June 15, 2025 • 6 mins
Politicians around the Country are condeming the Minnesota shootings, workers inside Fenway are growing restless, and many dads are celebrating Fathers Day on the golf course. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
This is w b Z, Boston's news radio, redefining local.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
News sixty three degrees in Boston at four o'clock at afternoon,
I'm Suzanne Salsville. Here's what's happening. The manhunt continues for
a fifty seven year old Vance Belter. The gunman. Excuse me?
The gunman suspected of killing Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman
(00:27):
and her husband and shooting State Senator John Hoffman and
his wife. Minnesota Governor Tim Wallas described the shooting of
Hortman as a politically motivated assassination. CBS's John Luriston has
more on the suspect.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
He was wearing a light colored cowboy hat, dark long
sleeved shirt, light pants, and he was carrying a dark bag.
Investigators say he changed his appearance after wearing a mask
and posing as a police officer during the alleged shootings
at the Hoffman and Hortman Holmes. Later Saturday, police searched
the Fremont Avenue house that Belter rented part time and
(01:03):
had a roommate. His other known address was a rural
home in Sibley County, southeast to the town of green Isle.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
Officials say they also found a hit list of names
in Belter's car, mostly Democrats or people with ties to
abortion rights. Politicians around the country are condemning the shootings here.
In Massachusetts, Governor Morri Healy says, quote, this is not normal.
It's not who we are as Americans, and we must
all condemn political violence in the strongest possible terms. State
(01:34):
Senate President Karen Spilka also expressing outrage, saying this is
political violence, pure and simple, and must be condemned in
the strongest possible terms by every leader in this country.
The state's Democratic Party Chair Steve Kerrigan called the shootings horrific,
while Massachusetts House Speaker Ron Mariano says he's quote appalled
(01:57):
and heartbroken. May be on a win streak, but the
workers inside Fenway are growing restless.
Speaker 4 (02:05):
It's not really the kind of strike you're used to
seeing at Fenway. A strike has been authorized at Fenway Park.
The concessions workers inside the ballparker Echine closer to a strike,
broadly voting in favor of a strike authorization. If the
members of Unite Here Local twenty six go through with it,
it will be the first hospitality strike in Fenway's history.
They've been without a contract since the start of the year.
The workers are concerned that increasing automation at the park
(02:27):
is going to strip them of their jobs.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
When a computer takes away our jobs, it takes away
income that goes back into the community.
Speaker 4 (02:34):
I'm a Boston resident, I lived here, my whole life
started at Fenway in high school, and I want to
keep this job. Natalie Greening has worked at Fenway as
a beer seller for twenty years. Other workers, like warehouse
worker Ramon Soarez, says the working environment has gone downhill.
At first, we've seen that it was like a family thing.
Now it seems like they're trying to conquer and divine us.
Kyle Shaffel w BUS Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2 (02:56):
We're continuing to watch Logan Airport as delays in Right now,
flight Aware is reporting one hundred and eighty six delays
for flights coming in and out of Logan. Luckily just
three cancelations. More than fifty of those flights are from
Jet Blue. The forecast partly cloudy tonight, low fifty five,
(03:16):
mostly cloudy tomorrow with highs in the mid to upper sixties,
some sun on Tuesday, with a high year seventy and done. Wednesday,
warmer and more humid, with a thundershower early than some
sun in the afternoon. We'll have a high of seventy six.
Right now in Boston, it's partly sunny and sixty three degrees. Well,
(03:37):
it's Father's Day and many dads are celebrating by heading
out to the golf course. Wbz's Kyle Bray caught up
with some of them.
Speaker 4 (03:45):
Every Day's fathers this so I'd like the golf every day.
Speaker 1 (03:48):
I ran into Charlie as he was giving his grandson
Dean some pointers about his golf swing. He's here with
his two daughters and grandkids to hit the links as
a celebration of fatherhood. But while it is a day
for dads, for Charlie, it's as much about his grandkids too,
also the future golf. It's a stage, I said, and
we're head together on us. Father's data have fun, get
some lessons from Crampa.
Speaker 4 (04:09):
Uh maybe not, Grandpa gets a lessons from them.
Speaker 1 (04:13):
Oftentimes, golfers refreshing in life, and the way you play
golfer is the way you handle life, so we always
have fun. Meantime, Byron was walking by the golf course
with his step son. He says Father's Day is very
meaningful to him. As a stepdad would give me an
opportunity to guide named all Jay in the right direction,
make sure he lived a positive life, stay out of trouble.
(04:35):
From Franklin Park Kyle Bray WBZ, Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
When it comes to celebrating our parents on their big days,
it seems dad's get the short end of the stick.
CBS's Stacy Linn explains.
Speaker 5 (04:48):
We spend way less for Dad on Father's Day than
we spend on our moms on Mother's Day. According to
the National Retail Federation, Americans will shell out about twenty
four billion dollars for pops today. While that is a
lot of dad dough, we spent over thirty four billion
dollars last month on our mama's. Data from Retailing Not
also shows the spending gap, which is only getting bigger.
(05:12):
According to its retail surveys, we are each dropping about
two hundred and thirty two bucks on this Father's Day,
much less than last year and also lesson each of
us spent on mom. Stacy Lenz, CBS News.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
Boston police are investigating an act of vandalism against the
George Washington statue in the city's public garden. Police were
called to the statue yesterday morning after someone noticed it
had red spray paint lettering with splashes of white paint
all over the granite base and on the steps around it.
Police collected the lid of a red spray paint can
(05:47):
as evidence. No word on any arrests. President Trump is
scheduled to head to Canada tonight to attend the G
seventh Summit. CBS's Linda Kenyon has.
Speaker 6 (05:58):
That leaders of the G seven industrialized nations are hoping
for a quiet summit this year. It comes amid conflicts
sparked by President Trump's talk of making Canada the fifty
first state, along with his ongoing trade wars with the
US trading partners. The US has trade deficits with all
G seven nations except the UK. President Royal previous summits.
(06:19):
In twenty eighteen, he gone Canada's then Prime Minister Trudeau
dishonest and weak. In twenty seventeen, Trump clashed with Italy
over climate change language in the summit's final Communicylyndy Kenyon
CBS News The White House.
Speaker 2 (06:34):
You are now in the loop for news updates throughout
the day, listen to WBZ news Radio on the iHeartRadio app.
I'm Suzanne Sosville, WBZ, Boston's news radio
This is w b Z, Boston's news radio, redefining local.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
News sixty three degrees in Boston at four o'clock at afternoon,
I'm Suzanne Salsville. Here's what's happening. The manhunt continues for
a fifty seven year old Vance Belter. The gunman. Excuse me?
The gunman suspected of killing Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman
(00:27):
and her husband and shooting State Senator John Hoffman and
his wife. Minnesota Governor Tim Wallas described the shooting of
Hortman as a politically motivated assassination. CBS's John Luriston has
more on the suspect.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
He was wearing a light colored cowboy hat, dark long
sleeved shirt, light pants, and he was carrying a dark bag.
Investigators say he changed his appearance after wearing a mask
and posing as a police officer during the alleged shootings
at the Hoffman and Hortman Holmes. Later Saturday, police searched
the Fremont Avenue house that Belter rented part time and
(01:03):
had a roommate. His other known address was a rural
home in Sibley County, southeast to the town of green Isle.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
Officials say they also found a hit list of names
in Belter's car, mostly Democrats or people with ties to
abortion rights. Politicians around the country are condemning the shootings here.
In Massachusetts, Governor Morri Healy says, quote, this is not normal.
It's not who we are as Americans, and we must
all condemn political violence in the strongest possible terms. State
(01:34):
Senate President Karen Spilka also expressing outrage, saying this is
political violence, pure and simple, and must be condemned in
the strongest possible terms by every leader in this country.
The state's Democratic Party Chair Steve Kerrigan called the shootings horrific,
while Massachusetts House Speaker Ron Mariano says he's quote appalled
(01:57):
and heartbroken. May be on a win streak, but the
workers inside Fenway are growing restless.
Speaker 4 (02:05):
It's not really the kind of strike you're used to
seeing at Fenway. A strike has been authorized at Fenway Park.
The concessions workers inside the ballparker Echine closer to a strike,
broadly voting in favor of a strike authorization. If the
members of Unite Here Local twenty six go through with it,
it will be the first hospitality strike in Fenway's history.
They've been without a contract since the start of the year.
The workers are concerned that increasing automation at the park
(02:27):
is going to strip them of their jobs.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
When a computer takes away our jobs, it takes away
income that goes back into the community.
Speaker 4 (02:34):
I'm a Boston resident, I lived here, my whole life
started at Fenway in high school, and I want to
keep this job. Natalie Greening has worked at Fenway as
a beer seller for twenty years. Other workers, like warehouse
worker Ramon Soarez, says the working environment has gone downhill.
At first, we've seen that it was like a family thing.
Now it seems like they're trying to conquer and divine us.
Kyle Shaffel w BUS Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2 (02:56):
We're continuing to watch Logan Airport as delays in Right now,
flight Aware is reporting one hundred and eighty six delays
for flights coming in and out of Logan. Luckily just
three cancelations. More than fifty of those flights are from
Jet Blue. The forecast partly cloudy tonight, low fifty five,
(03:16):
mostly cloudy tomorrow with highs in the mid to upper sixties,
some sun on Tuesday, with a high year seventy and done. Wednesday,
warmer and more humid, with a thundershower early than some
sun in the afternoon. We'll have a high of seventy six.
Right now in Boston, it's partly sunny and sixty three degrees. Well,
(03:37):
it's Father's Day and many dads are celebrating by heading
out to the golf course. Wbz's Kyle Bray caught up
with some of them.
Speaker 4 (03:45):
Every Day's fathers this so I'd like the golf every day.
Speaker 1 (03:48):
I ran into Charlie as he was giving his grandson
Dean some pointers about his golf swing. He's here with
his two daughters and grandkids to hit the links as
a celebration of fatherhood. But while it is a day
for dads, for Charlie, it's as much about his grandkids too,
also the future golf. It's a stage, I said, and
we're head together on us. Father's data have fun, get
some lessons from Crampa.
Speaker 4 (04:09):
Uh maybe not, Grandpa gets a lessons from them.
Speaker 1 (04:13):
Oftentimes, golfers refreshing in life, and the way you play
golfer is the way you handle life, so we always
have fun. Meantime, Byron was walking by the golf course
with his step son. He says Father's Day is very
meaningful to him. As a stepdad would give me an
opportunity to guide named all Jay in the right direction,
make sure he lived a positive life, stay out of trouble.
(04:35):
From Franklin Park Kyle Bray WBZ, Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
When it comes to celebrating our parents on their big days,
it seems dad's get the short end of the stick.
CBS's Stacy Linn explains.
Speaker 5 (04:48):
We spend way less for Dad on Father's Day than
we spend on our moms on Mother's Day. According to
the National Retail Federation, Americans will shell out about twenty
four billion dollars for pops today. While that is a
lot of dad dough, we spent over thirty four billion
dollars last month on our mama's. Data from Retailing Not
also shows the spending gap, which is only getting bigger.
(05:12):
According to its retail surveys, we are each dropping about
two hundred and thirty two bucks on this Father's Day,
much less than last year and also lesson each of
us spent on mom. Stacy Lenz, CBS News.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
Boston police are investigating an act of vandalism against the
George Washington statue in the city's public garden. Police were
called to the statue yesterday morning after someone noticed it
had red spray paint lettering with splashes of white paint
all over the granite base and on the steps around it.
Police collected the lid of a red spray paint can
(05:47):
as evidence. No word on any arrests. President Trump is
scheduled to head to Canada tonight to attend the G
seventh Summit. CBS's Linda Kenyon has.
Speaker 6 (05:58):
That leaders of the G seven industrialized nations are hoping
for a quiet summit this year. It comes amid conflicts
sparked by President Trump's talk of making Canada the fifty
first state, along with his ongoing trade wars with the
US trading partners. The US has trade deficits with all
G seven nations except the UK. President Royal previous summits.
(06:19):
In twenty eighteen, he gone Canada's then Prime Minister Trudeau
dishonest and weak. In twenty seventeen, Trump clashed with Italy
over climate change language in the summit's final Communicylyndy Kenyon
CBS News The White House.
Speaker 2 (06:34):
You are now in the loop for news updates throughout
the day, listen to WBZ news Radio on the iHeartRadio app.
I'm Suzanne Sosville, WBZ, Boston's news radio
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