I’M FOREWARN METEOROLOGIST KIM ADAMS. A STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PUT US IN A MARGINAL RISK
FOR SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT.
RIGHT NOW, THE STORMS ARE OFF TO
OUR NORTHWEST. WE’LL TALK ABOUT
TIMING COMING UP IN THE FORECAST
, ALRIGHT. KIM, ALSO FIRST AND
FORWARD TRACKING A CYBER ATTACK
ON A LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, WILL
MEET THE NEW PRESIDENT OF
BASEBALL FOR THE DETROIT TIGERS
. SCOTT HARRIS, REVEALING THE
KIND OF ENVIRONMENT HE WANTS TO
CREATE FOR THE PLAYERS. AND
HERE’S PAULA. A SMALL NONPROFIT
DOING BIG WORK IS STRETCHING ITS
BAND WITH WHAT IT SAYS. WHAT
DOES IT SAY? MY NAME PANDEMIC.
THERE’S MORE NEED FEWER
RESOURCES BUT STILL REALLY BIG
PART LOOKING FOR HELP TO HELP
OTHERS. LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN
DETROIT. LOCAL 4 NEWS FIRST AT
FOUR STARTS NOW. GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYBODY. I’M KAREN DREW FIRST
AT FOUR. SOME OF YOU MIGHT SEE
SOME OF THOSE WINDS BLOWING
THROUGH YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT
ABOUT NOW. SHOWERS ARE MOVING
CLOSER TO METRO DETROIT. WE WANT
TO CHECK IN WITH METEOROLOGIST
KIM ADAMS RIGHT OFF THE TOP. KIM
WHAT’S THE LATEST? WELL I JUST
WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW IF YOU
HAVE OUTDOOR PLANS TONIGHT. YOUR
KIDS HAVE SPORTS OR IF THEY’RE
GETTING OFF THE BUS, WE ARE IN
THE CLEAR FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
HOURS. WE’RE WATCHING THIS LINE
OF STORMS BACK TO OUR NORTH AND
WEST. IT WILL BE SEVERAL HOURS
BEFORE IT GETS HERE TO METRO
DETROIT. WE’RE THINKING AFTER
SUNSET, WHICH WOULD BE 7 30
TONIGHT, SO HERE’S THE TIMELINE
. AT FOUR O’CLOCK WE HAD A BRIEF
SHOWER COME THROUGH PARTS OF THE
EAST SIDE. BETWEEN NOW AND EIGHT
O’CLOCK WILL BE DRY, BUT AT
EIGHT O’CLOCK, YOU CAN SEE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
POPPING UP ACROSS METRO DETROIT
. THOSE WILL EXIT BY MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. THIS IS A VERY SHORT
LIVED EVENT, AND THE MAIN THREAT
FROM THESE STORMS WILL MORE THAN
LIKELY BE HAIL. BUT THERE IS A
SEVERE WHETHER RISK FOR PARTS OF
METRO DETROIT IS A MARGINAL
RISK. BUT IT IS DEFINITELY THERE
AGAIN. THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE
HAIL. BECAUSE WE’RE LOSING THAT
DAYTIME HEATING. I DON’T EXPECT
WIDESPREAD, SEVERE WEATHER. THIS
IS NOT AN EVENT LIKE IT WAS A
FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN WE HAD THAT
STRONG LINE OF STORMS COME
THROUGH. THIS IS NOT THE SAME
TYPE OF SITUATION. BUT YOU DO
NEED TO BE PREPARED BECAUSE
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS EVEN THOUGH
WE’LL BE CLEAR WE HAVE ANOTHER
CHANCE FOR RAIN AGAIN AND
POSSIBLY SOME STORMS TOMORROW.
BUT FOR TONIGHT BETWEEN EIGHT
AND MIDNIGHT. THERE’LL BE SOME
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL
TOMORROW. ONCE AGAIN, THERE IS
ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SOME
THUNDERSTORMS WILL TALK ABOUT
THAT COMING UP IN THE FORECAST
IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. ALRIGHT
WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. KIM
CYBER ATTACK AGAINST AN ENTIRE
LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT CANCELS
CLASSES AS LEADERS SHIFT INTO
CRISIS MODE. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT
THE SOUTH REDFORD DISTRICT OVER
IN WAYNE COUNTY POSTED AN ALERT
ON ITS WEBSITE, SAYING THE
DISTRICT IS CLOSED BECAUSE OF A
CYBER ATTACK. EVERYONE HAS BEEN
WARNED TO AVOID USING ANY
DEVICES ISSUED BY THE DISTRICT
ADMINISTRATION TELLS LOCAL 4 IT
IS WORKING WITH CYBER SECURITY
TEAMS TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.
SHAWN LEY WORKING ON NEW DETAILS
AT THE SOUR RIGHT NOW, THE
DISTRICT ISN’T SURE IF CLASSES
WILL ACTUALLY RESUME TOMORROW.
WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A LIVE
UPDATE FOR YOU WHEN YOU JOIN US
AT FIVE. CITY OF DETROIT, SUING
THE CENSUS BUREAU AND THE
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT, ACCUSING
THEM OF UNDERCOUNTING RESIDENTS
, ESPECIALLY BLACK AND HISPANIC
CITIZENS. CITY OFFICIALS ARGUE,
DETROIT ACTUALLY GAINED
POPULATION AND SAYS THE BUREAU
MISSED 20,000 RESIDENTS IN 2021
, THE SOUP BASES THAT CLAIM ON
POSTAL SERVICE RECORDS, ACTIVE
UTILITY ACCOUNTS AND RESIDENTIAL
RECORDS SAYS THE CENSUS BUREAU
IS REFUSING TO HEAR APPEALS,
WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT
HAPPENED IN THE PAST. MIKE
DUGGAN SAYS THE CENSUS BUREAU
WON’T EVEN SHARE THE FORMULA IT
USED TO COME TO HIS CONCLUSIONS.
AH FEDERAL COURT IS GOING TO
LOOK AT THIS AND SAY DID THEY
VIOLATE THEIR OWN RULES AND
FAILING TO HAVE AN APPEAL
PROCESS? IS THIS DISCRIMINATORY
? AND SHOULD WE BE ABLE TO SEE
THE FORMULA? I HAVE NO DOUBT.
ONCE WE SEE THE FORMULA, IT WILL
BE OBVIOUS TO EVERYBODY. WHERE
THEY’RE MISCALCULATION WAS IS
THIS IS THE MISCALCULATION IS SO
HUGE. REMEMBER, THE CENSUS
NUMBERS ARE CRITICAL TO THINGS
LIKE GOVERNMENT FUNDING AND
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS WERE
VOTING IS UNDERWAY ON A PROPOSED
NEW CONTRACT FOR HUNDREDS OF
PROFESSORS OVER TO EASTERN
MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY. PROBABLY
RECALL THAT STRIKE CANCELED
CLASSES FOR MANY STUDENTS JUST
AFTER THE NEW SEMESTER STARTED,
THE TWO SIDES BATTLED OVER PAY
RAISES AND HEALTHCARE COSTS.
UNTIL THE DEAL WAS FINALLY
REACHED. VOTING CONTINUES FOR A
FEW DAYS. WE SHOULD HAVE THOSE
RESULTS ON FRIDAY. ALL RIGHT,
GET READY FOR ANOTHER NEW ERA
FOR THE DETROIT TIGERS. A SHORT
TIME AGO, THE TEAM OFFICIALLY
INTRODUCED THE NEW PRESIDENT OF
BASEBALL OPERATIONS OWNER CHRIS
ILITCH SAYS SCOTT HARRIS HAS THE
BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE TO DO
THE JOB. HE COMES FROM THE SAN
FRANCISCO GIANTS, WHO HAD THE
BEST RECORD IN BASEBALL LAST
SEASON, HARRIS TALKED ABOUT HIS
TOP PRIORITIES. WHEN I THINK OF
DETROIT, I THINK OF TRYING TO
CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT
INSPIRES PLAYERS TO WANT TO GET
BETTER AND TO PUT IN ALL THE
WORK THAT THEY CAN TO GET
BETTER. IT ALSO MEANS CREATING
AN ENVIRONMENT AROUND THOSE
PLAYERS SUPPORT STAFF TECHNOLOGY
COACHING. DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENTS THAT INSPIRE THESE
PLAYERS TO GET BETTER. LOTS OF
NEW IDEAS TONIGHT AT FIVE.
BERNIE SMILOVITZ HAS MORE FROM
THAT NEWS CONFERENCE WITH A
CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT’S NEXT FOR
THE TIGERS AND ONE OF THE BIG
INTERNATIONAL STORIES TODAY IS
HURRICANE FIONA’S MARCH FROM THE
CARIBBEAN INTO THE ATLANTIC
OCEAN. THE STORM IS LEAVING A
PATH OF DESTRUCTION AND ALSO
FRUSTRATION FOR MILLIONS OF
PEOPLE. DEVIN SCILLIAN IN THE
NEWSROOM WITH A QUICK ROUNDUP
FOR US ON THE LATEST
DEVIN SCILLIAN, C AND ATLANTIC
OCEAN. NO, THE DEVASTATING
EFFECTS OF HURRICANES ALL TOO
WELL. EMERGENCY OFFICIALS IN THE
TURKS AND CAICOS IMPOSED A
CURFEW. AND WARNED PEOPLE TO
LEAVE THE FLOOD PRONE AREAS. THE
STORM SURGE THERE COULD RAISE
WATER LEVELS AS MUCH AS EIGHT FT
. ABOVE NORMAL HURRICANE, OF
COURSE, ALREADY SLAMMED INTO THE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THAT WAS
YESTERDAY, CAUSING WIDESPREAD
DAMAGE THERE IN LESS SEVERE
FLOODING VILLAGES NOW ISOLATED
LOTS OF POWER OUTAGES. NEARLY A
MILLION PEOPLE WITHOUT RUNNING
WATER. THE FIRST HURRICANE TO
DIRECTLY HIT THE DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC. SINCE 2004 AT LEAST
FOUR DEATHS HAVE BEEN LINKED TO
THE STORM AS IT MOVES THROUGH
THE REGION, BUT WE CERTAINLY
EXPECT THAT TOLL COULD RISE AS
SEARCH CREWS AND RESCUE FOLKS
ARE ABLE TO GET IN AND SEE MORE
OF THE DESTRUCTION STORM IS
DUMPING COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF RAIN
ON BOTH THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
AND WHERE TO RICO, WHERE IT’S
ALREADY HIT. OF COURSE, WE HAVE
THESE IMAGES OF FIREFIGHTERS
RESCUING A 91 YEAR OLD WOMAN
FROM HER HOME, WHICH WAS
SURROUNDED BY THE WATER ON THE
NORTHERN COAST. SO, RICO NOW.
TODAY MARKS THE FIFTH
ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE MARIA
SLAMMING INTO THE ISLAND. PEOPLE
ARE ANGRY TO BE GOING THROUGH
POWER OUTAGES ALL OVER AGAIN.
PUERTO RICO’S GOVERNOR SAYS A
LARGE PORTION OF THE POPULATION
SHOULD HAVE POWER RESTORED BY
LATE TOMORROW, BUT GREATER
DAMAGE ON THE SOUTHERN PART OF
THE ISLAND MEANS REPAIRS THERE
COULD TAKE LONGER. KIM ADAMS
LIVE AN UPDATE ON THE STORM’S
PATH HERE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES
AND ALSO MORE COMING UP WHEN YOU
JOIN US FOR LOCAL 4 NEWS AT
FIVE, KAREN BACK TO YOU
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, DEVIN.
INVESTORS HAVE BEEN A BIT
JITTERY TODAY, ONE DAY BEFORE
THE FEDERAL RESERVE WILL
CONSIDER ANOTHER RATE HIKE
TOMORROW. THE FED IS EXPECTED TO
RAISE A KEY SHORT TERM RATE BY
THREE QUARTERS OF A POINT FOR A
THIRD CONSECUTIVE TIME. IT’S
TRYING TO COOL DOWN INFLATION
WITHOUT PUSHING THE ECONOMY INTO
A RECESSION. SO LET’S TAKE A
LOOK AT WHERE THE DOW JONES IS
RIGHT NOW AND WOW DOWN 313
POINTS TODAY AS IT CLOSED WE’RE
GOING TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THE
NUMBERS AGAIN TOMORROW FOR YOU
AFTER THE FED MAKES THAT
DECISION IN THE MIDDLE OF SOME
TOUGH TIMES FOR NONPROFITS, MANY
STRUGGLING WITH FALLING
DONATIONS, GROWING NEEDS AND A
LINGERING COVID PANDEMIC ON TOP
OF IT, ALL ORGANIZATIONS LIKE
THE CANCER AWARENESS RESOURCE
NETWORK FILL IN FOR SOME SOCIAL
SERVICE NEEDS. ALL THE TOP 10
SHOWS US HOW BIG THE JOB CAN BE
BY FOCUSING ON ONE FAMILY WHO
HAS BEEN HIT BY CHALLENGES FROM
SO MANY DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
YOU SAID YOU WANTED A TIARA. AND
YOU SAID YOU WANTED A CHOCOLATE
CAKE. LOOK WHAT IT SAYS. WHAT
DOES IT SAY? THIS IS MY NAME
MANY PEOPLE MAY NOT REALIZE IS
THE CRITICAL NEED NONPROFIT
SERVED FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES. SO
THIS IS SEVEN YEAR OLD ISABELLA
SINCE SPRING. SHE’S BEEN
BATTLING NOT ONE BUT TWO FORMS
OF CANCER. THERE WAS THE BLOOD
CLOT. IN THE FEMORAL VEIN, BUT
THERE WAS ALSO A MASS IN AND
AROUND HER FEMORAL ARTERY. SO
SHE HAD UM SHORTNESS OF BREATH.
AND SHE HAD THIS GIANT MASS THAT
YOU COULD LITERALLY SEE WITH THE
NAKED EYE. AND OTHER LYMPHOMAS
AROUND THE AREA THAT HAD STARTED
TO SURFACE AND ON THE FIRST SHE
WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LYMPHOMA AND
ON THE SEVENTH WAS WHEN IT WAS
CLASSIFIED WITH THE
RHABDOMYOLYSIS SARCOMA. STAGE
FOUR, IS ONE OF SIX SIBLINGS
LIVING IN A HOME IN RIVER ROUGE
WITH A SICK FATHER, WHOM HIMSELF
IS BATTLING CHRONIC DISEASE.
THERE’S ALSO A BROKEN DOWN CAR.
HER MOTHER, SARAH, IS THE ONLY
ONE WORKING AS A HOUSEKEEPER,
ADDING JOBS TO KEEP THE FAMILY
GOING WHILE MOVING FAMILY
MEMBERS TO AND FROM THE HOSPITAL
ON A REGULAR BASIS. HE HAS
SEVERE CROHN’S DISEASE. HE
ACTUALLY JUST RECENTLY HAD A
HOSPITAL STAY. HE WAS IN THERE
FOR NINE DAYS, BUT THE HANDSOME
FAMILY DIDN’T HAVE FAR TO LOOK
FOR HELP. IN FACT, THE NONPROFIT
CARNE SHORT FOR CANCER AWARENESS
RESOURCE NETWORK FOUND THEM WHAT
WE SAY IS WE RAISE MONEY TO GIVE
IT AWAY. ONLY THIS ORGANIZATION
CURRENTLY HELPING SIX FAMILY
PLEASE IN THE METRO DETROIT
AREA. IS RUNNING OUT OF MONEY,
FAST, SECOND LARGEST KILLER IN
AMERICA, AND SO THERE’S ALWAYS
THERE’S ALWAYS BEEN A GREAT
NEED, BUT SINCE COVID IS JUST
EXACERBATES THE WHOLE ISSUE, NOT
HAVE A BIG NAME IN BIG, SPLASHY
ADS ON TELEVISION. IT IS
NONPROFITS LIKE CARNE THAT CAN
SHOW IMMEDIATE IMPACT IN HELPING
STRUGGLING FAMILIES. IF NO ONE
HELPS, THEN NOTHING GETS DONE.
ON ONE SIDE ON THE OTHER SIDE.
I’M JUST TO BELIEVE THAT, UM,
WHAT I’M DOING IS SOMETHING THAT
GOD HAS ORDAINED ME TO DO. AND
SO IT WILL GET DONE. ONE WAY OR
ANOTHER STAR. SO JUST LET ME
GIVE YOU A SENSE OF THE SCOPE OF
WHAT THIS ONE ORGANIZATION IS
DOING FOR THIS ONE FAMILY.
THEY’RE PAYING THEIR RENT THEIR
UTILITIES CLOTHING. THEY’RE
TRYING TO GET THEM A CAR THAT
WORKS MOST OF THE TIME INSTEAD
OF JUST SOME OF THE TIME AND
AGAIN. THIS IS JUST ONE SMALL
ORGANIZATION, AND IT REALLY IS
ILLUSTRATIVE OF SO MANY
DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE
STRUGGLING BECAUSE SO MANY OTHER
FAMILIES ARE STRUGGLING
THEMSELVES AND NOT ABLE TO GIVE
AS MUCH KAREN. GOOD REMINDER FOR
THOSE WHO CAN HELP THOSE
NONPROFITS TO REALLY STEP UP AND
TRY TO HELP THE BECAUSE