December 25, 2025 • 6 mins
A young woman was killed in a house fire in Needham yesterday. Pope Leo celebrates his first Christmas as Pontiff. Disney is celebrating a magical year at the box office. 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 (00:10):
Cloudy in thirty four degrees in Boston, it feels like
it's twenty three with a real field tamp. Hello and
thanks for being with us. Merry Christmas. I'm Sherry Small
and here's what's happening. At eleven o'clock, a young woman
was killed in a house fire in need Him on
Christmas Eve. CBS EUSt Boston's Logan Hall reports from.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
The sea massive flames engulfing a three story house and
neet them early Wednesday morning. Officials say one person, a
twenty one year old woman, died in the fire.
Speaker 4 (00:38):
It's a tough day for everybody, especially family.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Crews from multiple fire departments responded at around five am.
Speaker 5 (00:44):
Meet Him.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
Fire Chief Tom Conroy says there were three people inside
the home at the time of the fire. Two of
those people were able to escape uninjured.
Speaker 4 (00:52):
When they pulled up. It was just it was a heavy,
heavy fire, and like I said, they made an aggressive attack,
struck multiple alarms. We had city cities and towns from
at least seven departments here, so they made a very
valiant effort.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
Two other people escaped the blaze. A person who died
has not been publicly identified. Pope Leo, celebrating his first
Christmas is Pontiff, the American pope, residing over a Christmas
Day Mass at Saint Peter's Basilica today, the.
Speaker 6 (01:20):
Pope writing through Saint Peter Swuegg, reading a massive crowd,
young and old, then addressing the more than twenty six
thousand of the faithful from the balcony overlooking Saint Peter
Squag delivering the orbf orb blessing which means to the
city and the world in his gentle, steady way. The
Chicago native calling for peace and unity. Last night, celebrating
(01:41):
Christmas Eve Mass from the majestic Papal Chapel in Saint
Peter's Basilica.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
And that's ABC's Lamma Hassan reporting. Meanwhile, here at home,
a little more than one year into his term as
a spiritual leader of the Catholic Church in Boston, Archbishop
Richard Henning is celebrating Christmas.
Speaker 5 (01:57):
Auction's Archbishop says he's been particularly focused on the spiritual
needs of the immigrant community in the archdiocese, who have
told him they feel under attack by ice.
Speaker 3 (02:07):
I had a chance to visit with many of our
immigrant communities.
Speaker 4 (02:10):
It was just deeply moving to me, but also a
time for them of a great deal of fear and uncertainty.
Speaker 5 (02:16):
The archbishop says the Church stands ready to help the
immigrant community with both their spiritual and temporal needs into
a Chester Mike Macklin WBZ Boston's news Radio.
Speaker 2 (02:27):
Signs of progress. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky says he would
be willing to withdraw troops from the country's eastern industrial
heartland as part of a plan to end Russia's war
if Moscow also pulls back and the area becomes a
demilitarized zone monitored by international forces. Zelensky making the proposal
and conversations with reporters offering another potential compromise on control
(02:51):
of the dawn Bus region, which has been a major
sticking point in peace negotiations and now the fort a
WBZ achu weather forecast looking at highs of forty one today,
though temps will begin to fall through the day, clouds
breaking for some sunshine. It's breezy as well, and we're
dealing with that real field temps feeling like it's at
(03:12):
least ten degrees, are so cooler than what it actually
is mainly clear skies tonight and brace yourself. Is going
to be a cold one. We'll see lows ten to
fourteen degrees, real field temps dropping below zero at times.
Tomorrow Friday sun followed by increasing cloud is going to
be a cold one. I have just twenty three real fields,
(03:33):
no better than the teens. And then we have all
eyes on Friday night into Saturday, with a period of
snow arriving late in the night Friday into early Saturday.
Accumulations could be one to three inches. And this time
we're talking especially from Boston south and west, lesser amounts
north of the city. This time around, there could be
(03:55):
some travel disruptions into Saturday mornings, so factor that in
if is part of your commute, maybe on your way
home after the holiday. For the rest of Saturday, just
cloudy and breezy, high of a chilly twenty six, a
warm up just a bit on Sunday, a high of
thirty eight. Right now, it's cloudy and thirty four degrees
(04:15):
in Boston. All right, this has a Fourth of July feel,
but it's actually a Christmas Eve tradition in Boston.
Speaker 7 (04:23):
Right off the side of Charles Street and Beacon Hill.
You can find Jack celebrating the holidays with tongs in
one hand and a whole bunch of hot dogs in
the other.
Speaker 8 (04:31):
How much more fun than a grill in the snow
with you know, Christmas Carol's on.
Speaker 7 (04:36):
Jack Gernon owns Charles Street Supply and twenty five years
ago it was a slow day and the weather wasn't great,
so he decided to cook for his crew. Then this happened.
Speaker 8 (04:44):
This woman, a good customer of ours, full mink coat
head to toe, came by and said, oh, Jack, do
you mind if I have.
Speaker 9 (04:54):
A hot dog?
Speaker 1 (04:56):
And I said now please?
Speaker 8 (04:58):
As so people started lyne up. So ever since then,
I've been giving away hot dogs every Christmas.
Speaker 7 (05:04):
He took a couple of years off because of COVID
and this is his first year back. So how do
you prepare your hot dog? What do you like on
your hot dog?
Speaker 5 (05:12):
No?
Speaker 8 (05:12):
Ketchup, mustard, mustard and ralished.
Speaker 7 (05:18):
That's it, Beacon Hill. I'm a Friedman w b Z,
Boston's news radio.
Speaker 2 (05:23):
It's eleven ozho six. Actor Pat Finn, best known for
roles on The Middle Seinfeld and Friends, has died at
the age of sixty following a battle with cancer.
Speaker 3 (05:33):
Gee, Mike, sorry, I forgot to bring my dump truck
full of road salt.
Speaker 5 (05:37):
I'm sorry, I'm lashing out.
Speaker 4 (05:38):
I am so hungry.
Speaker 1 (05:40):
A representative confirmed who's passing in a statement on Wednesday.
Finn appeared on the ABC series The Middle and the
recurring role of Bill Norwood for twenty three episodes from
twenty eleven to twenty eighteen, The Illinois Navy. Have also
appeared on Murphy brown seinfilm, The Drew Carey Show, That
seventy Show, Curby Your Enthusiasm, and many more. He was
also known as Pat from Toyota's Cramp TV campaign. I'm
(06:02):
Mark Mayfield.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
Disney celebrating a magical year at the box office. Here's
Tammy Triheo without Reports Studios.
Speaker 9 (06:08):
Twenty twenty five global box office total has surpassed the
six billion dollar mark. It's the first time Disney's hit
that milestone since the COVID nineteen pandemic. Blockbuster films like
Lelo and Stitch, Zootopia two, Avatar, Fire, and Ash helped
Disney reach the six billion dollar total. Disney could be
in for another big year in twenty twenty six with
movies such as Avengers Doomsday Toy Story five and The
(06:31):
devilwares Prada two on its release schedule. I'm Tammy Trio.
Speaker 2 (06:36):
You are now in the loop for news updates throughout
the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeart
Radio app. I'm Sherry Small, WBZ Boston's news Radio
This is WBZ, Boston's news radio, redefining local news.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Cloudy in thirty four degrees in Boston, it feels like
it's twenty three with a real field tamp. Hello and
thanks for being with us. Merry Christmas. I'm Sherry Small
and here's what's happening. At eleven o'clock, a young woman
was killed in a house fire in need Him on
Christmas Eve. CBS EUSt Boston's Logan Hall reports from.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
The sea massive flames engulfing a three story house and
neet them early Wednesday morning. Officials say one person, a
twenty one year old woman, died in the fire.
Speaker 4 (00:38):
It's a tough day for everybody, especially family.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Crews from multiple fire departments responded at around five am.
Speaker 5 (00:44):
Meet Him.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
Fire Chief Tom Conroy says there were three people inside
the home at the time of the fire. Two of
those people were able to escape uninjured.
Speaker 4 (00:52):
When they pulled up. It was just it was a heavy,
heavy fire, and like I said, they made an aggressive attack,
struck multiple alarms. We had city cities and towns from
at least seven departments here, so they made a very
valiant effort.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
Two other people escaped the blaze. A person who died
has not been publicly identified. Pope Leo, celebrating his first
Christmas is Pontiff, the American pope, residing over a Christmas
Day Mass at Saint Peter's Basilica today, the.
Speaker 6 (01:20):
Pope writing through Saint Peter Swuegg, reading a massive crowd,
young and old, then addressing the more than twenty six
thousand of the faithful from the balcony overlooking Saint Peter
Squag delivering the orbf orb blessing which means to the
city and the world in his gentle, steady way. The
Chicago native calling for peace and unity. Last night, celebrating
(01:41):
Christmas Eve Mass from the majestic Papal Chapel in Saint
Peter's Basilica.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
And that's ABC's Lamma Hassan reporting. Meanwhile, here at home,
a little more than one year into his term as
a spiritual leader of the Catholic Church in Boston, Archbishop
Richard Henning is celebrating Christmas.
Speaker 5 (01:57):
Auction's Archbishop says he's been particularly focused on the spiritual
needs of the immigrant community in the archdiocese, who have
told him they feel under attack by ice.
Speaker 3 (02:07):
I had a chance to visit with many of our
immigrant communities.
Speaker 4 (02:10):
It was just deeply moving to me, but also a
time for them of a great deal of fear and uncertainty.
Speaker 5 (02:16):
The archbishop says the Church stands ready to help the
immigrant community with both their spiritual and temporal needs into
a Chester Mike Macklin WBZ Boston's news Radio.
Speaker 2 (02:27):
Signs of progress. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky says he would
be willing to withdraw troops from the country's eastern industrial
heartland as part of a plan to end Russia's war
if Moscow also pulls back and the area becomes a
demilitarized zone monitored by international forces. Zelensky making the proposal
and conversations with reporters offering another potential compromise on control
(02:51):
of the dawn Bus region, which has been a major
sticking point in peace negotiations and now the fort a
WBZ achu weather forecast looking at highs of forty one today,
though temps will begin to fall through the day, clouds
breaking for some sunshine. It's breezy as well, and we're
dealing with that real field temps feeling like it's at
(03:12):
least ten degrees, are so cooler than what it actually
is mainly clear skies tonight and brace yourself. Is going
to be a cold one. We'll see lows ten to
fourteen degrees, real field temps dropping below zero at times.
Tomorrow Friday sun followed by increasing cloud is going to
be a cold one. I have just twenty three real fields,
(03:33):
no better than the teens. And then we have all
eyes on Friday night into Saturday, with a period of
snow arriving late in the night Friday into early Saturday.
Accumulations could be one to three inches. And this time
we're talking especially from Boston south and west, lesser amounts
north of the city. This time around, there could be
(03:55):
some travel disruptions into Saturday mornings, so factor that in
if is part of your commute, maybe on your way
home after the holiday. For the rest of Saturday, just
cloudy and breezy, high of a chilly twenty six, a
warm up just a bit on Sunday, a high of
thirty eight. Right now, it's cloudy and thirty four degrees
(04:15):
in Boston. All right, this has a Fourth of July feel,
but it's actually a Christmas Eve tradition in Boston.
Speaker 7 (04:23):
Right off the side of Charles Street and Beacon Hill.
You can find Jack celebrating the holidays with tongs in
one hand and a whole bunch of hot dogs in
the other.
Speaker 8 (04:31):
How much more fun than a grill in the snow
with you know, Christmas Carol's on.
Speaker 7 (04:36):
Jack Gernon owns Charles Street Supply and twenty five years
ago it was a slow day and the weather wasn't great,
so he decided to cook for his crew. Then this happened.
Speaker 8 (04:44):
This woman, a good customer of ours, full mink coat
head to toe, came by and said, oh, Jack, do
you mind if I have.
Speaker 9 (04:54):
A hot dog?
Speaker 1 (04:56):
And I said now please?
Speaker 8 (04:58):
As so people started lyne up. So ever since then,
I've been giving away hot dogs every Christmas.
Speaker 7 (05:04):
He took a couple of years off because of COVID
and this is his first year back. So how do
you prepare your hot dog? What do you like on
your hot dog?
Speaker 5 (05:12):
No?
Speaker 8 (05:12):
Ketchup, mustard, mustard and ralished.
Speaker 7 (05:18):
That's it, Beacon Hill. I'm a Friedman w b Z,
Boston's news radio.
Speaker 2 (05:23):
It's eleven ozho six. Actor Pat Finn, best known for
roles on The Middle Seinfeld and Friends, has died at
the age of sixty following a battle with cancer.
Speaker 3 (05:33):
Gee, Mike, sorry, I forgot to bring my dump truck
full of road salt.
Speaker 5 (05:37):
I'm sorry, I'm lashing out.
Speaker 4 (05:38):
I am so hungry.
Speaker 1 (05:40):
A representative confirmed who's passing in a statement on Wednesday.
Finn appeared on the ABC series The Middle and the
recurring role of Bill Norwood for twenty three episodes from
twenty eleven to twenty eighteen, The Illinois Navy. Have also
appeared on Murphy brown seinfilm, The Drew Carey Show, That
seventy Show, Curby Your Enthusiasm, and many more. He was
also known as Pat from Toyota's Cramp TV campaign. I'm
(06:02):
Mark Mayfield.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
Disney celebrating a magical year at the box office. Here's
Tammy Triheo without Reports Studios.
Speaker 9 (06:08):
Twenty twenty five global box office total has surpassed the
six billion dollar mark. It's the first time Disney's hit
that milestone since the COVID nineteen pandemic. Blockbuster films like
Lelo and Stitch, Zootopia two, Avatar, Fire, and Ash helped
Disney reach the six billion dollar total. Disney could be
in for another big year in twenty twenty six with
movies such as Avengers Doomsday Toy Story five and The
(06:31):
devilwares Prada two on its release schedule. I'm Tammy Trio.
Speaker 2 (06:36):
You are now in the loop for news updates throughout
the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeart
Radio app. I'm Sherry Small, WBZ Boston's news Radio
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