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ON DETROIT.
LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 5:00 STARTS NOW!
>> Ben: WHAT DID WE DO TO
DESERVE THIS?
WE GOT THROUGH FEBRUARY, THAT’S
WHAT.
SEE HOW MANY MORE 60s ARE
WAITING IN THE WINGS.
DEVIN?
>> Shawn: STATE COVID
VACCINATIONS FOR ANYONE 50 YEARS
PLUS WITH A PREEXISTING
CONDITION.
DO YOU HAVE TO APPROVE THE
PREEXISTING CONDITION?
>> Kim: WE BEGIN WITH OUR FIRST
REAL TASTE OF THE RETURN TO
NORMAL.
FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE CAN GET
TOGETHER NO SMALL GROUPS, NO
MASK REQUIRED.
IT’S THE QUESTION EVERYONE HAS
BEEN ASKING.
WHAT’S REASONABLY SAFE FOR FULLY
VACCINATED PEOPLE AND WHAT
ISN’T?
>> Devin: THE CDC RELEASING THE
HIGHLY ANTICIPATED GUIDANCE ON
THE ALL-IMPORTANT ISSUE.
DR. McGEORGE HAS A CLOSER LOOK
AT WHAT THE CDC IS CALLING AN
IMPORTANT FIRST STEP.
FRANK?
>> Dr. McGeorge: THEY’RE CALLING
IT A FIRST STEP BECAUSE THE
GUIDANCE WILL BE UPDATED AS MORE
PEOPLE ARE VACCINATED AND AS WE
LEARN IF IT CAN REDUCE OF
SPREADING THE VIRUS.
THE GUIDANCE IS CONSERVATIVE BUT
DOES PROVIDE A ROAD MAP FOR
THOSE FULLY VACCINATED TO BEGIN
SEEING OTHER PEOPLE.
THE EASIEST SCENARIO INVOLVES
THOSE FULLY VACCINATED.
>> THE CDC RECOMMENDS THAT FULLY
VACCINATED PEOPLE CAN VISIT WITH
OTHER FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE IN
SMALL GATHERINGS INDOORS WITHOUT
WEARING MASKS OR PHYSICAL
DISTANCING.
REMEMBER HERE WE’RE TALKING
ABOUT PRIVATE SETTINGS WHERE
EVERYONE IS VACCINATED.
>> Dr. McGeorge: IT GETS MORE
COMPLICATED WHEN SOME ARE
VACCINATED AND SOME ARE NOT.
>> FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE CAN VISIT WITH UNVACCINATED PEOPLE
VISIT WITH UNVACCINATED PEOPLE
FROM ONE OTHER HOUSEHOLD INDOORS
WITHOUT WEARING MASKS OR
PHYSICAL DISTANCING AS LONG AS
THE UNVACCINATED PEOPLE AND ANY
UNVACCINATED MEMBERS OF THEIR
HOUSEHOLD ARE NOT AT HIGH RISK
FOR SEVERE COVID-19 DISEASE.
>> Dr. McGeorge: THAT MEANS NO
ONE IN THE UNVACCINATED
HOUSEHOLD IS OVER 65 OR HAS
UNDERLYING HEALTH PROBLEMS.
IF ANYONE FROM THE UNVACCINATED
HOUSEHOLD IS AT HIGH RISK --
>> EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF
VACCINATION STATUS, SHOULD STILL
WEAR A MASK AND PHYSICALLY
DISTANCE AND CHOOSE TO MEET
OUTDOORS OR IN A WELL-VENTILATED
PLACE.
>> Dr. McGeorge: ALSO WHEN FULLY
VACCINATED PEOPLE GATHER WITH
UNVACCINATED PEOPLE FROM
MULTIPLE HOUSEHOLDS.
>> THE NEW GUIDANCE RECOMMENDS
THAT FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE DO
NOT MEET QUARANTINE OR GET
TESTED FOLLOWING A KNOWN
EXPOSURE TO SOMEONE WITH
COVID-19 AS LONG AS THEY ARE
ASYMPTOMATIC.
>> Dr. McGeorge: THE FULLY
VACCINATED ARE STILL ADVISED TO
AVOID MEDIUM AND LARGE
GATHERINGS, AVOID NON-ESSENTIAL
TRAVEL AND CONTINUE TO WEAR A
MASK AND SOCIAL DISTANCE IN
PUBLIC PLACES.
THE CDC DEFINITION OF FULLY
VACCINATED MEANS TWO WEEKS PAST
THE SECOND DOSE OF THE PFIZER OR
MODERNA VACCINE OR TWO WEEKS
PAST THE SINGLE DOSE OF THE
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE.
THE CLINICAL TRIALS FOUND THE
PROTECTION GOES UP AFTER 4
WEEKS, SO I WOULD USE THAT AS MY
OWN GUIDELINES.
>> Devin: SO WHY NOT CHANGE THE
TRAVEL GUIDELINES FOR THE FULLY
VACCINATED?
>> Dr. McGeorge: WELL, YOU KNOW,
THE CDC DIRECTOR SAID THEY’RE
TRYING TO DISCOURAGE TRAVEL
BECAUSE EVERY TIME THERE’S A
SURGE IN TRAVEL, THERE’S A SURGE
IN CASES.
IT’S WHEN PEOPLE FROM OTHER
PLACES ARE MIXING A LOT AND
INCREASES THE SPREAD.
THEY HOPE TO HAVE AN UPDATE ONCE
MORE SCIENCE IS AVAILABLE TO
GUIDE ANY OF THE CHANGES.
>> Devin: A LOT OF HOPEFUL
TRAVELERS WHO WILL BE HANGING ON
THAT WORD, TOO.
>>> THE OTHER BIG STORY, BACK TO
SCHOOL FOR DETROIT STUDENTS.
>> Kim: AFTER MONTHS OF REMOTE
LEARNING, STUDENTS ARE BACK IN
THE CLASSROOM.
AS PAULA TUTMAN EXPLAINS, WHILE
KIDS ARE HAPPY TO BE BACK, A LOT
OF TEACHERS ARE SAYING IT’S JUST
TOO SOON.
>> Paula: 20,000 STUDENTS
EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN
RETURNING FOR FACE-TO-FACE
LEARNING BUT WITH ONLY 20% OF
TEACHERS WILLING TO RETURN, ONLY
ABOUT 1,000 STUDENTS WILL SEE A
TEACHER, AND OTHERS WILL GO TO A
LEARNING CENTER.
THE DISTRICT AND THE TEACHERS
UNION ARE IN LOCK STEP WITH ONE
ANOTHER, GENERALLY MILES APART
ON THE ISSUES.
TODAY, ONLY 6 FEET APART AND
VERY MUCH IN STEP WITH ONE
ANOTHER.
IN TERMS OF MAKING TEACHERS FEEL
SAFE COMING BACK INTO THE
CLASSROOM.
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>> Paula: PARENTS ARE
UNDERSTANDING.
THEY WANT THEIR STUDENTS TO BE
IN FRONT OF TEACHERS AND NOT A
COMPUTER MONITOR.
MOST PARENTS WE SPOKE TO WERE
GLAD IT WAS AN OPTION SO THE
CHILDREN COULD GET BACK INTO
SOME SEMBLANCE OF STRUCTURED
LEARNING AND THEY COULD GET BACK
TO WORK.
>> [INDISCERNIBLE] AND YOU’RE
TRYING TO TALK AND IT’S HARD TO
DO AN ELECTRONIC THING LIKE
THAT.
>> Paula: THE PRESIDENT OF THE
DETROIT FEDERATION OF CHARGES
WAS SATISFIED TEACHERS WOULD
RETURN TO CLASS ONCE HE FILES
HIS FINDINGS WITH THEM.
>> THE TEACHERS HAD TO TAKE A
NOTIFIED COVID TEST.
WHEN YOU ENTER THE BUILDING, YOU
HAVE TO TAKE A TEMPERATURE CHECK
AND GO THROUGH A VERBAL
SYMPTOMS, A REVIEW OF COVID
SYMPTOMS.
AFTER THE BUILDING IS USED, WE
DEEP CLEAN THE CLASSROOMS, THE
HALLWAYS.
>> AND THE DISTRICT HAS DONE ALL IT CAN DO TO ENSURE SAFETY AND
IT CAN DO TO ENSURE SAFETY AND
THAT MITIGATE STRATEGIES ARE IN
PLACE.
THINGS ARE BEING DONE AT THE
SCHOOLS WE’VE BEEN AT SO FAR TO
ASSIST AND MAKE SURE FOLKS ARE
SAFE.
>> Paula: THE PRESIDENT OF DFT
WILL SPEAK TO THE RANK AND FILE
ON THURSDAY.
THUS FAR, HE HAS A POSITIVE
REPORT AND SO IT IS THOUGHT THAT
MORE AND MORE TEACHERS WILL
START FEELING MORE COMFORTABLE
RETURNING TO THE CLASSROOM.
PAULA TUTMAN, LOCAL 4.
>> Kim: AND THE DISTRICT IS
OFFERING TEACHERS $750 PER
QUARTER IN EXTRA HAZARD PAY.
>> Devin: 1960 NEW CASES IN
MICHIGAN OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS,
WHICH IS 980 CASES PER DAY,
ALONG WITH THAT FOUR MORE
CORONAVIRUS DEATHS OVER THAT SAME TIME PERIOD.
SAME TIME PERIOD.
>> Kim: THE VACCINE, 3.3 MILLION
AND 2.5 HAVE GONE INTO ARMS.
>> Devin: IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD A
CHANCE TO GET OUTSIDE TODAY,
RACE OUT THERE.
>> Kim: TEMPERATURES IN THE 60s
AND MUCH WARMER THAN THE
WEEKEND.
>> Ben: MAKE SURE YOU COME BACK
FOR THE COMMERCIALS, BUT
TEMPERATURES ARE FANTASTIC!
LOW AND MID-60s ACROSS THE AREA,
EVEN BAD AXE IN THE THUMB IS
CHECKING IN AT 54 DEGREES.
WHEN YOU DO THE MATH FROM
YESTERDAY TO TODAY, A BEAUTIFUL
TOMATO SHADE OF RED SHOWS UP, 25
DEGREES WARMER, AND IN SOME
CASES CLOSER TO 30 DEGREES
WARMER THANK THE NUMBERS WE WERE
LOOKING AT ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
HERE’S WHAT’S IN STORE FOR THE
REST OF THE WEEK.
WARM TEMPERATURES FOR THE
WORKWEEK, HOWEVER NOT SO MUCH
FOR THE WEEKEND.
WE’LL SHOW YOU THE CHANGE THERE.
HAVE YOUR UMBRELLAS READY FOR
THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
IT LOOKS LIKE A SOAKER AND CAN’T
RULE OUT SOME THUNDER WITH THAT
AS WELL.
SO A LOT TO DISCUSS IN A
SPRING-LIKE FORECAST, IN A FEW
MINUTES, GUYS.
>> Kim: POLICE IN LINCOLN PARK
ARE INVESTIGATING THE DISCOVERY
OF A DEAD NEWBORN.
>> Devin: THE REMAINS WERE FOUND
BEHIND A BUILDING ON FORT STREET
NEAR GODDARD.
>> Victor: A TRAGIC SITUATION.
THERE’S A COMMUNITY NEARBY AND
ALL OF THEM ARE SHOCKED THAT
SOMETHING SO HORRIBLE COULD
HAPPEN NEXT TO THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> THIS IS A QUIET PEACEFUL
NEIGHBORHOOD, I WOULD NEVER
IMAGINE ANYTHING LIKE THAT WOULD
HAPPEN.
YOU THINK IT’S SOME OTHER
NEIGHBORHOOD, NOT HERE.
>>.
>> Victor: THEY’RE TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT WHO PLACED A BABY IN
A BAG AND LEFT HER IN A WOODED
AREA NEARBY.
>> SHE COULD HAVE LEFT THE BABY
HERE ON THE DOORSTEP INSTEAD OF
DOING WHAT SHE DID.
>> Victor: THEY SEARCHED THE
AREA AFTER THE DISCOVERY OF THE
LIFELESS BODY WAS MADE SATURDAY
NIGHT.
SHE SAW IT ALL FROM HER LIVING
ROOM WINDOW.
>> IT’S BOTHERING ME.
I JUST FEEL BAD FOR THAT CHILD
THAT IT WAS OUT THERE IN THE
FREEZING COLD.
>> Victor: DAYS LATER, THE
MEMORIAL FOR THIS NAMELESS BABY
CONTINUES TO GROW.
>> I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW HE’S
NOT GARBAGE.
HE’S A BABY AND A CHILD OF GOD.
>> Victor: DEBBIE SAID IT WAS
SOMETHING IT DID NOT DESERVE.
>> DON’T PUT HIM IN THE TRASH.
>> Victor: AND THE SEARCH
CONTINUES FOR THE CHILD’S MOTHER
ALTHOUGH NOTHING HAS BEEN
CONFIRMED BY POLICE NEIGHBORS
HAVE A FEELING SHE’S A FAMILIAR
FACE.
>> I WANT HER TO BE AWARE OF
WHAT SHE DID WAS WRONG!
>> Victor: AND WE’RE STILL
TRYING TO FIND OUT THE EXACT
MANNER IN WHICH THE BABY DIED.
SO, OF COURSE, WHEN WE LEARN THE
INFORMATION, WE’LL KEEP EVERYONE
UPDATED.
VICTOR WILLIAMS, LOCAL 4.
>> Devin: POLICE HOPE TO FIND
THE MOTHER SOON.
THEIR CONCERN IS HER SAFETY AND
WELL-BEING AS THEY LOOK INTO THE
CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE
DEATH OF HER CHILD.
>> Hank: AN ALMOST $2 TRILLION
STIMULUS DEAL MOVING FORWARD.
WHEN COULD THE MONEY GET INTO
YOUR POCKET?
I’M TALKING WITH SENATOR DEBBIE
STABENOW.
HANK WINCHESTER, "HELP ME HANK."
>> Devin: WHAT CHIEF JAMES CRAIG
THINKS IS BEHIND A SPIKE OF
PEOPLE SHOOTING AT DETROIT
POLICE OFFICERS.
>> Shawn: THE STATE NOW OPEN FOR
COVID-19 SHOTS FOR ANYONE 50
PLUS, BUT ARE SHOTS AVAILABLE?
AND FOR US 50-YEAR-OLDS, DO WE
HAVE TO PROVE WE HAVE A