December 27, 2024 • 7 mins
Cracking down on motorists in bus-only lanes, the latest on the plane crash in Kazakhstan and how long to keep the Christmas tree? Stay in “The Loop” from iHeartRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
This is WBZY, Boston's news radio, redefining local news.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Twenty six degrees.
Speaker 3 (00:13):
We've got clear skies in Boston, but man, we're feeling
like the teens at the moment on a frigid Friday
morning at six o'clock.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Thank you so much for joining us.
Speaker 3 (00:23):
This hour of news is brought to you by You're
New England Toyota Dialer, your hybrid all wheel drive headquarters.
I'm Jim McKay. It's Friday morning. Let's get to it.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Here's what's happening.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
Well, certainly, it is very chilly as we get out
the front door this morning. You're definitely gonna want to
bundle up because it's going to be cold over the
next few hours.
Speaker 4 (00:41):
Twenty of sunshine today with highs not far from forty.
A rainy weekend is on the way, and that is
wbz ACU weather meteorologist Joe Loundberg. Eventually we will get
that sunshine and things will feel a bit more comfortable.
The air is changing late tonight into tomorrow, and again
we're in the forties and fifties outside of a few
rain drops. It's a pretty warm weekend driving around to
England right now for a holiday return home conditions aren't
(01:04):
too bad, except from a little ice out there, because
it's certainly freezing elsewhere across the country, leaving town highly
problematic and could have an impact for those heading to
the skies.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
In this most wonderful time of the year. Sometimes all
you need to pack is a good attitude.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
Delays make great adventures.
Speaker 5 (01:21):
It's a little bit crowdy, but I'll.
Speaker 1 (01:23):
Get through it. Nationwide, the TSA expects to screen nearly
forty million passengers from December nineteenth through January two, a
six percent increase from a year ago. Complicating things Thursday,
punishing weather in certain parts of the country. Airports in
Dallas and Houston are seeing delays and cancelations as the
rain comes down. Bradley Blackburn, CBS News, New York.
Speaker 3 (01:45):
And so far only just a few delays going on
over at Logan and there's no cancelations.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
At six oh one.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
There's a move underway at this Statehouse to crack down
on drivers who stop, park or operate a motor vehicle
and design to bus lanes.
Speaker 6 (02:01):
Bus only lanes have sprouted up across Boston to speed
up travel time for commuters who ride t buses, but
passenger vehicles frustrate that goal when drivers operate cars and
SUVs in the bus only lanes, slowing the buses down. Now,
state lawmakers are considering legislations to install cameras on buses
(02:21):
to monitor traffic in the bus lanes and record the
registration numbers of offending vehicles. Police could then follow up
it issued tickets, finding drivers twenty five to one hundred
and twenty five dollars for bus lane violations. The bill
to install the cameras and impose the fines has passed
the Senate, and, with just days left in the legislative year,
(02:43):
could get a House vote at the State House. Mike
Maclin WBZ, Boston's news.
Speaker 3 (02:48):
Radio ads six out two From the Roads to the Rails,
Some service changes are coming next month for riders on
the MBTA weekend schedule. Shifts are planned on the Orange, Red,
and Silver lines in January, with additional changes posted for
the newberry Port, Rockport Inhaviral commuter rail lines. It's all
part of construction plans for the TEA and the new
year of More details can be found on the MBTA website.
Speaker 2 (03:11):
And also new reports.
Speaker 3 (03:13):
This morning, some aviation experts saying Russian air defense fire
was likely responsible for the crash of an Iserbaijani Airlines
flight that killed thirty eight people.
Speaker 7 (03:25):
I spoke with Andrew Nicholson, who runs Osprey, a company
that advises carriers flying in the region. He pointed to
images of the plane's wreckage that appear to show what
he says is damage consistent with surface to air fire.
Speaker 8 (03:37):
There are no stuffs or bumps or dents that would
also indicate you know, aft or birds hitting the aircraft fuselage,
and also the direction of the shrapnel which looks like
it's coming from below and towards the front.
Speaker 7 (03:50):
Kremlin saying it would be wrong to speculate before the
investigation is complete.
Speaker 3 (03:54):
ABC's and as de la Katerra reporting, Yeah, it is
certainly frozen and out there, very cold morning. As we're
getting started. We are mid twenties in Boston, but feeling
like the teens and single digits in and around town
and north and west of Boston. Especially for later on
this afternoon, we'll have highs climbing up into the mid
to upper thirties with a good deal of sunshine, and
(04:16):
then we're off into the forties and fifties. This weekend,
where it should be really just a warm trend here
all the way into the new year in the middle
of next week. It starts tomorrow, and we could see
some scattered showers both Saturday and Sunday. Some of that
in central and western mass by the way, could be
in the form of some scattered snow showers as well,
(04:36):
and may complicate things that are already frozen in the
western part of the state. Outside of that, though, we're
at a warming trend here for Greater Boston all the
way through the middle of next week. At the moment
right now in Boston twenty six degrees and we're certainly
feeling colder than that at six oh six. A new
report from the World Weather Attribution and Climate Central saying
human cause climate change added an average of forty one
(04:59):
days of dangerous heat this year.
Speaker 9 (05:01):
Twenty twenty four is expected to be the warmest on record,
which is why it should be no surprise that the
world experienced an average of forty one extra days of
dangerous heat last year, made worse due to human cause
climate change. Scientists say that climate change intensified twenty six
major global weather events that killed more than thirty seven
hundred people and displaced millions around the globe. They warned
(05:22):
that unless people speed up the transition away from fossil
fuels and provide finance to help adapt to climate change,
the dangers will only increase. Tracy Wolf CBS News New York.
Speaker 3 (05:31):
And at six oh seven, a scene that is becoming
disturbingly familiar on south shore beaches. Another whale washes ashore
this week. This time it was at Wrexham Beach in Marshfield,
as maritime officials were receiving calls from people walking the
beach when they discovered the small whale carcass. It was
just a few weeks ago two other whales had washed ashore,
(05:52):
one on a beach in Plymouth and the other on
the cape in Brewster. At six oh seven on WBZ
News Radio, oh a Christmas Miracle and Maine the Radio,
a businessman and former radio host in Bangor stepping up
to save a legendary radio station owned by Stephen King,
(06:16):
who sold off the stations recently and put them up
for auction, Classic rocker wk It was set to go
off the air before the holidays, but now it will
continue to rock thanks to generous fan to other stations
owned by King are set to shut down just before
the end of the year, and the annual debate is
heating up in living rooms across the Commonwealth.
Speaker 5 (06:38):
The presidents have been opened, the meal has been devoured,
but there's still a seven foot tree in my living room?
How long can I wait before taking it down? Once
we get close to New Year's everything comes down.
Speaker 2 (06:48):
Christmas is over, I feel like into the new year,
it's fine. A week at the most, a week at
the most a week in the moment. What about the
Twelve Days of Christmas? What about them?
Speaker 10 (06:57):
I'm Jewish, but for some people there is a religious
reason to leave it up, because the Twelve Days of
Christmas only starts on the twenty fifth, lasting all the
way until the Feast of Epiphany, which is well into January.
Speaker 5 (07:09):
That being said, other people leave the tree up just
to keep the good times rolling.
Speaker 8 (07:13):
I mean, Christmas is a special season, and like, you know,
just having that up there till like into the new year,
let's like continue the good vibes.
Speaker 5 (07:21):
So yeah, Jeremy Russ, WBZ Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2 (07:24):
You are now in the loop. For news updates throughout
the day.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio App. I'm
Jim McKay WBZ, Boston's news radio
This is WBZY, Boston's news radio, redefining local news.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Twenty six degrees.
Speaker 3 (00:13):
We've got clear skies in Boston, but man, we're feeling
like the teens at the moment on a frigid Friday
morning at six o'clock.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Thank you so much for joining us.
Speaker 3 (00:23):
This hour of news is brought to you by You're
New England Toyota Dialer, your hybrid all wheel drive headquarters.
I'm Jim McKay. It's Friday morning. Let's get to it.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Here's what's happening.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
Well, certainly, it is very chilly as we get out
the front door this morning. You're definitely gonna want to
bundle up because it's going to be cold over the
next few hours.
Speaker 4 (00:41):
Twenty of sunshine today with highs not far from forty.
A rainy weekend is on the way, and that is
wbz ACU weather meteorologist Joe Loundberg. Eventually we will get
that sunshine and things will feel a bit more comfortable.
The air is changing late tonight into tomorrow, and again
we're in the forties and fifties outside of a few
rain drops. It's a pretty warm weekend driving around to
England right now for a holiday return home conditions aren't
(01:04):
too bad, except from a little ice out there, because
it's certainly freezing elsewhere across the country, leaving town highly
problematic and could have an impact for those heading to
the skies.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
In this most wonderful time of the year. Sometimes all
you need to pack is a good attitude.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
Delays make great adventures.
Speaker 5 (01:21):
It's a little bit crowdy, but I'll.
Speaker 1 (01:23):
Get through it. Nationwide, the TSA expects to screen nearly
forty million passengers from December nineteenth through January two, a
six percent increase from a year ago. Complicating things Thursday,
punishing weather in certain parts of the country. Airports in
Dallas and Houston are seeing delays and cancelations as the
rain comes down. Bradley Blackburn, CBS News, New York.
Speaker 3 (01:45):
And so far only just a few delays going on
over at Logan and there's no cancelations.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
At six oh one.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
There's a move underway at this Statehouse to crack down
on drivers who stop, park or operate a motor vehicle
and design to bus lanes.
Speaker 6 (02:01):
Bus only lanes have sprouted up across Boston to speed
up travel time for commuters who ride t buses, but
passenger vehicles frustrate that goal when drivers operate cars and
SUVs in the bus only lanes, slowing the buses down. Now,
state lawmakers are considering legislations to install cameras on buses
(02:21):
to monitor traffic in the bus lanes and record the
registration numbers of offending vehicles. Police could then follow up
it issued tickets, finding drivers twenty five to one hundred
and twenty five dollars for bus lane violations. The bill
to install the cameras and impose the fines has passed
the Senate, and, with just days left in the legislative year,
(02:43):
could get a House vote at the State House. Mike
Maclin WBZ, Boston's news.
Speaker 3 (02:48):
Radio ads six out two From the Roads to the Rails,
Some service changes are coming next month for riders on
the MBTA weekend schedule. Shifts are planned on the Orange, Red,
and Silver lines in January, with additional changes posted for
the newberry Port, Rockport Inhaviral commuter rail lines. It's all
part of construction plans for the TEA and the new
year of More details can be found on the MBTA website.
Speaker 2 (03:11):
And also new reports.
Speaker 3 (03:13):
This morning, some aviation experts saying Russian air defense fire
was likely responsible for the crash of an Iserbaijani Airlines
flight that killed thirty eight people.
Speaker 7 (03:25):
I spoke with Andrew Nicholson, who runs Osprey, a company
that advises carriers flying in the region. He pointed to
images of the plane's wreckage that appear to show what
he says is damage consistent with surface to air fire.
Speaker 8 (03:37):
There are no stuffs or bumps or dents that would
also indicate you know, aft or birds hitting the aircraft fuselage,
and also the direction of the shrapnel which looks like
it's coming from below and towards the front.
Speaker 7 (03:50):
Kremlin saying it would be wrong to speculate before the
investigation is complete.
Speaker 3 (03:54):
ABC's and as de la Katerra reporting, Yeah, it is
certainly frozen and out there, very cold morning. As we're
getting started. We are mid twenties in Boston, but feeling
like the teens and single digits in and around town
and north and west of Boston. Especially for later on
this afternoon, we'll have highs climbing up into the mid
to upper thirties with a good deal of sunshine, and
(04:16):
then we're off into the forties and fifties. This weekend,
where it should be really just a warm trend here
all the way into the new year in the middle
of next week. It starts tomorrow, and we could see
some scattered showers both Saturday and Sunday. Some of that
in central and western mass by the way, could be
in the form of some scattered snow showers as well,
(04:36):
and may complicate things that are already frozen in the
western part of the state. Outside of that, though, we're
at a warming trend here for Greater Boston all the
way through the middle of next week. At the moment
right now in Boston twenty six degrees and we're certainly
feeling colder than that at six oh six. A new
report from the World Weather Attribution and Climate Central saying
human cause climate change added an average of forty one
(04:59):
days of dangerous heat this year.
Speaker 9 (05:01):
Twenty twenty four is expected to be the warmest on record,
which is why it should be no surprise that the
world experienced an average of forty one extra days of
dangerous heat last year, made worse due to human cause
climate change. Scientists say that climate change intensified twenty six
major global weather events that killed more than thirty seven
hundred people and displaced millions around the globe. They warned
(05:22):
that unless people speed up the transition away from fossil
fuels and provide finance to help adapt to climate change,
the dangers will only increase. Tracy Wolf CBS News New York.
Speaker 3 (05:31):
And at six oh seven, a scene that is becoming
disturbingly familiar on south shore beaches. Another whale washes ashore
this week. This time it was at Wrexham Beach in Marshfield,
as maritime officials were receiving calls from people walking the
beach when they discovered the small whale carcass. It was
just a few weeks ago two other whales had washed ashore,
(05:52):
one on a beach in Plymouth and the other on
the cape in Brewster. At six oh seven on WBZ
News Radio, oh a Christmas Miracle and Maine the Radio,
a businessman and former radio host in Bangor stepping up
to save a legendary radio station owned by Stephen King,
(06:16):
who sold off the stations recently and put them up
for auction, Classic rocker wk It was set to go
off the air before the holidays, but now it will
continue to rock thanks to generous fan to other stations
owned by King are set to shut down just before
the end of the year, and the annual debate is
heating up in living rooms across the Commonwealth.
Speaker 5 (06:38):
The presidents have been opened, the meal has been devoured,
but there's still a seven foot tree in my living room?
How long can I wait before taking it down? Once
we get close to New Year's everything comes down.
Speaker 2 (06:48):
Christmas is over, I feel like into the new year,
it's fine. A week at the most, a week at
the most a week in the moment. What about the
Twelve Days of Christmas? What about them?
Speaker 10 (06:57):
I'm Jewish, but for some people there is a religious
reason to leave it up, because the Twelve Days of
Christmas only starts on the twenty fifth, lasting all the
way until the Feast of Epiphany, which is well into January.
Speaker 5 (07:09):
That being said, other people leave the tree up just
to keep the good times rolling.
Speaker 8 (07:13):
I mean, Christmas is a special season, and like, you know,
just having that up there till like into the new year,
let's like continue the good vibes.
Speaker 5 (07:21):
So yeah, Jeremy Russ, WBZ Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2 (07:24):
You are now in the loop. For news updates throughout
the day.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio App. I'm
Jim McKay WBZ, Boston's news radio
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