October 14, 2025 • 6 mins
Thousands of federal workers have lost their jobs, new tariffs go into effect today, and how long do you wait to turn the heat on? 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):
Fifty four degrees in Boston. It is raining right now
and we've got a bit of fog out there in
the city as well. Full forecast coming up in about
three minutes. Good morning, I'm Nicole Davis. It's eleven o'clock
and here's what's happening. President Trump back in Washington after
yesterday's trip to Israel and Egypt celebrating the seatsfire between
Israel and Hamas. However, the deal is not completely done
(00:33):
just yet. One of the major factors is some of
the bodies of hostages who died in captivity have not
been returned as promised. ABC's Ian Pannell has more and
what could come next.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
Satellite images assessed by the UN showing eighty three percent
of structures in the strip are damaged. So much remains
to be done, not least how to end the famine here,
how to rebuild, and how to dismantle Hamas. It'll require
all of President Trump's efforts to make sure that this
ceasefire turns into a lasting piece.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
The future of a possible Palestinian state is also up
in the air. The Israeli government considers that to be
a red line. President Trump has not come out in
favor either of a two state solution. After months of speculation,
it's official. Main Governor Janet Mills says she is running
for Senate. The Democrat is trying to oust longtime Republican
Senator Susan Collins. Seventy seven year old Mills is term
(01:28):
limited as governor of Maine. If she is successful here,
she would become the oldest elected freshman senator in history.
It's going to be a busy primary, though, on the
Democratic side, as another name is already making waves, forty
one year old Graham Plattner, who's an oyster farmer and
veteran running on a more progressive tack. Collins is trying
to get back to the Senate for a sixth term.
Speaking of the Senate Capitol Hill now, in day fourteen
(01:51):
of the government shutdown, ABC's Rachel Scott says thousands of
federal workers have already lost their jobs.
Speaker 3 (01:57):
As the government shut down heads into its third week,
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson with a stark warning.
Speaker 4 (02:03):
We're bareling toward one of the longest shutdowns in American history.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
The longest shutdown was during the first Trump administration and
lasted thirty five days. The House Speaker said Democrats can
end the shutdown tomorrow, calling their hard line on extending
the Obamacare subsidies to keep healthcare costs for millions from
rising a boondoggle. The White House using the shutdown to
fire more than four thousand federal workers, including many inside
the Department of Education.
Speaker 2 (02:26):
Now, the Senate is back in session after the holiday today.
Later today, they're expected to vote for an eighth time
on a possible resolution. Neither party appears ready to budge
and at a lefno. Two Homeland Security officials claim the
thirteen year old boy from Everett who was detained last
week had a gun and knife on him at the time.
Assistant DHS Secretary Trisha McLaughlin says the boy has a
(02:48):
quote extensive rap sheet including assault and battery charges. The
boys a seventh grader at the Parlan School. He is
an immigrant from Brazil whose family is legally here seeking asylum.
The boy was toned last week is now in a
detention center in Virginia. Is Attorney Andrew Latarulo tells the
Globe the boys' constitutional rights are being violated and he
(03:09):
should have stayed in Massachusetts to be near his family.
It is a bit pesky out there weatherwise. We have
some fog and some showers sticking around eastern Massachusetts. If
you're in western massachusetts's just some clouds, though it's pretty
dry right now. The winds are dying down as well.
This storm will be spiraling its way out of our
neck of the woods in the coming hours, so again
(03:29):
later on today into tonight, things will start to dry out.
And again we needed the rain. I know, we don't
like to hear that, but we did need the rain,
probably not all of it at once, but you know what,
it's not a bad thing as we are still in
a drought. We've got temperatures in the fifties right now,
getting down tonight to about the mid upper forties if
you're inland, close to fifty if you're on the coast.
(03:50):
Partly sunny tomorrow, breezy, a high year sixty, mix of
sunning clouds on Thursday, and a high just fifty five.
Raining in Marshfield right now, wind gusting up to twenty
five miles an hour, very foggy as well. It's fifty
seven degrees on the Cape. Right now, it is raining
in Chatham and we're at fifty nine with some fog.
North of Boston light rain, and Beverly fifty two. West
(04:12):
of Boston cloudy, and Fitchburg fifty one. And in Boston
at eleven oh five lots of fog, light rain, and
fifty three. So the cooler weather is finally here. Don't
see any eighties on the forecast anytime soon. When do
you turn on the heat?
Speaker 5 (04:28):
I'm starting off with a simple enough question, are you
already cold?
Speaker 4 (04:32):
Yes? It is.
Speaker 2 (04:33):
Yes, I'm always freezing in my office.
Speaker 3 (04:35):
I would say so because I'm always constantly thinking about
how cold it is.
Speaker 5 (04:39):
I'm finding a lot of people are having a hard
time transitioning from our eighty degree weather a week ago
to our current predicament. Others, though, are always running hot.
No today I was burning up. If you've already turned
up your heat, don't feel guilty. If you're cold, you're cold.
But for those of us who hold off, we do
get some extra savings in the bank account because energy
bills are always through the roof, grabbing those blankets and
(05:01):
hoodies till maybe November before they touched that thermostat.
Speaker 4 (05:05):
I agree, I just want to bund a leaf for
the rest of us.
Speaker 5 (05:07):
It's time to turn up the heat and Quincy Center
Jim MCKAWVZ Boston's News.
Speaker 2 (05:13):
Radio at eleven oh six, We're watching developing news today
out of the Washington area of the Supreme Court, where
the High Court now says. Podcast host and conspiracy theorist
Alex Jones is still on the hook for a one
point four billion dollar penalty. Jones, you might remember, was
sued for defamation by families of the Sandy Hooks school
shooting after the After spending years insisting the massacre was
(05:36):
a hoax, a Connecticut judge found him liable ordered he
pay the massive fine. Jones still appeal to the High Court,
saying that the judge was wrong to issue that judgment
without a trial. The Justice is rejecting that appeal without
even asking the families of the Sandy hook victims to respond.
New tariffs from President Trump go into effect today, and
those tariffs could make your home building in renovation projects
(05:59):
a bit more expensive. That's because those tariffs are on lumber, furniture,
and other wood products. Here's ABC's Rebecca Jarvis.
Speaker 4 (06:05):
To build a house because of these tariffs. We've already
seen prices up about eight thousand dollars, and this additional
tariff taking effect adds one thousand dollars. If you're buying
on the higher end, that has a smaller impact, but
it also encourages some of these homebuilders. Instead of building
some of the less expensive homes, which are so desperately
needed first time home buyers really struggling with affordability right now,
(06:29):
it encourages building on the higher end, which doesn't necessarily
create the types of homes that we really need more
of in this country.
Speaker 2 (06:35):
And in response, the White House maintains the tariffs. We'll
protect against national security threats and help to strengthen manufacturing.
You are now in the leap. For news updates throughout
the day, Listen to WBZ 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):
Fifty four degrees in Boston. It is raining right now
and we've got a bit of fog out there in
the city as well. Full forecast coming up in about
three minutes. Good morning, I'm Nicole Davis. It's eleven o'clock
and here's what's happening. President Trump back in Washington after
yesterday's trip to Israel and Egypt celebrating the seatsfire between
Israel and Hamas. However, the deal is not completely done
(00:33):
just yet. One of the major factors is some of
the bodies of hostages who died in captivity have not
been returned as promised. ABC's Ian Pannell has more and
what could come next.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
Satellite images assessed by the UN showing eighty three percent
of structures in the strip are damaged. So much remains
to be done, not least how to end the famine here,
how to rebuild, and how to dismantle Hamas. It'll require
all of President Trump's efforts to make sure that this
ceasefire turns into a lasting piece.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
The future of a possible Palestinian state is also up
in the air. The Israeli government considers that to be
a red line. President Trump has not come out in
favor either of a two state solution. After months of speculation,
it's official. Main Governor Janet Mills says she is running
for Senate. The Democrat is trying to oust longtime Republican
Senator Susan Collins. Seventy seven year old Mills is term
(01:28):
limited as governor of Maine. If she is successful here,
she would become the oldest elected freshman senator in history.
It's going to be a busy primary, though, on the
Democratic side, as another name is already making waves, forty
one year old Graham Plattner, who's an oyster farmer and
veteran running on a more progressive tack. Collins is trying
to get back to the Senate for a sixth term.
Speaking of the Senate Capitol Hill now, in day fourteen
(01:51):
of the government shutdown, ABC's Rachel Scott says thousands of
federal workers have already lost their jobs.
Speaker 3 (01:57):
As the government shut down heads into its third week,
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson with a stark warning.
Speaker 4 (02:03):
We're bareling toward one of the longest shutdowns in American history.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
The longest shutdown was during the first Trump administration and
lasted thirty five days. The House Speaker said Democrats can
end the shutdown tomorrow, calling their hard line on extending
the Obamacare subsidies to keep healthcare costs for millions from
rising a boondoggle. The White House using the shutdown to
fire more than four thousand federal workers, including many inside
the Department of Education.
Speaker 2 (02:26):
Now, the Senate is back in session after the holiday today.
Later today, they're expected to vote for an eighth time
on a possible resolution. Neither party appears ready to budge
and at a lefno. Two Homeland Security officials claim the
thirteen year old boy from Everett who was detained last
week had a gun and knife on him at the time.
Assistant DHS Secretary Trisha McLaughlin says the boy has a
(02:48):
quote extensive rap sheet including assault and battery charges. The
boys a seventh grader at the Parlan School. He is
an immigrant from Brazil whose family is legally here seeking asylum.
The boy was toned last week is now in a
detention center in Virginia. Is Attorney Andrew Latarulo tells the
Globe the boys' constitutional rights are being violated and he
(03:09):
should have stayed in Massachusetts to be near his family.
It is a bit pesky out there weatherwise. We have
some fog and some showers sticking around eastern Massachusetts. If
you're in western massachusetts's just some clouds, though it's pretty
dry right now. The winds are dying down as well.
This storm will be spiraling its way out of our
neck of the woods in the coming hours, so again
(03:29):
later on today into tonight, things will start to dry out.
And again we needed the rain. I know, we don't
like to hear that, but we did need the rain,
probably not all of it at once, but you know what,
it's not a bad thing as we are still in
a drought. We've got temperatures in the fifties right now,
getting down tonight to about the mid upper forties if
you're inland, close to fifty if you're on the coast.
(03:50):
Partly sunny tomorrow, breezy, a high year sixty, mix of
sunning clouds on Thursday, and a high just fifty five.
Raining in Marshfield right now, wind gusting up to twenty
five miles an hour, very foggy as well. It's fifty
seven degrees on the Cape. Right now, it is raining
in Chatham and we're at fifty nine with some fog.
North of Boston light rain, and Beverly fifty two. West
(04:12):
of Boston cloudy, and Fitchburg fifty one. And in Boston
at eleven oh five lots of fog, light rain, and
fifty three. So the cooler weather is finally here. Don't
see any eighties on the forecast anytime soon. When do
you turn on the heat?
Speaker 5 (04:28):
I'm starting off with a simple enough question, are you
already cold?
Speaker 4 (04:32):
Yes? It is.
Speaker 2 (04:33):
Yes, I'm always freezing in my office.
Speaker 3 (04:35):
I would say so because I'm always constantly thinking about
how cold it is.
Speaker 5 (04:39):
I'm finding a lot of people are having a hard
time transitioning from our eighty degree weather a week ago
to our current predicament. Others, though, are always running hot.
No today I was burning up. If you've already turned
up your heat, don't feel guilty. If you're cold, you're cold.
But for those of us who hold off, we do
get some extra savings in the bank account because energy
bills are always through the roof, grabbing those blankets and
(05:01):
hoodies till maybe November before they touched that thermostat.
Speaker 4 (05:05):
I agree, I just want to bund a leaf for
the rest of us.
Speaker 5 (05:07):
It's time to turn up the heat and Quincy Center
Jim MCKAWVZ Boston's News.
Speaker 2 (05:13):
Radio at eleven oh six, We're watching developing news today
out of the Washington area of the Supreme Court, where
the High Court now says. Podcast host and conspiracy theorist
Alex Jones is still on the hook for a one
point four billion dollar penalty. Jones, you might remember, was
sued for defamation by families of the Sandy Hooks school
shooting after the After spending years insisting the massacre was
(05:36):
a hoax, a Connecticut judge found him liable ordered he
pay the massive fine. Jones still appeal to the High Court,
saying that the judge was wrong to issue that judgment
without a trial. The Justice is rejecting that appeal without
even asking the families of the Sandy hook victims to respond.
New tariffs from President Trump go into effect today, and
those tariffs could make your home building in renovation projects
(05:59):
a bit more expensive. That's because those tariffs are on lumber, furniture,
and other wood products. Here's ABC's Rebecca Jarvis.
Speaker 4 (06:05):
To build a house because of these tariffs. We've already
seen prices up about eight thousand dollars, and this additional
tariff taking effect adds one thousand dollars. If you're buying
on the higher end, that has a smaller impact, but
it also encourages some of these homebuilders. Instead of building
some of the less expensive homes, which are so desperately
needed first time home buyers really struggling with affordability right now,
(06:29):
it encourages building on the higher end, which doesn't necessarily
create the types of homes that we really need more
of in this country.
Speaker 2 (06:35):
And in response, the White House maintains the tariffs. We'll
protect against national security threats and help to strengthen manufacturing.
You are now in the leap. For news updates throughout
the day, Listen to WBZ Radio on the iHeartRadio app.
I'm Nicole Davis WBZ and Boston's News Radio.
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