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<v Speaker 1>This is WBZ Boston's news radio. We defining local news.

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<v Speaker 1>Well we've done it.

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<v Speaker 2>It is six o'clock and the holiday season is now

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<v Speaker 2>officially in the rear view mirror. It is Thursday morning.

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<v Speaker 2>This is kind of like the second Monday of the week.

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<v Speaker 2>By the way, clearing skies in Boston. It's thirty eight degrees.

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<v Speaker 2>The News at six brought to a spy. You're New England,

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<v Speaker 2>Toyota dealer, your hybrid all wheel drive headquarters. Welcome aboard

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<v Speaker 2>this Thursday morning. I'm Jeff Brown. Better hold on to

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<v Speaker 2>your hats.

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<v Speaker 3>Sunny to Bartley, cloudy, very windy, and Chile today the

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<v Speaker 3>high forty four with Acuba. The real field temperature mainly

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<v Speaker 3>in the twenties. That is WBZ aciweather meteorologist Joe Lundberg.

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<v Speaker 3>A big chill is on the way too, but sunny

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<v Speaker 3>skies are expected through the rest of the weekend and

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<v Speaker 3>now we wait. State and national health experts say they

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<v Speaker 3>expect an outbreak of respiratory illnesses in the coming days

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<v Speaker 3>and weeks after the holiday gatherings. Flu, COVID, and RSV

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<v Speaker 3>are all expected to do increase, mainly doctors because many

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<v Speaker 3>people have not gotten the latest vaccines to prevent against

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<v Speaker 3>each Massachusetts is currently experiencing a moderate rate of flu

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<v Speaker 3>and a high number of COVID patients. The CDC says

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<v Speaker 3>the drop in vaccination rates is driven by misinformation about

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<v Speaker 3>those shots. Doctors say it can take a couple of

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<v Speaker 3>weeks for vaccines to take full effect, while the infection

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<v Speaker 3>rate for all three viruses takes just days to take roots.

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<v Speaker 3>Celtics and Bruins both in action tonight. These Celtics will

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<v Speaker 3>travel to Minnesota. The Bruins are at Madison Square Garden

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<v Speaker 3>to take on the Rangers. No Thursday Night football tonight,

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<v Speaker 3>as the NFL begins its final weekend of the regular season,

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<v Speaker 3>with a couple of games on Saturday coming up. College

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<v Speaker 3>football's quarterfinals wrap up this afternoon in New Orleans with

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<v Speaker 3>Notre Dame and Georgia in the Sugar Bowl. That game

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<v Speaker 3>was postponed from yesterday.

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<v Speaker 4>Not my decision, but I would like to see it

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<v Speaker 4>delayed at least another day. If they asked my opinion,

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<v Speaker 4>I would tell them that I think that it was

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<v Speaker 4>a wise decision to delay it at least a day.

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<v Speaker 2>This is an act of crime scene Louisiana Attorney General

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<v Speaker 2>Liz Burrow. Investigators continue to look for accomplices in the

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<v Speaker 2>deadly truck attack on Bourbon Street. President Biden calls the

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<v Speaker 2>attack that left fifteen people dead and dozens more hurt

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<v Speaker 2>as horrific and with no justification.

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<v Speaker 5>I've directed my Attorney General, the FPI Director HIT, a

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<v Speaker 5>National counter Intelligence to Terrorism Center, and the intelligence community

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<v Speaker 5>to work on this intensively.

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<v Speaker 2>Law enforcement says forty two year old shamsu Din Jabbar

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<v Speaker 2>was a US Army veteran hell bent on causing as

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<v Speaker 2>much damage as possible. A suspect shot dead in a

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<v Speaker 2>firefight with police posted videos on social media outlining his plans.

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<v Speaker 2>Former Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis on night Side with

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<v Speaker 2>Dan ray Here at WBZ says, this is a similar

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<v Speaker 2>scene playing out in New Orleans, much like Boston twelve

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<v Speaker 2>years ago. We are hearing that there were two other devices,

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<v Speaker 2>and if he had those planted by someone, then clearly

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<v Speaker 2>there's a conspiracy and that's extremely trouble. Authorities do say

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<v Speaker 2>this attack is terrorism based with links to ISIS weapons

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<v Speaker 2>inside the rented truck as well. Officials in New Orleans

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<v Speaker 2>say the driver managed to get onto Bourbon Street due

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<v Speaker 2>to malfunctioning security ballards meant to keep vehicles out back

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<v Speaker 2>to school, back to work this morning, and the overnight

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<v Speaker 2>rain has pulled out a dodge and we're seeing clearing skies.

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<v Speaker 2>As we speak, it is thirty eight degrees. The other

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<v Speaker 2>item this morning out the door is you'll notice it's

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<v Speaker 2>quite windy already. In fact, a wind advisory has been

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<v Speaker 2>posted through ten o'clock tonight. We can expect wind gusts

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<v Speaker 2>between forty and sixty miles per hour later on during

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<v Speaker 2>the day. Throughout the entire day as well, it is

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<v Speaker 2>otherwise going to be a mix of sun and clouds.

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<v Speaker 2>High temperatures will be in the mid forties, but with

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<v Speaker 2>the wind chill, it'll feel like we're stuck in the twenties.

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<v Speaker 2>And this is just the beginning of a change in

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<v Speaker 2>the pattern as millions of Americans are going to be

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<v Speaker 2>going into a deep freeze, and that includes right here

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<v Speaker 2>in the Northeast, mainly clear, gusty, cold wind overnight tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>low temperatures just below freezing. Tomorrow, a mix of sun

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<v Speaker 2>and clouds once again hies in the upper thirties, but

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<v Speaker 2>again it feels like we're stuck in the twenties, and

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<v Speaker 2>we get progressively colder as we head through the weekend

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<v Speaker 2>under mainly sunny skies. High temperatures both Saturday and Sunday

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<v Speaker 2>expected to be just above freezing, and it looks like

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<v Speaker 2>we could be seeing even colder air moving into starts

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<v Speaker 2>next week. Right now in Boston this Thursday morning, clearing

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<v Speaker 2>skies in thirty eight degrees but very windy here in

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<v Speaker 2>Boston at six oh five, Cambridge puts a bow on

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty five, just as the new year begins.

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<v Speaker 6>Massachusetts is home to over one hundred colleges and universities,

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<v Speaker 6>but only one town, or in this case, city exemplifies

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<v Speaker 6>the definition of a true college town. Home to both

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<v Speaker 6>Harvard and MIT. Researchers say Cambridge has it all. A

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<v Speaker 6>lively art scene, world renowned museums, eclectic architecture, and a

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<v Speaker 6>mix of urban and green spaces. Annual festivals, outdoor recreational

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<v Speaker 6>opportunities and culture add to the city's vibrant campus and

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<v Speaker 6>community life for students, residents, and visitors in Cambridge. James

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<v Speaker 6>Rojas WBZ Boston's news Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Governor Morriheally will begin the new year by cleaning up

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<v Speaker 2>from the last year she begins to weigh more than

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred and twenty bills finally passed by lawmakers to

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<v Speaker 2>close out the previous session. New laws have already or

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<v Speaker 2>are about to hit the books in Massachusetts this year.

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<v Speaker 2>Some tax changes could put some more money in your

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<v Speaker 2>pocket with enhanced family and caregiver tax credits. This fall

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<v Speaker 2>will know more about how much our colleagues are making

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<v Speaker 2>at work when a pay transparency law takes effect and

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<v Speaker 2>the rubber of voter approved ballot questions hits the road

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<v Speaker 2>with the ok for the state auditor to audit the

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<v Speaker 2>legislature changes to the high school MCASS exam will kick in,

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<v Speaker 2>and the ability for ride share drivers to form and

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<v Speaker 2>join a workers union. Even as the days begin to

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<v Speaker 2>get a little bit longer, we continue to see some

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<v Speaker 2>of the latest sunrises of the year. In fact, sun

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<v Speaker 2>up in Boston is at seven thirteen today. We will

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<v Speaker 2>pick up a few seconds on a daily basis from

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<v Speaker 2>now until next week. The last of the seven thirteen

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<v Speaker 2>sunrises will arrive on Wednesday, when the day lengthens with

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<v Speaker 2>an earlier son Si sunrise, and continuously later some sets.

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<v Speaker 2>New Year new Ubody bzys drew mohlland is here to

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<v Speaker 2>tell us we've got some new people joining us this year.

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<v Speaker 2>Good morning, Good morning, Jeffrey.

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<v Speaker 5>Good So you did you hit the gym to start

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<v Speaker 5>your new year?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and so is everybody else. By the way, I

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<v Speaker 2>know that annoys you. Yes, millions of new us. Even

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<v Speaker 2>as we flip the calendar, we bring in a new generation. Jeffrey,

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<v Speaker 2>say hello to Generation Beta. Hello.

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<v Speaker 5>Experts in the new group to take over from the

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<v Speaker 5>Generation Alpha will likely be immersed in AI and technology

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<v Speaker 5>earlier than prior generations. The first Boston member of Generation

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<v Speaker 5>Beta is Leah James Lombardi, checking in at Mass General

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<v Speaker 5>at twelve fourteen am yesterday. I'm sure you're wondering, Jeffrey.

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<v Speaker 5>Eight pounds, seven ounces, Dad, mom, daughter from Saugus, all

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<v Speaker 5>doing well.

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<v Speaker 2>That's great stuff. That's a that's sort of a competition

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<v Speaker 2>between Boston hospitals to see who can welcome the first

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<v Speaker 2>baby of the new year.

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<v Speaker 5>There we go.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Congratulations to the family from Saugus and to

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<v Speaker 2>Mass General as well. You are now in the loop

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<v Speaker 2>for news updates throughout the day. Listen to WBZ News

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<v Speaker 2>Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm jeff Brown. WBZ, Boston's

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