1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: This is WBZ, Boston's news radio. We defining local news 2 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: seventy nine degrees in Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon, 3 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:18,159 Speaker 1: I'm Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. The Senate's expected to 4 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:21,599 Speaker 1: hold another vote and the government shutdown, which is now 5 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: in day seven. Both sides, however, aren't budging still anti 6 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 1: President Trump's making it clear that all furload federal workers 7 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 1: will receive back pay, but not making it totally clear. 8 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:37,239 Speaker 2: President Trump said Tuesday that some federal employees who are 9 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 2: furloughed during the shutdown, off the job and not getting 10 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 2: paid quote, don't deserve to be taken care of with 11 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 2: back pay. 12 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: For the most part, we're going to take care of 13 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 1: our people. 14 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:47,519 Speaker 3: There are some people that really don't deserve to be 15 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 3: taken care of, and we'll take care of them in 16 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 3: a different way. 17 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:52,520 Speaker 2: ABC News obtained a draft memo from the White House 18 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 2: Budget Office that says furload workers may not be guaranteed 19 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 2: back pay in a new interpretation of a twenty nineteen 20 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 2: law that the President signed. Experts are skeptical about that 21 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 2: interpretation and say it would almost certainly face legal challenges. 22 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 2: Karen Travers ABC News, the White House as. 23 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: Peace talks between Israel and Hamas are held in Egypt. 24 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 1: Demonstrators across Israel and marking two years since the Hamas 25 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 1: attacks and calling for a hostage deal. 26 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 4: Families of the forty eight Israeli hostages, twenty of whom 27 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 4: are still believed to be alive, held prayers outside Prime 28 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 4: Minister Benjamin Nitanya, Who's residence in Jerusalem, calling on him 29 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 4: to reach a deal to return captives. Held in Gaza 30 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 4: today marks two years since the Hamas attack on Israel, 31 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 4: as well as the Jewish holiday of Sukote Ruby. Hen 32 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 4: Hus Sunni taie At dual Us, Israeli citizen, was killed 33 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:44,959 Speaker 4: on October seventh and his body taken to Gaza, said 34 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 4: a hostage deal and an end to the war is 35 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 4: the only way to heal the country that. 36 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 1: Is cbsays Linda Gradstein. Meantime, peace talks between Israel and 37 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 1: Hamas resumed in Egypt today, the second day of talks 38 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 1: focusing on a plan proposed by President Trump to end 39 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 1: the fighting. On Egyptian officials says the parties agreed yesterday 40 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 1: on most first phase terms that includes releasing hostages and 41 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:10,079 Speaker 1: establishing scapphire things getting blustery over the pending deployment of 42 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 1: Texas National Guard troops to the Windy City. At a 43 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,640 Speaker 1: hearing in Washington, d C. US Attorney General Pam Bondi 44 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: clashed with Illinois senior senator on the Judiciary Committee over 45 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:21,360 Speaker 1: troop deployment in Chicago. 46 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 5: Why do you want to keep the secret to Eunoi? 47 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:26,360 Speaker 6: Senator Dick Durbin pressed the Attorney General for details on 48 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 6: the deliberations leading up to the deployment. 49 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 4: I am not going to discuss any internal conversations with 50 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 4: the White House with you. 51 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 6: Pam Bondi also refused to lay out any legal rationale 52 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 6: the Justice Department is crafted for sending in the National Guard, 53 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:40,639 Speaker 6: and she accused the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary 54 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 6: Committee of allowing crime in Chicago to fester. 55 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 7: If you're not going to protect your citizens, President Trump. 56 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 6: Will Stephen port Noy ABC News Washington. 57 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 1: The Supreme Court hearing arguments in the latest LGBTQ rights case. 58 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: Justices will weigh the constitutionality of bans passed by nearly 59 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 1: half of the states on the practice nous conversion therapy 60 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:04,360 Speaker 1: for children. Justices are hearing a lawsuit from a Christian 61 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:08,360 Speaker 1: counselor challenging a Colorado law that prohibits therapy aimed at 62 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:12,799 Speaker 1: changing sexual orientation or gender identity. Kaylee Childs argues the 63 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 1: law violates for a freedom of speech by barring her 64 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: from offering voluntary faith based therapy for kids. Still breaks 65 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: of sunshine around here, but as you head up into 66 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 1: parts of New Hampshire and certainly over toward Vermont, New 67 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:28,640 Speaker 1: York State, back down into Pennsylvania, we've got a good 68 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:31,640 Speaker 1: deal of cloud in this and precipitation as well. That 69 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 1: is the invitation for our cooler weather. Well we didn't 70 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: invite it, but it's coming anyway. So cloudy tonight, a 71 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 1: couple of showers getting here late tonight. It will be 72 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 1: a little muggy, sixty five for the low Tomorrow's, some 73 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: clouds breeze, not as warm, temperatures only in the upper sixties, 74 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 1: maybe seventy at a few spots. We'll have that rain 75 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 1: that'll tape her off from west to east in the afternoon, 76 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 1: and then the temperatures collapse upon themselves to about sixty 77 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: late in the day into the upper forties for the 78 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: low tomorrow night, with clear skies and a little bit 79 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:04,119 Speaker 1: of a breeze. Lots of sunshine Thursday, but it won't 80 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 1: do much to warm us up. Fifty eight for the 81 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 1: high mostly sunnay low sixties on Friday. Right now seventy 82 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 1: nine degrees in Boston. Your smoke alarm maybe at the 83 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 1: end of its life. Local fire officials are asking you 84 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 1: to be proactive checking the device so it can save 85 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 1: your life. Wz's im a Friedman with the tails. 86 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 8: Local alarms are like any other appliance, They don't last forever. 87 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:26,839 Speaker 5: In twenty fifteen, the state adopted a new requirement that 88 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 5: new smoke alarms must have a ten year seal battery 89 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 5: and a hush feature, so even if you take the 90 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:34,159 Speaker 5: batteries out, the alarm is still keeping you safe. But 91 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:36,720 Speaker 5: that was in twenty fifteen and now it's twenty twenty five. 92 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 8: Our concern is that a wave of smoke alarms and 93 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 8: homes across Massachusetts won't be reliable much longer, typically beyond December. 94 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 5: Westboro Fire Chief Patrick Purcell and other chiefs across the 95 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:49,480 Speaker 5: state are asking residents to flip over each alarm in 96 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:51,159 Speaker 5: their house and look for the date on the back. 97 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:53,280 Speaker 5: If it's coming up, replace it with a new one. 98 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:57,159 Speaker 3: Last year. Almost forty percent of the state's residential fire 99 00:04:57,200 --> 00:05:02,039 Speaker 3: deaths took place between October and December, and tragically, we 100 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 3: found working smoke alarms at only one third of those 101 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:06,280 Speaker 3: deadly fires. 102 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 5: State Fire Marshal John Devine says, when you go to 103 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 5: buy a new alarm, it's no time to cheap out, 104 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 5: go for quality. In Westborough, I'm a freedman WBZ, Boston's 105 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 5: News Radio. 106 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:17,719 Speaker 1: They've been called on to do a lot of tasks 107 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: for people. They're robots. Now they could be called on 108 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 1: to help you relax and belief pain a new trend 109 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 1: with robots. Massage therapy. Wbz's Jim McKay's gauging reaction. 110 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 7: Walking around downtown Boston, I'm finding a few people who 111 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 7: receive therapeutic treatment at spas, But when I asked who 112 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 7: would they want conducting it massuse Brian was in a 113 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:39,280 Speaker 7: bad car accident years ago where he hurt his back. 114 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 7: His regular massage sessions are a necessity for a comfortable life. 115 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 1: Gives me massages less, my back feels fhear than it 116 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 1: ever has. 117 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:51,040 Speaker 7: More and more these days, however, different spas are trying 118 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 7: out robotic massages or AI enhanced massage therapy. Don't have 119 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:59,279 Speaker 7: to worry about any awkward conversations, and the technology is 120 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:01,279 Speaker 7: proving to be just as effective. 121 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 4: Robots make mistakes. 122 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 7: Not everyone is sold on it. Tracy lives along trim obstream. 123 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:07,840 Speaker 8: And that could be a dangerous thing for somebody. 124 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 7: However, this is more proof that AI is going to 125 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 7: have its hand to just about everything on the common 126 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:16,280 Speaker 7: Jim mcka, WBZ Boston's News Radio. 127 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:19,040 Speaker 1: If you can't beat them, join them. Northampton Smith College 128 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: joining a growing movement tuition free. The all female college 129 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 1: is going tuition free for students from families earning one 130 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:28,359 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty thousand dollars a year or less. Smith 131 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 1: will be the first women's college in the US to 132 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:36,159 Speaker 1: offer tuition free programs. You are now in the loop. 133 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:39,160 Speaker 1: For news updates throughout the day. Listen to WBZ News 134 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 1: Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm Ben Parker, WBZ Boston's 135 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 1: News Radio.