>> Announcer: LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT, HOME OF
WDIV AND CLICK ON DETROIT,
LOCAL 4 NEWS AT NOON STARTS
NOW.
NOW. >>> THE YOU STILL HAVE MANY,
MANY COMING FOR THEIR
VACCINATIONS NEITHER MACOMB
COUNTY.
COUNTY. WE’LL TELL YOU WHY THE
COUNTY DECIDED TO KEEP THIS
CLINIC OPEN.
CLINIC OPEN. >>> WE’RE TALKING SNOW FOR
YOU THIS AFTERNOON.
AS WE ARE STILL IN A WINTER
WEATHER ALERT.
WEATHER ALERT. SIX TO NINE INCHES OF SNOW
HAS FALLEN ACROSS METRO
DETROIT.
DETROIT. AS METRO DETROITERS DIG OUT
OF ALL OF THAT SNOW SOME
PEOPLE ARE TAKING THE BEST
OF IT.
OF IT. HEADING FOR THE HILLS AND
HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF
WINTER FUN, SLEDDING AND
TUBING.
TUBING. THESE ARE LIVE PICTURES FOR
YOU FROM BALDWIN PARK ON
DETROIT’S EAST SIDE.
A GOOD TIME TO BE HAD.
WINTER WEATHER TOPS OUR SHOW
HERE AT NOON THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US I’M EVROD
CASSIMY.
CASSIMY. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS VIDEO
HERE A LOT OF SNOW HAS
FALLEN IN JUST A LITTLE BIT
OF TIME.
OF TIME. MANY PEOPLE ARE WORKING
DILIGENTLY TO CLEAR THEIR
DRIVEWAYS, CLEAR THE STREET
WHERE THEIR CAR IS PARKED
GET THEIR CAR OUT.
WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE FOR
YOU OF THE WINTER WEATHER
THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS AFTERNOON. OUR VICTOR WILLIAMS IS LIVE
FOR US IN DETROIT THIS
AFTERNOON WITH A LOOK AT HOW
THE COMMUNITY IS COPING WITH
ALL THIS SNOW.
NICK MONACELLI IS IN MT.
CLEMENS WITH A LOOK AT THE
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE DISTRIBUTION EFFORTS DURING
THE SNOWSTORM.
THE SNOWSTORM. BUT WE DO WANT TO BEGIN WITH
METEOROLOGIST BRANDON
METEOROLOGIST BRANDON ROUX HE IS TAKING SNOW AND
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FOR US.
>> YES, AND THAT WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED.
BUT WE KEEP OUR SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER ALERT GOING.
THE RED BANNERS JUST AS A
REMINDER THAT WE ARE NOT OUT
OF THE WOODS.
UNTREATED ROADS AND EVEN THE
TREATED ROADS REAL NASTY
HEADING OUT AND ABOUT AVOID
IT IF YOU CAN.
NOW SOME OF THE BIGGER SNOW
TOTALS CAME IN SOME OF OUR
LESS POPULAR OR POPULATED
AREAS, INCLUDING ST. CLAIR,
SANILAC COUNTIES UP NORTH,
COLUMBUS, MORE THAN A FOOT.
13.1 INCHES.
13.1 INCHES. A FOOT IN LAKEPORT IN ST.
CLAIR COUNTY, ALMOST A FOOT
THERE.
THERE. YOU SEE HOLLY SAW NINE
INCHES.
INCHES. OTHER AREAS WE SAW ANN ARBOR
ALMOST SEVEN INCHES.
CANTON 8.1.
CANTON 8.1. SHELBY TOWNSHIP 8.5 INCHES
OF SNOW.
OF SNOW. SO IT’S ICY, CHUNKY MOST OF
THE SNOW IS OVER.
BUT MIDDLE TEENS WITH NASTY
WIND CHILLS.
WIND CHILLS. YOU CAN SEE STILL A FEW
FLAKES FLYING OUT THERE FOR
THE MOST PART WE ARE TRYING
OUT.
OUT. STILL TREACHEROUS TRAVEL AS
YOU HEAD OUT.
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EVROD, BACK TO YOU.
>> BRANDON, THANK YOU.
IT’S DEFINITELY USEFUL ON A
DAY LIKE TODAY.
THE SNOWSTORM BROUGHT MAJOR
ACCUMULATION TO DETROIT.
7.2 INCHES OF SNOW WERE
RECORDED ON MONDAY.
AND WE BEAT A RECORD THAT
WAS SET BACK IN 1898, BY
MORE THAN TWO INCHES.
SO LET’S GET OUT TO VICTOR
WILLIAMS.
WILLIAMS. HE’S GOT A LOOK AT HOW
NEIGHBORHOODS ARE COPING
WITH ALL THAT SNOW THERE.
VICTOR THERE’S A LOT OF IT
ON BOTH SIDES OF YOU.
>> YEAH, EVROD.
THERE’S SO MUCH SNOW OUT
HERE.
HERE. IT’S REALLY BECOME A MAJOR
HEADACHE FOR NOT ONLY THE
DRIVERS ON THE ROAD BUT FOR
ALSO A LOT OF THE PEOPLE WHO
ARE IN THEIR HOMES WHO ARE
TRAPPED INSIDE BECAUSE OF
ALL THE ACCUMULATION.
>> Reporter: SNOWFALL HAS
TURNED DETROIT INTO A WINTER
WONDERLAND BUT NOT MUCH
EMPHASIS ON THE WONDERLAND
PART.
PART. >> ROADS ARE COMPLETELY
COVERED MANY SIDEWALKS AND
DRIVEWAYS FROZEN AS
SHOVELING BECOMES THE MOST
POPULAR ACTIVITY OF THE
MORNING.
MORNING. SOME SENIORS, HOWEVER, HAVE
NOT BEEN ABLE TO SHOVEL THE
SNOW BECAUSE OF THEIR AGE
AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES
AND THAT’S WHERE D.P.D.
COMES INTO PLAY.
OFFICER FROM THE SECOND
PRECINCT ARE STEPPING UP AND
TAKING CARE OF THE PROBLEM
THEMSELVES HANDLING THE
SHOVELING FOR SENIORS WHO
ARE IN NEED.
OFFICER ERROL FRANKLIN SAYS
THE FORCE DOESN’T WANT TO
SEE ANY SENIORS HURT TRYING
TO DO THE JOB AND IT’S THEIR
DUTY TO LOOK OUT FOR THE
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. >> I THINK IT’S VERY
IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE
COMMUNITY POLICING IS WHAT
IT’S ABOUT SUPPORTING OUR
CITIZENS, OUR SENIOR
CITIZENS ESPECIALLY WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY SAY
THEY DON’T TRY TO COME OUT
HERE AND SHOVEL THE SNOW.
WE GET TO RUN OUT HERE THEY
PASS OUT HAD A HEART ATTACK
OR SOMETHING.
OR SOMETHING. SO WE TRY TO TAKE THAT OFF
OF THEM.
OF THEM. >> Reporter: ABOUT HALF A
DOZEN HOMES HAVE BEEN
SHOVELED BECAUSE OF D.P.D..
SO IT’S A VERY GOOD THING
THAT THEY’RE DOING.
ON THE EAST SIDE, VICTOR
WILLIAMS, LOCAL 4.
>> YEAH, DEFINITELY IS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, VICTOR.
ON THE NATIONAL FRONT NOW,
MORE THAN 150 MILLION
AMERICANS ARE FACING DANGER FROM
THE TREACHEROUS WEATHER.
IN OREGON A GROCERY STORE
COLLAPSED.
COLLAPSED. IN MISSOURI DANGEROUS COLD
AND HEAVY SNOW IS BLANKETING
THE ST. LOUIS AREA.
DOWN IN GEORGIA A TORNADO
TOUCHED DOWN CAUSING AT
LEAST ONE INJURY AND SOME
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. BUT ALSO TURN THINGS OVER TO
OUR MORGAN CHESKII.
>> Reporter: OVERNIGHT A
DEADLY TORNADO RIPPING
THROUGH THE NORTH CAROLINA
COASTLINE.
COASTLINE. >> UNFORTUNATE WE HAD 10
INJURIES THAT WE CAN REPORT
AT THIS TIME AND THREE
CONFIRMED FATALITIES.
CONFIRMED FATALITIES. >> Reporter: THE POWERFUL
CYCLONE TEARING DOWN HOMES
INTO PILES OF DEBRIS.
RIPPING TREES FROM THE ROOT
AND SLAMMING THEM INTO
NEARBY STRUCTURES AND
VEHICLES.
VEHICLES. >> MULTIPLE HOUSES NOTHING
BUT FOUNDATION.
BUT FOUNDATION. I NEED HELP.
>> Reporter: KNOCKED OUT
POWER LINES LAY ALONG THE
WRECKAGE AS WIDESPREAD
OUTAGES ROLL THROUGH THE
ENTIRE REGIONFUL ALL THIS
WHILE FIRST RESPONDERS LOOK
AHEAD TO HOUR’S LONG SEARCH
AND RESCUE EFFORTS.
THIS AS A BRUTAL COLD SNAP
WREAKS HAVOC NATIONWIDE.
THE ARCTIC BLAST TEARING ITS
WAY SOUTH FROM OREGON WHERE
A SAFEWAY ROOF COLLAPSED
UNDER PILES OF SNOW.
TO TEXAS, WHERE MILLIONS ARE
STUCK WITHOUT POWER FACING
RECORD LOWS.
RECORD LOWS. ROLLING BLACKOUTS ISSUED TO
SAVE THE STATE’S POWER GRID
FROM CRASHING.
FROM CRASHING. >> THERE’S A HUGE DEMAND, A
VERY LIMITED SUPPLY.
IT IS A SYSTEM WIDE FAILURE
ACROSS THE STATE.
>> Reporter: POSSIBLE
DRIVING CONDITIONS CAUSING
HUNDREDS OF ACCIDENTS.
THE GOVERNOR DEPLOYING THE
NATIONAL GUARD AND MORE THAN
3,000 STATE TROOPERS.
FLIGHTS GROUNDED IN DALLAS
AND AUSTIN.
AND AUSTIN. CREWS RUSHING TO REMOVE SNOW
AND ICE.
AND ICE. >> WE’RE JUST NOT PREPARED
FOR IT.
FOR IT. THE SEE IS NOT SET UP FOR
THIS KIND OF WEATHER.
IT’S NOT TYPICAL HERE.
>> THIS IS INCREDIBLE.
>> Reporter: BUT THE COLD
SNAP IS NOT A NEGATIVE FOR
EVERYONE.
EVERYONE. SOME FOLKS ARE STILL OUT AND
ABOUT.
ABOUT. TRYING TO MAKE THE MOST OF
THIS WINTRY WEATHER.
>> I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS
MUCH SNOW IN MY LIFETIME.
SO I WANT TO TRY TO --
>> Reporter: DALLAS REMAINS
IN THE LOW SINGLE DIGITS
THAT NUMBER COULD BE SLOWLY
GOING UP THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
BUT THERE IS MORE SNOW
HEADED THIS DIRECTION AND
THAT’S WHAT RAISES THE
CONCERN ABOUT THE POWER
OUTAGES STATEWIDE.
OUTAGES STATEWIDE. NO TIMETABLE ON FULL
RESTORATION LEAVING MILLIONS
OF PEOPLE LEFT CROSSING
THEIR FINGERS.
THEIR FINGERS. WE’LL SENDS IT BACK TO YOU.
>> MORGAN THANK YOU SO MUCH.
BACK HERE AT HOME NOW
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE DISTRIBUTION EFFORTS HAVE
NOT STOPPED IN EVERY
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. NICK MONACELLI IS IN MT.
CLEMENS FOR US WITH A LOOK
AT SOME OF THE EFFORTS THERE.
>> Reporter: GOOD AFTERNOON.
YES, DESPITE THE HORRIFIC
ROADS WE’RE EXPERIENCING ALL
OVER METRO DETROIT, PEOPLE
HERE IN MACOMB COUNTY HAD AN
OPTION TO STICK WITH THEIR
VACCINATION APPOINTMENTS AND
STILL COME IN.
SOME PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT WAS
A BAD IDEA BUT FOR THOSE WHO
WANTED TO COME IN THEY SAID
WE WORKED AND WAITED TOO
LONG FOR THIS.
WE’RE NOT GOING TO GIVE IT
UP NOW.
UP NOW. >> WE CAME EARLY BECAUSE WE
WERE SCARED THAT WE WEREN’T
GOING TO GET HERE.
>> I WORK AT THE SCHOOLS SO
I WANT TO GET MY VACCINE.
>> Reporter: STANDING
OUTSIDE YOU HAVE WOULD HAVE
NO IDEA THAT THE ROADS ALL
OVER METRO DETROIT ARE LIKE
THIS.
THIS. THE COUNTY DECIDED TO KEEP
THIS CENTER OPEN JUST IN
CASE SOMEONE DIDN’T GET THE
MESSAGE IF THEY CLOSED.
>> WE DIDN’T WANT THEM TO
MAKE THE TREK ALL THE WAY
OUT THERE THAT THE DOORS
WERE CLOSED.
WERE CLOSED. >> Reporter: THE COUNTY
OFFERED TO RESCHEDULE ANY
APPOINTMENTS TODAY BECAUSE
OF THE WEATHER.
AS YOU CAN SEE, MANY TURNED
THAT OFFER DOWN.
>> IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO
GET THE APPOINTMENT SO I
JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I
CAME IN AND GOT IT DONE SHE
WE ARE SEEING ALL THE OTHER
PLACES THAT WAS CANCELLING
THEM WE KEPT LOOKING ON-LINE
AND IT SAID THEY WERE STILL
GOING FOR IT SO ARE WE.
>> Reporter: SOME AS YOU
HEARD JUST WANTED IT DONE,
OTHERS COULD NOT SCHEDULE
ANOTHER DAY TO BE HERE.
>> I’M A TEACHER AND I DON’T
LIKE TO TAKE THE DAYS OFF.
JUST RELIABILITY I GUESS FOR
MYSELF.
MYSELF. >> Reporter: JUST TO MAKE IT
PERFECTLY CLEAR THE COUNTY
WAS SAYING IF THEY DO OPT TO
RESCHEDULE THEIR APPOINTMENT
THEIR DOSE IS STILL GOOD
THEY ARE NOT GIVING IT AWAY
TO ANYBODY.
TO ANYBODY. THEY WOULD MAKE GOOD ON JUST
RESCHEDULING THAT
RESCHEDULING THAT APPOINTMENT.
APPOINTMENT. BUT AS YOU SAW, VERY FEW DID
THAT.
THAT. WE’RE IN MACOMB COUNTY, NICK
MONACELLI, LOCAL 4.
>> ALL RIGHTY, NICK THANK
YOU FOR THE UPDATE THERE.
WE HAVE POSTED VACCINE
CONTINGENCY PLANS ON OUR
WEBSITE JUST GO TO
CLICKONDETROIT.COM FOR THAT.
IF YOUR COMMUNITY HAS
CANCELLED THEM FOR TODAY
THERE’S ALL THE INFORMATION
THAT YOU NEED.
IN OTHER CORONAVIRUS
HEADLINES THIS AFTERNOON,
THE UNITED STATES HAS PASSED
27,699,000 CORONAVIRUS CASES
AND MORE THAN 486,000 PEOPLE
HAVE DIED FROM THE VIRUS.
THESE ARE NUMBERS FROM THE
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
DATABASE.
DATABASE. HERE AT HOME WE DO EXPECT TO
GET AN UPDATE ON NUMBERS IN
OUR STATE THIS AFTERNOON.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, MORE
EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THE U.K.
VARIANT IS LINKED TO MORE
SEVERE DISEASE.
SEVERE DISEASE. >>> WE WANT GET TO SOME
BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW JUST
INTO THE LOCAL 4 NEWSROOM.
FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD
TRUMP AND ATTORNEY RUDY
GIULIANI ARE BEING ACCUSED
OF CONSPIRING WITH THE FAR
RIGHT GROUPS THE PROUD BOYS
AND OATH KEEPERS TO INCITE
THE JANUARY 6th DEADLY
INSURRECTION IN A CIVIL
LAWSUIT.
LAWSUIT. THAT SUIT WAS FILED TODAY IN
FEDERAL COURT BY MISSISSIPPI
REPRESENTATIVE BETTY
REPRESENTATIVE BETTY THOMPSON.
THOMPSON. THOMPSON IS THE DEMOCRATIC
CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE
HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE.
NOW THIS IS THE FIRST CIVIL
ACTION THAT WAS FILED
AGAINST THE FORMER PRESIDENT
RELATED TO THE ATTACK.
>>> ALSO BREAKING AT THIS
HOUR, FIRE CREWS ARE
BATTLING A BARN FIRE.
THIS IS OVER IN SALEM
TOWNSHIP.
TOWNSHIP. IT STARTED AROUND 9:00 THIS
MORNING IN THE AREA OF 7
MILE AND CHERRY ROAD.
FIRE OFFICIALS SAY THAT
THREE HORSES WERE LOST IN
THE FIRE.
THE FIRE. NO HUMANS WERE HURT.
BUT INVESTIGATORS RIGHT NOW
ARE STILL WORKING TO FIGURE
OUT WHAT WOULD HAVE STARTED
IT.
IT. >>> STILL TO COME IT’S A
SNOWY FAT TUESDAY ALSO KNOWN
AS PUNCH KEY DAY HERE IN
METRO DETROIT.
METRO DETROIT. WE’LL TELL YOU WHY THEY SAY
THEY COULDN’T PASS UP A