Government just cuts you a check . Soledad im soledad obrien. Welcome to matter of fact. With lockdowns loosened across the country, were watching a balancing act play out in real time. How do you get people back to work, and how do you keep people healthy in the middle of a Global Pandemic . Michigan has had more than 4600 covid19 deaths, the fourth highest death toll in the country, behind new york and new jersey and massachusetts. Detroit has been the hardest hit city in the state, but they are now seeing a small decline in cases. Michigans democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer has allowed some industries, like construction, manufacturing, and real estate, to reopen this month. Jessica gomez takes us to thebad crisis. Youre good to go, sir. Jessica new safety procedures in place at ford as automakers plan to start phasing in production on monday. Lane one jessica a different kind of Assembly Line at the detroit fairgrounds. Health care providers, testing for the coronavirus. What we
Soledad do you see that as part of your role, if youre a very visible and successful black chef . Announcer can he change the face of fine dining . Soledad im soledad obrien. Welcome to matter of fact. 2020 is just around the corner. But before you change your calendar, we wanted to look back at some of the important stories we covered this year, including a recordbreaking year in politics. When the 116th congress was sworn in, it became the most diverse in u. S. History. It includes the first native american women to be elected to the house of representatives. Deb haaland from new mexico and Sharice Davids from kansas promised to tackle the epidemic of violence against Indigenous Women. Native american women have a murder rate 10 times higher than nonnative women. We spotlighted the crisis earlier this year and found native women are disappearing without a trace, leaving their families without hope or justice. Ive been having a lot of friends that have gone missing and never found. So
Demonstrations against the war in gaza are rippling across university campuses. But a Dartmouth College in new hampshire, two professors are trying to help students navigate the debate. I want them to understand the shared problems. There is room for coexistence. We sit in on the class being taught by both the chair of jewish studies and the head of mideast studies, plus, medical tests are giving people the wrong results because of the color of their skin. Theyre unfair. Theyre unjust, and theyre fixable. New york citys chief medical officer joins me in studio to talk about the ongoing effort to fix a long running problem that puts lives at risk and tens of millions of families will soon start paying more for high Speed Internet. If you dont invest in broadband, you are signing somewhat of a death certificate for the area. The effort to get Rural Communities online, those stories right now on matter of fact. More than 5000 miles from israel in gaza, demonstrators have set up camp at so
Drive time here has gone from 21 to 30 minutes. Thats longer than it should be. Were now looking at a 50 minute drive time for the nimitz corridor commute to 880 in the southbound direction. An accident boulevard. developing news out of the south bay where a man is in the hospital with serious injuries after being shot early this morning. Kron 4s will tran is live in south san jose with more. We do know that the victim of the was an African American man andthirties. They t believe he left end of this neighborhood but for whatever reason at 3 00 in the morning on the 5100 block of snow drive he was shot at least one town treat you could see that police car parked right behind his car. They focusing on at all morning but they dont believe he was sitting inside and then he was shot on the street. So far no motive and no arrests on this case. What Police Officers are doing now is they are still here after the shooting collecting evidence 3 the walked up to that house and the garage opened
Demonstrations against the war in Gaza are happening on college campuses across the country. At Dartmouth College, professors brought the debate about the conflict into the classroom for a public forum. The school also offers a course co-taught by a Middle East studies professor and a Jewish studies professor. The class helps students form a deeper understanding of the Middle East's past, present and future. Correspondent Leone Lakhani travels to Hanover, New Hampshire to see the “scholarly exchange” in action.