WELCOME TO YOUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH, TURNING INTO IT AND
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR
DROUGHT, DETROIT AND MOST OF
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. DANGEROUS
HEAT, DANGEROUS HUMIDITY FOR THE
ENTIRE REGION. I’LL BREAK IT ALL
DOWN IN YOUR WEATHER FORECAST
FIRST OF FOUR THE SMOKE COULD BE
SEEN FROM AROUND THE CITY, ONE
OF DETROIT’S OLDEST GAY BARS
CATCHES FIRE ALIVE. LOOK AT
WHERE THE FIREFIGHT STANDS RIGHT
NOW IT’S AN ISSUE TOP OF MIND
FOR MANY PARENTS, AS WE SPEAK
AND EXPERT PANEL IS MEETING
AUTHORIZING MORE COVID SHOTS FOR
CHILDREN. AS GUN CONTROL IS
DEBATED ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
PAULA TUTMAN GETS A FIRSTHAND
LOOK AT GROUNDBREAKING GUN
RESEARCH BEING DONE RIGHT HERE
IN DETROIT. LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN
DETROIT. LOCAL 4 NEWS FIRST AT
FOUR STARTS NOW. FIRST AND FORE
. WE ARE DRAGGING SOME DANGEROUS
HEAT THAT MAY SET A RECORD AND
THEY FEEL LIKE IT’S ABOVE 100
DEGREES TOMORROW. SO LET’S START
WITH ANDREW AND WHAT YOU NEED TO
KNOW TO STAY SAFE. ANDREW KAREN
, THIS IS IMPORTANT TO PREPARE
PEOPLE NOT SCARE THEM, BUT
PREPARE THEM WELL AHEAD OF THAT
DANGEROUS HEAT AND HUMIDITY.
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING, IN
EFFECT FOR DETROIT, NEARLY ALL
OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN.
LIVINGSTON OAKLAND, MACOMB
COUNTIES INCLUDED SOUTH TO THE
OHIO BORDER, INCLUDING DETROIT
UNTIL EIGHT AM ON THURSDAY. IT
STARTS AT NOON. TOMORROW GOES
ALL DAY. TOMORROW AFTERNOON GOES
ALL NIGHT TOMORROW NIGHT. INTO
THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING,
EVEN IN THE PLACES WHERE THERE’S
NOT A WARNING, A HEAT ADVISORY,
WHICH IS STILL JUST AS CRUCIAL
ON TOP OF THAT AIR QUALITY ALERT
BECAUSE OF POOR AIR QUALITY
BECAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE HEAT
AND THE STAGNANT AIR, LEADING TO
HIGH AIR POLLUTION LEVELS FOR
TOMORROW. 82 RIGHT NOW WARM BUT
NOT AS HOT AS IT’S GOING TO BE
TOMORROW. IN FACT, TEMPERATURES
STAY IN THE EIGHTIES FALL INTO
THE SEVENTIES AND SIXTIES.
OVERNIGHT THEN THE TEMPERATURES
SOAR WELL INTO THE NINETIES.
MIDDLE NINETIES NEAR RECORD
TERRITORY OF 95 SET BACK IN
1998. EXCUSE ME, 1988, BUT LOOK
AT THAT RED LINE AS HIGH AS 100
OR GREATER FOR TOMORROW
AFTERNOON, SO DO WHAT YOU CAN TO
STAY COOL FOR TOMORROW. I’LL GO
OVER THOSE KEEP COOL TIPS AS
WELL AS YOUR FULL SEVEN DAY
FORECAST IN MINUTES. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. ANDREW. PREPARATIONS
ARE BEING MADE RIGHT NOW IN
ANTICIPATION OF THAT INTENSE
HEAT THAT WE’RE EXPECTING.
DEARBORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE
CANCELING CLASSES TOMORROW, AND
THE DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
COMMUNITY DISTRICT IS DISMISSING
SCHOOLS THREE HOURS EARLY FOR
THE REST OF THE WEEK. THE CITY
OF DETROIT HAS OPENED COOLING
CENTERS AT SEVEN RECREATION
CENTERS AND SEVEN LIBRARY
BRANCHES IN DATA E TOLD US TODAY
IT IS GETTING READY SO THERE ARE
NO MASS POWER OUTAGES. WILL STOP
ANY CONDITIONAL MAINTENANCE THAT
DOESN’T NEED TO BE DONE SO THAT
ALL THE PLANTS ARE UP AND
RUNNING. WE’LL CHECK AND MAKE
SURE THAT ALL THE FUEL SOURCES
WE NEED ARE THERE WE HAVE THE
ABILITY TO USE WHAT WE CALL
INTERRUPTIBLE CUSTOMERS. SO WE
HAVE A WHOLE SERIES OF CUSTOMERS
THAT ALLOW US TO INTERRUPT THEIR
SERVICE AND THEY GET A LOWER
BILL. PD SAYS TO KEEP THE HOUSE
COOL. IT’S A GOOD IDEA TO CLOSE
YOUR SHADES OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. TRY AND COOK OUTSIDE AND
AVOID DOING LAUNDRY AND RUNNING
THE DISHWASHER. FULL OF FIRE
ADDED DETROIT BAR SENDS BIG
PLUMES OF BLACK SMOKE INTO THE
SKY TODAY, THIS WAS THE SCENE.
THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE AT
THE WOODWARD BAR ON WOODWARD AND
MILWAUKEE AND THE NEW CENTER
NEIGHBORHOOD, PEOPLE LIVING AND
WORKING IN THE AREA WERE
EVACUATED. CREWS WORK TO CONTAIN
THE FIRE. WE DID TALK WITH SOME
OF THEM AS THEY WATCHED AND
WAITED. WENT OUT, STEPPED OUT
ONTO MY BALCONY AFTER SMELLING
SMOKE. I COULDN’T EVEN SEE THE
GM HEADQUARTERS ACROSS THE OLD
GM QUARTERS ACROSS THE STREET,
AND I IMMEDIATELY GOT CONCERNS.
AND I’M GLAD TO SEE ALL MY OTHER
FELLOW RESIDENTS SAFE ON THE
FLOOR, BUT THIS IS VERY
ALARMING. TAKING A LIVE LOOK NOW
AT THE BUILDING. IT APPEARS THE
FIRE IS OUT. BUT THERE IS
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE
BUILDING WOULD WOULD BAR IS A
WELL KNOWN LGBT Q BAR. WE DON’T
KNOW THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE
YET OR WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. BUT
WE DO KNOW NO ONE WAS HURT.
DETROIT POLICE ARE LAUNCHING A
CITYWIDE ENFORCEMENT EFFORT TO
STOP VIOLENT CRIMES. IT’S CALLED
OPERATION HANAYA, NAMED FOR
SENIOR PEW, THE 11 YEAR OLD GIRL
WHO WAS KILLED BY A STRAY BULLET
EARLIER THIS MONTH. WE’RE
DEDICATING THIS ENFORCEMENT
OPERATION TO SANYA. THAT
BEAUTIFUL 11 YEAR OLD GIRL WHO
WILL NOT GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO
BE THE POLICE CHIEF NEWS
REPORTER OR ANYTHING ELSE
BECAUSE SHE DECIDED TO PLAY IN
HER HOUSE, LIKE EVERY KID SHOULD
BE ALLOWED TO DO. WE’RE GOING TO
GO OUT AND WE’RE GONNA
CONSTITUTIONALLY ENFORCED THE
LAW. WE’RE GOING TO LOOK FOR
THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE KNOWN TO
CARRY WEAPONS. THOSE PEOPLE WHO
HAVE WARRANTS OUT FOR THEIR
ARREST FOR FELONIES, THOSE
PEOPLE WHO HAVE VIOLATED THEIR
TETHER. THEIR PAROLE AND
PROBATION. THE OPERATION WILL
TAKE PLACE IN THE CITY’S EAST
SIDE ON TUESDAY AND THE WEST
SIDE ON WEDNESDAY, MAKING WOODS
JOINS US LIVE TONIGHT AT FIVE
WITH A CLOSER LOOK AT HOW THE
OPERATION IS ALL GOING TO WORK.
IN THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR,
REPUBLICAN JAMES CRAIG IS
LAUNCHING A WRITE IN CAMPAIGN HE
WAS ONE OF THE FIVE GOP
CANDIDATES KICKED OFF THE BALLOT
BECAUSE OF FRAUDULENT SIGNATURES
. CRAIG FILED THE PAPERWORK IN
LANSING THIS MORNING. AND SO
WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
MARKET AND WE’RE GONNA BE OKAY.
I’M OPTIMISTIC. I’M IN IT TO WIN
STILL, BUT I KNOW IT’S A
DIFFERENT BATTLE NOW. GREG FILED
A LAWSUIT TO GET ON THE PRIMARY
BALLOT, BUT IT WAS DISMISSED. HE
SAYS THE DECISION HAS GREATLY
IMPACTED HIS FUNDRAISING. IT’S A
DECISION MANY PARENTS HAVE BEEN
WAITING ON RIGHT NOW IN FDA
PANEL IS MEETING TO DECIDE
WHETHER TO AUTHORIZE MORE COVID
VACCINES FOR CHILDREN.
DEVIN SCILLIAN IS FOLLOWING THE
LATEST FROM THE NEWSROOM AND
DEVIN, THIS IS A DAY. ONE OF A
TWO DAY MEETING TODAY IS THE FDA
ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THEY’RE
MEETING ON THE MODERNA VACCINES
FOR CHILDREN SIX THROUGH 17.
RIGHT NOW, FIZER IS THE ONLY
AVAILABLE OPTION FOR THAT AGE
GROUP. MODERNA ASKED THE FDA FOR
EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION FOR
AGES. 12 TO 17 LAST JUNE, BUT
THE FDA EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT
POSSIBLE LINKS BETWEEN THE
MODERNA VACCINE. AND MY OKAY,
DARK CARD ITIS RATHER IN YOUNG
MEN. YOU MAY RECALL THAT MODERNA
HAS COMPLETED ADDITIONAL STUDIES
NOW AND REPORTS. THERE WERE NO
CASES OF THE HEART INFLAMMATION
IN CHILDREN, ALTHOUGH EXPERTS
SAY THAT’S NOT SURPRISING, GIVEN
THAT IT WOULD BE A RARE SIDE
EFFECT. FERTILIZED DISCUSSION,
UM, THAT THAT PUTS THAT RISK
INTO THE PROPER CONTEXT IN
CONSIDERING THE SERIOUS OUTCOMES
OF COVID THAT THE VACCINE IS
ABLE TO PREVENT, AND SO WE STILL
WOULD CONSIDER THE BENEFIT RISK
BALANCE TO BE FAVORABLE. EVEN
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE
ESTABLISHED, UH, RISK OF
MYOCARDITIS. AS LOW AS IT IS.
YEAH, THAT WAS SOME EARLIER
TODAY. THE MEETING IS GOING TO
CONTINUE TOMORROW WHEN THE PANEL
OF EXPERTS WILL CONSIDER THOSE
HIGHLY ANTICIPATED VACCINES FOR
CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE,
AND WE ARE EXPECTING A DECISION
ON MODERNA FOR THE OLDER KIDS
AND TEENAGERS STILL SOMETIME
TODAY, SO AN UPDATE ON THAT WHEN
YOU JOIN US FOR LOCAL 4 NEWS AT
FIVE, KAREN BACK TO YOU ALWAYS
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, DAVID.
WELL, TOMORROW’S HEARING ON THE
JANUARY 6TH INSURRECTION IS
BEING POSTPONED. COMMITTEE
MEMBERS SAY THE DELAY WAS NEEDED
TO GIVE AIDS MORE TIME TO
COMPILE VIDEO PRESENTATIONS.
HOUSE COMMITTEE HAS NOT GIVEN A
NEW DATE FOR THE HEARING. AND
WITH THE THIRD HEARING WE ARE
EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM JEFFREY
ROSEN, THE ACTING ATTORNEY
GENERAL, AT THE TIME OF THE
INSURRECTION, AND TWO OTHER
FORMER TOP TRUMP OFFICIALS.
STOCKS FELL AGAIN TODAY AS THE
MARKETS TRIED TO CLAW BACK FROM
YESTERDAY’S STEEP SELLOFF. THE
MARKETS JUST CLOSED THE DOW IS
DOWN. 151 EXPERTS THINK THE
FEDERAL RESERVE IS LIKELY TO
BOOST INTEREST RATES BY THREE
QUARTERS OF A POINT THIS WEEK.
TO DEAL WITH RISING INFLATION.
RIGHT NOW. ALL EYES ARE ON
WASHINGTON AS LAWMAKERS SIGNAL A
POTENTIAL BREAKTHROUGH ON GUN
CONTROL LEGISLATION AS THAT WORK
IS DONE ON CAPITOL HILL.
GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH IS BEING
DONE RIGHT HERE IN DETROIT.
FOCUSING ON THE IMPACT OF GUNS
AND WENT TO WAYNE STATE TO GET A
CLOSER LOOK AND A WARNING. IT
MAY BE HARD FOR SOME TO WATCH.
THE SCIENCE DOESN’T LIE. IT
DOESN’T VOTE AND IT DOESN’T CARE
WHAT YOU CHOOSE TO BELIEVE. AND
WHAT NOT TO BELIEVE. THE COLD,
HARD FACTS OF THE COLD, HARD
FACTS, AND THAT’S WHAT’S BEING
DISCOVERED RIGHT HERE IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL
ENGINEERING AT WAYNE STATE
UNIVERSITY. SO WE DO INJURY.
BIOMECHANICS INJURY BIOMECHANICS
IS BASICALLY DETERMINING HOW
THINGS INTERACT WITH THE BODY TO
CREATE INJURIES IF YOU WANT TO
UNDERSTAND BODY TRAUMA AND HOW
MANMADE OBJECTS INFLICT THAT
TRAUMA, YOU COME TO A LAB LIKE
DR CYNTHIA BIRDS AT WAYNE STATE
UNIVERSITY, WHERE SHE AND HER
TEAM EMPLOYABLE RIETI OF
MODALITIES TO STUDY TRAUMA FOR
VARIOUS INDUSTRIES. FOR TWO
DECADES, DR. BIRX HAS IMMERSED
HERSELF IN THE TESTING OF
TRAUMAS LESS LETHAL, LETHAL
BEHIND ARE MORE BLUNT SPORTS AND
BLAST TRAUMAS, WHICH MEANS HER
RESEARCH INCLUDES GUN TRAUMA.
AND TODAY SHE SHOWS US WHAT GUNS
DO TO THE HUMAN BODY. HERE’S THE
DIFFERENCE IN THE BULLETS WILL
BE TESTING TODAY. THIS IS THE 15
ROUNDS. AND THIS IS THE NINE
MILLIMETER ROUND. SO WE’RE GOING
TO BE RUNNING TWO DIFFERENT GEL
BLOCKS. THE GELATIN BLOCKS ARE
SIMILAR DENSITY AND CONSISTENCY
AS HUMAN SOFT TISSUE. THIS IS
THE SCIENTIFIC STANDARD FOR
RESEARCH. ENTRANCE IS ON YOUR
MARK IN THE FIRING RANGE. THE
FIRING DEVICE IS SET FIRST, THE
AR 15. THERE ARE TWO BASIC AMMO
FOR THE R 15 5 56 ROUND, WHICH
IS WHAT POLICE AND MILITARY USE
AND THE 2 23 IS MORE OF A
HUNTING OR CONSUMER OR CIVILIAN
ROUND. DEPENDING ON THE WEIGHT
AND BRAND. THE 5 56 CAN BEAR
MORE PRESSURE AND GUNPOWDER,
MEANING THAT IT TRAVELS FASTER
AND IS MORE ACCURATE, ACCORDING
TO SOME INDUSTRY INFORMATION.
OKAY LET’S SLOW THAT DOWN. SO
BASICALLY YOU KIND OF GET THIS
SECONDARY EXPLOSION THAT
HAPPENS. UM INSIDE THE BODY.
NEXT, A NINE MILLIMETER DEVICES
FIRED. THIS IS THE BASIC GUN ON
THE STREET THESE DAYS NOW, LET’S
SLOW THAT DOWN. IT WENT
COMPLETELY THROUGH THE BLOCK,
BUT IT DIDN’T CREATE AS BIG OF A
PERMANENT CAVITY IS WHAT WE SAW
WITH THE 556 ROUNDS. AND HERE’S
THE ANALYSIS. THE NINE
MILLIMETER CAN BE SURVIVABLE CAN
SEE. THERE’S THE PERMANENT
CAVITY THAT THE BULLET WENT
THROUGH. UM, AND THERE’S A
LITTLE BIT OF DAMAGE THAT
EXTENDS FROM THAT PERMANENT
TRACK. BUT COMPARED TO THE 556,
IT’S MUCH LESS SO WHAT DOES THIS
MEAN TO A HUMAN BODY? OKAY
SURVIVABLE SURVIVABLE. THIS THIS
FOR SURE IS SURVIVABLE. IF YOU
GET TREATMENT, OBVIOUSLY RIGHT,
YOU’RE STILL GOING TO HAVE TO
HAVE SOME MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR
THIS? UM IT WILL PROBABLY, YOU
KNOW, YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME DAMAGE
TO AN ORGAN. BUT NOT ALL YOUR
ORGANS WHERE THE 556 WOULD
ACTUALLY JUST EXPLODE AND CREATE
MULTIPLE ORGAN DAMAGE. SO
INDUSTRIES ACTUALLY SEEK OUT THE
WORK OF DR BIRX AND HER LAB
INDUSTRIES LIKE, UH, THE
GOVERNMENT, FOR INSTANCE, THAT
WOULD BE ONE INDUSTRY AS WELL AS
THE MILITARY AND POLICE
DEPARTMENTS, FOR INSTANCE,
BECAUSE WHEN SHE DOES THIS WORK,
AND SHE FINDS OUT HOW THIS
MACHINERY CAN INJURE THE HUMAN
BODY, SHE CAN ALSO HELP
INDUSTRIES DISCOVER HOW TO MAKE
MACHINERY LESS INJURIOUS TO
HUMAN BODIES, KAREN VERY
IMPORTANT PERSPECTIVE. THANK
YOU, PAULA FOR LETTING US BE