1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:11,319 Speaker 1: This is WBZY, Boston's news radio. We defining local news. People, 2 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 1: Come hither. We are ready for liftoff on this Tuesday 3 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:16,759 Speaker 1: morning in Boston, and we're waking up under partly cloudy 4 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: skies and much warmer than yesterday's standards. We're at a 5 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:22,240 Speaker 1: whopping twenty five degrees here in Boston. The News at 6 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:24,800 Speaker 1: six brought to us by You're a New England Toyota dealer, 7 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 1: your hybrid all wheel drive headquarters. Thanks for being here today. 8 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:31,000 Speaker 1: I'm Jeff Brown. We are shaking and we are stir. 9 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 2: More sun than clouds today with a cold breeze, are 10 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 2: high up to thirty four at is WBZ Achi weather 11 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 2: meteorologist Joe Lundberg taking baby steps today. Will be in 12 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 2: the forties tomorrow and how about the fifties by the 13 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 2: end of the weekend. Bigger is apparently better. That must 14 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 2: be the theory for those who play Powerball. For the 15 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 2: umpteenth time, no one hits the top prize in a 16 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 2: more than billion dollar jackpot. In fact, no one's hit 17 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 2: the jackpot since early September, so tomorrow night's drawing will 18 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 2: be an estimated one at a quarter billion dollars, the 19 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 2: second highest jackpop this year and the sixth biggest in 20 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 2: Powerball history. It's still a far cry from Powerball's all 21 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 2: time biggest prize of more than two billion dollars. Celtics 22 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:16,040 Speaker 2: go ice cold again. They lose to the Pistons of 23 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 2: the Garden. Celtics, in fact, do not play again until 24 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 2: Friday night. It'll be the Spurs and the New York 25 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 2: Knicks in tonight's NBA Cup Championship in Las Vegas, and 26 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,959 Speaker 2: the Bruins host the Mammoth at the Garden tonight. New 27 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 2: video and a reward is now being offered as Providence police, 28 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 2: along with the FBI, continue to search for a killer 29 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 2: in Rhode Island. WBC's James Rojas is at Brown University 30 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 2: this morning. He joins US Live. Good morning, James, Good morning, Jeff. 31 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:45,319 Speaker 2: You had the FBI now offering a fifty thousand dollars 32 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 2: reward for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction 33 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 2: of the person responsible for Saturday shooting. Then news came 34 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 2: along with new video of the suspected gunmen walking near 35 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 2: the campus just hours before the shooting. He is described 36 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 2: as being around five foot eight, the stocky build. The 37 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 2: video isn't perfect but police say there's no tip too small, 38 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 2: so any information please give them a call. Reporting live 39 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 2: from Providence, Rhode Island, James Rojas WBZ, Boston's News Radio. 40 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 2: Unless the investigation continues. Other college campuses in that area 41 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:19,639 Speaker 2: are making changes to conclude the fall semester. For example, 42 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 2: Providence College will not hold in person final exams, RII 43 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 2: moves its finals online, and Bryant University will give students 44 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 2: an option on finals. Just to name a few, Brown 45 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 2: University canceled all classes and finals following this weekend's deadly 46 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 2: shooting spree. More of us have become a part of 47 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 2: a technical revolution. New Gallup poll finds forty five percent 48 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 2: of US use AI at work. That's up more than 49 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 2: from forty percent just three months ago. More than two 50 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:48,639 Speaker 2: and ten say we use it at least a few 51 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 2: times a week, and ten percent say it's part of 52 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 2: our everyday work life as of now t minus nine days. 53 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 2: An old fashioned Christmas tradition, however, seems to have fallen 54 00:02:59,200 --> 00:02:59,799 Speaker 2: out of favor. 55 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 3: Only sixteen percent of American adults go Christmas carolling, according 56 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:06,920 Speaker 3: to the Pew Research Center, and this holiday shopper thinks 57 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 3: that number is a bit high. 58 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:10,960 Speaker 4: I would have said like two percent, not even zero. 59 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:12,920 Speaker 1: I don't know anyone who Christmas carols. 60 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 3: My own not very scientific polling found about one in 61 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:18,920 Speaker 3: ten adults get together to belt out carols in public. 62 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: Yes, I do, please to always go with our. 63 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:24,919 Speaker 3: Church, and you still do. From the other ninety percent 64 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 3: hard no. The number one reason I. 65 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 1: Don't have a voice to say in sank I have. 66 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 2: A very good voice. 67 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:30,799 Speaker 1: I'm not a good thing. 68 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 3: Kendlebul WBSY, Boston's news radio. 69 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 2: This morning, we're waking up under partly cloudy skies and 70 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 2: cold conditions. It is nowhere near as windy as yesterday 71 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 2: and nowhere near as cold as yesterday. The temperature reads 72 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 2: twenty five degrees. That's the air temperature. It feels like 73 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 2: we're stuck in the teens again this morning. So this 74 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 2: unusual stretch of cold weather is going to continue. In 75 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 2: fun fact, there's only been one day this entire month 76 00:03:56,120 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 2: that we've experienced above average temperatures. We're going to make 77 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 2: up for lost time in the coming days, just not today. 78 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 2: Tempts will ultimately get above freezing later on today, which 79 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 2: is still below average. More sunshine than clouds on the 80 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 2: way some clouds will build in overnight tonight we're back 81 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 2: in the twenties. Now Tomorrow we take some more forward progress, 82 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 2: a mix of sun and clouds, high temperature in at 83 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 2: least the mid forty Some of us could see fifty 84 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 2: on the cape and islands, especially mix of sun and clouds, 85 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:25,920 Speaker 2: and pretty much the same kind of day on Thursday 86 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:27,720 Speaker 2: as well, and then we have a chance to get 87 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:29,719 Speaker 2: very close to sixty degrees by the end of this 88 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 2: work week on Friday. But the price that we'll need 89 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 2: to pay is going to be in the form of rain. 90 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:36,479 Speaker 2: Looks like we do have some heavy rain moving into 91 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 2: the picture on Friday afternoon. Right now, it's twenty five 92 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:42,600 Speaker 2: and partly cloudy skies on this Tuesday morning in Boston 93 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:45,600 Speaker 2: six oh five, a convicted killer will officially learn his 94 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 2: fate in court tomorrow. Us to count one, we're under 95 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 2: defend of Brian Wallas's charged with murder in the first degree. 96 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 4: What's say the jury? Is it dependent guilty or not guilty? 97 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 2: Guilty guilty of what sir? In the first degree. Brian 98 00:04:57,040 --> 00:05:00,280 Speaker 2: Walsh's conviction of killing his wife Anna carries a life 99 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 2: without parole sentence in Massachusetts. But it also comes with 100 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 2: an automatic appeal in the Commonwealth. Walsh also pleaded guilty 101 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:11,040 Speaker 2: to two lesser charges before his trial. Sentencing and victim 102 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:14,679 Speaker 2: impact statements will be held tomorrow in Norfolk Superior Court. 103 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 2: A big vote of confidence for Harvard's president, Alan Garber 104 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 2: will get to stay on as leader of the nation's 105 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 2: oldest university until further notice. The secretive Harvard Corporation, along 106 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:27,720 Speaker 2: with the Board of Overseers, both give a big thumbs 107 00:05:27,760 --> 00:05:30,239 Speaker 2: up to Garber for his work in battling the Trump 108 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:34,039 Speaker 2: administration's effort to decimate federal funding. Garber took over on 109 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 2: an interim basis right after his predecessor, Claudine Gay, resigned 110 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:40,719 Speaker 2: almost two years ago, and then months later the interim 111 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 2: title was removed. Garber's previous term was set to expire 112 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 2: in June. Governor Healy demands the federal government stop using 113 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 2: private aircraft at Hanscom Field and the Trump Administration's continued 114 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 2: deportation efforts. The governor fires off the missive to Homeland 115 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 2: Security Secretary Christy Nome and todd lyons the acting Director 116 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:02,480 Speaker 2: of Customs and Forment with the demand to stop efforts 117 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:05,719 Speaker 2: without due process of law. The Governor's office says she 118 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:07,920 Speaker 2: was tipped off to the use of the private aircraft, 119 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 2: but at hanscom By advocates, ICE has offered no response 120 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 2: so far. President Trump hits the BBC with a ten 121 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 2: billion dollar defamation lawsuit. The President takes issue with a 122 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 2: documentary aired by the British Bucklet public broadcaster last year 123 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:26,599 Speaker 2: for an edited speech he delivered before the January sixth 124 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 2: capital attack. Officials have apologized, but no matter, the suit 125 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:35,320 Speaker 2: will proceed. When looking the part is a lot, especially 126 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 2: for Hollywood A listers. Wbz's Drew moholland joins us with 127 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 2: this story. Good morning, Andrew, Morning Jeffrey. Not a Hollywood 128 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:44,279 Speaker 2: A lister here, No yeah. Jim Garry says he almost 129 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:47,039 Speaker 2: quit the starring role in two thousands. How the Grinch 130 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:47,839 Speaker 2: stole Christmas? 131 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:48,479 Speaker 1: You seen that one? 132 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:49,240 Speaker 2: I have seen them? 133 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 3: Who has? 134 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 2: It's very increating, great one right. 135 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:54,599 Speaker 4: The costume was the issue though it was uncomfortable with 136 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 4: ten inch long fingers, makeup and the mask, which he 137 00:06:57,360 --> 00:06:59,920 Speaker 4: says made it hard to Breathe never mind those stinging 138 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 4: green eye contact or a mean one. Jim Carrey says, 139 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 4: panic attacks kept coming, but you know the twenty million 140 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 4: dollar paycheck for starring in that film. You know you 141 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 4: had to keep going right. Director Ron Howard says he 142 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 4: hired a member of Seal Team six to teach Jim 143 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 4: Carrey how top level military teams deal with stress and torture. 144 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 4: But you know, Howard has a sensitive side. He jumped 145 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:25,680 Speaker 4: in his own green suit at one point in solidarity 146 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 4: with Jim Carrey. 147 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 2: You would think the union, the Actors' Union, would say 148 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:33,920 Speaker 2: something monster mister nowhere to be found. 149 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 4: I saw an Instagram thing the other day where somebody 150 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 4: said maybe the Grinch would be happier if people started 151 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 4: writing happy songs about him. 152 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, well, there you go. 153 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 2: The heart has only two sizes to grow. 154 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 4: You're a mean one. 155 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 2: You are now in the loop. For news updates throughout 156 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 2: the day, listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. 157 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:56,120 Speaker 2: I'm Jeff Brown, WBZ, Boston's news radio