August 1, 2025 • 2 mins
Severe weather impacted the northeast, flooding warnings from Virginia to Connecticut. A police chase started in Medford; a guy stole an SUV speeding through Stoneham and Billerica until he crashed outside Encore casino; he then tried to car jack a trash truck at knife point. In Quincy the serial vandalizer accused of keying more than 60 cars was in court yesterday being held on $10,000 bail. A ban on cellphones in school has been approved in the state senate. Trump is moving forward with high tariffs on multiple countries. Elton John celebrated 35 years of sobriety this week.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good morning. It is Friday. It is August first. Today.
The forecast a few leftover showers early this morning, turning
sunny later today, though cool and comfortable. Highs in the sixties,
maybe about seventy degrees, sunny and nice Tomorrow. Highs in
the seventies may be as hot as eighty degrees, and
then sonny about eighty degrees on Sunday. By the way,
(00:21):
we got a lot of rain late yesterday and last night.
And by the way, the severe weather and flooding impacting
millions yesterday in the mid Atlantic and Northeast. Floodwatches were
in effect from Virginia all the way to Connecticut. Other stories,
A wild scene yesterday with a police chase that started
right here in Medford, a guy stealing an suv, speeding
(00:42):
through stonem and Bill Ricca, crashing the suv in Everett
outside on Core Casino, and then carjacking a trash truck
at knife point and crashing that minutes later. It was wild.
Speaker 2 (00:54):
The officer discharged his weapon as mister Vskano was attempting
to tear open the door of the trash truck that
was being held.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
By the way, the carjacker is said to be in
critical condition this morning. And in Quincy, the serial vandalizer
has been arrested. The teenager accused of basically keying more
than sixty cars in court yesterday, now being held on
ten thousand dollars bail. Big sigh of relief for car owners.
And the state Senate has approved a bill now banning
(01:26):
students from having cell phones in public schools. The bill
would also been smart watches and tablets. The bill, though
not expected to survive the House, and the tariff deadline
has come and gone. President Trump now moving forward with
higher tariffs on as many as seventy countries. Justin Timberlake
taking to social yesterday saying he's been quietly suffering with
(01:49):
lime disease. Diddy's lawyers are asking that his convictions be overturned.
If not, they'll ask for a new trial on the
Man Act charges. And how about Elton John celebrating thirty
five years of sobriety this week? Darius Rucker has a
show in Quinsy tomorrow night to celebrate Quincy's four hundred
a music festival in Portland, Maine this weekend with the
(02:10):
Roots and Jack White the Brain pre American Little League
team going to the Little League World Series this weekend.
Red Sox started series with the Astros out at Fenway
tonight and by the way, just minutes ahead of the
trade deadline last night, the Sox picked up Dodgers pitcher
Dustin May. Lisa checks your drive, NICKT.
Good morning. It is Friday. It is August first. Today.
The forecast a few leftover showers early this morning, turning
sunny later today, though cool and comfortable. Highs in the sixties,
maybe about seventy degrees, sunny and nice Tomorrow. Highs in
the seventies may be as hot as eighty degrees, and
then sonny about eighty degrees on Sunday. By the way,
(00:21):
we got a lot of rain late yesterday and last night.
And by the way, the severe weather and flooding impacting
millions yesterday in the mid Atlantic and Northeast. Floodwatches were
in effect from Virginia all the way to Connecticut. Other stories,
A wild scene yesterday with a police chase that started
right here in Medford, a guy stealing an suv, speeding
(00:42):
through stonem and Bill Ricca, crashing the suv in Everett
outside on Core Casino, and then carjacking a trash truck
at knife point and crashing that minutes later. It was wild.
Speaker 2 (00:54):
The officer discharged his weapon as mister Vskano was attempting
to tear open the door of the trash truck that
was being held.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
By the way, the carjacker is said to be in
critical condition this morning. And in Quincy, the serial vandalizer
has been arrested. The teenager accused of basically keying more
than sixty cars in court yesterday, now being held on
ten thousand dollars bail. Big sigh of relief for car owners.
And the state Senate has approved a bill now banning
(01:26):
students from having cell phones in public schools. The bill
would also been smart watches and tablets. The bill, though
not expected to survive the House, and the tariff deadline
has come and gone. President Trump now moving forward with
higher tariffs on as many as seventy countries. Justin Timberlake
taking to social yesterday saying he's been quietly suffering with
(01:49):
lime disease. Diddy's lawyers are asking that his convictions be overturned.
If not, they'll ask for a new trial on the
Man Act charges. And how about Elton John celebrating thirty
five years of sobriety this week? Darius Rucker has a
show in Quinsy tomorrow night to celebrate Quincy's four hundred
a music festival in Portland, Maine this weekend with the
(02:10):
Roots and Jack White the Brain pre American Little League
team going to the Little League World Series this weekend.
Red Sox started series with the Astros out at Fenway
tonight and by the way, just minutes ahead of the
trade deadline last night, the Sox picked up Dodgers pitcher
Dustin May. Lisa checks your drive, NICKT.
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