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>> Ben: "FIRST AT 4," WE DITCHED
THE SNOW AND THE RAIN.
SEE HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO
WARM UP.
>> Karen: CRITICAL CAPACITY.
A LOCAL HOSPITAL SHOWS US WHAT
THE VIRUS IS DOING TO LOCAL
HEALTH CARE.
>> Paula: WHY HE REFUSES TO GET
A VACCINE.
>> IT GOES AGAINST THE CONCEPT
OF BEING A FREE COUNTRY.
>> Paula: AND OTHERS SAY IT’S
DANGEROUS THINKING, ESPECIALLY
FROM SOMEONE IN STATE
GOVERNMENT.
>> Karen: FORMER POLICE OFFICER
DEREK CHAUVIN ANSWERS ONE OF THE
BIGGEST QUESTIONS HANGING OVER
HIS TRIAL IN GEORGE FLOYD’S
DEATH.
HIS ANSWER AND WHAT’S COMES
NEXT. THIS IS "FIRST AT 4."
THIS IS "FIRST AT 4."
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>> Karen: GOOD AFTERNOON!
I’M KAREN DREW.
THE COVID SURGE IS PUSHING LOCAL
HOSPITALS TO THE BREAKING POINT.
ONE DRUGMAKER IS TALKING ABOUT
ANNUAL COVID SHOTS.
THE STATE OF MICHIGAN REPORTING
6300 NEW CASES IN THE PAST 24
HOURS.
THAT’S 2500 LESS THAN TWO DAYS
AGO.
THE 7-DAY POSITIVITY RATE IS
15%, PLUS WE’VE SEEN AN
ADDITIONAL 112 DEATHS, MOST FROM
A REVIEW OF RECORDS.
NEW TODAY, PFIZER’S CEO SAID IT
IS LIKELY WE WILL NEED A BOOSTER
DOSE WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF OUR
SECOND SHOT.
AND WE MAY NEED TO GET
VACCINATED EVERY YEAR.
THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE
REMAINS ON PAUSE AFTER A CDC
PANEL DECIDED IT NEEDS MORE
INFORMATION ON RARE BLOOD CLOTS
BUT WON’T MEET AGAIN FOR AT
LEAST A WEEK.
>>> BEAUMONT HOSPITALS ARE AT A
CRITICAL CAPACITY IN THIS THIRD SURGE.
IT SAYS RIGHT NOW THERE ARE 800
COVID PATIENTS IN ITS 8
HOSPITALS THAT IS HIGHER THAN
THE SURGE IN THE FALL.
AND IT’S A YOUNGER AGE GROUP,
AVERAGE IN THE LOW 50s.
HOSPITALS ARE AT 90-95% CAPACITY
AND POSTPONING NON-URGENT
SURGERIES AND WILL SET UP TRIAGE
TENTS TO HANDLE THE SURGE IN
EMERGENCY ROOMS.
VACCINES WILL WORK BUT NOT
ENOUGH TO CONTROL THE SURGE NOW.
>> YOU LOOK BACK AT PRIOR
SURGES, AND WHAT WAS THE
DIFFERENCE?
THERE WERE RESTRICTIONS IN THE
COMMUNITY TO LIMIT GATHERINGS
AND LIMIT INDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT
WE KNOW ARE VERY EFFECTIVE WAYS
TO TRANSMIT CORONAVIRUS.
WE HAVE TO HAVE SOME LEVEL OF
COMMITMENT TO RESTRICT SOME OF
THOSE ACTIVITIES IN THE
COMMUNITY.
>> Karen: COMING UP AT 5:00, ROD
MELONI CONTINUES OUR COVERAGE
WITH MORE ON WHY DOCTORS ARE
CALLING THE SURGE A RUNAWAY
TRAIN AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO
STOP IT.
THE STATE VACCINATION EFFORTS
CONTINUE WITH PFIZER AND MODERNA
AND WE’RE TRACKING VACCINE INFO
ONLINE HELP YOU GET YOUR SHOTS,
INCLUDING A LIVE BLOG FOR YOUR
QUESTIONS.
GO TO THE HOME PAGE AT
CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
>>> A 7-YEAR-OLD GIRL IS SHOT ON
DETROIT’S WEST SIDE.
HER FATHER PULLED THE TRIGGER.
INVESTIGATORS SAY HER MOTHER AND
FATHER WERE FIGHTING AT A HOME
ON APPOLINE NEAR CHICAGO
BOULEVARD AND MEYERS.
AS THE MOTHER TRIED TO LEAVE,
THE MAN FIRED SHOTS AT HER CAR,
HITTING HIS DAUGHTER.
THE GIRL IS STABLE AT THE
HOSPITAL, EXPECTED TO BE OKAY.
THE MAN BARRICADED HIMSELF FOR
HOURS OVERNIGHT AND WAS TAKEN
INTO CUSTODY.
>>> DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU LIVE,
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN SNOW AND SOME
SUNSHINE.
IT’S A CHILLY MIX OF WEATHER.
SO WHERE DO THINGS STAND RIGHT
NOW?
BEN BAILEY HAS A LOOK AT THE
FORECAST.
>> Ben: WE’RE ALMOST DONE WITH
THE RAIN SHOWERS, AT LEAST THIS
ROUND THAT WE’RE WATCHING RIGHT
NOW ON "STORM TRACKER 4."
A LOT OF THIS IS ON THE EAST
SIDE.
DRIER CONDITIONS IN THE WEST AND
NORTH ZONE.
IT’S POSSIBLE WE COULD SEE MORE
SHOWERS DEVELOP THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS.
SOME OF THE MODELS SUGGESTING
THAT BUT WE SHOULD BE DRY BY THE
MIDNIGHT HOUR, EVEN IF THAT DOES
REDEVELOP IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS
GOING INTO THE EVENING.
HERE’S A LOOK AT THE WEEKEND.
59 ON SATURDAY.
61 ON SUNDAY.
BUT WE DO HAVE AT LEAST SPRINKLE
CHANCES BOTH WEEKEND DAYS.
WE’LL TALK ABOUT WHICH DAY IS
MORE LIKELY AND WHEN WE CAN GET
SOME OF THE WARMER TEMPERATURES
BACK IN HERE NEXT WEEK.
ALL THAT IN A FEW MINUTES.
>> Karen: FORMER MINNESOTA
POLICE OFFICER HAS MADE HER
FIRST COURT APPEARANCE IN THE
SHOOTING DEATH OF DAUNTE WRIGHT.
KIM POTTER APPEARED BRIEFLY ON
ZOOM FOR THE COURT HEARING.
SHE WAS AT HER ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
AND IS FREE ON BOND, FACING A
CHARGE OF SECOND-DEGREE
MANSLAUGHTER.
THE CHIEF SAID SHE FIRED HER GUN
AT WRIGHT WHEN SHE THOUGHT SHE
WAS REACHING FOR HER TASER.
THE OUTRAGE HAS LEFT TO 4 NIGHTS
OF PROTEST.
POTTER WILL BE BACK IN COURT MAY 17.
>>> BOTH SIDES HAVE RESTED THEIR
CASES.
DEREK CHAUVIN DECIDED NOT TO
TESTIFY IN HIS OWN DEFENSE.
NOW THEY MOVE TO CLOSING
ARGUMENTS.
>> Kim: CHAUVIN TOLD THE COURT
HE UNDERSTOOD HE HAD THE OPTION
TO TESTIMONY BUT DECIDED NOT TO.
HE IS DEFENSE SAID HE DYING FROM HEALTH CONDITIONS AND DRUG USE.
HEALTH CONDITIONS AND DRUG USE.
AND THEY HEARD FROM
PULMONOLOGIST TOBIN AND HE
TESTIFIED ON THE CARBON MONOXIDE
LEVELS IN HIS BLOOD.
THE STATE WAS TRYING TO DEBUNK
THE TESTIMONY FROM A DEFENSE
WITNESS THAT IT COULD BE ONE OF
THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS IN HIS
DEATH.
PROSECUTORS TOLD THE COURT THEY
JUST BECAME AWARE OF THE RESULTS
WEDNESDAY AND SHOULD BE ALLOWED
TO INCLUDE THEM, BUT THE JUDGE
RULED THE TESTS SHOULD HAVE
KNOWN TO THE STATE IN ADVANCE.
>> LATE DISCLOSURE HAS
PREJUDICED THE DEFENSE AND WILL
NOT BE ALLOWED.
SO DR. TOBIN WILL NOT BE ALLOWED
TO TESTIFY ABOUT THE LAB
RESULTS.
IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ABOUT
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS BUT HINTS
THERE ARE TEST RESULTS THE JURY
HAS NOT HEARD ABOUT, IT WILL BE
A MISTRIAL, PURE AND SIMPLE.
IF LATE DISCLOSURE IS NOT THE
WAY WE SHOULD BE OPERATING HERE.
>> Kim: DR. TOBIN DISAGREED WITH
THE DEFENSE BUT DID NOT MENTION
THE TEST.
>> Karen: MICHIGAN IS IN THE
MIDDLE OF A MASSIVE VACCINATION
EFFORT BUT NOT EVERYONE IS
GETTING ON BOARD.
ONE MICHIGAN STATE
REPRESENTATIVE IS GOING PUBLIC
ABOUT WHY HE IS REFUSING A COVID
VACCINE.
HE SPOKE TO OUR PAULA TUTMAN
SINCE HEARING FROM EXPERTS WHO
HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE
POTENTIAL IMPACT ON PUBLIC
POLICY.
PAULA?
>> Paula: HEY, KAREN, PEOPLE
HAVE VARIOUS OPINIONS ABOUT A
LOT OF THINGS AND SOMETIMES
THOSE OPINIONS ARE GROUNDED IN
MISINFORMATION BUT IT’S THEIR
OPINION.
BUT WHEN MISINFORMATION DRIVES
POLICY AND LAW, IT BEARS FURTHER
SCRUTINY.
HE IS STEVE KARA, A 32-YEAR-OLD
REPUBLICAN STATE REP OF THE 59th
DISTRICT OF SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN.
IN TERMS OF THE VACCINE.
>> I RESPECT OTHER PEOPLE’S
CHOICE TO GET IT, THOUGH.
>> Paula: HE CITE AS MULTITUDE
OF REASONS.
>> IT’S EMERGENCY USE
AUTHORIZATION AND THE AMOUNT OF
PRESSURE THAT GOVERNMENT IS
PUTTING AND IMPOSING OR EVEN
TALKING ABOUT VACCINE PASSPORTS.
>> Paula: THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION HAS COME OUT
AGAINST THE NOTION OF VACCINE
PASSPORTS FOR PROOF OF
INOCULATION AND THE VACCINES
HAVE NOT BEEN MANDATED BY THE
GOVERNMENT.
>> THERE ARE OTHER THINGS LIKE
VITAMIN D AND
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE.
>>.
>> Paula: ONE OF HIS BIGGEST
COMPLAINTS IS FUNDING.
HE VOTED NO ON HB-4019 IN FEBRUARY THAT WOULD DISPERSE
FEBRUARY THAT WOULD DISPERSE
FUNDING FOR TESTING, FOOD
ASSISTANCE AND HE STATES BECAUSE
THE FUNDING FOR CONTACT TRACING
AND SURVEILLANCE WITHOUT A
WARRANT IS INTRUSIVE AND
INAPPROPRIATE GOVERNANCE.
>> THEY COULD SAY, WE’LL START
THE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOR A
VACCINE AND SELL IT TO PEOPLE ON
THE MARKET, SOMEBODY WHO WANTS
TO PAY 50, 60, $70 TO GO TO
THEIR DOCTOR AND PAY FOR IT IN
THE PRIVATE SECTOR, THE
INSURANCE COMPANIES, ALL IN
PRIVATE SECTOR FASHION.
>> Paula: SO YOU’RE SAYING IT
WOULD BE OKAY FOR LOW-INCOME
PEOPLE TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW
TO GET 50 OR 60 DOLLARS TO GET A
VACCINE AS OPPOSED TO THE
GOVERNMENT SAYING, HEY, THIS IS
FREE AND GO SAVE YOUR LIFE?
>> HOW MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE HAVE
A CELL PHONE.
MAYBE YOU NOT HAVE YOUR CELL
PHONE FOR A MOVEMENT IF IT’S
LIFE OR DEATH, PEOPLE COULD FIND
50 OR $60 TO GET A VACCINE.
>> Paula: THE BIO-EXPERT WATCHED
THE UNEDITED INTERVIEW.
>> I THINK WHAT’S DANGEROUS,
THIS IS SWEEPING THROUGH THE
COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY IN DIFFERENT
SECTORS.
AGAIN, IT’S MORE STARTLING
COMING FROM AN ELECTED OFFICIAL
BECAUSE THEY CREATE PUBLIC
POLICY BASED ON THE WEIGHT OF
THE EVIDENCE.
THIS IS SHOCKING, AND THAT’S
WHAT I’M MORE CONCERNED ABOUT IS
THAT NO MATTER HOW MUCH EVIDENCE
IS BROUGHT TO BEAR, THERE ARE
PEOPLE WHO ARE COMMITTED TO
UNSUPPORTED VIEWS THAT ARE
DAMAGING PUBLIC HEALTH.
>> Paula: SO WHILE STATE REP
KARA IS A STATE REP NOW, HE HAS MADE IT CLEAR HE WILL CHALLENGE
MADE IT CLEAR HE WILL CHALLENGE
FRED UPTON IN THE MIDTERMS IN
2022, KAREN.
>> Karen: THANK YOU, PAULA.
THE CALENDAR SAYS APRIL 15th,
BUT DON’T PANIC.
AN UPDATE ON THE DEADLINE,
INCLUDING INFORMATION FOR ANYONE
TO PAYS TAXES TO THE CITY OF
DETROIT.
>>> WHY DO THESE FROGS NEED HELP
CROSSING THE ROAD?
AND LOVE IS IN THE AIR.
SOCIAL MEDIA GIANT IS WORKING ON
A NEW KIND OF SPEED DATING.
WE’LL TALK ABOUT WHAT COULD MAKE THIS FUTURE APP A LITTLE MORE