WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.040 --> 00:00:02.839 We are expecting Senator Warren's challenger, Attorney John Deaton, to 2 00:00:02.839 --> 00:00:05.960 speak to his supporters at about eight forty five this evening. 3 00:00:06.000 --> 00:00:09.279 As you heard, Elizabeth Warren has won that race for 4 00:00:09.359 --> 00:00:12.919 the Senate. Wbz's Mike Macklin is with the Deaton camp 5 00:00:13.000 --> 00:00:16.359 at the Nash Bar and Stage on Tremont Street. Obviously 6 00:00:16.440 --> 00:00:17.960 some wind out of the sales there. 7 00:00:18.000 --> 00:00:21.160 Michael, Well, we're down here in the theater district and 8 00:00:21.239 --> 00:00:24.600 this certainly wasn't the theatrical production that John Deaton was 9 00:00:24.600 --> 00:00:28.559 hoping for Tonight. He's been mixing with his supporters here 10 00:00:28.600 --> 00:00:31.760 at the Nash Bar, making no bones about the fact 11 00:00:31.760 --> 00:00:33.600 that the race is probably going to turn out the 12 00:00:33.640 --> 00:00:36.600 way all of the polls have suggested it would, but 13 00:00:36.679 --> 00:00:39.840 he's not speaking like it. Defeated candidate saying that he 14 00:00:39.840 --> 00:00:43.200 felt he got his message out, got his voice heard, 15 00:00:43.640 --> 00:00:47.119 and he says he presented himself as an alternative to 16 00:00:47.200 --> 00:00:51.920 Elizabeth Warren Dalton bemoaning the one party status of Massachusetts 17 00:00:52.159 --> 00:00:56.399 where the Republicans are virtually out of sight. He says 18 00:00:56.560 --> 00:00:58.840 he would like to change that. He was hoping his 19 00:00:58.920 --> 00:01:02.039 candidacy here in the US Senate race would help change that. 20 00:01:02.359 --> 00:01:05.000 And he says that perhaps there may be another run 21 00:01:05.079 --> 00:01:07.519 in him in the future, although he is not committed 22 00:01:07.560 --> 00:01:11.599 to any particular race or any particular time. But the 23 00:01:11.719 --> 00:01:15.079 fifty seven year old who is an attorney here in 24 00:01:15.120 --> 00:01:18.359 Massachusetts and was making his first run for political office, 25 00:01:18.760 --> 00:01:22.159 seeming fairly satisfied with the job that he did in 26 00:01:22.239 --> 00:01:25.079 this race, no doubt disappointed with the way the vote 27 00:01:25.120 --> 00:01:27.719 count will turn out, but nonetheless thinking that he got 28 00:01:27.719 --> 00:01:30.359 his message. Job. We expect to be hearing from him 29 00:01:30.640 --> 00:01:34.319 within the next hour and Deeton Headquarters by Backlan WBZ, 30 00:01:34.760 --> 00:01:35.719 Boston's news Radio. 31 00:01:35.760 --> 00:01:38.359 All right, you're listening to an election night coverag John WBZ, 32 00:01:38.519 --> 00:01:42.280 And as we continue along, already several states have called 33 00:01:42.400 --> 00:01:47.519 the presidential race a lot more to go, but Vermont, Massachusetts, Maryland, Connecticut, 34 00:01:47.560 --> 00:01:50.040 and Rhode Island all have gone, have all been called 35 00:01:50.319 --> 00:01:53.359 for Vice President Kamala Harris. She has thirty five electoral 36 00:01:53.439 --> 00:01:56.840 votes as it sits right now. Former President Donald Trump 37 00:01:57.000 --> 00:02:01.519 as one Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Florida, Lahoma, Mississippi, South Carolina, 38 00:02:01.599 --> 00:02:03.840 and Tennessee and has ninety five electoral votes. Of course, 39 00:02:03.879 --> 00:02:05.719 it's a long night, and we are going to be 40 00:02:05.799 --> 00:02:08.159 waiting to see who's won all the states and eventually 41 00:02:08.159 --> 00:02:11.439 who has won the White House. Independent Bernie Sanders is 42 00:02:11.439 --> 00:02:13.800 on his fourth term in the US Senate, but control 43 00:02:13.879 --> 00:02:16.199 of that chamber is still very much up for grabs. 44 00:02:16.280 --> 00:02:18.639 Jennifer King has everything we need to know about that. 45 00:02:18.919 --> 00:02:21.199 There are thirty four seats in the US Senate being 46 00:02:21.240 --> 00:02:24.039 contested in this election. Democrats have a fifty one to 47 00:02:24.039 --> 00:02:27.560 forty nine majority, with four independent senators included in their caucus. 48 00:02:27.599 --> 00:02:30.080 Eleven Republican held seats are up for election, all in 49 00:02:30.159 --> 00:02:32.680 red states. The GOP needs to flip two seats to 50 00:02:32.680 --> 00:02:35.120 regain control of the Senate at only one if Donald 51 00:02:35.120 --> 00:02:38.039 Trump wins, since JD Vance would get the tie breaking vote. 52 00:02:38.039 --> 00:02:41.400 In West Virginia, Governor Jim Justice dominated his Republican Senate 53 00:02:41.439 --> 00:02:43.919 primary and is polling at double the numbers of Democrat 54 00:02:43.919 --> 00:02:47.599 Glenn Elliott. Other closely watched Senate races include Montana, where 55 00:02:47.599 --> 00:02:50.639 Democrat John Tester is defending his seat against Tim Sheehey 56 00:02:50.840 --> 00:02:54.000 in a state where Republicans now dominate other statewide offices. 57 00:02:54.080 --> 00:02:57.439 In Ohio, longtime Senate incumbent Shared Brown is facing a 58 00:02:57.479 --> 00:03:01.080 strong challenge from Republican businessman Bernie Morie. With Senate control 59 00:03:01.080 --> 00:03:03.599 on the line. Both Montana and Ohio have seen record 60 00:03:03.599 --> 00:03:04.840 breaking campaign spending. 61 00:03:05.039 --> 00:03:08.159 I'm Jennifer King control of the US House, who is 62 00:03:08.159 --> 00:03:10.319 also up for grabs in this election. Republicans are trying 63 00:03:10.360 --> 00:03:13.080 to hold onto a slim majority. Several of the districts, 64 00:03:13.159 --> 00:03:15.879 though they're defending, are in deep blue states, ones like 65 00:03:15.960 --> 00:03:19.599 New York and California. Republicans Brenton Williams and Anthony the 66 00:03:19.800 --> 00:03:22.759 Espepsido of New York are both defending their seats, though 67 00:03:22.960 --> 00:03:27.400 the Cook Political Report says their districts are leaning Democrat. Meantime, 68 00:03:27.400 --> 00:03:30.520 control over Virginia's seventh districts still a toss up between 69 00:03:30.599 --> 00:03:36.240 Democrat Eugene Vindman and Republican Derek Anderson. Back to Massachusetts. Now, 70 00:03:36.280 --> 00:03:39.759 five ballot questions statewide on the ballot today, one of 71 00:03:39.800 --> 00:03:42.960 them to change the game for tipped workers the busiest 72 00:03:43.000 --> 00:03:44.360 Jay Well Let explain that one. 73 00:03:44.240 --> 00:03:47.080 Question five on the ballot asks if tipped workers should 74 00:03:47.120 --> 00:03:49.599 make an increasing wage up to the state minimum on 75 00:03:49.680 --> 00:03:53.240 top of gratuity. If Massachusetts voters opts know on this one, 76 00:03:53.360 --> 00:03:55.639 nothing changes to how they're paid. But if it is 77 00:03:55.680 --> 00:03:59.560 a yes majority, servers bartenders, barbers, bell hops would all 78 00:03:59.599 --> 00:04:01.919 work there way up to fifteen bucks an hour over 79 00:04:01.960 --> 00:04:04.400 the course of five years. It would also open up 80 00:04:04.400 --> 00:04:06.719 the door to tip pooling, where gratuity can be shared 81 00:04:06.759 --> 00:04:09.560 with back end staff like cooks and cleaners, though that's 82 00:04:09.599 --> 00:04:12.479 only optional. Those in favor say the law would protect 83 00:04:12.479 --> 00:04:16.160 employees vulnerable to wage theft and exploitation by their bosses. 84 00:04:16.439 --> 00:04:18.879 Those again, say all this really does is spell a 85 00:04:18.920 --> 00:04:21.920 pay cut to servers, arguing patrons will give less as 86 00:04:21.959 --> 00:04:25.480 a result, and Massachusetts already requires employers to cover the 87 00:04:25.519 --> 00:04:28.920 difference if it's a slow night for tips. J Willett WBZ, 88 00:04:29.199 --> 00:04:30.319 Boston's news radio. 89 00:04:30.399 --> 00:04:32.800 Among the top issues on the minds of voters this 90 00:04:32.879 --> 00:04:36.680 election day, abortion voters in nearly a dozen states voting 91 00:04:36.680 --> 00:04:39.439 today on whether to establish the right to abortion access. 92 00:04:39.639 --> 00:04:43.480 Ten states, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, and Missouri among them, 93 00:04:43.879 --> 00:04:46.279 have measures on their ballot to protect the right to 94 00:04:46.360 --> 00:04:48.480 abortion access or reproductive freedom. 95 00:04:48.519 --> 00:04:49.240 Since Roe v. 96 00:04:49.360 --> 00:04:52.199 Wade was overturned in twenty twenty two, seven states have 97 00:04:52.279 --> 00:04:56.439 put forward measures on abortion before their voters. In all, seven, 98 00:04:56.519 --> 00:05:00.759 the efforts to preserve abortion rights one exit polls We're 99 00:05:00.800 --> 00:05:02.360 giving us a bit of a glimpse in the minds 100 00:05:02.360 --> 00:05:04.839 of voters as America chooses its next president. 101 00:05:04.879 --> 00:05:08.279 Americans nationwide how they feel about the state of affairs 102 00:05:08.279 --> 00:05:11.319 in our country. Americans generally are unhappy with the way 103 00:05:11.360 --> 00:05:15.240 things are. Seven to ten say they are dissatisfied or angry. 104 00:05:15.560 --> 00:05:18.959 Close to half say their famili's financial situation is worse 105 00:05:18.959 --> 00:05:22.279 today than it was four years ago. But six and 106 00:05:22.360 --> 00:05:25.199 ten Americans say America's best days are ahead of us 107 00:05:25.199 --> 00:05:28.759 and not in the past. More than seventy percent and 108 00:05:28.839 --> 00:05:33.600 our national exit polls say democracy in America is threatened. 109 00:05:33.600 --> 00:05:35.040 Is ABC Stephen Portnoy. 110 00:05:35.160 --> 00:05:38.240 Respondents to this ABC poll pointed to the economy as 111 00:05:38.279 --> 00:05:42.079 one of their top concerns this election. We are continuing 112 00:05:42.480 --> 00:05:44.879 to monitor election results from across the country. We want 113 00:05:44.879 --> 00:05:46.519 to get you up to speed on the presidential race. 114 00:05:46.560 --> 00:05:47.959 Of course, it's going to be a long night, maybe 115 00:05:48.160 --> 00:05:51.240 along several days. But as of right now, Donald Trump 116 00:05:51.240 --> 00:05:54.720 has ninety five electoral votes. He has won Indiana, Kentucky, 117 00:05:54.720 --> 00:05:59.120 West Virginia, Florida, Oklahoma, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee, while 118 00:05:59.160 --> 00:06:01.720 the northeast and a few other states belongs to Kamala 119 00:06:01.759 --> 00:06:05.240 Harris Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island all going Harris's way 120 00:06:05.240 --> 00:06:08.959 along with Maryland. She has thirty five electoral votes as 121 00:06:09.040 --> 00:06:11.759 we speak, a lot more results to come in through 122 00:06:11.879 --> 00:06:14.839 not only this evening, but as the days where on. 123 00:06:14.959 --> 00:06:17.519 We're hoping they'll be a call of this race in 124 00:06:17.600 --> 00:06:19.920 the early going and it won't take days upon days, 125 00:06:19.920 --> 00:06:22.000 but we'll see and we'll be here for you no 126 00:06:22.000 --> 00:06:24.680 matter how long it takes. All this campaigning over the 127 00:06:24.720 --> 00:06:28.000 last many months cost the candidates a pretty penny. CBS's 128 00:06:28.079 --> 00:06:29.399 Jim Cursula has those numbers. 129 00:06:29.480 --> 00:06:34.120 Candidates spent a record sixteen billion dollars on US election campaigns, 130 00:06:34.319 --> 00:06:37.639 according to a nonprofit called Open Secrets. That was an 131 00:06:37.639 --> 00:06:41.279 all time high. In the hotly contested presidential race, Vice 132 00:06:41.319 --> 00:06:45.399 President Kamala Harris emerged as the fundraising leader. Her campaign 133 00:06:45.560 --> 00:06:49.240 directly raised over one billion dollars, with forty percent. 134 00:06:48.959 --> 00:06:50.240 Coming from small donors. 135 00:06:50.600 --> 00:06:53.959 Former President Donald Trump's campaign raised three hundred and eighty 136 00:06:54.000 --> 00:06:57.639 two million dollars directly, with twenty eight percent coming from 137 00:06:57.639 --> 00:07:01.079 small donors. Jim Chriscilla CBS. 138 00:07:00.360 --> 00:07:01.800 It is eight thirteen. 139 00:07:01.839 --> 00:07:04.360 On election nights, stay with WBZ News Radio for election 140 00:07:04.439 --> 00:07:07.199 coverage throughout the evening wz's night Side with Dan Ray. 141 00:07:07.279 --> 00:07:10.240 Part of our coverage tonight, we'll be hearing from newsmakers 142 00:07:10.279 --> 00:07:12.839 including the President of the New England Council, Jim Brett, 143 00:07:13.040 --> 00:07:16.600 Congressman Seth Molten, former Congressman Mike Capuano, and New Hampshire 144 00:07:16.639 --> 00:07:19.480 Governor Chris Sonunu All straight ahead with Dan Ray and 145 00:07:19.519 --> 00:07:20.360 a whole bunch more. 146 00:07:20.199 --> 00:07:22.480 Stay with us. Election coverage continues. 147 00:07:23.680 --> 00:07:27.399 Now night Side with Dan Ray, an election night special 148 00:07:27.600 --> 00:07:30.360 on w b Z, Boston's news radio. 149 00:07:31.480 --> 00:07:34.160 Good evening, everyone, and welcome on in. My name is 150 00:07:34.240 --> 00:07:36.959 Dan Ray, the host of Nightside, and I have about 151 00:07:37.040 --> 00:07:39.199 eight people tonight that we're going to talk to who 152 00:07:39.240 --> 00:07:42.800 know politics inside and out from different perspectives here in 153 00:07:42.800 --> 00:07:44.680 New England. Going to start off with Jim Brett. He's 154 00:07:44.720 --> 00:07:48.199 the President of the New England Council. Jim Brett. Welcome 155 00:07:48.240 --> 00:07:50.079 back to Nightside, sir. How are you tonight? 156 00:07:51.040 --> 00:07:52.519 Always a pleasure Dan to be back. 157 00:07:53.439 --> 00:07:55.639 Well, this is a big night. We only have a 158 00:07:55.680 --> 00:07:59.720 few of these during our lifetimes. You divide by four, however, 159 00:08:00.399 --> 00:08:03.879 whatever it is, if you get four score years in 160 00:08:03.920 --> 00:08:08.079 your lifetime, you get about realistically twenty of these you've 161 00:08:08.120 --> 00:08:12.480 seen more than a few presidential elections, final presidential elections 162 00:08:12.519 --> 00:08:15.160 on that first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 163 00:08:15.199 --> 00:08:17.600 and you're looking at it from the perspective of the 164 00:08:17.639 --> 00:08:19.839 New England Council. A lot of people don't understand what 165 00:08:19.879 --> 00:08:22.079 the New England Council is, but you're about to, not 166 00:08:22.240 --> 00:08:24.360 you personally, the New England Council is about to turn 167 00:08:24.399 --> 00:08:25.959 one hundred years old. Tell us about it. 168 00:08:27.079 --> 00:08:31.240 Well, that's an historic figure itself, one hundred years old. 169 00:08:31.279 --> 00:08:35.879 Where the oldest regional business organization in the United States. Obviously, 170 00:08:35.919 --> 00:08:37.840 it was found in nineteen twenty five, and it was 171 00:08:37.840 --> 00:08:41.399 founded in a little town called Poland Spring in Maine. 172 00:08:41.519 --> 00:08:44.759 And there was the governors and the leading CEOs at 173 00:08:44.799 --> 00:08:48.759 the time who were involved in manufacturing of textile and 174 00:08:48.840 --> 00:08:51.679 shoe and they were saying that we need to find 175 00:08:51.720 --> 00:08:55.240 ways of working together because in nineteen twenty five a 176 00:08:55.240 --> 00:08:58.679 lot of the workers were leaving the New England region 177 00:08:58.720 --> 00:09:02.840 going down south to the Carolina's warmer climate, lower taxes, 178 00:09:03.279 --> 00:09:05.840 and they said that we are well situated in our 179 00:09:05.879 --> 00:09:09.240 own individual states. We know the Senators, we know the congressmen, 180 00:09:09.480 --> 00:09:12.039 they know us, but it's more important that we know 181 00:09:12.480 --> 00:09:16.240 more of the elected officials throughout New England that could 182 00:09:16.240 --> 00:09:19.639 help us and be our voice in Washington. And that 183 00:09:19.759 --> 00:09:23.000 was really the genesis, saying, if we work together as 184 00:09:23.000 --> 00:09:26.519 a region, even though we're a very small region of 185 00:09:26.559 --> 00:09:29.639 the United States, we're only about five percent of the 186 00:09:29.720 --> 00:09:34.000 nation's population and about thirteen and a half million people, 187 00:09:34.080 --> 00:09:37.159 half of them in one state. But the genesis was, 188 00:09:37.600 --> 00:09:41.600 if we work together. Vermont's population is no bigger than 189 00:09:41.639 --> 00:09:44.720 the city of Boston, but they have two United States Senators. 190 00:09:45.240 --> 00:09:48.559 So they said, if we're five percent of the nation's 191 00:09:48.639 --> 00:09:51.919 population and we have twelve percent of the United States 192 00:09:51.919 --> 00:09:55.639 Senate in New England, that's a great asset. But we 193 00:09:55.720 --> 00:09:59.200 have to find ways of keeping them engaged, involved and 194 00:09:59.320 --> 00:10:04.279 working together on New England issues. And it's something that 195 00:10:04.440 --> 00:10:10.279 has developed into a very successful advocacy organization. And what 196 00:10:10.360 --> 00:10:13.679 we do is we are engaged with all the members 197 00:10:13.679 --> 00:10:16.519 of Congress, the twenty one members of Congress, and whether 198 00:10:16.559 --> 00:10:20.279 they're Democrats or Republicans today they're Democrats. When I first 199 00:10:20.320 --> 00:10:23.600 started in nineteen ninety six, you know, there's two senators 200 00:10:23.639 --> 00:10:27.679 in New Hampshire, Republicans Bob Smith and Judd Gregg, and 201 00:10:29.320 --> 00:10:32.759 New Ginridge was the Speaker of the House, so they 202 00:10:32.840 --> 00:10:35.720 needed someone who could go to Washington and be their voice, 203 00:10:35.759 --> 00:10:39.039 who could work both sides, both sides of the aisle, 204 00:10:39.360 --> 00:10:42.759 and advocate on behalf of New England, whether it be 205 00:10:42.840 --> 00:10:45.679 on higher ed energy tax policy. 206 00:10:49.080 --> 00:10:52.159 I also assumed, Jim, that there must be issues, for example, 207 00:10:52.440 --> 00:10:56.120 fishing issues that whether you're a Democrat or a Republican 208 00:10:56.720 --> 00:10:59.200 on that issue, you want to make sure that whatever 209 00:10:59.320 --> 00:11:04.639 restrictions they are imposed on our fishing industry, they're done fairly. Obviously, 210 00:11:04.679 --> 00:11:09.159 you have many regulatory agencies that you have to contend with. 211 00:11:09.799 --> 00:11:13.360 Interesting enough, you talked about the population. I will bet 212 00:11:13.440 --> 00:11:18.320 you that as great as your organization is today, over 213 00:11:18.399 --> 00:11:23.039 time you've lost population and also representation in Congress. I 214 00:11:23.080 --> 00:11:25.600 suspect that back in the day when the New England 215 00:11:25.639 --> 00:11:30.159 Council started, we probably had sixteen or seventeen, maybe even 216 00:11:30.240 --> 00:11:34.679 eighteen members of the House of Representatives, and that figure 217 00:11:35.200 --> 00:11:36.759 has diminished, which means. 218 00:11:36.480 --> 00:11:40.679 That I think you could double that. In the nineteenth 219 00:11:41.120 --> 00:11:45.000 twenties it was over thirty members, thirty members that we're 220 00:11:45.039 --> 00:11:48.559 advocating on behalf of New England and Washington, and now 221 00:11:48.559 --> 00:11:52.440 we have twenty one and every dessential every ten years 222 00:11:52.480 --> 00:11:55.360 when they do resistrict and someone seems to lose, Rhode 223 00:11:55.399 --> 00:11:58.360 Island seems to lose the seat, Massachusetts seems to lose 224 00:11:58.399 --> 00:12:01.720 the seat. That's why it is so important that they 225 00:12:02.000 --> 00:12:05.879 the members of the delegation work as a region. And 226 00:12:06.080 --> 00:12:09.639 someone like Ritchie Neil, who's the dean who's elected nineteen 227 00:12:09.639 --> 00:12:13.559 eighty eight to Congress from Springfield, he has really truly 228 00:12:14.039 --> 00:12:18.039 led the effort to inform and educate all new members 229 00:12:18.039 --> 00:12:20.879 of Congress from New England that we work together as 230 00:12:20.919 --> 00:12:23.320 a region. Because when we do that, we have a 231 00:12:23.360 --> 00:12:26.200 lot of clout. And we've had a lot of successes 232 00:12:27.440 --> 00:12:31.440 in areas such as tax policy and energy and health care. 233 00:12:31.639 --> 00:12:34.320 And that's because people in other parts of the country 234 00:12:34.440 --> 00:12:38.960 marvel at how well coordinated and cohesive. The New England 235 00:12:39.080 --> 00:12:42.080 delegation is both the House in the Senate, and it's 236 00:12:42.120 --> 00:12:46.440 been that way, whether they're all Democrats are all Republicans, 237 00:12:46.519 --> 00:12:49.799 it's just working together. So it's a joy for me 238 00:12:49.960 --> 00:12:55.279 to work with them because they understand and strength and unity. 239 00:12:55.559 --> 00:12:58.799 We have an awful lot of clout, and as I say, 240 00:12:59.559 --> 00:13:01.519 we've had people from other parts of the country come 241 00:13:01.559 --> 00:13:04.039 to us and say we would like to duplicate what 242 00:13:04.120 --> 00:13:06.799 you do. We would love to have a mid Atlantic Council, 243 00:13:07.000 --> 00:13:11.440 our Southeast Council, but they've been unsuccessful and achieving that. 244 00:13:11.559 --> 00:13:13.840 So we're unique and able to do what we do. 245 00:13:13.919 --> 00:13:15.759 And I think one of the reasons we do as 246 00:13:15.799 --> 00:13:18.559 well is that New England pretty much you know, it's 247 00:13:18.679 --> 00:13:22.320 rich Ox Nation, it's patriots, you know, New England patriots. 248 00:13:22.440 --> 00:13:23.120 There are many. 249 00:13:22.919 --> 00:13:25.919 People that live in New Hampshire that work in Massachusetts. 250 00:13:26.039 --> 00:13:28.919 Many people in Massachusetts work in New England in New Hampshire, 251 00:13:29.000 --> 00:13:32.600 many people live in Massachusetts work in Rhode Island. Some 252 00:13:32.720 --> 00:13:36.279 even work in Maine and live here, so we are 253 00:13:36.320 --> 00:13:42.080 a little more cohesive. But I think also we're an 254 00:13:42.200 --> 00:13:45.879 organization that is very unique in this time and era 255 00:13:46.399 --> 00:13:50.279 where there's so much gridlock, so much polarization in Washington, 256 00:13:51.000 --> 00:13:56.519 our organization is able to access Democrats and Republicans to 257 00:13:56.679 --> 00:13:59.559 sit together and to see if we can find common 258 00:13:59.559 --> 00:14:03.679 ground on issues that would be of importance to New England. 259 00:14:04.120 --> 00:14:07.320 It's not the New England Democratic Council, it's not the 260 00:14:07.320 --> 00:14:11.000 New England Republican Council. It's the New England Council. And 261 00:14:11.000 --> 00:14:14.399 who's the New England Council. It's the community health centers, 262 00:14:14.639 --> 00:14:19.120 it's hospitals, it's colleges, it's the biotech, it's the industries 263 00:14:19.159 --> 00:14:21.200 that you could think of. They're part of the New 264 00:14:21.200 --> 00:14:24.639 England Council, all with the mission statement to improve the 265 00:14:24.679 --> 00:14:28.519 economic conditions in New England and have a voice at 266 00:14:28.559 --> 00:14:32.120 the table in Washington. And what I'm very proud of 267 00:14:32.240 --> 00:14:34.559 is to be able to say that we don't give money, 268 00:14:34.600 --> 00:14:38.240 we don't have a pack, we don't give endorsements, we 269 00:14:38.320 --> 00:14:41.240 don't give a grade. And that's why we're able to 270 00:14:41.279 --> 00:14:46.240 get leaders of both parties and Jim white House, Jim. 271 00:14:46.080 --> 00:14:49.720 Maybe with a little bit of luck, Congress can take 272 00:14:49.879 --> 00:14:53.480 the New England Council as an example and as a 273 00:14:53.519 --> 00:14:56.960 model and maybe work together in the Congress that will 274 00:14:57.039 --> 00:14:59.679 assemble a January. Jim Brett of the New England Council, 275 00:14:59.679 --> 00:15:02.919 present and CEO, thanks so much for joining us tonight 276 00:15:02.960 --> 00:15:05.679 here on nightside in a very important night. And we'll 277 00:15:05.720 --> 00:15:08.200 have you on some night and spend some time taking 278 00:15:08.200 --> 00:15:09.720 phone calls from listeners. 279 00:15:10.320 --> 00:15:12.720 Thanks so much, love you, thanks very much. 280 00:15:12.799 --> 00:15:13.840 I appreciate Thank you. 281 00:15:13.960 --> 00:15:14.159 Dan. 282 00:15:14.559 --> 00:15:17.320 All Right, Jim Brett, back to our other programming here. 283 00:15:17.200 --> 00:15:22.360 On Nightside Campaign twenty twenty four America Votes. This is 284 00:15:22.559 --> 00:15:24.600 wb Z Boston's news. 285 00:15:24.519 --> 00:15:31.720 Radio, sixty five degrees in Boston at eight thirty eight. 286 00:15:31.799 --> 00:15:34.440 Good afternoon, make that good evening. I'm Ben Parker. Here's 287 00:15:34.480 --> 00:15:38.559 what's happening. The polls are closed in Massachusetts. In fact, 288 00:15:38.600 --> 00:15:41.240 they closed about a half hour ago. So far, Senator 289 00:15:41.279 --> 00:15:45.080 Elizabeth Warren has one re election, as have five unopposed 290 00:15:45.120 --> 00:15:48.320 members of the House, and Kamala Harris has won Massachusetts 291 00:15:48.360 --> 00:15:50.919 in the presidential race. Right now, there is a focus 292 00:15:50.960 --> 00:15:53.480 on the city of Boston, where many voters had to 293 00:15:53.480 --> 00:15:56.320 wait in line past eight o'clock because they're polling places 294 00:15:56.559 --> 00:15:57.360 ran out of ballots. 295 00:15:57.440 --> 00:16:00.279 I'm at the Phineas Bate School, Ward eighteen, and as 296 00:16:00.279 --> 00:16:02.960 you can see, the line is very long here. The 297 00:16:03.000 --> 00:16:05.799 good news is that the ballots have arrived, but at 298 00:16:05.799 --> 00:16:08.240 some point throughout the day they ran out of ballots. 299 00:16:08.279 --> 00:16:11.200 I'm here with Megan Sweeter, and give me a sense. 300 00:16:11.200 --> 00:16:12.799 What time did you get here and how long did 301 00:16:12.799 --> 00:16:13.360 you have to wait? 302 00:16:13.559 --> 00:16:16.639 So we got here about five twenty and we waited 303 00:16:16.639 --> 00:16:18.879 for about an hour and a half before the ballots 304 00:16:18.879 --> 00:16:22.000 showed up. And when we got here they said that 305 00:16:22.039 --> 00:16:25.360 the ballots were. They were out of ballots, but the 306 00:16:25.399 --> 00:16:27.720 line was moving pretty fast, so we were a little confused. 307 00:16:27.759 --> 00:16:30.960 But we were about ten people behind where they ran 308 00:16:31.000 --> 00:16:31.720 out of ballots. 309 00:16:31.840 --> 00:16:34.080 How frustrating was that? Did it make you nervous? 310 00:16:34.360 --> 00:16:34.720 You know what? 311 00:16:34.759 --> 00:16:38.000 It didn't, because this is a very important election. 312 00:16:38.639 --> 00:16:39.919 There's a lot at stakes. 313 00:16:39.960 --> 00:16:43.320 So we had our two kids here, two and four, 314 00:16:43.399 --> 00:16:46.320 and we just hunkered down. They had their little notepad 315 00:16:46.320 --> 00:16:48.559 as stuffed animal, and we just waited it out. 316 00:16:48.720 --> 00:16:50.720 How relieved were you when the ballots did get here? 317 00:16:51.039 --> 00:16:51.519 Very relieved. 318 00:16:51.600 --> 00:16:54.600 Yeah, we were very happy when we saw the cop 319 00:16:54.679 --> 00:16:55.759 walk through with the ballots. 320 00:16:55.799 --> 00:16:57.480 And finally, why was it important for you to wait? 321 00:16:58.120 --> 00:17:01.120 It was important, as decided to. It's a crucial election. 322 00:17:01.639 --> 00:17:05.599 It's I think it's important to participate in civic duties 323 00:17:05.640 --> 00:17:07.559 like this and to have your voice heard. 324 00:17:08.000 --> 00:17:10.279 Megan Sweeter, thank you so much. So that's the situation 325 00:17:10.400 --> 00:17:12.480 here in Rossendale. The good news is that the ballots 326 00:17:12.720 --> 00:17:15.839 have arrived. They're still waiting on more to arrive. But yes, 327 00:17:15.960 --> 00:17:18.039 you can see this line is very long, but people 328 00:17:18.279 --> 00:17:22.039 are waiting patiently and they cannot wait to cast their ballots. 329 00:17:22.160 --> 00:17:25.119 I was w to bctvs Paul Burton and Rosalindale on 330 00:17:25.119 --> 00:17:31.279 those ballot problems Earlier today, Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren winning 331 00:17:31.319 --> 00:17:35.559 her third firm as Massachusetts Senator. Of the vz's Madison 332 00:17:35.640 --> 00:17:39.319 Rodgers is at Warren's campaign watch party in Madison. Apparently 333 00:17:39.359 --> 00:17:40.200 it is a party. 334 00:17:41.640 --> 00:17:43.839 It is a party. Indeed, Ben, it was only a 335 00:17:43.880 --> 00:17:46.200 matter of moments between Poles closing here in the Bay 336 00:17:46.240 --> 00:17:49.720 State and Democrats notching a victory. Projections do now stay 337 00:17:49.799 --> 00:17:52.839 that Massachusetts has picked Kamala Harris for the next president 338 00:17:53.039 --> 00:17:55.640 and reelected Senator Warren to her third term. 339 00:17:55.960 --> 00:17:56.599 I'm here with the. 340 00:17:56.519 --> 00:17:59.160 Senator, the Warren campaign and mass DEM's at a watch 341 00:17:59.200 --> 00:18:03.039 party at a power station. The crowds are celebrating, though 342 00:18:03.039 --> 00:18:05.960 there is some anxiety for running through the crowds. We're 343 00:18:05.960 --> 00:18:08.599 expecting Warren to take the stage for an acceptance speech, 344 00:18:08.640 --> 00:18:10.720 and when she does, you can listen live right here 345 00:18:10.759 --> 00:18:14.359 on WBZ News Radio. Warren appears to have handily defeated 346 00:18:14.359 --> 00:18:17.559 the challenge from Republican John Deaton, but it is anything 347 00:18:17.599 --> 00:18:19.119 but clear which party. 348 00:18:18.880 --> 00:18:20.279 Will win Senate control. 349 00:18:20.839 --> 00:18:24.440 Live from the South End, I'm Madison Rogers, WBZ Boston's 350 00:18:24.480 --> 00:18:26.519 news radio. 351 00:18:25.880 --> 00:18:27.400 All right, tivatuity WBZ. 352 00:18:27.559 --> 00:18:29.200 We will keep you up to date on all of 353 00:18:29.240 --> 00:18:33.480 the happenings, including reaction from John Deaton's campaign party. 354 00:18:33.559 --> 00:18:34.119 This evening. 355 00:18:34.440 --> 00:18:37.079 We do have an update though on the presidential race, 356 00:18:37.200 --> 00:18:39.680 as a couple more states have been called. New Jersey 357 00:18:40.000 --> 00:18:43.799 goes to Vice President Kamala Harris, while Arkansas goes to 358 00:18:43.960 --> 00:18:46.799 former President Donald Trump. As it stands right now, the 359 00:18:46.839 --> 00:18:50.160 electoral vote count Donald Trump with one hundred and one 360 00:18:50.279 --> 00:18:54.200 and Kamala Harris with forty nine eight thirty three. Let's 361 00:18:54.319 --> 00:18:56.680 get you out on the roads. It's traffic and weathered 362 00:18:56.680 --> 00:18:59.680 together the Subaru retailers of New England all wheel drive 363 00:18:59.680 --> 00:19:01.599 traffic on the three is zach, what are you seeing? 364 00:19:01.720 --> 00:19:03.720 Well, I'm looking right now in the north here starting 365 00:19:03.720 --> 00:19:05.759 on ninety five in Woovern, we just got a report 366 00:19:05.759 --> 00:19:07.680 of a two car crash on the northbound side at 367 00:19:07.799 --> 00:19:10.119 Washington Street Route one. Little tap of the brakes here 368 00:19:10.119 --> 00:19:13.599 on the northbound side from Copland Circle, sorry, Copeland Circle 369 00:19:13.599 --> 00:19:15.599 to lynn Street one twenty eight ninety five Okay, from 370 00:19:15.680 --> 00:19:18.319 Lexington to Lynnfield ninety three Route three, no issues around 371 00:19:18.319 --> 00:19:21.319 their four ninety five merges downtown. ZAKEM. LeVert and Tobin. 372 00:19:21.400 --> 00:19:24.160 No trouble there. Airport tunnels, no delays to and from 373 00:19:24.200 --> 00:19:27.160 Logan River Road. Smooth sailing on those south of town Expressway. 374 00:19:27.200 --> 00:19:29.160 Nothing in your way between the split and the tunnel 375 00:19:29.519 --> 00:19:31.319 Route three twenty four to ninety five, all the speed 376 00:19:31.319 --> 00:19:33.359 limit ride getting by ninety three and out west on 377 00:19:33.400 --> 00:19:35.640 the Pike. No issues in either direction between Natick and 378 00:19:35.680 --> 00:19:38.240 the expressway. Zach Transport to b bzy's twenty four hour traffic. 379 00:19:38.279 --> 00:19:40.720 We got some record temperatures that they hit our way tomorrow. 380 00:19:40.759 --> 00:19:43.960 Plenty of sunshine, temperatures well into the seventies. 381 00:19:44.279 --> 00:19:47.880 Your complete coverage of campaign twenty twenty four continues now 382 00:19:48.039 --> 00:19:50.920 on WBZ Boston's news Radio. 383 00:19:51.200 --> 00:19:53.759 A busy day at the polling places today. 384 00:19:53.839 --> 00:19:57.480 The ballots in Massachusetts had more than just races on it. 385 00:19:57.559 --> 00:20:01.799 Five ballot questions to consider in the commonwealth. Wbus's Nicole 386 00:20:01.880 --> 00:20:03.759 Davis is here and what are you saying when it 387 00:20:03.759 --> 00:20:04.839 comes to these ballot questions? 388 00:20:04.920 --> 00:20:07.039 Nicole, Yeah, but we're just starting to get our first 389 00:20:07.079 --> 00:20:09.359 results in on the ballot questions. It is early, but 390 00:20:09.440 --> 00:20:12.559 here is what we have, starting with Question one, which 391 00:20:12.599 --> 00:20:15.039 if passed, would allow the legislature to be audited with 392 00:20:15.079 --> 00:20:18.079 a fraction of cities in towns reporting here, Yes on 393 00:20:18.079 --> 00:20:21.000 one has a big lead, seventy two to twenty eight percent. 394 00:20:21.319 --> 00:20:23.799 Ballot Question two on the mcast a bit closer, but 395 00:20:23.799 --> 00:20:26.839 again with a fraction reporting Yes on two is leading 396 00:20:26.920 --> 00:20:30.039 sixty two to thirty eight percent. Question three to allow 397 00:20:30.559 --> 00:20:33.359 right share drivers to unionize Yes fifty nine and a 398 00:20:33.359 --> 00:20:36.559 half percent, No, forty and a half percent. We did 399 00:20:36.599 --> 00:20:38.720 have a feeling Question five was going to be close. 400 00:20:38.759 --> 00:20:41.000 That is the one about tipping in restaurants and other 401 00:20:41.039 --> 00:20:44.039