May 16, 2025 • 6 mins
MSP forensic scientist takes the stand identifies evidence from 34 Fairview, federal judge in Maryland to hear arguments over mistakenly deporting Abrego Garcia, and the Celtic keep banner 19 dream alive. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
This is w b Z, Boston's news radio, redefining local news.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Cloudy sky sixty nine degrees in Boston at eleven o'clock
on this Friday. It's May sixteenth. Hello, I'm Sherry Small
and here's what's happening. A forensic scientist with the Massachusetts
State Crime Lab is on the stand in the Karen
Reid retrial. Hash Velear analyzed pieces of tail light recovered
from thirty four Fairview Road in Canton. John O'Keeffe's body
(00:34):
was found in the snow outside of that home back
in twenty twenty two. Read charged with hitting him with
her SUV and leaving him to die. President Trump is
on his way back to the US after a trip abroad.
Here's ABC's Mary Bruce with the tails sident.
Speaker 3 (00:49):
Trump wrapping up his visit to the Middle East four
days three countries aimed at boosting business ties in wealthy
Arab states, a region where his own family also has
major financial interests. His final starf the United Arab Emirates,
the White House claiming two hundred billion dollars in deals
in partnerships between the two nations, including a planned data
center powered in part by American made chips.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
And President Trump also telling reporters today that Iran has
a proposal over its rapidly advancing nuclear program. This after
several rounds of talks with US delegates. A federal judge
in marylynd is set to hear arguments this afternoon over
whether or not the Trump administration can invoke the state's
secrets privilege, Government lawyers saying that the privilege gives them
(01:32):
the right to withhold information about its efforts to return
a mistakenly deported man to the US. Here's CBS's Christopher Kruse.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
The focus of the hearing will be the privilege, a
legal doctrine that's more often used in cases involving the
military and spy agencies. The judge ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia's
return from El Salvador in April, and has since directed
the administration to provide documents and testimony showing what it
has done, if anything, to comply without order. Trump administry
Asian lawyers claim much of that information is protected by
(02:03):
the state's secrets privilege. Christopher Cruz, CBS News Washington.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
And the Supreme Court ruled last month that the Trump
administration must work to bring Abrego Garcia back, A baby
with a rare genetic disorder becomes the first person ever
treated with a tailor made gene therapy.
Speaker 4 (02:20):
kJ Muldoon was born with CPS one deficiency, which can
be fatal. He was missing an enzyme that breaks down
toxins building up in his blood. Until now, the only
treatment was a liver transplant, but doctors at the Children's
Hospital of Philadelphia told Kj's family they could try a
technology called Crisper to find the one mutated gene and
fix it. Kj's mother and Nicole agreed.
Speaker 3 (02:40):
I want to give him the opportunity to fight for himself.
Speaker 4 (02:43):
After three infusions to his liver, kJ is thriving. He
should be home in a few weeks.
Speaker 1 (02:47):
I'm looking forward to that.
Speaker 2 (02:48):
Michael Wallace, CBS News mix of sun and clouds today.
Right now, it's very cloudy in Boston. Today's high seventy four,
closer to eighty in the inland areas for the Cavan Islands,
mainly in the sixties. Tonight cloudy again, some fog and
even a spotty shower late, but mild lows sixty one
in the city, mid fifties on the cape in the Islands. Saturday, Unfortunately,
(03:11):
a thunderstorm or II in the mix, especially during the
midday and afternoon hours. Otherwise it's just going to be
a mix of sun and clouds. High sixty eight to
seventy two on Sunday, breezy at times, sun and clouds,
and we cannot rule out a shower to wrap up
the weekend on Sunday, but pleasant our mild tamps highs
(03:32):
seventy to seventy four to Greece on Monday, astray shower
in the morning. Otherwise just windy, a mix of sun
and clouds. Highs in the high sixties to seventy. It's
sixty nine and cloudy in Boston at eleven o five
on this Friday. All right, it's win or go home
for the Celtics tonight in New York. They're taking on
the Knicks in Game six of their playoff series. Our
(03:55):
WBC Jim McKay is with fans on Causeway Street.
Speaker 5 (03:58):
Celtics all the way.
Speaker 6 (04:00):
Leave it up to the Green teamers to keep that
positive attitude on Causeway Street. Leading up to tonight's Game six.
You could barely tell they're even trailing in this series.
Speaker 1 (04:09):
Celtics and seven.
Speaker 6 (04:10):
Melissa works on the West End However, I am getting
a dose of reality for fans like David, who was
expecting a championship repeat this year.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
I mean, come on, no one expected him to go away.
Speaker 6 (04:20):
Day, and well without Jason Tatum, it's certainly gonna be tough.
The Green are still alive and they'll continue to fight
with tonight's Game six at MSG. For David, his favorite
player needs to step up big time. Tip off at
eight o'clock tonight. If the Celtics win Game seven, back
here at the Garden on Monday night. From Causeway Street,
jimm ACKAWVZ, Boston's news Radio.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
Little leaguers on the North Shore learn a valuable life lesson.
Here's WBC's Drew Holland with them.
Speaker 5 (04:47):
There was this coach with Danvers American Little League named
Kenny Smith, a good guy, a good baseball man, one
of those guys who just loved teaching kids the game.
Now cannot be romantics about baseball exactly. Coach Smith recently
passed away after a lo health battle, and as his
family celebrates his birthday, his widow, Tracy says they have
decided to honor Ken Smith by dropping off certificates for
(05:07):
all the Major League teams in the Danvers American Little League,
so all the kids can have a big pizza party.
A small lovely gesture to hear about on a Friday, right,
Drew Mahall in WBZ Boston's news radio.
Speaker 2 (05:18):
You might want to check the label on your energy drink.
That's because an ingredient found in many of them is
linked to a higher risk of blood cancers. Tourine is
an amino acid that occurs naturally in parts of the
human body, but it also promotes the growth of leukemia cells.
It's commonly found in energy drinks, protein powders, and some
(05:39):
foods like meat, fish, and eggs. Researchers from the University
of Rochester found that those leukemia cells can use the
additional tourine to grow and spread. A new study looks
at how to get picky teens to eat healthier foods.
Speaker 7 (05:54):
One way to get teens who are picky eaters who
expand their diets school lunches. A study by the US
University of Bristol found kids who choose their own lunches
at school had a more very diet than kids who
ate lunches packed at home. The data also showed that
kids who were picky eaters, as toddlers often stayed picky
into their teen years.
Speaker 2 (06:13):
At CBS's Michael George reporting, you are now in the
loop for news updates throughout the day. Listen to WBZ
News Radio on the iHeart Radio app. I'm sharing small WBZ,
Boston's news radio
This is w b Z, Boston's news radio, redefining local news.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Cloudy sky sixty nine degrees in Boston at eleven o'clock
on this Friday. It's May sixteenth. Hello, I'm Sherry Small
and here's what's happening. A forensic scientist with the Massachusetts
State Crime Lab is on the stand in the Karen
Reid retrial. Hash Velear analyzed pieces of tail light recovered
from thirty four Fairview Road in Canton. John O'Keeffe's body
(00:34):
was found in the snow outside of that home back
in twenty twenty two. Read charged with hitting him with
her SUV and leaving him to die. President Trump is
on his way back to the US after a trip abroad.
Here's ABC's Mary Bruce with the tails sident.
Speaker 3 (00:49):
Trump wrapping up his visit to the Middle East four
days three countries aimed at boosting business ties in wealthy
Arab states, a region where his own family also has
major financial interests. His final starf the United Arab Emirates,
the White House claiming two hundred billion dollars in deals
in partnerships between the two nations, including a planned data
center powered in part by American made chips.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
And President Trump also telling reporters today that Iran has
a proposal over its rapidly advancing nuclear program. This after
several rounds of talks with US delegates. A federal judge
in marylynd is set to hear arguments this afternoon over
whether or not the Trump administration can invoke the state's
secrets privilege, Government lawyers saying that the privilege gives them
(01:32):
the right to withhold information about its efforts to return
a mistakenly deported man to the US. Here's CBS's Christopher Kruse.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
The focus of the hearing will be the privilege, a
legal doctrine that's more often used in cases involving the
military and spy agencies. The judge ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia's
return from El Salvador in April, and has since directed
the administration to provide documents and testimony showing what it
has done, if anything, to comply without order. Trump administry
Asian lawyers claim much of that information is protected by
(02:03):
the state's secrets privilege. Christopher Cruz, CBS News Washington.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
And the Supreme Court ruled last month that the Trump
administration must work to bring Abrego Garcia back, A baby
with a rare genetic disorder becomes the first person ever
treated with a tailor made gene therapy.
Speaker 4 (02:20):
kJ Muldoon was born with CPS one deficiency, which can
be fatal. He was missing an enzyme that breaks down
toxins building up in his blood. Until now, the only
treatment was a liver transplant, but doctors at the Children's
Hospital of Philadelphia told Kj's family they could try a
technology called Crisper to find the one mutated gene and
fix it. Kj's mother and Nicole agreed.
Speaker 3 (02:40):
I want to give him the opportunity to fight for himself.
Speaker 4 (02:43):
After three infusions to his liver, kJ is thriving. He
should be home in a few weeks.
Speaker 1 (02:47):
I'm looking forward to that.
Speaker 2 (02:48):
Michael Wallace, CBS News mix of sun and clouds today.
Right now, it's very cloudy in Boston. Today's high seventy four,
closer to eighty in the inland areas for the Cavan Islands,
mainly in the sixties. Tonight cloudy again, some fog and
even a spotty shower late, but mild lows sixty one
in the city, mid fifties on the cape in the Islands. Saturday, Unfortunately,
(03:11):
a thunderstorm or II in the mix, especially during the
midday and afternoon hours. Otherwise it's just going to be
a mix of sun and clouds. High sixty eight to
seventy two on Sunday, breezy at times, sun and clouds,
and we cannot rule out a shower to wrap up
the weekend on Sunday, but pleasant our mild tamps highs
(03:32):
seventy to seventy four to Greece on Monday, astray shower
in the morning. Otherwise just windy, a mix of sun
and clouds. Highs in the high sixties to seventy. It's
sixty nine and cloudy in Boston at eleven o five
on this Friday. All right, it's win or go home
for the Celtics tonight in New York. They're taking on
the Knicks in Game six of their playoff series. Our
(03:55):
WBC Jim McKay is with fans on Causeway Street.
Speaker 5 (03:58):
Celtics all the way.
Speaker 6 (04:00):
Leave it up to the Green teamers to keep that
positive attitude on Causeway Street. Leading up to tonight's Game six.
You could barely tell they're even trailing in this series.
Speaker 1 (04:09):
Celtics and seven.
Speaker 6 (04:10):
Melissa works on the West End However, I am getting
a dose of reality for fans like David, who was
expecting a championship repeat this year.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
I mean, come on, no one expected him to go away.
Speaker 6 (04:20):
Day, and well without Jason Tatum, it's certainly gonna be tough.
The Green are still alive and they'll continue to fight
with tonight's Game six at MSG. For David, his favorite
player needs to step up big time. Tip off at
eight o'clock tonight. If the Celtics win Game seven, back
here at the Garden on Monday night. From Causeway Street,
jimm ACKAWVZ, Boston's news Radio.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
Little leaguers on the North Shore learn a valuable life lesson.
Here's WBC's Drew Holland with them.
Speaker 5 (04:47):
There was this coach with Danvers American Little League named
Kenny Smith, a good guy, a good baseball man, one
of those guys who just loved teaching kids the game.
Now cannot be romantics about baseball exactly. Coach Smith recently
passed away after a lo health battle, and as his
family celebrates his birthday, his widow, Tracy says they have
decided to honor Ken Smith by dropping off certificates for
(05:07):
all the Major League teams in the Danvers American Little League,
so all the kids can have a big pizza party.
A small lovely gesture to hear about on a Friday, right,
Drew Mahall in WBZ Boston's news radio.
Speaker 2 (05:18):
You might want to check the label on your energy drink.
That's because an ingredient found in many of them is
linked to a higher risk of blood cancers. Tourine is
an amino acid that occurs naturally in parts of the
human body, but it also promotes the growth of leukemia cells.
It's commonly found in energy drinks, protein powders, and some
(05:39):
foods like meat, fish, and eggs. Researchers from the University
of Rochester found that those leukemia cells can use the
additional tourine to grow and spread. A new study looks
at how to get picky teens to eat healthier foods.
Speaker 7 (05:54):
One way to get teens who are picky eaters who
expand their diets school lunches. A study by the US
University of Bristol found kids who choose their own lunches
at school had a more very diet than kids who
ate lunches packed at home. The data also showed that
kids who were picky eaters, as toddlers often stayed picky
into their teen years.
Speaker 2 (06:13):
At CBS's Michael George reporting, you are now in the
loop for news updates throughout the day. Listen to WBZ
News Radio on the iHeart Radio app. I'm sharing small WBZ,
Boston's news radio
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