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

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<v Speaker 2>It's a raw, spring like day with a chance of

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<v Speaker 2>a passing shower, a little bit of sun out there

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<v Speaker 2>as well, and we'll have more in the weather coming

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<v Speaker 2>up at first. Good Morning on Laurie Kirby. Hold on

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<v Speaker 2>to your seatbelt. A lot of breaking news. Let's start

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<v Speaker 2>in Massachusetts. Attorney General Andrea Campbell and twenty of her

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<v Speaker 2>colleagues in other states are now suing the Trump administration

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<v Speaker 2>over its attempt to dismantle the Department of Education. Earlier

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<v Speaker 2>this week, and Secretary Linda McMahon announced that nearly half

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<v Speaker 2>of their workforce would be laid off, including workers at

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<v Speaker 2>the regional office in Boston. Today's lawsuit argues that the

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<v Speaker 2>layoffs usurp the authority of Congress and put communities at

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<v Speaker 2>risk of losing federal funding. For her part, Secretary McMahon

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<v Speaker 2>says the department will continue to deliver a programs like

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<v Speaker 2>student loans, pell grants, and formula funding. And in Washington,

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<v Speaker 2>we have an update on this. The Trump administration has

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<v Speaker 2>just withdrawn its nominee to lead the CDC at the

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<v Speaker 2>very last minute. ABC's Karen Travers with Moore on What's

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<v Speaker 2>going on.

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<v Speaker 3>The White House has pulled the nomination of Dave Weldon,

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<v Speaker 3>a former Florida congressman who was President Trump's pick to

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<v Speaker 3>lead the Centers for Disease Control, just hours before his

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<v Speaker 3>scheduled Senate confirmation hearing. That's according to multiple sources familiar

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<v Speaker 3>with the decision. When he was nominated last year, Weldon,

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<v Speaker 3>a longtime vaccine skeptic, was championed by allies of Health

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<v Speaker 3>and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior Karen Travers

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<v Speaker 3>ABC News. The White House.

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<v Speaker 2>And the chances of a government shut down at the

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<v Speaker 2>end of this week are ramping up along partisan lines.

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<v Speaker 2>Democrats and the Senate have come out against the House

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<v Speaker 2>pass measure that would avoid one. ABC Stephen Portnoy with

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<v Speaker 2>the latest from cappital Hill.

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<v Speaker 4>Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer has drawn a line in

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<v Speaker 4>the sand. He says his party stands ready to block

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<v Speaker 4>the House passed spending bill Ourcock is unified. Schumer instead

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<v Speaker 4>proposes a one month extension of government funding rather than

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<v Speaker 4>the House version, which runs through the end of September.

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<v Speaker 4>Even if Republicans in the Senate were willing to consider

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<v Speaker 4>that The House is now out on recess and not

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<v Speaker 4>due back until March twenty fourth, nine days after a

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<v Speaker 4>shutdown would begin. Stephen Portnoy, ABC News Washington.

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<v Speaker 2>Hearing on Trooper Michael Proctor resumes in Framingham today behind

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<v Speaker 2>closed doors. Proctor is facing a state Plice trial board

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<v Speaker 2>for the third time now. The veteran trooper was already

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<v Speaker 2>relieved of duty after the Karen retrial ended with a

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<v Speaker 2>hung jury last summer, and then suspended without pay, but

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<v Speaker 2>he could lose his job with state police over misconduct

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<v Speaker 2>during his time as lead investigator in that Karen Reid

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<v Speaker 2>murder case. Now, state police have already carved out time

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<v Speaker 2>again tomorrow. If no conclusion is reached at today's hearing,

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<v Speaker 2>the cumination there and keep it here for updates throughout

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<v Speaker 2>the day on this story. Make WBZ News Radio your

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<v Speaker 2>preset on the new iHeart Radio app. It's one of

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<v Speaker 2>those days where you don't know if it's going to

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<v Speaker 2>rain or the sun's going to shine, but you know

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<v Speaker 2>you need that extra code out there is just a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit raw. It's not bad. I mean we're in

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<v Speaker 2>the low forties. It's not bad, but it's just got

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<v Speaker 2>to bite forty six degrees wins out of the east

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<v Speaker 2>off the ocean there, and that's a cold win. Tonight, Unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm seeing more clouds than anything, and we have that

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<v Speaker 2>lunar eclipse overnight, so maybe maybe we'll get lucky if

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<v Speaker 2>you get up early in the middle of the night

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<v Speaker 2>and peek out. I'll feel bad if you get up

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<v Speaker 2>and it's all clouds. Tomorrow will be just peaks of sun.

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<v Speaker 2>Pretty much where we are temperature wise again, So the

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<v Speaker 2>weekend looks promising kind of temperature wise, very mild in

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<v Speaker 2>the sixties, but we're looking at some pretty heavy thunderstorm

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<v Speaker 2>rain activity and damaging wins Sunday and Monday lingering as well.

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<v Speaker 2>At eleven o five, when it comes to backing the

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<v Speaker 2>LGBTQ plus community, the Boston City Council walks the walk

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<v Speaker 2>and takes a vote. Wbz's Jim McKay has.

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<v Speaker 5>That twelve to one was the vote on a measure

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<v Speaker 5>to move forward a plan to make Boston a sanctuary

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<v Speaker 5>city for the LGBT community.

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<v Speaker 4>It's just a really scary time right now.

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<v Speaker 5>Adrian is non binary. They tell me they feel worse

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<v Speaker 5>for people who are outside of Boston. Boston they feel

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<v Speaker 5>is a welcoming environment, but new federal statutes taking effect

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<v Speaker 5>could certainly be problematic.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not just looking at legislation that's already been created,

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<v Speaker 1>it's looking at the future and being proactive about protecting

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<v Speaker 1>the LGBT community.

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<v Speaker 5>Sebastian was happy to see both a proactive city council

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<v Speaker 5>in Boston and Worcester, the first city in Massachusetts to

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<v Speaker 5>do this, because when leadership takes a stand on an

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<v Speaker 5>issue like LGBT rights, it certainly sends a message.

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<v Speaker 2>It has actual power, actual effect.

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<v Speaker 5>Along Tremond Street, Jim MCKAWBZ Boston's.

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<v Speaker 2>News radio, Hanson holds the line on the MBTA zoning mandate.

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<v Speaker 2>The town is joining a number of other communities suing

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<v Speaker 2>the State of Massachusetts over forced multifamily zoning near transit.

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<v Speaker 2>The Patriot Ledger points to the recent determination by the

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<v Speaker 2>state Auditor who says the MBTA Communities Act is an

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<v Speaker 2>unfunded mandate. Hansen wants to be exempt until the state

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<v Speaker 2>pays for the cost of compliance. Marshville, Middleborough, Middletown and

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<v Speaker 2>rent Them have also sued. Milton has taken their fight

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<v Speaker 2>all the way to the State Supreme Court, which ruled

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<v Speaker 2>against the town and found the law wasn't constitutional, but

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<v Speaker 2>the measure in the end was ineffective until the state

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<v Speaker 2>takes another step at drafting better, clearer, more transparent regulations

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<v Speaker 2>and the Trump administration makes changes at the Social Security Administration,

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<v Speaker 2>ABC's and Flaherty with Act.

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<v Speaker 1>Starting March twenty nine, Social Security recipients will no longer

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<v Speaker 1>be able to use the agency's phone service to update

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<v Speaker 1>banking information for their direct deposits. Recipients will have to

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<v Speaker 1>use the Internet or go in person. ABC News first

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<v Speaker 1>reported last week that DOJE was examining the phone service

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<v Speaker 1>as part of a broader anti fraud effort. The new

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<v Speaker 1>change is relatively minor, advocates say they still worry more

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<v Speaker 1>changes could be in store, whereas President Donald Trump says

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<v Speaker 1>only fraud is being targeted. And Flaherty ABC News Washington.

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<v Speaker 2>Teenie Banks on explosion in branch growth in Massachusetts just

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<v Speaker 2>a few years back. Now the retraction, the company is

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<v Speaker 2>closing thirty eight branches across the nation and six locally.

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<v Speaker 2>They are closing down their bank branch in Bradford East, Longmeadow, Framingham,

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<v Speaker 2>Holy Yoke with Sewit and Tewksbury. The banks are closing

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<v Speaker 2>June fifth. You are now in the loop for news

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