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>> A POWERFUL MOVE DRIVE-IN FOR
BLACK LIVES MATTER.
>> AFTER TOMORROW, IT IS ALL
90-DEGREE HEAT PASSED THE FOURTH
OF JULY HOLIDAY, BUT WILL WE BE
GETTING STORMS WITH OUR
FIREWORKS?
>> THE STATE REPORTING THE
NUMBER OF NEW CASING JUMPING
AGAIN, SECOND HIGHEST TOTAL WE
HAVE SEEN THIS MONTH AND THE
SEVENTH STRAIGHT DAY OF AN
UPWARD TREND IN CASES.
>> IT IS A TREND THAT GOVERNOR
WHITMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT,
ESPECIALLY WITH A HOLIDAY
WEEKEND UPON US.
JASON IS LIVE WITH WHAT THE PLAN
IS GOING FORWARD.
>> REPORTER: KIM, SHE IS GOING TO BE WATCHING WHAT IS HAPPENING
TO BE WATCHING WHAT IS HAPPENING
OVER THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS,
POSSIBLY RULES MAY COME INTO
PLAY MAKING SURE THE FEW HUNDRED CASES WE ARE SEEING IN MICHIGAN
CASES WE ARE SEEING IN MICHIGAN
DON’T SKYROCKET INTO TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF CASES THEY ARE
SEEING IN FLORIDA, TEXAS, AND
CALIFORNIA.
IN THE MEANTIME, SHE IS ROLLING
OUT WHAT SHE HAS IN MIND FOR
STUDENTS COME THIS FALL.
>> WE CAN’T LET OUR GUARD DOWN.
WE CAN AND WE MUST GET THIS
UNDER CONTROL NOW.
>> POINTING TO SEVEN STRAIGHT
DAYS IN SPIKES IN COVID IN
MICHIGAN, GOVERNOR WHITMER SAYS
MOVING TO PHASE FIVE WAS OFF THE
TABLE AND URGING PEOPLE TO TAKE
IT EASY THIS FOURTH OF JULY.
>> WE CANNOT PAY FAST AND LOOSE
WITH THE RULES.
I’M HOPEFUL THIS WEEKEND,
MICHIGANDERS WILL CHOOSE TO
CELEBRATE SAFELY.
>> REPORTER: SHE IS PLANNING ON
STUDENTS PHYSICALLY RETURNING TO
SCHOOL IN THE FALL WITH THE HELP OF A 25-MEMBER ADVISORY COUNCIL
OF A 25-MEMBER ADVISORY COUNCIL
AND $256 MILLION NEW BUDGET
DOLLARS FROM HER CAPITAL
COLLEAGUES, SHE IS SUPPLYING
DISTRICTS WITH P.P.E., STAFF,
TECHNOLOGY TO BE READY FOR
EVERYTHING.
>> EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST
DEVELOP THREE PLAN, A PHASE THREE THAT IS FULLY REMOTE, A
THREE THAT IS FULLY REMOTE, A
PHASE FOUR PLAN WITH STRICT
PROTOCOLS AND STAGE FIVE PLAN
WITH RELAXED PROTOCOLS AND
FLEXIBILITY.
THEY WILL NOT BE EASY TO
IMPLEMENT, BUT THEY ARE
NECESSARY.
>> WE HAS A PLAN THAT IS SIMILAR
ALREADY IN PLACE, SO WE WERE
EXCITED TO SEE WHAT SHE SHARED
TODAY.
>> REPORTER: LEADERS FROM ACROSS
THE STATE ARE REACT.
>> WE ARE READY AND PREPARED TO DO WHAT SHE SAID, FACEMASKS,
DO WHAT SHE SAID, FACEMASKS,
SOCIAL DISTANCING, SMALLER CLASS
SIZES, ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
IT WAS GOOD TO SEE THE PLAN.
>> REPORTER: WEST BLOOMFIELD
GETTING A LOT OF APPLICATIONS
FROM FAMILIES TO MOVE THEIR
KIDSES TO EXCLUSIVE ONLINE
LEARNING.
WE’LL HAVE TO SEE HOW THAT ENDS
UP PLAYING OUT STATEWIDE.
THE OTHER HEADLINE AS WE STAND IN FRONT OF THE FOOTBALL FIELD,
IN FRONT OF THE FOOTBALL FIELD,
THE GOVERNOR IS CALLING ON THE
MFSAA TO SWITCH THE SPORT
SEASONS, TO SWITCH FOOTBALL TO
THE SPRING AND INDIVIDUAL SPORTS
LIKE GOLF, TENNIS AND TRACK TO
THE FALL TO HELP WITH THE COVID
CRISIS.
THAT DECISION IS UP TO THE MFSAA
AND SHE EXPECTS THEM TO MAKE A
DECISION BY THE END OF JULY. BACK TO YOU.
BACK TO YOU.
>> I WOULD EXPECT THERE WOULD BE
BLOWBACK ON THAT, JASON, WE
WOULD EXPECT.
>> REPORTER: WE ARE ALREADY
GETTING SOME, ESPECIALLY FROM
THE HEAD OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
HERE IN DETROIT.
HE TWEETED ABOUT THIS AND I WANT
TO SHOW IT TO YOU AND READ IT TO
YOU REGARDING THE SPORTS SEASON.
HE SAID WE ENGAGED MANY OF THE
HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND
FOOTBALL COACHES AND I STAND
WITH THEM TO STATE THE
ASSOCIATION SHOULD NOT FLIP THE
FALL AND SPRING SPORTS.
FOOTBALL SHOULD BE PLAYED THIS
FALL AND WE BELIEVE THE
ASSOCIATION WILL EVENTUALLY
AGREE WITH OUR POSITION, SO
THERE IS THAT.
HE ALSO TWEETED ABOUT THE
GOVERNOR’S PLAN OVERALL AND SAID I APPRECIATE THE RETURN TO LEARN
I APPRECIATE THE RETURN TO LEARN
TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS.
DPSCD HAS AN OPENING PLAN AND IF
THAT LANGUAGE SOUNDS LIKE THE
TWO ARE BUTTING HEADS, IT IS NOT
IF FIRST TIME WE HAVE HEARD THAT
WHEN IT COMES TO HOW EACH SEE
THE PLAN GOING FORWARD TO GET
KIDS BACK TO LEARNING.
WE’LL HAVE TO SEE HOW THAT GOES
AS WELL.
>> WE HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE.
A LOT IS GOING TO BE DECIDED
OVER WHAT WE SEE HAPPEN IN THE
STATE OVER THE NEXT MONTH AS
WELL.
THE STATE IS NOT GOING TO BE
MOVING TO PHASE FIVE BEFORE THE
FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND.
THE GOVERNOR DID EASE
RESTRICTIONS ON NURSING HOMES
AND LONG TERM-CARE FACILITIES.
>> EXCEPTIONS CAN BE MADE FOR
RESIDENTS IN CRITICAL CONDITION OR HOSPICE CARE OR THOSE WHO
OR HOSPICE CARE OR THOSE WHO
ASSIST HEALTHIER RESIDENTS IN
DAILY LIVING.
16 STATES SEEING AN UPTICK IN
CASES ARE STARTING TO HALT OR
ROLL BACK REOPENING, SUCH AS
COLORADO WHERE THE GOVERNOR IS
ORDERING ALL BARS AND NIGHTCLUBS
THAT DON’T PROVIDE FOOD TO SHUT
DOWN FOR 30 DAYS.
>> A BLACK LIVES MATTER RALLY
WEST BLOOMFIELD TONIGHT, BUT
THIS EVENT DID NOT INCLUDE
MARCHING AS WE HAVE SEEN IN SO
MANY OTHER PLACES.
>> INSTEAD, EVERYONE STAYED IN
THEIR CARS.
TIM WAS THERE FOR THE DRIVE-IN
PROTEST.
>> REPORTER: PEOPLE STARTED
ARRIVING AT THE BLOOMFIELD HIGH
SCHOOL PARKING LOT.
IT WAS NOT TOO LONG BEFORE
SEVERAL HUNDRED VEHICLES WERE IN
PLACE FOR THE BLACK LIVES
MATTERS RALLY.
IT WAS THE IDEA OF BLOOMFIELD
HIGH SCHOOL ALUM BROOKE TAYLOR.
>> I THOUGHT OF THIS AFTER GOING
TO A CHURCH DRIVE-IN SERVICE.
>> REPORTER: PEOPLE COULD TUNE
IN.
>> WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH
PROBLEMS FOR CENTURIES AND SEEMS
LIKE WE NEVER PROGRESS TOGETHER.
HOW COME WE NEVER HEARD OF JUNE
JUNETEENTH, BECAUSE WE NEVER GOT
TAUGHT OUR OWN HISTORY.
>> REPORTER: THE ATTENDEES
ENCOURAGED TO HONK THEIR HORNS
IN APPROVAL.
>> I HAVE A 90-YEAR-OLD
GRANDMOHER AT HOME AND SHE
CAN’T PROTEST BECAUSE OF COVID,
SO I WANTED TO BRING THE PROTEST
TO HER IN A SAFE WAY.
I WANT TO ACCOUNT FOR THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO
COVID-19.
>> HANDS UP, DON’T SHOOT.
I CAN’T BREATHE.
>> BRE OE O NONA.
>> I THOUGHT I COULD NOT DO THIS
AND I TALKED TO MY COUNSELOR AND
SHE IS LIKE E-MAIL THE PRINCIPAL
AND FROM THERE, IT WAS LIKE
LET’S DO IT.
>> REPORTER: I DON’T THINK THIS
IS THE LAST WE HEARD FROM BROOKE
TAYLOR.
SHE SAID IF SHE CAN GET TO ONE
PERSON, SHE HAS DONE HER JOB.
>> OK, TIM.
WE APPRECIATE THAT.
LET’S CHECK BACK IN WITH BEN WHO
HAS A LONG STRETCH OF 90-DEGREE
DAYS IN THE FORECAST.
>> REPORTER: YEAH, KIM, A LOT OF
HEAT AND IT WAS TOASTY TODAY
THIS IS THE COOLEST NUMBER WE
HAVE GOING FORWARD.
BEYOND, THAT IT IS ALL KINDS OF
HEAT.
IN FACT, WE HAVE EIGHT STRAIGHT
DAYS THROUGH THE ENTIRE
FORECAST, AT LEAST THAT IS UP TO
THE 10 DAYS WE PUT ON
CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
THE LAST TIME WE DID THAT, MORE
THAN 30 YEARS AGO BACK IN JULY
OF 1987.
WE PUT TOGETHER A STRING OF
EIGHT DAYS.
WILL IT GO BEYOND THAT?
WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT AND IF
WE WILL WEDGE THUNDERSTORMS IN
THAT MIX AS WELL.
ALL OF THAT IN A FEW MINUTES.
>> IT HAS BEEN NEARLY SEVEN
MONTHS THAT THE TOXIC GREEN OOZE
STARTED LEAKING.
IT WAS LINKED TO THE PLATING
BUILDING.
WE LOOK AT WHAT IS BEING DONE TO
MAKE SURE THE SOURCE OF THE
GREEN OOZE IS CLEANED UP FOR GOOD.
>> REPORTER: HEX VEIGH LENLTSES
CHROMIUM LEAKED AND NOW THEY ARE
STARTING A NEW PHASE, WHICH IS A
LONG-TERM APPROACH.
>> WE WANT TO GET TO THE CORE OF
THE CONTAMINATION, THE
NEIGHBORING BUSINESSES WANT TO
CARRY ON.
WE WANT TO MAKE THAT PLACE AS
SAFE AS WE CAN.
>> REPORTER: THE GOAL OF THE
INJECTION TREATMENT IS TO
ADDRESS THE GROUNDWATER AS IT
MIGRATES FROM THE BUILDING.
>> IT IS TREATING THE
CONTAMINATION WHERE IT IS AT
UNDERNEATH THE GROUND.
IT DOESN’T TAKE IT OUT.
IT DOESN’T EXPOSE IT TO THE AIR
OR HANDLING BY HUMANS.
IT IS A SAFER TECHNIQUE THAT WE
CAN KEEP IN PLACE FOR A LONG
TIME.
>> REPORTER: TREATMENT CHEMICALS
WILL BE INJECTED INTO THE SOIL
BETWEEN THE BUILDING AND THE
SERVICE DRIVE, AS WELL AS THE
TOP OF THE I-96 EMBANKMENT.
AS IT MIGRATES THROUGH THE SOIL,
IT WILL FLOW FLU THE INJECTION
AREAS AND THE CONTAMINATES WILL
BE TREATED IN PLACE.
>> THIS IS TAKING US TOWARDS THE
FINAL STEP, WHICH IS REMOVING
ALL OF THE SOURCE OF THE
CONTAMINATE.
>> REPORTER: THE E.P.A. HAS
COLLECTED 260,000 CONTAMINATED
GROUNDWATER AND HAULED IT OFF
SITE FOR TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL.
>> WE HAS THE IDEA THAT SOME
PUMPS WERE NOT SUSTAINABLE LONG
TERM AND RIGHT NOW, IT IS A
GREAT TIME TO PUT SOMETHING NEW
IN PLACE.
IT IS WARM OUT.
WE DIDN’T WANT THIS TO GO ON ANY
LONGER THAN IT HAD TO.
>> REPORTER: THE E.P.A. PLANS TO
TRANSFER THE SITE TO EAGLE AND
IT IS ESTIMATED THE MATERIALS MA
WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY
THREE TO FIVE YEARS.
>> OK, PRIYA.
A SEARCH IS UNDERWAY FOR THE
GUNMAN WHO OPENED FIRE ON A
POLICE OFFICER.
THE SHOTS WERE FIRED AT THE
OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICER’S CAR ON
THE EASTBOUND LANES.
NOBODY WAS HURT.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A RED CAR THAT
LOOKING FOR A RED CAR THAT
EXITED AT LIVERN OY SHORTLY
AFTER THE SHOOTING.
TWO FAMILIES FORCED FROM THEIR HOMES FROM A RAGING FIRE.
HOMES FROM A RAGING FIRE.
THIS IS THE AFTERMATH NEAR CONE
DRIVE NEAR 21-MILE AND SHANEER.
ONE OF THE HOMES IS BADLY
DAMAGED.
THE GARAGE IS GUTTED.
THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR HAS DAMAGE
TO THE SIDING.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS NOBODY
WAS HURT.
>> MEMBERS OF THE UNITED AUTO
WORKERS MEAT TODAY TO BRING
REFORM THE UNION.
THE MEETING BETWEEN THE U.S.
ATTORNEY AND UNION PRESIDENT
COMES AFTER 13 CONVICTIONS OF
UNION LEADERS.
THE U.A.W. SAYS A NUMBER OF
REFORM OPTIONS WERE DISCUSSED
DURING THE MEETING, INCLUDING
POSSIBLE INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT
OF LABOR AGREEMENT, BUT MORE
TALKS ARE PLANNED IN THE COMING
WEEKS.
>> STILL AHEAD, CUTTING THE CORD
IS GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE.
>> THE PRICE HIKE ANNOUNCED BY
ONE OF THE BIGGEST COMPETITORS
TO CABLE.
>> A CAR GOES AIRBORNE.
WHAT HAPPENS MOMENTS AFTER THAT
HAS INVESTIGATORS BAFFLED.
>> BUT FIRST, A NEW TYPE OF
SWINE FLU DISCOVERED IN CHINA,
NOW INFECTING HUMANS.
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