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>> Victor: FOLLOWING MULTIPLE
DAYS OF PROTEST TRYING TO STOP
STUDENTS FROM GOING BACK TO
SCHOOL, NOW THE PROTESTERS ARE
BEING ARRESTED.
THAT STORY COMING UP.
>> Ben: WE ARE DRYING OUT
TONIGHT AND HEATING UP TOMORROW.
OUR NEXT HEAT WAVE RIGHT AROUND
THE CORNER.
WE’LL COUNT OUR 90-DEGREE DAYS,
COMING UP.
>> Devin: WE BEGIN WITH MORE
CONCERNING CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS FROM THE STATE.
FROM THE STATE.
MICHIGAN REPORTING ANOTHER 645
CONFIRMED CASES TODAY.
WE LOST ANOTHER 16 LIVES BUT
THAT INCLUDES 13 DEATHS
UNCOVERED DURING THE REVIEW OF RECORDS.
TODAY’S CASE COUNT IS DOWN ABOUT
250 FROM YESTERDAY.
THAT’S GOOD BUT IT’S STILL ONE
OF THE HIGHEST NUMBERS WE’VE
SEEN IN WEEKS, AND THAT’S NOT. OUR OTHER TOP STORY, DETROIT
OUR OTHER TOP STORY, DETROIT
POLICE ARRESTED NEARLY A DOZEN PROTESTERS.
>> Kim: THEY WERE OUTLINE
EXPRESSING THEIR ANGER AND
PEOPLE ENDED UP IN HANDCUFFS.
WE’RE HEARING SOMEONE IS IN
CUSTODY AFTER ATTACKING AN
OFFICER!
>> Victor: YES, THAT’S RIGHT.
NONE OF THESE PROTESTERS
EXPECTED THE DAY TO END WITH
THEM IN CUSTODY. BUT THEY’RE SAYING IT’S A
BUT THEY’RE SAYING IT’S A
SACRIFICE THAT NEEDED TO BE MADE
IN ORDER TO SAVE LIVES.
A TOTAL OF 11 OUT OF 20
PROTESTERS ARRESTED IN FRONT OF
ABC STUDENT TRANSPORTATION.
>> YOU’RE BLOCKING A BUSINESS.
>> Victor: ALL THIS AN ATTEMPT
TO STOP BUSES FROM BUSING
STUDENTS TO SCHOOL. >> I’M A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER.
>> I’M A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER.
THERE ARE STUDENTS HERE.
THERE ARE PARENTS HERE.
>> Victor: KATE WAS ONE OF THOSE
PEOPLE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. SHE SAID SHE IS ULTIMATELY
SHE SAID SHE IS ULTIMATELY
STANDING UP FOR THESE CHILDREN
WHO SHE CALLS VICTIMS OF RACIAL
INJUSTICE FROM GOING TO SCHOOL
DESPITE THE UPTICK IN
CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS.
>> THIS IS EXPERIMENTING ON THE
STUDENTS OF DETROIT USING THE
BLACK AND BROWN CHILDREN OF
DETROIT AS GUINEA PIGS. SOMEONE HAS TO PUT A STOP TO
SOMEONE HAS TO PUT A STOP TO
THIS AND THAT’S WHY WE’RE HERE.
>> Victor: THEY HAVE BEEN
CHARGED WITH DISORDERLY CONDUCT.
>> YOU’RE MURDERING KIDS!
>> Victor: THIS WOMAN WILL FACE
AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF ASSAULT
ON AN OFFICER AFTER THIS
SCUFFLE.
>> WHAT JUST HAPPENED IS A
DISPLAY OF BRUTALITY.
WE’RE TRYING TO PROTECT THE
LIVES OF THE CITY AND STOP THE
SPREAD OF COVID IN THE CITY.
AND THE RESPONSE OF THE MAYOR
AND POLICE CHIEF IS TO BRUTALIZE
AND ARREST PEOPLE, COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE.
>> Kim: AND WE DO APOLOGIZE.
SEEMS WE’RE HAVING TECHNICAL
DIFFICULTIES WITH VICTOR’S SHOT.
>> Devin: STATE AND LOCAL
LEADERS ARE WARNING DELAYS IN
CONTACT TRACING ARE HAMPERING
EFFORTS TO SLOW DOWN COVID-19
AND SAFELY REOPEN THE ECONOMY.
LOW APPROVAL RATINGS FOR
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S RESPONSE, HE
IS SHAKING UP THE CAMPAIGN
STAFF.
ALICE BARR IN WASHINGTON TODAY
WITH THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: WE’RE HEARING MANY
OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS AS YOU
DID DURING THE ORIGINAL PEAK:
HOSPITALS RUNNING LOW ON
SUPPLIES AND AWAITING A FEDERAL RESPONSE.
6 MONTHS INTO THE CORONAVIRUS
PANDEMIC, CASES ARE SURGING,
HOSPITALS FILLING UP, HOT SPOTS
SHUTTING DOWN, AND MANY OF THE
SAME FIGHTS STILL RAGING ON.
>> THERE’S NO REASON FOR THIS
NATION TO BE GOING THROUGH WHAT
IT’S GOING THROUGH NOW.
WE LEARNED THESE LESSONS MONTHS
AGO.
>> Reporter: TODAY, ARKSAS AND
COLORADO MANDATING MASKS
STATEWIDE WHILE GEORGIA’S
GOVERNOR IS TRYING TO REVERSE
MASK ORDERS IN 15 CITIES.
ATLANTA’S MAYOR IS DEFIANT.
>> IF YOU WANT TO PROTECT
YOURSELVES AND YOUR CUSTOMERS,
YOU SHOULD WEAR MASKS.
OUR POLICIES ARE ENFORCEABLE AND
THEY STAND.
>> Reporter: WITH STATE AND
LOCAL LEADERS FOLLOWING THEIR
OWN PATH, MANY FACING CRITICAL
DELAYS IN TESTING AND STRUGGLING
TO ESTABLISH CONTACT TRACING AND
LOOKING TO THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION FOR A COORDINATED
FEDERAL RESPONSE.
>> THEY HAVE THE EXPERTS THAT
SHOULD BE GUIDING THIS CRISIS. >> Reporter: A NEW NBC "WALL
>> Reporter: A NEW NBC "WALL
STREET JOURNAL" POLL FINDS JUST
37% APPROVE OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S
HANDLING OF THE VIRUS AND WITH
FORMER VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN
LEADING BY 11 POINTS IN THE SAME
POLL, THE PRESIDENT IS REPLACING
HIS CAMPAIGN MANAGER JUST FOUR
MONTHS BEFORE THE ELECTION.
>> WE BELIEVE THIS PRESIDENT HAS
GREAT APPROVAL IN THIS COUNTRY.
>> Reporter: AS PRESIDENT TRUMP
BANKS ON AN ECONOMIC RECOVERY TO
BOOST HIS CAMPAIGN, NEWS TODAY
MORE THAN A MILLION AMERICANS
FILED FIRST TIME UNEMPLOYMENT
CLAIMS FOR THE 17th STRAIGHT
WEEK.
AND WITH EXTRA UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS SIT TO EXPIRE AT THE
END OF THIS MONTH, LAWMAKERS IN
BOTH PARTIES ARE NEGOTIATING THE
NEXT CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL,
NOW EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST
ANOTHER TRILLION DOLLARS.
LAWMAKERS WANT TO PASS THE NEXT
RELIEF BILL BEFORE THE END OF
THE MONTH, IF THEY CAN REACH A
DEAL AND IT MAY INCLUDE MORE
DIRECT PAYMENTS TO AMERICANS.
IN WASHINGTON, ALICE BARR, LOCAL
4.
>> Devin: ALL RIGHT, ALICE.
THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND
MEXICO AGREED TODAY TO KEEP
THEIR SHARED BORDERS CLOSED TO
NONESSENTIAL TRAFFIC UNTIL AT
LEAST AUGUST 21st BECAUSE OF
COVID-19.
>> Kim: WEST BLOOMFIELD SCHOOLS
MADE A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT.
WEST BLOOMFIELD HIGH SCHOOL WILL
STICK WITH STRICTLY ONLINE
LEARNING IF THE STATE REMAINS IN
PHASE 4. WITH A SCHOOL THAT SIZE, IT
WITH A SCHOOL THAT SIZE, IT
CAN’T SAFELY CUT BACK ON THE
RISK.
STUDENTS IN GRADES K-8 WILL HAVE
A MIX OF ONLINE AND IN-PERSON
LEARNING.
IF THE STATE MOVES TO PHASE 5,
SCHOOLS WILL RETURN 5 DAYS.
>> Devin: ONE METRO DETROIT
SUPERINTENDENT SAID SHE IS
ESPECIALLY CONCERNED.
>> Kim: THE HEAD OF SOUTHFIELD
PUBLIC SCHOOLS SAID HER
COMMUNITY HAS BEEN HIT VERY HARD
BUT SHE IS WORRIED NEARLY HALF
OF HER STUDENTS DON’T HAVE THE
TECHNOLOGY TO LEARN AT HOME.
PAULA TUTMAN SPOKE TO HER ABOUT
THE TOUGH DECISIONS AHEAD.
>> Paula: OAKLAND COUNTY MATCHES
COVID CASES BY ZIP CODE AND THE
CITY OF SOUTHFIELD IS ONE OF THE
HARDEST HIT IN THE REGION.
IN THE AREA DIRECTLY SURROUNDING
SOUTHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL ON LAHSER
AND 10 MILE, 12 CASES PER EVERY
10,000 PEOPLE.
THERE ARE ONLY 16,000 WHO LIVE
IN THAT ZIP CODE.
NEAR MCINTYRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,
IT JUMPS TO 18 FOR EVERY 10,000
PEOPLE, IN A ZIP CODE WITH LESS
THAN 26,000.
>> WE DON’T HAVE THE LUXURY OF
TIME TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT IS
HAPPENING OR THE LACK OF
INFORMATION COMING TO US FROM
THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
WE HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS IN
REAL TIME, RECOGNIZING THE
DECISIONS WE MAKE TODAY WILL
IMPACT GENERATIONS TO COME.
>> Paula: BECAUSE OF THAT
REASON, THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
THE SOUTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS
NOT COMMITTING TO IN-PERSON
CLASSES WHEN THE SCHOOL YEAR
RESUMES AUGUST 31st.
SHE IS WORKING TOWARDS IT BUT
SAID SCIENCE WILL BE THE
ULTIMATE GUIDE.
>> WITH THE NUMBERS INCREASING,
WE ARE VERY MUCH CONCERNED ABOUT
BRINGING THEM BACK, AT LEAST IN
THE FULL-TIME CAPACITY.
>> Paula: SHE AND HER TEAM ARE
WORKING ON 12 DIFFERENT
SCENARIOS AND COUNTING.
PART OF THE PROBLEM IS THE
TRANSIENT, LOTS OF RENTERS AND
HOME INSTABILITY.
WHILE THEY HAVE WORKED HARD TO
GET DEVICES AND CONNECTIVITY TO
EVERY HOUSEHOLD --
>> WE HAD TO STRIP THE DEVICES
FROM THE BUILDING AND PUT THEM
IN THE HANDS OF THE HOUSEHOLDS.
>> Paula: SHOULD THE DISTRICT GO
TO REMOTE LEARNING, 25% OF
STUDENTS DON’T HAVE DEVICES TO
CALL THEIR OWN TO GET THEIR SCHOOL WORK DONE.
SCHOOL WORK DONE.
WITH ONLY 46 DAYS LEFT, THEY
NEED HELP FROM BUSINESS PARTNERS
HEADQUARTERED IN THE CITY LIMITS
TO HELP.
>> WE NEED THEM TO RALLY AROUND
OUR CHILDREN BECAUSE THEY’RE THE
FUTURE EMPLOYEES AND THE FUTURE
LEADERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
>> Paula: THE OPTIONS ARE A
FULLY VIRTUAL MODEL AS WELL AS A
HYBRID MODEL WHERE STUDENTS
WOULD BE IN CLASS TWO DAYS A
WEEK AND ROTATE BEING ONLINE TWO
DAYS A WEEK.
BY THE WAY, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KIDS WOULD STAY IN THEIR CLASS
WITH A TEACHER WHO WILL BE
MASKED AND HAVE A PLASTIC
SHIELD, AND THERE’S A LOT THERE
THAT HAS TO BE UNPACKED.
PARENTS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO LOOK AND GIVE RESPONSES AND
ALSO MAKE A DECISION BY AUGUST
6th PROVIDING SCHOOLS WILL BE IN
SESSION AT ALL.
PAULA TUTMAN, LOCAL 4.
>> Devin: THIS IS ALL SO COMPLEX
AND WE’RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO
MAKE THESE DECISIONS.
>>> WE GOT MUCH-NEEDED RAIN.
>> Kim: THE RAIN WAS DEFINITELY
NEEDED AND THE HEAT IS ABOUT TO
RETURN.
>> Ben: WE’RE FEELING THE
HUMIDITY, TOO, EVEN AS THE RAIN
MOVES OUT AND THE TEMPERATURES
HAVE JUST REALLY STAYED IN THE
70s FOR MOST OF TODAY.
"STORM TRACKER 4" SHOWING US
WE’RE NOT LOOKING AT ANYTHING
EXCEPT MAYBE A COUPLE SPRINKLES
FALLING OUT OF THE WEST AND
METRO ZONE, JUST NORTH OF 96.
OTHER THAN THAT, WE’RE STARTING
TO SEE SOME BREAKS IN THE
CLOUDS.
TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE MID-70s
RIGHT NOW, WITH JUST A LITTLE
BIT OF A BREEZE.
AS WE FINISH OUT THE REST OF THE
EVENING, TEMPERATURES STAYING IN
THE 70s.
BUT THE HUMIDITY IS STICKING
AROUND, TOO.
THAT WILL DROP TOMORROW.
THE HEAT WILL GO UP, AND IT WILL
RESUME.
THE JULY WE HAVE COME TO KNOW
AND LOVE, PUT THAT IN AIR
QUOTES, WE’LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN
A FEW MOMENTS.
>> Devin: PROSECUTOR KYM WORTHY
RELEASED THE NAME OF OFFICERS
WHO HAVE COMMITTED UNTRUTHFUL
OFFENSES, INCLUDING THEFT,
FRAUD, BRIBERY, AND OTHER
CRIMES.
>> Kim: 28 ARE FROM DETROIT
POLICE. OFFICERS FROM HIGHLAND PARK,
OFFICERS FROM HIGHLAND PARK,
LINCOLN PARK, WAYNE COUNTY
SHERIFF’S OFFICE, VAN BUREN ALSO
MADE THE LIST.
THERE ARE PLANS TO RELEASE AN
UPDATED LIST IN SEPTEMBER.
>>> MUCH MORE TO COME HERE AT
5:00.
>> Devin: LET’S CHECK IN WITH
DR. McGEORGE.
>> Dr. McGeorge: CONTACT TRACING
IS A CRITICAL TOOL, BUT WHAT IS
IT LIKE TO DO THE WORK?
A LOCAL CONTACT TRACER SHARES
THE CHALLENGES AND A WORD OF
WARNING EVERYONE NEEDS TO HEAR.
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>> Kim: AND WHAT CAUSED A POWER
LINE TO COME DOWN AND START A
FIRE IN THIS OAKLAND COUNTY
NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT WASN’T THE
WEATHER.
>> Larry: AN ELDERLY MAN SHOT
AND KILLED IN HIGHLAND PARK AND
POLICE SAY IT WAS SENSELESS.
I’M LARRY SPRUILL. HEAR FROM THE FAMILY.