FIRST AND FORE THIS JUDGE HANDS ABORTION RIGHTS SUPPORTERS OF BIG VICTORY IN MICHIGAN BUT THE
FIGHT ISN’T OVER. WE ARE WAITING
TO SEE IF THERE IS AN APPEAL AND
RIGHT TO LIFE, SAYS IT’S READY
FOR THE NEXT BATTLE. CAN ADAM
STEPS OUT OF THE STUDIO, KIM
WELL, I AM LIVE AT THE ARE MADE
A FAIR. IT’S HOT. IT’S HUMID,
BUT IT’S A LOT OF FUN. I’VE GOT
YOUR FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND
COMING UP. LOCAL 4 NEWS STARTS
NOW, WITH THE BREAKING NEWS
ALERT. GOOD AFTERNOON. I’M KAREN
DREW FIRST AT FOUR. A WOMAN’S
ABILITY TO GET AN ABORTION IN
MICHIGAN REMAINS PROTECTED BY A
RESTRAINING ORDER AS LEGAL
BATTLES CONTINUE WHEN VOTERS
MIGHT GET THEIR SAY AT THE
BALLOT BOX IN NOVEMBER. TODAY IN
OAKLAND COUNTY JUDGE MADE IT
CLEAR HE HAS GRAVE CONCERNS
ABOUT ENFORCING A 1931 ABORTION
BAN IN THE STATE. AS CURRENTLY
APPLIED. THE COURT FINDS THE
STATE STATUTE DANGEROUS AND
CHILLING TO OUR STATE’S
POPULATION OF CHILDBEARING
PEOPLE AND THE MEDICAL
PROFESSIONALS WHO CARE FOR THEM
. JUDGE JACOB CUNNINGHAM SPENT
ABOUT 30 MINUTES EXPLAINING WHY
HE’S LEAVING A RESTRAINING ORDER
IN PLACE, PREVENTING COUNTY
PROSECUTORS FROM ENFORCING THAT
90 YEAR OLD LAW. THE REASONS
INCLUDE HIS BELIEF, DOCTORS AND
WOMEN. COULD BE HARMED IF THE
INJUNCTION WERE LIFTED.
PROSECUTORS LOOKING TO ENFORCE
THE BAN WILL NOT BE HARMED AT
ALL. THE COURT SUGGESTS THE
COUNTY PROSECUTORS FOCUS THEIR
ATTENTION AND RESOURCES IN THE
MEANTIME, TO INVESTIGATION AND
PROSECUTION OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL
CONDUCT, HOMICIDE, ARSON, CHILD
AND ELDER ABUSE, ANIMAL CRUELTY
AND OTHER VIOLENT, HORRIFIC
CRIMES THAT WE SEE IN OUR
SOCIETY LIKE A CHAIN IS ONLY AS
STRONG AS ITS WEAKEST LINK. OUR
STATE IS ONLY AS STRONG AS ITS
MOST VULNERABLE AND AT RISK
POPULATIONS. CRIMINALIZATION OF
OUR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FOR
TREATING THE WOMEN SEEKING
APPROPRIATE, SAFE,
CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED
MEDICAL CARE IS AN IRREPARABLE
DANGER TO OUR SOCIETY AT LARGE.
IF THE RESTRAINING ORDER HAD
BEEN LIFTED, IT COULD HAVE
CREATED A PATCHWORK OF CONFUSION
IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, WITH
SOME PROSECUTORS PROMISING TO
ENFORCE THE LAW, WHILE OTHERS
HAVE SAID THEY WOULD REFUSE TO
DO SO ARE GRANT HERMES WAS IN
COURT TODAY HAS BEEN GATHERING
REACTION OVER THE PAST FEW
HOURS, GRANT. KAREN A LOT OF
EMOTIONS TODAY JUST AFTER THAT
RULING, BUT FIRST, LET’S GET YOU
TO WHAT THIS ALL MEANS HERE
FIRST. IT MEANS THAT PROSECUTORS
WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO GO AFTER
ABORTION PROVIDERS ACROSS THE
STATE MEETING. ABORTION STAYS
LEGAL IN EVERY COUNTY, THE JUDGE
TODAY SAYING THE STATE AND
GOVERNOR WHITMAN’S TEAM ALONG
WITH THE PROSECUTORS, WHO JOINED
HER FOR COMPLICATED STANDARDS TO
GET THIS INJUNCTION IN PLACE,
INCLUDING THE JUDGE, FINDING THE
HARM POTENTIALLY DONE TO IN HIS
WORDS, EVERYONE IN THE STATE
THIS DOES FALL IN LINE WITH THE
COURT OF APPEALS RULING THAT
BARRED THE STATE ATTORNEY
GENERAL’S OFFICE FROM
PROSECUTING ABORTION PROVIDERS.
WHAT THIS DOES NOT DO IS STRIKE
DOWN THE STATE’S 1931 LAW THAT
CRIMINALIZES ABORTION THAT STAYS
ON THE BOOKS UNTIL THERE’S AN
OFFICIAL RULING FROM THE STATE
SUPREME COURT OR IF THE BALLOT
INITIATIVE GETS ON THE BALLOT TO
ENSHRINE THE RIGHT TO ABORTION
INTO MICHIGAN’S CONSTITUTION.
TAKE A LISTEN TO WHAT BOTH SIDES
HAD TO SAY TODAY, THOUGH, AFTER
THE RULING AND YOU CARRY A LOT
OF WEIGHT WHEN YOU WHEN YOU TALK
ABOUT THINGS LIKE THIS, BECAUSE
YOU KNOW HOW SIGNIFICANT CAN IT
IS FOR SO MANY WOMEN, SO MANY
PEOPLE IN THE STATE AND SO WE
ARE RELIEVED AND GRATEFUL. THIS
HEARING SHOULD NEVER HAVE
HAPPENED. THIS IS JUDICIAL
MALFEASANCE BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR
DOES NOT HAVE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO
BRING A LAWSUIT TO CHALLENGE A
DULY ENACTED LAW. NOW. THIS
RULING CAN BE APPEALED THE
LAWYER FOR THOSE DEFENDANTS ON
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STATE,
SAYING THEY PLAN TO APPEAL
KAREN, THEY HAVE 21 DAYS TO GET
THAT IN BACK TO YOU GRANT. THIS
RULING WILL ALSO HAVE A NATIONAL
EFFECT AS WELL. WHAT DO WE KNOW
ABOUT THE IMPACT THIS WILL HAVE
ON THE FIGHT OVER ABORTION
ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WELL FOR
STARTERS, THIS WAS THE FIRST
CASE TO HAVE LIVE WITNESSES IN
AN OPEN COURT, IT WAS CLOSELY
WATCHED TO SEE WHAT WOULD OR
WOULDN’T WORK IN FRONT OF A
JUDGE WHEN IT CAME TO TAKING ON
HIS STATE’S ABORTION BAN. IT IS
ALSO GOING TO KEEP MICHIGAN ONE
OF THOSE SO CALLED SAFE HAVEN
STATES FOR THOSE SEEKING
ABORTION OR REPRODUCTIVE CARE.
THERE WAS A LOT OF WORRY FROM
ABORTION PROVIDERS THAT THIS
WOULD CREATE THAT PATCHWORK AS
YOU SAID, AT THE VERY TOP OF
THIS STORY HERE OR PUT IN PLACE
A BAN IN ITSELF. THAT WOULD MEAN
THAT THERE’D BE A BAND IN THE
UPPER MIDWEST FROM PENNSYLVANIA
TO ILLINOIS, MICHIGAN, STILL
LEGAL HERE IN TO GET AN ABORTION
IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN AFTER
THIS RULING, AT LEAST FOR THE
TIME BEING BACK TO YOU, ALRIGHT,
WE APPRECIATE IT GRANT AND AS
GRANT DID MENTION GOVERNOR
WHITMER HAS ALREADY APPEALED
DIRECTLY TO THE STATE SUPREME
COURT TO HAVE THE 1931 LAW
DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL. THAT
CASE IS PENDING. THE BALLOT
INITIATIVE HE MENTIONED IS ALSO
PENDING SIGNATURES HAVE BEEN
TURNED IN. THE BOARD OF
CANVASSERS IS EXPECTED TO MEET
AUGUST 31ST TO DISCUSS WHETHER
THAT PROPOSAL MAKES IT ONTO THE
NOVEMBER BALLOT WILL BE
FOLLOWING ALL OF THIS FOR YOU. A
JURY WILL START DELIBERATIONS
NEXT WEEK IN THE TRIAL OF TWO
MEDIC USED OF PLANNING TO KIDNAP
GOVERNOR WHITMER. IT IS THE
SECOND TRIAL FOR ADAM FOX AND
BARRY CROFT JR AFTER A PREVIOUS
JURY COULD NOT REACH VERDICTS.
THEY FACE CONSPIRACY CHARGES,
BUT THEIR DEFENSE TRIED TO MAKE
THE CASE TODAY. THE TWO MEN WERE
IN TRAPPED NOW IT IS UP TO THE
JURY, WHICH GETS TO WORK MONDAY
MORNING. THE WOODWARD DREAM
CRUISE ABOUT TO TAKE OVER ONE OF
THE MOST FAMOUS AVENUES IN THE
COUNTRY. SKYPE BOARD IS OVER
WOODWARD RIGHT NOW, AND THE
EVENT IS BILLED AS THE WORLD’S
BIGGEST CRUISE, WHERE CARS OF
ALL MAKES AND MODELS STRUT THEIR
STUFF. ORGANIZERS SAY IT DRAWS
ABOUT 40,000 CLASSIC CARS AND
1.5 MILLION VISITORS EACH YEAR.
WE ARE ALREADY SEEING A LOT OF
CARS ROLLING DOWN WOODWARD, THE
OFFICIAL CRUISE RUNS FROM NINE
AM TO NINE PM TOMORROW FROM
FERNDALE TO PONTIAC. OBVIOUSLY A
GORGEOUS DAY IN THAT STRETCH OF
METRO DETROIT DREAM CRUISE. JUST
ONE OF THE WEEKEND EVENTS ARE
FOLLOWING OUR FOREWARN WEATHER
CREW IS ON THE ROAD THIS
AFTERNOON, METEOROLOGIST KIM
ADAMS BRINGING YOU THE FORECAST
FROM THE ARE MADE OF FAIR AND I
UNDERSTAND CAN YOU ALSO
HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF THE EVENTS
PEOPLE CAN ENJOY? IT IS. IT IS
HOT. IT’S HUMAN OUT HERE, BUT IT
IS SO MUCH FUN. WE’VE GOT RIDES
GAMES. THIS IS THE 150TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARMADA FAIR,
BUT YOU KNOW ME. I WANT THE FOOD
. WE’RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT
IN A MINUTE. BUT FIRST, LET’S
TALK ABOUT YOUR FORECAST BECAUSE
WE DO HAVE SOME STORMS COMING
INTO PLAY OVER THE WEEKEND. AS I
SAID, IT IS HOT. IT’S HUMID
TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW ARE FOR
THE MOST PART IN THE LOW TO MID
EIGHTIES. BUT YOU FACTOR IN THE
HUMIDITY FEELS A LITTLE WARMER
THAN THAT. 86 RIGHT NOW AT CITY
AIRPORT AND METRO ETIENNE
PONTIAC 83 IN MOUNT CLEMENS.
WHAT WE’VE HAD A COUPLE OF DAYS
OF THOSE POP UP SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS, BUT NOW IT’S NICE
AND CLEAR. WE’VE GOT PARTLY
CLOUDY SKIES. IT WILL STAY DRY
TONIGHT. IF YOU ARE HEADED OUT
TO THE DREAM CRUISE. IT IS GOING
TO BE A NICE NIGHT. YOU CAN KEEP
THAT CONVERTIBLE TOP DOWN. THE
WAX SAW THAT EFFORT YOU PUT INTO
WAXING. THE CAR WILL BE FINE
UNTIL ABOUT THREE OR FOUR
O’CLOCK TOMORROW AFTERNOON, AND
THAT IS WHEN WE BRING IN THE
CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THOSE
STORMS COULD BE STRONG, POSSIBLY
EVEN SEVERE. I’M GOING TO TALK
ABOUT THAT COMING UP A LITTLE
BIT LATER ON IN THE FORECAST,
BUT RIGHT NOW I WANT TO TAKE YOU
OVER HERE. KYLE IS GRILLING UP
SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR ME, KYLE.
WHAT DO YOU GUYS GRILLING FOR ME
? PB AND J. WITH GRAPE. PB AND J
WAS STRAWBERRY TO TRY, SO I
THINK I’M GOING TO RECRUIT SOME
OF THESE KIDS OVER HERE. YOU
GUYS WANT TO TRY SOME PEANUT
BUTTER AND JELLY THAT’S GRILLED.
HAVE YOU EVER HAD GRILLED PEANUT
BUTTER AND JELLY? I DON’T THINK
SO. I DON’T THINK SO. WHAT ABOUT
YOU EVER HAD A GRILLED PB AND G?
I’M I’M ALLERGIC TO PEANUT
BUTTER. OKAY, THEN YOU CAN’T
HAVE IT. YOU CANNOT HAVE IT. BUT
YOU YOU ARE TOO. ALRIGHT WE’RE
GOING TO FIND YOU SOME FUNNEL
CAKES. WE’RE GONNA HAVE YOUR
FORECAST HERE COMING UP IN A FEW
MINUTES. ALRIGHT WE’RE LOOKING
FORWARD TO IT. THANK YOU, KIM.
BY THE WAY, WE KNEW STOP AT A
PARK. YOU OBVIOUSLY EXPECT TO
SEE PEOPLE WALKING, JOGGING KIDS
RIDING THEIR BIKES AND EVERYBODY
KIND OF RELAXING. PROBABLY DON’T
EXPECT TO SEE OR MAYBE HERE.
OPERA BUT IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE
HEADING TOWARD PALMER PARK
TONIGHT, YOU MIGHT WANT TO BRING
A BLANKET. MAYBE A LAWN CHAIR.
VERY SPECIAL SHOW. PAULA TUTMAN
HAS A PREVIEW. SO IF YOU’RE NOT
INTO CRUISING, OR EVEN IF YOU
ARE INTO CRUISING, BUT YOU JUST
WANT TO KIND OF GET OFF OF
WOODWARD OFF THE DRAG AND SHELL
A LITTLE BIT. JUST TAKE MIRAL
PLEASANT IN THE PALMER PARK.
FOLLOW IT ALL THE WAY TO THE
SPLASH PARK. OR JUST FOLLOW THE
SOUNDS OF BEAUTIFUL MUSIC. A
MOMENT, PLEASE TO ENJOY THE
BEAUTIFUL VOICES OF DETROIT
OPERAS TOURING ENSEMBLE. THIS
AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF THE
TOURING ENSEMBLE PREPARED FOR
THIS EVENING’S OPERA IN THE PARK
PERFORMANCE IN PALMER PARK IN
DETROIT. LISTEN CAREFULLY, AND
YOU GET A SENSE OF THE TRUE
EXCITEMENT. YOU MAY FEEL LIKE
YOU’VE HEARD THIS MUSIC BEFORE.
EVEN TONIGHT. IF IT’S YOUR FIRST
TIME YOU’LL BE EXPERIENCING IT
WITH TWO VERY IMPORTANT
CHARACTERS. THE LIBRETTO RARELY
ADDS. THE SOUNDS OF THE CITY AND
NATURE ARE WHAT MAKE THESE
OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES EVEN MORE
FUN. CHIRPING OR KIDS PLAYING
OUTSIDE. OR CAR JUST GOING BY.
KIND OF BLOCKED OUT A LITTLE BIT
WHEN YOU GET IN THE ZONE, SO I
KINDA DIDN’T HEAR THE ALARM
DIDN’T EVEN NOTICE THE AIRPLANE,
BUT THE BUTTERFLY KIND OF SORT
OUT THE CORNER OF MY EYE. BUT
ONCE I’M IN THAT ZONE,
EVERYTHING IS JUST I WANT YOU TO
COME INTO THIS NEW WORLD WITH ME
THAT I’M TRYING TO TAKE YOU ON
THE JOURNEY. ATTENDEES WILL ALSO
BE INTRODUCED TO A NEW CHARACTER
TO MICHIGAN OPERAS STAGE IS THE
DEBUT PERFORMANCE OF KATHY
MAYOR, WHO, DESPITE BEING SIGHT
IMPAIRED SHOWS THE DEPTH OF
DIVERSITY. THIS OPERA COMPANY IS
ADMITTED TO I USE A LOT OF
MUSCLE MEMORY, SO I KNOW WHERE
TO PLACE THE SOUND. AND NOT TO
PUSH WHEN YOU’RE OUTSIDE, NOT
OVERSEEING PERFORMERS TRULY
REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY. THE
COMMUNITY OUTSIDE THE WALLS OR
DOORS OF DETROIT OPERA ARE
REFLECTED ON THE STAGE. AMELIA
SHE IS ABOUT. TO DYE HER HUSBAND
IS OUT TO KILL HER BECAUSE HE
BELIEVES SHE HAS BEEN UNFAITHFUL
. DO YOU MEAN A SOLDIER? HE WAS
ABOUT TO GO OFF TO WAR, AND HE’S
IN THE BAR WITH A BUNCH OF HIS
BUDDIES, THE SOLDIERS AND HE
BREAKS OUT WITH THIS. THIS THIS
PRAYER THE EVENT STARTS AT SEVEN
O’CLOCK. IT’S ONLY ABOUT AN
HOUR, BUT IT WILL BE TIME WELL
SPENT. POLITICS LOCAL 4 OPERA AT
PALMER PARK IS FREE. BY THE WAY,
EVERYONE IS INVITED. THIS IS
ALSO A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET