August 28, 2025 • 7 mins
The Powerball jackpot nears a billion dollars, Newton officials remove painted Italian flag colors from street lines for the second time, UMass Amherst says they are welcoming their most diverse class this year. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
This is WBZY, Boston's news radio. We defining local.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
News and all of a sudden at six am every
twenty four hours people, And here we go on this
Thursday morning. It is a beautiful sunrise in the city,
and it's a pretty chilly in several neighborhoods this morning.
In fact, here in Boston it is just fifty nine degrees.
The News at six is brought to us by your
(00:26):
New England Toyota dealer, your Hybrid all wheel drive headquarters.
Thanks for being with us today. I'm Jeff Brown. You
know practice makes perfect. I'm nice day today, Sunshine Mixon
with clouds are high about seventy seven out as WBZ
achi weather meteorologist Joe Lundberg. Chance of rain again tomorrow
afternoon before we get to kiss summer in unofficial goodbye.
(00:46):
The Red Sox steal victory from the jaws of defeat
in Baltimore.
Speaker 3 (00:50):
Swinging at a high fly ball.
Speaker 4 (00:52):
Backing up She's gone.
Speaker 2 (00:55):
Hey the call on nesson as a ninth inning home
run sends the yoururioals running for cover. Socks and O's
will wrap up that series and the road trip in
Baltimore this afternoon, New England's Keegan Bradley says he will
not play and instead will stick to his captain's role
for Golf's upcoming US round in the Ryder Cup. For
(01:17):
the second time this summer, Newton paints the town once again,
officials remove the Italian flag colored lines running down the
middle of Adams Street. At an ongoing battle with a
neighborhood over an annual festival, a group of protesters stand
their ground literally as cruise paint the traditional yellow traffic
stripes over those painted by the organization. Organizers of Festa,
(01:41):
the Italian American Festival, and the Nonantum neighborhood every summer
say the city shouldn't mess with a ninety year old tradition,
but the mayor says the traffic stripes must retain their
full yellow color for safety's sake. Well, just as we
get ready for a Labor Day getaway, security officials at
the airport want to ease your layover pic.
Speaker 3 (02:00):
Sure this you land in a random airport because you
had to save like hundreds of dollars and whoops, it's
twenty minutes before your next gate closes and there's a
line up the wazoo at security. TSA says The One
Stop Security Program skips re screenings for international travelers who
arrive in the US from certain airports to make a
pit stop before they are destination. So far, they've tested
(02:21):
it in a pilot the program, not the guy flying
the plane with flights coming from London to Dallas or Atlanta.
TSA says it's a top priority of Customs officials to
streamline this process. Departing airports do have to meet their
criteria for screenings, though Jawill ed WBZ Boston's.
Speaker 2 (02:38):
News radio on last weekend to get in a good
beach read this. WBC s Drew m'holland tells us this morning,
fewer of us are doing that, and it's up.
Speaker 3 (02:46):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (02:47):
A new government report Jeff finds the share of Americans
who read for pleasure continues to fall. This is nothing new.
The Census Bureau says it's noticed a slip over the
last twenty years, but now says slightly just sixteen percent
of us read for the fun of it.
Speaker 3 (02:59):
The session people have with books, they put them in
their houses like the trophies.
Speaker 4 (03:04):
Jerry Seinfeld, thank you. Furthermore, we're likely to see more
women than men with nooses buried in a book. Older
Americans as well, and those with postgraduate degrees.
Speaker 2 (03:13):
Do you read? Can you read? I guess that's the
question I like to read.
Speaker 4 (03:17):
Lupica was another Seinfeld love.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
There you go. I just I find myself not reading
a lot as often as I should. That's because I do.
I do it all morning.
Speaker 4 (03:26):
So yeah, there you go. And we're on our phone
so much too, that is true.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
Now try to hear though, I mean that you're going
through it too, because I find it really hard to
keep my attention on a book now, I guess because
of all the screens.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
There's a lot of distractions. That's the whole thing. Absolutely,
there's something going on. Let's get to the bottom of it, right,
we'll look into it. The final days of August are
feeling a whole lot more like mid September. This morning,
you'll notice that out the door. In fact, if you
take a look at the weather map this morning, there
are a lot of areas, especially in the western and
northwestern suburbs, that are waking up with tempts that have
(03:59):
dipped into the fouries overnight. Here in Boston it's not
quite so severe at fifty nine degrees, but there is
a little bit of a chill in the air. It's
pronounced because the air has been exceptionally dry, and we're
in for a beautiful day today. In fact, sunrise is
looking very good here in Boston this morning. High temperatures
will eventually rebound to the mid to upper seventies today.
(04:19):
Just an absolutely stunning day, partly to mostly cloudy overnight.
Tonight might have a slight chance of a couple of
rain drops while we're asleep. Another chance for more rain
comes tomorrow afternoon. It does look otherwise like we'll see
some sun and clouds for the rest of the day,
but temperatures again will be in the seventies and that
rain is much needed. We're going to get an update
on the drought monitor map a little bit later on
(04:41):
this morning, as much of Massachusetts is right now abnormally dry.
Whatever rain we get tomorrow won't help much, but it
is going to set the stage for a beautiful weekend
coming up right now in Boston. Fifty nine and clear
skies here in the city. At six oh six this
Thursday morning, Minneapolis morns in a nighttime vigil as investigation
gator search for a motive behind America's latest mass shooting.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
This is a special report from ABC News. I'm Michelle
Franzen in Minneapolis. Two children are dead seventeen others injured
after a gunman opened fire at Annunciation Catholic School. Police
Chief Brian O'Hara identifying the shooter as twenty three year
old Robin Westman and says the gunman was heavily armed
and fired through church windows during mass.
Speaker 4 (05:22):
There was a rifle, a shotgun, and a pistol.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
All three had been lawfully purchased by the shooter Pelissa.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
The shooter died by a self inflicted gunshot wound, and
are still searching for a motive, looking into social media posts,
including a YouTube video appearing to show someone looking through
notes and drawings, including one showing a church and pews.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry earlier says the city is in mourning.
Speaker 4 (05:45):
There are no words that can capture the horror and
the evil of this unspeakable act.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
The FBI is investigating the mass shooting as domestic violence
and a hate crime against Catholics.
Speaker 2 (05:55):
This is ABC News six oh seven. Move in day
at UMass Amherst and officials at the state its flagship
university say The school is welcoming its most diverse class yet,
with more than five thousand first year students. More than
forty percent identify this year as Latino, African, Asian, or
Native American descent. About two thirds are from Massachusetts. The
(06:17):
rest are out of staters. There are some four hundred
international students on campus. The class of twenty nine is
represented by forty three states and two dozen other countries. Seriously,
no one wants this thing. Powerball's jackpot is breathing down
on record setting territory after the tickets and ping pong balls.
Once again, do not see eyed eye. We're talking greenbacks,
(06:40):
stacks and stacks of greenbacks upwards of potentially one billion
dollars by the next powerball drawing this weekend.
Speaker 3 (06:47):
Pass.
Speaker 2 (06:48):
Oh yeah, I never played a powerball. I tried to
reason with the guy. After all, it's.
Speaker 1 (06:52):
Only two bucks.
Speaker 3 (06:53):
But if you don't try, there's no chance of winning.
Speaker 1 (06:55):
That's definitely a fact. But demards are next time possible.
Speaker 2 (06:59):
This is money that can change your life. These guys
get it. I'm in.
Speaker 1 (07:03):
You gotta try. If it's over a certain amount, I
wouldn't have to work anymore. That'd be good.
Speaker 2 (07:07):
Chris Fauman, WBZ Boston's news Radio. 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. We defining local.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
News and all of a sudden at six am every
twenty four hours people, And here we go on this
Thursday morning. It is a beautiful sunrise in the city,
and it's a pretty chilly in several neighborhoods this morning.
In fact, here in Boston it is just fifty nine degrees.
The News at six is brought to us by your
(00:26):
New England Toyota dealer, your Hybrid all wheel drive headquarters.
Thanks for being with us today. I'm Jeff Brown. You
know practice makes perfect. I'm nice day today, Sunshine Mixon
with clouds are high about seventy seven out as WBZ
achi weather meteorologist Joe Lundberg. Chance of rain again tomorrow
afternoon before we get to kiss summer in unofficial goodbye.
(00:46):
The Red Sox steal victory from the jaws of defeat
in Baltimore.
Speaker 3 (00:50):
Swinging at a high fly ball.
Speaker 4 (00:52):
Backing up She's gone.
Speaker 2 (00:55):
Hey the call on nesson as a ninth inning home
run sends the yoururioals running for cover. Socks and O's
will wrap up that series and the road trip in
Baltimore this afternoon, New England's Keegan Bradley says he will
not play and instead will stick to his captain's role
for Golf's upcoming US round in the Ryder Cup. For
(01:17):
the second time this summer, Newton paints the town once again,
officials remove the Italian flag colored lines running down the
middle of Adams Street. At an ongoing battle with a
neighborhood over an annual festival, a group of protesters stand
their ground literally as cruise paint the traditional yellow traffic
stripes over those painted by the organization. Organizers of Festa,
(01:41):
the Italian American Festival, and the Nonantum neighborhood every summer
say the city shouldn't mess with a ninety year old tradition,
but the mayor says the traffic stripes must retain their
full yellow color for safety's sake. Well, just as we
get ready for a Labor Day getaway, security officials at
the airport want to ease your layover pic.
Speaker 3 (02:00):
Sure this you land in a random airport because you
had to save like hundreds of dollars and whoops, it's
twenty minutes before your next gate closes and there's a
line up the wazoo at security. TSA says The One
Stop Security Program skips re screenings for international travelers who
arrive in the US from certain airports to make a
pit stop before they are destination. So far, they've tested
(02:21):
it in a pilot the program, not the guy flying
the plane with flights coming from London to Dallas or Atlanta.
TSA says it's a top priority of Customs officials to
streamline this process. Departing airports do have to meet their
criteria for screenings, though Jawill ed WBZ Boston's.
Speaker 2 (02:38):
News radio on last weekend to get in a good
beach read this. WBC s Drew m'holland tells us this morning,
fewer of us are doing that, and it's up.
Speaker 3 (02:46):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (02:47):
A new government report Jeff finds the share of Americans
who read for pleasure continues to fall. This is nothing new.
The Census Bureau says it's noticed a slip over the
last twenty years, but now says slightly just sixteen percent
of us read for the fun of it.
Speaker 3 (02:59):
The session people have with books, they put them in
their houses like the trophies.
Speaker 4 (03:04):
Jerry Seinfeld, thank you. Furthermore, we're likely to see more
women than men with nooses buried in a book. Older
Americans as well, and those with postgraduate degrees.
Speaker 2 (03:13):
Do you read? Can you read? I guess that's the
question I like to read.
Speaker 4 (03:17):
Lupica was another Seinfeld love.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
There you go. I just I find myself not reading
a lot as often as I should. That's because I do.
I do it all morning.
Speaker 4 (03:26):
So yeah, there you go. And we're on our phone
so much too, that is true.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
Now try to hear though, I mean that you're going
through it too, because I find it really hard to
keep my attention on a book now, I guess because
of all the screens.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
There's a lot of distractions. That's the whole thing. Absolutely,
there's something going on. Let's get to the bottom of it, right,
we'll look into it. The final days of August are
feeling a whole lot more like mid September. This morning,
you'll notice that out the door. In fact, if you
take a look at the weather map this morning, there
are a lot of areas, especially in the western and
northwestern suburbs, that are waking up with tempts that have
(03:59):
dipped into the fouries overnight. Here in Boston it's not
quite so severe at fifty nine degrees, but there is
a little bit of a chill in the air. It's
pronounced because the air has been exceptionally dry, and we're
in for a beautiful day today. In fact, sunrise is
looking very good here in Boston this morning. High temperatures
will eventually rebound to the mid to upper seventies today.
(04:19):
Just an absolutely stunning day, partly to mostly cloudy overnight.
Tonight might have a slight chance of a couple of
rain drops while we're asleep. Another chance for more rain
comes tomorrow afternoon. It does look otherwise like we'll see
some sun and clouds for the rest of the day,
but temperatures again will be in the seventies and that
rain is much needed. We're going to get an update
on the drought monitor map a little bit later on
(04:41):
this morning, as much of Massachusetts is right now abnormally dry.
Whatever rain we get tomorrow won't help much, but it
is going to set the stage for a beautiful weekend
coming up right now in Boston. Fifty nine and clear
skies here in the city. At six oh six this
Thursday morning, Minneapolis morns in a nighttime vigil as investigation
gator search for a motive behind America's latest mass shooting.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
This is a special report from ABC News. I'm Michelle
Franzen in Minneapolis. Two children are dead seventeen others injured
after a gunman opened fire at Annunciation Catholic School. Police
Chief Brian O'Hara identifying the shooter as twenty three year
old Robin Westman and says the gunman was heavily armed
and fired through church windows during mass.
Speaker 4 (05:22):
There was a rifle, a shotgun, and a pistol.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
All three had been lawfully purchased by the shooter Pelissa.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
The shooter died by a self inflicted gunshot wound, and
are still searching for a motive, looking into social media posts,
including a YouTube video appearing to show someone looking through
notes and drawings, including one showing a church and pews.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry earlier says the city is in mourning.
Speaker 4 (05:45):
There are no words that can capture the horror and
the evil of this unspeakable act.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
The FBI is investigating the mass shooting as domestic violence
and a hate crime against Catholics.
Speaker 2 (05:55):
This is ABC News six oh seven. Move in day
at UMass Amherst and officials at the state its flagship
university say The school is welcoming its most diverse class yet,
with more than five thousand first year students. More than
forty percent identify this year as Latino, African, Asian, or
Native American descent. About two thirds are from Massachusetts. The
(06:17):
rest are out of staters. There are some four hundred
international students on campus. The class of twenty nine is
represented by forty three states and two dozen other countries. Seriously,
no one wants this thing. Powerball's jackpot is breathing down
on record setting territory after the tickets and ping pong balls.
Once again, do not see eyed eye. We're talking greenbacks,
(06:40):
stacks and stacks of greenbacks upwards of potentially one billion
dollars by the next powerball drawing this weekend.
Speaker 3 (06:47):
Pass.
Speaker 2 (06:48):
Oh yeah, I never played a powerball. I tried to
reason with the guy. After all, it's.
Speaker 1 (06:52):
Only two bucks.
Speaker 3 (06:53):
But if you don't try, there's no chance of winning.
Speaker 1 (06:55):
That's definitely a fact. But demards are next time possible.
Speaker 2 (06:59):
This is money that can change your life. These guys
get it. I'm in.
Speaker 1 (07:03):
You gotta try. If it's over a certain amount, I
wouldn't have to work anymore. That'd be good.
Speaker 2 (07:07):
Chris Fauman, WBZ Boston's news Radio. 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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