EXPLAIN HOW THIS DRUG IS HELPING BATTLE THE CORONAVIRUS.
>> Kim: AND IT’S COMING DOWN TO
THE WIRE WITH THE STATE OF
EMERGENCY SET TO EXPIRE FRIDAY
AT MIDNIGHT.
AT MIDNIGHT. TALKS HEAT UP AMID A BATTLE TO
REOPEN MICHIGAN FOR BUSINESS.
>> Devin: WE BEGIN WITH THE
PASSING OF ANOTHER GRIM
MILESTONE.
MILESTONE. CASES IN THE STATE HAVE ECLIPSED
40,000.
40,000. IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE NUMBER OF
NEW CASES HAS HIT A PLATEAU AND
EXPERTS SAY THAT MEANS SOCIAL
DISTANCING IS WORKING.
>> Kim: THE NUMBER OF TESTS IS
RAMPING UP.
RAMPING UP. SO LET’S LOOK AT TODAY’S
NUMBERS.
NUMBERS. TODAY, THERE WERE 1137 NEW CASES
OF THE VIRUS AND IT TOOK THE
LIVES OF 103 MICHIGANDERS IN THE
LAST 24 HOURS.
WHILE THE BATTLE AGAINST
COVID-19 IS FAR FROM OVER, A
DEBATE RAGING IN LANSING OVER
PLANS TO REOPEN THE STATE FOR
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS. >> Devin: AS MICHIGAN’S STATE OF
EMERGENCY IS SET TO END TOMORROW
NIGHT.
NIGHT. GOVERNOR WHITMER WANTS IT
EXTENDED.
EXTENDED. REPUBLICANS WANT HER TO SPEED UP
THE REOPENING PLANS.
IT’S CRUNCH TIME TO COME UP WITH
A DEAL.
A DEAL. ROD MELONI IS FOLLOWING IT ALL
FROM LANSING AFTER A VERY BUSY
DAY AND WHAT MAY BE A BUSY
EVENING, TOO, ROD.
>> Rod: IT WILL BE A BUSY
TOMORROW, ACTUALLY, DEVIN.
THEY HAVE COME TO THE CROSSROADS
AND THE GOVERNOR TOLD THE
LEGISLATURE, WE’RE DONE TALKING
HERE.
HERE. IT LOOKS LIKE SHE’S GOING TO
EXTEND THE ORDER ON HER OWN.
THE LEGISLATURE ISN’T LIKING TO
HEAR THAT.
HEAR THAT. BEFORE WE GET TO ALL OF THAT
DRAMA, LET’S HEAR ABOUT
CONSTRUCTION OPENING.
CONSTRUCTION OPENING. A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WILL BE
HAPPY ABOUT THIS.
>> THIS FRIDAY, I’LL BE SIGNING
AN EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT WILL
OPEN RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
CONSTRUCTION BY MAY.
MAY 7th.
MAY 7th. >> Rod: THE GOVERNOR HAD BEEN
HINTING AT CONSTRUCTION FOR DAYS
NOW.
NOW. SO NEXT THURSDAY, 8 DAYS FROM
NOW, SHE WILL ALLOW CONSTRUCTION
TO RESUME CROSS THE STATE OF
MICHIGAN.
MICHIGAN. BUT THIS IS NOT PLAYING WELL
WITH THE REPUBLICAN-CONTROLLED
LEGISLATURE, WHICH WEPT INTO
FULL SESSION TODAY LOOKING TO
DECIDE WHETHER TO GRANT THE
28-DAY STATE OF EMERGENCY
DECLARATION THAT THE GOVERNOR
HAD ORIGINALLY ASKED FOR.
LEGISLATIVE LEADERS OFFERED HER
TWO ONE-WEEK EXTENSIONS IN
EXCHANGE FOR FASTER REOPENING
IMPLEMENTATION.
IMPLEMENTATION. IT WAS NEGOTIATION AND ONE THE
GOVERNOR OBVIOUSLY WAS NOT
INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN
AND SHE SLAMMED THE LEGISLATURE
IN HER PRESS CONFERENCE THIS
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. >> WE REMAIN IN A STATE OF
EMERGENCY.
EMERGENCY. I DON’T KNOW OF ANY OTHER
LEGISLATURE IN THE COUNTRY THAT
IS JUST DECIDING TO DECLARE THAT
THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC THAT KILLED
103 MICHIGANDERS SINCE YESTERDAY
IS OVER.
IS OVER. IT IS NOT OVER.
WE REMAIN IN A STATE OF
EMERGENCY UNLESS THE ORDER IS
RESCINDED.
RESCINDED. AND I DO NOT HAVE ANY INTENTION
OF RESCINDING THAT RIGHT NOW.
>> Rod: AND SO WHERE DOES THAT
LEAVE US?
LEAVE US? THE LEGISLATURE HERE TOMORROW
WITH A VOTE AS TO WHETHER TO
EXTEND OR NOT.
AND THEN THE POSSIBILITY OF
COURT.
COURT. WE’LL TALK MORE ABOUT THIS
COMING UP ON LOCAL 4 NEWS AT
6:00.
6:00. WE HAVE SOUND WITH THE SPEAKER
AND HEAR HIS CORNER OF THIS.
SO AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, THE
LEGISLATURE BACK IN TOMORROW AND
TALK ABOUT A PROTEST HERE
TOMORROW AS WELL.
BACK TO YOU.
>> Devin: THE GOVERNOR PUT OUT A
PLAN TO HELP FRONTLINE WORKERS
GET COLLEGE DEGREES.
TALK ABOUT THAT.
>> Rod: YEAH, ONE OF THE THINGS
SHE SAID IS THAT THERE’S FEDERAL
MONEY AVAILABLE FOR HER TO START
OFFERING PEOPLE WHO DON’T HAVE
COLLEGE DEGREES BUT ARE WORKING
ON THE FRONT LINES, THE GROCERY
WORKERS, TRUCKERS, AND OTHER
PEOPLE WHO DON’T HAVE DEGREES
AND WANT ONE, TO GET THEM FOR
FREE AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
SHE SAID SHE WILL BE RAMPING
THAT UP.
THAT UP. >> Devin: ALL RIGHT, ROD MELONI
ON A BREEZY AFTERNOON THERE IN
LANSING.
LANSING. KIM?
KIM? >> Kim: AT HIS DAILY CORONAVIRUS
UPDATE, MAYOR MIKE DUGGAN SAID
CONSTRUCTION IN DETROIT WILL
RESTART WITH THE CITY TAKING
EVERY PRECAUTION TO GET CREWS
BACK TO WORK.
HE SAID SAFETY ON JOB SITES IS
SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF HOW HARD
THE CITY AND PARTICULARLY THE