September 3, 2025 • 6 mins
Victims of Maine's deadliest shooting sued the government, survivors of Jeffery Epstein spoke out publicly at the capital, and the low number license plate lottery drawing gets underway. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
This is WBT, Boston's news radio, redefining local news.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Sixty nine degrees and Sonny at eleven o'clock in Boston.
Good morning, I'm Kyle Bray. Here's what's happening. Happening right
now in Washington, DC, hundreds of people are gathered on
Capitol Hill demanding justice for the survivors of sex abuse
by Jeffrey Empstein and Galline Maxwell. Some of those survivors
(00:31):
are speaking out and sharing their stories for the first
time publicly. Here's Anushka to Georgio.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
The days of sweeping this under the rug are over.
We the survivors, say no more.
Speaker 4 (00:43):
I want to help create a.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
World where survivors of sexual abuse and abuse of power
can come forward safely, and I ask Congress to join
me in that effort.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Brad Edwards is a lawyer representing the survivors. He says
he's seen the files and you should too.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
While we have seen the documents, you have it and
when you see the documents, you're going to be appalled,
and the American people deserve to see everything.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
Some members of Congress are trying to force a vote
to release the Epstein files in what's called a discharge petition.
All Democrats have signed it, so have four Republicans. If
two more Republicans sign on, it will force a vote
despite any objections from the House Speaker. Survivors and relatives
of the victims of Maine's deadliest mass shooting are suing
the government and the military for negligence. The lawsuit argues
(01:29):
the government and military ignored clear warning signs about the
Lewiston gunman Army reservist Robert Card, saying they knew Card
was paranoid, delusional, and violent that the army failed at
every turn. Last year, a state commission found the Army,
Reserve and local police failed by letting Card keep his
arsenal of weapons, even though his family, friends, and colleagues
reported he was threatening to commit a mass shooting. Cards
(01:52):
shot and killed eighteen people at a bowling alley at
a bar in grill and Lewiston, Maine, back in October
of twenty twenty three, before taking his own life two
days later. Another legal hurdle for President Trump's immigration agenda,
a federal appeals court ruled the president cannot use an
eighteenth century wartime law to speed up the deportations of
alleged Venezuelan gang members. The president used the Alien Enemies
(02:15):
Act of seventeen ninety eight to deport people that he
said were part of the Trende Aragua gang to a
notorious prison in El Salvador. Panel says the gang is
not a legitimate target of the law that's only ever
been used three times in history, all during declared wars.
The case is likely bound for the Supreme Court. President
Trump says he's taking his tariff agenda before the nation's
(02:36):
highest court, and ABC's Mary Bruce reports.
Speaker 5 (02:39):
The President is saying that he is going to ask
the Supreme Court as soon as today to overturn a
federal appeals Court decision that found many of his punishing
tariffs were illegal, saying he's going to ask them for
an expedited ruling. Trump claims that the US economy will
suffer if he's not allowed to impose these tariffs and
wage his trade war, but the Federal Appeals Court found
(02:59):
that the president's greatly overstepped his authorities.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
This all centers around the tariffs President Trump imposed under
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The terriffs will remain
in place at least through October fourteenth, while the Trump
administration files its appeal. It's time now for the four
d a wbz ACU weather forecast. Today it's going to
be mostly sunny. We'll have a high in year seventy
five in Boston that'll be closer to eighty Inland. Tonight
(03:23):
will have patche clouds, low of fifty nine Downtown. It'll
be near fifty for most of the inland suburbs. Tomorrow,
more sun than clouds. It'll be breezy. We'll have a
high between seventy six and eighty that'll be in the
low seventies on the Kimpin Islands. Friday will have an
intervals of clowns and sun. Will be breezy, with a
shower in spots. High of eighty three mid to umper
seventies on the Campin Islands. Saturday will have clowns in
(03:45):
some sun and will be breezy with a shower too
Layton into the nine perhaps even a thunderstorm high of
eighty five, and looking ahead, we'll have clowns and showers
that may linger for time on the Campan Islands on Sunday.
Otherwise it will be cooler with lower humidity and highs
in the seventies. Right now in Boston, it is sunny
and sixty nine degrees. The powerball jackpot just keeps on
(04:07):
rising and now sets at a staggering one point three
billion dollars. Mark Mayfield has more.
Speaker 1 (04:13):
The last jackpot winner was on May thirty first, making
Wednesday Nights drawing one of the biggest in game history.
If you win, you can elect to receive annuity payments
that increase by five percent annually over thirty years, or
take a one time lump sum of five hundred and
eighty nine million dollars if you for taxes. The odds
of winning a staggering one in two hundred and ninety
two million. I'm Mark Mayfield.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
If you're looking to get a Low Number license plate,
today could be your lucky day. The Low Number Plate
Lottery drawing is this afternoon and one o'clock. More than
eighteen thousand residents applied for the lottery. There are only
two hundred and eighty two plates available, including some like
forty two, nineteen ninety seven, twelve K, and X eight.
Winners will be notified by mail if they win. The
(04:55):
lottery will also be live streamed by Mastot on vimeo.
President Trump confirms the US has carried out a strike
on a Venezuelan drug vessel. ABC's Lionel Moyes has more.
Speaker 4 (05:06):
He says the strike in International Waters killed eleven people
tied to the trend Air Ragua gang, which Trump claims
operates under Venezuela and President Nicholas Maduro.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
We have a lot of drugs pouring into our country,
coming in for a long time.
Speaker 4 (05:19):
Observers saying the move could be an attempt to undermine
Maduro's regime, hurting profits from the drug trade. Maduro has
threatened to respond to any military action with an armed fight.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has suggested more operations could
be in the works. A Houston man charged with shooting
and killing an eleven year old boy who was playing
Ding Dong ditch is sent to appear in court today.
CBS's news is Michael Wallace has more.
Speaker 6 (05:46):
Police Saint Julian Guzman and his cousin knocked on Gonzalo
Leon's door three times within fifteen minutes. After the third time,
Leon allegedly followed the boys down the street and fired
two shots.
Speaker 2 (05:56):
Once into the ground, and then drew down an and
shot the young man in the back.
Speaker 6 (06:01):
Of Irris County, DA Shawn Tier.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
No reasonable person would be in fear for their life.
Speaker 6 (06:06):
Police say Leone is an army veteran. They found twenty
guns and some smoke grenades in his home. Michael Wallace,
CBS News.
Speaker 2 (06:13):
You are now in the loop for news updates throughout
the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app.
I'm Kyle Bray, WBZ, Boston's news radio
This is WBT, Boston's news radio, redefining local news.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Sixty nine degrees and Sonny at eleven o'clock in Boston.
Good morning, I'm Kyle Bray. Here's what's happening. Happening right
now in Washington, DC, hundreds of people are gathered on
Capitol Hill demanding justice for the survivors of sex abuse
by Jeffrey Empstein and Galline Maxwell. Some of those survivors
(00:31):
are speaking out and sharing their stories for the first
time publicly. Here's Anushka to Georgio.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
The days of sweeping this under the rug are over.
We the survivors, say no more.
Speaker 4 (00:43):
I want to help create a.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
World where survivors of sexual abuse and abuse of power
can come forward safely, and I ask Congress to join
me in that effort.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Brad Edwards is a lawyer representing the survivors. He says
he's seen the files and you should too.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
While we have seen the documents, you have it and
when you see the documents, you're going to be appalled,
and the American people deserve to see everything.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
Some members of Congress are trying to force a vote
to release the Epstein files in what's called a discharge petition.
All Democrats have signed it, so have four Republicans. If
two more Republicans sign on, it will force a vote
despite any objections from the House Speaker. Survivors and relatives
of the victims of Maine's deadliest mass shooting are suing
the government and the military for negligence. The lawsuit argues
(01:29):
the government and military ignored clear warning signs about the
Lewiston gunman Army reservist Robert Card, saying they knew Card
was paranoid, delusional, and violent that the army failed at
every turn. Last year, a state commission found the Army,
Reserve and local police failed by letting Card keep his
arsenal of weapons, even though his family, friends, and colleagues
reported he was threatening to commit a mass shooting. Cards
(01:52):
shot and killed eighteen people at a bowling alley at
a bar in grill and Lewiston, Maine, back in October
of twenty twenty three, before taking his own life two
days later. Another legal hurdle for President Trump's immigration agenda,
a federal appeals court ruled the president cannot use an
eighteenth century wartime law to speed up the deportations of
alleged Venezuelan gang members. The president used the Alien Enemies
(02:15):
Act of seventeen ninety eight to deport people that he
said were part of the Trende Aragua gang to a
notorious prison in El Salvador. Panel says the gang is
not a legitimate target of the law that's only ever
been used three times in history, all during declared wars.
The case is likely bound for the Supreme Court. President
Trump says he's taking his tariff agenda before the nation's
(02:36):
highest court, and ABC's Mary Bruce reports.
Speaker 5 (02:39):
The President is saying that he is going to ask
the Supreme Court as soon as today to overturn a
federal appeals Court decision that found many of his punishing
tariffs were illegal, saying he's going to ask them for
an expedited ruling. Trump claims that the US economy will
suffer if he's not allowed to impose these tariffs and
wage his trade war, but the Federal Appeals Court found
(02:59):
that the president's greatly overstepped his authorities.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
This all centers around the tariffs President Trump imposed under
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The terriffs will remain
in place at least through October fourteenth, while the Trump
administration files its appeal. It's time now for the four
d a wbz ACU weather forecast. Today it's going to
be mostly sunny. We'll have a high in year seventy
five in Boston that'll be closer to eighty Inland. Tonight
(03:23):
will have patche clouds, low of fifty nine Downtown. It'll
be near fifty for most of the inland suburbs. Tomorrow,
more sun than clouds. It'll be breezy. We'll have a
high between seventy six and eighty that'll be in the
low seventies on the Kimpin Islands. Friday will have an
intervals of clowns and sun. Will be breezy, with a
shower in spots. High of eighty three mid to umper
seventies on the Campin Islands. Saturday will have clowns in
(03:45):
some sun and will be breezy with a shower too
Layton into the nine perhaps even a thunderstorm high of
eighty five, and looking ahead, we'll have clowns and showers
that may linger for time on the Campan Islands on Sunday.
Otherwise it will be cooler with lower humidity and highs
in the seventies. Right now in Boston, it is sunny
and sixty nine degrees. The powerball jackpot just keeps on
(04:07):
rising and now sets at a staggering one point three
billion dollars. Mark Mayfield has more.
Speaker 1 (04:13):
The last jackpot winner was on May thirty first, making
Wednesday Nights drawing one of the biggest in game history.
If you win, you can elect to receive annuity payments
that increase by five percent annually over thirty years, or
take a one time lump sum of five hundred and
eighty nine million dollars if you for taxes. The odds
of winning a staggering one in two hundred and ninety
two million. I'm Mark Mayfield.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
If you're looking to get a Low Number license plate,
today could be your lucky day. The Low Number Plate
Lottery drawing is this afternoon and one o'clock. More than
eighteen thousand residents applied for the lottery. There are only
two hundred and eighty two plates available, including some like
forty two, nineteen ninety seven, twelve K, and X eight.
Winners will be notified by mail if they win. The
(04:55):
lottery will also be live streamed by Mastot on vimeo.
President Trump confirms the US has carried out a strike
on a Venezuelan drug vessel. ABC's Lionel Moyes has more.
Speaker 4 (05:06):
He says the strike in International Waters killed eleven people
tied to the trend Air Ragua gang, which Trump claims
operates under Venezuela and President Nicholas Maduro.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
We have a lot of drugs pouring into our country,
coming in for a long time.
Speaker 4 (05:19):
Observers saying the move could be an attempt to undermine
Maduro's regime, hurting profits from the drug trade. Maduro has
threatened to respond to any military action with an armed fight.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has suggested more operations could
be in the works. A Houston man charged with shooting
and killing an eleven year old boy who was playing
Ding Dong ditch is sent to appear in court today.
CBS's news is Michael Wallace has more.
Speaker 6 (05:46):
Police Saint Julian Guzman and his cousin knocked on Gonzalo
Leon's door three times within fifteen minutes. After the third time,
Leon allegedly followed the boys down the street and fired
two shots.
Speaker 2 (05:56):
Once into the ground, and then drew down an and
shot the young man in the back.
Speaker 6 (06:01):
Of Irris County, DA Shawn Tier.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
No reasonable person would be in fear for their life.
Speaker 6 (06:06):
Police say Leone is an army veteran. They found twenty
guns and some smoke grenades in his home. Michael Wallace,
CBS News.
Speaker 2 (06:13):
You are now in the loop for news updates throughout
the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app.
I'm Kyle Bray, WBZ, Boston's news radio
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