WITH BREAKING NEWS ALERT. WE BEGIN FIRST AND FOUR WITH BREAKING NEWS FROM DETROIT’S
WEST SIDE. A TWO MILE STRETCH OF
THE SOUTHFIELD FREEWAY IS CLOSED
RIGHT NOW, AS WE ENTER RUSH HOUR
. YOU’RE TAKING A LIVE LOOK AT
THE FREEWAY. STATE POLICE SAY
THEY ARE INVESTIGATING AN
ASSAULT, BUT THEY HAVE NOT
ELABORATED ON EXACTLY WHAT TOOK
PLACE RIGHT NOW. THE SOUTH BONG
LANES ARE CLOSED BETWEEN SIX AND
EIGHT MILES, SO PEOPLE ARE BEING
TOLD TO AVOID THE AREA WILL LET
YOU KNOW WHEN THERE IS AN UPDATE
TO THAT SITUATION AGAINST BOUND
SOUTHFIELD FREEWAY CLOSED. WELL
THE MAN ACCUSED OF AN ANTI
SEMITIC AND RACIST RANTING
OUTSIDE OF A LOCAL SYNAGOGUE
APPEARED BEFORE A JUDGE THIS
AFTERNOON. HASSAN JACOR OF
DEARBORN IS CHARGED WITH TWO
COUNTS OF ETHNIC INTIMIDATION.
WHEN THIS IS SAID HE VERBALLY
THREATENED CHILDREN AND ADULTS
FRIDAY AT THE TEMPLE BETHEL, A
SYNAGOGUE AND PRESCHOOL IN
BLOOMFIELD HILLS. AT TODAY’S
ARRAIGNMENT, KORLA IS ANGER GET
THE BEST OF THEM. CAN YOU MUTE
HIM? PLEASE GONNA JUDGE YOU
REMEMBER THE WAY YOU JUDGING ME
, GUYS GONNA JUDGE YOU THE SAME
WAY NOT HELPING YOURSELF. WE
WILL HAVE MORE FROM THAT HEARING
WHEN YOU JOIN US AT FIVE O’CLOCK
FOR A LIVE REPORT NOW FIRES
SPREADING THROUGH A MOBILE HOME
COMMUNITY FORCES THREE FAMILIES
OUT OF THEIR HOMES RIGHT BEFORE
THE HOLIDAYS. THE FIRE BROKE OUT
THIS MORNING AT THE COUNTRY,
COUSINS MOBILE HOME PARK, MR 12
, MILE AND HAGGERTY OVER, NOVI
TOLD THAT SHED THAT WAS ACTUALLY
USED FOR WOODWORKING CON FIRE,
WHICH THEN SPREAD TO THREE HOMES
. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT.
THE CAUSE IS UNDER
INVESTIGATION. ALL RIGHT TIME
NOW FOR OUR FIRST LOOK AT YOUR
FOREWARN FORECAST. PAUL IS IN
FOR US THIS AFTERNOON. HI, PAUL
THERE, AND WE ARE LOOKING PRETTY
QUIET AFTERNOON, ACTUALLY, AND
PRETTY QUIET, EARLY EVENING
HOURS. SO IF YOU HAVE SOME OF
THAT SHOPPING TO GET DONE, I
THINK YOU’RE GOING TO BE IN GOOD
SHAPE. LOOK AT THESE
TEMPERATURES NOW MUCH WARMER TO
THE SOUTH, AND IT IS TO THE
NORTH. YOU CAN SEE MONROE.
YOU’RE AT 46 DEGREES RIGHT NOW.
STILL 44 AT CITY AIRPORT. THEN
YOU GET TO THE NORTH. IT’S LOW
FORTIES HERE, PONTIAC OVER TO
MOUNT CLEMENS. THEN YOU GET TO
APPEAR, AND FLINT. IT’S IN THE
UPPER THIRTIES RIGHT NOW, BUT
FORTUNATELY WIND IS NOT A
PROBLEM WE’RE LOOKING AT 5 TO 10
MILE PER HOUR WIND, SO THAT’S
NOT SO BAD. I DON’T HAVE A WHOLE
LOT OF WIND CHILL TO TALK ABOUT
TODAY. EXACT TRACK. 40 RADAR
JUST CONFIRMED THAT WE’RE DRY
RIGHT NOW. THERE’S SOME STUFF UP
HERE. WE’LL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK
AT IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. BUT
FOR THIS EVENING YOUR EVENING
PLANNER AGAIN DRIVE THROUGH THE
EARLY EVENING HOURS AND LATE
EVENING, WE START TO SEE THE
POTENTIAL FOR SOME DRIZZLE OR
SOME LIGHT RAIN AND THEN WE’RE
GOING TO SEE A LITTLE
CONTINUATION THAT INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. BE BACK TO TALK
ABOUT THE REST OF THE FORECAST
JUST A BIT, BUT DON’T FORGET THE
LOCAL FORECASTERS, APP. IT’S
FOREWARN WEATHER THE BEST YOU’RE
GOING TO GET BEST WEATHER APP IN
THE NATION. IT’S FREE. GO TO THE
APP STORE SEARCH UNDER WDIV’S
ARE REAL TIME. RADAR IS A GREAT
TOOL, KAREN A RIGHTS AND
RELIGIOUS BELIEFS ARE BEING
DISCUSSED TODAY INSIDE THE U. S
SUPREME COURT. THE JUSTICES ARE
HEARING A CASE INVOLVING SAME
SEX MARRIAGE, WHICH COULD HAVE
SOME MAJOR CONSEQUENCES.
KIMBERLY GILL LIVE IN THE
NEWSROOM FOR US WITH THE VERY
LATEST KIM. GOOD AFTERNOON. YOU
MAY REMEMBER THE SUPREME COURT
CONSIDERED A CASE FOUR YEARS AGO
INVOLVING A BAKER IN COLORADO
WHO DIDN’T WANT TO MAKE WEDDING
CAKES FOR SAME SEX COUPLES. WILL
THIS SITUATION IS VERY SIMILAR.
THE CASE REVOLVES AROUND WEB
DESIGNER LAURIE SMITH. SHE’S THE
OWNER OF THREE OH, THREE.
CREATIVE SHE SAYS SHE WANTED TO
EXPAND THEIR BUSINESS INTO
WEDDING WEBSITES, BUT SHE
DOESN’T WANT TO CREATE WEBSITES
THAT CELEBRATES SAME SEX
MARRIAGE. SHE’S WORRIED SHE’LL
VIOLATE COLORADO’S PUBLIC
ACCOMMODATIONS LAW. HER
SUPPORTERS SAY RULING AGAINST
HER WOULD FORCE ARTISTS OF ALL
KINDS TO DO WORK THAT IS AGAINST
THEIR FAITH, OR OPPONENTS SAY
RULING FOR HER WOULD SET A
PRECEDENT FOR BUSINESSES TO
DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANYONE.
HOME THEY CHOOSE WELL. TODAY’S
CASES BROUGHT OUT PROTESTERS AS
YOU CAN IMAGINE ON BOTH SIDES.
THIS IS FOOTAGE FROM EARLIER
TODAY AS PEOPLE GATHERED OUTSIDE
THE SUPREME COURT WITH SIGNS
INSIDE THE SUPREME COURT. LAWRIE
SMITH’S ATTORNEY PRESENTED HER
CASE HERE’S AN AUDIO SNIPPET OF
AN EXCHANGE WITH JUSTICE SONIA
SOTOMAYOR, LISTEN, DON’T BELIEVE
THEY SHOULD BE TELLING THEIR
STORY, AND WHAT THEY’RE ASKING
YOU TO DO IS TELL THEIR STORY.
THEN YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO THAT.
THE SAME WAY. THERE IS NO LINE
ON RACE. THERE IS NO LINE ON
DISABILITY ETHNICITY. NONE OF
THE PROTECTED CATEGORIES. PUBLIC
ACCOMMODATION LAW, THE FIRST
AMENDMENT IS BROAD ENOUGH TO
COVER THE LESBIAN WEBSITE
DESIGNER AND THE CATHOLIC
CALLIGRAPHER. THE LINE IS THAT
NO ONE ON ANY SIDE OF ANY DEBATE
HAS TO BE COMPELLED TO EXPRESS A
MESSAGE. AFTER THE SUPREME COURT
OVERTURNED ROE V. WADE JUSTICE
CLARENCE THOMAS, YOU MAY
REMEMBER MADE COMMENTS TO THE
EFFECT THAT GAY MARRIAGE
LEGALIZED BY THAT 2015 DECISION
COULD BE NEXT. SO TO PROTECT
AGAINST THAT THE U. S. SENATE
LAST WEEK PASSED A BILL WHICH
WOULD REQUIRE STATES TO
RECOGNIZE SAME SEX MARRIAGES
THAT WERE LEGAL WHEN THEY TOOK
PLACE. THE HOUSE IS EXPECTED TO
PASS IT THIS WEEK, AND PRESIDENT
BIDEN SAYS HE WILL SIGN OFF ON
IT. KAREN WILL HAVE MORE WHEN
YOU JOIN US FOR LOCAL 4 NEWS AT
FIVE. UNTIL THEN, WE’LL SEND IT
BACK TO YOU. ALRIGHT, WE
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. FORMER
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS TAKEN
TO SOCIAL MEDIA AGAIN TO DOUBLE
DOWN ON THE FALSE CLAIM THAT HE
WON THE 2020 ELECTION DUE TO
WHAT HE UNFOUNDED. LEE CALLS
FRAUD. THIS TIME HE’S TAKING
DIRECT AIM AT THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE UNITED STATES, SAYING
QUOTE A MASSIVE FRAUD OF THIS
TYPE AND MAGNITUDE ALLOWS FOR
THE TERMINATION OF ALL RULES,
REGULATIONS AND ARTICLES. EVEN
THOSE FOUND IN THE CONSTITUTION
. THERE’S ALREADY BEEN SOME
STRONG PUSHBACK FROM DEMOCRATS
AND REPUBLICANS. THE LANGUAGE IS
EXTREMELY CONCERNING TO MANY.
BUT AS PAULA TUTMAN SHOWS US,
SOME EXPERTS BELIEVE NOT ENOUGH
OF THE RIGHT PEOPLE ARE
CONDEMNING THIS KIND OF TALK,
AND IT HAS SOME DANGEROUS
CONSEQUENCES WILL SEND IT OVER
TO YOU, PAULA. YEAH YEAH, AND
WHAT THIS CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
PROFESSOR IS TELLING ME IS AND
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE RIGHT
PEOPLE THAT WILL MAKE SENSE IN
JUST A MOMENT, BUT THAT THIS
KIND OF TALK IS EXTREMELY
PROBLEMATIC FOR SO MANY REASONS
. START WITH THE FACT THAT
THERE’S EVEN TALK OF TERMINATING
THE CONSTITUTION. AND THEN THAT
TALK COMES FROM A FORMER
PRESIDENT, WHO ALSO HAPPENS TO
BE A CURRENT CANDIDATE TO BE
PRESIDENT AGAIN, AND THAT NOT
ENOUGH OF PEOPLE FROM ACROSS ONE
PARTICULAR PARTY ARE SAYING
LOUDLY AND RESOUNDINGLY THAT YOU
CAN’T HAVE THIS KIND OF TALK.
AND SHE SAYS THAT IN ITSELF
MAKES THIS PROBLEMATIC. SO WHAT
IS THE CONSTITUTION? SIMPLY PUT,
IT IS THE SKELETAL SYSTEM THAT
CREATES THE FOUNDATION FOR THE
MEAT OF OUR NATION AND HOW WE
OPERATE. IT SPELLS OUT
GOVERNMENT POWERS WHILE
PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF
INDIVIDUALS. IT IS THE BLANKET
IN WHICH THE UNITED STATES WRAPS
ITSELF IN WITH THIS THING CALLED
DEMOCRACY. AND WHILE MOST PEOPLE
KNOW WHAT IT IS THE BASIS OF OUR
COUNTRY SO THEY SHOULD BE
RESPECTED THERE FOR A REASON,
AND YET, I THINK IT’S THE
FOUNDATION OF THE COUNTRY. IT’S
WHAT WE WERE BASED UPON IS HOW
WE STARTED AND IT’S HOW
EVERYTHING IS DESIGNED AND
DEVELOPED. HOW WE FOLLOW LAWS.
HOW WE BEHAVE AS A SOCIETY. I
THINK IT’S INTEGRAL A THEY
ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT’S REALLY IN
IT OR REMEMBER THE BASICS FROM
GRADE SCHOOL. THAT WAS YEARS
AGO. YOU KNOW THE CONSTITUTION.
I MEAN, I WONDER IF PEOPLE
REMEMBER OR FOLLOW IT MYSELF.
DIANE HEART MISS TEACHES
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AT OAKLAND
UNIVERSITY. AND EVEN IF YOU
DON’T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT’S IN THE
CONSTITUTION, SHE POINTS OUT,
YOU ARE LIVING A LIFE. YOU
CHOOSE FOR YOURSELF INSTEAD OF A
LIFE A GOVERNMENT CHOOSES FOR
YOU BY THE PROTECTIONS OFFERED
IN THE CONSTITUTION. PEOPLE MAY
NOT UNDERSTAND THE THINGS THAT
ARE PROTECTED BY THE
CONSTITUTION IN THIS COUNTRY,
AND THOSE ARE THINGS IS LIKE UM
, FREEDOM OF SPEECH, FREEDOM OF
RELIGION RIGHT TO BE FREE FROM
UNREASONABLE SEARCHES AND
SEIZURES, SUCH THINGS AS THE
RIGHT OF WOMEN TO VOTE ARE IN
OUR CONSTITUTION THE RIGHT OF
OUR COUNTRY TO BE FREE FROM
SLAVERY IS IN OUR CONSTITUTION,
THE RIGHT OF AFRICAN AMERICANS
TO VOTE IS IN OUR CONSTITUTION.
UM, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT OUR
COUNTRY, UH, PRIZES THEY ARE
BASIC CIVIL LIBERTIES. UM AND
THOSE ARE ALL IN OUR
CONSTITUTION AND WHEN THOSE IF
THOSE ARE TOSSED ASIDE,
CAVALIERLY, UM WE LOSE A GREAT
DEAL. WE LOSE OUR PROTECTIONS
AGAINST INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF
POSSIBLE GOVERNMENT INTRUSION
INTO OUR LIVES. THOSE
PROTECTIONS ARE EMBEDDED IN OUR
CONSTITUTION, SHE SAYS. JUST
TALKING ABOUT TERMINATING THE
CONSTITUTION IS DANGEROUS AND
THEN NOT HAVING TRUSTED ELECTED
OFFICIALS LINEUP AND
WHOLEHEARTEDLY CONDEMNING SUCH
TALK IS EVEN MORE DANGEROUS IS
MOST ALARMING IS THAT THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS NOT RISEN
UP IN MASS TO REPUDIATE. THESE
PERILOUS. STATEMENTS THESE
UNACCEPTABLE STATEMENTS FROM, UH
, A PAST PRESIDENT. I THINK
SUSPENDING THE CONSTITUTION IS
IN ITSELF UNCONSTITUTIONAL. SO
KAREN, THIS HAS NOT BEEN A ONE
DAY CONVERSATION FOR ME. I’VE
ACTUALLY BEEN TALKING TO A LOT
OF DIFFERENT EXPERTS FOR THE
LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. JUST ABOUT
THESE KINDS OF ISSUES. THIS JUST
HAPPENED TO COME UP TODAY, BUT
ALL OF THEM ALSO SEEM TO AGREE
ON ONE PARTICULAR THING, AND
THAT IS WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND
THE CONSTITUTION. MANY OF US
HAVE LONG VACATIONS COMING UP
FOR THE HOLIDAYS. THE SUGGESTION
IS SIT DOWN. TAKE ONE AFTERNOON,
SIT DOWN AND READ IT. EVERY
SINGLE WORD SO YOU ACTUALLY
REALLY DO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND
WHAT YOUR RIGHTS ARE. UNDER THE
CONSTITUTION AND WHY IT’S
IMPORTANT TO OUR DEMOCRACY.
KAREN KNOWLEDGE IS POWER AS THEY
SAY THANK YOU, PAULA. WELL A
DELIBERATE ATTACK ON INTRODUCED
ASIANS IN NORTH CAROLINA HAS
LEFT THOUSANDS OF HOMES IN THE
DARK TODAY. THE OUTAGES BEGAN
SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN POLICE SAY
SOMEONE INTENTIONALLY SHOT IT TO
ENERGY STATIONS, CAUSING DAMAGE
THERE CLOSE TO 40,000 CUSTOMERS
WITHOUT POWER. A 24 HOUR SHELTER
IS OPERATING TO HELP THOSE
LACKING HEAT, MEDICAL CARE AND
OTHER NECESSITIES. CRUSADE POWER
WON’T BE FULLY RESTORED UNTIL
THURSDAY. SO FAR, NO ARRESTS
HAVE BEEN MADE. PEOPLE LIVING ON
THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII ARE
INCREASINGLY WORRIED ABOUT MONA
LOA ERUPTIONS AS LAVA INCHES
CLOSER TO A MAIN HIGHWAY. THAT
HIGHWAY CONNECTS THE EAST AND
WEST SIDE OF THE ISLAND AND IS A
MAJOR THOROUGHFARE BETWEEN TOWNS
RIGHT NOW, LAVA IS ABOUT 2.3
MILES FROM THE HIGHWAY AND IS
ADVANCING. AT A RATE OF ABOUT 40
FT PER HOUR NOW, IF LAVA DOES
CROSS THE HIGHWAY, IT COULD ADD
HOURS TO THE COMMUTE OF DRIVERS
WITH FANS FINALLY, IN A LAWSUIT
OVER THE BATCH, PRE SALE OF