LIE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT. LOCAL 4 NEWS AT NEWS STARTS NOW. THE EXACT TRACK SHOWING RAIN ACROSS
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN THIS NOON.
AND WE’RE GOING TO BEGIN RIGHT
THERE, BECAUSE WHATEVER SNOW YOU
MAY HAVE HAD LEFT ON YOUR
DRIVEWAY. IT’S PROBABLY GONE
NOW. YOU’RE WELCOME FOR THAT. IN
FACT, THE TEMPERATURES SOARING
INTO THE FIFTIES TODAY
BRYAN SCHUERMAN IS TRACKING IT
ALL FOR US. HEY, BRIAN. HEY
THERE, JASON. GOOD FRIDAY
AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. YEAH,
DEFINITELY A RAINY DAY ACROSS
ALL OF SOUTH EASTERN MICHIGAN.
BUT LET’S THINK FOR A SECOND
WHERE WE WERE THIS TIME LAST
WEEK TEMPERATURES RIGHT AROUND
ZERO WITH BLOWING AND HEAVY SNOW
WITH WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 25
BELOW ZERO. I WILL TAKE THIS
KIND OF WEATHER OVER THAT ANY
TIME OF DAY EXACT TRACK 40 RADAR
RAINING OFF TO THE NORTH OF THE
METRO. FROM FLINT DOWN TO
WATERFORD, AND THEN OVER TOWARD
HOW THEN PULLING OFF TO THE EAST
OF ANN ARBOR. HEADING TOWARD THE
I 75 CORRIDOR FROM GROSSE ILE
HEADING DOWN TOWARD MONROE, ALL
OF THIS MOISTURE LIFTING OFF TO
THE NORTH AND EAST SO WE WILL
KEEP THE RAIN INTO THE FORECAST
AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THE REST
OF THE DAY TOWER CAM OVER
DOWNTOWN DETROIT. PLENTY OF
CLOUD COVER A VERY SOGGY DAY AS
YOU’RE HEADING OUTSIDE TODAY.
DOWN TO 53 RIGHT NOW. HERE IN
DETROIT, 51 AN ARBOR 52 RIGHT
NOW WORKING INTO PORT HURON AND
53. RIGHT NOW YOU’RE WORKING
OVER INTO ADRIAN THIS MOISTURE
CONTINUING TO LIFT OFF TO THE
NORTH AND EAST RIGHT INTO
SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN, SO WAVES
OF RAIN WILL BE THE ORDER OF
BUSINESS THROUGH THE REST OF THE
DAY WILL HOLD IT AT A LOW
FIFTIES, ALL THE WAY INTO LATE
THIS AFTERNOON, MUCH MORE ON THE
RAIN AND WIN. IT ENDS YOUR FULL
FORWARD FORECAST COMING UP IN
JUST A FEW MINUTES. SIX YEARS OF
FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S
TAX RETURNS RELEASED TODAY BY
THE HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS
COMMITTEE. THEY CONFIRM IN
DETAIL WHAT WAS SUMMARIZED
EARLIER THIS MONTH BY THE
COMMITTEE, TRUMP DECLARED
NEGATIVE INCOME IN 2015, 16, 17
AND 2020 AND 2016 AND 17. HE
PAID A TOTAL OF $1500 IN INCOME
TAX. THE RELEASE OF THE FORMER
PRESIDENT’S TAX RETURNS ARE THE
CULMINATION OF A LONG LEGAL
STRUGGLE BETWEEN THE HOUSE WAYS
AND MEANS AND THE FORMER
PRESIDENT STATEMENT. SAYS HE
USED DEPRECIATION OF ASSETS AND
OTHER TAX DEDUCTIONS TO IN HIS
WORDS. CREATE THOUSANDS OF JOBS
AND MAGNIFICENT STRUCTURES AND
ENTERPRISES. WE HAVE THE DETAILS
IN FULL OF THOSE RETURNS.
CLICKONDETROIT.COM. OVER ON
DETROIT’S WEST SIDE THIS
AFTERNOON. POLICE SEARCHING FOR
SOMEONE ACCUSED OF FATALLY
SHOOTING A WOMAN AND STEALING
HER CAR. POLICE RELEASED THIS
VIDEO OF A SUSPECT APPROACHING
THE VICTIM PULLING OUT A GUN AND
COLDLY SHOOTING HER IN THE CHEST
. IT HAPPENED WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AROUND 10 45, NEAR GRAND RIVER
AVENUE IN WEST OUTER DRIVE,
TRACY GOLDEN WAS RUSHED TO THE
HOSPITAL WHERE SHE DIED. POLICE
SAY THE SUSPECT STOLE HER
VALUABLES AND HER GRADE 2018
DODGE JOURNEY. THEY THINK THE
SUSPECT MAY STILL HAVE IT. THEY
WANT PEOPLE TO LOOK OUT FOR IT,
AND THE LICENSE PLATE NUMBER IS
DY AND 1663. IF YOU SEE IT,
YOU’RE URGED TO CALL 911 OR THE
DETROIT POLICE DEPARTMENT.
MEANWHILE DETROIT POLICE CHIEF
JAMES WHITE HAS TESTED POSITIVE
FOR COVID. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS
THE CHIEF IS FULLY VACCINATED
WITH TWO BOOSTERS AND HAS ONLY
MILD SYMPTOMS. AT THIS POINT, HE
REMAINS IN COMMAND OF DPD, BUT
THE ASSISTANT CHIEF IS STEPPING
IN TO OVERSEE ORDINARY DAY TO
DAY OPERATIONS WHILE THE CHIEF
ISOLATES WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES
MIDNIGHT FOR THE NEW YEAR,
THOUSANDS OF METRO DETROITERS
FACE THE VERY REAL THREAT OF
HAVING THEIR WATER SHUT OFF
BECAUSE THEY PANDEMIC ISSUED
MORATORIUM PROTECTING HOMEOWNERS
BEHIND ON THEIR BILLS. THAT’S
SET TO EXPIRE. BUT AS
NICK MONACELLI REPORTS, THERE
ARE SOME OPTIONS TO KEEP THE
WATER ON. SO YEAH, THERE’S GOOD
NEWS IN BAD NEWS. OF COURSE, THE
BAD NEWS IS THAT THIS ALL COULD
BE COMING TO AN END. THE GOOD
NEWS IS THAT THE DETROIT WATER
AND SEWERAGE DEPARTMENT HAS A
COUPLE OF OPTIONS. TWO OPTIONS
AS LONG AS YOU SIGN UP ASAP.
TOMORROW EVERYTHING CHANGES FOR
THOSE BEHIND ON THEIR WATER
BILLS IN THE CITY OF DETROIT IN
EARLY PANDEMIC ORDER TO STOP
WATER SHUTOFFS EXPIRES ON NEW
YEAR’S EVE. BUT THERE ARE
OPTIONS. FIRST IS THE LIFELINE
PLAN, ALLOWING RESIDENTS TO
AGREE TO A PRESET LIMIT ON WATER
USAGE OF 4500 GALLONS FOR A
FIXED RATE. SECOND IS THE 10 30
50 PLAN WHERE YOU MAKE A DOWN
PAYMENT OF 10% 30% OR 50% OF THE
PAST DUE BALANCE, DEPENDING ON
HOW MANY PAYMENT PLANS YOU’RE
ALREADY ON IN THE PAST 18 MONTHS
PAST DUE BALANCES SPREAD OVER 6
TO 24 MONTHS, IN ADDITION TO THE
NORMAL MONTHLY BILL, WST
DIRECTOR GARY BROWN SAYS THE
GOAL OF LIFTING THE MORATORIUM
ISN’T TO HARM DETROITERS. IT’S
ACTUALLY, THE OPPOSITE. W S D IS
NOT COLLECTING APPROXIMATELY $40
MILLION A YEAR. AND WHEN WE
DON’T COLLECT THAT BAD DEBT, WE
HAVE TO PASS IT INTO THE RATES
NEXT YEAR, AND YOU’RE SIMPLY
HURTING THE VERY PEOPLE THAT
YOU’RE TRYING TO HELP, AND I
CAN’T EMPHASIZE THIS ENOUGH. THE
DEPARTMENT IS SAYING THAT PEOPLE
HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR THESE
PROGRAMS BEFORE THEIR WATER GETS
SHUT OFF. IT’S GOING TO HAPPEN,
SO IF THEY SIGN UP, THEY CAN FIX
ALL THESE PROBLEMS AS LONG AS
THEY SIGN UP. AND STICK TO THOSE
PAYMENT PLANS WERE IN DETROIT,
NICK MONACELLI LOCAL 4 ALL
RIGHT, NICK AFTER A DISASTROUS
WEEK, SOUTHWEST AIRLINES TRYING
TO GET BACK TO NORMAL OPERATIONS
TODAY AT METRO THERE ARE NO
SOUTHWEST FLIGHTS CANCELED TODAY
AND ONLY ABOUT 40 ACROSS THE
COUNTRY AS A WHOLE. MIKE VALERIO
IS TRACKING THE TURNAROUND AS
THE AIRLINE DEALS WITH GROWING
BACKLASH FROM LOYAL CUSTOMERS
AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
AFTER EIGHT DAYS OF A CHAOTIC
HOLIDAY TRAVEL MESS. SOUTHWEST
AIRLINES SAYS FLIGHTS ARE
RETURNING TO A NORMAL SCHEDULE
FRIDAY AFTER A DISASTROUS WEEK
AND JUST IN TIME FOR THE BUSY
NEW YEAR’S WEEKEND. THIS HAS
BEEN A CRAZY TIME OF THE USUAL
4000 FLIGHTS. SOUTHWEST OPERATES
DAILY. ONLY 39 FLIGHTS WERE
CANCELED SO FAR FOR FRIDAY,
ACCORDING TO FLIGHT AWARE DOT
COM AS THE AIRLINE SAYS IT WILL
RESUME NORMAL OPERATIONS. I FEEL
CONFIDENT I CHECKED LIKE
SOUTHWEST A BUNCH OF TIMES I
REFRESH THE APPLE LUNCHTIME.
TODAY SO I WAS LIKE, WE’RE GOOD.
DESPITE THE MUCH WELCOME RELIEF
THE DAMAGE IS DONE. SOUTHWEST IS
FACING GROWING QUESTIONS ABOUT
HOW IT SYSTEMS ALLOWED THINGS TO
GO SO WRONG FOR SO LONG AS THE
AIRLINE PROMISES IT’S WORKING TO
MAKE SURE IT DOESN’T HAPPEN
AGAIN. AND THE TRAVEL HASSLE
ISN’T OVER QUITE YET. FOR SOME
SOUTHWEST PASSENGERS STILL
WAITING TO GET TO THEIR FINAL
DESTINATIONS. WE’VE BEEN GONE
SINCE THE 17TH OF DECEMBER FROM
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, AND
THERE’S STILL A BIG MESS TO
CLEAN UP. MASSIVE PILES OF
BAGGAGE ARE STILL STRANDED
AROUND THE COUNTRY. SOUTHWEST
STAFF WORKS TO SORT THROUGH ALL
OF THESE LOST SUITCASES,
INCLUDING ONE BELONGING TO BRAD
MAY. BERTOS SON, WHICH TOOK A
VACATION TO SACRAMENTO, DESPITE
HIS SON’S FLIGHT, GETTING
CANCELED BACK SUPER DISAPPOINTED
. MEANWHILE THE TRANSPORTATION
DEPARTMENT IS RENEWING ITS
WARNING TO SOUTHWEST, SAYING THE
AIRLINE COULD FACE CONSEQUENCES
FOR THE MELTDOWN IF IT FAILS TO
MAKE THINGS RIGHT FOR THE
THOUSANDS OF STRANDED PASSENGERS
. HOPEFULLY THEY GET IT TOGETHER
. VALERIA REPORTING. YOU KNOW
WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT THE OLD
SAYING YOU CAN HOPE IN ONE HAND
SOUTHWEST HAS SOME GROUND TO
MAKE UP ON THE NEW LIST OF
AIRLINES BY THE WAY, WITH THE
MOST ON TIME FLIGHTS. DELTA
EARNED THE TOP RANKING IN THE
REPORT BY SYRIAN WHICH CRUNCHES
THE NUMBERS EACH YEAR. ALASKA
AIRLINES CAME IN SECOND,
FOLLOWED BY UNITED AND AMERICAN
SOUTHWEST IS FIFTH. YOU’RE
PROBABLY THINKING WHOA, HOLD ON
A SECOND. WELL YOU’D BE RIGHT.
THIS DATA SAMPLE ENDED DECEMBER
15TH. SO IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE
MORE THAN 10,000 SOUTHWEST
CANCELATIONS OVER THE PAST WEEK
, SO THIS WILL LIKELY CHANGE
KICKOFF FOR THE FIESTA BOWL. NOW
LESS THAN 28 HOURS AWAY. NUMBER
TWO. MICHIGAN TAKING ON NUMBER
THREE TCU AT STATE FARM STADIUM
IN GLENDALE. THE WOLVERINES HAVE
BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT
SINCE THAT LOSS TO GEORGIA LAST
YEAR THERE 7.5 POINT FAVORITES.
TO BEAT THE HORN FROGS. WE’LL
SEE. IF IT HAPPENS, YOU CAN JOIN
LOCAL FOREST JAMIE EDMONDS HOBIE
RTD, WHO’S OUT IN ARIZONA FOR
ARE CHASING THE CHAMPIONSHIP
SPECIAL TONIGHT. IT’S ONLY ON
LOCAL 4 PLUS AGAIN. WE HAVE A
WHOLE TEAM OUT IN ARIZONA AHEAD
OF KICKOFF. THE SPECIAL TONIGHT
GETS UNDERWAY AT 6 30. IT’S ON
LOCAL 4 PLUS MILLIONS JACKPOT ON
THE RISE AGAIN NOW AT $640
MILLION IF YOU MATCH ALL THE
NUMBERS, YOUR CASH OPTION IS UP
TO $302 MILLION. I WON’T TELL
YOU WHAT THE ODDS OF YOU WINNING
ARE. LET’S STAY HOPEFUL AT THIS
POINT, AND THE NEXT DRAWING IS
TONIGHT THERE HAVE BEEN 21
STRAIGHT WITHOUT A WINNER. WE
WILL HAVE THE WINNING NUMBERS
FOR YOU AT THE TOP OF OUR
NEWSCAST. LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 11
TONIGHT. STILL TO COME ON THIS
SHOW, A STORY OF HEROISM
EMERGING FROM THE BUFFALO
BLIZZARD, WHAT ONE MAN DID TO