Speaker 1: Yeah, this is w b Z, Boston's news radio, redefining
Speaker 1: local news.
Speaker 2: Sunny in fifty five degrees in Boston. It's Friday morning.
Speaker 2: We have a fantastic forecast through Monday. We're going to
Speaker 2: be seeing eighty degrees in spots. Apparently that's coming up.
Speaker 2: But first, I'm Laurie Kirby. We start with a homicide
Speaker 2: investigation because last night there was a deadly shooting a
Speaker 2: Mission Hill. Boston Police called to Craftson's Way and Huntington
Speaker 2: Avenue just after nine thirty pm. They found a man
Speaker 2: with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital
Speaker 2: but pronounced dead there. This is a very active investigation
Speaker 2: so far, no arrest. The victim's name has not been released.
Speaker 2: Also today, and this broke a little while ago, Commas
Speaker 2: confirming the death of its leader, yah Yah Sinnoi the
Speaker 2: hands of Israeli forces. This this week, US Intelligence providing
Speaker 2: some critical information as well. Apparently, according to Jake Sullivan,
Speaker 2: the group says it will still not release any more
Speaker 2: hostages until Israel withdraws from Gaza and agrees on a
Speaker 2: ceasefire deal. ABC's Karen Travers with the.
Speaker 3: Very latest President Biden in Germany said the death of
Speaker 3: the Hamas leader represents justice.
Speaker 4: Yeah, the blood of Americans and Israelis, Palestinians and Germany
Speaker 4: and so many others.
Speaker 3: On his hand, the White House is optimistic that Sinwar's
Speaker 3: death will mark a turning point in the process toward
Speaker 3: reaching a ceasefire deal to get the remaining hostages released,
Speaker 3: saying Sinwar was the major obstacle to getting it done.
Speaker 3: The President, on his phone call with Benjamin Nett.
Speaker 4: Yahoo, I told the Prime Minister Divisional yesterday, let's also
Speaker 4: make this moment an opportunity to seek a path to peace.
Speaker 3: Karen Travers ABC News Washington.
Speaker 2: And from the gravitas of that situation to something a
Speaker 2: little bit comedic. In fact, the seventy ninth Anuel Al's
Speaker 2: Mith's Dinner pits both sides of the presidential race against
Speaker 2: one another in a battle of comedic wit. ABC's Andrew
Speaker 2: Dimberg reports both candidates came out swinging, even though one
Speaker 2: declined to attend in person.
Speaker 5: Trump also criticizing Vice President Harris for not attending the
Speaker 5: fundraiser in person.
Speaker 4: Which is deeply disrespectful to the event and in particular
Speaker 4: to our great Catholic community.
Speaker 5: Harris addressed the event in a video featuring Molly Shannon
Speaker 5: portraying her Saturday Night Live character Mary Catherine Gallagher.
Speaker 4: Is there anything that you think that maybe I shouldn't
Speaker 4: bring up tonight?
Speaker 6: Well, don't lie.
Speaker 1: Vou shalt not bear false witness to thy neighbor.
Speaker 7: Indeed, especially thy neighbor's election results.
Speaker 2: And later today, both Vice President Harrison former President Trump
Speaker 2: will be campaigning in the state of Michigan.
Speaker 8: ABC's Mary Alice parks with more on the campaign or.
Speaker 7: President Trump has promised to roll back support for electric
Speaker 7: car vehicles has really gone after the Biden Harris administration
Speaker 7: for the green energy is sort of climate change initiatives.
Speaker 7: On the other hand, when I was on the ground there,
Speaker 7: Harris really leaning into the support that she has from
Speaker 7: the big auto worker unions. They held signs at her
Speaker 7: events sayings for the union strong. The union leaders really
Speaker 7: bashing Trump for comments that he made recently seeming to
Speaker 7: sort of disparage unions, disparage union worker protections.
Speaker 8: Here in Massachusetts, early in person voting begins tomorrow, and
Speaker 8: great weather for that right now, we're just looking at
Speaker 8: the weather and it's beautiful. We're in the mid two
Speaker 8: high fifties right now, very consistent weather, lots of sunshine,
Speaker 8: incredibly clear, little bit of a breeze out there, and
Speaker 8: again that elevated fire rist tonight chilli thirties are colder
Speaker 8: spots in Lynn forty five downtown Boston. Saturday, the warm
Speaker 8: up begins.
Speaker 2: Lots of sun seventies, seventy five and sunny on Sunday,
Speaker 2: near eighty with sunshine on Monday. So just terrific weather
Speaker 2: for this weekend and later tonight. A Dateline special at
Speaker 2: two hours special this evening highlighting the Karen Reid murder case,
Speaker 2: and it comes one day after the prosecution argue to
Speaker 2: retry her on all charges. The defense has been claiming
Speaker 2: double jeopardy on two counts against Reid, including murder, because
Speaker 2: jurors came forward to say they were unanimous on that
Speaker 2: count and one other. And also the.
Speaker 8: Bill comes due.
Speaker 2: We've learned the cost of security at the courthouse in
Speaker 2: debtam covering the Karen Reid trial rings in at two
Speaker 2: hundred and fifty eight grand. Most of that was police
Speaker 2: over time. Let's go back to the Charles Regatta and
Speaker 2: the starting line.
Speaker 1: Who boom, You can feel the energy radiating off these
Speaker 1: athletes who've been preparing for this very weekend all year long.
Speaker 9: How it Workstatic, It's gonna be a great race.
Speaker 1: Grant Quads is a BU Students and Regatta veteran, as
Speaker 1: this will be his fifth head of the Charles. He
Speaker 1: knows the dues and don'ts of this race.
Speaker 9: So crash into the bridge. I've got an out of
Speaker 9: our harriage. Crash to that bridge. I'll crashing the one
Speaker 9: after it or Elliott Bridge. I basically just avoid all
Speaker 9: the bridges at all costs.
Speaker 1: What are some news when when Yeah, Grant is taking
Speaker 1: freshman rovers under his wing as they get ready for
Speaker 1: their race this Sunday at the star Line. James Rojas
Speaker 1: w b Z, Boston's news Radio.
Speaker 2: At the State House today, it's a message of awareness
Speaker 2: for the legally blind. Wbz's Jay Willette has that the.
Speaker 6: White Cane law in Massachusetts requires drivers to yield for
Speaker 6: blind pedestrians marked by white canes or guide dogs. It's
Speaker 6: at the center of an awareness campaign from the Massachusetts
Speaker 6: Commission for the Blind and Perkins School for the Blind
Speaker 6: on Beacon Hill, reminding drivers that if you see the
Speaker 6: signs of someone blind crossing the street you have to stop.
Speaker 6: This year marks the sixtieth anniversary of White Cane Day,
Speaker 6: signed into existence by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Jay Willett,
Speaker 6: WBZ Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2: You are now in the loop for news updates throughout
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Speaker 2: I'm Laurie Kirby, WBZ Boston's News Radio,