAT THEY ARE
GOING TO GO VERY QUICKLY
INTRIGUED TO THE CONTACT SHOW
TONIGHT. YOU KNOW WHAT I’M
SAYING? I KNOW I’M INTERESTED TO
HEAR WHAT HE’S GOING TO SAY
ABOUT THE WHOLE FIASCO,
SOMETHING SELF. ALL RIGHT. STILL
TO COME HERE AT NOON AFTER A
TORNADO THAT WE OFTEN SEE IMAGES
OF BADLY DAMAGED BUILDINGS IN
MICHIGAN, MANDATORY RADIO IN
GAILLARD TOOK APART MORE THAN
HIS HOME. HE SHARES HIS STORY OF
SURVIVAL COMING UP NEXT, BUT
FIRST HONORING A QUEEN 14 HOUR
WAIT IN LONDON JUST FOR A CHANCE