live from downtown Detroit local 4 News
at 6:00 starts now
well the barge the barges are in place
they are locked and loaded and ready to
go look at the skies they're clear all
of the people are pouring in and the
wait is nearly over
evening shaping up I just we've said it
earlier I cannot remember the last time
we weren't worried about a threat of
rain or thunderstorms or not something
crazy not tonight right it is
spectacular the people are filing in
here you hear the music behind us
everybody excited and we are just glad
to be here 60 years of doing this and it
is just become of course over these last
couple of years a real celebration of
not just tonight and not just the
partnership between Michigan and Canada
but up everything wonderful that's
happening in the city of Detroit right
now really it really is and we're
counting down to our live coverage of
the Ford fireworks the festivities get
underway at about eight o'clock but
before that we've got every angle here
covered you got it Mara McDonald is live
with all the crowds that are gathering
right now in Hart Plaza we're gonna hear
from her in just a minute Larry Spruill
down on Belle Isle where they've had to
limit the number of cars that'll be
allowed on there that's always one of
the most popular spots to watch but Ben
has very good news in the weather
department let's get over to him hi Ben
hey guys and it's improving by the
minute a lot of those clouds that we
were seeing earlier have started a thin
Sun is coming out temperatures actually
getting a little bit milder here and if
you're in the Sun you notice it but out
here on the rooftop it feels fantastic
if you're coming down here tonight
don't let the current temperatures for
you once we get past sunset and get into
fireworks time those numbers gonna fall
from the 70s into the 60s in fact by the
time the fireworks actually start we're
looking at about 67 down here on the
riverfront going home at 62 the winds
have died down and will continue to do
so as we get later on into tonight but
if you're coming down here a lot of the
folks around here or where
these emojis which will light up so
we'll be seeing a little bit of these
later on it is a beautiful night for
fireworks it's a beautiful night to be
down on the river front we'll have more
coming up in just a few minutes guys
tomorrow let's go to you who is I think
you're in Hart Plaza man I'm in line
actually come on in this is one of two
restricted areas scuse me kiddo this is
one of two restricted access areas down
here meaning that if you come in here
you're going to get wanded if you have
bags they're gonna get checked no booze
no glass no any kind of contraband the
other restricted access area is spirit
Plaza which is right across the street
that's new last year that was open to
everybody this year you will get wanded
and you will get checked out you can see
that happening actually right there
right now
DPD had their roll call they rolled out
all their police officers it's starting
to get a little congested down here but
we have never had a more gorgeous
evening in all the years I've been
covering these fireworks it's not humid
there's no threat of rain it is an
absolutely spectacular night to have an
elephant ear and to watch the fireworks
so Larry I can't wait to hear what it's
like on Belle Isle hey Marla how are you
no it's an excellent feeling an
excellent atmosphere out here take a
look at the scene right here we have a
lot of people just here to have your
tents up your food up as well a lot of
kids waiting for the fireworks but also
here among the crowd or the MSP they are
here as well take a look you can see the
patrolling the crowd as well now there
are several officers on their bikes on
four-wheelers and in the cars as well
now I told you about that 3000 car limit
so far I just spoke with MSP they tell
me that so far it's about 2,900 cars so
they are expecting that 3,000 limit to
come any time now as well and they're
expecting about 10,000 people to be here
on bail out so they have a lot of
security just kind of making sure that
people are safe out here
as well to enjoy the fireworks but I
gotta tell you the crowd here they are
excited for the fireworks and counting
down to the hour the very minute of when
the sky is lit up it's a great time out
here guys
sure is Larry and we're joined now by
two guys who have nothing at all to
worry about tonight
never any big deal to put together a
show this big Dan left from Blue Cross
and Blue Shield and Tony Michaels of
course from the parade company what a
night Dan I was just joking kind of
earlier but last year we were having to
occasionally hustle under the parking
structure because we had so many weather
worries great to be with you
you know I'm I've been checking my dark
skies app for a week this morning I sent
a text to Tony we're good to go brother
so it's it's a great night in Detroit
and it's so exciting and you know my job
is the chair of the parade company
foundation is to support Tony let them
he and his team do their job and they're
gonna do just that and we're gonna have
a fabulous night yeah and he's doing a
great job you're responsible for the
music we just heard the Jeffersons theme
song but they've changed it for Detroit
is moving on there is not a finer person
I'm just telling you to be involved in
this and what Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Michigan does in this city and in this
state is incredible and it's the
leadership it's it's Dan left and I
really mean that
well in fact Dan you were one of the
first to move everybody back downtown
back when everybody the jury was still
out on where we were going
you must feel really gratifying to where
we are today yes and we hit you know it
hit the the ten on ten with Ford's
announcement of the end of the Train the
train station in the depot
you know it's phenomenal what they're
going to do there is is going to run a
line from downtown Detroit to Dearborn
it's going to employ so many more people
it's the extension of all that we've
done it's so exciting and you know this
is a ten-year window when you think
about it that's right and that's
unbelievable what's happened and we're
glad to be part of it with our partners
at Ford and Ford's a contributor to our
community sponsor of a nice event which
Jim Bell and the team they do a terrific
job so it's exciting we're just glad to
be a part of it and you know corporate
responsibility is part of all of this
that's part of the parade the company in
the
Foundation and there's hundreds of
people that are involved hundreds of
companies and art van with the parade so
it's all exciting you just gave us a lot
of reasons to celebrate tonight yeah
that's right well local for again is the
exclusive home for the Ford fireworks
everybody and we've got all sorts of fun
planned when we see you back here coming
up at eight o'clock come anytime let's
take it back to Karen adjacent in the
studio see you guys thank you very much
a very busy news evening right now we
continue to follow breaking news in
pontiac where a 24 year-old man has
drowned
it happened at Dawson Mill Pond police
say he jumped into the water with a
friend a short time later he began to
struggle in that deep water witnesses
say they attempted to help but the
current was just too strong and he went
under rescue crews located him and
rushed him to the hospital where he was
pronounced dead police have not yet
released his name new information coming
to light today and Sunday's deadly plane
crash near City Airport investigators
have been at the scene today trying to
figure out exactly what went wrong we
are hearing from devastated family
members of those who were inside that
plane when it crashed and burst into
flames
Priya man has been covering this story
for the past 24 hours and joins us now
with the very latest Priya well Karen
Jason we know that Gregg Bose bought
this plane a few months ago in April and
back in the 80s the NTSB says this plane
was involved in a crash when it collided
with the runway due to a total loss of
engine power and a lack of fuel in this
case moments before the crash the pilot
told air traffic controllers he was
concerned about low fuel now a couple is
dead and a 17 year old is in the
hospital in critical condition I'm just
glad he got out the Bose family says
when they saw this video they knew it
was 17 year old Peyton the family says
Peyton's dad Gregg was an avid pilot for
years with more than 650 hours of
experience and he talked recently about
this plane that he bought at this plane
and had some problems with it but he
thought he could working the board
anything serious on Sunday Gregg and his
wife Julie and Greg son Payton left from
Texas they refueled in West Memphis
Arkansas at works
affected to land at City Airport in
Detroit around 8:00 Sunday evening the
NTSB says as the family approached Gregg
reported landing gear and low fuel
issues control tower offered to fly by
by the tower the pilot requested to
circle to troubleshoot it was just one
pass came around and then the accident
happened as the aircraft was turning
back towards the airport
the plane hit some trees before crashing
in a vacant lot about a mile from
Detroit City Airport neighbors recorded
the horrific crash as others tried
breaking windows to get to the people
trapped inside the family largely based
in Texas says they're praying Payton
makes a full recovery as they grieve for
two lives lost in this tragedy and we've
learned the family was in Michigan for
Payton sister's volleyball tournament
now this family and shock is dealing
with this tragedy the NTSB says their
biggest challenge in this investigation
will be that extensive fire which
destroyed the cockpit and the instrument
panel that investigation is started
today we'll continue to follow this
developing story reporting live from
Detroit receiving hospital and Priya man
local four all right thank you Priya a
new auto parts supplier opened a 60,000
square foot facility in Shelby Township
today Cosworth a UK company decided if
you're doing business with the big three
a plant in Michigan is the way to go
Nick Monacelli got a look inside so it's
really impressive about the new building
here in Shelby Township is all the
capabilities they have and all the
autonomy with all the robots that they
can make almost anything a customer
desires however what's even cooler is
what's over here
therefore a if you will into better
autonomous vehicles
it appears the growth of auto
manufacturing is still on a roll the
latest venture a company called Cosworth
which already has two facilities in the
UK the company decided Shelby Township
would be home to the third hal Risinger
is the CEO of the company which is in
the powertrain and electronics business
he said they already have contracts with
two of the big three we've earned three
contracts with General Motors we've got
other contracts pending with the other
two of the big three in the US market so
I think we have the credibility of our
brand but a portion of their business
will also be in autonomous vehicles
simulated here their technology focuses
on how to get a computer to learn our
human senses by combining cameras radar
and lidar we've done it it's taken the
concept and said that the human has
certain senses much like that the car
will need multiple sensors Sata's why
governor Snyder considers our area the
Silicon Valley of the auto world seventy
six percent of all the research and
development in the US auto industry
happens in Michigan
think about that that's a staggering
percentage three-quarters and that's why
it's important for people to be here
because you want to design in you want
to be engineered into the future
products not only to be a part of the
process but as GM can gimbal puts it
just a chance to be at the table it can
be face to face and a little more
personal which is kind of being a
smaller like a micro cab company that's
kinda it's a very personal relationship
when we work with these companies in
Shelby Township Nick Manto certainly
local for all right Nick let's see what
Lester Holt and his team were working on
for nightly news tonight immediately
following our broadcast master joins us
live from Los Angeles with a preview hi
Lester
hey Karen and Jason ahead for us the
trade or affecting American jobs is
Harley Davidson says its forced to move
some work overseas we're gonna look at
why also the reason why a lot of those
recyclables you put on the curb or
piling up with no place to go
those stories more when we see you
coming up on NBC Nightly News for now
back to you both in Detroit all right
sounds good Lester thanks to you in a
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