1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:09,960 Speaker 1: This is WBZ, Boston's news radio, redefining local news forty 2 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 1: three degrees in Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon, I'm 3 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 1: Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. President Trump is praising the 4 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:18,919 Speaker 1: US military for its actions in the Middle East. 5 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:21,800 Speaker 2: The President says Iran has suffered tremendous losses. 6 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:24,600 Speaker 1: They've lost their navy, They've lost their air force, they 7 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: have no anti aircraft apparatus at all, they have no radar, 8 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 1: their leaders are gone. 9 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 2: Speaking to reporters on the south lawn of the White House, 10 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 2: the President added, the US could inflict even more damage. 11 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 3: We're leaving certain things that if we take him out, 12 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 3: or we could take them out by this afternoon, back 13 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:41,880 Speaker 3: within an hour. 14 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 2: Trump also promised what he called great safety for oil 15 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:48,279 Speaker 2: tankers passing through the Strait of Horror moves, even as 16 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 2: Iran tries to shut down that vital thoroughfare. Linda Kenyon 17 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 2: CBS News, the White. 18 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: House some help coming in the oil department, the International 19 00:00:57,120 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: Energy Agency agreeing to release the largest volume of emergence 20 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 1: oil reserves in its history. It's a bid to try 21 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: to counter the effects of the war. The Paris based 22 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 1: organization says it'll make four hundred million barrels of oil 23 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 1: available from its member emergency reserves. Germany and Austria say 24 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: they're releasing parts of their oil reserves. Japan says it 25 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 1: will release some of its reserves starting Monday. That news 26 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:21,680 Speaker 1: not doing much for oil prices today. In fact, oil 27 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:26,960 Speaker 1: prices up about five percent in the market place. More 28 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 1: help at the airport, though, the Department of Homeland Security 29 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: reinstating the Global Entry Program. 30 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 4: EHS had suspended the Expedited Customs Clearance and TSA pre 31 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:38,839 Speaker 4: check for pre approved travelers on February twenty second, citing 32 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 4: the partial government shutdown. During the suspension, some travelers had 33 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:44,040 Speaker 4: to wait for more than an hour. Lines could still 34 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 4: be along at security checkpoints, says more TSA. Agents unwilling 35 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 4: to work without pay, call out, sick or quit. 36 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 1: Now a CBS is Michael Wallace. An expected surge of 37 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 1: spring break travelers may also contribute to longer lines in 38 00:01:56,360 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: the next few weeks. Jeffrey Epstein's long time accountant, Rich Cohn, 39 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: sits for a closed door deposition regarding finances in the 40 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: sex ring operation that Epstein operated with. Glaine Maxwell, US 41 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: representative gave us thoughts on the meeting. 42 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 5: One of the big reasons for his investigation is that 43 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 5: we want rich and powerful people to be subject to 44 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 5: the same laws and same freemen as the other ninety 45 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 5: nine point nine percent of Americans. And that's not what 46 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 5: happened with Jeffrey Epstein. He was able to commit heinous 47 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 5: crimes and get away with them over and over again. 48 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: In his opening statement, con said that if he had 49 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 1: learned of any of Epstein's horrific behavior, he quote would 50 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:39,359 Speaker 1: have quit work immediately. Documents released by the British government 51 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: show officials believe there was reputational risk to appointing Peter 52 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 1: Mendelssohn to the US ambassador's post because of his relationship 53 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: with Epstein. Concerns were raised in a document sent to 54 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: Prime Minister Keure Starmer in December of twenty twenty four, 55 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: before he appointed Mandelsson to the role, and seen as 56 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:58,359 Speaker 1: a vital to establish a good relationship with the administration 57 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 1: of President Trump. The document also spelling out other unrelated 58 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 1: reputational issues over Mandelssohn's work in a previous labor government 59 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 1: related to financial matters, including some high profile donors. The 60 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 1: weather is cooler than it was yesterday, you'd probably notice 61 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:16,919 Speaker 1: that if you stepped outside, although if you head well 62 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 1: off to the west, out into Springfield, for example, it's 63 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: seventy degrees, so maybe not so much different than yesterday. There. 64 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: We're only forty three right now in Boston. In between, 65 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: we've got temperatures that range from the forties all the 66 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 1: way up to seventy. Clouds build in as we head 67 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 1: into the evening. A couple of showers will get in here. 68 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 1: Later on, we might even hear a rumble of thunder. 69 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 1: Temperatures about forty six early tonight, then rising temperatures into 70 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 1: the fifties overnight. Before we land somewhere near sixty Tomorrow, 71 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 1: there will be a few showers around, and as temperatures 72 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: fall late in the day through the forties and into 73 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: the thirties and some of the western suburbs we may 74 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 1: see a few wet snowflakes try to mix in, clearing skies. 75 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 1: Tomorrow night brisk and colder in the twenties, and then 76 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 1: some sun followed by clouds On Friday, temperatures in the 77 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: mid forties, a blustery day Saturday, sun clouds stepatures in 78 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 1: the upper forties. Right now, it is forty three degrees 79 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 1: in Boston, clean up aisle everywhere. State leaders say the 80 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 1: price of clearing the roads this season overwhelmed the budget. 81 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 6: With more than five feet of snow across twenty three 82 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 6: state wide events, Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver says the costs 83 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 6: have piled up too. The current budget for snow and 84 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 6: ice removal is eighty five million dollars, with fifty million 85 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:26,679 Speaker 6: of that deficit spending. 86 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 7: We have already exceeded one hundred and fifty million for 87 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 7: our budget. I expect, by the way that this number 88 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 7: is going to continue to grow. We still have a 89 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 7: few more weeks left in winter. 90 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 6: Speaking to a legislative committee weighing the upcoming budget, Gulliver 91 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:40,719 Speaker 6: says the cost this winter might even exceed those from 92 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 6: Snowmageddon twenty fifteen. 93 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:44,800 Speaker 7: Even in this warmer weather, when you get when you 94 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:46,840 Speaker 7: have wet roadways, we have to go out there treating 95 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 7: them every single night to make sure that that the 96 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:50,679 Speaker 7: isis is kept away. 97 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 6: Today they've used four hundred twenty seven thousand tons of 98 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 6: salt and worked seven hundred thirty five thousand hours. He 99 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 6: predicts the final price tag will be around one hundred 100 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 6: and sixty million. Madison Rogers, WBZ, Boston's news radio. 101 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 1: Deep the Shenanigans to a minimum this weekend. Will you Stayton? 102 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 1: Local leaders emphasizing the importance of keeping the Saint Patrick's 103 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 1: Day tradition in the South Boston family friendly Boston City 104 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 1: Councilor Red Flynn and South Boston elected officials sending a 105 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 1: letter to officials telling them to tell school aged kids, 106 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:24,160 Speaker 1: colleges and high schools alike to mind their manners and 107 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: to tell them about safety protocols that will be in 108 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 1: place this weekend and the consequences if they break the law. 109 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:33,039 Speaker 1: Getting by with little help from the community. A local 110 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 1: barbershop getting back on its feet, as we hear from 111 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:36,160 Speaker 1: wz's iles shafts. 112 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 8: In a universe of sad stories, here's one that actually 113 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 8: feels pretty good. 114 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 3: I'm a little tired I was a salesce gentleman in 115 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 3: my chair that I'm looking forward to the weekend, getting 116 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:45,159 Speaker 3: like a week's pay under my belt and then getting 117 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:46,360 Speaker 3: back to a normal schedule. 118 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 8: When last we checked on Matt Sharrett and Brighton, his 119 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:51,840 Speaker 8: barbershop had been completely destroyed by a burst pipe, which 120 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:53,840 Speaker 8: had put him out of business. But thanks to hundreds 121 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 8: of community donors. 122 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 3: I couldn't have put a number on it before all this, 123 00:05:57,240 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 3: but after pretty much exactly amount of money that we 124 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 3: needed for all three of us to get. 125 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:03,599 Speaker 5: A little so we could pay our bills for the. 126 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,160 Speaker 8: Month, they've completely rebuilt the store and brought it back 127 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 8: to life in just one month. People donated thirty five 128 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 8: thousand dollars to resurrect the punk theme gathering spot. There 129 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 8: was a line out the door when they reopened it. 130 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 8: Every seat was filled. 131 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:17,240 Speaker 3: There's also been a bunch of people that had no 132 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 3: idea that we had a flood in here. 133 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 8: That's because they reopened so fast. Those regulars hadn't had 134 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:24,720 Speaker 8: time to grow their hair bag for another cut. Kyle Shaffle, 135 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:26,479 Speaker 8: WBZ Boston's News Radio. 136 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:32,559 Speaker 1: You are now in the loop for news updates throughout 137 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 1: the day. Listen to WBZ news Radio on the iHeartRadio app. 138 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 1: I'm Ben Parker, WBZ Boston's News Radio.