>> LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT.
HOME OF WDIV AND CLICK ON
DETROIT.
LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 11:00 STARTS
NOW.
>>Kimberly: THIS HAIRSTYLES IS
ENOUGH TO GET ONE EIGTH GRADER
KICKED OUT OF SCHOOL.
TONIGHT HER MOTHER IS FURIOUS
BUT THE ARCHDIOCESE SAYS THAT
THERE IS MORE TO IT THAN THAT.
>>> FOR CORNROWS ON TOP OF THE
STUDENTS HAD WERE DEEMED A
VIOLATION OF THE DRESS CODE WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW FOR
WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW FOR
EXTREME OR DISTRACTING HERE.
>>Devin: THAT MOMENT NOT A LOT
OF QUESTIONS.
OUR MARK McDONALD IS LIVE
TONIGHT.
WOW, AFTER LOCAL 4 NEWS CALLED
THE SCHOOL ABOUT THIS, THERE’S
BEEN IN DEVELOPMENT IT WOULD
SEEM.
>> THAT IS WHAT JASON.
IT TURNS OUT THE NAP THERE WILL
BE A MEETING BETWEEN THIS
FAMILY AND THE SCHOOL TOMORROW
MORNING AND THESE ARE THE WORDS
OF THE ARCHDIOCESE WOULD
HOPEFULLY AND AMENABLE RESOLUTION CAN COME OUT OF IT.
RESOLUTION CAN COME OUT OF IT.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> HER HAIR LOOKS FAIRLY LIKE
IT DOES RIGHT NOW BUT WITH FOUR
PARADES.
>> THAT IS ENOUGH TO GET ALSO
EFFECTIVELY KICKED OUT OF
SCHOOL FOR WHAT THE SCHOOL
CALLS, AN INDICATION DO NOT
RETURN.
NOT TECHNICALLY AN EXPLOSION.
BECAUSE HER FOUR PARADES
VIOLATE THE DRESS CODE.
SHE WAS TOLD THAT CORNROWS ARE
EXTREME.
>> I CANNOT BELIEVE IT HAS COME
TO THIS.
>> SHE IS AN ATTORNEY AND SHE
THINKS THAT THE HAIR ISSUE IS
BECAUSE OF HER DISSATISFACTION
WITH THE MASK POLICY. >> THINK REALLY THEY DON’T LIKE
>> THINK REALLY THEY DON’T LIKE
ME AS A PARENT AND I AM VERY
VOCAL AND DIRECT REQUEST THE
ARCHDIOCESE TELLS US THAT IT
CANNOT PROVIDE DETAILS ON THE
SITUATION BUT IT IS AN OVER THE
STATEMENT.
"I CAN CONFIRM THE SCHOOL IS
ACTIVELY WORKING WITH THIS
FAMILY TO FIND AND AMENABLE
RESOLUTION TO ONGOING
CHALLENGES. HE PARENT IS
AWARE THAT THESE CHALLENGES
EXTEND BEYOND ANY CONCERNS
ABOUT A HAIRSTYLE OR MASK
USAGE.
ALSO HAS BEEN BARRED FROM
SCHOOL AND HAS ONLY TWO MONTHS
LEFT BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR IS
OVER.
SHE IS DONE AT ST. PAUL’S.
>> IT IS MAKE YOU NOT LIKE
SCHOOL?
>> YEAH.
IT DOES.
>> HOW DO YOU FEEL?
>> SAD.
AND LIKE GARBAGE.
>> BACK YOUR LIFE I ASKED HER
WHAT ARE THE OTHER ISSUES THAT THE ARCHDIOCESE IS REFERRING TO
THE ARCHDIOCESE IS REFERRING TO
AND SHE SAYS FROM HER
PERSPECTIVE SHE HAS NO IDEA
WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT.
THE BEST SHE COULD COME UP WITH
IS THAT ALSO GOT IN TROUBLE
TWICE THIS YEAR FOR WEARING
NAIL POLISH TO SCHOOL.
IS THAT ALL THAT THIS IS?
TONIGHT EVERYBODY SEEMS TO
AGREE THAT THERE IS SOME
SUBTEXT IN THE BACKGROUND BUT
NOT QUITE SURE EXACTLY WHAT
EVERYBODY’S POSITION IS RIGHT
NOW.
THE ARCHDIOCESE THAT IT CANNOT
ELABORATE BECAUSE OF PRIVACY
CONCERNS.
WE ARE LIVE IN GROSSE POINTE
FARMS TONIGHT IN AYMARA
McDONALD WITH LOCAL 4 NEWS.
>>Jason: ALL RIGHT WILL SEE IF
THEY GET IT STRAIGHTENED OUT
TOMORROW.
THANKS.
>>Kimberly: TONIGHT THE
PENTAGON REJECTS POLAND’S OFFER
THAT IT WOULD GIVE THE U.S. IS
A FIGHTER JETS FOR USE BY
UKRAINE.
POLAND INTENDED TO DELIVER 28
JETS TO A U.S. AIRBASE IN
GERMANY BUT A PENTAGON
SPOKESPERSON SAYS THAT
TRANSFERRING THE JETS TO
UKRAINE IS NOT TENABLE AND REFER THE ESCALATED TENSIONS
REFER THE ESCALATED TENSIONS
WITH RUSSIA.
CORDING TO THE U.N. AND NEARLY
500 CIVILIANS HAVE BEEN KILLED
SINCE THE WAR BEGAN.
AT LEAST 2 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE
LEFT UKRAINE.
DESPITE USING ALL THE FORCES IT
HAD CONCENTRATED IN AND AROUND
UKRAINE, OFFICIALS SAY THAT
RUSSIA IS STILL MAKING HIM VERY
LITTLE PROGRESS AND SUGGEST
THAT THEY ARE UNLIKELY TO MAKE
MUCH PROGRESS IN THE
FORESEEABLE FUTURE. >> IT IS
NO SUSTAINABLE POLITICAL
ENDGAME IN THE FACE OF WHAT IS
GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE FIERCE
RESISTANCE FROM UKRAINIANS.
>> RUSSIA HAS NEVER POST
ANOTHER CEASE-FIRE IN FIVE
UKRAINIAN CITIES AND OTHER
SMALLER TOWNS STARTING
TOMORROW.
>>Jason: THE IMPACT OF RUSSIA’S
INVASION OF UKRAINE CONTINUES TO BE FELT AT THE GAS PUMP HERE
TO BE FELT AT THE GAS PUMP HERE
AT HOME.
NOW IT HAS GOVERNOR WITMER
CALLING FOR ACTION.
SHE HAS JOINED FIVE OTHER
GOVERNORS ASKING CONGRESS TO
SUSPEND THE FEDERAL GAS TAX OF
18.4 CENTS PER GALLON.
UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR.
IN WASHINGTON PRESIDENT BIDEN
TODAY ANNOUNCING A U.S. BAN ON
ALL RUSSIAN OIL IMPORTS.
THE PRESIDENT ACKNOWLEDGING
THAT THE BAND WILL PUSH SOARING
GAS PRICES EVEN HIGHER WHILE
SQUARELY BLAMING RUSSIAN PRES.
OBAMA PUTIN.
>> TO THE OIL AND GAS COMPANIES
INTO THE FINANCE FIRMS .
WE UNDERSTAND HIS WORD AGAINST
THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE IS
CAUSING PRICES TO RISE BUT WE
GET THAT AND THAT IS
SELF-EVIDENT.
BUT, BUT, BUT THAT IS NO EXCUSE
TO EXERCISE EXCESSIVE PRICE
INCREASES.
WE ARE PATTING PROFITS OWNING
KIND OF EFFORT TO EXPLOIT THE
SITUATION.
OR AMERICAN CONSUMERS, TO
EXPLOIT THEM.
RUSSIA’S AGGRESSION IS COSTING
US ALL.
IT IS NO TIME FOR PROFITEERING
OR PRICE GOUGING.
>> AAA REPORTED THE AVERAGE IS
FOR A GALLON OF GAS IN THE U.S.
HIT $4.17 TODAY AND IS THE
HIGHEST RECORDED AVERAGE PRICE
IN U.S. HISTORY.
>>Kimberly: CONGRESS TONIGHT
PASSING A $107 BILLION PLAN TO
OVERHAUL THE U.S. POSTAL
SERVICE.
THE REFORM HAS BEEN YEARS IN
THE MAKING AND COMES AFTER
WIDESPREAD COMPLAINTS ABOUT
MAIL SERVICE DURING THE
PANDEMIC.
OUR PAMELA OSBORNE JOINS US
LIVE WITH WHAT CUSTOMERS WILL NOTICE.
PAMELA.
>> KIMBERLY THE MAIL IS GOING
TO RUN SIX DAYS A WEEK AND THEN
THERE IS THIS.
AN ADDED FEATURE.
THE POSTAL SERVICE WILL NOW BE
REQUIRED TO CREATE A DASHBOARD
SO THAT YOU AND I CAN GET
ONLINE AND TAKE A LOOK AND SEE
REAL-TIME UPDATES ON
DELIVERIES.
HERE IS HOW THEY WERE ABLE TO
SAVE THAT SERVICE.
>> THE POSTAL SERVICE IS THE
ONLY MAIL CARRIER THAT DELIVERS
TO EVERY COMMUNITY ACROSS OUR
NATION.
>> THAT IS WHAT MAKES THE
SERVICE OF THE POST OFFICE
PROVIDE SO ESSENTIAL.
YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER THOSE PANDEMIC DELAYS.
PANDEMIC DELAYS.
>> AND TALKS OF CUTTING BACK ON
SERVICE.
THOSE WORRIES ARE A THING OF
THE PAST THANKS IN PART TO
SENATOR GARY PETERS BIPARTISAN
POSTAL SERVICE REFORM BILL.
>> IN RECENT YEARS WE HAVE SEEN
HOW BURDENSOME FINANCIAL
REQUIREMENTS DROVE THE POSTAL
SERVICE TO USE COST-CUTTING
MEASURES THAT COMPROMISED
DELIVERY SERVICES.
>> HERE IS WHAT HAS CHANGED BUT
THE POSTAL SERVICE WILL NO
LONGER HAVE TO PRE-FUNDED
HEALTH BENEFITS FOR RETIREES 75
YEARS IN ADVANCE WITH AND THOSE
RETIREES WILL ENROLL IN
MEDICARE WHEN THEY ARE
ELIGIBLE.
>> THESE REFORMS WILL SAVE THE
POSTAL SERVICE MORE THAN $49
BILLION AND ENSURE THAT THIS
ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICE.
>> THERE IS STILL SOME
CRITICISM.
SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT THIS DOES
NOT GO FAR ENOUGH TO IMPROVE
THE MAIL SERVICE ITSELF.
THERE WAS A LOT OF SUPPORT ON
THIS FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE
AISLE IN WASHINGTON.
NOW THAT IT HAS BEEN BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE IT GOES TO
HOUSE AND THE SENATE IT GOES TO
THE PRESIDENT’S DESK.
FOR LIVE TONIGHT IN DETROIT AND
ON PAMELA OSBORNE WITH LOCAL
FOUR.
>>Kimberly: THANK YOU PAM.
MANHUNT IS UNDERWAY ON THE
DETROIT HAMTRAMCK BORDER FOR A
MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND
KILLING HIS SISTER.
DETROIT POLICE ARE SEARCHING
FOR NASHWAN ALI.
POLICE SAY HE KILLED HIS SISTER
AFTER BEING THROWN OUT OF THE
HOUSE ON BLOOM STREET EARLIER
THIS AFTERNOON.
IF YOU SEE HIM YOU SHOULD NOT
APPROACH HIM AS PLEASE CONSIDER
HIM ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
YOU ASKED TO CALL CRIMESTOPPERS
THAT NUMBER IS 1-800 SPEAK UP.
OPENING STATEMENTS BEGIN
TOMORROW IN THE TRIAL OF FOUR
MEN CHARGED WITH PLOTTING TO
KIDNAP GOVERNOR WITMER.
>>Jason: 11 , SEVEN MEN WERE SLATED TO DECIDE THE CASE
SLATED TO DECIDE THE CASE
AGAINST ADAM FOX, BRANDON
CONCERTA, BARRY CROFT AND
DANIEL HARRIS.
THERE ACCUSED OF PLOTTING
AGAINST THE GOVERNOR OVER HER
STATE HOME POLICIES AND COVERT
RESTRICTIONS IN 2020.
DEFENSE ATTORNEYS SAY THAT THE
GROUP AND THEN WERE ENTRAPPED
BY THE FBI.
TWO OTHER MEN WHO PLEADED
GUILTY WILL TESTIFY FOR THE
GOVERNMENT. >Kimberly: THE
DETROIT BRANCH OF THE NAACP
HOSTED THE PASSING OF THE GAVEL
TONIGHT.
IT’S VERY IS TO LAUNCH THE 67TH ANNUAL FIGHT FOR FREEDOM OF FUN
ANNUAL FIGHT FOR FREEDOM OF FUN
DINNER .
THE DINNER CHAIRS WERE
ANNOUNCED AT ROOSTER TAIL IN
DETROIT WITH BOTH MAYOR MIKE
DUNCAN AND REV. WENDELL ANTHONY
IN ATTENDANCE.
THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM FUN
DINNER WILL BE HELD MAY 1 AT
HUNTINGTON PLACE IN DOWNTOWN
DETROIT.
THAT, OF COURSE, IS THE FORMER,
CULPRIT TOMORROW NIGHT MAYOR
DOUG WILL BE LIVING IS IN NO
STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS AND
YOU CAN WATCH THAT LIFER HERE
ON LOCAL FOUR AND ON CLICK ON
DETROIT.COM.
OUR COVERAGE WILL START AT 7:00
P.M..
>>Kimberly: STILL HAD THE
DETROIT POLICE TAKING MAJOR
STEPS TO KEEP HIS OFFICERS.
>>Jason: THEN INSTEAD OF BEING
OFFER THAT THE CITY HOPES WILL BE A GAME CHANGER.
BE A GAME CHANGER.
HERE IS ANDREW PERRITT BEFORE
KIMBERLY AND JASON A BEAUTIFUL
LOOKING AT TONIGHT AND IS
GETTING COLDER.
WERE NOW BELOW FREEZING.
30 DEGREES E-VISIT 25 IN
OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 20S WHAT
TIME YOU MAKE IT TO THE BUS
STOP TOMORROW MORNING.
SOME WINDCHILLS MAYBE IN THE
TEENS MAKE SURE YOU BUNDLE UP.
WHAT ABOUT TOMORROW AFTERNOON’S
TEMPERATURES, WE HAVE GOOD NEWS
THERE.
THEY WERE SNOW IN THE FUTURE?
YOUR SEVEN DAY FORECAST IS
MINUTES AWAY.
THE FIRST A HUSBAND DIES A HERO
DAN DIERDORF IS RIGHT FOR 20
YEARS.> HE LAID ON TOP OF
HER AND HELD HER CLOSE AND
PRETTY MUCH SAVED HER LIFE.