Billy's News

The latest Fall River has the town upping the firefighter truck limit. There is still no deal in the trash strike; towns are asking courts to intervene. A faulty cable might be at fault for the stuck train under Boston harbor.  Rick Singer is given permission to run a life coach and college admission business under certain restrictions. A study in England is saying dogs can smell Parkinson's disease before there are symptoms. The Red Sox head to Chicago. Shane Gillis hosted the ESPYs last night.  

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good morning. It is Thursday, July seventeenth. Hot and humid
again today. Highs again in the nineties, maybe a few thundershowers.
The heat advisory is still in effect for Boston and
for most of Massachusetts. Definitely cooler Tomorrow, highs in the eighties.
Looking nice for Saturday. Right now. Top stories the latest

(00:21):
out of Fall River and the investigation into the deadly
fire at the assisted living facility. Apparently now more firefighters
are on the way.

Speaker 2 (00:30):
Today. We came to the realization that we can go
up by four. So instead of having two trucks at
the minimum standard by the Fire Safety Commission, we're going
to go to six.

Speaker 1 (00:42):
Yeah, firefighter unions were blasting the city calling for more
badly needed firefighters. Keep in mind, nine people were killed
thirty others were injured. Still no deals in the trash
strikes stinking up more than a dozen cities and towns.
At least six of those towns now are asking the
courts to inter tea officials blaming a downed and faulty

(01:03):
cable for the stuck train earlier this week that left
more than five hundred people stranded. They had to find
their way through the tunnels. Other stories Rick Singer, remember him,
the so called ring leader and the college admission scandal.
He's back in business, given permission to run a college
admissions and life coaching business, but with certain restrictions. And

(01:23):
a new report out of Britain says dogs can smell
Parkinson's disease even before symptoms appear. And last night the
second of two Cold Play shows out at Jillette Stadium.
Feel free to call in if you were there, send
us a talkback. Lady Gaga kicked off for a world
tour in Vegas last night. We'll talk about that coming
up at the seven to ten this morning in the

(01:44):
Entertainment Report, and also reports Pete Davidson is about to
become a dad. Sports Red Sox take their ten game
winning streak to Chicago this weekend a day game in
Chicago tomorrow. The sb Awards handed out last night, hosted
by Shane Gillis.

Speaker 3 (02:01):
Showhy is a once in a generation talent. No one's
been able to do what he does at so many positions, pitcher, hitter,
and bookie. Hey. Bookie is what Bill Belichick reads to
his girlfriend before bedtime.

Speaker 1 (02:14):
And we'll have more from the sp He's on the
show this morning. Lisa has a book club event tonight,
so so much to talk about. We'll start with Lisa
check on the drive next