1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:11,800 Speaker 1: This is WBZ Boston's news radio. We defining local news. Nope, nope, 2 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:12,799 Speaker 1: not so fast Chester. 3 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 2: It's only Thursday here in Boston and we're getting started 4 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 2: under mostly cloudy skies. It is forty three degrees here 5 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:21,800 Speaker 2: in Boston, and I'll remind you again it is Thursday. 6 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 2: The News at six is brought to us by your 7 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 2: New England Toyota Dealer, your hybrid all wheel drive headquarters. 8 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 2: Thanks for being with us today. I'm Jeff Brown. The 9 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,879 Speaker 2: beat goes on raezy and shiley today. With clouds and sun. 10 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:35,600 Speaker 2: There may even be a shower spots during the afternoon hours. 11 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:40,520 Speaker 2: WBZ akiweather meteorologist Joe Lundberg quiet end to the work week, 12 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 2: but it could be a bumpy ride this weekend. With 13 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 2: the stroke of a pen, President Trump officially brings the 14 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 2: longest government shutdown in the United States history to a close. 15 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 2: But it ain't over even when it is. At the airport. 16 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 3: The FAA is freezing its plants to further reduced flights 17 00:00:56,800 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 3: by eight percent a day and then by ten percent tomorrow. Instead, 18 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 3: flight reductions are staying at six percent. Following news the 19 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:06,039 Speaker 3: government's shutdown has come to an end, which sounds good 20 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 3: for those flying out of Logan. 21 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:09,400 Speaker 2: It makes you feel good. I'm I travel a lot 22 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 2: for work, so kind of rely on it. It's kind of 23 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:13,400 Speaker 2: part of my job. So flights are definitely important. 24 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 4: You know, less stress knowing that we're going to get 25 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:19,479 Speaker 4: too from point A to point B without having the 26 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:23,320 Speaker 4: disruption of having to spend more time traveling. 27 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 3: US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the FAA is encouraged 28 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 3: to see air traffic control staffing surge and they feel 29 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 3: comfortable with pausing the reduction schedule at Logan. James Rojas WBZ, 30 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:36,960 Speaker 3: Boston's news radio. 31 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 2: And already on the board is Logan Airport. This morning, 32 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 2: fifty flights are affected, according to Flight Aware. More Americans 33 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 2: are ready to hit the road permanently. A new Gallop 34 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 2: survey finds forty percent of young women are considering leaving 35 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 2: the United States for good. That's more than twice the 36 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 2: share of American men. A recent trend started showing signs 37 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 2: of increased activity just before President Trump took office in 38 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 2: his first term and stepped up from there. Since the 39 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 2: Supreme Court overturned abortion rights, women now seem to lack 40 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 2: faith in the United States and see their futures elsewhere. 41 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 2: It's going to be just like old times. The Patriots 42 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 2: kickoff Week eleven in the NFL tonight. It's Thursday Night 43 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:18,640 Speaker 2: Football with the Jets at Gilatte. The Pats will go 44 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 2: for eight wins in a row. 45 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:23,960 Speaker 5: The tailgates should be a lively one, So pack up 46 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,080 Speaker 5: the coolers and get ready to fire up the grill. 47 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:29,359 Speaker 2: Be Hamburg chicken and stay cut dogs whatever. 48 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 5: Now we're talking. Richie Eating of Newburyport will be in 49 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 5: full voice tonight. A season ticket holder since nineteen sixty eight. 50 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 5: He thinks maybe the best Patriots game he's ever seen 51 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:41,520 Speaker 5: is that tuck Rule game two thousand and one playoffs. 52 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:44,800 Speaker 5: First the Raiders, the snowy comeback from Tom Brady, Adam 53 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 5: Vinettieri and the boys. Would you believe it, Richie and Crewe, 54 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 5: they almost left early. 55 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:50,959 Speaker 2: Yeah, when it happened there Wensday Public, it looks like 56 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 2: there's no way left. 57 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 3: So me and the boys got upstarted about three steps 58 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 3: to the left offic side, It plays out review, three 59 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 3: steps in. 60 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:58,080 Speaker 2: The right, and we sat back down again. We stayed 61 00:02:58,080 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 2: for the whole game. 62 00:02:58,680 --> 00:02:59,360 Speaker 5: It's a good finish. 63 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, we don't use it. 64 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 5: The Abilly kick off tonight Pats and Jets eight fifteen 65 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 5: Front Fox Burrow, Drew Mahoalden WZ Boston's news radio, and tonight. 66 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 2: The Patriots will wear their brand new Nor'easter alternate uniforms 67 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 2: against the Jets tonight. Well, today is World's Kindness Day. 68 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 2: Could you be kind? This has gone international too, That's 69 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 2: why it's called World Kindness Day. The goal is to 70 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 2: highlight good deeds done in communities all across the planet. 71 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 2: World Kindness Day now thirty years old. Go ahead, do 72 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 2: something nice for someone today. How as cold this morning 73 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 2: as in recent starts to the day, We're at forty 74 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 2: three right now in Boston, and a lot of the 75 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 2: cities and towns that were in the twenties previously are 76 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 2: in the thirties this morning, so I guess we're making 77 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 2: a little bit of progress. We'll see temperatures right around 78 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 2: fifty today, so that's also warmer than it's been in 79 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 2: recent days. We'll start with some clouds and sun today. 80 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 2: It's going to continue to be breezy. There's also a 81 00:03:57,640 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 2: good chance that those clouds are going to squeeze out 82 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 2: a couple of rain drops later on in the afternoon 83 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 2: and into the overnight hours, which is also going to 84 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 2: be breezy tonight. Plenty of clouds early and then gradual 85 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 2: clearing as temperatures will drop mainly into the forties or 86 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 2: to the thirties rather overnight Tonight, mixture of clouds and sun. 87 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 2: Tomorrow fairly quiet way to wrap up this abbreviated workweek 88 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 2: with highs only in the mid forties again tomorrow, and 89 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:22,159 Speaker 2: it looks like it's a pretty dicey weekend too, Saturday 90 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 2: night into Sunday. Next round of some potentially heavy rain 91 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 2: headed our way. Right now, it's forty three and mostly 92 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 2: cloudy in Boston coming up on sunrise. It's six oh 93 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 2: six this Thursday morning. An alligator in the Charles is 94 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:35,480 Speaker 2: real and it's spectacular. 95 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:41,600 Speaker 6: Well days after being spotted, it appears the baby American 96 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 6: alligator that was found swimming in the Charles River lagoon 97 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 6: has now been caught. Local animal educator Joseph Kenney of 98 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 6: Abington of Joe's Crazy Critters making a post to Instagram 99 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:57,279 Speaker 6: of himself holding the baby gator and is now finding 100 00:04:57,320 --> 00:04:59,840 Speaker 6: a safer home for the little guy. Kenny said it 101 00:04:59,839 --> 00:05:02,719 Speaker 6: to just fifteen minutes to find the animal after he 102 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:05,160 Speaker 6: learned of its presence there. He went on to say, 103 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 6: while the baby gator itself was not dangerous, the animal 104 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:12,480 Speaker 6: being in such cold waters is dangerous to itself. And 105 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 6: now there's a mission to nurse him back to health 106 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 6: and find him a safe home. Jim McKay WBZ Boston's 107 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:20,599 Speaker 6: News radio Reality Check. 108 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 2: Ski season is officially underway in New England. 109 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 4: Yes, the first snow is fallen. Tempts are cold enough 110 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 4: to support snowmaking, Let's do it. Killington and Vermont Sunday 111 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:35,040 Speaker 4: River and Maine will both be open to the public 112 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:38,039 Speaker 4: for the first ski runs this morning. Killington boasts the 113 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:40,919 Speaker 4: longest ski season in New England. Both have claimed to 114 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 4: be the first slopes to roll out. The Red Carpet 115 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 4: Annual pass holders were the first to christen the snow 116 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:50,280 Speaker 4: with the first runs of the season yesterday. Matt Phipps 117 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 4: WBZ Boston's news Radio This is. 118 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:56,120 Speaker 2: A rude awakening. Starbucks is on strike as workers hit 119 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 2: him where it hurts. Baristas in forty cities walk off 120 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 2: the job today, not included any locations here in Boston. 121 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 2: It's the company's biggest sales day of the holiday season. 122 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:10,040 Speaker 2: It's Red Cup Day and the Natives that Starbucks are 123 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 2: restless workers and dozens of stores will take action in 124 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 2: an open ended strike, which officials say could expand in 125 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:19,839 Speaker 2: the coming days. Contract talks are stuck in neutral with 126 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:21,720 Speaker 2: the company, and as of this morning, more than a 127 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 2: thousand baristas are off the job. You are now in 128 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 2: the loop for news updates throughout the day. Listen to 129 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 2: WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm Jeff Brown, WBZ, 130 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:34,679 Speaker 2: Boston's news radio.