FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT. LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 11 STARTS NOW FROM METRO AIRPORT TO METRO DETROIT’S
FREEWAYS. THE HOLIDAY TRAVEL
RUSH IS ON AND THE EXCITEMENT IS
BUILDING ALONG WOODWARD FOR
AMERICA’S THANKSGIVING PARADE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH
US ON THIS THANKSGIVING EVE AS
WE ENTER A VERY BUSY FEW DAYS
FOR OUR AREA AND FIRST THINGS
FIRST. EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW
WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FOR THE
WEATHER IS GOING TO BE NICE
TOMORROW LIKE IT WAS TODAY, AND
BRIAN SHERMAN IS HERE WITH THE
FOREWARN WEATHER. CAST AND BRIAN
WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE OF THE
SAME. NO PRESSURE, THOUGH. I
THINK WE’LL BE GOOD AS WE GO
INTO TOMORROW. PAMELA AND SANDRA
HAVE SOME SUNSHINE FOR A GOOD
CHUNK OF THE DAY BEFORE WE DO
START TO SEE THAT CLOUD COVER
INCREASE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND
UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING TOWER CAM
FROM WINDSOR LOOKING ACROSS THE
RIVER INTO DOWNTOWN DETROIT, A
VERY BEAUTIFUL PICTURE AND A
COLD EVENING HEADING OUTSIDE
TONIGHT. 34 RIGHT NOW. HERE IN
DETROIT, 37 OVER AND HOW 31
RIGHT NOW, AS YOU WORK INTO
PONTIAC AND 32 OVER AND ADRIAN,
WE’VE GOT SOME CLOUD COVER,
STARTING TO LIFT FROM THE
SOUTHWEST OFF TO THE NORTHEAST
ACROSS THE STATE OVER THE PAST 3
TO 4 HOURS, BUT AT LEAST HEADING
OUT FOR THE TURKEY TROT TOMORROW
MORNING TEMPERATURES ARE GOING
TO BE COLD WILL GO MAINLY CLEAR
SKIES BY SIX O’CLOCK TOMORROW
MORNING JUST AROUND THAT
FREEZING MARK PRETTY MUCH FOR
THE BETTER PORTION OF THE
MORNING HEADING FOR THE MID
THIRTIES BY NINE O’CLOCK
TOMORROW MORNING. AND THEN FOR
THAT THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE
WERE IN THE LOW THIRTIES BY
EIGHT O’CLOCK TOMORROW MORNING
THAT CHILLY START WARMING TO
RIGHT AROUND 40 BY 10 O’CLOCK IN
THE MORNING, UPPER FORTIES BY
LUNCHTIME. YOU STILL NEED THAT
JACKET, BUT WE DO HAVE JUST A
LITTLE BIT OF RAIN ON THE WAY
BUT IT DOESN’T ARRIVE UNTIL LATE
TOMORROW NIGHT. WE’LL TALK MORE
ABOUT THAT AND THE REST OF THE
HOLIDAY WEEKEND. YOUR COMPLETE
FOR ONE FORECAST COMING UP IN
JUST A FEW MINUTES. AND DON’T
FORGET WITH THE PARADE TOMORROW
AND EVERYTHING GOING ON DOWNLOAD
THAT FOR ONE WEATHER APP. YOU
CAN FIND IT ON THE APPLE APP
STORE AND GOOGLE PLAY STORE.
JUST SEARCH WDIV’S E. WE ARE NOW
LESS THAN 10 HOURS AWAY FROM ONE
OF DETROIT’S GREAT HOLIDAY
TRADITIONS. OF COURSE, WE’RE
TALKING ABOUT AMERICA’S
THANKSGIVING PARADE. IT STEPS
OFF AT 8 45. TOMORROW MORNING.
THE FLOATS HAVE MOVED INTO
POSITION ALONG WOODWARD TONIGHT
, STAGED AND READY TO GO FOR
TOMORROW MORNING AND HUNDREDS OF
PEOPLE CAME OUT TONIGHT TO GET A
LOOK AND START TO THEIR HOLIDAY
A LITTLE BIT EARLY. MACDONALD
LIVE ALONG THE PARADE ROUTE FOR
US TONIGHT. HI, MARA. HI SANDRA.
I WANT TO SHOW EVERYBODY
SOMETHING THAT’S PRETTY LANDMARK
. TAKE A LOOK. SO ALL THESE
FLOATS ARE SPECIAL. OKAY BUT
THIS IS THE END FLOAT.
HISTORICALLY WHAT WE HAVE ALWAYS
SEEN HERE IS SANTA AND HIS
SLEIGH AND ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO
CAME OUT TONIGHT SOME WHO ARE
STILL OUT HERE. THIS HAS BEEN A
DESTINATION. RIGHT THROUGH THE
EYES OF THE LITTLE ONES. IT’S
JUST MAGIC. THERE ARE SO MANY
FAMILIES WALKING THE WOODWARD
STAGING AREA. WE JUST CAME FROM
AMERICAN CONEY ISLAND. SHALL WE
STARTED? THERE HAD KONY’S NOW
WE’RE COMING HERE AND PROBABLY
GO BACK TO CAMPUS MARTIUS AND
MAKE AN EVENING OF IT LOOK
MAGNIFICENT. THIS YEAR, THERE
ARE NINE NEW ONES. AND FOR ONCE
THE WEATHER ISN’T GIVING THE
ARTISANS HEART PALPITATIONS
THEY’RE DOING LAST MINUTE
POLISHED TONIGHT AS GENERATIONS
OF FAMILIES COME TO RELIVE AS
WELL AS MAKE NEW MEMORIES. JUST
REMEMBER THE BIG BIGNESS OF IT
AND THAT IT WAS FANTASTIC. YOU
KNOW IT WAS WORTH EVERY MINUTE
OF GETTING UP EARLY AND FREEZING
AND WAITING AND SEEING SANTA
CLAUS AT THE END, MRS LOCKHART
BOYD BROUGHT HER GRANDCHILDREN
BACK TO DETROIT SO THEY COULD
EXPERIENCE WHAT SHE SO LOVINGLY
REMEMBERS. AS A CHILD. I
EXPECTED THEM TO BE BIG AND
STUFF, BUT I DIDN’T EXPECT THEM
TO BE. SO MANY AND JUST SO LIKE.
SEEING THIS UP CLOSE AND
PERSONAL ON THE NIGHT BEFORE THE
PARADE IS A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE
IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, PRAYED
THE LITTLE KIDS CAN’T SEE. AND
SO WE THOUGHT, LET’S GO TONIGHT
FOR THE SAME REASON. IT’S OPEN.
THE WEATHER’S NICE THERE’S NO
ONE HERE. YOU CAN GET UP IN THE
FLOATS. WE’VE TAKEN A COUPLE
PICTURES OF US ON THE FLOATS.
HOPE THAT’S LEGAL. AND THEN
THERE ARE THE PARADE
PROFESSIONALS. THEY COME TONIGHT
AND BRIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW,
GRAND RIVER IS USUALLY ARE SPOT
. WE LIKE THAT SPOT. WE’LL GET
THERE AROUND 7 30 TO 8. BACK
HERE. LIVE IF YOU’RE COMING TO
THE PARADE TOMORROW, JUST A
VIEWER TIP BEYOND THE LOOK OUT
FOR THIS ONE TIN MAN THE WHOLE
NINE YARDS BECAUSE TAKE A LOOK
WHO’S FLOAT. THIS IS I THINK
OURS LOOKS PRETTY SWEET. THIS
YEAR. WE’RE LIVE IN MIDTOWN. I’M
MARA MACDONALD. LOCAL 4 LOOKS
FANTASTIC. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
MARA LOCAL 4 LOCAL 4. PLUS ARE
YOUR HOME FOR AMERICA’S
THANKSGIVING PARADE. IF YOU’RE
WATCHING FROM HOME, MAKE SURE TO
JOIN US TOMORROW MORNING
STARTING AT SIX AND A LIVE LOOK
AT ONE OF OUR, UM DOT CAMERAS AT
6 96. AND I 75 THIS IS AN
OAKLAND COUNTY. A LOT OF FOLKS
HAVE ALREADY HIT THE ROAD FOR
THANKSGIVING. IN FACT, TRIPLE A
PREDICTS MORE THAN 54. A HALF
MILLION AMERICANS WILL TRAVEL AT
LEAST 50 MILES FOR THE HOLIDAY.
THAT’S SLIGHTLY UP FROM LAST
YEAR AND ONLY 2% LESS THAN 2020
19. TRIPLE A, SAYS 49 MILLION
PEOPLE WILL TRAVEL BY ROAD AND
ANOTHER 4.5 MILLION BY AIR. SO
HOW ARE THINGS GOING FOR
TRAVELERS RIGHT NOW? IN METRO
AIRPORT? JACQUELINE FRANCIS IS
LIVE THERE TONIGHT IN
JACQUELINE, SO FAR SO GOOD OUT
THERE. YEAH THINGS CONTINUE TO
RUN SMOOTHLY HERE AT THE AIRPORT
, PEOPLE COMING AND GOING
FAMILIES REUNITING JUST IN TIME
FOR THANKSGIVING. ON ANY GIVEN
DAY AT THE AIRPORT TO GET HERE
TWO HOURS AGO. THERE’S A LOT OF
HURRY UP AND WAIT LIKE WE’RE
JUST GOING TO WAIT FOR A REALLY
LONG TIME AND YOU’RE GONNA GET
REALLY FRUSTRATED WAITING TO
CHECK YOUR BAGS, AND SHE’S
GETTING IN THE TRAM WAITING TO
GO THROUGH SECURITY COME INTO
THE AIRPORT FOR GRANDMA TO GET
OFF THE PLANE BECAUSE THIS IS
WHERE MY G IS GOING TO COME.
MOLINA CAN’T WAIT ANY LONGER. AH
SHE MAY BE WEARING 10 ISSUES OR
SOME CUTE BOOTS TO SPEND YOU
WHILE YOU’RE WAITING. BEEN IT’S
ALSO A BIG MOMENT FOR HER BABY
BROTHER ABOUT TO MEET HIS
GRANDMA FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME
WHEN SHE WAS BORN. EVERYBODY WAS
, YOU KNOW, IN AND HOLDING HER
AND SEEING HER. AND THIS TIME IT
WAS JUST ME AND MY HUSBAND AND
MY MOM’S LIKE I WON’T EVEN
BOTHER. YOU KNOW IF I CAN’T COME
IN THE HOSPITAL, JUST LET YOU
GUYS DO YOUR THING, AND I’LL
COME AND THANKSGIVING. SO SHE
HASN’T SEEN HIM AT ALL YET.
FINALLY MOLINA, DO YOU C G G G G
ARRIVED HERE. BIG HUGS. AND
FIRST HOLDS AMAZING. AMAZING. I
COULDN’T WAIT TO GET HERE.
AMAZING INDEED. AND AS FAR AS
THE BUSY TRAVEL WEEKEND GO
SUNDAY IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER
CRAZY DAY HERE, BUT WITH ANY
LUCK, IT’LL GO A LOT LIKE TODAY.
REPORTING LIVE AT DETROIT METRO
AIRPORT, JACQUELINE FRANCIS
LOCAL 4 GOOD TO SEE THOSE SWEET
REUNIONS ALREADY TAKING PLACE.
THANK YOU, JACQUELINE. IN OTHER
NEWS TONIGHT, ASSAULT CHARGES
ISSUED AGAINST SEVEN MICHIGAN
STATE FOOTBALL PLAYERS IN THE
BIG HOUSE TUNNEL BRAWL VIDEO
SHOWED SEVERAL MSU PLAYERS
ATTACKING TO UNIVERSITY OF
MICHIGAN PLAYERS IN SEPARATE
INCIDENTS AFTER THE OCTOBER 29TH
GAME IN ANN ARBOR. SIX SPARTAN
PLAYERS NOW FACING MISDEMEANORS
. JACOBY WOMEN’S CHARGE IS
ASSAULT AND BATTERY, WHILE ZION
YOUNG BRENDAN, RIGHT, JUSTIN
WHITE, ANGELO GROSS AND BEYOND.
BROWN ARE ALL CHARGED WITH
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, ONE PLAYER
CARRIE CRUMP IS FACING FELONIOUS
ASSAULT CHARGES. YOU HAVEN’T
PRESIDENT SANTA ONO ISSUED A
STATEMENT SAYING THE SCHOOL DOES
APPRECIATE THE THOUGHTFUL,
DELIBERATE APPROACH FROM THE
WASHINGTON COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S
OFFICE TO THIS UNFORTUNATE
INCIDENT. HE ALSO ADDED, WE ALSO
WANT TO EXPRESS OUR CONCERN FOR
ALL THE PLAYERS INVOLVED,
ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO WERE HURT.
FIVE DETROIT POLICE OFFICERS
WILL NOT FACE CHARGES FOR THE
DEADLY SHOOTING OF A MAN
SUFFERING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS
. WAYNE COUNTY PROSECUTOR KIM
WORTHY SAYS THE OFFICERS ACTED
IN SELF DEFENSE WHEN SHOOTING
PORTER BERKS HAS HAPPENED LAST
MONTH. INVESTIGATORS SAY BURKES
HAD A KNIFE AND REFUSED TO DROP
IT, THEN LUNGED AT OFFICERS.
FIVE OFFICERS OPENED FIRE
HITTING BERKS WITH 19 BULLETS.
PROSECUTOR WORTHY SAYS, GIVEN
HOW QUICKLY BURKE’S CHARGED
TOWARDS POLICE WITH A KNIFE THE
DECISION TO SHOOT WAS JUSTIFIED
. THE FAMILY OF PORTER BERKS IS
SUING THE CITY IN THE FIVE
OFFICERS CLAIMING WRONGFUL DEATH
. THEY’RE SEEKING $50 MILLION IN
DAMAGES. DETROIT POLICE TONIGHT
ASKING FOR YOUR HELP TO TRY TO
SOLVE THE SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED
NEAR DETROIT, TREE LIGHTING AND
CAMPUS MARTIUS 2 15 YEAR OLD
BOYS WERE SHOT NEAR MICHIGAN AND
GRISWOLD THIS HAPPENED ON FRIDAY
NIGHT. TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT YOUR
SCREEN HERE. INVESTIGATORS WANT
TO TALK TO THESE PEOPLE. YOU
SEE, THEY’RE PEOPLE OF INTEREST
IN THE SHOOTING. POLICE SAY THE
SHOOTING HAPPENED AFTER TWO
GROUPS GOT INTO A FIGHT. ONE
TEAM IS STILL IN CRITICAL
CONDITION. THE OTHER IS EXPECTED
TO RECOVER IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING
AT ALL, CALL DETROIT POLICE, A
LOCAL ACTIVIST, IS DISMISSING
HIS LAWSUIT AGAINST THE MACOMB
COUNTY PROSECUTOR AND THREE OF
HIS ASSISTANTS. REVEREND WILLIE
RIDE OUT JUNIOR SUED, SAYING HE
WAS WRONGFULLY ARRESTED AND
CHARGED AT A PROTEST IN SHELBY
TOWNSHIP BACK IN 2020 RIGHT OUT
WAS AMONG THOSE WHO STAGED A
PROTEST BLOCKING 23 MILE AND VAN
DYKE. HE WAS CHARGED WITH A
MISDEMEANOR, BUT THOSE CHARGES
WERE DISMISSED. COUNTY
PROSECUTOR PETE LUCIDO DID NOT
TAKE OFFICE UNTIL MONTHS AFTER
THE ARREST, BUT RIGHT OUT, HE
CLAIMED HE HAD THE POWER TO DROP
THE CHARGES. FOUR MONTHS AFTER