October 21, 2025 • 6 mins
Attorney General Andrea Campbell announces her re-election campaign, a former mayor of Fall River is stabbed, and there's pushback on generational tobacco bans. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
This is WBZ, Boston's news radio re defining local.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
News at eleven o'clock in Boston. Is looking good out there,
mostly Sonny word fifty seven degrees. Good morning. I'm Nicole Davis,
and here's what's happening.
Speaker 1 (00:21):
It's official.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Attorney General Andrea Campbell says you will run for a
second term. Campbell making the announcement earlier today in a
new video touting her efforts to protect consumers in Massachusetts
and the fact that her office has been involved in
at least three dozen lawsuits against the Trump administration since
President Trump took office. As of now, she has no
challengers for her re election bid. She broke barriers back
(00:44):
in twenty twenty three, as she was the first black
woman in Massachusetts to serve as Attorney General at eleven
oh one. Today marks three weeks since the start of
the government shutdown, and there is still no sign of
budging on either side. Your CBS is Bradley Blackburn.
Speaker 3 (01:00):
Democrats are dug in with their demand to extend healthcare subsidies. Today,
Senate Republicans will have lunch with President Trump at the
White House, where smaller funding bills could be on the
table to pay some federal workers, like active duty military.
Speaker Mike Johnson says he'd bring the House back to
vote if it passes the Senate.
Speaker 4 (01:18):
Yes, I don't have any faith that they're going to
pass it, though. I think they're going to continue to
play games.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer calling the lunch today a
pep rally. While the messaging battle plays out on Capitol Hill,
federal workers across the country are set to miss another paycheck.
Vice President jd Vance is in Israel trying to shore
up the precarious ceasefire between Israel and Hamas at ceasefire
facing its toughest challenge yet when over the weekend violence
(01:42):
erupted in Gaza. Israel says Hamas killed two of its troops,
so it retaliated with air strikes that Hamma's health officials
say killed dozens. There's an ongoing power struggle over the region.
Here's ABC's Tom Sufi Burridge.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
On the grund at Gaza.
Speaker 5 (01:56):
It's not just Hamas and other Palestinian political pot these
like Fata in Gaza with her mass being the dominant force,
there are also clans, effectively very powerful families which have
had sway an influence in the Gaza Strip, but in
the sort of power vacuum in Gaza because of the war,
some of those families have been collaborating with the Israelis
(02:18):
and some of them have been armed by the Israeli government.
But Hamas is also trying to take retribution against them
and stamp its own authority on the ground to ensure
that it is the dominant force on the ground going forward.
Speaker 2 (02:30):
And the World Food Program now says it cannot get
enough food into the enclave because some of the crossings
are still closed. It's eleven oh two and the MBTA
says it wants to change up how it deals with
narcan in Red line stations. As part of a pilot program,
for the past year, free doses of narcan have been
available at five Red Line stations, but in a recent report,
(02:51):
the TEE told lawmakers none of those doses were used
in any of the stations being said. The report said
people did take doses from the cabinets, but all the
door says we're taken outside the stations for use elsewhere.
TEE says they would suggest another company or nonprofit takeover
handling the project, as right now they just don't have
the resources or personnel to keep it going well. After
(03:12):
yesterday's rain, it is really quite nice to see a
blue sky and really not much that we have to
worry about today for the forecast. Lots of sun, a
nice little breeze out there from the southwest, about ten
fifteen miles an hour, Temperatures in the fifties right now,
getting up to about the mid sixties for the high.
Then for tonight cloud's return with a couple of showers late.
We have a low in the mid fifties on the coast,
(03:34):
close to fifty if you're in the suburbs. Tomorrow we
could have a wet morning commute getting to work in school,
but after lunch that should all start to dry up.
Actually could maybe see some sun in the afternoon. We
have a high year sixty five again for Thursday, partly
sunny with a breeze, and a high year sixty more
of the same on Friday. Temperatures we're at fifty seven
in Touton, fifty six in Framingham fifty six as well
(03:58):
in Salem. In Boston at No. Five it is mostly
sunny and where at fifty eight. Some new pushback is
coming against those generational tobacco bans in some cities in
towns and Massachusetts. You'r wbz's James Rojas from Everett.
Speaker 1 (04:12):
A coalition of retailers, trade associations, and advocacy groups are
calling it a loophole the ability of cities and towns
to put in place their own generational sales ban on
tobacco products. For these guys a smoker and non smoker,
they're not the biggest fans.
Speaker 4 (04:26):
But you should have the freedom of buying whatever you
want to buy if you have the certain age.
Speaker 6 (04:30):
I know different cities like they go buy their own
light restriction and and stuff.
Speaker 1 (04:35):
But yeah, I don't think it's fight.
Speaker 5 (04:38):
I don't think it's fight.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
The coalition is supporting proposed laws that would establish a
consistent minimum age for purchasing adult use products, including alcohol, cannabis,
and gaming. Brookline led the way for other municipalities to
approve their own generational tobacco sales ban in Everett. James
Rojas WBZ Boston's News Radio at.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
Eleven oh six. Some updates for you this morning. As
we have learned, Fall River police have made an arrest
connected to the stabbing. A former mayor, Will Flanagan now
He is in the hospital with serious injuries after the
stabbing near his dispensary yesterday on Hartwell Street. Investigators say
they worked into the early hours of the morning to
track down a person of interest. That person's identity has
(05:20):
not been released, but again Fall River police so they
have made an arrest in the stabbing. A former Fall
River Mayor Will Flanagan and investigators in Florida are demanding
access to user data from that online game Roadblocks. Here's
ABC's Jim Ryan.
Speaker 4 (05:34):
Roblocks has been singled out as a tool used by
online predators to seek out young victims. Florida Attorney General
James Uthbayer is going beyond civil complaints. These criminal subpoenas
will enable us to gather more information for our prosecutors
about the criminal activity taking place on Roadblocks platform. Roblocks
has not responded publicly to those specific subpoenas, but on CBS,
(05:55):
Roadblocks Chief safety Officer Matt Kaufman says, we take.
Speaker 6 (05:58):
Every case of heart extremely seriously.
Speaker 4 (06:01):
Jim relyon ABC News and.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
New Data sheds light on just how much backlash Disney
and ABC faced for Jimmy Kimmel's comments on the death
of Charlie Kirk.
Speaker 6 (06:10):
Disney at ABC were flooded with protest messages, and we
don't know if Jimmy Kimmel's conciliatory remarks were enough to
win back people who felt alienated by the company.
Speaker 3 (06:19):
It was never my intention to make light of the
murder of a young man.
Speaker 6 (06:23):
But Affirm that tracks streaming services says the cancelation made
for Disney Plus and Hulu doubled after Kimmel's suspension. The
antenna analytics firm says that translates into some three million
Disney Plus subscribers and more than four million Hulu streamers,
and Kenna says some of that was countered by news
sign ups. Peter King CDs News.
Speaker 2 (06:45):
You are now in MALUK For news updates throughout the day,
listened to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm
Nicole Davis wb Z and Boston's News Radio
This is WBZ, Boston's news radio re defining local.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
News at eleven o'clock in Boston. Is looking good out there,
mostly Sonny word fifty seven degrees. Good morning. I'm Nicole Davis,
and here's what's happening.
Speaker 1 (00:21):
It's official.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Attorney General Andrea Campbell says you will run for a
second term. Campbell making the announcement earlier today in a
new video touting her efforts to protect consumers in Massachusetts
and the fact that her office has been involved in
at least three dozen lawsuits against the Trump administration since
President Trump took office. As of now, she has no
challengers for her re election bid. She broke barriers back
(00:44):
in twenty twenty three, as she was the first black
woman in Massachusetts to serve as Attorney General at eleven
oh one. Today marks three weeks since the start of
the government shutdown, and there is still no sign of
budging on either side. Your CBS is Bradley Blackburn.
Speaker 3 (01:00):
Democrats are dug in with their demand to extend healthcare subsidies. Today,
Senate Republicans will have lunch with President Trump at the
White House, where smaller funding bills could be on the
table to pay some federal workers, like active duty military.
Speaker Mike Johnson says he'd bring the House back to
vote if it passes the Senate.
Speaker 4 (01:18):
Yes, I don't have any faith that they're going to
pass it, though. I think they're going to continue to
play games.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer calling the lunch today a
pep rally. While the messaging battle plays out on Capitol Hill,
federal workers across the country are set to miss another paycheck.
Vice President jd Vance is in Israel trying to shore
up the precarious ceasefire between Israel and Hamas at ceasefire
facing its toughest challenge yet when over the weekend violence
(01:42):
erupted in Gaza. Israel says Hamas killed two of its troops,
so it retaliated with air strikes that Hamma's health officials
say killed dozens. There's an ongoing power struggle over the region.
Here's ABC's Tom Sufi Burridge.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
On the grund at Gaza.
Speaker 5 (01:56):
It's not just Hamas and other Palestinian political pot these
like Fata in Gaza with her mass being the dominant force,
there are also clans, effectively very powerful families which have
had sway an influence in the Gaza Strip, but in
the sort of power vacuum in Gaza because of the war,
some of those families have been collaborating with the Israelis
(02:18):
and some of them have been armed by the Israeli government.
But Hamas is also trying to take retribution against them
and stamp its own authority on the ground to ensure
that it is the dominant force on the ground going forward.
Speaker 2 (02:30):
And the World Food Program now says it cannot get
enough food into the enclave because some of the crossings
are still closed. It's eleven oh two and the MBTA
says it wants to change up how it deals with
narcan in Red line stations. As part of a pilot program,
for the past year, free doses of narcan have been
available at five Red Line stations, but in a recent report,
(02:51):
the TEE told lawmakers none of those doses were used
in any of the stations being said. The report said
people did take doses from the cabinets, but all the
door says we're taken outside the stations for use elsewhere.
TEE says they would suggest another company or nonprofit takeover
handling the project, as right now they just don't have
the resources or personnel to keep it going well. After
(03:12):
yesterday's rain, it is really quite nice to see a
blue sky and really not much that we have to
worry about today for the forecast. Lots of sun, a
nice little breeze out there from the southwest, about ten
fifteen miles an hour, Temperatures in the fifties right now,
getting up to about the mid sixties for the high.
Then for tonight cloud's return with a couple of showers late.
We have a low in the mid fifties on the coast,
(03:34):
close to fifty if you're in the suburbs. Tomorrow we
could have a wet morning commute getting to work in school,
but after lunch that should all start to dry up.
Actually could maybe see some sun in the afternoon. We
have a high year sixty five again for Thursday, partly
sunny with a breeze, and a high year sixty more
of the same on Friday. Temperatures we're at fifty seven
in Touton, fifty six in Framingham fifty six as well
(03:58):
in Salem. In Boston at No. Five it is mostly
sunny and where at fifty eight. Some new pushback is
coming against those generational tobacco bans in some cities in
towns and Massachusetts. You'r wbz's James Rojas from Everett.
Speaker 1 (04:12):
A coalition of retailers, trade associations, and advocacy groups are
calling it a loophole the ability of cities and towns
to put in place their own generational sales ban on
tobacco products. For these guys a smoker and non smoker,
they're not the biggest fans.
Speaker 4 (04:26):
But you should have the freedom of buying whatever you
want to buy if you have the certain age.
Speaker 6 (04:30):
I know different cities like they go buy their own
light restriction and and stuff.
Speaker 1 (04:35):
But yeah, I don't think it's fight.
Speaker 5 (04:38):
I don't think it's fight.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
The coalition is supporting proposed laws that would establish a
consistent minimum age for purchasing adult use products, including alcohol, cannabis,
and gaming. Brookline led the way for other municipalities to
approve their own generational tobacco sales ban in Everett. James
Rojas WBZ Boston's News Radio at.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
Eleven oh six. Some updates for you this morning. As
we have learned, Fall River police have made an arrest
connected to the stabbing. A former mayor, Will Flanagan now
He is in the hospital with serious injuries after the
stabbing near his dispensary yesterday on Hartwell Street. Investigators say
they worked into the early hours of the morning to
track down a person of interest. That person's identity has
(05:20):
not been released, but again Fall River police so they
have made an arrest in the stabbing. A former Fall
River Mayor Will Flanagan and investigators in Florida are demanding
access to user data from that online game Roadblocks. Here's
ABC's Jim Ryan.
Speaker 4 (05:34):
Roblocks has been singled out as a tool used by
online predators to seek out young victims. Florida Attorney General
James Uthbayer is going beyond civil complaints. These criminal subpoenas
will enable us to gather more information for our prosecutors
about the criminal activity taking place on Roadblocks platform. Roblocks
has not responded publicly to those specific subpoenas, but on CBS,
(05:55):
Roadblocks Chief safety Officer Matt Kaufman says, we take.
Speaker 6 (05:58):
Every case of heart extremely seriously.
Speaker 4 (06:01):
Jim relyon ABC News and.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
New Data sheds light on just how much backlash Disney
and ABC faced for Jimmy Kimmel's comments on the death
of Charlie Kirk.
Speaker 6 (06:10):
Disney at ABC were flooded with protest messages, and we
don't know if Jimmy Kimmel's conciliatory remarks were enough to
win back people who felt alienated by the company.
Speaker 3 (06:19):
It was never my intention to make light of the
murder of a young man.
Speaker 6 (06:23):
But Affirm that tracks streaming services says the cancelation made
for Disney Plus and Hulu doubled after Kimmel's suspension. The
antenna analytics firm says that translates into some three million
Disney Plus subscribers and more than four million Hulu streamers,
and Kenna says some of that was countered by news
sign ups. Peter King CDs News.
Speaker 2 (06:45):
You are now in MALUK For news updates throughout the day,
listened to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm
Nicole Davis wb Z and Boston's News Radio
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