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<v Speaker 1>This is WBZY, Boston's news radio, redefining local news seventy

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<v Speaker 1>three degrees in Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Parker. Here is what's happening. An historic summit going

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<v Speaker 1>on right now in Alaska. President Trump and Russian President

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<v Speaker 1>Vladimir Putin meeting to discuss a possible deal and the

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<v Speaker 1>war in Ukraine. We get more now from ABC News.

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<v Speaker 2>This is a special report from ABC News. I'm Chuck

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<v Speaker 2>sebertson the Trump Putin summit in Alaska. The two leaders

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<v Speaker 2>getting underway with their meeting after President Trump walked from

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<v Speaker 2>Air Force One down a red carpet with Russian President

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<v Speaker 2>Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Ellendorth Richardson in Anchorage and

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<v Speaker 2>then post for pictures before starting their talks. As Trump

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<v Speaker 2>and Putin met, a B two bomber and four F

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<v Speaker 2>thirty five fighter jets flew overhead. Defense officials say mister

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<v Speaker 2>Trump's goal, according to what he told reporters on Air

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<v Speaker 2>Force One before he landed.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to see seas fire rapidly.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know it's going to be today, but I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not going to be happy if it's that's today. On

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<v Speaker 2>putin former US Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor. He gets

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<v Speaker 2>a photo op and he gets to tell his Russian colleagues,

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<v Speaker 2>the Russian people.

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<v Speaker 3>That look, I'm standing here next to the President of

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<v Speaker 3>the United States.

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<v Speaker 2>That's because he's desperate for this beach. Coauch between the

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<v Speaker 2>leaders will also include Secretary of State Marco Rubio and

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<v Speaker 2>Special Diplomat Steve Whitcoff and the Russian counterparts.

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<v Speaker 1>This is ABC News scour oh one will continue to

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<v Speaker 1>monitor the developments out of Alaska with the summit between

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<v Speaker 1>the presidents. State Auditor Diana Desoglio says she's found significant

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<v Speaker 1>problems at the Cannabis Control Commission. The auditor out with

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<v Speaker 1>a new audit that looks at the state agency's operations

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<v Speaker 1>between twenty twenty two and twenty twenty four. The audit,

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<v Speaker 1>among other things, claims that there was potential favoritism and

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<v Speaker 1>there weren't any proper digital or paper records being kept

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<v Speaker 1>on fee collections. The audit also says the Commission did

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<v Speaker 1>not properly enforce regulations and there was a lack of supervision.

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<v Speaker 1>A spokesperson for the commission telling WBZ News Radio they've

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<v Speaker 1>been working closely with the Auditor's office and have made

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<v Speaker 1>progress on many issues that were raised. New legal action

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<v Speaker 1>connected to last month's fire at the Gabriel House in

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<v Speaker 1>Fall River. Wbz's Madison Rodgers with the tails.

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<v Speaker 4>It's the first wrongful death lawsuit after ten residents were

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<v Speaker 4>killed in a nightmare blaze at an assisted living home,

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<v Speaker 4>filed on behalf of Margaret Duddy. Peggy was sixty nine

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<v Speaker 4>years old, a Fall River native who lost her life

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<v Speaker 4>in the fire last month. James Duddy, her son, has

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<v Speaker 4>filed the suit in Bristol Superior Court, accusing owner Dennis

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<v Speaker 4>Etzkorn and Dartmouth based Fire Systems Inc. Of reckless conduct,

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<v Speaker 4>gross negligence, and violating standards of care for assisted living facilities.

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<v Speaker 4>They alleged there were only two staffers on hand the

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<v Speaker 4>night of the fire, and emergency response plans were non

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<v Speaker 4>existent or inadequate. Meantime, a review of state inspections by

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<v Speaker 4>The Herald News and Fall River shows repeated citations for

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<v Speaker 4>improperly trained staff and lacks reporting of resident emergencies. Etscorn

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<v Speaker 4>has said that safety at the building was paramount. Madison

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<v Speaker 4>Rogers w b Z Boston's news radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron is official the first hurricane of the twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 1>five Atlantic season. The storm upgraded to a Category one

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<v Speaker 1>storm this morning. It's about four hundred and sixty miles

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<v Speaker 1>east of the Caribbean Islands, with maximum sustained winds of

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<v Speaker 1>seventy five miles an hour. Forecasters say Erin is heading

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<v Speaker 1>west towards the US, expected to veer north and right

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<v Speaker 1>now pos there's no threat to the East coast, it

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<v Speaker 1>may blow up into a Category three hurricane over the weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>Pretty nice day, pretty nice night, Pretty nice tomorrow. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>let's get you through the evening tonight. She have only

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<v Speaker 1>sixty degrees for the low, with mainly clear skies, and

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<v Speaker 1>still that comfortable weather. That's the humidity has gone away

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<v Speaker 1>mostly Sunday tomorrow comfortable seventy seven in Boston, mid eighties

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<v Speaker 1>as you had inland. If you miss the humidity, don't worry,

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<v Speaker 1>it's coming back. Tomorrow night a little muggy sixty eight

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<v Speaker 1>with mainly clear skies, and then Sunday we've got the

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<v Speaker 1>muggies and we'll have hot weather too. Some spots could

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<v Speaker 1>get to about ninety degrees with some sunshine and clouds.

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<v Speaker 1>Had a thunder storm War two in the afternoon or evening,

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<v Speaker 1>and then Monday, we're right back into the cooler, less

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<v Speaker 1>humid weather. Temperatures on Monday with some sunshine, the load

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<v Speaker 1>of mid seventies. Right now, we're at seventy three degrees

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<v Speaker 1>in Boston. Well, if it feels like some are flying by,

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<v Speaker 1>here's another sign that may support that theory. And it's spooky.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, didn't to.

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<v Speaker 1>The parking lot this morning, and my daughter went, oh

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<v Speaker 1>my gosh, Pirit Halloween's open.

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<v Speaker 3>That's Shelley with her daughter Maddie, who's happy to see

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<v Speaker 3>the Spirit Halloween store in Tewksbury is reopened.

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<v Speaker 2>I was really excited.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, what didn't we say we're gonna do.

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<v Speaker 2>We're gonna tell my aunts.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna go home and get her little cousins and

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<v Speaker 1>her aunt because they are people who don't mind it

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<v Speaker 1>coming this early.

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<v Speaker 4>Shelley, not so much.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not killing some' is just starting.

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<v Speaker 3>We're mid August, two and a half months until Halloween.

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<v Speaker 5>Too soon.

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<v Speaker 4>Who plans that far ahead?

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<v Speaker 3>Certainly not I At about a half dozen Spirit Halloween

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<v Speaker 3>stores are reopening on this day, along with several in

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<v Speaker 3>New Hampshire, including Nashua. Many other locations say they're opening

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<v Speaker 3>soon or should I say too soon? And tikes Very

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<v Speaker 3>Sherry Small w Bus Boston's news radio.

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<v Speaker 1>It's candy to die for, not to die for. Mars

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<v Speaker 1>Wrigley introducing candy without synthetic dies next year. According to

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<v Speaker 1>the company, M and M Skittle's original Extra Gums, Spearmint

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<v Speaker 1>and Starburst original fruit toos won't include synthetic dies. They'll

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<v Speaker 1>be available to purchase online. Throughout the US, a number

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<v Speaker 1>of food manufacturers have announced plans to ditch synthetic colors.

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<v Speaker 1>Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior set

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<v Speaker 1>out to get companies to drop artificial food dies. Mars

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<v Speaker 1>was considered to hold out. Kellogg Is saying it's not

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<v Speaker 1>going to use dyes and some of it's serials moving forward.

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<v Speaker 1>The nation's capital is suing the Trump administration for the

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<v Speaker 1>takeover of the city's police department.

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<v Speaker 5>Washington, d C. Is suing to block President Donald Trump's

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<v Speaker 5>takeover of the DC Police Department. District of Columbia Attorney

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<v Speaker 5>General Brian Schwalb is seeking an emergency restraining order in

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<v Speaker 5>federal court, saying the police takeover is illegal and threatens

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<v Speaker 5>to wreak operational havoc. The suit comes after US Attorney

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<v Speaker 5>General Pam Bondi announced Thursday night that the head of

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<v Speaker 5>the Drug Enforcement Administration would assume the DC Police chief's

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<v Speaker 5>duties and would have to approve any orders issued to officers.

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<v Speaker 5>Schwab argues in the lawsuit that the new order goes

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<v Speaker 5>beyond Trump's authority and implementing it would sow chaos. Donna Warder, Washington.

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<v Speaker 1>You are now in the loop for news updates throughout

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Ben Parker, WBZ, Boston's news radio