LET’S START HERE AT 5:00 WITH A
FRESH SHOT OF
SNOW.
>>> TAKE A RADIO AT STORMTRACKER
4.
IT’S COMING AS MOST OF METRO
DETROIT IS WORKING TO DIG OUT
FROM YESTERDAY’S BIG STORM.
>> LET’S START THINGS OFF HERE
AT THE 5:00 HOUR WITH PAUL AND
AN UPDATE ON THE FORECAST.
>> SNOW REALLY CAME DOWN THIS
AFTERNOON PRETTY FAST IN SO
SPOTS, PAUL.
>> YEAH, WHAT A MESS, WE’RE
LUCKY THAT THING DIDN’T COME
FARTHER TO THE NORTH.
LET’S GET TO RADAR HERE, SYMPTOM
TRACKER 4, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT
THE SNOW IS STILL FLYING AND IT
IS LIGHT-TO-MODERATE SNOW IN
SOME SPOTS.
SO YES, IT IS STILL ACCUMULATING
IN PLACES.
SO IT’S GONNA BE HERE FOR THE
NEXT FEW HOURS, AND THEN BY MID
EVENING IT SHOULD START KIND OF
ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS
THE AREA.
THERE’S STILL SOME ACCUMULATION
TO GO AND THEN WE’LL BE DONE
WITH IT IN THE NEXT SEVERAL
HOURS.
WE DO NEED TO MENTION LOOKED
WARNING’S BEEN ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR THE
ST. CLAIR RIVER, NOT JUST FOR
THE ICE BLOCKAGING WHICH WE’VE
HAD A PROBABILITY PROBLEM WITH
FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS, BUT ALSO
THE NETTER WIND IS FURTHER
ELEVATING SOME OF THE WATER
LEVELS SO EITHER FLOODING IS
HAPPENING OR IT’S IMNEBILITY
RIGHT NOW.
SO BE AWARE.
, LOOK THE ST. CLAIR RIVER COULD
BE SERIOUS FLOOD ISSUES.
BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU HEADING
DOWNTOWN, SNOW WILL BE ENDING BY
MID EVENING.
FLAKES COULD BE DONE AROUND LATE
IN THE GAME OR A LITTLE AFTER.
TEMPS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.
WE’LL BE BACK WITH THE REST OF
THE FORECAST IN JUST A FEW.
>>> ALL RIGHT, LET CHECK OUT OUR
LIVE DRIVE CAMERA.
>> EASTBOUND 696 WHERE IT STARTS
AT I-275.
YOU CAN SEE THERE CLEAR TRACKS
-- REALLY PRETTY CLEAR THERE ON
THE ROAD.
BUT IF YOU ARE HEADED OUT, BE
CAREFUL, ESPECIALLY CHANGING
LANES.
TAKE YOUR TIME, WE’LL CHECK BACK
IN WITH THIS A COUPLE TIMES
THROUGHOUT THE SHOW TO SEE IF
CONDITIONS CHANGE.
>> SNOW RIGHT NOW NOT HAVING A
HUGE EFFECT ON FLIGHTS IN AND
OUT OF THE METRO AIRPORT BUT THE
NUMBERS HAVE ARISED IN THE PAST
HOUR.
AS ALWAYS IF YOU’RE HEALTH SET
TO FLY OUT TONIGHT YOU’LL WANT
TO MAKE SURE YOUR FLIGHT’S
STATUS BEFORE YOU HEAD TO THE
AIRPORT.
>>> THE CLOCK IS TICKING TO
CLEAR ALL OF THE STREET IN THE
CITY OF DETROIT.
>> AS YOU KNOW, A DEADLINE HAS
BEEN SET BY THE CITY, AND CREWS
REALLY DON’T HAVE ALL THAT MUCH
TIME.
HANK WINCHESTER LIVE TONIGHT
WITH THEIR RACE AGAINST THE
CLOCK TO GET IT DONE.
HANK.
>> AND DEVIN, THEY’VE MADE A LOT
OF PROGRESS.
IT REALLY JUST DEPENDS THOUGH ON
WHERE YOU LIVE.
IF YOU TAKE A LIVE LOOK BEHIND
ME, YOU CAN SEE THAT STRETCH OF
AREA THERE, THAT’S BEEN CLEARED
BUT THIS AREA HERE, THEY’VE HAD
ONE PASS BUT BECAUSE OF THE SNOW
TODAY, IT NEEDS A LITTLE HELP.
LET ME GET TO YOU THE NUMBERS
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THIS WILL GIVE
YOU AN IDEA HOW BIG THE JOB IS
IN DETROIT.
CITY LEADERS HAD 673 MAJOR
ROUTES THAT THEY HAVE TO CLEAR,
ROADWAYS ACROSS THE CITY.
MORE THAN 1800 RESIDENTIAL MILES
OF ROADWAY ALONE, AND THAT ALL
HAS TO BE DONE, THE PROMISE
EVERY ROAD WILL BE CLEARED BY
6:00 P.M. TOMORROW.
>> Reporter: TAKE A RIDE WITH ME
THROUGH THE CITY OF DETROIT, AND
TODAY OBVIOUSLY WE SEE SNOW
EVERYWHERE.
THE GOOD NEWS IS WE ALSO SEE
SALT TRUCKS AND SNOW REMOVAL
CONTRACTORS OUT HERE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> WE REALLY WANT THE PUBLIC TO
BE OUR EYES AND EARS.
WE’RE GOING TO SEND INSPECTORS
OUT WHEN WE BECOME AWARE OF
POSSIBLE SCENARIOS WHEN STREETS
AREN’T PLOWED BUT WE REALLY WANT
THE PUBLIC TO BE OUR EYES AND
EARS.
IF YOU FEEL THAT YOUR STREET
WASN’T PLOWED, WE WANT YOU GUYS
TO LET US KNOW.
>> Reporter: CITY CREWS ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR MORE THAN 2500
MILES OF ROADWAY ALL OVER THE
CITY AND ALSO STRETCHING INTO
PARTS OF WAYNE COUNTY.
NOW, AS OF RIGHT NOW, THEY
BELIEVE THEY’RE AHEAD OF
SCHEDULE.
>> WE’RE VERY HAPPY WITH HOW
THEY’VE BEEN PROGRESSING, EVEN
THOUGH THEY’RE ONLY LESS THAN
20% INTO THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT
WE GIVE THEM TO COMPLETE THEIR
ROUTE.
>> Reporter: THE CITY BELIEVES
THAT EVERY ROADWAY WILL BE
CLEARED BY 6:00 P.M. ON FRIDAY.
HOWEVER, IF YOUR ROAD SUN
TOUCHED AND YOU NEED HELP, THE
BEST WAY TO GET THAT HELP IS TO
USE THE IMPROVED DETROIT APP.
>> THE EASIEST WAY TO GO TO THE
IMPROVED DETROIT APP, THAT’S
WHAT WE REALLY RECOMMEND.
BUT WE WILL HAVE FOLKS
MONITORING OUR TELEPHONE NUMBER
24 HOURS, AGAIN, BEGINNING AT
6:00 P.M. TOMORROW EVENING.
>> AND YOU CAN SEE HERE IN THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD THERE WAS A PASS ON
THIS ROADWAY BUT IT WAS EARLY
THIS MORNING.
NOW WE’RE DEALING WITH, AS YOU
CAN SEE, A LITTLE BIT MORE SNOW
IN THIS AREA, WHICH COULD AFFECT
WEATHER CREWS -- WHETHER CREWS
WILL BE MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH
TONIGHT OR TOMORROW MORNING.
BUT I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU, IF
BY 6:00 P.M. TOMORROW YOUR AREA
STILL NEEDS ATTENTION, THESE ARE
ALL OF THE DIFFERENT WAYS YOU
CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH ME, AND
I’LL WORK TO GET IN TOUCH WITH
THE CITY DIRECTLY.
BUT REMEMBER THAT IMRF DETROIT
APP IS A GREAT TOOL TO USE TO
LET CITY LEADERS KNOW WHAT
PROBLEMS YOU’RE HAVING IN YOUR
AREA.
I’M HANK WINCHESTER, "HELP ME
HANK," LOCAL 4.
>> IS ALL ACROSS METRO DETROIT
TODAY FOLKS HAVE BEEN DIGGING A
BIT, CLEARING DRIVEWAYS,
SWEEPING THINGS AWAY, TRYING TO
GET THINGS BACK TO NORMAL.
>> AND WE’RE ALSO SEEING THE
KINDNESS OF NEIGHBORS SHINING
THROUGH HELPING SERVICES WHO
CAN’T GET OUT IS SHOVEL FOR
THEMSELVES.
SHAWN LEY HAS THAT PART OF THE
STORY FOR US TONIGHT.
SHAWN, IT’S SO GREAT TO SEE
THINGS LIKE THIS.
>> IT TRULY IS.
AND LOOK AT THESE CONDITIONS,
GUYS.
EVEN OUR LENS ON THE CAMERA
GETTING SNOW IN THERE AND
FOGGING THINGS UP.
DESPITE THESE CONDITIONS, PEOPLE
CONTINUE TO COME OUT WITH
SHOVELS OR FOUR WHEELERS TO HELP
OUR SENIORS DIG OUT.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> HOW IS IT OUT THERE?
PRETTY --
[ HORN HONKING]
I MEAN PRETTY CRAPPY.
>> Reporter: ALL OF US ARE
DIGGING OUT AFTER THE SNOW
DUMPED DOWN, CLEANING CARS,
CLEARING SIDEWALKS.
IN SOUTHWEST DETROIT, YOU
COULDN’T HELP BUT NOTICE MARIO
FLORES ON A FOUR-WHEELER.
>> OUT HAVING FUN HELPING PEOPLE
OUT.
I SEE PEOPLE OUT SHOVELING THE
SNOW.
HELP THEM OUT, ASK THEM THEY
WANT ME TO HELP THEM.
THEY SAY, YES, GO AHEAD.
I SHOVEL EVERYBODY’S DRIVEWAY,
EVERYBODY’S SIDEWALK LIKE THAT.
>>> THAT’S IMPORTANT BECAUSE
MARIO KNOWS SOME OLDER PEOPLE
CAN’T GET OUT, THE SNOW TOO
HEAVY, TOO ICY FOR THEM TO
CLEAR.
IT’S JUST TOO MUCH.
>> MY MOM IS DIABETIC AND I’M ON
HER WAY TO THE HOUSE.
I THINK SOME PEOPLE CAN’T REALLY
DO IT BY THEMSELVES.
SO I’M THERE TO HELP.
>> AND MARIO IS NOT JUST HELPING
OUT NEIGHBORS ON THE STREET.
>> THIS IS A YAM WHAT 700 --
YAMAHA 700 AND I ADDED THE PLOW
ON THERE TO HAVE FUN WITH IT.
>> Reporter: HE’S BUZZING FROM
ONE END OF SOUTH WEST DETROIT TO
THE OTHER LOOKING TO HELP ANYONE
WHO NEEDS IT AND ENJOY HIMSELF
WHILE HE WORKS.
>> YES.
HAVE SOME DONUTS WHILE YOU’RE
WORKING ON THERE, YOU KNOW.
YOU GOTTA MAKE IT FUN, AS WELL.
>> Reporter: FOR HELPING SO
MANY, MARIO FLORES DESERVE AS
NICE HOT CHOCOLATE TO GO WITH
THOSE DONUTS.
>> I KNOW.
I LOVE IT.
I WISH WE WOULD HAVE HAD MORE.
>> MARIO SAYING HE WISH HE HAD
MORE SNOW.
HE’S GETTING IT NOW.
LOOK, GLIERKS WE’VE BEEN OUT ALL
DAY YESTERDAY, ALL DAY TODAY,
TODAY’S CONDITIONS AT THIS HOUR
FAR WORSE IN OUR OPINION THAN
WHAT WE SAW YESTERDAY.
BLOWING SNOW, REALLY COLD
TEMPERATURES AND THE SNOW
QUICKLY ADDING UP ON ALL THE
MAIN ROADS.
SO ONCE AGAIN TOMORROW PEOPLE
WILL NEED HELP DIGGING OUT
AGAIN.
KIMBERLY.
>> GREAT STORY, SHAWN.
AND YOU ALSO FOUND A MAN WHO’S
BEEN PLOWING AN ENTIRE STREET
YESTERDAY AND TODAY.
>> AN ENTIRE AVENUE IN McCOMB
TOWNSHIP.
AT 6:00, WE’LL SHOW YOU HIS
EFFORTS.
HE ALSO HAS A FOUR WHEELER
SAYING HE CAN’T REALLY WAIT FOR
THE SNOWPLOWS TO GET TO HIS
STREET BECAUSE HE HAS SENIORS ON
HIS STREETS.
IF AN AMBULANCE NEEDS TO COME
THROUGH, HE’S GOTTA GET THE SNOW
OUT OF THERE.
HE’S BEEN DOING IT YESTERDAY AND
TODAY NON-STOP.
>> WE’LL HAVE TO SEE THOSE
STORIES ABOUT KINDNESS TO
OTHERS.
SHAWN, APPRECIATE IT.
>> YOU’LL HAVE THE PLOW ORDERED
BEFORE THE NEWSCAST IS OUT.
I KNOW.
>>> NOW TO A MAJOR GLOBAL TERROR
LEADER DEAD AFTER A U.S. SPECIAL
LEADERS RAID SYRIA OVERNIGHT.
PRESIDENT BIDEN ORDERED THE
OPERATION.
HE SAID HE DIRECTED THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO DO
EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO AVOID
CIVILIAN CASUALTIES BUT DEFENSE
OFFICIALS SAY WOMEN AND CHILDREN
WERE KILLED WHEN THE TERRORIST
LEADER SET OFF A SUICIDE BOMB
RATHER THAN BEING CAPTURED.
ALICE BARR HAS THE LATEST FROM
WORK.
ALICE.
>> GOOD EVENING.
U.S. DEFENSE OFFICIALS SAY THE
TERRORIST LEADER’S SUICIDE
BOMBING FLATTENED THE ENTIRE
THIRD FLOOR OF THE BUILDING HE
WAS IN.
THOSE OFFICIALS ARE STILL
REVIEWING HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE
KILLED, BUT SAY THAT ALL U.S.
SERVICE MEMBERS MADE IT HOME
SAFELY.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT BIDEN
TODAY ANNOUNCING AN OVERNIGHT
RAID IN NORTHWESTERN SYRIA LED
TO THE DEATH THE GLOBAL LEADER
OF ISIS.
>> THANKS TO THE BRAVERY OF OUR
TROOPS, THIS HORRIBLE TERRORIST
LEADER IS NO MORE.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT, WHO
WATCHED THE RATED FROM THE
SITUATION ROOM, SAID THAT IF
U.S. SPECIAL FORCES CLOSED IN,
ABUL IBRAHIM AL KARACHI
DETONATED A SUICIDE BOMB,
KILLING HIMSELF, HIS WIFE AND
THEIR TWO CHILDREN, AN OUTCOME
THE PRESIDENT SAID HE TRIED
AVOID.
>> WE MADE A CHOICE TO PURSUE A
SPECIAL FORCES RAID AT A MUCH
GREATER RISK THAN -- TO OUR OWN
PEOPLE RATHER THAN TARGETING
WHIM AN AIR STRIKE.
WE MADE IN CHOICE TO MINIMIZE
CIVILIAN CASUALTIES.
>> Reporter: THE PENTAGON SAYS
U.S. FORCES USED A BULL HORN TO
CALL CIVILIANS OUT OF THE
BUILDING AND SAFELY EVACUATED 10
PEOPLE, INCLUDING EIGHT
CHILDREN.
THOUGH AT LEAST ONE OTHER CHILD
WAS KILLED BY GUNFIRE, AND THERE
ARE REPORTS OF OTHER DEATHS.
ALL AMERICANS MADE IT OUT SAFELY
AND DEFENSE OFFICIALS SAY
THEY’RE STILL REVIEWING THE
OPERATION.
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SAYS
THE SUICIDE BOMBING APPEARS TO
BE THE SAME TACTIC AS IN THE
2019 OPERATION THAT ELIMINATED
THE LAST HEAD OF ISIS, AL
BAGHDAD, A REMINDER ANOTHER
TERRORIST LEADER WILL EMERGE.
>> THEY ARE STILL A THREAT AND
NOBODY’S TAKEN A VICTORY LAP
HERE.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT BIDEN
SAID AL CAME RECCHI WAS BEHIND
ACOOKS TARGETING MEN’S AND
ATROCITIES AGAINST CIVILIANS
FROM THE MIDDLE EAST TO SOUTH
ASIA AND THAT HIS DEATH TENDS A
-- SENDS A MESSAGE TO TERRORISTS
AROUND THE WORLD.
>> WE WILL COME AFTER YOU AND
FIND YOU.
>> Reporter: A MAJOR TERROR
THREAT TAKEN OFF THE
BATTLEFIELD, THOUGH THE LARGER
WAR CONTINUES.
>> THERE’S EXTRA SCRUTINY ABOUT
CIVILIAN DEATHS IN THIS CASE
AFTER A U.S. DRONE STRIKE IN
AFGHANISTAN LAST SUMMER KILLED
10 CIVILIANS, INCLUDING SEVERAL
CHILDREN.
THE U.S. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
CALLED IT A HORRIBLE MISTAKE AND
PROMISED CHANGES.
IN WASHINGTON, ALICE BARR, LOCAL
4.
>> ALL RIGHT, ALICE.
THE RAID WAS THE BIGGEST U.S.
OPERATION IN SYRIA SINCE 2019.
>>> WELL, IT IS GO TIME FOR THE
WINTER OLYMPICS.
THE OPENING CEREMONY NOW NOT
UNTIL TOMORROW BUT EVENTS ARE
ALREADY STARTING IN BEIJING.
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