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>> HELP ME HANK SCAM ALERT
REGARDING IDENTITY THEFT. WHY THOUSANDS OF MICHIGANDERS
WHY THOUSANDS OF MICHIGANDERS
COLLECTING UNEMPLOYMENT MAY BE
AT RISK.
>> Kimberly: PLUS, THE STATE’S
TWO BIGGEST SCHOOLS ISSUING MANDATES REQUIRING ALL STUDENTS
MANDATES REQUIRING ALL STUDENTS
AND STAFFS TO BE VACCINATED FOR
COVID-19.
>> Devin: WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING
NEWS, NORTHBOUND I-75 SHUT DOWN
FOR EMERGENCY REPAIRS AS CREWS WORK TO FIX A SINKHOLE.
WORK TO FIX A SINKHOLE.
>> Kimberly: THE CLOSURE IS FROM
I-696 TO 12 MILE.
MDOT TELLS US THE SINKHOLE
IMPACTED PART OF THE RETAINING
WALL SO THEY TOOK IT DOWN.
THEY BELIEVE IT WAS CAUSED BY NATURAL WATER IN THE GROUND.
NATURAL WATER IN THE GROUND.
MDOT SAYS IT HAPPENED AROUND 5
A.M. WHILE CREWS WERE WORKING.
RIGHT NOW, THE CLOSURE IS
EXPECTED TO LOST AT LEAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
>> Devin: OUR OTHER TOP STORY IS
THE CORONAVIRUS.
NUMBERS FROM THE STATE TODAY
SHOWING AN INCREASE IN NEW
CASES.
>> Kimberly: THE STATE REPORTS 2,250 NEW CASES OVER THE LAST
2,250 NEW CASES OVER THE LAST
THREE DAYS, THAT’S ABOUT 750
CASES PER DAY.
19 MICHIGANDERS HAVE TIED DURING
THE SAME TIME PERIOD AND ON THE VACCINE FRONT, THE STATE’S
VACCINE FRONT, THE STATE’S
VACCINATION RATE IS AT 63.5%.
NOW STARTING THIS FALL, BOTH OF
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AND
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY WILL
REQUIRE ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF TO BE VACCINATED FOR COVID-19.
TO BE VACCINATED FOR COVID-19.
GRANT HERMES LIVE FROM ANN
ARBOR, THE DECISION FROM BOTH
SCHOOLS COMES ABOUT A MONTH
BEFORE CLASSES ARE TO START
HERE, GRANT.
>> JUST A LITTLE OVER A MONTH, DEVIN.
THAT’S RIGHT.
THE U OF M AND MSU ARE JOINING
SMALLER COLLEGES ACROSS THE
STATE IN THEIR DECISION TO HAVE STUDENTS, STAFF AND FACULTY
STUDENTS, STAFF AND FACULTY
VACCINATED OR MASKED THE FIRST
FEW WEEKS OF THE SEMESTER AS THE
DELTA VARIANT CONTINUES TO DRIVE
CASES IN MICHIGAN.
>> MICHIGAN’S TWO LARGEST UNIVERSITIES MAKING MAJOR
UNIVERSITIES MAKING MAJOR
ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT THE UPCOMING
FALL SEMESTER AS THE PANDEMIC
CONTINUES INTO THE 16TH MONTH.
IN A LETTER THIS AFTERNOON,
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN OFFICIALS
SAYING IT WOULD BE MANDATING VACCINES FOR ALL STUDENTS,
VACCINES FOR ALL STUDENTS,
FACULTY AND STAFF BY AUGUST
30TH.
WRITING, WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE
MAGNITUDE OF THIS DECISION AND
WE DO NOT MAKE IT LIGHTLY. FOLLOWING OUR PRINCIPLES OF
FOLLOWING OUR PRINCIPLES OF
PUTTING THE SAFETY OF OUR
FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENTS AND
PATIENTS FIRST, WE’RE CONFIDENT
THIS IS THE RIGHT APPROACH.
LATE THIS AFTERNOON MICHIGAN
STATE’S PRESIDENT WHO SAID THAT MSU WOULDN’T BE REQUIRING
MSU WOULDN’T BE REQUIRING
VACCINES REVERSING COURSE AND
FOLLOWING U OF M, SAYING ALL
SPARTANS HAD WILL NEED TO BE
VACCINATED BY AUGUST 31ST AND
WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR MASKS STARTING SUNDAY THROUGH THE
STARTING SUNDAY THROUGH THE
FIRST FEW WEEKS OF FALL
SEMESTER.
>> AROUND ANN ARBOR, STUDENTS
SEEM TO BE ON BOARD, TOO. >> I WAS GLAD TO SEE THE
>> I WAS GLAD TO SEE THE
UNIVERSITY AND, YOU KNOW, LIKE
VACCINATION AND I THINK IT’S
IMPORTANT.
>> WE MET 17-YEAR-OLD KEVIN
RUSSELL ON A VISIT TO CAMPUS
WITH HIS PARENTS.
>> IT’S MANDATORY AND THAT’S WHAT THEY WANT.
WHAT THEY WANT.
GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.
>> A NEW MANDATE FOR A NEW YEAR
AS ANOTHER COVID SCHOOL YEAR IS
JUST AROUND THE CORNER. >> AND THESE ANNOUNCEMENTS COME
>> AND THESE ANNOUNCEMENTS COME
ONE DAY AFTER THE PRESIDENT
MANDATED VACCINES FOR FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES AND WE ASKED THE
GOVERNOR’S OFFICE IF A SIMILAR MANDATE WOULD BE COMING DOWN FOR
MANDATE WOULD BE COMING DOWN FOR
STATE EMPLOYEES, AND THAT’S NOT
SOMETHING THEY’RE CONSIDERING.
BACK TO YOU.
>> GRANT, WE MENTIONED A LITTLE
MORE THAN A MONTH, I GUESS, TO
GO. SO HOW LONG THEN, DO PEOPLE HAVE
SO HOW LONG THEN, DO PEOPLE HAVE
TO GET VACCINATED TO BE IN
COMPLIANCE?
>> THE DEADLINE FOR HERE AT
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN IS AUGUST
30TH.
IT’S AUGUST 31ST, IF YOU’RE AT MSU.
IF YOU’RE TOTALLY UNVACCINATED
YOU HAVE TO GET YOUR VACCINE
STARTING VERY SOON TO BE WITHIN THE WINDOW BECAUSE IT STARTS
THE WINDOW BECAUSE IT STARTS
SEPTEMBER 7TH FOR BOTH SCHOOLS.
>> MAKE A PLAN.
THAT’S RIGHT.
>> AND NEW DANGERS ABOUT THE
DELTA VARIANT.
INTERNAL C.D.C. DOCUMENT REVEALS THE VARIANT IS AS CONTAGIOUS AS
THE VARIANT IS AS CONTAGIOUS AS
CHICKEN BOX AND APPEARS TO CAUSE
MORE SERIOUS ILLNESS THAN
PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT AND SHOWS
UNPUBLISHED DATA REVEALING FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE MIGHT SPREAD
VACCINATED PEOPLE MIGHT SPREAD
THE SAME RATE AS THE
UNVACCINATED.
THE C.D.C. SAYS THE VACCINE DOES
PROTECT AGAINST MORE SEVERE
SYMPTOMS THOUGH. PAULA TUTMAN EXPERTS WARN THE
PAULA TUTMAN EXPERTS WARN THE
WAR HAS CHANGED IN THE FIGHT
AGAINST COVID. >> RIGHT NOW, THAT DELTA VARIANT
>> RIGHT NOW, THAT DELTA VARIANT
IS THE MOST VIRULENT, BUT THE
DOCTOR, SITS ON THE ADVISORY
BOARD FOR THE F.D.A. SAY THERE
ARE FOUR VARIANTS AND ANOTHER EIGHT THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED.
EIGHT THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED.
>> WE SAW DELTA 3% IN MAY IN
THIS COUNTRY.
AND NOW, OUR NUMBERS ARE TELLING
US THAT 80% OF THE CASES, THE KNOWN CASES ARE DELTA.
KNOWN CASES ARE DELTA.
>> DR. FULLER WHO SITS ON THE
F.D.A. ADVISORY BOARD WHO APPROVED THE PFIZER AND THE
APPROVED THE PFIZER AND THE
MODERNA MMRNA VACCINES, IT’S NOT
TOO LATE TO STOP THE HIGHLY
CONTAGIOUS DELTA VARIANT.
>> WE MISSED OUR MAJOR OPPORTUNITY TO GET EVERYBODY
OPPORTUNITY TO GET EVERYBODY
VACCINATED, WHICH WOULD STOP
REPLICATION.
SO, WE STILL NOW HAVE TO DEAL
WITH THIS WHILE WE’RE STILL
TRYING TO GET THE LEVEL OF
VACCINATION UP TO PROTECT FROM THESE CHANGES.
THESE CHANGES.
>> SHE SAYS THERE’S URGENCY THAT
EVERYONE WHO CAN GET VACCINATED
MUST.
>> OUR OPPORTUNITY IS TO STOP REPLICATION OF CORONAVIRUS
REPLICATION OF CORONAVIRUS
BEFORE IT CHANGES SO WELL THAT
IT OVERCOMES OUR CURRENT IMMUNE
PROTECTION.
>> ANOTHER BIG CONCERN,
CHILDREN.
PARTICULARLY THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 11, WHO CANNOT GET
OF 11, WHO CANNOT GET
VACCINATED.
BECAUSE THE VIRUS, IN ITS
REPLICATION TO SURVIVE, WILL GO
TO THE EASIEST HOST IN A VARIANT THAT CHANGES OUTCOMES FOR
THAT CHANGES OUTCOMES FOR
CHILDREN COULD BE NEXT. >> IT WILL ADJUST, IF THAT’S WHO
>> IT WILL ADJUST, IF THAT’S WHO
IS AVAILABLE, THERE WILL BE A
VARIANT MORE IN CHILDREN THAT
COULD POSSIBLY COME UP.
I’M NOT SAYING THAT THAT WILL
HAPPEN, BUT THE NATURE IS IT
COULD HAPPEN. >> IT’S UP TO EVERY ADULT
>> IT’S UP TO EVERY ADULT
POSSIBLE TO PROTECT EVERY CHILD.
CHILDREN UNDERAGE OF 11 WHO
CANNOT GET VACCINATED.
THUS FAR, DR. FULLER SAYS GIVES MORE REASON TO NOT ONLY GET THE
MORE REASON TO NOT ONLY GET THE
VACCINATION, IF YOU ARE
ELIGIBLE, BUT CONTINUE TO
WEARING MASKS EVEN IF YOU ARE
INOCULATED.
>> AND THAT’S WHY EVERYONE IS NOW BEING ASKED TO WEAR A MASK
NOW BEING ASKED TO WEAR A MASK
TO PREVENT US PUTTING VIRUS INTO
THE ATMOSPHERE THAT CAN AFFECT
SOMEBODY ELSE, EVEN THOUGH I MAY
NOT GET SICK.
>> DR. FULLER SAYS THE EMOTION, THE POLITICS, THE PERSONAL
THE POLITICS, THE PERSONAL
OPINIONS HAVE TO BE TAKEN OUT OF
THIS.
THOSE ADULTS AND TEENAGERS
ELIGIBLE FOR THE VACCINE MUST
GET VACCINATED WHILE THERE’S STILL A WINDOW AVAILABLE BEFORE
STILL A WINDOW AVAILABLE BEFORE
SOMETHING ELSE DEVELOPS THAT
NOVAK WILL BE ABLE TO BATTLE.
PAULA TUTMAN, LOCAL 4. >> Devin: THAT’S SO RIGHT.
>> Devin: THAT’S SO RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, PAULA, LET’S CHECK
BACK WITH THE WEATHER AND IT’S
SHAPING--
WE HAVEN’T SAID THIS FOR A
WHILE.
SHAPING UP TO BE A NICE WEEKEND.
>> Kimberly: SO NICE TO SAY IT,
TOO. LET’S GO OVER TO BEN, WHAT’S IN
LET’S GO OVER TO BEN, WHAT’S IN
STORE, HI, BEN.
>> Devin:.
>> Ben: BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.
LAST WEEKEND IN JULY, HALF A
WEEKEND. AUGUST IS ON SUNDAY.
AUGUST IS ON SUNDAY.
THAT STARTS RIGHT NOW, THE
NUMBERS ARE IN THE 70’S, THE
HUMIDITY IS GONE AND YOU SEE
SOME OF THE STATE IS IN THE 60’S
RIGHT NOW.
COMPARED TO WHERE WE WERE
YESTERDAY.
THIS IS ABOUT A 10 TO 15 DEGREE DROP.
ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT ARE
NORTH OF 8 MILE AND YOU SEE IT’S
9 DEGREES COOLER AT METRO THAN
WHAT WE WERE LOOKING AT
YESTERDAY.
FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING, SLIDING INTO THE 60’S AND VERY
SLIDING INTO THE 60’S AND VERY
PLEASANT CONDITIONS, AND
HUMIDITY IS THE LEAST OF OUR
CONCERNS GOING FORWARD THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS AND THE HEADLINES
AS WE GO FORWARD INTO THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST, HUMIDITY IS A
WEEK OF AUGUST, HUMIDITY IS A
THING OF THE PAST, AT LEAST WITH
THIS FORECAST, THERE ARE SOME
DROPS TO DODGE AND THE WEEKEND
FORECAST, WE’LL TIME IT OUT AND
TEMPERATURES JUST CONTINUE TO BE
PLEASANT. A LOT OF GOOD NEWS TO DISCUSS
A LOT OF GOOD NEWS TO DISCUSS
WHEN WE SEE YOU IN A FEW
MINUTES, GUYS.
>> Devin: ALL RIGHT, BEN.
TONIGHT, A HELP ME HANK SCAM
ALERT, WHY THOSE COLLECTING UNEMPLOYMENT MAY BE AT RISK FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT MAY BE AT RISK FOR
HAVING THEIR IDENTITY STOLEN.
>> Kimberly: HIGH-TECH LEAVESTHI
WHO MAY BE IN THE PROCESS, OUR
HANK WINCHESTER IS LIVE.
AND SOME HAVE ALREADY BEEN TAKEN.
>> KIMBERLY, UNFORTUNATELY,
HUNDREDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN
TAKEN.
THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE
ALREADY COLLECTING UNEMPLOYMENT.
FIGHTING TO GET THE MONEY GIVEN TO THEM LAST YEAR AND MAKING
TO THEM LAST YEAR AND MAKING
SURE IT STAYS IN THEIR BANK
ACCOUNTS.
NOW, HIGH-TECH THIEVES ARE
MOVING IN.
>> IF YOU’RE COLLECTING
UNEMPLOYMENT, BEWARE, SCAMMERS ARE SENDING OUT NEXT MESSAGES
ARE SENDING OUT NEXT MESSAGES
ASKING FOR YOUR PERSONAL
INFORMATION AND THEY’RE
TARGETING MORE THAN 600,000 IN
THE STATE WHO ARE IN THE PROCESS
OF PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION TO UIA.
YOU MAY REMEMBER, UIA APPARENTLY
POSTED QUESTIONS FOR FILERS TO
ANSWER LAST YEAR, NOT APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
PEOPLE LIKE AARON--
ERIN MILLER.
>> I THINK THE STATE NEEDS TO
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
ERROR AND NOT PUT THE BURDEN ON THE PEOPLE.
THE PEOPLE.
>> THOUSANDS RECEIVED THIS FROM
UIA LAST MONTH, RESUBMIT YOUR
INFORMATION.
IF YOU DON’T YOU MAY HAVE TO PAY
BACK WHAT WAS PAID OUT.
>> I DON’T THINK NA PEOPLE
SHOULD HAVE TO REPAY UNEMPLOYMENT APPROVED FOR BY THE
UNEMPLOYMENT APPROVED FOR BY THE
STATE ORIGINALLY BASED ON THE
STATE’S MISTAKE.
>> NOW WE’VE LEARNED THE THIEVES
OBTAINED A LIST OF THOSE GOING
THROUGH THE PROCESS AND SENDING OUT TEXT MESSAGE ALERTS, ASKING
OUT TEXT MESSAGE ALERTS, ASKING
FOR YOUR SOCIAL DISTANCE NUMBER,
YOUR MOTHER’S MAIDEN NAME AND
EVEN YOUR PERSONAL BANKING
INFORMATION.
THIS IS NOT HOW UIA WILL CONTACT YOU.
ALWAYS BE SUSPICIOUS OF A TEXT,
A CALL OR EVEN A LETTER YOU
RECEIVE FROM SOMEBODY THAT YOU
DON’T KNOW. >> YOU HAVE TO BE VERY VIGILANT.
>> YOU HAVE TO BE VERY VIGILANT.
WHO IS CALLING YOU AND WHAT
THEIR REASONING FOR IT IS.
>> IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT
YOUR UNEMPLOYMENT STATUS, YOU SHOULD CONTACT THE UNEMPLOYMENT
SHOULD CONTACT THE UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE AGENCY DIRECTLY.
>> AND RIGHT NOW, IT’S BELIEVED
THAT THESE HIGH-TECH THIEVES
ONLY HAVE ACCESS TO CELL PHONE
NUMBERS, BUT THEY MAY ALSO BE ABLE TO OBTAIN INFORMATION LIKE
ABLE TO OBTAIN INFORMATION LIKE
YOUR PERSONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS,
YOUR HOME ADDRESS, SO BE AWARE
OF ANY PHONE CALLS, OR LETTERS
THAT YOU MAY RECEIVE, BE VERY CAUTIOUS BEFORE YOU RESPOND.
CAUTIOUS BEFORE YOU RESPOND.
WE’RE LIVE TONIGHT, HANK
WINCHESTER, HELP ME HANK.
>> BEFORE YOU GO, I UNDERSTAND
THERE’S NEWS FROM UIA ABOUT THE
PAYMENTS SOME HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED.
>> AND KIMBERLY, THAT CAME DOWN
FROM UIA SAYING THAT EVERY
DOLLAR GIVEN OUT LAST YEAR,
REGARDING THAT CONFUSION WITH
THE QUESTIONING, WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, PEOPLE WILL
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, PEOPLE WILL
BE ABLE TO KEEP THAT MONEY.
SO, THAT’S SOME GOOD NEWS FROM
UIA AND THOSE COLLECTING
UNEMPLOYMENT IN MICHIGAN.
>> Kimberly: INDEED. HANK, THANKS.
HANK, THANKS.
FRIENDS AND FAMILY GATHERED TODAY TO SAY GOODBYE TO TITAN
TODAY TO SAY GOODBYE TO TITAN
CARL LEVIN.
AND HE WAS HAVING A SERVICE
ACCORDING TO HIS FAITH TO BE
BURIED WITHIN 24 HOURS OF HIS PASSING.
DURING HIS 36 YEARS ON CAPITOL
HILL HE WAS KNOWN AS A
LEGISLATOR WHO WORKED ACROSS THE AISLE WITH HIS COUNTERPARTS.
AISLE WITH HIS COUNTERPARTS.
HE PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY AT AGE
87.
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN PUT OUT A
STATEMENT ABOUT HIS LATE FRIEND
FOR 30 YEARS CARL AND I SERVED TOGETHER IN THE SENATE AND ONE
TOGETHER IN THE SENATE AND ONE
OF THE MOST HONORABLE AND DECENT
PEOPLE THAT I’VE KNOWN.
JILL AND I SEND OUR LOVE TO HIS
WIFE BARBARA AND HIS CHILDREN
AND GRANDCHILDREN. >> Devin: A SOLDIER IN MICHIGAN
>> Devin: A SOLDIER IN MICHIGAN
IS ACCOUNTED FOR DECADES AFTER
GOING MISSING AT WAR.
>> Kimberly: WE’LL TELL YOU
WHERE HE WAS FIGHTING AND WHAT
LED TO HIM BEING IDENTIFIED.
>> Devin: AND ALSO, AFTER A HOT START.
EXPERTS SAY THE METRO DETROIT
REAL ESTATE MARKET IS COOLING