1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:06,399 Speaker 1: This is WBZ, Boston's news radio, redefining local. 2 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 2: News sixty eight degrees in Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon, 3 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 2: I'm Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. There's been a reaction 4 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 2: today from the White House after oil prices swored past 5 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 2: one hundred dollars a barrel earlier. 6 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 3: Folks Woman Taylor Rogers said the administration is in constant 7 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 3: coordination with the relevant agencies, calling energy market stability a 8 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 3: top priority for President Trump. She added that the rise 9 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 3: is a short term effect and prices are expected to 10 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 3: fall once the objectives of Operation Epic Fury are achieved. Yesterday, 11 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 3: the President posted on truth Social that the temporary spike 12 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 3: is quote a very small price to pay for the USA, 13 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 3: World safety and peace. 14 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 2: Had a CBS's Stacey Lynn, and the oil prices did 15 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 2: fall below one hundred dollars a barrel this afternoon. In fact, 16 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 2: they kept sliding quite a bit below ninety five dollars 17 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 2: a barrel. The stock market rebounding today as well. It 18 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 2: had been way down. It ended the day well up, 19 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 2: the Dow up half a percent, the Nasda c up 20 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 2: one and a quarter percent. We'll get the numbers with 21 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:15,400 Speaker 2: Bloomberg coming up. President Trump's expected to start a news 22 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 2: conference this afternoon or this evening, depending on how you 23 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 2: look at it, at five point thirty. He's planning to 24 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 2: address concerns about the high oil and gasoline prices because 25 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 2: of the war in Iran. The President also told CBS 26 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:30,119 Speaker 2: News the war could be over soon, saying the US 27 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:33,320 Speaker 2: is very far ahead of schedule compared to its initial 28 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 2: four to five week estimate. All of this coming after 29 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 2: a social media post that the President put out earlier today. 30 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:43,759 Speaker 2: The President's currently in Florida at his Miami area golf club. 31 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:46,560 Speaker 2: He's attending a fundraiser there for House Speaker Mike Johnson. 32 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 2: The press conference will happen before he leaves there to 33 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 2: return to the White House. WBZ we'll keep you posted 34 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 2: both here and streaming on the iHeartRadio app. The US 35 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 2: government ordering personnel to leave Southeast Turkey. 36 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 4: The State Department is issued to travel advisory urging those 37 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 4: non emergency government employees and their family members to leave 38 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 4: due to safety risks, and they're strongly encouraged to leave now. 39 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 4: The region is home to the Interlik Air Base, which 40 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 4: is controlled by the Turkish government but hosts American troops. 41 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 2: That is CBS's Kemmy McCormick. The AI firm Anthropic is 42 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 2: suing the Trump administration over its move to ban all 43 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 2: federal agencies from using Anthropics technology. It follows a dispute 44 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 2: between the two sides over how far artificial intelligence should 45 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 2: be allowed to go in the hands of the US military. 46 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 5: The lawsuit challenges the Defense Secretary's determination that Anthropic is 47 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 5: a supply chain risk, saying the firm's reputation and core 48 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:41,919 Speaker 5: First Amendment freedoms are now under attack. The Pentagon's move 49 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 5: came late last month after Anthropic refused to drop its 50 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 5: insistence that the government not use its clawed platform to 51 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 5: surveil US citizens or power autonomous weapons systems. Officials insisted 52 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 5: they would make all lawful use of the technology and 53 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 5: wouldn't allow a company to make decisions for the military. 54 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 2: That is ABC Stephen Portoy. We're following some developing news 55 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 2: out of Attleboro District Court. Charges against Patriots Defensive Tackle 56 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 2: Christian Barmore have now been dropped by the Commonwealth. Prosecutors 57 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 2: said just a short time ago that the domestic violence 58 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 2: case was no longer viable after new information came to 59 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 2: light Barmore at face charges from an incident over the 60 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 2: summer where he had been accused of grabbing and throwing 61 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 2: his ex girlfriend to the floor. Tonight, we'll have clouds 62 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:26,639 Speaker 2: and some fog over parts of the Cape and Islands, 63 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 2: mainly clear for most of us. Temperatures within a few 64 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:33,639 Speaker 2: degrees of forty. Another warm up tomorrow as temperatures get 65 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 2: into the mid to upper sixties. A few spots could 66 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 2: hit seventy degrees. Tomorrow, we'll have the sun, we'll have 67 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 2: the clouds, and we'll have cooler temperatures over the Cape 68 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 2: and Islands where there will be more clouds, thickening clouds 69 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 2: Tomorrow night, low forty four and then cloudy and cooler 70 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 2: on Wednesday, a couple of showers around, temperatures in the 71 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 2: mid fifties. We'll be in the mid to upper fifties 72 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 2: on Thursday, with some clouds and some periods of rain. 73 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 2: That will taper off to an afternoon shower that will 74 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 2: also usher in some cooler air as temperatures fall into 75 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 2: the forties Thursday afternoon right now sixty eight degrees in Boston. Well, 76 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 2: here's something most of us can get into bed. It's 77 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 2: a national napping Day. 78 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 6: Oh. 79 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 7: It is a yearly reminder that there is no shame 80 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 7: in taking a quick snooze as the body adjusts. 81 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: Please go away, let me sleep. 82 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:19,239 Speaker 8: For the love of God. 83 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 7: Now when midday fatigue hits, numerous studies show ten to 84 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 7: twenty minute power naps are most effective. Just gotta find 85 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:26,480 Speaker 7: that sweet spot. 86 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:27,240 Speaker 3: I was cold. 87 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 1: I turn up the heat. 88 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 4: It's too hot. 89 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: I open up a window. It's too cold. 90 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:33,159 Speaker 5: I can't get into the soul. 91 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:36,280 Speaker 7: But when you are in that short nap zone, they 92 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:39,040 Speaker 7: can go hard. Quick naps though cat naps, some of 93 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 7: you might call it that, they can bring improvements and alertness, productivity, mood. 94 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 8: Are you kidding me? 95 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:51,040 Speaker 7: Wake up, everybody? Drew Mahall and WBZ, Boston's news radio. 96 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:54,160 Speaker 2: One of the fixers in a betting scheme on rigged 97 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:58,119 Speaker 2: NCAA basketball games has pleaded guilty. The Federal Prosecutor's Office 98 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:01,720 Speaker 2: in Philadelphia says Jalen Smith period today in federal court 99 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 2: in pleaded guilty to wire fraud and bribery charges. Prosecutors 100 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:08,599 Speaker 2: say he trained basketball players and used those connections to 101 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 2: recruit players in the scheme. They say he placed bets 102 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 2: and recruited players with the promise of a big payment 103 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 2: in exchange for purposefully under performing during a game. March 104 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 2: Madness starting a little early at Boston College. After five 105 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:24,839 Speaker 2: years at the Heights, the BC men's basketball coach needs 106 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:25,720 Speaker 2: to update the resumes. 107 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 8: The Eagles are showing men's basketball coach Earl Grant the 108 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 8: door after BC finishes the year in sixteenth place in 109 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 8: the ACC after only winning four games in league play. 110 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 8: It clearly wasn't working under Grant's watch. The Eagles failed 111 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:41,359 Speaker 8: to make the NCAA March Madness Tournament during any of 112 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 8: his five seasons. To be fair, Boston College has not 113 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:47,279 Speaker 8: been to the dance in seventeen years. Kyle Bray WBZ, 114 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 8: Boston's news radio. 115 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:50,919 Speaker 2: By this time next week, you very well may be 116 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 2: working on your March Madness bracket. Everyone looks for an 117 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 2: advantage when filling out those forms. But if you get 118 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 2: help from artificial intelligence for the office pool, does it help. 119 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:06,559 Speaker 1: Ken an AI assist make the difference? Probably not, says 120 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:10,159 Speaker 1: doctor Sheldon Jacobson, the founder professor of computer science at 121 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 1: the University of Illinois or Bona Champagne. He says AI 122 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:17,039 Speaker 1: is still bad at finding that Cinderella story. 123 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 6: It just isn't designed for that because it looks at patterns, 124 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 6: but the outcome of a single game is not always 125 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:28,599 Speaker 6: based on patterns. It's based on random phenomena that occur unpredictably. 126 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:32,800 Speaker 1: Jacobson says working the bracket backwards with AI from the 127 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:35,920 Speaker 1: Final four or the Elite eight out may get you 128 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 1: better results. Roriy o'neio WBZ Boston's News Radio. 129 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:46,679 Speaker 2: You are now in the loop for news updates throughout 130 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:50,039 Speaker 2: the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. 131 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:53,159 Speaker 2: I'm Ben Parker, WBZ Boston's News Radio.