July 17, 2025 • 6 mins
President Trump is diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency. A 10th person has died from Sunday's blaze at a Fall River assisted living facility. The median Boston-area home price has hit a new milestone. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
This is WBZ, Boston's news radio, redefining local news. Maybe
seven degrees, another humid afternoon out there in Boston, feels
like ninety seven at four o'clock. Good afternoon. I'm Nicole Davis,
and here's what's happening the White House this afternoon. Confirming
(00:23):
President Trump has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency after
swelling was noticed in his lower legs. ABC's medical correspondent,
doctor Alah Puttel.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
And many different reasons of why this may happen. There's
certain risk factors such as family history, old age, obesity,
pregnancy and underlying medical conditions. And the test that we
heard from the White House Press secretary about looking at
heart help. Those tests a doppler which looks at bloodful
are all scanderd when it comes to assessing this situation.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
Press Secretary Caroline Levitt says, other than this diagnosis, the
President's labs did come back normal and this condition is
common for somebody his age. On the South Coast, the
death toll from the fire at a Fall River assisted
living facility has arisen. Here's wbz's Madison Rogers and.
Speaker 3 (01:09):
A cropper was sixty six years old. Since flames are
up through the Gabriel House. She'd been in critical condition.
Late Wednesday, she died, raising the death toll of this
tragedy to ten.
Speaker 4 (01:19):
Our hearts go out to them the families at this
time of extreme grief.
Speaker 3 (01:22):
Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon says investigators are still
searching for what sparked the fire. The WBZTV iteam reports
smoking near an oxygen tank is being considered as a
possible cause. They're also investigating whether the sprinklers were working properly.
The chief says one thing is clear, this won't end
with the Gabriel House.
Speaker 5 (01:41):
I anticipate changes in a lot of the way that
these buildings are handled in these facilities are handled in
colluding group homes.
Speaker 3 (01:47):
He says, it's something we've seen throughout history.
Speaker 1 (01:49):
When there's a tragedy of this magnitude, things change.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
Madison Rogers WBZ Boston's news radio.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
Hours after pleading not guilty the charges of Ouy State Rep.
John Lawn has changed his mind and his plea. The
Watertown Democrat now says he admits to the facts of
the case. The charges will be continued without a finding
if he maintains a clean record Long was arrested at about
one am yesterday after Boston police say he was driving
drunk near the State House and hit a parked pickup truck.
(02:17):
Repland says he takes full responsibility and deeply regrets his
actions that night, and the White House says there are
plans to reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison. Press Secretary
Caroline Levitt says President Trump has had the idea for
a while. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug
Bergham toward the prison today. Levitt says the prison could
be used to hold undocumented immigrants who are waiting on deportation.
(02:41):
The facility off the coast of San Francisco has been
shut down since nineteen sixty three. It is a little
bit unsettled out there right now. We have had some
showers moving through the Commonwealth for a couple of hours
at this point, but right now the only showers that
I see are on the outer cape, and even then
those are making their way offshore. So for the most part,
right now, we are in pretty good shape. That could change.
(03:03):
We do have a severe thunderstorm watch as you make
your way into parts of northern New England, I'd say
Lakes Region and White Mountains of New Hampshire points north,
same situation north of Portland, Maine, and getting over into
northern Vermont. But in Massachusetts we will probably see a
couple of showers and storms tonight, but they're certainly not
consistent either way. We have temperatures in the eighties right now,
(03:24):
getting up to the mid nineties for some of us inland,
and it's so humid out there. Still another day of
oppressive humidity. It feels warmer than that Tonight, after all
these showers and storms move through, it will still be
a bit humid, with a high in the mid or
rather alone near seventy one. Tomorrow not nearly as humid,
with a mix of sun and clouds, and we have
a high in the mid eighties Saturday. Not a bad
(03:47):
day to start the weekend. We will have some showers
and storms though on Saturday night. Eighty eight degrees in
Ipswich right now, eighty four in Worcester, eighty one on
the south coast in New Bedford, and in Boston right
now at four to six it is mostly cloudy, eighty
six degrees and it feels like ninety seven. It is
not getting any cheaper to buy a home around Greater Boston.
Speaker 4 (04:07):
Attention, prospective home buyers, this may not be the news
you want to hear. For the first time in history,
the medium price of a single family home in Greater
Boston has to pass one million dollars. Month to month,
the price is up two point four percent, and in
the last year it's up by four point five percent,
according to data from the Greater Boston Association of Realtors.
They say this shows Greater Boston is one of the
(04:28):
most desirable areas in the country to live. However, condominiums
may be a better option for home buyers. The average
price in the Greater Boston area is seven hundred and
twenty five thousand dollars, which is actually down from last
month and this time last year. Experts say increased condo
development in the area is leading to more predictable prices.
Broke McCarthy WBZ Boston's News radio.
Speaker 1 (04:50):
Federal immigration officials can now access the personal data of
every American on Medicaid.
Speaker 5 (04:55):
An agreement between the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
and the Department of Homeland Security now allows direct access
to information, including addresses, social security numbers, ethnicity, race, and
health information. The disclosure of this information, which had been challenged,
will be used to aid immigration officials with deportations. A
(05:15):
spokesman with the Department of Homeland Security says the goal
is to ensure that quote illegal aliens are not receiving
medicaid benefits that are meant for law abiding Americans. Linda
Kenyon CBS News, The White House.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
And Mother Nature is about to put on a show
for us in the night skies over New England. The
per Seed meteor showers expected to get going tonight and
lasts through at least August twenty third, the peak about
August twelve or thirteenth. Now, this is certainly no ordinary
meteor showers. These are known to have fireballs that last
longer than the average media These were all created by
debris left from the Swift Tuttle comment so NASA says
(05:51):
the best time to see these is super early in
the morning. We're talking like pre dawn here, So wake
up early, set the alarm, grab a coffee, go find
a nice feel, go see the show. If you are
now in the loop. For news updates throughout the day,
listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm
(06:12):
Nicole Davis WBLE, Boston's news radio
This is WBZ, Boston's news radio, redefining local news. Maybe
seven degrees, another humid afternoon out there in Boston, feels
like ninety seven at four o'clock. Good afternoon. I'm Nicole Davis,
and here's what's happening the White House this afternoon. Confirming
(00:23):
President Trump has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency after
swelling was noticed in his lower legs. ABC's medical correspondent,
doctor Alah Puttel.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
And many different reasons of why this may happen. There's
certain risk factors such as family history, old age, obesity,
pregnancy and underlying medical conditions. And the test that we
heard from the White House Press secretary about looking at
heart help. Those tests a doppler which looks at bloodful
are all scanderd when it comes to assessing this situation.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
Press Secretary Caroline Levitt says, other than this diagnosis, the
President's labs did come back normal and this condition is
common for somebody his age. On the South Coast, the
death toll from the fire at a Fall River assisted
living facility has arisen. Here's wbz's Madison Rogers and.
Speaker 3 (01:09):
A cropper was sixty six years old. Since flames are
up through the Gabriel House. She'd been in critical condition.
Late Wednesday, she died, raising the death toll of this
tragedy to ten.
Speaker 4 (01:19):
Our hearts go out to them the families at this
time of extreme grief.
Speaker 3 (01:22):
Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon says investigators are still
searching for what sparked the fire. The WBZTV iteam reports
smoking near an oxygen tank is being considered as a
possible cause. They're also investigating whether the sprinklers were working properly.
The chief says one thing is clear, this won't end
with the Gabriel House.
Speaker 5 (01:41):
I anticipate changes in a lot of the way that
these buildings are handled in these facilities are handled in
colluding group homes.
Speaker 3 (01:47):
He says, it's something we've seen throughout history.
Speaker 1 (01:49):
When there's a tragedy of this magnitude, things change.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
Madison Rogers WBZ Boston's news radio.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
Hours after pleading not guilty the charges of Ouy State Rep.
John Lawn has changed his mind and his plea. The
Watertown Democrat now says he admits to the facts of
the case. The charges will be continued without a finding
if he maintains a clean record Long was arrested at about
one am yesterday after Boston police say he was driving
drunk near the State House and hit a parked pickup truck.
(02:17):
Repland says he takes full responsibility and deeply regrets his
actions that night, and the White House says there are
plans to reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison. Press Secretary
Caroline Levitt says President Trump has had the idea for
a while. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug
Bergham toward the prison today. Levitt says the prison could
be used to hold undocumented immigrants who are waiting on deportation.
(02:41):
The facility off the coast of San Francisco has been
shut down since nineteen sixty three. It is a little
bit unsettled out there right now. We have had some
showers moving through the Commonwealth for a couple of hours
at this point, but right now the only showers that
I see are on the outer cape, and even then
those are making their way offshore. So for the most part,
right now, we are in pretty good shape. That could change.
(03:03):
We do have a severe thunderstorm watch as you make
your way into parts of northern New England, I'd say
Lakes Region and White Mountains of New Hampshire points north,
same situation north of Portland, Maine, and getting over into
northern Vermont. But in Massachusetts we will probably see a
couple of showers and storms tonight, but they're certainly not
consistent either way. We have temperatures in the eighties right now,
(03:24):
getting up to the mid nineties for some of us inland,
and it's so humid out there. Still another day of
oppressive humidity. It feels warmer than that Tonight, after all
these showers and storms move through, it will still be
a bit humid, with a high in the mid or
rather alone near seventy one. Tomorrow not nearly as humid,
with a mix of sun and clouds, and we have
a high in the mid eighties Saturday. Not a bad
(03:47):
day to start the weekend. We will have some showers
and storms though on Saturday night. Eighty eight degrees in
Ipswich right now, eighty four in Worcester, eighty one on
the south coast in New Bedford, and in Boston right
now at four to six it is mostly cloudy, eighty
six degrees and it feels like ninety seven. It is
not getting any cheaper to buy a home around Greater Boston.
Speaker 4 (04:07):
Attention, prospective home buyers, this may not be the news
you want to hear. For the first time in history,
the medium price of a single family home in Greater
Boston has to pass one million dollars. Month to month,
the price is up two point four percent, and in
the last year it's up by four point five percent,
according to data from the Greater Boston Association of Realtors.
They say this shows Greater Boston is one of the
(04:28):
most desirable areas in the country to live. However, condominiums
may be a better option for home buyers. The average
price in the Greater Boston area is seven hundred and
twenty five thousand dollars, which is actually down from last
month and this time last year. Experts say increased condo
development in the area is leading to more predictable prices.
Broke McCarthy WBZ Boston's News radio.
Speaker 1 (04:50):
Federal immigration officials can now access the personal data of
every American on Medicaid.
Speaker 5 (04:55):
An agreement between the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
and the Department of Homeland Security now allows direct access
to information, including addresses, social security numbers, ethnicity, race, and
health information. The disclosure of this information, which had been challenged,
will be used to aid immigration officials with deportations. A
(05:15):
spokesman with the Department of Homeland Security says the goal
is to ensure that quote illegal aliens are not receiving
medicaid benefits that are meant for law abiding Americans. Linda
Kenyon CBS News, The White House.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
And Mother Nature is about to put on a show
for us in the night skies over New England. The
per Seed meteor showers expected to get going tonight and
lasts through at least August twenty third, the peak about
August twelve or thirteenth. Now, this is certainly no ordinary
meteor showers. These are known to have fireballs that last
longer than the average media These were all created by
debris left from the Swift Tuttle comment so NASA says
(05:51):
the best time to see these is super early in
the morning. We're talking like pre dawn here, So wake
up early, set the alarm, grab a coffee, go find
a nice feel, go see the show. If you are
now in the loop. For news updates throughout the day,
listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm
(06:12):
Nicole Davis WBLE, Boston's news radio
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