NOW. WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH EXACT TRACK 40 RADAR. IT IS LIT UP AT THIS HOUR RANGE FOR SOME, BUT
ICY AND SLICK CONDITIONS FOR
OTHERS IS THIS LATEST ROUND OF
WINTER PUSHES THROUGH METRO
DETROIT. NOW TAKE A LIVE LOOK
OUTSIDE FROM OUR HARBOR SKY CAM
, YOU CAN SEE CLOUDY, HAZY
CONDITIONS THERE IN THE RAIN,
NOT SWITCHING OVER TO ICE. GOOD
EVENING, EVERYBODY. THANKS FOR
BEING WITH US. KIMBERLY GILL
DEVIN SCILLIAN WILL START THINGS
OFF HERE AT FIVE WITH KIM ADAMS
IN THE FOREWARNED FORECAST, KIM
SLIPPERY CONDITIONS SEEM TO BE
ISOLATED MOSTLY TO THE NORTH,
RIGHT, MOSTLY TO THE NORTH, AND
THEN JUST THE ELEVATED SURFACES
, TREES, YOUR PATIO FURNITURE.
THINGS LIKE THAT WILL HAVE A
COATING OF ICE. BUT THE ROADS
FOR THE MOST PART ARE JUST WET.
BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR
BRIDGES. AND OVERPASSES. BUT I
FEEL SO BAD FOR THE PEOPLE THAT
LOST POWER. JUST GOT IT BACK,
AND NOW WE’RE SEEING MORE POWER
OUTAGES ONCE AGAIN AS WE HAVE
STRONG WINDS AND ICE ON THE
TREES. NOW THE MOISTURE FOR THE
MOST PART IS NOW SOUTH OF I 94
STILL GETTING A LITTLE FREEZING
RAIN IN DETROIT. HAMTRAMCK
DEARBORN, MELVIN DALE LINCOLN
PARK, BUT YOU GO A LITTLE BIT
FARTHER TO THE SOUTH, AND IT
CHANGES OVER TO RAIN SO YOU CAN
SEE THAT FREEZE LINE RIGHT THERE
FROM RIVERVIEW TO TAILOR SO IT’S
RAINING AND WAYNE ROMMEL IS ALSO
IN CANTON RIGHT NOW, JUST
GETTING A LITTLE DRIZZLE IN
PLYMOUTH IN NORTHVILLE, FREEZING
DRIZZLE IN MILFORD, ALSO IN
OXFORD, BUT MOST OF THE HEAVIER
PRECIP IS REALLY NORTH OF I 69
EVEN THAT’S STARTING TO COME TO
AN END, BUT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DID EXTEND THEN THAT
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL
EIGHT P.M. FOR YOU FOLKS THAT
ARE IN ST CLAIR COUNTY, THE REST
OF METRO DETROIT THAT HAS NOW
EXPIRED. WE EXPECT THE PRECEPT
TO COME TO AN END, BUT WE HAVE
TO WATCH TEMPS VERY CLOSELY OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS WERE AT
OR NEAR FREEZING IN PONTIAC.
MOUNT CLEMENS 33 DEGREES. I’LL
BE BACK WITH A LOOK AT YOUR
FORECAST IN A MINUTE, BUT THE
BEST WAY TO KEEP UP TO DATE ON
ALL THIS CRAZY WEATHER WE’VE
BEEN HAVING HERE IN METRO
DETROIT IS REALLY DOWNLOAD THIS
FOR ONE WEATHER APP AND PUT IN
YOUR SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT
WAY YOU CAN HAVE A CUSTOMIZED
FORECAST. RIGHT IN THE PALM OF
YOUR HAND. REALLY IS SOME CRAZY
WEATHER. WE’RE HAVING KIM. WE
APPRECIATE IT AND AS THE RAIN
FALLS TURNING INTO ICE FOR SOME,
THERE ARE PEOPLE NOW ON DAY FIVE
DAY FIVE WITHOUT POWER AND HEAT
IS 62,000 CUSTOMERS STILL
WITHOUT POWER TONIGHT WE’RE
LEARNING FIRSTHAND ABOUT HOW
DIFFICULT THAT HAS BEEN. VICTOR
WILLIAMS SPENT THE DAY TALKING
TO FOLKS WHO CANNOT WAIT FOR THE
CREWS TO GET THEIR LIGHTS BACK
ON FIVE DAYS. PRETTY MISERABLE
FOR A LOT OF FOLKS, VICTOR HE
HAD DEVIN SCILLIAN. AND DOWN ALL
DAY. AND JUST LIKE YOU SAID.
THAT NUMBER IS SOMEWHERE AROUND
62 TO 63,000 PEOPLE, BUT FOR
SOME OF THESE PEOPLE. IT’S BEEN
ALMOST AN ENTIRE WEEK. IT’S BEEN
A LONG TIME IN IT IS IT’S VERY,
VERY FRUSTRATING. ZIGGLER IS ONE
OF MANY PATIENTLY WAITING FOR
POWER TO BE RESTORED IN WESTLAND
. I’M JUST WISHING THAT THEY
WOULD JUST HURRY UP. FIND OUT
WHERE WE ARE HERE ON THEIR GRID
AND GIVE US SOME POWER BACK.
HE’S BEEN USING A GENERATOR TO
POWER CERTAIN ITEMS IN HIS HOME.
IT’S NOT FUN, WE BUT WHAT WE DO
IS WE’RE RUNNING IT TO KEEP OUR
REFRIGERATOR FREEZER UP HERE.
RUNNING CONSTANTLY. SOLUTIONS
WON’T LAST LONG. VALUABLES RIGHT
HERE, BUDDY. WE GOT THE EGGS
GOING. MELVIN TAYLOR, ON THE
OTHER HAND, IS HAVING TO STAY
WARM IN HIS CAR. FREEZING RAIN
AGAIN. MY POWER IS STILL OUT. I
GOTTA CONSTANTLY. I GOT TO STAY
IN THE CAR TO KEEP THE CAR WARM
. UNFORTUNATELY HAS BEEN IN THIS
SITUATION TIME AND TIME AGAIN.
IT’S BAD WEATHER. THE WIND BLOWS
HARD. THE POWER GOES OUT IT
RAINS, THE POWER GOES UP
FREEZING RAIN, THE POWER GOES
OUT. IT’S BAD THIS TIME. IT’S SO
BAD HE’S DECIDING TO PACK UP AND
MOVE TO TEXAS. YOU KNOW? AND
TEXAS HAD A LOT OF POWER
OUTAGES, BUT I’D RATHER GO
THERE. AT LEAST THEY’RE FIXING
STUFF. YOU KNOW HOW FREQUENTLY
THE OUTAGES HAPPEN. MELVIN IS
WONDERING IF THERE’S A BIGGER
PROBLEM. PROBABLY 40 TIMES OVER
HERE. AND AFTER SEEING A SIMILAR
PATTERN MARK IS WONDERING THE
SAME THING. I’VE BEEN HERE SINCE
82. WE’RE CONSTANTLY THE LAST
PEOPLE ON THE BLOCK TO EVER GET
POWER. IT’S LIKE THEY CAN’T FIND
OUR TRANSFORMER OR WHATEVER IS
BLOWN. AND DTE SAYS ALL OF THAT
CAN DEPEND ON A FEW FACTORS,
INCLUDING HOW NEW THE EQUIPMENT
IS, BUT THAT’S SOMETHING THAT
THEY’RE WORKING ON TAKING CARE
OF. UNFORTUNATELY WE’VE BEEN
TOLD THAT MARKS POWER IS GOING
TO BE RESTORED ON WEDNESDAY,
MAKING IT ACTUALLY A FULL WEEK
IN THE DARK. VICTOR WILLIAMS.
FRUSTRATING ALRIGHT, VICTOR.
LET’S CHECK IN WITH HANK. NO KEY
. NO POWER AND YOU’RE LIKELY NOT
ALONE. YOU CAN’T STAY HERE WITH
THE BABY. NO UM I’LL JUST GO
OVER SOME MORE HOUSES TO THE
LIGHTS. GET BACK ON TONIGHT AT
SIX. WE’RE TALKING WITH DTE
WORKING TO GET ANSWERS AND ALSO
TALKING WITH LOCAL LAWMAKERS WHO
SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. HELP ME,
HANK LIVE TONIGHT AT SIX
O’CLOCK. ALRIGHT HANK, OUR OTHER
TOP STORY AT FIVE COUNTY AND
LOCAL OFFICIALS BLASTING THE
EPA’S DECISION TO SEND WASTE
FROM THAT TOXIC TRAIN DERAILMENT
IN OHIO HERE TO METRO DETROIT.
DELIVERIES HAVE NOW BEEN PUT ON
HOLD, BUT OFFICIALS WANT TO KNOW
WHY THE DECISION WAS MADE IN THE
FIRST PLACE. SHAWN LEY IS LIVE
TONIGHT WITH THIS STORY, SHAWN.
THE FACILITIES HERE ARE
SPECIFICALLY BUILT FOR WASTE
LIKE THIS. FACILITIES KIMBERLY
RIGHT HERE IN WAYNE COUNTY. DO
ACCEPT THIS TYPE OF MATERIAL.
THE PROBLEM HERE IS THE E P A.
NEVER TOLD ANYONE THAT TANKERS
WITH THIS EAST PALESTINE TOXIC
MATERIAL WAS HEADED THIS WAY.
THIS HAS CAUSED A MAJOR
CONTROVERSY. WHAT DOES TEMPORARY
MEAN? GOOD QUESTION, AND I WISH
I HAD THE ANSWER. WAYNE COUNTY
COMMISSIONER RAY BASHAM TOOK US
AND HERE ON TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR
DAVID GLEB TO THE SPOT WHERE
SHIPMENTS OF CONTAMINATED LIQUID
FROM THE EAST PALESTINE. OHIO
DERAILMENT DISASTER HAVE ALREADY
ENDED UP HERE. EVERY PUBLIC
SERVICES AND ROMULUS AND I 94 IN
INKSTER ROAD. THIS IS WHERE
MICHIGAN’S FIRST AND ONLY DEEP
INJECTION WELL IS LOCATED. THAT
MEANS TOXIC LIQUIDS ARE INJECTED
DOWN PAST OUR GROUNDWATER INTO
THE ROCKS BELOW. SO TO STORE IT
TO GET RID OF IT. IN THE MOVES.
SO IT NOT ONLY STAYS IN THE
ROMNEY GOES ON OVER TO TAYLOR
AND GOES OVER TO WESTLAND. IT
GOES TO YOU KNOW? YOU KNOW WHERE
IT GOES NOW? A HOLD ON ANY MORE
SHIPMENTS COMING HERE WHO SENT
THE FIRST ROUND OF CONTAMINATED
LIQUIDS, THE E P A DID WHEN
LOCAL LEADERS STARTED DEMANDING
ANSWERS. TEXT MESSAGES BETWEEN
WAYNE COUNTY OFFICIALS INDICATE
THE NEVER TOLD ANYONE THE WASTE
FROM OHIO WAS HEADED THIS WAY.
ONE TEXT WE OBTAINED, READS
QUOTE, ADMITTEDLY DROPPED THE
BALL ON COMMUNICATING THIS TO US
IN A TIMELY MATTER, GLEB SAYS.
LEADERS HERE MUST NOW KEEP AN
EYE ON THE EPI. A TO MAKING SURE
THAT E P A AND HEALTHY. THREE
DIGIT AGENCIES ARE PLAYING BY
THE RULES. ARE THEY DON’T KNOW
YET PREMATURE. WE CERTAINLY
DON’T WANT EAST PALESTINE, OHIO
IS PROBLEM BECOME WAKE COUNTY,
MICHIGAN’S PROBLEM. BACK HERE,
LIVE THE DIVERTING ALL THAT
MATERIAL TO SITES CLOSER TO THE
EAST PALESTINE TRAIN DERAILMENT
SITE VERY NEAR. THEIR OFFICIALS
HERE ARE SAYING IT MADE NO SENSE
TO TRUCK IT ALL THE WAY UP. I 75
INTO WAYNE COUNTY. IF ONE OF
THOSE TRUCKS OVERTURNED, THERE
WAS AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD CAUSE
ANOTHER EMERGENCY. WITH THOSE
CHEMICALS LEAKING OUT CAN REALLY
DEFINITELY DON’T WANT THAT TO
HAPPEN, SHAWN. BUT YOU SAY SOME
OF THAT HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IS
ALREADY HERE. SOME TRUCKS AND
TANKERS ALREADY GOT HERE BEFORE
ANYONE KNEW. SO THE THOUGHT IS
IT DID UNLOAD WHAT IT BROUGHT
HERE. THE LIQUID MATERIAL THAT
IS TOXIC. THEY DO NOT THINK
THOSE TRUCKS WERE TURNED AROUND
ONCE OFFICIALS HERE COMPLAINED.
OKAY SEAN, WE APPRECIATE IT,
DEVON. FOR ITS ASSAULT ON
UKRAINE, ADDING TO THE ALREADY
STRAINED RELATIONS AND NEW
REPORT SHOWING THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENERGY IN THE U. S BELIEVES THAT
COVID 19 PANDEMIC LIKELY
ORIGINATED FROM AN ACCIDENTAL
LAB LEAK IN WUHAN, CHINA, THOUGH
THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY IS
SHARPLY DIVIDED OVER THAT
FIGHTING ALICE BAR FOLLOWING IT
FROM WASHINGTON. GOOD EVENING,
ALICE. GOOD EVENING. THESE ARE
JUST THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS,
PUTTING US CHINA RELATIONS
FURTHER INTO A TAILSPIN AS THE
WORLD WATCHES FOR FALL OUT FROM
FRICTION BETWEEN THE TWO LARGEST
GLOBAL ECONOMIES. AN ESCALATING
WAR OF WORDS TODAY, WITH CHINA
NOW ACCUSING THE US OF
DISINFORMATION OVER WARNINGS THE
COUNTRY IS CONSIDERING SUPPLYING
RUSSIA WITH ARTILLERY AND
AMMUNITION FOR ITS WAR IN
UKRAINE, THE DIRECTOR OF THE CIA
, SAYING HE’S CONFIDENT CHINA IS
CONSIDERING THE MOVE, WHILE
OTHER TOP OFFICIALS STRESS IT
HASN’T HAPPENED YET THEIR
WEAPONS WOULD IN EFFECT BE USED.
FOR THE SLAUGHTER OF PEOPLE IN
UKRAINE, SO I THINK IT WOULD BE
ILL ADVISED FOR CHINA TO MOVE
FORWARD, ANALYSTS SAY. THE U. S
IS TRYING TO PUBLICLY WARNED
CHINA OFF OF WHAT WOULD BE A
SERIOUS GAME CHANGER IN THE
RUSSIAN INVASION. GLOBAL
RAMIFICATIONS IF THEY DECIDED TO
SUPPORT RUSSIA WITH LETHAL ARMS
COMES AS CHINA PROPOSED A PEACE
PLAN THAT THE U. S AND ALLIES
SAY IS TOO FAVORABLE TO RUSSIA,
WITH BEIJING AND MOSCOW,
STRENGTHENING THEIR TIES.
UKRAINE’S PRESIDENT SAYS HE’S
WILLING TO MEET WITH HIS CHINESE
COUNTERPART. MEETING BETWEEN
CHINA AND RUSSIA’S LEADERS
APPEARS MORE LIKELY FOR NOW.
ADDING TO THE RISING TENSIONS
FRESH QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
ORIGINS OF THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC
, THE U. S ENERGY DEPARTMENT,
CONCLUDING WITH LOW CONFIDENCE
THAT IT LIKELY ORIGINATED FROM
AN ACCIDENTAL LAB LEAK IN WUHAN
, CHINA, TWO SOURCES TELLING NBC
NEWS KEY LAWMAKERS WERE TOLD
THAT DURING A CLASSIFIED
BRIEFING. WE NEED TO HAVE PUBLIC
HEARINGS ON THIS AND REALLY DIG
INTO IT, BUT THERE ARE DEEP
DIVISIONS WITHIN THE U. S
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WITH
OTHER AGENCIES REACHING
CONFLICTING CONCLUSIONS. CHINA
DENIES THE LAB ALLEGATION BUT
HAS BLOCKED ACCESS TO KEY
ELEMENTS OF THE INVESTIGATION,
LEADING MANY TO CONCLUDE WE MAY
NEVER HAVE A DEFINITIVE ANSWER.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS IT’S MULTI
AGENCY INVESTIGATION INTO
COVID’S ORIGINS IS AIMED AT
PREVENTING ANOTHER PANDEMIC,
PROMISING TO SHARE ANY FINDINGS
WHENEVER THAT’S APPROPRIATE.
MEANWHILE AT HOUSE COMMITTEE ON
CHINA WILL HOLD ITS FIRST PUBLIC
HEARING TOMORROW NIGHT IN
WASHINGTON. ALICE BAR LOCAL 4
TOMORROW. THE HOUSE FOREIGN
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE IS EXPECTED TO
MARK UP A BILL THAT WOULD ALLOW
THE PRESIDENT TO BAN TIKTOK IN
THE UNITED STATES TIKTOK. A
CHINESE PRODUCT THAT HAS RAISED