Local 4 News at Noon -- April. 25, 2022

BREAKING NEWS ALERT CRIME TAPE AND SEVERAL POLICE UNITS ARE ON THE SCENE RIGHT NOW IN A NEIGHBORHOOD IN STERLING HEIGHTS , WHERE WE'VE LEARNED THAT TWO PEOPLE WERE FOUND DEAD INSIDE OF A HOME THAT BREAKING NEWS TOPS OUR NEWS HERE AT NOON. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I'M EVROD CASSIMY INVESTIGATORS ARE THERE ON THE SCENE RIGHT NOW THEY'RE GATHERING EVIDENCE AT A HOME ON BANGOR DRIVE JUST NORTH OF CLINTON RIVER ROAD IN BETWEEN SHANER AND SAUL. PUT MORE INFORMATION. LET'S GET OUT TO LOCAL FORCE SHAWN LEY WHO JOINS US NOW LIVE WITH A LOOK AT WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR, SEAN. ABSOLUTELY TRAGIC, VERY SAD SITUATION HERE . EVROD CASSIMY MENTIONED JUST EAST OF SHANER, THIS VERY QUIET SUBDIVISION HERE. I'M GOING TO STEP OUT OF THE WAY OUT OF THE WAY HERE. VERY ACTIVE SCENE HERE INVOLVING STERLING HEIGHTS. POLICE. YOU CAN SEE INVESTIGATORS MEETING RIGHT THERE ON THE FRONT DRIVEWAY. JUST A FEW STEPS AWAY AT THIS HOME THAT'S SO WELL CARED FOR RIGHT INSIDE THE FRONT DOOR. WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE IN THERE. WHO ARE THESE? A VICTIM OF PICE SAY OF A MURDER SUICIDE? WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AN 87 YEAR OLD MAN. IN HIS 86 YEAR OLD WIFE. HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW. 9 30 TODAY SHARPENED CALLED 911 FROM THE 87 YEAR OLD MAN SAYING, I JUST SHOT MY WIFE, AND THEN HE HUNG UP THE PHONE THAT PUT THE WHEELS IN MOTION OF STERLING HEIGHTS POLICE RUSHING OVER HERE TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. ALSO WITH THE REPORT OF A MAN SAYING HE SHOT HIS WIFE INSIDE THE HOME WITH A HANDGUN. POLICE THEN HAD TO TAKE ALL KINDS OF PRECAUTIONS TO APPROACH THE HOME. THEN SAFELY, THEY GOT ALL GEARED UP TO MAKE ENTRY INTO THE HOME. NO RESPONSE FROM ANYONE AT THE DOOR . THEY WALKED IN THE DOOR, AND THAT'S WHERE THEY FOUND BOTH PEOPLE ON THE FLOOR, DECEASED FROM GUNSHOT WOUNDS AND 87 YEAR OLD MALE AND HIS 86 YEAR OLD WIFE. ABSOLUTELY TRAGIC FAMILY MEMBERS OF THESE TWO RUSHING HERE, OF COURSE, MEETING WITH INVESTIGATORS AT A HOME NEXT DOOR. THEY JUST LEFT. OF COURSE . HEARTBROKEN HERE. WHAT LED TO THIS POLICE ARE TRYING TO PIECE EVERYTHING TOGETHER EVERYTHING IN PLAY RIGHT NOW WHERE THEIR HEALTH PROBLEMS WITH THEIR FINANCIAL PROBLEMS. THOSE ARE THE THINGS THEY'RE TALKING TO FAMILY MEMBERS ABOUT RIGHT NOW, FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES, WHAT NEIGHBORS TELL US IN SOME SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE HERE FROM THESE TWO THESE TWO WERE EXTREMELY THEY THEY'RE JUST LOVED EACH OTHER THIS COUPLE TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED HERE. POLICE WANT TO KNOW AND FAMILY MEMBERS, OF COURSE, HELPING OUT IN THAT REGARD. POLICE DO WANT TO POINT OUT YES, GUNSHOTS HERE INSIDE THE HOME. NO THREAT TO THE PUBLIC WHATSOEVER. JUST A VERY, VERY TRAGIC SCENE BACK TO YOU. JUST SO MANY QUESTIONS STILL IN THIS ALL JUST MAKES NO SENSE, SHAWN. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US UPDATED . OF COURSE, WE'LL HEAR MORE FROM SEAN LITTLE BIT LATER TODAY. THANK YOU, SEAN. THE OTHER STORY THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING FOR YOU HERE AT NOON. KIDS HAVE MISSED OUT ON A LOT DURING THE PANDEMIC. WE ALL KNOW THAT, BUT THAT IS THE REASON BEHIND AN EVENT THAT WAS HELD TODAY AIMED AT TRYING TO HELP THEM CATCH UP. GOVERNOR GRETCHEN WHITMER JOINED CONGRESSWOMAN BRENDA LAWRENCE AND OTHER LAWMAKERS IN PONTIAC THIS MORNING. THIS WAS IN AN EFFORT TO PROMOTE INCREASED FUNDING FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS. LOCAL FORCE PRIYA MANN JOINS US NOW LIVE WITH MORE SHE WAS THERE EARLIER TODAY AND CREATE THESE PROGRAMS THAT THEY'RE PROMOTING OUR WITHIN SCHOOLS. YEAH THAT'S RIGHT, EVERYBODY AND GOOD MORNING TO YOU. YOU KNOW, GOVERNOR WHITMER SPENT A FEW HOURS HERE AT PONTIAC HIGH SCHOOL, LISTENING TO REALLY BRAVE STUDENTS TALKING ABOUT THE CHALLENGES THEY'RE FACING AT HOME AND WHAT COULD REALLY BENEFIT THEM HERE? RESOURCE WISE HERE AT SCHOOL. TAKE A LOOK. GOVERNOR WHITMER WAS TALKING TO STUDENTS WHO SPOKE CANDIDLY ABOUT THE CHALLENGES ARE FACING TWO YEARS INTO THE PANDEMIC. PARENTS TALKED ABOUT THE RESOURCES THAT WOULD HELP THEM BALANCE THEIR CHILDREN'S WELL BEING OVERWHELMED. SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND SOCIAL WORKERS PAINTED A PICTURE OF WHAT THEY'RE UP AGAINST THE ROUNDTABLE WAS A CHANCE. IS TO BRAINSTORM IDEAS DIRECTLY WITH THE GOVERNOR ON HOW TO BEST SPEND THE MONEY CURRENTLY ALLOCATED TO SCHOOLS AND THE NEED FOR GREATER INVESTMENT IN SCHOOL RESOURCES. THE GOVERNOR IS 2023 SCHOOL AID BUDGET RECOMMENDATION WOULD INVEST $361 MILLION FOR SCHOOL BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THAT WOULD INCLUDE HIRING AND RETAINING MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND OPENING 40 NEW CLINICS FOR STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE. TAKE A LISTEN TO WHAT THE GOVERNOR HAD TO SAY. WELL THERE'S NO QUESTION IT IS REAL. WE ALWAYS HAVE THIS TENDENCY TO SAY KIDS ARE RESILIENT AND THEY ARE, BUT OUR KIDS HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT JUST LIKE EVERY ONE OF US HAS AND RECOGNIZING TO GET OUR KIDS BACK ON TRACK. WE'VE GOT TO MEET THEIR NEEDS AND IT'S THEIR PHYSICAL NEEDS HUNGER. OR IT IS THEIR MENTAL ALTH NEEDS. IT IS ALL EQUIVALENT. IT'S OKAY NOT TO BE OKAY, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR KIDS HAVE THE SUPPORT SO THAT THEY CAN GET ON TRACK. THERE'S AN INCREDIBLE WORK HAPPENING HERE AND IN MANY SCHOOLS ALL ACROSS THE STATE, BUT WE NEED TO DO MORE. THEN YOU KNOW, WE TALKED TO SCHOOL COUNSELORS AS WELL. AND THEY SEE THE RATES OF DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY ARE INCREASING THEIR ALSO SEE IT IN CHILDREN, YOUNGER AND YOUNGER AND PARENTS SAID THEY WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE SOME OF THESE RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL. COMING UP AT FIVE O'CLOCK, YOU'LL HEAR MORE FROM GOVERNOR WHITMER, AS WELL AS SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND PARENTS HAVE TO SAY REPORTING LIVE IN PONTIAC. I'M PRIYA MANN LOCAL 4 INFORMATION THAT CAN ALSO BENEFIT A LOT OF PARENTS AND DEALING WITH THEIR CHILDREN. THANK YOU. LET'S GET YOU UPDATED ON YOUR FORECAST. AS WE BEGIN THIS NEW WORK IN SCHOOL WEEK, METEOROLOGIST BRANDON ROUX STANDING BY. WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR THE WEEKEND THAT WE SAW AND A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW EVROD CASSIMY. MAINLY FIFTIES OUT THERE, DOUBLE NICKELS. 55 LAPIERRE PONTIAC. IT'S 58 ARBOR. DOUBLE NICKELS AND GROSSE ILE AND HOWL AS WELL STILL HANGING ON TO A COUPLE OF SIXTIES. BUT IF YOU'RE WONDERING, YOU PROBABLY ARE. HOW MUCH COOLER IS IT THAN IT WAS AT NOON YESTERDAY? 15 TO 20 PLUS DEGREES COOLER. AT THIS LUNCH HOUR THAN IT WAS YESTERDAY. LOOKING AT STORM TRACKER 4 AND THIS WILL REALLY BE THE WEATHER STORY OF THE DAY AS WE SEE SOME SHOWERS MOVING INTO AND THROUGH DOWNTOWN DETROIT. DOWN RIVER. MORE HEAVIER SHOWERS COMING INTO PLAY HERE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WASHINGTON, OUR COUNTY MOVING AT A PRETTY GOOD CLIP TO THE NORTH ABOUT 40 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR HEADED INTO NORTHVILLE, FARMINGTON HILLS BY ABOUT 12 20. WITH MORE SHOWERS DOWN TO OUR SOUTH ON THE HEAVIER SIDE, SO WE GET INTO A MORE STEADY, HEAVIER RAIN. IN THE NEXT PROBABLY SICK 60 90 MINUTES HAVE ROD SO A WET AFTERNOON AND KEEP THE UMBRELLA HANDY AS OUR TEMPERATURES DROP IF YOU HAVE ERRANDS TO RUN AFTER SCHOOL SPORTS THINGS LIKE THAT. KEEP A CLOSE EYE. ON RADAR RIGHT THERE AT THE LOCAL FORECASTERS APP. YOU CAN DOWNLOAD IT FREE SEARCH W D I V BRENNAN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE WANT TO GET TO THIS STRANGER DANGER ALERT. FOR PARENTS OUT OF CLAUSSEN AFTER CHILDREN WERE APPROACHED BY A SUSPICIOUS MAN. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED SATURDAY AT BAKER CENTER PLAYGROUND. WHEN WE'RE TOLD THE MAN WALKED UP TO HER SIX AND 12 YEAR OLD HAVE A PARK. THEY WERE ABLE TO JUMP A FENCE AND THEN RUN AWAY. BUT THEN THAT SAME DAY, A MAN FOLLOWED AT 11 YEAR OLD BOY AT SEAN ELEMENTARY CHILD RAN TO AN ADULT. THE CHILDREN GAVE THE SAME DESCRIPTION OF A MAN SAYING THAT HE WAS DRIVING A WHITE OR GRAY SUV OVER TO SOUTHFIELD. NOW POLICE. THEY'RE HOPING THAT SURVEILLANCE VIDEO IS GOING TO HELP THEM CATCH THE GUNMAN INVOLVED IN A SHOOTING. AND A PRETTY SCARY SCENE AT THAT. IT HAPPENED IN THE PARKING LOT OF A STRIP MALL SATURDAY NIGHT ALONG NORTHWESTERN HIGHWAY RIGHT NEAR 12 MILE. WE'VE CIRCLED THE GUNMAN THERE. THIS IS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM A NEARBY BUSINESS, AND IT SHOWS ALL OF THE CHAOS PEOPLE WERE RUNNING, TRYING TO ESCAPE THE GUNFIRE. THE GUNMAN IS THERE AT THE TOP OF YOUR SCREEN, POINTING THAT GUN SHOOTING OUT THE WINDOW OF AN SUV. POLICE ARE ASKING FOR ANYONE WITH INFORMATION TO GIVE THEM A CALL. SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN AND SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LLOYD AUSTIN MET WITH UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR ZELENSKYY OSUNDAY IN KIEV TO DISCUSS THE LATEST ON THE WAR IN UKRAINE. WE'RE SEEING THAT WHEN IT COMES TO RUSSIA'S WARRIORS. RUSSIA IS FAILING, YOU PRAY TO SUCCEEDED. RUSSIA HAS SOUGHT AS HIS PRINCIPAL AIM. TOTALLY SUBJUGATED UKRAINE TO TAKE AWAY ITS SOVEREIGNTY TO TAKE AWAY ITS INDEPENDENCE. THAT HAS FAILED. WE WANT TO SEE UKRAINE REMAIN OF SOVEREIGN COUNTRY DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY ABLE TO PROTECT ITS ITS SOVEREIGN TERRITORY. WE WANT TO SEE RUSSIA THAT WEAKENED TO THE DEGREE THAT CAN'T DO THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT IT HAS DONE IN INVADING UKRAINE. IN THE MEANTIME, RESIDENTS ARE STILL DIGGING THROUGH THE RUBBLE AT THE BLACK SEAPORT CITY OF ODESSA. TODAY EIGHT PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND AT LEAST 18 WERE INJURED THERE WHEN RUSSIA FIRED CRUISE MISSILES AT THE CITY OVER THE WEEKEND. NBC'S KELLY COBIELLA REPORTS FROM UKRAINE. THIS IS NOW A CLEAN UP OPERATION HERE IN ODESSA, THE SITE OF THE FIRST MISSILE STRIKE IN THIS CITY IN THREE WEEKS. THE MISSILE HIT THE FRONT OF THIS APARTMENT BUILDING AND WENT CLEAR THROUGH TO THE BACK, KILLING EIGHT PEOPLE, INCLUDING THREE MEMBERS OF THE SAME FAMILY, THREE GENERATIONS OF THE SAME FAMILY. A BABY GIRL, HER MOTHER AND HER GRANDMOTHER. REGIONAL PROSECUTORS HERE INVESTIGATING THIS AS A WAR CRIME AND HIS PREMEDITATED MURDER. THE RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY SAID THEY WERE TARGETING MILITARY FACILITIES, NOT CIVILIAN SITES, BUT THE UKRAINIANS SAY THERE ARE NO MILITARY TARGETS IN THIS AREA. THIS IS A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. SINCE THIS STRIKE IN THE PAST 48 HOURS, THE AIR ALERTS HAVE BEEN SOUNDED EVERY MORNING AND EVERY EVENING AND PEOPLE HERE ARE UNDERSTANDABLY MUCH MORE ON EDGE THAN THEY HAD BEEN. THEY HAD FELT RELATIVELY SAFE UP UNTIL NOW. SOME SAY THERE RECONSIDERING STAYING HERE . THEY'RE PREPARED TO LEAVE THE CITY LEAVE THE COUNTRY AND UNTIL THINGS BECOME CALMER AND SO POSSIBLY PIECE, UH, RETURNS TO THIS COUNTRY, OTHERS DIGGING IT SAYING THEY'RE READY TO JOIN THE FIGHT, AND THEY WILL DO ALL THEY CAN TO DEFEND THIS CITY FROM ANY POTENTIAL RUSSIAN ADVANCE. KELLY COBIELLA, NBC NEWS ODESSA, UKRAINE RIGHT NOW, WE WANT TO GET YOU UPDATED ON GAS PRICES. THEY'RE SLOWLY TICKING UP HERE IN MICHIGAN. THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR GAS IS NOW AT 3 94. THAT IS UP TWO CENTS FROM THIS TIME LAST WEEK. PRICES ARE HIGHER IN METRO DETROIT AT 3 99 A GALLON. THAT'S ALSO UP TWO CENTS FROM LAST WEEK . AND THEN YOU SEE THE NATIONAL PRICE THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR A GALLON OF GAS THERE. IT SITS AT 4 12, WHICH IS FOUR CENTS HIGHER THAN IT WAS A WEEK AGO. UNFORTUNATELY EXPERTS ARE THINKING THAT PRICES ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO RISE BECAUSE OIL PRICES ARE STARTING TO GO UP AS WELL. MEANWHILE THE CHANGES KEEP COMING AT ONE OF DETROIT'S CASINO HOTELS. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GREEKTOWN CASINO. IT'S GETTING A NEW NAME ATOP THE BUILDING THERE. THE NEW NAME IS GOING TO BE HOLLYWOOD CASINO AT GREEKTOWN. AND THIS WILL ACTUALLY BE THE FIRST CASINO IN MICHIGAN TO OFFER A NEW CASHLESS CARD. THIS FEATURE CALLED MY WALLET. IT WILL ALLOW YOU TO CONNECT TO SLOT MACHINES AND TABLE GAMES WITH YOUR SMARTPHONE. THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL NEW FOOD AND DRINK OPTIONS THAT ARE BECOMING AS WELL. WE WAN TO SHOW YOU THE NEW LOGO. HERE'S A LOOK AT IT TO CELEBRATE ITS REBRANDING HOLLYWOOD CASINO AT GREEKTOWN WILL BE HOSTING RED CARPET THEMED PRIVATE VIP AND COMMUNITY SPECIAL EVENTS BEGINNING NEXT MONTH, SO WE'RE GOING TO