Speaker 1: Fascist. WBZ NewsRadio where Boston gets the news an iHeartRadio.
Speaker 2: Station sixty five Cloudy in Boston. It's eleven o'clock. I'm
Speaker 2: Laurie Kirby. We have an update. An Iranian strike on
Speaker 2: Israel appears to be imminent. ABC's Marcus Moore brings us
Speaker 2: the latest from Bayreuth. This morning.
Speaker 3: Statement from a White House official from not long ago saying, quote,
Speaker 3: the United States has indications that Iran is preparing to
Speaker 3: eminently launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel. That White
Speaker 3: House official going on to say that we are actively
Speaker 3: supporting defensive preparations to defend Israel against the attack.
Speaker 2: The official says Iran would face severe consequences if it
Speaker 2: were to launch a strike on Israel. These developments this
Speaker 2: morning come after Israel announced it had launched a ground
Speaker 2: operation into southern Lebanon over night. Israeli military's oaksman Daniel
Speaker 2: Hagari says troops uncovered a plot by hesbalan launch an
Speaker 2: attack on Israel similar to the one by Hamas on
Speaker 2: October seventh.
Speaker 4: This is a map the Frisbala plan to give its
Speaker 4: service at the time of a wide scale invasion into
Speaker 4: the state.
Speaker 1: Of Israel.
Speaker 2: US Secretary of State Anthony Blincoln says the United States
Speaker 2: is committed to defending Israel. We'll have more on this
Speaker 2: breaking news stories it comes into our newsroom, both here
Speaker 2: and streaming on the iHeartRadio app. Tens of thousands of
Speaker 2: dog workers up and down the East Coast and the
Speaker 2: Gulf Coast are hitting the picket lines this morning. It's
Speaker 2: the first time in fifty years at workers with the
Speaker 2: International long Shortman's Association union have gone on strike. More
Speaker 2: than one hundred workers in Boston or among the rank
Speaker 2: and file walking out. WBZTV's Penny Commit continues our coverage.
Speaker 5: As of night, the International Longshoreman Association strike has begun.
Speaker 5: That means any cargo coming into Conley Terminal here in
Speaker 5: Boston will have no one to unload it. This will
Speaker 5: likely impact many jobs, local businesses, and likely all of
Speaker 5: us at the grocery store. Roughly twenty five thousand longshoremen
Speaker 5: from fourteen ports all along the East and Gulf Coast
Speaker 5: have walked out of the job overnight, including about one
Speaker 5: hundred and sixty employees from Conley Terminal in Boston. They're
Speaker 5: arguing for better pay and a total ban on the
Speaker 5: use of automated cranes, gates, and container moving trucks.
Speaker 2: Economists fear the impact this strike could have on consumer
Speaker 2: prices across the nation and the final day on the
Speaker 2: job for e battled Stuart Healthcare CEO Ralph de Latouri
Speaker 2: is resigning today as Stuart hands over the keys to
Speaker 2: five hospitals in Massachusetts, and with just a month ago
Speaker 2: until the November election, VP candidates Tim Walls and Jade
Speaker 2: Events meet on the debate stage tonight in New York.
Speaker 2: The Minnesota governor and Republican senator from Ohio will address
Speaker 2: a number of topics, including the Middle East, abortion, immigration,
Speaker 2: and the US economy. Join us tonight, Tune in to
Speaker 2: the CBS News Vice Presidential Debate at nine pm on
Speaker 2: CBS or simulcast on WBZ News Radio. Brightening in Boston,
Speaker 2: but still cloudy, obviously sixty five. Our hot spot appears
Speaker 2: to be New Bedford, the whaling city. At sixty six.
Speaker 2: Some of you could touch seventy today we'll have a
Speaker 2: spot of somen and maybe a sprinkle and this will
Speaker 2: continue this kind of fickle weather into the evening hours.
Speaker 2: And as Kevin pointed out, the first of October, Wow,
Speaker 2: September went by fast, but we've had a great autumn
Speaker 2: so far. You will see mostly Cloudy's guys tonight back
Speaker 2: in the fifties. It feels a little bit human out
Speaker 2: there to me. I don't know if it feels sticky
Speaker 2: to you. But tomorrow much drier. Cloud's breaking for sun
Speaker 2: and paving the way for a couple of really nice days.
Speaker 2: And happy birthday. Jimmy Carter, the former president, turns one
Speaker 2: hundred today. ABC Stephen Osunami reports there are celebrations at
Speaker 2: his presidential library in Atlanta.
Speaker 1: Of course, President Carter started hospice care at home in
Speaker 1: February of twenty twenty three. But a reminder, this is
Speaker 1: a man who beat cancer that had spread to his
Speaker 1: liver and his brain. He tells his family he now
Speaker 1: needs to make it through the election, where unsurprisingly, he
Speaker 1: plans to vote for Kamala Harris. They will be registering
Speaker 1: people to vote here at the Carter.
Speaker 2: Center to miss pardon me. Mister Carter is the longest
Speaker 2: living president in history, the only one to reach one hundred,
Speaker 2: and of course, he started out in life as a
Speaker 2: peanut farmer. An independent investigation is underway. Officials at Tuffts
Speaker 2: University have launched an outside look at what went wrong
Speaker 2: during a min ends lacrosse practice this month. Here's more.
Speaker 4: It ended with nine players sent to the hospital. A
Speaker 4: Toss graduate and US Navy seal put the players to
Speaker 4: the test when several got sick, diagnosed with a condition
Speaker 4: known as RABDO, which is a muscle condition brought on
Speaker 4: by strenuous exercise and can ultimately lead to organ failure.
Speaker 4: All of the players have since recovered, the last of
Speaker 4: whom were released from the hospital last week. School officials
Speaker 4: say the results of the investigation will be made public
Speaker 4: at its conclusion. Meantime, the cross players will be cleared
Speaker 4: to return to practice on a case by case basis.
Speaker 4: Jay Willett WBZ, Boston's news radio.
Speaker 2: The FAI begins to investigate reports of a laser shining
Speaker 2: into the cockpit of an incoming flight to Logan Airport.
Speaker 2: The pilot and crew say around ten o'clock Sunday night,
Speaker 2: a green laser hit the cockpit, nine miles from the
Speaker 2: airport in Boston. Luckily, no injuries reported on board and
Speaker 2: the plane was able to land safely. But according to
Speaker 2: the FAA, this happens more than you would think more
Speaker 2: than thirteen one thousand lasers have been reported at airports
Speaker 2: across the nation in the last year. And we have
Speaker 2: an update on a water main break in Roxbury. It
Speaker 2: was just such a mess. Workers have been able to
Speaker 2: stop the rush of water after this break. A long
Speaker 2: Tremont Street between Lennox and Northampton Street Now At one
Speaker 2: point cars were absolutely surrounded by water. Looks like traffic
Speaker 2: is flowing in one direction again. You are now in
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Speaker 2: WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm Laurie Kirby, WBZ,
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