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"Today, I'm getting chills. Remember that first night? We're feeding first responders. It was chaotic beyond measure. I mean, The towns were being shut down. The towns were being evacuated. Power is being shut off. It's pitch black people running what to do where to go, and we were serving about 1000 meals a day. Chris Farmer WBZ Boston's news radio for the first time, and all civilian crew is about to launch on a mission. Orbit the earth. The mission is called inspiration for it will send a crew of four on a three day orbital flight using a SpaceX crew dragon capsule. All of it is a fundraiser for ST Jude Children's Research Hospital. The private flight is led by billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaac. Man. The whole mission is being documented as a series for Netflix, and some episodes are already available for streaming. Forecasters say the weather for Wednesday's launch from Cape Canaveral is 70% go. I'm Rory O Neill never been to church and had the homily just drag on and on. The pope feels your pain. As the pope spoke to Catholic nuns and clergy inside ST Martin's Cathedral in the capital of Slovakia, he urged priests to try to avoid long, abstract and boring homilies. Applause broke out, he said. It was led by nuns who were the main victims of long winded priests. Princess is on the second of a four day trip to Hungary and Slovakia. Earlier on Monday, he warned governments against quote succumbing to impatience and the lure of profit when planning economic recovery.
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"Friday night. This comes after the comedians announcement that several stops in Florida and one in Salt Lake City have been canceled. This difficult decision was made. Due to the rising numbers of covid cases and also because I have an ego, But my ego is not big enough to think that people should die to hear my stupid comedy. The Chevalier Theater says it is requiring proof of vaccination for some events or a negative covid 19 test result within 72 hours of Showtime, including for Oswald Show In Medford, James RoHaas WBZ, Boston's NewsRadio and at 6 37, a very busy and poignant morning at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, WBC's Chris Farmer was there as the craft of it. Family unveiled a brand new garden to honor those who lost their lives on 9 11, standing next to one of six trees freshly planted near the North side entrance, Patriots owner Robert Kraft said the stadiums do 9 11 Memorial Tree Garden accomplishes two very important goals to help. Come on, right. And remember those brave and wonderful people who have given their lives to preserve our way of life, but also the terrible moment that over three thousands lost their lives on that day, craft himself reflected on his personal experiences that day, frantically trying to locate his wife, Myra, who had flown from Logan to New York that very morning she was in the airport at the same time. As one of the terrorists have come down from Maine. Never in my lifetime in America did I think that would happen. Chris Farmer WBZ Boston's NewsRadio 6 38 time for Bloomberg business. Here's Andrew. Some people who got to covid vaccine so far this year, we'll get a third as a booster and also the once a year seasonal flu vaccine. That's a lot of shots, Moderna says. It wants you to be able to get one fewer announcing today that is developing a combined single dose booster vaccine against both Covid 19 and the seasonal flu. Stock buyers dined, then dashed today indexes rose early but drifted lower. Dow Loses 152 NASDAQ Down 38 S and P 500 down 21 Andrew Oh, day Bloomberg business on WBZ Boston's NewsRadio. You're not.
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"Now brought to us by the sump pump geeks. AKI Weather meteorologist Brian Thompson is with us. We're in line for some rain, but not right away tonight and get out and have some fun. Yeah, I think the evening Ben will be pretty good across the area. We're really not expecting much If there's anything just a stray shower, but it looks like after midnight tonight is when we'll start to see some showers and thunderstorms move in from the west. We'll see low tonight, right around 70 degrees kind of a muggy night, especially for September after it's been a pretty warm day today, temperatures have gotten into the eighties. In many spots Now, tomorrow into tomorrow night, we'll have periods of rain and a thunderstorm or two. There will be the potential for some flooding Downpours, which could cause some flooding, and sopon Ding on roads and in poor drainage areas are behind a bar of 76 load tomorrow night around 65, but then improving whether late in the week mixed sun clouds for Friday breezy unless you but high 76. And it looks like a mainly dry weekend with a good deal of sunshine High 78 on Saturday might see a few clouds mixing on Sunday. I think any thunderstorms the state of our north on Sunday highs will get on the local eighties, though, and it looks like another warm day on Monday. I'm accurate. The meteorologist Brian Thompson, WBZ Boston's NewsRadio right now it is 80 degrees in Woburn, 80 in Weymouth. It's 81, the national in New Hampshire and 80 degrees in Boston. This is Steve Andrews. When there's flooding in the streets, let your neighbors know to call the sump pump geeks at 18444335225. Or visit US online at some pump geeks dot com. 5 26 Ladies' Night at Church Street, WBC's Chris Farmer with more on an exclusive outing, you hear the words brewing company and you immediately think beer but a church street brewing in Canton. Their specialty is bread and butter is cold brew coffee. Still co owner Dennis to me as an idea, man, and he figured, let's diversifying Our niche doesn't always have to be donuts, Coffee don't copy or breakfast sandwiches..
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"Symptoms include sexual dysfunction, visual hallucinations, itchy skin tremors, heart palpitations, memory loss and blurred vision. 3700 participants across 56 countries took part in the study. Wendy Gillette, CBS News, 5 47 More than 60, people are dead. Dozens are missing as severe flooding in Germany and Belgium turned streams and streets today into raging debris filled Torrance. Swept away cars and toppled homes. Authorities in North Rhine Westphalia state said. At least 30 people are killed there. 28 deaths were reported in a state just to the south Belgian media reporting eight deaths in that country. German Chancellor Angela Merkel actually meeting right now, with President Biden at the White House. They're holding a press conference. But earlier today she expressed shock at the scope of this flooding The number of deaths Adding everything will be done to find those who remain missing. The MB. Th Red line is bringing doctors and scientists together. WBC's Chris Pharma has more on how they're starting to socialize as they ride the red line. When he put it like this, as his hands clasped together loudly it almost sounded like a criminal enterprise. Join all our mites together. This nexus of innovation the next six weeks and the laugh that ensued, Uh, sold it so Dr Eugene Chunk of Brigham and Women's rephrased Himself to describe what he calls the Red Line Journal Club scientists noting out a recently formed informal group of researchers and doctors, collaborating different ideals and practices from their own specialized field to promote innovation and creativity with the hope to produce cutting edge discoveries, sharing ideas. So important, there's only so much that an individual approach Regis Solution. Chris Farmer WBZ. Boston's news radio. And this is something we haven't seen since before The pandemic lift is bringing back shared rides. That means people going in the same direction can all share a rod pay a little bit less. Lift says The option will come back to Denver, Chicago and Philly on Monday, but more cities will be added in the future. So As for Boston, we just don't know Right now. However, there are some rules folks will have to follow who take part. Every driver and passenger will have to wear a mask. Front and middle seats of the vehicles will be empty and eating and drinking. Can't do that either. Parents in China have been reunited with their son 24 years after he was kidnapped. Here. CBS is thine across flogging tongue, quit his job and criss cross the country on a motorbike, the flag of his missing son waving behind him on the 300,000 mile journey. He slept under bridges and begged for money when it ran out. His devotion inspired the 2015 Chinese blockbuster Lost in Love 20 this week, police finally cracked the case using DNA to identify a 26 year old teacher, the same little boy who went missing so many years ago, still living in the same Chinese province. Meantime, sentencing delayed this week in that high profile kidnapping murder trial out in Iowa as defense attorneys claim they have bombshell new evidence the judge holding a hearing earlier to find out if they need a new trial. Three years ago, 20 year old University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts was kidnapped when she went out for a jog. She was later found murdered Mexican national Christian Rivera was convicted of her murder in May. He's always claimed he was kidnapped by two masked men and forced to take part. The trial is over. But defense attorneys say new witnesses have come forward to back up part of his story, and there was a sex trafficking ring operating in the area. Even a similar kidnapping of another woman that they didn't know about. The judge says he needs a few days to decide how to move forward. Alex Stone ABC News 5 51 very busy night on the roads will check traffic and weather. Together coming up in just about two minutes. Are.
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"Now jammed up on the Chelsea side between the Chelsea curves and the lever connector, So the entire span is now tied up. Laurie Grandi WBC's traffic on the three We take a look at the four day WBZ AccuWeather forecast right into the weekend. Here's meteorologist Matt Benz. A good deal of sunshine out the door for this morning. Still looking at some fog in a couple of spots, Otherwise, we'll see intervals of clouds and sunshine warm and humid for today with the high around 85 degrees tonight, remaining sticky 72 for our low Tomorrow another hot and humid day. Clouds and sunshine that storm around late in the afternoon and into the evening, mainly inland, high temperature near 90 degrees. It remains warm for this weekend. A temperatures do come down a bit for Saturday. And the clouds and Sunshine Press an afternoon thunderstorm high near 80, and for Sunday not as warm but still humid shower or two across much of the area with a high of 74 make it with their pans. WBZ Boston's news radio There I say it's beautiful in Boston this morning looking good, hazy sunshine. 73 degrees. Good morning 6 55 back in business, but Out of stock. WBC's Chris Farmer tells us about an unusual product shortage on the Cape. The good news is stars been crazy busy, but unfortunately, there's bad news two for Paul Nesbitt, the owner, operator of mate in Provincetown and apparel shop in the peak of tourist season. They can't get enough T shirts from an overstressed supply chain. Normally, I would just get all my T shirts from one warehouse. But this season I've had to go to three different suppliers, something that has caused him and some other vendors about 25% of their normal business. Tough times, But Paul tries to keep it all in perspective. Regardless of that, you know the shortages and the frustration in the season. It's already Far better season than last year. You know Chris Farmer WBZ Boston's news radio. Yet another heat wave is expected to pour it on in the nation's west, and it begins this weekend. This time the northern Rockies right up into Canada will take the brunt, with soaring temperatures expected. It is the region's fourth heat wave in five weeks. Wildfires continue to keep more than 16,000 firefighting crews busy out west as the flames to away more than a million acres, forcing entire towns to be evacuated. And now There's a shortage of jet fuel, which could impact large planes that are normally used to control the split a spread of the flames. Even overseas is dealing with climate issues. Heavy rains flood out portions of western Germany more than a half dozen or dead and dozens more are missing or stranded. As this deluge sweeps away cars and houses collapsed. Back here in greater Boston. We've got a chance with these clouds gone to feel free to step away from the TV and look at the sky. The annual Perseid meteor shower is back and it's ready to light us up. The light show will peak in mid August went up to 100. Meteors can be seen every single hour. Well, we were promised some sun and look at this smile. We're getting a lot of it this morning. Hazy sunshine in Boston already 73 degrees, and it could be hanging around for the next couple of days. Coming up on WBZ news radio this morning, your odds of hitting a brand new lottery in Massachusetts. Have just gotten a whole lot better bird problems headed our way.
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"Submerging from members of Boston's City Council, something we've heard from district to counselor Ed Flynn on more than one occasion about his constituency it's about it's about respect in making sure we treat our scene is a young families with dignity, which is why he and fellow counselors recommended the zoning board deliver a hard note to his South Boston landlord who requested to build a roof deck on an L Street triple Decker where the tenants according to the counselor, are already too loud. This is an off Going problem parties 56 nights a week, Flynn says the young professionals making all the ruckus aren't even from South Boston, and they wouldn't dare create this kind of continuous racket at their homes in New York and Connecticut. Chris Farmer WBZ. Boston's NewsRadio bon voyage. Indeed, WBC's Kim Tunnicliffe says some high school students in Rhode Island have turned into virtual captains. Now, as a tiny sailboat explores the ocean blue. It was a labor of love for 25 Bonneville High school students who constructed a six FT many sailboat from a kit sent by the nonprofit Educational Passages Executive director Kasi Stamos says they've sent out 154 many boat kits to students all over the US kids work in teams. Their their boat, get it ready for an ocean going back, will decide what messages to put inside what to decorate it with. They're also learning about both engineering The Barberville students. Environmental teacher Greg Rowe says the mini boat was carried aboard a lobster boat and recently launched off the Massachusetts coast directly South which we weren't expecting. More like well, the Gulf Stream will take it over to potentially Europe the way it's worked. It's actually guns up to Nova Scotia. It survived the tropical storm 40 knot winds. Kim Tunnicliffe, wbz boss. News radio problems that cannot be Lake Park hiring challenges. And with that the park is saying it's going to trim its hours. I can Salem, New Hampshire Canopy Lake Park will close early a few days a week. And like.
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"It's 70 and raining in Boston at 8 35 on a Monday morning gunshots in Everetts overnight police outside a home investigating WBZ TV's Lisa Gresh e is there. Please shut him down entire neighborhood here in Everett overnight for what they say started as an armed and barricaded suspect. We know what happened on Bucknam Street in Everett, investigators, mainly focusing on one home there. Evidence markers, scattering the street, one of them by what appears to be a small dagger or sword, the weapon just beyond the curb on the street, right in front of the home. State police were also on scene telling us this ended with shots fired and though it's unclear who fired them One man was shot. We're waiting for an update on his condition and more information from police. That investigation does continue this morning. Meantime, officials in Lynn launch a first of its kind pilot program of alternative policing in Massachusetts. This is a half million dollar project for an unarmed crisis response team that will treat mental health emergencies. This is a joint effort between the mayor's office in Lynn and the Lin Racial Justice Coalition, The Globe reports. The pilot program is expected to begin early next year. Not a problem in Auburn, where officials there are getting the word out after a series of calls about mangy foxes. Even those sightings of the sickly animals are way up. I'm told there's really no need to be overly concerned. These animals don't pose any higher risk to public safety than a healthy Fox would. Same goes for pets as long as we're smart about it. If the animals just passing through pets aren't at any specific risks, But again, if people aren't trying to encourage them to stay on their property, then it's a pretty Low risk for pets. Animal control officer Amy Con Toy says Catching a fox, even with Mange is no easy task, and it's illegal for residents to try to trap or Medicaid, the animals. So if you see one, just pick up the phone, just a heads up that the animals in the area to keep us informed so we can possibly attempt to help it. Chris Farmer WBZ Boston's NewsRadio, another encouraging sign that more Americans are going back to the movies. Don't know everything about me. Ah, but what we do know is that audiences flocked to theaters in pandemic record numbers this weekend, even with the option to watch black widow from home. The first Marvel movie, released in two years, generated an estimated $80 million in ticket sales in North America. And to that 78 million from International Theatres and at least 60 million in Disney, plus premier access rentals, bringing in a gross of over $215 million in its first weekend. Lisa Matteo CBS NEWS Facebook. Is under fire again over your private and personal data. It's 8 38. Let's get details now with Bloomberg Business and Tom Busby. Well, Jeff this time it's in Europe. Facebook. What's APP is being accused by consumer groups there of unfairly pressuring users to accept the company's new privacy update. They say the rules aren't clear. A lot of users can't even understand them. On Wall Street. You can understand this death futures down 128 points a lot of jitters about the new earning season that kicks off tomorrow and it's barbecue season and right now the privately owned maker of those Weber grills is planning to begin selling stock to the public This year. It's looking at evaluation. As high as $6 billion. That is a lot of hot dogs. I'm Tom Busby Bloomberg business on WBZ. Boston's news radio tossing bags to honor a fallen officer in Braintree details next. It's 8 39. Your place of work is open to interpretation these days, but your place for news is clearly defined. Tell your smart speaker to play WBC news radio on I Heart radio. The following is a true story. I had a lady that was in her mid seventies and odd soda timeshare, and that was the lowest I've ever felt in my life. I knew then that I had to do something to simply not to go to hell for selling Thompson. Chuck McDowell founded Wesley Financial Group to help folks cancel their timeshares permanently called her and everybody that I'd sold Tom shirt too. And I said, This is what I said, too. That was a lie, and this is what you need to do to cancel your time. Scher from that point People started referring friends to me to help them cancel of Tom sure, and that's how it all started. I fought the world's largest time share company in federal court. If I had lost that lawsuit, there would be no one helping people that have been lied to when they bought Tom Scher. If we take you as a client, we will cancer, your timeshare or we'll give your money back. That's what makes us different. Call Wesley Financial Group Now for a free information kit. 805 81 14 14. That's 805 81 14 14. 805 81 14 14 this inside.
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"Your business during Dell Technologies. Black Friday in July event get savings up to 50%. That off and take your office with you with Windows 10 Pro call. 877 asked Dell for a Dell Technologies adviser. It's 11 56. Thank you for joining us on this rainy Friday. Well, it's 137 years old and getting some TLC WBC's Chris Farmer tells us all about a renovation project is that one of the nation's historical landmarks the observatory on top of the Blue Hills is home of the longest continuously held weather records in the nation. And some really need equipment that gathers all that data. These mercury barometers this Large diameter one. It has been used every single day since January, 18 88, so engineers had to get creative to ensure business as usual during construction. They're going to take the whole unit off the wall and build a special housing that will be on wheels. So when the construction crew needs to work on that area, they can wheel it over here, and when they need to work on this area, they can wheel it over there, weathervanes and an imam occurs on top of the tower have been duplicated and secured to a metal tower of the exact same height directly next door because the observatory's roof must be completely shared. Often replace these repairs will probably would make it last Another 60 years. Chris vomit WBZ Boston's news radio, while Tropical Storm Elsa is here, jumping inches of rain as it goes, and New York City's Sheila Young got trapped in her car and actually had to be rescued when she tried driving through a flooded section of the Major Deegan Expressway. It was so wet my sneakers I was slipping, so I said, I'm going to go into the world. He said. No, no, I'm going to hold. New York is also bracing for plenty of power outages. Just like right here in Massachusetts, our continuing coverage of tropical storm Elsa and much more coming up next for you at noontime and remember, you can listen to us all day long stay informed..
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"New jobs added in June the numbers from the Bureau of Labor statistics coming after a very disappoint a spring for job growth. Meanwhile, I do want to mention the president added that the U. S economy is on the move and that Covid 19 is on the run, adding to the June jobs report. It brings another thing to celebrate ahead of the Fourth of July weekend for a lot of people, saying the US is strengthening its financial position with economic projections. Much higher than they were before the beginning of the pandemic. Meanwhile, the government's budget office has upgraded its forecast for the economy. Let's find out more from ABC is Elizabeth Halsey, The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office now expects GDP growth will increase by 7.4% this year. That's double its previous forecast. The Budget Office says economic stimulus programs are giving a big boost to the economy, but higher government spending is also adding to the deficit. The CBO says the federal budget deficit will reach $3 trillion this year. That would be the second largest number since 1945 Elizabeth ALS. The ABC News Washington By the way, according to I R s DATA, Massachusetts household salt, smaller stimulus checks in the third round of direct over relief payments than just about every other state in the nation. The average base state household collecting over $500 less than the leading state that will be Utah in the most recent round of payments, experts Say smaller family sizes could be playing a role in this also higher incomes fresh out of prison After a rather unexpected vacated Sunshine's by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Bill Cosby could be moving back to Massachusetts. Shelburne Falls in Western Mass is where Bill Cosby and his wife, Camille, called home for decades. He now may be headed back there. The Cosbys never sold that home, and it's believed his wife, Camille, has been living there. There were reports in 2015. It's where the two have been spending most of their time before his arrest. The two bought the home in the 19 seventies, when Cosby had already been a comic star and on television. He holds both an under graduate and doctorate degree from U Mass. Amherst and was a celebrity alumni is one of their key fundraising efforts. The school has since cut ties. Cosby is now a free man after the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania vacated his sexual assault, criminal conviction and sentence over due process violations. Jim McKay wbz Boston's NewsRadio 11 48, the Boy Scouts of America, announcing a historic deal overnight to settle accusations of widespread abuse by its leaders. The agreement would essentially create a payout pool of up to $850 million with a maximum of $10,000 each for people who say they were abused as Children. Let's find out more from CBS News reporter Mola Link. This is a bad deal for survivors. Michael Foul represents more than 1000 other people with claims he says that survivors deserve more. And that the plan lacks accountability on local organizations like councils and churches that runs scout chapters. It doesn't hold the Boy Scouts accountable. It doesn't hold the local councils accountable. The local councils are the eyes and years of the Boy Scouts. The plan has been approved already by attorneys representing some 60,000 people. That's about two thirds of the total claims against the scouts. And partly because of the pandemic. Both the Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts have seen unprecedented one year drops in memberships. Also, officials believe it's also because of social trends that have been shrinking their rings for decades. Now, memberships for B essays, Cops scout dropping from 1.97 Million and 2019 to 1.12 million in 2020. Which is about 43% plunge and now court records showing membership has also fallen even more to about 762,000 girls scale memberships also falling by nearly 30%. By the way, the BSA had more than four million members in the 19 seventies on available previously because of the uncertainty of Covid 19. As well as state limits on capacity. Red Sox tickets for the second half of the season. Go on sale today. Let's find out more from WBC's Chris Farmer before you head to Jersey Street or make a call to the ticket office. You may want to circle a few dates on the schedule because the Bo Sox have brought back the giveaway we've gotta Xander had on August 26th Verdugo bobblehead on September 8th and the home run car. There's a JD Home run car giveaway in late September, and Chief marketing officer Adam Grossman may have left the best one out a Manny bubble head on Is 12. So pick a date. Every seat in the house is open for now to have monster seats available, You know, to a late July or August game. At this point, the year is very rare to have the opportunity to sit in different places and to watch the first place team at we're biased, but the best ball park in the world Chris Mama WBZ. Boston's news radio and when it comes to tickets to mass cash tickets, won their buyers both 100 K yesterday and get this, according to Mass like they were both sold in East Hampton..
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"Showed up to Winter Town Hall on a rainy Thursday to support the families of David Greene and Ramona Cooper. Over the last couple of days. The world has been watching this town and I want them to realize What kind of brother that I had? And what kind of town that he and I grew up in. Ray Green remembered his brother born and raised in winter of a state trooper. For decades. Green and Air Force veteran Ramona Cooper were strangers to each other, but their names are forever linked after investigators say they were shot and killed in a racist rampage in the town. On Saturday, a town spokesperson read a statement from Cooper's son, Gary, who stood on the side and lit a candle for his mother to my mom. Ramona. I love you always and I can't wait to see you again someday. The family of Ramona Cooper tells WBZ. Her services will be early next week. David Greene, the retired state trooper funeral is expected today haven't heard from some older friends and family in the recent past. Well, here's a reminder the checking in on them from time to time could save their lives. It's not an interrogation nor an intervention. This is just getting a feel and taste for how things are going. There's a lot more compassion that goes into it. Kind of like research with targeted goal assessed the card. Negative and physical health of aging loved ones, which is easy enough to do now that we can visit in person. Marcy Lehman with synergy, home care calls it benevolent, probing they physically looking well, their appearance in terms of their screw Ming, their general hygiene clothing that they're wearing. Is that whether appropriate test their short term memory without having them to get to defensive. Are they moving around the house by grabbing onto furniture? Does the house look clean? Is there a laundry that needs to be done? Chris Farmer? Will you be easy? Boston's NewsRadio, 6, 48 Rain and 68 Here in Boston. Disturbing news coronavirus cases in the United States are up 10% in the past week. This is being driven by the dangerous Delta variant ABC s Andy Field says the White House is taking action. White.
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"Better pay Two firefighters as wildfire season is ramping up during a virtual meeting with West Coast governors, the president says it is time to act and act fast. He also expressed surprise When learning that federal firefighters make $13 an hour, he announced his immediate federal funding is available to battle an extended wildfire season and Parts of California, the first to claim that money paying it back to those who serve this country. City leaders in Quincy come up with a plan to put a little something extra in the wallets of US veteran. The plan was put forth by councilor at large Knoll DiBona, who intentionally crafted it to be very big in order to reach as many veterans as possible. So long as they work part time or volunteer in some capacity in the city can use this in conjunction with other tax credits. Whether you were a senior citizen, you can bundle this on top of that. You can also use this on top of your Circuit breaker for the state. But the program, as he points out isn't just about dollars and cents just getting the outreach. This will be a great opportunity for our veterans to work with adolescents. Other senior citizens, some folks, they just kind of like, keep to themselves, and this will be an opportunity to bring them together. Chris Farmer WBZ Boston's NewsRadio, We're on to round two. Second half of the year is now underway for investors and brokers on Wall Street's. Let's check the numbers just after the opening bell with Bloomberg business. Here's Tom Busby. Well, Jeff just very, very modest gains this morning. They kick off July, the third quarter and the second half right now. The Dow up eight points. The NASDAQ of 14, the S and P. 500, which began the day at a fresh all time high is up by seven as after despite seeing pandemic era low in first time jobless claims last week, just 364,000, also for June, the fewest planned corporate layoffs since the dot com boom of the 19 nineties. How about the biggest decliner this morning Shares of Cure Back down 10%. That's after its covid 19 vaccine candidate proved to be only 48% effective. I'm Tom Busby Bloomberg Business on WBZ. Boston's news radio. Destroying illegal fireworks doesn't go quite as planned. That story is next. It's 9 39 Loop is a five minute podcast of news that gets you ready for the day the loop from WBZ NewsRadio on the I Heart radio app, iTunes, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, we get it. You don't want to be hearing a progressive commercial right now. So let us tell you something You do want to hear No one is funnier than you people laugh. Just thinking about the things you've said I'm laughing and one of them right now. Co workers repeat your jokes at the office, but they're never as good as when you tell them and shame on them for trying. There. Don't you feel better? You'll also feel better knowing you can save when you bundle home and auto with progressive, Although I'm sure you'd have a funny way to say that progressive casualty insurance company affiliates and other insurers but not available in all states of.
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"Chris Farmer Golf magazine recently named George right in Hyde Park, the third best public golf course in the country. Tell these guys something they don't know. Awesome. Just a great place to play from uni where as good as it gets. It's a great course, like keep in great shape, and they've done a lot of work to the last few years of for municipal course it's a total gym. It even has good eats. We come here for lunch because the menu is great. The people are great. They sure were to me. But the key to George writes high marks is the layout. A beauty of a design by Rene An architect Donald Ross. He was way ahead of his time. Any Donald Ross course you play, you're going to see a pretty unique place. What we have here is it's kind of a boutique. Your rank higher than the place they play in the U. S open as we speak. We're a better layout. It's a better golf course. Chris Farmer WBZ Boston's news radio. Some of the nation's top athletes will be in Eugene, Oregon. Today. Why, for the start of the Olympic track and field trials, and the final ruling is in on a runner who claims a burrito. Messed up her drug test. The American runner who claims she tested positive for doping after she ate a burrito from a food truck will not be allowed to take part in trials for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Hours after USA Track and field gave the green light for Shelby Hula had to participate. The U. S Olympic Committee overruled the decision, announcing it is adhering to the World Anti Doping Agency code. That means full the hands four year bad stands. She claimed she unknowingly ingested an anabolic steroid by eating pork in a burrito. Studies have found small amounts of nandrolone, an awful made from pig organ meat. Deborah Rodriguez CBS News.
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"It's like something straight out of the Jetsons Flying ferry As Regent co founder Billy Foul Heimer likes to call it is actually a sea glider, a hybrid of a boat in a plane that will transport passengers between coastal cities like Boston and New York. Feltheimer says. The sea glider has wings and operates like a plane but stays very close to the top of the water between five and 30. Feet off. The water will fly at 180 Miles an hour will be navigating between the buoys and navigating around boat traffic rather than through airspace. They're hoping their new sea glider will revolutionize coastal transportation trips on the gliders will be reduced costs and reduced time compared to today's ferries and aircraft. Because our vehicles are completely electric. We eliminate emissions. Kevin Tunnicliffe WBZ Boston's newest radio, most of us, of course, get to the islands right now via the steamship. Authority, which is having some problems of its own. These days, the company says it is continuing to deal and recover from a recent ransomware attack. It is working to get the online booking system fully back up and running. Still having problems with that, but Officials say they are getting there. Slowly. But surely how about this? The world has a brand new ocean. Well, not really. It's just a new name. National Geographic is adding the southern Ocean. Which is off the coast of Antarctica. The organization says it is worthy of its own recognition and will now join the Atlantic, the Pacific, the Indian and the Arctic oceans. 7 48 Sunshine 70 butts dry air here in Boston for a change What's going on in New Hampshire? Let's live free or die. I guess. Marie Brooks is swinging a sword at her dad J, but they call it bonding. It sounds kind of backwards to say, but violence brings people together in a very particular way. Jay Brooks owns the Knights Hall, a place where you can grab an accent party like it's 14 99. All of our weapons are blunted, but they are real. None of this is choreographed or stage, especially at the tournaments where J is like the king. Be The four time international gold medalist, which might be a bit intimidating for Maurice Fiance, My future son in law, Dustin and I are going to do battle at the wedding. But don't let that scare you away from suiting up and steal, But we're very accepting of everybody. We want everyone to come play with us as long as they're not haters in Nashua, Mass. Shearer WBZ Boston's news radio party, like it's 14 99. Help wanted please, WBC's Chris Farmer says. If you are looking for a job these days, you can just about write your own ticket. There's been a shift in the dynamic of the job market, which is now considered a Canada driven market. And the reason why, according to Dan Hill with boutique placement agency Wilmot and Associates. There's a real dearth of good candidates in the marketplace, forcing potential employers to make bold concessions to find talents such as offering signing bonuses for that individual contributor on up to a director level. You definitely could see anything. From 10 to $25,000, which can incentivize walking away from a job or holding out for a better option when looking for work. And while candidates now have more power in the hiring process, Dan warns this market may not last. So you've got to strike while the iron Chris Farmer WBZ Boston's news radio off and running president Biden begins his first foreign trip as commander in chief, CBS News correspondent Nancy Cordes is traveling with the president. President Biden arrived in the UK bearing housewarming gifts. The rest of the world 200.
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"A Friday. That's great, nor found, however, still tough. Braintree, a passing the vaunted circle. And slow going up towards the tunnel to you, my king WBC's traffic on the three we checked the four day AccuWeather forecast now brought to us by the North Atlantic States Carpenters union Here's Brian. It will be rather clouding. Tonight's the wind will be picking up is well now, after a dry evening, we will see rain arrive after midnight and will become heavier toward daybreak could see a little bit of wet snow mixed in northwest of 4 95. But not much in the way of snow came much expected. The temperature is largely about freezing tonight will be in the thirties inland, but near 40 at the coast rain some heavy at times tomorrow morning will taper off for the afternoon. We'll watch for flooding of roads and poor drainage areas that will stay windy Tomorrow. The high of 48 Mostly cloudy and blustery, tomorrow night low 34 clouds and sun with a gusty, chilly winds Sunday High 44 a high of 42 with some sunshine Monday now thank you. But the meteorologist Brian Thompson, WBZ Boston's NewsRadio 39 degrees in Peabody, It is 37 in Worcester. Marsh fields of 41 38 degrees in Boston. There's a reason the top builders in the North Atlantic states use union carpenters, in fact or three quality value and trust Bill your business with the North Atlantic States Carpenters union visit nes RCC dot org's 5 55 meals, gift cards laying around Now, maybe you picked him up over this holiday. Maybe you've had some from before, and maybe it's time to just spend them. WBC's Chris Farmer tells us tomorrow. Would be the day in some ways they've revolutionized the way we give.
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"Again in Boston right now, Sonny and 35 degrees It's called the Give Back with two case WBC's Chris Mama tells us about a guy who aims to help an entire community A good guy. It's a story about giving and a nonprofit started by a confessed sneaker head had always been a big part of me always felt like going back to school. Some kids don't have capability to catch me plenty. People have sneakers in the closet. I don't wear him and figured they could benefit kids in the community doing Cruise delivered 75 pairs of kicks that 1st August to underprivileged students in Brockton. The next year, he Added backpacks and school supplies. Four years later, when Covitz truck he was compelled to do more figured it was time that really pushed, you know, I'm gonna feed families in the community, so they give back added. Everybody eats and sneakers and backpacks became family dinners, full meals for Thanksgiving in November and shopping sprees for kids at Christmas. Anybody from Brockton already melons and you kind of stick together, but I just want to keep doing whatever I can. Chris Farmer WBZ. Austin's news radio. A New England tradition floods the market's down under It's cheap to buy lobsters in Australia right now. Late last year, China blocked imports of the Ozzy crustacean, leaving lobsters of plenty hot Australian seafood markets. Once considered an expensive menu item. It's now being served up as a cheap delicacy. Morning, noon and night at restaurants take out stores and at home in the kitchen. Sculpt Maimon for CBS News. Brisbane, Australia Fried Lobster is to die for all right, Coming up at 11 o'clock, The house continues to debate impeachment. Another live update straight ahead, way all know the most common.
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"November and shopping sprees for kids at Christmas. Anybody from Brockton already Miller, you kind of stick together, but I just want to keep doing whatever I can. Chris Farmer WBZ Boston's news radio 9 19 Sunshine 35 in Boston, and while old man winter seems to be giving us a hall pass so far this year. The rest of the world, much of it experiencing some wild weather these days. How about this? In Japan Ocean effect, Snow continues to pummel parts of that country, with some 11 ft of snow. Which has in the process trapped hundreds of drivers on the island of Han Shu. And America. Not to be outdone in the Pacific Northwest, a weather phenomenon called an atmospheric river. First time I've heard that. Nonetheless, forecasters say it is a Category five Atmospheric River. Threatens to dump at least 10 inches of rain on portions of the Pacific Northwest and several feet of snow expected in the mountains. Hollywood is about to hit Provincetown. WBC's Kim Tunnicliffe tells us the hit series American Horror story begins filming next month. All we know about the 10th season so far is that it will involve sharp teeth, based on an image posted by one of the show's producers Province town selectman have granted permission for 20th Century Fox to shoot in 19 different locations, including the Pilgrim Monument, Commercial Street race Point and Parts of Route six Selectwoman Lease, King says her only concern is that crowd control measures being play. Which would fully enforce current covert 19 regulations. A big question mark everyone has and that I've seen questions about on social media. Whether or not it's a good idea, considering we're in middle of the pandemic 20th century, Fox says that crew and cast will be required to be called It tested three times a week. Kevin Tommy Clough WBZ Boston's news radio, 9 20, You know we're watching you on the roadways all the time. Is it possible the WBC can watch you in your home? No, it's not possible. But what we do know is that.
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"Morning, 218. U. S. House votes are needed to proceed with impeachment of President Trump. So far, a majority of House Democrats support the move and five House Republicans also supported as of nine o'clock this morning that includes one of the top ranking Republicans in the House. Wyoming's Liz Cheney. Also from CBS News this morning, CBS News reporter Ed O'Keefe tweets out that a new poll finds majority of Americans favor the impeachment of President Trump a second time, The majority of Democrats and independents are backing the move. Most say it will send a signal that his behavior was wrong. But also say it'll cause more division in the United States. We're watching it all play out in Washington for you today, and any details will be passed on to you as soon as they are available to us. The U. S Supreme Court, meantime, has back to the Trump Administration on appeal and makes it tougher for women to get an abortion. The ruling by the court 6 to 3 was split down liberal conservative lines, the six conservatives on one side, the three liberals on the other. The ruling reinstates of previous requirement that women must visit the doctor's office hospital or clinic before receiving the drug. Are you for 86? The requirement was suspended in July because of concerns about covert 19 and this ruling by the court may only be temporary. The incoming Biden administration could put the in person requirement on hold after January. 20th Steve Futterman, CBS News Back home, a Brockton man is giving back to his community, and he's doing it one step at a time. It's a story about giving and a nonprofit started by a confessed sneaker head had always been a big part of me always felt like going back to school. Some kids don't have people. Ability to picnic is plenty. People have sneakers in the closet that don't wear him and figured they could benefit kids in the community you're doing. Cruise delivered 75 pairs of kicks that 1st August to underprivileged students in Brockton. The next year, he added backpacks and school supplies four years later, when Covitz truck he was compelled to do more figured it was time that really pushed, you know, I'm gonna feed families in the community, so they give back added everybody eats and sneakers and backpacks became family dinners, full meals for Thanksgiving in November and shopping sprees for kids at Christmas. Anybody from Brockton already Miller, you kind of stick together, but I just want to keep doing whatever I can. Chris Farmer WBZ.
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Officials: Don't Go To The Boston Marathon Starting Line
"The Boston marathon may be postponed postponed until until September September fourteenth fourteenth but but many many people people might might be be thinking thinking of of running running the the course course anyway anyway on on Monday Monday and and does does WBZ's WBZ's Chris Chris farmer farmer reports reports there's there's a a very clear message to those people don't do it the town of Hopkinton Olav's the Boston Marathon it's the grand of all races marathons and running really in general people just love running an architect dozens and dozens of other places and events all started hopping we're hoping to break ground for the international maritime center here in the maritime school put some patriots day select board vice chair Jay John to Tino and his constituents at the starting line are asking you to stay away we want people to show respect for governor Baker's guidelines and for the first responders and if people can just hold off and we can have a really chic the vent on September fourteenth Chris pharma WBZ Boston news radio
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Boston - Reported Coronavirus Cases in Mass. Jumps to 8, Including 5 From Biogen Meeting
"Officials across Massachusetts now saying there is one confirmed case of corona virus in seven presumptive cases across the state a news conference in update and briefing from officials at Boston city hall hall wrapping wrapping up up in in the the past past our our governor governor Charlie Charlie Baker Baker earlier earlier this this afternoon afternoon I I think think we we all all know know that that this this is is stressful stressful for for people people but but health health experts experts have have advised advised that that a a virus like this is not deadly for the vast majority of people who may get it but as director Martinez said it is contagious and if someone comes in direct contact with someone who has it they might get it themselves wind out of an abundance of caution that was why in Plymouth they close their public schools today after student who had recently travelled to Italy came down with flu like symptoms WBZ's Chris farmer talking to residents there today and how they're reacting to the news people here covert nineteen then they get worried because coronavirus nobody knows what's going on with it and it's not just the coronavirus there are other outbreaks Ebola sars every year we see a spike in flu cases all of them concerning yes but that's why we have infrastructure I think we have the typical fear everyone is concerned but we have a C. D. C. I think we're dealing with this situation through education using our head taking precautions which is why she's confident about her community in the event of a worst case scenario we're gonna support everybody in our town and if this comes to our town we're going to deal with it in the appropriate manner
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Peter Frates, known for ice bucket challenge, laid to rest
"A final goodbye Brady's the former B. C. baseball star in Beverly native who helped raise over two hundred million dollars with one of the most epic campaigns of all time raising money for A. L. S. the ice bucket challenge join the people bring attention to live Gehrig's disease by taking the ALS ice bucket challenge to about a great cause and I want to get involved with the full you have twenty four hours to accept the ice bucket challenge and a glimpse of celebrities politicians millions of people across the globe taking part in the ice bucket challenge over the years meantime a funeral procession will begin this morning on the north shore and wind up on the campus of Boston College for his funeral service WBZ's Chris farmers in Chestnut Hill this morning Ural services will be held this morning at Boston College and say the glaciers of Loyola church the cathedral that greets all
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Boston Bruins rumors: Team will be without a captain for 4-6 weeks
"Road to take on Florida's state. Umass hopes to take a big bite out of Georgia between the hedges that games later on Chris farmer. WBZ sports. What kind of Ryan can you expect going over the river through the woods this holiday,
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In concession, Trump will help China's ZTE 'get back into business'
"Four zero nine days after telecom giant z t e said it was ending major operations because of us trade restrictions president trump says he's working with china's government rather china's president to get the company back in business last month commerce secretary wilbur ross announced us suppliers were banned from working z t e over iran and north korea sanction violations e t who's brazen disregard for our laws was as insulting as it was dangerous now president trump has tweeted too many jobs in china lost in says he's instructed the commerce department to help get z t e back in business california congressman adam schiff responded on twitter saying intel agencies warns e t technology is a may cybersecurity threat and urging trump to worry more about national security than chinese jobs sharon reed abc news wbz news time four oh nine state lawmakers are considering legislation to end what's called meal shaming a study from the massachusetts law reform institute says many schools tell cafeteria workers to toss out hot meals and substitute cold cheese sandwiches for students whose parents don't have the money to pay for lunch some schools bar students from extracurricular activities if their parents have school meal debt the education committee will hold a hearing on the bill on tuesday wbz news time for ten ahead of the historic summit with president trump secretary of state mike pompeo is making an offer to north korean leader kim jong un i have told him that what president trump wants to see the north korean regime get rid of its nuclear weapons program in completely and into an exchange for that we're prepared to ensure that the north korean people get the opportunity that they so richly deserve it's pretty straightforward pompeii appearing on cbs is face the nation also says the us will need to provide security assurances to north korea as part of a nuclear deal pompeo met with kim last week in north korea helping set the stage for president trump's summit with kim in singapore and that set for next month wbz news time four eleven there's a double dose of local sports in action as we speak the celtics at home against cleveland the red sox on the road in toronto and for the very latest from each contest returns wbz's chris farmer in the ace hticket dot com.