>>> BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
>>> BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ANY CHEMICAL ODORS WE’RE
>>> BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ANY CHEMICAL ODORS WE’RE TRACKING A GAS LEAK CRISIS
ANY CHEMICAL ODORS WE’RE TRACKING A GAS LEAK CRISIS IN THAT COMMUNITY.
TRACKING A GAS LEAK CRISIS IN THAT COMMUNITY. >>> ON THIS LABOR DAY IN
IN THAT COMMUNITY. >>> ON THIS LABOR DAY IN CASE YOU MISSED WE WILL TALK
ABOUT A BIG CHANGE IN CASE YOU MISSED WE WILL TALK
ABOUT A BIG CHANGE IN
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS THAT
WILL AFFECT MANY MICHIGAN
RESIDENTS. OUR LONG WEEKEND COMING TO A
OUR LONG WEEKEND COMING TO A
BEAUTIFUL END BUT SEVERE
STORMS COULD BE ON THE
HORIZON.
WE’RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK
AT THE RISK AND ALSO THE
TIMING.
HEY, JAMIE? >> YOU MAY KNOW A LOT ABOUT
>> YOU MAY KNOW A LOT ABOUT
ICE SKATING BECAUSE YOU SEE
IT ON TV LESS ABOUT ROLLER
FIGURE SKATING BUT LET ME
TELL YOU IT’S VERY
IMPRESSIVE AND SO IS THIS LOCAL CHAMPION.
LOCAL CHAMPION.
HIS STORY ON LOCAL 4.
>> Announcer: LIVE FROM
DOWNTOWN DETROIT, HOME OF
WDIV AND CLICK ON DETROIT, LOCAL 4 NEWS FIRST AT 4
OMES. WE’VE BEEN FOLLOWING A GAS
WE’VE BEEN FOLLOWING A GAS
LEAK THAT STARTED AT FORD’S
FLAT ROCK ASSEMBLY PLANT
DAYS AGO RIGHT NOW THERE’S
NO END IN SIGHT.
THIS IS THE STATE WORKS TO MONITOR LEVELS OF HAZARDOUS
MONITOR LEVELS OF HAZARDOUS
FUMES CAUSED BY BENZENE.
TODAY THE FLAT ROCK RIVER
FEST FOR SEPTEMBER 10th AND
11th HAS BEEN CANCELLED
BECAUSE OF THAT LEAK.
RESIDENTS BEING WARNED IF THEY SMELL A CHEMICAL-LIKE
THEY SMELL A CHEMICAL-LIKE
ODOR CALL THE CITY’S FIRE
DEPARTMENT.
FORD HAS ALSO SET UP A
MILLION DOLLAR REIMBURSEMENT
FUND FOR FAMILIES WHO ARE
DISPLACED.
WE’LL HAVE A LIVE UPDATE FOR YOU ON THE SITUATION COMING
YOU ON THE SITUATION COMING
UP TONIGHT AT 5:00.
>>> WE’RE ALSO TRACKING AN
INVESTIGATION THAT STARTED
AFTER FOUR MEN WERE SHOT
OUTSIDE OF A ROLLER RINK ON
DETROIT’S WESTSIDE. THIS HAPPENED SUNDAY NIGHT
THIS HAPPENED SUNDAY NIGHT
AT THE NORTHLAND ROLLER RINK
ON 8 MILE.
YOU CAN SEE THE BULLET HOLES
THERE IN THOSE TWO CARS.
POLICE SAY THE MEN WERE
SITTING INSIDE THEIR CARS WHEN SHOTS WERE FIRED.
WHEN SHOTS WERE FIRED.
A 31-YEAR-OLD AND A
24-YEAR-OLD BOTH IN CRITICAL
CONDITION.
THE OTHER VICTIMS A
23-YEAR-OLD AND A
20-YEAR-OLD THEY’RE BOTH
EXPECTED TO BE OKAY. SO FAR THOUGH NO DETAILS ON
SO FAR THOUGH NO DETAILS ON
ANY POSSIBLE SUSPECTS OF
COURSE WE WILL KEEP YOU
UPDATED.
>>> MANY MICHIGAN RESIDENTS
ARE LOSING AN ECONOMIC
LIFELINE THAT’S REALLY BEEN
IN FORCE FOR A YEAR AND A HALF NOW.
HALF NOW.
SPECIAL FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS WERE LAST PAID OUT
FOR THE WEEK ENDING
SEPTEMBER 4th.
THOSE BENEFITS COVERED
FREELANCERS AND CONTRACT
WORKERS NOT TYPICALLY
COVERED BY TRADITIONAL STATE
BENEFITS.
THEY ALSO ADDED $300 TO
REGULAR WEEKLY BENEFITS THAT
WENT TO ALL CLAIMANTS.
MANY BUSINESSES SAY THE
EXTRA BENEFITS HAVE MADE IT
MORE DIFFICULT TO HIRE NEW WORKERS.
COMING UP NEW AT 5:00, HELP
ME HANK IS GOING TO TAKE A
LOOK AT HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL
BE AFFECTED IN MICHIGAN AND
WHAT’S BEING DONE NOW TO TRY
TO HELP THEM SECURE NEW
JOBS. >>> THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES
>>> THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES
ARE NOW FOCUSING ON GOING
BACK TO SCHOOL TOMORROW
WHETHER IT’S FROM THE LONG
WEEKEND OR FOR THE FIRST
TIME REALLY THIS FALL.
THE DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY DISTRICT KICKING
COMMUNITY DISTRICT KICKING
OFF ITS NEW SCHOOL YEAR ON
TUESDAY FOR 53,000 STUDENTS.
IT’S A VERY TRICKY TIME WITH
THE COVID PANDEMIC CAUSING
CONCERNS AND ALSO DEBATES OVER FACE MASKS.
OVER FACE MASKS.
SEVERAL MICHIGAN COUNTIES
INCLUDING WAYNE, OAKLAND,
AND WASHTENAW HAVE MADE
MASKS MANDATORY IN K-12
CLASSROOMS.
YOU CAN TRACK ALL THE MANDATES AT
MANDATES AT
CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
STARTING AT 5 WE ARE GOING
TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE
CHALLENGES THAT SCHOOLS ARE
FACING FROM COVID TO
TRANSPORTATION ISSUES. AGAIN WE HOPE YOU JOIN US AT
AGAIN WE HOPE YOU JOIN US AT
5 AND AGAIN AT 6.
>>> TOMORROW MARKS THE FINAL
WAVE OF THAT BACK TO SCHOOL
RUSH.
PAUL GROSS IS HERE TODAY AND PAUL WE’RE GOING TO SEE A
PAUL WE’RE GOING TO SEE A
REAL CHANGE IN THE NEXT 24
HOURS BUT TONIGHT IT’S STILL
LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.
>> YARK WE’VE HAD A GREAT
LABOR DAY AND OUR LABOR DAY
EVENING JUST GREAT GRILLING WEATHER LOOK AT THAT
WEATHER LOOK AT THAT
BEAUTIFUL SKY CAM SHOT.
THE WINDS FROM THE WEST OR
NORTHWEST BRINGING IN SOME
OF THAT DRIER AIR THAT WE’VE
HAD TODAY.
YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF THE CLEARER SKY SO THIS EVENING
CLEARER SKY SO THIS EVENING
IT WILL BE MAINLY JUST
CLEAR.
TEMPERATURES EARLY EVENING
IN THE 70s DROPPING INTO THE
60s LATE FING HAPPEN TON
OUT.
SO WE ARE FINE TODAY BUT 24
HOURS FROM NOW WE’RE GOING
TO BE WATCHING THIS APPROACHING THE AREA.
APPROACHING THE AREA.
WE HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT
HERE.
THIS IS PRETTY SERIOUS
STUFF.
WE’LL DO THAT IN JUST ABOUT
10 MINUTES OR SO.
SANDRA.
>> THANK YOU, PAUL.
>>> I’M NOT SURE WE’VE EVER SEEN SUCH WIDESPREAD
SEEN SUCH WIDESPREAD
DESTRUCTION IN BOTH THE
SOUTH AND NORTHEAST FROM A
SINGLE HURRICANE.
LET’S GO AHEAD AND TAKE A
LOOK AT SOME OF THE CLEANUP
AFTER IDA IN NEW JERSEY. CREWS IN THE TOWN OF
CREWS IN THE TOWN OF
MANVILLE COULDN’T EVEN START
WORK UNTIL FRIDAY.
THIS WAS BECAUSE THEY WERE
WAITING FOR FLOODWATERS TO
RECEDE.
SO IT’S BEEN A HEARTBREAKING
HOLIDAY WEEKEND IN THIS
TOWN. OUR KIMBERLY GILL IS IN THE
OUR KIMBERLY GILL IS IN THE
NEWSROOM TRACKING ALL THE
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS FOR US.
KIMBERLY.
>> HI, SANDRA GOOD AFTERNOON
TO YOU.
TODAY PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS
APPROVED MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATIONS FOR 11 COUNTIES
DECLARATIONS FOR 11 COUNTIES
IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.
WE’VE BEEN COVERING THIS
STORM AND ITS AFTERMATH FOR
A WEEK NOW. SENATOR CHUCK SCHUMER AND
SENATOR CHUCK SCHUMER AND
CONGRESSWOMAN -- ALEXANDRIA
OCASIO-CORTEZ JOINED NEW
YORK’S MAYOR TOURING QUEENS,
NEW YORK TO SEE THE DAMAGE
FIRSTHAND. TOMORROW PRESIDENT BIDEN
TOMORROW PRESIDENT BIDEN
WILL BE IN THE REGION TO GET
HIS OWN ASSESSMENT OF THE
DISASTER.
THE PRESIDENT’S DISASTER
DECLARATION ALSO FREE UP MONEY FOR TEMPORARY HOUSING,
MONEY FOR TEMPORARY HOUSING,
AND LOW COST LOANS TO COVER
UNINSURED PROPERTY LOSSES.
THE ADMINISTRATOR OF FEEL --
FEMA HAS BEEN STUNNED. >> HURRICANE IDA SHE SPREAD
>> HURRICANE IDA SHE SPREAD
DESTRUCTION ACROSS NINE
STATES IN FIVE REGIONS AND
IT ENDED RIGHT HERE.
WHAT WE SAW TODAY WAS ABSOLUTELY HEARTBREAKING.
ABSOLUTELY HEARTBREAKING.
THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE ON
INDESTRUCTION THAT THESE
FAMILIES HAVE EXPERIENCED.
>> AND OF COURSE, PLENTY OF
PEOPLE IN THE SOUTH ARE
STILL SUFFERING AS WELL.
THIS IS NEW VIDEO IN FROM
LOUISIANA.
MANY RESIDENTS STILL CAN’T
ACCESS THEIR HOMES.
CREWS HAVE RESTORED THOUGH
POWER TO NEARLY 70% OF
GRADER NEW ORLEANS BUT
OUTSIDE THE CITY THOSE EFFORTS, THEY SAY, COULD
EFFORTS, THEY SAY, COULD
TAKE THE REST OF THE MONTH.
THE DEATH TOLL FROM THE
STORM AND ITS AFTERMATH NOW
CLOSE TO 70 ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
TOMORROW WE WILL, OF COURSE, BRING YOU COVERAGE OF THE
BRING YOU COVERAGE OF THE
PRESIDENT’S VISIT TO NEW
YORK AND NEW JERSEY.
FOR NOW, WE’LL SENDS IT BACK
TO YOU SANDRA.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
KIMBERLY.
>>> NOW LET’S GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO SOME OF THE STORIES
MOVE TO SOME OF THE STORIES
MAKING NEWS AROUND THE WORLD
ON THIS MONDAY.
WE HAVE AN UPDATE FOR YOU
FROM AFGHANISTAN.
LET’S GO AHEAD AND START
THERE.
THE TALIBAN CLAIMING VICTORY IN THE LAST PROVINCE IT
IN THE LAST PROVINCE IT
NEEDS TO CONQUER TO CONTROL
THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.
CNN HAS THIS VIDEO HERE THAT
YOU CAN SEE THE TALIBAN FLAG OVER A GOVERNMENT BUILDING.
OVER A GOVERNMENT BUILDING.
THIS IS IN THAT PROVINCE BUT
THE NATIONAL RESISTANCE
FRONT IN AFGHANISTAN DENIES
THE CLAIM SAYING THERE IS
STILL RESISTANCE ALL OVER
THE VALLEY.
MEANTIME CNN ALSO REPORTING AN AMERICAN OFFICIAL SAYS
AN AMERICAN OFFICIAL SAYS
FOUR AMERICANS HAVE GOTTEN
OUT OF THE COUNTRY BY LAND.
THAT WOULD BE A FIRST DURING
THE RECENT EVACUATIONS.
STILL THERE ARE ABOUT 100
AMERICANS REMAINING IN
AFGHANISTAN SINCE U.S. SOLDIERS LEFT.
SOLDIERS LEFT.
>>> THINGS GOT VERY TENSE IN
MEXICO AS THAT COUNTRY’S
NATIONAL GUARD TRIED TO STOP
A CARAVAN OF IMMIGRANTS
TRYING TO GET TO THE UNITED
STATES. THE VIDEO FROM CNN HERE
THE VIDEO FROM CNN HERE
SHOWS THE CONFRONTATIONS IN
THE STATE OF CHAPPAS ON
SUNDAY.
MEXICO’S PRESIDENT VOWING TO
HOLD BACK THE MIGRATORY
FLOW. THE NATIONAL GUARD SEEN HERE
THE NATIONAL GUARD SEEN HERE
IN FULL RIOT GEAR TRYING TO
STOP MIGRANTS SOME OF THEM
WITH YOUNG CHILDREN.
THIS LATEST GROUP OF ABOUT
500 IMMIGRANTS INCLUDED PEOPLE FROM HAITI, VENEZUELA,
PEOPLE FROM HAITI, VENEZUELA,
AND CENTRAL AMERICA AS WELL.
>>> THE DELAYED SUMMER
OLYMPIC SEASON IS OFFICIALLY
NOW COMING TO AN END TODAY
IN JAPAN.
YOU CAN SEE HERE THE PARALYMPIC LOGO BEING
PARALYMPIC LOGO BEING
REMOVED THIS IS IN THE TOKYO
BAY.
THIS SUMMER WE’VE SEEN THE
OLYMPIC GAMES WHICH CLOSED
ALMOST A MONTH AGO.
THE PARALYMPICS JUST CAME TO AN END ON SATURDAY AND THIS
AN END ON SATURDAY AND THIS
LOGO BY THE WAY, STOOD JUST
OVER 55 FEET TALL AND OVER
75 FEET WIDE.
>> GOING UP IN METRO DETROIT
THERE’S REALLY A GOOD CHANCE
YOU MAY HAVE SPENT SOME TIME AT THE ROLLER RINK BUT WE’RE
AT THE ROLLER RINK BUT WE’RE
NOT SURE YOU WERE ABLE TO DO
ANYTHING QUITE LIKE THIS. THIS LIVONIA MAN HAS MADE
THIS LIVONIA MAN HAS MADE
THIS HIS PASSION AND NOW
HE’S HEADED TO WORLD
CHAMPIONS.
>> Reporter: YOU MAY KNOW
THIS ABOUT ME I USED TO
FIGURE SKATE THE ICE WITH A
BLADE.
BUT LET ME TELL YOU WHAT GENE CAN DO ON FOUR WHEELS
GENE CAN DO ON FOUR WHEELS
IS VERY IMPRESSIVE.
>> MY MOM SHE SAID YOU LOOK
LIKE A GENE TO YOUR NAME IS
GENE. >> Reporter: 19-YEAR-OLD
>> Reporter: 19-YEAR-OLD
GENE CALMET CAME INTO THE
SPORT OF ROLLER FIGURE
SKATING OUT OF NECESSITY IT.
>> ALL STARTS FROM WHERE MY SURGERY.
I WAS BORN WITH CARNEYO
STENOSIS SO I NEVER ALLOWED
TO PLAY CONTACT SPORTS.
>> Reporter: HE STARTED
SKATING AT 7 AND SLOWLY ROSE IN THE RANKS.
IN THE RANKS.
BUT IN THE LAST FEW YEARS
WITH THE HELP OF COACH TRACY
BLACK HE’S GROWN.
>> HE’S MORE THAN FOCUSED,
HE’S A TECHNICIAN AS FAR AS LEARNING THE JUMPS.
LEARNING THE JUMPS.
>> Reporter: CALMET GOT
SECOND AT THE MOST RECENT
NATIONALS AND IS HEADING TO
HIS FIRST SENIOR WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIPS IN PARAGUAY AT
THE END OF SEPTEMBER. THIS SPORT HAS ALL THE SAME
THIS SPORT HAS ALL THE SAME
JUMPS AS ICE SKATING, SAME
SPINS PLUS, THIS COOL HEEL
SPIN THAT YOU COULDN’T DO
WITH A BLADE BUT IT DOESN’T
HAVE THE RECOGNITION, THE FUNDING OR THE SPONSORSHIP
FUNDING OR THE SPONSORSHIP
AS ICE SKATING.
>> ONE WAY FOR PEOPLE TO GET
INTO THIS SPORT IS FOR THEM
TO SEE THE FIGURE SKATERS
AND THE PUBLIC SKATING
SESSIONS. I’M SURE YOU SAW FIGURE
I’M SURE YOU SAW FIGURE
SKATERS IN PUBLIC SKATING
SESSIONS OH, THAT’S SO COOL
I WANTED TO DO THAT.
>> Reporter: SO WHILE HE
TRAINS THIS U OF D COLLEGE
STUDENT SAYS HE’S ALSO
WORKING AS SPEEDWAYS TO MAKE ENDS MEET.
ENDS MEET.
WHATEVER IT TAKES HE SAYS
BECAUSE HE LOVES WHAT HE
DOES AND IT SHOWS.
>> SO THEY LEAVE FOR WORLDS ON SEPTEMBER 27th TO RAISE
ON SEPTEMBER 27th TO RAISE
MONEY UNTIL THEN THEY’VE
STARTED A GO FUND ME PAGE AS
WELL AS SELLING THESE COOL
BAGS ALL PROCEEDS GO TO
GENE’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FUND.
I’LL PUT THE LINK ON
CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
JAMIE EDMONDS, LOCAL 4.
>> WE WILL BE FOLLOWING HIS
SUCCESS.
>>> STILL AHEAD A
SUPERHERO’S LEGACY CONTINUES TO GROW.
TO GROW.
WALT DISNEY’S BIG PLANS TO
HONOR ACTOR CHADWICK
BOZEMAN.
ALSO SIGNS OF PROGRESS IN A
WILDFIRE WE HAVE BEEN
FOLLOWING FOR YOU NOW FOR WEEKS.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE GET THE
NEWS THEY’VE BEEN WAITING
FOR BUT ARE THEY ENTIRELY
OUT OF DANGER?
>>> FIRST THOUGH AHEAD HERE
AT 4:00 FIREFIGHTERS UNCOVER
SOMETHING SINISTER INSIDE A
TEXAS HOME.
WHAT POLICE ARE NOW SAYING
ABOUT AN APPARENT FAMILY’S TRAGEDY.