LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT. LOCAL 4 NEWS AT NOON STARTS NOW. WELL THE SUN APPEARS TO BE
TAKING LABOR DAY OFF AS WELL AS
WE LOOK LIVE AT OUR DOWNTOWN
DETROIT SKY CAM. IT’S BEEN AN
OVERCAST START TO THE HOLIDAY.
THANKS FOR JOINING US THIS NOON.
LET’S GET THINGS STARTED WITH
BRANDON ROUX WITH A LOOK AT
TODAY’S WEATHER. I KNOW A LOT OF
PEOPLE HAVE THE DAY OFF AND
THEY’D LIKE FOR SOME MORE
SUNSHINE. ARE WE GOING TO SEE IT
DIDN’T KNOW MOTHER NATURE WAS
TAKING THE DAY OFF. LOT OF
CLOUDS OUT THERE. WE START WITH
THE EXACT TRACK 40 HAPPY LABOR
DAY, EVERYBODY YOU CAN SEE THERE
ISN’T A WHOLE LOT GOING ON.
RIGHT HERE. BUT JUST DOWN TO
OURSELF. THERE’S QUITE A BIT OF
WET WEATHER BACK THROUGH OHIO
INDEPENDENCE, SYLVANIA, A
STATIONARY FRONT JUST TO OUR
SOUTH, KEEPING THOSE SHOWERS
MAINLY TO OUR SOUTH, BUT WE’RE
GETTING DEBRIS CLOUDS FROM THAT
SYSTEM, AND IT’S GOING TO BE A
LITTLE BIT OF A SCRAMBLE TO GET
RID OF THEM COULD SEE AN
ISOLATED SHOWER THIS AFTERNOON.
I WOULDN’T PLAN ON MUCH WE HAVE
TEMPS NEAR 78 69 AT METRO 68. IN
MONROE, AND YOU CAN SEE ALL OF
THE CLOUDS STREAMING IN NOT MUCH
IN THE WAY OF WET WEATHER HERE
BUT AGAIN AND ISOLATED MID
AFTERNOON SHOWER CHANCE NOT MUCH
TO IT AND ONLY IN THE LOAD OF
MIDDLE SEVENTIES THIS MONDAY
AFTERNOON, OF COURSE, THE LAST
DAY FOR ART SPEEDS AND EATS THE
PEACH FESTIVAL AND MORE KIM SO
HMM. COULD BE BETTER COULD BE
WORSE ON THIS HOLIDAY. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU. BRANDON AND
DETROIT POLICE SHOOT AT TWO
SUSPECTS WANTED IN CONNECTION TO
A CAR JACKING. IT HAPPENED LAST
NIGHT, NEAR EIGHT MILE AND GLASS
AND VERY CLOSE TO THE SOUTHFIELD
FREEWAY. OFFICERS WERE TRYING TO
PULL OVER A CAR THAT WAS EARLIER
IN THE DAY. THAT’S WHEN THE MEN
RAMMED THE STOLEN CAR INTO SOME
OF THE POLICE OFFICERS. VEHICLES
NO OFFICERS WERE HURT, BUT THEY
DID FIRE SHOTS AT THE SUSPECT’S
CAR AS THEY TOOK OFF, NO WORD ON
IF ANY OF THE SUSPECTS WERE
HURT. AND AT LEAST 10 PEOPLE ARE
DEAD AND AT LEAST 15 OR INJURED
AFTER A STABBING SPREE IN CANADA
. THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY. NOW
PLEASE SAY THAT THEY’VE
IDENTIFIED 13 CRIME SCENES IN
THE PROVIDENCE OF SASKATCHEWAN.
NOW THE SEARCH IS ON FOR TWO
SUSPECTS. DO NOT APPROACH
SUSPICIOUS PERSONS DO NOT PICK
UP HITCHHIKERS. EMERGENCY ALERTS
HAVE BEEN GOING OUT IN CANADA
AFTER A STABBING SPREE IN THE
PROVIDENCE OF SASKATCHEWAN IS
CERTAINLY A VERY SIGNIFICANT
EVENT. UM IF NOT THE LARGEST,
CERTAINLY THE LARGEST WE’VE SEEN
IN THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS.
PLEASE SAY THEY’VE IDENTIFIED AT
LEAST 13 CRIME SCENES THERE IN
THE COMMUNITIES OF THE JAMES
SMITH, CREE NATION, AND WELD IN
A MANHUNT HAS BEEN UNDERWAY
OVERNIGHT FOR THESE TWO
SUSPECTS. 31 YEAR OLD DAMIAN
SANDERSON AND 30 YEAR OLD MILES
SANDERSON. AUTHORITIES BELIEVE
AT SOME POINT THEY WERE
TRAVELING IN A BLACK NISSAN
ROGUE WITH THE SASKATCHEWAN
LICENSE PLATE. THE SEARCH AND
COMMUNITY ALERTS HAVE BEEN
EXTENDING FROM THAT PROVIDENCE
INTO NEIGHBORING ALBERTA AND
MANITOBA. IT APPEARS THAT SOME
OF THE VICTIMS MAY HAVE BEEN
TARGETED AND SOME MAYBE RANDOM.
POLICE SAY THEY’RE ALSO LOOKING
FOR A POSSIBLE MOTIVE AND MORE
INFORMATION IN THE DIGITAL
SPHERE. SOCIAL MEDIA BRINGS US
LOTS OF INFORMATION AND BRINGS
US LOTS OF CHALLENGES.
CONDOLENCES ARE POURING IN FOR
THE VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
THANK YOU FOR ANY INFORMATION
THAT YOU PROVIDE TO POLICE
BECAUSE THAT IS SO VALUABLE.
STAY SAFE. SASKATCHEWAN. AND
WHILE POLICE AREN’T YET
COMMENTING ON A POSSIBLE MOTIVE
, A SENIOR INDIGENOUS LEADER
SUGGESTED THAT THE STABBINGS
COULD BE DRUG RELATED. AND AS WE
OBSERVE LABOR DAY, A LABOR
DISPUTE REMAINS UNRESOLVED
BETWEEN EASTERN MICHIGAN
UNIVERSITY AND ITS FACULTY. THE
UNION SAYS TEACHERS COULD WALK
OUT BY WEDNESDAY. IF NO CONTRACT
AGREEMENT IS REACHED. OUR
BUSINESS EDITOR ROD MELONI, IS
IN YPSILANTI WITH A LOOK AT
WHERE BOTH SIDES STAND RIGHT
NOW. HEY, ROD! YEAH GOOD
AFTERNOON. YOU KNOW IT’S A
SITUATION OUT HERE, D’AMURO.
CAMPUS IS CLOSED DAY LABOR DAY,
AND THE UNION HAS BEEN MEETING
THIS MORNING THAT WE DO KNOW AND
THERE HAVE BEEN NO TALKS
SCHEDULED FOR TODAY. THEY’RE
SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY. BUT THE
UNION HAS DECIDED THEY WANT TO
GO FOR A STRIKE VOTE AS EARLY AS
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. WE’RE GOING
TO SHOW YOU A COUPLE OF
STATEMENTS HERE BECAUSE THEY
HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH US
THROUGH STATEMENTS UP UNTIL THIS
NOONTIME WILL BE TALKING TO THE
UNIVERSITY AND THE UNION HERE IN
A FEW MINUTES, BUT WILL HAVE
THAT LATER ON AT FIVE O’CLOCK,
SO LET’S GO AND SEE WHAT THEY’RE
SAYING. IN THEIR STATEMENTS. THE
UNION CAME OUT SAYING FIRST THAT
OUR GOAL REMAINS A FAIR
SETTLEMENT. BUT UNFORTUNATELY,
EMU ADMINISTRATION IS THROWING
EVERYTHING POSSIBLE EVERY
POSSIBLE OBSTACLE IN THE WAY OF
A NEW LABOR AGREEMENT. RIGHT NOW
, THE UNIVERSITY IS OFFERING A
FIVE YEAR 15% RAISE 6% IN THE
FIRST YEAR AND THE UNCERTAINTY
AND INSTABILITY OF FORCING
FACULTY TO WORK WITHOUT A
CONTRACT BECAUSE IT ENDED ON THE
31ST IS TREMENDOUSLY UNFAIR TO
OUR STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY AFTER
EVERYTHING WE’VE BEEN WENT
THROUGH IN THE PAST 2.5 YEARS. A
STRIKE AUTHORIZATION VOTE BY OUR
MEMBERS IS THE RIGHT STEP TO
BRING THIS PROCESS TO RESOLUTION
IF MEMBERS VOTE TO AUTHORIZE A
STRIKE ON SEPTEMBER 6TH A WORK
STOPPAGE ON CAMPUS CAN BEGIN AS
EARLY AS WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER
7TH. THAT’S WHEN THE NEXT
NEGOTIATING, PACKED OR NEXT NEXT
NEGOTIATING MEETING IS SUPPOSED
TO HAPPEN WITH A STATE APPOINTED
MEDIATOR. THAT’S BEEN CALLED IN.
NOW. HERE’S WHAT THE UNIVERSITY
IS SAYING. THE UNIONS CALL TODAY
AND THAT’S JUST ACTUALLY CAME
OUT LAST NIGHT. NIGHT FOR A
POSSIBLE STRIKE ACTION HURTS OUR
STUDENTS AND IMPINGES
SIGNIFICANTLY UPON THEIR
EXPERIENCE. IT IS UNFORTUNATE
THE FACULTY UNION IS SUGGESTING
THAT ITS MEMBERS WALK OUT ON OUR
STUDENTS ON WEDNESDAY. AND
THEY’RE ASKING THEM OR
DISRUPTING THEIR EDUCATION. JUST
SEVEN DAYS INTO THE SEMESTER.
SUCH A STRIKE WOULD ALSO BE
ILLEGAL UNDER MICHIGAN LAW
CLASSES ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. AND FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE WEEK WILL TAKE PLACE AS
SCHEDULED. SO THAT’S THE BIG
QUESTION. WILL THE CLASSES
HAPPEN OR NOT? AND SO WE’LL BE
TALKING AGAIN TO THE UNION AND
TO THE UNIVERSITY ABOUT WHERE
THINGS STAND AND WHERE THE
NEGOTIATIONS STAND WITH THAT
MEDIATOR AND WILL CERTAINLY HAVE
THE LATEST FOR YOU ON LOCAL 4
NEWS AT FIVE PM REPORTING LIVE
FROM YPSILANTI ROD MELONI LOCAL
4. ALRIGHT, THANKS FOR KEEPING
US UPDATED ABROAD. AND THE
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN COULD
ALSO BE DEALING WITH THE STRIKE
SOON. 96% OF NURSES IN THE UNION
HAVE VOTED YES TO ALLOW THE
BARGAINING TEAM TO CALL A WALK
OUT. THE KEY ISSUES ARE A HEAVY
WORKLOAD, PAY AND PARKING. THE
UNION SAYS A STRAIGHT COULD BE
SCHEDULED AT ANY TIME. THE
NURSES HAVE BEEN WORKING WITHOUT
A CONTRACT SINCE THE FIRST OF
JULY, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
HEALTH ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING
IT HAS PUT TOGETHER A GENEROUS
PROPOSAL THAT INCLUDES PAY
RAISES AND BONUSES, NEGOTIATE.
STATIONS ARE SET TO START UP
AGAIN ON TUESDAY. AND LABOR DAY
IS THE UNOFFICIAL LAST DAY OF
SUMMER. AND IF YOU’RE LUCKY
ENOUGH TO BE OFF WORK TODAY,
WELL, THERE’S PLENTY TO DO
AROUND TOWN IN DOWNTOWN ROYAL
OAK. IT’S THE LAST DAY OF ARTS
BEATS AND EATS. THERE IS PLENTY
OF GOOD MUSIC, FOOD AND FUN.
PLUS YOU CAN CHECK OUT SOME
AMAZING WORKS OF ART AND MAYBE
EVEN TAKE SOME HOME WITH YOU.
BEATS AND EATS WRAPS UP TONIGHT
AT NINE O’CLOCK. AND THEN OVER
IN NOVI. IT’S THE FINAL DAY OF
THE MICHIGAN STATE FAIR. THE
FAIR IS HAPPENING AT THE
SUBURBAN COLLECTION SHOWPLACE.
FAMILIES CAN ENJOY CARNIVAL
RIDES AND PETTING ZOOS. THE FAIR
GOES UNTIL NINE O’CLOCK TICKETS
ARE 10, BUCKS AND PARKING IS
FREE. AND SO ROMEO, NOW FOR THE
FINAL DAY OF THE ROMEO PEACH
FESTIVAL, IT’S THE 91ST
ANNIVERSARY FOR THE SECOND
OLDEST FAIR IN MICHIGAN. THERE
WILL BE PLENTY OF FUN ON HAND
TODAY, INCLUDING KIDS PARADE AND
THE HOMETOWN PARADE AS WELL. THE
FESTIVAL WRAPS UP AT SEVEN
O’CLOCK TONIGHT. AND THEN
FINALLY IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT. THE
ANNUAL DETROIT JAZZ FESTIVAL IS
BACK AT HART PLAZA AND CAMPUS
MARTIUS PARK. THE FINAL
PERFORMANCE TAKES THE STAGE AT 7
15. TONIGHT THE JAZZ FESTIVAL IS
ALSO STREAMING ONLINE. AND STILL
TO COME HERE AND LOCAL 4 NEWS AT
NOON ZERO TOLERANCE. FRANCIS
SPEAKING OUT ABOUT THE SEXUAL
ABUSE IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
BUT FIRST ENGLAND HAS A NEW
PRIME MINISTER LOOKING TO WRITE
SHIP LEFT BY BORIS JOHNSON. YOU