>> Shawn: DANGEROUS SPEEDS IN A
DEARBORN NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE A
BEAUTIFUL 6-YEAR-OLD GIRL WAS
KILLED.
WE’RE LOOKING FOR SPEEDERS AND
ALSO SOLUTIONS.
>> Devin: ALSO, "STORM TRACKER
4" SHOWING WE ARE NOT QUITE DONE
WITH WINDY, RAINY WEATHER AS WE
HEAD INTO THE EVENING.
IF YOU’VE BEEN OUTSIDE THE PAST
COUPLE OF HOURS, YOU KNOW THE
WIND HAS BEEN NO JOKE TODAY.
>> Sandra: IT HAS BEEN ROUGH OUT
THERE.
LET’S CHECK IN WITH PAUL GROSS
FOR A LOOK AT WHAT’S GOING ON
OUT THERE.
HEY, PAUL.
>> Paul: THIS IS A BIGGER BAND
AFFECTING THE EASTERN PART OF
THE AREA.
AND THIS IS AHEAD OF THE COLD
FRONT.
WE’LL ZOOM IN ON THIS IN 10
MINUTES.
YOU CAN SEE THE HEAVIER QUICK
SPURT OF RAIN AND COULD BRING
DOWN A BIT OF A STRONGER WIND
GUST AND NOTHING WE’RE LOOKING
AT SEVERE THAT WILL CAUSE ANY
DAMAGE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
TEMPS HAVE FALLEN INTO THE 50s.
AND LOOK AT THE WINDS.
GENERALLY AROUND 10 MILES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE AREA.
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS, WE
HAVE THE SHOWERS THAT WILL BE
ENDING AROUND 8:00, 9:00, AND
THEN DRYING OUT AND RAPIDLY
CLEARING OUT BEHIND THAT FRONT,
ALREADY DOWN INTO THE UPPER 40s
BY NOON AND THEN WE HAVE A
WEEKEND TO TALK ABOUT WITH SOME
SNOWFLAKES TO TALK ABOUT.
WE’LL DO THAT IN A FEW.
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>> Sandra: THANK YOU, PAUL.
THE DEATH OF A 6-YEAR-OLD GIRL
IN A HIT-AND-RUN ACCIDENT IS
PUTTING THE SPOTLIGHT ON
DANGEROUS SPEEDING.
>> Devin: BINGHAM NEAR SCHAEFER
AND TIREMAN.
PEOPLE THERE REACHED OUT TO THE
LOCAL 4 "DEFENDERS" FOR HELP.
>> Shawn: WE’RE WATCHING
DEARBORN POLICE PULL PEOPLE OVER
THIS EVENING WHO ARE GOING TOO
FAST.
I ASKED POLICE IN THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD TODAY TO DESCRIBE
THE SPEEDING PROBLEM HERE.
THEY CALLED IT ABSOLUTELY
BRUTAL.
AND THEY’RE TRYING TO SLOW
PEOPLE DOWN.
WE GOT OUR RADAR GUN OUT TO SEE
IF PEOPLE ARE DRIVING MORE
CAREFULLY AFTER THIS TRAGEDY.
THE "DEFENDERS" SHINING THE
LIGHT ON DANGEROUS DRIVERS WITH
OUR RADAR GUN, SEEING DRIVERS
BLOW STOP SIGNS IN THIS DEARBORN
NEIGHBORHOOD AND SPEED THROUGH
SIDE STREETS WHERE THE LIMIT IS
25 MILES PER HOUR.
NEIGHBORS TELLING US THEY’VE
CALLED POLICE AND BEGGED DRIVERS
TO SLOW DOWN.
>> I’VE THROWN STUFF AT CARS
THAT CAME FLYING BY.
>> Shawn: OTHERS SAID IT WAS A
MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A DRIVER
AND DEADLY SPEEDS IN DEARBORN
WOULD HIT A CHILD.
THAT CHILD, 6-YEAR-OLD BATUL,
AND WE WILL NOT SHOW YOU THE
UPSETTING VIDEO OF THE DRIVER
HITTING BATUL.
BUT WE’LL SHOW YOU THE SUV AFTER
THE IMPACT SPEEDING AWAY.
HER SISTER CAN’T FORGET HOW
EXCITED SHE WAS TO GO TO SCHOOL
ON MONDAY.
>> SHE WAS PICKING OUT WHAT SHE
WANTED TO WEAR.
>> Shawn: INSTEAD, A DRIVER TOOK
HER LIFE.
THIS IS HER MOTHER.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DRIVE SO
FAST AND THEY DON’T EVEN PAY
ATTENTION IF THERE’S KIDS
PLAYING, RUNNING AROUND, THEY
DON’T EVEN CARE.
>> Shawn: THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS
RIGHT DOWN FROM THE CITY OF
DETROIT.
YOU CAN SEE NEW SPEED HUMPS THAT
ARE SLOWING SPEEDERS DOWN, BUT
THEY’RE NOT HERE YET.
>> EVERY CITY SHOULD HAVE THEM
BECAUSE IT SLOWS YOU DOWN BIG
TIME.
>> Shawn: SO WHAT ARE SOLUTIONS
TO PREVENT ANOTHER CHILD FROM
BEING KILLED?
HE DOES HAVE A ROAD SAFETY PLAN
THAT INCLUDES SPEED HUMPS AND
INCLUDES DATA SAYING THAT
CHILD -- SPEED HUMPS REDUCE
CHILD DEATH OR INJURY BY UP TO
60%.
THE DRIVER MAY BE IN COURT
TOMORROW.
>> Devin: YOU UNDERSTAND WHY THE
RESIDENTS IN SO MANY
NEIGHBORHOODS WANT THEM
INSTALLED ON THEIR STREETS.
>> Shawn: ABSOLUTELY.
>> Sandra: NOW THE LATEST ON THE
CORONAVIRUS.
BEAUMONT HEALTH WITH AN URGENT
ALERT ABOUT A FOURTH SURGE OF
THE VIRUS.
THEY DO WARN NOW IS NOT THE TIME
TO LET YOUR GUARD DOWN.
>> I THINK IT’S AN IMPORTANT
TIME JUST TO LET EVERYONE KNOW
THAT WE’VE GOT TO STAY VIGILANT
AND CONTINUE TO DO ALL THOSE
THINGS.
THERE’S VERY LITTLE THAT I CAN
DO HERE FROM INSIDE OF THE
HOSPITAL.
THIS IS REALLY A COMMUNITY
EFFORT.
NOW THAT WE’RE IN A PERIOD OF
HIGH TRANSMISSION, WE’VE GOT TO
MAKE SURE WE’RE WEARING THE
MASKS, TAKING PRECAUTIONS, GET
OURSELVES VACCINATED.
>> Sandra: IF YOU’RE HEARING
ABOUT MORE AND MORE PEOPLE WITH
COVID, IT’S NOT YOUR
IMAGINATION.
DOES IT MEAN THE VACCINES ARE
NOT LIVING UP TO THEIR
EXPECTATIONS?
DOC?
>> Dr. McGeorge: VACCINES AREN’T
PERFECT.
AND EVEN VACCINATED PEOPLE DO
BECOME INFECTED, BUT IT DOES NOT
MEAN THE VACCINES AREN’T HAVING
AN IMPORTANT EFFECT.
HERE’S THE MOST RECENT DATA.
BETWEEN JANUARY 1st WHEN THE
VACCINES BECAME AVAILABLE AND
OCTOBER 26, THERE HAVE BEEN
621,564 NEW COVID CANDIDATES.
552,935 WERE IN UNVACCINATED
PEOPLE AND 68,629 CASES OCCURRED
IN FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE.
SO ABOUT 11% OF THE COVID CASES
SINCE THE START OF THE YEAR ARE
BREAKTHROUGH CASES, BUT THAT 11%
IS ACTUALLY AN AVERAGE FOR THE
PAST 10 MONTHS.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PERCENT OF
CASES THAT WERE BREAKTHROUGH
CASES SINCE JANUARY, YOU CAN SEE
AT THE START OF THE YEAR, THEY
WERE VERY UNCOMMON.
BUT AFTER JUNE, THE PERCENTAGE
OF CASES IN FULLY VACCINATED
PEOPLE, THE BREAKTHROUGHS, HAS
BEEN IN THE MID 20% RANGE.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT BREAKTHROUGH
HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATHS, YOU
SEE EXACTLY THE SAME TREND.
SO IT’S NOT YOUR IMAGINATION.
THERE HAD BEEN AN INCREASE IN
THE NUMBER OF CASES,
HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATHS
SINCE THE SUMMER.
BUT THE BREAKTHROUGH DATA SHOWS
THE VACCINES ARE WORKING.
IN OCTOBER WHEN 27% OF THE NEW
CASES WERE BREAKTHROUGHS, 73%
WERE IN THE UNVACCINATED.
AND WHEN YOU DO THE MATH,
ACCOUNTING FOR VACCINATED PEOPLE
THAN UNVACCINATED IN THE STATE.
AN UNVACCINATED PERSON WAS 13
TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BECOME
INFECTED OR DIE FROM COVID-19.
PEOPLE OVER 65 ARE FOR MORE
LIKELY TO DIE FROM A
BREAKTHROUGH INFECTION.
699, 88% OF THE BREAKTHROUGHS,
WERE IN PEOPLE 65 AND OLDER.
>> Sandra: IT MAKES YOU WONDER,
WHAT DO THE NUMBERS MEAN IF
YOU’RE VACCINATED?
DO WE NEED TO WORRY?
>> Dr. McGeorge: YOU KNOW,
SANDRA, I WOULDN’T SAY WORRY.
THE VACCINE IS DOING ITS JOB BUT
IT’S NOT A 100% GUARANTEE.
AND THAT’S WHY FOR OLDER PEOPLE
OR ANYONE WITH HIGH-RISK
CONDITIONS, A BOOSTER IS
RECOMMENDED ALONG WITH MASKING
AND PRECAUTIONS WHEN
APPROPRIATE.
>> Sandra: WE STILL HAVE TO TAKE
ALL OF THE MEANS NECESSARY.
>> Devin: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
IS TAKING STEPS SO PEOPLE FEEL
MORE COMFORTABLE ABOUT REPORTING
MISCONDUCT.
THE UNIVERSITY IS TRYING TO MOVE
PAST THE SEXUAL ABUSES COMMITTED
BY DR. ROBERT ANDERSON.
GRANT HERMES IS LIVE IN ANN
ARBOR WITH WHAT’S CHANGING AND
THE REACTION SO FAR ON CAMPUS.
GRANT?
>> Grant: THE SUFRT CALLING THIS
A REVAMPING OF CURRENT POLICY
AIMED AT PROTECTING THOSE WHO
COME FORWARD WITH ALLEGATIONS OF
ASSAULT OR SEXUAL ABUSE
MISCONDUCT.
THE POLICY IS ITS OWN
STAND-ALONE GUIDELINES FOR THOSE
WHO COME FORWARD OR PARTICIPATE
IN INVESTIGATIONS INTO
MISCONDUCT AND BROADENS THE
DEFINITION OF RETALIATION AND
HAS NEW RULES FOR INVESTIGATIONS
INTO CLAIMS OF RETALIATION.
IN A STATE, THE ASSOCIATE VICE
PRESIDENT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES SAID:
>> Grant: U OF M IS WORKING WITH
A FIRM THAT SPECIALIZES IN
MISCONDUCT POLICY AND
INVESTIGATIONS AND HAS WORKED
WITH DOZENS OF SCHOOLS ACROSS
THE COUNTRY TO ESTABLISH BEST
PRACTICES.
THE LAWSUITS AT THE HANDS OF
FORMER U OF M DR. ROBERT ANDERSON CONTINUES WITH MORE
ANDERSON CONTINUES WITH MORE
THAN 150 CLAIMS AGAINST HIM.
>> THE ENTIRE SYSTEM IS BROKEN.
IT MUST BE COMPLETELY
OVERHAULED.
IT IS A CANCER.
AND YOU CAN’T PUT A MAN DADE ON
A CANCER.
YOU HAVE TO EITHER BURN IT OUT
OR CUT IT OUT.
>> Grant: TO PUT SOME CONTEXT ON
IT, IT’S LESS THAN 6 MONTHS
SINCE THE UNIVERSITY OVERHAULED
ITS REPORTING PROGRAM.
AND LESS THAN TWO MONTHS SINCE
IT WAS OVERHAULED AGAIN.
HE’LL BE ACROSS THE STREET IN
FRONT OF THE U OF M PRESIDENT’S
HOUSE FOR THE NEXT 100 DAYS TILL
JANUARY 17th, TO MARK 100 DAYS
OF PROTEST.
>> Devin: WHEN DO WE EXPECT
ACTION ON THE NEW POLICY?
>> Grant: IT IS EFFECTIVE
IMMEDIATELY.
BUT THE UNIVERSITY SAID IT’S
PUTTING TOGETHER TRAINING
PROGRAMS AND SESSIONS FOR
FACULTY AND STAFF, AND TRAINING
IS EXPECTED TO START IN JANUARY.
>> Sandra: PRESIDENT BIDEN WILL
BE IN DETROIT TO VISIT A GENERAL
MOTORS PLANT.
THE PRESIDENT WILL VISIT THE
ALL-ELECTRIC PLANT AND
DISCUSSION THE INFRASTRUCTURE
BILL WHICH HAS MONEY FOR
ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
HE LAST VISITED MICHIGAN IN
OCTOBER TO RALLY SUPPORT FOR THE
INFRASTRUCTURE BILL IN HOWELL.
>> Devin: WHO IS HAVING THE BEST
VETERANS DAY?
>> Sandra: IT MIGHT BE A PAIR OF
LOCAL SISTERS.
ONE OF WHOM SURPRISED THE OTHER
AFTER MORE THAN 6 MONTHS APART.
WE’LL SHOW YOU MORE OF THIS
SPECIAL MOMENT.
MEGYN?
>> Megan: WE’RE HERE AT BEAUMONT
HOSPITAL IN ROYAL OAK AND WE
SHOW YOU HOW PATIENTS WHO HAVE
SERVED OUR COUNTRY ARE GETTING A
SPECIAL SURPRISE FOR VETERANS
DAY.
>> I ALMOST CAN’T EXPLAIN THE
FEELING THAT I GOT FROM IT. IT WAS WONDERFUL!