December 20, 2025 • 6 mins
People are prepping for holiday travel, there's arguments about the transparency of the released Epstein files, and Wrentham Police issue a new warning about coyotes. 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 (00:13):
Sonny at thirty four degrees in Boston at eleven o'clock
on this Saturday, December twentieth. Hello, thanks for being with us.
I'm Sherry Small to news Now. Here's what's happening.
Speaker 3 (00:23):
All right.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
We've learned the identity of the Brown University shooter, but
more questions remain unanswered, especially one why did he do?
Speaker 4 (00:31):
Police got their first break in the case when, according
to the affidavit, they were tipped off to a Reddit
post written by a man they called John, who saw
Vlente in the hours before the shooting. The police need
to look into a gray Nissan with Florida plates, possibly
a rental. He wrote that was the car he was driving.
John thought Valente was suspicious and wrote down his license
plate number.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
The two men also had some sort of encounter on
the street.
Speaker 2 (00:54):
All right. That CBS is Tom Hansen reporting there. Police
found the suspect dead of a selfish inflict a gunshot
wound in a storage unit in Salem, New Hampshire. Two
handguns found with his body, one of them testing positive
in the shooting rampage that killed two Brown University students
and injured nine others, the second identified as the one
used in the shooting death of MIT Professor Nuno Lurero
(01:18):
at his home in Brookline. In the air and on
the roads, Americans can expect a lot of company heading
to their holiday destinations. ABC's Morgan Norwood reports from Newark
Liberty International Airport on what's being done to help things
go smoothly.
Speaker 3 (01:33):
Only three million passengers expected to fly today and tomorrow alone,
with the FAA directing more than four hundred and forty
thousand flights through December twenty seventh. The busiest airport's this
holiday going to be the usual suspects, right Atlanta, Denver,
Dallas Worth, Chicago, O'Hare, and Los Angeles. And to keep
traffic moving, we're learning that the FAA says it may
open up military airspace, especially along the East Coast and
(01:55):
the Goal.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
And according to Flight Aware, the board over at low
right now, showing so far today there have been ninety
two flights delayed, six flights canceled. The Justice Department begins
releasing thousands of records following the passage last month of
the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a measure President Trump opposed
for months before signing it into law. CBS is Scott
(02:18):
McFarlane says a document dump was far from completely Many.
Speaker 5 (02:21):
Of the records are heavily redacted, and survivors say suspiciously so,
including epstein grand jury records. We do see Epstein's book
of contacts with the name of President Trump, his late wife,
and his daughter Ravanka. A list of girls or young
women listed as masseuses keeps the names private, but shows
there were more than two hundred and fifty.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
And many of the records that were released yesterday had
already been made public. And now. The four d a
WBZ achu weather forecast is breezy today, It's going to
be colder than yesterday, sunshine followed by some clouds.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
Today's high forty and then cloudy.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
Tonight is going to be a brisk night to start
at least lows thirty four early than Temple. Will rise
to near forty toward daybreak Tomorrow. Sunday, clouds breaking for
some sunshine. It's going to be windy, highs near forty five.
Monday much colder, breezy once again. That breeze seems to
just hang on sun much of the time on Monday,
but we'll only reach a high about thirty five degrees
(03:17):
and then Tuesday cloudy with some snow mixing with rain.
But that's around the Cape and the Islands. Highs thirty seven,
but in the forties for the south coast capein Islands,
and then looking at the extended outlook, Christmas Even and
Christmas Day hies in the forties. Right now it's sunny
and thirty four in Boston. Back to news at eleven
(03:38):
oh five, Polease in Wrentham issue a new warning about coyotes.
Speaker 6 (03:42):
We had one on Thurston Street and the other on
a side street off of Creekstreet.
Speaker 7 (03:46):
Lieutenant Steve Eaton says within one week two dogs in
Rentham were killed by coyotes.
Speaker 6 (03:52):
Both of them were small dogs that were let out
either at night or early morning.
Speaker 7 (03:57):
All fleesh and unattended. With more and more coyotes living
closer to homes, Eaton says it's important to always keep
an eye on smaller pets.
Speaker 6 (04:06):
Whether you have dogs, cats, chickens or any other small animals,
be vigilant.
Speaker 7 (04:10):
He says, don't let small dogs out all fleash, especially
at night or in early morning.
Speaker 6 (04:16):
I lost my chickens a number of years back from
a wild animal getting into the cage. That's not a
fun thing to go outside and deal with.
Speaker 7 (04:22):
In Wenttham Suzanne Sausville, WBZ Boston's news Radio.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
Right, do you use instant coffee pods? If so, be
aware that the Food and Drug Administration has issued a
recall in ten states, including here in Massachusetts, for the
Gimme Decaffe Diagua coffee pods. It's all because of a
mislabeling error that could cause medical issues for people who
are sensitive to caffeine. Five shopping days left till Christmas.
(04:48):
CBS's Steve Kathin tells us AI can make that frantic
hunt for a gift a little easier.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
Let's say you need something for dad. Absolutely, I'd love
to help.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
Do you have any ideas about what your dad likes for,
maybe any hobbies or interest he has.
Speaker 1 (05:02):
Chat GPT bots are driven by AI. Walmart and Target
are using them. Google has new shopping tools in its
search engine. AI is going to take the work out
of shopping. Danielle Buckley is a Google product director.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
This is AI that's going to be doing the work
for you. It's going to be taking action on your
behalf and.
Speaker 1 (05:21):
Calling the stores and it can keep to your budget.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
So I'll let you set the characteristics of the products
that you want as well as a price that you're
willing to pay for the product.
Speaker 1 (05:31):
Steve Kaithan, CBS News.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
Alabama proves it belongs in the college football playoffs the
Crimson Tide, rallying to beat Oklahoma on the Sooner's home
field thirty four to twenty four. Bama will face the
top seed Indiana in the quarter finals the Rose Bowl
on New Year's Day. College football playoffs continuing today with
a triple header.
Speaker 8 (05:51):
Texas A and m and Miami make their playoff debuts
in College Station today before Tulane and Ole Miss do
battle in Oxford newly promote did Rebels head coach Pete
Golding knows there's plenty of hype leading up to kick off,
but he's more focused on the outcome.
Speaker 6 (06:05):
We're not getting caught up in in the excitement of
the fans and all that.
Speaker 1 (06:08):
Let's give them something to be excited about during and
after the playoff.
Speaker 8 (06:12):
Nightcap has Oregon facing James Madison. Duck's head coach Dan
Lanning won't be taking the Dukes lightly, Jamie.
Speaker 1 (06:18):
You obviously have done an exceptional job of the year.
You're talking about one of the few teams it's top
ten offense, top ten defense.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
Erica Herskowitz for CBS New You are Now and Balloop
for news updates throughout the day. To listen to WBZ
News Radio on the iHeart Radio app, I'm sharing a
small WBZ, Boston's news radio
This is WBZ, Boston's news radio redefining local news.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Sonny at thirty four degrees in Boston at eleven o'clock
on this Saturday, December twentieth. Hello, thanks for being with us.
I'm Sherry Small to news Now. Here's what's happening.
Speaker 3 (00:23):
All right.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
We've learned the identity of the Brown University shooter, but
more questions remain unanswered, especially one why did he do?
Speaker 4 (00:31):
Police got their first break in the case when, according
to the affidavit, they were tipped off to a Reddit
post written by a man they called John, who saw
Vlente in the hours before the shooting. The police need
to look into a gray Nissan with Florida plates, possibly
a rental. He wrote that was the car he was driving.
John thought Valente was suspicious and wrote down his license
plate number.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
The two men also had some sort of encounter on
the street.
Speaker 2 (00:54):
All right. That CBS is Tom Hansen reporting there. Police
found the suspect dead of a selfish inflict a gunshot
wound in a storage unit in Salem, New Hampshire. Two
handguns found with his body, one of them testing positive
in the shooting rampage that killed two Brown University students
and injured nine others, the second identified as the one
used in the shooting death of MIT Professor Nuno Lurero
(01:18):
at his home in Brookline. In the air and on
the roads, Americans can expect a lot of company heading
to their holiday destinations. ABC's Morgan Norwood reports from Newark
Liberty International Airport on what's being done to help things
go smoothly.
Speaker 3 (01:33):
Only three million passengers expected to fly today and tomorrow alone,
with the FAA directing more than four hundred and forty
thousand flights through December twenty seventh. The busiest airport's this
holiday going to be the usual suspects, right Atlanta, Denver,
Dallas Worth, Chicago, O'Hare, and Los Angeles. And to keep
traffic moving, we're learning that the FAA says it may
open up military airspace, especially along the East Coast and
(01:55):
the Goal.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
And according to Flight Aware, the board over at low
right now, showing so far today there have been ninety
two flights delayed, six flights canceled. The Justice Department begins
releasing thousands of records following the passage last month of
the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a measure President Trump opposed
for months before signing it into law. CBS is Scott
(02:18):
McFarlane says a document dump was far from completely Many.
Speaker 5 (02:21):
Of the records are heavily redacted, and survivors say suspiciously so,
including epstein grand jury records. We do see Epstein's book
of contacts with the name of President Trump, his late wife,
and his daughter Ravanka. A list of girls or young
women listed as masseuses keeps the names private, but shows
there were more than two hundred and fifty.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
And many of the records that were released yesterday had
already been made public. And now. The four d a
WBZ achu weather forecast is breezy today, It's going to
be colder than yesterday, sunshine followed by some clouds.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
Today's high forty and then cloudy.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
Tonight is going to be a brisk night to start
at least lows thirty four early than Temple. Will rise
to near forty toward daybreak Tomorrow. Sunday, clouds breaking for
some sunshine. It's going to be windy, highs near forty five.
Monday much colder, breezy once again. That breeze seems to
just hang on sun much of the time on Monday,
but we'll only reach a high about thirty five degrees
(03:17):
and then Tuesday cloudy with some snow mixing with rain.
But that's around the Cape and the Islands. Highs thirty seven,
but in the forties for the south coast capein Islands,
and then looking at the extended outlook, Christmas Even and
Christmas Day hies in the forties. Right now it's sunny
and thirty four in Boston. Back to news at eleven
(03:38):
oh five, Polease in Wrentham issue a new warning about coyotes.
Speaker 6 (03:42):
We had one on Thurston Street and the other on
a side street off of Creekstreet.
Speaker 7 (03:46):
Lieutenant Steve Eaton says within one week two dogs in
Rentham were killed by coyotes.
Speaker 6 (03:52):
Both of them were small dogs that were let out
either at night or early morning.
Speaker 7 (03:57):
All fleesh and unattended. With more and more coyotes living
closer to homes, Eaton says it's important to always keep
an eye on smaller pets.
Speaker 6 (04:06):
Whether you have dogs, cats, chickens or any other small animals,
be vigilant.
Speaker 7 (04:10):
He says, don't let small dogs out all fleash, especially
at night or in early morning.
Speaker 6 (04:16):
I lost my chickens a number of years back from
a wild animal getting into the cage. That's not a
fun thing to go outside and deal with.
Speaker 7 (04:22):
In Wenttham Suzanne Sausville, WBZ Boston's news Radio.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
Right, do you use instant coffee pods? If so, be
aware that the Food and Drug Administration has issued a
recall in ten states, including here in Massachusetts, for the
Gimme Decaffe Diagua coffee pods. It's all because of a
mislabeling error that could cause medical issues for people who
are sensitive to caffeine. Five shopping days left till Christmas.
(04:48):
CBS's Steve Kathin tells us AI can make that frantic
hunt for a gift a little easier.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
Let's say you need something for dad. Absolutely, I'd love
to help.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
Do you have any ideas about what your dad likes for,
maybe any hobbies or interest he has.
Speaker 1 (05:02):
Chat GPT bots are driven by AI. Walmart and Target
are using them. Google has new shopping tools in its
search engine. AI is going to take the work out
of shopping. Danielle Buckley is a Google product director.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
This is AI that's going to be doing the work
for you. It's going to be taking action on your
behalf and.
Speaker 1 (05:21):
Calling the stores and it can keep to your budget.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
So I'll let you set the characteristics of the products
that you want as well as a price that you're
willing to pay for the product.
Speaker 1 (05:31):
Steve Kaithan, CBS News.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
Alabama proves it belongs in the college football playoffs the
Crimson Tide, rallying to beat Oklahoma on the Sooner's home
field thirty four to twenty four. Bama will face the
top seed Indiana in the quarter finals the Rose Bowl
on New Year's Day. College football playoffs continuing today with
a triple header.
Speaker 8 (05:51):
Texas A and m and Miami make their playoff debuts
in College Station today before Tulane and Ole Miss do
battle in Oxford newly promote did Rebels head coach Pete
Golding knows there's plenty of hype leading up to kick off,
but he's more focused on the outcome.
Speaker 6 (06:05):
We're not getting caught up in in the excitement of
the fans and all that.
Speaker 1 (06:08):
Let's give them something to be excited about during and
after the playoff.
Speaker 8 (06:12):
Nightcap has Oregon facing James Madison. Duck's head coach Dan
Lanning won't be taking the Dukes lightly, Jamie.
Speaker 1 (06:18):
You obviously have done an exceptional job of the year.
You're talking about one of the few teams it's top
ten offense, top ten defense.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
Erica Herskowitz for CBS New You are Now and Balloop
for news updates throughout the day. To listen to WBZ
News Radio on the iHeart Radio app, I'm sharing a
small WBZ, Boston's news radio
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