Speaker 1: This is WBZ, Boston's news radio, redefining local news. Must
Speaker 1: we we must six o'clock. It is Friday, though, and
Speaker 1: that's a good thing. It's mostly cloudy here in Boston
Speaker 1: as we get started on this Friday morning, fifty seven degrees,
Speaker 1: six o'clock and the news is brought to us by
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Speaker 1: Come on in. I'm Jeff Brown. It's almost a rap.
Speaker 2: We'll see times of sun and clouds today with high
Speaker 2: as low the mid seventies.
Speaker 1: At is WBZ acuweather meteorologist Joe Lundberg. Few showers might
Speaker 1: be around to start the weekend, but not bad. After that,
Speaker 1: Israel continues to attack Lebanon by air and on the ground,
Speaker 1: defense forces try to root out the last of the
Speaker 1: leaders of Iran backed militant group Hezbollah. Israeli officials have
Speaker 1: already issued more evacuation orders for those near the border,
Speaker 1: but now the mandates are extending further inland as that
Speaker 1: campaign gets a little bit deeper. Monday will mark the
Speaker 1: one year anniversary of the attack on Israel by Hamas,
Speaker 1: and as that battle continues in the Gaza Strip Israeli
Speaker 1: defense forces have also launched missiles into Yemen and also
Speaker 1: vows retaliation on Iran One week later. The legend of
Speaker 1: Hurricane Helene continues to leave a deep scar through much
Speaker 1: of the Southeast. The death toll from the one time
Speaker 1: Category four monster now tops two hundred, a number that
Speaker 1: is likely to grow with hundreds more still missing. Contaminated
Speaker 1: drinking water and mold also settles in, especially in remote
Speaker 1: areas hardest hit in North Carolina and Tennessee. Forecasters say
Speaker 1: this is already the third deadliest storm of the twenty
Speaker 1: first century, following Katrina and Hurricane Maria. Forecasters are watching
Speaker 1: another tropical depression in the Western Caribbean that could follow
Speaker 1: in Helene's footsteps. Heavy rain is expected along Florida's Gulf
Speaker 1: Coast in the coming days. A dramatic finish to Baseball's
Speaker 1: Wild Card round scream freely, the Mets move on and
Speaker 1: the Brewers go home. He's back. One year after retiring
Speaker 1: from baseball. Terry Francona has been hired to run the
Speaker 1: Cincinnati Reds, and the Celtics will get the preseason rolling
Speaker 1: in Abu Dhabi.
Speaker 3: Today.
Speaker 1: It's a noontime tip in the UAE against the Denver Nuggets.
Speaker 1: No October Baseball, of course at Fenway Park, but when
Speaker 1: it returns next year, so will the Savannah Bananas. One
Speaker 1: of the most entertaining shows on the Diamond, will be back.
Speaker 1: Over July fourth weekend. The Bananas, in all their yellowness,
Speaker 1: will be at Fenway for two games. The Traveling Road
Speaker 1: Show hits six Major League Baseball and three football stadiums
Speaker 1: this year. Officials with the club say they expect sellouts
Speaker 1: everywhere they go next year, and they expect them two
Speaker 1: million we'll see them in person. That's twice as many
Speaker 1: fans as this year. Tens of thousands of dock workers
Speaker 1: are back on the waterfront from Boston to the Gulf
Speaker 1: Coast this morning. This after the long Shoreman's Union agrees
Speaker 1: to suspend its strike with a tentative contra agreement on
Speaker 1: wages in exchange for going back to work. The current
Speaker 1: contract is extended until mid January as negotiations continue. Thousands
Speaker 1: of hotel workers in Boston could go on strike again
Speaker 1: later today if union contract talks fall apart. Meantime, Boston
Speaker 1: boasts some of the best hotels in the nation.
Speaker 2: The luxury and lifestyle magazine Conde Nass Traveler is out
Speaker 2: with this year's Reader's Choice Awards, and not one but
Speaker 2: two hotels in Boston earn the highest ratings. The Verb
Speaker 2: on Boyleston Street came in in number four, earning high
Speaker 2: points for its design the rock and roll themes. Stay
Speaker 2: has a mix of mid century style pop culture and music,
Speaker 2: plus as a stone's throw from Fenway Park. The Langham
Speaker 2: Hotel on Franklin Street came in in number ten, recently
Speaker 2: being named a Michelin Guide in two Key Hotel on
Speaker 2: Boyleston Street. James throhas w b Z, Boston's news radio.
Speaker 1: Some patchee fog this morning, otherwise some partly to mostly
Speaker 1: cloudy skies in much of the region today. This will
Speaker 1: all burn off before you know it. It is fifty
Speaker 1: seven right now now here in the city. It's pretty
Speaker 1: nice day. Nice Friday to wrap up the work week.
Speaker 1: We will see a mixture of sun and clouds this afternoon,
Speaker 1: high temperatures into the mid seventies. Overnight tonight partly to
Speaker 1: mostly cloudy, and much of the area we are expecting
Speaker 1: to see a couple of showers, especially north and west
Speaker 1: of the city. After midnight tonight as temps drop back
Speaker 1: into the fifties, and some of that rain activity will
Speaker 1: be dogging us at least in the early hours tomorrow,
Speaker 1: very isolated showers. But right after that things start to
Speaker 1: clear up. We're in the seventies tomorrow and a pretty
Speaker 1: good looking rest of the weekend too. On Sunday looks
Speaker 1: like temperatures will be a little bit cooler, in the sixties.
Speaker 1: Looking ahead to Monday, that's when it looks a little dicey,
Speaker 1: with some clouds and the potential for some significant showers
Speaker 1: on Monday to start the new work week. Right now,
Speaker 1: Friday morning in Boston, we've got some clouds and some fog.
Speaker 1: It is fifty seven here in the city. At six
Speaker 1: oh six. For the two hundred and sixth time, the
Speaker 1: Topsfield Fair is back and wbz's Drew mo'holland takes a
Speaker 1: look at the oldest fair in the land.
Speaker 3: All right, here we go, Topsfield Fair round. I'm here
Speaker 3: with Jim O'Brien. He is the general manager of this thing.
Speaker 3: And Jim, is there any better time of year? The
Speaker 3: excitement you can feel it here.
Speaker 4: It is absolutely a wonderful time of year. It's got
Speaker 4: beautiful fall weather here people are coming in, so it's
Speaker 4: an exciting time. I mean, here's a guy struggling with
Speaker 4: the pumpkin trying to get it in.
Speaker 1: You know, it's just all around us.
Speaker 4: So we excited.
Speaker 3: Anything in particular that's special or different about this year, you.
Speaker 4: Know something every fear takes on its own personality and
Speaker 4: it's kind of exciting and fun at the same time.
Speaker 4: You know, we're gonna have Rodeo for two days, we
Speaker 4: have a three dog night, we have some great concerts
Speaker 4: going to be this year.
Speaker 2: We got food.
Speaker 1: People love food. Boy.
Speaker 4: You know when they come to the FIA, people you
Speaker 4: know there's no diets. Nobody's going home hungry from the FIA.
Speaker 3: I can feel the excitement in your voice. Jim O'Brien,
Speaker 3: GM of the Topsfield Fair, another go around.
Speaker 4: I enjoy every bit of it. Thank you very much.
Speaker 3: Live from the Topsfield Fair, Drew moholland WBZ, Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 1: If you remember nothing else today, please remember that people
Speaker 1: love food. The fortieth Annuel New England Giant Pumpkin Contests
Speaker 1: helps get things started at the Topsfield Fair today. Doors
Speaker 1: open for the next eleven days, beginning this afternoon at
Speaker 1: four o'clock. There's a new sheriff in town. Massachusetts State
Speaker 1: Police Superintendent Colonel Jeffrey Noble begins his new job today.
Speaker 1: Governor Healy will issue the oath of office this morning.
Speaker 1: These are uncharted waters for the Governor and the new boss.
Speaker 1: It is the first time someone from outside the State
Speaker 1: Police will take the helm. Colonel Noble arrives in Massachusetts
Speaker 1: after eight decades long career with the New Jersey State
Speaker 1: Police and more recently as head of a security firm
Speaker 1: in the Garden State. As well. Another chance to see
Speaker 1: the Northern lights this weekend. A pair of unusually large
Speaker 1: solar flares will electrify the atmosphere at least a couple
Speaker 1: more times. Northern New England has the best chance to
Speaker 1: see the Aurora borealis tonight and tomorrow, but the night
Speaker 1: lights may reach as far as northern Massachusetts as well.
Speaker 1: Skies expected to be a little on the cloudy side, though,
Speaker 1: but if you can get had a chance. Best time
Speaker 1: to see the Northern lights between ten pm and two am.
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Speaker 1: I'm Jeff Brown WBZ, Boston's news radio,