Speaker 1: This is WBZ, Boston's news radio, redefining local news. Ninety
Speaker 1: two degrees in Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon, I'm
Speaker 1: Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. If you needed another reason
Speaker 1: to be hot, try today.
Speaker 2: This is hot. This is wa. This is wa. This
Speaker 2: is wa hot.
Speaker 1: Another day of ninety plus degree weather in parts of
Speaker 1: the region today, and yeah, it's a heat wave. But
Speaker 1: relief is coming in the form of water for some,
Speaker 1: perhaps a lot of it. The atmosphere has incredible amounts
Speaker 1: of moisture above us, so anytime it rains today, it
Speaker 1: is going to just pour on us. I want to
Speaker 1: SEEBS News Boston meteorologist Jacob Wycoff. And for some places
Speaker 1: it has been pouring. We had some rain and showers
Speaker 1: off to the south just south of Plymouth that pushed
Speaker 1: across the bay there and is making a move right
Speaker 1: into Truro and Wealthlee to East Ham could get brushed
Speaker 1: by this too. In Provincetown as well, that's got some
Speaker 1: pretty heavy downpours in it, and we've had some downpours
Speaker 1: in fact one that's kind of hung around for a while.
Speaker 1: In southern Rhode Island, it is starting to move off
Speaker 1: toward Westport. Eventually New Bedford could get under some of
Speaker 1: this heavy rain, and there's some more showers further back
Speaker 1: and out toward the west. We'll keep an eye on
Speaker 1: things for you as things fire up a little bit
Speaker 1: more this afternoon. There is a floodwatch by the way
Speaker 1: until two o'clock in the morning because of the threat
Speaker 1: of those heavy rains. Auth alreadys in Texas are not
Speaker 1: responding to questions about reports of delayed weather alerts for
Speaker 1: the deadly flooding over the weekend. Officials faced many questions
Speaker 1: during a news conference today about who was monitoring the
Speaker 1: weather at the time of the floods, which now have
Speaker 1: killed more than one hundred people. Local officials in Kirk
Speaker 1: County say their priority is finding victims, not reviewing what
Speaker 1: happened before the floods. President Trump's once again expressing frustration
Speaker 1: with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Speaker 3: The President has made this perfectly clear.
Speaker 1: I'm not happy with Putin.
Speaker 3: Speaking at a cabin admitting, Trump cursed when reflecting on
Speaker 3: the Russian president's foot dragging over a peace deal with Ukraine.
Speaker 1: Very nice all the time, but it turns out to
Speaker 1: be meaningless.
Speaker 3: Trump also discussed further sanctions against Russia totally.
Speaker 1: At my option, and to terminate totally at my option,
Speaker 1: and I'm looking at it very strongly.
Speaker 3: The president's comments came one day after his decision to
Speaker 3: resume sending weapons to Ukraine. Linday Canyon, CBS News the
Speaker 3: White House.
Speaker 1: The President's also threatening to impose higher tariffs on more
Speaker 1: than a dozen countries unless they agree to trade it
Speaker 1: deals with the US. The President sending out letters to
Speaker 1: world leaders and forming them of new tariff rates, the details,
Speaker 1: and the new deadline.
Speaker 4: President Trump, and a new social media post indicates he's
Speaker 4: standing firm on his August first deadline for tariffs to
Speaker 4: go into effect, the President writing quote, there has been
Speaker 4: no change to this date, and there will be no change,
Speaker 4: and he adds quote no extension will be granted. But
Speaker 4: Monday night he gave mixed messages on whether that August
Speaker 4: first deadline was set, saying first it was quote firm,
Speaker 4: but not one hundred percent firm, later telling me the
Speaker 4: time for negotiations are over.
Speaker 3: I'm concerned. We're done with sending out letters to various
Speaker 3: countries telling them how much tariffs they have to pay.
Speaker 4: Karen travers, ABC News the White House.
Speaker 1: We are keeping an eye to the sky this afternoon
Speaker 1: as we have some thunderstorms and heavy downpours that may
Speaker 1: affect some of us. The floodwatches up until two o'clock
Speaker 1: in the morning. We have been hot and humid today
Speaker 1: and that humidity is starting to wring itself out over
Speaker 1: the top of us. We have right now some storms
Speaker 1: and some pretty heavy downpours on a line from Newport,
Speaker 1: Rhode Island, up through Westport. So these are moving a
Speaker 1: little bit off toward the east and may get in
Speaker 1: our New Bedford shortly. There are some downpours embedded in that.
Speaker 1: In fact, they've been some pretty heavy rains in southern
Speaker 1: Rhode Island today in this afternoon, and then some other
Speaker 1: storm cells are moving onto the Cape out toward well Fleet,
Speaker 1: where they may get under some downpours pretty shortly. Touro's
Speaker 1: getting a little bit of rain too, Provincetown could get some.
Speaker 1: This was all the cells that pushed off the coast
Speaker 1: a while back, so they've still got a little bit
Speaker 1: of ringing out to do, and there's a little bit
Speaker 1: of rain back into south central Massachusetts. Had along a
Speaker 1: turnpike and then back into Connecticut, but nothing really major,
Speaker 1: not right now. There could be later as some more
Speaker 1: storms heat up. Eventually. Tonight we're cooling down to about
Speaker 1: sixty eight and then mostly cloudy tomorrow, still a little humid.
Speaker 1: Temperatures don't go very far seventy three in Boston, upper
Speaker 1: seventies Inland. Maybe a passing shower Thursday, the risk of
Speaker 1: a gusti or thunderstorm around with temperatures only in the
Speaker 1: mid seventies, and then Friday, more clouds than sun, humid
Speaker 1: with a shower, highs close to eighty. Right now, we're
Speaker 1: at ninety two in Boston. River Check green Grass Check.
Speaker 1: A new stretch of biking and walking path is open,
Speaker 1: completing the miss missing link along the Toponset River Greenway.
Speaker 2: It's only been open for a few days, but Jack
Speaker 2: is already making the most of it. A Ponset River Greenway.
Speaker 1: I just went up to Sullivan's and back and I'll
Speaker 1: be over at the Granite ab Bridge. So it's a
Speaker 1: great ride. It's safe. Love it.
Speaker 2: The new stretch connects a path at Tanean Beach with
Speaker 2: Morrissey Boulevard, an area where bikers previously had to contend
Speaker 2: with bumpy sidewalks at rush hour traffic. Now they get
Speaker 2: a smooth new path with scenic views of the ocean
Speaker 2: and the gas tank. Osgen says the new path is
Speaker 2: the perfect solution and was well worth the weight.
Speaker 3: Well, I was waiting for it for two years.
Speaker 4: Actually, I'm very excited about that.
Speaker 2: I know.
Speaker 1: I'm using they from Georchester.
Speaker 2: Kyle Bray WBZ Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 1: Happy trails to you and to everyone for that matter.
Speaker 1: A couple of New England trails making the list of
Speaker 1: twenty five trails you should explore this year. In fairness,
Speaker 1: some of the trails are out of the country, but
Speaker 1: not the Freedom Trail in Boston and the Appalation Trail
Speaker 1: in New Hampshire. All trails out with a list that
Speaker 1: complements the two and a half mile Freedom Trail, connecting
Speaker 1: sixteen historical sites, and also a part of the Appalachian
Speaker 1: Trail in the White Mountain National Forest, the Small Arts
Speaker 1: Mountain via the Appalachian and Ranger Trails. All Trail says,
Speaker 1: if mountain vistas are your thing, you've come to the
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