Billy's News

Cool weekend weather for Father's Day weekend. An Air India flight crashed into a neighborhood; 241 passengers were killed as well as others on the ground. One lone passenger did survive the crash. Isreal launched an attack on Iran's nuclear and military sights. Iran's two highest ranking military officers have been killed. Closing arguments for the Karen Read trial start today. The judge ruled the defense cannot use third party culprit defense. A Jet Blue flight from Chicago to Boston slid off the runway at Boston Logan; no one was injured, but it caused a ground stop on all flights that afternoon. Oilers and Panthers played last night, the Oilers tied up the series with a win in overtime. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were in the crowd. Tom Brady is unveiling a bronze statue at Gillette Stadium on August 8th.  

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
And I'm in for Billy with a look at today's
top stories. But first a check on the forecast. Mostly
cloudy today, breezy with highs in the mid to upper seventies.

Speaker 2 (00:08):
It's a cool weekend ahead for us.

Speaker 1 (00:09):
We will knock it out of the sixties this weekend
with a few rain showers for Saturday morning and then
Father's Day. Looks mostly cloudy, cool, with hives in the
upper sixties. In our top stories, and Air India flight
and route from India to London crashed into a residential
neighborhood just after takeoff yesterday, killing two hundred and forty
one passengers and more people on the ground. There is

(00:32):
one loaned survivor from the crash who was thrown from
the plane and is now in the hospital. Israel launched
an attack on Iran's nuclear and military sites overnight. Iran's
two highest ranking military officers have been killed. Israel says
it is intercepting drones from Tehran's counter attack, and closing
arguments in the Karen retrial are today. After close to

(00:53):
eight weeks of testimony and over two hundred pieces of evidence,
Judge Canoni ruled that the defense cannot use a third
party cupper defense.

Speaker 3 (01:01):
So you cannot argue that either Brian Higgins or Brian
Albert committed or had the motive, and all of that
not third party culprit, pure third party culporate.

Speaker 1 (01:13):
Closing arguments start this morning at nine am, with both
sides being given an hour and fifteen minutes. Judge Canoni
hopes the jury will start deliberations by this afternoon. A
Jet Blue flight from Chicago to Boston slid off the
runway at Logan Airport yesterday upon landing. No one was injured,
but a groundstop on all flights was in place yesterday afternoon,

(01:35):
causing major flight delays.

Speaker 2 (01:36):
Here's a massport official.

Speaker 4 (01:38):
The brake'slocked up on the pilot, probably the left main
gear the way it pulled to the left, which is
why she didn't have any staring because of that brake lock.

Speaker 1 (01:49):
On the left main Our own Billy Costa was actually
on the tarmac stuck in that ground stop yesterday morning
and route to Nantucket.

Speaker 2 (01:57):
Stanley Cup Finals. The Oilers tied up this with the
Panthers in overtime.

Speaker 4 (02:02):
I love a good show.

Speaker 1 (02:03):
Back at his own zone now with that hole, but
dreve finals, what the series is now? Tied up two
to two, with Game five tomorrow night at eight pm
in Edmonton. In entertainment, speaking of the Stanley Cup Finals,

(02:23):
Taylor and Travis were at the game last night. Find
out who they were sitting with at the game. Coming
up in the Entertainment Report. A big engagement announcement yesterday
by a.

Speaker 2 (02:32):
Major pop star. We'll give you who that is.

Speaker 1 (02:35):
And then Tom Brady's statue, his bronze statue will be
unveiled at Gillette August eight. It is the honor of
my life to be officially enshrined into the winning legacy
of this amazing organization. I am Tom Brady, and I
am a Patriot.

Speaker 2 (02:55):
So cool.

Speaker 1 (02:56):
We'll have more on that and other entertainment stories coming
up in the Entertainment Report. And I'll have a check
on your traffic and your ride coming up in a
few minutes.