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<v Speaker 1>Yes, this is WBZY, Boston's news radio redefining local news.

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<v Speaker 1>Forty five party Sunny Boston. It's eleven o'clock this Monday morning.

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, I'm Laurie Kirby and topping our news bunch

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<v Speaker 1>of coastal Massachusetts. Woke up this morning to the smoky

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<v Speaker 1>scent of brushfire. Wbz's Drowm Holland tells us it's all

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<v Speaker 1>thanks to blazes and Salem and elsewhere.

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<v Speaker 2>Local brushfires and firefighters and Salem have their hands full.

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<v Speaker 3>Most of it is contained in the areas that have

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<v Speaker 3>already burned out.

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<v Speaker 2>That's chief Alan Dieon smoke up and down the shoreline today.

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<v Speaker 2>The smell of smoke has been jarring the WBZ newsroom included.

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<v Speaker 2>We've been stopped in our tracks a few times smelling

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<v Speaker 2>it all here. Same day for one of our editors,

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<v Speaker 2>b Aldrich, she says she had an unpleasant wake up

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<v Speaker 2>in Brighton. It was so pungent, so strong, that I

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<v Speaker 2>actually thought that my house was on fire until I

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<v Speaker 2>realized what it was.

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<v Speaker 4>Even driving into work, you could see like this layer

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<v Speaker 4>of hayes.

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<v Speaker 2>We've been getting all sorts of calls from people with

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<v Speaker 2>similar stories. Today. The sky still has that smoky, hazy

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<v Speaker 2>look to it, and it could linger for a while too.

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<v Speaker 2>Firefighters say lots of smoldering Drew maholl and WBZ, Boston's

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<v Speaker 2>news radio, and a lot of.

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<v Speaker 1>Towns too, too many to mention, you know, from Beverly

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<v Speaker 1>to Canton, and one turned deadly in Millbury, where a

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<v Speaker 1>fire at a homeless encampment claimed the life of an

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<v Speaker 1>adult woman. Her name has not been released. The state

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<v Speaker 1>Fire Marshal says the fire originated at her site. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>the entire state and New Hampshire have been under a

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<v Speaker 1>red flag warning for many, many days, and I've been

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<v Speaker 1>mentioning any spark could easily ignite and spread flames quickly.

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<v Speaker 1>I think they're getting a break with the winds today.

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<v Speaker 1>Those are finally scaling back a little bit. So the

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<v Speaker 1>entertainment at former President Trump's rally in New York last

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<v Speaker 1>night might come back to bite the campaign. Comedian Tony

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<v Speaker 1>Hinchcliff made a questionable joke about porttery. Puerto Ricans are

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<v Speaker 1>considered a key voter block this election season every election season.

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<v Speaker 1>ABC's Rachel Scott is.

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<v Speaker 3>More Democrats seizing on this as that Trump rally got

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<v Speaker 3>underway Harris was visiting a Puerto Rican restaurant, hosting this

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<v Speaker 3>message to social media.

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<v Speaker 1>Puerto Ricans deserve better.

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<v Speaker 4>As president, I will always fight for you and your families.

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<v Speaker 3>Several influential Puerto Rican superstars, including Bad Bunny, Jennifer Lopez,

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<v Speaker 3>and Ricky Martin, resharing that video and support of Harris

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<v Speaker 3>to there are millions of followers. The Trump campaign stating

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<v Speaker 3>this show does not reflect the views of President Trump

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<v Speaker 3>or the campaign.

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<v Speaker 1>Senior Trump advisor Danielle Alvarez says the joke did not

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<v Speaker 1>reflect how mister Trump or his campaign regards Puerto Rico.

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<v Speaker 1>The numbers show autumn's early sunsets and late sunrises bring

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<v Speaker 1>an annual spike in laser beams being shined into aircrafts.

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<v Speaker 1>ABC's Jim Ryan is that.

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<v Speaker 5>Just last week it happened to Houston pilot David.

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<v Speaker 2>We were struck by an intense leam of light.

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<v Speaker 5>He was at the controls of a Sheriff's Department aircraft.

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<v Speaker 2>We're communicating with ground troops, We're working the camera. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>we have enough going on right now.

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<v Speaker 5>The issue is spread across the country, with one hundred

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<v Speaker 5>and twenty eight laser strikes over Kansas City this year,

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<v Speaker 5>two hundred and sixty five in Houston, but Cincinnati has

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<v Speaker 5>recorded none. Jim Ryan, ABC News.

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<v Speaker 1>You need a code out there today, maybe some goggles

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<v Speaker 1>until that smoke dissipates. I think it's improving in some

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<v Speaker 1>areas a little bit, but again, times of clouds and

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<v Speaker 1>sun today high fifty one to fifty five elevated fire risk.

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<v Speaker 1>We're dealing with quite a few brush fires. And then

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<v Speaker 1>tonight it's going to be starlit Chile Inland mid thirties

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<v Speaker 1>forty two downtown Boston tomorrow very much like today until

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<v Speaker 1>tomorrow night, we're getting a little bit of rain, not

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<v Speaker 1>enough rain to deal with the drought conditions out there,

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<v Speaker 1>but we'll take it. And then here comes our extraordinary

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<v Speaker 1>and unseizable warm up in the seventies for the rest

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<v Speaker 1>of the week. And again, kids, you want to think

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<v Speaker 1>about that Halloween costume right now, because if you are layered,

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<v Speaker 1>I keep saying, the gorilla suit, that is hot. I

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<v Speaker 1>think we all remember that Halloween right when we had

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<v Speaker 1>the wrong costume as kids. For the conditions and some

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<v Speaker 1>New Englanders are among the fifty highest earning and the

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<v Speaker 1>most influential when it comes to social media. Wbz's Matt

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<v Speaker 1>Phipps is.

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<v Speaker 4>That Forbes is out with its annual Top Creators list,

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<v Speaker 4>and some influencers with local roots are shining bright among

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<v Speaker 4>the top ten. Call Her Daddy podcast host and bu

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<v Speaker 4>grad Alex Cooper lands at number eight. She's hoping to

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<v Speaker 4>expand her reach by signing a brand partnership with Kim

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<v Speaker 4>Kardashian Skims and Jimmy Chew from Norwalk, Connecticut's sisters Charlie

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<v Speaker 4>and Dixie Dmilio, are doing quite well for themselves. Charlie,

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<v Speaker 4>who was named the highest earning TikToker in twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 4>one when she was just eighteen, is set to star

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<v Speaker 4>on Broadway in the musical and Juliet, and her sister

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<v Speaker 4>Dixie Some Some has more than an one hundred and

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<v Speaker 4>million plays on Spotify thanks to this track, Be Happy.

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<v Speaker 4>Matt Phipps, WBZ Boston's news radio.

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<v Speaker 1>South Shore Hospital in Weymouth puts a high dollar donation

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<v Speaker 1>toward expanding its short state wing. The West unit is

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<v Speaker 1>reserved for anybody who needs inpatient care while they recover

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<v Speaker 1>from surgery or battle of brief illness, and soon his

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<v Speaker 1>capacity will double, all thanks to a five point three

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<v Speaker 1>million dollar donation from the McKim Family Fund. Expanding the

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<v Speaker 1>West unit will take some pressure off the er. As

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<v Speaker 1>CEOs tell the Patriot Ledger, their emergency room has been overwhelmed.

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<v Speaker 1>Some several other local healthcare facilities shut down. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we had the flooding that shut down Nord Hospital. We

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<v Speaker 1>had the fire in Brockton, and then we had, of

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<v Speaker 1>course the Steward bankruptcy fiasco closing down. So that's what's

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<v Speaker 1>been happening. And now thanks to somebody who had the

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<v Speaker 1>money to do it and the good heart to do it,

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<v Speaker 1>they're going to do it. You are now in the

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<v Speaker 1>loop for news updates throughout the day. Listen to WBZ

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<v Speaker 1>News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm Laurie Kirby, WBZ,

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