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>> Ben: "FIRST AT 4," SNOW
CONTINUES TO BLANKET SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN WITH TEMPERATURES
TEETERING AROUND 32.
WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE DRIVE HOME
TONIGHT AND HOW MUCH WE’LL BE
SHOVELING TOMORROW.
>> Devin: ALSO NEW "FIRST AT 4,"
VACCINE RESULTS BRINGS ONE
DOCTOR TO TEARS.
NEW INFORMATION ON THE
CORONAVIRUS INCLUDING THIS STORY
FROM OUR PAULA TUTMAN.
>> Paula: THEY LOOK LIKE
ORDINARY REFRIGERATORS, BUT
THESE ARE THE FREEZER UNITS FOR
THE COVID VACCINE.
GUESS WHAT ELSE THEY’RE USED FOR?
IT’S KIND OF COLD... -- THEY’RE
KIND OF COOL, OR MAKE THAT COLD.
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>> Devin: GOOD AFTERNOON!
I’M DEVIN SCILLIAN IN FOR KAREN
DREW.
WINTER IS CREEPING AND CRAWLING
ITS WAY INTO METRO DETROIT.
WE’RE UNDER A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY BUT THE IMPACT WILL BE
DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU
LIVE.
BEN BAILEY IS HERE TO WALK US
THROUGH WHAT TO EXPECT.
>> Ben: THE CRITICAL MARK IS 32.
THE SNOW HAS BEEN ON THE GRASS
AND ELEVATED SURFACES AND THAT
WILL CHANGE AS TEMPERATURES MAKE
THEIR WAY DOWN INTO THE 20s
AREAWIDE.
HERE’S "STORM TRACKER 4" AND YOU
SEE THE BACK EDGE OF THIS
SYSTEM, NOT PULLING OUT BUT WILL
PIVOT.
YOU CAN SEE THAT ON THE LARGER
PICTURE HERE AS IT STARTS TO
ROTATE AROUND.
THE CENTER OF THE LOW IS INTO
ONTARIO AND LIVINGSTON AND
GENESSEE COUNTY.
THERE ARE SPOTS THAT ARE NOT
GETTING SNOW RIGHT NOW.
AS THIS ENTIRE SYSTEM STARTS TO
PIVOT, MOST OF THE AREA WILL BE
ENVELOPED IN SNOW THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS TONIGHT.
THERE ARE YOUR TEMPERATURES.
WE’VE SHADED THE AREAS 32 AND
BELOW.
EAST SIDE LOCATIONS STILL
HOLDING ON TO MILD TEMPERATURES.
PORT HURON REPORTING RAIN RIGHT
NOW AND NOT SNOW.
MOST OF THE AREA UNDER WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES UNTIL NOON.
LAPEER, SANILAC, ST. CLAIR,
UNTIL 4:00 P.M. TOMORROW AND
WIND SPEEDS COULD REACH 35 MILES
PER HOUR AND COULD HAVE
VISIBILITY ISSUES IN ADDITION TO
LAKESHORE FLOODING PROBLEMS.
TEMPERATURES SLIDING INTO THE
30s TONIGHT, AT LEAST IN THE
EVENING.
20s OVERNIGHT AND WE’LL TALK
ABOUT HOW MUCH SNOW WE’LL END UP
WITH HERE IN A FEW MINUTES.
DEVIN?
>> Devin: OUR MORNING TEAM IS
GEARING UP TO GET YOU THROUGH
THE FIRST SNOW, SO DON’T FORGET
"LOCAL 4 NEWS TODAY," THE ONLY
MORNING SHOW WITH TWO
METEOROLOGISTS.
WAKE UP WITH BRANDON AND PAUL’S
FORECAST BEGINNING AT 4:30 A.M
>>> KEITH APPLING WAS IN COURT
FOR SENTENCING ON DRUG CHARGES.
IT HAPPENED VIA ZOOM TODAY.
HE PLED GUILTY TO MANUFACTURE OR
DELIVERY OF LESS THAN 50 GRAMS
OF HEROIN HE COULD HAVE RECEIVED
UP TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON ON BOTH
CHARGES, HOWEVER THE JUDGE
SENTENCED HIM TO 18 MONTHS
PROBATION INSTEAD, HE SAID
BECAUSE OF CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS.
THE FORMER COLLEGE STAR WILL
FACE RESTRICTIONS AND CANNOT USE
ALCOHOL OR OTHER CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES AND WILL FACE REGULAR
DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING.
>>> TROY POLICE ARE ISSUING A
SCAM ALERT IN CONNECTION WITH
THE PLAYSTATION 5.
POLICE SAY SCAMMERS ARE READY TO
STRIKE.
TROY POLICE SAY SOME CLAIM TO
HAVE THE PS-5 BUT TRY TO SELL
YOU AN EMPTY BOX OR MIGHT POSE
AS A SELLER OFFERING TO PAY TOP
DOLLAR AND THEN GRABBING YOUR
PS-5 AND TAKING OFF, POSING AS A
BUYER.
THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ONE
SELLER WHO WAS DOING THE
TRANSACTION OUTSIDE THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
WHILE THE WARNING COMES FROM
TROY POLICE, IT’S CLEAR: IF
YOU’RE BUYING OR SELLING, BE
EXTRA CAREFUL NO MATTER WHERE
YOU’RE DOING BUSINESS.
>>> AN UPDATE ON THE CORONAVIRUS
CRISIS.
VACCINE UPDATES AND CONCERNS FOR
A COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM AND
TESTING GUIDANCE IF YOU’RE
WORRIED ABOUT WHAT YOU DID OVER
THE THANKSGIVING WEEKEND.
NEW NUMBERS: STATE OF MICHIGAN
REPORTING 10,000 NEW CASES, AND
IT’S MONDAY, SO IT’S FOR TWO
DAYS AND RECORDED 98 ADDITIONAL
DEATHS BLAMED ON THE VIRUS.
HEALTH OFFICIALS CAUTION WE
WON’T SEE THE IMPACT OF
THANKSGIVING GATHERINGS FOR 5-14
DAYS.
THAT’S HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE FOR
THOSE EXPOSED TO DEVELOP
SYMPTOMS OR TEST POSITIVE.
IF YOU DID ATTEND A GATHERING
AND WANT TO GET TESTED, WAIT
UNTIL THE LATER PART OF THIS
WEEK BECAUSE GETTING TESTED NOW
IS TOO EARLY FOR IT TO BE
ACCURATE.
>>> ANOTHER VACCINE COULD BE
TAKING A STEP TOWARD EMERGENCY
USE AUTHORIZATION.
MODERNA WILL ASK U.S. AND
EUROPEAN REGULATORS TO START
REVIEWING ITS RESEARCH.
NEW RESULTS OVER THE WEEKEND
SHOW IT’S MORE THAN 94%
EFFECTIVE.
THE COMPANY’S CHIEF MEDICAL
OFFICER SAID HE CRIED WHEN HE
HEARD THE RESULTS HOPING IT CAN
HELP SAVE LIVES.
WE’LL KEEP YOU POSTED EVERY STEP
OF THE WAY.
>>> BEAUMONT HOSPITAL IS GETTING
READY TO RECEIVE, STORE, AND
DISTRIBUTE THE VACCINES WHEN
THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.
THAT’S A DELICATE OPERATION THAT
REQUIRES PLANNING AND A LOT OF
SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT.
PAULA TUTMAN TAKES US INSIDE THE
PREPARATIONS.
YOU’RE AS FASCINATED AS I AM
ABOUT ALL THE SCIENCE BEHIND
THIS.
>> Paula: I’M SO GLAD TO HEAR
YOU SAY THAT.
I’M TOTALLY GETTING MY GEEK ON
WITH THIS.
WE’RE WATCHING THE MACHINERY OF
HOW THE HOSPITALS ARE NAVIGATING
GETTING THE VACCINE IN AND
FIGURING OUT HOW THEY’RE GOING
TO DISTRIBUTE IT, NOT THE STUFF
WE USUALLY CARE ABOUT OR KNOW
ABOUT, BUT THIS IS DIFFERENT.
THEY MAY LOOK LIKE ORDINARY
REFRIGERATORS BUT THEY’RE
ANYTHING BUT.
THEY HOLD THE HOPES OF DREAMS OF
MICHIGANDERS TO GET THEIR LIVES
BACK.
THESE ARE THE STORAGE UNITS AT
BEAUMONT HEALTH.
>> IT’S CRAZY!
>> Paula: IT’S MINUS 70 DEGREES
CELSIUS WHICH IS ACTUALLY MINUS
94 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, WHICH IS
HOW COLD THE PFIZER VACCINE HAS
TO BE STORED AT.
>> IT’S NEW TECHNOLOGY FROM A
VACCINE PERSPECTIVE.
SO THEY’RE MRNA-BASED VACCINES
AND DEVELOPED IN A WAY WE HAVE
NOT SEEN THEM DEVELOPED BEFORE.
IT’S NOT THE REAL VIRUS BUT A
MANUFACTURED PIECE OF THE VIRUS,
TYPICALLY IS WHAT’S INGESTED IN
A VACCINE, AND THEN YOUR BODY
PRODUCES AN IMMUNE RESPONSE TO
THAT STRING OF VIRUS.
THESE ARE DIFFERENT.
MRNA STANDS FOR MESSENGER RNA
AND WILL TELL THE BODY TO
PRODUCE ANTIBODIES AS OPPOSED TO
BEING EXPOSED TO IT.
>> Paula: THERE’S A LOT OF
CHOREOGRAPHY FOR THE FIRST DOSES
AS WELL AS THE FLOW.
BEAUMONT CURRENTLY HAS BOXES AND
BOXES OF SUPPLIES AS WELL AS THE
STORAGE CAPACITY FOR AS MANY AS
300,000 DOSES BUT WAITING ON
GUIDANCE TO FIGURE OUT WHO CAN
GET SHOTS AND WHEN?
>> IT WILL COME TO US IN A
POWDER FORM THAT’S FROZEN THAT
WE HAVE TO UNTHAW AND
RECONSTITUTE INTO A LIQUID FORM
AND THEN TO ROOM TEMPERATURE TO
ADMINISTER.
>> Paula: THE FREEZERS ARE
MANUFACTURED BY THERMO-FISHER.
AND IT’S FOR THINGS LIKE ICE
CREAM AND EVEN DIPPING DOTS, BUT
THESE COST $7,000 APIECE AND
GENERALLY FOR SCIENTIFIC USE AND
GET SO COLD --
>> THE SHELVES ARE COLD, THEY’RE
METAL.
METAL AT MINUS 70, WE’VE ALL
SEEN A CHRISTMAS STORY AND WE KNOW WHAT CAN HAPPEN.
KNOW WHAT CAN HAPPEN.
BUT I THINK YOU WANNA BE
CAREFUL.
>> Paula: DON’T STICK YOUR
TONGUE ON THAT SHELF, THAT’S
WHAT HE’S SAYING THERE.
HERE’S THE THING, WINTER GEAR
WILL NOT HELP YOU WITH THIS.
YOU NEED SPECIALIZED GEAR GOING
IN AND OUT UNLOADING THE
FREEZERS LIKE CRYO-GLOVES AND
PPE.
AND THAT’S THE BEST EXPLANATION
I’VE HAD ON WHY THAT PFIZER
VACCINE HAS TO BE STORED IN SUCH
COLD TEMPERATURES.
>> Devin: EXACTLY RIGHT, PAULA.
AND THIS MESSENGER RNA APPROACH
IS NOT JUST THE ANSWER TO
CORONAVIRUS BUT IT FEELS LIKE
THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE, AMAZING
STUFF!
THANKS FOR THAT GREAT STORY!
>>> A FEW MORE COVID-RELATED
NOTES, INCLUDING NEWS FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, THE
FOOTBALL TEAM PAUSING
ACTIVITIES, PAUSING DUE TO
CONCERNS ABOUT THE VIRUS.
TODAY, THE TEAM WORKED
VIRTUALLY.
THE WOLVERINES ARE SCHEDULED TO
HOST MARYLAND THIS COMING
WEEKEND.
CITY LEADERS CALLING ON
LAWMAKERS TO PASS A COMMUNITY
STABLIZATION PLAN TO HELP LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS SURVIVE THE
PANDEMIC.
AND WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF BENNY
NAPOLEON REMAINS ON A VENTILATOR
AS HE CONTINUES HIS FIGHT
AGAINST COVID-19.
HIS DAUGHTER SAYS HIS RECOVERY
IS MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
BUT HE STILL HAS A LONG ROAD
AHEAD AND WE WISH HIM ALL THE
BEST.
>>> JOE BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS
ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE THEIR
FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DAILY
BRIEFING TODAY.
IT HAS BEEN DELAYED AS PRESIDENT
TRUMP HAS BEEN DISPUTING THE
ELECTION RESULTS.
BIDEN IS NAMING AN ECONOMIC TEAM
THAT SHATTERS ANOTHER GLASS
CEILING, NOMINATING JANET
YELLEN, THE FIRST WOMAN TO RUN THE TREASURY.
THE TREASURY.
AND THE FIRST WOMAN OF COLOR,
NEERA TANDEN PICK FOR OFFICE OF
MANAGEMENT & BUDGET.
>>> THE PRESIDENT WANTS TO SAID
THE SUPREME COURT TWO SETS OF
NUMBERS, ONE THAT EXCLUDES
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAYS
THE INFORMATION IS NEEDED TO
ENFORCE THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT.
>>> HAVE YOU BEEN HUNTING FOR
BARGAINS ONLINE?
YOU’RE NOT ALONE.
WE’LL DIG INTO THE BIG NUMBERS
AND SAVINGS SURROUNDING THIS
CYBER MONDAY.
AND WE KNOW BEN BAILEY IS
TRACKING A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY.
HE’LL KEEP US POSTED ON THE RISK
OF TRICKY TRAVEL AND JUST HOW
MUCH SNOW WILL FALL.
THE NEW ALLEGATIONS ABOUT HOW A
NUCLEAR SCIENTIST WAS KILLED IN