FIRST THE FIRE RIPS THROUGH THE
HISTORIC CLUBHOUSE AT OAKLAND
HILLS.
>> AND DETROIT POLICE RESPONDING
TO A 5-YEAR-OLD SHOT ON
DETROIT’S WEST SIDE.
>> ALL COME UP, WE’RE GOING TO
BEGIN THOUGH HERE AT 5:00 WITH
THE WEATHER.
AND A WINTER STORM BEARING DOWN
ON METRO DETROIT AS WE SPEAK.
>> WE WANT TO GET OVER TO PAUL
GROSS AS THE SNOW’S REALLY
STARTING TO PICK UP OVER THE
PAST FEW HOURS HERE.
>> PAUL, IT’S ALREADY ICY AND
NOW THE SNOW NOT GONNA HELP
THAT. >> YEAH, METEOROLOGIST BRETT
>> YEAH, METEOROLOGIST BRETT
LEFT THE STATION AT 3:50 IN.
LET’S START WITH THE WATER, WITH
HE THAT HEAVY RAIN OVERNIGHT AND
A COUPLE OF FLOOD WARNINGS NOW.
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BLACK
RIVER AND SOME OF THE TRIBUTARY
SPEEDING INTO THE BLACK RIVER
THERE IN ST. CLAIR COUNTY UNTIL
10:00 TOMORROW MORNING AND ALSO
THE ROUGE RIVER AT DETROIT HAS A
FLOOD WARNING AND THE WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICIALLY SAYS UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE.
BUT THE ACTUAL POSTING HAS UNTIL
SUNDAY AFTERNOON BUT IT MAY GO
LONGER THAN THAT.
ALL RIGHT, NOW LET’S TALK ABOUT
SNOW.
WINTER STORM WARNING STILL IN
EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE AREA WITH
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN
EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN
COUNTIES.
YOU’LL GET A LITTLE LESS SNOW
THAN THE REST OF US.
STORMTRACKER 4 NOW SHOWS WE HAVE
TRANSITIONED TO ALL SNOW.
STILL A LITTLE BIT OF ICE HERE
IN ONTARIO BUT BASICALLY IT’S
ALL SNOW FOR US AND I’M GETTING
A LOT OF REPORTS FROM PEOPLE
THAT IT IS COMING DOWN LIKE
CRAZY.
IT IS PLAYING OUT EXACTLY AS
EXPECTED.
LET’S TALK ABOUT THE SNOW
AMOUNTS, IF YOU WERE WATCHING
YESTERDAY, YOU NOTICE THIS MAP
HASN’T CHANGED MUCH AND THAT’S
BECAUSE MY FORECAST HASN’T
CHANGED MUCH.
I’M EXPECTING A SOLID 4 TO 7
INCHES ACROSS THE AREA.
SOME SPOTS COULD GET HEAVIER
BANDS.
WE CALL IT BANDING WHEN THIS
HAPPENS WITH THE BIG WINTER
STORM, IF ANY HEAVIER BANDS WERE
TO SET UP IN ANY PARTICULAR
LOCATION AND SIT THERE FOR LIKE
AN HOUR, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING
THAT WOULD ENHANCE YOUR
SNOWFALL.
BUT BOTTOMLINE IS WE HAVE THE
SNOW ENDING TONIGHT AND A
PROBLEM NOW FOR FRIDAY NIGHT.
WE’LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN JUST A
FEW MINUTES.
GUYS.
>> ALL RIGHT, PAUL.
WE WANT TO GET OUT FOR A LIVE
CHECK ON THE ROADS.
>> TIM PAMPLIN IS OUT FOLLOWING
THE EVENING COMMUTE TONIGHT.
YOU’VE SEEN BIG TROUBLE
ESPECIALLY ON THE 696.
>> IT’S AWFUL.
PICK A FREEWAY, ANY FREEWAY THAT
LOOKS LIKE THIS.
THE PROBLEM WE HAVE IS THE RAIN
TURNING TO FREEZING RAIN AND
THEN THE SNOW BASICALLY THE
CARRIAGE-WAYS HAVE JUST A SHOOT
OF ICE AND NOW THE SNOW IS
FALLING ON TOP OF THAT EVERY
SINGLE FREEWAY IN DETROIT HAS
CRASHES.
WE’VE GOT VIDEO I BELIEVE.
A SEMITRUCK JACKKNIFED, SPOTTED
AROUND, FACING THE WRONG-WAY ON
THE EASTBOUND LANES THEY’VE GOT
RECORDS COMING OUT AND WILL GET
THE VEHICLE TOWED OUT SHORTLY,
BUT EXPECT A CLOSURE ON 696
WHILE THEY TRY TO DO THAT.
WESTBOUND ON 696 APPROACHING THE
MILFORD NOVI AREA.
I’M TOAD THE BRINGS OF THAT
INTERCHANGE, 696, 96, 275 AND 5
ABSOLUTELY ALL FILLED UP.
BACK TO YOU DOWNTOWN.
>> ALL RIGHT, I-696 IS NOT THE
ONLY TROUBLE SPOT.
>> KIM HAS A LOOK AT WHERE THE
TROUBLE IS.
>> IT’S MENTIONED THAT ICE IS
THE RAIN WE HAD THIS MORNING AND
THEN IT FROZE AND NOW WE’VE GOT
SNOW OVER IT MAKING THE COMMUTE
REALLY TRICKY.
THEY’RE USUALLY GREEN BUT HAVE
GOT A LOT OF RED ARROWS ON THERE
AND AS TIM MENTIONED THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WE’VE GOT NOW IS THE
PROBLEM WE’VE GOT NOW IS THE
CRASH OVER ON EASTBOUND I-696.
NO THAT’S RIGHT WHERE YOU’RE
HEADED YOUR COMMUTE TO TAKE YOU
THREE TIMES AS LONG BUT IF YOU CAN AVOID GETTING ON THE ROAD I
CAN AVOID GETTING ON THE ROAD I
WOULD DO SO.
>> TAKE A LOOK.
>> ICE AND WATER, A MESSY MIX
RIGHT ON QUEUE IN TROY THIS
MORNING.
WATER FROM THE STURGESS DRAIN
WITH NOWHERE TO GO BUT RIGHT
INTO RODCHESTER ROAD AND DOWN
BIG BEAVER.
THESE PHOTOS SHOWING YOU WHY THE
INTERSECTION WAS SHUT DOWN FOR
THE MORNING RUSH.
>> CLEANING UP A HUGE MESS HERE
BECAUSE ICE AND WATER DO NOT
MIX.
LET ME SHOW YOU WHY THIS AREA
FLOODED AND IF YOU LIVE ANYWHERE
NEAR A CREEK, KEEP THIS IN MIND.
THIS ICE RIGHT HERE WAS ON TOP
THIS CREEK ACTING LIKE A LID,
THAT WATER HAD TO GO SOMEWHERE,
IT WENT EVERYWHERE.
>> BY 2:00, AND RIGHT ON
SCHEDULE, SLEET STARTS FALLING,
THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE AT
FIRST DRIVING ON WOODWARD
AVENUE, THAT ICE QUICKLY
BUILDING UP ON ROADS AND MAKING
SIDEWALKS A SLUSHY MESS HERE AND
A TREACHEROUS ICE RINK THERE.
ICE MELT, THE IN-DEMAND ITEM
THIS AFTERNOON.
A CART FULL OF SALT COMING OUT
OF THE ACE HARDWARE IN BERKELEY.
I HAVE TO DO THE FRONT AND 11
MILE SIDEWALK, AND I HAVE TO DO
THE STEPS ALL AROUND.
>> RIGHT NOW MY HUSBAND IS AT
THE DOCTOR’S.
WE’LL COME AND HELP DO YOU IT.
>> SPREADING SALT ALL THE WAY
AROUND THE CORNER.
AND ALSO SAVING TO MAKE HER
NEIGHBOR’S STEPS A LITTLE LESS
DANGEROUS FOR HER.
>> IS WOODWARD AVENUE MOVING
SLOWLY AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT.
THE SNOW PIES UP, SALT CREWS DID
A GREAT JOB WITH THE SALT TRUCKS
ADDRESSING THE ICE THAT CAME
DOWN BETWEEN ABOUT 2:00 AND 4:00
THIS AFTERNOON.
ICE MELT FLYING OFTEN SHELVES
RIGHT RIGHT NOW EVERYWHERE WE’VE
BEEN.
>> REALLY NICE OF YOU TO HELP
THAT WOMAN SALT HER DRIVEWAY,
SHAWN, WE APPRECIATE IT.
BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER WE WANT
TO LET YOU KNOW LOCAL 4 NEWS
WILL GET AN EARLY START
TOMORROW.
>> ROB, RHONDA, BRANDON AND KIM
WILL BE RUNNING RIGHT BACK TO
GET THINGS STARTED AT 4:00 A.M.
WEATHER AND TRAFFIC UPDATES
ALONG WITH LIVE REPORTS SHOWING
US WHAT IT’S LIKE ON THE ROADS.
AND WITH WEATHER LIKE THIS, IT
IS EXACTLY THE TIME FOR YOU TO
HAVE A LOCAL FORECASTER’S APP,
YOU CAN SNAP A PICTURE OF THIS
QR CODE OR HEAD TO YOUR APP STORE AND SEARCH WDIV.
STORE AND SEARCH WDIV.
IT’S FREE.
>> A FIRE SPREAD QUICKLY THIS
MORNING LEAVING FIREFIGHTERS
LITTLE CHANCE TO GET IT UNDER
CONTROL.
>> MOST OF THE BUILDING AND
PRICELESS MEM IMREEL INSIDE,
ART, AS WELL, WERE GONE.
ROB MELONI LIVE AT OAKLAND HILLS
TONIGHT.
YOU’VE BEEN TALKING WITH THE
MEMBERS OF THE CLUB TODAY, ROD.
>> YEAH, DEVIN.
YOU KNOW, AS SOON AS THE WORD
GOT OUT THAT THIS WAS ON FIRE,
THE CLUB MEMBERS CAME FROM MILES
AROUND AND STARTED SNAPPING
PICTURES, AND MOST REMARKABLE.
JUST TO THE LEFT OF THE
RIGHT-HAND LADDER OVER HERE,
WILL YOU SEE FLAMES COMING OUT.
THIS HAS BEEN BURNING SINCE 9:00
THIS MORNING.
THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET
THIS UNDER CONTROL WITH 12 FIRE
DEPARTMENTS OUT HERE.
>> Reporter: THE SPECTACULAR
FIRE BURNED OUT OF CONTROL AND
NO WONDER, OAKLAND HILLS COUNTRY
CLUB IS THE SECOND LARGEST
WOODEN-FRAMED BUILDING IN
MICHIGAN BEHIND THE MACKINAC
ISLAND GRAND HOTEL.
THE THREE-ALARM BLAZE VISIBLE
FROM A LONG DISTANCE ATTRACTED
MEMBERS LIKE DENISE STOUT AND
REBECCA ROBINSON.
>> IT’S HEART BREAKING,
DEVASTATING TO SEE THE LOSS, TO
SEE THE HISTORY, TO SEE THE
100-YEAR-OLD CHANDELIERS AND ALL
OF THE FRAMED PICTURES AND
AUTOGRAPHS THAT WILL BE JUST
GONE.
>> JUST SUCH A BEAUTIFUL
WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL CLUB.
WE’VE BEEN SO HAPPY HERE.
SO THIS IS HEART BREAKING.
>> Reporter: THE FIRST ALARM
CAME AT 9:17, SENT EMPLOYEES TO
THE PARKING LOT, FIREFIGHTERS
WENT IN, COULD SMELL SMOKE BUT
COULDN’T LOCATE ANY FIRE.
THEY BROKE HOLES IN THE CEILING
EVENTUALLY AND FOUND THE FIRE
THROUGH A CENTRAL BUILDING’S
ATTIC.
THE COUNTRY CLUB BUILT IN 1922
AND BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP FIRE
CHIEF SAID THE OLD WOBURNED
QUICKLY.
>> IT HAS BEEN EXTENSIVELY ADDED
ON TO OVER THE YEARS AND MAKING
VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE FIRE
OR COMPARTMENTALIZE IT.
>> Reporter: THE CLUB WITH A
RICH GOLF HISTORY IS SCHEDULED
TO HOST THE USGA WOMEN’S OPEN IN
A FEW YEARS.
PRESIDENT RICK PALMER TOLD ME
TODAY THEY FULLY INTEND TO HOLD
THAT TOURNAMENT AND MANY MORE.
>> BUILDINGS CAN BE REBUILT, AND
WE WILL COME BACK STRONGER THAN
EVER.
>> IT’S SO SAD.
IT’S JUST A GREAT BUILDING.
>> AND YOU TAKE A LOOK HERE
LIVE, AND YOU CAN SEE THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT AND DTE, CONSUMERS
POWER, BELL FOR IS OUT HERE,
THEY’VE GOT CREWS WORKING ON THE
SITUATION.
YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE
MEMORABILIA AND ART, THERE MAY
BE SOME BETTER NEWS THAN YOU
THINK ABOUT ALL THAT.
WE’LL HAVE THE FULL DETAILS ON
THAT COMING UP ON LOCAL 4 NEWS
AT 6:00.
ROD MELONI, LOCAL 4.
>> ALL RIGHT, ROD, WE WILL SEE
YOU THEN.
>>> BREAKING RIGHT NOW, A
TRAGEDY UNFOLDING ON DETROIT’S
WEST SIDE AS A 5-YEAR-OLD BOY
HAS BEEN RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL
AFTER BEING SHOT.
>> GRANT HERMES WITH US LIVE
WITH THE LATEST ON THE CHILD’S
CONDITION.
GRAHAM.
>> THAT CHILD THANKFULLY IS IN
STABLE CONDITION SUFFERING A
NON-LIFE-THREATENING GUNSHOT TO
THE CHEST.
WE GHOT HERE ON SCENE JUST AS
THE SNOW STARTED TO PICK UP.
IT WAS THE BLUE HOUSE HERE
BEHIND ME.
SCENES LIKE THESE IN JUST THE
LAST MONTH HAVE BECOME FAR TOO
COMMON FOR POLICE.
>> Reporter: DETROIT POLICE
RESPONDING TO THIS HOME OFF
ROSEMONT AVENUE, THIS AFTERNOON.
A FIVE-YEAR-OLD SHOT IN THE
CHEST.
POLICE ON SCENE SAID IT WAS THE
CHILD’S BROTHER WHO FOUND A
GRANDMOTHER’S GUN UNSECURED
UNDER THE BED, BUT DETAILS ARE
STILL FLUID.
THE SHOOTING MAKES FOR THE
FOURTH ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING OF A
CHILD INSIDE A MONTH AND A THIRD
IN A WEEK.
DETROIT POLICE CHIEF JAMES
WHITE’S MESSAGE TODAY BECOMING
ROUTINE.
>> THE BOTTOMLINE AT THIS POINT
IS A CHILD GOT AHOLD OF A WEAPON
AND WE HAVE YET ANOTHER CHILD IN
OUR CITY THAT HAS BEEN SHOT BY
IRRESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERSHIP,
IRRESPONSIBLE ACTIONS OF AN
ADULT THAT’S LED TO ANOTHER ONE
OF DETROIT’S CHILDREN BEING SHOT
HERE AT A HOSPITAL.
>> AND THE MA SEASON IN STABLE
CONDITION -- THE BOY WAS TAKEN
TO SINAI AND CHIEF WHITE SAID HE
BELIEVED THE CHILD WOULD BE
TAKEN TO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL FOR
RECOVERY.
BACK TO YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, GRAHAM.
>>> MICHIGAN’S FIRST AND ONLY
HISTORICAL BLACK COLLEGE GETTING
A MAJOR INVESTMENT WHICH GOES
WELL BEYOND THE CLASSROOM.
>> NEW AT 5:00, HOW A
PARTNERSHIP WITH DFW WILL HELP
TAKE STUDENTS’ DESIGNS AND BRING
THEM STRAIGHT TO MARKET.
>> AND WAYNE COUNTY MAKING A
MAJOR DECISION ABOUT MASKS AND
SCHOOLS.
AND IT’S EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
THAT’S COMING UP TOO.
>>> HERE’S PAMELA OSBOURNE.
>> COMING UP, WE’LL SHOW YOU
THOUSAND PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY
ALLOWED FIREFIGHTERS TO RESCUE A
WOMAN FROM THIS BURNING HOME
SHORTLY BEFORE THE ROOF CAME DOWN.
AND WE CONTINUE TO TRACK A
SEVERE WEATHER ALERT, YOU’RE
LOOKING AT THE M-DOT CAMERA NEAR
I-696.
SLOW GOING OUT THERE, FOLKS.