This is WBZ, Boston's news radio. We defining local news fifty degrees in Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon. I'm Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. It is Patriots Day, also Marathon Monday, and on Wall Street today. I don't even know what to call it. I think the proper word is a mess. Bloomberg's Tracy Junki is here. We're ringing the bell to close this thing out. But boy, what a long ride it was.
Yeah, and you know it's been bad, Ben, when a loss of a little less than a thousand points looks almost good by comparison. The Dow at the worst down more than fourteen hundred points of the Dow currently as it settles down nine seventy two. The Nasdaq fell four point fifteen, the SMP down one twenty five.
A lot of the.
Worry centered on the US Central Bank, better known as the Federal Reserve, and the main concern is that President Trump will act on this threat to fire FED. Jared Jape Chara Jape Howell. The Fed is seen as a stabilizing force for the financial industry and the economy, so stock market strate to just have been telling us even the prospect of a Trump takeover is a destabilizing force for stocks.
Then all right, we'll check back in with Tracy coming up in just a handful of minutes at Bloomberg. On yet another messy day for the markets, one hundred and twenty nine of them down, and we're still counting marathons in Boston. For John Career of Kenya, he's counting his first win in the city.
He turns, looks over his shoulder.
Anyways, he crosses exitner now he's egging the crowd on.
Palms up, arms extended. He wants to hear it.
Taps his chest with his right hand as he breaks the tape and captures the Boston Marathon in twenty.
Twenty five of the VC's Chris Farmer at the Boylston Street finish line.
Today.
Career the men's winner of the race, joining his brother Wesley, who was also a Boston Marathon champion. Sharon Lokati of Kenya took the women's division of course record today two hours, seventeen minutes and twenty two seconds. An old friend to Boston, Marcel Hoog, won the men's wheelchair division, his eighth Boston title.
American Susannah Scarroni won the women's wheelchair division, her second time, finishing first in Boston Betrathon Monday, featuring some great weather this year and big crowds to watch the start in Hopkinton. The BC's James O. Houstin run, but he was at the starting line this morning.
You cannot ask for better weather or a better start to one of the most famous races in the world.
People say, what's your biggest.
Concern going into a race, and it's always the weather, because it's the unknown factor.
Even weather forecasts.
Are week's out, aren't necessarily accurate.
Fortunately for the thousands of participants and for race director Dave mcgilvery, these are near perfect Boston Marathon conditions.
Won't be too long, won't be too cold, almost ideal conditions.
Right now, it's perfect.
It seems like we locked out, which makes a huge difference for everybody. So I'm sure that run I feel appreciate it today.
Bright smiles all matching the bright sun. This Patriot's Day at the star Line. James Rojas w b Z Boston's news radio.
It's defense mode for the Defense Secretary. Comes after another signal chat controversy.
Well at the White House Easter egg role. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth came over to reporters and responded about a second Signal group chat in which he allegedly shared classified details about US air strikes in Yemen to his wife, brother, and former attorney.
What a big surprise that a bunch of a few leakers get fired and suddenly a bunch of hit pieces come out from.
The same media that peddled the Russia hopes.
Despite the accusations, Press Secretary Caroline Levitt says President Trump still has full confidence in him. He spoke to him about if sporting any Standstimam Stacy lynnz CBS News the White House.
We are going to have to deal with some rain and showers later tonight. Not a big deal. This's'll get in here tonight and into the overnight, so after midnight probably in Boston with the clouds and the showers, forty nine for the the showers get out of here pretty early tomorrow, and we'll bring back some sunshine. Temperatures climb into the mid seventies, partly cloudy for Tomorrow night. A
lower forty nine. Will be cooler over the Cape on Wednesday, though in the warmest spots with some sunshine will climb to near seventy a comfortable day on Thursday sixty two in Boston low seventies, well inland, upper fifties over the Cape and Islands, and with that sunshine a Thursday, we will continue to enjoy what feels like spring around here fifty degrees. Right now, we're in Boston along the marathon route on this Patriot's Day. Runners looking for motivation from spectators.
The many college students in the city are there to help in wbz's match. You're checking in from mile twenty one at Boston College.
It's hard to explain to an out of town or just what makes today so special.
Boston Marathon is so great because it's in Boston. It's in Boston, and Boston's better than New York.
That's Taisha talking to our friend Opa from you know where, neither of whom have run a marathon. Like the vast majority of the crowd here at PC. That doesn't mean they don't have advice for the runners.
Don't push yourself too hard, like I don't know, like I feel like it's not worth it to like do something that's like detrimental to your body, like I get it like you worked hard for it, but at the end of the day, like you got to put your health first.
Believe in something greater than yourself.
Sorry, that was kind of crazy.
Shout out the boat.
May he rest in peace, my gun.
The boat died this.
Morning for the out of towners. BC is a Catholic school. Matt Sheer WBZ, Boston's news radio.
Indeed, Pope Francis has died at the age of eighty eight. The Vatican says the cause of death a cerebral stroke that led to a coma and irreversible heart failure. Boston is known for its rich Catholic history and Catholics from far and wider. In mourning, w'ss Jim McKay spoke to parishioners at a church bearing the name of the saint the Pactiff chose as his papal name.
Greatly said, and by finding out that he has passed away.
I just felt that this book was very holy.
For parishioners heading to Mass at Saint Francis of the CC in Braintree was quite a shock to begin the week knowing the Pontiff passed away in the early morning hours after many had just watched Easter services at Saint Peter Square. Donna believes the legacy of Pope Francis extends well beyond the Catholic faith.
He is just so generous, and I think even if you weren't Catholic, that.
You just loved this had a legacy of charity and change for his twelve years in the papacy. The first Pope of the Americas will be remembered today on the South Shore and across the globe with prayer.
Our prayers are with him, and we know that he died peacefully, and we know that he'll be.
Nevan reporting for Braintree Jim mckawb Z Boston's news radio.
I let the curiosity and the rumors begin now. Who will be the next pope? There are some cardinals with a better chance than others.
Even though cardinals don't campaign for the job of pope, there are always front runners going into a conclave, cardinals who have not reached the age of eighty. While it's a sacred and secretive process, some possible candidates include Urdo, the Archbishop of Budapest, Marx the Archbishop of Munich, Roulette of Canada, Parolin of Italy, Sirah of Guinea, Schoonburn, the Archbishop of Vienna, Tagel of the Philippines, Zoopi, the Archbishop of Bologna, and the idea of an American pope has
long been taboo. But there's also the Chicago born prevost. The winner must receive at least two thirds vote. I'm Julie Walker.
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