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DETROIT.
LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 6:00 STARTS NOW.
>> STEPPING UP FOR SOMEONE WHO
SERVED, AN ELDERLY MAN LIVING
WITH BLACK MOLD GETS AN AMAZING
GIFT FROM A GROUP DEDICATED TO
BETTERING THE LIVES OF VETERANS.
>> MICHIGAN SEES ANOTHER SPIKE
IN DAILY COVID CASES AND DETROIT
ROLLS OUT A PLAN TO VACCINATE
CHILDREN UNDER 12.
>> Kimberly: AND TENANTS AT AN
APARTMENT BUILDING ASK WHY THERE
IS NO HEAT.
CHANNEL 4 SHOWED UP AND SO DID
THE REPAIRS.
THEY SAID IT’S BEEN A PROBLEM.
>> Devin: THEY’VE USED SPACE
HEATERS AND OVENS, WHICH CAN BE
VERY DANGEROUS, AT WHITMORE IN
THE PALMER PARK AREA.
AND DEFENDER SHAWN LEY SHOWS US
THE PROBLEM.
>> WE’RE INSIDE ONE OF THE UNITS
IN THE APARTMENT AND THIS IS HOW
PEOPLE ARE SHOWING THEY’RE
HEATING THE UNIT.
THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD NOT SAFE
AT ALL AND FOLKS SAY THIS IS
WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO TO STAY
WARM AS IT’S COLDER.
>> COME ALONG WITH THE DEFENDER
CAMERAS OF 825 WHITMORE IN
DETROIT.
>> HEY, THE NEWS IS HERE.
>> THIS IS A LARGE APARTMENT
BUILDING AND PEOPLE LIVING HERE
WANT US TO SEE WHAT THEY SAY
THEY’VE BEEN DEALING WITH.
>> HEATING THEIR UNITS IN THE
MOST UNSAFE WAY POSSIBLE.
>> RIGHT HERE, THAT’S THE STOVE.
THIS IS WHAT WE USING ALL YEAR
ROUND.
>> THIS WOMAN IS 90 YEARS OLD,
DRESSED INSIDE IN A COAT AND
HAT.
>> AND WE DO NEED HEAT.
AND THAT IS THE TRUTH.
>> THE COLD IMPACTING CENTERS
AND YOUNG PEOPLE.
>> HOW ARE YOU HEATING?
>> WITH HEATERS.
>> AND THE COMMUNITY IN CHARGE
OF THE PROPERTY, THEY CONFIRM
THE HEAT HAS BEEN OFF FOR A
NUMBER OF DAYS, RESIDENTS WERE
GIVEN SPACE HEATERS AND AN
OPTION TO BE RELOCATED.
DETROIT BUILDING INSPECTORS
RESPONDED RIGHT AWAY TODAY.
>> WE DO NEED HEAT.
I AM COLD, I’M VERY COLD.
>> IN MINUTES, THE FURNACE WAS
FIXED
FIXED.
>> NOW, INSPECTORS WILL WILL BE
FOLLOWING UP.
>> THE OWNER WILL GET TICKETS
AND CONTINUE TO GET TICKETS IF
THE PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED, BUT
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE HEAT IS BACK
ON.
>> I THANK GOD SO MUCH, I THANK
YOU ALL, I THANK YOU ALL.
>> WE THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THIS TO OUR ATTENTION AND THANK
THE CITY FOR THEIR QUICK ACTION,
LOOK, BUILDING INSPECTORS TELL
US THIS ISN’T THE ONLY TIME THAT
BUILDINGS WILL BE WITHOUT HEAT
OR WATER OR ELECTRICITY ALL
WINTER LONG.
THEY’RE ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO
SIMPLY LET THEM KNOW HERE IF YOU
GOOGLE THE CITY OF DETROIT AND
GO TO THE BC.
FINAL A RENTAL COMPLAINT AND A
SUPER SIMPLE PROCESS.
IF YOU DON’T HAVE A COMPUTER,
THERE WILL BE A NUMBER TO CALL
AND CLICKONDETROIT.COM, IF YOU
DIDN’T JOT IS DOWN QUICK ENOUGH.
THEY’LL RESPOND IN 24 HOURS.
>> I KNOW YOU TRIED TO REACH THE
MANAGEMENT COMPANY.
ANYTHING TO SAY FROM THEM?
>> WE TRIED TO REACH THEM ALL
DAY LONG.
WE WENT TO THE OFFICE AND PEOPLE
INSIDE.
THEY DID NOT COME TO THE DOOR.
>> THE PHONE NUMBER WE MISSED
DID NOT WORK AND ONLY WANT TODAY
ASK WAS TOOK A FEW MINUTES FOR
THE GUYS TO FIX THE HEAT.
WHY WAS IT OFF FOR A NUMBER OF
DAYS.
>> Devin: FAIR ENOUGH, SHAWN.
>> Kimberly: IT’S BEEN A FROSTY
WINDSHIELDS.
>> Devin: HARD TO MISS.
A BIT OF A WARM-UP.
>> Paul: AND THE SKY CAM, I WANT
TODAY CLOSE WITH YOU, LOOK AT
THAT SHOT.
WHAT A SPECTACULAR SUNSET.
IT’S JUST A BEAUTIFUL SUNSET.
TEMPS ARE FALLING QUICKLY.
FORTUNATELY, THE WIND IS LIGHT
RIGHT NOW AND NOT MUCH OF A WIND
CHILL, AND YOU CAN SEE THE
GRADUAL ERODING OF THE CLOUD
COVER THIS AFTERNOON AND
HAPPENING PRETTY MUCH AS
EXPECTED SO WE’RE GOING TO GET
INTO A PERIOD OF MOSTLY CLEAR
SKIES FOR A WHILE AND THEN
TOWARD DAWN, NOTHING THAT’S
GOING TO LEAK.
AND THE TEMPS ARE FALLING
THROUGH THE 40’S, THROUGH THE
MIDNIGHT HOUR, ALREADY IN THE
30’S, SO WE HAVE SOME
TEMPERATURES THAT ARE GOING TO
GO UP.
LOOK AT THIS, 62 BY MONDAY, BUT
THEN A LITTLE BIT OF A SEE-SAW
AND THE FORECAST HAVE EVERYTHING
YOU NEED TO KNOW AND I’VE
UPDATED THE 10-DAY FORECAST,
WAIT UNTIL NEXT WEEKEND.
THAT WILL MAKE YOU WANT TO SHAKE
SURE YOU GET THE OUTSIDE STUFF
DONE.
>> AND NEW NUMBERS FROM THE
STATE SHOW AN UPTICK IN NEW
CORONAVIRUS CASES.
10,094 NEW CASES, AVERAGE OF
5,047 CASES A DAY AND WE’VE LOST
90 MICHIGANDERS TO THE VIRUS
DURING THE SAME TWO-DAY PERIOD
AND THE VACCINATION RATE AT
69.5% AND IN OTHER HEADLINES,
PFIZER SAYS ITS NEW COVID
ANTI-VIRAL PILL REDUCES THE RISK
OF HOSPITALIZATION AND DEATH BY
COVID-19 BY 89% IN HIGH RISK
PATIENTS.
THAT DATA HAS NOT BEEN PEER
REVIEWED OR PUBLISHED, BUT
THEY’LL SEEK F.D.A. EMERGENCY
USE AUTHORIZATION.
AND THE CITY HAS AN A PLAN FOR
CHILDREN, STARTING MONDAY BY
APPOINTMENT ONLY AT CITY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT ON MACK, AND THE
NORTHWEST ACTIVITIES CENTER ON
MEYERS.
A PARENT OR GUARDIAN MUST ATTEND
WITH THE CHILD VACCINATED.
AROUND 68,000 CHILDREN ARE NOW
ELIGIBLE.
>> WE GOT EVERY DAY, 450
CHILDREN IN OUR STATE ARE COMING
DOWN WITH COVID.
AND UP UNTIL NOW WE DIDN’T HAVE
ANY WAY OF PREVENTING THAT.
STARTING NOW WE DO.
BECAUSE AS THE TESTS HAVE SHOWN
OVER AND OVER, THE PFIZER
VACCINE EFFECTIVELY PREVENTS
YOUR CHILD FROM GETTING COVID.
APPOINTMENTS 313-230-0505.
WE HAVE COMPLETE INFORMATION ON
THE HOME PAGE OF
CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
>> Devin: GOVERNOR WHITMER SPOKE
TODAY ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF
KIDS GETTING THE COVID VACCINE
ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO THE
COLDER MONTHS AND TELLS OUR
PRIYA MANN THAT THE RAISE IN
CASES HAVE BEEN EXPECTED, BUT
THAT FAMILIES CAN FIGHT BACK.
>> GOVERNOR WHITMER GOT HER
FIRST VACCINE AT FORD FIELD AND
SHE’S GETTING A BOOSTER SHOT NOW
THAT IT’S IN THE WRONG
DIRECTION, HIGHER DAILY TOTALS
SINCE HAPPY.
>> I’M GETTING MY BOOSTER, THE
BEST WAY TO STAY AT WORK AND
ECONOMY ENGAGED IS TO GET
VACCINATED AND BOOSTERSMENTS SHE
GOT HER BOOSTER SHOT IN
YPSILANTI.
THERE’S A TROUBLING UPTICK OF
THE SEVEN-DAY MOVING AVERAGE OF
COVID CASES AND AS THE TEMPS TIP
DIP, THEY WILL GO UP.
>> WE GO INSIDE IN COLD WEATHER
AND THIS IS NOT A SURPRISE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO DO IS TO GET PEOPLE VACCINATED.
IS TO GET PEOPLE VACCINATED.
>> AND THIS WEEK, THE C.D.C.
SAYS THAT KIDS KIDS ARE ELIGIBLE
AND IT’S PROMISING FIGHT FOR THE
VIRUS.
>> YOU CAN GET YOUR KIDS FULLY
VACCINATED BETWEEN NOW AND THE
END OF THE DECEMBER, HOLIDAYS
WHEN PEOPLE ARE GETTING TOGETHER
AND THAT WOULD BE A GREAT THING
TO DO.
>> SHE KNOWS THAT MANY PARENTS
HAVE LEGITIMATE CONCERNS FOR
WHAT’S BEST WITH THEIR CHILD.
>> AND TALK TO THE MEDICAL
EXPERT THEY TRUST, AND WHEN
THEY’RE COMFORTABLE MAKE THAT
APPOINTMENT.
>> THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT
SAYS THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WITH
THE VIRUS ARE UNVACCINATED WHO
ARE HOSPITALIZED.
NOW AT THE HOLIDAYS IS A GOOD
TIME TO CONSIDER THE SHOT.
WE’RE GETTING TO THE HOLIDAYS,
AND MULTIPLE GENERATIONS
CONGREGATING.
THE ELDERLY, THE MID LIFE AND
YOUNGER MICHIGANDERS VACCINATED
AND KEEP OUR KIDS IN SCHOOL AND
ECONOMY ENGAGED.
>> I’M PRIYA MANN, LOCAL 4.
>> THE LATE COLIN POWELL WAS
HONORED DURING A PRIVATE FUNERAL
AT THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL
CATHEDRAL.
>> AND IF WE DIE, WE DIE UNTO
THE LORD.
>> FORMER PRESIDENTS DIGNITARIES
AND FAMILY MEMBERS ATTENDED THE
FUNERAL AND PAID RESPECTS, THE
FIRST BLACK SECRETARY OF STATE
AND CHAIRMAN OF JOINT CHIEFS OF
STAFF AND HE DIED OCTOBER 18TH
FROM A BREAKTHROUGH COVID
INFECTION, HE WAS FULLY
VACCINATED, BUT SUFFERED FROM
SERIOUS UNDERLYING MEDICAL
CONDITIONS.
HE WILL BE REMEMBERED AS A TRAIL
BLAZER AND A FATHER.
>> MY SISTERS AND I WERE RAISED
UNDER THE STARS.
THE STARS OF THE STORIED GENERAL
WE EULOGIZE TODAY.
DAD WAS FAMOUS FOR HIS 13 RULES,
BUT OUR FAMILY LIFE WAS
UNREGIMENTED, NO REVELRY OR
MARCHING DRILLS.
IT WAS A HOME STRONG AND
EMBRACED BY OUR MOTHER ALMA.
HIS LEGACY WILL LIVE ON THROUGH
HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN.
HE WAS 84 YEARS OLD.
>> VETERANS DAY IS COMING UP
NEXT WEEK, TODAY A REMINDER
THERE ARE GROUPS OPERATING ALL
YEAR ROUND TO HELP THOSE WHO
SERVED.
>> Kimberly: ONE VIETNAM VET WAS
LIVING IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION,
BLACK MOLD IN THE HOMEMADE IT
DIFFICULT TO BREATHE.
>> Devin: AND THIS MAN IS SAFER
BECAUSE OF A DOWNRIVER
ORGANIZATION HE KNOWS WELL.
>> TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MOBILE
HOME WHERE THE VETERAN IS NOW
LIVING.
IT’S MADE POSSIBLE BY THE
DOWNRIVER FOR VETERANS
ASSOCIATION AS YOU’LL SEE IT’S A
BLESSING THAT WAS VERY MUCH
NEEDED.
[LAUGHTER]
>> PLEASE.
VICTOR STODDARD IS A VIETNAM VET
WITH PERSONAL STORIES THAT COULD
LAST A LIFETIME.
>> I’M A VIETNAM VETERAN, NAVY,
LOVED IT.
>> BUT MORE RECENTLY HIS MOST
FAVORITE STORY IS HOW HE
OVERCAME LIVING WITH DANGEROUS
BLACK MOLD.
>> THE GUY SAID THERE’S 28,000
PER MILLION OF BLACK MOLD IN
THERE, AND HE SAID THAT SURVIVAL
IS ONLY 500 PER MILLION.
>> BECAUSE OF THAT REASON, THE
DFV AND ORGANIZERS AND ROOT SILL
DECIDED TO GIVE HIM A GENTLY
USED MOBILE HOME FOR THE PRICE
OF ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
>> AND OPENS THE DOOR AND WE
WALK IN, AND SHE SAYS, WHAT DO
YOU THINK?
I GO, I’M IN THE TAJ MAHAL.
[LAUGHTER]
>> THE CONDITIONS HE WAS LIVING
IN WERE ABSOLUTELY DEPLORABLE.
AND A VETERAN SHOULD NOT LIVE
LIKE THAT.
>> AS A RESULT OF THE MOLD, ALL
OF VICTOR’S BELONGINGS HAD TO BE
THROWN AWAY AND REPLACING THE
FURNITURE.
HOWEVER, LETS’S SAY THAT VICTOR
IS PAYING HIS DUES, ASIDE FROM
WORKING IN THE NAVY HE’S
SPENDING TIME WORKING AT THE DFV
IN WYANDOTTE GIVING TO WHAT HE
LOVES.
>> HE’S RELENTLESS ON COLLECTING
MONEY.
>> WHAT HIT ME AND MADE ME CRY,
SHE HANDED ME THE KEY AND I
SAID, HOW MUCH DO I OWE YOU?
AND SHE SAYS YOU DON’T OWE ME A
THING.
>> AND DOWNRIVER FOR VETERANS IS
ALWAYS LOOKING TO HELP THOSE IN
NEED JUST LIKE VICTOR, SO IF YOU
OR ANYONE YOU KNOW IS A VETERAN
THAT’S DOWN ON THEIR LUCK, AND
IN NEED OF A HAND, YOU CAN
ALWAYS CONTACT THAT ORGANIZATION
AT 734-934-0532.
VICTOR WILLIAMS, LOCAL 4.
>> Devin: HOW CAN YOU NOT BE
TOUCHED BY THAT.
>> Kimberly: AND WE APPRECIATE
YOUR SERVICE, TOO.
>> Devin: TURNING THE CLOCK BACK
AN HOUR FEELS LIKE SOMETHING FOR
FREE, BUT YOU FIND OUT WHY
EXPERTS SAY DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
CAN MESS WITH YOUR HEAD.
>> Kimberly: THAT’S RIGHT, PLUS,
NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE WOMAN
POLICE SAY WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL