1 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:11,240 Speaker 1: This is WBZY, Boston's news radio, redefining local news. Good morning, 2 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: It's six o'clock on this Wednesday morning, and let me 3 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:16,239 Speaker 1: just point out to you that it is October eighth, 4 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:18,799 Speaker 1: and at six o'clock in the morning, it is seventy 5 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 1: degrees here in Boston. Unbelievable. Thank you for being with 6 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:24,159 Speaker 1: us today. The News at six is brought to you 7 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: by your New England Toyota Dealer, your hybrid all wheel 8 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:30,040 Speaker 1: drive headquarters. Thanks for being here today. I'm Jeff Brown. 9 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 1: Boston is gonna back up this boss. 10 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:34,880 Speaker 2: Sadie at mother hun Little's rain at times into early 11 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 2: afternoon followed by some late day sun. 12 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:39,920 Speaker 1: That is WBZ. How you weather Meteorologist Joe Lumberg. We 13 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 1: stayed pretty much in the sixties today, which would be 14 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:45,880 Speaker 1: a drop off from our seventy degree reading right now 15 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:49,199 Speaker 1: in Boston. It is harvest season and it's time for 16 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 1: Massachusetts top crop to shine. Governor Mara Heey officially declares 17 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 1: October Massachusetts Cranberry Month. This gives a boost to the 18 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 1: area's bogs and farmers and to become a nearly two 19 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 1: billion dollar a year business and pays the bills for 20 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:07,759 Speaker 1: thousands of workers in Massachusetts, and despite those impressive halls, 21 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: Massachusetts is number two in the nation for Cranberry's trailing 22 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: only Wisconsin. Pray with Me, the plea from Dolly Parton's sister, 23 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: whose comment sends shock waves around the world over concerns 24 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 1: for the country music icon's health. Frieda Parton calls for 25 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: prayers after Dolly postpones her Las Vegas residency to get 26 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 1: what she calls a one hundred thousand mile tune up. 27 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: Her sister says she didn't mean to scare anyone. She 28 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 1: clarifies on social media that she just wants to express 29 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: love and support for her seventy nine year old sibling. 30 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 1: A milestone decades in the Macon, it's time to make 31 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 1: the Donuts. 32 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 3: America continues to run on Duncan. The Canton based company 33 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 3: has christened its ten thousandth store in the US, the 34 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 3: newest location right outside Chicago, Illinois. It's been a seventy 35 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 3: five year journey for the donut shop, and officials with 36 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 3: the company say this is impressive, but it's already looking 37 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:09,079 Speaker 3: forward to its next ten thousand stores. Matt phipps WBZ 38 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 3: Boston's news. 39 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:13,399 Speaker 1: Radio Check your Ceilings a warning from state fire officials 40 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 1: that many of our smoke alarms are coming to the 41 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: end of their useful lives. They've outlived old fire codes 42 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 1: and will soon expire, and the fear is they won't 43 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:25,920 Speaker 1: be reliable when we need them most. The fire code 44 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:28,360 Speaker 1: was updated ten years ago and the newest version of 45 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 1: these smoke alarms will keep them from being a cooking 46 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: nuisance going off when installed too close to a stove. 47 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 1: State Fire Marshal John Devine says, make sure smoke alarms 48 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 1: have a UL safety sticker indicating approval and accordance with 49 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:45,080 Speaker 1: the independent testing lab. The weight is over the new 50 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 1: look Bruins Chris and the regular season tonight in Washington, 51 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:51,919 Speaker 1: and the Celtics get underway with preseason basketball also tonight 52 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 1: in Memphis. All rise the Yankee stage a massive comeback 53 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 1: as Aaron Judge comes alive. They beat the Blue Jays 54 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 1: to extend the American League Division Series, and Seattle takes 55 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 1: the two games to one lead over Detroit in a 56 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:07,920 Speaker 1: game that was delayed about three hours because of rain 57 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 1: that created a bit of a problem for one baseball 58 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 1: legends WBCs Drew mo'holland another legend is here to tell 59 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 1: us all about it. Good morning, Andrew. 60 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 2: I was going to say, not. 61 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 4: The baseball legend here, yes, thank you. So during the 62 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:22,080 Speaker 4: Fox Sports pre game, Jeff Right, they were stalling during 63 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:24,800 Speaker 4: that rain delay, and Derek Jeter sitting next to Big 64 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 4: Poppy David Ortiz, how does cell phone go off. 65 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:29,360 Speaker 2: Each pitch, each out? 66 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:32,919 Speaker 1: Sorry, it's a rain delay, doctor appointment, parent teacher conference 67 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 1: that I'm gonna miss. Sorry, guys, I might I might. 68 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 2: Take the call, call man light. 69 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 4: Real world life gets in the way. 70 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 1: Family first, absolutely, all right. So it's a two to 71 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 1: one series lead, both of those. 72 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, and today you get four baseball games. 73 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 1: Or baseball all lined up. It's a good time of year. 74 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 1: Ye oh. We've been needing this for a long period 75 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 1: of time, and we've got some rain headed our way. 76 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 1: In fact, some showers are hitting the north shore right now, 77 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: and a bigger blob on the radar is now moving 78 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 1: into western mass so it's coming. We do need the rain, 79 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 1: and this is quite a change. Albeit or nonetheless, I 80 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: should say here this early in the morning, it is 81 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:17,359 Speaker 1: still a very muggy seventy degrees in Boston. Temperatures are 82 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 1: going to stay right around this mark today and probably 83 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 1: actually settle in the mid to upper sixties. The showers 84 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 1: will be with us through the afternoon and then some 85 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 1: gradual clearing from west to east overnight tonight turning out clear, 86 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 1: low temperatures dropping into the forties. Tomorrow is a beautiful day. 87 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: It'll feel like fall, with highs only in the upper fifties, 88 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:40,480 Speaker 1: slightly warmer, continued sunny on Friday. We're watching the possibility 89 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 1: of a storm system to hit us sometime this weekend. 90 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:45,039 Speaker 1: Right now, it's a little bit too early to tell, 91 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:47,480 Speaker 1: but in the meantime, it looks like temps will be 92 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 1: in the sixties coming up this weekend. Right now in 93 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:53,120 Speaker 1: Boston on this Wednesday morning, it is seventy degrees six 94 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 1: h six as we get started together. And this is 95 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 1: a problem. Far too many people in Boston cannot find 96 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: a place to live. Is out there and. 97 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 2: What is ain't cheap housing is so insane. 98 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 1: Housing is the big issue. 99 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 5: The basis behind a new poll from a local pro 100 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 5: housing group that finds an overwhelming majority of Boston residents 101 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 5: believe city officials need to find solutions and execute them 102 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 5: in order to address a housing shortage. 103 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:19,719 Speaker 1: There needs to be more options for people who aren't 104 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 1: making eighty thousand plus and aren't on government benefits. 105 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:25,600 Speaker 5: When was the last time you moved twenty twenty three? 106 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 1: How long did it take you to find a place? 107 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 2: A year and a half. 108 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:32,159 Speaker 5: It took me Chris Faum a WBZ, Boston's news radio. 109 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 1: Recent numbers from the Greater Boston Association of Realtors puts 110 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 1: the median price tag of a single family home in 111 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 1: Boston in Greater Boston at a million dollars, and on 112 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:44,559 Speaker 1: the seventh day of the government shutdown, no Senate votes 113 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 1: are taken to end it. The second week begins today 114 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:51,239 Speaker 1: and quietly Congressional leaders are testing the waters on the 115 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 1: framework of deal, but a trillion dollar Medicaid extension is 116 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: still a non starter, even though the President and GOP 117 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:00,600 Speaker 1: leaders say this could be their political crime to bear. 118 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 1: The President indicates that permanent job and program cuts favored 119 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 1: by Democrats could be next on the chopping block. The 120 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 1: now more than week long government shutdown continues to hurt 121 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: travelers with boarding passes. Essential employees working air traffic control 122 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:18,559 Speaker 1: towers are supposed to be on the job without pay 123 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:21,479 Speaker 1: for now, but many of them continue to bang in 124 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:25,239 Speaker 1: with sick calls too many to even staff the tower 125 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 1: this week at Hollywood's Burbank Airport and forced to ground 126 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 1: delay in Nashville. The FAA warns of nationwide flight disruptions, 127 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:36,599 Speaker 1: ripple effects felt in Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, even Logan that's 128 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: been a long time coming. After years of talking, the 129 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: owners of an iconic restaurant are making plans for the future. 130 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:45,719 Speaker 2: For seventy five years, the Kowloon's iconic appearance and beloved 131 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 2: food have been a staple of the region, but if approved, 132 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:51,840 Speaker 2: the property could be replaced with two six story mixed 133 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:55,120 Speaker 2: use buildings for both apartment units and high end stores. 134 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 2: For longtime customer Dan, it's disappointing. 135 00:06:57,960 --> 00:06:59,919 Speaker 3: Come upsetting, it's a renlock. 136 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 4: It's been here for thirty five years. 137 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 2: According to the redevelopment designs submitted to the Saugust Planning Board, 138 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 2: the existing Kowloon would go, but a smaller version would 139 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 2: be constructed on site. Dan hopes his favorite dishes would 140 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 2: stay on the menu. 141 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 3: The Saugust Wings and the Looming Absolutely can you use 142 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 3: the Sausta Saugust Wings and it's rough. 143 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 2: Competition at the and Saugust Soft Rude one. James Rojas, 144 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 2: WBZ Boston's news Radio. 145 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: You are now in the loop for news updates throughout 146 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 1: the day. Listen to WBZ news Radio on the iHeartRadio app. 147 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 1: I'm Jeff Brown, WBZ Boston's news radio.