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STARTS NOW FOUR NEWS STARTS NOW
WITH BREAKING NEWS ALERT. AND WE
WANT TO START WITH BREAKING
BREAKING UPDATE ON THIS HORRIBLE
CRASH IN FARMINGTON HILLS, THE
DEADLY CHAIN REACTION HAPPENED
ON WESTBOUND 6 96. THAT’S RIGHT
NEAR THE 2 75 INTERCHANGE ABOUT
SIX HOURS AGO. STATE POLICE SAY
THEIR PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION
SHOWS THE 57 YEAR OLD DRIVER OF
A SEMI TRUCK WAS HEADING WEST
WHEN HE COULDN’T STOP FOR
TRAFFIC. THIS IN MY TRUCK REAR
ENDED A BLUE BUICK LACROSSE,
STARTING A CHAIN REACTION THAT
INVOLVED AT LEAST THREE OTHER
VEHICLES, THE DRIVER AND
PASSENGER INSIDE THE BUICK WERE
KILLED. INSTANTLY STATE POLICE
SAY TWO OTHER DRIVERS HAVE BEEN
TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH NON
LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. NOW
LET’S TAKE A LIVE LOOK AT THE
SCENE. SKY FORCES OVER WESTBOUND
6 96, WHICH REMAINS CLOSED AT
THIS HOUR. TRAFFIC IS EXITING
AND ORCHARD LAKE ROAD. IF YOU
CAN. IT’S BEST TO AVOID THE AREA
. STATE POLICE HAVE SAID THE
WESTBOUND SIDE WILL REMAIN
CLOSED FOR SEVERAL HOURS. AS THE
INVESTIGATION CONTINUES, WILL
LET YOU KNOW JUST AS SOON AS
THAT ROAD REOPENS. AND WE’LL
HAVE A LIVE UPDATE ON LOCAL 4
NEWS AT FIVE. WELL THE TRIAL FOR
THE TEENAGER ACCUSED IN THE
OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING HAS
BEEN DELAYED FOR A FEW MORE
MONTHS. THERE WAS A VIRTUAL
HEARING THIS MORNING AND
ATTORNEYS FOR ETHAN CRUMBLEY
THEY ASKED FOR THE DELAY OF THE
LARGE AMOUNT OF EVIDENCE TO SORT
THROUGH. PROSECUTORS AGREED IN
THE TRIAL WAS PUSHED FROM
SEPTEMBER TO JANUARY OF NEXT
YEAR. THE JUDGE ALSO ORDERED
THAT CRUMBLY WILL CONTINUE TO BE
HELD IN THE OAKLAND COUNTY JAIL
. HIS STATUS AS A JUVENILE IS
REVIEWED. EVERY 30 DAYS CRUMBLY
, IS FACING SEVERAL CHARGES,
INCLUDING FOUR COUNTS OF FIRST
DEGREE MURDER FOR EACH STUDENT
WHO DIED. WE’RE ALSO LEARNING OF
A MAJOR COURT VICTORY FOR THE
FAMILIES OF THE OXFORD HIGH
SCHOOL SHOOTING VICTIMS. A JUDGE
ORDERED THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF
EVIDENCE AND FILES FROM THE
SHOOTING TO THE VICTIM’S LAWYER
, ATTORNEY BEN JOHNSON FILED
MOTIONS FOR THE OAKLAND COUNTY
SHERIFF’S OFFICE TO RELEASE ALL
POLICE REPORTS AND VIDEO. THE
OAKLAND COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S
OFFICE TRIED TO STOP THE
RELEASE, INSISTING IT MAY HURT
THEIR CRIMINAL CASE. WELL
GOVERNOR, GRETCHEN WHITMER SPOKE
TO THE MACOMB COUNTY CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE TODAY AND SIGNED A
BIPARTISAN BILL TO EXPAND ACCESS
TO CHILDCARE. ONE OF THE OTHER
HOT TOPICS, WILL SHE FOLLOW THE
PRESIDENT’S REQUEST TO SUSPEND
THE MICHIGAN GAS TAX? WHITMER
REITERATED SHE HAS OTHER PLANS
IN MIND. I PROPOSED A TAX REBATE
OF $500 CHECK. THAT’S SOMETHING
THAT I THINK WOULD BE HELPFUL,
AND WE COULD ACTUALLY GET TO
PEOPLE QUICKLY. THERE HAVE ALSO
SUGGESTED A ELIMINATING THE
SALES TAX ON GAS. WHICH IS A
SMALLER OVER TIME RELIEF, BUT I
THINK THAT WE ARE IN A POSITION
THAT WE CAN GIVE PEOPLE
MEANINGFUL LIKE WE’RE FINDING
TRYING TO FIND COMMON GROUND
WITH THE LEGISLATURES THAT WE
CAN GET IT DONE. AND YOU MAY
REMEMBER GOVERNOR VETOED A BILL
TO SUSPEND THE STATE GAS TAX A
FEW MONTHS AGO WILL KEEP YOU
POSTED ON FURTHER NEGOTIATIONS.
THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
HAS HANDED DOWN A NEW DECISION
ON GUNS JUST AS AMERICA GRAPPLES
WITH HOW TO STOP MASS SHOOTINGS
AND A 63 DECISION. THE HIGH
COURT RULED AMERICANS DO HAVE
THE RIGHT TO CARRY GUNS IN
PUBLIC. THE JUSTICES STRUCK DOWN
A NEW YORK LAW REQUIRING PEOPLE
TO DEMONSTRATE A PARTICULAR NEED
TO GET A LICENSE IN ORDER TO
CARRY A GUN AND PUBLIC. THE
MAJORITY SAID THE REQUIREMENT
VIOLATES THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO
KEEP AND BEAR ARMS AND MOST OF
THE COUNTRY GUN OWNERS ALREADY
HAVE LITTLE DIFFICULTY LEGALLY
CARRYING WEAPONS IN PUBLIC, BUT
THAT HAS BEEN HARDER TO DO IN
NEW YORK AND A HANDFUL OF OTHER
STATES WITH SIMILAR LAWS.
MEANTIME THE U. S SENATE IS
PUSHING AHEAD WITH THE NEW GUN
REFORM BILL. THERE WAS A
BIPARTISAN VOTE TODAY TO STOP A
REPUBLICAN FILIBUSTER. THAT
COULD HAVE DELAYED THE
LEGISLATION. THE COMPROMISE WILL
DO THINGS LIKE TOUGH AND
BACKGROUND CHECKS ON THE
YOUNGEST GUN BUYERS AND SPEND
MONEY ON SCHOOL SAFETY AND
MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS. FINAL
APPROVAL IN THE SENATE COULD
HAPPEN BY TOMORROW, SENDING THE
BILL OVER TO THE HOUSE. AND IF
YOU’RE JUST JOINING US, WE ARE
MONITORING TODAY’S HOUSE HEARING
ON THE JANUARY 6TH ATTACK ON
CAPITOL HILL. TODAY’S FOCUS HAS
BEEN ON HOW FORMER PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP TRIED TO USE THE
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT. TO HELP
OVERTURN THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION. KIMBERLY GILL IS IN
THE NEWSROOM FOR US AND KIM. THE
HEARING STARTED ABOUT AN HOUR
AGO. IT DID GOOD AFTERNOON TO
YOU, PAM. THAT’S RIGHT HEARING
KICKED OFF JUST AFTER THREE
O’CLOCK, WE IMMEDIATELY HEARD
EVIDENCE ON HOW THE FORMER
PRESIDENT WAS PRESSURING THE
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO FORCE
CERTAIN STATES TO OVERTURN
ELECTION RESULTS. FORMER
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAM BARR
TALKED ABOUT WHY HE FELT
COMPELLED TO INVESTIGATE BOGUS
CLAIMS OF VOTER FRAUD RIGHT
AWAY. FRANKLY I THINK THE FACT
THAT I PUT MYSELF IN THE
POSITION THAT I COULD SAY THAT
WE HAVE LOOKED AT THIS AND
DIDN’T THINK THERE WAS FRAUD. IT
WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO MOVING
THINGS FORWARD, AND I SORT OF
SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT THE
SITUATION WOULD HAVE BEEN IF THE
IF THE POSITION OF THE
DEPARTMENT WAS WE’RE NOT EVEN
LOOKING AT THIS UNTIL AFTER
BINDS AN OFFICE. I’M NOT SURE WE
WOULD HAVE HAD A TRANSITION AT
ALL. THE TESTIMONY WE’VE HEARD
SO FAR PAINTS THE PICTURE OF A
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IN CHAOS.
PART OF THAT CHAOS INVOLVED A
LOWER LEVEL ADMINISTRATION
ATTORNEY JEFFREY CLARKE, PUSHING
TO REPLACE ACTING ATTORNEY
GENERAL JEFFREY ROSEN. THE
COMMITTEE SAYS CLARK WAS MORE
THAN WILLING TO HELP THE
PRESIDENT’S EFFORTS TO HOLD ONTO
POWER BARELY AN HOUR BEFORE THE
HEARING BEGAN, SOURCES REPORTED.
FEDERAL AGENTS HAVE SEARCHED
CLARK’S VIRGINIA HOME THIS WEEK
. A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE U. S
ATTORNEY CONFIRMS THERE WAS
ACTIVITY IN THAT AREA BUT WOULD
NOT CONFIRM THE DETAILS. HEARING
CONTINUES AT THIS HOUR. THIS IS
A LIVE LOOK RIGHT NOW FROM
CAPITOL HILL. IF YOU DON’T WANT
TO MISS A MINUTE OF THAT
TESTIMONY, AS WE TOLD YOU AT THE
TOP OF THIS BROADCAST, IT IS
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WE EXPECT THE HEARING WILL
CONTINUE UNTIL ALMOST FIVE
O’CLOCK. WE’LL SEND YOU BACK TO
WASHINGTON AFTER THIS NEWS
UPDATE, AND BY THE WAY, THE
COMMITTEE’S FINAL PUBLIC
HEARINGS WILL BE HELD IN JULY.
ONE MEMBER OF CONGRESS SAYS
THERE’S BEEN WHAT HE CALLS A
DELUGE OF NEW EVIDENCE THAT
NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED. IN THOSE
FUTURE HEARINGS, PAM CLEARLY
THERE’S MUCH MORE TO COME FOR
NOW. WE’LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU
IN THE STUDIO. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU, KIMBERLY. THE FDA HAS MADE
A MAJOR MOVE IN THE VAPING
INDUSTRY TODAY ORDERED JEWEL TO
STOP SELLING ITS ELECTRIC
CIGARETTES AND REMOVE THEM FROM
STORE SHELVES. REGULATORS SAY
JEWEL HASN’T GIVEN ENOUGH DATA
TO THE TO ASSESS THEIR POTENTIAL
HEALTH RISKS. CRITICS HAVE BEEN
PUSHING FOR A BAN, BLAMING JEWEL
FOR THE RISE IN UNDERAGE VAPING,
BUT SUPPORTERS HAVE ARGUED THE E
CIGARETTE CAN HELP SMOKERS CUT
BACK ON REGULAR CIGARETTES. THE