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

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<v Speaker 2>We defining local news. See it's Tuesday already six o'clock

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<v Speaker 2>and look it's raining here in Boston, fifty degrees in

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<v Speaker 2>the city. The News at six is brought to you

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<v Speaker 2>by your New England Toyota Dealer, your hybrid all wheel

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<v Speaker 2>drive headquarters. Thanks for being here this morning. I'm Jeff Brown.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, fine.

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<v Speaker 2>Cloudy today with a cool breeze, areas of fog and

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<v Speaker 2>period the rain, even a heavy thunderstrumber two this afternoon

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<v Speaker 2>of this evening. W b Z achi weather meteorologist Joe Lundberg.

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<v Speaker 2>More rain on tap for tomorrow. This is also the

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<v Speaker 2>season of the tick. Health official say we're entering peak

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<v Speaker 2>season throughout Massachusetts, and of course with the deer tick,

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<v Speaker 2>lime disease is a common threat. But health official say

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<v Speaker 2>the lone Star tick is running rampant in lawns and

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<v Speaker 2>wooded areas on Cape Cod and alpha gal syndrome is

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<v Speaker 2>spreading fast. It's the number one tick, the lone Star

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<v Speaker 2>tick on Martha's Vineyard, and its bite can make people

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<v Speaker 2>really sick from eating beef and red meat. Doctors say,

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<v Speaker 2>if you suspect you've been infected at least get a

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<v Speaker 2>test Boston. We have a problem and its name is

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<v Speaker 2>the New York Knicks. The Celtics blow a twenty point

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<v Speaker 2>lead and lose Game one in overtime at the Garden.

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<v Speaker 2>Red Sox Rangers open a three game series tonight, weather permitting,

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<v Speaker 2>of course, at Fenway Park, and Julian Edelman becomes a

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<v Speaker 2>new England Patriot Hall of Famer. He'll join former coach

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<v Speaker 2>Bill Parcels at a ceremony coming up this summer. Testimony

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<v Speaker 2>from half a dozen witnesses in the Karen Reid trial

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<v Speaker 2>first Responders front.

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<v Speaker 3>And center deja vu from Karen Reid's first trial as

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<v Speaker 3>former Kenton police officer, Paul Gallagher showed video of him

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<v Speaker 3>using a leaf blower to clear off snow, revealing evidence

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<v Speaker 3>like this broken coctcol glass where John O'Keefe's body was found.

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<v Speaker 2>What was the benefit of a leaf blower over a shovel.

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<v Speaker 3>I wasn't going to miss anything with a leaf blow

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<v Speaker 3>much better control Gallagher's head. He processed the scene with

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<v Speaker 3>makeshift materials, like collecting blood in solo cups and stop

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<v Speaker 3>and shop bags because state police weren't yet able to

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<v Speaker 3>respond in the blizzard at this point as you assessed

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<v Speaker 3>the area, whether this was a criminal investigation.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh, we had no crime at that time.

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<v Speaker 3>Kenton police later recused themselves because one of their detectives

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<v Speaker 3>is the homeowner's brother. Conflicts of interest were a big

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<v Speaker 3>focus of cross examination.

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<v Speaker 2>Monday, The CBS News Boston's Christina rex Court is back

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<v Speaker 2>in session in detam later this morning. More cuts are

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<v Speaker 2>coming to the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he's

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<v Speaker 2>already he's ready to bring a chainsaw to the highest

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<v Speaker 2>levels of the US military, with a target of twenty

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<v Speaker 2>percent cutbacks among four star generals and admirals, with a

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<v Speaker 2>corresponding move in the US National Guard. The cuts are

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<v Speaker 2>being pitched as a way to slim down a bloated

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<v Speaker 2>bureaucracy and cut down on redundancies. Hegseth also says he

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<v Speaker 2>plans to eliminate ten percent of lower ranking generals and

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<v Speaker 2>admirals as well. It's not clear if the reductions will

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<v Speaker 2>happen immediately or over time. College of Cardinals gets ready

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<v Speaker 2>to pick a pope during a conclave inside the Sistine Chapel,

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<v Speaker 2>which begins tomorrow. Back home, President Trump distances himself from

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<v Speaker 2>the recent White House post showing the President dressed as

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<v Speaker 2>the pontiff. The President says he did not release it

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<v Speaker 2>and knows nothing about what he believes is an artificially

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<v Speaker 2>intelligence generated photo, but says it's not serious and Catholics

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<v Speaker 2>who are upset can't take a joke. He says, seems

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<v Speaker 2>like Mother's Day week is always a mess here in

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<v Speaker 2>Greater Boston, and that's important to know because we've certainly

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<v Speaker 2>had our share of rain, and it was several years ago,

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<v Speaker 2>of course, we had that historic week of Mother's Day

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<v Speaker 2>where it did nothing but downpour the entire week. It's

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<v Speaker 2>not going to be that bad this week, but it's

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<v Speaker 2>not going to be all that great either, And keep

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<v Speaker 2>in mind on Mother's Day, that's the next day we're

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<v Speaker 2>going to see any significant chance of sunshine. Right now

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<v Speaker 2>in Boston, it's raining. It's fifty degrees right now, on

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<v Speaker 2>and off showers this morning and again this afternoon, with

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<v Speaker 2>possibly some heavy downpours on the way later today. It

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<v Speaker 2>will be milder today than yesterday, with highs in the

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<v Speaker 2>lower sixties. Overnight tonight, cloudy, couple of showers, lows in

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<v Speaker 2>the fifties. Tomorrow, We're holding out some hope that we

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<v Speaker 2>might see some breaks of sun, but don't count on

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<v Speaker 2>It looks like another mostly cloudy day with a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower seventies, clouds

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<v Speaker 2>in limited sun on Thursday with a high round seventy,

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<v Speaker 2>but right back into the rain on Friday. It even

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<v Speaker 2>looks like it's going to extend into Saturday. However, Mother's

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<v Speaker 2>Day right now looks like it's going to be a

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<v Speaker 2>pretty nice day coming up for us to round out

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<v Speaker 2>the weekend. Right now in Boston, it doesn't seem like

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<v Speaker 2>there's any hope on this Tuesday morning. Clouds, fog, and showers.

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<v Speaker 2>It's fifty degrees as we get going six oh six today.

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<v Speaker 2>As National Teachers Appreciation Day.

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<v Speaker 4>It's part of a whole week of celebrations for our

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<v Speaker 4>nation's leaders in the classroom. Appreciation Day is always held

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<v Speaker 4>on the Tuesday of the first full week in May.

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<v Speaker 4>The day dates back to nineteen fifty three, when Eleanoris

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<v Speaker 4>Roosevelt urged Congress to set aside a day specifically for

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<v Speaker 4>the teachers to honor the essential role they play in

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<v Speaker 4>shaping the future of young learners in the US. Jay

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<v Speaker 4>Willette BBZ, Boston's news radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Allmakers on Beacon Hill, now overseeing the disastrous rollout of

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<v Speaker 2>the MBTA's South Coast Rail system, say they need more

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<v Speaker 2>than just an apology of free weekend trips to make

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<v Speaker 2>up for canceled trains. Right after the launch of the

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<v Speaker 2>billion dollar corridor, the Senate Audit Committee highlights the staffing

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<v Speaker 2>issues at contractor Kiolis, which put it in a bind.

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<v Speaker 2>Officials at the State House agree that staffing may have

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<v Speaker 2>been and may be an issue, but the South Coast

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<v Speaker 2>Rail did not have enough flexibility options to be able

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<v Speaker 2>to pivot on the fly. Banks are harder to find

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<v Speaker 2>these days in Greater Boston.

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<v Speaker 1>The lights are still on at this Santander branch on

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<v Speaker 1>Congress Street, but it's said to be among the six

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<v Speaker 1>that are closing soon in the base state and twelve

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<v Speaker 1>others in the northeast. That's according to the Business journal SO,

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<v Speaker 1>which says branches at Middleton, Norwell, Salem, Uburn, and Wooster

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<v Speaker 1>are also on the chopping block. Two years ago, Santander

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<v Speaker 1>closed sixteen branches. The reason more customers opting to do

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<v Speaker 1>their business online rather than in person. In the Fort

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<v Speaker 1>Point neighborhood. James throhas w b Z, Boston's NewsRadio Nurses

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<v Speaker 1>are stuck between orock and a hard place. New survey

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<v Speaker 1>reveals that most urns in Massachusetts say the quality of

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<v Speaker 1>care is negatively impacted. About half say it's much worse

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<v Speaker 1>now than during the years of the pandemic. The poll

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<v Speaker 1>by Beacon Research says much of what's keeping nurses up

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<v Speaker 1>at night as a lack of staffing or understaffing issues.

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<v Speaker 1>Nearly seven and ten say workplace violence and abuse is

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<v Speaker 1>a big problem. In More than three quarters say they've

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<v Speaker 1>told lawmakers on Beacon Hill about this until they're blue

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<v Speaker 1>in the face, but they are disappointed about the lack

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<v Speaker 1>of concern.

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<v Speaker 2>You are now in the loop. For news updates throughout

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Jeff Brown, WBZ Boston's News Radio