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<v Speaker 1>This is WBZ Boston's news radio. We defining local.

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<v Speaker 2>News forty nine degrees in Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. We've seen fire and

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<v Speaker 2>now we're going to see some rain finally. As much

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<v Speaker 2>of the state is in critical drought and dealing with

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<v Speaker 2>brush fires, there is a little bit of relief and a.

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<v Speaker 3>Lot of people are very excited across southern New England

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<v Speaker 3>and especially also the northeast as well. The dowsing of

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<v Speaker 3>rain is going to be developing over the next twenty

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<v Speaker 3>four to thirty six hours, with the possibility of for

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<v Speaker 3>more showers early on Saturday morning as well.

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<v Speaker 2>That is WBZTV meteorologist Jason Michael as the teachers strikes

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<v Speaker 2>dragon in Gloucester Marvel headed Beverley. Some progress in negotiations

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<v Speaker 2>in Gloucester. Wvc's Brook McCarthy with the update.

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<v Speaker 4>The Union of Glocester Educators and Mayor Greg Virga are

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<v Speaker 4>back at the bargaining table to try and get teachers

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<v Speaker 4>off the picket lines and back in the classroom. Union

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<v Speaker 4>president Rachel Salvo Rex says progress made, but they still

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<v Speaker 4>haven't come to an agreement. On pay for para professionals.

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<v Speaker 5>There will not be a settlement where para professionals continue

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<v Speaker 5>to make poverty wages.

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<v Speaker 4>Rachel says para professionals in Gloucester makes significantly less than

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<v Speaker 4>surrounding communities, and they're not leaving them behind in these

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<v Speaker 4>negotiations and works with us to reach a fair deal

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<v Speaker 4>today so that we can all be back in the

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<v Speaker 4>classroom tomorrow. The mayor says he wants to talk with

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<v Speaker 4>them about the issues impacting students, families and educators. The

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<v Speaker 4>Glossary Union has been racking up tens of thousands of

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<v Speaker 4>dollars in fines because these strikes are illegal in Massachusetts.

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<v Speaker 4>Burke McCarthy WBC Boston's News radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Negotiations are also continuing in Beverly and Marblehead. Their unions

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<v Speaker 2>have also been racking up fines. There's been another major

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<v Speaker 2>American policy shift regarding weapons for Ukraine as it continues

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<v Speaker 2>to battle Russia.

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<v Speaker 5>The US says it will let Ukraine use American supplied

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<v Speaker 5>anti personnel land mines against Russian forces. Pentagon chief Lloyd

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<v Speaker 5>Austin says Russia ground troops are leading battlefield movements instead

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<v Speaker 5>of those more protected and armored carriers. The policy shift

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<v Speaker 5>is aimed at helping Ukraine push back.

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<v Speaker 1>They have a need for things that can help slow

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<v Speaker 1>down that effort on the part of the Russians.

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<v Speaker 5>It's the Biden administration's second major policy change this week,

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<v Speaker 5>after the president's decision to let Ukraine strike targets on

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<v Speaker 5>Russian soil with US made missiles Sagur Magani.

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<v Speaker 2>Washington House Speaker Mike Johnson says people in the Capitol

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<v Speaker 2>and House office buildings will only be able to use

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<v Speaker 2>bathrooms that correspond with their biological sex. This comes after

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<v Speaker 2>South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy May said she would introduce a

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<v Speaker 2>resolution to banned transgender women from using the women's bathroom

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<v Speaker 2>in response to the election of transgender rep. Sarah mcbrod.

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<v Speaker 2>Johnson says the new policy will go into effect when

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<v Speaker 2>the new slate of Congress members take office.

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<v Speaker 5>Women deserve women's only spaces, and we're not anti anyone,

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<v Speaker 5>we're pro in wam.

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<v Speaker 2>McBride says she will follow the new policy and respond

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<v Speaker 2>she's not here to fight about bathrooms. She's here to

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<v Speaker 2>fight for Delawareans and bring down costs facing families. Today

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<v Speaker 2>is Transgender Day of remembrance vigils and other events are

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<v Speaker 2>being held to draw attention to transgender people who've lost

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<v Speaker 2>their lives due to violence in the past year. The

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<v Speaker 2>Transgender Day of Remembrance started by activists in Boston after

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<v Speaker 2>the nineteen ninety eight murder of Rita Hester, who was

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<v Speaker 2>killed in her apartment in Alstin. We've got some rain

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<v Speaker 2>on the way. We're gonna have to wait just a

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<v Speaker 2>few more hours longer, increasing cloudiness tonight, breezy conditions, temperatures

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<v Speaker 2>mainly in the forties, and then here we go. As

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<v Speaker 2>we head into tomorrow morning, we will have winds picking

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<v Speaker 2>up and we'll have that rain moving in. It'll move

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<v Speaker 2>in a little heavier as we move through the morning,

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<v Speaker 2>so probably late morning on is when the heaviest of

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<v Speaker 2>the activity will take place around here. Fifty for the

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<v Speaker 2>high temperature tomorrow. Again, those winds whipping around too, so

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<v Speaker 2>some of that rain could fall sideways. Evening of rain tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 2>then a couple of showers linger Temperatures in the mid

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<v Speaker 2>forties on Friday, mostly cloudy, breezy, couple of showers lingering

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<v Speaker 2>fifty two, and then still the chance of a shower

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<v Speaker 2>or two at least early on Saturday, temperatures in the

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<v Speaker 2>low fifties. Right now, we're at forty nine degrees see

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<v Speaker 2>in Boston. Former Massachusetts First Lady Lauren Baker is behind

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<v Speaker 2>a holiday effort to provide gifts for thousands of children

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<v Speaker 2>involved with the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families.

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<v Speaker 1>Wbz's Carl Stephens has the story.

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<v Speaker 6>Lauren Baker got involved with the Wonderfund as a volunteer

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<v Speaker 6>and a board member when her husband, Charlie Baker was governor.

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<v Speaker 6>Now she's CEO of the private nonprofit that has a

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<v Speaker 6>deep commitment to children involved with the state, a commitment

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<v Speaker 6>that has an intense focus right now during the holiday season.

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<v Speaker 7>The Wonderfund tries to make sure that every single one

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<v Speaker 7>of those fifty thousand children engaged with DCF get a

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<v Speaker 7>holiday gift chosen specifically for them.

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<v Speaker 6>Social workers at DCF collect toy wish lists from thousands

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<v Speaker 6>of children, and that information is put on the Wonderfund website,

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<v Speaker 6>where donors can choose how they want to bring a

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<v Speaker 6>piece of Christmas into the lives of children who've had

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<v Speaker 6>it pretty rough. From Swampskat Carl Stevens WBG, Boston's News.

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<v Speaker 1>Radio, they're not on target.

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<v Speaker 2>At Target, the retailer of port it lower than expected

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<v Speaker 2>quarterly earnings and it could signal some trouble for some retailer.

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<v Speaker 8>It could be choppy waters this holiday shopping season. Last week,

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<v Speaker 8>Walmart reported profits up eight percent in the third quarter,

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<v Speaker 8>but a different story today. For Target, it saw a

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<v Speaker 8>minimal sales increase of three tenths of a percent. Target

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<v Speaker 8>CEO said customers are still dealing with inflation, but some

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<v Speaker 8>analysts think that other big retailers like Costco and Amazon

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<v Speaker 8>may be better positioned.

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<v Speaker 1>That is ABC's Brian Clark.

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<v Speaker 2>It's mentioned in many songs, from Noah Kahn's talking about

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<v Speaker 2>Sticks to Frank Sinatra talking about being.

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<v Speaker 1>Under the moon Lie in Vermont.

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<v Speaker 2>Vermont is also being mentioned as one of the best

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<v Speaker 2>Christmas getaways around country. Livings Out with a list of

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<v Speaker 2>the thirty one most magical Christmas towns in the United States,

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<v Speaker 2>would stock Vermont getting top recognition. In New England, it's

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<v Speaker 2>fourth overall. It's called a Christmas card worthy village and

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<v Speaker 2>it's surrounding hamlets shine with New England charm. Stockbridge, Massachusetts

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<v Speaker 2>is in seventh place. Essex, Connecticut is knife and although

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<v Speaker 2>there are many towns there. Cape Cod as a whole

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<v Speaker 2>came intenth on this list. You are now in the

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

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