LATE AFTERNOON NEWS CONFERENCE AND CALLS IT RIGHT AFTER THE BIG
PROTEST THAT HAD CLOGGED THE
STREETS OF THE STATE CAPITAL AND
SHE SAID POINT THE ANGER TOWARDS
HER.
HER. SHE WAS DISAPPOINTED THAT PEOPLE
DID NOT KEEP THEIR DISTANCE AT
THE STATE CAPITOL AND DID NOT
WEAR MAX AND WERE HANDING CANDY
OUT TO CHILDREN.
WE’LL HAVE MORE ON HER COMMENTS
THROUGHOUT THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING.
THIS EVENING. WE’RE STREAMING IT AT
CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
CLICKONDETROIT.COM. WE’LL CONTINUE WITH AN EXPANDED
"FIRST AT 4" AND LET’S GO TO THE
BIG STORY.
BIG STORY. PEOPLE ARE DISAGREEING WITH THE
GOVERNOR’S EXTENDED STAY-AT-HOME
ORDER.
ORDER. THEY HELD A VERY LOUD PROTEST
OUTSIDE OF THE STATE CAPITOL.
THEY STAYED IN THEIR CARS AND
HONKED THEIR HORNS FOR HOURS!
OTHERS GOT OUT AND GATHERED ON
THE CAPITOL LAWN.
MICHIGAN STATE POLICE TROOPERS
GATHERED TO MAINTAIN ORDER.
MANY WERE NOT WEARING MASKS.
ORGANIZERS SAY THE GOVERNOR
NEEDS TO EASE UP ON THE
STAY-AT-HOME RESTRICTION AND
ALLOW PEOPLE TO RETURN TO WORK.
GOVERNOR WHITMER DEFENDED HER
ORDER SAYING MICHIGAN HAS A
UNIQUE SITUATION ON ITS HANDS
WITH THE THIRD MOST NUMBER OF
CASES IN THE NATION.
ROD MELONI WILL HAVE A LIVE
UPDATE WHEN YOU JOIN US IN 30
MINUTES AT 5:00.
>>> WE’RE GETTING NEW NUMBERS
ABOUT HOW THE CORONAVIRUS IS
AFFECTING FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS
DURING THIS PANDEMIC.
AT THIS TIME, AS THE GOVERNOR
JUST STATED, MORE THAN 28,000
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED ACROSS
THE STATE.
THE STATE. WE LOST ANOTHER 153 PEOPLE IN
THE PAST 24 HOURS.
WE CAN’T FORGET THAT NUMBER
REPRESENTS SOMEONE’S FAMILY,
SOMEONE’S FRIEND.
SOMEONE’S FRIEND. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS UP TO
MORE THAN 1900.
>>> CITY OF DETROIT IS WORKING
TO FILL A BIG BUDGET SHORTFALL
CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
AND THAT INCLUDES LAYOFFS.
MAYOR MIKE DUGGAN PREDICTS $145
MILLION SHORTFALL FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR ENDING IN JUNE, AND MORE
LOSSES TO COME.
RIGHT NOW, 200 PART-TIME AND
SEASONAL CITY WORKERS WILL BE
LAID OFF.
LAID OFF. OTHER WORKERS WILL FACE SALARY
CUTS WITH MANY WORKING LESS TO
MATCH THE DROP IN PAY.
POLICE, FIREFIGHTERS, AND DDOT
WORKERS WERE SPARED ANY PAY CUTS
OR LAYOFFS.
OR LAYOFFS. BUT OBVIOUS LAY BIG DEVELOPING
STORY THERE.
STORY THERE. >>> MORE COVID-19 TESTING IS
AVAILABLE BUT SOME HAVE BECOME
SICK OR EVEN DIED AT HOME
WITHOUT BEING TESTED.
OUR DR. FRANK McGEORGE IS HERE
TO EXPLAIN WHEN YOU SHOULD GO TO
THE HOSPITAL REGARDLESS OF
WHETHER YOU’VE BEEN TESTED OR
NOT.
NOT. >> Dr. McGeorge: IF YOU FEEL
LIKE YOU CAN’T MANAGE YOUR
SYMPTOMS AT HOME, THEN YOU
SHOULD BE EVALUATED BY A MEDICAL
PROFESSIONAL AND BE TREATED.
HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KEEP IN
MIND.
MIND. WE FOCUSED ON COUGH, FEVER,
SHORTNESS OF BREATH FOR SOMEONE
TO BE EVALUATED FOR COVID-19.
THAT’S BECAUSE PEOPLE WITH THOSE
SYMPTOMS TEND TO DEVELOP MORE
SEVOER DISEASE AND MORE LIKELY
TO NEED OXYGEN OR ICU.
OVER TIME, AS WE’VE SEEN MORE
PATIENTS WITH COVID-19, WE’VE
DISCOVERED IT CAN PRESENT WITH A
WIDER RANGE OF PROBLEMS.
DIARRHEA WITH VOMITING AND LOSS
OF APPETITE, SEVERE MUSCLE PAIN
AND FATIGUE, AND IT MIGHT
PRODUCE DEHYDRATION AND FEIGNING
AND CAN SIGNAL BLOOD CLOTS OR
HEART DAMAGE.
HEART DAMAGE. ONCE THEY NEED MEDICAL CARE,
IT’S IMPORTANT TO KNOW IF
COVID-19 IS THE CAUSE BECAUSE IT
CAN PREDICT SOMEONE’S COURSE.
BUT OFTEN, EVEN WHEN SOMEONE
TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19, IF
WE CAN MANAGE THE SYMPTOMS,
HOSPITALIZATION ISN’T ALWAYS
NECESSARY.
NECESSARY. BUT AT HOME, THE PERSON WILL
NEED TO REMAIN VIGILANT FOR ANY
WORSENING SYMPTOMS.
WORSENING SYMPTOMS. EVEN IF YOU HAVE SOME OF THE
LESS SERIOUS SYMPTOMS LIKE SORE
THROAT, RUNNY NOSE OR LOSS OF
SMELL, IT’S REASONABLE TO
SUGGEST YOU SHOULD BE TESTED BUT
YOU SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS EVEN
IF YOU HAVEN’T BEEN TESTED.
>> Karen: PRESIDENT TRUMP
ACKNOWLEDGING IT’S UP TO
GOVERNORS TO REOPEN THEIR
INDIVIDUAL STATES.
INDIVIDUAL STATES. EARLIER IN THE WEEK HE SAID HE
HAD THE SOLE POWER.
HE IS AUTHORIZING THEM TO
IMPLEMENT PLANS.
IMPLEMENT PLANS. >> WE HAVE A LOT OF THOSE
STATES, SET TO OPEN PRACTICALLY
NOW.
NOW. WE’LL PICK A DATE AND GET A DATE
THAT’S GOOD, BUT IT WILL BE
VERY, VERY SOON, SOONER THAN THE
END OF THE MONTH.
WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL PIECES,
BEAUTIFUL STATES WITH CAPABLE
GOVERNORS.
GOVERNORS. THEY KNOW WHEN IT’S TIME TO
OPEN.
OPEN. >> Karen: GOVERNOR WHITMER IS IN
TALKS TO FORM A COALITION TO
DETERMINE WHEN IT’S TIME TO OPEN
THE STATES.
THE STATES. AND IT’S A QUESTION ON ALL OF
US, BUSINESS OWNERS, WORKERS AND
CUSTOMERS, ALL WONDERING WHAT
THE NEW NORMAL WILL LIKE LIKE
FOR ALL OF US.
PAULA TUTMAN HAS A LOOK AT HOW
THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COULD
CHANGE.
CHANGE. >> Paula: FOR THOSE WHO
UNDERSTAND THE TRUE GRAVITY OF
HAVING AIRBORNE VIRUS THAT MAKES
IT UNSAFE TO BREATHE THE AIR
FROM THE STRANGER NEXT TO YOU.
IT’S A NEW NORMAL.
MASKS, GLOVES, PARTIBLE
DISINFECTANT.
DISINFECTANT. THIS IS WHAT COMMERCE LOOKS LIKE
NOW AND WILL LOOK LIKE UNTIL
FOUR SPECIFIC THINGS HAPPEN,
THAT THERE’S MORE UNIFORMED
TESTING, TESTING FOR THE
ANTI-BODY, AND A VACCINE.
>> THERE WILL BE A CHANGE IN HOW
CUSTOMERS REACT.
CUSTOMERS REACT. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE FROM
LISTENING TO THIS PANEL, THEY’RE
THINKING ABOUT IT.
>> Paula: WE ASSEMBLED 6
BUSINESS OWNERS AND AN EXPERT
FROM OAKLAND UNIVERSITY TO
DISCUSS A VARIETY OF TOPICS
RELATED TO REOPENING OF THE
ECONOMY.
ECONOMY. ONE THING IS CERTAIN, IT WILL
NOT BE BUSINESS AS USUAL SAYS
ALEXANDRA CLARK OF BONBONBON
CANDIES.
CANDIES. >> IT MAKES IT SO NICE.
WE WANNA ADD THAT CAUTIOUSLY.
>> Paula: AND FLIPS HOUSES WITH
35 EMPLOYEES, ORLANDO ROBINSON
OF D & D INNOVATION IS CONCERNED
ABOUT HIS WORKERS.
>> WE WEAR A MASK ANYWAY AND
GLOVES ANYWAY.
GLOVES ANYWAY. OUR CONCERN IS THE PEOPLE WE’RE
AROUND WHEN WE GO TO RETAIL
PLACES IN ORDER TO BUY SUPPLIES.
>> Paula: SHE IS A PARTNER AS A
MAJOR METRO AIRPORT
CONCESSIONAIRE.
CONCESSIONAIRE. WHEN THE ECONOMY REOPENS, WHAT
DOES IT LOOK LIKE TO OPEN YOUR
CONCESSIONS AND RESTAURANTS?
>> I WOULD IMAGINE WE’RE GOING
TO HAVE TO PHASE IN THE OPENING
OF THE LOCATIONS.
>> Paula: JUDY OF THE SO LAND IN
FARMINGTON HILLS IS PLANNING HER
SAFETY ROUTE.
SAFETY ROUTE. >> THEY’LL WASH THEIR HANDS,
EVEN IF THEY SAY I JUST WASHED
THEM AND STERILIZED THEM.
GO TO THE RESTROOM AND WASH YOUR
HANDS.
HANDS. WE’LL DO OUR BEST TO HAVE MASKS.
>> Paula: OAKLAND UNIVERSITY
SAID THE BUSINESSES THAT SURVIVE
ARE THOSE THAT REINVENT THE
BUSINESS PLAN AND FACE FORWARD
INTO THE WIND IN MEETING CUSS
WHERE WHERE THEY ARE ON THE
COMFORT SCALE.
COMFORT SCALE. >> WE HAVE A CLEAR-CUT SAFETY
RULE AND MAKE SURE THE EMPLOYEES
ARE AWARE AND ALSO COMMUNICATE
THEM TO YOUR CUSTOMERS, WHICH
WILL CREATE TWO THINGS, ONE IS
SHOWING THAT YOU CARE AND THAT
YOU’RE ACTUALLY WORKING ON THIS.
AND THE OTHER THING IS GIVE THEM
PEACE OF MIND THAT THEY CAN COME
IN AND WORK WITH YOUR BUSINESS
IN A WAY THAT’S SAFE FOR THEM
AND THEIR FAMILIES.
>> Paula: KAREN, IF YOU’RE
LISTENING TO THE GOVERNOR A FEW
MOMENTS AGO, THIS IS EXACTLY
WHAT SHE’S TALKING ABOUT.
BUSINESS OWNERS WHO ARE ALREADY
THINKING FORWARD.
THINKING FORWARD. HOW DO THEY MAKE THEIR CUSTOMERS
FEEL SAFE?
FEEL SAFE? HOW DO THEY MOVE FORWARD IN
OTHER WAYS, PERHAPS ONLINE OR
CURBSIDE OR DELIVERIES.
THIS IS WHAT HAS TO BE DONE AND
THAT’S WHAT THE NEW NORMAL LOOKS
LIKE.
LIKE. THE OPENING VIDEO IS INCREDIBLE.
THAT’S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO DO
COMMERCE IN THESE DAYS.
GO TO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA
PLATFORMS.
PLATFORMS. WE PUT THE CONVERSATION ONLINE.
IT’S WORTH LISTENING TO AND VERY
INFORMATIVE.
INFORMATIVE. KAREN?
KAREN? >> Karen: THANK YOU FOR ALL THE
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES.
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. >> Karen: SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL
GUARD BASE WILL NOT RECEIVE F-35
JETS.
JETS. THE AIR FORCE ANNOUNCED THEY
WILL BE PLACED AT AIR NATIONAL
GUARD BASES IN WISCONSIN AND
ALABAMA.
ALABAMA. THEY TRIED TO GET THEM BACK TO
THE BASE IN 2017 BUT THE FEDS
DECIDED TO SEND THEM SOMEWHERE
ELSE.
ELSE. THE FIRST JETS ARE EXPECTED TO
ARRIVE IN LATE 2023.
>>> FROM DOWNTOWN TO FARMINGTON
HILLS, MANY OF US ARE SEEING
APRIL SNOW SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. THE SNOW COULD START TO ADD UP
IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
LET’S GO OVER TO BEN BAILEY.
IT’S A GOOD DAY TO BE WORKING IN
THE HOME OFFICE.
>> Ben: YEAH.
I MEAN THIS IS KIND OF THE GOOD
SIDE EFFECT OF EVERYBODY BEING
AT HOME, THERE ARE FEWER PEOPLE
ON THE ROADS DEALING WITH THIS
STUFF.
STUFF. AND WE HAVE MORE SHOWERS WORKING
INTO THE AREA.
WE’RE NOT DONE WITH THIS YET.
HERE’S "4 LIVE RADAR" AND YOU
CAN SEE THE DARK BLUE SHADES
STARTING TO MOVE OFF TO THE
SOUTH AND EAST.
THESE ARE START TO ROTATE
THROUGH, AND EVEN THE COMPUTER
MODELS THAT WE’RE USING HAVE
UNDERESTIMATED THE AMOUNT OF
SNOW OUT THERE.
ONCE THE SUN SETS, WE THINK
THERE WILL BE FEWER SNOW SHOWERS
AND PROBABLY COMPLETELY TAPER
OFF LEADING TO CLEARING SKIES.
THE SUNSHINE IS FUELING A LOT OF
SNOW SHOWERS THAT ARE LEFT WITH
US.
US. BUT WE’RE NOT LEFT WITH THE SNOW
FOR THE WEEK.
WE’VE GOT BETTER CHANCES.
AND WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THE
FORECAST FOR FRIDAY.
WE COULD BE TALKING
ACCUMULATIONS IN PART OF THE
AREA.
AREA. WE’LL DISCUSS THAT IN A FEW
MINUTES, KAREN.
MINUTES, KAREN. ♪
♪ >> Karen: WE’LL CHECK BACK WITH
YOU IN A LITTLE BIT.
>>> IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO
LOVES VIDEO GAMES, YOU NEED TO
STICK AROUND FOR TRENDING
STORIES.
STORIES. YOU CAN GET SOMETHING FOR
NOTHING.
NOTHING. >>> UP NEXT, PRESIDENT TRUMP
VERSUS THE WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION, HOW OTHER WORLD
LEADERS ARE RESPONDING TO HIS
CONTROVERSIAL PLEDGE.
CONTROVERSIAL PLEDGE. >>> DON’T FORGET TO WATCH A LIVE
TOWN HALL WITH MICHIGAN SENATORS
DEBBIE STABENOW AND GARY PETERS.
DEVIN SCILLIAN, HUEL PERKINS AND
CAROLYN CLIFFORD ARE TEAMING UP
AGAIN FOR THIS TOWN HALL.
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