1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:11,639 Speaker 1: This is WBZ Boston's news radio, redefining local news. What 2 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: was that Another winter blast of weather and it continues 3 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:18,560 Speaker 1: with very icy conditions this morning. Good morning, it is 4 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:21,080 Speaker 1: six o'clock and thank you for joining us. We're WBZ 5 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:23,759 Speaker 1: Boston's news radio, live on the radio or on the 6 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 1: iHeartRadio app. The News at six is brought to us 7 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 1: by your New England Toyota dealer, your hybrid all wheel 8 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 1: drive headquarters. Thirty three degrees sunrise here in the city. 9 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 1: Thanks for joining us. I'm Jeff Brown, as winter deals 10 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:38,239 Speaker 1: us another bad hand, clouds in. 11 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:40,519 Speaker 2: Some sunshine today and a bit mild of this afternoon, 12 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 2: high forty six to fifty. 13 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: It is WBZ aciweather Meteorologist Joe Lundberg. Your most reliable 14 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:49,200 Speaker 1: news source for severe weather coverage is the WBZ Storm 15 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:53,239 Speaker 1: centeric sponsored by Commonwealth Voters, McFarland Energy, Mario's Roofing, and 16 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 1: Pellow Windows and Doors of New England. More than a 17 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: dozen school districts have two hour delayed openings this morning. 18 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 1: That includes Wooster and Lawrence Public schools. Business as usual, however, 19 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 1: this morning at Logan Airport, Bruins roll over the penguins 20 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:09,119 Speaker 1: at the garden The Bees are off tonight. They will 21 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 1: host Nashville tomorrow night. The Red Hot Celtics host the 22 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 1: Hornets tonight at the Garden. They go for a four 23 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 1: game winning streak, and the World Baseball Classic officially opens 24 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: late tonight at the Tokyo Dome. Team USA will open 25 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 1: Friday against Brazil. That game takes place in Houston. It's 26 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 1: day five of the war in the Middle East. We're 27 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: going to go out and protest. Don't do it yet. 28 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 1: It's three dangers out there. 29 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 3: A lot of bombs are being dropped. 30 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: Funeral services underway for Iran Supreme Leader today, killed within 31 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 1: minutes of the US Israeli joint attack this weekend. Israel 32 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 1: and Iran continue to target each other's capital cities today 33 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: now since the US launched Operation Epic Fury, the Islamic 34 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 1: Republic officially gives the US offer of renewed negotiations the 35 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 1: cold shoulder, But The New York Times reports that a 36 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: day after the blast that killed the republic Supreme leader, 37 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: the Ministry of Intelligence reached out to the CIA in 38 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 1: hopes of talking its way out of the conflict. The 39 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:10,640 Speaker 1: US remains skeptical trouble half a world away translates to 40 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: a pain in the pocket here. Gas prices continue to skyrocket. 41 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 4: Footle prices are going to be going up, and when 42 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 4: those go up, pump prices go up. 43 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: Aikes A Diaz with triple A. The nationwide average price 44 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 1: for a gallon of regular unleaded is up nine cents 45 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: since yesterday and this morning stands at three dollars and 46 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:31,640 Speaker 1: twenty cents. That is an increase of more than twenty 47 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 1: cents since last week and a whopping thirty two cent 48 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: rise compared to a month ago. Still it's cheaper in Massachusetts, 49 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:41,080 Speaker 1: with the average standing at three oh five a gallon 50 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 1: this morning. New survey finds half of all Americans believe 51 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: ice should be eliminated. The latest pull from YouGov is 52 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 1: history in the making too. It is the first time 53 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 1: the ask on ice agents hits fifty percent. The sentiment 54 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 1: takes off following recent violence in the streets of Minneapolis. 55 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: Even among Americans who do not favor and ice on 56 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 1: the outs, there's still support for putting restrictions on federal 57 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 1: agents working America's streets, and size still matters when playing 58 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 1: lottery games. 59 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:13,399 Speaker 5: I think jackpot is about to get bigger. No. One 60 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 5: hits Megamillions, which zero's in now on about half a 61 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 5: billion dollars. YEP. Friday Night's jackpot flirting closer to five 62 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 5: hundred million. Power Ball starts all over tonight at twenty 63 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 5: million dollars after one winning ticket in Arkansas. Monday hits 64 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:33,839 Speaker 5: for a quarter billion. Matt phipps WBZ Boston's News Radio. 65 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: The storm is gone and we're seeing a pretty decent 66 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 1: sunrise here in the city. And the bad news does 67 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: continue to be the icy conditions not only in your driveway, 68 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: your sidewalks, but also on the roads, as Laurie was 69 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: just telling us, So we'll be dealing with some slippery 70 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: conditions very early, but rapid improvement is on the way eventually. 71 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:52,119 Speaker 1: Today with a mix of sun and clouds, high temperatures 72 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 1: will get very close to fifty today, so a lot 73 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 1: of what's on the ground will evaporate later on today 74 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 1: or at least melt is probably the better word for it, 75 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 1: partly to mostly cloudy overnight tonight, low's around freezing. Tomorrow 76 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 1: is another day, and that means tempts will be right 77 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:11,960 Speaker 1: around forty now. We're also expecting another round of weather 78 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: to hit us tomorrow afternoon. It could eventually turn to 79 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 1: snow and another messy mix of precipitation, but for now 80 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 1: looks like it's going to be too warm to sustain that, 81 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:23,560 Speaker 1: at least to the early going, with some rain moving 82 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 1: in late tomorrow. Afternoon Friday remains cloudy. Highs will be 83 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 1: in the thirties this weekend. Looks like we'll make a 84 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 1: run into the fifties again, and quite possibly towards the 85 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 1: end of the weekend, very close to sixty degrees. Right now, 86 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 1: looking much better here in Boston sunrise. Here in the city. 87 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:41,279 Speaker 1: It is thirty degrees in Boston six oh six on 88 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:44,279 Speaker 1: this Wednesday morning. They are fed up and they are 89 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 1: not going to take it anymore. Boston City Council gets 90 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:48,160 Speaker 1: an earful. 91 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 3: A week after the blizzard the dumb seventeen inches of 92 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 3: snow on Boston. Residents, cyclists, and disabled individuals showed up 93 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:58,600 Speaker 3: at city Hall to let the City Council know boston 94 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:00,280 Speaker 3: snow removal effort. 95 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 4: Was lacking, simply impossible for the most vulnerable members of 96 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 4: our communities to get around when the city and residents 97 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:07,919 Speaker 4: don't clear snow. 98 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 3: Brendan Carney of the group Walk Massachusetts led the group 99 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 3: that included Tiffany Codell of the Cyclist Union. Many of 100 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:20,720 Speaker 3: the bike facilities remain clogged unpassable at Boston City Hall. 101 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 3: Mike mclin WBZ, Boston's news radio. 102 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: And Winter's latest sucker punch pushes many others over the edge. 103 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:31,359 Speaker 2: It was pretty picturesque even when it first started falling, 104 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 2: But after storm after storm, they've had it up to 105 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:37,839 Speaker 2: here with winter roughly waste high. Just like the piles 106 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 2: of snow in Norton. 107 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:43,480 Speaker 3: Oh, it seems like it's never ending. We've been hit 108 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 3: with so much snow in the last couple of weeks. 109 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:46,880 Speaker 5: Because enough is enough. 110 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:49,039 Speaker 2: And while they can't wait to watch all of this 111 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:53,240 Speaker 2: disappear as the mercury begins to rise, there's trouble that awaits. 112 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 3: I think it's going to be a factor for a 113 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 3: lot of people that the basements are going to start flooding. 114 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:01,040 Speaker 3: What about your home and your car with them in this? Oh, 115 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:03,039 Speaker 3: it's been terrible. I'm sick of it. 116 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:05,799 Speaker 2: Which is worse the mud of the salt? 117 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 3: Right now is the salt? 118 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 2: Chris Fauma, WBZ Boston's news radio. 119 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 1: Many of us are sick of winter, and speaking of 120 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:16,800 Speaker 1: if you're gonna get sick for real, Massachusetts is a 121 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: good place to seek medical health. Wbz's Drewmaholland is here 122 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 1: with details. Good morning, Andrew, Morning Jeffrey. 123 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:24,839 Speaker 4: New survey from Newsweek finds more than a dozen hospitals 124 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:27,719 Speaker 4: in the Commonwealth are among the best in the business. 125 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 4: Mass General Hospital is the best there that is here, 126 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 4: ranking number five in a list of the top two 127 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:35,599 Speaker 4: hundred and fifty hospitals in the world. That's a big number. 128 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 4: The online poll considers input from doctors, hospital managers, and 129 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 4: other healthcare professionals on things like patient satisfaction, quality of life, 130 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:48,040 Speaker 4: and life expectancy. Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital also cracks 131 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:51,040 Speaker 4: the top twenty, with high marks also headed to Beth Israel, 132 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 4: Deaconess Medical Center and Brigham and Women's Faultner Hospital. 133 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:57,719 Speaker 1: Well that's good news, right. You are now in the 134 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 1: loop for news updates throughout the day. Listen to WBZ 135 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 1: News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm Jeff Brown, WBZ, 136 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 1: Boston's News Radio.