1 00:00:01,240 --> 00:00:06,480 Speaker 1: This is w b Z, Boston's news radio, redefining local news. 2 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:12,960 Speaker 2: Fair Sky's in Boston. Right now. It is eleven o'clock 3 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:16,639 Speaker 2: and forty one degrees. Good morning. I'm Nicole Davis, and 4 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:18,600 Speaker 2: we start with the latest out of the Middle East. 5 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:22,639 Speaker 2: We have learned a top counter terrorism official, Joe Kent, 6 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:26,440 Speaker 2: is resigning because he doesn't agree with the administration's take 7 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 2: on the war against Iran. Kent was the director of 8 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:32,559 Speaker 2: the National counter Terrorism Center. In a new letter, he 9 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 2: says Iran post quote no imminent threat to the United States, 10 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 2: and he claims the US started the war because of 11 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 2: pressure from Israel. No word yet from the White House 12 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 2: on his resignation. Meantime, Israel's Defense minister says the IDF 13 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:50,280 Speaker 2: the Israeli military has killed a top Iranian security official 14 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:53,519 Speaker 2: and a top leader in the Revolutionary Guard. Israel is 15 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 2: also launching strikes in Lebanon against Hesba Llah. Iran is 16 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 2: striking back with attacks on targets and neighboring country trees, 17 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:04,320 Speaker 2: including the US embassy in Baghdada. Rock The BBC's Barbara 18 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 2: plot Usher has more from Doha. 19 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 3: It's the second attack on the US embassy in Baghdad 20 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 3: since the war began, this time an intense assault with 21 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 3: multiple drones and rockets in the Gulf. The United Arab 22 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:18,320 Speaker 3: Emirates continues to bear the brunt of Iranian fire. Its 23 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 3: major energy hub in Fujaida was again targeted overnight, and 24 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 3: another oil tanker has been hit in waters nearby. Authorities 25 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 3: suspended operations at the Shah gas field, one of the 26 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 3: largest in the world, after a strike there late Monday. 27 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 3: They also temporarily closed the country's airspace during a barrage 28 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 3: of missiles and drones Tuesday morning. It's open again now now. 29 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:42,399 Speaker 2: Iran is also vowing not to relinquish its chokehold on 30 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 2: the Strait of Horn Moves. President Trump says some countries 31 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 2: are helping fight Iran in the strait, which is a 32 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 2: vital waterway for the global oil trade, but he's not 33 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 2: happy that other American allies have been reluctant or refusing 34 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 2: to help his ABC's Patrick Reville. 35 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 4: President Trump is now criticizing US allies who so far 36 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 4: declined his request to send warships to protect oil tankers 37 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 4: in the Strait of Hormuz. 38 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: We don't need anybody. We're the strongest nation in the world. 39 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: We have the strongest military by far in the way 40 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:12,079 Speaker 1: we don't need them. 41 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 4: Iran is letting a very small number of ships pass 42 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 4: through the Strait, including some with ties to China. 43 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 5: President Trump, meanwhile, is. 44 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 4: Now looking to delay his upcoming visit to China as 45 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:25,079 Speaker 4: the war rages on. 46 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 2: And the price of gas still surging here in the US, 47 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:30,240 Speaker 2: Triple A says a gallon of regular unletted will cost 48 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 2: you just shy of three dollars sixty cents on average 49 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 2: in Massachusetts. Other stories we're watching. Later today, the Senate 50 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 2: is expected to start debating a bill focused on voter 51 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:43,799 Speaker 2: access that's caused a lot of controversy here CBS is 52 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 2: Michael Wallace. 53 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 6: The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act would require voters to 54 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 6: show proof of citizenship. Missouri Republican Senator Josh Holly, this. 55 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 3: Is what most states do. It's just a few states 56 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 3: who don't want to do it because they want illegals voting. 57 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 6: President Trump says the same act would guarantee the mid 58 00:02:58,360 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 6: terms for Republicans. 59 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:03,639 Speaker 1: Why don't you want voter ID There's only one reason, ready, 60 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: because you want to cheat. 61 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 6: House Minority Leader Kim Jeffrey says the Constitution leaves the 62 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 6: administration of elections up to the States. 63 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 5: This is a phony issue that Donald Trump is creating. 64 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 6: Michael Wallace, CBS News. 65 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 2: And it's getting certainly nicer out there weatherwise, but the 66 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 2: problem is the wind. It's calming down, but not as 67 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 2: quickly as I think many of us would like after 68 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:25,919 Speaker 2: all that damage we had overnight. Latest when it comes 69 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 2: to the power outages from the States Emergency Management Agency, 70 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 2: just refreshing my data here, about thirty three thousand customers 71 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 2: remain without power, So that means homes and businesses, schools, 72 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 2: so on, and so forth, and those are scattered outages 73 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 2: really across the entire state save for the berkshares. Now 74 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 2: later on the winds will die down even more. Temperatures 75 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 2: did drop significantly over the past ten twelve hours. Right now, 76 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 2: most of us are in the mid to upper thirties 77 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 2: if you're outside one twenty eight, except in southeastern mass 78 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 2: many of us are in the mid forties. That's about 79 00:03:57,920 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 2: where we're going to top out today and then four 80 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 2: to We've got mostly clear skies, diminishing winds, a low 81 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 2: twenty five, partial sun high thirty seven tomorrow, mix of 82 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 2: sun and clouds on Thursday in a high forty three, 83 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 2: So checking our temperatures right now again, we do have 84 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 2: a few stray flurries and showers out there in Kingston, 85 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 2: some light rain forty four north of Boston, a couple 86 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:21,719 Speaker 2: of flurries in places like bill Ricca and Carlisle. Forty 87 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:25,720 Speaker 2: one west of Boston. In Southborough, partly cloudy, thirty eight 88 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 2: in Boston right now at eleven oh six, it is 89 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 2: partly cloudy and we're at forty one. Well, Boston is 90 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 2: coming alive for Saint Patrick's Day. WBC's James Rojas is 91 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:36,719 Speaker 2: out in the streets. 92 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 5: Boston is world renowned for its Irish heritage and culture, 93 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 5: so it's no big surprise to second generation Joseph O'Connor 94 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 5: that many would want to come to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day. 95 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 7: Seen it was crazy, a lot of college students, a 96 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 7: lot of out of towners, a lot of Irish people. 97 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:55,479 Speaker 5: Boston is like the place to be yet one hundred percent. 98 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 7: It's kind of funny though. All my Irish cousins they 99 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:01,040 Speaker 7: want to come here for St. Patrick's Date, you know 100 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 7: what I mean. 101 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 5: It's it's weird, but not too weird. Has Boston has 102 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:07,480 Speaker 5: one of the highest concentrations of Irish ancestry in the nation, 103 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 5: plus plenty of great pubs and bars that serve a 104 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:13,719 Speaker 5: good pints and Irish meal in the Leather District. James 105 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 5: Rojas w b Z Boston SNOOS Radio. 106 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 2: As you can imagine, today is a huge day for 107 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:20,720 Speaker 2: bars and restaurants. 108 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:22,840 Speaker 8: More than three million pints of guinness our pored in 109 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:25,800 Speaker 8: bars and restaurants across the United States on this day alone, 110 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:28,719 Speaker 8: according to Business Insider, making today one of the busiest 111 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 8: drinking days of the year. On Bear seven o'clock in 112 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:33,799 Speaker 8: the morning. Yeah, a lot of people started early today 113 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:36,679 Speaker 8: and total global consumption of guinness, which is a stout 114 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 8: of course, reaches more than thirteen million pints today. And 115 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 8: if you know, whiskey is more your style, I like 116 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:42,279 Speaker 8: to drink. 117 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:44,280 Speaker 5: Yeah, there you go, get your hands on it. 118 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 2: Take you what's hot, Tell you what's hot. 119 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 8: It is Jamison that dominates the global Irish whiskey market. 120 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 8: Jamison holds a seventy percent market share, meaning well, people 121 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 8: love their Jamison, all right. Drew Mahl and WBZ Boston's 122 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 8: news radio. 123 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:59,799 Speaker 2: Let us not forget the shamrock shake people, shamrock shake 124 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 2: all right. Another shot has been fired in the battle 125 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 2: over vehicle inspections in New Hampshire. Gordon Darby Holdings and 126 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:09,359 Speaker 2: a missions testing company that was contracted by the state 127 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 2: to do those inspections, is now demanding the state be 128 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:15,840 Speaker 2: fined and held in contempt. They claim New Hampshire is 129 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 2: violating a federal court ruling to reinstate the inspections as 130 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 2: they wait for approval from the EPA to end the program. However, 131 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 2: state officials tell the union leader they won't budge and 132 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 2: the inspections are not coming back. They call it a 133 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:30,839 Speaker 2: policy issue, inspection operators not being told to return any 134 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:35,039 Speaker 2: unused inspection stickers by next month. You are now in 135 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:37,479 Speaker 2: the loop for news updates throughout the day. Listen to 136 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 2: WBZ Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm Nicole Davis WBZ 137 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:43,640 Speaker 2: and Boston's News Radio.