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LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 5:00 STARTS NOW.
>> A PAIR OF DETROIT VETERANS PLEADING FOR HELP AFTER THEY’VE
PLEADING FOR HELP AFTER THEY’VE
REACHED THEIR WIT’S ENDMENT END.
WE’LL TAKE YOU INSIDE THE HOME. >> PLUS, METRO DETROIT FREEWAYS,
>> PLUS, METRO DETROIT FREEWAYS,
ONE IS FINALLY BACK OPEN AS
16-MILE STRETCH IS SET TO CLOSE
FOR THE WEEKEND. >> Kimberly: BUT WE BEGIN
>> Kimberly: BUT WE BEGIN
TONIGHT WITH THE LOCAL 4
DEFENDERS TAKING A DEEP DIVE
INTO AN ISSUE THAT TOO OFTEN HAS
DEADLY CONSEQUENCES.
ROAD RAGE IS ON THE RISE IN METRO DETROIT AND ACROSS THE
METRO DETROIT AND ACROSS THE
COUNTRY LEAVING POLICE WITH FEW
ANSWERS INTO HOW TO FIGHT IT.
STATE POLICE ARE OUT
INVESTIGATING ANOTHER SHOOTING ON THE FREEWAY, THE THIRD IN
ON THE FREEWAY, THE THIRD IN
JUST THE PAST 48 HOURS.
>> Devin: THE LATEST ON I-75 IN
SOUTHWEST DETROIT AND LEFT THE
CAR RIDDLED WITH BULLETS. NO WORD WHETHER ROAD RAGE PLAYED
NO WORD WHETHER ROAD RAGE PLAYED
A ROLE IN THIS ONE.
IT’S PART OF A MAJOR ISSUE.
>> IT’S IMPORTANT TO HAVE
PERSPECTIVE JUST HOW BAD THIS IS
AND THIS RIGHT HERE SHOULD DO
IT. THE DEFENDERS HAVE BEEN DIGGING
THE DEFENDERS HAVE BEEN DIGGING
IN AND THIS IS A MAP OF ALL THE
RECENT ROAD RAGE SHOOTINGS
ACROSS METRO DETROIT AT EACH AND
EVERY ONE OF THOSE DOTS, A LIFE
WAS LOST OR CHANGED FOREVER. SO, WE WANT TO GET INSIGHT INTO
SO, WE WANT TO GET INSIGHT INTO
WHAT’S CAUSING THIS AND WHAT CAN
BE DONE TO STOP IT.
DEFENDERS SHAWN LEY JOINS US
LIVE TONIGHT AND YOU SPOKE WITH
SOMEONE INVOLVED IN A ROAD RAGE INCIDENT JUST LAST NIGHT?
INCIDENT JUST LAST NIGHT?
>> JUST LAST NIGHT, IN WEST
BLOOMFIELD, THIS DAD JUST TRYING
TO GET HOME TO HIS FAMILY,
SAYING ANOTHER DRIVER WAS RAGING
AT HIM AND WHAT WE’VE BEEN SEEING, THE OTHER DRIVER THEN
SEEING, THE OTHER DRIVER THEN
TOOK THINGS TO A DANGEROUS
LEVEL.
>> AND THEN IT GOT TO A POINT
WHEN HE GOT OUT OF HIS CAR, MY
GOODNESS, I’VE GOT TO GET OUT OF
HERE. >> HE WAS ON THE WAY HOME ON
>> HE WAS ON THE WAY HOME ON
ORCHARD LAKE IN WEST BLOOMFIELD
LAST NIGHT WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER
BLEW UP AT HIM FOR SIMPLY MERGING IN FRONT OF HIM, THAT
MERGING IN FRONT OF HIM, THAT
DRIVER TAKING IT TO THE
DANGEROUS LEVEL.
>> I’VE SEEN IT THE LAST TWO
WEEKS AND A LOT OF AGGRESSION ON
THE ROAD AND UPSET PEOPLE, I
DON’T KNOW WHAT IT IS IN THE AIR AND IT’S DEFINITELY SPREADING.
AND IT’S DEFINITELY SPREADING.
>> YOU’RE LIKELY SEEING IT, AND
DRIVERS LOSING IT BEHIND THE
WHEEL THIS MORNING. MSP INVESTIGATING IF THIS SHOT
MSP INVESTIGATING IF THIS SHOT
UP VAN ON I-75 IS ROAD RAGE,
YET, ANOTHER HIGHWAY SHOOTING.
>> I MEAN, WE CAN SAY IT’S EVERY
DAY, AND WE’VE HAD A FIREFIGHTER
THAT WAS KILLED UP IN TROY ON A
ROADWAY. >> AND WE’RE KEEPING TRACK OF
>> AND WE’RE KEEPING TRACK OF
THE INCIDENTS.
27 SHOOTINGS ON AREA HIGHWAYS
THIS YEAR, 13 WERE ROAD RAGE
FROM ROM WILL US TO DETROIT TO EAST POINTE.
EAST POINTE.
WHY ARE MORE DRIVERS RAGING?
>> SO WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING ON
THE HIGHWAYS AS WE’VE BEEN
SEEING RECENTLY, PEOPLE ARE
AFRAID AND NOT USING THEIR REASONING.
>> CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST DONNA
ROCKWELL MAKES THE CONNECTION
BETWEEN ROAD RAGE AND BIOLOGY.
PEOPLE COOPED UP DUE TO COVID,
HAVEN’T BEEN USING THEIR BRAINS
TO MAKE LIFE AND DEATH
DECISIONS, THEY’RE REACTING NOT
THINKING.
>> YOU HAVE TO THINK WHAT YOU
WANT IN THE LONG RUN, YOU WANT
TO GO HOME TO YOUR YOUR FAMILY
AND DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT’S WHAT HAPPENS.
MAKE SURE THAT’S WHAT HAPPENS.
>> BACK HERE LIVE AT TELEGRAPH
ROAD.
WE’RE BACK ON THE ROAD SO THE
TRAFFIC IS BACK.
YOU LIKELY SEE SOME SORT OF AGGRESSIVE DRIVING OR ROAD RAGE
AGGRESSIVE DRIVING OR ROAD RAGE
EACH AND EVERY DAY, WHO IS ALSO
SEEING IT?
INSURANCE COMPANIES TRACKING
ROAD RAGE FROM STATE TO STATE. SO WORD WHAT YOU MIGHT PAY, BUT
SO WORD WHAT YOU MIGHT PAY, BUT
IF YOU CRASH YOUR CAR, GUYS AT
6:00 WE TALK TO AN URBAN
SURVIVAL EXPERT AND HE’S GOT
THREE SIMPLE THINGS TO REMEMBER
TO BECOME THE TARGET OF ROAD
RAGE, BACK TO YOU. CERTAINLY TOE SCARY.
CERTAINLY TOE SCARY.
>> I’M WONDERING, WHAT ARE THE
FINDINGS ABOUT THE REASONS THAT
PEOPLE ARE GETTING SO ANGRY
BEHIND THE WHEEL. WHAT’S SETTING PEOPLE OFF?
WHAT’S SETTING PEOPLE OFF?
>> THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT
KEEPS COMING UP IS CUTTING
PEOPLE OFF.
AND THEN IF THE OTHER DRIVER ENGAGES THE DRIVER UPSET, BAD
ENGAGES THE DRIVER UPSET, BAD
THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN.
>> Kimberly: WE LOOK FORWARD TO
YOUR REPORT AT 6:00.
>> THE C.D.C. ISSUES NEW GUIDANCE FOR A FOCUS ON RETURN
GUIDANCE FOR A FOCUS ON RETURN
TO INTERN LEARNING IN THE FALL.
THE AGENCY SAYS THAT TEACHERS
AND STUDENTS WHO ARE FULLY
VACCINATED DO NOT NEED TO WEAR MASKS INSIDE.
MASKS INSIDE.
HOWEVER, THE C.D.C. SAYS THOSE
UNVACCINATED SHOULD WEAR MASKS
INDOORS.
AND STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID
LIKE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND TESTING AND ALSO TAKE STEPS TO
TESTING AND ALSO TAKE STEPS TO
PROMOTE COVID-19 VACCINATIONS
FOR STAFF AND STUDENTS OVER THE
AGE OF 12.
THE STATE SUPREME COURT DENIES A REQUEST TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE
REQUEST TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE
FOR NEW VOTING MAPS IN MICHIGAN.
>> THE CITIZEN’S REDISTRICTING
COMMISSION ASKS FOR MORE TIMES TO DRAW THE MAPS, THE CURRENT
TO DRAW THE MAPS, THE CURRENT
DEADLINE FOR AN INITIAL PROPOSAL
IS SEPTEMBER 17TH, BUT SINCE
THIS INFORMATION WON’T BE READY
UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30TH. THE COURT ACKNOWLEDGED THE COURT
THE COURT ACKNOWLEDGED THE COURT
IS IN A TOUGH SPOT AND THERE
ISN’T AN OFFICIAL REASON FOR IT
TO PREEMPTIVELY EXTEND THE
DEADLINE. >> Jason: AS WE TURN TO THE
>> Jason: AS WE TURN TO THE
FORECAST, GORGEOUS OUTSIDE AND
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A WHILE NO
THREAT OF FORMS.
>> Kimberly: LOW HUMIDITY OUT
THERE. AND CUSTOMERS ARE WITHOUT POWER
AND CUSTOMERS ARE WITHOUT POWER
FROM WEDNESDAY’S STORMS AND OVER
TO ANDREW IN FOR BEN TONIGHT
WITH A PEEK ATTED THE WEEKEND
FORECAST. >> Andrew: TODAY IS AN EXCELLENT
>> Andrew: TODAY IS AN EXCELLENT
DAY WITH NO STORMS AND A SECOND
DAY TOMORROW.
COUNT OURSELVES LUCKY, FOLKS,
AND LUCKY OUT THERE WITH NICE IN
THE 70’S AND LOWER HUMIDITY SO IT’S NICE AND COMFORTABLE.
IT’S NICE AND COMFORTABLE.
72 RIGHT NOW FOR OUR FRIENDS IN
SANDUSKY.
68 DEGREES AND 4:00 OVER IN PORT
HURON AND 74 FOR OUR FRIENDS
OVER IN MT. CLEMENS AND 72 TO 74 DEGREES SOUTH OF I-94.
DEGREES SOUTH OF I-94.
IN MONROE AND ADRIAN, PARTLY TO
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND GORGEOUS
OUT THERE WITH 77 DEGREES OVER
AT THE AIRPORT.
AND HEAT INDEX, ALSO THE DEW
POINTS ALL AT COMFORTABLE
LEVELS.
WIND OUT OF THE NORTH-NORTHWEST
AROUND FIVE MILES PER HOUR.
A PERFECT EVENING TO GO OUT
GRILLING ON THE BACK PATIO,
RIGHT? 70’S OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
70’S OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
HOURS AND COOLER 60’S BY 11 P.M.
AND DRIP DRY.
WE’LL TALK MORE ABOUT SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY AND YOUR SEVEN-DAY
FORECAST COMING UP.
>> ALL RIGHT, ANDREW. SIMPLY PUT, THEY SAY THEIR HOME
SIMPLY PUT, THEY SAY THEIR HOME
IS UNLIVABLE.
>> LARRY AND REGINA MAHOMES ARE
VETERANS LIVING ON THE
MORNINGSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE EAST SIDE, AN AREA HIT
EAST SIDE, AN AREA HIT
ESPECIALLY HARD BY THE FLOODS
AND LEFT THEIR HOMES FULL OF RAW
SEWAGE WITH WALLS WET FROM THE
RAIN AND THEY DON’T HAVE ANYWHERE TO TURN.
ANYWHERE TO TURN.
AND GRANT HERMES, TO CALL IT A
MESS IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT HERE.
>> A HUGE UNDERSTATEMENT,
KIMBERLY.
FROM THE OUTSIDE THIS HOUSE MAY LOOK LIKE IT’S FINE, BUT INSIDE
LOOK LIKE IT’S FINE, BUT INSIDE
THE MAHOMES SAY THEY’RE
DESPERATE, CLEAR SIGNS OF MOLD,
CARPET BUBBLING, FLOORS BUCKLING
AND NOW THEY’RE WORRIED IF THIS HOUSE IS EVEN SAFE TO BE IN.
HOUSE IS EVEN SAFE TO BE IN.
>> YOU CAN’T LIVE IN THIS.
IT’S IMPOSSIBLE.
>> WHEN THE FLOODING CAME AGAIN
IN DETROIT’S MORNINGSIDE
NEIGHBORHOOD, LARRY AND REGINA
MAHOMES WERE HIT HARD.
>> ALL OF THIS IS NEW.
ALL THIS HAVE IS NEW.
AND YOU SEE THE WATER LINES AND
THIS IS STILL WET. THAT’S WHAT I’M TELLING, THE
THAT’S WHAT I’M TELLING, THE
WATER LINE IS STILL HERE.
>> THE BASEMENT THEY WERE IN THE
PROCESS OF TURNING INTO A SECOND
BEDROOM, COMPLETELY FULL OF
WATER. A COUCH, A BED, BOOKS FOR BIBLE
A COUCH, A BED, BOOKS FOR BIBLE
STUDY AND A LOVED ONES CASHES IN
THE HEATING AN AND THE HUMIDITY
MOLDING.
IN THE RECENTLY FINISHED BEDROOM, FECES AND BUGS STARTED
BEDROOM, FECES AND BUGS STARTED
TO MIGRATE TO OTHER PARTS OF THE
HOME.
>> THIS IS CRAZY.
THIS IS CRAZY, NOBODY’S COME OUT
TO HELP, WE CALLED RED CROSS, WE CALLED VA.
CALLED VA.
>> BOTH OF THEM ARE VETERANS AND
REGINA IN THE ARMY AND LARRY IN
THE MARINES AND BOTH HAVE
INJURIES THAT PREVENT THEM FROM
CLEANING OUT THE BASEMENT
THEMSELVES. >> WE DON’T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO
>> WE DON’T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO
AND THIS IS HURTFUL.
>> SHE CRIED.
>> THIS IS HURTFUL. THEY SAY THEY’VE REACHED OUT TO
THEY SAY THEY’VE REACHED OUT TO
THE CITY, THEIR COUNCIL WOMAN
AND BRENDA LAWRENCE WHEN SHE
LIFT VISITED AND WHEN THEY
CALLED THE HOTLINE, THEY WERE TOLD THAT CLEANUP FINISHED AND
TOLD THAT CLEANUP FINISHED AND
THEY HAVE NO PLACE ELSE TO GO,
BUT KNOWING THEY CAN’T STAY
HERE.
>> THIS HOUSE IS UNLIVABLE. IT’S UNLIVABLE.
IT’S UNLIVABLE.
>> THEY SAY THAT THEIR INSURANCE
ADJUSTER DID COME OUT, BUT ONLY
GOING TO GET A FRACTION.
COST OF WHAT THEY LOST HERE.
THEY’RE ASKING ANYBODY WHO CAN SPARE A HAND TO HELP THEM OUT.
SPARE A HAND TO HELP THEM OUT.
IN DETROIT, GRANT HERMES, LOCAL
4.
>> Kimberly: OKAY.
GRANT.
A STRETCH OF I-94 IN DETROIT AND
DEARBORN REOPENS AFTER A NEARLY
TWO WEEK CLOSURE DUE TO THE
FLOODING.
>> Jason: LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT
LIVE PICTURES FROM SKY 4 OVER
THE EASTBOUND LANES OF THE
INTERSTATE THIS AFTERNOON FROM
MICHIGAN AVENUE TO WEST GRAND BOULEVARD.
I-94 WAS ONE OF MULTIPLE ROADS
IN METRO DETROIT THEY CLOSED.
THE WESTBOUND LANES OF I-94
REOPENED LAST WEEK.
>> TAKE A LOOK AT PICTURES FROM SKY 4 OVER I-75 IN OAKLAND
SKY 4 OVER I-75 IN OAKLAND
COUNTY.
THAT’S WHERE LATER TONIGHT, A
MAJOR STRETCH OF THE FREEWAY IS
GOING TO CLOSE FOR THE WEEKEND. IT RUNS FROM 8 MILE ALL THE WAY
IT RUNS FROM 8 MILE ALL THE WAY
TO ST. CLAIR LAKE ROAD.
THAT’S 16 MILES OF THE HIGHWAY.
OUR KIM DIGIULIO HAS THE BEST
WAY TO GET AROUND IT. >> GOOD EVENING, WE HAVE
>> GOOD EVENING, WE HAVE
CONSTRUCTION TO GET AROUND FOR
THE WEEKEND.
SOUTHBOUND I-75 COULD CLOSE
BETWEEN SQUARE LAKE TO 8 MILE
AND THE NORTHBOUND LANES 8 MILE
TO 14 MILE. SO THAT CLOSURE STARTS AT 11
SO THAT CLOSURE STARTS AT 11
P.M.
REOPENING MONDAY MORNING AT 5
A.M.
TO GET AROUND THAT YOU CAN YOU
CAN USE WOODWARD AND ALSO A
CLOSURE ON THE SOUTHBOUND LANES
OF SOUTHFIELD FREEWAY RIGHT AT
MICHIGAN AVENUE. THAT CLOSURE STARTS TOMORROW
THAT CLOSURE STARTS TOMORROW
MORNING AT 6 A.M.
WRAPPING UP SUNDAY AT 5:00 IN
THE AFTERNOON.
GREENFIELD WILL BE YOUR DETOUR
THERE. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND, EVERYONE.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND, EVERYONE.
>> Jason: IF YOU’RE HEADED UP
NORTH, HEAD OUT NOW.
FORMER PROSECUTOR ERIC SMITH
BACK IN COURT FOR A HEARING IN
THE EMBEZZLEMENT CASE AGAINST HIM.
HE FACES A CASE FOR EMBEZZLING.
AND THESE ARE IN ADDITION TO THE FEDERAL CHARGES HE ALREADY
FEDERAL CHARGES HE ALREADY
PLEADED GUILTY TO.
>> HE IS FACING 10 FELONIES AND
PROSECUTORS EXPECTED TO CALL
MORE THAN A DOZEN WITNESSES.
AND ERIC SMITH DIDN’T SAY
ANYTHING TO THE MEDIA BEFORE FACING A JUDGE IN CLINTON
FACING A JUDGE IN CLINTON
TOWNSHIP.
>> ON THE LEFT WEARING A MASK,
ERIC SMITH WALKED INTO COURT
FACING CHARGES OF EMBEZZLEMENT
AND MISCONDUCT IN OFFICE. THE DISGRACED FORMER MACOMB
THE DISGRACED FORMER MACOMB
COUNTY PROSECUTOR TODAY SITTING
AT THE DEFENDANT’S TABLE.
>> IF I HEAR A DEFENSE BEING OFFERED, IT’S SOMEHOW UNLIKE ANY
OFFERED, IT’S SOMEHOW UNLIKE ANY
OTHER DEPARTMENT IN THE COUNTY
OF MACOMB, ERIC SMITH BELIEVES
HE WAS A SEPARATE UNIT OF GOVERNMENT.
>> HE’S ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLING
$600,000 FROM FUNDS, BELIEVED
HE’S USED IT FOR A PARTY AND DONATING TO HIS KIDS’ SCHOOLS
DONATING TO HIS KIDS’ SCHOOLS
AND EMBEZZLING FROM FOUR FUNDS
IN PARTICULAR BETWEEN 2012 AND
2018.
>> DID YOU FIND IT SUSPICIOUS? >> I FOUND IS SUSPICIOUS, YES.
>> I FOUND IS SUSPICIOUS, YES.
>> DESCRIBE IN YOUR PRESENCE
TAKE ANY ACTION?
>> YES.
SMITH’S DEFENSE TEAM RAISED NUMEROUS OBJECTIONS SAYING THE
NUMEROUS OBJECTIONS SAYING THE
FOUR FUNDS IN THE CASE WEREN’T
HIDDEN AND WERE ROUTINELY
AUDITED.
>> AND WHEN THE GOVERNMENT
STARTS SAYING OFF THE BOOKS, THESE WERE KNOWN, SUBJECT TO
THESE WERE KNOWN, SUBJECT TO
AUDIT YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR
SO TO KEEP CALLING THEM OFF-BOOK
ACCOUNTS IS A COMPLETE
MISCHARACTERIZATION.
>> AND THE PRELIMINARY HEARING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE NEXT
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE NEXT
WEEK.
IF CONVICTED, SMITH FACES UP TO
DECADES BEHIND BARS.
REPORTING LIVE TONIGHT, PRIYA
MANN, LOCAL 4.
>> MUCH MORE TO COME ON A
FRIDAY.
HERE IS NICK MONACELLI.
>> A YOUTH BASEBALL LEAGUE ON
THE EAST SIDE AND THE WEST SIDE
MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN UP
NEXT SEASON. WHY?
>> IT’S ABOUT MONEY.
WE’LL EXPLAIN.
>> AND THE AMBITIOUS PLAN TO
LINK 27 MILES OF WALKABLE TRAILS THROUGH DETROIT’S NEIGHBORHOODS
THROUGH DETROIT’S NEIGHBORHOODS
JUST GOT A HUGE BOOST AND HERE
IS HANK.
>> HAVING STORM RELATED ISSUES
BATTLING WITH YOUR LANDLORD?
THE CITY OF DETROIT WANTS YOU TO
KNOW THERE’S HELP FOR YOU.
I’M HANK WINCHESTER, HELP ME HANK, YOU’RE GOING TO HEAR WHAT