DAVID’S THURSDAY. WE MUST BE COUNTING DOWN TO OUR NEXT BIG SNOWFALL, RIGHT? EXACT TRACK. 40
RADAR SHOWS IT’S DUE TO ARRIVE
IN JUST A FEW HOURS HERE. THANKS
FOR BEING WITH US HERE AT SIX
O’CLOCK. I’M KIMBERLY GILL
DEVIN SCILLIAN THE GOOD NEWS.
THIS INCOMING SNOW DOES NOT
APPEAR TO BE THAT WET, HEAVY
STUFF THAT WE SAW LAST WEEK HIM
. ADAMS HERE WITH THE FOREWARN
FORECAST SAFER FOR SHOVELING,
THAT’S FOR SURE. KIM. YES THAT
IS FOR SURE. THIS IS GOING TO BE
A MUCH LIGHTER SNOW FOREST.
TYPICAL OF WHAT AN AVERAGE SNOW
WOULD BE LIKE HERE IN METRO
DETROIT, AND WE’RE NOTHING IF
NOT CONSISTENT EVERY FRIDAY FOR
THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS, WE’VE
HAD SOME SORT OF ADVISORY. NOW.
THIS IS A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY IN IT’S IN EFFECT FROM
TONIGHT AT 10 O’CLOCK THROUGH
TWO PM FRIDAY. HERE’S WHAT WE
EXPECT AS FAR AS SNOWFALL BY
SEVEN AM ALREADY A COUPLE OF
INCHES ON THE GROUND, JUST AS
THAT MORNING COMMUTE REALLY GETS
GOING, WE’LL SEE ABOUT ABOUT A
HALF INCH TO THREE QUARTERS OF
AN INCH OF SNOWFALL PER HOUR, SO
THAT’S PRETTY HEAVY SNOWFALL IN
A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. NOW, BY
THE TIME IT’S ALL OVER, WE’RE
LOOKING ANYWHERE FROM TYPICALLY
45 INCHES, BUT THERE COULD BE A
FEW AREAS GETTING A LITTLE BIT
MORE. WE’RE KEEPING AN EYE ON
THE THUMB BECAUSE THERE COULD BE
SOME LAKE ENHANCED SNOW THAT
WILL CONTINUE A LITTLE BIT LATER
IN THE DAY TOMORROW, MAYBE EVEN
INTO SATURDAY MORNING, BUT FOR
THE MOST PART, EXPECT ANYWHERE
FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS METRO
DETROIT, WITH 4 TO 5 BEING THE
AVERAGE RIGHT NOW BACK OUT TO
THE WEST. WE ARE WATCHING THIS
SYSTEM BRINGS SNOW FROM
MINNEAPOLIS DOWN THROUGH THE
MOINES OVER TO CHICAGO, AND IT
WILL BE HERE AFTER AROUND TWO
A.M. IF YOU WANT TO KEEP UP TO
DATE ON THIS STORM AND ALL THE
WEATHER HERE MUCH DETROIT RIGHT
IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD, JUST
DOWNLOAD THE 4WARN WEATHER APP.
GO TO YOUR FAVORITE APP STORE
AND TYPE IN WDIV’S ALRIGHT KIM
SOUTHFIELD, HAZEL PARK AND
CLAWSON SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE
AMONG THE EARLY DECIDERS ON A
SNOW DAY TOMORROW LIST WE EXPECT
WILL QUICKLY GROW OVER
CLICKONDETROIT.COM AND THOSE
DECISIONS ARE BEING WEIGHED AS
WE SPEAK. MARK MCDONALD IS LIVE
IN NORTHVILLE TONIGHT. MARA THE
SUPERINTENDENT THERE ANTICIPATES
A DECISION SOONER RATHER THAN
LATER. KIMBERLY THAT’S RIGHT. I
TALKED TO DR WEBBER, AND HE AND
THE REST OF HIS SUPERINTENDENTS
TURNED OUT THEY HAVE TO DEVELOP
SOME SCRATCH METEOROLOGIST
SKILLS OF THEIR OWN. HE TELLS ME
HE ANTICIPATES HAVING THIS
DECISION TONIGHT. NOT TOMORROW
MORNING. TAKE A LOOK. HERE WE GO
AGAIN. LOUSY WEATHER PREDICTED
FOR TOMORROW, AND
SUPERINTENDENTS LIKE DR R. J.
WEBER OF NORTHVILLE SCHOOLS.
WELL, THEY’RE LOOKING AT THE
DATA AS WE SPEAK. GENUINELY THE
DATA THAT WE’VE RECEIVED FROM
TRAINED PROFESSIONALS HAS BEEN
SPOT ON. I KNOW IT CAN’T BE THAT
WAY ALL THE TIME. I KNOW IT’S
NOTHING IS PERFECT, BUT I THINK
WHETHER PEOPLE REALLY GET A BAD
RAP, WEBER SAYS A PERFECT
EXAMPLE OF THIS IS LAST FRIDAY.
LUCKILY WHAT SAVED US LAST
FRIDAY? WAS THE SCIENCE SAID THE
BAD WEATHER WASN’T GOING TO COME
LAST FRIDAY UNTIL 4 30 OR SO. SO
IT’S SUPERINTENDENTS. WE DID THE
CALCULUS AND REALIZE WE COULD
HAVE MOST OF OUR KIDS SAFELY
HOME AND OUR STAFF BY THE TIME
THAT HIT AND LO AND BEHOLD, THE
WEATHER PEOPLE WERE SPOT ON,
WHICH IS WHY THEY MADE THE
DECISION TO KEEP SCHOOL IN
SESSION TOMORROW IS SHAPING UP
TO BE DIFFERENT. BUT THE OTHER
PART OF THIS CALCULUS IS THE
NUMBER OF DAYS THE STATE GIVES
FOR SNOW DAYS. THAT’S ABOUT SIX
AND A LOT OF DISTRICTS ARE RIGHT
. AT THAT THRESHOLD. HOWEVER
SCHOOLS CAN ALWAYS APPEAL TO THE
STATE FOR EXTRA DAYS AND
VARIABLE MUCH RATHER WHEN I HAVE
OUR KIDS IN SCHOOL EVERY
POSSIBLE DAY WE CAN. I MEAN, WE
SEE KIDS WHO MIGHT NOT GET FOOD
AT HOME. WE TAKE CARE OF KIDS
WHO MAY NOT BE TAKING CARE OF
HER HAVING THEIR OWN. STRUGGLES.
BACK HERE ALIVE. DR WEBBER SAYS
HE’S AWARE THAT THE STUDENTS
DON’T REALLY WANT TO HEAR THAT.
INVARIABLY HE WOULD RATHER HAVE
THEM IN SCHOOL, AND HE ALSO IS
NOT SO OLD. LIKE I HAVE NOT SO
OLD THAT I DON’T REMEMBER HOW
EXCITING THE POSSIBILITY OF A
FRIDAY SNOW DAY WAS SO STAND BY
. WE’RE LIVE IN NORTHVILLE
TONIGHT. I’M MARA MACDONALD.
LOCAL 4. IT’S THE BEST UNLESS
YOU HAVE A TEST ON A MONDAY AND
ON MONDAY THAT CAN BE GOOD, TOO.
IF YOU GET UP EARLY TOMORROW TO
DEAL WITH THE SNOW. OUR MORNING
TEAM IS ALSO GOING TO GET AN
EARLY START. SPECIAL STORM
COVERAGE KICKS OFF AT FOUR A.M.
TOMORROW MORNING TO GIVE YOU THE
LATEST ON THE SNOW, ANY TRAFFIC
TROUBLE SPOTS AND, OF COURSE,
ALL THE SCHOOL CLOSURES YOU NEED
TO KNOW ABOUT JOIN THE ENTIRE
TEAM AT FOUR A.M. BREAKING NEWS
OUT OF MACOMB COUNTY, THE MAYOR
OF EAST POINT, MONIQUE OWENS,
HAS BEEN A RAIN ON A FELONY
CHARGE. COUNTY PROSECUTOR SAYS
OWENS FRAUDULENTLY APPLIED FOR A
GRANT UNDER THE CARES ACT AND
RECEIVED $10,000 UNDER FALSE
PRETENSES. SHE WAS GIVEN A
PERSONAL BOND AND WILL BE BACK
IN COURT NEXT MONTH. GENERAL
MOTORS IS LOOKING TO SAVE AROUND
$2 BILLION BY TRIMMING ITS
RANKS. TODAY WE LEARNED THAT
WILL MEAN BUYOUT OFFERS FOR
SALARIED WORKERS WITH FIVE OR
MORE YEARS EXPERIENCE SHAWN LEY
LIVE WITH MORE ON THE REASON
THIS IS HAPPENING AND THE SHIFT
THAT IT SIGNALS SEAN GOOD WAY OF
PUTTING IT DEVIN SCILLIAN. TO AN
E V AND TECH COMPANY. HERE’S
WHAT WE KNOW. AMAZON META
TWITTER. BIG TECH LAYOFFS MAKING
BIG NEWS. NOW COMES GENERAL
MOTORS TODAY, STRONGLY
ENCOURAGING ITS SALARY WORKFORCE
TO TAKE A BUYOUT PLAN. GM
STRESSING ITS NOT MOVING TOWARDS
LAYOFFS BUT MOVING TOWARDS A
SAVINGS OF UP TO $2 BILLION.
SCHUSTER IS THE GROUP HEAD
EXECUTIVE VP. FOR AUTOMOTIVE
WITH LMC AUTOMOTIVE GLOBAL DATA
COMPANY TECHNICALLY ISN’T A
LAYOFF BECAUSE IT’S VOLUNTARY.
AT THIS STAGE. THEY ARE LOOKING
AT WAYS TO CUT COSTS AND REDUCE
OVERHEAD AS THEY SET THE COMPANY
UP FOR FURTHER COMPETITIVE
PRESSURE FROM FROM THE INDUSTRY
FROM THE MARKETPLACE FROM THE
ECONOMY CAUTIOUS WHILE ALSO
MOVING TOWARDS ELECTRIC VEHICLES
IN A BIG WAY. WHILE GM LOOKS FOR
WHITE COLLAR EMPLOYEES WITH FIVE
YEARS OR MORE WITH THE COMPANY
TO TAKE THIS BUYOUT. GM IS ALSO
HIRING. IT’S A TOUGH LABOR
MARKET FOR TECH AND GM NEEDS TO
LOOK MORE LIKE A TECH COMPANY.
SO WE’RE MOVING FROM OLD AUTO TO
NEW TECH AUTO AND THAT TECH AUTO
INCLUDES FUNDING FOR THE
ELECTRIFICATION OF THE INDUSTRY
AND THAT BIG PUSH BACK DOWNTOWN
IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT. RIGHT
OUTSIDE THE RENTS IN HERE, LOOK
GMS ABOUT 53,000 SALARIED
EMPLOYEES, MORE THAN LIKELY MOST
WILL BE OFFERED THIS DEAL. SOME
MAY MERGE INTO RETIREMENT. IF
THEY’VE BEEN WITH GM FOR A LONG
TIME. OTHERS WILL GET IF THEY
TAKE THE DEAL GET PAID FOR 12
MONTHS. OTHERS WILL LIKELY MERGE
INTO ANOTHER JOB ELSEWHERE. BACK
TO YOU. AS WE MENTIONED AT FIVE
HERE. EMPLOYEES REALLY DON’T
HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO MULL IT
OVER. THEY DON’T GMGVIDEOPLAYERS
SALARY EMPLOYEES UNTIL MARCH,
24TH TWO FRIDAYS FROM NOW TO
ACCEPT THE DEAL. ALRIGHT IF YOU
TRAVEL 6 96 THROUGH FARMINGTON
UNHIP ILLS. YOUR COMMUTE JUST
GOT A WHOLE LOT MORE CONGESTED
FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR AND
NEXT CONSTRUCTION SEASON AS WELL
. KIM DEGUILIO JOINS US WITH AN
UPDATE ON THIS MASSIVE PROJECT
IN OAKLAND COUNTY, REBUILDING
NINE MILES OF I 6 96 CREWS HAVE
BEEN PATCHING THE PAVEMENT HERE
ON I 6 96 FOR YEARS. IT’S TIME.
FOR A COMPLETE REBUILD M DOT IS
GOING TO START BY REBUILDING THE
EASTBOUND SIDE FIRST, SO THEY’RE
GOING TO MOVE THE TRAFFIC AND
THIS SIDE TO THE WESTBOUND SIDE.
WITH THE SNOW RETURNING THIS
WEEKEND M DOT JUMPED AT THE
OPPORTUNITY TO REPAINT LANE
MARKERS AND SHIFT TRAFFIC OVER
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. THE SUN’S
PEEKING OUT SO IT ALLOWED US TO
GET THIS DONE TODAY, SHIFTING
ALL EASTBOUND I 6 96 LANES
BETWEEN 75 TELEGRAPH TO
WESTBOUND I 6 96, WHICH MEANS
ONLY TWO LANES WILL GET BY IN
EACH DIRECTION FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE YEAR WERE COMPLETELY
RECONSTRUCTING THE EASTBOUND
PAVEMENT. FROM 2 75 TO LAST FOR
THE WHOLE STRETCH. ALL THE
RAMPS, BRIDGES, CULVERTS
EVERYTHING. SO UM, IT’S QUITE
THE INVESTMENT IN THIS ROADWAY.
CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER BRIAN
TRAVIS SAYS HE’S BEEN WORKING ON
THIS PROJECT FOR YEARS ONCE THE
FUNDING WAS AVAILABLE M DOT TOOK
ACTION TO RESTORE THE RUTH ER.
THE REBUILDING MICHIGAN PROJECTS
WERE ANNOUNCED FROM THE
GOVERNOR’S OFFICE. THIS IS ONE
THAT ROSE TO THE TOP OF THE
LIST. DUE TO THE AGE OF THE
FREEWAY AND THE PAVEMENT
CONDITIONS IN ADDITION TO THE
REDUCED LANES ON THIS NINE MILE
STRETCH, CERTAIN RAMPS WILL
REMAIN CLOSED THROUGH THE YEAR,
BUT THERE’S THREE THAT WILL STAY
CLOSED. SOUTH BEND ORCHARD LAKE
TO EASTBOUND 6 96 EASTBOUND 6,
96, 2, AMERICAN DRIVE AND
NORTHBOUND TELEGRAPH TO
EASTBOUND 6 96. THERE’S GONNA BE
A LOT TO KEEP UP ON ON THIS
PROJECT. THAT’S WHY I’M NOT HAS
CREATED A WEBSITE DRIVING
OAKLAND .COM FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION. WE POSTED THAT LINK
ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL.
CLICKONDETROIT’S DOT COM ALONG I
6 96 I’M KIM DEGUILIO LOCAL 4.
THANK YOU, AND THE REBUILD IS
SET TO BE COMPLETED AT THE END
OF 2024 WITH OTHER, LESS