CAREER IS IN FLUX AND IT’S UP TO HIM TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO.
>> Jason: WE KNOW YOU’RE OUT
THERE LOOKING TO BARBECUE, JUMP
IN THE POOL, AND IT COULD JUST
BE MY FAMILY DOING IT WITHOUT
ME.
ME. >> Andrew: WHETHER YOU DO IT
WITH JASON OR NOT, WE HAVE WARM
CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS. WE KNOW YOU STILL LOVE YOUR
FAMILY.
FAMILY. >> Jason: I DO.
>> Andrew: AND IT’S WARM WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE 80s.
WE’RE LOOKING AT SHOWERS AND
STORMS THAT DOT THE LANDSCAPE,
PUTTING A DAMPER IN SOME AREAS
BUT NOT OTHERS.
IF THERE’S A SHOWER OVERHEAD, IT
DOESN’T LAST FOREVER.
THE SHOWERS OVER DOWNTOWN
DETROIT THAT WERE BIGGER, THEY
DIMINISHED AND LIGHT RAIN ON THE
SOUTHWEST SIDE OF THE CITY AND
YOU HAVE SOME HERE THAT ARE
SPROUTING IN LENAWEE COUNTY,
INCLUDING AROUND TECUMSEH AND
FARTHER TO THE WEST, WEST OF ANN
ARBOR, SOUTH AND WEST OF ANN
ARBOR IN MANCHESTER.
A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES
ASSOCIATED WITH THESE THE PAST
COUPLE OF HOURS BUT CONTINUE TO
BLOSSOM AND FADE OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF HOURS.
NO MATTER HOW YOU SLICE IT, IT
IS STILL WARM AND MUGGY OUT
THERE.
THERE. IT’S ONLY A RAIN-COOLED 75 IN
PONTIAC.
PONTIAC. THE TEMPERATURES JUMP BACK UP TO
85 DEGREES.
85 DEGREES. AND IT FEELS LIKE 91.
THAT WAS AFTER A SHOWER AN HOUR
AGO AND THE TEMPERATURES WENT
DOWN TO 82.
YOU HAVE A HEAT INDEX OF 100 IN
MONROE.
MONROE. FROM NOW UNTIL 8:00 P.M., IF YOU
HAVE ANY BARBECUES PLANNED OR
FIREWORKS LATER ON, BRING THE
RAIN GEAR IN CASE THERE’S A
SCATTERED SHOWER IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD OR WHERE YOU’RE
GOING.
GOING. IT WILL BE IN THE MID-80s BUT
FEEL HOTTER WITH THE HUMIDITY.
WE’LL TALK ABOUT THE COMPLETE
HOLIDAY WEEKEND IN MINUTES.
>> Jason: AN OHIO MAN IS DEAD
AFTER AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING
FIREWORKS.
FIREWORKS. >> Kim: ACCORDING TO POLICE,
61-YEAR-OLD FLOOD TEMPLE PUTTING
ON A FIREWORKS DISPLAY AFTER
MIDNIGHT ON TUESDAY MORNING.
ONE OF THE MORTARS TIPPED OVER
AND HIT HIM IN THE CHEST.
TEMPLE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD HE
SCENE.
SCENE. WHILE IT’S LEGAL TO BUY THEM IN
OHIO, IT’S ILLEGAL TO FIRE THEM
OFF.
OFF. >>> IN GIBRALTAR, THEY
INTERRUPTED A SUPER TANKER
BELIEVED TO BE BREACHING
SANCTIONS BY CARING CRUDE OIL TO
SYRIA AND BELIEVE IT WAS HEADED
TO A GOVERNMENT-OWNED REFINERY
AND SUBJECTED TO THE SANCTIONS
REGIME.
REGIME. THE SANCTIONS WERE PUT IN PLACE
ON PRESIDENT ASSAD’S GOVERNMENT
OVER ITS CONTINUED CRACKDOWN
AGAINST CIVILIANS.
AGAINST CIVILIANS. SPANISH AUTHORITIES SAY IT WAS
REQUESTED BY THE U.S.
>> Jason: PEOPLE ARE GATHERING
WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO MARK
AMERICA’S INDEPENDENCE, FROM
FIREWORKS AND PARADES TO
BACKYARD BARBECUES AND POOL
PARTIES, AMERICANS ARE
CELEBRATING OUR COUNTRY’S 243rd
BIRTHDAY.
BIRTHDAY. ♪
♪ FROM MARCHING BANDS TO BEACHSIDE
SANDS.
SANDS. >> TODAY IS A TIME THAT WE SPEND
IT WITH THE FAMILY TOGETHER,
ENJOY OURSELVES.
ENJOY OURSELVES. >> Jason: ACROSS AMERICA, FAMILY
AND FRIENDS GATHERING.
>> IT’S NOT COMMERCIALIZED.
IT’S KIDS HAVING FUN WITH THEIR
PARENTS.
PARENTS. >> Jason: AND CONEY ISLAND, IT’S
BITES.
BITES. >> NUMBER 12 AT NATHAN’S.
>> Jason: SPEED THE KEY IN
ATLANTA AS WELL, IT’S THE PEACH
TREE ROAD RACE.
FOR SOME IN THE RUNNING FOR THE
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION, HITTING
THE STREETS THEMSELVES IN
BATTLEGROUND STATES.
BATTLEGROUND STATES. AT THOMAS JEFFERSON’S
MONTICELLO, AMERICA WELCOMED 76
NEW CITIZENS.
NEW CITIZENS. >> I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND --
>> Jason: AND IN THE CAPITOL,
TOO.
TOO. >> ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE, WELCOME TO THE AMERICAN
FAMILY!
FAMILY! >> Jason: MILLIONS IN THE
AMERICAN FAMILY CELEBRATING THIS
INDEPENDENCE DAY.
INDEPENDENCE DAY. >> Jason: HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY
ENJOYED IT.
ENJOYED IT. NOW A STORY THAT MAY HAVE TOO
CLOSE OF A MEANING FOR KIMBERLY.
WE’LL EXPLAIN THAT IN A SECOND.
>> Kim: POLICE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
GET CAUGHT IN A TENSE STANDOFF
WITH A SQUIRREL.
I KNEW THAT’S WHERE YOU WERE
GOING.
GOING. LOOK AT THIS FROM THE STRATHAM
POLICE.
POLICE. HE TRIED TO BOX HIM IN AND GET
HIM OUT THE GARAGE DOOR.
>> Jason: THEY’RE DOING THE
ONE-TWO PUNCH, BUT IT’S NOTHING
COMPARED TO KIM’S PERFORMANCE ON
MONDAY.
MONDAY. ROLL THE TAPE!
THIS IS KIMBERLY ON MONDAY,
HUNTING DOWN THE SQUIRREL IN HER
HOUSE.
HOUSE. YOU CAN HEAR HER SCREAM WITH NO
VOICE, MIND YOU.
HER VOICE IS GONE AT THAT POINT.
AND YOU OPENED THE WINDOW.
>> Kim: MY HUSBAND OPENED THE
WINDOW HOPING HE WOULD GET OUT
THE WINDOW.
THE WINDOW. HE WENT OUT THE FRONT DOOR.
>> Jason: THE RUSSIAN JUDGE GAVE
YOU A 4.5.
>> Kim: I HAD THE OWL IN THE
HOUSE LAST YEAR AND THOUGHT
SURELY THIS WOULDN’T HAPPEN
AGAIN, WE’LL KEEP THE DAMPER
CLOSED ON THE CHIMNEY.
I GUESS HE FELL DOWN AND BIG
ENOUGH TO OPEN THE DAMPER.
>> Jason: THE PROEFIOUS ANSWERS
ARE SOMEWHERE SAYING, WE COULD
HAVE TOLD YOU ALL THIS!
[LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER] >> Kim: STOP IT!
>> Jason: WILD KINGDOM OVER
THERE.
THERE. FORD WOULD ONLY CALL IT A
MYSTERY CAR, AND IT’S A MYSTERY
NO MORE.
NO MORE. >> Kim: WE’RE PEELING THE
CURTAIN ON ONE OF THE MEANEST
SUPER CARS WE’VE EVER SEEN.
>> Jason: A TERRIFYING ATTACK IN
FLORIDA AND POLICE SUSPECT IT
WAS AN ALLIGATOR BEHIND IT.
>> Kim: HIS STORY IS ONE OF
COURAGE AND PERSEVERANCE.
>> IT WAS QUITE A RESPONSIBILITY
AND QUITE AN ONUS ON US.
>> Kim: A TRUE HERO CARRYING OUT
HIS MISSION WHILE FIGHTING
RACIAL TREJ DIAT HOME AND IN THE
AIR.
AIR. ONE OF ONLY A DOZEN LIVING
PILOTS FROM THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN
SHARES HIS STORY OF TRIUMPH AND
HOW HE IS SHARING HIS BRAVE
STORY, NEXT.
>> Nick: DID YOU KNOW IT’S BEEN EXACTLY FIVE YEARS SINCE THE
STATE OF MICHIGAN TOOK OVER
BELLE ISLE?
BELLE ISLE? HOW ARE THINGS GOING?
I KNOW ONE COUPLE WHO THINKS
THINGS ARE GOING PRETTY WELL.
>> I HAD NO IDEA!
>> Nick: THE HAPPY AND NOT SO
HAPPY MEMORIES THAT PEOPLE HAVE
AND WHAT THEY THINK OF BELLE
ISLE FIVE YEARS AFTER THE FACT.
>> Jason: HE’S ONE OF ONLY A
DOZEN LIVING COMBAT PILOTS FROM
THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN OF WORLD WAR
II.
II. >> I’M A CITIZEN OF THIS COUNTRY
AND WHAT I’M DOING IS FIGHTING
FOR MY RIGHTS.
>> Jason: HOW HE AND FELLOW
AIRMEN RISKED THEIR LIVES TO
SHOOT DOWN NAZIS AND FIGHTING
BRIDGE DISAT -- RACISM AT HOME
AND IN THE AIR.
>> Kim: I WANT TO INTRODUCE TO
YOU ONE OF THE PILOTS WHO FLEW
43 COMBAT MISSIONS AND HOPES TO
INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION.
>> UNIFORMLY OF ALL PEOPLE
REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR,
CREED, OR AGENDA.
>> Kim: IT WAS HIS CHILDHOOD
DREAM TO BECOME A PILOT.
IT WOULD BECOME TRUE BUT NOT
WITHOUT EXCEPTION.
WITHOUT EXCEPTION. WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO FLIGHT THE
P-51?
P-51? >> DELIGHTFUL!
>> DELIGHTFUL! IT WAS LIKE AN EXTENSION OF MY
OWN ARMS AND THIS TYPE OF THING.
I WAS PART OF THE PLAN AND THE
PLANE WAS PART OF ME.
>> Kim: THE BLOOMFIELD HILLS
RESIDENT TALKED ABOUT IT IN HIS
NEW BOOK, "SOARING TO GLORY."
AFRICAN-AMERICANS WERE NOT
ACCEPTED FOR TRAINING UNTIL
WORLD WAR II.
AND EVEN THEN, ONLY UNDER THE
CONDITION THEY TRAIN AS A
SEGREGATED UNIT.
SEGREGATED UNIT. TUSKEGEE ARMY FAIRFIELD WAS THE
ONLYG PLACE FOR THEIR
TRAINING.
TRAINING. >> I’M A CITIZEN AND I’M
FIGHTING FOR MY RIGHTS.
>> Kim: BY THE AGE OF 20, HE WAS
AT THE CONTROLS OF A P-51.
IT WAS HIS JOB TO FLY THE BOMBER
ESCORTS FOR THE B-17s AND B-24s
AND PROTECT THE WHITE CREW
MEMBERS FROM ENEMY FIGHTERS.
>> IT WAS QUITE A RESPONSIBILITY
AND ONUS ON US TO BE SURE TO
PROTECT THE BOMBERS TO THE BEST
THE OF OUR ABILITY.
>> Kim: HE WOULD GO ON TO FLY
DOZENS OF COMBAT MISSIONS AS THE
RED TAILS.
RED TAILS. BY THE END OF WORLD WAR II, HE
HAD BECOME AN AMERICAN HERO.
BUT WHEN HE RETURNED HOME --
>> THE SAME OLD, SAME OLD, JUST
THE SAP AS WHEN I LEFT.
AND THE OPPORTUNITIES WERE NO
GREATER OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
NO BENEFITS GIVEN AS FAR AS THE
TRAINING THAT YOU GOT AND THE
NEW SKILL THAT I GOT.
I PERSONALLY TRIED TO APPLY WITH
TWO AIRLINES THAT HAD OFFICES IN
THE NEW YORK AREA AT THE TIME
AND I WAS REJECTED BECAUSE OF MY
SKIN COLOR.
SKIN COLOR. WHEN I GOT OUT, I COULDN’T FIND
ANY -- WHAT I WOULD CALL A
DECENT JOB AT ALL.
AND I ENDED UP AS A BAGGAGE MAN
ON THE RAILROAD IN PENNSYLVANIA
STATION NEW YORK.
AND I WORKED DOWN THREE LEVELS
UNDERGROUND IN WHAT WAS LIKE A
DUNGEON TAKING BAGS OF MAGAZINES
OFF OF A FREIGHT CAR.
IT WAS A DIRTY JOB.
>> Kim: HE BECAME AN ENGINEER
AND WORKED HIS WAY TO THE
EXECUTIVE LEVEL AND INTRODUCED
AVIATION TO YOUNG PEOPLE,
TACHING THEM TO PERSEVERE BUT
NOT LETTING FAILURE OR HURT
FEELINGS STOP THEM.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO INSPIRE
YOUTH, MAINLY, AND FROM THE
STANDPOINT OF PURSUING THEIR
DREAMS AND GOING AFTER THEIR
DREAMS AGGRESSIVELY.
DREAMS AGGRESSIVELY. AND DON’T LET DEFEAT DOWN THEM.
YOU’LL RUN INTO DISAPPOINTMENTS
AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT KEEP
YOUR EYE ON THE PRIZE.