1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:11,400 Speaker 1: This is WBZ Boston's news radio, redefining local news. Good morning, 2 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 1: six o'clock. Sun meets moon and the sky is over 3 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:18,480 Speaker 1: Boston as a total lunar eclipse is about to get underway. 4 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 1: Thank you for being with us on the radio and 5 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 1: on the go with the iHeartRadio app on this Tuesday 6 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:26,079 Speaker 1: morning in Boston. The News at six is brought to 7 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: us by your new England Toyota Dealer, your hybrid all 8 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 1: wheel drive headquarters. I'm Jeff Brown. A messy mix, however, 9 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 1: is on the way. Look for snow to break out 10 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: the sethon that snow will mix with sleep and change 11 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:39,639 Speaker 1: terrain south of Boston Lee today. As WBZ afy weather 12 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:43,200 Speaker 1: meteorologist Joe Lundberg, any sun this morning will quickly disappear 13 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 1: behind those building clouds. Today. The US is urging all 14 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 1: Americans to leave about a dozen countries in the Middle 15 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 1: East this morning, as its joint attacks with Israel intensify 16 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 1: in the region and President Trump promises the worst is 17 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 1: yet to come. Iran, meantime, launches a drone attack on 18 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: the USMBE in Saudi Arabia. Official say a small fire 19 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 1: in minimal damage is being reported. The attack follows a 20 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:09,399 Speaker 1: similar launch at the US Embassy in Kuwait. The Pentagon 21 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:12,480 Speaker 1: promises to send more troops to the region, and President 22 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: Trump will not rule out putting boots on the ground 23 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:19,040 Speaker 1: in Operation Epic Fury, which he anticipates right now will 24 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 1: be a four to five week campaign. The latest round 25 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 1: of shock and awe resonates with an expert at UMass. 26 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:28,679 Speaker 2: Professor David Mednakoff calls it striking how far and how 27 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 2: quickly the US and Israel have gone in this campaign, 28 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 2: and as Tehran hits targets around the region, there's no 29 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:34,400 Speaker 2: end in sight. 30 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 3: I know that President Trump does not want to have 31 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:39,399 Speaker 3: a lot of American troops in Iran. You know, that 32 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 3: sort of military intervention is really terrifying to contemplate. But 33 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 3: it's just hard to understand how massive bombardments of Iran 34 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 3: are actually going to help Iranians bring about a political 35 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 3: system that they want. 36 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 2: As memories of the Iraq War loom, he says Washington's 37 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 2: motivation aren't entirely clear. 38 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 3: I mean, I think we have to start from a 39 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 3: very skeptical perspective. 40 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 2: He's cautioning people not to make too many early conclusions, 41 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 2: to keep paying attention and to stay hopeful for the 42 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:14,080 Speaker 2: people of Iran who fought for something better. Madison Rogers WBAZ, 43 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 2: Boston's news Radio. 44 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: Boston could soon be the center point of the political universe. 45 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 1: The city is one of five finalists in the running 46 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 1: to host the twenty twenty eight Democratic National Convention. Stiff 47 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 1: competition for the Boston twenty twenty eight nonprofit comes from Atlanta, Denver, Philadelphia, 48 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:33,919 Speaker 1: and Chicago. Boston wins. Td Garden would be the setting 49 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:37,080 Speaker 1: for the DNC in twenty twenty eight, which local officials 50 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 1: say could mean four hundred million dollars in economic activity. 51 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 1: The DNC is scheduled for early August of that presidential 52 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 1: election year. Our forecast this morning, it's a beautiful start 53 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 1: to the day, just twenty degrees here in the city. 54 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 1: Any morning sunshine will quickly give way to clouds and 55 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 1: a messy mix is coming at us this afternoon. Looks 56 00:02:56,480 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 1: like it's going to start with some snow. Won't be much, 57 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: according to an inch in the Greater Boston area, slightly 58 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 1: more north and west of the city, but it's going 59 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:06,119 Speaker 1: to turn over to freezing rain and then all rain 60 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:08,399 Speaker 1: overnight tonight, so it could be a slippery commute later 61 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:11,359 Speaker 1: on this afternoon, and certainly in the overnight hours. Now 62 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 1: tomorrow is quite a different story. We've got clouds breaking 63 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: for some sunshine, and high temperatures approach the low fifties. 64 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: Still about average temperatures as we move through Thursday, with 65 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:22,959 Speaker 1: highs from in the lower forties, and then more rain 66 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: is expected as we approach Friday with highs in the 67 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 1: mid thirties. Now we're looking at the long range forecast 68 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 1: and there might be a sixty degree day on the 69 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 1: board this weekend. Fingers crossed for that. Meantime, It's a 70 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 1: beautiful start to the day here in Boston under clear skies. 71 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: It's twenty degrees. It's six oh five on this Tuesday morning, 72 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: and yes, the early bird catches the worm and the 73 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 1: moon this morning, you can say to sun, a total 74 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 1: lunar eclipse is now underway. It's a rare event. The 75 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 1: moon this morning appears is a rusty red in the 76 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 1: western sky just as the sun rises in the east, 77 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 1: Moon meets Sun on opposite ends of the horizon. It's 78 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 1: an event called sele ane leon when both the Sun 79 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 1: and the moon are visible at the same time. A 80 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 1: total lunar eclipse not as rare as its solar counterpart. 81 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: The Earth blocks the Sun's light from the Moon on 82 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:17,240 Speaker 1: average once every two and a half years. The blood 83 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:20,559 Speaker 1: red Moon is visible for just a few minutes this morning, 84 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,839 Speaker 1: before sunrise, and of course before the moon sets in 85 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 1: the western horizon. Just a beautiful morning to soak it 86 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 1: all in as well. Meantime, back here on Earth, one 87 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:34,159 Speaker 1: continent is going through some monumental changes. On Planet Earth, 88 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:37,720 Speaker 1: Antarctica's ice are falling into the ocean. A new thirty 89 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 1: year satellite study shows most of the continent at the 90 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 1: bottom of the world remains stable. Seventy seven percent of 91 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 1: the coastline has seen no movement since nineteen ninety six. 92 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:49,840 Speaker 1: But as researchers at u see Irvine zoomed in on 93 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: West Antarctica and the Antarctic Peninsula, the satellite showed a 94 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 1: loss of nearly five thousand square miles. That's a chunk 95 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: of ice larger than Jamaica. When land based ice falls 96 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:05,679 Speaker 1: into the ocean, it causes sea level rise worldwide. Dave Malcoff, 97 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: CIDIs News, Atlanta. The FAA continues to investigate an incident 98 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 1: at Logan Airport this weekend when a Republic Airways flight 99 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:16,680 Speaker 1: to New York City is aboarded on takeoff after another 100 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 1: flight crosses a boundary line on the tarmac. Official say 101 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: the republic flight to JFK Airport and New York eventually 102 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 1: departed to its destination, but the incursion reportedly comes when 103 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 1: the second aircraft edged over that boundary line for takeoffs 104 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:34,800 Speaker 1: without prior authorization from the control tower. Also, an engine 105 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 1: fire at Los Angeles International forces a United Airlines flight 106 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 1: to go back to the airport just after liftoff. An 107 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 1: emergency landing on United twenty one twenty seven in Newark's Liberty. 108 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 1: All passengers and crew evacuated safely through the emergency exits. 109 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:53,600 Speaker 1: Save the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves. 110 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 1: A couple in Jamaica plane takes it old school. Every 111 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:01,279 Speaker 1: little Martha sending from JP doesn't ice melt from the store. 112 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 3: It's crazy. 113 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:04,479 Speaker 1: He scrapes it off the road. It paid taxes, so 114 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: what the hell it's mine now. Our house is filled 115 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 1: with buckets of salt trying to pick up whoa and 116 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 1: so much more. Okay it's kind of salty. Yeah yeah, 117 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 1: that's her husband dead. We don't have a Christmas tree. 118 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 1: We have a Christmas ladder, so we buy about thirty 119 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 1: or forty gifts at the Dollar store put them under 120 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 1: our Christmas ladder. Didn't have people too, That's true. I 121 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 1: got silly strength, the perfect metaphor for Ed and Sandy's quirkiness. 122 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 1: Really and why they fit right in here in Jamaica plane. 123 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 2: I love it. 124 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 3: It's very the longest. 125 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 1: Everybody else thought it was different when I fit right 126 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 1: in you whatever I used to do. 127 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 3: But look that's normal. 128 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:45,000 Speaker 1: I like scraping up roads. Salt not shearer. WVZ, Boston's 129 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:47,599 Speaker 1: news radio. You are now in the loop for news 130 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 1: updates throughout the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio on 131 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:55,359 Speaker 1: the iHeartRadio app. I'm Jeff Brown, WBZ, Boston's news radio.