>> Announcer: LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN
DETROIT, HOME OF WDIV AND CLICK
ON DETROIT.
LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 5:00 STARTS NOW!
>> Grant: A LINCOLN PARK GYM
SHUT DOWN FOR VARIETY LATING
GOVERNOR WHITMER’S ORDERS.
HOW MANY TICKETS WERE WRITTEN
AND WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.
>> Jason: AS CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS
RISE, GOVERNOR WHITMER HAS A
MESSAGE SHE WANTS ALL OF US TO
HEAR.
>> FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR LOVED
ONES, FOR THE SAKE OF OUR
ECONOMY, PLEASE MASK UP!
>> Karen: WE BEGIN WITH "STORM TRACKER 4" AND THE THREAT OF
TRACKER 4" AND THE THREAT OF
STORMS AMID THIS 8-DAY-LONG HEAT
WAVE.
>> Jason: YESTERDAY, THE STORMS
CAME OUT OF NOWHERE.
>> Karen: LET’S GET OVER TO BEN.
>> Ben: THERE ARE STORMS, FEWER
THAN YESTERDAY, AND IN DIFFERENT
SPOTS.
MOST OF THESE ARE IN THE NORTH
ZONE AS WE GO TO "STORM TRACKER
4."
A LOT OF THESE STARTED POPPING
UP IN GENESSEE COUNTY.
WE’LL ZOOM IN CLOSER.
THERE’S A COUPLE LITTLE AREAS
WHERE WE’RE SEEING DOWNPOURS AND
LIGHTNING STRIKES HERE. ALSO INTO LAPEER COUNTY, ALL OF
ALSO INTO LAPEER COUNTY, ALL OF
THESE ARE MIGRATING TO THE
NORTH.
AND YOU SEE THE LINES OUTSIDE OF
THE STORMS, AND THAT COULD KICK
OFF MORE THUNDERSTORMS AS WE GO
FORWARD.
LET’S LOOK AT CURRENT
TEMPERATURES AND THE HEAT INDEX
AT 94.
SO IT DEFINITELY FEELS HOTTER.
WE MADE IT TO 90, AND IT WAS THE
EIGHTH STRAIGHT DAY.
WILL WE DO IT TOMORROW?
AND THE RELIEF FOR THE WEEKEND,
ALL IN A FEW MINUTES.
>> Karen: OUR OTHER TOP STORY,
THE FIGHT AGAINST CORONAVIRUS.
TODAY’S NUMBERS IN THE PAST 24
HOURS, 446 PEOPLE HAVE TESTED
POSITIVE FOR COVID-19.
9 MORE PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR
LIVES TO THE VIRUS.
NOW IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT
TODAY’S COUNT IS 164 FEWER CASES
THAN YESTERDAY.
>> Jason: NOW TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MAP OF COVID-19 CASES, BY
THIS MAP OF COVID-19 CASES, BY
COUNTY THAT OUR TEAM POSTED TO
CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
METRO DETROIT IS THE BULL’S-EYE
HERE.
BUT WE KNOW CASE NUMBERS ARE
RISING ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE
STATE.
YOU CAN FIND A BUNCH OF DATA
LIKE THIS ON THE HOME PAGE.
AT A NEWS CONFERENCE, GOVERNOR
WHITMER SAID SHE IS ALARMED BY
THE RISING NUMBER OF CASES.
>> Karen: AND SHE IS DOUBLING
DOWN ON HER EFFORTS TO GET
MICHIGANDERS TO WEAR MASKS TO
STOP THE SPREAD. AND SHE SAID A FEW DAYS AGO
AND SHE SAID A FEW DAYS AGO
SHE’S NOT AFRAID TO DIAL THINGS
BACK BUT STOPPED SHORT OF DOING
THAT TODAY.
>> Rod: YEAH, SHE DID.
IT’S A SITUATION LIKE IN SO MANY
HOMES ACROSS THE STATE, THE
FOCAL POINT IS 8 WEEKS FROM NOW
WHEN SCHOOLS ARE SUPPOSED TO
OPEN AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE ONE OF
THESE ON.
>> I’M NOT ANNOUNCING A STEP
BACK TODAY.
>> Rod: THE GOVERNOR STANDING
PAT ON MICHIGAN’S REOPENING BUT WARNED, AS SHE DID EARLIER THIS
WARNED, AS SHE DID EARLIER THIS
WEEK ON CNN THINGS COULD QUICKLY
CHANGE.
>> IF WE WANT TO BE IN A
POSITION 8 WEEKS FROM NOW WHERE
WE CAN GET OUR KIDS BACK TO
IN-PERSON EDUCATION, THIS TREND
CANNOT CONTINUE.
>> Rod: SHE IS NOT GIVING
SPECIFICS AND SAID CONTEXT
MATTERS AND GAVE AN EXAMPLE AND POINTED TO THE HARPER’S BAR
POINTED TO THE HARPER’S BAR
SITUATION IN EAST LANSING.
EVEN THOUGH THE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT TRACED 140 POSITIVE
COVID CASES THERE, THAT’S THE
GOOD NEWS. >> THAT’S MUCH DIFFERENT THAN
>> THAT’S MUCH DIFFERENT THAN
140 TASTES THAT ARE TOTALLY
RANDOM WHERE YOU DON’T KNOW
WHAT’S HAPPENING AND IT’S
COMMUNITY SPREAD UNCHECKED AND
UNTRACEABLE AND HARD TO ISOLATE.
>> Rod: SO CONTACT TRACING RISES
IN IMPORT.
AND SHE REITERATED HER LONG STANDING ATTENTION TO THE FRONT
STANDING ATTENTION TO THE FRONT
LINE WORKERS, PARTICULARLY IN
HOSPITALS AND SHOPS.
SHE BELIEVES IT’S A RESPECTFUL TIP OF THE CAP TO DON A MASK.
TIP OF THE CAP TO DON A MASK.
>> IT’S THE RESPECTFUL WAY TO
PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR
FAMILIES FROM THE SPREAD OF
COVID-19, TO PROTECT YOUR
NEIGHBORS AND COWORKERS. AND TO PROTECT OUR ECONOMY FROM
AND TO PROTECT OUR ECONOMY FROM
ANOTHER POTENTIAL STEP
BACKWARDS.
>> Rod: NOW, THE GOVERNOR ALSO
TALKED AT LENGTH TODAY ABOUT A
NEW PROGRAM THAT’S GONNA BE
REQUIRED FOR ALL TRAINING
MEDICAL LICENSEES OR RENEWALS IN
LICENSING, AND IT HAS TO DO WITH SOMETHING CALLED IMPLICIT BIAS.
SOMETHING CALLED IMPLICIT BIAS.
WHAT THAT IS AND WHAT SHE
INTENDS TO DO WITH IT ON LOCAL 4
NEWS AT 6:00. >> Karen: THE ISSUE OF ENFORCING
>> Karen: THE ISSUE OF ENFORCING
MASK WEARING IS ENORMOUS, HARD
FOR STORE OWNERS TO POLICE IT
AND HARD FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES
TO CRACK DOWN.
THE "DEFENDERS" WILL LOOK AT THE
CHANGE TONIGHT AT 6:00.
>> Jason: ANOTHER BIG
DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH CARE WORKERS
HAVE TO UNDERGO IMPLICIT BIAS
TRAINING TO GET OR RENEW THEIR
LICENSES AS THE PANDEMIC HITS
MINORITY COMMUNITIES HARDER THAN
OTHERS.
>> I’VE ASKED MEDICAL PARTNERS AND UNIVERSITIES TO INCORPORATE
AND UNIVERSITIES TO INCORPORATE
IMPLICIT BIAS TRAINING INTO
THEIR CURRICULUM SO THAT PEOPLE
OF COLOR SEEK HEALTH CARE, THEY
WILL BE TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND
RESPECT AND THEREFORE BETTER
OUTCOMES.
IT CAN MAKE A POSITIVE
DIFFERENCE.
TODAY, WE’RE TAKING ACTION TO
IMPROVE RACIAL EQUITY ACROSS
MICHIGAN’S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
>> Jason: THE GOVERNOR SAID SHE
WILL RECEIVE IMPLICIT BIAS
TRAINING ALONG WITH MEMBERS OF
HER EXECUTIVE OFFICE AND STATE GOVERNMENT.
MORE ON THIS TONIGHT AT 6:00.
>>> ALTHOUGH DETROIT IS NOT
SEEING THE SPIKE IN CASES LIKE
OTHER CITIES, MAYOR MIKE DUGGAN
WANTS ALL DETROITERS TO WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC.
MASK IN PUBLIC.
>> Karen: THIS COMES AS THE CITY
HAS SEEN 25-30 MORE CASES PER
DAY OF COVID-19.
NEARLY ONE THIRD OF THE NEW
CASES ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 20-29.
IN MOST CASES, THE PERSON IS
ASYMPTOMATIC AND SHOWING NO
SYMPTOMS.
TODAY, MAYOR MIKE DUGGAN
ANNOUNCED OVER $7 MILLION IN GRAND WILL BE GIVEN OUT TO KEEP
GRAND WILL BE GIVEN OUT TO KEEP
HEALTH CARE BUSINESSES AFLOAT
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
>> WE DON’T WANT YOU TO NAVIGATE
THE BUREAUCRACY.
WE’RE HERE TO TAKE YOU THROUGH
IT AND GET YOU TO THE PLACE TO
GET MONEY INTO YOUR BUSINESS SO
YOU CAN KEEP GOING.
WE’RE GONNA GET THROUGH THIS
THING.
THE ECONOMY IS STARTING TO OPEN
UP.
THERE’S GONNA BE A VACCINE AND
WE’LL BE BACK TO NORMAL.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU’RE
STILL THERE IN YOUR STOREFRONT.
>> Karen: BUSINESSES WITH 50 OR
FEWER EMPLOYEES CAN APPLY BY
NEXT WEDNESDAY.
>> Jason: IN LINCOLN PARK,
POLICE CRACKED DOWN ON A GYM
THAT REFUSED TO CLOSE THE DOORS.
>> Karen: THE GYM WAS TICKETED
AND THE PEOPLE INSIDE WERE
TICKETED AS WELL.
THE OWNER WAS WARNED THIS WAS
COMING.
>> Grant: KAREN, THE MAYOR TOLD
US THE OWNER HERE AT RTV GYM WAS
TOLD ON TUESDAY THEY WEREN’T
ALLOWED TO BE OPEN, SO POLICE
STARTED WRITING TICKETS.
CLOSED TODAY WAS THE NOTE ON THE
DOOR, DO NOT ENTER, GOVERNOR’S
ORDERS.
YESTERDAY, THE GYM IN LINCOLN
PARK, POLICE DOLED OUT A DOZEN
TICKETS TO EMPLOYEES, MEMBERS,
AND THE OWNER, ALL GIVEN
MISDEMEANOR.
THE GYM HAD BEEN HOPE SINCE JUNE
27th, 3 DAYS AFTER A JUDGE
UPHELD GOVERNOR WHITMER’S APPEAL
TO KEEP GYMS CLOSED.
WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE
ATTENTION OF CITY COUNCIL, THEY
WERE WARNED TO STAY CLOSED AND
DIDN’T.
>> THE DOWNRIVER AREA HAS BEEN
HIT VERY HARD.
LINCOLN PARK HAS HAD OVER 35
DEATHS.
>> Grant: HE SAID HE WAS
FOLLOWING THE GOVERNOR’S ORDERS
AND SAID THEY CAN’T PICK AND
CHOOSE WHICH ORDERS TO FOLLOW.
>> IT’S NOT UP TO US TO
DETERMINE WHICH IS PROPER AND
WHICH IS IMPROPER.
THESE ARE THE ORDERS THAT WE
HAVE AND WE HAVE TO ENFORCE
THEM.
>> Grant: THE WIFE OF A MEMBER
SAW OUR LOCAL 4 TRUCK AND
STOPPED SAYING HER HUSBAND IS
FRUSTRATED HIS GYM IS CLOSED AND SHE WANTED TO SHOW SUPPORT.
SHE WANTED TO SHOW SUPPORT. >> IT’S A SMALL BUSINESS.
>> IT’S A SMALL BUSINESS.
YOU CAN COVID-19 PROTECT IT, IT
DOESN’T NEED IT.
>> I’M NOT GONNA CANDY COAT IT.
I DON’T KNOW HOW LONG WE CAN
ACTUALLY GET THROUGH THIS.
>> Grant: DOCTORS SAY THAT GYMS
ARE PLACES WHERE THE VIRUS CAN
SPREAD EASILY.
THERE’S ANOTHER COURT DATE FOR
LATER THIS MONTH.
THE OWNER IS HOPING TO MAKE HIS
CASE IN FRONT OF A JUDGE AND HIS
LAWYER SAID THEY’RE HOPING FOR A
FAIR AND UNBIASED JUDGE.
WHAT THE MISDEMEANOR FINE COULD
BE IS UP TO THE JUDGE AS WELL.
>> Karen: THERE’S AN ONGOING
LAWSUIT WHERE GYMS ARE FIGHTING
TO REOPEN.
WHAT’S THE STATUS OF THAT?
>> Grant: THAT LAWSUIT IS STILL
ONGOING.
LATE LAST MONTH, AN APPEALS
PANEL UPHELD THE GOVERNOR’S
ORDER BUT IT STILL HAS TO BE
HEARD BEFORE A JUDGE.
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE LAWSUIT,
THE GYM OWNERS, THEY WILL
CONTINUE TO FIGHT THIS BUT WILL
STILL KEEP STRUGGLING AS THEIR
GYMS ARE CLOSED.
>> Karen: WITH SO MANY BARS AND
RESTAURANTS STAYING OPEN JUST
ISN’T ENOUGH.
>> Jason: THEY DEPEND ON LIVE
EVENTS.
BUT WITH SPORTS, CONCERTS,
FESTIVALS ALL CANCELED, IT’S
HURTING THE BOTTOM LINE.
LET’S BRING IN CONSUMER
INVESTIGATOR HANK WINCHESTER ON
THIS, LIVE IN ROYAL OAK TONIGHT.
HANK, SOME BAR OWNERS FEAR, LIKE
THE ONE WE JUST HEARD FROM, THEY
MIGHT NOT SURVIVE THIS.
>> Hank: JASON, KAREN, IT’S VERY
TRICKY. AND IT’S NOT ONLY A BIG PROBLEM
AND IT’S NOT ONLY A BIG PROBLEM
IN DETROIT WITH THE MAJOR
STADIUMS, IT’S IMPACTING EVERY
SUBURB.
THE ROYAL OAK MOVIE THEATER IS
CLOSED DOWN AND AFFECTS
EVERYTHING IN THE CITY.
BARS NEED PEOPLE, AND RIGHT NOW,
THAT’S A STRUGGLE.
>> WE DON’T KNOW IF PEOPLE WILL
COME DOWN TO THE BAR OR NOT.
SO IT MAKES IT HARD WHEN YOU’RE
ORDERING INVENTORY OR GETTING
EMPLOYEES TO COME IN.
>> Hank: HE OWNS BOOKIE’S BAR &
GRILL AND PICKED IT FOR
PROXIMITY TO LCA AND COMERICA
PARK.
WITHOUT CONCERTS AND WITHOUT
BASEBALL FANS, IT’S A BIG
CHALLENGE.
AND THE FINANCIAL IMPACT IS
FRIGHTENING.
>> PEOPLE WANNA COME AND WATCH
THE GAMES BUT IT’S A DIFFERENT
ENVIRONMENT.
WHERE BEFORE FOR A GAME, IT’S
PART OF THE ENERGY OF THE TIGERS
THAT’S HAPPENING WITH THE FANS
WALKING AROUND, YOU DON’T HAVE
THAT LIVELINESS DOWN HERE.
>> Hank: THEY’RE HOPING THE
LIONS WILL BE ABLE TO PLAY IN
FRONT OF FANS BUT SO FAR NO
DECISIONS.
IT’S NOT JUST DOWNTOWN DETROIT.
IN ROYAL OAK, THE ROYAL OAK
THEATER IS TYPICALLY A BIG ENTERTAINMENT DRAW.
ENTERTAINMENT DRAW.
AND NOW THEY’RE READJUSTING WITH
OUTDOOR PATIO SPACE AND CREATING A SAFER SPOT OUTSIDE.
A SAFER SPOT OUTSIDE.
>> THIS DECK WILL ALLOW US TO
SPREAD OUT AND SOCIAL DISTANCE
BETTER AND BE OUTSIDE.
OUTSIDE IS SAFER THAN INSIDE AT
THIS POINT.
>> Hank: YEAH, BUSINESSES ALL
OVER THE AREA HAVING TO MAKE
MAJOR CHANGES.
YOU HEARD MAYOR MIKE DUGGAN
TALKING ABOUT THE GRANT PROGRAMS
AVAILABLE IN THE CITY OF
DETROIT.
THEY HAD A SIMILAR ONE HERE THAT
MANY BUSINESS OWNERS TOOK
ADVANTAGE OF IN ROYAL OAK.
THEY HOPE TO HAVE ENOUGH MONEY
TO MAKE IT THROUGH ALL OF THIS.
HANK WINCHESTER, "HELP ME HANK."
>> Karen: AND WE’RE JUST GETTING
STARTED HERE AT 5:00.
HERE’S PAULA.
>> Paula: FOR MORE THAN 4
DECADES, THERE’S BEEN A BEACON
OF WELCOME, THE ROMEO ROCK.
BUT THIS IS WHAT’S THERE NOW.
WHERE DID THE ROCK GO?
I’M PAULA TUTMAN.
I’LL HAVE A REPORT.
>> Jason: AND HOW SOMETHING THAT
HAPPENED AT LAGUARDIA AIRPORT IN
NEW YORK LED TO POLICE
QUESTIONING A PASSENGER AT METRO
AIRPORT, AND NOW THIS.
>> Reporter: THE SUPREME COURT
ISSUES TWO BLOCKBUSTER RULINGS
RELATED TO THE PRESIDENT’S
EFFORTS TO KEEP HIS FINANCIAL
RECORDS AND TAX RETURNS UNDER WRAP.