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♪ >> Kim: CORONAVIRUS HAS TURNED
DEADLY IN MICHIGAN.
>> TODAY, WE RECEIVED NEWS OF
THE FIRST DEATH FROM COVID-19
IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.
>> Kim: AND NOW SHUTTING DOWN
OUR LARGEST INDUSTRY AND
PUSHING SOME HEALTH CARE
WORKERS TO THE LIMIT.
>> IT’S NOT JUST SOMETHING
THAT LIVES OVERSEAS.
IT’S IN OUR BACKYARD.
>> Devin: GOOD TO HAVE YOU
WITH US.
WITH US. THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
REACHING INTO MORE AREAS
ACROSS THE STATE.
>> Kim: THE FIRST DEATH FROM
CORONAVIRUS, A MAN IN HIS 50s
WITH OTHER UNDERLYING MEDICAL
CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS. HE DIED AT A HOSPITAL IN WAYNE
COUNTY.
COUNTY. THE NUMBER OF MICHIGAN CASES
HAS INCREASED BY 30 AND NOW
STANDS AT 110.
>> Devin: THE U.S. AND CANADA
CLOSING THE BORDER TO
NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL.
NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL. THE U.S. CENSUS HAS SUSPENDED
THE FIELD OPERATIONS UNTIL
APRIL 1st.
APRIL 1st. SOMERSET COLLECTION CLOSING AT
7:00 P.M. AND WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE UNTIL AT LEAST MARCH
27th.
27th. >> Kim: ANNOUNCING THE STATE’S
FIRST COVID-19 DEATH, GOVERNOR
WHITMER EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION
WITH PEOPLE WHO CONTINUE TO
CONGREGATE DESPITE THE NEW
GUIDELINES.
GUIDELINES. >> PEOPLE NEED TO TAKE THIS
SERIOUSLY.
SERIOUSLY. WE HAD SOMEONE DIE TODAY
BECAUSE OF COVID-19.
THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE THAT
HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED FIGHTING
FOR THEIR LIVES.
EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE A PART OF
SOLVING THIS SO THAT THE UAW
AND THE BIG 3 CAN GET UP AND
RUNNING AGAIN, SO THAT WE CAN
GET OUR KIDS BACK IN SCHOOL
AND GET OUR SMALL BUSINESSES
OPEN AGAIN.
OPEN AGAIN. >> Devin: WITH THE STATE’S
FIRST CORONAVIRUS DEATH, MORE
PEOPLE MAY FEEL A SENSE OF
URGENCY NOW TO GET TESTED.
>> Kim: BEAUMONT HEALTH ALONE
SCREENED 1500 PATIENTS AT
CURBSIDE FACILITIES YESTERDAY
AND DOCTORS WANT PEOPLE TO
CAREFULLY CONSIDER SYMPTOMS
BEFORE COMING TO THE HOSPITAL.
>> COVID-19 IS IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. IT’S WITH US.
IT’S NOT JUST SOMETHING THAT
LIVES OVERSEAS ANYMORE.
IT’S IN OUR BACKYARD.
SO A LOT OF PATIENTS
EXPERIENCING RELATIVELY MILD
SYMPTOMS, DON’T HAVE
UNDERLYING MEDICAL CONDITIONS,
YOUNG AND OTHERWISE HEALTHY,
FRANKLY DON’T NEED TO BE
TESTED BECAUSE IT WILL NOT
CHANGE THE WAY WE MANAGE YOU
FROM A HEALTH CARE
PERSPECTIVE.
PERSPECTIVE. >> Devin: SO WE RETURN TO OUR
DR. FRANK McGEORGE.
AND THE QUESTION PEOPLE HAVE
RIGHT NOW IS, WHAT SHOULD I DO
IF I THINK I MIGHT HAVE IT?
WHEN SHOULD I DECIDE TO GET
TESTED?
TESTED? >> Dr. McGeorge: IMPORTANT
QUESTION, DEVIN.
QUESTION, DEVIN. SO THE FIRST QUESTION THAT YOU
HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF IS
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER COVID-19
WAS IN THE COMMUNITY, WOULD I
GO TO THE HOSPITAL OR THE
EMERGENCY ROOM ANYWAY BECAUSE
I’M THAT SICK?
IF THE ANSWER IS YES, THEN
COME TO THE HOSPITAL OR CALL
YOUR DOCTOR SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU
ARE SICK AND YOU NEED CARE.
BUT IF THE ANSWER IS THAT YOU
DON’T FEEL SICK ENOUGH TO NEED
ATTENTION, YOU SHOULD MANAGE
YOUR ILLNESS AT HOME.
IF IT’S COVID-19, YOU SHOULD
EXPECT A FEVER AND BODY ACHES
AND A COUGH.
I’M NOT SAYING NOT TO GET CARE
IF YOU CAN’T MANAGE, BUT IF
IT’S MILD, STAY HOME.
>> Kim: SO WHO NEEDS TO BE
TESTED, DOC?
TESTED, DOC? >> Dr. McGeorge: VERY FAIR
QUESTION.
QUESTION. AND I THINK HERE ARE SOME OF
THE KEY PRIORITIES FOR TESTING
AT THIS POINT: HOSPITALIZED
PATIENTS BECAUSE IT HELPS US
MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT INFECTION
CONTROL.
CONTROL. ANY OLDER PEOPLE AND PEOPLE
WITH CHRONIC MEDICAL PROBLEMS
WHO HAVE COMPATIBLE SYMPTOMS.
AND HEALTH CARE WORKERS A
PRIORITY.
PRIORITY. BECAUSE IF WE DEVELOP
COVID-19, WE CAN’T CARE FOR
PATIENTS.
PATIENTS. THERE’S OTHER DISCRETION
INVOLVED.
INVOLVED. NOT EVERYBODY NEEDS TO BE
TESTED OR WILL BE TESTED.
>> Devin: HE IS ONE OF THE
MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ON THE
FRONT LINE OF THE BATTLE.
THIS ONE IS OUT OF THE BOX AND
MOST HAVEN’T EXPERIENCED
SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
>> Kim: ONE LOCAL NURSE IS
SHARING HER BIGGEST CONCERNS
WITH OUR SHAWN LEY.
SHE HAS BEEN CARING FOR A
CORONAVIRUS PATIENT.
CORONAVIRUS PATIENT. >> Shawn: SHE IS ON THE FRONT
LINES OF THIS EACH AND EVERY
DAY LOOKING AT IT IN THE FACE.
SHE IS CARING FOR ONE
CORONAVIRUS PATIENT AND
ANOTHER IN QUARANTINE UNDER
HER CARE SHOWING UP A THE
SYMPTOMS WAITING FOR HER TEST
RESULTS TO COME BACK.
SHE IS BALANCING THIS WITH
HOME LIFE WITH HER CHILD HOME
FROM SCHOOL.
FROM SCHOOL. SHE SAID ONE BIG THING HAS
BECOME CLEAR, SHE NEEDS HELP,
SHE NEEDS MORE STAFFING.
>> I’M READY TO ROCK ’N’ ROLL,
READY TO GO IN.
>> Shawn: SHE’S AN RN AT
SINAI-GRACE HOSPITAL AND SAID
IT’S IMPORTANT TO SPEAK OUT.
>> RIGHT NOW, IT’S SCARY, SO
SCARY!
SCARY! WE DON’T KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON
OR IF WE’VE BEEN EXPOSED, EVEN
IN THE PREVIOUS WEEKS.
WE DON’T KNOW IF WE’RE DOING
ENOUGH TO KEEP OURSELVES
PROTECTED.
PROTECTED. >> Shawn: SHE HAS WON
CORONAVIRUS PATIENT UNDER HER
DIRECT CARE AND ANOTHER WHOSE
CORONAVIRUS TEST IS PENDING
AND SHE SAID SHE IS EXHAUSTED.
>> MY GLOVES, MY HAIR COVER,
MY MASK.
MY MASK. >> Shawn: SHE GEARS UP FROM
HEAD TO TOE TO PROTECT HERSELF
WHEN VISITING ONE CORONAVIRUS
PATIENT.
PATIENT. BUT THEN SHE HAS OVER
NON-CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS TO
SE.
SE. A POTENTIAL PROBLEM THAT SHE
SAYS COULD PUT HER OTHER
PATIENTS AT RISK.
>> THE SAME NURSE THAT JUST
WAS NEXT DOOR COVERED FROM
HEAD TO TOE HOPING I HAVEN’T
BEEN EXPOSED AND GOING INTO
YOUR ROOM.
YOUR ROOM. I SURE THE HECK WOULDN’T WANT
THAT.
THAT. >> Shawn: SHE IS WORRIED ABOUT
MORE CASES OVERWHELMING THE
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. >> FIRST AND FOREMOST, I’M A
MOM, A PARENT, AND THEN I
WANNA KEEP MYSELF SAFE BUT AT
THE SAME TIME, I UNDERSTAND
I’M A NURSE AND I DID SIGN UP
FOR THIS.
FOR THIS. >> Shawn: WE ASKED THE DMC
WHAT THEY THOUGHT OF HER
COMMENTS.
COMMENTS. THEY SAID:
>> Shawn: SHE SAID SHE WAS REACHING OUT TO SPEAK OUT
TODAY, REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT
THE PROTECTIVE GEAR AND
POSSIBLY RUNNING OUT OF IT AND
BELIEVES THEY NEED MORE
STAFFING AT HER HOSPITAL.
SHE ALSO SAID, GUYS, IN SEEING
THIS UP CLOSE EACH AND EVERY
DAY, THE MESSAGE TO PEOPLE
WATCHING AT HOME, WASH YOUR
HANDS!
HANDS! WE’RE HEARING THAT BUT WASH
YOUR HANDS, AND STAY HOME IF
YOU CAN, BECAUSE SHE DOESN’T
WANT TO SEE MORE CASES COME IN
OVERWHELMING THE FAMILIARITY.
>> Kim: CAN’T SAY IT ENOUGH.
>> Devin: IT’S THE NEW "TAKE I
CARE," "WASH YOUR HANDS."
>>> THE BIG 3 HAVE SHUT DOWN
THEIR PLANTS UNTIL MARCH 30th
SO THE FACILITIES CAN BE
CLEANED AND SANITIZED.
ROD MELONI IS LIVE AT FCA’S
WARREN TRUCK PLANT.
THE WORKERS WERE READY TO STAY
HOME REGARDLESS.
HOME REGARDLESS. >> Rod: THEY’VE BEEN LOGGING
LOGGING -- LOBBYING HARD FOR
THIS.
THIS. THE BIG 3 WANT TO KEEP THE
PLANTS RUNNING AND THEY WANT
TO MAKE SURE THE SUPPLIERS
STAY IN BUSINESS BECAUSE
SHUTTING DOWN IS A HUGE
PROBLEM ON A NATIONAL SCALE
WHEN IT COMES TO THE ECONOMY.
TODAY, A FORD WORKER TESTED
POSITIVE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS.
AND WE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS
WHERE OTHER PEOPLE GOT SICK AT
A PLANT AND PEOPLE DIDN’T WANT
TO CLEAN IT UP AND THERE WAS A
LOT OF ANXIETY ON THE PLANT
FLOOR.
FLOOR. SO IT BECAME OBVIOUS FOR THE
DOMESTIC 3 THAT THEY HAD TO
CLOSE THE PLANTS AND THAT’S
WHAT THEY’VE DONE.
LET’S HEAR FROM SOME OF THE
LINE WORKERS AT WARREN TRUCK
ASSEMBLY HERE IN WARREN.
>> OUR PLANT IS GOING DOWN
ANYWAY NEXT WEEK.
IT WILL BE DOWN FOR A FEW
MONTHS AND SHOULD HAVE SHUT
DOWN TWO WEEKS AGO.
IT’S ALL ABOUT MONEY AND
GREED.
GREED. THEY WANNA GET THAT LAST TRUCK
OFF THE LINE, FOR WHAT?
AT WHAT EXPENSE?
EVERYBODY’S HEALTH?
EVERYBODY’S HEALTH? >> WE DON’T NEED TO BE HERE,
PERIOD.
PERIOD. >> WE HAVE TO BE SICK.
I’M GLAD THEY MADE THE
DECISION.
DECISION. IT’S OUT OF CONTROL AND IT’S
FOR AMERICA.
FOR AMERICA. >> Rod: SO HONDA CLOSED DOWN
ITS PLANTS THIS MORNING.
SO THE AUTO INDUSTRY IS
CLOSING DOWN FOR THE
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. >> Kim: ONE QUESTION WE’VE
BEEN HEARING A LOT: IF
SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED, SHOULDN’T
DAY CARES ALSO SHUT DOWN?
SOME WHO RUN THE LOCAL DAY
CARES ARE ANSWERING THOSE
QUESTIONS THEMSELVES, SHUTTING
DOWN WITHOUT WEEK ORDERED TO
BY THE STATE.
LARRY SPRUILL HAS A LOOK AT
THE DIFFICULT DECISION.
LARRY?
LARRY? >> Larry: DAY CARES ACROSS THE
STATE ARE CLOSING ITS DOORS
BECAUSE OF A CORONAVIRUS.
ONE OF THE MOST RECENT ONES IS
RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, THE
CHILD TIME DAY-CARE CENTER
HERE IN CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP
TELLS ME THAT A CHILD RECENTLY
TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE
CORONAVIRUS SO THEY’RE
SHUTTING DOORS FOR SAFETY
MEASURES.
MEASURES. MEANWHILE, A LOCAL AT-HOME
DAY-CARE CENTER IS DOING THE
SAME THING.
SAME THING. SHE TELLS ME THAT WAS A TOUGH
DECISION.
DECISION. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, THIS
CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP
CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP LOCATION, THE POPULAR DAY CARE
IS CLOSED.
IS CLOSED. THEY SENT ME THIS STATEMENT
THAT SAYS, IN PART:
>> Larry: THE STATEMENT CONTINUES:
>> Larry: AT-HOME DAY-CARE CENTERS ARE FOLLOWING SUIT.
>> THIS IS WHERE --
>> Larry: I TALKED TO ZARA VIA
FACE TIME ON WEDNESDAY.
SHE IS SHUTTING HER DOORS ON
FRIDAY IN ORDER TO DO HER PART
WHEN IT COMES TO NOT SPREADING
THE CORONAVIRUS.
THE CORONAVIRUS. >> THIS IS A VIRUS WE KNOW
NOTHING OF.
NOTHING OF. THIS IS SHUTTING DOWN THE
UNITED STATES, THE COUNTRY.
AND THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE
TAKEN SERIOUSLY.
TAKEN SERIOUSLY. >> Larry: SHE CLEANS THE
CENTER DAILY, MULTIPLE TIMES A
DAY.
DAY. >> I USE A BLEACH SOLUTION.
>> Larry: SHE TAKES CARE OF
EACH OF THEM LIKE THEY’RE HER
OWN WHICH IS WHY MAKING THE
DECISION TO CLOSE, EVEN FOR A
LITTLE WHILE, IS HARD.
>> FOR ME AS A MOTHER AND A
WIFE, I WANT TO LOOK AFTER MY
OWN FAMILY.
OWN FAMILY. I’M CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY
AND THE KIDS THAT I TAKE CARE
OF.
OF. >> Larry: AND SO THE CENTER
SAYS THEY WILL BE CLOSED FOR
THE NEXT 14 DAYS OR SO.
THEY’RE ASKING ANY POINTER,
STUDENTS, OR ANYBODY WHO HAS
BEEN INSIDE THIS BUILDING TO
GET TESTED AND SELF-QUARANTINE
THEMSELVES.
THEMSELVES. LIVE IN CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP,
LARRY SPRUILL, LOCAL 4.
>> Devin: MICHIGANDERS ARE
SEEING THE PRICE OF ESSENTIAL
PRODUCTS GO HIGHER.
>> Kim: MICHIGAN ATTORNEY
GENERAL DANA NESSEL IS
CRACKING DOWN ON PRICE GOUGERS
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE pPANDEMI
HANK WINCHESTER IS LIVE.
AND SHE IS GOING AFTER
BUSINESSES BIG AND SMALL HERE.
>> Hank: ABSOLUTELY.
NO LONGER ARE WE TALKING ABOUT
SOME FREAK IN THEIR BASEMENT
CHARGING 10 TIMES THE AMOUNT
FOR HAND SANITIZER.
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT BIG NAME
RETAILERS, LIKE BIG BOX
RETAILERS LIKE MENARDS, TRYING
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CONSUMERS
AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS
NOT HAVING IT.
PRICE GOUGING IS A HUGE
PROBLEM AND MICHIGAN ATTORNEY
GENERAL DANA NESSEL PUTTING
OUT THE WARNING.
IF YOU’RE A SCAMMER TRYING TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PEOPLE
DURING THE DIFFICULT TIMES,
THE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE
SEVERE.
SEVERE. >> WE’RE TALKING ABOUT FACE
MASKS, HAND SANITIZER, BLEACH,
AND OTHER PRODUCTS THAT PEOPLE
NEED SO THAT THEY’RE NOT
TRANSMITTING THE VIRUS.
>> Hank: JUST YESTERDAY, A BIG
BOX RETAILER, A TRUSTED BRAND,
MENARDS, ACCUSED OF INFLATING
PRICES ON PRODUCTS THAT SOME
ARE DESPERATE TO GET.
>> IT’S A CRIME.
THIS IS AN ILLEGAL ACTIVITY.
AND PEOPLE NEED TO MAKE
CERTAIN THAT THEY ARE PAYING
ATTENTION TO THE LAW.
SO WE CONTACT THEM AND LET
THEM KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING IS
ILLEGAL AND YOU NEED TO STOP
IT IMMEDIATELY.
IT IMMEDIATELY. >> Hank: BUT IT’S NOT JUST
WELL-KNOWN BIG STORES.
SCAMMERS ARE OUT THERE
CHARGING OUTRAGEOUS PRICES
FROM HAND SANITIZER TO TOILET
PAPER.
PAPER. >> ALL THE INFLATED PRODUCTS I
SAW YESTERDAY ON THE INTAKE
LINE, OVER AND OVER AGAIN,
TOILET PAPER.
TOILET PAPER. PEOPLE ARE BREAKING UP A
36-ROLL BAG AND SELLING ONE
ROLL OF TOILET PAPER, IN SOME
INSTANCES, FOR $8!
IT WAS INSANE!
>> Hank: AND IF THE RETAILERS
ARE BUSTED, THERE ARE
IMPLICATIONS, CRIMINAL
IMPLICATIONS, CRIMINAL MISDEMEANOR AND ALSO THE
POSSIBILITY OF HAVING TO PAY
BACK THE CONSUMERS THEY’VE
RIPPED OFF.
RIPPED OFF. LIVE IN NEW CENTER, HANK
WINCHESTER, "HELP ME HANK."
>> Kim: YOU SEE HIM WITH THE
UMBRELLA AND AN EVENING OF WET
WEATHER IS UNDER WAY.
>> Ben: AS WE GET INTO
TOMORROW, RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS, AND SOME COULD
BE STRONG.
BE STRONG. WE’LL LOOK AT THE POTENTIAL
FOR THE SEVERE WEATHER EPISODE
OF THE SEASON.
>> Jamie: WHILE MOST OF YOU
ARE STAYING IN, THAT MEANS NOT
MANY PEOPLE OUT IN STORES.
SO WE WENT TO TALK TO THE
OWNERS ABOUT HOW THEY’RE