This is WBZ, Boston's news radio, redefining local news sixty eight degrees in Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon, I'm Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. We are following some developing news when it comes to the death of Liam Payne. Authorities in Argentina have announced that three people have been arrested and charged in connection with his death. A former One Direction Of band member died last month after falling from a third floor balcony at a hotel in Buenos Aires.
The suspects have not been named, but they are being charged with abandonment of a person followed by death, and supply and facilitation of narcotics. Officials did say, however, one suspect is a person that accompanied the artist on a daily basis during his stay in the city, the second a hotel employee. The third is an alleged drug supplier.
Liam Payne was thirty one years old. The Federal Reserve cutting its key interest rate by a quarter point, coming after a steady decline in the once high inflation that fueled the President elect Donald Trump's victory. FED chair Roan Powell says the economy is strong overall and has progressed towards their goals. Powell was asked whether the incoming administration could change things in.
The near term. The election will have no effects on our policy decisions. As you know, many many things affect the economy, and anyone who writes down forecasts in their job will tell you that the economy is quite difficult the forecast looking out past the very near term.
The Fed cut interest rates by half a point in September to fight inflation, which is inching closer to the target of two percent. With his presidency winding down, the man who he beat four years ago about to retake that job. President Biden, speaking today the President and a Rose Garden address, spoke of feelings of both sides in the election of Donald Trump.
I know for some people it's a time for victory to state the obvious.
For others, it's.
A time of loss. Campaigns, your contest of competing visions. The country chooses one or the other. We accept the choice a country maid.
President Biden says he's focused on the respecting of the peaceful transfer of power and says he spoke to Vice President Harrison thanked her for running a great campaign. President elect Trump is putting together a transition team, but ABC Stephen Portenoy tells us the transition to the next administration has to go through protocol.
The last check, the President elect had still not signed papers that would grant his transition team access to federal office space, technology resources, and background checks.
The clock is kicking and it's really important.
Max Steyer of the Partnership for Public Service is an expert on presidential transitions. He warns that, despite Trump's own experience, his team might not be as prepared as the law permits. If it declines the resources.
No one is ready to do it without any preparation.
Source to say, the Trump transition hopes to avoid limits on donor contributions that would come with the access. Stephen port Noy, ABC News Washington HAP betrayals to you and to everyone for that matter. The Haley administration is launched an initiative called Trails for All. It will review the current state of universally accessible trails in Massachusetts.
Among the goals to promote inclusivity for those with disabling conditions and other mobility considerations by implementing things like gentle grades, stable surfaces, and inclusive signage. The initiative also will assess the condition of accessible trails to ensure outdoor recreational activities are available for those with disabilities and lower income residents,
as well as community of color. Appalachian Mountain Club Vice president Heather Klisch says, universally accessible natural surface trails ensure that everyone can connect with nature and each other. We've got some sunshine around for the waning moments here before sunset comes through, We'll have some clear skies Tonight. It's going to get a little chilly, certainly in the suburbs.
We get back into the thirties, about forty five downtown overnight, and then tomorrow plenty of sunshine, breezy, a bit cooler, though temperatures in the low sixties. We don't have to watch out with the fire risk around over the next several days, we're going to stay dry, clear Tomorrow night, temperatures around forty Saturday, mostly sunny, brisk and chili fifty
four will do it. And then on Sunday mid to upper fifties with some sunshine, followed by increasing clouds and maybe a bit of rain getting in here on Sunday night and into Monday. Right now, it is sixty eight degrees in Boston. Well, we haven't seen much November rain around these parts, and state officials say our drought conditions are getting worse by the week, some of these east to Cole Davis says the latest we.
Really haven't seen much in the way of substantial rain around here since back in August. State Director of Water Policy Vondana Rau says, since then we should have had seven to nine more inches of rain than we have and this has caused a rippling effect across water availability boat in the atmosphere, on the groun, on the surface, and with no significant rain on the horizon. Northeastern and Central Mass are now officially in a Level three critical drought.
Southeastern Mass except for the Capan Islands, in a level two drought, so is all of Western Mass. Now is the time, Rao says, to really double down on your water conservation.
Any leaks you may have addressed them right away, take short of showers, make sure your dishwasher and washing machines are used only on a full load.
And now, she says, is not the time to be burning outside, as even one spark can cause a big brush fire. Nicole Davis WBZ Boston's news radio.
Red flag warnings are in effect for tomorrow in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. The election's over. Maybe you've got some feelings you want to express. Couple of friends from Boston are offering to listen to those who want to talk about the divisive election. You's wztv's branded trud.
Within twenty four hours of the polls closing, both candidates made a push toward unity.
But we must accept the results of this election.
It's time to put the divisions of the past four years behind us.
It's time to unite.
But in a political climate this divisive.
How oh my friend actually came up with the wording, but it just says, I want to talk about it.
Two men in Boston decided to do something with two sets of chairs, some signs and open ears. They set along the pond in Jamaica plane.
In the longest, it's probably twenty five minutes.
Where they sat and listened.
People have a chance if they're willing to reach out and meet each other and connect.
It's been really powerful, and I think it's being said why we came out here is people are so disconnected nowadays.
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