1 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:06,440 Speaker 1: This is WBC Boston's news radio, redefining local news. 2 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:14,600 Speaker 2: Lots of clouds in Boston. Very chilly out there as well. 3 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:17,439 Speaker 2: Right now, it's thirty seven degrees. We got a wind 4 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:20,920 Speaker 2: whipping from the southwest at just about twenty miles an hour, 5 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:23,840 Speaker 2: gusting close to forty, so it feels more like the 6 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:27,479 Speaker 2: mid twenties. Good morning, I'm Nicole Davis. It's eleven o'clock 7 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 2: and here's what's happening. Day forty two of the government 8 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 2: shutdown is the end in sight. The Senate has passed 9 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 2: a funding build that could potentially do just that wrap 10 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 2: up this shutdown, but several Senate Democrats are not happy 11 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 2: about this. Eight Democrats in all cross party lines to 12 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 2: vote in support of the legislation, even though it did 13 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 2: not include plans to extend tax credits from the Affordable 14 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:53,959 Speaker 2: Care Act, which has kept Democrats pushing for a shutdown 15 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 2: until that's resolved. The House is set to vote on 16 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 2: the matter at some point today. The fight going back 17 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 2: and forth though over Snap as here's ABC's j O'Brien. 18 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: Those tens of millions of Americans who rely on Snap 19 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: are still in limbo. Many are only getting partial payments 20 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: of their benefits this month as a court battle over 21 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: SNAP plays out. The USDA now, in a memo, is 22 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:18,399 Speaker 1: demanding states to quote immediately undo any full payments that 23 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:21,119 Speaker 1: were made for the month of November. A federal judge 24 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 1: is blocking enforcement of that memo this morning, accusing the 25 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 1: Trump administration of quote trying to play vindictive games with 26 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 1: critical food assistants. 27 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 2: Yesterday, Governor Morri Heally said full November benefits for SNAP 28 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:35,959 Speaker 2: recipients have gone out. She said people in Massachusetts should 29 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 2: spend that money get food, regardless of what they're hearing 30 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 2: out of DC. Now. With the Senate Democrats fractured over 31 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 2: this deal, there's a lot of talk today about what 32 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:48,639 Speaker 2: comes next for Chuck Schumer. Here's ABC's Rachel Scott. 33 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 3: There are serious questions about whether Democrats have confidence in 34 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 3: Chuck Schumer remaining their Democratic leader in the Senate, because 35 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 3: a lot of Democrats are looking at this and saying, look, 36 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 3: either Schumer gave him blessing for this deal to go forward, 37 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 3: or he is unable to keep his cock as united 38 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:08,920 Speaker 3: to actually take a stand on an issue that is 39 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 3: so important to Democrats. And that's when we started hearing 40 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:15,359 Speaker 3: questions about whether or not, Chuck Schumer is actually effective 41 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 3: leading the Democratic Party in the Senate. 42 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 2: Other top Democrats are supporting Schumer, including House Minority Leader 43 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:24,359 Speaker 2: Hakeem Jeffreys of New York, who notes that Schumer did 44 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 2: not vote for that deal in the Senate. Meantime, at 45 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 2: eleven oh two, at Arlington National Cemetery, a ceremony is 46 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 2: about to get underway. President Trump said to lay a 47 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 2: wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Here in Massachusetts, 48 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 2: the state's annual Veterans Day ceremony getting underway at the 49 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 2: State House. Governor Morihily, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, Veterans Secretary 50 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:47,919 Speaker 2: John Santiago, and many other officials are being joined by 51 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:51,639 Speaker 2: gold Star family members and local leaders, all honoring local 52 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 2: service members, their families, and their sacrifice. We've got a 53 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:58,519 Speaker 2: winter chill out there today. We have even some snow 54 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 2: coming down in parts of western Massachusetts. Watching the radar 55 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 2: right now, I'm seeing that snow coming down really west 56 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 2: of the Quabbin. Couple of stray flurries. As you make 57 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 2: your way along the mass Pike in places like Charlton 58 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 2: and Sturbridge, and then as you make your way east 59 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 2: of four ninety five. Just some clouds. We had some 60 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 2: flurries earlier in southeastern mass It looks like that has 61 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 2: all cleared up at this point, so for the rest 62 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 2: of the afternoon you could see some more flurries popping up. Otherwise, 63 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 2: just plenty of clouds, maybe some sun peeking through. Hi 64 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 2: today only about forty and we've got the real fields 65 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:32,919 Speaker 2: because of that gusty wind. Struggling to make it out 66 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 2: of the twenties. One of those days if you've got 67 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 2: some good layers, this is the day to use those 68 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 2: if you have to be outside. For tonight, partly cloudy, windy, 69 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 2: mostly cloudy as you make your way closer to daybreak, 70 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 2: low thirty five or so in Boston, near thirty Inland. 71 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 2: Then for tomorrow, we start the day with some flurries 72 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 2: and showers depending on where you are in the state. 73 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 2: Otherwise mostly cloudy, breezy, and chili. We've got a high 74 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 2: near forty five in Boston right now north of the 75 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 2: he were thirty six in Newburyport west of Boston, thirty 76 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 2: four in Westborough south of Boston, we're thirty five in Kingston, 77 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 2: and in Boston right now at eleven oh five it 78 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 2: is thirty seven degrees, but it feels like twenty five. Well, 79 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 2: today we celebrate our veterans here in the United States 80 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 2: on this Veterans Day, and wbz's Drew mo'holland sat down 81 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 2: with a man who served in Vietnam. 82 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 4: With eighteen million veterans in this country, you're probably living 83 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 4: in a neighborhood with at least one, and really, any 84 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:27,919 Speaker 4: day is a good day to say thank you to 85 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 4: a veteran. Bob Thompson was a Dorchester boy. He joined 86 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 4: the Navy at age twenty two, served in the Vietnam 87 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 4: War on board and ammunition ship. He says it all 88 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:38,279 Speaker 4: kind of sped up fast at that age, but he 89 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 4: knows he has a forever bond with all those he 90 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 4: served with. I got a lot of memories and my 91 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:45,800 Speaker 4: parents they were freaked out every time they would see 92 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:48,719 Speaker 4: anything on TV. And you don't have text messages to 93 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:51,479 Speaker 4: send back and say I'm good, right, Oh, I got 94 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:54,840 Speaker 4: one funny story, sure. And the ship. I've found some 95 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:58,720 Speaker 4: Greek postcards because my ship did a med cruise and 96 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:03,599 Speaker 4: I sent those postcards family. You just found them on 97 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:09,080 Speaker 4: the ship. Yeah, And my sister says, I didn't think 98 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:12,720 Speaker 4: Greece was over there. Amazing some of the stories these 99 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:15,159 Speaker 4: veterans take with them. Thank you to all the veterans 100 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 4: for your service. Drew Mahall and WBZ Boston's News radio 101 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 4: in Cambridge. 102 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 2: Election officials say more than two thousand test ballots accidentally 103 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 2: got counted after the election last week. The Globe reports 104 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 2: that had some significant consequences, as Eugenius shra Ha, who 105 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 2: ran for school committee, first appeared to win a seat, 106 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 2: but then once the test ballots were removed and new 107 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 2: writing ballots were included, it turns out she lost. 108 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:38,920 Speaker 3: Said. 109 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:41,280 Speaker 2: The officials say the error with the test ballots only 110 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 2: impacted the school committee race, no others. They realized the 111 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:46,920 Speaker 2: error on election night, but reported it to the public 112 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 2: two days later, blaming a vendor. Shra Ha is now 113 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 2: collecting signatures on her campaign website for a recount. And 114 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 2: let's go to the Merrimack River where things are getting electric. 115 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 5: The first of the thirty three foot e ferries will 116 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 5: have pilot runs next year, after Merrimack Valley Transit signed 117 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 5: a three million dollar contract to make it happen. The 118 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:09,799 Speaker 5: ferries will be designed by Lyman Morse Boat Building of Maine. 119 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 5: Drifting between Haverl and newbury Port, with an in between 120 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:16,840 Speaker 5: an Amesbury and possible stops at Salisbury Beach in Plum Island. 121 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:20,160 Speaker 5: The ferries are one hundred percent electric, zero emission aluminum 122 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:24,160 Speaker 5: water taxis looking something like catamarans, with space to accommodate 123 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 5: twenty two passengers at a time. They're hoping to have 124 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 5: full service up and running in twenty twenty seven. J 125 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:32,039 Speaker 5: Willett WVZ, Boston's News Radio. 126 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:36,159 Speaker 2: You are now in the league for news updates throughout 127 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 2: the day, and listen to WBZ News Radio on the 128 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:43,039 Speaker 2: iHeartRadio app. I'm Nicole Davis, wb Z and Boston's News Radio.