FIRST. OF FOUR LIVE PICTURES FROM THE SUPREME COURT WHERE PRESIDENT BIDEN’S PLAN TO
FORGIVE STUDENT LOAN DEBT IS
FRONT AND CENTER. HERE IS THE
DEBATE INSIDE THE HIGH COURT
OVER WHETHER IT’S LEGAL TO
CANCEL THOSE LOANS FOR MILLIONS
THERE, KIM HEY, KAREN. IT’S A
BEAUTIFUL AFTERNOON. WE’VE GOT
PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TEMPERATURES
IN THE LOW TO MID FORTIES, AND
THERE’S A WARM UP COMING UP
TOMORROW WITHIN BIG CHANGES FOR
THE END OF THE WEEK. I HAVE YOUR
FORECAST COMING UP, PAULA. YOU
KNOW, THIS COULD BE ONE OF THOSE
TORTOISE AND A HARE KIND OF
THINGS YOU HEAR ABOUT BECAUSE
GETTING THE POWER BACK ON IS
GOING AT A TORTOISE’S PACE,
THREATENING HER AND A WHOLE
BUNCH OF OTHER LIVING THINGS.
YOU KNOW WHAT LOTS OF STORIES
OUT THERE. THIS MIGHT BE ONE OF
THE MOST UNUSUAL POWER OUTAGE
STORIES. YOU’LL HEAR THIS WEEK.
LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT.
LOCAL 4 NEWS FIRST AT FOUR
STARTS NOW. GOOD AFTERNOON, WE
BEGIN FIRST AND FOUR WITH SOME
WINTER AND SPRING LIKE WEATHER
MOVING INTO METRO DETROIT ALL IN
ONE DAY. THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
EVERYONE I’M KAREN DREW. LET’S
GET RIGHT OVER TO LOCAL
FOREWARNED METEOROLOGIST KIM
ADAMS. WITH WHAT? WE SHOULD
EXPECT HIM, KAREN. WELL, IT’S
GOING TO BE A NICE EVENING SO WE
CAN KIND OF LIVE IN THE MOMENT
RIGHT NOW AND ENJOY AND SOAK UP
THE SUNSHINE. TEMPERATURES ARE
ABOVE NORMAL IN THE MID TO UPPER
NOW. FORTIES IT’S JUMPED TO 46
AT METRO 47 CITY AIRPORT, STILL
HANGING ONTO THE LOW FORTIES IN
MOUNT CLEMENS, PORT HURON LEGS
BEHIND IN THE UPPER THIRTIES 41.
ONE IN PONTIAC UPPER FORTIES
RIGHT NOW IN AN ARBOR WERE ABOUT
12 TO 13 DEGREES WARMER IN MOST
SPOTS THAN THAT WE WERE AT THE
SAME TIME YESTERDAY, 13 DEGREES
WARMER CITY AIRPORT AND IN ANN
ARBOR 12 DEGREES WARMER AT METRO
AND NINE DEGREES WARMER RIGHT
NOW THAN IT WAS JUST 24 HOURS
AGO, AND WE’RE NOT DONE THERE
TOMORROW WE ARE GOING TO WARM
UP. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A WINTRY
MIX EARLY EARLY IN THE MORNING,
BUT THE GROUND TEMPERATURES ARE
STILL FAIRLY WARM BECAUSE WE HAD
THE WARM AIR TODAY. MOST OF WHAT
LANDS WILL, YOU KNOW KIND OF
MELT ON CONTACT, BUT THERE COULD
STILL BE A RAIN SNOW MIX EARLY
TOMORROW MORNING, AND THEN IN
THE AFTERNOON, WE WARM UP NICELY
TO A HIGH OF 54. BUT YOU MIGHT
HAVE HEARD A RUMOR ABOUT A
WINTER STORM HITTING THE END OF
THE WEEK. I’LL TALK MORE ABOUT
THAT. COMING UP IN THE FORECAST
, BUT YOU CAN GET ALL THE
INFORMATION YOU NEED ON OUR
4WARN WEATHER APP. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. KIM FOR THOUSANDS OF
DTE CUSTOMERS, IT IS 1/6 DAY IN
THE DARK END FOR SOME BUSINESSES
. THEY’RE LOSING A LOT OF MONEY
BECAUSE OF IT RIGHT NOW. DTE
SAYS 29,000 CUSTOMERS ARE STILL
WITHOUT POWER RIGHT NOW, AND WE
KNOW 630,000 WERE IN THE DARK
AFTER WEDNESDAY’S ICE STORM, A
NURSERY OVER IN OAKLAND COUNTY
IS REALLY FEELING THE EFFECTS OF
THE OUTAGES GOLDNER, WASH GARDEN
AND HOME OVER IN PONTIAC SAYS IT
IS WORKING TO SAVE PLANTS AFTER
SIX DAYS WITHOUT POWER POLITICS.
WOMAN IS LIVE AT THE STORE THIS
AFTERNOON ON ORCHARD LAKE NEAR
WOODWARD. PAULA, WHAT’S THE
LATEST OVER THERE? HI KAREN. HI,
EVERYBODY WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT
THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT OF THESE
POWER OUTAGES AND NEAR HERCULEAN
TASK TO KEEP THESE LIVING THINGS
ALIVE, THIS IS LITERALLY GREEN.
THIS IS MONEY. THE OWNER OF
GOLDNER WALSH GARDEN AND HOME
EXHAUSTED, WRINKLED, TIRED,
REALLY 24 7 FOR THE LAST WEEK
TRYING TO KEEP HIS BUSINESS
LITERALLY ALIVE. THERE’S A
STRANGE AND STUNNING BEAUTY OF
ICE AS IT HANGS ON THE TREES AND
SHRUBS OUTSIDE GOLDNER WALLS
GARDEN AT HOME IN PONTIAC, BUT
ITS PRESENCE CONTINUED TO WREAK
HAVOC. OUR POWERS WENT OUT SINCE
WEDNESDAY AT MIDNIGHT. THERE’S
NO WAY OF RUNNING THE HEATERS,
THE FANS ANYTHING. WITHOUT THE
ELECTRICITY. THIS IS NOT JUST
HOME TO $175,000 AND
OVERWINTERING TROPICAL PLANTS
BUT HOME TO NELLIE, A RESCUE
AFRICAN SOUTH KATA TORTOISE THAT
IS EVEN MORE TROPICAL. THAN THE
PLANTS IN THE NURSERY CANNOT
TOLERATE TEMPERATURES BELOW.
THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS
I THOUGHT ABOUT IS HOW’S NELLIE
DOING EVERY DAY SINCE LAST
WEDNESDAY, TIM WALSH SAYS. DTE
HAS SAID TOMORROW YOU’LL HAVE
POWER BACK ON TOMORROW AND
TOMORROW NEVER SEEMED TO COME
UNTIL 12 45 THIS AFTERNOON AFTER
A STRING OF UP AT DAWN, NEVER
ENDING GRINDING DAYS TO SAVE HIS
INVENTORY. TIME TO FEED THE
BEAST. THE GOOD NEWS HE HAD A
GENERATOR. THE BAD NEWS. I’M
SPENDING $200 A DAY JUST IN GAS
TO RUN THE GENERATOR. THE GOOD
NEWS. I HAVE THIS WOOD FURNACE.
THE BAD NEWS IS I HAVE TO FEED
EVERY THREE HOURS. BUT THIS
DOESN’T WORK UNLESS I HAVE
ELECTRICITY, TOO, BECAUSE I HAVE
THE HEAT BLOWING OUT OF THE OF
THE EVENTS. SO THIS JUST HELPS.
TO MAINTAIN THE TEMPERATURE THAT
WE NEED TO STAY ON TOP OF IN
THIS GREENHOUSE. THE POWER CAME
BACK ON. YEAH, BUT NOW AT LEAST
HE HAS LIGHT TO TALLY THE SPOILS
. IT’S VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU
BE CAREFUL IN THIS BECAUSE THESE
SURGES WHEN YOU TURN ON THE
POWER, IT’S ALMOST WORSE THAN
WHEN THE POWER GOES OFF. SO
WE’RE LOOKING AT EVERYTHING.
MAKE SURE THERE’S NOTHING
UNPLUGGED PROPERLY OR WHATEVER.
AND UH, LET’S CHECK IN THE
OFFICE. NOW THE FLOWER SHOP
PORTION IS CALLED. THE COOLERS
AREN’T WORKING. AH! UH WE’RE
GOING THROUGH CUT FLOWERS
BECAUSE WE CAN’T PROPERLY
MAINTAINED THEM. I DON’T HAVE
ENOUGH CUSTOMERS THAT PAY FOR
THE GAS ALONE. AT THIS TIME OF
YEAR. AND OF COURSE, THERE’S
NELLIE. THIS IS FAMILY FOR US,
SO SHE’S GOING TO GO BACK INTO A
NICE WARM SPOT. TURNS OUT,
NELLIE MOVED A HAIR FASTER THAN
THE POWER COMPANY. AND IN CASE
YOU’RE WONDERING ABOUT NELLIE.
THIS PARTICULAR SPECIES WILL
PROBABLY OUTLIVE EVERYBODY HERE
, INCLUDING THE GREENHOUSE.
SHE’LL GET TO BE MORE THAN £100
. SHE’S GOING TO BE OKAY AGAIN.
THE POWER BACK ON BUT LISTEN,
KAREN, EVERYBODY, THIS ISN’T
OVER JUST YET, BECAUSE THERE WAS
A COLD SNAP AND THESE PLANTS
WERE IN THE COLD, AND IT WILL
TAKE A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO FIND
OUT WHETHER OR NOT.
MILLION PEOPLE HAVE APPLIED FOR THE RELIEF BUT ARE IN LEGAL LIMBO AND WAITING TO SEE THE
OUTCOME OF THIS SUPREME COURT
HEARING. THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN
BLOCKED BY LOWER COURTS, AND
THERE ARE MAJOR DOUBTS THAT IT
WILL EVER GO INTO EFFECT. THE
DAY STARTED WITH DEMONSTRATIONS
OUTSIDE THE SUPREME COURT WITH
PEOPLE IN SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAM
. THE PEOPLE’S RALLY FOR STUDENT
DEBT CANCELATION. INCLUDED
SPEECHES FROM MICHIGAN
CONGRESSWOMAN RASHIDA TO LEAD
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION PLAN
WOULD CANCEL UP TO $20,000 OF
STUDENT LOANS FOR NEARLY 40
MILLION PEOPLE. IT’S EXPECTED TO
COST $400 BILLION OVER 30 YEARS
. CHALLENGERS ARGUE THE PROPOSAL
VIOLATES THE CONSTITUTION AND
FEDERAL LAW, PARTLY BECAUSE IT
DOES NOT INCLUDE CONGRESSIONAL
APPROVAL. THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION SAYS THE DEBT
RELIEF PLAN IS ALLOWED BECAUSE
OF THE LAW THAT LETS THE
GOVERNMENT PROVIDES STUDENT LOAN
RELIEVED. DURING AN EMERGENCY,
AND THEY ARGUE THAT EMERGENCY IS
THE PANDEMIC. THE COURT’S
CONSERVATIVE JUSTICES GRILLED
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
ATTORNEYS SUGGESTING IT HAD
EXCEEDED ITS AUTHORITY WITH THIS
PROGRAM. MOST CASUAL OBSERVERS
WOULD SAY IF YOU’RE GOING TO
GIVE UP THAT MUCH AMOUNT OF
MONEY IF YOU’RE GOING TO AFFECT
THE OBLIGATIONS OF THAT MANY
AMERICANS ON A SUBJECT THAT’S OF
GREAT CONTROVERSY, THEY WOULD
THINK THAT’S SOMETHING FOR
CONGRESS TO ACT ON AND IF THEY
HAVEN’T ACTED ON IT, BUT MAYBE
THAT’S A GOOD LESSON TO SAY FOR
THE PRESIDENT OR OR THE
ADMINISTRATIVE BUREAUCRACY THAT
MAYBE THAT’S NOT JUST SOMETHING
THEY SHOULD UNDERTAKE ON THEIR
OWN. TO TRY TO GASLIGHT US TO
SAY THIS OR THAT, BUT WE ALL
KNOW THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES HAS EVERY LEGAL AUTHORITY
TO CANCEL DEBT IN OUR COUNTRY.
NOW THE SUPREME COURT IS
EXPECTED TO RULE ON THE CASES BY
THE END OF JUNE. BUT IN THE
MEANTIME, THE ADMINISTRATION HAS
CLOSED THE APPLICATION PROCESS
TO THE STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM.
LOAN REPAYMENTS HAVE BEEN ON
HOLD SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN,
AND WILL STAY THAT WAY UNTIL
AFTER THE SUPREME COURT ISSUES.
ITS RULING WILL HAVE MUCH MORE
FROM WASHINGTON COMING UP WHEN
YOU JOIN US ON LOCAL 4 NEWS AT
FIVE, KAREN WILL SEND IT BACK TO
YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. KIM.
SURE THE YOUTH HOCKEY DOCTOR
ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING
PATIENTS FACE NEW COUNTS TODAY,
DOCTORS V. LEBRON WAS CHARGED
WITH FOR NEW COUNTS OF CRIMINAL
SEXUAL CONDUCT IN AN OAKLAND
COUNTY COURTROOM. IT BRINGS THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES AGAINST
THE FARMINGTON HILLS UROLOGIST
31. MOST OF HIS VICTIMS ARE
CONNECTED TO YOUTH HOCKEY
ORGANIZATIONS. TODAY THE JUDGE
OFFERED TO RECUSE HIMSELF
BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF
INTEREST. I DO KNOW THE
DEFENDANT HAVE KNOWN HIM FOR
ABOUT 18 YEARS. I WOULD SAY, MR
PRESIDENT FOR THREE YEARS OF
HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY TEAM. MY SON
PLAYED THERE. MY NEPHEW PLAYED
ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL TEAM THAT HE
WAS AFFILIATED WITH. DEFENDANTS
ACTUALLY TAKING STITCHES OUT OF
MY FACE FROM A PARK AT HIS
HOUSE. PROSECUTORS AND THE
DEFENSE SAID THEY HAD NO PROBLEM
WITH THEIR HISTORY. SO THE JUDGE
WILL SAY ON THE CASE, HEAD OF
THE EPA IS IN EAST PALESTINE,
OHIO TODAY IS SEVERAL AGENCIES
ARE GOING DOOR TO DOOR AND
THEY’RE CHECKING ON FAMILIES
NEAR THAT TOXIC TRAIN DERAILMENT
. THE E P A SAYS IT REACHED MORE
THAN 530 HOMES IN LESS THAN
THREE DAYS. THE OUTREACH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
THE 50 TRAIN CARS, MANY CARRYING
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DERAILED
EARLIER THIS MONTH. SOME OF THE
TOXIC WASTE WAS BEING BROUGHT TO
METRO DETROIT THAT HAS STOPPED
FOR NOW. COMING UP AT SIX. I DID
A LITTLE BIT OF DIGGING. I FOUND
A HISTORY OF VIOLATIONS AT ONE
OF THOSE SITES IN MICHIGAN,
WHERE THAT HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
FROM THE OHIO DERAILMENT WAS
BROUGHT, SO WE WILL BE
UNCOVERING AND EXPOSING WHAT WE