>> Announcer: LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT, HOME OF
WDIV AND CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
LOCAL 4 NEWS AT NOON STARTS
NOW.
NOW. >>> WE START WITH BREAKING
NEWS THIS AFTERNOON.
A MAJOR STEP FORWARD TODAY
IN THE IMPEACHMENT SHOWDOWN
ON CAPITOL HILL.
WE’RE GOING TO GO TO
WASHINGTON, D.C. AS LAUNLS
TAKE A VOTE MAKING THIS
PROCESS VERY PUBLIC.
HANK?
HANK? >> EVROD, HAPPY HALLOWEEN
EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY. WE HAVE IMPORTANT
INFORMATION TO HELP KEEP YOU
AND YOUR CHILDREN SAFE AS
YOU HEAD OUT THIS EVENING.
IT’S COMING UP LIVE IN A
HELP ME HANK REPORT.
>> STICK AROUND FOR THAT.
>>> WITH WE DO BEGIN WITH
YOUR HALLOWEEN FORECAST.
YOU SEE NOTHING BUT GREEN
THAT MEANS IT IS COMING DOWN
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. UNFORTUNATELY THAT WON’T
CHANGE AS TRICK-OR-TREATING
TIME ROLLS AROUND.
GOT THE RAIN, WITH WE GOT
THE WIND.
THE WIND. DARE WITH WE EVEN SAY SNOW.
THAT’S ALL IN YOUR THURSDAY
FORECAST.
FORECAST. METEOROLOGIST BRANDON ROUX
STANDING BY WITH THE I WANT
TO TRY AND FIND LIKE A
SILVER LINING HERE BUT --
>> I COULD SAY THE LAST FIVE
YEARS OF HALLOWEENS NEITHER
DETROIT IT’S BEEN A LITTLE
RAIN, A LITTLE WIND A LITTLE
SNOW.
SNOW. SO THAT SILVER LINING IS
WE’RE JUST RIGHT ON PAR FOR
WHAT WE’VE HAD THE LAST FIVE
YEARS OR SO.
AND WE WILL GET SOME BREAKS
HERE.
HERE. WE’RE STARTING TO SEE THIS
LAST LITTLE ROUND OF SOME
HEAVIER RAINS THROUGH PARTS
OF WASHTENAW, WAYNE COUNTIES
UP INTO OAKLAND COUNTY.
IT IS SUPER SOAKED AND
POOLING, PONDING
POOLING, PONDING HYDROPLANING A POSSIBILITY
WHEREVER YOU ARE.
MIDDLE 40s WE’VE BEEN STUCK
HERE ALL DAY.
AND UNTIL IT STOPS RAINING
WE CONTINUE THAT.
SO SHOWERS HERE AT NOON.
SOAKING WET.
SOAKING WET. BUT THROUGH THE
MID-AFTERNOON SOME BREAKS
NEAR 50°.
NEAR 50°. WE WILL SEE MORE RAIN
RETURNING.
RETURNING. YOU CAN SEE A BIG SLUG OF
THIS IS GOING TO PUSH OFF TO
THE EAST AND AS WE LOOK
ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN THERE’S
THE SNOW A IT COMES CLOSER
TOWARD TRICK-OR-TREATING
TOWARD TRICK-OR-TREATING TIME.
TIME. CHANGES BACK TO RAIN FOR US.
SO SHOWERS AND A LITTLE
BREEZY AROUND 46°.
UMBRELLAS AND JACKETS FOR
YOU SURE.
YOU SURE. MAKE SURE YOU TUNE IN BEN’S
FREAKY FORECAST STARTING AT
3:00 P.M. ON
CLICKONDETROIT.COM AND LOCAL
4 NEWS.
4 NEWS. WE WILL BE UPDATING YOU
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON
WITH LIVE UPDATES ON EXACTLY
HOW YOUR TRICK-OR-TREATING
WILL PLAY OUT.
EVROD.
EVROD. >> BRANDON, WITH RAIN AND
WIND EXPECTED FOR TONIGHT
D.T.E. HAS A PLAN IN PLACE
FOR TRICK-OR-TREATERS TO
STAY SAFE.
STAY SAFE. >> WE REALLY RECOMMEND
PEOPLE STAY VERY VIGILANT
ABOUT SAFETY.
ABOUT SAFETY. WALK IN WELL LIT AREAS,
DON’T CUT THROUGH YARDS
WHERE HAZARDS COULD BE
HIDDEN.
HIDDEN. ALSO, LOOK UP AND LOOK DOWN
AT OUR POWER LINES.
BECAUSE IT’S POSSIBLE THAT
OUR POWER LINES COULD BE
WRAPPED UP IN TREES IF THEY
COME DOWN.
COME DOWN. >> D.T.E. SAYS IT WILL HAVE
ABOUT 100 CREWS POSITIONED
THROUGHOUT METRO DETROIT
LOOKING FOR HAZARDS.
THE LIVE MEN WILL BE
CLEANING UP TREES, DOWNED
POWER LINES AND RESTORING
POWER IF CUSTOMERS LOSE IT.
THEY ALSO PLAN ON STAYING
OUT THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT TO
KEEP EVERYONE SAFE.
THOSE POWER LINE PRECAUTIONS
AREN’T THE ONLY THING THAT
YOU SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT
FOR.
FOR. HANK WINCHESTER JOINS US
LIVE.
LIVE. >> Reporter: EVROD, THIS
WEATHER IS NOT IDEAL WHICH
MEANS IT COULD GET A LITTLE
TRICKY.
TRICKY. THE REALITY IS ABOUT 10,000
KIDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL
MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE E.R.
THIS EVENING BECAUSE OF
ISSUES WHILE
ISSUES WHILE TRICK-OR-TREATING.
TRICK-OR-TREATING. SO HERE’S SOME IMPORTANT
SAFETY INFORMATION FOR YOU.
THE NUMBERS ARE DOWNRIGHT
FRIGHTENING.
FRIGHTENING. CHILDREN ARE TWO TIMES MORE
LIKELY TO DIE IN
TRAFFIC-RELATED ACCIDENTS ON
HALLOWEEN NIGHT THAN ANY
OTHER DAY OF THE YEAR.
THAT’S WHY SAFETY IS KEY.
YOU MAY HAVE THE CANDY AND
THE COSTUME BUT WHAT ABOUT A
GOOD FLASHLIGHT.
GOOD FLASHLIGHT. 41 MILLION CHILDREN WILL HIT
THE STREETS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY IN SEARCH OF CANDY,
BUT THE MAJORITY WILL NOT
HAVE A FLASHLIGHT.
A BIG NO-NO, BECAUSE THAT
LIGHT CAN HELP A DRIVER SPOT
YOU.
YOU. AND WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR
CHILDREN’S COSTUME, REMEMBER
THIS --
THIS -- >> IF YOUR CHILD IS GOING TO
WEAR A MASK YOU WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE EYE OPENINGS
THAT YOU CAN SEE VERY
CLEARLY, ESPECIALLY IN THE
DARK WHEN THEY’RE GOING TO
BE GOING FROM HOUSE-TO-HOUSE.
>> Reporter: HERE’S SOME
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFO.
TRY LIMITING
TRY LIMITING TRICK-OR-TREATING TO YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD AND GO TO
FAMILIES THAT YOU KNOW.
PUT A NAME TAG WITH A NUMBER
ON YOUR CHILD’S COSTUME IN
CASE HE OR SHE GETS LOST.
CHILDREN UNDER 12 SHOULD BE
ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT.
ADULT SUPERVISION IS KEY.
OLDER CHILDREN SHOULD CARRY
A FULLY CHARGED CELL PHONE
IN CASE THEY NEED TO REACH
YOU.
YOU. MAKE SURE THAT SHOES ARE
TIED AND THAT THE COSTUME
DOESN’T IMPAIR YOUR CHILD’S
ABILITY TO WALK OR RUN
SAFELY.
SAFELY. >> THEY CAN STAND STILL IN
FRONT OF THE MIRROR AND LOOK
GREAT.
GREAT. BUT THEN ACTUALLY MOVING IN
THE COSTUME CAN BE
DIFFICULT.
DIFFICULT. >> Reporter: BACK OUT HERE
LIVE THAT FLASHLIGHT WITH
NEW BATTERIES AND ALSO GLOW
STICKS THOSE ARE KEY.
WE’LL PUT ALL THE SAFETY
INFORMATION ON THE HELP ME
HANK Facebook.
HANK Facebook. OF COURSE HELP ME HANK
KEEPING EVERYBODY SAFE OUT
THERE.
THERE. HANK, WE CERTAINLY
APPRECIATE YOU.
APPRECIATE YOU. >>> WE WANT TO GET TO
BREAKING NEWS THIS AFTERNOON
THAT COULD IMPACT YOUR
TRAVELS.
TRAVELS. SOUTHBOUND I-75 CLOSED RIGHT
AT ERIE ROAD IN MONROE
COUNTY RIGHT NOW.
THREE SEMIS WERE INVOLVED IN
AN ACCIDENT THERE.
ONE JACKKNIFED.
ONE JACKKNIFED. NOW THERE ARE NO SERIOUS
INJURIES BUT IT’S LIKELY
GOING TO TAKE HOURS BEFORE
THAT ACCIDENT IS ALL CLEAR.
DEFINITELY SEEK AN ALTERNATE
ROUTE.
ROUTE. ALSO BREAKING AT NOON, THE
FIRST BIG VOTE ON
IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS
IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS
PASSED THE HOUSE.
IT’S A RESOLUTION THAT
FORMALIZES THE PROCEDURES
AND OPENS THE DOOR TO PUBLIC
HEARINGS.
HEARINGS. AS CRAIG BOSS WELL REPORTS
IN WASHINGTON I YOU IT
PASSED 232-196 WITH MANY
REPUBLICANS CALLING IT A
SHAM.
SHAM. >> Reporter: ON THIS VOTE
THE YEAS ARE 232, THE NAYS
ARE 196.
ARE 196. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
>> Reporter: FOR ONLY THE
FOURTH TIME IN HISTORY,
CONGRESS IS MOVING FORWARD
WITH A FORMAL IMPEACHMENT
INVESTIGATION OF A
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. >> WHAT IS AT STAKE IN ALL
OF THIS IS NOTHING LESS THAN
OUR DEMOCRACY.
OUR DEMOCRACY. >> TODAY THE HOUSE VOTING TO
TAKE THE INVESTIGATION INTO
PRESIDENT TRUMP INTO A
PUBLIC PHASE.
PUBLIC PHASE. >> DEMOCRATS ARE TRYING TO
IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT
BECAUSE THEY ARE SCARED THEY
CANNOT DEFEAT HIM AT THE
BALLOT BOX.
BALLOT BOX. >> WE ARE HERE TODAY BECAUSE
DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVICE AND
PAY THRONES ARE STANDING UP
FOR THEIR COUNTRY.
>> TRYING TO PUT A RIBBON ON
A SHAM PROCESS DOESN’T MAKE
IT ANY LESS OF A SLAM.
>> Reporter: TODAY’S
RESOLUTION WOULD PERMIT
PUBLIC HEARINGS, ALLOW STAFF
ATTORNEYS TO QUESTION
WITNESSES, AND ENABLE THE
PRESIDENT OR HIS COUNSEL TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE
PROCEEDINGS.
PROCEEDINGS. REPUBLICANS AND THE
PRESIDENT HAVE COMPLAINED
ABOUT A PROCESS THAT HAS SO
FAR PLAYED OUT BEHIND CLOSED
DOORS.
DOORS. >> THERE’S ONE SINGLE
SESSION ON CAPITOL HILL IT’S
GETTING RID OF DONALD TRUMP.
>> Reporter: THESE
PROCEEDINGS FOCUSED ON
CONTROVERSIAL CALL BETWEEN
PRESIDENT TRUMP AND THE
PRESIDENT TO THE UKRAINE.
IN QUESTION AS TO WHETHER
THERE WAS AN ABUSE OF POWER
WHEN IN PRESSURING A FOREIGN
COUNTRY TO DIG UP DIRT ON A
POLITICAL RIVAL IN EXCHANGE
FOR MILITARY AID.
WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL TIMOTHY
MORRISON WAS ON THAT CALL.
HE’S THE LATEST OF SEVERAL
WITNESSES WHO HAVE TESTIFIED
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
MORRISON, A TOP ADVISOR ON
RUSSIA AND EUROPE, STEPPED
DOWN FROM HIS WHITE HOUSE
POST ON WEDNESDAY AND IS
TESTIFYING AGAINST THE
WISHES OF THE WHITE HOUSE.
AFTER TODAY’S VOTE, THE FULL
HOUSE IS SCHEDULED TO GO ON
A WEEK LONG BREAK.
COMMITTEE MEMBER ALSO STAY
BEHIND AND CONTINUE WITH
DEPOSITIONS.
DEPOSITIONS. CRAIG BOSS WELL, NBC NEWS,
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. >>> DEVELOPING THIS
AFTERNOON, POLICE IN WEST
BLOOMFIELD ARE INCREASING
PATROLS OUTSIDE OF SCHOOLS
TODAY AFTER A NEARBY GUNSHOT
IS BROKEN INTO.
POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR THESE
TWO.
TWO. THEY SAY THEY USED A
SLEDGEHAMMER TO BREAK INTO
SAFES AND GUNS UNLIMITED.
IT’S THE BEGUN STORE ON
ORCHARD LAKE NEAR COMMERCE
ROAD ON TUESDAY.
THEY STOLE SEVERAL LONG GUNS
AND AMO.
AND AMO. WEST BLOOMFIELD SCHOOLS
SAYING THAT THE SUSPECTS
APPEAR TO BE PRETEENS YOU
OUT OF PRECAUTION THEY’LL
HAVE MORE OFFICER KEEPING AN
EYE ON AREA SCHOOLS.
IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT
THIS BREAK-IN POLICE WANT TO
HEAR FROM YOU.
>>> TWO MEN WERE ARRESTED
FOR A LIQUOR BREAK-IN IN
HIGHLAND PARK THIS MORNING.
POLICE SAY THE SUSPECTS
BUSTED A HOLE IN THE BACK OF
BARGAIN BASKET LIQUOR STORE.
ONE MAN WAS ABLE TO GET YOU
AWAY AS POLICE ARRIVED.
THERE’S NO WORD ON IF
ANYTHING WAS TAKEN.
>>> SO IT’S BEEN CONFIRMED,
THE BOARD OF FIAT CHRYSLER
AND PEUGOT HAVE APPROVED A
MERGER CREATING THE WORTH’S
FOURTH LARGEST AUTOMAKER A
VALUE OF ABOUT $50 BILLION.
THE COMPANY ANNOUNCED THIS
MORNING PLANS TO COMBINE
OPERATIONS IN A 50-50
MERGER.
MERGER. THEY WILL SHARE THE COST OF
DEVELOPING ELECTRIC AND
AUTONOMOUS CARS AND WILL
SHARE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY.
SO TOMORROW, NATIONAL AND
LOCAL U.A.W. LEADERS WILL
MEET HERE IN DETROIT TO
CONSIDER A DEAL WITH FORD.
LAST NIGHT, AFTER THREE DAYS
OF INTENSE BARGAINING THE
UNION SAID THAT IT HAD
REACHED A TENTATIVE
AGREEMENT WITH THE AUTOMAKER
AND IT’S LIKELY GOING TO
MIRROR THE DEAL THAT WAS
APPROVED BY GENERAL MOTORS
WORKERS AFTER THAT 40 DAY
STRIKE.
STRIKE. IF APPROVED BY LEADERSHIP IT
WILL BE SENT TO FORD’S
55,000 UNION WORKERS FOR A
FINAL VOTE.
FINAL VOTE. >> Announcer: NEW AT NOON:
>> THAT’S NOT HOT SAUCE IN
THOSE BOTTLES.
THOSE BOTTLES. TAKE A LOOK HERE.
WE’LL TELL YOU WHAT WAS
REALLY INSIDE ALL OF THIS
SRIRACHA SHIPMENT OUT OF THE
UNITED STATES THAT HAS SOME
PEOPLE IN SOME PRETTY BIG
TROUBLE.
TROUBLE. >>> NOWHERE CLOSE TO
CONTAINMENT.
CONTAINMENT. AT LEAST 10 NEW WILDFIRES
START IN CALIFORNIA AS
INTENSE WINDS SHOW NO SIGN