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>> Devin: POLICE ARE PUTTING OUT
THE WARNING IN ANN ARBOR.
THEY PLAN TO CRASH COLLEGE
PARTIES IN ORDER TO STOP
STUDENTS FROM SPREADING COVID.
PAULA?
>> Paula: AT THE START OF THE
SCHOOL YEAR, THERE’S MORE
CONFUSION THAN THERE IS REALLY
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT’S GOING ON
IN SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND
I’LL EXPLAIN WHY.
>> Karen: TRAGEDY INVOLVING AN
8-YEAR-OLD GIRL WALKING ON THE
SIDEWALK WITH HER MOTHER WHEN A
CAR HIT AND KILLED HER.
>> Devin: THANKS FOR BEING WITH
US AT 6:00.
SEVERAL PEOPLE SAW THE ACCIDENT
IN A NEIGHBORHOOD ON DETROIT’S
EAST SIDE.
>> Kim: THEY DESCRIBE IT AS A
CAR OUT OF CONTROL AND SPEEDING
WHEN IT HIT LAUREN JOHNSON AND
HER MOTHER. LARRY SPRUILL IS LIVE IN THE
LARRY SPRUILL IS LIVE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE IT HAPPENED.
LARRY, PEOPLE THERE SAY SPEEDING
IS ALL TOO COMMON IN THIS AREA.
>> Larry: THAT’S WHAT THEY’RE
SAYING.
WE ARE HERE ON CONNER STREET
WHERE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED.
IF YOU LOOK BEHIND ME, TONIGHT
THE TEDDY BEARS ARE IN PLACE OF
WHERE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED EARLIER THIS WEEKEND.
EARLIER THIS WEEKEND.
PEOPLE SAY THAT PEOPLE SPEED
DOWN HERE OFTEN TOO MUCH.
AND WITNESSES RECALL THE
HORRIBLE DETAILS OF WHAT
HAPPENED.
>> I CAME OUT THE HOUSE TO
ALLOWED CRASH.
I SEEN THE YOUNG LADY PANICKING
AND TERRIFIED THAT SOMETHING HAD
HAPPENED. >> Larry: SHE IS REPLAYING THE
>> Larry: SHE IS REPLAYING THE
HORRIFIC DETAILS OF THE CRASH
THAT KILLED 8-YEAR-OLD LAUREN
JOHNSON HERE ON CONNER STREET ON
DETROIT’S EAST SIDE.
>> SHE WAS COMING FROM THE
CORNER.
SHE ALMOST HIT MY NIECE AT THE
CORNER.
CAME FLYING.
SHE HIT THE MALIBU PARKED ACROSS
THE STREET.
BOUNCED OFF THE MALIBU, HIT THE
CURB, SWIPED THE TREE AND CAME
THROUGH THE LAWN AND ENDED UP
RIGHT HERE.
>> Larry: HITTING LITTLE LAUREN
AND HER MOTHER.
SHE RAN TO THE 8-YEAR-OLD GIRL TO HELP.
TO HELP.
>> HER ARMS WAS MESSED UP AND
SHE WAS MESSED UP REALLY, REALLY
BAD, AND SHE WAS BLEEDING.
AND I TRIED TO CALM HER DOWN.
>> Larry: THE DRIVER 16 YEARS
OLD DRIVING 2007 SILVER FORD
FOCUS.
THEY DON’T KNOW WHO IT BELONGED
TO BUT THE DRIVER CLAIMED SHE
COULD NOT STOP AND LOST CONTROL. >> PEOPLE FLY UP AND DOWN THE
>> PEOPLE FLY UP AND DOWN THE
STREET WITH NO REGARD FOR LIFE.
>> CONSEQUENCES, THERE NEED TO
BE SEVERE PUNISHMENT.
WHAT IS A TICKET, A PIECE OF PAPER?
>> TOOK THAT BABY LIFE.
AN 8-YEAR-OLD.
YOU TOOK AN 8-YEAR-OLD LIFE AND
CAN’T NOBODY BRING THAT BABY
BACK.
>> I FEEL REALLY BAD FOR THE
MOM, VERY, VERY BAD.
I WOULDN’T WISH THAT ON NOBODY.
>> Larry: RIGHT NOW THAT FAMILY
IS PREPARING FUNERAL
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE LITTLE
8-YEAR-OLD GIRL.
THE MOM IS RECOVERING TONIGHT.
LIVE ON THE EAST SIDE, LARRY SPRUILL, LOCAL 4.
SPRUILL, LOCAL 4.
>> Kim: ABSOLUTELY
HEARTBREAKING.
THE DRIVER IS 16 YEARS OLD.
WHAT ELSE DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE
DRIVER, HER CONDITION, WAS SHE
ARRESTED?
>> Larry: WE DON’T KNOW MORE
THAN WHAT YOU JUST MENTIONED.
SHE IS A JUVENILE AND RIGHT NOW
POLICE ARE SAYING THAT -- POLICE ARE SAYING BECAUSE SHE IS A
ARE SAYING BECAUSE SHE IS A
JUVENILE, THEY CANNOT RELEASE
INFORMATION WHETHER SHE WAS
ARRESTED AND CHARGES COULD BE
FILED AGAINST HER.
>> Kim: AND NEIGHBORS ARE
RIGHT... CARS SPEEDING RIGHT
BEHIND YOU DURING THE LIVE SHOT.
>> Devin: IT DIDN’T SOUND LIKE
THE SPEED LIMIT.
>>> AN UPDATE TO A STORY WE’VE
BEEN FOLLOWING. A MISSING BABY THAT POLICE
A MISSING BABY THAT POLICE
BELIEVED WERE IN DANGER HAS BEEN
LOCATED SAFE IN PERRYSBURG,
OHIO.
AND IS BEING BROUGHT BACK TO HER
FAMILY IN MICHIGAN.
>>> CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS ARE
STEADY.
419 NEW CASES AND 19 ADDITIONAL
DEATHS, 11 OF THOSE DISCOVERED
AS WE’VE SEEN HAPPEN OFTEN
LATELY, DURING A REVIEW OF PAST
RECORDS.
>> Kim: EASTERN MICHIGAN
UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCING STUDENTS
PLANNING TO LIVE ON CAMPUS WILL
BE REQUIRED TO UNDERGO COVID-19
TESTING PRIOR TO ARRIVING ON
CAMPUS.
>> Devin: MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL
ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION PUT OUT
WORD THAT FOOTBALL PRACTICES
WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THIS
FALL DESPITE THE SEASON BEING
PUSHED BACK TO SPRING OF NEXT
YEAR.
THEY MAY HOLD 16 PRACTICES
BETWEEN AUGUST 24th AND OCTOBER
31st. PLAYERS WILL WEAR HELMETS BUT NO
PLAYERS WILL WEAR HELMETS BUT NO
PATS. -- NO PADS AND HAVE TO
FOLLOW ALL COVID-19 PROTOCOLS.
>> Kim: MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES SAID
OUTBREAKS ARE AT K-12 SCHOOLS,
AND THE SCHOOLS ARE NOT BEING
NAMED.
THE REPORT COMES WEEKS BEFORE
SCHOOLS ARE SET TO RETURN FOR THE NEW ACADEMIC YEAR AND SOME
THE NEW ACADEMIC YEAR AND SOME
ARE OFFERING IN-PERSON LEARNING.
>> Devin: WE’VE BEEN WARNED THAT
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE SPREADING
CORONAVIRUS AT SOCIAL
GATHERINGS.
>> Kim: IN ANN ARBOR, THERE’S AN
EFFORT TO CRACK DOWN ON THE
PARTIES AND WHAT POLICE WILL BE
DOING AS STUDENTS ARRIVE AT U OF
M.
>> Grant: STUDENTS WE TALKED TO
SAID THEY’VE SEEN OR HEARD OF
PARTIES ON SOCIAL MEDIA ALTHOUGH
WE HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO FIND
MANY.
POLICE ARE CRACKING DOWN JUST BEFORE THE SEMESTER STARTS.
BEFORE THE SEMESTER STARTS.
MOVING SEASON IN ANN ARBOR, AS
STUDENTS COME BACK FOR THE
SEMESTER, WORD OF LARGE
GATHERINGS ARE SPREADING,
POTENTIALLY SPREADING THE
CORONAVIRUS.
AND U OF M AND ANN ARBOR POLICE
ARE TEAMING UP LOOKING FOR
PARTIES.
VOLUNTEER GROUPS OF FACULTY
STAFF AND STUDENTS WILL BE
CANVASSING 7 DAYS A WEEK TO
START THE SEMESTER BEFORE
CUTTING BACK TO THURSDAYS
THROUGH SATURDAYS.
MICHIGAN SENIOR SPENDS MOST OF
THE SUMMER IN ANN ARBOR AND
HASN’T HEARD OF ANY PARTIES BUT
WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE MASKS. >> I HAVEN’T SEEN ANY RECENTLY.
>> I HAVEN’T SEEN ANY RECENTLY.
BACK IN MARCH, I SAW A FEW.
BUT NONE RECENTLY. >> AREAS THAT ARE CLOSE CONTACT,
>> AREAS THAT ARE CLOSE CONTACT,
IT’S A LITTLE ANXIETY-INDUCING.
>> Grant: SHE IS JUST 16 BUT
SEEN VIDEOS FROM FRIENDS
FLAUNTING PARTIES ON SOCIAL
MEDIA AND IT HAS MADE HER
NERVOUS.
>> I TOLD SEVERAL PEOPLE TO STOP
WHAT THEY’RE DOING AND I’VE CUT
OFF A COUPLE HANGOUTS WITH THOSE
PEOPLE BECAUSE I THINK IT’S
REALLY UNSAFE. >> Grant: U OF M HAS TRACKED
>> Grant: U OF M HAS TRACKED
RIGHT ALONG WITH THE STATEWIDE
STRENGTH, GOING UP AT THE END OF
THE SEMESTER AND FOURTH OF JULY.
THERE WERE ONLY 2 CASES HERE ON
CAMPUS AND THEY HOPE TO KEEP IT
THAT WAY.
THE FIRST OFFICIAL MOVE-IN DATE
IS MONDAY.
>> Kim: THERE ARE TOUGH LESSONS
BEING LEARNED BY SCHOOL
DISTRICTS AND FAMILIES WHO
THOUGHT THEY HAD SOLID PLANS IN
PLACE FOR THE FALL.
PARENTS JUST LEARNED THERE WON’T
BE IN-PERSON LEARNING AFTER ALL
AND MANY OF THEM ARE
UNDERSTANDABLY FRUSTRATED.
PAULA TUTMAN HAS A LOOK AT HOW
BOTH SIDES ARE DEALING WITH THE NEW NORMAL OF PLANS CHANGING
NEW NORMAL OF PLANS CHANGING
WITHOUT MUCH WARNING.
>> Paula: SCHOOL SHUTDOWNS IN
GEORGIA, STRIKE VOTES IN
DETROIT, AND THE PROGRESSION OF
A VIRUS THAT IS STILL VERY, VERY
MUCH A PART OF OUR CURRENT
LANDSCAPE.
>> MOVE ON TO THE
RETURN-TO-SCHOOL ROAD MAP AND
UPDATE.
>> Paula: IN ANCHOR BAY, IT WAS
DECIDED THERE WOULD BE AN
IN-PERSON OPTION.
A DURING A SCHOOL MEETING, A LOT
OF AGENDA ITEMS, INCLUDING A
LAST-MINUTE CHANGE OF PLANS FROM
FACE-TO-FACE TO STARTING THE
YEAR WITH REMOTE LEARNING ONLY.
>> I TRULY FEEL THAT THAT’S THE
SAFEST FOR TEACHERS, STUDENTS,
FOR THE REST OF THE STAFF, OUR
BUS DRIVERS, TO THROW -- OKAY,
SO WE CAN’T SOCIAL DISTANCE ON
THE BUS BECAUSE WE COULD ONLY
PUT 12 KIDS ON THE BUS, SO LET’S
THROW A BUNCH OF KIDS AT THE BUS
DRIVER BECAUSE IT’S THE POPULAR
DECISION.
SOMETIMES THINGS AREN’T POPULAR.
>> Paula: AND THERE ARE UNHAPPY
PARENTS.
IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT, WE WANT
PARENTS TO KNOW THAT SAFETY
REMAINS OUR TOP PRIORITY AND WE
WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR WAYS
TO IMPLEMENT THE STRONGEST
SAFETY MEASURES OUTLINED IN THE
GOVERNOR’S ROAD MAP IN ORDER TO
TRANSITION TO FACE-TO-FACE INSTRUCTION.
>> Paula: BUT THIS IS A
>> Paula: BUT THIS IS A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM, AS THEY
NATIONWIDE PROBLEM, AS THEY
SCRAMBLE TO FIND ALTERNATIVES
FOR THEIR STUDENTS.
DR. SHANER CONFIDES WHAT MANY
SUPERINTENDENTS ARE FEELING.
>> IT’S THE MOST COMPLEX THING
I’VE DEALT WITH IN MY CAREER AS
A PUBLIC SERVANT.
>> Paula: AND THAT’S SAYING
SOMETHING BECAUSE YOU’RE A FORMER MARINE.
FORMER MARINE.
>> YES, AND INCLUDES A TOUR IN
SOMALIA AS PART OF AN AMPHIBIOUS
LANDING, THE MOST COMPLICATED
MILITARY EXERCISE THAT YOU CAN
EXECUTE.
>> Paula: I KNOW I SAID THIS
BEFORE AND I’LL SAY IT AGAIN.
WHATEVER YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT IS
TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW,
UNDERSTAND THAT IT ABSOLUTELY
CAN STILL CHANGE.
SCHOOL AND THE START OF SCHOOL,
WHATEVER THAT MAY LOOK LIKE, IS
A MOVING TARGET.
AND REALLY, ONLY COVID-19 IS
HOLDING THE BOW AND ARROWS.
PAULA TUTMAN, LOCAL 4.
>> Kim: AND THE ANCHOR BAY
SCHOOL BOARD WILL REEVALUATE
OCTOBER 2nd.
IT DOES MEAN THEY WILL FIGURE
OUT NEXT STEPS BASED ON THE
CURRENT SCIENCE. >> Devin: MID-80s TEMPERATURES
>> Devin: MID-80s TEMPERATURES
ARE BACK AND HEADING FOR EVEN
HOTTER THAN THAT.
>> Kim: BEN IS HERE WITH THE
WEATHER FORECAST.
>> Ben: AND ONCE THE HEAT FULLY
RETURNS, IT WILL STICK AROUND
FOR A WHILE.
THESE ARE THE CURRENT
TEMPERATURES.
WE SLIPPED OUT OF THE 80s.
AND THE EAST SIDE ONE OF THE
COOLER LOCATIONS.
PORT HURON AND MONROE IN THE
70s.
AND 80s FROM ANN ARBOR UP TO
LAPEER.
AND COMPARED TO YESTERDAY, THIS
IS WARMER, BUT WE’LL CONTINUE
MOVING UPWARDS AS WE GET INTO
TOMORROW.
HUMIDITY STARTS TO INCREASE INTO
THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
WE’LL LOOK AT HOW MUCH IS COMING
WITH THE HEAT AND THE RAIN
CHANCES ARE ALSO RETURNING AS WE
GET INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
ALTHOUGH PROBABLY NOT AS BIG AS
SOME FOLKS WOULD LIKE.
YOU CAN TRACK THOSE AND OF
COURSE THE TEMPERATURES OVER THE
NEXT 10 DAYS.
IT’S GOT EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO
KNOW ABOUT THE LOCAL WEATHEREN
TWO CURRENT TROPICAL STORMS
HEADED TO THE GULF COAST.
WE’LL TRACK BOTH OF THOSE AND
LOOK AT YOUR SEVEN-DAY FORECAST
IN A FEW MINUTES.
>> Devin: IT COULD BE ONE OF THE
LARGEST PAYOUTS IN STATE GOVERNMENT HISTORY.
GOVERNMENT HISTORY.
MICHIGAN ANNOUNCED A $600
MILLION SETTLEMENT IN THE FLINT
WATER CRISIS.
AFTER 18 MONTHS OF NEGOTIATIONS,
THE SETTLEMENT DIRECTS THE BULK
OF THE MONEY TO CLAIMS FILED ON
BEHALF OF CHILDREN WITH ELEVATED
LEVELS OF LEAD IN THEIR BLOOD.
ADULTS AND BUSINESSES ARE ALSO
ELIGIBLE.
TODAY, GOVERNOR WHITMER
ACKNOWLEDGED THE SETTLEMENT MAY
NOT BE ENOUGH AND THE FORMER
MAYOR OF FLINT AGREED.
>> WE REACHED A SETTLEMENT
BECAUSE FURTHER DELAYS WERE
UNACCEPTABLE.
AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
FLINT RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN BEYOND
PATIENT.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE SETTLEMENT
MAY NOT COMPLETELY PROVIDE ALL
THAT FLINT NEEDS.
>> I THINK IT’S A STEP IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION
I THINK THE PEOPLE DESERVE MORE
AND I THINK IT’S FINALLY
HAPPENING.
>> Devin: THE STATE IS WORKING
TO REPLACE THE LEAD WATER PIPES
AND SET ASIDE MILLIONS FOR EARLY
CHILDHOOD PROBLEMS, LEAD
ABATEMENT, AND STILL NEEDS FINAL
COURT APPROVAL AND WE NEED TO
FIGURE OUT WHERE MICHIGAN WILL
COME UP WITH THE MONEY.
>> Kim: COMMISSIONER GIBBS HAS
DIED.
SHE WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT BACK
ON AUGUST 1st.
HER CAR WAS TOTALLED BUT SHE
SEEMED OKAY.
ON AUGUST 5th, HER MOTHER BECAME
CONCERNED ABOUT HER AND SHE WAS
UNCONSCIOUS AND SHE WAS TAKEN TO
THE HOSPITAL AND NEVER
RECOVERED.
THEY BELIEVE SHE MAY HAVE HAD A
SEIZURE.
SHE WAS ELECTED IN NOVEMBER OF
2017.
>> Devin: A WESTLAND MAN IS IN
POLICE CUSTODY AFTER A STRING OF
BREAK-INS IN CANTON.
DAVID MILLER FACING SEVERAL
CHARGES INCLUDING BREAKING &
ENTERING.
IT HAPPENED AT TWO BIGGBY
LOCATIONS AND A TANNING SALON.
HE IS DUE BACK IN COURT
SEPTEMBER 4th.
>> Kim: BERNIE EXPLAINS WHY THE
TIGERS CAN FEEL LIKE THEY WON
SOMETHING.
>> Jamie: A YEAR WITHOUT THE
GREEK FESTIVAL?