TOWN DETROIT LOCAL 4 NEWS AT NOON STARTS NOW. THIS SNOW IS NOT DONE WITH US YET. WE ARE
WATCHING A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN
TO START OFF THE WORK WEEK AS WE
TAKE A LIVE LOOK AT DOWNTOWN
DETROIT. GOOD AFTERNOON AND
THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.
I’M KRISTY MCDONALD. WE WANT TO
START THINGS OFF WITH FOREWARN
METEOROLOGIST ACTUALLY
EMBARRASSING. TRACKING SOME
MOISTURE HEADED OUR WAY. HEY
THERE, ASHLEIGH. HEY WE STARTED
THIS MORNING WITH A LITTLE BIT
OF A MIX. NOW WE’VE HAD A NICE
BREAK, BUT THERE IS SOME
MOISTURE OFF TO OUR WEST. SO WE
ARE ANTICIPATING SOME RAIN
SHOWERS AS WE HEAD INTO THE
AFTERNOON 44 RIGHT NOW IN
DETROIT, 39 HOWELL 36. PONTIAC
AND 42 ADRIAN. SO THOSE
TEMPERATURES ON EITHER SIDE OF
40, BUT WINDS ARE SUSTAINED AT
ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH. IF YOU LOOK
CLOSELY AT THIS CAMERA EVERY
ONCE IN WHILE STARTS TO KIND OF
FLICKER A LITTLE BIT, AND SO WE
DO HAVE SOME GUSTY ER CONDITIONS
AROUND 20 MPH THIS EXACT TRACK
40 RADAR IS CHRISTY MENTIONED
MOISTURE HEADING OUR WAY. SO
SOME SHOWERS PUSHING THROUGH
COLD WATER. MARSHALL GONNA TAKE
A LITTLE TIME BEFORE IT HITS AN
ARBOR AND THEN INTO METRO
DETROIT. BUT NONETHELESS WE WILL
BE DEALING WITH SOME SHOWERS
HEADING INTO THE AFTERNOON, AND
THAT’S GOING TO HAVE POSSIBLY A
BIGGER IMPACT GOING INTO YOUR
EVENING COMMUTE. SO FOR THOSE
THAT ARE STILL IN THE THIRTIES,
WE HIT 41 FOR THE AFTERNOON HIGH
STILL AROUND 40 DEGREES AT SIX
O’CLOCK THIS EVENING, BUT AS I
GIVE YOU A BROADER VIEW OF OUR
CLOUDS AND RADAR FORECAST, YOU
CAN SEE SOME MORE MOISTURE OFF
TO THE WEST. THIS SYSTEM
EVENTUALLY TRACKS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY AND WILL BRING A CHANCE
FOR SOME SNOW SNOW SHOWERS AS WE
HEAD INTO FRIDAY, WELL MORE ON
THAT IN YOUR FULL FORECAST, BUT
IF YOU’RE HEADING OUT THE DOOR,
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE 4WARN
WEATHER. THE APP WITH YOU ON THE
GO. YOU CAN TAKE RADAR WITH YOU.
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RIGHT, ASHLEIGH, WE’LL SEE YOU
IN A FEW MINUTES. THOUSANDS OF
METRO DETROITERS ARE STILL
WITHOUT POWER FROM LAST FRIDAY’S
BIG SNOWSTORM AT LAST UPDATE.
DTE SAYS NEARLY 26,500 CUSTOMERS
ARE IN THE DARK. THERE ARE 4200
CREWS OUT IN THE FIELD, WORKING
TO GET THE LIGHTS BACK ON. DT IS
HOPING TO HAVE POWER RESTORED TO
NEARLY EVERYONE BY TONIGHT. BUT
FOR SOME PEOPLE, IT WAS THE
SECOND OUTAGE IN TWO WEEKS NOW.
ATTORNEY GENERAL DANA NESSEL IS
PUSHING THE LEGISLATURE TO STEP
IN. CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR HANK
WINCHESTER JUST WRAPPED UP AN
INTERVIEW WITH THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL MINUTES AGO, AND HANK
JOINS US LIVE. ALRIGHT HANK,
WHAT DID DANA NESSEL HAVE TO SAY
ABOUT THIS? AND CHRISTIE, NOT A
SURPRISE. THE A G IS FURIOUS.
SHE SAYS THAT DDT THE MONOPOLY
HERE IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,
HAS TO PAY UP NOT ONLY TO THE
RESIDENTS OF MICHIGAN BUT HAS TO
MAKE BIG INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGES
. TAKE A LOOK OVER MY SHOULDER
HERE. YOU CAN SEE PEOPLE
CLEANING UP FROM THE SECOND
STORMS THAT WE HAD JUST A FEW
DAYS AGO. AS YOU KNOW, CAUSING
WIDESPREAD OUTAGES. THE G GOING
AFTER DTE SAYING THESE $35
CREDITS AT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT IS
JUST SIMPLY TOO LOW, AND THEY
SHOULD ALWAYS BE AUTOMATIC, NOT
JUST FOR THE THIS PARTICULAR
STORM. TAKE A LISTEN. LIKE WHAT
WE’RE SEEING NOW IN TERMS OF THE
NUMBER OF OUTAGES, THEIR
FREQUENCY OF OUTAGES, THE LENGTH
OF OUTAGES, IT’S COMPLETELY
UNACCEPTABLE. THERE’S NO
QUESTION ABOUT IT IT FOR MANY
HERE IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, I
THINK IT FEELS LIKE WE’RE LIVING
IN A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY, AND
THAT’S UNACCEPTABLE. WHEN UH YOU
KNOW, A HOUSEHOLD LOSES THEIR
POWER. THEY LOSE THEIR ABILITY
TO DO EVERYTHING NOT TO MENTION
THE INCREDIBLE COST OF THAT. AND
AS YOU KNOW, STILL A NUMBER OF
PEOPLE. AS YOU KNOW, IT’S STILL
A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THROUGHOUT
METRO DETROIT DEALING WITH POWER
OUTAGES RIGHT NOW, AND MANY
PEOPLE ALSO ANGRY AND UPSET
REGARDING THE REIMBURSEMENT $35
. SO WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN MOVING
FORWARD? WHILE THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL SAYS JUST WORKING WITH
CTE DURING THE LAST FEW YEARS
THAT CLEARLY HAS NOT BEEN
SUCCESSFUL DT IS IGNORED THE
REQUEST. TO MAKE THESE CREDITS
AUTOMATIC EXCEPT FOR THIS LATEST
STORM, SO, AS YOU MENTIONED
CHRISTIE, THE NEXT MOVE MIGHT BE
FOR THE EIGHT G TO GO TO ELECTED
LEADERS AND SAY, WHAT CAN WE DO
LEGALLY TO MAKE A BIG CHANGE?
MOVING FORWARD? WE’RE GOING TO
HAVE MUCH MORE WITH THE AIG
TONIGHT, STARTING AT FIVE
O’CLOCK, INCLUDING QUESTION. I
ASKED HER TODAY REGARDING
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION. SHE IS
ONE OF MANY POLITICIANS
ACCEPTING MONEY FROM DTE BUT
ALSO DEMANDING CHANGE. WE’RE
GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT
POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST
NEW TONIGHT. CHRISTIE BACK TO
YOU. THANKS, HANK. THAT’LL BE
VERY INTERESTING TO HEAR AND A
LOT OF PEOPLE WANT ANSWERS ON
THIS. IN OTHER NEWS THIS NOON, A
MAJOR DRUG BUST THAT MAY HAVE
SAVED LIVES STERLING HEIGHTS.
POLICE SAY A DRUG DEALER WAS
SELLING THESE FENTANYL PILLS
DISGUISED AS OXYCODONE
PRESCRIPTION PILLS. POLICE SAY
THEY MADE SEVERAL UNDERCOVER
DRUG DEALS, THEN SERVED A SEARCH
WARRANT ON A PONTIAC HOME. THEY
FOUND 18,000 FENTANYL PILLS WITH
THE STRENGTH TO KILL A SINGLE
PERSON WITH JUST ONE DOSE.
POLICE ARRESTED A 31 YEAR OLD
PONTIAC MAN. THE DRUGS HAD A
STREET VALUE OF NEARLY HALF A
MILLION DOLLARS. ANOTHER NORFOLK
SOUTHERN TRAIN HAS DERAILED IN
OHIO, BUT THIS TIME, OFFICIALS
SAY THERE ARE NO HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS ON BOARD. THIS
DERAILMENT HAPPENED IN
SPRINGFIELD OVER THE WEEKEND,
AND IT IS THE SECOND INVOLVING
THE COMPANY’S TRAINS IN OHIO IN
JUST A MATTER OF WEEKS, AS JESSE
KERCH REPORTS FROM SPRINGFIELD
PEOPLE ARE ON EDGE AFTER THAT
DERAILMENT IN EAST PALESTINE.
NORFOLK SOUTHERN SAYS THAT THE
TRAIN THAT DERAILED JUST BEHIND
ME OVER THE WEEKEND WAS CARRYING
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, INCLUDING
LIQUID PROPANE AND ETHANOL.
HOWEVER, THE COMPANY SAYS THAT
THERE WERE NO HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS IN ANY OF THE 28 TRAIN
CARS THAT DERAILED THIS INCIDENT
WAS CAPTURED ON CAMERA. YOU CAN
SEE A DRIVER BACKING AWAY FROM A
RAILROAD CROSSING IN THIS
COMMUNITY BETWEEN DAYTON AND
COLUMBUS AS MULTIPLE RAILCARS.
COME OFF THE TRACKS, OHIO
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SAYS THAT NOTHING HAZARDOUS
SPILLED INTO THE AIR INTO THE
WATER OR INTO THE SOIL OFFICIALS
REPORTING NO INJURIES AND NO
PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT. HOWEVER
OFFICIALS DID ASK LESS THAN A
DOZEN RESIDENTS WITHIN 1000 FT.
OF THE DERAILMENT SITE TO
SHELTER IN PLACE FOR ROUGHLY
NINE HOURS OVER THE WEEKEND.
THIS COMES AS THE CEO OF NORFOLK
SOUTHERN IS EXPECTED TO TESTIFY
ON CAPITOL HILL ON THURSDAY.
THIS WAS THE FOURTH DERAILMENT
FOR NORFOLK SOUTHERN IN OHIO
UNLESS THAN FIVE MONTHS THIS
INDUSTRY UNDER THE MICROSCOPE.
FOR ITS SAFETY PRACTICES RIGHT
NOW, WITH A CONTINUED BIPARTISAN
PUSH FOR RAIL SAFETY REFORM
MEASURES YESTERDAY, NORFOLK
SOUTHERN, SAYING ON SITE HERE
THAT SAFETY IS ITS TOP PRIORITY
. THERE ARE CONTINUING QUESTIONS
FOR THAT COMPANY. JESSE KIRSCH,
NBC NEWS SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.
TOTALLY JESSE. THANK YOU.
FILLING UP YOUR TANK THIS WEEK
WILL COST YOU MORE GAS PRICES
JUMPED IN THE LAST WEEK. PRICES
ARE UP 13 CENTS TO AN AVERAGE OF
3 46 PER GALLON. THAT’S STILL 40
CENTS LESS THAN THIS TIME LAST
YEAR, BUT EXPERTS THINK IF
DEMAND CONTINUES TO GO UP IN THE
SUPPLY TIGHTENS, PRICES WILL
CONTINUE TO GO UP AS WELL. 2024
PRESIDENTIAL RACE IS STARTING TO
TAKE SHAPE. SOME CANDIDATES AND
SOME POTENTIAL CANDIDATES WERE
OUT IN FULL FORCE THIS WEEKEND
DREW PETRIMOULX MORE FROM THE
NATION’S CAPITAL. THIS IS A
DYNAMIC WE WILL LIKELY SEE PLAY
OUT OVER THE NEXT YEAR AND A
HALF PRESIDENT BIDEN USING THE
BULLY PULPIT TO APPEAR
PRESIDENTIAL WHILE THE POLITICAL
WARS FOUGHT WITHIN THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY FOR THE RIGHT
TO CHALLENGE HIM. THIS IS THE
TIME OF CHOOSY. AND WE NEED
EVERYBODY ENGAGED, SOUNDING LIKE
A CANDIDATE ONCE AGAIN,
PRESIDENT BIDEN, SPEAKING IN
SELMA, ALABAMA, TO COMMEMORATE
BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO FOUGHT
FOR CIVIL RIGHTS. THIS BRIDGE
BLOOD WAS GIVEN HELP REDEEM THE
SOUL OF AMERICA AS A PRESIDENT
SPOKEN SELMA, THE RACE TO UNSEAT
HIM HEATING UP. WHY AM I
STANDING BEFORE YOU BECAUSE WE
ARE GOING TO FINISH WHAT WE
STARTED. FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD
TRUMP, SPEAKING TO A CONVENTION
OF CONSERVATIVE ACTIVISTS
OUTSIDE WASHINGTON, D. C AS HE
FIGHTS TO MAINTAIN HIS GRIP ON
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, BUT
OPPOSITION TO TRUMP WITHIN THE
GOP PUSHING FOR ANOTHER OPTION.
MY HEART WAS TELLING ME TO RUN
MY HEAD. WAS TELLING ME KNOW
THAT THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE.
FORMER MARYLAND GOVERNOR LARRY
HOGAN OPTING OUT OF THE RACE,
HOPING THE PARTY CAN COALESCE
AROUND SOMEONE OTHER THAN TRUMP
. YOU’VE SEEN MASSIVE GAINS IN
STATES LIKE FLORIDA, FLORIDA
GOVERNOR RHONDA SANTIS, SEEN AS
ONE OF THE TOP POTENTIAL
CHALLENGERS HAS NOT YET STEPPED
INTO THE RACE. BUT THIS WEEK HE
HEADS TO IOWA. THE FIRST STATE
TO VOTE IN THE REPUBLICAN
PRIMARY. BRING THE SAME STRENGTH
TO THE WHITE HOUSE THAT I
BROUGHT TO THE UNITED NATIONS.
FORMER SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR
NIKKI HALEY IS IN THE RACE
SITTING OVER THE WEEKEND THAT
IT’S TIME FOR REPUBLICANS TO
PICK A NEW GENERATION OF
LEADERS. MEANWHILE PRESIDENT
BIDEN GETTING HIS FIRST
COMPETITOR, I HAVE RUN FOR
PRESIDENT BEFORE I AM NOT NAIVE
. MARIANNE WILLIAMSON, A LONG
SHOT CANDIDATE WHO FAILED TO
GAIN TRACTION IN 2020, BECOMING
THE FIRST DEMOCRAT TO FORMALLY
ENTER THE RACE. IN ADDITION TO
GOVERNOR TO SANTIS, NIKKI HALEY
AND NEW HAMPSHIRE GOVERNOR CHRIS
SUNUNU ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BE
IN IOWA THIS WEEK. PETRIMOULX EC
NEWS WASHINGTON STILL AHEAD HERE
AT NOON FOR YOU OUR NEXT CHANCE
AT A METRO DETROIT SNOW MAKER
PLUS A PEACEFUL PROTEST TRUST
AGAINST NEW POLICE FACILITY
TURNS VIOLENT WHO WAS BEHIND THE
SUDDEN ATTACK ON OFFICERS. AND
SOME TERRIFYING MOMENTS AS A
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT FILLS
WITH SMOKE WHAT THE AIRPLANE HIT