THE SUN JUST TRYING TO PEEK THROUGH THE CLOUDS HERE THIS MORNING, SOME RAIN CHANCES ON
THE RADAR FOR US TODAY. FROM
DOWNTOWN DETROIT. LOCAL 4 NEWS
TODAY STARTS RIGHT NOW. GOOD
MORNING. IT’S SEVEN O’CLOCK. I’M
GRANT HERMES MAN. THANKS FOR
JOINING US FOR LOCAL 4 NEWS
TODAY. YOU KNOW WHETHER LIKE
THIS KIND OF REMINDS ME A LITTLE
BIT GETS ME IN THE MOOD FOR I
MEAN, CAN YOU GUESS WHAT? I’M
GONNA DON’T DON’T SAY IT BECAUSE
I DON’T WANT TO JINX IT WAS
GOING TO SAY A PUMPKIN SPICE
LATTE PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE
ALREADY THINKING ABOUT THINKING
ABOUT IT. MAYBE FRAGRANCE OF
SMELL EVERY NOW AND THEN. RIGHT
BY STEP, KIM, ARE YOU A PUMPKIN
SPICE FAN? CAN’T JUST BE ME.
ABSOLUTELY BUT NOT IN AUGUST.
NICE VERSION OPEN, ARE YOU?
THERE YOU GO. THAT’S A NICE
COMPROMISE. OKAY ALRIGHT. AUGUST
IS THE SUNDAY OF SUMMER. AS WE
SAID EARLIER. WE HAVE MOSTLY
CLOUDY SKIES THIS MORNING, BUT
THERE ARE A FEW SHOWERS DOWN TO
OUR SOUTH AND WEST. I’M GOING TO
TAKE YOU IN HERE. YOU CAN SEE
THAT WE ARE FOR THE MOST PART
DRY IN METRO DETROIT, BUT AS WE
HEAD OVER TO MONROE, THERE’S A
FEW SHOWERS ALSO INTO COMME SI
AND I’LL ZOOM IN JUST A LITTLE
BIT CLOSER FOR YOU HERE SO YOU
CAN TAKE A LOOK. THIS IS THE
ONLY PLACE RIGHT NOW GETTING
RAIN. THIS IS OUR EXACT TRACK 40
RADAR SO WE CAN ZOOM IN QUITE
CLOSE EFFECT. STREET LEVEL IN
SOME SPOTS. DUNDEE GETTING A
SPRINKLE RIGHT NOW. SAME THING
IN ADRIAN, BUT FOR THE MOST
PART, WE ARE DRY HERE IN METRO
DETROIT, AND WE’RE GOING TO STAY
THAT WAY THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF
THE DAY. RIGHT NOW IN DOWNTOWN
DETROIT, IT IS 65 DEGREES 59 IN
AN ARBOR 61 IMPORT YOU’RE ON IN
59 IN ADRIAN TEMPERATURES ACROSS
THE BOARD IN THE LOW SIXTIES
EXCEPT FOR ANN ARBOR THAT JUST
DROPPED DOWN TO 59 DEGREES, BUT
OTHERWISE IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS
GOING TO BE A CLOUDY DAY WITH
TEMPERATURES ABOUT 10 DEGREES
BELOW AVERAGE. BUT DON’T GET OUT
THAT PUMPKIN SPACE JUST YET
BECAUSE THOSE TEMPS ARE GOING UP
AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE REST OF
THE WEEK. YOUR FORECAST IS
STRAIGHT AHEAD. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU. KIM IS A WATER PROBLEM
THAT’S AFFECTING THOUSANDS, AND
IT COULD TAKE WEEKS TO FIX IN
SOME AREAS. A LARGE PIPE THAT
BURST, CAUSING A DROP IN WATER
PRESSURE AND SEVERAL METRO
DETROIT COMMUNITIES AND THIS
MORNING MORE THAN A DOZEN
COMMUNITIES REMAIN UNDER A
PRECAUTIONARY BOIL. WATER
ADVISORY BEGAN SATURDAY MORNING
WITH 23 COMMUNITIES IN NEARLY
ONE MILLION PEOPLE AFFECTED BY
THE BREAK THAT NUMBER CUT DOWN
TO 13 BY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
THE GREAT LAKES WATER AUTHORITY
SAYS NOW ABOUT 288,000 PEOPLE
ARE AFFECTED AND SHOULD CONTINUE
TO BOIL WATER BEFORE DRINKING IT
. AND LATE YESTERDAY, GOVERNOR
WHITMER ACTIVATED THE STATE’S
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER TO
RESPOND TO THE BREAK. MEGAN
WOODS HAS MORE FOR US THIS
MORNING. HERE IN ROMEO. THE
INDUSTRIAL PARK IS THE ONLY PART
OF THE VILLAGE THAT’S UNDER THAT
BOIL WATER ADVISORY. THE
DOWNTOWN AREA BUSINESSES AND
RESIDENTIAL AREAS GET THEIR
WATER FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE, AND
THAT’S THE KEY HERE. IT DIFFERS
FROM COMMUNITY TO COMMUNITY JUST
25 MINUTES FROM HERE IN
ROCHESTER, THERE WAS A POINT
THAT ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS HAD TO
GO WITHOUT WATER. WITH THIS KIND
OF SIZE BREAK, YOU’RE GONNA LOSE
FLOW. YOU’RE GONNA LOSE PRESSURE
, A WATER MAIN BREAK ON A 120
INCH WATER. MAIN GREAT LAKES
WATER AUTHORITY SAYS IT’S THE
LARGEST PIPE IN ITS SYSTEM.
THAT’S WHY OUT OF PRECAUTION,
THEY PUT OUT A BOIL WATER
ADVISORY FOR 23 COMMUNITIES, BUT
WITHIN HOURS THAT NUMBER DROPPED
TO 13. A LOT OF COMMUNITIES
BECAME PROACTIVE AND STARTED
OPENING THEIR EMERGENCY
CONNECTIONS TO OTHER COMMUNITIES
AFTER A CLOSER LOOK AT WATER.
PRESSURE DATA. THOSE 10
COMMUNITIES DIDN’T FALL UNDER
THE 20 PSC THRESHOLD. THE CITY
OF ROCHESTER IS STILL ON THE
ADVISORY FOR PEOPLE LIKE MELISSA
LARSON IS STARTED OFF AS A MINOR
INCONVENIENCE. THAT’S NOT FUN,
BUT IT’S MANAGEABLE AND YOU CAN
SHOWER AND YOU CAN COOK BECAUSE
YOU CAN BOIL WATER AND COOK. AND
THEN THIS AFTERNOON, PEOPLE
STARTED SAYING I HAVE NO WATER
AT ALL. NOW MELISSA AND HER
NEIGHBORS AREN’T SURE WHEN THEIR
WATER WILL COME BACK ON. ANOTHER
PERSON IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
POSTED SHE’S 35 WEEKS PREGNANT.
I CANNOT IMAGINE BEING 35 WEEKS
PREGNANT AND NOT HAVING WATER. I
CAN’T IMAGINE HAVING AN INFANT
WHO NEEDS FORMULA AND NOT HAVING
WATER. THE CITY DID PROVIDE
CASES OF WATER, BUT BECAUSE OF
THE SIZE OF THE MAIN W L A
EXPECTS IT WILL TAKE ABOUT TWO
WEEKS TO GET EVERYTHING BACK TO
NORMAL. IT IS OUR INTENTION TO
UM, GET THE NEW PIPE BACK IN
SERVICE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
WHILE WE’RE DOING THAT WE’RE
ALSO TRYING TO RESTORE SERVICE.
LATE LAST NIGHT, MELISSA’S
NEIGHBORHOOD WAS ABLE TO GET
SOME OF THEIR WATER BACK ON, BUT
IT’S STILL AT A LOW PRESSURE AND
AGAIN WHEN YOU HEAR THAT TWO
WEEK TIMELINE, THERE IS A
CONCERN ON HOW LONG CAN THESE
COMMUNITIES LAST ON THEIR
EMERGENCY LINE? OR HOW LONG CAN
COMMUNITIES LIKE MELISSA’S LAST
ON JUST BOTTLED WATER. THOSE ARE
ANSWERS. WE JUST DON’T HAVE YET
IN ROMEO. I’M MEGAN WOODS. LOCAL
4. THE ANSWERS. WE GET VERY SOON
FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE,
ABSOLUTELY, AND WE’LL HAVE THE
LATEST ON CLICKONDETROIT’S A MAN
IS FORMALLY CHARGED FOR A DEADLY
ASSAULT AT THE GENERAL MOTORS
ASSEMBLY PLANT IN ORIENT
TOWNSHIP, 48 YEAR OLD ASTRID
BUSHY IS CHARGED WITH MURDER FOR
THE DEATH OF 49 YEAR OLD GREGORY
ROBERTSON. IT HAPPENED THURSDAY
MORNING AT GM’S PLANT ON
GIDDINGS ROAD. INVESTIGATORS SAY
BOTH MEN WERE WORKING TOGETHER
IN A DARK AREA WHEN THE ATTACK
HAPPENED. ROBERTSON DIED OF
MULTIPLE BLUNT FORCE INJURIES.
BUSHY REMAINS IN THE OAKLAND
COUNTY JAIL. HIS NEXT COURT DATE
IS AUGUST 23RD. EURO. TIME NOW
IS 705 IN CHARGES ARE EXPECTED
LATER THIS WEEK IN THE STABBING
DEATH OF A 55 YEAR OLD HIM
TRONIC MAN, THIS IS A FOLLOW UP
TO A STORY WE FIRST TOLD YOU
ABOUT SATURDAY MORNING. THE
VICTIM WAS FOUND ON BELLE ISLE
FRIDAY NIGHT AFTER THE 17 YEAR
OLD SUSPECT WANTING TO THE
HAMTRAMCK POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
TOLD POLICE HE KILLED SOMEONE ON
BELLE ISLE. AFTER INTERVIEWING
THE TEAM. MICHIGAN STATE POLICE
FOUND THE VICTIM’S BODY
PRESIDENT. WE TALKED TO SAID
SHE’S NEVER HEARD OF A STORY
QUITE LIKE THIS. DON’T YOU JUST
DON’T EXPECT SOMEBODY TO SHOW UP
AND SAY THEY KILL SOMEBODY. I
MEAN, EVEN WHETHER I GUESS HE
MUST HAVE NOT BEEN IN HIS RIGHT
MIND. AND SHE’S LIVED RIGHT NEXT
TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. FOR A
DOZEN YEARS. TROOPERS SAY THEY
HAVE RECOVERED THE KNIFE
BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN USED IN
THE ATTACK. AND THEY ALSO SAY
THE TEAM AND THE VICTIM KNEW ONE
ANOTHER. BUT AT THIS POINT,
POLICE ARE NOT RELEASING ANY
DETAILS ABOUT A POSSIBLE MOTIVE
. THE 17 YEAR OLD IS BEING HELD
AT THE WAYNE COUNTY JUVENILE
DETENTION FACILITY. DETROIT
POLICE NEED YOUR HELP LOOKING
FOR THREE PEOPLE ACCUSED OF
STEALING A CAR AT GUNPOINT.
POLICE SAY THREE PEOPLE STOLE A
CHRYSLER 300 MONEY FROM A MAN
BACK ON JULY 27TH. THEY SAY IT
HAPPENED IN THE AREA OF
STANSBURY ON THE CITY’S WEST
SIDE. WE’RE TOLD TWO WOMEN AND A
MAN WORK TOGETHER TO STEAL A
MAN’S BELONGINGS. ANYONE WITH
INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL
DETROIT POLICE OR CRIMESTOPPERS
ANONYMOUSLY AT 1 800 SPEAK UP.
WELL IF YOU NEED TO FILL UP YOUR
TANK TODAY, PRICES HERE AT HOME
HAVE ACTUALLY PICKED UP A LITTLE
SINCE THIS TIME YESTERDAY,
PRICES HERE IN MICHIGAN ARE UP A
PENNY TO 3 95 A GALLON THAT IS
STILL NINE CENTS LOWER THAN THIS
TIME LAST WEEK. PRICES HERE IN
METRO DETROIT ARE ALSO UP BY TWO
CENTS. SINCE THIS TIME YESTERDAY