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

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<v Speaker 2>We're seeing some sunshine thirty nine degrees in breezy in Boston.

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<v Speaker 2>Red flag warning up again and the picket signs are

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<v Speaker 2>up again. On the North Shore. It's another day of

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<v Speaker 2>no classes for kids in Gloucester, Beverly and Marblehead. Teachers

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<v Speaker 2>are picketing. Educators say we won't go back until a

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<v Speaker 2>new contract is reached with their local school communities. As

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<v Speaker 2>of this point in time, it remains a stalemate and

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<v Speaker 2>this thing is now in the court system. Yesterday at

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<v Speaker 2>the teacher's union in both Beverly and Marblehead were called

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<v Speaker 2>to court to face fines. Because teachers strikes were illegal

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<v Speaker 2>in Massachusetts, the judge took the matter under advisement. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>parents in Marblehead are pushing the district to get back

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<v Speaker 2>on track as teachers spend another day picketing. Wb James

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<v Speaker 2>Rojas reports from the North Shore.

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<v Speaker 3>A number of sports games and extracurricular activities have been

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<v Speaker 3>sidelined because of the teacher strike, but some parents are

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<v Speaker 3>hoping the court will get involved because the Marblehead football

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<v Speaker 3>team they're hoping to play a playoff game this Friday,

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<v Speaker 3>Striking English teacher Connor Ryan says kids need to play.

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<v Speaker 3>I really miss my English class, but the work we're

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<v Speaker 3>doing can be made up. The boys cross country team

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<v Speaker 3>and Eric Boys and girls cross country teams are going

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<v Speaker 3>to run in the States this weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>That can't be made up. Same for football.

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<v Speaker 3>Parents are seeking an injunction with the court ordering the

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<v Speaker 3>school district to lift the ban on extracurricular activities and events.

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<v Speaker 3>Superintendent John Rubidoo, however, says being in the classroom should

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<v Speaker 3>be teacher's first priority, adding they cannot pick and choose

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<v Speaker 3>which part of their jobs they want to perform in marblehead.

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<v Speaker 3>James Rojas WBZ, Boston's News Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>The government releases an unsurprising glimpse of inflation. ABC's Dave

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<v Speaker 2>Packer reports.

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<v Speaker 1>Inflation was slightly higher last month after two years of cooling,

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<v Speaker 1>but remain low. Prices in October are up two point

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<v Speaker 1>six percent from the same month a year ago. That's

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<v Speaker 1>just what analysts expected. Months to month, price has ticked

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<v Speaker 1>up two tenths of a percent from September to October,

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<v Speaker 1>the same as the month before. Today's consumer price index

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<v Speaker 1>data from the labor departments being closely watched by the

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<v Speaker 1>Federal Reserve as it weighs further interest rate cuts.

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<v Speaker 2>Some economists predict this report could prompt the Fed to

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<v Speaker 2>cut rates once again next month. And a pre trial

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<v Speaker 2>motion hearing is just wrapped up in Denim and the

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<v Speaker 2>Karen Ree case had Norfolk Superior Court. Not a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of movement yet on a push to get the retrial

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<v Speaker 2>delayed from January to April, but we will keep you updated.

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<v Speaker 2>But the court and the lawyers have just agreed to

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<v Speaker 2>another pre trial hearing for later this month. Judge Beverly

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<v Speaker 2>Canoni declared a mistrial earlier this year in Reed's first

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<v Speaker 2>murder trial. And of course, Reid is accused of intentionally

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<v Speaker 2>hitting her boyfriend, Boston Police officer John O'Keefe with her

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<v Speaker 2>SUV and leaving him him for dead in the snow.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, it's a beautiful day, but a cold and

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<v Speaker 2>blustery one as well. Our concern is the red flag situation.

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<v Speaker 2>Everything is so dry and so flammable right now. That's

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<v Speaker 2>through six o'clock tonight. It's going to be a super moon,

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<v Speaker 2>I believe tonight and tomorrow and great viewing, mostly clear,

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<v Speaker 2>very chilly, thirty four in Boston after high today of

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<v Speaker 2>forty seven, times of sun and clouds tomorrow high of

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<v Speaker 2>forty seven. President elect Donald Trump is back in our

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<v Speaker 2>nation's capital for the first time since his win and

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<v Speaker 2>meeting with House Republicans. He said this, well, thank you

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<v Speaker 2>very much.

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<v Speaker 3>It is a very nice gathering.

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<v Speaker 4>Isn't it nice to win?

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<v Speaker 3>It's nice to win.

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<v Speaker 2>Now it's on to the White House, where the President

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<v Speaker 2>elect is about to meet with President Biden as part

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<v Speaker 2>of the transition of power. This is a tradition as

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<v Speaker 2>the final weeks of the Biden administration wind down. Trump

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<v Speaker 2>is off to a quick start when it comes to

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<v Speaker 2>staffing his new cabinet. ABC's Rachel Scott has more.

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<v Speaker 5>Trump, revealing he has elected Fox and Friends Weekend host

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<v Speaker 5>Pete Hegseth for Defense Secretary. They pick even catching some

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<v Speaker 5>Republicans off guard. The US Army veteran, who has led

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<v Speaker 5>two Conservative Veterans groups, would oversee the Pentagon and one

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<v Speaker 5>point three million acted duty troops. Hegseeth just days ago,

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<v Speaker 5>said he doesn't believe women should be in combat roles.

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<v Speaker 5>He has no government experience, but has been a staunch

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<v Speaker 5>Trump loyalist.

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<v Speaker 2>The President elect is also said he would choose Elon

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<v Speaker 2>Musk and Vivek Ramaswami to head a new Department of

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<v Speaker 2>Government Efficiency. This is really about oversight and accountability. They'll

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<v Speaker 2>be looking at all the federal agencies, seeing where they're bloated,

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<v Speaker 2>what can be cut and the like. Special Council Jack

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<v Speaker 2>Smith won't let President Trump fire him. He's going to

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<v Speaker 2>beat him to the punch.

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<v Speaker 4>President Elect Donald Trump has vowed to fire Special Counsel

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<v Speaker 4>Jack Smith immediately after he's sworn in, but may very

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<v Speaker 4>well not get the chance. CBS News has learned Smith

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<v Speaker 4>tends to issue a final report and leave the Justice

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<v Speaker 4>Department before Trump becomes president for the second time. His

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<v Speaker 4>federal cases against the President elect will also likely be

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<v Speaker 4>wrapped up by the time Trump takes office. Went each

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<v Speaker 4>elect CBS News All Right.

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<v Speaker 2>InfoWars hits the auction block. The media studio owned and

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<v Speaker 2>operated by conspiracy theorist and peddler Alex Jones, is said

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<v Speaker 2>to be sold off today. Proceeds from this auction will

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<v Speaker 2>help pay back more than a billion dollars that Jones

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<v Speaker 2>owes to the families of the victims and the Sandy

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<v Speaker 2>Hooks School massacre in Connecticut. Jones was ordered to pay

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<v Speaker 2>that money after the families suit him for calling the

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<v Speaker 2>schools shooting a hoax. He says Info Wars will only

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<v Speaker 2>survive if his supporters win the auction and buy the studio.

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<v Speaker 2>Jones has already set up new websites just in case

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<v Speaker 2>that doesn't happen. A man who wants work for the

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<v Speaker 2>US government is charged with leaking classified information on the

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<v Speaker 2>Middle East. The New York Times says as If William

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<v Speaker 2>Rahman is accused of releasing top secret documents on the

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<v Speaker 2>messaging app Telegram. These documents detailed Israel's game plan prior

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<v Speaker 2>to its strike on Iran last month. It's not clear

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<v Speaker 2>which government agency Ramen once worked for, and it comes

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<v Speaker 2>just one day after a Dighton Air National guardsman was

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<v Speaker 2>sentenced to fifteen years in prison for leaking classified intelligence

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<v Speaker 2>on the war in Ukraine on the social media gaming

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<v Speaker 2>website known as Discord. You are now in the loop.

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<v Speaker 2>For news updates throughout the day. Listen to WBZ News

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