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>> Karen: "FIRST AT 4," NEW
COVID RESTRICTION IN MICHIGAN
AND NEW COMMENTS FROM GOVERNOR
WHITMER AND HOPES OF A VACCINE
ON THE WAY.
PAULA?
>> Paula: WE’RE NOT JUST TALKING
ABOUT SENDING HIGH-SCHOOLERS
HOME FOR THREE WEEKS.
WHAT WE’VE DISCOVERED ARE SCHOOL
DISTRICTS CONSIDERING PULLING
ALL OF THEIR STUDENTS OUT OF
SCHOOL POSSIBLY UNTIL NEXT YEAR.
I’LL EXPLAIN WHY.
BEN?
>> Ben: CHILL IS IN THE AIR.
WE’VE GOT RAIN AND SNOW ON THE
WAY TONIGHT.
WE’LL TELL YOU HOW MUCH TO
EXPECT AND WHEN THE WARM-UP WILL
RETURN, RIGHT NOW "FIRST AT 4."
>> Announcer: LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN
DETROIT, HOME OF WDIV AND CLICK
ON DETROIT.
LOCAL 4 NEWS "FIRST AT 4" STARTS
NOW!
>> Karen: GOOD AFTERNOON!
I’M KAREN DREW.
"FIRST AT 4."
A NEW REALITY IS SINKING IN FOR
THE STATE OF MICHIGAN AS WE COPE
WITH THE RENEWED COVID-19
RESTRICTIONS.
STARTING TOMORROW, NO
FACE-TO-FACE LEARNING FOR HIGH
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES FOR THE
NEXT THREE WEEKS AND CHANGES MAY
NOT STOP THERE.
THE STATE HAS REPORTED 63 NEW
SCHOOL OUTBREAKS.
ALSO CLOSING FOR AT LEAST THREE
WEEKS, INDOOR DINING AT
RESTAURANTS, CASINOS, MOVIE
THEATERS AND ORGANIZED SPORTS.
WE CAUGHT UP WITH THE STATE
HEALTH DIRECTOR AND GOVERNOR
WHITMER.
WHEN IT COMES TO ENFORCEMENT WE
ALL PLAY A ROLE.
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF BUSINESS
THAT IS HAVE LICENSES THROUGH
THE STATE.
THERE ARE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
THAT ARE TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS
CAN’T BE DRIVEN BY FEAR OF
ENFORCEMENT.
IT HAS TO BE DRIVEN BY THE
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY TO
KEEP OURSELVES AND OUR LOVED
ONES AND OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE.
>> MASKS ARE THE SINGLE MOST
IMPORTANT THING THAT PEOPLE CAN
DO TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND TO
PROTECT OTHERS.
[INDISCERNIBLE] PAUL NEED TO BE
EXTRAORDINARILY CAREFUL WHEN
THEY’RE INSIDE WITH PEOPLE
OUTSIDE THEIR HOUSEHOLD.
>> Karen: THE NEWEST NUMBERS,
12,000 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, A
TWO-DAY TOTAL FOR SUNDAY AND
MONDAY.
AND 55 ADDITIONAL DEATHS OVER
THAT SAME TIMESPAN, PUTTING THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS OVER
8,000 SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN.
WE HAVE ONE PIECE OF ENCOURAGING
NEWS AS THE DRUG COMPANY MODERNA
SAYS THE POTENTIAL VACCINE SEEMS
TO BE 95.4 EFFECTIVE WITH NO
ALARMING SIDE EFFECTS.
>>> TONIGHT, TURMOIL ON TOP OF
TURMOIL AS MANY LOCAL DISTRICTS
WEIGH THE RISK AND REWARD FOR
FACE-TO-FACE FOR THE REMAINDER
OF 2020.
PAULA TUTMAN HAS BEEN POLLING
LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE
DECISION IS BEING MADE ON
SHUTTING SCHOOLS THROUGH
JANUARY.
>> Paula: I THINK IT’S SAFE TO
SAY WE ARE AT A TIPPING POINT
FOR MANY, MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
A POWER OUTAGE SHUT THE DOORS OF
ROMEO MIDDLE SCHOOL WHICH MEANS
IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THOSE
STUDENTS IN IN-PERSON LEARNING,
THEY MAY HAVE SEEN THE LAST DAY
OF FACE-TO-FACE LEARNING FOR THE
YEAR.
THAT’S BECAUSE ROMEO LIKE OTHER
DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE ARE
GRAPPLING WITH WHAT TO DO NEXT.
THE SUPERINTENDENT.
>> THE SUSTAINABILITY OF
IN-PERSON LEARNING IS DIFFICULT
FOR ALMOST A MONTH NOW.
>> Paula: IT’S NOT THAT THE
GOVERNOR’S ANNOUNCEMENT TO CLOSE
IN-PERSON HIGH SCHOOLS STARTING
WEDNESDAY HAS THROWN VARIOUS
SCHOOL DISTRICTS INTO A
TAILSPIN.
IT IS THAT THE VIRUS HAS THROWN
SCHOOL DISTRICTS INTO A
TAILSPIN.
DR. MATTHEWS IS THE
SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE NOVI
COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
>> WE HAVE SEEN THE NUMBERS
START TO INCREASE, SO FOR US,
THE QUESTION THEN BECOMES, WILL
OUR STUDENTS BE SAFE IF THEY
COME TO SCHOOL?
WHEN OUR TEACHERS IN PARTICULAR
AND OUR ADMINISTRATORS READ THE
ORDERS, THEY TALKED ABOUT
LIMITING INDOOR GATHERINGS AND
YET TEACHERS WILL BE IN A
900-SQUARE-FOOT CLASSROOM FOR
6 1/2 HOURS A DAY WITH 15
STUDENTS.
SO WE DON’T KNOW WHAT THE
FAMILIES ARE DOING AT HOME.
>> Paula: THE ROMEO SCHOOL
DISTRICT PREEMPTED THE GOVERNOR
BY TWO DAYS AND PULLED ALL
STUDENTS OUT OF FACE-TO-FACE
LAST FRIDAY.
AND THEY WILL MEET TO DETERMINE
IF ANY STUDENTS WILL MEET THIS
YEAR.
THE FRASER DISTRICT WAS BRINGING
STUDENTS BACK NOVEMBER 30th AND
NOW PUSHES PAUSE ON THE RETURN
OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND IS
HOLDING A EMERGENCY BOARD
MEETING THIS EVENING TO DISCUSS
THE K-8 PLAN FOR THE NEXT 3
WEEKS AND BEYOND.
ADMINISTRATORS ARE TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT WHY THE GOVERNOR
STOPPED AT HIGH SCHOOL.
>> WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE AGE
RANGES, 5-9, 10-13, 14-18,
THEY’RE INCREASING.
>> Paula: AT THE END OF THE DAY,
THEY WILL WEIGH THE RISK VERSUS
REWARD IN COMING BACK AT ALL FOR
THE REST OF THE YEAR.
>> SO IT MAKES SENSE TO PULL
EVERYBODY OUT FOR THREE WEEKS
AND THEN COME BACK FOR 7 DAYS
AND THEN GO OUT FOR ANOTHER 2
WEEKS?
>> Paula: WHAT I’M HOLDING RIGHT
NOW IS A LETTER THAT JUST WENT
OUT TO NOVI PARENTS.
THEY HAVE MADE THEIR DECISION.
THEY’RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH
THE HYBRID MODEL FOR THE LOWER
GRADES AND SHOOT FOR STAYING IN
HYBRID LEARNING THROUGHOUT THE
REST OF THE YEAR.
OF COURSE, THAT’S CHANGEABLE
DEPENDING ON THE PROGRESSION OF
THE DISEASE.
BUT ALSO THINK ABOUT THE
HIGH-SCHOOLERS BEING PULLED OUT
OF FACE-TO-FACE LEARNING.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THEM?
WE CONTINUE THAT STORY COMING UP
AT 6:00 THIS EVENING.
LOTS OF MOVING PARTS.
STAY WITH ME HERE.
IT’S CHANGEABLE, KAREN.
>> Karen: WE’LL SEE YOU AT 6:00.
>>> DETROIT MAYOR MIKE DUGGAN
ANNOUNCES THAT THE CITY WILL
REINSTITUTE ENFORCEMENT AND
TESTING SITES TO SLOW THE SPREAD
OF THE CORONAVIRUS.
HE’S CONCERNED ABOUT THE RATE OF
HOSPITALIZATIONS.
>> AND HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW, THAT
1 OUT OF 10 PEOPLE THAT GOES
INTO THE HOSPITAL, ON AVERAGE,
DIES OF COVID.
FOR AFRICAN-AMERICANS THAT
FATALITY RATE IS HIGHER THAN FOR
CAUCASIANS.
BUT WE CAN TELL YOU THAT THE
ODDS ARE WITH 146 PEOPLE IN THE
HOSPITAL TODAY, 14 OF OUR
NEIGHBORS WHO ARE THERE ARE
GOING TO DIE.
>> Karen: OUR COVID COVERAGE
CONTINUES TONIGHT AT 5:00.
WE’RE DIGGING INTO THE RIPPLE
EFFECTS OF THE NEW ORDERS ON
LOCAL RESTAURANTS WHICH HAS BEEN
STRUGGLING SINCE THE PANDEMIC
BEGAN.
HOW HENRY FORD HOSPITALS ARE
PLAYING A KEY ROLE WITH THE
MODERNA VACCINE.
>>> AND THE GOVERNOR FACING
LAWMAKERS, THEY’RE LOOKING TO
IMPEACH HER.
>>> A LITTLE BOY WAS FOUND
WANDERING THIS MORNING.
WE BROUGHT YOU THE BREAKING NEWS
AT NOON.
THE 2-YEAR-OLD HAS BEEN
IDENTIFIED AND IS SAFE WITH HIS
GRANDMOTHER, DISCOVERED CRYING
ON ASBURY PARK NEAR TIREMAN.
THE BOY’S MOTHER TOLD OFFICERS
SHE FELL ASLEEP AND THE CHILD
WANDERED OUT OF THE HOUSE.
CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES IS
REVIEWING THE SITUATION.
>>> THE FIREARM DEER SEASON
STARTED YESTERDAY.
INSURANCE OFFICIALS ARE SENDING
OUT THIS WARNING: YOU COULD SEE
MORE DEER ACTIVITY.
REMEMBER DEER ARE MOST ACTIVE AT
DUSK AND DAWN.
THEY DART IN FRONT OF CARS WITH
NEARLY A QUARTER OF THOSE
CRASHES HAPPENING BETWEEN 6:00
AND 9:00 P.M.
OAKLAND COUNTY SAW THE MOST
CRASHES INVOLVING DEER WITH MORE
THAN 1900, ACCORDING TO STATE
POLICE DATA FROM LAST YEAR.
>>> THE FIREARMS SEASON RUNS
THROUGH NOVEMBER 30th.
>>> THE POWERFUL WINDS HAVE DIED
DOWN.
BUT OUTAGES ARE LINGERING, ABOUT
108,000 DTE CUSTOMERS ARE
WAITING TO GET TURNED BACK ON.
WE’LL KEEP YOU POSTED AS WE GET
UPDATES.
RIGHT NOW, IT’S CHILLY.
BEN, YOU DID SAY SOMETHING ABOUT
SNOWFLAKES TONIGHT.
WHAT’S THAT ALL ABOUT?
>> Ben: WE CAN SEE THEM COMING
IN OFF THE LAKE.
YOU CAN SEE THEY’RE ON THE
NORTHERN EXTENT OF THAT AREA,
MOSTLY RAIN.
BY THE TIME THE SUN GOES DOWN,
WE ANTICIPATE THIS WILL
TRANSITION OVER TO LIGHT SNOW.
DRY THROUGH 6:00 P.M.
BY 8:00, WE’LL START SEEING RAIN
SHOWERS MOSTLY IN THE WEST ZONE
AND GRADUALLY SPREADING EAST,
BECOMING SNOW SHOWERS BY 10:00
TO MIDNIGHT.
ANYTHING AFTER MIDNIGHT WILL BE
A COUPLE FLAKES.
ACCUMULATION WILL BE ON GRASSY
PATCHES OR A MAILBOX OR TWO.
IT’S NOT GOING TO STAY ON THE
PAVEMENT.
AFTER THAT, WE HAVE A WARMING
TREND FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.
THE WEEKEND LOOKS LIKE IT COULD
BE A SOAKER.
WE’LL TALK ABOUT THE QUESTIONS
WE HAVE WITH THAT, IN A FEW
MINUTES.
>> Karen: PRESIDENT-ELECT JOE
BIDEN IS FOCUSING ON THE ECONOMY
EVEN AS HE IS WAITING FOR
PRESIDENT TRUMP TO OFFICIALLY
CONCEDE THE ELECTION.
HE AND KAMALA HARRIS MET WITH
BUSINESS LEADERS TODAY.
WE JUST HEARD FROM THE
PRESIDENT-ELECT.
>> Jason: BIDEN AND HARRIS SAY
THEY SMOKE WITH MEMBERS OF THE
BUSINESS COMMUNITY ABOUT THE
IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON THE
NATION’S ECONOMY.
DURING THAT MEETING, BIDEN
ACKNOWLEDGED THE NATION IS IN A,
QUOTE, DARK PLACE BUT HE IS
TRYING TO SET A MORE OPTIMISTIC
ASSESSMENT OF THE NEXT FOUR
YEARS.
GENERAL MOTORS CEO MARY BARRA
AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
AUTO WORKERS RORY GAMBLE WERE
INVITED.
ONE KEY PART OF FIXES THE
NATION’S ECONOMY IS FIXING STATE
AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WHO HAVE
BEEN HURT SO BADLY BY THIS
PANDEMIC.
>> WE ALL AGREED ON THE URGENT
NEED FOR FUNDING FOR STATES AND
LOCALITIES TO KEEP FRONTLINE
WORKERS AND ESSENTIAL WORKERS ON
THE JOB.
VITAL PUBLIC SERVICES RUNNING
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS,
EDUCATORS, FIRST RESPONDERS,
LIKE WE DID WITH THE RECOVERY
ACT OF 2009 SAVING THOUSANDS OF
JOBS.
THE STATES MUST, MUST BALANCE
THEIR BUDGETS.
>> Jason: A LOT OF THAT WILL BE
MUSIC TO THE EARS OF GOVERNOR WHITMER WHO HAS BEEN PLEADING
WHITMER WHO HAS BEEN PLEADING
FOR HELP FOR STATE GOVERNMENTS.
BIND JUST WRAPPED UP HIS
COMMENTS A FEW MINUTES AGO.
WE’LL HAVE MORE ABOUT HIS
UPCOMING PLAN TONIGHT AT 5:00.
KAREN?
>> Karen: STILL AHEAD HERE
"FIRST AT 4," BRINGING FAMILIES
TOGETHER FOR THANKSGIVING.
HOW ONE COMPANY IS SAYING THANK
YOU TO CUSTOMERS.
>>> AND TALK ABOUT A BUFFALO
BATTLE OVERSEAS, HOW THEY’RE
CAUGHT IN A THREE-WAY FIGHT OVER
THE FUTURE.
>>> WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE