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>> Devin: THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
SAYS NO TO INVESTIGATING
GOVERNOR WHITMER’S PANDEMIC
NURSING HOMES POLICY.
BUT SENATE REPUBLICANS AREN’T
ABOUT TO DROP THE ISSUE.
>> Kim: DEATH THREATS AGAINST
PROMINENT DEMOCRATS LEAD TO
CHARGES AGAINST A MAN FROM
MICHIGAN.
>> Devin: WHO GETS FIRST
PRIORITY AT THE FORD FIELD VACCINATION CLINIC?
VACCINATION CLINIC?
TONIGHT, WE KNOW THE FOUR ZIP
CODES THAT TOP THE LIST. THERE’S A CRUSH OF PEOPLE TRYING
THERE’S A CRUSH OF PEOPLE TRYING
TO SECURE THEIR PLACE IN LINE.
>> Kim: MEIJER HAS REGISTERED
MORE THAN 35,000 PEOPLE IN THE
FIRST 24 HOURS SINCE THE PROCESS
BEGAN YESTERDAY.
AT ONE POINT, THE NUMBER WAS
GROWING BY 2,000 PEOPLE PER
HOUR.
THAT’S A LOT TO SORT OUT
INCLUDING WHICH PEOPLE WILL BE
GIVEN THE FIRST SHOT.
SHAWN LEY HAS THAT PART OF THE
STORY AND JOINS US FROM FORD
FIELD WITH MORE.
GOOD EVENING.
>> Shawn: KIMBERLY, GOOD EVENING
TO YOU.
LET’S START WITH PARKING.
THE GEM THEATER GARAGE IS ONE
PLACE THERE WILL BE PARKING.
THE FORD FIELD GARAGE ON ST.
ANTOINE, THAT’S ANOTHER PLACE.
THERE WILL BE A SCREENING TEST.
AND THEY’RE TELLING US WHAT FOUR
COMMUNITIES WILL BE CALLED DOWN
FIRST.
>> WE’RE WORKING.
>> Shawn: HE IS DISABLED, IN A
WHEELCHAIR AND WORKS FOR THE
LIONS.
HE HAS BEEN CALLED TO THE
VACCINATION CLINIC THAT STARTS
NEXT WEDNESDAY AT FORD FIELD AND
EXCITED TO BE PART OF THE
MASSIVE EFFORT.
>> MOST DEFINITELY, YES.
IT’S VERY IMPORTANT FOR ALL
MANKIND TO BE PROTECTED AGAINST
THIS HORRIBLE PANDEMIC.
>> Shawn: WHAT HE DOESN’T KNOW
IS WHAT THE ENTIRE PROCESS WILL
LOOK LIKE.
MEIJER SAID IT’S HANDLING A TON
OF WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN AND
PLANS ARE BEING MADE BUT MEIJER
DOES NOT ANTICIPATE HAVING
PEOPLE LINE UP INSIDE.
IT DOES EXPECT THE LINE OUTSIDE
TO MOVE QUICKLY.
MEIJER SAYS THE RESPONSE HAS
BEEN INCREDIBLE!
IF YOU GET AN APPOINTMENT, WHEN
WILL YOU BE CALLED TO FORD
FIELD?
THAT WILL BE BASED ON THE SOCIAL
VULNERABILITY INDEX.
PEOPLE LIVING IN FOUR HARD HIT
COMMUNITIES: HAMTRAMCK, ECORSE,
HIGHLAND PARK, AND INKSTER.
IF YOU LIVE IN THOSE
COMMUNITIES, YOU’LL BE CALLED
FIRST TO FORD FIELD.
THE STATE IS SAYING THERE ARE
THREE WAYS TO SIGN UP ONLINE VIA
TEXT WITH MEIJER ON THE PHONE
NUMBER.
THEY’RE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO
USE THE ONLINE PROCESS OR THE
TEXT PROCESS BECAUSE THE PHONE
LINES HAVE BEEN OVERWHELMED, AND
WE’RE HEARING ABOUT VERY LONG
WAITS.
SHAWN LEY, BACK TO YOU.
>> Devin: DETROIT POLICE HAVE
ARRESTED A NURSE WORKING AT THE
TCF CENTER FOR STEALING VACCINE
DOSES.
IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY.
COWORKERS SAW HER TAKE TWO
VACCINE DOSES AND REPORTED IT TO
POLICE OFFICERS WHO ARRESTED HER
RIGHT AWAY.
THE CITY SAYS IT DIDN’T KEEP
NOIN FROM GETTING THEIR VACCINE.
>>> THE CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS NOW,
MICHIGAN REPORTING 2048 NEW
CASES AND 27 MORE DEATHS.
THE STATE’S 7-DAY AVERAGE FOR
NEW CASES IS STEADILY
INCREASING, THE HIGHEST IN ABOUT
7 WEEKS NOW.
TRACKING THE VACCINE, THE STATE
REPORTING 25% OF MICHIGANDERS
OVER THE AGE OF 16 HAVE GOTTEN
AT LEAST ONE DOSE OF THE
VACCINE.
SO A QUARTER OF ALL ADULT
MICHIGANDERS THUS FAR.
>> Kim: A BIT OF SUNSHINE PUSHED
ITS WAY THROUGH THE CLOUDS.
>> Devin: COULD IT BE A SIGN OF
THINGS TO COME?
>> Ben: WE HAVE AN EXTRA HOUR
PLUS TO ENJOY BECAUSE OF
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME NOW THAT
THE SKIES LOOK LIKE THIS.
THE SUNSHINE HAS BOOSTED US INTO
THE 50s IN MOST SPOTS AND NOT
MUCH OF A BREEZE, SO VERY
COMFORTABLE CONDITIONS FOR THIS
MID-MARCH EVENING.
AND YOU CAN SEE PLENTY OF THE
AREA IS SEEING THE SUNSHINE.
AND IT WILL RERODE OVER -- AND
THE CLOUDS WILL ERODE.
AND WE HAVE DRY CONDITIONS AND
WE’LL TRACK THE RAIN AND THE
WARM-UP WILL GO FROM THE 40s TO
60s AS WE HEAD TOWARD THE
WEEKEND AND BEYOND.
AND THE WEEKEND ITSELF IS
LOOKING PRETTY DARN GOOD FOR
THIS TIME OF YEAR.
WE’LL CHECK IT OUT IN THE
SEVEN-DAY FORECAST.
LOCAL4CASTERS APP IS WHERE YOU
HAVE THE FULL TEN-DAY OUTLOOK
AND TRACK THE RAIN AS IT HEADS
TOWARDS US.
IT IS ABSOLUTELY FREE IN YOUR
APP STORE, SEARCH WDIV.
>> Kim: THE MAN ACCUSED IN A
DEADLY HIT-AND-RUN OF A
SOUTHGATE WOMAN AND HER UNBORN
CHILD WAS IN COURT TODAY.
HE FAILED TO STOP AT THE SCENE
OF THE ACCIDENT AND IT RESULTED
IN DEATH.
AS OUR VICTOR WILLIAMS REPORTS,
TODAY’S COURTROOM BATTLE WAS
OVER BOND.
>> Victor: WHEN WE WERE AT THE
CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FOR THE
VICTIM, YOU COULD TELL THE
FAMILY OF JESSICA STROTHER WAS
REALLY TORN BY THE MANNER IN
WHICH SHE DIED.
THIS ARRAIGNMENT WON’T BRING HER
BACK BUT IT’S A STEP IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION FOR THE GRIEVING
FAMILY. FOR THE FIRST TIME 31-YEAR-OLD
FOR THE FIRST TIME 31-YEAR-OLD
RAYMOND ALKOWICZ STOOD IN COURT.
>> HE DID NOT EVEN HAVE A VALID
LICENSE ON THE DATE OF HIS
OFFENSE AND QUITE FRANKLY SHOULD
NOT HAVE BEEN DRIVING IN THE
FIRST PLACE.
>> Victor: IT IS BELIEVE HE RAN
A RED LIGHT AND STRUCK HER AS
SHE WAS CROSSING THE STREET WITH
HER FIANCE AND KEPT ON DRIVING.
BUT THIS ISN’T THE FIRST
INCIDENT HE’S HAD TROUBLE WITH
THE LAW BECAUSE OF HIS ALLEGED ACTIONS BEHIND THE WHEEL.
ACTIONS BEHIND THE WHEEL.
>> HE HAD NO DRIVER’S LICENSE.
>> HE KILLED A WOMAN 6 MONTHS
PREGNANT, FLED THE SCENE, SHOULD
NOT HAVE BEEN DRIVING.
I SUGGEST A $2 MILLION BOND.
>> Victor: HIS ATTORNEY TRIED
EVERYTHING HE COULD, SUGGESTING
A BOND OF $100,000.
>> HE WORKS FULL TIME AT AJM
MACKING, A MACHINE TECH, LIVES
IN THE AREA AND NO ISSUE WITH
HIM SHOWING UP TO COURT.
>> Victor: BUT THE JUDGE WENT
WITH THE ORIGINAL
RECOMMENDATION.
>> THE COURT WILL ASSESS A $2
MILLION BOND.
>> Victor: IF HE IS ABLE TO PAY
THE $2 MILLION BOND, HE’LL HAVE
A GPS AND AN ALCOHOL TETHER ON
HIM AT ALL TIMES.
VICTOR WILLIAMS, LOCAL 4.
>> Devin: THE DRIVER OF A TESLA
THAT ENDED UP TRAPPED UNDER A
SEMI TRAIL WILL FACE CHARGES.
IT HAPPENED THURSDAY AT WATERMAN
AND FORT IN SOUTHWEST DETROIT.
THE PASSENGER IS STILL IN THE
HOSPITAL AND IN CRITICAL
CONDITION.
FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS ARE COMING
TO DETROIT TO GET THE BLACK BOX
AND THE SD CARD TO DETERMINE IF
THE VEHICLE WAS IN AUTO PILOT AT
THE TIME OF THE CRASH.
BUT THEY SAY THIS CRASH IS
SIMILAR TO TWO THAT HAPPENED IN
FLORIDA, HOWEVER DETROIT POLICE
BELIEVE THE DRIVER WAS IN
CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.
>> IT APPEARS THAT SPEED WAS A
MAJOR FACTOR IN THE COLLISION.
FROM ALL THE INDICATIONS WE
HAVE, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN
AUTO PILOT MODE, THAT THE DRIVER
WAS IN CONTROL AT THE TIME OF
THE CRASH.
>> Devin: THE DRIVER IS OUT OF
THE HOSPITAL, EXPECTED THAT
DRIVER WILL BE ARRAIGNED THIS
WEEK ON RECKLESS DRIVING
CHARGES.
>> Kim: A MICHIGAN MAN IS
CHARGED WITH TERRORISM AFTER
MAKING DEATH THREATS AGAINST
PROMINENT DEMOCRATS.
JOSHUA MADE THE DRETS AGAINST
PRESIDENT BIDEN, SPEAKER OF THE
HOUSE NANCY PELOSI AND GOVERNOR
GRETCHEN WHITMER AND POSTED ON A
SOCIAL MEDIA SITE CALLED I
FUNNY.
HE IS CHARGED WITH ONE THREAT OF
TERRORISM AND USING A COMPUTER
TO COMMIT A CRIME, BOTH 20-YEAR
FELONIES.
HE WAS ARRAIGNED TODAY AFTER
TURNING HIMSELF IN.
HIS NEXT COURT DAY IS APRIL 8.
>> Devin: THE MICHIGAN SENATE
HAS CALLED GOVERNOR WHITMER’S
COVID STRATEGY, GO IT ALONE.
THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL
DECIDED HE IS NOT GOING TO
INVESTIGATE THE POLICY WHICH PUT
COVID-POSITIVE PATIENTS IN THE
SAME BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES AS
COVID-NEGATIVE PATIENTS.
ROD MELONI NOW LIVE WITH WHAT
COMES NEXT IN THIS FIGHT.
ROD?
>> Rod: YOU KNOW, DEVIN, THERE
ARE MANY IN THE SENATE NOT
SURPRISED BY THIS BUT IT LIT A
FIRE UNDER THEM BECAUSE THE
SENATOR WHO WAS LEADING THE
CHARGE IN THIS IS SAYING, HEY,
LET’S BRING IN THE LAWYERS.
>> I THINK WE’RE GONNA HAVE TO
DO SOME THINGS IN THE BUDGET
WHETHER IT’S FUNDING A SPECIAL
PROSECUTOR.
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF
DIFFERENT ISSUES IN TERMS OF
WHAT WE CAN DO.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
MICHIGAN NEED TO HAVE ANSWERS!
>> Rod: HE AND OTHER SENATORS
SENT A LETTER TO MICHIGAN
ATTORNEY GENERAL DANA NESSEL
ASKING HER TO LOOK INTO THE
NURSING HOME DEATHS,
PARTICULARLY A LACK OF PROPER
REPORTING TO THE PUBLIC AND TO
THE FEDS.
CONSIDERING NEW YORK GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO’S PROBLEMS, HE
ANDREW CUOMO’S PROBLEMS, HE
WANTS TO KNOW THE NUMBER OF
PATIENTS SENT FROM A NURSING
HOME TO HOSPITALS AND PASSED
AWAY THERE. THE ATTORNEY SAID:
>> THERE ARE SO MANY FAMILIES
THAT WANT TO GET TO THE BOTTOM
OF THE DATA.
WHAT HAPPENED WITH THIS DECISION
TO PUT COVID INFECTED PATIENTS
IN WITH UNINFECTED PATIENTS IN A
NURSING HOME?
ONLY 5 STATES DID THIS.
IT WAS A DISASTROUS POLICY!
>> Rod: NOW, THE GOVERNOR PUT
OUT A STATEMENT THIS AFTERNOON
POINTING TO TWO THINGS: THE
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN STUDY
THAT WAS DONE AND ALSO PRAISE
FROM THE AARP SAYING SHE DID A
GOOD JOB, FAST ACTION, GOOD
DECISION-MAKING, BUT THE
REPUBLICANS SAY THOSE SOURCES
ARE HER FRIENDS AND THERE NEEDS
TO BE MORE DONE THAN JUST PAYING
ATTENTION TO THAT.
>> Devin: AND WE KEEP LOOKING AT
THE NUMBERS OF HOW MANY PEOPLE
DIED OF COVID IN NURSING HOMES,
BUT THAT’S THAT WE KNOW OF, RIGHT?
RIGHT? >> Rod: THE NUMBER PUBLISHED NOW
>> Rod: THE NUMBER PUBLISHED NOW
IS 5551 BUT THEY BELIEVE THERE
ARE OTHER NUMBERS THAT WOULD
SHOW MORE THAT DIED IN NURSING
HOMES. >> Kim: VLADIMIR PUTIN
>> Kim: VLADIMIR PUTIN
AUTHORIZED OPERATIONS AIMED AT
PRESIDENT BIDEN AND IN FAVOR OF
DONALD TRUMP.
IRAN TRIED TO UNDERCUT PRESIDENT
TRUMP’S REELECTION PROSPECTS.
NO EVIDENCE THAT IT DISRUPTED
THE VOTING PROCESS.
CHINA DID NOT CONDUCT ANY
INTERFERENCE IN THE OUTCOME OF
THE ELECTION.
>> Devin: A LOT MORE TO COME.
A HOUSE OVERFLOWING WITH SO MANY
CATS, SOME SOUGHT REFUGE ON THE
ROOF.
>> Dr. McGeorge: HOW LONG DO YOU
HAVE TO WAIT TO GET ALLERGY
SHOTS.
AND IF THEY’RE FREE, WHY ARE
SOME ASKING FOR INSURANCE