FIRST AT FOUR. THE FINAL FAREWELL TO QUEEN ELIZABETH THE MAJESTIC CEREMONY, THE PERSONAL
TOUCHES AND THE MICHIGAN
RESIDENTS WHO FELT THEY JUST HAD
TO BE THERE WERE LIVE IN LONDON
COUNTY’S TOP PROSECUTOR TARGETS
GUN VIOLENCE, HER PLAN AND WHEN
YOU MIGHT SEE THE FIRST RESULTS,
AND HERE’S KIM A NICE, QUIET
AFTERNOON HERE IN METRO DETROIT,
BUT THAT IS ALL ABOUT TO CHANGE
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS,
INCLUDING THE CHANCE FOR SEVERE
WEATHER. WE’LL TALK ABOUT IT IN
THE FORECAST IN JUST A FEW
MINUTES. WHAT IS THIS STUFF?
HOMEOWNERS BELIEVE IT IS AN
INVASIVE SPECIES, KILLING THEIR
SHRUBS AND THEIR TREES. BUT WE
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AND YES, WAIT
FOR IT. YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED.
LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT.
LOCAL 4 NEWS FIRST AT FOUR
STARTS NOW. IT WAS A FUNERAL FIT
FOR A QUEEN WITH PRESIDENTS AND
KINGS, PRINCESSES AND PRIME
MINISTERS PAYING THEIR RESPECTS.
FEW LEADERS RECEIVE THE
OUTPOURING OF LOVE THAT WE HAVE
SEEN. THAT LOVE AND SADNESS ALSO
SEEN ON THE FACES OF THE
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO LINED UP
TO BE A PART OF HISTORY. SO,
YEAH, IT’S BEEN FANTASTIC, SO
WE’RE REALLY PROUD TO BE HERE
TODAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY
. I’M KAREN DREW, FIRST SET FOR
KIMBERLY GILL IS AMONG THOSE IN
LONDON. RIGHT NOW. SHE HAS THE
STORY OF A MICHIGAN COUPLE THAT
TRAVELED TO LONDON TO BE A PART
OF THE FAREWELL TO QUEEN
ELIZABETH. BUT FIRST LET US TAKE
YOU THROUGH SOME OF THE
PAGEANTRY, PUMP AND ROYAL
PROTOCOLS PUT IN PLACE TO HONOR
GREAT BRITAIN’S LONGEST SERVING
QUEEN. THE STATE FUNERAL WAS
HELD AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY. THE
QUEEN’S COFFIN DRAPED WITH THE
FLAG, HER CORONATION CROWN OR
SCEPTER. THE ARCHBISHOP OF
CANTERBURY DESCRIBED THE QUEEN
IS JOYFUL PRESENT TO SO MANY AND
TOUCHING A MULTITUDE OF LIVES.
AFTER THE SERVICE, THERE WAS A
MAJESTIC PROCESSION THROUGH THE
STREETS OF LONDON. QUEEN’S
CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN
FOLLOWING BEHIND THE CASKET,
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL
FAMILY FOLLOWING IN CARS, THE
QUEEN PASSED THE WELLINGTON ARC
AND THEN ON TO WINDSOR CASTLE.
ONE OF THE PERSONAL TOUCHES
INCLUDED A HANDWRITTEN NOTE ON
TOP OF THE CASKET WRITTEN BY
KING CHARLES IS SIMPLY SAID IN
LOVING AND DEVOTED MEMORY.
CHARLES R. THEY ARE REFERRING TO
REX, WHICH IS LATIN FOR KING. A
LOVING TRIBUTE FROM HER ELDEST
SON, THE ROYAL FAMILY, SHARING
ITS PRIVATE GRIEF AND LOST IN
PUBLIC. THOSE EMOTIONS CLEARLY
MIRRORED ON THE FACES OF SOME OF
THE PEOPLE WHO LINED THE STREETS
TO SAY FAREWELL TO THE ONLY
QUEEN MOST OF THEM HAVE EVER
KNOWN FOR THEIR ENTIRE LIVES.
AND NOW IT FEELS VERY REAL.
SHE’S ACTUALLY GONE. UM BUT I
FELT I NEEDED TO COME AND SAY
GOODBYE FROM MYSELF AND FROM MY
FAMILY AND SAY, THANKS, THINK
IT’S TOTALLY BEAUTIFUL? IT
REPRESENTS. A LOVELY DAY
CELEBRATING THE QUEEN’S LIFE. I
FELT I HAD TO BE HERE. NOW WE’VE
BEEN TALKING TO SOME METRO
DETROITERS WHO ARE IN LONDON
BECOMING A PART OF THIS MOMENT
IN HISTORY. SOME ARE SHARING
THEIR STORIES WITH KIMBERLY GILL
, WHO ALSO IS IN LONDON SINCE
THURSDAY, AND KIM. THE QUEEN’S
DEATH HAS REALLY TOUCHED PEOPLE.
ALL AROUND THE WORLD. AND
TOUCHED ME TO KAREN. GOOD
EVENING. IT IS NINE PM HERE IN
LONDON AND IN ADDITION TO HAVING
A FRONT ROW SEAT TO HISTORY
HERE, SOMETHING ELSE THAT HAS
ASTONISHED ME IS LISTENING TO
THE STORIES OF PEOPLE AS TO WHY
THEY FELT IT WAS SO IMPORTANT TO
COME HERE AND EXPERIENCE THIS
OCCASION, AND THAT INCLUDES
PEOPLE FROM METRO DETROIT
PHOTOJOURNALIST TIM PAMPLIN MET
UP WITH A COUPLE FROM ROCHESTER
HILLS. ALL RIGHT. IT WAS EARLY
THIS MORNING. HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS MADE THEIR WAY INTO
CENTRAL LONDON, HOPING TO GET A
SPOT ALONG THE FUNERAL
PROCESSION ROUTE, BUT IT SOON
BECAME CLEAR THAT VIEWING AREAS
HAD CLOSED IN TRUE BRITISH FORM
, PEOPLE STARTED PILING INTO
LOCAL PUBS TO WATCH THE FUNERAL
ON TELEVISION HERE,
TANTALIZINGLY CLOSE TO
WESTMINSTER ABBEY IS THE
SHERLOCK HOLMES PUB. FILLED TO
THE BRIM WITH THOSE WHO WANTED
TO SHOW THEIR RESPECTS AND BE A
PART OF THE MOMENT AMONGST THEM
WERE JENNIFER AND KEVIN FROM
ROCHESTER HILLS. MY LOVE FOR THE
QUEEN GOES BACK TO CHARLES AND
DIANA GETTING MARRIED, AND I WAS
SIX YEARS OLD, AND MY NANA AWOKE
ME ON THAT MORNING AND WE
WATCHED ON THE TELEVISION THE
ENTIRE EVENT. THROUGH THE YEARS
, MY NANA AND I TRAVELED THAT
JOURNEY OF FOLLOWING THEM
TOGETHER. AND THEN SHE PASSED 10
YEARS AGO AND I JUST FELT LIKE
THIS WAS A WAY OF JUST KIND OF
HONORING HER AS WELL AND BEING
HERE PART OF SUCH A SPECIAL
EVENT IN HISTORY. WE JUST WANTED
TO BE HERE TO FEEL THE FEELING
OF THE WORLD RIGHT NOW AND THE
FEELING OF THIS COUNTRY AND IT’S
SO MOVING AND TOUCHING AND BEING
IN THERE WAS WONDERFUL JUST
AMONGST TRUE BRITISH PEOPLE THAT
LOVE THEIR QUEEN. THE ENERGY IS
ACTUALLY JUST BEAUTIFUL. I MEAN
, IT’S NOT SAD. IT’S NOT EXCITED
. IT’S JUST A BEAUTIFUL ENERGY
AMONGST EVERYBODY RIGHT NOW.
JUST IN, YOU KNOW, JUST TAKING
IN WHAT SHE MEANT TO THIS
COUNTRY. NO. AGAIN JUST A
BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL DESCRIPTION
OF WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE HERE
AND TO EXPERIENCE THIS MOMENT
AGAIN FROM A METRO DETROITER
THAT WOMAN FOR ROCHESTER HILLS,
SO COMING UP ON LATER EDITIONS
OF LOCAL 4 NEWS WILL HAVE MORE
FROM PEOPLE THAT WE MET HERE.
MORE PEOPLE FROM METRO DETROIT.
UNTIL THEN, WE’LL SEND IT BACK
TO YOU GUYS IN DETROIT, KAREN
KIMBERLY GILL REPORTING LIVE
FROM LONDON LOCAL 4 APPRECIATE
IT. KIMBALL, CHECK BACK WITH YOU
TONIGHT AT FIVE. AND AS
CONVENTION. OUR COVERAGE
CONTINUES THIS EVENING AT FIVE
O’CLOCK, INCLUDING MORE PERSONAL
STORIES. LIKE THE THREE
GENERATIONS OF WOMEN, KIM RAN
INTO ALONG THE PROCESSION ROUTE.
THEN IT’S SIX MORE ROYAL
MEMORIES FROM DAY MILLIONS. EVEN
BILLIONS OF PEOPLE WILL NEVER
FORGET. OAKLAND COUNTY
PROSECUTOR KAREN MCDONALD JUST
LAUNCHED A NEW COMMISSION THAT
WILL TRY TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
AND MASS SHOOTINGS. SHE SAYS ONE
GOAL OF THE COMMISSION IS TO
SHOW THAT MASS SHOOTINGS ARE NOT
INEVITABLE OR SOMETHING WE
SHOULD ACCEPT. THE COMMISSION IS
A NONPARTISAN GROUP NATIONAL
EXPERTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS,
MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AS WELL AS
FAITH LEADERS. IT WILL FOCUS ON
THREE AREAS. THREAT ASSESSMENT
HOW TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE ALSO
TRAINING KIDS AND ADULTS TO SPOT
ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE IN CRISIS.
MCDONALD ADMITS IT’S A COMPLEX
PROBLEM, BUT SAYS SHE WANTS TO
BE PART OF THE SOLUTION. I DON’T
KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I JUST CAN’T
FOR ONE MORE DAY. TURN ON THE TV
OR THE NEWS AND WATCH. MORE
PEOPLE KILLED AND MURDERED
CHILDREN. AND SAY, WELL, THAT’S
JUST PART OF OUR LIFE. IT IS NOT
AND IT’S PREVENTABLE. THE
PROSECUTOR HOPES TO HAVE
PROTOCOLS PUBLISHED WITHIN EIGHT
MONTHS THAT CAN BE USED AT
SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES AND OTHER
GROUPS TO PREVENT SHOOTINGS. THE
COMMISSION HELD ITS FIRST
MEETING TODAY. TONIGHT AT FIVE.
WE’RE GOING TO HEAR FROM SOME OF
ITS MEMBERS AND GET THEIR
THOUGHTS ON THE JOB THAT THEY
ARE FACING. BUT WE DO HAVE A
LOCAL 4. UPDATE FOR YOU ON THAT
BIG WATER MAIN BREAK OVER IN
FORT GRATIOT TOWNSHIP THAT
AFFECTED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.
THE GREAT LAKES WATER AUTHORITY
SAYS THE FLUSHING AND
DISINFECTING OF THE 120 INCH
REPLACEMENT PIPE IS ONGOING, BUT
BECAUSE IT’S SO BIG, IT’S GOING
TO MEAN IT’S GOING TO TAKE MORE
TIME TO FINISH THE JOB. LUCKILY,
THE BOIL WATER ORDERS WERE
CANCELED A WHILE AGO. THE SYSTEM
IS CURRENTLY STABLE WITH THE NEW
TARGET DATE FOR NORMAL
OPERATIONS. MOVED TO OCTOBER
5TH. ALRIGHT LET’S TAKE A MOMENT
TO FOCUS ON YOUR FIRST FORECAST
IS NOT TOO BAD OUTSIDE RIGHT
NOW. ACTUALLY I THINK IT’S
PRETTY AWESOME. KIM RIGHT, I
KNOW YOU DO YOU LOVE THE SUMMER
WANTED TO LAST FOREVER. SOME OF
US WOULD KIND OF LIKE TO GET
BACK TO FALL, AND THAT’S GOING
TO HAPPEN LATER ON THIS WEEK, SO
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE IN THE
EXTENDED FORECAST 84 DEGREES
RIGHT NOW AT CITY AIRPORT, 83 AT
METRO AIRPORT, 79 PONTIAC AND IN
HOWL OUTSIDE TONIGHT, IT WILL
DROP DOWN INTO THE SIXTIES BY
MIDNIGHT UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR
SKIES, BUT SOME CHANGES AHEAD
FOR TOMORROW AND CERTAINLY INTO
THE DAY. HEY ON WEDNESDAY,
TOMORROW, THE SEVERE WEATHER
STAYS OUT TO OUR WEST, BUT IT
LOOKS LIKE BY WEDNESDAY. WE ARE
IN THAT CHANCE. SLIGHT CHANCE
FOR SEVERE WEATHER. TALK ABOUT
THAT IN THE FORECAST IN A
MINUTE. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE STAND.
WELL YOU MAY HAVE SEEN IT
GROWING IN YOUR BACKYARD ON YOUR
TREES, SEEMINGLY JUST TAKING
OVER THOSE WALKING PAST, YOU
MIGHT BE WONDERING WHAT IS IT?
AND HOW DO I GET RID OF IT?
WELL, IT IS CALLED RIVERBANK
GRAPEVINE, AND IT HAS A BIT OF A
MISTAKEN IDENTITY CRISIS. PAULA
TOBIN JOINS US FROM THE PAINT
CREEK TRAIL IN ROCHESTER WITH
THE 411 ABOUT THIS MISUNDERSTOOD
VINE. I SEE THIS PAULA AND I’M
THINKING I’M A VICTIM BECAUSE
THAT LOOKS LIKE WHAT’S IN MY
YARD THAT I CAN’T GET RID OF.
OKAY THAT’S VERY IMPORTANT. SO
LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING RIGHT
HERE. YOU’RE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT
TWO DIFFERENT SPECIES OF MINES.
ONE GOOD NATIVE. ONE BAD
INVASIVE. THIS IS WHERE
EDUCATION IS KEY. BECAUSE IF YOU
DON’T KNOW WHICH ONE IS THE GOOD
ONE, AND WHICH ONE IS THE BAD
ONE? AND YOU TRY TO GET RID OF
THE GOOD ONE. YOU COULD DO MORE
HARM THAN GOOD. IT’S CALLED
RIVERBANK. GRAPEVINE AND
HOMEOWNERS HATE THIS STUFF. OH,
YES. SEE IT CLAIMING UP? WELL IT
LOOKS LIKE IT’S TAKING OVER AND
KILLING TREES. IT IS NOT. IT IS
A NATIVE PROLIFIC CLIMBER THAT’S
ACTUALLY BENEFICIAL TO THE
ECOSYSTEM. THEY ARE A SPECIES
THAT HAS NATIVE PREDATORS IN
MICHIGAN, THERE IS SOMETHING
THAT THERE ARE PROBABLY INSECT
SPECIES THAT ARE HELPING CONTROL
THESE, THE BIRDS WILL PROBABLY
EAT THE FRUITS. IT LOOKS LIKE
IT’S CAUSING A LOT OF DAMAGE.
LOOKS LIKE IT’S TOTALLY COVERING
A TREE. IT LOOKS LIKE IT’S
SHADING THINGS OUT. I KNOW IT
LOOKS LIKE IT’S DOING BIG DAMAGE
, BUT THAT’S ACTUALLY RARE.
UNLIKE THE INVASIVE BITTERSWEET
, WHICH OFTEN HIDES BENEATH OR
AROUND THE RIVERBANK GRAPEVINE
AND DOES SERIOUS DIRTY WORK
WHILE THE RIVERBANK GRAPEVINE
GETS THE BAD RAP WHEN THE
GOVERNMENT TALKS ABOUT INVASIVE
SPECIES, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT A
NON NATIVE SPECIES THAT ALSO
CAUSES HARM. UM AND MAYBE THAT
HARM TO THE ENVIRONMENT OR TO
THE ECONOMY OR TO HUMAN HEALTH.
INVASIVE BITTERSWEET. WHAT IT’LL
DO IS IT’LL GET AHOLD OF A TREE
, EVEN A SMALL SAPLING OR EVEN A
MATURE TREE AND IT WILL START
CLAIMING AND WHAT CAN HAPPEN IS
THAT CAN ACTUALLY STRANGLE THE
PLANT THAT IT’S CLAIMING, AND
UNLIKE THE WILD GRAPES, SO THIS
WILL JUST GRAB ON WITH SOME
TENDRILS. IT WON’T ACTUALLY
EMBED ITSELF INTO THE TISSUES OF
THE PLANT THAT IT’S CLAIMING IT
LIKE. THE INVASIVE, BITTERSWEET
WELL, SO YOU CAN SEE IT
ACTUALLY. THESE ARE WELDED.
THESE ARE FUSED NOW GRATEFUL
REALLY WON’T DO THAT. THE
PROBLEM IS TO THE UNTRAINED EYE.
THE NATIVE RIVERBANK GRAPEVINE.
APPEARS TO BE A NUISANCE WHILE
IT LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT BE
PULLING DOWN TREES AND KILLING
THEM. WHAT’S LIKELY HAPPENING IS
THE TREE WAS ALREADY COMPROMISED
OR SICK. AND SO THE VINE DOES.
IT’S GOOD WORK TO CLEAR IT OUT
AND LET NATURE AND HER MANY
BURDENS INSECT SPECIES DO THEIR
IMPORTANT WORK. DOWNSIDE TO
CUTTING IT DOWN. SO IF YOU CUT
IT DOWN, YOU COULD BE LEAVING AN
OPENING FOR A NON NATIVE
INVASIVE SPECIES TO GROW IN IN
ITS PLACE THAT’S CAUSING MORE
DAMAGE. OKAY SO IF IT LOOKS LIKE
THIS, YOU CAN DO SOME TRIMMING.
THAT’S OKAY. BUT YOU DON’T WANT
TO EVISCERATED BECAUSE THEN IT
COULD MAKE WAY FOR SOMETHING
LIKE THIS. WHICH YOU REALLY
SHOULDN’T TACKLE YOURSELF, KAREN
, BECAUSE THIS HAS DEFENSE
SYSTEMS, AND IT WILL DROP A
WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER SEEDS AND
JUST READ GERMINATE ITSELF. YOU
NEED AN EXPERT FOR THIS THIS
BACK A LITTLE BIT. LIVE WITH IT.
THIS IS GOOD. THIS IS BAD, HUH?
PAULA THANK YOU. YOU REALLY HELP
ME THERE BECAUSE I WAS KIND OF