FOR NEWS AT 11 STARTS NOW. ONE YEAR AGO, MICHIGAN MADE MAGIC WITH A BLOWOUT WIN AGAINST THEIR
BIGGEST RIVAL. THIS TIME, THE
STAKES ARE HIGHER AND THE
CHALLENGE EVEN GREATER. GOOD
EVENING EVERYBODY, AND THAT’S
BECAUSE THIS TIME THE WOLVERINES
WILL HAVE TO DO SOMETHING THEY
HAVEN’T DONE SINCE THE YEAR,
2000 BEAT THE BUCKEYES AWAY FROM
THE BIG HOUSE, AND THERE ARE
JUST ABOUT 13 HOURS LEFT UNTIL
KICKOFF AT OHIO STADIUM IN
COLUMBUS, JACQUELINE FRANCIS
WENT TO ANN ARBOR TO SEE HOW THE
AMAZING BLUE DIEHARDS ARE
FEELING AHEAD OF THE MOST
ANTICIPATE. HATED GAME OF THE
SEASON. JACQUELINE A LOT OF
MICHIGAN FANS WERE INDIAN ARBOR
TODAY FOR THE HOCKEY GAME
AGAINST HARVARD, BUT WE WERE
TALKING FOOTBALL AHEAD OF
TOMORROW’S RIVALRY GAME AGAINST
OHIO STATE. HOURS AHEAD OF THE
MICHIGAN OHIO STATE FOOTBALL
GAME. EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW IF
THE WOLVERINES CAN PULL OFF A
WIN. FORMER SPORTS EDITOR FOR
THE AN ARBOR NEWS WEIGHING IN
GREAT TO BE GOING IN THE GAME,
11 AND OH, I’M JUST GRATEFUL FOR
THAT. BUT I’M REALLY SCARED
BECAUSE OH, ISSUES HAD A YEAR TO
PREPARE FOR MICHIGAN’S RUN GAME
. MICHIGAN’S RUNNING BACKS ARE
BANGED UP. THERE’S A WHOLE LOT
OF VARIABLES, VARIABLES LIKE
WEATHER STAR RUNNING BACK BLAKE
CORUM WILL TAKE THE FIELD AFTER
BEING INJURED IN LAST WEEK’S
GAME AGAINST ILLINOIS HOPE BLAKE
CAR HIM IS FEELING PRETTY GOOD
GOING TO BE PLAYING TOMORROW
WILL BE A GOOD THING I THINK IS
GOING TO GET 150 YARDS RUSHING.
GO BLUE. YOU DO IF HE PLAYS.
SATURDAY’S GAME ISN’T JUST FOR
THE ADULTS, BUT A RIVALRY. THE
WHOLE FAMILY CAN GET IN ON THEM.
LAST YEAR, THEY COULD DO IT
AGAIN. I DON’T KNOW IF
MICHIGAN’S GONNA LOSER OHIO
STATE’S GONNA CRUSH HIM. I DON’T
KNOW. WHAT ARE YOU HOPING FOR
MICHIGAN? BACK HERE LIVE IN
DOWNTOWN DETROIT RED WINGS GAME
JUST GOT OUT AND PEOPLE ARE
ALREADY CHANTING GO BLUE AHEAD
OF TOMORROW’S GAME. SO IF THAT
DOESN’T TELL YOU ANYTHING, THEN
I GUESS WE’LL JUST HAVE TO SEE
WHAT HAPPENS TOMORROW. REPORTING
LIVE JACQUELINE FRANCIS LOCAL
FLOOR. I LIKE TO SEE THAT
ENTHUSIASM. THANK YOU,
JACQUELINE. AND DESPITE THE HIGH
NATIONAL RANKINGS, BOTH MICHIGAN
AND OHIO STATE HAS SOME BIG
QUESTIONS LOOMING OVER THEM AS
THEY HEADED THE GAME IN HO BRT
JOINS US NOW, WITH A LITTLE BIT
OF A PREVIEW. WE WANT A GOOD
GAME INJURIES COULD CERTAINLY
PLAY A FACTOR. WE’LL FIND OUT
MORE ON THAT TOMORROW. WE’LL
GAMES DON’T GET MUCH BIGGER THAN
THIS YEAR’S INSTALLMENT OF THE
GAME. MICHIGAN AND OHIO STATE
BOTH STILL PURSUING A PERFECT
SEASON. IT IS A BATTLE OF
UNBEATEN TEAMS TOMORROW, THE
FIRST TIME THE WOLVERINES AND
BUCKEYES MEET WITH PERFECT
RECORDS SINCE 2006. OF COURSE,
THE BIG 10 EAST IS UP FOR GRABS.
BUT MORE THAN THAT A POTENTIAL
PLAYOFF SPOT IS TOO, WITH THE
WINNER GETTING THE INSIDE TRACK
TO THAT. AND JIM HARBAUGH SAYS
HE IS GRATEFUL THAT THE ROAD
LEADS TO THIS TYPE OF MOMENT FOR
HIS TEAM. GOT A GROUP GOT A
GREAT GROUP OF PLAYERS WHO ARE
HAPPY WARRIORS. AND THEY’RE ON A
HAPPY MISSION. AND, UH, IT’S A
TIGHT KNIT TEAM. THERE’S PAID
THE PRICE. THEY HAVE THEY’VE
TAKEN ON EVERY CHALLENGE. TO THE
STATE, AND THEY’VE ATTACKED IT
READY TO PLAY EVERY SINGLE GAME
FOR 60 MINUTES AND UM, I LOVE
THIS TEAM. AND KAREN. YOU
MENTIONED THOSE QUESTIONS. WILL
BLAKE QUORUM, OF COURSE PLAY AND
IF HE DOES JUST HOW HEALTHY WILL
HE BE, BUT ALSO OHIO STATE’S TOP
TWO RUNNING BACKS. THEY’RE
DEALING WITH INJURIES, AND
THEY’VE PLAYED MOST OF THE YEAR
WITHOUT THEIR TOP RECEIVER
JACKSON SMITH INJURED BUT BUT
COULD HE PLAY? THAT’S ANOTHER
BIG QUESTION, SO A LOT TO
MONITOR AHEAD OF TOMORROW’S GAME
AND LET ME GUESS. PAMELA, YOU
GOT THE BLUE READY FOR TOMORROW?
OH, YEAH, FOR SURE, TODAY, BLUE
TOMORROW. THAT’S RIGHT. ALL
RIGHT, AND WE DO WANT TO LET YOU
GUYS KNOW THAT BERNIE SMILOVITZ
IS HEADED TO COLUMBUS FOR
TONIGHT. MORROW’S BIG GAME.
HE’LL BRING US LIVE COVERAGE ON
THE SATURDAY EDITION OF LOCAL 4
NEWS AT SIX. PLUS RIGHT NOW
CHECK OUT HIS ARTICLE ABOUT THE
GAME WE POSTED AND
CLICKONDETROIT.COM. AFTER THE
GAME. YOU MIGHT NOTICE NICE
WEATHER FOR PUTTING UP HOLIDAY
LIGHTS. I KNOW THAT’S WHAT I’M
GOING TO BE WORKING. I’M GOING
TO TRY. I KEEP SAYING I’M GONNA
DO IT. I HAVE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
IS OUR WINDOW. I KNOW BRIAN,
WHAT’S IN STORE? HEY THERE, PAM,
PAMELA AND KAREN? YEAH,
DEFINITELY. IT’S GOING TO BE A
NICE DAY. IF YOU’RE GOING TO GET
THOSE TREES UP, GET ALL THE
DECORATIONS UP. TOMORROW IS THE
DAY THAT YOU’RE GOING TO WANT TO
DO. THAT TOWER CAME FROM WINDSOR
LOOKING ACROSS THE RIVER INTO
DOWNTOWN DETROIT, MAINLY CLEAR
SKIES WORKING INTO THE EVENING
AND LATE EVENING HOURS TONIGHT,
TEMPERATURES DROPPING VERY
QUICKLY INTO THE THIRTIES 38
RIGHT NOW, HERE IN DETROIT, 34
OVER AND HOW 35 WORKING IN A
PONTIAC AND 36 ADRIAN, THE
WINDCHILLS ARE JUST A TAD BIT
COLDER FEELING LIKE IT’S IN THE
UPPER TWENTIES RIGHT NOW WORKING
IN A PONTIAC AND CAN PARED TO
WHERE WE WERE THIS TIME LAST
NIGHT, MOST OF SOUTHEASTERN
MICHIGAN RUNNING ABOUT 7 TO 10,
EVEN 11 DEGREES COLDER TONIGHT.
THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE INTO
EARLY TOMORROW MORNING, BUT
WE’LL BE BACK IN THE FIFTIES
AGAIN HEADING INTO TOMORROW
AFTERNOON SUNSHINE GIVING WAY TO
MAINLY CLEAR SKIES FOR EVERYBODY
, A LITTLE BIT OF HIGH CLOUD
COVER TRYING TO COME ACROSS LIKE
MICHIGAN, SOUTH OF LUDINGTON,
HEADING TOWARDS GRAND RAPIDS
WILL KEEP A LITTLE BIT OF HIGH
CLOUD COVER IN THE FORECAST FOR
TOMORROW. OTHERWISE I’M LOOKING
AT LOTS OF SUNSHINE. WE’RE
HEADING THE FREEZING MARK EARLY
WARMING INTO THE UPPER FORTIES
BY LUNCHTIME ON OUR WAY INTO THE
MID FIFTIES BY BY THE TIME WE
GET TO TOMORROW AFTERNOON, ENJOY
THIS DRY WEATHER BECAUSE RAIN
MOVES IN FOR THE SECOND HALF OF
THE WEEKEND, I’LL TIME OUT WHEN
YOU’RE GONNA NEED THAT UMBRELLA
AND YOUR COMPLETE 41 FORECAST
THAT’S COMING UP IN JUST A FEW
MINUTES AND WITH RAIN ON THE WAY
DON’T FORGET TO DOWNLOAD THAT
FOREWARN WEATHER APP. YOU CAN
GET FUTURE TRACK AND EXACT TRACK
HD ON THE PALM OF YOUR HAND,
JUST SEARCH WDIV’S AND THE APPLE
APP STORE OR THE GOOGLE PLAY
STORE. NO NEW TRIAL. THAT’S THE
RULING FROM A FEDERAL JUDGE FOR
THE TWO OF THE MEN CONVICTED IN
THE PLOT TO KIDNAP GOVERNOR
WHITMER THAT JUDGE’S OPINION
BEING RELEASED LATE TONIGHT ARE
MARA MACDONALD IS LIVE DOWNTOWN
AT THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE. MARA.
THE TWO DEFENDANTS IN THIS CASE
ARE ADAM FOX AND BARRY CROFT.
TELL US MORE PAMELA, AS YOU WILL
REMEMBER, BOTH OF THOSE MEN.
THEIR FIRST TRIAL ENDED IN A
MISTRIAL, SO FEDERAL PROSECUTORS
WENT BACK, TRIED THEM AGAIN AND
GOT CONVICTIONS IN AUGUST. BARRY
CROFT AND ADAM FOX WERE FOUND
GUILTY OF CONSPIRING TO KIDNAP
GOVERNOR WHITMER AS WELL AS
TRYING TO OBTAIN A WEAPON OF
MASS DESTRUCTION. TON OF ISSUES.
IN THIS CASE, YOU KNOW THAT WILL
BE PART OF THE BRIEFING PROCESS,
BUT WE’VE GOT SOME STEPS TO TAKE
BEFORE WE GET TO THAT ALMOST
IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING FOUND
GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT, THEIR
ATTORNEYS FILED A MOTION FOR A
NEW TRIAL THEIR CLAIM THE
FEDERAL JUDGE OUT OF GRAND
RAPIDS HEARING THE CASE DIDN’T
GIVE THE MEN A FAIR TRIAL, AND
THEY CITE A COUPLE OF REASONS
THEY CLAIM THE JUDGE DIDN’T
INVESTIGATE A CLAIM OF HER
MISCONDUCT AND IMPOSED TIME
LIMITS ON CROSS EXAMINATION,
AMONG OTHERS. NONE OF WHICH
SWAYED THE JUDGE. AND AS OF
TODAY, THERE MOTION FOR NEW
TRIAL HAS BEEN DENIED, WHICH
MEANS THE TWO ARE ON TRACK TO BE
SENTENCED IN DECEMBER THREE
OTHER WHITMER PLOT DEFENDANTS
PETE MUSIC OH, JOSEPH MORRISON
AND PAUL BELLER WERE FOUND
GUILTY ON STATE CHARGES IN
JACKSON COUNTY IN OCTOBER, AND
TWO DEFENDANTS DANIEL HARRIS AND
BRANDON CASERTA. WERE FOUND NOT
GUILTY OF THE FEDERAL CHARGES
THEY FACE. BACK HERE LIVE. BOTH
CROFT AND FOX FACED THE
POSSIBILITY OF LIFE IN PRISON AT
SENTENCING. WE’RE LIVE DOWNTOWN
TONIGHT AT THE FEDERAL
COURTHOUSE. I’M MARA MACDONALD
LOCAL 4. OKAY MARA. THANK YOU
TONIGHT. DASHCAM VIDEO SHOWING
ROSEVILLE POLICE CHASING A
DRIVER JUST MOMENTS BEFORE THE
FATAL CAR ACCIDENT ON I 94 OVER
THANKSGIVING. IT HAPPENED ON
EASTBOUND. I 94 NEAR 12 MILE
POLICING DRIVER WAS GOING THE
WRONG WAY ON THE FREEWAY, THEN
CRASHED HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER
VEHICLE THAT CAN VIDEO FROM A
LOCAL 4 VIEWER SHOWING ROSEVILLE
POLICE IN PURSUIT OF A DRIVER.
WE ARE TOLD THIS STEMMED FROM A
FAMILY DISPUTE AT AN APARTMENT
COMPLEX IN ROSEVILLE YESTERDAY,
POSSIBLE SHOTS WERE FIRED AND
THE DRIVER SPED AWAY. ONE PERSON
WAS KILLED. SEVERAL OTHERS WERE
INJURED. CREWS HAD TO MAKE SOME
EMERGENCY REPAIRS ON THE MILLER
ROTUNDA BRIDGE TODAY FROM SKY
FOUR. YOU CAN SEE THE WAYNE
COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION WORKING
TO FIX THE BRIDGE. WE’RE TOLD IT
WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE
OVERNIGHT. EARLIER TODAY, THE
COMMISSION CLOSED MILLER ROAD AT
ROTUNDA IN ALL DIRECTIONS. ONE
NORTH BOUND LANE IS CLOSED, BUT
THE SOUTH BONG LANE ON THE
BRIDGE IS OPEN. A TEMPORARY
BARRIER WALL HAS BEEN INSTALLED
THERE. THE COUNTY PLANS ON