>> LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT. HOME OF CLICKONDETROIT.COM LOCAL
4.
4. LOCAL 4 STARTS NOW.
>> CONTENTION AT THE CAPITOL
AFTER BEING CONFRONTED WITH
ARMED PROTESTORS.
ARMED PROTESTORS. AND LAWSUIT THREAT AGAINST
G.O.P. AGAINST GOVERNOR WHITMER.
>> WE ARE MAKING DECISIONS BASED
ON BEST MEDICAL SCIENCE NOT A
POLITICAL POLL OR A TWEET OR A
THREAT OF LITIGATION.
>> MEANTIME DETROIT OFFICIALS
ARE WARNING CITIZENS TO HONOR
THE GOVERNOR’S SOCIAL DISTANCING
GUIDELINES.
GUIDELINES. NOW AT 7:00.
A LOOK AT THE CONSEQUENCES FOR
THOSE THAT BREAK THE RULE.
>> WE WILL GET TO CORONA VIRUS
COVERAGE AT 7:00 IN A MOMENT.
FIRST.
FIRST. G I AM SHAWN LEY.
GOOD MORNING PRIYA IN NEWSROOM.
>> THAT’S RIGHT.
SEAN LOOK OUTSIDE AT THAT LIVE
SHOT.
SHOT. DOWNTOWN DETROIT.
DOWNTOWN DETROIT. LOOKING BEAUTIFUL.
LOOKING BEAUTIFUL. SKYLINE BASKING IN SUNSHINE
THERE.
THERE. AND WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A
PRETTY GOOD WEEKEND ON TAP.
>> GO RIGHT TO IT.
ANDREW HUMPHREY IS BACK IN THE
WEATHER CENTER.
WEATHER CENTER. BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND.
BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND. YOU ARE TRACKING FEW SHOWERS TO
WATCH?
WATCH? >>Weather: THAT’S RIGHT,
EMPHASIS ON WORD "FEW."
HERE IS WARM WEATHER WE TALKED
ABOUT LAST WEEKEND.
IT IS HERE IN TIME FOR THIS
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES IN 50s RIGHT NOW.
UPPER 60s, LOW 70s.
UPPER 60s BY NOON TIME W
PARTLY SUNNY SKIES.
THE PARTLY SUNNY IN AFTERNOON.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SCATTERED
SHOWER.
SHOWER. EVEN ARE SLIGHTER POSSIBILITY OF
A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO MAINLY
AFTER THREE, 4:00 BUT IT BE
WON’T WASHOUT PLANS.
IF YOU HAPPEN TO VENTURE
OUTSIDE.
OUTSIDE. DO NOT FORGET TO WEAR A MASK AND
HAVE THEM POP KIDS AND REST OF
THE FAMILY.
THE FAMILY. CHANCES ARE MANY BE
NEIGHBORHOODS ARE DRY TODAY.
WE WILL LOOK AT 53 DEGREES
CURRENTLY.
CURRENTLY. WE HAVE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES
EARLY.
EARLY. SOME CLOUDS BREAKING APART.
MILDER THAN WHAT IT WAS LIKE 24
HOURS AGO WITH UPPER 40s AND
LOW 50s.
LOW 50s. NOW MIDDLE 40s FOR FRIENDS IN
PORT HURON.
PORT HURON. 46 DEGREES THERE.
WHILE IT IS 52 IN ANN ARBOR AND
PONTIAC.
PONTIAC. GOOD MORNING HOWELL.
YOU HAVE A TEMPERATURE OF
53 DEGREES.
53 DEGREES. WHAT ABOUT SUNDAY?
CAN WE KEEP WARM WEATHER GOING?
MORE SHOWERS?
MORE SHOWERS? TALK ABOUT THAT AND SEVEN-DAY
FORECAST IN MINUTES.
>> THANK YOU.
WITH OUR REALLY FIRST BEAUTIFUL
SPRING WEEKEND.
SPRING WEEKEND. RIGHT HERE, ON OUR DOORSTEP.
MAYOR DUGGAN AND POLICE
DEPARTMENT REMINDS EVERYONE THEY
WANT PEOPLE TO REALLY HONOR THE
SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES.
>> AS MARA MACDONALD REPORTS.
MAYOR SAID PARKS ARE FINE IF
PEOPLE KEEP THEIR DISTANCE.
>> YOU DO THIS.
OR HAVE A BIG HOUSE PARTY OR
GATHER SOMEWHERE WITH ALL SORTS
OF PEOPLE NOT RESPECTING SOCIAL
DISTANCING AND YOU WILL BE
TICKETED.
TICKETED. >> WE WILL HAVE OUR FIRST REALLY
GOOD WEEKEND, PAROLE.
WEATHER WISE.
WEATHER WISE. AND ALL OF THE GOOD NEWS YOU SEE
ON THAT SLIDE, WILL BE UNDONE IN
A HURRY.
A HURRY. IF PEOPLE GO OUT IN THE PARKS
AND IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND GATHER
IN LARGE GROUPS.
>> SO MANY DETROITERS HAVE BEEN
WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO STOP
THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS IN THE
CITY AND NUMBERS, FINALLY ARE SO
ENCOURAGE HE BACK SLIDE NOW
WOULD BE HEARTBREAKING.
AND SO DO POLICE WANT TO USE
THEIR RESOURCES TO TICKET YOU
FOR VIOLATING THE GOVERNOR’S
ORDER AGAINST GATHERINGS?
>> WE DO NOT.
>> BUT THEY WILL.
THE DETROIT POLICE DEPARTMENT
HAS BEEN RAVAGED BY THIS VIRUS.
JOBS MADE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.
DO NOT PUT THEM IN A POSITION
WHERE THEY HAVE TO TICKET YOU.
>> WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE
NUMBERS.
NUMBERS. WE ARE STILL GETTING 100 PEOPLE
A DAY IN THE CITY TESTING
POSITIVE.
POSITIVE. WE HAVE MULTIPLE DEATHS A DAY
STILL FROM THIS TERRIBLE
DISEASE.
DISEASE. THE MAYOR AND CHIEF OF POLICE,
THEY WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE A GOOD
TIME.
TIME. THEY DO.
THEY DO. BUT WE WILL HAVE TO EXERCISE OUR
WAYS TO FINALLY DO THAT IN
SINGULAR FASHION.
SINGULAR FASHION. >>I AM MARA MACDONALD.
LOCAL 4.
LOCAL 4. >> MARA SAID THAT BE AWARE THAT
DETROIT POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL
MONITOR WHAT THEY CONSIDER HIGH
TRAFFIC AREAS WHERE FOLKS LIKE
TO CONGREGATE.
TO CONGREGATE. SINCE GOVERNOR’S NO GATHERING
MANDATES WERE ISSUED.
POLICE HAVE HANDED OUT 750
TICKETS FOR VIOLATIONS.
>> LET’S UPDATE YOU ON LATEST ON
COVID-19 HERE IN OUR STATE.
THIS IS BREAKDOWN OF OUR CURRENT
CASE COUNT.
CASE COUNT. AS OF LAST UPDATE FRIDAY.
77 CONFIRMED DEATHS FROM
COVID-19.
COVID-19. AND THAT WAS BETWEEN THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
IN TOTAL WE HAVE LOST THREE HOW
866 PEOPLE TO VIRUS.
AND MICHIGAN NOW HAS MORE THAN
42,000 CONFIRMED CASES.
AND THIS IS UP 977 CASES FROM
THURSDAY.
THURSDAY. NEW UPDATES HAVE COME MID
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. OF COURSE LIKE EVERY DAY.
WE WILL BRING YOU LATEST ON
CLICKONDETROIT.COM AND ON AIR.
>> ALSO MAKING HEADLINES
GOVERNOR WHITMER SIGNED
EXECUTIVE TOWARD ALLOW REAL
ESTATE AND OUTDOOR WORK TO
RESUME NEXT WEEK IN ADDITION TO
CONSTRUCTION.
CONSTRUCTION. SPEAKING OUT AFTER REPUBLICAN
CONTROLLED STATE LEGISLATURE
THREATENED TO SUE HER SAYING ANY
DECISION SHE MAKES WILL NOT BE
BASED ON POLITICS OR LEGAL
PRESSURE.
PRESSURE. >> THIS IS NOT A SWITCH WE FLIP.
THIS IS A DIAL WE TURN.
WE ARE DRIVEN BY THE DATA.
WE ARE DRIVEN BY THE OUTCOMES
FOR OUR PEOPLE.
WE ARE DRIVEN BY THE
HOSPITALIZATION RATE.
HOSPITALIZATION RATE. AND AS OF RIGHT NOW WE HAVE LOST
ALMOST 300 PEOPLE IN LAST 72
HOURS.
HOURS. WE ARE NOT OUT OF THIS CRISIS.
AND IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE
DO -- WE DO NEXT RIGHT THING.
AND IT IS GOING TO BE DRIVEN BY
DATA AND IT WILL BE DRIVEN BY
MEDICAL EXPERTS.
MEDICAL EXPERTS. NOT POLITICAL POLLS OR POLITICAL
POSTURING OR POLITICAL MANEUVERS
LIKE YESTERDAY AT THE CAPITOL.
>> WELL IN RESPONSE TO GOVERNOR
EXTENDING THAT STATE OF
EMERGENCY HOUSE SPEAKER LEE
CHATFIELD POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA
FRIDAY.
FRIDAY. READING, LAW IN MICHIGAN IS
CLEAR, ONLY LEGISLATURE CAN
EXTEND STATE OF EMERGENCY.
WE OFFERED OUR HAND TO GOVERNOR
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. BUT SHE REJECTED IT.
THIS IS UNPRECEDENTED PANDEMIC
WHICH REQUIRES UNPRECEDENTED
PARTNERSHIP.
PARTNERSHIP. MICHIGAN DESERVES BETTER.
THURSDAY REPUBLICAN LED
LEGISLATURE AUTHORIZED A LAWSUIT
AGAINST GOVERNOR OVER EMERGENCY
POWERS BEING EXTEND.
SO FAR A LAWSUIT HAS NOT BEEN
FILED.
FILED. >> ON NATIONAL FRONT.
SOME STREETS IN MANY MAJOR U.S.
CITIES SEEING MORE PEOPLE AS
STATES REOPEN.
STATES REOPEN. SOME STREETS REMAIN EMPTY.
>> MORE THAN 1 MILLION CONFIRMED
CORONA VIRUS CASES HERE IN U.S.
AND MORE THAN 65,000 AMERICANS
HAVE DIED.
HAVE DIED. THIS ACCORDING TO JOHN HOPKINS
UNIVERSITY DATABASE INFORMATION.
>> BUT EVEN AS DEATH TOLL GROSS
MORE STATES GOING BACK TO
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS. AS WE HEAR.
DEBATE OVER PUBLIC HELP AND
ECONOMIC SURVIVAL CONTINUES.
>> Reporter: IOWA, UTAH,
WYOMING, MAINE BECOMING LATEST
STATES TO EASE AT HOME ORDERS
AND IMPLEMENT NEW RESTRICTIONS.
HOPING TO GET THE ECONOMY BACK
ON TRACK.
ON TRACK. IN WYOMING BARBER SHOPS AND HAIR
SALONS CAN OPEN THEIR DOORS.
BY MONDAY NEARLY 30 STATES HOME
TO ROUGHLY 150 MILLION PEOPLE
WILL START TO GET BACK TO
BUSINESS IN A NEW NORMAL.
IN ARKANSAS, AT FITNESS CENTERS
MEMBERS HAVE TO HAVE
TEMPERATURES CHECKED AT THE
DOOR.
DOOR. WEAR MASKS WHEN EXERCISING AND
STAY 12 FEET AWAY FROM ONE
ANOTHER.
ANOTHER. IN TEXAS, RESTAURANT OWNERS ARE
HUNGRY FOR BUSINESS.
>> I ANTICIPATE THIS BEING
INTENSE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
WEEKS.
WEEKS. AS WE TRY TO NAVIGATE.
THIS KEEP EVERYONE SAFE.
>> THIS WEEK NEARLY 2000
AMERICANS DIED EVERY DAY FROM
COMPLICATIONS OF THE VIRUS.
AND INCLUDING PAUL KERRY, A
COLORADO PARAMEDIC THAT WAS
INFECTED WHILE VOLUNTEERING IN
NEW YORK CITY.
WHILE CASES CLIMB IN HOT SPOTS
LIKE NEW YORK.
PROTESTS TO END STAY-AT-HOME
ORDERS ARE ERUPTING.
>> WE HAVE TO LEARN TO LIVE WITH
THE VIRUS OR WE WILL KILL
ECONOMY.
ECONOMY. >> IN MICHIGAN ARMED
DEMONSTRATOR STORMED CAPITAL.
RESTAURANTS, BARKS THEATERS,
CASINOS WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL AT
LEAST MAY 28.
IN NORTH CAROLINA GYM OWNER
JASON MORGAN DEFIED ORDERS TO
STAY CLOSE D.
>> WIPED OUT ANY SAVING I HAVE
HAD.
HAD. IT HAS PUT ME IN DIRE STRAITS OF
LOSING BUSINESS I HAVE SPENT
OVER HALF OF MY LIFE BUILDING.
>> NATIONAL DEBATE.
BIGGER THAN BUSINESSES AND
BEACHES AS AMERICANS ENTER
UNCHARTED WATER.
UNCHARTED WATER. NBC NEWS, LOS ANGELES.
>> THANK YOU MIGUEL.
TALK ABOUT BEACHES IN
CALIFORNIA.
CALIFORNIA. BIG BATTLE BREWING THERE AFTER
LARGE CROWDS FLOODED ORANGE
COUNTY.
COUNTY. ORDERING BEACHES OFF LIMITS.
>> FRIDAY PROTESTORS LINED THE
BEACHES TWO CITIES CHALLENGE
GOVERNOR’S DIRECTIVE IN COURT.
>> GO TO FLORIDA.
AREA BEACHES ARE BACK OPEN BUT
IT DID NOT SIT WELL WITH AT
LEAST ONE PERSON.
HE SHOWED DISPLEASURE IN DARK
WAY.
WAY. >> I CAN’T GET OVER THESE
IMAGES.
IMAGES. IT IS GREAT.
LOCAL LAWYER DRESSED UP AS GRIM
REAPER AND WALKED AROUND BEACH
AS WARNING CORONA VIRUS IS STILL
A THREAT.
A THREAT. >> WE ARE DEALING WITH A DEADLY
VIRUS.
VIRUS. I LOVE OUR BEACHES.
I HAVE FOUGHT FOR OUR BEACHES
FOR YEARS.
FOR YEARS. BUT IT IS TOO SOON TO DRAW
THOUSANDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
TO OUR BEACHES.
>> LOOK AT THAT GUY STANDING
BEHIND DEFIANTLY.
BEHIND DEFIANTLY. MOST PEOPLE THAT SAW GRIM REAPER
ON BEACH UNPHASE ED AND SAID WE
ARE GLAD BEACHES ARE OPEN.
OKAY.
OKAY. QUICK QUESTION.
QUICK QUESTION. HOW HOT DOES IT GET IN THAT
OUTFIT?
OUTFIT? BOILING.
BOILING. QUICK KNOW.
QUICK KNOW. OUR WEBSITE IS PACKED WITH
USEFUL INFORMATION TO GET YOU
THROUGH PANDEMIC OF THE ALL ON
CLICKONDETROIT.COM/CORONA VIRUS.
CLICKONDETROIT.COM/CORONA VIRUS. AND IF YOU ARE GOING TO TAKE A
CRUISE THROUGH OAKLAND COUNTY
THIS WEEKEND STAY AWAY FROM 75.
BOTH DIRECTIONS OF THE FREEWAY
ARE CLOSED BETWEEN 8-MILE AND
SQUARE LAKE.
SQUARE LAKE. M-DOT CREWS ARE WORKING ON TWO
BRIDGES AND DOING ROAD WORK.
BOTH DIRECTIONS OF 75 EXPECTED
TO REOPEN MONDAY AT 5:00 A.M.
>> COMING UP ON 7:09.
ON THE DOT HERE.
IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT.
PRIYA WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE
ANDREW BACK WITH US.
>> AND YOU BROUGHT GOOD WEATHER.
LIKE YOU PROMISED ANDREW.
70s THIS WEEKEND?
>>Weather: THAT’S RIGHT.
GETS WARMER.
GETS WARMER. WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU ALSO HERE
AT THE STATION.
EVEN IF IT IS ON TV.
AS WE OPERATE REMOTELY.
AFTER WORKING FULL-TIME AT HOME
GREAT TO BE BACK WITH
TEMPERATURES IN 70s TODAY.
FEW SHOWERS ON RADAR.
MORE ON THAT WITH THIS
AFTERNOON’S FORECAST.