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>> Shawn: NOW AT 5:00, THE LOCAL
4 "DEFENDERS" DIGGING DEEPER
INTO THE CREEPY MESSAGES OF THE
MEN WHO WANTED TO KIDNAP THE
GOVERNOR.
>> Grant: A RESTAURANT OWNER
CALLS ON OTHER RESTAURANTS TO
PUSH BACK AGAINST THE GOVERNOR’S
CLOSURE ORDER.
WHAT THEY’RE CALLING FOR AND WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.
>> Devin: WE’LL BEGIN WITH
"STORM TRACKER 4" AND THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY.
GOOD TO HAVE YOU WITH US!
THE FLAKES HAVE BEEN FALLING
THROUGHOUT THE DAY BUT NOT
STICKING MUCH TO THE ROADS.
>> Kim: THAT’S ABOUT TO CHANGE.
LET’S GET OVER TO BEN.
>> Ben: YES, THIS HAS SO FAR
LOOKED LIKE THE SNOWS WE’VE SEEN
LEADING UP TO THIS POINT, WHICH
HAVE BEEN INCONSEQUENTIAL.
AS THE SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL,
IT WILL START STACKING UP ON
DRIVEWAYS, SIDEWALKS, AND
ROADWAYS.
"STORM TRACKER 4" HAS SOLID SNOW
AND EVEN THE RAIN THERE AROUND
PORT HURON IS STARTING TO
TRANSITION MORE TO SNOWFALL HERE
AND WITH THOSE VISIBILITIES
UNDER A MILE AND A HALF IN MOST
LOCATIONS, THAT’S INDICATIVE OF
ACCUMULATING SNOW, EVEN THOUGH
SOME MAY BE ON THE GRASS AND ON
PAVED SURFACES.
YOU CAN SEE THAT SOME
TEMPERATURES BELOW THE 32-DEGREE
MARK, 31 IN HOWELL AND 31 IN
PONTIAC AND EVERYBODY HEADING
INTO THE 20s TONIGHT AND WE’LL
CONTINUE TO WATCH THIS SNOW PILE
UP THROUGH THE NIGHTTIME HOURS
AND INTO THE FIRST HALF OF
TOMORROW.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES,
LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNINGS AND
WE’LL TALK HOW MUCH SNOW WE’RE
EXPECTING AND HOW MUCH WE’LL BE
SHOVELING, IN A FEW MINUTES.
>> Devin: THE STATE HAS RELEASED
THE CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS FROM THE
WEEKEND, 10428 NEW CASES OVER
THE PAST 48 HOURS, WHICH
AVERAGES OUT TO A LITTLE MORE
THAN 5200 CASES A DAY, THAT IS
ACTUALLY AN IMPROVEMENT!
WITH THAT, WE’VE LOST 98 MORE
MICHIGANDERS TO THE VIRUS OVER
THAT SAME PERIOD OF TIME.
THE NUMBERS COME AS EXPERTS WARN
OF A POTENTIAL THIRD WAVE FROM
THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.
>> Kim: WE SPOKE TO U OF M’S
CHIEF HEALTH OFFICER ABOUT WHEN
WE COULD SEE ANOTHER RISE IN
CASES.
>> WE ARE GOING TO SEE A SURGE
RELATED TO THANKSGIVING AND THE
DAYS AFTER, LIKELY IN THE NEXT
2-3 WEEKS, BECAUSE ILLNESSES CAN
TAKE 5-6 DAYS OR LONGER, AND
MANY PATIENTS ARE NOT REALLY
SICK INITIALLY AND MAY NOT BE
HOSPITALIZED UNTIL FURTHER ALONG
IN THE ILLNESS.
>> Devin: INDOOR DINING COULD
INCREASE THE SPREAD.
>> Kim: AND A PROMINENT
RESTAURANT OWNER IS CALLING FOR
RESTAURANT OWNERS TO BAND
TOGETHER.
>> Grant: THOUSANDS OF JOBS ARE
ON THE LINE.
AND THE RESTAURANT OWNER WROTE
IN A LETTER TO OTHER
RESTAURANTEURS HERE IN METRO
DETROIT THEY WANT THEM TO REOPEN
SHOULD THEY LOSE THE CASE IN
FEDERAL COURT.
THEY’RE BACKING AWAY FROM THAT
AND HOPING THAT RESTAURANTS CAN
COME TOGETHER PARTICULARLY OVER
WORRIES THE GOVERNOR COULD
EXTEND HER ORDER WHEN IT EXPIRES
NEXT WEEK.
>> THIS INDUSTRY IS HANGING ON
BY A THREAD!
>> Grant: WITH HIGH-END
RESTAURANTS LIKE BROWNIE’S ON
THE LAKE AND JOE MUER, THEY CALL
ON RESTAURANTEURS TO JOIN TOGETHER.
>> Grant: THEY SAY THE LETTER
WAS MORE ABOUT BEING PREPARED,
NOT ABOUT DEFYING THE GOVERNOR.
>> WE’LL HAVE ATTORNEYS THERE
AND WEIGH ALL OF OUR OPTIONS.
IT MAY NOT BE THE SMARTEST THING
TO OPEN UP OR IT MIGHT BE THE
SMARTEST THING TO OPEN UP.
>> Grant: THE FIGHT THEY’RE
CALLING FOR PLAYING OUT IN
FEDERAL COURT WHERE THE MICHIGAN
RESTAURANT AND LODGING
ASSOCIATION IS SUING THE HEAD OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
CLOSING DINING ROOMS IS
UNCONSTITUTIONAL AT NOT SUPPORTED BY SCIENCE.
SUPPORTED BY SCIENCE.
THE VACARIA DISAGREE.
>> RESTAURANTS ARE CLOSED AND WE
DON’T UNDERSTAND THAT.
>> Grant: THE FEDERAL JUDGE IN
THAT CASE DIDN’T ISSUE A RULING
TODAY.
HE SAID HE IS HOPING TO HAVE ONE
SOON BUT WARNED IT COULD TAKE
TIME GIVEN WITH THE EXPIRATION
OF THE CLOCHE DATE -- CLOSURE
DATE NEXT WEEK.
>> Kim: AND WHAT DO WE KNOW
ABOUT A RESPONSE FROM LEADERS IN
LANSING?
HAVE THEY SAID ANYTHING AT ALL
ABOUT POSSIBLE RELIEF FOR SOME
OF THE RESTAURANTS?
>> Grant: AS RESTAURANTS PLAY
OUT THAT FIGHT AGAINST THE
STATE, SMALL BUSINESSES AND
THEIR EMPLOYEES ARE HOLDING OUT
HOPE TO GET SOME KIND OF
STIMULUS PACKAGE FROM THE
GOVERNMENT.
COMING UP AT 6:00, WE’LL HEAR
WHAT LEADERS IN LANSING ARE
SAYING AND HOW LIKELY IT IS THAT
WE COULD SEE A STIMULUS.
>> Kim: WE’LL LOOK FORWARD TO
YOUR REPORT IN ANOTHER HOUR.
ALL RIGHT, GRANT, THANK YOU.
>> Devin: ANOTHER MAJOR
MILESTONE FOR A COVID-19
VACCINE.
MODERNA WILL SUBMIT FOR
EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION
TODAY AND STARTING FORMAL REVIEW
PROCESS AND MOVING CLOSER TO
PUBLIC USE.
THE COMPANY’S PRESIDENT SAID
EVERYONE FEELS THE PRESSURE OF
THIS MOMENT.
>> THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
POINT PRIOR TO MAKING THE
VACCINE BROADLY AVAILABLE.
WE HAVE TO COMPILE IN THE DATA
FROM THE STUDIES THAT PROVE IT’S
SAFE AND EFFECTIVE, AND MAKE
SURE WE CAN HAVE AUTHORIZATION
TO DISTRIBUTE TO PEOPLE.
>> Devin: ANALYSIS OF THE
VACCINE FOUND 196 CONFIRMED
CASES OF COVID-19 AMONG THE
TRIALS 30,000 PARTICIPANTS.
185 OF THOSE WERE IN THE PLACEBO
GROUP, JUST 11 IN THE GROUP THAT
RECEIVED THE VACCINE, AND NO ONE
WHO RECEIVED THE VACCINE
DEVELOPED A SEVERE CASE OF
COVID-19.
ONE PERSON IN THE PLACEBO GROUP
DIED FROM COVID-19.
>> THERE HAVE BEEN NO SERIOUS
SAFETY CONCERNS.
AND THE SIDE EFFECTS HAVE BEEN
THE LOCAL INJECTION ASSOCIATED
REACTION THAT IS PEOPLE GET WITH
MANY VACCINES, INCLUDING ACHES
AND PAINS, PAIN AT THE INJECTION
SITE.
>> Devin: THEY WANT PEOPLE TO BE
PREPARED FOR THE SIDE EFFECTS
THAT TYPICALLY WENT AWAY IN A
DAY OR TWO.
IT CAN BE STORED IN REGULAR
FREEZERS OR REFRIGERATORS,
EASING ONE CHALLENGE OF A
MASSIVE DISTRIBUTION EFFORT.
>> ULTIMATELY IT’S THE FDA’S
CALL TO APPROVE IT, BUT IF THEY
DO, WE’LL IMMEDIATELY START
DEPLOYING THE VACCINE.
>> Devin: PFIZER WAS THE FIRST
TO SUBMIT ITS DATA AND THE
AGENCY WILL MEET TO DISCUSS THAT
VACCINE ON DECEMBER 10th, SO
MODERNA EXPECTS ITS REVIEW TO
HAPPEN MID TO LATE DECEMBER.
IF EITHER VACCINE IS GRANTED AN
EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION, THE
FIRST DOSES OF THAT VACCINE
WOULD BE SHIPPED OUT TO THE
STATES WITHIN 24 HOURS OF
APPROVAL.
>> Kim: NOW BIG NEWS OUT OF ANN
ARBOR.
THE MICHIGAN FOOTBALL TEAM HAS
HIT THE PAUSE BUTTON ON ALL
FOOTBALL ACTIVITIES OVER
CONCERNS ABOUT COVID.
>> Devin: LET’S BRING IN BERNIE.
THEY’VE MANAGED TO GO ALL SEASON
WITHOUT HAVING TO DO SOMETHING
LIKE THIS.
>> Bernie: LUCKY IS THE WORD
THAT MOST WOULD USE.
MICHIGAN FOOTBALL FORCED TO
PAUSE ACTIVITY BECAUSE OF THE
VIRUS, FIRST TIME THIS YEAR THIS
HAS HAPPENED TO THEM AND THEY
SAY THEY’RE DOING IT OUT OF AN
EXTREME ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION.
JIM HARBAUGH SAID THEY’RE
WAITING FOR RESULTS ON SOME
PLAYERS THEY FEEL COULD BE
POSITIVE.
>> LIKE EVERYTHING, IT GOES
ALONG WITH THE CULTURE SET HERE
SINCE JUNE.
THIS IS DAY TO DAY.
WHEN THE RESULTS COME BACK,
WE’LL CONTINUE TO -- WE’LL
MONITOR THOSE RESULTS AND
CONTINUE TO BE PROACTIVE.
>> Bernie: MICHIGAN HAS GAMES
AGAINST MARYLAND THIS SATURDAY
AND OHIO STATE TO END THE
REGULAR SEASON THE FOLLOWING
WEEK.
THEN A DIVISIONAL CROSSOVER GAME
ON DECEMBER 19th.
AND THERE’S QUESTION ABOUT THE
OHIO STATE/MICHIGAN STATE GAME,
A QUESTION ABOUT COVID THERE.
IF IT’S CANCELED, OHIO STATE
WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PLAY FOR
THE BIG 10 CHAMPIONSHIP.
A LOT GOING ON, COVID WREAKING
HAVOC IN THE SPORTS WORLD.
BACK TO YOU.
>> Devin: ALL RIGHT, BERNIE.
>> Kim: TONIGHT, THE LOCAL 4
"DEFENDERS" ARE TAKING YOU
INSIDE THE ALLEGED PLOT TO
KIDNAP GOVERNOR WHITMER.
>> Devin: SECRET ENCRYPTED
MESSAGES THAT PLAYED A KEY ROLE
IN THE GOVERNMENT’S CASE.
SHAWN LEY GOT HIS HANDS ON IT.
>> Shawn: ABSOLUTELY FASCINATING
READING, LINE BY LINE, THE
INCREPTED MESSAGES THAT INCLUDE
CONFIDENCE FROM THESE GUYS
WRITING WITH THE CLICK OF A
BUTTON THE MESSAGES GO AWAY AND
DIDN’T KNOW SOMEONE WORKING WITH
THE FBI WAS SCREEN-GRABBING IT
ALL.
NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE
ALLEGED PLOT, 14 MEN, 3 FROM
METRO DETROIT, WHO THE FEDS SAY
PLANNED AND TRAINED TO ALLEGEDLY
KIDNAP AND KILL GOVERNOR
WHITMER.
NEW VIDEO LIKE TY GARBEN, AND
THE GOVERNMENT SAYS A LOT OF
EVIDENCE AGAINST THE GROUP IS
ALSO IN THE FORM OF ENCRYPTED
MESSAGES THEY ALLEGEDLY
EXCHANGED OVER APPS.
SOME OF THEM ACCUSING GOVERNOR
WHITMER OF MAKING UP STORIES
ABOUT PEOPLE DOING FROM
COVID-19.
ONE MAN MESSAGING THAT SHE NEEDS
TO GO ASAP.
THE "DEFENDERS" TAKING A CLOSER
LOOK AT MANY OF THE MESSAGES.
HAVE ONE PERSON GO TO HER HOUSE,
KNOCK ON THE DOOR AND WHEN SHE
ANSWERS IT, CAP HER.
ANOTHER RESPONDING, RECON THE
HOUSE AND SNIPER.
SOME OF THE MEN DID CONDUCT
SURVEILLANCE ON HER VACATION
HOME IN ANTRIM COUNTY.
THESE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS OF THE
MEN TAKING THE VIDEOS OUTSIDE OF
THE GOVERNOR’S VACATION HOME.
THIS IS ADAM FOX HAND-DRAWING A
MAP OF THE AREA AROUND THE
VACATION HOME AND THIS IS
SURVEILLING HER LAKE HOUSE.
ANOTHER MESSAGE ASKED, HOW WAS
THE ROAD TRIP?
GOT EYES ON THE HOUSE.
AND THERE WERE PLANS TO
ALLEGEDLY BLOW UP A BRIDGE
LEADING TO THE AREA OF THE
VACATION HOME AND SLOW DOWN
EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
HERE’S A PHOTO OF THE BRIDGE
MESSAGED BY ONE OF THE MEN,
WRITING MAN CAN GET RIGHT UP IN
THERE.
THE RESPONSE, INDEED.
THOSE ARE THE FIRST TIME WE’VE
SEEN THE PHOTOS OF THEM GETTING
THAT CLOSE TO THE GOVERNOR’S
HOME
SO CLOSE THAT THE FEDS HAVE
BLACKED OUT THE HOME SO NO ONE
ELSE CAN IDENTIFY IT FROM THAT
ANGLE.
WE’RE JUST SCRATCHING THE
SURFACE.
ATTORNEYS SAY IT’S JUST TALK.
NO ONE TAKES OWNERSHIP.
NO ONE SAYS, I’M GOING TO DO
THIS TO THE GOVERNOR, BUT MORE
COULD BE COMING WHEN THE
INDICTMENTS COME DOWN MID-MONTH.
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>> Devin: A JUDGE GAVE HIM A
SECOND CHANCE, BUT THE FEDS SAY
HE SQUANDERED IT.
>> Kim: A POST TO INSTAGRAM
LANDED A MAN BEHIND BARS.
>> Devin: THE FIRST SNOW OF THE
SEASON IS COMING OUR WAY.
VICTOR?
>> Victor: A DETROIT MOTHER IS
GRIEVING AFTER HER SON WAS
KILLED BY A HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER.
WE’LL HAVE THE MESSAGE THAT SHE