>> Announcer: LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT, HOME OF
WDIV AND CLICK ON DETROIT,
LOCAL 4 NEWS AT NOON STARTS
NOW.
NOW. >>> HEY, WE’RE TRACKING
THE VERY
THE VERY LATEST DEVELOPMENTSES IN THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC,
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, INCLUDING THE FIRST
DRIVE-THRU TESTING SIGHT FOR
COVID-19, WHICH OPENS TODAY
IN OAKLAND COUNTY.
FIRST A HOUSE FIRE ON
DETROIT’S WESTSIDE SENDS
SEVERAL CHILDREN TO THE
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. THAT STORY DOES TOP OUR NEWS
HERE AT NOON THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US.
JOINING US. I’M EVROD CASSIMY.
RIGHT NOW FIVE CHILDREN ARE
IN THE HOSPITAL THAT DOES
INCLUDE A THREE-YEAR-OLD.
IT WAS A FIRE THAT HAPPENED
THIS MORNING IN THE AREA OF
JOY ROAD AND I-96.
LARRY SPRUILL JOINS US THERE
LIVE NOW.
LIVE NOW. LARRY, HOW ARE THOSE
CHILDREN DOING?
CHILDREN DOING? >> Reporter: WELL, EVROD,
THEY ARE ALL RECOVERING IN
THE HOSPITAL.
THE HOSPITAL. THAT THREE-YEAR-OLD IS IN
CRITICAL CONDITION.
CRITICAL CONDITION. BUT MOST OF THE FIRE STARTED
AT THE TOP OF THE HOUSE.
AND THAT THREE-YEAR-OLD GIRL
SHE IS FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE
THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS AFTERNOON. YOU CAN SEE WHAT’S LEFT OF
THIS MULTIFAMILY HOME IN
DETROIT THURSDAY MORNING.
LOCAL 4 HERE ON SCENE AS
CREWS TRIED TO PUT OUT THE
FIRE.
FIRE. WE KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE,
INCLUDING LITTLE KIDS, WERE
INSIDE THE HOME AT THE TIME.
OUR CAMERAS THERE AS
FIREFIGHTERS CARRIED EACH OF
THEM OUTSIDE ONE BY ONE.
FIRST A LITTLE GIRL WITH
BRAIDS.
BRAIDS. THEN, TWO LITTLE BOYS
BROUGHT OUT NEXT.
WE SPOKE TO A NEIGHBOR WHO
LIVES UPSTAIRSFUL THEY DID
NOT WANT TO SHOW THEIR FACE
OR NAME ON CAMERA, BUT TELLS
US THE FIRE STARTED IN JUST
MINUTES.
MINUTES. >> I WOKE UP HEARD NOISE.
I JUST GOT UP AND WENT
STRAIGHT TO THE FRONT DOOR.
LIKE I DON’T KNOW WHAT IT
WAS.
WAS. I THINK IT WAS GOD TALKING
TO ME BAZ WAS DEAD ASLEEP.
I HEAR SOMEBODY ARGUE
DOWNSTAIRS I THINK THEY
ARGUING.
ARGUING. THEN I’M LISTENING SO MY
GIRL COMES TO THE FRONT,
TOO, AND THEN SHE’S
LISTENING I SAID I DON’T
KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON BUT I
SMELL FIRE.
SMELL FIRE. GO PUT SOME CLOTHES ON.
>> Reporter: SO I DID
MENTION THAT THREE-YEAR-OLD
GIRL BUT ALSO SEVERAL MORE
KIDS AS WE DID MENTION WERE
TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL
BETWEEN THE AGES OF FIVE AND
10 YEARS OLD.
THEY ARE YOU SUFFERING FROM
SMOKE INHALATION.
SMOKE INHALATION. NOW ALSO FIRE OFFICIALS SAY
THIS FIRE IS UNDER
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. WE’RE LIVE ON DETROIT’S
WESTSIDE THIS AFTERNOON,
LARRY SPRUILL, LOCAL 34.
>> OUR THOUGHTS ARE OF
COURSE WITH THOSE CHILDREN,
LAR 30 AND THEIR FAMILIAR
LISTEN THANK YOU FOR THE
UPDATE -- LARRY, AND THEIR
FAMILY.
FAMILY. THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE
THERE.
THERE. STATEWIDE THE NUMBER OF
CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19
HERE IN MICHIGAN HAS NOW
RISEN TO 28,059 THIS WAS
JUST AS OF WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. WE HAVE LOST SADLY MORE THAN
1900 PEOPLE.
1900 PEOPLE. WE’VE LEARNED BEAUMONT
HOSPITAL IS LAYING OFF STAFF
MEMBERS AND TEMPORARILY
CLOSING.
CLOSING. THE HOSPITAL SAYS IT HAS
DISCHARGED AND TRANSFERRED
ITS LAST REMAINING
CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS.
CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS. THE ROCKET MORTGAGE CLASSIC
HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO JULY
2nd THROUGH 5th.
THE PGA TOUR SAYS THAT THE
GOLF TOURNAMENT WILL BE
PLAYED WITHOUT FANS.
>>> IN THE MEANTIME, OAKLAND
COUNTY HAS OPENED ITS FIRST
DRIVE-THRU COVID-19 TESTING
SITE TODAY.
SITE TODAY. IT’S LOCATED RIGHT BEHIND
THE COUNTY MEDICAL
EXAMINER’S OFFICE IN
PONTIAC.
PONTIAC. AS LOCAL 4’S NICK MONACELLI
SHOWS US, THIS NEW TESTING
SITE COMES AT A VERY
CRITICAL TIME.
CRITICAL TIME. >> Reporter: GOOD AFTERNOON.
A STEADY STREAM OF VEHICLES
HERE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY ON
THE MAIN CAMPUS OF OAKLAND
COUNTY’S OFFICES.
COUNTY’S OFFICES. ALL THOSE HERE SAYING THIS
TESTING IS CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT BECAUSE IF THEY
DON’T HAVE THE NUMBERS THEY
CAN’T MAKE ANY DECISIONS ON
WHEN TO REOPEN THINGS.
AND AGAIN, THIS IS BY
APPOINTMENT ONLY.
APPOINTMENT ONLY. >> YOU CAN’T JUST SHOW UP.
YOU HAVE TO BE SYMPTOMATIC
AND THOSE ARE THE STATE
HEALTH RULES THAT YOU NEED
TO BE SYMPTOMATIC.
EVENTUALLY WE’LL NEED TO
TEST A LOT MORE PEOPLE EVEN
THE ASYMPTOMATIC BUT WE
DON’T HAVE ENOUGH TESTS AND
TESTING SUPPLIES RIGHT NOW.
>> Reporter: DAVE COULTER
SAYS TESTING RIGHT NOW IS
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TRYING
TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE STAND
IN THIS PANDEMIC.
>> WE TALK ABOUT THE PEAK
AND ARE WE AT THE PEAK?
FRANKLY WE HAVEN’T TESTED
ENOUGH PEOPLE TO KNOW
EXACTLY WHETHER WE’RE AT THE
PEAK OR NOT.
>> Reporter: THE DRIVE-THRU
TESTIFYING ONLY TAKES A FEW
MINUTES PER PATIENT AND
RESULTS COME BACK IN 24 TO
48 HOURS.
48 HOURS. >> NOW WE NEED TO FIND OUT
ABOUT MAYBE MILDER OR OR
MODERATE SYMPTOMS THAT ARE
GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY.
THIS WILL REALLY GIVE US A
GOOD PICTURE OF WHAT WE’RE
LOOKING AT AND WHETHER OR
NOT WE’RE APPROACHING A TIME
WHERE IT MIGHT BE SAFE TO
START TALKING ABOUT THOSE
PLANS TO BRING PEOPLE BACK
TO WORK.
TO WORK. >> Reporter: OAKLAND COUNTY
WAS NOT ALONE TODAY.
WAYNE COUNTY OPENED A
TESTING DRIVE-THRU IN
SOUTHGATE OUTSIDE OF SAM’S
CLUB.
CLUB. AGAIN, TESTING THOSE WITH
SYMPTOMS, HEALTHCARE WORKERS
AND FIRST RESPONDERS.
BUT FOR BOTH LOCATIONS IT’S
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
CONTACT TRACING IS RAMPING
UP AGAIN.
UP AGAIN. MONITORING THOSE EXPOSED FOR
SYMPTOMS.
SYMPTOMS. >> BECAUSE OTHERWISE THE
SPREAD JUST CONTINUES.
SO THIS WILL REALLY HELP US
TO END THE CURVE.
>> Reporter: WHICH ALSO
MEANS REOPENING
MEANS REOPENING METHODICALLY.
METHODICALLY. >> IT’S GOING TO BE IN
PHASES.
PHASES. WE’LL HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN
FOLLOWING THE SCIENCE AND
DOING IT THE RIGHT WAY SO
THAT WE DON’T HAVE A SPIKE.
>> Reporter: IN PONTIAC,
NICK MONACELLI, LOCAL 4.
>>> NEW AT NOON, DETROIT
POLICE CHIEF JAMES CRAIG
SAYS THAT HE HAS RECOVERED
FROM THE CORONAVIRUS.
HE SAYS THAT HIS LATEST TEST
CAME BACK NEGATIVE FOR
COVID-19.
COVID-19. MAYOR MIKE DUGGAN ANNOUNCED
THAT THE CHIEF HAD THE VIRUS
BACK ON MARCH 27th.
HE HAS BEEN RECOVERING AT
HOME EVER SINCE.
WE’RE TOLD THE CHIEF IS
EXPECTED TO TALK A LITTLE
BIT LATER TODAY.
>>> DETROIT MAYOR MIKE
DUGGAN TALKED TO CNN ABOUT
THE STATE OF CORONAVIRUS
HERE IN DETROIT.
MAYOR DUGGAN SAYS PREVENTIVE
MEASURES ARE WORKING EVEN
THOUGH DEATHS ARE RISING.
>> HOSPITAL BEDS ARE MUCH
LESS CROWDED, VENTILATORS
ARE MUCH LESS USED.
THE STATE AND FEDS BUILT A
THOUSAND BED FIELD HOSPITAL
AT OUR CONVENTION CENTER
AS OF YESTERDAY ONLY 16 BEDS
WERE OCCUPIED.
WERE OCCUPIED. SO WE ARE SUCCEEDING.
SOCIAL DISTANCING IN
SOUTHWESTERN -- SOUTHEASTERN
MICHIGAN IS WORKING.
>> A KEY AREA OF CONCERN IS
NURSING HOMES.
NURSING HOMES. WE DO EXPECT AGAIN TO HEAR
FROM THE MAYOR THIS
AFTERNOON WITH MORE ON THE
VIRUS.
VIRUS. >> Reporter: OUT OF CASH,
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SAY THE
FUND FOR SMALL BUSINESS
LOANS MIGHT BE EMPTY AND
CONGRESS CAN’T AGREE ON HOW
TO REPLENISH IT.
TRACIE POTTS IS IN
WASHINGTON THIS AFTERNOON
WITH PLANS ON HOW TO REOPEN
AMERICA FOR BUSINESS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE REVEALED
TODAY.
TODAY. >> Reporter: TODAY FIRST
GOVERNORS IN THE NEWS
CONFERENCE PRESIDENT TRUMP
PLANS TO UNVEIL HIS
GUIDELINES FOR HOW AMERICA
WILL REOPEN FOR BUSINESS.
HE SAYS THAT STATES WILL BE
ABLE TO CONTROL WHAT HAPPENS
IN THEIR AREAS.
BUT HE’S GOT A PLAN AND
ULTIMATELY, HE BELIEVES, THE
FINAL SAY.
FINAL SAY. 50 STATE GOVERNORS ON A CALL
WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP TODAY
DECIDING WHEN AND HOW
TO REOPEN THE COUNTRY FOR
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS. >> President Trump: WE’LL BE
OPENING UP STATES SOME
STATES MUCH SOONER THAN
OTHERS.
OTHERS. WE THINK SOME OF THE STATES
CAN ACTUALLY OPEN UP BEFORE
THE DEADLINE OF MAY 1st.
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO A
DRAFT PLAN REGIONS IN
RECOVERY FROM COVID-19 WOULD
START SCALING BACK SOCIAL
DISTANCING IN TWO WEEKS.
REOPENING CHILD CARE AND
SCHOOLS WHILE HOT SPOTS WAIT
TILL AT LEAST JUNE.
>> WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO
WHATEVER WE WANT BUT WE
WOULDN’T DO THAT.
>> WE GOT TO OPEN THIS
ECONOMY.
ECONOMY. IF WE DON’T IT’S GOING TO
COLLAPSE.
COLLAPSE. >> Reporter: THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT
PROCESSED 14 YEARS WORTH OF
SMALL BUSINESS LOANS IN 14
DAYS.
DAYS. NOW THE MONEY IS ALMOST
GONE.
GONE. REPLENISHING THE PAYCHECK
PROTECTION PROGRAM STILL IN
LIMBO, DEMOCRATS INSIST ON
ADDING FUNDS FOR HOSPITALS,
FOOD STAMPS, STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS.
GOVERNMENTS. >> BUT WE CANNOT DO IT BY
OBJECTIFYING THE LACK OF
ACCESS TO CREDIT FOR SMALLER
BUSINESSES IN YOU OUR
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. >> Reporter: CAPITOL HILL IS
NEARLY EMPTY WITH JUST A FEW
LEADERS HERE KEEPING THINGS
GOING.
GOING. PRESIDENT TRUMP WANTS TO USE
A PROVISION IN THE U.S.
CONSTITUTION THAT HAS NEVER
BEEN USED BEFORE, TO ADJOURN
CONGRESS TO SHUT THEM DOWN
FOR NOW SO HE CAN FILL MORE
THAN 100 VACANCIES THAT THEY
HAVE YET TO ACT ON.
EVEN THE SENATE’S TOP
REPUBLICAN SAYS HE’S NOT ON
BOARD WITH THAT.
TRACIE POTTS, NBC NEWS.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> WALL STREET HAS A MIXED
RESPONSE TODAY TO THE LATEST
NEWS ON THE ECONOMY.
AS WE GIVE YOU A LIVE LOOK
AT THE TRADING TALLY FOR THE
DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE
WHICH DROPPED NEARLY 300
POINTS THIS MORNING BUT HAS
NOW RECOVERED MOST OF THAT
LOSS.
LOSS. INVESTORS ARE CAUTIOUSLY
REACTING TO REPORTS OF MORE
AMERICANS APPLYING FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. AS ALWAYS CLICKONDETROIT.COM
PACKED WITH USEFUL
INFORMATION TO HELP YOU GET
THROUGH THIS CRISIS.
IT’S ALL THERE FOR YOU AT
CLICKONDETROIT.COM/CORONAVIRUS.
CLICKONDETROIT.COM/CORONAVIRUS. WE DO INVITE YOU TO JOIN US
TONIGHT AS SENATORS GARY
PETERS AND DEBBIE STABENOW
ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
WE’RE TEAMING UP TOGETHER
WITH OTHER TELEVISION
STATIONS HERE IN METRO
DETROIT FOR A LIVE TOWN
HALL.
HALL. YOU CAN SUBMIT YOUR
QUESTIONS BY AGAIN GOING TO
OUR WEBSITE AND THEN WATCH
TONIGHT AT 7:00 RIGHT HERE
ON LOCAL 4.
>>> LET’S SWITCH THINGS UP
AND TALK WEATHER FOR YOU
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. METEOROLOGIST BRANDON ROUX
STANDING BY FOR US.
WE YOU STILL HAVE SOME
FLAKES FLYING BY YOU A
LITTLE BIT THERE’S MORE
COMING TOMORROW?
COMING TOMORROW? >> THERE ARE.
I MEAN BEEF GOT SOME FLAKES
OUT HERE RIGHT NOW.
SO -- I MEAN WE’VE GOT SOME
FLAKES OUT HERE RIGHT NOW.
IT’S JUST A FLAKE YOUY
PERIOD.
PERIOD. IF YOU FEEL THAT WAY YOU’RE
NOT THE ONLY ONE.
WE HAVE TEMPERATURES
STRUGGLING REALLY.
STRUGGLING REALLY. WINDS PICKING UP AND THOSE
WINDS DRAGGING SOME OF THE
LAKE ENHANCED CLOUDS AND
FLAKES OUR WAY.
YOU CAN SEE HERE LIVE LOOK
AT ANN ARBOR WE ARE STUCK IN
THE MIDDLE 30s THOSE WEST
NORTHWEST WINDS ARE SEVEN TO
17 GUSTING AT TIMES A LITTLE
BIT MORE.
BIT MORE. AND NOT ONLY DRAGGING LAKE
ENHANCED CLOUDS, FLAKES, BUT
WIND CHILLS.
WIND CHILLS. LOW TO MIDDLE 20s IF YOU’RE
HEADING OUT AND ABOUT.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE HAT,
GLOVES, THICKER COAT.
AT BEST TODAY WE GET INTO
THE LOW 40s ALTHOUGH MID TO
LATE AFTERNOON WE’LL GET
INTO A LITTLE MORE SUN.
SHOOTING FOR A HIGH OF ABOUT
43°.
43°. YOU SEE A COUPLE OF THOSE
FLAKES FLYING ACROSS THE
AREA RIGHT NOW.
BUT COMING UP, EVROD, WE’LL
TALK ABOUT WHO MAY NEED ONE
OF THESE FOR FRIDAY’S SNOW
MAKER.
MAKER. COMING UP.
COMING UP. >> NOPE.
>> NOPE. I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT
IS I PUT MINE AWAY A LONG
TIME AGO.
TIME AGO. BRANDON, WE’LL BE TALKING TO
YOU IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
MAYBE YOU CAN COME OUT AND
SHOVEL MINE.
SHOVEL MINE. >> FOR MINNEAPOLIS OF
AMERICANS STIMULUS MONEY
CAN’T COME -- FOR MILLIONS
OF AMERICANS STIMULUS MONEY
CAN’T COME SOON ENOUGH.