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>> Announcer: LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN
DETROIT, HOME OF WDIV AND CLICK
ON DETROIT.
LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 5:00 STARTS NOW!
>> Hank: THIS IS THE PROBLEM!
ILLEGAL DUMPING IN DETROIT.
AND TONIGHT, "HELP ME HANK"
OBTAINING THE VIDEO CATCHING THE
DUMPERS IN THE ACT.
>> Devin: A BREAK IN THE CASE.
POLICE ARRESTED THE MAN WANTED
FOR TRYING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT A
WOMAN IN THE RESTROOM IN
DOWNTOWN PLYMOUTH.
>> Kim: DTE PLEDGING MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON.
>> Devin: POWER OUTAGES HAVE
CAUSED FLOODING, FINANCIAL
DAMAGE, AND HEARTBREAK.
NOW A $7 BILLION PLAN TO KEEP
FROM IT HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE.
BUSINESS EDITOR ROD MELONI LIVE
WITH A LOOK AT WHAT DTE IS
PLANNING TO DO TO FIX -- THEY’VE
HAVE TURNED INTO BIG ISSUES FOR
SO MANY PEOPLE, ROD.
>> Rod: AND HERE’S AN EXAMPLE OF
WHY.
THIS IS WHAT THE COMPANY TOLD
US.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING HERE, UP
UNTIL THIS PAST SUMMER, THEIR
OPERATIONS CENTER IN DOWNTOWN
DETROIT WHEN THEY WOULD MARK
THEIR MAP FOR WHERE THE OUTAGES
WERE, THEY SWORE WERE MAGNETIC
BUTTONS THEY WOULD MOVE AROUND
ON THE BOARD.
AND JUST NOW THEY’VE
COMPUTERIZED THIS OPERATION,
INDICATIVE OF SOME OF OTHER
PROBLEMS THEY NEED TO FIX.
HIGH SUMMER WINDS SENT ARCING
AND THREATENING POWER LINES TO
THE GROUND.
THROUGHOUT METRO DETROIT
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
CUSTOMERS WEPT WITHOUT LIGHTS,
REFRIGERATORS OR SUMP PUMPS FOR
DAYS. AND THE HIGH WINDS OF THE PAST
AND THE HIGH WINDS OF THE PAST
WEEK CAUSED MORE FIERY DOWNED
LINES.
APPARENTLY THE COMPANY GOT THE
MESSAGE.
TODAY, DTE CEO JERRY ORSEE
ANNOUNCING.
>> WE’RE DETERMINED TO BUILD A
NEAR FLAWLESS GRID.
AND MANY DIRECTED AT UPGRADING
AND MODERNIZING THE EQUIPMENT.
>> Rod: DTE WILL ADD $70 MILLION
TO THE TREE-TRIMMING BUDGETS,
CONSIDERING TWO THIRDS OF ALL
OUTAGES ARE CAUSED BY TREES AND
BRANCHES, AND HIRING NEW TREE
TRIMMERS AND LINE MEN AND WOMEN.
$7 BILLION OVER 5 YEARS TO
REBUILD AND UPGRADE SUBSTATIONS.
SHE IS IN CHARGE OF THE
ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION
DIVISION.
>> REPLACING WOOD CROSS ARMS
WITH FIBERGLASS, WHICH HAS
BRAATER STRENGTH.
WE’LL REBUILD OUR SUBSTATIONS,
AT LEAST THE LOWER VOLTAGE ONES
TO MAKE THEM MORE RELIABLE AND
HAVE THE NEWEST TECHNOLOGY AND
ADD THE CAPACITY THAT WE NEED.
>> Rod: THEY NEED THE CAPACITY
FOR ALL OF THE ELECTRIC VEHICLES
THAT WILL BE COMING ON-THE-DAYS
AHEAD.
THE COMPANY ALSO SAYING THEY
WANNA GET ON THIS AS QUICKLY AS
THEY CAN.
BACK TO YOU.
>> Devin: WE GET THIS QUESTION
ALL THE TIME, DTE HEARS IT ALL
THE TIME: WHY ARE THE POWER
LINES ABOVE US?
WHY NOT BURY THEM?
>> Rod: IT’S AN OLD SYSTEM.
IF YOU LIVE IN A NEW
NEIGHBORHOOD, THE NEW HOMES IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD DON’T HAVE
POWER LINES ABOVE BECAUSE WHEN
THEY BUILD THE NEW HOMES, THEY
PUT THE LINES UNDERGROUND.
GETTING THE TRANSFORMATION FROM
ABOVE GROUND TO UNDERGROUND IS
EXPENSIVE, AND PERHAPS NEVER.
>> Kim: MICHIGAN IS DOING AWAY
WITH A TAX THAT IMPACTS WOMEN.
GOVERNOR WHITMER SIGNED A BILL
INTO LAW TO REPEAL THE SO-CALLED
TAMPON TAX AND ELIMINATES THE 6%
SALES TAX ON UNMENTIONABLE
PRODUCTS.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS THE PACKAGE OF
BILLS WILL DRIVE DOWN COSTS FOR
FAMILIES.
>> BY REPEALING THE TAX ON
MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS, WE ARE
SAVING FAMILIES FROM PAYING
TAXES ON UP TO $4800 OF SPENDING
OVER THE COURSE OF A LIFETIME.
THIS IS A BIPARTISAN TAX CUT.
YOU HEARD THAT RIGHT.
>> Kim: THE GOVERNOR WILL SIGN
THE SECOND BILL TOMORROW.
MICHIGAN WILL JOIN MORE THAN 20
OTHER STATES THAT HAVE EITHER
ENDED THE TAX OR HAVE NEVER HAD
ONE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
>> Devin: THERE ARE ROUGHLY 28
MILLION NEW PATIENTS ELIGIBLE
FOR THE CORONAVIRUS VIRUS AND
NOW THE TASK IS GETTING IT INTO
ARMS.
>> Kim: THEY BEGAN VACCINATING
CHILDREN 5-11.
>> Larry: IT’S A BIG
ANNOUNCEMENT IN OAKLAND COUNTY,
THERE ARE VACCINES AVAILABLE FOR
CHILDREN AGES 5-11 AND THEY’RE
AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO WANT
THEM.
CAMERAS ROLLING AS THE FIRST
ROUND OF KIDS IN OAKLAND COUNTY
RECEIVED THEIR SHOTS.
>> SO I’M PUTTING OUT A PERSONAL
PLEA TO THE PARENTS TO GET YOUR
KIDS VACCINATED.
IT WILL KEEP YOUR FAMILY SAFE,
YOUR CHILDREN SAFE, YOUR
COMMUNITIES, YOUR SCHOOLS, OUR
ENTIRE COUNTY AND STATE.
>> Larry: OAKLAND COUNTY
EXECUTIVE DAVE COULTER MADE THAT
REQUEST WITH A TEAM OF
PEDIATRICIANS ECHOING THE
IMPORTANCE OF KIDS GETTING THE
SHOT.
>> I WORK IN THE EMERGENCY
DEPARTMENT AT CHILDREN’S
HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN AND WE HAVE
SEEN AN UPTICK OF CHILDREN COME
IN WITH COVID-19.
A LOT OF THEM ARE ABLE TO GO
HOME, BUT SOME OF THEM ARE NOT.
>> PEOPLE ARE AFRAID AND
CONCERNED.
I’M GONNA ASK FAMILIES AND
PARENTS TO BE AFRAID OF THIS
DISEASE, OF THE EXECUTE
SHORT-TERM EFFECTS AND OF THE
LONG-TERM EFFECTS THAT WE DON’T
KNOW ABOUT.
>> Larry: OAKLAND COUNTY LEADERS
WITH ASKING PARENTS, IF YOU WANT
TO SIGN UP YOUR KIDS TO GET THE
VACCINATION, YOU CAN.
INFORMATION IS ON OUR WEBSITE,
CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
WE’RE LIVE IN OAKLAND COUNTY
TONIGHT, LARRY SPRUILL, LOCAL 4.
>> Kim: AND IF YOU’RE LOOKING TO
GET A SHOT FOR YOUR CHILD, KEN
HADDAD HAS BEEN BUSY ON HIS LIVE
BLOG AND CONSTANTLY POSTING
PLACES WHERE TO GO AND HOW TO
GET AN APPOINTMENT.
>>> PRIVATE BUSINESSES WITH MORE
THAN 100 EMPLOYEES HAVE UNTIL
JANUARY 4th TO ENSURE THE WORK
FORCES ARE FULLY VACCINATED OR
TESTED WEEKLY.
>> Devin: AND THERE ARE SOME
STEEP FINES FOR VIOLATIONS!
IT’S DRAWING BIG BACKLASH FROM
REPUBLICAN STATES.
GOOD EVENING, ALICE.
>> Reporter: THE NEW VACCINE
REQUIREMENTS COVER ABOUT TWO
THIRDS OF THE NATION’S PRIVATE
SECTOR WORK FORCE AND REPRESENT
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
SHIFTING FROM THE CARROT TO THE
STICK APPROACH TO GET THE
HOLDOUTS TO ROLL UP THEIR
SLEEVES!
>> Reporter: WITH A NEW JANUARY
4th DEADLINE IN PLACE, THE CLOCK
IS TICKING FOR COMPANIES WITH
100 OR MORE EMPLOYEES TO GET
THEIR WORKERS FULLY VACCINATED
OR TESTED EVERY WEEK.
THE FEDERAL REGULATIONS
AFFECTING 84 MILLION PEOPLE
FOLLOW AN EXECUTIVE ORDER FROM
PRESIDENT BIDEN IN SEPTEMBER.
>> THIS IS NOT ABOUT FREEDOM OR
PERSONAL CHOICE.
IT’S ABOUT PROTECTING YOURSELF
AND THOSE AROUND YOU.
>> Reporter: ANY EMPLOYER
FAILING TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS
COULD FACE $14,000 IN FINES FOR
EACH WORKER OUT OF COMPLIANCE!
UNVACCINATED EMPLOYEES HAVE TO
COVER THE COST OF THEIR OWN
WEEKLY TESTING.
THE MANDATES HAVE TOUCHED OFF
PROTESTS.
>> I DON’T BELIEVE THE
GOVERNMENT HAS ANY RIGHT TO BE
INVOLVED IN MY MEDICAL
DECISIONS.
>> Reporter: WITH SEVERAL
REPUBLICAN-CONTROLLED STATES
VOWING TO FIGHT THE RULES IN
COURT.
BUT MANY EMPLOYERS EMBRACE THE
REQUIREMENTS.
>> ANYTHING THAT WE CAN PUT IN
PLACE THAT’S GOING TO MAKE
PEOPLE FEEL MORE SECURE TO COME
AND VISIT MY STORE IS THE BEST
THING FOR MY STORE.
>> Reporter: THE WHITE HOUSE
SAYS MORE THAN 3500 BUSINESSES,
HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS ALREADY HAVE
MANDATES IN PLACE, SIGNIFICANTLY
BOOSTING VACCINATION RATES.
TOP HEALTH OFFICIAL DR. ANTHONY
FAUCI DEFENDING THE PRACTICE ON
CAPITOL HILL.
>> WE KNOW THAT VACCINES
ABSOLUTELY SAVE LIVES AND WE
KNOW THAT MANDATES WORK.
>> Reporter: EVEN AS COVID CASES
ARE DOWN ACROSS MUCH OF THE
COUNTRY, A WORRYING SURGE IN
COLORADO, REMINDING US THE
PANDEMIC IS NOT OVER AND ADDING
URGENCY TO THE PUSH TO
VACCINATE.
PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS ALSO ISSUED
VACCINE REQUIREMENTS ACROSS THE
FEDERAL WORK FORCE AND THE
HEALTH CARE SECTOR.
THE WHITE HOUSE IS EXTENDING THE
DEADLINE FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTORS
TO BE FULLY VACCINATED FROM
DECEMBER 8 TO JANUARY 4th.
IN WASHINGTON, ALICE BARR, LOCAL
4.
>> Devin: AHEAD ON "NBC NIGHTLY
NEWS" WITH LESTER HOLT, HOW THE
SWEEPING NEW VACCINE MANDATE TO
IMPACT YOUR OFFICE.
WHAT HAPPENS TO BUSINESS THAT IS
DON’T COMPLY, AND HOW THE RULES
COULD BE ENFORCED, AHEAD AT
6:30.
>>> AFTER DAYS OF CHILLY
TEMPERATURES AND CLOUDS, GOOD
NEWS IS ON THE WAY.
>> Paul: WE’RE TRENDING MUCH,
MUCH BETTER.
TODAY WAS JUST LIKE YESTERDAY.
THERE HAVE BEEN BREAKS.
YOU SEE THE BREAKS HERE AND
TEMPS DID NOT DO US ANY FAVORS.
LOW TO MID-40s.
ONE PIECE OF GOOD NEWS, THE WIND
HAD BEEN LIGHT, UNDER 10 MILES
PER HOUR.
SO AT LEAST IT’S NOT A BITING
COLD OUT THERE.
AND THIS STUFF IS NOT REACHING
THE GROUND HERE.
THIS CLOUD COVER KIND OF STARTS
AT THE LAKE AND SO THIS IS ALL
LAKE-EFFECT STUFF.
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS,IST
WILL REMAIN DRY AND CLEARING
TOWARD THE END OF THE GAME.
IF YOU’RE GOING THE PISTONS
GAME.
TEMPS FALLING FROM THE 40s INTO
THE 30s BY THE TIME YOU WALK TO
YOUR CAR AFTER THE GAME.
IT’S A COLD NIGHT AHEAD AND THEN
WE GET INTO THE GOOD STUFF.
>> Devin: NOW A LOCAL 4 NEWS
UPDATE.
POLICE IN PLYMOUTH HAVE MADE AN
ARREST IN THE ATTEMPTED SEXUAL
ASSAULT CASE IN A RESTROOM IN
THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
>> Jason: THEY’RE NOT SAYING A
LOT, LIKELY BECAUSE THE PERSON
THEY HAVE ARRESTED IS 15 YEARS
OLD!
ALL INVESTIGATORS ARE SAYING
ABOUT THIS 15-YEAR-OLD BOY IS
THAT HE IS FROM OUTSIDE THE
PLYMOUTH AREA.
ON SEPTEMBER 30th, POLICE SAY
THE TEEN IS THE PERSON IN THIS
VIDEO WHO WALKED INTO THE
WOMEN’S BATHROOM AT COMFORT
STATION AT PENNIMAN AVENUE AND
HID IN A STALL.
THE BOY JUMPED OUT AND TRIED TO
SEXUAL ASSAULT HER.
HE RAN OFF.
THE CASE WILL MAKE ITS WAY
THROUGH THE COURT SYSTEM AND
WE’LL BE FOLLOWING IT, OF
COURSE.
IN THE NEWSROOM, JASON COLTHORP,
LOCAL 4.
>> Devin: TRIBUTES ARE POURING
IN TONIGHT FOR A DETROIT COMEDY
LEGEND.
>> Kim: THE IMPACT DOWNTOWN TONY
BROWN HAD ON OTHER COMICS THAT
GOES WELL BEYOND THE CITY
LIMITS.
>> Shawn: A LOT OF EMOTION, A
MOTHER AND HER NEIGHBORS BEING
HONORED BY THE DETROIT FIRE
DEPARTMENT FOR SAVING BABIES
FROM A HOUSE FIRE.
I’LL SHOW YOU HOW EVERYTHING
WENT RIGHT WITH THIS RESCUE.
>> Hank: TIRES, TRASH, DEBRIS
EVERYWHERE.
LOOK AT THIS MESS!
TONIGHT, WE’LL SHOW YOU WHAT
DETROIT POLICE ARE DOING RIGHT
NOW TO TRACK ILLEGAL DUMPERS DOWN.