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>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, I’M
KAREN DREW. YOU SAW IT RIGHT HERE ON
YOU SAW IT RIGHT HERE ON
LOCAL 4 PRESIDENT BIDEN
DELIVERED REMARKS ON THE
U.S. WITHDRAWAL FROM
AFGHANISTAN AND THE OFFICIAL
END TO THE LONGEST WAR IN
U.S. HISTORY. MORE THAN 120,000 AMERICANS
MORE THAN 120,000 AMERICANS
AND AFGHANS WERE EVACUATED
DESPITE SEVERAL TERROR
THREATS.
THE PRESIDENT TODAY STANDING
BY HIS DECISION TO END THE
WAR.
>> President Biden: WHEN I WAS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT I
WAS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT I
MADE A COMMITMENT TO THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT I WOULD
END THIS WAR TODAY I’VE HONORED THAT COMMITMENT.
HONORED THAT COMMITMENT.
IT WAS TIME TO BE HONEST
WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
AGAIN, WE NO LONGER HAD A
CLEAR PURPOSE IN AN
OPEN-ENDED MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN.
AFTER 20 YEARS OF WAR IN
AFGHANISTAN, I REFUSE TO
SEND ANOTHER GENERATION OF
AMERICA’S SONS AND DAUGHTERS
TO FIGHT A WAR THAT SHOULD HAVE ENDED LONG AGO.
HAVE ENDED LONG AGO.
>> Reporter: IN THE MEANTIME,
IN AFGHANISTAN, THE TALIBAN
IS IN FULL CONTROL OF
KABUL’S INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT THE DAY AFTER LAST U.S. PLANE DEPARTED JUST
U.S. PLANE DEPARTED JUST
BEFORE MIDNIGHT THERE.
NBC NEWS PRODUCER IN
AFGHANISTAN SHOT THIS
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO OF TALIBAN
FIGHTERS INSPECTING DAMAGED
U.S. AND AFGHAN MILITARY
EQUIPMENT AND AIRCRAFT.
THE PENTAGON SAYS IT
EQUIPMENT AND WEAPONS
ABANDONED AT THE AIRPORT
WERE MADE INOPERABLE BEFORE
U.S. FORCES LEFT THE
COUNTRY. THE TALIBAN IS CLAIMING THAT
THE TALIBAN IS CLAIMING THAT
AFTER AMERICAN TROOPS LEFT
THEY "AFGHANISTAN IS FINALLY
FREE."
>>> POLICE NEED YOUR HELP
FINDING THE SUSPECT IN A
DEADLY SHOOTING OVER IN DEARBORN.
17-YEAR-OLD ANTHONY SIMMS IS
WANTED IN THE MURDER OF AN
18-YEAR-OLD GIRL.
THE SHOOTING HAPPENED SUNDAY
NIGHT ON MICHIGAN AVENUE. INVESTIGATORS SAY SIMMS SHOT
INVESTIGATORS SAY SIMMS SHOT
THE VICTIM AFTER A PHYSICAL
ALTERCATION.
POLICE BELIEVE SIMMS IS
HIDING OUT IN THE DETROIT
AREA.
HE IS 5’4", AND WEIGHS ABOUT 130 POUNDS.
130 POUNDS.
HE IS CONSIDERED ARMED AND
DANGEROUS.
>>> NOW TO AN UPDATE TO
YESTERDAY’S BREAKING NEWS AT
4 OVER IN WASHTENAW COUNTY. STATE POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED
STATE POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED
THE VICTIM IN THAT DEADLY
SEMICRASH ON M-14 AND ANN
ARBOR TOWNSHIP TROOPERS SAY
50-YEAR-OLD MATTHEW BUDNICK WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT
WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT
WHEN HE THROWN FROM THE
TRUCK TELLING HIM.
BUDNICK WAS DRIVING TOO FAST
WHEN TRAFFIC WAS AT A STAND
STILL DURING CONSTRUCTION.
TWO OTHERS WERE HURT IN THE CRASH.
WE’RE WAITING ON AN UPDATE
ON THEIR CONDITIONS THIS
AFTERNOON.
>>> U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
URGING AMERICANS TO
RECONSIDER TRAVEL TO CANADA
DUE TO THE SPREAD OF THE
CORONAVIRUS. TRAVEL ADVISORY FOR CANADA
TRAVEL ADVISORY FOR CANADA
HAS BEEN RAISED TO A LEVEL 3
MEANING THERE IS A HIGH
LEVEL OF COVID IN THE
COUNTRY.
THE C.D.C. WANTS ANYONE WHO
TRAVELS TO CANADA TO BE FULLY VACCINATED BEFORE
FULLY VACCINATED BEFORE
TRAVELING.
UNVACCINATED TRAVELERS
SHOULD AVOID NONESSENTIAL TRAVEL TO CANADA.
TRAVEL TO CANADA.
>>> TIME NOW FOR OUR FIRST
LOOK AT THE FORECAST.
ON THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON
NEARLY PERFECT THIS IS WHAT
SUMMER IS MADE OF RIGHT.
WE’RE LOOKING AT
TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70s AND LOW 80s.
70s AND LOW 80s.
78 RIGHT NOW OVER AT METRO
AIRPORT THAT’S DOWN ABOUT
THREE DEGREES IN LAST YEAR.
81 AT CITY AIRPORT WHILE
IT’S 75 AND COMFORTABLE IN
LAPEER, 81 FOR OUR FRIENDS IN ADRIAN.
IN ADRIAN.
BEAUTIFUL BRIGHT CONDITIONS
OUT THERE.
SOME BILLOWING CLOUDS REALLY
SOME FAIR WEATHER CLOUDS
THAT ARE OVERHEAD.
78 DEGREES RIGHT NOW A WIND OUT OF THE NORTH PUSHING
OUT OF THE NORTH PUSHING
THOSE DEW POINTS IN THE
COMFORTABLE 50s.
AND THE NIGHT THE EVENING
REMAINED PLEASANT HERE OVER
THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
WE GO FROM MIDDLE AND UPPER 70s DOWN TO LOW 70s EVEN 60s
70s DOWN TO LOW 70s EVEN 60s
GETTING COOLER BY 11:00 AND
MIDNIGHT LATER TONIGHT.
AND, REMAINING DRY.
HOW LONG CAN WE KEEP THIS
GREAT WEATHER GOING?
MORE ON TOMORROW’S FORECAST AND THE REST OF YOUR WEEK’S
AND THE REST OF YOUR WEEK’S
FORECAST IN MINUS -- IN
MINUTES.
>>> MEANTIME IDA HAS BEEN
DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION AND TODAY’S TOP
PRIORITIES HAVE BEEN DAMAGE
ASSESSMENT AS WELL AS
RESCUING PEOPLE WHO ARE
STILL STRANDED.
DEVIN SCILLIAN IN THE
NEWSROOM WITH THE VERY
LATEST.
DEVIN?
>> Reporter: KAREN, PEOPLE
WERE ALLOWED TO RETURN TO THEIR HOMES IF EVEN TO
THEIR HOMES IF EVEN TO
RECOVER SOME OF THEIR
BELONGINGS BECAUSE OFFICIALS
ESTIMATE IT COULD BE 30 DAYS
BEFORE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
EVEN STARTS TO SEE POWER
RESTORED.
IT’S GOING TO BE A LONG
GRIND. DRONE FOOTAGE SHOWS JUST HOW
DRONE FOOTAGE SHOWS JUST HOW
MUCH WATER REMAINS IN
LAPLAISS, LOUISIANA. WATER RESCUES HAVE BEEN
WATER RESCUES HAVE BEEN
GOING ON WHERE OFFICIALS SAY
THE WATER HAS NEVER BEEN
THIS HIGH.
CALLS FOR HELP HAVE BEEN
COMING IN FROM PEOPLE WHO
ARE STILL STUCK IN THEIR
ATTICS.
THE MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR OF LOUISIANA IS
GOVERNOR OF LOUISIANA IS
CLEAR, IF YOU WERE EVACUATED
IT IS NOWHERE NEAR TIME TO
RETURN HOME.
>> MANY OF THE LIFE SUPPORTING
INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENTS ARE NOT PRESENT.
NOT PRESENT.
THEY’RE NOT OPERATING RIGHT
NOW.
SO IF YOU HAVE ALREADY
EVACUATED DO NOT RETURN HERE
OR ELSEWHERE IN SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA, UNTIL THE OFFICE
OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
TELLS YOU IT IS READY TO RECEIVE YOU.
RECEIVE YOU.
THE SCHOOLS ARE NOT OPEN,
THE BUSINESSES ARE NOT OPEN,
THE HOSPITALS ARE SLAMMED
THERE’S NOT WATER IN YOUR
HOME AND THERE’S NOT GOING
TO BE ELECTRICITY. >> IT’S NOT JUST LOUISIANA
>> IT’S NOT JUST LOUISIANA
THOUGH CERTAINLY WE’VE BEEN
GIVING THEM MOST OF OUR
ATTENTION.
OUTSIDE FROM THERE, TWO
PEOPLE WERE KILLED, 10
OTHERS INJURED BY THE
COLLAPSE OF A STRETCH OF
HIGHWAY NEAR LOOSEDALE, MISSISSIPPI.
AUTHORITIES BELIEVE THE
WASHOUT OF HIGHWAY 26 WAS
DUE TO THE RAIN FROM
HURRICANE IDA AND SEVEN
VEHICLES FELL INTO THE HOLE. A HOLE THAT MEASURED 20 FEET
A HOLE THAT MEASURED 20 FEET
DEEP AND 50 FEET LONG.
THAT HIGHWAY COLLAPSE
ACCOUNTS FOR HALF OF IDA’S
DEATH TOLL SO FAR.
ANOTHER TWO A DRIVER WHO
DROWN IN THE NEW ORLEANS FLOODWATERS, AND A MAN WHO
FLOODWATERS, AND A MAN WHO
WAS HIT BY A TREE COMING
DOWN IN BATON ROUGE.
RIGHT NOW THE NUMBER ONE
THREAT TO LIFE THOUGH IS THE
HEAT.
NOW THAT THE STORM HAS MOVED ON IT FEELS LIKE 105 DEGREES
ON IT FEELS LIKE 105 DEGREES
NO FANS, NO AIR CONDITIONING
TO PROVIDE ANY RELIEF.
KAREN, BACK TO YOU.
>> HEART GOES OUT TO THOSE
IN THAT COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU, DEVIN.
>>> FIRST AT 4:00 WE ARE ON TOP OF STORIES MAKING
TOP OF STORIES MAKING
HEADLINES ACROSS AMERICA.
WE BEGIN IN CALIFORNIA WHERE
A STATE OF EMERGENCY IS IN
EFFECT AS THE FAST MOVING
CALDOR FIRE CONTINUES TO
SPREAD. THE FIRE IS CONSUME OVER
THE FIRE IS CONSUME OVER
191,000 ACRES SINCE IT BEGAN
ON AUGUST 14th.
NOW ACCORDING TO
FIREFIGHTERS IT IS 16%
CONTAINED OVER 50,000 RESIDENTS IN THE LAKE TAHOE
RESIDENTS IN THE LAKE TAHOE
REGION AND NEARBY AREAS HAVE
BEEN EVACUATED.
EXPERTS ESTIMATE
FIREFIGHTERS WILL HAVE THE
FIRE FULLY CONTAINED BY
SEPTEMBER 13th. THE CAUSE OF THE BLAZE STILL
THE CAUSE OF THE BLAZE STILL
UNDER INVESTIGATION.
>>> IF YOU PLAN ON TRAVELING
TO HONOLULU, HAWAII, BE
PREPARED FOR A FEW HURDLES
WHEN VISITING RESTAURANTS
AND BARS STARTING SEPTEMBER 13th.
PROOF OF COVID-19
VACCINATION OR A NEGATIVE
COVID TEST TAKEN WITHIN 48
HOURS WILL BE REQUIRED TO
ENTER.
OFFICIALS SAY THE TWO OPTIONS ARE AN ALTERNATIVE
OPTIONS ARE AN ALTERNATIVE
TO MANDATING VACCINES AFTER
STUDYING BUSINESS FALLOUT IN
OTHER CITIES.
HAWAII’S GOVERNOR LAST WEEK
BEGGED TOURISTS NOT TO VISIT HAWAII THROUGH OCTOBER.
HAWAII THROUGH OCTOBER.
>>> ANOTHER EXCITING FIRST
FOR MICHIGAN OPERA THEATER
AS IT REACHES OUT TO A NEW
GENERATION OF THEATER
LOVERS.
IT’S FINDING NEW EXCITING
VENUES TO WELCOME BACK AUDIENCES TO LIVE
AUDIENCES TO LIVE
PERFORMANCES AND SAFE
SPACES.
PAULA TUTMAN TAKES TO US
REHEARSAL AND THE LOADEN. >> Reporter: I’M NOT SURE
>> Reporter: I’M NOT SURE
YOU CAN FIND A BETTER VENUE
PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED
PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED ALL
KINDS OF FABULOUS MUSIC HERE
AT THE ARETHA.
HERE’S AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE WHAT MAY BE A
EXPERIENCE WHAT MAY BE A
DIFFERENT KIND OF MUSIC FOR
YOU.
THE OPERA IS BLUE.
>> IT’S THE STORY OF A BLACK
FAMILY, FAMILY IN HARLEM, A BLACK MAN WHO IS ALSO A
BLACK MAN WHO IS ALSO A
POLICE OFFICER AND HIS WIFE.
THEY HAVE A CHILD TOGETHER.
WE COME BACK AND DISCOVER THAT THE SON WAS MURDERED BY
THAT THE SON WAS MURDERED BY
A POLICE OFFICER.
SO, FACING THIS TRAGIC LOSS
THE FAMILY IS SURROUNDED BY
THEIR COMMUNITY AND IS EMBRACED BY THEIR COMMUNITY.
EMBRACED BY THEIR COMMUNITY.
WE DON’T GET ANY CHEAP SHOTS,
RIP FROM THE HEADLINES KIND
OF STUFF.
WE GET THE EMOTIONAL
EXPERIENCE OF A FAMILY THAT
IS GOING TO BE SO, UNFORTUNATELY, SO RESONATE
UNFORTUNATELY, SO RESONATE
WITH WHAT WE HAVE BEEN
EXPERIENCING IN DETROIT AS
WELL AS IN THE LARGER
NATION.
>> Reporter: ONCE AGAIN
MICHIGAN OPERA THEATER’S NEW ARTISTIC DIRECTOR IS
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR IS
STRETCHING THE BOUNDS
BUILDING A NEW AUDIENCE BY
RESPECTING THEM AND MEETING
THEM WHERE THEY ARE. WHILE KEEPING THE THEM
WHILE KEEPING THE THEM
ENGAGED AND EXCITED.
THE NEW PRODUCTION BLUE WILL
BE PERFORMED AT THE ARETHA.
>> OPERA FEELS LIKE IT
ABSOLUTELY BELONGS THAT’S
WHAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE APPEAR WHICH INCLUDES GOING
APPEAR WHICH INCLUDES GOING
TO WHERE GREAT MUSIC IS
HAPPENING.
GOING IN HONOR OF QUEEN
ARETHA.
>> Reporter: NOT ONLY IS IT
A PLACE WHERE DETROITERS ARE
ACCUSTOM TO HEARING FINE
MUSIC. SEEING THE BEAUTIFUL RIPPLES
SEEING THE BEAUTIFUL RIPPLES
OF THE DETROIT RIVERDANCE IN
THE BACKDROP AND ENJOYING
BOATERS BOOTLEGGING THE
WATER VIEW OF THE ARTS.
THIS IS THE HEART AND SOUL
OF EVERYTHING MICHIGAN OPERA THEATER IS WORKING TO EMBODY
THEATER IS WORKING TO EMBODY
IN A COMMUNITY THAT CAN
TRULY APPRECIATE INNOVATION
OF ALL KINDS.
>> THEY’RE LOOKING IS THE
INVOLVEMENT OF JIT, SOME JIT.
>> IT’S A KIND OF DANCE FORM
THAT IS A STREET PERFORMANCE
AND A WAY THAT HAS EMERGED
FROM STREET PERFORMANCE AND
EMERGED FROM ACTIVISM TO BECOME ITS OWN INCREDIBLE
BECOME ITS OWN INCREDIBLE
BODY MOVEMENT AND BODY
LANGUAGE.
>> Reporter: BUT THIS IS
ALSO A PLACE TO KEEP
AUDIENCES SAFE DURING A
PANDEMIC.
WHILE STILL ENJOYING LIVE
THEATER. >> WE’RE LOOKING FOR A WAY
>> WE’RE LOOKING FOR A WAY
ON ONE HAND TO DO OPERA
SAFELY, BUT I THINK OF IT AS
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BRING
OPERA INTO SPACES IT’S NEVER
BEEN BEFORE.
>> Reporter: MASKS WILL BE
REQUIRED, IT IS A COURTESY TO KEEP THEM ON.
TO KEEP THEM ON.
>> THIS IS TO ENSURE THEIR
SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF THE
SINGERS WHO, OF COURSE, ARE
NOT GOING TO BE SINGING WITH
A MUSIC BECAUSE THEY -- MASK
BECAUSE THEY CAN’T. ALL OF OUR SINGERS AND
ALL OF OUR SINGERS AND
DANCERS ARE VACCINATED.
THE ORGANIZE EXTRA IS ALL
VACCINATED BUT NEVERTHELESS
TO MAKE SURE NOBODY HAS ANY
POTENTIAL OF GETTING SICK. >> Reporter: THE
>> Reporter: THE
PERFORMANCES ARE 9/11, 9-12,
PAULA TUTMAN, LOCAL 4.
>> NOW THAT IS SOMETHING TO
LOOK FORWARD TO.
THANK YOU, PAULA. >>> STILL AHEAD HERE FIRST
>>> STILL AHEAD HERE FIRST
AT 4 A NEW ENTRY TO THE
PUMPKIN SPICE WARS IT’S NOT
COFFEE OR TEA AND YOU WILL
NEED TO BE 21 TO BUY IT.
>>> PLUS, BY PASSING THE
PARENTS ONE COUNTRY’S GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED JUST
GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED JUST
HOW MUCH VIDEO GAMING KIDS
THERE ARE ALLOWED TO DO EACH