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<v Speaker 1>This is WBZ, Boston's news radio, redefining local news. It

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<v Speaker 1>is a breezy twenty six degrees in Boston at four o'clock.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Emma Friedman, and here's what's happening. Well, we start

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<v Speaker 1>off at Logan Airport, where the winter mix has been

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<v Speaker 1>putting a wrinkle in the holiday spirit. W BZ Suzanne

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<v Speaker 1>Soasville is talking with travelers at terminal A.

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<v Speaker 2>You guys got by process already.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, well you have about it.

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<v Speaker 2>Prom Let me shoot lots of delays, but just a

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<v Speaker 2>handful of cancelations. Unfortunately for Patrick, his is one of them.

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<v Speaker 4>My first one kept getting delayed and then eventually got canceled.

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<v Speaker 4>I got put on a flight that never even happened

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<v Speaker 4>after that, and then now have three or two layovers

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<v Speaker 4>before I get to one him.

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<v Speaker 2>He's frustrated as he travels to see his family for Christmas.

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<v Speaker 2>Is it worthing?

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<v Speaker 4>Questioning it? But yeah, it will be once I'm there.

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<v Speaker 2>Nicole, who's wrangling or two year old before their flight

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<v Speaker 2>to Saskatchewan, has the right at it.

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<v Speaker 5>I think if you just leave enough time for flying,

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<v Speaker 5>then that alleviates a lot of stress, especially this time

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<v Speaker 5>of the year.

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<v Speaker 2>Some flights are actually taking off a little early, so

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<v Speaker 2>make sure you get to the airport with plenty of

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<v Speaker 2>time to spare At Logan's Suzanne Slausville WBZ Boston's News Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Right now at Logan Airport, there's around three hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>twenty eight delays according to flight Aware, eighty eight cancelations,

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<v Speaker 1>so that's more delays than we saw about twenty minutes ago.

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<v Speaker 1>Definitely check on your flight before going to the airport today,

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<v Speaker 1>and you can always stay tuned into US here on

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<v Speaker 1>WBZ news Radio or stream US on the iHeartRadio app.

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<v Speaker 1>Now to Washington, where President Biden has now signed a

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<v Speaker 1>bill averting a government shutdown. Congress passed a short term

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<v Speaker 1>government funding bill late last night, dropping President Elecdonnald Trump's

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<v Speaker 1>demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.

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<v Speaker 1>CBS's Erica Brown has more.

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<v Speaker 6>The new spending package will fund the government for the

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<v Speaker 6>next three months with more than one hundred billion dollars

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<v Speaker 6>and disaster aid and ten billion and aids of farmers.

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<v Speaker 6>This comes after a dramatic showdown unfolded on Capitol Hill

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<v Speaker 6>this week after President elected Donald Trump and a billionaire

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<v Speaker 6>Elon Musk preussured Republican lawmakers to vote against the original

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<v Speaker 6>bipartisan spending bill or risk being voted out themselves.

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<v Speaker 1>The Senate has also passed a separate measure to fund

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<v Speaker 1>pediatric cancer research. The funding was one of the provisions

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<v Speaker 1>in Congress's original bipartisan package before it was taken out.

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<v Speaker 1>And yesterday's snowstorm brought anywhere from a dusting to several

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<v Speaker 1>inches of snow for several parts of Massachusetts. Wbz's Sherry

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<v Speaker 1>Small has more.

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<v Speaker 7>The jackpot from friday snowstorm was in Milton, with reports

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<v Speaker 7>of more than a half foot of snow. Benway Park

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<v Speaker 7>saw six inches, while places like Needham and Norwood saw

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<v Speaker 7>five and a half. The storm caused major problems on

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<v Speaker 7>the roadway's. Mass State Police say they responded to two

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<v Speaker 7>hundred crashes statewide, and more than one hundred of those

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<v Speaker 7>were deemed serious. And Friday was quite the man At

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<v Speaker 7>Logan Airport, we're according to fly to war. By the

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<v Speaker 7>end of the day, Logan had seen five hundred and

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<v Speaker 7>seventy two flights delayed, one hundred and eighty eight flights canceled.

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<v Speaker 7>Sherry Small WBZ Boston's news radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Right now it is four to oh four. It is

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<v Speaker 1>a very chilly twenty six degrees in Boston. We were

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<v Speaker 1>just seeing a smidge of snow coming around into the

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<v Speaker 1>South Boston area. It's right around fort in dependence right now,

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<v Speaker 1>So if you're driving around Boston, just keep an eye

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<v Speaker 1>out for that. And it's gonna get colder as we

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<v Speaker 1>go into the evening here. It's gonna get as low

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<v Speaker 1>as fourteen degrees, but it's gonna feel below zero at times.

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<v Speaker 1>Cannot stress enough. Now's the time to bundle up, grab

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<v Speaker 1>those hats, anything you need to keep warm out there,

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<v Speaker 1>especially those mittens or whatever you want to keep your

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<v Speaker 1>hands warm. As for tomorrow, we're gonna see some sun,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's still very cold. Once again, bundle up. Weather

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<v Speaker 1>high of twenty one degrees and going into Monday, morre

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<v Speaker 1>same thing as we're seeing this weekend, sun and clouds,

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<v Speaker 1>a high of twenty seven and that's how it's going

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<v Speaker 1>to stay going into Tuesday and our holiday week. Right now,

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<v Speaker 1>it is four to five, and it's so long to

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<v Speaker 1>the slow zones. The MBTA is about to free these

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<v Speaker 1>speed restrictions.

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<v Speaker 8>It's been a long wait, but it's finally here. The

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<v Speaker 8>MBTA reports there are no longer any speed restrictions on

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<v Speaker 8>the Green Line. Track repairs are completed, and the closed

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<v Speaker 8>sections of the trolley line reopens Saturday morning. MBTA General

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<v Speaker 8>manager Philippang says the Tea can now monitor track conditions

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<v Speaker 8>and make repairs quickly when needed.

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<v Speaker 3>No longer will a speed restriction or condition linger for

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<v Speaker 3>years or months. We will be tackling them in days, weeks,

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<v Speaker 3>maybe the same day, as we've done with some recent

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<v Speaker 3>speed restrictions that have occurred.

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<v Speaker 8>Like the Green Line, the Red Line and Blue Line

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<v Speaker 8>are also operating at full capacity, and the Tea says

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<v Speaker 8>that it's committed to robust inspections, maintenance, and track repairs

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<v Speaker 8>so the sister will operate reliably going forward. Mike Macklin WBZ,

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<v Speaker 8>Boston's news radio.

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<v Speaker 1>And soon there won't be any restrictions on the Orange

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<v Speaker 1>Line either. MBTA officials say that the work was supposed

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<v Speaker 1>to be done last night, but the snow forced them

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<v Speaker 1>to reschedule it to tonight. Once that's complete, the Orange

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<v Speaker 1>Line will also be slow zone free. And a New

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<v Speaker 1>York man pleads guilty to targeting and stealing from Asian

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<v Speaker 1>families homes in several Massachusetts Towns. Prosecutors say Juan Casanto

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<v Speaker 1>racially targeted homes in Newton, Quincy, Wellesley, and Andover in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty one, stealing two hundred thousand dollars worth of cash, jewelry, watches,

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<v Speaker 1>and even a gun. Gastano pleaded guilty to twenty one

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<v Speaker 1>indictments for targeting and burglarizing homes owned by Asian and

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<v Speaker 1>South Asian families. He is already serving a prison sentence

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<v Speaker 1>up to eleven years in New York for similar conduct,

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<v Speaker 1>but for his Massachusetts crimes, he'll be tacking on four

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<v Speaker 1>to five years to HISS, which will run consecutively with

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<v Speaker 1>his sentence in New York. A co defendant is due

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<v Speaker 1>to face trial in April. And forget the Witches, it's

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<v Speaker 1>time for holiday shopping. Wbz's Jared Brosnan explains.

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<v Speaker 5>Salem's best known for its Halloween festivities, but there's no

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<v Speaker 5>shortage of Christmas fund in the Witch City. Unlike in

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<v Speaker 5>October when they encourage you to take public transportation, they're

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<v Speaker 5>offering free parking now through Christmas. This applies to municipal lots, garages,

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<v Speaker 5>and those pesky meters, so you won't have to sprint

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<v Speaker 5>back to your car after shopping. Jared Brosnan, WBZ Boston's

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<v Speaker 5>news radio.

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<v Speaker 1>And tire pressure problems forced Tesla to recall almost seven

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<v Speaker 1>hundred thousand vehicles. The recall affects the twenty twenty four

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<v Speaker 1>Cyber Truck, the twenty seventeen through twenty twenty five Model three,

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<v Speaker 1>and the twenty twenty to twenty twenty five Model Wise.

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<v Speaker 1>In a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,

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<v Speaker 1>TESLA says there's a problem with the tire pressure warning light,

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<v Speaker 1>so that light will not necessarily go on when your

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<v Speaker 1>tire pressure is low, which could result in an accident.

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<v Speaker 1>TESLA says it's re leasing a software update that will

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<v Speaker 1>fix the issue. You are now in the loop for

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<v Speaker 1>news updates throughout the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio

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<v Speaker 1>on the iHeartRadio app. I'm Emma Friedman, WBZ Boston's news

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