1 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:06,640 Speaker 1: This is WBZ, Boston's news radio, redefining local. 2 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 2: News mostly sunny, A couple of clouds out in Boston, 3 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 2: a chillly forty degrees at eleven o'clock on this Wednesday morning. Hello, 4 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 2: thanks for being with us. I'm Sherry Small. Here's what's happening. 5 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:26,599 Speaker 2: The attorney for the nine Alston car wash workers detained 6 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 2: by Ice back on November fourth, till WBZ NewsRadio. The 7 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:33,199 Speaker 2: three of those workers are now out of Ice custody 8 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 2: after posting bond. Their release comes after federal court orders 9 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 2: mandating that their bond be accepted and they be freed 10 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 2: from custody in at least two of the cases. Now, 11 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 2: the attorneys say the three workers are extremely exhausted and traumatized, 12 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:51,480 Speaker 2: and that they were en route to their families as 13 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 2: of yesterday evening, and say at least two more bond 14 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 2: hearings for the workers are expected Thursday, a third possible 15 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 2: this week as well. State wide rest their hopes on 16 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 2: a rent control ballot question that could be a big 17 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:08,320 Speaker 2: step closer to being on the ballot in twenty twenty six. 18 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: As much as I get mad about paying rent, I 19 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 1: understand the landlord's point, but I can't keep going up 20 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 1: and up and up. 21 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 3: People tell me they're sick of seeing their rent increase 22 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 3: each year because it. 23 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: Just seems like the hears go by really quick, and 24 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: then here it is, here's your increase again. Lisa is 25 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: up and here it is, and it's like, oh my god, 26 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:24,040 Speaker 1: it just went on. 27 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:27,040 Speaker 3: Poems for All Massachusetts submitted roughly one hundred and twenty 28 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:29,320 Speaker 3: five thousand signatures this week to try to get rent 29 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 3: control on the ballot for next year. If passed, it 30 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:34,479 Speaker 3: would cap rent increases at just five percent statewide. Tea 31 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 3: riders here at Wallaston station tell me they're fine with 32 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 3: a longer commute if it means cheaper rent than Boston, 33 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:41,320 Speaker 3: but only if it stays that way. Do you feel 34 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 3: like the place that you're living at right now you're. 35 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:44,680 Speaker 4: Getting what you're paying for? Absolutely? 36 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think so. 37 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 5: My Lane learns by Mary Kines may have. 38 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 3: State officials have until December third to certified signatures. They'll 39 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 3: need seventy five thousand to bring it one step closer 40 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:56,279 Speaker 3: to the ballot. From Quincymjre Bros Than WVS, Boston's news. 41 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 2: Radio, President Trump says he will sign the bill that 42 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 2: compels the Justice Department release the Epstein files. After the 43 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 2: bills sailed through both the chambers of Congress with only 44 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 2: a single vote against. 45 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 6: As survivors of Epstein's abuse a moment of victory. 46 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 5: We're ready for the next stop, and we're ready to 47 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:14,959 Speaker 5: finally release the file, all the file. 48 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 6: The Senate wasting no time pledging to pass the villains 49 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 6: send it to the President's desk out a vigil survivor 50 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 6: is getting word of the news has passed the bill. 51 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 6: President Trump has pledged to sign that villain's law. But 52 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 6: the fact is the President doesn't need Congress to release 53 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:36,959 Speaker 6: the Epstein files. He could do it on his own. 54 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 2: That's ABC's Rachel Scott reporting. Former Treasury Secretary and former 55 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 2: Harvard president Larry Summers is resigning from Open Aiy's board 56 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 2: of directors only a week after his emails with Jeffrey 57 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 2: Epstein were released. 58 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 7: The emails, unveiled by Congress showed Somers had a close 59 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 7: relationship with Epstein long after the first charges were filed 60 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 7: against the convicted sex trafficker. In one exchange, Summers asked 61 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 7: Epstein for advice on how to romantically pursue a woman 62 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 7: he was mentoring. Open Aiyes Board says it respects Summer's decision. 63 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 7: Summer said Monday he would step back from his public 64 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 7: commitments but continue to teach economics at Harvard. The university 65 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 7: is launching a new investigation into his ties with Epstein. 66 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 7: Michael Wallace, CBS News. 67 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:19,919 Speaker 2: Let's check the fort awbz Achu weather forecast. Mostly sunny today, 68 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 2: but is going to be on the chili side, with 69 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:24,359 Speaker 2: a high of just forty seven. Clear skies early tonight, 70 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 2: than clouds late. We'll see a low of thirty three 71 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 2: in Boston for most of those inland suburbs. Mid to 72 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 2: upper twenties overnight, then tomorrow again much like today, mid 73 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 2: forties on Friday, mostly cloudy. It's going to be a 74 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 2: breezy day. A couple of showers are possible at night, 75 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 2: but the bright spot here is we'll see a high 76 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 2: near fifty and then Saturday a high neer forty nine, 77 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 2: clouds breaking for some sunshine. Breezy once again. Right now 78 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 2: in Boston, we are seeing the couple clouds that were 79 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 2: there have now moved on out. We're just seeing sunny skies, 80 00:03:57,320 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 2: but it is chilly at forty degrees. Back to use 81 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 2: belling up to the bar is not as popular for 82 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 2: today's younger adults. Here's WBC's Drew mholland to tell us why. 83 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 4: Call it the changing habits of young Americans America. A 84 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 4: new study finds that smoking pot cuts back on drinking alcohol. Yeah, 85 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:20,479 Speaker 4: the research from Brown University. Were more than one hundred 86 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:23,479 Speaker 4: and fifty students smoke joints, then they were taken to 87 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 4: an open bar. The joint smokers drank one third less 88 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 4: than those who got placebo joints in a different study. 89 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 4: How about that end result? When you are high, you 90 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:37,000 Speaker 4: drink less. Maybe not surprising, but made formal here by 91 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:41,239 Speaker 4: Brown University Drew maholland, WBC Boston's News Radio. 92 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 1: I was gonna pay my car. 93 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 2: Putting Boston on the culinary map. The city now has 94 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 2: its first Mitchellan Star restaurant. That high honor goes to 95 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 2: three point one one Oma Casse that's on Tremont Street 96 00:04:57,040 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 2: in the city South End. That coveted Mitchellin Star. Our 97 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 2: award is based on visits from independent, anonymous inspectors. Meanwhile, 98 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:08,920 Speaker 2: six other restaurants received Big Gormond Awards. Those are awards 99 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:13,359 Speaker 2: for less pricey eateies. They include Barbul and Fox and 100 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:16,160 Speaker 2: the Knife, both of those in Boston, Sumi al Hun 101 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:20,280 Speaker 2: and Kitchen, Pagoo and Jehanger that's all in Cambridge, and 102 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 2: Mahanium in Brookline. In the past, Mitchellin hadn't even considered 103 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 2: Boston in its awards search, but earlier this year it 104 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:31,480 Speaker 2: announced it was including Greater Boston and Philadelphia this year. 105 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 2: A classic New England diner car is welcoming back customers 106 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:36,920 Speaker 2: for the first time in years. 107 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:38,479 Speaker 5: But a minute we've walked on the door, we fell 108 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 5: in love with it and there was just really no 109 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 5: turning back after that. 110 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:43,720 Speaker 8: The mis Menden Diner closed during the pandemic. But now 111 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:46,039 Speaker 8: there's new life inside the Red Diner car full of 112 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 8: boots with eggs, bacon, burgers and all that goodness on 113 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:49,200 Speaker 8: the table. 114 00:05:49,279 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 9: So we do all our bacon on site, the pies, 115 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 9: the muffins, the cookies, whoopy pies our big hit. 116 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:58,719 Speaker 8: Now Paul and his wife Julie are running this place 117 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 8: along with their two other restaurants in Medway and Bellingham. 118 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 8: Though this is a change of pace for them who 119 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:04,599 Speaker 8: are new to the breakfast game. 120 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:07,600 Speaker 9: So we've figured why not given a shot and as 121 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:09,520 Speaker 9: you can tell, by the decor. It's just a really 122 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:10,159 Speaker 9: cool place. 123 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 8: Julie loves the community feel this place is created over 124 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 8: the years and wants to keep that energy alive. 125 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:18,040 Speaker 5: So I love to do like fundraisers and support all 126 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 5: the like soccer teams and the basketball teams, the little 127 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 5: kids and the jerseys, and I love when they come 128 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:24,279 Speaker 5: in here after a win. 129 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 8: Or lose and Mendon I'm a Freedman, WBZ Boston's News Radio. 130 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:31,159 Speaker 2: You are now in the loop for news updates throughout 131 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:34,360 Speaker 2: the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeart 132 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:38,279 Speaker 2: Radio app. I'm Sherry Small, WBZ Boston's News Radio.