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

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<v Speaker 1>we we must six o'clock. It is Friday, though, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's a good thing. It's mostly cloudy here in Boston

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<v Speaker 1>as we get started on this Friday morning, fifty seven degrees,

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<v Speaker 1>six o'clock and the news is brought to us by

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<v Speaker 1>your new England Toyota dealer, your hybrid all wheel drive headquarters.

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<v Speaker 1>Come on in. I'm Jeff Brown. It's almost a rap.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll see times of sun and clouds today with high

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<v Speaker 2>as low the mid seventies.

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<v Speaker 1>At is WBZ acuweather meteorologist Joe Lundberg. Few showers might

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<v Speaker 1>be around to start the weekend, but not bad. After that,

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<v Speaker 1>Israel continues to attack Lebanon by air and on the ground,

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<v Speaker 1>defense forces try to root out the last of the

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<v Speaker 1>leaders of Iran backed militant group Hezbollah. Israeli officials have

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<v Speaker 1>already issued more evacuation orders for those near the border,

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<v Speaker 1>but now the mandates are extending further inland as that

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<v Speaker 1>campaign gets a little bit deeper. Monday will mark the

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<v Speaker 1>one year anniversary of the attack on Israel by Hamas,

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<v Speaker 1>and as that battle continues in the Gaza Strip Israeli

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<v Speaker 1>defense forces have also launched missiles into Yemen and also

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<v Speaker 1>vows retaliation on Iran One week later. The legend of

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<v Speaker 1>Hurricane Helene continues to leave a deep scar through much

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<v Speaker 1>of the Southeast. The death toll from the one time

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<v Speaker 1>Category four monster now tops two hundred, a number that

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<v Speaker 1>is likely to grow with hundreds more still missing. Contaminated

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<v Speaker 1>drinking water and mold also settles in, especially in remote

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<v Speaker 1>areas hardest hit in North Carolina and Tennessee. Forecasters say

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<v Speaker 1>this is already the third deadliest storm of the twenty

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<v Speaker 1>first century, following Katrina and Hurricane Maria. Forecasters are watching

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<v Speaker 1>another tropical depression in the Western Caribbean that could follow

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<v Speaker 1>in Helene's footsteps. Heavy rain is expected along Florida's Gulf

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<v Speaker 1>Coast in the coming days. A dramatic finish to Baseball's

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<v Speaker 1>Wild Card round scream freely, the Mets move on and

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<v Speaker 1>the Brewers go home. He's back. One year after retiring

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<v Speaker 1>from baseball. Terry Francona has been hired to run the

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<v Speaker 1>Cincinnati Reds, and the Celtics will get the preseason rolling

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<v Speaker 1>in Abu Dhabi.

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<v Speaker 3>Today.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a noontime tip in the UAE against the Denver Nuggets.

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<v Speaker 1>No October Baseball, of course at Fenway Park, but when

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<v Speaker 1>it returns next year, so will the Savannah Bananas. One

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<v Speaker 1>of the most entertaining shows on the Diamond, will be back.

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<v Speaker 1>Over July fourth weekend. The Bananas, in all their yellowness,

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<v Speaker 1>will be at Fenway for two games. The Traveling Road

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<v Speaker 1>Show hits six Major League Baseball and three football stadiums

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<v Speaker 1>this year. Officials with the club say they expect sellouts

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<v Speaker 1>everywhere they go next year, and they expect them two

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<v Speaker 1>million we'll see them in person. That's twice as many

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<v Speaker 1>fans as this year. Tens of thousands of dock workers

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<v Speaker 1>are back on the waterfront from Boston to the Gulf

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<v Speaker 1>Coast this morning. This after the long Shoreman's Union agrees

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<v Speaker 1>to suspend its strike with a tentative contra agreement on

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<v Speaker 1>wages in exchange for going back to work. The current

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<v Speaker 1>contract is extended until mid January as negotiations continue. Thousands

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<v Speaker 1>of hotel workers in Boston could go on strike again

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<v Speaker 1>later today if union contract talks fall apart. Meantime, Boston

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<v Speaker 1>boasts some of the best hotels in the nation.

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<v Speaker 2>The luxury and lifestyle magazine Conde Nass Traveler is out

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<v Speaker 2>with this year's Reader's Choice Awards, and not one but

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<v Speaker 2>two hotels in Boston earn the highest ratings. The Verb

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<v Speaker 2>on Boyleston Street came in in number four, earning high

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<v Speaker 2>points for its design the rock and roll themes. Stay

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<v Speaker 2>has a mix of mid century style pop culture and music,

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<v Speaker 2>plus as a stone's throw from Fenway Park. The Langham

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<v Speaker 2>Hotel on Franklin Street came in in number ten, recently

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<v Speaker 2>being named a Michelin Guide in two Key Hotel on

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<v Speaker 2>Boyleston Street. James throhas w b Z, Boston's news radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Some patchee fog this morning, otherwise some partly to mostly

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<v Speaker 1>cloudy skies in much of the region today. This will

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<v Speaker 1>all burn off before you know it. It is fifty

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<v Speaker 1>seven right now now here in the city. It's pretty

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<v Speaker 1>nice day. Nice Friday to wrap up the work week.

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<v Speaker 1>We will see a mixture of sun and clouds this afternoon,

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<v Speaker 1>high temperatures into the mid seventies. Overnight tonight partly to

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<v Speaker 1>mostly cloudy, and much of the area we are expecting

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<v Speaker 1>to see a couple of showers, especially north and west

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<v Speaker 1>of the city. After midnight tonight as temps drop back

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<v Speaker 1>into the fifties, and some of that rain activity will

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<v Speaker 1>be dogging us at least in the early hours tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 1>very isolated showers. But right after that things start to

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<v Speaker 1>clear up. We're in the seventies tomorrow and a pretty

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<v Speaker 1>good looking rest of the weekend too. On Sunday looks

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<v Speaker 1>like temperatures will be a little bit cooler, in the sixties.

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<v Speaker 1>Looking ahead to Monday, that's when it looks a little dicey,

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<v Speaker 1>with some clouds and the potential for some significant showers

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<v Speaker 1>on Monday to start the new work week. Right now,

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<v Speaker 1>Friday morning in Boston, we've got some clouds and some fog.

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<v Speaker 1>It is fifty seven here in the city. At six

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<v Speaker 1>oh six. For the two hundred and sixth time, the

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<v Speaker 1>Topsfield Fair is back and wbz's Drew mo'holland takes a

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<v Speaker 1>look at the oldest fair in the land.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, here we go, Topsfield Fair round. I'm here

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<v Speaker 3>with Jim O'Brien. He is the general manager of this thing.

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<v Speaker 3>And Jim, is there any better time of year? The

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<v Speaker 3>excitement you can feel it here.

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<v Speaker 4>It is absolutely a wonderful time of year. It's got

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<v Speaker 4>beautiful fall weather here people are coming in, so it's

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<v Speaker 4>an exciting time. I mean, here's a guy struggling with

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<v Speaker 4>the pumpkin trying to get it in.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it's just all around us.

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<v Speaker 4>So we excited.

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<v Speaker 3>Anything in particular that's special or different about this year, you.

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<v Speaker 4>Know something every fear takes on its own personality and

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<v Speaker 4>it's kind of exciting and fun at the same time.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, we're gonna have Rodeo for two days, we

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<v Speaker 4>have a three dog night, we have some great concerts

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<v Speaker 4>going to be this year.

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<v Speaker 2>We got food.

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<v Speaker 1>People love food. Boy.

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<v Speaker 4>You know when they come to the FIA, people you

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<v Speaker 4>know there's no diets. Nobody's going home hungry from the FIA.

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<v Speaker 3>I can feel the excitement in your voice. Jim O'Brien,

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<v Speaker 3>GM of the Topsfield Fair, another go around.

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<v Speaker 4>I enjoy every bit of it. Thank you very much.

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<v Speaker 3>Live from the Topsfield Fair, Drew moholland WBZ, Boston's News Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>If you remember nothing else today, please remember that people

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<v Speaker 1>love food. The fortieth Annuel New England Giant Pumpkin Contests

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<v Speaker 1>helps get things started at the Topsfield Fair today. Doors

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<v Speaker 1>open for the next eleven days, beginning this afternoon at

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<v Speaker 1>four o'clock. There's a new sheriff in town. Massachusetts State

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<v Speaker 1>Police Superintendent Colonel Jeffrey Noble begins his new job today.

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<v Speaker 1>Governor Healy will issue the oath of office this morning.

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<v Speaker 1>These are uncharted waters for the Governor and the new boss.

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<v Speaker 1>It is the first time someone from outside the State

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<v Speaker 1>Police will take the helm. Colonel Noble arrives in Massachusetts

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<v Speaker 1>after eight decades long career with the New Jersey State

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<v Speaker 1>Police and more recently as head of a security firm

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<v Speaker 1>in the Garden State. As well. Another chance to see

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<v Speaker 1>the Northern lights this weekend. A pair of unusually large

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<v Speaker 1>solar flares will electrify the atmosphere at least a couple

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<v Speaker 1>more times. Northern New England has the best chance to

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<v Speaker 1>see the Aurora borealis tonight and tomorrow, but the night

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<v Speaker 1>lights may reach as far as northern Massachusetts as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Skies expected to be a little on the cloudy side, though,

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<v Speaker 1>but if you can get had a chance. Best time

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<v Speaker 1>to see the Northern lights between ten pm and two am.

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<v Speaker 1>You are now in the loop for news updates throughout

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Jeff Brown WBZ, Boston's news radio,