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Speaker 1: Here's what's happening. A day of remembrance in Maine. One
Speaker 1: year since eighteen people were killed at two different locations
Speaker 1: in Lewiston when a gunman opened fire. Maine's Governor, Janet
Speaker 1: Mills spoke earlier today on Facebook.
Speaker 2: On this somber day, as we continue down the long
Speaker 2: and difficult road of recovery, let us remind ourselves that
Speaker 2: we are not alone, that we are Lewiston strong, and
Speaker 2: that we will continue to heal together. May God bless you,
Speaker 2: May God bless the memories of those we lost, and
Speaker 2: may God bless the State.
Speaker 1: Of Maine, the city of Lewiston, and the surrounding community
Speaker 1: will come together this evening to honor and remember the
Speaker 1: victims lost in the Lewiston mass shooting. The service starts
Speaker 1: at six tonight. More star Power on the campaign trail
Speaker 1: for Vice President Kamala Harris Texas well, actually it is
Speaker 1: Texas and tonight Beyonce takes the political stage.
Speaker 3: Texas is not a battleground state, but Vice President Harris
Speaker 3: is heading there today for an event focused on reproductive healthcare.
Speaker 3: Her campaign says the goal is to put a national
Speaker 3: spotlight on the state's strict abortion ban, calling it ground
Speaker 3: zero in the fight for reproductive rights. In addition to Beyonce,
Speaker 3: Harris will be joined by women and men who will
Speaker 3: share their personal stories of how they were impacted by
Speaker 3: the Texas abortion laws. The Vice President will continue her
Speaker 3: criticism of former President Donald Trump on this issue, blaming
Speaker 3: him for appointing the three Supreme Court justices that led
Speaker 3: to the doms decision overturning Roe v. Wade Karen Travers
Speaker 3: ABC News Washington.
Speaker 1: Meantime, former President Donald Trump campaigning in Texas today as
Speaker 1: well attacking Vice President Harris on the border issue during
Speaker 1: an event in Austin.
Speaker 2: Over the past four years, this state has become Kamala
Speaker 2: staging ground to import her army of migrant gangs and
Speaker 2: criminals into every state.
Speaker 1: The former president Flann sit down with Joe Rogan for
Speaker 1: Rogan's megapopular podcast, using the platform to try to reach
Speaker 1: young men. Student loan forgiveness is back on the table
Speaker 1: at the White House. Question is will it go anywhere?
Speaker 1: This time?
Speaker 4: The Biden administration hopes the third time will be the charm.
Speaker 4: It's making a third attempt at student loan cancelation, this
Speaker 4: time for Americans who face steep medical bills, childcare costs,
Speaker 4: and other kinds of financial hardship that prevent them from
Speaker 4: repaying student loans. President Joe Biden has faced repeated legal
Speaker 4: challenges from Republicans over the issue of student loan forgiveness.
Speaker 4: Jim Chrysula SIBS News.
Speaker 1: Much of the Orange Line will be shutting down for
Speaker 1: a week starting tomorrow the Oak Grove to Ruggles. Riders
Speaker 1: can pick up shuttle buses or the Green Line in spots,
Speaker 1: but blue is also available. Blue Bikes and Blue Cross
Speaker 1: Blue Shield of Massachusetts, along with the City of Boston,
Speaker 1: offering blue bike unlock codes to provide people with an
Speaker 1: alternate method of transportation. As we check the four AWE
Speaker 1: thee ACCU weather forecast, we've got clear to partly cloudy
Speaker 1: skies coming in for tonight, Temperatures mainly in the forties,
Speaker 1: probably around forty in the coolest suburbs. Breezy tomorrow there'll
Speaker 1: be some sun there'll be some clouds, Temperatures will be
Speaker 1: in the mid sixties, and we do that wildfire threat
Speaker 1: with those winds route as well as the dry brush
Speaker 1: conditions that we have around these parts. Mainly clear, brisk
Speaker 1: Tomorrow night forty two in the city mid thirties and
Speaker 1: some of the inland suburbs only in the mid to
Speaker 1: upper fifties. Under sunny skies on Sunday. More sunshine on Monday.
Speaker 1: Not much warmth though fifty will do it for the
Speaker 1: high temperature. It does look like we'll get back into
Speaker 1: some warmth, maybe into the seventies by the middle part
Speaker 1: of next week. Right now fifty six degrees in Boston.
Speaker 1: It is common to see QR codes on menus, advertisements,
Speaker 1: things like that, but don't be surprised if you happen
Speaker 1: to see them plastered all over your local commuter rail station.
Speaker 1: Wbz's and the Cold Datus explains why.
Speaker 5: Using public transit can be especially complicated for people who
Speaker 5: are blind or have reduced vision. Keiolus, the company that
Speaker 5: runs the MBTA's commuter rail, says it's got a new
Speaker 5: program to help these specialized navalenz codes that are printed
Speaker 5: and mounted throughout spaces. In our case are some of
Speaker 5: our commuter rail stations. That is Adam Ross from Kiolas
Speaker 5: and he says these codes are essentially giant, colorful QR codes.
Speaker 5: The user scans them with a special app which then
Speaker 5: tells the user where they are so the user can
Speaker 5: then figure out where they have to go. Ross says,
Speaker 5: right now, at North Station there are hundreds of these codes.
Speaker 5: You need to have a different code if the exit
Speaker 5: is to Causeway Street versus Legends Way. The app is free.
Speaker 5: So far you'll find the codes at North Station and
Speaker 5: on parts of the newberry Port Rockport line like in Salem.
Speaker 5: Ross says, though navalens could be expanding into more stations soon.
Speaker 5: Nicole Davis WBZ Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 1: Next Thursday is Halloween. So is it Halloween weekend, this
Speaker 1: weekend or next weekend. Wbs's Jared Brosden went to find
Speaker 1: the answer and got many.
Speaker 6: Since this is the last weekend in October and Halloween
Speaker 6: isn't until next Thursday, Boston University students are split on
Speaker 6: which is the true hallowekend.
Speaker 7: A senior and is prepping for a fun weekend a
Speaker 7: hit I would say it's this weekend.
Speaker 8: I think I'm going harder this weekend than next weekend.
Speaker 7: Not on the same page as her friend Ashley, who's
Speaker 7: a junior.
Speaker 8: I would say it's the weekend after because it's a
Speaker 8: Thursday when Halloween is so just makes the most sense Thursday, Friday,
Speaker 8: Saturday and not this weekend. But I know many people
Speaker 8: are doing both weekends.
Speaker 7: I think that's personally the best way to go, double
Speaker 7: up all the same song.
Speaker 8: I think once it hits November, it's Thanksgiving time, you
Speaker 8: don't like it's Halloween now.
Speaker 6: You won't catch Divia on a costume after this weekend. So
Speaker 6: will you even celebrate on Halloween Day next Thursday? Or
Speaker 6: is it just once the clock strikes November first you're
Speaker 6: throwing those in the closet.
Speaker 5: I'm going home to vote.
Speaker 7: Oh fair enough. From COMMBAF, I'm Jared Brows and to WBZ, Boston's.
Speaker 1: News radio, it is Halloween until the candy's gone, then
Speaker 1: maybe left of that punny Halloween activities by the way,
Speaker 1: around this weekend, of course, Salem's Buzz Charlestown has Boston's
Speaker 1: Wicked hunt Fest Sunday. Dozens of stores and restaurants at
Speaker 1: the Prudential Centers sponsor Prue Boo trick or treating, face painting,
Speaker 1: magic shows music for the kids. From eleven am to
Speaker 1: one pm. You can scare up some font at Fenway
Speaker 1: if you like Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice hitting the big screen tomorrow night.
Speaker 1: It's part of the Red Sox and Alamo Draft Houses
Speaker 1: Halloween movie Night. There's free trick or treating at the
Speaker 1: park beforehand. You are now in the loop for news
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