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♪ >> Devin: IT’S A TREND GOING IN
THE RIGHT DIRECTION BUT IT ISN’T
HAPPENING FAST ENOUGH.
MICHIGAN LOST ANOTHER 153 PEOPLE
TO THE CORONAVIRUS.
AS THAT HAPPENS, THOUSANDS
DESCEND ON LANSING DEMANDING
GOVERNOR WHITMER REOPEN MORE OF
THE STATE BEFORE BUSINESSES ARE
FORCED TO STAY CLOSED FOR GOOD!
MAYOR MIKE DUGGAN HAS SAID THE
NUMBER OF PATIENTS AT THE TCF
CENTER FIELD HOSPITAL WILL BE
THE MARK OF HOW WELL DETROIT
HANDLES THE CRISIS.
>> Kim: RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE 16
PEOPLE BEING TREATED HERE.
HERE ARE THE BIG HEADLINES.
TO DATE, THERE HAVE BEEN 2859
CASES OF COVID-19 AND 1921
DEATHS.
DEATHS. ALSO TODAY, THE DETROIT MEDICAL
CENTER ANNOUNCED 480 EMPLOYEES
WOULD BE FURLOUGHED.
MORE IN A FEW MOMENTS.
>> Devin: MAYOR MIKE DUGGAN
PAINTED A BLEAK PICTURE OF
WHAT’S HAPPENING INSIDE DETROIT
NURSING HOMES.
NURSING HOMES. BUT A MASSIVE PROTEST IN LANSING
DEMANDING GOVERNOR WHITMER END
HER STRICT STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS.
ROD MELONI IN LANSING WITH THE
STORY AND THE GOVERNOR’S
REACTION.
REACTION. ROD?
ROD? >> Rod: THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO GO
FROM NOON UNTIL 2:00 P.M.
LOOK BEHIND ME.
THEY ARE STILL LINING THE
STREETS AND STILL BLARING HORNS,
MANY WITH SIGNS SAYING
ESSENTIALLY LIBERTY AND THE
GOVERNOR’S ORDER HAVE LITTLE TO
DO WITH EACH OTHER.
HORNS BLARED AS THEY DRAPED
THEMSELVES IN THE FLAG.
OTHERS WAVED FLAGS FROM THE
ROOFS OF THEIR VEHICLES.
THERE WERE BOAT TRAILERS AND
BUSINESS VEHICLES.
BUSINESS VEHICLES. THE DRONE VIDEO FROM THE
CONSERVATIVE COALITION SHOWS A
TRAFFIC JAM LIKE FEW HERE HAVE
SEEN AT THE CAPITOL.
HE WANTED THE GOVERNMENT TO
KNOW.
KNOW. >> THIS IS GOVERNMENT OVERREACH
ON STEROIDS AND WE HAVE TO GET
BACK TO FOLLOWING THE BILL OF
RIGHTS.
RIGHTS. AND AN EXECUTIVE ORDER IS NOT
THE LAW.
THE LAW. >> Rod: TRACY DROVE TWO HOURS TO
BE HERE.
BE HERE. >> WE WANT TO END THE TYRANNY.
WE’RE TIRED OF HEARING THE FEAR.
WE UNDERSTAND AND ARE
SYMPATHETIC TO PEOPLE TO CATCH
AND HAVE THE VIRUS, BUT IT
SHOULD NOT STOP THE ECONOMY AND
PEOPLE’S LIVES FROM GOING
FORWARD.
FORWARD. >> Rod: DONNA EMPLOYS 300 PEOPLE
AND HAD TO LAY SOME OF THEM OFF
AND DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT
MICHIGAN BUSINESS.
MICHIGAN BUSINESS. >> WE’RE AFRAID ANOTHER 2 OR 3
MORE WEEKS IS GONNA BE
DEVASTATING AND A LOT OF GOOD
PEOPLE WILL BE PUT OUT ON THE
STREETS BECAUSE BUSINESSES WILL
BE DONE.
BE DONE. >> Rod: THE GOVERNOR IS STANDING
BY HER ORDER.
>> I SUPPORT YOUR RIGHT TO FREE
SPEECH AND I RESPECT YOUR
OPINIONS.
OPINIONS. I JUST URGE YOU, DON’T PUT
YOURSELF AT RISK.
AND DON’T PUT OTHERS AT RISK
EITHER.
EITHER. I WAS DISAPPOINTED TO SEE PEOPLE
CONGREGATING, NOT WEARING MASKS.
I SAW SOMEONE HANDING OUT CANDY
TO LITTLE KIDS BARE HANDED.
WE KNOW THIS RALLY ENDANGERED
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
I’M THE GOVERNOR FOR ALL 10
MILLION PEOPLE OF THIS STATE
WHETHER YOU SUPPORT ALL OF THE
POLICIES THAT I’VE CHAMPIONED OR
NOT.
NOT. AND WE’VE GOT TO ALL DO OUR
PART.
PART. [HORN HONKING]
[HORN HONKING] >> Rod: REALLY, I CAN’T HEAR
MYSELF THINK.
MYSELF THINK. THIS WENT NATIONAL AND THE
GOVERNOR WAS ON NATIONAL
TELEVISION.
TELEVISION. COMING UP ON LOCAL 4 NEWS AT
6:00, WE’LL LOOK AT THAT AND
WHAT THAT ALL MEANS AS THE STATE
GOES FORWARD.
GOES FORWARD. REPORTING LIVE FROM LANSING, ROD
MELONI, LOCAL 4.
>> Kim: GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS
SITUATION IN THE CITY OF
DETROIT.
DETROIT. >> Devin: WITH AN UPDATE A SHORT
TIME AGO, MAYOR MIKE DUGGAN SAID
THE NUMBERS ARE TRENDING IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION BUT THERE’S A
BIG ISSUE UNFOLDING INSIDE THE
NURSING HOMES.
NURSING HOMES. LET’S GET TO THAT PART OF THE
STORY WITH VICTOR WILLIAMS.
HE SAYS 30% OF RESIDENTS TESTED
IN NURSING HOMES, 30% ARE COMING
BACK POSITIVE.
BACK POSITIVE. >> Victor: THAT’S A REALLY BIG
NUMBER.
NUMBER. AND ALL OF THESE NUMBERS ARE
SAD.
SAD. TODAY, 45 PEOPLE ALONE DIED AS A
BRINGING DETROIT’S DEATH TOLL
ALL THE WAY UP TO 469.
DESPITE ALL OF THIS, THE MAYOR
IS SAYING THAT THINGS ARE STILL
AHEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
>> THE LOSS OF LIFE IS PERSONAL
TO US.
TO US. DETROIT IS A BIG SMALL TOWN.
>> Victor: THE NUMBER OF
COVID-19 CASES AND DEATHS ARE
CONTINUOUSLY ON THE RISE.
>> 7141 CASES AND 469 DEATHS.
>> Victor: ESPECIALLY IN NURSING
HOMES.
HOMES. >> 35% OF EVERYBODY TESTED HAS
BEEN POSITIVE.
BEEN POSITIVE. WE HAVE A CRISIS IN THE NURSING
HOMES.
HOMES. I KNOW IT’S TRUE AROUND THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. >> Victor: DESPITE THE SAD
NUMBERS, FEWER PEOPLE ARE IN THE
HOSPITALS AND FEWER PEOPLE ARE
ON VENTILATORS.
ON VENTILATORS. >> WE’RE SEEING FEWER NEW CASES,
HOWEVER I STILL URGE CAUTION.
>> Victor: AND THE VIRUS IS
POSSIBLY ON THE DOWNSWING.
>> THE TCF CENTER HAS ONLY 16
PATIENTS.
PATIENTS. AND I HAVE SAID FROM THE
BEGINNING, IF THIS CITY IS
DISCIPLINED ABOUT SOCIAL
DISTANCING, WE WON’T NEED A
THOUSAND BEDS, WE CAN HOLD IT
DOWN TO 200 OR 250 BEDS.
>> Victor: AND THE CITY IS
HOPING TO TEST AT LEAST 2,000
PEOPLE NEXT WEEK.
ESPECIALLY THOSE IN THE NURSING
HOMES.
HOMES. THE MAYOR WENT ON RECORD TO SAY
ALL THE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF
THE CITY, THEY WILL STILL KEEP
THEIR HEALTH CARE BENEFITS
THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC.
VICTOR WILLIAMS, LOCAL 4.
>> Devin: THE MAYOR HAS BEEN
HOLDING UPDATES IN THE AFTERNOON
AND WE LIVE STREAM THEM ON THE
"CLICK ON DETROIT" APP.
>>> PROVIDED MEDICAL SYSTEMS ARE
DOING LAYOFFS AND IT NOW
INCLUDES THE DMC.
LARRY SPRUILL IS LIVE WITH THE
DECISION TO FURLOUGH 480
WORKERS, LARRY.
WORKERS, LARRY. >> Larry: AND IT SAYS IT WAS A
TOUGH DECISION BUT SOMETHING
THEY HAD TO DO IN LIGHT OF
WHAT’S GOING ON WITH THE
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. THEY HAD TO FURLOUGH HUNDREDS OF
EMPLOYEES HERE UNTIL THINGS
START TO GET BACK TO NORMAL.
480 EMPLOYEES HERE AT DETROIT
MEDICAL CENTER GOT THE NEWS THEY
DID NOT WANT TO HEAR.
DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER IS
FURLOUGHING THOSE EMPLOYEES DUE
TO THE SITUATION AT THE HOSPITAL
BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS.
HOSPITAL LEADERS SAY WITH
STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS AND
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON ELECTED
PROCEDURES, SOME HOSPITAL
EMPLOYEES NOT RELATED TO
COVID-19 CRISIS OR OTHER NEEDS
HAVE BEEN CLOSED OR RAMPED DOWN.
THE HOSPITAL RELEASED A
STATEMENT WEDNESDAY SAYING, IN
PART, WE HAVE TAKEN STEPS TO
DIVERT ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO
COVID-19 CARE AND OTHER
PROCEDURES THAT CANNOT BE
.
. >> Larry: BUT THERE’S SOMEWHAT
GOOD NEWS IN ALL OF THIS.
THE HOSPITAL STATED WE’RE
PROVIDING ALL FURLOUGHED
EMPLOYEES WITH MEDICAL BENEFITS
SUPPORT CONSISTENT WITH
ELECTIONS AT NO COST TO THEM.
NOW THE BIG QUESTION IS, HOW
LONG WILL THIS FURLOUGH LAST?
AND AS OF RIGHT NOW, NO ONE
SEEMS TO HAVE THAT ANSWER.
THE HOSPITAL IS HOPING THE STAFF
MEMBERS IMPACTED CAN RETURN BACK
TO WORK, ONCE THINGS GET BACK TO
NORMAL.
NORMAL. THEY ENDED THE STATEMENT WITH
THIS:
>> Larry: I ASKED TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE ON CAMERA, BUT THEY
DECLINED.
DECLINED. LARRY SPRUILL, LOCAL 4.
>> Devin: ABSOLUTELY
FASCINATING.
FASCINATING. >>> NEW REPORTS SAY FEDERAL
OFFICIALS HAVE LAID OUT A NEW
STRATEGY THAT COULD MEAN
REOPENING NEW PARTS OF THE
ECONOMY SOONER THAN PRESIDENT
TRUMP WANTS.
TRUMP WANTS. THERE’S MORE CONTROVERSY OVER
THE STATUS OF STIMULUS CHECKS
AND THE PRESIDENT’S FREEZE IN
FUNDING TO THE WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION.
ORGANIZATION. ALICE?
ALICE? >> Reporter: IN THE PUSH AND
PULL OVER HOW AND WHEN TO REOPEN
THE ECONOMY, TOP FEDERAL
OFFICIALS ARE ADVISING AGAINST
ANY STATES OPENING BEFORE MAY
1st, THOUGH PRESIDENT TRUMP
SUGGESTS SOME COULD.
AS STATES CAUTIOUSLY MOVE TOWARD
REOPENING THEIR PARALYZED
ECONOMIES, THERE’S NEW REPORTING
THAT FEMA AND THE CDC HAVE
CREATED A PUBLIC HEALTH STRATEGY
TO GUIDE A SAFE REOPENING,
INCLUDING RAMPING UP PRODUCTION
OF TESTING KITS AND PROTECTIVE
GEAR.
GEAR. IT SPECIFIES THAT STATES SHOULD
NOT REOPEN BEFORE MAY 1st.
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE THINKS
SOME COULD OPEN SOONER THOUGH HE
WILL LEAVE THE TIME AND APPROACH
UP TO EACH GOVERNOR.
>> WE WON’T WANT TO PUT PRESSURE
ON ANYWHERE.
ON ANYWHERE. >> Reporter: FAUCI SAID THERE
WILL BE MORE CASES AND WE’LL
NEED TO RESPOND QUICKLY.
>> IDENTIFY, ISOLATE, GET OUT OF
CIRCULATION AND DO ADEQUATE AND
APPROPRIATE CONTACT TRACING AS
NEW CASES ARISE.
>> Reporter: ON THE ECONOMIC
FRONT, MILLIONS OF AMERICANS
HAVE STARTED RECEIVING DIRECT
DEPOSIT STIMULUS PAYMENTS.
AND THOSE RECEIVING CHECKS, WE
KNOW THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP’S NAME
WILL BE PRINTED ON THEM, A
CONTROVERSIAL MOVE.
CONTROVERSIAL MOVE. INTERNATIONALLY, BACKLASH TODAY
TO PRESIDENT TRUMP’S DECISION TO
HALT FUNDING FOR THE WORLD
HEALTH ORGANIZATION.
HEALTH ORGANIZATION. >> IT IS A KIND OF LUDICROUS
DECISION IN THE MIDDLE OF A
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. >> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT IS
DEMANDING A REVIEW OF HOW THE
W.H.O. RESPONDED TO THE INITIAL
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK, ACCUSING
THE BODY OF BEING TOO TRUSTING
OF CHINA AND COVERING UP
MISTAKES.
MISTAKES. THE W.H.O. CHIEF SAID HE REVIEW
SHOULD WAIT UNTIL THE DANGER HAS
PASSED.
PASSED. >> MY FOCUS IS STOPPING THIS
VIRUS AND SAVING LIVES.
>> Reporter: CONGRESSIONAL
DEMOCRATS ARE DISPUTING WHETHER
THE PRESIDENT HAS THE POWER TO
UNILATERALLY FREEZE HUNDREDS OF
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN APPROVED
FUNDING.
FUNDING. DEMOCRATS ARE UNDER FIRE FOR
REFUSING TO APPROVE MORE MONEY
FOR A SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM
THAT COULD RUN OUT OF FUNDING BY
THE END OF TODAY SAYING THEY
WON’T SIGN OFF WITHOUT MORE
MONEY FOR STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS.
GOVERNMENTS. IN WASHINGTON, ALICE BARR, LOCAL
4.
4. >> Kim: STOCKS FINISHED LOWER
AFTER WEAK ECONOMIC DATA AND
EARNINGS WEIGHED ON THE MARKET
THROUGHOUT TRADING.
THROUGHOUT TRADING. THE DOW DROPPED 4MORE THAN 400
POINTS.
POINTS. THE WORST SINCE APRIL 1st.
THE NASDAQ BROKE A FOUR-DAY
WINNING STREAK, DOWN 1.4%.
>> Devin: I WANT TO INVITE YOU
TO BE WITH US TOMORROW NIGHT AT
7:00 P.M. AS TWO SENATORS,
DEBBIE STABENOW AND GARY PETERS
WILL ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.
IT’S A LIVE TOWN HALL MADE
POSSIBLE BY A PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN THE DETROIT TELEVISION
STATIONS.
STATIONS. I’LL BE JOINED BY HUEL PERKINS
AND CAROLYN CLIFFORD.
SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS AT
CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
CLICKONDETROIT.COM. >> Kim: SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL
GUARD BASE WILL NOT BE THE NEW
HOME OF F-35 FIGHTER JETS.
MADISON, WISCONSIN, WILL HOST
THE SQUADRON OF FIGHTER JETS AS
WELL AS A BASE IN MONTGOMERY,
ALABAMA, AND WILL JOIN ALASKA,
UTAH, AND THE U.K.
AND THE NATIONAL GUARD UNIT IN
BURLINGTON, VERMONT.
BURLINGTON, VERMONT. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN
2023.
2023. >> Devin: MORE TO COME ON THIS
WEDNESDAY.
WEDNESDAY. HERE’S BEN.
HERE’S BEN. >> Ben: WE PICKED UP OVER AN
INCH OF SNOW AT METRO AIRPORT
TODAY AND WE MAY SEE MORE BEFORE
THE WEEK IS DONE.
A WINTRY FORECAST IS COMING YOUR
WAY.
WAY. >> Shawn: ANOTHER DEATH
CONNECTED TO RIVERGATE NURSING
HOME.
HOME. >> IT’S UNCALLED FOR.
IF THEY HAD DONE SOMETHING
SOONER, MY MOM WOULD PROBABLY
STILL BE HERE.
>> Shawn: SHE LOST HER MOM EARLY
THIS MORNING AND SHE IS
DEMANDING ANSWERS FROM THE
NURSING HOME.
NURSING HOME. >> YOU’VE PROBABLY SEEN VIDEO OF
DRIVE-UP TESTING BUT MOBILE
TESTING GOING TO WHERE IT’S
NEEDED.
NEEDED. THREE GROUPS COMING TOGETHER TO
HELP FIRST RESPONDERS WHERE IT’S
NEEDED MOST.
NEEDED MOST. >> Dr. McGeorge: AND HOW ARE WE
REALLY DOING WHEN IT COMES TO
FLATTENING THE CURVE AND HOW
CLOSE ARE WE TO LOOSENING THE
RESTRICTIONS.
RESTRICTIONS. I’M DR. FRANK McGEORGE.
WE’LL TALK TO A LOCAL RESEARCHER
AND FIND OUT WHAT NEEDS TO