1 00:00:01,160 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 1: This is WBZ, Boston's news radio. We defining local news. Well, 2 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:13,680 Speaker 1: look at you, it is Thursday morning and we are 3 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 1: almost home free, almost yet so far away. It is 4 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:21,639 Speaker 1: six o'clock on this Thursday morning. We've got mainly clear 5 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: skies in thirty two degrees live on the radio and 6 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 1: on the iHeartRadio app. Thanks for being with us today. 7 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 1: I'm Jeff Brown. Things yes, are starting to look up 8 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 1: times of sun and class today with the chili breeze 9 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 1: developing the high forty two. That is WBZ ackyweather meteorologist 10 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 1: Joe Lundberg. Late day florries in some areas cannot be 11 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: ruled out. The News at six is brought to us 12 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,840 Speaker 1: by your New England Toyota dealer, your hybrid all wheel 13 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:48,599 Speaker 1: drive headquarters. Tens of thousands of people south of Boston 14 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 1: still have no power following this week's blockbuster storm. 15 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 2: Eversource has roughly two thousand crews working across southeastern. 16 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 3: Mass Many of the crews haven't gone home. We are 17 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:04,679 Speaker 3: working eighteen hours shifts, betting down for six hours and 18 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 3: they're back at it. 19 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 2: That's Doug Foley, ever Sources, President of Electric Operations in Massachusetts, 20 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 2: who says the goal is for all power to be 21 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 2: restored by Friday night. 22 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:17,039 Speaker 3: We're working to establish town wide etids. 23 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 2: Another top priority is restoring power at the schools. 24 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 3: We're identifying where those schools are and we're given that information. 25 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:25,960 Speaker 2: To the community, he says. Additional crews from New Hampshire 26 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 2: and Rhode Island are now also on the job here 27 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 2: in the Bay State. From plymoutham Jerre Brosnan WBZ, Boston's 28 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:32,680 Speaker 2: news radio oversource. 29 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: By the way, we'll provide an update in a news 30 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:38,319 Speaker 1: conference in Foulmouth scheduled for eleven o'clock this morning. The 31 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:41,960 Speaker 1: winter vacation keeps on giving. For many school districts south 32 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:44,959 Speaker 1: of Boston. Class canceled for the rest of this week. 33 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: Slowly but surely, Logan Airport is getting its act back together. 34 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 2: A couple of folks here from Waymouth. You guys got 35 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 2: hard hit during the storm, didn't you? Sure did? 36 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 1: Where are you off to a lot of deal by 37 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 1: the sea? 38 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 2: Are you excited? 39 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 3: Sure I am? 40 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 1: Get out of this stuff, Yeah, no doubt. How about you? 41 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 1: Your name Don? 42 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 2: Were you worried about this flight at some point during 43 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 2: the week. 44 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 1: I was so worried about this flight. Maybe maybe still 45 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: worried til you're on it, till them there. 46 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 2: Very good. Last, but not least, what's the first thing 47 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 2: you're going to do in Florida? Get a couple of drinks, 48 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 2: sit at the bar, hang out, have some fun. 49 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 1: Sounds like a simple solution. 50 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 2: Very good from Logan Airport. 51 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 1: Drew Mahalan WBZ, Boston's News Radio. They can't all be winners, right. 52 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: Celtics finish up the West Coast Swing with a loss 53 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:30,360 Speaker 1: to the Nuggets in Denver. They are back in Boston 54 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 1: finally Tomorrow night they'll host the Brooklyn Nets. Red Sox 55 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:36,799 Speaker 1: beat the Twins in spring training. Baseball socks are off 56 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 1: today as many players begin to depart for the World 57 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: Baseball Classic. And finally, but Brillin's are back in action tonight, 58 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 1: following the extended Olympic break. The Bees will host the 59 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 1: Columbus Blue Jackets at the Garden. Coming up tonight, you 60 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 1: kind of get the sense that we are about to 61 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:59,240 Speaker 1: turn a little bit of a corner here in Greater 62 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 1: Boston's news for many people still south of town and 63 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 1: especially on the Cape and Islands. But looks like we're 64 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:07,799 Speaker 1: going to be in relatively decent shape today. We'll see 65 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 1: times of sun and clouds throughout the day. It's going 66 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: to be a little bit of a chilly breeze though, 67 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:14,920 Speaker 1: and there might be a pop up flurry or two 68 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: this afternoon and can't be ruled out. But temperatures overall 69 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 1: are going to rise into the lower forties today, and 70 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 1: once again the angle of the sun is going to 71 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:25,360 Speaker 1: help to start melting some of this snowpack on the ground. 72 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 1: Patche clouds overnight tonight. Another nice day tomorrow, in fact, 73 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 1: mostly sunny skies, highs right around forty. The weekend, at 74 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 1: least half of it looks spectacular. On Saturday, it looks 75 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 1: like a mix of sun and clouds. High temperatures in 76 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: some communities might hit or top fifty degrees. Elsewhere we'll 77 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 1: be in the upper forties. We're looking at more snow 78 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 1: and flurries moving in on Sunday and much colder air, 79 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 1: and we are looking at the possibility of another winter 80 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 1: storm headed our way on Monday night into Tuesday. But 81 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 1: for now, let's just take a little bit of a breather. 82 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 1: We've got partly cloudy skies coming up on sunrise here 83 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: in Boston. It's thirty two on this Thursday morning, six 84 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 1: oh five, some pretty powerful dominoes continue to fall in 85 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 1: a Jeffrey Epstein connection. Former Harvard president and Clinton Treasury 86 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 1: Secretary Larry Summers will relinquish his academic and faculty appointments 87 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 1: at the school at the end of the academic year, 88 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 1: one of which is his University professorship, the school's highest 89 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: faculty distinction. He's also resigned from a leadership position at 90 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 1: the Kennedy School of Government. The resignations were announced after 91 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:28,599 Speaker 1: the school said it had been reviewing documents related to 92 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 1: Epstein that were recently released by the Justice Department. Christopher 93 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 1: Cruz CBS News. Also at Harvard, another professor has been 94 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: placed on leave, and former Nebraska Senator Bob Kerrey resigns 95 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: from a Midwest startup energy company. This all due to 96 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:49,239 Speaker 1: connections with Jeffrey Epstein. Meantime, former Secretary of State, US Senator, 97 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 1: presidential candidate and First Lady Hillary Clinton will testify to 98 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 1: a House committee in a Republican fueled investigation regarding links 99 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:00,599 Speaker 1: to Epstein. Clinton says she has no eye idea why 100 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,279 Speaker 1: her comments are of any interest. She claims she never 101 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:06,600 Speaker 1: had contact with Epstein, and many lawmakers happen to feel 102 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 1: the same way. Testimony from Bill Clinton, who is in 103 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:14,080 Speaker 1: the emails, follows tomorrow. Both will talk from their offices 104 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 1: in New York State. The testimony comes after a tug 105 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:19,280 Speaker 1: of war between the Clintons and the House Committee, which 106 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: threatened both with contempt of Congress charges if they failed 107 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:27,160 Speaker 1: to appear in person. Survey says most Americans believe vaccines 108 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:30,720 Speaker 1: are safe and children should get their shots before going 109 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 1: to school. This new poll from Reuter's IPSOS finds new 110 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 1: pushback from the United States health departments pivot on childhood 111 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 1: vaccinations announced just last month, which embraces a plan to 112 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 1: cut the number of scheduled vaccines from seventeen to eleven. 113 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: Nearly three quarters say the federal government should make it 114 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:52,279 Speaker 1: a requirement that kids get vaccinated for school, but nearly 115 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 1: twenty five percent say those who do not get their 116 00:05:55,080 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 1: shots should still be allowed in class. FCC turns out 117 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 1: the agency likes sports, but it does have some concerns. 118 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:09,600 Speaker 1: Netflix thanks you for watching this presentation of the National 119 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:13,160 Speaker 1: Football League. The FCC says sports fans are now left 120 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 1: with a fragmented ecosystem that requires them to subscribe to 121 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:20,160 Speaker 1: multiple services to watch their favorite teams. Last season, NFL 122 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:25,239 Speaker 1: games aired on ten different services. The Commission is asking 123 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:27,560 Speaker 1: for comments on how it can make sure live sports 124 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: remain available for free on over the air broadcast television. 125 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:34,039 Speaker 1: Michael Wallace, CBS News. 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