Speaker 1: This is WBZ, Boston's news radio, redefining local news sixty
Speaker 1: eight degrees in Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon, I'm
Speaker 1: Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. We are following some developing
Speaker 1: news when it comes to the death of Liam Payne.
Speaker 1: Authorities in Argentina have announced that three people have been
Speaker 1: arrested and charged in connection with his death. A former
Speaker 1: One Direction Of band member died last month after falling
Speaker 1: from a third floor balcony at a hotel in Buenos Aires.
Speaker 1: The suspects have not been named, but they are being
Speaker 1: charged with abandonment of a person followed by death, and
Speaker 1: supply and facilitation of narcotics. Officials did say, however, one
Speaker 1: suspect is a person that accompanied the artist on a
Speaker 1: daily basis during his stay in the city, the second
Speaker 1: a hotel employee. The third is an alleged drug supplier.
Speaker 1: Liam Payne was thirty one years old. The Federal Reserve
Speaker 1: cutting its key interest rate by a quarter point, coming
Speaker 1: after a steady decline in the once high inflation that
Speaker 1: fueled the President elect Donald Trump's victory. FED chair Roan
Speaker 1: Powell says the economy is strong overall and has progressed
Speaker 1: towards their goals. Powell was asked whether the incoming administration
Speaker 1: could change things in.
Speaker 2: The near term. The election will have no effects on
Speaker 2: our policy decisions. As you know, many many things affect
Speaker 2: the economy, and anyone who writes down forecasts in their
Speaker 2: job will tell you that the economy is quite difficult
Speaker 2: the forecast looking out past the very near term.
Speaker 1: The Fed cut interest rates by half a point in
Speaker 1: September to fight inflation, which is inching closer to the
Speaker 1: target of two percent. With his presidency winding down, the
Speaker 1: man who he beat four years ago about to retake
Speaker 1: that job. President Biden, speaking today the President and a
Speaker 1: Rose Garden address, spoke of feelings of both sides in
Speaker 1: the election of Donald Trump.
Speaker 3: I know for some people it's a time for victory
Speaker 3: to state the obvious.
Speaker 4: For others, it's.
Speaker 3: A time of loss. Campaigns, your contest of competing visions.
Speaker 3: The country chooses one or the other. We accept the
Speaker 3: choice a country maid.
Speaker 1: President Biden says he's focused on the respecting of the
Speaker 1: peaceful transfer of power and says he spoke to Vice
Speaker 1: President Harrison thanked her for running a great campaign. President
Speaker 1: elect Trump is putting together a transition team, but ABC
Speaker 1: Stephen Portenoy tells us the transition to the next administration
Speaker 1: has to go through protocol.
Speaker 5: The last check, the President elect had still not signed
Speaker 5: papers that would grant his transition team access to federal
Speaker 5: office space, technology resources, and background checks.
Speaker 1: The clock is kicking and it's really important.
Speaker 5: Max Steyer of the Partnership for Public Service is an
Speaker 5: expert on presidential transitions. He warns that, despite Trump's own experience,
Speaker 5: his team might not be as prepared as the law permits.
Speaker 5: If it declines the resources.
Speaker 1: No one is ready to do it without any preparation.
Speaker 5: Source to say, the Trump transition hopes to avoid limits
Speaker 5: on donor contributions that would come with the access. Stephen
Speaker 5: port Noy, ABC News Washington HAP betrayals to you and
Speaker 5: to everyone for that matter. The Haley administration is launched
Speaker 5: an initiative called Trails for All. It will review the
Speaker 5: current state of universally accessible trails in Massachusetts.
Speaker 1: Among the goals to promote inclusivity for those with disabling
Speaker 1: conditions and other mobility considerations by implementing things like gentle grades,
Speaker 1: stable surfaces, and inclusive signage. The initiative also will assess
Speaker 1: the condition of accessible trails to ensure outdoor recreational activities
Speaker 1: are available for those with disabilities and lower income residents,
Speaker 1: as well as community of color. Appalachian Mountain Club Vice
Speaker 1: president Heather Klisch says, universally accessible natural surface trails ensure
Speaker 1: that everyone can connect with nature and each other. We've
Speaker 1: got some sunshine around for the waning moments here before
Speaker 1: sunset comes through, We'll have some clear skies Tonight. It's
Speaker 1: going to get a little chilly, certainly in the suburbs.
Speaker 1: We get back into the thirties, about forty five downtown overnight,
Speaker 1: and then tomorrow plenty of sunshine, breezy, a bit cooler,
Speaker 1: though temperatures in the low sixties. We don't have to
Speaker 1: watch out with the fire risk around over the next
Speaker 1: several days, we're going to stay dry, clear Tomorrow night,
Speaker 1: temperatures around forty Saturday, mostly sunny, brisk and chili fifty
Speaker 1: four will do it. And then on Sunday mid to
Speaker 1: upper fifties with some sunshine, followed by increasing clouds and
Speaker 1: maybe a bit of rain getting in here on Sunday
Speaker 1: night and into Monday. Right now, it is sixty eight
Speaker 1: degrees in Boston. Well, we haven't seen much November rain
Speaker 1: around these parts, and state officials say our drought conditions
Speaker 1: are getting worse by the week, some of these east
Speaker 1: to Cole Davis says the latest we.
Speaker 6: Really haven't seen much in the way of substantial rain
Speaker 6: around here since back in August. State Director of Water
Speaker 6: Policy Vondana Rau says, since then we should have had
Speaker 6: seven to nine more inches of rain than we have
Speaker 6: and this has caused a rippling effect across water availability
Speaker 6: boat in the atmosphere, on the groun, on the surface,
Speaker 6: and with no significant rain on the horizon. Northeastern and
Speaker 6: Central Mass are now officially in a Level three critical drought.
Speaker 6: Southeastern Mass except for the Capan Islands, in a level
Speaker 6: two drought, so is all of Western Mass. Now is
Speaker 6: the time, Rao says, to really double down on your
Speaker 6: water conservation.
Speaker 5: Any leaks you may have addressed them right away, take
Speaker 5: short of showers, make sure your dishwasher and washing machines
Speaker 5: are used only on a full load.
Speaker 6: And now, she says, is not the time to be
Speaker 6: burning outside, as even one spark can cause a big
Speaker 6: brush fire. Nicole Davis WBZ Boston's news radio.
Speaker 1: Red flag warnings are in effect for tomorrow in Massachusetts, Connecticut,
Speaker 1: and Rhode Island. The election's over. Maybe you've got some
Speaker 1: feelings you want to express. Couple of friends from Boston
Speaker 1: are offering to listen to those who want to talk
Speaker 1: about the divisive election. You's wztv's branded trud.
Speaker 4: Within twenty four hours of the polls closing, both candidates
Speaker 4: made a push toward unity.
Speaker 5: But we must accept the results of this election.
Speaker 3: It's time to put the divisions of the past four
Speaker 3: years behind us.
Speaker 1: It's time to unite.
Speaker 4: But in a political climate this divisive.
Speaker 7: How oh my friend actually came up with the wording,
Speaker 7: but it just says, I want to talk about it.
Speaker 4: Two men in Boston decided to do something with two
Speaker 4: sets of chairs, some signs and open ears. They set
Speaker 4: along the pond in Jamaica plane.
Speaker 7: In the longest, it's probably twenty five minutes.
Speaker 4: Where they sat and listened.
Speaker 2: People have a chance if they're willing to reach out
Speaker 2: and meet each other and connect.
Speaker 7: It's been really powerful, and I think it's being said
Speaker 7: why we came out here is people are so disconnected nowadays.
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Speaker 1: I'm Ben Parker, WBZ, Boston's news radio