April 26, 2025 • 6 mins
Crowds rallied on Boston Common to celebrate the 1965 Freedom Rally, the Patriots choose Miami kicker Andres Borregales with the 182nd pick, and another croissant chimera has local foodies in its grip. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
This is WBZY, Boston's news radio, redefining local news.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Sixty one degrees, some drizzle and some fog in Boston
at four o'clock, good Saturday afternoon. I'm Madison Rodgers, and
today it is a solemn final farewell to Pope Francis.
Hundreds of thousands have gathered in Rome today morning, a
groundbreaking pontiff who wished to be remembered as a simple pastor.
(00:32):
There's a local lawmaker in the crowds. As we hear
from wbz's Charlie.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Bergeron speaking with WBZ News Radio shortly after the funeral,
Senator Red Marky called being at that funeral one of
the great honors of his life.
Speaker 4 (00:44):
In Battekin Square, there was incredible applause that kept breaking
out amongst these tens of thousands of people who had gathered,
and it was just a recognition of the incredible contribution
which he has made.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
Too many kid leaders from all over the world and
the United States putting their partisan politics aside to pay
their respects.
Speaker 1 (01:05):
He preaches the same gospel in every country in the world,
and political leaders must respect him and the moral strength
that he brings to these issues, especially those of what
our duties are to the poorest in society across the
planet and global warming as well.
Speaker 3 (01:26):
Maine Senator Susan Collins was also in attendance. Charlie Berger
on WBZ Boston's news radio.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
President Trump is now returning from Rome. Outside the funeral,
he had a conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart, which the
White House is calling very productive. However, on social media,
mister Trump is now sounding doubts as to whether President
Putin wants to end the war in Ukraine. Crowds rallied
on Boston Common this afternoon, marking sixty years since a
(01:54):
day in civil rights history, the nineteen sixty five Freedom Rally.
On that day, doctor Martin Luther King Junior addressed crowds
from the Parkman Bandstand. That's what local leaders did this
afternoon too. Among those in the crowd Dorchester Reverend Minyard Culpepper,
who says his grandfather took part sixty years ago.
Speaker 5 (02:14):
I had to be here, whether it was raining, whether
it was thundering, whether it was snowing. I had to
be here to continue the legacy, fighting for what's right,
fighting for justice, fighting for peace, not just on Boston Commons,
but all across Boston.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
The events commemorating the Freedom Rally started this morning with
a downtown march and the formal dedication of Freedom Rally
Square at the intersection of Boylston and Charles Martin. Luther
King the third delivered the keynote address in the four
d a WBZ ACI weather forecasts some periods of rain
continue tonight, maybe a rumble of thunder that could wake
(02:56):
you up, watch for ponding on the roadways. That rain
will eventually move out. It turns cooler forty six for
the low chillier Tomorrow, it's rather windy with the high
near fifty five. Mostly cloudy. Mondays turning nicer again. We'll
have sunshine and tempts in the upper sixties, maybe hitting
seventy into the mid seventies Tuesday, as sunshine gives way
(03:17):
to clouds and right now most of the rain is
to the north and west of Boston. Looks slight in
most spots here in Boston break from the rain, but
it is still pretty foggy and chilly with a bit
of wind out there. Sixty one degrees and very gray.
At four oh five at the final day of the
(03:38):
NFL Draft, the Patriots have just added another player. They've
chosen Miami Kicker Andresporigalis with their one hundred or with
the one hundred eighty seventh pick. The Pats have two
more picks in this draft, both of them in the
seventh round. We will have more on sports coming up
with in just a few minutes. Stay tuned for that.
(04:00):
Another croissant, Chimera, has local foodies in its scrip wbz's
Kyle Shaffle takes a Bite.
Speaker 6 (04:07):
Since the dawn of human history, there have been a
handful of groundbreaking innovations the wheel, agriculture, indoor plumbing, and
now an entirely equal contender to all those things I
just mentioned.
Speaker 2 (04:17):
We decided let's create a pretzel slash croissant slash chocolate chip.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
The Kretzel.
Speaker 6 (04:23):
It's a chocolate chip cookie stuffed inside a croissant that's
baked like a pretzel. The cookie chain Hip City is
setting them for National Pretzel Day this weekend. George Vasilopolis
with the company has done his time.
Speaker 3 (04:32):
All I got being in the factory and testing cookies
all the time. I've put on maybe twenty pounds.
Speaker 6 (04:37):
And well, he says, technically the treat will be available
for two days.
Speaker 3 (04:40):
Hopefully they last so everybody could get one, but usually
on their first day there were typically sold out.
Speaker 6 (04:46):
That seems to ring true. I tried to get some
sound of my coworkers here at the newsroom trying them,
but by the time I got my microphone all gone.
Kyle Shaffle to be busy Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
It's been a bumpy start for the new South Coast
Commuter Rail extension, and we're seeing more problems this weekend.
Rail operator Keioli says shuttles are again replacing select trips
on the Fall River New Bedford line today and tomorrow.
The extension opened just about a month ago, bringing the
first trains between Boston and the South Coast in sixty
(05:16):
five years. Along with those shuttles, we've seen a lot
of delays and canceled trips in the last month. Staffing
is a big part of the problem. As an MBTA
Maya culpa free weekend trains have now been extended through May.
That is just on this Fall River New Bedford line.
In New Orleans, a federal judges ringing the alarm over
(05:38):
a two year old child that may have been wrongfully deported.
Speaker 7 (05:41):
The court filing the father of the girl, identified as VML,
says she was detained along with her undocumented mother and sister.
He called to say that the youngest, two year old
VML could not be deported because she was an American citizen,
but as court filings were pending, his lawyers say the
three women were deported and released in hon Duras On Friday,
a federal judge in Louisiana said it appears there has
(06:04):
been no meaningful process. He is scheduled a hearing from
May sixteenth. Broddi Clark ABC News.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
You're now in the loop for news updates throughout the day.
Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm
Madison Rodgers, WBZ Bostin's News Radio
This is WBZY, Boston's news radio, redefining local news.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Sixty one degrees, some drizzle and some fog in Boston
at four o'clock, good Saturday afternoon. I'm Madison Rodgers, and
today it is a solemn final farewell to Pope Francis.
Hundreds of thousands have gathered in Rome today morning, a
groundbreaking pontiff who wished to be remembered as a simple pastor.
(00:32):
There's a local lawmaker in the crowds. As we hear
from wbz's Charlie.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Bergeron speaking with WBZ News Radio shortly after the funeral,
Senator Red Marky called being at that funeral one of
the great honors of his life.
Speaker 4 (00:44):
In Battekin Square, there was incredible applause that kept breaking
out amongst these tens of thousands of people who had gathered,
and it was just a recognition of the incredible contribution
which he has made.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
Too many kid leaders from all over the world and
the United States putting their partisan politics aside to pay
their respects.
Speaker 1 (01:05):
He preaches the same gospel in every country in the world,
and political leaders must respect him and the moral strength
that he brings to these issues, especially those of what
our duties are to the poorest in society across the
planet and global warming as well.
Speaker 3 (01:26):
Maine Senator Susan Collins was also in attendance. Charlie Berger
on WBZ Boston's news radio.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
President Trump is now returning from Rome. Outside the funeral,
he had a conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart, which the
White House is calling very productive. However, on social media,
mister Trump is now sounding doubts as to whether President
Putin wants to end the war in Ukraine. Crowds rallied
on Boston Common this afternoon, marking sixty years since a
(01:54):
day in civil rights history, the nineteen sixty five Freedom Rally.
On that day, doctor Martin Luther King Junior addressed crowds
from the Parkman Bandstand. That's what local leaders did this
afternoon too. Among those in the crowd Dorchester Reverend Minyard Culpepper,
who says his grandfather took part sixty years ago.
Speaker 5 (02:14):
I had to be here, whether it was raining, whether
it was thundering, whether it was snowing. I had to
be here to continue the legacy, fighting for what's right,
fighting for justice, fighting for peace, not just on Boston Commons,
but all across Boston.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
The events commemorating the Freedom Rally started this morning with
a downtown march and the formal dedication of Freedom Rally
Square at the intersection of Boylston and Charles Martin. Luther
King the third delivered the keynote address in the four
d a WBZ ACI weather forecasts some periods of rain
continue tonight, maybe a rumble of thunder that could wake
(02:56):
you up, watch for ponding on the roadways. That rain
will eventually move out. It turns cooler forty six for
the low chillier Tomorrow, it's rather windy with the high
near fifty five. Mostly cloudy. Mondays turning nicer again. We'll
have sunshine and tempts in the upper sixties, maybe hitting
seventy into the mid seventies Tuesday, as sunshine gives way
(03:17):
to clouds and right now most of the rain is
to the north and west of Boston. Looks slight in
most spots here in Boston break from the rain, but
it is still pretty foggy and chilly with a bit
of wind out there. Sixty one degrees and very gray.
At four oh five at the final day of the
(03:38):
NFL Draft, the Patriots have just added another player. They've
chosen Miami Kicker Andresporigalis with their one hundred or with
the one hundred eighty seventh pick. The Pats have two
more picks in this draft, both of them in the
seventh round. We will have more on sports coming up
with in just a few minutes. Stay tuned for that.
(04:00):
Another croissant, Chimera, has local foodies in its scrip wbz's
Kyle Shaffle takes a Bite.
Speaker 6 (04:07):
Since the dawn of human history, there have been a
handful of groundbreaking innovations the wheel, agriculture, indoor plumbing, and
now an entirely equal contender to all those things I
just mentioned.
Speaker 2 (04:17):
We decided let's create a pretzel slash croissant slash chocolate chip.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
The Kretzel.
Speaker 6 (04:23):
It's a chocolate chip cookie stuffed inside a croissant that's
baked like a pretzel. The cookie chain Hip City is
setting them for National Pretzel Day this weekend. George Vasilopolis
with the company has done his time.
Speaker 3 (04:32):
All I got being in the factory and testing cookies
all the time. I've put on maybe twenty pounds.
Speaker 6 (04:37):
And well, he says, technically the treat will be available
for two days.
Speaker 3 (04:40):
Hopefully they last so everybody could get one, but usually
on their first day there were typically sold out.
Speaker 6 (04:46):
That seems to ring true. I tried to get some
sound of my coworkers here at the newsroom trying them,
but by the time I got my microphone all gone.
Kyle Shaffle to be busy Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
It's been a bumpy start for the new South Coast
Commuter Rail extension, and we're seeing more problems this weekend.
Rail operator Keioli says shuttles are again replacing select trips
on the Fall River New Bedford line today and tomorrow.
The extension opened just about a month ago, bringing the
first trains between Boston and the South Coast in sixty
(05:16):
five years. Along with those shuttles, we've seen a lot
of delays and canceled trips in the last month. Staffing
is a big part of the problem. As an MBTA
Maya culpa free weekend trains have now been extended through May.
That is just on this Fall River New Bedford line.
In New Orleans, a federal judges ringing the alarm over
(05:38):
a two year old child that may have been wrongfully deported.
Speaker 7 (05:41):
The court filing the father of the girl, identified as VML,
says she was detained along with her undocumented mother and sister.
He called to say that the youngest, two year old
VML could not be deported because she was an American citizen,
but as court filings were pending, his lawyers say the
three women were deported and released in hon Duras On Friday,
a federal judge in Louisiana said it appears there has
(06:04):
been no meaningful process. He is scheduled a hearing from
May sixteenth. Broddi Clark ABC News.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
You're now in the loop for news updates throughout the day.
Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm
Madison Rodgers, WBZ Bostin's News Radio
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