4.21.25 Billy's News

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good morning. It is Monday, April twenty first, It's Patriots Day.
It's Marathon Monday. It's gonna be sunny, sun mixing with
clouds at times. Highs in the fifties, maybe sixty degrees.
Chance of showers tonight, mix of clouds and sun for tomorrow,
highs in the seventies tomorrow. Top stories breaking news overnight.

(00:20):
Pope Francis died early this morning, eighty eight years old.
He actually spoke briefly yesterday in front of a massive
Easter Sunday crowd in Saint Peter's Square, about a month
by the way after leaving the hospital. The Pope this
morning is dead to eighty eight years old, and it
is Marathon Monday. Runners from more than fifty states one

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hundred and twenty nine countries on the move today. The
marathon begins just after nine o'clock this morning, with wheelchair
and hand cycled divisions, followed by the elite men and women,
the para athletes, and then the rest of the field
taking off in four waves. Safety and security always on
the mind with the marathon on bombings thirteen years ago,

(01:01):
the New Year's Eve attack in New Orleans. This was
the FBI this weekend.

Speaker 2 (01:06):
FBI is not aware have any specific or credible threats
targeting these events. That said, we're asking everyone to maintain
a heightened state of vigilance. Given that we are home
to many patriotic and symbolic landmarks, these events are attractive
and subblock targets.

Speaker 1 (01:23):
So many runners heading out to Hopkinson this morning. If
you are and you're running the race today, give us
a call, get some shout outs in six one seven,
nine to three one one one eight, or you can
send justin to talk back. How do they do that? Justin?
They can do that right through their phone, Billy via
the iHeartRadio app. You just just kiss one await and
look for that little red microphone. Other stories this morning.

(01:44):
Opening statements in the Karen Reid Retrials schedule now for tomorrow.
The jury twelve regulars and six alternates in place and
ready to go. Celtics took Game one of the playoffs yesterday,
beating the Magic one O three eighty six. Jason Tatum
had a scary fall all injuring his wrist. Here he
was after the game.

Speaker 2 (02:02):
Uh not just landed on He was thriving for a
second kind of went away.

Speaker 1 (02:06):
Game two Wednesday night, the thunder beat the Grizzlies won
thirty one eighty, Cavaliers beat the Heat one twenty one
to one hundred, The Warriors beat the Rockets ninety five
eighty five. Don't forget the Red Sox host the White
Sox this morning. First Pitch at eleven ten out at
Fenway Park, and a special guest joining us on the
show this morning. Juliana from The Bachelor in studio with

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us at eight ten this morning, and a real battle
at the box office this weekend, Sinners and a Minecraft
movie neck and neck most of the weekend. The second
weekend of Coachella this weekend, We'll take you there in
the Entertainment Report at six forty. By the way, Tom
Brady was there this weekend, And by the way, Tom
Brady will join us on the Morning Show Wednesday morning

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seven to ten. This morning, we announced another name your
next shot at a free car from McGovern Hyundai, and
Lisa checks your marathon ride next