April 24, 2025 • 7 mins
The Karen Read jury heads on a field trip Friday. President Trump criticizes Russia for attacking Ukraine earlier today. Mister Trump plans to be interviewed by The Atlantic's editor-in-chief. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
This is WBZY, Boston's news radio, redefining local.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
News, sixty one degrees seeing Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon,
I'm Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. It ended up being
a half day for jurors and the Karen Reid murder
retrial today. That's because of confusion over witnesses. WBC Susanne
Salzville has more.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
First, the prosecution played a clip that the defense objected to,
saying it was just being used to make read look bad.
Judge Cononi allowed it.
Speaker 4 (00:33):
His mother.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Says to me, I think I hit The other clips
focused on how much alcohol she drank the night before
O'Keeffe's body was found in the snow.
Speaker 5 (00:45):
Like a boshine every forty minutes as so we were
feeling like it buzz yeah.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
Bus.
Speaker 5 (00:53):
The part of how the way alcohol in chase probably
about the five or six or four.
Speaker 6 (00:58):
And I'm not as clear as it would be.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
The jury is traveling by bus on Friday to Fairview
av in Canton, where John's body was found, and the
prosecution is expected to call an expert witness, doctor Fowler,
to the stand to talk about the testing of blood serum.
Suzanne Sausville, WBZ, Boston's news radio.
Speaker 2 (01:17):
Federal judge and Washington blocking the Trump administration from immediately
enacting certain changes to how federal elections are run, including
adding a proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter
registration form. In an executive order signed last month, President
Trump called for that and other sweeping changes to the
US elections. The president argues the US fails to enforce
(01:38):
basic and necessary election protections that exist in other countries. Today,
the judge in DC, siding with voting rights groups and
Democrats to grant a preliminary injunction to stop the citizenship
requirement from moving forward while the lawsuits play out. That's
not the only battle between the Trump administration and the
nation's judicial system.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
Federal judges have issued two more rulings today, again trump
administration priorities. In one case, a judge temporarily blocked guidance
forbidding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in K to twelve
public schools. That was after the National Education Association and
the ACLU accused the administration of violating teachers, due process
(02:20):
and First Amendment rights. In the second case, a judge
barred the administration from denying federal funds to so called
sanctuary cities that limit cooperation with federal immigration efforts, saying
parts of the president's executive orders were unconstitutional. Saga Magani, Washington.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
President Trump says they're negotiating tariffs with China. China, though
says that's not happening.
Speaker 7 (02:45):
President Trump for days has said that the US and
China are in contact every day and there are active
conversations on trade and tariffs, but a spokesman for the
Chinese government says that is quote fake news, and there
is no engagement between the two countries. Today President was
asked to respond to that, and he again insisted his
administration is talking to China.
Speaker 2 (03:05):
They had a meeting this morning, so I can't tell you.
It doesn't matter who they is.
Speaker 8 (03:10):
We may reveal it later, but they had meetings this morning,
and we've been meeting with China.
Speaker 7 (03:15):
Karen Travers, ABC News the White House.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
We've been pin wheeling a few clouds across the area
of this afternoon, and it's been a pretty nice day.
We've had the sun shining for the most part, and
temperatures have gotten into the seventies in some of the
warmest spots. There could be a shower or two tonight.
There is some activity back into New York State that'll
push into Vermont and it may skirt the northern suburbs.
So a shower or two not out of the question,
(03:40):
but not everybody will see one, and most of us
will stay dry Tonight fifty six for the low partial sunshine. Tomorrow,
we're warmer than today, in fact, mid to upper seventies.
Well inland will be even close to seventy as you
head near the water and downtown Tomorrow, clouding up though
Tomorrow night, maybe a shower or two. Late temperatures in
the mid fifties. And then Saturday and do something inside.
(04:02):
There'll be some showers around, maybe a thunderstorm. It'll be
a little breezy, Temperatures in the low sixties, partly sunny, windy.
On Sunday, temperatures only in the mid fifties to near
sixty degrees. Right now, it's sixty one in Boston. What
started as routine survey to test the effectiveness of tick
treatments in Maine leads to a new discovery. As we
hear from WBC's Kyle Vray.
Speaker 6 (04:23):
It all started in a backyard in Maine, where microbiologist
Stephen rich says they found something rare.
Speaker 1 (04:28):
We happen to find some ticks that are they're not.
They're not uncommon altogether, but we usually.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
Don't see them on people.
Speaker 6 (04:36):
They're called rabbit ticks, as you can guess, they're mostly
seen on rabbits. Rich and his teams sent the ticks
to UMass Amherst for routine pathoge and testing when they
found something strange. These ticks had a new strain of bacteria,
and then that can cause a deadly disease known as
Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Now, cases of this disease are
very rare and often carried by dog ticks, but dog
ticks in New England generally don't carry this bacteria, which
(04:58):
means this could be sort of a link to explain
where these rare cases are coming from. Rich stresses though,
that this isn't anything to sound the alarm over.
Speaker 8 (05:06):
We found this because we were very carefully digging around
in backyards to look at the tickson.
Speaker 1 (05:11):
So we found basically a needle in a haystack, and
it's still a needle in a haystack.
Speaker 6 (05:15):
Kyle Brad WBZ, Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2 (05:18):
Spring is a time for new beginnings in Lynn, Let
the new beginnings begin. The Lin Item reports on a
new downtown beautification initiative and led by Lynn Mainz Streets
the projects from the volunteer run organization that's launching a
free planter program for local storefronts and they will provide
ten businesses in downtown Lin with large seasonal flower displays,
(05:40):
with the planters being refreshed three times a year. Applications
are being considered with a deadline of May tenth. A
page turner in Revere calendar turning the pages of the
calendar and getting some national attention for it too. Some
senior women in Revere who posed partially fu for a
(06:00):
calendar hit in the tube.
Speaker 8 (06:02):
The residents of the Jack Saderhouse here on Revere Beach
took a party bus down to New York City a
couple of days ago to tape the Kelly Clarkson Show
and talk about their calendar Spectacular Seniors twenty twenty five,
where they posed partially nude. One of the seniors, Loretta Paquette,
says it was great being on the show and meeting
Kelly Clarkson and Ben af Flack.
Speaker 4 (06:21):
Ben A Flack kissed me and hugged me and squeezed me,
and I was in awe.
Speaker 8 (06:26):
Proceeds for the calendar go to the tenant Association to
fund different experiences for residents at the Sadderhouse, but there
won't be many experiences like the one they just had.
Speaker 4 (06:36):
It was an experience at my age ninety, I'll never
I'll never forget.
Speaker 6 (06:42):
From Revere Beach.
Speaker 8 (06:43):
Carl Stevens, WBZ Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2 (06:49):
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
This is WBZY, Boston's news radio, redefining local.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
News, sixty one degrees seeing Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon,
I'm Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. It ended up being
a half day for jurors and the Karen Reid murder
retrial today. That's because of confusion over witnesses. WBC Susanne
Salzville has more.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
First, the prosecution played a clip that the defense objected to,
saying it was just being used to make read look bad.
Judge Cononi allowed it.
Speaker 4 (00:33):
His mother.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Says to me, I think I hit The other clips
focused on how much alcohol she drank the night before
O'Keeffe's body was found in the snow.
Speaker 5 (00:45):
Like a boshine every forty minutes as so we were
feeling like it buzz yeah.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
Bus.
Speaker 5 (00:53):
The part of how the way alcohol in chase probably
about the five or six or four.
Speaker 6 (00:58):
And I'm not as clear as it would be.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
The jury is traveling by bus on Friday to Fairview
av in Canton, where John's body was found, and the
prosecution is expected to call an expert witness, doctor Fowler,
to the stand to talk about the testing of blood serum.
Suzanne Sausville, WBZ, Boston's news radio.
Speaker 2 (01:17):
Federal judge and Washington blocking the Trump administration from immediately
enacting certain changes to how federal elections are run, including
adding a proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter
registration form. In an executive order signed last month, President
Trump called for that and other sweeping changes to the
US elections. The president argues the US fails to enforce
(01:38):
basic and necessary election protections that exist in other countries. Today,
the judge in DC, siding with voting rights groups and
Democrats to grant a preliminary injunction to stop the citizenship
requirement from moving forward while the lawsuits play out. That's
not the only battle between the Trump administration and the
nation's judicial system.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
Federal judges have issued two more rulings today, again trump
administration priorities. In one case, a judge temporarily blocked guidance
forbidding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in K to twelve
public schools. That was after the National Education Association and
the ACLU accused the administration of violating teachers, due process
(02:20):
and First Amendment rights. In the second case, a judge
barred the administration from denying federal funds to so called
sanctuary cities that limit cooperation with federal immigration efforts, saying
parts of the president's executive orders were unconstitutional. Saga Magani, Washington.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
President Trump says they're negotiating tariffs with China. China, though
says that's not happening.
Speaker 7 (02:45):
President Trump for days has said that the US and
China are in contact every day and there are active
conversations on trade and tariffs, but a spokesman for the
Chinese government says that is quote fake news, and there
is no engagement between the two countries. Today President was
asked to respond to that, and he again insisted his
administration is talking to China.
Speaker 2 (03:05):
They had a meeting this morning, so I can't tell you.
It doesn't matter who they is.
Speaker 8 (03:10):
We may reveal it later, but they had meetings this morning,
and we've been meeting with China.
Speaker 7 (03:15):
Karen Travers, ABC News the White House.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
We've been pin wheeling a few clouds across the area
of this afternoon, and it's been a pretty nice day.
We've had the sun shining for the most part, and
temperatures have gotten into the seventies in some of the
warmest spots. There could be a shower or two tonight.
There is some activity back into New York State that'll
push into Vermont and it may skirt the northern suburbs.
So a shower or two not out of the question,
(03:40):
but not everybody will see one, and most of us
will stay dry Tonight fifty six for the low partial sunshine. Tomorrow,
we're warmer than today, in fact, mid to upper seventies.
Well inland will be even close to seventy as you
head near the water and downtown Tomorrow, clouding up though
Tomorrow night, maybe a shower or two. Late temperatures in
the mid fifties. And then Saturday and do something inside.
(04:02):
There'll be some showers around, maybe a thunderstorm. It'll be
a little breezy, Temperatures in the low sixties, partly sunny, windy.
On Sunday, temperatures only in the mid fifties to near
sixty degrees. Right now, it's sixty one in Boston. What
started as routine survey to test the effectiveness of tick
treatments in Maine leads to a new discovery. As we
hear from WBC's Kyle Vray.
Speaker 6 (04:23):
It all started in a backyard in Maine, where microbiologist
Stephen rich says they found something rare.
Speaker 1 (04:28):
We happen to find some ticks that are they're not.
They're not uncommon altogether, but we usually.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
Don't see them on people.
Speaker 6 (04:36):
They're called rabbit ticks, as you can guess, they're mostly
seen on rabbits. Rich and his teams sent the ticks
to UMass Amherst for routine pathoge and testing when they
found something strange. These ticks had a new strain of bacteria,
and then that can cause a deadly disease known as
Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Now, cases of this disease are
very rare and often carried by dog ticks, but dog
ticks in New England generally don't carry this bacteria, which
(04:58):
means this could be sort of a link to explain
where these rare cases are coming from. Rich stresses though,
that this isn't anything to sound the alarm over.
Speaker 8 (05:06):
We found this because we were very carefully digging around
in backyards to look at the tickson.
Speaker 1 (05:11):
So we found basically a needle in a haystack, and
it's still a needle in a haystack.
Speaker 6 (05:15):
Kyle Brad WBZ, Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2 (05:18):
Spring is a time for new beginnings in Lynn, Let
the new beginnings begin. The Lin Item reports on a
new downtown beautification initiative and led by Lynn Mainz Streets
the projects from the volunteer run organization that's launching a
free planter program for local storefronts and they will provide
ten businesses in downtown Lin with large seasonal flower displays,
(05:40):
with the planters being refreshed three times a year. Applications
are being considered with a deadline of May tenth. A
page turner in Revere calendar turning the pages of the
calendar and getting some national attention for it too. Some
senior women in Revere who posed partially fu for a
(06:00):
calendar hit in the tube.
Speaker 8 (06:02):
The residents of the Jack Saderhouse here on Revere Beach
took a party bus down to New York City a
couple of days ago to tape the Kelly Clarkson Show
and talk about their calendar Spectacular Seniors twenty twenty five,
where they posed partially nude. One of the seniors, Loretta Paquette,
says it was great being on the show and meeting
Kelly Clarkson and Ben af Flack.
Speaker 4 (06:21):
Ben A Flack kissed me and hugged me and squeezed me,
and I was in awe.
Speaker 8 (06:26):
Proceeds for the calendar go to the tenant Association to
fund different experiences for residents at the Sadderhouse, but there
won't be many experiences like the one they just had.
Speaker 4 (06:36):
It was an experience at my age ninety, I'll never
I'll never forget.
Speaker 6 (06:42):
From Revere Beach.
Speaker 8 (06:43):
Carl Stevens, WBZ Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2 (06:49):
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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