1 00:00:01,160 --> 00:00:04,320 Speaker 1: This is WBZ Boston's news radio. 2 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:12,119 Speaker 2: We defining local news. That was fun while it lasted 3 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 2: right six o'clock on this Wednesday morning, and much cooler 4 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:17,680 Speaker 2: temperature is going to be hitting us later today. In fact, 5 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:21,280 Speaker 2: right now we're under mainly clear skies in forty seven degrees. 6 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:23,440 Speaker 2: The News at six is brought to us by your 7 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:26,640 Speaker 2: new England Toyota dealer, your hybrid all wheel drive headquarters. 8 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 2: Thanks for joining us here in WBZ News on the 9 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:33,520 Speaker 2: radio or on the iHeartRadio app. I'm Jeff Brown Snack Factory. Reality. 10 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 2: There goes gravity. 11 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:36,559 Speaker 1: Some sun will get light of clouds today and it 12 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:37,480 Speaker 1: will turn much cooler. 13 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 2: Let's string shower leap at is WBZAKI weather meteorologist Joe Lundberg. 14 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:45,319 Speaker 2: We peak only in the fifties. Today it's money by 15 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:47,199 Speaker 2: the truckload to the nation's midwest. 16 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 3: The good news is someone is a millionaire a hundred 17 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 3: of times over this morning. The bad news is it 18 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 3: isn't you, and it's not me either. A single winning 19 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 3: ticket takes more than half a billion dollars in Mega 20 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 3: Million's money. Someone in Illinois is laughing all the way 21 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 3: to the bank. Tonight's Powerball is a much less funny 22 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 3: fifty eight million, Jay Willett to b BZ, Boston's news. 23 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 2: Radio and angry Jalen Brown gets ejected and the Celtics 24 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 2: can't keep up with the San Antonio Spurs. Celtics sent 25 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 2: the Thunder in Oklahoma City tomorrow night, an overtime thriller 26 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 2: at the Garden. A win over the La Kings keeps 27 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 2: the Bruins home winning streak alive. The Bees will host 28 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 2: the Sharks tomorrow night. A stunner at the World Baseball 29 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 2: Classic as Italy beats Team USA as Red Sox reliever 30 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 2: Greg Weisert gets the last laugh for Italy, the US 31 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 2: now faces elimination. A former police officer in Lawrence is 32 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 2: accused of impersonating a police officer in New Hampshire. Police 33 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 2: say thirty seven year old Michael Beltron of andover hit 34 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 2: his blue lights on his SUV, and officers say he 35 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 2: was in full police uniform in the driver's seat when 36 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 2: stopped in Londonderry after being lied to about his status. 37 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 2: Officers then find out that Beltran was fired by Lawrence 38 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 2: Police and his license suspended by the Post Commission in 39 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 2: Massachusetts after firing his handgun illegally while off duty parking 40 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 2: may soon come at a premium price. In Cambridge. 41 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 1: The price of a parking permit in Cambridge has been 42 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:14,519 Speaker 1: left untouched for well over a decade at twenty five 43 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 1: dollars a year, but if approved, a proposal would increase 44 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 1: that to seventy five dollars. The price would stay the 45 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:23,360 Speaker 1: same for low income residents, those living in affordable housing 46 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 1: or on welfare programs. Councilor Jeeven Sabrino Wheeler says the 47 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:30,080 Speaker 1: increase would get the parking permit program to start paying 48 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 1: for itself. Currently it's said to be running at a 49 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:35,679 Speaker 1: two million dollar deficit. The policy faced a lot of 50 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 1: opposition by residents At the last council meeting. No vote 51 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:41,080 Speaker 1: was taken on the matter, which will be discussed at 52 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 1: a later time in Cambridge. James Rojas WBZ Boston some 53 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: news radio. 54 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:49,799 Speaker 2: Who study finds men and women in America see life 55 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 2: from both sides now. Wbz's Drew moholland has the story 56 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:54,079 Speaker 2: Good Morning Andrew. 57 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 4: Warning Jeffrey had differing opinions about their safety. A new 58 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 4: survey finds more men than women feel safe at America's 59 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 4: biggest cities. The pull from Design firm Jenzler finds, for example, 60 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:06,360 Speaker 4: sixty percent of men feel comfortable in New York City 61 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 4: compared to just forty five percent of women. The trend 62 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 4: in city pul survey holds in Washington, d c, LA, Chicago, 63 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 4: and Houston. Interestingly, Jeffrey, Boston has no gender safety gap. 64 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 4: Eighty percent of men feel safe here compared to you 65 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:20,680 Speaker 4: seventy seven percent of women. 66 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:22,800 Speaker 2: That sounds good, Yeah, all right, true, thank you. So 67 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:25,960 Speaker 2: a decent start to our day here on Wednesday in Boston. 68 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 2: This is more typical of a late winter early spring 69 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 2: weather pattern. But the temperatures in the seventies yesterday did 70 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 2: break records here in Boston and also in Worcesters so 71 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 2: it was nice while it lasted. But here we are 72 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 2: back to a bit of reality. Temps will only be 73 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 2: in the fifties today and clear skies will give way 74 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 2: to clouds a little bit later on. Air is expected 75 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 2: to be some showers moving into the system later on today, 76 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 2: and highs once again will be in the lower fifties. 77 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 2: Will remain relatively steady overnight tonight. In fact, tomorrow will 78 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 2: make a run at sixty degrees before a cold front 79 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 2: kicks in which will drop us into the forties later 80 00:03:57,720 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 2: in the day again, expect some showers throughout the day. Tomorrow. 81 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 2: It is substantially colder as we head towards the weekend. 82 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 2: Sunshine followed by clouds on Friday only in the mid forties, 83 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 2: and that weather pattern looks like it's going to continue 84 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 2: through the weekend as well. Right now, it's forty seven 85 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 2: and mainly clear skies. So far, so good. This Wednesday 86 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 2: morning in Boston it is six ZHO five. Gas prices 87 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:21,480 Speaker 2: are up again this morning as world leaders will decide 88 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 2: today whether or not to open the taps on a 89 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 2: historic release of oil reserves. 90 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 5: The IA's thirty two member countries will vote in the 91 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 5: proposal today. Just one no vote could cause a delay. 92 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 5: The previous record release of one hundred and eighty two 93 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 5: million barrels was in twenty twenty two after Russia invaded Ukraine. 94 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:40,359 Speaker 5: The problem this time is the near total closure of 95 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 5: the Strait of Hormuz, which one fifth of the world's 96 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:45,280 Speaker 5: oil supply moves through. Oil prices have soared as much 97 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:47,720 Speaker 5: as forty percent since the war began, though they've now 98 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 5: fallen back below one hundred dollars a. 99 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 2: Barrel CBS's Michael Wallace. Meantime, the Pentagon says about one 100 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:56,320 Speaker 2: hundred and forty US service members have been wounded in 101 00:04:56,400 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 2: Operation Epic Fury, eight of them with serious injury. This 102 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 2: is the first official accounting of the human toll of 103 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:05,840 Speaker 2: Americans in the Middle East. President Trump says the war 104 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:08,359 Speaker 2: is almost over, but at the same time says the 105 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 2: mission may continue and he expects more US casualties to come. 106 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 2: Push back against the Trump administration continues in Boston. The 107 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:20,280 Speaker 2: latest effort from Mayor Michelle Wu who launches a multimillion 108 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:23,920 Speaker 2: dollar plan to protect immigrants in the city more than 109 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 2: a million from city Hall coffers more than three million 110 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:29,839 Speaker 2: dollars in a public private partnership, as well to expand 111 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 2: legal services, language access, and other resources to immigrant organizations 112 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 2: here in Boston. Boston Foundation, the Bar Foundation, and the 113 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:41,040 Speaker 2: United Way of Massachusetts are all in as the mayor 114 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 2: continues to condemn the Trump administration's immigration enforcement and deportation policies. 115 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:49,159 Speaker 2: Governor Healy wants you to get paid, but it seems 116 00:05:49,279 --> 00:05:50,919 Speaker 2: like this is going to be a long shot. The 117 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 2: governor posts on social media a video and fires off 118 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:57,839 Speaker 2: a nasty graham to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant to demand 119 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 2: that all Massachusetts residents get seventeen hundred and forty five 120 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:05,719 Speaker 2: dollars in refunds from the Trump administration's rejected global tariff policy. 121 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:08,600 Speaker 2: A governor says some three million people in the Commonwealth 122 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 2: paid the freight on about five billion dollars worth in tariffs, 123 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 2: which have since been declared illegal by the US Supreme Court. 124 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 2: You are now in the loop for news updates throughout 125 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 2: the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. 126 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 2: I'm Jeff Brown, WBZ, Boston's news radio.