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>>> TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND
TRADE WORKERS ARE ALLOWED
BACK ON JOB SITES.
SO WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE?
HOW IS THEIR JOB CHANGING?
>>> PLUS, A CONCERNING NEW
WARNING ABOUT THE VIRUS IN
CHILDREN.
CHILDREN. WHY MORE CHILDREN ARE ENDING
UP IN THE I.C.U. HERE IN
MICHIGAN.
MICHIGAN. WE WILL HAVE MORE ON THOSE
STORIES IN JUST A MOMENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
JOINING US.
JOINING US. I’M RHONDA WALKER.
WE DO WANT TO GET YOU THOUGH
FIRST TO OUR AFTERNOON
HEADLINES.
HEADLINES. THE STATE SENATE IS IN
SESSION RIGHT NOW ONE DAY
AFTER REPUBLICAN LEGISLATORS
DECIDED TO SUE GOVERNOR
WHITMER OVER HER EXTENSION
OF THE EMERGENCY
DECLARATION.
DECLARATION. THEY ARGUE THAT THE GOVERNOR
SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO RULE
THE ENTIRE STATE ON HER OWN
WITHOUT LEGISLATIVE INPUT.
IT COMES AS CASES ROSE TO
MORE THAN 45,000 YESTERDAY.
WITH MORE THAN 4,000 PEOPLE
DYING FROM THE CORONAVIRUS.
THIS AFTERNOON, THE GOVERNOR
IS GOING TO BE GIVING AN
UPDATE ON THE STATE’S
RESPONSE TO THE VIRUS,
SOMETHING YOU CAN WATCH
TODAY AT 3:00 WHERE SHE MAY
DISCUSS WHAT HAPPENS WITH
OUR STATE PARKS.
YOU CAN WATCH THAT HERE ON
LOCAL 4 AND
CLICKONDETROIT.COM AND OUR
MOBILE APP.
MOBILE APP. >>> A NEW WARNING THIS NOON
ABOUT A RARE SYNDROME THAT’S
BEING SEEN IN CHILDREN THAT
APPEARS TO BE LINKED TO
COVID-19.
COVID-19. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL SAYS
THAT MICHIGAN DOCTORS HAVE
SEEN AN INCREASE IN KIDS
WITH PEDIATRIC MULTISYSTEM
INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME.
INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME. SO FAR, NO DEATHS ARE BEING
REPORTED ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS IN MICHIGAN.
BUT 10 CHILDREN HAVE
REQUIRED CARE IN THE I.C.U.
THOSE AFFECTED RANGE IN AGE
FROM THREE TO 17 YEARS OLD.
SYMPTOMS IN YOUNGER CHILDREN,
INCLUDE FEVER, RASH, RED
PALMS AND SOLES, RED AND
CRACKED LIPS AND RED
INFLAMED EYES.
INFLAMED EYES. IN OLDER CHILDREN, THEIR
SYMPTOMS RANGE FROM A FEVER
LASTING FOR MORE THAN 48
HOURS, WITH A RASH, AND
GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS.
GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS. AGAIN THIS SYNDROME IS RARE
BUT IT CAN PROGRESS VERY
QUICKLY.
QUICKLY. SO IF YOU NOTICE THESE
SYMPTOMS IN YOUR CHILD, IT’S
IMPORTANT TO CALL YOUR
DOCTOR RIGHT AWAY.
DR. FRANK McGEORGE IS ALSO
LOOKING INTO THIS MUCH MORE
FOR US AND WILL HAVE AN
UPDATE STARTING TODAY ON
LOCAL 4 NEWS FIRST AT 4:00.
>>> AS PART OF THE PLAN TO
REOPEN MICHIGAN’S ECONOMY IN
PHASES, THESE BUSINESSES
BEGAN TO REOPEN TODAY.
CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES CAN
BEGIN COMMERCIAL AND
RESIDENTIAL WORK.
RESIDENTIAL WORK. REAL ESTATE AGENTS CAN START
SHOWING HOMES AGAIN IN
PERSON, AND OTHER OUTDOOR
JOBS ARE ALSO ALLOWED TO
BRING EMPLOYEES BACK TODAY.
BUT FOR EVERY BUSINESS IT IS
DEFINITELY DIFFERENT AS
EMPLOYEES RETURN.
EMPLOYEES RETURN. AND OUR NICK MONACELLI
CAUGHT UP WITH A
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN
WIXOM JUST TO SEE WHAT THOSE
CHANGES LOOK LIKE AND HOW
THEY’RE KEEPING WORKERS
SAFE.
SAFE. >> Reporter: GOOD AFTERNOON.
YEAH, THIS IS A GOOD DAY FOR
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND
TRADE WORKERS BUT DON’T
EXPECT A MASS SHOWING OF
EVERYBODY ALL AT ONCE.
SOCIAL DISTANCING IS STILL
AN ISSUE.
AN ISSUE. IN FACT, WHEN YOU TAKE A
LOOK AT THIS VIDEO YOU SEE
THAT THE WORKERS STILL HAVE
TO KEEP THEIR DISTANCES.
IN FACT, THE BUILDERS THOSE
WHO ARE IN CHARGE OF ALL
THESE PLANS ARE SAYING THAT
IN SOME PLACES THERE CAN
ONLY BE FOUR PEOPLE INSIDE
OF A HOME.
OTHERS HAVE EVEN STRICTER
RULES.
RULES. BASICALLY IT’S GOING TO BE A
MUCH SLOWER PROCESS TO BUILD
A HOME THAN IT HAS BEEN
BEFORE.
BEFORE. >> BUT INSIDE NOW WE MADE IT
MANDATORY FOUR PEOPLE IN THE
HOUSE.
HOUSE. GOT TO HAVE A MASK AND
GLOVES AND SANITIZER.
WE HAVE WIPES, WE HAVE
STATIONS AT EVERY SINGLE
HOUSE.
HOUSE. BUT ONLY MAXIMUM FOUR PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: THE SLOWER
PRODUCTION ISN’T THE ONLY
CHALLENGE THOUGH.
CHALLENGE THOUGH. THE FUTURE IS ALSO A
CONCERN.
CONCERN. WILL HOMES OR LARGER
COMPLEXES STILL BE SOLD?
>> THE CUSTOMERS ARE GUN-SHY
NOW.
NOW. THEY DON’T KNOW WHAT TO
EXPECT.
EXPECT. PEOPLE ARE NERVOUS WHAT DOES
THE FUTURE LIE.
SO WE’VE NOTICED TRAFFIC HAS
GONE FROM GOOD TO ARE ZERO.
>> Reporter: WE’LL EXPLORE A
LOT MORE OF THIS WHAT THE
FUTURE COULD HOLD FOR THIS
INDUSTRY INCLUDING WHAT THE
LOSSES ARE GOING TO LOOK
LIKE AND THEY ARE PROJECTING
SOME LOSSES.
SOME LOSSES. I’M NICK MONACELLI, LOCAL 4.
>> NICK, THANK YOU.
>>> WHILE SOME PEOPLE ARE
GETTING BACK TO WORK TODAY,
TODAY WE ALSO GOT ANOTHER
LOOK AT JUST HOW MANY PEOPLE
ARE OUT OF WORK.
IT’S WHAT’S BECOMING THE
WORST ECONOMIC CATASTROPHE
IN DECADES ALL ACROSS THE
UNITED STATES.
UNITED STATES. ANOTHER THREE MILLION
AMERICANS FILED FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT LAST WEEK ALONE.
BRINGING THE TOTAL TO MORE
THAN 33 MILLION PEOPLE.
IN MICHIGAN, 69,000 PEOPLE
FILED LAST WEEK, BRINGING
OUR TOTAL HERE IN THE STATE
TO 1.3 MILLION PEOPLE.
GOVERNOR GRETCHEN WHITMER
ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER
YESTERDAY SAYING THAT HER
OFFICE WILL PEAKS INDICT
BENEFITS FOR THE TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT
NEED THEM.
NEED THEM. IT STREAMLINES THE PROCESS
TO REVIEW YOUR JOB HISTORY.
>>> JOLENE KENT HAS A LOOK
AT THE IMPACT ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. >> Reporter: ANOTHER
DEVASTATING HEADLINE ROCKING
THE I COME, NEARLY 3.2
MILLION CLAIMS FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT WERE FILED LAST
WEEK.
WEEK. THE TOTAL NUMBER SINCE THE
PANDEMIC BEGAN IN MID-MARCH,
NOW SURGING ABOVE 33
MILLION.
MILLION. IT’S A BAD SIGN OF WHAT’S TO
COME IN FRIDAY’S JOBS
REPORT.
REPORT. PAYROLL PROCESSOR A.D.P.
ALREADY REPORTING AT LEAST
20 MILLION PRIVATE SECTOR
JOBS WERE LOST IN APRIL.
THE HARDEST HIT INDUSTRIES
ARE TRADE, TRANSPORTATION,
AND UTILITIES.
AND UTILITIES. CONSTRUCTION AND HOSPITALITY
WITH A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 14
MILLION FURLOUGHED.
MILLION FURLOUGHED. FEELING THE PRESSURE IS
FRANK REESE, THE OWNER OF
ROTHCHILD’S RESTAURANT A
FAMILY RUN BUSINESS THAT HAS
BEEN FEEDING NEWPORT BEACH
RESIDENTS SINCE 1977.
HE’S USING MONEY FROM A
P.P.P. LOAN TO PAY HIS AND
PRESENT FIVE COOKS TO FILL
TAKEOUT ORDERS.
TAKEOUT ORDERS. BUT WAS ALSO FORCED TO LAY
OFF 20 EMPLOYEES.
>> IT’S HORRIBLE.
PEOPLE THAT WE’VE HAD
WORKING HERE FOR 30 YEARS
YOU HAVE TO LOOK THEM IN THE
EYE AND TELL THEM THAT, YOU
KNOW, THAT THIS IS NOT GOING
TO BE SUSTAINABLE.
IT’S TEAR JERKING HONESTLY.
>> Reporter: STATE AGENCIES
ARE ALREADY PUSHED TO THEIR
LIMITS.
LIMITS. SOME UNEMPLOYMENT SYSTEMS
BUCKING UNDER THE PRESSURE,
WEBSITES CRASHING, HOURS
LONG WAIT TIMES, AND FUNDS
LOST IN THE MAIL.
ADDING TO THE GROWING
FRUSTRATION HOPE AND MONEY
SEEMINGLY RUNNING OUT FOR
PEOPLE WHO DESPERATELY NEED
BOTH.
BOTH. >> THE STREAM OF BAD
ECONOMIC NEWS IS LIKELY TO
CONTINUE TOMORROW WHEN THE
LABOR DEPARTMENT PUTS OUT
ITS APRIL JOBS REPORT.
WE’RE EXPECTING TO SEE AN
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF AT
LEAST 15% WHICH WOULD BE THE
WORST SINCE THE GREAT
DEPRESSION.
DEPRESSION. JOLENE KENT, NBC NEWS, LOS
ANGELES.
ANGELES. >>> DESPITE THOSE
UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS, STOCKS
JUMPED IN EARLY TRADING.
THE BOUGH WAS UP 300 POINTS.
THIS IS WHERE EVERYTHING
STANDS RIGHT NOW.
AND INVESTORS ARE BETTING ON
THE U.S. ECONOMY REOPENING
SOON.
SOON. >>> DEVELOPING AT NOON A
FOURTH PERSON HAS NOW BEEN
CHARGED WITH MURDER OF A
SECURITY GUARD IN FLINT.
24-YEAR-OLD BYRA BISHOP IS
FACING CHARGES INCLUDING
LYING TO POLICE AND
TAMPERING.
TAMPERING. THE SHOOTING HAPPENED ON
FRIDAY AT A FAMILY DOLLAR
STORE.
STORE. PROSECUTORS SAY THAT CALVIN
WAS KILLED AFTER TELLING A
CUSTOMER THAT SHE HAD TO
WEAR A FACE MASK IN THE
STORE.
STORE. THE GUNMAN BISHOP AND LARRY
TEAGUE ARE STILL ON THE RUN.
TEAGUE’S WIFE REMAINS IN
CUSTODY.
CUSTODY. >>> A MOTHER REMAINS IN
POLICE CUSTODY AFTER HER
THREE-YEAR-OLD SON IS FOUND
STABBED TO DEATH.
THIS HAPPENED ON WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AT A HOME ON
LEHIGH STREET IN INKSTER.
FAMILY MEMBERS DISCOVERED
THE BOY’S BODY AFTER THEY
COULD NOT REACH THE MOTHER
FOR DAYS.
FOR DAYS. THE MOTHER ALLEGEDLY BATTLES
MENTAL ILLNESS AND THE
FAMILY FEARED THAT SOMETHING
BAD COULD HAPPEN.
SHE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
FOR QUESTIONING.
FOR QUESTIONING. >>> DETROIT POLICE ARE
LOOKING FOR THIS MAN,
37-YEAR-OLD ALEXANDER
37-YEAR-OLD ALEXANDER WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. HE IS A SUSPECT IN A
SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED ON
WEDNESDAY.
WEDNESDAY. THIS MORNING, POLICE
RESPONDED TO WHAT THEY
THOUGHT WAS A BARRICADED
GUNMAN SITUATION.
GUNMAN SITUATION. ALTHOUGH HE WASN’T THERE.
THIS IS VIDEO OF THE SCENE
ON ELSE WORTH NEAR FENKELL
ON DETROIT’S WESTSIDE.
WASHINGTON LEFT HIS
13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER ALONE
INSIDE OF THAT HOUSE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION
YOU SHOULD CONTACT POLICE.
>>> AND GET YOUR FILL OF
TODAY’S SUNSHINE, BRANDON,
BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN
LISTENING TO YOUR FORECAST
ALL WEEK LONG AND WE GO KIND
OF DOWN HILL AFTER THIS?
>> OH, IT’S GOING TO BE A
ROUGH ONE FRIDAY.
EVEN WITH THE SUN AND 60s
HOW COULD IT BE A BAD HAIR
DAY?
DAY? WELL, WE HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE
TO CUT OUR HAIR VERY MUCH SO
IT DOESN’T BEHAVE WELL.
WHO ARE WE TRYING TO IMPRESS,
RIGHT?
RIGHT? MAYBE OTHER THAN WE NEWS
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE
FORECAST AND ENJOY A REALLY,
REALLY NICE THURSDAY AROUND
METRO DETROIT.
METRO DETROIT. LOOK AT THIS.
64° A WEST WIND 18.
GUSTING TO 32, THAT IS A
LITTLE PROBLEMATIC,
LITTLE PROBLEMATIC, CERTAINLY CAN JOSTLE AROUND
THE CARS AND THE
HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES ON THE
HOIS.
HOIS. JUST WATCH OUT FOR THAT.
TEMPERATURES MIDDLE 60s WE
WILL PROBABLY GET A COUPLE
TWO THREE DEGREES WARMER
WITH A GUSTY WINDS THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON.
THE AFTERNOON. COLD FRONT IS JUST TO OUR
NORTH.
NORTH. COMING UP WE’LL TRACK THE
AFFECTS OF THE COLD FRONT.
A POLAR VORTEX, OH, MAN ARE
YOU KIDDING ME?
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT A HARD
FREEZE AND MOTHER’S DAY RAIN
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE. IT’S ALL AHEAD.
>> OH, MY.
I WANT TO GET TO THE
EXTENDED FORECAST WHEN IT
WARMS BACK UP AGAIN.
[LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER] >> I GOT IT.
>> IT WILL BE A DOWNER FOR
THE WEEKEND.
THE WEEKEND. BUT WE’LL ALL BE HAPPY TO
CELEBRATE OUR AMAZING
MOTHERS.
MOTHERS. >>> IT WAS A CORONAVIRUS
HOTSPOT AND NOW IT’S BACK
OPEN.
OPEN. WHAT’S CHANGING AT THAT
TYSON PLANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WORKERS ARE SAFE AS
CONCERNS OVER A NATIONWIDE
MEAT SHORTAGE GROW.
>>> BUT FIRST, CALLS FOR
JUSTICE ARE GROWING AS WELL
AS NEW VIDEO EMERGES OF A
BLACK JOGGER BEING GUNNED
DOWN BY TWO WHITE MEN.