NOW YOU ARE LOOKING AT DETROIT’S RIVERFRONT AND THE EXACT TRACK 40 RADAR SHOWS US STORM CHANCES
HEADING THIS WAY. METEOROLOGIST
BRIAN SHERMAN IS STANDING BY TO
BRING US THE VERY LATEST. BRIAN
>> HEY, GOOD AFTERNOON, KAREN.
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. STILL
TRACKING THE UNHEALTHY AIR
QUALITY CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF
SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN THIS
AFTERNOON. THE MAJORITY OF
EVERYBODY HERE IN THE RED, THAT
IS OUR UNHEALTHY RANGE. WHILE WE
HAVE POCKETS OF THE PURPLE THAT
IS VERY UNHEALTHY FOR PORTIONS
OF WAYNE COUNTY THAN WORKING
INTO SOUTHERN WASHTENAW COUNTY
AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL LENAWEE
COUNTY. AND IT LOOKS LIKE THESE
LEVELS ON OUR AIR QUALITY INDEX
ARE GOING TO STICK AROUND INTO
TOMORROW AS WELL. THE MICHIGAN
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT HAS
EXTENDED OUR AIR QUALITY ALERT
FOR ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN
NOW GOING UNTIL MIDNIGHT
SATURDAY MORNING DESPITE SOME
RAIN THAT WE WILL SEE LATE
TONIGHT INTO THE EARLY PORTIONS
OF THE OVERNIGHT FOR THE MINUTE,
EXACT TRACK, 40 RADAR DRY FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN. BUT I’M
WATCHING STORMS STARTING TO FIRE
FROM CADILLAC UP TOWARD
LUDINGTON. IF WE ARE GOING TO
SEE STORMS MOVE INTO THE REGION
TONIGHT, THIS IS WHERE THEY’RE
GOING TO ORIGINATE. SO WE’LL
KEEP AN EYE ON THIS AS WE GO
THROUGH THE NEXT 3 TO 4 HOURS.
TOWER CAM OVER DOWNTOWN DETROIT,
A VERY HAZY PICTURE HEADING OUT
THE DOOR THIS AFTERNOON. MOST
EVERYONE WELL INTO THE 80S, 82
RIGHT NOW HERE IN DETROIT, 83,
WORKING DOWN INTO HOWELL 80
RIGHT NOW, CHECKING IN OVER IN
PONTIAC AND 85 AS YOU WORK DOWN
INTO ADRIAN. SO HOLD ON TO THE
UMBRELLA HEADING THROUGHOUT THE
EVENING HOURS TONIGHT, ANYWHERE
BETWEEN 7:00 AND ABOUT ONE IN
THE MORNING. BEST CHANCES FOR
THUNDERSTORMS, BUT MORE STORMS
ARE ON THE WAY HEADING INTO THE
WEEKEND. I’LL BREAK DOWN WHAT
YOU CAN EXPECT IN YOUR COMPLETE
FOREWARN FORECAST COMING UP IN
JUST A FEW MINUTES. KAREN
>> WELL, THE BIGGEST STORY OF
THE DAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS
THE SUPREME COURT’S RULING THAT
BASICALLY STRIKES DOWN
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN COLLEGE
ADMISSIONS. THERE IS A LOT TO GO
THROUGH IN THE 234 PAGE RULING,
BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS
UNIVERSITIES WILL HAVE TO LOOK
FOR NEW WAYS TO BOOST DIVERSITY.
KIMBERLY GILL JOINS US NOW IN
THE STUDIO WITH MORE ON THE
RULING AND ALSO THE REACTION
THAT’S POURING IN. RIGHT. HI,
KAREN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON TO YOU. WE’RE
TALKING ABOUT RULINGS IN TWO
SEPARATE CASES AND THE DECISIONS
WERE AMONG THE MOST EAGERLY
AWAITED OF THE COURT’S CURRENT
TERM. THE COURT’S CONSERVATIVE
MAJORITY CRAFTED TWO DECISIONS
THAT WILL HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON
HIGHER EDUCATION IN AMERICA. THE
CASES INVOLVE THE UNIVERSITY OF
NORTH CAROLINA AND HARVARD ONE
PUBLIC, ONE PRIVATE SCHOOL. THE
PLAINTIFFS ARGUED THEIR
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICIES
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST WHITE AND
ASIAN STUDENTS. THE HIGH COURT
AGREED AND RULED THEY VIOLATED
THE CONSTITUTION GUARANTEE OF
EQUAL PROTECTION. THE DECISION
MEANS RACE CANNOT BE TAKEN INTO
CONSIDERATION AS A SPECIFIC
BASIS FOR GRANTING ADMISSION.
BUT THE COURT DID LEAVE THE DOOR
OPEN FOR STUDENTS TO TALK ABOUT
HOW RACE HAS INFLUENCED THEIR
LIVES PERSONALLY DURING THE
ADMISSIONS PROCESS. MICHIGAN
ENDED. AFFIRMATIVE, AFFIRMATIVE
ACTION IN 2006 WITH THE PASSAGE
OF PROPOSAL TO THE UNIVERSITY OF
MICHIGAN SAYS SINCE THEN, ITS
RACE NEUTRAL ADMISSIONS LAWS
HAVE DECREASED. ENROLLMENT OF
BOTH BLACK AND NATIVE AMERICAN
STUDENTS. THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNIVERSITY RELEASED A STATEMENT
TODAY SAYING IN PART, QUOTE, WE
STILL WHOLEHEARTEDLY BELIEVE OUR
DEDICATION TO ACADEMIC
EXCELLENCE FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD
IS INSEPARABLE FROM OUR
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY
AND INCLUSION, END QUOTE. WE’RE
ALSO GETTING REACTION FROM
PRESIDENT BIDEN, WHO BLASTED THE
RULING AND HOPES IT WILL NOT BE
THE FINAL WORD. LISTEN
>> WHILE THE COURT CAN RENDER A
DECISION, IT CANNOT CHANGE WHAT
AMERICA STANDS FOR. AMERICA IS
AN IDEA, AN IDEA, THE UNIQUE IN
THE WORLD, AN IDEA OF HOPE AND
OPPORTUNITY, A POSSIBILITIES OF
GIVING EVERYONE A FAIR SHOT, OF
LEAVING NO ONE BEHIND. WE’VE
NEVER FULLY LIVED UP TO IT, BUT
WE’VE NEVER WALKED AWAY FROM IT
EITHER.
>> THE OPINION ISSUED TODAY BY
THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
MARKS THE BEGINNING OF THE
RESTORATION OF THE COLORBLIND
LEGAL COVENANT THAT BINDS
TOGETHER OUR MULTIRACIAL, ALL
MULTIETHNIC NATION.
>> SO KAREN HOWELL SHAWN LEY IS
IN ANN ARBOR GATHERING MORE
REACTION TO THE RULING. YOU’LL
HEAR HIS LIVE REPORT WHEN YOU
JOIN US FOR LOCAL 4 NEWS AT
5:00.
>> SO THIS IS THE LAST WEEK FOR
THE COURT’S TERM, BUT WE ARE
STILL EXPECTING SOME BIG
DECISIONS.
>> THAT’S A REALLY GOOD POINT.
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE THERE
WAITING FOR DECISIONS ON THE
CHALLENGES TO PRESIDENT BIDEN’S
STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS PLAN.
THAT’S A BIG ONE THAT WILL
AFFECT A LOT OF PEOPLE. AND
ANOTHER CASE LOOKS AT WHETHER
BUSINESSES CAN DENY SERVICES TO
LGBTQ CUSTOMERS. SO WE’D
ANTICIPATE THOSE RULINGS SHOULD
COME TOMORROW. BUT OF COURSE,
WE’LL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW IT.
>> A BIG WEEK AHEAD. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, KEN. SURE. WELL WE DO
HAVE ANOTHER RULING FROM THE
SUPREME COURT THIS ONE IN FAVOR
OF A CHRISTIAN MAIL CARRIER WHO
REFUSED TO WORK ON SUNDAYS. THE
JUSTICES UNANIMOUSLY RULED LOWER
COURTS WERE TOO QUICK TO DENY
HIS REQUEST. THE PROBLEM STARTED
WHEN THE POST OFFICE STARTED
REQUIRING EMPLOYEES TO DELIVER
AMAZON PACKAGES ON SUNDAY. HE
REFUSED THE POST OFFICE SAID,
GIVING THE CARRIER SUNDAYS OFF
WOULD MEAN EXTRA WORK FOR OTHERS
AND LOWER MORALE. THE CASE NOW
GOES BACK TO THE LOWER COURT,
WHERE THE POST OFFICE WILL BE
CHALLENGED TO SHOW IF AND HOW
THAT POLICY WOULD SUBSTANTIALLY
RAISE ITS COSTS. A THIRD
DEFENDANT IN AN ELECTION
INVESTIGATION HAS NOW TURNED
HIMSELF IN AND BEEN ARRAIGNED ON
FRAUD CHARGES. NOW WE DID TELL
YOU ABOUT THREE PEOPLE ACCUSED
OF FORGING SIGNATURES ON
NOMINATING PETITIONS FOR SEVERAL
CANDIDATES IN THE 2022 STATE
ELECTIONS. AT THE TIME, WILLIE
REED HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN INTO
CUSTODY. THAT CHANGED TODAY. AND
HE HAS NOW BEEN FORMALLY CHARGED
WITH SEVERAL COUNTS, INCLUDING
CONDUCT A CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE,
WHICH IS A 20 YEAR FELONY. REED
LIVES IN FLORIDA BUT IS EXPECTED
BACK IN COURT IN EARLY JULY.
OKAY. LISTEN UP, DRIVERS. IF YOU
DON’T HAVE HANDS FREE TECHNOLOGY
IN YOUR CAR, YOU BETTER PUT YOUR
PHONE DOWN. STARTING TOMORROW,
THAT IS WHEN A NEW LAW GOES INTO
EFFECT THAT BANS DRIVERS FROM
USING A HANDHELD PHONE TO TALK
TEXT OR SURF THE NET. THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
WILL INSTALL MORE THAN THREE
DOZEN SIGNS LIKE THE ONE ON YOUR
SCREEN TO REMIND PEOPLE TEXTING
HAS BEEN ILLEGAL IN MICHIGAN
SINCE 2010. BUT THE NEW LAW IS
EXPECTED TO BOOST ROAD SAFETY.
MICHIGAN IS THE 26TH STATE TO
ADOPT A HANDS FREE DRIVING LAW
PROFESSIONAL GOLF IS BACK IN THE
D AS THE ROCKET MORTGAGE CLASSIC
IS IN FULL SWING TODAY AT THE
DETROIT GOLF CLUB. SOME OF THE
WORLD’S BEST GOLFERS ARE HERE.
PLUS, WE HAVE SOME LOCAL TALENT
LOOKING TO MAKE A SPLASH. OUR
JAMIE EDMONDS IS LIVE THIS
AFTERNOON AT THE CLUB. AND
JAMIE, THE RAIN IS HOLDING OFF
FOR THE FIRST ROUND OF ACTION,
WHICH IS ALWAYS SOME GOOD NEWS.
>> HEY THERE, KAREN. YEAH THE
WEATHER HAS HELD OUT, HELD OUT
FOR MOST OF THE DAY HERE FOR US
FOR FIRST ROUND ACTION. AND
COLLIN, MORIKAWA AND RICKIE
FOWLER MIGHT HAVE HAD THE
BIGGEST FOLLOWING THINGS EARLY
THIS MORNING, BUT I THINK THE
BIGGEST CHEERS WENT FOR THE
HOMETOWN GUY THIS AFTERNOON.
LOCHMOOR CLUB’S HEAD, PGA
PROFESSIONAL KYLE MARTIN. AND
WAIT TILL YOU HEAR ON THE FIRST
TEE THE ANNOUNCER ACTUALLY HAD
TO WAIT FOR THE CHEERS TO DIE
DOWN.
>> AND NOW ON THE TEE FROM
GROSSE POINTE WOODS, MICHIGAN.
KYLE MARTIN.
>> KYLE MARTIN HAS WORKED AT
LOCHMOOR CLUB FOR 13 YEARS,
JUDGING BY THE SUPPORT HE HAS
HERE FROM THE CLUB, HE’S CLEARLY
BELOVED K MART, K MART MART PLUS
I THINK HAD 40 SOME PEOPLE SIGN
UP TO COME, PLUS A WHOLE BUNCH
OF PEOPLE THAT SHOWED UP ALL ON
THEIR OWN. KYLE AN EXEMPTION TO
PLAY WITH THE PROS HERE AT THE
ROCKET MORTGAGE CLASSIC BECAUSE
IN AUGUST HE WON THE MICHIGAN
PGA PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AS
YOU CAN SEE, THE GRAND RAPIDS
NATIVE LOOKS LIKE HE BELONGS. HE
STRIKES HIS FIRST DRIVE, 310
YARDS. AND HE OPENED WITH TWO
PARS, HIS CHEERING SECTION IS
LARGE AND THEY’RE HERE HOPEFULLY
FOR THE ENTIRE WEEKEND. FRIENDS,
COWORKERS, FAMILY. THIS IS HIS
WIFE, JENNY.
>> THIS IS AMAZING. I MEAN, THIS
DREAM COME TRUE FOR KYLE. HE’S
DOING THE THING THAT HE LOVES
THE MOST AND BEING HERE TO
WITNESS IT AND HAVE HIS SON HERE
AND HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS LIKE
THIS IS THE BEST DAY EVER. MAYBE
HIS BIGGEST FAN.
>> KYLE’S NINE YEAR OLD SON,
BRAYLON.
>> I’M REALLY EXCITED FOR HIM
AND HAPPY FOR HIM THAT HE’S
PLAYING IN THIS TOURNAMENT.
>> THE GOAL FOR KYLE MAKE THE
CUT, THEN SEE WHAT HAPPENS. I
TOLD YOU THAT LOCHMOOR CLUB
SUPPORT RUNS DEEP. EVEN HIS
CADDIE IS A LOCHMOOR MEMBER. HIS
FRIEND JOHN ZELINSKY. FUNNY
STORY KYLE SON’S BIRTHDAY IS
MONDAY AND I SAID TO HIM, WHAT A
BIRTHDAY GIFT IT WOULD BE IF
YOUR DAD COULD MAKE THE CUT.
HEY, WIN THE WHOLE THING. HE’S
LIKE, YEAH, THAT’D BE GREAT. BUT
I’D ALSO LIKE A PS5 AND THEN WE
ALL HAD A CHUCKLE. SO GO, KYLE.
HE’S ONE OVER THROUGH SIX, RIGHT
NOW. WE’RE LIVE AT THE ROCKET
MORTGAGE CLASSIC. KAREN, BACK TO
YOU.