SOME LAUGHS. I’LL TAKE YOU TO THE 96 MEMORIAL DAY PARADE HERE IN DEARBORN. LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN
DETROIT. LOCAL 4 NEWS FIRST AT
FOUR STARTS NOW. GOOD AFTERNOON
. I’M JASON CAR AND FOR KAREN
DREW FIRST AT FOUR. IF YOU’VE
BEEN OUTSIDE, YOU KNOW, THIS
HOLIDAY WEEKEND IS HEATING UP,
WITH THE TEMPS CLOSING, GETTING
CLOSE TO A RECORD ANYWAY. THE
HEAT MAY HAVE ENCOURAGED MORE
PEOPLE TO HEAD TO BELLE ISLE
THIS AFTERNOON. LISTEN TO THIS.
THE D N R HAS STOPPED CAR
TRAFFIC FOR CROSSING ONTO THE
ISLAND AS IT IS FILLED. BELLE
ISLE IS FILLED TO CAPACITY RIGHT
NOW. YOU CAN SEE ALL THOSE CARS
BACKED UP AT THIS HOUR. YOU
COULD BIKE OR WALK OVER IF YOU
WERE SO MOTIVATED, BUT IT LOOKS
LIKE MEMORIAL DATE TO BACK. TO
NORMAL AFTER TWO YEARS OF
LOCKDOWN AND PANDEMIC AND
WHATNOTS RIGHT NOW, LET US FOCUS
ON THE HEATS. THAT IS THE STORY
OF THE MOMENT. METEOROLOGISTS
ANDREW HUMPHREY IS STANDING BY
WITH THE FIRST FORECAST, ANDREW,
IT’S EVEN MUGGY IN HERE. THAT’S
RIGHT. EXACTLY RIGHT. I MEAN
TEMPERATURES ARE CERTAINLY
SIMPLY SOARING OUTDOORS WHERE
AIR CONDITIONING IS NEEDED, OF
COURSE, GOOD IDEA. ALSO TO GET
INTO THOSE KEEP COOL TIPS AND
HABITS. THAT WE DEVELOPED DURING
THE COURSE OF THE SUMMER. WE’RE
GETTING AN EARLY START WITH
THAT. ARE WE NEAR A RECORD HIGH
WHERE WE’RE AT LEAST IN THE
UPPER EIGHTIES, THE RECORD HIGH
FOR TODAY, 93 SET BACK IN 2000
AND SIX TOMORROW, THE HEAT IS ON
AS WELL. TOMORROW’S RECORD HIGH
FROM THE 18 HUNDREDS OF 95. SO
WHERE DO WE STAND NOW? NO 90
DEGREE TEMPERATURES YET, BUT
WE’RE GETTING CLOSE 88 OVER AT
CITY AIRPORT WHILE IT’S 87 OVER
AT METRO AIRPORT, 87 IN LAPEER,
EVEN WITH THESE TEMPERATURES IN
THE MIDDLE AND UPPER EIGHTIES,
MAKE SURE YOU STAY HYDRATED,
WHERE LIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING
CLOTHES KEEP CHILDREN AND PETS
AWAY FROM EMPTY VEHICLES THAT
WIND OUT OF THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST,
KEEPING US VERY WARM AND HOT
THROUGH THE REST OF THE
AFTERNOON. LOOK AT HOW WARM IT
STAYS FOR EVENTS, INCLUDING
COMMEMORATIONS THAT ARE STILL
GOING ON ON THIS HOLIDAY THROUGH
THE EVENING WILL STILL BE IN THE
EIGHTIES, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND
TEMPERATURES IN THE SEVENTIES
TOWARDS MIDNIGHT. WE’LL TALK
ABOUT HOW HOT IT GETS TOMORROW
WHEN WE GET SOME RELIEF AND WHEN
WE GET SOME RAIN IN YOUR SEVEN
DAY FORECAST. THANK YOU, ANDREW
. THERE IS HOLIDAY TRAVEL
TROUBLE ACROSS THE US AND THIS
HOLIDAY WEEKEND, BUT PASSENGERS
COMING INTO AND LEAVING DETROIT
ACTUALLY MIGHT BE LUCKIER THAN
MOST. THE WEB SITE. FLIGHT AWARE
SHOWS MORE THAN 1500
CANCELATIONS AFFECTING US
TRAVELERS TODAY, PLUS CLOSING IN
ON 11,000 DELAYS. BY THE WAY,
YOU’RE LOOKING AT VIDEO FROM
DETROIT METRO AIRPORTS ABOUT 8%
OR LESS OF THE FLIGHTS AT OUR
AIRPORT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. NEW
AT FIVE. CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR
HANK WINCHESTER IS LIVE FROM THE
AIRPORT AND HE WILL TELL US IF
MORE CANCELATIONS ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT. AND WHY THIS COULD BE A
PROBLEM ACTUALLY THROUGHOUT THE
ENTIRE SUMMER. DETROIT POLICE
INVESTIGATING A DEADLY SHOOTING.
YOU’RE A WELL KNOWN DOWNTOWN BAR
AND GRILL IF WE HAD A CREW ON
THE SCENE AT CLIFFORD AND
COLOMBIA, AND THAT IS NEAR
BOOKIES BAR AND GRILL. WE KNOW
ONE MAN WAS KILLED, BUT RIGHT
NOW WE DON’T HAVE ANY
INFORMATION ABOUT THAT VICTIM.
THE CIRCUMSTANCES OR EVEN A
SUSPECT, BUT WE WILL KEEP YOU
POSTED AS WE LEARN MORE. THE
PUSH FOR GUN REFORM IS STILL
VERY MUCH FRONT AND CENTER ON
THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND, PRESIDENT
BIDEN OFFERING A NEW PROMISE,
AND THE CLOCK IS TICKING IN THE
U. S. SENATE ALL IN THE
AFTERMATH OF THE DEADLY SCHOOL
SHOOTING IN TEXAS. KIMBERLY GILL
IS IN THE NEWSROOM. TRACKING NEW
DEVELOPMENTS. KIMBERLY GOOD
AFTERNOON TO YOU, PRESIDENT
BIDEN WAS IN UVALDE, TEXAS, OVER
THE WEEKEND. EARLIER HE SPOKE
TODAY BRIEFLY ABOUT HIS MEETING
WITH FAMILIES WHO LOST LOVED
ONES IN THAT SHOOTING. WHILE
THOSE FAMILIES GRIEVE. WE’RE
TRACKING THE PUSH FOR ANSWERS
AND ACTION. THE SEARCH FOR
ANSWERS IS FOCUSING ON WHY IT
TOOK SO LONG FOR POLICE ON THE
SCENE TO GO AFTER THE GUNMAN.
THE U. S JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY IT WILL
REVIEW THE RESPONSE AND MAKE ITS
FINDINGS PUBLIC AS WE KNOW 19
STUDENTS AND TWO TEACHERS WHO
WERE SHOT TO DEATH AT ROB
ELEMENTARY ALMOST A WEEK AGO.
MANY ARE CALLING FOR NEW ACTION
ON GUN REFORM IN THE WAKE OF
THOSE DEATHS. SENATE MAJORITY
LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER HAS GIVEN A
BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS 10
DAYS TO CRAFT SOME TYPE OF
COMPROMISE TO GET LEGISLATION
THROUGH THE SENATE. TODAY,
PRESIDENT BIDEN MADE IT CLEAR
THAT HE WILL KEEP PUSHING TO
MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN. FOLKS WHO
ARE VICTIMIZED THE FAMILY. THEY
SPENT THREE HOURS AND 40 MINUTES
AGO, WAITED ALL THAT TIME, AND
SOME CAME TWO HOURS EARLY, AND,
UH, PAIN IS PALPABLE, AND I
THINK A LOT OF US UNNECESSARY,
SO I’M GOING TO CONTINUE TO PUSH
AND, UH WE’LL SEE HOW THIS
WORKS. IF THAT GROUP OF
BIPARTISAN SENATORS CANNOT CRAFT
A COMPROMISE, SCHUMER IS
PROMISING TO BRING UP EXISTING
GUN LEGISLATION FOR A VOTE TO
FORCE EVERYONE TO GO. ON THE
RECORD. IT’S LIKELY THIS ISSUE
COULD BECOME A KEY TALKING POINT
DURING THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS,
WHICH ARE NOW ABOUT FIVE MONTHS
AWAY. SO JASON, THAT’S IT. FOR
NOW, WE’LL SEE YOU TONIGHT ON
LOCAL 4 NEWS AT FIVE AND SIX.
GOOD ENOUGH. THANK YOU,
KIMBERLY. THE RUSSIAN INVASION
OF UKRAINE GRINDS ON AND ON, AND
WE’LL TALK ABOUT NEW STREET
FIGHTING AND A KEY BATTLE IN
JUST A MOMENT, BUT FIRST THE
UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT. ZELENSKYY
MADE HIS FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT TO
KIEV. THIS IS SINCE THE WAR
BEGAN. HE TOURED THE DAMAGE ALSO
IN THE CITY OF KHARKIV WHILE
WEARING A BULLETPROOF VEST. THE
PRESIDENT’S OFFICE SAYS RUSSIAN
TROOPS HAVE DESTROYED OVER 2100
APARTMENT BLOCKS IN THAT AREA.
BUT ZELENSKYY IS VOWING TO
REBUILD. RUSSIAN TROOPS FIGHTING
HARD TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE
INDUSTRIAL DONBAS REGION. THEY
ENTERED ANOTHER CITY IN EASTERN
UKRAINE, AND THEY CUT POWER
THERE AND COMMUNICATIONS. THE
MAYOR OF THAT CITY, SAYS FIERCE
STREET FIGHTING IS UNDERWAY AS
THE UKRAINIANS TRY TO KEEP THE
RUSSIANS OUT. BUT THE UKRAINIAN
MILITARY SAYS THE RUSSIANS ARE
REINFORCING THEIR POSITIONS. AND
BRINGING IN NEW EQUIPMENT AND
AMMUNITION. THE EUROPEAN UNION
MET AGAIN TODAY TO SHOW SUPPORT
FOR UKRAINE BUT REMAINS DIVIDED
OVER NEW SANCTIONS ON RUSSIAN
FUEL. THE EU GETS 40% OF ITS
NATURAL GAS AND 25% OF ITS OIL
FROM RUSSIA. MAKING IT TOUGH TO
GET ALONG WITHOUT IT IF THEY’RE
SANCTIONING THE RUSSIANS, AND
THEY’RE GOING TO HAVE FUEL
SHORTAGES. THE WAR IN EUROPE
MIGHT HAVE MANY OF YOU
REFLECTING EVEN MORE ON THE
PRICE OF FREEDOM ON THIS
MEMORIAL DAY, IT WAS CERTAINLY
ON THE MIND OF PRESIDENT BIDEN
AS HE PAID HIS RESPECTS AT THE
TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER. HE
WAS AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL
CEMETERY WITH VICE PRESIDENT
HARRIS AND MILITARY LEADERS.
PRESIDENT SAYS WE ARE FREE TODAY
BECAUSE OF THE BRAVERY OF
AMERICA’S ARMED FORCES. ALSO
THIS MORNING, THE PRESIDENT AND
THE FIRST LADY ATTENDED A CHURCH
SERVICE IN DELAWARE TODAY. IT’S
A TOUGH DAY FOR THE FIRST
FAMILY. THE PRESIDENT’S SON.
BEAU DIED SEVEN YEARS AGO TODAY
AFTER A BATTLE WITH BRAIN
CANCER. THE FIRST COUPLE
ATTENDED MORNING MASS AND THEN
PAID THEIR RESPECTS AT BOZO’S
GRAVE BEFORE HEADING BACK TO D.
C. FREEZE IT. YEAH. CLOSER TO
HOME. THE SOUND OF TAPS COULD BE
HEARD IN SAINT CHARLES MICHIGAN,
WHICH IS NEAR SAGINAW. THIS
MEMORIAL WAS PART OF A BOY SCOUT
EVENT. OUR KIM DEGUILIO WAS IN
DEARBORN THIS MORNING FOR
MEMORIAL PARADE THAT WAS FULL OF
MEMORIES AND TURNING POINTS. THE
DEARBORN MEMORIAL DAY PRAYED IS
MEANINGFUL TO SO MANY PEOPLE AND
AFTER 96 YEARS OF EXISTENCE,
THIS PRAYED HAS BECOME PART OF
THIS COMMUNITY’S D. N A.
ESPECIALLY FOR SOME PEOPLE WHO
GREW UP WATCHING THE PARADE. NOW
GETTING AN OPPORTUNITY TO
PARTICIPATE IN IT. HI. WAS JUST
A BOY WATCHING THIS PARADE. NOW
HE’S WALKING IN IT AS THE CITY’S
NEW MAYOR, BORN AND RAISED IN
THE CITY OF DEARBORN STREET OVER
AND I USED TO SIT THERE AS A
CHILD WATCHING IT EVERY SINGLE
YEAR. AS A STATE. REP. I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY PRIVILEGE TO
PARTICIPATE IN THIS YEAR TO PUT
IT TOGETHER. BUT HE SAYS THAT
FULL CIRCLE FEELING IS JUST
SOMETHING TO REFLECT ON BECAUSE
TODAY IS ABOUT HONORING OUR
FALLEN HEROES TODAY. I’M JUST
ABDULLAH HAMAD HASSAN OF THIS
COMMUNITY AND JUST EXCITED TO BE
ONE WALKING IN THE PARADE FOR
THE FIRST TIME IN A NEW ROLE IS
WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF RAFAEL
WASHINGTON. THIS IS ACTUALLY A
PROBABLY MY SECOND ONE DOING
THIS, BUT THE FIRST ONE IS THE
SHERIFF. AND SO I’M I’M SO
HONORED TO HAVE BEEN INVITED AND
TO WALK THIS PARADE THIS YEAR
ALSO MARKS A LAST THE MINISTER
TO CRY TO SPEND MY COMMUNITY FOR
A VERY LONG TIME, AND IT’S MY
LAST OFFICIAL DEARBORN MEMORIAL
DAY PARADE. US CONGRESSWOMAN
DEBBIE DINGELL PREPARES TO
CHANGE DISTRICTS BECAUSE OF THE
STATE’S REWRITTEN POLITICAL
MAPS. SHE REFLECTS ON WHAT THIS
PRAYED MEANS TO HER AND WHAT IT
MEANT TO HER LATE HUSBAND SINCE
THE DAY I MARRIED CHANTING OF
THIS WAS ALWAYS VERY IMPORTANT
TRADITION. HE WAS A WORLD WAR
TWO VETERAN. THESE WERE HIS
FRIENDS, HIS COMRADE IN ARMS,
AND THAT’S WHAT WE CELEBRATE
TODAY. THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT
GAVE THEIR LIFE SO WE CAN BE
FREE, SO IT MAY BE HER LAST
PRAYED REPRESENTING THIS
DISTRICT. SHE’LL ALWAYS HAVE A
SPECIAL PLACE FOR THIS EVENT AND
ITS PEOPLE. I LOVE THE PEOPLE AT
DEARBORN. NOBODY CAN EVER TAKE
YOU FROM MY HEART AND SOUL AND
REFLECTION IS WHAT THIS PRAYED
IS ALL ABOUT. COUNTY EXECUTIVE
WARREN EVANS SAYS IT’S IMPORTANT
TO OUR LOVED ONES WHO FOUGHT AND
TO REFLECT ON HOW IMPORTANT OUR
FRIENDS, FAMILY AND NEIGHBORS
ARE AWFUL LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS
COUNTRY AWFUL LOT OF FAMILIES
HERE IN DETROIT AND OTHER
PLACES. COULD HAVE LOST LOVED
ONES AND THE MILITARY. WE’RE
SEEING ALL KINDS OF TRAGEDIES
AROUND US. NOW THAT MAKE MAKE US
THINK MORE ABOUT THE VALUE OF