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WITH A RECAP OF TODAY'S
TESTIMONY IN THE EVENING NEWS.
IN THE INFORMATION CENTER,
HANNAH SAUNDERS, W-Z-Z-M 13
NEWS.
WE WANT TO WARN YOU, THE
VIDEO IN OUR NEXT STORY MAY BE
DISTURBING TO SOME VIEWERS.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY MAY
NEVER KNOW THE CAUSE OF DEATH
FOR TWO DOGS FOUND NEAR A
MUSKEGON COUNTY SCHOOL. THE
DOGS' BODIES WERE FOUND LAST
WEEK ALONG HYDE PARK ROAD,
WITH VISIBLE INJURIES.
EXPERTS BELIEVE THEIR DEATHS
INVOLVED DOG FIGHTING. BUT
MUSKEGON COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY
IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE TO PERFORM
THE ANIMAL VERSION OF AN
AUTOPSY ON THE DOGS. IT'S
UNCLEAR WHAT STEPS THEY WILL
TAKE NEXT. MUSKEGON COUNTY
DETECTIVES SAY THE CASE IS
STILL OPEN AND THEY ARE STILL
LOOKING INTO TIPS.
GOVERNOR SNYDER HAS SIGNED
A LAW CHANGING SENTENCING
GUIDELINES FOR JUVENILES
CONVICTED OF *** AND OTHER
SERIOUS CRIMES. THE
LEGISLATION BRINGS OUR STATE
UP TO SPEED WITH A 2012
SUPREME COURT RULING.
THAT'S WHEN JUSTICES STRUCK
DOWN áMANDATORYá LIFE
SENTENCES FOR JUVENILES.
PROSECUTORS CAN STILL SEEK
LIFE SENTENCES. NOW THE
STATE SUPREME COURT WILL HEAR
ARGUMENTS ON WHETHER 300
JUVENILES SHOULD RECEIVE NEW
SENTENCES.
A PORTION OF FULLER AVENUE
WILL BE OPEN OFF AND ON AS
CREWS REPAIR A WATER MAIN
BREAK. THE BREAK INITIALLY
HAPPENED YESTERDAY MORNING,
CLOSING FULLER FROM FULTON
STREET TO LAKE DRIVE. CITY
OFFICIALS HAVE ARRANGED FOR A
CONTRACTOR TO COME OUT, BUT
THE PARTS TO PERMANENTLY FIX
THE BREAK ARE COMING FROM
OUT-OF-STATE AND WON'T BE HERE
UNTIL TOMORROW. FOR NOW, THE
CONTRACTOR WILL TEMPORARILY
FIX THE BREAK. FULLER WILL
OPEN TODAY BEFORE CLOSING
AGAIN ON FRIDAY SO CREWS CAN
CONTINUE WORKING. IT WILL
NOT FULLY OPEN AGAIN UNTIL AT
LEAST NEXT TUESDAY.
A JANITOR IS RECOVERING
AFTER FALLING 15 FEET THROUGH
A SKYLIGHT AT AN OTTAWA COUNTY
SCHOOL BUILDING. 56-YEAR-OLD
RICK VANDERPLOEG WAS TRYING
TO FIX A HEATING PROBLEM ON
THE ROOF OF THE "OTTAWA AREA
CENTER" IN ALLENDALE TOWNSHIP.
SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY HE
DIDN'T SEE THE SKYLIGHT
BECAUSE IT WAS COVERED WITH
SNOW. A TEACHER SAW HIM FALL
THROUGH THE GLASS AND GOT HELP
FROM THE SCHOOL'S EMERGENCY
RESPONSE TEAM. SEVERAL NURSES
HELPED WHILE THEY WAITED FOR
AN AMBULANCE TO ARRIVE.
BRIAN PIANOSI, DIRECTOR OF
OTTAWA AREA CENTER: OUR TEAM
GOT OUT THE WORD THAT WE
NEEDED BLANKETS BECAUSE WE
WERE NOT TO MOVE HIM AND IT
WAS VERY COLD OUTSIDE THEY GOT
BLANKETS AND ACTUALLY HEATED
THEM IN DRYERS AND JUST KEPT
CHANGING THE HOT BLANKETS ON
HIM SO HE WAS KEPT WARM
THE JANITOR SUFFERED A
DISLOCATED SHOULDER AND SOME
BUMPS AND BRUISES.
FIRE INVESTIGATORS ARE
TRYING TO IDENTIFY A
BADLY-BURNED BODY FOUND INSIDE
A MECOSTA COUNTY MOBILE HOME.
THE HOME ON TIMBER TRAIL NEAR
CANADIAN LAKES CAUGHT FIRE
AROUND SIX O'CLOCK YESTERDAY
MORNING. FIREFIGHTERS
ARRIVED TO FIND FLAMES
THROUGHOUT THE TRAILER, A
GARAGE, AND A COVERED
BREEZEWAY. AN AUTOPSY IS
SCHEDULED FOR LATER THIS WEEK.
A WYOMING COMPANY IS
HEAVILY DAMAGED AFTER A BOAT
CAUGHT FIRE INSIDE ITS GARAGE
LAST-NIGHT. IT HAPPENED AT
PREMIER GRAPHICS, A COMPANY
THAT PUTS DECALS ON CARS.
EMPLOYEES MANAGED TO GET OUT
OF THE BUILDING AFTER THE FIRE
BEGAN. FIREFIGHTERS WERE
ABLE TO QUICKLY PUT IT OUT.
THE BOAT INSIDE THE BUILDING
WAS DESTROYED. NO ONE WAS
HURT.
PEOPLE IN SOUTH HAVEN ARE
STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT CAUSED A TUGBOAT... THAT
HELPED RESCUE HUNDREDS OF
SHIPS ON LAKE MICHIGAN... TO
SINK LAST MONTH. THE 91-YEAR-
OLD BOAT WAS STILL USABLE.
ITS OWNER, JIM BRADLEY, TELLS
US IT WAS USED AS A RESCUE
BOAT WITH THE COAST GUARD
AUXILLARY AND SAVED MORE THAN
15-HUNDRED PEOPLE. DURING
ITS LATER YEARS IT WAS USED
FOR SHIPWRECK RESEARCH. NO
ONE IS SURE AT THIS POINT WHAT
WOULD CAUSE THE 50-FOOT VESSEL
TO END UP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE
BLACK RIVER. THE BOAT WILL
BE RAISED COME SPRING AND
BRADLEY HOPES SOME OF THE
ELECTRONICS HE USED TO DO
RESEARCH WILL BE SALVAGEABLE.
FOR NOW, THE COAST GUARD IS
MONITORING THE SHIP DAILY FOR
FUEL LEAKS.
TODAY IS ASH WEDNESDAY, AND
THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF GRAND
RAPIDS WILL CELEBRATE THE
BEGINNING OF THE SIX-WEEK
LENTEN SEASON TODAY. THE
DIOCESE WILL HOLD ITS MASS AT
NOON TODAY AT THE CATHEDRAL OF
SAINT ANDREW ON SHELDON
BOULEVARD. PRIESTS PLACE
ASHES ON PARISHONERS'
FOREHEADS AS A CALL TO
REPENTANCE. DURING LENT, THE
FAITHFUL WILL OFTEN GIVE UP A
LUXURY OR HABIT TO SIGNIFY
DEVOTION TO GOD. LENT WILL
END ON THE EVENING OF HOLY
THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH.
METEOROLOGIST AARON OFSEYER IS
UP NEXT WITH WEST MICHIGAN'S
PROVEN MOST ACCURATE FORECAST.
HERE'S A LOOK AT THE MOST READ
STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, WZZM
13 DOT COM.
TWO STARS OF "THE REAL
HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY"
COULD BE GOING TO PRISON.
TERESA AND JOE GUIDICE
PLEADED GUILTY IN COURT
YESTERDAY. THE CHARGES
AGAINST THEM ARE FEDERAL FRAUD
CHARGES, INCLUDING CONSPIRACY
TO COMMIT MAIL AND WIRE FRAUD,
AND LYING ON MORTGAGE AND LOAN
APPLICATIONS. IN A
STATEMENT, TERESA SAYS SHE IS
TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
MISTAKES SHE MADE YEARS AGO.
BOTH TERESA AND JOE WILL BE
SENTENCED IN JULY.
OPRAH WINFREY IS PRODUCING
A NEW DOCU-SERIES FOLLOWING
LINDSAY LOHAN THROUGH HER LIFE
IN RECOVERY. THE SHOW,
SIMPLY TITLED "LINDSAY" ---
PREMIERES THIS SUNDAY NIGHT ON
THE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK. A
NEW CLIP OF THE SERIES IS NOW
AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE.
APPARENTLY IT SHOWS THAT IT
WAS A CHALLENGE TO MAKE A
DOCUMENTARY ON THE TROUBLED
STAR. IT FOLLOWS THE 27-YEAR-
OLD ACTRESS AS SHE LEAVES
REHAB, MOVES TO NEW YORK AND
TRIES TO STAY SOBER. OPRAH
ALSO INTERVIEWS LOHAN ABOUT
HER RECOVERY AND HAVING HER
LIFE ON T-V.
JOHN TRAVOLTA IS
APOLOGIZING FOR HIS FLUB ON
SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE OSCARS.
THE ACTOR WAS INTRODUCING
BROADWAY STAR IDINA MENZEL
BEFORE SHE SANG. HERE TO
PERFORM THE OSCAR-NOMINATED
SONG "LET IT GO," FROM THE
OSCAR-WINNING ANIMATED MOVIE
"FROZEN," PLEASE WELCOME THE
WICKEDLY TALENTED, THE ONE AND
ONLY ADELE DAZEEM."
TRAVOLTA'S
PUBLICIST SENT A STATEMENT TO
C-N-N ABOUT THE INCIDENT.
IT SAYS "I'VE BEEN BEATING
MYSELF UP ALL DAY. THEN I
THOUGHT...WHAT WOULD IDINA
MENZEL SAY? SHE'D SAY, LET
IT GO, LET IT GO! IDINA IS
INCREDIBLY TALENTED AND I AM
SO HAPPY FROZEN TOOK HOME TWO
OSCARS SUNDAY NIGHT!"
OF COURSE TRAVOLTA'S FLUB
HAS TAKEN THE INTERNET BY
STORM. THERE IS EVEN A WAY
TO FIND OUT WHAT HE MIGHT HAVE
CALLED YOU. MY
TRAVOLTAFIED NAME IS DARREN
FARSTER. LAUREN'S IS
LAUCHLAN SEEMPZON. DAVE'S
NAME IS DAUD KEENNEEDIA.
AND AARON'S IS AZAAN ORTEEZ.
TODAY'S TRIVIA.
YOU CAN EMAIL ME YOUR ANSWERS
AT LAURENSTANTON@WZZM13 DOT-
COM.WE'LL GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO
THE FIRST PERSON WITH THE
RIGHT ANSWER.
AARON WILL BE BACK WITH
ANOTHER LOOK AT YOUR FORECAST.
AND YOU'RE TAKING A LIVE LOOK
AT U-S 131 AND I-96LOOK AT U-S
131 AND I-96DAVE KAECHELE HAS
13 TRAFFIC TIME.AND HERE'S A
LOOK AT TODAY'S TRIVIA
QUESTION AS BREAK.
WHEN OTHER
KIDS WERE LEARNING HOW TO TAKE
DIVING AND SWIMMING LESSONS.
IT'S JUST PART OF OUR WISCONSIN
HISTORY.
IT'S PART OF WHO WE ARE.
CHECK IT OUT.
IF YOU WANT TO COME TO THE
LUMBERJACK CHAMPIONS, THE LAST
WEEKEND IN JULY.
WHOOPI?
YOU GOT THE SHOES.
>> I HAVE MANY THINGS BUT I CAN
ROLL A LOG, BABY, WITH THESE
FEET.
>> YOU ROLL A LOG, WE'LL PAY FOR
IT.
WE ALSO HAVE BY THE WAY, WE HAVE
A CLIP FROM ROAD RULES, AND IS
THAT WHERE YOU MET?
>> WE MET ON TAPE, YES.
>> WE'LL SHOW IT TO YOU.
>> FRIENDS MAKE THE BEST LOVERS.
>> OH, REALLY?
I'M A PLAYFUL PERSON AND I'LL
PLAY WITH PEOPLE PROBABLY IN A
*** WAY AND I THINK IT CAN BE
PERCEIVED IN A WRONG WAY.
I THINK SHE MIGHT TAKE MY
ACTIONS AS LIKING HER AND MAYBE
WANTING TO GET DOWN WITH HER AND
MAYBE FEELING A LITTLE ***.
>> WHO PICKED THAT CLIP?
>> YOU GROW INTO YOUR MORALS.
>> I LOVE IT.
>> YOU CAN TELL I WAS CHASING
HER THROUGH THE SHOW AND SHE
FINALLY AGREED TO MARRY ME.
>> HE'S STILL CHASING ME.
>> WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU
ON.
RACHEL CAMPOS-DUFFY WILL BE BACK
TOMORROW.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
IN THE MEANTIME YOU HAVE A GREAT
DAY AND TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO
ENJOY THE VIEW.
TESTIMONY HEATS UP TODAY IN
THE *** TRIAL OF THE MAN
ACCUSED OF KILLING AN ELDERLY
KENTWOOD COUPLE. AND A WEST
MICHIGAN NEIGHBORHOOD CLOSES
OFF AS POLICE RAID A SUSPECTED
DRUG HOUSE...
I'M LAUREN STANTON. WZZM
13 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT.
GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M LAUREN
STANTON.
DAY TWO OF TESTIMONY
TODAY IN THE *** TRIAL OF
JAVONTE HIGGINS.HE'S THE 23
YEAR OLD ACCUSED OF KILLING AN
ELDERLY KENTWOOD COUPLE IN
THEIR HOME IN JANUARY OF 2013.
WZZM 13'S PETER ROSS JOINS
US NOW LIVE FROM INSIDE THE
KENT COUNTY COURTHOUSE.
HIGGINS IS ACCUSED OF KILLING
DAVID AND VIVIAN BOUWMAN...
TESTIMONY TODAY IS CENTERED
ON EVENTS PRIOR TO THEIR
DEATHS. PROSECUTOR CHRIS
BECKER HAS CALLED SEVERAL
WITNESSES TO ESTABLISH THAT
HIGGINS WALKED WITH A DEFINATE
LIMP. A LIMP THAT
RESULTED FROM INJURIES HE
SUFFERED IN A STOLEN TRUCK
CRASH HE WAS INVOLVED IN IN
DECEMBER OF 2012 - A MONTH
BEFORE THE BOUWMAN'S ***.
WITNESSES DECRIBED A HOME
INVASION IN WYOMING WHERE A
WOMAN LOST SEVERAL PRECIOUS
RINGS. LATER THAT NIGHT A
POLICE OFFICER SAID HIGGINS
CRASHED A TRUCK THAT HAD BEEN
STOLEN EARLIER. HIGGINS WAS
BADLY HURT. AN OFFICER SAID
HE SAW THREE RINGS FALL OUT OF
HIGGINS' POCKET. THEY WERE
STOLEN. A DOCTOR ALSO
TESTIFIED ABOUT THE EXTENSIVE
INJURIES HIGGINS SUFFERED IN
THE CRASH, INJURIES THAT WOULD
CAUSE HIM TO WALK WITH A
DISTINCT LIMP. LATER, A
NEIGHBOR OF THE BOUWMANS
DESCRIBED SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
NEAR THEIR HOME IN THE MONTH
BEFORE THE ***. POLICE
INVESTIGATED AND TOOK A BLACK
MAN WHO HAD A FLASHLIGHT INTO
CUSTODY. WE DO EXPECT TO
HEAR, PERHAPS LATER TODAY,
FROM JAVONTE HIGGINS MOTHER.
IF CONVICTED OF THE FOUR
FELONIES HE IS FACING, HIGGINS
WOULD SPEND THE REST OF HIS
LIFE IN PRISON. IN GRAND
RAPIDS, PETER ROSS WZZM 13
NEWS.
JURY SELECTION IS UNDERWAY
IN THE TRIAL OF RYAN WYNGARDEN.
HE IS ACCUSED IN THE 1987
DOUBLE *** OF HIS SISTER
AND BROTHER IN LAW RICK AND
GAIL BRINK, WYNGARDEN WAS
ARRESTED LAST MARCH IN
CONNECTION WITH THE MURDERS,
AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY TOLD A
CELLMATE HOW HE COMMITTED THE
CRIMES.
A WEST MICHIGAN ROAD WAS
CLOSED FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS
MORNING AS POLICE EXECUTED A
SEARCH WARRANT ON A SUSPECTED
DRUG HOUSE. DEAN LAKE ROAD
WAS CLOSED BETWEEN THREE AND
FOUR MILE ROADS WHILE POLICE
SEARCHED A HOUSE IN THE THREE
THOUSAND BLOCK. OFFICERS
SURROUNDED THE HOUSE AROUND
EIGHT WHERE TWO PEOPLE WERE
BELIEVED TO BE INSIDE.
POLICE ARRESTED ONE OF THEM ON
OUTSTANDING WARRANTS....
LT. AL ROETMAN KENT COUNTY
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT10:21:25
WE HAD INFORMATION THAT AS WE
EXECUTED THE SEARCH WARRANT
THAT THEIR MAY BE ANOTHER
PERSON INSIDE THAT MAY HAVE
OUTSTANDING WARRANTS FOR THEIR
ARREST. WE SEARCHED THE
INTERIOR WITH A ROBOT FOR
OFFICER SAFETY REASONS, WE DID
NOT LOCATE ANYBODY ELSE INSIDE.
POLICE SAY THERE IS NO
THREAT TO THE COMMUNITY
RELATED TO THIS MORNINGS
ARREST AND SEARCH.
IN DETROIT, SEVERAL
RESIDENTS JUMPED TO SAFETY
THIS MORNING, WHILE
FIREFIGHTERS RESCUED 25 OTHERS
FROM A BURNING APARTMENT
BUILDING. THE FIRE ON THE
CITY'S WEST SIDE STARTED
AROUND SIX O'CLOCK. SEVEN
PEOPLE WERE INJURED DURING THE
FIRE, AND SEVERAL OTHERS ARE
STILL UNACCOUNTED FOR. FIRE
OFFICIALS SAY MOST OF THE
INJURIES APPEAR TO BE FROM
RESIDENTS JUMPING OUT OF
APARTMENT WINDOWS.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THE 42 UNIT
BUILDING IS A TOTAL LOSS.
THEY ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE
THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE AND IF
IT IS RELATED TO A REPORTED
*** AT THE BUILDING LAST
NIGHT.
WE HAVE A SPLIT IN THE WEST
MICHIGAN SKYLINE THIS NOON
HOUR. NORTH OF EYE 96 WE
HAVE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, WITH
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TO TH
SOUTH. METEOROLOGIST AARON
OFSEYER IS IN THE 13 ON TARGET
WEATHER CENTER WITH THE
FORECAST. I'LL HAVE
THE FULL FORECAST IN A FEW
MINUTES.
TRAFFIC ON FULLER AVENUE
WILL BE DISRUPTED UNTIL NEXT
TUESDAY BECAUSE OF A WATER
MAIN BREAK. THE BREAK
HAPPENED YESTERDAY MORNING,
CLOSING FULLER FROM FULTON
STREET TO LAKE DRIVE. RIGHT
NOW A TEMPORARY FIX HAS THE
ROAD OPEN TO TRAFFIC. THE
PARTS NEEDED TO PERMANENTLY
FIX THE BREAK ARE COMING FROM
OUT-OF-STATE AND WON'T BE HERE
UNTIL TOMORROW. FULLER WILL
CLOSE AGAIN ON FRIDAY SO CREWS
CAN RESUME WORK. THE ROAD
WILL NOT FULLY RE-OPEN AGAIN
UNTIL AT LEAST NEXT TUESDAY.
THE HOLLAND TOWNSHIP
PLANNING COMMISSION HAS GIVEN
ITS APPROVAL FOR A NEW TRUCK
STOP OFF EYE-196. LAST NIGHT
ALL FIVE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
VOTED TO APPROVE THE TRUCK
STOP AT ADAMS STREET AND BLACK
RIVER DRIVE. OFFICIALS ARE
NOW WAITING FOR A TRAFFIC
STUDY. THEN IT MUST GET
APPROVAL FROM STATE AND COUNTY
AGENCIES INCLUDING THE OTTAWA
COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION BEFORE
CONSTRUCTION CAN BEGIN. IF
THE PLAN IS APPROVED,
CONSTRUCTION WOULD BEGIN IN
2015.
CALEDONIA SCHOOL OFFICIALS
ARE INVESTIGATING A REPORT
THAT A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER MADE
INAPPROPRIATE RACIAL AND
RELIGIOUS REMARKS TO STUDENTS.
SCHOOL OFFICIALS RECEIVED A
COMPLAINT YESTERDAY THAT THE
TEACHER MADE THE REMARKS TO
STUDENTS AT KRAFT MEADOWS
MIDDLE SCHOOL. DETAILS OF
THE REMARKS WEREN'T RELEASED.
SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY THE
TEACHER WILL NOT WORK IN THE
DISTRICT UNTIL THE
INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE.
A JANITOR IS RECOVERING
AFTER FALLING 15 FEET THROUGH
A SKYLIGHT AT AN OTTAWA COUNTY
SCHOOL BUILDING. 56-YEAR-OLD
RICK VANDERPLOEG WAS TRYING
TO FIX A HEATING PROBLEM ON
THE ROOF OF THE "OTTAWA AREA
CENTER" IN ALLENDALE TOWNSHIP.
SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY HE
DIDN'T SEE THE SNOW COVERED
SKYLIGHT. A TEACHER SAW HIM
FALL THROUGH THE GLASS AND GOT
HELP FROM THE SCHOOL'S
EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM.
SEVERAL NURSES HELPED WHILE
THEY WAITED FOR AN AMBULANCE
TO ARRIVE.
BRIAN PIANOSI, DIRECTOR OF
OTTAWA AREA CENTER: OUR TEAM
GOT OUT THE WORD THAT WE
NEEDED BLANKETS BECAUSE WE
WERE NOT TO MOVE HIM AND IT
WAS VERY COLD OUTSIDE THEY GOT
BLANKETS AND ACTUALLY HEATED
THEM IN DRYERS AND JUST KEPT
CHANGING THE HOT BLANKETS ON
HIM SO HE WAS KEPT WARM
THE JANITOR SUFFERED A
DISLOCATED SHOULDER AND SOME
BUMPS AND BRUISES.
A BILL THAT WOULD DESIGNATE
PART OF THE SLEEPING BEAR
DUNES AS WILDERNESS IS WAITING
FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA'S APPROVAL.
THE U-S HOUSE PASSED THE
BILL YESTERDAY, THE SENATE
PASSED IT LAST JUNE. THE
BILL WOULD PROTECT MORE THAN
32-THOUSAND ACRES OF SLEEPING
BEAR DUNES, INCLUDING
HISTORICAL BUILDINGS AND
HUNTING AND FISHING AREAS.
MORE THAN A MILLION PEOPLE
VISIT SLEEPING BEAR DUNES
EVERY YEAR.
IT'S A CONFLICT THAT
THREATENS THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THE U-S AND RUSSIA.
COMING UP, THE LATEST
DEVEOPMENTS FROM UKRAINE, AND
WHY WHAT HAPPENS THERE WILL
IMPACT LIFE IN WEST MICHIGAN.
EDITION
OF TAKE FIVE AND COMPANY...
WE'LL TALK WITH GARDENING
EXPERT MELINDA MYERS ABOUT
"HOW TO GROW YOUR OWN
WORMS".... PLUS, WE'LL SHOW
YOU WHAT'S NEW IN THEATERS...
AND WE'LL GIVEAWAY TICKETS TO
LAUGHFEST! JOIN US WEEKDAYS
AT 9AM.
METEOROLOGIST AARON
OFSEYER IS ON THE WEATHER DECK
WITH THE 13 ON TARGET
FORECAST, PROVEN WEST
MICHIGAN'S MOST ACCURATE.
LESS THAN
TWO MONTHS FROM NOW, A NEW
FARMER'S MARKET IS SCHEDULED
TO OPEN IN DOWNTOWN MUSKEGON.
THANKS TO AN UNUSUALLY
HARSH WINTER, THAT OPENING
MIGHT NOT HAPPEN ON TIME.
THE RACE TO COMPLETE THE NEW
FACILITY, COMING UP TONIGHT ON
WZZM 13 NEWS AT SIX.
IT'S TIME FOR TODAY'S MY
TOWN SALUTE. TODAY WE'RE IN
MY TOWN ... JENISONTODAY'S
SALUTE IS FROM PINEWOOD
ELEMENTARY. YOU CAN SEE ALL OF
OUR SALUTES UNDER THE FEATURES
TAB ON OUR
TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH AS THE
STANDOFF BETWEEN RUSSIAN AND
UKRAINIAN FORCES CONTINUES.
ABC'S ALEX MARQUARDT IS IN
CRIMEA WITH MORE ON THE
STANDOFF AS SECRETARY OF STATE
JOHN KERRY GETS READY TO MEET
WITH OFFICIALS FROM BOTH
COUNTRIES.
THE CRISIS ON THE CRIMEAN
PENINSULA.NOW ALSO AT
SEA.THESE TWO UKRAINIAN
WARSHIPS, PINNED IN, BLOCKED
FROM LEAVING PORT BYRUSSIAN
SHIPS BASED HERE AS PART OF
THE BLACK SEA FLEET.UKRAINE
HAS ACCUSED RUSSIA OF
DEMANDING THE SURRENDER OF
THESE ANTI-SUMBARINE AND
COMMAND SHIPS. THEY HAVE
REFUSED, THEIR UKRAINIANS
FLAGS STILL WAVING.BRIDGETHAT
HUGE RUSSIAN NAVAL SHIP IS
BLOCKING THE NARROW ENTRANCE
TO THESEVASTOPOL PORT. WE
COUNT THREE RUSSIAN SHIPS NOW
PREVENTING ANYONE FROMGOING IN
OR OUT.(SKY)FORCES, BELIEVED
TO BE RUSSIAN, CONTINUED
WEDNESDAY TO TRY TO FORCE
THESURRENDER OF UKRAINIAN
BASES IN CRIMEAHELPED BY LOCAL
RUSSIAN MEN.BUT TODAY RUSSIA
CONTINUED TO DENY THAT THESE
SHADOWY FORCES ARE THEIRS.APTN
SOUNDBITE (RUSSIAN) SERGEI
LAVROV, RUSSIAN FOREIGN
MINISTER:WE DO NOT HAVE ANY
POWER OVER THEM RUSSIA'S
FOREIGN MINISTER CLAIMED THEY
DO NOT LISTEN TO OUR
ORDERS.RUSSIA SAYS IT HAS THE
RIGHT TO DEFEND ITS CITIZENS
IN CRIMEAWHILE THE U-SAND ITS
ALLIES ACCUSE RUSSIA OF
INVADING UKRAINE AND DEMANDING
THEWITHDRAWAL OF THEIR
FORCES.SOT - KERRY ON
TUESDAY11:38:24 THEN OUR
PARTNERS WILL HAVE ABSOLUTELY
NO CHOICE BUT TO JOIN US TO
CONTINUE TO EXPAND UPON STEPS
WE HAVE TAKEN IN RECENT DAYS
IN ORDER TOISOLATE RUSSIAALL
DIPLOMATIC HANDS ARE NOW ON
DECK. SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN
KERRY IN PARIS TODAY FOR
MEETINGS WITH EUROPEAN,
RUSSIAN AND UKRAINIAN
OFFICIALS.BUT RUSSIA HAS SHOWN
NO SIGN OF BACKING DOWN, THE
INTERNATIONAL OUTCRY DOING
NOTHING TO DETER RUSSIA'S
TAKEOVER OF CRIMEA, NOW ALL
BUT COMPLETE.AM, ABC NEWS,
SEVASTOPOL, CRIMEA
SO WHY DOES
THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE MATTER
TO WEST MICHIGAN? 13 ON YOUR
SIDE WENT TO CALVIN COLLEGE
YESTERDAY TO FIND OUT HOW THIS
CRISIS MAY AFFECT YOU. THE
U.S. IS A TRADING PARTNER FOR
BOTH UKRAINE AND RUSSIA.
PROFESSOR BECCA MCBRIDE
PREDICTS IF WAR BREAKS OUT,
GAS PRICES COULD RISE, BECAUSE
A MAJOR OIL PIPELINE RUNS
THROUGH THE REGION. THE U-S
HAS THREATENED TO SUSPEND
TRADE WITH RUSSIA, WHICH WOULD
HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES FOR
MUCH OF THE WORLD. AND IF
THE CONFLICT IS NOT CONTAINED
IT COULD SPREAD TO NEIGHBORING
COUNTRIES LIKE POLAND.
I'M STEPHANIE WEBB. NEXT IN
WEDNESDAYS WITH WEBB ... JOHN
TRAVOLTA'S TOUPEE APOLOGIZES
... A REAL HOUSEWIFE MIGHT BE
GOING TO REAL PRISON ... AND
WHY JARED LETO'S OSCAR WIN IS
MORE MEANINGFUL THAN ANYONE
REALIZED.
JOHN TRAVOLTA IS APOLOGIZING
AFTER SUNDAY NIGHT'S OSCAR
FLUB WHEN HE BUTCHERED SINGER
IDINA MENZEL'S NAME WHILE
INTRODUCING HER PERFORMANCE.
WELL TRAVOLTA HAS APOLOGIZED
TO MENZEL FOR MISPRONOUNCING
HER NAME AS "ADELE DAZEEM"
WHILE AN ESTIMATED 43 MILLION
PEOPLE WERE WATCHING. HE
RELEASED A STATEMENT YESTERDAY
SAYING - QUOTE - I'VE BEEN
BEATING MYSELF UP ABOUT ALL
DAY, THEN I THOUGHT ... WHAT
WOULD IDINA MENZEL SAY ..
SHE'D SAY .. LET IT GO LET IT
GO ... IDINA IS INCREDIBLY
TALENTED AND I'M SO HAPPY
FROZEN TOOK HOME TWO OSCARS ON
SUNDAY NIGHT.
A REAL HOUSEWIFE MIGHT BE
HEADING TO A REAL FEDERAL
PRISON .. TO DO SOME REAL
TIME. REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW
JERSEY STAR, THERESA GUIDICE
AND HER HUSBAND - JUICY JOE
PLEAD GUILTY YESTERDAY IN
FEDERAL COURT IN THEIR MASSIVE
MONEY FRAUD CASE ..THEY PLEAD
GUILTY YESTERDAY AS PART OF A
PLEA DEAL .. IN WHICH THERESA
IS EXPECTED TO FACE 21 TO 27
MONTHS IN PRISON WHILE JOE
COULD GET 46 MONTHS IN PRISON
...AS AN ITALIAN CITIZEN - HE
ALSO FACES DEPORTATION BUT
LEGAL EXPERTS DOUBT THAT WILL
HAPPEN. THE TWO WERE INITIALLY
INDICTED ON A TOTAL OF 41
CRIMINAL COUNTS LAST YEAR -
BETWEEN 2001 AND 2011.
PROSECUTORS CLAIM THE TWO
CREATED AND USED FAKE PAY
STUBS, TAX RETURNS AND W-2
FORMS TO EVENTUALLY GET ALMOST
5 MILLION DOLLARS IN MORTGAGES