FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT FOR NEWS AT FIVE STARTS NOW AND WE ARE GOING TO START WITH A WEATHER
ALERT. POTENTIALLY RECORD
BREAKING HEAT SET TO MOVE INTO
METRO DETROIT AND EXCESSIVE HEAT
WARNING FOR MOST OF OUR AREA SET
TO GO INTO EFFECT TOMORROW
MORNING. I NEED TO EAT, SAYS
IT’S READY FOR TEMPERATURES TO
SOAR WELL INTO THE NINETIES, AND
FOR MOST OF US, IT COULD FEEL
MORE LIKE TRIPLE DIGITS WHEN WE
STEP OUTSIDE ACROSS METRO
DETROIT, GETTING READY TO OPEN
COOLING CENTERS WERE SEEING SOME
SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CANCELING
CLASSES OR LETTING OUT EARLY
TOMORROW. LET’S KICK OFF OUR
COVERAGE HERE AT FIVE WITH
ANDREW AND LOOK AT WHAT’S HEADED
OUR WAY. AND KAREN AND DEVIN, AS
YOU ALLUDED TO, IT’S NOT JUST
THE HEAT. IT’S THE HUMIDITY WE
TALKED ABOUT TRIPLE DIGITS IS
WHAT IT WILL FEEL LIKE THAT’S
THE HEAT INDEX, OR HOW HARD IT
FEELS. IF YOU’RE NOT TOO
CAREFUL, IT WILL FEEL LIKE IT’S
100 TO 105 OR EVEN GREATER
TEMPERATURES OR HEAT INDICES
THAT THE BODY SIMPLY CANNOT
STAND. I MEAN, TALK ABOUT RECORD
BREAKING HEAT FOR TOMORROW.
TOMORROW’S HIGH TEMPERATURE.
I’VE GOT 96 DEGREES THAT WILL
BREAK THE RECORD OF 95 SET BACK
IN 1988. THURSDAY’S RECORD IS 97
MIGHT NOT GET TOO CLOSE TO IT,
BUT STILL IT WILL MAKE IT UP TO
AROUND 90 OR 91. IT’S NOT UNTIL
FRIDAY SATURDAY WHERE WE FEEL
SOME RELIEF, SO IN THE MEANTIME,
DO WHAT YOU CAN TO PREPARE.
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING GOES INTO
EFFECT FOR TOMORROW FOR DETROIT
, NEARLY ALL OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN IF YOU’RE NOT INCLUDED
IN THE WARNING DOESN’T MATTER.
HEAT ADVISORIES STILL UP IN THE
NORTH ZONE. ADD ON TOP OF THAT,
AND AIR QUALITY ALERT, WHERE AIR
POLLUTION LEVELS WILL BE SKY
HIGH AS WELL. SO DO WHAT YOU CAN
TO KEEP AIR QUALITY LEVELS
REALLY LOW OR IN THE GOOD RANGE
. WE’LL TALK MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU
CAN DO TO KEEP COOL, INCLUDING
DRINKING PLENTY OF WATER. AND
YOUR SEVEN DAY FORECAST IN
MINUTES AND WITH THE RECORD HE
HAD HEADED OUR WAY, DTE SAYS
IT’S GETTING READY FOR A ROUGH
FEW DAYS AHEAD FOR ELECTRICITY
IS GOING TO PEAK AS THE
TEMPERATURES RISE AND ONE
UTILITY IN MICHIGAN ALREADY
WARNING CUSTOMERS, THE TROUBLE
COULD BE ON THE HORIZON. LET’S
BRING IN OUR BUSINESS EDITOR ROB
MALONEY LIVE IN PONTIAC MIGHT
NOT BE ENOUGH POWER TO GO
AROUND, ROB. WELL THAT’S WHAT
THE CLAIM IS HERE. DEBIT NOW
TAKE A LOOK HERE WITH THE
PONTIAC SERVICING CENTER HERE
AND THERE. ALL THE TRUCKS ARE
RETURNING FROM THEIR DAY’S WORK
HERE BRACING FOR TOMORROW, AND
THE BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL BE
RUNNING FLAT OUT. PRODUCING
ELECTRICITY TRYING TO KEEP UP
WITH DEMAND, AND THERE ARE WAYS
THAT YOU CAN HELP. EVERYTHING WE
PLUG IN COMPETES FOR POWER. THE
AIR CONDITIONERS WILL SPIN HARD
AND THOSE ELECTRIC METERS WILL
RUN LIKE IT’S THE NFL COMBINE 40
YARD DASH PRESIDENT TREVOR LOWER
TELLING LOCAL 4 WILL STOP ANY
CONDITIONAL MAINTENANCE. THAT
DOESN’T NEED TO BE DONE SO THAT
ALL THE PLANTS ARE UP AND
RUNNING. BUT THE GRID ISN’T JUST
LOCAL SO DTE IS RESPONDING TO
THE GRID OPERATORS REQUEST TO
PRODUCE ITS MAXIMUM CAPACITY.
WE’RE A NET EXPORTER, SO WE
GENERATE MORE ELECTRICITY THAT
OUR CUSTOMERS ACTS ACTUALLY NEED
. STILL, THE NORTH AMERICAN
RELIABILITY COUNCIL IS OUT WITH
THIS VERY RED MAP SHOWING THE
MIDWEST IN DANGER OF PEAK ENERGY
USAGE. TROUBLE WE ARE NOT
CONCERNED ABOUT ROLLING
BROWNOUTS DT, ANOTHER MICHIGAN
UTILITY CEO IS THOUGH I THINK
THE ENTIRE MIDWEST SHOULD BE
CONCERNED ABOUT BLACKOUTS AND,
FRANKLY, TOM SOBEK RUNS PRESQUE
ILE GAS AND ELECTRIC CO OP IN
NORTHEAST MICHIGAN. HE PUT OUT
THIS LETTER TELLING CUSTOMERS
GOING GREEN IS INEVITABLE, BUT
REGULATORS AND LEGISLATORS HAVE
MOVED FAR MORE QUICKLY TO DE
CARBONIZED, THEN REPLACE THAT
OUTPUT WITH RENEWABLES. I THINK
THERE’S A RUSH. TO ADD, UM WITH
ENTHUSIASM, AND I GET THAT IT’S
AN OPPORTUNITY AND TO THE EXTENT
YOU CAN TAKE IT, YOU SHOULD. BUT
I THINK AT THE SAME TIME YOU
HAVE TO STEP BACK AND SAY, HOW
DOES THIS IMPACT EVERYDAY FOLKS
AND HOW THEY GO ABOUT THEIR
LIFE? NOW DTE IS ASKING EVERYONE
TO PITCH IN AND START THINKING
CONSERVATION FOR TOMORROW AND
EVEN THE DAYS AHEAD. THEY HAVE A
NUMBER OF TIPS FOR YOU. THEY SAY
YOU SHOULD COOK OUTDOORS IF
YOU’VE GOT A BARBECUE. THEY SAY
THAT YOU SHOULD CLOSE YOUR
SHADES OR CURTAINS DURING THE
DAY PUT OFF DOING THE LAUNDRY
ARE RUNNING THE DRYER, THEY SAY,
TURN OFF THE DISHWASHER HEAT
SYSTEM AND ACTUALLY JUST PULL
OUT A TOWEL AND DRYER DISHES
INSTEAD. THAT WILL KEEP THE HEAT
DOWN INSIDE THE HOUSE BACK TO
YOU REALLY A GOOD TIME TO
REMEMBER THAT WE’RE ALL A PART
OF THE SAME MACHINE ON THIS.
WHAT HAPPENS? WHAT ARE THE STEPS
THAT ARE TAKEN ROD BEFORE? WE
SEE ROLLING BLACKOUTS. WELL,
DEVIN SCILLIAN. WHERE THEY TURN
OFF YOUR POWER AT 15 MINUTE
INTERVALS. WELL THAT KICKS IN,
ALONG WITH MANUFACTURING
CONCERNS BEING ASKED TO SCALE
BACK THEIR OPERATIONS AS WELL,
SO WE’LL START TO KNOW IF THAT’S
HAPPENING TOMORROW BECAUSE
THEY’LL BE ASKING CUSTOMERS TO
DO THIS. AND THEN, OF COURSE, DT
NOT EXPECTING THOSE BROWNOUTS,
BUT YOU KNOW THEY COULD BE ON
THE HORIZON SOMEWHERE DOWN THE
LINE. ALRIGHT ROD. WELL NOW IN
TESTS PEIXIAN OF THIS INTENSE
HEAT, WE DO KNOW THAT SOME
SCHOOLS ARE HAVING TO ADJUST
THEIR SCHEDULES. THE DETROIT
PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY
DISTRICT, DISMISSING SCHOOLS
THREE HOURS EARLY FOR THE REST
OF THE WEEK. DEARBORN PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, CANCELING CLASSES
TOMORROW THEY PLAN TO REOPEN AS
NORMAL ON THURSDAY. NOW TO A
LARGE FIRE TODAY THAT GUTTED A
WELL KNOWN DETROIT BAR BROKE OUT
LATE THIS MORNING AT THE
WOODWARD BAR AND GRILL ON
WOODWARD IN THE NEW CENTER AREA
AND QUICKLY GREW TO THREE
ALARMS. VICTOR WILLIAMS THERE
RIGHT NOW TOOK A WHILE TO GET IT
UNDER CONTROL. VICTOR YES, THAT
IS CORRECT, EVAN, BUT THANKFULLY
EVERYONE IS OKAY. YOU CAN SEE
WHERE EXACTLY THE FLAMES TORE
THROUGH THE BUILDING. AND
UNFORTUNATELY AT THIS POINT IT’S
LOOKING LIKE A TOTAL LOSS FOR
THE BAR. JUST CUT OFF FIRE AND
FIRE CREWS SPENT HOURS BATTLING
A BLAZE THAT BROKE OUT AT ONE OF
THE OLDEST LGBT SPACES IN THE
STATE OF MICHIGAN, FORWARD BAR
AND GRILL. HENDERSON WAS WORKING
AT THE SALON AT THE SAME
LOCATION WHEN IT ALL HAPPENED.
IT’S REALLY SCARY, BECAUSE I
DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH DAMAGE IS
GOING TO DO TO THE OTHER
BUILDINGS AROUND. WE HAVE
RESIDENTS UPSTAIRS, SO IT’S KIND
OF REALLY CONCERNING RIGHT NOW.
AT THIS POINT, NO ONE IS
BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN INJURED.
DETROIT FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO
EVACUATE THE ENTIRE BUILDING,
LEAVING CUSTOMERS AND EVEN
RESIDENTS IN A FRENZY. AND I
CAME OUT. POLICE CAME IN AS A
YOUNG. GET OUT. IT’S BLAZING
FLAME, AND THEY TOLD EVERYBODY
IN THIS WHOLE BLOCK TO GET OUT
OF THE BUILDING BUILDINGS AND
LINED EVERYTHING. AS THE
INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE OF
THE FIRE CONTINUES. SOME MAY BE
DISPLACED, BUT THEY’RE LUCKY TO
BE ALIVE. SO MUCH OF A SHAME,
BECAUSE ALL THIS HAS BEEN
TOTALLY RENOVATED EVERY SINGLE
ONE OF THESE BUILDINGS AS A
MULTIPLE SELLER BUILDINGS. AND
NOW LOOK AT IT ABLAZE. THREE AND
EVERYONE IS PATIENTLY WAITING TO
FIND THE CAUSE OF THIS FIRE. SO
ONCE IT IS RELEASED, OF COURSE,
HERE AT LOCAL FORUM WILL KEEP
EVERYONE UPDATED BOTH ON AIR AND
ONLINE. VICTOR WILLIAMS. ALL
RIGHT, VICTOR. ONE PERSON IS
RESCUED THIS MORNING FROM A
HOUSE FIRE OVER ON BAYLESS
STREET ON THE CITY’S WEST SIDE
HAPPENED ABOUT NINE THIS MORNING
IN THE AREA OF THE LODGE AND
LYNWOOD. RIGHT NOW, THERE’S NO
WORD ON HOW IT HAS STARTED. AND
WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR ON THE
EXTENT OF ANY INJURIES. THIS
AFTERNOON, THE FDA IS VACCINE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE VOTED IN
FAVOR OF RECOMMENDING MODERNA’S
VACCINE BE AUTHORIZED FOR
CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF SIX
AND 17 UNANIMOUS VOTE. CRYSTAL
RECALL PFIZER’S VACCINE RECEIVED
EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION
MONTHS AGO, WHILE MODERNA HAS
REMAINED UNDER STUDY IN CHILDREN
. DR. FRANKLY GEORGE HAS BEEN
FOLLOWING THIS FDA MEETING ALL
DAY, AND HE’S HERE NOW WITH A
BREAKDOWN, DOCTOR. YEAH, WELL,
YOU KNOW, DEVIN, THE DISCUSSION
WAS SOMEWHAT MORE COMPLICATED
BECAUSE THE MODERNIST STUDIES
OCCURRED IN TWO AGE GROUPS 6 TO
11 AND 12 TO 17, AND IT ALSO
OCCURRED DURING WAVES OF
DIFFERENT VARIANTS. SO TO
SIMPLIFY THINGS, THE BIG
QUESTIONS ARE WHETHER IT’S
NECESSARY WHETHER IT’S SAFE AND
WHETHER IT WORKS. STARTING WITH
THE NEED FOR A PEDIATRIC VACCINE
, DR. EVAN ANDERSON, PRESENTING
ON BEHALF OF MODERNA TALKED
ABOUT SOME COMMON COVID
MISPERCEPTIONS, INCLUDING THE
RISK OF DEATH, ALTHOUGH
THANKFULLY, NOT COMMON. CHILDREN
CAN AND DO DIE WITH COVID 19. AS
OF JUNE 2ND MORE THAN 600
CHILDREN AGES, 5 TO 17 HAVE DIED
WITH COVERED. AS DOCUMENTED BY
CDC. AS FAR AS THE SAFETY OF THE
VACCINE IN CHILDREN. THERE WAS
NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE
IDENTIFIED BETWEEN THE MODERNA
VACCINE BEING DISCUSSED FOR
CHILDREN AND EITHER THE
CURRENTLY AUTHORIZED PEDIATRIC
PFIZER’S VACCINE OR THE ALREADY
FULLY APPROVED ADULT RNA
VACCINES. THE ONE CAVEAT WAS,
ALTHOUGH MYOCARDIAL THIS WASN’T
DETECTED IN THE STUDIES. BECAUSE
IT’S SUCH A RARE EVENT. THE RISK
CANNOT BE RULED OUT AND WHEN THE
CDC COMPARED THE MODERNA AND
FIZER, VACCINES AND ADULTS,
THERE WAS A POSSIBLE DIFFERENCE
IN AGE GROUPS. WORK WERE PRODUCT
COMPARISONS CAN BE MADE. SOME
EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT
MYOCARDITIS IN PARADISE RISK MAY
BE HIGHER AFTER MODERNA THEN
AFTER FIZER, HOWEVER, THE
FINDINGS ARE NOT CONSISTENT IN
ALL US MONITORING SYSTEMS AND
WHEN IT CAME TO WHETHER THE
VACCINE WORKED A CDC PRESENTERS
SOMETHING’S UP PARENTS THAT ARE
INTERESTED IN GETTING THEIR
CHILD BACK MATED. IT’S TRUE, YOU
MAY HAVE SHORTER PROTECTION
AGAINST INFECTION FROM THESE
VACCINES, BUT YOU WILL HAVE
SUSTAINED PROTECTION AGAINST
HOSPITALIZATION AND SEVERE
DISEASE, WHICH IS REALLY WHAT
THE VACCINES ARE TARGETED KEANNA
NOW. THIS WAS JUST THE FIRST
HURDLE FROM MODERNA AND OLDER
KIDS AND TEENS. THE FDA IS GOING
TO MAKE ITS FINAL DECISION NOW
AND THEN THE CDCS ADVISERS AND
THE CDC DIRECTOR ARE GOING TO
HAVE THEIR SAY. BUT BASED ON
WHAT WE HEARD TODAY, IT SEEMS
LIKELY THAT THIS AGE GROUP WILL
SOON HAVE A SECOND OPTION
AVAILABLE TO THEM. FRANK THIS IS
A TWO DAY MEETING. ACTUALLY I
THINK TOMORROW IS ACTUALLY
CONSIDERED THE MAIN EVENT. TALK
ABOUT WHAT WE EXPECT THEN. WELL,
YOU KNOW, TOMORROW IS ACTUALLY
THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED
DISCUSSION FOR VACCINES AND
CHILDREN UNDER AGE FIVE. NOW,
THIS IS A GROUP THAT HAS HAD NO
OPTIONS FOR VACCINATION. AND
THERE ARE PARENTS WHO HAVE
REALLY BEEN BEGGING AND PLEADING
WITH THE FDA TO CHANGE THAT. THE
FDA ADVISERS ARE GOING TO REVIEW
DATA ON BOTH FIRES AND MODERNA’S
VACCINES FOR THIS AGE GROUP, AND
WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A FULL
REPORT ON LOCAL FOREIGN NEWS
TOMORROW AT 45 AND SIX. ALRIGHT,
DOC. GAS PRICES ARE HOLDING
STEADY OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS,
BUT THE PRICE IS JUST ONE PENNY
OFF THE ALL TIME RECORD TODAY
MICHIGAN ARE PAYING ON AVERAGE 5
21 FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR.
THAT’S THE SAME AS YESTERDAY.
IT’S STILL FOUR CENTS MORE THAN
THIS TIME LAST WEEK. BUT HERE’S
THE REAL STICKER SHOCK. IT IS 86
CENTS MORE THAN WE WERE PAYING
LAST MONTH. OUCH SELECT
COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING JANUARY
6TH SIEGE ON THE U. S. CAPITOL
IS MAKING AN ADJUSTMENT TO ITS
SCHEDULE. A HEARING WAS
ORIGINALLY PLANNED FOR
WEDNESDAY. IT IS BEING POSTPONED
, SOURCES SAY A TECHNICAL ISSUE
LEADING TO THE DELAY THE
COMMITTEE’S WORK NOW EXPECTED TO