>> Shawn: THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO GRIP METRO
DETROITERS AS MICHIGANIANS BEGIN
TO LOSE THEIR LIVES.
EXPERTS ARE WARNING THAT AN
UNPRECEDENTED ECONOMIC STORM
LIES AHEAD.
LIES AHEAD. AT 7:00 A CLOSER LOOK AT THE
IMPACT THIS PANDEMIC IS HAVING
ON OUR COMMUNITIES.
WE ARE TOUCHING EVERY PASS SETFA
THIS CRISIS TO GIVE YOU WHAT YOU
NEED TO KNOW THIS WEEKEND.
>>> WE’RE GOING TO GET TO THE
CORONAVIRUS UPDATES IN A MOMENT.
IT’S 7:01 ON A SATURDAY.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. I’M SHAWN LEY.
DOWNTOWN DETROIT IN THE STUDIO,
PRIYA MANN DOWN THE HALLWAY IN
THE NEWSROOM.
THE NEWSROOM. >> LOOKING OUTSIDE, YOU KNOW, IT
LOOKS A LITTLE OVERCAST, AND I
ALMOST CAN FEEL THE CHILL
THROUGH THE CAMERA.
ANDREW, WE SAW SOME SNOW
FLURRIES YESTERDAY AND DOWNRIGHT
CHILLY CONTINUES TODAY.
>> THAT’S RIGHT.
MAKES YOU QUESTION IS THIS
REALLY SPRING OR WINTER?
UNFORTUNATELY, THE WINTER-LIKE
FEEL AND LOOK IS STILL OUT
THERE.
THERE. WE HAVE CLOUDS OVERHEAD AND A
FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT BECAUSE
TEMPERATURES ARE ALL RIGHT BELOW
FREEZING.
FREEZING. WE BROKE THE RECORD LOW.
THE OLD LOW IS 29 DEGREES IN
1983, 28 WAS THE LOW TEMPERATURE
SO FAR RECORDED AT 3:00 THIS
MORNING WHILE MANY OF US WERE
SLEEPING.
SLEEPING. WE’RE LOOKING AT SNOW FLURRIES
STILL HANGING AROUND AND YOU SEE
IT IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT IN FACT
AND NORTH OF CITY FOR OUR
FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS IN ST.
CLAIR AND MACOMB COUNTIES AND
LaPIERRE COUNTY.
LaPIERRE COUNTY. AS THE FLURRIES DIMINISH, WE
KEEP CLOUDS OVERHEAD.
LATER TODAY CLOUDS BREAK APART,
AND THAT’S GOOD BUT WE STILL
NEED WINTER COATS.
WHEN YOU VENTURE OUTTOORS DON’T
FORGET YOUR MASKS.
IT’S 44 DEGREES AT NOON, BUT IT
FEELS COLDER WITH A
NORTHWESTERLY WIND AROUND 6 TO
14 MILES PER HOUR.
CURRENTLY TEMPERATURES IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD EASILY IN THE 20s.
ONLY 26 RIGHT NOW FOR OUR
FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS OVER IN
HOWELL.
HOWELL. WE’LL TALK MORE ABOUT YOUR
MOTHER’S DAY FORECAST AND THE
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND HIGHER
TEMPERATURES IN YOUR SEVEN-DAY
FORECAST IN MINUTES.
>> Priya: THANK YOU, ANDREW.
DEVELOPING ON THE WEST SIDE, A
15-YEAR-OLD BOY IS ELECTROCUTED
WHILE HELPING CLEAN A VACANT
WAREHOUSE.
WAREHOUSE. >> Shawn: THIS HAPPENED LAST
NIGHT.
NIGHT. HERE’S THE AWFUL SCENE.
DTE SAID THE TEEN SOMEHOW CAME
IN CONTACT WITH AN OVERHEAD LIVE
POWER LINE AND WAS ELECTROCUTED.
A HEART-BREAKING TWIST, HIS MOM
SAYS SHE BELIEVES HE WAS EARNING
EXTRA MONEY TO GET HER SOMETHING
FOR MOTHER’S DAY.
THIS HAPPENED HERE HAT A
WAREHOUSE ON WOODROW WILSON JUST
OFF THE LODGE.
MARA McDONALD SPOKE WITH THE
TEEN’S MOM.
TEEN’S MOM. >> I BELIEVE THAT HE CAME TO
CLEAN UP, AND I BELIEVE THAT WAS
SO THAT HE COULD GET ME
SOMETHING FOR MOTHER’S DAY.
YEAH.
YEAH. I LOST MY BOY’S LIFE.
>> Reporter: HIS MOTHER MANDY
WAITS OUTSIDE THE VACANT WEAR
MOUSE FOR THE MEDICAL EXAMINER’S
BOY’S BODY OUT.
>> MANUEL HAD BENT DOWN TO DO
WHATEVER HE WAS DOING, AND WHEN
HE BENT DOWN TO DO WHAT HE WAS
DOING, HE ENDED UP TOUCHING
ELECTRICAL WIRE OF SOME SORT.
IT PUT 4,000 VOLTS OF
ELECTRICITY THROUGH THE CHILD’S
BODY.
BODY. IT BLEW OUT HIS SHOULDER.
IT KILLED HIM.
>> IT INSTANTLY KILLED HIM.
>> Reporter: MANUEL WAS WITH
SOMEONE THE FAMILY KNOWS WORKING
ON THE VACANT WAREHOUSE.
THEY SAY HE WANTED TO MAKE A FEW
EXTRA DOLLARS HELPING TO CLEAN.
>> GOOD, OUTGOING KID.
SO MUCH POTENTIAL.
LOVED SCHOOL AND HIS FAMILY AND
HIS LITTLE SISTERS, HIS BIG
SISTER.
SISTER. HE LOOKED UP TO HER SO MUCH.
IT’S GOING TO BE REALLY HARD. TO
KEEP MYSELF TOGETHER NOW, BUT
WHO KNOWS AFTER THIS.
>> Reporter: I’M MARA McDONALD,
LOCAL 4.
LOCAL 4. >> Shawn: OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO
THAT MOTHER.
THAT MOTHER. POLICE BELIEVE THE DEATH WAS AN
ACCIDENT, BUT THE INVESTIGATION
INTO EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED IN
THE WAREHOUSE WILL CONTINUE.
>> Priya: DEVELOPING THIS
MORNING, THE SEARCH FOR TWO MEN
ACCUSED OF KILLING A FLINT
FAMILY DOLLAR SECURITY GUARD IS
OVER.
OVER. BOTH ARE IN POLICE CUSTODY.
YOU MAY RECALL HE WAS KILLED
AFTER TELLING A CUSTOMER SHE
JUST HAD TO WEAR A FACEMASK.
INVESTIGATORS SAY A SHORT TIME
LATER 23-YEAR-OLD RAMONE YA
BENEFICIARY SMOP AND 44-YEAR-OLD
LARRY TEAGUE WALKED INTO THE
SHOT HIM IN THE HEAD.
BISHOP WAS ARRESTED FRIDAY AT A
HOME IN BAY CITY, WHILE TEAGUE
WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY ALL THE
WAY DOWN IN HOUSTON.
THREE OTHER PEOPLE ARE ALSO
FACING CHARGES IN CONNECTION TO
THE DEADLY SHOOTING.
>> Shawn: 7:05 ON A SATURDAY.
LET’S GET EVERY UPDATED ON THE
LATEST ON COVID-19 HERE IN OUR
STATE.
STATE. WHERE IS IT GOING?
THE OFFICIAL RECOVERY TOTAL,
16,359 PEOPLE.
16,359 PEOPLE. WE ARE EXPECTED TO GET THE
WEEKLY RECOVERY UPDATE TODAY, SO
THE NUMBER SHOULD SHOOT RIGHT
BACK UP.
BACK UP. >> Priya: HERE’S A BREAKDOWN OF
THE CURRENT CASE COUNT.
AS OF THE LAST UPDATE, THERE
WERE 50 NEW CONFIRMED DEATHS
FROM COVID-19.
FROM COVID-19. IN TOTAL WE HAVE LOST MORE THAN
4300 PEOPLE TO THE VIRUS.
>> Shawn: MICHIGAN HAS MORE
THAN 46,000 CONFIRMED CASES.
THIS IS UP MORE THAN 680 CASES.
OUR DAILY NUMBERS COME WITH A
FEW CAVEATS.
FEW CAVEATS. THERE ARE VARIABLES THAT CAN
UNNATURALLY CAUSE DAILY PEAKS
AND VALLEYS IN DATA.
STATE OFFICIALS HAVE RECOMMENDED
LOOKING AT WEEKLY AVERAGES TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND THE TRENDS IN
THE STATE.
THE STATE. WEEKLY AVERAGES SHOW AN OVERALL
DOWNWARD TREND.
DOWNWARD TREND. >> Priya: NEW UPDATES HAVE BEEN
COMING MID-AFTERNOON.
COMING MID-AFTERNOON. WE’LL BRING YOU UP-TO-DATE THE
MOMENT WE GET THE RESULTS ON
CLICKONDETROIT.COM AND OUR
MOBILE APP.
MOBILE APP. >>> ALSO MAKING HEADLINES, A
MICHIGAN RESTAURANT AND LODGING
ASSOCIATION IS URGING GOVERNOR
WHITMER TO ALLOW RESTAURANTS TO
OPEN BACK UP ON MAY 29th ONCE
THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER EXPIRES.
THE ECONOMIC TOLL IS GETTING
WORSE WITH 20.5 MILLION AMERICAN
JOBS LOST IN THE MONTH OF APRIL
ALONE.
ALONE. THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF 14.7%
IS THE HIGHEST RATE SINCE THE
GREAT DEPRESSION.
GREAT DEPRESSION. >> Shawn: IN THE MEANTIME SOME
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS SAY THEY
CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE.
SOME BUSINESSES ARE OPENING UP
DESPITE THE GOVERN OR’S ORDER
FOR THEM TO STAY CLOSED.
SOME LIKE A BARBERSHOP IN OWASO
ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE STATE
HAVE BEEN TICKETED FOR CUTTING
HAIR.
HAIR. JASON COLETHORP SHOWS US OTHERS
LIKE A GYM IN BRIGHTON WON’T BE
TICKETED FOR OPENS UP.
>> Reporter: THE OWNER OF THIS
GYM AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
STUDIO IS CHALLENGING THE ORDER.
THE MICHIGAN INSTITUTE OF
ATHLETICS ISN’T THE USUAL GYM.
PEOPLE COME TO WORK THE HEAVY
BAG AND TAKE A CLASS AND IT
WON’T BE UNUSUAL TO SEE
MMA-STYLE SPARRING OR WRESTLING
GOING ON UNTIL EIGHT WEEKSING
ORDER.
ORDER. >> I LISTENED TO THE ORDERS AND
SHUT MY BUSINESS DOWN
COMPLETELY, BUT I WENT TO WORK
IN A DIFFERENT REGARD.
I STARTED TO RESEARCH EVERYTHING
I COULD ON THE SUBJECT.
>> Reporter: NOW THE OWNER IS
RE-OPENING.
RE-OPENING. >> THE SUPPORT HAS BEEN
UNBELIEVABLE.
UNBELIEVABLE. >> Reporter: YES, FOR FINANCIAL
REASONS BUT ALSO BECAUSE HE
BELIEVES IT’S THE RIGHT THING TO
DO.
DO. >> WE DIDN’T PUT IT INTO PROPER
PERSPECTIVE.
PERSPECTIVE. WHAT IF WE LOOK AT THE NATION
WAS DESTROYED IN MANY WAYS, WE
PUT 40 MILLION OUT OF WORK AND
THE HOUSING MARKET COLLAPSES AND
ALL THESE THINGS WENT DOWN, AND
THE INFORMATION WAS THERE BUT WE
WEREN’T REALLY FOCUSING ON THE
RIGHT THINGS.
RIGHT THINGS. >> Reporter: THE CUSTOMERS THAT
RETURNED THIS WEEK AGREE WITH
HIM.
HIM. >> HE’S A YOUNG GUY WITH HIS
HEART AND SOUL IN HERE AND HIS
LIFE FINANCES IN HERE.
TO BE SHUT DOWN, YOU KNOW, BY I
THINK UNLAWFULLY WHAT THE
GOVERNOR IS DOING RIGHT NOW.
>> Reporter: IT APPEARS GRAY
DOESN’T HAVE TWOER ABOUT A
DISTRICT COURT.
DISTRICT COURT. >> I MADE THE DECISION WE’RE NOT
GOING TO ENFORCE ANY OF THE
EXECUTIVE ORDERS ANYMORE.
>> Reporter: LIVINGSTON COUNTY
SHERIFF MIKE MURPHY ISN’T
CONVINCED THE GOVERNOR’S ORDER
IS LEGAL.
IS LEGAL. >> I DON’T BELIEVE THE GOVERNOR
HAS THE POWER TO EXTEND THE
ORDERS THAT SHE DID, GIVEN THE
FACT THAT THE LEGISLATURE DID
NOT GIVE HER THE AUTHORITY.
>> Reporter: IT DOESN’T MATTER
TO GRAY BECAUSE HE’S STAYING
OPEN IF HE GETS FINED.
>> I NEVER WANTED TO BE IN THIS
SITUATION.
SITUATION. I BELIEVE IF YOU HAVE A STANCE
ON SOMETHING, IT’S WORTH
FIGHTING FOR.
FIGHTING FOR. >> Reporter: IF YOU WONDER IF
THE STATE WILL DO ANYTHING
BECAUSE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IS
NOT THE ANSWER IS POSSIBLY.
I TALKED TO THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL’S OFFICE THAT IS ITS
REVIEWING BE POSSIBLE ACTION
AGAINST ANY BUSINESS NOT
COMPLIANT WITH THE GOVERNOR’S
ORDER.
ORDER. IN BRIGHTON, JASON COLTHORP,
LOCAL 4.
LOCAL 4. >> Priya: THANK YOU, JASON.
AS THE ECONOMIC FALLOUT
CONTINUES, SCIENTISTS ARE
WORRIED THAT AMERICANS AND THEIR
LEADERS ARE NOT TAKING THE NEXT
STAGES OF CORONAVIRUS SERIOUSLY
ENOUGH.
ENOUGH. >> MANY PEOPLE THINK THAT ALL WE
HAVE TO DO IS GET OVER THIS RUMP
RIGHT NOW GOING INTO THE SUMMER,
AND THIS PANDEMIC IS GONE.
WE’RE IN THE EARLIEST DAYS OF
THIS PANDEMIC.
THIS PANDEMIC. >> Priya: IN THE MEANTIME THERE
ARE MORE THAN 1,200,000
CONFIRMED CORONAVIRUS CASES IN
THE U.S. AND MORE THAN 77,000
AMERICANS HAVE DIED.
THIS IS ACCORDING TO A JOHNS
HOPKINS UNIVERSITY DATABASE.
>>> ONE OF THOSE DEATHS IS ROY
HORN.
HORN. HE DIED AFTER REVEALING HE
TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS ON
APRIL 28th.
APRIL 28th. HE WAS FAMOUS FROM THE DUO
SIEGFRIED AND ROY.
HE WAS 75 YEARS OLD.
>> Shawn: PRESIDENT TRUMP
WEIGHING IN AFTER KATIE MILLER
TESTED POSITIVE.
TESTED POSITIVE. HER HUSBAND IS ONE OF THE
PRESIDENT’S TOP AIDES.
MILLER SAYS SHE’S ASYMPTOMATIC.
LYNN TO THIS.
SHE TESTED POSITIVE FRIDAY AFTER
TESTING NEGATIVE ON THURSDAY.
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS THE
POSITIVE TEST CAME AS A
SURPRISE.
SURPRISE. >> SHE TESTED POSITIVE OUT OF
THE BLUE.
THE BLUE. THIS IS WHY THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF
TESTS AREN’T NECESSARILY GREAT.
THE TESTS ARE PERFECT, BUT
SOMETHING CAN HAPPEN BETWEEN THE
TEST WHERE IT’S GOOD AND THEN
SOMETHING HAPPENS AND AUM OF ALL
OF A SUDDEN SHE WAS TESTED VERY
RECENTLY AND TESTED NEGATIVE.
THEN TODAY, I GUESS, FOR SOME
REASON SHE TESTED POSITIVE.
SO MIKE KNOWS ABOUT IT, AND MIKE
HAS DONE WHAT HE HAS TO DO.
THEY’VE TAKEN ALL OF THE
NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS.
NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS. I UNDERSTAND MIKE HAS BEEN
TESTED, THE VICE PRESIDENT, AND
HE TESTED NEGATIVE.
>> Shawn: A LOT OF
ADMINISTRATION TESTING.
ADMINISTRATION TESTING. HERE’S WHY.
HERE’S WHY. CORONAVIRUS TESTING RAMPED UP
THIS WEEK FOR THE PRESIDENT’S
TEAM AFTER A MILITARY AID WITH
CLOSE TIES TO THE PRESIDENT
TESTED POSITIVE AS WELL.
A QUICK NOTE, OUR WEBSITE,
CLICKONDETROIT.COM, IS PACKED
WITH THE FACTS AND USEFUL
INFORMATION TO GET YOU THROUGH
THE PANDEMIC.
THE PANDEMIC. IT’S ALL ON
CLICKONDETROIT.COM/CORONAVIRUS.
CLICKONDETROIT.COM/CORONAVIRUS. >> Priya: THE SHOOTING DEATH OF
AHMAUD ARBERY IN SOUTHERN
GEORGIA COULD SPARK CHANGES TO
STATE LAWS.
STATE LAWS. >> Shawn: FRIDAY WOULD HAVE
BEEN ARBERY’S 26th BIRTHDAY.
HE WAS SHOT AND KILLED WAY BACK
IN FEBRUARY WHILE HE WAS OUT
JOGGING IN HIS OWN NEIGHBORHOOD.
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT GREGORY AND
TRAVIS McMICHAEL, THEY WERE
ARRESTED AND CHARGED MONTHS
LATER HERE WITH MURDER AS WELL
AS AGGRAVATED ASSAULT.
HERE THEY ARE IN COURT.
THEY WERE ARRESTED TWO MONTHS
AFTER HE WAS SHOT AND KILLED AND
DAYS AFTER THE VIDEO OF THE
INCIDENT WAS MADE PUBLIC.
>> ANYTIME YOU PUT MEN THAT JUMP
IN A TRUCK WITH SHOTGUNS AND A
PISTOL AND JUMP IN A TRUCK AND
FOLLOW HIM AND SLAUGHTER HIM
LIKE THAT, THAT’S LYNCHING.
>> Shawn: GREGORY McMICHAEL, A
FORMER POLICE OFFICER, TOLD
INVESTIGATORS HE CONSIDERED
ARBERY A SUSPECT IN A STRING OF
ROBBERIES IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> Priya: THE CASE HAS SPARKED
A DEBATE IN GORNGZ GEORGIA OVER
IMPOSES ADDITIONAL PEMENTS ON
HATE CRIMES.
HATE CRIMES. GEORGIA IS ONE OF FOUR STATES IN
THE COUNTRY WITH NO HATE CRIME
LAWS.
LAWS. >> Shawn: 7:12 ON A SATURDAY.
LET’S CHECK THE TEMPERATURE.
OH, IT’S GONE DOWN A DEGREE.
>> Priya: I DON’T THINK TO
CHECK IT ANYMORE.
YESTERDAY I LOOK OUT THE WINDOW,
AND IT’S SNOWING.
TODAY I DON’T EVEN WANT TO LOOK
AT THE THERMOSTAT.
>> Shawn: ANDREW, GREAT TO SEE
YOU, SIR, BUT IT’S MAY 9th, MY
MAN.
MAN. WHAT’S GOING ON?
>> Priya: YOU’RE THE ONLY
BRIGHT SPOT.
BRIGHT SPOT. >> Andrew: THANK YOU.
WE HAVE TEMPERATURES IN THE
UPPER 20s AND LOW 30s, RECORD
TERRITORY.
TERRITORY. 29 DEGREES CURRENTLY.
THAT’S THE RECORD LOW.
WE’LL TALK MORE ABOUT TODAY’S
FORECAST, YOUR WEEKEND FORECAST,
OF COURSE, AND MOTHER’S DAY IS
COMING UP.
COMING UP. >> Priya: THANK YOU, ANDREW.
A MAJOR ACT OF KINDNESS.
>> Shawn: WHAT A GROUP OF LOCAL
MUSICIANS ARE DOING TO HELP
THOSE THAT NEED IT MOST DURING
THE PANDEMIC.
THE PANDEMIC. I TELL YOU WHAT, IT’S SOMETHING
ELSE.