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>> Jason: NEW AT 6:00, A JUDGE
MAKES A MAJOR RULING DROPPING A
CHARGE AGAINST SOME OF THE
WOLVERINE WATCHMEN BUT ALSO
CALLED THEM THE AAA TEAM FOR
WHAT HE BELIEVES ARE MAJOR
LEAGUE, HIS WORD, TERRORISTS.
>> Grant: AS HEALTH CARE WORKERS
BATTLE THE SURGE IN COVID CASES,
MISINFORMATION IS SPREADING FAR
AND WIDE ONLINE.
WHAT THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL
IS ASKING TECH GIANTS TO DO NOW.
>> Kim: THE PANDEMIC IS STILL
GOING STRONG BUT GOVERNOR
WHITMER IS WELL AWARE PEOPLE
WANT TO SEE PROGRESS ON HER
BIGGEST CAMPAIGN PROMISE AND NOW
FOCUSING ON ROADS AGAIN AS SHE
REVEALS NEW PROJECTS THAT WILL
SOON GET UNDER WAY.
>> Kim: A NEW TOOL TO HELP YOU
TRACK ROAD PROJECTS IN YOUR
COMMUNITY.
IT WAS TWO YEARS AGO TODAY THAT
"HELP ME HANK" HIT THE ROADS
WITH THE GOVERNOR AS SHE POINTED
OUT PROJECTS SHE HOPED TO TACKLE
BUT THEN THE PANDEMIC HIT.
>> Kim: SO WHERE DO THINGS STAND
NOW?
OUR CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR HANK
WINCHESTER IS LIVE AND IT SOUNDS
LIKE THERE’S A LOT COMING.
>> Hank: ABSOLUTELY.
AND IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT
WAS TWO YEARS AGO. IT FEELS
LIKE A LIFETIME AGO WITH ALL
THAT HAS GONE ON.
THE GOVERNOR FOCUSED ON THE
PANDEMIC AND A LOT OF MONEY
GOING TOWARDS THAT.
BUT REMEMBER, THERE’S THE
CAMPAIGN PROMISE TO FIX THE DAMN
ROADS!
AND TONIGHT WE HAVE NEW
INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THE
GOVERNOR PLANS TO GET IT DONE.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ROADS?
YOU MAY REMEMBER WHEN NOW
GOVERNOR WHITMER WAS RUNNING FOR
OFFICE, IT WAS ALL SHE TALKED
ABOUT, FIXING THE ROADS HERE IN
MICHIGAN.
>> I WANT TO DO SOMETHING TO
MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE’S
LIVES RIGHT NOW LIKE FIXING THE
DAMN ROADS!
>> Hank: TWO YEARS AGO TODAY, I
HIT THE ROADS WITH GOVERNOR
WHITMER AND SHE WAS POINTING OUT
THE PROBLEMS ALL OVER METRO
DETROIT THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED
RIGHT AWAY.
>> I HEARD STORIES AFTER STORY
AFTER STORY FROM PEOPLE WHO
CAN’T AFFORD TO KEEP REPAIRING
THEIR CARS.
>> Hank: SOME PROGRESS WAS BEING
MADE BUT THEN THE PANDEMIC AND
EVERYTHING STALLED.
WELL NOW NEW INFORMATION FROM
THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE AND FROM
MDOT.
THE GOVERNOR JUST ANNOUNCING THE
FIRST 21 STATE HIGHWAY PROJECT
THAT IS WILL GET UNDER WAY VERY
SOON, INCLUDING REBUILDING
ROADWAYS LIKE I-94, I-75,
GRATIOT AVENUE AND FIXING DOZENS
OF DIFFERENT BRIDGES THROUGHOUT
THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.
THE GOVERNOR KNOWS SHE NEEDS
MORE MONEY, AND THAT WAS HER
MESSAGE IN WASHINGTON RECENTLY.
>> THE PANDEMIC HAS HAD A
DEVASTATING IMPACT ON OUR
TRANSPORTATION REVENUE, AND WE
DESPERATELY NEED FEDERAL
ASSISTANCE.
>> Hank: AND SHE LAUNCHED A NEW
DASHBOARD IN CONNECTION WITH THE
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION THAT WILL ALLOW
YOU TO TRACK ROAD CONSTRUCTION
IN YOUR COMMUNITY, OFFER INPUT
ABOUT WHAT PROJECTS NEED TO BE
TACKLED AND TRACK THOSE
CURRENTLY UNDER WAY.
BACK OUT HERE LIVE.
WE HAVE A STATEMENT FROM
GOVERNOR WHITMER.
IT READS: THE REBUILDING
MICHIGAN PLAN ALLOWS US TO
CONTINUE FIXING THE ROADS THIS CONSTRUCTION SEASON
.
>> Hank: AS FOR THE NEW
DASHBOARD TO TRACK CONSTRUCTION,
WE HAVE A LINK ON THE "HELP ME
HANK" PAGE OF
CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
LIVE HERE TONIGHT, HANK
WINCHESTER, BACK TO YOU.
>> Kim: SOUNDS LIKE HERE COME
THE ORANGE BARRELS!
WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> Karen: MOVING NOW TO THE
CORONAVIRUS AS THE CITY OF
DETROIT EXPANDS VACCINE
ELIGIBILITY AND THE STATE
CONTINUES TO SEE HIGH CASE
NUMBERS, THOSE 16 AND OLDER IS
ELIGIBLE TO GET THE VACCINE AT
THE TCF CENTER.
MEIJER WILL OFFER IT AT ALL OF
THE STORES IN MICHIGAN AND
ACROSS THE MIDWEST THIS WEEK
WHICH IT SAYS WILL ALLOW IT TO
ADMINISTER MORE THAN 150,000
DOSES THIS WEEK.
WE HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO
REGISTER ON OUR WEBSITE,
CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
>>> MEANTIME, LAWRENCE TECH IS
MOVING CLASSES ONLINE AND THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS WILL
DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS WILL
BE CLOSED BECAUSE OF THE STATE’S
HIGH CASE NUMBERS, 8202 NUMBERS.
IT’S A NUMBER THAT CONCERNED THE
STATE MEDICAL DIRECTOR.
>> WE’RE SEEING MORE PEOPLE
TESTING POSITIVE.
AND IT’S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT
IT’S NOT ONLY THE ELDERLY WHO
CAN GET VERY SICK.
THERE ARE YOUNG PEOPLE,
PARTICULARLY YOUNG PEOPLE WHO
MAY HAVE UNDERLYING MEDICAL
CONDITIONS WHO ARE STILL GETTING
SICK FROM THIS TERRIBLE VIRUS
AND SOME NEED TO BE
HOSPITALIZED.
SO IT’S IMPORTANT THAT WE ALL
CONTINUE TO REMAIN VIGILANT IN
FIGHTING THE VIRUS BACK.
>> Karen: THE STATE HAS
ADMINISTERED MORE THAN 4 MILLION
DOSES.
RIGHT NOW, NEARLY 1 IN 3
MICHIGANDERS HAS RECEIVED 1 OR
MORE DOSES OF THE VACCINE.
>> Kim: THREE MEN WILL STAND
TRIAL FOR THEIR PART IN AN
ALLEGED PLOT TO KIDNAP GOVERNOR
WHITMER.
JOSEPH MORRISSON, PAUL BELLA,
AND PETE MUSICO APPEARED BEFORE
A JUDGE WHO DECIDED TO DROP ONE
OF THE CHARGES AGAINST THEM.
AND SHAWN LEY JOINS US LIVE WITH
THAT PART OF THE STORY.
SHAWN?
>> Shawn: GOOD EVENING TO YOU.
BIG CHARGE DROPPED BY THE JUDGE,
A 20-YEAR FELONY OF TERRORISTIC
THREATENING.
THAT WAS DROPPED.
FELONY GUN CHARGES WENT FORWARD
AND ALSO PROVIDING SUPPORT TO
WHO THE JUDGE CLEARLY CALLED
DOMESTIC TERRORISTS.
>> [INAUDIBLE] YOU JUST HAVE TO
BE FILLED WITH RAGE AND
[INAUDIBLE].
>> Shawn: A PROSECUTE WITH THE
STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE
MAKING THE CASE THAT MUSICO,
MORRISON AND BELLAR TALKED ABOUT
POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND TRAINED
FOR IT.
IT’S THE TRAINING THAT CAUGHT
THE JUDGE’S ATTENTION.
>> THE PERIOD OF TIME, 6 MONTHS,
THESE FOLKS SAW EACH OTHER A LOT
MORE THAN I’VE SEEN MANY OF MY RELATIVES IN 65 YEARS.
RELATIVES IN 65 YEARS.
>> Shawn: HOWEVER, HE RULED
AGAINST THE CHARGE OF
TERRORISTIC THREATENING.
HE SAID THE THREE WERE DEEPLY
INVOLVED WITH OTHERS THAT HE
BELIEVES WERE READY TO ACT.
ADAM FOX AND BARRY CROFT, BOTH
FACING FEDERAL CHARGES.
HE SAID THE WOLVERINE WATCHMEN
PROVIDED THEM WITH SUPPORT. >> USE A BASEBALL ANALOGY, WAS
>> USE A BASEBALL ANALOGY, WAS
THE AAA BALL CLUB, MAJOR LEAGUE
TEAM, GOING TO GOVERNOR GRETCHEN
WHITMER’S HOUSE AND SEIZING HER
HAD A PROBABLE LIKELIHOOD OF
RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH TO
GOVERNOR WHITMER OR THE
COMMISSION OF OTHER VIOLENT
CRIMES.
>> Shawn: THE JUDGE MAKING IT
CLEAR HE IS SENDING THEM TO FACE
A TRIAL, ALL THREE.
AND IN DROPPING THE TERRORISTIC
THREATENING CHARGE, IF IT WAS
ONLY THE THREE OF THEM TALKING,
THEN IT’S NOT THREATENING.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY TRY TO
REINSTATE THE CHARGES.
>> Karen: A SHOOTING ON I-94 IN
DETROIT, IT HAPPENED ON
EASTBOUND I-94 AT I-75.
A DRIVER PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY
AND SHOT AT A TOW TRUCK DRIVER.
THE SHOTS HIT THE TOW TRUCK
DRIVER BUT WASN’T HURT.
THEY HAVE NOT RELEASED
INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUSPECT.
>> Kim: TODAY MARKED THE START
OF WHAT IS EXPECTED TO BE AN
EMOTIONAL TRIAL.
DEREK CHAUVIN IS CHARGED WITH
SECOND-DEGREE MURDER,
THIRD-DEGREE MURDER AND
SECOND-DEGREE MAN SLAUGHTERED IN
THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD.
IT IS 9 MINUTES AND 29 SECONDS,
THAT’S THE TIME THEY SAY DEREK
CHAUVIN HAD HIS KNEE ON GEORGE
FLOYD’S NECK AND SAY IT WAS
UNNECESSARY AND ASKING THE
JURORS TO WATCH THE VIDEO AND
BELIEVE THEIR EYES. >> YOU WILL SEE THAT HE DOES NOT
>> YOU WILL SEE THAT HE DOES NOT
LET UP AND DOES NOT GET UP, EVEN
WHEN MR. FLOYD DOES NOT EVEN HAVE A PULSE.
HAVE A PULSE.
HE BETRAYED HIS BADGE WHEN HE
USED EXCESSIVE AND UNREASONABLE
FORCE UPON THE BODY OF MR. GEORGE FLOYD.
MR. GEORGE FLOYD.
>> Kim: ON THE OTHER HAND, THE
DEFENSE IS SAYING IT’S ABOUT A
LOT MORE THAN 9 MINUTES AND 29
SECONDS AND WANT THE JURY TO
CONSIDERED WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE.
>> IT IS NOT ATTRACTIVE BUT
RESTRAINT IS NECESSARY PART OF
POLICING.
>> Kim: BE SURE TO STAY TUNED TO
LOCAL 4 AND A CLOSER LOOK AT THE
TRIAL AHEAD ON "NBC NIGHTLY
NEWS" WITH LESTER HOLT.
>> Karen: DEADLY HIT-AND-RUN
CRASH THAT KILLED A 107-YEAR-OLD
WOMAN IN ALLEN PARK.
THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER CAR IS
CHARGED.
19-YEAR-OLD TIMOTHY BARRINGER
WENT BEFORE A JUDGE ON THE
CHARGE OF FAILURE TO STOP AT THE
SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT CAUSING
DEATH AND GIVEN $500,000 BOND.
IT HAPPENED AT GODDARD AND
REECK.
THEY IDENTIFIED HIM AFTER
SOMEONE TOOK A PICTURE OF HIM
BEFORE HE RAN AWAY FROM THE
SCENE.
>> Kim: DISINFORMATION IS ONE OF
THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES IN
GETTING PEOPLE VACCINATED.
FALSEHOODS ARE ESPECIALLY
PREVALENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
GRANT HERMES IS LIVE WITH A LOOK AT HOW MICHIGAN IS JOINING
AT HOW MICHIGAN IS JOINING
SEVERAL OTHER STATES PUSHING
BACK AGAINST THOSE HARMFUL
MYTHS.
GRANT, GOOD EVENING.
>> Grant: VACCINE DISINFORMATION
HAS RUN RAMPANT SINCE THE START
OF THE VACCINE ROLLOUT,
ESPECIALLY ONLINE.
AT LEAST 12 ACCOUNTS ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR UP TO TWO THIRDS
OF ALL OF THE LIES YOU SEE ON
SOCIAL MEDIA REACHING ABOUT 60
MILLION PEOPLE.
IN A LETTER WITH OTHER ATTORNEYS
GENERAL, DANA NESSEL IS SAYING
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
THE LETTER CALLS ON FACEBOOK AND
TWITTER TO START CRACKING DOWN
ON ACCOUNTS, SIMILAR TO THE WAY
THE PLATFORMS DID AFTER
DISPOSITION ABOUT THE 2020 ELECTION SURFACED SAYING
ELECTION SURFACED SAYING
FACEBOOK HAS NOT TAKEN
SUFFICIENT ACTION TO REMOVE AND
LABEL MISINFORMATION AND REMOVE
POSTERS.
ACCORDING TO A RECENT POLL,
NEARLY 1 IN 4 ADULTS IN MICHIGAN
SAY THEY’LL FOREGO THE VACCINE
AND THE STATE ALSO HAS A NEW
PARTISAN CHALLENGE, WITH 47% OF
SAT -- STATE REPUBLICANS SAYING
THEY WILL NOT GET VACCINATED.
THE STATE HAS STARTED NEW
CAMPAIGNS TO HELP EDUCATE THOSE
WITH DOUBTS OR CONCERNS ABOUT
THE VACCINE AND ALREADY BEING
RUN ONLINE.
TODAY, DR. JONEIGH KHALDUN
EXPLAINING MORE ON THE ROLLOUT.
>> IT’S SOMETHING WE AS PUBLIC
HEALTH EXPERTS AND LEADERS HAVE
TO FOCUS ON AND MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES,
MAKING SURE WE’RE NOT SHAMING
PEOPLE FOR HAVING QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE VACCINE, MAKE SURE
WE’RE GETTING THE RIGHT
INFORMATION OUT INTO THE
COMMUNITY.
>> Grant: THERE ISN’T A SPECIFIC
PLACE TO GO TO REPORT ANY
VACCINE MISINFORMATION OR
DISINFORMATION.
WE DID TRY REACH HER ABOUT THAT
TODAY BUT DID NOT GET A COMMENT
BACK.
WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON
CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
BACK TO YOU.
>> Kim: OKAY, GRANT, THANK YOU.
>> Karen: NICE SUNNY DAY OUTSIDE
AND ABOUT TO GET EVEN WARMER.
BEN?
>> Ben: TYPICAL FINISH TO WHAT
WE WOULD NORMALLY SEE THIS TIME
OF YEAR.
NOT SO MUCH TOMORROW, AND
DEFINITELY NOT FOR THE END OF
THE WEEK.
WE’LL LOOK AT THAT NEXT.
>> Kim: AND UP NEXT, THE RECALL
THAT HAS SAFETY EXPERTS TELLING
OWNERS SOME OF CARS NOT TO PARK
THEM IN GARAGES OR NEAR THE HOUSE, NEXT.