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NOW! >> Devin: IT’S THE NEWS WE
HAVE DREADED AND TODAY WE GOT
IT.
IT. >> IT IS WITH GREAT SADNESS
THAT WE SAW OUR FIRST CASUALTY
OF COVID-19 IN MICHIGAN TODAY.
>> Devin: A MAN AT A WAYNE
COUNTY HOSPITAL HAS PASSED
AWAY.
AWAY. AS THIS CRISIS ENTERS A NEW
PHASE, UNPRECEDENTED ACTION IS
BEING TAKEN WITH THE BOREDER
FROM CANADA TO THE CLOSING OF
THE BIG 3 AUTO PLANTS.
GOOD TO HAVE YOU WITH US.
THERE WERE 80 CASES LAST NIGHT
AND NOW TODAY THERE ARE AT
LEAST 30 NEW CASES OF THE
CORONAVIRUS IN MICHIGAN
BRINGING THE STATEWIDE TOTAL
TO 110.
TO 110. >> Kim: AND NOW THE
COUNTY-BY-COUNTY BREAKDOWN AND
DOES NOT INCLUDE THE
ADDITIONAL 30 AS WE AWAIT THE
DETAILS.
DETAILS. WAYNE AND OAKLAND COUNTY
LEADING THE WAY EACH WITH 23
CASES.
CASES. MACOMB COUNTY HAS 10.
WASHTENAW COUNTY HAS 7, ST.
CLAIR COUNTY 2, AND MONROE
COUNTY HAS 1.
>> Devin: AT A NEWS
CONFERENCE, GOVERNOR WHITMER
UPDATED THE STATE RESPONSE.
HERE’S THE LISTEN TO PART OF
THAT.
THAT. >> AS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF
THE STATE, I MUST MAKE
DIFFICULT BUT NECESSARY
DECISIONS TO PROTECT PUBLIC
HEALTH.
HEALTH. I’VE MADE TOUGH CHOICES IN THE
PAST WEEK AND TRUST ME, THEY
WEIGH HEAVILY ON ME, BUT I’VE
MADE THEM IN CONSULTATION WITH
OUR CHIEF MEDICAL EXECUTIVE.
THE ADVICE OF MEDICAL EXPERTS,
AND WHAT THE BEST SCIENCE AND
FACTS ARE THAT HELP US TO
DETERMINE HOW WE BEST PROTECT
THE PUBLIC HEALTH, THE HEALTH
OF OUR PEOPLE.
>> Devin: WE’VE GOT OUR TEAM
COVERING SO MANY ANGLES FROM
THE BORDER CLOSURE TO THE BIG
3 PLANT SHUTDOWNS.
>> Kim: WE WANT TO START AT
MARA MACDONALD LIVE AT
BEAUMONT IN SOUTHFIELD.
AND THE FIRST PATIENT TO DIE
IS A MAN IN HIS 50s.
>> Mara: AND THE HOSPITAL IS
TELLING US HE HAD UNDERLYING
HEALTH ISSUES BUT WON’T GO
INTO WHAT THE UNDERLYING
HEALTH ISSUES ARE.
THEY SAY HE DIED THIS MORNING
AT A BEAUMONT FACILITY IN
WAYNE COUNTY.
WAYNE COUNTY. >> OUR MEDICAL TEAM WENT TO
EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS TO CARE
FOR THIS PATIENT AND WE ARE
DEEPLY SADDENED BY HIS PASSING
AND EMPATHIZE WITH HIS FAMILY.
>> Mara: BEAUMONT IS LAUNCHING
A NEW DIAGNOSTIC TOOL, AND THE
HEAD OF INFECTION PREVENT IS
ASKING THAT YOU CALL BEFORE
EVER SHOWING UP AT THE
EMERGENCY ROOM.
EMERGENCY ROOM. AND TWO, LET’S TALK ABOUT WHO
NEEDS THE TESTING RIGHT NOW.
>> MILD SYMPTOMS, YOUNG
RELATIVELY HEALTHY PEOPLE
WITHOUT CHRONIC MEDICAL
CONDITIONS, WE DON’T HAVE THE
CAPACITY TO TEST ALL OF YOU.
THERE’S A GOOD CHANCE THAT
MANY OF YOU MAY HAVE COVID-19
FRANKLY, AND TESTING YOU IS
NOT GONNA NECESSARILY MAKE A
DIFFERENCE WITH REGARD TO HOW
WE TREAT YOU.
WE’LL RECOMMEND YOU GO HOME
AND PRACTICE SOCIAL
DISTANCING, SELF-ISOLATION,
DISTANCING, SELF-ISOLATION, HAND HYGIENE, RESPIRATORY
ETIQUETTE.
ETIQUETTE. >> Mara: WORRIED WELL PEOPLE
ARE TAKING CRITICAL CARE AWAY
FROM THOSE NOT ONLY WITH
COVID-19 BUT HEART ATTACKS AND
OTHER LIFE-THREATENING ISSUES
HOSPITALS HAVE TO DEAL WITH.
THE UNDERLYING CONDITIONS THE
HOSPITALS ARE CONCERNED WITH
ARE --
ARE -- >> THE CHRONIC MEDICAL
CONDITIONS LIKE HEART DISEASE,
LUNG DISEASE, CONDITIONS THAT
COMPROMISE YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM
IN SOME WAY, THOSE WILL PUSH
YOU INTO A RISKIER BRACKET.
>> Mara: BACK HERE LIVE.
HE SAID THE REALITY IS THIS:
COVID-19 IS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THERE IS COMMUNITY SPREAD AND
WE’LL SEE MORE CASES AND WE
WILL SEE MORE DEATHS, WHICH IS
WHY THEY ARE ASKING FOR PEOPLE
TO NOT OVERWHELM THE TESTING
SITUATION.
SITUATION. IF YOU ARE AT RISK, IF YOU ARE
OLDER, IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THE
UNDERLYING ISSUES, YES, CALL
AHEAD AND GET TESTED.
IF YOU’RE YOUNG AND HEALTHY
NORMALLY, STAY HOME.
LIVE IN SOUTHFIELD, I’M MARA
MACDONALD, BACK TO YOU.
>> Devin: SO RIGHT.
THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS
SURROUNDING WHAT THESE RECENT
DEVELOPMENTS MEAN, BUT AS
WE’VE TRIED EVER SINCE THE
BEGINNING OF THIS, LET’S TRY
TO GET CONTEXT TO WHAT’S GOING
ON.
ON. >> Kim: FOR THE CONTEXT, LET’S
TURN TO DR. FRANK McGEORGE AND
WHAT’S YOUR REACTION TO THE
NEWS OF THIS FIRST DEATH?
>> Dr. McGeorge: YOU KNOW, KIM
AND DEVIN, OF COURSE IT IS SAD
BUT REGRETABLY IT’S NOT
UNEXPECTED.
UNEXPECTED. LOOK, THERE HAVE BEEN WELL
OVER 100 DEATHS IN THE U.S.
THIS IS OUR FIRST HERE IN
MICHIGAN.
MICHIGAN. BUT WITH A CASE FATALITY RATE
OF 2%, WE EXPECT THAT 1 IN 50
PEOPLE WHO DEVELOP COVID-19
ILLNESSES WILL DIE.
WE HAVE ENOUGH CASES IN OUR
STATE AS OF TODAY THAT JUST
BASED ON NUMBERS, 1 DEATH IS
ABSOLUTELY NO SURPRISE.
AND I THINK IT IS INCREDIBLY
SAD, BUT THE NUMBERS ARE
REALLY IMPORTANT TO
UNDERSTAND, AS MORE PEOPLE ARE
INFECTED, MORE WILL DIE, AND
HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE A
WAKE-UP TO EVERYONE.
>> Devin: EARLY ON AND
WATCHING THE EXPERIENCE OF
OTHER NATIONS, SEEMED THAT
YOUNGER PEOPLE WERE NOT
AFFECTED.
AFFECTED. IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF YOUNG
PEOPLE ARE GETTING SICK HERE.
IS THERE SOMETHING TO EXPLAIN
THE DIFFERENCE?
THE DIFFERENCE? >> Dr. McGeorge: THAT’S KIND
OF AN INTERESTING THING.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE
DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGE-WISE
DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGE-WISE FROM THE CURRENT CASES IN
MICHIGAN, IT’S EVENLY SPREAD
ACROSS ALL AGES, AND THAT’S
UNUSUAL, BECAUSE THERE’S A
BIGGER PEAK TOWARD MIDDLE AGE
FROM 40-60.
FROM 40-60. I THINK THE MICHIGAN NUMBERS
SHOW WE’RE EARLY IN THE CASE
BURDEN, AND WITH MORE CASES
BEING INVESTIGATED AND MORE OF
THEM BEING SICKER INDIVIDUALS,
WHICH WILL BE OLDER
INDIVIDUALS WITH OTHER MEDICAL
PROBLEMS, THAT DISTRIBUTION IS
PROBABLY GOING TO BEGIN TO
SKEW TOWARD WHAT OTHER
COUNTRIES HAVE SEEN.
>> Devin: AND MORE FROM DR.
McGEORGE COMING UP.
>> Kim: TODAY, THE BIG 3
ANNOUNCED ALL PLANTS WILL BE
SHUT DOWN OVER CONCERNS OF THE
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. >> Devin: ALL THE PLANTS
THROUGH MARCH 30th SO THE
FACILITIES CAN BE CLEAN AND
SANITIZED.
SANITIZED. SO A MASSIVE HIT FOR METRO
DETROIT BUT THE NATION, TOO.
BUSINESS EDITOR ROD MELONI
LIVE TONIGHT AT THE FCA WARN
TRUCK PLANT.
TRUCK PLANT. WILL WORKERS STILL BE PAID?
THAT’S THE QUESTION THIS
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. >> Rod: THAT IS CORRECT.
UNDER THE UAW CONTRACT THEY
GET SUB PAY PLUS UNEMPLOYMENT
WHICH AMOUNTS TO 88% OF WHAT
IT IS THAT THEY WOULD NORMALLY
MAKE.
MAKE. BUT THEY’LL GET PAID WHEN
THEY’RE OFF THE JOB.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS
WE’VE HEARD A LOT TODAY ABOUT
THE THINGS NOT A SURPRISE.
THIS IS DECIDEDLY NOT A
SURPRISE CONSIDERING HOW MUCH
ABSENTEEISM AND UNREST THERE
WAS ON THE FACTORY FLOOR.
AT THE FORD TRUCK ASSEMBLY
PLANT IN DEARBORN, A WORKER
HAD BECOME SICK AND TESTED
POSITIVE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS
AND FORCED FORD TO CLOSE THE
PLANT FOR CLEANING AND
DISINFECTING.
DISINFECTING. AS THE WORD SPREAD, THINGS GOT
UNSETTLED ON THE LINES,
INCLUDING JEFFERSON NORTH.
FINALLY BY EARLY AFTERNOON,
THE UAW DOMESTIC 3 TASK FORCE
CAME TO THE CONCLUSION IT WAS
TIME TO SHUTTER THE PLANTS IN
ORDER TO START CLEANING AND
DISINFECTING EVERYTHING AMONG
OTHER THINGS.
OTHER THINGS. HERE AT THE WARREN TRUCK
ASSEMBLY PLANT, THE LINE
WORKERS WHO WERE TOLD THEY
WERE GOING HOME WERE FINALLY
GLAD TO HEAR IT.
>> IT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED A
LONG TIME AGO.
SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN IN
THERE.
THERE. WE WORK IN CLOSE PROXIMITY, IF
SOMEONE IS SNEEZING AND
COUGHING, THE FANS ARE ON AND
IT’S NOT SAFE.
>> I THINK IT’S SAFE THAT THEY
DID IT.
DID IT. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE IN
THERE, 1500, APPROXIMATELY
1500 PEOPLE PER SHIFT, AND
THAT’S A LOT OF PEOPLE IN ONE
PLACE.
PLACE. >> Rod: UAW PRESIDENT RORY
GAMBLE PUT OUT A NUMBER OF
STATEMENTS SAYING UAW MEMBERS,
THEIR FAMILIES, AND OUR
COMMUNITIES WILL BENEFIT FROM
TODAY’S ANNOUNCEMENT WITH THE
CERTAINTY THAT WE ARE DOING
ALL WE CAN TO PROTECT OUR
HEALTH AND SAFETY DURING THIS
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. THIS WILL GIVE US TIME TO
REVIEW BEST PRACTICES AND
PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THIS
DISEASE, END QUOTE.
>> Rod: NOW ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT RORY WAS DISCUSSING THERE
WAS MAKING CHANGES TO THE
WORKSTATION, THE FANS BLOWING
AND SO FORTH.
THEY’LL PROBABLY BE REVIEWING
IF IN FACT THEY DO COME BACK
AT ANY TIME SOON, THEY’LL BE
DOING IT IN A FASHION WHERE
THE WORKERS FEEL MORE SAFE AND
COMFORTABLE.
COMFORTABLE. >> Kim: ANY OTHER AUTO
COMPANIES THAT YOU’VE HEARD OF
ACROSS THE NATION CLOSING
BECAUSE OF THIS?
>> Rod: YES, HONDA SHUT DOWN
THEIR PLANTS AS WELL.
THAT PROBABLY HELPED PLAY INTO
THE DOMESTIC 3 MAKING THEIR
DECISION BECAUSE HONDA MADE
THE DECISION THIS MORNING.
>> Kim: OKAY, ROD, THANKS.
>> Devin: NEWS ANNOUNCED BY
THE PRESIDENT ON TWITTER BUT
CAME WITH FEW DETAILS.
ALL NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND
CANADA WILL BE BANNED.
WHAT DOES NONESSENTIAL MEAN?
SHAWN LEY IS LIVE AT THE
DETROIT-WINDSOR TUNNEL WITH
MORE ON WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR.
SHAWN?
SHAWN? >> Shawn: THAT’S THE KEY
QUESTION CAUSING CONFUSION.
WE’RE AT THE DETROIT-WINDSOR
TUNNEL, VERY LIGHT TRAFFIC
WE’VE SEEN HERE ALL DAY.
AT TIMES, NO CARS COMING AND
GOING.
GOING. THAT’S, A, PEOPLE LISTENING TO
THE FACT THEY SHOULD STAY HOME
AND WORK FROM HOME IF THEY
CAN.
CAN. AND WORD IS GETTING OUT THAT
THE TUNNELEN OTHER CROSSINGS
COULD CLOSE AT ANY TIME FOR
NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL.
NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL. IT’S NOT DEFINED AND IT’S
CAUSING CONFUSION.
CAUSING CONFUSION. >> YOU’RE COMING OVER TO WORK?
>> YES.
>> YES. >> Shawn: IT COULD BE CLOSED
BY THE TIME YOU GO HOME?
>> THAT’S RIGHT.
>> Shawn: HE HAS NO IDEA IF
HE’LL BE ALLOWED BACK INTO
CANADA AFTER HIS SHIFT TONIGHT
AFTER THE AGREEMENT TO CLOSE
BORDER CROSSINGS TO
NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVELERS.
NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVELERS. HE WORKS IN THE HEALTH CARE
INDUSTRY AND SAYS HE’S IN THE
GRAY AREA OF WHAT’S ESSENTIAL
AND WHAT IS NOT RIGHT NOW.
>> THAT’S THE QUESTION WE KEEP
HEARING, WHAT IS NON-ESSENTIAL
TRAVEL?
TRAVEL? AND YOU’RE ASKING THE SAME
QUESTION?
QUESTION? >> YES, AT THIS POINT IN TIME,
I AM.
I AM. I’M DEEMED ESSENTIAL, SO HERE
I AM.
I AM. >> Shawn: THE TWEET CAUSED
CONFUSION AND QUESTIONS ALL
DAY RIGHT HERE IN METRO
DETROIT.
DETROIT. THE MICHIGAN TRUCKING
ASSOCIATION GOT ON THE PHONE
WITH THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE
CANADIAN EMBASSY TO MAKE SURE
ALL TRUCK TRAFFIC, TRUCKS
LOADED WITH GOODS, MEDICINE,
AND PARTS OF THE BIG 3 KEEP
ROLLING AND TO BE CLEAR,
TRUCKS ARE ACCEPT AND ARE
COMING THROUGH.
COMING THROUGH. >> TRUCKING IS THE BACKBONE
AND FOUNDATION OF A LOT OF
THESE GOODS WEEK RESTOCKED IN
YOUR LOCAL GROCERY STORE.
IT USED TO BE IF YOU GOT IT, A
TRUCK BROUGHT IT.
>> Shawn: JASON BLACK AND SUM
UP HIS VISIT TO CANADA IN TWO
MEANINGFUL WORDS.
MEANINGFUL WORDS. >> VISITING GIRLFRIEND.
>> Shawn: GETTING BACK OVER
ESSENTIAL TO THEM BOTH BUT NOT
ESSENTIAL TO THE U.S. AND
CANADA.
CANADA. >> IF I CAN’T GET OVER THERE,
I CAN’T SEE HER.
>> Shawn: BACK HERE LIVE.
LET’S MAKE A COUPLE THINGS
EXTREMELY CLEAR.
EXTREMELY CLEAR. ALL CROSSINGS ARE OPEN TO ALL
VEHICLE TRAFFIC RIGHT NOW.
MY SOURCES MAKING IT CLEAR
THAT U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER
PROTECTION AND HOMELAND
SECURITY BOTH COMPLETELY
CAUGHT OFF GUARD WHEN THE
PRESIDENT TWEETED THIS OUT AT
10:15 THIS MORNING.
THERE ARE NO DIRECTIVES GIVEN
HERE TO THE PEOPLE WORKING
HERE ABOUT WHAT NON-ESSENTIAL
MEANS.
MEANS. THEY’RE WAITING FOR WORD FROM
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. IF YOU’RE CROSSING, THE WORD
COULD COME AT ANY TIME AND YOU
COULD GET SHUT OUT COMING
BACK.
BACK. SHAWN LEY, LOCAL 4.
>> Devin: LOTS OF HEALTH CARE
WORKERS THAT SHUTTLE BACK AND
FORTH AND YOU WOULD ASSUME
THEY WOULD BE CONSIDERING
ESSENTIAL, BUT UNTIL WE GET
DIRECTIVES, WHO KNOWS?
>> Kim: PRESIDENT TRUMP
STEPPING UP THE EFFORT TO
FIGHT COVID-19 AS HE INVOKED
THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT.
>> Devin: AND COULD BE USED TO
PRODUCES HEALTH CARE GEAR.
>> WE HAVE TARGETS FOR MASKS,
THE NUMBERS ARE INCREDIBLE.
WE’VE ORDERED MILLIONS OF THEM
BUT WE NEED MILLIONS MORE.
A THING LIKE THIS HAS NEVER
BEEN REQUESTED AND WE’VE NEVER
HAD TO EVEN THINK IN TERMS OF
THESE NUMBERS, BUT WE NEED
MILLIONS OF MASKS AND ALL OF
THAT WILL BE ORDERED.
WE NEED RESPIRATORS AND
VENTILATORS.
VENTILATORS. IT’S A COMPLEX PIECE OF
EQUIPMENT.
EQUIPMENT. WE HAVE A LOT OF VENTILATORS
BUT WE’LL BE ORDERING MORE.
>> Kim: AT THE CLOSE, THE DOW
WAS DOWN MORE THAN 1300 POINTS
AND THAT REPRESENTS 6% OF THE
DOW INDEX, AND IT HAS WIPED
OUT ALL OF THE MARKET GAINS
SINCE PRESIDENT TRUMP TOOK
OFFICE.
OFFICE. AND THE NEW YORK STOCK
EXCHANGE WILL TEMPORARILY
CLOSE THE TRADING FLOOR AND
MOVE TO ELECTRONIC TRADING DUE
TO THE CORONAVIRUS.
IT WILL BEGIN ON MARCH 23rd.
>> Devin: OVERDUE IN THE MINDS
OF MANY.
OF MANY. >>> THE SOMERSET COLLECTION IS
CLOSING AT 7:00 P.M. AND STAY
CLOSED THROUGH MARCH 27th.
THE MALL SAID ITS FULL SERVICE
RESTAURANTS WILL REMAIN OPEN
FOR CURBSIDE CARRY-OUT.
>>> MUCH MORE AHEAD ON ANOTHER
VERY BUSY -- HISTORICALLY BUSY
DAY.
DAY. HERE’S BEN.
HERE’S BEN. >> Ben: WE’RE TRACKING RAIN ON
"4 LIVE RADAR" AND COMING IN
FOR HALF OF US RIGHT NOW.
MORE OF US GET WET TONIGHT AND
THEN POSSIBILITIES OF STRONG
STORMS TOMORROW.
STORMS TOMORROW. WE’LL TIME IT OUT FOR YOU
NEXT.
NEXT. >> Paula: THE CORONAVIRUS HITS
A SMALL LOCAL BUSINESS WOMAN
IN A BIG WAY AND HER STORY IS
REPRESENTATIVE OF WHAT’S GOING
ON ALL OVER THE REGION.
>> Hank: I JUST MET WITH
MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL DANA
NESSEL IN HER OFFICE AND SHE
HAS AN IMPORTANT WARNING FOR
SCAMMERS.
SCAMMERS. AND ALSO NEW INFORMATION ABOUT
THE SCAMS TARGETING PEOPLE