NOW THE BREAKING NEWS ALERT. BREAKING NEWS WE’RE FOLLOWING FROM GRAND BLANK TOWNSHIP IN
GENESEE COUNTY, WHICH IS WHERE
CREWS ARE BATTLING THIS
APARTMENT FIRE AT THE FAIRWAYS
THAT WOULD FEEL IT’S RIGHT NEAR
I 75 SAGINAW ROAD. AS OF RIGHT
NOW, WE’RE NOT AWARE OF ANY
INJURIES. WE’RE GOING TO MONITOR
THIS SITUATION AND BRING YOU ANY
UPDATES AS THEY HAPPEN. WE ARE
ALSO FOLLOWING MAJOR NEWS
TONIGHT FROM THE STATE CAPITAL
IN LANSING HISTORY BEING MADE ON
THE STATE’S HIGHEST COURT. KYRA
HARRIS BOLDEN WILL BECOME THE
FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO SERVE ON
THE MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT.
GOVERNOR WHITMER IS APPOINTING
HER TO FILL THE SEAT VACATED BY
JUSTICE BRIDGET MCCORMICK. THE
STATE LAWMAKER FROM SOUTHFIELD
LOST HER BID TO BE ELECTED TO
THE COURT IN THE NOVEMBER
ELECTION. SHE IS NOW SET TO JOIN
THE COURT IN JANUARY. VICTOR
WILLIAMS IS IN FOLLOWING THE BIG
ANNOUNCEMENT, VICTOR YEAH, WELL
, WHAT A MAJOR MILESTONE KYRA
HERE IS, BOLDEN HAS REALLY
SHATTERED THE GLASS CEILING IN A
MOVE THAT WE HAVE NEVER SEEN
BEFORE. DISAPPOINTMENT IS
WITHOUT QUESTION. A GREAT HONOR,
AND I WANT TO THANK GOVERNOR
WHITMER FOR THE FAITH SHE HAS
PLACED IN ME HERE TODAY. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. AND JUST LIKE THAT STATE
REPRESENTATIVE KYRA HARRIS
BOLDEN HAS BECOME THE FIRST
BLACK WOMAN APPOINTED TO SUPREME
COURT IN MICHIGAN. KYRA, YOU
SAID YOU WANT YOUR DAUGHTER AND
ALL OUR KIDS TO KNOW WHAT THEY
CAN ACHIEVE, BECAUSE IT’S HARD
TO BE WHAT YOU CAN’T SEE. TODAY
YOU ARE OPENING DOORS FOR THEM
ALL. GOVERNOR WHITMER WAS THE
ONE WHO APPOINTED THE 34 YEAR
OLD INTO THE POSITION, FILLING
THE OPEN SEAT LEFT BY JUSTICE
BRIDGET MCCORMICK, AFTER SHE
RESIGNED, HAD THE GREAT
PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING HER FOR
YEARS AND HER CAREER IN PUBLIC
SERVICE SERVES AS AN INSPIRATION
AND TO SUCCEED HER IS TRULY AN
HONOR ST. REPRESENT SOUTHFIELD,
SERVING HER SECOND TERM IN HER
HOMETOWN. SHE HAS ALSO BEEN A
LAWYER FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS.
BEING GIVEN THE FAITH IN THE
FORM OF DISAPPOINTMENT IS
SOMETHING I ACCEPT GRATEFULLY
AND HUMBLY. ONE THING SHE WANTS
TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN RIGHT
AWAY IS MAKING SURE CERTAIN
FAMILIES SEE JUSTICE FOR
FAMILIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED
INJUSTICE AND WHATEVER FORM WE
KNOW THAT THE PURSUIT OF EQUAL,
FAIR AND HOLD JUSTICE IS A
RESPONSIBILITY THAT WE RECEIVE
AND PASS ON. THROUGH
GENERATIONS. EMBOLDENED WILL
OFFICIALLY START HER TERM IN
JANUARY, AND LANSING VICTOR
WILLIAMS LOCAL 4. OKAY VICTOR.
THANK YOU. NOW LET’S TURN TO
WHETHER AS WE TAKE A LIVE LOOK
AT METRO AIRPORT WHERE THINGS
ARE BUSY, BUT ON TIME, AS FAR AS
WE KNOW, TRAVELERS ARE RUSHING
TO GET HOME FOR THE THANKSGIVING
HOLIDAY HERE, UNLIKE IN YEARS
PAST, WE ARE REALLY NOT SEEING A
LOT OF MAJOR DELAYS AT THE MAJOR
AIRPORTS. THIS IS THE FLIGHT A
WEARS MISERY MAP. IT TRACKS
DELAYS AND CANCELATIONS AND
RIGHT NOW THINGS LOOKING PRETTY
GOOD. WITH DALLAS FORT WORTH
HAVING THE MOST DELAYS WITH 22,
SO WE ARE IN THE CLEAR AT THE
MOMENT. SO WHAT ABOUT TOMORROW
AND THURSDAY TO KIM ADAMS
TRACKING THE FOREWARN TRAVEL
FORECAST? HI, KIM HYE. WELL IT’S
ALMOST LIKE THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
. WHERE WHEN YOU’RE TRAVELING, A
FLAP OF A BUTTERFLY’S WINGS CAN
CHANGE THE WEATHER 2000 MILES
AWAY, BUT WE’RE NOT TRACKING ANY
MAJOR SYSTEMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE
UNITED STATES. BUT THERE IS AH,
CHANCE OF A FEW SHOWERS DOWN IN
DALLAS, AND THOSE COULD TURN
SEVERE AS WE HEAD INTO
THANKSGIVING DAY. BUT FOR
TOMORROW, JUST A FEW SHOWERS A
COUPLE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
NORTHERN PLAINS AND THEN FOR
THANKSGIVING DAY AGAIN, THIS
COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHES
FROM ST LOUIS DOWN TO DALLAS,
BUT IT DOESN’T CAUSE ANY REALLY
HUGE CONCERNS. BUT IT WILL BRING
US SOME RAIN HERE IN METRO
DETROIT BY FRIDAY, BUT IT DOES
KEEP US DRY FOR THANKSGIVING. IF
YOU’RE TRAVELING UP NORTH, THIS
IS A VERY MILD PATTERN FOR US
THIS TIME OF YEAR, TEMPERATURES
WILL BE IN THE UPPER FORTIES.
THURSDAY. LOW FOUR HE’S FOR
FRIDAY. IF YOU’RE TRAVELING
ACROSS THE MIDWEST, HERE’S A FEW
OF THE CITY’S YOU’LL HEAD TO
COLUMBUS, 57. PARTLY CLOUDY
SKIES REALLY YOUR PROBLEMS
ACROSS THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES
. HAVE YOUR TURKEY TROT FORECAST
COMING UP. BUT IF YOU ARE
TRAVELING, MAKE SURE YOU
DOWNLOAD OUR FOREWARN WEATHER
APP. IT’S THE BEST WAY TO KEEP
TRACK OF WHETHER OR NOT JUST
HERE IN DETROIT BUT ALL OVER THE
COUNTRY. YOU JUST GO TO YOUR
APPSTORE AND TYPE IN WDIV’S AND
IT’S A FREE APP. IT’S THE
FOREWARN WEATHER APP. ALRIGHT
KIM BERNIE’S HERE NOW WITH SOME
BIG NEWS CONCERNING THE BEST
SPORTING EVENT IN THE WORLD, THE
N C DOUBLE A TOURNAMENT THOSE I
KNOW FINAL FOUR COMING TO
DETROIT. WE’RE GONNA HAVE TO
WAIT A LITTLE BIT, THOUGH. FOR A
LITTLE BIT. IT’S FANTASTIC EVENT
IS AMAZING. THE YEAR WILL BE
2027 THE SITE FORWARD FIELD.
IT’S THE FINAL FOUR IN DETROIT
THE DRILL FOR THIS EVENT SINCE
THEY HOSTED IT BACK IN 2009. YOU
REMEMBER NORTH CAROLINA BEAT
MICHIGAN STATE FOR THE TITLE.
WE’VE GOT HIGHLIGHTS OF FORD
FIELD. AND IT SHOULD LOOK TO
DIFFERENT. THIS IS LOOK AT THAT
CROWD COMING IN EVERYTHING ELSE
, HUH? THAT’S THE LAST TIME WAS
GREAT STUFF FROM 2009. MSU MADE
IT TO THE TITLE GAME, SO IT’S
KIND OF LIKE A HOME GAME FOR THE
SPARTANS AGAIN. IT’S LESS THAN
FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, WHICH IS
PLENTY OF TIME TO FIND A GOOD
PARKING SPACE FOR ANYONE HEADING
DOWNTOWN. YEAH, YEAH, DOWN. IT’S
EXCITING, REALLY GOOD STUFF IN
SPORTS, BERNIE. THANK YOU. MORE
NEWS TONIGHT. PRESIDENT BIDEN IS
EXPECTED TO EXTEND THE PAUSE ON
FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS.
THAT MOVES COMES AS THE WHITE
HOUSE FACES LEGAL CHALLENGES TO
THE PLAN TO CANCEL STUDENT LOAN
DEBT. NO WORD YET WHEN THAT
ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE
OFFICIAL PAST OUR DETROIT CITY
COUNCIL VOTED DOWN A NEW
CONTRACT THAT WOULD EXPAND AND
IMPROVE THE CITY’S PARA TRANSIT
SYSTEM. AND THAT COMES AMID
MAJOR COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WHO
RELY ON THAT SYSTEM TO GET
AROUND. SHAWN LEY LIVE ON THE
WEST SIDE OF TOWN FOLLOWING THIS
VOTE. WEIRD DAY, SEAN WEIRD DAY.
WE’RE FOLLOWING THIS REALLY
CLOSELY FOR DETROIT’S MOST
VULNERABLE CITIZENS. DEVIN.
HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED. DETROIT
SIX DISTRICT SIX COUNCIL MEMBER
GABRIELLA SANTIAGO RAMIREZ. SHE
VOTED YES, ON THIS BIG NEW
CONTRACT FOR TRANSIT, THEN ASKED
TO RECONSIDER HER VOTE. SHE
VOTED NO. WHICH MEANS THE
CONTRACT WAS NOT APPROVED. THE
CITY IS NOW SAYING TONIGHT
SERVICES FOR THE DISABLED
TRANSPORT SERVICES ARE NOW CUT,
NOT EXPANDED. ALSO LATE TODAY,
THE FEDS SENDING A LETTER TO THE
CITY, SAYING THE CITY IS NOW
CLOSE TO VIOLATING THE AMERICANS
WITH DISABILITIES. ACT. ALL
BASED ON WHAT HAPPENED RIGHT
HERE. IF THIS PASSES TODAY, MY
GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT WE HOLD
YOU, DIRECTOR ACCOUNTABLE
MEMBERS OF DETROIT CITY COUNCIL
PUTTING D DOTS DIRECTOR IN THE
HOT SEAT, INSISTING DETROIT’S
DISABLED COMMUNITY DESPERATELY
NEEDS A CHAMPION ON THE INSIDE
OF THE CITY. WHEN IT COMES TO
VITAL TRANSPORTATION NEEDS. IT’S
A BIG ISSUE IMPACTING A LOT OF
PEOPLE. WE WE’VE GOT TO SHOW
BETTER RESPECT AND DO BETTER
EACH DAY, HUNDREDS INTO THE
SABLE COMMUNITY RELY ON RIDES TO
WORK. THE DOCTOR, THE STORE AND
THE CURRENT SPIDER KNOWN AS
TRANS DEATH. MOST DEGREE HAS
FAILED OUR MOST VULNERABLE. WE
WANT INITIAL REFRESHER TRACK FOR
THE DRIVERS, DISPATCH AND
CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE CITY
WANTING A NEW FIVE YEAR $49
MILLION DEAL THAT EXTENDS THE
TRANS DEV CONTRACT, BUT WITH D
DOT TAKING OVER KEY ELEMENTS OF
DISPATCH, SCHEDULING, CUSTOMER
SERVICE AND MORE TRAINING TO
VASTLY IMPROVE DETROIT’S
PARATRANSIT SERVICE WITHOUT THE
FUNDING FOR A NEW DEAL, THE CITY
SAYS IT WOULD HAVE TO ELIMINATE
700 DAILY RIDES FOR PEOPLE WE’D
ONLY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE 300.
RIDE SO WE’D HAVE TO PRIORITIZE
RESERVATIONS BASED ON URGENT
MEDICAL NEEDS, IMPORTANT MEDICAL
APPOINTMENTS AND THE LIFE. AND
THAT’S WHAT THE CITY SAYS IS
EXACTLY HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. SO
LET ME BREAK IT DOWN FOR YOU DOT
SAYS IT TAKES PARATRANSIT IN
HOUSE JANUARY 1ST THAT’S GOING
TO HAPPEN. COUNCIL ALREADY
APPROVED 30% OF THE FUNDING FOR
THAT THE CITY SAYS WHAT COUNSEL
ESSENTIALLY DID TODAY BY VOTING
NO WAS TURNING DOWN 70% OF THE
NEW CONTRACT. WHAT WOULD EXPAND
SERVICE BOTTOM LINE,
DEVIN SCILLIAN STARTING DECEMBER
18TH. THE CITY IS NOT TAKING ANY
RESERVATIONS FOR AFTER THE FIRST
OF THE YEAR UNLESS IT IS AN
URGENT MEDICAL NEED COUNSEL GOES
HOME FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.
MORE DEBATE. WATCH THIS CLOSELY
IN THE COMING YEAR, BUT A LOT OF
PEOPLE IMPACTED RIGHT NOW. NO
DOUBT ALRIGHT, SEAN. THERE IS A
NOTICEABLE UPTICK TO REPORT IN
TODAY’S NEW WEEKLY CORONAVIRUS
NUMBERS, WHILE THE AVERAGE
NUMBER OF NEW CASES IS DECLINING
, COVID DEATHS ARE UP AND IT’S
NOTICEABLE 275 NEW DEATHS HAVE
BEEN REPORTED IN THE LAST SEVEN
DAYS, RSV INFECTIONS HAVE BEEN
THREATENING THE SAFETY OF
CHILDREN ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND
HERE IN MICHIGAN FOR SEVERAL
WEEKS NOW, THAT’S RIGHT NOW
THREE OF THE LARGEST HOSPITAL
SYSTEMS THAT CARE FOR CHILDREN
ARE UPDATING THE LOCAL SITUATION
, AND THE NEWS IS ENCOURAGING
FOR A CHANGE. DR. FRANK MCGEORGE
IS HERE. WHEN THE LATEST NUMBERS
AND WHAT IT COULD MEAN AS WE
HEAD INTO THE THANKSGIVING
HOLIDAY, DOC EXACTLY, KAREN
INDEFINITE OR KIM AND DEVIN.
RATHER RSV IS USUALLY ALWAYS A
WINTER INFECTION. SEEING A SURGE
IN THE FALL IS USUALLY IT’S
PRETTY UNUSUAL, ESPECIALLY OF
THIS MAGNITUDE. NOW I SOUNDED
THE ALARM HERE IN SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN JUST OVER A MONTH AGO
NOW. FORTUNATELY AS WITH ALL
SURGES, THOUGH, THERE’S GOING TO
BE A RELIEF AND IT MAY BE
COMING. IT HAS BEEN A REALLY
DIFFICULT MONTHS. MAYBE EVEN A
MONTH AND A HALF WHERE WE’VE
SEEN RSV CASES REALLY KIND OF
TAKE TOLL. THAT’S DR WHITNEY
MINNICK, PEDIATRIC CHIEF OF
EMERGENCY AT CORE WELL, HEALTH
EAST, FORMERLY BEAUMONT. I WOULD
SAY THIS YEAR WE PROBABLY HAVE
PEAKED BASED ON KIND OF THE PAST
WEEK. NUMBERS THE FIRST WEEK OF
NOVEMBER. THERE WERE 577 CASES
OF RSV FOLLOWED BY 520 CASES,
AND THIS PAST WEEK, RSV CASES
HAVE DECLINED TO 302 K. CASES.
IT’S A SENTIMENT. DR RUDY
VALENTINI, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
AT DMC CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF
MICHIGAN, ECHOES. I JUST TALKED
TO MY E D DIRECTOR A FEW MINUTES
AGO. KURT STANKOVIC, AND HE SAID
THAT THE HE’S SEEING AN ABSOLUTE
REDUCTION IN YOU KNOW THE NUMBER
OF BRONCHIOLITIS CASES THAT COME
IN THIS HAS CAUSED BY THE
SERIOUS AIRWAY INFLAMMATION
WITHIN RSV INFECTION AT
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN
TREND HAS BEEN SIMILAR. THE
FIRST WEEK SAW 329 CASES,
FOLLOWED BY 352 CASES NOW
DECREASED, TOO. 232 CASES. THE
OVERALL OPINION OF MY CLINICAL
PROVIDERS IN THE EMERGENCY
DEPARTMENT IS THAT THE EPISODES
OF BRONCHIOLITIS IN OUR
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ARE FALLING
, SO WE ARE SEEING FEWER
CHILDREN IMPACTED WITH CLINICAL
BRONCHIOLITIS AND THEY’RE IN IT
, AND IT IS BEING SUPPORTED BY
THE TEST NUMBERS DROPPING. HENRY
FORD HEALTH REPORTS THE SAME
DROP NOVEMBER’S FIRST WEEK FOUND
214 RSV CASES, FOLLOWED BY 242
CASES WITH THE DROP NOW TO 175
CASES. WELL, THIS IS VERY
FAVORABLE. IT STILL REMAINS TO
BE SEEN. IF THIS TREND IS GOING
TO CONTINUE, ALSO, I SHOULD
POINT OUT RSV, MAYBE IMPROVING,
BUT IT IS NOT GONE, WHICH MEANS
YOU SHOULD STILL TAKE CARE TO
KEEP YOUNG CHILDREN IN INFANTS
AWAY FROM SICK PEOPLE. AND THIS
IS ESPECIALLY THE CASE IF YOU’RE
TRAVELING BECAUSE OTHER PARTS OF
THE STATE AND CERTAINLY THE
NATION HAVE NOT DOCUMENTED THIS
SAME SURE. WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE
FLU? I’M CONCERNED. ARE WE GOING
TO BE TRADING ONE VIRUS FOR THE
OTHER? NOW THAT YOU KNOW THE FLU
IS ON THE RISE THAT MAY ACTUALLY
TURN OUT TO BE THE CASE, YOU
KNOW, COMPARED TO THE REST OF
THE COUNTRY. THE FLU HASN’T
TAKEN OFF HERE YET, AND THERE’S
CLEARLY NO WAY TO AVOID IT
ALTOGETHER. NOW. THE GOOD NEWS,
THOUGH, IS WITH THE FLU. THERE
IS A VACCINE AVAILABLE FOR KIDS