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

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<v Speaker 2>Sonny fifty one degrees in Boston, headed for sixty. It's

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<v Speaker 2>eleven o'clock. I'm Laurie Kirby, raising the state for the

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<v Speaker 2>trade war. Wall Street is scrambling after President Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 2>just announced he will double some of the tariffs against Canada.

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<v Speaker 2>The latest now in the special report from.

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<v Speaker 3>CBS News on social media.

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<v Speaker 1>President Trump just announced he will double the tariffs on

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<v Speaker 1>all Canadian steel and aluminum to fifty percent in retaliation

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<v Speaker 1>for the province of Ontario and acting at twenty five

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<v Speaker 1>percent tariff on the electricity it sends to the US.

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<v Speaker 1>Trump says the tariff increase will take effect tomorrow. He's

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<v Speaker 1>also threatening to increase the April second tariffs on cars,

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<v Speaker 1>which he says will essentially shut down automaking in Canada.

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<v Speaker 1>Trump says the only way to make the tariffs disappear

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<v Speaker 1>is to make Canada the fifty first state tariff. Flash

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<v Speaker 1>is just one reason stocks are down again this morning.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's CBS News Business analyst Jill Slessinger.

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<v Speaker 4>Where we are is essentially that the world of investing

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<v Speaker 4>is made up of human beings. Those human beings are

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<v Speaker 4>feeling a little freaked out by the on again, off

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<v Speaker 4>again tariffs, retaliations, cuts at the government, and it is

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<v Speaker 4>making people feel concerned enough that we could see the

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<v Speaker 4>economy slow down.

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<v Speaker 1>CBS News Special Report.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Michael Wallace, and again, on top of that nine

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<v Speaker 2>hundred point plunge on the Dow yesterday, we're seeing another

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<v Speaker 2>drop of six hundred and twelve points. That's a loss

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<v Speaker 2>of one and a half percent. The S and P

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<v Speaker 2>and the Nasdaq are trading down as well. We'll have

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<v Speaker 2>a lot more in the latest numbers. Live from Bloomberg

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<v Speaker 2>Business News Andrew Oday at eleven eight, and we just

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<v Speaker 2>heard from Speaker Mike Johnson holding a brief news conference

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<v Speaker 2>in Washington, saying he's got the votes. Of course, the

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<v Speaker 2>proof is in the pudding. They haven't voted yet on

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<v Speaker 2>a stop gap measure to keep the federal government funded

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<v Speaker 2>through the end of September and avoid a potential shut down.

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<v Speaker 5>With House Democrats vowing to withhold their support, Republicans can

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<v Speaker 5>only afford a single defection. Vice President Vance heads to

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<v Speaker 5>Capitol Hill today to rally Republicans. Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massey,

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<v Speaker 5>who's a frequent no vote on continuing resolutions, says he'll

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<v Speaker 5>vote against this one too. Overnight, President Trump called Massi

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<v Speaker 5>a grand stander who should be primaried. If the spending

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<v Speaker 5>bill does pass the House, it'll be up to doge

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<v Speaker 5>wary Democrats in the Senate to decide whether to block

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<v Speaker 5>it with a filibuster.

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<v Speaker 2>The measure would boost defend spending by six billion dollars

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<v Speaker 2>compared to last year and lower non defense spending by

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<v Speaker 2>thirteen billion. Could the battle over auditing the Massachusetts legislature

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<v Speaker 2>involve the Supreme Judicial Court? Auditor Diana dezaglio is hinted

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<v Speaker 2>that it could, but not according to top lawmakers. Of course,

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<v Speaker 2>they've been at odds over this last year. Massachusetts voters

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<v Speaker 2>overwhelmingly voted to give Dezaglio's office the power to audit

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<v Speaker 2>the state legislature. The constitution states at the hig House

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<v Speaker 2>and Senate can seek an advisory opinion from the SJC,

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<v Speaker 2>but when asked about that idea this week, both the

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<v Speaker 2>House Speaker and the Senate president suggested it's not in

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<v Speaker 2>the cards. It may not be up to them. Demonstrators

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<v Speaker 2>back on the streets of New York and on the

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<v Speaker 2>campus of Columbia they are upset over the ice arrest

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<v Speaker 2>and possible deportation of a Palestinian grad student who is

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<v Speaker 2>also a protest organizer in the campus of Columbia University.

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<v Speaker 2>Hundreds of people have marched in his defense.

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<v Speaker 3>I am here today because I know in my bones,

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<v Speaker 3>as an American Jew, how dangerous it is when the

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<v Speaker 3>government starts abducting legal residents that they disagree with.

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<v Speaker 6>I am mortified as an American, as a Jew, and

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<v Speaker 6>as an alumnus of this institution, that you have been

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<v Speaker 6>taken into ice custody.

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<v Speaker 2>Taken into ice custody. But this deportation appears to be

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<v Speaker 2>on hold after a federal court judge ruled that he

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<v Speaker 2>cannot be deported yet. And again this is going to

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<v Speaker 2>be played out in the courts, like so much of

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<v Speaker 2>what we're seeing in terms of policy right now, Well,

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<v Speaker 2>we have nothing to worry about. In terms of the weather.

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<v Speaker 2>It feels like spring, the harbinger of spring, if you will.

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<v Speaker 2>Spring is March twentieth, the vernal equinox. We're hitting sixty today,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe above, a little bit cooler in the Capan Islands

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<v Speaker 2>by ten degrees. And that sunshine, of course lasts longer

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<v Speaker 2>now that we've changed our clocks. Beautiful sunset again tonight

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<v Speaker 2>for you chili tonight in the thirty zone everywhere, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>colder in the Berkshires Tomorrow, more sun, cooler weather, wet

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<v Speaker 2>snow a potential on Thursday. Let's go back to our

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<v Speaker 2>top story, fears of a possible recession adding fuel to

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<v Speaker 2>the fire. President Donald Trump has just said he is

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<v Speaker 2>doubling down and planning to double tariffs on some Canadian imports.

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<v Speaker 2>Wbz's Jim McKay taking the temperature of locals.

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<v Speaker 7>The struggles real.

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<v Speaker 6>Say that again here in brain Tree, talking with people

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<v Speaker 6>about to hop on the red line. And many have

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<v Speaker 6>been putting two or two together for a while now

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<v Speaker 6>at the economy could be on the verge of a recession.

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<v Speaker 8>Absolutely have noticed a difference. Something's become more expensive, and

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<v Speaker 8>I just tried to rebalance what I'm buy. I mean,

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<v Speaker 8>I was looking at, you know, a gallon of milk.

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<v Speaker 6>People already cutting back on spending, checking those prices twice.

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<v Speaker 6>One thing you shouldn't do is panic, especially with long

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<v Speaker 6>term investments like you're four oh one k. Any sort

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<v Speaker 6>of short term dip will result in a long term rebound.

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<v Speaker 8>The idea that the long term investments. I'm a big

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<v Speaker 8>fan of you know, It's like I didn't lose anything

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<v Speaker 8>until I sell, So I'm not selling.

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<v Speaker 6>Stay the course, stay on top of it, and keep

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<v Speaker 6>your financial ducks in a row. At Braintree. Jim MCKAWBZ,

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<v Speaker 6>Boston's News Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, those ducks are quacking loudly right now. We are

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<v Speaker 2>seeing significant losses across the board. On Wall Street Bloomberg

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<v Speaker 2>Business News at eleven oh eight. Five years ago today,

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<v Speaker 2>the World Health Organization declared COVID nineteen as a global pandemic.

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<v Speaker 3>The moment five years ago changed the world forever. The

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<v Speaker 3>head of the World Health Organization declaring COVID nineteen a

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<v Speaker 3>global pandemic.

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<v Speaker 8>COVID nineteen can be characterized as a pandemic.

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<v Speaker 3>The deadly virus spreading around the world, leading to lockdown's.

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<v Speaker 3>Washington State recorded the first COVID case in the US,

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<v Speaker 3>but New York City later became the epicenter. Michelle Franzen

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<v Speaker 3>ABC News.

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<v Speaker 2>And of course, the World Health Organization declared an end

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<v Speaker 2>to the COVID nineteen pandemic as a health emergency back

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<v Speaker 2>in May of twenty twenty three. Pandemic school closures were

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<v Speaker 2>learning more about how this disrupted the learning of kids.

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<v Speaker 7>I study published in Jama showed there was a drop

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<v Speaker 7>in language, cognitive development, and general knowledge among kids during

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<v Speaker 7>the pandemic, and it's believed lack of play and in

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<v Speaker 7>person interaction also played a role. The studies authors point out, however,

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<v Speaker 7>that language and cognitive development scores were dropping even before

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<v Speaker 7>the pandemic.

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<v Speaker 2>You are now in the loop for news updates, it's

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