October 20, 2025 • 7 mins
Amazon Web Services has a major outage, there's a special train for leaf peeping, and the presssure is on for state education officials. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
This is WBZ, Boston's news radio.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
We defining local news.
Speaker 3 (00:10):
You know, I don't think I'm mentally prepared for this.
It is Monday, all of a sudden here in Boston,
and we're waking up under cloudy skies and some heavy
rain on the way. It is a very mild and
muggy sixty degrees as we get started at six o'clock.
The news is brought to us by your new England
Toyota dealer, your hybrid all wheel drive headquarters. Welcome aboard.
I'm Jeff Brown. Indeed, we're about to head south.
Speaker 4 (00:31):
We'll have periods of rain, and some of that rain
will be happy during the midday hours.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
As WBZ acky weather meteorologist Tether's are in the sixties today, sunshine,
and in the sixties tomorrow. First place Patriots. Doesn't that
sound nice? They make it four winds in a row.
It's the first time that's happened in six years. They
will host the Cleveland Browns on Sunday in Foxborough. Bruins
get swept out West. They fall to Utah or back
(00:56):
home tomorrow to host Brad Marshand and the Panthers and
the league Championship Series. Goes to Game seven tonight, as
the Blue Jays even up the Mariners to force a
winner take all in Toronto. New this morning from major
cloud computing outage Knox, Amazon Web Services for a loop
wbzas Drew mulholland is here with the details.
Speaker 5 (01:16):
Good morning and morning Jeffy had. Thousands of websites and
apps are affected. Trace to the AWS center in Virginia.
Amazon Web Services massive disruptions all over the world, affecting
service to many governments, universities, and global companies. AWS include
some of the planet's biggest businesses and organizations, and they
are working on it. Among those affected, users of the
AI platform Perplexity, Zoom and gaming platform roadblocks.
Speaker 3 (01:41):
Does it sound like a great way to start the week, yiks,
Very true, Thank you. Senators are trickling back into the
nation's capital this morning as the government shutdown begins day
number twenty, now the third longest in US history. Ten
times Senators have voted and failed to end the shutdown,
and as the impass is about to win its fourth week,
neither Republicans nor Democrats seem inclined to compromise. The focus
(02:06):
is on healthcare and Democrats' demands of an extension and
expansion of benefits. Final paychecks have already arrived for hundreds
of thousands of government employees, while others, like in the
US military, continue to be paid. Word of warning from
President Trump this weekend, the President says that if the U. S.
Supreme Court strikes down his ability to enforce global tariffs,
(02:27):
this nation will be in for a world of long
term hurt. The President tells Fox News that a ban
on his centerpiece economic policy would literally destroy the US
for years to come. The President insists he stopped eight
wars with his tariff strategy. The Supreme Court will hear
arguments on the future viability of tariffs coming up next month.
(02:48):
Early bird or night owl, the debate continues.
Speaker 4 (02:51):
South Street Diner is where you see an overlap of
two types of people, those who wake up early and
those who've been up all night long?
Speaker 3 (02:58):
So why are you and night owl?
Speaker 1 (02:59):
Are you? Tonight?
Speaker 2 (03:00):
My money?
Speaker 4 (03:02):
I like making money, So that's why I love this place,
South Street Dinner.
Speaker 6 (03:05):
I love it is just twenty four hours.
Speaker 4 (03:07):
I'm a twenty four hour type person. That's really what
it is.
Speaker 3 (03:09):
I'm making music.
Speaker 4 (03:10):
Terry fits perfectly with the results of some studies that
suggests night owls are creative and artistic. But then you
have guys like Seth who say it's all about being
the early bird who gets the worm.
Speaker 6 (03:20):
You're a week before, like the rest of the population is.
That's always nice.
Speaker 4 (03:23):
And then there's something special.
Speaker 5 (03:24):
About the mornings for sure.
Speaker 4 (03:26):
Now there are countless studies that say which is better
being a night owl versus an early riser, But at
the end of the day they usually suggest just to
do whatever works for you and your body. At South
Street Diner, James Rojas wb Z Boston's News Radio, all.
Speaker 3 (03:41):
Right, so we all know it's going to rain today,
right but we're looking at the radar right now and
seeing this line of heavy storms moving through Western Mass
and into Central Mass at the moment. It'll be here
in the next couple of hours, and when it starts
coming down, it's really going to come down and take
us through the mid portion of the day. This is
a quick hitting storm. It should be out of here
later on this sound Afternoon temperatures in the meantime will
(04:02):
be quite mild and muggy into the sixties throughout the day. Today,
afternoon temperatures will trail off just a little bit clearing
overnight tonight and continued mild, with lows only dropping into
the fifties. Tomorrow is a much different day. We've got
plenty of sunshine returning, but again highs will be in
the sixties. Another round of rain is targeting us on
Wednesday afternoon, and more sun is back on Thursday, but
(04:23):
by then temperatures will be moderating a bit, in the
upper fifties to lower sixties, and a mix of clouds
and sun looks to wrap up the work week on Friday,
as hies dip into the upper fifties by then. So
Fall is trying to get its act together, but it's
not being successful this morning at any rate. It is
sixty degrees right now here in the city. It's mild
and muggy, and some rain on the way six oh
(04:46):
six this Monday morning. Your ticket to Fall arrives today.
Speaker 2 (04:49):
The special charter train leaves North Station at nine fifteen
Saturday morning, with tickets priced at just twenty dollars. Passengers
can choose two scenic destinations. They can disembark West Concord
and cycle the Bruce Freeman rail trail with roots for
both experienced riders and families, or they can catch a
shuttle to watchoose Its Mountains, Apple Fest for fall festivities
(05:10):
and fresh produce. The trade includes bike coaches and a
cafe car for the journey. Limited tickets available. They can
be purchased at the nbta's website or on the m
ticket app it It'll bule WBSY, Boston's news radio.
Speaker 3 (05:23):
High school graduation. What's it going to take to graduate?
These days? As the mcast is out the door, something
new is about to take its place. Things are getting.
Speaker 6 (05:32):
Real for state education officials who are on the clock
to come up with a new plan to replace the
voter rejected high school MCAST exam, once used as a
requirement to get a high school diploma. Advocates with Citizens
for public schools will roll out their recommendations today based
on some feedback from the public. One of the big
ideas is for a course ending test to determine proficiency,
(05:53):
but it's not yet tied to any high school graduation requirement.
Since voters turned down the MCAST and about question almost
one year ago, high school graduation requirements have been set
by individual school districts. Jay will Let WBZ, Boston's news
radio I'm sure kids are letting everyone know that Halloween
is one week from Friday, and America's Sweet Tooth This
(06:14):
Morning picks a favorite.
Speaker 1 (06:16):
The most recent data shows Halloween's favorite candy contains peanut butter.
Speaker 7 (06:20):
Reese's Peanut Buttercups took the crown and this was followed
closely by peanut Eminem's and then Eminem's kit Kat and Snickers.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
Jane Ross with Entity Cards, Communication and Data Team tells
what states love their candy corn.
Speaker 7 (06:33):
The Midwest and South regions have a special fondness for
this classic treat.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
Favorite ways to enjoy candy corn start at the narrow end,
go the wider yellow end, but most Americans just go
for it. Stephen Kaufman, CBS.
Speaker 3 (06:46):
News candy corn and for me. 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.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
We defining local news.
Speaker 3 (00:10):
You know, I don't think I'm mentally prepared for this.
It is Monday, all of a sudden here in Boston,
and we're waking up under cloudy skies and some heavy
rain on the way. It is a very mild and
muggy sixty degrees as we get started at six o'clock.
The news is brought to us by your new England
Toyota dealer, your hybrid all wheel drive headquarters. Welcome aboard.
I'm Jeff Brown. Indeed, we're about to head south.
Speaker 4 (00:31):
We'll have periods of rain, and some of that rain
will be happy during the midday hours.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
As WBZ acky weather meteorologist Tether's are in the sixties today, sunshine,
and in the sixties tomorrow. First place Patriots. Doesn't that
sound nice? They make it four winds in a row.
It's the first time that's happened in six years. They
will host the Cleveland Browns on Sunday in Foxborough. Bruins
get swept out West. They fall to Utah or back
(00:56):
home tomorrow to host Brad Marshand and the Panthers and
the league Championship Series. Goes to Game seven tonight, as
the Blue Jays even up the Mariners to force a
winner take all in Toronto. New this morning from major
cloud computing outage Knox, Amazon Web Services for a loop
wbzas Drew mulholland is here with the details.
Speaker 5 (01:16):
Good morning and morning Jeffy had. Thousands of websites and
apps are affected. Trace to the AWS center in Virginia.
Amazon Web Services massive disruptions all over the world, affecting
service to many governments, universities, and global companies. AWS include
some of the planet's biggest businesses and organizations, and they
are working on it. Among those affected, users of the
AI platform Perplexity, Zoom and gaming platform roadblocks.
Speaker 3 (01:41):
Does it sound like a great way to start the week, yiks,
Very true, Thank you. Senators are trickling back into the
nation's capital this morning as the government shutdown begins day
number twenty, now the third longest in US history. Ten
times Senators have voted and failed to end the shutdown,
and as the impass is about to win its fourth week,
neither Republicans nor Democrats seem inclined to compromise. The focus
(02:06):
is on healthcare and Democrats' demands of an extension and
expansion of benefits. Final paychecks have already arrived for hundreds
of thousands of government employees, while others, like in the
US military, continue to be paid. Word of warning from
President Trump this weekend, the President says that if the U. S.
Supreme Court strikes down his ability to enforce global tariffs,
(02:27):
this nation will be in for a world of long
term hurt. The President tells Fox News that a ban
on his centerpiece economic policy would literally destroy the US
for years to come. The President insists he stopped eight
wars with his tariff strategy. The Supreme Court will hear
arguments on the future viability of tariffs coming up next month.
(02:48):
Early bird or night owl, the debate continues.
Speaker 4 (02:51):
South Street Diner is where you see an overlap of
two types of people, those who wake up early and
those who've been up all night long?
Speaker 3 (02:58):
So why are you and night owl?
Speaker 1 (02:59):
Are you? Tonight?
Speaker 2 (03:00):
My money?
Speaker 4 (03:02):
I like making money, So that's why I love this place,
South Street Dinner.
Speaker 6 (03:05):
I love it is just twenty four hours.
Speaker 4 (03:07):
I'm a twenty four hour type person. That's really what
it is.
Speaker 3 (03:09):
I'm making music.
Speaker 4 (03:10):
Terry fits perfectly with the results of some studies that
suggests night owls are creative and artistic. But then you
have guys like Seth who say it's all about being
the early bird who gets the worm.
Speaker 6 (03:20):
You're a week before, like the rest of the population is.
That's always nice.
Speaker 4 (03:23):
And then there's something special.
Speaker 5 (03:24):
About the mornings for sure.
Speaker 4 (03:26):
Now there are countless studies that say which is better
being a night owl versus an early riser, But at
the end of the day they usually suggest just to
do whatever works for you and your body. At South
Street Diner, James Rojas wb Z Boston's News Radio, all.
Speaker 3 (03:41):
Right, so we all know it's going to rain today,
right but we're looking at the radar right now and
seeing this line of heavy storms moving through Western Mass
and into Central Mass at the moment. It'll be here
in the next couple of hours, and when it starts
coming down, it's really going to come down and take
us through the mid portion of the day. This is
a quick hitting storm. It should be out of here
later on this sound Afternoon temperatures in the meantime will
(04:02):
be quite mild and muggy into the sixties throughout the day. Today,
afternoon temperatures will trail off just a little bit clearing
overnight tonight and continued mild, with lows only dropping into
the fifties. Tomorrow is a much different day. We've got
plenty of sunshine returning, but again highs will be in
the sixties. Another round of rain is targeting us on
Wednesday afternoon, and more sun is back on Thursday, but
(04:23):
by then temperatures will be moderating a bit, in the
upper fifties to lower sixties, and a mix of clouds
and sun looks to wrap up the work week on Friday,
as hies dip into the upper fifties by then. So
Fall is trying to get its act together, but it's
not being successful this morning at any rate. It is
sixty degrees right now here in the city. It's mild
and muggy, and some rain on the way six oh
(04:46):
six this Monday morning. Your ticket to Fall arrives today.
Speaker 2 (04:49):
The special charter train leaves North Station at nine fifteen
Saturday morning, with tickets priced at just twenty dollars. Passengers
can choose two scenic destinations. They can disembark West Concord
and cycle the Bruce Freeman rail trail with roots for
both experienced riders and families, or they can catch a
shuttle to watchoose Its Mountains, Apple Fest for fall festivities
(05:10):
and fresh produce. The trade includes bike coaches and a
cafe car for the journey. Limited tickets available. They can
be purchased at the nbta's website or on the m
ticket app it It'll bule WBSY, Boston's news radio.
Speaker 3 (05:23):
High school graduation. What's it going to take to graduate?
These days? As the mcast is out the door, something
new is about to take its place. Things are getting.
Speaker 6 (05:32):
Real for state education officials who are on the clock
to come up with a new plan to replace the
voter rejected high school MCAST exam, once used as a
requirement to get a high school diploma. Advocates with Citizens
for public schools will roll out their recommendations today based
on some feedback from the public. One of the big
ideas is for a course ending test to determine proficiency,
(05:53):
but it's not yet tied to any high school graduation requirement.
Since voters turned down the MCAST and about question almost
one year ago, high school graduation requirements have been set
by individual school districts. Jay will Let WBZ, Boston's news
radio I'm sure kids are letting everyone know that Halloween
is one week from Friday, and America's Sweet Tooth This
(06:14):
Morning picks a favorite.
Speaker 1 (06:16):
The most recent data shows Halloween's favorite candy contains peanut butter.
Speaker 7 (06:20):
Reese's Peanut Buttercups took the crown and this was followed
closely by peanut Eminem's and then Eminem's kit Kat and Snickers.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
Jane Ross with Entity Cards, Communication and Data Team tells
what states love their candy corn.
Speaker 7 (06:33):
The Midwest and South regions have a special fondness for
this classic treat.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
Favorite ways to enjoy candy corn start at the narrow end,
go the wider yellow end, but most Americans just go
for it. Stephen Kaufman, CBS.
Speaker 3 (06:46):
News candy corn and for me. 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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