June 26, 2025 • 6 mins
A rally in Boston against U.S. military action against Iran. The White House says it's pushing diplomacy with Iran. A House panel subpoenas Harvard for documents about truition prices. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
This is WBZ, Boston's news radio were defining local news
at sixty eight degrees in Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon,
I'm Ben Parker. Here's what's happening gathering today in Boston.
We're a broad coalition of progressive organizations called military strikes
on Iran illegal and called for no war with Iran.
(00:23):
Cole Harrison is with the Massachusetts Peace Action.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
We need a permanent peace in the region. We need
reconciliations in the US and Iran. There's no reason we
have to fight Iran, and we also need the peace
to extend to Gaza and passed on. There's a genocide
going on. Our country is behind it. We need them
to stop, and we need immediate ceasefire, and we need
to stop US weapons to Israel.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
Several other groups joining in that calling for a return
to diplomacy. The White House giving an update on the
next steps with Iran after doubling down on the success
of US strikes on the country's nuclear program. ABC's Karen
Travers has the latest.
Speaker 3 (01:02):
The White House says there are no meetings scheduled right
now between the US and Iran, despite President Trump saying
Wednesday that that would take place next week. Press Secretary
Caroline Levitt said the administration is focused on diplomacy and
getting to a point where Iran agrees to a non
enrichment civil nuclear program.
Speaker 4 (01:17):
Right now, we're on a diplomatic path with Iran.
Speaker 5 (01:20):
The President and his team, namely Special Envoy Witcoff.
Speaker 4 (01:24):
Continue to be in communication with the Iranians and especially
our golf and Arab partners in the region.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
Karen Travers ABC News. The White House the.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
House Judiciary Committees subpoened Harvard for documents as part of
an investigation into the school's tuition pricing. A top Republican
on the committee says they're trying to determine whether Ivy
League schools are violating antitrust laws by raising tuition prices.
The lawmakers say Harvard has not responded to multiple requests
for documents. Trump administrations also launched investigations into Harvard for
(01:56):
reports of discriminatory hiring practices and anti semitism on campus.
Planned Parenthood reacting to a new court ruling that takes
aim at the abortion provider.
Speaker 4 (02:05):
The Supreme Court has cited with South Carolina and allowing
states to cut off medicaid funding to plant Parenthood. Public
health care money generally can't be used for abortions. Medicaid
patients go to Plant Parenthood for things like contraception, cancer screenings,
and pregnancy testing. President Trump's budget bill in Congress would
also cut Medicaid funding to the organization. South Carolina's governor
(02:25):
first moved to cut off Medicaid funding to Plant Parenthood
in twenty eighteen, but was blocked by a patient lawsuit.
The state argued Medicaid patients should not be allowed to sue,
citing lower court rulings that let states like Texas block funds.
Public health groups like the American Cancer Society say lawsuits
are the only real way Medicaid patients have been able
to enforce their right to choose their own doctor. Plant
(02:47):
Parenthood receives ninety thousand dollars a year, a small portion
of South Carolina's overall Medicaid budget. I'm Marcella Sanchez.
Speaker 1 (02:54):
The Commonwealth will be offering a summer child nutrition program
for the second year in a row. The sun Bucks
pro Graham provides grocery money to eligible low income Massachusetts
families with school aged children in these summer months to
buy food when schools are closed. Governor Morri Healy says
students shouldn't miss out on healthy food just because school
isn't in session. The program started in June of last year,
(03:16):
after the end of the summer pandemic EBT, and served
about six hundred thousand Massachusetts children in twenty twenty four.
We do have some showers around the area, a lot
of them out toward central Massachusetts, in fact, on a
line here coming down through Winterton and Gardner and Holden
Spencer just to the west of Worcester, and down to
(03:36):
the south there Oxford and Webster getting some shower activity.
A lot of this is heading to the south end
to the east, so you may get in on this
a little bit closer to Boston as we head through
the next several hours. Here. There's some rain up toward
the Merrimack Valley. There has been through the day, and
a little bit more as you head up into New Hampshire,
a little bit more as you head over to the Cape,
(03:57):
although most of it's light and pushing a way as
we speak, so we will continue to watch these showers
scattered across the area tonight, and temperatures within a few
degrees of sixty mainly cloudy Tomorrow, upper sixties with a
couple of showers. Saturday seventy three with a couple of
showers and the clouds around. And then Sunday we may
break out a little bit of sunshine. We could still
(04:17):
have a shower. Temperatures seventy five to eighty right now,
sixty eight degrees in Boston with the Red Sox away,
the bands will play. It's been a busy week for
concerts on Lansdown Street. W Busy's Drumal Holland tells us
the tunes continue tonight.
Speaker 5 (04:29):
Ah here we go MGM Music Hall, Fenway, a massive
night of music on tap with Gaslight Anthem kicking things
off tonight front man Bryan Fallon and those sweet rock
and roll vocals one night after playing Guildford, New Hampshire
too so short rest with these guys shot Tony Crowz
(04:58):
bring tonight's show home. They could do hit after hit
if they wanted, But tonight they're touring behind their new
album Butter Miracle, which is getting ravered views as well,
so it should be an outstanding mix of music all around.
Have a fun night on Lansdowne Street. It is so
much better than a red Sox game these days. Drew
maholland WBZ sit Boston's news radio.
Speaker 1 (05:21):
Hey, if you're a fan of freedom and free, hit
the Trail. The Freedom Trail that is USA Today's ten
best reader's Choice ranking. The Boston Freedom Trail the sixth
best free attraction in all of the United States. The
two point five mile trail connects sixteen nationally significant historic
sites throughout the city of Boston. Tops on the list
(05:44):
this ranking the Loggerhead Marine Life Center in Juno Beach, Florida.
You are now in the loop for news updates throughout
the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app.
I'm Ben PARKERWDBC, Boston's news radio
This is WBZ, Boston's news radio were defining local news
at sixty eight degrees in Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon,
I'm Ben Parker. Here's what's happening gathering today in Boston.
We're a broad coalition of progressive organizations called military strikes
on Iran illegal and called for no war with Iran.
(00:23):
Cole Harrison is with the Massachusetts Peace Action.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
We need a permanent peace in the region. We need
reconciliations in the US and Iran. There's no reason we
have to fight Iran, and we also need the peace
to extend to Gaza and passed on. There's a genocide
going on. Our country is behind it. We need them
to stop, and we need immediate ceasefire, and we need
to stop US weapons to Israel.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
Several other groups joining in that calling for a return
to diplomacy. The White House giving an update on the
next steps with Iran after doubling down on the success
of US strikes on the country's nuclear program. ABC's Karen
Travers has the latest.
Speaker 3 (01:02):
The White House says there are no meetings scheduled right
now between the US and Iran, despite President Trump saying
Wednesday that that would take place next week. Press Secretary
Caroline Levitt said the administration is focused on diplomacy and
getting to a point where Iran agrees to a non
enrichment civil nuclear program.
Speaker 4 (01:17):
Right now, we're on a diplomatic path with Iran.
Speaker 5 (01:20):
The President and his team, namely Special Envoy Witcoff.
Speaker 4 (01:24):
Continue to be in communication with the Iranians and especially
our golf and Arab partners in the region.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
Karen Travers ABC News. The White House the.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
House Judiciary Committees subpoened Harvard for documents as part of
an investigation into the school's tuition pricing. A top Republican
on the committee says they're trying to determine whether Ivy
League schools are violating antitrust laws by raising tuition prices.
The lawmakers say Harvard has not responded to multiple requests
for documents. Trump administrations also launched investigations into Harvard for
(01:56):
reports of discriminatory hiring practices and anti semitism on campus.
Planned Parenthood reacting to a new court ruling that takes
aim at the abortion provider.
Speaker 4 (02:05):
The Supreme Court has cited with South Carolina and allowing
states to cut off medicaid funding to plant Parenthood. Public
health care money generally can't be used for abortions. Medicaid
patients go to Plant Parenthood for things like contraception, cancer screenings,
and pregnancy testing. President Trump's budget bill in Congress would
also cut Medicaid funding to the organization. South Carolina's governor
(02:25):
first moved to cut off Medicaid funding to Plant Parenthood
in twenty eighteen, but was blocked by a patient lawsuit.
The state argued Medicaid patients should not be allowed to sue,
citing lower court rulings that let states like Texas block funds.
Public health groups like the American Cancer Society say lawsuits
are the only real way Medicaid patients have been able
to enforce their right to choose their own doctor. Plant
(02:47):
Parenthood receives ninety thousand dollars a year, a small portion
of South Carolina's overall Medicaid budget. I'm Marcella Sanchez.
Speaker 1 (02:54):
The Commonwealth will be offering a summer child nutrition program
for the second year in a row. The sun Bucks
pro Graham provides grocery money to eligible low income Massachusetts
families with school aged children in these summer months to
buy food when schools are closed. Governor Morri Healy says
students shouldn't miss out on healthy food just because school
isn't in session. The program started in June of last year,
(03:16):
after the end of the summer pandemic EBT, and served
about six hundred thousand Massachusetts children in twenty twenty four.
We do have some showers around the area, a lot
of them out toward central Massachusetts, in fact, on a
line here coming down through Winterton and Gardner and Holden
Spencer just to the west of Worcester, and down to
(03:36):
the south there Oxford and Webster getting some shower activity.
A lot of this is heading to the south end
to the east, so you may get in on this
a little bit closer to Boston as we head through
the next several hours. Here. There's some rain up toward
the Merrimack Valley. There has been through the day, and
a little bit more as you head up into New Hampshire,
a little bit more as you head over to the Cape,
(03:57):
although most of it's light and pushing a way as
we speak, so we will continue to watch these showers
scattered across the area tonight, and temperatures within a few
degrees of sixty mainly cloudy Tomorrow, upper sixties with a
couple of showers. Saturday seventy three with a couple of
showers and the clouds around. And then Sunday we may
break out a little bit of sunshine. We could still
(04:17):
have a shower. Temperatures seventy five to eighty right now,
sixty eight degrees in Boston with the Red Sox away,
the bands will play. It's been a busy week for
concerts on Lansdown Street. W Busy's Drumal Holland tells us
the tunes continue tonight.
Speaker 5 (04:29):
Ah here we go MGM Music Hall, Fenway, a massive
night of music on tap with Gaslight Anthem kicking things
off tonight front man Bryan Fallon and those sweet rock
and roll vocals one night after playing Guildford, New Hampshire
too so short rest with these guys shot Tony Crowz
(04:58):
bring tonight's show home. They could do hit after hit
if they wanted, But tonight they're touring behind their new
album Butter Miracle, which is getting ravered views as well,
so it should be an outstanding mix of music all around.
Have a fun night on Lansdowne Street. It is so
much better than a red Sox game these days. Drew
maholland WBZ sit Boston's news radio.
Speaker 1 (05:21):
Hey, if you're a fan of freedom and free, hit
the Trail. The Freedom Trail that is USA Today's ten
best reader's Choice ranking. The Boston Freedom Trail the sixth
best free attraction in all of the United States. The
two point five mile trail connects sixteen nationally significant historic
sites throughout the city of Boston. Tops on the list
(05:44):
this ranking the Loggerhead Marine Life Center in Juno Beach, Florida.
You are now in the loop for news updates throughout
the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app.
I'm Ben PARKERWDBC, Boston's news radio
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