October 22, 2025 • 6 mins
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley holds Senate floor for 16 hours and counting, Tania Fernandes Anderson serves sentence in Connecticut prison, and Girl Scouts in Roxbury celebrates STEM week. 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):
Sixty one degrees in Boston. We've got some showers moving
through the city at eleven o'clock. Good morning, I'm Nicole Davis.
Here is what's happening day twenty two of the government
shut down. Thousands of federal workers still going without pay.
Government funded programs like head Start are struggling to stay
afloat CBS, Jared Hill has more as.
Speaker 3 (00:28):
The government shutdown stretches into day twenty two. President Trump
holding the line after meeting with Congressional Republicans Tuesday.
Speaker 4 (00:36):
I'd love to meet with them.
Speaker 5 (00:37):
I just want them to open up the country.
Speaker 3 (00:39):
Congressional Democrats also aren't backing down on their demand that
Republicans negotiate on the rising cost of healthcare. Republicans may
not have time to fix people's healthcare, but apparently they
got plenty of time for a mini pep rally with
Donald Trump.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he and his colleagues
are trying to set up a meeting with the President
before mister Trump depart arts for his next overseas trip
in Asia. Now months after Senator Corey Booker spoke for
more than twenty five hours on the Senate floor. A
fellow Democrat is using a marathon speech as well to
protest the shutdown and the Trump administration.
Speaker 6 (01:12):
Shortly before six thirty Tuesday, Senator Jeff Merkley said he
was on the Senate floor to ring the alarm bells.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
President Trump is shredding our constitution.
Speaker 6 (01:21):
That was the theme of the Oregon Democrats all night remarks.
More than twelve hours later, he said the President's interference
in prosecutorial decisions.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
Contradicts everything our country has done in the post Watergate
era to protect against corruption of the justice system.
Speaker 2 (01:40):
Brian Clark ABC News the senators still going. His marathon
has lasted about sixteen and a half hours so far
at eleven oh two. President Trump is demanding the Justice
Department pay him two hundred and thirty million dollars in
taxpayer cash. He says this is to compensate for two
investigations launched against him years ago. Here's ABC's Olivia rubinrom.
Speaker 4 (01:59):
Previously filed two administrative claims seeking damages over the Russia
probe and claiming he was maliciously prosecuted in the document's
probe the President recently hinting at those complaints.
Speaker 7 (02:11):
I'm sort of suing myself.
Speaker 4 (02:12):
I don't know what how do you sell the lesser
and suggesting if I get money from ARCUT, they'll do
something nice with it, like give it to charity or
give it to the White House where we restore the
White House. That compensation, though, is typically covered by taxpayer.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
Some lawyers say the situation poses a unique ethical dilemma
as the claims were filed before mister Trump became president
for the second time, but now he's back in the
Oval office, which means he's essentially negotiating with his own subordinates.
And before we take a look at the forecast and traffic,
we have learned former Boston City councilor Tanya Fernandez Anderson
is serving her jail sentence in Connecticut. She is at
(02:51):
a low security prison in Danberry. It's a federal prison.
Fernandez Anderson was convicted on corruption charges earlier this year
for accepting thousands of in a kickback scheme. She was
sentenced to a month in prison and three years probation.
The Bureau of Prison says she reported to FCI dan
Berry earlier this month. She is set to be released
on November eleventh. We have had one of those days
(03:13):
out there where we had so much heavy rain. Driving
in this morning was like kind of piloting a boat
along the mass Pike. It was definitely very wet. Things
are starting to dry up now, which is certainly helping
the traffic lighten up a bit, but we do still
have some showers coming through from time to time. Temperatures
in the upper fifties, low sixties, and for the next
couple of hours we'll see these showers coming through before
(03:35):
we finally start to see the sun again this afternoon
for more than just a couple of minutes. Later on
tonight we'll really start to clear out. The breeze will
kick in. We have a low in the mid to
upper forties in Boston, upper thirties, low forties if you're inland,
and then a little bit warmer actually on the Capan
Islands in the low to mid fifties. Then for tomorrow,
mix of sun and clouds, breezy and a high year
(03:57):
sixty for your Friday, mix of sun and clouds, and
we've got a high in the mid to upper fifties.
Heavier rain coming again through Denvers right now, at fifty
five degrees west of Boston. Seeing some showers in Hudson
at fifty six south of Boston. We've got a bit
of a storm coming through Kingston right now along Route three,
it is sixty one. In Boston at eleven oh six,
(04:17):
we've got very light rain coming through the Hub and
it's sixty one degrees. Well, kids in Roxbury, you're getting
hands on building experience with the Girl Scouts to celebrate
STEM Week. Wbz's Kyle braytop by.
Speaker 5 (04:28):
You're at the Rafael Hernandez School in Roxbury. Dozens of
kids are hard at work assembling a brand new playground
for a fictional client in a plastic tube, string tape,
and more. It's all part of the celebrations for Massachusetts
Stem Week, when groups highlight different STEM opportunities for kids
around the state. Betsy Culkin is with the Girl Scouts
of Eastern Massachusetts. She says it's fun to see how
kids approach the project differently.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
Some were really invested in the planning phase and wanted
to get their plans and materials lists down and their
drawings perfect, and some were immediately like, give me the materials,
I want to start building.
Speaker 5 (05:00):
Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll was on hand to meet with kids.
She says it's important to foster a love for STEM
at a young age.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
They don't even think of it as STEM. They think
of it just using their hands to build and design
a playground.
Speaker 1 (05:10):
I think that's the best part about it, understanding how
these skills that they're developing really connect to what a
workforce might look like in a career.
Speaker 2 (05:17):
Going down, Going Forward.
Speaker 5 (05:18):
From Roxbury Kyle Ber AWBZ, Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
Three young people face serious charges after a shooting in
Norwood last month. Authorities say it happened on September ninth
on Irving Street. I say the victim was allegedly lured
to the spot thinking they were doing a marijuana deal,
but then the person was robbed at gunpoint and shot
in the torso. Two of the suspects are in custody,
one is on the run. They each face several charges,
(05:41):
including armed assault with intent to murder and small business
owners and a greater Boston city are bracing for a
huge bill. Here's wbz's Jim McKay.
Speaker 7 (05:49):
Commercial property owners in Cambridge will soon be facing a
higher tax bill in the coming year, and increase property
tax rate of twenty two percent. City council this week
voting on the large property tax rate boost. The reason well,
they say they need to increase it to help the
city cover it's nearly one billion dollar operating budget. Critics
say this will be punishing to small businesses and an
(06:10):
already tough economic climate, and it's not like residential property
owners are getting away unscathed. They will see a property
tax increase of five percent. Jim McKay WBZ, Boston's News Radio,
You are.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
Now in Mali. For news updates throughout the day, listen
to WBZ News 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):
Sixty one degrees in Boston. We've got some showers moving
through the city at eleven o'clock. Good morning, I'm Nicole Davis.
Here is what's happening day twenty two of the government
shut down. Thousands of federal workers still going without pay.
Government funded programs like head Start are struggling to stay
afloat CBS, Jared Hill has more as.
Speaker 3 (00:28):
The government shutdown stretches into day twenty two. President Trump
holding the line after meeting with Congressional Republicans Tuesday.
Speaker 4 (00:36):
I'd love to meet with them.
Speaker 5 (00:37):
I just want them to open up the country.
Speaker 3 (00:39):
Congressional Democrats also aren't backing down on their demand that
Republicans negotiate on the rising cost of healthcare. Republicans may
not have time to fix people's healthcare, but apparently they
got plenty of time for a mini pep rally with
Donald Trump.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he and his colleagues
are trying to set up a meeting with the President
before mister Trump depart arts for his next overseas trip
in Asia. Now months after Senator Corey Booker spoke for
more than twenty five hours on the Senate floor. A
fellow Democrat is using a marathon speech as well to
protest the shutdown and the Trump administration.
Speaker 6 (01:12):
Shortly before six thirty Tuesday, Senator Jeff Merkley said he
was on the Senate floor to ring the alarm bells.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
President Trump is shredding our constitution.
Speaker 6 (01:21):
That was the theme of the Oregon Democrats all night remarks.
More than twelve hours later, he said the President's interference
in prosecutorial decisions.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
Contradicts everything our country has done in the post Watergate
era to protect against corruption of the justice system.
Speaker 2 (01:40):
Brian Clark ABC News the senators still going. His marathon
has lasted about sixteen and a half hours so far
at eleven oh two. President Trump is demanding the Justice
Department pay him two hundred and thirty million dollars in
taxpayer cash. He says this is to compensate for two
investigations launched against him years ago. Here's ABC's Olivia rubinrom.
Speaker 4 (01:59):
Previously filed two administrative claims seeking damages over the Russia
probe and claiming he was maliciously prosecuted in the document's
probe the President recently hinting at those complaints.
Speaker 7 (02:11):
I'm sort of suing myself.
Speaker 4 (02:12):
I don't know what how do you sell the lesser
and suggesting if I get money from ARCUT, they'll do
something nice with it, like give it to charity or
give it to the White House where we restore the
White House. That compensation, though, is typically covered by taxpayer.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
Some lawyers say the situation poses a unique ethical dilemma
as the claims were filed before mister Trump became president
for the second time, but now he's back in the
Oval office, which means he's essentially negotiating with his own subordinates.
And before we take a look at the forecast and traffic,
we have learned former Boston City councilor Tanya Fernandez Anderson
is serving her jail sentence in Connecticut. She is at
(02:51):
a low security prison in Danberry. It's a federal prison.
Fernandez Anderson was convicted on corruption charges earlier this year
for accepting thousands of in a kickback scheme. She was
sentenced to a month in prison and three years probation.
The Bureau of Prison says she reported to FCI dan
Berry earlier this month. She is set to be released
on November eleventh. We have had one of those days
(03:13):
out there where we had so much heavy rain. Driving
in this morning was like kind of piloting a boat
along the mass Pike. It was definitely very wet. Things
are starting to dry up now, which is certainly helping
the traffic lighten up a bit, but we do still
have some showers coming through from time to time. Temperatures
in the upper fifties, low sixties, and for the next
couple of hours we'll see these showers coming through before
(03:35):
we finally start to see the sun again this afternoon
for more than just a couple of minutes. Later on
tonight we'll really start to clear out. The breeze will
kick in. We have a low in the mid to
upper forties in Boston, upper thirties, low forties if you're inland,
and then a little bit warmer actually on the Capan
Islands in the low to mid fifties. Then for tomorrow,
mix of sun and clouds, breezy and a high year
(03:57):
sixty for your Friday, mix of sun and clouds, and
we've got a high in the mid to upper fifties.
Heavier rain coming again through Denvers right now, at fifty
five degrees west of Boston. Seeing some showers in Hudson
at fifty six south of Boston. We've got a bit
of a storm coming through Kingston right now along Route three,
it is sixty one. In Boston at eleven oh six,
(04:17):
we've got very light rain coming through the Hub and
it's sixty one degrees. Well, kids in Roxbury, you're getting
hands on building experience with the Girl Scouts to celebrate
STEM Week. Wbz's Kyle braytop by.
Speaker 5 (04:28):
You're at the Rafael Hernandez School in Roxbury. Dozens of
kids are hard at work assembling a brand new playground
for a fictional client in a plastic tube, string tape,
and more. It's all part of the celebrations for Massachusetts
Stem Week, when groups highlight different STEM opportunities for kids
around the state. Betsy Culkin is with the Girl Scouts
of Eastern Massachusetts. She says it's fun to see how
kids approach the project differently.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
Some were really invested in the planning phase and wanted
to get their plans and materials lists down and their
drawings perfect, and some were immediately like, give me the materials,
I want to start building.
Speaker 5 (05:00):
Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll was on hand to meet with kids.
She says it's important to foster a love for STEM
at a young age.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
They don't even think of it as STEM. They think
of it just using their hands to build and design
a playground.
Speaker 1 (05:10):
I think that's the best part about it, understanding how
these skills that they're developing really connect to what a
workforce might look like in a career.
Speaker 2 (05:17):
Going down, Going Forward.
Speaker 5 (05:18):
From Roxbury Kyle Ber AWBZ, Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
Three young people face serious charges after a shooting in
Norwood last month. Authorities say it happened on September ninth
on Irving Street. I say the victim was allegedly lured
to the spot thinking they were doing a marijuana deal,
but then the person was robbed at gunpoint and shot
in the torso. Two of the suspects are in custody,
one is on the run. They each face several charges,
(05:41):
including armed assault with intent to murder and small business
owners and a greater Boston city are bracing for a
huge bill. Here's wbz's Jim McKay.
Speaker 7 (05:49):
Commercial property owners in Cambridge will soon be facing a
higher tax bill in the coming year, and increase property
tax rate of twenty two percent. City council this week
voting on the large property tax rate boost. The reason well,
they say they need to increase it to help the
city cover it's nearly one billion dollar operating budget. Critics
say this will be punishing to small businesses and an
(06:10):
already tough economic climate, and it's not like residential property
owners are getting away unscathed. They will see a property
tax increase of five percent. Jim McKay WBZ, Boston's News Radio,
You are.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
Now in Mali. For news updates throughout the day, listen
to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm Nicole Davis,
WBZ and Boston's News Radio
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