FIRST OF FOUR STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS. PRESIDENT BIDEN JUST TALKED ABOUT HIS NEW PLAN,
BUT WATCH FOR CRITICISM FROM
BOTH ENDS OF THE POLITICAL
SPECTRUM, AND HERE’S KIM ADAMS
STORMS RIGHT NOW SHOWING UP ON
EXACT TRACK RADAR IN OUR
IMMEDIATE AREA, BUT THERE ARE
SOME UP TO THE NORTH THAT WILL
TRACK HERE COMING UP IN JUST A
FEW MINUTES. THE NEXT GENERATION
OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS ARE BEING
PRIMED TO DISPENSE CARE,
KNOWLEDGE AND HEALING THAT’S
CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, ABSOLUTELY
LIFE OR DEATH. WHEN IT COMES TO
THE MEDICAL FIELD, THE
IMPORTANCE OF CULTIVATING
DIVERSE THINKING AND HEALING
WHILE STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL. LIVE
FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT. LOCAL 4
NEWS FIRST AT FOUR STARTS NOW.
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. I’M
KAREN DREW FIRST AT FOUR.
PRESIDENT BIDEN IS TAKING ACTION
ON STUDENT LOAN DEBT, BUT IT’S
LIKELY A PLAN THAT RAISES A LOT
OF QUESTIONS. KIMBERLY GILL
JOINS US FROM THE NEWSROOM AND
KIM THERE IS AN IMMEDIATE
BENEFIT FROM MILLIONS OF
AMERICANS, BUT THEN IT GETS A
LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED. YOU’RE
RIGHT, KAREN. GOOD AFTERNOON TO
YOU, BY THE WAY, THE LATEST
PAUSE ON FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN
PAYMENTS WAS SET TO EXPIRE
AUGUST 31ST. THE PRESIDENT HAS
NOW PUSHED THAT TO THE END OF
THE YEAR. STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS
WERE FIRST FROZEN AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE COVID PANDEMIC
, AND THE PAUSE HAS BEEN
EXTENDED A FEW TIMES HERE WITH
THE PRESIDENT SAYS THIS WILL BE
THE FINAL PAUSE ON PAYMENTS. BUT
HERE’S THE BIG NEWS. THE
PRESIDENT WANTS TO CANCEL
$10,000 IN FEDERAL STUDENT DEBT
FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS. THAT
PERK IS RESERVED FOR BORROWERS
WHO EARNED LESS THAN $125,000 A
YEAR OR FAMILIES EARNING LESS
THAN $250,000 A YEAR. SOME
CRITICS WILL SAY $10,000 ISN’T
ENOUGH, BUT THE NUMBERS SHOW
NEARLY A THIRD OF BORROWERS LESS
THAN $10,000, ALSO, BORROWERS
WHO OBTAINED PELL GRANTS ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR RELIEF OF $20,000.
MOST REPUBLICANS HAVE BEEN
OPPOSED TO ANY KIND OF
WIDESPREAD FORGIVENESS, BUT THE
PRESIDENT BELIEVES HE’S GOT THE
RIGHT COMPROMISE. I BELIEVE MY
PLAN IS RESPONSIBLE AND FAIR. IT
FOCUSES THE BENEFIT ON MIDDLE
CLASS AND WORKING FAMILIES. IT
HELPS BOTH CURRENT AND FUTURE
BORROWERS. AND ALL FIX THEM
BADLY BROKEN SYSTEM. AND YOU CAN
SORT THROUGH MORE OF THE DETAILS
OF THE PLAN AND HOW IT CHANGES
THINGS GOING FORWARD ONLINE ON
OUR WEBSITE CLICKONDETROIT.COM
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SHOULD RELEASE INFORMATION ON
HOW BORROWERS CAN SIGN UP FOR
THE RELIEF IN THE COMING WEEKS
WILL HAVE MORE ON THE PLAN WHEN
YOU JOIN US FOR LOCAL 4 NEWS AT
FIVE WILL SEND IT BACK TO YOU.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. KIM FORMER
DETROIT POLICE OFFICER HAS
PLEADED GUILTY IN CONNECTION
WITH THE FEDERAL CORRUPTION
INVESTIGATION. FORMER LIEUTENANT
JOHN F. KENNEDY ONCE COMMANDED
THE DEPARTMENT’S INTEGRITY UNIT.
HE PLEADED GUILTY TO CONSPIRING
WITH ANOTHER OFFICER TO COMMIT
BRIBERY. PROSECUTORS SAY KENNEDY
AGREED TO USE HIS INFLUENCE AS A
SUPERVISOR TO PERSUADE OTHER
OFFICERS TO MAKE TOWING
REFERRALS TO A SPECIFIC TOWING
COMPANY. OVER NEARLY THREE YEARS
, KENNEDY ACCEPTED MORE THAN
$14,000 IN CARS AND OTHER PERKS
. HE FACES A MAXIMUM SENTENCE OF
FIVE YEARS AND A POSSIBLE FINE
OF $250,000. BOTH CANDIDATES FOR
GOVERNOR OF MICHIGAN SAY THEY
ARE READY TO DEBATE. BUT IT
LOOKS LIKE THERE’S SOME
DIFFERENCES THAT DEFINITELY NEED
TO BE IRONED OUT. INCUMBENT
GRETCHEN WHITMER SAYS SHE’S
READY FOR TWO TELEVISED DEBATES
STARTING OCTOBER 13TH REPUBLICAN
TWITTER. DIXON TWEETED. SHE’S
READY TO BUT THINGS THE DEBATES
SHOULD HAPPEN BEFORE EARLY
VOTING STARTS, WHICH IS
SEPTEMBER 29TH. NOW WE DID REACH
OUT TO BOTH SIDES TO SEE IF OR
HOW THOSE DIFFERENCES MIGHT BE
WORKED OUT. WE’RE WORKING ON
THIS FOR YOU AND WE’LL KEEP YOU
POSTED. WE DIDN’T CATCH UP WITH
THE GOVERNOR FOR A FEW MOMENTS
AFTER SHE MADE A CAMPAIGN STOP
OVER IN NOVI TODAY, IT WAS OUR
FIRST CHANCE TO ASK HER ABOUT
THAT GUILTY VERDICT AGAINST THE
TWO MEN WHO PLOTTED TO KIDNAP
HER. SHE HOPES THE RIGHT LESSONS
WERE LEARNED. FOR YEARS I’VE
BEEN ASKING PEOPLE TO LOWER THE
TEMPERATURE. THIS IS SHOWS THAT
PEOPLE WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE
. WE SETTLE OUR DIFFERENCES AT
THE BALLOT BOX. AND THEN WE MOVE
FORWARD, AND I THINK YESTERDAY’S
CONCLUSION OF THE TRIAL WAS JUST
RESULT. ADAM FOX AND BARRY CROFT
JR WERE CONVICTED YESTERDAY AND
COULD FACE LIFE IN PRISON. THEY
WILL BOTH BE SENTENCED IN
DECEMBER. WE’VE SEEN SO MUCH
SUNSHINE OUTSIDE OUR DOWNTOWN
STUDIOS TODAY. HERE’S A LOOK AT
THE DETROIT RIVERFRONT. FEW
CLOUDS. THEY’RE ISOLATED SHOWERS
. AT TIMES WE ARE DEFINITELY IN
A NICE END OF SUMMER GROOVE.
LET’S CHECK IN WITH KIM ADAMS
AND WHAT WE CAN EXPECT TONIGHT.
IT HAS JUST BEEN A NICE STRETCH
OF LOVELY WEATHER. THERE’S
NOTHING SHOWING UP IN THE
IMMEDIATE AREA ON EXACT TRACK 40
RADAR, BUT JUST UP TO OUR NORTH
GLADWIN PICKING UP A SHOWER ALSO
MOUNT FOREST IF YOU HEAD OVER TO
EAST TOWERS. ALSO GETTING A
BRIEF DOWNPOUR. BUT THESE ARE
NOT GOING TO AFFECT US HERE IN
METRO DETROIT, WE’RE GOING TO
SAY NICE AND QUIET FOR A LITTLE
BIT. NOW. TOMORROW WE HAVE A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER. BUT
FOR THE MOST PART, IT IS GOING
TO BE A NICE END TO THE WORK
WEEK. IT’S A LITTLE WARM OUT
THERE, THOUGH WARMER THAN IT WAS
YESTERDAY. 86 THAT WAS PREDICTED
HIGH, AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHERE
WE ARE THIS AFTERNOON. 85 AT
CITY AIRPORT, LOW EIGHTIES AND
PONTIAC, SO YOU’VE PROBABLY
NOTICED. A LITTLE BIT MORE IN
THE WAY OF HEAT, ALTHOUGH THE
HUMIDITY IS STILL FAIRLY LOW, SO
IF YOU’RE HEADED OUT AND ABOUT
TONIGHT NICE AND DRY, WILL BE
DROPPING DOWN INTO THE LOW
SEVENTIES BY MIDNIGHT. MORE ON
THAT CHANCE FOR RAIN TOMORROW
AND WHAT THE WEEKEND LOOKS LIKE
COMING UP IN THE FOREWARN
FORECAST. ALRIGHT, WE APPRECIATE
IT. THANK YOU. KIM CRANE IANS
ARE CELEBRATING INDEPENDENCE
DAY. BUT THE ANNIVERSARY COMES
WITH FEARS ABOUT THE RISK OF
NEW, BRUTAL RUSSIAN ATTACKS.
IT’S BEEN 31 YEARS SINCE UKRAINE
TRIED TO LEAVE RUSSIA AND ITS
FIGHTING ONCE AGAIN TO SURVIVE.
ALL THESE YEARS LATER, RESIDENTS
OF KIEV WOKE UP TO A RAID.
SIRENS AND CROWD SIZES WERE
LIMITED AS THE COUNTRY SHOWED
OFF, BURNT OUT RUSSIAN TANKS
FROM THIS NEW INVASION.
PRESIDENT VLADIMIR ZELENSKYY
MARKED SIX MONTHS OF WAR BY
VOWING TO KEEP FIGHTING FOR
VICTORY. ALSO PRESIDENT BIDEN
ANNOUNCED HE IS SENDING ALMOST
$3 BILLION IN A NEW MILITARY AID
PACKAGE THAT WILL ALLOW UKRAINE
TO KEEP FIGHTING FOR YEARS TO
COME. FIRST LADY JOE BIDEN HAS
TESTED POSITIVE AGAIN FOR COVID
19, JUST LIKE THE PRESIDENT. DR
BIDEN IS SAID TO BE EXPERIENCING
A REBOUND CASE. SO SHE TESTED
NEGATIVE YESTERDAY. AND ALSO
LIKE THE PRESIDENT. SHE WAS ON
PAXIL OVID, A TREATMENT THAT HAS
BEEN LINKED TO REBOUND CASES. WE
ARE TOLD THE PRESIDENT IS
TESTING NEGATIVE, AND THE FIRST
LADY REMAINS IN DELAWARE, WHERE
SHE HAS BEEN ISOLATED. THE NEW
IMPROVED COVID BOOSTER COULD BE
JUST A FEW WEEKS AWAY. NBC NEWS
REPORTING OMNICRON TARGETED
SHOTS COULD BE AVAILABLE ABOUT
LABOR DAY. SOURCES TELL NBC THE
SHOTS WILL BE AIMED AT TEENAGERS
AND ADULTS AS PART OF THE FDA IS
FALL BOOSTER CAMPAIGN. BOTH
MODERNA AND FIGHTER HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON BOOSTERS THAT TARGET
THE B A FOUR AND BE A FIVE SUB
VARIANTS OF OH, MACRON. RIGHT
NOW, THE CDC SAYS BE A FIVE IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR ABOUT NINE IN 10
NEW COVID CASES IN THE U. S
GOVERNMENT HOPES MATCHING THE
STRAIN WILL MAKE SHOTS MORE
EFFECTIVE, BUT ALSO OFFER LONGER
LASTING IMMUNITY. DIVERSITY IN
HEALTH CARE ISN’T JUST A SLOGAN
. FOR SOME PATIENTS, IT CAN MEAN
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND
DEATH. WE FOUND A PROGRAM
FOCUSING ON THE FUTURE
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS WHO CAN
BRING THEIR DIFFERENT WAYS OF
THINKING INTO THE HEALTH CARE
FIELD POLITICS AND WAS THERE FOR
GRADUATION. TODAY SHE JOINS US
LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT
THERE, PAULA HEY, KAREN, SO
THERE ARE NO SHORT TERM FIXES
FOR THESE KINDS OF SHORTAGES. WE
ALL KNOW THAT BUT THIS KIND OF
LONG TERM FUTURE INVESTMENT IS
SO MULTIFOLD BECAUSE IT ALSO
ADDRESSES SHORTAGES IN
DIVERSITY. YEAH WELL, YOU TREAT
A PATIENT FOR AN ILLNESS. THE
WAY YOU TREAT CULTURAL
DIFFERENCES IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT
. AND THAT’S JUST ONE REASON
HAVING A CULTURALLY DIVERSE
MEDICAL FORCE IS CRITICAL FROM
THE PATIENT’S PERSPECTIVE WHEN
THEY’RE INTERACTING WITH A
PHYSICIAN OR A NURSE
PRACTITIONER. THEY WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT FOLKS UNDERSTAND THEIR
CULTURE BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY,
RESPECTED AND RESPECT THE
DECISIONS THAT THEY MAKE AND HOW
THE CULTURE SHAPES THEIR
EXPERIENCE WITH HEALTH AND
HEALTH CARE. DR MARTINA CALDWELL
. BROTHER WILL YOU’RE LOOKING
GREAT MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION FOR
HENRY FORD HEALTH DOESN’T JUST
TALK THE TALK. SHE’S DONE. THE
WALK ONLY EXPOSURE TO HEALTHCARE
WAS FROM THE SIDE OF MY FAMILY
BEING SICK AND I WANTED TO BE A
CHANGE AGENT. I SAID, WELL, I
FEEL HELPLESS, RIGHT WATCHING MY
FAMILY INTERFACE WITH HEALTHCARE
IN THE WAY THAT DIDN’T FEEL
AUTHENTIC TO US DIDN’T ALWAYS
TAKE CARE OF OUR NEEDS, AND SO I
WANTED TO BE ONE OF THE
PHYSICIANS ON THE OTHER SIDE,
DOING THE SERVICE AND FROM HER
OWN EXPERIENCES DEVELOPED THE
PATHWAY. IS THE HEALTHCARE
CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CAREERS
PROGRAM. LONG NAME THAT, IN
SHORT TOOK 16 MINORITY HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO FOR THE LAST
FOUR WEEKS HAVE BEEN GETTING
IMMERSED IN THE POSSIBILITIES OF
THEMSELVES IN HEALTHCARE FIELDS
. DEFINITELY GOT TO BE A LOT OF
DIVERSE DOCTORS AND I WAS REALLY
HAPPY WITH THAT, BECAUSE I
DIDN’T REALLY THINK THAT THERE
WILL BE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SKIN
COLOR IN THIS FIELD, RISING
SOPHOMORE JADA HILL, WHO WANTS
TO BE AN O B G, Y N AND ACTUALLY
GOT TO WATCH BABIES BEING BORN
BABIES, SO SEEING LIVE BABY
VERSE WAS REALLY AWESOME, TOO.
OH, GRAHAM IS AS INTENSIVE AS IT
IS INTENTIONAL. THIS SUMMER,
THESE STUDENTS HAD A BALL. THEY
ALSO ENGAGED IN SIMULATIONS
WHERE THEY LEARNED HOW TO SUTURE
DO ROBOTIC SURGERY AND
ULTRASOUND. THEY ARE CPR TRAINED
. THEY SHADOW CLINICIANS THAT
LOOK LIKE THEM AND DO THE
CAREERS THAT THEY EXPIRE, TOO.
AND BY GUIDING THESE STUDENTS
FROM DETROIT AND SURROUNDING
COMMUNITIES THROUGH WHAT IT’S
LIKE TO BE A PART OF THE MEDICAL
COMMUNITY, IT SETS THEM ON A
PATHWAY OF MAKING A DIFFERENCE
BECAUSE OF WHO THEY ARE. SO IT’S
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT
SOMETIMES WHEN PATIENTS COME
INTO A BUILDING IN THEIR MOST
VULNERABLE TIMES THAT THEY SEE
FOLKS WHO LOOK LIKE THEM, THEY
SEE FOLKS WHO MIGHT UNDERSTAND.
AND WHAT THEY’RE GOING THROUGH.
THEY SEE FOLKS WHO UNDERSTAND
SOME OF THOSE CULTURAL NUANCES.
OKAY SO HOW’S THAT FOR WHAT YOU
DO ON YOUR SUMMER VACATION? SO
THIS INAUGURAL GRADUATION CLASS
AGAIN? THIS IS THIS IS
ABSOLUTELY HUGE FOR THEM, BUT IT
DOESN’T STOP THERE BECAUSE WE
ALSO KNOW THAT MINORITY STUDENTS
HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES VERY OFTEN
IN GETTING FUNDING FOR HIGHER
EDUCATION. AND SO THE PROGRAM
ACTUALLY FOLLOWS THESE STUDENTS
AND HELPS THEM LEARN HOW TO
APPLY AND NAVIGATE THEM. THROUGH
FUNDING AND ALSO JADA GOT TO
WATCH BABIES BEING BORN AND THAT
THAT MADE IT WORK RIGHT. SUCH A
GREAT VACATION. I WATCHED BABIES
BEING BORN PRETTY DARN COOL. I
LOVE THE STORY AND OBVIOUSLY