Billy's News

The MBTA is launching late night service. There was a massive 5 building fire in Lawrence yesterday. The trash strike continues and Maura Healy is not happy. A giant bear is roaming around Townsend. Trump is set to meet with Ukraine president via zoom today. Dana White is saying that a UFC fight will take place at the white house. The Dow was up 48 points. The Powerball jackpot is worth more than 180 million. New Heights with Taylor Swift drops tonight at 7pm. UMass Amherst was chosen best campus food for the 9th year in a row. The Red Sox snapped their loosing streak last night against the Astros.  

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good morning. It is Wednesday, August thirteen, forecast as Sunday today,
highs in the nineties again. The heat emergency in effect
again today in the eighties for tomorrow, chance of afternoon
thunderstorms tomorrow and then clouds and sun for Friday, hies
close to eighty degrees. Nice and comfortable, and the weekend
is looking nice. Top stories the Tea launching late night

(00:20):
service an extra hour Friday and Saturday nights starting August
twenty fourth for the month of September. By the way,
all Tea subway, bus, ferry, and commuter rail service is
going to be free Friday and Saturday nights after nine o'clock.
Massive fire in Lawrence yesterday. Five buildings burned up, as
many as twenty people displaced. Crews are still on the

(00:40):
scene this morning. Governor Maara Heally furious with trash workers
who are still on strike, with trash piling up, stinking
up more than ten cities in town. I'm looking for
them to do something. It's been weeks now. This is
a quality of life issue. It's a public health issue.

Speaker 2 (00:58):
You at least have to be at the negotiating table
right like do something they haven't done.

Speaker 1 (01:03):
A damn thing. Yeah, the trash also bringing in the rats.
Other stories, How about the giant bear on the prowl
in and around Townsend, Massachusetts, said to be more than
four hundred pounds. Police urging the residents to take down
the bird feeders, secure the trash, and close all doors.
President Trump expected to meet with the Ukrainian President Zelenski
on Zoom today. Friday, the President meets in person in

(01:25):
Alaska with the Russian President Putin. Speaking of the President
and the White House, UFC boss Dana White says, the
UFC fight night might happen at the White House.

Speaker 2 (01:35):
It is definitely going to happen. I talked to him
last night. Him being the President. I'm flying out there
at the end of this month. We're going to start
deciding what he wants and doesn't want.

Speaker 1 (01:44):
But yeah.

Speaker 2 (01:44):
July fourth, two hundred and fiftieth Birthday of the United
States of America, Live on CBS from the White House.

Speaker 1 (01:50):
Other stories on Wall Street Yesterday, the Dow was up
more than four hundred eighty points. Haven't talked about Powerball
in a while. The Powerball jackpot tonight worth more than
five hundred twin tonight at seven o'clock. The Kelsey Brothers
Podcast with Taylor Swift drops everything and anything you need
to know about that new album and then some. The
Hulk Hogan documentary drops today on Hulu and how about you?

(02:13):
Mass Amherst chosen best campus food in the country for
a ninth year in a row. Socks beat the Astros
fourteen to one, snapping the three game losing streak. The
six billion dollar sale of the Boston Celtics takes effect tomorrow.
The Pats in Minnesota with the Vikings this week, two
joint practice sessions and the game on Saturday. Lisa checks

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the Drive next