>>> LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT,
LOCAL 4 NEWS AT SIX STARTS NOW.
>>> A BIG PIECE OF HISTORY GONE
IN CANTON TOWNSHIP AFTER A FIRE
DESTROYS AN HISTORIC BARN.
PLUS FEDERAL PROSECUTORS OFFER
TWO MICHIGAN MEN CHARLESTONED
NOTICE RIOTS AT THE U.S. CAPITOL
A PLEA DEAL.
>>> BUT FIRST AMERICA HONORS THE
SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN WHO GAVE IT
ALL FOR OUR NATION.
AS WE MARK MEMORIAL DAY TODAY
AMERICANS TAKE TIME TO
COMMEMORATE THOSE WHO MADE THE
ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.
>>> THE PRESIDENT TOUCHED ON
THIS DAY AND IT IMPACT ON
FAMILIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY
INCLUDING HIS OWN.
SUNDAY MARKED THE SIXTH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATHS OF HIS
SON BEAU.
THE PRESIDENT ALSO WARNED HE
SAID DEMOCRACY ITSELF IS IN
PERIL WITH MANY REPUBLICANS
CONTINUING TO QUESTION THE
RESULTS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION.
>>> HOW WE HONOR THE MERGE OF
THE FALL WILL DETERMINE WHETHER
OR NOT DEMOCRACY WILL LONG
ENDURE.
>>> THE PRESIDENT CALLED FOR
UNITY ON THIS SOLEMN DAY
>>> AND HERE AT HOME THE CITY OF
ROYAL OAK HELD A MEMORIAL DAY
PARADE THIS MORNING.
>>> THE ANNUAL PARADE MARCHED
DOWN MAIN STREET AFTER LAST
YEAR’S PARADE HAS TO BE
CANCELED.
THIS YEAR’S THEME WAS ROSEY THE
RIVETER.
WE TALKED ABOUT BALANCING THIS
HOLIDAY WEEKEND WITH FUN ALONG
WITH REMEMBRANCE.
>> OBVIOUSLY THOSE THAT LOSE
THEIR LIFE FOR OUR COUNTRY WANT
EVERYONE TO ENJOY THE FREEDOMS AND WHAT THAT COUNTRIES IS ALL
AND WHAT THAT COUNTRIES IS ALL
ABOUT, BUT MAKE SURE THERE IS A
COMBINATION OF REMEMBERING THOSE
WHO GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO
HAVE OUR FAMILY TOGETHER
>>> WHILE THAT PARADE HAPPENED
THERE WAS A SECOND STORY PLAYING
OUT.
A FIGHT TEEN THE CITY AND A
VETERAN’S GROUP OVER MOVING A
MEMORIAL IN A NEARBY PARK.
AS NICK REPORTS THE FIGHT HAS
RISEN TO A LEVEL WHERE THE
AMERICAN LEGION POST TOLD CITY
LEADERS THEY WERE NOT INVITEED.
>> THERE’S A GOOD CHANCE THE
MAJORITY OF THOSE HERE HAVE NO
IDEA THAT AN ONGOING FEUD
BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE
VETERANS GROUP.
IT’S ABOUT THIS MEMORIAL JUST A
FEW BLOCKS FROM THE PARADE.
THE CITY IS REHABBING THIS AREA
TURNING IT INTO A MUCH LARGER
PARK.
THE FIGHT IS ABOUT MOVING THIS
MONUMENT.
IT WENT FROM HERE TO WHERE IT
SITS NOW.
THE VETERAN’S GROUP IS
COMPLAINING ABOUT ROAD NOISE AND
PRESERVING THE SITE AS IS.
BECAUSE OF THIS FIGHT THE
AMERICAN LEGION SETTLEMENT THIS
LETTER TO THE CITY COMMISSION
SAYING THEN NOT INVITED TO
TODAY’S MEMORIAL DAY PARADE.
BUT TODAY FOR MEMORIAL DAY,
EVERYONE SET ASIDE THEIR
DIFFERENCES.
>> EVEN THOUGH WE SENT THE
STATEMENT, MY MIND EVERYBODY
SHOULD BE WELCOME AND IF THEY’RE
HERE TO CELEBRATE THE LIVES OF
THOSE THAT SACRIFICED FOR US ALL
THE BETTER
>>> THAT’S NOT ROYAL OAK, THAT’S
NOT WHY WE’RE HERE AS A
COMMUNITY ON A DAY LIKE THIS.
SO I’M GLAD HE’S SAYING THAT
BECAUSE THAT IS THE APPROPRIATE
THING TO SAY.
THAT ARE THE APPROPRIATE
ATTITUDE.
>>> THE VETERAN’S GROUP HAS
ANSWER GATHERED ENOUGH
SIGNATURES TO PUT THIS ISSUE TO
A VOTE IN NOVEMBER.
BUT THE STISHIES SAYS THE
LANGUAGE ON THE PETITION IS
INCORRECT.
NOW A LAWSUIT IS IN THE WORKS
WITH ATTORNEYS ASKING FOR AN
EXPEDITED HEARING.
>> WE HAD SPECIFICATIONS
SESSIONS ON WHAT WE SHOULD DO
WITH THE MEMORIAL AND ULTIMATELY
THE PEOPLE ARE LOOK, IT’S OUR
MONUMENT TO REMEMBER OUR FALLEN,
WE CAME TO A DECISION THAT IT
WAS BETTER TO REPOSITION IT BY
40 FEET.
>>> BUT EVEN IF IT DOES GET ON
THE BALLOT IT WILL LIKELY BE TOO
LATE.
>> IT IS A DONE DEAL.
I MEAN, THE PARK WILL BE DONE BY
THEN.
THE PARK WILL BE DONE AROUND
HALLOWEEN.
>>> THERE HAS BEEN AN ESTIMATE
THAT IF THIS DOES GO THROUGH AND
THE MONUMENT HAS TO BE MOVED
BACK TO WHERE IT WAS IT WOULD
COST ABOUT $400,000.
IN ROYAL OAK . . .
>>> TODAY’S CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS
ARE DELAYED UNTIL TOMORROW
BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY.
AND TOMORROW’S A BIG DAY FOR
CHANGES TO THE STATE’S COVID
RESTRICTIONS.
ALL OUTDOOR CAPACITIES WILL BE
LIFTED.
INDUCE RESTAURANTS CAN
ORTHOPEDIC AT 50 PERCENT
CAPACITY AND THE 11:00 P.M.
CURFEW WILL GO AWAY FOR
RESTAURANTS AND BARS.
THERE WILL ALSO BE NO LIMB ON
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO CAN
DINE AT ONE TABLE AT A TIME.
>>> ON JULY 1 ALL OF STATE’S
COVID RESTRICTIONS WILL BE OLD
BACK.
THE EADSING OF REDUCTIONS IS
WELCOME NEWS FOR RESTAURANT
OWNERS ACROSS THE STATE.
AT LAST CHECK FIFTIES
EIGHT PERCENT OF MICHIGANDERS
HAVE GOTTEN AT LEAST ONE DOZE OF
THE VACCINE.
>>> ALL RIGHT.
TIME FOR A CHECK OF THE WEATHER
AND YOU REALLY -- IT COULD BEEN
WARMER BUT WHAT A BEAUTIFUL
MEMORIAL DAY.
>> SUPER SUNNY.
ANDREW IS IN FROM BEND WITH A LOOK AT THE FORECAST.
LOOK AT THE FORECAST.
>> AND YES WE HAVE SOME CLOUDS
OVERHEAD BUT IT’S STILL PRETTY
WARM WITH TEMPERATURES AT 70s
DEGREES OR MORE HERE AT THE
6:00 O’CLOCK HOUR AND YOU’RE
RIGHT A SPLENDID MORN AND A
WONDERFUL AFTERNOON FOR ALL
THOSE COMMEMORATIONS AND
DEDICATIONS.
THERE’S STILL EVENTS THIS
EVENING.
WEATHER STILL HELPS US OUT.
71 OVER THE AIRPORT WITH A WIND
AT NINE MILES PER HOUR.
TEMPERATURES IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD, SAME SORT OF DEAL.
RIGHT AROUND ROOM TEMPERATURE
GIVE OR TAKE A DEGREE OR TWO.
PORT SURE RON GETTING IN WITH
SEVENTIES DEGREES.
AND WE STILL KEEP THOSE WARM
CONDITIONS AND IT STILL IS DRY
AS A BONE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT 38 PERCENT.
AT 38 PERCENT.
THAT IS KEY BECAUSE WE HAVE
CLOUDIER SKIES TO OUR WEST AND
WHERE IT IS MORE HUMID WE’RE
LOOKING AT RAIN HITTING THE
GROUND. THAT RAIN TRYING TO MAKE IT IN
THAT RAIN TRYING TO MAKE IT IN
HERE BUT IT IS SIMPLY TOO DRY.
I REMAINS DRY OVERNIGHT AND DRY
FOR TOMORROW WITH MORE SUNSHINE.
THIS WILL TRANSLATE INTO HIGHER
TEMPERATURES.
WE’LL TALK ABOUT TOMORROW’S
FORECAST AND YOUR SEVEN-DAY
FORECAST IN MOMENTS.
BUT REMEMBER AS WHY HEAD OUT THE
DOOR FOR THIS EVENING YOU CAN
TAKE THE WEATHER WITH YOU.
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>>> A DEATH INVESTIGATION IN
OAKLAND COUNTY IS UNDERWAY AFTER
A TWO-YEAR-OLD BOY BUYS IN A
TRACTOR ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENED SATURDAY NIGHT ON
IT HAPPENED SATURDAY NIGHT ON
NELSON WILLIAM DRIVE IN BRANDON
TOWNSHIP.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THE BOY FELL
OFF THE TRACTOR.
AN AUTOPSY SHOWED THE CHILD DIED
FROM BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA.
DEPUTIES SAY THE CHILD’S UNCLE
ADMITTED HE WAS DRINKING BEFORE
THE ACCIDENT.
THE 33-YEAR-OLD WAS TAKEN INTO
CUSTODY.
>>> TWO MEN CHARMED IN
CONNECTION TO THE JANUARY SIX
RIOTSES AT THE U.S. CAPITOL ARE
AWE OFFERED PLEA DEALS OF.
THEY ARE CHARGED WITH BREAKING
INTO THE CAPITOL AND DISORDERLY
CONDUCTED.
FEDERAL AGENTSES SAY PHOTOS AND
VIDEO SHOWED BOTH MEN WERE
MS. THE CAPITOL THAT DAY.
A TOTAL OF NINE MEN FROM
MICHIGAN HAVE BEEN CHARGEDDED IN
CONNECTION WITH THE
INVESTIGATION.
BOTH OF THESE MEMBER ARE NOW OUT
ON BOND.
>>> A BIG PIECE OF HISTORY GOES
UP IN FLAMES.
THE KATIE BOYAR BARN BURNED TO
GO AHEAD SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
IT’S A HEARTBREAKING DEVELOPMENT
FOR THE COMMUNITY AND IN PARTICULAR FOR ONE MAN WHO SAVED
PARTICULAR FOR ONE MAN WHO SAVED
THE BARN FROM A WRECKING BALL.
>>> THE BARN SAT HISTORICAL
SOCIETY’S BARN WITH ALL KINDS OF
FARM IMPLEMENTS.
IT’S A MUSEUM REALLY.
HERE IS A PAVILION, BUT AS YOU
CAN SEE THE BARN IS NOW A PILE
OF RUBBLE.
THIS WAS THE HEAD OUT THE DOOR
FYING SCENE TO RESIDENT VASISTS
IN CANTON.
HARDY LIVES JUST UP THE STREET
AND SHOT THE THESE PICTURES OF
THE BARN FIRE.
IF YOU GO TO THE FARMERS MARKET
YOU KNOW THE BUILDING.
DAVE CANTON OF THE HISTORICAL
SOCIETY IS HEARTS BROKEN.
>> THIS IS EXTREMELY SAD.
SO MANY EVENTS WENT ON HERE AND
IT’S A HISTORICAL ASPECT OF THE
TOWNSHIP THAT IS NOW GONE.
>>> THIS IS WHAT BARN USED TO LO
LIKE N. 2004 THEY WERE GOING TO
KNOCK IT DOWN TO BILL TENNIS
COURTS SO DAVE ASKED IF HE COULD
SAVE IT IF HE COULD RAISE THE MONEY AND MOVE IT.
MONEY AND MOVE IT.
THEY WERE ABLE THE PAINSTAKINGLY
REMOVE AND RESTORE THE BARN BACK
IN 2016.
THEY NUMBERED THE PIECES AND PUT
THEM BACK TOGETHER.
THEY SPREAD THE PIECES OUT ON
THE -- THIS WAS A FIELD BACK
HERE AT THE TIME AND START ASSEMBLING IT
ASSEMBLING IT
>>> OVER THE YEARS IT BECAME A
GREAT MEETING HALL.
>>> CANTON’S FIRE MARSHAL IS
INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE
FIRE BUT THEY MAY NEVER NOW.
IN THE MEANTIME THEY’RE TRYING
THE FIG FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY CAN
THE.
BIG QUESTION THEY WOULD LIKE TO
ANSWER AND SOON.
>>> EVERY YEAR THEY HOLD A BEER
BRATS AND BANDS FUND-RAISE FOR
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
DAVE TELLS LOCAL 4 HE’S LOOKING
AT MAKING IT THE BEER BRATS BAND
AND BARN FUNDRAISER GOING
FORWARD.
>>> TODAY IS THE FINAL FULL DAY
ON THE JOB FOR DETROIT POLICE
CHIEF JAMES CRAIG, N. HE RETIRES
TOMORROW AFTER 44 YEARS IN LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
EIGHT OF THOSE YEARS WITH
DETROIT POLICE. CRAIG HAS NOT SAID WHETHER HE
CRAIG HAS NOT SAID WHETHER HE
PLANS TO CHARGE GOVERNOR WHITMER
ON THE REPUBLICAN TICKET. THE INTERIM POLICE CHIEF WILL
THE INTERIM POLICE CHIEF WILL
WORK ALONGSIDE THE MAYOR TO FIND
A PERMANENT REPLACEMENT.
>>> IF CAFFEINE IS YOUR GO-TO YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE A BREAK.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE A BREAK.
FIND OUT WHAT RESEARCHERS SAY
THAT EXTRA CUP OF JOE MAY NOT
GET YOU TOO FAR
>>> JUNETEENTH IS RIGHT AROUND
THE CORNER AND THERE’S A BIG