August 27, 2025 • 6 mins
At least 14 people have been shot in a mass shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, more than a dozen FEMA employees are put on leave, millions of Americans are getting ready to travel this labor day weekend. 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 (00:08):
Seventy one degrees in Boston. It's eleven o'clock on Wednesday morning.
Good to have you with us. I'm Nicole Davis. Here's
what's happening. We start in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where at least
fourteen people have been shot at a Catholic school. This
is a.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
Special report from ABC News. I'm Sherry Preston a large
police presence outside of Catholic school in Minneapolis where Governor
Tim Wall says there has been a mass shooting. Our
affiliate KSTP in Minneapolis saying it's happening an Annunciation school
and that this is the first week of school.
Speaker 4 (00:42):
So many young students out and about. Again, this is
an area where you see kids walking all of the
time back and forth between that coffee shop, some younger
kids there along that sidewalk nearby. This is unprecedented really
in terms of the past I would say decade of
what I've seen in this particular area, normally a quiet spot. Again, schools,
(01:07):
grocery stores, churches right in that area. And Governor Tim
Walls confirming now just moments ago.
Speaker 3 (01:14):
Wall's confirming that the state patrol is on the scene.
He adds he's praying for our kids and teachers whose
first week of school has been marred by this horrific
act of violence.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
This is ABC News, and like many Catholic schools, there
is a church right next door. Police in Minneapolis now
say the shooting happened inside the church while the students
were at mass. This is a developing situation, of course,
happening right now in Minnesota. Stay with WBZ for the
rest of the day. We'll get you more details as
they come. In meantime, days after his arraignment on federal
(01:43):
extortion charges, Suffolk County Sheriff Stephen Tompkins is stepping away,
at least for now. Governor Moore Aculey says he has
agreed to do this until the case against him is
resolved and the statement governor says the allegations are serious
and the people of Massachusetts need to be able to
trust in the integrity of the criminal justice system. A
lawyer for Tompkins maintains the sheriff is actually going on
(02:04):
medical leave, claiming he's dealing with a quote challenge resulting
from a serious medical issue. Special Sheriff Mark Lawhorn will
take over in the interim, and more than a dozen
FEMA employees have been put on leave after criticizing the
Trump administration in an open letter to Congress.
Speaker 5 (02:20):
About one hundred and eighty current and former staffers at
the Federal Emergency Management Agency signed an open letter Monday
announcing the agency's leadership and arguing that the current leaders
and experience could result in a major disaster. The Washington
Post says by Tuesday evening, FEMA had sent several employees
letters saying they were on an administrative leave, effective immediately.
A FEMA spokesperson calls that his center's quote bureaucrats who
(02:43):
presided over decades of inefficiency at the agency. I'm Tammy Truillo.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
And at Stay two of Michael Proctor's bid to try
to get his job back at the mass State Police.
The Civil Service Commission is hearing arguments for and against
Proctor returning to the force, who's fired for his conduct
as lead investigator in the care read case. There is
a chance you could see some showers out there again today.
We're watching some north and west of Boston. At this point.
(03:07):
It's going to be a pretty nice day, though for
the most part. Highs in the upper seventies, with a
couple again of spotty showers and storms throughout the evening,
but certainly not consistent for tonight, mostly clear, low near
fifty eight to sixty on the coast near fifty. If
you're inland, for tomorrow, mix of sun and clouds in
a high in the mid upper seventies, and then on Friday,
(03:28):
mix of sun and clouds to start. You can have
a couple of showers, maybe a thunderstorm, and a high
near seventy seventy two in randolpho at seventy two in Sudbury,
sixty nine in Lawrence, and in Boston. Right now at
eleven oh five, it's partly cloudy and seventy one. We
are learning a bit more now about possibly the most
high profile engagement of the year. Your CBS is Debor Rodriguez.
Speaker 6 (03:52):
It was the yes heard round the world. Fans read
you at the news. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelcey are
getting hitched. While we found out yesterday, the tight end's
dad is spilling the beans on when it actually happened.
Ed Kelsey reveals his son was going to pop the
question this week, but he says Swift was getting antsy,
(04:14):
so he moved it up and got down on one knee.
There could be significance in the date of the actual announcement.
It was thirteen days after Swift's appearance on the Kelsey
Brothers August thirteenth announcement. She's long said her lucky number
is thirteen. Deborah Rodriguez, CBS News.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
And tens of millions of people are now expected to
hit the roads for Labor Day that's coming up pretty soon.
Here's w bz's Drew moholland.
Speaker 7 (04:37):
Forty three point three million people are expected to travel
fifty miles or more of this Labor Day weekend, and
most of you will be grabbing the steering wheel ten
and two. Please, if you can make your escape tomorrow Thursday,
well that is fantastic, But most of you are probably Friday.
And the key here is, of course, in early start.
Maybe you just take the day off. I don't know
how you deal with that, but Laurie Grandy Traffic on
(04:58):
the threes says early as there's no doubt the way
to go when trying to beat the traffic.
Speaker 1 (05:02):
You're up, You're at them, You're excited about the day.
You use coffee time, you stop and get a biscuit.
Speaker 8 (05:07):
You know what I mean.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
It's wonderful, wonderful.
Speaker 7 (05:09):
Indeed, come Friday afternoon, not so wonderful. On the road's
very busy. Good news this year as gas prices have
remained relatively low. So there's that. Drew Mahall and WBZ,
Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
President Trump is still trying to fire Federal Reserve Governor
Lisa Cook. The Trump administration says she committed mortgage fraud,
but she denies any wrongdoing.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
It will now be up to a judge to determine
whether Trump's allegations merit. Cook's firing likely setting up another
test for the Supreme Court. Cook was appointed by former
President Biden and her term doesn't end until twenty thirty eight.
The Federal Reserve now reasserting its independence, stressing long tenures
and removal protections for its members are a vital safeguard
(05:50):
to protect the long term interests of the American people.
Speaker 2 (05:54):
ABC's Mary Bruce. The President also has called on FED
Chair Jerome Powell to resign over his moves on interest rates,
and a high ranking official at Social Security says the
DOGE team might have put your personal data at risk.
Speaker 8 (06:06):
The complaint comes from the Social Security Administration's Chief Data Officer,
Chuck Borg's claims through his attorneys that DOGE staffers may
have violated internal security protocols and federal privacy laws by
copying the entire Social Security database onto a cloud server
this past June. The complaint warns that bad actors could
gain access to the sensitive personal information of every American.
(06:28):
Borge's attorneys urge investigations by Congress and independent federal watchdogs.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
He ses Stephen portnoy as Social Security spokesman, telling The
New York Times the data is stored in a secure
environment that's walled off from the Internet, and he says
there's no word that it's been compromised. You are now
in the loop for news updates throughout the day. Listened
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 (00:08):
Seventy one degrees in Boston. It's eleven o'clock on Wednesday morning.
Good to have you with us. I'm Nicole Davis. Here's
what's happening. We start in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where at least
fourteen people have been shot at a Catholic school. This
is a.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
Special report from ABC News. I'm Sherry Preston a large
police presence outside of Catholic school in Minneapolis where Governor
Tim Wall says there has been a mass shooting. Our
affiliate KSTP in Minneapolis saying it's happening an Annunciation school
and that this is the first week of school.
Speaker 4 (00:42):
So many young students out and about. Again, this is
an area where you see kids walking all of the
time back and forth between that coffee shop, some younger
kids there along that sidewalk nearby. This is unprecedented really
in terms of the past I would say decade of
what I've seen in this particular area, normally a quiet spot. Again, schools,
(01:07):
grocery stores, churches right in that area. And Governor Tim
Walls confirming now just moments ago.
Speaker 3 (01:14):
Wall's confirming that the state patrol is on the scene.
He adds he's praying for our kids and teachers whose
first week of school has been marred by this horrific
act of violence.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
This is ABC News, and like many Catholic schools, there
is a church right next door. Police in Minneapolis now
say the shooting happened inside the church while the students
were at mass. This is a developing situation, of course,
happening right now in Minnesota. Stay with WBZ for the
rest of the day. We'll get you more details as
they come. In meantime, days after his arraignment on federal
(01:43):
extortion charges, Suffolk County Sheriff Stephen Tompkins is stepping away,
at least for now. Governor Moore Aculey says he has
agreed to do this until the case against him is
resolved and the statement governor says the allegations are serious
and the people of Massachusetts need to be able to
trust in the integrity of the criminal justice system. A
lawyer for Tompkins maintains the sheriff is actually going on
(02:04):
medical leave, claiming he's dealing with a quote challenge resulting
from a serious medical issue. Special Sheriff Mark Lawhorn will
take over in the interim, and more than a dozen
FEMA employees have been put on leave after criticizing the
Trump administration in an open letter to Congress.
Speaker 5 (02:20):
About one hundred and eighty current and former staffers at
the Federal Emergency Management Agency signed an open letter Monday
announcing the agency's leadership and arguing that the current leaders
and experience could result in a major disaster. The Washington
Post says by Tuesday evening, FEMA had sent several employees
letters saying they were on an administrative leave, effective immediately.
A FEMA spokesperson calls that his center's quote bureaucrats who
(02:43):
presided over decades of inefficiency at the agency. I'm Tammy Truillo.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
And at Stay two of Michael Proctor's bid to try
to get his job back at the mass State Police.
The Civil Service Commission is hearing arguments for and against
Proctor returning to the force, who's fired for his conduct
as lead investigator in the care read case. There is
a chance you could see some showers out there again today.
We're watching some north and west of Boston. At this point.
(03:07):
It's going to be a pretty nice day, though for
the most part. Highs in the upper seventies, with a
couple again of spotty showers and storms throughout the evening,
but certainly not consistent for tonight, mostly clear, low near
fifty eight to sixty on the coast near fifty. If
you're inland, for tomorrow, mix of sun and clouds in
a high in the mid upper seventies, and then on Friday,
(03:28):
mix of sun and clouds to start. You can have
a couple of showers, maybe a thunderstorm, and a high
near seventy seventy two in randolpho at seventy two in Sudbury,
sixty nine in Lawrence, and in Boston. Right now at
eleven oh five, it's partly cloudy and seventy one. We
are learning a bit more now about possibly the most
high profile engagement of the year. Your CBS is Debor Rodriguez.
Speaker 6 (03:52):
It was the yes heard round the world. Fans read
you at the news. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelcey are
getting hitched. While we found out yesterday, the tight end's
dad is spilling the beans on when it actually happened.
Ed Kelsey reveals his son was going to pop the
question this week, but he says Swift was getting antsy,
(04:14):
so he moved it up and got down on one knee.
There could be significance in the date of the actual announcement.
It was thirteen days after Swift's appearance on the Kelsey
Brothers August thirteenth announcement. She's long said her lucky number
is thirteen. Deborah Rodriguez, CBS News.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
And tens of millions of people are now expected to
hit the roads for Labor Day that's coming up pretty soon.
Here's w bz's Drew moholland.
Speaker 7 (04:37):
Forty three point three million people are expected to travel
fifty miles or more of this Labor Day weekend, and
most of you will be grabbing the steering wheel ten
and two. Please, if you can make your escape tomorrow Thursday,
well that is fantastic, But most of you are probably Friday.
And the key here is, of course, in early start.
Maybe you just take the day off. I don't know
how you deal with that, but Laurie Grandy Traffic on
(04:58):
the threes says early as there's no doubt the way
to go when trying to beat the traffic.
Speaker 1 (05:02):
You're up, You're at them, You're excited about the day.
You use coffee time, you stop and get a biscuit.
Speaker 8 (05:07):
You know what I mean.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
It's wonderful, wonderful.
Speaker 7 (05:09):
Indeed, come Friday afternoon, not so wonderful. On the road's
very busy. Good news this year as gas prices have
remained relatively low. So there's that. Drew Mahall and WBZ,
Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
President Trump is still trying to fire Federal Reserve Governor
Lisa Cook. The Trump administration says she committed mortgage fraud,
but she denies any wrongdoing.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
It will now be up to a judge to determine
whether Trump's allegations merit. Cook's firing likely setting up another
test for the Supreme Court. Cook was appointed by former
President Biden and her term doesn't end until twenty thirty eight.
The Federal Reserve now reasserting its independence, stressing long tenures
and removal protections for its members are a vital safeguard
(05:50):
to protect the long term interests of the American people.
Speaker 2 (05:54):
ABC's Mary Bruce. The President also has called on FED
Chair Jerome Powell to resign over his moves on interest rates,
and a high ranking official at Social Security says the
DOGE team might have put your personal data at risk.
Speaker 8 (06:06):
The complaint comes from the Social Security Administration's Chief Data Officer,
Chuck Borg's claims through his attorneys that DOGE staffers may
have violated internal security protocols and federal privacy laws by
copying the entire Social Security database onto a cloud server
this past June. The complaint warns that bad actors could
gain access to the sensitive personal information of every American.
(06:28):
Borge's attorneys urge investigations by Congress and independent federal watchdogs.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
He ses Stephen portnoy as Social Security spokesman, telling The
New York Times the data is stored in a secure
environment that's walled off from the Internet, and he says
there's no word that it's been compromised. You are now
in the loop for news updates throughout the day. Listened
to WBZ Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm Nicole Davis
WBZ and Boston's News Radio
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