>> Announcer: LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN
DETROIT, HOME OF WDIV AND CLICK
ON DETROIT.
LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 5:00 STARTS NOW!
>> Nick: A BRAND-NEW LAW SIGNED
BY THE GOVERNOR WILL ALLOW BUS
DRIVERS AND OTHER SUPPORT STAFF
TO TEACH STUDENTS AS
SUBSTITUTES.
BUT SOME SUPERINTENDENTS SAY,
IT’S NOT A GOOD IDEA.
I’LL EXPLAIN WHY.
>> Priya: UP IN FLAMES!
SECURITY CAMERA VIDEO SHOWING
THE MOMENTS AFTER A CAR SLAMMED
INTO A GAS PUMP IN TAYLOR.
♪
>> Jason: WE BEGIN AT 5:00 WITH
THE WEATHER AND SNOW MOVING INTO
METRO DETROIT ON "STORM TRACKER
4" AND OUT YOUR WINDOW IF YOU’VE
BEEN PAYING ATTENTION.
IT SEEMS A LITTLE BIT OF A
RINSE-AND-REPEAT SITUATION.
WE GET THE SNOW AND THEN WARMER
TEMPERATURES.
>> Priya: AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT
WILL KEEP REPEATING.
LET’S GO TO PAUL GROSS FOR THE
UPDATE.
>> Paul: YESTERDAY AND TODAY,
THESE WERE QUICK-HITTING BATCHES
OF SNOW AND IT CAME DOWN FOR A
BIT AND PILED UP QUICKLY.
THIS DOUGHNUT YOU SEE RIGHT
HERE, WE’LL EXPLAIN THAT IN
ABOUT 15 MINUTES.
IT’S FASCINATING.
WE HAVE THE MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW AND IT’S APPROACHING THE
US-23 CORRIDOR, PLAYING OUT
EXACTLY AS WE TOLD YOU
YESTERDAY.
HERE’S THE BATCH COMING THROUGH
THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE AREA.
UP TO THE NORTH, WE HAVE THIS TO
COME ACROSS THE NORTH, SO IT
WILL BE A SITUATION WHERE THIS
STUFF TO THE SOUTH RACES THROUGH
AND THEN ANOTHER BATCH UP HERE.
BY MIDNIGHT-2 A.M., IT’S GONE A
COUPLE INCHES TO THE NORTH AND A
COUPLE INCHES TO THE SOUTH AND
1-2 IN THE MIDDLE WHERE YOU
DON’T GET THE HEAVIEST OF THE
TWO BANDS.
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS,
TEMPERATURES AROUND FREEZING,
KIND OF STAYING STEADY, AND THEN
RISING TOWARD MORNING.
THE SNOW WILL BE ENDING.
WE’LL BE BACK WITH MORE ON
STORMS 3 AND 4.
♪
>> Jason: BREAKING NEWS IN THE
CITY OF DETROIT.
POLICE SAYING THE SUSPECT WANTED
IN THE DEADLY SHOOTING OF A
DETROIT MOTHER AND HER TEENAGE
DAUGHTER HAS BEEN SHOT AND
KILLED BY POLICE.
>> Priya: DWAYNE McDONALD WAS
THE SUSPECT.
LARRY, YOU JUST GOT AN UPDATE
FROM THE CHIEF.
>> Larry: GOOD EVENING, PRIYA
AND JASON.
STILL VERY ACTIVE SCENE HERE AT
THE INTERSECTION OF WOODWARD AND
OWEN.
AND POLICE DID SAY THEY DID FIND
THE SUSPECT THAT WAS INVOLVED IN
THAT CHRISTMAS NIGHT SHOOTING OF
HIS WIFE AND ADOPTED DAUGHTER
AND FOUND HIM INSIDE THIS
APARTMENT BUILDING RIGHT OVER
THERE.
HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW HAPPENED
EARLIER TODAY.
POLICE HAD BEEN INVESTIGATING
AND WATCHING THIS AREA SINCE
THAT CHRISTMAS NIGHT SHOOTING.
THEY ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT
McDONALD WAS STILL HERE IN
DETROIT AND WHAT LED THEM HERE
WAS TIPS AND INFORMATION FROM
TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE INSIDE
THIS APARTMENT BUILDING RIGHT
HERE.
McDONALD CAME AND STAYED WITH
THEM SINCE THE SHOOTING BECAUSE
SOMEHOW THEY HAD A CONNECTION,
HE KNEW OF THEM.
THEY REACHED OUT TO POLICE
BECAUSE THEY WERE CONCERNED FOR
THEIR OWN SAFETY.
POLICE ARRIVED HERE AND WENT
INSIDE THE BUILDING AND KNOCKED
ON THAT APARTMENT DOOR AND
ANNOUNCED THEMSELVES SAYING IT’S
DETROIT POLICE.
SOMEHOW, SOMEWHERE, THERE WAS A
SHOT FIRED FROM INSIDE THE
APARTMENT LEADING OUTSIDE.
POLICE RETURNED FIRE, SHOOTING
AND KILLING McDONALD THERE AT
THE SCENE.
NOW, I SPOKE WITH CHIEF WHITE.
HE TELLS ME HIS OFFICERS AND
DETECTIVES HAVE BEEN HERE
INVESTIGATING THIS CASE SINCE
THE BEGINNING ON CHRISTMAS
NIGHT.
AND THEY WANTED TO INTERVIEW HIM
AND QUESTION McDONALD ABOUT HIS
MOTIVES.
CHIEF WHITE SAYS HE WANTED A
DIFFERENT OUTCOME.
HEAR WHAT HE HAD TO SAY ABOUT
THE SITUATION.
>> WE HAD HOPED FOR A MORE
PEACEFUL OUTCOME.
WE WANTED TO BRING SOME CLOSURE
TO THE FAMILY WHO, AS YOU CAN
IMAGINE, IS STILL STRUGGLING
WITH WHAT HAPPENED CHRISTMAS
DAY, LOSING THEIR MOM AND THIS
CHILD.
>> Larry: AND SPEAKING OF THE
VICTIM’S FAMILY, WE DO KNOW
THEY’RE HERE ON THE SCENE.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, THEY’RE
WAITING INSIDE THAT RED CAR
RIGHT BEHIND US AND SPOKE WITH
CHIEF WHITE AND DETECTIVES
EARLIER.
AFTER THE NEWS BRIEFING, THEY
THANKED THEM FOR A GOOD JOB AND
BRINGING JUSTICE TO THEIR FAMILY.
BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS
LIKE WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE TWO
INDIVIDUALS INSIDE THIS BUILDING
WITH THE SUSPECT?
I ASKED CHIEF WHITE THAT VERY
QUESTION.
HE SAID IT’S AN ACTIVE
INVESTIGATION.
WE’RE LIVE ON DETROIT’S NORTH
END.
LARRY SPRUILL, LOCAL 4.
>> Priya: LARRY, THANK YOU.
♪
>> Priya: BREAKING NEWS JUST IN
THAT WILL IMPACT ELECTIONS IN
OUR STATE FOR THE NEXT DECADE.
>> Jason: MICHIGAN’S NEW
REDISTRICTING COMMISSION CREATED
POLITICAL BOUNDARIES FOR THE
NEXT DECADE.
THE MAP IS CONSIDERED TO BE MORE
FAIR TO DEMOCRATS THAN WHEN THE
PROCESS WAS CONTROLLED BY THE
REPUBLICAN-LED LEGISLATURE.
THE NEW MAP NAMED CHEST NEWSCAST
WAS APPROVED BY 8 OF THE 13
MEMBERS.
IT PAVED THE WAY FOR LEGAL
CHALLENGES DUE TO THE
ELIMINATION OF TWO MAJORITY
BLACK DISTRICTS THAT RUN THROUGH
DETROIT.
MICHIGAN IS LOSING ITS SEAT
AFTER RECORDING THE SECOND
SLOWEST POPULATION GROWTH IN THE
2020 CENSUS.
>> Priya: DOCTORS HERE AT HOME
AND ACROSS THE NATION ARE
REACTING TO NEW CDC GUIDELINES
CUTTING IN HALF THE TIME PEOPLE
WITH COVID NEED TO ISOLATE.
>> Jason: SOME SAY IT’S TOO
SHORT AND THERE’S CONCERN ABOUT
HOW COVID AFFECTS YOUNG PEOPLE.
CHRIS POLLONE HAS OUR COVERAGE
FROM WASHINGTON.
>> Reporter: WHILE CHILDREN
STILL MAKE UP A SMALL PERCENTAGE
OF PEOPLE WITH COVID, THE
ANALYSIS SHOWS THE NUMBER OF
YOUNG PEOPLE ADMITTED OVER THE
PAST MONTH HAS GROWN BY MORE
THAN 50%.
WITH NEW DAILY COVID CASES IN
THE U.S. REACHING ALL-TIME
HIGHS, STAFF AT MANY HOSPITALS
ARE AT A BREAKING POINT.
>> PEOPLE ARE TIRED.
IT’S A TOUGH TWO YEARS.
>> Reporter: WORKER SHORTAGES
AND THERE ARE NOW NEW RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO
TEST POSITIVE, LETTING A PATIENT
LEAVE ISOLATION IN 5 DAYS
INSTEAD OF 10.
>> YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE AMONG
ESSENTIAL WORKERS, THAT YOU GET
PEOPLE OUT THERE MUCH SOONER.
>> Reporter: SOME FEAR THE SICK
WILL BE BACK OUT IN PUBLIC TOO
QUICKLY AND SPREAD COVID TO
OTHERS.
>> I’VE HAD PATIENTS WHO HAVE
HAD POSITIVE ANTIGEN TESTS WELL
PAST THE TEN-DAY PERIOD
SO HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT THIS
PERIOD IS?
>> Reporter: THERE ARE CONCERNS
ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE, AS
INFECTIONS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE
HAVE RISEN 500% THIS MONTH.
>> WE NEED TO CARE ENOUGH TO
VACCINATE THEM.
>> Reporter: THOSE BEING TREATED
IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNITS ARE
UNVACCINATED.
>> PEOPLE VIEW GETTING
VACCINATED AS BEING ON ONE SIDE
OR THE OTHER WHEN IT’S REALLY A
PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE.
>> Reporter: A PUBLIC HEALTH
ISSUE WITH NO END IN SIGHT.
WHILE MANY TRADE GROUPS AND
COMPANIES HAVE PRAISED THE NEW
ISOLATION GUIDELINES.
THE ASSOCIATION OF FLIGHT
ATTENDANTS SAY IT COULD PUT
PRESSURE ON PEOPLE TO RETURN TO
WORK WHILE THEY’RE STILL SICK.
>> Jason: DR. JOHN TORRES WILL
TAKE US STEP-BY-STEP THROUGH THE
ISOLATION GUIDELINES AND HOW IT
IMPACTS YOU, COMING UP AT 6:30
ON LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 6:00.
>> Priya: IN-PERSON CLASSES WILL
RESUME FOR THE 2022 SEMESTER AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN.
THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL HEALTH
AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS IN PLACE,
AMONG THEM, A COVID-19 TEST FOR
THOSE WHO LIVE ON CAMPUS.
THE BOOSTERS WILL BE MANDATORY
AND WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR
FACE COVERINGS.
>> Jason: 58 FLIGHTS HAVE BEEN
CANCELED AT METRO AIRPORT, BEING
BLAMED ON TWO THINGS: WEATHER
AND CREW SHORTAGES BECAUSE OF
COVID.
DR. ANTHONY FAUCI HAS FLOATED A
VACCINE MANDATED FOR AIR
TRAVELERS.
KIM DeGIULIO WENT TO DTW TO FIND
OUT WHAT PASSENGERS THINK ABOUT
THAT.
>> Kim: THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
HAS NOT SAID IF THEY THINK A
VACCINE MANDATE FOR DOMESTIC
TRAVEL IS NECESSARY.
HOWEVER, AS FLIGHTS GET
CANCELED, PASSENGERS ARE GETTING
MORE AND MORE FRUSTRATED.
>> WE HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT.
I WON’T GET HOME UNTIL AFTER NEW
YEAR’S.
>> Kim: THIS FLORIDA RESIDENT IS
FEELING THE EFFECTS OF COVID.
HE IS TRAVELING WITH A PARTY OF
7.
>> YOU CALL IN, IT’S A 5-HOUR
WAIT.
>> Kim: NOW CONSIDERING RENTING
A CAR AND DRIVING 22 HOURS HOME.
>> IF I CAN FIND ONE.
A 7-PASSENGER VEHICLE IS A LARGE
VEHICLE AND PROBABLY WILL COST
ABOUT $1,000.
>> Kim: OTHERS WERE ABLE TO GET
REBOOKED MORE EASILY.
>> WE DON’T HAVE A SEAT
ASSIGNMENT.
>> THEY PUT US ON ANOTHER FLIGHT
AND WE GOT HERE EARLIER.
>> Kim: THE SPREAD OF THE
OMICRON VARIANT CAUSES PILOTS
AND CREW TO QUARANTINE.
DR. FAUCI SAYS A VACCINE MANDATE
FOR DOMESTIC AIR TRAVEL IS
SOMETHING THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION SHOULD CONSIDER
WHICH IS A POLARIZING SUBJECT
FOR TRAVELERS.
>> IF THE RULE SAYS YOU HAVE TO
HAVE THE SHOT TO FLY, THEN I
DON’T FLY AND IT’S MY CHOICE!
>> THEN FIND ANOTHER ROUTE.
>> THOSE WHO ARE INFECTIOUS AND
EXPOSING OTHER PEOPLE, THEN THE
SOONER WE’LL GET THE INFECTION
RATE BACK DOWN AND EVERYONE CAN
GO BACK TO NOFRMENT.
>> Kim: COVID NUMBERS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE.
OUT HERE AT DTW, I’M KIM
DeGIULIO, LOCAL 4.
>> Jason: ALL TOLD, 2800 FLIGHT
CANCELLATIONS JUST IN THE U.S.
>> Priya: TENSE MOMENTS IN
TAYLOR AFTER A FIERY INCIDENT AT
A GAS STATION.
>> Jason: THE CAR LOST KROG,
SLAMMED INTO THE PUMP AND
ANOTHER CAR AND YOU SEE THE
AFTERMATH.
BOTH CARS BURST INTO FLAMES.
BYSTANDERS GOT PEOPLE OUT OF
THOSE CARS, INCLUDING SOME
CHILDREN, TO SAFETY.
AFTER YOU LOOK AT THIS, BELIEVE
ME WHEN I TELL YOU NO ONE WAS
HURT IN ALL OF THIS, WHICH IS
AMAZING.
>>> THE JUDGE IN THE GHISLAINE
MAXWELL TRIAL IS URGING JURORS
TO WORK MORE HOURS.
HE SAID THERE’S A RISK THAT
JURORS AND TRIAL PARTICIPANTS
MAY NEED TO QUARANTINE IF THEY
GET THE VIRUS.
THEY’RE ASKING TO DELIBERATE
UNTIL 6 P.M. TODAY.