DETROIT LOCAL 4 NEWS AT NOON STARTS NOW. WE BEGIN THIS NOON WITH A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE FROM
OUR WINDSOR SKY CAN THE SUN IS
OUT NOW? HELLO, SUNSHINE, BUT
YOU MAY SEE SOME RAIN. LATER ON
TONIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON, AND
THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING ME.
I’M KRISTY MCDONALD. WE’RE
LOOKING AT SOME RAIN AND THE
WEEK SO LET’S GET ON OVER TO
BRANDON ROUX FOR A LOOK AT THE
FORECAST FOR US SAY THERE,
BRANDON. CHRISTINE WE ARE
TRACKING RAIN TRYING TO MOVE OUR
WAY. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, PRETTY
DECENT LOOKING SKIES AROUND
METRO DETROIT. WE HAVE CURRENT
TEMPERATURES IN THE FORTIES,
TOO. LOW FIFTIES RIGHT NOW, HOW
ABOUT THAT? WE HAVE 50 IN TROY
46 FOR YOU IN MOUNT CLEMENS
SEVEN CELSIUS IN WINDSOR. THE
WARMEST DAY OF THE WEEK, MAYBE
INTO SOME MIDDLE FIFTIES. WE
STILL HAVE ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE
HOURS OF DRY CONDITIONS, NOT
NECESSARILY THE BRIGHTEST
CONDITIONS, BUT THAT RAIN AFTER
56 PM TEMPERATURES IN THE
FIFTIES, SO WE’RE LOOKING AT
PLAIN RAIN FOR TODAY. PUT A
LITTLE, UH DISTANCE TRACKER HERE
, AND WE ARE SEEING THESE RAIN
SHOWERS THROUGH ILLINOIS, STILL
SEVERAL 100 MILES AWAY, SO IT
LOOKS LIKE AGAIN FIVE OR SIX PM
WE’LL CALL IT THE TAIL END OF
THE EVENING. DR THINGS ARE GOING
TO GET QUITE WET. AND TONIGHT,
OVERNIGHT, MAYBE A HALF AN INCH
OF RAIN. SO TRICKY TRAVEL, MAYBE
SOME POOLING AND PANDERING ON
THE ROADWAYS TONIGHT AND
OVERNIGHT. THEN THE COOLER AIR
CHRISTIE COMES IN, SO WE’LL TAKE
A LOOK AT ST PATRICK’S DAY
TEMPERATURES TUMBLING AND SOME
WEEKEND SNOW POSSIBLE. WE HAVE
BREAKING NEWS THIS NOON OUT OF
DEARBORN POLICE OFFICER WHO SHOT
AND KILLED A MAN INSIDE THE
POLICE STATION LAST DECEMBER,
HAS BEEN CLEARED OF ANY
WRONGDOING. MOMENTS AGO, THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT RELEASED THIS
VIDEO OF WHAT HAPPENED THAT DAY.
YOU CAN SEE A MAN WALK INTO THE
STATION AND ATTEMPT TO FIRE AT
AN OFFICER WHEN THE OFFICER
PULLS HIS GUN AND FIRES MULTIPLE
SHOTS OF THE ARMED MAN,
ULTIMATELY KILLING HIM. DEARBORN
POLICE SAY THEY ARE RELEASING
THIS VIDEO TO BE FULLY
TRANSPARENT ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED
. AND NOW THAT INVESTIGATION
INTO THE SHOOTING IS COMPLETE.
WE WILL HAVE MORE FOR YOU ON
THIS TONIGHT AND LOCAL 4 NEWS AT
FIVE NOW TO A TRAFFIC ALERT THIS
NOON IN MACOMB COUNTY,
SOUTHBOUND ROAD IS CLOSED RIGHT
NOW BETWEEN 12 MILE AND MARTIN
ROAD AND WARREN BECAUSE OF
DOWNED POWER LINES, PLEASE AVOID
THE AREA AT THIS TIME CREWS ARE
OUT WORKING ON THE REPAIRS.
RIGHT NOW. CARL’S CABIN IN SALEM
TOWNSHIP HAS BEEN AROUND FOR
NEARLY 100 YEARS, BUT A
DEVASTATING FIRE LAST MONTH’S
AND CUSTOMERS AND STAFF
SCRAMBLING FOR SAFETY. WELL NOW
THE OWNERS ARE PLANNING A
COMEBACK. MALONEY JOINS US LIVE
WITH THE STORY. THE STORY IS NOT
REALLY JUST REBUILDING. BUT WHAT
HAPPENS WHEN YOUR COWORKERS ARE
REALLY LIKE FAMILY? LOOKING AT
THE FRONT OF CARL’S CABIN. YOU
WOULDN’T KNOW THAT THE PLACE
BURNED BUT BELIEVE ME, IT DID,
AND IT’S BEEN SHUT DOWN. BUT
HERE AT CARL’S CABIN, THEY’RE
LEARNING A COUPLE OF THINGS. FOR
INSTANCE, THEY’VE GOT THE SIGN
UP THAT SAYS SORRY, CLOSED FOR
AN UNPLANNED REMODEL. THEY’VE
LEARNED THAT THEY HAVE A WHOLE
LOT MORE HERE THAN JUST A REALLY
WELL KNOWN AND LIKED RESTAURANT
, FOR INSTANCE, THE OWNERSHIP
DECIDED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO
PAY AT LEAST SOME OF THE SALARY.
EVERYBODY WHO WORKED HERE EVEN
THOUGH MOST OF THE PEOPLE HAD TO
GO FIND OTHER JOBS, AND IN FACT
DID, BUT THEN ANOTHER THING
HAPPENED. PEOPLE STARTED SHOWING
UP CARRYING THINGS OVER THE
STORAGE CONTAINERS TO HELP CLEAR
OUT THE RESTAURANT AND HELP
CLEAN IT UP. THIS MORNING. THEY
HAD PEOPLE COME BY AND VISIT
LOOKING INSIDE AT THE UPPER
FLOORS THAT HAVE BEEN STRIPPED
DOWN TO THE STUDS TO GET A LOOK
AT HOW PROGRESS IS GOING. BUT
THEN SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENED.
THAT WAS RATHER SURPRISING. THEY
STARTED MEETING AT A BOWLING
ALLEY ONCE A WEEK AFTER THE FIRE
AS A WAY TO SORT OF HELP EACH
OTHER OUT, BECAUSE IN MANY WAYS,
THEY ALL FEEL LIKE FAMILY
CUSTOMERS AND STAFF WERE THE
FIRST THINGS THAT WE THOUGHT
ABOUT AND WE REALLY WANTED TO
MAKE THE COMMITMENT TO OUR TEAM
AND SAY EVERYONE’S GOING TO GET
A PAYCHECK AT CARL’S, NO MATTER
WHAT, WHETHER YOU WORK FIVE
HOURS A WEEK ARE YOU WORKED 40
HOURS A WEEK. I’VE YOU KNOW,
I’VE WORKED AT MULTIPLE
RESTAURANTS AND FOR MULTIPLE,
LIKE LONG PERIODS OF TIME, BUT
NEVER ANYWHERE WHERE THE FAMILY
FEEL SO REAL. DO YOU KNOW WHAT I
MEAN? YOU DON’T FEEL LIKE YOU’RE
COMING TO WORK. YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU’RE GOING TO YOUR SECOND
HOME. I LOVE THE BOWLING LEAGUE.
SO I MEAN, I’VE BEEN A HUGE
BOWLER, BUT IT’S REALLY SO IT’S
REALLY COOL TO GET EVERYONE
TOGETHER. KEEP THE MORALE UP,
OBVIOUSLY IN THIS TIME BECAUSE
SOMETHING THAT WE DEFINITELY
NEED, BUT IT IS COOL TO SEE
EVERYONE SMILING, HAVING A GOOD
TIME HAVING SOME FUN IN THE END,
THE DISCOVERED THERE WAS A WHOLE
LOT OF SUPPORT. AND SO THEY PUT
UP A SIGN TO THAT END, EVERYBODY
HELPING EACH OTHER OUT HERE
BECOMING THE TRUE FAMILY THAT
THEY ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT BEING.
NOW FOR EVERYBODY IN THE AREA
WHO WANTS TO KNOW CARL’S CABIN
IS SUPPOSED TO OPEN UP AGAIN.
THIS SUMMER. IN SALEM TOWNSHIP,
RIDING ALONE FOUR LOCAL WHAT AN
AWESOME STORY. IT’S GREAT WHEN
YOU HAVE A VERY SPECIAL PLACE
WHERE THE JOB FEELS LIKE FAMILY,
GOVERNOR WHITMER WILL SIGN AN
AMENDMENT TO THE ELLIOT LARSON
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT LATER ON THIS
AFTERNOON. THE CHANGE EXTEND
CIVIL RIGHTS TO INCLUDE SEXUAL
ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY
. THE LAW WILL NOW PROTECT THE
LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY FROM
DISCRIMINATION HERE IN MICHIGAN.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY HELPS
MICHIGAN STATE POLICE ARREST A
MAN FOR POSSESSING CHILD
PORNOGRAPHY, ACCORDING TO THE
COURT FILING. FORD GOT A TIP,
SAYING AN EMPLOYEE WAS USING A
COMPANY LAPTOP TO VIEW AND TO
STORE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. THE
AUTOMAKER PASSED THE INFORMATION
ON THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE MSP
, THEN GOT A WARRANT AND
SEARCHED THE MAN’S HOUSE IN
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP. HE WAS NOT
HOME AT THE TIME. BUT POLICE
ARRESTED HIM AT DETROIT METRO
AIRPORT BEFORE GETTING ON A
FLIGHT TO FLORIDA. SEVERAL
MICHIGAN LAWMAKERS ARE
INTRODUCING BILLS TO END CHILD
MARRIAGE IN MICHIGAN UNDER
CURRENT LAW, 16 AND 17 YEAR OLD
CHILDREN ARE ABLE TO MARRY WITH
THE CONSENT OF JUST ONE PARENT
OR GUARDIAN. THIS BILL LOOKS TO
BAN ALL CHILD MARRIAGE IN THE
STATE, SOMETHING VICTIMS OF
CHILD MARRIAGE SAY IS LONG
OVERDUE. IT IS TIME TO STAND UP
AND NEVER ALLOWING ADULT TO
MARRY A CHILD. NOT IN MICHIGAN.
NOT ANYMORE. THE POWER DYNAMIC
THAT IS CREATED WHEN A CHILD
MARRIES AN ADULT IS PERMANENT.
AND IT IS NEVER, EVER GONNA
ALLOW THAT CHILD TO BE ON EQUAL
TERMS. INTERESTING TO KNOW
NATIONALLY, CHILD MARRIAGE IS
STILL LEGAL IN 43 STATES.
DETROIT POLICE ARE ON THE
LOOKOUT FOR A PERSON WHO FIRED
SHOTS AT OFFICERS LAST WEEK. IT
HAPPENED ON MARCH 8TH ON WEST
MCNICHOLS NEAR KENTUCKY, THE
SUSPECT IN A RED NISSAN WITH AN
IMPROPER MICHIGAN PLATE SP 0700
. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION,
PLEASE CALL DPD CYBERSECURITY
INCIDENT HAS ALL CLASSES
CANCELED AT LANSING COMMUNITY
COLLEGE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK
THAT GOES FOR ALL CLASSES,
EVENTS, PRACTICES AND ACTIVITIES
, THE COLLEGES AND GIVING
DETAILS, ONLY CALLING IT AN
HONOR. ONGOING CYBER SECURITY
INCIDENT, AND THAT CANCELATION
INCLUDES ALL ONLINE CLASSES. AS
WELL. MICHIGAN’S GRADE FOR
SCHOOL DISTRICTS COULD BE GOING
AWAY. MICHIGAN USES THE SO
CALLED A THROUGH F SYSTEM.
LAWMAKERS ARE CONSIDERING
REPEALING THAT SYSTEM BECAUSE IT
DOES NOT MEET FEDERAL STANDARDS
. SCHOOLS SAY THE A THROUGH F
SYSTEM OVERSIMPLIFIES WHAT
SCHOOLS ARE ACTUALLY DOING. BUT
SUPPORTERS OF THE SYSTEM SAY
IT’S WAY EASIER TO UNDERSTAND.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION SAYS IT FINDS MORE LOW
PERFORMING SCHOOLS USING THE
MICHIGAN ACCOUNTABILITY INDEX
SYSTEM, WHICH IS GRADING
STUDENTS FROM 0 TO 100. WELL
COMING UP NEW HERE AT NOON. THE
US RELEASES VIDEO SHOWING THE
MOMENT A RUSSIAN JET DAMAGE TO