1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:05,600 Speaker 1: This is w b Z, Boston's news radio. We defining 2 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 1: local news twenty five degrees in Boston at four o'clock. 3 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:16,279 Speaker 1: Good afternoon, I'm Ben Parker. Here's what's happening with BacT 4 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: to work today in Norfolk Superior Court. Jurors at Brian 5 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: Walsh's murder trial. Here, in testimony about pieces of evidence 6 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:25,640 Speaker 1: discovered in a dumpster, doctor Richard Atkinson from the Stief 7 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: Medical Examiner's Office was shown pictures of evidence found in 8 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 1: dumpsters behind Walsh's mother's woman swampskit. They included carpets, a hacksaw, 9 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:36,600 Speaker 1: as well as cleaning supplies. On cross examination, defense attorney 10 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:40,520 Speaker 1: Larry Tipton questioned Atkinson about what investigators did not find 11 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: on a Walsh's body. Is it fair to say. 12 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 2: Doctor without a physical body, the. 13 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 3: Office of Chief Medical Examiner cannot make a finding of 14 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:55,279 Speaker 3: either manner of death or cause of. 15 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 2: Death without what sorry with a body with a physical body, 16 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 2: Generally we don't do that. 17 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:05,399 Speaker 1: Juror has also heard from a coworker of Ronad Walsh's 18 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 1: at the Rossington d C. Real estate firm where they worked. 19 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 1: President Trump's former personal lawyer, stepping down from her role 20 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:19,320 Speaker 1: as acting US Attorney for New Jersey. ABC Stephen Portnoys 21 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:21,839 Speaker 1: tells US this follows a recent loss in appellate court. 22 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 4: He's stepping down. Alina Hobba says she aims to protect 23 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 4: the stability and integrity of the US Attorney's Office in 24 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:30,320 Speaker 4: New Jersey. A panel of the Third Circuit Appeals Court 25 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 4: ruled against her interim appointment. Attorney General Pam Bondi says 26 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 4: Habba will continue on in the Justice Department as a 27 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 4: senior advisor, and Bondi says the department will keep challenging 28 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:42,960 Speaker 4: the ruling against Hobba's appointment, saying that she would return 29 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 4: to lead the US Attorney's Office if the administration's argument 30 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 4: prevails in court. 31 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 1: For now, Hobba's former duties will be split between three 32 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 1: lawyers in the Jersey US Attorney's Office. Ukraine's president holding 33 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 1: talks in London with European allies on the US Peace 34 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: Plan and security. President Vladimir Zelensky met with French, German 35 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 1: and British leaders in discussions aimed at strengthening Ukraine's position 36 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: in negotiations on a plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine. 37 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 1: Zelenski has said discussions were focused on security, air defense, 38 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:17,079 Speaker 1: and long term funding. A major issue in the talks 39 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:20,239 Speaker 1: is the proposal for Ukraine to seed control of the 40 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 1: Dambas region in eastern Ukraine to Russia, which Kiev and 41 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:27,640 Speaker 1: its allies are opposed to. Airlines are being put on 42 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: notice they could be in trouble over what they did 43 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: more of than they should have been doing during the 44 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 1: recent government shutdown. 45 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:36,920 Speaker 5: The FAA has warned airlines that they could face fines 46 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:40,359 Speaker 5: up to seventy five thousand dollars for each flight over 47 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 5: the mandated reductions, which varied between three and six percent. 48 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 5: The forty three day federal government shutdown that began October 49 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 5: first led to long delays as unpaid air traffic controllers 50 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 5: missed work. 51 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: That is correspondent Jim Krsula. More than ten thousand flights 52 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 1: were canceled during the government shutdown. Less wind as we 53 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 1: head through the evening, which will certainly make it feel 54 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 1: less harsh. However, the temperatures are going to make it 55 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: feel a little more harsh because they're going to tumble 56 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 1: down to near zero in some of the coldest inland suburbs. 57 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 1: We will be about sixteen in Boston under clear skies. 58 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: Tomorrow not quite as harsh. There will be some sun 59 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 1: giving way to clouds. Low thirties in Boston, probably upper 60 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 1: twenties in the suburbs, and then tomorrow night we're going 61 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:25,800 Speaker 1: to eventually see those temperatures start to rise. We'll start 62 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:27,639 Speaker 1: with a bit of snow or rain in the evening 63 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 1: and then mostly cloudy temperatures rise through the thirties, landing 64 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 1: in the mid forties on Wednesday, some clouds and maybe 65 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: a little bit of rain in the afternoon or evening. 66 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 1: Low forties with clouds and sun on Thursday. Right now, 67 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: twenty five degrees in Boston. Today is a big day 68 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 1: in nerd history. WBC's Matt Shearer explains one. 69 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 6: Of the first computer shops in the country opened on 70 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 6: this day forty years ago in Mission Valley, California. The 71 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 6: Bite Shop was one of the only places in nineteen 72 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 6: eighty five to buy an Apple one computer, which could 73 00:03:57,720 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 6: have been yours, for the ominous price of six hundred 74 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 6: and sixty six dollars and sixty six cents. Collectors now 75 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 6: routinely pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for these relics 76 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 6: of the past, one of which sold at auction last 77 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 6: year for close to one million dollars. Matt Shearer WVZ, 78 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:14,119 Speaker 6: Boston's news Radio. 79 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 1: They're out LA nominees. Wbz's Brian Antonelli will a look 80 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:19,679 Speaker 1: at who's on the list for those up for Golden Globes. 81 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:22,839 Speaker 2: One Battle after Another leads the way with nine nominations, 82 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 2: including Best Comedy, Your Musical, Screenplay, Original Score Director with 83 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 2: Paul Thomas Anderson, Leonardo DiCaprio for Lead Actor, Lead Actress 84 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 2: with Chase and Finnity, Supporting Actress Tana Taylor, and then 85 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:36,119 Speaker 2: two supporting actors Sean Penn and Beniciol Del Toro. 86 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 4: I Bet of You a Few What. 87 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:42,040 Speaker 2: Artie Supreme was also nominated in the category for Best 88 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 2: Comedy Your Musical, with Timothy Shalomy getting a nod for 89 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 2: Lead Actor. Cynthia Ribo became the first black woman in 90 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:55,479 Speaker 2: Golden Globe's history to be nominated twice for Best Actress 91 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:57,600 Speaker 2: in a Comedy Your Musical for playing Alphabet in the 92 00:04:57,640 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 2: Wicked Movies. Arianna Grande also got an for Supporting Actress 93 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 2: in the movie, and speaking of Best Supporting this time, 94 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 2: actor Adam Sandler has been nominated for his role in 95 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 2: Jay Kelly Brian Antonelli wb Z, Boston's news radio. 96 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 1: And then there's Live Theater. The Heally Administration announcing twenty 97 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:18,680 Speaker 1: eight inaugural awards through the state's newly established Live Theater 98 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:22,560 Speaker 1: Tax Credit program. The initiatives design to expand Massachusetts live 99 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:27,160 Speaker 1: performance sector, support local venues, and boost the state's visitor economy. 100 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 1: The Live Theater Tax Credit, one of several initiatives launched 101 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:34,359 Speaker 1: under the mass Leads Act seven million dollars, is the 102 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 1: tax credit to provide financial incentives to professional theater companies 103 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:42,719 Speaker 1: that develop, produce, and or present live stage performances in Massachusetts. Well, 104 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:45,679 Speaker 1: you could go hide a cave forever, but there's probably 105 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 1: an easier way. To try to avoid holiday scams. 106 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 6: Scams and frauds are on the rhymes. We're in the holidays. 107 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 3: Tanika Ricard is with Chase Bank, which is holding free 108 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 3: education events across the country on how to avoid becoming 109 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 3: a victim by recognizing phishing emails and texts about missdeliveries 110 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 3: and fraudsters who pressure you to make payments using gift cards. 111 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:09,120 Speaker 6: It's our responsibility to make sure that the communities that 112 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 6: we serve are protected. 113 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 3: At an event in Philadelphia. Luela Williams explain how a 114 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 3: scammer called her pretending he was her grandson. 115 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 2: We need to get the message out more to sing. 116 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 3: It, Michael Wallace, CBS News. 117 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:26,239 Speaker 1: You are now in the loop for news updates throughout 118 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:29,599 Speaker 1: the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. 119 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 1: I'm Ben Parker, WBZ, Boston's news radio.