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Speaker 1: We defining local news clouds in Boston seventy three degrees
Speaker 1: at six o'clock. Good morning, I'm Charlie Burger on. Here's
Speaker 1: what's happening now. The United States has attacked three sites
Speaker 1: in Iran, inserting itself into Israel's war aimed at destroying
Speaker 1: Iran's nuclear program. Speaking from the White House, President Trump
Speaker 1: last night asserting that Iran's key nuclear sites were taken out.
Speaker 2: Iran's key nuclear and Richmond facilities have been completely and
Speaker 2: totally obliterated around the bully of the Middle East must
Speaker 2: now make peace. If they do not, future attacks would
Speaker 2: be far greater and a lot easier.
Speaker 1: There have been no independent damage assessment says yet, but
Speaker 1: satellite images released this morning show damage at the entrance
Speaker 1: to the four to Doh nuclear site within the hour.
Speaker 1: John's foreign minister said diplomacy is not an option at
Speaker 1: the moment after the US attack, and added he will
Speaker 1: travel to Moscow tomorrow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Speaker 1: Only one Republican congressman has voiced opposition to the president's action.
Speaker 1: The rest appear to be falling in line. While Democratic
Speaker 1: Senator John Fetterman also voicing support.
Speaker 3: The reaction was mostly along party lines. Republican Senator Lindsey
Speaker 3: Graham posted good, this was the right call, fly fight win.
Speaker 3: House Speaker Mike Johnson posted the President made the right
Speaker 3: call and did what he needed to do. The top
Speaker 3: Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Representative Jim Himes, called
Speaker 3: the president's action a clear violation of the Constitution, which
Speaker 3: grants the power to declare war explicitly to Congress, while
Speaker 3: Vermont Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders called it grossly unconstitutional. Wendy
Speaker 3: Kenyon CBS News Washington.
Speaker 1: There is also a strong criticism from the Massachusettsville legation lawmakers,
Speaker 1: calling the president's action unconstitutional. Senator Elizabeth Warren posting on
Speaker 1: X right before the President addressed the country last night,
Speaker 1: the US should not wage war against Iran. The president's
Speaker 1: bombing is unconstitutional, and that only Congress can declare war.
Speaker 1: In his statement, Senator Ed Markey said a diplomatic solution
Speaker 1: remains the best way to prevent Iran from getting a
Speaker 1: nuclear weapon. Congresswoman I had a pressley posting on X
Speaker 1: the country doesn't need another deadly endless War. Congressman Jim
Speaker 1: McGovern said Congress must return to Washington to stop the
Speaker 1: US involvement in Iran. With temperatures heading into the nineties today,
Speaker 1: Boston Mayor Michelle Woo declaring a heat emergency in the
Speaker 1: city that will last into Tuesday.
Speaker 4: But temperatures and real fuels expected to be close to
Speaker 4: the triple digits. The City of Boston is taking steps
Speaker 4: to keep residents cool and safe. City splash pads and
Speaker 4: pools are open for residents to cool often. Boston Centers
Speaker 4: for Youth and Families, buildings and public library branches will
Speaker 4: be open as cooling centers as well. The mayor is
Speaker 4: urging residents to stay hydrated, avoid being outside for long
Speaker 4: periods of time, and to be on the lookout for
Speaker 4: kids or pets left alone in vehicles. It's also important
Speaker 4: to be on the lookout for signs of heat exhaustion
Speaker 4: like heavy sweating, clammy skin dizziness, nausea, or muscle aches.
Speaker 4: Staying safe in the extreme heat is also a community effort.
Speaker 4: Make sure to check in on your friends, family, and neighbors,
Speaker 4: especially if they're older or have disabilities. Kyle Bray WBZ,
Speaker 4: Boston's News radio.
Speaker 1: In a six oh three let's check the four daywdbz
Speaker 1: ACU weather Forecastle Troy Thornton says, we'll see some showers
Speaker 1: this morning, might even see some thunderstorms. There is some
Speaker 1: very very heavy rain well to our west out in
Speaker 1: western Massachusetts. It's heading this way. Whether it makes it
Speaker 1: or if it breaks up remains to be seen. But
Speaker 1: we do have some showers headed this way as well. Otherwise,
Speaker 1: once we see this wet weather move through, it's going
Speaker 1: to be partly sunny, breezy, hot in humid temperatures to
Speaker 1: the low and mid nineties today, warm overnight Tonight we
Speaker 1: drop back to seventy two, more clouds and then sun Tomorrow,
Speaker 1: another warm, humid day. Temperature is close to ninety and
Speaker 1: then for Tuesday, hot, humid sunshine high ninety eight, might
Speaker 1: even get to the one hundred degree mark. That's going
Speaker 1: to break a record that was set back in twenty thirteen,
Speaker 1: which was ninety five Wednesday. Much better, just sun and clouds,
Speaker 1: less humid hides in the low and mid eighties. So
Speaker 1: right now it's dry on the Cape. It is sixty
Speaker 1: seven degrees in Falmouth. Starting to see some showers around
Speaker 1: the Framingham area right now it's seventy one getting some rain,
Speaker 1: and Lawrence where it is seventy two. And here in
Speaker 1: Boston right now with the cloud cover seventy three degrees
Speaker 1: at six oh five. The pilot killed in a small
Speaker 1: plane crash in Beverly last week has been identified. Here's
Speaker 1: wbz's Mike Macklin.
Speaker 5: The family of Jeffrey Andrews say they are devastated by
Speaker 5: his untimely death and are heartbroken. The pilot of the
Speaker 5: plane the crash just moments after ten take off from
Speaker 5: Beverly Airport was a scientist at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory, a
Speaker 5: graduate of Lehigh University with a PhD from Purdue. His
Speaker 5: family says he loved flying and was an arabatic pilot
Speaker 5: who was training to be a flight instructor. Andrews had
Speaker 5: many other interests, including music and singing. His wife, Gentry,
Speaker 5: says Andrews was also excited about the upcoming birth of
Speaker 5: their first child. The family who's established a go Funbee
Speaker 5: page seeking donations to help support his expected wife and
Speaker 5: their baby dow. In October, Mike Macklin, WBZ Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 1: Boston Police identifying the victim of a deadly shooting last week.
Speaker 1: Twenty one year old Tail Vernisse of Hyde Park was
Speaker 1: found last Thursday night on Ruthven Street near the Dorchester
Speaker 1: Roxbury Line. Pronounced dead at a local hospital. Police asking
Speaker 1: anyone with information to contact them. With increasing food prices
Speaker 1: and stagnant wages, more more Americans struggling to put food
Speaker 1: on the table.
Speaker 6: Many of the nation's food banks are struggling to meet
Speaker 6: demand as more and more Americans become food insecure. Our
Speaker 6: net Hacker is with the Food Bank of Iowa.
Speaker 7: Based on what we're seeing, we're heading into times that
Speaker 7: may well be tougher than COVID was for food banks.
Speaker 6: Food banks have seen huge Trump administration funding cuts to
Speaker 6: usdaight programs that help supply the agencies with food.
Speaker 7: The only way to make up a shortfall of USCA
Speaker 7: food is to go purchase more, and the only way
Speaker 7: we can purchase food is through donations.
Speaker 6: Nearly four hundred thousand Iowa families don't have enough food
Speaker 6: to heat, according to a new study that includes one
Speaker 6: in every six children in Iowa. Jim Chrysula CBS.
Speaker 1: New Today's BAA ten k road race is still on
Speaker 1: despite the heat emergency, which is going into place as
Speaker 1: of eleven this morning, but it is limited to adult runners.
Speaker 1: All youth events have been canceled. Runners not wishing to
Speaker 1: run in the race can defer their spot in the
Speaker 1: race until next year. Still, about ten thousand runners are
Speaker 1: expected to head to the starting line for the six
Speaker 1: point two mile race, and starting spell sounds at eight
Speaker 1: o'clock this morning. You are now in the loop for
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