July 16, 2025 • 6 mins
A new poll on President Trump's approval ratings, the Blue Line up and running again after hours of delay yesterday, and investigation into the deadly Fall River fire continues. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
This is WBZ, Boston's news radio. We defining local news.
I suppose it's time to give this another go. It
is six o'clock on this Wednesday morning, and it is
sultry already seventy three degrees here in Boston. The News
at six is brought to us by You're New England
(00:21):
Toyota Dealer, your hybrid all wheel drive headquarters. Thanks for
being here today. I'm Jeff Brown. Preheat, then bake for
a couple of days. Seed advisories and effect accula. The
real field temperatures midwook for nineties this afternoon and again
tomorrow at is WBZ ACI weather meteorologist Joe Lundberg. A
heat emergency in Boston has been declared as well, for
the second time this summer. National weather forecasters are keeping
(00:44):
an eye on a tropical disturbance that could bring the
next round of flash flooding, this time departs of Florida
and the central Gulf Coast later this week. Official Saint
New Orleans could see ten inches of rain. That's a
worst case scenario. Experts also say there's a decent chance
this storm will be upgraded to tropical depression status today,
and there's an outside possibility it will become Dexter, the
(01:07):
fourth named storm of this year's Atlantic hurricane season. President
Trump continues to pick a fight with FED chair Jerome Powell.
Originally hired by the President to watch the nation's money
during his first term, he now wants him gone. How
to conduct a graceful exit before Powell's term is up
next year is the big question. The White House says
it may have found a loophole by suggesting a budget
(01:30):
busting renovation at FED headquarters led by Powell may be
enough to trigger a termination. The President has been frustrated
with powell stance on interest rates, calling him too late
to lower those rates, and the fight over files takes
over the nation's capital. The Jeffrey Epstein Files Speaker of
the House Mike Johnson breaks with the President on a podcast.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
Very delicate subject, but we should put everything out there
and let the people decide.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
Attorney General Pam Bondi has gotten into a fight with
the FBI over her decision that there's no there there now.
The President says Bondi should release whatever she feels is relevant,
but so far she's not taking the bait. Elon Musk
has also hinted in the past that President Trump's name
appears on the deceased sex offenders list. President's approval rating
(02:16):
hits a new low for his second term. The latest
Yugov poll finds about four and ten approve of his
handling on the job, while a majority fifty five percent
give him the thumbs down. The president's policies on immigration
and tariffs move the needle not to mention the government's
cost cutting a campaign fueled by departures among Democrats and independents.
(02:36):
The President's approval ratings have been on a steady decline
since Inauguration Day, and writers of the MBTA's Blue Line
are crossing their fingers this morning after hundreds are trapped
and then evacuated after spending a couple of hours under
Boston Harbor, it seemed more like they were kind of
just fed up.
Speaker 3 (02:52):
Like a bus would show up and people were just
like they would just turn around, look at it. In
the turn background, the train came to a stand still
because of a down communications, cable power and air conditioning
would be shut off, and not long after, Yeah, it
was definitely.
Speaker 4 (03:06):
Very interesting seeing everyone sort of freak out about it.
Speaker 3 (03:09):
It was very understandable. Service was eventually restored with minor
delays at the aquarium station. James Rojas WBZ, Boston's news radio.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
Going to be a little bit difficult to take. In fact,
let's make it a lot difficult to take, because this
could be day number one of a potential three day
heat wave here in Boston. This would be the third
one of this season. And keep in mind last season
last summer, we only saw two heat waves. However, here
we go. We're at seventy three degrees right now, beautiful
sunrise here in Boston. It is going to be a
(03:39):
nice day today, just maybe a little bit too warm
to be outside for any length of time, as temperatures
will be in the nineties and act you whether real
field temperatures will rival one hundred degrees today. That's why
a heat advisory, which kicked in yesterday, remains in effect
all day today and all day tomorrow. There is a
possibility that this heat will be with us on Friday
as well, but the humidity levels will start to drop off,
(04:02):
and that's going to set the stage for what is
expected to be a beautiful weekend. We are going to
need to keep an eye to the sky, especially tomorrow
afternoon with the potential for a line of severe thunderstorms
moving through the area. But otherwise this is just classic
summer heat here in Boston. Seventy three and some sunshine
to get us going on this Wednesday morning at six
oh five. Another sign that we are in peak summer
(04:24):
season comes with a virus on the move.
Speaker 4 (04:27):
Mass Department of Public Health confirming a goat was exposed
to West Nile in Lunenburg in Worcester County. As a result,
the towns of Lunenburg, Leminster, Shirley, and Fitchburg all have
had their threat level risk rays to moderate. There have
been a few spots around the state, including West Roxbury
in Hyde Park in Boston, where West Nile has been
(04:47):
detected already in mosquito samples. This, however, is the first
animal case of the year. Jim MCKAWBZ Boston's News radio.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
More questions than answers to this weekend's deadly fire at
a Fall River assisted living center as speculation and finger
pointing continue. The chiefs of the city's fire chief is
responding to allegations that short staffing contributed to the deaths
of nine people at the Gabriel House he says the
fire department's heroic efforts actually saved lives. The mayor says
(05:18):
just two employees were on duty when the fire erupted.
Lawmakers on Beacon Hill say they plan to review current
policies and regulations of affordable assisted living facilities that serve
primarily low income residents. Three quarters of those living at
Gabriel House are on medicaid at A Massachusetts woman is
arrested in Rhode Island for playing games while leaving a
(05:39):
baby and a pet in a car.
Speaker 2 (05:41):
An officer found the car unlocked with a fifteen month
old sleeping in a car seat next to a small
dog in the parking garage at Bally's Tiverton Casino. Thirty
five year old Elise Bush of Onset had allegedly been
in the casino for more than thirty minutes. She's been
arrested faces several charges, including neglect of a child. Drew
Mahall and WBZ, Boston's news radio and.
Speaker 1 (06:02):
Our New England neighbors to the north learn it's not
just the postman who rings twice.
Speaker 5 (06:11):
A ring door bell in New Hampshire captured a curious
black bear standing up on his hind legs and ringing twice,
sniffing the device, peeking inside a window, then walking away
when no one answered. The footage shows the animal exploring
a hot tub and checking out the patio and sauntering off.
The state's Fish and Game Department says black bears are
common there, with an estimated population of about five thousand,
(06:33):
and they're generally a friendly crowd. Wildlife officials say they
haven't killed a single person in the state since seventeen
eighty four. Deborah Rodriguez CBS News.
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.
I suppose it's time to give this another go. It
is six o'clock on this Wednesday morning, and it is
sultry already seventy three degrees here in Boston. The News
at six is brought to us by You're New England
(00:21):
Toyota Dealer, your hybrid all wheel drive headquarters. Thanks for
being here today. I'm Jeff Brown. Preheat, then bake for
a couple of days. Seed advisories and effect accula. The
real field temperatures midwook for nineties this afternoon and again
tomorrow at is WBZ ACI weather meteorologist Joe Lundberg. A
heat emergency in Boston has been declared as well, for
the second time this summer. National weather forecasters are keeping
(00:44):
an eye on a tropical disturbance that could bring the
next round of flash flooding, this time departs of Florida
and the central Gulf Coast later this week. Official Saint
New Orleans could see ten inches of rain. That's a
worst case scenario. Experts also say there's a decent chance
this storm will be upgraded to tropical depression status today,
and there's an outside possibility it will become Dexter, the
(01:07):
fourth named storm of this year's Atlantic hurricane season. President
Trump continues to pick a fight with FED chair Jerome Powell.
Originally hired by the President to watch the nation's money
during his first term, he now wants him gone. How
to conduct a graceful exit before Powell's term is up
next year is the big question. The White House says
it may have found a loophole by suggesting a budget
(01:30):
busting renovation at FED headquarters led by Powell may be
enough to trigger a termination. The President has been frustrated
with powell stance on interest rates, calling him too late
to lower those rates, and the fight over files takes
over the nation's capital. The Jeffrey Epstein Files Speaker of
the House Mike Johnson breaks with the President on a podcast.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
Very delicate subject, but we should put everything out there
and let the people decide.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
Attorney General Pam Bondi has gotten into a fight with
the FBI over her decision that there's no there there now.
The President says Bondi should release whatever she feels is relevant,
but so far she's not taking the bait. Elon Musk
has also hinted in the past that President Trump's name
appears on the deceased sex offenders list. President's approval rating
(02:16):
hits a new low for his second term. The latest
Yugov poll finds about four and ten approve of his
handling on the job, while a majority fifty five percent
give him the thumbs down. The president's policies on immigration
and tariffs move the needle not to mention the government's
cost cutting a campaign fueled by departures among Democrats and independents.
(02:36):
The President's approval ratings have been on a steady decline
since Inauguration Day, and writers of the MBTA's Blue Line
are crossing their fingers this morning after hundreds are trapped
and then evacuated after spending a couple of hours under
Boston Harbor, it seemed more like they were kind of
just fed up.
Speaker 3 (02:52):
Like a bus would show up and people were just
like they would just turn around, look at it. In
the turn background, the train came to a stand still
because of a down communications, cable power and air conditioning
would be shut off, and not long after, Yeah, it
was definitely.
Speaker 4 (03:06):
Very interesting seeing everyone sort of freak out about it.
Speaker 3 (03:09):
It was very understandable. Service was eventually restored with minor
delays at the aquarium station. James Rojas WBZ, Boston's news radio.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
Going to be a little bit difficult to take. In fact,
let's make it a lot difficult to take, because this
could be day number one of a potential three day
heat wave here in Boston. This would be the third
one of this season. And keep in mind last season
last summer, we only saw two heat waves. However, here
we go. We're at seventy three degrees right now, beautiful
sunrise here in Boston. It is going to be a
(03:39):
nice day today, just maybe a little bit too warm
to be outside for any length of time, as temperatures
will be in the nineties and act you whether real
field temperatures will rival one hundred degrees today. That's why
a heat advisory, which kicked in yesterday, remains in effect
all day today and all day tomorrow. There is a
possibility that this heat will be with us on Friday
as well, but the humidity levels will start to drop off,
(04:02):
and that's going to set the stage for what is
expected to be a beautiful weekend. We are going to
need to keep an eye to the sky, especially tomorrow
afternoon with the potential for a line of severe thunderstorms
moving through the area. But otherwise this is just classic
summer heat here in Boston. Seventy three and some sunshine
to get us going on this Wednesday morning at six
oh five. Another sign that we are in peak summer
(04:24):
season comes with a virus on the move.
Speaker 4 (04:27):
Mass Department of Public Health confirming a goat was exposed
to West Nile in Lunenburg in Worcester County. As a result,
the towns of Lunenburg, Leminster, Shirley, and Fitchburg all have
had their threat level risk rays to moderate. There have
been a few spots around the state, including West Roxbury
in Hyde Park in Boston, where West Nile has been
(04:47):
detected already in mosquito samples. This, however, is the first
animal case of the year. Jim MCKAWBZ Boston's News radio.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
More questions than answers to this weekend's deadly fire at
a Fall River assisted living center as speculation and finger
pointing continue. The chiefs of the city's fire chief is
responding to allegations that short staffing contributed to the deaths
of nine people at the Gabriel House he says the
fire department's heroic efforts actually saved lives. The mayor says
(05:18):
just two employees were on duty when the fire erupted.
Lawmakers on Beacon Hill say they plan to review current
policies and regulations of affordable assisted living facilities that serve
primarily low income residents. Three quarters of those living at
Gabriel House are on medicaid at A Massachusetts woman is
arrested in Rhode Island for playing games while leaving a
(05:39):
baby and a pet in a car.
Speaker 2 (05:41):
An officer found the car unlocked with a fifteen month
old sleeping in a car seat next to a small
dog in the parking garage at Bally's Tiverton Casino. Thirty
five year old Elise Bush of Onset had allegedly been
in the casino for more than thirty minutes. She's been
arrested faces several charges, including neglect of a child. Drew
Mahall and WBZ, Boston's news radio and.
Speaker 1 (06:02):
Our New England neighbors to the north learn it's not
just the postman who rings twice.
Speaker 5 (06:11):
A ring door bell in New Hampshire captured a curious
black bear standing up on his hind legs and ringing twice,
sniffing the device, peeking inside a window, then walking away
when no one answered. The footage shows the animal exploring
a hot tub and checking out the patio and sauntering off.
The state's Fish and Game Department says black bears are
common there, with an estimated population of about five thousand,
(06:33):
and they're generally a friendly crowd. Wildlife officials say they
haven't killed a single person in the state since seventeen
eighty four. Deborah Rodriguez CBS News.
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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