>> Kim: WE’RE HEARING FROM THE DEVASTATED PARENTS OF A LITTLE
GIRL WHO LOST HER LIFE TO
COVID-19 AT 5 YEARS OF AGE.
>> Karen: FIRST, LET’S GET YOU
UPDATED ON THE HEADLINES.
MICHIGAN HAS 77 NEW DEATHS FOR A
TOTAL OF 2468 LIVES LOST.
THE DAILY CASE NUMBERS CONTINUE
TO BE LOWER IN WEEKS PAST, WITH
576 NEWLY CONFIRMED AND 32,000
TOTAL.
TOTAL. >> Kim: GOVERNOR WHITMER SAID
DESPITE THE FLATTENING OF THE
CURVE, THERE WILL STILL NEED TO
BE AN EXTENSION OF THE STATE OF
EMERGENCY WHICH GIVES HER THE
POWER TO MAKE DECISIONS.
AND SHE DID NOT HOWEVER GET
SPECIFIC ABOUT EXTENDING HER
STAY-AT-HOME ORDER.
STAY-AT-HOME ORDER. >> Karen: THE STATE IS LOOKING
AT INTERMITTENT CLOSURES OF
METRO PARKS TO ENSURE SOCIAL
DISTANCING IS TAKING PLACE.
>>> WE’VE BEEN TELLING YOU ABOUT
THE 5-YEAR-OLD WHO HAS BECOME
MICHIGAN’S YOUNGEST PERSON TO
DIE BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS.
>> Kim: SKYLER HERBERT DEVELOPED
AN EXTREMELY RARE CONDITION.
HER PARENTS BOTH FIRST
RESPONDERS JUST FINISHED
SPEAKING TO OUR PRIYA MANN.
PRIYA?
PRIYA? >> Priya: JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE
WITH THEM.
WITH THEM. LAVONDRIA IS A POLICE OFFICER
AND HER HUSBAND EBBY IS A
FIREFIGHTER.
FIREFIGHTER. THE MAYOR SAID, WE HAVE LOST
DETROIT’S DAUGHTER.
DETROIT’S DAUGHTER. SHE STARTED COMPLAINING ABOUT
HEADACHES AND WITHIN WEEKS DIED
OF COMPLICATIONS FROM COVID-19.
>> SHE LOVED PUTTING ON DRESSES
AND PLAYING IN MOMMY’S MAKEUP.
>> OUR DAUGHTER DIED SO WE CAN
LET THE WORLD REALLY KNOW THAT A
5-YEAR-OLD CAN CHANGE THE WORLD.
>> I COULD NEVER IMAGINE BEING
HERE.
HERE. BUT I WAS SAYING, I NEED TO FIND
PEACE.
PEACE. I CAN’T BE ANGRY AT GOD.
THIS IS MY ONLY CHILD AND I HAD
HER AT 41 YEARS OF AGE.
>> SKYLER IS OUT HERE AND
SHINING HER LIGHT FOR US TO TELL
THE WORLD, THIS CAN HAPPEN TO
ANY FAMILY.
ANY FAMILY. >> THE STRENGTH I’M PULLING
FROM, I BELIEVE IS THE LOVE AND
THE SUPPORT FROM, YOU KNOW, OUR
FAMILY AND OUR FRIENDS, THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT.
DEPARTMENT. I THINK I’M PULLING MY STRENGTH
FROM THAT AND I’M GRIEVING.
I CRY, YOU KNOW, ALL DAY.
>> Priya: AN UNIMAGINABLE LOSS.
EARLIER TODAY, THE DETROIT
POLICE WENT BY THE HOME WITH
LIGHTS AND SIRENS FLASHING.
THEY HOPE THEIR DAUGHTER’S DEATH
WILL MAKE YOU TAKE IT SERIOUSLY
TO STAY HOME AND WASH YOUR
HANDS.
HANDS. SKYLER HAD NO UNDERLYING HEALTH
CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS. WE’LL HAVE MUCH MORE TONIGHT AT
11:00.
11:00. REPORTING LIVE, I’M PRIYA MANN,
LOCAL 4.
LOCAL 4. >> Kim: YOUR HEART BREAKS FOR
THAT MOM AND DAD.
WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THE SUPPORT
SHOWN BY THE RESPONDERS TODAY.
>> Karen: NEWLY RELEASED
STATEWIDE POLL SHOWS
MICHIGANDERS FEEL GOVERNOR
WHITMER IS DOING A BETTER JOB
WHEN IT COMES TO THE HANDLING OF
THE COVID-19 CRISIS.
57% APPROVAL COMPARED TO 44%
APPROVAL, DESPITE THE ANXIETY ON
WHEN AND HOW TO REOPEN
MICHIGAN’S ECONOMY.
MICHIGAN’S ECONOMY. A LOOK AT SOME OF THE
POSSIBILITIES FOR WHAT THINGS
COULD LOOK LIKE ON APRIL 30th.
ROD?
ROD? >> Rod: APRIL 30th IS THE
DEADLINE FOR THE STAY-AT-HOME
ORDER.
ORDER. THE GOVERNOR TODAY, INSTEAD OF
GIVING US GUIDANCE ON WHAT SHE
WANTS TO DO GOING FORWARD, SHE
TOLD EVERYBODY TO STAY AT HOME,
WHICH SIGNALS A VASTLY DIFFERENT
VIEW OF THINGS THAN THE
REPUBLICAN LEGISLATURE, WHICH
WAS OUT TODAY WITH ITS PLANS TO
TRY AND GET THIS STATE REOPENED
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
>> WHAT HAPPENS DEPENDS ON HOW
THE NEXT 10 DAYS GO.
TO THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE HOPEFUL
WE’LL BE ABLE TO START LOOSENING
RESTRICTIONS, STAY HOME NOW TO
BETTER MAKE THE ODDS THAT WE’RE
BETTER ABLE TO DO THAT IN 10
DAYS.
DAYS. HOUSE SPEAKER CHATFIELD BELIEVES
THE GOVERNOR’S APPROACH NEEDS
MODIFICATION.
MODIFICATION. >> I THINK WE CAN CONTINUE TO
PRIORITIZE BUT BE MORE
REASONABLE IN OUR APPROACH AS
OTHER STATES HAVE.
MICHIGAN IS OUTLIER.
AND I THINK WE HAVE SOME UNIQUE
QUALIFICATIONS IN BEING THE
FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE THAT
PEOPLE CALL THAT WE CAN BE AN
ASSET TO THE GOVERNOR, AND
THAT’S WHAT WE’RE TRYING TO DO.
WE’LL SEE WHAT APRIL 30th LOOKS
LIKE AND THAT WILL DETERMINE THE
STEPS TAKEN.
STEPS TAKEN. >> Rod: 11 DAYS LATER, THE
LEGISLATURE WANTS TO SEE
BUSINESSES START TO OPEN.
THE GOVERNOR ISN’T SO ANXIOUS.
>> WE WON’T JUST RESUME LIFE
LIKE IT WAS PRE-COVID-19.
IT WILL TAKE PHASES AND IT WILL
BE SLOW BUT IT WILL BE DATA
DRIVEN, MITIGATING RISK AND
MAKING SURE THAT IT’S SAFE FOR,
UHM, WORKERS AND CUSTOMERS OF
BUSINESSES THAT DO RAMP UP.
>> WE DON’T BELIEVE A
ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL APPROACH IS
THE RIGHT APPROACH MOVING
FORWARD.
FORWARD. >> Rod: THE REPUBLICAN PLANS ARE
AT CLICKONDETROIT.COM, VERY
DETAILED.
DETAILED. IT TAKES A WHILE TO GET THROUGH
THEM.
THEM. YOU CAN REST ASSURED THIS WILL
BE A PITCHED NEGOTIATION, WHAT’S
WHA THE GOVERNOR WANTS, WHAT THE
LEGISLATURE WANTS, AND HOW THEY
GET THERE.
GET THERE. REPORTING LIVE FROM WEST
BLOOMFIELD, ROD MELONI, LOCAL 4.
>> Kim: IF YOU’RE AN ESSENTIAL
WORKER, YOU NO LONGER NEED
CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOMS OR A
PRESCRIPTION TO GET TESTED AT
THE STATE FAIRGROUNDS IN
DETROIT.
DETROIT. >> Karen: MAYOR MIKE DUGGAN
ANNOUNCING TODAY THAT FOR THE
ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES ALL THEY
NEED IS APPOINTMENT MADE BY
THEIR BOSS.
THEIR BOSS. IT’S A NECESSARY NEXT STEP TO
GETTING THE ECONOMY GOING AGAIN.
>> WE HAVE MADE SO MUCH PROGRESS
THAT NOW WE HAVE AT LEAST 500
APPOINTMENTS A DAY AVAILABLE TO
PEOPLE WITHOUT SYMPTOMS.
AND WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE
THIS CITY RECOVER ECONOMICALLY
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
SO IT’S TIME TO START TESTING
PEOPLE WHO DON’T HAVE SYMPTOMS
SO PEOPLE KNOW FOR SURE WHETHER
THEY’RE INFECTED OR WHETHER
THEY’RE NOT.
THEY’RE NOT. >> Karen: PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT
ACTIVELY WORKING AT ESSENTIAL
BUSINESSES WILL STILL NEED A
PRESCRIPTION FROM THEIR DOCTOR
TO GET TESTED.
>> Kim: THERE ARE NUMEROUS
CLINICAL TRIALS IN HOPES OF
FINDING AN EFFECTIVE TREATMENT
FOR COVID-19.
FOR COVID-19. THIS RESEARCH TAKES TIME.
SO WHAT IF THERE WAS A WAY TO
SPEED UP THE PROCESS OF
IDENTIFYING DRUGS THAT MIGHT BE
HELPFUL?
HELPFUL? DR. FRANK McGEORGE IS HERE TO
SHOW US HOW LOCAL RESEARCHERS
ARE DOING JUST THAT.
>> Dr. McGeorge: DEVELOPING A
BRAND-NEW DRUG TYPICALLY TAKES A
DECADE, AND THAT’S WHY
RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
MICHIGAN ARE FOCUSING ON DRUGS
WE ALREADY HAVE.
>> WE’RE SCREENING ALL FDA
APPROVED DRUGS, WHICH IS ABOUT
1200 IN OUR SELECTION.
AND WE HAVE SOME THAT ARE
EXPERIMENTAL THAT HAVE BEEN IN
CLINICAL TRIALS.
CLINICAL TRIALS. >> Dr. McGeorge: THAT’S NEARLY
8,000 POTENTIAL TREATMENT
OPTIONS SAYS DR. JOHNNY SEXTON
WHO LEADS THE U OF M CENTER FOR
DRUG REPURPOSING.
DRUG REPURPOSING. THEY HAVE HIGH-TECH HELP.
>> WE HAVE ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE TO HELP US SIFT
THROUGH ALL OF THOSE TO FIND THE
NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK.
>> Dr. McGeorge: THEY INFECT
HUMAN LUNG CELLS WITH COVID-19
AND EXPOSE THEM TO THE VARIOUS
DRUGS AND COMPOUNDS AND RESULTS
IN MILLIONS OF IMAGES LIKE
THESE.
THESE. >> WE TRAIN COMPUTERS TO LOOK AT
THE IMAGES AND TELL US WHERE AND
INDICATE WHERE THE EFFICACIOUS
DRUGS ARE WORKING.
>> Dr. McGeorge: THEY’RE LOOKING
FOR AREAS WHERE THE RED HAS BEEN
ELIMINATED.
ELIMINATED. >> IT CAN HAVE AN IMMEDIATE
IMPACT AND BE USED VERY SHORTLY.
SO WE’RE JUST IN THIS
EXPERIMENTAL PROCESS RIGHT NOW.
WE’LL HAVE RESULTS ACTUALLY
TODAY AND ALL THROUGH THE REST
OF THIS WEEK.
SO WE’RE VERY EXCITED THAT WE’RE
GONNA HAVE A POTENTIAL CANDIDATE
THAT CAN BE TESTED IN THE CLINIC
VERY RAPIDLY.
VERY RAPIDLY. >> Dr. McGeorge: THE GOAL TO
REDUCE THE SEVERITY OF SYMPTOMS
AND SAVE LIVES.
>> WE HOPE TO FIND COMPOUNDS
WITH ENOUGH EFFICACY THAT WE CAN
KEEP PATIENTS FROM DYING.
>> Dr. McGeorge: THE MOST
EFFECTIVE TREATMENT MAY BE A
COCKTAIL OF EXISTING DRUGS.
THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CAN
NARROW DOWN THE BEST
COMBINATIONS.
COMBINATIONS. BACK TO YOU.
>> Karen: PRESIDENT TRUMP AND
THE CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE ARE
HOLDING THEIR DAILY MEETING
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. IT’S LIVESTREAMING ON OUR
WEBSITE.
WEBSITE. HE SAID THE NUMBERS ARE GOING
DOWN IN THE HOT SPOTS, INCLUDING
DETROIT.
DETROIT. >> FOR EXAMPLE, RECENT DEATHS
ARE DOWN VERY, VERY
SUBSTANTIALLY.
SUBSTANTIALLY. YOU CAN COMPARE THAT WITH THEIR
PEAK NOT SO LONG AGO, AND YOU
HAVE NUMBERS OF 30%, 25%, IN
DETROIT AS AN EXAMPLE, IT’S DOWN
BY OVER 50%.
CONGRATULATIONS!
CONGRATULATIONS! AND IN NEW ORLEANS, WHERE
THEY’VE DONE A TERRIFIC JOB,
DOWN 65%.
DOWN 65%. 30 STATES HAVE ONE CASE OR LESS
PER 1,000 PEOPLE.
MUCH MORE FROM THE TASK FORCE
TONIGHT AT 6:30 ON "NBC NIGHTLY
NEWS" WITH LESTER HOLT.
>>> YOU’VE SEEN SO MANY IN OUR
COMMUNITY DO INCREDIBLE THINGS
TO HELP EACH OTHER THROUGH THIS
CRISIS.
CRISIS. >> Kim: ALL OF THEM EMBODYING
THE TRUE SPIRIT OF DETROIT.
JOIN US FOR A SPECIAL ONE-HOUR
SHOW, "THE SPIRIT OF DETROIT"
SPECIAL TOMORROW NIGHT AT 8:00.
>> Karen: IT’S THE 6th
ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISASTROUS
WATER SWITCH IN FLINT.
AND A KEY DATE APPROACHING IN
THE INVESTIGATIVE TIME LINE, AS
FORMER GOVERNOR SNYDER IS BACK
IN THE NEWS AFTER A VICE NEWS
REPORT RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT
WHAT THE GOVERNOR KNEW AND WHEN.
OUR CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR HANK
WINCHESTER IS LIVE THIS EVENING.
AND THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.
>> Hank: KAREN, IT CERTAINLY
DOES.
DOES. WE HAVE NOT HEARD A LOT ABOUT
FLINT OR THE INVESTIGATION.
BUT THERE’S A TEAM WORKING ON
THIS CASE.
THIS CASE. AND PROGRESS IS BEING MADE.
FLINT, THE WATER CRISIS IN THE
SIXTH YEAR AND THE INVESTIGATION
CONTINUES.
CONTINUES. AND THOSE WORKING THE CASE
PROMISE THE CRIMINAL STATUTE OF
LIMITATIONS 6 YEARS AND THE
CORONAVIRUS WON’T STOP THEM FROM
SEEKING JUSTICE.
SEEKING JUSTICE. THIS STATEMENT RECENTLY
RELEASED:
>> Hank: IT IS 6 YEARS FOR MISDEMEANOR AND 6-10 FOR MOST
FELONIES.
FELONIES. HERE’S LEGAL EXPERT NEIL
ROCKIND.
ROCKIND. >> IT DEPENDS ON THE SPECIFIC
STATUTE.
STATUTE. SOME STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS
THAT ARE 6 YEARS AND SOME
LONGER.
LONGER. IF A CHARGE IS LEVIED ACCUSING
ONE OR MORE OF THE INDIVIDUALS
INVOLVED WITH MANSLAUGHTER, THAT
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS IS LONGER
THAN 6 YEARS.
>> Hank: THOSE INVESTIGATING SAY
THE WORK CONTINUES AND THAT THE
PEOPLE OF FLINT WILL GET
JUSTICE.
JUSTICE. >> THEY KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
TO THE CITY OF FLINT AND THE
STATE OF MICHIGAN AND MUST HAVE
SOME LEGAL THEORY TO MAKE THE
CLAIM THAT THE PEOPLE OF FLINT
SHOULD NOT BE WORRIED ABOUT THE
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS RUNNING
OUT.
OUT. >> Hank: FORMER FLINT MAYOR
KAREN WEAVER SAID SHE MAY HAVE
KNOWN MORE.
KNOWN MORE. >> DO I THINK RICK SNYDER SHOULD
BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS AND
GO TO PRISON?
NOT ONLY RICK SNYDER SHOULD BE
HELD ACCOUNTABLE BUT OTHERS AS
WELL.
WELL. WE WANT THEM ALL TO BE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE AND I DON’T WANT ANY
CONFUSION ABOUT THAT.
WE DESERVE IT.
WE DESERVE JUSTICE IN THE CITY
OF FLINT.
OF FLINT. >> Hank: AND I CAN TELL YOU, IN
THE TIME I’VE SPENT IN FLINT
TALKING TO THOSE IN THE
COMMUNITY, THEY’RE EAGER FOR
JUSTICE.
JUSTICE. WHERE DOES THE INVESTIGATION
STAND RIGHT NOW?
THOSE WORKING ON THE CASE WILL
NOT REVEAL ANY SPECIFIC DETAILS
ONLY SAYING THAT WORK CONTINUES
ON THE INVESTIGATION.
LIVE HERE TONIGHT, HANK
WINCHESTER, "HELP ME HANK."
>> Karen: THANK YOU, HANK.
>> Kim: NOT BAD FOR A MONDAY BUT
THERE ARE BIG CHANGES COMING IN
THE WEATHER DEPARTMENT.
LET’S CHECK IN WITH BEN.
>> Ben: I THINK WE USED UP ALL
OF OUR SUNSHINE FOR THE WEEK
TODAY.
TODAY. IT LOOKS NICE AND TEMPERATURES
CLOSE TO 60, BUT WE’VE GOT
CLOUDS, RAIN, AND POTENTIALLY
RECORD COLD IN THE FORECAST.
WE’LL RUN IT DOWN FOR YOU NEXT.
>> Karen: A LOCAL FAMILY RAVAGED
BY CORONAVIRUS AS SOME OF THEM
STILL FIGHT INFECTIONS, THERE
ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER ONE
FATHER AND ONE GRANDFATHER COULD
HAVE BEEN BOTH.