FDA DECISION IS PUSHING FIGHTER AND MODERNA TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD. AND WHAT IT COULD
MEAN FOR YOUR PROTECTION. WHY
FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT LOCAL 4
NEWS TODAY STARTS RIGHT NOW.
GOOD MORNING AT SEVEN O’CLOCK.
I’M GRANT HERMES MAN. THANKS FOR
JOINING US FOR LOCAL 4 NEWS
TODAY. I KNOW WE’RE BOTH
STICKING AROUND HERE IN METRO
DETROIT FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND
, BUT A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE TRAVEL
PLANS THIS WEEKEND. THE GAS
PRICES THE AIRPORT IN THE FLIGHT
TRAVEL STUFF IS A BIG HEADACHE
TODAY, BUT THE ONE THING THAT
ISN’T A HEADACHE, ANDREW THE
WEATHER, NOT A HEADACHE FOR
FOLKS THIS WEEKEND. IT’S GREAT
FOR FOLKS WHO ARE STAYING HERE
AND FOLKS WHO ARE TRAVELING
RIGHT HERE TO MOTOWN AND
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN FOR
EVERYTHING THE REGION HAS TO
OFFER AND WE’RE OFFERING
EXCELLENT WEATHER FOR TODAY, AND
IT CONTINUES MUCH OF THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND. WE’RE LOOKING AT
FIFTIES AND SIXTIES THIS
MORNING, WARMING UP TO 80
DEGREES BY NOON TIME. LOW AND
MIDDLE EIGHTIES THIS AFTERNOON,
RIGHT HERE IN THE CITY OF
DETROIT HIGHS BETWEEN 84 86.
WE’RE LOOKING AT 60 DEGREES
RIGHT NOW. COOL AND COMFORTABLE
OUT THERE WINDS OUT THE
SOUTHWEST THAT AROUND THREE MPH.
IF YOU ARE DOING SOME TRAVELING
THIS MORNING, OUT TO THE WEST
TEMPS IN THE LOW EIGHTIES AND
PLACES LIKE GRAND RAPIDS AT 83
72 IN GAYLORD TEMPS IN THE LOW
AND MID SEVENTIES FROM TRAVERSE
CITY OVER TO ALPENA AND MOSTLY
SUNNY SKIES AND THOSE LOCATIONS.
UP IN THE U P SAME SORT OF DEAL
. HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD. NICE,
STABLE AIR ACROSS THE ENTIRE
STATE SIXTIES CLOSE TO THE LAKE
SUPERIOR MARQUETTE AT 69
MUNICIPAL AT AROUND 63. BUT THE
FARTHER SOUTH YOU ARE IN PLACES
LIKE ESCANABA TEMPERATURES WILL
BE IN THE LOW SEVENTIES NEAR 70
DEGREES IN SUE ST MARIE. WE’LL
TALK MORE ABOUT SUNDAY AND THE
FOURTH OF JULY AND MOMENTS
REMEMBER, YOU CAN TRACK
TEMPERATURES, SKY CONDITIONS,
ANYTHING WEATHER WISE IN THE
GREAT STATE OF MICHIGAN,
ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY ANYWHERE
IN THE WORLD WITH THE LOCAL
FORECASTERS APP. YOU CAN
DOWNLOAD IT BY SCANNING THE QR
CODE OR HEAD OF YOUR FAVORITE
APPS STORE. THE LOCAL
FORECASTERS, APP IS FREE SEARCH
WDIV’S. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU,
ANDREW TIME NOW IS 702 AND NEW
THIS MORNING. AN INVESTIGATION
IS UNDERWAY AFTER A DEADLY CRASH
INVOLVING A MOTORCYCLE. IT
HAPPENED ON SEVEN MILE NEAR HAYS
ON DETROIT’S EAST SIDE. POLICE
SAY THE MAN ON THE MOTORCYCLE
WAS NOT WEARING A HELMET WHEN HE
AND AN SUV COLLIDED OVERNIGHT.
THERE’S NO WORD ON THE CAUSE OF
THIS CRASH AND ALSO NEW THIS
MORNING, POLICE IN DETROIT ARE
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
HAPPENED AFTER A CAR IS INVOLVED
IN THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT. IT
HAPPENED OVERNIGHT ON CASS AND
BAGLEY, NEAR THE ROSA PARKS. BUS
TERMINAL. WE DO WE DO NOT KNOW
THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING
THIS ACCIDENT OR IF ANYBODY WAS
HURT, WE’LL KEEP YOU POSTED AS
WE LEARN MORE THIS MORNING. WILD
PICTURES, THOUGH ABSOLUTELY.
ALSO MAKING HEADLINES. PEOPLE
TRAVELING THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND
MAY FIND NAVIGATING THE LAND OF
THE FREE IS JUST GETTING MORE
EXPENSIVE. IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO
FILL YOUR TANK. HERE’S WHERE GAS
PRICES STAND. TRIPLE A IS
REPORTING THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR
A GALLON OF GAS IN MICHIGAN. NOW
AT 4 96 A GALLON IN METRO
DETROIT, UP ABOUT 10 CENTS.
THERE 56 A GALLON. THAT’S 11.
CENTS LESS, THOUGH, THAT WE’RE
PAYING THIS TIME LAST WEEK, EVEN
THOUGH THERE IS A SLIGHT DIP IN
PRICES, TRAVELERS ARE STILL
FACING CHALLENGES. THE FOURTH OF
JULY, STILL A FEW DAYS AWAY, YET
ALREADY TOO MUCH FOR SOME TO
BEAR ON THIS HOLIDAYS. YEAH GAS
PRICES PLAY INTO THAT. WELL I
GUESS THE ENTIRE ECONOMY PLAYING
TO THAT. YEAH ECONOMY DOESN’T
TAKE A DAY OFF WHEN MANY
AMERICANS GET A THREE DAY
WEEKEND, WHICH MEANS INFLATION
DOESN’T GIVE TRAVELERS A BREAK.
IT’S GETTING CRAZY. MY CAR USED
TO BE $40 TO FILL UP. NOW IS 69
45. I’M OVER IT. PRICES HAVE
EDGED DOWN THIS WEEK ON FRIDAY.
10 GALLONS OF GAS COST YOU AN
AVERAGE OF 90 CENTS LESS
COMPARED TO LAST WEEK. BUT THOSE
SAME 10 GALLONS COST YOU ABOUT
$17.20 MORE THAN LAST YEAR. THAT
INCREASE HITS THE 42 MILLION
PEOPLE. TRIPLE EXPECTS TO TRAVEL
BY CAR THIS WEEKEND. 3.5 MILON
FLYERS HAVE EVEN MORE WORRIES.
THIS WEEK. WE HAD CLEAR SKIES
AND WE HAD OVER 700 CANCELATIONS
. I WANNA FLIGHTS I WAS ON WAS
CANCELED. OVER 90% OF THOSE
FLIGHTS WERE ATTRIBUTED TO NOT
HAVING A PILOT CONNECTED TO THE
FLIGHT DECK. FEWER CREWS TO FLY
MORE PEOPLE. IT’S BEEN EXTREMELY
FRUSTRATING. DELTA AIRLINES IS
ALLOWING REBOOKING THIS HOLIDAY
WEEKEND FOR NO FEE OR FAIR
DIFFERENCE, TRYING TO GET AHEAD
OF PASSENGER VOLUMES IT SAYS
HAVEN’T HAPPENED SINCE BEFORE
THE PANDEMIC. IN AN ENVIRONMENT
DELTA’S CEO SAYS THEY’VE NEVER
FACED. REMINDER THAT A NATION
READY TO CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE
CAN’T QUITE ESCAPE FROM HEALTH
AND ECONOMIC REALITIES. TRAVELS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY CONTINUE TO
DEAL WITH HIGH NUMBERS OF FLIGHT
DELAYS AND CANCELATIONS. HERE
ARE THE NUMBERS NATIONWIDE, MORE
THAN 600 FLIGHTS ARE DELAYED AND
MORE THAN 400 FLIGHTS ARE
CANCELED. THAT’S ACCORDING TO
FLIGHT AWARE, WHICH TRACKS
FLIGHTS IN REAL TIME HERE AT
HOME. THERE ARE 24 DELAYS AT
DETROIT METRO AND EIGHT FLIGHTS
HAVE BEEN CANCELED. AND SPEAKING
OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND EACH YEAR
, POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE FLOODED
WITH CALLS COMPLAINING ABOUT
PEOPLE LIGHTING FIREWORKS. SO
WHAT EXACTLY ARE THE RULES ARE
MCDONALD IS TAKING A CLOSER
LOOK? FOR SOME, THE THRILL OF
SEEING A PROFESSIONAL SHOW IS
WHERE IT’S AT. THIS IS TRIP
NUMBER TWO OF THREE WILL BE ONE
MORE TOMORROW. FOR OTHERS. IT’S
ALL ABOUT THE BACKYARD OR THE
NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK PARTY, WHICH
MICHIGAN STATE LAW SAYS IS
PERFECTLY PERMISSIBLE. THE
EXCITEMENT OF IT JUST IN IN THE
AWE OF IT GOING UP FROM JUNE
29TH THROUGH JULY 4TH. IT
EXTENDS TO JULY 5TH IF IT FALLS
ON A FRIDAY OR A SATURDAY, AND
THE TIMING IS CLEAR. 11 A.M. TO
11. 45 PM USUALLY WE’RE BEING
WE’RE DONE AND STARTING TO CLEAN
UP BY THEN, BUT NOT EVERYBODY
DOES, AND LOCAL POLICE
DEPARTMENTS WILL BE GETTING
DELUGED WITH CALLS. THERE’S
GOING TO BE FIREWORKS GOING OFF
ALL WEEKEND LONG AND WE HAVE
EXTRA PATROLS SPECIFICALLY FOR
THAT IT WILL BE BUSY. THE THING
TO REMEMBER NO MATTER WHAT YOUR
COMMUNITIES, LOCAL ORDINANCE
SAYS ABOUT FIREWORKS ON EVERY
OTHER DAY OF THE YEAR. STATE LAW
OVERRIDES AT 12 TO 13 DAYS OUT
OF THE YEAR AROUND HOLIDAYS
ACTUALLY DIDN’T KNOW THAT AND
THIS IS A BIGGIE. YOU MUST LIKE
THEM OFF ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.
YOU CANNOT SET OFF FIREWORKS
ANYWHERE EXCEPT FOR PRIVATE
PROPERTY OR PRIVATE PROPERTY
THAT YOU HAVE. THE PERMISSION OF
THE OWNER TO BE ON. YOU CAN’T DO
IT IN A CHURCH PARKING LOT. YOU
CAN’T DO IT IN THE STREET. YOU
CAN’T DO ON THE SIDEWALK. IT HAS
TO BE PRIVATE PROPERTY. I’M MARA
MACDONALD LOCAL 4. NOW SOMETHING
ELSE TO CONSIDER. SPARKLERS ARE
ENORMOUSLY POPULAR WITH KIDS.
BUT DID YOU KNOW THAT 50% OF THE
FIREWORKS RELATED INJURIES IN
THE UNDER 14 CROWD COME FROM
THOSE SPARKLERS? BECAUSE OF THAT
POLICE ARE ENCOURAGING PARENTS
TO KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR LITTLE
ONES. UBER JUST ISSUED A NEW
SAFETY REPORT THAT INCLUDES
INFORMATION ON SEXUAL ASSAULT
AND MISCONDUCT. THE NUMBER OF
COMPLAINTS IS DOWN, BUT THE
REPORT COVERS A TIME WHEN A LOT
OF PEOPLE JUST WEREN’T USING
RIDE SHARES. THIS NEW REPORT
COVERS THE YEARS 2019 AND 2020.
THE COMPANY SAYS IT RECEIVED
MORE THAN 3800 REPORTS OF
ASSAULT AND MISCONDUCT ON ITS US
PLATFORM. THAT’S A 38% DECREASE
COMPARED TO 2017 AND 18. BUT OF
COURSE THE PANDEMIC HIT HARD IN
2020 STILL IN 2020, UBER
REPORTED 141 RATES AND 998
SEXUAL ASSAULT. SO IF YOU USE
THE RIDE SHARE THIS WEEKEND,
REMEMBER TO ALWAYS HAVE THE
DRIVER CONFIRM YOUR NAME. MAKE
SURE THE LICENSE PLATE MATCHES
THE INFO ON YOUR PHONE AND SHARE
YOUR TRAVEL PLANS WITH SOMEONE
YOU TRUST. WE’RE ATTRACTING A
KEY DECISION FROM THE FDA THAT
WILL IMPACT WHEN COVID BOOSTER
SHOTS COULD BE AVAILABLE THIS
FALL. THE FDA IS ASKING VACCINE
MANUFACTURERS TO PRODUCE SHOTS
THAT TARGET THE TWO MOST RECENT
. OH MACRON SUB VARIANTS B A
FOUR NBA FIVE THAT LIKELY MEANS
THOSE NEWER SHOTS WON’T BE READY
UNTIL OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER AT THE
EARLIEST. OH MACRON B. A FOUR
NBA FIVE ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE
THE MAJORITY OF COVID CASES IN
THE US WITHIN A FEW WEEKS.
ULTIMATELY THOSE ARE THE STRAINS
THE FDA IS SELECTING TO UPDATE
THE VACCINES FOR THIS FALL. BUT
IT MARKS A SETBACK FOR MODERNA
AND FIZER, WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN
PRODUCING AND TESTING UPDATED
BOOSTERS THAT INCLUDE BE A ONE
THE ORIGINAL STRAIN OF OMICRON.
BOTH MANUFACTURERS SAY THOSE
SHOTS WOULD HAVE BEEN READY THIS
SUMMER. PENDING AUTHORIZATION.
LARGE SCALE SUPPLY OF ABYEI
VILLAIN OMNICRON CONTAINING
VACCINE COULD BE AVAILABLE IN
LATE JULY AND EARLY AUGUST
REQUIREMENTS WERE MET FOR A
VACCINE UPDATE. AND WE CAN
SUPPLY AND OMNICRON BE ABLE
MODIFIED MAC VACCINE NOW HAD
BEGUN INITIAL WORK ON A BOOSTER
, INCLUDING THE NEWER STRAINS,
MODERNA MUST NOW START PROCESS
THAT TAKES ABOUT THREE MONTHS.
BOTH MUST PROVIDE SAFETY DATA TO
THE FDA BEFORE THE UPDATED
BOOSTERS COULD BE AUTHORIZED. IN
THE MEANTIME, THE HEAD OF
MICHIGAN MEDICINE IS URGING MORE
PEOPLE TO GET THE PROTECTION
THAT’S AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW. WE
DON’T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE FULLY
VACCINATED, MUCH LESS HAVING
RECEIVED THE FULL BOOSTER RANGE
THAT THEY’RE ELIGIBLE FOR. AND
THIS IS MANIFESTING ITSELF. IN A
LOT OF WAYS. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE
A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PATIENTS
IN OUR HOSPITAL WHO HAVE COVID
19. INTERESTINGLY THOUGH, THOSE
WHO ARE SICK ONLY HAVE HAD
GENERALLY HAVE ONLY HAD THEIR
INITIAL SHOT OR NO, NO COVID 19
VACCINATION AT ALL. THOSE WHO
HAVE BEEN BOOSTED USUALLY DON’T
HAVE SYMPTOMS. THEY WERE
ADMITTED FOR ANOTHER REASON. THE
BOOSTERS BEING CREATED FOR THIS
FALL WILL ALSO PROTECT AGAINST
THE ORIGINAL STRAIN OF COVID,