FIRST OF FOUR. POLICE CALL IT A SAD CHAIN OF EVENTS. WE JUST LEARNED ABOUT CHARGES LINKED TO
THE DEATH OF A PREGNANT WOMAN
HIT BY A CAR, BUT IT’S NOT THE
DRIVER WHO HAS BEEN CHARGED AND
TROUBLED STATE LAWMAKER ADMITS
HE VIOLATED HIS PROBATION WHAT
HE DID. WHY HE SAYS HE DID IT.
WHAT COMES NEXT? HERE’S PAUL.
HEY KAREN, AS EXPECTED, AS
PROMISED ANOTHER 90 DEGREE DAY
HERE IN DETROIT AND ADDING
INSULT TO INJURY. IT’S GOING TO
GET STEAMIER TONIGHT AS WE HAVE
TWO MORE HUMID AIR COMING IN,
AND THEN WE GOT TO TALK ABOUT
RAIN CHANCES, ALL THAT STRAIGHT
AHEAD. WANTED MICHIGAN BLOWHARDS
. THIS IS GOOD DOWN TO HELP
BREAK A WORLD RECORD. I’LL SHOW
YOU HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED.
LOCAL 4 NEWS STARTS NOW WITH
BREAKING NEWS ALERT. GOOD
AFTERNOON. I’M KAREN THROUGH
THAT BREAKING NEWS COMES IN THE
CASE OF A PREGNANT WOMAN, WHO
WAS HIT BY A CAR AND KILLED.
THERE ARE CHARGES BUT NOT
AGAINST THE DRIVER. PROSECUTORS
ARE CHARGING THE BOYFRIEND. OF
27 YEAR OLD TIARA BIANCA JONES.
HE’S ALSO THE FATHER OF THEIR
BABY. SHE WAS HIT SUNDAY
AFTERNOON IN THE PARKING LOT OF
THE COUNTRY COURT APARTMENTS ON
GREENFIELD OFF OF 6 96 IN
SOUTHFIELD. POLICE SAY THERE WAS
AN ARGUMENT AND ACCUSED JONES
BOYFRIEND OF FIRING A GUN AT THE
DRIVER OF THE CAR. THAT
EVENTUALLY STRUCK THE MOTHER TO
BE. INVESTIGATORS SAY THERE WAS
NO EVIDENCE THAT DRIVER INTENDED
TO HIT JONES. AND IT WAS THE USE
OF THE GUN THAT SPARKED SAID
CHAIN OF EVENTS. GUNS WOULD GET
YOU IN MORE TROUBLE THAN IT
WOULD EVER GET YOU OUT OF. AND
THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE
THAT INTRODUCING A GUN INTO THIS
SCENARIO. AND AGAIN THAT
UNFORTUNATE CHANGING EVENTS ONCE
THAT GUN WAS INTRODUCED, CAUSING
THE LOSS OF THE LIFE OF THE
MOTHER, UH, SO AGAIN, VERY, VERY
TROUBLING. POLICE SHARED THE MUG
SHOT OF THE SUSPECT. HE’S FACING
A FEW CHARGES, INCLUDING ASSAULT
WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON AND A
FEW WEAPONS CHARGES. THE BABY
SURVIVED, AND POLICE SAY THE
LITTLE BOY IS DOING WELL. ALSO
BREAKING THIS AFTERNOON. A
FEDERAL JUDGE HAS ORDERED A
RETRIAL FOR TWO MEN ACCUSED OF
PLOTTING TO KIDNAP GOVERNOR
GRETCHEN WHITMER. THE DETROIT
NEWS REPORTING. ATTORNEYS FOR
BARRY CROFT AND ADAM FOX ARGUED
THERE’S INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO
CONVICT THEM OF KIDNAPPING,
CONSPIRACY OR AGREEING TO USE A
WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION.
WELL. THE JUDGE AND GRAND RAPIDS
DISAGREED, REPORTEDLY SAYING A
RATIONALE JURY SHOULD AND COULD
STILL RULE AGAINST THEM. THE
JUDGE SAID HE’D LIKE TO START A
NEW TRIAL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
AGAIN, HE SAID, COULD TROUBLED
STATE LAWMAKER DUAL JONES AVOIDS
MORE TIME BEHIND BARS, BUT HE’S
IN REHAB THIS AFTERNOON AFTER
THIS NEW COURT HEARING,
PROSECUTORS SAY THE STATE REP
FROM INKSTER TESTED POSITIVE FOR
ALCOHOL BACK ON JUNE 1ST. HE’S
NOT SUPPOSED TO DRINK OR USE
DRUGS FOR TWO YEARS AS PART OF A
PLEA DEAL CONNECTED TO A DRUNK
DRIVING ARREST TODAY, HE PLEADED
GUILTY TO VIOLATING HIS
PROBATION. THE JUDGE SENTENCED
HIM TO 30 DAYS IN JAIL BUT
AGREED TO LET HIM SERVE THAT
TIME IN A REHAB FACILITY. JONES
SAYS HE DRANK BECAUSE OF THE
DEATH OF HIS GRANDMOTHER AND IS
STILL WORKING TO TURN HIS LIFE
AROUND. FORMER MICHIGAN GOVERNOR
RICK SNYDER PLEADED THE FIFTH
AND REFUSED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
IN FEDERAL COURT TODAY DURING
THE CIVIL CASE CONNECTED TO THE
FLINT WATER CRISIS. CAMERAS
CAUGHT SNYDER LEAVING COURT. HE
WAS SCHEDULED TO TESTIFY IN A
SUIT AGAINST TO ENGINEERING
COMPANIES WHO DID CONSULTING
WORK FOR FLINT. SNYDER WAS
CALLED AS A WITNESS TWO DAYS
AFTER THE MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT
IN A SEPARATE CASE, SAID
CRIMINAL INDICTMENTS AGAINST HIM
AND OTHERS WERE INVALID. THOSE
CHARGES WERE SENT BACK TO A
LOWER COURT. ALRIGHT LET’S TAKE
A MINUTE TO FOCUS ON OUR FIRST
FORECAST HAS BEEN WARMING UP AND
WE’VE HIT 90 DEGREES AGAIN. IT
IS A HOT ONE BRIGHT BLUE SKIES
OUT THERE. LET’S SEND IT OVER TO
METEOROLOGIST PAUL GROSS. HEY
KAREN, AND WE HAVE AS YOU SAID,
HIT 90 90 IN THE CITY OF DETROIT
CITY AIRPORT, 90 TO A TAILOR 91
OVER A METRO 90 LAVONIA WEST.
BLOOMFIELD TROY. OH, MAN,
WINDSOR, YOU’RE AT 32 CELSIUS
THAT IS 90 DEGREES ON THE BUTTON
AS WELL IN OUR SOUTH ZONE. 90
MONROE EVEN ON THE WATER 90
THERE 90 IN LAMBERTVILLE, 88,
CELINE AND DEERFIELD UP IN OUR
WEST ZONE HERE YOU CAN SEE 86
RIGHT NOW IN MILFORD 87 HOWL.
NEAR 90 DEGREES THERE IN
MANCHESTER, AND IN OUR NORTH
ZONE. WE’RE STILL IN THE UPPER
EIGHTIES AS WELL. NO HELP FROM
LAKE HURON TODAY AND IN FACT, 32
CELSIUS, ERNIE THAT’S ALSO 90
DEGREES. WE DO HAVE A COLD
FRONT. TO THE NORTHWEST. SO
WE’RE GOING TO COME BACK IN
ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND TALK ABOUT
THE IMPLICATIONS FOR OUR FRIDAY
RAIN CHANCES. BUT FOR THIS
EVENING JUST BALMY WITH DRY
CONDITIONS, SO A GREAT EVENING
AHEAD, BUT AGAIN, WE’RE BACK TO
TALK ABOUT THAT FRIDAY RAIN
CHANCE AND JUST FEW MINUTES,
KAREN A MASSIVE SEARCH FOR
MURDER SUSPECT WHO GREW UP IN
LIVONIA HAS COME TO AN END DOWN
IN COSTA RICA. THE HUNT FOR
CAITLYN MARIE ARMSTRONG STARTED
AFTER A PROFESSIONAL CYCLIST WAS
MURDERED IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.
VESTING GATORS SAY THE VICTIM,
ANNA MARIA WILSON, HAD
PREVIOUSLY DATED ARMSTRONG’S
BOYFRIEND. ANOTHER PROFESSIONAL
CYCLIST, HE HAS BEEN COOPERATING
WITH THE INVESTIGATION. THE US
MARSHAL SERVICES. ARMSTRONG WAS
ARRESTED YESTERDAY AT A HOSPITAL
IN COSTA RICA. SHE SHOULD BE
RETURNED TO THE U. S TO FACE A
MURDER CHARGE. IT’S BEEN A
HISTORIC DAY FOR THE SUPREME
COURT. YOU WILL SEE THE
CELEBRATION OF THE NEWEST
JUSTICE IN A MOMENT, BUT FIRST,
THE CURRENT COURT RULED TODAY
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
PROPERLY ENDED A TRUMP
IMMIGRATION RULE, KNOWN AS THE
REMAIN IN MEXICO POLICY. THAT 54
RULING IS SEEN AS A VICTORY FOR
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION. THE
COURT’S CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY
ALSO HANDED BIDEN A SETBACK AS
IT RULED THE CLEAN AIR ACT DOES
NOT GIVE THE E P A AUTHORITY TO
REGULATE GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS
FROM POWER PLANTS. THE COURT
ALSO REFUSED TO TAKE UP A CASE
CHALLENGING TO COVID 19 VACCINE
REQUIREMENT FOR HEALTHCARE
WORKERS IN NEW YORK THAT DOES
NOT INCLUDE EXEMPTIONS FOR
RELIGIOUS REASONS. AND FOLLOWING
THOSE RELATES THIS WOMAN BROKE
ANOTHER BARRIER WHEN SHE BECAME
THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO SERVE
ON THE HIGHEST COURT IN THE
LAND. SHE’S BEEN JUSTICE CONTEND
YOU BROWN JACKSON FOR ABOUT FOUR
HOURS NOW. KIMBERLY GILL JOINING
US IN THE NEWSROOM. IT’S A BIG
CHANGE. IT DEFINITELY IS GOING
TO AFFECT SO MANY PEOPLE AS SHE
IS IN THIS POSITION,
KIM DEGUILIO FOR THE FIRST TIME
FOR WOMEN OR SERVING ON THE
COURT AT THE SAME TIME, JACKSON
JOINS JUSTICES SONIA SOTOMAYOR,
ELENA KAGAN AND AMY CONEY
BARRETT. HERE’S PART OF THE
HISTORIC MOMENT. WE SHOWED YOU
LIVE DURING LOCAL 4 NEWS AT NOON
TODAY. I COULD TANGIE BROWN
JACKSON DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR,
TANGIE BROWN JACKSON DO SOLEMNLY
SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND
DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
UNITED STATES AGAINST ALL
ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES AGAINST ALL ENEMIES,
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. THAT IS
CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS
ADMINISTERING THE CONSTITUTIONAL
OATH OF OFFICE. THAT WAS
FOLLOWED BY THE JUDICIAL OATH OF
OFFICE WITH RETIRING JUSTICE
STEPHEN BREYER. JACKSON OF
COURSE, IS REPLACING BRIAR ON
THE BENCH, SINCE BOTH ARE SEEN
AS FALLING ON THE LIBERAL SIDE
OF THE COURT. THE BALANCE OF
POWER REMAINS 6 TO 3. THE MORE
CONSERVATIVE WING HAS THE BIG
MAJORITY THAT WE’VE SEEN IN
RECENT BLOCKBUSTER RULINGS LIKE
THE DECISION TO OVERTURN ROE
VERSUS WADE. JUSTICE JACKSON
WILL GET TO WORK IMMEDIATELY,
ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE ANOTHER
FORMAL INVESTITURE CEREMONY IN
THE FALL. AFTER THE SUMMER
RECESS, THE NEW JUSTICE RELEASED
A STATEMENT SAYING, IN PART
QUOTE, I AM TRULY GRATEFUL. TO
BE PART OF THE PROMISE OF OUR
GREAT NATION WILL HAVE MORE
REACTION TO THIS HISTORIC MOMENT
WHEN YOU JOIN US FOR LOCAL 4
NEWS AT FIVE FOR NOW, THOUGH,
KAREN WE’LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU
IN THE STUDIO. ALL RIGHT, WE
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, KIM.
WELL IT IS DELICATE, BEAUTIFUL
WORK, AND IT COULD BRING A WHOLE
NEW WORLD RECORD TO METRO
DETROIT. WE JUST LEARNED ABOUT
THIS MAMMOTH EFFORT TO DO
SOMETHING PRETTY SPECIAL, BUT
IT’S GOING TO TAKE A VILLAGE TO
MAKE IT HAPPEN OFTEN JOINS US
NOW FROM A PLACE CALLED THE
GLASS ACADEMY. TO SHOW US
EFFORTS TO PUT DEARBORN,
MICHIGAN ON THE MAP. PAULA LOOK
AT YOU. GO, KAREN. SO ALRIGHT.
SO I’M GONNA SET MYSELF UP
BECAUSE I’VE BEEN CALLED A BIG
BLOWHARD. BUT WHO HASN’T AND A
WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE ARE BIG
BLOWHARD, BUT THIS IS FINESSE.
WE NEED MORE OF YOU TO HELP US
BREAK THIS RECORD. KEEP GOING.
GIVE IT EVERYTHING. YOU’VE GOT
THE PLACE GLASS ACADEMY IN
DEARBORN. WE’RE STARTING AND
SETTING A NEW WORLD RECORD IS
UNDERWAY. THIS IS A SKETCH OF
THE FINAL PRODUCT AND ART GLASS
INSTALLATION EIGHT FT. TALL
EIGHT FT WIDE, BUT THE CANVAS
THE BREATH OF MICHIGAN. GLASS
AIR BUBBLES BLOWN BY
MICHIGANDERS AND THE ACADEMY HAS
SIX WEEKS TO BLOW AND COLLECT
1000 BUBBLES. GO FOR IT. THERE
YOU GO. OKAY, SO HERE’S THE
FINAL GOAL TO WIN OVER JUDGES
FOR THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD
RECORDS. THIS IS WHERE IT’S A
COMMUNITY PROJECT. WE WANT TO
WIN A WORLD RECORD, SO WE’VE
ASKED ALL OUR STUDENTS AND OUR
FANS TO COME IN AND HELP US BLOW
1000 BUBBLES AND HERE’S HOW IT
GETS DONE, SO I’VE SHAPED IT NOW
I’M GOING TO START THE BUBBLE.
CORRECT THAT LOOKS LIKE ABOUT
THE RIGHT SIZE. ANYONE MORE THAN
16 YEARS OLD BOOKS A SESSION AT
THE ACADEMY. THEY LEARN HOW TO
BLOW AND ACTUALLY BLOW AND SEE
THE BUBBLES. THEY WILL LEAVE
BEHIND FOR THE INSTALLATION. WE
DO 14 PEOPLE AT A TIME AND IT’S
REALLY FUN BECAUSE IT’S SUPER
COMMUNITY BASED. LIKE PEOPLE
WON’T KNOW EACH OTHER. BY THE
TIME THEY LEAVE, THEY’RE
EXCHANGING NUMBERS. NOW IT’S $25
WHICH HELPS TO PAY FOR THE
MATERIALS BUT ALSO SUPPORTS
GREAT NONPROFITS LIKE BY
MICHIGAN. NOW IF YOU COME IN AND
YOU CHOOSE BY MICHIGAN NOW, AS
ONE OF THE ONES YOU WANT TO
SUPPORT $5 OF YOUR FEE IF YOU
TAKE A CLASS SKILLS TO HELP
SUPPORT THE WORK THAT WE DO AND
WE YEAR ROUND TRY TO PROMOTE
MICHIGAN BASED BUSINESSES IN
MICHIGAN MADE PRODUCTS AND THEN
ON JULY 31ST. THE PUBLIC IS
INVITED BECAUSE HERE COMES THE
JUDGES. THE ACADEMY IS ALREADY
81 BUBBLES IN TURN AND THEN WITH
ME LIKE WHAT? AH THAT’S OK. OKAY
LET’S TRY THAT AGAIN. COMING
SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT MORE.
BEAUTIFUL PERFECT. THAT’S THE
WAY WE DO IT WITH MINE. MAKE
THAT 83 BUBBLES IN NOW ONLY 917
GLASS AIR BUBBLES THE GO THE
IDEA THAT A BUNCH OF
MICHIGANDERS CAN COME TOGETHER
TO CREATE SOME ART, LET ALONE
THAT IT CAN SET A WORLD RECORD.
FANTASTIC. HOW DO YOU NOT WANT
TO BE A PART OF THAT? JUST
WHENEVER YOU’RE READY RIGHT HERE
. SO THIS IS WHERE I TAP IT JUST
LIKE THAT, OKAY? AND NOBODY GOT
BURNED AND I GET TO PLAY WITH
FIRE AGAIN. GLASS ACADEMY IN
DEARBORN TO CONTACT THEM BECAUSE
TIMES ALREADY RUNNING OUT. HOW’S
THAT? HOW DOES THAT LOOK ALREADY
RUNNING OUT AND THEY NEED A
GAME. BLOW HEARTS UNITE SO THAT
WE CAN HELP BREAK A WORLD RECORD
. AND YES, I DID THAT. YES I DID
THAT. KAREN BACK TO YOU. YES I
DID. THAT WAS SUPER COOL. THAT
REALLY WAS. I LOVE A LIVELY LIVE
SHOT. QUICK QUESTION. DO YOU
FEEL LIGHTHEADED AFTER DOING
THAT? AND DO YOU THINK KIDS CAN
DO IT? IS THERE ENOUGH AIR IN
THEIR LUNGS TO MAKE ONE OF THOSE
BUBBLES? NO. GREAT QUESTION. NO
WELL, YES, I HAVE ENOUGH AIR,
BUT YOU HAVE TO BE AT LEAST 16
YEARS OLD, AND THEN YOU NEED TO
BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT. BUT
ONCE YOU’RE AN ADULT, COME ON,
BRING IT. BRING IT. LOVE IT.