The suspected gunman in Wednesday's attack in Washington D.C. is facing a first degree murder charge, a single-car crash closed down I-93 in Stoneham and sends three people to the hospital Thursday night, and a controversial A.I. teddy bear is back on the market. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.
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Sonny and forty degrees in Boston. Don't let the sunshine
fool you. It feels like it's twenty eight with the windchill.
Hello and thanks for being with us. I'm Sherry Small.
The full ACU weather forecast coming up. Let's get you
started with news now. The suspected gunman in Wednesday's attack
in Washington, DC now faces a first degree murder charge.
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Twenty year old National Guard specialist Sarah Beckstrom has died.
She was one of two troops shot CBS's Stole Skango
with The.
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Latest suspect is expected to face charges of murder in
the first degree plus multiple counts of assault with intent
to kill wal Armed. Attorney General Pam Bondi says she
intends to pursue the death penalty.
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Here and the other National Guard member who was shot,
Staff Sergeant Andrew Woolf, is still listed in critical condition.
And the suspect came to the US from Afghanistan after
working with US forces there. Now, President Trump says tens
of thousands of other Afghans who came here under the
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same program will be reevaluated to see if they should
be sent back. He's also threatening to end immigration from
what he calls the third world. CBS Chief White House
Correspondent Nancy Cortis explains.
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This would be a dramatic new step by the President,
cutting off migration from an unknown number of countries that
he deems third world. We have asked the White House
for more details. At the same time, Trump is calling
for a review of all green card holders from nineteen
quote countries of concern, including Haiti, Iran and Venezuela. And
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he wants a review of all Afghan nationals who were
allowed into this country under the previous administration.
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And the President says he's ready to expel anyone who
is quote not an asca to the US. There is
no time to stop and digest the turkey passengers at
Logan Airport half places to go.
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Where you're coming from, Where you're going.
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New Ipswitch, New Hampshire, and we are going to Albama.
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The leftovers are packed up, turkey, potatoes and stuffing stuffed
away here.
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At Logan Airport. The relatives are going home or back
to school. Like her, I didn't have issues getting here.
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Now I'm a little worried about getting through security, not
because I have anything on me, just in terms.
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Of timing compared to the government shutdown days of delays.
This group heading down south where the Iron Bowl says,
a minor setback is no big deal.
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Oh, we did just get a delay, but I have
no problem with it.
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A lot of people could take a page out of.
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Your book here.
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Now, I'm just a chill guy.
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You know.
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This holiday weekend triple AA prediction, nearly eighty two million
Americans will travel, though most of them are by car.
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At termin La.
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J Will at WBZ, Boston's news radio.
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Now, let's check the fort day WBZ at you weather forecast.
We're seeing sunshine out. There's some clouds, but it's very windy.
That means we're dealing with a windsholl factor highs forty five,
but the real field temps they're going to be in
the upper twenties and lower thirties. On top of that,
we're seeing snow showers in parts of the area today.
Tonight becoming mainly clear and breezy, a low of thirty
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three in the city, upper twenties for most of the
inland suburbs. Saturday breezy, early, plenty of sunshine, high forty
two Sunday, clouds and becoming breezy some afternoon. In evening
rain in the mix as well, highs around fifty. Then
Monday breezy with some sunshine and some clouds, highs of
forty four, and then looking at hed Tuesday brings the
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potential for a major coastal storm. Depending on the track
of this storm, rain, snow, and strong winds may all
be possible, with highs in the mid thirties to lower forties.
Of course, as we get closer to that, we'll be
tracking that with the Ecuweather forecast sunny and forty degrees
in Boston right now. The real field temp, though, is
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twenty eight. It's eleven oh five. Back to news, Black
Friday is here, and if you're searching for bargains, our
wbz's Jeff Brown has some advice for you.
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If you don't, you might be stuck with this.
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Getting a low price on a lousy product is no bargain.
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That's Edgar Dwarski from Consumer World. Online shopping season is
already underway, and Amazon's artificial intelligence is here to help you.
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Click on rufus. It will give you the price history
right there at the Amazon website.
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But it's best to apply yourself first.
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You can find a good sale price, apply a coupon
to it, and if you're lucky enough to find a
rebate on top of it, that's a triple play.
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Secret tip from Edgar says, sometimes if you leave something
in your shopping cart for a long time, you'll get
an added discount to convince you to check out Happy Shopping.
Jeff Brown WBZ Boston's News Radio.
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A controversial AI teddy Bear is back on the market.
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The toy company was forced to pull its Ai powered
Teddybear from stores due to child safety concerns after a
research group found that Kuma was giving inappropriate and potentially
dangerous messages to kids with little prompting. It would talk
about sexually explicit content and even gave details on how
to start a fire.
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On all the matchbox with one hand.
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Follow toy says it's updated its safety guards and protections
and now the stuffed animal is back for sale again.
Stacy Line, CBS.
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News Ay Black Friday, also marking the start of the
Sowa Winter Festival, featuring more than one hundred and twenty
five local vendors, specialty foods and cocktails, and It's all
in a warm and festive indoor setting. It runs from
today through December twenty eighth at the SOA Power Station.
SOA stands for South of Washington Street and that's located
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at five pint fifty Harrison Avenue in Boston. Admission is
ten dollars. Children twelve and under get in for free.
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