RIGHT
RIGHT NOW
RIGHT NOW ON SUNRISE A SITTING MINNESOTA LAWMAKER WEIGHING HIS
OPTIONS. RESIGN OR STAY
IN OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE
JOHN THOMPSON HAS BEEN FOUND
GUILTY OF OBSTRUCTION WHAT HIS
SENTENCE LOOKS LIKE AND WILL
THIS PUSH HIM TO RESIGN?
>> OFFICERS SHOOT A MAN DEAD
IN CALIFORNIA NOW SPARKING
PROTESTS OVER INJUSTICE RIGHT
HERE AT HOME.
>> IT'S HUMID IF YOU'RE STEPPING
OUTSIDE, AIR QUALITY ALERTS
REMAIN. BUT I'LL LET YOU KNOW
WHEN THINGS START TO IMPROVE
A BIT. WE'RE LESS THAN 24 HOURS
AWAY FROM THE OLYMPICS OPENING
CEREMONY AND WITH COVID CASE IS
ON THE RISE, AHTHLETES ARE READY
TO DO ANYTHING TO COMPETE.
>> A FAMILY ADVENTURE AWAITS
THIS WEEK, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE
TO GO TOO FAR FOR THIS SCAVENGER
HUNT. THE NATURE QUEST HELPING
YOU EXPLORE OUR PARKS
WITH CHALLENGES AND PRIZES ALONG
THE WAY. IT'S THURSDAY, JULY
22ND, KARE 11 SUNRISE STARTS NOW
.HIS BEGIND. OH YEAH
.WHAT
.WHAT WOULD THAT GAME. ABSOLUTELY THE 80S. LOOK AT
THE HEAT IS ON . LOOK AT
THE TEMPERATURES REACHING
90 DEGREES AND HIGHER OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TEXAS ONE
SONG, TEXAS, ONE SONG
THAT REPRESENTS HOW YOU'RE
FEELING ABOUT THE HEAT WAVE
SEVEN SIX THREE SEVEN NINE SEVEN
SEVEN TWO ONE FIVE. HEY,
BUT WE'RE BRINGING IT TO TWENTY
TWENTY ONE LITTLE LATER ON IN
THE SHOW WE HAVE CAROLYN NAOMI
HERE FOR US. SO HAPPY TO HAVE
ARE HERE WE'RE MOVING OUR FRIDAY
MUSIC MEDIA UP TO THURSDAY FOR A
SPECIAL APPEARANCE. SO WE'RE
EXCITED ABOUT THAT . AND WE'RE
LUCKY THAT THERE'S NOT ANY RAIN
ABOVE US. NO, NOT ABOVE US.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY,
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, UNFORTUNATELY, GOOD
UNFORTUNATELY, GOOD NEWS ACTUALLY. THERE IS SOME
AREAS THAT DO SEE SOME RAIN
ABOVE THEM AND MAINLY JUST A FEW
LIGHT SHOWERS. BUT RIGHT NOW
JUST CLOUDS LINGERING ABOVE
THE MINNEOTA BOWLUS AREA. YOU
HAVE SOME MOSTLY CLOUDY
TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, CLOUDS,
KIND OF BRINGING A LITTLE BIT.
SEVENTY ONE DEW POINTS IN THE
UPPER 60S. IT IS HUMID. SO YOU
WILL NOTICE THE HUMIDITY ON THE
SKIN. I'VE BEEN SAYING IT ALL
MORNING . WINDS WILL BE PICKING
UP OUT OF THE SOUTH LATER
ON THIS AFTERNOON. SO ON RADAR
HERE , YOU CAN SEE THOSE AREAS
THAT ARE FINDING A LITTLE BIT
OF RAIN THIS MORNING , MAINLY
NORTH AND WEST OF THE TWIN
CITIES AREA IN THE CENTRAL PART
OF THE STATE IN FAR NORTHERN
AREA OF THE STATE . WINDS COMING
OUT OF THE SOUTH, FIVE TO ABOUT
15 MILES PER HOUR AND TAKING
ON ANGELS FIRST PITCHED SEVEN 10
TIPS WILL BE IN THE MID 80S BY
FIRST PITCH WILL BE KIND
OF COOLING OFF A LITTLE BIT BY
POST GAME, LOW 80S UNDER CLEAR
SKIES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. DIE
TAKING A LIVE LOOK RIGHT NOW AT
THIRTY FIVE IN THE WHITE BEAR
LAKE AREA. ROADS LOOK LIKE
A LITTLE WET, LIKE MAYBE THEY
GOT SOME RAIN IN THAT AREA.
DOESN'T SEEM TO BE IMPACTING
TRAFFIC AT ALL. ROADS METRO WIDE
LOOKING GOOD, TOO. WE'LL TAKE
A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT COMING
UP .
UP .
UP . >>
UP . >> WELL , BREAKING OVERNIGHT,
A MAJOR POLICE PRESENCE OFF
THE EXIT RAMP FOR I. THIRTY FIVE
EAST AT SHEPPARD ROAD IN ST.
PAUL. THERE ARE MULTIPLE
OFFICERS AND SQUAD CARS WORKING
AROUND THE AREA. AS YOU CAN SEE,
WE ARE WORKING TO FIND OUT MORE
INFORMATION AND WE'LL HAVE
UPDATES AS SOON AS WE KNOW MORE.
>> THIS MORNING WE'RE WAITING
TO HEAR OF STATE REPRESENTATIVE
JOHN THOMPSON WILL RESIGN FROM
HIS SEAT OR STAY IN OFFICE.
>> IT IS THE LATEST TWIST
FOR THE LAWMAKER WHO WAS FOUND
GUILTY OF OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
BY HENNEPIN COUNTY JURY. HANNAH
CONWAY JOINS US WITH MORE ON HIS
CHARGES AND WHAT THOMPSON HAD
TO SAY ABOUT HIS FUTURE WHILE
LEAVING THE COURTROOM. HANNAH
G . AND CHRIS, THE GUILTY
VERDICT STEMS FROM A DISTURBANCE
WITH POLICE AT NORTH MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL 20 NINETEEN, WHICH
HAPPENED BEFORE HE WAS ELECTED
TO THE STATE HOUSE.
THE DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKER FACES
PROBATION AND A SMALL FINE FOR A
MISDEMEANOR. HOWEVER, CALLS
FOR HIS RESIGNATION FROM
GOVERNOR WALZ AND OTHER
LAWMAKERS COME FROM HIS PREVIOUS
DOMESTIC DASSEL ALLEGATIONS
WHICH HE WAS NOT CONVICTED OF .
DESPITE WHAT LAWMAKERS
ARE SAYING IN A GUILTY VERDICT
FOR OBSTRUCTION, THOMPSON STILL
HAS NOT RESIGNED. SO WILL HE
RESIGN FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN WEEKS? THOMPSON SPOKE
TO MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA WHILE
LEAVING THE COURTROOM YESTERDAY.
NOT A CRIMINAL. YOU GUYS
ARE LOOKING AT A MINNESOA SOONER
TIME, NOT A CRIMINAL. I'VE NEVER
BEEN A CRIMINAL. SO I ACTUALLY
WOULD JUST JUST LIKE A LITTLE
BIT OF RESPECT FOR ME AND MY
FAMILY TO JUST LET US HAVE A FEW
DAYS AND WE'LL MAKE A DECISION.
>> HIS LAWYER CLARIFIED, SAYING
THE DECISION HAS TO DO
WITH WHETHER OR NOT HE WILL
RESIGN. REPUBLICANS SAY THEY
ARE READY TO FILE AN ETHICS
COMPLAINT AGAINST THOMPSON.
HOWEVER, DFL HOUSE SPEAKER
MELISSA HORTMAN SAYS WITHOUT AN
ETHICS COMPLAINT, SHE WOULD NOT
TAKE ACTION UNTIL THOMPSON'S
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
COURT PROCEEDINGS. >> AND A BIG DECISION
FOR THOMPSON COMING UP .
THANK YOU, HANNAH. NOW THERE'S
A RENEWED PUSH TO GET EVERYONE
VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19
DEALT A VARIANT OF SPREADING
FAST. STATE HEALTH LEADERS SAY
IT MAKES UP SEVENTY FIVE %
OF NEW CASES HERE . SOME
ARE EVEN SUGGESTING WE WEAR
MASKS AGAIN AS ANOTHER LAYER
OF PROTECTION FROM THIS
CONTAGEOUS STRAIN.
CONTAGEOUS STRAIN. >> SO LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK
AT THOSE NEW INFECTIONS NOW. MDH
REPORTED TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY
EIGHT NEW CASES YESTERDAY.
AGAIN, CHRIS SAYS THAT 75 %
OF THOSE INVOLVE THE OF THOSE
CASES INVOLVE THE DELTA VARIANT.
AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE TWO
WEEK MOVING AVERAGE, THIS DOTTED
LINE HERE , YOU CAN SEE
THAT WHILE IT IS STILL LOW,
THERE'S A SLIGHT CURVE UPWARD,
WHICH IS NOT WHAT WE WANT
TO SEE. AGAIN, VACCINATIONS
ARE HELPFUL AND PROTECTION
AGAINST THAT VARIANT. FOR NOW,
MINNESOTAN'S 16 AND OLDER WHO
HAVE AT LEAST A SHOT ARE SIXTY
EIGHT %. STILL, IT IS REMAINING
PRETTY STAGNANT. MORE BIG
STORIES COMING AT YOU IN YOUR
MORNING RUSH. HIAWATHA GOLF
COURSE IS STAYING 18 HOLES
FOR NOW. A PLANE BRINGING IT
DOWN TO NINE DID NOT PASS
IN MINNEAPOLIS. HARDBOARD
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE FIGHTING
TO PRESERVE ITS LEGACY. HIAWATHA
WAS ONE OF THE FIRST COURSES
IN MINNESOTA TO ALLOW BLACK
GOLFERS REDESIGNED. SUPPORTERS
SAY THE CHANGE IS BETTER FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT. YOU'LL HAVE TO WAIT
A LITTLE LONGER FOR THAT FISHING
TRIP UP NORTH. THE WHITE HOUSE
JUST EXTENDED NONESSENTIAL
TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS TO CANADA
AND MEXICO TO AT LEAST AUGUST
TWENTY FIRST. IT'S BECAUSE
OF THE RAPID SPREAD OF THE DELTA
COVID BURIEN TARGET IS RAMPING
UP ITS BEAUTY