MAKE NO MISTAKE, THIS IS NO ORDINARY RACE. THE DETROIT GRAND PRIX IS ABOUT THE SPECTACLE OF
SPEED, THE POWER OF PASSION, AND
THE THRILL OF VICTORY. BRINGING
RACING LEGENDS TOGETHER.
THOUSANDS WILL DESCEND ON
DOWNTOWN DETROIT THIS WEEKEND TO
SEE INDY CARS BURNING UP THE
STREETS OF THE MOTOR CITY. NO
MATTER WHERE YOU’RE FROM, THIS
CITY AND THIS TRACK ARE HOME ON
RACE DAY.
>> LIVE FROM THE FINISH LINE,
THIS IS LOCAL 4 NEWS AT SIX FROM
THE DETROIT GRAND PRIX.
>> ALL RIGHT. LIVE PICTURES
RIGHT NOW FROM SKY FOUR. RACE
CARS ARE BACK ON THE STREETS OF
DOWNTOWN DETROIT FOR THE FIRST
TIME SINCE THE EARLY 90S.
>> IT IS THRILLING. THIS HAS
BEEN SOMETHING TO WATCH TODAY.
THE TRACKS SO IMPRESSIVE, NINE
TURNS, A MASSIVE STRAIGHTAWAY
DOWN JEFFERSON AVENUE, WHERE
SPEEDS WILL REACH UPWARDS OF 180
MILES AN HOUR. AND THAT IS WHERE
A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN GATHER TO
WATCH THIS RACE FREE, EVEN. OH,
SO EXCITING. AND A GREAT WEEKEND
AHEAD. WELCOME TO THE 2023
CHEVROLET DETROIT GRAND PRIX.
GREAT TO HAVE YOU WITH US AT
SIX. I’M DEVIN SCILLIAN.
>> AND I’M KIMBERLY GILL. WE ARE
LIVE ALONG THE TRACK WHERE
QUALIFYING FOR INDY CARS IS JUST
WRAPPING UP. THIS IS
UNBELIEVABLE. I ENJOYED IT WHEN
IT WAS ON BELLE ISLE, BUT THIS
IS REALLY DIFFERENT.
>> THIS FEELS AND FOR SO MANY OF
US, I THEY HAD MOVED IT OFF OF
THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN DETROIT
LONG BEFORE I GOT HERE. SO THIS
IS A FIRST TIME THING FOR ME,
FOR A LOT OF FOR A LOT OF OLDER
FOLKS WHO REMEMBER IT. THEY WERE
THRILLED. OF COURSE, THE
NOSTALGIA OF BRINGING IT BACK
DOWNTOWN, BUT PREPARING FOR THIS
BIG MOMENT HAS REALLY BEEN
SOMETHING THE MAYOR WAS
EXPLAINING TO ME LAST WEEK. IT’S
ONE THING FOR YOU AND I TO DRIVE
OVER A LOOSE MANHOLE COVER,
SURE. BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS AT 200
MILES AN HOUR, IT’S A DIFFERENT
IT HITS DIFFERENT AS A YOUNG
FOLK SAY, OKAY, WELL, WE’RE
GETTING OUR FIRST LOOK AT WHAT
IT’S LIKE FOR DRIVERS.
>> SPEAKING OF THAT, ON THE
TRACK. THIS IS VIDEO FROM INDY
NXT THAT STRAIGHT ALONG
JEFFERSON IS LONG AND THE TURNS
ARE UNBELIEVABLY TIGHT.
>> I KNOW AND FROM THE LOOKS OF
IT, PLENTY OF BUMPS FOR THE
DRIVERS TO DEAL WITH DURING A
SINGLE LAP. AS WE WATCH THIS
TAKING SHAPE FROM THE DRIVERS
POINT OF VIEW. ALL RIGHT. WE’RE
GOING TO KICK OFF OUR COVERAGE
HERE AT SIX WITH BERNIE, OF
COURSE, FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TODAY ALONG THE TRACK. NO
QUESTION, BERNIE. THIS IS IT’S A
HOT TRACK TODAY, ISN’T IT?
>> NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT. IT’S
A HOT DAY IN THE CITY. I GOT TO
TELL YOU, ELECTRIC EVERYBODY
DOWN HERE ALL PUMPED UP FOR THIS
GREAT WEEKEND OF RACING THE
DETROIT GRAND PRIX ON SUNDAY.
THIS EVENT STARTED IN 1982 ON
THE STREETS OF DETROIT BEFORE
MOVING TO BELLE ISLE. WE’VE GOT
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE RACERS WHO GOT
THEIR FIRST REAL LOOK AT THE
TRACK TODAY. THEY WALKED ON IT
LAST NIGHT, BUT TODAY THEY TOOK
THEIR CARS OUT AND SOME PRACTICE
RUNS. THEY HAVE NO HISTORY ABOUT
THIS TRACK, WHICH IS, AS YOU
SAID, 1.7 MILES TO GO AROUND.
THAT 100 TIMES. THAT’S 170 TOTAL
ON SUNDAY PIT STOPS WILL BE
INTERESTING BECAUSE GASSING UP
AND CHANGING TIRES, TIRES WILL
BE ON THE SAME SIDE. SANTINO
FERRUCCI SAYS THAT’LL BE
SOMETHING TO DEFINITELY WATCH.
ALL RIGHT.
>> HOW ARE YOU GOING TO KNOW
WHO’S GOING TO PULL OUT?
>> YE, YOU DON’T. THAT’S THE
COOL PART. SO THEN WHEN YOU
BLEND IN, EVERYBODY KEANNA HAS
TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF SPACE.
IT’LL BE VERY INTERESTING. US
GIVING SPACE IS NOT EXACTLY A
COMMON THING. SO I’M VERY
CURIOUS TO SEE HOW THAT THAT’S
GOING TO WORK. BUT ALL IN ALL, I
THINK IT’S JUST GOING TO BE A
REALLY UNIQUE EXPERIENCE FOR NOT
JUST DRIVERS, BUT FOR FANS TO
SEE.
>> ALL RIGHT. THAT’S THAT’S
SANTINO FERRUCCI BY THE WAY.
THEY’VE JUST BROUGHT THE
BORG-WARNER TROPHY IN. THAT GOES
TO THE WINNER OF THE INDY 500.
I’D LIKE TO SEE THE ROOM.
THEY’RE GOING TO PUT THAT IN AT
THEIR HOUSE. TAKE A LOOK AT
THAT. THAT’S A BEAUTY. WE’LL SEE
YOU AT 630 ON LOCAL 4. PLUS WITH
MORE OF THE BORG-WARNER TROPHY
AND LOTS OF GUESTS AND RACERS
KIDS, WE’LL SEE YOU THEN. BACK
TO YOU. WE’LL SEE YOU IN SPORTS
IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES. YOU GOT IT.
>> ALL RIGHT, BERNIE. THE
BUILDUP TO THIS IS HALF THE FUN,
ISN’T IT? IT IS. WE GET POINT
OUR WAY TOWARD SUNDAY. IT IS
HARD TO DESCRIBE JUST HOW COOL
IT IS TO HAVE THIS EVENT, AS WE
SAID BACK RIGHT HERE IN THE
STREETS OF DOWNTOWN DETROIT.
>> LET’S GO BACK AND TAKE A LIVE
LOOK FROM ABOVE FROM OUR SKY FOR
THE SPEED LIMIT ON JEFFERSON.
DEFINITELY ISN’T 35 ANYMORE.
OKAY NOT THAT ANYBODY REALLY
OBEYED THAT, BUT STILL, THIS IS
DIFFERENT. JAMIE EDMUNDS HAS A
LOOK AT HOW THINGS WENT BOTH ON
AND OFF THE TRACK ON DAY ONE. I
REMEMBER THE PRESS CONFERENCE
WHEN THEY ANNOUNCE THAT THE RACE
WAS MOVING FROM BELLE ISLE TO
THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN DETROIT.
>> THEN MONTHS OF PLANNING AND
FIGURING OUT THE LOGISTICS OF
FITTING EVERYTHING IN HERE. THIS
RACE IS NOW A REALITY FOR THE
FIRST TIME SINCE 1992, THE GRAND
PRIX RETURN TO THE STREETS OF
DOWNTOWN DETROIT. IT’S A FAMILY
AFFAIR FOR THE HOWELL.
>> WHEN I WAS A KID, WE CAME
DOWN TO THE GRAND PRIX WHEN IT
WAS IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT. SO THIS
IS JUST AMAZING TO SEE IT BACK
DOWNTOWN. I’VE GOT TREY WITH ME.
I THINK I WAS ABOUT HIS AGE WHEN
I WAS WATCHING WITH MY DAD.
>> THERE WERE SO MANY DADS AND
MOMS AND SONS AND DAUGHTERS
EVERYWHERE. FOR YOU LOOKED
SEEING THE GRANDSTANDS, THE
PADDOCK. THE WHOLE SETUP IS
IMPRESSIVE. JUST ASK SIX TIME
SERIES CHAMPION SCOTT DIXON.
YEAH, I ONLY SEE POSITIVES.
>> I THINK IT’S, YOU KNOW WHAT
THEY’VE EXECUTED SO FAR IS, YOU
KNOW, VERY GOOD. IT LOOKS LIKE
THERE’S A LOT OF HARD WORK
THAT’S GONE INTO MAKING THE
CIRCUIT BETTER, AND IT’S
CERTAINLY A DIFFERENT VIBE THAN
THE RACE ON BELLE ISLE AND IT
TOOK FANS SOME TIME TO FIGURE
OUT THE WHOLE SETUP.
>> I AGREE THAT IT’S JUST
DIFFERENT BECAUSE WE’RE
NAVIGATING THAT IT’S NEW, SO
WE’RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
LOGISTICS OF WHERE THINGS ARE
LOCATED.
>> BUT ONCE WE’RE IN AND WE’RE
WALKING AROUND, IT’S REALLY FUN
EXPLORING.
>> SAME IS TRUE FOR THE DRIVERS
THEMSELVES. PARDO AWARD
UNDERSTANDS THE TRACK, BUT THE
GM RENAISSANCE CENTER IS ANOTHER
STORY I HAD NEVER BEEN INSIDE OF
HERE, AND YESTERDAY THAT I
ARRIVED, I PARKED AT THE WRONG
PARKING.
>> THEN I WALKED THROUGH A
SKYWALK AND THEN I GET TO THIS
MASSIVE WALKING ROUNDABOUT WITH
LIKE TEN DIFFERENT EXITS. AND I
WAS LIKE, OH. AND THEN FOUR
DIFFERENT LEVELS. AND I WAS JUST
LIKE, HOW AM I GOING TO GET TO
THE TRACK? AND IT TOOK ME A
WHILE, BUT I FOUND MY WAY
RELATABLE.
>> PATO THAT BUILDING IS SO
CONFUSING NOW. HOPEFULLY THE
DRIVERS FIGURED OUT THIS BRAND
NEW TRACK DURING PRACTICE TODAY
, BUT FOR THE FANS, THE CONCERTS
ARE JUST BEGINNING. OVER IN HART
PLAZA IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT, JAMIE
EDMONDS, LOCAL 4 THAT’S GREAT.
>> YOU HAVEN’T REALLY BEEN TO
DETROIT UNTIL YOU’VE BEEN LOST
IN THE RENAISSANCE. THAT’S
EXACTLY RIGHT.
>> IT’S JUST LIKE, WHERE DO I
GO? YEAH ALL RIGHT. JAMIE. WELL,
SPEAKING OF FANS, THE ONE THING
FANS ARE GOING TO NOTICE RIGHT
AWAY HERE THAT IT’S HOT. IT’S
REALLY HOT. HOT.
>> IT HAS BEEN FOR A COUPLE OF
DAYS NOW. TEMPS RIGHT AROUND 90.
BUT THINGS ARE GOING TO CHANGE
HERE AT THE TAIL END OF THE
WEEKEND. SO LET’S TURN THINGS
OVER TO KIM ADAMS BACK IN THE
STUDIO. KIM?
>> YEAH, DEFINITELY A DIFFERENT
FEEL EVEN IN TERMS OF WEATHER
THAN WHEN IT’S ON BELLE ISLE.
NOT AS BREEZY. YOU’VE GOT ALL
THAT CONCRETE HOLDING IN THE
HEAT. IT DID TOUCH 90 AT CITY
AIRPORT AND WE TOUCHED 90 AT
METRO AS WELL FOR THE FIRST TIME
SINCE LAST AUGUST. IT’S NOW 88
IN THE CITY, 81 IN PORT HURON,
LOW 80S IN PONTIAC. BIG
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
QUALIFYING ROUNDS AND THE ACTUAL
RACE ON SUNDAY, THE FINALS WILL
BE IN THE LOW 80S, BUT TOMORROW
IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER VERY HOT
DAY. I WENT BACK AND TOOK A
QUICK LOOK AT SOME OF THE
WEATHER THE YEARS OF PAST TEN
YEARS WE’VE HAD, SEVEN OF WHICH
WHICH HAVE HAD SOME RAIN, EVEN A
TRACE THE LAST TWO YEARS. JUST A
TRACE. BUT IT’S DEFINITELY BEEN
COLDER WITH OUR LOWEST. THE
COLDEST WAS 54 AND THE WARMEST
AT GRAND PRIX WAS 87. BACK IN
2017, I’LL HAVE MORE ON THE REST
OF THE WEEKEND FORECAST COMING
UP.
>> ALL RIGHT, KIM, OUR COVERAGE
OF THE DETROIT GRAND PRIX IS NOT
OVER. EVEN WHEN WE SIGN OFF AT
THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR TONIGHT,
WE WANT TO INVITE YOU TO BE WITH
OUR SPECIAL COVERAGE. COMING UP,
THE GRAND PREMIERE STARTING
TONIGHT AT 630 BERNIE. JAMIE
CHRISTIE, MCDONNELL WILL ALL BE
LIVE ON LOCAL 4.
>> PLUS, YOU’LL HEAR FROM PLENTY
OF DRIVERS, INCLUDING THE WINNER
OF LAST WEEK’S INDY 500. IF YOU
HAVEN’T DOWNLOADED OUR LOCAL 4
PLUS APP, YOU CAN FIND IT IN THE
SAME PLACE. YOU FIND APPS LIKE
NETFLIX OR DISNEY PLUS JUST
SEARCH WDIV. ALL RIGHT.
>> LET’S GET NOW TO BREAKING
NEWS OUT OF GROSSE POINTE FARMS.
POLICE SHUT DOWN PIER PARK FOR
THE NIGHT AFTER SOMEONE PULLED
AN EXPLOSIVE DEVICE OUT OF LAKE
SAINT CLAIR. INVESTIGATORS ARE
RIGHT NOW SEARCHING THE AREA,
TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT NOTHING
ELSE DANGEROUS IS FOUND ON PARK
PROPERTY. WE ARE TOLD RIGHT NOW
IT IS JUST A PRECAUTION. THE
PARK, IN FACT, IS EXPECTED TO
OPEN AS NORMAL TOMORROW MORNING
AT 8:00. BUT WE’LL CONTINUE TO
FOLLOW THE INVESTIGATION INTO
WHAT THEY FOUND TODAY. FIRST
RESPONDERS FROM ACROSS METRO
DETROIT GOT SOME SPECIAL
TRAINING THAT WILL PAY DIVIDENDS
IN THE FUTURE.
>> NOW RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES
INVOLVING ELECTRIC VEHICLES
POSES A DIFFERENT SET OF
CHALLENGES IN THEIR GAS POWERED
RELATIVES. ROD MELONI SHOWS US
HOW THIS DIFFERENT SWITCHING
FROM HIGH POWER TO HIGH VOLTAGE
REALLY IS IN NEARLY 30 YEARS
GOING TO PROVING GROUND.
>> YOU SEE A LOT OF THINGS THAT
AMAZE YOU. EXPENSIVE VEHICLES
EVERYWHERE AND YOU SEE THINGS
THAT MAKE YOU WANT TO CRY. LIKE,
FOR INSTANCE, CUTTING UP AND
WRECKING A $60,000 CADILLAC LIKE
THIS ONE. BUT THEY’RE OUT HERE
DOING IT FOR A VERY GOOD REASON
. THIS IS GENERAL MOTORS PROVING
GROUNDS IN MILFORD, AND
FIREFIGHTERS FROM MORE THAN A
DOZEN FIRE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS
MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN OHIO CAME
TO GET IN-PERSON HANDS ON
TRAINING ON HOW TO DEAL WITH AN
ELECTRIC VEHICLE. FIRE BRIGHTON
FIRE DEPARTMENT CAPTAIN ANDREW
PISKORSKI TELLS US HE’S FOUGHT
ELECTRIC VEHICLE FIRES AND KNOWS
IT’S AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT
OPERATION.
>> MAKE SURE OUR VEHICLES ARE
FURTHER BACK FROM AN ELECTRIC
VEHICLE FIRE. SO THAT’S ONE OF
THE BIGGER ASPECTS OF IT.
IMMOBILIZING THE VEHICLES ARE
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT BECAUSE
THEY’RE TYPICALLY BURNING NEAR
THE BOTTOM OF THE BASE. SO
GETTING ACCESS TO THE WHEEL
WELLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT ARE
DEFINITELY DIFFERENT. GM GLOBAL
PRODUCT SAFETY AND SYSTEMS CHIEF
JOE MCCLAIN SAYS THIS CHANGING
AUTOMOTIVE ENVIRONMENT CAN BE
DANGEROUS.
>> BUT DOESN’T NEED TO BE LIKE
UNDERSTANDING. WHILE WATER AND
ELECTRICITY ARE NOT FRIENDS, WE
TALK ABOUT THE RESEARCH THAT’S
BEEN DONE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL
YEARS, YOU KNOW, SHOWING THERE’S
NO TRANSFER OF THAT ENERGY UP.
>> THE HOSE STREAM AND JUST
PUTTING WATER FOR AS CLOSE TO
THE SOURCE OF THE HEAT AND THAT
YOU CAN, AS OUR RECOMMENDATIONS
YOU CAN, AS OUR RECOMMENDATIONS . >> BUT THERE’S MORE THAN JUST
POURING COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER
ON A CRASHED EV THAT’S REQUIRED
PULLING IT APART AND AVOIDING
THE DANGEROUS ELECTRICAL WIRING
IS ALSO VITAL TO KNOW.
>> HAVING THIS KNOWLEDGE AND BE
MORE COMFORTABLE AROUND THEM
OVER THE NEXT 15 YEARS OF MY
CAREER IS GOING TO BE
INVALUABLE. SO FOR GENERAL
MOTORS, THIS IS THE LAST ONE OF
THESE THEY’RE GOING TO DO IN
PERSON.
>> THIS TRAINING NOW IS GOING TO
BE MIGRATING ONLINE WHERE THEY
HAVE VIDEOS FOR EVERY FIRE
DEPARTMENT TO BE ABLE TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY NEED TO DO
IN AN EV ACCIDENT SITUATION IN
MILFORD. ROD MELONI LOCAL 4.
YEAH FASCINATING.
>> ALL RIGHT, ROD. WELL, JUNE OF
COURSE MARKS PRIDE MONTH ALL
ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND EVENTS
ARE BEING PLANNED ALL ACROSS THE
STATE TO CELEBRATE.
>> ALONG WITH THOSE EVENTS COME
CONCERNS ABOUT SECURITY AND
KEEPING EVERYONE SAFE. PRIYA
MANN IS LIVE ON THAT STORY FOR
US TONIGHT. PRIYA THE FIRST BIG
EVENT KICKS OFF TOMORROW IN
FERNDALE. YEAH THAT IS RIGHT.
>> KIM THAT IS FERNDALE PRIDE
AND THAT STARTS AT 1230, RUNS
THROUGH TEN. THERE’S GOING TO BE
SEVERAL STAGES, TONS OF THINGS
TO DO FOR KIDS AND THEN NEXT
WEEKEND YOU HAVE MOTOR CITY
PRIDE, RIGHT HERE IN DOWNTOWN
DETROIT WITH CROWDS TOPPING
50,000 PEOPLE. AND WHEN YOU HAVE
NUMBERS THAT BIG SAFETY AND
SECURITY IS PARAMOUNT,
ORGANIZERS SAY THEY’RE PREPARED
AND SECURITY IS FOREFRONT.
>> WE WANT A SAFE SPACE FOR
EVERYONE IN.
>> DAVID WADE IS A CHAIRPERSON
FOR MOTOR CITY PRIDE AND SAYS
SAFETY HAS BEEN TOP OF MIND FOR
THE LARGEST PRIDE PARADE IN
MICHIGAN. WE HAVE HIRED SECURITY
THAT’S THERE AT THE PLAZA AND
AROUND AND THEN THE DETROIT
POLICE, THEY’RE THERE ON THE
EXTERIOR, REALLY WATCHING FROM
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS SUCH AS OUR
EVOLVE WEAPON DETECTORS THAT
WILL BE IN PLACE DURING THE
FOOTPRINT OF MOTOR CITY.
>> PRIDE ON OFFICERS, AGAIN,
THAT ARE WELL TRAINED. AND THEY
CAN SIGHT AND SEE THINGS FROM A
DISTANCE. IF ANYONE’S BEING
HARASSED OR MADE TO FEEL
UNWELCOME. AND WE TAKE CRIMES OR
HATE CRIMES EXTREMELY SERIOUS.
>> ORGANIZERS SAY WHILE THERE
HASN’T BEEN AN INCREASE IN HATE
CRIMES AGAINST THE LGBTQ PLUS
COMMUNITY HERE IN MICHIGAN, THEY
ARE TROUBLED BY WHAT THEY’RE
SEEING NATIONALLY.
>> THERE’S MANY STATES WHO HAVE
INTRODUCED LEGISLATION BANNING
DRAG PERFORMANCES, MAKING IT
DIFFICULT FOR TRANS INDIVIDUALS
NOT BEING ABLE TO SAY GAY. SO
THE CLIMATE IS REAL DIFFERENT
AROUND THE COUNTRY. AND BECAUSE
OF THAT, IT REALLY GENERATES
MUCH MORE HATE SPEECH TO OUR
COMMUNITY.
>> WE DON’T PLAY WHEN IT COMES
TO THAT. WE WANT EVERYONE TO
HAVE A GOOD, SAFE AND AN
EXCEPTIONAL PRIDE MONTH. AND
WE’RE HERE AND NOT ONLY THE
MONTH OF JUNE, BUT ALL 12 MONTHS
OF THE YEAR. THAT IS WHAT OUR
COMMITMENT FROM DPD AND THIS
PRIDE MONTH ESPECIALLY POIGNANT
FOR MICHIGANDERS WITH THE
PASSING OF THE ELLIOTT-LARSEN
ACT EARLIER THIS YEAR.
>> AGAIN, FERNDALE PRIDE KICKS
OFF TOMORROW AT 1230 AND THEN OF
COURSE, MICHIGAN’S LARGEST PRIDE
PARADE, MOTOR CITY PRIDE, RIGHT
HERE IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT THE
FOLLOWING WEEKEND. REPORTING
LIVE TONIGHT, I’M PRIYA MANN,
LOCAL 4.