1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:06,480 Speaker 1: This is WBZ, Boston's news radio. We defining local news. 2 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: Let's get this Friday party started. Shall we get in here? 3 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 1: You a little devil. You haven't seen you in a 4 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 1: week where you been clear skies. As we get started 5 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 1: on this Friday morning in Boston, it is thirty eight 6 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,280 Speaker 1: degrees here in the city. The news at six o'clock 7 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:25,440 Speaker 1: is brought to you by your New England Toyota Dealer, 8 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: your hybrid all wheel drive headquarters. Thanks for being with 9 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 1: us this morning. I'm Jeff Brown. Now we're getting somewhere. 10 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 2: Eazy and mild of the after the I sixty three 11 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 2: in Boston making a run at seventy and some western suburbs. 12 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 2: That is WBZ akiweather meteorologist Joe Lundberg. A pretty decent 13 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 2: looking weekend is on the way as well. A ceasefire 14 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 2: on shaky ground continues to hold, even as President Trump 15 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:51,200 Speaker 2: accuses Iran of doing a very poor job of reopening 16 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 2: the Strait of Horn moves to oil tankers. Vice President 17 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 2: JD Vance is headed to Pakistan this weekend to lead 18 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 2: a US delegation's talks tomorrow to terms of the curren 19 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 2: cease fire and perhaps jumpstart a path to more permanent peace. Meantime, 20 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 2: Israel continues to bomb Iranian backed Hezbola targets in Lebanon, 21 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:13,919 Speaker 2: which is another sore spot. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 22 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:17,400 Speaker 2: says he's opened to cease fire talks with Lebanon after 23 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 2: the US and Israel deny that nation was ever part 24 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 2: of the Pakistan broker plan. 25 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 3: Iran says it should be back home. Gas prices are 26 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:29,680 Speaker 3: actually down this morning in America for the first time 27 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 3: in several weeks. Triple A says it's pedal off the 28 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 3: metal time, with an average of four point fifteen a 29 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 3: gallon this morning. That's down a penny overnight. Pretty much 30 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 3: the same story in Massachusetts, which stands at three ninety eight. 31 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 3: That's down a fraction of a penny. Experts say if 32 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 3: you're waiting for the return of three dollars a gallon gas, 33 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 3: you could be waiting quite a long time. Experts say 34 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 3: during global crises, gas goes up like a rocket and 35 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 3: lands like a feather. Some experts say a dollar's drop 36 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 3: at the pump is not likely to come at all 37 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 3: anytime the rest of the year. In less than six minutes, 38 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 3: the first Lady Malania Trump lays waste to the rumor 39 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 3: mil be cautious about what you believe. His images and 40 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:13,800 Speaker 3: stories are completely false. As stunning and quickly called news 41 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 3: conference at the White House, and Missus Trump demands lies 42 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 3: about her ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Need to stop right now. 43 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 3: I am not Epstein's victim. 44 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 2: Epstein did not introduce me to Donald Trump. 45 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:29,799 Speaker 3: The first lady says she was never friends with Epstein either. 46 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 3: The live streamed comments also include a call for a 47 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 3: congressional investigation that would give Epstein's victims a platform to 48 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 3: tell their stories. The Justice Department takes on the NFL. 49 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 3: The Trump administration looks into the league on claims football 50 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:48,639 Speaker 3: is pinching your pennies, affordability, and creating a level playing field. 51 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 3: The mission for the DOJ prosecutors say the league is 52 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 3: violated anti competitive practices by charging you a premium to 53 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 3: watch many games during the regular season. Little more than 54 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 3: a week from now, ten of thousands will be in 55 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 3: Hopkinton to check off an item on the bucket list. 56 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 4: There are always so many great stories about why people 57 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 4: run the Boston Marathon and for who. Olivia Antonelli, the 58 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 4: Pride of Westford and now calls. Natick Coombe is set 59 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 4: to take on the course for the third straight year. 60 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 4: She's running for Boston Children's Hospital this time around. She 61 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 4: just hit her goal of ten thousand dollars raised. 62 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 5: Wow. 63 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 4: Olivia is smiling about that, of course, she seems to 64 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 4: always be smiling, even after heartbreak hill. What keeps you 65 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 4: going out there, Olivia? 66 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:30,359 Speaker 5: Seeing those crowds, seeing the finish line come into view. 67 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:31,799 Speaker 5: It's an unbelievable feeling. 68 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 4: Loudest part of the track you said was some of 69 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 4: the college kids are rely representing the past couple of years, right, Yeah, 70 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 4: the VC kids are pretty wild. 71 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 3: They're fun to be around. 72 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 1: They hype you up and give you some good energy. 73 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 4: All right, shout out to BC. You know it will 74 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 4: be loud again. Marathon Monday. A great Boston day around here. 75 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 4: Drew maholland WBZ Boston's News right here on time. 76 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 3: But it finally seems like we're in a good place 77 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 3: and a good relationship with Spring is now about to 78 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 3: heat up. We're expecting temperatures today to be well into 79 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 3: the sixties. This is going to be a nice springtime day. 80 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 3: Of course, we'll be cooler along the shoreline and warmer 81 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 3: in inland locations, where it could get very close to 82 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 3: seventy in the western suburbs. Overnight tonight mostly cloudy, low's 83 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 3: only dropping to around fifty. Tomorrow, another relatively nice day, sunshine, 84 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 3: with increasing clouds throughout the later portion of the day. 85 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 3: Highs will be in the lower sixties Tomorrow. It even 86 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:21,919 Speaker 3: looks okay despite a cover of clouds. On Sunday for 87 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 3: the most part, will be in the upper fifties to 88 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 3: low sixties. And we're talking about long term forecast next 89 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 3: week of some summer like heat by Wednesday, maybe into 90 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 3: the low eighties. That would be about fifteen to twenty 91 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:36,839 Speaker 3: degrees above normal for this time of year. At this point, 92 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,600 Speaker 3: we'll take it right now in Boston, thirty eight degrees 93 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 3: and clear skies, sunrise just three minutes away. It is 94 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 3: six oh six on a Friday morning. A mission to 95 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 3: the Moon comes to a soaking, wet ending tonight. 96 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 5: Their capsule will splash down off the coast of San Diego, 97 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:52,840 Speaker 5: much like the days of the Apollo Moon missions. 98 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 2: It parallels Apollow much more than it does some of 99 00:04:55,560 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 2: our lower orbit returns, and that's really what we're looking forward. 100 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:02,480 Speaker 3: They're coming home pretty fast. 101 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 5: Na, says Jeff Ranigan. Throughout re entry, the four crew 102 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 5: members will be wearing their bright orange suits made by 103 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:11,839 Speaker 5: the David Clark Company of Worcester. Choppers will evacuate the 104 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 5: crew to a nearby Navy ship before ultimately we're turning 105 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 5: the crew to Houston. Rory O'Neil WBZ Austin's news. 106 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:24,279 Speaker 3: Radio plan to revamp massachusetts struggling marijuana industry is almost 107 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:27,600 Speaker 3: in the books. The Beacon Hill Bill overhauls the troubled 108 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:31,839 Speaker 3: Cannabis Control Commission, changes licensing rules, and will allow buyers 109 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 3: to purchase twice as much recreational pod as before. This 110 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 3: is just a step away from becoming law. The agreement 111 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 3: cuts the regulatory panel from five seats to three and 112 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 3: will also allow business owners to hold half a dozen licenses. 113 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 3: The bill becomes law with Governor Healey's signature. It looks 114 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:51,359 Speaker 3: like Brockton Hospital could be operating in the dark ages 115 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 3: for quite some time. Knocked out by a hack attack 116 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:57,919 Speaker 3: at parent company Signature Healthcare this week. Computer systems are 117 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 3: largely offline and record keeping is now being done by hand. 118 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 3: Official say they are working on a fix since Monday, 119 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 3: and unlike the HBO drama The Pit, whose cybersecurity issues 120 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 3: were fixed in less than a day. The hospital says 121 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 3: it's likely to take at least another couple of weeks 122 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:17,600 Speaker 3: to work this real life crisis out, and internet sensation 123 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:20,280 Speaker 3: steals the show at the Wilber Theater. When we're all 124 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:22,919 Speaker 3: feeling maybe a little more divided, a little more dejected, 125 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 3: and the world's a little more divisive. 126 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:26,479 Speaker 5: You were what make people's heart sing. 127 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:29,359 Speaker 6: That is Lieutenant Governor Kim driscoll talking last night to 128 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 6: the one and only Maria Christina false eyelashes. 129 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 2: All right that your daughter is a mermaid. 130 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 6: Real name Richard Luna, retail worker from Quincy. He went 131 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 6: viral last year with his lovable personality and catchphrase, and 132 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 6: so to honor him and the joy he spreads, the 133 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 6: LG announced an official citation from the Governor's office. 134 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 2: All Right one more time April nine, joke Collida. 135 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 6: The announcement was made during a sold out show at 136 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 6: the Wilbur theaterre hosted by Yours Truly, Thank you so much, 137 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:02,800 Speaker 6: Lieutenant Governor Kim drisk Hello, everybody that year WBZ. 138 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 3: Boston's news radio you are now in the loop for 139 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 3: news updates throughout the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio 140 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 3: on the iHeartRadio app. I'm Jeff Brown, WBZ, Boston's news 141 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 3: radio