>> Announcer: LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN
DETROIT, HOME OF WDIV AND CLICK
ON DETROIT.
LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 5:00 STARTS NOW! >> Ben: IF CLOUDS AND COOL
>> Ben: IF CLOUDS AND COOL
TEMPERATURES WEREN’T ENOUGH,
RAIN AND SNOW IS CROSSING LAKE
MICHIGAN.
WE’LL TELL YOU WHAT WE’LL GET OF
THAT COMING UP.
>> Hank: WE’RE HEARING FROM
CLERKS ACROSS THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.
WHAT’S THE EXPECTATION AS WE
APPROACH THE BIG ELECTION AND
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO MAKE SURE
YOUR VOTE IS COUNTED.
I’M HANK WINCHESTER, "HELP ME
HANK." TONIGHT.
>> Devin: WE BEGIN WITH THE
TRAGIC END TO A TRAGIC STORY.
A SOUTHFIELD WOMAN FOUND ALIVE
IN A FUNERAL HOME HAS DIED 8 WEEKS LATER IN THE HOSPITAL.
WEEKS LATER IN THE HOSPITAL.
TOPPING OUR NEWS, 20-YEAR-OLD
TIMESHA BEAUCHAMP WAS DECLARED
DEAD 8 WEEKS AGO BEFORE BEING FOUND ALIVE A SHORT TIME LATER
FOUND ALIVE A SHORT TIME LATER
AT A FUNERAL HOME IN DETROIT.
>> Kim: TODAY SHE DIED AT
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL.
THEY SAY SHE WENT PEACEFULLY. >> Jason: SHE DID, BUT HER
>> Jason: SHE DID, BUT HER
FAMILY SAYS SHE WENT WRONGLY.
THEY BELIEVE HAD THESE
SOUTHFIELD PARAMEDICS DONE THEIR
JOB PROPERLY WHEN THEY WERE
CALLED THAT DAY, SHE’D STILL BE ALIVE.
IT BEGAN WITH A TERRIFYING
SITUATION THAT ONLY GOT WORSE.
20-YEAR-OLD TIMESHA BEAUCHAMP
WHO HAD CEREBRAL PALSY FOUND UNCONSCIOUS.
>> AND WHAT’S GOING ON THERE
THAT YOU NEED AN AMBULANCE THIS
MORNING?
>> MY DAUGHTER HAS A LOT OF
MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS AND SHE’S NOT RESPONDING TO ME.
NOT RESPONDING TO ME.
>> Jason: SOUTHFIELD PARAMEDICS
TRIED TO REVIVE HER.
ONE MEDIC FAILED TWICE TO
RECOGNIZE SHE WAS STILL ALIVE AND IMPROPERLY HAD HER
AND IMPROPERLY HAD HER
TRANSPORTED TO A FUNERAL HOME.
IT WAS THERE SOMEONE NOTICED HER
GASPING FOR AIR AND SHE WAS
RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL AND CRITICALEN SINCE UNTIL TODAY
CRITICALEN SINCE UNTIL TODAY
WHEN SHE DIED PEACEFULLY AT
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. THE FAMILY RELEASED A STATEMENT:
>> Jason: THE FAMILY ATTORNEY
GEOFFREY FIEGER HAS FILED SUIT SAYING SHE DIED OF MASSIVE BRAIN
SAYING SHE DIED OF MASSIVE BRAIN
DAMAGE SUFFERED WHEN SOUTHFIELD PARAMEDICS WRONGLY PRONOUNCED
PARAMEDICS WRONGLY PRONOUNCED HER DEAD.
HER DEAD.
>> THE SOUTHFIELD FIRE CHIEF WAS
TOLD ABOUT THAT AND THE ENTIRE
OF THE INVESTIGATION FOUND IT
ALARMING BUT NOT WHAT THEY BELIEVE TO BE TRUE.
BELIEVE TO BE TRUE.
REPORTING LIVE, JASON COLTHORP,
LOCAL 4.
>> Kim: THANK YOU.
>> Devin: LET’S MOVE NOW TO THE
CORONAVIRUS. IN THE PAST TWO DAYS, THE STATE
IN THE PAST TWO DAYS, THE STATE
HAS RECORDED 2909 NEW CASES OF
COVID-19 ALONG WITH 21 NEW DEATHS.
A LITTLE OVER 1450 CASES A DAY
BECAUSE THAT’S A TWO-DAY TOTAL.
WE’LL SEE WHERE IT GOES FROM
HERE.
BUT UPDATED CASES HAPPENING IN MICHIGAN SCHOOLS.
MICHIGAN SCHOOLS.
>> Kim: HERE ARE SOME OF THE
BROAD STROKES.
27 NEW SCHOOLS ARE REPORTING
OUTBREAKS OF 2 OR MORE CASES. NOTABLY, PLYMOUTH CHRISTIAN
NOTABLY, PLYMOUTH CHRISTIAN
ACADEMY IN CANTON, 6 NEW CASES
IN A WEEK.
THE SCHOOL WITH THE MOST CASES
IS MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY.
IT’S DEALING WITH 1622 CASES. WE POSTED ALL THE DATA AND OUR
WE POSTED ALL THE DATA AND OUR
WEBSITE AT CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
>>> THIS MORNING, THE STATE’S
CHIEF MEDICAL EXECUTIVE DR.
JONEIGH KHALDUN APPEARED REMOTELY BEFORE A JOINT HOUSE
REMOTELY BEFORE A JOINT HOUSE
AND SENATE COMMITTEE OVERSEEING
THE STATE’S COVID-19 RESPONSE.
>> Devin: SHE WAS QUESTIONED ON
A RANGE OF TOPICS WITH THE INTENT TO TRY TO IDENTIFY THE
INTENT TO TRY TO IDENTIFY THE
DATA USED BY THE GOVERNOR IN HER
EXECUTIVE ORDERS.
WE BRING IN DR. McGEORGE WITH
MORE.
FRANK?
>> Dr. McGeorge: SO COVID-19 IS
A MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH
EVENT. THE FACT THAT IT IS OCCURRING
THE FACT THAT IT IS OCCURRING
DURING A VERY POLITICAL YEAR AND
THAT THERE ARE DEEP
DISAGREEMENTS ON THE STEPS THAT
HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO CONTAIN IT CANNOT BE OVERLOOKED.
CANNOT BE OVERLOOKED.
SHE SUMMARIZED WHERE THE DATA
PUTS US NOW.
THEY WANTED MORE.
>> WHAT SCIENCE AND DATA SUGGESTED HAVING COVID-19
SUGGESTED HAVING COVID-19
PATIENTS IN NURSING HOMES WITH
NONCORONAVIRUS PATIENTS WAS A
GOOD IDEA?
>> IT’S CONSISTENT WITH CMS
GUIDANCE AT THE TIME. WE NEVER FORCED ANY NURSING
WE NEVER FORCED ANY NURSING
HOMES TO ACCEPT ANY PATIENTS
THAT THEY DID NOT FEEL LIKE THEY
COULD TAKE APPROPRIATE CARE OF.
>> Dr. McGeorge: DR. JONEIGH
KHALDUN FACED OVER 90 MINUTES OF TESTIMONY BEFORE A STATE
TESTIMONY BEFORE A STATE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WHERE SHE
WAS ASKED TO EXPLAIN WHAT DATA
SHE RELIES ON TO ADVISE THE
DATA.
>> LOOK AT HOW THE DISEASE IS SPREADING ACROSS THE STATE.
SPREADING ACROSS THE STATE.
IT VARIES LOCALLY AND REGIONALLY
AND LOOK AT VARIOUS METRICS, WHETHER IT’S CASES, TESTS, CASES
WHETHER IT’S CASES, TESTS, CASES
OF POSITIVITY.
BUT NOT JUST ONE POINT IN TIME
BUT TRENDS OVER TIME, WHICH IS
REALLY IMPORTANT.
>> Dr. McGeorge: ISSUES RAISED
INCLUDING DRUG USE, SUICIDE,
ISOLATION IN NURSING HOMES,
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND MENTAL
HEALTH ISSUES RELATED TO THE
PANDEMIC.
>> AS DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE
AT THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE, IS
THERE A PSYCHOLOGIST OR
PSYCHIATRIST OR SOMEONE STANDING
IN TO TALK ABOUT THE WHOLE
PERSON APPROACH? >> ABSOLUTELY, THOSE THINGS ARE
>> ABSOLUTELY, THOSE THINGS ARE
NOT LOST ON ME.
IT’S REALLY ABOUT THE VIRUS. >> Dr. McGeorge: DR. KHALDUN
>> Dr. McGeorge: DR. KHALDUN
SAID HER JOB IS TO ADVISE THE
GOVERNOR, NOT TO MAKE THE
EXECUTIVE ORDERS. SHE IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT
SHE IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT
CURRENT TRENDS AND REEMPHASIZED
THE NEED TO SLOW THE SPREAD WITH
MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING AND
DOING THINGS OUTSIDE WHENEVER
POSSIBLE. >> Devin: AND DISCUSS MICHIGAN’S
>> Devin: AND DISCUSS MICHIGAN’S
PLAN WHEN A VACCINE DOES BECOME
AVAILABLE.
>> Dr. McGeorge: DR. KHALDUN
SAID MICHIGAN DID SUBMIT A
DISTRIBUTION PLAN TO THE CDC ON FRIDAY AND SAID IT’S LIKELY AT
FRIDAY AND SAID IT’S LIKELY AT
FIRST ANY VACCINE WOULD BE
AVAILABLE IN ONLY LIMITED
QUANTITYTIES AND WOULD BE FOR
HEALTH CARE WORKERS AT THE
HIGHEST RISK. AS IT BECOMES MORE BROADLY
AS IT BECOMES MORE BROADLY
AVAILABLE, IT WOULD BE
DISTRIBUTED TO OTHER GROUPS BUT
THAT SPECIFICALLY IS STILL YET
TO BE DETERMINED. >> Devin: ALL OF THE LOGISTICS.
>> Devin: ALL OF THE LOGISTICS.
AND MAKING OUR WAY THROUGH
MONDAY, WE HAD TO DODGE SOME
RAIN.
>> Kim: IT’S GLOOMY ALL DAY
TODAY.
>> Ben: WE’LL SEE MORE CLOUDS AND RAIN THROUGH THE FIRST HALF
AND RAIN THROUGH THE FIRST HALF
OF THE WEEK AND THINGS START
LOOKING UP AS WE HEAD TOWARD THE
UPCOMING WEEKEND.
LOOK AT ALL THE SNOW ACROSS
WISCONSIN, TRYING TO CROSS THE LAKE.
SOME WILL GET INTO MICHIGAN,
CONFINED TO THE U.P.
AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
EXPECTING UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW
IN THE WESTERN END OF THE U.P.
JUST RAIN FOR US AND IT WILL
SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT
AND COULD GET INTO MODERATE
BURSTS OF RAIN AND MORE
WIDESPREAD THAN WHAT THE MODEL
IS SHOWING. LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE DONE BY
LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE DONE BY
MIDNIGHT, 1:00 A.M., AND SHOULD
BE DRY BY TOMORROW MORNING.
TEMPERATURES CONSISTENTLY IN THE
40s THROUGH THE EVENING AND
WARMER NUMBERS COMING, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, A PAIR OF 70s IN THE
IT OR NOT, A PAIR OF 70s IN THE
SEVEN-DAY FORECAST.
WE’LL LOOK AND SEE IF IT CAN
COINCIDE WITH THE WEEKEND,
COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES. >> Kim: AN ECORSE MAN IS CHARGED
>> Kim: AN ECORSE MAN IS CHARGED
IN THE MURDER OF A 13-MONTH-OLD
LITTLE BOY.
>> Devin: GIBSON IS CHARGED WITH MURDER NFRT FIRST DEGREE,
MURDER NFRT FIRST DEGREE,
CHARGED LAST MONTH IN THE CHILD
ABUSE CASE OF THE SURVIVING TWIN
ZION.
THE TWO HAD SUFFERED WEEKS OF
ABUSE. >> THERE’S ONE SEVERELY INJURED
>> THERE’S ONE SEVERELY INJURED
CHILD IN THIS CASE AND ONE
DECEASED CHILD THAT HAD SEVERAL INJURIES NOTICEABLE TO ANYBODY.
INJURIES NOTICEABLE TO ANYBODY.
AND IT IS OUR BELIEF THAT HE
KILLED THAT CHILD WITH
PREMEDITATION.
>> Devin: THE MOTHER, LISA REED,
IS ALSO FACING CHARGES.
GIBSON WILL BE BACK IN COURT LATER THIS MONTH TO DETERMINE IF
LATER THIS MONTH TO DETERMINE IF
HE’LL GO TO TRIAL ON THE
CHARGES.
>> Kim: THEY SAY DETROIT NEEDS
BETTER LEADERSHIP AND CAN’T WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT ELECTION.
UNTIL THE NEXT ELECTION.
>> Devin: IT’S A PETITION TO
RECALL MAYOR MIKE DUGGAN.
ROD MELONI JOINS US LIVE
TONIGHT.
THE FIRST STEP IN WHAT WOULD BE
A VERY LONG PROCESS. >> Rod: IT’S A LONG PROCESS AND
>> Rod: IT’S A LONG PROCESS AND
DESIGNED TO BE.
HERE’S THE THING: IT WAS A DETROIT MAN WHO HAS BUYER’S
DETROIT MAN WHO HAS BUYER’S
REMORSE BECAUSE HE VOTED FOR
MAYOR MIKE DUGGAN BACK IN 2017.
HE HAS NOW FILED THE PETITION TO
GET HIM OUT OF OFFICE. >> I BELIEVED IN YOU.
>> I BELIEVED IN YOU.
YOU’RE A FRAUD, A CROOK.
YOU NEED TO BE EXPOSED.
YOU CAN’T THREATEN ME.
YOU CAN TRY TO THREATEN. I’M NOT GOING NOWHERE.
I’M NOT GOING NOWHERE.
>> Rod: IT STEMS FROM DETROIT’S
HOMELESSNESS, IN PARTICULAR
PEOPLE FORCED FROM THEIR HOMES
BECAUSE OF $600 MILLION IN
OVERASSESSED THE TAXES AND CALLS IT ABUSE.
IT ABUSE.
>> IT’S SAD.
WE TRUSTED THIS MAYOR AND THIS
IS WHAT HE DID TO US.
HE REFUSED TO GIVE THE MONEY
BACK, REFUSED TO GIVE TAX CREDIT.
>> Rod: WORKING WITH LONG IS
WELL-KNOWN CRITIC AND NEMESIS
ROBERT CARMACK. >> WE NEED TO REMOVE HIM AS
>> WE NEED TO REMOVE HIM AS
QUICK AS POSSIBLE, AND I WOULD
PUT UP THE MONEY TO GET RID OF
HIM, NO MATTER HOW MUCH IT
COSTS.
I WOULD RAISE THE MONEY TO GET
RID OF HIM. >> Rod: SO WE WANT TO MAYOR MIKE
>> Rod: SO WE WANT TO MAYOR MIKE
DUGGAN AND HE SAID THE RECALL
WAS HO-HUM STUFF AND ALSO
MISSTATES THE ISSUE.
>> I WAS THE ONE THAT STOPPED
THE OVERASSESSMENTS. IT STARTED IN 2010.
IT STARTED IN 2010.
WHEN I RAN FOR MAYOR IN 2013, I
CAMPAIGNED AGAINST THAT
OVERASSESSMENT ALL ACROSS THE
CITY. >> Rod: HE BELIEVES THE GROUP IS
>> Rod: HE BELIEVES THE GROUP IS
AGAINST PROPOSAL N THAT WOULD
INCREASE VACANT HOME DEMOLITION
FUNDING.
>> THEY HAVE BEEN ANGRY SINCE THE RESULTS CAME IN, IN 2017 AND
THE RESULTS CAME IN, IN 2017 AND
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THEY’VE
ANNOUNCED A RECALL PETITION.
>> Rod: SO HERE’S THE THING:
THE ELECTION COMMISSION MEETS ON
THE 27th OF OCTOBER.
AND THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM HERE
BECAUSE THE RECALL LAW SAYS THAT
THE OFFENSES THAT ARE COMMITTED
HAVE TO HAPPEN WITHIN THE TIME
FRAME OF THE CURRENT
ADMINISTRATION, WHICH IS DATED BACK TO 2017, AND IT HAPPENED
BACK TO 2017, AND IT HAPPENED
BETWEEN 2010 AND 2015.
>> Devin: AND THE NUMBER OF
SIGNATURES REQUIRED?
>> Rod: 47,500 IS THE EXACT NUMBER.
BUT WHEN THEY DOUGH -- DO THESE
THINGS, THEY HAVE TO HAVE CLOSER
TO 60,000.
>> Devin: BECAUSE SOME GET DISQUALIFIED.
>>> SHE DISAPPEARED INTO LAKE
ST. CLAIR AND TEN YEARS LATER,
THE INVESTIGATION INTO HER DEATH
IS STILL OPEN. >> Kim: KAREN DREW CONTINUES HER
>> Kim: KAREN DREW CONTINUES HER
INVESTIGATION.
WHAT HAPPENED TO JOANN MATOUK
ROMAIN. >> Devin: THEY BELIEVE THINGS
>> Devin: THEY BELIEVE THINGS
CAN BE ATTACHED DOWN IN ONE
SPECIFIC WAY.
>> Hank: A RECORD NUMBER OF
MICHIGANDERS TO VOTE IN THE
NOVEMBER ELECTION.
WHAT ARE LOCAL CLERKS DOING RIGHT NOW TO GET AHEAD OF IT ALL
RIGHT NOW TO GET AHEAD OF IT ALL