SNOW TOMORROW, KIM. A WINTER STORM WATCH GOES INTO EFFECT AT NOON FRIDAY CONTINUES UNTIL TWO
A.M. SATURDAY HOW MUCH SNOW? HOW
MUCH FREEZING RAIN ALL THE
ANSWERS COMING UP. URGENT CARE
BUT FOR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH, AND
IT’S NOW EXPANDING TO KIDS. ALL
YOU NEED IS ONE OF THESE PHONE
YOU HOW IT WORKS COMING UP. LIVE
FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT. LOCAL 4
NEWS FIRST AT FOUR STARTS NOW.
THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M KAREN
DREW. THE UNITED STATES IS ONCE
AGAIN FACING SOME BRUTAL WEATHER
TOMORROW IS STORMS ARE PREDICTED
TO BRING HEAVY SNOW TO METRO
DETROIT, DAMAGING WINDS AND RAIN
TO THE SOUTH. AND AS OF RIGHT
NOW, WE ARE UNDER A WINTER STORM
WATCH UNTIL TWO A.M. ON SATURDAY
GET READY. SO THAT IS WHY WE
HAVE DECLARED TOMORROW A 4WARN
WEATHER ALERT DAY. RIGHT NOW
THINGS ARE CALM, TAKING A LOOK
OUT OUTSIDE BY THE DETROIT
RIVER. BUT MOTHER NATURE WILL BE
TELLING A VERY DIFFERENT STORY
VERY SOON. THE NEXT ROUND OF
NASTY WEATHER COMES AS DTE IS
WRAPPING UP MORE THAN A WEEK OF
AROUND THE CLOCK REPAIRS. TRYING
TO GET NEARLY ONE MILLION METRO
DETROIT RESIDENTS BACK ON THE
GRID. AND WHILE THOSE CREWS WERE
DEALING WITH ICE SNOW WILL NOW
BE THE ISSUE TOMORROW. SOME
NEIGHBORHOODS COULD SEE BETWEEN
FIVE AND EIGHT INCHES TOMORROW,
MAKING A MESS OUT OF YOUR
EVENING COMMUTE. LET’S CHECK IN
WITH OUR COMM. ADAMS WERE
BREAKDOWN OF WHO WILL GET HIT
THE HARDEST AND WIN. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW ARRIVES. KIM WELL,
I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT 5 TO 8 IS
NOT ALL OF METRO DETROIT,
ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN WAYNE
COUNTY SOUTH, YOU WILL GET A
LESSER AMOUNT OF SNOW BECAUSE
YOU’LL HAVE MORE IN THE WAY OF
RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN MIXING
IN, BUT THE ENTIRE AREA IS UNDER
A WINTER STORM WATCH THAT GOES
INTO EFFECT AT NOON TOMORROW. SO
RIGHT NOW, THIS IS ONE OF THE
DIFFICULTIES WITH TRACKING THE
SYSTEM IS IT IS STILL WAY DOWN
TO OUR SOUTH, SO IT’S DRY HERE.
METRO DETROIT NOW BUT WHERE IT’S
LOCATED AS IT’S COMING UP OUT OF
THE SOUTH AND THE SOUTHWEST,
MOVING THROUGH DALLAS AT THIS
HOUR, AND IT’S GIVING US AN
INDICATION OF JUST HOW POWERFUL
THIS SYSTEM IS AND HOW MUCH
MOISTURE IT HAS TO WORK WITH.
THERE ARE SOME STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS, SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS JUST OUTSIDE OF
DALLAS, AND I’VE BEEN TRACKING
THESE STORMS LOOK AT THE CLOUD
TOPS 32,000 FT THAT’S REALLY
HIGH AND HAIL ANYWHERE FROM 2.5
TO 3 INCHES, SO THIS GIVES ME A
GOOD IDEA OF HOW MUCH MOISTURE
WE HAVE TO WORK WITH, AND ALSO
HELP OUR POWERFUL WINTER STORM
IS GOING TO BE RIGHT NOW,
THOUGH, BUT NOT BAD. WE’VE GOT
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW FORTIES
TO UPPER THIRTIES IN LAPEER.
I’LL HAVE MORE ON THIS WINTER
STORM COMING UP, BUT NOW IS A
GREAT TIME TO DOWNLOAD THE 4WARN
WEATHER AT THAT WAY TOMORROW.
YOU’LL KNOW IF YOU’RE GETTING
TWO INCHES IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
OR SEVEN INCHES IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD, BECAUSE IT REALLY
DOES DEPEND ON WHERE YOU LIVE.
SO DOWNLOAD THE 41 WEATHER APP
TODAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. KIM
WEATHER COMING. EMBASSY WAS
REMOVING ALREADY DETERIORATING
PORTIONS OF THE MEMORIAL AT THE
ROCK IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE THEM.
THE SCHOOL SAYS THEY WILL
PRESERVING SIGNS AND MEMORIAL
ITEMS IN THE MSU ARCHIVES AND
MSU MUSEUM. AND USING THE OLD
FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS AS MULCH FOR
MEMORIAL TREES BEING PLANTED
LATER THIS YEAR, STUDENTS AND
STAFF AND FACULTY MEMBERS
STARTED PROCESSING THE MEMORIAL
AT 10 A.M. THIS MORNING ARE
SHAWN LEY. WE’LL HAVE A LIVE
REPORT FROM EAST LANSING ON
THEIR PROGRESS WHEN YOU JOIN US
TONIGHT AT FIVE. DETROIT
FIREFIGHTER COULD SPEND SOME
SERIOUS TIME BEHIND BARS AFTER
ALLEGEDLY SELLING DRUGS TO THE
SAME UNDERCOVER OFFICER IN
ROSEVILLE, WARREN AND EAST 0.49
YEAR OLD GERALD TROMBLEY IS NOW
FACING FELONY CHARGES IN ALL
THREE MACOMB COUNTY CITIES. THE
DETROIT FIRE DEPARTMENT RELEASED
A STATEMENT ABOUT THE ARREST,
SAYING THE OFF DUTY ACTIONS OF
ONE FIREFIGHTER DO NOT REPRESENT
THE ACTIONS OR CHARACTER OF
1200. OTHER DETROIT
FIREFIGHTERS. SECRETARY OF STATE
ANTONY BLINKEN TALKS WITH
RUSSIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER AND
URGES HIM TO RELEASE NOBODY’S
PAUL WHELAN. THE TWO TOP
DIPLOMATS MET ON BRIEFLY ON THE
SIDELINES OF THE G 20 MEETING IN
INDIA, BLINKEN SAYS HE
REITERATED THE NEED FOR THE
KREMLIN TO RELEASE PAUL WHELAN.
THE NOBLE MAN HAS BEEN DETAINED
SINCE 2018 ON ESPIONAGE CHARGES.
I ALSO RAISED THE WRONGFUL
DETENTION OF PAUL WHELAN, AS I
HAVE ON MANY PREVIOUS OCCASIONS.
THE UNITED STATES HAS PUT
FORWARD A SERIOUS PROPOSAL.
MOSCOW SHOULD ACCEPT IT. WE’RE
DETERMINED TO BRING PAUL AND
EVERY OTHER AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO
IS UNJUSTLY DETAINED AROUND THE
WORLD HOME. WE WON’T REST UNTIL
WE DO. BLINK AND URGED RUSSIA TO
REVERSE VLADIMIR PUTIN’S
DECISION TO SUSPEND A NUCLEAR
ARMS TREATY BETWEEN THE
COUNTRIES. HE SAYS HE ALSO
TALKED ABOUT THE U. S S
CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE,
INCLUDING PROPOSALS FOR PEACE.
THIS AFTERNOON. WE STILL DON’T
KNOW THE FATE OF ALEX MURDOCH.
BUT TODAY THERE WAS A MAJOR
SHAKEUP IN THE COURTROOM DURING
CLOSING ARGUMENTS. KIMBERLY GILL
JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM THE
NEWSROOM WITH WHAT HAPPENED,
KAREN. GOOD AFTERNOON TO YOU.
EARLIER TODAY, A JUROR WAS
KICKED OFF THE CASE FOR ENGAGING
IN IMPROPER CONVERSATIONS WITH
INDIVIDUALS NOT INVOLVED IN THE
CASE. JUDGE CLIFTON NEWMAN
ANNOUNCED HIS DECISION BEFORE
THE DEFENSE TEAM STARTED ITS
CLOSING ARGUMENTS. THE ACCUSED
JUROR DENIED THE ALLEGATIONS,
BUT THE JUDGE’S RULING WAS CLEAR
JUROR HAS HAD. CONTACT OR
DISCUSSIONS. CONCERNING THE CASE
WITH. AT LEAST THREE
INDIVIDUALS. I THOUGHT IT DOES
NOT APPEAR THAT THE
CONVERSATIONS WITH THAT
EXTENSIVE AND IN ORDER TO
PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF THE
PROCESS AND THE INTERESTS OF
BOTH THE STATE AND THE DEFENSE
AND A FAIR TRIAL THAT JUROR WILL
BE REMOVED. AND REPLACED BY
ANOTHER. JUROR. NOT STEPPED FROM
YOUR RULES, AND THE JUDGE ASKED
THE JUROR IF SHE HAD ANY
BELONGING SHE NEEDED TO TAKE
WITH HER BEFORE LEAVING, AND SHE
REPLIED, SHE HAD KEPT A DOZEN
EGGS IN A BACK ROOM. SHE WAS
GIVEN THOSE DOZEN EGGS AND THEN
REPLACED WITH AN ALTERNATE. ALEX
MURDOCH, A DISGRACED FORMER
LAWYER, IS ACCUSED, OF COURSE OF
KILLING HIS WIFE AND 22, YEAR
OLD SON ON THE FAMILY’S SOUTH
CAROLINA PROPERTY THAT HAPPENED
BACK IN JUNE OF 2021. IF
CONVICTED, MURDOCH FACES 30
YEARS TO LIFE. IN PRISON. KAREN
BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU. KIM ATTORNEY GENERAL DANA
NESSEL SAYS SHE WAS A TARGET OF
A MAN ACCUSED OF MAKING THREATS
AGAINST JEWISH OFFICIALS. THE
FBI SAYS JACK CARPENTER MADE
THREATS FROM TEXAS OVER TWITTER
, SAYING HE WAS GOING TO QUOTE
CARRY OUT THE PUNISHMENT OF
DEATH TO JEWISH MEMBERS OF
MICHIGAN’S GOVERNMENT. POLICE
SAY HE HAS SEVERAL GUNS,
INCLUDING A MILITARY STYLE
WEAPON. CARPENTER IS CHARGED
WITH TRANSMITTING AN INTERSTATE
THREAT. ATTORNEY GENERAL DANA
NESSEL SAYS SHE HOPES FEDERAL
AUTHORITIES TAKE THE OFFENSE
SERIOUSLY. AND ARBOR IS RAKING
IN THE CASH. THANKS TO HIS
COMMERCIAL CANNABIS BUSINESS. IT
HAS MORE MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES
THAN ANY OTHER CITY IN THE STATE
, AND THOSE SHOPS BROUGHT IN
$1.4 MILLION IN TAX REVENUE.
LAST YEAR, WASHINGTON COUNTY IS
GETTING THE BIGGEST COUNTY LEVEL
SHARE IN THE STATE WITH JUST
OVER $2 MILLION OVERALL, THE
STATE IS GIVING UP NEARLY $60
MILLION IN TAX REVENUE TO LOCAL
COMMUNITIES FROM LAST YEAR’S
SALES. MORE AND MORE MICHIGAN
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE
GRADUATING, ACCORDING TO THE
MICHIGAN CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL
PERFORMANCE AND INFORMATION, THE
STATE’S 2021 2022 GRADUATION
RATES ARE SIMILAR TO PRE COVID
NUMBERS, AND THE DROPOUT RATE IS
SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN PRE COVID
SCHOOL YEARS. 2021 TO 2022
SCHOOL YEAR GRADUATION RATE OF
81.1% THAT IS UP 0.54% FROM THE
PREVIOUS YEAR. SOME GOOD NEWS TO
SHARE WITH YOU THIS AFTERNOON.
STATE SUPERINTENDENT, DR MICHAEL
RICE IS THE RISING GRADUATION
NUMBERS IS A POSITIVE SIGN. OUR
SCHOOLS ARE EMERGING FROM THE
ADVERSE EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC.
MAYOR MIKE DUGGAN, PLANNING TO
DELIVER HIS 10TH STATE OF THE
CITY ADDRESS INSIDE THE GRAND
LOBBY OF THE RESTORED IN
MICHIGAN CENTRAL STATION. THE
RENOVATION OF THE TRAIN DEPOT IS
EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED LATER
THIS YEAR AFTER HAVING SAT
VACANT FOR DECADES AS AN
INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL OF
DETROIT’S DECLINE. THE MAYOR
WILL SPEAK ON TUESDAY, MARCH 7TH
AT SEVEN P.M. AND YOU CAN SEE
THAT ON LOCAL 4 PLUS HIS
PREVIOUS TWO STATE OF THE CITY
ADDRESSES HAVE BEEN HELD AT GM’S
FACTORY ZERO AND THE NEW STYLE
LANTUS JEEP ASSEMBLY PLANT.
TODAY IS WORLD TEEN MENTAL
HEALTH DAY. IT’S A TIME TO RAISE
AWARENESS ABOUT THE MENTAL
HEALTH ISSUES FACING OUR
TEENAGERS AND GETTING YOUR CHILD
CONNECTED TO SUPPORT JUST GOT A
LITTLE BIT EASIER. MEGAN WOODS
TAKES US INSIDE A LOCAL
NONPROFIT STEPPING UP ITS
EFFORTS TO HELP KIDS IN NEED.
THE CONCEPT IS LIKE ANY OTHER
URGENT CARE. BUT INSTEAD OF
WALKING IN YOU ACCESS EVERYTHING
FROM YOUR PHONE OR LAPTOP. THIS
IS, UH, PSYCHIATRIC CARE THAT’S
DELIVERED IN AN URGENT CARE
MODEL, AND IT’S INNOVATIVE. IT’S
REVOLUTIONARY IS BRAND NEW
WARRENTON, CHIEF NURSING OFFICER
HERE AT COMMON GROUND SAYS
THERE’S ONLY ONE OTHER PROGRAM
LIKE IT IN THE STATE. THEY USE
TELEHEALTH TECHNOLOGY. SO THIS
IS WHAT SO AND SO TOLD ME THAT
YOU’VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH
DEPRESSION OR ANXIETY. THE GAP.
BETWEEN A PATIENT AND PRIMARY
PROVIDER. SO IF SOMEBODY’S
ALREADY SEEING A PSYCHIATRIST,
WE WANT TO BRIDGE THEM OVER, SO
WE’RE GOING TO TREAT THEM AND
THEN GET THEM BACK TO THEIR BASE
PSYCHIATRIST, AND IF THEY DON’T
HAVE ONE, WE’RE GOING TO CONNECT
THEM TO ONE. THIS VIRTUAL URGENT
CARE IS COMING UP ON A YEAR, BUT
NOW WE’RE OPENING SERVICES TO
CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS 12 BECAUSE
OF THE GREAT NEED HAD TO MASS
SHOOTINGS. BOTH IN THE LOCAL
VICINITY IN MICHIGAN, AXFORD AND
MICHIGAN STATE KIDS GO TO SCHOOL
THINKING THAT THIS IS MIGHT BE
MY DAY. I MEAN KIDS ARE GOING TO
SCHOOL AND FEAR IN ADDITION TO
THEIR ALREADY BASELINE ANXIETY
LEVEL, SO WE NEED TO GET THESE
SERVICES TO THESE STUDENTS TO
LET THEM KNOW THAT IT’S OKAY.
THERE IS A STIGMA SURROUNDING
MENTAL HEALTH, SHE SAYS. PARENTS
CAN HELP CHANGE THAT. LOOK FOR A
CHANGE IN BEHAVIOR. THAT’S ALL
IT IS. WHETHER THEY’RE INCREASED
ANXIETY WHERE THEY’RE NOT GOING
TO SOCIAL FUNCTIONING WHEN THEY
NORMALLY DID. ARE THEY STAYING
IN THEIR ROOM OR ANY TYPE OF
CHANGE FROM THERE? YOU JUST CALL
? IT DOESN’T MATTER WHERE YOU
ARE IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,
YOU’RE GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, IN
THE PRIVACY OF YOUR OWN HOME AND
CONFIDENTIAL MATTER, AND YOU’RE
GOING TO GET THE HELP YOU NEED
BECAUSE THE SUICIDE RATES FOR
TEENS HAS ESCALATED AND WE NEED
TO MANAGING SYMPTOMS EARLY. AND
INTERVENE EARLY. WE WILL HAVE
THAT PHONE NUMBER ON
CLICKONDETROIT’S DOT COM AND
LIKE ANY OTHER URGENT CARE, YOU
DO HAVE TO PAY. IT ALL DEPENDS
ON YOUR INSURANCE. AND REMEMBER
, THIS IS NOT JUST FOR CHILDREN
, 12 AND UP, BUT ADULTS AS WELL.
THAT SERVICE IS OPEN TO ANYONE
IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN
REPORTING LIVE. I’M MEGAN WOODS