December 1, 2025 • 7 mins
President Trump says he has his pick to lead the Fed, the Powerball keeps on skyrocketing, and it's Cyber Monday. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is WBZ, Boston's news radio, redefining local news. Good morning,
six o'clock. It's finally Monday, said no one ever after
this long holiday weekend, We're right back at it all
of a sudden, and it comes as a shock to
the system. It's pretty chilly here in Boston this morning,
(00:22):
with a sign of things to come. Under clear skies
thirty nine degrees. Welcome to Monday, and the News at
six is brought to you by your new England Toyota dealer,
your hybrid all wheel drive headquarters. Welcome aboard. I'm Jeff Brown,
and so we wait more soun than cloud. Breezy and
quite chilly, high forty two to forty six out is
WBZ Hocky weather meteorologist Joe Lundberg. Snow is about to
(00:44):
pounce tomorrow in the region. A winter storm watch has
been posted for later tomorrow. It is Cyber Monday, and
the expectations our record breaking lee Hi. Some predictions say
total online spending top fourteen billion dollars this Cyber Monday,
but not everyone rushing online to look for deals.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
I don't know, because the sales run, really, they run
all December. There's nothing magical about Black Friday or Monday
or Yeah, I mean there are you see them, you
see promotions for them, but I don't know, I don't
really get the sense I'm gonna I need to rush.
Speaker 3 (01:15):
Tom visiting Boston feels like he has plenty of time
and opportunities to find a good deal before Christmas, just
like Bianca and her family.
Speaker 4 (01:23):
Yeah, my parents are saying they feel like there's just
sales all year round.
Speaker 3 (01:26):
Meanwhile, this marks the twentieth official Cyber Monday, with the
term first being coined two decades ago in Dewey Square.
James Rojas WBZ, Boston's news radio, No.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
It's been months since anyone hit the power ball, and
the money might help you with your holiday shopping, So
why not you? And why not tonight? The jackpot is
tantalizingly close to three quarters of a billion dollars for
tonight's drawing. More modest sugar plums are dancing in our
heads at Mega Millions. After a recent near billion dollar hit,
the jackpod climbs again to ninety million. Tomorrow Night was
(02:01):
seventy years ago today that Southern civil rights activist Rosa
Parks became an icon when she refused to give up
her seat on a public bus to a white man.
The act of civil disobedience became a tipping point at
America's race relations, which led to the Montgomery bus boycott.
For more than a year, almost the entire black population
(02:21):
in Montgomery, Alabama, refused to take a public bus. The
US Supreme Courts ultimately struck down state law in Alabama
and Montgomery city ordinances to call bus segregation a violation
of the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution. Rosa Parks
was among the first to ride a public bus again
at the movies. This long holiday weekend.
Speaker 5 (02:44):
Never called money here at Utopia two brought in one
hundred and fifty six million dollars in the US and
Canada over the five day holiday weekend, and a whopping
five hundred and fifty six million around the world. That's
the fourth highest global opening of all times. Another family
film came in second.
Speaker 4 (03:02):
I'm Off to See the Wizardly Wicked for Good, ranging
up another ninety three million in five day sales. Domestically,
the heist drama sequel Now You See Me Now You
Don't came in third with seven million. Deborah Rodriguez CBS
News for the first time since Christmas Eve three years ago.
Monday Night Football comes calling at Gillat's.
Speaker 6 (03:21):
Well to be ready for anything that they could possibly do.
Speaker 1 (03:24):
The Patriots and coach Mike Rabol trying to make it
ten wins in a row tonight as they get primetime
with the Giants in Foxborough Sunday Night Football. The Broncos
need an overtime thriller to beat Washington and reclaim the
one seed in the AFC playoff race. We snap out
of the weekend, try to sweep away these cobwebs. Where
under clear skies as we get started on this Monday morning,
(03:47):
it is at Chili thirty nine here in Boston. We're
expecting temperatures only to be in the lower forties today
and we will see some sunshine mixing in with clouds.
If you go to the Patriots game tonight, it'll be
a cloudy sky that will eventually take over as temperatures
fall below freezing and in Foxboro will be in the
mid twenties by the time that game gets going overnight tonight.
(04:09):
But most of the inclement weather, in fact all of
it will hold off for the game tonight. It'll be
here sometime tomorrow morning during rush hour and we'll pick
up from there. A winter storm watch has been posted
for areas north and west of Boston for much of
the day tomorrow, and plowable snow is expected, especially well
north and west of the city. There's a fine line
that will get you anywhere between a foot of snow
(04:30):
up in the southern New Hampshire and Vermont regions to
sixty nine inches out beyond four ninety five and lower
totals the closer to Boston we go. We'll be watching
this storm system very closely. The WBZ Storm Center will
be up and operating all day throughout the duration of
the storm tomorrow. Right now, clear skies and thirty nine
in Boston six oh six on this Monday morning. Greater
(04:52):
Boston is wasting no time as winter's winding up. Meteorological
winter officially begins today, even though the winter solstice is
a three weeks away, Noah says. Boston and the rest
of southern New England can expect another warmer than average
season with plenty of rain. Northern New England may feature
more snow, and there are some experts who believe there
(05:12):
will be two sides of winter, with cold air in
the early stages with stormy weather that will include better
chances for snow in the second half of winter. If
winter's not your Jim, the light at the end of
the tunnel is that meteorological spring is three months from today.
Jay will Lett WBZ Boston's News Radio. I think I'm
already done with winter. Ironically enough, December second is typically
(05:34):
the sunniest day of the month. But of course this
winter storm will kick that sun to the curb this year.
And it's technically not even a winter yet. It is
still fall, but meteorological winter kicks in today. We'll get
to that later. With months to go still left in
his term, President Trump says he's already picked who will
succeed Jerome Powell as head of the FED, but he
(05:55):
will not tip his hand. Powell has faced nothing but
complaints from the President over what he said is an
over the top renovation project underway at Federal Reserve headquarters,
not to mention what he claims is a too slow
approach in lowering interest rates. The FED meets one more
time this month, with a muted expectation that rates will
come down a third consecutive time. Powell's term is up
(06:16):
in the spring and have ad it. President Trump says
he will release the results of a recent MRI scan
under pressure from former vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Governor
Tim Walls. The President tells NBC's Meet the Press that
he will meet who he calls the incompetent governor Walls,
and allow the public to see the results of what
he calls a perfect MRI, though he also admits he
(06:38):
has no idea what part of the body doctors were
looking at. Age matters parents have something else to keep
them up at night. WBC's Drew m'holland joins US Now
with details. Good Morning, Andrew, Morning Jeffrey.
Speaker 6 (06:50):
New research suggests that giving a tweet in a smartphone
at too young in age can be hazardous to a
young person's health. The study in Today's medical journal Pediatrics
shows giving a child access at the end age of
twelve or younger leads to more cases of depression, poor sleep,
and obesity when compared to a control crowd. Though there
were mains much debate over what's the proper age to
give someone a cell phone, Experts say adolescents spend less
(07:13):
time socializing, exercising, and sleeping with one.
Speaker 1 (07:16):
So my My question is how old do the kids
have to be to get off the family plan for
some time on it? Yes, I am. Oh my god,
no message received, man, and that just reminded me I've
gotta look into the family finances. I want to say, whoops.
(07:37):
Thank you, Andrew. 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 WBZ, Boston's news radio, redefining local news. Good morning,
six o'clock. It's finally Monday, said no one ever after
this long holiday weekend, We're right back at it all
of a sudden, and it comes as a shock to
the system. It's pretty chilly here in Boston this morning,
(00:22):
with a sign of things to come. Under clear skies
thirty nine degrees. Welcome to Monday, and the News at
six is brought to you by your new England Toyota dealer,
your hybrid all wheel drive headquarters. Welcome aboard. I'm Jeff Brown,
and so we wait more soun than cloud. Breezy and
quite chilly, high forty two to forty six out is
WBZ Hocky weather meteorologist Joe Lundberg. Snow is about to
(00:44):
pounce tomorrow in the region. A winter storm watch has
been posted for later tomorrow. It is Cyber Monday, and
the expectations our record breaking lee Hi. Some predictions say
total online spending top fourteen billion dollars this Cyber Monday,
but not everyone rushing online to look for deals.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
I don't know, because the sales run, really, they run
all December. There's nothing magical about Black Friday or Monday
or Yeah, I mean there are you see them, you
see promotions for them, but I don't know, I don't
really get the sense I'm gonna I need to rush.
Speaker 3 (01:15):
Tom visiting Boston feels like he has plenty of time
and opportunities to find a good deal before Christmas, just
like Bianca and her family.
Speaker 4 (01:23):
Yeah, my parents are saying they feel like there's just
sales all year round.
Speaker 3 (01:26):
Meanwhile, this marks the twentieth official Cyber Monday, with the
term first being coined two decades ago in Dewey Square.
James Rojas WBZ, Boston's news radio, No.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
It's been months since anyone hit the power ball, and
the money might help you with your holiday shopping, So
why not you? And why not tonight? The jackpot is
tantalizingly close to three quarters of a billion dollars for
tonight's drawing. More modest sugar plums are dancing in our
heads at Mega Millions. After a recent near billion dollar hit,
the jackpod climbs again to ninety million. Tomorrow Night was
(02:01):
seventy years ago today that Southern civil rights activist Rosa
Parks became an icon when she refused to give up
her seat on a public bus to a white man.
The act of civil disobedience became a tipping point at
America's race relations, which led to the Montgomery bus boycott.
For more than a year, almost the entire black population
(02:21):
in Montgomery, Alabama, refused to take a public bus. The
US Supreme Courts ultimately struck down state law in Alabama
and Montgomery city ordinances to call bus segregation a violation
of the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution. Rosa Parks
was among the first to ride a public bus again
at the movies. This long holiday weekend.
Speaker 5 (02:44):
Never called money here at Utopia two brought in one
hundred and fifty six million dollars in the US and
Canada over the five day holiday weekend, and a whopping
five hundred and fifty six million around the world. That's
the fourth highest global opening of all times. Another family
film came in second.
Speaker 4 (03:02):
I'm Off to See the Wizardly Wicked for Good, ranging
up another ninety three million in five day sales. Domestically,
the heist drama sequel Now You See Me Now You
Don't came in third with seven million. Deborah Rodriguez CBS
News for the first time since Christmas Eve three years ago.
Monday Night Football comes calling at Gillat's.
Speaker 6 (03:21):
Well to be ready for anything that they could possibly do.
Speaker 1 (03:24):
The Patriots and coach Mike Rabol trying to make it
ten wins in a row tonight as they get primetime
with the Giants in Foxborough Sunday Night Football. The Broncos
need an overtime thriller to beat Washington and reclaim the
one seed in the AFC playoff race. We snap out
of the weekend, try to sweep away these cobwebs. Where
under clear skies as we get started on this Monday morning,
(03:47):
it is at Chili thirty nine here in Boston. We're
expecting temperatures only to be in the lower forties today
and we will see some sunshine mixing in with clouds.
If you go to the Patriots game tonight, it'll be
a cloudy sky that will eventually take over as temperatures
fall below freezing and in Foxboro will be in the
mid twenties by the time that game gets going overnight tonight.
(04:09):
But most of the inclement weather, in fact all of
it will hold off for the game tonight. It'll be
here sometime tomorrow morning during rush hour and we'll pick
up from there. A winter storm watch has been posted
for areas north and west of Boston for much of
the day tomorrow, and plowable snow is expected, especially well
north and west of the city. There's a fine line
that will get you anywhere between a foot of snow
(04:30):
up in the southern New Hampshire and Vermont regions to
sixty nine inches out beyond four ninety five and lower
totals the closer to Boston we go. We'll be watching
this storm system very closely. The WBZ Storm Center will
be up and operating all day throughout the duration of
the storm tomorrow. Right now, clear skies and thirty nine
in Boston six oh six on this Monday morning. Greater
(04:52):
Boston is wasting no time as winter's winding up. Meteorological
winter officially begins today, even though the winter solstice is
a three weeks away, Noah says. Boston and the rest
of southern New England can expect another warmer than average
season with plenty of rain. Northern New England may feature
more snow, and there are some experts who believe there
(05:12):
will be two sides of winter, with cold air in
the early stages with stormy weather that will include better
chances for snow in the second half of winter. If
winter's not your Jim, the light at the end of
the tunnel is that meteorological spring is three months from today.
Jay will Lett WBZ Boston's News Radio. I think I'm
already done with winter. Ironically enough, December second is typically
(05:34):
the sunniest day of the month. But of course this
winter storm will kick that sun to the curb this year.
And it's technically not even a winter yet. It is
still fall, but meteorological winter kicks in today. We'll get
to that later. With months to go still left in
his term, President Trump says he's already picked who will
succeed Jerome Powell as head of the FED, but he
(05:55):
will not tip his hand. Powell has faced nothing but
complaints from the President over what he said is an
over the top renovation project underway at Federal Reserve headquarters,
not to mention what he claims is a too slow
approach in lowering interest rates. The FED meets one more
time this month, with a muted expectation that rates will
come down a third consecutive time. Powell's term is up
(06:16):
in the spring and have ad it. President Trump says
he will release the results of a recent MRI scan
under pressure from former vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Governor
Tim Walls. The President tells NBC's Meet the Press that
he will meet who he calls the incompetent governor Walls,
and allow the public to see the results of what
he calls a perfect MRI, though he also admits he
(06:38):
has no idea what part of the body doctors were
looking at. Age matters parents have something else to keep
them up at night. WBC's Drew m'holland joins US Now
with details. Good Morning, Andrew, Morning Jeffrey.
Speaker 6 (06:50):
New research suggests that giving a tweet in a smartphone
at too young in age can be hazardous to a
young person's health. The study in Today's medical journal Pediatrics
shows giving a child access at the end age of
twelve or younger leads to more cases of depression, poor sleep,
and obesity when compared to a control crowd. Though there
were mains much debate over what's the proper age to
give someone a cell phone, Experts say adolescents spend less
(07:13):
time socializing, exercising, and sleeping with one.
Speaker 1 (07:16):
So my My question is how old do the kids
have to be to get off the family plan for
some time on it? Yes, I am. Oh my god,
no message received, man, and that just reminded me I've
gotta look into the family finances. I want to say, whoops.
(07:37):
Thank you, Andrew. 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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