I LIVE DOWNTOWN DETROIT. THE NEWS AT 6:00 P.M. STARTS
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. >>> THE WINDS CAUSING CONCERN.
>> WE HAVE SEEN TREES AND EVEN A
SEMI TRUCK GOING OVER.
PEOPLE ARE WONDERING IF THE
POWER WILL BE BACK TO THEIR
HOMES BEFORE THE HOLIDAY.
WE BEGIN WITH TEAM COVERAGE OF
THE TRAVEL RUSH.
>>> HERE IS THE EFFORT TO GET
THE LIGHTS BACK ON AND HOW
PEOPLE ARE COPING WITH NO POWER.
CARL IS AT THE AIRPORT IN WE
WILL CHECK THE DELAYS.
>>> LET’S CHECK THE LATEST WIND
ADVISORY.
ADVISORY. >>> 9:00 P.M. IS HOW LONG THE
ADVISORY WILL GO.
IT IS FOR 50-MILE.
HOUR GUSTS.
HOUR GUSTS. IT HAS CALM DOWN A BIT.
WE ARE NOT DONE YET.
WE STILL HAVE ANOTHER PEEK TO GO
AS WE GET CLOSER TO 8:00 P.M.
YOU CAN SEE THE FASTER WINDS
ROLLING IN.
ROLLING IN. THIS WILL HAPPEN WITHIN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF HOURS.
CURRENTLY 37 MILES PER HOUR.
SLIGHTLY LOWER HERE ONCE YOU GET
NORTH OF EIGHT MILE.
AGAIN WE WILL SEE A PEAK OF
FASTER WINDS BEFORE WE ARE DONE
WITH THIS.
WITH THIS. AFTER 7:00 P.M. THINGS WILL CALM
DOWN AND WE WILL GO FROM 50
MILE-PER-HOUR WIND GUST 215-20
TOMORROW MORNING.
TOMORROW MORNING. IT WILL BE BREEZY IN THE PARADE
ROUTE.
ROUTE. IT WILL BE A FAR CRY FROM WHAT
WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
>> A WIND ADVISORY EXPERIMENT
9:00 P.M.
9:00 P.M. LAKESHORE WINDS WILL BE SHIFTING
TO THE NORTHWEST THAT IS THE
DIRECTION THAT IS BRINGING IN
RANGE AND THERE MAY BE SOME
LIGHT SNOW MIXING IN.
WE WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT IN
THE FORECAST.
THE FORECAST. >>> A GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS
SCENARIO AS FAR AS POWER
OUTAGES.
OUTAGES. HERE IS THE OUTAGE MAP.
THE RED BLOBS ARE THE HARDEST
HIT AREAS.
HIT AREAS. 40,000 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT
ELECTRICITY IN SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN.
MICHIGAN. >> THAT IS DOWN FROM EARLIER
TODAY.
TODAY. THEY EXPECT MORE OUTAGES AS THE
NIGHT GOES ON.
WE WILL CHECK IN WITH LARRY WHO
WAS FOLLOWING THE RESTORATION
EFFORTS.
EFFORTS. >>> GOOD EVENING KIMBERLY FOR
THE WINDS REALLY DID A LOT OF
DAMAGE OUT HERE.
LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT EXACTLY I’M
TALKING ABOUT.
TALKING ABOUT. YOU CAN SEE IT KNOCKED DOWN
PARTS OF THIS TREE.
HERE IS THE TRICKY PART, RIGHT
ACROSS THE STREET THERE IS POWER
BOOK ON THIS SIDE WHERE WE ARE
STANDING, NO POWER AT ALL.
IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY FOR HOURS.
>>> THIS GENERATOR IS THE ONLY
HOPE OF HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF
POWER AT THIS HOME.
THEY ARE VICTIMS OF THE HIGH
WINDS THAT RIPPED THROUGH METRO
DETROIT ON WEDNESDAY.
>> WE HAVE NO POWER AT ALL.
>> HE SAYS THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE
DARK SINCE NOON ON WEDNESDAY
INTERFERING WITH THEIR
THANKSGIVING DINNER PREPARATION
PLANS.
PLANS. >> WE ARE PREPARED.
EVERYTHING IS OUT.
>> HIS WIFE IS NOT HAPPY ABOUT
THIS SITUATION.
THIS SITUATION. >> WE HAVE ALL OF THE FIXINGS ON
THE TABLE READY TO GO.
>> WE HAVE TURKEY STUFFING AND
TWO PUMPKIN PIES, ONE CHEESECAKE
OUT WE HAVE SWEET POTATOES,
MASHED POTATOES, FRUIT SALAD.
>> BUT AS OF NOW THIS WILL JUST
SIT THERE.
SIT THERE. >> I WILL SW YOU A PICTURE OF
MY ICE CREAM PIE.
>> JUST DOWN THE STREET SHE IS
IN THE DARK.
>> I CAN’T GET MY LAUNDRY DONE,
MY DISHES ARE PILED UP, I HAVE
PRIZE IN THE FREEZER.
>> THESE FRIES ARE FOR AFTER THE
BIG THANKSGIVING MEAL BUT THEY
MAY NOT MAKE IT.
>> WE WILL SEE.
WE MAY HAVE SOME UNFROZEN ICE
CREAM DESSERTS.
CREAM DESSERTS. >> MEANWHILE THE NEIGHBORS ARE
JUST HOPING WHEN THEY GIVE
THANKS TOMORROW, THEY WILL BE
THANKFUL FOR POWER.
>>> I WAS TELLING YOU EARLIER
ABOUT HOW IT IS A TRICKY
SITUATION.
SITUATION. ACROSS THE STREET YOU CAN SEE
THE LIGHTS ARE ON.
NEIGHBORS ARE REALLY HELPING
NEIGHBORS.
NEIGHBORS. WE CAN PAY INTO THE GROUND AND
YOU SEE THAT ORANGE EXTENSION
CORD.
CORD. NEIGHBORS AREN’T LENDING THEIR
POWER TO THEIR NEIGHBORS ACROSS
THE STREET.
THE STREET. MEANWHILE I SPOKE WITH DTE AND
THERE’S 3100 PEOPLE STILL IN
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WITHOUT POWER.
BACK TO YOU.
>>> PROGRAMS DID IT WITHOUT
ELECTRICITY.
ELECTRICITY. I AM NOT SURE YOU WANT TO GET
THAT AUTHENTIC.
THAT AUTHENTIC. >> LARRY WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> IT HAS BEEN A DAY OF
SURPRISES AT THE AIRPORT.
MANY EXPECTED LONG LINES BECAUSE
THIS IS USUALLY A BUSY TRAVEL
DAY.
DAY. >> THEY FOUND SOMETHING
DIFFERENT.
DIFFERENT. PAULA HAS BEEN THERE AND IT HAS
BEEN SMOOTH SAILING.
REPORTER: WHO WOULD HAVE
THOUGHT.
THOUGHT. I JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU WHAT IS
GOING ON.
GOING ON. WE HAVE BEEN HERE ALL DAY AND
THIS IS THE LONGEST LINE WE HAVE
SEEN.
SEEN. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY PEOPLE
COMING THROUGH BUT NO LINES.
NOT A LOT OF CONGESTION.
EVEN THOUGH THIS IS SUPPOSED TO
BE THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAY, IT
TURNS OUT, NOT SO MUCH.
>>> YESTERDAY WAS A VERY BUSY
TRAVEL DAY BUT IT JUST DIDN’T
SEEM THAT BUSY.
IT TURNS OUT IT IS BECAUSE
TRAVELERS HAVE RETURNED
THEMSELVES.
THEMSELVES. ACCORDING TO REGINALD STEVENS OF
THE TSA.
THE TSA. >> WE GOT HERE EARLY.
>> HE SAID BECAUSE WE ARE ALWAYS
TALKING ABOUT TODAY BEING THE
BUSIEST TRAVEL DAY AND IT WAS
BUSY BECAUSE THIS MORNING, AT
LEAST 11,000 PASSENGERS WERE
ACTUALLY PROCESSED THROUGH TSA
BEFORE 10:00 A.M.
PEOPLE GOT HERE EARLY.
THEY BOOKED THEIR TICKETS EARLY
AND THEY GOT THROUGH EARLY.
>> I WAS SURPRISED.
I CAME EARLY.
I WAS LIKE LOOK AT THIS.
>> AWESOME.
>> AWESOME. AMAZING.
AMAZING. >> WHAT ARE YOU SURPRISED AT?
>> VERY FEW LINES.
>> SO TODAY THE AIRPORT EXPECTS
TO PROCESS 43,000 PASSENGERS.
IT TURNS OUT SUNDAY IS THE
BUSIEST TRAVEL DAY OF THE YEAR
WE’RE 45,000 PEOPLE WILL BE
GOING HOME.
GOING HOME. >>> SO ALL OF THE STUFF YOU
HEARD ABOUT GET HERE EARLY TODAY
BECAUSE IT IS THE BUSIEST TRAVEL
DAY OF THE YEAR, DO NOT BUY IT.
GET HERE EARLY ON SUNDAY BECAUSE
THAT IS THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAY
OF THE YEAR.
BACK TO YOU.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING. >>> THE ARRIVALS ARE STAGGERED,
THE DEPARTURES, NOT SO MUCH.
>>> THERE WILL BE WHETHER ISSUES
THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
FOR THAT YOU NEED THE ALL NEW
FORECASTERS AFFECT.
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>>> WE ARE HOURS AWAY FROM
AMERICA’S THIRD’S GIVING PARADE.
WE CAN’T WAIT AND WE KNOW YOU
CAN’T WAIT EITHER.
IT IS THE BIGGEST DAY FOR
DETROIT.
DETROIT. >> LET’S LOOK AT SOME OF THE
FLOATS AS THEY ARE BEING ROLLED
TO THE STAGING AREA.
>>> THE WORK CREWS WILL BE
WORKING THROUGH THE NIGHT ON
LAST MINUTE REPAIRS.
THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING IS JUST RIGHT FOR
TOMORROW’S PARADE.
TOMORROW’S PARADE. WE WILL BE THERE TOO.
IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT DON’T WORRY
WE HAVE YOU COVERED.
>> OUR LIVE COVERAGE STARTS AT
6:00 A.M. WITH A SPECIAL EDITION
OF LOCAL 4 NEWS.
THIS WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH THE
PARADE.
PARADE. REMEMBER EVERYONE CAN WATCH IT
IT WILL BE STREAMED LIVE.
IT IS A FAMILY AFFAIR.
>>> LET’S GET TO SOME OTHER
NEWS.
NEWS. A 25-YEAR-OLD WOMAN KILLED IN A
WRONG WAY CRASH.
SHE WAS KILLED WHEN TRAN EIGHT
CRASHED INTO HER HEAD ON WHILE
DRIVING THE WRONG WAY ON I-75.
HE WAS ALSO KILLED IN THE CRASH.
SHE WAS A MEDICAL STUDENT ON HER
WAY TO A MEDICAL INTERNSHIP.
POLICE DO BELIEVE ALCOHOL WAS
INVOLVED.
INVOLVED. >>> THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
LAUNCHING IN INVESTIGATION AFTER
AN OFFICER WAS OVERHEARD MAKING
RACIAL SLURS.
RACIAL SLURS. HE WAS ON A FACETIME CALL WHEN
HE REPEATED THE RACIAL SLUR
MAPLE TO -- MULTIPLE TIMES.
THE DEPARTMENT IS LAUNCHING AN
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. THE OFFICER IN QUESTION HAS BEEN
RELOCATED TO A DIFFERENT
PRECINCT AND RESTRICTED TO DESK
DUTIES.
DUTIES. >>> NOW TO AN UPDATE.
THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE
INVESTIGATING A FOOTBALL FIGHT
BETWEEN THESE TWO SCHOOLS.
>> THE REFEREES CALLED THE GAME
EARLY DUE TO UNSPORTSMANLIKE
CONDUCT.
CONDUCT. ACTIONS REALLY SPILLED OUT THEN.
OFFICIALS FROM BOTH SCHOOLS WILL
ALSO BE INVESTIGATING AND THE
FINDINGS WILL BE FORWARDED TO
TE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE.
>>> THIS IS THE DAY WHEN
VOLUNTEERS GET TOGETHER TO MAKE
SURE THERE IS A TURKEY MEAL FOR
EVERYONE WHO WANTS WON.
>> KIM WAS THERE TO WITNESS THE
POWER OF HOLIDAY MEALS.
>>> THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS A TIME
TO GIVE BACK.
HERE THERE IS NO SHORTAGE.
A LINE OF PEOPLE OUT OF THE DOOR
WHO ARE WAITING TO PACK UP THEIR
THANKSGIVING MEALS.
THANKSGIVING MEALS. >> TODAY THE ITEMS GO INTO THE
BOXES.
BOXES. >> TOMORROW WE WILL DO THE HOT
TRACKING LIKE THE TURKEY,
DRESSING AND GREEN BEANS.
>> PACKING UP MORE THAN 6,000
MEALS FOR SENIORS.
>> WE DON’T WANT A SITUATION
WHERE PEOPLE DON’T HAVE FOOD ON
THANKSGIVING.
THANKSGIVING. >> THE FOOD WAS FUNDED BY THE
FORD MOTOR COMPANY.
>>> I DO WANT TO PRESENT A CHECK
THAT PAYS FOR ALL OF THE MEALS
FOR THANKSGIVING AND TAKE
SENIORS OFF OF THE WAITLIST.
ON BEHALF OF FORD WE WOULD LIKE
TO PRESENT THIS CHECK FOR
$50,000.
$50,000. >>> PACKING OF 6,000 MEALS IS
8 FEET BUT NOT WHEN YOU HAVE
MORE THAN 600 PEOPLE HELPING.
FORD EMPLOYEES AND THEIR
FAMILIES ALONG WITH OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS SHOWED UP FOR A
GREAT CAUSE.
GREAT CAUSE. BRINGING THANKSGIVING DINNER TO
THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST.
>>> WHEN OTHER PEOPLE DO NOT
HAVE FAMILIES AND YOU HAVE A
FAMILY YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT
OTHERS WHO DON’T SO YOU KNOW HOW
TO CARE FOR THEM.
>> THEY ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR
VOLUNTEERS.
VOLUNTEERS. IF YOU WANT TO HELP OUT, THEN
YOU CAN VOLUNTEER FOR CHRISTMAS
AND EASTER.
AND EASTER. THE INFORMATION IS ON OUR
WEBSITE.
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