THREE FOR E. JEAN CARROLL IN HER CIVIL RAPE AND DEFAMATION CASE AGAINST FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD
TRUMP. THE VERDICTS JUST CAME
DOWN JUST IN THE PAST HOUR NOW A
REMINDER ABOUT THE VERDICTS.
THIS IS A CIVIL CASE, NOT
CRIMINAL, WHILE THE JURY DID NOT
CALL THE ASSAULT, RAPE, IT DID
FIND TRUMP IS LIABLE FOR
SEXUALLY ABUSING, FORCIBLY
TOUCHING. AND DEFAMING CAROL.
SHE ACCUSED TRUMP OF ASSAULTING
HER IN A DEPARTMENT STORE
DRESSING ROOM BACK IN THE 19
NINETIES AND THEN ATTACKING HER
CHARACTER PUBLICLY WHEN HE
DENIED HER ACCUSATIONS WHILE HE
WAS IN THE WHITE HOUSE. THE JURY
ALSO AWARDED CAROL A TOTAL OF $5
MILLION. SHE JUST WALKED OUT OF
THE COURTHOUSE JUST A SHORT TIME
AGO BUT DIDN’T SPEAK WITH
REPORTERS. MEANTIME WE ARE
WAITING TO SEE IF SHE WILL
RELEASE SOME KIND OF STATEMENT
OR WHAT SHE MIGHT SAY AFTER THIS
BIG VICTORY. THE FORMER
PRESIDENT JUST RELEASED A
STATEMENT ON TRUTH SOCIAL, HE
WRITES, QUOTE. I HAVE ABSOLUTELY
NO IDEA WHO THIS WOMAN IS. THIS
VERDICT IS A DISGRACE. A
CONTINUATION OF THE GREATEST
WITCH HUNT OF ALL TIME
MONITORING. MORE REACTION RIGHT
NOW, WE’LL UPDATE YOU ON LOCAL 4
NEWS AT FIVE IN OUR OTHER BIG
STORY. TODAY WE’RE HEARING ABOUT
THE DRAFT OF A NEW PROPOSAL THAT
WOULD CHANGE BREAST CANCER
SCREENING AND ALSO LOWER THE AGE
WHEN WOMEN SHOULD START GETTING
MAMMOGRAMS. IT’S A BIG DEPARTURE
FROM THE ADVICE THAT WAS HANDED
DOWN ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO.
KIMBERLY GAIL JOINS US NOW WITH
A LOOK AT THE RECOMMENDATIONS ON
THAT. KIM KAREN GOOD AFTERNOON.
THE NEW PROPOSAL COMES FROM THE
U. S PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK
FORCE, WHICH SAYS THE PLAN WILL
HELP SAVE LIVES RIGHT NOW.
BREAST CANCER IS THE SECOND MOST
COMMON CANCER AMONG WOMEN IN THE
UNITED STATES AND BLACK WOMEN
ARE AT A 40% HIGHER RISK OF
DYING FROM FROM BREAST CANCER
THAN WHITE WOMEN. THE TASK
FORCE’S SUGGESTING ALL WOMEN
WITH AN AVERAGE RISK OF BREAST
CANCER START SCREENING AT THE
AGE OF 40. IT SUGGESTS SCREENING
EVERY OTHER YEAR UNTIL AGE 74.
THERE’S BEEN CONFUSION, THOUGH,
OVER WHEN WOMEN SHOULD BEGIN
THEIR SCREENING BECAUSE OF THE
TASK FORCE’S PRIOR
RECOMMENDATION THAT WOMEN BEGIN
AT AGE 50. THIS WAS OUT OF A
CONCERN THE BENEFIT WAS LESS
THAN THE RISK OF FALSE ALARMS.
BUT NOW, NEW EVIDENCE SHOWS THE
RATE OF BREAST CANCER AMONG
WOMEN AGES, 40 TO 49 INCREASED
2% EACH YEAR FROM 2015 TO 2019,
OUR DR FRANK MCGEORGE EXPLAINS
WHY RECOMMENDATIONS SHIFT THE
TASK FORCE’S PRIOR
RECOMMENDATIONS WHILE
SCIENTIFICALLY JUSTIFIED AT THE
TIME WERE IN NEED OF AN UPDATE.
THE FACT IS, SCIENTIFIC
INFORMATION IS CONSTANTLY
CHANGING IN NEW INFORMATION
INFORMS NEW STRATEGIES. THE
INCREASING RATES OF BREAST
CANCER AND PARTICULARLY NEW,
SIGNIFICANT AWARENESS OF HIGHER
RISKS IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN
POPULATION. MAKE THIS AN
IMPORTANT UPDATE THAT BRINGS
THEIR GUIDANCE IN LINE NOW WITH
OTHER MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS. ALL
RIGHT, AND WE WILL HEAR MORE
FROM DR FRANK MCGEORGE. WHEN YOU
JOIN US FOR THE NEWS AT FIVE.
KAREN THIS IS NOT A FINAL
RECOMMENDATION, THOUGH, SO
CERTAINLY DON’T EXPECT TO SEE
IMMEDIATE ACTION IF YOU’RE GOING
TO THE DOCTOR IN THE VERY NEAR
FUTURE OF DIFFERENT OPINIONS.
THAT IS. SO WHAT IS THE NEXT
STEP IN THE PROCESS, THE NEXT
PRODUCT STEP IN THE PROCESS. THE
PROPOSED UPDATE WILL BE
AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
THROUGH JUNE 5TH. THEN THE TASK
FORCE WILL DECIDE IF AND WHEN TO
FINALIZE IT, SO IT’S A FEW MORE
LAYERS TO GO BEFORE IT’S
FINALIZED, BUT WE’LL, OF COURSE,
KEEP YOU POSTED APPRECIATE.
THANKS, KEN. WELL. THE
MYSTERIOUS SUSPENSION OF A LOCAL
PRINCIPAL SPARKED A BIG STUDENT
WALKOUT. TODAY THE KIDS WEREN’T
ALONE AND THEY’RE STILL NOT
GETTING ANY ANSWERS SKY FOR WAS
OVER THAT PROTEST AND ANNAPOLIS
HIGH SCHOOL IN DEARBORN HEIGHTS
BEFORE NOON. THE CROWD INCLUDED
STUDENTS AND CONCERNED PARENTS
AS WELL. THEY WANT TO KNOW WHY
PRINCIPAL ERIN MULLET IS ON
ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE. THE
DISTRICT SAYS IT IS A PERSONNEL
MATTER THAT HAS TO BE DEALT WITH
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. WHATEVER IS
GOING ON THE PRINCIPLE HAS
CLEARLY MADE A BIG IMPACT ON
MANY STUDENTS. HE’S ALWAYS
HELPED ME WITH, LIKE WORK IF WE
NEEDED IT. WE DIDN’T HAVE A MATH
TEACHER FOR A WHILE, SO HE WOULD
LIKE, HELP US WITH OUR MATH,
JUSTIN KIDS LIKE WE NEEDED IT,
AND I’VE HAD HIM SINCE MIDDLE
SCHOOL AND NOW I’M HIGH
SCHOOLER, SO WE WANT HIM BACK.
WELL. THE DISTRICT RELEASED A
STATEMENT SAYING IT SUPPORTS THE
STUDENTS RIGHT TO A PEACEFUL
PROTEST, BUT STILL NO WORD ON
THE PRINCIPAL SUSPENSION OR ANY
IDEA WHEN OR IF HE’LL GET BACK
TO WORK. WE ARE GETTING THE
FIRST REPORT ON SCHOOL SECURITY
AT OXFORD SCHOOLS, BUT IT DOES
NOT ADDRESS POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES. THE DAY OF THE
SHOOTING THAT LEFT FOUR STUDENTS
DEAD. THE 179 PAGE REPORT IS
FROM A COMPANY CALLED GUIDE POST
SOLUTIONS. IT SAYS CURRENT
SAFETY MEASURES ARE SATISFACTORY
AND APPROPRIATE. THE DISTRICT
NOW HAS THREATENED SUICIDE
ASSESSMENT TEAMS, A CENTRALIZED
REPORTING SYSTEM AND A THRESHOLD
FOR ENGAGING LAW ENFORCEMENT.
THE REPORT EXPRESSED CONCERNS
ABOUT SUSTAINING THE EFFORT
BECAUSE THE DISTRICT IS
CONDUCTING 300% MORE ASSESSMENTS
AND COMPARABLE DISTRICTS. A
SECOND REPORT WILL ADDRESS THE
DISTRICTS MEASURES AT THE TIME
OF THE SHOOTING WHEN THE
INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE. AT 5
30 WERE GATHERING REACTION TO
THE REPORT. ALSO TAKING A LOOK
AT THE TIMELINE FOR WHAT COMES
NEXT. ALL RIGHT, LET’S TURN OUR
ATTENTION TO YOUR FIRST FORECAST
. THE 4WARN WEATHER TEAM TOLD
YOU ABOUT A WARMING TREND. WE
CAN DEFINITELY FEEL IT NOW. THEY
HAD THE CHANCE TO WALK OUTSIDE
AND GRAB A CUP OF COFFEE. KIM
GORGEOUS OUT THERE. ISN’T IT
PRETTY? YES BEAUTIFUL CRYSTAL
BLUE SKIES TEMPERATURES RIGHT
WHERE THEY SHOULD BE IN THE
UPPER SIXTIES, BUT EVEN POPPING
INTO THE LOW SEVENTIES RIGHT NOW
AND ADRIAN, IT’S 71 DEGREES 68
IN PONTIAC AND 69 IN BOTH
DETROIT AND IN HOWELL, WHETHER
STORY NICE, PLEASANT STRETCH OF
WHETHER OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS, UPPER SEVENTIES TO NEAR 80
DEGREES BY THE END OF THE WEEK,
BUT RAIN ALSO RETURNS FOR THE
WEEKEND, INCLUDING MOTHER’S DAY
67. CLEMENS 68 PONTIAC UPPER
SIXTIES AT METRO 69 IN HOWELL
TOMORROW, ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY
EVEN WARMER THAN TODAY AS WE
CLIMB UP TO A HIGH OF ABOUT 74
DEGREES, AND THIS TEMPERATURE
TREND CONTINUES, WITH
TEMPERATURES AGAIN CLOSE TO 80
DEGREES BY THE END OF THE WEEK,
BUT THERE IS SOME RAIN AND WE’LL
TALK ABOUT WHEN IN THE FORECAST
. ALRIGHT THANK YOU. KIM THAT
THIS HOUR PRESIDENT BIDEN
HOSTING A HIGH POWERED HIGH
STAKES MEETING TO TALK ABOUT
RAISING AMERICA’S DEBT CEILING.
THE CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP IS
THERE INCLUDE ADDING REPUBLICAN
HOUSE SPEAKER KEVIN MCCARTHY. HE
LED HOUSE EFFORTS TO PASS A BILL
TO RAISE THE DEBT CEILING. BUT
IT ALSO INCLUDES SPENDING CUTS
ALREADY REJECTED BY THE
PRESIDENT. DEMOCRATS ARGUE THE
CEILING WAS RAISED DURING
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S TERM WITHOUT
SPENDING CUTS IN THE SAME THING
SHOULD HAPPEN. NOW THE
GOVERNMENT COULD START
DEFAULTING ON ITS BILLS. AS SOON
AS JUNE 1ST WITHOUT A DEAL.
WE’LL KEEP YOU POSTED NOW MORE
MEDICAL NEWS FOR YOU THAT COULD
CHANGE THE LIVES OF MANY WOMEN.
BIRTH CONTROL PILLS COULD BE
AVAILABLE WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION
AS SOON AS THE SUMMER THERE ARE
STILL A FEW STEPS TO GO THROUGH.
BUT THE FDA IS INDEPENDENT
EXPERTS ARE MEETING THIS WEEK.
TO CONSIDER THE IDEA. LOCAL
FOREST PAULA TOPMAN JOINS US NOW
TO TALK ABOUT THIS POSSIBLE
SHIFT. PAULA YEAH. HI. SO FIRST
OF ALL, I DO WANT TO MAKE IT
CLEAR THAT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW
THE PILL PILLS CURRENTLY ON THE
MARKET AS PRESCRIBED DRUGS. THE
ONE WE’RE TALKING ABOUT WILL BE
SOLD OVER THE COUNTER UNDER THE
NAME. OH PILL, AND SO THERE’S A
LOT OF STUFF THAT HAS TO HAPPEN
IN ORDER FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.
THIS PILL HAS ONE INGREDIENT IN
IT, AND IT IS DESIGNED TO
ACTUALLY KEEP THE EGG FROM
DEVELOPING FULLY. SO IT CAN’T BE
FERTILIZED. AS THE FDA WAYS
WHETHER OR NOT THIS PILL CAN BE
SOLD OVER THE COUNTER, PEOPLE
CAN USE UPHILL, APPROPRIATELY
GUIDED BY THE OTC WOMEN ARE
WEIGHING IN SO HAVING ACCESS TO
THESE THINGS. MORE EASILY THAN
HAVING TO SAY SCHEDULE AN
APPOINTMENT. MAYBE THREE MONTHS
IN ADVANCE. I THINK A DOCTOR’S
PRESCRIPTION, BUT I WOULDN’T
TAKE IT AT ALL. I THINK BEING
SOLD OVER THE COUNTER IS
COMPLETELY REASONABLE. IT’S
BETTER TO TAKE AT LEAST A TELE
CONSULTATION WITH THE DOCTOR. SO
IF IN THAT CASE IT WILL WORK 18
YEAR OLD SOON TO BE JUNIOR AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN,
STUDYING POLITICAL SCIENCE,
MEETING HER FRIENDS AT OAKLAND
UNIVERSITY FOR THE DAY. AND YES,
A TOPIC OF CONVERSATION IS
WHETHER OR NOT OH PILL SHOULD BE
APPROVED FOR OVER THE COUNTER
USE. PLAN B IS ALREADY OVER THE
COUNTER. I DON’T SEE HOW THAT
TYPE OF PILL SHOULDN’T ALSO BE
AS WELL. BUT CLARA CAN DEBATE
BOTH SIDES OF THE ISSUE FOR AND
AGAINST HERSELF. I DID A
CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE PROGRAM AND
THIS IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT WE DISCUSSED DEBATES
AGAINST MAKING THE PILL OVER THE
COUNTER CHIEF ARGUMENT IS NOT
HAVING A PHYSICIAN ABLE TO
CONSIDER IF A WOMAN HAS PRE
EXISTING CONDITIONS OR ANY
HEALTH ISSUES THAT SHOULD KEEP
HER FROM USING UPHILL ACCESS TO
ALL THE INFORMATION YOU THEY
HAVE ACCESS TO MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE
AND THE TERM MEANING WHETHER
THIS IS WHAT YOU SHOULD BE
TAKING WHAT KIND OF BIRTH
CONTROL IS RIGHT FOR YOU. BUT,
SHE SAYS, LIKE MANY OTHER
MEDICATIONS, WOMEN CAN SELF
SCREEN SIMPLE CHECKLIST. YOU
CHECK OFF YOUR MEDICAL
CONDITIONS, WHETHER YOU SHOULD
BE TAKING IT OR NOT, AND THAT
SCREENING CHECKLIST HAS PROVED
EXTREMELY EFFICIENT. THERE’S
ALSO AN ISSUE OF ACCESSIBILITY
DUE TO COST WHEN YOU THINK OF
PUTTING IT ON OVER THE COUNTER,
YOU NOW HAVE A LOT OF INSURANCE
COMPANIES WON’T BE COVERING IT
AND FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, THAT IS
A MAJOR CONCERN FOR A LOT OF
PEOPLE DON’T HAVE INSURANCE TO
GO TO THE CLINIC IN THE FIRST
PLACE TO EVEN GET A
PRESCRIPTION. SO INSTEAD OF
LOOKING AT THE MONEY AT THE END
OF IT, HOW WE NEED TO FOCUS ON
BEING ABLE TO OBTAIN IT IN THE
FIRST PLACE, DR MARTIN LIEBER,
WHO IS AN ADVISER TO THE
CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF DETROIT,
SAYS THE CATHOLIC CHURCH WOULD
NOT BE IN FAVOR OF MAKING THE
PILL AND OVER THE COUNTER DRUG,
BUT NOT FOR ANY MEDICAL REASONS
. THE FORMAL OBJECTION OF THE
CHURCH IS FOR ANY SORT OF
MEDICATION. TO BE USED TO
INTERFERE WITH, UH, INTERFERE
WITH CONCEPTION. YEAH POINT
COUNTERPOINT. THOSE ARE JUST
SOME OF THE REASONS AND THOSE
ARE THE THINGS BEING CONSIDERED
, BUT ALSO THE FACT THAT
AMERICAN WOMEN TEND TO BE MORE
OBESE OR OVERWEIGHT THAN WOMEN
IN THE MORE THAN 100 COUNTRIES
WHERE THIS IS ALREADY BEING SOLD
OVER THE COUNTER, BUT ALSO
WHETHER OR NOT AMERICAN WOMEN
WILL EVEN PAY ATTENTION TO THE
DOCUMENTATION AND PAY ATTENTION
TO ANY POSSIBLE CONTRA
INDICATIONS. SO THESE ARE ALL
KINDS OF THINGS THAT ARE BEING
CONSIDERED. BY THE WAY. FDA IS
EXPECTED TO MAKE A DECISION
WHETHER TO APPROVE OVER THE
COUNTER BY WEDNESDAY, BUT THAT
STARTS THE CLOCK OVER AGAIN FOR
THE PROCESS TO EVEN BRING IT TO
MARKET IF THEY DO APPROVE THAT,
OVER THE COUNTER, UH AGAIN STILL