>>> LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT HOME OF WDIV AND CLICK ON
DETROIT LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 6:00
STARTS NOW.
STARTS NOW. >> POLICE BODY CAM VIDEO
REVEALING HOW A LOCAL JUDGE
CONDUCTED HIMSELF DURING AN
ARREST ON SUSPICION OF DRUNK
DRIVING.
DRIVING. >> HOW THE CORONAVIRUS COULD
EFFECT YOUR FINANCIAL BOTTOM
LINE.
LINE. WE HAVE EXPERT ADVICE ABOUT WHAT
YOU SHOULD BE DOING RIGHT NOW TO
PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR MONEY.
>> BUT FIRST HOW MUCH SNOW ARE
WE IN FOR?
4 LIVE RADAR SHOWING A RATHER
UNPREDICTABLE WINTER STORM
MOVING IN.
MOVING IN. SOME COMMUNITIES ALREADY
DECLARING SNOW EMERGENCIES
BEFORE THE FIRST FLAKE EVEN HITS
THE GROUND.
THE GROUND. >> WE START THINGS OFF HERE AT
6:00 WITH ANDREW WHO’S IN FOR
BEN WITH THE LATEST ON A LOT OF
SNOW COMING IN HERE.
>> YOU’RE EXACTLY RIGHT.
THERE ARE A LOT OF CHANGES WITH
THS SYSTEM INCLUDING SINCE LAST
NIGHT AND THIS MORNING.
THE FIRST CHANGE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY NOW FOR DETROIT AND ALL
OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN BECAUSE WE
HAVE SNOW THAT WILL BE
DEVELOPING AND IT’S ON THE WAY.
CURRENTLY WE’VE GOT RAIN AND
SNOW IT’S ON THE LIGHT SIDE.
MANY PLACES ARE DRY RIGHT NOW SO
TRAVEL IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
BUT A LOT OF THESE DRY GAPS WILL
BE FILLING IN IN THE EVENING
HOURS.
HOURS. THAT SAID IN THE PLACES WHERE WE
HAVE RAIN DROPS AND SNOWFLAKES
THIS IS KEY FOR MANY FOLKS
HEADED TO THE COLLEGE BASKETBALL
GAME OVER IN EAST LANSING LATER
THIS EVENING, BE CAREFUL
ONRAMPS, BRIDGES, AND OVERPASSES
ESPECIALLY.
ESPECIALLY. IT BECOMES A LOT MORE SLIPPERY
WITH RAIN AND SNOW TO OUR SOUTH
AND OUR WEST THAT ARE SET TO
MOVE IN HERE WITHIN THE NEXT FEW
HOURS.
HOURS. AND BEFORE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ANY
WINTRY MIX CHANGES OVER TO SNOW
AND IT GETS A LOT MORE SLUSHY
AND SNOWY BY MORNING.
SO THAT’S ALL MY TIMELINE, RAIN
AND SNOW FOR NOW CONTINUES TO
DEVELOP AND ARRIVE BY 10:00 P.M.
ANY WINTRY MIX CHANGES OVER TO
SNOW.
SNOW. AND YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT ALL
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT AND WHEN YOU
WAKE UP IN THE MORNING.
BY DAWN TOMORROW YOU COULD HAVE
1 TO 2 INCHES ALREADY ON THE
GROUND.
GROUND. WE’LL TALK ABOUT COMPLETE SNOW
TOTALS FOR THE STORM COMING UP
IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS.
YOU CAN TRACK THIS STORM SYSTEM
AND TEMPERATURES WITH THE LOCAL
FORECASTERS APP.
FORECASTERS APP. IT PUTS WEATHER IN THE PALM OF
YOUR HAND ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU’RE
ON THE GO.
EVEN IF YOU’RE AT HOME, THE
LOCAL FORECAST APP IT’S VITAL,
IT’S FREE.
IT’S FREE. SEARCH WDIV IN YOUR APP STORE.
>>> JUDGE DAVID PARROTT’S LEGAL
PROBLEMS CONTINUE TO MOUNT.
TODAY HE APPEARED FOR A BOND
HEARING AFTER HIS ARREST TWO
WEEKS AGO IN A DOMESTIC DISPUTE
IN HIS VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP HOME.
BUT NOW THE ORIGINAL ARREST FOR
DUI UP NORTH.
>> WE’RE SHOWING YOU THIS
DAYLIGHT VIDEO BECAUSE IT IS THE
AREA WHERE THE SHERIFFS
DEPARTMENT UP NORTH SAYS JUDGE
DAVID PARROTT’S SUV WENT FLYING
UP IN THE SNOW.
THE VIDEO WE’RE ABOUT TO SHOW
YOU WAS NIGHTTIME VIDEO SO WE
WANT TO GIVE YOU THE PERSPECTIVE
THAT THE ROAD MAKES A LEFT HAND
TURN AND THE SUV WENT STRAIGH
INTO THE FIELD.
IT WAS A TOW TRUCK OPERATOR WHO
COULD NOT GET THE JUDGE’S
VEHICLE OUT OF THE SNOW THAT
BROUGHT THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT
INTO THE SCENE IN THE FIRST
PLACE.
PLACE. >> SO NOTHING TO DRINK TONIGHT
AT ALL?
AT ALL? >> NO.
>> NO. >> ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD.
I’M GOING TO RUN THROUGH SOME
QUICK SOBRIETY TESTS, MAKE SURE
WE’RE GOOD.
WE’RE GOOD. FACE ME.
FACE ME. >> CHRISTMAS NIGHT JUDGE DAVID
PARROTT GREETS THE OFFICER
CALMLY.
CALMLY. IN HIS FIRST TEST HE STARTS
TALKING AND MOVES HIS HEAD WHICH
PROMPTS THE OFFICER TO MOVE
RIGHT TO THE BREATHALYZER.
AND AT THAT THE JUDGE FOUND
HIMSELF SURPRISED.
HIMSELF SURPRISED. >> OKAY, SIR, YOU ARE A .10 SO
YOU HAVE HAD SOMETHING TO DRINK.
>> MUST HAVE BEEN CHRISTMAS
PUNCH, I DIDN’T REALIZE THAT.
>> HE DID REALIZE HE WAS IN BIG
TROUBLE AND MAKES THE FIRST OF A
HALF DOZEN ATTEMPTS TO MAKE THIS
PROBLEM DISAPPEAR.
PROBLEM DISAPPEAR. >> IT’S EMBARRASSING.
>> I UNDERSTAND THAT.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
>> AT THIS POINT THE OFFICER
SNAPS THE CUFFS ON THE JUDGE,
PUTS HIM IN THE CRUISER, AND
THEN SURPRISES THE JUDGE ONCE
AGAIN.
AGAIN. >> I’M GOING TO GO FOR A BLOOD
TEST.
TEST. >> BLOOD TEST?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> CAN’T I DO A BREATH --
>> WHAT’S THAT?
AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER I
HAVE A RIGHT TO REQUEST A TEST
AND I GO WITH BLOOD.
>> I’M AFRAID OF NEEDLES CAN I
DO BREATH?
DO BREATH? >> NO, SIR, I’M GOING TO DO
BLOOD.
BLOOD. >> WHILE THIS WAS CONSIDERED A
MISDEMEANOR, THE ENTIRE PROCESS
HAS BEEN APPEALED TO A HIGHER
COURT WHICH IS WHY THIS HAS
TAKEN SO LONG TO COME TO LIGHT.
TODAY THE JUDGE’S BOND FOR THE
INCIDENT HERE IN VAN BUREN
TOWNSHIP ENDED UP REVIEWED AND
IT TURNS OUT HE HAS TO TAKE FOUR
BREATH TESTS A DAY AND SUBMIT
THOSE RESULTS TO THE JUDGE HERE.
>>> A SUSPECTED THIEF GETS AWAY
AFTER CHASING A SECURITY OFFICER
AND HITTING HIM WITH A GUN.
POLICE SAY THIS MAN STOLE MORE
THAN $1,000 WORTH OF ITEMS FROM
THE HOME DEPOT ON 13 MILE.
A LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER TRIED
TO STOP THE MAN WHO PULLED A GUN
AND CHASED THE OFFICER BACK INTO
THE STORE WHILE HITTING HIM WITH
THE GUN.
THE GUN. THE MAN THEN RAN TO HIS CAR AND
DROVE OFF WITH THE STOLEN ITEMS.
>>> VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE
VISITS MICHIGAN WITH TWO STOPS
TODAY.
TODAY. EARLIER PENCE WAS IN LANSING
VISITING THE MICHIGAN FARM
BUREAU.
BUREAU. THERE HE THANKED FARMERS AND
TOLD THEM THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION WILL CONTINUE TO
WORK TO LIMIT FEDERAL RULES FOR
FARMERS.
FARMERS. IN TROY HE’S SHIFTING HIS FOCUS
TO PRESIDENT TRUMP’S RE-ELECTION
CAMPAIGN SPEAKING TO A CROWD OF
SUPPORTERS AT A KEEP AMERICA
GREAT CAMPAIGN RALLY.
>> HERE IN MICHIGAN, YOU BELIEVE
WE COULD BE PROSPEROUS AGAIN.
THIS PRESIDENT HAS DELIVERED ON
ALL OF THE PROMISES THAT HE MADE
TO THE PEOPLE OF MICHIGAN AND
THEN SOME.
THEN SOME. >> THE VICE PRESIDENT ALSO SPOKE
OF MANY OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S KEY
CAMPAIGN POINTS INCLUDING THOSE
ON THE ECONOMY, MILITARY
SPENDING, AND WORK IN FOREIGN
POLICY.
POLICY. >> WE ARE LESS THAN AN HOUR AWAY
FROM DETROIT MAYOR MIKE DUGGAN’S
STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS.
YOU’RE LOOKIN LIVE AT
FLEX-N-GATE AUTO PLANT, THE SITE
OF THE STATE OF THE CITY
ADDRESS.
ADDRESS. YOU CAN WATCH OUR LIVE COVERAGE
RIGHT HERE ON LOCAL 4.
WE’LL ALSO BE STREAMING IT LIVE
ON clickondetroit.com.
ON clickondetroit.com. >>> A FIFTH STUDENT ACCUSED IN
THE WARREN DE LA SALLE HAZING
INVESTIGATION FACED A JUDGE
TODAY.
TODAY. THE 18-YEAR-OLD PLEADED NOT
GUILTY TO A MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT
CHARGE.
CHARGE. IT COMES FROM THE ALLEGED HAZING
ASSAULT AT DE LA SALLE HIGH
SCHOOL INSIDE THE FOOTBALL
LOCKER ROOM.
LOCKER ROOM. FOUR STUDENTS YOU MAY RECALL
WERE CHARGED YESTERDAY.
TWO OTHER STUDENTS ARE YET TO BE
CHARGED BUT THEY ARE GOING TO BE
CHARGED AS MINORS.
THE OTHERS BEING CHARGED AS
ADULTS.
ADULTS. >> TONIGHT A SHIFT IN THE FIGHT
AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS HERE IN
THE UNITED STATES.
>> GOVERNMENT HEALTH OFFICIALS
SAY THEY AR CONTINUING
AGGRESSIVE EFFORTS TO TRY TO
CONTAIN THE VIRUS BUT THEY ARE
ALSO URGING AMERICANS TO BEGIN
PREPARING FOR COMMUNITY SPREAD.
THIS KIND OF RATCHETS IT UP TO
ANOTHER DEGREE.
ANOTHER DEGREE. >> HERE’S THE IMPORTANT THING TO
REMEMBER.
REMEMBER. HERE IN THE U.S. WHILE THE
CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS HAVE
INCREASED IT’S IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THAT IF YOU EXCLUDE THE DIAMOND
PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS
THAT HAVE FLOWN BACK TO THE U.S.
THE NUMBER OF CASES HAS NOT
INCREASED AND IT STILL STANDS AT
14 WHICH BUYS TIME UNTIL A
TREATMENT OR A VACCINE MIGHT BE
DEVELOPED.
DEVELOPED. >> THE IMMEDIATE RISK TO THE
GENERAL AMERICAN PUBLIC REMAINS
LOW.
LOW. BUT AS WE HAVE WARNED, THAT HAS
THE POTENTIAL TO CHANGE QUICKLY.
>> THE CONCERN IS THAT THE
GROWING SPREAD OUTSIDE OF CHINA
WILL MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO
KEEP THE VIRUS OUT OF THE U.S.
>> CURRENT GLOBAL CIRCUMSTANCES
SUGGEST IT’S LIKELY THAT THIS
VIRUS WILL CAUSE A PANDEMIC.
IN THAT CASE RISK ASSESSMENT
WOULD BE DIFFERENT AND NEW
STRATEGIES TAILORED TO LOCAL
CIRCUMSTANCES WOULD NEED TO BE
IMPLEMENTED TO BLUNT THE IMPACT
OF THE DISEASE AND FURTHER SLOW
THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.
>> MEANWHILE A VACCINE IS IN THE
WORKS.
WORKS. A BIOTECH COMPANY IN
MASSACHUSETTS HAS SENT THE FIRST
BATCH OF VACCINES TO BETHESDA,
MARYLAND.
MARYLAND. THERE A CLINICAL TRIAL IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN APRIL.
>> YOU NEED AT LEAST 3 TO 4
MONTHS TO DETERMINE IF IT’S SAFE
AND WHETHER IT INDUCES THE TYPE
OF RESPONSE YOU WOULD PREDICT
WOULD BE PROTECTIVE.
>> AFTER THAT IT WOULD NEED TO
UNDERGO LARGER TRIALS.
>> THAT IS A TRIAL WE WOULD HAVE
TO CONDUCT IN THOSE COUNTRIES
AND THOSE AREAS WHERE THERE’S
ACTIVE TRANSMISSION.
ACTIVE TRANSMISSION. TAT ITSELF EVEN AT ROCKET SPEED
WOULD TAKE AT LEAST AN
ADDITIONAL 6 TO 8 MONTHS.
>> NOW HEALTH OFFICIALS URGED
AMERICANS NOT TO BE DISCOURAGED
BY THE TIME NEEDED TO DEVELOP A
VACCINE SAYING THERE IS GOOD
REASON TO BELIEVE THIS VIRUS
WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE
BEYOND THIS SEASON.
YOU WILL RECALL THE H1N1 VIRUS
VACCINE AT THE TIME OF THE SWINE
FLU ARRIVED IN TIME TO PREVENT
MANY ILLNESSES AND DEATHS.
>> WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT
ARE ALREADY SICK?
>> DRUG MANUFACTURERS HAVE MANY
POTENTIAL THERAPIES IN THE
PIPELINE IF THEY’RE FOUND TO BE
SAFE THEIR TESTING WILL LIKELY
BE EXPEDITED.
BE EXPEDITED. UNTIL THEN, THE BEST THING WE
CAN OFFER IS SUPPORTIVE CARE.
SO FOR EXAMPLE IF YOU’RE ILL WE
PUT YOU ON A VENTILATOR AND
BREATHE FOR YOU UNTIL YOU CAN
RECOVER ON YOUR OWN.
>> PREVENTATIVES BETTER THAN
CURATIVES AT THIS POINT.
TODAY THE DOW FELL NEARLY 900
POINTS ON THE HEELS OF THAT VERY
ROUGH MONDAY YESTERDAY.
IN ALL ABOUT 2,000 POINTS LOST
IN TWO DAYS.
WHAT SHOULD YOU BE DOING TO
PROTECT YOURSELF FINANCIALLY?
HANK WINCHESTER HAS BEEN TALKING
WITH THE EXPERTS, WORRIES ALL
OVER THE WORLD ABOUT THE
FINANCIAL IMPACT HERE.
>> YEAH AND PEOPLE SHOULD BE
CONCERNED.
CONCERNED. THIS IS NOT ONLY A GLOBAL HEALTH
THREAT BUT ALSO A FINANCIAL
THREAT TO EVERYONE.
THE U.S. KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON
WHAT IS HAPPENING OVERSEAS RIGHT
NOW KNOWING THAT THINGS COULD
TAKE A DRAMATIC TURN AT ANY
MOMENT.
MOMENT. >> CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS NOW
EFFECTING THE BOTTOM LINE
FINANCIALLY.
FINANCIALLY. AND AS WE SEE IMAGES OVERSEAS
AND LEARN ABOUT THE THREAT, THE
CONCERN IS GROWING.
HOW DO WE CONTAIN THIS, HOW DOES
THIS ALL PLAY OUT?
THE UNCERTAINTY IS WHAT’S
CAUSING SOME MARKETS TO TUMBLE
AND IT MAY CONTINUE.
>> WHEN IS IT GOING TO HIT HERE,
IS IT GOING TO HIT, AND I THINK
THE UNKNOWN IS THE SCARY PART.
>> A FINANCIAL EXPERT KEEPING A
CLOSE EYE ON HOW THE VIRUS IS
EFFECTING THE GLOBAL ECONOMY AND
YOU SHOULD BE PAYING ATTENTION
TOO.
TOO. >> I THINK IT CAN ONLY GET
WORSE.
WORSE. >> BEYOND LEISURE TRAVEL,
BUSINESS TRAVEL AND SHIPPING
ALREADY BEING IMPACTED.
ALREADY SOME MAJOR U.S.
CORPORATIONS RESTRICTING TRAVEL
TO SOME REGIONS HIT HARD BY THE
VIRUS.
VIRUS. >> WE’RE A GLOBAL ECONOM NOT
JUST TRAVEL AND AIRLINES AND ALL
OF THE PRECAUTIONS THAT HAVE
BEEN TAKEN AND NEED TO BE TAKEN
AND FLIGHTS CANCELED, BUT YOU’VE
GOT TO REMEMBER WE TRANSPORT A
LOT OF GOODS ON THOSE PLANES AS
WELL.
WELL. >> SO WHAT SHOULD YOU DO RIGHT
NOW WITH YOUR MONEY?
IT MAY SEEM HARD TO DO WITH THE
UNCERTAINTY BUT FOR THE MOST
PART HE SAYS BE CAUTIOUS.
DON’T DO ANYTHING DRASTIC RIGHT
NOW.
NOW. >> YOU CAN’T BE GREEDY.
AND THIS IS JUST KIND OF A
WARNING SIGNAL, IT MAY BE TIME.
PEOPLE YOU’VE MADE MONEY, PUT IT
ON THE SIDELINE, STAY
PARTICIPATING TO SOME DEGREE BUT
YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT
THIS ONE OUT.
>> AND TOM SAYS BEYOND CORONA,
SOMETHING ELSE THAT COULD HAVE A
MAJOR IMPACT ON THE MARKET THE
ELECTION OR THE ELECTION RESULTS
IN NOVEMBER.
IN NOVEMBER. RIGHT NOW FINANCIAL INSIDERS SAY
THEY DO NOT BELIEVE WE ARE
HEADED TO A BIG FINANCIAL MESS
LIKE 2008 AND WARN RIGHT NOW IS
A GOOD TIME TO BE CAUTIOUS WITH
YOUR MONEY.
YOUR MONEY. >> THANKS.
>> THANKS. >>> TIME NOW FOR A CHECK OF THE
NATIONAL STORIES YOU’LL SEE
AHEAD AT 6:30 ON NBC NIGHTLY
NEWS.
NEWS. >> LESTER HOLT IS STANDING BY IN
NEW YORK TONIGHT WITH A PREVIEW.
>> COMING UP PRESIDENT TRUMP
TAKING AIM AT THE SUPREME COURT
DEMANDING TWO LIBERAL JUSTICES
RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM CASES
THAT INVOLVE HIM.
AND AHEAD OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA
DEBATE AND PRIMARY WE SPEAK WITH
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE TOM STEYER
WHO SITS IN THIRD PLACE WITH
VOTERS.
VOTERS. >> WE ACTUALLY HEAR HE’S POLLING
WELL WITH AFRICAN AMERICAN
VOTERS TOO WHICH IS IMPORTANT IN
SOUTH CAROLINA?
SOUTH CAROLINA? >> YEAH, HE SITS IN THIRD AMONG
AFRICAN AMERICAN VOTERS
ACCORDING TO OUR POLL.
NOT FAR BEHIND JOE BIDEN AND
BERNIE SANDERS.
BERNIE SANDERS. BUT STEYER BELIEVES HE CAN WIN.
WE’LL SEE YOU TONIGHT ON NIGHTLY
NEWS.
NEWS. >> WE’LL TALK TO YOU ABOUT 18
MINUTES FROM NOW.
>> AHEAD FOR US TODAY AT 6:00
THERE’S A LOT OF NEW DEVELOPMENT
GOING ON AROUND TOWN.
BUT WE’LL SHOW YOU ONE PROJECT
THAT HAS THIS DOG AND HIS PAL SO
EXCITED.
EXCITED. >> AND HERE’S JASON.
>> THERE’S ANOTHER MAJOR CLOSURE
COMING TO I-75 THIS WEEKEND AND