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<v Speaker 1>DJA.

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<v Speaker 2>This is WBZ, Boston's news radio, redefining local news.

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<v Speaker 3>Forty one raised guys in Boston. But we're seeing rainslet

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<v Speaker 3>and snow out there already. Weekend weather coming up is

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<v Speaker 3>going to be a mix. But first we start with

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<v Speaker 3>the recovery efforts underway, stretching now into a third day

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<v Speaker 3>after this week's deadly playing collision over the Potomac River.

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<v Speaker 3>Investigators are still searching for answers as to how an

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<v Speaker 3>Army helicopter crash into an American Airlines passenger jet. ABC's

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<v Speaker 3>Nicole D'Antonio as the latest.

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<v Speaker 4>It's unclear how many air traffic controllers were working at

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<v Speaker 4>the time of the crash, but an FAA report says

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<v Speaker 4>staffing in the tower was not normal. Sources say the

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<v Speaker 4>controller handling helicopters in the area during the collision was

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<v Speaker 4>also handling airline traffic. Those jobs are typically assigned to

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<v Speaker 4>two separate controllers, but supervisors routinely com them when aircraft's.

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<v Speaker 3>Volume goes down.

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<v Speaker 4>On the night of the crash, the decision to combine

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<v Speaker 4>those jobs was made forty minutes earlier than usual because

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<v Speaker 4>of lighter traffic. Nicolde Antonio ABC News in Arlington, Virginia.

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<v Speaker 3>Investigators have recovered the flight data recorder and the cockpit

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<v Speaker 3>voice recorder from the American Airlines plane. They hope these

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<v Speaker 3>two black boxes will shed some light on how this happened.

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<v Speaker 3>And at a White House news conference yesterday, if you

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<v Speaker 3>missed it, President Trump basically blamed diversity initiatives at the

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<v Speaker 3>FAA for the disaster. ABC's Andrew Dimbert has the.

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<v Speaker 1>Latest, President Trump claiming that under the Biden administration, the

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<v Speaker 1>FAA pushed for the hiring of people with disabilities.

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<v Speaker 5>It says FAA says people with severe disabilities a most

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<v Speaker 5>underrepresented segment of the workforce, and they want amend.

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<v Speaker 1>The American Association of People with Disabilities, slamming Trump's comments,

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<v Speaker 1>saying FAA employees with disabilities did not cause the crash

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<v Speaker 1>and de hiring did not cause the crash.

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<v Speaker 3>President Trump did not offer evidence to support the claims.

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<v Speaker 3>Federal investigators say this kind of investigation could take months,

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<v Speaker 3>and they've been hesitant to speculate about any cause. The

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<v Speaker 3>bird flu may be spreading In Plymouth and particular, hundreds

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<v Speaker 3>of residents there reported seeing more dead birds on a pawd,

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<v Speaker 3>this time Cordage Park which is a highly trafficked area

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<v Speaker 3>for both dogs and people. So mass Wildlife is working

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<v Speaker 3>with the town to remove and test the dead birds

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<v Speaker 3>for the highly contagious avian flu. Combined, they've carefully removed

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<v Speaker 3>nearly two hundred so far. Dph's bird flu is widespread

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<v Speaker 3>in Massachusetts and is likely president in places where there

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<v Speaker 3>have been confirmed cases, and this could be a game

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<v Speaker 3>changer in treating pain. Boston based Vertex says it has

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<v Speaker 3>come up with a new drug to treat pain without opioids.

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<v Speaker 6>The FDA approving gernevcs, a non opioid pain medication designed

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<v Speaker 6>to treat moderate to severe acute pain. Doctors say it

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<v Speaker 6>could be a game changer. Unlike opioids, it's not addictive

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<v Speaker 6>and works by blocking pain signals in the peripheral nervous system.

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<v Speaker 6>Clinical trials show it provides significant pain relief in just

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<v Speaker 6>two to four hours, comparable to opioids like hydro codone,

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<v Speaker 6>but without the risks of addiction. Dave Packer, ABC News.

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<v Speaker 3>Fleet rain a little bit of snow too, and the

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<v Speaker 3>doppler is vibrant right now across Massachusetts. Boston might be

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<v Speaker 3>getting a little bit of rain soon. If this map

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<v Speaker 3>is correct. It's just cloudy out there, pretty mom forty

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<v Speaker 3>one in Boston. In fact, some of these areas in

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<v Speaker 3>the Cape which has been seeing some heavier rain in

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<v Speaker 3>the lower Cape area very mild forty two. And then

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<v Speaker 3>tonight we're all going to be below freezing, so what

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<v Speaker 3>comes down could actually freeze and be icy and treacherous

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<v Speaker 3>if you're driving. We can also see about an inch

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<v Speaker 3>of snow tonight, and this looks like it's widespread Saturday

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<v Speaker 3>morning snow, and then here comes the sun on a

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<v Speaker 3>very chilly, dry Saturday, frigid, frigid tomorrow and Tomorrow night.

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<v Speaker 3>Sunday starts out fine. You know, if you're going to

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<v Speaker 3>do anything outside, do it Sunday morning. By late afternoon,

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<v Speaker 3>we could see another round of this mix of rain

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<v Speaker 3>and snow in Monday. Dishonoring the game with possible insider info.

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<v Speaker 3>Wbz's Drewmalin is more on trouble off the hardwood for

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<v Speaker 3>a former self.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, do you remember Terry Rogiers.

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<v Speaker 1>Over from step Back Wide Open?

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<v Speaker 5>Boston has the lead.

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<v Speaker 7>Terry Rosier drafted by the Celtics twenty fifteen. He may

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<v Speaker 7>be in some very hot water right now with the

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<v Speaker 7>Feds prosecutors are looking at gambling and that Rogier may

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<v Speaker 7>be part of an illegal sports betting scheme. Officials say

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<v Speaker 7>he left a twenty twenty three game as a member

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<v Speaker 7>of the Charlotte Hornets with an injury, and they believe

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<v Speaker 7>a whole lot of people knew that was the plan

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<v Speaker 7>from the start. This is part of the same investigation

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<v Speaker 7>that led to the lifetime ban of Toronto Raptors player

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<v Speaker 7>Johntay Porter. We shall see how it all plays out,

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<v Speaker 7>Drew mo'holland WVZ Boston's news.

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<v Speaker 3>Radio and underway right now in Denham, Karen Read is

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<v Speaker 3>back in court this morning for another hearing about what

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<v Speaker 3>evidence will be allowed in her retrial this spring, And

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<v Speaker 3>right now, Reid's lawyer is arguing for the judge to

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<v Speaker 3>allow testimony from defense witness Richard Green, a cell phone expert.

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<v Speaker 3>The prosecution does not want mister Green to take the

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<v Speaker 3>stand in the retrial. The defense argues, not so fast.

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<v Speaker 5>In mister Brennan's argument, he did not make one argument

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<v Speaker 5>about mister Green's qualifications zero, So I'm assuming because there's

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<v Speaker 5>nothing in their motion that even goes into why he.

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<v Speaker 3>Might not be qualified.

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<v Speaker 2>So to me, your honor.

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<v Speaker 5>That's a tacit concession if not expressed, if he's qualifying.

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<v Speaker 3>So the question at the heart of this what time

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<v Speaker 3>did key witness Jen McCabe google Hasslan to die in

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<v Speaker 3>the cold a type bo for presumably how long to

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<v Speaker 3>die in the cold, and Green said he believed she

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<v Speaker 3>made that search only hours before John o'key's body was

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<v Speaker 3>found in the snow, and canton the prosecutions trying to

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<v Speaker 3>dispute that again, We're monitoring. We'll have more from Norfolk

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<v Speaker 3>Superior Court shortly, both here and streaming on the new

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<v Speaker 3>iHeartRadio app. Let's go to Greenland. What's going on there?

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<v Speaker 3>A top Danish official joining the chorus of voices against

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<v Speaker 3>President Trump's suggestion that we buy it.

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<v Speaker 2>Denmark's Foreign minister said a US takeover of Greenland is

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<v Speaker 2>not in the island's interests. On Thursday, his counterpart, Secretary

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<v Speaker 2>of State Marco Rubio, downplayed any idea of using military force,

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<v Speaker 2>but said President Trump's talk of buying the territory was

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<v Speaker 2>quote not a joke. The Foreign minister said, it's not

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<v Speaker 2>a joke either when we say that Greenland will not

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<v Speaker 2>become an American possession. He said it's not in the

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<v Speaker 2>interests of the Kingdom of Denmark, which controls Greenland. Trump

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<v Speaker 2>has said it would be a purchase that would benefit

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<v Speaker 2>America's strategic interests. Steve Kaith and CBS News.

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<v Speaker 3>You are now in the loop for news updates throughout

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<v Speaker 3>I'm Laurie Kirby, WBZ, Boston's news radio