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

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<v Speaker 2>Well, good morning, a little bit of a rude awakening

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<v Speaker 2>as we get started this Thursday morning. It is six o'clock.

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<v Speaker 2>It is snowing more than likely where you are. We've

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<v Speaker 2>got mixed precipitation elsewhere and here in Boston. We're getting

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<v Speaker 2>started at thirty four degrees on this Thursday morning. The

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<v Speaker 2>News at six brought to us by your new England

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<v Speaker 2>Toyota dealer, your hybrid all wheel drive headquarters. I'm Jeff Brown,

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<v Speaker 2>and welcome aboard. We got ourselves a good old fashioned mess.

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<v Speaker 2>So what snow and rain will say for off this morning?

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<v Speaker 2>It'll become windy this afternoon with the clouds of breaking

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<v Speaker 2>and a leftover rain or snowshower. At a WBZ acky

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<v Speaker 2>weather meteorologist Joe Lundberg, a blast of even colder air

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<v Speaker 2>is moving in for the weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>Your most reliable news source for severe weather coverage is

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<v Speaker 1>the WBZ Storm Center.

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<v Speaker 2>Certainly, in the final days of fall, winter decides to

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<v Speaker 2>show up with this mixed blast this morning.

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<v Speaker 3>There's no miss thinking it white, fluffy, wet, that snow

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<v Speaker 3>falling here in Greater Boston.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh yeah, yeah, it's definitely coming down for the first snowfall,

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<v Speaker 4>it's definitely come down good.

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<v Speaker 5>Today's I figured i'd get up this oneting to be

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<v Speaker 5>not on the ground at all, nothing.

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<v Speaker 3>Making unfortunately for some slick road conditions for commuters.

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<v Speaker 5>Driving into stuff's the worst.

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<v Speaker 3>Does it make you nervous a little bit?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, even worse, he says, than these dismal conditions

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<v Speaker 2>brought on by mother nature.

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<v Speaker 5>See other drivers. Usually you get one lane, stay there

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<v Speaker 5>you find. But when these people start cutting lanes, that's

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<v Speaker 5>when you can't see them. That's the problem.

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<v Speaker 3>Chris Fama WBZ, Boston's news radio.

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<v Speaker 2>The Jackpod appears to be west of four ninety five.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, walking around, lemmister, we're looking at around two to

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<v Speaker 3>three inches of snow. Sidewalks at least where I'm at,

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<v Speaker 3>covered in a good layer of white powder. Fortunately the

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<v Speaker 3>streets have been treated and I'm looking too bad, just

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<v Speaker 3>wet and slushy. Jake over here, he's going to be

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<v Speaker 3>doing his best to make sure the roads are in

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<v Speaker 3>good condition. Well, this is what we do for work

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<v Speaker 3>in the wind.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm heading in now.

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<v Speaker 5>I know the rest of the public works guys were

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<v Speaker 5>in all night long since eight last night putting salt down.

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<v Speaker 3>And they did a pretty good job.

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<v Speaker 5>It looks like they kept right up with it.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, Jake and his team are going to be busy

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<v Speaker 3>keeping the streets clear, so he's asking folks to not

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<v Speaker 3>rush and to drive safe. In Leminster. James throwhas WBZ

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<v Speaker 3>BOSTON'SNOOS radio.

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<v Speaker 2>So this is a clipper system notoriously. It is quite

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<v Speaker 2>potent and is very quick moving. It'll be out of

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<v Speaker 2>the way for us later on this morning. But in

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<v Speaker 2>the meantime, the rain snow line has now collapsed. It

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<v Speaker 2>is snowing and much of Boston and much of the

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<v Speaker 2>South Shore as well the extreme south Shore Capean Island

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<v Speaker 2>still dealing with rain and in pockets heavy rain at times.

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<v Speaker 2>But this is the final stages and we are seeing

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<v Speaker 2>some snowfall here in Boston. As of right now at

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<v Speaker 2>Logan Airport, there are two dozen canceled delays, I should

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<v Speaker 2>say on the board. Several school systems have either canceled

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<v Speaker 2>classes or have delayed classes to begin today, mostly in

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<v Speaker 2>central and West mass It's snowing pretty much everywhere this morning.

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<v Speaker 2>As the system is quickly moving through the region. It

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<v Speaker 2>is expected to be gone by nine or ten o'clock

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<v Speaker 2>this morning, and we will be left over with whatever

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<v Speaker 2>mess is in your driveway and sidewalks. And in central

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<v Speaker 2>and western Massachusetts the totals have been up to about

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<v Speaker 2>five or six inches of snow in isolated local areas,

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<v Speaker 2>but elsewhere east of four ninety five, this has just

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<v Speaker 2>been a wintry mix and a mess at that some

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<v Speaker 2>mixed precipitation coming down for most of the storm, and

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<v Speaker 2>that includes mostly rain. Here in Greater Boston at the

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<v Speaker 2>current moment, it is above freezing at thirty four degrees

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<v Speaker 2>and we will get into the low forties today, So

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<v Speaker 2>whatever is frozen on the ground at least here in

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<v Speaker 2>the immediate Greater Boston area will soon melt away because

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to see these clouds breaking up for some

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<v Speaker 2>sunshine this afternoon in a cold front is going to

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<v Speaker 2>move in. Yes, it's going to get colder than this.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of the coldest air of the season is going

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<v Speaker 2>to be here tomorrow. We'll be in the twenties to

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<v Speaker 2>start the day. We'll try to get into the mid

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<v Speaker 2>thirties tomorrow with some sunny skies, but it will actually

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<v Speaker 2>be a little bit colder with falling temperatures in the

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<v Speaker 2>afternoon as cold air is going to stay with us

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<v Speaker 2>right through the weekends. It appears looks like the long

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<v Speaker 2>range forecast seems to see more readings in the forties

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<v Speaker 2>coming up next week, so we'll wait for that and

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<v Speaker 2>endure this Right now. It's snowing in Boston thirty four

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<v Speaker 2>degrees at six oh six on this Thursday morning, as

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<v Speaker 2>winter settles in. Wbz's Drew Mouholland this morning tells us

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<v Speaker 2>it's a good time to understand what keeps us up

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<v Speaker 2>at night.

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<v Speaker 6>Restless nights. Can't sleep through the night, those starts and stops, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 6>it's not good. Maybe you know the feeling, and one

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<v Speaker 6>cause could be the hormone cortisol. This essentially has the

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<v Speaker 6>opposite effect of melatonin, which helps us sleep. Cortisol wakes

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<v Speaker 6>us up as part of our normal circadian rhythm. If

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<v Speaker 6>cortisol levels are out of whax, so is your sleep.

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<v Speaker 3>The waking of itself is not the problem.

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<v Speaker 6>The problem comes in when you're unable to go back

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<v Speaker 6>to sleep in a reasonable amount of time. Sleep expert

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<v Speaker 6>Janie Kennedy. She suggests sitting up using a cold pack

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<v Speaker 6>on your forehead. Maybe try one of those comm noises apps,

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<v Speaker 6>and you can always talk to your doctor too. Drumholland WBZ,

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<v Speaker 6>Boston's news radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Experts say we might gain about five pounds this holiday season,

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<v Speaker 2>But go ahead, indulge your chocolate fix just might be

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<v Speaker 2>good for you, but watch what kind of chocolate you eat.

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<v Speaker 2>New research says dark chocolate is better for you than

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<v Speaker 2>milk chocolate and can help reduce the risk of type

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<v Speaker 2>two diabetes. The study is one of the largest of

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<v Speaker 2>its kind and reveals that five servings of dark chocolate

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<v Speaker 2>per week helps lower the risk of type two diabetes

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<v Speaker 2>by some twenty percent. Scientists really aren't sure why this occurs,

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<v Speaker 2>but the report in the medical journal BMJ this week

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<v Speaker 2>suggests it might be because dark chocolate has less sugar

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<v Speaker 2>and more plant based compounds than milk chocolate. Well, Boston

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<v Speaker 2>gets brighter by the night. Another tree lighting ceremony kicks

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<v Speaker 2>off at six o'clock tonight, this time on the Common.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the eighty second annual tree lighting, and it's thanks

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<v Speaker 2>to a gift every year from the people of Nova Scotia,

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<v Speaker 2>who continue to send us gratitude for the city's help

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<v Speaker 2>in a maritime tragedy. More than one hundred years ago,

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<v Speaker 2>which left thousands of Canadians dead. This here's forty five

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<v Speaker 2>foot tall white spruce, features five thousand lights and gets

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<v Speaker 2>ten times brighter when all of the common and public

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<v Speaker 2>garden are lit up with a flip of the switch.

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<v Speaker 2>Big news for an elementary school in South Boston. It's

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<v Speaker 2>home to the Massachusetts Teacher of the Year.

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<v Speaker 4>Welcome to Miss Sparrow's class. It's a place to make friends,

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<v Speaker 4>have fun, and build your future.

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<v Speaker 3>Miss Sparrow's specialty is special education.

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<v Speaker 4>Bessie Commissioner Russell Johnston came down to the Oliver Perry

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<v Speaker 4>School along with the Governor and the Mayor. She is

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<v Speaker 4>always determined to help every single one of her students

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<v Speaker 4>get as much joy, experience, and learning out of every

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<v Speaker 4>moment possible. You can find Miss Sparrow's class exploring downtown

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<v Speaker 4>or at a cooking class. She mentors other teachers, works

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<v Speaker 4>with foster kids and elderly neighbors. And for Miss Sparrow,

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<v Speaker 4>the real stars are these kids. You are the reason

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<v Speaker 4>I do this work. I love you, she says. They

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<v Speaker 4>inspire her to be a better teacher and a better human.

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<v Speaker 4>We could all learn something from Miss Sparrow. In Southea.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm Madison Rogers, WBZ Boston's News Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Jeff Brown, WBZ Boston's News Radio.