This is w b Z, Boston's news radio, redefining local news. Eighty six degree is involved at four o'clock. Good afternoon, I'm Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. President Trump is giving some more updates on feelings about tomorrow's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. CBS is Linda Kenyon with more.
I would say that tomorrow, if all I want to do is set the table for the next meeting, which should happen.
Shortly, speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, President Trump said this meeting, aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, could really go either way.
We're going to find out where everybody stands, and I'll know within the first two minutes, three minutes, four minutes, who are five minutes like we tend to find out whether or not we're going to have a good meeting or a bad meeting.
Earlier, the President said he expects to speak with Ukrainian President Zelensky as soon as he wraps up his discussions with President Putin. Linday Canyon, CBS News. The White House closing in on a deal. Harvard University and the Trump administration reportedly are getting close to it that would require the school to pay five hundred million dollars to regain access to federal funding and end investigations. According to a person familiar with the matter, the framework is still being
sorted out with significant gaps. However, both sides have agreed on the financial figure and a settlement could be finalized in the coming weeks. The agreement would end a battle that's been going on for months that has tested the boundaries of the government's authority over America's universities. Protests have begun in Washington, d C. Over the ramped up presence of federal law enforcements.
A new ice checkpoint on d C's fourteenth Street Northwest prompted protesters to urge drivers to avoid the masked agents.
Seen two people get to team, one by Ice, one by the police.
With the President asserting federal control of DC, police Chief Pamela Smith has issued new directives to officers that they can assist federal immigration enforcement during traffic stops. She's also ordered a new eight pm weekend curfew for teens in the Navy Yard neighborhood, a popular dining district that includes the ballpark where the Nats play. Stephen Portnoy, ABC News Washington.
What's thought to be the first lawsuit related to the July fourth flash floods in central Texas I have now has been filed. Maybc's Jim Ryan with more probation.
Officer Jada Floyd and her police officer fiancee Bailey Martin were staying in a recreational vehicle at campground alongside the Guadalupe River on July fourth. When the river rose out of its banks, the RV was washed away, taking Floyd and Martin with it. Floyd's family is seeking over a million dollars, accusing the campground, its owners, and its general manager of failing to warn yes of the potential risk of flooding. Jim Rowing in ABC News Dallas.
The woman accused of killing a Border Patrol agent in Vermont last January, has been indicted on murder charges and is now eligible for the death penalty. Teresa young Blood is a member of a cult like group called the Tissians, which has been linked to six different killings. Young Blood is accused of shooting agent David Mayland during a traffic stop January twentieth, after a Vermont hotel employee reported seeing young Blood and her companion, carrying guns and wearing black
tactical gear. She was initially charged with using a deadly weapon against law enforcement and discharging a firearm. It's a few thunderstorms in our forecast for tonight, probably not as widespread as last night. Right now, we're relatively quiet. We still got some rain over the Cave. This has faded away. It was pretty heavy rain around Sandwich, but now as this little blob that's what it is, makes its way over to Dennis, it's more like some showers, so not
much to worry about. Another shower just off to the east of Abington, and then we've got a couple of little spritzes and sprinkles around.
That's it. The heaviest stuff right now is out around Agawam along I ninety one and Route five if you're familiar with the area, so some heavy downpours there that could cause some ponding on the roads, but that's about it.
We may get under a thunderstorm more too, or even just a heavier downpour tonight, with temperatures in the mid sixties to near seventy still a little muggy, so the muggies go away though as we get into tomorrow, lower humidity, comfortable feel seventy four in Boston, eighty well Inland under mostly sunny skies, unshot on Saturday. In fact, this looks
like a real nice day with the lower humidity. Will be into the eighties and then Sunday more humidity, We get back to about ninety degrees in some places, a mix of sun and clouds, and maybe an afternoon thunderstorm. Right now at eighty six degrees in Boston, Braintree Baseball do can get out in the Little League World Series. Their hometown fans are cheering them on. As we hear from w BC's Jawi.
Lette, Braintree has no shortage of fans here at the Tree Bar and Lounge.
The pig what they intended on throwing, so they're in the show.
Whether their friend's family are just looking for a way to get off work. Early fans are pumped at this watch party to see the boys take their bases on the diamond in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Do you think these kids got what it takes?
Oh?
Yeah, yeah, definitely, they got great.
They got hired.
That's what you need.
Walter is wearing a Braintree jersey from nineteen sixty nine. He was born and raised.
Here, still in the house.
I was brought up in.
It's double elimination. Bar co owner Dave Fernando tells me people came early to nab a bar stool.
It's huge.
I mean, if you it's the whole world.
I mean, these twelve year olds are going to play for this town against the whole world in Braintree.
J Will at WBZ, Boston's news radio.
Right now, the news is not good for the folks from Braintree. It is the bottom of the second in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and the Southeast team, which is that team from South Carolina, leading Braintree eight to nothing. A parade in the sky Six planets hanging out in the sky this month in what is known as a planetary parade. This one is the last of the year, an event where several planets
appear to line up in the night sky all at once. Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, and a faint Mercury are visible this month to the naked eye. Best chances to spot them are over the next week.
Well.
Neptune and Urinus can only be glimpsed through binoculars or telescopes to spot the parade of planets. Go out on a clear morning, shortly before sunrise and take a look to the east. The sky is falling. Checking little was right, well sort of in this case, it was a media rite, and they paid a visit to a Massachusetts couple.
Jim Dolan says he and his wife were in their Gloss townhouse at the time. We just assure this, bam, this, this pow.
And I jumped up and I said, what the heck was that?
They found some strange rocks that smelled of sulfur on their deck and some damage to the corner of their house. Boston College geophysicist John Ebele believes it was a media rite.
Every day and every night there are media rights coming into the atmosphere.
But he says the odds of one hitting your house are like winning the lottery. Michael Wallace, CBS.
News Finally back Home, wz's Jumal Holland tells us the FBI's returned to five hundred year old stolen document to Mexico signed by a Spanish explorer.
Or Non Cortes, so famous he was the subject of the Neil Young song.
Cortes the Killer.
Brought about the end to the Aztec Empire a killer and help paid the way for the Spanish colonization of the Americas. The manuscript page was penned in fifteen twenty seven and is one of fifteen pages thought to have been swiped from Mexico's national archives between nineteen eighty five and nineteen ninety three. The theft itself was discovered in
ninety three. Word unwhere and how exactly this document was found, we do know what was written after Cortes had been made the governor of New Spain by the Spanish crown.
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