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

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<v Speaker 1>two degrees, few clouds around in Boston. It is six

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<v Speaker 1>o'clock here on this Friday morning, December twentieth, twenty twenty four.

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<v Speaker 1>This hour of news brought to you by your New

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<v Speaker 1>England Toyota Dealer, your all wheel Drive headquarters. Thank you

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<v Speaker 1>so much for joining us. I'm Jim McKay and here's

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<v Speaker 1>what's happening. Well, it may not be a white Christmas, however,

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<v Speaker 1>this weekend's wintry weather over the next twenty four hours

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<v Speaker 1>than bitter cold for the weekend. WBZ ACI weather meteorologist

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Lundberg on that latest forecast, we could have one

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<v Speaker 1>to three inches on the ground Greater Boston by Saturday morning,

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<v Speaker 1>dependent on the track of the storm. Also, tomorrow is

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<v Speaker 1>the first day of winter. But of course, right now,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's all about that holiday travel, and we're

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<v Speaker 1>checking out how it's going on at Logan.

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<v Speaker 2>Audi is a freshman at UMass Amherst and is flying

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<v Speaker 2>home to India.

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<v Speaker 3>Exams entered yesterday, so it just made sense to leave today.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, I'm wanted to get home as soon as

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<v Speaker 2>possible and beat the rush. Nish and Will are flying

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<v Speaker 2>to Puerto Rico with their two sons who were homeschooled,

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<v Speaker 2>so no pulling them out early.

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<v Speaker 4>He definitely wanted to try to beat the rush and

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<v Speaker 4>trying to get cheaper flights too, so we were trying

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<v Speaker 4>to go a little bit earlier.

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<v Speaker 2>One son is on the spectrum, so leaving before the

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<v Speaker 2>rush is even more helpful.

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<v Speaker 4>Spent a long time since we've traveled, so we wanted

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<v Speaker 4>to try and see that. You know, it wasn't too crowded.

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<v Speaker 2>Just a handful of delays. A flight to Miami was

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<v Speaker 2>pushed back a couple of hours, but travelers could always

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<v Speaker 2>hit the Class Sique salon and get a hot lather

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<v Speaker 2>shape or a manicure at Logan. Suzanne Sasville WBZ Boston's

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<v Speaker 2>news radio at.

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<v Speaker 1>Six soh two. Congress is on the clock midnight deadline

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<v Speaker 1>to get a spending deal done or else we will

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<v Speaker 1>see a federal government shutdown. If that happens, everything from

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<v Speaker 1>payments to federal workers, including the TSA could stop cold. Also,

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<v Speaker 1>planned lifeline aid for people in the Carolina is reeling

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<v Speaker 1>from Hurricane Helen. Other fiscal liabilities will see the money

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<v Speaker 1>dry up. Instantly. Incoming President elect Donald Trump and Elon

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<v Speaker 1>Musk interjected last minute complaints to shut down a previous

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<v Speaker 1>deal earlier this week that was on pace to pass.

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<v Speaker 1>Then on Thursday, a Trump backplan failed to pass in

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<v Speaker 1>the House. It's now back to square one with just

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<v Speaker 1>hours to get something done. Massive jackpot is on the

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<v Speaker 1>line tonight. Now it's not quite a billion dollars, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's close. The Mega Millions jackpot is soaring to eight

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and twenty five million dollars for tonight's drawing. It's

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<v Speaker 1>the largest jackpot ever for the month of December. Talk

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<v Speaker 1>about a Christmas gift. The last winner of the Mega

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<v Speaker 1>Millions was back on September tenth. One lucky winner in

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<v Speaker 1>Massachusetts did get a million dollars from one of last

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<v Speaker 1>week's drawings. That means they got all five lucky numbers

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<v Speaker 1>but did not get the Megaplier ouch. That ticket was

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<v Speaker 1>sold at a gas station in Norwood. Kyle Bray WBZ

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<v Speaker 1>Boston's News Radio Celtics losing to the Bulls at the

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<v Speaker 1>Garden in Edmonton. The Bruins give up a late lead

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<v Speaker 1>and overtime. All the excitement on sports Net the Oilers

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<v Speaker 1>television network. Bees lose to the Oilers three to two

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<v Speaker 1>in overtime. They come back home taking on the sabers

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<v Speaker 1>down on Causeway Street tomorrow night. Well, coming up here

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<v Speaker 1>in just a few moments. The latest on our drone

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<v Speaker 1>sightings and also our population seems to be booming ahead

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<v Speaker 1>of the holidays. Get a check now on the four

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<v Speaker 1>day wbz ACU weather forecast. We are looking at oh,

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<v Speaker 1>put some clouds out there this morning, but it's got

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<v Speaker 1>to feel to the air like it's going to snow outside,

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<v Speaker 1>you know exactly what I mean. And some of us

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<v Speaker 1>are getting some flurries out there this morning. Reports of

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<v Speaker 1>a few flurries spitting around down on the Cell Shore

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<v Speaker 1>in Plymouth early this morning. But the real snow is

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<v Speaker 1>going to be coming tonight after a simple cold Friday here,

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<v Speaker 1>as we're going to be feeling like we're in the

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<v Speaker 1>twenties all day, some overnight snowfall one to three inches

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<v Speaker 1>potentially on the ground by Saturday morning. How fitting because

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<v Speaker 1>tomorrow is the first day of winter and boy o

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<v Speaker 1>boy is going to feel like it highs around thirty degrees,

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<v Speaker 1>but we're going to feel like the teens. Similar conditions

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<v Speaker 1>on Sunday, but even colder, we're going to be feeling

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<v Speaker 1>like single digits and it's going to be a cold

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<v Speaker 1>lead up into the Christmas holiday next week. Right now

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<v Speaker 1>thirty two degrees with a few clouds in Boston at

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<v Speaker 1>six oh five. Well, tomorrow is shopping day for all

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<v Speaker 1>you holiday procrastinators.

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<v Speaker 3>The National Retail Federation expects more than one hundred and

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<v Speaker 3>fifty seven million people to cram in last minute Christmas

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<v Speaker 3>and Honika purchases on Super Saturday. That's about forty six

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<v Speaker 3>percent of everyone in the country and eleven percent increase

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<v Speaker 3>over last year. Not all will leave their homes to

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<v Speaker 3>get the job done. The Retail Federation expects one in

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<v Speaker 3>four will shop online. As for what they'll be looking for,

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<v Speaker 3>the NRFS Holiday Survey finds fifty percent plan on buying clothing,

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<v Speaker 3>thirty two percent will be scooping up toys, twenty six

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<v Speaker 3>percent purchasing gift cards. Deborah Rodriguez CBS News.

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<v Speaker 1>New census data saying the US population is growing at

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<v Speaker 1>its fastest rates since two thousand and one. The nation's

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<v Speaker 1>population growing by nearly one percent, surpassing three hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>forty million people. The Census Bureau saying international migration helped

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<v Speaker 1>cause that bump. It comes after a nearly two decades

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<v Speaker 1>slump in population growth. Could we have a potential answer

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<v Speaker 1>for some of the drone sidings that have been spotted

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<v Speaker 1>in Massachusetts recently? The Boston Business Journal is reporting mass

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<v Speaker 1>General Brigham and Canadian based drone company Dragonfly have completed

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<v Speaker 1>recent test flights as part of a potential new program

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<v Speaker 1>where medications can be delivered via drones. Pretty cool stuff here,

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<v Speaker 1>Dragonfly announcing this week they have completed test flights, including

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<v Speaker 1>testing taking off and landing from a hospital infrastructure. Now

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<v Speaker 1>they're not actively making deliveries just yet, but the test

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<v Speaker 1>runs are being completed. And the college football playoff begins

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<v Speaker 1>tonight Indiana and Notre Dave.

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<v Speaker 2>What a battle.

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<v Speaker 1>Brad Bryant runs the Mohican Sun Sports book. We're really

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<v Speaker 1>hoping that it turns into March Madness type feel for

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<v Speaker 1>two or three weeks, which we haven't had in the bank.

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<v Speaker 1>All racing for the national championship should be fun. Drew

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<v Speaker 1>mahaland WBZ Boston's News Radio, You are now in the

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