WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.639 --> 00:00:07.440 It's Nightside with Dan Ray on WBS Boston's news radio. 2 00:00:07.839 --> 00:00:10.400 Thank you very much, Nicol, as we start another week 3 00:00:10.480 --> 00:00:12.880 of Nightside, I will be with you all week long, 4 00:00:13.000 --> 00:00:16.719 Monday through Friday night from eight until midnight on each 5 00:00:16.760 --> 00:00:18.079 of those evenings, and. 6 00:00:18.039 --> 00:00:22.359 We will have a variety of guests this week. Later 7 00:00:22.440 --> 00:00:24.960 on tonight, we're going to talk with Plymouth County District 8 00:00:25.000 --> 00:00:30.559 Attorney Tim Cruz about that really insane, crazy murder in 9 00:00:30.719 --> 00:00:34.640 the middle of Plymouth Friday night. Later on tonight will 10 00:00:34.640 --> 00:00:40.920 talk about the non endorsements of that are not being 11 00:00:40.960 --> 00:00:44.759 made by major newspapers and major unions. Later on this week, 12 00:00:44.799 --> 00:00:47.759 we'll talk with a couple of pollsters about the presidential race, 13 00:00:47.759 --> 00:00:52.679 Spencer Kimball of Emerson College, Dave Paleologus of Suffolk University. 14 00:00:53.560 --> 00:00:55.960 And we will also talk with a realtor I know 15 00:00:56.039 --> 00:00:58.880 on Wednesday night about would you buy a haunted house? 16 00:00:59.280 --> 00:01:02.520 A house that we're totally had been haunted. I don't 17 00:01:02.520 --> 00:01:05.319 know that I would, but maybe some braver souls would. 18 00:01:06.000 --> 00:01:10.560 As we start off the week, let me welcome Dan Cantano, 19 00:01:10.599 --> 00:01:12.680 who is going to be our producer all week. Rob 20 00:01:12.680 --> 00:01:16.040 Brooks is on a well deserved vacation. But Dan is 21 00:01:16.040 --> 00:01:17.840 gonna have been working with Rob now for a couple 22 00:01:17.879 --> 00:01:20.120 of weeks and he's all set to fly the plane 23 00:01:20.200 --> 00:01:23.000 solo tonight. So we also, by the way, have to 24 00:01:23.040 --> 00:01:25.239 tell you that at nine o'clock tonight, I'm going to 25 00:01:25.280 --> 00:01:29.400 give away a couple of tickets to what's called Celtic Thunder, No, 26 00:01:29.560 --> 00:01:32.920 not the basketball team, Celtic Thunder, a musical journey with 27 00:01:33.000 --> 00:01:38.159 Irish music sensations. Sensations Celtic Thunder live down at Foxwood, 28 00:01:38.239 --> 00:01:40.760 and we're going to open up phone lines. Don't call now, 29 00:01:40.840 --> 00:01:43.599 we'll open up phone lines. After the nine o'clock news, 30 00:01:43.599 --> 00:01:47.239 we'll clear all the phone lines. So we'll explain that 31 00:01:47.319 --> 00:01:49.799 after the nine o'clock news. But first we're going to 32 00:01:49.840 --> 00:01:52.400 do the night Side News Update, which we do every 33 00:01:52.480 --> 00:01:54.719 night from eight until midnight. There'll be no phone calls 34 00:01:55.079 --> 00:01:57.560 during this hour, but we'll have four very interesting guests. 35 00:01:57.599 --> 00:02:02.280 We're going to start off with Danielle Ferrier, who is 36 00:02:02.319 --> 00:02:05.879 the CEO of Heading Home, Boston area's largest provider of 37 00:02:05.959 --> 00:02:10.120 services for homeless families with children. Danielle Ferrier, Welcome to NIGHTSTT. 38 00:02:10.159 --> 00:02:11.039 How are you this evening. 39 00:02:11.960 --> 00:02:14.479 I'm good, Thanks so much for having me, Dan, You're 40 00:02:14.479 --> 00:02:15.199 more than welcome. 41 00:02:15.199 --> 00:02:18.879 Tell us, first of all, Heading Home, who does it serve, 42 00:02:19.360 --> 00:02:22.719 as I understand you to serve both individuals and families. 43 00:02:23.719 --> 00:02:26.000 Tell us about the history of the program, and then 44 00:02:26.199 --> 00:02:28.479 I want to talk about what the status is of 45 00:02:28.520 --> 00:02:31.479 the homeless problem here in Massachusetts. 46 00:02:32.560 --> 00:02:36.400 Sure, so Heading Home is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary this year. 47 00:02:37.199 --> 00:02:39.960 We serve both families and individuals, as you said, and 48 00:02:40.000 --> 00:02:42.400 we do a lot of work in shelter as well 49 00:02:42.479 --> 00:02:45.560 as deeply affordable housing. So, in terms of your haunted 50 00:02:45.599 --> 00:02:47.719 house question, if you told me how many units, I 51 00:02:47.800 --> 00:02:48.879 might be willing to talking about. 52 00:02:49.759 --> 00:02:51.680 Uh, well that will we will have to wait until 53 00:02:51.680 --> 00:02:55.599 Wednesday night, that's for sure. So how big a budget 54 00:02:55.599 --> 00:02:58.280 do you have, I mean the scope of the problem, 55 00:02:57.879 --> 00:03:02.400 how much money? How much funding does it take to 56 00:03:02.439 --> 00:03:05.400 deal with the homeless situation in Massachusetts. I'm assuming you 57 00:03:05.439 --> 00:03:08.159 get a lot of private contributions, but there also should 58 00:03:08.199 --> 00:03:09.599 be some government funding as well. 59 00:03:10.639 --> 00:03:14.199 There is, so we have state, federal, and private funding 60 00:03:14.199 --> 00:03:17.080 to your point. And so typically the budget for our 61 00:03:17.080 --> 00:03:20.759 shelter system has been close to four hundred million, and 62 00:03:20.800 --> 00:03:23.800 this year it's closer to one billion. As folks have 63 00:03:23.919 --> 00:03:27.639 probably hurt, and the difference is in the yes, I'm sorry, 64 00:03:27.639 --> 00:03:28.319 go ahead. 65 00:03:28.479 --> 00:03:30.919 No, no, no, I'm sure. We can talk about the 66 00:03:31.520 --> 00:03:34.159 influx of migrants and what impact that has had. So 67 00:03:34.599 --> 00:03:40.520 normally four hundred million, variety of sources, So at any 68 00:03:40.520 --> 00:03:46.199 given time in the past, how large Let's deal with 69 00:03:46.240 --> 00:03:51.520 the migrant situation separately. Traditionally, how many people in Massachusetts 70 00:03:51.639 --> 00:03:54.599 or how many families, whatever metric you used, how many 71 00:03:54.639 --> 00:03:57.520 folks in any given year, you know, before the huge 72 00:03:57.520 --> 00:04:00.240 influx of migrants that now you're trying to help out 73 00:04:00.240 --> 00:04:03.000 and deal with. Before that, what would what were the 74 00:04:03.080 --> 00:04:06.599 numbers that you were dealing with on an annual basis? 75 00:04:06.879 --> 00:04:08.039 Just round them off for me. 76 00:04:08.719 --> 00:04:11.360 Sure, and so let me just clarify. The four hundred 77 00:04:11.360 --> 00:04:14.439 million is the state budget for this, not heading homes budget. 78 00:04:15.240 --> 00:04:18.160 So typically on any given year we any. 79 00:04:18.839 --> 00:04:21.759 So you get less than four hundred million. If I'm say, yeah. 80 00:04:21.639 --> 00:04:24.360 Yeah, we are not a budget million, No, that's a 81 00:04:24.439 --> 00:04:26.720 state budget. We are approximately forty million. 82 00:04:27.319 --> 00:04:28.920 Okay, great, okay, can we serve. 83 00:04:28.800 --> 00:04:32.279 Last week, for example eighty Sorry sorry about that, No. 84 00:04:32.279 --> 00:04:34.839 Problem, No, that's I asked the questions. But I want 85 00:04:34.879 --> 00:04:37.399 to if I'm making an incorrect assumption. Thank you for 86 00:04:37.439 --> 00:04:42.000 that correction. So, before the migrants really arrived in for us, 87 00:04:42.079 --> 00:04:44.319 what were you dealing with in terms of traditionally the 88 00:04:44.360 --> 00:04:46.720 traditional homeless problem in Massachusetts? 89 00:04:47.959 --> 00:04:49.680 Sure, so I want to give in typical night, you 90 00:04:49.680 --> 00:04:52.600 had about thirty eight hundred to four thousand families in 91 00:04:52.639 --> 00:04:55.920 shelter in the state, and so over the year you'd 92 00:04:55.920 --> 00:04:59.639 see you know, seventy five hundred approximately as folks kind 93 00:04:59.639 --> 00:05:03.000 of come through the system. Some years those numbers are 94 00:05:03.000 --> 00:05:05.639 a bit lower, and obviously right now those numbers are. 95 00:05:05.519 --> 00:05:06.079 A bit higher. 96 00:05:06.839 --> 00:05:11.279 Sure, And so the Right to Shelter law, which was 97 00:05:11.319 --> 00:05:15.160 signed by Governor de Caucus in nineteen eighty three, had 98 00:05:15.199 --> 00:05:19.759 been a good piece of legislation that provided assistance because 99 00:05:19.800 --> 00:05:23.879 there are people always who fall out of fortune, who 100 00:05:24.279 --> 00:05:28.360 are in a bad relationship, and they need shelter. And 101 00:05:28.519 --> 00:05:31.160 that's why I pay my taxes, and I'm sure most 102 00:05:31.160 --> 00:05:34.079 people are very happy to pay taxes to help people, 103 00:05:35.360 --> 00:05:38.319 you know, who are amongst us who need help. So, 104 00:05:38.399 --> 00:05:41.560 now you have the overlay of the migrant population that 105 00:05:41.600 --> 00:05:43.959 has arrived in force in the last year and a 106 00:05:44.000 --> 00:05:47.639 half to two years, how much of an increase in 107 00:05:47.720 --> 00:05:51.120 percentage basis is the migrant population that has come in 108 00:05:51.240 --> 00:05:53.319 that now you also have to try to help. 109 00:05:54.560 --> 00:05:56.519 Yeah, So if we go back to the origin of 110 00:05:56.519 --> 00:05:58.959 the law, it's actually a child welfare law. So the 111 00:05:59.079 --> 00:06:02.120 law was created for children so that children did not 112 00:06:02.160 --> 00:06:03.879 sleep on the street. So to your point about our 113 00:06:03.920 --> 00:06:06.319 tax dollars, right, it is about making sure children aren't 114 00:06:06.319 --> 00:06:07.079 sleeping on the street. 115 00:06:07.519 --> 00:06:10.480 And when you look at industry, you know better, Danielle, 116 00:06:10.480 --> 00:06:12.120 you know it better than I. But I was there 117 00:06:12.240 --> 00:06:14.839 the day that the who had decided the law. I 118 00:06:14.879 --> 00:06:16.600 was working as a TV reporter at the time, and 119 00:06:16.639 --> 00:06:20.839 my understanding was was intended for primarily for women and 120 00:06:21.399 --> 00:06:23.560 women with children and pregnant women as well. 121 00:06:23.600 --> 00:06:25.160 Obviously, that's right, that's right. 122 00:06:25.639 --> 00:06:29.360 Right, So, yes, that's that's the real focus. It was 123 00:06:29.399 --> 00:06:32.240 not intended for single adult. 124 00:06:31.879 --> 00:06:36.560 Males, that is right, that is right. The groupings of 125 00:06:36.600 --> 00:06:40.000 adults are often served in different secretariats in other ways 126 00:06:40.120 --> 00:06:42.120 as well as the same housing secretariat. 127 00:06:42.800 --> 00:06:43.600 If we look at. 128 00:06:43.519 --> 00:06:45.959 The you asked me a question about the changes in 129 00:06:46.040 --> 00:06:49.160 terms of the influx of newly arriving families, right, so 130 00:06:49.240 --> 00:06:51.680 we know we had a system that was already taxed 131 00:06:51.759 --> 00:06:54.879 based on housing affordability here in the state of Massachusetts, right, 132 00:06:54.920 --> 00:06:56.759 So a system that was kind of struggling to keep 133 00:06:56.839 --> 00:07:02.000 up to begin with. So any additional needed, you know, 134 00:07:02.120 --> 00:07:07.160 is the straw factor. Right, And so we do see 135 00:07:07.240 --> 00:07:09.720 what we see now as in heading home, for example, 136 00:07:09.759 --> 00:07:13.399 about sixty percent of our families, our Massachusetts residents in 137 00:07:13.439 --> 00:07:17.040 about forty percent are the newly arriving families coming through 138 00:07:17.319 --> 00:07:20.160 our overflow site in Norfolk, Okay. 139 00:07:20.439 --> 00:07:25.319 And the overflow site in Norfolk is the former base 140 00:07:25.399 --> 00:07:29.879 date correctional facility. How many that is correct? How many families? 141 00:07:29.920 --> 00:07:32.399 How many family units or individuals are being housed out there? 142 00:07:32.439 --> 00:07:34.920 Because I know the folks in Norfolk have had a 143 00:07:34.959 --> 00:07:39.000 tough time getting information from the state as to how 144 00:07:39.079 --> 00:07:41.480 long that facility was going to be used, how much 145 00:07:41.519 --> 00:07:45.439 money was used to cop to to basically accommodate people 146 00:07:45.959 --> 00:07:50.040 to rehabilitate the facility, and how long it's supposed to 147 00:07:50.040 --> 00:07:53.600 remain open. So can you answer some of those thoughts 148 00:07:53.759 --> 00:07:56.319 are being given shelter out there, so. 149 00:07:56.560 --> 00:07:58.120 We know who this one. By a family account, you 150 00:07:58.120 --> 00:08:02.199 do buy occupancy allowable occupy, so maximum capacity we're allowed 151 00:08:02.199 --> 00:08:05.680 to four hundred and five humans in those buildings there. 152 00:08:05.959 --> 00:08:09.639 Okay, those four hundred and five, do you have any 153 00:08:09.680 --> 00:08:11.839 idea how many of them are children and now are 154 00:08:11.879 --> 00:08:14.800 being incorporated into the Norfolk public schools? I know that 155 00:08:14.920 --> 00:08:16.160 was an issue at one point. 156 00:08:17.199 --> 00:08:17.439 Yeah. 157 00:08:17.560 --> 00:08:20.360 Right now, right now, we have very few kids that 158 00:08:20.399 --> 00:08:22.839 are in the school system. I mean, based on the 159 00:08:22.839 --> 00:08:26.160 policy changes that the governor put in place, not all 160 00:08:26.199 --> 00:08:28.920 of the kids are necessarily hitting the kind of marker 161 00:08:29.000 --> 00:08:32.679 where they have to be enrolled. But they're approximately a 162 00:08:32.720 --> 00:08:33.960 dozen kids. 163 00:08:34.279 --> 00:08:39.600 Okay. And is that facility open ended or there was 164 00:08:39.639 --> 00:08:42.360 a point in time No, no, no representation was made 165 00:08:42.360 --> 00:08:44.559 that it would be open for a certain period of time. 166 00:08:45.399 --> 00:08:47.320 That is correct. That is still the case. It has 167 00:08:47.360 --> 00:08:50.200 a temporary certificate docupancy with a maximum of a year 168 00:08:50.240 --> 00:08:52.279 on it. That has not changed. 169 00:08:52.919 --> 00:08:57.039 Okay, So it could close, It could, but depending upon 170 00:08:57.120 --> 00:09:00.960 the need, it could close earlier than a year. But 171 00:09:01.000 --> 00:09:03.320 it is not intended to stay open any longer than 172 00:09:03.360 --> 00:09:03.679 a year. 173 00:09:04.159 --> 00:09:04.960 That is correct. 174 00:09:05.639 --> 00:09:09.720 Okay. Look, thank you for answering the questions so directly 175 00:09:09.840 --> 00:09:13.720 and so so clearly. So many people who I will 176 00:09:13.799 --> 00:09:18.639 talk to in situations like this, I'm willing to discuss 177 00:09:18.720 --> 00:09:22.120 questions or answer questions, and you know, I think people 178 00:09:22.200 --> 00:09:24.679 need to know what their text dollars are going for. 179 00:09:24.879 --> 00:09:27.200 And you made a great presentation today. Whether or not 180 00:09:27.279 --> 00:09:30.240 people agree with migrants coming or going or whatever, that's 181 00:09:30.279 --> 00:09:34.159 an issue. But your answers have been really fully incomplete, 182 00:09:34.200 --> 00:09:35.399 and I just want to say thank you. Is there 183 00:09:35.440 --> 00:09:37.799 anything you feel that I haven't asked that you'd like 184 00:09:37.840 --> 00:09:38.240 to add? 185 00:09:41.240 --> 00:09:42.559 I don't think so. I mean, I think the one 186 00:09:42.559 --> 00:09:44.679 thing that people sometimes ask me they'll answer for you, 187 00:09:45.000 --> 00:09:47.360 is if the families that are in the Norfolk site, 188 00:09:47.360 --> 00:09:50.039 for example, are here legally. So let me just say 189 00:09:50.080 --> 00:09:53.399 they actually are here legally under federal immigration law, because 190 00:09:53.399 --> 00:09:55.240 I know that's a question folks do sometimes have for 191 00:09:55.279 --> 00:09:56.360 an early arriving families. 192 00:09:57.399 --> 00:09:59.039 Yeah. 193 00:09:59.120 --> 00:10:02.960 I will probably disagree with you on that that some 194 00:10:03.039 --> 00:10:06.120 of them have been flown in. Uh, these are decisions 195 00:10:06.120 --> 00:10:08.840 and exceptions that have been made by the Biden administration. 196 00:10:09.759 --> 00:10:12.399 Are none of them people who have come across the 197 00:10:12.440 --> 00:10:13.279 border illegally? 198 00:10:14.720 --> 00:10:17.159 No, all or in our side have refuge your asylum 199 00:10:17.240 --> 00:10:19.159 status by the central government. 200 00:10:19.720 --> 00:10:22.039 Okay, Well, if you come across the border and you 201 00:10:22.159 --> 00:10:28.120 claim that that that you have been persecuted or are 202 00:10:28.200 --> 00:10:33.120 under threat of persecution, you then claiming that status are 203 00:10:33.120 --> 00:10:36.480 given that status without any real proof, and then, as 204 00:10:36.519 --> 00:10:39.399 I understand it, you are given a court date to 205 00:10:39.559 --> 00:10:43.879 come and adjudicate that claim in that court anywhere from six, 206 00:10:44.080 --> 00:10:47.559 seven or eight years. So it's it's a bit of, 207 00:10:48.240 --> 00:10:50.519 you know, at least in my opinion, opinion, sort of 208 00:10:50.559 --> 00:10:55.080 a governmental euphemism here in which people by simply saying 209 00:10:55.120 --> 00:10:57.919 the words I'm here as an economic you know, as 210 00:10:58.159 --> 00:11:01.240 you know, I'm not an economic asciety, they say economic asylum, 211 00:11:01.279 --> 00:11:03.639 they're not allowed in. If they say I'm a political 212 00:11:04.240 --> 00:11:07.600 I'm claiming political asylum, they're able to come in. And 213 00:11:07.639 --> 00:11:10.039 I think people are smart enough to know what magic 214 00:11:10.039 --> 00:11:13.720 words they have to speak. So we'll just agree to 215 00:11:13.799 --> 00:11:15.039 disagree on that character. 216 00:11:16.279 --> 00:11:19.480 I don't know you agree disagrees, just the understanding we 217 00:11:19.559 --> 00:11:21.879 have legally, so I share it. When people ask the question, 218 00:11:22.200 --> 00:11:23.480 which is a very common one. 219 00:11:24.120 --> 00:11:26.000 Yeah, yeah, Well, some night, I'd love to have you 220 00:11:26.039 --> 00:11:28.080 come back and take calls, and if you'd like to 221 00:11:28.080 --> 00:11:30.480 take some call, not now tonight, but would you come 222 00:11:30.519 --> 00:11:32.399 back some night and we'll take some from it. 223 00:11:32.360 --> 00:11:34.559 Will be my pleasure to come back, absolutely, and I'll 224 00:11:34.600 --> 00:11:39.519 answer it directly then too. Thank you, very wonderful appreciate pleasure. 225 00:11:39.639 --> 00:11:40.440 Thank you. I enjoyed that. 226 00:11:40.600 --> 00:11:41.039 Thanks so much. 227 00:11:41.120 --> 00:11:41.480 Take care. 228 00:11:41.720 --> 00:11:45.120 All right, welcome back and to talk with doctor Scheris Johnson. 229 00:11:45.159 --> 00:11:48.879 She's an author and a psychotherapist. She's talking about expired mindsets. 230 00:11:49.320 --> 00:11:52.519 It's a book that she's written entitled Releasing Patterns That 231 00:11:52.600 --> 00:11:56.000 No Longer Serve You. Well, this is an interesting conversation 232 00:11:56.080 --> 00:11:58.440 and it's coming right up. I want to again thank 233 00:11:58.559 --> 00:12:04.720 Danielle Ferrier of the Boston Shelter the system here which 234 00:12:04.799 --> 00:12:10.519 is called again End Homelessness in Greater Boston about the 235 00:12:11.039 --> 00:12:13.679 program Heading Home. She was a delightful guest and we'll 236 00:12:13.679 --> 00:12:15.879 have her on so you can talk to her as well. 237 00:12:15.919 --> 00:12:18.399 We'll be back with doctor Sharis Johnson on night Side 238 00:12:18.440 --> 00:12:19.000 right after this. 239 00:12:21.039 --> 00:12:24.200 Now back to Dan Ray live from the Window World 240 00:12:24.320 --> 00:12:27.480 night Side Studios on WBZ News Radio. 241 00:12:29.000 --> 00:12:33.840 Okay, we have our guests mixed up. Mixed up just 242 00:12:33.879 --> 00:12:37.360 a little bit here, so not Dan's fault. We're going 243 00:12:37.440 --> 00:12:41.840 to talk with Marcy Crown. She's a filmmaker also is 244 00:12:41.879 --> 00:12:45.559 an actor in what's called Crown Family Films, and she's 245 00:12:45.679 --> 00:12:49.399 very much in support of the concept of the power 246 00:12:49.519 --> 00:12:54.720 of sports for amputees. She has a special movie premiere 247 00:12:54.759 --> 00:12:58.679 event coming up on November twelfth, twelfth at the Cinema 248 00:12:58.720 --> 00:13:01.440 in Salem. Yeah, I watched a piece that you did. 249 00:13:01.480 --> 00:13:04.320 I think it was at a San Diego television station. 250 00:13:04.639 --> 00:13:09.000 Very impressive. Tell us about the power of sports for amputees. 251 00:13:09.080 --> 00:13:12.120 I think all of us are familiar with para athletes 252 00:13:12.159 --> 00:13:13.720 and para olympias. 253 00:13:14.840 --> 00:13:18.200 Yes, thank you Dan for having me on air. It's 254 00:13:18.200 --> 00:13:26.440 a documentary future. It's about three people with legman loss 255 00:13:26.519 --> 00:13:29.799 and we're looking to participate and or compete in sports, 256 00:13:30.320 --> 00:13:33.960 and with the right tools, their success is unlimited. And 257 00:13:34.320 --> 00:13:37.840 I use tools loosely because that could mean anything from 258 00:13:38.200 --> 00:13:43.639 prosthetics to even zip ons. By be Free, they have 259 00:13:43.759 --> 00:13:46.080 the zips right along the side of the pants that 260 00:13:46.240 --> 00:13:49.440 allow the pants to fit right over the prosthetics. So 261 00:13:49.559 --> 00:13:54.960 anything to create a level playing field such as sports 262 00:13:55.159 --> 00:13:59.200 is the best way and also the best way to 263 00:13:59.200 --> 00:14:01.840 get to know the the ampute as well. 264 00:14:02.080 --> 00:14:04.240 So how did you get involved in this? I mean 265 00:14:04.360 --> 00:14:06.559 it says you're a filmmaker. I don't know if you've 266 00:14:06.600 --> 00:14:09.960 done other films or not, but is this kind of 267 00:14:09.600 --> 00:14:13.440 your life's cause or is this something that is part 268 00:14:13.559 --> 00:14:19.320 of a greater subject of film issues. 269 00:14:20.320 --> 00:14:24.799 Well, you know, I started an event planning in the 270 00:14:24.840 --> 00:14:28.039 sports field actually, and that's where my love of sports 271 00:14:28.080 --> 00:14:30.919 come in comes in. And back in Atlanta for the 272 00:14:31.000 --> 00:14:34.600 nineteen ninety six Paralympic Games, I was involved in that 273 00:14:35.200 --> 00:14:40.000 and my perceptions changed so much about the abilities of 274 00:14:40.080 --> 00:14:44.039 the amputees and other people with disabilities that I thought, 275 00:14:44.080 --> 00:14:47.399 you know what, I'm going to make my first feature. 276 00:14:47.480 --> 00:14:50.399 This is my first feature on sports which I love 277 00:14:50.799 --> 00:14:52.159 and amputees. 278 00:14:53.440 --> 00:14:56.679 So now this film is going to be premiered, it 279 00:14:56.759 --> 00:14:59.879 says Cinema Salem. Is that Salem, Massachusetts? 280 00:15:00.679 --> 00:15:04.480 Yes, Cinema say, how does the how does the film 281 00:15:04.559 --> 00:15:08.960 make up from San Diego end up with a special 282 00:15:09.080 --> 00:15:12.120 movie premiere event in Salem, Massachusetts? 283 00:15:13.159 --> 00:15:16.559 I know, Well, be Free that's one of my movie sponsors. 284 00:15:16.679 --> 00:15:20.600 They live in Boston, and I wanted. 285 00:15:20.360 --> 00:15:24.080 To have what is be what is b free? Clus Free? 286 00:15:24.720 --> 00:15:29.240 Yes, they provide zip ons, which are hands with zippers 287 00:15:29.279 --> 00:15:29.879 on the side. 288 00:15:29.919 --> 00:15:33.720 Oh yes, yes, yes, And actually interviewed them about a 289 00:15:33.799 --> 00:15:35.320 year or so ago. I think, Okay, now I know 290 00:15:35.399 --> 00:15:35.759 what that is. 291 00:15:35.840 --> 00:15:38.159 They Yes, they do some of these. 292 00:15:38.159 --> 00:15:44.320 These adaptive clothing for for people exactly who have prostatics. Yep, absolutely, 293 00:15:44.720 --> 00:15:47.559 and so so the movie. How how long is the 294 00:15:47.600 --> 00:15:48.600 mill is the movie? 295 00:15:49.639 --> 00:15:51.000 The movie is an hour and a half. 296 00:15:51.720 --> 00:15:55.120 And we were regular it's a regular feature link film. 297 00:15:55.159 --> 00:15:59.480 I mean, you know they're talking about a brief brief Okay, uh, Well, 298 00:15:59.519 --> 00:16:03.480 some of them, our olympians or para athletes be attending 299 00:16:03.559 --> 00:16:04.080 the premiere. 300 00:16:05.919 --> 00:16:10.960 We are going to have Nico Calabria. He is actually 301 00:16:11.039 --> 00:16:14.320 a captain and a player of the US amp soccer 302 00:16:14.440 --> 00:16:19.279 team right in Boston, so he is very well knowledgeable 303 00:16:19.440 --> 00:16:22.679 on sports and amputees, and so he will be there, 304 00:16:22.840 --> 00:16:26.600 and I'm working on some other people that will be there. 305 00:16:26.639 --> 00:16:29.720 I'll be there to answer any questions. And I'm so 306 00:16:30.080 --> 00:16:33.600 excited about showing this film to the Boston community and 307 00:16:34.480 --> 00:16:37.679 getting them interested and aware of all the resources that 308 00:16:37.799 --> 00:16:38.799 are in place for them. 309 00:16:39.159 --> 00:16:42.039 You know, there are a lot of people who lost limbs. 310 00:16:42.120 --> 00:16:44.919 When I say a lot, you know several people who 311 00:16:45.039 --> 00:16:47.919 lost limbs during the marathon bombing. 312 00:16:48.879 --> 00:16:52.600 Yes, yes, I am aware of that. In fact, some 313 00:16:52.720 --> 00:16:56.200 of them I believe went to participate in the Paralympics 314 00:16:56.279 --> 00:16:57.480 in Paris as well. 315 00:16:57.600 --> 00:17:00.159 Yes, that's what I'm saying. Some of them have have 316 00:17:00.720 --> 00:17:04.759 turned their love of sport and have overcome. Uh, the 317 00:17:05.079 --> 00:17:09.640 the I shouldn't say limitations because they have no limitations, 318 00:17:09.720 --> 00:17:15.519 but the the the horrific injuries that they suffered. Uh, 319 00:17:15.759 --> 00:17:18.759 and some of them have gone back and have run, 320 00:17:20.319 --> 00:17:23.839 you know, races, you know, I mean, the spirit is 321 00:17:24.039 --> 00:17:29.200 just absolutely incredible. If folks want to get more information 322 00:17:30.440 --> 00:17:35.119 about this film, uh, and it's premiere event on November 323 00:17:35.160 --> 00:17:39.480 twelfth at the Cinema Cinema Salem. Of course, Salem is 324 00:17:39.519 --> 00:17:42.559 going to be a big area of activity in the 325 00:17:42.640 --> 00:17:47.319 next few days with Halloween, I hear I have about that. 326 00:17:47.680 --> 00:17:47.880 Yeah. 327 00:17:48.559 --> 00:17:52.880 And also, by the way, have a whole bunch of fires. 328 00:17:54.279 --> 00:17:57.359 We've had a really dry month of September and October 329 00:17:57.480 --> 00:17:59.359 here in New England and all of a sudden, I know, 330 00:17:59.759 --> 00:18:04.200 call California is very familiar with spontaneous fire, sure fires 331 00:18:04.559 --> 00:18:07.759 that grew through carelessness of the disposal of you know, 332 00:18:07.920 --> 00:18:13.079 embers or cigarettes, cigarette butts. So it's going to be 333 00:18:13.319 --> 00:18:15.720 it's it's going to be. It's going to be a 334 00:18:15.759 --> 00:18:18.240 well known city for now. But how can people get 335 00:18:18.359 --> 00:18:22.039 more information on this particular film. 336 00:18:22.559 --> 00:18:25.119 Yeah, thank you for asking. If they go to my 337 00:18:25.279 --> 00:18:31.160 website www. Dot Crown with a k k R own 338 00:18:31.480 --> 00:18:37.200 Familyfilms dot com. If they look under the screening, there's 339 00:18:37.319 --> 00:18:41.519 going to be a link to event right and that 340 00:18:41.759 --> 00:18:45.440 will take them right to the tickets. And it's twenty 341 00:18:45.519 --> 00:18:48.880 dollars a ticket that includes the networking. We're also going 342 00:18:48.960 --> 00:18:53.400 to have some fantastic food and some desserts, beverages, and 343 00:18:53.519 --> 00:18:56.319 then after the film we're going to have a question 344 00:18:56.480 --> 00:19:00.799 and answer panel. So it's really a nice evening from 345 00:19:00.839 --> 00:19:05.559 about six to nine where everybody can enjoy the movie 346 00:19:05.680 --> 00:19:08.759 and network and meet other people in the community. 347 00:19:09.920 --> 00:19:12.839 And I'm guessing November twelfth is a Tuesday night. The 348 00:19:12.920 --> 00:19:15.039 reason I know that and I'm not guessing is that 349 00:19:15.480 --> 00:19:19.880 November fifth is election night and so therefore they is 350 00:19:20.000 --> 00:19:23.519 Tuesday November, so well, the twelfth Tuesday, that's for sure. 351 00:19:23.759 --> 00:19:26.119 Marcy Crown, thank you so much for your time tonight, 352 00:19:26.480 --> 00:19:31.319 and thank you for being an advocate for sports for amputees. 353 00:19:31.519 --> 00:19:32.839 Because thank you so. 354 00:19:33.000 --> 00:19:36.039 Much, Dan, thank you for having me on and I'm 355 00:19:36.640 --> 00:19:40.640 excited to be able to show this there in Boston area. 356 00:19:41.279 --> 00:19:45.359 And the website Crown with a KKR own Familyfilms, All 357 00:19:45.440 --> 00:19:49.279 one word dot com. Get yourself some tickets and enjoy 358 00:19:49.400 --> 00:19:52.279 a really special event. Thanks. Thanks so much. Marcy. Very 359 00:19:52.359 --> 00:19:52.960 nice to meet you. 360 00:19:53.519 --> 00:19:57.000 Oh, nice to meet you. Have a great night you too. 361 00:19:57.680 --> 00:20:00.680 All right, welcome back. Producer. Dan is going to Dan 362 00:20:00.920 --> 00:20:03.359 Cantano's gonna figure out where we're going next. We have 363 00:20:04.079 --> 00:20:06.599 we're missing one of our guests, but we have another 364 00:20:06.640 --> 00:20:08.599 one lined up. We're going to talk, I know, to 365 00:20:08.720 --> 00:20:11.759 the State Fire Marshal. I believe we'll be back on 366 00:20:11.880 --> 00:20:13.680 Nightside right after the news break. 367 00:20:16.000 --> 00:20:19.319 You're on night Side with Dan Ray on w b Z, 368 00:20:19.720 --> 00:20:20.920 Boston's news radio. 369 00:20:23.079 --> 00:20:25.400 All right, we are delighted to be joined by the 370 00:20:25.559 --> 00:20:30.880 State Fire Marshall, State Fire Marshal John Devine. Have I 371 00:20:31.000 --> 00:20:32.799 pronounced that correctly? Fire Marshall. 372 00:20:33.880 --> 00:20:35.480 Hey, I'm doing NaN's John Davin. 373 00:20:36.279 --> 00:20:38.599 Davin Davin. That's what I thought it was. That's what 374 00:20:38.720 --> 00:20:40.400 I thought it was, but they wrote it out for 375 00:20:40.519 --> 00:20:44.400 me fanatically, so of course it's John Davin. Great to 376 00:20:44.480 --> 00:20:47.319 have you back. Fire Marshall. How are you. We've had 377 00:20:47.400 --> 00:20:49.880 one of those nights, Fire Marshall here, we've had sort 378 00:20:49.920 --> 00:20:53.240 of like three alarm fire in the in the show. 379 00:20:53.759 --> 00:20:55.759 And thanks very much for being available. I know you 380 00:20:55.839 --> 00:20:57.880 weren't supposed to be with us until eight forty five, 381 00:20:58.160 --> 00:21:01.160 but I very much appreciate you a flexible What is 382 00:21:02.279 --> 00:21:05.680 all what's going on with all the these these fires? 383 00:21:06.200 --> 00:21:10.240 Apparently none of them have been set these these are 384 00:21:10.279 --> 00:21:14.039 all spontaneous fires, uh, the old spontaneous combustion. 385 00:21:16.119 --> 00:21:20.519 No. I mean, we've had actually pretty significant fire activity 386 00:21:20.559 --> 00:21:24.359 in the last probably starting on the weekend. You know, 387 00:21:24.440 --> 00:21:26.200 as you know, it's very dry out there and we 388 00:21:26.240 --> 00:21:29.400 don't have any precipitation in the forecast for the foreseeable future. 389 00:21:29.519 --> 00:21:32.880 So we've had just in the last couple of days, 390 00:21:32.920 --> 00:21:37.400 we've had actually today we had forty seven fires going 391 00:21:37.440 --> 00:21:39.599 today and then eighteen of those have been in the 392 00:21:39.720 --> 00:21:40.799 last twenty four hours. 393 00:21:40.880 --> 00:21:41.440 So but. 394 00:21:43.319 --> 00:21:49.079 What I was asking John, is no suggestion that people 395 00:21:49.200 --> 00:21:49.960 setting these right. 396 00:21:51.200 --> 00:21:54.720 No, No, what we've what we've been hearing so far 397 00:21:54.880 --> 00:22:00.079 as folks using lawnmowers. Uh, you know, the end you 398 00:22:00.240 --> 00:22:02.440 get hot. We've had leaves catch on you know, the 399 00:22:02.759 --> 00:22:05.400 brush up against the moor catch on fire, and with 400 00:22:05.519 --> 00:22:08.480 that wind we've had, they just take off. So we've 401 00:22:08.559 --> 00:22:14.240