>> Ben: "FIRST AT 4," THIS MAY
BE MOTHER NATURE’S IDEA OF AN
APRIL FOOL’S JOKE BECAUSE IT
GOES AWAY TOMORROW.
FIND OUT HOW QUICKLY WE START
WARMING BACK UP.
>> Devin: ALSO "FIRST AT 4," THE
STATE’S LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT
IS PUSHED BACK TO VIRTUAL
LEARNING.
PAULA TUTMAN IS LIVE TO TALK
ABOUT WHY.
AND YOU FOUND OTHER DISTRICTS
SCRAMBLING TOO.
>> Paul: OH MY GOODNESS.
THE COVID NUMBERS ARE GOING UP
AND SPRING BREAK IS ON, KIDS ARE
OUTAL SCHOOL AND DISTRICTS ARE
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO KEEP
KIDS IN SCHOOL AFTER FAMILIES
TRAVEL, AND IT’S NOT ADDING UP.
>> Devin: GEORGE FLOYD’S
GIRLFRIEND TOOK THE STAND AND
HOW HER TESTIMONY MIGHT HELP THE
PROSECUTION, ALL "FIRST AT 4."
>> Announcer: LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN
DETROIT, HOME OF WDIV AND CLICK
ON DETROIT.
LOCAL 4 NEWS "FIRST AT 4" STARTS
NOW!
>> Devin: GOOD AFTERNOON!
I’M DEVIN SCILLIAN IN FOR KAREN
DREW.
THE BOYS OF SUMMER ARE BACK.
STILL SEEING SIGNS OF WINTER
WITH SNOW FALLING INTO THE
AFTERNOON.
ON THE LEFT, YOU SEE THE
SNOWFLAKES BLOWING AND SWIRLING
AROUND IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT.
AT TIMES IT LOOKED NASTY.
ON THE RIGHT, COMERICA PARK AS
FANS ASHE AND KNOW WAS FALLING
AND THE GAME IS STILL UNDER THE WAY WITH THE TIGERS UP ON THE
WAY WITH THE TIGERS UP ON THE
CLEVELAND YEENGS, ABOUT -- THE
CLEVELAND INDIANS.
AND NO NEED FOR AN APRIL FOOL’S
JOKE, THE WEATHER SUPPLIED IT.
>> Ben: AND A LOT OF US AREN’T
LAUGHING AT THIS ONE, ESPECIALLY
THOSE WEATHERING THE GAME
DOWNTOWN RIGHT NOW.
YOU CAN SEE THERE’S PLENTY OF
SNOW SHOWERS, ESPECIALLY IN THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA AND
RIGHT THERE IN ST. CLAIR COUNTY.
BUT THE BACK EDGE IS STARTING TO
ADVANCE THROUGH THE AREA.
WE’RE SEEING CLEARING HERE ON
THE SATELLITE.
CLOUDS ARE A LOT THINNER IN THE
NORTH ZONE.
SO GRADUALLY WE’LL GET LATE
SUNSHINE AND WILL PUT A STOP TO
THE SNOWFLAKES.
ALREADY SEEING BLUE SKIES OUT
THERE IN MT. CLEMENS.
LOOK AT THE CURRENT
TEMPERATURES, BELOW FREEZING, 30
DEGREES, AND OUR WIND CHILLS IN
THE 20s ACROSS THE AREA AND
TEMPERATURES WILL GET THERE
TONIGHT BY MIDNIGHT.
WE’RE GOING TO OUR COLDEST NIGHT
OF THE FORECAST TONIGHT, BUT WE
BOUNCE BACK QUICKLY TOMORROW.
ALL OF THAT IN A FEW MINUTES.
>> Devin: TODAY WE ARE SEEING
GROWING CONCERNS ABOUT THE
CORONAVIRUS IN MICHIGAN.
DETROIT SCHOOLS GOING BACK TO
VIRTUAL LEARNING AND A NEW
VARIANT CONFIRMED IN THE STATE
WHICH WAS NOT WHAT ANYONE
NEEDED.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES SAID
IT’S THE SO-CALLED BRAZIL
VARIANT FOUND IN A BAY COUNTY
RESIDENT.
LOCAL EXPERTS ARE REQUIRING A
14-DAY QUARANTINE FOR THAT
PATIENT AND ALL CLOSE CONTACT.
THE STATE REPORTING MORE THAN
6,000 NEW CASES OVER THE PAST 24
HOURS, DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM
YESTERDAY BUT STILL THE HIGHEST
NUMBERS THAT WE’VE SEEN SINCE
EARLY DECEMBER ALONG WITH 49
MORE DEATHS DUE TO THE VIRUS.
RIGHT NOW, THE STATE LEANING ON
VACCINATIONS INSTEAD OF NEW
RESTRICTIONS TO GET THE SURGE
UNDER CONTROL.
WITH INFECTION RATES ON THE
RISE, A LOT OF LOCAL SCHOOL
DISTRICTS SCRAMBLING TO MAKE
TOUGH DECISIONS.
THE DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
COMMUNITY DISTRICT CONFIRMS IT’S
GOING BACK TO VIRTUAL LEARNING
UNTIL AT LEAST APRIL 12th.
SIMILAR DISCUSSIONS INSIDE
DISTRICTS ALL OVER METRO
DETROIT.
PAULA TUTMAN HAS BEEN TALKING
WITH DISTRICT LEADERS.
AND THESE DECISIONS IMPACT SO
MANY PEOPLE.
>> Paula: YEAH, THEY REALLY DO.
THIS IS A FAST-MOVING TRAIN.
THIS AFTERNOON, WE GOT WORD THAT
DEARBORN IS FOLLOWING SUIT.
AND THE WEEK AFTER SPRING BREAK
WILL BE GOING BACK TO VIRTUAL
LEARNING, SAME WITH
WAYNE-WESTLAND BUT THAT’S NOT
ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS BECAUSE
EVERYONE IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT WORKS BEST FOR THEM.
AND THE MATH ISN’T ADDING UP.
>> KIDS ARE ON SPRING BREAK
RIGHT NOW.
WE’RE SCHEDULED TO RETURN TO
SCHOOL ON MONDAY.
>> Paula: SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE
EXPERIENCING THEIR FIRST SPIKE
IN CONFUSION THIS 2021 SCHOOL
YEAR.
LAST SPRING, THERE WAS A LOT OF
CONFUSION ABOUT THE OVERNIGHT
NEED FOR REMOTE LEARNING.
THE QUESTION WAS WHETHER TO GO
BACK TO FACE-TO-FACE.
THEY SHUT IT DOWN TO STEM THE
SURGE.
EVEN THOUGH DISTRICTS KNOW MORE
ABOUT THE DISEASE, IT DOESN’T
MEAN THE MATH IS ANY EASIER ON
WHETHER TO SHUT DOWN SCHOOLS TO
SLOW THE SPREAD.
>> I DON’T KNOW THE RIGHT
DECISION.
IT’S REALLY DIFFICULT.
WE KNOW THE VALUE OF IN-PERSON,
AND WE MADE OUR DECISIONS TO GET
BACK TO FULL-TIME.
>> Paula: THE ROMEO SCHOOL
DISTRICT GOES ON SPRING BREAK
NEXT WEEK AND THE PLAN IS TO
RETURN TO FACE-TO-FACE LEARNING.
MACOMB COUNTY IS ONE OF THE
HOTTEST AREAS AND WHY DON’T WE
STOP AND GET MORE PEOPLE A
CHANCE TO GET VACCINATED AND
ALLOW THE DISEASE TO RUN ITS
COURSE.
>> I’M NOT TELLING YOU THAT’S
NOT SOMETHING WE HAVEN’T
DEBATED.
>> Paula: BUT WHILE MACOMB
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS ARE
TALKING ABOUT THIS, MULTIPLE
TIMES A WEEK, HE IS INCLINED TO
RETURN TO IN-PERSON LEARNING BUT
TREAT IT SCHOOL BY SCHOOL.
>> Paula: AND PONTIAC IS TRYING
TO DECIDE BY TOMORROW SO PARENTS
WILL BE ABLE TO PLAN.
>> LOOKING AT THE UPHEAVAL OF
OUR CONSTANT CHANGING, WE’RE IN
SCHOOL, OUT OF SCHOOL, AND WE’RE
TAKING OUR TEAM AND NOT RUSHING
TO DECIDE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO GIVE
FAMILIES ENOUGH TIME TO PREPARE
BUT WE WANT TO BE VERY
CONSCIENTIOUS AND MAKE SURE
WE’RE MAKING THE RIGHT
DIRECTION.
>> Paula: THE WEEK AFTER SPRING
BREAK, ALL STUDENTS, AND EVEN
THE LEARNING CENTERS WILL GO
BACK TO 100% REMOTE TO GIVE
TEACHERS A CHANCE TO ISOLATE AND
KEEP THE VIRUS OUT OF THE
SCHOOLS.
AND A QUICK REMINDER: WHAT WE
TELL YOU TODAY COULD CHANGE
TOMORROW OR NEXT WEEK BECAUSE
THESE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE
TRIGGER IS IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY
SPREAD AND WHAT THE NUMBERS ARE,
AND THEY’RE TRYING TO PLAN FROM
THERE, DEVIN.
>> Devin: EXACTLY RIGHT.
WE’LL ONLY KNOW IF THIS 12 DAYS
IS ENOUGH IF WE START TO SEE THE
SURGE COME UNDER CONTROL.
>>> THE DRUG COMPANY PFIZER IS RELEASING MORE ENCOURAGING NEWS.
RELEASING MORE ENCOURAGING NEWS.
A NEW ANALYSIS SHOWS IT’S 91%
EFFECTIVE 6 MONTHS AFTER THE
SECOND DOSE.
PFIZER SAYS THE PROTECTION MIGHT
LAST LONGER BUT THEY NEED MORE
TIME TO DETERMINE THAT.
ALSO, THE VACCINE SEEMS TO BE
FULLY EFFECTIVE AGAINST THE
SOUTH AFRICAN VARIANT.
THE DATA WILL BE USED TO APPLY
TO THE FDA FOR FULL APPROVAL OF
THE VACCINE.
RIGHT NOW, IT CURRENTLY HAS JUST
EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION
UNDER WHICH EVERYONE WHO HAS
BEEN GETTING IT IS RECEIVING THE
VACCINE.
DON’T FORGET, LOCAL 4 AND
CLICKONDETROIT.COM ARE TRACKING
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INFORMATION ON OUR LIVE VACCINE
BLOG.
WE CAN HELP YOU WITH CLINICS AND
APPOINTMENTS, THAT’S ON THE HOME
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>>> HIGHLY EMOTIONAL TESTIMONY
CONTINUES IN THE DEREK CHAUVIN
TRIAL IN MINNEAPOLIS.
HE IS THE FORMER POLICE OFFICER
CHARGED WITH HIS ROLE IN THE
DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD DURING AN
ARREST LAST MAY.
WE’RE GETTING A LOOK INTO HIS
PERSONAL LIFE DESCRIBED TO THE
JURY FOR THE FIRST TIME.
LET’S BRING IN SANDRA ALI WITH
MORE ON HIS LONGTIME GIRLFRIEND
TAKING THE STAND.
>> Sandra: GOOD AFTERNOON.
COURTNEY ROSS TOLD THE COURT SHE
HAD BEEN IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH
FLOYD SINCE AUGUST OF 2017 AND
SAID SHE MET HIM AT THE
SALVATION ARMY SHELTER WHEN SHE
WENT TO VISIT HER SON’S FATHER.
FLOYD WAS WORKING AS A SECURITY
GUARD THERE AND OFFERED TO PRAY WITH HER.
WITH HER. >> HE SAID, UHM, HE SAID CAN I
>> HE SAID, UHM, HE SAID CAN I
PRAY WITH YOU?
[CRYING]
I WAS TIRED AND WE’VE BEEN
THROUGH SO MUCH, MY SONS AND I,
AND THIS KIND PERSON TO COME UP
TO ME AND SAY, CAN I PRAY WITH
YOU WHEN I FELT ALONE IN THIS
LOBBY.
IT WAS SO SWEET AT THE TIME.
>> Sandra: AS YOU CAN SEE, VERY
EMOTIONAL. AND SHE TESTIFIED ABOUT THEIR
AND SHE TESTIFIED ABOUT THEIR
STRUGGLES WITH OWEDPIOID ADDICTI
IT’S AN ATTEMPT TO GET IN FRONT
OF THE ALLEGATION THAT THE DRUGS
CAUSED HIS DEATH.
>> YOU WERE SEEN BENDING DOWN
OVER MR. FLOYD AND THERE WAS A
GESTURE MADE WITH YOUR HAND.
WHAT WERE YOU ATTEMPTING TO DO
AT THAT POINT IN TIME?
>> HAVE THE OFFICER MOVE.
>> DID YOU HAVE A CONVERSATION
AT THAT POINT?
WHAT WAS THE INTENT BEHIND THAT?
>> I DON’T RECALL IF I SAID
ANYTHING OR NOT.
I’M NOT SURE.
>> WHY DID YOU NEED THE OFFICER
TO MOVE?
>> SO WE COULD MOVE THE PATIENT.
>> Sandra: DEREK CHAUVIN IS
CHARGED WITH FIRST-DEGREE
MURDER, SECOND-DEGREE MURDER AND
SECOND-DEGREE MANSLAUGHTER.
WE’LL HAVE A FULL WRAP-UP
TONIGHT AT 5:00.
>> Devin: WE’VE GOT NEW
INFORMATION ON ANOTHER MULTIPLE
SHOOTING.
THIS ONE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
THAT LEFT FOUR PEOPLE DEAD.
POLICE SAY THE MAN THEY BELIEVE
THE GUNMEN KNEW ALL OF THE
VICTIMS EITHER THROUGH BUSINESS
OR PERSONALLY AND HE TARGETED
THEM AND CHAINED THE GATES OF
THE OFFICE COMPLEX TO PREVENT
POLICE FROM GETTING INSIDE.
ONE OF THE VICTIMS WHO DIED, A
9-YEAR-OLD BOY.
A FIFTH PERP STILL IN THE
HOSPITAL.
THE SUSPECT HIMSELF IS IN
CRITICAL CONDITION.
IT IS NOT CLEAR IF HIS INJURIES
WERE SELF-INFLICTED OR IF THEY
CAME FROM POLICE GUNFIRE.
NO INFORMATION ON EXACTLY WHY HE
TARGETED THE VICTIMS HE DID.
>>> MORE TO COME ON "FIRST AT
4."
THE TRAFFIC JAM IN THE SUEZ
CANAL NOT QUITE OVER AND THERE’S
A BILLION DOLLAR INVESTIGATION
UNDER WAY.
>>> ALSO AHEAD, LOOKS LIKE SNOW.
IT IS NOT!
WE’LL TELL YOU WHAT’S ATTRACTING
TOURISTS TO THIS.
THIS IS IN THE DESERT, BELIEVE
IT OR NOT.
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