>> Grant: A NATIONAL SHORTAGE OF
>> Grant: A NATIONAL SHORTAGE OF BUS DRIVERS HAS MADE ITS WAY TO
BUS DRIVERS HAS MADE ITS WAY TO
METRO DETROIT.
WHICH DISTRICTS ARE CUTTING BUS
ROUTES.
>> Kim: IT’S A MASSIVE MOBILIZATION TO HELP FLAT ROCK
MOBILIZATION TO HELP FLAT ROCK
RESIDENTS COPE AND IN MANY CASES
EVACUATE DUE TO A MASSIVE
HAZARDOUS SPILL.
>> Sandra: A MAN IS FOUND DEAD INSIDE OF A CAR ON I-96.
INSIDE OF A CAR ON I-96.
>> Kim: IT HAPPENED AROUND 3:00
ON THE EASTBOUND SIDE OF THE
FREEWAY.
25-YEAR-OLD MAN FROM NOVI WAS
FOUND INSIDE A CAR THAT HAD SEVERAL BULLET HOLES.
SEVERAL BULLET HOLES.
WE’RE TOLD A SUSPECT HAS BEEN
LOCATED AND IS BEING INTERVIEWED
BY POLICE.
>> Sandra: THE LOCAL LANES OF
EASTBOUND I-96 AT THE SOUTHFIELD FREEWAY ARE CLOSED, ALSO THE
FREEWAY ARE CLOSED, ALSO THE
RAMPS FROM THE SOUTHFIELD
FREEWAY TO EASTBOUND I-96 ARE
ALSO CLOSED AT THIS HOUR.
>> Kim: AS THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND DRAWS TO A CLOSE, FLAT ROCK
DRAWS TO A CLOSE, FLAT ROCK
RESIDENTS ARE BEGINNING TO GRASP
THE SEVERITY OF A GASOLINE SPILL
IN THEIR COMMUNITY. >> Sandra: FORD IS PROVIDING
>> Sandra: FORD IS PROVIDING
HOTEL ROOMS FOR THOSE WHO NEED A
PLACE TO STAY.
THERE ARE TWO VOLUNTARY
EVACUATION AREAS, SOUTH OF THE FLAT ROCK ASSEMBLY PLANT AND NOT
FLAT ROCK ASSEMBLY PLANT AND NOT
ALL HOMES HAVE BEEN VISITED BY
THE EMERGENCY TEAMS.
>> Kim: ROD MELONI IS LIVE WITH
FORD’S RESPONSE AND A SIMILAR
SITUATION NOT FAR FROM FLAT
ROCK.
ROD? >> Rod: YEAH, GOOD EVENING.
>> Rod: YEAH, GOOD EVENING.
THEY’RE TRYING TO STAY CALM OUT
HERE AND SOME RESIDENTS AREN’T
ENTIRELY AWARE OF WHAT’S GOING ON AROUND THEM, BUT IT’S THE
ON AROUND THEM, BUT IT’S THE
FULL COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION AS
WE’RE SEEING VOLUNTEERS FANNING
OUT AND TELLING PEOPLE THEY
OUGHT TO EVACUATE FROM THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAD A LEAK AT THE FLAT ROCK PLANT LAST WEEK,
THE FLAT ROCK PLANT LAST WEEK,
SO GLEENT -- SO GASOLINE LEAKED
AND CAUSED THE PROBLEM. MASSIVE VACUUM TRUCKS ACROSS
MASSIVE VACUUM TRUCKS ACROSS
FLAT ROCK AND WORKED TO REMOVE
THE GASOLINE FROM THE STORM
DRAINS.
THEY WERE OUT FLAGGING EVERY DRAIN THEY COULD FIND.
DRAIN THEY COULD FIND.
THEY TOLD RESIDENTS TO SERIOUSLY
THINK ABOUT EVACUATING.
>> I THINK THEY SHOULD BE DEEPLY
CONCERNED, BUT I ALSO THINK THAT THEY SHOULD FEEL COMFORT THAT
THEY SHOULD FEEL COMFORT THAT
WE’RE OUT THERE DOING IT.
>> Rod: THIS BLOCK WAS HARD HIT.
>> AFTER THIS MANY DAYS AND
RECOLLECTING THAT I HAD A
MIGRATE TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, AND TODAY I WAS BUSY,
THURSDAY, AND TODAY I WAS BUSY,
SO I SAID, MAYBE IT’S BEST THAT
WE GET OUT OF HERE. >> Rod: SHE IS LOOKING TO STAY
>> Rod: SHE IS LOOKING TO STAY
WITH FAMILY OR GET A HOTEL ROOM
AND HAS NOT DECIDED YET.
A.
A VOENT -- A LIVONIA NEIGHBORHOOD HAD A SIMILAR
NEIGHBORHOOD HAD A SIMILAR INCIDENT YEARS AGO.
>> A LEAK UNDERGROUND IS SERIOUS
AT ANY POINT, AND WE LIVE SO CLOSE BUT YET YOU WOULDN’T THINK
CLOSE BUT YET YOU WOULDN’T THINK
SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD LEAK
THIS FAR.
IT’S A HUGE PLANT.
>> Rod: THE UNITED WAY HAS MOBILIZED AND COULD USE SOME
MOBILIZED AND COULD USE SOME
VOLUNTEER HELP, TRYING TO HELP
THE FLAT ROCK RESIDENTS.
AND IF YOU’VE JUST GOTTEN BACK
FROM VACATION AND YOU DON’T KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT TO DO, PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL 211.
PHONE AND CALL 211.
IF YOU’RE EXPERIENCING DIZZINESS
OR SOME KIND OF HEALTH EFFECT
THAT COULD BE FROM THE BENZENE OR SMELLING FUMES, CALL 911.
OR SMELLING FUMES, CALL 911.
AND THEY’VE CANCELED THE POPULAR
FLAT ROCK RIVER FEST.
REPORTING LIVE FROM FLAT ROCK,
ROD MELONI, LOCAL 4. >> Kim: THANKS.
>> Kim: THANKS.
>> Sandra: WE HAVE BEEN TELLING
YOU WE ENJOYED A GORGEOUS DAY.
IT’S BEEN BEAUTIFUL BUT THINGS
ARE ABOUT TO CHANGE. >> Kim: IT COULD BE A DOOZY.
>> Kim: IT COULD BE A DOOZY.
>> Paul: ABSOLUTELY, BUT LET’S
RELISH WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW.
IT’S A BEAUTIFUL LABOR DAY
EVENING, 80 IN TAYLOR, 75 IN LIVONIA, CANTON 75 DEGREES.
LIVONIA, CANTON 75 DEGREES.
WE HAVE 73 IN STERLING HEIGHTS. SOUTH ZONE, 78 IN DEERFIELD, 76
SOUTH ZONE, 78 IN DEERFIELD, 76
IN DUNDEE, 77 IN CARLETON.
72 IN MILFORD, MANCHESTER 75,
OUR WEST ZONE. AND IN OUR NORTH ZONE, THE COOL
AND IN OUR NORTH ZONE, THE COOL
SPOT IS DECKERVILLE AT 70
DEGREES.
AND 74 RIGHT NOW IN ROMEO AND 72
IN PORT HURON.
SO THE EVENING IS MOSTLY CLEAR AND IT WILL BE CALMING IN TERMS
AND IT WILL BE CALMING IN TERMS
OF THE WIND, DROPPING FROM THE
70s INTO THE 60s, A PLEASANT
EVENING AND A GREAT WAY TO END
THE HOLIDAY.
24 HOURS FROM NOW, THIS IS WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE AND WE’LL
IT WILL LOOK LIKE AND WE’LL
BREAK IT DOWN IN A FEW MINUTES.
>> Sandra: MICHIGAN’S NEW CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS ARE DELAYED
CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS ARE DELAYED
BECAUSE OF THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
AND EXPECT UPDATED NUMBERS
COMING TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE STATE’S VACCINATION RATE
THE STATE’S VACCINATION RATE
STANDS AT 66%.
AND DR. ANTHONY FAUCI SAYS THE
U.S. WILL LIKELY START TO
DISTRIBUTE THE BOOSTER SHOTS
DURING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER
20th.
THE ROLLOUT FOR THE MODERNA
VACCINE COULD BE DELAYED.
HE SAYS IT LOOKS LIKE ONLY THE
PFIZER VACCINE HAD GET THE APPROVAL IN TIME FOR THE
APPROVAL IN TIME FOR THE
SEPTEMBER ROLLOUT. >>> THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
>>> THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION PLANS TO OFFER A THIRD DOSE 8
PLANS TO OFFER A THIRD DOSE 8
MONTHS AFTER THE SECOND DOSE
PENDING APPROVAL.
PLANS FOR A JOHNSON & JOHNSON
BOOSTER HAS NOT BEEN ANNOUNCED.
>> Kim: MORE MICHIGAN DISTRICTS
WILL BE SUSPENDED BUS ROUTES FOR
KIDS UNTIL THEY CAN GET DRIVERS.
OUR GRANT HERMES JOINS US. DISTRICTS ARE WORKING TO MAKE
DISTRICTS ARE WORKING TO MAKE
HIRES BUT PEOPLE AREN’T
APPLYING.
>> Grant: EVEN THE
TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES ARE
TRYING TO GIVE OUT BONUSES TO
WOULD-BE DRIVERS BUT IT’S NOT
STICKING.
A LOT OF BUSES WILL LOOK A LOT
LIKE THIS, SITTING AROUND
WITHOUT DRIVERS TO SIT BEHIND
THE WHEEL AND PUT A LOT OF PARENTS IN A BIND WITH THE START
PARENTS IN A BIND WITH THE START
OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
PARENTS WILL HAVE TO TAKE THEIR
KIDS TO SCHOOL AS THEY GO TO
WORK. SCHOOL DISTRICTS STRUGGLING TO
SCHOOL DISTRICTS STRUGGLING TO
FIND WAYS TO GET KIDS TO CLASS. MELVINDALE, ALLEN PARK, AND
MELVINDALE, ALLEN PARK, AND
OTHER DISTRICTS ARE SHORT.
IN PLYMOUTH-CANTON, DURHAM
TRANSPORTATION WHICH OPERATES BUSES ASKING FRUSTRATED PARENTS
BUSES ASKING FRUSTRATED PARENTS FOR PATIENCE, WRITING:
>> Grant: DURHAM IS OFFERING
SIGNING BONUSES UP TO $2,000 FOR THOSE WITH COMMERCIAL LICENSES
THOSE WITH COMMERCIAL LICENSES
AND REFERRAL BONUSES $1,000.
LOW WAGES AND PART-TIME HOURS
ARE MAJOR HURDLES.
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE TRANSPORTATION TELLING LOCAL 4
TRANSPORTATION TELLING LOCAL 4
LAST WEEK.
>> IT’S A ROUGH TIME BECAUSE
IT’S NOT A FULL-TIME JOB.
IT’S, YOU KNOW, A FEW HOURS IN
THE MORNING, A FEW HOURS IN THE AFTERNOON, POTENTIALLY A FIELD
AFTERNOON, POTENTIALLY A FIELD
TRIP HERE AND THERE, MAYBE A
NOON RUN.
BUT YOU CAN’T SUPPORT A FAMILY
ON BUS DRIVING. >> Grant: FUELING MORE
>> Grant: FUELING MORE
UNCERTAINTY DAYS BEFORE SCHOOL
IS BACK.
AND IT’S NOT JUST BUS DRIVERS. SCHOOLS ARE DEALING WITH THE
SCHOOLS ARE DEALING WITH THE
FALLOUT FROM A NATIONWIDE
TEACHER SHORTAGE AND NURSE
SHORTAGE, AND IT’S EXACERBATED BY COVID-19 AND A SHORTAGE OF
BY COVID-19 AND A SHORTAGE OF
SCHOOL NURSES, ALL BIG PROBLEMS
AND KIDS RETURN TO IN-PERSON LEARNING IN SCHOOL YEAR.
LEARNING IN SCHOOL YEAR.
BACK TO YOU.
>> Sandra: TRIBUTES FOR THE MAN KNOWN AS THE HEART OF CORKTOWN,
KNOWN AS THE HEART OF CORKTOWN,
GREG MUDGE PASSED AWAY AT THE
AGE OF 46.
HE OWNED MUDGIE’S, ONE OF THE
BEST SANDWICH SHOPS IN THE COUNTRY.
IT’S A HUGE LOSS TO THE
COMMUNITY.
>> HE TRIED TO KEEP HIS
EMPLOYEES PAID DURING THE
PANDEMIC AND KEEPING THEM SAFE. THE HARDEST PART IS HE HAD A
THE HARDEST PART IS HE HAD A
WEEK PLANNED OFF THIS WEEK AND
SUPPOSED TO GO CAMPING WITH HIS
WIFE AND POSTED THAT THE
RESTAURANT WOULD BE CLOSED ALL
WEEK.
>> ANYONE WHO CAME IN, HE WAS
INSTANTLY THEIR FRIEND.
HE WAS THAT GUY.
HE HAD A NEW WINE AND WOULD GO TO TABLES AND SAMPLE IT OUT,
TO TABLES AND SAMPLE IT OUT,
REALLY HOSPITABLE, WARM, AND
CHARMING.
>> Sandra: HIS MOTHER SAID
THEY’RE WAITING FOR INFORMATION
ON THE CAUSE OF DEATH. >> Kim: AS WE CELEBRATE LABOR
>> Kim: AS WE CELEBRATE LABOR
DAY, WE’RE REMINDED OF THE
IMPORTANT ROLE THAT AMERICAN
WORKERS PLAYED IN WORLD WAR II. >> Sandra: DURING WORLD WAR II
>> Sandra: DURING WORLD WAR II
VICTORY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN
POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE HELP OF WOMEN, ROSIE THE RIVETER.
WOMEN, ROSIE THE RIVETER.
>> Kim: PRIYA HAS A LOOK AT
THEIR GATHERING.
>> Priya: WE’RE WELL AWARE OF
THAT ICONIC IMAGINE, READY TO ROLL HER SLEEVE UP AND WIN WORLD
ROLL HER SLEEVE UP AND WIN WORLD
WAR II.
AND THERE’S NO BETTER TIME TO
CELEBRATE THAN LABOR DAY. [ SINGING ]
[ SINGING ]
>> THIS GENERATION HAS TO
REMEMBER WHAT WE DID. >> Priya: 8 ROSIE THE RIVETERS
>> Priya: 8 ROSIE THE RIVETERS
IN THEIR 80s AND 90s RECALLED
THEIR ROLES.
>> I WAS A RIVETER, THE NAVY
HILL DRIVERS.
THIS WAS A PLANE THAT WON THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC.
WAR IN THE PACIFIC.
>> Priya: A CULTURAL ICON, ROSIE
THE RIVETER REPRESENTED THE
WOMEN WHO WORKED IN FACTORIES AND SHIP YARDS.
AND SHIP YARDS.
>> WE BUILT B-24s.
>> I WORK IN THE TOOL GRILL, IN
THE BIG PRESSES. >> Priya: DURING WORLD WAR II
>> Priya: DURING WORLD WAR II
WOMEN STEPPED UP TO FILL
POSITIONS FORMERLY HELD BY MEN.
>> THEY WERE COMING HOME IN
BOXES. FATHERS, BROTHERS.
FATHERS, BROTHERS.
AND I THINK THAT WAS THE MAIN
THING ABOUT THE ROSIES WORKING
IN THE PLANT IS THAT THEY WANTED
TO GET THEIR MEN HOME. >> Priya: THEY PAVED THE WAY FOR
>> Priya: THEY PAVED THE WAY FOR
FUTURE GENERATIONS.
>> THAT HELPED US PROTECT OUR
FREEDOM BUT THEY ALSO MADE A
BEGINNING FOR WOMEN LIKE ME. >> Priya: THE ANNUAL RING A BELL
>> Priya: THE ANNUAL RING A BELL
FOR ROSIE IS HELD ON LABOR DAY
HONORING THE FACT KERRY FIGHTSES
OF THE GREATEST GENERATION.
>> IT’S LEARNING FOR SOME PEOPLE
BECAUSE THEY DON’T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT.
ABOUT IT.
>> YOU CAN’T CELEBRATE LABOR DAY
ANY BETTER THAN TO CELEBRATE THESE WOMEN WHOSE WORK WAS
THESE WOMEN WHOSE WORK WAS
CENTRAL TO WINNING WORLD WAR II.
>> Priya: THE ASSOCIATION WAS
FORMED IN 1998 AND HAVE
THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY COMMITTED TO PRESERVING THE LEGACY OF THESE WOMEN.
THE LEGACY OF THESE WOMEN.
AND FROM EVERYONE AT LOCAL 4, WE
THANK YOU.
REPORTING LIVE TONIGHT, I’M
PRIYA MANN, LOCAL 4.
>> Kim: SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF HISTORY.
OF HISTORY.
>> Sandra: THANK YOU, PRIYA.
>>> STATE LEADERS HAVE BEEN
PUTTING OUT THEIR OWN LABOR DAY
MESS SAJSZ.
>> Kim: GOVERNOR WHITMER DID HERS ON CAMERA.
HERS ON CAMERA.
>> WE CELEBRATE THE IDEA THAT
WE’RE STRONGER TOGETHER AND
HONOR THE SACRIFICES THAT
YOUNGION LEADERS MADE FOR DECADES.
UNIONS HELPED BUILD MICHIGAN’S
MIDDLE CLASS, AND OVER THE LAST
COUPLE OF DECADES, THEY FACED
CONSTANT ATTACKS ON THEIR WAGES,
BENEFITS, THE FREEDOM TO
NEGOTIATE TOGETHER.
TODAY, WORKING PEOPLE HAVE A
FRIEND IN THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE
WHO WILL FIGHT FOR THEM. >> Kim: THE MICHIGAN G.O.P.
>> Kim: THE MICHIGAN G.O.P.
TWEETED A PICTURE OF THE DETROIT
SKYLINE AND SAID OUR GREAT STATE HAS LED THE WAY
.
>> Sandra: PRESIDENT BIDEN
STARTED OFF IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, MEETING WITH MEMBERS
DELAWARE, MEETING WITH MEMBERS
OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD
OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS AND BRAWL
THEM BRUNCH AND TOOK A FEW
PICTURES. HE IS HEADED BACK TO THE WHITE
HE IS HEADED BACK TO THE WHITE
HOUSE TOMORROW AND THEN VISITS
NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY TO
SURVEY THE DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE IDA.
>> Hank: HUGE SAVINGS ONLINE,
ELECTRONICS, MATTRESSES, ITEMS
FOR YOUR HOME.