DOING CPR AND THE PRINCIPAL GRABBED AN M S ARRIVED. THE DISTRICT SAYS THE DECISION
WAS MADE TO CONTINUE CPR AND
RUSHED HIM TO THE HOSPITAL.
CARTIER REMAINS IN CRITICAL
CONDITION. MEANWHILE WE DO HAVE
A STATEMENT ON WOOD’S CONDITION
FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND IT
READS IN PART, QUOTE. WE KNOW
EVERYONE IS EAGER TO KNOW HOW
CARTIER IS DOING. IT IS
INSPIRING TO KNOW HOW MANY
PEOPLE ARE PRAYING FOR HIM AND
HOPING HE RECOVERS. HE CONTINUES
TO BE ON LIFE SUPPORT WITH SMALL
SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT, BUT IT’S
HELPED STATUS HAS HAS NOT
CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE
TUESDAY. WE ALL ASK FOR
EVERYONE’S CONTINUED PRAYERS.
TWO COUSINS FROM WAYNE COUNTY
ARE AMONG THE LATEST TO FACE
CHARGES IN THE JANUARY 6 2021
ATTACK ON THE U. S. CAPITOL.
FEDERAL AGENTS ARRESTED KYLE
MILNE, ERIC REDFORD TOWNSHIP AND
RONALD BALL HORN OF GARDEN CITY
AFTER GETTING TIPS FROM THE
PUBLIC AND BEING MADE AWARE OF A
SERIES OF SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS,
INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY TRIED TO
INTERFERE WITH OFFICERS WHO WERE
RUSHING TO A DIFFERENT AREA.
THEY WERE ALSO SEEN AMONG A
GROUP OF RIOTERS PUSHING AGAINST
A GROUP OF OFFICERS. WILL
MERRICK COULD FACE UP TO FIVE
YEARS IN PRISON. HORN FACES
TWICE AS MUCH TIME BECAUSE HE
ALLEGEDLY HAD A DANGEROUS
WEAPON. ONE DAY AFTER THE
FUNERAL SERVICE FOR TYREE
NICHOLS CALLS FOR JUSTICE AND
POLICE REFORM GROW LOUDER.
PRESIDENT BIDEN IS MEETING WITH
MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL
BLACK CAUCUS TO NEGOTIATE
NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CHANGES
. NBC’S DREW PETRIE MORE REPORTS
FROM WASHINGTON. YESTERDAY WE
SAW THIS EMOTIONAL PUBLIC
FUNERAL FAMILIES, GRIEVING
ACTIVISTS DEMANDING CHANGE
TODAY, MEMBERS OF THE
CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS
HEADING TO THE WHITE HOUSE TO
PRESS THE PRESIDENT FOR CHANGES
, BUT IN WASHINGTON, WHERE
GRIDLOCK IS OFTEN THE NORM, THE
PATH FORWARD IS FAR FROM CLEAR.
YOU’RE DOING IT WITH YOUR
SERVICES PRESIDENT BIDEN TODAY
AT THE NATIONAL PRAYER
BREAKFAST, CALLING FOR UNITY AND
JUSTICE, MY MESSAGE TO ALL OF
YOU AND TO THE NATION IS WE GO
FORWARD. GO FORWARD TOGETHER.
HIS WORDS COME AFTER AN
EMOTIONAL FUNERAL FOR TYREE
NICHOLS, A MEMPHIS FATHER, WHO
DIED AFTER BEING BEATEN BY
POLICE. AND AMID THE PAIN, THERE
WAS A PROMISE HIS LEGACY WILL BE
ONE OF EQUAL JUSTICE. IT WOULD
BE THE BLUEPRINT. GOING FORWARD
ACTIVIST PLEDGING TO USE THE
TRAGEDY TO FUEL THEIR PUSH FOR
CHANGE. TODAY AT THE WHITE HOUSE
STEP ONE MEMBERS OF THE
CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS MEET
WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN. IT IS TIME
FOR CONGRESS TO ACT. CAUCUS
MEMBERS WANT THE PRESIDENT TO
SPEAK MORE FORCEFULLY ABOUT
POLICE VIOLENCE DURING HIS STATE
OF THE UNION SPEECH NEXT WEEK.
THEY’RE PUSHING EXECUTIVE ACTION
TO CHANGE CRIMINAL JUSTICE LAWS.
AND THEY’RE CALLING FOR A
REVIVAL OF THE GEORGE FLOYD
JUSTICE AND POLICING ACT, WHICH
STALLED IN THE SENATE. WE DO
NEED TO HAVE A REAL GENUINE,
AUTHENTIC AND BIPARTISAN
CONVERSATION. ABOUT DEALING WITH
POLICE REFORM IN AMERICA. BUT
REPUBLICAN SENATOR TIM SCOTT, A
LEADING VOICE ON THIS ISSUE FOR
HIS PARTY, IS MAKING CLEAR.
AMBITIOUS LEGISLATIVE CHANGES
HAVE LITTLE CHANCE OF PASSING,
CALLING THEM A NONSTARTER. WE
SHOULD HAVE SIMPLE LEGISLATION.
THAT WE CAN AGREE UPON. SCOTT
AND REPUBLICANS SAY THEY ARE
WILLING TO RESTART TALKS OVER A
MORE CONSERVATIVE POLICE REFORM
PLAN THAT INCREASES TRAINING AND
PROVIDES MORE RESOURCES TO
DEPARTMENTS. BACK WHEN CONGRESS
WAS DEBATING THOSE POLICE REFORM
MEASURES. DEMOCRATS REJECTED THE
REPUBLICAN PLAN, SAYING IT DID
NOT GO FAR ENOUGH TO ADDRESS
ISSUES OF POLICE VIOLENCE
REPORTING FROM WASHINGTON. I’M
DREW PETRIE, MO LOCAL 4 ALRIGHT
DREW MONROE, HOMELESS SHELTERS
IN JEOPARDY OF PERMANENTLY
SHUTTING DOWN HOMELESS SHELTER
ONLY RECEIVES GRANT MONEY FROM
THE STATE ONCE A YEAR. NOW IT’S
ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE
MONROE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH
AUTHORITY. VICTOR WILLIAMS IS
LIVE WITH MORE ON THIS RACE
AGAINST THE CLOCK, VICTOR YES.
KIMBERLY AND DEVIN. YOU KNOW
THIS SHELTER HAS BEEN AROUND FOR
NEARLY A DECADE. BUT ALL OF THAT
COULD CHANGE. COME FEBRUARY, THE
17TH. WE FINALLY GOT TO THE
POINT WHERE WE SAID, LISTEN.
WE’RE GOING TO SHUT DOWN OUR
SHELTER. IF WE CAN’T GET SOME
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT. WE ARE
NOT A MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY.
IT’S NOT FAIR SHELTER IS A PLACE
OF REST AND REFUGE FOR MORE THAN
30, WOMEN AND CHILDREN AND
MONROE DOWN ON THEIR LUCK, BUT
IN JUST 15 DAYS TO SHELTER WILL
BE CLOSING ITS DOORS FOR GOOD
BECAUSE THEY CAN NO LONGER CARE
FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL
DISORDERS. DUE TO A LACK OF
RESOURCES. WE’RE JUST SEEING SO
MANY PEOPLE. UM MANY
SCHIZOPHRENIA BREAKS. WE’RE
SEEING PEOPLE WHO ARE SEVERELY
MENTALLY ILL WHO ARE BEGGING FOR
HELP. PASTOR HEATHER BOON IS THE
WOMAN IN CHARGE OF THE SHELTER
HAS BEEN HOLDING THE PLACE
TOGETHER BY THREADS FOR THE PAST
NINE YEARS, SHE SAYS. IN THAT
TIME, SHE HAS SEEN COUNTLESS
MENTAL HEALTH BREAKDOWNS THAT
REALISTICALLY SHE CAN’T DO MUCH
ABOUT. IT’S ALMOST LIKE WE’RE
RUNNING A PSYCH WARD. WE’VE HAD
MOMS WITH THREE WEEK OLD BABY’S
THREATENING TO THROW THE BABY
OUT THE WINDOW. WE HAVE EMAILS
WHERE WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO
WORK WITH COMMUNITY MENTAL
HEALTH FOR THE LAST 78 YEARS TO
ASK FOR SUPPORT. THEY ARE THE
GATEKEEPERS TO ALL THE MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES IN MONROE COUNTY
PASTOR SAYS THE ISSUE IS THE
LACK OF MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
SHE’S BEEN BEGGING THE COUNTY TO
PROVIDE. JUST RECENTLY IT WAS 11
MENTAL HEALTH INCIDENTS IN ONE
DAY, AND WE’RE JUST SEEING A LOT
OF VIOLENCE, A LOT OF AGGRESSION
AND A LOT OF SEVERELY MENTALLY
ILL PEOPLE WHO ARE BEGGING FOR
HELP, WHO CAN’T GET MEDICATION
WHO CAN’T GET SUPPORT. THE
COMMUNITY IS SWIFTLY RESPONDED
WITH PEOPLE DONATING, AND JUST
RECENTLY, WE SHOWED YOU PEOPLE
WORKING TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE
SHELTER. BUT PASTOR BOONE
BELIEVES THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE
SANDRA ALI LIPS TURF WHO’S
ACTUALLY A BOARD MEMBER OF THE
MONROE COMMUNITY. MENTAL HEALTH
AUTHORITY SAYS THIS IS AN ISSUE
THAT COULD HAVE BEEN SOLVED LONG
AGO. IT’S VERY FRUSTRATING
BECAUSE YOU KNOW IF THE ISSUES
THAT HAVE BEEN BROKEN AND
STARTED BRINGING EIGHT YEARS
AGO, HAD BEEN LISTENED TO, WE
WOULDN’T BE AT THIS POINT RIGHT
NOW. PASTOR BOONE ALSO SAYS, THE
FIRST THING THAT’S NEEDED FOR
THEM TO EVEN HAVE THE
CONVERSATION OF STAYING OPEN IS
GOING TO BE A CRISIS
STABILIZATION UNIT NEARBY. IN
RESPONSE, THE MONROE COUNTY
MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY THEY
SENT US THIS FOLLOWING STATEMENT
THAT TALKS ABOUT HOW THEY’RE
EXPANDING, IT, SAYS QUOTE LAST
YEAR WE APPLIED FOR AND WERE
AWARDED FUNDS TO DEVELOP MOBILE
CRISIS RESPONSE PROGRAM, WHICH
WE EXPECT TO IMPLEMENT THIS
SUMMER. OPTIONS FOR FURTHER
CRISIS SERVICES, INCLUDING THE
CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT ARE
BEING CONSIDERED AND WILL BE
DISCUSSED ON OUR BOARD MEETING
ON FEBRUARY THE 22ND END QUOTE.
BUT REMEMBER, THE CLOCK IS
TICKING. WITH FEBRUARY THE 17TH
COMING ONLY FIVE DAYS BEFORE
THAT BOARD MEETING. FOR NOW, WE
ARE REPORTING LIVE VICTOR
WILLIAMS LOCAL 4 JUST FURTHER
PROVES THAT DIRE NEED FOR MENTAL
HEALTH HELP. IN THIS COUNTRY AS