October 17, 2025 • 6 mins
Senate facing another road block as the government shutdown enters day 17, spotted lantern flies are back, and a Swansea school worker is dead after an alleged attack by a student. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
This is WBZY, Boston's news radio, redefining local news. Good morning,
it's Friday, finally here in Boston. And get in here,
you little devil. Let's hug this out. You've been away
for too long, and here we go under clear skies
on this Friday morning. It is a chilly forty seven
(00:22):
degrees and still a bit breezy. The news at six
rot to us by your new England Toyota dealer, your
hybrid all wheel drive headquarters. Come on in. I'm Jeff Brown.
Gonna be a beautiful weekend, and just in time too,
because the sixtieth head of the Charles Regatta is about
to get underway.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Around four hundred thousand spectators are expected to cheer on
the roughly twelve thousand rowers during this three day events.
This year's regatta comes six decades after the inaugural races
back in nineteen sixty five. This year, spectators will not
only be able to watch rowers from a number of
bridges and locations, but also on an inboat camera livestream,
giving viewers the sights and sounds of what it's like
(01:01):
to be erasing three miles upstream. An updated regatta app
will also let spectators track boats on the water along
the Charles James Rojas WBZ, Boston's news radio.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
Bruins do put up a fight, but they come up
short in a loss in Vegas in the start of
a Western swing. The Bees will head to Colorado tomorrow night.
Dodgers are one win away from a return to the
World Series. Game four against the Brewers tonight, and the
Blue Jays even up the Mariners in the Alcs. Patriots
are getting ready for the Titans on Sunday, and keep
(01:33):
this in mind, Tennessee is so bad this year. Last week,
the Nashville Fox affiliate chose to show the Dallas Cowboys
game instead. It's day seventeen of the government shutdown. At
its crickets in Washington, Senators hit the road for the
weekend after failing to pass a Republican driven measure to
end the stoppage for a tenth time. Even President Trump
(01:55):
will get away to his Palm Beach, Florida retreat this weekend,
but not before he's expect to release a list of
democratic programs and policies right for the picking and destined
to be cut during this shutdown. Meantime, the President makes
another run at The New York Times. His lawyers renew
a fifteen billion dollar defamation case against the paper and
its reporters for trying to damage his reputation as a
(02:17):
businessman and derail his presidential campaign last year. The case
had been previously dismissed for being overly onerous and too
lengthy in nature. Well, blame a killer insect for ruining
your dinner date. Spotted lantern flies are drinking your wine ways, true,
Holland this here, I don't think we can make this up, though, drew.
Speaker 3 (02:41):
A lot of You don't need help ruining the dinner date. Okay.
They've been spotted in vineyards, apparently having acquired a taste
for the grapevines man the lanternfly, the spotted lantern fly amazing.
The insect is native to Asia, first reported in the
US about a decade ago, and has been rapidly expanding
its territory, laying waste to trees and gardens along the way.
(03:03):
If you see something, say something. They want you to
tell the experts if you see them out there, because
they need to take care of the problem. And you
know you don't want your dinner date rumined.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
And I think experts would tell you that you should
probably take care of the problem as well if you
come across a spotted lantern fly. Yes looks like another
beautiful morning in progress here in Boston. We've got forty
seven degrees and still a bit breezy, and because of
that breeze, it feels like we're in the upper thirties today.
So if get temperatures mainly in the forties today, there
are a couple of spots that are showing and waking
(03:33):
up in the thirties this morning. But it's going to
be a nice day. Slightly warmer than yesterday too, and decreasing,
diminishing winds along the way as well. Highs will be
in the lower sixties this afternoon, clear and continued cool overnight.
Tonight Lowe's back in the forties. Tomorrow is a beautiful
day again, high temperatures in the middle sixties. We could
approach seventy degrees on Sunday to help us wrap up
(03:55):
the weekend, but watch out on Monday. That's our next
best chance of seeing some shower moving into the area.
Right now, forty seven and mainly clear skies. A Massachusetts
teenager faces charges this morning after an attack on a
school employee in Swansea turns deadly. Officials at meadow Ridge Academy,
a boarding school for students with behavioral issues, say a
(04:15):
fourteen year old girl who tried to leave her dorm
room without permission attacked fifty three year old Amy Morrell
while a group of supervisors tried to restrain the teen,
and then she allegedly kicked her in the chest, and
despite attempts at CPR, Morell was pronounced dead. A short
time later. The teenager arraigned in Fall River Juvenile Court.
While an investigation continues, State officials are breathing new life
(04:39):
into a year long problem with a possible solution to
the absence of the MCAST exam as a requirement for
high school graduation. An educational panel will discuss a draft
recommendation today that would call for end of course exams
as a replacement to the standardized test rejected by Massachusetts
voters just a year ago. Supporters say this is designed
(04:59):
and ministered and scored by the schools. Critics say the
replacements would only create another high stress and high stakes test. Well,
time's up for former Boston City councilor Tanya Fernandez Anderson.
She is expected to report to federal prison today. The
forty six year old Fernandez Anderson ultimately pleaded guilty to
accepting a bribe from a family member on her payroll
(05:21):
in a city hall bathroom. She says she's disgusted and
can't forgive herself, but based on her plea deal, she
gets one month in prison, three years probation, and will
need to pay back some thirteen thousand dollars for the crime.
Say again, can aarrier? Your sneakers are too loud?
Speaker 4 (05:37):
Customers claim An's cloud tech, which stretches with each step,
is made with materials that rub together and cause a
noisy and embarrassing squeak when they walk, and the class
action lawsuit says On has refused to dole out compensation
for the trouble, forcing runners to fix it themselves with
significant do it yourself modifications. The sneaks are made with
(05:59):
hollow pods on the soul that stretch on impact to
make the landing more comfy. The little clouds then lock
to form a foundation for push off. No comment from On.
Deborah Rodriguez CBS New.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
You are now in the loop. For news updates throughout
the day, Listen to WBZ news Radio on the iHeartRadio app.
I'm Jeff Brown WBZ, Boston's news radio
This is WBZY, Boston's news radio, redefining local news. Good morning,
it's Friday, finally here in Boston. And get in here,
you little devil. Let's hug this out. You've been away
for too long, and here we go under clear skies
on this Friday morning. It is a chilly forty seven
(00:22):
degrees and still a bit breezy. The news at six
rot to us by your new England Toyota dealer, your
hybrid all wheel drive headquarters. Come on in. I'm Jeff Brown.
Gonna be a beautiful weekend, and just in time too,
because the sixtieth head of the Charles Regatta is about
to get underway.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Around four hundred thousand spectators are expected to cheer on
the roughly twelve thousand rowers during this three day events.
This year's regatta comes six decades after the inaugural races
back in nineteen sixty five. This year, spectators will not
only be able to watch rowers from a number of
bridges and locations, but also on an inboat camera livestream,
giving viewers the sights and sounds of what it's like
(01:01):
to be erasing three miles upstream. An updated regatta app
will also let spectators track boats on the water along
the Charles James Rojas WBZ, Boston's news radio.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
Bruins do put up a fight, but they come up
short in a loss in Vegas in the start of
a Western swing. The Bees will head to Colorado tomorrow night.
Dodgers are one win away from a return to the
World Series. Game four against the Brewers tonight, and the
Blue Jays even up the Mariners in the Alcs. Patriots
are getting ready for the Titans on Sunday, and keep
(01:33):
this in mind, Tennessee is so bad this year. Last week,
the Nashville Fox affiliate chose to show the Dallas Cowboys
game instead. It's day seventeen of the government shutdown. At
its crickets in Washington, Senators hit the road for the
weekend after failing to pass a Republican driven measure to
end the stoppage for a tenth time. Even President Trump
(01:55):
will get away to his Palm Beach, Florida retreat this weekend,
but not before he's expect to release a list of
democratic programs and policies right for the picking and destined
to be cut during this shutdown. Meantime, the President makes
another run at The New York Times. His lawyers renew
a fifteen billion dollar defamation case against the paper and
its reporters for trying to damage his reputation as a
(02:17):
businessman and derail his presidential campaign last year. The case
had been previously dismissed for being overly onerous and too
lengthy in nature. Well, blame a killer insect for ruining
your dinner date. Spotted lantern flies are drinking your wine ways, true,
Holland this here, I don't think we can make this up, though, drew.
Speaker 3 (02:41):
A lot of You don't need help ruining the dinner date. Okay.
They've been spotted in vineyards, apparently having acquired a taste
for the grapevines man the lanternfly, the spotted lantern fly amazing.
The insect is native to Asia, first reported in the
US about a decade ago, and has been rapidly expanding
its territory, laying waste to trees and gardens along the way.
(03:03):
If you see something, say something. They want you to
tell the experts if you see them out there, because
they need to take care of the problem. And you
know you don't want your dinner date rumined.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
And I think experts would tell you that you should
probably take care of the problem as well if you
come across a spotted lantern fly. Yes looks like another
beautiful morning in progress here in Boston. We've got forty
seven degrees and still a bit breezy, and because of
that breeze, it feels like we're in the upper thirties today.
So if get temperatures mainly in the forties today, there
are a couple of spots that are showing and waking
(03:33):
up in the thirties this morning. But it's going to
be a nice day. Slightly warmer than yesterday too, and decreasing,
diminishing winds along the way as well. Highs will be
in the lower sixties this afternoon, clear and continued cool overnight.
Tonight Lowe's back in the forties. Tomorrow is a beautiful
day again, high temperatures in the middle sixties. We could
approach seventy degrees on Sunday to help us wrap up
(03:55):
the weekend, but watch out on Monday. That's our next
best chance of seeing some shower moving into the area.
Right now, forty seven and mainly clear skies. A Massachusetts
teenager faces charges this morning after an attack on a
school employee in Swansea turns deadly. Officials at meadow Ridge Academy,
a boarding school for students with behavioral issues, say a
(04:15):
fourteen year old girl who tried to leave her dorm
room without permission attacked fifty three year old Amy Morrell
while a group of supervisors tried to restrain the teen,
and then she allegedly kicked her in the chest, and
despite attempts at CPR, Morell was pronounced dead. A short
time later. The teenager arraigned in Fall River Juvenile Court.
While an investigation continues, State officials are breathing new life
(04:39):
into a year long problem with a possible solution to
the absence of the MCAST exam as a requirement for
high school graduation. An educational panel will discuss a draft
recommendation today that would call for end of course exams
as a replacement to the standardized test rejected by Massachusetts
voters just a year ago. Supporters say this is designed
(04:59):
and ministered and scored by the schools. Critics say the
replacements would only create another high stress and high stakes test. Well,
time's up for former Boston City councilor Tanya Fernandez Anderson.
She is expected to report to federal prison today. The
forty six year old Fernandez Anderson ultimately pleaded guilty to
accepting a bribe from a family member on her payroll
(05:21):
in a city hall bathroom. She says she's disgusted and
can't forgive herself, but based on her plea deal, she
gets one month in prison, three years probation, and will
need to pay back some thirteen thousand dollars for the crime.
Say again, can aarrier? Your sneakers are too loud?
Speaker 4 (05:37):
Customers claim An's cloud tech, which stretches with each step,
is made with materials that rub together and cause a
noisy and embarrassing squeak when they walk, and the class
action lawsuit says On has refused to dole out compensation
for the trouble, forcing runners to fix it themselves with
significant do it yourself modifications. The sneaks are made with
(05:59):
hollow pods on the soul that stretch on impact to
make the landing more comfy. The little clouds then lock
to form a foundation for push off. No comment from On.
Deborah Rodriguez CBS New.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
You are now in the loop. For news updates throughout
the day, Listen to WBZ news Radio on the iHeartRadio app.
I'm Jeff Brown WBZ, Boston's news radio
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