ALL OF THEM THE GOVERNOR ONLY WITH MISDEMEANOR BUT FELONIES FOR EVERYBODY ELSE, AND SO WHAT
THIS DOES IS THAT IT SAYS THAT
ENTIRE CASE THAT IT’S BEEN YEARS
AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS SPENT AGAINST HAS THIS
BEEN UPENDED. AND SO WE’RE GOING
TO TAKE A LOOK NOW AT SOME OF
THE THINGS THAT THE SUPREME
COURT HAD TO SAY IN THIS, AND BY
THE WAY, IT WAS A UNANIMOUS
DECISION IN ONE OF THE PORTIONS
OF IT, IT SAYS. QUOTE A GENESEE
COUNTY JUDGE SERVED AS A ONE MAN
GRAND JURY. AND CONSIDER THE
EVIDENCE NOT IN A PUBLIC
COURTROOM, BUT IN A SECRET STAR
CHAMBER. COME BACK THAT IS
RATHER STARK LANGUAGE IN THIS
ONE MAN GRAND JURY HAS BEEN
ISSUED CHARGES TO THIS DAY. THE
DEFENDANTS DO NOT KNOW WHAT
EVIDENCE THE PROSECUTION
PRESENTED TO CONVINCE THE GRAND
JURY I E JUROR OR TO CHARGE THEM
, AND THAT IS USUALLY IN ANY
CRIMINAL CASE WHAT YOU GET, AND
THAT’S WHAT THEY ARGUED IN THIS
CASE. NOW NICK LYON, THEY SAY
FURTHER ARGUES THAT THE STATE
DOES NOT GRANT THE JUDGE
CONDUCTING THE INQUIRY. THE
AUTHORITY TO ISSUE INDICTMENTS
AND WE AGREE. FINALLY IT SAYS IT
SEEMS THAT THE POWER OF A JUDGE
CONDUCTING AN INQUIRY TO ISSUE
AN INDICTMENT WAS SIMPLY AN
UNCHALLENGED ASSUMPTION. UNTIL
NOW, VERY STRONG WORDS. ACTUALLY
FROM THE SUPREME COURT AND
AGAIN, I REITERATE IT WAS A SIX
TO NOTHING DECISION, AND SO NOW
IT IS UP TO THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL. DECIDE HOW TO PROCEED
HERE. WE CONTACTED THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL’S OFFICE. THEY SAY THAT
THEY ARE READING THE OPINION AND
WORKING ON SOME SORT OF RESPONSE
. WE MIGHT GET ONE, PERHAPS BY
THE END OF THE DAY. BUT WHAT THE
SUPREME COURT DID WAS IT NOW
REMANDED IT BACK TO THE COURTS
IN FLYNN, GENESEE COUNTY. NOW
THERE ARE SO MANY TWISTS AND
TURNS IN ALL OF THIS, WE’RE
GOING TO BE SPEAKING TO RICH
BAIRD, WHO WAS THE GOVERNOR’S
RIGHT HAND MAN, HIS ATTORNEYS
WHO LED THE CHARGE IN THIS WE’RE
GOING TO BE TALKING TO THEM THIS
AFTERNOON, AND SOME OF THE OTHER
PEOPLE INVOLVED HAVE BEEN
SCHEDULED. SO WE’LL BE WORKING
ON THAT. SO WE’LL HAVE FULL
DETAILS AND IS THE BEST UPDATE
THAT WE CAN POSSIBLY HAVE FOR
YOU COMING UP ON LOCAL 4 NEWS AT
FOUR FIVE AND SIX REPORTING LIVE
ROD MELONI. WE’LL RIDE. OF
COURSE, THIS HAS BEEN SEVERAL
YEARS FOR THE FAMILIES IN FLINT
TO WANT TO HOLD PEOPLE
ACCOUNTABLE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THIS HAPPENING? SO WHAT IS
THIS? WHAT WOULD WE SAY TO THEM?
WELL YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE ISSUES
AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT
ARE UNANSWERED AT THIS POINT IN
NOONTIME ANYWAY, IS WHAT IS
ACTUALLY GOING TO MOVE FORWARD
BECAUSE THERE IS A STATUTE OF
LIMITATIONS ON A LOT OF THESE,
AND SO THE CLOCK IS RUNNING ON
ALL OF THIS. SO WHAT CAN THEY
DO? HOW QUICKLY CAN THEY GET
CHARGES EITHER REINSTATED OR
MOVE? WE DON’T KNOW. CERTAINLY
WILL BE TALKING TO RESIDENTS OF
FLINT. IN FACT, WE’RE ON OUR WAY
UP THERE NOW TO TALK TO FLINT
RESIDENTS TO GET THEIR REACTION
TO THIS AS WELL. AND WE’LL SEE.
WE SIMPLY DON’T KNOW RHONDA, BUT
CERTAINLY WILL STAY ON TOP OF
IT. SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF LEGAL
WRANGLING IS GOING TO BE TAKING
PLACE AS WELL. ALL RIGHT, NICK,
I’M SORRY. SORRY, ROD. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR THAT. HAVE THE
MORNING SHOW ON MY BRAIN,
APPARENTLY NEW AT NOON FOR A
THIRD STRAIGHT TIME. A DETROIT
CITY COUNCIL VOTE ON A TAX BREAK
FOR DAN GILBERT LIGHTEST BEDROCK
PROJECT HAS BEEN POSTPONED AGAIN
. TODAY’S VOTE WAS DELAYED AT
THE REQUEST OF BEDROCK, THOUGH,
WHO WITHDRAWN ITS REQUEST WITH
PLANS TO BRING IT BACK UP AT
ANOTHER TIME. THE $60 MILLION
TAX BREAK WOULD GO TO THE
PROJECT ON THE SITE OF THE
FORMER HUDSON’S DEPARTMENT
STORE. THERE’S A PROPOSAL ON THE
TABLE TO GIVE BEDROCK $6 MILLION
IN TAX SAVINGS FOR THE NEXT 10
YEARS. CONSTRUCTION OF THE
PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO FINISH IN
2020 FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS BEHIND
SCHEDULE. TURNING OUR ATTENTION
NOW TO BRANDON DON’T KNOW IF IT
GETS MUCH PERFECT IN THIS I MEAN
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW
SEVENTIES. IT FEELS GREAT OUT
RIGHT NOW. LOVE TO HIT THE PAUSE
BUTTON RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW.
JUST SAN DIEGO OUT THERE. BUT IT
WILL GET A LITTLE BIT WARMER.
SETTLE. HAD TO USE MY JEDI MIND
TRICK THEIR LOW SEVENTIES VERY
LITTLE HUMIDITY AND A DEGREE OR
THREE WARMER THAN YESTERDAY. WE
HIT 77 YESTERDAY, SO A DEGREE OR
THREE WARMER THAN THAT, BUT
AGAIN, LOW HUMIDITY, LIGHT
WINDS. BADLY NEEDED RAIN NEARBY
, BUT NOT IN THE FORECAST FOR US
TODAY, SO YOU NEED THOSE
SPRINKLERS ONCE AGAIN. 76 AT TWO
P.M. 80 DEGREES OUR HIGH
TEMPERATURE TODAY. WE ARE
TRACKING A LITTLE WEDNESDAY. WET
WEATHER, RHONDA WILL DO THAT
COMING UP. OKAY WE’LL SEE YOU
HERE SHORTLY. BRANDON THANK YOU.
TURNING NOW TO A TRAGIC
DISCOVERY IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
, WERE AT LEAST 46 MIGRANTS WERE
FOUND DEAD INSIDE OF A HOT SEMI
TRUCK TRAILER. YESTERDAY
OFFICIAL TOLD THAT TRUCK AWAY
FROM THE SCENE THIS MORNING 16
PEOPLE THAT WERE INSIDE OF THAT
CAB ARE HOSPITALIZED, INCLUDING
FOUR CHILDREN. THREE PEOPLE WERE
TAKEN INTO CUSTODY FOLLOWING
WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE DEADLIEST
CASE OF HUMAN SMUGGLING IN
MODERN US HISTORY. HOMELAND
SECURITY IS NOW IN CHARGE. OF
THE INVESTIGATION AND OVER TO
MISSOURI, WHERE A COLLISION
BETWEEN AN AMTRAK TRAIN AND A
DUMP TRUCK KILLED THREE PEOPLE
ON THE TRACKS AND INJURED DOZENS
MORE. YOU CAN SEE THE DRONE
VIDEO SHOWING THE AFTERMATH OF
THAT CRASH, WHICH HAPPENED AT A
RAILROAD CROSSING NEAR THE CITY
OF MENDON. THIS IS A COUPLE
HOURS OUTSIDE OF KANSAS CITY,
MISSOURI. THERE WERE 243
PASSENGERS AND 12 CREW MEMBERS
ON BOARD THAT TRAIN WHEN EIGHT
OF ITS CARS AND TWO LOCOMOTIVES
DERAILED OF THE VICTIMS TO WERE
ON BOARD, THE TRAIN AND THE
OTHER WAS THE TRUCK DRIVER. A
MONUMENTAL SUPREME COURT TERM IS
COMING TO AN END, THE COURT
RULED ON MONDAY AND AN IMPORTANT
RELIGIOUS SPEECH CASE AS FALLOUT
FROM FRIDAY’S ABORTION RULING
CONTINUES. ABORTION RIGHTS
SUPPORTERS ARE SCRAMBLING TO
PROTECT ACCESS TO THE PROCEDURE
. NBC’S CHRIS PALLONE HAS MORE
JUDGES IN TWO STATES HAVE
BLOCKED NEW ABORTION
RESTRICTIONS FOR NOW, AS PEOPLE
ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ISSUE
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT’S NEXT
IN THE POST ROE ERA. WITH
PRESIDENT BIDEN IN EUROPE.
MEMBERS OF HIS ADMINISTRATION
INSISTS THEY’RE STILL WORKING TO
PROTECT ACCESS TO ABORTION IN
THE WAKE OF FRIDAY’S LANDMARK
SUPREME COURT DECISION, WE’RE
GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE
YOU RECEIVE THE CARE YOU NEED
RIGHT NOW. ABORTION IS ILLEGAL,
WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS IN AT LEAST
SEVEN STATES AND SOON AT LEAST
SIX MORE ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO
BAN IT ADMINISTRATION DISMISSING
FOR NOW AN IDEA TO PROVIDE
ABORTION SERVICES ON FEDERAL
LAND. BUT SAYS STATES SHOULD NOT
INTERFERE WITH ABORTION PILLS
SENT THROUGH THE MAIL WILL DO
EVERYTHING WITHIN OUR POWER AS
THE ADMINISTRATION THROUGH THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH TO ENSURE THAT
WOMEN HAVE ACCESS TO THE
MEDICATION THEY NEED. GROUPS
HAVE FILED LAWSUITS AGAINST
TRIGGER LAWS AND AT LEAST EIGHT
STATES. JUDGES IN LOUISIANA AND
UTAH HAVE TEMPORARILY BLOCKED
NEW ABORTION LAWS FROM TAKING
EFFECT. WHILE THE LATEST POLLING
SHOWS 56% OF AMERICANS SAY THEY
OPPOSE THE SUPREME COURT’S
DECISION, REPUBLICANS ARE
CELEBRATING THE RULING THE COURT
DID IN EFFECT. WAS RETURNED THIS
VERY CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE. TO THE
PEOPLE AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES
WITH THE CONSEQUENTIAL TERM NOW
DRAWING TO A CLOSE THE SUPREME
COURT’S CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY
MONDAY EXPANDED RELIGIOUS RIGHTS
STILL IN SHOCK. I MEAN, IT’S
JUST GREAT NEWS FOR THE ENTIRE
NATION, RULING IN FAVOR OF
WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
COACH THAT IS PUBLIC PRAYERS ON
THE 50 YARD LINE AFTER GAMES ARE
PROTECTED BY THE FIRST
AMENDMENT. WITH ANGRY PROTESTS
IN THE STREETS AND POLLS SHOWING
THE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS DID
NOT WANT TO SEE ROE OVERTURNED.
DEMOCRATS HOPE THAT TRANSLATES
TO ELECTION VICTORIES IN THE
FALL DURING THE MIDTERMS, BUT
REPUBLICANS POINT OUT THAT THEIR
VOTERS ARE MOTIVATED BY THIS
ISSUE AS WELL. IN WASHINGTON,
CHRIS PALLONE, NOW BACK TO YOU.
ALRIGHT CHRIS. THANK YOU. AND
LESS THAN ONE HOUR. THE HOUSE
COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING THE
JANUARY SIX ATTACK ON THE U. S
CAPITOL WILL HOLD A NEWLY
ANNOUNCED PUBLIC HEARING HERE AT
ONE O’CLOCK. THE PANEL SAYS THAT
IT WILL PRESENT RECENTLY
OBTAINED EVIDENCE BUT DIDN’T
OFFER ANYTHING SPECIFIC.
LAWMAKERS SAY THAT FUTURE
HEARINGS WILL FOCUS ON DOMESTIC
EXTREMISTS WHO BREACHED THE
CAPITAL. AND WHAT FORMER
PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS DOING AS
THAT VIOLENCE UNFOLDED. YOU CAN
WATCH THE HEARING TODAY AGAIN.