TROY LOCAL 4 NEWS AT SIX STARTS NOW. A LOCAL MAN WILL BE HEADED BACK HOME AFTER BEING DETAINED
IN THE MIDDLE EAST FOR MORE THAN
A MONTH. TOPPING TONIGHT’S NEWS
AT SIX. THE STORY WE FIRST
BROUGHT YOU HERE AT SIX ON
NOVEMBER 8TH MOHAMMED SALEM WAS
ARRESTED LAST MONTH DURING A
PILGRIMAGE WITH HIS TWO SONS.
SALEM IS FROM MELVIN DALE AND
TRAVELED TO SAUDI ARABIA TO
VISIT A SACRED BUILDING IN MECCA
AND ARGUMENT IN LINE ULTIMATELY
LED TO HIS ARREST. SHAWN LEY
JOINS US LIVE WITH MORE ON WHAT
LED TO HIS SURPRISING RELEASE
SEAN AND WHEN HE’S EXPECTED BACK
IN THE UNITED STATES, GOOD
EVENING, KIMBERLY. WE JUST MET
WITH THE ATTORNEY FOR MOHAMMED
SALEM’S FAMILY RIGHT HERE, HE
SAYS SALEM IS IN D. C RIGHT NOW
LEAVING SAUDI ARABIA AUDIO HOURS
AGO. HE’S IN WASHINGTON IS GOING
TO CATCH A FLIGHT WILL BE BACK
TO D T W LATE TONIGHT AND HIS
FAMILY WILL BE THERE TO WELCOME
HIM JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
. ALL THIS FROM A SURPRISE PHONE
CALL VERY EARLY THIS MORNING. TO
HEAR THE PHONE CALL FROM THE
FAMILY THAT MOHAMMED IS BACK.
HE’S ON HIS WAY BACK IN TODAY
HE’S LANDING ON AMERICAN SOIL
WAS THE MOST WONDERFUL NEWS THAT
ANYONE COULD HEAR. ATTORNEY
ABDULLAH MAGNE GOTTA CALL IT TO
THIS MORNING FROM THE FAMILY OF
MOHAMMED SALEM IN MELVIN DALE.
THEY HAD JUST RECEIVED THE CALL
THAT THEIR FATHER HAD BEEN
RELEASED FROM A MAXIMUM SECURITY
PRISON IN SAUDI ARABIA TODAY.
PLACED ON A FLIGHT AND WAS
HEADED HOME. HE WAS NEVER
CHARGED WITH A CRIME HAD BEEN
HELD SINCE NOVEMBER. 1ST. THERE
ARE VERY FEW DETAILS BEING GIVEN
. ALL WE KNOW IS THE STATE
DEPARTMENT GOT INVOLVED, RASHIDA
TLAIB IS TEAM DID AN AMAZING JOB
. SENATOR GARY PETERS TEAM DID A
WONDERFUL JOB ROBBER SHINSEKI’S
TEAM WITH THE NATIONAL SECURITY
COUNCIL FANTASTIC JOB. ALL OF
THEM PLAYED A ROLE, AND MANY
OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
PLAYED A ROLE AND HELP HIM BRING
MOHAMMED BACK AND WE COULDN’T BE
MORE GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THEM.
MOHAMMED WAS ON A RELIGIOUS
PILGRIMAGE. IN SAUDI ARABIA WITH
HIS TWO SONS. HE GOT FRUSTRATED
IN THE SECURITY LINE, TELLING
TWO MEN. IF IT WASN’T FOR MECCA,
HE’D BURN THE COUNTRY DOWN.
THOSE TWO MEN WERE SECURITY
AGENTS. THE FAMILY FEARED THE
WORST THAT THE FAMILY IS SO
GRATEFUL. THEY TRULY BELIEVE
THAT THIS WOULD THEY WOULD NEVER
SEE THEIR FATHER AGAIN. THEY
TRULY BELIEVED THEIR FATHER
WOULD NEVER SEE AMERICA EVER
AGAIN. AND THEY THANK US. THEY
THINK THE MEDIA THEY THINK ALL
OF THE U. S OFFICIALS AND ALL
THE FREEDOM FIGHTING
ORGANIZATIONS FOR STEPPING IN
AND HELPING THIS CAUSE. BACK
HERE LIVE WE EXPECT TO HEAR FROM
MOHAMMED SALEM SOMETIME TOMORROW
. IN THE MEANTIME, HIS FAMILY
HAS TO WAIT JUST A LITTLE
LONGER. HE WAS SUPPOSED TO
ARRIVE AROUND 6 30 TONIGHT
FLIGHT AND DC SLIGHTLY DELAYED.
HE’LL BE BACK JUST BEFORE
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WE’RE LIVE
TONIGHT. SHOW ONLY LOCAL 4 BACK
TO YOU GREAT SURPRISE FOR HIS
FAMILY THAT HE’S COMING HOME,
OKAY? SEAN, THANKS LET’S GET TO
SOME BREAKING NEWS NOW OUT OF
OAKLAND COUNTY, WHERE A
CONSTRUCTION WORKER HAS BEEN
KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING
HEAVY MACHINERY HAPPENED THIS
AFTERNOON ON WING LAKE ROAD, NOT
FAR FROM 14 MILE ROAD. WE’RE
TOLD THE VICTIM IS A 22 YEAR OLD
FROM MACOMB. NO ONE ELSE WAS
HURT. OSHA WILL NOW TAKE OVER
THE INVESTIGATIONS AND NOT A LOT
OF DETAILS COMING FORTH YET. BUT
A CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED
THIS AFTERNOON. THE FAMILY OF
PATRICK LATOYA FILES, A FEDERAL
CIVIL RIGHTS LAWSUIT SAYING
LATOYA WAS BEING RACIALLY
PROFILED BEFORE HE WAS SHOT AND
KILLED BY POLICE. THEY WANT $100
MILLION FROM GRAND RAPIDS POLICE
AND FORMER OFFICER CHRISTOPHER
SURE WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY SURE
. AFTER A TRAFFIC STOP AND
STRUGGLE IN APRIL, ATTORNEYS FOR
THE FAMILY ARGUE SURE ONLY
INITIATED THE TRAFFIC STOP WHEN
HE SAW A YOUNG BLACK MAN. YEAH
SO WHEN YOU TAKE DRIVING WHILE
BLACK, PERFECT, EXCESSIVE FORCE
YOU END UP WITH PATRICK PAOLA
BEING UNJUSTLY. EXECUTED BY THIS
GRAND RAPIDS POLICE OFFICER SURE
IS CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE
MURDER AND HAS BEEN FIRED BY
GRAND RAPIDS POLICE. WE REACHED
OUT TO THE CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS
AND SHARES ATTORNEY ABOUT THE
LAWSUIT AND HAVE NOT YET HEARD
BACK. IN THIS INFLATIONARY AGE,
SQUEEZING THE MOST OUT OF EVERY
DOLLAR FEELS VERY VITAL,
CONSIDERING YOUR CAR TRUCK OR
SUV IS LIKELY YOUR SECOND
LARGEST EXPENSE. YOU NEED SOLID
DEPENDABILITY. WELL TONIGHT
LOCAL 4 BUSINESSES AROUND
MALONEY HERE TO SHOW US THE
VEHICLES WITH THE LONGEST
PROBABLE LIFESPANS, AND SOME OF
THE NUMBERS HERE, ROD ARE PRETTY
IMPRESSIVE. THEY ARE INDEED
DE’VEON. NOW THIS WEIRD SHERA
SARAH CHEVROLET HERE IN SOUTH.
WELL I GOT A SUBURBAN HERE GOING
TO TAHOE HERE. AND THESE ARE THE
CHEVYS THAT DID VERY WELL ON THE
LIST, SECOND, ONLY TO TOYOTA,
WHICH IS THE LEADER GOING INTO
THE CLUBHOUSE. NOW THIS IS FROM
I SEE CARS DOT COM. FASCINATING.
CHECK THIS OUT. WE’LL START WITH
THE 2003 CHEVY IMPALA IN NEARLY
TWO DECADES. IT’S SEEN 226,000
MILES. OWNER GREG GUSSET IS
PROUD OF HIS PRISTINE CREAMPUFF
. HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD YOUR
IMPALA? ABOUT FOUR YEARS? YEAH
WHAT DO YOU THINK? WHAT DO YOU
THINK OF IT? I LOVE IT. IT’S A
GOOD CAR, AND THERE’S ALL
THERE’S TONS OF THEM ALL OVER
THE ROAD AND LO AND BEHOLD THERE
ON THE LIST OF THE LONGEST LIVED
SEDANS AND HATCHBACKS IS THE
IMPALA, SECOND ONLY TO THE
TOYOTA AVALON, WHICH 230,000
MILES AND JUST AHEAD OF THE
HONDA ACCORD. NOW IF YOU’RE AN
SUV OWNER, YOU CAN EXPECT YOUR
VEHICLE LAST JUST UNDER 300,000
MILES. THAT’S WHERE THE TOYOTA
SEQUOIA AND LANDCRUISER FULL BUT
THE CHEVY SUBURBAN IS VERY CLOSE
BEHIND AND THE TAHOE IS RIGHT
BEHIND THAT, AND JUST TO BE
CLEAR. THIS IS NOT THE MILEAGE
WHERE YOU START LOOKING FOR
ANOTHER VEHICLE, SAYS I SEE
CARS, CHIEF AUTO ANALYST KARL
BRAUER. WE’RE NOT SAYING THIS IS
WHERE THE CARS DIE. WE’RE SAYING
THIS IS WHERE THE CARS ARE.
CURRENT CURRENTLY WERE SHOWING
THEIR ODOMETER READINGS AND
THEY’RE STILL GOING SO WE WANTED
TO REALLY HELP IDENTIFY THESE
CARS THAT HAVE THE GREATEST
POTENTIAL LIFESPAN FOR CONSUMERS
. THE BEST PICKUPS ARE THE
TOYOTA TUNDRA IN THE HONDA
RIDGELINE BESTSELLING F. 1 50 IS
FIFTH WITH MORE THAN A QUARTER
OF A MILLION MILES. AS FOR MANY
VANS, THE TOYOTA SIENNA HONDA
ODYSSEY AND THE DODGE CARAVAN OR
12 AND THREE ALL OVER 200,000,
MILES AS WELL. HOW FAR DO YOU
THINK YOU CAN GO WITH THIS?
PROBABLY ABOUT 4 50. 4 50 DOUBLE
WHAT YOU IF YOU TAKE CARE OF IT,
CHANGE THE OIL. YOU KNOW, WHY
NOT? OKAY WHY NOT? AT MAYBE A
BRIDGE TOO FAR, BUT YOU NEVER
KNOW. YOU CAN CERTAINLY TRY A
LOT OF GEARHEADS IN METRO
DETROIT. CERTAINLY DO CARS DOT
COM IS SAYING, LOOK, WE WERE
LOOKING AT THE USED CAR LOTS,
BUT IT’S AN INDICATION OF WHAT
YOU HAVE FOR DEPENDABILITY ON
THE NEW CAR. LOT IS WELL. WE
HAVE THE FULL LIST ON
CLICKONDETROIT.COM. LIVE IN
SOUTHFIELD. MALONEY BACK TO YOU
HARD TO FIND USED VEHICLES THESE
DAYS. OF COURSE, YOU WANT TO
STRETCH EVERYTHING LESS DROP.
YOU CAN OUT OF WHATEVER YOU’RE
DRIVING RIGHT NOW. ALL RIGHT,
ROD. GREAT. LOOK AT THAT. LET’S
MOVE TO HEALTH NEWS NOW, WITH
COVID TREATMENT FOR A HIGHER FOR
HIGH RISK PATIENTS IS NO LONGER
AVAILABLE STUDY IS HIGHLIGHTING
THE POTENTIAL RISKS AND BENEFITS
OF VARIOUS SUPPLEMENTS. PROMOTED
AS HEART HEALTHY. DR FRANK
MCGEORGE IS HERE WITH ALL THE
DETAILS FRANK AND DEVON. OF
COURSE, MANY SUPPLEMENTS MAKE
BIG CLAIMS WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR
HEART HEALTH, BUT STUDIES FIND
IF YOU ARE ACTUALLY BENEFICIAL,
AND IN FACT SOME CAN BE HARMFUL
. SO A LARGE RESEARCH REVIEW
LOOKED AT 27 DIFFERENT TYPES OF
SUPPLEMENTS. AMONG THOSE WITH
BENEFITS WERE OMEGA THREE FATTY
ACIDS, WHICH REDUCE THE RISK. OF
EARLY DEATH FROM HEART DISEASE,
FOLIC ACID, VITAMIN D, MAGNESIUM
AND ZINC ALSO HAD BENEFITS.
HOWEVER THE REVIEW FOUND NO LONG
TERM BENEFITS FROM VITAMINS C, D
, E OR SELENIUM. NOW, BETA
CAROTENE SUPPLEMENTS WERE
ACTUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH AN
INCREASE IN EARLY DEATHS FROM
ALL CAUSES. SO THE BOTTOM LINE
HERE IS YOU REALLY NEED TO
PROCEED WITH CAUTION WHEN IT
COMES TO SUPPLEMENTS AND TRY TO
EAT A VARIETY OF HEALTHY FOODS.
NOW ONE OF OUR TOOLS TO FIGHT
COVID IS NOW NO LONGER AN OPTION
. THE FDA HAS OFFICIALLY REVOKED
THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE LAST
REMAINING MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY
TREATMENT NOW. THAT DECISION
COMES AFTER RESEARCH FOUND THE
TREATMENT WAS BASICALLY NOT
EFFECTIVE AGAINST THE NEW
OMNICRON SUB VARIANTS OF THE
COVID VIRUS. A MONOCLONAL
ANTIBODIES WERE THE PREFERRED
TREATMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH
WEAKENED IMMUNE SYSTEMS, BUT
THEY’VE BECOME LESS AND LESS
EFFECTIVE AS THE VIRUS HAS
EVOLVED INTO NEW VARIANTS. THE
ANTIVIRAL DRUG PAXIL, DAVID IS
NOW THE PRIMARY TREATMENT
CONSIDERED TO BE EFFECTIVE
AGAINST NEWER OMNICRON VARIANCE
. IS THERE A DOWNSIDE THEN OF
LOSING THIS TOOL FOR SOME PEOPLE
, I ASSUME, WELL, YOU KNOW, OF
COURSE, MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES
WERE BASICALLY THE PREFERRED
OPTION FOR PEOPLE WHO COULD NOT
EFFECTIVELY PRODUCED THEIR OWN
ANTIBODIES. ESSENTIALLY WE WERE
PROVIDING THEM WITH THEIR BODY
COULDN’T MAKE. BUT THESE
ANTIBODIES THERE REALLY SPECIFIC
AND THEY JUST COULDN’T KEEP UP
WITH THE VIRUS AS IT’S CHANGED.
NOW THERE ARE COMPANIES STILL
LOOKING AT NEW ANTIBODIES THAT
BETTER TARGET THE SUB VARIANTS
THAT WE’RE SEEING RIGHT NOW.
THAT TREATMENT OPTION. IT’S JUST
NO ONE LONGER AVAILABLE. GOT IT
RIGHT. ALRIGHT WELL, WE HOPE TO
STAY TUNED FOR NBC NIGHTLY NEWS’
LESTER HOLT, SITTING DOWN WITH
DR ANTHONY FAUCI TO DISCUSS
WHERE THINGS STAND IN AMERICAN
PUBLIC HEALTH. HIS SUCCESSES HIS
SHORTCOMING. CUMMINGS DURING THE
COVID PANDEMIC CONVERSATION
COMES AS HE, OF COURSE, PREPARES
TO LEAVE HIS POST AFTER DECADES
AS A PUBLIC HEALTH LEADER.
THAT’S COMING UP RIGHT AFTER
WE’RE FINISHED HERE AT 6 30. ALL
RIGHT TIME FOR A CHECK OF THE
WEATHER. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT
THE DOWNTOWN SKY CAM WARMER DAY
ACROSS METRO DETROIT. PAUL GROSS
WITH A LOOK AT THE FORECAST.
POLLY HEY THERE, AND HERE’S OUR
WINDSOR SKY CAM, MAN. LOOK AT
THAT SHOT. WE HAVE ONE OF
AMERICA’S ICONIC SKYLINES. AND
THIS JUST LOOKS LIKE A CHRISTMAS
POSTCARD. JUST BEAUTIFUL
TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW, LOOK AT
THIS. WE’RE STILL IN THE MID
FORTIES AND SPOTS. THIS IS
DECEMBER. IT’S DECEMBER 7TH AND
WE ARE STILL IN EARLY EVENING IN
THE MID FORTIES, EVEN LOW
FORTIES AND PONTIAC THAT’S STILL
ABOVE OUR AVERAGE HIGH FOR THE
DAY, WHICH IS USUALLY SET AROUND
THREE O’CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES ARE ONLY GOING TO
SLOWLY FALL WITH ALL THIS CLOUD
COVER. IT’S GONNA BE A DRY
EVENING, SO NO PROBLEMS GETTING
OUT TO DO SOME SHOPPING, AND
WE’RE ONLY GOING TO MAKE IT TO
THE UPPER THIRTIES BY MIDNIGHT,
SO IT’S GOING TO BE A VERY QUIET
STRETCH. NOW THE TEMPERATURE
TREND IS DOWNWARD AS WE HEAD
INTO FRIDAY. THAT’S IMPORTANT
BECAUSE WE HAVE THAT SNOW COMING
IN WILL COME BACK AND TALK ABOUT
THAT WITH SOME SPECIFICS FOR YOU
IN JUST A BIT, BUT THEN NOTICE
THE WARM UP IN THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK. THAT’S GOING TO
IMPACT THE STORM THAT COMES IN
THEN, BUT UNTIL WE GET TO THAT
POINT. LET’S FIRST REMIND YOU OF
THE FOREWARN WEATHER APP, WHICH
IS THE NATION’S BEST WEATHER
APP. THE REAL TIME RADAR IS A
GREAT TOOL. YOU’LL NEED IT ON
FRIDAY TO WATCH THAT SNOW
TRACKING IN AND DON’T FORGET THE
APP FOLLOWS YOU WHEREVER YOU GO,