Speaker 1: This is w b Z, Boston's news radio, redefining local news.
Speaker 1: Eleven o'clock. We're forty one degrees with some nice sunshine
Speaker 1: in Boston, but rain is coming this afternoon. Achi weather
Speaker 1: is coming up as well. But first, I'm Laurie Kirby,
Speaker 1: and it's really good to be with you. Ballot Question
Speaker 1: one that voters in the Commonwealth overwhelmingly approved in the
Speaker 1: November election, looks bound for the court system. Just as
Speaker 1: a refresher. This is the referendum that empowers the Massachusetts
Speaker 1: State Auditor, Diana Desauglio, to audit the state Senate and
Speaker 1: House of Representatives in Boston. But a recent vote by
Speaker 1: the House amended their own rules so that in the
Speaker 1: end Desaglio would have to hire an outside auditor to
Speaker 1: do the work, not her. Now Former State Rep. Jim Lyons,
Speaker 1: who was a biggie in the GOP party here, alleges
Speaker 1: the rule change strips the Auditor's office of the authority
Speaker 1: approved by voters in the Bay State. In fact, Salem
Speaker 1: News says he filed the lawsuit last week in Suffolk
Speaker 1: Superior Court, asking the judge to overturn the House rule
Speaker 1: and force State House lawmakers to comply with the will
Speaker 1: of the people and the new law which is set
Speaker 1: to go into effect in January. And of course, another
Speaker 1: big thing is happening in January, the swearing in of
Speaker 1: President elect Donald Trump. And now, in his first TV
Speaker 1: interviews since the election, President Elect Trump gives his top priorities.
Speaker 1: On day one in the Oval office.
Speaker 2: President elect Donald Trump is working to hit the ground running,
Speaker 2: starting with his efforts on immigration. Trump confirming his plan
Speaker 2: for mass deportations, starting with convicted criminals, but ultimately saying
Speaker 2: they could include any immigrants in the country illegally, even
Speaker 2: if they have children that are US citizens. Trump confirming
Speaker 2: his plan to try to end birthright citizenship on day one,
Speaker 2: even though it's enshrined in the fourteenth Amendment, suggesting he
Speaker 2: may try to amend the constitution.
Speaker 1: Mister Trump spoke with Meet the Press moderator Kristin Welker.
Speaker 1: By the way, some leads still no arrest in New York,
Speaker 1: the hunt for the suspect and the broad daylight killing
Speaker 1: of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson goes on and ABC's
Speaker 1: Aaron Kotursky tells us where that investigation stands.
Speaker 3: Hundreds of tips are pouring in and thousands of police
Speaker 3: officers are cycling through a man hunt that is now nationwide.
Speaker 3: Police have yet to recover the bike or the murder weapon.
Speaker 3: NYPD divers spent the weekend searching a pond near the
Speaker 3: spot where officers found what they think is the suspect's backpack.
Speaker 3: It contained a Tommy Hillfiger jacket and monopoly money. Detectives
Speaker 3: are working to determine whether the play money was meant
Speaker 3: to some sort of statement.
Speaker 1: The FBI is now offering a fifty thousand dollars reward
Speaker 1: for information leading to an arrest and a conviction, and why,
Speaker 1: PD said is just a matter of time and more
Speaker 1: uncertainty in the Middle East this morning, after Syrian rebels
Speaker 1: toppled the regime of b Al Assad, the Biden administration
Speaker 1: says it's good Asad is out, but the future of
Speaker 1: Syria is up in the air.
Speaker 4: White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan says it's good
Speaker 4: for the US and the world that the Assad regime
Speaker 4: was brought down in Syria, but Sullivan reiterated the President's
Speaker 4: warning about the potential for a power vacuum now in
Speaker 4: Syria and the risk that brings.
Speaker 5: There's an opportunity to build something better in Syria, but
Speaker 5: there is concern that terrorists, jihadists and other people who
Speaker 5: do not have the United States best interests at hart
Speaker 5: to say the least, could take advantage of this.
Speaker 1: Karen Travers, ABC News Washington coming up Beacon Hill, expected
Speaker 1: to take up another shot a Marriwu's controversial home rule petition.
Speaker 1: This may be the best of the weather until Thursday.
Speaker 1: What you're getting right now, our timeline for some rain
Speaker 1: today four o'clock. I saw that for Bronton, but again
Speaker 1: all of us getting some rain, a little bit of
Speaker 1: drizzle tonight in fog. We're in the high thirties tonight,
Speaker 1: and that's significant because that's the Boston temp. So we
Speaker 1: know that some of you will be cooler and could
Speaker 1: see those snow flurries. I imagine northern New Hampshire and southern
Speaker 1: New Hampshire is going to be getting some snow that
Speaker 1: could kind of drift our way too. But it's Tuesday
Speaker 1: and Wednesday that we're eyeing some significant rain, especially Wednesday
Speaker 1: with a thunderstorm and gusty winds and the chance of flooding,
Speaker 1: so it gets messy. Thursday we dry up beautiful, we
Speaker 1: warm up lots of sunshine, and we'll have more coming up.
Speaker 1: I want to go back to Beacon Hill. After several delays,
Speaker 1: the State Senate today is expected to take up Mayor
Speaker 1: Wu's home rule petition request, which allows Boston in the
Speaker 1: short term to shift more of the property tax burden
Speaker 1: onto commercial owners. This is too offset declining office value
Speaker 1: in the city, and we've seen that since the pandemic
Speaker 1: and so many people went remote. But there may be
Speaker 1: a shift in the political winds and it may not
Speaker 1: be to Mayor Wu's favor here. A new tax estimate
Speaker 1: last week put the blow to residents at ten percent
Speaker 1: rather than fourteen percent, and business groups looked at that
Speaker 1: and said, ha, this isn't as bad as we thought.
Speaker 1: Maybe we should back off this hike. They want lawmakers
Speaker 1: to hit the brakes and talk about this a little
Speaker 1: bit more. Mayor Wu was frustrated, reportedly still pushing hard
Speaker 1: for passage, and the bill has already cleared the House.
Speaker 1: We'll see. We'll follow up on that for you, as
Speaker 1: we always do. A local wildlife group comes to the
Speaker 1: rescue after an oil spill in the Muddy River. CBS
Speaker 1: Newsball sin Samantha Cheney is more with New England Wildclife
Speaker 1: Center doctor Pria Patel.
Speaker 6: As birds become oiled, their feathers become contaminated with the
Speaker 6: oil and it interrupts their waterproofing, so they become very
Speaker 6: cold and hypothermic.
Speaker 7: That's exactly why Jane knew how sprang into action as well.
Speaker 7: The local wildlife rescuer came to Brookline Sunday night after
Speaker 7: learning the birds were in trouble.
Speaker 1: Our phone started blowing up this afternoon.
Speaker 2: We are just kind of standing by in case.
Speaker 1: They need extra hands.
Speaker 7: Alice Colgrove was just one of many concerned residents making
Speaker 7: those calls. There's a lot of ducks that just need
Speaker 7: scooping up and picking up and transporting it.
Speaker 6: Getting these animals into care as fast as we can
Speaker 6: is going to be what is the difference between them
Speaker 6: surviving and not.
Speaker 1: The State's environmental officials are investigating the cause of that
Speaker 1: oil spill, and the Golden Globe nominations are out.
Speaker 8: Amilia Venies, Netflix musical about a Mexican drug lord who
Speaker 8: transitions gender, gets the most Golden Globe nominations, with ten
Speaker 8: next up. The Brutalists starring Adring and Brody has eight Conclave, Wicked.
Speaker 1: And Anora are in the running too.
Speaker 8: Top TV contenders.
Speaker 3: What If I wanted to over in a restaurant?
Speaker 8: There, Showgun and Only Murders shut out Lady Gaga, Joaquin Phoenix,
Speaker 8: and The Joker sequel. Deborah Rodriguez, CBS News.
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Speaker 1: I'm Laurie Kirby, WBZ, Boston's news radio