November 3, 2025 • 6 mins
Governor Maura Healey talks SNAP benefits, police search for suspects in the Harvard explosion, and is it too early for Christmas decor? 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.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Cloudy Sky's in Boston right now. It is eleven o'clock
fifty three degrees on this Monday morning. Good to have
you with us. I'm Nicole Davis. Here is what's happening.
The federal government shutdown is now one day away from
being the longest on record, as millions of Americans stress
over just how to put food on the table. Two
federal judges here in New England have set deadlines for
(00:32):
early this week to start the process of resuming snap
food assistance, and hecs J O'Brien reports it's not clear though,
how the White House will respond.
Speaker 3 (00:40):
Said, we'll program a lifeline helping put food on the
table for some forty two million Americans like Heather and Fulta,
a single mom of four.
Speaker 4 (00:48):
I'm working a ten to eleven hour days, sometimes six
days a week, and that's just to meet like bill requires.
So the fact that my food budget is gone is
seriously disheartening.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
Over the weekend, on the Sunday Shows, Governor Morre Heally
spoke about the impact of the snap freeze in Massachusetts
on CBS's Face the Nation.
Speaker 5 (01:16):
The impact of this is just devastating. One in Native Americans,
you say, I have about one in seven Massachusetts residents
who are on snap I was at food pantries yesterday.
I mean people across our state do not want to
see people go hungry. But people woke up on Saturday
morning not having access to their benefits.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
The governor said, President Trump needs to release the funding now.
Is it takes a few days to get that money
loaded onto snap cards for residents to use. At eleven
oh two, police and the FBI are searching for two
people who allegedly set off an explosion over the weekend
at Harvard Medical School. Here's ABC's Andrew Dimbert.
Speaker 3 (01:53):
The incident playing out at Harvard's Goldenson Building, normally housing
the Department of Neurobiology and other science facilities. Devices were found,
according to authorities, but sources tell ABC News the explosive
device used was not a bomb.
Speaker 6 (02:06):
Yeah, be terrible if somebody got hurt. I can't even imagine.
Speaker 7 (02:09):
Harvard says that building is now reopened and there is
no continued threat to the community. Meanwhile, the FBI is
on scene trying to piece together who did this and why.
No word yet as to a possible motive.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Harvard also says nobody was hurt. There was no structural
damage to the building, which is being renovated. We have
photos of the suspects up on our Instagram. You can
find us at WBZ News Radio. And politicians, former constituents,
and officials here in Massachusetts all coming together to remember SETI. Warren,
the former mayor of Newton, passed away unexpectedly yesterday at
(02:42):
his home. He had run for both governor and US Senate.
He was in Iraq war veteran, and most recently was
the director of the Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics.
Governor Moore Heally says Warren spent his life serving others
and inspiring young leaders. Warren is survived by his wife
and two children. He was fifty five years old. Kind
of a hazy sunshine out there over the city of
(03:04):
Boston today, and we have plenty of clouds across most
of the commonwealth. If you're listening in southeastern Massachusetts, there
is a little bit of rain making its way over
the Capean Islands right now and getting over toward the
south coast. There is a storm coming up the coast,
and that's why we're starting to see some of these
showers out there, could also see some showers with this
(03:24):
storm coming in from the west. A lot of this
just grazing us, but still it is a possibility it
could get wet from time to time. We have a
high today in the mid to upper fifties and the
wind will stick around as well. For tonight, cloudy, clearing late,
a couple of showers early though, with a low in
the mid forties. Then for Tomorrow blustery with some sunshine,
a high in the mid upper fifties. And Wednesday, some
(03:46):
sun again and getting breezier with a high near sixty.
More showers coming in on Wednesday night. Right now, it
is pouring on Nantucket where at fifty four degrees, partly cloudy,
in Auburn, where at fifty one north of Boston, part
sonnya names Berry forty six. In Boston at eleven oh five,
it is we'll call it mostly cloudy out there and
(04:07):
fifty three degrees. Who needs Thanksgiving anyway, That's how it
appears when you look around these days after Halloween, as
we have now apparently jumped right to Christmas, even where
the first Thanksgiving took.
Speaker 8 (04:18):
Place here in Ploymouth, it's not uncommon to find people
already dressing their homes up in Christmas cheer. And while
it's embraced by some, the ba humbug frustration is also omnipresent.
Speaker 1 (04:29):
I don't like it at all.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
It's just too soon.
Speaker 5 (04:31):
Makes Christmas more commercialized.
Speaker 8 (04:34):
Carol and Leslie are longtime Plymouth residents and aren't fans
of this holiday fast track.
Speaker 4 (04:38):
You don't get to really enjoy each individual holiday.
Speaker 8 (04:42):
A lot of younger people nowadays, it's not even a question.
The day after Halloween it's time to get the holiday
lights up.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
And I think they're even coming out sooner with Christmas separations.
Speaker 8 (04:52):
Plymouth has so many awesome Thanksgiving commemoration events. So we're
leaving room for turkey, but for Leslie, the lights we're
going to remain in the closet a little while longer.
Speaker 4 (05:02):
I'm not crazy about it.
Speaker 8 (05:03):
Employment Jim MCKAWVZ Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
You may not enjoy this next story is a new
study on traffic congestion shows the average amount of time
we're sitting in delays that is now apparently at a
record high.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
With return to the office orders taking hold at more
and more companies, the low in traffic congestion that came
with the pandemic is fading into history. The Texas A
and M Transportation Institute's latest Urban Mobility report finds Americans
losing sixty three hours per year to traffic jams, a
sixteen percent increase in twenty nineteen, and it's costing US
(05:37):
two hundred and sixty nine billion dollars a year in
lost productivity.
Speaker 2 (05:41):
ABC's Jim Ryan there The study also found that travel
delays are no longer confined to just weekday rush hours. Instead,
we're dealing with this during the middle of the day,
during the middle of the week, and even on weekends.
At least, you know, we have traffic and weather together
every ten minutes here on WBZ to help you out. Meantime,
this month, Mother Nature is putting on a lovely show
for us in the skies. Here's wbz's Charlie bergeron.
Speaker 6 (06:02):
Meteors will make frequent appearances in the night sky this month,
featuring meteor showers that are known for producing incredibly bright light,
especially through the first half of this month. Early night
star gazers will also notice a familiar sight returning to
view or Ryan, the famous constellation will climb above the
eastern horizon, appearing a little earlier each night as the
(06:24):
month wears on. The second of three consecutive supermoons will
glow during this first week of the month as well,
appearing slightly bigger and brighter than normal. The moon will
appear full when it rises on Wednesday, followed by an
encore on Thursday. Charlie bergeron WDBZ, Boston's news radio, you.
Speaker 2 (06:42):
Are now in the loop for news updates throughout the day.
Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm
Nicole Davis WBZ and Boston's News Radio
This is WBZ, Boston's news radio, redefining local news.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Cloudy Sky's in Boston right now. It is eleven o'clock
fifty three degrees on this Monday morning. Good to have
you with us. I'm Nicole Davis. Here is what's happening.
The federal government shutdown is now one day away from
being the longest on record, as millions of Americans stress
over just how to put food on the table. Two
federal judges here in New England have set deadlines for
(00:32):
early this week to start the process of resuming snap
food assistance, and hecs J O'Brien reports it's not clear though,
how the White House will respond.
Speaker 3 (00:40):
Said, we'll program a lifeline helping put food on the
table for some forty two million Americans like Heather and Fulta,
a single mom of four.
Speaker 4 (00:48):
I'm working a ten to eleven hour days, sometimes six
days a week, and that's just to meet like bill requires.
So the fact that my food budget is gone is
seriously disheartening.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
Over the weekend, on the Sunday Shows, Governor Morre Heally
spoke about the impact of the snap freeze in Massachusetts
on CBS's Face the Nation.
Speaker 5 (01:16):
The impact of this is just devastating. One in Native Americans,
you say, I have about one in seven Massachusetts residents
who are on snap I was at food pantries yesterday.
I mean people across our state do not want to
see people go hungry. But people woke up on Saturday
morning not having access to their benefits.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
The governor said, President Trump needs to release the funding now.
Is it takes a few days to get that money
loaded onto snap cards for residents to use. At eleven
oh two, police and the FBI are searching for two
people who allegedly set off an explosion over the weekend
at Harvard Medical School. Here's ABC's Andrew Dimbert.
Speaker 3 (01:53):
The incident playing out at Harvard's Goldenson Building, normally housing
the Department of Neurobiology and other science facilities. Devices were found,
according to authorities, but sources tell ABC News the explosive
device used was not a bomb.
Speaker 6 (02:06):
Yeah, be terrible if somebody got hurt. I can't even imagine.
Speaker 7 (02:09):
Harvard says that building is now reopened and there is
no continued threat to the community. Meanwhile, the FBI is
on scene trying to piece together who did this and why.
No word yet as to a possible motive.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Harvard also says nobody was hurt. There was no structural
damage to the building, which is being renovated. We have
photos of the suspects up on our Instagram. You can
find us at WBZ News Radio. And politicians, former constituents,
and officials here in Massachusetts all coming together to remember SETI. Warren,
the former mayor of Newton, passed away unexpectedly yesterday at
(02:42):
his home. He had run for both governor and US Senate.
He was in Iraq war veteran, and most recently was
the director of the Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics.
Governor Moore Heally says Warren spent his life serving others
and inspiring young leaders. Warren is survived by his wife
and two children. He was fifty five years old. Kind
of a hazy sunshine out there over the city of
(03:04):
Boston today, and we have plenty of clouds across most
of the commonwealth. If you're listening in southeastern Massachusetts, there
is a little bit of rain making its way over
the Capean Islands right now and getting over toward the
south coast. There is a storm coming up the coast,
and that's why we're starting to see some of these
showers out there, could also see some showers with this
(03:24):
storm coming in from the west. A lot of this
just grazing us, but still it is a possibility it
could get wet from time to time. We have a
high today in the mid to upper fifties and the
wind will stick around as well. For tonight, cloudy, clearing late,
a couple of showers early though, with a low in
the mid forties. Then for Tomorrow blustery with some sunshine,
a high in the mid upper fifties. And Wednesday, some
(03:46):
sun again and getting breezier with a high near sixty.
More showers coming in on Wednesday night. Right now, it
is pouring on Nantucket where at fifty four degrees, partly cloudy,
in Auburn, where at fifty one north of Boston, part
sonnya names Berry forty six. In Boston at eleven oh five,
it is we'll call it mostly cloudy out there and
(04:07):
fifty three degrees. Who needs Thanksgiving anyway, That's how it
appears when you look around these days after Halloween, as
we have now apparently jumped right to Christmas, even where
the first Thanksgiving took.
Speaker 8 (04:18):
Place here in Ploymouth, it's not uncommon to find people
already dressing their homes up in Christmas cheer. And while
it's embraced by some, the ba humbug frustration is also omnipresent.
Speaker 1 (04:29):
I don't like it at all.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
It's just too soon.
Speaker 5 (04:31):
Makes Christmas more commercialized.
Speaker 8 (04:34):
Carol and Leslie are longtime Plymouth residents and aren't fans
of this holiday fast track.
Speaker 4 (04:38):
You don't get to really enjoy each individual holiday.
Speaker 8 (04:42):
A lot of younger people nowadays, it's not even a question.
The day after Halloween it's time to get the holiday
lights up.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
And I think they're even coming out sooner with Christmas separations.
Speaker 8 (04:52):
Plymouth has so many awesome Thanksgiving commemoration events. So we're
leaving room for turkey, but for Leslie, the lights we're
going to remain in the closet a little while longer.
Speaker 4 (05:02):
I'm not crazy about it.
Speaker 8 (05:03):
Employment Jim MCKAWVZ Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
You may not enjoy this next story is a new
study on traffic congestion shows the average amount of time
we're sitting in delays that is now apparently at a
record high.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
With return to the office orders taking hold at more
and more companies, the low in traffic congestion that came
with the pandemic is fading into history. The Texas A
and M Transportation Institute's latest Urban Mobility report finds Americans
losing sixty three hours per year to traffic jams, a
sixteen percent increase in twenty nineteen, and it's costing US
(05:37):
two hundred and sixty nine billion dollars a year in
lost productivity.
Speaker 2 (05:41):
ABC's Jim Ryan there The study also found that travel
delays are no longer confined to just weekday rush hours. Instead,
we're dealing with this during the middle of the day,
during the middle of the week, and even on weekends.
At least, you know, we have traffic and weather together
every ten minutes here on WBZ to help you out. Meantime,
this month, Mother Nature is putting on a lovely show
for us in the skies. Here's wbz's Charlie bergeron.
Speaker 6 (06:02):
Meteors will make frequent appearances in the night sky this month,
featuring meteor showers that are known for producing incredibly bright light,
especially through the first half of this month. Early night
star gazers will also notice a familiar sight returning to
view or Ryan, the famous constellation will climb above the
eastern horizon, appearing a little earlier each night as the
(06:24):
month wears on. The second of three consecutive supermoons will
glow during this first week of the month as well,
appearing slightly bigger and brighter than normal. The moon will
appear full when it rises on Wednesday, followed by an
encore on Thursday. Charlie bergeron WDBZ, Boston's news radio, you.
Speaker 2 (06:42):
Are now in the loop for news updates throughout the day.
Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm
Nicole Davis WBZ and Boston's News Radio
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