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

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<v Speaker 2>News sixty three degrees in Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. It's official Governor more

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<v Speaker 2>Hilly signing a new wide ranging gun reform law. The

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<v Speaker 2>Governor's signing an emergency preamble. It will allow many of

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<v Speaker 2>the law's provisions to go into effect immediately instead of

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<v Speaker 2>later this month. Opponents of the bill had been pushing

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<v Speaker 2>to suspend the law before it took place, hoping to

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<v Speaker 2>repeal the law with a ballot measure in twenty twenty six.

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<v Speaker 2>In a statement, that governor says, this gun's safety law

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<v Speaker 2>bans ghost guns, strengthens the Extreme Risk Protection Order statute

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<v Speaker 2>to keep guns onto the hands of people who are

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<v Speaker 2>a danger to themselves or others, and invests in violence

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<v Speaker 2>prevention programs. A group known as the Civil Rights Coalition

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<v Speaker 2>criticized the governor's decision and alleged an immediate start to

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<v Speaker 2>some of the restrictions, especially on so called long guns,

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<v Speaker 2>could put guns shop out of business. President Biden gets

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<v Speaker 2>a bird's eye view and a ground level view in

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<v Speaker 2>the Carolinas today. He's surveying the damage from Helene. The

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<v Speaker 2>storm brought dozens of deaths, widespread flooding, and damage, and

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<v Speaker 2>now the federal government is stepping up and stepping in.

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<v Speaker 3>The President is immediately deploying one thousand active duty troops

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<v Speaker 3>to assist with the response and recovery efforts. They'll help

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<v Speaker 3>deliver food, water, and other critical supplies two communities impacted

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<v Speaker 3>by the hurricane. The additional manpower will assist FEMA and

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<v Speaker 3>other federal agencies reach the hardested areas as fast as possible.

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<v Speaker 3>Stacy Lynn, CBS News Washington.

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<v Speaker 2>There's some new data that suggests drug overdose deaths are

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<v Speaker 2>going down in Boston. The Boston Public Health Commission says

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<v Speaker 2>the number of residents who died of opioid overdoses from

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<v Speaker 2>January to April this year was down thirty three percent

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<v Speaker 2>compared to the same time last year. Though the data

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<v Speaker 2>is only preliminary and represents four months of the year,

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<v Speaker 2>city leaders are feeling encouraged by this report. Mayor Michelle

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<v Speaker 2>wou sang in a statement, the new data shows the

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<v Speaker 2>city is on the right track when it comes to

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<v Speaker 2>tackling the opioid crisis. Boston is celebrating funds to transform

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<v Speaker 2>downtown affordable housing of the BBC's Madison Rogers with the

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<v Speaker 2>TAPS residence of the Maywa Village in Chinatown, got a

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<v Speaker 2>surprise visit today meant a big announcement.

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<v Speaker 4>When I told her, Madame Mayor, that I was here

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<v Speaker 4>delivering money to you to fix the building, she got

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<v Speaker 4>really chatty.

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<v Speaker 5>Acting us HUD Secretary Adrian Todman came by with a

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<v Speaker 5>three point two eight million dollar check in tow.

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<v Speaker 3>It's not an announcement unless it's a big and.

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<v Speaker 5>It's not just Boston. This is part of a new

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<v Speaker 5>two hundred and seventy nine million dollar nationwide investment making

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<v Speaker 5>repairs with an eye on climate resilience. Here's Mayor wu.

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<v Speaker 5>Study after study has shown the unique impact that residents

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<v Speaker 5>here have born for decades in generations with greater pollution

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<v Speaker 5>causing greater health risks. This funding hopes to bring a

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<v Speaker 5>breath of fresh air in Chinatown. I'm Madison Rogers, WBZ

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<v Speaker 5>Boston's News Radio Brian Walls.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll be back in court later this year after a

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<v Speaker 2>brief court appear this afternoon. Both sides. We're meeting to

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<v Speaker 2>discuss evidence in the case. Walsh's facing murder chargers in

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<v Speaker 2>connection with the death of his wife Anna. During the

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<v Speaker 2>hearing in Denham, his lawyer says they need more time

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<v Speaker 2>to go over evidence that was just given to them

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<v Speaker 2>by the prosecution. Both sides agreed to circle back at

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<v Speaker 2>a hearing on December second. Tonight, we'll have partly to

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<v Speaker 2>mostly cloudy skies depending on where you are. Fifty five

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<v Speaker 2>in the city, we'll be in the upper forties, though

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<v Speaker 2>in many of the cool suburbs, times of clouds and sun.

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<v Speaker 2>Tomorrow a lot like today, although there'll probably be a

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<v Speaker 2>little more sunshine than clouds. Tomorrow, temperatures within a few

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<v Speaker 2>degrees of seventy, partly cloudy with a few areas of

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<v Speaker 2>fog tomorrow night. That fog will hang in Friday morning,

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<v Speaker 2>eventually burning off, bringing us partly sunny skies. A warm

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<v Speaker 2>or afternoon too on Friday, as we make a race

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<v Speaker 2>into the upper seventies, and then on Saturday a little

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<v Speaker 2>cooler back to seventy for the high. We'll have a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of showers early. Otherwise, the mix of sun and

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<v Speaker 2>clouds Right now sixty three degrees in Boston, but not

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<v Speaker 2>in school on local school district says no phones in

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<v Speaker 2>the classroom has paid instant dividends.

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<v Speaker 6>It's been more than a month since classes started at

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<v Speaker 6>Framingham High and like many other schools in the state,

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<v Speaker 6>they're cracking down on cell phone use.

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<v Speaker 1>Students cannot have their phones with them. They have to

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<v Speaker 1>be either placed in a holder on the back of

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<v Speaker 1>the door, on the wall, or shut off in their

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<v Speaker 1>bags on the wall.

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<v Speaker 6>We decided to check in and see how that policy

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<v Speaker 6>is actually working out.

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<v Speaker 1>It's made a huge difference with attention and focus and

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<v Speaker 1>engagement framing and.

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<v Speaker 6>Principal Mark Albright says he's seen an enormous change in

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<v Speaker 6>the six weeks since enforcement was stepped up, to the

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<v Speaker 6>extent that some classes are running way ahead of schedule.

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<v Speaker 1>A couple of my Spanish teachers shared that content wise,

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<v Speaker 1>they're more than two weeks ahead of where they were

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<v Speaker 1>last year.

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<v Speaker 6>Other teachers told me the kids are more focused on work,

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<v Speaker 6>which lets them open up the playbook on lesson plans.

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<v Speaker 6>But all Bright says it's not all about shredding the curriculum.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that there's some comfort in understanding that I

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<v Speaker 1>don't always have to have it in my hand.

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<v Speaker 6>He's seeing personal growth in the kids too, Kyle Shaffle

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<v Speaker 6>w Busy, Boston's news.

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<v Speaker 2>Radio, and Brockton a student has checked out at the

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<v Speaker 2>hospital after or in outlet short circuits at the high school.

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<v Speaker 2>In a statement, the Brockton Schools say it happened while

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<v Speaker 2>the student was plugging in a lamp. No damage to

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<v Speaker 2>the building. The day went on as normal. More bang

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<v Speaker 2>for no Bucks. Blue Bikes celebrating a milestone in Greater Boston.

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<v Speaker 2>As we hear from wbz's j will a.

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<v Speaker 4>Twenty five million rides since its inception in twenty eleven,

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<v Speaker 4>Blue Bikes is offering twenty five dollars worth of rides

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<v Speaker 4>today for free. That's enough for an hour's long ride

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<v Speaker 4>around town, an alternative to the car, to the shuttle

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<v Speaker 4>bus whatever. The code to use on the app is

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<v Speaker 4>blue Cross twenty five AM. That's blue Cross twenty five

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<v Speaker 4>am all one word. The code only works for today,

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<v Speaker 4>but once redeemed, riders can pedal to their heart's desire

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<v Speaker 4>or when the cash runs out. Also, randomly across more

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<v Speaker 4>than five hundred stations, Blue Bikes is handing out gift

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<v Speaker 4>cards to lucky riders. J Willett, WBZ Boston's News Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Day two of a dock worker's strike impacting ports across

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<v Speaker 2>the East and Gulf Coasts, even here in Boston. Striking

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<v Speaker 2>dock workers want a big rays and a guarantee they're

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<v Speaker 2>jobs won't be replaced with automation. The White House wants

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<v Speaker 2>both sides to get working on a deal.

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<v Speaker 7>President Biden said the port workers and the shipping company

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<v Speaker 7>should sit at the table and get this strike resolved.

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<v Speaker 4>Remember, we negotiated a similar strike on the West Coast

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<v Speaker 4>before and they worked it out.

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<v Speaker 2>It's time they won't even talk, so let's get that done.

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<v Speaker 7>The President said, the last thing the country needs right

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<v Speaker 7>now is another quote man made disaster, and said the

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<v Speaker 7>White House is already hearing about supply chain issues because

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<v Speaker 7>of the East Coast and Gulf Coast port strike. Karen Travers,

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<v Speaker 7>ABC News Washington