Speaker 1: This is WBZY, Boston's news radio, redefining local news seventy
Speaker 1: three degrees in Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon, I'm
Speaker 1: Ben Parker. Here is what's happening. An historic summit going
Speaker 1: on right now in Alaska. President Trump and Russian President
Speaker 1: Vladimir Putin meeting to discuss a possible deal and the
Speaker 1: war in Ukraine. We get more now from ABC News.
Speaker 2: This is a special report from ABC News. I'm Chuck
Speaker 2: sebertson the Trump Putin summit in Alaska. The two leaders
Speaker 2: getting underway with their meeting after President Trump walked from
Speaker 2: Air Force One down a red carpet with Russian President
Speaker 2: Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Ellendorth Richardson in Anchorage and
Speaker 2: then post for pictures before starting their talks. As Trump
Speaker 2: and Putin met, a B two bomber and four F
Speaker 2: thirty five fighter jets flew overhead. Defense officials say mister
Speaker 2: Trump's goal, according to what he told reporters on Air
Speaker 2: Force One before he landed.
Speaker 1: I want to see seas fire rapidly.
Speaker 2: I don't know it's going to be today, but I'm
Speaker 2: not going to be happy if it's that's today. On
Speaker 2: putin former US Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor. He gets
Speaker 2: a photo op and he gets to tell his Russian colleagues,
Speaker 2: the Russian people.
Speaker 3: That look, I'm standing here next to the President of
Speaker 3: the United States.
Speaker 2: That's because he's desperate for this beach. Coauch between the
Speaker 2: leaders will also include Secretary of State Marco Rubio and
Speaker 2: Special Diplomat Steve Whitcoff and the Russian counterparts.
Speaker 1: This is ABC News scour oh one will continue to
Speaker 1: monitor the developments out of Alaska with the summit between
Speaker 1: the presidents. State Auditor Diana Desoglio says she's found significant
Speaker 1: problems at the Cannabis Control Commission. The auditor out with
Speaker 1: a new audit that looks at the state agency's operations
Speaker 1: between twenty twenty two and twenty twenty four. The audit,
Speaker 1: among other things, claims that there was potential favoritism and
Speaker 1: there weren't any proper digital or paper records being kept
Speaker 1: on fee collections. The audit also says the Commission did
Speaker 1: not properly enforce regulations and there was a lack of supervision.
Speaker 1: A spokesperson for the commission telling WBZ News Radio they've
Speaker 1: been working closely with the Auditor's office and have made
Speaker 1: progress on many issues that were raised. New legal action
Speaker 1: connected to last month's fire at the Gabriel House in
Speaker 1: Fall River. Wbz's Madison Rodgers with the tails.
Speaker 4: It's the first wrongful death lawsuit after ten residents were
Speaker 4: killed in a nightmare blaze at an assisted living home,
Speaker 4: filed on behalf of Margaret Duddy. Peggy was sixty nine
Speaker 4: years old, a Fall River native who lost her life
Speaker 4: in the fire last month. James Duddy, her son, has
Speaker 4: filed the suit in Bristol Superior Court, accusing owner Dennis
Speaker 4: Etzkorn and Dartmouth based Fire Systems Inc. Of reckless conduct,
Speaker 4: gross negligence, and violating standards of care for assisted living facilities.
Speaker 4: They alleged there were only two staffers on hand the
Speaker 4: night of the fire, and emergency response plans were non
Speaker 4: existent or inadequate. Meantime, a review of state inspections by
Speaker 4: The Herald News and Fall River shows repeated citations for
Speaker 4: improperly trained staff and lacks reporting of resident emergencies. Etscorn
Speaker 4: has said that safety at the building was paramount. Madison
Speaker 4: Rogers w b Z Boston's news radio.
Speaker 1: Aaron is official the first hurricane of the twenty twenty
Speaker 1: five Atlantic season. The storm upgraded to a Category one
Speaker 1: storm this morning. It's about four hundred and sixty miles
Speaker 1: east of the Caribbean Islands, with maximum sustained winds of
Speaker 1: seventy five miles an hour. Forecasters say Erin is heading
Speaker 1: west towards the US, expected to veer north and right
Speaker 1: now pos there's no threat to the East coast, it
Speaker 1: may blow up into a Category three hurricane over the weekend.
Speaker 1: Pretty nice day, pretty nice night, Pretty nice tomorrow. Well,
Speaker 1: let's get you through the evening tonight. She have only
Speaker 1: sixty degrees for the low, with mainly clear skies, and
Speaker 1: still that comfortable weather. That's the humidity has gone away
Speaker 1: mostly Sunday tomorrow comfortable seventy seven in Boston, mid eighties
Speaker 1: as you had inland. If you miss the humidity, don't worry,
Speaker 1: it's coming back. Tomorrow night a little muggy sixty eight
Speaker 1: with mainly clear skies, and then Sunday we've got the
Speaker 1: muggies and we'll have hot weather too. Some spots could
Speaker 1: get to about ninety degrees with some sunshine and clouds.
Speaker 1: Had a thunder storm War two in the afternoon or evening,
Speaker 1: and then Monday, we're right back into the cooler, less
Speaker 1: humid weather. Temperatures on Monday with some sunshine, the load
Speaker 1: of mid seventies. Right now, we're at seventy three degrees
Speaker 1: in Boston. Well, if it feels like some are flying by,
Speaker 1: here's another sign that may support that theory. And it's spooky.
Speaker 5: Well, didn't to.
Speaker 1: The parking lot this morning, and my daughter went, oh
Speaker 1: my gosh, Pirit Halloween's open.
Speaker 3: That's Shelley with her daughter Maddie, who's happy to see
Speaker 3: the Spirit Halloween store in Tewksbury is reopened.
Speaker 2: I was really excited.
Speaker 5: Yeah, what didn't we say we're gonna do.
Speaker 2: We're gonna tell my aunts.
Speaker 1: We're gonna go home and get her little cousins and
Speaker 1: her aunt because they are people who don't mind it
Speaker 1: coming this early.
Speaker 4: Shelley, not so much.
Speaker 1: I'm not killing some' is just starting.
Speaker 3: We're mid August, two and a half months until Halloween.
Speaker 5: Too soon.
Speaker 4: Who plans that far ahead?
Speaker 3: Certainly not I At about a half dozen Spirit Halloween
Speaker 3: stores are reopening on this day, along with several in
Speaker 3: New Hampshire, including Nashua. Many other locations say they're opening
Speaker 3: soon or should I say too soon? And tikes Very
Speaker 3: Sherry Small w Bus Boston's news radio.
Speaker 1: It's candy to die for, not to die for. Mars
Speaker 1: Wrigley introducing candy without synthetic dies next year. According to
Speaker 1: the company, M and M Skittle's original Extra Gums, Spearmint
Speaker 1: and Starburst original fruit toos won't include synthetic dies. They'll
Speaker 1: be available to purchase online. Throughout the US, a number
Speaker 1: of food manufacturers have announced plans to ditch synthetic colors.
Speaker 1: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior set
Speaker 1: out to get companies to drop artificial food dies. Mars
Speaker 1: was considered to hold out. Kellogg Is saying it's not
Speaker 1: going to use dyes and some of it's serials moving forward.
Speaker 1: The nation's capital is suing the Trump administration for the
Speaker 1: takeover of the city's police department.
Speaker 5: Washington, d C. Is suing to block President Donald Trump's
Speaker 5: takeover of the DC Police Department. District of Columbia Attorney
Speaker 5: General Brian Schwalb is seeking an emergency restraining order in
Speaker 5: federal court, saying the police takeover is illegal and threatens
Speaker 5: to wreak operational havoc. The suit comes after US Attorney
Speaker 5: General Pam Bondi announced Thursday night that the head of
Speaker 5: the Drug Enforcement Administration would assume the DC Police chief's
Speaker 5: duties and would have to approve any orders issued to officers.
Speaker 5: Schwab argues in the lawsuit that the new order goes
Speaker 5: beyond Trump's authority and implementing it would sow chaos. Donna Warder, Washington.
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