August 28, 2025 • 6 mins
A deadly shooting in Shrewsbury. Mayor Wu shares results of independent an independent probe into the death of a kindergartener struck by his school bus. King Richard's Faire returns in a new home. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
This is WBZY, Boston's news radio, redefining local news seventy
seven degrees in Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon, I'm
Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. Investigators are searching the home
of a suspect in a deadly shooting in Shrewsbury this morning.
(00:21):
Please say. A man was walking on Jordan Pond Bridge
after he dropped his child off at school. He spotted
another man spray painting on that bridge. The man snapped
the photo of the spray painter that started an argument.
The father called nine to one one when police say
the spray painter shot him. The victim died at a
nearby hospital. The shooter ran off, leading to a manhunt
(00:41):
and a shelter in place. Officers say the suspect eventually surrendered.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu says the school bus driver who
struck and killed a Hyde Park kindergartner in April should
not have been behind the wheel. CBS News Boston's Christina
Rex tells us an outside review found problems with the
bus company.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
The independent report, released today reveal is that TRANSDV failed
to keep proper records of bus accidents and driver credentials
and training. It also recommended that Boston Public Schools administrators
do more follow through to get those records. Here's what
Mayor Wu said about the findings.
Speaker 3 (01:12):
However, our own review and our understanding of the facts
as they have emerged, make it clear that the driver
involved on April twenty eighth should not have been on
the road that day, and we know this is important
to the Joseph family. The safety of all twenty thousand
of our bus riders in the Boston Public Schools is
first and foremost.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
We did get a statement from that company, Transdev, the
company saying it's committed to working with the city to
implement the safety changes recommended by this report, saying it
plans to prove that commitment this school year.
Speaker 1 (01:44):
Lens Joseph's family has sued transdebbed the bus driver as well,
who is driving that day. The suffol DA still has
an ongoing criminal investigation into the matter. No charges so
far have been filed. CDC Director Susan monterest is sent
backing down she had after the White House announced their firing.
Speaker 4 (02:02):
Lawyers for CDC Director Susan Manara say that she still
hasn't heard directly from President Trump that she's fired, and
she hasn't had any further communications with the White House
since last night, when a White House staffer notified her
of her termination. Minaras his lawyers rejected that as quote
legally deficient, but White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt said Thursday.
Speaker 3 (02:20):
The President fired her, which he has every right to do.
Speaker 4 (02:22):
Levitt reiterated the White House point that Manaras was not
aligned with the President's mission to make America healthy again.
Karen Travers's ABC News the White House.
Speaker 1 (02:31):
Following a deadly shooting in Minneapolis yesterday that killed two
young children and injured seventeen others, the mayor of the
city is calling for more gun control.
Speaker 5 (02:39):
We have more guns in America than we have people.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
That's a problem.
Speaker 6 (02:44):
Mayor Jacob Pry told CBS Mornings red flag laws don't
go far enough, and assault weapons need to be banned.
Yesterday's shooter had legally bought several guns recently.
Speaker 5 (02:53):
Why is it necessary that you should be able to
buy not just one gun, but like a gun every
single month.
Speaker 6 (02:59):
Price as the country, he needs the courage and conviction
to act.
Speaker 5 (03:02):
We need to recognize that we love our children more
than we love our guns.
Speaker 6 (03:07):
Michael Wallace, CBS News.
Speaker 1 (03:09):
Visiting hours are underway for judge Frank Caprio, who died
last week, known as a kind of judge who got
shot to fame on the syndicated show Cod in Providence.
Caprio being honored until seven o'clock this evening at the
Rhode Island Convention Center. A funeral will be held tomorrow.
Burial will be private. We're going to have a pretty
nice weekend coming up, but we do have a little
(03:30):
bump in the road on the way. So as we
head into tonight, partially the mostly cloudy skies toward dawn
tomorrow daybreak or so, we may pick up a shower
in a few spots, especially south and west of Boston.
Temperatures in the low sixties in the city, fifties in
the inland suburbs, so a little bit less chilly than
the last couple of nights have been. Clouds, limited sun Tomorrow,
(03:52):
and watch out here comes a little bit of humidity
and a little bit of shower in thunderstorm activity as
the day progresses. Some of those storms may file are
off a few gusty winds and small hail As we
head through the afternoon and evening tomorrow temperatures in the
low seventies. Then it gets much better as the holiday
weekend unfolds. Saturday will feature some sunshine, less humid conditions,
(04:13):
temperatures in the upper seventies. We'll have the same deal
on Sunday with highs in the upper seventies. And then
for the Labor Day holiday, looks like some sunshine mid
seventies for most of us. And if you took a
long weekend and are going to stay out next week,
looks like the first part of the week is going
to be nice as well. Right now it is seventy
(04:35):
seven degrees in Boston. It's good to be the King.
King Richard has a new home. The fair bearing his
name begins a new chapter as it gets under way
this weekend. But he vis's Jim McKay as more on
the rolling out of the red carpets.
Speaker 6 (04:47):
We are really excited and we can't wait till it comes.
Speaker 7 (04:50):
Talking to people in Carver, they are certainly getting excited
for the brand new, reimagined King Richard's Fair located at
the Daville Entertainment Venue.
Speaker 8 (04:58):
We always are thankful for night weather. In today's perfect leven.
Speaker 7 (05:01):
Same Renaissance fun just expanded and said to be better
than ever. Rob lives in whare him and each summer
his brother visits from Sarahcuse to take in the grand experience.
Speaker 1 (05:11):
We use it.
Speaker 8 (05:11):
As like a family reunion type thing.
Speaker 7 (05:13):
We couldn't be happier to see the new location.
Speaker 6 (05:16):
We have fun and we enjoy it.
Speaker 7 (05:17):
The forty fourth King Richard's season kicks off this weekend,
running through October, welcoming all Kings and Queens to their
new Eaedaville. Diggs and Carver Jim McKay WVZ Boston's news radio.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
New finding on hungry sharks off the coast of Dantucket.
Scientists at the Atlantic White Shark Conservancies say they're captured
on the first ever drone footage of dusky sharks preying
on seals. The footage, along with photos from beachgoers and boaters,
confirmed that dusky sharks eight at least four gray seals
in the summer of twenty twenty three. Attacks Originally were
(05:51):
thought to be great whites. Not much is known about
dusky sharks, as their population majorly declined in the twentieth century.
Researchers say bison might have some serious positive impacts onto
the environment, especially when they're allowed to roam free.
Speaker 9 (06:05):
Scientists from Washington and Lee University, the National Park Service,
and the University of Wyoming have published research in Science
magazine shedding new light on the value of bison recovery
efforts in Yellowstone National Park. Instead of fears that the
animals degrade ecosystems, biology professor Bill Hamilton at Washington and
Lee University says they've found the opposite.
Speaker 8 (06:25):
They've kind of reawakened the decomposition of organic matter, which
provides fertilizer to plants, which then improves the quality of
forage for bison as well as other herbivores in the park.
Speaker 9 (06:36):
Jennifer Kuiper CBS News.
Speaker 1 (06:43):
You are now in the loop for news updates throughout
the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app.
I've Ben Parker, WBZ Boston's news radio
This is WBZY, Boston's news radio, redefining local news seventy
seven degrees in Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon, I'm
Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. Investigators are searching the home
of a suspect in a deadly shooting in Shrewsbury this morning.
(00:21):
Please say. A man was walking on Jordan Pond Bridge
after he dropped his child off at school. He spotted
another man spray painting on that bridge. The man snapped
the photo of the spray painter that started an argument.
The father called nine to one one when police say
the spray painter shot him. The victim died at a
nearby hospital. The shooter ran off, leading to a manhunt
(00:41):
and a shelter in place. Officers say the suspect eventually surrendered.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu says the school bus driver who
struck and killed a Hyde Park kindergartner in April should
not have been behind the wheel. CBS News Boston's Christina
Rex tells us an outside review found problems with the
bus company.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
The independent report, released today reveal is that TRANSDV failed
to keep proper records of bus accidents and driver credentials
and training. It also recommended that Boston Public Schools administrators
do more follow through to get those records. Here's what
Mayor Wu said about the findings.
Speaker 3 (01:12):
However, our own review and our understanding of the facts
as they have emerged, make it clear that the driver
involved on April twenty eighth should not have been on
the road that day, and we know this is important
to the Joseph family. The safety of all twenty thousand
of our bus riders in the Boston Public Schools is
first and foremost.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
We did get a statement from that company, Transdev, the
company saying it's committed to working with the city to
implement the safety changes recommended by this report, saying it
plans to prove that commitment this school year.
Speaker 1 (01:44):
Lens Joseph's family has sued transdebbed the bus driver as well,
who is driving that day. The suffol DA still has
an ongoing criminal investigation into the matter. No charges so
far have been filed. CDC Director Susan monterest is sent
backing down she had after the White House announced their firing.
Speaker 4 (02:02):
Lawyers for CDC Director Susan Manara say that she still
hasn't heard directly from President Trump that she's fired, and
she hasn't had any further communications with the White House
since last night, when a White House staffer notified her
of her termination. Minaras his lawyers rejected that as quote
legally deficient, but White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt said Thursday.
Speaker 3 (02:20):
The President fired her, which he has every right to do.
Speaker 4 (02:22):
Levitt reiterated the White House point that Manaras was not
aligned with the President's mission to make America healthy again.
Karen Travers's ABC News the White House.
Speaker 1 (02:31):
Following a deadly shooting in Minneapolis yesterday that killed two
young children and injured seventeen others, the mayor of the
city is calling for more gun control.
Speaker 5 (02:39):
We have more guns in America than we have people.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
That's a problem.
Speaker 6 (02:44):
Mayor Jacob Pry told CBS Mornings red flag laws don't
go far enough, and assault weapons need to be banned.
Yesterday's shooter had legally bought several guns recently.
Speaker 5 (02:53):
Why is it necessary that you should be able to
buy not just one gun, but like a gun every
single month.
Speaker 6 (02:59):
Price as the country, he needs the courage and conviction
to act.
Speaker 5 (03:02):
We need to recognize that we love our children more
than we love our guns.
Speaker 6 (03:07):
Michael Wallace, CBS News.
Speaker 1 (03:09):
Visiting hours are underway for judge Frank Caprio, who died
last week, known as a kind of judge who got
shot to fame on the syndicated show Cod in Providence.
Caprio being honored until seven o'clock this evening at the
Rhode Island Convention Center. A funeral will be held tomorrow.
Burial will be private. We're going to have a pretty
nice weekend coming up, but we do have a little
(03:30):
bump in the road on the way. So as we
head into tonight, partially the mostly cloudy skies toward dawn
tomorrow daybreak or so, we may pick up a shower
in a few spots, especially south and west of Boston.
Temperatures in the low sixties in the city, fifties in
the inland suburbs, so a little bit less chilly than
the last couple of nights have been. Clouds, limited sun Tomorrow,
(03:52):
and watch out here comes a little bit of humidity
and a little bit of shower in thunderstorm activity as
the day progresses. Some of those storms may file are
off a few gusty winds and small hail As we
head through the afternoon and evening tomorrow temperatures in the
low seventies. Then it gets much better as the holiday
weekend unfolds. Saturday will feature some sunshine, less humid conditions,
(04:13):
temperatures in the upper seventies. We'll have the same deal
on Sunday with highs in the upper seventies. And then
for the Labor Day holiday, looks like some sunshine mid
seventies for most of us. And if you took a
long weekend and are going to stay out next week,
looks like the first part of the week is going
to be nice as well. Right now it is seventy
(04:35):
seven degrees in Boston. It's good to be the King.
King Richard has a new home. The fair bearing his
name begins a new chapter as it gets under way
this weekend. But he vis's Jim McKay as more on
the rolling out of the red carpets.
Speaker 6 (04:47):
We are really excited and we can't wait till it comes.
Speaker 7 (04:50):
Talking to people in Carver, they are certainly getting excited
for the brand new, reimagined King Richard's Fair located at
the Daville Entertainment Venue.
Speaker 8 (04:58):
We always are thankful for night weather. In today's perfect leven.
Speaker 7 (05:01):
Same Renaissance fun just expanded and said to be better
than ever. Rob lives in whare him and each summer
his brother visits from Sarahcuse to take in the grand experience.
Speaker 1 (05:11):
We use it.
Speaker 8 (05:11):
As like a family reunion type thing.
Speaker 7 (05:13):
We couldn't be happier to see the new location.
Speaker 6 (05:16):
We have fun and we enjoy it.
Speaker 7 (05:17):
The forty fourth King Richard's season kicks off this weekend,
running through October, welcoming all Kings and Queens to their
new Eaedaville. Diggs and Carver Jim McKay WVZ Boston's news radio.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
New finding on hungry sharks off the coast of Dantucket.
Scientists at the Atlantic White Shark Conservancies say they're captured
on the first ever drone footage of dusky sharks preying
on seals. The footage, along with photos from beachgoers and boaters,
confirmed that dusky sharks eight at least four gray seals
in the summer of twenty twenty three. Attacks Originally were
(05:51):
thought to be great whites. Not much is known about
dusky sharks, as their population majorly declined in the twentieth century.
Researchers say bison might have some serious positive impacts onto
the environment, especially when they're allowed to roam free.
Speaker 9 (06:05):
Scientists from Washington and Lee University, the National Park Service,
and the University of Wyoming have published research in Science
magazine shedding new light on the value of bison recovery
efforts in Yellowstone National Park. Instead of fears that the
animals degrade ecosystems, biology professor Bill Hamilton at Washington and
Lee University says they've found the opposite.
Speaker 8 (06:25):
They've kind of reawakened the decomposition of organic matter, which
provides fertilizer to plants, which then improves the quality of
forage for bison as well as other herbivores in the park.
Speaker 9 (06:36):
Jennifer Kuiper CBS News.
Speaker 1 (06:43):
You are now in the loop for news updates throughout
the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app.
I've Ben Parker, WBZ Boston's news radio
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