Here at 6:00, o'clock right now.
Storms are starting to
move through the metro.
You can see the wall of greens South of
the Twin Cities and making their way.
East's been seen.
A lot of lightning strikes too,
if you look South or if you live
in the southern suburbs for sur.
Yeah. Jason and Alicia here
with you on this Thursday.
Let's get right out to Guy.
So we cannot plan out this
morning commute. Hey, guys.
Hey, Absolutely. Yeah.
You can actually see again those
lightning strikes there off to the South,
a lot of heavy downpours here Sh
of the Twin Cities over Scott,
Dakota counties. Yeah,
just more steady rain just coming down here.
So keep that in mind if you're
traveling South or vice versa,
if you're heading into the Twin Cities,
probably not finding much of any
rain at all in the north of 94,
it's quiet just to kind of zoomo
those areas that are finding some heavy
showers and storms at this time looks
like the strongest over Austin .
Possible you're finding some sml
sized hail right along the 90 corridor.
You can see this storm cell
here South of Owatonna,
just over the Austin area,
moving E Mankato South of that h
of Wells right in between finding some
strong showers and storms and tn
also to the West of Mountain La.
Now this will quickly break
apart as things move east.
Nothing severe.
I haven't seen any severe
thunderstorm warnings this morn.
By the time we get into about late morning,
early afternoon after this clusr
of showers and storms break apa,
we'll find more dry time than w.
With showers turning more isola,
if you're getting ready
to step out now it's 61.
By late morning notice about 65 showers
getting ready to clip portions of the metro.
It's going to push a little bit further
north here through about 9:00 A.
Ten, 11:00 o'clock cloudy skies,
temperatures in the upper 60s.
Megan,
how the roads
Hey, the roads are looking
overall. They are looking
well this morning overall.
But I do want to tell you about a situation.
So this is in Stillwater.
So if your route takes
you through Stillwater.
Take caution this morning.
Just make sure you give
those first responders,
the people who are involved in this crash,
a little extra space if possible of course.
So again, this is at 36
heading eastbound Norel Ave.
Overall though,
if you look across the metro,
we're seeing lots of green right now,
so things are looking good.
A good reminder,
make sure those windshield wipes
are working on days when we
are expecting some rain,
our store is temporarily closed due to the
COVID-19 virus outbreak.
It's a voicemail we never thought we'd hear.
Three years ago, COVID changed
the world and our lives forever.
And it's been a long, long three years.
And just within the last six ho,
the country's emergency
declaration officially ended.
According to the CDC,
the virus killed 1,000,000 peope
here in the US and hospitalized
at least six million more.
Now that the emergency is over,
some changes will happen.
Big changes for sure.
CC is live in Minneapolis,
breaking down what this news
means for you. Hey, CC.
Hi. Good morning.
So health officials say that the
making this move right now becae
COVID-19 related hospitalizatios
and also deaths are declining.
There's also high levels of immy
right now in the population.
So starting today,
some changes will happen,
but for the most part,
things are going to stay the sa.
So here's a breakdown that
we have for you this morning.
Health officials say that access
to COVID-19 vaccinations and thn
certain treatments along with tt
will generally not be affected,
and they should still be availae
to you for free right now.
But once the government stops
buying or distributing them,
cost and access could change those at home.
COVID tests that you were getting may
no longer be covered by your insurance,
so health officials are telling you to
reach out to your insurance providers
to find out more information about that.
Also,
we know that telehealth was big.
Major telehealth flexibilities l
stay in place through December .
And if you've been tracking COV9
data along with health official,
health officials say they'll
continue to track that data for.
We will continue to monitor if we see
a spike or something, we'll continue to
track that and then share
that with our partners.
Now health officials are also
asked you to still stay vigilan.
So if you see someone who's
sick or if you get sick,
make sure you're still taking
those extra precautions right n.
Jason. Alicia.
All right, Cece, thanks for that update.
In a few hours, a 17 year old couldn't
make his 1st court appearance after being
arrested in the death of a hockey coach.
Michael Brazel was shot outside his home
in Saint Paul after confronting someone
trying to break into his wife's.
Yesterday, police say a SWAT
team arrested the teen.
Police say they are confident te
teen is the person who shot Bra.
The people who know the coach are relieved
and hope that justice will be served.
In some ways, I've just kind of
wanted to bury my head in the
sand and and not talk it throug.
It's incredibly sad and
I just hope everybody realizes
what a terrific human
being was taken from us.
The suspect is being held on
suspicion of second degree murd.
It's not clear yet if he'll
be charged as an adult.
I'm Lauren Lemann. Check.
A former Minneapolis police offr
pleaded guilty to kicking a mann
the head and beating him duringe
arrest following George Floyd's murder.
This plea agreement will allow
Justin Stetson to avoid jail
time or a felony conviction.
When asked, Stetson said he
was sorry for what he'd done.
The victim in the case,
Jaleel Stallings,
has called this plea agreement
a betrayal of justice.
We'll take a look at this
crash out of Albertville.
This happened yesterday on I-94.
You can see a semi colliding with a Buick
that was pulled over on the shoulder.
Traffic cameras show that the car was
pulled over from a smaller crash that
happened a little earlier this morning.
We know one person was hurt and
sent to a hospital in Saint Clo.
State Patrol tell us tells us
their injuries are not serious.
We're getting a live picture in from El Paso,
TX right now where hundreds of
migrants are getting ready to
cross into the United States.
At midnight tonight, Title 42,
the COVID era health order put
in place to control immigration,
will come to an end and we think
about the humanitarian crisis
only being at the southern bord,
but there's something going
on at our northern border
as well. A record number of migrants are
crossing from Canada, including a big ink,
big increase here in Minnesota.
Denny Speed Walk has a look by the numbers.
During the first six months
of this fiscal year,
the Border Patrol Grand Forks sector,
which covers Minnesota and North Dakota,
has reported 100 encounters with
migrants that already surpassese
entire total from the previous .
There were 81 encounters in fisl
year 2022 and 90 in fiscal year.
Border Patrol expects this area to match
or surpass the most recent high of 2020,
which saw 227 encounters.
Along the entire northern
US border this fiscal year,
there have been more than 80,000 encounters,
which is on pace to smash
last year's figures.
And a majority,
we've learned are coming from Mexico.
So what's going on?
In about 30 minutes,
experts tell us why more migrans
are making their journey longery
coming through the northern bor.
It is the largest ever investmet
in affordable housing in Minnes,
and it's heading to Governor Walz's desk.
Lawmakers put the final touches
on a $1 billion package.
That includes hundreds of millis
of dollars for the construction
of new subsidized housing.
The bill also includes,
for the first time ever,
state rental assistance vouchers that will
work like the federal Section 8 program.
And there's money for first
generation home buyers.
For those who grew up in apartm,
this is the most ambitious billo
create pathways to homeownership than
the Legislature's ever consider,
and for a state that has one of
the nation's worst homeownershi.
Racial equity gaps.
This is a big deal.
When government subsidizes something,
there's only one result,
and that is whatever.
It's subsidizing increases in
price. Republicans oppose the
bill because it includes a
new quarter cent sales tax in
the seven county metro area,
which will pay for subsidized
housing on an ongoing basis.