Billy's News

The show on the esplanade will start an hour earlier than last year, 7 o’clock start. Over 100 fireworks exploded prematurely in Mashpee, and several people were injured. I northern California there was a firework warehouse that exploded; 7 people still missing. The trash worker strike continues in Massachusetts. Diddy was acquitted on the three most serious charges. He waits for sentencing which is set for October 3d. The Red Sox won and lost their last two games against the Reds.  

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good morning. It is Thursday, July third. Forecast sun and
clouds today, chance of showers later today or tonight. His
close to ninety degrees today for the fourth, Tomorrow, Sunday
and nights. His close to eighty degrees mix of clouds
and sun on Saturday, highs in the eighties and then
hot on Sunday closer to ninety degrees. Top stories. Here

(00:22):
comes the fourth Fireworks over Boston Harbor last night, the
big celebration on the Esplanade tomorrow, the Boston Pops, LeeAnne Rhymes, Bell,
BIV Devaux, and the fireworks over the Charles A beautiful
day for the fourth Tomorrow. The party on the Esplanade
gates open at noon tomorrow. The show will start an
hour early this year at seven o'clock, the fireworks at

(00:44):
nine to forty. And by the way, firework problems last
night in nashby more than one hundred fireworks prematurely exploding.
Several people were injured and.

Speaker 2 (00:54):
The explosion was happening, I saw some of the workers
sprinting away from the scene as fast as they could.

Speaker 1 (01:00):
Some of them started screaming.

Speaker 2 (01:02):
So I'm assuming that they saw some colleagues injured.

Speaker 1 (01:06):
Yeah, people were running for their lives. All there just
hours before the celebration in Nshby even worse in Northern
California when a warehouse storing fireworks exploded this week. Several
people are still unaccounted for. Several fireworks displays in the
area have been canceled. Day three today if the trash
workers strike trash piling up in more than a dozen

(01:28):
towns in Massachusetts. Other stories did he acquitted of the
most serious charges yesterday, denied bail though and waiting for sentencing.
His lawyer basically declaring victory.

Speaker 2 (01:39):
They acquitted him of the sex trafficking, which he was
absolutely innocent of. They acquitted him of the racketeering conspiracy
that he was absolutely innocent of.

Speaker 1 (01:50):
Sentencing for now is set for October third, although his
lawyers are asking for an earlier sentencing. The new Jurassic
Park movie hit theaters yes yesterday and is in theaters
for the long Fourth of July weekend. Red Sox won
one and lost one to the Reds out at Fenway yesterday.
They'll play the Nationals this weekend. Will play the Mega

(02:11):
Match game at seven ten and eight ten this morning.
Expect lots of traffic out there today Lisa Donovan checks
the early drive. Next