SCHOOL WHERE THEIR STUDENT ADVISOR SAYS THESE KIDS ARE HUSTLING BIG TIME. LIVE FROM
DOWNTOWN DETROIT. LOCAL 4 NEWS
FIRST AT FOUR STARTS NOW. GOOD
AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. I’M KAREN
DREW FIRST BEFORE WE CAN’T GET A
BREAK. WHEN IT COMES TO THE
WEATHER. YOU CAN PROBABLY BARELY
TELL THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT
CAMPUS MARTIUS, BUT THE FLAKES
ARE FALLING RIGHT NOW FLYING BY
KIND OF RUINING THAT SHOT FOR
US. WE ARE GOING TO SEE MORE
RAIN, MORE SNOW. SO IN OUR FIRST
FORECAST, LET’S BRING IN KIM
ADAMS. SHE IS PINPOINTING
EXACTLY WHAT YOU’LL SEE. AND
WHEN KIM COULD HEAR ME IN THE
BACKGROUND GO WHAT IS THAT? ALL
RIGHT, WHERE IS THAT? ALL IT IS
SNOWING IN DOWNTOWN TWO TRAIN?
SOMETHING KIND OF INTERESTING
GOING ON WITH THE EXACT TRACK 40
RADAR THAT I NEED TO EXPLAIN TO
YOU. NOTICE THESE REDS AND
YELLOWS TYPICALLY IN THE
SUMMERTIME, WE WOULD THINK OF
THAT AS A STRONG THUNDERSTORM.
BUT RIGHT NOW WHAT’S HAPPENING
ON THE RADAR SOMETHING CALLED
BRIGHT BANDING, WHICH MEANS THAT
THE SNOW IS FALLING, AND IT’S
STARTING TO MELT AS IT HITS THE
WARMER ARAB. SO THIS LITTLE
SNOWFLAKE IS WRAPPED IN A LITTLE
BIT OF RAIN, AND IT HAS A HIGHER
REFLECTIVITY. SO IT COMES ACROSS
AS LOOKING LIKE A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM. BUT IN FACT, IT IS
SNOWING IN WARREN HAMTRAMCK IN
DOWNTOWN DETROIT, LINCOLN PARK
SOUTH GATE. IT’S A VERY WET SNOW
, BUT IT IS SNOWING ACROSS MUCH
OF METRO DETROIT AND AT THIS
HOUR. SO HERE’S WHAT WE’RE
EXPECTING. WE’VE GOT ANYWHERE
FROM A TRACE TO ABOUT AN INCH.
BY TOMORROW MORNING, THIS MOST
OF IT WILL FALL OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT, BUT THERE IS A LITTLE
BIT ON THE ROADWAY, SO WE’LL
TALK MORE ABOUT THAT. BUT
THERE’S SOME SUNSHINE IN THE
FORECAST, AND I CAN’T WAIT TO
TELL YOU ABOUT IT COMING UP. YES
THANK YOU. KIM. THERE IS A
LINGERING POWER OUTAGE CONTINUES
TO AFFECT THOUSANDS OF DTE
CUSTOMERS AND MICHIGAN’S
ATTORNEY GENERAL IS CALLING FOR
A KEY CHANGE IN HOW UTILITIES
OPERATE. OUR LAST CHECK SHOWS
MORE THAN 18,000. DTE CUSTOMERS
ARE STILL IN THE DARK, BUT
COMPANIES SAY, SAY, 95% OF THOSE
WHO LOST POWER DURING FRIDAY’S
STORM SHOULD BE RESTORED TODAY.
DTE HAS ABOUT 4200 CREWS IN THE
FIELD. MEANTIME MICHIGAN
ATTORNEY GENERAL DANA NESSEL
TELLS LOCAL 4 THE STATE SHOULD
CREATE PERFORMANCE METRICS FOR
ALL UTILITIES TO FORCE THEM TO
DO BETTER. YOU DON’T GET TO PICK
YOUR UTILITY. IT DOESN’T MATTER
HOW POOR THEY PERFORM. YOU STILL
HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PAY THEM.
YOU STILL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO
USE THEIR SERVICE. AND SO WE
OUGHT TO HAVE VERY SPECIFIC
METRICS OF WHAT WE EXPECT OUT OF
THE UTILITIES, AND THEN WE HAD
TO HOLD THEM TO THOSE METRICS TO
MAKE SURE THEY’RE PERFORMING
PROPERLY. THAT TYPE OF CHANGE
WOULD PROBABLY REQUIRE
LEGISLATIVE ACTION. 6-6 YOU’RE
GOING TO HEAR MORE FROM THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS HELPED ME
HANK DIGS INTO THE MONEY AND
POLITICS DONATIONS FROM
UTILITIES TO POLITICIANS.
INCLUDING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL,
THAT PART OF THE STORY WHEN YOU
JOIN US NEW AT SIX FAITH LEADERS
ARE SHOWING THEIR SUPPORT FOR
NEW GUN LAWS IN MICHIGAN. THE
DEADLY SHOOTINGS AT MICHIGAN
STATE HAS CERTAINLY RE ENERGIZE
SUPPORTERS OF NEW RESTRICTIONS.
LEADERS OF MANY FAITHS GATHERED
AT GEORGIA MISSIONARY BAPTIST
CHURCH ON DETROIT’S EAST SIDE,
DEMOCRATS HAVE SUPPORTED THINGS
LIKE UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND
CHECKS, SAFE STORAGE AND RED
FLAG LAWS. BUT NOW THEY ALSO
CONTROL THE LEGISLATURE. BUT THE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE STATEHOUSE
STILL HOPES TO FIND SOME COMMON
GROUND. EVERYONE HAS BEEN
IMPACTED BY BY GUM GUN VIOLENCE
IN SOME FORM OF FASHION IN THIS
STATE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE’RE WE’RE MOVING IN THAT
DIRECTION, SO I’M HOPEFUL THAT
THERE WILL BE BIPARTISANSHIP. WE
WILL ALSO HAVE MORE ON THAT
STORY AND WHERE THE DEBATE IS
HEADED WHEN YOU JOIN US FOR
LOCAL 4 NEWS AT SIX STERLING
HEIGHTS POLICE ARE REVEALING A
MAJOR DRUG BUST THAT TOOK ABOUT
18,000 FENTANYL PILLS OFF THE
STREETS. INVESTIGATORS SAY A
DRUG DEALER WAS SELLING FENTANYL
DISGUISES ACTUALLY COTTON
PRESCRIPTION PILLS. POLICE SAY
THEY NEED SEVERAL UNDERCOVER
DRUG DEALS, THEN SERVED A SEARCH
WARRANT ON A PONTIAC HOME. THE
PILLS WERE SO STRONG POLICE SAY
THEY COULD HAVE KILLED A PERSON
WITH JUST ONE DOSE. POLICE
ARRESTED A 31 YEAR OLD PONTIAC
MAN DRUGS HAD A STREET VALUE OF
NEARLY HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
THE FBI IS OFFERING A $50,000
REWARD FOR THE RETURN OF FOUR
AMERICANS KIDNAPPED AT GUNPOINT
IN MEXICO. SO HERE’S WHAT WE
KNOW. AT THIS HOUR. THE FOUR
UNITED STATES CITIZENS DROVE
INTO THE CITY OF MATAMOROS.
THAT’S JUST ACROSS THE BORDER
FROM BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS.
MEXICO’S PRESIDENT SAYS THEY
WERE IN THE COUNTRY TO BUY
MEDICINE AND ENDED UP IN THE
CROSSFIRE BETWEEN TWO ARMED
GROUPS. THE U. S CONSULATE HAD
JUST ISSUED AN ALERT ABOUT
VIOLENT BATTLES INSIDE THE GULF
DRUG CARTEL. WHEN THE AMERICANS
VANISHED LAST FRIDAY, THE BULLET
RIDDEN VAN THAT WAS LEFT BEHIND
HAD NORTH CAROLINA PLATES, BUT
NO OTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN
RELEASED ABOUT THE MISSING
AMERICANS. THREE JURORS IN THE
ALEX MURDOCH MURDER TRIAL SAY
HIS BIGGEST MISTAKE WAS TAKING
THE STAND AND ADMITTING HE
APPEARED IN VIDEO TAKEN MINUTES
BEFORE HIS WIFE AND SON WERE
KILLED. THE SOUTH CAROLINA
ATTORNEY WAS CONVICTED LAST WEEK
HIS SLAIN SON, PAUL, RECORDED
VIDEO OF HIS FATHER AND A DOG
KENNEL ON THE FAMILY’S REMOTE
FARM JUST MINUTES BEFORE THE
CRIME OCCURRED BEFORE THE TRIAL,
MURDOCH CLAIMED HE NEVER WENT TO
THE KENNELS THAT NIGHT. THREE
JURORS WERE ON THE TODAY SHOW
THIS MORNING. THEY SAY THEY WERE
STUNNED BY THE DEFENDANT’S OWN
TESTIMONY. WELL FIRST OF ALL, I
COULDN’T BELIEVE THAT HE WAS
TAKING THE SAND WHEN UGANDA SAID
I WAS LIKE, OKAY, SO IT WAS HIM
. YOU KNOW, I DON’T KNOW HIM, SO
I NEVER, YOU KNOW, LOUIS VOICE,
BUT I REALIZED IT WAS HIM AND
THEN CAN A VIDEO THAT JUST KIND
OF SILDENAFIL? DO YOU THINK HE
SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THE STAND? NO
WHAT ABOUT YOU, AMY? NO HE
DIDN’T HELP HIMSELF. NO, NO. IF
I WAS HIM, I DON’T THINK I WOULD
HAVE THE JURY TOOK THREE HOURS.
JURY TOOK THREE HOURS TO REACH
THAT GUILTY VERDICT. MURDOCH WAS
SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON.
WELL HERE AT HOME. I WANT YOU TO
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO, HIGH
SCHOOL KIDS STANDING AND REALLY
LONG, LONG LIVES TO PAY EIGHT
BUCKS FOR SCUBA ICE CREAM, BUT
IT’S NOT. WHAT’S IN THE ICE
CREAM IS WHAT THE ICE CREAM
REPRESENTS HELP FOR A FOUR YEAR
OLD WITH A BIG WISH. POLYTECHNIC
IS IN STERLING HEIGHTS TO
EXPLAIN. HERE AT STERLING
HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL. I MEAN,
CHARITY WEEK IS BIG BUSINESS.
EVERY INCH OF REAL ESTATE IS
REALLY DEDICATED FOR THIS
FUNDRAISER. NOT JUST FOR THIS
LITTLE GIRL, BUT REALLY, FOR THE
LARGER CAUSE. THEY ARE DOWN FOR
IT. THEY ARE HERE FOR IT, AND
WHO KNEW ICE CREAM WOULD BE SUCH
A HOT COMMODITY? STUDENT
LEADERSHIP ADVISOR PUT IT. IN
PLAIN TERMS. THESE STUDENTS ARE
CREATING NEW MEANING OF THE WORD
SIDE HUSTLE. WE BASICALLY HUSTLE
ALL WEEK TO TRY TO MAKE AS MUCH
MONEY AS WE CAN FOR THE KIDS.
KIDS THAT WE’RE GOING TO TRY TO
SEND A DISNEY EVERY $5500 WERE
ABLE TO RAISE. WE’RE ABLE TO
SEND ANOTHER CHILD TO
DISNEYWORLD. YEAH SO LAST YEAR
WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE $34,000.
WE DO EVERYTHING FROM FOOD TO
FUND. ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO MAKE
RAINBOW CONNECTION AND SAILOR
ENOUGH MONEY TO GO TO DISNEY.
BUT IT’S WHEN YOU SEE WHY YOU
UNDERSTAND THE PASSION AND
DEDICATION MEET SAILOR. FIVE
YEARS OLD. WHAT HAS LEUKEMIA AND
ONE BIG WISH MY WISHES? DISNEY
ROUND WHEN STUDENTS SAW HER ASK
THEY WERE ALL ABOUT IT. IT WAS
REALLY LIKE HEART TOUCHING HOW
LIKE SHE SENT US A VIDEO SAYING
LIKE HOW SHE’S LIKE HOW SHE
APPRECIATES LIKE LEADERSHIP IN
STERLING HEIGHTS. AND I’M JUST
SEEING ALL OF THOSE JUST MADE ME
WANT TO LIKE. DO MORE FOR SAILOR
STERLING HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL IS
IN THE WARREN CONSOLIDATED
SCHOOL DISTRICT. ALL OF THIS IS
GOING TO A GOOD CLASS FOR SAILOR
CHARITY WEEK HAPPENS ALL ACROSS
SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN METRO
DETROIT, AND IT’S A POINT OF
PRIDE WHEN YOU RAISE OVER AND
ABOVE. WHAT? YOU’RE ACTUALLY
STARTING OUT FOR. THAT’S
WONDERFUL GENTLEMEN. VERY
SERIOUSLY. WE WANT TO MAKE THE
MOST AMOUNT OF MONEY WE CAN NOT
ONLY TO HELP SAILOR BUT TO HELP
OTHER FAMILIES IN NEED. AND WHEN
YOU SEE THE LINES FOR ICE CREAM
AND THE ICE CREAM SOCIAL, IT
DOES NOT FEEL FAR FACTS THAT
THEY WILL RAISE THE DOUGH
BECAUSE $8.08 DOLLARS FOR A
SCOOP OF ICE CREAM TOPPED WITH
ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING SWEET.
OKAY THAT’S PART OF IT, BUT ALSO
THANK YOU PASS FROM FINAL HOUR.
AND THE BIGGEST LESSON BEING
LEARNED. WE LOVE IT. IT’S
EMPATHY. I THINK A LOT OF TIMES,
KIDS DON’T APPRECIATE THINGS AND
ADULTS QUITE FRANKLY, DON’T
APPRECIATE THINGS. BUT WHEN YOU
SEE A LITTLE KID THAT’S SICK, I
THINK EVERYONE APPRECIATES THAT.
WE’RE GOING TO BE ADULTS SOON.
WE HAVE TO MAKE OUR CHANGE. NOW
WE HAVE TO START NOW. YOU KNOW
YOU NEVER TOO YOUNG OR OLD, BY
THE WAY TO LEARN EMPATHY, BY THE
WAY, KAREN, DID YOU GET THAT THE
MONEY THEY RAISED OVER AND ABOVE
$5500 FOR MAKE A WISH THEY SEND
OTHER KIDS TO DISNEY OR EVEN
HELP SOME OF THEIR OWN STUDENTS
WHO DON’T HAVE PERMANENT HOUSING
PARENTS. YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS HAVE
THE CHEDDAR. FIND OUT IF YOUR
KID IS HAVING CHARITY WEEK PITCH
IN THERE DOING A LOT OF GOOD
MAKING WISHES COME TRUE. I LOVE
IT. THANK YOU, PAUL. APPRECIATE
IT. ALRIGHT SO FOR FAMILIES WHO
FLY TOGETHER SITTING TOGETHER
CAN BE A CHALLENGE. THAT’S ALSO
HITTING YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. SO
WE’RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT A NEW
SHORTCUT TO FIND MORE HELPFUL
AIRLINES FOR YOU. ALSO A NEW
PROMISE ABOUT A POISONING
SCANDAL IN IRAN. MORE THAN 1000
GIRLS HAVE SHOWN SYMPTOMS OF THE
COUNTRY’S SUPREME LEADER SAID
TODAY ABOUT POSSIBLE
CONSEQUENCES AND LATER, BRUCE
WILLIS HAD SOME INFAMOUS BATTLES
WITH THE PAPARAZZI IN THE PAST
NOW HIS WIFE IS ASKING FOR SOME
COMPASSION. YOU’LL SEE PART OF