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

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<v Speaker 2>Fifty nine degrees in Boston at four o'clock good Saturday

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<v Speaker 2>afternoon on Madison Rogers and we start this hour. In

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<v Speaker 2>the Middle East, President Trump ordering a new wave of

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<v Speaker 2>attacks in Yemen. Donna Warder reports for the ap.

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<v Speaker 3>Iran Beckathy Rebels say a series of air strikes have

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<v Speaker 3>hit Yemen's capital Sanat The images online show blooms of

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<v Speaker 3>black smoke over Sanna's airport complex, which includes a military facility.

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<v Speaker 3>President Donald Trump says he ordered the air strikes, which

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<v Speaker 3>come a few days after the Huthis said they'd resume

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<v Speaker 3>attacks on Israeli vessels sailing in waters off Yemen in

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<v Speaker 3>response to Israel's blockade of Gaza. In a social media post,

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<v Speaker 3>Trump says no terrorist force will stop American commercial and

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<v Speaker 3>naval vessels from freely sailing the waterways of the world.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm donnah Ward.

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<v Speaker 2>President Trump assigned a government spending bill afternoon, officially averting

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<v Speaker 2>a shutdown.

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<v Speaker 4>Bill which funds the federal government through September thirtieth, was

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<v Speaker 4>passed in the Senate ahead of the Friday night deadline,

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<v Speaker 4>but the White House did not announce until midday today

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<v Speaker 4>that President Trump had signed it at mar A Lago.

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<v Speaker 4>The bill split Senate Democrats, who decried thirteen billion dollars

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<v Speaker 4>in domestic funding cuts. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer drew

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<v Speaker 4>the ire of many of his fellow Democrats for urging passage,

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<v Speaker 4>saying a government shutdown would be worse, adding shuttered federal

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<v Speaker 4>agencies would leave an opening for the Department of Government

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<v Speaker 4>Efficiency to keep them closed indefinitely. Linday Kenyon, CBS News, Washington.

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<v Speaker 2>A monster storm sweeping across the South is killed at

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<v Speaker 2>least seventeen people this weekend, most of them in Missouri.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe sees Matt Rivers has more.

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<v Speaker 1>Give A Missouri. They suspecting tornado barreled Durralla at least

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<v Speaker 1>five touchdown, leaving buildings in Ruin one hundred and fifty

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<v Speaker 1>five thousand customers without power across the state, and in Oklahoma,

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<v Speaker 1>the sky and ear orange. Nearly one hundred and fifty

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<v Speaker 1>fires reported. The flames fan by fast moving winds, The

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<v Speaker 1>dangerous conditions prompting evacuations.

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<v Speaker 2>And those fires have damaged or destroyed nearly three hundred homes.

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<v Speaker 2>Several people have also been killed in Arkansas and in

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<v Speaker 2>the Texas Panhandle. This is an ongoing threat with families

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<v Speaker 2>advised to evacuate. We will continue to follow the latest

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<v Speaker 2>right here on WBZ News Radio. A former medical assistant

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<v Speaker 2>at mass General is sentenced to up to twelve years

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<v Speaker 2>in prison for sexually assaulting patients. The forty one year

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<v Speaker 2>old from East Boston, Damian Knighton, was found guilty of

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<v Speaker 2>conducting unauthorized genital and rectal exams on four male patients.

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<v Speaker 2>The assaults happened at the MGH Back Bay Health Center

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<v Speaker 2>on Commonwealth Avenue. Knight And was first arrested more than

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<v Speaker 2>two years ago. He is now banned for life from

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<v Speaker 2>working in the medical field in Massachusetts. In the four

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<v Speaker 2>day forecast, we have some unsettled weather moving in this weekend.

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<v Speaker 2>Tonight's some low clouds and fog rolling in a low

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<v Speaker 2>around forty five degrees. Tomorrow becomes quite windy. It's milder,

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<v Speaker 2>up to sixty four degrees and mostly cloudy. We should

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<v Speaker 2>stay drive for most of the Saint Patrick's Day festivities

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<v Speaker 2>in southeast but rain moves in into tomorrow evening and

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<v Speaker 2>that will get heavy at times. A thunderstorm arrives in

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<v Speaker 2>the evening hour tomorrow and then continues through much of Monday.

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<v Speaker 2>Saint Patrick's itself is going to be very, very wet

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<v Speaker 2>in Boston. There is a likely potential for some flooding

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<v Speaker 2>on the streets and in poor drainage areas. It's down

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<v Speaker 2>to fifty five tomorrow night, then up to sixty Monday.

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<v Speaker 2>It'll calm down into Tuesday, some sunshine returning with high

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<v Speaker 2>from fifty to fifty four degrees. Right now, it's pretty

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<v Speaker 2>nice out there. Fifty four in Taunton, sixty one in Worcester,

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<v Speaker 2>sixty five in Fitchburg. Here in Boston, it's fifty nine

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<v Speaker 2>degrees and sunny at four oh five. In just three days,

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<v Speaker 2>a lawsuit trying to stop the renovation of Boston's White

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<v Speaker 2>Stadium will go to trial, and meantime, the new pro

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<v Speaker 2>women's soccer team set to make it their home will

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<v Speaker 2>get a new name wbcs'm A Friedman explains.

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<v Speaker 5>It's good riddance to Boston Nation FC Boston Long Nails.

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<v Speaker 5>The rebranding announcement coming during a National Women's Soccer League

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<v Speaker 5>season kickoff party at Dorchester Brewing Company.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm so excited to share with you all here for

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<v Speaker 2>tonight and we are changing Power Club Lea.

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<v Speaker 5>As of right now, the new team name is still

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<v Speaker 5>a mystery. On x The NWSL Boston page now says

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<v Speaker 5>coming soon FC, while the website just says coming soon

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<v Speaker 5>a new name for a new era. Fans were quick

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<v Speaker 5>to criticize the name after its launch last fall and

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<v Speaker 5>it failed too Many Balls campaign. Boston Unity Soccer Partner's

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<v Speaker 5>controlling manager, Jennifer Epstein says the decision to rename the

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<v Speaker 5>club comes after extensive conversations with fans, community members, and

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<v Speaker 5>months of research. She says the club is thankful for

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<v Speaker 5>the honest feedback and that they aim to build a

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<v Speaker 5>lasting legacy. NWSA SO Boston says the new name will

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<v Speaker 5>be announced in the next few weeks. In Boston, I'm Afraidman, WBZ,

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<v Speaker 5>Boston's news radio.

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<v Speaker 2>There are worries in Roxbury as a health center lays

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<v Speaker 2>off more than twenty workers. More from CBS News Boston

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<v Speaker 2>Samantha Cheney.

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<v Speaker 6>Three minutes check That's all. Laqueda Pearson says it took

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<v Speaker 6>for her job the Demic Health Center to deliver life

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<v Speaker 6>changing news.

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<v Speaker 1>Unfortunately, we have to let you go.

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<v Speaker 6>Thursday morning, she was laid off from her job as

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<v Speaker 6>a financial counselor.

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<v Speaker 2>Ben you put security detail on us and her.

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<v Speaker 6>So we reached out to Dimmick to try to get

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<v Speaker 6>a better understanding of why this all happened, and they

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<v Speaker 6>told us that she was just one of twenty one

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<v Speaker 6>people laid off. They say the decision it was made carefully,

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<v Speaker 6>but ultimately came as an effort to try to address

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<v Speaker 6>some financial challenges. A spokesperson from Dimmick explained that mission

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<v Speaker 6>based organizations nationwide are facing severe financial strain due to

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<v Speaker 6>rising costs and policy changes. To ensure financial stability, Dimmick

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<v Speaker 6>must align expenses with revenue.

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<v Speaker 2>Dimmick has also instituted a hiring freeze. You're now in

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<v Speaker 2>the loop For news updates throughout the day. Listen to

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<v Speaker 2>WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm Madison Rogers,

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