THE SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN HIS PLAN TO FORGIVE HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN STUDENT
LOAN DEBT. GLAD YOU’RE WITH US
THIS FRIDAY NIGHT FOR LOCAL 4
NEWS AT SIX. I’M DEVIN SCILLIAN.
I’M KIMBERLY GILL.
>> MANY WHO BELIEVED THEY’D
ALREADY BEEN GRANTED RELIEF FROM
THEIR STUDENT LOAN DEBT ARE
FINDING OUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE
. SIX SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
VOTED AGAINST UPHOLDING THE
BIDEN PLAN, WHILE THREE VOTED TO
KEEP IT. THE MAJORITY OPINION
STATED THAT THE HEROES ACT DOES
NOT GIVE THE PRESIDENT THE POWER
TO OFFER WHOLESALE FORGIVENESS
OF A STUDENT’S DEBT.
>> PRESIDENT BIDEN THIS
AFTERNOON PROMISING TO PURSUE
OTHER LEGAL MEANS TO PROVIDE, AS
HE PUT IT, AS MANY BORROWERS AS
POSSIBLE WITH DEBT RELIEF. BUT
TODAY’S DECISION UNDENIABLY
DISAPPOINTS. FOR TENS OF
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE. THE WHITE
HOUSE ESTIMATED 40 MILLION
PEOPLE, IN FACT, WOULD QUALIFY
FOR THAT STUDENT LOAN RELIEF. 26
MILLION APPLIED. 16 MILLION WERE
ALREADY APPROVED. AND WHEN THE
COURT’S ORDER CAME IN TO FREEZE
THE PROGRAM THIS PAST WINTER,
MEGAN WOODS HAS BEEN SPEAKING
WITH PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE HIGH
COURT’S RULING, AS WELL AS
FINANCIAL EXPERTS.
>> HI, MEGAN.
>> HEY, KIMBERLY. DEVIN THAT’S
RIGHT. SO WE KNOW THAT THE
REPAYMENT OF THESE LOANS WERE
PAUSED AT THE START OF THE
PANDEMIC. AND NOW THAT THEY’RE
STARTING BACK UP IN THE FALL, WE
DID TALK TO PEOPLE WHO ARE
CHIPPING AWAY AT THAT DEBT, AS
WELL AS A FINANCIAL ADVISER
ABOUT HOW THIS RULING WILL
IMPACT THE FUTURE.
>> SO I HAVE BEEN ON AND OFF
PAYING ON THESE FOR CLOSE TO 20
YEARS.
>> CASSIE WILLIAMS GOT HER
BACHELOR’S DEGREE FROM WAYNE
STATE UNIVERSITY AND HER MASTERS
FROM CHATHAM UNIVERSITY IN
PITTSBURGH.
>> AT ITS HIGHEST, MY DEBT WAS
AROUND $79,000 IN STUDENT LOANS
. AND THAT INCLUDED THE FACT
THAT I HAD A FULL TUITION
SCHOLARSHIP FOR MY UNDERGRADUATE
DEGREE.
>> SO THE IDEA OF A PROGRAM
CANCELING $10,000 OF THAT
STUDENT DEBT SOUND ENTICING.
>> MY HUSBAND AND I HAD BEEN
WORKING REALLY, REALLY HARD AND
DILIGENTLY ON PAYING OFF OUR
LOANS. BUT OF COURSE, THAT’S IT
HAMSTRINGS US, YOU KNOW, AND IT
REALLY TAKES MONEY OUT OF OUR
LOCAL ECONOMY BECAUSE IN ORDER
TO PAY $1,000 A MONTH ON DEBT,
YOU HAVE TO NOT GO OUT TO EAT,
NOT BUY A NEW CAR, NOT DO THIS,
NOT DO THAT.
>> TOM GRIFFARD AT GREAT LAKES
WEALTH SAYS NOW THAT THE SUPREME
COURT HAS REJECTED THAT
FORGIVENESS PLAN AND BORROWERS
ARE STILL ON THE HOOK FOR
REPAYMENT, WE MAY SEE A SLIGHT
DIFFERENCE IN THE ECONOMY.
>> SEE, WHAT THAT DOES NOW IS
THAT TAMPS DOWN SPENDING. AND
WHEN YOU TAMP DOWN SPENDING, IT
AFFECTS OVERALL GROWTH. SO WHEN
YOU GO TO STARBUCKS, YOU KNOW
YOUR YOU’RE NOT GOING TO GO FOUR
DAYS A WEEK. MAYBE YOU’RE GOING
TO GO ONE DAY A WEEK.
>> SO REPAYMENT STARTS IN JUST A
FEW MONTHS, AGAIN, IN OCTOBER.
AND SO HE SAYS RIGHT NOW IS THE
TIME TO BUDGET. AND SEE IF YOU
CAN CONSOLIDATE SOME OF THOSE
LOANS OR PAY OFF THE LOAN THAT
HAS THE HIGHEST INTEREST RATE.
REPORTING LIVE, I’M MEGAN WOODS,
LOCAL 4. OCTOBER WILL BE HERE
BEFORE WE KNOW IT.
>> MEGAN THANK YOU.
>> THE COURT HAS ISSUED THREE
POLITICALLY RIGHT LEANING
DECISIONS IN THE PAST TWO DAYS.
>> NBC NEWS SENIOR LEGAL
CORRESPONDENT LAURA JARRETT IS
PROVIDING EXPERT INSIGHT INTO
WHAT THIS ALL MEANS FOR THE
DIRECTION OF THE COURT AND THE
FUTURE OF THE COUNTRY.
>> IN COMBINATION BETWEEN
TODAY’S DECISIONS AND THE
DECISION YESTERDAY ON
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IS A COURT
THAT IS DEEPLY DIVIDED, WITH
DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT WORLD
VIEWS ABOUT DISCRIMINATION,
ABOUT THE RIGHTS OF DISINFO,
ENERGIZED MINORITIES AND WHAT TO
DO ABOUT THAT.
>> MORE EXPERT INSIGHT AHEAD ON
NIGHTLY NEWS AT 630. PLUS, WHAT
THE COURT WILL CONSIDER NEXT.
THE CASE INVOLVING DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AND GUN OWNERSHIP. THE
JUSTICES HAVE AGREED TO HEAR THE
DISCOVERY OF A BODY IN VAN BUREN
TOWNSHIP LEADS TO THE ARREST OF
A SEMI TRUCK DRIVER FOR
HOMICIDE.
>> SOMEONE CALLED POLICE AFTER
NOTICING A SEMI WITH A TRAILER
AND BOTH SIDE WINDOWS SMASHED
OUT IN A PARKING LOT ALONG
BELLEVILLE ROAD. THAT’S JUST
NORTH OF I 94. INSIDE THE CAB
WAS THE BODY OF A 48 YEAR OLD
MAN FROM CALIFORNIA, DEAD OF AN
APPARENT GUNSHOT WOUND. POLICE
VIEWED VIDEO FOOTAGE SHOWING THE
VICTIM ARGUING WITH ANOTHER MAN
WHO EVENTUALLY SHOT THE VICTIM
BEFORE DRIVING AWAY. THEN IN A
SEMI, GPS DATA HELPED POLICE
LOCATE THAT SEMI STILL IN VAN
BUREN TOWNSHIP. INSIDE THE
VEHICLE, OFFICERS FOUND WHAT
THEY BELIEVE TO BE THE MURDER
WEAPON. THE SUSPECT ENDED UP
BEING ARRESTED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
AND TONIGHT IN JAIL PENDING
CHARGES.
>> ALL RIGHT. WELL, SEEING SLOW
AND STEADY IMPROVEMENT IN THE
AMOUNT OF AIR POLLUTION HITTING
DETROIT FROM THE WILDFIRES IN
CANADA RIGHT NOW, WE’VE GOT THE
SEVENTH WORST AIR QUALITY IN THE
WORLD.
>> BELIEVE IT OR NOT. THAT’S AN
IMPROVEMENT FROM YESTERDAY.
STILL HARMFUL FOR SENSITIVE
GROUPS WITH THE ACTUAL NUMBER
MEASURING THE POLLUTION HAS
IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY, IN FACT,
OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. BUT EVEN
WITH THAT IMPROVEMENT, THE AIR
QUALITY ALERT FOR OUR AREA
STRETCHING INTO THE WEEKEND.
>> KIM’S HERE WITH A CLOSER LOOK
AT CONDITIONS.
>> KIM WELL, AIR QUALITY IS
STILL UNHEALTHY FOR SOME,
MEANING THOSE WITH ASTHMA OR
RESPIRATORY ISSUES. BUT BEFORE I
GET TO THAT, I WANT TO SHOW YOU
A THUNDERSTORM THAT’S POPPED UP
UP IN SAGINAW. THE REASON WHY I
SHOW IT IS I KNOW A LOT OF
PEOPLE ARE HEADED UP NORTH
TONIGHT ALONG I 75. THIS
THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING EAST AT
25MPH. IT IS NOT SEVERE. IT JUST
HAS A LOT OF HEAVY RAIN. BUT BY
THE TIME IF YOU’RE IN METRO
DETROIT, BY THE TIME YOU GET UP
THERE, IT’LL BE LONG GONE BY
THEN. BUT JUST WANTED TO LET YOU
KNOW THAT THERE IS THAT ONE
THUNDERSTORM CELL AND WE’RE
STILL WATCHING A COUPLE OF
OTHERS. BUT NOTHING THAT’S
REALLY GOING TO AFFECT US HERE
IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA,
ESPECIALLY ON THE EAST SIDE. BUT
THERE’S ONE LITTLE ONE OVER BY
JACKSON THAT MIGHT HAVE AN
ISOLATED SHOWER OR EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORM, BUT WE ARE NOT
EXPECTING WIDESPREAD SEVERE
WEATHER. NOW LET’S TALK ABOUT
THE AIR QUALITY JUST IN THE LAST
HOUR, IT HAS GONE TO UNHEALTHY
UP NORTH. AND IT’S INTERESTING
BECAUSE IT’S RIGHT AROUND WHERE
THAT THUNDERSTORM IS SOMETIMES
TIMES THE THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN
CAN ACTUALLY PUSH THE SMOKE
DOWN. INSTEAD OF WASHING IT OUT,
IT ACTUALLY PUSHES IT DOWN TO
THE SURFACE. SO I HAVE A FEELING
THAT’S WHY THINGS DETERIORATED
THERE. BUT WE’RE ANYWHERE
BETWEEN UNHEALTHY FOR SOME AND
UNHEALTHY FOR ALL. BOTTOM LINE
IS AIR QUALITY IS A PROBLEM, BUT
WE DO SEE SOME RELIEF OVER THE
WEEKEND AND I’LL TALK ABOUT THAT
IN THE FORECAST.
>> OKAY, KIM, THANK YOU. WELL,
THE RECORD NUMBER OF AIR
TRAVELERS EXPECTED FOR THE
HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THERE’S BEEN
CONCERN OVER HOW THE AIRLINES
AND THE FAA CAN POSSIBLY KEEP UP
WITH DEMAND, ESPECIALLY AMID
UNPREDICTABLE WEATHER.
JACQUELINE FRANCIS LIVE TONIGHT
TO GIVE US A LOOK AT HOW THINGS
ARE GOING SO FAR AT METRO
AIRPORT. HI, JACQUELINE.
>> HI, KIMBERLY. IT’S THE FRIDAY
BEFORE THE FOURTH AND THINGS ARE
GOING REALLY SMOOTHLY HERE.
WE’VE SEEN A STEADY STREAM OF
PASSENGERS COMING IN, CHECKING
IN FOR THEIR FLIGHT HERE AT THE
MCNAMARA TERMINAL HOWELL. WE’VE
SEEN VERY FEW DELAYS AND
VIRTUALLY NO CANCELLATION. SO,
AGAIN, IT’S ALL GOOD.
>> THIS FORUM YOU LIKE. SO IT’S
GOING TO BE CRAZY. I HOPE WE
DON’T HAVE ANY DELAYS.
>> IT’S TIME FOR TAKEOFF HEADING
INTO THIS SUMMER HOLIDAY
WEEKEND.
>> WYANDOTTE RIGHT ON TIME. WE
DID CURBSIDE CHECK IN SO IT
DOESN’T LOOK TOO BAD.
>> TRAVELERS ARRIVING EAGER AND
EARLY.
>> WE CAME A LITTLE EARLY, SO I
DON’T KNOW IF OUR FLIGHT IS NOT
DELAYED. IT HASN’T SAID ANYTHING
ABOUT BEING DELAYED YET. SO BUT
YOU JUST WANTED TO PLAY IT SAFE
BECAUSE OF THE.
>> YEAH, YEAH, PLAY IT SAFE.
>> THE DEPARTURE BOARD AT
LOOKING GOOD AS OF LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON WITH NO CANCELLATIONS
AND ONLY A FEW DELAYS.
>> WAS I SUPPOSED TO BE LEAVING
BY 605? AND NOW WE HAVE TO WAIT
50 MORE MINUTES. SO IT’S NOT NOT
THAT BAD.
>> AND THERE’S A LIVE LOOK AT
THE DEPARTURE BOARD AGAIN AT THE
MCNAMARA TERMINAL. EVERYTHING
GOOD? EVERYTHING ON TIME. LOTS
OF PLACES TO GO AND PEOPLE STILL
COMING HERE TO CHECK IN. SO
REPORTING LIVE FROM DETROIT,
METRO AIRPORT, JACQUELINE
FRANCIS, LOCAL 4. LET’S HOPE IT
STAYS THAT WAY.
>> JACQUELINE, THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT. WELL, THOSE WHO ARE
STAYING IN TOWN FOR THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND WILL HAVE PLENTY OF
ENTERTAINMENT OPTIONS, A LOT
GOING ON.
>> SPECIAL EVENTS BEGIN TONIGHT,
MARKING A MILESTONE FOR CAMP
DEARBORN, THE PARK OWNED AND
OPERATED BY THE CITY OF
DEARBORN, BUT DEARBORN BUT
ACTUALLY LOCATED IN MILFORD.
INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, TIM
PAMPLIN THERE TO SHOW US HOW
THEY’RE MARKING THEIR DIME AND
ANNIVERSARY.
>> WELL, YOU JOINED US JUST AS
DRONE FOUR CLEARS THE TREETOPS
HERE AT CAMP DEARBORN IN
MILFORD. CAMP DEARBORN IN
MILFORD. THAT’S RIGHT. FOUNDED
IN 1948 BY THE THEN MAYOR OF
DEARBORN AS A PLACE FOR MANY OF
THE BLUE COLLAR WORKERS TO GET
OUT OF THE CITY, ENJOY SOME
FRESH AIR AS WE FLY OVER ONE OF
THE SEVEN LAKES HERE, A LOT OF
HISTORY AT CAMP DEARBORN.
FAMILIES, AGAIN, WOULD BRING
THEIR FAMILIES OUT FOR A
RESPITE, MAYBE EVEN WATCH SOME
EARLY TELLY. AND THE BIG
CELEBRATION IS THIS WEEKEND.
>> CAMP DEARBORN, ROUGHLY 75
YEARS AGO, WAS ESTABLISHED. THE
LEADERSHIP AT THAT TIME DECIDED
THEY WANTED A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE
COULD ESCAPE THE CITY AND THEY
COULD COME OUT AND CAMP CAMP,
MAYBE GET ON ONE OF THE PADDLE
BOATS, ENJOY THE LAKE.
>> STILL ACTIVE TODAY, THE CITY
OF DEARBORN CONSIDERED SELLING
THE PROPERTY DURING THE ECONOMIC
DOWNTURN OF 2008, BUT OPTED TO
KEEP IT AND ITS 27 HOLE GOLF
COURSE. IT’S PUTT PUTT GOLF,
SEVEN LAKES WHICH MAKE FOR GREAT
OUTDOOR FUN FOR THE YOUNGSTERS.
>> WE’RE ACTUALLY IN THE PROCESS
OF INVESTING A COUPLE OF MILLION
DOLLARS INTO CAMP THROUGH SOME
GRANT FUNDING. SO THERE’S A LOT
OF ACTIVITY HERE, A LOT OF GREAT
THINGS HAPPENING. UH, YEAH.
>> SO BACK TO THE 75TH
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS. THE
FOOD TRUCKS ARE LINED UP. A CREW
IS PUTTING UP HALF A DOZEN OR SO
INFLATABLE BOUNCY CASTLES.
THAT’LL BE FUN. AND THE ENTIRE
600 PLUS ACRES IS OPEN TO
EVERYONE.
>> EVERYBODY IS WELCOME TO ENJOY
THE FESTIVITIES. YOU DO NOT HAVE
TO BE A DEARBORN RESIDENT.
>> THE CELEBRATION KICKS OFF IN
ABOUT 20 MINUTES HERE AT 630 AT
CAMP DEARBORN IN MILFORD, ONE OF
THE BEACHES HERE. WELL TOMORROW
NIGHT, THE SKIES WILL BE FULL OF
FIREWORKS AS PART OF THEIR 75TH
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION IS A
WONDERFUL PART OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN HISTORY, THUS
MAINTAINING ITS OLD WORLD CHARM.
THAT’S THE SCENE IN MILFORD. TIM