October 15, 2025 • 6 mins
Government shutdown heads into day 15, Hingham Police issue a warning to self-driving car owners, and a star studded theater in Boston. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
This is WBZ, Boston's news radio, redefining local news. All Right,
here we go, people at six o'clock on this Wednesday morning,
and we still have some nasty clouds hanging around, stubborn
clouds at that too in Boston, but we are anticipating
sunshine today. It is fifty four degrees as we get
(00:23):
ready on this Wednesday morning. The News at six brought
to us by your New England Toyota Dealer, your Hybrid
all wheel drive headquarters. Thanks for being here today. I'm
Jeff Brown, and it is about time.
Speaker 2 (00:33):
Harty sunny today.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
It'll be breezy with behind your sixty five outs. Wbzyakiweather
meteorologist Heather's are really not bad when we look at
the rest of this week into the weekend as well.
Government shut down day number fifteen. It enters its third
week effective right now. But it is payday for the
United States military.
Speaker 3 (00:52):
The Trump administration has found a way to keep paying
members of the military, but for many others, the clock
is run out.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
There's no wind, there is no value, there is no
savings by continuing discovernment shutdown.
Speaker 3 (01:04):
Alaska Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
Let's just end it.
Speaker 1 (01:08):
Let's get people back towards, Let's get people paid, Let's
get functioning again.
Speaker 3 (01:15):
A GOP spending bill to end the shutdown fell short
for an eighth time in the Senate yesterday.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
Michael Wallace CBS News, Well, you may not realize it,
but you better. You're on the clock. The irs is
sticking to a midnight deadline tonight to file taxes for
last year if you've been granted an extension. Even though
the government is on a shutdown, the deadline remains intact.
Extensions are granted automatically just for the asking. The extension
provides taxpayers an additional six month reprieve to file on
(01:42):
last year's earnings. Typically, about twenty million Americans get the
breather every year. That's thirteen percent of all taxpayers. The
Dodgers are flying highs on the.
Speaker 4 (01:54):
It's an RBI single for shore, Hey.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
O Toddy, and now they fly home after taking a
two games to lead over the Milwaukee Brewers in the
National League Championship Series. In the American League, Game three tonight,
Mariners host the Blue Jays preseason basketball Tonight, Celtics will
host the Raptors at the Garden, and the Bruins begin
a grueling Western road trip tomorrow in Vegas. And you
know what they say, change isn't always bad. In fact,
(02:19):
sometimes it pays off big time. WBC's Drew moholland is
here with a look. Good morning, Drew, Morning Jeffrey. Question
of the morning for you. Have you ever been offered
fifty million dollars not to work? Well, I've been offered
something not to work, but it's nowhere near that money.
Speaker 4 (02:33):
That is what just happened to the former head coach
of Penn State football, James Franklin. He was fired after
a lost to Northwestern Saturday.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
Put that coffee down.
Speaker 4 (02:41):
Yeah, and the fifty million is to buy out Penn
State now has to pay Franklin because they're parting ways
here before the contract expired.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
The good news is you fight it seriously. And here's
the thing.
Speaker 4 (02:51):
If James Franklin gets another coaching gig, Penn State would
not have to pay him out as much since the
coach is back on the job. And because of this,
the contract actually as jeff James Franklin, if fired, which
he was, must go out and look for another job.
Something tells me, uh, he might not find one.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
That's smart, although he might want to keep his eyes
on North Carolina. Well, yeah, there's that too, but it
might get that coffee down. Maybe a half hearted search.
Speaker 3 (03:19):
They just weren't highering.
Speaker 1 (03:20):
Out there exactly. Think we're going to turn a weather
corner today, Aaron, Greater Boston. It is cloudy right now
as we get started, and still waiting on sunrise, which
is getting dangerously close to seven am these days. We'll
see some clearing skies today and some partial sunshine as well.
It's still going to be breezy. Temperatures will be nice
and mild, in the low to mid sixties today, and
(03:41):
it continues mostly clear overnight Tonight lows in the forties.
Now Tomorrow is another decent day. We'll stall in the
fifties though, and it will be quite breezy with gusts
between twenty five and thirty five miles per hour. But
it looks like this weather is going to stay with
us through the weekend and mainly going to be in
the sixties. Nice rebound on Friday and into the weekend
as well. We could see seventy degrees by Sunday afternoon.
(04:03):
Right now in Boston it's fifty four and still some
clouds hanging tough here in the city. At six oh
five on this Wednesday morning, a South Shore driver learns
a hard life lesson that rules of the road apply
even on self driving mode.
Speaker 5 (04:15):
Hingham Police putting out a message to the public after
a tesla recently blew past the school bus with its
stop sign out, and there's dash can video to prove it.
They issued a citation to the driver after conducting a
traffic stop and are warning drivers with self driving cars
that even if a driver assistance feature or self driving
option is activated, the driver must still pay attention to
(04:37):
what is going on on the road and the driver's
always responsible for their vehicle safe operation. Jim McKay WBZ,
Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
It turns out that bright headlights at night are really
not all that bright.
Speaker 6 (04:50):
It turns out headlight glare is a factor in only
about one tenth of one percent of crashes. Insurance Institute
for Highway Safety researcher Matt Brumblow, looking at ATA from
eleven states.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
The lack of visibility is much more a factor in
many crashes than too much Claire brumbelosis.
Speaker 6 (05:09):
Carmakers have made improvements in reducing glare from headlights while
also improving visibility. Jeff Gilberts, CBS News.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
The Saints will not go marching in at a public
building in Quinsy and Norfolk. Superior Court judge blocks the
installations of two Catholic statues under separation of church and
state concerns. The monuments of Saint Michael and Saint Florian,
patron saints of police and fire departments, respectively, was worth
more than the eight hundred thousand dollars cost, according to
(05:38):
Mayor Thomas Coke, and it was that price tag that
raised the hackles of many critics. People of different faiths
in town fought the decision on the plant's ten foot
tall honor for first responders, A Night under the Stars
and with the Stars in Boston.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
They came from near and far, from Plymouth, Massachusetts, from Arlington.
Speaker 6 (05:58):
Hing and Massachusetts.
Speaker 2 (05:59):
Franklin of the late and great John Candy, ready to
watch the new documentary about his life, career and lasting impact.
I just thought it was so beautifully done, and I
grew up watching John Candy, so really glad to be
here for you.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
Good you miss it for sure.
Speaker 6 (06:12):
I was excited to see childhood on the screen and
Ryan Reynolds at the end.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
Of the documentary, John Candy, I Like Me was produced
by Ryan Reynolds, who appeared at the Schubert for the
final stop of his tour promoting the project. The documentary
is currently streaming on Amazon Prime at the Schubert. James Rojas,
WBZ Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 1 (06:32):
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. All Right,
here we go, people at six o'clock on this Wednesday morning,
and we still have some nasty clouds hanging around, stubborn
clouds at that too in Boston, but we are anticipating
sunshine today. It is fifty four degrees as we get
(00:23):
ready on this Wednesday morning. The News at six brought
to us by your New England Toyota Dealer, your Hybrid
all wheel drive headquarters. Thanks for being here today. I'm
Jeff Brown, and it is about time.
Speaker 2 (00:33):
Harty sunny today.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
It'll be breezy with behind your sixty five outs. Wbzyakiweather
meteorologist Heather's are really not bad when we look at
the rest of this week into the weekend as well.
Government shut down day number fifteen. It enters its third
week effective right now. But it is payday for the
United States military.
Speaker 3 (00:52):
The Trump administration has found a way to keep paying
members of the military, but for many others, the clock
is run out.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
There's no wind, there is no value, there is no
savings by continuing discovernment shutdown.
Speaker 3 (01:04):
Alaska Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
Let's just end it.
Speaker 1 (01:08):
Let's get people back towards, Let's get people paid, Let's
get functioning again.
Speaker 3 (01:15):
A GOP spending bill to end the shutdown fell short
for an eighth time in the Senate yesterday.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
Michael Wallace CBS News, Well, you may not realize it,
but you better. You're on the clock. The irs is
sticking to a midnight deadline tonight to file taxes for
last year if you've been granted an extension. Even though
the government is on a shutdown, the deadline remains intact.
Extensions are granted automatically just for the asking. The extension
provides taxpayers an additional six month reprieve to file on
(01:42):
last year's earnings. Typically, about twenty million Americans get the
breather every year. That's thirteen percent of all taxpayers. The
Dodgers are flying highs on the.
Speaker 4 (01:54):
It's an RBI single for shore, Hey.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
O Toddy, and now they fly home after taking a
two games to lead over the Milwaukee Brewers in the
National League Championship Series. In the American League, Game three tonight,
Mariners host the Blue Jays preseason basketball Tonight, Celtics will
host the Raptors at the Garden, and the Bruins begin
a grueling Western road trip tomorrow in Vegas. And you
know what they say, change isn't always bad. In fact,
(02:19):
sometimes it pays off big time. WBC's Drew moholland is
here with a look. Good morning, Drew, Morning Jeffrey. Question
of the morning for you. Have you ever been offered
fifty million dollars not to work? Well, I've been offered
something not to work, but it's nowhere near that money.
Speaker 4 (02:33):
That is what just happened to the former head coach
of Penn State football, James Franklin. He was fired after
a lost to Northwestern Saturday.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
Put that coffee down.
Speaker 4 (02:41):
Yeah, and the fifty million is to buy out Penn
State now has to pay Franklin because they're parting ways
here before the contract expired.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
The good news is you fight it seriously. And here's
the thing.
Speaker 4 (02:51):
If James Franklin gets another coaching gig, Penn State would
not have to pay him out as much since the
coach is back on the job. And because of this,
the contract actually as jeff James Franklin, if fired, which
he was, must go out and look for another job.
Something tells me, uh, he might not find one.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
That's smart, although he might want to keep his eyes
on North Carolina. Well, yeah, there's that too, but it
might get that coffee down. Maybe a half hearted search.
Speaker 3 (03:19):
They just weren't highering.
Speaker 1 (03:20):
Out there exactly. Think we're going to turn a weather
corner today, Aaron, Greater Boston. It is cloudy right now
as we get started, and still waiting on sunrise, which
is getting dangerously close to seven am these days. We'll
see some clearing skies today and some partial sunshine as well.
It's still going to be breezy. Temperatures will be nice
and mild, in the low to mid sixties today, and
(03:41):
it continues mostly clear overnight Tonight lows in the forties.
Now Tomorrow is another decent day. We'll stall in the
fifties though, and it will be quite breezy with gusts
between twenty five and thirty five miles per hour. But
it looks like this weather is going to stay with
us through the weekend and mainly going to be in
the sixties. Nice rebound on Friday and into the weekend
as well. We could see seventy degrees by Sunday afternoon.
(04:03):
Right now in Boston it's fifty four and still some
clouds hanging tough here in the city. At six oh
five on this Wednesday morning, a South Shore driver learns
a hard life lesson that rules of the road apply
even on self driving mode.
Speaker 5 (04:15):
Hingham Police putting out a message to the public after
a tesla recently blew past the school bus with its
stop sign out, and there's dash can video to prove it.
They issued a citation to the driver after conducting a
traffic stop and are warning drivers with self driving cars
that even if a driver assistance feature or self driving
option is activated, the driver must still pay attention to
(04:37):
what is going on on the road and the driver's
always responsible for their vehicle safe operation. Jim McKay WBZ,
Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
It turns out that bright headlights at night are really
not all that bright.
Speaker 6 (04:50):
It turns out headlight glare is a factor in only
about one tenth of one percent of crashes. Insurance Institute
for Highway Safety researcher Matt Brumblow, looking at ATA from
eleven states.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
The lack of visibility is much more a factor in
many crashes than too much Claire brumbelosis.
Speaker 6 (05:09):
Carmakers have made improvements in reducing glare from headlights while
also improving visibility. Jeff Gilberts, CBS News.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
The Saints will not go marching in at a public
building in Quinsy and Norfolk. Superior Court judge blocks the
installations of two Catholic statues under separation of church and
state concerns. The monuments of Saint Michael and Saint Florian,
patron saints of police and fire departments, respectively, was worth
more than the eight hundred thousand dollars cost, according to
(05:38):
Mayor Thomas Coke, and it was that price tag that
raised the hackles of many critics. People of different faiths
in town fought the decision on the plant's ten foot
tall honor for first responders, A Night under the Stars
and with the Stars in Boston.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
They came from near and far, from Plymouth, Massachusetts, from Arlington.
Speaker 6 (05:58):
Hing and Massachusetts.
Speaker 2 (05:59):
Franklin of the late and great John Candy, ready to
watch the new documentary about his life, career and lasting impact.
I just thought it was so beautifully done, and I
grew up watching John Candy, so really glad to be
here for you.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
Good you miss it for sure.
Speaker 6 (06:12):
I was excited to see childhood on the screen and
Ryan Reynolds at the end.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
Of the documentary, John Candy, I Like Me was produced
by Ryan Reynolds, who appeared at the Schubert for the
final stop of his tour promoting the project. The documentary
is currently streaming on Amazon Prime at the Schubert. James Rojas,
WBZ Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 1 (06:32):
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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