>>> LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT,
LOCAL 4 NEWS AT FIVE STARTS NOW.
>>> IT IS NOT HERE ON STORM FOUR
YET BUT IT’S COMING.
SNOW TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW.
WE’RE NOT TALK ABOUT A LOT OF
SNOW BUT AS HAS BEEN THE CASE SO
MANY TIMES THE TIMING IS NOT
GREAT.
>>> LET’S GET TO PAUL, AND WILL
IT BE ON THE GO BY TIME WE WAKE
UP?
>> IN THIS CASE THE TIMING IS
NOT GOING TO BE GREAT.
THERE’S NOTHING GOING ON AND
THIS IS NOT SNOW THAT’S REACHING
THE GROUND, IN FACT THERE’S JUST
HIGH TO MIDLEVEL CLOUDS SO I’VE
CHECKED EVERY SINGLE AIRPORT IN
THE ENTIRE STATE OF MICHIGAN AND
NOBODY IS REPORTING SNOW.
IS WE’RE DRY RIGHT NOW SO BY
MAYBE 11:00 O’CLOCK WE START TO
SEE THE SHOW DEVELOPING OUR WEST
AND PROGRESSING ACROSS THE AREA
AND EVOLVING INTO THE MORNING
RUSH HOUR.
SO THIS IS 78:00 O’CLOCK IN THE
MORNING, SO WE’RE GOING TO TALK
ABOUT THE SNOW AMOUNTS AND BREAK
THAT DOWN IN GREAT DETAIL BUT
RIGHT NOW THERE WILL BE A
COATING DOWN FOR THE RUSH HOUR.
THE SNOW IS APPROACHING NEAR THE
END OF THE GAME, TEMPS SLOWLY
FALLING THROUGH THE 30s.
>>> NOW TO BREAKING NEWS FROM
THE WORLD OF BASEBALL.
>> SHORT TIME TO GO PLAYERS
VOTED TO ACCEPT A NEW LABOR
DEAL.
BERNIE IS HERE AND WE’RE GOING
TO SEE BASEBALL APPARENTLY.
>> WE ARE AND ALL THIS WHINING
CAN STOP.
THERE WILL BE BASEBALL TODAY.
THE PLAYERS AND OWNERS AGREED TO
A NEW AGREEMENT AND THERE WILL
BE A 162 GAME SEASON.
WE HAVE HIGHLIGHTS.
THIS COMES AFTER A 99 DAY
LOCKOUT AND THE TWO SIDES
GREEDED.
THE VOLT WAS APPROVED ON BY THE
PLAYERS.
OPENING DAY IS APRIL.
THEY WILL MAKE UP MISSED GAMES
WITH DOUBLE HEAD, AND GAME ON
OFF DAYS PLUS THE SEASON WILL BE
EXTENDED THREE DAYS.
AS I SAID OPENING DAY APRIL 7,
THE TIGERS HOME OPENER FRIDAY
APRIL 8, THE WHITE SOX WILL BE
IN TOWN.
SPRING FREEZING RAINING PLAY
BEGINS MARCH 18.
>>> FINALLY.
>>> I NEVER LOVE OFF DAYS AND
NOW THEY’LL BE FEWER.
>>> ALL RIGHT.
WE’VE GOT A DEAL.
MORE TO COME.
>>> WE HAVE MORE BREAKING NEWS
TO GET TOW.
WE’RE FOLLOWING ON DETROIT’S
WEST SIDE WHERE A DPS POLICE
OFFICER HAS BEEN RUSHED TO THE
HOSPITAL AFTER BEING INJURED.
DETAILS A LITTLE SKETCHY BUT IF
YOU LOOK HERE AT THE VIDEO YOU
CAN SEE PRETTY HEAVY POLICE
PRESENCE THERE VAUGHN AND
TROJAN, NOT FAR FROM HENRY FORD
HIGH SCHOOL.
WE HAVE A CREW ON THE SCENE AND
WE’LL BRING YOU ANY NEW
INFORMATION AS WE GET IT.
>>> NOW TO THE RISING PRICE OF
GAS, RIGHT NOW MICHIGAN DRIVES
PAYING ON AVERAGE FOUR BUCKS AND
26-CENT A GALLON.
THE HIGH PRICES HAVE LEADERS OF
LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS BECAUSE
THEY’RE WORRIED ABOUT THE FUEL
BUDGETS.
>>> THE BUDGETS ARE GETTING
BLOWN APART ALMOST OVERNIGHT.
WE WANT TO GET TO PAULA TUCKMAN
AND PAULA YOU SPOKE TO MULTIPLE
DISTRICTS TODAY.
>> SO LISTEN, I DON’T WANT TO
MINIMIZE ANYBODY’S GAS LOAD
BECAUSE IT IS A LOT BUT LET’S GO
UP, DRONE FOUR WE’RE AT ROMEO
SCHOOL DISTRICT BUS YARD AND
CHECK THE CLOCK, IT’S 5:00, A
LOT OF THE BUSES STARTED GOING
AT 3 O’CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON,
THEY HAVE LONG DISTANCES THE
TRAVEL AND MANTLE WHAT THEY ARE
PAYING FOR FUEL RIGHT NOW.
>> 9500 STUDENTS, OH COVID RUN
NING 60 PERCENT OF THEIR
PROPANE POWERED BUSES.
>> IT’S $267 TO FILL UP A BUS
AND WE ONLY GET FOUR MILES TO
THE GALLON.
>> THERE’S A SILVER LINING
BECAUSE COVID CAN REMOTE
LEARNING FUEL DIDN’T SUCK THE
LIFE OF THE TRANSPORTATION
BUDGET AND THERE ARE SOME
MONETARY RECEIVES.
THE BAD NEWS IS IT’S ABOUT TO
SUCK THE LIFE OUT OF THOSE
RESERVES WHICH COULD MEAN
CONSOLIDATING BUS ROUTE AND
CROWDING KIDS INTO MORE BUSES
NEXT YEAR.
>>> WE’LL HAVE TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION GOING FORWARD WHAT
WILL THIS LOOK LIKE AND LOOK AT
IMLINE ITEM, LIKE WHAT AREAS CAN
WE MAYBE SCALE BACK IN TO BE
ABLE TO AFFORD INTERESTING.
>>> SKIP NORTH TO THE ROMEO
SCHOOL DISTRICT, A MORE RURAL
DISTRICT THAT MOVES A LOT OF
CHILDREN WITH BUSES.
>> IT’S NO DIFFERENT THAN US
GOING TO THE PUMP AND OUR
FRUSTRATION OVER PAYING IT.
AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT, ALL THESE
YELLOW VEHICLES THAT GET KIDS TO
AND FROM SCHOOL USE A LOT OF
FUEL.
>>> THEIR 42 FLEET OF BUSES USES
DIESEL FUEL.
>> LOUISIANA MONTH OUR PRICE WAS
$2.52 A GALLON OF DIESELF. COST
US ABOUT 15,000 AND I CALLED
YESTERDAY AND IT’S AT $4.45 AS
OF YESTERDAY PER GALLON AND IT
WILL COST US ABOUT 27,000 TO
FILL UP THIS WEEK.
>> IN THE ROMEO SCHOOL DISTRICT
THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH BUS DRIVERS
TO BEGIN WITH SO THE GOOD NEWS
WAS THAT FEWER STUDENTS WERE
RIDING THE BUS BECAUSE OF ROW
REMOTE LEARNING AND MANY DROVE
THEIR OWN CARS.
THE BAD NEWS IS WITH RISING FUEL
COST.
>> PARENTS ARE CALLING CAN
WANTING TO ADD THEIR STUDENTS TO
THE BUS ROUTE.
>>> SO HERE’S THE BOTTOM LINE
AND WHEN THE BUDGET IS BELOW OUT
OF THE WATER P WHAT IT MEANS IS
IT MIGHT MEAN THAT TIRES DON’T
GET REPLACED AS OFTEN OR SOME
MAINTENANCE, OBVIOUSLY VERY
IMPORTANT THAT GOES TO SCHOOL
SAFETY THAT GETS DONE BUT OTHER
THINGS THAT THEY DON’T WANT TO
WAIT, THOSE KIND OF THINGS GET
STRETCHED.
EVERYTHING GETS STRETCHED WHEN
YOU HAVE THESE KIND OF BUDGET
BUSTERS, GUYS.
>>> ALL RIGHT.
WITH THE GAS PRIES HITTING ALL
TIME HIGHS WE HAVE ASKED OUR
INSIDE HOURS HOW THIS IS
EFFECTING THEM.
GAS -- WITH GAS PRICES AS HIGH
AS THEY ARE ARE YOU CHANGING THE
WAY YOU SPEND MONEY, 46 PERCENT
SAID YES.
PRETTY INDICATIVE OF WHERE WE
HEARD THE MOTOR CITY.
THIS NEXT QUESTION, HAVE YOU
CONSIDERED USING PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE OF HIGHER
GAS PRICES.
94 PERCENT SAID NO.
THAT ALSO CHANGES WHEN WE ASK
THERE THERE WERE BETTER PUBLIC
TRANSIT OPTIONS IN THE REGION,
THEN 56 PERCENT SAY YES.
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE THE
SURVEY.
JUST IT’S GO TO
CLICKONDETROIT.COM
>>> THE WAR IN UKRAINE IS IN IS
THIRD WEEK.
UKRAINIAN AND RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS
FAILED THE REACH A DEAL ON A
CEASE FIRE TODAY AS ATTACKS ON
CIVILIANS ARE ESCALATING.
VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS IS
IN POE LAND WHERE SHE’S CALLED
FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO WAR
CRIMES.
>> ABSOLUTELY THERE SHOULD BE AN
INVESTIGATION, AND WE SHOULD ALL
BE WATCHING AND I HAVE NO
QUESTION IF EYES OF THE WORLD
ARE ON THIS WAR.
>>> UKRAINIAN OFFICIALS SAY A
RUSSIAN AIRSTRIKE KILLED THREE
PEOPLE INCLUDING A CHILD AT A
MATERNITY HOSPITAL.
VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS IS WORKING
TO SMOOTH OVER A DISAGREEMENT
ABOUT HELPING POLAND DELIVER
FIGHTER JILTS TO UKRAINE.
U.S. DEFENSE OFFICIALS BELIEVE
THE ASK FOR A ME FLY ZONE WOULD
ESCALATE THE CONFLICT TO
SOMETHING WORSE.
>> IT WOULD BE WORLD HEALTH WORS
FAMILIES, NO, NOW IS -- AND IN
FUTURE IT WILL BE TOO LATE.
>> U.S. INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS
WARN THINGS MAY ESCALATE IN
UKRAINE WITH RUSSIA POSSIBLY
PLANNING A CHEMICAL OR
BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS ATTACK.
FRIGHT THE U.S. HOUSE APPROVED
CLOSE TO $14 BILLION IN EIGHT
AID FOR RUN.
>> WE ARE ALL TERRORISTS, THAT’S
WHAT ONE OF THE MEN ACCUSED OF
PLOTTING A KIDNAPPING OF
GOVERNOR WHITMER.
HE SAYS HE WAS READY TO KILL.
THAT’S JUST PART OF THE STORY,
AND SEAN, THESE RECORDINGS
PRETTY CHILLING AND ALSO
REVEALING.
>> AND THEY THEY WERE MADE BEEN
UNDERCOVER FBI INFORMANT, WHERE
THE IDEA OF KIDNAPPING A
GOVERNOR WAS FIRST DISCUSSED.
>>> ANIMALLED WHITMER PLOT RING
LEADER BARRY CROFT WAS IN CHARGE
OF THE MEETING AT THE INN IN
OHIO.
HE DID NOT KNOW THE FBI PUT A
RECORDING DEVICE ON AN
INFORMANT.
EVERY WORD COULD BE HEARD
PERFECTLY.
C. WAS EMOTION THAT WILL WHEN HE
TOLD THE GROUP THAT HE WAS A
TERRORIST AND HIS TARGET
POLITICIANS AND POLICE WHO HE
HATED.
HE SAID QUOTE, I WANT TO HURT
PEOPLE, I WANT TO BLOW THINGS
UP, BURN A FAMILY TOGETHER, I’M
GOING TO DO IT, MURDER AND
KILLING.
C. WENT ON TELLING THE GROUP
QUOTE I MIGHT MURDER A COP.
I AM NOT BEING HYPOTHETICAL.
I’M GOING TO TERRORIZE.
THE RECORDINGS WERE PLAYED IN
FEDERAL COURT TODAY WHERE THEY
ARGUE THEIR TALK OF KIDNAPPING
THE GOVERNOR WAS JUST TALK, BUT
CROFT TOLD A GROUP I’M READY THE
LEVEL BUILDINGS AND BURN HOUSES
DOWN.
I WILL TERRORIZE THE RIGHT
PEOPLE AND THE PEOPLE
TERRORIZING MY PEOPLE LIKE THAT
STATE POLICE OFFICER THAT’S
GIVING YOU TROUBLE.
ADAM FOUNDATION WAS AT THE
MEETING, SOMEONE COULD BE HEARD
SAYING THEY WANTED TO START
TARGETING POLITICIANS IN
MICHIGAN, SAYING QUOTE GETTING
TO A COOL BUILDING, BRING YOU A
POLITICIAN, GET A GOVERNOR,
WE’RE GOING TO LOVE YOU.
>>> SO FAR IN THIS TRIAL THE
FEDERAL PROSECUTORS ARE
REVEALING NEW INFORMATION EACH
AND EVERY DAY.
A BIG FOCUS TODAY ON BARRY
CROFT, ONE OF THE DEFENDANTS UP
NEXT, HIS ATTORNEY WILL BE ABLE
TO CROSS-EXAMINE THE FBI AGENTS
WITH TESTIFIED TODAY.
>>> THE RECENT PRICE HIKES ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AS
INFLATION HITS A 40 YEAR HIGH.
>>> CONSUMER PRICE INDEX JUMPED
NEARLY EIGHT PERCENT THE LAST
YEAR, GAS, FOOD, HOUSING PRICES
DROVE THE INCREASE WE SAW OVER
THE LAST MONTHT. GAS PRICES
CONTRADICTING TO NEARLY A THIRD
OF THE OVERALL INFLATION
INCREASE.
EXPERTS THINK THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE WILL NOW