Billy's News

Staging problems at Fenway Park caused cancellations of two shows, Shakira and Jason Aldean. Lane closure on the Mass Pike starts at 9pm tonight. The prosecution for the Karen Read trial finally rested their case yesterday. Trumps tariffs are back on. Telsa investors are insisting Musk come back for a 40-hour work week. Shawn Mendes has a new tour that will come to Boston in September. The Knicks beat the Pacers last night. The Oilers and Panthers will play in the Stanley Cup Finals. The Red Sox start a series with the Atlanta Braves in Atlanta.  

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good morning. It is Friday, May thirtieth. Forecast pretty nice
day today, mix of clouds and sun. Highs in the seventies,
showers early tomorrow. We'll get some sun in the afternoon.
We hope high's close to seventy degrees, and then showers
early again. On Sunday, sun and clouds in the afternoon,
highs in the sixties. Top stories. Staging problems out at

(00:21):
Fenway Park yesterday, forcing the cancelation of the Shakira concert
last night and the Jason Aldan, Brooks and Dunn show
schedule for tonight. Shakira fans found out on their way
to the show yesterday, some traveling from as far away
as Brazil, Columbia, and New Mexico.

Speaker 2 (00:39):
I asked for my day off at my job. Lit's
a lot of money, various mensadikuiz. We flew in yesterday
and then we came through the subway and trains and
we got here and were canceled.

Speaker 1 (00:52):
Yeah, what a nightmare of structural issues with a stage
that basically fell apart during set up yesterday. Again, the
Jason Aldan, Brooks and Done show tonight also canceled by
the way post malone jelly roll at Chelotte Stadium tomorrow night.
This morning at seven ten, we qualify one more person
for tickets and announce the grand prize winner this morning.

(01:13):
Other stories, a reminder lean closures out on the Pike
will take effect at nine o'clock tonight. Keep that in mind.
And the latest on the Karen Reed trial. The prosecution
finally resting its case yesterday. Reed's lawyers will start presenting
their case this morning. President Trump will hold the press
conference this afternoon at one thirty with outgoing Doge boss

(01:35):
Elon Musk. Meantime, Tesla investors now are insisting Musk come
back to work forty hours a week. And the President's
on again off again tariffs are on again reinstated by
a federal appeals court yesterday. The new Karate Kid movie
hits theaters this weekend. It is new Music Friday. We'll
launch a bunch of new music in the Entertainment Report

(01:58):
coming up at six forty this morning. So when Shawn
Mendes is launching a new tour, it comes to Boston
in September. Of Sports, the Next beat the Pacers last night.
The Pacers now up three games two in the series,
with the game six tomorrow night. NHL Playoffs, the Oilers
knocking out the Stars. It's going to be the Oilers
and the Panthers in the Stanley Cup Finals, with the

(02:18):
game one June fourth, Red Sox start a series with
the Braves in Atlanta tonight, and Lisa checks out the
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