>> ANCHOR: WITH AN IMPEACHMENT
VOTE EXPECTED LATER TODAY, A
NEW REPORT DETAILS A PHONE CALL
BETWEEN PRESIDENT TRUMP AND A
REPUBLICAN ABOUT RIOTERS.
>> ANCHOR: AND 5 KEY STRATEGIES
DISTRICTS NEED TO FOLLOW
ACCORDING TO THE CDC.
>> ANCHOR: AND A LOOK OUTSIDE
WITH ANOTHER BITTERLY COLD DAY
AND YOU CAN SEE THE SNOW
FALLING.
ANDREW IS TRACKING IT ALL FOR
US THIS MORNING.
>> ANCHOR: GOOD MORNING.
IT‘S 6:00.
>> ANCHOR: THANKS FOR JOINING
US ON LOCAL 4 NEWS TODAY.
IT WAS SNOWING WHEN I WALKED IN
TODAY AND I THINK ANDREW SAID
IT WOULD SNOW ON AND OFF.
I DON‘T KNOW IF YOU LIKE IT,
BUT I DON‘T MIND IT.
>> ANCHOR: I LIKE THE LIGHT
FLURRIES.
IT PAINTS A PRETTY PICTURE,
ANDREW.
>> METEOROLOGIST: GLAD TO HEAR
ABOUT THE CHANGE IN ATTITUDE
TOWARDS SNOW FLAKES.
S IN, WE HAVE SNOW FLAKES OUT
THERE AND IT IS SCENIC ACROSS
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN AND MAYBE
BETTER VIEWING WHERE IT MIGHT
BE WARM AND TOASTY AND SEEING
THAT STORM BECOMING MORE
WIDESPREAD OVER THE PAST COUPLE
OF HOURS.
NOW IT‘S ALL REMAINING LIGHT
AND WE‘RE LOOKING AT FLURRIES
AROUND AND ALL THAT BASICALLY
ALONG M-59 SOUTHWARD.
FROM WATER FORD SOUTH THROUGH
NOVI AND WARM THROUGH WESTLAND
AND TEKUMPSY AND MONROE.
IT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
DAY.
WILL IT BE HEAVY AT TIMES?
NO.
IT WILL BE MODERATE AT TIMES,
SO VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED,
SO YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL
BECAUSE OF SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.
THERE ARE NO ADVISORIES OR
ALERTS BECAUSE OF THE SNOW FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
THAT BEING SAID, EVEN A THIN
LAYER OF SNOW CAN CAUSE HUGE
PROBLEMS.
WE DON‘T WANT SPIN OUT,.
ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE 2" AND
SLIGHTLY MORE.
SO IT IS MEASURABLE BUT STILL
NEED TO BE SLIGHTLY CAUTIOUS
AND THE TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW
20S.
TALK MORE ABOUT THE FULL
WEEKEND FORECAST AND MORE SNOW
FOR NEXT WEEK COMING UP.
>> ANCHOR: THANK YOU, ANDREW.
TIME IS 6:02 AND WITH THE
IMPEACHMENT VOTE LIKELY, SOME
TIME TODAY LEARNING NEW DETAILS
ABOUT A PHONE CALL INVOLVING
THEN PRESIDENT TRUMP ABOUT THE
JANUARY 6TH INSURRECTION AT THE
CAPITOL.
>> ANCHOR: KEVIN MCCARTHY
CALLED TRUMP WHILE THE CAPITOL
WAS UNDER ATTACK ASKING HIM TO
TELL RIOTERS TO STAND DOWN.
IT TURNED INTO A YELLING MATCH
WITH TRUMP SAYING THE RIOTERS
CARED MORE ABOUT THE ELECTION
THAN MCCARTHY DID.
NADIA ROMERO HAS MORE FROM
WASHINGTON.
>> REPORTER: AFTER 4 DAYS OF
SITTING AS JURORS, SENATORS GET
THE CHANCE TO ASK THEIR
QUESTIONS IN THE IMPEACHMENT
TRIAL OF FORMER PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP.
>> DOES A POLITICIAN RAISING
BAIL FOR RIOTERS ENCOURAGE MORE
RIOTING?
>> REPORTER: THE DEFENSE
KEEPING THEIR ANSWERS BRIEF.
>> YES.
>> REPORTER: AS BOTH SIDES
ATTEMPT TO MAKE THEIR CASE.
>> WHAT IS RELEVANT IN THIS
IMPEACHMENT ARTICLE IS WERE MR.
TRUMP‘S WORDS INCITEFUL TO THE
POINT OF VIOLENCE AND RIOT.
THAT‘S THE CHARGE.
THAT‘S THIS QUESTION.
AND THE ANSWER IS NO.
>> AND ON THE WAY OUT THE DOOR AND RESPECT PRIVATE PROPERTY.
AND RESPECT PRIVATE PROPERTY.
>> AND THEN THE DEFENSE TEAM
GETS DELIVERING MORE THAN 3
HOURS.
>> IT IS CONSTITUTIONAL CANCEL
CULTURE.
>> IT ALSO ACCUSES DEMOCRATS OF
ADVOCATING FOR VIOLENCE AGAINST
TRUMP.
>> I WILL GO AND TAKE TRUMP OUT
TONIGHT.
>> MORE DURING THE QUESTIONING
PHASE.
>> IT WASN‘T LOST ON ME SO MANY
WERE PEOPLE OF COLOR AND WOMEN.
BLACK WOMEN.
BLACK WOMEN LIKE MYSELF WHO ARE
SICK AND TIRED OF BEING SICK
AND TIRED.
>> REPORTER: WITH THE SENATE
SET TO MAKE THE FINAL VOTE THIS
WEEKEND, THE NUMBERS REMAIN ON
TRUMP‘S SIDE.
IN WASHINGTON, I‘M NADIA ROMERO.
>> ANCHOR: TO GET A CONVICTION
DEMOCRATS NEED A MINIMUM OF 17
REPUBLICANS TO VOTE WITH THEM.
RIGHT NOW THAT APPEARS UNLIKELY.
THAT STARTS TODAY AT 10 AND YOU
CAN WATCH IT LIVE HERE ON 4 AND
ON CLICKONDETROIT.COM
>>> IN MICHIGAN IN THE LAST 24
HOURS THE STATE REPORTING
NEARLY 1200 CASES OF THE VIRUS
AND 10 MORE DEATHS.
>> ANCHOR: AND THE CDC ISSUING
THE LONG AWAITED GUIDANCE ON
ONE OF THE MOST DIVISIVE ISSUES
OF THIS PANDEMIC.
REOPENING SCHOOLS.
THE CDC SAID THE PROPER USE OF
MASKS AND MAINTAINING 6 FEET OF
DISTANCE SHOULD BE MANDATORY
FOR ALL STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND
STAFF.
THE GUIDELINES INCLUDE CONTACT
TRACING, ISOLATION AND
QUARANTINING.
VACCINATIONS AND TESTING ARE
ONLY DESCRIBED AS ADDITIONAL
LAYERS OF COVID PREVENTION IN
SCHOOLS.
>> THE CDC IS NOT MANDATING
THAT SCHOOLS RE-OPEN.
THIS SIMPLY PROVIDES SCHOOLS A
LONG-NEEDED ROAD MAP FOR HOW TO DO SO SAFELY.
DO SO SAFELY.
>> ANCHOR: IT DOES NOT LIST
VACCINATIONS AS A KEY STRATEGY
FOR OPENING SCHOOLS.
>> ANCHOR: THE DETROIT MAYOR
MIKE DUNCAN BACK AFTER MEETING
WITH THE WHITE HOUSE AND OTHER
MAYORS AND THE PRESIDENT.
CALLING IT AN OLD FASHIONED
ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES POLICY
DISCUSSION WITH THE PRESIDENT
AND VICE PRESIDENT.
MARA MACDONALD HAS MORE AND
FIRST UP IS THE NEED FOR
VACCINES ON THE AGENDA.
>> REPORTER: FIRST TOPIC RIGHT
OUT OF THE GATE VACCINES.
DUNCAN MADE IT CLEAR TO THE
PRESIDENT THAT THE TCF CENTER
CAN VACCINATE 15,000 PEOPLE A
WEEK AS IT IS RIGHT NOW.
IF YOU‘D ONLY GIVE THEM MORE,
THEY COULD DO 25,000 A WEEK.
THEY NEED TO SEE THOSE VACCINES
ROLLING.
THE MAYOR JUST OFF THE PLANE
WITH WHAT WAS NOT JUST A
REGULAR TRIP TO THE NATION‘S
CAPITOL.
>> I‘VE BEEN TO THE WHITE HOUSE
SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE FIRST
TIME WITH A MEETING IN THE OVAL
OFFICE AND IT WAS VERY SPECIAL.
>> REPORTER: THAT MEETING WITH
THE PRESIDENT, VP AND 4
DEMOCRAT MAYOR AND GOVERNORS
AND 4 REPUBLICAN MAYORS AND
GOVERNORS.
IF YOU TALK TO THE PEOPLE
OUTSIDE THE VITRIAL OF D.C., HE
SAID IT IS REMARKABLE HOW
SIMILAR THE WANTS ARE.
>> ALL OF US HAVE PEOPLE WHO
ARE OUT OF WORK OR AFRAID
THEY‘LL BE EVICTED WHEN THE
TENANT AND LANLORDS OPEN UP WHO
NEED ASSISTANCE.
>> REPORTER: BIDEN IS PUSHING
CALLS FOR 20 BILLION FOR
VACCINES AND MORE TO HELP
SCHOOLS RE-OPEN OF WHICH
MICHIGAN WOULD GET 604 MILLION
AND 500 BILLION UNDER EACH
PROGRAM.
THE PRESIDENT SHOWS THE MAYOR
-- 500 MILLION UNDER EACH
PROGRAM.
IT IS A SIGN OF HOW HIGHLY HE
THINKS OF DUGIN, SOMETHING HE
SAID IN THE PAST.
>> HE TOLD THE ENTIRE GROUP
SEVERAL STORIES ABOUT BEING
WITH ME IN 2014 AND 2015 AND
WHAT WE DID IN DETROIT AND HE‘S
VERY PROUD OF THE ROLE HE HAD
IN HELPING DETROIT COME BACK
WHILE VICE PRESIDENT AND STILL
VERY MUCH INVESTED.
>> REPORTER: THE OTHER ISSUE
DISCUSSED AT LENGTH IS RACIAL
DISPARITIES WHEN IT COMES TO
GETTING THESE VACCINES.
FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED
AREAS, PERHAPS HAVING THEM FLOW
THROUGH A HOSPITAL SYSTEM WAS
NOT THE BEST PLAN.
WE‘RE AT DETROIT METRO.
I‘M MARA MACDONALD, LOCAL 4.
>> ANCHOR: AND PRESIDENT BIDEN
MAKING HIS FIRST TRIP NEXT WEEK.
HE‘LL TOUR PFIZER‘S PLANT IN
PORTAGE WHERE PFIZER IS
MANUFACTURING A COVID VACCINE.
JUST THIS WEEK THE PRESIDENT
ANNOUNCED HE FINALIZED A DEAL
WITH PFIZER AND MODERNA TO
SECURE ENOUGH VACCINE FOR 300
MILLION AMERICANS THROUGH THE
END OF JULY.
>>> MACOMB COUNTY IS STARTING A
PROGRAM TO HELP SENIORS WHO
DON‘T HAVE TRANSPORTATION TO
GET THE CORONAVIRUS VACCINE.
>> ANCHOR: THE COUNTY IS
TEAMING UP WITH THOSE THAT TAKE
SMART BUS WHOL BE CALLED AND
ASKED IF THEY‘D LIKE THE
VACCINE.
IF THEY SAY YES, SMART BUS WILL
PICK THEM UP AND TAKE THEM TO
THE LOCAL FIRE STATION TO GET
VACCINATED.
>> RIGHT NOW WE‘RE TARGETING
VULNERABLE SENIORS WHO DON‘T
HAVE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS AND
DON‘T LEAVE THEM BEHIND.
>> IT‘S A HUGE DEAL FOR THEM.
YOU DON‘T HAVE TO USE A SMART
PHONE OR LOG IN THE WEBSITE.
YOU DON‘T HAVE TO STAND IN LINE
IN THE COLD.
YOU JUST HAVE TO ANSWER YOUR
PHONE.
THAT‘S ALL YOU NEED TO DO.
>> ANCHOR: THE PROGRAM WILL
START ON WEDNESDAY.
MACOMB COUNTY SAYS THERE WILL
BE 1,000 DOSES AVAILABLE PER
WEEK TO START.
VERY COOL.
>> ANCHOR: I LIKE HOW HE PUT
THAT, TOO.
YOU DON‘T NEED A SMART PHONE.
YOU JUST NEED TO PICK UP YOUR
PHONE.
>> ANCHOR: WHICH IS EXACTLY
WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN RIGHT NOW.
SO GREAT.
>> ANCHOR: AND THE OTHER THING,
ANDREW, WE HAVE A SNOW GLOBE
GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
>> METEOROLOGIST: ABSOLUTELY
RIGHT.
WE KEEP THAT SNOW GLOBE GOING
ON THROUGH THE MORNING AND THE
REST OF THE AFTERNOON.
BUT BE CAREFUL ON THE ROADS
BECAUSE IT IS GETTING MORE
SLIPPERY.
WE‘LL TALK ABOUT THE SNOW
TOTALS FOR TODAY AND THE BIGGER