July 7, 2025 • 6 mins
The State Police Sergeant who supervised the Karen Read investigation has been reassigned, the death toll in Texas rises to nearly 90 people, after massive flash floods over the weekend, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to the White House this evening, for ceasefire talks with President Trump. Stay in "The Loop" with iHeartRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Eighty three degrees in Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon.
I'm Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. The Sat talai's sergeant
who supervised the Karen Read investigation and testified at her trial,
has been reassigned from the Norfolk District Attorney's Office to
the Division of Standards and Training. State Police tell WBC
News Radio Urin Buchanic's reassignment was effective yesterday, and in
a statement, they say the sergeant Buchanic will perform a
(00:25):
variety of administrative functions in support of the division's daily operations.
Citing State Police Colonel Jeffrey Nobles comments after Read's second trial,
press Relely says, the events of the last three years
have challenged our department to thoroughly review our actions and
take concrete steps to deliver advanced investigative training, insure appropriate oversight,
and enhance accountability. The death toll in Texas it's about
(00:49):
ninety people now after massive flash floods over the weekend.
CBS's Matt Piper tells us most of the deaths are
in Kirk County, Texas. J'or Phil Swiers is with the
Kerr County Salvation Army the hardest hit area.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
For us.
Speaker 3 (01:00):
This is the first major event that we've had. It's different.
It's our home and people are hurting.
Speaker 1 (01:07):
He says two of US employees lost their homes in
the floods.
Speaker 3 (01:10):
We are feeding the over one thousand emergency workers that
have joined our county. For us, it's long hours, but
at the same time, we also realize, you know, we
have a bed to go home to and a family
that's hugging us, and there's just so many in our
community right now that just have lost everything.
Speaker 1 (01:28):
Matt Piper CBS News. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is
calling for an investigation into the flood alert system in Texas.
He says staffing cuts at the National Weather Services Office
in San Antonio may have contributed to delayed flood warnings.
Lighthouse Press Secretary Caroline Levitt, reacting that the warnings were delayed,
calling the floods an act of God.
Speaker 4 (01:47):
Blaming President Trump for these floods is a depraved lie
and it serves no purpose during this time of national mourning.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
Levitt also says President Trump will likely visit the devastated
areas in Texas on Friday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin deck
Yahoo heads to the White House this evening for cease
fire talks with the President.
Speaker 4 (02:05):
This will be a dinner to talk about Operation Midnight Hammer,
which was incredibly successful, to talk about peace and Gaza
and ending that conflict.
Speaker 5 (02:12):
Press Secretary Caroline Lovett says that's the most important priority
for the President right now, ending the war in Gaza
and returning all the hostages.
Speaker 4 (02:20):
A agreeable and appropriate ceasefire proposal has been sent to Hamas.
Speaker 5 (02:24):
And she says Special Envoy Widkoff will be traveling to
Doha later this week where he will continue to engage
in these discussions. Stacy Lynne, CBS News the White House.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
The health of kids in America has been getting worse.
A new study shows the health of US children has
deteriorated over the past seventeen years. Kids today are more
likely to experience obesity, chronic diseases, and other problems. The
research is published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Juniors. Brought children's health to
(02:54):
the forefront of the National policy conversation coming up on WBZ.
A Norton Animals shell has gone empty thanks to the
work of a local police officer. Advisory remains in effect
until eight o'clock tonight. It's not the heat, it's the humidity,
and today that's kind of true. Temperatures for the most
part have been in the eighties to around ninety, but
that humidity has had the heat indexes ninety five and
(03:18):
then a little bit above that in some areas, so
it's just been a bit of a sweltery kind of day.
There's also been some shower activity around, so that's something
to watch out for. It's nothing overly concerning at this point.
We had some showers and even some rumbles down toward
the south Shore. This afternoon, there's another little batch of
some showers that have now made its way into southern
(03:38):
Worcester County up to about Spencer just outside of Worcester,
and then down along the Turnpike out towards I eighty four.
We've got some rain and that stretches down into Connecticut.
So as we head into the evening, maybe a couple
of thunderstorms, especially south of the city. We'll have the
sticky conditions. Over nigh, temperatures will be in the mid seventies.
Tomorrow's another hot and humid day close to ninety for
(03:59):
the high warmer than that with the humidity and some
gusty thunderstorms may fire off as we go through the
day tomorrow, and we could get some flooding downpours and
localized damaging winds from that. So certainly it'll be something
to keep an eye on tomorrow. By Wednesday and even Thursday,
we're only in the seventies. We'll have some clouds. We'll
have the chance of a few showers around as well.
(04:19):
Right now, it is eighty three degrees in Boston. Call
it water music or music on the water. A special
concert on old iron sides.
Speaker 6 (04:28):
A typical Monday on the USS Constitution sounds something like
this because Mondays are usually reserved for restoration on the
two hundred and twenty eight year old ship, but today
it sounded more like this because the two hundred and
fifteenth Army Band from Fall River came aboard for a
special show.
Speaker 3 (04:48):
So we decided that we would take a day and
just much along the Freedom Trail.
Speaker 1 (04:52):
Fife and Drum.
Speaker 6 (04:53):
Group commander of the band, Chief Warren Officer Stephen Martin's
This was part of some training for the band and
it coincided with one of the hotter days of this summer.
Certainly not ideal weather to be wearing head to toe
fatigues and playing Revolutionary War era instruments, but Martin's and
the rest of the band were hardly faced.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
Hot weather with thunderstorms, right, so we won't we won't
do the thunderstorms, but we'll do the hot weather.
Speaker 6 (05:12):
Jeremy Rot's WBZ Bostin's News.
Speaker 1 (05:14):
Radio Lieutendant Governor Kim Drisco marching into the governor's duties
this week. Governor more Healy going out of state. Heallly's
office says she is away with her family for the
week and Driscool will be in charge for the time being.
A Norton police officer couldn't stand seeing dogs in the
local shelter, so she took matters into her own hands.
Of the BC Suzanne Salsville with the story.
Speaker 7 (05:35):
We were up to I think about six or seven
at our most in the last couple weeks.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
That's a lot for a small town like Norton.
Speaker 7 (05:42):
Angel in particular has been here for two years. She
was surrendered at five months old, and I think one
of the biggest problems we were facing were that not
a lot of people knew the animal shelter existed.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
In town, so Officer Taylor Cross figured what better way
to get the word out than social media.
Speaker 7 (05:59):
Sharing posts here on our Facebook page has kind of
helped everybody get some of that acknowledgment in the exposure
that the shelter.
Speaker 2 (06:06):
Needed, and it worked. All the dogs, even Angel, found
their forever homes and Officer Cross couldn't be happier.
Speaker 7 (06:13):
I am over the moon.
Speaker 2 (06:15):
In Norton's Suzanne Sasville, WBZ Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 1 (06:19):
You are now in the loop for news updates throughout
the day. Listen to WBZ news Radio on the iHeartRadio app.
I'm Ben Parker, WBZ Boston's News Radio.
Eighty three degrees in Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon.
I'm Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. The Sat talai's sergeant
who supervised the Karen Read investigation and testified at her trial,
has been reassigned from the Norfolk District Attorney's Office to
the Division of Standards and Training. State Police tell WBC
News Radio Urin Buchanic's reassignment was effective yesterday, and in
a statement, they say the sergeant Buchanic will perform a
(00:25):
variety of administrative functions in support of the division's daily operations.
Citing State Police Colonel Jeffrey Nobles comments after Read's second trial,
press Relely says, the events of the last three years
have challenged our department to thoroughly review our actions and
take concrete steps to deliver advanced investigative training, insure appropriate oversight,
and enhance accountability. The death toll in Texas it's about
(00:49):
ninety people now after massive flash floods over the weekend.
CBS's Matt Piper tells us most of the deaths are
in Kirk County, Texas. J'or Phil Swiers is with the
Kerr County Salvation Army the hardest hit area.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
For us.
Speaker 3 (01:00):
This is the first major event that we've had. It's different.
It's our home and people are hurting.
Speaker 1 (01:07):
He says two of US employees lost their homes in
the floods.
Speaker 3 (01:10):
We are feeding the over one thousand emergency workers that
have joined our county. For us, it's long hours, but
at the same time, we also realize, you know, we
have a bed to go home to and a family
that's hugging us, and there's just so many in our
community right now that just have lost everything.
Speaker 1 (01:28):
Matt Piper CBS News. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is
calling for an investigation into the flood alert system in Texas.
He says staffing cuts at the National Weather Services Office
in San Antonio may have contributed to delayed flood warnings.
Lighthouse Press Secretary Caroline Levitt, reacting that the warnings were delayed,
calling the floods an act of God.
Speaker 4 (01:47):
Blaming President Trump for these floods is a depraved lie
and it serves no purpose during this time of national mourning.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
Levitt also says President Trump will likely visit the devastated
areas in Texas on Friday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin deck
Yahoo heads to the White House this evening for cease
fire talks with the President.
Speaker 4 (02:05):
This will be a dinner to talk about Operation Midnight Hammer,
which was incredibly successful, to talk about peace and Gaza
and ending that conflict.
Speaker 5 (02:12):
Press Secretary Caroline Lovett says that's the most important priority
for the President right now, ending the war in Gaza
and returning all the hostages.
Speaker 4 (02:20):
A agreeable and appropriate ceasefire proposal has been sent to Hamas.
Speaker 5 (02:24):
And she says Special Envoy Widkoff will be traveling to
Doha later this week where he will continue to engage
in these discussions. Stacy Lynne, CBS News the White House.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
The health of kids in America has been getting worse.
A new study shows the health of US children has
deteriorated over the past seventeen years. Kids today are more
likely to experience obesity, chronic diseases, and other problems. The
research is published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Juniors. Brought children's health to
(02:54):
the forefront of the National policy conversation coming up on WBZ.
A Norton Animals shell has gone empty thanks to the
work of a local police officer. Advisory remains in effect
until eight o'clock tonight. It's not the heat, it's the humidity,
and today that's kind of true. Temperatures for the most
part have been in the eighties to around ninety, but
that humidity has had the heat indexes ninety five and
(03:18):
then a little bit above that in some areas, so
it's just been a bit of a sweltery kind of day.
There's also been some shower activity around, so that's something
to watch out for. It's nothing overly concerning at this point.
We had some showers and even some rumbles down toward
the south Shore. This afternoon, there's another little batch of
some showers that have now made its way into southern
(03:38):
Worcester County up to about Spencer just outside of Worcester,
and then down along the Turnpike out towards I eighty four.
We've got some rain and that stretches down into Connecticut.
So as we head into the evening, maybe a couple
of thunderstorms, especially south of the city. We'll have the
sticky conditions. Over nigh, temperatures will be in the mid seventies.
Tomorrow's another hot and humid day close to ninety for
(03:59):
the high warmer than that with the humidity and some
gusty thunderstorms may fire off as we go through the
day tomorrow, and we could get some flooding downpours and
localized damaging winds from that. So certainly it'll be something
to keep an eye on tomorrow. By Wednesday and even Thursday,
we're only in the seventies. We'll have some clouds. We'll
have the chance of a few showers around as well.
(04:19):
Right now, it is eighty three degrees in Boston. Call
it water music or music on the water. A special
concert on old iron sides.
Speaker 6 (04:28):
A typical Monday on the USS Constitution sounds something like
this because Mondays are usually reserved for restoration on the
two hundred and twenty eight year old ship, but today
it sounded more like this because the two hundred and
fifteenth Army Band from Fall River came aboard for a
special show.
Speaker 3 (04:48):
So we decided that we would take a day and
just much along the Freedom Trail.
Speaker 1 (04:52):
Fife and Drum.
Speaker 6 (04:53):
Group commander of the band, Chief Warren Officer Stephen Martin's
This was part of some training for the band and
it coincided with one of the hotter days of this summer.
Certainly not ideal weather to be wearing head to toe
fatigues and playing Revolutionary War era instruments, but Martin's and
the rest of the band were hardly faced.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
Hot weather with thunderstorms, right, so we won't we won't
do the thunderstorms, but we'll do the hot weather.
Speaker 6 (05:12):
Jeremy Rot's WBZ Bostin's News.
Speaker 1 (05:14):
Radio Lieutendant Governor Kim Drisco marching into the governor's duties
this week. Governor more Healy going out of state. Heallly's
office says she is away with her family for the
week and Driscool will be in charge for the time being.
A Norton police officer couldn't stand seeing dogs in the
local shelter, so she took matters into her own hands.
Of the BC Suzanne Salsville with the story.
Speaker 7 (05:35):
We were up to I think about six or seven
at our most in the last couple weeks.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
That's a lot for a small town like Norton.
Speaker 7 (05:42):
Angel in particular has been here for two years. She
was surrendered at five months old, and I think one
of the biggest problems we were facing were that not
a lot of people knew the animal shelter existed.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
In town, so Officer Taylor Cross figured what better way
to get the word out than social media.
Speaker 7 (05:59):
Sharing posts here on our Facebook page has kind of
helped everybody get some of that acknowledgment in the exposure
that the shelter.
Speaker 2 (06:06):
Needed, and it worked. All the dogs, even Angel, found
their forever homes and Officer Cross couldn't be happier.
Speaker 7 (06:13):
I am over the moon.
Speaker 2 (06:15):
In Norton's Suzanne Sasville, WBZ Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 1 (06:19):
You are now in the loop for news updates throughout
the day. Listen to WBZ news Radio on the iHeartRadio app.
I'm Ben Parker, WBZ Boston's News Radio.
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