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>> Hank: MASKS OR NO MASK?
IT DEPENDS ON THE STORE AND THE STORE POLICY.
STORE POLICY.
WE’LL BREAK IT DOWN FOR YOU IN
MY "HELP ME HANK" REPORT.
>> Ben: WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE HOW
CLOSE WE’LL GET TO RECORD HIGHS
TOWARD THE BACK END OF THE FORECAST.
>> Devin: MAYOR DUGGAN TAPS A
VETERAN MEMBER OF THE FORCE TO
BE THE DEPARTMENT’S INTERIM
CHIEF.
>> JAMES WHITE COULD RUN ANY MAJOR POLICE DEPARTMENT IN
MAJOR POLICE DEPARTMENT IN
AMERICA.
>> Kim: FORMER DPD ASSISTANT
CHIEF JAMES WHITE WILL TAKE OVER
THE DEPARTMENT AFTER CHIEF JAMES
CRAIG STEPS DOWN AFTER JUNE 1st.
>> Devin: WE START OFF WITH
SHAWN LEY, AND HE HAS VERY DEEP
TIES TO THE DEPARTMENT.
>> Shawn: AND HE GOT RIGHT WHAT HE WANTS TO DO.
HE WANTS TO DO.
A SHORT SNIPPET OF HIS RESUME.
HE’S A DETROITER, 24 YEARS WITH
THE DETROIT POLICE DEPARTMENT, 8 AS ASSISTANT CHIEF.
AS ASSISTANT CHIEF.
THE FIRST QUESTION I ASKED HIM,
WHAT WAS THE FIRST THING HE
WOULD DO TO ADDRESS CRIME HERE
IN DETROIT. >> INCREASE PATROLS, INCREASE
>> INCREASE PATROLS, INCREASE
PATROLS, VISIBILITY, ACTIVITY.
I WANT PEOPLE TO SEE THE POLICE
AND I WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT
WE’RE THERE AND FOCUS ON
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
WE HAVE TO PARTNER WITH THE
COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO BRING DOWN
CRIME.
WE’RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO
ARREST OUR WAY OUT OF TIME.
WE HAVE TO HAVE ATTITUDE CHANGES AND THAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE A
AND THAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE A
STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR
COMMUNITY.
>> Shawn: MOMENTS AFTER BEING
NAMED INTERIM CHIEF, HE SAID
CRIME IS OUT OF CONTROL IN THE
CITY. IT IS HIS JOB TO MAKE DETROIT
IT IS HIS JOB TO MAKE DETROIT
STREETS SAFER AND HELP
DETROITERS FEEL MORE SAFE.
>> WHAT I WANNA DO IS TO GET THE
OFFICERS ON THE GROUND, BOOTS ON
THE GROUND, TO INTERACT MORE
WITH THE COMMUNITY. >> Shawn: WHEN HE TAKES OVER
>> Shawn: WHEN HE TAKES OVER
JUNE 1st, LOOK FOR DETROIT
POLICE TO PUT AN END TO STREET
RACING, ATVs TAKING OVER STREETS
AND INCIDENTS OF SPEEDING, A PROBLEM FOR YEARS IN THE CITY.
PROBLEM FOR YEARS IN THE CITY.
>> TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT.
WE’RE DRIVING TOO FAST IN OUR
COMMUNITY. AND, YOU KNOW, THIS DRAG RACING
AND, YOU KNOW, THIS DRAG RACING
AND ACCIDENTS AND HIT-AND-RUNS,
ALL THAT FEEDS INTO THAT PROBLEM
AND WE’LL MAKE SURE WE’RE RESPONSIBLE, CONSTITUTIONAL, BUT
RESPONSIBLE, CONSTITUTIONAL, BUT
WE’RE GOING TO BE DOING HEAVY
TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT.
>> Shawn: GETTING RIGHT TO IT.
THE IMPORTANT THINGS ON HIS LIST
FOR NOW. PROSECUTOR KYM WORTHY IN WAYNE
PROSECUTOR KYM WORTHY IN WAYNE
COUNTY APPROVING OF THE INTERIM APPOINTMENT:
>> Shawn: CHIEF WHITE WAS ASKED
IF IT WAS A SHOT AT DETROIT
CHIEF JAMES CRAIG, AND HE SAID
HE WAS NOT GOING TO GET INTO
THAT. >> Devin: ALL RIGHT, SHAWN.
>> Devin: ALL RIGHT, SHAWN.
>> Kim: AFTER WALMART AND
TARGET, IT’S THE NEXT BIG DOMINO
TO FALL.
MEIJER SAID PEOPLE WILL NO
LONGER BE REQUIRED TO WEAR MASKS
IN STORES. >> Devin: OTHER RETAILERS AND
>> Devin: OTHER RETAILERS AND
SMALLER MARKETS ARE HOLDING OFF
TAKING A WAIT-AND-SEE APPROACH. OUR CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR HANK
OUR CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR HANK
WINCHESTER LIVE TONIGHT.
IT’S A BIG DECISION FOR THE
STORES AND RETAILERS.
>> Hank: IT’S ON THE HEELS OF
THE GOVERNOR’S ANNOUNCEMENT LAST WEEK.
IT’S UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL STORE
TO DETERMINE THE POLICY.
FOR EXAMPLE, HERE AT HOLIDAY
MARKET, IF YOU WANT TO GO
INSIDE, THE SIGNAGE MAKES IT CLEAR, YOU HAVE TO MASK UP.
CLEAR, YOU HAVE TO MASK UP.
IF YOU TRAVEL A FEW MILES DOWN
THE ROAD TO THE MEIJER STORE AT
8 MILE, IF YOU ARE FULLY VACCINATED, YOU CAN TAKE THE
VACCINATED, YOU CAN TAKE THE
MASK OFF AND SHOP.
THE MASK RULES IN STORES ARE
CHANGING, BUT THE SHOPPERS ARE
OVERWHELMINGLY CHOOSING TO MASK
UP. >> I’LL WEAR A MASK.
>> I’LL WEAR A MASK.
>> Hank: EVEN IF THE STORE SAYS
YOU DON’T HAVE TO?
>> I’M STILL GONNA WEAR IT, IT’S
SAFETY. >> I’M STILL GONNA WEAR MINE,
>> I’M STILL GONNA WEAR MINE,
I’D RATHER BE ALIVE THAN DEAD.
>> Hank: MASKS NO LONGER
REQUIRED IN OR OUTDOORS FOR
THOSE OF YOU FULLY VACCINATED. >> EVERYONE WHO IS TWO WEEKS OUT
>> EVERYONE WHO IS TWO WEEKS OUT
FROM THEIR SECOND DOSE OF THE
COVID-19 VACCINE CAN GO WITHOUT
A MASK.
>> Hank: HOWEVER, IT’S UP TO THE
INDIVIDUAL STORE TO SET ITS OWN POLICY.
AND WITH MALLS, IT GETS MORE
COMPLICATED.
SOME HAVE POLICIES FOR THE
COMMON AREAS BUT THE INDIVIDUAL
STORES INSIDE MAY HAVE THEIR OWN REQUIREMENTS.
MEIJER MAKING NEWS TODAY, NO
LONGER REQUIRING FACE COVERINGS,
HOWEVER THE SIGNAGE INSIDE THE 8
MILE LOCATION IN DETROIT HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED.
BEEN UPDATED.
A SPOKESPERSON SAYS STARTING
TODAY, FULLY VACCINATED CUSTOMER
MAY SHOP WITHOUT A FACE COVERING
WHERE ALLOWED UNDER STATE OR
LOCAL LAW. NON-VACCINATED
.
>> Hank: KROGER IS TAKING A
DIFFERENT APPROACH. AT THIS TIME...
>> Hank: CALL AHEAD OR LOOK FOR
THE SIGNAGE TO UNDERSTAND THE
RULES BEFORE YOU ENTER ANY
PARTICULAR STORE.
AND THE TEAM HAS BEEN HARD AT
WORK. WE’VE BEEN TOUCHING BASE WITH
WE’VE BEEN TOUCHING BASE WITH
STORES, RESTAURANTS, AND MALLS.
WE PUT A COMPLETE LIST FOR YOU
ON CLICKONDETROIT.COM AS TO
WHICH STORES REQUIRE A MASK AND
WHICH ONES DON’T RIGHT NOW. WE’RE LIVE HERE TONIGHT IN ROYAL
WE’RE LIVE HERE TONIGHT IN ROYAL
OAK, HANK WINCHESTER, "HELP ME
HANK."
>> Devin: THE CDC’S SUDDEN
REMOVAL OF MASK RECOMMENDATIONS HAS CAUSED A LOT OF PEOPLE TO
HAS CAUSED A LOT OF PEOPLE TO
ASK, WHAT EXACTLY HAS CHANGED?
>> Kim: IT WAS TWO WEEKS AGO
THAT GUIDE LANES STRESSED THE
IMPORTANCE OF MASKS INDOORS
WHETHER YOU WERE VACCINATED OR NOT.
DR. FRANK McGEORGE IS HERE TO
GUIDE US THROUGH THE SCIENCE THE
CDC IS POINTING TO.
>> Dr. McGeorge: SOME OF THE UPDATED MASK GUIDANCE ACTUALLY
UPDATED MASK GUIDANCE ACTUALLY
COMES FROM A STUDY PUBLISHED
LAST FRIDAY IN THE CDC
PUBLICATION THE MMWR.
THAT STUDY AND OTHERS THAT HAVE
SUPPORTED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
THE MRNA VACCINE HAVE PROMPTED
THEM TO ABRUPTLY CHANGE THE
GUIDE LINES FOR MASK USE IF YOU ARE VACCINATED.
ARE VACCINATED.
>> WE DO BELIEVE THAT VACCINATED
PEOPLE ARE MUCH SAFER WHEN
WEARING THE MASKS INDOORS.
THAT WAS A FEW WEEKS AGO ON
APRIL 27th.
THE BIG NEWS IS THAT FULLY
VACCINATED PEOPLE COULD GO
MASKLESS JOT DOORS.
NOW?
>> ANYONE WHO IS FULLY
VACCINATED CAN PARTICIPATE IN
INDOOR OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY,
LARGE OR SMALL WITHOUT A MASK OR
PHYSICAL DISTANCING.
>> Dr. McGeorge: ALTHOUGH IT WAS
ANNOUNCED SUDDENLY, IT CAME AFTER INCREASING DATA OVER
AFTER INCREASING DATA OVER
MONTHS THAT WE SHOULD HAVE HIGH
CONFIDENCE IN THE ABILITY OF THE
VACCINES TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM
SEVERE DISEASE AND DEATH. THE MOST RECENTLY PUBLISHED
THE MOST RECENTLY PUBLISHED
STUDY CONFIRMED THAT IN REAL
WORLD USE OVER THE PERIOD
JANUARY TO MARCH OF THIS YEAR,
THE TWO MRNA VACCINES FROM PFIZER AND MODERNA WERE 94%
PFIZER AND MODERNA WERE 94%
EFFECTIVE AT PREVENTING SYMPTOMATIC COVID-19.
SYMPTOMATIC COVID-19.
AND VACCINATED PEOPLE HAD A HIGH
LEVEL OF PROTECTION AGAINST BOTH
SYMPTOMATIC AND ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION.
AND LOOKING AT THE REAL WORLD
EFFECTIVENESS, THEY HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO ADDRESS THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BEEN
JOHNSON BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BEEN
OUT AS LONG.
AND THE ASTRAZENECA VACCINE FROM
THE U.K. SHOWING IT TOO IS EFFECTIVE.
TAKEN TOGETHER, ALL OF THE
CURRENT DATA IS IN FACT VERY
SUPPORTIVE OF THE UPDATED
RECOMMENDATION THAT FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE IN ORDINARY
VACCINATED PEOPLE IN ORDINARY
SETTINGS ARE SAFE TO CARRY ON
WITHOUT MASKS IF THEY CHOOSE.
BEING VERY PRACTICAL, NO ONE
HONESTLY BELIEVED THAT MASKS AND DISTANCING WERE GOING TO STAY
DISTANCING WERE GOING TO STAY
HERE FOREVER, AND THE DATA ON
THE VACCINES HAVE TIPPED THE
SCALES.
BACK TO YOU.
>> Devin: ALL RIGHT, LET’S MOVE
TO THE CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS FROM OVER THE WEEKEND.
OVER THE WEEKEND.
STATE REPORTING 2230 NEW
POSITIVE TESTS, THAT’S OVER A
TWO-DAY PERIOD, SO AVERAGING OUT TO 1115 CASES PER DAY, 20 MORE
TO 1115 CASES PER DAY, 20 MORE
DEATHS ALSO ATTRIBUTED OVER THAT
SAME PERIOD OF TIME.
>> Kim: 10.3 MILLION DOSES HAVE
BEEN DELIVERED TO MICHIGAN. 7.6 MILLION DOSES HAVE BEEN
7.6 MILLION DOSES HAVE BEEN
ADMINISTERED AND THERE’S STILL
PLENTY TO GO AROUND.
>> Devin: LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS WEATHER FOR A MONDAY EVEN, MAKES
WEATHER FOR A MONDAY EVEN, MAKES
MONDAY FEEL PRETTY DARN GOOD.
>> Kim: OVER TO BEN TRACKING A
MAJOR WARM-UP.
>> Ben: THINK IN THE BACK OF
YOUR HEAD, IS MY AIR CONDITIONER READY TO GO THIS WEEKEND?
READY TO GO THIS WEEKEND?
WE MAY START TO NEED ’EM.
73 IS WHERE WE SIT RIGHT NOW.
PLEASANT, GORGEOUS, WHATEVER YOU
WANT TO CALL IT.
WE’RE ABOVE AVERAGE AND MORE
DISTANCE TO COVER.
THE ONE THING WE WON’T SEE A TON
OF IS RAIN, AMASSED SOUTH OF THE
STATE LINE.
THAT IS GOING WEST OF US AND
WE’LL HAVE A SMALL CHANCE.
WEDNESDAY LOOKS LIKE THE BEST
SHOT OF RAIN.
AND WE’VE GOT THE THERMOMETERS
OUT ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT’S 80s AND
NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES BY THE
END OF THE FORECAST.
WE’LL TALK ABOUT IT IN A FEW
MINUTES.
>> Kim: JOHNSON HAD JUST
GRADUATED FROM EIGHTH GRADE WHEN
HIS LIFE WAS CHANGED FOREVER.
HE WAS GETTING PIZZA AND SHOT IN
THE HEAD AT A DETROIT GAS
STATION.
THE MAN WHO SHOT HIM WAS
SENTENCED TO 18-30 YEARS BEHIND
BARS.
PRIYA MANN FOLLOWED THE
EMOTIONAL DAY IN COURT.
>> IT’S THE WORST DAY OF MY
LIFE.
>> HE CAUSED US A GREAT DEAL OF
PAIN.
>> Priya: DEMARION WAS 13 YEARS
OLD WHEN SHOT IN THE HEAD AT A
GAS STATION.
>> PROMISED SO MUCH, A GOOD KID.
HE WAS AN OUTSTANDING KID.
>> THE DAY THAT YOU SHOT HIM, HE
WAS LEARNING HOW TO DRIVE
EARLIER THAT DAY.
NOW HE’S LIKE AN INFANT AGAIN.
>> Priya: NEARLY 16, HE HAS
SEVERE BRAIN DAMAGE.
>> HE CAN’T WALK.
HE CAN’T TALK.
HE CAN’T LAUGH.
HE CAN’T SMILE.
THE ONLY WAY HE EXPRESSES
HISSELF IS THROUGH CRYING, IS
THROUGH PAIN.
THAT’S THE ONLY EMOTION I’VE
SEEN OUT OF MY SON SINCE THIS
HAPPENED.
>> Priya: HE SAID HE DIDN’T
INTEND TO SHOOT THE YOUNG TEEN
BOY.
>> I’M LOST FOR WORDS MYSELF.
I’M SORRY.
>> YOU’RE A SORRY PIECE OF
[BLEEP].
>> Priya: THE FAMILY AND THE
JUDGE DIDN’T BUY HIS APOLOGY.
>> THERE IS NO EXCUSE.
I DON’T REALLY APPRECIATE QUITE
FRANKLY WHAT MR. PHILLIPS HAS
INDICATED.
>> Priya: HE MOM IS A NURSE AND
CAN’T GO BACK TO HELPING
PATIENTS WHEN HER SON NEEDS HER
AROUND THE CLOCK.
>> IT NEVER CROSSED MY MIND THAT
IT WOULD BE MY CHILD LAYING IN THE BED HELPLESS.
THE BED HELPLESS.
AS I CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR MY
SON, I’M FORCED TO PRAY FOR YOU
TOO.
I DON’T LIKE IT, BUT I’M FORCED
TO.
>> Priya: YOUR HEART BREAKS FOR
THAT FAMILY.
THAT NIGHT, A 23-YEAR-OLD MAN
WAS SHOT AT THE GAS STATION AND
SUFFERED PERMANENT INJURIES.
THE JUDGE SENTENCED HIM TO 20
YEARS IN PRISON.
REPORTING LIVE, I’M PRIYA MANN,
LOCAL 4.
>> Devin: A HEARTBREAKING CASE.
ALL RIGHT, PRIYA.
IT DEFINITELY WASN’T FOR SALE,
ESPECIALLY FOR $2.
>> Kim: HOW A GRANDMOTHER’S
TABLET WAS SOLD AT A YARD SALE
AND WHY THE PERSON WHO BOUGHT IT
TOOK ADVANTAGE OF A PERSON WITH
DEMENTIA. >> Devin: AND WHEN IT’S ALL SAID
>> Devin: AND WHEN IT’S ALL SAID
AND DONE, 27 MILES LONG, A
SPECIAL GROUNDBREAKING FOR
SOMETHING AIMED AT TRANSFORMING
DETROIT NEIGHBORHOODS. >> Rod: STILL MORE QUESTIONS
>> Rod: STILL MORE QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE GOVERNOR’S TRIP TO
FLORIDA.
>> I KNOW THAT THE GOEFL BEING
TOGETHER FOR FOURTH OF JULY --
>> Rod: THE MDHHS HAD TRAVEL
GUIDELINES IN PLACE AT THE TIME. DID THE GOVERNOR FOLLOW THEM?