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Speaker 1 (00:07):
Markey securing the Democratic nomination in Massachusetts Senate primary in
his bid for a third term of office. The 80-year-old
fought off a challenge from 47-year-old Congressman Seth Moulton. Moulton
had argued that it was time for a generational change.
Markey pointing to Moulton's more moderate positions, arguing it was
actually Moulton who was out of touch with the state's voters. Meanwhile,
(00:29):
former medical device executive Mike Minogue As when the Massachusetts
GOP primary for governor, he'll face Democrat incumbent Maura Healey
in November. And the progressive push to unseat a veteran
Democrat fell short as Representative Richard Neal defeated Jeremy Whelan
in the first congressional district primary.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
This is New Hampshire Today.
Speaker 3 (00:50):
If the 12 deliberating jury members in the Lindsay Clancy
trial can't reach a unanimous decision, then it's a hung
jury and Judge William Sullivan has to declare a mistrial.
If that happens, the charges against Clancy will still stand.
Lawyers for the Commonwealth will have to decide if there
will be a second trial with a new jury. Prosecutors
(01:12):
could also offer a plea deal, which Clancy's attorneys may
not accept as they push for charges to be dropped altogether.
For now, murder and manslaughter are still being considered, as
well as finding Clancy not criminally responsible for killing her
three children.
Speaker 4 (01:28):
Where the Granite State turns to get all the latest
news and information.
Speaker 5 (01:32):
The Massachusetts Attorney General's office is weighing a potential statewide
ballot measure that would put policies surrounding data centers into
the hands of voters. The initiative being considered would bar
local permitting agencies from issuing a data center permit until
certain conditions are met and two-thirds of the local electorate
approve the data center. The AG's office is looking at
(01:52):
whether it meets the state's constitutional and procedural requirements. If approved,
the measure would be on the November 2028 ballot. Earlier
this year, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced a pause on
applications for data center sales tax exemptions.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
Now, New Hampshire Today. Good morning.
Speaker 4 (02:25):
This is an answer today. I am Chris Ryan. Appreciate
you joining us for the show. So to me, the
Massachusetts Senate race was one of the more interesting ones
in the country because the question was really that was
abounding was, are folks looking just for generational change, looking
for younger representatives, looking to remove the gerotocracy? individuals that
(02:49):
have been in office forever, or was this more about
a progressive movement in the Democratic Party? And the results
from Massachusetts last night indicate that at least in Massachusetts,
It is all about progressive politics as Ed Markey, who
has been in office for longer than most people have
been alive, 80 years of age, wins over Seth Moulton.
(03:13):
But also candidate quality matters as well. And Moulton, in
my view, was never able to make a compelling argument
as to why he should be the new generational leader.
It was all about how old Ed Markey was, how
long he'd been around.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
And that stuff is all well known.
Speaker 4 (03:32):
He had to make a case to Democratic voters as
to why he was the candidate of the future and
was never able to align with Markey on the issues
that are motivating voters at this point in time. He
is a moderate candidate who took a position on transgender
athletes that was extremely unpopular with the base. He had
(03:53):
to apologize for, and his candidacy was, really doomed from
the start. If a candidate was going to win in Massachusetts,
which I believe they could have done, it had to
be somebody that aligned with Markey on the issues, excited
voters more on those issues, and was seen as the
(04:13):
person that was taking the torch. To voters who may
have believed that there was a difference in age that
was significant and wanted to see a generational shift, they
never felt good about where Moulton was on the issues
from a progressive standpoint. And to that extent, it felt
a lot like a compromise that had to make with
(04:34):
other candidates like Joe Biden in the past.
Speaker 6 (04:38):
So.
Speaker 4 (04:39):
It was never Markey handing off the torch to somebody
new that was in line with Markey's values and with
where the base's values were. It was just somebody younger
that was more of a compromise type of a candidate
that they couldn't get in line with, that didn't support
the issues like Markey did, like these issues.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
Here's this. Universal child care in pre-K.
Speaker 4 (05:05):
Yay!
Speaker 7 (05:07):
A future with affordable housing and fair free transit. A
future with free public college and gun-free schools. A future
where Roe versus Wade is the law of the land.
Speaker 4 (05:23):
So folks were able to look past the fact that
all these issues that Markey is talking about, all these
things have happened in his time in office. Whether it's
Roe versus Wade moving in a different direction, whether it
is guns being allowed on school zones, all these things
that he's been he.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Is fighting for.
Speaker 4 (05:44):
He has either lost the fights on or has been
unable to achieve the type of positive outcomes. change that
he has said he's going to achieve for the last
now 50 years. It's still remarkable to me that Massachusetts
voters did in fact send, I understand why Moulton didn't
(06:06):
win and I understand why he was not a candidate
that aligned with the values of Massachusetts. But it is
still fascinating to me that that Markey is heading back
to office for a six year term unless a miracle occurs.
The Republican candidate is elected by Massachusetts voters. Let's get
(06:29):
to some other topics here. And we'll start with what's
going on with Iran. The latest this morning from Trey
Yankst in Tel Aviv.
Speaker 6 (06:38):
The United States unleashing a series of airstrikes against southwestern
Iran overnight. According to CENTCOM, a variety of IRGC targets
were hit, including air defense sites, radar systems, maritime assets,
mine lane capabilities, and communication sites. President Trump told Fox
News overnight, if they do respond, they'll be hit much harder.
(06:59):
This is a very big hit today. If it goes
a third time, they're going to be totally wiped out
as a country. The Iranians did end up responding with
the U.S. coming under fire in multiple different countries. They
launched 13 ballistic missiles at U.S.
Speaker 2 (07:12):
Forces in Jordan.
Speaker 6 (07:13):
They also targeted the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Iraq with
missiles and drones.
Speaker 4 (07:19):
Writing on Truth Social, President Trump claimed once again that
the U.S. was in, quote, almost total control, end quote,
of the Strait of Hormuz, claiming that the Iranian economy is, quote,
totally collapsing, end quote. This comes as ship traffic in
the Strait is still Down significantly compared to before the war,
driving up global energy prices. Now to Massachusetts again with
(07:42):
a jury of nine women and three men returns for
day five of deliberations in the trial of Lindsay Clancy.
The woman is charged with killing her three children before
attempting to take her own life.
Speaker 2 (07:52):
Fox's Nate Foy from Plymouth, Massachusetts. has the latest on
that story this morning.
Speaker 8 (07:57):
They're about 23 hours into deliberating. The first note was
to review physical evidence. The second note that we saw
to inform the court that they can't reach a unanimous verdict,
which caused the judge to directly address the jury. The
court did not say what the jurors disagree about specifically
or how many of them are on one side of
the argument versus the other. After court, Lindsay Clancy's lawyer,
(08:19):
Kevin Reddington, suggested that the DA overcharged the case. The
Massachusetts State Police confirmed that a 56-year-old woman was arrested
here outside the courthouse around the time that the jurors
were leaving for the day. She was reportedly trying to
photograph the jurors, so it's possible that either side could
ask for a mistrial.
Speaker 4 (08:39):
Prosecutors say Clancy planned out the murder by sending her
husband out on errands to create a window of opportunity
if convicted. She faces life in prison if she's found
not guilty by reason of insanity. She'd be sent back
to a state psychiatric hospital. If it is a hung
jury and a mistrial is declared, there's a whole other
(08:59):
bunch of options as well. Here in New Hampshire, our
top stories, the state primary, which is six days from today.
Willie Tyne Williams will join us, a candidate for Congress
in CD2 coming up in just a little bit here
on the program. Carly Barriant, progressive candidate in CD1, joined
us earlier on the show. And if you missed that,
we encourage you to check that out via the iHeartRadio app.
Just search The Hampshire Today program, you can find previous
(09:22):
interviews and segments from the program there as we post
those daily. Our other top story involves a mysterious wild
animal in the Upper Valley. Erica Stevens has been delving
deep on that story. Good morning, Erica.
Speaker 9 (09:37):
Good morning, Chris.
Speaker 10 (09:38):
So police in Lebanon are trying to determine what kind
of animal is responsible for three attacks reported in the
city over the past 36 hours. All three attacks happened
in the Sentara Parkway area. The first was reported on
Sunday and police learned about the other two on Tuesday.
Police believe the same small gray animal is responsible for
all three incidents.
Speaker 9 (09:58):
Surveillance video obtained by police.
Speaker 10 (10:00):
Shows the animal, which is about the size of a
house cat, approaching a man who's outside near a U-Haul truck.
The animal grabs the man's bag and then attacks his
feet before the man is able to kick it away.
And then the animal runs underneath the truck. Police say
the animal is still out there. They're working with New
Hampshire Fish and Game officials to try and locate it.
Speaker 9 (10:18):
And anyone who sees it is being told.
Speaker 4 (10:20):
I assumed it was a male mystery animal.
Speaker 10 (10:24):
It is a undetermined male or female mystery animal.
Speaker 2 (10:27):
We haven't gotten that far yet.
Speaker 10 (10:29):
But anybody who sees the animal is told not to
approach it.
Speaker 9 (10:31):
Just contact Fish and Game. What do you think it is?
I think it might be like.
I don't know, like a little gray fox maybe? It's
pretty small.
Speaker 2 (10:41):
Zoom in, which I did. It looks like it's a fox.
Speaker 4 (10:43):
One of the things that's most interesting about this is
the human reaction to this, where The guy, like it
is really, really little. And again, I don't know what
it's like to be chased by a house cat type.
Speaker 2 (10:56):
Of mystery creature.
Speaker 4 (10:58):
But I would assume that I would not react like
the guy and the woman is like jumping up and
down hysterically.
Speaker 2 (11:04):
And the thing is moving quickly.
Speaker 10 (11:06):
Oh, yeah.
Speaker 2 (11:07):
I don't know.
Speaker 4 (11:07):
Maybe it's just me, but I would not be freaking
out the way these folks are.
Speaker 2 (11:11):
I'd just be kind of watching it.
Speaker 9 (11:14):
I would probably freak out a little bit.
Speaker 2 (11:15):
I can take it. I can see that.
Speaker 4 (11:17):
That is Erica Stevens joining us with the latest on
the Lebanon mystery animal.
Speaker 2 (11:21):
This is New Hampshire Today.
Speaker 11 (11:23):
For health concerns, mental illness is not always easy to see.
Depression won't show up on an eye chart, and you
won't find PTSD by looking at a thermometer. Sorting out
a mental health concern takes professional diagnosis and treatment. Anxiety
won't just go away under a bandage. If you or
a loved one has a mental health concern, call 1-800-662-HELP
(11:45):
for free and confidential information and treatment referral. Learn more
at samhsa.gov slash support.
Speaker 7 (11:52):
I see you.
Speaker 9 (11:54):
Finally got a new helmet.
Speaker 8 (11:55):
I did.
Speaker 9 (11:56):
Bought it cheap online.
Speaker 11 (11:58):
Follow me. We'll turn off here.
Speaker 9 (11:59):
I'm right behind you.
Speaker 2 (12:01):
Watch the cars.
Speaker 9 (12:01):
They can be crazy.
Speaker 4 (12:03):
Padded!
Speaker 2 (12:06):
Are you okay?
Speaker 9 (12:07):
Somebody do something!
Speaker 2 (12:08):
Was this young man hit by a car?
Speaker 9 (12:10):
Yes, and his helmet is smashed. It's a brand new helmet.
Speaker 2 (12:13):
It's probably a fake. Fakes cause real harm. You're smart.
I'm smart. Brought to you by the National Crime Prevention
Council and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. A small
business affirmation from Progressive. Food truck owners today.
Markey securing the Democratic nomination in Massachusetts Senate primary in
his bid for a third term of office. The 80-year-old
fought off a challenge from 47-year-old Congressman Seth Moulton. Moulton
had argued that it was time for a generational change.
Markey pointing to Moulton's more moderate positions, arguing it was
actually Moulton who was out of touch with the state's voters. Meanwhile,
(00:29):
former medical device executive Mike Minogue As when the Massachusetts
GOP primary for governor, he'll face Democrat incumbent Maura Healey
in November. And the progressive push to unseat a veteran
Democrat fell short as Representative Richard Neal defeated Jeremy Whelan
in the first congressional district primary.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
This is New Hampshire Today.
Speaker 3 (00:50):
If the 12 deliberating jury members in the Lindsay Clancy
trial can't reach a unanimous decision, then it's a hung
jury and Judge William Sullivan has to declare a mistrial.
If that happens, the charges against Clancy will still stand.
Lawyers for the Commonwealth will have to decide if there
will be a second trial with a new jury. Prosecutors
(01:12):
could also offer a plea deal, which Clancy's attorneys may
not accept as they push for charges to be dropped altogether.
For now, murder and manslaughter are still being considered, as
well as finding Clancy not criminally responsible for killing her
three children.
Speaker 4 (01:28):
Where the Granite State turns to get all the latest
news and information.
Speaker 5 (01:32):
The Massachusetts Attorney General's office is weighing a potential statewide
ballot measure that would put policies surrounding data centers into
the hands of voters. The initiative being considered would bar
local permitting agencies from issuing a data center permit until
certain conditions are met and two-thirds of the local electorate
approve the data center. The AG's office is looking at
(01:52):
whether it meets the state's constitutional and procedural requirements. If approved,
the measure would be on the November 2028 ballot. Earlier
this year, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced a pause on
applications for data center sales tax exemptions.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
Now, New Hampshire Today. Good morning.
Speaker 4 (02:25):
This is an answer today. I am Chris Ryan. Appreciate
you joining us for the show. So to me, the
Massachusetts Senate race was one of the more interesting ones
in the country because the question was really that was
abounding was, are folks looking just for generational change, looking
for younger representatives, looking to remove the gerotocracy? individuals that
(02:49):
have been in office forever, or was this more about
a progressive movement in the Democratic Party? And the results
from Massachusetts last night indicate that at least in Massachusetts,
It is all about progressive politics as Ed Markey, who
has been in office for longer than most people have
been alive, 80 years of age, wins over Seth Moulton.
(03:13):
But also candidate quality matters as well. And Moulton, in
my view, was never able to make a compelling argument
as to why he should be the new generational leader.
It was all about how old Ed Markey was, how
long he'd been around.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
And that stuff is all well known.
Speaker 4 (03:32):
He had to make a case to Democratic voters as
to why he was the candidate of the future and
was never able to align with Markey on the issues
that are motivating voters at this point in time. He
is a moderate candidate who took a position on transgender
athletes that was extremely unpopular with the base. He had
(03:53):
to apologize for, and his candidacy was, really doomed from
the start. If a candidate was going to win in Massachusetts,
which I believe they could have done, it had to
be somebody that aligned with Markey on the issues, excited
voters more on those issues, and was seen as the
(04:13):
person that was taking the torch. To voters who may
have believed that there was a difference in age that
was significant and wanted to see a generational shift, they
never felt good about where Moulton was on the issues
from a progressive standpoint. And to that extent, it felt
a lot like a compromise that had to make with
(04:34):
other candidates like Joe Biden in the past.
Speaker 6 (04:38):
So.
Speaker 4 (04:39):
It was never Markey handing off the torch to somebody
new that was in line with Markey's values and with
where the base's values were. It was just somebody younger
that was more of a compromise type of a candidate
that they couldn't get in line with, that didn't support
the issues like Markey did, like these issues.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
Here's this. Universal child care in pre-K.
Speaker 4 (05:05):
Yay!
Speaker 7 (05:07):
A future with affordable housing and fair free transit. A
future with free public college and gun-free schools. A future
where Roe versus Wade is the law of the land.
Speaker 4 (05:23):
So folks were able to look past the fact that
all these issues that Markey is talking about, all these
things have happened in his time in office. Whether it's
Roe versus Wade moving in a different direction, whether it
is guns being allowed on school zones, all these things
that he's been he.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Is fighting for.
Speaker 4 (05:44):
He has either lost the fights on or has been
unable to achieve the type of positive outcomes. change that
he has said he's going to achieve for the last
now 50 years. It's still remarkable to me that Massachusetts
voters did in fact send, I understand why Moulton didn't
(06:06):
win and I understand why he was not a candidate
that aligned with the values of Massachusetts. But it is
still fascinating to me that that Markey is heading back
to office for a six year term unless a miracle occurs.
The Republican candidate is elected by Massachusetts voters. Let's get
(06:29):
to some other topics here. And we'll start with what's
going on with Iran. The latest this morning from Trey
Yankst in Tel Aviv.
Speaker 6 (06:38):
The United States unleashing a series of airstrikes against southwestern
Iran overnight. According to CENTCOM, a variety of IRGC targets
were hit, including air defense sites, radar systems, maritime assets,
mine lane capabilities, and communication sites. President Trump told Fox
News overnight, if they do respond, they'll be hit much harder.
(06:59):
This is a very big hit today. If it goes
a third time, they're going to be totally wiped out
as a country. The Iranians did end up responding with
the U.S. coming under fire in multiple different countries. They
launched 13 ballistic missiles at U.S.
Speaker 2 (07:12):
Forces in Jordan.
Speaker 6 (07:13):
They also targeted the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Iraq with
missiles and drones.
Speaker 4 (07:19):
Writing on Truth Social, President Trump claimed once again that
the U.S. was in, quote, almost total control, end quote,
of the Strait of Hormuz, claiming that the Iranian economy is, quote,
totally collapsing, end quote. This comes as ship traffic in
the Strait is still Down significantly compared to before the war,
driving up global energy prices. Now to Massachusetts again with
(07:42):
a jury of nine women and three men returns for
day five of deliberations in the trial of Lindsay Clancy.
The woman is charged with killing her three children before
attempting to take her own life.
Speaker 2 (07:52):
Fox's Nate Foy from Plymouth, Massachusetts. has the latest on
that story this morning.
Speaker 8 (07:57):
They're about 23 hours into deliberating. The first note was
to review physical evidence. The second note that we saw
to inform the court that they can't reach a unanimous verdict,
which caused the judge to directly address the jury. The
court did not say what the jurors disagree about specifically
or how many of them are on one side of
the argument versus the other. After court, Lindsay Clancy's lawyer,
(08:19):
Kevin Reddington, suggested that the DA overcharged the case. The
Massachusetts State Police confirmed that a 56-year-old woman was arrested
here outside the courthouse around the time that the jurors
were leaving for the day. She was reportedly trying to
photograph the jurors, so it's possible that either side could
ask for a mistrial.
Speaker 4 (08:39):
Prosecutors say Clancy planned out the murder by sending her
husband out on errands to create a window of opportunity
if convicted. She faces life in prison if she's found
not guilty by reason of insanity. She'd be sent back
to a state psychiatric hospital. If it is a hung
jury and a mistrial is declared, there's a whole other
(08:59):
bunch of options as well. Here in New Hampshire, our
top stories, the state primary, which is six days from today.
Willie Tyne Williams will join us, a candidate for Congress
in CD2 coming up in just a little bit here
on the program. Carly Barriant, progressive candidate in CD1, joined
us earlier on the show. And if you missed that,
we encourage you to check that out via the iHeartRadio app.
Just search The Hampshire Today program, you can find previous
(09:22):
interviews and segments from the program there as we post
those daily. Our other top story involves a mysterious wild
animal in the Upper Valley. Erica Stevens has been delving
deep on that story. Good morning, Erica.
Speaker 9 (09:37):
Good morning, Chris.
Speaker 10 (09:38):
So police in Lebanon are trying to determine what kind
of animal is responsible for three attacks reported in the
city over the past 36 hours. All three attacks happened
in the Sentara Parkway area. The first was reported on
Sunday and police learned about the other two on Tuesday.
Police believe the same small gray animal is responsible for
all three incidents.
Speaker 9 (09:58):
Surveillance video obtained by police.
Speaker 10 (10:00):
Shows the animal, which is about the size of a
house cat, approaching a man who's outside near a U-Haul truck.
The animal grabs the man's bag and then attacks his
feet before the man is able to kick it away.
And then the animal runs underneath the truck. Police say
the animal is still out there. They're working with New
Hampshire Fish and Game officials to try and locate it.
Speaker 9 (10:18):
And anyone who sees it is being told.
Speaker 4 (10:20):
I assumed it was a male mystery animal.
Speaker 10 (10:24):
It is a undetermined male or female mystery animal.
Speaker 2 (10:27):
We haven't gotten that far yet.
Speaker 10 (10:29):
But anybody who sees the animal is told not to
approach it.
Speaker 9 (10:31):
Just contact Fish and Game. What do you think it is?
I think it might be like.
I don't know, like a little gray fox maybe? It's
pretty small.
Speaker 2 (10:41):
Zoom in, which I did. It looks like it's a fox.
Speaker 4 (10:43):
One of the things that's most interesting about this is
the human reaction to this, where The guy, like it
is really, really little. And again, I don't know what
it's like to be chased by a house cat type.
Speaker 2 (10:56):
Of mystery creature.
Speaker 4 (10:58):
But I would assume that I would not react like
the guy and the woman is like jumping up and
down hysterically.
Speaker 2 (11:04):
And the thing is moving quickly.
Speaker 10 (11:06):
Oh, yeah.
Speaker 2 (11:07):
I don't know.
Speaker 4 (11:07):
Maybe it's just me, but I would not be freaking
out the way these folks are.
Speaker 2 (11:11):
I'd just be kind of watching it.
Speaker 9 (11:14):
I would probably freak out a little bit.
Speaker 2 (11:15):
I can take it. I can see that.
Speaker 4 (11:17):
That is Erica Stevens joining us with the latest on
the Lebanon mystery animal.
Speaker 2 (11:21):
This is New Hampshire Today.
Speaker 11 (11:23):
For health concerns, mental illness is not always easy to see.
Depression won't show up on an eye chart, and you
won't find PTSD by looking at a thermometer. Sorting out
a mental health concern takes professional diagnosis and treatment. Anxiety
won't just go away under a bandage. If you or
a loved one has a mental health concern, call 1-800-662-HELP
(11:45):
for free and confidential information and treatment referral. Learn more
at samhsa.gov slash support.
Speaker 7 (11:52):
I see you.
Speaker 9 (11:54):
Finally got a new helmet.
Speaker 8 (11:55):
I did.
Speaker 9 (11:56):
Bought it cheap online.
Speaker 11 (11:58):
Follow me. We'll turn off here.
Speaker 9 (11:59):
I'm right behind you.
Speaker 2 (12:01):
Watch the cars.
Speaker 9 (12:01):
They can be crazy.
Speaker 4 (12:03):
Padded!
Speaker 2 (12:06):
Are you okay?
Speaker 9 (12:07):
Somebody do something!
Speaker 2 (12:08):
Was this young man hit by a car?
Speaker 9 (12:10):
Yes, and his helmet is smashed. It's a brand new helmet.
Speaker 2 (12:13):
It's probably a fake. Fakes cause real harm. You're smart.
I'm smart. Brought to you by the National Crime Prevention
Council and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. A small
business affirmation from Progressive. Food truck owners today.
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