NOW WON’T TAKE OFF OFF, OFF FROM THE CAR. DON’T TAKE OFF. >> DON’T. OKAY YOU’RE WATCHING
THE MOMENT OF WHAT SHOULD HAVE
BEEN AN ORDINARY TRAFFIC STOP.
>> TURN INTO ANYTHING BUT.
POLICE SAY THE MAN WAS DRIVING
MORE THAN 30 MILES AN HOUR OVER
THE SPEED LIMIT AT EIGHT MILE
AND LIVERNOIS WHEN THEY PULLED
HIM OVER. THANKS FOR BEING WITH
US. I’M KIMBERLY GILL. I’M DEVIN
SCILLIAN OFFICERS THOUGHT THEY
WERE DEALING WITH A DRUNK DRIVER
.
>> MARA MACDONALD IS LIVE IN
FERNDALE TONIGHT. WE HAVE SEEN
SO MUCH POLICE BODY CAM VIDEO.
MARA, THIS IS A FIRST.
>> THIS ONE IS A FIRST, EVAN AND
HERE’S WHY. THE MAN BEHIND THE
WHEEL OF THIS CAR WHO DECIDED HE
WAS GOING TO RUN FROM THE POLICE
, WELL, WHEN HE HITS THAT
ACCELERATOR HERE, THE OFFICER
HAS NO CHOICE. HE JUMPS IN THE
JEEP WITH HIM. IT WAS EITHER
THAT OR GET RUN DOWN. SO YOU’VE
GOT TWO MEN IN THE FRONT SEAT OF
A SPEEDING JEEP FIGHTING FOR
CONTROL OF IT ALL. CAUGHT ON
CAMERA. THE ASSUMPTION WAS THE
MAN BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THIS
JEEP WAS DRUNK. AFTER ALL, WHO
ELSE WOULD DRIVE 70 MILES AN
HOUR DOWN LIVERNOIS AND EIGHT
MILE AND NEARLY WIPE OUT? BUT
NO, NOT THE CASE.
>> BOTH IN THE CAR. I’D BE
WORRIED ABOUT RIGHT NOW, SIR.
>> OKAY. THANKS HI.
>> FOR ME, THE DRIVER, 25 YEAR
OLD DONALD BRAZELL, GAVE
FERNDALE POLICE A FAKE NORTH
CAROLINA DRIVER’S LICENSE. FAKE
INSURANCE. AND, YES, THE PLATE
WAS FAKE, TOO. AND YOU SEE, THAT
PLATE DOESN’T EVEN COME BACK TO
THIS CAR, THOUGH, WHEN OFFICERS
GO BACK TO THE JEEP, IT GOES
SIDEWAYS. THEY DON’T TAKE OFF,
FOLD IT OFF ON THE CAR, DON’T
TAKE OFF THE OFFICER WITH HIS
ARM IN THE JEEP PULLS HIMSELF IN
RATHER THAN BE DRAGGED. BRO,
RELAX. STOP, STOP, CRASH.
>> WE’RE GOING TO CRASH. WE’RE
GOING TO CRASH. YOU STOP WITH
BOTH MEN FIGHTING FOR CONTROL OF
THE CAR.
>> THE DRIVER PULLS OVER, GET
OFF THE ACCELERATOR.
>> GET OUT OF THE CAR.
>> YOU’RE GOING TO GET TASED
RIGHT NOW.
>> HEY, I’M GETTING OUT, BRO.
YOU CAN’T TAKE TASE ME, BRO. GET
OUT. DON’T TASE ME, BRO.
>> HE WON’T BUDGE. BUT FINALLY
GETS PULLED OUT RESISTING THE
ENTIRE TIME UNTIL POLICE GET HIM
ON THE GROUND AND IN CUFFS. YEAH
HELP ME.
>> OH, FOR WHAT, DUDE? FOR WHAT
? YOU CAN FEAR ALL YOU WANT. YOU
DON’T THINK I WAS IN FEAR FOR MY
LIFE? SECURE. ONE WANTS TO HEAR
.
>> HEY, DO ME A FAVOR.
>> SHUT UP THIS GAME, DUDE, THE
HELL’S WRONG WITH YOU?
>> BACK HERE LIVE. BRAZELL WAS
NEVER TASED. HE’S FINE. THE
OFFICER, FOR HIS PART, REALLY
DID A NUMBER ON HIS KNEE, BUT
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT
HE’S BACK AT WORK. AND WHILE
BRAZIL HAS REAL PROBLEMS NOW
HERE IN FERNDALE, THAT’S NOT THE
ONLY THING HE’S FACING. HE’S GOT
OPEN WARRANTS OUT OF SOUTHFIELD
FOR THINGS LIKE FRAUD AND
CONCEALING STOLEN PROPERTY.
WE’RE LIVE IN FERNDALE TONIGHT.
I’M MARA MACDONALD, LOCAL 4.
>> YEAH, I TOLD YOU IT WAS A NEW
ONE. ALL RIGHT, MARA. OUR OTHER
TOP STORY IS THE AIR. AN AIR
QUALITY ALERT REMAINS IN EFFECT
ACROSS LOWER SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
.
>> LIVE LOOK FROM OUR WINDSOR
SKY CAM. IT WOULD NORMALLY LOOK
A LOT CLEARER, BUT THE WILDFIRE
SMOKE IS STILL STICKING AROUND.
HIGHER TEMPERATURES TODAY SEEM
TO MAKE IT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT
TO BREATHE, TOO.
>> SO LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE
AIR QUALITY INDEX HERE IN
DETROIT. CURRENTLY THE WORST IN
THE WORLD AT LAST CHECK, IT’S
167, WHICH IS CONSIDERED
UNHEALTHY ON THE SCALE.
>> LET’S BRING IN BRIAN SHERMAN
IN FOR KIM ADAMS TONIGHT. BRIAN,
NOT ONLY ARE YOU TRACKING THE
AIR, BUT ALSO THE THREAT OF
STORMS.
>> IS THAT STILL OUT THERE A
CONCERN?
>> YEAH, WE’RE GOING TO KEEP AN
EYE ON THE RADAR, KIMBERLY AND
DEVIN FOR SOME STORMS INTO THE
OVERNIGHT, BUT SOME OF US MAY
STAY DRY, WHICH REALLY ISN’T
GOING TO MAKE THE AIR QUALITY
ANY BETTER ACROSS MOST OF THE
STATE. RED. IS THAT UNHEALTHY
RANGE, EXCEPT I’M SEEING A FEW
ORANGES POP UP DOWN NEAR GRAND
RAPIDS IN SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN.
THAT’S UNHEALTHY FOR OUR
SENSITIVE GROUPS, THOSE WITH
RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES, BUT STILL
ONE VERY UNHEALTHY READING JUST
TO THE WEST OF METRO DETROIT.
AND THESE VALUES WILL BE
STICKING AROUND INTO THE END OF
THE WEEK ON FRIDAY BECAUSE OF
THAT, OUR AIR QUALITY ALERT
CONTINUES ALL THE WAY THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT, MIDNIGHT,
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING. BUT WE REALLY COULD USE
SOME RAIN RIGHT NOW. OUR
NORTHERN COUNTIES ARE THE WINNER
FOR THAT ONE EXACT TRACK, 40 DRY
FOR MOST OF US. BUT WE’VE BEEN
WATCHING SOME THUNDERSTORMS THIS
EVENING AND THE NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE STATE MOVING
FROM BIG RAPIDS UP TOWARDS
SAGINAW. BUT A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
STARTING TO DEVELOP IN THE LAST
30 MINUTES NEAR GRAND RAPIDS AS
WELL. WE’LL HOLD ON TO AN
ISOLATED STORM OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT, BUT DRY WITH SOME CLOUD
COVER EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.
AND THE 60S HEADING OUT THE DOOR
TO WORK TOMORROW MORNING. WE’RE
UP NEAR 90 DEGREES. BY TOMORROW
AFTERNOON, WE’LL TALK MORE ABOUT
OUR WEEKEND STORM CHANCES AND
HOPEFULLY SOME AIR QUALITY
CHANGES HEADING OUR WAY. YOUR
COMPLETE FOREWARN FORECAST
COMING UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES
.
>> ALL RIGHT. MICHIGAN IS
USHERING IN A NEW ERA TOMORROW
WHEN IT COMES TO THE RULES OF
THE ROAD, HANDS FREE LAW WILL
TAKE EFFECT IN LESS THAN AN
HOUR.
>> JACQUELINE FRANCIS IS LIVE
TONIGHT WITH A LOOK AT WHAT
DRIVERS CAN EXPECT. JACQUELINE
KIMBERLY AND DEVIN.
>> UP UNTIL NOW, IT WAS JUST
ILLEGAL TO TEXT AND DRIVE IN
MICHIGAN. BUT AS YOU SAID, THE
RULES OF THE ROAD ARE CHANGING
AND THESE CAR MOUNTS ARE GOING
TO BE YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND,
ESPECIALLY ONLY IF YOU DON’T
HAVE CARPLAY OR IN-CAR
NAVIGATION, BECAUSE STARTING
TOMORROW, JUST PICKING UP YOUR
PHONE TO ANSWER A CALL OR TYPE
IN NAVIGATION THAT COULD GET YOU
A TICKET. ALL I KNOW IS THAT
YOU’RE NOT ALLOWED TO USE YOUR
PHONE WHILE YOU’RE DRIVING AT
ALL ANYMORE.
>> HONESTLY, I THOUGHT THAT WAS
ALREADY THE LAW. IT’S GOING TO
BE A LEARNING CURVE OUT ON THE
ROAD BECAUSE.
>> YES, TEXTING AND DRIVING IS
STILL ILLEGAL, BUT BEGINNING
FRIDAY, IT WILL BE AGAINST THE
LAW FOR DRIVERS TO USE THEIR
PHONE WITHOUT A HANDS FREE
TECHNOLOGY. MEAN THAT YOU CAN
GET A TICKET FOR HOLDING OR
USING YOUR CELL PHONE FOR ANY
REASON, WHETHER IT BE TO SEND A
TEXT, SCROLL THROUGH SOCIAL OR
PLUG IN DIRECTIONS. FOLKS WHO
MAY HAVE A NEWER CAR MIGHT HAVE
A LITTLE BIT BETTER TIME
ACCLIMATE ING, MAINLY BECAUSE
THE TECHNOLOGY FEATURES ARE
PROBABLY EMBEDDED INTO THE
SOFTWARE AND NO, THERE’S NO
EXCEPTION FOR USING YOUR PHONE
AT A RED LIGHT. THAT TOO WILL
GET YOU A TICKET.
>> DO I NOTICE OTHER PEOPLE ON
THEIR PHONE? FOR SURE, YES, ALL
THE TIME.
>> AND SO DID WE. HERE’S VIDEO
WE TOOK CRUISING THROUGH METRO
DETROIT.
>> I ALMOST GOT RAN OFF THE ROAD
LIKE A COUPLE DAYS AGO. AND I
LOOKED AND THEY WERE ON THEIR
PHONE. BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE
THAT’S PRETTY TYPICAL, NORMAL.
EVERYONE’S ON THEIR PHONE WHILE
THEY’RE DRIVING THIS HOLIDAY
WEEKEND.
>> YOU CAN EXPECT POLICE TO BE
CRACKING DOWN ON THE NEW LAW.
SOME DRIVERS SAY IT’S ABOUT TIME
AWAY.
>> TOO MUCH DISTRACTED DRIVING.
I SEE IT ALL THE TIME. I RIDE A
MOTORCYCLE AND IT’S WHAT I SEE
IS RIDICULOUS. I SEE PEOPLE ON
THEIR PHONE. IT’S JUST NUTS.
>> THERE IS AN EXCEPTION. IF
YOU’RE CALLING 911, OTHERWISE
YOU WILL GET A TICKET IF CAUGHT
THE FIRST TIME, IT’S $100. AFTER
THAT, $250. AND THOSE FINES
DOUBLE IF THE VIOLATION HAPPENS
DURING A CRASH. REPORTING LIVE
IN DETROIT, JACQUELINE FRANCIS,
LOCAL 4.
>> CHANGE FOR EVERYONE. OKAY
JACQUELINE, THANK YOU.
>> TONIGHT, THE SUSPECT ONE IN
CONNECTION TO THE DEADLY
SHOOTING IN YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP
IS BEHIND BARS. POLICE WERE
SEARCHING FOR 19 YEAR OLD TAMARA
YOUNG. HE’S ACCUSED OF SHOOTING
FOUR PEOPLE, KILLING TWO,
INJURING THE OTHER TWO. THIS ALL
HAPPENED MONDAY NIGHT ON GEORGE
PLACE IN YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP.
YOUNG IS ACCUSED OF FIRING SHOTS
AT PEOPLE INSIDE A CAR. ARE FOUR
OF THEM ENDED UP BEING HIT. A 16
AND 20 YEAR OLD SUCCUMBED TO THE
WOUNDS AND DIED. THE OTHERS, THE
OTHER TWO, ARE EXPECTED TO
SURVIVE IT. THE CAR THEN CRASHED
WHILE LEAVING THE SCENE. POLICE
SAY YOUNG HAS A CRIMINAL HISTORY
THAT INCLUDES WEAPONS OFFENSES.
>> IN A LOCAL 4 NEWS UPDATE,
CHARGES ARE DROPPED AGAINST A
FORMER TEACHER ACCUSED OF
SEXUALLY ASSAULTING STUDENTS. 44
YEAR OLD JAMES BAIRD OF PLYMOUTH
WAS EMPLOYED AS A VISION
SPECIALIST, TEACHING CHILDREN
WHO ARE BLIND OR HAVE LOW
VISION. THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM
STEM FROM FOUR ALLEGED INCIDENTS
FROM 2018 TO 2020. WAYNE COUNTY
PROSECUTOR KYM WORTHY SAYS TWO
CASES IN GARDEN CITY HAVE BEEN
DISMISSED AFTER FURTHER
INVESTIGATION. BAIRD STILL FACES
CHARGES, THOUGH, FOR TWO CASES
IN WESTLAND. A LANDMARK DECISION
FROM THE US SUPREME COURT ON
THURSDAY THAT WILL IMPACT THE
FUTURES OF GENERATIONS OF
COLLEGE STUDENTS.
>> CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY COURT
RULING AGAINST AFFIRMATIVE
ACTION IN COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY
ADMISSIONS. THE RULING FORCING
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
TO LOOK FOR NEW WAYS TO ACHIEVE
DIVERSE STUDENT BODIES IN A
SEISMIC SHIFT, THE SUPREME COURT
ENDING AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AS WE
KNOW IT IN UNIVERSITIES. THE
HIGH COURT’S CONSERVATIVE
MAJORITY RULING 6 TO 3 THAT IT’S
UNCONSTITU RATIONAL TO CONSIDER
RACE AS A DETERMINING FACTOR IN
COLLEGE ADMISSION, AS MANY
STUDENTS WORRY, THE DECISION
CLOSES DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY.
>> 80 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION UPLIFTS
OUR COMMUNITIES AND ENCOURAGES
OUR COMMUNITIES TO DREAM ABOUT
ATTENDING THESE COLLEGES AND NOW
THINK THAT OBVIOUSLY IT’S GOING
TO BE A MUCH TOUGHER TIME. THE
RULINGS CONCERN TWO SIMILAR
CASES AGAINST HARVARD AND THE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT
CHAPEL HILL, BOTH BROUGHT BY THE
CONSERVATIVE LEANING STUDENTS
FOR FAIR ADMISSION, WHICH ARGUED
THE SCHOOL’S POLICIES
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST WHITE AND
ASIAN AMERICAN STUDENTS.
>> THIS RULING WILL HAVE
PRESERVED MERITOCRACY, WHICH IS
THE BEDROCK OF THE AMERICAN
DREAM.
>> WRITING FOR THE MAJORITY,
CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS SAID
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAMS
VIOLATE THE CONSTITUTION’S EQUAL
PROTECTION CLAUSE, END QUOTE.
UNAVOIDABLE WE EMPLOY RACE IN A
NEGATIVE MANNER, INVOLVE RACIAL
STEREOTYPING AND LACK MEANINGFUL
ENDPOINTS, END OF QUOTE. IN HER
DISSENT, JUSTICE KETANJI BROWN
JACKSON LISTED THE LEGAL AND
INSTITUTIONAL ROADBLOCK X
GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE OF COLOR
IN AMERICA HAVE HAD TO OVERCOME
, FROM SLAVERY TO REDLINING AND
JIM CROW WRITING THAT, QUOTE,
DEEMING RACE IRRELEVANT IN LAW
DOES NOT MAKE IT SO IN LIFE.
>> WE CANNOT LET THIS DECISION
BE THE LAST WORD.
>> PRESIDENT BIDEN URGING
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO
REMAIN COMMITTED TO DIVERSITY
UNDER A NEW STANDARD WHERE
COLLEGES TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE
DIVERSITY OF STUDENT IS OVERCOME
WHEN SELECTING AMONG QUALIFIED
APPLICANTS.
>> THE COURT DID LEAVE THE DOOR
OPEN FOR UNIVERSITIES TO
CONSIDER THINGS LIKE STUDENT
ESSAYS DISCUSSING THE IMPACT OF
RACE ON THEIR LIVES.
>> QUOTE, SO LONG AS THAT
DISCUSSION IS CONCRETELY TIED TO
A QUALITY OF CHARACTER OR UNIQUE
ABILITY. WHEN ASKED ABOUT HIS
FIRST REACTION TO THE DECISION,
PRESIDENT BIDEN SAYS THIS WAS
NOT A NORMAL COURT AND NOTED HE
WAS DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION TO ANALYZE WHAT
PRACTICES HELP BUILD MORE
DIVERSE STUDENT BODIES AND WHAT
COULD BE ELIMINATED, LIKE LEGACY
ADMISSIONS THAT HE SAYS EXPAND