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>> A NATIONAL SPIKE IN
CORONAVIRUS CASES HAS PEOPLE ON
EDGE WHEN IT COMES TO GOING BACK
TO WORK AND SENDING KIDS BACK TO
SCHOOL.
>> THE FAMILY OF A PONTIAC MAN
SAYS MISTAKES MADE AT THE
OAKLAND COUNTY JAIL LED TO HIS
DEATH WHILE IN CUSTODY.
>> KIMBERLY: FIRST, WE’VE GOT
POTENTIALLY SEVERE WEATHER TO
DEAL WITH AS LINES OF SHOWERS
ARRIVE BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY
OF STORMS.
THANKS FOR BEING WITH US FOR THE
NEWS AT 6:00.
THIS STARTED OUT AS A GORGEOUS
DAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN,
BUT IN SOME SPOTS, THE DARK
CLOUDS HAVE CREPT IN.
>> ANDREW HUMPHREY IS IN FOR
BEN.
PUTTING STORM TRACK ERER.
ANDREW.
>> ANDREW: YES, RIGHT NOW THE
DARK CLOUDS HAVE GONE THROUGH
AND SOME HAVE YIELDED SHOWERS,
AND MOVED ON.
DOESN’T MEAN WE’RE OUT OF THE
WOODS.
STORM TRACKER 4, YOU CAN LOOK
ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES
FOR ANY TYPE OF WEATHER.
THE STRONGER SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACTIVITY BACK TO
OUR WEST.
ALSO OVER CHICAGO AND SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN.
THIS IS MOVING TOWARD OUR AREA.
IT REMAINS MUGGY AND STILL
REMAINS WARM AND UNSTABLE IN
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN AND THAT LINE
OF SHOWERS, THAT GROUP OF
SHOWERS IS STILL ABOUT A COUPLE
OF HOURS AWAY.
SO, FROM NOW UNTIL ABOUT 8 P.M.
WE’LL SEE CLOUDY SKIES, MAYBE A
LIGHT SHOWER HERE OR THERE AND
SOME LIGHTNING, BUT NOT THE
HEAVIER SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY THAT I’M EXPECTING BY 8
P.M. AND AFTERWARD.
IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING OUTDOORS,
MAKE SURE YOU TAKE CARE OF IT
BECAUSE IT’S DICEY.
THE FORECASTERS APP, DOWNLOAD IT
NOW, SEARCH WDIV IN YOUR APP
STORE.
WE’LL TALK MORE ABOUT THE
TIMELINE AND MORE ABOUT YOUR
WEEKEND FORECAST COMING UP.
>> KAREN: WE’LL CHECK BACK IN A
LITTLE BIT.
THANKS, ANDREW.
THE FAMILY OF A PONTIAC MAN WHO
DIED WHILE THIS CUSTODY AT THE
SHERIFF’S OFFICE WANTS TO KNOW
WHY THEY WASN’T GIVEN MEDICATION
THAT COULD HAVE SAVED HIM.
>> KIMBERLY: HE WAS PULLED OVER
IN OCTOBER OF 2018 AND THEN
APPEARED THAT HE SWALLOWED DRUGS
WHICH ENDED UP KILLING HIM.
TERRENCE’S FAMILY SAYS HE WASN’T
HOSPITALIZED UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE.
WE WANT TO WARN YOU SOME OF THE
VIDEO IN THE IS DISTURBING.
>> THE OAKLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S
DEPUTIES TAKING A MAN TO JAIL.
THE DEFENDERS HAVE VIDEO FROM
INSIDE THE JAIL AND THE MAN IS
CLEARLY IN DISTRESS AND DIED AT
THE HOSPITAL.
AND THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS
ITS DEPUTIES DID NOTHING WRONG.
THE FAMILY SAYS HE SHOULDN’T
HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO JAIL, HE
SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO THE
HOSPITAL.
>> HE DIDN’T DESERVE THAT, HE
SHOULD BE HERE TO SEE HIS
GRANDKIDS.
>> JADA TELLS HER FATHER’S STORY
IS A TOUGH ONE TO TELL.
AT HOME, HE WAS THE GLUE THAT
HELD THE PONTIAC FAMILY
TOGETHER, BUT SHE HAS TO DEAL
WITH THE FACT THAT HER DAD
SWALLOWED CRACK COCAINE WHEN HE
WAS STOPPED BY OAKLAND COUNTY
SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES WHEN ROLLING
THROUGH A STOP SIGN IN OCTOBER
OF 2018.
>> THAT WAS WRONG ON HIS PART
AND I WASN’T THERE AND DIDN’T
KNOW WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH HIS
MIND.
HE WAS A GREAT FATHER TO ALL OF
US. >> AND THE DEPUTIES LOOKED IN
>> AND THE DEPUTIES LOOKED IN
HIS MOUTH BEFORE TAKING HIM TO
THE OAKLAND COUNTY JAIL.
THE FAMILY FILING A CIVIL RIGHTS
LAWSUIT BEFORE THE STAFF AND
OAKLAND COUNTY BASED ON WHAT
HAPPENS NEXT.
THE FAMILY ALLEGES THAT VAUGHN
WAS BOOKED THAT NIGHT, AND VIDEO
FROM INSIDE THE JAIL SHOWS HIM
IN DISTRESS AND TAKEN TO THE
JAIL CLINIC, AROUND 4 A.M., THE
SUIT SAYS THAT VAUGHN HAD A
SEIZURE AND A DISTANCE WAS
CALLED.
AT 4:41 A.M. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT MCLAREN HOSPITAL.
DEAD AT MCLAREN HOSPITAL.
>> THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE WHAT
THEY COULD TO TAKE HIM HIM TO THE HOSPITAL.
THE HOSPITAL.
>> THE ATTORNEY SAYS THIS HAVE
KEY, IN THE BACKGROUND DEPUTIES COULD BE HEARD ACKNOWLEDGING
COULD BE HEARD ACKNOWLEDGING
THAT HE SWALLOWED DRUGS.
>> CAN YOU HEAR HIM SAY THAT?
>> IT’S DIFFICULT, BUT YES, YOU
CAN.
>> THEY SAY THAT DEPUTIES HAD A
DUTY TO TAKE HIM TO THE
HOSPITAL.
>> THE DECISION IS MADE RATHER
THAN TO TAKE MR. VAUGHN TO THE
HOSPITAL SIMPLY THEY TOOK HIM TO
JAIL.
>> WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT?
>> THE OAKLAND COUNTY SHERIFF
OFFICE SAID THAT HE DENIED
SWALLOW THE COCAINE AND ONCE IN
JAIL, THEY ANDED HIM OVER TO THE
MEDICAL STAFF BY THE COUNTY TO
HANDLE DETAINEES THERE.
IT WAS THE MEDICAL STAFF’S CALL
WHETHER OR NOT TO GET HIM TO THE
HOSPITAL.
>> IT SPOKES VOLUMES THAT THERE
WASN’T A LOT OF CARE THERE FOR
HIM AND HIS LIFE AND FOR THE
FACT THAT HE HAS A FAMILY.
>> AND THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS
WHAT?
>> DRUG INTOXICATION.
>> THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE TELLING
THE DEFENDERS TONIGHT THAT THEY
SAY VAUGHN DENIED SEVERAL TIMES
TO THEIR DEPUTIES THAT HE HAD
SWALLOWED ANYTHING AND THEY’RE
READY TO FIGHT THIS LAWSUIT IN COURT.
SHAWN LEY, LOCAL 4 DEFENDERS.
>> KAREN: THE NUMBER OF
CORONAVIRUS CASES IN OUR STATE
IS TRENDING UP.
>> KIMBERLY: THE TOTAL IS JUST
BELOW 62,700 AND ONE MORE DEATH,
5,588.
63 CASES HAVE NOW BEEN TRACED
BACK TO HARPER’S BAR IN EAST
LANSING FROM BETWEEN JUNE 12TH
AND JUNE 20TH.
>> KAREN: MEANTIME GOVERNOR
WHITNER SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE
ORDER TODAY EXTENDING THE
TEMPORARY BEGAN ON EVICTIONS
UNTIL JULY 18TH AND TO HELP WITH
RENTAL ASSISTANCE OR PLANS TO
HELP THEM REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES.
>> KIMBERLY: WE’RE HEARING FROM
THE CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE FOR
THE FIRST TIME IN TWO MONTHS AND
CASES RISE IN SEVERAL STATES.
>> KAREN: VICE-PRESIDENT MIKE
PENCE SAYS THAT AMERICANS NEED TO KEEP THEIR GUARD UP.
TO KEEP THEIR GUARD UP.
>> WE BELIEVE WE’VE MADE
PROGRESS, BUT AS WE ARE REMINDED
AS WE SEE CASES RIDING ACROSS
THE SOUTH, THAT WE STILL HAVE
WORK TO DO SO WE SAY TO EVERY
AMERICAN, PARTICULARLY THOSE IN
COUNTIES AND IN STATES THAT ARE
BEING IMPACTED BY RISING CASES,
THAT NOW IS THE TIME FOR
EVERYBODY TO CONTINUE TO DO
THEIR PART.
>> KAREN: 16 STATES ACROSS THE
SOUTH AND WEST COAST ARE SEEING
A RISE IN CASES, SOME SETTING
DAILY RECORDS AND SCALING BACK
REOPENINGS. >> KIMBERLY: CONCERNS HAVE HIT A
>> KIMBERLY: CONCERNS HAVE HIT A
CHRYSLER FIAT A WEEK AFTER THE
COMPANY RAMPED UP TO FULL
PRODUCTION.
GRANT HERMES, HAVE EMPLOYEES GONE BACK TO WORK?
GONE BACK TO WORK?
>> NO, THE PLANT IS NOT RUNNING,
THE WORKERS DECIDED KNOW THE TO
COME IN. THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT BEING
THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT BEING
EXPOSED TO CORONAVIRUS.
TENSIONS ARE HIGH. >> WORKERS ON EDGE, EMPLOYEES AT
>> WORKERS ON EDGE, EMPLOYEES AT
THE FIAT CHRYSLER PLANT ON
JEFFERSON REFUSE TODAY WORK FR
FEAR OF THE VIRUS.
AN EMPLOYEE WAS SENT HOME SICK
ON PRODUCTION, THAT FULLY CAME
ON A WEEK AGO WAS HALTED.
SO THE PLANT AND THE EMPLOYEE
STATION COULD BE CLEANED.
OVERNIGHT, VIDEOS AND IMAGES
LIKE THIS ONE WERE POSTED ON
LINE, ALLEGEDLY SHOWING LINE WORKERS REFUSE TO GO WORK.
WORKERS REFUSE TO GO WORK.
THE VIDEO POSTED ON TWITTER
CALLING ON THE LOCAL MEDIA AND
GOVERNOR TO HELP.
>> WORKERS HELD AN IMPROMPTU
MEETING BEFORE THE SECOND SHIFT. >> INCREASING NUMBERS AROUND THE
>> INCREASING NUMBERS AROUND THE
COUNTRY AND IN THE STATE AND
PEOPLE ARE AFRAID AND WANT TO
MAKE IT AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE TO
WORK. THEY DIDN’T FEEL LIKE IT WAS AS
THEY DIDN’T FEEL LIKE IT WAS AS
SAFE AS POSSIBLE AND THEY
DECIDED TO PROCEED.
>> AND THERE IS NO CONFIRMED CASE OF COVID-19 IN THE PLANT
CASE OF COVID-19 IN THE PLANT
AND THE COMPANY HAS AN ENHANCED
MULTI-LAYERED PROGRAM TO KEEP
THE RISKS LOW AND DESPITE THAT,
IT’S ON THE RISE AS THE UP TICK
IN CASES IS ON THE MINDS OF
MANY.
>> WE DID GET MORE LATE WORD
TODAY FROM A SPOKESPERSON SAYING
THAT THAT EMPLOYEE WHO WAS SENT
HOME SICK ON THURSDAY TESTED
NEGATIVE FOR THE VIRUS.
THERE ARE NO CONFIRMED CASES OF
THE VIRUS HERE.
IN SPITE OF THAT, THEY’RE IN
TALKS WITH WORKERS RIGHT NOW TO
MAKE SURE THAT WORKERS FEEL
COMFORTABLE COMING BACK TO WORK.
THERE’S A SATURDAY SHIFT SO IT
REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF THEY HEAD
BACK TO WORK TOMORROW.
>> KIMBERLY: GRANT, WHAT KIND OF
IMPACT WILL THIS HAVE
CONSIDERING FIAT CHRYSLER.
THEY HAVE REALLY ONLY BEEN AT
FULL CAPACITY FOR WHAT, A WEEK
NOW?
>> YEAH, IT’S ONLY A WEEK AND
THAT’S THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR
QUESTION, AND UNFORTUNATELY
THERE’S NO ANSWER IN SITE.
THAT DEPENDS WHEN WORKERS ARE
FEELING COMFORTABLE TO GET BACK
TO WORK.
IN THE FIRST QUARTER THEY POST
ADD NEARLY $2 BILLION LOSS SO
THEY’RE REALLY FEELING THE
IMPACT OF THE VIRUS OUT HERE.
>> KIMBERLY: INDEED.
GREAT.
GRANT HERMES REPORTING FOR US
TONIGHT.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> KAREN: FAMILIES OF SCHOOL
AGED CHILDREN ARE WRESTLING WITH
DECISIONS ABOUT THIS COMING
FALL.
AT 5:00, PRIYA MANN REVEALED
PART OF A SURVEY HOW PARENTS
FEEL ABOUT SENDING THEIR
CHILDREN BACK.
AND PARENTS ARE DIVIDED OVER
THIS.
YOU SPOKE WITH ONE MOM WHO
ALREADY DECIDED TO KEEP HER
DAUGHTER HOME.
>> THAT’S RIGHT, SHE SAYS LIKE
MANY PARENTS, THE LAST FEW
MONTHS HAVE BEEN ROUGH, BUT
SHE’S DECIDED TO HOME SCHOOL HER
DAUGHTER IN THE FALL.
NOW, IT HELPS THAT SHE WAS A
TEACHER FOR 15 YEARS AND SHE
SAYS THAT SHE UNDERSTANDS THE
CHALLENGES FACING BOTH SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS AS WELL AS PARENTS.
>> LISTEN, MOMS AND DADS ARE
TAPPED OUT. >> EBONY WRITEN ENN ENN ENN --
>> EBONY WRITEN ENN ENN ENN --
IS A WRITER AND IS HOME
SCHOOLING.
>> WE’RE PACKING IT IN IN TWO
HOURS IN THE MORNING AND IT’S A
WRAP. >> WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT THE
>> WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT THE
SCHOOL YEAR LOOKS LIKE, MOST
PARENTS SUPPORT REQUIRING MASKS
FOR STAFF, STUDENTS AND HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND FOR
REQUIRING MASKS FOR YOUNGER
KIDS--
>> THIS MASK I BOUGHT FOR MY
DAUGHTER, SHE CAN BARELY KEEP IT
ON.
IS IT REALISTIC TO EXPECT A
LITTLE PERSON TO HAVE A MASK ON.
>> 75% OF PARENTS SUPPORTED
DAILY TEMPERATURE SCREENINGS OF
STUDENTS AND TESTED IF A
CLASSMATE AGAINST COVID-19.
>> I DON’T THINK THERE’S A
PERFECT PLAN HERE.
I THINK WE’RE PROBLEM SOLVING.
>> SUPERINTENDENTS ACROSS METRO
DETROIT HAVE BEEN DOING SIMILAR
SURVEYS.
>> NOTHING ABOUT THE DATA SURPRISES ME, I THINK THAT FOR
SURPRISES ME, I THINK THAT FOR
DPS, WE NEED MORE STRINGENT AND
RIGOROUS SAFETY PROTECTIONS
BECAUSE OF THE DISPROPORTIONATE
IMPACT THAT COVID HAD ON OUR
COMMUNITIES.
>> FROM IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION,
ONE THING ON THE MIND FOR THE
ADMINISTRATORS, HOW TO PAY FOR
THE CHANGES.
>> WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT THE
BUDGET IS GOING TO BE.
IF WE WANT THE ECONOMY BACK
GOING, WE HAVE TO HAVE SCHOOL
OPERATIONAL.
>> AND GOVERNOR WHITMER IS EXPECTED TO HOLD A PRESS
EXPECTED TO HOLD A PRESS
CONFERENCE NEXT TUESDAY WHERE
SHE’LL OUTLINE SCHOOL SAFETY
RULES AND HELP GIVE THEM A FRAME
WORK HOW THEY PLAN COMING UP IN
SEPTEMBER.
PRIYA MANN, LOCAL 4.
>> SO MUCH TO CONSIDER IN THIS
ONE.
THANK YOU, PRIYA.
>> KAREN: ONE THING WE KNOW
VIRUSES THEY OFTEN CHANGE.
>> KIMBERLY: AHEAD, DR. McGEORGE
EXAMINES THEORIES THAT COVID-19