LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT. LOCAL 4 NEWS AT SIX STARTS NOW. LOOK AT MOUNT CLEMENS. WE’RE
FINALLY SEEING THE SUN TRYING TO
BREAK THROUGH THOSE CLOUDS IN
SOME PARTS OF METRO DETROIT AND
WHAT’S BEEN A VERY OVERCAST
LABOR DAY. IT HAS BEEN A LITTLE
GRAY OUT THERE. IT’S BEEN,
THOUGH A DECENT DAY FOR
CELEBRATING THE END OF SUMMER
ALWAYS HAPPENS. I KNOW THE ONLY
THING LIKE YOU SAID THAT WAS
MISSING WAS THE SON BUT WE DO
HAVE SOME BREAKING DEVELOPMENTS
IN THAT AREA. LET’S GET OVER TO
BRIAN SHERMAN FOR WHAT’S
HAPPENING OUTSIDE. HEY THERE,
JASON AND KAREN. ABSOLUTELY JUST
LIKE YOU SAW THERE FROM OUR
MOUNT MOUNT CLEMENS TOWER CAM,
WE ARE SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF
SUNSHINE. EXACT TRACK. 40 RADAR
A CLEAN SWEEP NO SHOWERS RIGHT
NOW ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN
. EVEN HERE IN DOWNTOWN, WE ARE
SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF THAT
SUNSHINE AS WELL. TOWER CAM OVER
DOWNTOWN DETROIT. A LITTLE BIT
OF CLOUD COVER, BUT I’M LOVING
THESE BLUE SKIES DESPITE THE
LITTLE BIT OF SUNSHINE
TEMPERATURES STILL UNDER THE
SEVENTIES HEADING INTO SIX
O’CLOCK TONIGHT, 73 RIGHT NOW,
MOUNT CLEMENS, 76 AT CITY
AIRPORT 74 METRO AIRPORT, 72 IN
FLINT 73 RIGHT NOW AND HOW AND
72 AS YOU WORK OVER IN TAN ARBOR
CLOUD COVER HAS BEEN STUCK
ACROSS MOST OF THE STATE WORKING
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO THE
EARLY EVENING HOURS TONIGHT, BUT
WE ARE SEEING A FEW BREAKS RIGHT
AROUND METRO DETROIT AND SOME OF
OUR WESTERN COMMUNITIES. I’M
EXPECTING THIS CLOUD COVER TO
STICK WITH US AS WE GO THROUGH
THE REST OF THE EVENING AND INTO
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT,
WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER SIXTIES
BY MIDNIGHT BEFORE CLOUDS AND
SOME SUNSHINE TOMORROW AND DRY
WEATHER STICKS AROUND MOST OF
THE WEEK. WE’LL TALK ABOUT HOW
LONG THAT’S GOING TO LAST COMING
UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES, BUT
FIRST MAKE SURE TO DOWNLOAD THAT
FOREWARN WEATHER APP GET ALERTS
AND INTERACTIVE RADAR IN THE
PALM OF YOUR HAND. YOU CAN FIND
IT IN YOUR FAVORITE APP STORE
SEARCH WDIV’S FOR THE FOREWARN
WEATHER APP. DETROIT DOG OWNER
IS DESPERATELY TRYING TO FIND
HER BELOVED HUSKY MIX, BUT THIS
ISN’T YOUR NORMAL MISSING DOG
SITUATION. DAX IS EXPECTING
PUPPIES ANY DAY NOW IN HER HONOR
, BELIEVE SOMEONE TOOK HER
SHAWN LEY TONIGHT WITH THE
SEARCH FOR DAX AND SEAN. I
UNDERSTAND THERE IS NOW A
PROBLEM WITH ALL THE FLYERS
LIVING PUT UP. THAT’S RIGHT. THE
DOG OWNER PUTTING UP FLYERS
EVERYWHERE SHE CAN MORE THAN 100
OF THEM. EVERY TIME SHE PUTS
THEM UP, SOMEONE COMES ALONG AND
RIPS THEM DOWN. ABED AND
BLANKETS ALREADY FOR A FAMILY
DOG, WHO IS ABOUT TO HAVE HER
PUPPIES ANY DAY. BUT AS YOU CAN
SEE, DAX, THE DOG IS GONE. HER
OWNER, JACQUELINE STEVENSON, IS
HEARTBROKEN. IMPORTANT. IS SHE
TO YOUR FAMILY? SHE IS VERY
IMPORTANT. SHE SHE WAS THERE
WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH
DEPRESSION REALLY, AND HAD A
CONCUSSION FEW YEARS AGO, AND
SHE WAS THE ONLY REASON I WOULD
LEAVE THE HOUSE TO TAKE HER FOR
A WALK. BUT DAX IS NOT ONLY
MISSING AUGUST, 21ST STEVENSON
TELLS POLICE SHE IS SURE SOMEONE
STOLE THE HUSKY MIX IN HOPES OF
SELLING HER PUPS. THE MOMENT SHE
HAS THEM BEEN HEARING ABOUT
PEOPLE STILL IN DOGS. SO THAT
THEY CAN CASH IN ON THE DOGS,
PUPPIES AND SHE WAS VERY
PREGNANT. OH GOD PROBLEM,
PRAYING, HOPING THAT SOMEBODY
WOULD JUST DO THE RIGHT THING.
I’M I’M I BELIEVE SOMEBODY KNOWS
SOMETHING. WHAT’S MAKING THINGS
EVEN MORE DIFFICULT? JACQUELINE
HAS PUT UP MORE THAN 100 POSTERS
AROUND HER NEIGHBORHOOD THAT
KEEP GETTING TORN DOWN. WHAT
HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? I’VE BEEN
POSTING DOZENS AND DOZENS OF
FLYERS IN THE AREA. YOU KNOW, I
BELIEVE WHOEVER KNOWS SOMETHING
ABOUT HER, UM OR MAY HAVE TAKEN
HER. THEY DON’T WANT THE
ATTENTION TO BE BROUGHT TO THE
FACT THAT SHE’S GONE OR THAT
THEY MAY HAVE HER. THAT’S WHAT I
BELIEVE, BECAUSE WHO WOULD TAKE
THEIR TIME TO TEAR DOWN MISSING
DOG FLYERS? WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WHEN YOU KEEP FINDING YOUR
FLYERS? IT’S DISHEARTENING. IS
VERY. WELL, JACQUELINE,
CERTAINLY HOPING FOR GOOD NEWS
HERE, BUT AS SHE’S CANVASSED THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, ANOTHER NEIGHBOR
CAME UP TO HER AND SAID HER DOG
SHE BELIEVES IS ALSO BEEN
STOLEN. SHE’S MADE TO POLICE
REPORTS, OF COURSE, HOPING FOR
THE BEST WE’RE LIVE TONIGHT.
SHAWN LEY LOCAL FORWARD BACK TO
YOU VERY STRANGE. WHAT’S
HAPPENING THERE? HOPEFULLY SHE
FINDS THAT DOG ALRIGHT, SEAN,
THANKS VICTORY IN FEDERAL COURT
FOR FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD
TRUMP, A JUDGE GRANTED TRUMP’S
REQUEST TO APPOINT A SPECIAL
MASTER IN THE FBI SEARCH OF MARA
LAGO. THAT MEANS A THIRD PARTY
ATTORNEY FROM OUTSIDE THE
GOVERNMENT WILL REVIEW MATERIALS
AGE. SINCE SEIZED FROM TRUMP’S
FLORIDA HOME LAST MONTH. IT ALSO
MEANS THE DOJ WILL HAVE TO PAUSE
ITS OWN REVIEW OF THE SEIZED
DOCUMENTS UNTIL THE SPECIAL
MASTERS REVIEW IS COMPLETED.
BOTH SIDES HAVE UNTIL FRIDAY
JUST SUBMIT A LIST OF POTENTIAL
CANDIDATES FOR THAT POSITION. AN
UPDATE FROM WHOLE WHALEN’S
FAMILY TONIGHT. THEY TELL US
THERE’S CONSIDERABLE CONCERN
ABOUT PAUL’S HEALTH AS HE
REMAINS BEHIND BARS IN A RUSSIAN
PRISON, AND THERE ARE SOME STATE
DEPARTMENT DEVELOPMENTS, LEAVING
HIS FAMILY CONCERNED ABOUT HIS
CHANCES FOR AN EARLY RELEASE FOR
ABALONE IS LIVE TONIGHT WITH THE
VERY LATEST ROD. GOOD EVENING,
KAREN. YOU KNOW PAUL WHELAN HAS
SPENT THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS IN
RUSSIAN PRISONS, HAVING BEEN
CONVICTED ON ESPIONAGE FOR A
CHRISTMAS VISIT A FEW YEARS
BACK. BUT HE SPENT THE LAST TWO
WEEKS IN A LABOR CAMP HOSPITAL
BECAUSE HE’S GOT ISSUES WITH HIS
ARM. BUT HE’S BEEN MOVED BACK
NOW TO THE MAIN, THE PRISON THAT
HE’S BEEN IN HIS MAJOR PRISON,
AND HIS BROTHER SAYS THAT HE IS
DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT HIS
HEALTH GOING FORWARD. PAUL HAS
EXPERIENCED WHAT HIS BROTHER
DAVID CHARACTERIZES AS A
REPETITIVE STRESS INJURY TO HIS
ELBOW FOR THE PAST YEAR AND ONE
OF HIS OCCASIONAL PHONE
CONVERSATIONS WITH HIS PARENTS.
PAUL RECENTLY TOLD THEM HE HAS
SOMETHING LIKE BURSITIS OR
TENDONITIS, WHICH HAS HIM
WEARING A SLING TO KEEP HIS ARMY
MOBILE. HIS ARM IS IMPROVING
AFTER HIS HOSPITAL STAY, BUT
HE’S STILL GETTING HELP FROM
OTHER INMATES WITH THINGS LIKE
CARRYING HIS SUPER BOWL IN THE
CAFETERIA AT LUNCHTIME, IT WAS
ONLY A FEW WEEKS AGO, THERE HAD
BEEN SOME SMALL HOPE THAT PAUL
WHELAN MIGHT BE HOME BY NOW. THE
ATTEMPTS TO FREE W. N B, A
BASKETBALL STAR AND SIMILARLY
CONVICTED FELON BRITTNEY GRINER
INCLUDED HIM, BUT THAT HOPE
APPEARS TO HAVE FADED AFTER THE
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT WANTED QUIET
DIPLOMACY, AND NOW WE’VE LEARNED
OF A MAJOR CHANGE IN THE
AMERICAN EMBASSY, CAUSING THE
WHEEL AND FAMILY DEEP CONCERN.
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION MOVED
ON FROM OUR AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA
, JOHN SULLIVAN, HE’D SERVED
BOTH TRUMP AND BIDEN
MINISTRATIONS. THE WHEEL AND
FAMILY TONIGHT IS SAYING OF
SULLIVAN QUOTE. THERE IS NO WAY
TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE FOR HIS
SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY ON PAUL’S
BEHALF. AMBASSADOR SULLIVAN WENT
TO EXTRAORDINARY LENGTHS AND
POLLS CASE HIS ADVOCACY FOR POLE
WAS FREQUENT AND VOCAL, BOTH IN
MOSCOW AND IN WASHINGTON, D C.
STATE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES
ROTATE AND THIS IS NOT
UNEXPECTED. ALTHOUGH IT IS
DISAPPOINTING. THERE IS NO WAY
TO KNOW HOW AMBASSADOR
SULLIVAN’S DEPARTURE MAY IMPACT
THE US GOVERNMENT’S OFFER TO THE
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT FOR A
PRISONER EXCHANGE AND QUESTION
NOW WE’VE GOT MORE CLARITY THIS
AFTERNOON ON WHY? AMBASSADOR
SULLIVAN RETIRED, AND HE DID. IT
IS BECAUSE OF HIS WIFE, WHO HAS
BEEN SUFFERING WITH CANCER FOR
QUITE SOME TIME, DIED TODAY. AND
SO HE IS NOW MOVING ON A WOMAN
BY THE NAME OF ELIZABETH ROOM.
WHO IS THE DEPUTY OF MISSION TO
RUSSIA IS NOW GOING TO TAKE HIS
POSITION UNTIL THE BIDEN
MINISTRATIONS NOMINATES A NEW
AMBASSADOR REPORTING LIVE
BEFORE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU,
ROD. LABOR DISPUTE REMAINS
UNRESOLVED BETWEEN EASTERN
MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY AND ITS
FACULTY. THE UNION WILL HOLD A
STRIKE VOTE TOMORROW AND IF
UNION MEMBERS VOTE TO AUTHORIZE
THE STRIKE WORK STOPPAGE COULD
BEGIN AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY. AT
ISSUE HERE IS HEALTHCARE COSTS,
THE UNION SAYS WILL CANCEL OUT
OF PROPOSED PAY RAISE ACTIVELY
AND THAT ZERO OR NEGATIVE FOR
SOME OF OUR MEMBERS, AND THAT’S
WHAT WE’RE FIGHTING FOR. WHAT WE
DON’T WANT IS TO MAKE OUR, UH
ARE QUOTE UNQUOTE GOOD HEALTH
INSURANCE UNAFFORDABLE TO OUR
MEMBERS WERE NEGOTIATING AND
THINGS ARE HAPPENING AND
MOVEMENT IS OCCURRING AND WE
THINK IT’S IMPORTANT THAT THEY
BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE IN A
STRIKE THREAT DOES NOTHING TO
FURTHER THAT PROCESS. FACULTY IS
CURRENTLY WORKING WITHOUT A
CONTRACT. THE UNIVERSITY SAYS
THE STRIKE WOULD BE ILLEGAL
UNDER MICHIGAN LAW. THEY ALSO
SAY CLASSES FOR THE REMAINDER.
THE WEEK WILL TAKE PLACE AS
SCHEDULED. YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS
LIKE WE’RE ALL PAYING MORE FOR
ALMOST EVERYTHING. BUT THE
AIRLINES ARE ABOUT TO CUT PRICES
IN HOPES OF FILLING PLANES THIS
FALL ARE CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR
HELP ME HANK HANK WINCHESTER
LIVE IN DETROIT METRO TONIGHT
AND HANG SOME OF THESE MORE
AFFORDABLE TICKETS. MAYBE ONLINE
I UNDERSTAND AS SOON AS
TOMORROW. YES KAREN. THOSE
PRICES ARE GOING TO DROP RIGHT
AFTER THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY.
WE’RE TALKING ALL THE MAJOR
AIRLINES DELTA AMERICAN UNITED.
THEY WANT YOU IN THOSE SEATS.
THEY WANT THESE PLANES FULL AS
WE HAD INTO FALL, AND THEN THE
HOLIDAY SEASON. TAKE A LOOK.
FLYING DURING THE LAST SEVERAL
MONTHS. IT’S NOT ONLY BEEN VERY
EXPENSIVE. IT’S ALSO BEEN
PROBLEMATIC WITH BIG DELAYS AND
CANCELATIONS. YOU WERE DETROIT
SAN FRAN. FIVE O’CLOCK, YES.
WHAT ARE THEY SAYING? WE’RE TOO
FIVE O’CLOCK TO GO TO
MINNEAPOLIS, ST PAUL AND CATCH A
FLIGHT THAT’S ALREADY LEFT. BUT
NOW HERE’S THE GOOD NEWS.
SEPTEMBER MEANS LOWER PRICES. IN
FACT, TOMORROW TUESDAY, MAYBE
THE BEST DAY TO FIND AIRLINE
BARGAINS. HERE’S DAVID.
FISHERMEN WITH CADILLAC TRAVEL.
THE AIRLINE PRICING GOES DOWN
SEASONALLY. SO WE’RE GETTING
TOWARDS THE END OF THE SUMMER
AND YOU GET INTO A SLOWER TIME
FOR TRAVEL FOR SEPTEMBER OCTOBER
, SO THAT HAD AN IMPACT.
OBVIOUSLY THE PRICE OF GAS HAD
AN IMPRINT IMPACT TO IF YOU’RE
LOOKING TO FLY AND TO SAVE THANK
FLEXIBILITY, AND THAT MAY MEAN
TRAVELING DURING THE WEEK AND
YOU HAVE TO BE FLEXIBLE AND YOUR
DATES WITHIN THOSE DATES AND
SOMETIMES FLEXIBLE AT AIRPORTS,
FOR EXAMPLE, MAYBE YOU GO UP THE
LANSING OR FLINT. IF YOU’RE
LOOKING TO GET AWAY TO A COOL
CITY, A HOT DESTINATION TRY
BOOKING DURING THE OFF SEASON.
YOU CAN SAVE AS MUCH AS 50 TO
70% IF YOU’RE GOING TO GO TO A
DESTINATION THAT, LIKE GO TO
EUROPE, AND FOR CHRISTMAS, FOR
EXAMPLE, THAT ISN’T ISN’T AS
BUSY. YOU CAN FIND SOME GREAT
DEALS AGAIN. MANY OF THOSE
BARGAINS WILL ROLL OUT TOMORROW
AROUND NOON. BUT THE BEST ADVICE
ALWAYS WHEN PLANNING MAKE SURE
THAT YOU HAVE A BACKUP PLAN, AND
THAT INCLUDES BUYING INSURANCE,
TAKE TRAVEL INSURANCE AND MAKE
SURE YOU KNOW WHAT’S COVERED IN
THOSE POLICIES TO MAKE SURE THAT
YOU’RE COMFORTABLE WITH MAKING
YOUR PLANS. TRAVEL INSURANCE IS
KEY FISHERMEN ALSO SUGGESTS IF
YOUR TRIP ALLOWS FOR YOU MAY
WANT TO BUNDLE THAT TRIP. IF
YOU’RE ON A WEBSITE LIKE
HOTWIRE, OR PRICELINE PURCHASED
THE AIRLINE TICKET, THE HOTEL
THE CAR RENTAL ALTOGETHER,
LIKELY SAVE EVEN MORE. WE’RE
LIVE HERE TONIGHT IN DETROIT,
METRO HANK WINCHESTER. HELP ME
HANK LOCAL 4 HANK, I GOTTA ASK
YOU ANY IDEA WHEN WE SHOULD
EXPECT THE PRICES THEN TO JUMP
BACK UP AGAIN. YET KAREN, THE
INSIDERS PREDICT RIGHT NOW,
THESE PRICES ARE GOING TO LOCK
IN STARTING TOMORROW. THEY’RE
GOING TO STAY THIS WAY UNTIL
AROUND THANKSGIVING. BUT IF YOU
WAIT TO BOOK THAT HOLIDAY TRIP
AFTER THANKSGIVING, WELL, THIS
PRICES WILL LIKELY GO UP. THEN
BACK TO U. WE APPRECIATE THE
HEADS UP. THANK YOU. HANK OF
RAMP CLOSURES TO WARN YOU ABOUT
HIS ROAD. CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
RESUME AFTER LABOR DAY STARTING
TOMORROW AT SIX. A.M. THE SOUTH
22 75 RAMP TO ANN ARBOR ROAD
WILL CLOSE ALL THE WAY UNTIL
EARLY OCTOBER. THE WESTBOUND I
94 RAMP TO SOUTH BEND TO 75 WILL
CLOSE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
IT’S ALL PART OF THE STATES.
$270 MILLION REVIVED TO 75
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT, WHICH IS
A HEADACHE NOW, WHEN IT’S DONE,