Rise and shine everyone,
and welcome to your Friday.
We have made it to the weekend here at 6:00.
O'clock Jason and Alicia with you. Yeah,
we're still dealing though,
with a little bit of hay,
some air quality issues.
So we have Eva Anderson on that,
and of course,
Guy even tracking it as well.
Yeah, it looks like we're making progress.
Look at this right.
Relief time now 6:00 AM as promised,
those air quality alerts
expired already, right?
But we're still leftover with a few pockets.
We'll wait for these.
We'll wait to get an update on
to see because this is ongoing,
this is happening now what we're going
to do if we're going to keep these
air quality alerts here happening,
but we're we're noticing
improvement out there too.
And I can already look outside
and kind of tell NOW Wisconsin,
you're still under that air quality alert.
And I was running some forecast
animations with the wild smoke.
Looks like there's still a thick
plume of smoke over that area.
You can still see this morning
mostly cloudy to partly cloudy
skies with a little haze 45
noticeably cooler on the skin at 39.
Stuff feel like so dress for that.
Temperatures only at around 50
to 51 degrees by late morning,
so a slow warm up on the way today with
below average temperatures by this afternoon.
Hey,
we're on track for a beautiful weekend.
Hopefully you get out and enjoy it.
Temperatures in the 70s,
lots of sun.
Perfect weekend weather guy.
Thank you Six O 1.
As you're gearing up to head out the door,
there is a weekend closure I've
been warning folks about this
week and kicking off tonight.
In fact, if you're leaving the
Burnsville Split 35 WN will close,
kicking off at 10,
Wrapping up Monday at 5:00 AM
Your detour is 35 E to 77 N.
We are following breaking news
overnight from the state Capitol.
After years of failed proposals,
Minnesota is now one vote away
from becoming the 23rd state to
legalize recreational marijuana.
The House passed the bill six hours ago,
and the Senate could pass the
bill by the end of the day.
CC is outside the Capitol right now.
CC What's the latest?
Hey, good morning.
So that all came after 4 1/2 hours of debate.
The Minnesota House did pass
this bill last night, 73 to 57.
Now looking ahead to today, the Senate
could take this bill up for a vote.
At this point, we're just waiting
to see when that will happen.
But for now, let's take a look
at what's inside of this bill.
So starting July 1st, Minnesotans
21 and older could buy
up to 2 ounces of marijuana,
8 grams of concentrate,
and 800 milligrams of
edible products at a time.
Then, starting on August 1st,
Minnesotans would be able to legally
grow a limited number of plants,
and cannabis products would be taxed at 10%.
Also, starting in August,
people with minor convictions
for marijuana would have their
records cleared automatically.
More youth will become addicted
to drugs because of this bill.
Now just let that sink in for a minute.
It's going to happen.
They won't likely die from cannabis,
but they will become addicted.
Through cannabis,
we have done our very best to
make this an even handed bill.
And the reason I believe that is
because I don't necessarily agree
with everything that's in there.
I think that there are parts of
it that are too conservative and
that is what gives me comfort
that we're actually moving in the
right direction and taking the
correct path of middle ground.
Now retail sales would be
able to start next year.
Local governments would be able to
control the location of the stores,
like not allowing them near
parks or near schools.
But they wouldn't be able
to ban the completely or say
that the stores can't go up.
Jason, Alicia Busy
next few days All right, Cece,
thanks for the breakdown.
Also breaking in the last six hours,
the House passed a bill to improve
working conditions for rideshare drivers.
That bill would increase wages,
provide better insurance and
other protections for drivers.
But the rideshare companies
are saying the bill threatens
how much drivers could earn,
and we'll put them out of business because
it's going to make rides too expensive.
The legislation now heads to
the Senate for consideration.
Governor Walz hasn't committed
to signing this bill, and
if you were banking on sports betting,
well, better luck next year.
Leaders in the House and Senate
say they won't have time to
take up the bill this session.
Here's the official countdown until
the legislative session ends.
Lawmakers have three days, 17 hours,
55 minutes to finish their To Do List.
So for updates from this last
week of the legislative session,
make sure you stay with Care 11.
We're going to bring you the latest
on air and online at care11.com as
well as on our social media platforms.
In other news this morning,
Saint Paul police say they have a
man in custody right now accused of
setting fire to a Saint Paul mosque.
This morning Lauren Lemann check and
covers the suspects history that
includes a previous arson arrest.
We aren't naming the 42 year old suspect
because he hasn't been charged yet,
but we've learned he was convicted
in another arson in 2020.
This most recent fire happened
Wednesday at the Oromo American Islamic
Center on Dale St. in Saint Paul.
It caused extensive damage and it was
especially disturbing to local Muslim
leaders and to Saint Paul's mayor.
Because while it's not connected,
it is the latest in a string of
fires at Twin Cities mosques.
This morning,
police said they have arrested a suspect.
Court records show the man was
previously convicted of arson for
setting fire to his room at the
Dorothy Day Center in Saint Paul.
A judge stayed his prison sentence
in that case initially,
but he was sent to jail after
violating his probation.
And records show he was just
released from jail about 3 weeks ago.
This morning we're learning a key
witness in George Floyd's murder
is suing the city of Minneapolis.
Donald Williams claimed he suffered emotional
distress and was threatened by former
police officers Derek Chauvin and Tu Tao.
Williams is seeking $150,000 in damages.
Meanwhile, attorneys for Derek Chauvin are
now appealing his conviction in Floyd's
murder to Minnesota's highest court.
The former Minneapolis police officer is
serving a 22 1/2 year prison sentence for
second degree murder in the May 2020 killing.
Chauvin did plead guilty to a
separate federal civil rights charge.
The state Supreme Court could agree
to hear Chauvin's appeal or let
the Court of Appeals ruling stand.
In the last 15 hours,
the DFL committee passed 2 bylaws to allow
them to kick people out of the party for
engaging in or condoning any violence.
This comes six days after a fight broke out.
You see it here at a Ward 10 endorsement
convention and Evan, as council
member Aisha Chugtai took the stage.
The Minnesota DFL says her challenger Nasri
Warsami's campaign escalated the conflict,
which he's disputing.
Pending ratification,
the DFL moved to ban Nasri Wassami from
seeking any DFL endorsement in the future.
Osar Me's campaign says it's not
fair to blame him for everything,
that they're disheartened by the
way the process is playing out.
607 On the clock and in the last 12 hours,
the executive director of the
Minnesota Board of Nursing resigned.
Kimberly Miller submitted her resignation
just as the board was calling an
emergency meeting to consider firing her.
She had come under fire after a
CARE 11 investigation revealed the
Nursing board was dragging its feet
investigating complaints against
nurses accused of serious misconduct,
potentially putting patients at risk.
This weekend, you can attend a public
celebration of life for legendary
Vikings coach Bud Grant that's
happening at U.S.
bank Stadium this Sunday at noon.
It's free to attend,
but you have to apply for
tickets on the Vikings website.
Each person is allowed to
request up to six tickets.
The team is encouraging fans to
wear Vikings apparel to the event.
Grant is the winningest
coach in Vikings history,
and he passed away in March
at the age of 95.
So we've been talking about this a lot.
We've seen the smoke from the
Canadian wildfires for days,
but let's take a look at the
intense damage that they're causing.
This video is from Alberta,
where nearly 100 wildfires
are burning right now,
and more are expected to start
because of those very hot,
dry and windy conditions there.
Nearly half, unfortunately,
are believed to have been started by people.
And just minutes ago,
you may have heard it off the top of the
show and guys forecast an air quality
alert for the entire state ended.
According to the Minnesota
Pollution Control Agency,
it shows most of the state was in the red,
a level that's unhealthy for everyone.
But they say it's quickly
clearing up this morning
for now. That is true, of course.
And right now a live look still
though hazy sky from Bidet Mccosk
camera and you can see downtown
Minneapolis as well. So, guy,
you didn't see a few pockets left though,
in parts of the state, is that right?
Yeah, a few more pockets.
I think, you know each region,
they're going to start updating, you know,
a little bit faster than others.
So we'll see that map eventually,
just kind of clear out.
But even from that sky camera
that we just showed, you saw,
we're making a little progress.
Yes, still hazy, but we could still see a
little of the little bit of the sun rays,
just a little bit, right.
The past few mornings it
was just a little ball,
a little orange ball, little orange dot.
That's how thick the smoke was.
So very filtered sun.
Today, still a little bit of the same thing,
but you'll notice the cooler air. Today.
You'll also notice breezy conditions.
That's not going to help with allergies
if you suffer from tree falling as well.
So I have the allergy medication ready.
You know, pack the tissues.
I have mine as that will be an issue with
winds out of the Northwest at 13 mph.
All right, the commute looks a little chilly,
maybe a little too chilly to crack
the windows, but hey, you know,
you can dress for, dress for the weather,
right? So dress for however you think,
50s and 40s with wind chill values.
In the upper 30s and low 40s this morning,
that's what it feels like on the skin.
You'll see feeling like 39. Right now.
It's temperatures in the mid 40s.
You'll have that northwest wind
active throughout the daytime.
Now not gusty, but noticeable right 55.
By 2:00 PM,
temperatures climb to right about 60 degrees.
You'll notice a period of clouds today,
overcast skies right around noon,
but that won't last long by the
time we get into about 8:00 o'clock
just before sunset.
Still great for happy hour plans
if you're going to be out late
enjoying your Friday night.
Hey,
temperatures will be in the 50s
with clear skies tomorrow morning.
We're waking up with more sunshine.
Temperatures in the 40s,
so still a little chilly,
but at least we bounce back by tomorrow
afternoon with temperatures in the 70s.
Gorgeous days back-to-back, right?
76 on Sunday, perfect.
Weather this weekend.
Let's jump into early next week, right?
Maybe we'll have a happy Monday.
Everybody,
right?
Temperatures in the 70s and
sunshine continues 80s.
Next week we'll have some storm
chances to look at on Wednesday
at 84 and then 82 on Thursday.