Local 4 News at 4 -- Nov. 7, 2023

First for the family of a Detroit nurse shows grief and anger in court , their message to a killer and the judges response plus K we have a little sunshine peeking through the clouds , but there's a lot of clouds out there and temperatures right now .

Much cooler than yesterday .

Rain returns .

Tomorrow .

We'll talk about when in a few minutes , there's incredible power in this one little card .

I'll show you how the world is literally at your fingertips .

With one library card live from downtown Detroit .

Local four news first at four starts now .

Good afternoon to you and thanks so much for joining me .

I'm Christy mcdonald Karen Drew is on assignment in Westland .

You will hear from her in just a few minutes .

But first it for today , it is sentencing day for the man who pleaded guilty to second degree murder .

In the case of a Detroit nurse who was kidnapped and murdered .

36 year old J .

Miller was accused of snatching Patrice Wilson from the parking lot of Detroit receiving hospital back in May .

Her body was found the next day .

Miller is Wilson's former boyfriend , but today her family members blasted him before sentencing .

This is her grandmother .

How would you like that ?

You think that you think , you think they would like it ?

He waits for now .

There are plenty of people in this courtroom who believe that you should be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole given your age and given your sentence .

There is a good chance that that will in fact be the case so much pain in the courtroom .

Today , the judge sentenced Miller to a minimum of 35 years to 60 years in prison .

He will be 71 years old at best if he is released over in Pontiac .

Today , a 32 year old man is being held without bond in the shooting death of a teenage girl , Lawrence is accused of shooting desiree childs as she was walking through an intersection at South Johnson in Menominee back on October 28th .

During today's arraignment .

Prosecutors did not elaborate on any possible motive .

Lawrence is facing an open murder charge that carries a sentence of life in prison .

If he's convicted , he will be back in court for a probable cause conference next week .

Well , our local elections have been trending online today .

Many of you might have been looking for info on your precincts .

One of the biggest races in Metro Detroit is in Warren , longtime mayor Jim Fouts is unable to run because of term limits and that's in spite of his legal challenges .

It's the first time since 2007 that he is not on the ballot .

Former Warren City council member George Demi is running against state representative Laurie Stone polls open at 7 a.m. and you can vote until eight o'clock tonight .

And there are many , many more local races .

You can find the information , find your precinct on our website .

Just check out , click on Detroit dot com .

All right .

Well , we know that many people vote absentee these days , but the weather is still cooperating if you need to head out , it's cool but it's dry .

Kim joins us with a quick update on our weather .

Hey , Kim .

Hey , Christy .

Well , we certainly have seen worse election days here in Metro Detroit .

It is chilly though .

46 in both Pontiac and in Mount Clemens low forties as you get up into the thumb , 52 at Metro and out in Ann Arbor , it's 15 degrees colder right now than it was at the same time yesterday in Pontiac and 17 degrees colder in Mount Clements .

We've definitely seen a shift in the wind direction and that has caused those temperatures to plummet this afternoon .

Otherwise , it's quiet though , we do have quite a few clouds , but other than that , it is , it will remain dry through tomorrow morning .

But then as we go throughout the day , tomorrow , scattered showers develop becoming heavier as we go through the evening and into the overnight hours and our high only makes it to 47 degrees .

We'll talk about when we warm up again and when we see the sunshine again in just a few minutes .

All right .

Sounds good , Kim .

We'll see you in just a little bit today .

Marks exactly one month since Hamas launched a deadly raid into Israel , setting off a devastating invasion into Gaza .

A moment of silence in Tel Aviv marked the milestone .

Hamas killed 1400 Israelis on October 7th and took more than 240 hostages .

Only a handful had been freed since then , families and friends are demanding their release and Israel's military continues to bomb .

Gaza is here with the very latest for us .

Kim .

Hi Chris .

Good afternoon to you .

Israel's Prime Minister says his country will take quote overall security responsibility in Gaza indefinitely after its war with Hamas .

But he seems to be bending on the idea of little pauses in the fighting .

Israel was trying to convince as many Palestinians as possible to leave the northern war zone and head south .

It's been sending messages through social media late this afternoon .

The Israeli military says it's already fighting in the depths of Gaza city .

It's searching for militants , destroying their tunnels and trying to rescue any hostages .

They might find Palestinians report running for their lives and waving white flags as they moved past Israeli tanks .

The United Nations says more than 1.5 million people have been displaced since the war began one month ago .

Among other concerns .

The Biden administration is trying to focus on what Gaza looks like in the future .

President maintains his position that reoccupation by Israeli forces is not the right thing to do .

We'll let them speak to their intentions , but we are definitely having conversations about what the post conflict environment ought to look like and what governance in Gaza ought to look like .

One thing there's absolutely no daylight on is Hamas can't be part of that equation .

You can't go back to October 6th .

Now Israel's Prime Minister says those so called little pauses might allow more aid into Gaza and the release of course , of more hostages .

But Benjamin Netanyahu is running out of any running ruling .

I should say out any cease fire without the release of all of the hostages for the invasion continues to move forward with no real diplomatic progress to report .

So Christie , we'll send it back to you .

All right .

Thanks so much , Kimberly .

Well , today in Britain King Charles the third opened parliament for the first time since taking over as monarch , go ahead and take a look at the pump and pageantry .

As the king traveled from Buckingham Palace to parliament in a grand carriage procession , the king delivers the agenda of the current ruling party .

Now , in this case , Prime Minister Rishi Soak is pushing plans to tackle crime , boost growth and reduce the burden of climate change .

This tradition dates back to the 16th century .

All Right .

If you think public libraries are just about books , come on , you need to catch up .

The Detroit public library has launched a major push to get library cards into more hands .

Even if you don't live in the city , Paula Tutman shows us how that one little card is the key to so much at the Detroit public library .

It's not just about books , it's about information and access to information .

So check this out literally with your Detroit public library card , you can actually call ahead and reserve a laptop and even a hot spot .

If you need one for free for 90 days , you don't have to live in or go to school in Detroit to get a Detroit public library card .

Chances are your neighborhood library is already a partner and if you have that card , you can use it to get this card and that is the key to things , wonderful things .

So what is this behind bars ?

This is where you're gonna find books , you can find images , any article you can think of that's related to African Americans performing in the arts .

We have numerous rooms have exclusive , rare and rarely seen collections , make an appointment , explore , discover , read this card is access to almost everything everywhere all at once .

So there's so many streaming services nowadays and they're all expensive and the prices keep on raising and I can't keep up .

I just don't have the budget for that .

So the Detroit Public Library .

We're kind of like the old fashioned Blockbuster .

You can come in , you can browse our collection , you can check out movies , you can check out TV shows and check them out for free Paula .

They're due back in one week .

Once you have your card , you can download exclusive apps to access streaming content at home .

There is hoopla and you can get popular TV shows and popular movies .

Since COVID library cards have expired , people have drifted away and the push is on to get the public to renew or become new members .

This is kind of like the historical heart of not only the library but the city itself and here you can experience the Burton historical collection reading room .

We have a complete set of the , uh Polk Detroit City directories .

And when you come , you can look up your relatives with your Detroit public library card .

You also have access to ancestry dot com .

So you can do your own research at home as well .

It's just that easy .

It's all right here .

I mean , really , honestly , right here at your fingertips , your Detroit public library card and it's free Paula Tubman local four .

All right , Paula access to so much .

And again , what Paula said the card absolutely free .

And remember though , if you live outside city limits , you must be registered at your local branch to get access to Detroit's Library as well .

All right .

Well , now we have a local four update on a story that Paula brought us just a few days ago and what a response to it .

So remember on Friday , she introduced us to Pat a draft workhorse .

He was almost sent to slaughter by his previous owners after he went blind .

However , Pan Equus Animal Sanctuary in Oxford gave him a new home and they were trying to raise $20,000 for eye surgery to make him more comfortable in his retirement .

24 hours later , the funds were raised .

Pat has his first evaluation appointment with doctors in December .

We will keep you posted on his progress .

All right , Pat .