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>> KIMBERLY: MICHIGAN’S GOVERNOR
PULLING BACK SOME OF THE
RESTRICTIONS ON BUSINESSES WHILE
PUTTING IN SOME NEW SAFETY RULES
IN PLACE.
IN PLACE. TODAY, MICHIGAN RECORDED ANOTHER
108 DEATHS FROM COVID-19.
>> DEVIN: CASE COUNTS ARE
HITTING A PLATEAU PROMPTING THE
GOVERNOR TO MAKE SOME CHANGES IN
A NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER.
THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER WILL NOW
RUN THROUGH MAY 15TH.
STARS WILL BE ALLOWED TO SELL
NONESSENTIAL SUPPLIES, BUT THAT
WILL BE VIA CURBSIDE PICKUP OR
DELIVERY.
DELIVERY. >> KIMBERLY: FACE COVERINGS WILL
BE REQUIRED IN ENCLOSED PUBLIC
PLACES LIKE GROCERY STORES.
A BUSINESS CAN DENY YOUR
BUSINESS IF YOU’RE NOT.
AND TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED.
DISCOURAGED. >> DEVIN: LAWN AND LANDSCAPING
SERVICES CAN OPERATE AGAIN AS
LONG AS THEY FOLLOW SOCIAL
DISTANCING GUIDELINES.
DISTANCING GUIDELINES. >> KIMBERLY: GOLF IS GETTING THE
RED LIGHT GREEN LIGHT, BUT THE
USE OF GOLF CARTS IS NOT
PERMITTED.
PERMITTED. >> DEVIN: MOTORIZED BOATING ONCE
AGAIN ALLOWED.
AGAIN ALLOWED. WE’VE GOT THE FULL LIST OF THE
CHANGES INCLUDED IN THE NEW
EXECUTIVE ORDER AT
CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
CLICKONDETROIT.COM. >> KIMBERLY: MEANWHILE, THE
STATE LEGISLATURE CONVENED THIS
MORNING FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE
APRIL 9TH.
APRIL 9TH. SEEKING TO FORM A COMMITTEE TO
OVERSEE GOVERNOR WHITMER’S
ACTION DURING THIS PANDEMIC.
ROD MELONI, THE POLITICAL BATTLE
IS RAGING DESPITE THE EASING OF
SOME OF THESE RESTRICTIONS.
>> THAT’S RIGHT, THE GOVERNOR
GAVE THE LEGISLATURE SOME OF
WHAT THEY’VE BEEN ASKING FOR,
BUT IF YOU THINK THAT THAT WAS
ENOUGH TO CALM THINGS HERE,
YOU’D BE THINKING INCORRECTLY.
BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR BLASTED THE
LEGISLATURE FOR EVEN BEING HERE
TODAY.
TODAY. AND THE LEGISLATURE, ESPECIALLY
THE LEADERSHIP IS SAYING THAT
THE GOVERNOR OVERREACHED AND
ALSO WAS ABRIDGING A LOT OF
CIVIL LIBERTIES.
CIVIL LIBERTIES. >> AN EVEN THREE DOZEN SENATORS
TOOK THEIR SEATS AND WEARING
THEIR MASKS AND REPUBLICANS CAME
FIRST AND FOREMOST TO SELECT A
BIPARTISAN OVERSITE COMMITTEE TO
EVALUATE THE GOVERNOR’S VIRUS
PERFORMANCE.
PERFORMANCE. AT THE SAME TIME THE MORE SPARSE
LY OCCUPIED HOUSE DID THE SAME
THING.
THING. CHATFIELD TOLD THAT SHE’S BEEN
LESS THAN COLLABORATIVE.
>> WE’RE THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS
THE STATE WHO ARE FRUSTRATED AND
HAVE THEIR LIVELIHOODS TAKE AND
AWAY.
AWAY. WE WANT TO BE SURE THEY CAN GO
BACK TO WORK WHEN IT’S SAFELY.
>> AND THEY A MOVE TO LIMIT THIS
GOVERNOR’S AND THE FUTURE
GOVERNOR’S
GOVERNOR’S GOVERNOR’S.
GOVERNOR’S. >> AND BLASTED THEM FOR SHOWING
UP.
UP. >> AND AGAINST ALL THE PRACTICES
AND SPIRIT OF THE STAY HOME STAY
HALF ORDERS AND THEY’RE
OBSERVING THE ACTIONS.
>> AND DECRIED POORLY TIMED
POLITICS, PROMISING A VETO.
I’M NOT GOING TO SIGN ANY BILL
THAT TAKES AUTHORITY AWAY FROM
ME OR FROM ANY FUTURE GOVERNOR.
THE POWERS OF THE EXECUTIVE
OFFICE ARE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT,
ESPECIALLY IN TIMES OF CRISIS
WHERE LIVES ARE ON THE LINE.
>> SPEAKER CHATFIELD SAYS THE
GOVERNOR HAS FLEXED HER OWN
POLITICAL MUSCLE QUITE A BIT.
>> TODAY WAS AN IMPORTANT FIRST
STEP, BUT MICHIGAN IS STILL AN
OUTLIER HOW WE’RE DEALING WITH
COVID-19.
COVID-19. >> AND SO WHERE DOES THAT TAKE
US?
US? HOW ABOUT APRIL 30TH, NEXT
THURSDAY.
THURSDAY. THAT’S A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT
OVER THE STATE OF EMERGENCY AND
WHETHER THAT CAN GET EXTENDED.
THE LEGISLATURE IT LOOKING FOR
THE GOVERNOR TO PULL BACK STILL
MORE.
MORE. WILL WE SEE THAT BETWEEN NOW AND
THEN?
THEN? STAY TUNED, ROD MELONI, LOCAL 4.
>> WE’LL BE WATCHING.
ROD, THANK YOU.
>> DEVIN: ONE OF THE MOST
NOTABLE CHANGES THE GOVERNOR
MADE, REQUIRING A FACE COVERING
IN ANY ENCLOSED PUBLIC SPACE AND
REQUIRING BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE
NONMEDICAL MASKS FOR EMPLOYEES.
DR. FRANK McGEORGE WITH
GUIDELINES HOW TO CLEAN THE
MASKS AND HOW LONG THEY ACTUALLY
LAST.
LAST. >> AS LONG AS YOU AREN’T
COUGHING AND SNEEZING, REUSE ALL
DAY AND EVEN ON SUBSEQUENT DAYS
IS PRACTICAL ESPECIALLY AS
SUPPLY ISSUES REMAIN A PROBLEM.
BUT MASKS NEED TO BE MAINTAINED
AND CLEANED.
AND CLEANED. IT IS IMPORTANT TO CLEAN FABRIC
MASKS REGULARLY.
MASKS REGULARLY. HOW OFTEN DEPEND HOW FREQUENTLY
YOU WEAR IT.
IF YOU’RE WEARING IT ALL DAY,
IDEALLY YOU WOULD WANT TO CLEAN
IT NIGHTLY.
IT NIGHTLY. HOMEMADE MASKS SHOULD BE MADE
FROM A FABRIC THAT CAN BE WASHED
IN THE WASHING MACHINE AND DRIED
IN THE DRYER.
AND YOU DON’T NEED FANCY DIS
DISINFECTANTS
DISINFECTANTS DISINFECTANTS.
DISINFECTANTS. AND YOU SHOULDN’T MICROWAVE YOUR
MASK.
MASK. WHEN YOU REMOVE TO TO KEEP IT
CLEAN, STORE IT IN A BROWN PAPER
LUNCH BAG.
LUNCH BAG. DON’T WANT TO STORE IT IN
PLASTIC BECAUSE THAT WON’T ALLOW
ANY DAMPNESS TO PROPERLY DRY
OUT.
OUT. AND EMPLOYERS WHO PROVIDE MASKS,
THEY SHOULD PROVIDE TWO FABRIC
MASKS TO ALLOW FOR CLEANING
TIME.
TIME. IF YOU’RE WEARING PAPER MASKS
LIKE THE KIND THAT CHEMOTHERAPY
PATIENTS WEAR.
PATIENTS WEAR. AND REPLACED FREQUENTLY.
DEFENDING HOW MUCH YOU WEAR IT,
ONCE A DAY.
AND WHETHER IT’S SOILED BY A BIG
SNEEZE.
SNEEZE. A FINAL NOTE IF YOU’RE COUGHING
OR SNEEZING A LOT.
DON’T RELY ON A MASK TO PROTECT
PEOPLE AROUND YOU.
STAY HOME.
STAY HOME. MASKS ARE HELPFUL, ONCE THEY’RE
SOAKED WITH A WET COUGH OR
SNEEZE, THEY’RE MUCH LESS
EFFECTIVE.
EFFECTIVE. >> DEVIN: ALL RIGHT, FRANK.
LAW ENFORCEMENT DRIVING A
PROCESSION TO A HOSPITAL ARE
SHOWING THANKS AND APPRECIATION
FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS.
>> KIMBERLY: AND THEY’RE DRIVING
TO HENRY FORD HOSPITAL IN
DETROIT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
DOCTORS, NURSES, ALL FRONT LINE
PERSONNEL WORKING TIRELESSLY
DURING THIS PANDEMIC.
THESE ARE LIVE PICTURES FROM SKY
4 OF THAT PROCESSION WHICH
STARTED NEAR THE HOSPITAL AT
DPD’S 3RD PRECINCT.
>> DEVIN: NEW HELP FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES COMING FROM BOTH THE
LOCAL AND FEDERAL LEVELS.
PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNING A BILL
THAT INCLUDES MORE THAN $320
BILLION FOR THE PAYCHECK
PROTECTION PROGRAM WHICH OF
COURSE AS YOU RECALL QUICKLY RAN
OUT OF MONEY LAST MONTH AND
INCLUDES MORE MONEY FOR SMALL
BUSINESS LOANS.
BUSINESS LOANS. >> MEANWHILE, DETROIT MAYOR MIKE
DUGGAN LOOKED AT A PARTNERSHIP
AIMED AT HELPING SMALL
BUSINESSES.
BUSINESSES. LARRY SPRUILL HAS THAT PART OF
THE STORY.
THE STORY. >> WELL, KIMBERLY AND DEVIN, A
LOT OF BUSINESSES IN DETROIT
NEED EXTRA FUNDING ESPECIALLY
DURING THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
AND TODAY, MAYOR DUGGAN
ANNOUNCED A PARTNERSHIP THAT
WILL HELP THEM IN THAT WAY.
DETROIT’S MAYOR MIKE DUGGAN SAYS
THERE’S GOOD NEWS FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES STRUGGLING DURING THE
CRISIS.
CRISIS. >> TO HAVE GOLDMAN STEP IN WITH
$50 MILLION IN LOANS AND
BASICALLY SAYING IF YOUR
BUSINESS IS LOCATED IN DETROIT
WE’VE GOT A WAY TO MOVE YOU TO
THE FRONT OF THE LINE.
>> MONEY AVAILABLE NOW THANKS TO
A PARTNERSHIP WITH GOLDMAN
SACHS.
SACHS. >> AND ONE OF THE CO-OWNERS OF
BROWN AND GLOW, A RETAIL AND
BEAUTY, ON THE WEST SIDE ON
LIVERNOIS.
LIVERNOIS. >> WE SELL HAIR PRODUCTS FOR ALL
HAIR TYPES AND TEXTURES, A PLACE
WHERE ANYONE CAN COME, MEN,
WOMEN, CHILDREN.
WOMEN, CHILDREN. >> LUCAS TELLS ME THEY WERE
GETTING READY FOR THE GRAND
OPENING THIS SPRING UNTIL
GOVERNOR GRETCHEN WHITMER ISSUED
A STAY-AT-HOME ORDER BECAUSE OF
THE CORONAVIRUS.
THE CORONAVIRUS. THIS NOT ONLY STOPPED THE GRAND
OPENING, BUT ALSO INCOMING
REVENUE FOR THE BUSINESS.
>> BUT WHEN YOU DON’T HAVE
ANYTHING COMING IN, IT MAKES IT
VERY DIFFICULT TO WIN.
>> WITH THE RECENT NEWS OF EXTRA
FUNDING FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
LIKE HERS, THAT GIVES HER HOPE.
>> WE’RE REALLY GRATEFUL TO SEE
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE IS
THINKING OF SMALL BUSINESSES AND
NOT JUST GOVERNMENT AGENCIES,
BUT OTHER AGENCIES THAT ARE
COMING UP WITH DIFFERENT GRANTS
AND LOAN PROGRAMS DURING THIS
TIME.
TIME. >> AND SO THERE’S ALSO HELP ON
THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT 320 BILLION
DOLLARS THAT IS A PART OF THE
PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM OR
PPP.
PPP. NOW, OUT OF THAT FUNDING, ABOUT
60 BILLION DOLLARS WILL GO
TOWARDS BUSINESSES WHO DO NOT
HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
BANK.
BANK. ALSO, THERE’S FUNDING FOR
HOSPITALS, DISASTER RELIEF AND
CORONAVIRUS TESTING.
CORONAVIRUS TESTING. WE’RE LIVE IN EASTERN MARKET
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. LARRY SPRUILL, LOCAL 4.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. LARRY.
LARRY. THERE’S A LOT OF INNOVATION
GOING ON RIGHT NOW AND PROBLEM
SOMING WITHIN EACH INDIVIDUAL
COMMUNITY TO DEAL WITH
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. >> IN DEARBORN, THE MAYOR,
POLICE CHIEF AND FIRE CHIEF
TEAMED UP TO CREATE A SAFE HAVEN
FOR FIRST RESPONDERS.
SHAWN LEY SHOWS US IT’S A PLACE
WHERE THEY CAN GET A TEST, BUT
ALSO SOME REST.
>> BEHIND ME, THE FIRST OF ITS
KIND HERE IN THE STATE.
A RAPID TESTING SITE AND A PLACE
TO STAY FOR ANY FIRST RESPONDER.
>> DEARBORN BATTALION CHIEF GLEN
OWENS IS A NUMBERS GUY AND
MONTHS AGO, HE WAS STUDYING
C.D.C. NUMBERS ON CORONAVIRUS
CASES.
CASES. >> WE SAW IT COMING.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS ONE OF THOSE
THINGS THAT YOU BETTER GET
READY.
READY. >> OWENS IS ALSO DEARBORN’S
INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL
OFFICER.
OFFICER. HE KNEW AN INFECTION WAS COMING
THAT THEY NEEDED TO CONTROL.
>> AS I STARTED SEEING TRENDS
AND STUFF, AS SOON AS WE STARTED
SEEING NUMBERS HERE IN THE
IDEAS, WENT TO OUR FIRE CHIEF
AND SAID, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO
GET ON TOP OF THIS.
>> THE RESULT, A LOT OF TEAMWORK
TO COME UP WITH THIS, THE
STATE’S FIRST DRIVE-THRU RAPID
TESTING SITE OUTSIDE OF
DEARBORN’S COMMUNITY AND
PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, ANY
FIRST RESPONDER FROM ANY
DEPARTMENT CAN GET A TEST AND
RESULTS IN 15 MINUTES.
INSIDE, ROOM FOR UP TO 200 FIRST
RESPONDERS, IF THEY ARE POSITIVE
AND DON’T WANT TO GO HOME AND
RISK SPREADING THE VIRUS TO
THEIR FAMILIES.
THEIR FAMILIES. >> WE’RE TRYING TO REACH OUT.
IF WE HAVE THE TESTS, WE’RE
TRYING TO GET EVERYBODY THAT WE
CAN.
CAN. AND THE PRIMARY WAS LET’S KEEP
OUR WORK FORCE SAFE, SO WE
STARTED TESTING OUR MEMBERS AND
WHEN I LOOKED AT IT AND I SAID,
OKAY, WE HAVE ADDITIONAL TESTS
WE STARTED REACHING OUT TO THE
OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
OTHER DEPARTMENTS. >> THE LT. GOVERNOR LOOKED AT
IT.
IT. >> THE CITY DEARBORN TO PROVIDE
FOR NOT ONLY THEIR CITY, BUT
WESTERN WAYNE COUNTY.
FIRST RESPONDERS TO SAFELY AND
CONFIDENTLY RECOVER AND NOT PUT
THEIR FAMILY AT RISK.
WE’VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS DAY
IN AND DAY OUT AND TO SEE IT UL
ACTUALLY UP AND RUNNING IS A
GOOD THING.
GOOD THING. >> AND RIGHT OFF THE BAT THEY
TESTED FIRST RESPONDERS AND ONE
TESTING POSITIVE.
TESTING POSITIVE. THEY ARE WORKING TO GET THEIR
HAND ON AS MANY TESTS AS THEY
CAN, TO TEST AS MANY FIRST
RESPONDERS AS THEY POSSIBLY CAN.
HERE IN DEARBORN, SHAWN LEY,
LOCAL 4.
LOCAL 4. >> DEVIN: PRESIDENT TRUMP AND
HIS TASK FORCE CONCLUDED.
THEY ANNOUNCED THE APPROVAL OF
THE FIRST AT HOME TEST KIT FOR
THE CORONAVIRUS.
THE CORONAVIRUS. HERE IS WHAT F.D.A. SAID MOMENTS
AGO.
AGO. WE’VE BEEN LASER FOCUSED ON
WORKING WITH INDUSTRY AND
ACADEMIA TO ACTUALLY MAKE THIS
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. TO DATE UNDER THE EMERGENCY USE
AUTHORIZATION APPROACH WE’VE
QUICKLY AUTHORIZED 63 TESTS
DIAGNOSTIC AS WELL AS THE
ANTIBODY TEST.
ANTIBODY TEST. THOSE CAN BE DONE IN AN
EMERGENCY ROOM OR DOCTOR’S
OFFICE ET CETERA, AND MUCH MORE
CONVENIENT FOR THE PATIENT.
>> DEVIN: MUCH MORE FROM THE
TASK FORCE COMING UP AT 6:30 ON
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER
HOLT.
HOLT. >> KIMBERLY: WELL, WE’VE
CONFIRMED THE SUN HASN’T
COMPLETELY SOCIAL DISTANCED
ITSELF.
ITSELF. >> DEVIN: THAT’S IT.
>> KIMBERLY: IT WAS NICE TO SEE
IT COME BACK OUT FOR A LITTLE
BIT TODAY.
BIT TODAY. HI, BEN.
HI, BEN. >> BEN: YEAH, KIM, IT WAS JUST
WEARING A MASK THE OTHER COUPLE
DAYS AGO.
DAYS AGO. [LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER] >> WE FIXED ALL THAT.
IT LOOKS GREAT OUT THERE NOW AND
IT’S ACTUALLY HELPING US WITH
TEMPERATURES, TOO.
TEMPERATURES, TOO. WE’LL CHECK THAT OUT AND SEE IF
IT CARRIES OVER INTO THE WEEKEND
NEXT.
NEXT. >> I KNOW MANY OF YOU WERE EAGER
TO GET OUT OF YOUR HOMES AND
MAYBE GET OUT OF THE STATE, TAKE
A TRIP.
A TRIP. WHAT WILL THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY
LOOK LIKE THIS SUMMER?
WE’RE GETTING INSIDER
INFORMATION COMING UP ON HELP ME
HANK.
HANK. >> DEVIN: AND HELP ME HANK AND
DETROIT HAS LAUNCHED FOOD FOR
FRONT LINE.
FRONT LINE. >> KIMBERLY: IT’S A COMMUNITY
EFFORT TO HELP BOTH FRONT LINE
WORKERS AND LOCAL RESTAURANTS.
IF YOU’D LIKE TO DONATE MEALS TO
METRO AREA HOSPITALS GO TO 4 FOR
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