April 29, 2025 • 6 mins
A delayed return for a Tufts University student detained in the south, Karen Read testimony centers around the victim's phone, and commencement speakers line up. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
This is WBZ, Boston's news radio. We defining local news.
Good morning, sunrise in Boston. It is six o'clock and
fifty six degrees here in the city. The News at
six is brought to us by your new England's Toyota Dealer,
your hybrid all wheel drive headquarters. Welcome aboard this Tuesday morning.
(00:23):
I'm Jeff Brown, and the heat is on getting increasingly
windy and warm later today with sunshines of clouds and
temperatures approaching eighty That is WBZ achi weather meteorologist Joe Lundberg,
above average temperatures really for much of the rest of
this week. Celtics will hope to close out the series
tonight and send the Orlando Magic off to summer vacation
with a fun Game five victory at the Garden. Red
(00:44):
Sox are back on the road. They'll open a three
game series with the Blue Jays in Toronto. New survey
of American voters puts democracy at a crossroads. The poll
reveals most Americans consider President Trump a dangerous dictator who
also say his message of you're fired to tens of
thousands of government workers pushes the administration over the line.
(01:05):
The public religion Research Institute finds four in ten Americans
say they're satisfied with the president's job performance during his
first one hundred days in office. A Tufts University graduate
student detained by ICE agents will wait it out in
Louisiana A little bit long.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
Federal Appeals Court issued a stay on the district court
order in Vermont, which now delays the return of rameza
os Turk to Vermont by another week until May sixth.
Federal judge in Vermont had previously ruled that Ozturk should
return to an ICE facility in Vermont where her case
was being heard, but the government wants her to remain
in Louisiana for deportation proceedings. The Turkish national and grant
(01:43):
student at Toughs had her visa revoked over allegations she
was supporting Hamas that evidence has never been made public.
She was taken into custody in late March by ICE
agents who pulled her off the streets of Somerville. Jimya
w b Z Boston's news radio.
Speaker 1 (01:58):
Carney wins Canada. National snap elections are now in the
books and the liberal parties Mark Carney locks up the
wind to retain the prime minister's job, but it's still
unclear whether they'll have a mandate in Parliament. With a
race with Conservatives still too close to call, Carney says
Trump is trying to break Canada up, and until President
(02:19):
Trump started talking about annexing Canada as the fifty first state,
it sure looked like the Conservatives were in the driver's seat.
The win extends the Liberal streak, however, to four consecutive terms.
A Gloucester police officer is placed on paid administrative leave
after the FBI searches two homes in the city, one
of which belongs to the unidentified officer. Despite being placed
(02:40):
on the sidelines, officials say there is no indication of
any wrongdoing by the officer on or off the job.
No further details about the officer or the searches has
been revealed. Tough day in court for Karen Reid.
Speaker 3 (02:54):
When did you become an advocate for the defense?
Speaker 4 (02:56):
One of several heated exchanges Monday afternoon. The jury was
not present as prosecutor Hank Brennan grilled to Crash reconstruction
experts about their relationship with defense attorneys during Reed's first trial.
Speaker 1 (03:09):
And you mean Alan, you mean attorney Jackson. Yes, sir,
he became friendly.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
I guess first name basis is that what you're referring to.
Speaker 4 (03:18):
These witnesses who worked for ARCA were hired by the
Department of Justice as part of a federal investigation into
this case. They testified in trial one that John O'Keefe
was not hit by a car. Prosecutors want them prohibited
from testifying in trial too, because of an alleged questionable
relationship with the defense, including using the encrypted app signal.
Speaker 1 (03:39):
To text the CBS News Boston's Christina Rex. The US
Supreme Court also refuses to hear an appeal from Reed's
lawyers to get two of the three charges against her
dropped on claims of double jeopardy. Where getting started with
clear skies and fifty six degrees, This is going to
be one of the warmest days so far this season,
if not the warmest, with high temperatures pretty much everywhere
(04:00):
approaching eighty degrees. Looks like we'll be enjoying a breeze
to cool us off a little bit as well today.
If you're traveling and your travels take you to the
Cape and Islands, we're mainly in the sixties there, but
still a nice day overnight Tonight continued windy, increasing clouds,
maybe a couple of rain drops too, loose only in
the sixties. Tomorrow looks like another nice day, partly to
(04:20):
mostly sunny, high temperatures right around seventy and still we'll
keep this going on Thursday too, with highs in the
upper sixties to low seventies as well. Looks like Friday,
we may see some additional showers, especially in the afternoon,
but high temperatures again will be in the seventies. Right now,
it's fifty six and clear skies. At six oh five
on this Tuesday morning, the stars come out for college
(04:41):
commencement season.
Speaker 5 (04:42):
College commencement season is always a big deal in Boston
and around the Commonwealth, and once again this year's keynote
Speakers is a star studded affair on the dock at
Baseball Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez at Fisher College. And
while we're at it, we'll mention basketball Hall of Famer
Kareem Abdul Jabbar. We'll speak to Harvard's CEA years the
day before graduation, Jennifer Coolidge, a former Harvard Hasty Pudding
(05:04):
Club Women of the Year, will do the honors at
her alma mater, Emerson College. Governor Healing other elected officials
will also take their turns at the podium this year.
Speaker 1 (05:12):
Jay Willett WBZ, Boston's news radio tragedy on the roads
of Boston. A young boy is dead, hit by a
school bus in Hyde Park. The neighborhood, the school district,
in the entire city really in a state of disbelief
this morning. Neighbors say the boy was hit while being
dropped off on Washington Street just before three o'clock yesterday. Afternoon.
Police and the Suffolk County District Attorney's office continue an
(05:35):
investigation they both say will take some time. The bus
driver is cooperating. Boston school officials and Mayor Michelle wou
say they are devastated beyond belief. The lights are back
on in much of Spain and Portugal this morning, after
a painstaking night of complete darkness for many some eighteen
hours without power, which ultimately grounded planes, trains, and took
(05:58):
a toll on automobiles too, and messed with mobile communications.
It is still not known what caused the power outage.
Twenty one years ago today, the look of America's driveways
began to change. Wodbz's Drew moholland is here to explain.
I'm going to need an explanation here, Hi, good morning.
Speaker 3 (06:16):
I got a good one and a sidebar for you.
Speaker 1 (06:18):
Righty, here we go.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
The last Oldsmobile came off the assembly line at the Lansing,
Michigan plant. How about that? It was the end of
the iconic car, more than a century old automobile. The
nameplate factory workers they signed the last olds. It was
an Allero Sedan. Jeffrey, you ever had one of those?
Speaker 1 (06:32):
I never did? All right?
Speaker 3 (06:33):
And then it was shipped off to a transportation museum.
The last of the Aleros ever made feature a final
five hundred elbum painted dark metallic cherry red.
Speaker 1 (06:42):
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. We defining local news.
Good morning, sunrise in Boston. It is six o'clock and
fifty six degrees here in the city. The News at
six is brought to us by your new England's Toyota Dealer,
your hybrid all wheel drive headquarters. Welcome aboard this Tuesday morning.
(00:23):
I'm Jeff Brown, and the heat is on getting increasingly
windy and warm later today with sunshines of clouds and
temperatures approaching eighty That is WBZ achi weather meteorologist Joe Lundberg,
above average temperatures really for much of the rest of
this week. Celtics will hope to close out the series
tonight and send the Orlando Magic off to summer vacation
with a fun Game five victory at the Garden. Red
(00:44):
Sox are back on the road. They'll open a three
game series with the Blue Jays in Toronto. New survey
of American voters puts democracy at a crossroads. The poll
reveals most Americans consider President Trump a dangerous dictator who
also say his message of you're fired to tens of
thousands of government workers pushes the administration over the line.
(01:05):
The public religion Research Institute finds four in ten Americans
say they're satisfied with the president's job performance during his
first one hundred days in office. A Tufts University graduate
student detained by ICE agents will wait it out in
Louisiana A little bit long.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
Federal Appeals Court issued a stay on the district court
order in Vermont, which now delays the return of rameza
os Turk to Vermont by another week until May sixth.
Federal judge in Vermont had previously ruled that Ozturk should
return to an ICE facility in Vermont where her case
was being heard, but the government wants her to remain
in Louisiana for deportation proceedings. The Turkish national and grant
(01:43):
student at Toughs had her visa revoked over allegations she
was supporting Hamas that evidence has never been made public.
She was taken into custody in late March by ICE
agents who pulled her off the streets of Somerville. Jimya
w b Z Boston's news radio.
Speaker 1 (01:58):
Carney wins Canada. National snap elections are now in the
books and the liberal parties Mark Carney locks up the
wind to retain the prime minister's job, but it's still
unclear whether they'll have a mandate in Parliament. With a
race with Conservatives still too close to call, Carney says
Trump is trying to break Canada up, and until President
(02:19):
Trump started talking about annexing Canada as the fifty first state,
it sure looked like the Conservatives were in the driver's seat.
The win extends the Liberal streak, however, to four consecutive terms.
A Gloucester police officer is placed on paid administrative leave
after the FBI searches two homes in the city, one
of which belongs to the unidentified officer. Despite being placed
(02:40):
on the sidelines, officials say there is no indication of
any wrongdoing by the officer on or off the job.
No further details about the officer or the searches has
been revealed. Tough day in court for Karen Reid.
Speaker 3 (02:54):
When did you become an advocate for the defense?
Speaker 4 (02:56):
One of several heated exchanges Monday afternoon. The jury was
not present as prosecutor Hank Brennan grilled to Crash reconstruction
experts about their relationship with defense attorneys during Reed's first trial.
Speaker 1 (03:09):
And you mean Alan, you mean attorney Jackson. Yes, sir,
he became friendly.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
I guess first name basis is that what you're referring to.
Speaker 4 (03:18):
These witnesses who worked for ARCA were hired by the
Department of Justice as part of a federal investigation into
this case. They testified in trial one that John O'Keefe
was not hit by a car. Prosecutors want them prohibited
from testifying in trial too, because of an alleged questionable
relationship with the defense, including using the encrypted app signal.
Speaker 1 (03:39):
To text the CBS News Boston's Christina Rex. The US
Supreme Court also refuses to hear an appeal from Reed's
lawyers to get two of the three charges against her
dropped on claims of double jeopardy. Where getting started with
clear skies and fifty six degrees, This is going to
be one of the warmest days so far this season,
if not the warmest, with high temperatures pretty much everywhere
(04:00):
approaching eighty degrees. Looks like we'll be enjoying a breeze
to cool us off a little bit as well today.
If you're traveling and your travels take you to the
Cape and Islands, we're mainly in the sixties there, but
still a nice day overnight Tonight continued windy, increasing clouds,
maybe a couple of rain drops too, loose only in
the sixties. Tomorrow looks like another nice day, partly to
(04:20):
mostly sunny, high temperatures right around seventy and still we'll
keep this going on Thursday too, with highs in the
upper sixties to low seventies as well. Looks like Friday,
we may see some additional showers, especially in the afternoon,
but high temperatures again will be in the seventies. Right now,
it's fifty six and clear skies. At six oh five
on this Tuesday morning, the stars come out for college
(04:41):
commencement season.
Speaker 5 (04:42):
College commencement season is always a big deal in Boston
and around the Commonwealth, and once again this year's keynote
Speakers is a star studded affair on the dock at
Baseball Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez at Fisher College. And
while we're at it, we'll mention basketball Hall of Famer
Kareem Abdul Jabbar. We'll speak to Harvard's CEA years the
day before graduation, Jennifer Coolidge, a former Harvard Hasty Pudding
(05:04):
Club Women of the Year, will do the honors at
her alma mater, Emerson College. Governor Healing other elected officials
will also take their turns at the podium this year.
Speaker 1 (05:12):
Jay Willett WBZ, Boston's news radio tragedy on the roads
of Boston. A young boy is dead, hit by a
school bus in Hyde Park. The neighborhood, the school district,
in the entire city really in a state of disbelief
this morning. Neighbors say the boy was hit while being
dropped off on Washington Street just before three o'clock yesterday. Afternoon.
Police and the Suffolk County District Attorney's office continue an
(05:35):
investigation they both say will take some time. The bus
driver is cooperating. Boston school officials and Mayor Michelle wou
say they are devastated beyond belief. The lights are back
on in much of Spain and Portugal this morning, after
a painstaking night of complete darkness for many some eighteen
hours without power, which ultimately grounded planes, trains, and took
(05:58):
a toll on automobiles too, and messed with mobile communications.
It is still not known what caused the power outage.
Twenty one years ago today, the look of America's driveways
began to change. Wodbz's Drew moholland is here to explain.
I'm going to need an explanation here, Hi, good morning.
Speaker 3 (06:16):
I got a good one and a sidebar for you.
Speaker 1 (06:18):
Righty, here we go.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
The last Oldsmobile came off the assembly line at the Lansing,
Michigan plant. How about that? It was the end of
the iconic car, more than a century old automobile. The
nameplate factory workers they signed the last olds. It was
an Allero Sedan. Jeffrey, you ever had one of those?
Speaker 1 (06:32):
I never did? All right?
Speaker 3 (06:33):
And then it was shipped off to a transportation museum.
The last of the Aleros ever made feature a final
five hundred elbum painted dark metallic cherry red.
Speaker 1 (06:42):
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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