I'LL TAKE IT.
RAIN OR NOT.
EXACTLY!
TIME IS 6:45.
AN OLD TIME TRADITION RIGHT HERE
IN METRO DETROIT.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE SHRINE
CIRCUS.
NICK MONACELLI HAS RUN OFF
AND JOINED THE CIRCUS.
GOOD MORNING, NICK.
GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY.
A LIFELONG DREAM OF MINE TO BE
CENTERING HERE AT THE SHRINE
CIRCUS.
EVERYBODY IS UP SO EARLY.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHY.
IT CAN'T JUST BE FOR US, CAN
[ LAUGHS ]
WE'RE ALWAYS LIVE.
YOU'RE AWAKE.
OKAY.
YOU SURE?
YES.
ART IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF
THE SHRINERS AND THIS IS ALL
YOUR IDEA?
ALL YOU?
DEFINITELY.
110 YEARS AGO I DECIDE THE THE
SHRINE CIRCUMSTANCES US WOULD BE
A GOOD THING -- CIRCUS -- FOR
THE PEOPLE OF DETROIT.
HERE WE ARE.
I LOOK PRETTY GOOD FOR 110.
THEY ARE WORKING ON THEIR
FLOWERS OVER THERE.
THAT'S THEIR PIZZA OVEN?
YES.
IT'S MY BIRTHDAY TODAY SO I
BELIEVE WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO
DO IS MAKE ME A BIRTHDAY CAKE
TODAY.
SURPRISED THIS EARLY IN THE
MORNING THEY DECIDED TO GET ME A
BIRTHDAY CAKE.
HOW ARE THEIR COOKING SKILLS?
DOES IT TASTE ANY GOOD?
WELL, THEY ARE CLOWNS, RIGHT?
SO YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT WITH A
GRAIN OF SALT BECAUSE I THINK
THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF
SALT.
TELL US MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUS
ITSELF.
WHAT CAN PEOPLE EXPECT WHEN THEY
COME TODAY?
WHEN THEY COME TO THE CIRCUS
IN NO VIE, WE HAVE CARNIVAL
RIDES THIS YEAR.
WE MOVE FROM ANOTHER VENUE
AND --
[ SIREN ]
HERE WE GO.
WHAT HAPPENED?
WE BROUGHT IT HERE SO WE WOULD
BE INSIDE WHICH MAKES IT NICER.
ART!
LOOK WHAT HE DID TO YOUR CAKE!
THAT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY CAKE?
YOUR BIRTHDAY CAKE!
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
WOULD YOU TAKE A PIE INSTEAD?
SURE I WOULD.
OKAY!
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU'RE OKAY.
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S NOT BAD.
IS IT ALL RIGHT IF I --
JUST LEAVE IT ON.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU WERE IN THE PROCESS OF
TELLING US WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
WHEN YOU COME TO THE CIRCUS
BESIDES A PIE IN YOUR FACE.
BESIDES A PIE IN YOUR FACE,
WHICH IS A NORMAL DAILY ROUTINE
AS YOU CAN SEE.
THEY DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE.
YOU'LL GET PIED.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪
AND WE HAVE SINGERS.
THE LAUGHS ARE FANTASTIC.
WHEN YOU WATCH THEM DO THEIR
THING, IT'S LIKE ARE THEY CRAZY
OR WHAT?
THEY ARE CRAZY.
YOU NEED COME AND SEE OUR
TIGERS.
OUR TIGERS ARE THE MOST FABULOUS
TIGERS WILL YOU EVER SEE.
MIGHT WANT TO TAKE THAT OFF
YOUR FACE BEFORE YOU MEET THE
TIGER, THOUGH.
YOU KNOW THE WHITE ONES ARE
MY FAVORITE.
IF YOU EVER SEE A WHITE TIGER,
YOU HAVE TO COME HERE AND SEE
THESE WHITE TIGERS.
THIS IS FUN FOR ALL AGES?
THAT'S THE OLD ADAGE.
I THINK IT'S FOR THE KIDS
BECAUSE WE ARE ALL KIDS AT HEART
AND --
NOW YOU'RE LEARY.
YOU GOT TO WATCH THESE GUYS.
YOU NEVER KNOW.
IT COULD BE ANYTHING NOW.
I MIGHT GET A CAKE.
I DON'T THINK YOU WANT THE
CAKE.
ART, YOUR SKILLS AREN'T THE BEST
WITH THE CAKE MAKING.
THESE GUYS ARE TERRIBLE.
I HAVE BEEN WITH FRANK FOR ABOUT
18 YEARS AND IT'S A GREAT
FRATERNITY AND BROTHERHOOD AND
WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER WITH
OTHER CLOWNS.
BUT WE ALL WORK TOGETHER AS A
BROTHERHOOD AND WE ARE ALL
FRIENDS.
AND IF CAUNT THAT WAY, THIS
WOULD NEVER HAPPEN.
EVERY ONE OF THESE GUYS
VOLUNTEER.
TWO YOUNG LADIES IN THERE,
UNBELIEVABLE HOW YOUNG THEY ARE.
I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU.
DON'T TELL US.
WE ARE GOING TO WRAP THINGS UP.
IT WAS A PLEASURE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'M SURE YOU GOT A LITTLE PIE --
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
COULD BE WORSE.
WE'LL BE HERE ALL MORNING.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE ART AND THE
FANTASTIC FOLKS AT THE SHRINE
CENTER, SEE THEM TODAY AT THE
SUBURBAN COLLECTION SHOW.
WE HAVE THE INITIAL PRICE ON OUR
WEBSITE AT CLICKONDETROIT.COM WE
ARE LIVE IN NO VIE.
A MAN IS WAKING UP BEHIND
BARS ACCUSED OF ABUSING A
3-YEAR-OLD CHILD IN MONROE
TOWNSHIP.
28-YEAR-OLD CHRISTIAN SAMPLIER
IS CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE
CHILD ABUSE.
POLICE WERE CALLED AFTER THE
TODDLER WAS TAKEN TO THE
HOSPITAL WITH SEVERE INJURIES.
THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.
IT'S AN OLD TIME TRADITION
IN METRO DETROIT AND I THINK
NICK HAS GONE OFF TO JOIN THEM.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE
SHRINE CIRCUS.
NICK HAS JOINED THE CIRCUS.
WE ARE JUST NOT GOING TO SAY
YOU'RE CLOWNING AROUND.
YOU CAN.
I PROBABLY FIT BETTER HERE THAN
IN MOST NEWSROOMS.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
LIVE HERE AT THE SUBURBAN CHECKS
SHOW PLACE.
THIS THE IS SOMETHING I HAVE NOT
SEEN HERE AT NO VIE YET.
THIS IS A FANTAST IRK EVENT.
THE SHRINE CIRCUS.
THEY HAVE A NEW LOCATION AND WHO
ELSE HAZE NEW HOME?
THE TIGERS.
SOME ARE SLEEPING.
SO BE VERY, VERY QUIET.
CRAIG IS OVER HERE ON THE OTHER
SIDE OF THE CAMERA FROM SHRINERS
DETROIT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE LOVE THE TIGERS
BECAUSE THEY ARE SO MAJESTIC AND
IT'S AMAZING WHEN YOU LOOK AT
THE TRAINERS BECAUSE THEY ARE
LIKE CATS.
THEY ARE.
THE TRAINERS INTERACT WITH THE
CATS ALL THE TIME.
THESE CATS HAVE RAISED SINCE
YOUNG, MOST ARE OVER ANED SO THE
TRAINERS HAVE A LONG STORY WITH
ALL OF THEM AND TREATS THEM LIKE
PETS.
THEY ARE WELL TAKEN CARE OF.
SO WHEN YOU WHICH THE TO THE
CIRCUS WHAT KIND OF SHOW WILL
YOU SEE WITH THE TIGERS?
TIGERS BE UPFRONT.
WE ARE IN THE LARGEST BIG TOP IN
THE WORLD.
SO YOU'RE ABOUT 10 FEET FROM THE
TIGERS INSTEAD OF 50 OR 60 LIKE
IN AN AUDITORIUM NEW CAN FEEL
THE ROAR.
YOU CAN FEEL THE ROAR AND
FEEL THE ANIMALS WALKING AROUND
IN THE RING.
SO ASIDE FROM THE ANIMALS,
THE TIGERS, YOU HAVE ELEPHANT,
WHAT ELSE?
ELEPHANTS, CAMELS,
AERIALISTS, ACROBATS, A QUICK
CHANGE ARTIST THAT THE DOES
SEVERAL COSTUME CHANGES.
SHE IS SPECTACULAR.
WATCHING HER, SHE DOES PROBABLY
10 COSTUME CHANGES IN 5 MINUTES.
HOW MUCH MONEY DO I HAVE TO
PAY TO SEE YOU ON THE TRAPEZE?
YOU DON'T HAVE THE THAT MUCH
MONEY.
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU MAY SEE ME ON THE TRAPEZE
BUT I WOULD BE IN THE NET PRETTY
QUICK.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
GETTING UP EARLY.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE CRAIG OR ANY
OF THESE TIGERS OR THE ELEPHANT
NAMED SHILLY, OR ME, BECAUSE I
WILL STAY HERE ALL DAY, DO IT
HERE AT THE SHOW PLACE.
THEY HAVE THREE SHOWS, 10:00,
2:00 AND 7:00.
TOMORROW THEY HAVE TWO MORE
SHOWS, 1:00 AND 5:00.
ADMISSION IS 20 DOLLARS AND TO
PARK YOUR VEHICLE IT IS 7 BUCKS.
IT'S NICE BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS
HEATED.
EVEN THE TENT.
SO I DON'T THINK IT'S SPRING
BULL IT'S HEATED.
I HEARD A NEW TERM, SPRINTER.
THAT'S WHAT SEASON WE ARE IN
RIGHT NOW.
I THINK WE ARE SMACK DAB IN
THE MIDDLE OF IT, NICK.
HASHTAG, SPRINTER.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE I PRONOUNCE
IT RIGHT.
COULD GO VERY WRONG.
YOU'RE ASKED TO CALL
CHESTERFIELD POLICE.
AND ON 27 DEGREE DAY IN
APRIL, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR
INDOOR FUN FOR THE FAMILY, WE
MAY HAVE GOT YOU COVERED HERE.
GRAB EVERYTHING AND HEAD OVER TO
NO VIE.
110 ANNUAL DETROIT SHRINE
CIRCUS.
GOOD MORNING.
I'M ALWAYS AMAZED AT WHAT THEY
CAN DO HERE.
THEY HAVE FAIRS AND EXPOPES AND
NOW THEY HAVE THE CIRCUS HERE IN
THE RING.
ALL THE RINGS ARE CENTER RING.
SUNSHINE GETS TO DO THIS EVERY
DAY?
WE HAVE A LOT OF
WHAT WILL THE KIDS SEE?
HORSE ACTS, ELEPHANT ACTS,
TRAPEZE, CARNIVAL FOR THE RIDES
TO RIDE AN ELEPHANT THEY CAN
RIDE AN ELEPHANT AND GAMES FOR
THEM TO PLAY.
A PETTING ZOO FOR THE KIDS.
YES AND THEY CAN VISIT
CLOWNS.
WE SIGN AUTOGRAPHS
THIS IS OUR SKIT.
WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IS WE
ARE GOING TO DO A FLIP AND A
HALF --
NO, NO, NO A TRIPLE.
HE WILL TRY A TRIPLE TODAY.
THAT'S WHY WE ARE PRACTICING.
AND JOE JOE IS GOING TO JUMP ON
AND FLIP HIM UP IN THE AIR.
ARE YOU READY?
1, 2, 3!
WERE YOU ALL RIGHT?
I THINK WE ARE ON STANDBY OVER
HERE.
IS HE
IF YOU WANT THE SHRINE CIRCUS AT
THE SHOW PLACE, THEY HAVE SHOWS
AT 10:00, 2:00 AND 5:00 OR 7:00
TOMORROW IS AT 1:00 AND 5:00.
TICKETS ARE 20 DOLLARS AND
PARKING IS 7 DOLLARS.
ARE YOUR BALLOONS
LAUREN AND SHAWN?
I THINK WE BETTER CHECK ON THE
SEE SAW.
NOT SO MUCH THE CLOUDS.