WELCOME TO MONDAY AFTERNOON. I’M METEOROLOGIST ANDREW HUMPHREY. CLOUDY SKIES, BUT DESPITE THIS,
IT IS WARMING UP WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE EIGHTIES AND
THINGS HEAT UP AGAIN AS EARLY AS
TOMORROW. MORE ON THAT IN YOUR
SEVEN DAY FORECAST, FIRST AT
FOUR. ALSO FIRST AND FOUR
FIREFIGHTERS DISCOVER A
HEARTBREAKING SCENE AT THIS
HOME, FATHER AND BROTHER TRYING
TO RESCUE SOMEONE THEY LOVED,
PLUS NEW RULES FOR TRANSGENDER
SWIMMERS. SOME CALL IT DEEPLY
DISCRIMINATORY. WE’RE TALKING TO
A LONGTIME COACH AT A SWIMMING
PARENT WHO SEE IT THROUGH A
DIFFERENT LENS. THESE STORIES
AND MORE NEXT FIRST AT FOUR.
LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT.
LOCAL 4 NEWS FIRST AT FOUR
STARTS NOW. GOOD AFTERNOON. I’M
KAREN DREW FIRST AT FOUR SUMMER
OFFICIALLY STARTS TOMORROW AND
GET READY BECAUSE WE ARE GOING
TO FEEL THE BERN HE AND HUMIDITY
ARE MAKING A COMEBACK AND WE
COULD SET A NEW RECORD. LET’S
CHECK IN WITH METEOROLOGIST
ANDREW HUMPHREY AND ANDREW WILL
THIS BE THE KIND OF DANGEROUS
HERE WE SAW A WEEK AGO? IT WILL
BE VERY SIMILAR CARE, AND WE’RE
TALKING ABOUT TEMPERATURES
EASILY IN THE NINETIES AND HEAT
INDICES 100 OR GREATER CURRENTLY
WE’RE SEEING THE WARM AIR MOVIN
GRADUALLY. WE HAVE A WARM FRONT
MOVING THROUGH AND IT’S MAKING
ALL THE DIFFERENCE. TAKE A LOOK
AT THIS 10 DEGREE DIFFERENCE. 71
AMOUNT CLEMENS, WHERE IT’S
COOLER, BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF
THE WARM FRONT, WHERE IT’S
WARMER, 81 EIGHTIES ARE
OVERTAKING MUCH OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN. THE COOL SPOTS TO OUR
NORTH AND EAST WHILE RIGHT HERE
IN THE CITY. WHERE AT 80
DEGREES, WE’RE LOOKING AT MIDDLE
EIGHTIES WITH BRIGHTER SUNSHINE
OUT TO OUR WEST, INCLUDING 87 IN
LANSING, 85. IN ADRIAN 84 RIGHT
NOW OVER AT METRO AIRPORT
DESPITE THE GRAY SKIES OVERHEAD
, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE
SHOWERS WE HAD EARLIER THEY’VE
ALL MOVED ON. SO WE’RE IN FOR
DRY CONDITIONS THE REST OF THE
EVENING, BUT IT REMAINS MIGHTY
WARM WITH TEMPS IN THE EIGHTIES
THROUGH THE DINNER HOUR, AND SO
ON THE WARM SEVENTIES TOWARDS
MIDNIGHT, WE’LL TALK AGAIN ABOUT
HOW MUCH HIGHER THOSE
TEMPERATURES GET FOR TOMORROW,
AND I’VE GOT YOUR SEVEN DAY
FORECAST COMING UP. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. ANDREW DETROIT POLICE
ARE INVESTIGATING A BURST OF
VIOLENCE ON THE CITY’S EAST SIDE
THAT LEFT TWO PEOPLE DEAD AND
THREE INJURED IN THE PAST 24
HOURS, INVESTIGATORS HAVE
CONFIRMED THE DEADLY CHAIN
REACTION STARTED BY A DRIVE BY
SHOOTING ON THE 19,000 BLOCK OF
DEAN 21 YEAR OLD MAN WAS SHOT
WHILE SITTING ON HIS FRONT PORCH
. NEARLY FOUR HOURS LATER. MORE
GUNFIRE AT HELIUM STOCKTON IS
FOUR PEOPLE WERE SHOT THERE,
TOO. IN CRANES PARK AND ANOTHER
TWO IN A NEARBY APARTMENT. ONE
MAN DIED THERE. THREE OTHERS ARE
INJURED. WE DON’T HAVE UPDATED
INFORMATION ON THEIR CONDITIONS
AT THIS HOUR, BUT WE WILL BE
UPDATING THE INVESTIGATION AND
ALSO POLICE TALK ABOUT THEIR
FRUSTRATION. WITH WHAT THEY CALL
SENSELESS VIOLENCE TONIGHT AND
LOCAL 4 NEWS AT FIVE DETROIT
POLICE ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR THE
MAN IN THIS VIDEO. HE WALKED
INTO A GAS STATION AT HUBBLE
ENTIRE MINT JUST BEFORE SIX LAST
NIGHT. YOU CAN SEE HE POINTED A
GUN AT ANOTHER MAN WHO WAS
HOLDING A CHILD AT THE TIME. IF
YOU RECOGNIZE THAT MAN IN THE
WHITE T SHIRT AND THE TAN BUCKET
HAT, PLEASE GIVE POLICE A CALL.
OR YOU CAN CALL 1 800 SPEAK UP.
IF YOU PREFER TO STAY ANONYMOUS
HE IS NOW WANTED FOR AGGRAVATED
ASSAULT. THIS IS DAMAGE FROM A
FIRE THAT HAS DEVASTATED A
FAMILY IN MONROE COUNTY, IN
SPITE OF EFFORTS FROM A DAD AND
A BROTHER TO SAVE A 12 YEAR OLD,
THE SHERIFF SAYS THE FIRE
STARTED IN A DETACHED GARAGE IN
THE CITY OF PETERSBURG.
FIREFIGHTERS FOUND THE RELATIVES
TRYING TO GET INSIDE, BUT THEY
COULDN’T FIRE CREWS THEN FOUND
THE 12 YEAR OLD HAD DIED. MALIKI
GILES WAS A STUDENT AT
SUMMERFIELD SCHOOLS. THE FATHER
AND BROTHER WERE BOTH INJURED.
BOTH HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM A
HOSPITAL IN TOLEDO. THE CAUSE OF
THE FIRE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
SO LANTUS CONFIRMS LAYOFFS WILL
TAKE PLACE AT THE STERLING
HEIGHTS STAMPING PLANT THIS WEEK
, BUT THE AUTOMAKER IS NOT
REVEALING HOW MANY WORKERS WILL
BE AFFECTED. SPOKESPERSON SAYS
THE INDEFINITE LAYOFFS ARE
DESIGNED TO KEEP THE PLANT
OPERATING IN A MORE SUSTAINABLE
MATTER. THE CUTS ARE GOING INTO
EFFECT TODAY. TELLS LOCAL 4
QUOTE OUR UNION WILL WORK TO
IDENTIFY AVAILABLE JOBS. WHERE
ARE DISPLACED MEMBERS CAN BE
PLACED AND WE WILL ENSURE THAT
ALL AFFECTED MEMBERS WILL
RECEIVE THE NEGOTIATED
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, END
QUOTE. MILLIONS OF PARENTS WILL
BE FACING A NEW DECISION THIS
WEEK WHETHER TO GET THEIR
CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS OLD
VACCINATED AGAINST COVID 19. THE
AUTHORIZATIONS WERE GRANTED OVER
THE WEEKEND FOR PFIZER AND
MODERNA. NOW THE VACCINES ARE
BEING RUSHED TO DOCTOR’S OFFICES
AND PHARMACIES ALL ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. DEVIN SCILLIAN TRACKING
THE PREPARATIONS AND DEFINITE
LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF PARENTS
WON’T BE RUSHING OUT RIGHT AWAY
. THAT’S RIGHT, KARYN ONE
SURVEY, IN FACT, SHOWING JUST
18% OF PARENTS WITH VERY YOUNG
CHILDREN SAID THEY WOULD
VACCINATE THEIR CHILD AS SOON AS
THE VACCINE BECOMES AVAILABLE.
THAT MEANS THE VAST MAJORITY
COULD BE WAITING A WHILE BEFORE
SENDING THEIR KIDS UP FOR THE
SHOTS, BUT 18 MILLION CHILDREN
BETWEEN THE AGES OF SIX MONTHS
AND FIVE YEARS OLD AT THE LATEST
, THE LAST POPULATION TO BECOME
AN ELIGIBLE FOR A VERSION OF THE
COVID 19 VACCINES. THE DIRECTOR
OF THE CDC GAVE HER
AUTHORIZATION AND MAPPED OUT THE
GUIDELINES FOR IT OVER THE
WEEKEND. WHILE YOUNG CHILDREN
ARE GENERALLY LESS LIKELY THAN
ADULTS TO EXPERIENCE THE WORST
OUTCOMES FROM COVID, SOME STILL
DO. THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN
20,000 HOSPITALIZATIONS AND 442
DEATHS AMONG KIDS UNDER THE AGE
OF FIVE, ACCORDING TO THE CDC
AND FDA DATA. WHITE HOUSE COVID
, 19 RESPONSE COORDINATOR, SAYS
THAT IS WHERE THESE NEW VACCINES
WILL BE HELPFUL AND THAT’S
PREVENTING SERIOUS ILLNESS.
WE’VE SEEN THIS NOW, WITH
OVERWHELMING DATA FROM KIDS 5 TO
11 IS IT KEEPS KIDS OUT OF THE
HOSPITAL? A CERTAIN PROPORTION
OF KIDS END UP GETTING VERY
SICK, EVEN KIDS WITHOUT
COMORBIDITIES AND THE VACCINES
ARE TERRIFIC AT KEEPING KIDS OUT
OF THE HOSPITAL, SO IT HELPS
SOME WITH INFECTION, BUT IT
HELPS A LOT WITH PREVENTING
SERIOUS ILLNESS. WE’VE SEEN THAT
IN MOST ADULTS AS WELL. THE
FIRST SHOTS COULD BE GIVEN AS
SOON AS TOMORROW. EVERY STATE IN
THE COUNTRY EXCEPT FOR FLORIDA,
HAS PLACED PREORDERS FOR THE
KIDS SIZE SHOTS, WHICH STARTED
SHIPPING LAST FRIDAY. COMING UP
FIVE O’CLOCK DOCTOR. FRANKLY
GEORGE WILL JOIN US TO TALK
ABOUT SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT
PARENTS MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THIS
NEWEST VACCINE. HOPE YOU’LL JOIN
US, THEN. KAREN BACK TO YOU. ALL
RIGHT, WE’LL SEE IT. FIVE
THANKS, DEVIN. ANOTHER PUBLIC
HEARING IS SCHEDULED TOMORROW
FOR THE HOUSE COMMITTEE
INVESTIGATING THE JANUARY 6TH
ATTACK ON THE CAPITAL. THE
COMMITTEE IS EXPECTED TO FOCUS
ON HOW ALLIES OF FORMER
PRESIDENT TRUMP TRIED TO GET
STATE LEGISLATORS AND OFFICIALS.
TO CHANGE THE RESULTS OF THE
2020 ELECTION SOURCES SAY. WE’LL
HEAR FROM GEORGIA SECRETARY OF
STATE BRAD RAFFENSPERGER. HE IS
THE STATE OFFICIAL, THE FORMER
PRESIDENT ASKED TO FIND THE
VOTES NECESSARY FOR HIM. TO WIN
THE STATE OF GEORGIA. TOMORROW’S
HEARING STARTS AT ONE P.M. YOU
WILL BE ABLE TO WATCH LIVE HERE
ON LOCAL 4 AND
CLICKONDETROIT.COM. THERE’S A
NEW TWIST IN THE DEBATE OVER IF
AND HOW TRANSGENDER ATHLETES
SHOULD BE ABLE TO COMPETE IN
WOMEN’S COMPETITIONS. TINA THE
WORLD GOVERNING BODY OF SWIMMING
, HAS APPROVED A NEW LIST OF
RULES. IT WILL REQUIRE TRANS
SWIMMERS TO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR
TRANSITION BY AGE 12 TO BE
ELIGIBLE FOR COMPETITIONS,
INCLUDING THE OLYMPICS. ATHLETES
WOULD ALSO HAVE TO PROVE THEY
HAVE CONTINUOUSLY SUPPRESSED
TESTOSTERONE LEVELS SINCE THEIR
TRANSITION TO ALSO ANNOUNCED A
NEW WORKING GROUP TO TAKE A LOOK
AT CREATING A NEW OPEN CATEGORY
FOR TRANS WOMEN. IN SOME EVENTS
, THE NEW RULES DO NOT IMPACT
AND AH ATHLETES, TUTMAN HAS BEEN
DIGGING INTO THIS VERY COMPLEX
ISSUE, PAULA KAREN. IT IS SO
COMPLEX AND SO DEEPLY CHARGED ON
THE DEEP END OF THE ISSUE. WE’RE
TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT IS
HIGHLY CHARGED POLITICALLY AS
WELL AS EMOTIONALLY AND SOCIALLY
. BUT WHAT HE HAS DONE, IT IS
DRAWN A LINE IN THE SCIENTIFIC
SAND, BASICALLY SAYING WHEN BOYS
START GOING THROUGH PUBERTY AND
THEY START BECOMING MEN. THEY
ARE PHYSIOLOGICALLY BY DESIGN,
GIVEN AN ADVANTAGE OVER WOMEN,
AND THAT’S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
COACH BILL COPELAND HAS BEEN A
SWIM COACH FOR ONE YEAR SHY OF
FIVE FULL DECADES. I’VE COACHED
AT THE JUNIOR HIGH HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE. AND CLUB LEVELS. MOST
RECENT GIG COACH OF THE
DELPHINUS SWIM CLUB IN LANSING
UNTIL COVID SHUT THE PROGRAM
DOWN. I ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT LGBT
Q RIGHTS AND CHOICES. THE DEAL
IS I DRAW THE LINE WHEN SOMEONE
WHO WAS BORN MALE CHOOSES TO
COMPETE WITH FEMALES AFTER
PUBERTY, REFERRING TO THE
DECISION MADE BY TINA OVER THE
WEEKEND. IT’S THE WORLD’S
GOVERNING BODY FOR SWIMMING,
WHICH IS RULED TRANSGENDER WOMEN
ARE INELIGIBLE TO COMPETE. IN
COMPETITIVE SWIMMING IF THEY DID
NOT TRANSITION PRIOR TO AGE 12
AND THE ONSET OF PUBERTY. AMANDA
BRANCH, A TRANSGENDER WOMAN
LIVING IN DETROIT, IS HURT BY
THE DECISION, BELIEVING IT
THROWS MORE FIRE ONTO AN ALREADY
PAINFULLY BURNING ISSUE FOR
TRANSGENDERS. THIS HAS BEEN
SPREADING LIKE WILDFIRE
THROUGHOUT EVERYWHERE PEOPLE
HAVE DISCOURSE ABOUT THIS AND
ALL THESE PEOPLE. ARE ANGRY AND
TREATING IT AS IF THESE TRANS
WOMEN ARE VILLAGE. NOBODY WOULD
WISH TO GO THROUGH THE KIND OF
THINGS THAT TRANS PEOPLE GO
THROUGH. NOBODY WOULD BE LIKE,
SURE, I WANT A GOLD MEDAL, SO
I’M JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL
OF THIS EIGHT AND ALL THESE
MEDICAL THINGS. COPELAND AND
FIONA SAY THIS IS NOT ABOUT
EMOTION. IT IS ABOUT SCIENCE
PERIOD BECAUSE IT’S SUCH A
VOLATILE ISSUE. THIS ONE PARENT
WHO STARTED A METRO DETROIT SWIM
CLUB AND HAS TWO CHILDREN WHO
PARTICIPATED IN COMPETITIVE
SWIMMING FOR YEARS. I WANTED TO
TELL HIS STORY, BUT DIDN’T WANT
TO GO ON CAMERA SIMPLY BECAUSE
HE FELT HIS OPINION WOULD BE
MISCONSTRUED AS HATE SPEECH,
WHICH HE SAYS INDEFINITELY IS
NOT THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF
SWIMMING. SHE WOULD BEAT HIM ALL
THE TIME, AND IT WASN’T UNTIL
SHE HIT PUBERTY. THEY ARE, UM HE
ACTUALLY JUST ANNIHILATED HER
AND PETE HURT EITHER TIMES BY
PROBABLY 4 30 TO 40 SECONDS IN A
IN A IN A COURSE SWIMMING. IT’S
ALL IT’S ALL PHYSICAL. THE
TALLER YOU ARE THE ONE ARE
BUILDING THAT YOU HAVE THE BEST
OF YOU SWIM IN THE WATER. IT’S
JUST IT’S JUST THAT’S THE WAY IT
IS. YEAH YOU KNOW, AND ALSO
KAREN, I REALLY WANT TO TELL YOU
HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS TO EVEN GET
ALL OF THESE SIDES OF THE STORY
BECAUSE IT IS SO HIGHLY CHARGED
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE IF THEY
DISAGREED, OR IF THEY AGREED
WITH THIS DECISION THEY FELT
LIKE IT WOULD BE CONSIDERED.
HATE SPEECH OR THAT THEY WEREN’T
ALLIES OR IN SOME WAY THEY WERE
TRYING TO MAKE PEOPLE WRONG, AND
THAT IN ITSELF STOPS THE ABILITY
TO EVEN HAVE A CONVERSATION AND
OPEN CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS.
IT’S THE CONVERSATION THAT IS SO
IMPORTANT. WE APPRECIATE YOUR