1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: This is WBZ Boston's news radio. We defining local news. 2 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:11,320 Speaker 2: Saint. 3 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 3: It's Tuesday already, and I suppose when you look at 4 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:16,120 Speaker 3: it that way, things seem to move a little bit quicker, 5 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 3: or then again maybe not. Good morning. It's six o'clock 6 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:21,080 Speaker 3: on this Tuesday morning, and we're getting started under partly 7 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:24,120 Speaker 3: cloudy skies and forty four degrees here in the city. 8 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:25,920 Speaker 3: The News at six is brought to us by your 9 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 3: New England Toyota Dealer, your Hybrid all wheel drive headquarters. 10 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 3: Thanks for being with us this morning. I'm Jeff Brown. 11 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 3: It is a weather pot luck menu. Intervals of clouds 12 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:38,240 Speaker 3: and sun today at Chili, gusty windleby some sprinkles across 13 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:39,920 Speaker 3: the South coast, the Cape and the Islands. 14 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: The high fifty four. 15 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 3: At is WBZ achi weather meteorologist Joe Lundberg. More rain 16 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 3: is expected to move in later on this week, and 17 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 3: speaking of rain, Hurricane Melissa begins to unleash its monstrous 18 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 3: fury on Jamaica, which has never before felt the impact 19 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 3: of a Category five storm. 20 00:00:56,680 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 4: Melissa approaching as a Category five hurricane overnight with winds 21 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 4: up to one hundred and seventy five miles per hour, 22 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:06,839 Speaker 4: three depths already reported before the worst of the storm hits. 23 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 4: Video from Air Force Hurricane Hunters shows inside the eye 24 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 4: of Melissa, the eyewall nearly vertical. The flight forced to 25 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 4: turn back after hitting severe turbulence. A Miami based hurricane 26 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:20,960 Speaker 4: researcher calling it the most turbulent he's ever seen. 27 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 3: At ABC's Lionel moees. In fact, it is by far 28 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 3: the strongest storm on the planet so far this year. 29 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 3: Experts say the winds could be strong enough to cause 30 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 3: total structural failure on that island. It's day twenty eight 31 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 3: of the government shut down here in the US, comes 32 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 3: with no new votes and no new deal. This is 33 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 3: the beginning of week number five of the impasse. As 34 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 3: Senate Republicans consider keeping the pressure on Democrats to cave 35 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 3: to their demands. More federal workers who are still on 36 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 3: the job will miss more paychecks this week, as the 37 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 3: largest federal workers union presses for Democrats to ultimately give in. 38 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 3: A new Republican plan to pay those workers on the 39 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 3: job is bandied about on Capitol Hill as well. They say, 40 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 3: you never forget your first. 41 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: In the open flour fe. 42 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 3: NBC Sports Boston with the call of the Celtics first 43 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 3: win of the young season. It comes in New Orleans 44 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 3: against the Pelicans. Celtics will host the Cavaliers at the 45 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 3: Garden next. The Bruins get clobbered by the Senators on 46 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 3: the road. Right back at it tonight they get the 47 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:24,119 Speaker 3: Islanders at the Garden and an epic World Series game 48 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 3: in Los Angeles lasts almost as long as a full workday, 49 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 3: takes us into the early morning hours, and we have 50 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 3: a winner. WBC's Drew moholland is here with details. Good morning, Drew, 51 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 3: Morning Jeffrey. Longer than some people's workday. 52 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 5: That's true, at two point fifty am hour time. Not 53 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 5: long ago, the Dodgers walk off the Blue Jays in 54 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:50,080 Speaker 5: eighteen innings at the last round. 55 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:53,359 Speaker 1: Again three classic. 56 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 5: Classic, indeed the call on Fox, Freddie Freeman the Hero 57 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 5: last night walking it off with the Dodgers. What a game, though, 58 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 5: show Heyo Tani sets the World Series record, reaching base 59 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 5: seven times in one game. I hear that's pretty good. 60 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 3: That's outstanding. 61 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 4: Mookie Betsa. 62 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 5: By the way, before the game was awarded the twenty 63 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 5: twenty five Roberto Clementi Award for Humanitarian Works. 64 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 3: So I managed I got up at two thirty in 65 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 3: the morning, I saw the game is still going on, 66 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:19,919 Speaker 3: and I managed to miss the ending as I was 67 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:21,399 Speaker 3: getting in the car driving to work. 68 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:22,639 Speaker 1: Did it confuse you a little bit? 69 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 3: I was a little confused as I headed into the. 70 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:25,399 Speaker 4: Office this morning. 71 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 5: Classic game though, was right? 72 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 1: All right? 73 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:29,359 Speaker 3: Truth, thank you? Kind of a mixed bag as far 74 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 3: as the forecast is concerned. Today, we're getting started under 75 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 3: mostly cloudy skies here in Boston. Temperatures forty four degrees 76 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 3: right now. We'll jump into the mid fifties later today. 77 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 3: We'll see some sunshine along the way, but more cloud's 78 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 3: going to be building as we build, as we get 79 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 3: towards the afternoon, and there is the chance of some rain, 80 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 3: especially south of the city, the Cape and the islands 81 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 3: later on today. Overnight Tonight mostly cloudy, remaining breezy, low 82 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 3: temperatures in the mid to upper forties. Tomorrow is a 83 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 3: mostly cloudy day for everyone. It's going to be windy. 84 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 3: There is an increased chance of showers throughout the afternoon, 85 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 3: again in the mid fifties. Now. We're watching very closely 86 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 3: this potential for a massive coastal storm headed our way 87 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 3: on Thursday, which will include a lot of rain and 88 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 3: the potential for some high winds as well, and it 89 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 3: looks like the brunt of the storm is going to 90 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 3: hit Thursday during the day and the overnight hours before 91 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:20,039 Speaker 3: finally and gradually slowing down on Friday. We're hoping to 92 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:22,720 Speaker 3: get the Halloween activity in for the kids without too 93 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 3: much of a problem on Friday night, but that remains 94 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 3: to be seen. It's forty four right now and mostly 95 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:30,279 Speaker 3: cloudy skies at six oh six on this Tuesday morning. 96 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:34,279 Speaker 3: Reading is fundamental, but students in Massachusetts are falling behind, 97 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:36,720 Speaker 3: and state lawmakers are about to do something about that. 98 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 6: And that's why leaders in the House on Beacon Hill 99 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:41,799 Speaker 6: will reveal details of a new literacy bill that would 100 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 6: put strict guidelines on phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension instruction as 101 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 6: requirements in public schools. School leaders and lawmakers are embarrassed 102 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 6: with recent failings and standardized test scores, and are expected 103 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 6: to vote on the package recently approved in committee as 104 00:04:57,200 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 6: soon as tomorrow. 105 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:02,280 Speaker 3: Jaywillett WBZ is ready a scare in the air and 106 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 3: now a passenger faces charges. A weekend Chicago to Germany 107 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 3: flight diverted to Logan airport with an unruly passenger on board. 108 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 3: A passenger now faces assault with a dangerous weapon charge. 109 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 3: Twenty eight year old man from India is accused of 110 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 3: attacking two teenagers on board with a metal fork. Arrested 111 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 3: when on the ground in Boston. Pronith Ousuripali will appear 112 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 3: in Boston Federal Court at a later date. The Dark 113 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 3: Side of Halloween hits a California class room. 114 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:35,919 Speaker 2: Near Sacramento, California, several third graders got sick after eating 115 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:40,280 Speaker 2: candy later found to contain THHC, the active ingredient in marijuana. 116 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 2: The school principle says the packaging closely resembled regular candy 117 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 2: and the student who brought it to school had no 118 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:49,239 Speaker 2: idea what it actually was. A spokesperson for the National 119 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:53,159 Speaker 2: Confectioners Association saying, with consumer safety as our top priority, 120 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:57,159 Speaker 2: we advocate for common sense regulations to ensure cannabis containing 121 00:05:57,279 --> 00:05:59,719 Speaker 2: edibles are viewed as distinct from confectionery product. 122 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:03,040 Speaker 3: ABC's Perry Russom recent research shows a more than five 123 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 3: hundred percent increase in children who are accidentally exposed to 124 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 3: the active ingredient in marijuana THCHC. The key to your 125 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 3: intelligence might be on the soles of your feet. 126 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:17,160 Speaker 1: It must be the shoes. Nike is claiming their futuristic 127 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:20,920 Speaker 1: new footwear can boost both brain activity and legs strength. 128 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:24,720 Speaker 1: Nike Mind is the company's first neuroscience based footwear. It's 129 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:27,600 Speaker 1: a slip on sneaker designed to target pressure points that 130 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:31,160 Speaker 1: stimulate certain parts of the brain by activating key sensory 131 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: receptors in the feet. Seriously, their project to Amplify is 132 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:38,720 Speaker 1: the world's first powered footwear system for running in walking, 133 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 1: using a robotic brace to make people go a little 134 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:45,000 Speaker 1: faster and further with less effort. The two new Mind 135 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:49,160 Speaker 1: models will be available in January. That sheer WVZ, Boston's 136 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 1: news radio. 137 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 3: You are now in the loop for news updates throughout 138 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 3: the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. 139 00:06:56,560 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 3: I'm Jeff Brown, WBZ Boston's news Radio.