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>> Rhonda: WELCOME BACK!
THOUSANDS WILL BE HEADED
DOWNTOWN TODAY TO ENJOY THE FORD
FIREWORKS SHOW.
>> Evrod: IT'S ONE OF THE
BIGGEST EVENTS OF THE SUMMER AND
BRINGS BIG SECURITY CONCERNS.
WE DON'T WANT TO GIVE AWAY
DETAILS.
DETROIT POLICE CHIEF JAMES CRAIG
PLACE.
>> Rhonda: HE RELEASED A
STATEMENT:
>> Evrod: AND WE WANT TO REMIND
BUT STREET CLOSINGS.
AT 2:00 P.M., SURFACE STREETS
SOUTH OF JEFRP BETWEEN RIVARD
AND JOSEPH CAMPAU WILL BE CLOSED
TO PEDESTRIANS AND VEHICLES.
6:00.
>> Rhonda: AND BELLE ISLE WILL
ALLOW TRAFFIC BUT NOT UNTIL 2:00
THIS AFTERNOON.
THAT.
THE PARK OPENS AT 5:00 A.M. FOR
PEDESTRIANS AND ALSO FOR BIKERS.
AND THERE ARE ALSO IMPORTANT
RULES FOR ANYONE THAT'S HEADING
DOWNTOWN TO ENJOY THE
CURFEW.
KIM DeGIULIO IS LIVE ALONG THE
RIVERFRONT TO GIVE US A PREVIEW
AND ALL THE OTHER INFORMATION WE
NEED TO KNOW TO ENJOY.
9:55.
BEFORE THERE.
IT'S ALL ABOUT HAVING FUN, BUT
WE HAVE TO KEEP IT SAFE.
SO JOINING US TO TALK ABOUT
EVERYTHING INVOLVING SAFETY IS
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!
AND LET'S TALK ABOUT PLACES
WHERE PEOPLE ARE PLANNING ON
WATCHING THE SHOW.
>> WE HAVE THREE VIEWING AREAS
FOR OUR CITIZENS.
THEY CAN VIEW IN THE ANSWER
AREA, AREA 1.
ROOSEVELT PARK, FORT WAYNE.
AND ALSO HERE IN AREA 2, OUR
DOWNTOWN AREA.
AREA 3, BELLE ISLE AREA, AND ALL
THE MARKS THAT LINE THE RIVER.
SO WE'RE EXCITED.
THIS IS OUR TIME TO SHINE FOR
THE ENTIRE WORLD.
FIREWORKS AND WE'RE EXCITED
TODAY.
>> Kim: WHEN DO YOU SUGGEST
PEOPLE HEAD DOWNTOWN?
>> WE ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS TO
GET HERE EARLY AND GET A SPOT.
ANYTIME BEFORE WE SHUT THE
FREEWAYS OFF AND PREVENT
INDIVIDUALS FROM COMING IN AT
APPROXIMATELY 6:00 THAT GIVES
OUR INDIVIDUALS W WORK IN THE
DOWNTOWN AREA AN OPPORTUNITY TO
GET OUT.
AND THEN WE CUT OFF THE ROADS IN
ORDER TO LINE THE STREETS WITH
BARRICADES AND TO GET PREPARED
FOR THE SHOW.
SO ANYTIME PRIOR TO 6:00.
>> Kim: LET'S TALK ABOUT THE
CURFEW UNDER THE AGE OF 18.
>> UNDER 18, OUR YOUTH ARE
EXPECTED, IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE
AT THE FIREWORKS IN THE DOWNTOWN
AREA, THEY MUST BE ACCOMPANIED
BY A PARENT OR A RESPONSIBLE
ADULT.
OUR YOUTH.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE
SAFE AND PARENTS KNOW WHO
THEY'RE WITH AND WHO THEY ARE,
SO WE CAN KEEP EVERYONE SAFE.
YOUTH.
THE WEST RIVERFRONT HAS A HUGE
SOIREE FOR YOUTH, ALL PREPARING
FOR THE FIREWORKS.
SO COME DOWN, ENJOY THE
RESTAURANTS, SO MANY IN THE
ANDIAMO'S, EVERYTHING THAT LINES
THE RIVER FRONT.
SO COME DOWN BUT COME DOWN WITH
YOUR FAMILIES AND WITH YOUR
YOUTH AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE
SUPERVISED.
CURFEW?
>> FROM 6 P.M. UNTIL 8 A.M.
SO THEY MUST BE SUPERVISED BY A
RESPONSIBLE ADULT.
>> Kim: AND THE CURFEW IS JUST
DETROIT.
THE FIREWORKS START TONIGHT AT
9:55 P.M.
REPORTING LIVE ALONG THE