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>> FIRST AT 4:00. THE MYSTERIOUS ODOR IN FLATROCK
THE MYSTERIOUS ODOR IN FLATROCK
CONTINUES TO GIVE PROBLEMS.
AND SURVEYING DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE IDA.
HURRICANE IDA.
>> WE’RE IN THE ERA OF THE HELP
WANTED SIGN.
>> I HIRED SOMEONE OFF THE TABLE
ONE TIME AND A SERVER WHO USED
TO WORK HERE TO COME BACK. >> UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS WILL GO
>> UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS WILL GO
AWAY AND WILL IT CHANGE ANYTHING
IN THIS REGARD?
WE’LL TAKE A LOOK.
>> WELCOME TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
I’M METEOROLOGIST ANDREW
HUMPHREY. FILTERED SUNSHINE AND MILD TO
FILTERED SUNSHINE AND MILD TO
WARM CONDITIONS.
DOES IT CONTINUE THROUGH LABOR
DAY WEEKEND?
YOUR SEVEN-DAY FORECAST MINUTES
AWAY. >> LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT,
>> LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT,
HOME OF WDIV AND CLICK ON CITY
OF DETROIT.
LOCAL 4 NEWS FIRST AT 4 STARTS
NOW.
>> Karen: GOOD AFTERNOON, I’M
KAREN DREW.
FIRST AT 4:00, STATE INVESTIGATORS PROVIDE AN UPDATE
INVESTIGATORS PROVIDE AN UPDATE
ON THE UNUSUAL ODOR CAUSING
PROBLEMS IN FLATROCK.
GOVERNOR WHITMER ISSUED A STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR WAYNE COUNTY.
OF EMERGENCY FOR WAYNE COUNTY.
A CHEMICAL, BENZINE WAS FOUND IN
THE STORM DRAINS AND SEVEN HOMES AND A CHARTER SCHOOL WERE
AND A CHARTER SCHOOL WERE
EVACUATED AS THEY LOOK FOR THE
SOURCE OF THE ODOR.
MYSTERIOUS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
POSE A HEALTH AND SAFETY THREAT. >> PUBLIC SAFETY IS OUR CONCERN,
>> PUBLIC SAFETY IS OUR CONCERN,
IF WE THINK IT’S MOVING AT ALL,
WE’RE GOING TO NOTIFY THOSE
RESIDENTS, NOTIFY THOSE
BUSINESSES AND WE’RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO MONITOR UNTIL WE FIND THE SOURCE.
FIND THE SOURCE.
>> IT DOES NOT AFFECT THE WATER. AIR SIMERASAMAIR SAMPLES HAVE BE
AIR SIMERASAMAIR SAMPLES HAVE BE
THE LAB.
YOU’LL SEE MORE WHEN YOU JOIN US
A WOMAN IS DEAD AFTER POLICE SAY
SHE WAS ATTACKED BY A DOG IN
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP. THIS HAPPENED THURSDAY EVENING
THIS HAPPENED THURSDAY EVENING
AT A HOME ON BARRY DRIVE NEAR
SQUARE LAKE ROLLED.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THE 91-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WAS FOUND
91-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WAS FOUND
UNRESPONSIVE AND SERIOUS AND SHE
WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE LATER DIED.
SHE LATER DIED.
THE DOG IS HELD IN THE ANIMAL
SHELTER, 4,448 NEW CASES IN THE LAST TWO DAYS, AN AVERAGE OF
LAST TWO DAYS, AN AVERAGE OF
2,224 CASES A DAY AND SADLY DID
LOSE 51 MICHIGANDERS, 28 FROM THE REVIEW OF VITAL RECORDS.
THE REVIEW OF VITAL RECORDS.
THE RATE IS HIGHER THAN LAST
WEEK.
ON THE VACCINE FRONT, 65.9% OF
PEOPLE IN THE STATE RECEIVED AT
LEAST ONE VACCINE DOSE. THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS
CONSIDERING SCALING BACK THE
COVID BOOSTER PROGRAM THAT WAS
SLATED TO BEGIN SEPTEMBER 20TH.
NOW THE CORE ISSUE IS THE F.D.A. REPORTEDLY DOESN’T HAVE ENOUGH
REPORTEDLY DOESN’T HAVE ENOUGH
INFORMATION FOR MODERNA A’S SHOT AND THEY’VE SUBMITTED DATA, BUT
AND THEY’VE SUBMITTED DATA, BUT
ADDING TO THE DATA, MODERNA’S
INFORMATION IS SIX MONTHS AFTER
THE DOSE AND THE STATE RECOMMENDATION FOR PFIZER DOSE
RECOMMENDATION FOR PFIZER DOSE
WAS SET AT EIGHT MONTHS.
SO FAR NO INFORMATION ABOUT A
BOB BOOSTER FOR THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE.
JOHNSON VACCINE.
AND FACULTY WALK THE PICKET
LINES YESTERDAY OVER A CONTRACT
DISPUTE.
OAKLAND PROPOSED A PAY INCREASE
TO ALL FACULTY OF 5.25% OVER THREE YEARS.
THREE YEARS.
THE UNION, HOWEVER, DID NOT
ACCEPT THE OFFER.
NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE TODAY.
WE’LL BE FOLLOWING THAT
THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.
TIME NOW FOR OUR FIRST LOOK AT THE FORECAST.
THE FORECAST.
ANDREW, WE’VE GOT A BIG WEEKEND
AHEAD.
>> Andrew: KAREN, THE WEEKEND IS
LOOKING GOOD WEATHER-WISE.
WE’VE GOT SUNSHINE RETURNING AS
WE GO THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND,
BUT THERE’S A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
FOR THIS AFTERNOON AS WE GET THE
WEEKEND STARTED THINGS ARE
LOOKING EXCELLENT OUT THERE.
TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW AVERAGE, BUT IT’S MILD TO WARM OUT THERE,
BUT IT’S MILD TO WARM OUT THERE,
THE TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER
60’S, 69, COOLER IN MT. CLEMENS.
IT’S 71, NICE AND MILD AT
PONTIAC AND 73 DEGREES IN ANN
ARBOR. 74 AT METRO AIRPORT WITH MOSTLY
74 AT METRO AIRPORT WITH MOSTLY
CLOUDY SKIES, BUT WE’RE SEEING A
LOT OF SUNSHINE AND STILL MAKE
IT DOWN TO EARTH AND THROUGH THE
FILTERED SUN, A CALM WIND AND DEW POINTS IN THE 60’S, THERE’S
DEW POINTS IN THE 60’S, THERE’S
RAIN AND IT’S DRY OUT THERE AND
THE DEW POINT TEMPERATURES FAR
APART INDICATING HOW DRY IT IS.
SO THIS RAIN IS GOING TO SLOWLY
DECAY OR ERODE AS IT GETS CLOSER TO US.
TO US.
DRY CONDITIONS FOR ALL SORTS OF
ACTIVITIES.
EASTERN MICHIGAN HAS FOOTBALL
OVER IN YPSILANTI. 71 DEGREES BY KICKOFF AND COOLER
71 DEGREES BY KICKOFF AND COOLER
60’S BY THE FINAL PLAY.
WE’LL TALK ABOUT SATURDAY,
SUNDAY, LABOR DAY AND A CHANCE
OF RAIN COMING UP.
>> Karen: THANK YOU, ANDREW. PRESIDENT BIDEN IS IN LOUISIANA
PRESIDENT BIDEN IS IN LOUISIANA
SURVEYING THE DAMAGE FOR
HURRICANE IDA, THE DEATH TOLL
GROWS AND KIMBERLY GILL, AND RECOVERY FROM THE STORM IS GOING
RECOVERY FROM THE STORM IS GOING
TO TAKE MONTHS.
YES, THE PRESIDENT MEETING WITH
STATE AND LOCAL LEADERS WITH
COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE STORM SINCE THE HURRICANE PLOWED
STORM SINCE THE HURRICANE PLOWED
THROUGH THE GULF COAST EVERY THE
WEEKEND.
AT LEAST FIVE CONFIRMED DEATHS
TIED TO THE HURRICANE IN
MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA.
MORE THAN 800,000 HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN LOUISIANA REMAINED
BUSINESSES IN LOUISIANA REMAINED
WITHOUT POWER AS OF TODAY AND
OFFICIALS SAY IT COULD TAKES
WEEKS JUST FOR THE POWER TO BE
RESTORED IN SOME PLACES, WITHIN
THE HOUR, THE PRESIDENT RECEIVED
A BRIEFING TODAY AT ST. JOHN’S
PARISH’S EMERGENCY OPERATION
CENTER AND LATER TODAY SCHEDULED
TO SURVEY THE DAMAGE VIA AERIAL
TOUR.
PRESIDENT BIDEN SAYS THE
INFRASTRUCTURE DESTROYED BY IDA
NEEDS TO BE BUILT BACK IN A MORE
RESILIENT WAY.
>> WE HAVE TO, TO SEEMS TO ME WE CAN SAVE A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY
CAN SAVE A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY
AND A WHOLE LOT OF PAIN, PAIN
FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS IF WHEN WE
BUILD BACK, WE BUILD IT BACK IN
A BETTER WAY AND IT WILL CREATE,
AND I REALIZE I’M SELLING IT AND
I’M TALKING, TOO, BUT IT WILL
CREATE SIGNIFICANT GOOD PAYING
JOBS.
>> AND IDA’S DAMAGE DIDN’T STOP
IN THE GULF COAST, AND THE DEEP
SOUTH.
BUT THE STORM PUMMELLED THE EAST
COAST TRIGGERING FLASH FLOODS
AND TORNADOS.
THERE’S BEEN AT LEAST 48 DEATHS
IN MARYLAND, NEW YORK, NEW
JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA AND
VIRGINIA, CAUSED BY FLOODING.
BIDEN PLEDGED FEDERAL HELP FOR
STATES DEALING WITH NATURAL DISASTERS AND HE PLANS TO
DISASTERS AND HE PLANS TO
FURTHER PRESS CONGRESS TO PASS
HIS NEARLY $1 TRILLION TO
IMPROVE ROADS, GRIDS, AND YOU’LL
HEAR MORE FROM THE PRESIDENT
TONIGHT WHEN YOU JOIN US AT
5:00.
>> Karen: ALWAYS APPRECIATE IT,
THANK YOU, KIM.
THE JOB GROWTH SLOWED ABRUPTLY
LAST MONTH.
235,000 JOBS ADDED, MISSING
ECONOMIST’S EXPECTATIONS.
THE LOWEST NUMBER SINCE JANUARY. THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS REPORT
THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS REPORT
SAID IT FELL TO 5.2% LAST MONTH
OF THE AUGUST WAS MARKED BY
NATURAL DISASTERS AND A DRAMATIC SURGE IN THE CORONAVIRUS.
SURGE IN THE CORONAVIRUS.
THEY EXPECT ANY HIRING SLOWDOWN
TO BE BRIEF.
IT’S A MILESTONE, MANY ACROSS
THE STATE HAVE KNOW THE WANTED
TO SEE ARRIVE AND OTHERS SAY IT’S TIME TO BE DONE.
IT’S TIME TO BE DONE.
THE END OF FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS GRANTED DURING THE
PANDEMIC.
MANY BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE SAID
THEY’RE ANXIOUS TO GET PAST THE
FREE GOVERNMENT MONEY SO PEOPLE WOULD RETURN TO WORK.
WOULD RETURN TO WORK.
AS LOCAL 4’S ROD MELONI SHOWS US
TONIGHT, THAT MAY NOT HAPPEN. >> IF THERE’S ANYTHING WE’VE
>> IF THERE’S ANYTHING WE’VE
LEARNED, OUR ECONOMY HAS CHANGED
DRAMATICALLY.
FEDERAL DOLLARS, UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS IN PARTICULAR HAVE HAD
AN UNUSUAL IMPACT BECAUSE WE’VE
SEEN HIGH RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND YET, THERE HAVE BEEN LOTS
AND YET, THERE HAVE BEEN LOTS
AND LOTS OF JOBS REMAINING OPEN.
THE HOPE IS THAT THIS WILL END
WHEN THE BENEFITS DO THIS WEEKEND.
>> THE FLAT TOP AT NANA’S
KITCHEN STAYS BUSY ALL DAY.
RESTAURANTS PICKED UP MORE BUSINESS YEAR OVER YEAR.
BUSINESS YEAR OVER YEAR.
>> 400 POUNDS OF POTATOES A
WEEK.
HE COULD JUST HELP AT EVERY
POSITION. >> AND I HAVE THREE TEXTS FROM
>> AND I HAVE THREE TEXTS FROM
WORKERS, MY MOM DIED AND I CAN’T
MAKE IT.
YOU’D BE SHOCKED HOW MANY TIMES
SOMEONE’S MOTHER DIES.
>> AND SHE AND AL OFTEN WORK OPEN TO CLOSE, 13, 14 DAYS
OPEN TO CLOSE, 13, 14 DAYS
STRAIGHT AT A TIME AND TAKING TO
HANDING OUT JOB APPLICATIONS.
I HIRED A CUSTOMER OFF THE TABLE ONE TIME.
ONE TIME.
I GOT A SERVER THAT USED TO WORK
HERE, I BROUGHT HER CHILD IN, I
BROUGHT MY OWN CHILD IN. >> AND THE EMPLOYMENT RESEARCH,
>> AND THE EMPLOYMENT RESEARCH,
SENIOR ECONOMIST HIRSHBINE SAYS
THERE’S A BELLWETHER OUT THERE. >> IF WE THOUGHT THAT PEOPLE
>> IF WE THOUGHT THAT PEOPLE
WERE RUSHING TO LOOK FOR A JOB
BECAUSE THEIR BENEFITS ARE
EXPIRING, JOB NUMBERS REFLECT
THAT.
>> REGARDLESS WHO IS HERE WE’RE GOING TO WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY,
GOING TO WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY,
THAT’S IT.
>> NOW IN SOME OF THE STATES
THAT ENDED THE BENEFITS EARLIER
THIS YEAR, THERE WAS THE
EXPECTATION OF AN UPTICK AND IT
DIDN’T COME MAINLY BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE ARE STILL WARY OF COVID
PEOPLE ARE STILL WARY OF COVID
ITSELF AND ALSO THE ISSUE OF
CHILD CARE.
SO WE’LL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE
WHETHER THIS CHANGES MUCH OF ANYTHING.
IN WYANDOTTE, ROD MELONI, LOCAL
4.
>> HAPPENING TODAY, SOARING
EAGLE ARTS BEATS AND EATS KICKS
OFF IN DOWNTOWN ROYAL OAK. THE FESTIVAL RUNS FROM MONDAY,
THE FESTIVAL RUNS FROM MONDAY,
FOOD FROM 50 DIFFERENT
RESTAURANTS AND ONE OF THE
HIGHLIGHTS IS THE JURIED ART SHOW SHOWCASING PAINTINGS,
SHOW SHOWCASING PAINTINGS,
WOODWORK AND JEWELRY.
FIND OUT MORE ON OUR WEBSITE,
CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
STILL TO COME AT 4:00, THINGS
ARE GETTING WEIRD ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
AN ANIMATED SUPER HERO ISSUES A REVIEW OF KANYE WEST’S ALBUM.
REVIEW OF KANYE WEST’S ALBUM.
A FIRE RIPPED THROUGH A HOME IN
LOUISIANA.
HOW IDA MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR