WE’VE GOT SOME SUNDAY SNOW ON THE WAY FOR YOU JUST HOW MUCH WE’LL CHECK IN WITH BRANDON HERE
IN JUST A MINUTE. ONE FROM
DOWNTOWN DETROIT FOR NEWS STARTS
RIGHT NOW. GOOD MORNING. IT’S
SEVEN O’CLOCK. I’M GRANT HERMES
PRIYA MANN. THANKS FOR JOINING
US FOR LOCAL 4 NEWS TODAY. WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT THAT WHETHER
THAT’S COMING IN THAT SNOW WHITE
FLAKES STARTING US OFF, ALREADY
FALLING IN PLACE IN SOME PLACES
, YOU SAID IT’S COMING FROM THE
SOUTH AND THE WEST, RIGHT,
BRANDON SO WE COULD BE SEEING
SOME SNOW AND ANN ARBOR ALREADY
TO ANN ARBOR, BUT YEAH, THAT
WOULD BE THE NEXT AREA. TO BE
HIT. WE ARE NOT SEEING IT
DOWNTOWN. YET AS WE LOOK LIVE AT
CAMPUS MARTIUS, WHICH WILL HAVE
A WONDERFUL FESTIVE LOOK LATER
TODAY, MAYBE A GOOD DAY TO COME
ON DOWN. DO A LITTLE ICE
SKATING. AT LEAST COME DOWN.
ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN
DETROIT WITH THAT FESTIVE WINTER
. LOOK RIGHT NOW IT IS RIGHT
AROUND AND JUST BELOW FREEZING
WIND CHILLS AREN’T A BIG DEAL.
BUT IN ANN ARBOR 30 FEELS LIKE
25. HERE’S A LOOK AT THAT. SNOW
THE DARKER THE BLUE, THE HEAVIER
THE SNOW AND FROM ANN ARBOR.
DOWN INTO THE CENTER OF THIS
ABOUT 17 MILES, AND YOU KNOW
IT’S MOVING ABOUT 20 MILES AN
HOUR ONLY SO 40 45 MINUTES OR SO
YOU’LL START TO GET INTO THAT
AND HARBOR AND A DECENT SWATH OF
SNOW COMING OUT OF INDIANA AND
OHIO. SO WE WILL GET INTO THAT
THROUGH THE YOU KNOW 89 O’CLOCK
HOURS AND BEYOND, AND WE’RE
LOOKING AT 1 TO 2 INCHES, MAINLY
MID TO LATE MORNING INTO THE
MIDDLE AFTERNOON. ALRIGHT
THANKS. BRANDON FIVE YEAR OLD
BOY IS RECOVERING AFTER SHOOTING
HIMSELF WHILE PLAYING WITH A GUN
. THIS HAPPENED AT A HOME ON
KENDALL STREET NEAR LINWOOD. ON
THE CITY’S WEST SIDE. MEGAN
WOODS IS LIVE FROM DPD
HEADQUARTERS. GOOD MORNING,
MEGAN. GRANT PRIYA. IT’S INSANE
AND HEARTBREAKING TO EVEN THINK
ABOUT A FIVE YEAR OLD SHOOTING
HIMSELF IN HIS HAND, HE IS
EXPECTED TO BE OKAY, BUT THIS IS
A STORY. WE CONTINUE TO HEAR
TIME AND TIME AGAIN, AND POLICE
ARE SAYING THIS WAS 100%
PREVENTABLE. IT’S THE ACCIDENTAL
SHOOTING THAT HAS POLICE LOOKING
FOR ANSWERS. THE STORY SO FAR IS
CONFLICTING. WHAT WE DO KNOW IS
THAT THIS IS AN ACCIDENTAL
SHOOTING. ONCE AGAIN WE LEFT A
GUN UNATTENDED IN THIS BOY. SHOT
HIMSELF IN HIS HAND. IT HAPPENED
AROUND NOON SATURDAY, OFFICERS
RESPONDING TO THE HOME ON
KENDALL STREET ON DETROIT’S WEST
SIDE, POLICE SAY THE FIVE YEAR
OLD WAS PLAYING WITH THE GUN.
WHEN IT WENT OFF. HE WAS TAKEN
TO THE HOSPITAL AND TREATED FOR
HIS INJURIES. POLICE SAY IT’S
LIKELY HE’LL LOSE A GOOD PORTION
OF HIS LEFT THUMB. THE MOM WAS
HOME WHEN IT HAPPENED, ALONG
WITH THE TWO YEAR OLD THREE YEAR
OLD AND NEW BORN BABY. AND THIS
COULD HAVE BEEN A WHOLE LOT
WORSE. VERY, VERY THANKFUL. THIS
YOUNG MAN IS GOING TO SURVIVE.
AH! BUT AGAIN, IT’S SENSELESS
GOING ON EARTH. THEY DON’T KNOW
HOW TO YOU KNOW, PUT UP THEIR
GUNS WHEN THEY’RE NOT HERE LOCAL
4 CRIME AND SAFETY EXPERT
DARNELL BLACKBURN AGREES IT DOES
AND THE THING IS THAT IT’S AN
ACCIDENT. BUT IT’S ALSO
NEGLIGENT BECAUSE KID IS NOT
RESPONSIBLE FOR A GUN APPARENT
AS RESPONSIBLE FOR A GUN OR THE
GUN OWNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR A
GUN, HE SAYS. POLICE AND
PROSECUTORS TAKE THESE INCIDENTS
SERIOUSLY, EVEN THOUGH IT’S AN
ACCIDENT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY
WANT TO PUSH FORWARD AND MAKE
SURE THAT IT DOESN’T HAPPEN
BECAUSE IT’S SO AVOIDABLE. NO
ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE. POLICE
ARE STILL INVESTIGATING THIS
ACCIDENT. BUT IF YOU OWN A GUN,
PLEASE LOCK IT UP. AND IF YOU
DON’T HAVE A GUN LOCK THERE ARE
POLICE STATIONS LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES ACROSS THE STATE THAT
OFFER FREE GUN LOCKS. NO
QUESTIONS ASKED. YOU JUST GO UP
THERE AND TELL THEM THAT YOU
NEED ONE LIVE IN DETROIT. I’M
MEGAN WOODS. LOCAL 4. YEAH
THAT’S CERTAINLY A GOOD REMINDER
. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MEGAN
MORE CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS HAVE
TURNED UP AT PRESIDENT BIDEN’S
HOME IN DELAWARE. FBI AGENTS
FOUND SIX MORE DOCUMENTS WITH
CLASSIFIED MARKINGS AT THE
PRESIDENT’S HOME IN
WILMINGTON’S. ON FRIDAY. BIDEN’S
PERSONAL LAWYER SAYS SOME OF
THOSE ITEMS DATE BACK TO BIDEN’S
TIME SERVING IN THE SENATE. AND
WHILE HE WAS VICE PRESIDENT,
AGENTS ALSO TOOK PERSONAL NOTES
FROM THE HOME. THE PRESIDENT HAS
DIRECTED HIS LAWYERS. TO
COOPERATE WITH THE DOJ THROUGH
THEIR INVESTIGATION. ASIAN SPENT
MORE THAN 12 HOURS EXAMINING
FILES AND DOCUMENTS. MEANWHILE
PRESIDENT BIDEN IS LOSING HIS
CHIEF OF STAFF. THE NEW YORK
TIMES REPORTS. RON CLAIN IS
EXPECTED TO STEP DOWN FROM HIS
WHITE HOUSE ROLE IN THE COMING
WEEKS CLAIM WAS ALREADY A
VETERAN POLITICAL OPERATIVE WHEN
HE TOOK THE CHIEF OF STAFF JOB
TO BEGIN BIDEN PRESIDENTIAL
TENURE IN THE TWO YEARS SINCE
CLEAN EMERGED AS A KEY FIGURE IN
THE WEST WING AND A TRUSTED
ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT. SO
FAR. NO COMMENT FROM THE WHITE
HOUSE. TODAY MARKS WHAT WOULD
HAVE BEEN THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE LANDMARK ABORTION RIGHTS
RULING. NOVI WEIGHED IN HISTORIC
MOVE, THE SUPREME COURT REVERSED
THAT DECISION LAST JUNE. STILL
THE BATTLE BETWEEN BOTH SIDES OF
THE DIVORCE OF THE ABORTION
DEBATE CONTINUES WITH THE FOCUS
SHIFTING FROM THE SUPREME COURT
TO THE U. S AND STATE CAPITALS.
NBC’S BRIE JACKSON IS IN
WASHINGTON WITH THE STORY.
WELCOME TO THE 50TH MARCH FOR
LIFE. ABORTION OPPONENTS
RALLYING IN WASHINGTON, D. C FOR
THE ANNUAL MARCH FOR LIFE
GATHERERS SAY THIS YEAR THEY ARE
CELEBRATING LIFE AND A MAJOR
SUPREME COURT VICTORY. IT’S THE
FIRST EVENT SINCE THE HIGH
COURT’S CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY
STRUCK DOWN ROE VERSUS WADE.
IT’S SO WONDERFUL TO SEE SO MANY
YOUNG PEOPLE OUT HERE
PASSIONATE, EXCITED TO MARCH.
AND REALLY BRING BACK THIS
ENERGY TO THEIR STATES, EVEN
THOUGH THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT
TO ABORTION ENDED, ORGANIZERS
TELL ME THEIR FIGHT CONTINUES.
OUR GOAL IS TO WORK FOR THE DAY
WHEN ABORTION IS UNTHINKABLE
SINCE THE JUNE RULING, 12 STATES
ARE NOW ENFORCING NEAR TOTAL
BANS ON ABORTION, WITH A DOZEN
MORE LIKELY TO PASS SIMILAR
LAWS. OTHERS ARE PUSHING TO
PROTECT ABORTION RIGHTS. OUR JOB
IS TO CONTINUE TO DRAW THE
CONTRAST TO ESSENTIALLY
DEMONSTRATE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
YOU LOSE A FEDERAL PROTECTION.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ONE STATE
LITERALLY CAN HOLD YOU HOSTAGE?
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS ALSO
TAKING STEPS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE
NATIONWIDE. INCLUDING THE U. S
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION,
ALLOWING RETAIL PHARMACIES TO
OFFER THE ABORTION PILL FOR THE
FIRST TIME. STILL THE WHITE
HOUSE SAYS, THERE’S ONLY SO MUCH
IT CAN DO IN THIS URGING
CONGRESS TO PASS NATIONAL
LEGISLATION NEED TO CODIFY ROLE
SUNDAY MARKS WHAT WOULD HAVE
BEEN THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
LANDMARK DECISION A DECADES LONG
BATTLE STILL DIVIDING AMERICANS
, BUT BOTH SIDES NOW HAVE A NEW
STRATEGY. WE SHOULD BE PUSHING
FORWARD, MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND THAT THE POWER
CONTINUES TO BE IN THEIR HANDS.
TO BRING BACK THESE RIGHTS
DEFINITELY MATTER. BUT WHAT’S
EVEN MORE IMPORTANT IS CHANGING
HEARTS AND MINDS AND CLEARLY IN
A POST ROAD WORLD. THERE’S A LOT
OF CONFUSION, PASSING ANY
FEDERAL LEGISLATION AIMED AT
RESTRICTING OR EXPANDING
ABORTION RIGHTS, FACES AN UPHILL
BATTLE IN A DIVIDED CONGRESS.
AND REPUBLICANS WHO NOW CONTROL
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HAVE ALREADY PASSED TWO ANTI
ABORTION BILLS, BUT THOSE
MEASURES ARE EXPECTED TO GO
NOWHERE IN THE DEMOCRATIC LED
SENATE AND WASHINGTON. I’M BREE
JACKSON FOR NBC NEWS. AND THIS
MORNING GOVERNOR WHITMER,
RESPONDING TO THE 50TH
ANNIVERSARY OF ROE V. WADE
SAYING, IN PART, I AM PROUD THAT
LEGISLATION HAS ALREADY BEEN
INTRODUCED IN THE LEGISLATURE TO
ROLL BACK OUR EXTREME ABORTION
BAN AND ELIMINATE CRIMINAL
PENALTIES ON NURSES AND DOCTORS
FOR PROVIDING ABORTIONS. WE
FOUGHT LIKE HELL TO ENSURE 2.2
MILLION WOMEN HAVE FUNDAMENTAL
FREEDOMS AND OUR HEALTHCARE
PROVIDERS. CAN DO THEIR JOBS
WITHOUT GOING TO JAIL AND I’M
EXCITED TO BE MOVING FORWARD.
ONE PERSON IS DEAD AND SIX
OTHERS ARE INJURED, INCLUDING
POLICE OFFICERS AFTER A FIERY
CAR CRASH. IT HAPPENED EARLY
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ON DETROIT’S
EAST SIDE ON WOOD HALL STREET.
POLICE SAY FOUR PEOPLE WERE
SPEEDING IN A DODGE DURANGO LOST
CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A TREE
. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT ON
FIRE. WE’RE TOLD THREE OFFICERS
SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE
DRIVER, A MAN IN HIS EARLY
TWENTIES. DIED ON THE SCENE.
THREE OTHERS WERE TAKEN TO THE
HOSPITAL IN TEMPORARY SERIOUS
CONDITION. IT’S THE FINAL DAY
FOR THE VAN GOGH IN AMERICA
EXHIBIT, AND IT’S UNCLEAR WHAT’S
GOING TO HAPPEN TO THE PAINTING
AT THE CENTER OF AN
INTERNATIONAL BACK AND FORTH. ON
FRIDAY, A FEDERAL JUDGE RULED
THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS
DOES NOT HAVE TO HAND OVER THE
NOVEL READER, WHICH IS CURRENTLY
PART OF AN EXHIBIT EXHIBITION AT
THE MUSEUM. THE JUDGE RULED THAT
FEDERAL LAW DICTATES THE
PAINTING IS IMMUNE TO SEIZURE.
BRAZILIAN ART COLLECTOR CLAIMS
TO HAVE PURCHASED THE PAINTING,
BUT CLAIMS IT WAS STOLEN BY A
THIRD PARTY WHO WAS HIRED TO
HELP STORE IT WILL KEEP YOU
UPDATED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS TO
THAT PAINTING WHEN THE EXHIBIT
ENDS LATER TODAY. THE CITY OF
DETROIT IS EXPANDING A PROGRAM
FOR FREE LEAD PAINT REMOVAL.
PEOPLE LIVING IN AREA CODES
48209 FOR 8 TO 10 AND 48217 HAVE
BEEN ADDED TO THE DETROIT LEAD
SAFE HOUSING PROGRAM. CITY
OFFICIALS SAY OLDER HOMES WITH
THE YOUNGEST CHILDREN ARE BEING
TARGETED FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
UNDER THE AGE OF SIX OR PREGNANT
WOMEN CAN APPLY FOR FREE, LEAD
BASED PAINT REMOVAL. THROUGH THE
PROGRAM IF THEY QUALIFY AS LOW