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

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<v Speaker 2>Sixteen degrees feels like nineteen in Boston. Right now at

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<v Speaker 2>eleven o'clock, I'm Kyle Brain and here's what's happening. Mayor

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<v Speaker 2>Wu providing a major update on the White Stadium renovation efforts.

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<v Speaker 2>They've officially signed a shared usage agreement with the Boston

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<v Speaker 2>Unity Soccer Partners.

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<v Speaker 3>I am thrilled to share that, as of this morning,

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<v Speaker 3>the City of Boston has signed a lease with Boston

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<v Speaker 3>Unity Soccer Partners to open up the largest investment into

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<v Speaker 3>BPS Athletics and White Stadium since it opened in nineteen

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<v Speaker 3>forty nine.

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<v Speaker 2>Mayor Wu also adding that this will make the stadium

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<v Speaker 2>an anchor for youth sports in Boston. Renovation costs for

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<v Speaker 2>the stadium have nearly doubled since the original projection of

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<v Speaker 2>fifty million. President Biden commutes the sentences of almost every

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<v Speaker 2>federal prisoner on death row. Thirty seven men will now

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<v Speaker 2>serve life without the chance of parole. CBS's At O'Keefe

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<v Speaker 2>has more.

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<v Speaker 4>In a statement this morning about the commutations, the President

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<v Speaker 4>says he condemns these murderers and quote grieves for the

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<v Speaker 4>victims of their despicable acts. He added, He's quote more

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<v Speaker 4>than more convinced than ever that we must stop the

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<v Speaker 4>use of the death penalty at the federal level in

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<v Speaker 4>good conscience. He adds, I cannot stand back and let

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<v Speaker 4>a new administration resume executions that I halted. His announcement

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<v Speaker 4>comes just four weeks before President elect Trump is said

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<v Speaker 4>to take office now.

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<v Speaker 2>Among those three prisoners that were non granted clemency is

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<v Speaker 2>Boston Marathon bomber Joharsar Naiev. For now, he still faces

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<v Speaker 2>the death penalty, but that could change. A federal appeals

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<v Speaker 2>court launched an investigation earlier this year to see if

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<v Speaker 2>two jurors in his trials should have been disqualified for bias.

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<v Speaker 2>The other two people to not have their sentences commuted

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<v Speaker 2>were Dylan Roof, who killed nine black churchgoers in a

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<v Speaker 2>racist attack in South Carolina back in twenty fifteen, and

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<v Speaker 2>Robert Bowers, who killed eleven people at the Tree Life

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<v Speaker 2>Synagogue in Pittsburgh. A second arrangement for the suspect in

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<v Speaker 2>the killing of a healthcare ceo in Manhattan. ABC's Dave

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<v Speaker 2>Packer has more from New York.

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<v Speaker 5>Luigi Mangioti fled not guilty today to New York charges

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<v Speaker 5>including murder and terrorism for allegedly killing United Healthcare CEO

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<v Speaker 5>Brian Thompson earlier this month. This after Mangioni was charged

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<v Speaker 5>last week on federal murder and terrorism charges. The Manhattan

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<v Speaker 5>District Attorney saying his office has primary jurisdiction and will

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<v Speaker 5>try their case before the federal case. If convicted, Mangioni

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<v Speaker 5>faces life without parole and state court or even the

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<v Speaker 5>death penalty if the federal case proceeds. Dave Packer, ABC

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<v Speaker 5>News New York.

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<v Speaker 2>Braintree police are telling people to avoid Forbes Road due

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<v Speaker 2>to a three alarm fire at the Hyatt Hotel that's

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<v Speaker 2>right across the street from Braintree Plaza, which is packed

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<v Speaker 2>with last minute holiday shoppers. Crews are reportedly still working

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<v Speaker 2>on containment. There's no word on any injuries or what

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<v Speaker 2>caused the fire. Coming up, local officials celebrating a milestone

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<v Speaker 2>for the MBTA. Now, it's time for the four day

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<v Speaker 2>wbc ACI weather forecast for meteorologist Joe Lundberg. It's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be a mix of sunshine and clouds today with a

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<v Speaker 2>high of around twenty seven. Gonna be very cold, it's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be mainly cloudly on the cape, with some light

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<v Speaker 2>snow and flurries lingering throughout the day. Tonight it will

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<v Speaker 2>be turning cloudy with a bit of snow late lows

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<v Speaker 2>between nineteen and twenty three early, but then the temperatures

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<v Speaker 2>will slowly rise. On Christmas Eve morning, we should get

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<v Speaker 2>a period of snow that will accumulate about a coating

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<v Speaker 2>of about an inch. That could lead to some slow

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<v Speaker 2>and slippery travel. Now it won't be so cold in

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<v Speaker 2>the afternoon though, with the clouds breaking. We'll get the

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<v Speaker 2>high up to thirty four, near forty if you're on

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<v Speaker 2>the Capoury Islands. And on Christmas Day, of course, we'll

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<v Speaker 2>be partly sunny with a high of thirty four. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>have a little bit more clouds on Boxing Day, and

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<v Speaker 2>then looking ahead we'll get some more sunshine and will

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<v Speaker 2>be dry on Friday, highs getting into the upper thirties.

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<v Speaker 2>Right now, it is sixteen degrees in Boston. The Tea

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<v Speaker 2>is back up to speed in Greater Boston. Wbzs Hyle

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<v Speaker 2>Shaffle has the details.

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<v Speaker 6>No slow zones remain on the tracks after an intense

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<v Speaker 6>year of shutdowns and quarterback by MBTA, General manager of

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<v Speaker 6>phil Aangs Christmas Miracle.

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<v Speaker 3>For the first time in twenty years, slow zones are

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<v Speaker 3>removed from the tea.

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<v Speaker 6>At a Victory Lap news conference at North Station, Governor

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<v Speaker 6>more Heey ticked off the ways riders are better off

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<v Speaker 6>now than last year.

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<v Speaker 7>Collectively, riders are saving about two point four million minutes

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<v Speaker 7>every weekday.

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<v Speaker 6>That breaks down to savings of up to an hour

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<v Speaker 6>when riding the Red Line end to end in twenty

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<v Speaker 6>one minutes on the Orange. The governor also said that

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<v Speaker 6>meant the state economy is saving around a million dollars daily.

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<v Speaker 6>Phil Ang was asked what's next.

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<v Speaker 3>Redline has some of the oldest trained cars, probably in

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<v Speaker 3>the US.

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<v Speaker 2>We are focused on.

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<v Speaker 3>Delivering the Red line Orange Line signal upgrades by early

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<v Speaker 3>twenty six before the World Cup.

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<v Speaker 6>Kyle Shaffield WBZ, Boston's news radio.

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<v Speaker 2>A geothermal energy pilot program in Framingham could be getting

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<v Speaker 2>an expansion thanks to a federal grant. The program currently

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<v Speaker 2>services properties on a loop formed by Normandy Road, Conquered Street,

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<v Speaker 2>Lindberg Road, Berkshire Road, and Rose Kennedy Lane. The Metro

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<v Speaker 2>West Daily News says Heat, a local clean energy nonprofit,

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<v Speaker 2>has landed a seven point eight million dollar grant and

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<v Speaker 2>is partnering with the City of Framingham, ever Source and

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<v Speaker 2>a third party to support the program's expansion westward. The

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<v Speaker 2>project came online in early September and uses a series

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<v Speaker 2>of buried pipes and heat conveying fluid to circulate heat

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<v Speaker 2>between the ground and the buildings. A holiday drone show

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<v Speaker 2>in Orlando, Florida, is under investigation after several of the

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<v Speaker 2>drones collided in mid air and crashed to the ground,

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<v Speaker 2>seriously injuring a young boy. Here's ABC's Rhiannon Alley.

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<v Speaker 7>The yearly drone show, attracting twenty five thousand spectators, was

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<v Speaker 7>a permitted FAA event. The City of Orlando says this

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<v Speaker 7>was the second year working with the vendor operating the drones,

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<v Speaker 7>the drone company sky Elements, saying in a statement it

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<v Speaker 7>wants to extend its sincere hope for a full and

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<v Speaker 7>speedy recovery to those impacted. We are diligently working with

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<v Speaker 7>the FAA and City of Orlando officials to determine the

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<v Speaker 7>cause and our commit added to establishing a clear picture

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<v Speaker 7>of what transpired.

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<v Speaker 2>The boys mother says a drone hit him in the chest,

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<v Speaker 2>requiring him to get open heart surgery. You are now

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<v Speaker 2>in the loop for news updates throughout the day. Listen

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<v Speaker 2>to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm Kyle Bray, WBZ,

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<v Speaker 2>Boston's news radio