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"governor charlie baker" Discussed on Bloomberg Radio New York
"World and national news to Nancy Lyons we go in our 99 one newsroom pants. Thanks, Tim. President Biden is officially calling for the African Union to be invited as a permanent member of the G 20, saying it's been a long time coming. Biden spoke at the U.S. Africa summit underway in Washington. We're all going to be seeing you and you're going to see a lot of us because we're deadly earnest and serious about this endeavor. Biden says he may also take up the many invitations he's received from the African leaders to visit their continent. Reflecting on a year in charge, Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg tells Bloomberg, he is trying to focus on impactful prosecutions. Our gun prosecutions are up 20% because that's an issue of particular focus for me. Our hate crimes prosecutions are up because we're in the middle of really hate crime. Increase this very disturbing. Bragg tells Bloomberg, he's working to stop the cycling of criminals. By addressing ongoing mental health issues. In a surprising announcement, Massachusetts governor Charlie baker will become the next president of the NCAA Bloomberg's Janet Wu has the latest from Boston. In March, baker will become head of the largest college sports governing body in the country, current president Mark emmert earlier announced he would step down after 12 years. The NCAA is going through major reform to decentralize the governor of college sport with the board saying Charlie baker has shown ability to take on complex challenges, baker, who decided not to seek a third term as Massachusetts governor, released a statement saying, I will begin working with student athletes and NCAA members as we modernize college sports to suit today's world while preserving its essential value. In Boston, I'm Janet Wu, Bloomberg radio. Global news, 24 hours a day on air and on Bloomberg quicktake. Powered by more than 2700 journalists and
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"governor charlie baker" Discussed on Bloomberg Radio New York
"In Boston, Biden will highlight his administration's effort aimed at ending cancer as we know it. At cancer moonshot. Biden is expected to mention a new federally backed study that seeks evidence for using blood tests, to screen against multiple cancers. Well, the Senate could vote this week on a same sex marriage bill. Now there is a new push to get more Republicans to support it. More than 400 current and former GOP officials have signed a letter backing the legislation. The Washington Post reports, it's part of a campaign led by former Republican National Committee chair Ken melman, who came out as gay more than a decade ago. Signers include Massachusetts governor Charlie baker, Pennsylvania Senate candidate doctor mehmet Oz, former president George W. Bush's daughter Barbara, and more than two dozen former GOP lawmakers, governors and cabinet secretaries. In Washington, I'm Nathan Hager, Bloomberg radio. Talks aimed at heading off a major U.S. rail strike may go down to the wire. Two of the nation's largest railroad unions are demanding better benefits, including vacation and sick days. The brotherhood of locomotive engineers and the smart transportation division represent half of all railroad union workers. House majority leader steny Hoyer of Maryland admits he is concerned about a strike. Obviously a railroad strike at this point in time would be extraordinarily detrimental to our economy and to the American people and we want to avoid that. Congressman Hoyer tells Bloomberg both the Congress and the Biden administration are looking at ways to prevent a strike. Global news 24 hours a day on air and on Bloomberg quicktake powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts and more than a 120
Bloomberg Radio New York
"governor charlie baker" Discussed on Bloomberg Radio New York
"Well I'll say that for another day what I will say is that I really appreciate the tremendous service that governor Charlie baker has offered and will continue to offer to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts He's been a great partner to me And has worked very hard and I know we'll continue to work hard on behalf of residents in this state As I said it is a blue state perceived to be largely I mean you did have Mitt Romney who's a Republican serving with a democratic legislature As a practical matter do you expect the next governor of Massachusetts to be a Democrat Oh I make no predictions right now I will say it's a state of course where we've had democratic governors We've had Republican governors and each race will be its own race I suppose So you'll have a process about thinking about this Do you have any sense about when you might know when you can address it No soon but really today is about acknowledging I think and appreciating the service of governor baker These jobs are not easy particularly in these challenging times As we see across the country some of the divisiveness some of the rancor so important that we have people in office who understand how to get things done in common spirit and common effort on behalf of the people of our states of our country And today I just want to thank governor baker and his team for their service And again he's got over a year ago and I know we'll continue to be working really hard all the way through I'm going to say in the deepest darkest days of the pandemic I remember listening to some of those news conferences he gave and it was very reassuring He was very on top of the issue Thank you so much really appreciate you being back with us This message is attorney general Mora helium This is bounce of power on.
AP News Radio
New England preps for 1st hurricane in 30 years with Henri
"Hi Mike Rossi a reporting you England readies for its first hurricane in thirty years national hurricane center director Ken Graham says by Sunday tropical storm Henri will be hurricane pretty close to the a Rhode Island Connecticut up in Massachusetts and New Englanders are prepping for the storm could knock out power for somewhere between a hundred thousand three hundred thousand residents Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker has up to one thousand National Guard troops on standby they'll be ready to assist with high water rescue to be to re clearing and public safety support National Weather Service says Henri might make landfall first in eastern Long Island the hurricane watch stretches from the south shore of Long Island to Massachusetts Thursday was the thirtieth anniversary of hurricane Bob coming ashore in Rhode island as a category two storm that left at least seventeen people dead and caused more than one point five billion dollars in damage hi Mike Rossio
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"governor charlie baker" Discussed on AP News
"Singer BJ Thomas has died of lung cancer at his home in Arlington, Texas, According to his publicist, Thomas was 78 marches are a letter with a look at his career. Raindrops fall it Billy Joe Thomas changed his name to be J as a kid because too many of his little League team mates were named Billy Joe Thomas made a name for himself with songs like Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head Hooked on a feeling new looks from an old lover and this one Won't you play Thomas also saying the theme to the TV show growing pains, he said in the 1997 AP interview. He was painfully shy when he was young. You know, when I was that way, the first, you know, gosh, 10 years of my career, you could hardly get me to say eight words a week. You know, after Gavin Macleod has died in his home in Palm Desert, California at the age of 90, according to his step daughter. Marches are a letter with a look at his career Get in the club was an unknown actor for more than a decade before he got the part is TV writer Murray Slaughter on the Mary Tyler Moore Show originally went for the part of Lou Grant, but realized he was wrong. For the part, Macleod ahead also auditioned for Archie Bunker and all in the family, but realized he was wrong for that, too. The clowns. Other major role was Captain Stubing on the love boat. He became so known for that role that he titled his autobiography. This Is Your Captain speaking. I'm Julie Walker with an AP News MINUTE just in time for Memorial Day Weekend, More U. S cities and states are shrugging off lingering covert restrictions. As vaccination rates rise and the number of infections fall about 40% of the U. S population is fully vaccinated. According to the CDC, Massachusetts is no longer requiring masks. Governor Charlie Baker. People in Massachusetts have been.
WBZ Morning News
Gov. Baker Orders Flags To Flown At Half-Staff In Honor Of Boston-Native, Officer Billy Evans
"The officer killed in the attack on the Capitol yesterday, identified as Billy Evans, a Massachusetts native from North Adams governor Charlie Baker has ordered flags to be flown at half staff in Evan's honor until
WBZ Midday News
Mass vaccination site to ramp up doses to 7,000 a day in Boston
"And the Commonwealth. The CDC director, Dr Rochelle Walensky will be joining Governor Charlie Baker and one o'clock to tour the Hinds, Mass vaccination site. The state is teaming up with FEMA to ramp up vaccinations at this site. They're bringing an extra 6000 doses a day and again this all comes his health officials say they are concerned about the recent spike in new cases this week in particular here in the Northeast ABC is Eva Pilgrim continues our coverage. Despite all the people getting vaccines, the U. S averaging more than 60,000 cases every day. Hospitalizations of more than 10% across 17 states in the last week on the number of deaths is rising to the CDC director, warning of another search a little more than
WBZ Morning News
Anti-Semitic language renews push for education
"And reports of anti Semitic language and play calls on a high school football field is renewing a push for genocide education before seniors congratulate. The Massachusetts Senate last year approved a bill that would require genocide instruction before students graduate from high school that legislation failed to reach Governor Charlie Baker's desk. Senate President Karen Spilka tweeted this week that she expects the Senate will again approved the bill that the U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum says as many as 17 states require Holocaust education as part of their secondary school
All Things Considered
Changes to voting laws across the United States
"We have all just lived through an election in which the way many of us voted changed. A lot of Americans voted early in 2020. A lot of Americans voted by mail because of the pandemic. Now across the country, state lawmakers are weighing what our election should look like going forward. Hundreds of bills have been proposed that would restrict voting access. Hundreds of others would expand access, and this is mostly happening along party lines. Republican led states are broadly looking to add voting restrictions, while many Democratic legislatures are exploring expanding access. Well, we have got reporters. From three states with us to give us a glimpse of what is going on in there. Patch. Let me welcome Been Giles from Cage's in Phoenix. Katarina so historic from Iowa Public Radio and Anthony Brooks of W bur in Boston. Welcome all three of your primary Louise. Then I'm gonna let you start. Let's go to Arizona, which along with Georgia are maybe the state getting the most attention. Those two certainly at both swing states, both with total GOP control at the state level and all kinds of bills. That have been proposed. What what is standing out to you in Arizona? So the biggest proposed changes I see are two what's called Arizona's permanent early voting list. That's our super popular mail ballot system. That a clear majority of voters here use and have increasingly been using in years and years and years. So not new in 2020 is what you're saying. Definitely not new. No, This is a very long standing system here. You sign up for it, and you regularly get sent your ballot, So one change would make it to that. That's not permanent anymore. If you don't actually use the early ballot, you get sent before an election for two straight election cycles. You get a notice that you're getting kicked off the list, and you have to respond to that if you don't want to be removed. Democrats here say there were 126,000 voters in that situation who cast about in 2020 after not voting in 2016 or 2018, Arizona's, of course, very competitive state now so That margin. You know, 126,000 voters could matter. There's also another bill that would shrink the amount of time voters have to cast that early ballot and then new voter I d requirements when you mailed about back or being considered Catarina is any of this sounding familiar. Let's talk about what's going on in Iowa, another Republican controlled state. New restrictions have already been signed into law here. The governor did that on Monday. Ah big changes that early in person Voting and absentee voting will start 20 days before Election Day instead of 29. It was 40 days just four years ago and then deadlines for requesting a melon ballot has been moved up and those ballots have to be returned earlier, so it's really shrinking that time frame. Then in person. Polls will close at eight p.m. instead of nine PM, as they had been before for state and federal elections. Okay. And why do supporters of these changes who we should note are overwhelmingly Republican. Why did they say this is needed? Unlike in Arizona, where Democrats one big races, Republicans in Iowa one pretty much everything and retained full control of the state government. But they have said that these changes are going to help restore Iowans confidence and trust in elections. Here's representative Bobby Kaufman, speaking about the new law. This protects Iowans right to vote, and it adds certainty and security to it. This bill does not suppress one single vote. Of course, we should say that it was Republicans themselves, who created this distrust by questioning election results with false claims of widespread voter fraud. This is something these false claims have been repeated in debates in Iowa over the selection bill, and I'd also add that a lawsuit challenging these changes have already been filed. Mary Louise. I'm hearing similar claims from Republicans in Arizona, broadly speaking there, justifying these bills by arguing that voter confidence and the election must be restored. They don't acknowledge that some of them are responsible for sewing that distrust in the first place. Democrats are quick to point that out and are lining up in opposition to these bills. Here's Senator Martine Cassata, speaking about the voter. I d legislation. We hear communities tell us That this will hurt my community, my neighborhood, my vote and the people that look like me and the people that vote like me. This is going to hurt us. Okay, so a taste of the conversation under way there in Arizona and in Iowa, Anthony Brooks. Let's turn to Massachusetts, where you have got a very different story unfolding. Yeah, It's really different. Mary Louise Esso last summer. Here's a bit of background because of the pandemic, Lawmakers approved a temporary vote by mail law and as in other states, Massachusetts saw ah huge jump in voter turnout in the presidential primary and general election with with relatively few problems. So now there's a push by Democrats who control the state legislature by big numbers. To make vote by mail permanent. So here's Bill Galvin, the Democratic secretary of state, who's a big proponent of this last year test of us in many ways, it was a very challenging year. But at the same time he showed us what we could do. And I think the result was is that we had a very successful election cycle on. We want to make sure that progress is not lost. Is this controversial in Massachusetts are Republicans. They're fired up in opposition and saying similar things as we were hearing from Republicans and other states. Well, there are concerns. I mean, one concern is that any law to make mail in voting permanent will have to include significant new funding for cities in town clerks to do training and to process the big increase in mail. Balance. But in terms of pushback, Republicans have questioned why mail in voting is necessary now that it appears that the pandemic is lessening with vaccines being distributed. But even the moderate Republican governor, Charlie Baker, has said that he would favor making the law permanent. So I think chances are very good. That vote by mail is going to become permanent in Massachusetts and in the months ahead. I do want to know this debate is playing out at the national level, of course, as well. Big Fight looming in Congress over HR one. This huge bill, backed by Democrats that would expand voting access would curtail Jerry Mandarin would have something to say about some of these changes that are being proposed in at the state level and just quick lightning round for each of you. Maybe Anthony you first. How how much attention is HR one getting is this part of the conversation in Massachusetts? It's part of the conversation because our congressional delegation is all Democratic. It's very much behind HR one. But my sense is that no matter what happens in Washington, Massachusetts move toward a permanent Vote by mail legislation is coming, no matter what and Banner, Catarina, where you're so in Arizona, I think Democrats are going to make a big push for our U. S. Senators Mark Kelly and Kirsten Cinema. Get HR one through to undo a lot of what's happening at the state level. That means there's gonna be pressure on cinema to abolish the filibuster. If that's what it takes, because HR one might be the only way to get around some of this state laws that Republicans are certainly gonna pass here and are expected to be signed into law by the governor. And in Iowa Republicans are going to be more focused on this pending lawsuit that they
WBZ Morning News
Boston's Fenway Vaccination Operation To Close
"Will yield to the boys of summer, says Governor Charlie Baker Eyes Convention center will open and start accepting patients on Thursday, March 18th. Fenway's last day to accept patients will be Saturday, March 27th So these sites will open overlap for a couple of weeks. Both will be operating from March 18th to March 27. Meantime, no appointments and all were available. Offend wage a lead and the Reggie Lewis Center because of limited vaccine supply with the governor in Lawrence, Karen Regal
WBZ NewsRadio 1030
"governor charlie baker" Discussed on WBZ NewsRadio 1030
"15 Governor Charlie Baker today announcing that teachers in Massachusetts can start toe light up for vaccinations beginning March 11th. Capitol Police say they're on alert ready for a possible attack on the U. S. Capitol tomorrow. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says he is intending to stay in office but embarrassed by sexual harassment allegations. Worker was killed. Another suffering critical injuries. A stairwell collapsed this morning inside a Cambridge parking garage. Spend more than a year since the start of the covert pandemic of the U. S. Now the Biden administration's warning against virus fatigue as many states start to ease public health restrictions. Today we are at a critical nexus in the pandemic, CDC chief Rochelle Walensky says. The nation's on the verge of being able to vaccinate most people in coming months. A new death. Sand infections have plateau dat a troubling level. Tyga's winning and the exact measures we have taken to stop the pandemic are now too often being flagrantly ignored. Wolinsky says the CDC has been clear state should not be lifting restrictions and Americans should keep wearing masks and taking other protective steps. Soccer Megane, Washington and some tough words today from President Biden for governors that are ending covert restrictions in their states. White House reaction to Texas and Mississippi lifting mask mandates. I think it's a big mistake, President Biden urging every American to not let their guard down when the U. S is just months away to vaccinating anyone who wants it. The last thing we need is the Neanderthal, thinking that in the meantime, everything's fine. Take off your mask Governors in Texas and Mississippi, saying it's now up to their citizens, but it's not required. Hired Andy Field. ABC NEWS Washington It's been tough for many in Massachusetts to get a vaccine appointment these days. But hundreds of residents with appointments have a Somerville woman that her friends to thank I an arrest a guy Eva has three weeks left on maternity leave, and she loved to be spending it with her baby girl, But I can't really stand by as I watched the state totally failed. She's talking about the vaccine rollout in Massachusetts and how difficult it's been for some of the most vulnerable people to get that first shot really wanted to find a way to help those who didn't have millennials. Me willing to spend hours on the computer Buckingham appointment, So she enlisted the help of her Facebook moms group, but it quickly grew from there. Here. The numbers. There are 200 active volunteers with another 300 waiting to be trained in less than two weeks. They've helped book over 900 appointments for those who need it. Most very heartwarming, gratifying tax. I'm crying on the phone to you. Think Thank God if you're needed their services or you wanna volunteer. The website is Emma Covert Vax. Help calm. Matt Shearer WBZ Boston's news radio. Massachusetts is softening restrictions, and soon they'll allow small crowds at sporting events. You know places like Fenway Park. So now there's a bit of a quandary. What to do with Fenway as the Red Sox season starts. Ballparks being used as a mass vaccination side. WBZ TV reports this city's chief of health and human services, Marty Martinez, says he thinks there'll be another site. The transitions from Fenway Reggie Lewis center in Roxbury, rapidly scaling up vaccines to become a mass vaccination site. Lynde. Two sisters, both of their early twenties, have teamed up help Local homeless shelters their story from the BBC's Carl Stevens. It's called Love for Lynn and nonprofit run by sisters, Toni and Tommy Hill. Tommy got the idea about a year and a half ago. I just wanted to find a way to honestly get back to my city. She's 21 her sister's 23. Together. They collect donations and Deliver supplies to the homeless shelters and Lynn, Are you surprised by the need that you're seeing out there? I'm not surprised of the need right now. I mean,.
WBZ Midday News
Family of man killed by Boston police after Brigham and Women’s confrontation continues push for new investigation
"Times by police in Boston last February. Is now calling on state officials to open a new investigation into his death. Justin Roots family are among those talking, taking part Rather in a rally yesterday at the Statehouse organizer's want governor, Charlie Baker and state Eiji Maura Healey to reopen the case. Norfolk D. A. Michael Morrissey's office had concluded the officers use of force was objectively reasonable and justified. Justin route was shot at close range after threatening security guards at Brigham and Women's Hospital with a BB gun last February. Lady Gaga Stolen
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Lady Gaga's Two French Bulldogs Have Been Returned Safely
"Are safe and sound after they were stolen by thieves who shot and wounded the dog Walker. The Frenchies were recovered yesterday unharmed. Here's more from CBS a Susan cell. Earlier Goggle repeated her offer of half a million dollars for the safe return. No questions asked. Well, tonight, officers say a woman brought the dogs into the LAPD Olympic Community station near downtown L. A. The shooter is still on the loose tonight. The investigation is ongoing. Meanwhile, Lady Gaga is currently in Rome filling filming Rather a moving governor Charlie Baker signing
WBZ Overnight News
Massachusetts COVID-19 Vaccine Website To Be Tested With Thousands Of New Appointments Thursday
"In Massachusetts will be available today, and Governor Charlie Baker insists the state's vaccine website can handle it. WBC's Carl Stevens. We all know what happened last week when all those vaccination appointments became available, and then the website crashed, Governor Baker says. That's not gonna happen again. This site has been upgraded to handle the traffic. And equipped with a digital waiting room with that basically means if there's high traveling, travel and traffic on the website, some users might be placed in the waiting room. The page will display more information about when you'll be allowed to proceed, but it's basically the equivalent of creating a line. But the governor urged everybody to be patient. There are around 50,000 new vaccination availabilities and around a million eligible people who want to get vaccinated the whole issue here. Requires a certain amount of patients. Carl Stevens WBZ
Nightside with Dan Rea
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker addresses COVID-19 vaccine signup problems, website critics push back
"Last week's crash of the state's vaccine. Senate website Governor Charlie Baker's says his administration's working to make it better. Governor Baker didn't address the website failure head on, instead waiting for reporters to ask questions about it. He rebuffed again calls from lawmakers to dump the complicated Web site and go with the pre registration system, saying the issue here is anxiety when you get 450,000 requests for vaccine new first dose vaccines each week. You have 130001st dose vaccines that are available. That creates anxiety when you have a million people. Are eligible. Get a vaccine and you only get 130001st doses a week that creates anxiety Website. Critics have pushed back against that, saying the issue is the process of signing up at the Statehouse. Karen Regal WBZ Boston's NewsRadio
All Things Considered
'A Death Sentence': US Prisons and COVID-19
"People are some of the most vulnerable took over 19 since March, researchers say more than 1600. People in jails and prisons have died of the disease, and tens of thousands have been infected. Some states have started to vaccinate people behind bars while others have not. And we're gonna look now at how this is playing out in three states. Alison Cherry is with Colorado Public radio and she joins us from Denver. Conrad Wilson is with Oregon Public Broadcasting, and he's in Portland. Joining us from Boston is dead Backer with W. B. You are good to have all three of you here. Hi. Hi. Hello, Dev. I want to start with you. In Massachusetts. Your state included prisoners in the first phase of its covert 19 vaccine plan. What was the rationale for that? Well, we know that the virus transmits quickly in correctional settings in the risk of contracting the virus and dying from it are much higher inside prisons and jails compared with outside. So in deciding to vaccinate prisoners. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, a Republican, said that correctional settings are no different from other congregate living situation, such as shelters and group homes where people are living in Copan close quarters and the virus can easily spread. So here's what he said last month when he explained why prisoners were included in the first phase. Our facilities are congregated facilities and we need to make sure that the people who work there and the people who live there because of the possibility of outbreak that that should be a place. We focus early in this exercise. The governor says it's strong public health policy because it's not just vaccinating prisoners. Workers are getting the vaccine to any pointed out. There are lawyers to go in and out of prisons in jail's medical workers, visitors those who provide programming, so the states thinking is that offering vaccines and correctional settings will help prevent the spread in the community. And so far, how is the vaccine rollout going in jails and prisons in Massachusetts officials say it's going smoothly, but it appears that a lot of people are not taking it. Court documents in particular shows that about a third of prisoners in more than half of prison workers have not received the vaccine. Now. That number does not include workers who may have been vaccinated elsewhere. So some correctional facilities are holding vaccine education sessions to encourage people to get the shop. Okay, let's turn now to Oregon More than 40 prison inmates have died after testing positive for covert 19 in that state. So Conrad give us a sense of what's happening with vaccines there now. Almost 7000 inmates have been vaccinated. That's more than half of the state's prison population. Many of those inmates have received their second dose, prison officials say, but vaccinating this many inmates this soon wasn't something Oregon health officials were willing to do on their own. Took litigation from a group of inmates on din order from a federal judge here in Portland. Basically, the inmates argued Oregon's vaccination plan didn't treat them like others living in nursing homes and other congregate care facilities where the vaccine has been administered. Your state representative General Bynum. She's a Democrat and chairs the Oregon House Judiciary Committee. I didn't understand how our adults in custody, we're any different from any other group in a congregant care setting. And I certainly don't believe that a prison sentence is a death sentence. The judge's ruling at the beginning of this month force the state to offer inmates vaccines immediately, So that's why about half of all prison inmates have been vaccinated. Let me jump in here. This is Alison and Denver Advocates here wish that that would have happened in Colorado that court ruling con artist is talking about in Oregon. Is something lawyers here have been trying to use as a tool to get inmates vaccines, and I know there's been a back and forth over this in Colorado. Alison tell us more about what's been happening there. Yeah. Democratic Governor Jared Pulis hasn't prioritized inmates at all. And initially he did in one of the early plans, but then Was called out for that by some prominent conservatives, You know, people saying, Do you want the murderer to get the vaccine before your next door neighbor and he was apparently sensitive to that, and so he removed prisoners from the lists and put them in just the regular population. So in other words, he's making no distinction that these people are in a group setting a 70 year old prisoner would be prioritized. A 70 year old non prisoner and so on. So the majority of prisoners are not being prioritized. I will note that prison staff has been prioritized in those vaccines are being administered now. So tell us more about the pressure that Colorado's governor has been under Well. He's gotten a lot of pushback for his decision to not prioritize inmates for vaccine for getting a vaccine, and he's also been sued. He has thought that lawsuit successfully so far. Rebecca Wallace is an A C l U lawyer, she says. Public health officials have been universal in saying that people in groups heading should be prioritized for a vaccine and governor pull. It has actually not only ignored that guidance but rejected that guidance from his own Colorado Department of Public Health on by think it really stand out because he's such a data driven individual in his other decisions. I'm curious. Early in the pandemic, there was pressure to release inmates to create social distance inside facilities that were often crowded. Have vaccination efforts change those conversations in the states that you're all in? Well in Massachusetts. Despite the early vaccination of prisoners, there has been little movement to release people. The fight over that continues mostly through litigation. There are pending lawsuits, but with so many prisoners getting vaccinated now, it does weaken the argument for big releases. Yeah, and in Colorado. Interestingly, the state's prison population has gone down by a few 1000 people since the start of the pandemic, But state officials attribute that almost 100% to the fact that there were no no criminal jury trials last year at all in 2020, so there's this massive backlog in the States Criminal justice system. So you've brought us three very different stories about policies around vaccinating, incarcerated people in three states that are very different across the country. How does this fit in with what we are seeing across the US nationally, Conrad Well, every state is really dealing with this a little bit differently. And, you know, really, This is another symptom showing a lack of a national strategy. Despite the risks, it's another way of, you know, also showing how inmates are marginalized by society. And this isn't just about those who are incarcerated. In a recent report by the nonpartisan Prison Policy Initiative, researchers found that there were more new cases and counties that have large incarcerated populations.
WBZ Midday News
Baker Joins Group Of Governors Calling On Biden To Make Vaccine Rollout Changes
"Governor Charlie Baker, part of a bipartisan group of governors, calling on President Biden's administration to make changes to the vaccine, Rolla, so they've sent a letter. Calling for better coordination distributing the Corona virus vaccine and the governor's outlined two key areas here of concern. The first is the public's confusion over the vaccine rollout process. The second is concerned over the lack of coordination between the state and federal governments on the use of pharmacies and federally qualified health centers to administer vaccine doses. And, of course, the continued cry for more vaccines supply and demand. The demand outweighing supply continually
Howie Carr
Massachusetts will vaccinate companions who accompany older people to appointments
"To sign up for so called companion appointments for the coronavirus shot yesterday, Governor Charlie Baker said people who accompany those 75 older to their vax appointments at the big sites such as Gillette can get their shots as well. Ads are popping up on Craigslist and read it with people offering to pay to transport senior citizens too. Get their shots. Meanwhile, teachers are not so
WBZ Afternoon News
Governor Baker responds to ‘Disturbing Reports' of People Seeking to Use Seniors for COVID Vaccine in Massachusetts
"People accompanying seniors to mass vaccination sites also get a shot leads to a flurry of online advertisements offering rides to seniors at today's coronavirus. Briefing, Governor Charlie Baker reacted to the chaos and Danvers that a vaccine side yesterday after hundreds of people showed up without appointments. Hoping to get the vaccine. Governor Baker's message was clear. If you are not eligible to be vaccinated, who do not have an appointment? Don't show up in a vaccination site, hoping to get a shot. Baker also Addressing reports that strangers are preying on seniors online and elsewhere, offering to drive them to a vaccination appointment so they can get a shot. Don't take cause or offers from people. You don't know well or trust and never share your personal information. With anyone If you're contacted by somebody soliciting to take you to a site Please report it to the authorities. Baker urged vaccination site managers to do a better job of managing their supply of the vaccine. So shots are not wasted in East Boston. Mike Macklin
WTOP
"governor charlie baker" Discussed on WTOP
"To a site Governor Charlie Baker says he hopes the program will ease some of those fears and encourage more people to get the shot. It doesn't happen often, but there was plenty of warning about the incoming ice storm for the southern half of the nation. We are prepared. I'm ready to go that man in Arkansas, where a lot of people stocked up on supplies. Yesterday in Fort Worth, Texas, pastor Chris Branigan was setting up cots for the homeless at his church. How cold it's gonna be the next 10 days. We wanted to do something more than just Give them clothing They are requiring masks. Scientists may have finally come up with the Holy Grail of medicine, a weight loss drug that works, CBS News correspondent Vicki Barker reports. The major international study found more than 30% of the Volunteers on Sema. Clue tied lost 1/5 of their body weight over 15 months, compared with fewer than 2% on the placebo. The drug normally prescribed for Type two diabetes appears to act as an appetite suppressant to checking Wall Street before the opening bell. Dow futures Higher. This is CBS News. Never miss a moment. Top news from W T O p 24 73 65 Listen on air on Alexa and on the w T o p AP 703 On Thursday, February 11th were 32 degrees with wet snow sticking around in spots this morning. Good morning. I'm John Aaron. And I'm Nick I Nellie the top local stories. We're following this hour. Yes, Snow is falling, and there's slush on the ground throughout the area this morning temperatures right around that freezing mark. It's all from the first phase of a winter weather pattern that's going to last all the way through the weekend. The snow was going to come to an end later on today in the afternoon hours, But then late tonight, more snow will fall 1 to 2 inches expected in this area. Another round of nasty weather is going to hit a Saturday. Sleet and snow expected then, along with below freezing temperatures will have more on the timing of all of this up ahead in the forecast in traffic and weather on the eighths Now to our closings and delays this morning, federal agencies in the DC area are open with the option of unscheduled leave or tell a work for workers. Loudon County.
WBZ NewsRadio 1030
"governor charlie baker" Discussed on WBZ NewsRadio 1030
"Right, well, supposedly the sun is supposed to pop out today. I don't see the sun anywhere right now. In the national weather Service conditions, map, just cloudy and some showers and some snowflakes out there more showers and rain right now because we have warmed up in most spots to the forties. Now. This does not include New Hampshire. You guys to sing a little bit of snow. Also parts of Maine Tonight. It should clear later on low 29 Saturday looks really decent sunshine near 40 just a little bit of a chilly breeze. That's it. No problems Sunday Is this big question mark of this potential for snow several inches of snow starting in the afternoon along the coast, and that could be through the evening hours. Although Monday, according to Dean DeVore, looks partly Sonny. Hi 30 degrees But of course, that Super Bowl Sunday as well, if you're traveling and way have another check of your forecast coming up in 10 minutes, So good afternoon. We made it to Friday. Here are the five things you need to know why local and fiercely independent. This is WBZ news radio. Governor Charlie Baker announces a new call center to help anyone in the state over the age of 75 make an appointment for their covert vaccine shot. The White House says the Pentagon will deploy troops to help with getting more Americans vaccinated against coronavirus new hope. In the vaccine front,.
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Massachusetts Governor Baker announces easing of capacity restrictions for businesses amid improving COVID-19 data
"That's it is his governor Charlie Baker, announcing businesses like restaurants, gyms and other businesses will be able to increase their cap capacity limits after improving Cove in numbers in the state sector, specific rules for restaurants and close contact personal services. Both of which were subject to the 25% capacity restriction that was adopted in December. Will be updated to include the same 40% capacity requirement. All other safety guidelines remain in place for all industries. That means places like Jim stores, arcades, libraries, museums, offices, places of worship driving ranges. Movie theaters can all increase from 25 to 40% capacity. The state's gathering limit will remain, however, it 10 people for indoor events. 25 for
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Boston City Council Approves Petition To Waive Special Election To Replace Mayor Walsh
"Voted yesterday on the home rule petition to wave a special election to replace Mayor Marty Walsh. He is President Biden's choice, of course for labor secretary. All the City Council has voted in favor except for any service, Avi Georgia voted present. The city's charter calls for a special election if the mayor leaves office before March, 5th, which would have been holding as many as four elections this year, the home rule petition. We still need the approval of the Legislature and Governor Charlie Baker. By the way, Mayor Walsh's Senate confirmation discussion. They will have a Senate committee talking about the nomination tomorrow. President
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Boston City Council Approves Petition To Waive Special Election To Replace Mayor Walsh
"Boston City Council today. Voting yes. On the home rule petition to wave a special election to replace Mayor Marty Walsh. All of the city's councilors voted in favor. Except for any sort of South Georgia voted present. The city's charter calls for a special election. If the mayor leaves office before March, 5th, which would have been holding as many as four elections this year, Mayor Walsh has been tapped to become president by this labor secretary. In fact, tomorrow, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions holds a hearing on the nomination. In addition of the city's approval of this home will petition the state Legislature and governor Charlie Baker did decide off. The governor's already indicated he supports it.
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"Driving is great, but sometimes it's not so great like when it's pouring outside. That's when you need the new Michelin endurance XT silicone wiper blades designed to repel water, snow and ice get yours today on Lee at Wal Mart. Kevin Brennan. WBZ traffic on the threes table eyes up tonight we're going to drop below 30 degrees, So whatever's on the ground that is wet. Could freeze so watch for some icy conditions. You might see some straight flurries this afternoon or this evening. Otherwise tomorrow calm, Sunny near 40 rain and snow Friday afternoon a dry and sunny Saturday and Sunday still looks mysterious meteorologically. We'll be checking in with Dina bore in 10 minutes from right now live local and fiercely independent. This is WBC news radio. Good Wednesday. I'm Laurie Kirby. Here are the five things you need to know. A 12 45, a tour of Fenway Park. Governor Charlie Baker, checking out the new mass vaccination side against Cove in 19, promising to help ease the roll out here in the Commonwealth, also, impeachment strategies revealed ahead of next week's trial president Bottom telling House Democrats he's not willing to go lower on that covert relief package. Lucky to be alive. Three people in a dog rescued in a small plane crashed in the snow in Leicester, Senate Democrats finally reached an agreement with Republicans of our hottest share power amid the 50 50 split in the chamber. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says leaders of both parties have reached a.
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"Westwood is right near the high school there. Westwood High and Thurston Middle School. So we're watching that for you were also watching a winter storm moving in. This is just the beginning, Folks, This is a duration storm winds are gonna pick up to up to 60 Miles an hour. The snow is starting to over Spread much of Massachusetts. This is south to north, so right now. We're seeing the South Shore The South post. Starting to get that snow. We'll have another update in 10 Minutes Live local and fiercely independent. This is WBZ news radio. All right. Good Monday morning. I'm Laurie Kirby. Hope you had a nice weekend. Here we go with another storm. And here the five things you need to know. At 11 15, starting with Cove in the latest numbers are actually better. There were 2546 cases of probing in the state's latest report that is down along with 46 new death and Boston schools are learning remotely today when students are released early for the Snow day. Also, museum gyms and movie theaters can open as of today in Boston, the city moving to Phase three step one. And the Reggie Lewis Center was supposed to open today for mass vaccinations. Whether postponing it happening right now Governor Charlie Baker holding a news conference, speaking about Massachusetts, no prep Underwear. Things commute obviously will be happening at the Site of some of the heaviest drops of snow, which will make it very hazardous. And we would urge employers to allow employees to either work from home or to let him go home early if they're working. In person. Governor Baker's putting plows and others no vehicles on the roads to help them clear as the snow hits us today, and it's really going to ramp up after lunch. The governor's also again told all non essential state workers to stay home and work from home today and the mayor of Boston..
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Massachusetts coronavirus vaccine sign-ups plagued by problems as Phase 2 rollout begins
"Medical researchers who work remotely have been rolling up their sleeves to get the covert vaccine. Meanwhile, seniors are waiting on the sidelines not yet eligible. Massachusetts has one of the nation's largest hospital workforces, and officials there have decided to put all of them at the front of the line. Gabriela Emanuel of member station GBH in Boston reports. Carol Helper set is 82. She's been in her apartment just outside Boston. Since the beginning of the pandemic. Nobody comes in. Nobody goes out. I become more and more despairing and lonely cut off some human contact helpers that has a long list of complex medical issues. The most urgent one. She's going blind, She says. She's desperate for ice surgery. But in order to safely be in the hospital, she needs a vaccine. The vaccine would change my life. It would give me the future for weeks. She's been desperately trying to figure out how to get a shot. I am still Totally Totally in the dark. She's watched with jealousy as seniors in many other states have started receiving vaccines. She studied data from the CDC finding Massachusetts in the bottom half of states in per capita vaccinations. But perhaps most baffling is seeing healthy young people get inoculated before the elderly and the sick. We're seeing just a huge number of people get vaccinated. Who I think you know, should frankly be way down the line. Michael Mina is at Harvard School of Public Health, the other people who have nothing to do at all with Cove ID or with Patient care. We're really with the hospitals. They just happen to be employed by a hospital, and thus they can get the vaccine. Ah, few things are happening here. First, the federal level nationally, vaccines are being distributed to states based on their total population. The federal government has told states to prioritize certain groups like healthcare workers with lots of hospitals. Massachusetts has lots of health care professionals at the front of the line and effectively means that the elderly and vulnerable people who might need the vaccine first will generally be pushed back the second factor state and hospital level decisions. Here. The health care worker category has been defined to include all hospital employees. Those in research labs and telemedicine in HR, including people working remotely. Paul Bettinger oversees the vaccine rollout at the Mass General Brigham. He says his hospital network needed to bring in some of those working from home during the first surge. They called up researchers and administrators and others in the intensive care unit listening for the alarms of ventilators because the federal surge ventilators that we had wouldn't plug into our alarm systems now a third issue, individuals have been flaky. Dana Farber Cancer Institute sent out a mass email saying quote we have had far too many researchers not show up for covert 19 vaccinations over the past week. The result of the email says, is vaccines that may have been wasted. These challenges have been compounded by communication missteps and technical glitches, and Massachusetts has admitted hundreds of thousands of doses are sitting unused in hospital and pharmacy freezers. Governor Charlie Baker has announced. Those over 75 will be eligible on the first of February, and he's hoping they'll have enough vaccines to meet all the pent up demand. For NPR News and Gabriella
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"governor charlie baker" Discussed on WBZ NewsRadio 1030
"And I Heart radio station. Now, more than ever. It matters where you get your news WBZ news radio. We've got a few clouds right now in Boston at seven o'clock is 35 degrees in the hub, and we wish you a good evening. Thanks for joining us tonight. I'm Nicole Davis. Here's what's happening. Some encouraging signs among the bleak data in the States, the latest covert update, Let's get that update now from WBC's Carl Stevens, the latest daily update from the state Department of Public Health shows the state reaching another grim miles. Don't more than 14,000 people dead in Massachusetts of the virus. The report shows 83 new confirmed covert deaths, bringing the death toll to 14,013. But there are signs the virus is backing off a little bit. The seven day positivity rated 4.67% is the lowest all year. The number of people in the hospital at 1930 continues to trend lower. There are more than 3000 new cases of the virus, bringing the estimated number of active cases of covert in the state. Right now, to almost 81,000, the lowest that number has been in weeks. Girl, Stephen Stupid, ABC, Boston's news radio. Now Lots of today Sr. 75 years old or older here in Massachusetts are allowed to sign up to get their vaccine. But some say it's just not that easy to do. Governor Charlie Baker says he gets the frustration of people who tried for hours to get a vaccine appointment. I think there are a million people over the age of 75 in Massachusetts. We have gotten less than a million doses since this thing started in December, Baker says. The Biden administration has assured him or vaccine is coming, and that could.
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"governor charlie baker" Discussed on WBZ NewsRadio 1030
"Delays down past 4 95 delays 95 South coming down from 9300 Norwood and then delays down past 4 95 to my king WBC's traffic on the three. We got the snow that has been over spreading the area through the afternoon. And this is going to continue into the evening. We already have some slick travel around. And we will continue to see the road conditions deteriorate in some spots with these snow showers and heavier bursts of snow that have been coming through 30 degrees. That's about the low tonight although to be a little bit chillier in the suburbs, and maybe a little bit milder, freezing markers. So right along the coast tomorrow, we've got the periods of snow but sleeping Raynald mix in near the coast during the day. Temperatures in the upper thirties. A wintry mix ends as some flurries or snow showers. Tomorrow night Lois near 30. When it comes to accumulation overall, about 1 to 3 inches near the shore, there may be some heavier pockets of accumulation as you head further inland. Of course, it's already snowing. There. It has been for a while. Eventually. Just some snow showers Thursday windy conditions. Temperatures mid thirties will feel like it's in the teens and twenties son shot on Friday. But despite that, son, we're gonna temperatures that are only in the teens. Real fields near or below zero much of the day on Friday, Live local and fiercely independent. This is WBC news radio. Good afternoon. I'm Ben Parker. Here are the five things you need to know. At 4 15. Beginning Monday, Jim's movie theaters, museums and more businesses in Boston will be allowed to reopen as part of Phase three step one of the reopening plan. Only old soldiers Home coalition says the state's plan to update the aging facility does not provide enough beds or privacy for the veterans that'll be housed there. Theo annual state of the Commonwealth is tonight Governor Charlie Baker will be giving his address virtually In his office at the State House, beginning at seven. A bill designed to push Massachusetts toward next year old carbon emissions by 2050 may be sent back to the governor's desk this week after being refiled. Suspicions with Verizon's Internet today,.
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"governor charlie baker" Discussed on WBZ NewsRadio 1030
"How to vaccinate residents. Massachusetts is inoculating doctors, nurses, emergency responders and other phase one candidates for the covert vaccine as quickly as possible and expects to complete that phase by early neck. This month. But Governor Charlie Baker says the state faces the challenge of not knowing when additional shipments of the vaccines will arrive to keep the critical inoculation program going really need to find a way to create more clarity and visibility for us around what exactly is coming in the pipeline going forward so that we can create capacity to actually execute on Delivering shots in the arms based on some assumption about how much vaccine is gonna be available. President elect Biden promise to invoke the Defense Production Act to increase vaccine production and get the dose is delivered to the states. Mike Macklin WBZ Boston's his radio New Hampshire governor, Chris Sununu is extending the state's mask mandate until March. 26th, citing the high covert numbers, vaccine registration will start next week in the Granite State for about 300,000 residents War from WBC TV's Beth Germano. We want folks to be patient Governor Sununu rolling out a sudden expansion of Phase one B, which will allow anyone 65 or older to get a vaccination. And obviously I would love to see everyone get vaccinated. As fast as possible, but it does seem like a lofty ambition. At this point. The governor is following new CDC guidelines. But the question that follows will there be enough.
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"governor charlie baker" Discussed on WBZ NewsRadio 1030
"How to vaccinate residents. Massachusetts is inoculating doctors, nurses, emergency responders and other phase one candidates for the covert vaccine as quickly as possible. And expects to complete that phase by early next month. But Governor Charlie Baker says the state faces the challenge of not knowing when additional shipments of the vaccines will arrive to keep the critical inoculation program going really need to find a way to create more clarity and visibility for us around what exactly is coming in the pipeline going forward so that we can create capacity to actually execute on Delivering shots in the arms based on some assumption about how much vaccine is gonna be available. President elect Biden promised to invoke the Defense Production Act to increase vaccine production and get the dose is delivered to the states. Mike Macklin. WBC Boston's His radio New Hampshire governor, Chris Sununu is extending the state's mask mandate until March. 26th, citing the high covert numbers, vaccine registration will start next week in the Granite State for about 300,000 residents War from WBC TV's Beth Germano. We want folks to be patient Governor Sununu rolling out a sudden expansion of Phase one B, which will allow anyone 65 or older to get a vaccination. And obviously I would love to see everyone get vaccinated. As fast as possible, but it does seem like a lofty ambition. At this point. The governor is following new CDC guidelines. But the question that follows will there be.
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"governor charlie baker" Discussed on WBZ NewsRadio 1030
"As rain tapers off high of 49. Sunday. Some sunshine returning it will be chilly and gusty. High 44 Monday Times of clouds and sun. Hi, 42. I'm actually they're almost map ends. WBZ President News Radio. Good morning. I'm Don Huff. Here's what's happening. Governor Charlie Baker will send as many as 500 National Guard troops to the nation's capital to help secure President elect Buyten's inauguration. Here's WBC's Karen Regal governor, Baker says there's been a lot of back and forth between the state in Washington, D C. And now he's agreed to send up to 500 National Guard members to protect the nation's capital from domestic terrorists. I think it's incredibly important for the country that that this transition be. Smooth and his uneventful is possible. In addition, the state will call up another 500 Guard members if they are needed to assist local and state law enforcement Lake On election night. They will only be used if requested with the governor in the North. End. Karen Regal WBZ Boston's news radio, the ground state, also sending some National Guard troops to D. C. WBZ TV S Tiffany Chan, New Hampshire's governor, also answering the call to help sending around 50 armed guards for extra security. It's a mission they describe as an honor. Sometimes an event where you you prepare for the worst and hope for the best in. We're excited to helping participated in the peaceful transition of power. Maine is sending as many as 200 National Guard members. The latest covert numbers are out for Massachusetts, the Department of Public Health reporting more than 5500 new cases and 74 additional deaths. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to more than 433,000. Total deaths in the Commonwealth. Now, more than 13,000 Governor Charlie Baker says nearly 1600 small businesses have received grants totaling more than $78 million to help offset the impact of the pandemic. We know how much This pandemic is affected. Small business here in the county want the mass. That's why we work so hard with our colleagues in the Legislature create this program and seated it s so significantly and we really do hope that people who qualify will have a chance.
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"governor charlie baker" Discussed on WBZ NewsRadio 1030
"Airport tunnels and 93, Route three and 95 all moving just fine at this point in and out of New Hampshire. Laurie Grand WBC's traffic on the three and now the WBC four day AccuWeather forecast as we go live to WBC AccuWeather. Meteorologist in divorce. Hey, Chris. Sorry I'm having Internet issues, and it looks like Deena's not ready right there. We're gonna have some partly cloudy skies early on this morning could see a snow or rain shower out there. Later on this morning in different spots going up to a high of 42 degrees For today, we're not going to see a whole lot of sunshine out their lows around the freezing mark tonight for your Friday tomorrow periods of clouds and sunshine. A high of 41 degrees weekend is what we're kind of concerned about Saturday in particular, although we'll see that temperature warming up a bit. Eyes into the mid to upper forties. We will see some heavy rain showers throughout the morning on Saturday, and then things will be tapering off towards the afternoon. But Saturday could be a washout for majority of the day. We round out OK on Sunday highs into the mid forties. It'll be breezy with periods of clouds and sunshine in Ohio 45 degrees. It's 26 right now in Fitchburg, down the cape in your meth. We're at 37 degrees in rally right now. 31 degrees and in Boston or a 35 with partly cloudy skies, it is 5 25 on WBZ news radio. And now a check on New England business time and a half pay working. If you more holidays could soon be a thing of the past. If Governor Charlie Baker signs a massive $600 million economic development bill, the bill adds New Year's Day, Columbus State and Veterans Day Tau. Four others already on the books were no premium pay is offered a few years ago, lawmakers proving plans to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour in exchange for dropping the extra pay on holidays..
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"governor charlie baker" Discussed on WBZ NewsRadio 1030
"Here's what's happening. President Trump says he'll fight to hold on to the presidency, even appealing the Republican lawmakers to reverse his election loss. The president elect Joe Biden, when they convene tomorrow. Confirmed the electoral college vote. Vice President elect Kamila Harris says she and President elect Biden will be inaugurated come January. 20th despite Republican challenges to their November when about a dozen GOP senators and 140 House Republicans say they'll object when Congress tallies the electoral college votes Wednesday. Biden team has dismissed the threat as a stunt. Nicole Gillian CBS NEWS Wilmington Control. The Senate is in the balance today, with all eyes on Georgia to run off elections. This voter says he believes President Trump's allegations of voter fraud and doesn't think his vote My count this account. No, it doesn't count. We're here anyway, You really think that there was some shady business going on in the general? It's clear it and mean to deny. It is just unbelievable Folks in Georgia going to the polls today, a lot of people already voted, Though more than three million people voted early in Georgia Governor Charlie Baker today, saying it's too early to tell if there's been a spike in covert cases in the state because of the holiday season, he does say. There appears to be enough taking hospitalization, obviously excited that the vaccine process has begun here in Massachusetts, and obviously making sure that we do all weekend to deliver on the access based on the faces that we've established is a key part of our plan. Hospitals across the Commonwealth received the vaccine at the same time. Eyes. This process rolled out and the rolling.
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"Optimal dose of melatonin that helps you fall asleep naturally and wake up with no next day Grogginess sequel. Pure Z's Naturally Superior sleep, David said. Ronnie to B Visas traffic on the three in the forecast The wind dies down tonight Partly cloudy and cold Load 25 to 30 Cloudy tomorrow High 35 to 40 snow arrives late tomorrow afternoon into early Monday. Inland areas could get a couple inches of snow. Just rain along the coast Temps in the low to mid thirties. Tomorrow night Mondays, Hi. Closer to 40. Snow could return Monday night into Tuesday, but that would be along the coast. Otherwise mainly cloudy and cold on Tuesday High 35 to 40 Right now it's mostly cloudy and 41 degrees. In Boston Live local and fiercely independent. This is WBC news radio. Good evening. I'm Suzanne Saz Bill here. The five things you need to know. At 5 45 holidays are behind us. And now covert numbers are expected to spike across the country. Massachusetts sees 8542 new covert cases and 79 more deaths over a two day reporting period. Governor Charlie Baker signs a health care bill that gives full practice authority to nurse practitioners. Three people are arrested in Cranston, Rhode Island, after an officer's pushed surrounded and then run over. We have more on that right now. Three people. Are arrested. Accused of some assaulting police officers and running one of them over with in a TV. WBC's art. Cohen has details. Police in Cranston, Rhode Island, say about 30 people on motorcycles and a TVs were driving recklessly on that Wood Avenue just before four Friday afternoon, they say is one officer attempted to arrest one of the writers. He was surrounded by other drivers who circled in a threatening manner. One of the A. T. V S is alleged to have run over an officer's legs. Someone else is alleged to have smashed the police cruiser window. Several other officers suffered minor injuries chasing down.