1 00:00:01,160 --> 00:00:05,480 Speaker 1: This is w b Z, Boston's news radio Rea defining 2 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:09,039 Speaker 1: local news. 3 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 2: Sammy Sky's in Boston right now. It is four o'clock 4 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:17,599 Speaker 2: on Friday afternoon, thirty eight degrees. Good afternoon. I'm Nicole Davis. 5 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:21,079 Speaker 2: Here's what's happening. Former President Bill Clinton is being deposed 6 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:23,759 Speaker 2: today in Westchester County, New York. Members of the House 7 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 2: Oversight Committee are asking him questions about his connections to 8 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 2: convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Republican Congressman James Comer, the committee chair, 9 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 2: now says a video will be released of the deposition 10 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 2: once it's approved. He had a lot of questions, he said, 11 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:37,640 Speaker 2: for the former president. 12 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 3: Jeffrey Epstein was in the White House seventeen times while 13 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 3: Bill Clinton was president. We know that Bill Clinton flew 14 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 3: on Jeffrey Epstein's playing at least twenty seven times. 15 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:50,879 Speaker 2: Clinton has maintained he did not know about Epstein's crimes. 16 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 2: Yesterday's wife, former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, was grilled 17 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 2: in a closed door hearing of her own. Democrats on 18 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 2: the committee are calling for President Trump to also be deposed, 19 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 2: as the Epstein files show that the President also had 20 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 2: a close relationship with the late Sex offender. Massachusetts Senator 21 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 2: Ed Markey is giving his own take on what's happening here. 22 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 4: Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton are right, He's hearing should 23 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 4: be out of public. 24 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 3: Massachusetts Senator at Marky says he doesn't expect the depositions 25 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:18,120 Speaker 3: or former President Bill Clinton and former First Lady and 26 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 3: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will produce any evidence of 27 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 3: criminal wrongdoing with respect to the Clinton's interaction with Jeffrey Epstein. 28 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:30,400 Speaker 4: Since Donald Trump has been mentioned, according to The New 29 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:34,319 Speaker 4: York Times, thirty eight thousand times in the Epstein files, 30 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 4: bring Donald Trump in, ask him the questions that will 31 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 4: help the American people to get to the bottom of 32 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 4: the Epstein files. 33 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:46,759 Speaker 3: The Clinton depositions taking place behind closed doors, but Congressional 34 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 3: Republicans are expected to release videos of the testimony within days. 35 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 3: Mike Maclin WBZ, Boston's news radio. 36 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 2: President Trump, before taking off for Texas today, told reporters 37 00:01:57,640 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 2: while leaving the White House that is not happy with 38 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 2: talks with Iran are going so far. He said he 39 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 2: is frustrated that Iran won't quote give us what we 40 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 2: have to have, but that these issues will hopefully be 41 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 2: resolved in further talks. Yamani, Foreign Minister meeting Vice President 42 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 2: JD Vance at the White House today to talk about 43 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:16,919 Speaker 2: those discussions and all the uncertainty about a potential American 44 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 2: attack on Iran. There is now a new warning for 45 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 2: Americans at the US Embassy in Jerusalem. 46 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 5: The Israeli Press reported that Ambassador Mike Huckabee sent an 47 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 5: email to US Embassy staff Friday saying that while there 48 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 5: is no need to panic, if staffers and their families 49 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 5: want to leave Israel, they should get a flight anywhere 50 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:37,360 Speaker 5: they can today. The email came after an announcement by 51 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 5: the embassy that the State Department authorized non essential staff 52 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 5: and families to leave Israel because of security risks. Iran 53 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 5: has repeatedly said it would respond to a US attack 54 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:49,360 Speaker 5: with a strike on Israel. 55 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 2: Now, as CBS's Linda Gradstein reporting there from Jerusalem, looking 56 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 2: at our forecast right now at four five, it is 57 00:02:56,520 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 2: phenomenal outside. Lots of sun this afternoon, and pretty nice 58 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 2: conditions coming into the evening. We're looking at a low 59 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 2: tonight about thirty on the coast, low twenties if you're inland, 60 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 2: under mostly clear skies. For tomorrow, We've got an even 61 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 2: better day than it was today sunshine and a few clouds, breezy, 62 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 2: warm in the afternoon, with a high for many of us, 63 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 2: pushing fifty, partly to mostly cloudy Tomorrow night low in 64 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 2: the upper twenties. For your Sunday, we could have a 65 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 2: bit of snow to start, maybe a coding to an 66 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 2: inch in spots. Otherwise that all moves out By the afternoon. 67 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:28,679 Speaker 2: We'll have a mix of sunning clouds and a high 68 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:31,359 Speaker 2: year thirty five. For your Monday, we get right back 69 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:34,359 Speaker 2: to winter. Whether it is going to be downright frigid, 70 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 2: mix of sunning clouds on Monday, a high only about twenty. 71 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 2: Right now, it's forty three degrees in bill Rica, forty 72 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 2: two in Brockton, west of Boston. It is forty two 73 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 2: in Southbridge in Boston at four oh six, partly cloudy 74 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 2: and thirty eight degrees. Well, some great news when it 75 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 2: comes to our power restoration. Just checked again with the 76 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 2: state's Emergency Management Agency. About eighteen hundred customers are still 77 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 2: without power. That is deficantly better than at the height 78 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 2: of the storm, where we saw almost three hundred thousand 79 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 2: customers without power. Now just about again eighteen hundred customers 80 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:11,960 Speaker 2: out the vast majority on the cape, so things are improving. 81 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 2: The nice weather certainly helping with that, and also the 82 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 2: digging out continues. National Guard members are in Brockton doing 83 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 2: just that, you're stubs, Suzanne Soasville. 84 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 6: Guard members use MIDI loaders to clear the snow around 85 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 6: West Middle School so kids can get back to class, 86 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:37,039 Speaker 6: and across the street. Guard members clear an elderly woman's driveway. 87 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:39,839 Speaker 5: Honestly, in my opinion, any best way that we can help, 88 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 5: I'm all for us. 89 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 6: Sergeant Josiah McBride says, this is what they're here for. 90 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:47,599 Speaker 2: Conditions as expected with the snow melting slowly. 91 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: But Shirley, it's just you know, chopping it down a 92 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:52,040 Speaker 1: little by a little and clearing out any of the 93 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 1: breath that we can. 94 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 6: Maria slowly and carefully descends her front steps, carrying bottles 95 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 6: of water for the Guard members. Justice, I can't express 96 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 6: with ward this guys, says beautiful. She hugs them and 97 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 6: expresses gratitude, Thank you so much. In Brockton, Suzanne Sausville 98 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:17,479 Speaker 6: WBZ Boston's News radio. 99 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 2: State health officials say two Massachusetts residents have come down 100 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:23,720 Speaker 2: with measles. I say one of those patients was exposed 101 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:26,360 Speaker 2: and diagnosed while out of state. They're school aged and 102 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:28,799 Speaker 2: still out of state at this time. And the second 103 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 2: person diagnosed is in Greater Boston and just came back 104 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 2: from traveling internationally. Meantime, before we go, take a look 105 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:38,159 Speaker 2: at business. Mas Dot is rolling out some new technology. 106 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:41,480 Speaker 7: Starting Sunday, mass dot will say goodbye to the rectangular 107 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 7: easy pass transponders and say hello to new easy pass stickers. 108 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 7: Mass Dot says these will be provided free of charge. 109 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 7: Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver said at a board meeting this 110 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 7: week that these will have RFID capabilities. 111 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:58,720 Speaker 1: This as a chip that's embedded into the paper. It 112 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: works on a like an RFID system, so it means 113 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 1: it's energized. As it passes underneath those tolling gantries, they 114 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:08,799 Speaker 1: can read it accurately, just like you kind of regular 115 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:11,040 Speaker 1: transponder and then you go on your way. 116 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 7: Mass Dot says the stickers costs about fifty five cents 117 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 7: to make, will transponders costs over six bucks. This change 118 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:20,680 Speaker 7: will save the state over seven point three million dollars 119 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 7: a year. Transponders will still work, so if you do 120 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:26,280 Speaker 7: have one, Massot says you don't need to take any action. 121 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:29,360 Speaker 7: Brook McCarthy, WBZ, Boston's News Radio. 122 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:38,719 Speaker 2: You are now in the loop for news updates throughout 123 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 2: the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. 124 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:45,599 Speaker 2: I'm Nicole Davis, WBZ and Boston's News Radio.