December 28, 2025 • 5 mins
The pressure is on at Logan where it's the busiest day of the holiday season. Lobster bandits are on the loose. A new ceasefire is announced between two warring countries. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
This is WBZ, Boston's news radio. We defining local news.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Mostly sunny, twenty seven degrees in the city. It's eleven
o'clock on this Sunday, December twenty eighth. I'm Sherry Small.
Here's what's happening. The pressure is on it Logan where
it's the busiest day of the holiday season. Our WBCJ
Willlette is there.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
That's the airport.
Speaker 4 (00:28):
Earlier our flight was delayed, so we're just on top
of it. I guess here at Terminal A, it's plenty
of long bags filled with skis, sun hats for the
Caribbean and others carrying the gifts they received under their
arms heading home.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
So I feel like we have the appropriate amount of
time to deal with everything here.
Speaker 4 (00:43):
At the start of this holiday season, TSA predicted this
would be the busiest day for air travel, hands down.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
But yeah, there's a lot of people at the airport today.
Speaker 4 (00:50):
I don't know, just hope for the best. Delaysing cancelations
are rampant too, but they're not sweating it.
Speaker 3 (00:56):
We're heading to Atlanta, Georgia.
Speaker 5 (00:57):
I have low expectations.
Speaker 4 (00:59):
No not gets in Atlanta at Logan, jwill at WBZ
Boston's News radio.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
And right now checking the flight board over at Logan.
So far today they seen one hundred and twenty one
flights delay, thirty seven flights canceled. Yesterday there were about
four hundred and ninety delays there all right, Lobster bandits
are on the loose. A nearly four hundred thousand dollars
load of lobster was reportedly stolen just days before Christmas.
(01:26):
The lobsters were from a Taunton warehouse and en route
to Costco stores in Minnesota and Illinois. The shipment belonged
to an Indiana based freight brokerage. The CEO of the
company says the theft was not random. Criminals impersonated a
legitimate carrier using spoofed emails and burner phones. This is
(01:48):
all part of a growing national problem. According to the
Transportation Intermediaries Association, cargo theft and impersonation fraud rose sixty
five percent in six months, with annual losses reaching up
to thirty five billion dollars. A weekend stabbing in Cambridge
is under investigation.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
Please say they found a person with multiple stab wounds
on Church Street in Harvard Square shortly after nine am
on Saturday. The victim was taken to a local hospital
with serious injuries. Witnesses say the suspects fled the scene,
but police say they apprehended the suspect a short time
later with help from the MBTA Transit Police at the
Harvard t Stop. I'm a freedman, WBZ, Boston's news radio.
Speaker 2 (02:27):
And an investigation continues into a deadly accident in Wallpole.
And eighty three year old man was hit by an
suv at about one thirty yesterday afternoon as he crossed
crossed Washington Street. The vixtim victim transported to an area hospital,
where he was pronounced dead. No word on any charges
filed against the nineteen year old woman driver who remained
(02:50):
at the scene. Now the four DAWBZ at you weather forecast.
Speaker 6 (02:53):
What a weather advisor's in a fact for the city,
nearby suburbs and areas to the north of west this
evening end of tomorrow morning. Well, so I'm giving one
to clouds for the rest of today. The high thirty four,
and we'll see some freezing rain and drizzle later on
this evening end of the overnight, leading to some slippery
and dangerous travel and early low of twenty eight to
thirty two, and then tempterus will rise late tonight and
for tomorrow breezy and warmer periods of rain. We're up
(03:16):
near fifty. Then the colder air plunges in again tomorrow
night when he and cold. Tuesday, mostly cloudy, high twenty eight,
mostly cloudy, brisk, hand cold. Wednesday I thirty four, maybe
a little bit of snow in New Year's Day, the
high near thirty. I'm accurate with other mediceologist John Fierick
wb Z, Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
We have sixteen degrees right now in Pittsfield. It's seventeen
in Springfield, twenty nine in woocester twenty eight up in Nashwe,
New Hampshire, averaging about twenty seven on the north shore.
Twenty eight is the average on the south shore. Thirty
one looks like about average for the capin In the city.
Right now it's mostly sunny and twenty seven degrees. This
(03:56):
forecast brought to you by Minuteman Boatswagon of Bedford.
Speaker 5 (04:00):
You're an awesome new ride for zero down zero at signing.
Get to minute Man VW for the Volkswagen sign then
drive event no pressure sales, just cool vibes and deals
now through year end. They'll cover your first payment Miniman
VW thirty nine North Road in Bedford.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
Today is the day Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenski is set
to meet with President Trump in Florida to discuss a
twenty point plan to end the war with Russia.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
The two leaders are expected to explore whether a demilitarized
zone or a free economic area could be set up
in the Dombas region, meaning Russian and Ukrainian forces would
need to withdraw from land. The Kremlin wants Ukraine to
give up. The US has already indicated that it could
offer NATO like security guarantees as part of the agreement.
President Zelenski recently signaled for the first time that Ukraine
(04:47):
could give up its ambitions to join NATO, a key
Russian concern. He's also suggested that selections could be held
within a few months if the security of any vote
could be guaranteed.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
And that's a BBC's Shan Deliri. You are now in
the loop. For news updates throughout the day. Listen to
WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm Sherry Small,
WBZ Boston's news radio
This is WBZ, Boston's news radio. We defining local news.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Mostly sunny, twenty seven degrees in the city. It's eleven
o'clock on this Sunday, December twenty eighth. I'm Sherry Small.
Here's what's happening. The pressure is on it Logan where
it's the busiest day of the holiday season. Our WBCJ
Willlette is there.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
That's the airport.
Speaker 4 (00:28):
Earlier our flight was delayed, so we're just on top
of it. I guess here at Terminal A, it's plenty
of long bags filled with skis, sun hats for the
Caribbean and others carrying the gifts they received under their
arms heading home.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
So I feel like we have the appropriate amount of
time to deal with everything here.
Speaker 4 (00:43):
At the start of this holiday season, TSA predicted this
would be the busiest day for air travel, hands down.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
But yeah, there's a lot of people at the airport today.
Speaker 4 (00:50):
I don't know, just hope for the best. Delaysing cancelations
are rampant too, but they're not sweating it.
Speaker 3 (00:56):
We're heading to Atlanta, Georgia.
Speaker 5 (00:57):
I have low expectations.
Speaker 4 (00:59):
No not gets in Atlanta at Logan, jwill at WBZ
Boston's News radio.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
And right now checking the flight board over at Logan.
So far today they seen one hundred and twenty one
flights delay, thirty seven flights canceled. Yesterday there were about
four hundred and ninety delays there all right, Lobster bandits
are on the loose. A nearly four hundred thousand dollars
load of lobster was reportedly stolen just days before Christmas.
(01:26):
The lobsters were from a Taunton warehouse and en route
to Costco stores in Minnesota and Illinois. The shipment belonged
to an Indiana based freight brokerage. The CEO of the
company says the theft was not random. Criminals impersonated a
legitimate carrier using spoofed emails and burner phones. This is
(01:48):
all part of a growing national problem. According to the
Transportation Intermediaries Association, cargo theft and impersonation fraud rose sixty
five percent in six months, with annual losses reaching up
to thirty five billion dollars. A weekend stabbing in Cambridge
is under investigation.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
Please say they found a person with multiple stab wounds
on Church Street in Harvard Square shortly after nine am
on Saturday. The victim was taken to a local hospital
with serious injuries. Witnesses say the suspects fled the scene,
but police say they apprehended the suspect a short time
later with help from the MBTA Transit Police at the
Harvard t Stop. I'm a freedman, WBZ, Boston's news radio.
Speaker 2 (02:27):
And an investigation continues into a deadly accident in Wallpole.
And eighty three year old man was hit by an
suv at about one thirty yesterday afternoon as he crossed
crossed Washington Street. The vixtim victim transported to an area hospital,
where he was pronounced dead. No word on any charges
filed against the nineteen year old woman driver who remained
(02:50):
at the scene. Now the four DAWBZ at you weather forecast.
Speaker 6 (02:53):
What a weather advisor's in a fact for the city,
nearby suburbs and areas to the north of west this
evening end of tomorrow morning. Well, so I'm giving one
to clouds for the rest of today. The high thirty four,
and we'll see some freezing rain and drizzle later on
this evening end of the overnight, leading to some slippery
and dangerous travel and early low of twenty eight to
thirty two, and then tempterus will rise late tonight and
for tomorrow breezy and warmer periods of rain. We're up
(03:16):
near fifty. Then the colder air plunges in again tomorrow
night when he and cold. Tuesday, mostly cloudy, high twenty eight,
mostly cloudy, brisk, hand cold. Wednesday I thirty four, maybe
a little bit of snow in New Year's Day, the
high near thirty. I'm accurate with other mediceologist John Fierick
wb Z, Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
We have sixteen degrees right now in Pittsfield. It's seventeen
in Springfield, twenty nine in woocester twenty eight up in Nashwe,
New Hampshire, averaging about twenty seven on the north shore.
Twenty eight is the average on the south shore. Thirty
one looks like about average for the capin In the city.
Right now it's mostly sunny and twenty seven degrees. This
(03:56):
forecast brought to you by Minuteman Boatswagon of Bedford.
Speaker 5 (04:00):
You're an awesome new ride for zero down zero at signing.
Get to minute Man VW for the Volkswagen sign then
drive event no pressure sales, just cool vibes and deals
now through year end. They'll cover your first payment Miniman
VW thirty nine North Road in Bedford.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
Today is the day Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenski is set
to meet with President Trump in Florida to discuss a
twenty point plan to end the war with Russia.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
The two leaders are expected to explore whether a demilitarized
zone or a free economic area could be set up
in the Dombas region, meaning Russian and Ukrainian forces would
need to withdraw from land. The Kremlin wants Ukraine to
give up. The US has already indicated that it could
offer NATO like security guarantees as part of the agreement.
President Zelenski recently signaled for the first time that Ukraine
(04:47):
could give up its ambitions to join NATO, a key
Russian concern. He's also suggested that selections could be held
within a few months if the security of any vote
could be guaranteed.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
And that's a BBC's Shan Deliri. You are now in
the loop. For news updates throughout the day. Listen to
WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm Sherry Small,
WBZ Boston's news radio
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