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The bridge connecting Lynn and Saugus shut down with an emergency closure. Govenor Maura Healy is putting pressure on utility companies to lower energy and gas prices. Michelle Woo said that the World Cup will not leave Boston. The government shutdown continues without a deal. Reports say obesity is up from 40% to 70% in adults.  

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good morning. It is Thursday, October sixties. We'll get a
mix of clouds and sun today, highs in the fifties,
breezy and cool though it's going to be very breezy today,
closer to sixty degrees tomorrow, into the sixties on Saturday,
and then close to seventy degrees on Sunday. Pretty nice
for the head of the Charles Regatta this weekend. Top stories.

(00:20):
A heads up for drivers out on the North Shore
this morning. The bridge connecting Lynn and Saugus Route one
oh seven shut down overnight with a new bridge being built.
It is an emergency closure and starting to feel cooler
temperatures as we instored winter and Governor Heally is putting
pressure on utility companies now to lower our gas and

(00:41):
electric bills.

Speaker 2 (00:42):
Their response, We're grateful for the Governor's letter. We agree
that energy affordability is a huge issue across the Commonwealth.
We're going to make sure that we continue to keep
the consumers in mind and energy affordability as a top priority.

Speaker 1 (00:56):
By the way, the Governor and Police will have an
update later today on on recent street takeovers. Those street
takeovers one of the reasons President Trump says Boston isn't
safe enough for the World Cup next June. Boston Mayor
Michelle Woo says this, We're.

Speaker 3 (01:10):
Going to keep standing up for what's right, and in
this case, it's a little bit of a you know,
there's no ability to take away the World Cup games.
There's no real threat when it comes to saying cities
are so unsafe that they can't host the games.

Speaker 1 (01:25):
And the government shutdown continues today affecting more and more
workers and agencies and no movement and no deals. Senator
Seth Molten will run against Ed Markey in the next election.
He says Ed Markey is just too old to keep
the seat.

Speaker 4 (01:39):
And he's been in Congress for half a century, which
is longer than I have been alive.

Speaker 1 (01:43):
So I do think that this matters.

Speaker 4 (01:45):
But that's not taking anything away from the Senator Markey
or his decades of service. It's just saying we need
to invest in the future. And new numbers in on
obesity in America. They're not good.

Speaker 1 (01:56):
Report says obesity is up from forty to as much
as seventy percent in adults. J lo On Howard this
week had a lot to say, we'll have some of
that coming up in the Entertainment report at seven to
ten this morning. Another episode of The Golden Bachelor last
night at Lisa's son Riley Dunovan will have the full
report at six forty. Steelers and the Bengals the Thursday

(02:17):
night game tonight. Celts and the Raptors had a preseason
game last night, Jalen Brown exiting the game with a
leg injury, and how about Mark Wahlberg shooting scenes for
his new movie at halftime. Bruins on the road in
Vegas tonight. Blue Jays beat the Mariners last night. Mariners
now lead the series two games one, Dodgers up two
games ZIP and the Brewers with the game three today

(02:39):
and least the checks out that drive next