>> Announcer: LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN
DETROIT, HOME OF WDIV AND CLICK
ON DETROIT. LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 5:00 STARTS NOW!
LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 5:00 STARTS NOW!
>> Ben: RAIN IS BACK TONIGHT AND
IT COMES BACK AGAIN AND AGAIN
BEFORE THE WEEKEND.
WE’LL TIME IT OUT FOR YOU.
>> Kim: IT’S A CHALLENGE TRIAL
AND YOU’RE ABOUT TO MEET TWO PEOPLE VOLUNTEERING TO BE
PEOPLE VOLUNTEERING TO BE
INFECTED WITH CORONAVIRUS TO SEE
IF A VACCINE REALLY DOES INDEED
WORK.
>> Devin: WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING CORONAVIRUS NEWS FROM ANN ARBOR,
CORONAVIRUS NEWS FROM ANN ARBOR,
WHERE AN EMERGENCY STAY-AT-HOME
ORDER HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS.
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS.
>> Kim: THEY MUST STAY IN THEIR
HOMES AND RESIDENCE HALLS WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS.
FEW EXCEPTIONS.
WHEN DOES IT GO INTO EFFECT?
>> Shawn: IMMEDIATELY.
AND IT’S A STAY IN PLACE,
STAY-AT-HOME ORDER BUT NOT A
QUARANTINE.
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT 30,000
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS BEING
TOLD TO STAY IN THEIR
RESIDENCES.
IN NOVEMBER, THEY CAN GO TO
VOTE, BUT FOR THE NEXT TWO
WEEKS, THEY HAVE TO GO RIGHT
BACK HOME!
LOCAL 4 CAMERAS ON CAMPUS AT THE
U OF M AS THE NEWS WAS BREAKING.
STUDENTS READING THE E-MAIL FROM
THE WASHTENAW COUNTY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT.
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THE
COUNTY IS ISSUING AN EMERGENCY
STAY IN PLACE ORDER FOR ALL
UNDERGRADS CALLING IT A CRITICAL
MOVE TO SHARE THE SPREAD OF
COVID CASES.
NICK WAS JUST ON THE PHONE WITH
HIS MOM BACK IN CHICAGO.
>> DO YOU WANNA COME HOME?
I MIGHT GO BACK TO CHICAGO.
AND IF I DON’T, I’M GONNA FOR
SURE JUST NOT BE LEAVING MY DORM
AT ALL.
>> Shawn: 600 NEW CASES IN THE
COUNTY, AND 61% HAVE BEEN LINKED
TO U OF M STUDENTS.
MOST OF THE NEW CASES ARE THE
RESULT OF SOCIAL EVENTS AND
OTHER GATHERINGS.
SENIOR SONYA IS NOT SURPRISED
AND THINKS THERE SHOULD BE MORE
TESTING AND TRACKING OF CASES
AND SEES STUDENTS PUTTING
THEMSELVES AT RISK.
>> I FEEL LIKE IT’S NORMAL.
IF YOU’VE BEEN TRYING TO BE SAFE
AND KEEP YOUR DISTANCE FROM
OTHER PEOPLE, THINGS ARE PRETTY
MUCH THE SAME.
THAT’S WHAT I WAS THINKING WHEN
I READ THE E-MAIL.
IF YOU’RE FOLLOWING THE RULES,
IT WILL STAY PRETTY MUCH THE
SAME.
>> Shawn: WE’VE BEEN DICKING
INTO THE DETAILS FROM THE COUNTY
AND THE SCHOOLS.
THE ORDER UNTIL AT LEAST
NOVEMBER 3rd. U OF M’S PRESIDENT SAYING THE
U OF M’S PRESIDENT SAYING THE
SCHOOL IS IN FULL SUPPORT OF THE
ORDER.
HOWEVER INTERESTING TO POINT
OUT, GUYS, ALL SPORTS ARE EXEMPT
FROM THIS ORDER.
BACK TO YOU. >> Kim: WHAT HAPPENS IF STUDENTS
>> Kim: WHAT HAPPENS IF STUDENTS
ARE FOUND VIOLATING THIS ORDER?
>> Shawn: IT’S A MISDEMEANOR.
BEFORE IT WAS BREAK IT UP, NO
PARTIES.
IF THAT IS FOUND TO BE THE CASE,
IT’S A MISDEMEANOR AND THE
STUDENTS WILL GET TICKETS.
>> Kim: OKAY, SHAWN, THANKS.
>> Devin: LET’S LOOK AT TODAY’S CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS.
CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS.
THE STATE REPORTING 1586 CASES
OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS AND 22 MORE DEATHS IN THE STATE,
MORE DEATHS IN THE STATE,
INCLUDING ONE FROM A REVIEW OF
PAST VITAL RECORDS AND BRINGS
THE AVERAGE TO 1670, AND THAT’S
THE HIGHEST IT’S BEEN YET. WITH GOVERNOR WHITMER’S COULD I
WITH GOVERNOR WHITMER’S COULD I
HAVED COVID EMERGENCY ORDERS
STRUCK DOWN BY THE MICHIGAN
SUPREME COURT, G.O.P. LAWMAKERS
ARE STEPPING IN AND OFFERING UP THEIR OWN RESPONSE PLANS.
THEIR OWN RESPONSE PLANS.
>> Kim: THEY SAY IT RELIES ON
DATA BUT ONE KEY DIFFERENCE.
VICTOR WILLIAMS HAS WHAT IT IS
AND HOW THEY EXPECT IT TO WORK. >> Victor: GOOD EVENING.
>> Victor: GOOD EVENING.
RIGHT NOW, THEY’RE SAYING THIS
IS GOING TO BE A WAY TO GIVE THE
POWER TO THE COUNTIES, TO CHOOSE
HOW THEY WANT TO HANDLE
PROCEDURES RATHER THAN HOW IT’S BEEN DONE BEFORE BY REGION.
BEEN DONE BEFORE BY REGION.
>> SINCE COVID-19 WAS FIRST
IDENTIFIED IN MICHIGAN, NOT A
DAY HAS GONE BY THAT I HAVEN’T
HEARD FROM SOMEONE IN MY COMMUNITY WHO IS CONCERNED ABOUT
COMMUNITY WHO IS CONCERNED ABOUT
THE PANDEMIC AND THE WAY OUR
STATE RESPONDS AND IT’S
AFFECTING THEIR FAMILY LIFE.
>> Victor: MICHIGAN HOUSE REPUBLICANS WITH PLANS TO EASE
REPUBLICANS WITH PLANS TO EASE
THE STRAIN CHANGING PLANS FROM
ONE SIZE FITS ALL AND USING MORE
DATA-DRIVEN INFORMATION TO
ADDRESS THE VIRUS COUNTY BY COUNTY.
>> WE SET OUT TO MAKE A PLAN
ACTUALLY BASED ON SCIENCE AND
DATA.
WE USE PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS AND
DOCTORS TO FORMULATE A PLAN FOR MICHIGAN.
>> Victor: THE GOAL IS TO GIVE
MORE CERTAINTY ON PRECAUTIONS
THAT REFLECT THE CONDITIONS OF
LOCAL ENVIRONMENTS.
>> FIRST AND FOREMOST, IT WILL KEEP PEOPLE HEALTHY AND SAFE AND
KEEP PEOPLE HEALTHY AND SAFE AND
CREATES TRANSPARENCY THAT WE
HAVE NOT SEEN BEFORE!
ABOUT HOW DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE.
>> Victor: THEY’RE PROPOSING
THAT LOCAL RESIDENTS AND SMALL
BUSINESSES WILL HAVE MORE OF A SAY IN WHAT’S BEING DONE.
SAY IN WHAT’S BEING DONE.
>> I’VE TALKED WITH MANY PEOPLE
WHO SIMPLY WANT CLARIFICATION
ABOUT DECISIONS BEING MADE BASED
ON THE DATA.
THE PEOPLE WE SERVE DESERVE BETTER!
THEY DESERVE TO HAVE A VOICE IN
DETERMINING THE COVID-19
RESPONSES THAT ARE IN PLACE IN
THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES.
>> Victor: THE LAWMAKERS HAVE GONE ON RECORD SAYING THEY’RE
GONE ON RECORD SAYING THEY’RE
OPEN TO A BIPARTISAN PARTNERSHIP
ON THE PLAN.
AND WE DID REACH OUT TO GOVERNOR
WHITMER’S OFFICE TO SEE WHAT SHE HAD TO SAY ABOUT THIS PLAN.
HAD TO SAY ABOUT THIS PLAN.
ALL WE KNOW AS OF RIGHT NOW IS
THAT SHE IS GOING TO BE
REVIEWING IT AND WE MAY HEAR
FROM HER THEN. VICTOR WILLIAMS, LOCAL 4.
VICTOR WILLIAMS, LOCAL 4.
>> Kim: SO WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE
PLAN, DO WE KNOW?
>> Victor: THE BILL WILL BE
INTRODUCED FIRST THING TOMORROW
AND SEE IF IT’S APPROVED FROM
THERE.
>> Kim: OKAY, AND WE’LL BE
FOLLOWING IT.
VICTOR WILLIAMS, THANKS.
>> Devin: THE MILFORD MAN
ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE
ALLEGED PLOT TO KIDNAP GOVERNOR
WHITMER IS FORMALLY CHARGED.
>> Kim: PAUL BELLER IS FACING
SEVERAL CHARGES, INCLUDING
PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT FOR
TERRORIST ACTS AND GANG
MEMBERSHIP.
PROSECUTORS SAY BELLER ALONG
WITH 13 OTHERS CONSPIRED TO
KIDNAP THE GOVERNOR AND
OVERTHROW THE STATE GOVERNMENT
AND ARRESTED IN SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EXTRADITED TO MICHIGAN AND
DUE BACK IN COURT LATER THIS
MONTH.
>> Devin: WE GET A FEW PEEKS OF
THE SUN.
THE RAIN IS ON ITS WAY ONCE
AGAIN.
>> Kim: OVER TO BEN.
>> Ben: WE’LL GET ANOTHER ROUND
OF IT.
AND MOST OF US WILL PROBABLY BE
IN BED WHEN IT HAPPENS.
WE WILL MISS OUT ON THAT BIG
BLUE BLOCK.
THAT’S ALL THE SNOW GOING TO
PARTS OF WISCONSIN AND THE U.P.
TEMPERATURES BETTER THAN WHAT WE
HAD YESTERDAY AT THIS TIME.
STILL NOT REALLY EVEN CLOSE TO
NORMAL, ABOUT 10 DEGREES BELOW
WITH THE NUMBERS IN THE 50s.
SO WATCH WHAT HAPPENS OVER THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
WE SEE TEMPERATURES RISE
OVERNIGHT.
BY THE TIME WE WAKE UP TOMORROW
MORNING, WE’LL START IN THE LOW
60s, AND WE’LL STAY THERE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
THE TEMPERATURES, HIGHS AND LOWS
IN WEIRD SPOTS OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE DAYS.
PROGRESSIVELY WARMER
TEMPERATURES OVERALL.
WE’LL LOOK AT THAT AND SEE HOW
MANY 70s WE’LL HAVE IN THE
SEVEN-DAY FORECAST.
>> Devin: ELECTION DAY IS TWO
WEEKS FROM TODAY, BUT IT HAS NOT
STOPPED RECORD NUMBER OF VOTERS
FROM CASTING THEIR VOTES EARLY.
MORE FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
WHERE THE PRESIDENT IS HEADED TO
JOE BIDEN’S BACKYARD.
SUSAN?
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP
RALLIES TODAY IN PENNSYLVANIA
AND JOE BIDEN IS OFF THE
CAMPAIGN TRAIL UNTIL THE DEBATE.
EXACTLY TWO WEEKS BEFORE
ELECTION DAY, PRESIDENT TRUMP
AND RIVAL JOE BIDEN HEADING INTO
THE FINAL STRETCH.
THE PRESIDENT HEADING TO PENNSYLVANIA TODAY AND WAS
PENNSYLVANIA TODAY AND WAS
EXPECTED TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY
MELANIA TRUMP BUT A COUGH
RELATED TO THE COVID INFECTION
FORCED HER TO DROP OUT. EVEN THOUGH COVID HAS HIT CLOSE
EVEN THOUGH COVID HAS HIT CLOSE
TO HOME, THE PRESIDENT COUNTING
ON HIS GO-TO STRATEGY OF MASSIVE
RALLIES.
>> THERE’S NEVER BEEN RALLIES
WITH THIS KIND OF LOVE AND THIS KIND OF NUMBERS.
KIND OF NUMBERS.
WE’RE 40,000, 30,000!
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT HAS
FALLEN BEHIND BIDEN IN
PENNSYLVANIA AND PROTESTING A
SUPREME COURT DECISION THAT BALLOTS FROM THAT STATE CAN BE
BALLOTS FROM THAT STATE CAN BE
COUNTED UP TO THREE DAYS AFTER
ELECTION DAY.
EARLY VOTING IN DOZENS OF STATES
IS UP 300% FROM 2016.
WISCONSIN JOINING THE LIST TODAY.
>> WHAT’S DRIVING YOU TO THE
POLL?
>> WHAT ISN’T?
EVERYTHING IS DRIVING ME HERE
TODAY. >> Reporter: JOE BIDEN IS
>> Reporter: JOE BIDEN IS
RELYING ON ADS TO CARRY HIS MESSAGE, SOME AIMED AT THE
MESSAGE, SOME AIMED AT THE
LATINO COMMUNITY.
>> Reporter: AFTER CONSTANT
INTERRUPTIONS.
>> WILL YOU SHUT UP, MAN! >> Reporter: THEY WILL MUTE THE
>> Reporter: THEY WILL MUTE THE
MICROPHONE OF THE CANDIDATE NOT
SPEAKING.
>> THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOOD
PEOPLE, THE COMMISSION.
A LOT OF FUNNY THINGS GOING ON WITH THEM.
WITH THEM.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT STILL
PLANS TO ATTEND.
PRESIDENT OBAMA CAMPAIGNS FOR
JOE BIDEN TOMORROW IN
PHILADELPHIA. PRESIDENT TRUMP PLANS AS MANY AS
PRESIDENT TRUMP PLANS AS MANY AS
5 EVENTS PER DAY GOING FORWARD.
SUSAN MCGINNIS, LOCAL 4.
>> Devin: JUST IN, VICE
PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE WILL BE
MAKING ANOTHER CAMPAIGN STOP IN OUR NECK OF THE WOODS, IN
OUR NECK OF THE WOODS, IN
WATERFORD ON THURSDAY.
MEANTIME TODAY, PRESIDENT
TRUMP’S YOUNGEST SON ERIC HELD A
CAMPAIGN EVENT IN LANSING AND HAS ANOTHER STOP TONIGHT IN
HAS ANOTHER STOP TONIGHT IN
WASHTENAW COUNTY.
MEANWHILE, DR. JILL BIDEN
STOPPING IN METRO DETROIT ON
BEHALF OF HER HUSBAND. MARA MACDONALD WILL HAVE A LOOK
MARA MACDONALD WILL HAVE A LOOK
AT BOTH CAMPAIGNS’ MESSAGES TO
MICHIGAN VOTERS.
>>> A 6-2 VOTE, THE SALE MOVES FORWARD WITH PLANS TO BUILD AN
FORWARD WITH PLANS TO BUILD AN
AMAZON DISTRIBUTION CENTER ON
THE FORMER FAIRGROUNDS SITE AND
WOULD CREATE 1200 NEW JOBS.
COUNCIL APPROVED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DDOT
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DDOT
INDOOR TRANSIT CENTER ON
WOODWARD NEAR 8 MILE.
>> Devin: WHATEVER TO JOANN
MATOUK ROMAIN? >> Kim: THE LOCAL 4 "DEFENDERS"
>> Kim: THE LOCAL 4 "DEFENDERS"
CONTINUE THEIR INVESTIGATION AND
WHY A JUDGE SAID DISPUTED FACTS
ARE VERY DISTURBING AND REMAIN
UNSOLVED.
HERE’S HANK.
>> Hank: AN IMPORTANT SCAM ALERT
FROM THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU.
WHAT THIEVES ARE DOING TO GET
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AND
YOUR MONEY, IN MY "HELP ME HANK"
REPORT.
>> Dr. McGeorge: THEY’RE CALLED
CHALLENGE TRIALS, DELIBERATELY
INFECTING THOSE IN THE CHALLENGE TRIAL.