THE AIR QUALITY CONCERNS JUST NOT GOING AWAY. ANOTHER AIR QUALITY ALERT IS NOW SET FOR
TOMORROW AND THAT MIGHT NOT BE
THE END OF IT.
>> NOT A LIVE PICTURES FROM THE
DETROIT RIVERFRONT AS WE KICK
OFF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE
4WARN WEATHER TEAM TRACKING RAIN
FOR PART OF THE LONG WEEKEND.
>> WE’LL START WITH THE EXACT
TRACK 4D RADAR, WHICH IS CLEAR
AT THIS HOUR. BUT CONDITIONS ARE
RIGHT FOR SOME RAIN. MAYBE MAYBE
EVEN A STORM HEADING INTO
TONIGHT. I THINK OUR SHOT OF 80
AND SUNNY STRAIGHT THROUGH FOR
THE NEXT FOUR DAYS SEEMS TO BE
DIMMING.
>> BUT YEAH, OUT OF THE
QUESTION, SOUNDS LIKE ALMOST.
LET’S GET OVER TO KIM ADAMS.
KIM, YOU’VE DEFINITELY GOT A LOT
OF IRONS IN THE FIRE, SO TO
SPEAK, RIGHT NOW.
>> IT’S A LITTLE BIT BUSY, BUT I
GUESS IT DEPENDS ON WHETHER THE
GLASS IS HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY
BECAUSE WE DO NEED SOME RAIN,
BUT WE CERTAINLY DON’T WANT IT
ON A HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE GOOD
NEWS IS THERE’LL BE PLENTY OF
TIME THIS WEEKEND WHERE IT WILL
BE DRY. IT’S NOT AN ENTIRE
WASHOUT. YOU JUST NEED TO BE
AWARE THAT FROM TIME TO TIME
THERE COULD BE A SHOWER. RIGHT
NOW IT IS DRY HERE IN METRO
DETROIT. BUT I JUST PICKED UP A
THUNDERSTORM JUST TO THE WEST OF
JACKSON. NOW, THIS IS NOT SEVERE
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. AND YOU
CAN SEE HOW SMALL IT IS JUST
AFFECTING TO THE EAST OF ALBION.
HEADED OVER TO JACKSON. AND I
HIGHLY DOUBT IT EVEN HOLDS
TOGETHER BY THE TIME IT GETS
HERE TO METRO DETROIT. BUT THERE
COULD BE AN ISOLATED SHOWER HERE
OR THERE. THERE’S ANOTHER
THUNDERSTORM WELL UP TO OUR
NORTH. IT WILL NOT AFFECT US.
JUST SOUTH OF ALPENA AND EAST
TAWAS. THAT’LL HEAD OUT OVER THE
LAKE. SO AGAIN, MAYBE 1 OR 2
TONIGHT. REALLY? THE BIG STORY,
IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR PLANS
TONIGHT, THE AIR QUALITY. HERE’S
WHERE WE ARE AT 5:00. WE’VE GOT
UNHEALTHY FOR SOME AIR QUALITY
CONDITIONS HERE IN METRO DETROIT
ARE IMPROVING. EVEN MODERATE IN
SOME SPOTS. BUT DEFINITELY
YOU’RE GOING TO FEEL IT IF
YOU’RE OUT TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY
IF YOU HAVE SENSITIVITIES. WE’RE
UNDER THAT AIR QUALITY ALERT NOW
ALL THE WAY THROUGH TOMORROW.
I’LL TELL YOU WHEN THAT SMOKE IS
GOING AWAY AND WHEN WE CAN
BREATHE EASIER AGAIN IN A FEW
MINUTES.
>> ALL RIGHT, KIM, OUR OTHER TOP
STORY, THE US SUPREME COURT
DELIVERING TWO MORE
CONTROVERSIAL RULINGS BEFORE
ENDING THE SESSION FOR THE
SUMMER.
>> FIRST, IN A 6 TO 3 DECISION,
THE COURT’S CONSERVATIVE
MAJORITY RULED A CHRISTIAN
GRAPHICS ARTIST CAN REFUSE TO
WORK WITH SAME SEX COUPLES. THEN
IN ANOTHER 6 TO 3 DECISION, THE
COURT STRUCK DOWN PRESIDENT
BIDEN’S STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS
PLAN. ALICE BARR HAS THE FALLOUT
FROM BOTH DECISIONS TONIGHT.
FROM WASHINGTON, ALICE.
>> DEVIN AND KIMBERLY, THE
SUPREME COURT WRAPPING UP ITS
TERM WITH POTENTIALLY FAR
REACHING CASES REGARDING LGBTQ
RIGHTS AND A SEPARATE CHECK ON
EXECUTIVE POWER HAS OFF IN
ANOTHER DAY OF MAJOR SHAKEUPS,
THE SUPREME COURT’S CONSERVATIVE
MAJORITY BLOCKING PRESIDENT
BIDEN’S STUDENT LOANS
FORGIVENESS PLAN RULING 6 TO 3
THAT THE PRESIDENT HAD GONE TOO
FAR WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL
APPROVAL IN MOVING TO CANCEL
MORE THAN $400 BILLION IN
STUDENT LOAN DEBT.
>> YOU BORROW SOME MONEY TO GO
TO COLLEGE AND THERE SHOULD BE
RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY THAT BACK.
>> THAT’S GOING TO CRUSH US
FINANCIALLY. PRESIDENT BIDEN
ALREADY WORKING ON ALTERNATIVES
TO DELIVER ON A CAMPAIGN PROMISE
IS TO PROVIDE STUDENT DEBT
RELIEF TO AS MANY BORROWERS AS
POSSIBLE, AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE.
>> THAT’S WHY WE’RE CREATING A
TEMPORARY 12 MONTH WHAT WE’RE
CALLING ON-RAMP REPAYMENT
PROGRAM.
>> THE ADMINISTRATION HAD ARGUED
IT WAS LEGAL TO LET SOME 43
MILLION ELIGIBLE BORROWERS
CANCEL UP TO $20,000 IN DEBT
UNDER A STATUTE REGARDING
NATIONAL EMERGENCIES LIKE THE
COVID PANDEMIC. BUT THE COURT
DECIDED THE PLAN OVERSTEP THE
PRESIDENT’S AUTHORITY IN A
SEPARATE SIGNIFICANT CASE TODAY,
THE HIGH COURT RULED IN FAVOR OF
A COLORADO WEB DESIGNER WHO
WANTED TO BE ABLE TO REJECT SAME
SEX WEDDING CLIENTS.
>> AND I’M GRATEFUL FOR THE
COURT FOR AFFIRMING THAT THE
GOVERNMENT CAN’T FORCE ANYONE TO
SAY SOMETHING THEY DON’T BELIEVE
THE COURT’S MCGEORGE DECIDED
THAT AS A CREATIVE PROFESSIONAL,
LORI SMITH’S FIRST AMENDMENT
RIGHTS SHIELDS HER FROM
PUNISHMENT UNDER COLORADO
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAW BECAUSE
, QUOTE, COLORADO SEEKS TO FORCE
AN INDIVIDUAL TO SPEAK IN WAYS
THAT ALIGN WITH ITS VIEWS BUT
DEFY HER CONSCIENCE ABOUT A
MATTER OF MAJOR SIGNIFICANCE.
>> HENCE, THE DISSENTING LIBERAL
JUSTICES ARGUED THE FIRST
AMENDMENT DOES NOT PROTECT THE
ACT OF DISCRIMINATION, NOTING
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE HIGH
COURT HAS GRANTED A BUSINESS
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC A
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO REFUSE
TO SERVE MEMBERS OF A PROTECTED
CLASS AND SAYING THAT WILL,
QUOTE MARK GAYS AND LESBIANS FOR
SECOND CLASS STATUS. THIS AFTER
A SERIES OF MAJOR DECISIONS,
SOME OF THEM OVERRULING DECADES
OF PRECEDENT. PROGRESSIVE
LAWMAKER ARE PUSHING FOR A
VARIETY OF SUPREME COURT
REFORMS, THOUGH PRESIDENT BIDEN
MADE CLEAR YESTERDAY, HE DOES
NOT SUPPORT EXPANDING THE COURT
, ARGUING THAT WOULD ONLY ADD TO
THE POLITICIZATION OF THE
PROCESS. IN WASHINGTON, ALICE
BARR, LOCAL 4 OKAY, ALICE AND
OUR COVERAGE OF THESE TWO MAJOR
DECISIONS IS GOING TO CONTINUE
OVER THIS NEXT 90 MINUTES OF
NEWS.
>> AT 530, WE’RE TALKING TO
EXPERTS ABOUT THE IMPACT ON
TODAY’S GAY RIGHTS RULING. THEN
AT SIX, WHERE THINGS STAND WITH
STUDENT LOANS, INCLUDING WHEN
THAT PAUSE ON PAYMENTS IS GOING
TO EXPIRE AS WELL. AS OF TODAY,
IT IS ILLEGAL TO BE HOLDING A
PHONE WHILE DRIVING ANYWHERE IN
THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.
>> SOME OF THE BROAD STROKES OF
THIS NEW LAW, DRIVERS CAN GET
PULLED OVER AND A TICKET, IF
THEY’RE CAUGHT HOLDING OR USING
A PHONE TO CALL, TEXT OR SCROLL,
YOU ALSO CAN’T VIEW RECORD OR
SEND A VIDEO. MICHIGAN NOW JOINS
25 OTHER STATES WITH SIMILAR
LAWS. PRIYA MANN LIVE FOR US
HERE PRIYA FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE,
THIS IS GOING TO BE SOME HABITS
TO BREAK RIGHT?
>> YEAH, THAT’S RIGHT. DEVIN.
KIMBERLY ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU
CONSIDER FOR MOST OF US, OUR
CELL PHONE IS BASICALLY AN
EXTENSION OF OUR BODY, BUT WE’RE
GOING TO HAVE TO CREATE SOME
DISTANCE. I WANT TO POINT OUT, I
AM PARKED RIGHT NOW. MICHIGAN
STATE POLICE SAY THIS HABIT OF
BEING ON YOUR PHONE AND DRIVING
HAS DEADLY CONSEQUENCES.
ESTIMATING MORE THAN 1000 PEOPLE
DIE EVERY YEAR ON MICHIGAN.
ROADWAYS, ROADWAYS IN
PREVENTABLE CRASHES. AND THAT IS
UP BY 15% FROM JUST 2018.
>> THAT’S A GREAT IDEA. I’M A
PROFESSIONAL DRIVER. I DRIVE
ACROSS THE COUNTRY. I SEE PEOPLE
ON THEIR PHONES NONSTOP.
IS IT GOING TO REALLY WORK WITH
THE STATE’S NEW HANDS FREE LAW
GOING INTO EFFECT TODAY?
>> WE GOT MSP LIEUTENANT MIKE
SHAW IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT. WHAT
THIS IS DOING IS WE’RE TRYING TO
SAVE PEOPLE’S LIVES ON THE
ROADWAY. BEFORE YOU HIT THE GAS,
MAKE SURE YOUR DEVICE IS GOOD TO
GO, MEANING YOU WON’T BE
DISTRACTED ONCE YOU’RE DRIVING.
>> SO THERE’S A COUPLE OF
OPTIONS THAT YOU HAVE IF YOU
HAVE TO USE YOUR PHONE OR ELSE
YOU USE IT FOR A GPS OR
SOMETHING. THE FIRST ONE IS YOU
CAN CONNECT IT TO EITHER APPLE,
CARPLAY OR BLUETOOTH. SAY YOU’RE
DRIVING.
>> YEAH, THE MAP IS ON. YEP. AND
THAT POPS UP.
>> YEP. SO YOU’RE ALLOWED ONE
TOUCH. SO IF YOU WANT TO CHECK
YOUR TEXT MESSAGE, YOU JUST PUSH
IT ONE TIME. PRIYA PRIYA SAID
HI.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO REPLY?
>> AND THAT’S IT. SAY THIS IS
GONE. YOU DON’T HAVE THIS. THEN
WHAT YOU CAN DO IS YOU CAN BUY
ONE OF THESE AFTERMARKET MOUNTS
TO PUT ON YOUR THING. YOU DON’T
WANT TO PUT IT UP HERE BECAUSE
THAT’S KIND OF DEFEATING THE
PURPOSE, RIGHT? YOU WANT TO MOVE
IT OVER TO THE SIDE TO WHERE
IT’S NOT VISUALLY OBSTRUCTING
YOUR VISION.
>> SAY THERE’S A TEXT.
>> SO THERE’S A TEXT, RIGHT? SO
THE ONE TOUCH RULE, RIGHT? SO
YOU COULD BASICALLY GO LIKE THIS
AND TOUCH IT AND, YOU KNOW,
THERE’S AN ANSWER THERE, BUT
THAT’S IT.
>> THE BAN ON HANDHELD DEVICES
INCLUDES TEXTING, USING SOCIAL
MEDIA, VIDEO STREAMING AND
SENDING OR RECEIVING CALLS.
>> MY SET UP IS ALL I GOT TO DO
IS SAY IT AND THEN THEY DO IT.
>> I HAVE A MOUNT HERE. I SET IT
HERE AND I HAVE THE BLUETOOTH
AND THE TRUCK SO I DON’T EVER
HAVE TO TOUCH THE PHONE. I THINK
IT’S A VERY GOOD THING. IT
SHOULD BE NATIONWIDE, NOT JUST
PER STATE. NOW, KEEP IN MIND,
FINES CAN RANGE ANYWHERE FROM
100 TO $250.
>> TRIPLE A BY THE WAY, SUPPORTS
THE DECISION. AN HERE’S A
SOBERING REMINDER. THEY SAY JUST
5 MINUTES OR 5 SECONDS, RATHER,
OF LOOKING DOWN AT YOUR PHONE IS
THE EQUIVALENT OF DRIVING THE
LENGTH OF A FOOTBALL FIELD WHILE
BLIND FOLDED. SO, AGAIN, THAT
LAW, THAT NEW HANDS FREE LAW
GOES INTO EFFECT TODAY. SO PUT
YOUR PHONES AWAY. REPORTING LIVE
THIS TONIGHT, I’M PRIYA MANN,
LOCAL 4.
>> FOREWARNED. ALL RIGHT, PRIYA.
>> OKAY. NOW TO DAY TWO AT THE
ROCKET MORTGAGE CLASSIC OVER AT
THE DETROIT GOLF CLUB. FANS ARE
GETTING QUITE A TREAT AND SEEING
A WHOLE LOT OF BIRDIES OUT ON
THE COURSE. JAMIE EDMONDS IS
LIVE AT DGC FOR US TONIGHT.
JAMIE, WE’VE GOT PLENTY OF
PLAYERS STILL OUT THERE ON THE
COURSE AS KIMBERLY DEVIN.
>> YES, WE JUST CAME BACK TO OUR
SPOT AFTER WATCHING SOME OF
THOSE PLAYERS. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL
DAY. THERE’S A LITTLE BREEZE.
THE GOLF COURSE IS SOFT, SO WHEN
THEY HIT THE FAIRWAY, IT’S KIND
OF LIKE TARGET PRACTICE. SAME
GOES FOR THOSE GREENS. NOW WE
HAVE VIDEO. WE FOLLOW. THE
BIGGEST NAMES OF THIS AFTERNOON
AS THEY FINISH THE FRONT NINE,
TONY FINAU RICKIE FOWLER
COLLYMORE OKAWA AND KEEGAN
BRADLEY AFTER AN OPENING ROUND
66. MORIKAWA IS DEFINITELY IN
THE MIX. HE GOT AN EAGLE ON 14.
HE’S AT MINUS TEN AND RICKIE
FOWLER IS RIGHT THERE TOO. AT
-11. HE’S IN THIRD PLACE NOW.
FINAU MIGHT MISS THE CUT. RIGHT
NOW IT’S REJECTED AT MINUS FOUR
AND FINAU IS JUST ONE UNDER THE
CO-LEADERS ARE TAYLOR MOORE AND
TAYLOR PENDRITH. THEY’RE AT 13
UNDER. WE’LL HAVE MUCH MORE ON
THEM COMING UP IN SPORTS NOW
THAT’S WHAT’S GOING ON INSIDE
THE ROPES FOR THE FAN
EXPERIENCE. WE’RE GOING TO HEAD
TO HOBIE ARTIGUE.
>> SUMMERTIME IS IN FULL SWING
HERE IN MICHIGAN, MAKING IT NO
BETTER TIME TO HOST THE ROCKET
MORTGAGE CLASSIC. THE EVENT,
ALWAYS BRINGING IN SOME GREAT
NAMES IN GOLF AND ALSO A NEW
AUDIENCE, TOO, MAKING IT A TRUE
CELEBRATION OF THE SPORT. RIGHT
HERE IN DETROIT ON A HOLIDAY
WEEKEND.
>> WHEN THE BIG NAMES COME, THE
PEOPLE COME ON A WEEKEND WHERE
FIREWORKS LIGHT UP THE SKY.
>> GOLF FANS ARE WATCHING A
DISPLAY OF SOME OF THE WORLD’S
BEST ROCKETING THROUGH THE AIR.
>> THE OPPORTUNITY AROSE FOR US
TO COME OUT HERE ON A FRIDAY AND
KIND OF KICK OFF SUMMER. HI
THERE. THANK YOU. GET OUT HERE.
AND IT’S BEEN FUN. THE ROCKET
MORTGAGE CLASSIC TEEING OFF ON
4TH OF JULY WEEKEND IS BACK ON
ITS ORIGINAL DATES AND BRINGING
BACK FANS WHO MAKE THIS A YEARLY
TRADITION EAST SIDE.
>> IT’S A GREAT SHOWCASE FOR OUR
CITY. DETROIT IS WONDERFUL. I
LOVE DETROIT AND WE HAVE A LOT
HERE AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR PEOPLE TO SEE THAT.
>> IT’S ALSO A CHANCE TO
INTRODUCE THE GAME TO A NEW
AUDIENCE, TOO.
>> OH, WE JUST LOVE WATCHING
GOLF AND YEAH, WE JUST LOVE
WATCHING IT. WHAT’S YOUR
FAVORITE PART THAT YOU’VE
EXPERIENCED SO FAR? UM, PROBABLY
GETTING SIGNATURES, GETTING FACE
TO FACE WITH THEIR FAVORITE
PROS, MANY FOR THE FIRST TIME.
>> HIS FIRST PGA EVENT. AND I
JUST WANTED TO BRING THEM OUT
HERE AND GET THEM A CHANCE TO
SEE ALL THE PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS
.
>> WHAT IS IT ABOUT GOLF THAT
REALLY IS THE DRIVING FORCE THAT
WANTED YOU TO COME OUT HERE?
>> HIM AND I GET TO PLAY
TOGETHER FOR SO WE GET A CHANCE
TO HANG OUT AND HAVE A DAY
TOGETHER AND WATCH SOME GOLF.
>> LAST YEAR’S WINNING SCORE
HERE, 26 UNDER. AND THIS YEAR IS
EXPECTED TO BE ON PAR WITH THAT.
>> IT’S UNBELIEVABLE THE SHOTS
THAT THEY HIT. IT’S HARD ENOUGH
FOR ME TO HIT IN FRONT OF MY
BUDDIES, LET ALONE IN FRONT OF
HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE.
>> THOSE SCORES CONTINUING TO
DROP ON DAY TWO WHILE GROWING IN
THE GAME HERE IN THE D.
>> THAT’S REALLY WHAT IS
IMPORTANT IS HAVING THAT NEXT
GENERATION OF GOLFERS EXPOSE TO
THE GREATS AT THE DETROIT GOLF
CLUB, HOBIE ARTIGUE. LOCAL 4 ALL
RIGHT, SO THE FANS SEEM TO BE
HAVING A WONDERFUL TIME.
>> BACK TO THAT GOLF A LITTLE
BIT. CALL IN MORIKAWA JUST
BIRDIED 16 SO NOW HE’S TIED WITH
RICKIE FOWLER THESE GUYS GOING
BACK AND FORTH COMING UP THE
BACK NINE SO I THINK IT’LL BE
VERY EXCITING AND I’LL HAVE MUCH
MORE TO TALK ABOUT AT FIVE AND
THEN AT 6:00 SPORTS GUYS, BACK
TO YOU.
>> HE SCORES HAVE BEEN ON FIRE,
BUT I KNOW AT LEAST THEY’RE ALL
IN IT. NICELY BUNCHED THERE. SO
GOOD FINISH ALREADY SHAPING UP
ALL RIGHT, JAMIE, BACK TO JAMIE
IN JUST A BIT. WE’RE OFF AND
RUNNING ON THIS FRIDAY.
>> HERE’S MEGAN WOODS.
>> WITHIN THREE YEARS, ONE
TEENAGER IS LEFT IN A VEGETATIVE
STATE. TWO OTHER TEENS ARE DEAD.
AND IT ALL HAPPENED AT ONE
MONROE COUNTY POND.
>> WE HAVE TO KEEP FIGHTING FOR
THEM, FOR THEIR MEMORY TO SAY
THAT, YES, WE ARE TRYING TO STOP
THIS, THEIR FAMILIES.
>> AND WHAT THEY WANT DONE.
COMING UP.
>> ALSO, TROUBLE ALONG THE FLINT
RIVER. WHY PEOPLE ARE SUDDENLY
BEING TOLD TO STAY AWAY.
>> ASTHMA AND BREATHING PROBLEMS
WERE ALREADY BAD. THE WILDFIRES
HAVE MADE THEM WORSE. AND THAT’S
JUST ONE THING LEADING TO BUSY
EMERGENCY ROOMS RIGHT NOW. SEE