December 30, 2025 • 6 mins
Visitors to a U.S. Military cemetery in the Netherlands are upset after the Trump Administration removed displays that recognized black troops. It's a milestone year for Boston's famed First Night celebration. 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 cloudy and twenty seven degrees with a real feel
of eight in Boston at eleven o'clock. Good morning, I'm
Kyle Bray. Thank you for joining us, and here's what's
happening far evaders beware. South Station's new fairgates are officially
being activated today. Wbz's James Rojas is on the platform
with more.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
The installation of forty new fairgates here at South Station
is complete, which means from now on passengers will need
to scan or tap their ticket to both enter and
exit the platform.
Speaker 4 (00:40):
Gonna be helpful for the people they won't get the ticket,
get into it, and they know where.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
They have to get off, and would be all to
Conductors will still be checking tickets. But some writers think
the gates will help them do their jobs better.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
They give them more time to take care of the
train than dealing with us, you know, so I think
it's faster for them and better for us.
Speaker 3 (01:02):
The NBTA and Kaleless say the gates will improve fair collection,
replace platform ticket checks, and create a more consistent fair
paying experience at South Station. James Rojas w b Z,
Boston snows Radio.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
The town of Merrimack, New Hampshire, was recently camped by
surprise after it was reported that it would be selected
by the Trump administration as a location for deportation processing.
A renovated industrial warehouse that's currently vacant would be used
to house and process up to fifteen hundred iced detainees.
Local lawmakers in the Granite State have been saying it's
(01:35):
a surprise to them and they were not made aware
of the plan. Democratic Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander echoed a similar
response and also released the statement condemning the plan, saying
she would work to put a stop to it. President
Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyaho did discuss
a way forward in the Middle East. CBS's Aaron Navarro
with more.
Speaker 5 (01:54):
President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah, who held talks
Monday at the President's Mar A Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
Well Natiyahu thanked President Trump for his support for Israel.
President Trump signaled that the Abraham Accords reached during his
first administration could widen. They'll be expanded.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
Countries were already talking about expanding it, and they'll be
expanded fairly quickly.
Speaker 5 (02:17):
The set of agreements established diplomatic relations between Israel and
several Arab nations, but Saudi Arabia remains a key holdout.
The second phase of the Gaza Seas Fire would also
require Hamas to hand over the remains of the final
Israeli hostage. Visitors to a US military cemetery in the
Netherlands are upset after the Trump administration remove displays that
(02:38):
recognized black troops.
Speaker 4 (02:40):
Visitors to the cemetery where eighty three hundred US troops
who helped liberate Europe from the Nazis or buried, have
filled the guest book with complaints. Dutch Senator Theo Bovin
says people in the Netherlands knew President Trump was ending
DEI policies.
Speaker 6 (02:53):
But never wethold that that could be also happening here
in the Netherlands.
Speaker 5 (02:57):
That's why everybody is very disappointed and sad about that.
Speaker 4 (03:01):
Boven's chairs the Black Liberators Foundation, which is looking for
a new location to honor the Black soldiers. Michael Wallace, CBS.
Speaker 2 (03:08):
News, it's time now for the four dawbz ACU weather forecast.
It's going to be very windy with times of sun
and clouds. Today there's a wind advisory in effect through
one of the morning. Tomorrow, we'll have high wind warnings
for northern Worcester and Middlesex counties. We could see some
gusts up to fifty miles per hour at times. We'll
have a high of twenty seven with real field tempts
(03:28):
in these single digits. Tonight it will stay windy, will
be partly cloudy early, then becoming mostly cloudy late. Will
have a low of twenty one and real fields near
zero at times. Tomorrow New Year's Eve will have clouds
breaking forth, some sun will be breezy. We'll have a
high of thirty one, and then as we get closer
to the clock striking midnight, it will be cloudy with
a period of snow. Later on. We'll have snow that
(03:49):
can accumulate a coding to an inch, with one to
three inches towards the Capan Islands. Just keep an eye
out for some slippery spots if you're betting on driving
home from any events. Tomorrow nights will have a low
of twenty four. Thursday, New Year's Day, the first day
of twenty twenty six, will be cloudy, giving way to
a little bit more of sunshine throughout the day. We'll
have a breeze and it will be a chilly start
(04:10):
to the year. While I'm a high of twenty nine,
times of sun and clowns on Friday, staying cold with
a high of twenty eight and looking ahead will have
more sun than clowns on Saturday, but highs still only
close to thirty. Right now in Boston it is mostly cloudy,
twenty seven degrees with a real feel of eight to
Milestone year four, Boston's famed First Night celebration. Wbz's Hyle
(04:30):
Shaffle has more. Consider it a warning from Boston may
Or Michelle Woo Bonda up. First Night Boston is going
to get chilly.
Speaker 7 (04:36):
There are places to duck into like the Library and
Copley Mall and other places nearby.
Speaker 1 (04:42):
The forecast is calling for tempts in the low twenties.
This is First Night's fiftieth year. It started on New
Year's Eve nineteen seventy six as a small arts festival.
Speaker 7 (04:50):
Some of the children who first saught back then have
now taken multiple generations of their family to experience this,
and you want to keep that going.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
Wow It's packed with live music to fireworks shows, ice skating,
and new this year, archery, Somewhat to the Mayor's chagrin.
Speaker 7 (05:06):
I don't know how Commissioner cock let that one, y,
but come on down.
Speaker 1 (05:10):
The festivities begin an earnest around two o'clock on Wednesdays,
spread around the city, with City Hall as a vocal port.
The mayor says that'll be good for local businesses. Officials
are asking people not to drive. All moods of the
tea will be free starting at eight pm Wednesday night.
Kyle Schaffel WBS Boston's news radio. Google is out with
its list of the top searches for this year.
Speaker 6 (05:29):
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was the highest trending search of
the year. He was shot and killed while speaking at
Utah Valley University in September. Meanwhile, the hit Netflix animated
movie K Pop Demon Hunters came in second, followed by
the hot collectible La Boom Boo Dolls in third. Other
hot search topics for twenty twenty five included the government
shutdown in tariffs. Google compiled the list from data between
(05:51):
January first and November twenty fifth. I'm Wurkneyfield.
Speaker 2 (05:54):
The last thing a ski area wants to say right
now is sorry the sharelifts are broken. But that's the
case for Black Mountain and Jackson, New Hampshire. After reporting
a record setting weekend on Saturday, they were telling potential
skiers and snowboarders this week to come back another time.
Because of component failures, their ski lifts broke down within
ninety minutes of each other. As a result, they're now
(06:16):
out of operation until further notice, the resort saying they're
hoping to provide an update at some point today. You
are now in the loop for news updates throughout the day.
Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm
Kyle Bray, WBZ, Boston's news radio
This is WBZ, Boston's news radio. We defining local news.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Mostly cloudy and twenty seven degrees with a real feel
of eight in Boston at eleven o'clock. Good morning, I'm
Kyle Bray. Thank you for joining us, and here's what's
happening far evaders beware. South Station's new fairgates are officially
being activated today. Wbz's James Rojas is on the platform
with more.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
The installation of forty new fairgates here at South Station
is complete, which means from now on passengers will need
to scan or tap their ticket to both enter and
exit the platform.
Speaker 4 (00:40):
Gonna be helpful for the people they won't get the ticket,
get into it, and they know where.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
They have to get off, and would be all to
Conductors will still be checking tickets. But some writers think
the gates will help them do their jobs better.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
They give them more time to take care of the
train than dealing with us, you know, so I think
it's faster for them and better for us.
Speaker 3 (01:02):
The NBTA and Kaleless say the gates will improve fair collection,
replace platform ticket checks, and create a more consistent fair
paying experience at South Station. James Rojas w b Z,
Boston snows Radio.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
The town of Merrimack, New Hampshire, was recently camped by
surprise after it was reported that it would be selected
by the Trump administration as a location for deportation processing.
A renovated industrial warehouse that's currently vacant would be used
to house and process up to fifteen hundred iced detainees.
Local lawmakers in the Granite State have been saying it's
(01:35):
a surprise to them and they were not made aware
of the plan. Democratic Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander echoed a similar
response and also released the statement condemning the plan, saying
she would work to put a stop to it. President
Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyaho did discuss
a way forward in the Middle East. CBS's Aaron Navarro
with more.
Speaker 5 (01:54):
President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah, who held talks
Monday at the President's Mar A Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
Well Natiyahu thanked President Trump for his support for Israel.
President Trump signaled that the Abraham Accords reached during his
first administration could widen. They'll be expanded.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
Countries were already talking about expanding it, and they'll be
expanded fairly quickly.
Speaker 5 (02:17):
The set of agreements established diplomatic relations between Israel and
several Arab nations, but Saudi Arabia remains a key holdout.
The second phase of the Gaza Seas Fire would also
require Hamas to hand over the remains of the final
Israeli hostage. Visitors to a US military cemetery in the
Netherlands are upset after the Trump administration remove displays that
(02:38):
recognized black troops.
Speaker 4 (02:40):
Visitors to the cemetery where eighty three hundred US troops
who helped liberate Europe from the Nazis or buried, have
filled the guest book with complaints. Dutch Senator Theo Bovin
says people in the Netherlands knew President Trump was ending
DEI policies.
Speaker 6 (02:53):
But never wethold that that could be also happening here
in the Netherlands.
Speaker 5 (02:57):
That's why everybody is very disappointed and sad about that.
Speaker 4 (03:01):
Boven's chairs the Black Liberators Foundation, which is looking for
a new location to honor the Black soldiers. Michael Wallace, CBS.
Speaker 2 (03:08):
News, it's time now for the four dawbz ACU weather forecast.
It's going to be very windy with times of sun
and clouds. Today there's a wind advisory in effect through
one of the morning. Tomorrow, we'll have high wind warnings
for northern Worcester and Middlesex counties. We could see some
gusts up to fifty miles per hour at times. We'll
have a high of twenty seven with real field tempts
(03:28):
in these single digits. Tonight it will stay windy, will
be partly cloudy early, then becoming mostly cloudy late. Will
have a low of twenty one and real fields near
zero at times. Tomorrow New Year's Eve will have clouds
breaking forth, some sun will be breezy. We'll have a
high of thirty one, and then as we get closer
to the clock striking midnight, it will be cloudy with
a period of snow. Later on. We'll have snow that
(03:49):
can accumulate a coding to an inch, with one to
three inches towards the Capan Islands. Just keep an eye
out for some slippery spots if you're betting on driving
home from any events. Tomorrow nights will have a low
of twenty four. Thursday, New Year's Day, the first day
of twenty twenty six, will be cloudy, giving way to
a little bit more of sunshine throughout the day. We'll
have a breeze and it will be a chilly start
(04:10):
to the year. While I'm a high of twenty nine,
times of sun and clowns on Friday, staying cold with
a high of twenty eight and looking ahead will have
more sun than clowns on Saturday, but highs still only
close to thirty. Right now in Boston it is mostly cloudy,
twenty seven degrees with a real feel of eight to
Milestone year four, Boston's famed First Night celebration. Wbz's Hyle
(04:30):
Shaffle has more. Consider it a warning from Boston may
Or Michelle Woo Bonda up. First Night Boston is going
to get chilly.
Speaker 7 (04:36):
There are places to duck into like the Library and
Copley Mall and other places nearby.
Speaker 1 (04:42):
The forecast is calling for tempts in the low twenties.
This is First Night's fiftieth year. It started on New
Year's Eve nineteen seventy six as a small arts festival.
Speaker 7 (04:50):
Some of the children who first saught back then have
now taken multiple generations of their family to experience this,
and you want to keep that going.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
Wow It's packed with live music to fireworks shows, ice skating,
and new this year, archery, Somewhat to the Mayor's chagrin.
Speaker 7 (05:06):
I don't know how Commissioner cock let that one, y,
but come on down.
Speaker 1 (05:10):
The festivities begin an earnest around two o'clock on Wednesdays,
spread around the city, with City Hall as a vocal port.
The mayor says that'll be good for local businesses. Officials
are asking people not to drive. All moods of the
tea will be free starting at eight pm Wednesday night.
Kyle Schaffel WBS Boston's news radio. Google is out with
its list of the top searches for this year.
Speaker 6 (05:29):
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was the highest trending search of
the year. He was shot and killed while speaking at
Utah Valley University in September. Meanwhile, the hit Netflix animated
movie K Pop Demon Hunters came in second, followed by
the hot collectible La Boom Boo Dolls in third. Other
hot search topics for twenty twenty five included the government
shutdown in tariffs. Google compiled the list from data between
(05:51):
January first and November twenty fifth. I'm Wurkneyfield.
Speaker 2 (05:54):
The last thing a ski area wants to say right
now is sorry the sharelifts are broken. But that's the
case for Black Mountain and Jackson, New Hampshire. After reporting
a record setting weekend on Saturday, they were telling potential
skiers and snowboarders this week to come back another time.
Because of component failures, their ski lifts broke down within
ninety minutes of each other. As a result, they're now
(06:16):
out of operation until further notice, the resort saying they're
hoping to provide an update at some point today. You
are now in the loop for news updates throughout the day.
Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm
Kyle Bray, WBZ, Boston's news radio
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