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NBC sent Brian Williams on the road to anchor from Detroit. He introduced Kevin Tibbles' update on automobile design trends. At General Motors, Bob Lutz, the executive "who once dismissed Toyota's hybrid Prius as a publicity stunt" is now championing the Chevy Volt, an electric car that will be available for sale in 2010. As for Williams, he marked the fortieth anniversary of the riots that led to 8,000 arrests, 43 deaths and the arson of 2,000 buildings before they were suppressed by the 82nd Airborne. "The city of Detroit has never fully recovered," Williams stated. Performing in concert on the night the riots started was local Motown star Martha Reeves and her Vandellas. Reeves recalled that she had to send her audience home before they could hear her then-chart-topper Jimmy Mack. Reeves eventually turned to politics and is now a member of the Detroit City Council: "We are tearing down the old burned-up buildings and putting up new ones. It is just a great renovation."
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