This is WBZY, Boston's news radio, redefining local news seventy three degrees in Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon, I'm Ben Parker. Here is what's happening. An historic summit going on right now in Alaska. President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting to discuss a possible deal and the war in Ukraine. We get more now from ABC News.
This is a special report from ABC News. I'm Chuck sebertson the Trump Putin summit in Alaska. The two leaders getting underway with their meeting after President Trump walked from Air Force One down a red carpet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Ellendorth Richardson in Anchorage and then post for pictures before starting their talks. As Trump and Putin met, a B two bomber and four F
thirty five fighter jets flew overhead. Defense officials say mister Trump's goal, according to what he told reporters on Air Force One before he landed.
I want to see seas fire rapidly.
I don't know it's going to be today, but I'm not going to be happy if it's that's today. On putin former US Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor. He gets a photo op and he gets to tell his Russian colleagues, the Russian people.
That look, I'm standing here next to the President of the United States.
That's because he's desperate for this beach. Coauch between the leaders will also include Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Diplomat Steve Whitcoff and the Russian counterparts.
This is ABC News scour oh one will continue to monitor the developments out of Alaska with the summit between the presidents. State Auditor Diana Desoglio says she's found significant problems at the Cannabis Control Commission. The auditor out with a new audit that looks at the state agency's operations between twenty twenty two and twenty twenty four. The audit, among other things, claims that there was potential favoritism and there weren't any proper digital or paper records being kept
on fee collections. The audit also says the Commission did not properly enforce regulations and there was a lack of supervision. A spokesperson for the commission telling WBZ News Radio they've been working closely with the Auditor's office and have made progress on many issues that were raised. New legal action connected to last month's fire at the Gabriel House in Fall River. Wbz's Madison Rodgers with the tails.
It's the first wrongful death lawsuit after ten residents were killed in a nightmare blaze at an assisted living home, filed on behalf of Margaret Duddy. Peggy was sixty nine years old, a Fall River native who lost her life in the fire last month. James Duddy, her son, has filed the suit in Bristol Superior Court, accusing owner Dennis Etzkorn and Dartmouth based Fire Systems Inc. Of reckless conduct, gross negligence, and violating standards of care for assisted living facilities.
They alleged there were only two staffers on hand the night of the fire, and emergency response plans were non existent or inadequate. Meantime, a review of state inspections by The Herald News and Fall River shows repeated citations for improperly trained staff and lacks reporting of resident emergencies. Etscorn has said that safety at the building was paramount. Madison Rogers w b Z Boston's news radio.
Aaron is official the first hurricane of the twenty twenty five Atlantic season. The storm upgraded to a Category one storm this morning. It's about four hundred and sixty miles east of the Caribbean Islands, with maximum sustained winds of seventy five miles an hour. Forecasters say Erin is heading west towards the US, expected to veer north and right now pos there's no threat to the East coast, it may blow up into a Category three hurricane over the weekend.
Pretty nice day, pretty nice night, Pretty nice tomorrow. Well, let's get you through the evening tonight. She have only sixty degrees for the low, with mainly clear skies, and still that comfortable weather. That's the humidity has gone away mostly Sunday tomorrow comfortable seventy seven in Boston, mid eighties as you had inland. If you miss the humidity, don't worry, it's coming back. Tomorrow night a little muggy sixty eight with mainly clear skies, and then Sunday we've got the
muggies and we'll have hot weather too. Some spots could get to about ninety degrees with some sunshine and clouds. Had a thunder storm War two in the afternoon or evening, and then Monday, we're right back into the cooler, less humid weather. Temperatures on Monday with some sunshine, the load of mid seventies. Right now, we're at seventy three degrees in Boston. Well, if it feels like some are flying by, here's another sign that may support that theory. And it's spooky.
Well, didn't to.
The parking lot this morning, and my daughter went, oh my gosh, Pirit Halloween's open.
That's Shelley with her daughter Maddie, who's happy to see the Spirit Halloween store in Tewksbury is reopened.
I was really excited.
Yeah, what didn't we say we're gonna do.
We're gonna tell my aunts.
We're gonna go home and get her little cousins and her aunt because they are people who don't mind it coming this early.
Shelley, not so much.
I'm not killing some' is just starting.
We're mid August, two and a half months until Halloween.
Too soon.
Who plans that far ahead?
Certainly not I At about a half dozen Spirit Halloween stores are reopening on this day, along with several in New Hampshire, including Nashua. Many other locations say they're opening soon or should I say too soon? And tikes Very Sherry Small w Bus Boston's news radio.
It's candy to die for, not to die for. Mars Wrigley introducing candy without synthetic dies next year. According to the company, M and M Skittle's original Extra Gums, Spearmint and Starburst original fruit toos won't include synthetic dies. They'll be available to purchase online. Throughout the US, a number of food manufacturers have announced plans to ditch synthetic colors. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior set
out to get companies to drop artificial food dies. Mars was considered to hold out. Kellogg Is saying it's not going to use dyes and some of it's serials moving forward. The nation's capital is suing the Trump administration for the takeover of the city's police department.
Washington, d C. Is suing to block President Donald Trump's takeover of the DC Police Department. District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb is seeking an emergency restraining order in federal court, saying the police takeover is illegal and threatens
to wreak operational havoc. The suit comes after US Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Thursday night that the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration would assume the DC Police chief's duties and would have to approve any orders issued to officers. Schwab argues in the lawsuit that the new order goes beyond Trump's authority and implementing it would sow chaos. Donna Warder, Washington.
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