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>> Karen: "FIRST AT 4," THE
CORONAVIRUS IMPACT ON SCHOOLS
AND ELECTIONS.
ONE LOCAL DISTRICT HAS A BLENDED PLAN.
AND WILL YOU VOTE FROM HOME IN
2020?
DR. McGEORGE?
>> Dr. McGeorge: THEY COULD BE A BRIDGE TO GET US TO A VACCINE.
BRIDGE TO GET US TO A VACCINE.
WHAT ANTI-BODY THERAPIES ARE AND
HOW THEY MIGHT HELP.
>>Karen: THIS DRILL IS TOO
FAMILIAR FOR TOO MANY PEOPLE ON
THE WATERFRONT IN METRO DETROIT.
BEN, ARE THINGS IMPROVING?
>> Ben: THE RAIN HAS STOPPED,
BUT THE EAST WINDS ARE STILL
GOING.
WE’LL FIND OUT HOW LONG WE’RE
UNDER THE GUN, RIGHT NOW, "FIRST
AT 4."
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>> Karen: GOOD AFTERNOON!
I’M KAREN DREW.
"FIRST AT 4," THE RIPPLE EFFECTS
OF THE CORONAVIRUS CONTINUE TO
AFFECT HOW WE VOTE, HOW WE
WORSHIP, AND FAMILIS ARE STILL WONDERING WHAT SCHOOL WILL LOOK
WONDERING WHAT SCHOOL WILL LOOK
LIKE NEXT FALL.
THE WEST BLOOMFIELD DISTRICT
JUST CAME OUT WITH A BLENDED
PLAN FOR LEARNING.
WE’LL TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT THAT
IN A SECOND.
THE U.S. AND CANADA HAVE AGREED
THE BORDER WILL BE CLOSED NO
NONESSENTIAL TRAVEL UNTIL AT
LEAST JUNE 21st.
MICHIGAN’S SECRETARY OF STATE HAS MADE A DECISION ABOUT VOTING
HAS MADE A DECISION ABOUT VOTING
IN AUGUST AND NOVEMBER.
WE RECEIVED NEW NUMBERS.
52,000 CASES OF THE VIRUS WITH
MORE THAN 28,000 RECOVERIES.
THE NUMBER OF DEATHS HAS
SURPASSED 5,000.
>>> LET’S TALK ABOUT THE
EDUCATION PLAN, FROM THE WEST
BLOOMFIELD DISTRICT.
TO GIVE STUDENTS MORE SPACE,
HALF WOULD GO TO CLASS ON
MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS AND THE OTHER HALF WOULD LEARN REMOTELY.
OTHER HALF WOULD LEARN REMOTELY.
ON WEDNESDAY, EVERYONE WOULD
STUDY REMOTELY.
AND THEN ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
THE OTHER HALF OF THE STUDENTS
WOULD ATTEND CLASS.
WE’RE TALKING TO OTHER DISTRICTS
TO SEE HOW THINGS COULD CHANGE.
>>> TODAY IS A BIG DAY FOR METRO
DETROIT CATHOLICS.
THEY CAN ATTEND PUBLIC MASSES IN
PERSON FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
NEARLY TWO MONTHS. IT WAS DIFFERENT FEEL OUTSIDE
IT WAS DIFFERENT FEEL OUTSIDE
THE DOORS OF ST. ELOISES PARISH.
>> I’M THRILLED TO BE BACK.
I LIKE -- WE HAVE THIS BIT OF
NORMALCY BACK IN OUR LIVES.
THIS WAS ONE THING I REALLY MISS
ABOUT MY DAILY LIFE, THAT HAD TO
CHANGE BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC,
NOT BEINGIBLE TO COME TO CHURCH
AND SEE MY FAMILY AND FREVENDZ
AND REMAINING IN ISOLATION. THAT’S BEEN DIFFICULT.
THAT’S BEEN DIFFICULT.
I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING
ABLE TO SOCIALIZE AGAIN.
>> Karen: THE ARCHDIOCESE SAYS
THE FAITHFUL DON’T HAVE TO GO
AND THEY’RE DISPENSED FROM THAT
OBLIGATION UNTIL EARLY
SEPTEMBER.
>>> THE CORONAVIRUS IS CHANGING
HOW WE VOTE. SECRETARY OF STATE JOSLYN BENSON
SECRETARY OF STATE JOSLYN BENSON
SAID ALL REGISTERED VOTERS WILL
RECEIVE BALLOTS BY MAIL. BEN SOWN SAID VOTING BY MAIL
BEN SOWN SAID VOTING BY MAIL
LEADS TO RECORD TURN-OUT OF 25%
IN THE RECENT MAY PRIMARIES.
THERE ARE OPPONENTS, INCLUDING
PRESIDENT TRUMP WHO SAID THERE’S
A RISK OF FRAUD.
BENSON SAID MICHIGANDERS DON’T
HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THEIR
HEALTH AND THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE.
>>> WE’VE HEARD ABOUT ANTIBODIES
IN TERMS OF WHO HAD BEEN EXPOSED
AND RECOVERED.
MANY BELIEVE ANTIBODIES COULD
PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN TREATING
COVID-19.
OUR DR. McGEORGE IS HERE TO
EXPLAIN.
>> Dr. McGeorge: WE’RE ALREADY
USING ANTIBODIES IN THE FORM OF
CONVALESCENT PLASMA.
BUT THE NEXT TREATMENT COULD
TAKE THAT CONCEPT AND GIVE IT A
HIGH-TECH TWIST.
THE KEY MAY BE FOUND IN THE
BLOOD OF THOSE WHO HAVE SURVIVED
IT.
WHEN SOMEONE IS SICK, ANTIBODIES
HELP FIGHT OFF THE VIRUS.
SCIENTISTS ARE ANALYZING THOSE
ANTIBODIES, CLONE THEM, AND TURN THAT INTO A DRUG.
THAT INTO A DRUG.
ONE OF THOSE TEAMS IS AT
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY.
THE TREATMENT COULD POSSIBLY PREVENT INFECTION OR TREAT THOSE
PREVENT INFECTION OR TREAT THOSE
WHO ARE ALREADY SICK.
VANDERBILT’S LEAD RESEARCHER
SPECIALIZES IN VACCINES BUT SAID
ANTI-BODY RESEARCH IS FASTER.
>> THEY WILL BE FINISHED FASTER
AND IT’S THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE
VACCINE.
>> Dr. McGeorge: ANTI-BODY
THERAPIES ARE BEING DEVELOPED IN
COWS.
AND THIS LLAMA, WINTER.
ANOTHER IS MUCH SMALLER AND
POTENTIALLY MORE EFFECTIVE IN
PREVENTING THE SPIKES OF THE
CORONAVIRUS FROM ATTACHING TO
HEALTHY CELLS.
MANY RESEARCH TEAMS ALL SHOOTING
FOR A COMMON GOAL.
>> I THINK THE MORE GROUPS WE
HAVE WORKING ON IT, ALL THE
BETTER AND THE MORE SHOTS ON
GOAL WE HAVE FOR GETTING AN
EFFECTIVE PREVENTION OR TREATMENT.
TREATMENT. >> Dr. McGeorge: MONO CLONAL
>> Dr. McGeorge: MONO CLONAL
THERAPIES, AND THE FIRST COULD
BE AVAILABLE BY THE END OF THE
SUMMER WITH MANY MORE IN THE
PIPELINE.
>> Karen: FIND DR. McGEORGE’S
STORIES AND HIS ANSWERS ONLINE
AT CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
LOOK FOR THE HEALTH PAGE.
>>> IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC,
NOBODY NEEDS THIS.
THE RECENT RAINS AND HIGH WINDS
ARE WHIPPING UP TROUBLE ON THE
WATERFRONT IN ST. CLAIR SHORES.
SKY4 FLEW OVER THE AREA.
AT ONE POINT, YOU COULD SEE A
DAMAGED DOCK. THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM, BUT
THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM, BUT
EVERYTHING IS WORSE DURING THE
RECENT CRISIS.
BEN BAILEY IS STANDING BY WITH A
LOOK AT HOW THINGS STAND RIGHT
NOW.
BEN?
>> Ben: OVERALL, IT IS STARTING TO IMPROVE.
TO IMPROVE.
WE WERE TALKING YESTERDAY THAT
THESE LAKE LEVELS ARE HIGHER NOW
THAN THEY WERE MID-MAY LAST
YEAR.
AND YOU REMEMBER ALL THE
PROBLEMS THAT WE HAD ON THE EAST
SIDE.
SO WE’RE STARTING OUT FROM A
HIGHER LEVEL PLUS THE EAST WINDS
REALLY NOT HELPING THE CAUSE.
THAT’S WHY THE FLOOD WARNINGS ON
THE EAST SIDE UNTIL 10:00
TONIGHT.
WE’LL SEE EAST WINDS THROUGH
TOMORROW AND KEEP THAT IN MIND.
RIVER ROUGE ANDREW FLOOD WARNING
UNTIL 8:00 P.M., ABOUT A FOOT
AND A HALF ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
THERE YOU SEE THE EAST WINDS,
THAT WILL BE THE PROBLEM AS
THOSE PERSIST THROUGH TOMORROW,
TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE
50s OVERNIGHT.
THE REST OF US DO SEE DRIER CONDITIONS.
BUT WHEN WILL THE 80s GET HERE?
THE ANSWER IS IN TIME FOR THE
HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
WE’LL LOOK AT THAT IN A FEW
MINUTES.
KAREN? >> Karen: THANK YOU, BEN.
>> Karen: THANK YOU, BEN.
THE STORY OF A SISTER ACT TAKING
HEARTBREAKING TWISTS AND TURNS
THANKS TO THE CORONAVIRUS.
A LOCAL CONVENT HAS FOUND SILVER
LININGS DURING THE PANDEMIC.
WE GO TO DETROIT’S EAST SIDE
WHERE THE COMMUNITY IS GETTING
TO KNOW ITS SISTERS A BIT
BETTER. >> Paula: THIS IS NOT THE
>> Paula: THIS IS NOT THE
ORIGINAL VISION OF THE CAFE ON
THE EAST SIDE.
THE WHOLE IDEA WAS TO COME IN,
SIT A SPELL AND GET TO KNOW YOUR
SISTERS AND ALLOW THEM TO GET TO KNOW YOU.
KNOW YOU.
BUT THE SISTERS OF THE MOTHER OF
PERPETUAL HELP CONVENT HAVE
FAITH THAT GOD HAD OTHER PLANS.
>> THE GOD WHO REIGNS OVERALL.
>> Paula: THEY HEARD CLEARLY.
THEY BECAME A PART OF THE
COMMUNITY AND HELP THE
COMMUNITY.
BUT WHEN THEY HAD TO SHUT DOWN
AND A NEARBY FOOD BANK SHUT
DOWN, THEIR MISSION TOOK ANOTHER
PATH.
CURBSIDE FOOD SUPPORT.
>> WE INITIALLY STARTED OUT WITH
25 PEOPLE AS THEY WERE COMING
UP, AND YESTERDAY WE PASSED 80
BAGS.
>> AND PEOPLE ARE GETTING TO
KNOW THAT WE’RE REALLY THERE FOR
THEM, THAT WE REALLY ARE VERY
LOW BARRIER ORGANIZATION, THAT
WE’RE NOT GOING TO ASK FOR I.D.
WE’RE NOT GONNA ASK QUESTIONS
ABOUT WHY DO YOU NEED THIS FOOD?
>> ME AND MY BROTHER ARE
TOGETHER BUT THIS IS MY
NEIGHBOR. >> Paula: THEY DO NOT BELIEVE
>> Paula: THEY DO NOT BELIEVE
COVID IS A TEST OF FAITH.
AND PART OF THEIR DEEP
COMMITMENT IS TO KEEP ALIVE THE MISSION AND THE MEMORY OF THOSE
MISSION AND THE MEMORY OF THOSE
WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY.
IN THE PAST 60 DAYS, 11 NUNS
FROM LIVONIA HAVE PASSED AWAY, 5
FROM COVID-19.
>> THESE ARE THE WOMEN WHO HAVE
INSPIRED US THROUGHOUT OUR
LIVES.
WE GREW UP WITH THEM. THEY WERE OUR TEACHERS.
THEY WERE OUR TEACHERS.
THEY WOULD WANT US TO BE OUT
THERE DURING THIS TIME.
>> THEY HAVE STEPPED UP DURING A NEED AND MADE GREAT SACRIFICES
NEED AND MADE GREAT SACRIFICES
AND WE FELT WE COULD NOT, NOT
FOLLOW IN THOSE TO THE STEPS. >> Paula: THEIR MISSION IS NOT
>> Paula: THEIR MISSION IS NOT
WEAKED BY COVID, IT IS
STRENGTHENED.
>> GOD PROVIDES US WITH TOOLS
AND SCIENCE, MEDICINE, AND THE ADVICE THAT COMES FROM THAT.
ADVICE THAT COMES FROM THAT.
AND WE NEED TO USE ALL THAT
ADVICE AND HEED IT.
WE DID NOT WANT TO NOT ENGAGE IN
MINISTRY OUT OF FEAR.
WE DECIDED WE WOULD DO THE BEST
WE COULD TO PROTECT OURSELVES
AND THE PEOPLE AROUND US, BUT IF
ONE OF US GETS SICK, OR WE ALL
GET SICK, BECAUSE WE LIVE
TOGETHER, AND WE TRUST THAT GOD
WOULD TAKE CARE OF US.
>> Paula: IF YOU NEED FOOD,
THEY’RE OFF 7 MILE TUESDAYS AND
FRIDAYS FROM NOON UNTIL THEY RUN
OUT OF FOOD.
IF YOU CAN HELP THEM WITH THEIR
MISSION, THEY WOULD LOVE TO HEAR
FROM YOU.
PAULA TUTMAN, LOCAL 4.
>> Karen: AND THE CAFE IS
LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE ON 7
MILE SOUTH OF EAST STATE FAIR.
>>> STILL AHEAD, "FIRST AT 4,"
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S NEW THREAT FOR
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
AND THE NEW DEADLINE. WE’RE ALSO TRACKING A SPORTS
WE’RE ALSO TRACKING A SPORTS
COMEBACK OVERSEAS.
BUT THIS SHOWS HOW TRICKY IT CAN
BE.
>>> AND DELTA IS PLANNING TO PUT MORE PLANES IN THE AIR.
MORE PLANES IN THE AIR.
WILL IT HELP YOU FEEL MORE
COMFORTABLE ABOUT TRAVELING?
AND OUR SPIRIT OF DETROIT
SPECIAL TOMORROW NIGHT AT 8:00.
SEE HOW NEIGHBORS ARE SHOWING UP
FOR EACH OTHER WITH GENEROSITY