The bilingual reference was a jab at a particular news team trying to interview the family members of some of the children on the bus. The family members spoke no english, and the news crew no spanish.
There is a blue astro van (similar) parked on one of the sloped segments that end in nothing. I thought it was a weird position, but on closer examination, I see the handicap ramp from the side door. There were alot of angels in the twin cities last night.