1 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:04,160 Speaker 1: We got some snow flurries in Boston thirty degrees at 2 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:07,520 Speaker 1: six o'clock. Good morning, I'm Charlie Berger, and here's what's happening. 3 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 1: And overnight snow is going to move out over the 4 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 1: next number of hours. CBS News Boston's media oologist Jason 5 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 1: Michael at. 6 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 2: Overnight batch of snow really put down at least a 7 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:20,440 Speaker 2: half a foot of snow, especially across area south there, 8 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:23,080 Speaker 2: down towards Plymouth County. We still have some light snowshowers 9 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 2: in and around the area, especially south and east of town. 10 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: Here. 11 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 2: We're going to place you in a high impact in 12 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 2: terms of the travel forecast this morning. 13 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: At least through nine am. And there are about ten 14 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:36,279 Speaker 1: thousand customers still without power this morning as well. Got 15 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:38,919 Speaker 1: the full forecast coming up in just a few minutes. Well, 16 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:41,519 Speaker 1: it seems like old times, doesn't it. The Patriots winners 17 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:45,559 Speaker 1: over Houston yesterday AFC Divisional Playoff twenty eight to sixteen. 18 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:48,840 Speaker 1: It's off to Ski Country and an AFC Championship game 19 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 1: next Sunday against the Broncos. Wbz's jayali Lette speaking with fans. 20 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 3: Pat that's more and more you start to see the 21 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 3: I love Drake May sweatshirts. 22 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: Around Boston and is rethrowing touchdowns against the Texans is 23 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 1: ample evidence of why I. 24 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 4: Thought it was just insane. I thought that Houston defense 25 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 4: was really good. But at the end, Drake May that 26 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:12,040 Speaker 4: touchdown of Booty Dounie one hand and grabbing. 27 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:17,400 Speaker 3: The cot for the touchdown. Kase shunt, Booty Wow. 28 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:19,119 Speaker 4: Horn of the end zone. Nothing more we can really ask. 29 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:20,759 Speaker 5: For the event the call from ESPN. 30 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 4: Patriots fans are buzzing at the thought of an AFC 31 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 4: championship over the Denver Broncos next Sunday. 32 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 1: Guys, a limit for the team. 33 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 3: Hopefully, hopefully we can go another six in a row. 34 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 4: I'm looking forward to Denver, but I'm just I'm just 35 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 4: a little too worried about getting too comfortable. 36 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 3: Jay Willett WBZ, Boston's news radio. 37 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 1: Today is Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Day, which is 38 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 1: a federal holiday here in Boston. The fifty sixth annual 39 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:45,400 Speaker 1: Martin Luther King Junior Breakfast will be held this morning 40 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 1: at nine in the ballroom at the Western Copley Place. 41 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 1: The keynote address will be given by author and activist 42 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 1: Nicole Hannah Jones. Governor Morriheely, Boston Mayor Michelle wooh and 43 00:01:56,800 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: Congresswoman Aana Presley expected to attend. The City of Quinsy 44 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 1: will honor Doctor King with a morning celebration starts at 45 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: nine at the Terrell Room on Quarry Street featuring keynote speaker. 46 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 1: Roxbury native retired Brigadier General Woody Woodhouse, a member of 47 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 1: the fighter group known as the Tuskegee Airman, the first 48 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 1: all black military aviators in the Army. General Woodhouse just 49 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 1: celebrated his ninety ninth birthday on January fourteenth. A new 50 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:28,839 Speaker 1: exhibit also opened in Washington, DC at the Martin Luther 51 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: King Junior Memorial Library. 52 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 6: It's titled Freedom and Resistance and gives visitors a look 53 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 6: at the connections between the Black American experience and the 54 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 6: ideals of American freedom. The Freedom and Resistance exhibit will 55 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:43,640 Speaker 6: be on display until March fifteenth. To celebrate Martin Luther 56 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 6: King Junior Day, the MLK Memorial Library will host multiple events, 57 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 6: including Clay Art MLK Junior Sculpture Building Experience, a fortieth 58 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 6: anniversary of the King Mural, and a special MLK Day 59 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:58,639 Speaker 6: movie viewing. I'm Tammy Triheea Let's. 60 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 1: Check the four day WDBZ act You Weather FORECASTO Lundberg says, 61 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: we'll see these snow flurries stick around for another few 62 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: hours before we see some sunshine. We'll see some clouds 63 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 1: and sun later in the day and high thirty seven, 64 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: partly cloudy, breezy Tonight, drop back to nineteen, very cold 65 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 1: tomorrow with sunshine hi just twenty six Wednesday, increasing clouds, 66 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: high thirty two and then some sun and warmer on 67 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 1: Thursday and high of forty two. Right now in Boston, 68 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: these snow flurries continue to fall, not really expecting much accumulation. 69 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 1: We're at thirty degrees at six of five. The News 70 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 1: at six brought to you buy your new England Toyota 71 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 1: dealer your hybrid all wheel drive. Headquarters a local high 72 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: school that puts in extra hours to help keep the 73 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: homeless warm. It's w'z's Kyle Schaffold and. 74 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 3: Cold, wet weather, clean dry feet are essential, but for 75 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 3: so many of Greater Boston's homeless that's out of reach. 76 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 5: In this weather that would be miserable if you didn't 77 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 5: have shoes of socks. 78 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 3: Brock Maniatis is just seventeen years old. The Catholic Memorial 79 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 3: High June year founded Project Socks last July. It's a 80 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 3: registered nonprofit to help get these off and overlooked articles 81 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 3: of clothing to people who need them. He says he 82 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 3: was driven to help after seeing the condition of the 83 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 3: homeless on college visits in the South. 84 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 5: I reached out to a bunch of organizations. I called people. 85 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 5: I said, what are your top three most needed items? 86 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:17,839 Speaker 5: Literally every single person said socks. 87 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 3: Boston's homeless are always in need of socks because constant 88 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 3: wear and tear destroys them and they get wet. Not 89 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 3: having good socks often leads to preventable diseases. He's quickly 90 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 3: donated more than fifteen hundred pairs, and he plans on 91 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 3: keeping the ore going after he goes to college. 92 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 5: Anyone can make a difference. It doesn't matter how big 93 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 5: how small it is. Anyone can go out there and 94 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 5: do something for someone in need. 95 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:40,040 Speaker 3: Kyle Schaffel to be Busy Boston's News Radio. 96 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 1: Former Brookline School finance director Diane Johnson filed a lawsuit 97 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 1: against the Town of Brookline and the school department back 98 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:49,839 Speaker 1: in November, claiming she was fired this past September for 99 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 1: insubordination because she says she refused to falsify information into 100 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: a report being presented to the school committee's financial council. 101 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 1: This past week, the Globe reports the town and the 102 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:06,480 Speaker 1: school district filed a response in Norfolk Superior Court requesting 103 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 1: the lawsuit be dismissed. Johnson worked for the school district 104 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 1: from November of twenty twenty three until September of twenty 105 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 1: twenty five. Deputy Superintendent of Student Services Eliza O'Connell resigned 106 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: in March of this past year citing financial mismanagement. Superintendent 107 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:26,839 Speaker 1: Linus Gillery Junior announced his resignation in April, and this 108 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:30,280 Speaker 1: past year, the town also uncovered in an eight million 109 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:35,359 Speaker 1: dollars budget shortfall. New details beginning to emerge in the 110 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:39,359 Speaker 1: arrest of Hollywood actor Keefer Sutherland. The case connected to 111 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 1: an alleged altercation with an uber driver shortly before police responded. 112 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 1: ABC's Melissa Adon. 113 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 7: Medical treatment was not needed on the scene, but according 114 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:50,840 Speaker 7: to the sources, the uber driver told police that he 115 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:53,039 Speaker 7: had to get out of the vehicle to get away 116 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 7: from Sutherland and that it appeared to those on scene 117 00:05:56,320 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 7: that Sutherland was under the influence during the altercation that time. 118 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 7: That's when the uber driver says he called nine one 119 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 7: one while allegedly running away from Sutherland. Sutherland was then 120 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:08,839 Speaker 7: arrested under criminal. 121 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 1: Threat Sutherland was later released from custody on a fifty 122 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:16,479 Speaker 1: thousand dollars bond. He has not been charged in the qualification. 123 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 1: You are now in the loop. For news updates throughout 124 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:24,160 Speaker 1: the day, Listen to DOUBDBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. 125 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:27,479 Speaker 1: I'm Charlie Berger on WDBZ, Boston's news radio