LOCAL 4 NEWS STARTS NOW, WITH THE BREAKING NEWS ALERT. BREAKING RIGHT NOW A JURY GETS
THE CASE IN THE RETRIAL FOR TWO
MEN CHARGED WITH PLOTTING TO
KIDNAP GOVERNOR WHITMER CLOSING
ARGUMENTS JUST WRAPPED UP IN
GRAND RAPIDS IN THE TRIAL FOR
ADAM FOX AND BARRY CROFT.
PROSECUTORS ARE TRYING TO GET A
SECOND CONVICTION THIS TIME
AROUND AFTER A MISTRIAL THE
FIRST TIME SHAWN LEY IS LIVE IN
GRAND RAPIDS. FOLLOWING THIS
MORNING’S DEVELOPMENTS FROM THE
COURTROOM, SEAN NOW IT’S IN THE
HANDS OF THE JURY. AND IT JUST
WAS PLACED IN THE HANDS OF THE
JURY ABOUT 30 SECONDS AGO BY THE
FEDERAL JUDGE HERE, JUDGE YONKER
. THAT JURY IS NOW BEING
ESCORTED OUT OF THE MAIN
COURTROOM AND RIGHT BACK INTO
THE JURY ROOM WHERE THEY WILL
BEGIN DELIBERATIONS. WE WILL SEE
HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE THIS JURY
TO COME BACK WITH THEIR VERDICT
IN THIS CASE ALL MORNING LONG
CLOSING ARGUMENTS, AND IT WAS A
BATTLE ON BOTH SIDES. IT ALL
COMES DOWN TO THIS. THE FINAL
WORDS PROSECUTORS LEAVING THIS
JURY IN THIS RETRIAL, URGING THE
JURY TO CONVICT ADAM FOX AND
BARRY CROFT PLANNING TO KIDNAP
PROSECUTORS INSIST KILL GOVERNOR
GRETCHEN WHITMER U S ATTORNEY
NILES KESSLER SAYING QUOTE THEY
WERE OUTSIDE A WOMAN’S HOUSE AT
NIGHT WITH NIGHT VISION GOGGLES
AND GUNS AND THEY MADE A REAL
BOMB. BUT THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY
FOR ADAM FOX TOOK THE JURY STEP
BY STEP OF HOW THEY ARGUE THE
FBI LED THE PLOT AND PUT THE
GOVERNOR’S SAFETY IN DANGER,
ARGUING THAT PROSECUTORS HAVE
1000 HOURS OF UNDERCOVER AUDIO
RECORDINGS BUT PLAYED ONLY
SECONDS OF THEM AT TRIAL FOR THE
JURY, HE SHOWED TEXT MESSAGES
FROM THE FBI’S TOP INFORMANT,
SAYING HE HAD TO FOCUS ADAM FOX
ON THE PLAN. BOXES ATTORNEY
CHRISTOPHER GIBBONS URGING THE
JURY TO SEND THE FBI A MESSAGE
BY FINDING FOX NOT GUILTY,
SAYING, QUOTE IT’S TIME TO END
THIS DEBACLE. IT’S TIME TO
RESTORE ADAMS FREEDOM. BACK HERE
LIVE. THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY FOR
BARRY CROFT, ALSO WITH A
IMPASSIONED CLOSING ARGUMENT AS
WELL. WE’LL BRING YOU MORE OF
SOME OF THE SCATHING THINGS HE
HAD TO SAY ABOUT THIS CASE
COMING UP A LITTLE LATER ON
LOCAL 4. WE’RE WATCHING VERY
CLOSELY TO SEE IF JUDGE JUNCKER
WILL BE BRIEF REPLACING ANY
JUROR MEMBERS OF THIS JURY.
QUESTIONS WERE RAISED ABOUT TWO
OF THEM THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF
THIS NINE DAY TRIAL, BUT HE WENT
WITH THE JURY THAT IS SEATED FOR
ALTERNATES NOW ALSO HAVE TO WAIT
AND SEE AND NICK IT’S ALL IN THE
JURY’S HANDS. AS YOU SAY, WILL
THEY COME BACK SOMETIME THIS
AFTERNOON? WE’LL CERTAINLY LET
YOU KNOW. WILL IT TAKE ABOUT
FIVE DAYS LIKE IT DID LAST TIME
YOU’LL BE ON TOP OF IT, SEAN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MORE
BREAKING NEWS THIS AFTERNOON.
VICTOR WILLIAMS LIVE ON
DETROIT’S WEST SIDE RIGHT NOW,
WHERE SOMEONE HAS BARRICADED
INSIDE OF A HOME. VICTOR. WHAT’S
HAPPENING THERE? WELL WE HAVE
DOZENS OF POLICE OFFICERS RIGHT
HERE ON THE SCENE. TAKE A LOOK
RIGHT BEHIND ME. RIGHT HERE ON
PEARSON. YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE
OFFICERS SURROUNDING THE HOME OF
THIS PERSON IN THIS BARRICADED
SITUATION ON THE WAY HERE. WE
EVEN SAW OFFICERS RACING TO THE
SCENE. SO WE KNOW THAT MULTIPLE
AGENCIES ARE HERE. THE DETROIT
POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS
STATE POLICE. WE JUST SAW THE
SPECIAL RESPONSE TEAM PULLING
RIGHT UP. AND IF YOU GUYS LISTEN
CLOSELY, YOU CAN EVEN HEAR THEM
TRYING TO TELL THIS MAN TO GIVE
UP AND COME OUT OF THE HOUSE BUT
ONCE AGAIN, A BARRICADED GUNMAN
SITUATION HAPPENING RIGHT HERE
ON DETROIT’S WEST SIDE. WE KNOW
THAT MANY SPECTATORS AROUND HERE
WATCHING, BUT POLICE ARE ASKING
THAT YOU STAY INSIDE YOUR HOME
IF YOU ARE NEARBY ON THE WEST
SIDE, VICTOR WILLIAMS LOCAL 4 A
LOT HAPPENING, VICTOR. THANK
YOU. ALSO BREAKING THIS
AFTERNOON, DR ANTHONY FAUCI,
ANNOUNCING HE WILL RETIRE AT THE
END OF THIS YEAR. FAUCI AS THE
NATION’S TOP INFECTIOUS DISEASE
EXPERT, HE BECAME A HOUSEHOLD
NAME AS HE LED THE COUNTRY’S
COVID RESPONSE, BUT HE HAS BEEN
WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR
MORE THAN FIVE DECADES. VOUCHER
IS ALSO PRESIDENT BIDEN’S CHIEF
MEDICAL ADVISOR. HE SAYS HE IS
LEAVING HIS POSITION IN DECEMBER
TO PURSUE PURSUE PURSUE THE NEXT
CHAPTER OF HIS CAREER. NEW
INFORMATION HERE AT NOON ON THAT
WATER MAIN BREAK THAT CAUSED A
BOIL WATER ADVISORY FOR TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF METRO DETROITERS
CREWS HAVE REMOVED THE DAMAGED
SECTION OF THE 120 INCH PIPE.
THEY TOOK IT AWAY WITH THE CRANE
YESTERDAY. THE REPLACEMENT
PORTION IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE
TOMORROW, WITH REPAIRS EXPECTED
TO BE FINISHED BY SEPTEMBER. 3RD
THIS WEEKEND, A GREAT LAKES
WATER AUTHORITY LIFTED THE BOIL
WATER ADVISORY FOR ALL SEVEN
COMMUNITIES THAT WERE LEFT, BUT
THEY SAY IF THE WATER PRESSURE
DROPS SIGNIFICANTLY, IT MAY NEED
TO BE REINSTATED. IF YOU’RE
HEADING OUT TODAY, IT MAY BE A
GOOD IDEA TO GRAB YOUR UMBRELLA,
TAKING A LIVE LOOK NOW OUTSIDE.
IT’S A GLOOMY START TO OUR WORK
WEEK. LET’S CHECK IN WITH
BRANDON AND SEE WHAT THE REST OF
OUR WEEK LOOKS LIKE BRANDON THAN
TODAY. IT IS MONDAY. A AND WE’RE
DEALING WITH SOME CLOUDS,
ESPECIALLY EAST SIDE SOUTHERN
ONTARIO, BUT MIDDLE SEVENTIES
FOR THE MOST PART, 75 LAPIERRE,
77 METRO, WE HAVE ATTEMPTS. OF
73 AT PORTS, HURON AND IN ANN
ARBOR. PONTIAC YOU’RE RIGHT
THERE OFFICIALLY 75 AT METRO AND
IT FEELS DECENT OUT THERE. WE’VE
GOT A LITTLE NORTH WIND, HELPING
TO ADD A LITTLE CLOUD COVER TO
THE AREA AND SHOWER CHANCES FOR
THE MOST PART WILL BE CONFINED
TO THE EAST SIDE HERE AS WE’RE
SEEING NOW COMING OFF OF LAKE
HURON INTO ST CLAIR. PARTS OF
MACOMB COUNTY AND SOUTHERN
ONTARIO. NOT EXCLUSIVELY BUT
PRIMARILY EAST SIDE SOUTHERN
ONTARIO. AFTERNOON SHOWERS TEMPS
NEAR 80 DEGREES THE FARTHER WEST
, YOU ARE A LITTLE MORE SUN,
MAYBE A LITTLE WARMER,
TEMPERATURE WISE, WE’LL TAKE A
CLOSER LOOK AT SOME BRIGHTER
DAYS, SOME WARMER TEMPS AND
ANYMORE STORMS THAT SEVEN DAY IS
COMING UP, NICK. BRANDON THANK
YOU. ONE PERSON HAS BEEN KILLED
IN A CAR CRASH IN WARREN EARLY
THIS MORNING. PLEASE SAY THE
DRIVER CRASHED INTO A POLE NEAR
EIGHT MILE AND GROSS BACK OR IN.
PLEASE SAY ONLY ONE PERSON WAS
IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. WE DON’T
KNOW WHAT LED TO THE CRASH. NOR
WHO WAS INSIDE OF THAT CAR.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE.
RIGHT NOW. SOUTHFIELD POLICE ARE
ASKING FOR YOUR HELP TO FIND A
MISSING 16 YEAR OLD GIRL. HER
NAME IS HANNAH WATLEY. SHE WAS
LAST SEEN AT HER HOME IN
SOUTHFIELD. SHE HAS FOUR LONG
INDIVIDUAL BRAIDS IN HER HAIR
AND WAS WEARING A DETROIT LIONS
SWEATSHIRT, GRAY LEGGINGS AND
LIME CROCS. IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING
, PLEASE CALL SOUTHFIELD POLICE
. MORE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING
STATIONS ARE COMING TO METRO
DETROIT AND AREAS THAT HAVEN’T
SEEN MANY INVESTMENTS VOLTA AND
D. T ER, ADDING CHARGING
STATIONS AT FOUR NEW KROGER
LOCATIONS. THEY WILL GO UP IN
SOUTHGATE, ROOSEVELT, WESTLAND
AND LAPIERRE, VOLTA SAYS THEY
WILL BE A MIX OF LEVEL TWO AND
FAST CHARGERS AND WILL BE
AVAILABLE AT LOWER COST TO
CUSTOMERS. THE COMPANY SAYS IT’S
IMPORTANT TO GET ALL COMMUNITIES
ON BOARD WITH GOING ELECTRIC.
THOSE COMMUNITIES WITH FEWER
EAVES DON’T HAVE EASY ACCESS TO
CHARGING, ESPECIALLY IF YOU IF
YOU LIVE IN AN APARTMENT
BUILDING, AND YOU DON’T HAVE A
GARAGE TO INSTALL HOME CHARGER.
IT’S A CHICKEN AND EGG PROBLEM.
OTHER CHARGING BUSINESSES NEED
PEOPLE TO BUY EVIE’S FIRST
JUSTIFY INSTALLING CHARGERS,
WHEREAS IT’S HARDER IF YOU DON’T
SEE CHARGING IN YOUR COMMUNITY
TO JUSTIFY BUYING AN E V. HENCE
THE CHICKEN AND EGG ISSUE. THIS
WAS MADE POSSIBLE WITH A FEDERAL
FUNDING AND STATE GRANTS. GAS
PRICES, MEANWHILE, CONTINUED TO
DROP IN MICHIGAN, BUT EXPERTS
AREN’T SURE IF IT’S GOING TO
LAST. WE’RE NOW PAYING AN
AVERAGE OF 3 91 PER GALLON.
THAT’S DOWN FOUR CENTS FROM ONE
WEEK AGO, AND IT’S DOWN 57 CENTS
FROM THIS TIME LAST YEAR. TRIPLE
A SAID THE DECREASES APPEAR TO
BE SLOWING DOWN AND IF DEMAND
INCREASES AS SUMMER ENDS PRICES
MAY SLIGHTLY GO UP THE CLOCK IS
TICKING FOR THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT TO HAND OVER
DOCUMENTS IN THE SEARCH OF
FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP’S MAR A
LAGO HOME, THEY MUST GIVE A
JUDGE A REDACTED VERSION OF THE
AFFIDAVIT USED TO JUSTIFY THE
RAID. ASBURY JACKSON REPORTS. IT
COMES AS PUBLIC PRESSURE MOUNTS
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
TRUMP’S LEGAL TROUBLES. A
FEDERAL JUDGE SUGGESTS HE MAY
RELEASE PORTIONS OF THE
AFFIDAVIT TO THE PUBLIC. THIS AS
A NEW NBC NEWS POLL SHOWS THAT
THERE’S A STRONG SUPPORT FOR
CONTINUED INVESTIGATIONS INTO
FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP’S
ACTIONS. THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
, FACING A THURSDAY DEADLINE TO
SUBMIT A REDACTED VERSION OF THE
AFFIDAVIT USED TO JUSTIFY THE
SEARCH OF FORMER PRESIDENT
TRUMP’S MAR A LAGO HOME. THAT’S
A REALLY SERIOUS THING FOR THE
NATION. TOP DEMOCRATS ARGUE
RELEASING THE DOCUMENT WOULD
JEOPARDIZE DOJ INVESTIGATION.
THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO BE
GIVING ESSENTIALLY THE TRUMP
LAWYERS. ROADMAP INTO HOW TO
INTIMIDATE WITNESSES OR HOW TO
DERAIL A LEGITIMATE
INVESTIGATION. FORMER PRESIDENT
TRUMP AND HIS ALLIES WANT MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE SEARCH
RELEASED. MEANWHILE EFFORTS TO
SHED LIGHT ON COORDINATED
ATTEMPTS TO REVERSE THE 2020
ELECTION RESULTS HIT A ROADBLOCK
AFTER AN APPEALS COURT PUT ON
HOLD REPUBLICAN SENATOR LINDSEY
GRAHAM’S TESTIMONY SCHEDULED FOR
TUESDAY. THE REPRIEVE ALLOWS
GRAHAM AN OPPORTUNITY TO
CHALLENGE THE SUBPOENA TO
TESTIFY. THE QUESTION IS, WHY IS
SENATOR GRAHAM SO? OH HELL BENT
ON NOT TESTIFYING. GOP MEMBERS
CLAIMED TRUMP’S LEGAL TROUBLES
ARE POLITICALLY MOTIVATED. THERE
IS A MASSIVE MASSIVE DISCONNECT
BETWEEN THE PRIORITIES OF
POLITICIANS IN WASHINGTON AND
THE CONCERNS OF THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE. NBC NEWS POLL SHOWS 57%
OF RESPONDENTS SAY
INVESTIGATIONS OF FORMER
PRESIDENT TRUMP SHOULD CONTINUE
, INCLUDING 21% OF REPUBLICANS.
I THINK IT’S A POISONOUS TOXIN
THAT IS SPREADING EVERYWHERE,
DRAGGING POLITICS DOWN TOPPING
THE LIST OF VOTERS CONCERNS
THREATS TO DEMOCRACY, OVERTAKING
WORRIES ABOUT THE COST OF
LIVING. THE NBC NEWS POLL ALSO
SHOWS THAT THREE QUARTERS OF
VOTERS SAY THAT THEY BELIEVE THE
COUNTRY IS HEADED IN THE WRONG
DIRECTION AND A RECORD. 58% SAY
THAT AMERICA’S BEST YEARS ARE