Speaker 1: This is WBZ, Boston's news radio. We defining local news,
Speaker 1: the definition of insanity, doing the same thing over and
Speaker 1: over again and expecting a different result. And here we
Speaker 1: are up in Adam once again on a Monday, here
Speaker 1: in Boston, under partly cloudy skies. At six o'clock. It
Speaker 1: is just thirteen degrees here in the city. The News
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Speaker 1: us today. I'm Jeff Brown and winter's got a hold
Speaker 1: on me. Mostly sunny today, but it will be brisk
Speaker 1: and cold with high as the lower thirties. Just WBZ
Speaker 1: Achi weather meteorologist Joe Lundberg. How about near fifty tomorrow
Speaker 1: and slightly milder on Wednesday. Celtics knock off the Nuggets
Speaker 1: at the Garden in what could be an NBA Finals preview.
Speaker 1: Bruins can't score. They get blanked by the Minnesota Wild
Speaker 1: Spring training baseball today, with opening day three and a
Speaker 1: half weeks away. Red Sox and Orioles go at it
Speaker 1: this afternoon in Sarasota, Florida. It's a big night at
Speaker 1: the Oscars.
Speaker 2: I'm not well if the Oscar is Open, with a
Speaker 2: tribute to the city of La still in recovery after
Speaker 2: the devastating wildfires. Ariana Grande and Cynthia Arrivo performed a
Speaker 2: medley of songs from the Wizard of Oz and Wicked
Speaker 2: and I Lost Her dear friend. Morgan Freeman with an
Speaker 2: emotional tribute to the iconic Gene Hackman, who died last week,
Speaker 2: and Whoopie Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey with their nod to
Speaker 2: the late Quincy Jones. The crowd on their feet when
Speaker 2: Queen Latifa took the stage to perform He's On Down
Speaker 2: the Road from the Broadway show The Whiz. Quincy Jones
Speaker 2: served as a producer on that. Matt Wolf CBS News.
Speaker 1: Honora wins Best Picture, It's Star Mikey Madison Best Actress,
Speaker 1: and Director Sean Ellis ties Walt Disney with four oscars
Speaker 1: on the night himself, Adrian Brody Best Actor for The Brutalist.
Speaker 3: I pray for a healthier and a happier and a
Speaker 3: more inclusive world, and I believe if the past can
Speaker 3: teach us anything, it's a reminder to not let hate
Speaker 3: go un checked.
Speaker 1: Also last night, an earthquake hits Los Angeles. The US
Speaker 1: Geological Survey says it registered three point nine and it
Speaker 1: hit around ten o'clock local time. No injuries, no damages reported.
Speaker 1: Doctors at Jemelli Hospital in Rome say Pope Francis had
Speaker 1: another good night's sleep after suffering a respiratory setback on Friday.
Speaker 1: The eighty eight year old Pope is now off a
Speaker 1: mechanical rather ventilation device, but he's still receiving oxygen. The
Speaker 1: Pope has been hospitalized since Valentine's Day for treatment of
Speaker 1: double pneumonia and early stage kidney failure. He responds to
Speaker 1: the faithful on social media to thank everyone for their
Speaker 1: concern and their continued prayers. City of Boston says objects
Speaker 1: in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are.
Speaker 4: A bus only lane stretches up and down Huntington Aft
Speaker 4: here near Northeastern. It's one of several street safety improvement
Speaker 4: projects that are expected to be reevaluated by the city.
Speaker 4: An internal city Hall memis was sent to a list
Speaker 4: of employees recently. That's according to streets blog Mass. This
Speaker 4: comes shortly after it was announced that the bus only
Speaker 4: lane on Boylson Street would be removed after finding that
Speaker 4: it just didn't work as expected. The city will also
Speaker 4: be looking at new neighborhoods speed humps city wide, as
Speaker 4: well as separated bike lanes in the Back Bay and
Speaker 4: other neighborhoods. On Huntington A. F.
Speaker 1: James rohas w b Z Boston Snooze Radio. Now it
Speaker 1: is just thirteen degrees in Boston. Bit of a breeze too,
Speaker 1: blowing at about fifteen miles per hour. We are expecting
Speaker 1: to see and plenty of sunshine today. It's going to
Speaker 1: be windy throughout high temperatures only around freezing today, but
Speaker 1: we're making some progress in the first week of March.
Speaker 1: We'll see temperatures approaching fifty degrees tomorrow with sun mixing
Speaker 1: with clouds. Even mild around Wednesday into the load to
Speaker 1: mid fifties, but it's going to come with a little
Speaker 1: bit of rain in the afternoon. Heavier rain in a
Speaker 1: thunderstorm is expected to move into the area overnight on
Speaker 1: Wednesday night and continued mild and breezy on Thursday as well.
Speaker 1: Right now in Boston, partly cloudy skies in just thirteen
Speaker 1: degrees as we get started together this Monday morning, it
Speaker 1: is six oh five, the world continues to react to
Speaker 1: a blistering beatdown of Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky. I don't think
Speaker 1: you'd be a tough guy without the United States, and
Speaker 1: your people are very brave. But you're either going to
Speaker 1: make a deal or we're out. And if we're out,
Speaker 1: you'll fight it out. I don't think it's going to
Speaker 1: be pretty, but you'll fight it out. Now, the United
Speaker 1: Kingdom takes center stage and helping Europe rally to Ukraine's cause.
Speaker 1: Leaders agree to increase military spending in Ukraine and set
Speaker 1: the framework for a piece deal. We are at a
Speaker 1: cross roads in history today.
Speaker 4: This is not a moment for more talk.
Speaker 1: It's time to act. British Prime Minister Kerr Starmer, less
Speaker 1: than a week removed from his White House visit with
Speaker 1: the President, says this is a deal that the United
Speaker 1: States will support. Details of the four pronged plan include
Speaker 1: keeping European aid flowing, ensuring Ukraine as a seat at
Speaker 1: the bargaining table, also ensuring the country's security, and to
Speaker 1: continue to provide arms to deter against potential future invasions.
Speaker 1: Well tomorrow, oh as tariff Tuesday. President Trump is ready
Speaker 1: to hit Canada and Mexico with twenty five percent tariffs
Speaker 1: on just about all imports. An additional ten percent levy
Speaker 1: will hit China as well. There is no indication yet
Speaker 1: that the White House is planning to respond to Mexico's
Speaker 1: move last week to turn dozens of drug cartel operatives
Speaker 1: over to US custody. The President did give both our
Speaker 1: neighbors to the North and South a one month reprieve
Speaker 1: from Tariff's when both promised to send troops to the
Speaker 1: border to help stop the flow of undocumented migrants and
Speaker 1: drugs over the border.
Speaker 3: Well.
Speaker 1: Millions of federal government workers face another deadline at midnight
Speaker 1: tonight to respond to the what did you do at
Speaker 1: Work this Week? Part two email? This one appears to
Speaker 1: come from federal agency bosses and promises to be a
Speaker 1: weekly installment. This time, it also demands an answer. Elon
Speaker 1: Musk's similar email last week was ignored by hundreds of
Speaker 1: thousands of workers, either by choice or under the advice
Speaker 1: from their bosses. This week's email comes from the Office
Speaker 1: of Personnel Management, A federal court judge, by the way,
Speaker 1: recently ruled PM does not have the power to fire
Speaker 1: federal workers. Survey says most Americans are in favor of
Speaker 1: the federal government boosting rather than decreasing funding across government agencies.
Speaker 1: The Yugov poll reveals that in none of the forty
Speaker 1: areas brought up in the survey did Americans want the
Speaker 1: government to spend less. A Delta Airlines light destined for
Speaker 1: Marty Gross celebrations in New Orleans instead heads back to
Speaker 1: Logan Airport after a smoky odor is detected in the cabin.
Speaker 1: WBCs Drew mo'holland is here with details. Good morning Drow,
Speaker 1: Good morning Jeff.
Speaker 5: It all happened seconds after liftoff. Delta flight thirteen ninety
Speaker 5: eight at Airbus A two twenty with ninety two passengers
Speaker 5: and crew on board, lands safely, though three passengers are
Speaker 5: taken away and treated medically on the scene. One was
Speaker 5: taken to a nearby hospital. No word on what caused
Speaker 5: the actual problem here. The investigation, of course goes on.
Speaker 3: All right.
Speaker 1: Certainly a troubled time for the aviation industry in North
Speaker 1: America with several recent incidents in North American airspace. DRU
Speaker 1: thank you. You are now in the loop for news
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