IS ARE ALREADY INTO THE MID TO UPPER 80S AND WE ARE NOT DONE THERE. I’LL HAVE THE HOT
FORECAST COMING UP. ALSO FIRST
AT FOUR METRO DETROIT HONORS
FALLEN AMERICAN HEROES WITH POMP
PARADES AND A SPECIAL FLYOVER IN
ONE MACOMB COUNTY TOWN.
>> A DEADLY HIT AND RUN LEADS TO
AN ALL OUT SEARCH FOR A SUSPECT
WHO TRIED TO RUN AWAY FROM
POLICE. WE’RE GOING TO TALK
ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY THAT FOUND
HIS HIDING SPOT. AND WE WILL GET
YOU CAUGHT UP ON THAT DEBT
CEILING DEAL THAT MIGHT PREVENT
A FINANCIAL CRISIS. WHAT’S IN
IT? AND WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
FIRST, AT FOUR STARTS NOW. LOCAL
4 NEWS STARTS NOW WITH A
BREAKING NEWS ALERT. THAT
BREAKING NEWS IS IN DOWNTOWN
DETROIT. THE SOUTHBOUND LODGE
FREEWAY JUST REOPENED IN THE
PAST 15 MINUTES AFTER BEING
CLOSED FOR AN INVESTIGATION. AS
YOU CAN SEE, TRAFFIC IS ONCE
AGAIN MOVING FREELY. BUT JUST A
FEW MINUTES AGO NOW, THIS WAS
THE SCENE. WE DON’T HAVE MANY
DETAILS, BUT MICHIGAN STATE
POLICE SAY THEY WERE ASKED BY
DETROIT POLICE TO LOOK FOR A
POSSIBLE CRIME SCENE ON THE
FREEWAY. THEY WERE LOOKING ON
THE SOUTHBOUND SIDE BY GRAND
RIVER. WE’RE STILL WORKING THE
STORY. WE’LL BRING YOU MORE
INFORMATION AS WE GET SOME
UPDATES. IT IS THE SECOND
INCIDENT ON THE LODGE TODAY.
PART OF M-10 WAS SHUT DOWN THIS
MORNING TO INVESTIGATE A
SHOOTING. MICHIGAN STATE POLICE
REPORT A DRIVER CALLED TO SAY
HIS CAR WAS HIT BY GUNFIRE ON
THE NORTHBOUND LODGE BETWEEN
LINWOOD AND LIVERNOIS. NOW,
LUCKILY, HE WAS NOT HIT, BUT
POLICE DID FIND SEVERAL SHELL
CASINGS ON THE ROAD. THE
SUSPECTS VEHICLE WAS ONLY
DESCRIBED AS A DARK SEDAN, SO
NOT MUCH TO WORK ON THERE. THE
INVESTIGATION CONTINUES AS WELL.
MOST OF YOU ARE PROBABLY
ENJOYING THE END OF THE MEMORIAL
DAY WEEKEND WITH LOTS OF
REMEMBERING AND RELAXING AND
SPENDING SOME TIME WITH FAMILY
AND FRIENDS. NOW, WE DO KNOW
HUNDREDS OF YOU MAY HAVE SPENT
TIME AT HOLIDAY EVENTS LIKE THIS
PARADE IN DEARBORN. IT IS THE
OLDEST IN THE STATE. STARTING 97
YEARS AGO. NOW ON THE RIGHT SIDE
, YOU’VE BEEN LOOKING AT PEOPLE
ENJOYING SOME DOWNTIME OVER IN
WESTLAND. IT’S BEEN DEFINITELY A
REALLY GORGEOUS, GREAT, LONG
WEEKEND WHEN IT COMES TO WEATHER
. SO THAT WEATHER HAS BEEN
PRETTY PICTURE PERFECT, BUT WE
WILL SEE AN OZONE ACTION DAY
TOMORROW. FOREWARN METEOROLOGIST
KIM ADAMS HAS THE LATEST IN YOUR
FIRST FORECAST. HEY, KIM. HEY
KAREN.
>> WELL, WE ARE DEFINITELY
GETTING SOME WARMER TEMPERATURES
THIS WEEK, WHICH DOES AFFECT THE
AIR QUALITY. 87 RIGHT NOW IN
DOWNTOWN DETROIT, 81 IN MOUNT
CLEMENS, LOW TO MID 80S IN
PONTIAC, HOWELL, AND ALSO IN ANN
ARBOR. IT’S WARMER TODAY THAN IT
WAS YESTERDAY BY ABOUT 3 TO 5
DEGREES. SO NOT A WHOLE LOT
WARMER, BUT DEFINITELY EACH AND
EVERY DAY GETTING WARMER AND
WARMER. SO IF YOU’RE OUT AND
ABOUT THIS EVENING FINISHING UP
YOUR BARBECUES OR IF YOU’RE
GOING OUT TONIGHT, TEMPERATURES
WILL STAY IN THE UPPER 70S TO
RIGHT AROUND 80 DEGREES BY 8:00.
BUT THEN TEMPS DO FALL OUT BY
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, RIGHT? WE DO
HIT 90 THIS WEEK. AND I’LL TELL
YOU WHICH DAY THAT IS. ALSO, WE
KNOW IT HAS TO COME TO AN END.
I’LL TELL YOU WHEN OUR NEXT
CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BE COMING
UP.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, KIM.
NOW, WE HAVE SEEN SOME REALLY
NASTY CRASHES OVER THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND. INVESTIGATORS ARE
LOOKING FOR ANSWERS AFTER THIS
DEADLY WRONG-WAY COLLISION ON
THE SOUTHFIELD FREEWAY. IT
HAPPENED ALONG NORTHBOUND 39
NEAR FORD ROAD. SOUTHFIELD WAS
CLOSED FOR HOURS. STATE POLICE
SAY THE BLACK NISSAN SUV WAS
HEADING SOUTHBOUND WHEN IT
SMASHED INTO A RED CADILLAC
HEADING NORTH WITHIN THE LAST 30
MINUTES. WE DID JUST CONFIRM THE
DRIVER OF THE CADILLAC IS BACK
HOME AFTER RECEIVING MEDICAL
CARE. HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER IN
THAT VEHICLE IS IN CRITICAL
CONDITION AT THIS HOUR AND ALSO
UNDERGOING SURGERY. AUTOPSY
RESULTS ARE PENDING FOR THE 31
YEAR OLD WOMAN WHO CAUSED THAT
CRASH. POLICE IN SUMPTER
TOWNSHIP SAY THEY USED A DRONE
UNIT TO FIND A SUSPECT IN A
DEADLY HIT AND RUN CRASH. IT ALL
STARTED SUNDAY NIGHT ON SUMPTER
ROAD NEAR WILLOW ROAD, AND A
BUNCH OF PEOPLE WERE LEAVING A
PARTY AND AN ERRATIC DRIVER JUST
PLOWED INTO TWO WOMEN. ONE DIED.
THE OTHER IS IN CRITICAL
CONDITION. THE DRIVER RAN AWAY,
BUT THE MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF’S
DEPARTMENT BROUGHT IN A DRONE
AND ALSO SOME INFRARED
TECHNOLOGY TO FIND HIM IN A
WOODED AREA. A FEW HOURS LATER,
43 YEAR OLD DETROIT MAN WAS
ARRESTED AND IS WAITING TO BE
ARRAIGNED. WELL, IN CASE YOU
MISSED IT, OVER THE WEEKEND,
THERE IS A DEBT CEILING DEAL,
BUT NOW LAWMAKERS STILL HAVE TO
GET IT DONE. REPUBLICAN HOUSE
SPEAKER KEVIN MCCARTHY IS
ALREADY BACK ON CAPITOL HILL
GETTING READY TO SELL THAT
AGREEMENT TO HIS PARTY, WHICH
CONTROLS THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES. MCCARTHY TOLD
REPORTERS HE’S READY TO GET DOWN
TO WORK. KIMBERLY GILL JOINS US
NOW WITH A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT’S
IN THE BILL. AND THERE STILL
REALLY IS A LOT OF WORK TO BE
DONE ON THIS.
>> YEAH, THERE IS. AND GOOD
AFTERNOON TO YOU, KAREN. IT TOOK
INTENSE NEGOTIATIONS TO GET THIS
FAR AND NOW BOTH SPEAKER
MCCARTHY AND PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN
NEED TO CONVINCE, CAJOLE AND
TWIST ARMS AS NEEDED TO GET THE
DEAL THROUGH CONGRESS AND STOP
THE GOVERNMENT FROM DEFAULTING
ON ITS BILLS. HERE ARE SOME OF
THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 99 PAGE
BILL. THE AGREEMENT WOULD
SUSPEND THE NATION’S DEBT LIMIT
THROUGH 2025 TO AVOID A SIMILAR
SITUATION UNTIL AFTER THE NEXT
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. IT WOULD
KEEP NON-DEFENSE SPENDING
ROUGHLY FLAT IN 2024 AND
INCREASE IT BY JUST 1% IN 2025.
IT ALSO EXPANDS SOME WORK
REQUIREMENTS FOR SNAP PROGRAMS
UNTIL 2030, WHICH WAS A BIG
PRIORITY FOR REPUBLICANS AND IT
ALSO CLAWS BACK. $30 BILLION IN
UNSPENT COVID FUNDING. THE BILL
FUNDS VETERANS MEDICAL CARE AND
KEEPS STUDENT DEBT RELIEF, WHICH
HAS BEEN A PRIORITY FOR THE
PRESIDENT AND DEMOCRATS. THE
HOUSE IS EXPECTED TO VOTE ON
WEDNESDAY, BUT THE CLOCK IS
STILL TICKING. THE GOVERNMENT
COULD RUN OUT OF MONEY TO PAY
ALL OF ITS BILLS BY JUNE 5TH,
WHICH IS ONE WEEK FROM TODAY. SO
MORE CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS
AND MORE PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS.
CATS HAVE STARTED SHARING THEIR
CONCERNS, WHICH IS TO BE
EXPECTED, OF COURSE, WITH ANY
COMPROMISE. SO, KAREN, THE BIG
QUESTION, WILL ENOUGH LAWMAKERS
GET TOGETHER TO PASS THE BILL IN
TIME? WE’LL BE WATCHING ALL
WEEK. FOR NOW, WE’LL SEND IT
BACK TO YOU, THOUGH. ALL RIGHT.
>> AND WE’LL CHECK BACK WITH YOU
AT FIVE. THANKS, KEN. ALL RIGHT.
A MASSIVE SEARCH AND RESCUE
OPERATION IS UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW
OVER IN DAVENPORT, IOWA, AFTER A
SIX STORY APARTMENT BUILDING
PARTIALLY COLLAPSED. FIRST
RESPONDERS HAVE PULLED AT LEAST
EIGHT INJURED RESIDENTS FROM THE
DEBRIS. DOZENS MORE ESCAPED ON
THEIR OWN. RIGHT NOW, RESCUERS
ARE RACING AGAINST THE CLOCK AND
SAY TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR
ANYONE WHO’S BURIED BENEATH THAT
RUBBLE AT THIS TIME, THE
BUILDING IS STRUCTURALLY UNSOUND
.
>> IT’S POSING A RISK TO
RESPONDERS. AND WE ARE ACTIVELY
WORKING FOR THE BEST COURSE OF
ACTION FOR THE BUILDING.
>> THE CAUSE OF THE COLLAPSE IS
UNCLEAR, BUT WE ARE TOLD REPAIRS
WERE UNDERWAY ON THE EXTERIOR
BRICK WALLS OF THE BUILDING AS
OF RIGHT NOW, THERE’S NO WAY TO
KNOW IF THE CONSTRUCTION WORK
AND THE BUILDING COLLAPSE ARE
CONNECTED. AND PRESIDENT BIDEN
LEADS THE NATION’S TRIBUTES TO
FALLEN AMERICAN HEROES. ON THIS
MEMORIAL DAY, HE WAS AT
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY FOR
A CEREMONY THIS MORNING. THE
PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY LAID A
WREATH LAYING MEMORIAL THAT ALSO
INCLUDED SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
LLOYD AUSTIN. HE THANKED
MILITARY FAMILIES FOR THEIR
SACRIFICES, ALSO OFFERED HIS
DEEPEST SYMPATHIES FOR THOSE
WHO’VE LOST LOVED ONES.
PRESIDENT TALKED ABOUT WHY THOSE
SACRIFICES ARE SO IMPORTANT.
WE’RE THE ONLY NATION IN THE
WORLD BUILT ON AN IDEA THAT WE
ARE ALL CREATED EQUAL.
>> WE HAVEN’T ALWAYS LIVED UP TO
IT, BUT WE’VE NEVER WALKED AWAY
FROM IT. AND TODAY, STANDING
TOGETHER TO HONOR THOSE
AMERICANS WHO DARED ALL AND GAVE
ALL FOR OUR NATION, WE CAN SAY
CLEARLY WE NEVER WILL.
>> MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONIES HAVE
BEEN HELD AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL
CEMETERY SINCE WAY BACK IN 1868.
NOW, THE CEREMONY IN WASHINGTON,
D.C, IS JUST ONE OF THOUSANDS OF
EVENTS HELD ALL ACROSS THE
COUNTRY, INCLUDING SEVERAL
PARADES AND REMEMBRANCES RIGHT
HERE IN METRO DETROIT. EARLIER,
WE SHOWED YOU THE PARADE OVER IN
DEARBORN, AND NOW WE HEAD OVER
TO STERLING HEIGHTS. LOCAL
FOUR’S ROD MELONI SHOWS US HOW
ORGANIZERS ADDED SOMETHING
SPECIAL TO THIS TRADITION THIS
YEAR.
>> YES, IN THE UNITED STATES, WE
HAVE MANY COMMUNITIES WITH
HUNDREDS OF YEARS OF MEMORIAL
DAY PARADES. TRADITION HERE IN
STERLING HEIGHTS. IT’S FAIRLY
NEW. THIS IS THEIR 44TH ANNUAL.
AND THEY WENT WITH SOMETHING
VERY OLD, TRIED TO GO FOR THE
NEW, BUT SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL.
THE FIRST FLYOVER AIR WITH THE
TUSKEGEE AIRMEN MUSEUM AND HE
KNOWS HOW TO KEEP THE MEMORY OF
THE WORLD WAR TWO TUSKEGEE
AIRMEN IS ONE CHERISHED HERE IN
DETROIT, AS THEY OFTEN TRAINED
HERE. THEY FLEW WHAT THEY CALL
THE RED TAIL MUSTANGS OR BOMBER
ESCORT PLANES. THEY USED TO
PROVE THAT BLACK PILOTS COULD
NOT ONLY FLY, BUT DO SO
SUCCESSFULLY ON AN UNPRECEDENTED
SCALE. LARRY SERGEANT RUNS THE
MUSEUM AND SERVED AS GRAND
MARSHAL AT TODAY’S PARADE WHEN
THEY SAW THOSE RED TAILS,
BECAUSE A LOT OF THE OTHER
PILOTS DIDN’T KNOW WHO THESE
GUYS WERE, BECAUSE THERE WAS
THEIR OWN ENTITY, THERE WAS
THEIR OWN PRIVATE AIR FORCE OVER
THERE IN ROME, ITALY, ITALY.
>> AND NOBODY KNEW THEY WAS
THERE. AND SO ALL THEY SAW WAS
P-51 WITH RED TAILS. AND THEN
WHEN THEY FINALLY FOUND OUT THAT
THESE WERE BLACK PILOTS, THERE
WAS ABSOLUTELY SHOCK. AND IT WAS
THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS.
>> THE VERY OLD TRADITION IS THE
STERLING HEIGHTS BASED FIRST
MICHIGAN COLONIAL FIFE AND DRUM
CORPS. TURNS OUT, AS FOUNDER
MARK LOGSDON TELLS US, THERE WAS
A VERY IMPORTANT REASON FOR THIS
KIND OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC PLAYED
IN GEORGE WASHINGTON’S DAY.
>> WE SPEAK FOR THE DEAD. WE
SPEAK FOR THE REVOIR GUYS WHO
HAD TO PLAY FIFES AND DRUMS IN
ORDER TO REGULATE THE REGIMENTS,
MOVEMENTS IN ORDER TO SAVE
LIVES. DRUMMING AND FIGHTING WAS
USED TO SIGNAL THE TROOPS ON
WHAT TO DO WHEN TO DO IT, AND
HOW TO DO IT.
>> OF COURSE, THE PARADE ROUTE
LINED WITH CHILDREN. SO THERE
WAS A LOT OF ENTERTAINMENT LIKE
CLOWNS, BANDS AND CRAZY LITTLE
CARS LIKE IN THIS CASE MINIATURE
PLYMOUTH PROWLER REPLICAS. THE
PATRIOTIC CLOTHING AND FLAGS
WERE EVERYWHERE AS PARENTS LIKE
LINDSEY VIEN, WE LOOK TO PASS
ALONG THE TRADITION. WELL, MY
OLDEST IS IN KINDERGARTEN, SO I
MEAN, SHE’S JUST KIND OF
LEARNING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT
PATRIOT IS.
>> BUT I THINK IT’S REALLY
IMPORTANT TO GET HIM OUT HERE TO
SEE EVERYBODY OUT HERE, YOU
KNOW, EMBRACING WHAT IT IS FOR
MEMORIAL DAY, FOR THEM TO
UNDERSTAND WHERE THEIR FREEDOMS
COME FROM AND THEIR EVERYDAY
LIFE IS BACKED BY SOMETHING
THAT’S THE IMPORTANCE.
>> THEY HAD A THEME THIS YEAR OF
VICTORY THROUGH UNITY. AND YOU
CAN SEE MANY OF THE PARENTS
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
NEXT GENERATION KNOWS THAT THAT
DOES MEAN SOMETHING IN THE
SCHEME OF THINGS. IN STERLING
HEIGHTS, ROD MELONI LOCAL 4 ALL
RIGHT.
>> THANK YOU, ROD.
>> AND BY THE WAY, TONIGHT AT
FIVE, WE’RE GOING TO TAKE YOU TO
THAT PARADE OVER IN DEARBORN TO
HEAR FROM A VETERAN ON WHAT THIS