November 26, 2025 • 6 mins
All aboard at South Station amid Thanksgiving travel rush, Ukraine and Russia close to reaching a peace plan, and massive recall on infant formula linked to botulism cases. 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 (00:09):
Fifty eight degrees at eleven o'clock. Good morning, I'm Nicole Davis.
Here is what's happening millions of people. Maybe you are
heading out to Thanksgiving destinations today, and the good news
there's a lot of good food on the other side
of that trip. It's well. The bad news is that
the worst travel period is underway right now, expected to
(00:30):
run through eight o'clock. And to avoid some of that chaos,
a lot of people are taking the train.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
For these Thanksgiving bound travelers, there was no way they
were going to spend their time stuck in traffic or
in TSA checkpoints.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
I mean, driving is kind of a mess. Getting through
New York City and then flying with security, it just
takes the same amount of time. It's easier used to
walk on the train and get down there. I would
not fly at all.
Speaker 3 (00:53):
The train has its perks like stretching your legs and
moving at your own pace.
Speaker 4 (00:57):
And I'll be able to watch my movies, so I'll
be able to sleep. So I'm gonna like work for
a few hours and then probably we'll sleep.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
But whether it's by plane, train or automobile. The goal
is to get to the dinner table safe and on time.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
I'm a dessert person, so yeah, the apple pie is
a big one for me.
Speaker 4 (01:13):
I'm going to go on mac and cheese.
Speaker 3 (01:15):
Yep, it's my favorite side At South Station James Rojas
WBZ Boston Snooze radio.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
Delays at Logan as well. About forty five flights have
been delayed so far. Thankfully, knock on wood if you
can find it. No flight's canceled so far, and of
course throughout the holiday weekend, we've got traffic and weather
together every ten minutes on the threes. No matter where
you are, you can find us streaming on the iHeartRadio app.
Speaker 5 (01:39):
Now.
Speaker 2 (01:39):
While Plymouth might be known as the site of the
First Thanksgiving, it's also where each year since nineteen seventy,
Native Americans come together to hold the National Day of Mourning. However,
the United American Indians of New England is suing Plymouth.
They say the town's new insurance stipulation is violating their
First Amendment right to free speech. Attorneys for the town
say they want the group to get insured before it
(02:00):
will give them a stage in permit, but the group
says this breach is an agreement that's been in place
since the late nineties, and the agreement exempts them from
permitting The town says that agreement says nothing about insurance
or a requirement for them to put up the stage.
United American Indians of New England says the court should
put a restraining order in place order the town to
put a stage up in the usual spot on Cole's
(02:21):
Hill and avoid further interruptions to the event. Ukraine and
Russia closer to reaching a peace plan.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
Envoy Steve Whitkoff will travel to the Kremlin after Ukraine
reportedly said it has reached a common understanding with the
Trump administration on the outline of a possible peace deal.
Intense negotiations have been underweighed this past week, as the
US says progress has been made to finally resolve the conflict.
Peace talks are happening even while both Russia and Ukraine
(02:50):
ramped up attacks using both drones and missiles.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
I'm Rory O'Neil, and we've learned a woman with family
connections to White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt was detained
by Ice in revs. Brunot. Caroline Ferrera who's from Brazil,
is the mother of Levitt's nephew. She was taken into
custody earlier this month. Online Security says she overstayed a
tourist visa which expired back in nineteen ninety nine. Go
(03:13):
fund me set up for Ferrara's family says she was
brought to the US as a child in nineteen ninety eight.
Levitt has reportedly not been in contact with Ferrera for years.
For the rest of the holiday week, we are looking
at very very quickly changing weather out there, namely for
the rest of the day. Today, it is gonna be
humid and warm, and we've got some showers and fog
(03:34):
over southeastern Massachusetts. Rest of US seeing a little bit
of sun peeking through from time to time, and we've
got temperatures getting up towards sixty today. But then for tomorrow,
we've got a couple of brief showers. Tonight Tomorrow for Thanksgiving,
we are looking good, breezy, sun in some clouds, and
a high in the upper forties. Then for Friday, Black
(03:54):
Friday shopping is gonna be a bit chilly, partly cloudy, windy,
with a high year forty. Saturday, mostly in breezy and
a high near forty for small business Saturday looking ahead,
turning cloudy on Sunday, with a bit of rain moving
in late and high in the mid forties. Fifty seven
degrees in Leminster right now fifty eight in Brockton, fifty
nine in Peabody. In Boston at eleven oh six, it
(04:16):
is partly cloudy and word fifty eight. A man in
North Adams is in custody accused of killing his parents
by setting their house on fire.
Speaker 5 (04:23):
According to Berkshire County officials, forty four year old Darius
Hazard assaulted his parents inside of the home on Francis Street,
then set the house on fire. The bodies of seventy
six year old Venture and eighty three year old Donald
Hazzard were found when first responders arrived at the scene.
Darius Hazard is charged with arson and murder. He'll be
arraigned on the murder charge later today. In the Springfield Buro,
(04:47):
John Bayback WBZ Boston's news radio.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
Nor Would police say several people are under arrest after
two young people were robbed at gunpoint earlier this week.
They say they were called to Woodbine Road Monday night.
They were told in bike, shoes and a jacket had
been stolen from the two young people by a big
group of people wearing ski masks. Officers called in the
swat team and tracked down one of the suspects to
a home on Walpole Street. I say a woman in
(05:12):
the home, Alexia Porter, allegedly lied telling police only her
son was in the house, but seven other people were
in there. They were all detained. Two of those young
people are facing charges, including armed robbery. Police say they
found thirty two grams of crack cocaine in the home,
so Porter is also facing charges for that and gun
charges as well. A massive recalls underway for any and
(05:34):
all by Heart infant formula products. They've been connected to
dozens of infant botulism cases. Rhode Island is one of
the states where this is happening. The company says it's
making changes to its policies.
Speaker 4 (05:44):
Infant formula maker by Heart has updated its refund policy
after revealing that all of its formula may have been
contaminated with the bacteria that causes botulism. The company says
it reached the conclusion after tests showed that five out
of thirty six samples from three product lots tested positive
for the bacteria. The recalled formula has been linked to
more than thirty cases of infant batulism in fifteen states.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
That is CBS's Jesse Mitchell and the wheels on the
buses keep on spinning. School bus drivers in Lemonster and
Fitchburg will not strike after an agreement was reached on
Tuesday yesterday between the drivers' union and busing contractor First Student.
A Telegram reports the disagreement between the two sides largely
stemmed over health insurance benefits, but again, school bus drivers
(06:29):
will be at work on Monday in Fitchburg and Lemonster.
You are now in Maloup. 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 (00:09):
Fifty eight degrees at eleven o'clock. Good morning, I'm Nicole Davis.
Here is what's happening millions of people. Maybe you are
heading out to Thanksgiving destinations today, and the good news
there's a lot of good food on the other side
of that trip. It's well. The bad news is that
the worst travel period is underway right now, expected to
(00:30):
run through eight o'clock. And to avoid some of that chaos,
a lot of people are taking the train.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
For these Thanksgiving bound travelers, there was no way they
were going to spend their time stuck in traffic or
in TSA checkpoints.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
I mean, driving is kind of a mess. Getting through
New York City and then flying with security, it just
takes the same amount of time. It's easier used to
walk on the train and get down there. I would
not fly at all.
Speaker 3 (00:53):
The train has its perks like stretching your legs and
moving at your own pace.
Speaker 4 (00:57):
And I'll be able to watch my movies, so I'll
be able to sleep. So I'm gonna like work for
a few hours and then probably we'll sleep.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
But whether it's by plane, train or automobile. The goal
is to get to the dinner table safe and on time.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
I'm a dessert person, so yeah, the apple pie is
a big one for me.
Speaker 4 (01:13):
I'm going to go on mac and cheese.
Speaker 3 (01:15):
Yep, it's my favorite side At South Station James Rojas
WBZ Boston Snooze radio.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
Delays at Logan as well. About forty five flights have
been delayed so far. Thankfully, knock on wood if you
can find it. No flight's canceled so far, and of
course throughout the holiday weekend, we've got traffic and weather
together every ten minutes on the threes. No matter where
you are, you can find us streaming on the iHeartRadio app.
Speaker 5 (01:39):
Now.
Speaker 2 (01:39):
While Plymouth might be known as the site of the
First Thanksgiving, it's also where each year since nineteen seventy,
Native Americans come together to hold the National Day of Mourning. However,
the United American Indians of New England is suing Plymouth.
They say the town's new insurance stipulation is violating their
First Amendment right to free speech. Attorneys for the town
say they want the group to get insured before it
(02:00):
will give them a stage in permit, but the group
says this breach is an agreement that's been in place
since the late nineties, and the agreement exempts them from
permitting The town says that agreement says nothing about insurance
or a requirement for them to put up the stage.
United American Indians of New England says the court should
put a restraining order in place order the town to
put a stage up in the usual spot on Cole's
(02:21):
Hill and avoid further interruptions to the event. Ukraine and
Russia closer to reaching a peace plan.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
Envoy Steve Whitkoff will travel to the Kremlin after Ukraine
reportedly said it has reached a common understanding with the
Trump administration on the outline of a possible peace deal.
Intense negotiations have been underweighed this past week, as the
US says progress has been made to finally resolve the conflict.
Peace talks are happening even while both Russia and Ukraine
(02:50):
ramped up attacks using both drones and missiles.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
I'm Rory O'Neil, and we've learned a woman with family
connections to White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt was detained
by Ice in revs. Brunot. Caroline Ferrera who's from Brazil,
is the mother of Levitt's nephew. She was taken into
custody earlier this month. Online Security says she overstayed a
tourist visa which expired back in nineteen ninety nine. Go
(03:13):
fund me set up for Ferrara's family says she was
brought to the US as a child in nineteen ninety eight.
Levitt has reportedly not been in contact with Ferrera for years.
For the rest of the holiday week, we are looking
at very very quickly changing weather out there, namely for
the rest of the day. Today, it is gonna be
humid and warm, and we've got some showers and fog
(03:34):
over southeastern Massachusetts. Rest of US seeing a little bit
of sun peeking through from time to time, and we've
got temperatures getting up towards sixty today. But then for tomorrow,
we've got a couple of brief showers. Tonight Tomorrow for Thanksgiving,
we are looking good, breezy, sun in some clouds, and
a high in the upper forties. Then for Friday, Black
(03:54):
Friday shopping is gonna be a bit chilly, partly cloudy, windy,
with a high year forty. Saturday, mostly in breezy and
a high near forty for small business Saturday looking ahead,
turning cloudy on Sunday, with a bit of rain moving
in late and high in the mid forties. Fifty seven
degrees in Leminster right now fifty eight in Brockton, fifty
nine in Peabody. In Boston at eleven oh six, it
(04:16):
is partly cloudy and word fifty eight. A man in
North Adams is in custody accused of killing his parents
by setting their house on fire.
Speaker 5 (04:23):
According to Berkshire County officials, forty four year old Darius
Hazard assaulted his parents inside of the home on Francis Street,
then set the house on fire. The bodies of seventy
six year old Venture and eighty three year old Donald
Hazzard were found when first responders arrived at the scene.
Darius Hazard is charged with arson and murder. He'll be
arraigned on the murder charge later today. In the Springfield Buro,
(04:47):
John Bayback WBZ Boston's news radio.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
Nor Would police say several people are under arrest after
two young people were robbed at gunpoint earlier this week.
They say they were called to Woodbine Road Monday night.
They were told in bike, shoes and a jacket had
been stolen from the two young people by a big
group of people wearing ski masks. Officers called in the
swat team and tracked down one of the suspects to
a home on Walpole Street. I say a woman in
(05:12):
the home, Alexia Porter, allegedly lied telling police only her
son was in the house, but seven other people were
in there. They were all detained. Two of those young
people are facing charges, including armed robbery. Police say they
found thirty two grams of crack cocaine in the home,
so Porter is also facing charges for that and gun
charges as well. A massive recalls underway for any and
(05:34):
all by Heart infant formula products. They've been connected to
dozens of infant botulism cases. Rhode Island is one of
the states where this is happening. The company says it's
making changes to its policies.
Speaker 4 (05:44):
Infant formula maker by Heart has updated its refund policy
after revealing that all of its formula may have been
contaminated with the bacteria that causes botulism. The company says
it reached the conclusion after tests showed that five out
of thirty six samples from three product lots tested positive
for the bacteria. The recalled formula has been linked to
more than thirty cases of infant batulism in fifteen states.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
That is CBS's Jesse Mitchell and the wheels on the
buses keep on spinning. School bus drivers in Lemonster and
Fitchburg will not strike after an agreement was reached on
Tuesday yesterday between the drivers' union and busing contractor First Student.
A Telegram reports the disagreement between the two sides largely
stemmed over health insurance benefits, but again, school bus drivers
(06:29):
will be at work on Monday in Fitchburg and Lemonster.
You are now in Maloup. 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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