TROY LOCAL 4 NEWS AT SIX STARTS NOW. DETROIT CITY COUNCIL IS JUST HOURS FROM VOTING ON
WHETHER TO EXPAND THE USE OF
CONTROVERSIAL TECHNOLOGIES THAT
DETECT GUNSHOTS. GOOD EVENING,
EVERYBODY. THE POLICE CHIEF AND
MAYOR DUGGAN CALLED SHOT SPOTTER
A POWERFUL TOOL FOR SAFETY, AND
THEY BELIEVE IT COULD SPEED UP
POLICE RESPONSE BY ELIMINATING
THE NEED FOR 911 CALL. IN FACT,
ADVOCATES ARGUE IT COULD HAVE
SAVED THE LIVES LATE LAST MONTH
WHEN A DETROIT MAN WENT ON A
RANDOM SHOOTING SPREE, KILLING
THREE PEOPLE ON THE CITY’S WEST
SIDE. BUT THERE ARE PLENTY OF
PEOPLE WHO DON’T LIKE THE IDEA
OF MORE SENSORS BEING INSTALLED
IN AND AROUND THE CITY.
PRIYA MANN LIVE WITH OPINIONS ON
BOTH SIDES AHEAD OF TOMORROW’S
BIG VOTE PRIYA. KAREN TOMORROW,
ALL EYES ARE GOING TO BE ON CITY
HALL AS COUNCIL PLANS TO VOTE ON
THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL
MEMBER MARY WATERS IS AGAINST
THIS NEARLY $7 MILLION EXPANSION
, BUT SUPPORTERS SAY THIS
TECHNOLOGY WILL SAVE LIVES. IS
IT GOING TO STOP IT? NO IS IT
GOING TO SLOW IT DOWN? THAT’S
WHAT I’M HOPING FOR. REVEREND
CHARLES WILLIAMS SUPPORTS
EXPANDING SHOT SPOTTER. THE
TECHNOLOGY CAN DETECT GUNFIRE
AND IMMEDIATELY ALERTS. POLICE
BELIEVE THAT IT WILL SAVE LIVES
BECAUSE IF SOMEONE IS SHOT, ONE
PEOPLE OF THE POLICE OFFICERS
WILL BE ON THE SCENE BUT TO
REALLY? WHAT I’M HOPING FOR IS
THAT IT CAUSES YOUNG MEN AND
WOMEN WHO ARE OUT THERE SHOOTING
GUNS TO KNOW THAT SOMEBODY’S
LISTENING RIGHT NOW. SHOT
SPOTTER IS USED IN THE 8TH AND
9TH PRECINCTS COVERING CLOSE TO
SEVEN SQUARE MILES. IF CITY
COUNCIL GIVES THE GREEN LIGHT,
THE TECHNOLOGY WOULD COVER 28
SQUARE MILES COUNCIL MEMBER MARY
WATERS IS AGAINST THE EXPANSION
. IT’S CLEAR THE DATA DOESN’T
WORK. IT HASN’T WORKED IN
CHICAGO HASN’T WORKED IN SAINT
ANTONIO. AND A NUMBER OF OTHER
CITIES TRIAL AREA IN THE CITY OF
DETROIT SHOWS THAT THERE IS A
DOWNWARD STROKE AND IN VIOLENCE
AND GUN VIOLENCE IN THE CITY OF
DETROIT. THAT’S ENOUGH FOR ME.
COUNCIL VOTES ON THE PROPOSED
EXPANSION TOMORROW, YOU KNOW
WE’VE RECEIVED JUST AS MANY
CALLS OR ONE SIDE OF THE ISSUE
AS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
ISSUE. AND WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO
THE VOTE, HOW WILL YOU BE
VOTING? I’LL BE VOTING NO. WHAT
WE KNOW HOW COUNCIL MEMBER
WATERS WILL BE VOTING ON THIS
ROUGHLY $7 MILLION EXPANSION,
YOU KNOW, I ASKED REVEREND
WILLIAMS ABOUT PRIVACY CONCERNS
ABOUT SURVEILLANCE CONCERNS, AND
HE SAID, IF YOU’RE REALLY
CONCERNED ABOUT THAT, YOU NEED
TO GET OFF YOUR PHONE. HE HOPES
CITY COUNCIL WILL APPROVE THE
EXPANSION AGAIN THAT VOTE
HAPPENING HERE TOMORROW,
REPORTING LIVE IN DOWNTOWN
DETROIT. I’M PRIYA MANN LOCAL 4.
OF COURSE, WE’LL BE FOLLOWING
THAT VOTE TOMORROW. THANKS,
PRIYA. IN A LOCAL 4. NEWS UPDATE
. WE’RE GETTING A LOOK AT THE
MAN ACCUSED IN THE ATTACK THAT
KILLED A LOCAL RADIO NEWS ANCHOR
55 YEAR OLD ARTHUR WILLIAMSON IS
ACCUSED OF STABBING WWJ, A NEWS
ANCHOR JIM MATTHEWS TO DEATH
ALSO INJURED THREE MEMBERS OF
HIS FAMILY. THE ATTACK HAPPENED
LAST FRIDAY IN CHESTERFIELD
TOWNSHIP. POLICE BELIEVE
WILLIAMSON WAS A GUEST IN THE
HOME, NOT AN INTRUDER. THEY SAY
MATTHEW’S GIRLFRIEND REMAINS
HOSPITALIZED IN STABLE CONDITION
. THEIR FIVE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER
HAS BEEN RELEASED. YEAR OLD SON
, WHO WAS ATTACKED IS IN
CRITICAL CONDITION. BUT IS
IMPROVING. HE DID COME OUT OF IT
A LITTLE BIT. HE WAS SHOWING
SIGNS MINISCULE BIT OF PROGRESS
, WHICH IS GREAT. I DIDN’T THINK
HE WOULD COME THIS FAR. HE WAS
ABLE TO SQUEEZE HIS AND HIS HAND
AND LOOK UP AT HER, UH INTO HER
EYES AND SEE MY FAMILY MEMBER
THERE. WHO’S THERE? COMFORTING
HIM, HOPING FOR CONTINUED
IMPROVEMENT FOR THAT FAMILY.
WILLIAMSON FACES SEVEN FELONY
CHARGES, INCLUDING PREMEDITATED
MURDER AND UNLAWFUL
IMPRISONMENT. OUR BIG STORY,
TOO. WE ARE FOLLOWING HURRICANE
IAN CHURNING OVER THE CAYMAN
ISLANDS IN CUBA. IT’S A DAY OF
WARNINGS FOR PEOPLE IN FLORIDA,
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE GULF COAST
ON THE RIGHT ALIVE. LOOK AT
MARCO ISLAND NEAR TAMPA, LARGELY
DESERTED ASIDE FROM ONE OR TWO
PEOPLE, EXPERTS ARE WARNING
EVERYONE NOT TO TAKE IAN
LIGHTLY. THE ONE THING I HEAR
MOST COMMON AFTER THESE
DISASTERS IS, IF I HAD ONLY
KNOWN IT WOULD BE THIS BAD. AND
SO I THINK THAT’S MY MESSAGE TO
THEM IS WE’RE TRYING TO
COMMUNICATE TO YOU THAT IT CAN
BE THAT BAD. A STATE OF
EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED IN
FLORIDA. OH MY GOODNESS. WELL,
COME, ADAM HAS BEEN TRACKING THE
HURRICANE IT KEEP WE KEEP
GETTING THESE UPDATES, AND
UNFORTUNATELY, IT SEEMS LIKE IT
KEEPS GETTING WORSE. IT DOES,
AND IT KEEPS GETTING MORE URGENT
FOR THE PEOPLE IN FLORIDA,
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE WEST COAST
FROM TAMPA. SARASOTA LONGBOAT
KEY DOWN TO FORT MYER BECAUSE OF
THE STORM SURGE, SO USUALLY
WE’RE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT IT
COMES IN AS A CATEGORY TO A
CATEGORY THREE. IT’S GOING TO BE
A CATEGORY FOUR. WHILE IT’S IN
THE GULF, WHICH MEANS IT’S
GATHERING UP ALL THIS WATER. SO
THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THOSE
SITUATIONS WHERE IT’S NOT JUST
THE WIND. IT’S THE STORM SURGE
HITS THE WATER AND WATER CAN BE
EVERY BIT AS MUCH DEVASTATING AS
WHEN AND IN MANY CASES, EVEN
MORE SO, SO THAT’S WHAT WE’RE
VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HERE AS WE
HEAD THROUGH THE NEXT 48 HOURS
AGAIN, PEOPLE’S LIVES. THAT’S
WHY THE WARNINGS GOING OUT HAVE
SUCH AN OMINOUS TONE. THIS COULD
BE THE STORM THAT WE’VE HOPED
WOULD NEVER COME TO OUR SHORE’S
THE THREAT OF A FORCE WE HAVEN’T
SEEN IN OUR LIFETIME. THAT’S THE
WORRY OF OFFICIALS ACROSS
FLORIDA AND NATIONAL FORECASTERS
IN TAMPA, WHERE THE LAST MAJOR
HURRICANE TO MAKE A DIRECT
STRIKE WAS OVER 100 YEARS AGO.
FLORIDIANS UP AND DOWN THE GULF
COAST SHOULD FEEL THE IMPACTS OF
THIS AS UP TO 36 HOURS BEFORE
ACTUAL LANDFALL DUE TO THE SIZE
OF THE HURRICANE. THIS IS A
REALLY, REALLY BIG HURRICANE AT
THIS POINT, THE DIAMETER THE
WIDTH OF IT’S ABOUT 500 MILES
WIDE THE THREAT OF HURRICANE IAN
, TRIGGERING AN INSTALLATION
WIDE MANDATORY EVACUATION AT THE
MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE AND
PROMPTING MANDATORY EVACUATIONS
IN PART OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY,
WHERE SCHOOLS ARE NOW CLOSED
THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY.
OFFICIALS AREN’T MINCING WORDS
IN WARNING PEOPLE TO ACT NOW.
WELL, YOU CERTAINLY CAN REPLACE
PERSONAL POSSESSIONS. YOU CAN’T
BRING ANYONE BACK TO LIFE, AND I
THINK THESE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS
WITH THE SUPER STORMS, IF THAT
HASN’T SHOWN US HOW DEVASTATING
MOTHER NATURE CAN BE MOTHER
NATURE ALWAYS WINS. THIS IS
NOTHING TO MESS AROUND WITH. IF
YOU CAN LEAVE. JUST LEAVE NOW,
AND WE WILL TAKE CARE OF YOUR
PERSONAL PROPERTY. LET’S TAKE A
LOOK AT THE TRACK OF HURRICANE
IAN RIGHT NOW HEADED OVER THE
WESTERN SECTION OF CUBA, CAUSING
MUDSLIDES. HEAVY RAIN FLOODING
STORM SURGE ONCE IT GETS INTO
THE GULF, IT WILL CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN. BUT RIGHT NOW AS A
FIVE O’CLOCK IT HAS 100 MILE PER
HOUR WINDS. AS IT MOVES OUT OF
THE WARM WATERS OF THE GULF. IT
WILL BECOME A CATEGORY FOUR
HURRICANE WITH WINDS OVER 130
MPH THAN EXPECTED TO SLAM INTO
THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA. THE
TRACKS STILL UNCERTAIN AT THIS
POINT, BUT RIGHT NOW THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS
PUTTING IT JUST NORTH OF TAMPA
AROUND TWO AM WITH WINDS OF 115
MPH AND THEN CONTINUING UP INTO
PARTS OF GEORGIA AS A TROPICAL
STORM OR AREA OF AS A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION. LET’S LOOK AT THESE
WINDS, THOUGH, AS THEY HAD INTO
TAMPA, TAMPA WILL START FEELING
THE EFFECTS OF THE STORM BY
WEDNESDAY AT EIGHT A.M. I AM
HEADED DOWN TO FLORIDA TO REPORT
LIVE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. SO THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE
HOMES AND FAMILY YOU WILL
CERTAINLY GET UPDATES REGULARLY
HERE ON LOCAL FORM. OKAY
PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS JUST
ANNOUNCED NEW RULES REQUIRING
AIRLINES TO BE MORE UPFRONT.
ABOUT WHAT THEY’RE CHARGING YOU.
IT CALLS ON AIRLINES AND ONLINE
TRAVEL SITES TO DISCLOSE FEES
FOR SEAT SELECTION, CHECKED BAGS
AND OTHER ADD ONS. THE WHITE
HOUSE SAYS THIS WOULD PREVENT
AIRLINES FROM HIDING THE QUOTE.
TRUE COST OF A TICKET, A TRADE
GROUP FOR THE AIRLINE SAYS
CARRIERS ALREADY DISCLOSED TOTAL
COSTS. AIRLINES MADE MORE THAN
$5 BILLION IN BAGGAGE FEES LAST
YEAR. THE PROPOSAL MUST GO
THROUGH. A 60 DAY COMMENT PERIOD
BEFORE FINAL APPROVAL. IN 2020,
MICHIGAN’S AT NEW RECORDS FOR
ABSENTEE VOTING, AND PEOPLE ARE
ABOUT TO GET THE CHANCE TO CAST
THEIR BALLOTS THAT WAY AGAIN.
PAULA TUTMAN IS LIVE TONIGHT
OUTSIDE OF ONE LOCAL CLERK’S
OFFICE WITH A LOOK AT WHAT
PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT VOTING
ABSENTEE THIS TIME AROUND, ALL
RIGHT, TAKE IT AWAY, PAULA OKAY.
HI EVERYBODY. YEAH? YOU KNOW
WHAT LOTS OF ISSUES ENERGIZING
VOTERS. CORKS ARE VERY
OPTIMISTIC. THERE’S GOING TO BE
A REALLY BIG TURNOUT CERTAINLY
BIGGER THAN MANY OTHER MIDTERM
ELECTIONS. HERE’S THE THING.
VOTING CAN START FOR YOU AS
EARLY AS THIS THURSDAY, IF YOU
CHOOSE TO VOTE ABSENTEE LISA
BROWN IS THE OAKLAND COUNTY
CLERK AND REGISTER OF DEEDS, AND
SHE SAYS THE NUMBER ONE WAY TO
GET INVOLVED IN THE SYSTEM OF
ELECTIONS IS FROM A FIRST PERSON
EXPERIENCE, AND THAT IS THE VOTE
THURSDAY. ABSENTEE BALLOTS CAN
BE SUBMITTED. AND IF YOU HAVE A
KID IN COLLEGE, MAKE SURE THAT
THEY MAKE CONTACT TO GET THEIR
BALLOT. YOU CANNOT FILL ONE OUT
FOR THEM. ATTORNEY GENERAL
NESTLE DID GO HAS GONE AFTER
PEOPLE I THINK THERE WAS A DAD
WHO FORGED HIS DAUGHTER WHO WAS
IN COLLEGE. I THINK HE FORGED
HER NAME ON THE ABSENTEE BALLOT.
UM, YOU’RE GONNA GET CAUGHT, SO
DON’T DO IT, SO MAKE SURE YOUR
BALLOT CAN LITERALLY BE COUNTED
BY THE OPTICAL SCANNERS. THOSE
SCANNERS CANNOT DETECT PENCIL,
RED, PURPLE, GREEN OR ANY OTHER
COLOR OF FANCY INK EITHER A BLUE
OR BLACK INK PEN TO FILL OUT
YOUR BALLOT. IF YOU ARE VOTING
ABSENTEE WHEN YOU’RE RETURNING
IT, DON’T FORGET TO SIGN THE
OUTER ENVELOPE AND DATE THAT
IT’S A MIDTERM, SO YOU CAN
STRAIGHT PARTY VOTE OR PICK AND
CHOOSE BETWEEN PARTIES. BUT YOUR
CIVIC DUTY DOESN’T STOP WITH
JUST THE CAT. CANDIDATES THERE’S
A NONPARTISAN SECTION THAT’S
WHERE OUR JUDGES ARE. THAT’S
WHERE OUR BALLOT PROPOSALS ARE.
WE’VE GOT STATEWIDE. WE’VE GOT
ONE IN THE OAKLAND COUNTY. WE’VE
GOT LOCAL BILL PROPOSALS. SO
VOTING STRAIGHT PARTY DOES NOT
TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING. SO YOU
HAVE NOT FINISHED YOUR BALLOT.
MAKE SURE YOU CHECK THE FRONT
AND BACK. AND FINALLY, IF YOU’VE
HAD AN ILLNESS OR SOMETHING HAS
HAPPENED THAT COULD HAVE CHANGED
YOUR SIGNATURE. MAKE SURE WHEN
YOU SIGN YOUR BALLOT, IT LOOKS
LIKE HOW YOU SIGNED YOUR
DRIVER’S LICENSE. THAT’S THE
MATCH. AND IF YOU NEED TO ALERT
YOUR CLERK OF A CHANGE REMEMBER
ABSENTEE VOTING STARTS THURSDAY
. DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES HAVE
DIFFERENT BALLOT BOXES. SOME
HAVE SOME OUTSIDE THAT ARE
OBVIOUSLY, UH, AVAILABLE 24 7.
OTHERS HAVE THEM JUST INSIDE
MAYBE THEIR CITY HALL OR TOWN
HALL. YOU CAN CHECK TO SEE WHAT
YOUR COMMUNITY HAS. AND REMEMBER
THAT YOU HAVE TO RETURN THE UPS
AND TVS TO THE COMMUNITY THAT
YOU LIVE IN. NOT THE DROPBOX.
THAT’S CLOSE TO YOU. NOT THE ONE
THAT YOU PASSED ON THE WAY TO
WORK WHERE YOU LIVE. SOME REALLY
IMPORTANT STUFF THERE. AND IF
YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SECURITY OF
THE VOTE, OR YOUR VOTE IN
PARTICULAR CONTACT YOUR CLERK’S
OFFICE PAY ATTENTION TO SOCIAL
MEDIA BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE
CLERK’S OFFICE BY LAW, THEY OPEN
UP THEIR OFFICES FOR PUBLIC
VERIFICATION, SO YOU ACTUALLY
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY ON THOSE
DAYS TO SEE THE PROCESS, AND
LISA TELLS ME EVERYBODY WHO
COMES IN WITH QUESTIONS WHEN
THEY ACTUALLY SEE THE PROCESS.
THEY GO UP. YOU KNOW WHAT MY
VOTE IS SECURE BECAUSE IT IS