LIVE
NEWS AT 11 STARTS NOW. NEW LIVE
NEWS AT 11 STARTS NOW. NEW FALLOUT TONIGHT OVER THE POSSIBILITY OF ROE VERSUS WADE
BEING OVERTURNED BY THE SUPREME
COURT WITH ANOTHER GROUP OF
METRO DETROITERS CONCERNED ABOUT
WHAT THIS COULD MEAN FOR THEM.
THE SITUATION IN WASHINGTON AND
HERE IN MICHIGAN CONTINUES TO
RAPIDLY DEVELOPED 48 HOURS AFTER
THAT SUPREME COURT DRAFT WAS
LEAKED LIVE. LOOK AT THE SUPREME
COURT TONIGHT WHERE THAT
INVESTIGATION HAS STARTED INTO
THE UNPRECEDENTED BREACH OF
PROTOCOL PROTESTERS ON BOTH
SIDES OF THE ISSUE. WE’RE BACK
OUT THERE AND FOR MUCH OF THE
DAY, THOUGH, AS YOU CAN SEE
PRETTY QUIET NOW AS WE’RE
GETTING INTO THE SHANK OF THE
EVENING, RIGHT? WELL, HERE’S
WHERE THINGS STAND RIGHT NOW IN
WASHINGTON. THE MARSHAL OF THE
SUPREME COURT IS TASKED WITH
CARRYING OUT THIS INVESTIGATION
, BUT LEGAL ANALYSTS SAY THE
LEAKER IS UNLIKELY TO BE
PROSECUTED IF THEY HAD
LEGITIMATE ACCESS TO THE
DOCUMENT. IN MICHIGAN, A GROUP
OF DEMOCRATIC PROSECUTORS FILED
A BRIEF SUPPORTING GOVERNOR
WHITMAN’S EFFORT TO HAVE A 1931
ABORTION BAN DECLARED
UNCONSTITUTIONAL. THAT BAND
WOULD KICK IN IF THE SUPREME
COURT DOES, IN FACT, OVERTURN
ROE V. WADE. ABORTION RIGHTS
ADVOCATES ARE ALSO CIRCULATING
PETITIONS TO GET A
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ON THE
NOVEMBER BALLOT. WE DON’T KNOW
WHICH ONE ULTIMATELY COULD BE
SUCCESSFUL. WE THINK WE’VE GOT A
HIGH POSSIBILITY ON BOTH FRONTS.
BUT WE’VE GOT TO PURSUE BOTH
FRONTS BECAUSE THIS IS A DIRE
MOMENT IN OUR COUNTRY, AND
CERTAINLY WE ARE ON THE
FRONTLINE OF IT RIGHT HERE IN
MICHIGAN. TWO REPUBLICAN
PROSECUTORS, MEANWHILE, ARE
ASKING THE STATE SUPREME COURT
TO THROW OUT THE GOVERNOR’S
LAWSUIT. THE COURT HAS NOT YET
SET A DATE FOR HEARING THE CASE
. THERE ARE NOW CONCERNS ABOUT
THE RIPPLE EFFECTS OF THAT
SUPREME COURT DRAFT DOCUMENT
TODAY, PRESIDENT BIDEN WARNED
SETBACKS FOR THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY
COULD BE COMING NEXT. PAMELA
OSBORNE TALKED TO ADVOCATES IN
DETROIT. AND SHE JOINS US LIVE
WITH MORE PAM. WELL NOT ONLY ARE
THESE ADVOCATES REALLY BUILDING
ALLIANCES WITH OTHER GROUPS
ACROSS THE STATE, THEY’RE
ENGAGING VOTERS TO LET THEM KNOW
WHAT IS POTENTIALLY AT STAKE
HERE. EVERYONE SHOULD BE
CONCERNED RIGHT ABOUT NOW FOR
THE PAST YEAR, JAREN TATTON AND
FELLOW ACTIVISTS AT LGBT DETROIT
HAVE BEEN MOBILIZING IN THE
EVENT OF A CHALLENGE TO ROE
VERSUS WADE. TATTON SAW THE
WRITING ON THE WALL THEN AND
WORRIES LGBT Q. PLUS RIGHTS ARE
NEXT VOTING RIGHTS ARE BEING
PULLED BACK NOW. THE ATTACK IS
ON ROE VERSUS WADE. AND SURE
ENOUGH, THE ATTACK WILL BE ON
MARRIAGE EQUALITY. WHAT ARE THE
NEXT THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE
ATTACKED? ON WEDNESDAY,
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN EXPRESSED A
SIMILAR CONCERN. WHAT HAPPENS IF
YOU HAVE STAGE CHANGED THE LAW,
SAYING THAT THAT CHILDREN WHO
ARE LGBT Q CAMPAIGN CLASSROOMS
WITH OTHER CHILDREN. HIS ADULT
IS THAT LEGIT UNDER THE WAY THAT
THE DECISIONS WRITTEN 2015, THE
SUPREME COURT RULED MAKING
MARRIAGE EQUALITY, A REALITY FOR
ALL AMERICANS IN THE PAST,
JUSTICES SAMUEL ALITO AND
CLARENCE THOMAS HAVE CALLED FOR
REVIEWING THE LANDMARK RULING
SCARY IT’S SCARY THINKING ABOUT
HOW EVERYBODY IS NOT EQUAL, HOW
EVERYBODY DOESN’T HAVE THE SAME
LIBERTIES, THE SAME FREEDOMS.
BURTON KNOWS THERE’S NO TIME TO
WASTE IF THEY’RE GOING TO
PROTECT THE STEPS FORWARD THAT
HAVE BEEN MADE. THAT’S NOT A
PRIVILEGE OF OURS TO BE ABLE TO
SIT AND WAIT. ON DIFFERENT
OUTCOMES. WE HAVE TO BE READY.
UM, ITS IT’S RAPID RESPONSE. AND
THEY, OF COURSE, ARE PAYING VERY
CAREFUL ATTENTION TO THE
UPCOMING MIDTERM ELECTIONS HERE
IN THE STATE. THAT’S BECAUSE IN
MICHIGAN THERE CANDIDATES
RUNNING FOR OFFICE WHO SAY
SHOULD THEY BE ELECTED OR GET
ONE OF THESE SEATS, THEY WOULD
MAKE SURE THAT THEY WOULD
INTRODUCE LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
NOT ALLOW CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS
OF GENDER IDENTITY OR SEXUAL
ORIENTATION. SO AGAIN ADVOCATES
ACTIVISTS HERE REALLY WANTING
PEOPLE TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND
THAT THESE ELECTIONS THESE
MIDTERMS ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT
AND WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS STATE
FOR THE RIGHTS OF ALL
MICHIGANDERS REPORTING LIVE
TONIGHT IN DETROIT AND PAMELA
OSBORNE LOCAL 4 A PAMELA THANK
YOU AND MORE NEWS TONIGHT, A
FOUR YEAR OLD LITTLE BOY IS
EXPECTED TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY
AFTER BEING SHOT IN A HOME DOWN
RIVER. POLICE SAY THE BOY’S
UNCLE WAS ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF
A TAILOR HOME WHEN HE
ACCIDENTALLY FIRED HIS GUN. THE
BULLET WENT THROUGH THE FLOOR,
HITTING THE FOUR YEAR OLD ON THE
FIRST FLOOR. POLICE SAY THERE
HAS BEEN CONFLICTING INFORMATION
FROM THE FAMILY, AND THEY SAY
HIS MOTHER DROVE HIM AROUND FOR
HOURS INSTEAD OF JUST TAKING HIM
TO THE HOSPITAL. ALL OF THIS IS
STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
FAMILY OF PAUL WHEELAN PROTESTED
OUTSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY,
HOPING TO GET THE ATTENTION OF
THE PRESIDENT. THE NOVI MAN, HAS
NOW BEEN DETAINED IN RUSSIA FOR
MORE THAN THREE YEARS ON
ACCUSATIONS OF BEING A SPY AND
SISTER WAS PART OF A GROUP OF 19
WHO GATHERED IN WASHINGTON,
CALLING ON THE WHITE HOUSE TO DO
MORE TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF
THEIR LOVED ONES BEING HELD
OVERSEAS. AMONG THE GROUP. THE
FATHER AND SISTER OF TREVOR
READ. THE FORMER MARINE WHO WAS
RELEASED LAST WEEK BY RUSSIA IN
A PRISONER EXCHANGE READS
RELEASE PUT THE SPOTLIGHT BACK
ON WHEELAN. I CALL ON THE
ADMINISTRATION TO MEET WITH US
ALL. TO USE EVERY TOOL AT THEIR
DISPOSAL. AND REUNITE OUR
FAMILIES. ELIZABETH WHELAN SAYS
SHE TALKED WITH SECRETARY OF
STATE ANTONY BLINKEN AT ON THE
PHONE ON SATURDAY, AND HE SAID
SHE SAYS THAT HE TOLD HER PAUL’S
RELEASE REMAINS A TOP PRIORITY.
WELL NOW TOOK QUITE A GRIM
MILESTONE REACHED ITS STUNNING
SPEED, THE UNITED STATES HAS
SURPASSED ONE MILLION DEATHS
FROM THE CORONAVIRUS. IT
HAPPENED JUST TWO YEARS AND
THREE MONTHS AFTER THE COUNTRY
CONFIRMED ITS FIRST COVID CASE.
THAT’S ACCORDING TO AN NBC NEWS
ANALYSIS. DEATHS HAVE SLOWED IN
RECENT WEEKS, BUT ABOUT 360
PEOPLE ARE STILL DYING EVERY DAY
HERE IN MICHIGAN CASES ARE GOING
BACK UP THE STATUS REPORTING
18,945 NEW CASES OVER THE PAST
SEVEN DAYS. THAT’S ABOUT 2700
CASES PER DAY. AND SADLY, WE’VE
LOST ANOTHER 62 LIVES. MICHIGAN
IS LETTING SOME PEOPLE WHO WERE
OVERPAID AND PANDEMIC
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS KEEP THE
MONEY UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
AGENCY SAYS MORE THAN 55,000.
PEOPLE WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY
BACK. WHAT AMOUNTS TO BE A $431
MILLION WORTH OF BENEFITS.
ANOTHER $11 MILLION WILL BE
REFUNDED TO PEOPLE WHO HAD
ALREADY STARTED TO PAY BACK SOME
OF IT. PEOPLE ARE BEING NOTIFIED
IN THEIR ONLINE ACCOUNTS AND
LETTERS ARE GOING TO BE MAILED
OUT IN THE COMING DAYS. MOVE
TODAY THAT WILL IMPACT YOUR
MONEY. THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS
INCREASING INTEREST RATES BY A
HALF POINT. IT’S THE SECOND HIKE
IN TWO MONTHS AND THE LARGEST
INCREASE IN 22 YEARS. THE FED
HIKES RATES TO CURB BORROWING
AND FEND OFF INFLATION SPIKES,
BUT IT MEANS YOU’RE BORROWING
COSTS ARE LIKELY GOING TO GET
HIGHER MORTGAGE RATES, CREDIT
CARD INTEREST RATES, AUTO AND
STUDENT LOANS COULD ALL GO UP.
MORE INTEREST RATE HIKES ARE
ALSO EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR. NOW TO A CLASS RING THE
TRAVELED MORE THAN 3000 MILES
DOWN, RIVER MAN LOST HIS
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN RING ON
VACATION. IT FELL INTO THE GULF
OF MEXICO DURING A TRIP TO PLACA
DEL CARMEN. HE WAS SURE IT WAS
GONE FOR GOOD. WOULDN’T WE ALL
THINK SO? MARA MACDONALD LIVE IN
SOUTH GATE WITH THE STORY OF
LUCK AND THE KINDNESS OF
STRANGERS, MARA. HI DEVIN. IT’S
ONE OF THOSE STORIES WERE THE
ODDS AGAINST EVER FINDING THIS
RING ARE ASTRONOMICAL. AND YET
WE HAVE A HAPPY ENDING. I SEE A
LOT OF HARD WORK WHEN GARY
FRANKLIN LOOKS AT HIS UNIVERSITY
OF MICHIGAN CLASS RING, HE SEES
THE STRUGGLE AND SUCCESS OF A
MAN WORKING FULL TIME GOING TO
SCHOOL PART TIME WHILE RAISING
HIS FAMILY. IT JUST REMINDS ME
OF THE WORK THAT I PUT IN TRYING
TO MAKE ALL THAT HAPPEN.
GRADUATING WITH HIS DEGREE IN
FINANCE WAS A FULL CIRCLE MOMENT
HE ORDERED A UNIVERSITY OF
MICHIGAN CLASS RING. AS A
PRESENT TO HIMSELF SAID, WELL,
THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO GET
MYSELF SO I CAN LOOK DOWN AND
ALWAYS HAVE REMINDER OF THE
ACCOMPLISHMENT. THAT RING IS
ALWAYS ON HIS RIGHT HAND. SO
WHEN THE FAMILY TOOK A TRIP TO
APPLY A DELCARMEN LAST MONTH,
THEY WERE ON A BOAT IN THE GULF
, DOING SOME SNORKELING. ALL OF
A SUDDEN I COULD FEEL THE RING
JUST SLIDING OFF MY FINGER. AND
IT WAS. YOU KNOW, IT WASN’T
EXPECTING IT, OF COURSE, BUT BY
THE TIME I STARTED TO CLINCH MY
HAND TO MAKE A FIST TO STOP IT,
IT WAS LIKE RIGHT OFF THE TIP.
HE JUST ACCEPTED. IT WAS GONE. A
FEW DAYS LATER, A MAN FROM
ARIZONA WAS SNORKELING IN THE
SAME SPOT FOUND THE RING. IT WAS
ENGRAVED AND PUT UP A POST ON
FACEBOOK. ALL OF A SUDDEN, GERRY
STARTED GETTING TEXTS WITH
PEOPLE WONDERING IF IT WAS HIS.
MY HEART JUST DROPPED AND I’M
LOOKING AT A LITTLE CLOSE.
CERTAINLY WHAT AND I HANDED THE
PHONE IN THE KISSING. SOMEBODY
FOUND MY RING. GARY’S NOT ON
FACEBOOK, BUT HIS WIFE, NICAEA
IS AND THEY REACHED OUT TO THE
MAN WHO TOOK THE TIME TO REUNITE
THE RING WITH ITS RIGHTFUL
OWNER. NEXT THING GARY KNOWS AN
ENVELOPE ARRIVES THIS BACK. WOW
THAT’S THE COOLEST THING EVER.
BACK HERE ALIVE, GARY SAYS.
NORMALLY THAT RING FITS REALLY
SNUGGLY ON HIS HAND, BUT HE
WANTED TO GET IN REALLY GOOD
SHAPE TO GO TO MEXICO. SO WE
WENT ON THIS BIG DIET AND
FITNESS REGIME AND LOST £15. I
TOLD HIM I THINK IT’S A SIGN
FROM ABOVE THAT. MAYBE HE NEEDS
A COUPLE MORE CARBS, AND HE’S
GOING TO KEEP THAT RING ON THE
FINGER. WE’RE LIVE IN SOUTHGATE
TONIGHT. I’M MARA MACDONALD
FOURTH. WHAT A STORY. ALSO A
GOOD THING. IT WASN’T A BUCKEYE
WHO FOUND IT. OTHERWISE THEY
WOULD STILL BE LOST AT SEA. YEAH
ALRIGHT, MARA. GREAT STORY. A
GROUP OF TEENS UNDER
INVESTIGATION FOR POTENTIALLY
BLACKMAILING MICHIGAN TEACHER
AND WHAT THEY DID COULD HAVE
LANDED THAT TEACHER IN JAIL FOR
A LONG TIME. ALSO, PAUL’S
FORECAST HAS THAT CHECKING OUT
WELL, NO PROBLEMS FOR OUR CINCO
DE MAYO. WHETHER THE KIDS ARE
HEADING OFF TO SCHOOL OR YOU’RE
HEADING TO AND FROM WORK DRIVE
WITH SOME SUNSHINE IN THE
MORNING. IT’LL BE CRISP LOOK AT
THAT START IN THE THIRTIES, BUT
LOW SIXTIES IN THE AFTERNOON,
WITH THE CLOUDS INCREASING BUT
AGAIN DRY DURING THE DAYTIME
HOURS. WE HAVE MORE RAIN COMING
THIS WAY FOR FRIDAY, BUT THE
NEXT WEEK IT’S GOING TO BE T
SHIRTS AND TANK TOPS AND THE TOP
DOWN. OH WAIT TILL YOU SEE THE
SEVEN DAY FORECAST BE BACK IN
JUST A FEW. IT’S THE CASE OF THE
MISSING MILLION IN MACOMB,
PERHAPS A LOST LOTTERY TICKET.
LIKE I KNOW HE PLAYED IT EVERY
DAY, AND THEN HIS KIDS CAME IN
AND THREW EVERYTHING AWAY AND I
WAS LIKE, WELL, YOU COULD HAVE
BEEN THE WINNER PARTY STORE IS