>>> IF YOU NEED PROOF OF HOW WINDY IT HAS BEEN THIS SHOULD DO
IT.
IT. A TREE TOPPLING AS IT MOVED
THROUGH SOUTHWEST DETROIT.
>> THE WIND BLEW OVER A SEMI
TRUCK THIS AFTERNOON.
>> LET’S SEE, WE HAVE ALREADY
HAD A SNOWSTORM.
NOW MOTHER NATURE DURING A MAJOR
WIND STORM.
WIND STORM. >> HOW ABOUT COOKING WITH NO
POWER.
POWER. THAT IS A POSSIBILITY FOR MORE
THAN THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS.
THAT IS THANKS TO THE WINDS.
>>> A LIVE PICTURE FROM THE
AIRPORT.
AIRPORT. PEOPLE COMING HOME FROM THE --
FOR THE HOLIDAY.
IT MAY BE A SURPRISE.
LET’S START WITH BEN.
WE’RE NOT QUITE OUT OF THE
WOODS.
WOODS. >> OF ALL DAYS TO DEAL WITH
THIS, THE ROADS ARE JUST
RELENTLESS WITH THE WINDS.
THEY HAVE CALMED DOWN A LITTLE
BIT WHEN WE SAW 50 MILE-PER-HOUR
WIND GUST.
WIND GUST. NOW IT IS ABOUT 30-40 WITH
STRONGER WINDS TO THE WEST OF
US.
US. WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THE
WINDS TO PEAK SOMETIME BETWEEN
NOW AND 7:00 P.M.
EXPECT THE WIND GUSTS TO LAST
UNTIL MIDNIGHT THEN THEY WILL
DROP OFF TOMORROW MORNING.
IT WILL BE A LITTLE BREEZY AS WE
HEAD TO THE PARADE TOMORROW
MORNING.
MORNING. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING, WIND
ADVISORIES AND HIGH WINDS IN THE
AREA.
AREA. ESPECIALLY DOWN I-75.
THOSE WIND GUSTS COULD HIT
60 MILES PER HOUR.
AND TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, WE
DO HAVE RAIN THAT IS
TRANSITIONING TO LIGHT SNOW IN
SOME PLACES.
SOME PLACES. BE EXTRA CAREFUL ON THE ROADS
TONIGHT AS WE TRY TO GET THROUGH
THIS MESS.
THIS MESS. >>> POWER OUTAGES TONIGHT.
IT IS A MAJOR ISSUE THANKS TO
THE WIND.
THE WIND. >> THIS STREET TOPPLED ON TO A
MOVING MINIVAN TRAPPING THE
DRIVER INSIDE.
DRIVER INSIDE. THIS IS ON THE CORNER OF REGULAR
STREET IN SOUTHWEST DETROIT.
WE ARE THERE LIVE AND WE ARE
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE ODDS.
>>> REPORTER: THE TIMING OF ALL
OF THIS IS BREATHTAKING WHEN YOU
THINK ABOUT IT.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE WIND GUSTS
AND WE FELT THERE.
YOU CAN SEE HOW THIS HAPPENED.
WE DO HAVE DEAD LIMBS RIGHT
HERE.
HERE. SEVERAL BIG ONES CAME CRASHING
DOWN ON THIS DRIVER AS HE HEADED
BAK HERE.
BAK HERE. >>> NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE
THIS.
THIS. A CAR GETS HIT BY A TREE.
>> WHEN THIS VETERAN TOW TRUCK
DRIVER WAS SURPRISED YOU KNOW IT
IS SOMETHING.
IS SOMETHING. WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT IS LOUD.
>> ALL I HEARD WAS A BOOM.
>> POLICE SAID A 6-YEAR-OLD MAN
WAS DRIVING THIS FAN ON A
REGULAR STREET IN SOUTHWEST
DETROIT.
DETROIT. THE WINDS WERE SO FAST, A BIG
BRANCH CAME CRASHING DOWN ON THE
VAN AS HE WAS PASSING BY A
BIGOTRY.
BIGOTRY. >> DID THE CAR GET THROUGH THERE
THAT QUICKLY.
THAT QUICKLY. SOMEONE CALLED.
SOMEONE CALLED. IT WAS THAT VEHICLE THAT GOT
HIT.
HIT. >> THE VANS ARE USED FOR
TRANSPORT.
TRANSPORT. IT TAKES PEOPLE TO DOCTORS
APPOINTMENTS.
APPOINTMENTS. NO WON BUT THE DRIVER WAS
INSIDE.
INSIDE. PEOPLE WATCHED HIM BEING REMOVED
AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN AN
AMBULANCE.
AMBULANCE. >> WE ARE GOING TO GET IT RIGHT
OUT OF HERE.
>> THE DRIVER COULD HAVE BEEN
KILLED BY THE BRANCH.
NOW THE POLICE WILL HAVE TO WAIT
UNTIL THE DEBRIS IS CLEANED UP.
>> YOU ALMOST TOOK THE TREE WITH
YOU TOO.
YOU TOO. >>> YEAH, HE HANDLES CARS ONLY
BUT YOU SOLVE THE WINDSHIELD.
IT GREATLY IMPACTED THE CAR.
THIS GUY COULD HAVE BEEN BADLY
HURT.
HURT. WE JUST CHECKED WITH THE
COMPANY, THEY SAID HE IS OUT OF
THE HOSPITAL AND DOING FINE.
THAT IS THE GOOD NEWS.
>>> WITH THE ISSUES ON THE ROAD,
LET’S MOVE TO THE SKIES.
THE WINDS NOT HAVING A MAJOR
IMPACT ON ONE OF THE BUSIEST
TRAVEL DAYS OF THE YEAR.
>> TAKE A LOOK AT THE MISERY
MAP.
MAP. IT TRACKS DELAYS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY AND CHICAGO IS LEADING
THE WAY WITH 78 DELAYS.
LET’S GO TO PAULA.
BESIDES SOME BUMPY LANDINGS, IT
HAS BEEN A RELATIVELY SMOOTH
DAY.
DAY. >>> REPORTER: YEAH, IT REALLY
HAS BEEN.
HAS BEEN. ACCORDING TO THAT SAME MAP.
DETROIT ONLY HAS 22 DELAYS.
BUT WHO WILL SEE YOU THEN. I
THINK ANYONE WHO TRAVELS WILL
TRAVEL ON THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAY
OF THE YEAR.
IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS ALL OF
THE TIME.
THE TIME. >>> ON THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAY OF
THE YEAR, ONE RESOUNDING
QUESTION.
QUESTION. >> WERE ALL OF THE TRAVELERS?
>> WE WERE SHOCKED.
>> WHAT WERE YOU EXPECTING?
>> TONS OF LINES.
>> FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON IT
WAS EASY GOING THROUGH SECURITY.
EXCEPT FOR ONE MOTHER TRAVELING
WITH A NEW BABY.
>> THEY HAD TO CHECK ALL OF THE
LIQUIDS.
LIQUIDS. THAT IS KIND OF TOUGH.
THEY HAVE TO OPEN THE BOTTLES
AND DO INSPECTIONS.
>>> FOR THOSE COMING INTO THE
DETROIT AREA, HIGH WIND GUSTS
AND ROUGH WEATHER MADE FOR A
LESS THAN PLEASANT APPROACH.
>> THE FLIGHT WAS BUMPY.
>> IT WAS A LITTLE BUMPY.
THERE WERE SOME TEARS FROM THE
LITTLE ONES.
LITTLE ONES. IT WAS FINE.
NOBODY GOT SICK.
>> THERE WERE FEW DELAYS AND NO
CANCELLATIONS OUTBOUND DESPITE
THE WIND.
THE WIND. THE WEATHER IS CREATING HASSLES
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THE METRO AIRPORT BOARD STAYED
RELATIVELY ON TIME.
>>> JUST LOOK AT THIS.
PEOPLE ACTUALLY HAVE A CHANCE TO
TAKE A BREATHER AND CATCH UP.
WE HAVE BEEN DOING SOME POKING
AROUND IN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHERE THE CROWNS ARE.
WE HAVE THE ANSWER.
WE WILL LET YOU KNOW, IT IS VERY
INTERESTING WHY THE AIRPORT
LOOKS LIKE THIS INSTEAD OF HOW
IT USUALLY LOOKS.
>> INCREDIBLE.
>> INCREDIBLE. >> WE WILL TALK TO AT 6:00 P.M.
PAULA.
PAULA. >>> THE CLOCK PAYS NO MIND TO
THE WEATHER.
THE WEATHER. THE SHOW MUST GO ON.
AMERICA’S THANKSGIVING PARADE IS
COMING.
COMING. LET’S LOOK AS THE FLOATS ARE
GETTING INTO POSITION.
BE READY FOR THE MORNING.
PEOPLE WILL BE WORKING THROUGH
THE NIGHT TIRELESSLY.
THEY WILL BE TIRED NO DOUBT.
IT IS A LOT OF WORK TO MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING IS JUST RIGHT.
PEOPLE GOT TO SEE A SHOW BEFORE
THE BIG SHOW.
>>> REPORTER: THE FLOATS ARE
READY FOR AMERICA’S THANKSGIVING
PARADE.
PARADE. WE HAVE SOME OLDER HISTORICAL
FLOATS AND NEW FLOATS.
THERE IS A LOT TO SEE.
>> AS THE FLOATS ROLL OUT FOR
AMERICA’S THANKSGIVING PARADE,
THIS FAMILY STANDS BY WATCHING.
THEY ARE WATCHING AND OFF.
EVERY YEAR, KAREN BRINGS HER
GRANDKIDS WITH HER TO GET A
SNEAK PEEK OF THE FLOATS A DAY
BEFORE THE SHOW.
>> IT IS SO COOL SEEING HOW BIG
THEY ARE.
THEY ARE. IF YOU ARE RIGHT ON TOP OF THEM.
THE KIDS SEEM TO ENJOY IT.
>> THEY TOUGH OUT THE BRISK
WEATHER TO CHECK OUT THE FLOATS.
>> IT IS A GOOD TIME SEEING ALL
OF THE FLOATS.
>> THEY HAVE ALL OF THEIR
FAVORITES TOO.
FAVORITES TOO. >> I LIKE THE ONES THAT HAVE
CARS ON THEM.
>> DISH IS A WAY TO SHOW A
VARIETY OF CREATIVE CONCEPTS.
>> 19 FLOATS WERE BUILT BEFORE.
>> THE WINDS WERE CHALLENGING
AND THE WORK CREWS WERE PREPARED
TO KEEP THE FLOATS IN TIP TOP
SHAPE.
SHAPE. >> THERE IS SOME DAMAGE WHEN IT
IS DELIVERED BUT YOU CAN’T TELL.
>> THE FLOATS WILL BE READY TO
AMAZE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EVEN
THE YOUNGEST OF SPECTATORS.
>> YOU THINK THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL
DON’T YOU?
DON’T YOU? >> BACK TO YOU.
>>> WE DO TOO.
>>> THE WEATHER MAY BE TRICKY
FOR THANKSGIVING BUT WE WILL BE
IN THE CLEAR WHEN THE PARADE
STARTS.
STARTS. >> THE COVERAGE STARTS AT
6:00 A.M. WITH A SPECIAL DICTION
OF LOCAL FOUR.
THEN IT LEADS TO THE BIG PARADE
STARTING AT 9:00 A.M.
>>> THERE WILL BE WEATHER
ISSUES.
ISSUES. FOR THAT WE WILL STRONGLY
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>>> ALRIGHT, NOW TO A GOOD
HEALTH ALERT.
HEALTH ALERT. THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
REPORTED OUR STATE’S SECOND
DEATH FROM A VAPING INJURY.
>> HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT
THIS INVESTIGATION.
THIS INVESTIGATION. >>> FOR PRIVACY REASONS WE HAVE
ONLY BEEN TOLD THE VICTIM IS AN
ADULT MALE WHO DIED YESTERDAY.
IN MICHIGAN THERE HAS BEEN 56
CASES OF VAPING LUNG DISEASES.
THIRTY-TWO CONFIRM.
THIRTY-TWO CONFIRM. THERE WAS ONE PRIOR DEATH THAT
HAPPENED ON OCTOBER 2.
ONE TEENAGER WHO ACTUALLY NEEDED
A LUNG TRANSPLANT DUE TO THE
DAMAGE OF HIS LUNGS.
90% OF THE CASES REPORTED
VAPING, THC ALONE OR WITH
NICOTINE.
NICOTINE. AS OF LAST FRIDAY, NATIONALLY
THERE HAS BEEN OVER 290 CASES
IDENTIFIED WITH DEATH.
THAT DOESN’T INCLUDE THE
MICHIGAN FATALITY.
MICHIGAN FATALITY. AS OF YESTERDAY THE CDC IS AS HE
STATES ONLY REPORT PATIENTS WHO
ARE HOSPITALIZED WITH VAPING
INDUSTRIES -- INJURIES AND THAT
IS BECAUSE OF THE FLU AND OTHER
RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS WHICH
HAVE SIMILAR SYMPTOMS.
>>> AN UPDATE IN THE HAZING
INVESTIGATION IN DE LA SALLE.
THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE HAS BEEN
ASSIGNED THE CASE.