UPDATE: @JocelynBenson's spokesperson sent us a long statement on the modem/result issues in Wayne and other counties. TLDR; Counties simply aren't using modems anymore and weren't planning to this election out of an abundance of caution and advice. They knew it would take longer they just didn't say anything...

NEW: Wayne Co. confirms they're having issues with their modems. they can't send in their results because they use AT&T, which stopped supporting 3G in the spring. The modems didn't upgrade to 4G or 5G so the results are being driven in.

In this, the year 2022. Wayne Co. says 65 counties are also having this issue, deciding not to upgrade their modems at the advice of the Voluntary Voting Systems Guideline 2.0 issued by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.

Someone in the crowd yells out "michigan's comeback starts now" There's a big applause for that. Dixon thanks all of her opponents, including James and Perry who were disqualified, "for running a spirited campaign"

As you watch tonight’s mid-season ending to the #Jan6thHearings. There’s a trove of stories we’ve done at @Local4News and @clickondetroit showing just how central Michigan was to the plot to overturn the election. A thread: Starting in the days after the election, it was clear Michigan votes would be at issue after Rudy Giuliani called out Wayne county and Detroit in one of his earliest press conferences. 1/

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NOW: James and Jennifer Crumbley are being arraigned in Michigan's 52nd district court. LIVE on @Local4News and @clickondetroit At several points during his arraignment, James Crumbley shakes his head and appears to laugh at several of the facts of the case, including the text from his wife to their son after he was caught searching ammo at school. "lol. i'm not mad. you have to learn not to get caught."

Beaumont Press conference on the 4th wave and the 3rd military team to help with 620 covid patients. It's about a 200% increase since 9/30 hospital president Dave Claeys says. He says the hospitals, ERs and ICUs are at or just about at capacity. He says there's worry this surge will surpass anything we've seen during the pandemic so far.

Press conference with the @KarenMcDonaldMI Oakland co. Prosecutor about to start. She's charging the parents of the accused Oxford shooter with involuntary manslaughter. Carries a sentence of up to 15 years in prison and a $7500 fine under MI law. @Local4News @clickondetroit Drawings of a deeply troubled child were fond by a teacher. "Help me. My life is useless." were written on the drawings. The parents then left Ethan at the school and he was returned to class. They never inspected his backpack for a gun.

SOON: Oakland Co. Sheriff's office and Prosecutor will address the wave of "hit week" copycat threats at schools

clickondetroit.com/news/local/202… Oak Co. Sheriff Mike Bouchard is leading off. He's joined by assistant super, county exec, US Attorney, Prosecutor, co police cheifs' chief.

NOW: @SenStabenow is on the senate floor talking about Oxford. Here's the link. c-span.org/video/?516448-…

Stabenow is clearly emotional.

At the testimony hearing for the bill that would ban employer vaccine mandates, Chair Beth Griffin says people have called her office in tears and calls reporting about the vaccine, "one sided and censored" about "emerging" covid science 1/ She's also said repeatedly that both the vaccinated and unvaccinated can catch and spread the virus, implying that the vaccines don't work. They do. We know they do. They also prevent you know... death.

Fink says Wood was served and was given full knowledge of this case, including the motion for sanctions. He also says Wood told a court in Delaware and online that he was part of this case. The Judge asks Wood why he didn't feel the need to notify her or the court that he didn't feel that he should be on this case. Wood says the Court should have known based on his lack of motions. There is a testy back and forth here.

The virtual hearing in Michigan's Eastern District federal court is happening to decide whether the attorneys in the "kraken" election lawsuit should be sanctioned. Lin Wood and Sidney Powell are logged on. Judge Linda Parker says she called the hearing today because she has questions she'd like answered in person.