August 22, 2025 • 6 mins
We're still feeling some effects from Hurricane Erin. The Justice Department releases transcripts of interviews with Ghislaine Maxwell. President Trump says Chicago could be the next city to see a federal police takeover. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
This is WBZ, Boston's news radio, redefining local news. Seventy
six degrees seen in Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon.
I'm Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. Tied to blow out
of here? What you that's not Jack but erin Hurricane
(00:25):
Aaron saying farewell. And as the storm pulls away, it's
still got a little bit of popped left for us.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
A category one storm where the maxistain winds are now
at ninety miles per hour, and it'll maintain that hurricane
status as long as it's wins are over seventy four
and it's going to continue on pushing north and eastward
over the next couple of days.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
As it slowly starts to.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
Lose steam, We're gonna still be feeling some effects here
for high surf over the next couple of days and
through Saturday evening.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
Matter is CBS News Boston's Alyssa Andrews. There is a
high surf advisory along the coast the Capean Islands until
eight o'clock tomorrow evening. With that dangerous surf and life
threatening rip currents still continuing to trouble us, the Justice
Department releasing transcripts of interviews with Jeffy Epstein's former girlfriend
and associate, Delaine Maxwell. A Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche
(01:14):
met with Maxwell last month in Florida, where Maxwell was
in prison. This comes as lawmakers I've been pushing the
Trump administration to release the files in Epstein's sex trafficking case.
Maxwell was moved to a minimum security prison camp in
Texas following the Justice Department's interviews. President Trump says his
federal police takeover of DC could be coming to some
other big cities.
Speaker 4 (01:35):
President Trump said Friday that the next city that could
see a stepped up federal presence targeting crime similar to
what's happening in Washington, d C.
Speaker 1 (01:42):
Is Chicago. Chicago's a mess. You have an incompetent mayor
grossly incompetent, and we'll straighten that one out.
Speaker 3 (01:49):
Probably next that'll be our next one.
Speaker 4 (01:50):
After this, The President clean people in Chicago are clamoring
for him to come in and help the city out,
but says he hasn't spoken to Mayor Brandon Johnson. He
acknowledged the administration hasn't taken any concrete steps to increase
a federal law enforcement presidence in Chicago, but Warren quote,
when we're.
Speaker 3 (02:05):
Ready, will go ahead. Karen Travers ABC News The White.
Speaker 1 (02:08):
House some unkind words from President Trump towards his former
national security advisor after John Bolton's home was rated this
morning by the FBI.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
It's clear President Trump is no fan of John Bolton.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
He's a real et cetera low life.
Speaker 3 (02:23):
Bolton has been an outspoken critic of the president since
he served in the first Trump administration. Trump was asked
if he knew about the raid of Bolton's home ahead
of time.
Speaker 1 (02:33):
He could be a very unpatriotic. I mean, we're going
to find out. I know nothing about it. I just
said it. This morning they did a raad.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
The raid reportedly was part of an investigation into handling
of classified documents. Linda Kenyon, CBS News the White House.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
Russia's foreign minister says there are no plans for a
meeting between President Putin and Ukrainian President Zelensky. This comes
after President Trump had said he'd begun arrangements for such
a meeting. Sergei Lavrov mentioning today that Putin is open
to discussions, but only after her key issues are resolved
by senior officials. Meantime, Ukraine has targeted Russian infrastructure, including
an oil pipeline, in retaliation. European officials worn against conceding
(03:10):
land to Russia. They call it a trap. President Trump
has emphasized the need for security guarantees for Ukraine in
order to break the deadlock with Russia. You're still feeling
some of the effects here from Hurricane Era, and even
though she has pushed way out to sea and in
fact is pushing underneath the Canadian Maritimes fourndred miles south
of Halifax, Nova Scotia as we speak. But the high
(03:33):
surf advisory remains until tomorrow night for much of the area.
We've got that life threatening rip current situation and dangerous surf.
There's also a coastal flood advisory Capean Islands starting at
ten o'clock tonight, and the South Coast starting at six
o'clock this evening. The high tide could spill over into areas.
But the weather itself, forget the ocean. The weather is
(03:53):
pretty good. We had sunshine today, We'll have clear skies.
Tonight's sixty two in Boston, a little breezy, temperatures in
the mid fifties. The Ape and Islands will be coolest Tomorrow,
only in the seventies with a breeze. Most of us
will get under some sunshine, though temperatures get into the eighties.
Mainly clear Tomorrow night low sixty six and then breezy Sunday,
more humid, some sunshine, temperatures in the low eighties again
(04:14):
cooler over the Cape and islands. Looks like some clouds
and maybe a shower or storm on Monday with temperatures
near eighty. Right now it is sixty seventy six degrees
in Boston. Well, they say, the early bird gets the worm,
What does the night bird get trouble for you? Sleeping?
Speaker 5 (04:33):
Waking up to a symphony of bird song doesn't feel
so idyllic when it's three in the morning, And scientists say,
if you've been hearing more, way way too early birds,
light pollution, maybe the culprit. A new study in the
journal Science analyzed a staggering amount of bird songs, some
four million recordings of some six hundred different species, and
they found in areas with the most light pollution, birds
(04:54):
sang for an extra fifty minutes of the day, about
twenty minutes earlier and half an hour later. Some of
the species working the most overtime include robins, northern cardinals,
and northern mocking birds. It's not clear at this point
if this is bad for birds, but co author Brent
Peas tells The Washington Post that making a difference can
be as easy as flipping a switch. Madison Rodgers WBZ
(05:16):
Boston's news radio.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
Kids are heading back to school, and there are tips
for just about everything now. The Cleveland Clinic's offering tips
on packing up a healthy lunch.
Speaker 6 (05:24):
Dietitian Jennifer Hyland des urging parents to avoid putting those
snacky items in lunches like package chips or crackers, and
also avoid sugary drinks.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
Think about it by food groups and break down what
you're going to have in that lunch.
Speaker 3 (05:37):
Right, So, we want to have a grain, We want
to have a protein. We want to have a fruit
and a vegy.
Speaker 5 (05:41):
We want to have a healthy fat and or a
dairy product as possible.
Speaker 6 (05:44):
She recommends getting children involved in deciding what they want
from each food group. Highland also suggests having a weekly
checking with your child to find out what foods they've
enjoyed and what they ended up throwing away.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
That is correspondent Scott Springle, Hey, what's up this weekend?
The weather's expected to go operated is fair and festival season,
so there's many of those going on in Fall River.
The Great Feast of the Holy Ghost is this weekend,
one of the world's largest Azorian festivals, taking place Sunday
through Sunday at Kennedy Park on the Cape. The Dennis
Chamber of Commerce opens its annual Dennis Festival Days this weekend.
(06:16):
The sixty seventh Antique Car Parade kicks things off, starting
at eleven o'clock Sunday morning at West Dennis Beach. It'll
roll through each of the town's villages before wrapping up
in Dennis Center. There'll be a cookout in a car
show as well. You are now in the loop. For
news updates throughout the day, Listen to WBZ News Radio
(06:39):
on the iHeartRadio app. I'm Ben Parker, WBZ, Boston's news
radio
This is WBZ, Boston's news radio, redefining local news. Seventy
six degrees seen in Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon.
I'm Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. Tied to blow out
of here? What you that's not Jack but erin Hurricane
(00:25):
Aaron saying farewell. And as the storm pulls away, it's
still got a little bit of popped left for us.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
A category one storm where the maxistain winds are now
at ninety miles per hour, and it'll maintain that hurricane
status as long as it's wins are over seventy four
and it's going to continue on pushing north and eastward
over the next couple of days.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
As it slowly starts to.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
Lose steam, We're gonna still be feeling some effects here
for high surf over the next couple of days and
through Saturday evening.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
Matter is CBS News Boston's Alyssa Andrews. There is a
high surf advisory along the coast the Capean Islands until
eight o'clock tomorrow evening. With that dangerous surf and life
threatening rip currents still continuing to trouble us, the Justice
Department releasing transcripts of interviews with Jeffy Epstein's former girlfriend
and associate, Delaine Maxwell. A Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche
(01:14):
met with Maxwell last month in Florida, where Maxwell was
in prison. This comes as lawmakers I've been pushing the
Trump administration to release the files in Epstein's sex trafficking case.
Maxwell was moved to a minimum security prison camp in
Texas following the Justice Department's interviews. President Trump says his
federal police takeover of DC could be coming to some
other big cities.
Speaker 4 (01:35):
President Trump said Friday that the next city that could
see a stepped up federal presence targeting crime similar to
what's happening in Washington, d C.
Speaker 1 (01:42):
Is Chicago. Chicago's a mess. You have an incompetent mayor
grossly incompetent, and we'll straighten that one out.
Speaker 3 (01:49):
Probably next that'll be our next one.
Speaker 4 (01:50):
After this, The President clean people in Chicago are clamoring
for him to come in and help the city out,
but says he hasn't spoken to Mayor Brandon Johnson. He
acknowledged the administration hasn't taken any concrete steps to increase
a federal law enforcement presidence in Chicago, but Warren quote,
when we're.
Speaker 3 (02:05):
Ready, will go ahead. Karen Travers ABC News The White.
Speaker 1 (02:08):
House some unkind words from President Trump towards his former
national security advisor after John Bolton's home was rated this
morning by the FBI.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
It's clear President Trump is no fan of John Bolton.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
He's a real et cetera low life.
Speaker 3 (02:23):
Bolton has been an outspoken critic of the president since
he served in the first Trump administration. Trump was asked
if he knew about the raid of Bolton's home ahead
of time.
Speaker 1 (02:33):
He could be a very unpatriotic. I mean, we're going
to find out. I know nothing about it. I just
said it. This morning they did a raad.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
The raid reportedly was part of an investigation into handling
of classified documents. Linda Kenyon, CBS News the White House.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
Russia's foreign minister says there are no plans for a
meeting between President Putin and Ukrainian President Zelensky. This comes
after President Trump had said he'd begun arrangements for such
a meeting. Sergei Lavrov mentioning today that Putin is open
to discussions, but only after her key issues are resolved
by senior officials. Meantime, Ukraine has targeted Russian infrastructure, including
an oil pipeline, in retaliation. European officials worn against conceding
(03:10):
land to Russia. They call it a trap. President Trump
has emphasized the need for security guarantees for Ukraine in
order to break the deadlock with Russia. You're still feeling
some of the effects here from Hurricane Era, and even
though she has pushed way out to sea and in
fact is pushing underneath the Canadian Maritimes fourndred miles south
of Halifax, Nova Scotia as we speak. But the high
(03:33):
surf advisory remains until tomorrow night for much of the area.
We've got that life threatening rip current situation and dangerous surf.
There's also a coastal flood advisory Capean Islands starting at
ten o'clock tonight, and the South Coast starting at six
o'clock this evening. The high tide could spill over into areas.
But the weather itself, forget the ocean. The weather is
(03:53):
pretty good. We had sunshine today, We'll have clear skies.
Tonight's sixty two in Boston, a little breezy, temperatures in
the mid fifties. The Ape and Islands will be coolest Tomorrow,
only in the seventies with a breeze. Most of us
will get under some sunshine, though temperatures get into the eighties.
Mainly clear Tomorrow night low sixty six and then breezy Sunday,
more humid, some sunshine, temperatures in the low eighties again
(04:14):
cooler over the Cape and islands. Looks like some clouds
and maybe a shower or storm on Monday with temperatures
near eighty. Right now it is sixty seventy six degrees
in Boston. Well, they say, the early bird gets the worm,
What does the night bird get trouble for you? Sleeping?
Speaker 5 (04:33):
Waking up to a symphony of bird song doesn't feel
so idyllic when it's three in the morning, And scientists say,
if you've been hearing more, way way too early birds,
light pollution, maybe the culprit. A new study in the
journal Science analyzed a staggering amount of bird songs, some
four million recordings of some six hundred different species, and
they found in areas with the most light pollution, birds
(04:54):
sang for an extra fifty minutes of the day, about
twenty minutes earlier and half an hour later. Some of
the species working the most overtime include robins, northern cardinals,
and northern mocking birds. It's not clear at this point
if this is bad for birds, but co author Brent
Peas tells The Washington Post that making a difference can
be as easy as flipping a switch. Madison Rodgers WBZ
(05:16):
Boston's news radio.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
Kids are heading back to school, and there are tips
for just about everything now. The Cleveland Clinic's offering tips
on packing up a healthy lunch.
Speaker 6 (05:24):
Dietitian Jennifer Hyland des urging parents to avoid putting those
snacky items in lunches like package chips or crackers, and
also avoid sugary drinks.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
Think about it by food groups and break down what
you're going to have in that lunch.
Speaker 3 (05:37):
Right, So, we want to have a grain, We want
to have a protein. We want to have a fruit
and a vegy.
Speaker 5 (05:41):
We want to have a healthy fat and or a
dairy product as possible.
Speaker 6 (05:44):
She recommends getting children involved in deciding what they want
from each food group. Highland also suggests having a weekly
checking with your child to find out what foods they've
enjoyed and what they ended up throwing away.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
That is correspondent Scott Springle, Hey, what's up this weekend?
The weather's expected to go operated is fair and festival season,
so there's many of those going on in Fall River.
The Great Feast of the Holy Ghost is this weekend,
one of the world's largest Azorian festivals, taking place Sunday
through Sunday at Kennedy Park on the Cape. The Dennis
Chamber of Commerce opens its annual Dennis Festival Days this weekend.
(06:16):
The sixty seventh Antique Car Parade kicks things off, starting
at eleven o'clock Sunday morning at West Dennis Beach. It'll
roll through each of the town's villages before wrapping up
in Dennis Center. There'll be a cookout in a car
show as well. You are now in the loop. For
news updates throughout the day, Listen to WBZ News Radio
(06:39):
on the iHeartRadio app. I'm Ben Parker, WBZ, Boston's news
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