May 14, 2025 • 6 mins
Jurors at Karen Read's murder retrial hear from a number of witnesses, including a State Police forensic investigator. A Georgetown University scholar is freed from immigration detention. A doctor says Jayson Tatum has a long road ahead. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
This is WBZ Boston's news radio redefining local news sixty
one degrees in Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon, I'm
Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. The jury has now been
excused for the day that the Karen Reid retrial. A
number of witnesses taking the stand today, including some investigators.
(00:24):
Maureen Hartnett with the Massachusetts State Police Crime Lab analyzed
Reads SUV.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
Did you focus on the right rear side of the
vehicle beyond the broken tail life yes? Did you notice
any damage, any scratches to the right quarter panel or
the right side of that blexus?
Speaker 1 (00:42):
Yes, I did. I noticed some scratches as well as
a dent in the rear door in that scene area.
She says she also saw scratches and glass on the
back bumper and an apparent hare. Reads accused of striking
her boyfriend John o'keef for the re SUV, then leaving
him for dead in the snow and canton. The defense
argues she's being framed. A Georgetown at University scholar from
(01:02):
India has been released from immigration detention after a federal
judge ordered his release today while his case proceeds but
dark Khan. Surrey was arrested outside his Virginia apartment in
March the Trump administration accusing him of supporting Hamas. Officials
say his visa was revoked because of his social media
posts and his wife's connection to Gaza. She is a Palestinian.
(01:23):
American Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior defending cuts to
federal health funding. While testifying today before Congress, Secretary Robert F.
Speaker 3 (01:30):
Kennedy Junior tells Democratic Congresswoman Rosa Doloro He's not doing
anything wrong.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
If you appropriate the money to me, I'm going to
spend that we.
Speaker 3 (01:39):
Have appropriated, mister secret But he also seemed to indicate
the cuts are not his IDEA.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
Whitehouse proposal is to do very very large cuts at
and I ah.
Speaker 4 (01:50):
Well, that is that is contrary for the money appropriated.
Speaker 3 (01:54):
Secretary Kennedy also insisted funding for life saving research is
not being withheld, although the numbers seem to indicate otherwise.
Lynday Kenyon CBS News Washington.
Speaker 1 (02:04):
The Celtics play the Knicks in a must win game
at the Garden tonight. Celtics fans are devastated after losing
Jason Tatum to a serious injury. But once as the
road ahead looked like WBC's Kyle Bray went.
Speaker 5 (02:15):
To find out, it was a scary site for self
expanse to see star Jason Tatum rupture his Achilles tendon
on national TV. But now that he's gone under the knife,
the road to recovery begins. Mass General Brigham doctor Adam
ten Forty tells me these injuries are particularly devastating.
Speaker 6 (02:30):
The challenge with the Achilles tendon is that it's very
important for being able to develop the ballistic athletic movements
that are required to be the All Star athlete that
Jason Tatum is.
Speaker 5 (02:42):
He'll need to make up for the lost muscle during
his post surgery recovery and then focus on rebuilding his
coordination and strength. The Celtics haven't given a timeline yet,
but doctor ten forty says we could see him back
next year.
Speaker 6 (02:53):
We will see athletes as quickly as six months get
back into sport. We give a range of six to
nine months because there's a number of different factors to
go into tissue healing.
Speaker 5 (03:07):
Kyle BRAWBZ Boston's news Radio, The sunshine is still lingering
in eastern Massachusetts We've had more clouds back across.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
The interior this afternoon, and we'll bring clouds in for
everybody as we head into the evening. Eventually we'll fall
down into the mid fifties with a couple of showers
in here later tonight, mainly cloudy, couple of showers. Tomorrow
sixty four in Boston, upper sixties Inland, some clouds and fog.
Tomorrow night, some clouds and fog. On Friday, it will
be a warmer day as we hang on to mostly
(03:35):
cloudy skies, the spotty shower around. Temperatures into the seventies,
and then we're in the low to mid seventies on Saturday.
There'll be breaks of sunshine. They'll also be the threat
of a thunder shower. Sixty one right now in Boston.
The Healey administration has created a new online dashboard attempting
to track impacts from federal cuts. Some of the busys
Madison Rodgers with more.
Speaker 4 (03:55):
There's a lot of confusion right now as the Trump
administration looks to cut spending in the name of efficiency
and aligning programs with the president's agenda. In the last
four months, the dashboard at mass dot gov slash fed
Impact says state agencies have seen three hundred and fifty
million dollars in pulled funds. Some of the biggest cuts
are money for vaccines for kids, mental health care for students,
(04:17):
emergency shelter programs. Health and Human Services is the hardest
hit agency, the Governor's office stressing this doesn't include hundreds
of millions of dollars for federal programs, jobs, and research
grants in Massachusetts, and they're hoping this will be a
helpful tool for local municipalities along with businesses and nonprofits
to see the impacts and make plans. Madison Rogers WBZ
(04:41):
Boston's News.
Speaker 1 (04:42):
Radio bringing back the ice cream on a Corner and
Brighton stabs actually you can stop buys this ice cream
shop as it rises from the dead again. The dbz's
Hile shaffle with the cold hard truth.
Speaker 7 (05:00):
Like having an ice cream shop at the corner of
Washington and Chesna Hill have is practically grandfathered into the lease.
At this point, there have been three separate ice cream
shops here just in the last five years.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
They'll slow because probably because of the weather, but hopefully
soon it's gonna be better. This one is actually brand new.
Speaker 7 (05:16):
Borgu behind the counter at Sweet Spoon, so some people
who walk in.
Speaker 1 (05:19):
Don't actually notice the store is any different. Before this,
the space was the Scoop and Scootery since.
Speaker 7 (05:24):
Twenty twenty, and before that it was Abbots for about
a decade. The plan is to change up operations a little.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
Yeah, it's going to be a homemade ice cream but.
Speaker 1 (05:31):
In the future not now.
Speaker 7 (05:32):
Brighton Center has ad trouble keeping its storefronts filled. There's
plenty of vacant space, so the hope is that this
ice cream shop will actually stick.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
Kyle Shaffel w Easy BOSTON'SNOOS Radio. Something's cooking in Memphis.
It's the World Championship Barbecue cooking contest. Starting today.
Speaker 8 (05:47):
One hundred and thirty teams are competing for the title
of Memphis in May World Champion.
Speaker 5 (05:52):
It is like nothing I believe you have ever tasted before.
Speaker 8 (05:55):
Marketing director Tiffany Perry says more than one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars in prize money as it. There's also
a junior competition for the first time, so.
Speaker 6 (06:03):
We're really trying to usher in our next generation of
barbecue lovers and pittmasters.
Speaker 8 (06:09):
There are turkey and chicken categories.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
And there's even a vegetarian competition.
Speaker 8 (06:14):
The winners will be crowned Saturday. Michael Wallace, CBS News.
Speaker 1 (06:21):
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 WBZ Boston's news radio redefining local news sixty
one degrees in Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon, I'm
Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. The jury has now been
excused for the day that the Karen Reid retrial. A
number of witnesses taking the stand today, including some investigators.
(00:24):
Maureen Hartnett with the Massachusetts State Police Crime Lab analyzed
Reads SUV.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
Did you focus on the right rear side of the
vehicle beyond the broken tail life yes? Did you notice
any damage, any scratches to the right quarter panel or
the right side of that blexus?
Speaker 1 (00:42):
Yes, I did. I noticed some scratches as well as
a dent in the rear door in that scene area.
She says she also saw scratches and glass on the
back bumper and an apparent hare. Reads accused of striking
her boyfriend John o'keef for the re SUV, then leaving
him for dead in the snow and canton. The defense
argues she's being framed. A Georgetown at University scholar from
(01:02):
India has been released from immigration detention after a federal
judge ordered his release today while his case proceeds but
dark Khan. Surrey was arrested outside his Virginia apartment in
March the Trump administration accusing him of supporting Hamas. Officials
say his visa was revoked because of his social media
posts and his wife's connection to Gaza. She is a Palestinian.
(01:23):
American Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior defending cuts to
federal health funding. While testifying today before Congress, Secretary Robert F.
Speaker 3 (01:30):
Kennedy Junior tells Democratic Congresswoman Rosa Doloro He's not doing
anything wrong.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
If you appropriate the money to me, I'm going to
spend that we.
Speaker 3 (01:39):
Have appropriated, mister secret But he also seemed to indicate
the cuts are not his IDEA.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
Whitehouse proposal is to do very very large cuts at
and I ah.
Speaker 4 (01:50):
Well, that is that is contrary for the money appropriated.
Speaker 3 (01:54):
Secretary Kennedy also insisted funding for life saving research is
not being withheld, although the numbers seem to indicate otherwise.
Lynday Kenyon CBS News Washington.
Speaker 1 (02:04):
The Celtics play the Knicks in a must win game
at the Garden tonight. Celtics fans are devastated after losing
Jason Tatum to a serious injury. But once as the
road ahead looked like WBC's Kyle Bray went.
Speaker 5 (02:15):
To find out, it was a scary site for self
expanse to see star Jason Tatum rupture his Achilles tendon
on national TV. But now that he's gone under the knife,
the road to recovery begins. Mass General Brigham doctor Adam
ten Forty tells me these injuries are particularly devastating.
Speaker 6 (02:30):
The challenge with the Achilles tendon is that it's very
important for being able to develop the ballistic athletic movements
that are required to be the All Star athlete that
Jason Tatum is.
Speaker 5 (02:42):
He'll need to make up for the lost muscle during
his post surgery recovery and then focus on rebuilding his
coordination and strength. The Celtics haven't given a timeline yet,
but doctor ten forty says we could see him back
next year.
Speaker 6 (02:53):
We will see athletes as quickly as six months get
back into sport. We give a range of six to
nine months because there's a number of different factors to
go into tissue healing.
Speaker 5 (03:07):
Kyle BRAWBZ Boston's news Radio, The sunshine is still lingering
in eastern Massachusetts We've had more clouds back across.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
The interior this afternoon, and we'll bring clouds in for
everybody as we head into the evening. Eventually we'll fall
down into the mid fifties with a couple of showers
in here later tonight, mainly cloudy, couple of showers. Tomorrow
sixty four in Boston, upper sixties Inland, some clouds and fog.
Tomorrow night, some clouds and fog. On Friday, it will
be a warmer day as we hang on to mostly
(03:35):
cloudy skies, the spotty shower around. Temperatures into the seventies,
and then we're in the low to mid seventies on Saturday.
There'll be breaks of sunshine. They'll also be the threat
of a thunder shower. Sixty one right now in Boston.
The Healey administration has created a new online dashboard attempting
to track impacts from federal cuts. Some of the busys
Madison Rodgers with more.
Speaker 4 (03:55):
There's a lot of confusion right now as the Trump
administration looks to cut spending in the name of efficiency
and aligning programs with the president's agenda. In the last
four months, the dashboard at mass dot gov slash fed
Impact says state agencies have seen three hundred and fifty
million dollars in pulled funds. Some of the biggest cuts
are money for vaccines for kids, mental health care for students,
(04:17):
emergency shelter programs. Health and Human Services is the hardest
hit agency, the Governor's office stressing this doesn't include hundreds
of millions of dollars for federal programs, jobs, and research
grants in Massachusetts, and they're hoping this will be a
helpful tool for local municipalities along with businesses and nonprofits
to see the impacts and make plans. Madison Rogers WBZ
(04:41):
Boston's News.
Speaker 1 (04:42):
Radio bringing back the ice cream on a Corner and
Brighton stabs actually you can stop buys this ice cream
shop as it rises from the dead again. The dbz's
Hile shaffle with the cold hard truth.
Speaker 7 (05:00):
Like having an ice cream shop at the corner of
Washington and Chesna Hill have is practically grandfathered into the lease.
At this point, there have been three separate ice cream
shops here just in the last five years.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
They'll slow because probably because of the weather, but hopefully
soon it's gonna be better. This one is actually brand new.
Speaker 7 (05:16):
Borgu behind the counter at Sweet Spoon, so some people
who walk in.
Speaker 1 (05:19):
Don't actually notice the store is any different. Before this,
the space was the Scoop and Scootery since.
Speaker 7 (05:24):
Twenty twenty, and before that it was Abbots for about
a decade. The plan is to change up operations a little.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
Yeah, it's going to be a homemade ice cream but.
Speaker 1 (05:31):
In the future not now.
Speaker 7 (05:32):
Brighton Center has ad trouble keeping its storefronts filled. There's
plenty of vacant space, so the hope is that this
ice cream shop will actually stick.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
Kyle Shaffel w Easy BOSTON'SNOOS Radio. Something's cooking in Memphis.
It's the World Championship Barbecue cooking contest. Starting today.
Speaker 8 (05:47):
One hundred and thirty teams are competing for the title
of Memphis in May World Champion.
Speaker 5 (05:52):
It is like nothing I believe you have ever tasted before.
Speaker 8 (05:55):
Marketing director Tiffany Perry says more than one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars in prize money as it. There's also
a junior competition for the first time, so.
Speaker 6 (06:03):
We're really trying to usher in our next generation of
barbecue lovers and pittmasters.
Speaker 8 (06:09):
There are turkey and chicken categories.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
And there's even a vegetarian competition.
Speaker 8 (06:14):
The winners will be crowned Saturday. Michael Wallace, CBS News.
Speaker 1 (06:21):
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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