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Afternoon Report: Friday, June 13, 2025

Jun 13, 20256 min
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Jurors in the Karen Read retrial begin deliberations. Iran fires missiles at Israel, after the overnight attacks by the Israelis. The crisis in the Middle East has some international travelers concerned. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.

Transcript

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This is WBZY, Boston's news radio, redefining local.

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News sixty six degrees in Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon, I'm Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. Jurors and the Karen Reid retrial are in the deliberation room. They heard lengthy instructions today from Judge Beverly Canoni before beginning their deliberation.

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Every person who was accused of a crime is presumed to be innocent of that crime. Miss Reid is presumed innocent of the charges in this case. That means you must consider Miss Reid to be innocent unless the prosecution has proved beyond a reasonable doubt through evidence presented at this trial that Miss Reid committed the crime's charge.

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Karen Reid is accused of hitting her boyfriend John o'keef with the RESUV, then leaving him for dead in the snow and canton the three charges before the jury second to green murder, vehicular manslaughter while driving under the influence, and leaving the scene. They have separate instructions for each charge. Will continue to monitor the jury deliberations and bring you live coverage as soon as a verdict come down. In

the case. This guy's been lighting up in Israel as Iran retaligates for deadly attacks by Israel on nuclear sites. CBS's Christopher Cruz has the latest.

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CBS News special report. Iran has launched missiles at Israel, whose defense systems are intercepting many of them, but some have landed, including in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. An American official now confirms the US is helping Israel intercept the missiles. The IDF has ordered all citizens into shelters. CBS News contributor Robert Berger is in Jerusalem.

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People are hunkering down in those bomb shelters at home.

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Now.

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If you don't have a bomb shelter in your own apartment, then you would go downstairs to one that's in the apartment building.

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Troops at two US bases, one in Iraq and one in Syria, were ordered into bunkers about an hour ago. They've now left. It was shelters. CBS's Margaret Brenda.

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Secretary of State Rubio was working the phones hours in advance of the Israeli initial strike, warning allies that something was coming. But this is not US.

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CBS News special report, I'm Christopher Cruze.

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The crisis in the Middle East has international traveler it's concerned for their safety and security in the region as a whole.

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Bari, a Turkish traveler arriving at Logan Airport on a flight from London, views the hostilities between Israel and Iran with a sense of both concern and resignation.

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I feel safe, there's no problem with that, but I wouldn't fly in the area like ire on Israel or Asia. I would not fly there for the moment.

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Yeah, a little too risky over there. It's a very scarre The Turkish traveler prefers not to take sides, but questions Israel's intentions.

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People are tying for no reason. That's all because Israel wants to sept them, create, create a big Israel. You are powerful that it doesn't mean you are right. You are already start right at the moment. Israel. It's powerful a bit America, but it doesn't mean they are always right.

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At Logan Airport, Mike Michael WBZY, Boston's news Radio.

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Checking the fort awbz ACCU weather forecast. We are going to have clouds around this evening. Eventually a couple of showers will get in here late tonight. Temperatures in the upper fifties, and then Tomorrow a rather cloudy day. It will be quite cool. They'll be rain and drizzle around. That'll hang with us into early afternoon. Temperatures only in the low sixties. Will be in the mid fifties Tomorrow

night with clouds around. And then Sunday for Father's Day, still a cool day, still cloudy, temperatures in the low sixties, mid to upper sixties. Maybe will hit seventy in a few spots on Monday, but we'll still be holding on to some clouds. Right now, sixty six degrees in Boston. Oh, the lights are up, the presents are under the tree. So what's happening for Father's Day? All right, there's no tree? WZ stru Mulholland went to find out from dads.

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Father's Day weekend fast approaching here, and you know, we don't talk to enough dads, but what they actually want for Father's Day? You are, Jim, what do you want for Father's Day? I just want to be with my kids.

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I think I have everything I need. I just want to be with my kids.

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Man, how many three three could probably pull something together for you?

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Three teenage daughters?

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You would think so you're not.

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A dad, but you get some ideas from.

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Seven nephews and nieces, so I get it and hopefully I'll spend the day with my dad.

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Happy Father's daven Man, appreciate you guys from Salem, Drew mahaland w BZ, Boston's news radio.

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A new The White couple from Haveril went to bat with the Pope. The couple brought a White Sox hat for Pope Leo during their honeymoon at the Vatican. It was a hit, in fact, a grand slam. CBS News Boston's Julia McDonald with details.

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He was so down to earth that you really can't rationalize who you're standing with. And I asked him, would you mind putting these on? He could have put his hand up and said no, he'd laughed.

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You can get in trouble for this.

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Kelly and Gary di Stefano. You still feel on a cloud after this once in a lifetime experience. The grandest of finales to their picture perfect honeymoon. Behavioral newlyweds, baseball loving Boston fans traded their team for a pretty fantastic photo op with the White Sox. Most famous fan of all time, Chicago born Pope Leo.

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And he proudly puts it on, and he chokes with us, and he goes, you're going to get in trouble, but I'm not because we're Red Sox fan.

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And the couple says, the White Sox hat is now a family heirloom anyone who knows. In fairness, they're the second worst team in baseball right now, so the White Sox could use a little bit of help from the Pope. You are now in the loop. For news updates throughout the day, listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm Ben Parker, WBZ, Boston's news radio

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