IN
IN PLYMOUTH ROAD WHERE JUST A FEW CARS ARE UP AND AT 'EM THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. DRIVE TIMES ARE AVERAGE AROUND
THE TWIN CITIES.
>>> IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG DAY
IN BARRON COUNTY.
JAMES -- JAKE PATTERSON, THE
MAN ACCUSED IN KIDNAPPING JAYME
CLOSS , WILL BE IN COURT.
>> HE TOLD OUR LOU RAGUSE IN A
HANDWRITTEN LETTER THAT HE
PLANS TO ENTER A GUILTY PLEA.
ELLERY McCARDLE IS LIVE IN
BARRON COUNTY.
BARRON COUNTY. TODAY COULD BE A HUGE TURNING
POINT.
POINT.
POINT. >>
POINT. >> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT.
ALL INDICATIONS FROM JAKE
PATTERSON IS THAT HE PLANS TO
PLEAD GUILTY.
PLEAD GUILTY. WE NOW WITH COURT CASES REALLY,
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.
THE HEARING KICKS OFF AT 1:00
RIGHT HERE AT THE COURTHOUSE
HERE IN BARRON.
SO, PATTERSON FACES FOUR
CHARGES INCLUDING ARMED ROBBERY
OF THE CLOSS HOME, TWO COUNTS
OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER FOR
ALLEGEDLY KILLING JAYME'S
PARENTS IN OCTOBER AND A
KIDNAPPING CHARGE FOR ALLEGEDLY
TAKING JAYME AND HOLDING HER
CAPTIVE FOR THREE MONTHS IN
DOUGLAS COUNTY BEFORE SHE
ESCAPED.
ESCAPED.
ESCAPED. ACCORDING TO THE CRIMINAL
COMPLAINT, PATTERSON ADMITTED
TO THESE CRIMES AND IN THIS
LETTER TO OUR LOU RAGUSE THAT
HE WOULD PLEAD GUILTY SO THAT
JAYME AND HER FAMILY DON'T HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT A TRIAL.
SO IF PATTERSON PLEADS GUILTY,
WHAT COMES NEXT?
THAT'S THE BIG QUESTION.
WE'VE GOT SOME GREAT INSIGHT
FROM A FORMER U.S. ATTORNEY
AND WILL SURE THAT FOR YOU
COMING UP AT 6:30.
>> PICK DAY, THANK YOU.
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS
SURROUNDING WHAT WILL HAPPEN
AFTER PATTERSON MIX HIS PLEA.
>> FOR EXAMPLE, IS THERE A
POSSIBILITY OF HIM EVER GETTING
OUT OF PRISON IF CONVICTED?
WE WENT TO A LEGAL ANALYST FOR
THE ANSWER.
THE ANSWER. >> UNDER WISCONSIN LAW, ONE CAN
NO LONGER GET PAROLE FOR A LIFE
SENTENCE.
SENTENCE.
SENTENCE. YOU CAN GET SOMETHING CALLED A
SUPERVISED RELEASE, SOME TERM
LIKE THAT.
LIKE THAT. THAT COULD LET SOMEBODY OUT
EARLY.
EARLY.
EARLY. BUT, THE JUDGE HAS THE RIGHT TO
NOT DO THAT.
>> BASICALLY, THE JUDGE WILL
HAVE SOME DECISIONS TO MAKE
WHEN IT COMES TO SENTENCING,
EVEN IF THERE IS A GUILTY PLEA.
>> WE WILL HAVE LIVE COVERAGE
OF THE PATTERSON HEARING
STARTING AT 1:00 ON KARE11
ALONG WITH OUR WEBSITE AND
KARE11 FACEBOOK PAGE.
>>>
>>> HERE
>>> HERE IS YOUR LOCAL MORNING RUSH.
RUSH.
RUSH. POLICE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT LED TO THE DEATH OF A
WOMAN WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND
BEHIND A HOME IN A NEIGHBORHOOD
IN MINNEAPOLIS.
IN MINNEAPOLIS. HER BODY WAS FOUND LAST NIGHT
NEAR DuPONT AND 35th AVENUE'S.
NO WORD YET ON WHO THE VICTIM
IS OR HOW SHE DIED.
>>> TEXTING WHILE DRIVING IS
ALREADY ILLEGAL IN MINNESOTA.
NOW THERE'S AN EFFORT BY
LAWMAKERS TO MAKE THE PENALTIES
IF CAUGHT DOING IT MUCH
STRONGER.
STRONGER.
STRONGER. INSTEAD OF AN INITIAL FINE OF
$50, IT PUMPS UP TO $150.
AND IF A DRIVER KILLS SOMEONE
WHILE TEXTING BEHIND THE WHEEL
THEY WOULD FACE A CRIMINAL
HOMICIDE CHARGE.
HOMICIDE CHARGE. TOM AND WENDY GELLS TESTIFIED
IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL.
THEIR DAUGHTER WAS HIT AND
KILLED IN 2016.
>> COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW THE
DRIVER WHO KILLED GELLS' DRIVER
WAS DISTRACTED.
WAS DISTRACTED. >>> ANOTHER CLOSURE BEHIND OF
HIGH WATER.
HIGH WATER. OFFICIALS SAY THE SNOWING PARK
MAY NOT REOPEN UNTIL AT LEAST
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.
>>>
>>> NEW
>>> NEW DEVELOPMENT OUT OF WISCONSIN AND THE SO-CALLED
LAME-DUCK LAWS.
LAME-DUCK LAWS. A SECOND JUDGE HAS BLOCKED THE
LAWS TO LIMIT THE POWER OF THE
GOVERNOR AND ATTORNEY GENERAL.
THOSE LAWS REQUIRE THEM TO GET
LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL BEFORE
PULLING OUT OF MULTISTATE
LAWSUITS.
LAWSUITS.
LAWSUITS. THE ORDER STEMS FROM A LAWSUIT
FILED BY UNIONS THAT ARGUE THE
NEW LOSS DEAL POWER FROM THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH.
EXECUTIVE BRANCH. >>> THERE IS AN ESCALATING
FIGHT BREWING OVER THE FUTURE
OF OBAMA CARE.
>> A NEW MOVE FROM THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION AIMS TO STRIKE
DOWN THE ENTIRE LAW.
>> THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WILL
SOON BE KNOWN AS THE PARTY OF
HEALTHCARE.
HEALTHCARE. >> THE GOP WILL NEVER STOP
TRYING TO DESTROY THE AMERICAN
HEALTHCARE OF AMERICA'S
FAMILIES.
FAMILIES.
FAMILIES. >> THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS
TELLING A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT
THAT THE ENTIRE ACT IS
UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND SHOULD BE
SCRAPPED.
SCRAPPED.
SCRAPPED. UNTIL NOW, THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT WAS ARGUING ONLY
PARTS OF THE LAW SHOULD BE
STRUCK DOWN.
STRUCK DOWN. AS ALICIA SHOWS US IN THE
DIGITAL FIVE, MILLIONS OF
PEOPLE COULD LOSE HEALTH
INSURANCE.
INSURANCE. >> Reporter: THAT'S THE BIG
QUESTION.
QUESTION.
QUESTION. ONE OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
GIVES THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
THE BOOT?
THE BOOT?
THE BOOT? AND HOW THAT COULD IMPACT YOU
AND YOUR FAMILY.
NEARLY 20 MILLION PEOPLE WOULD
LOSE HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS
BUT THE IMPACT COULD BE MUCH
GREATER.
GREATER.
GREATER. SO, HERE'S WHAT COULD POSSIBLY
HAPPEN IF THAT IS THE CASE.
60 MILLION PEOPLE WHO ARE
ENROLLED IN MEDICARE, SO THAT
SENIOR CITIZENS, DISABLED
AMERICANS, THEY USED OBAMACARE
TO LOWER PREMIUMS, DEDUCTIBLES,
AND OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS.
THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ALSO
ALLOW CHILDREN TO REMAIN ON
THEIR PARENTS' HEALTH INSURANCE
PLAN UNTIL THEY WERE 26 YEARS
OLD.
OLD.
OLD. IT
OLD. IT ALSO HELPED WITH
PREVENTATIVE CARE LIKE
CHECKUPS, MAMMOGRAMS, FLU
SHOTS, AND BIRTH CONTROL.
THEY WERE OFFERED TO PEOPLE AT
NO COST AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
GAINED COVERAGE THROUGH
OBAMACARE, WHETHER THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY LIKES THAT OR
NOT.
NOT.
NOT. IF
NOT. IF THE LOT IS STRUCK DOWN,
THOSE SAME INDIVIDUALS WOULD BE
LEFT UNINSURED ACCORDING TO THE
URBAN INSTITUTE REPORT.
THERE WOULD BE AN INCREASE OF
65% OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE
HEALTH INSURANCE.
HEALTH INSURANCE. AND, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, IT
COULD IMPACT THOSE WITH PRE-
EXISTING CONDITIONS.
EXISTING CONDITIONS. THAT WAS ONE THING A LOT OF
PEOPLE LIKED ABOUT OBAMA CARE.
ONE IN FOUR ADULTS HAVE PRE-
EXISTING CONDITIONS WHETHER
BREAST CANCER OR SOMETHING IN
YOUR FAMILY, GENETICS.
IS JUST SOMETHING THAT WILL BE
ON THE MINDS OF MANY COMING UP
IN THE 2020 ELECTION.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE WHEN ASKED
IF THEY LIKE OBAMACARE DON'T
LIKE IT, BUT THEY LIKE SPECIFIC
PARTS OF IT THAT ARE VERY
POPULAR SO THERE WILL NEED TO
BE A PLAN TO REPLACE IT.
>>> RIGHT NOW AT LET'S GO TO
SVEN FOR THE ONE THING WEATHER.
>> WE ARE LOOKING AT OUR
WARMEST DAY SINCE THE MIDDLE OF
OCTOBER.
OCTOBER.
OCTOBER. OCTOBER 19th WAS THE LAST TIME
WE HIT 60 DEGREES.
SOAK IT UP.
ONE DAY ONLY, FOLKS.
LIKE A SALE.
COOLER TOMORROW BUT A COLD
WEEKEND SETTING UP.
WE WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT
AND LUCKILY SOME VERY DRY
WEATHER IN THE FORECAST AHEAD.
>>> AHEAD ON "SUNRISE," ONE
LOCAL WOMAN'S HOCKEY PLAYER
PROVING AGE IS JUST A NUMBER.
>> THE LESSONS SHE'S LEARNED
AFTER DECADES ON THE ICE AND
THE NEW ROLE SHE'S TAKING ON
THAT HELPED HER TEAM WITH A
FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP.
FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP. >>> THEN --
>> I'VE BEEN TRUTHFUL AND
CONSISTENT ON EVERY LEVEL SINCE
DAY ONE.
DAY ONE.
DAY ONE. >> FIRST, JUSSIE SMOLLETT WAS A
VICTIM, THEN A SUSPECT.
NOW HE'S A FREE